North Carolina Newspapers

f. - ) V .'I BABY HAS CONE TO SCHOOU THe toahf hfta trov n whl: ab mi' . What will tb mother do. With oevttr u call to button or rAo. I Or t tea Utile HtKwf v How ran niu k . lii-rsi-lf liuiiy ail (iy With the litrh "liirMeriiiu Ihin" awa,-t Aoottif i ttaxUcl to lill itn lunch. Auotlu-r -'kikmJ toy" lo way; And the iimtlnr Ktiuuls at tlit 1nm to . ,-!; Her Imliy marvU away; 1 AnJ tunm with a Kieli that Is half relk't. , Aim! half a tiring akia u grief " SherMnUn. n possible futuiv t:-.orn. When the c-hil!ivn onu liy ocio Will ko from lhe.fr home out into the world, To battle with life tUomi And not even the liahy Im left to eheer The itewiliiw Inmie of thai future year She piekst up (f:irmeuu here and there. Thrown down in rarvlisM ha-sto, And trie in liiinW how it w.ji;lJ seem " If D:t hiiij; were dislaoeil: If tile Iioui-h were always us still iim this. . How o Ml I.I kIih Ijear the loiieliiiessT . The i'tuiKhUTM of Ameriea. HE WoJrWcTPAUTXKIiS. ; Vai ved from cypress wood renjaineil "No. my dear; I u ilJ not hear of any- ! aandinp for COO years. In Turkish oeme thing of fiie kind. You shouldn't expert i teries it is a rulo to plant a tree of this it. -Why. you would ruin your whole future."" v 'Hut, papa, you have told me that Mr Minot was on- of the hest men yon ever had in your hank." "So 1 have, my dear; w 1 have; hut what of that? lie's only a clerk." "But a man of his character and intel ligence is Mire to make his way in the world, papa." "Now, jM t. don't worry me. I have given you my answer. You must not think of ever rnarrving Henry Minot. Think of something else." Thomas Ames was a self Kiifiieieut j man who had conducted a prosperous j hanking husiness for a great many years. lie inherited wealth and social osition. ' and he irized the latter an much as he did the former. lie was a man of very positive opinions, aristocratic in his man- j nersand Komewhat dictatorial, of rourse. j He liad found llenry Minot, a youn.i; i man of btudious, economical habits, thoroughly conversant with every de tail of the hanking husiiu-ss, a natural financier, and withal unassuming and becomingly deferential to the grand bunker who had taken him into his em ploy when he had sought everywhere tine in vain. He had lieui in the hank hut a hhort j time before Mr. Ames noticed his iidelity j and thoroughness. He had leen ad- vanced from the )oMiioii of messenger j to that of a clerk, and he was working ' earntsily fr higher promotion. j He h.ul lirst seen I he banker's dauli ' ter at I he bank He had not spoLeu her then, hut ulieuever bhe cauu; to the . hank h li.nl j.;aed ;:t her from alar, : thoroughly infatuated with her beauty. ' ler vivacity and hi't cordial manners. ' How they became acquainted it. mat- i ters not to ti II. They had U'cuiue e.oo.l ! friends i:nd 1 1 o banker knew it. lull did not think anything would come ,f it. ! Ho.trUhteil the yoim ; man implicitly, j He diil not 1 t I i e hi . uau;j,'itrr w 1, 1 i ever regard his attentions in any oilier j light than as a com eiiience. i Shortly after tlte eon verbal i m recorded j in the opening iTf ibis oiv Mr. Ai.ie.-. , called Mr. Minot into bis private oiiiee i and aid, with loftv dignity: j "Mr. Miliot. v.'U have b.traved un conlidellee. " i "How's thai . sir?" 'Why, you have been peakin; to inv daughter in a way that I did not Mippo.-.e 1 you would." "How's that, sir?" -Nlo on have been talking nonsense to her." "WhutMorl of in air.eiise. sir?" "Iive nonsense." "Ytui are mistaken, sir. 1 have never uttered a word of love to voiir daugh ter." Mr. Ames looked at Mr Minot in amazement. "Do you mean. sir. that you do not love Miss Ames?" "I do not mean anything of the kind." "What do you mean, then?" "I mean that I have never uttered a word of love to Miss Ames." "I have been misinformed, sir. You may retire," said Mr. Ames with hau teur. Mr. Minot confined himself more than ever to his duties in tho hank. He pur posely avoided meeting Miss Ames any where. No oui: could perceive that he entertained any other feeling than ex alted reKpect for the voting lady who had buitors by the wore. Five months passed away. Mr. Ames looked worried beyond measure. He vu.? pressed for read money. Some, of his ventures had iieen terribly disastrous, lie was strnininjevcry nerve on a tight money market to tide over. There was withal a leak somewhere which besought iu vain to locate. He was in hi.; ( : i . ate oflice one day, leaning bai l: ;a a chair, with his hands locked above J; head, thoroughly per plexed. Mi- Henry Mi. lot entered the charmed prccict-. unannounced and locked the door upon him. .Mr. Ames turn, d c;son hi:n t-.harply and irritably ttc'aimed: " To what am I indebted for the honor of f.hij intrusion. Mr. Minot?" "To your intciosi.sir'tsiid Mr Minot, w ith cool dcliUiratioii. "I think I am- able to look after my fnterot. sir!" said Mr. Ames "I know you art1, but you al.so pay me 'o help you look al ter it." "You misunderstand you position. ir!" "That depends." Kid Mr. Minot. ''SupjKiso there was a leakage in (he bank ami that 1 had discovered it, would you expect me to keep my mouth hhut?" "1 (should not, certainly." Mr. Jlinot then ep! ii,icd to Mr. Ames that iie had di..Mu ieil many lal..e en tries in the Ihh.L.;, and had i raced them back for a number of years, -i'he cashier had been systematically robbing the bank, and in the past three months be had grown dangerously rei i.levs Mr. Ames looked at Mr. Mima in stu peiied astonishment. 'There are rumors living almul the t'trett that thi' Ames b.ihk is in a I a I way," fuxul Mr. Minut. "1 am son to hcai: it. " "Youtik man," pJiid Mr. Ames, "1 am Handing on a M ink. My I .el - t.la.