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',' 4" "" " vr Si.oo a Year, in Advance. . FOR 0I, FOR COUNTRY, AND FOR TRUTH." Single Copy, 5 Cents. VOL. XIV. PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY. JULY 24, 1903. NO. 18. ' - . " - . - 1 . ., . 1 ,,. 1 , ,. - - ' 1 AD INFINITUM. (Dr. Dempwoiff, of Berlin, announces that he has found an aquatic insect which preys upoa the anopheles mosquito. He is cultivating the creature artificially, with the expectation of destroying the mosquito and the host oi germs which inhabit its They've found the bui l- 11.. 1 a -Liiat rais wie uug That fights the bug That bites us; They've traced the germ That kills the germ That chews the genu That smites us. They know the bug That knifes the bug That stabs the bug That jabs us: They've seen the germ That hates the germ That bill's the germ That nabs us. They've chained the bug That bolts the bug That jolts the bug That bings us; They've got the germ That gulps the germ That nips the germ That stings us. iriE, Translated From the Portuguese of Anions Leandro's " Old Time Tales." By ViLLfAM S. -iOCs HERE once lived in For- m ii tl,sa!' al)0Ut two daTS' O O journey from Lisbon, a A ft miller -who had an ass, "OTf which like other asses, had very long ears, thick lips and a voice that made the whole country resound. His fare was so poor and mean that he was but a skeleton, and could no longer bear his burden. Then he was beaten every day by the miller, who tried to make him do what was beyond his .power. At last he ran away from his master, and went long and far, till he came to the foot of a mountain, so verdant and pleasing in all things, that be resolved to remain there for the .remainder of his days. He looked all around him to see if there was anything to be feared and then boldly ascended the mountain, whore at his pleasure he grazed upon the fine grass before him, thanking God that he had been delivered from the hands of the wicked and cruel tyrant of a miller and put in sweet grass up to his knees to sustain his miserable life. While he was satisfying his appetite, a proud lion approached, who marvelled greatly at the boldness of the ass in having come to feed upon the moun tain without license. And having never before seen such an animal, the lion was afraid of him and dared not pass him at first. On the other hand, the ass, seeing the lion, was so much alarmed that his hair bristled and stood up. He 110 longer dared bend his neck to eat the grass, nor even move from his place. Finally, the lion, growing confident, approached the ass and said to him: "What are you doing here, comrade? What has made you so bold as to come here? Who are you?" To whom the ass replied: "And who are you yourself that ask me this?" Then the lion, astonished at this proud reply, answered: "I am the king of all the animals." "What is your name?" demanded the .ass. - "They call me lion. And what Is your name?" The ass with restored confidence, re plied: "They who know me call me Branca lion." Then the lion said to himself: "Truly, here is something I cannot Comprehend. This person must be something more than I am." And ad dressing the ass, said: t "Brancalion, your name and words how clearly that you ought to be more powerful, robust and courageous than I am. Nevertheless, I am of the topinion that we would better prove each other." These words so puffed up the ass that lie turned his back upon the lioti, threw bis hind legs into the air and brayed very furiously to the great surprise of the lion. The evening now being at hand, the lion said to the ass: "We will repose now, brother, and to morrow morning prove our strength and skill. He who then shows himself best able to do three things which I shall propose, shall be lord of the mountain." To which the ass agreed. The morning came, and they arose fcnd went forth in company till they They hold the bug That scolds the bug That told the bug To pinch us; They chase the germ That helps the germ That cheers the germ To clinch us. They've struck the bug That slays the bug That flays the bug That sticks us; They've jailed the germ That guides the germ That taught the germ To fix us. But still these bugs Microbic thugs In spite of drugs Combat us; And still these germs Described in terms Inspiring squirms Get at us! W. D. Xesbit, in Life, irm Ldurtf. B RCE, M. D. arrived at a !eep and wild ditch. Then the lion said to the ass: "Brancalion, I am your friend, but I shall never be at rest till I know your power and skill. Do me the pleasure, I beseech you, now that the occasion presents itself, to let me see which of us can best leap this ditch." Saying this, he bounded to the other side. The ass did his best to follow him, but leaped so awkwardly that he fell upon a great log in, the middle of the ditch, where he was in great danger of death, his forefeet and head on one side, and the rest