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THE- .AN EXCELLENT . ADVERTISIKG XIEDIt Official Organ of Washington County. mST OF ALL-THE NETO ' - Circulates extensively in (he Counties t Washington. Martin, Tyrrell snd ZmU. Job Printing In HsYarlous Branches. 1,00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ' " FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY, AND FOR TRUTH." SINGLE COPY, 5 CENTS. 1 VOL. IX. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1898. NO. 50.-?, i . i i 1 " 1 ' 7. f 1 . 0 MOTHER ASIA. Mother kiln, we stand at your threshold In a lar Immemorial yore, We left you, great Mother of Nations, 1 And now we return to your door. , We have circled the seas and their Islands, We have found us new worlds in the main, vTe have found us young brides o'r the anon tides , Now we come to our mother again. l.Ve were mad with the fever to roam, Ll' the new flag that waves at Manila roclaims that your sons have come home. ' . . TbsVre are weeds in the Gardens of Mornfng, TVere are mildew and dearth and decay, And lyour blind days are drear and your V heart has grown sore Tbf year that your sons went away. But tirn your old eyes to the seaward Wheire the flag of the West is discerned, Be glptd. gray old Mother of Nations, Tlfie youth of the world has returned. Ihy come with the wealth of their wander- They come with the strength of their 1 riao; low, old mother, arise and lift up your dim eyes J Vild your strong sons at. your side! fhey wilKn jn your Gardens of Morning, , ,TU1 eanae you or mire ana ren; )lou shall hearbeglad laughter of children, ( lou shall see x strong arms of young ' men. X. .. New hope shall comesk to vour borders, Despair from yout thVNtld by spurned, A new day shall rise in ycf Orient skies Ihe youth of the world bts returned. , Sam Walter Foss, in New York Sun. AFTER MANY DAYS. "Any fresh fruit aud ve , , q . day, ma'am?" said the pi e as an v Is . f 1 ; tu pTiTAun i. a Voice . thfe porch in front of the open door 8 L-sme of his regular customers. f But Mrs. Dirk was in no mood to Lear or heed him. Just as he spoke, a little girl came in from the opposite door, bearing a pitcher much too large and heavy lor" her little hands. Suddenly her feet tripped against a rug, and falling forward, the pitcher was precipitated from her- hands, breaking it, and spilling its contents in every direction. "You wicked, careless girl!" cried Mrs. Dirk, dragging her roughly to her feet, "just see what you have done; broken a new pitcher, and ruined my clean floor I Yon did it on purpose, too; I know you did!" " "No, I didn't," said the terrified child, shrinking from the harsh face . and uplifted hand of her tyrant. Q "You little wretch! how dare you T contradict me! Take that, and that! Now go and pick .up those pieces. And, mind, hot a mouthful of supper do you have tonight!" Here Mr, Bowers again assayed to make himself "heard, and as Mrs. Dirk turned her head toward the door, her flushed and angry face assumed quite another expression. "Is that you, Mr. Bowers? .Yes, I want some peas and potatoes, and will be out to the cart directly. That girl is the plague of my life, and makes a deal move work than she saves I" "Not your own child, I reckon?" said Mr. Bowers, looking compassion ately at the sobbing child. , "No, indeed; her .father and mother's dead. Her mother used to do sewing for me, and when she died, I took the girl home, thinking she'd be sort of handy washing dishes and running of arrants. But land's-sake alive! I wish I'd have let her gone to the pool-house, where she belongs." "Sieh little hands can't do a great deal," responded Mr. Bowers, his voice showing pity for the friendless orphan. . "They can do a good deal of mis chief. Now, Liddy, stop that noise quick, for I won't have it! Run and get the basket for Mr. Bowers to put the peas in," Litldy stood silently by the cart, as Mr. Bowers measured out the peas a:id potatoes, but there was a wistful . k in her eyes, as she lifted them to i-wj" ,'onest and kindly face of the mar- " "Dc? you like apples, little gal?" "Oh! yes,' sir!" ' , Liduy's eyes sparkled, as she caught a glimpse of the two rosy cheekedpples that he took from a ' basket under the ceat. ' Then her , countenance fell. "She won't let me keep them." "Here, let me put them in your fn f k,' so Bhe won't see them." PHow old are you?" "June, sir. - You don't say so!" exclaimed Mr. B0W ers, looking at the diminutive form i.if-fore him. Why, my Jittle Mary is bigjrer than you, an' she's vi!. . Dut then she's nothin' to must