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SHELBY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1887V
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K. t. RYBCRX.
iW-lillAYKR k RYBURN,
Attorneys at
1YE prompt fiti'iition tu all Lusiiw
V I entrust to H em. . -7
f3f Office in C ninercjai hotel. .
ATTORNEY ATLAW
SHELBY, K. C.
the courts of Cleve-
land iu) lintl.rford counties.
Office on West Warren street. 28-tf.
1 "IKACTICHS in
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3 T.1 BK JUSTICE,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW
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SPFCIA-L attention given to collections
of all kinds, and to the sale and pur-
liase and renting of Keal Estate, and the
investigation of and preparation of. 1 itles,
Morteagea, &c. i f..f t !, ?
Office at court house, in Connty Treaa-
urcr's office. . ; . '9"tf
J)j-. VICTOR? McBRAYER,
SHELBY, N. C., ,
OFFERS hi fmfessioBaf- services to
the people of$hetby and surronnding
i-Kiintry. Office iii old Postofflce Bnild-
J.iiHASRlLLjDjD.S.
j SHELBY, N. C,
TS PUEPARED ITO DO ALL f NDS.
1 of Dental Work fin nrsi-eiasB - siyic.
las every modem convenience to iacin
Uite good work. Perfect satisfaction guar
uiteed. J i . r t, ,
t Office up stairs over McBrayer s
Druff Store.
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New Tin Shop.
-ITAVINT, onehed a Tin Shoo in A. R
il Eskridge's old stand, ShelbyiN. C,
Isolicit the patronage of those needing tin
Ware, Tin Rooting ana uuitenng, via
ley Tin, Sheet Iron. Copper, &c Satis
guaranteed iER ,
Therolood I wo glasses filled to the brim,
On a rich man's Uible, rim to rim, ! , "
One was ruddy and red a? blood,
And fine,as clear aohu crystal flood.
t5aid the glass of witv?'to'tliepaler brother,
Let us "tell the tales !' the past to each
, oiiier, . .' ; ' :
lean tell xi baq.nei.a?trrevel and mirth.
And the prondest a.-;.i irrandest sbuisi on
f'elL under my 'touch'' tliongh struck by
'. blight N 1 j- :
Wlierel vs king, .nr I rtiled in might. :
foai the heads 1"
crown : j
From the heights :'
;men down. j ..
I haive blasted niai y an liionored name ;
I have taken virir.c and given shame..
I have tempt eil v .mh with a eip. a taste.
X L ' ,
lingsi I have torn the
:arai
I have hurled
That t1 pimlS t, futui a taren wasted
For greate than kin?'aW 1 '
Or any army beneath the: sky.
1 . . - ' .. . ' - .
"I haveniade ih3 arm of the dri ver fail,
Ana sepfjei!i:u from tlx- iron riil.
I have tnadegood ships gb down at sea,
And the shriek:' of the lo
me,
t were swept to
On be !
before
T. ! W; EBELTOIT,
- -DEALEIt IK
OOKS, STATIONERY, AKi is 1 &
Materials, etc. Will receive sub-
THK NEW ERA and
other leading puoncauous. n j""
anything in his line, cnll on him at the
. Post Office BuildingfShelby, N. C. 50.
WATT IELLI0TT, "
FasMonable Barber and Hair-Dresser,
SHELBY, N. C,
HAVING secured an expert assistant
is prepared to do all tonsorial work
in first-class styleJ He has moved into his
new shop south of the court house, which
is neatly furnished. " 1-tf-
For the said, 'behold, hojw great y
Fane, ;strength wealth, k genius.
,you fall, I -
For your might and power re over all !'
Ho! Ho! pale brotherliiiighed the wine,
"Can you boast of deeds as great as.niine?"
Said the water glass, " I can not boast'
O a king dethroned or a puirdered host,
But I can tell of a heait once sad.
By niy ciystal drop; imacle light and
. glad r
Of thirsts I've quenchc , f browss I've
r,llavd,(;V f : i. litUl
Of nands I've cooled and of souls I've
saved ; ' ; :
I'vej leaped through' thi valley, dashed
',-f;jSown"the mountain' -r i 1 .
Flowed in the river and: played in the
fountain, !
Slept in the sunshine and dropped from
I the sky,
And everywhere gladdened the landscape
' and eye. . -
I've eased th, lnt forehead of fever and
I Pain, , . - i
I have nvade the parched -meadows grow
fertile with grain. . . s i
I can tell r, the powerfail wheel of the
.-'n.ill ' r-.i.--- f , ' -
Thftt gru'nnd out flour 'and turned at my
i will : - .- . '-).
I can tell of manhood, debased by 'you,
That I lifted up and crowned anew.
I cheer, I help, I strengthen and aid ;
I gladden the heart of man and maid ;
I set the wine-chain captive free,
And ail are better for knowing me."