of the body on the other. The lion, noticing the perilous con dition of the ass, cried out: "What are you doing, comrade?" But the poor ass was past answering. So the lion, fearing he would die if left to hang there upon the log, de sceneded into the ditch and drew him out. The ass, finding himself out of dan ger, turned to the lion and heaped upon him all the abuse in his power. The lion, astonished at this ungrateful con duct, asked why he thus xipbraided him when he had so kindly saved his life. The ass, pretending to be angry, re plied with Insolence: "You vile and malicious creature! Do 3-ou ask me why I upbraid you? I wish you to know that you have de prived me of the greatest pleasure I ever received. You thought perhaps that I was suffering, while I was ravished with delight." "What kind of delight?" asked the lion. "It was on purpose that I landed on the log, my forefeet on one side aud my hind feet on the other, that I might balance myself, and know which is heaviest, my head or my tail." "You are indeed a cunning creature," answered the lion. "I never would have believed what I do of you, if I had not leaned by my, own observa tion. I am satisfied that you ought to be king of the mountain." . Going further on, they came to a wide and swift-flowing river. "Brancalion, my friend," said the lion, "if you are willing, we will again try our strength and dexterity in swimming this river." "I am willing," said Brancalion, "but I want to see you swim across before I do." The lion, who was a good swimmer, crossed the river In less than no time. Standing on the opposite shore, he called out: "Brancalion, what are you doing over there? Why don't you swim over? Courage! Courage! I am waiting for you." The poor ass threw himself into the water and swam to the middle of the river, where overcome by the force of the current and the waves, his head went under and he soon sank entirely out of sight. The lion knew not what to do, fearing on the one hand that the ass would drown, and on the other, that If he helped him, he might again be angry, and kill him. He finally de cided to help him, and plunged into the stream and caught him by the tail, which he pulled so long and vigorous ly that he succeeded in getting him to the bank. The ass, finding himself on land, safe from the terrible waves, put himself Into a passion as before and abused the lion. "Traitor! Wretch!" he exclaimed, "you are my evil spirit, depriving me of all that I enjoy. Ah me! When shall I again have such enjoyment?" . The lion tried lto excuse himself, saying: "Comrade, my dear friend, I was afraid you would drown in the river. That is why I drew you out. I thought I was doing you a favor instead of displeasing you." "Keep silence, I pray you," said the ass. "But tell me, if you can, what profit or pleasure you had in swimming the river?" "None," answered the lion. "See if I had none," returned the ass, shaking the water from his long ears and body. Then seeing a little fish fall at hivi feet, he exclaimed: "Do you see now, you great blockhead, what you have done? If I had only been allowed to go to the bottom of the river, I should at my ease and pleasure have taken a multitude, of those fishes. I warn you now not to interfere with me any more, if you do not wish to make me your enemy, which would not be well for you, I assure you. Whenever you think me dead or In danger of death, I wish you to leave me alone; for what seems to you death is life and happiness to me." The shades of night were now gath ering, and the lion and ass sought a place of repose. The next morning they were awake at the first dawn of light, and agreed to go hunting, the lion in one direction, the ass in another, and to meet again at a certain hour and place, when the one who had cap tured the most game, was to be king of the mountain. The lion went Into the deepest part of the forest, where he felled and ate much prey; the ass went to a farm where he saw the barn door open, and a great pile of oats on the barn floor. He entered without leave, and ate so much oats that he was ready to burst. He then repaired. to the place where he was to meet the lion and lay down. A raven flying by and seeing him lying motionless, thought he was dead, and lighting on him, picked off the grains of oats that were still sticking to his lips. Vexed with the raven, the ass struck if such a blow with one of its hoofs that it fell dead beside him. When the lion returned from his chase, he said to Brancalion: "Hear what I have taken and tell me if I am not a good hunter?" Then he told what game he had taken. "And how did you take it?" said Brancalion. The Hon told him all he had done, his arts, his ambushes and his races. The ass interrupted him: "O fool, brainless creature that you are! From morning until now you have not ceased to run, and bustle, and brush through the thickets, and chase over