be! I wish I roor child! nuts that " '- vher in -l! to Mrs. Dirk, "what is the matter with her?" "Matter enough, I should say," was the blunt reply. "The poor little thing's fainted; an' tain't no wonder!" "I hope 6he ain't going to be sick on my hands," said Mrs. Dirk, glanc ing uneasily at the pale face. "I shouldn't wonder a mite," re sponded Mr. Bowers, "I guess you had better let me take her home with me; good country air will bring her up if anythin' will." Mrs. Dirk gladly assented, and half an hour later Liddy was lifted into a cart by the brawny arms of her future protector; and was borne forever from the scene of her past toils and hard ships. As they left the dusty town for the beautiful country Liddy's spirits rose higher. Many times Mr. Bowers got down from his cart to pluck the brightly colored posies that grew by the road side, aud which called forth her ' en thusiasm and admiration. But Mr. Bowers lived some dis tance in the country, and at last the little clattering tongue was still from pure fatigue. And as it began to grow dark the curly head dropped lower, and she fell asleep; her little fingers clinging to his brown, horny hand. ; In taking the child Mr. Bowers had been actuated by the kindly impulses of his nature, but as he neared home he began to have some misgivings as to how his wife would receive this new claimant upon her care and love. But he understood her disposition tojjrjwe-11, so he determined to trust instxwn tact, and to the womanly CerttvV Jier nature. Rtonishekno one could be more husbant?n was Mrs. Bowers, when "'Vh Liddi .-"s.lked into the house wnd asleep &r'ms wuo was stiU sot'sthelast pl i r i se you would FbereI sbouId "Of- coU8e ?ot mv ar. She's a poor littlerf han I've b? home, to geV way from a ciel woman. I'llV . town autll01'i-" ties in the moin'' an' have her taken care of.lroucanve her some supper, can't you, an' soWe 8011 ot place to sleep?" "1 hope l in nol so much of a heathen, John, as to unwilling to jind supperj" give a poor cniia a oe 111 i Liddy was' awakenet d given a supper of new milk, fv berries, such as she had before. bread and er tasted Mrs. Bowers then improvi a bed r i : l - aving seen the little head upon the N0' returned to the porch, where he ow, s- band was smoking. "What a pretty little creature , is," she said, "and so gentle and 1 ing." "xes; more s the pity j lne poor- house is a hard place for sich!" "Dear dear! what if it was one of 'our children, John?" "Ah, to be sure!" responded John. "I s'pose our children's as likely to be left orphans as anyone's." "I s'pose I'd better see the select men this moruin'," said Mr. Bowers the next day, as he arose from the breakfast table, "I dun know as there's any partic' lar hurry 'bout it," said his wife as she glanced to where Liddy was play ing out in the grass. "Let the poor thing stay for a few weeks, until she gets a bit of color into her little pale face." "But she'll be such a care to you Mary." "Oh, as to that, wuere there's so many, one more don't make much dif ference." ' "Then she's needing clothes." " "I can manage that easily. Mary has a number of dresses that she's outgrown that'll just fit her." There was a twinkle 'of satisfaction ill John's eyes as he went to his work. Good, honest man! He well knew that the additional burden would i oblige him to work many more extia hours. And as time wore away "Liddy" grew nearer to the hearts of both John and Mary, and was to them as their own daughter. So that when Uncle James returned from California and sought and claimed her, only the thought of how much better h could do for her could make them willing to relinquish her. f j "Yon are very rich, aren't you uncle?" . , . ( "I don't know what you woul(? call rich, pussy," said Mr. Dean, pindhing the rosy cheek that was laid loviWly to his. . "I have enough to make my niece quite a little heiress when I die." . 