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; VVITTinA-p ) rf J It JLJ 1 ! EBB PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. OUR MOTTO : ' DIEU ET MO(N . DROIT THE LEDGER PUBLISHING CCBPAKY. , ... . - . - - - . ... . v-s-. VOL. IX. WINDSOR, BERTIE COUNTY, K C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1892. NO. 41. ' : 1 " Earth's Tribute. First the grain, and then the blade ' The one destroyed, the other made ; Then stalk and blossom, and again Tbe gold of newly-minted grain. Bo Life, by Death the reaper cast To earth, again shall rise at last ; For 'tis the service of the sod To render God the things of God. John.B. Tabb, in Youth's Companion. xue oiner answered, but hia words Tho Pomeranian knelt in" the -gr&s escaped me. They spoke together in and looked up. . As he noted the two werea tones at tney stood there, figures and the intentions which their ana jrom , what I overheard, thev . . . T With the Prussians at Metz. BY CHARLES A. COLLMAN. Twenty years ago, when the Prus sians, like a ring of iron,, drew their invincible army slowly around the fortifications of Motz, I found' myself in a little French village that had just been taken possession of by the Ger mans. I was correspondent for a Cin cinnati paper during what the French persist in calling the Franco-Prussian, and the Germans persist in calling the Franco-German war. A low stone coping ran along the road at the end of the village, and one sunny day I stood here leaning against tho wall, beside the sentry. For several days only some slight skirmishes had taken place between the two armies engaged at this point. They were separated here by a di minutive valley, whose sides were covered with that most delicious fruit for which this region of the Moselle is famous bunches of. glowing au tumn grapes. .1. ' , . , ... -j. . These grapes, as I gazed down upon them, templed me wonderfully. I knew the 6entry beside me; he was a huge Pomeranian, who, in the capacity of his calling, had shaved me a num ber of times in the capital of Prussia. But as I expressed an inclination to descend the hillside and secure some of the fruit, the sentry shook his head. Ddwh there, said he, in the midst of that thicket of trees and vines, the place was swarming with Frenchmen only too eager to get a shot at a: man. I laughed at - his words. 'Why, what can you see, down there, Uoritz?" I said. And,, in truth, as wo gazed down, the scene 6eemed peaceful enough. Two peasant women, in gaudy cos tumes, were gathering grapes in little baskets. Beyond, on the other side of the valley, ran a wall, upon which wc could catch a glimpse Of the re'd trousers of the French sentry lolling there. seemed to think that I, not being in uniform; was a spy trying to creep through the French lines. A sudden crackling of the twigs made me retreat to the stream, and covered the sound of my progress. "Ah," I muttered to mysflf, 'there come the ' two grape-pickers." I thought that the two Frenchmen were approaching to investigate my posi tion, but here, instead, the noise, was caused by the heavy sabots of the two peasant wbmen-who advanced, peer ing through the trees, as if they were also seeking the whereabouts of the fugitive Prussian. There was something odd in their appearance, and, though I could gain but a passing glimpse of them, I made a discovery. The two women were carrying mus kets in their hands ! Those, indeed, were masculine forms and faces. And their voices! Fool movements betrayed, his face became transfixed with rage. So terrible was the wrath. depicted upon it that . I was glad to see it turned towards others than myself. One of those figures up there, in his gaudy costume, had already reached the doping and with his chas sepot to his shoulder ready for firing, peered stealthily over the stone wall to locate the sentry. At this act and . those costumes of duplicity, the large Pomeranian, re gardless of all consequences, leaped from the