These are the tales they told each
i other '
The glass of wine and its pale brother
As they sat together, filled to the brim,
Ori the rich man's table, rim to rim.
"He, thinks you
pose V) I
"He told me I would mak the
handsomest bride i Clyde.' I jjf
At this moment Mri Osborne notid-'
ed the suppressed grlee of a gratified
gossip shining- in the lineaments of
llrs. Slay ton's faee,tid said :
, "There, there girls, you musn't
quarrel alwut your beaux. However,!
I agree witlr Lola ; if the. count made
any professions of lav to .you. Sly, I
think, you-should ttdj your sister, as
she is engaged to him! :, - ,
S "There's uothiu tu tell, mother' j
"You heai, Lola f' .
"Yes, but she is so dreadfully sly !"
"Nowf ladies, what' nil this chatter
about;!"1; cried a new j voice j aal then
George (Forrester, the son of the pro
prietor of the house j and - the friend
and confidant of all the ladies, entered
the room with his cousin Lessie.
"Oh, nothing only j the irirls haye
been quarreling over the count, as us
ual," answered Mrs. Slay ton. '
"You I are slightly I. mistaken, Jbfntr
Shiytou" said Sly, looking the Jaly
straight ;in the eye. Yon succeeded
in setting ny sister a. me, but J have
not quarreled about Count de Fablo
mid neyer shall do so.? "
"Extremely well swtasfied with your
self, are you not ! Weft, it is no won
der after last evening," retorted A rs.
Slayton. ' I .
"I don't know why , Sly his not as
much reason to fefl flxttereil by the
attentions of Count dej Fablo as Lola,"
stud Lessie Forrester, 1 little spiteful
ly. "The fact is, the eount is deferen
tial a rtti. polite to all women in his de-
lisrhtf9lixf;foreti fitjrlelDflaur me!
What would he think if he knew bow
beautiful, I sup- Slayton was in her element, and,gTeat
I 1 ly as he desired to shout with laughter,
vjeorjfv wobiu npi joi aei: 10 uer nwr -riouent."?
He arose soon and left the
The Confess de Fablo was the - only
one of the group who enjoyed a hearty
dinner that day. 1
There was no use in denying it, it
was duller At Forrester1 House after the
romance fell front about the Count de
Fablo. Whether he was a real j count
or not, it male no difference uow'be
ws a cUirvoyant fortune-teller and a
married Wi.she Critfside Fablo
took care to tell at every opportunity.
The couple still boarded at the For'
renter HouseJ but rfi ey SCrO seated 'at
a different table', and were no longer
recognized sas acqnaintairjees by the
&tiesaaiaiOf'in ; .; H
The hearts of Lola and Lessie were
not broken, nor was their enmity last-
ng, lor it was not more than a week
after the arrival of tne countess that
fbt wtetched. Count de Fabloi should
have turned out in such a way f Lessie'
and I are the langhing-stocksof Clyde
I don't care, though. I told her this
morning that we had you' to aU back
upon.". j
"Not'a bit of it. my dear Lola. ' My
oays of flirting are over. I intend to
devote my future to my promised wife,
who is none other than your sister Sty,'
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Um HTA1T SAW 4'HRINT.
It's Nlat r the Havlonr mimI frena
f " ' ;rmrjr VliltB.
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Story' last Btatue, a Christ, is an
originaland beautiful conception. The
dress is. that of an Arab; the eetomth pr
under garment, rich and full, bouid
round tje waist with a soft sash ; ahd
the weit, an upper one, a mantle, which
was thOjSeamless garment we teadthat
our Lord wore. ' On the head is the
yTyA r scarf, bound around by.
t'KI HKATU CLOCKS.
MarTlBriIorloicynialk7 Cnuiiioa
- nmf In;iilas llnuds.
i
Another.? King of Spam came to
Geneva to fcee a Hock which had been
made by. Droz, afmerehant of that city,
Upon the lock1 were seated a shep
herd, a negro and a dog. As the hour
was struck! the shepherd played upon
hi flute, and thi dog played gently at
his feet. But when the king reached
OUel, which : forms a soft visor-like forth to touch aa aple that hung from
naming above the. brow; the ends of a ree unuer wnicntnesnepnera rest
thw Mrieh fall over the shoulders audlm9 "Og new af iftm and Darken s
povft; tha long hair 1 which you ' see f ariously tjiat a )iv dog answered him.j
under, the Bhadow of its folds. This tsLnd the thleIPa;rty left in baste
the napkin, aa the English translation Venturing Jo return, one of the cour-
of the ible calls it, whieh was taken tiers askedj the if egro in Spanish what
offfolded and laid beside our Lord in time it was. Tbere was no reply, but
therave. This eonstume is most ef- wlen the Question1 was repeated in
feetive. for it has the rich deer, fnldsof French an- answer was given. This
the oriental quadrangular mantle, and I frightened,; the Courtier, who rejoined
japrtivaoiy exactly use tue dress our
(Saviour ore.
