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Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
She Wouldn't Be Conquered.

An old-fashioncd Yankee Of Quaker
stock, who ran a shoe factory in New
England. INDUCED in theory that Il
moral wrong was somehow perpetrated
upon the community if 4 woman were
allowed to earn above the stipulated
sum each week. AS the help was paid
by the piece, and he had to keep tally
in the main with current prices, he
found this rather hard to manage at
times. The swiftness of one voung
woman especially troubled him. She
would persist in running financially
ahead of the others. At last he made
a special cut-down in her prices, and
told her why he did it. She gave him
a baleful glance, tightened her lips.
and went on working. BY Saturday
night next, despite the cut-down, she
made ten cents above the week before.
Another week went by, when he cut
her down still more. The damscl still
proved game and rose to the occasion.
After a week or more the Quaker con-
science grew scared and asked her
what she meant. "It means,' said the
girl, "that you may keep on and I'll
keep on till you have corpse on your
hands in this workroom, for I'm grit
and you can't conquer me!' The race
ended there, and the girl was allowed
normal pay.-N y Post.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
RUNNING A LOCOMOTIVE.
An Old Fireman's Experience with AN In
competent Ehgine-Man

The danger Of runHing on an engine
handled by an incompetent engineer
or Il man who has remained at some
other business long enough to get rusty
is not fully understood by the travel
ing world. had an experience of that
kind that drove me Off the road and
into more pleasant lines of labor. The
Iowa Legislature passed law in 1877,
holding all railroads responsible in
heavy amounts for loss of life or i'm
juries incurred in their service. and to
offset the liability the railroad adj
dressed a circular to all employees
asking them to relinquish their claims.
One morning l had fired up as usual
and run the engine around TO await the
freight which we were to take west from
Burlington. Before the hour an agent
stepped up and asked the engineer to
sign the agreement. He refused and
was discharged on the spot. A new
man was put in the cab. He had an
engineers license, and every thing
looked straight, SO far as papers went.
During the talk my fires had run down,
so filled in coal until steam was hiss
ing out Of the safety valve. and then
opened the furnace door. Having taken
our train, an hour later we were spin
ming along nicely when turned to feed
the fire. Throwing open the door OBJ
served the crown-sheet and rivets show
ing through the fire-b box, and looked up
at the gauge only to find that we were
running with dry boiler. yelled to
my partner. and he started out on the
running board with a hammer in one
hand. The pump had stopped work
ing. The new man struck the metal
gently to loosen the plunger. That's
all l saw. 1 started over the coal in
the tender and, climbing up on the
side of the first car. was not long in
putting twelve OF fifteen cars between
me and that engine. Reaching the
caboose and sitting on the c,pola, l
waited for the explosion, If that fool
with his hammer had succeeded in
starting that pump he would have gone
into eternity the next second, for the
boiler was at white heat. | wasn't in
suicidal frame of mind, and that's
why lit out But the old adage about
fools and children proved true, for
that engineer had to stop, draw the
fire and wait for relief engine. We
had only run fifteen miles, but the
damage in half an hour took three
months to repair.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
PUNGEMT PARAGRAPHS.