- tlona and the dishonesty of m v c :e hi. r have placed uiy .maim in a di :-ci ai posture. The uioiiey ma r!:" :.. tighter lhau 1 aver knew it to be U .. re; I have out more p.qier than 1 can rede. in. You will have to .seek another sii nation soon 1 bhall have to Mls.elld hlr.iues." "HOW milch do you ICplile to tide over?" asked the clerk. "What matters it?" asked Mr. Ames. . "I Uiay In able to help you." said the clerk. "You! How can you help me?" said the bunker in a pitying voice. "1 have wiiiie money. I am not a pau per. My uncle died t.u ihodiIis ago and left me the bulk of his fortune. 1 can advance you any money you may need to meet your obligation and lace your business on a wi'uih foundation again." When Air. Ames had recovered from lhe shock caused by Mr. Minot's disclos mxeand the magnanimity he displayed, the difh'cultit-H of the busiuesM were llior ougliiy diM-usiMii. -The business was Aiadly tagje., but Mr. iliuot thought he xxuld Hitraigbteu it tuL r . When li Ment i Mime that afti'rnoon ilhis Amen wan surprised at the cheerfui ' ; .nettJ of her father, y "My driar. Mr. Mioot will tak tea with u lo.ia.r." "lndee.1!" Tlie oonfiislon of Mis Amea 7 your clerks with an invitation to tea." "Jly dear. Mr. Minot is my partner." When tea was over and the trio had adjourned to the 'mrlor. Miss Ames said, in au aside: "Papa, may Mr. Minot l my partner, too?" "Of course. -my dear. lie is one of the firm so are you my partner and your partner, you know." and the happy oM j iinancier laughed merrily at his own wit. , l0 1 LJUl " v,-.v -- ( corner. New, Yuri.- Pvunjiu The Cypres Tree. A cypress tree in Somma, Ixnubardy, is said to havu been standing since tlic tir.it' of Julius Causar. Najoloon, in mak ing a road over the Simplon, deviated from a straiat line that in might not l a ildiged to rut it down. Cypress wood U very enduring, and for tli i.-; reason, no .loiil-t. it wan used f.r mummy eases ar.d : Ui'ues. Pliny tells ns a statin of Junker j variety at every interment, t'ypanissas. ; lieaiitiful youth, was transformed into a cypress by Apollo that he nnht grievu all the time. The cypress is an emblem of mourning. V'ick'K Magazine. The Nicaragua Canal. The act of congress incorporating tltis enterprise promises to have an important hearing on the interests of the Threi Americas The association ,o which a name has thus Iteen given is called the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua. The company had already obtained all concessions from Nicaragua and I'osta liica They only nettled the United States to give them a lejral status The hill which has passed congress makes the United States in no u ay m cuniarily liable for ex enses inciirreii l the company This was expressly slipu lateil. The url ol iiicoI'hi at Ion was granted on condition that work on the canal should le hegun in gKd faith within three years al ter the parage of the hill. The headquarters of the company will be New York city, and their charter calls for capital stock to the amount of 1 00.000.000, with the privilege., I increan ing it to twice that sum The climated cost of the work is .something ovei sixty six millions The Nicaragua canal, as projected. takes the route across through Lake Nicar;!Lrua Ilie i.-t Ii in nx ; Thus the : t waters of that lake can lie utiii.td The i canal will begin on the Atlantic r i.ie at ! the mouth of the San Juan river near ! (Ireytown, which is called hv the nativiu j San Juan del Norte Thence the canal will take a general course up the San ! Juan river to Iike Nicaragua It will i cross the southern end of the lakelroin ; east to west. Thence a path w ill be cut j from the lake to the lY.cilic oi can to (be j port of Konseca. I The total length of the canal will I lyi miles, liy the route propose. I sixty- ' two miles of t his distance iau-4 be cut through the land The chief ditlerenee in tli.' c; n-Ti ;k : inn i if thisand the I'anama t jirijposcd1 to l.e an nee: whilt; the Nicaragua w loc ks and lifts. The (Completion of the u: I ... Il:at t!:at i a level canal ! i !, v. iii employ j i i 'ar eziia cae.al i will open to northern enterprise a icLoii of unparalleled richu. l.o 1:1 mil ral tier the and agricultural producis The granteil b- congress provides that directors of this intcroceanic pany Khali l-e titi.t-ns of States in of Nic:;ra--,u:i. A them must be citizen.- ;Ui.i canal coui t!i" t'mted majority of i .1, n;s ol the United States ll Ihecan:.! I.-. I i ; .!lg lit to successl ui coinplcl ion . us advai es ! to this country. m t S t peace and v,.i can hardlv be estimated The ('ont-cs-otial ldii;-:"i.-v In tlie eon ;re,-io:i; I libiary at Wa-lt-ingtoti thi ii' are ('. '. ouu l ooks and Jn.i. Odi) pamphli ts Many ol tliem are p;a ked in vaults and boe.s. w h, re tiny are prac tically inaccessible to lhe ,il.c ( me branch of the- library is t he duplicate de partment The ti I ", 1 1 ; n is permuted to exchange books id winch he his dupli cates for others of which he has no copy Yet the duplicate space has been Mi out grown that tlie books have had to le carried (low n stairs and packed ..way in a basement room Tomc.ion tome, have Uen piled upon them, till it i- no longer iossible to reach man v ol them iVi-soiia wishing to exchange books can only de Osit their v olumes. j;cl i i. . iln arian'H check for value received. ; : I I eep it til) fhe new library is lini-hcd That will have ii'coiumodat io:in forth., duplicate department At present then room in thcct-tuhli- is no i,ev. . leading au nt There ale no lor students or be? elToits of Mr UOM'l writer con vi-ni Willi 'lie, the SjKilI'ord and his assistariis !)cj are not enough ::ltendant to prouip:!