The person is that of a young man,
tall, thin, but not emaciated. The
right and is extended as if summiviing
you to approach. -The left hand rests
gen tlx n the drapery of the bieast.
Hw I KmmI.
It requires only these two things:
ht teihiirreadi iqtelligentlyj;
and to that end that we master what
we aetaallv do read : and. nnnt1. th.t
silly some of our American girls are ! we follow up whatever interest may be
They think the simplest formif a arousedipreadiug.so.aa tp maie llie
compliment a direct proposal of mat j general enor bfour reidinir 'illustrate
riage.- How amused be will be when I itself. Anv oerson who will faitlifnllv
tell him some of thir very foolis
speeches after we are married..' ;
follQw these two" simple falea for one
year will be surprised at .the extent, the
"Married ! You 1" cried Mrs. Slay- diversity" and the continuity of the
ton. . "WhqrJ; supposed he was entrap- knowledge he has acquired, and others
e.1 to Iola !' ' ( ' will be equally astonished at the ultnre
"That is a eheer fabrication,' repli- of nriad and: the felicity, of "spepchhe
ed Lesie, biting her lip with temper, has attained. Within a short time
"He told me only last evening that I there will be few snbjeets noon wtifeh
u ptTiKm-.w-Tf - oe wiic ijoi u prep-areu to speak with
Clyde." J pleasure to himself and others, because
'Whyl" exclaimed 'the irrepressible there will not be iany subjects on
same thing." .
his companions arid all of them voted
that the clock w?as:tbe work of the evil
one. , . ' I 1 - '
We are fold of a strange clock that
is said to have belpned to a Hindoo
prince, 4 larg)e ong was hung on
poles uearjthe dial, and all about upon
Theyare long, slender, refined, oriental the grounr-la a pUo of artiaeial
hands modeled with feeling and deli- human heads, !ribs, legs and arms,
cacy.. ,rhe faee is singularly tender The whole number of bones in the pile
apd noble; handsome, with fine brow was equal to thf dumber of bones in
andlbeautifulfeatutes. The eyes have twelve perfect bodies but the pile ap-
ft wonderftd outlook, spiritual, and as peared to have jbeen thrown together
if they saw far beyond mortal gaze, in; the greatest onusion. "When the
The expression of the faca is united to baods of tie ckckj indicated the hour
that bf the outstretched, pleading, of 1, out from the pile crawled first the
earnest hand. The words V.Come unto number 0 part Reeded to form the
me ye who are weary and heavy laden rkme;of one mjinlpart coming to part
and ye ghali fiad rest," seem to be at- wfth uicf click ; and, when ton
terediy the lips, and yet the intense Pleted thlf A&ute Sprang up, seised a
sadness of the faee is as if He had little aller', and. walking up to the gong,
hope that humanity would listen to fjie 8t?"uck on1 blof ! Th" done, he re
calL I ! turned to Ibe pile, ind fell to pieces
; 1 sat some time the other afternoon aain. Iienf 2 1 o'clock came, two
looking at this impressive statue. Ave m!eD arose and did likewise ; and at
Maria sounded, and the late afternoon hours pf nopnind midnight the en
shadows gathered into the studio. The heap sprang tip, and, marching to
"half lights gave the figure of the young tne gong,stiuelc one after another his
Jlessiah a startling likeness to life. I oiow, maxrng twelve in au ; t&en re-
spoU, thinking aloud : "And so he turning, fell toipiecesas before."
may have looked." ! I A clock, made a Parisian consists
"It ought to look like him. for I merely ofaglaSs dial and two hand?;
which are balahc! each with a ball on
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
what our neighbors ix ths palmet
to state are doing a btjih3et
. op notes on Matters
IN GENERAL,, s;
A cotton factory
Lauiens.
is projected at
TheBnreitn or IjlM.r SlaUnilc.
- Baleioh. NrC-MnrehriS, -At the
recent session of the legislature an -'
act was passed creating a bureau of
labor statistics for North Carolina:
The purpose of the bureau-ms defined
in the act is as follows: ,
"The said commissioners shall collect
information upon the subject of labor,
its relation to capital, the hours of labor,
the earnings ef laboring men and wo
men, their educational; moral and fil
nancial condition and the best means
of promoting their mental, material,
social and moral prosperity,':. j
The commissioner shall annually pub
lish a report in'pamphlet form and send ,
or eause t be sent a eopy of the same
to every newspaper published- in this
state, a copy to each member-of the
general assembly of North Carolina, a
eopy tor each 'of several states and
county officers of the state, a copy to
any citizen who may apply for the same
either personaly or by' mail, and oiie
hundred copies to each of the "several
abor orahizatioWwhich" may -be hr
existence af tK time of th4 Wbltcation
of the report, in this state. He shall
also make a full report to each sessiwn
HOTELS. ,..