Tin Forn--"I1ello. Drum, l hear
that you've been beaten?' Drum
10. You be b!owed." Life.
There is more difference between
cheap talk and free speech than some
people seem to uppose.-T,.-B Bats.
You can't insult Il man when your
feet are under his mahogany. He has
the dead wood of hospitality on YOU 49,
Pitci'
AT the employment bureau: "And
now. what is your position in society,
sir?" "Ahem! am one ofthose WHO
only stand and watt
In Paris there are said to bc people
who make Il living by waking people
up in the morning. They must do u
a rousing business. - Boston Bulletin.
A writer insists that American
girls are 'roo gidly.' He must have
met some OF our girls who have been
going round good deal. -Norristovn
Herald.
Marion Harland says the coming
woman will have her own bank IT.
count. She needs to have it if she en-
poets to support the coming man who
will be her husband " 0. Pieayuse.
There isno use in man trying To
be more stubborn than Il Joint OF stove
pipe, or gate that won't latch. He
can not compete successfully in that
line.-l%la1e1Dhia Mquirer.
Shakespeare immortal sentence,
He who steals my purse steals trash"
would Indicate that in his day. as in
modern times. the poetry business
didn't pay Washington Critic.
III see a buttonless shirt advertised
here, JOHN said wife. looking up
from paper 'What kind of Il shirt
is that9' ''Just like NINE" was the
reply And the wife resumed her read
ing.-N Y Graph;c.
There is a great deal of talk Just
now about the declining power of the
pulpit. The fact is. it isn't the pulpit
which is declining: but great many
people are declining to listen to it. The
pulpit, probably, was never stronger
than it is to-dav.-N. Y. Trjbu,e
Collector for the heathen--''ls Mr..
Jones at home9" Mrs. Jones-"He is
down in the cellar trying to fix the fur
mace. 1t won't draw. Shall | call him
up?' Collector (hurriedly) 80, no,
III call some other time. "-Boston
Courier.
Poor fellow, he died in poverty"
said man of a person lately deceased
That isn't any thing" exclaimed
seedy bystander, dying in poverty
is no hardship; it's living in poverty
that puts the thumb screws on fell
low. '-7eras !Sylings.
He was feverishly awaiting her
answer. ~ have spoken To your
father, Miss Clara" he added, by way
Of a clinchcr, "and he will gladly wei
come me rs a son-in-law." In a low,
sweet tone the answer came: "If you
had spoken to me first. Mr. Sampson"
she said, 't would have saved YOU the
trouble of speaking to my father"
And then she said something about the
weather, which Mr.. Sampson found
cold and bleak few moments later
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
SOCIAL VAMPIRES.

Detective Agencies That Are Nothing
More Than Blackmailing Concerns.
''Something ought to be done to con.
troll these private detective agencies
said a police officer of rank to re-
porter They are nuisance and
work more harm than any one inn
aoines. don't refer to the straight
agencies, but these concerns that do all
the dirty work are the ones refer to.
Anybody can start detective agency,
and some of the men who work for
many of these in Chicago ought to be
in the penitcntiary. Many private
detectives make their living by black.
mail, and it is easy to sec that they
have a fine field to work in. Take, for
instance. case of woman, OF even a
man, who has some standing. Some
one--it may be husband or wife, or
even an ou'sider-puts q detective on
the track of the one he wants to find
out about, and the victim is followed
everywhere. Suppose something s
found out and there nobody but has
a little dark spot that shouldn't be cx-
poscd--and here's whore the chance for
blackmail comes in. The detective
makes his report and receives his pay,
bnt doesn't let the matter rest there.
He has hold on the one he'd been
shadowing, and when the proper time
comes he works the racket for what.it's
worth. He wants a loan after ltxling
the victim know, of course wi 1T
knoW,cdg" he possesses. and nine to
one he ge:s it, The one affected knows
that he can t afford exposure and he is
willing 70 pay for secrecy. Mind you,
all private detectives don't work this
snap, but many Of them do.
III know Of q young man who robbed
his employer. The latter knew some.
thug was wrong, so he hired shad.
over. Proof against the young man
was complete, and when he was
confronted with it he confessed
every thing. He begged not to be
exposed, and the employer consented
to his remaining, provided he made up
the shortaga This he did and after
wards regaincd his employers conf
dence. Then he married fine girl
and was happy. The world smiled on
him and ne WAS getting along as nicely
as any one could wish when one day
he was called on by strange man.
who soon let him know that he was the
detective who had done the shadowing.
He didn't say that he would expose the
young man. but the latter knew what
the matter was and readily consented
to make small loan. Instead of tell
ing his wife and employer about it he
struggled on, meeting demands made
on him, and finally took to drinking.
His employer discharged him. he went
lower and lower, and when 1e got clear
into the gutter his wife left him be-
cause he couldn't supper. her The
other day. see by the papers, she sued
for divorce. and she'll get it. Chit
cago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
DIDN'T GO DRY.
When Spring Becomes Simply Hole in
the Ground.