-. aeconi in. xlate visitors i'li.- snoph ,: loivigu Ujoks is very i I. v ( i.. i . i h :t o many of the large li'.ii.o ic . i.i llic countrv iH-ing superioi- ( 'o, .! s ol A i rica; i 1 ooks are rei II i red b I (o be m n! I. to the 'i iiigressioiia I I ii I 1 1 . tions of mone it; ii I I , ' i publishers '. pprojiria- li con- II books. gre.-M foi t he pur, h t I l and congress 1 -s , -. i i 1 1 I lie direct i ii: ol c v : ; . . American l-m!.-; auo p.. illg in by t!ie dozen !. already re i n- msl ,- . , , , . , t alcoves Meant mie coi:; ,1 years scj-en. lv h ..-. . i : adopt the loni noli, . ; , million plan I. a tin .,. t en in ie colll- iv, i.i the a ol ihe i-'i i wo i a wij) 'he si ikling. Tlie H l 111 lilt I. I, I ol ( la ir not inoie Hi tn :;, i. .. . . nativ es are an ere. i : , , rai . v. i:!i straiul.t i . .. .. I' relich coiiiiiiaiidei i ,. , cov ercd t he islands na n I lands The I .'A ll I he : dis- "up .savigaiors isi.m is i rom i;, dis played by lhe (H-ople in ban !!1. iheir canoes and (mats The Sai.i.i n .M-re long ago converted lo 'hi i-.i i . ol but in case uf volcanic eruptions . Inch still recur at intervals, they are rathei in ( lined to lapse into the' worship ol their ancient earthquake ginl The I'eimsyl vania Railroad company has iniHii led ad English locomotive en giue for trial It has driving wheels tax .and a half feet m ilia .teter Jt is built on the coiii)ouiid s, siem having iw hl'Ah I ressuic and one low prtsure cylinder j "he 1 lanu made lor it is that it can be run wit!,, jn';ly ID per cent less fuel than American t agim c.an The Free School of Mecbaiiical Tradi was the iiionuineiit the l.itt- isaititi Will iamson, of I'biladelphia. left o himself. A. J Hrexel is founding a sim.l ir insti tution foi girls These frade schools are becoming very numerous They protn iae lo revolutionise the old v.t uf ap prenUi.eshiu THIS FLAG AND ITS MAKER. CAPT. SAMUEL CHESTER REIO, OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. lie Was the Mini Who Cave t Slur and Stripes the Clinrurter Tliey Finally Aa minirii, hikI Here You May Head of Him and His Work. Capt. Samuel Chester Moid, of New York , II and tier lady assistants made the first one. As is well knmvii, the original flag adopted at the formation of the government dinered somewhat in the arrangement of colors from tha one now in use, and congress, having no ndi-quafe idea of the rapid increase of states, prov ideif for a new stripe in the flag for each, new Ktate. The admission of Indiana, in lSIiJ. Iiroiiglit thenimiiM'r up to nineten. and the display of so many stries evidently marred the symmetry of the (lag. so. on the 4th of April. IMS. President Moanm ap proved the act f cniKi'f lixingthe muiilitir of fit ri pes at thirt.va. for the original states, and a star foi each of all the stales, the whole forming u large star in a nlue fie!d. At 2 p. in. of April l:;, hl this Ha-, niaile by Mrs. Rei I. tln lirst u-.p laved over the hall of the house of repronta;ives. C'oiignv-saian Peter II. Wendover. of New York, wa- cliairiieui of the Ik. use committee charged with the duty of desinin the new lag, and as such coiiMilted Cait. Pa-id, then It the height of his fame as a naval otlk-er; ".he captain natiirallv ti.fiiight of a Hag most suitabk- f-.n- naval dipiy, and all who s- tike fcitars and StriM-r. si reaming t rom t he mast of an Aniericaa hi inul admit tbat Ids con cept iou was pn -feet, liodrew the plan of the flag exactly as it is, and Mr Wendover was So pleased n i! h it that he coriiiiiisMoiicd Capt. Re id to have one made in New York. Mrs. Reid idaughter of Capt Nathan Jennings, of Connecticut, who sol ved through the entire, revolution) nt once called in her most deft tiiigereil lady fri.-nd and in a few days the lovely silk uaiiiiei wa.s on it.-, way to Wa.h ingtou. It reached there April 1:5, and was. sis afore said, immediately unfurled over the repre sentatives' end ol the Capitol. In his letter of that date acknowledging the receipt of the flag Congrer-sman Wt ndover said: "Mr. Clay, the speaker, says it is wrong that there should be do cliarge in your tan tor the making of the flag. If pay for that will tie acceptable, ou being informed 1 will priH-uro it." Of course tho rev'v lutionary daughter and her hel-rs do dined all wty. Samuel Chester Ruid was IhuIi in N,,-ii-li. C.m.ii. i.i l.s:!. and died i i New Y o r I. c 1 1 ' Jan. "S. Im;i. onlv cai-t. a c. iu:i; three years niter being retired from the naval j service. He had sei v.-d in the navy all las active life, had borne an honorable part in ; many battli-s. .m l had won what was j ilia.s the most extra. : dmary naval victory of tlie war, uil tilings considered. (in llte 'Ji'.lh of SeptonilHT. JMt. the Amer ican brig Gen. Armstrong, of -J-)i'. t n.s. n ter.-d lhe harU.r of Kaval. in the A, i .-s. aa.J was caught there by the I5riti.-!i Plaiitaca.-t. of 71 tuns, the Kola, of ;;s guns, und tin bri Carnation, of lgims. As the comuio dore, iu coiiuiiaud of lie- first, mid tlie lli. t. di' iiisl to tal.e the American vessel wi:t.out in.j'.i! iiiii i' it for ii tin us uir t. In- sent liriaisi boats for t he pui kis!, u. .t e ; t in that the Yanl;e. would be rash en .u.h to r. sist He did. however, mid repaid d tia boats with coiisiderittile loss. That night, the sky U-nig ohstr and th. 111. .on h. lull, lhe liritisli cou.inodole ! 1 1 toiiitevii barge-, and htiuicLs, coiiiamie kM p;. i..-d .idieers and men. w ith full sii..! swivels, carron.-i-les, blmiderbussis i.i.l -i.!r. sriiis. Capt. laid had but nieetv liii i-is hlid III. II but l.e had Ih.. advantage . ! the brig's deck and eoncentl-lTloii of (orce Min n tin- r.titish tried to Imard. The r-siii was a '.at 1 1.