earth and fairly bellowed with rage. It seenied to infuriate him beyond reason that those two rogues above should have thus deceived him. A sudden flash from his gun thor oughly annihilated the disguised sol dier at the coping. Swinging his gun like a club and roaring with f nry, he ran up the hill side toward the other. Somehow his actions aroused me to a like fury, and . V TBAIK1KO MlLITAHr XCR3ES. In the .school for..the training of military nurses . established by the Prlncosi Ilohenlohe, In Strassbunr, tho princess . shares alike with all members 'of tho class 'in everything they are called to do, from binding a broken leg to answering the test questions of the examining corps of physlclanv- The princess is swomm of sixty,' of strong nerves and splen did health, an excellent shot, being esbeclally fond of a boar hunt, and a flue horsewoman. Boton CoIUts tor. . . ' t vt ' '''' that I was, not to have recognized we 1)010 tore madly UP tho Wl1 toward them before. I retreated softly and quickly, half along the sandy bed of the stream, half along the white stones that lay in the shallow water. Thus I threaded the bed of the stream until the voices of my pursuers grew fainter. I had proceeded some distance, and now, through the thinning trees, I saw that I had como within shooting distance of the red-trowsered sentinel lying upon the wall, sunning himself. There were, in fact, two sentries there; one lolling upon the wall and the other leaning against it with but head and shoulders visible. I ob served them very distinctly; I heard their voices now and then, and the lazy yawning of the one that lay in the sunlight. ' I saw. their chassepots gleaming in the sun and in such close proximity they wore au.ugly look. I was' safe,' however, as their at tention was not attracted toward me, and so I turned my thoughts to my two pursuers again. I had heard them hunting and cursing for a while far in my rear, but now all noise of them had died away. Happening to turn my glance up to the stoue coping, to which I longed to return, I saw, to my surprise, that the the skirted soldier who. tnrnlnsr. r Q w seemed struck as if by a thunderbolt at our sudden approach. The shot of Morltz had sent the echoes reverberating among the hills. The French outposts leaped up, as if electrified, from their sunny wall ; In numerable others started up from the surrounding thickets. A rain of bul lets fairly peppered the grassy slope. But our sudden on-rush had carried us in advance of this hail. So quickly was the Pomeranian upon his foe, that the latter had no time to recover from his surprise, not even to raise his gun. The onslaught of the huge fellow bore the little Frenchman to the earth, and the Pomeraulsu picked him up, neck and crop, and dragged him over the wall. The red-trousered grape picker was then led, jeered and hooted at, through the village a most dejected skir misher. ; Tlfe chassepotslttcross the way yelped angrily at us throughout tho rest of the day; but two days afterward, that hillside' over there was swarming with Prussians, and the iron ring had closed moro closely about Met. Detroit Free Press. two grnpe-pickers had given up my After a moment's hesitation Heaped pursuit and were engaged in their for- snddenly over the coping "and ran mer occupation again. But now they lightly down the hill. Moritz cried were much nearer to the coping than the words of a hasty warning after J they had been before, and under the j competition me,, but the sounds fell unintelligibly cover of their pretended employment I achievement upon my ears. xne two rencn they were still siowiy Dut sureiy aa- vaucing. I well perceived ther ob ject. Here was a predicament, truly. The sentinel, not possessed: of an abun- singer's face doctor. Patti has a f ice doctor, a woman whose duty Is to keen P<lV face smooth and freo from wrinkles." The face doctor has a little curtained boudoir to which Patti re'palrs, and with the full glare