When Spring Becomes Simply u Hole In
the Ground.
A man who had gone to Tennessee
to buy a stock farm, after looking at u
place which seemed to suit him. asked:
"Does this spring 90 dry?"
mo, sir" said the owner of the
place. II have been living in this
neighborhood for thirty years and have
never known that spring TO go dry
The prospector bought the farm Six
months afterwards he sought the man
who had sold it to him, and asked:
81 want to tell you that You are an
old liar"
II don't know what you mean, sir'
II bought stock, farm from you
about six months ago.
"Ycs. sir, that's a fact"
81 asked you if certain spring ever
went dry?"
"Yes. believe you did" )"
"And you told me that it did noto'
Eyes, remember.
But, SIT, it is as dry as a powder
horn"
''Wait minute. told you that the
spring didn't go dry?"
"Yes, you did"
"And you say there's no water
there?"
Not a drop"
"Well, then, is not spring. When
any thing goes dry it is not spring,
but simply a hole in the ground Web
ster tells us that spring is stream
of water flowing out of the ground,
and if there is not water flowing out of
the ground Al the place which yo,,
designated, why, it is not spring. If
you had asked me if the water gave
out l might have told you yes, but as it
was was compelled to yield to an i'm
pulse of truth and say that the spring
did not 60 dry. Sorry you are dissatis-
fed with the farm. You ought to
be a little more explicit. "--Arkansaw
Tru7,eler
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
LIFE IN NORTH CHINA.
The Crooked Yer lIo River and Its Heavily
Armed Mud Forts.

Armed Mud Forts.
Nearly two months have passed since
our arrival at this place-a city of
many hundred thousand inhabitants
on the Per Ho river, fifty miles from
its mouth. This stream is one of the
crookedest in the world, many of its
turns being so abrupt that it requires
skill to navigate it. At the entrance
of the river is an immense mud bank,
which can only be crossed at hig tide
by vessels of light draft, so when a
steamer arrives she must anchor and
be lighterea to about ten feet, when it
1t is possible to cross the bar, which is
three or four miles wide The Chinese
Government will not allow this natural
barrier TO be cut away, us it most
etfectually prevents foreign gunboats
from entering the river. while on both
sides are mud forts called the Takee
forts, heavily mounted with artillery.
About halfway up the Ticntsin is an
other of these forts which is the largest
of its kind in the world and the best.
So say engineerin geNperts. At Tient-
sin there are two forts. an arsenal
and two powder mills. English army
officers are employed by the Govern
ment to drill native soldiers in the arts
of modern war.
have not as yet explored the co,ln-
try about here very much.
1t is a vast plain, scarcely above sea
level Just west of us is vast grave
yard flooded with water. The plats of
ground are walled around with mud.
The collins are made of heavy plank,
and rest ON the top of the ground. The
head of the family occupies the most
prominent part of the plats. and when-
ever Il new occupant is added an adj
ditional pile of earth is heapea upon
this grave till the family lot looks some-
thing like small haystack. Some
build these mounds above the water
line, and they are carefully kept. but
in some cases the collins are exposed to
view, and others covered with water
and mud.
Tentsin is the home of the Vicerov
Ii Hung Chang, one of the most liberal
and progressive of Chinese officials.
He is having his sons taught English
by an American, and is interested in
the building of a military college at
this place.
His edicts arc characteristic of this
sort of government. When about to
start for his winter home he issues an
order that for six days no one can
travel over any part of the road con-
meeting his summer and winter palaces.
His retinue consists of his official staff,
company of soldiers. his family serv-
ants. a caravan of l6O carts to carry his
baggage and his private equipage. The
passenger vehicles are drawn by horses
or mules. These carriages are cloth
covered and have some appearance of
comfort. The freight or baggage carts
are primitive sort of affair with shafts,
and are drawn by one OK, COW. or a.
mule. three of them abreast. with an
unending variety in the combination,
with generally horse leading the
whole, make up the unique procession.
Cor. Gerelnn0 Leader
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
STYLES IN UMBRELLAS.
elaborate Designs for Handles Originated
by Americans.

1t may often puzzle person where
all those new styles in umbrellas and
parasols come from which are constant.
ly thrown on the market here. They
flourish, more OF less. for few brief
months, and then they disappear for.
ever. The representative of the big
gest umbrella house in the country
the latter located in lndianapolis-said
on that point to the Stroller: "Ameri.
can manufacturers have freed them-
selves completely from the thralldom
Of foreign styles in the matter of UNI
brellas. AS to parasols. no. Two
Philadelphia houses keep some agents
constantly employed in Europe picking
up the newest kinks in style in adj
vance. They have to exercise great
judgment and discretion. however,
and must understand the bent
of the American ladies taste
to perfection, otherwise they arc
said to make mistakes which would
cost their employers thousands of dol
lars and them their good jobs. Many
81 les IN PafasoiS Wtllch become tne
rage i'll Europe will not sell here at all,
You see, in the matter Of parasols such
weighty questions us complexion,
climate. prevailing style of dresses,
etc. have to be considered, and an
error as to one of these points will
make a parasol unstable. Women of
means want a parasol to match each
dress, YOU know. Then the question
comes up whether they will have silver
tips or gold ones, black ribs OF white
and big or little handles As to um-
brellas now, our native manufacturers
show both more taste and ingenuity in
inventing styles No such elaborate
designs for handles, nor such original
conceptions. are to be seen in London
or Berlin shops as you may find in any
tirst-class store in New York or
Chicago. Aud our American men
seem to he willing to spend more
money on costly fanciful article
in umbrellas, than do the foreign
gentlemen of means. Why, it's noth-
ing unusual for an American club
man to lay out from $50 to $50 for
really fine and costly-handled UNI
brella Chtcu1O JOurn 0I
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
A Fine Piece of Goods.

