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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-03

from the nose at times, especially during
billiards, you seem to possess grill in
your throats which broils language drawl-
ingly. could travel-were 1 q French or
German woman-all over England did
know only two words-'Fancy' and Quite
so.' You say 'cultsha' for culture. Your
letter "a becomes as broad as our rivers;
and instead of being sure of thing you
are 'sher of it But why accumulate in
stances? Accent after all, is mere inter
national game of give and take"
Carson with all his imperturbability
could at this juncture have Drained the
'!dude" who at this moment came and
claimed Miss Vera for "dawnse." He,
too, was on accent bent; but it was a poor
imitation of Curzon street drawl. Miss
Vera Rosebery also looked annoyed, and as
she was borne away like Zenobia at the
wheels of a conqueror the Briton again felt
the strange and new sensation of having
been socially magnetized-he the FUSED up'
blaze tourist of the world. He watched
her in the adjoining room, evidently dane
ing mechanically and clearly absorbed in
her thoughts. His own absorption fol-
lowed as he took leave, and it did not de-
sert him when he reached his rooms and
encountered Mivins-who was also in even
ing dress.
When the invitation came for the latter
under the supposition that he was noble
man in disguise, he took counsel at once of
his master, who, relishing the contretemps,
advised him to accept and coached him in
the role he was to play. He was simply to
deny the imputation, and to insist upon the
great honor done him, to marvel at the con-
descension and be natural. ''If 1 indulge
in the extravaganza of body servant, why
should he not minister to my fun?"
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What luck indeed! 1t must be he. But
she added, under her newly bridged teeth
81 shall be the first to take advantage of the
lucky discovery"
Before the flights had fed, or the gar
lands were dead, " the scheming hostess had
duly written to the address copied from the
truant envelope her compliments. Her R..
S. V. P. card requested the pleasure of the
company, etc., etc., on Wednesday evening
fortnight to dinner. She sealed it with her
crest, as beftted the destiny of the missive
the motto being, Fortuna juvat audaces.
Meanwhile "Mr. Carson" solely to oblige
his employer, had compromised with his
dislike of society and accepted an invitation
to a large evening party; and while the
Central Park incident was actually in
progress had been gossiping with one of his
fellow banking clerks who eagerly coached
the 'Britisher" on the methods and char
acteristics Of New York society.
In the evening after his little coaching he
made his debut at the reception of Mrs.
Judge Stevens, friend and banking client
Of his employer. Her exactions as hostess
we're few and simple, but rigid. Her talk
era and dancers must be fine looking and
graceful, with morals not too plainly
stained with uaughtiness; and they must
wear unexceptional evening dress. Mrs.
Judge Stevens as a hostess knew the value
of tasteful toilets in the foreground when
differentiated against background of black
coats and white linen. Her husband, who
had died Of gout induced by the prime old
sercial that has utterly disappeared from
the face Of the earth as has the mastodon,
had left her large fortune, and the knowl-
edge Of how to nurse it and use il to advan-
tage. Childless, she became Q social
mOther-in-laW to her guests of young
women and young men. She had lived in
many lands and had skinned the creme of
the best societies abroad. She was typical
hostess in knowing how to drown her self
CONSEQUENCES in the industrious streams Of
caring for and promoting the comfort and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-03
VENGEANCE BY VERA R0SEBERY
AST0RY OF A BRITON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
WRITTEN FOR THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH
A. OAKEY HALL
WRITTEN FOR THE P1TTsBURG DISPATCH
A. OAKEY HALL.

came one day to Mivins q curious incident.
Several months after the exiles had ex-
changed Astor House comforts for apart
ments, one of the newspapers that originate
rumors for other papers to deny contained
an article of which the following is an ex-
tract:
There also recently arrived an eccentric
nobleman who intends to do our country
without divulging his identity. He affects
the disguise of valet and courier, and it is
said plays his part with perfection of act
ing that would do honor to any theater, etc.
This extract fell under the notice of Mrs.
Mortimer Merton, widow lady of fortune
and social cleverness, who was known In
New York society as its Mrs. Leo Hunter.
elebrities-especially from foreign parts
formed an element of her social craze
whenever luncheons, dinners or receptions
were to occur at her hospitable menage in
"Upper-ten-dom. She read the reference
over and over with sparkling eyes, and
called her daughter-in her tenth season of
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CaAPTER vi.