1 V "But I don't want you to die, and I don't want to be an heiress; but I h want some of your money not forx myself, though." Laying down his papers, Mr. Dean looked in surprise upon the sweet face that was lifted so earnestly to his. "What do, you Want it for, my child?" "For my poor foster-father. , I've hail (i citfv from tnv 'linmo l a great deal of sickness, find oj io mortgage their plaee- 'Ij' j Voing to be sold, r bow kind they j 77 one r Ue tt "Of course, my love!" said the old man, rising hurriedly to his feet. "Dear I dear! that is a sad story you tell! I meant to have done something for them before this. But we musl make amends!" ' Mr. Bowers, his wife and their three children were sitting together in theii little sitting-room. Their hearts were very sorrowful, for that day the place endeared to them by so many pleasant recollections had passed into the hands of strangers. ' It had been bought by a lawyer for a gentleman out of town, and .had brought more than John had anti cipated.so that he had something ovei with which to begin ' his new life in the west, whither he had decided to go. A knock at the door announced the arrival of a package by. express. Upon the inner wrapper were these words: A present for my dear father and mother. From their grateful and loving daughter, LIDIA DEAN. Upon opening this they found, to their joyful astonishment, a deed oi the old homestead, made out in favor of John and Mary Bowers "and their heirs and assigns forever." Accompanying it was a letter from Lidia, announcing her intention of paying a week's visit to her old home. The next day she came, laden with presents for each member of the family, and a delightful week it was to them all. And thus it was that John and Mary Bowers found "the bread cast upon the waters" returned to them "after many days." WHERE NATURE SMILES. Wonderful Vegetable Production A Land of Fat Tilings. Peru is a land of fat things. There are really so many wonderful prod ucts here that I hesitate to describe them for fear I may not be believed. "What would you think of string beans as long as your arm. We saw lots of them at the vegetable stands. They were tied up in bunches and bung upon poles. We saw potatoes as yellow hs gold. These are the papas auaaril-lttc-of Peru, which are a bright yellow when cooked. We saw sweet potatoes of many kinds, some of which were as big as the yams . of America. Then there were quantities of yucca, a tuber which grows about two feet long, and which is as big around hs a baseball club. It is not unlike the potato, but the flesh is more trans parent, waxy and jelly-like. This is one of the chief foods of Peru. We saw roasting ears at nearly every veg etable stand, and in the grain mar kets handled varieties of com which I have never seen at home. Some of the corn was as black as ink, and an other kind was of a light yellow, with grains almost as big as a Lima bean. these two varieties are so meally that make flour of them by pound- sm with a stone. They coma lClhe mountain farms; and to great liout form the food of that part of r. u We saw squashes and melons o all kind.4. Many of the vegetables $ could not understand, an J the fruits embraced those w Inch are grown in the "tropics, as ; well as ap ples, ; peaches aspd pears. The apples were not good, however, and most of the peaches we sawere of the cling stone kind. The bet fruits are the grapes, the chiremoya, which is as big as a naval orange, and vhich tastes 8 little like- ice cream; thes palta, which is eaten as a salad or aS appetizer, with vinegar, salt and jiper, and which has a flesh not unlike, that oJ of stiff butter; the blue auci white figs, which grow in all the cont val leys, and bananas of man --"Kinds and different varieties of orau'es, limes and lemons. Then thev .tve here guavas, pomgranates; tunas fruit of the cactus, and olives, w h ar pickled in such a way that wh they come to the table they are blac i j soft rather than green and solid, olives we eat. frank G. Car in Washington Star. False Imprisonment In Germany, Germany's court of appeal has drawr a fine distinction in a case of false im prisonment. A doctor's boarding j house keeper took away his only pail j of boots to prevent his leaving th house, and the doctor recovered dam ages in the lower court on the ground that he was thereby imprisoned, &t his social position forbade his appear ing in the streets barefoot. The cour of appeal has ordered a new trial pc the ground that the doctor's freedon of action was "merely limited and im peded by his landlady's act, but thai it was not imf ossible for him to mov out if he had; wished to. New Yori Sun. ) . Just a Suggestion. A Frenchman applied to a local offl vingschen, in Switzerland. Th fuWtionary, who was not a fellow o an i fgrapncai society, struggled if. " '' the"! spelling of the place'i ;f!, nnwilling to confess hi! "V'mdly added: ' 'i as lief visit sonn . : . i for 80D3I virnlen' - '-Teeth vait! name djffic'" r Vhe hV en kani lk! pentSJ Mi 1 I WOKK OF THE RED CROSS BATTLEFSELD HORRORS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOCIETY. Henri Dnnaat so Shocked by the Scene He Witnessed at Solferino That He Formed a Corpg to Work in the Cause