- of extraordinary bevel it y an I . Icsk i .i ti.n gun aiel again bouidiug parti-: (I i Oil 1 'i reach -.1 thy di-ck of the brigand U.'le h,-.'i-: oil ilie kisses Oil li.t'l si. i.-s . . ; . . I . , i ,i h- !C:n-. iii I h it I.H v, s, mil t t c ip!.r.t t la-t. '..pt la ia .'sehai.g-,! a ! .-. s,,,is wiiu tin- ;rilisi i,. -st d., . then l.r. .! Ins guns I !,r. .e-j h I lie Imll.nii of his ow n v. s-. I, and as it U ;.oi t. . sick he find his im a liiiayed over mid s.vaai a -I. (. Tho g1'- ern- r of l-'.-iyal had t he li in eliead of the "iJi-u. Arc. strong" la big i.itu' ..I the general han s,!l, placed ovel I he Ii, : ! ll gate i I tllu low Ii. tm 1 I he jH-ople. snp, .sm; it to ie Ihe image oi :i le w American s.;mt. calkHl it "'A Saio.. Am- n "inn. " and . rossi d theniseh i-silevoutiy as t :a v isr-d inidi-r it. Sonic Gold lincs. -Much dolllil is ex pressed aiMint the al leged richness of the gold mines in San ta Clara. Iower California Cold ha Ih'cii known to Ik; there in small quanti ties for many years Hut the new fever is said to hayo.' been worked up arti ficially by a real estate company anxious to disose of its lands. At any rate it is afe to wait a few days lie fore starting there afoot. There is, however, a relia ble gold held unknown richness that lK;ople in the United States know very little at tout. That is the gold mines of the Transvaal Republic, in South Africa The shares of these mines are the prin cipal ones with which sxcu!ators on the Ijondon Stock Exchange will have any thing to do. The Transvaal is the Hutch republic of South Africa. It was settled by Hol landers, originally, and their descend ants are the present population. The pioneers settled uxin lands claimed by England, and fought with that country for their independenc. and gained it. Their characteristics are shown ii; Rider Haggard's stories, and also in that re markable work of fiction called "The Story of an African Farm."' The Transvaal gold mines yielded mod erately at first, then gradually more and more, until they are now the third greatest gold field in the world. Their future none can predict. Their product was three-fourths of a uiillioi) dollars in 18S0. It has doubled and quadrupled since then, until the estimate for this year is yia.UOO.Odil Tim Tran vaal is a verv rich .nuhbe A Mii'cuil Ollt-i. One day as I wasstandingon the shore of CranU-rry bog xind 1 saw a large flock of ducks near the middleof the pond itiid soon after discovered three otters Lu front of ne, but not near enough to shoot. While watching the maneuvers of the j otters (hey started down 1 ho pond in a straight line for the ducks, lhe old leader st ruck out lively, leuv ing his mates far behind, und as he healed the ducks he dived and presently 1 saw one of the ducks disapMar beneath the surface sifter a considerable struggle, the remainder of the flock "rising and flying away in great commotion. The otter had gone under the flock and selected a certain duck and pulled him under. A few minutes later the otter made his nppeantnee near the south shore of the pond wjth theduckin bii mouth. Forest mail . .-" Women may now vote for and hold Lheoilieeof school inspector in Michigan. Our exports of breadstuff's from July SObMsirch this year fell lieluw last yesjr hy $10,000,000. Ladies, don't wesjjT fosprey plumes in your hats. The plume grows only on the parent birds at nesting time, A bird must be killed for each little plume, and its young are left to perish At this rate the Graceful Florida osurev will soon be 1 Women Clubs. . Tlie recent meeting In New York city of aeleftates from all the women's clubs In the Union was an interesting occasion to those concerned. . Tho delegates came together on the invitation of Sorosis. the women's club of New York. Sorosis celebrated its twenty-lirst anniversary this March, and invited the others to participate in the festivities. The New York club, founded twenty one years ago. was tho first organization of the kind among women iu America. There are now in the United States a little over lOOcluiwof ladies. Forty of these sent delegates to the Sorosis an niversary Steps have been taken to form a federation of kuc.1i associations, with general officers The delegates were from every section of the Union, hut principally from New England and the northwest. Massacnu setts leads in the number of its clubs. Michigan and ('dorado have a goodly numler also. So has Indiana, the state which added processions of ladies to the varied entertainments of the last politi cal campaign. And one delegate was present from Fargo, in far olf Dakota. Most of the women who are known in literature and the professions belong to some of these feminine societies. The socia I idea is of course a central one. But to this most of the clubs add Ixmevolent work and studies for self culture. The Next President. The question of who will lo the next president is usajally the most interesting puzzle in the minds of the Ameri can people. Our president is scarcely elected lie fore the public mind turns na turally to the problem of who will next draw the capital prize in tho lottery of politics. Will Harrison succeed himself, or will some other Republican prove more (xipular? Has Cleveland lost his chances, or is Hill the rising star? Or will some man now unknown como to the front? No other question than the presidency gives such scope for our na tional habit of guessing and weighing probabilities Those who ai:n to guos inieliigi i;t!v, and more especially tho.