THE ISTMS.
Commercial Hotel, ."'
. SHELBY, N. C,
J. W. CLARKE, Proprietor.
riIIE best furnished and best kept Hotel
J in the Westeln part of the State. Per
l'!t satisfaction guaranteed. Public pat
r ge solicited. -
At the beginning of the year the Com
inercialBhaBged hands, ana with the new
management the house has been refitted
ind furnished anew. No effort will be
spared to maintain its well-deserved rep
atation. Booms newly carpeted and neat
ly furnished. Best servant attendance.
Table tare nret-ciass. ; , 1 uoi 13
&TJTHUIEfllWSE -
rpHE undersigned has taken charge of
1 the above named house and will en
deavor to keep his table supplied with the
bw-t this market iffords, and will spare no'
I uins in making his gucst3 comfortable.
ltates reasonable. , - ' i
-6-tf Y . , rroDnetor
THE AIR
LINE HOTEL,
. Black's, S. C,
IS ONE of the' Neatest, Cleanest and
Best kept hotels in the State.
afCareful attention at all times.
Mrs. M. E. BLANTON,
i Proprietress
7tf. ' , 1" . ':
MERCHANT'S HOTEL,
' BLACK'S, S. C.
rpHIS House is conveniently- situated on
L' Main Street, to the Depots and Imsi-
ess part of town and has been newly fur
itished with spring beds and mattresses.
Jable furnished with the best the market
ftffords. Polite jservants who give every
attention to guests. Porter meets all
trains. Sample! room in the house. First
class Liverv Stables attached, i i
W. THOMSON,
i Proprietor.
4-tf. js i-K-v
It was the 'morning after the last so
cial reception given by the Young
Men's Dancing Club of Clj-de for the
winter of 'S6, and Mrs. Osbonrne and
heir two daughters had just seated
themselves with their fancy work in
the parlor set" apart for the regular
boarders of the Forrester house.
The two young ladies were much
alike in form andfeature, but Lola,the
vounsrer. usuallv took precedence in
social matters on account of her easy
familiarity and the pleasure she deriv
ed from openly discussing her own and
her neighbors' affairs.
I Isabel, the elder, commonly called
Sly, a name fastened upon her by her
sister on aecount of her reticence in
talking over her secret likes and dis
likes, and a somewhat retiring dispo
sition, seemed well content to take the
secopd place, and it was one which
had been accorded to her since child
hood by her inothTnv-hawas very
partial to the chattering Lola. .
' The ladies had not been seated long
before they were joined by Mrs. Slay
ton. a mischief-loving younpr married
worafh, who, after dropping into a fa
viorite rocker, opened the conversation
by saving :
j "Ah, Miss Lola, you want to keep a
close watch of your sprig of nobility,
f saw him Airline: desperate!: y " with
your sister last evening." j
! "With, Sly! Impossible!"
"Not at all. hit dear, bly was
standing in the- bay-window, toyin
with the smilax in the hanging-basket
jritli one hand while the Count de Fab
lb knelt at her feet hd kissed the
other rapturously. You must correct
me, Sly, if I get wrong, but I do not
think I am mistaken. I was going to
the flower stand for a geranium leaf,
ind peeping behind the curtain to see
if any one was there, I espied the en
raptured count." V
r "Mr. Slayton!" cried Sly, coloring
"He told Lola the very which he is not more or less informed,
and of which he has not more or less
It is false !" cried Lola, her face I extensively thought. As a method of
turning crimson. acquiring the almost forgotten art of
"Mv dear, yon told us so not ten conversation on method of profound
minutec ago," returned Mrs. Slayton, study could possibly surpass the simple JjIed that nn ia those days
calmly. s - 1 raetnoo or seii-cuirure we n.ve maica-
"I mean," stammered Lola, "I man I ted. For the greatest charm of culti-
that itisnot true that he ever meu-jvated conversation is facility in apt
tioned the word love to Letitia Maria and striking illustration, Such as noth-
Frrrester. He despises her; he told j inR but extensive and intelligent read-
nit; tnat sne was a ueceuiut cremuro. 1 ing can impart. v e ao not at au agree
"And von aie worse: you would try with Matthew Arnold's notion that
to force, him into an engagement with j much reading of many books M au in-
you. You are none too good to sue a j dispensable condition of culture ; but
man for breach of promise. I am go- J we do say that to enable one to share
. .1 C t-nA H t'ci nri- I 11. ; . 1 . .1 I
mg suaigui uuu5iu3 - lnt, eouversnuou oicuuivaieu persuas, ij jeaneJ out an(J rested my
tlc " " . ' .it I "rJ Tearments when 1 felt
"Lessie ! Lessie r'exclaimedner con- requires much reading of precisely the J i !
quieiiy. .1.