''Did understand you to say, Mr..
Hendricks, inquired Dumley, who was
trying to carve the duck, that this is
a canvas-back?"
"Yes," returned the landlady,
"Why?'
Il was only going to remark that
there is nothing Of the shoddy about the
material. ~ Y. Sun.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20

New York retail merchants find
the dogs which are led by chains by
fashionable women such a nuisance in
their stores that many have put up a
gilt sign reading: dogs are not adj
mitted here unless in arms"
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20

Barley is largely used in California
rs food for horses. 1t is also used
largely in Egypt, and among the Arabs.
and it is said is one secret of the excel-
lence of their horses.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20

The infertlity Of many soils is duo
more to their mechanical condition.
their texture, and relations to heat and
moisture, than to lack of plant food.
Such soils want amendments first and
manurcs afterwards. Some soils will
give good returns for manuring; others,
without irrigation or amendment by
drainage, tillage. use OF lime, mari or
muck, or otherwise, will not.
Griggs courier., 1888-04-20
Judge e. L Clementson has been re-
elected circuit Judge in the Third Wisconsin
district without opposition.
MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN.
Lightning recently fired the depot Of the
Detroit, Grand Haven g. Milwaukee rail-
road here, burning it to the ground
The business portion of Vassar was al
most destroyed by fire few mornings
ago, creating loss of about $50, 600, in
surance, $4,000
In Cheboygan and vicinity there were
one hundred and seventy days of good
sleighing during the past season, some
thing never known before even by the
Oldest inhabitants
Forty gran-dealers and millers met at
Grand Rapids recently and organized the
West Michigan Association. The object is
to combine for mutual Interests and pro-
tection-especially in the matter of freight
rates for wheat and flour.
Ex-Mayor Thomas Hart died al Battle
Creek the other morning, aged sixty years.
He Was present at the christening of Battle
Creek. his father being one of the founders
of the town.
Burt & Huburt, wholesale jewelers. at De-
troit, found the other morning that their
| safe had been robbed of between So, 600
and 81 5000 worth of diamonds.
The Ravenna passenger depot on the
Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
was struck by lightning a few mornings
ago and burned The storm was one of the
most severe for years.
Joseph II. Wbipple, ex-president of the
Penbrook Knitting Company of Battle
Creek. recently was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary for embezzlement
A. W. Joslyn's clothing store at Big
Rapids was burglarized the other night, and
several hundred dollars worth OF goods
were carried of.
A log Jam the other day IN the river near
Midland caused the flooding of thousands
of acres of land and in Midland many fam
lilies were compelled to move upstairs
The Detroit authorities have prohibited
the sale of Sunday papers in that city after
nine o'clock in the morning
Bay City has a citizens committee of fifty
TO look after the general welfare of the
city, and to use their influence in lowering
taxation by doing away with unnecessary
expenses.
The Calumet & Hecla mine has resumed
operations, the fire being all out
The Board of Trade at Grand Eapids,
commenced business u few days ago and
considerable trading was done. Sessions
will be held daily, and legitimate transac-
tions only will be coun.enanced
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-31

1t we know all the methods Of
approach adopted by an enemy we
are the better enabled to ward off
the danger and postpone The mo-
ment when surrender becomes inev.
table. In many instances the in
hereu, strength of The body sufices
to enable it to oppose the tendency
toward death. Many however have
lost these forces TO such al extent
that there is little or no help. In
other cases q little aid 10 the weak
ened Langs will make all the differ
ence between sudden death and
many years OF useful lite. Upon the
first symptoms OF q Cough, Cold OF
any trouble Of the Throat or Lungs
give that old and well known rem
edy-Boschees German Syrup, s
careful trial. II will prove wha'
thousands say OF j. 10 be, the ben
etactor OF any home
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-31