- v, !io aspire to draw the glittering pri.e. would do wi ll to bear in mind the be t that the presi dency has Usually been awarded tol ie man who lut-s the prestige if a i.eeut victory in war or ib!i s (Jrant was the m.-vil ibh- ii'.n.ii . " of the Republican pari v ;n 1"-'! : ! i-:ni-'' of his war record. Have- uas iiomi.-i.i'c.l in 1Si(i ln'caiLsi- of Ins v i. toj-v me e. i. i Allen in the ine.noraide contest f..r the gov i ria l I ,ip oi O.;: i in I T"i ' ;t ah! had tho p.e. i..g of :: : -. ! ...I- t-rship of She house of representatives j and of his riven t election to the senate ; from Ohio, and Harrison the stn ngth of ', a iopidar majority o.eicouieonl, b. the j pie lolls gel-rymaJlUelUlc of his stale Hi i tin- contest for luu own succession t . tin- , senate i:i ISSo. Tildea wa-i !io;iiiuu.'.cl on t!i. ..ft h ; of Iils pre-.iouj victory in New ..rk: Jl:uici,':i for iiisivgvi. d at v i : t ;. si.org, and Clev eland L.':.;isj of the t m ria ais ; majority by vvhicli h.. was i ht-ti-d gov- 5 eriior of N-vv ork over Fi.lger. r New Yoi 1; will elect he. guv.'iia.r in NovcmLier, lt'3l. one year be tore the next , presidential election. V hdc the imei- pei ted is likely to liapj 11 ill Kl.tl'.s Ha 1 in all other huiuanaiiaiis.it mil fair loi'auy that the man wiio is iect.- l g.-.--t-ruor of New York in li'Jl v. ill statiil a icuiai kalay good chaiico of b.-mg noini nated t-y hu partv for the pie-i ! n. y in Is''',' This fact us well uuieistood by tlie politicians of tho Empire state, and every aspirant for the governorship looks iu hi.T day dreams beyond the exn utive uiaiisiou at Albany to tho ok j oi taJs of the W into liouse at YVashingtoii. Ithiinl Ol;ilii;i. ilie bjiHi-i oiTiii. e is a n. . va: tie tsvvcet orange obt..ine. le. cui!i and apM-ars liiM to ha.e U-cn ra the Spanish gaid- nei s in the I'lc Islands, from the capital or w In, niia it . lo-elhcr with the ivtil cigars, formed at one time one t v 1 . all- e -! I in. id.., .1 1 f the chief altii it s of '.export ll lis first ;q, pearahi e in Europe it excited a (Miidiii r able sensa! ion. and in the last centurv very high prices w ere demanded for the trees which imre the wonderful fruit. None, however, now come to us from Manila, our supply U ing del i cl aba. entirely Ijjnin .Maita. where gr.-;u piius and attention are bestowed upon then cultivation It was bra long time mi;.-Ms-d. and indeed the idea is not .-t quite et inct . 1 bat blood oranges v., ;. produced by 1 he'g raft iua of the or.oe c with I hi- pome-ranate; bill the re i-.ii"! the slighted ( 'hambcr eiiudatlou Journa1 t. Sh.'s belief. The most i.npnrtant evi nt intent. tional witerest now is tin.- ;sit ol 'he Americiiii liasehull Ixiys to dnat liii tain. i A beautiful New Orleans girl has dis- covered that an unfailing way to down .a "masher" in a street car is to gaze ; persistently at his feet. President Harrison says he has found that the best way to shake hands is to take hold first ami not Je.1 t,ie other fel low get the grip on hitu. Right Rev. F. 1). Huntington. Episco pal bishop of central New York, declares that the commercial and business ten dencies of the age are destroying the spirituality of the churches ! Ninety years old Simon Cameron. g.i as a lark, and with intellectual faculties in perfect trim, says the way io preserve , youth is to associate with young people and keep going. It is really not so mauv rears since this frisky old boy was the victim of a breach of promise suit March 17. 1780, (i en. ()e..,ge Washing ton ordered St. Patrick's day to lie filiy celebrated in his army. Part of thedi i'jsion orders was as follow s; "The com piandjtfg officer desires that the celebra tion of the d;iy should nqt pass by with out a little rum issued to the troops.'' The debate in the Canadian parliament on commercial union w.ith the United States brought out some remarkable speeches. The question of political union was freely discussed. Mr. Charlton ssiid that the idea of Anglo-Saxon unity was a magnificent dream, but he believed it vas destined to bo a reality, and that when it was would best realize the hopes of huruanitF Tlie office hunters nave j-oi even with the congressmen at last. Honorable member can no more make the excuse that owing to the bad mail delivery their constituents' little applications never reached them. The constituent who jrs an .oftice now registers his letter The congressman lutist j-epefyt for it and in due time lhe little red card'o:me back to the writer. Then he knows his letter got there. Senator (juay recently received fiftv suc.b itt mo tin CHANGES IN THE FLAG. TWO BITS OF LAW ON AN INTER ESTING SUCJtTCT. Thtrtefii FlugH ut the Start- -Jtjl'.ei- 'rad ually ttetl ucetl liy lStf Tin re Wei Tio Many Staten to Have a S '.trif ' -tjl Kactu At the beginning all was chaos in the flag business of the Ilevolution. Each colony used its own flag till the regular armies were formed; then special army flags were used, and by and by a sort of , uniformity became apparent. Finally, after much discussion, the continental congress on the 14th of June, 1777. passed this resolution: Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen L'uiud States be thiitoen stripes, alternate re. land white that tho mi ion be thirteen stars, white, in a blue field, represeiiiing a new constellation This was confirmed by the first con gress under the constitution, but the ad mission into the Union, after the estab lishment of the present government, of Yerinuut and Kentucky as new states causeMho number of stars and stripes to be increased to fifteen each, and the subsequent addition of five other states led to the following enactment, which ia yet in force, approved on the 4th of April, 118: A.n act to establish the llau of tlie I'nited States lie it eti:.cted by the senate and house of r,-re-sentatives of the CuiteU States of America in cou gress asst mhk d, That from aud after the 4th day of July next tlie flag of the United Btates be t.'