of noonday upon her the face doctor looks for every in cipient line and possible blemish. This is immediately removed by mas sage, steaming, or. unguents as the occasion requires. This woman studies tho peculiarities of Pattls skin as a physician would study . his patient's constitution. For It In ' a mysterious laboratory l the auu iia tne ula hco.s t,uuu:rui In a walking-boot. Bronze shoes have their placet, which Is, however, a limited one. It Is aSlratd that tb gray ana pals-xawn txadrtssca ui shoes will be worn s;iia this nnsei with drossy promenade coitunei, the gloves matching these shoes la' kind a ud color. FIto o'clock tea-shoes are made to order, to match the tea-frock; which differs from the princess tea gown In being short all around (thai Is, it has co train), and la being qulU tight fitting, and worn with an Em pire waist thst is rnsdo to look short wall ted to absurdity by lU widt sub, whose top folds 'reach to tho arzsplia New York Post. THE ITfclXO G1CL ETery right-minded woman can rtgulato her temperatnro la accor dance with her Ideas of what the weather ought to be, and when it is time for spring thlogs she puis them on regardless of the mercury. The spring girl Is tall, superbly UlL Sho has to be to wear the striped skirt she affects with its lines xJxijlng arouud her ou the cross. The skirt Is dark rather than light In color, to con trast happily with the palest tan, and Is Jost loog enough to make carrying It in the hand Imperative, for bentath the back of her rooms she prepares I the skirt is the bright bit of color la lotions, powders and soaps especially I the petticoat that complete the cos- for the Bluffer's use. She has re sponded to summonses to Cralg-y-nos, and it is said that this year Fattl will take her face doctor with her to her castle in Wales." New York Sao. . SLOmO SHOULDERS IN 8TTLX. Sloping shoulders, one of a woman's good (points, have of late been but little regarded, but they, are again coming to the fore, inasmuch as fash ionable mantles (not .paletots) are made to fall plainly on the shoulders, and entirely without any puft The line of beauty is scarcoly thus at tained, as the fullness of the dress L sleeve makes an Impress on the The f s shl 6 n ablo I3 e a b ro ad turn as high lights finish a picture. The coat has rough, ragged edgts, very smart mannish reverts, and two rows of white rxsxl buttons as b!g at plates. Tne hat Is of straw In four-in-hand shspe, with a sparkling pasta bockle Iq front and a pert, Independ ent sort of bow In the hack. Thai Is dark, too, for the thing 'the girl really wants you to notice about the dress Is the smartness of the cost and the brightness of the gay mGes beneath the edges of the train. A spring girl without a tightly rolled blue or red club-handled umbrella, a pair of Rus sian red gloves and a bunch of violets or one American rose on her breast, would be as much of - a f silurevas the ITEWSY QLEMiIKG3, Hxroarrs cooUam fcty. Cxoutaa It rmx la iadit Tax w Wt err? U CU ti tlcrt, . Fasts Is cnnriml .U AanrVm-s. "I Ytuxow tmr fa U EniX 4 2trv "Yoax Lm COO tcbscJ uJbrt. Cszctoo Ua&or tr nWr tt roe. X sjrowaa ot tA tml as Crw ittr, tai. AoaiCCtrcaAX. CBBttaM aatlS&i fares. ' a!4 . Is 1571 vacJbt U lbs 8o'J IjtdLml US Tn r.cauia grmU ecrUrs? La bai tfAtrmt. law axs Ua rryt'-xl It Hcuxa Is r.nt7, trscj tm Im txxmUmt. . Tun ywx JClax of Spala la mil bU Tmiofix lmimttey to la lUroars froo Dtatrar imr.h W) are rroca jis- tar a UZr crc Is Kii ct Vrw rrVrwa te tract tmstr mry f sra la U IUmX. OaoaaLa czcta at Um4 GC03 tmr kmd cX Ursam'MCA TiitnSk V?M urn m Csxscia UJ a raaraoUoa ta I tUkW-ila aai pxvu4 aalsaS tl axaLsaiaa Ui Pcrsnnr. lytLaa aa4 t.C?ax lr IrzXm cH ta la tt traia U tta - Ax Hat'lt rj-B'.