The advancing night was balmy and inviting
of strolls, so he descended into the street to
walk in the direction Of the Hilton Park. He
had not passed many turnings before bright
fame shot from the second story Of one OF
row of brick houses near by that were divided
into apartment fats. Very briskly burned the
window frames, and the flames already began
to lick at the copings above. Listlessly he
turned toward the conhagration that seemed to
threaten dangerous destruction. He was not
long in joining the gathering crowd that was
already welcoming escaping inmates and anx-
iously expecting the arrival of hremen with
apparatus. Some Of the terrified tenants were
bemoaning the loss OF Taluables left behind
Several of these rushed through the binding
smoke in search OF property. but one VINO wore
the cap of nurse suddenly cried out in pitt
full shrek, "The child the childP' At this
juncture the hremen arrived, to whom she be-
She had forgotten her charge and where It had
been left. A dozen men now spraug toward
the door, and AMONG them gentleman in
evening dress. As they rushed inward sudden
volumes of smoke poured from the hallway
outward, and the impulsiYs rescuers were
forced to come running back TO the pavement
All but the gentleman in evening dress.
He will be suff0cated." cried one. He
viii be burned,r vociferated another. While
above the din Of working engines and the plac-
ing of ladders and the shouts of lockers on,
louder and Louder came the snrl shrek o. The
At this moment shouts and din seemed to
cease, for at window, out OF which came al
most solid bursts of smoke, the bIackness Of
which was curiously tinged with reflection Of
fame, and all forming background TO the
man in the evening dress with white handkeT-
chief oddly tied over his face as he was holding
baby.
Amid the momentary hush at the veirdlIke
sight came his commanding voice: Hold your
coats, some Of you. At least let Us save the
child-n
Before the latter portion Of his cool words
was entirely spoken cheer upon cheer arose be-
low at his undoubted presence Of mind and
sang frOid; while dozen men had stripped of
their coats. and standing elbow to elbow had
formed species Of bag below. Then the
cheers ceased and new hush Of expectancy
was felt. what would he do? Could he
throw the babe safely or was It going toward
fireman and on-looker mentally asked them
selves
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I "

When Mivins reached the apartments he
related his adventures to Carson, whose i'm
perturbability and carelessness for emotion
relaxed into peals of laughter, saying: 81
discovered some time ago that the Baropet
was "bogus''-to use some slang learned
in Wall street-and 1 trust the incident
may become a social lesson to American
hostesses on the lookout for titled foreign
ers."
His courtesy-lordship as a younger son,
had, when in London, received scant atten-
tion from British matrons and daughters
who ranked in the list of eligibles; and he
had been too indolent, and perhaps too self
ish to care for marrying money where it
abounded outside of "eligib1es." In truth
he was fastidious-a quality which is the
progenitor of ennui, that itself is the pa
rent of cynicism. But he had studied
women throughout his travels-those of
heartless Paris, of fippant Italy, of the
yoluptuous Orient, of domestic Germany
and of needless Sweden. But now for the
first time he had been moved to a de-
light in feminine companionship by Vera
Rosebery. OF the social swims in which
she disported he had come to make point
of taking close cognizance. Nor had she
now become, as she had Heretofore been.
Indifferent to swainship. She was half
orphan residing with her mother. The
father, once an Admiral, had left them a
fortune that he himself had inherited.
Vera had enjoyed every possible advantage.
Her childhood had been trained in the
Manhattanville Convent of the Sacred
Heart. Her forte was in language, of
which she spoke several. She was mistress
of the harp. An excellent memory, wide
range of reading, cultured habits of
thought, impromptu wit, fondness of repair
tee, and ready command of speech, with
much residence in Europe, had made of
her brilliant conversationalist. Her old
governess had named her Miss Crichton,
after the Admirable Scot. But she threw
around her beauty, grace, and her accom-
plishments a cold reserve that held at
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he became witness and he admired most the
celerity with which testimony was given and
taken down in writing by an official stenogra-
pher-so different from the slow and delayed
manner Of taking long hand notes that was in
vogue at London trials. And greatly to his
surprise the Raronet was allowed to tell his own
story from the witness chair when in England
his mouth would have been sealed.
The name of Mivins created what the re-
porters wrote down as "a sensation" The
story of his saving life in Central Park and
of the curious mistake made at the reception
regarding his rank had been duly chronicled
by the press and had made him as much of an
interest as the ci devant Baronet himself The
prosecuting lawyer had generously admitted
the ownership of the jewel SO as to save the
modification Of the appearance of the
young lady who had been the
as actors phrase it "all the fat of the part"
His cross-examination began and among the
questions was this one, In whose employ are
your Mistily the words, swear to the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth"
came to him. and he faltered as his eyes caught
those of his master and as he noted the flush
ms a1vsE 5s tns
uce," thought Carson, in America for counsel
to object to everything and take chances" A
wrangle ensued, during which some of the
tering about the courtroom offering
apples and walnutS" in pantomine. At the
end of the Wrangle His Honor said he should
reserve his ruling to a later stage" This came
SO late that much to the eventual delight of the
witness, Judge and counsel forgot all about the
subject matter of the wrangle. His master
took great interest in the addresses of the
counsel. They grated more about matters out
side of than those which were inside of the tes-
timony. At times counsel seemingly addressed
auditors as actors often 1mprovlse asides. Car
son was especially pleased with the fairness of
the Recorder toward the jurors whom he told
had sole charge of the facts, while he COM
mented only on the law applicable to those. He
detected the superior fairness Of such a course
to that of many judges of his own country.
who at least intimate, even If they 90 not de-
clare, their opinion as to what kind of verdict
the jurors should give. But Carson's commits
Grafton for the "baronetish Bob Sutton was
much weakened when he was told that months,
and perhaps year, might elapse when the SEN
tence he heard pronounced could be carried
into effect because of the multiplicity Of ap-
peals that was his right, with the sentence
meanwhile suspended in operation.
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CHAPTER v.