of Humanity Some Interesting Facts, The history of the Bed Cross so ciety is but little known in the United States. , Our peace-loving people have been for so many years free from the terror of war which has continually confronted European nations that we became supremely indifferent to the emergency that at some time might arise, when we should be called upon to take care of the sailors and soldiers wounded in the defence of our coun try. It is nearly forty years since M. Henri Dunant,a native of the republic of Switzerland, witnessed the battle .f Solferino, and was a horrified ob server of the unnecessary suffering of he wounded from lack of care. Be ing greatly impressed by the sight he published a little book called "Sou venir de Solferino," and pointed out th urgent necessity of forming a corps of surgeons and nurses who could "work in the cause of humanity, re gardless of nationality, and who might be protected by a flag of neutrality, and be permitted to serve on the field of battle and aid the wounded. This little volume appealed to all who read it, and the outcome was a convention held at Geneva, - Switzerland, iu Au gust, 1861, by representatives from sixteen of the great nations of the world, who then signed a compact of stiict neutrality that assured, under certain specified regulations, a com plete protection to the members of the association when caring for the wounded on the field of battle. The flag of Switzerland is heraldically de scribed as "on a field gules, a cross argent," and the society adopted it jut of compliment to its birthplace, only reversing the colors. Today the insignia of the International com mittee is the red cross on a white Geld, and is the only military hospital flag in the civilized world which pro tects all persons from molestation who work under it or rightfully wear the emblem when performing their ser vice. The insignia is jealously guarded, and the brassards and arm lets, that are sewed on the sleeve when issued in time of war, are marked with private devices, so that both armies may be protected from spies, and that none but those en gaged in the work of helping the wounded shall be "immune." M. Gustav Moynier, president of the Society of Public Utility, was elected and still remains president of the international- committee of the Red Cross, the headquarters of which are at Geneva. " Sixty-two nations have signed the compact. In 1832, Miss Clara Barton, who had already distinguished herself by her services as a nurse during the civil war, was delegated by the president of the United States to represent her country at a congress of the Bed Cross com mittee, and she was made a member of the international board of managers when the United States government signed the international treaty. It was at Miss Barton's suggestion that n line of work was adopted by the in- ternational committee, so that each nation might pursue an occupation in tim-e of piece that would qualify it to be of service in an emergency, there by keeping its national Bed Cross association in an active state of organ ization. It was determined that the study of diseases, methods of treat ment, more particularly without tlie use of ftjcoholic stimulants, and the educji'ion of doctors and nurses should be r arsued. In the formation of the constitution of the American National Red Cross association a still wider range of activities was adopted. It was nopea mat we snouut nave no wars, but calamities and disasters were always to be apprehended, and the organization determined to pro- kle aid for such emergencies. Other TjMions, seeing the usefulness of'what hasheen called the "American amend ment' are following our example and addin' the amendment to their con stitutions. During the past seventeen years th American Bed Cross b$,s given aidYyp sufferers- in fifteen disr asters or famines, tho Russians, Ar menians andVt'nbuns Wing those who have received aid outside of our own countrymen. ' NotwithstandiYsr the fact that Miss Barton advocatedV starting hospitals during peace, no suh work has been done in America, witi the exception of one institution whibf" MIbs Barton installed and opened irk the city of New York in 1894. It Vas founded by Miss Bettina Hofker ivw th "fe of Dr. A.Monae Lesser a graduate of the Mount Sinai training bcWoI for nurses, the daughter of a geuVi'fl ft the Prussian army, and whose nV'ther and aunts had served as a?8iMnt nurses during tne JCianco-rrussu war. Tne lile ot a professional nurse is? one of constant self-sacrifice, but at least she feels that