the mountains, to take what little you took. And I, lying here and taking my pleasure, have caught and eaten so much that I am just ready to burst, as you may easily see. And to prove to you that I am not telling idle stories. I have kept this fat bird as a morsel for you, which for the love of me, I beg you will accept." The lion thanked the ass for the bird and then went away, resolved never again to present himself before the ass. While on his way he met a wolf running at great speed. The lion stopped him with the inquiry: "Where are you going so fast, com rade wolf?" "On important business. I must be at a certain place this very hour, so don't trouble me," replied the wolf. But the lion, believing that the wolf was rushing into danger, begged him to go no farther. "Not far from her," said he. Is "Bran- i calion, a very large animal, with mon strous' ears, and a hide thick enough for a shield. His voice is like thun der; any beast would fly before It. Then he docs the most wonderful things. He is a monarch before whom all must tremble.". The wolf knew that the lion spoke of the ass, and said to him: "Don't be afraid. It Is only an ass, the most contemptible animal ever created, good for nothing but to bear burdens and blows. As for me, I have eaten in my time more than a hundred of them. Come with me. We may go safety, as I shall show you." "Go, my friend, if it seems good to you," said the lion; "for my part, I am satisfied with what I have seen." But the wolf prevailed on the lion to accompany him on condition that they should not separate from each other: and to make this sure, they tied Uiir tails together. Then they started towards the ass, who seeing them at a distance, and being afraid was just about to fly, when the lion, pointing him out to the wolf, exclaimed: "See, brother! See him . coming straight for us! Let us not wait, for he will kill us. I know his fury." The wolf burned with the desire to attack the ass. "Be quiet," he said to the lion, "bo quiet, I entreat you, and have no fear. It is only an ass." But the lion, more frightened than ever, plunged through the most tangled thickets and leaped the widest ditches. While he was breaking through a thick hedge, a thorn tore open his left eye. Such was his fright that he thought the hurt came from Brancalion; and still flying on, exclaimed to the wolf: "Didn't I tell you rightly, comrade? Run! Bun! Bun faster! He has al ready put out one of my eyes." And still flying he dragged the poor wolf against the sharp rocks, and through the most dangerous places, till the poor creature died of his bruises and other hurts. When at last the lion believed himself in safety, he said to the wolf: "Comrade, I think we may now un tie our tails; what do you say?" Hearing bo answer, he turned and saw that he was fastened to a dead body. "Ah, comrade, I told you he would kill you," he exclaimed; "but you were obstinate; you would not believe me. See what it has cost us! You have lost your life, and I. my left eye." Then, untying himself, he abandoned the dead wolf and went to hide him self in dense and dark caverns, leaving the ass possessor of the mountain, from whence it has come that the ass dwells among the haunts of men, and the lion in savage and uninhabited places. But men. as. well as lions, are some times deceived and over-reached by false pretensions. Waverley Magazine. United States Topographic Survey. The United States Geological Survey is diligently prosecuting its topographi cal survey of the United States. Be sides the topographic sheets, there are sheets for land classification, geology, etc. , The atlas sheets are sixteen and a half by twenty inches, engraved on copper and printed in three colors. The cultural features such as roads, rail ways, cities, etc., as well as all letter ings, are black, all water features are blue, and the hill features are shown by brown contours. The sheets can be bought for five cents, or in quantities for two cents per sheet. During the last fiscal year, 33.123 square miles were surveyed in thirty-two States and Territories, 12,407 miles of levels were run. 1338 permanent bench-marks es tablished, etc. In Alaska GoOO square miles were mapped. Up to the present time, S0CJ,S47 square miles of the area of the United States have been , sur veyedabout twenty-nine per cent, of its surface. Lawyers Fees. There was a time when lawyers gowns had pockets in the back. In which a client could deposit an "hon orarium" without giving a sordid, mer cantile character to his relations with his counsel. But ex-Judge Forter says the law isn't what it was even fifty years ago, and "has passed the days of the honorarium. Lawyers are sim ply the paid employes of their clients." One of the evidence of the change Is that the Law Association is urging a bill to protect lawyers against the loss of contingent fees by settlement of cases out of