-l Laa ts7li da Cai7 tU cr rVia tar mi Iaaot. Tun arrt!rta2i3Da ti tMa mmia ti t.a Ttrxa uiixx-n fsa4a U aaJUr Lara bMO ttJmi froea coa cocas t ta Virrvtia latlfAll. TCrw HxauLxa htaWaa are as taAila ttMf cat ca mcaoojtl c law waj&ar ta l&artnrt. Taxsxxm frn ih 83Qi& at ta mmiem ta ?t Yort, dct3wil to iSop tas.tir tides for sixty ia yv Tsa ccicri concilia ta Vt EUck Jask coaaur. tKta4 Clsxa&r, OtUNxaa art suaris frocj atarraUoa. Tuatctd (kz'J'.j a wta aralUata tbe Uaiu4 EvaSMa. Uxa ooaj aa v-J aa U Txcaaladrscxtt ta rsrAf, lTxlo aa4 a Kaaaat rala-cma ocs;sf la ;r eee tract to troaoa t a locate ta Ca trs Tat WxW, harm ta ti worlX U?s tarratT-two tala feir waiVLac '5Jt oraJ ty T. H lufrvay U Jart (Vena. Trza dl tr daja a Lcno 8aLcrs7v tat airWi tba tr.liiii taSmtoxutfUm ta CiLa l ttu4 aryytitx wtica tsitt tire fit to toticoa cv s rn slier peasaut women dropped their baskets and ran hastily away at the sight of what they took to be the approach of one of those dreaded Prussians. In another moment my parched dance of wit, would let tho two ap proach unchallenged, until they were near enough to turn suddenly and shoot him with their hidden weapons; and yet were I to attempt to warn him, swift and sure retribution would gums were feasting on those famous grapes. They were delicious. I can taste them yet. - ' My pleasure was of short duration. From some close quarter a shot came An Epic in Embroidery. Probably the only epic in embroi dery the world contains is treasured in the Hotel de Ville of Bayaux, France. Miss Strickland says of this piece of work: 4,It is beyond all the most wonderful in the senile craft of needlework that ever was executed by fairfand royal hands." It was done by Matilda of Flanders, wife of Wil liam the Conqueror, and the ladles of her court. It is a coarso linen cloth, 214 feet long and twenty Inches wide, on which is worked in woolen thread of various colors a representation of the invasion and conquest of England by the Normans. It contains tho figures of about 625 men, 200 horses, mantlo. shoulders Is attempted In every pos- I Star-Spangled Banner with the stars slble way, and to attain It even tho I left out of the bias field. f Detroit sllmness of the waist Is al andoncd. I Free Press. The cape Is the best help In this re spect, and the namo includes every variety of mantle, excluslre of the paletot. Tho cape proper is a round pelerine cut in one piece and reaching to the knees; the top can hare several graduated collars, a short pelerine, ruchlngs or a hood. The moro or less eccentric deviations show two, three or more rows of large collars. St. Louis Republic THE LIBOR VTOHLD. sabnrrrs ta Drtru suddenly jfnd tore away a bunch a few bo upon my own head, both from be- fi(ty.five flogs, forty ships and boats. inches from my outstretched hand. , I thought at first that this was a joke on the part of my friend, the sentry, and was just turning about to protest against such erim humor, when another shot came in as close prox imity, but fortunately without harm ing me. ' The bright sun dazed my faculties for an instant. What should I do? I could iiot ascend that steep and un protectlhill behind me and .reach the stono coping alive. I plunged into the thicket where probably the very danger .was lurks ing ; and yet it was my only .refuge. I slipped carefully through the rows of vines until I found myself in -the shelter of the trees that covered the bottom of the valley. A little stream ran paBt hrve, and - the wood, though small, was very dense. What troubled me most was that the crackling twigs ceaselessly be- at . my non-appearance, fore and behind me. But this was not all. At the place where I stood in hiding the foliage that sheltered the stream grew scarce and ended. Before me was a .wide plot of unprotected turf. On the other side of this open space the thicket there began ; to stealthily be stirred. I saw the tops of the bushes nod. What other foe lay crouching there? Was there one who eould see me and was aiming at me even now perhaps? Was the thicket full of soldiers who would rush forth when the death-shot of the sentry above should ring out? This train of nervous .fancies, how ever, was