.ir leen hori.jrital strii-s, alternate red and white: that the union I twenty stars, hite in a blue ii.-ld. ;.-. g And be it further enacted. That on (lie Admission of every new state into the Union one star be added lo the union of the Hag; and that ste h audition .shall take effect on the 4th day of Ju':y lin n next succeeding such admission. So then- really isn't much law on the subject, and if you want to use a (lag with only the original thirteen stars on it, no one's patriotic feelings will le hurt. And whenever an American sees this glorious ensign of his country, thehti ipe-i lecail to his mind the birth of the repub lic, with the events that surrounded it: the stars siiggot its wonderful develop iin iit in size, in resources and in jiowcr: and, in homage to the national grandeur and proo'ciive authority which it repre s. ids. u lu rev er he beholds it whether iu midoe. an floating at the head of a passing sjuji. or waved alott lit tlie streets of foreign lands he lifts his liat tu it v ith a patriotic feeling of filial love and pride. A FRENCH "FOURTH." It lla'cl ;i ti, l'- Olebr-.ittMl on the llih of July. i iie I i u." v.-.'is caiuuriii ijVtiie h ;.!.) d Can-. .hi!. 11. ly; so that is liete in I ranee, and a t.i.n v of it. The stones . I t la liscci'ati d to the ser . ice la 'oncorde. one ol lia IK . lia lav thev mak I'.a i lie . . If e of t he 'i ,nt l 1110-t 110! . d i .rid-, site of Ui.' I'.astil . of tie- s me. Tn, is in w mat ked bv t be lofty t 'oj :. m 11 of J 11 i y , mi w h so sum mil stands t i.- l tided liguro of LiU rt . I- 11 -ing a toi s ii 1 . one hand and in the ot her a l.iok. n chain. It is not strange that the French re t.m.iie li.e scl.-cted t he na uicra! da v I :!i-- t.iKii.g of the I'.a.-l:!.- for its n a !!.., .' I I'. ill" ll;iV I'lill. i ..live W It I) the t! fc l:i n'. 1 hi S- 1' 1 1 1. 1 ni Id id-e -. iild h, that ! ,1. lie- n .card- n . dark!!- s . 1 1 . m tic l l.01i. . IhoU-.ii. t. ai..: : '.Midel.s- .4 1 . -i ; j . : i:.e Idol the ol" of lie.uo'lU i!l,'s is aid tie W it ! I lit. like a raiics v lend leil.-et ion., 1 i , m tin 1 ' i ! v . pi.anis ill I the ;l c httle boats h a-, ing trad ;,e i thelu. Mel . il.c.V lallteM ; ; liiCe gl e.-.t til .i.ieo . .r.ilejes f'r. l:l e its banks. Tin- palace atci f the Trm-adero lise out of tie l..,e a rc, -no of crt.-h .11! iiicnt '.tabian Nights." in. m i!,. ic dial's. .;" sjEe, huudriOs el oi peoj.ie are gathel. d lo s- . e. i-iiji.y th.- i.iaj.'iitic. ni lnc- l:e e;u,il-eS and lollnial!.-1 at.J -c. I.e. a isio,. liiat phalli I. 1 ! Hid j ' js,, a .i .e. . .illg I s I sji, i i.ill V to l- oi.sel '. . ti e llo ttibs of i. Ilioleule, I. Ii. il '.e Mid pounds of candy lii.-.lno ii make so important a put! nil of .Inly del rat i-.11 in t hi-Th-- Initial . mi-it: 11 run t In. 1. ot li . a i . 1 I... 1: li. .r ii .d sV. . di n 11 al. e. e!l St. . Who ii.i - a to 1 !! lie 11 le ti p. tit j ! I , H iie, . he .:i the dry r. , ji. t :.s happ i p. l liaps 1 n a r. - 1 : v aill. r ,.s ,i ;;, ,i h i.- --..lb r anc il I. ill tlie did . -s 1 ut::- Anna la t .la 1 1 i:mi .1,1 i It iii I.iix-rty i;:i. It v. as t'.e fourth of July , 1770. snd in the ji!::k. 1 citv of Fhiladclpiiia in tin old Stat- bouse. Jefferson's immortal ' do. !,. 11. cut w ;us still under discussion. Tin poii;i,n- e v, in mi nt wa- inleiise, a"J tli nisahds i hion.-i d a ion n 1 the er.idie ol Ahlel il ;i!l llei'dolu. Olllslile of tilt ba; 1 "ed d. i d s and 1 !i si ,1 w ind w shutU-i'i tin- -.lc wilh dreailiiil anxiety, Joi they knew the dissentient causes wfii.'h excluded them, awaited ih.-siclial w hick was to announce the fate of the bill. ! Wilh c.-e.-er ears and eyes leaping from 1 tlii.ugi't : '.I iloiilit to la arly :mticipaMoii, tii.t faces oi 1 1 ill Iilllltil Uili- Sire t tll'Ded Up ' ward to tin' slit ple of the j-tate house 1 tor t In re ha ngs a I 11 brought I rom Ion- don neai I , a quarti-r of a ccidury prev j ! uiis, Icaii'ig this prophetic inscription : fV!i I.esiiicu xxv. "Proclaim lihertv uu or. -I.oiit 1 he laial unto i.ll the inhal i tants thereof." The multitude heaves like the ocean : im.li r a premonitory throb and shivci I of the storm. A murmurous buzz break; 1 throm.h tin-red brick walls and barred doors. hat. what dois it portend; TohL'hcii and bieathle.-s the crowd i"i.e tiiijuiriiigly at theol.l state house. what i, the iiois,.;' Ah. it is the first ; s;, .-1:1 ,i ihe iniaiit Hercules ju-t Iniril ' to th. world. A creaking "lloise, ;i sW iilg ' in, ; noise: keep breath, ye new ly -bap-j liv.e.d lrceuieii. and v e bluiubering ilemo- crtits i.f Europe awake d he bell toil.