she is being re warded for her services, and that when no longer able to continue her work, ; she has been able to lay aside a small j sum, "which will be sufficient to mi-" I port her for the rest of her life. B. j wltilt trained ipurseiio general recti?,. . j a fair compensation for their services, the sisters of the Red Cross get noth ing whatever. With the danger of a war before us, noble professional nurses have come forward by hundreds, and offered their services for Red Cross work. They fully comprehend the magnitude and importance of the work that they will be called upon to perform, and undertake it quite aware that they are giving gratuitous ser vice. . But what shall be said of the , un professional women who, without training or skill, offer themselves as assistants to the Red Cross? It would seem folly to accept their services, and yet the officers of the society base their opinion on the experience gained in the Franco-Prussian war, when the princesses of Prussia and women of all degree offered their services to the ' Red Cross, and proved of inestimable assistance. . The trained nurses will have life and death in their hands, but the un trained assistants will have no less re sponsibility, for while upon one will the care of the sick devolve, on the other the protection of the healthy will fall, and in a hostile country, with unaeclimated persons, the task will be neither easy nor light. A great bat tle has been fought; the "Red Cross" is called for; bearers begin to carry in the wounded. The country is de vastated, smoking ruins show where tho homes of the inhabitants once stood; there is no shelter, there are no provisions; the wounded famish for a sip of water, which would poison them if served from the polluted streams about them. The surgeons and nurses are bending over the wounded, lendering professional aid. The unprofessional worker is now alert and calls to her aid Jher house wife's training, and looks after the comforts and wants of an emergency household. While the trained nurses have been providing themselves with bandages, lint, etc., the assistant has been loading a small cart with bread, boiled water, tea, coffee, etc., and she hurriedly follows the ambulance corps. A sheet thrown over the branch of a tree makes a shelter, fires are lighted, food is prepared, and the assistant fol lows the nurses and doctors, feeds the wounded, and gives a woman's gentle aid to the soldier. As nurses and doctors , turn exhausted from their fatiguing tasks, the improvised tent offers the shelter and food provided by the assistant. It is for this kind of work that the unprofessional women are offering themselves. Big Bird-Eat ing FrojfS. A species of bird-eating frogs in fests the swamps around Susquehanna, Penn. These huge croakers have also proved destructive to young chickens. Recently a farmer named Wainwright of Herrick had his attention called to the bird-eating propensity of this species of frog by the cries of a small bird in a nearby swamp. Thinking it had been seized by a snake, he has tened to the spot, and saw a beautiful red and green bird in the mouth of a large, greenish frog. Only the bird's head was visible, aud its cries becom ing fainter, the frog Was killed and the bird released. Its feathers were all wet and slimy, and for some days it could be distinguished in the garden by its ruffled plumage. Since then others of the same spe cies of frog have, on several occasions, been killed with young chickens half swallowed, and once a . duckling was rescued from the same fate. The frogs make a chuckling sound so nearly like that of a hen calling her chickens for food that whole "broods have been deceived and have rushed toward the swamp, where they sup posed the hen to be. . The frogs are wary, and it is difficult to find them excejt by the squeaks of distress from their victims, New York Press. Indians Not Keen Sighted. It is a deeply rooted conviction, dat ing from our boyhood's reading of Fenimore Cooper, May ue Reid, Gustav Aimard, and other authors who famili arized us with the red mau,, that the noble savage had a keenness,of vision such as no pale-face could ever reach. And now comes Dr.