I statted.and turned to know if I had
heard the words or had di earned them.
"Yes," repeated Story, ealmly,
lighting a fresh cigarette ; Myes, and I
will tell you how it was. It happened
when I was young about 20. I was
going in the 'hourly,' as the coach was
very
hour between Boston aud Cambridge,
to? it Was long before the time of the
omnibus and hotse car. . Of course, I
mean I dreamed I was in the coach.
It was, as all dreams are, at once
strange and prosaic. Soon after I got
outside the coach, and we had started,
I suddenly became aware that Christ
was seated outside with the driver!
My first impulse was to touch him ; so
hand on his
sure it was
The Huguenot Mills, at Greenville,
will put in ten new looms. ( .
The new council of Yorkvillo has
declared war against the whiskey sell
ers. .
Destructive forest fires, have been
raging in the southern part of the
state.
Clinton has a new and strong militia
company known as the Clinton
Guards.
. R. C. Thompson is developing a gold
mine at Abbeville, ami . will shortly
erect machinery.
The drug store of Lee & Calder,
Cokesbury, was burned on the 20h.
It was a total loss. .
A. S. Emerson will erect a shirt and
underwear factory at Charleston two
stories. 56x190 feet.
t Trr i r , , : of the general assembly of the informa-
rrof. W. M. McCaslan, of Pickens, tion collected by him and eontatniiig
"TOU e.cciu presiuenr 01 me stwh recommendatvons as he may deem
s- calculated to promote the efficiency of
M. S. Bailey, of Clinton, will on thebnreaa- TBe0ramnerishere-
September 1st open a national bank at by directed to endeavor to publish an
Laurensville. All the necessary ar- accurate list of all the newspapers pub-
rangements have been made. ashed in the 'state, and whether the
R. E. Foster, of Soartanhnr.. whn Pblishi daily WweAly, aiwl
w,Q -L. t...r ... ... toroiwaratoeachand all-a copy of
-w.v. , ' '-rr. II
pardoned by the governor, having
nearly served out his sentence.
A A . 1 Ll.' . l.i
ureoiiiue puouc sqriare ar wa- rne stare ana to see that noi,e are omit
rion on Monday destroyetl six old ted in the distribution of the ivtmr.
$2,000, he is further directed to ronfinc his la-
his report proniptlj npon its being pub
lished; he is also directed to diligently
inquire arrer the labor organization: of
alls are um? rcrr v v -
efer, and yet theycontam all tne m
chinefy tnat tlrifl the handi about.
The back of the dial is a perfectly
smooth surface, j You may turn the
hands round and found with your cane,
and when! you let them alone they will
swing back anj If rtn tor awnue, ana
tbeu theyfwHl stop at exactly the right
spot to show the true time. A clock in
Brussels is so placed over a chimney
or pipe through 4hich'the air goes up
ward thaii tin draught keeps it wound
, up alt the time.
I The most remarkable clock in Amer
ica, if wel consider the place in which
it was bujlt, is; thp one that was made
bv a miner in the? Hallenbaek colliery,
buildings, causing ;a Iosh
which is partly covered by insurance.
At Fort Mill on Friday a fire oc
curred, destroying a tenement house
belonging-to the Rev. Dr. (f. D. Mack.
It was occupied by W. T. Peters ; loss
$100; inurance$S00.
The county commissioners of Union
have ordered an election to be held on
the 20th of April on the railroad sub
fcWtioa Of .&&000 to tb Ueorgin &
sin, spriniag from
had been seated
steps. "I am
Count ; de Fablo ha$
making love to both pf you a deceit
ful scoundrel !" !
"You are another1' and ridiculously
jealous of him !" cried his cousin, who
was gifted with a toiigue like a two-
edged sword, i
Haven t I reason to be !" cried
George, laughing. "From being
at Wilkeibarre,1pa. This clock was A lot of fouracres off the business velope in which replies will be expected
made out of biti of board and iron.and streets, recently sold tor. $yuu, and
with the ;roughest tools that can be im- another lot, some larger, for $3,500.
rined. lit was! made nearly half a
George J. Baldwin, Joseph B. Duck-
cultivated literary taste than the
average college graduate ever acquires.