-! And then the enchantment w,;s L.oken. The 1 uiied States laid no past; for the republic was born, and tho thirteen colo nial spoil:, ns rose w ill. becoming dignity uiio nali..; ... and prepared to light for ihe I iriln -lit proclaimed' to thu vorld. John h.i 1 age. Itaiv begins to ho seriously alarmed .lioui emigration. It is so great as to amount to an exodus. Within two years lOO.OOd Italians have landed tit Castle Harden. They are also pouring into Chili and Frazil by the hundred thou sand In those count lies they are warm ly welcomed. If Italy wants to keep her sons nt home she should cease to drsiin tho life blood pf the nation by her great standing army of a million men. The citizens of the territory of the Dis trict of Columbia sire making a very rea souable request. They would like to have souk of tho officials who are to govern them appointed from residents, qf the disirict. President Harrison, Secretary of State Dlaine and Postmaster Genera! Wana maker are all Presbyterians. They have pews in the same church at Washington, the Church of tho Covenant. The circumference of the nee l and the rait of the leg are the same. The cir cuuif. . nee of Ike neck equals tw ico the. circumference of the wrist. Three times the circumference of the head equals the length of the body. The English Dwelling. Tho characteristic English -dwelling la described as a two story brick house, walled in, and with th best part of the house at the back: there are the drawing and dining rooms, while the kitchen and pantries sire in front. In suburban and 30untry houses the rtxims are large and ate arranged around a hall:. hut the Win dows and doors are small. The outside of the liouse is almost uniformly without architectural decorations, and the dull ness of the climate is seen in tho so tube r uess of the furniture and the adornments y of the house. The interior is dull and uncheery. There is little "sweetness and light" in the colors, forms and expressions, except in the dwellings of more recent building and furnishing. Up to within a few years the inside finish was all of dark wood and the furniture was mahogany, of very heavy and ungainly construc tion. Hut if you can dissociate the idea of comfort from that of art, the English home has a very marked spirit of com fort. The sofa is easy and big and the chairs wen; made to use. The walls are papered, never painted, the papers being dark and of large pattern. The dining nxmi is tho living room of the middle class families. Such of the family as remain at home sit in that rooip during IVj forenoon and until after the noon meal. Were the color of the English house less somber and the furniture less cum brous; were the rooms more open and iess separated from each other, it would lie the center of the most ierfect ex ternal couifort known to the domestic life of this world. As it is. tlie Knglish house is the home of t,weet love, of thoughtful civility and of unforgetting and undying loyalty. flood Housekeep ing. A Iouble liiiiner in Kc.sia. The i'ussian eats on an average once every two hours. The climate and cus tom require such frequent meals, the (li gation of which is aided by frequent draughts of vodLi and tea. Yodki is the liushian whisky, made from otatoes and rye. It is tiery and colorless, and is gen erally flavored with some extract like vanilla or orange. It is drank from small cups that hold ierhaps half a gill. Yodki and tea are the inseparable ac coinpaiHiiieiits of friendly as well as of busine ,.- intercourse in the country of the czar. I irunken . men are rare. Ki'.s-ia and Sweden are the only coun tries in which tin- double dinner is the rule. When vou ';n to the house of a Russian, be h a t rie you are ,-:t :ice inv i:. where saitisl meats. id or a et ranger, 1 t- a side table, ckled eel. salted eucinub. i s. ,nd many other si.icv and apM-tiin' v iitti i s are uiged upon you wilh an iiiqi! I--: i m re ss that knows no n 1. evil. Tin.; 1. , tt is washed down with iiv.jii'-nt cups .f vxlki. Tliat over, and wla n the v i-iior fe Is a? if he liad eaten noil Ji f -r t w 1 nt y-four hours, the lio-t a s. 'And now to dinner." At the dinner f li.-le the meal is served in courses, a i;!i v. ioe-i ;:r . a n in tiie ( '1 imca anil in r.ssar.ibia. w here excellent clarets and I '.11r.n11.dies ar - made and sold for from a s!ii!Mw(i half a croc, n th bottle. I'o t-!l fklUei. A Y-i- iii:irt !-.-. "Nov. . my :.. : Laddie ha'ot more simsi than i.i'.st i::i'ti," j-aid a veteran breeder of hiiti ji il. gs nevfr had to train him cny'ciag. I'e just took it up natural. '..lay v. h- 1 he u as a pup 1 i'aile l h-ai i'i. -w n to i!;o pa-1 me to help lrie no t!; - w s. Pi I, s.s iaii a w.-c-k !: . odd I. 'eh 't m to I lie boils.- by hiin - !1. It g ! pi' f.- s m..i that w hen ev.r th eves heard n oedl I:.!di. they'd start b.r homo fcH tilt, w'iuiout waiting for the dog to 1 ,i:..o. "l-d-h ;. 1 mams' : anything (.n the lanu but ? i. il . my 1...V marc. He can't ih ive M di . . V. in n l.e catches her by th.- tt-.il she ;:ist stand:; and kicks at hll.l till he let-, go. They ; i e ;;h ays ouarri 1-iie.- t-h.'s ; ; rai. I lo . ;:!!..w , lien ht'-i aro.l'i.l. bec;;il e be ore.!,:, u ; i ;u i-1 bit. 3 h- r (!! th.- l'.c-i-. ':ie day she i au;.;! t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. on the front p..r. h. 1 I.;. -p'-iied io I .sitting oiit t!:e:v f-iiiLit: . -.--h. :.- 1 coUld l.r the V- !l le : I, .w. :-; J w a Ik.- 1 , a o r on b. i i : !.-. a ql. . et iy 1 eui I ha.e c it. and : t even by taking ;. hahdii-i t I. air and a jiiece of skin out i f I.i . si . v. ii h hi r teeth. Iidoie was the H...-1 a.-t..ni.-!ied log li'Vi i siH He didn't bark and h didn't w hine, lie jttst got uji a.i tptii : a h coiil I an ! Mi.