not interrupted. Rising carefully from the midst ot the bushes I saw a well-known pointed helmet. A head rose, too, and a hand that waved a greeting. - It was Moritz, who, grown uneasy had stolen besides a quantity of quadrupeds, all executed in the proper colors, with names and inscriptions over them to elucidate the story. It is a valuable historic document, as it gives a correct and minuto portraiture of the Norman costumes and their manners and customs. New York Press. traved mv footsteps. The whole, ground 'was '"covered with" t dead, branches. I halted and listened, after every step, for another sound or sign of the enemyr . - - Of a sudden a grumbling Tpice broke upon my ears, so ; close so me that it was startliug."''1' JV ',1 ' - "Ou est. il done?" "inquired the grumbler, in a Voice that was intended for his companion . only, but -'which reached me distinctly, so near were we to each other. i , ' down to ferret out the cause. . i Immense as was the . figure of the Pomeranian, yet he concealed himself Looked Confused. Mother (In her daughter's boudoir) I like that young man exceedingly. While ho was In f the parlor waiting for you, I happened to go in, and sur prised him reading the Bible. The silly boy looked dreadfully confused, just as if true piety were something -to be ashamed of. I soon set his mind at rest on that point, and he seemed quite relieved. ' The Young Man (at the club) That girl is SO years old.- I .saw it In their family Bible. INcw York Weekly. DRESS OF 1TAUAX nSUERWOMEX. The chief feature of the dress of the women of the Italian coast fishers Is a double skirt, the lower portion of which hangs' rather scantily about their feet. The upper skirt Is often hooked up at tho front and sides, forming a sort of bag. 'In this they carry seawced fuel, fish or shcll-flsh from the sands; and when not in such useit Is drawn up over the shoulders and back of the head as a sort of wrap. Mothers also wrap this skirt about their babies when needing to carry them for any. distance. The material Is usually tho coarsest white cotton j but If the women can possess any aort of holiday attire,) the upper skirt may be of scarlet, yellow or green, looped most gracefully above tho lower skirt and surmounted by a black cloth, or, in rare Instances, a coarso velvet bodice. They rarely Wear any foot covering, and only such hea l covering as Is supplied by the folds of the upper ' skirt. rNew Orleans Picayune. FAsmos jrorxs. Capotes and toques gro Is size. Cloth of gold gauze for embroidered bonnet crowns. Flowers for (he hat are arranged as aigrettes. Point deGeno Is the lace for French batistes. Les bsnes Is the poetical name for a new crimped chiffon. Narrow ribbons are wound around the crowns of Tyrolean hiU- The tourist's parasol unscrews, to .& . t. . . ... . . Koscttesof narrow nbbon are placed XZX?ZTZTMlx Tkzxm Mich, Ixtxx ara tu.j SOX) xictm ta a et Laa4aa a toocr. "1yOU9Savaluarta anactel rroLriCV ts aJLarjac oa Ksaviaf. Tax lalcrm ta lu-'y gt ttsj tcjy cceu a day oa aa arwnafa. Taa Brctbrrtcoi d lUT:ar Traaaaa Las a msltlip eg avSoat ZK'JJX Taa cnerreUoa of tba rrOjrjoel c4 XxnomoUve sftaars tsmt cua rmr ta AUaata. 1- I rtJlti;Ma l&a esaUfttt sttre La re socria4 ta rmSsmg Ur dai-y ortisr Loura lo uttm. 1m tb rk CVii U tarVerm tuy wan ai to tlMr taM4 lara Lscrs at a srtUM fcr Ira rvcta Orscoa ctHSao 2.rtm ara at tr cafiojmi ta tl aril aa4 UeictU ti U4 Ait tzZzx d EctUa fKtvra to ae4S ta Trwtoo (X J.t mm3&r tm araw.t el w mazarct&ir lUUa ta Wkt The Secret of the Glowworm In the glowworm, and in the firefly. vflr ftblr. I noticed from his actions especially, in the splendid species that he guarded himelf only from-the which abound inCuba, Prof essoKS View of the two sentries by the wall, P. Langteyr. has found .that lights seeming to think that screened from emitted with no wasteful partnership them he would be safe. . : . : whatever with rays ' of heat. How A h crawled carefully