F1Rsr NATIONAL BASh OF Durham +.
tHARIEHEO NOV. 9h, 1887. CAPITAL 100000.
= O F r. I G Il IL -
c. 5. BRYAN. yice.Preaden, CHAs. A. JORDAN, Teller.
u II T. G II O Il y:
BRYAN, w. ". FULLER, +. j. PARRISH. I. d. JONES.
\. Il. STOKES. c. 5. BRYAN.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
ACCOUNTS OF BANKS, BANKERS, CORPORATIONS AND IN
DIvlDUAIs RECEIVED on FAVORABLE TERMS.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, bearing i per cent. interest. issued upon
money to remain o n deposit with the FIRST NATIONAL BANK s or II months.
COLLECIlONSm made direct o II ala aceSibep points il. the Unit d States and
RENTED tor promptly at lowest Rates. -
PARTICULAR attention paid to the business of Correspondents.
THIS RANK. being recently organized, is in condition TO do III classso If
Banking business upon as favorable terms as ny other Bank in the State.
BANhING SECURITY. The United States Government requires that a full
and s"ornt o by at least hree ofth Directors every few weeks, and beside .h.
Bani Exannes ares sent ut at the pleasure of the Government, whose duty il
IS mad to thoroughly examine into the condition of the Bank. hence National
Banks aholda Larger measure or protection than any other Banking system.
CHARACTER AND CAPITAL. The cha auer of the Officers, Directors
and Stockholders of the First National Bank IS the very highest, and each
Stockhodcr is. under the National Bank law. responsible for double the amount
OF ms stock. No Ban las more haracte or credit or better facilities than te
First National.
WE WANT A SHARE OF YOUR BUSINESS. WE SOLICIT YOUR PA
TRoNAGE. WE GUARAN ZEE ENTIRE SATISFACTION IN
ALL BUSHES ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-31
[From the St. Louis Christian Ad.
vocate.1

Some bitter sarcastic writer is
quoted as having said no pedant is a
real fool until be learns Latin. We
do not believe it and move. An
amendment thus No man is a fin
ished tool till he forms the habit OF
protane swearing. That caps the
climax of FOLLY. 1t is no indication
of learning, nor Of wisdom, nor of
%politeness, nor Of bravery, nor. of
gentility, nor of good manners, nor
of good sense, o Of any else tina,
is true, or good, or high, or refined,
or noble. or honorable. Yet hun
dreds Of persons calling themselves
gentlemen will do it. Why, it is
hard to tell. They will not swear
in the presence Of ladies but disre-
regard the presence OF their Maker
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-31
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK OF
RALEIGH SUSPENDED.

1IfE Il BANK OF
RALEIGH SUSPENDED.
The suspension of the State Ma.
,ional Bank OF Raleigh, which was
announced in the Raleigh Ne,cs md
Observer OF Tuesday, was caused by
the president, e. E. Cross, and the
cashier, Sam. c. White, abscondibg
With the funds of the bank. The
president and cashier passed up the
n. C. Il. r. and were seer in
Greensboro Saturday nignt. The
colored janitor OF the bank was with
them. 1t is supposed they were on
their way to Canada.
So far as we can learn the failure
of this bank does not affect any OF
our merchants. Messrs. Webb, Jr.
q Bro, who deposited with tina,
bank had drawn upon their funds
until they had little or no money to
their credit. For several days they
had been trying to send to the
bank between $4,000 and $4,000.
which they had on band, but luckily,
they tailed 10 get it there.
The amount of defalcation may
exceed 100000, but nothing at all
accurate can be arrived at, however,
until the affairs Of the bank have
been legally examined. Bank Ex-
aminer Tate has been ordered to
proceed to Raleigh and take charge
of the bank.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-31

Is now ready for the trade. Stock
complete. Two buyers just return
ed from the largest markets in
America with a stock unsurpassed
BY any general store in North Caro-
lima.
Miss Addie has distinguished her.
self in the get up of the Millinery
Goods, Dress Trimmings, &c
The stock Of Dress Goods and
Clothing are by far the most com.
plete we have ever shown.
A full line of Summer and Black
Silks this season.
G.. NJ. PARKS.
March 9th, 1883.