M'mtcmri Jiepubliean. , j
Mm, Cleveland m Gnrdeaer.
cently purchased the Hume Fertilizer
., . , I . . . ... ... I UUlJOt
tne soia.wnere ae sort we-nave described, we nugbt go ,,, fu0 a Half
ted, and arresting her yet further and say that any person wy hoUM at Cambridgeport every one mile underground, and it occupied the worthf Jacob Rauera and Alexander r,
ashamed of you ! This who will read as we suggest ;will be otrt, and Chmt also. Ididnot,but maker nine years before he could say Lawton of SaVannahf Ga.f who tQ.
ywwv.j UKeiy, m aiew 3 ears, 10 uavo :a uiuio ,V5r, nnnn him a hft wa ked to ws uao
and fro. There were ordinary, com
mon people about, and the natural
prosaic actions of such a place going
on. .1 was aware that no one but my
self saw that strange being in oriental
garments, moving with Btately steps
Mr.' 4'levslaad's Crtesjr
Mrs. Cleveland is an ardeTadmirer w . - A, irt front "of the
of the beautiful in nature. The con-1 . , , . . uD L .
UUSJf. AiiLtu viuvtu nuwu ooacmyirom
thought the most charming walking servatory and flower beds in the exe- rjafay bouse when
stick in town by all you girls here I cutive grounds receive daily aishareofj....,.
am suddenly overshadowed by the lit
a stage arrives.
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ner airenuon. oo aaa ueveiopeu ""I x . vs. ,rAIU Wnn.
tie and Creole countenance of Count de U gardener of no ordinary merit, andj anything I nad ever iWlbn for p0 ln8 " Molly Pitcher, man
rauu. -.-jx uu. u I at that time I was not familiar with the
maj' say. No one ever, neara oi mm
before." ;
Eorest;CityvHotel,
FOREST CITY, N C
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L N. BIGGERSTAFF. ' Proprietor.
HOUSE ana furniture new. Every
thing in first-class style, Rates low
work of Gardener r nster. me gar
dener and his assistants welcome her
"That is true," said Mrs- Stayton, J presence among them With deEght, as
sighing. J her delicate praise of their horticul- ;
"I'm not going to: make a fool or tural efforts lightens the burden oi
myself, though," continued George, their woik. They strive only to please
"Not a bit of it t Profit by my exam- their beautiful mistress, and if success
pie, girls ; calm yourjelves and remain attends them efforts :the ;Temaining
the friends you have ever been." portion of the day after ner morning
Sly looked at Lessie's flushed, excit- j visit is very bright indeed td them.
ed face with a strange little smile up-J The clerks in the east wing of the State,
on her own, then said : War and Navy building also enjoy the
"It is near dinner j time. I propose morning visits of Mrs. Cleveland to
wa nil -co to our rooms and eet over the srardens. This moraine she made
this little scene before dinner." her usual visit, and, accom pained by
This proposal found .favor with all the gardener, walked through the in
the ladies, Mrs. Slayton thinking it (closure devoted to flower beds, stop-
was not best to say anything more . at ping now and then to pluck a? flower,
present, and Mrs. Osborne longing to I She was dressed in a dark morning
romfort her favorite daughter, while dress, and had oo covering ! for her
T,Asi(. realizinsr that color was very head, nor did nhe-wear eloves, but
He crept to a hole in the cabin many New Yorkers, including seyeral
who fires her historic cannon, the where she was and shot her through 1 personal menus irom cunaio. ne
, im it s , i Ui . i . -"i uuiniMl nnrtinn Inrlv nMiarntan in im
i v. i. t i tt.. ut. I smoKO ol wuiull is uiuwu awav uuuii iue oenri, - i r -j a- .
. . - thn -lnfamAl nr. thA lrwlr nv 91. rail 1 I nuu.ivmv .,v i , nviuonfiM . v
- riuru mi . 1 1 r t m l wmv-w iiiiiiwi ,
mi A. AlJ J li -i-- - xl ' Ct L A . ..
was alive ij.nen tne portraits ui me ursi. iwemj
On an
ted sculptor has been able to give us
such a noble semblance of the Divine
Master Rome Gorretporulsnee NeUi Tori
Stay. : - :
W. S. Thomason, probate judge, was hembling Mrs. R. B. Hayes, whdm be
engaged all day Friday hearing the addressed as Mrs. Lippett, of Buffalo.
case or Mrs ferry against V. f. Xur- He mvited her to walk into the red
ner for dower in a certain tract of land parlor, and insemcted one ot (he ash
near Gaffney City. A marriage license ers to notify Mrs. Cleveland. Further
twilv 1 kv vld have ebviated the necessity along n the line came a bright little
apostles go by I Satan comes out, and f for ! Lole .matter. W from Chicago, accompanied by his
V1? the cocjtcrowaifor the benefitof Peter, hinges on the date of tiie marriage of mo(ber. After paying hi respects to
package wrapped in pink tissue paper,
which he said contained a hand-painted
card case which he himself had made
Then came the bustle of starting, M'resiaents ot tne unuea orates pass
and then the whole dream ended-the alOD? in Kina or Porama, ine re
vision disappeared! For years! and claration of lndepenence being hei
years that appearance has haunted me.