out into the oon will genius, keen of eye, skillful open, therefore, I attracted his atten tion to. tho two masculine females who had gradually stolen close to the coping. of hand, read the secret of this tiny craftsman and translate it into an en slue for the illumination of the world? Courier-JournaU : . TOU 1ICST BE SMARTLT 5nODw To be. smartly gowned avails us nothing, If at the same time we I are not smartly shod; and as shoes vary so little iq their style, almost every thing depends upon their shape. Of two sorts to be especially recom mended, one is black cloth with finest French kid foxlngs, and the other Is the Louis XVL shoe. These last are made in 'undressed 'or glace' kid, and have small buckles In Jet or cut steel. under the low fiat brims of shade hats, ilcrcoles braid bordered by Tabular braid Is suitable Irlmmlog for cloth gowns. A Itan Ian belt of silver with a Kremlin buckle is among the girdles of fashion. Kcru linen batistes have returned and will be used for 'bloaics daring the summer. Silk blouses of surah and Chinese silks are worn with wool skirls and underneath wool coals. - Jewels of color, gold embroidery, spaugles and pearls, thai were used last season on gowns and bonnets, are to be worn'ageia this year. Among the revivals are tho old-time rings in hoop shape set with dia monds. The diamonds are placed la a row with Just goli enough to form a setllog. . Trout silks is the suggestive name given , to the sew changeable - ot silks, bine with yellow, rreea with blue, ' rink with gray, blue with yellow brown. The ;Watteaa pleat, according to Parisian edict, must be wore Only oa tea gowns and evening dresses. A modification is made la favor of dait and driring cloaks of silk. Ah attractive and novel deiln for a iiU tm aijft! tj Urn tontm at Uc rrra- AT dkrUlioa ci ti ma psl la prrr try XL t gaa&bSa la Arala ail lrt.lrra Uao toto ti tt&x j ti ritK, m VSmA i&m I2xxima$ ol tmQm turn j mi Ure c&aj LaraaaeortaiSf (4 GaI wjrk. 1 ta trrra;i anV cf VL Vtiimi Bux, tt la tua&l tlAi aco rm al waaaral truest e;riraa. 7UW;4 tt wtra ta ft u otk srt; ri'M. f-1 ta cm;i!t taraatavl ka atata4 ta 2 at Imm1 PBOUDiENT PEOPLE. Tm Tvfm Laa tba Uixnrt prtTata fcrtsa ti asy s&aa ta IVksm-. Uses Pacha, tb Afrfcaa rijirrr. la bacaeaa Ua4, It ta aft:ol, Koo9rAi9 8tfiT Ura Ua u t v y rwrMaSl to t t Aeralu L rtsaanfay. tSo?y mUM,lM lLal.aa il'AUur ta 1'ana. la a Uraxaa Vy tint. Tax writer eC CU.i&ooa 2 lrei jar ot t2 fzU4 oaUica ct VJm irUfe Jcvtica Li vak. d tie Pura f . rra Coart, Is rU ao?cx txict bkct la fa oat rir&. tazrta jtk mom wry cvj. , ttat coo yrr miaow wtia tvisa feAt ta b tLrvsf aa nar trvespvt ; Tw noSorai t-kaas-, rax-t-a K. J.e, raorlrad lh tA3 "!Uas:fc Um linnet UmcXtK ti Vtrflsi. Vra ti, eaoCtcT r.'nTi 31 ax. Jatrxijrt ml LrK Cclvo. tm ocvo aJurs.ana t Uias.a-4 Oro racUoo froo Wrxeslac. araaa! ta t tr Vis aralrrs .aa4 orrrt-uc wcrVra at ta A. C. OrrruE, tba Dert:ut aa4 t-r-wnctt, far amis ta tuara rwrim fatio in IwraJUa frca dnaaalie rtaor c4 "Jlr. IkrM ct2trm Yprt," al " ilr. Vjtur ci TnM.t . Srro r-oaxX t2a SXrzVma V.i-c-r-. axa arrj-ilrtftl It msU2" ts- -1 ocmt m vim ot li L la 1 Wut re- tea, lia baa twra k&rva to frnM tix'ur3 bmn at mttloU. Georze IIL stock buckles In flue mar- qulsates are used on slippers and low I pin Is a'stUetto In I lorn in gold, to shoes to be worn with handsome tea- which is attached a sheath and chain, gowns or at garden parties, whea peo- The dagger which forms the pi a Is pie are expected to be elab- stuck through the lace and Ihen slipped orately attired.. A carriage boot lulo the sheath, the chsln coanectlag nf' i rtfnl t! Iwo. Tha htlf. whlfh la in t.a w UUCit r 14 r . ftv.t.- I ' - " I . leather foxingi is smartly browned. I form of a croas, is set wlih ssppilrtt. i tda La m-jLis u crmvxii w.ji w? rures ttAK t- Asfmj t-.z bT Jtrym U acirss a-, trvm ta Ij rta aa !are dr f cntl la liwrn, f.--t il
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