court. Contingent fees were unprofessional once. It will also be noticed as a change that it is now necessary to protect lawyers from their clients. Philadelphia Ticcord. China' Way. At the beginning of China's late war with Japan, the Chmcse Government applied the screws aud made a loan of wealthy merchants. After the first year interest was paid on this loan; then it ceased and now the lenders have been asked to accept mandarin buttons, peacock feathers and other decorations In exchange for the obliga tions. An Unclaimed Country. Spitsbergen is one of the few coun tries as yet unclaimed by any nation. Anyone may dig the coal found in the cliffs there. if. If we could only deceive others as easily as we deceive ourselves, what great reputations we would have! Judjje. -k A HAUNTED HOUSE. How This Particular One Got Its Reputation. "It is curious what an appetite peo ple have for things smacking of the mysterious and gruesome," said a Washington man to a Star reporter the other day. "There 13 a whole lot of superstition in this world, even among educated people, and It Is amazing how readily pepole accept unfounded reports of the mysterious sort, as though they were determined facts. "An illustration of this tendency to believe remarkable tales came to my notice recently with regard to. a cer tain house in Washington which was said to be haunted," continued The Star's informant. "Two young men were strolling along the street one evening some time ago with two young ladies. The conversation had turned upon haunted houses, and several tales of frightful mystery had been re lated. Before the party of four reached the homes of the young ladles they passed a small house which was al most obscured by vines. It wa3 a' rather gloomy looking place, especially at night, and was inhabited by an old couple who lived quietly and peace fully, unmindful of the turmoil of the out side world. . "One of the young men noticed the house and jokingly remarked that it wa-i said to be haunted. The other young man. took up the story, and re lated a few imaginary incidents which had occurred there in days gone by. The young ladies evidently were inf pressed, and not long afterward other residents of the neighborhood knew the story concocted by the young man with the elastic imagination. At first, according to the tale only one per son had been killed In the house In a mysterious manner, but in a few weeks several men, women and chil dren had met death there in the most awe-inspiring manner. Strange noises, shrieks and pleading crie3 were fre quently heard in the little vine-covered cottage during the 'spookey hours of the night, and up to a few days ago tha story of the haunted house, which had been first started in a spirit of fun and without any foundation of truth whatever, was a horrible tale, reeking with bloody and gruesome mysteries. It came back to the young men a few days ago, and they laughed heartily over the affair, and then told how the story was started. But it is likely that the resi dents of the neighborhood who have hsard the story will always be in clined to look askance at the modest little dwelling, and will always asso ciate it with the other buildings ill Washington which are supposed to be haunted." Washington Star. The Imperilled Big Trees, Since the State of California and the United States are both too poor to save the giant sequoias of the Cala veras grove, the people who wish to avert the crime of cutting down those mighty comrades of the mountains are turning to the last resort the benevolent millionaire. Is there not in this land of billion-dollar trusts and more or less digested securities the sum of $125,000 of free capital avail able to keep from the lumber mill the wonderful trees that were towering in their vigorous maturity when the infant Romulus wa3 wading among the reeds of the Tiber? The big trees of California are like the surviving buffalo they are so few that every one i3 numbered. They have no mates in all the world. They inhabit a little' strip along the foot hills of the Sierras, and there some of them have lived for 530 00 years. They were old when the ruined castle3 of the Rhine, the palaces of Rome and the temples of Greece were new. If we should allow them to be deliberate ly destroyed now, in the full glory of their venerable life, for the lack of a wretched $125,000, we should de serve the European taunt that we are a people without sentiment. New York World. A Former North Carolina Company. It Is a pleasure to note the suc cess of the Bobbitt Chemical Company formerly of this State but now of Bal time, Md., manufacturers of Rheuma cide, which is said to be a very su perior remedy for rheumatism and other blood diseases. This company has grown from a small beginning un til it i3 now one of the most extensive advertisers in the United States, us ing newspapers and other methods, alto.