-.ked under the hods . lie's meditating - .me revenge yet. Fir downright bald n-iisc, give me a collij every time." New York Tribune. M.hmI IVin'ifs Iii ;rcat liritaiu. S. .me interesting htatistics have re cently Im--!i compiled coiict ruing the numiier of criminal commitmeiits in England by comiarisoii wilh former tinns. It seems that thirty years ago. when the population of England and Wales was about P.i.'J.lO.oOO, the average number of penal ser itude sentences was 2,'o'J. At the end of loS7, w hen fhe jKip ulatiiin had i i : ii to 27,7o0.iKi. the avei a ;e numiier w as only UO'J. On the last day of lsij.i there were 11, GOO icrsons undergoing sentences of penal servitude in England and Wales, out of a popula of -JLObl .KM. In July, 18e8, with a pop ulation of nearly 'JI,IH.K),(kX). the number of convicts had fallen to (.!J1. Thjs showing is justly regarded with much satisfaction by the press and those inter ested in the moral progress of the nation. San Francisco Chronicle. A (Jroat Cora poser. George Frederick Handel, although a native of Germany, being liorn in Halle, Saxony, on Feb. 24, 1685, passed the greater part of his life in England. Even in childhood ho sacrificed his jiams p play and his meals for tho study pf music, aud at 10 years of ago composed a set of sonatas that were not w ithout value. As a composer, Handel was great in every style. In his choral works, he throws at au immeasurable distance all who preceded and followed him. Very soon lifter his arrival in London, in 17U, Handel attracted the attention of Queen Anne. A Te Deum and Jubi late, i.uii,posed to celebrate the treaty of Utrecht, gained him a pension of 200, Handel died on Good Friday! April I?, 17a'., and was buried in Westminster Abliey. The composer gave a jierf'ornr ance of his own compositions in 1749, by which i'aOO were realized for the Foundling hospital, which institution re ceived 7.0M) from tho annual reuetitiost ef Jh:g peri,Vru::jV'-o d'uh.w- the ten tojt- a fresh JollKttfl from Skye, ho pried on thq Fourtl) of .July To iam jn his pocket An undersized rpckpt. He has gone lo the swaet by and by Across -tho horizo of Ik'idsvillo's future is written the word "PROGRESS, " a,,,! , "k t- yv 'm r tr 1 1 'ntUMJSK is woven in the varied tints of the vivid rainbow crowns its c reer. My New Spring Stoclfbf GOODS, COMPRISING DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &C. IS ARRIVING DAILY. J ALSO HANDLE Fo"u.x Z-ZIrd-s of lEertlller THIS SEASON. I offer especial inducements to the iobbing trade, con ducting as I do a large wholesale, as well as retail, business. Country merchants should give me a call. Country produce taken in exchange for goods. SALESMEN W. R. Staples, J, A. Maynard, R. B. Chance Give me a call. Yours, &c, P. H. WILLIAMSON. Re-ids ville. N (, April 3. 18S9 M ! IN POSTOFFICE BLOCK, PAISLEY'S OLD STAllD. V 1h-i; to aniKiiincc tbat. bavin1' vt-tentlv punbahed direc ti ., ni I bv inanufacturers a handronis anl t;ini)lc-tt line of (P CEHTS; FURMISHIHGS G) wc k i peuiulh sc. licit a si. ait of your patronage. Wc are displaying tbe largtit an J mobt fashionable assortment cf tvrri brought to Rtidsvillt. and are selling- at bottom prices. ( ur line cf Soft Hats, Straw Hate, StifY HatQ an- tron: the latest blocks, and in Dress Shirts, Plain Shirts, Tennis Shirts we pr .-in i: t to ph -at ( Mir ii;-':ri!t-r-,vt-i'fh; UNDER WEAR AND HOSIERY - ; art tiv -1 lt- ir. -,.t t-. an;i vc i-arrv a nu - ln.e cf Suspenders, Collars and Calls, Srarf Pins, Lightweight Kid and Worsted Gloves, 4c. We h..-, ' iliy.i the service. .f MR. WISTAR FERREL, ho vjil he ilea -sea to see his irieixls. ii ve n-s a .. all. Cewts, ilie. N". I . April KEEP IT UP, "WHAT ?" Calling on Denny "WHY ?" fee ills- tL- In ve a iji'i.'e t.-k (..t' ( I. hi. is, V hut yur, want whf-ii vou ..all. ' I'I.'jHs tu sli ' vj- t...n t...ies Plow '"a.stiiiK to seh. '' 1! or iiiuic " ultu ."rtceU 0 vi C ' Bli. k Pl.jw ' J-j or -J .Iciz. Handle Hoes " " lU of 15 " Kdfc?c t) .'1 t J). B. Axes ' ' atl. I aruit-r.s I rieii.J, Lusie, Ooke aiid rov. 1 iirtu iit- P'low's to sell, Uije und t w.j hurs .J' eithei ot above plo.Wti fa (.ieuuiiit Mult a luuLle arid Smglrt Handles tn tit anv plow made to sell GENUINE MA ETA STEELS to sdl Ham., 'Jme. Baek-Ban.is and plow-line to sell. 1 i k a , K;tke:-, Sh.A els. Spade-", Mattocks et:., " " "" tilins. Shut. Caps. Powder, ii-., to -t-11, b' M" li" (iiiud Fa nil llt-lls All the Naih on want ttfl.nv ' "" A Ton Skillets', Ovens :1d Pub The Celebrated I'i, -duiuiit W aoii to sell, All the I run vn.i want A '-k Sash. 1. ...!. and Blind.- to sell i;.)d.j.en I-. .n Bi.nii.l Bm.-kts - Steam and W ater Pipe and Fittinis " " A 'ti'"1 hue ot Packet and Tahle C'ntlerv tu sell. U'Klit I'nnnine: I tumestu- Sewing Machjne - Aiiything ii) the Ein.-ol Har.Jvaro' " Haven t liiotv -pare i why they don'f mention luore things, - A Sje Ntylr is jjlH j;:t.-r 1,(IV .j,, " A Clothing Store j.- the J laL. j to LliV iuthnc A Drug Store " ' J rus. A Hardware Store is t he phtv to buy Hardwire. hen you rail. Bob, ( 'iiarles, or Ceorge will show vou anything We have T SELL, not mentioned "above, Be anse they keep a gc o I tire and will have time to entertain you any time you will eali. So, without anvihing more, we will sav com ridit along snd get some of the things we have ( SELL. ! esf-i tfnllv yours J, H, WALKER & COT" We take this method tu tell the pnhlic that we are now prepared to meet their demands for Framing, Siding, Flooring, exiling, Shingly Laths, And Dresse.l Luniher in oil Style $3 TO THE M VNU FACTI'In YM (.1 Tu.kT(i W'F PUT UF -VLL SIZES OF BOXES A.1C VSES IX SllucKS, oR N AlEELi AND GUARAN PEE fxlEM J)kY AXb FIRS I . I ASS - ' IN EX'EkV RESPECT 1 -Ti) THE Rj ERS OF Tllp SURKuUNDEMi C(LTNTR WK AUK N :W MAKIM, A lO.oh , K V s ' i, H'!-K AND A AsV Kft MAIiK. .ANWilKl.r.. A I k NMN,, h l. AMI o( tpAVf i, M-l I) o U" l:Ai K iiilMK Wl I Ijiil i Vi.H K t l.o l K A.Nl) M K A .. WHEN IN NEED t F El M HER OK B ES LET US GIVE VOU pricks LKioin. mviNi; n ,k iikki . omt: A:) whai wk are I'olM,, v AN - i l l. ,u ! FLQLIR. MEAL. ('OA'.V, SlflP-STl'FIi I ' ' .... tlR AXYTIUXO IN t,UR LIXH as -.fton. oiw. L5 A l;ALl. Ur.f OKK ClyiM, I .-E Kl A N " Y Wii.fcSAVE . Very Respectfully, J, H.WALKER & CO. Feb. 27 iy GOODS ! EVA NT'S & Bros, for , - 4 I S M . M CtiEAf AS !P t;AM W P(H FQh REIDSVILLE, N. C.