-Ranke of Munich, who has been submitting the eye-sight of several Indian braves to scientific examination, to upset this theory, rie comes to the conclusion : tV lener. guaru iiiey are strict, that the alleged keenness of vision of ' Ope afternoon a member of an infan the redskin is a sheer delusion. They ' tr company attempted to steal past a see no further and no more distinctly I sentry and climb the fence separating; than does the average citizen of Lon don or Berlin. But they possess the advantage of having been trained from infancy to observe with concentrated attention the objects around them, and to draw deductions rapidly from this survey for the yvavposes of war or the chase. Dr. Rauke savs that with similar life-long prytice ah European could acquire most every the same facultv. Lou Ion Ch Where Maliocanv Coii From. Mahogany, the wood of.' .e known v-tturalibts by the 7 on tei. i Mahocani. is f a coast of Hondu buy of Campeac' lkmingo also y n 13 ot a trier i in the fir? i. The form wood iaXSv''f i i THE MOVING SPIRI It was Uncle Sam as did It. Sam as raised The boys in blue unflinching where the c non nercely blazed; The boys that's ever ready when tberei duty to be done. No matter if it's on the quarter-deck or by ft gun; j Whose loyalty and courage kin outlast the! V fiercest fray; j The boys to whom the world a takin off ita; hat today. j 'Twas Uncle Sam as did the things whicb proudly w9 review, i An' his faithful sons kin trust him to be just, an' generous, too. It ain't the first time he's been out a victory; to win, And in A. D. 20,000 he kin do the same agin. ! It'll be the grand old story of men joined in j strength and will Marehin' up the path of glory, Uncle Sam a-ieaain still. -Washington Star. HUMOROUS. Zim So he laughed at your advice?" Zom Yes. My advice was to grin and bear it. Ned She has a fascinating qniver in her voice. Ted Yes, and she usa it to hold her beau. Zim Strange how people will wish for eternal youth. Zam Yes, and how . they do kick when they reach, second childhood. Watkins I told Ethel last night if she laughed again I'd kiss her. Wool ens Well, what about it? Watkina She had hysterics. Bigge I say, 'old chap, here is a check of yours. -I wish you'd just . cash it for me. Jigge Er certaiulj er will you indorse it? . ' Patient You seem very anxions to perform the operation, doctor. Doc tor Yes; it is an operation that I have never yet performed. Ada No; Priscilla will never marry unless she finds her ideal. Ida What sort of a man is her ideal? Ada. A mau who will propose. The Sire And do you think you. can make my daughter happy? Would Be Son-in-Law Confident of it, sir I I am full of faults she can nag me about. Mother If I give you this piece of cake, will you try to be a god little girl? Gladys Yes; and I will try to be gooder if you will give me two pieces. Mrs. Nagley Two-thirds of tho scolding wives are caused by your men's clubs. Mr. Nagley No, my dear. The clubs are caused by the scolding wives. Johnny had been playing around the piano and had had a fall. "What are you bawling about?" asked Bertie contemptuously. "It was the soft pedal your head hit." . ' "They tell me your wife, is a par- j ticnlarly fine housekeeper." "fix 1 ;rutiatingly so. I've seen that wom ; an sprinkle the clock with insect pow i der to get rid of the ticks." Commissioner (to civil service ap plicants for places in the custom ! house) When was the diamond duty 1 most burdensome? Bright Candidate . Just before my marriage, sir. j Arrows Hullow, old chap! Con gratulations. I -hear you have mar ried a lady with an independent for i tune. Borrows No; i"maYriefrS,for I tune with an independent lady. Mr. Bunting Young .Grimsby-is i going to marry old Miss Broadakers Mrs. Bunting (astonished) For the ; land's sake! Mr. Bunting Partly j and partly for her bank account. I Doctor (angrily) You put in some, i thing that wasn't ordered in the pre ; scription, and now the patient is quite -; well. Drug Clerk Well, then, write -! your prescriptions so they can be -read. ' Hogarth It's queer that these ar--tists sign their pictures so wretchedly that no one can read the names. Ru bens JNot so queer when you con sider what the people say about the- paintings. A . Young Bride(pouting) Here we have been married only two days, Clarence, and you're scolding me al ready. Husband I know, my dear; but just think how kng I. have beea waiting for the chance. - . He Was Going to Shoot. The Kentucky mountain troopers Sff good soldiers and obey orders to the grounds at Lexington from the mtside world. The sentry saw him, low, jowever, and ran toward the fel- louting : "Hold on, thar, pard- ner; cross that thai line or I'll hev to Them's my orders, and carry Vem out,' The and then slowly walked amp. New York World- I'm goin' man hesitaf back into 1 The Nedle i 'e Mariner's Com ' 'iirt of tlirt rn The essp compass-' bu! i " 1 It was l vcamp 1 hoVt, d theV 1