and over and again I have tried to give
form and shape to that face and
son, which T saw as plainly as
aloft bf - Thomas Jefferson.
other of the balconies the
Whan fhtiriai MiiuiN fio-nro of JnariAA MxS. PeiTy,
yon now." i i "-v-j---i;r- ? Z
No wonder, w th the vivid memotv F" xn.mo, uuD.gui un tiie itempniu piantanon, near
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of that marvelous vision, our celebra- eaia teils me miuuies upon a oen. - Blalrsville, m York county, last Thurs
jr. it. Mather wins ropuuvr nettnee jamun-
KING'S MOUNTAIN HOTEL,
king's mountain, n. c, -
AS WELL kept a public house as can
be found in any of the smaller townf
in North Carolina. Livery in connec
w-u. r . Proprietor.
violently.
"Sly Osborne, is that true ?" asked
her sister, angrily. "Are you trying
bv any of your si y, underhand pro
ceedings to force yourself upon the
count's notice ? Is it true, I say f"
1 "No, Lola, it is not true," answered
her sister, calmly.
"I know there was something,
though ! Iaw you go into the window
myself. I believe you are trying to
get Count de Fablo away from me
However, youn, lady, 3'our efforts will
be useless. Count de Ifablo only no
tices you because you are my sister.;
he says you yre absolutely plain."
The New Pateat Cmmlslner.
unbecoming to her, wished to cool her
face before she again met the count.
It was late when George went in to
dinner arid the boarders were all seat
ed ini their accustomed places all ex
cepting the Count die Fablo. His pi66
rilled by a small, foreign-looking lady,
delved into the earth
hands. Baltimore Sun.
with her . bare
Mr, Benton J
age, or medium
llea the Jf eaaeai Mao.
Hall is 52 years of
height, dark brown
J.bair and mustache, and sturdily i built.
He was born at Mt. Vernon, ! Knox
county 0-, Jan. 13, 1835, but has been
aff resident of Iowa since Decemper,
West 1 1839 ; was educated at Knox College,
The meanest man lives in
Castleton. At the beginning of last i Illinois, and at Miami University,Ohio,
whom Mrs. Slavton was endeavring I month he made a wager with his wife; at which latter institution he wasgrad-
to draw out. that she couldn't drink a quart ot mug i uated in June, xsop; sruaieaiawin tne
"And are vou. then, the Count de la day for thirty days in February. If I ofnee of his father, J.L. Hall, at
Fablo's mother!" Mrs. Slayton quen- shXdid he was to give her a new silk j Jiurlington, ana since nis admission to
dress : if she failed she was to buy him the bar in loo nas been continuously
a new suit of clothes. The guileless! engaged in active practice of his pro-.
and unsnsDectinsr woman finished heriression; was a member or tne ; lower
sixteenth quart of milk (after a heroic J House of tlie General Assemblyjof the
study with her rebellious stomach) be-j state of Iowa for the term of 1872-'73,
fore she discovered that February had and was a Senator in the General As-
but twenty-eight days. . The horrid sembly of . Iowa for four years, com
husband, who says "I knew it all the meneing in January, 1882. - He served
time,'? is claiming the wages ot bis sin. through the Forty-ninth Congress and
but we suspect that the temperature was s candidate for reelection, but was
will be very low when ho gets it.-r defeated by ex-Governor John H.Gear.
ed of the stranger. I
"Santa Maria I His modar l" cried
the wizen-faced wiman, raising her
hands despairingly. "I ees de Count
ess de Fablo, his ife, and we mek
our Jeving by clairvoyant. -.Tell de
fortune, you know, j When we get set
tle we tell all you pretty girl if yon get
married, eh ?" t "'' ' ' ' ' '
There was a complete silence- jMrs.
Osborne ar.d Sly ' tamed very wWte,
Lessie and Lola turned very red. Mrs
NathmlU Union,
Wa$hington Pott.
ly.
Tte Ittdtaittrlo Ronnda.
We have received a copy of the Om-
aha BeptMieiyii-8. P. Bounds' paper.'
to questions asked. Correspondents
will receive the reports and publica
tions of the department, and any infor- .
nation it can give relating to its work.
... W. N. Jones.;
Com. Bureau Labor Statistics. -
bors to this state." '
From'tfle foregoing it will be seen
that the purpose of the legislature , .in
establishing the bnreaH was to place be
fore the people of our state -as far as
the same can be done, the moral.educu
tional and financial condition of the .
working t eople of North Carolina. To
do this, gieat amount of information ;
must be gathered from nianr sources.
Alatjre part of this information must
The guard house property, at the mwmg the plan adopted by otber slate
corner of Broad and Meeting streets! bureaus, blanks have been prepared..
has been selected as the site for the with questions, which, if answered will
new public building in Charleston, and elicit the information designed to ' be ,
the government is to pay $70,000 for obtained by the act creating the bnreanS
the same. Those in the state who may be interest
, , . ed in the Work for which the bureau -
A call, has been made for a mass . ,3 .i..i. ,
, , was created, whether they be eniolov ers -
meeting to be hld in the court louse .i i i j 1 L' . '
, . , , . - , or employees, landlords or tenants, are-;
at Spartanburg immediately after the .. . lllmi-Mj .
... , - - , , ..... , solicited as correspondents, au any ,
public sale, on siletlav in April, foi the .
F - - , . . - , such to whom this notice may come, are
purpose of takms; action in regard tu j j i.
, ... requested to send their names on a pos- .
iuc o.c.imcu. a..w... tal oard tnthR"Rnrpn ftf T.lv R.
A letter in the Columbia lUgMer tistics, Raleigh, 'N. C." The above '
from Winnsboro says that real estate mentioned blacks will be scut toithohe .
is selling at good prices in th town, who apply, with a return stamped :ru-
, Trfe clock is about nine
feet high, andhere are sixty-three Torks, at Port Royal, for $70,000,have
pgures pai . mo, e uy u.uo, . Aartered the Baldwin Fertillizer Co.
mere are uuiv iweuiv-iwu uiuvhik i .., , i , c. i-
figures in the Stlasburg clock. OniUel" V' C makes no difference to thePresi-
front of' the Wilkesbarre clock -the dent how great may be the rush f
one we are sneakimrof there are three Lewis Stuart, the condemned col- political and official callers, he will not ,
shelves 6r balcobies. Along the lower ored wife murderer who was arrested neglect his receptions for tie people.
balcouy'a mounted general leads a file in Greenville by Sheriff Gflreath after Wnen 116 entered the east room re-
hf Contitiental soldiers. The liberty beimr at laree two years, has confessed cently he found about 200 visitors,
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m1 rin and a sentinel salntes the his crime. He savs ha killed his wife many or ;wnom appearea to oe tourists.
orocession. A;door in the upper bai-J because she went off with another ln tne une tne rresiaeuti recognized
and painted. The President accepted
the present graciously and promised
to prize it highly. There were several
I Congressmen who had grown weary of
waiting ipstairs at the rear end of the
Yiii.Corrempondence Baltimore Sun.
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Nevada nilas:
day, two negro children aged two and
five years,' were burned to death.
Their mother, Aggie Carroll, left them
in the house, the door of wnicn was
fnstened. In her absence the house
canght fire, and by the time assistance
arrived it was so envelooed in flames
If the press is paid for, it is safe to as- that a rescue of tbe children was im-
sume the money did not come out of p0SSible.
the orofiti of the oatier since Rounds
bought it. tOp the contrary, he B- Turner, yard master ot tne J-ne sxaie or. nevaoa nas nererorore
earned (1) it wMle Public Printer here Charlotte. Columbia & Angusta rail- had no particular use as one ; of the
n WoitnotM ' TirntrMtt hefnM ti road at Columbia, and an old and United States, ' except to send Re-
vaaated th office of Pnblie Printer he trusted employee, has been arrested publican millionaires u Congress-
was ai poor1 as Job's turkey. During for the most remarkable theft on re- two the Senate and one to tbe House.
these memorable two vears. however, cord. He had a freight car, "R. & I. Bat a U8e nas been discovered lor it
he saved enough out of his salary ($4,- No. 233," loaded with twenty-five bales I its Legislature has authorized a state
500 a veart to 'make a first payment on of cotton, run down to the junction lottery, tne condition being a payment
. . . : . . t. . . i,:.. niu..i i 4j:i. uf till AIM ... a. ti, ..:t. .
the omana ostaonsnment oi ou,uuu nr vuiumuu. iucm us uuiuaueuii, i iv,vw mo ymwuo
cash, i! How he did it we leave our 1 stored the cotton in a gin house near swindling those persons in whatever
readers to Igness. Wcukington Gazette. J the track, filled the car with cord wood pan of tne country who re willing to
j and sent it adrift. After two months I pay f l lor the yjyyth chance to : make
The oid Mnia't ranuiiM. I oi searcning, it was rouna empty ana aonon tieraui.
' f ; - in bad order on a side track at Man-
In China old women instead of the J Chester, Va. Turner had sold nine bales
voung are the belles of society. The! of the cotton and the attention of a
Th lUraale BUI Board,
mania for old China seems not to be farmer who lived near the gin was at
confined to America. Boston Tram- traded by the remaining bales stored
cript.
jgF7Suhribe for Thb New Era.
and in charge of a negro- He finally
reported the matter and caused Tur-
I ner's arrest.
' A. fashionable woman's cheek makes
ane bill-board for cosmetic adver
tisements. Wbuhmgton Critic.
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