But summer vacation to the courts soon en-
sued and what time Wall street went into
grasshopperish speculation and Fifth avenue
uncurtained its windows and mirrors shrank
behind Hollands, and when citizens rushed
from the chattering Of street sparrows to the
biting buzz of rural mosquitoes, Carson took
his fortnight holiday. Did he select for it's
celebration that Vichy of America, the Sara
toga Springs, because Vera and her mother
were to be at the same caravansary where he
could also take rooms? But Carson. as the un-
revealed brother of a Duke, while democratic
in many of his methods, was a Tory and loved
conservative ways. Saratoga had ancestral
and traditionary fame like his own family.
of fashion or of invalidism all the Presidents,
all the statesmen, leaders of society from all
the metropolitan centers and from farms and
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III.

Months had elapsed since their landing,
and Mivins had found in a member of the
detective staff of the city police one with
whom during visit of the latter to London
he had become ''chummy." This was one
of the shrewdest of his class and who had
passed an ordinary lifetime as a modern
Fouche. He was tamiliarly known as
Golden Tina sOubriquet as well under
stood at Scotland Yard as at the Mulberry
police headquarters. Under his guidance
Mivins had "seen the sights" of Manhattan
to their realistic maximum.
One can estimate therefore the surprise
with which Golden Tim on the evening of
Mrs. Merton's reception saw Mivins the
center of an eager group of guests who were
evidently deferential to him. Well they
might be for the hostess, with many smirks
and smiles and implied innuendoes had
bruited it around that there was the eccen-
trio nobleman-a veritable "Lord Bateman
OF high degree" who was incognito explor-
ing the States and looking out for wife,
while concealing his identity. OF course,
Golden Tim was thus far ignorant of the
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and. like many women puzzled in any
emergency, turned for blame upon the near
est person. who happened to be Mivins:
"If have heard rightly in my astonished
frame of mind, the Baronet is no baronet,
and thief Pray, then, are you also false
lord 2"
Madam, have ever claimed to be
one %
Such of the guests as had not already
sought the shawling room gathered around
her and looked Maltese daggers at the re-
treating supposititious nobleman. Poor
deluded DEAR" became the substantial
chorus of the group, to which was added
recitative reading. thus: "Such imposi-
tions are to be expected when we admit the
scum of Europe freely to our shores"
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bellehood-in consultation. They conversed
of how to obtain clew. "Yet the masked
nobleman must come into evidence some
where"
So, for at least fortnight, Madam Nor
timer Merton converted herself into detec-
tive at all social gatherings, asking pertina-
ciously, Have you, my dear, heard any
thing about an eccentric nobleman Who
etc., etc. Soon chance threw into her way a
cIew that diligent search had failed to
evolve.
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ND so yonder lies the
Home of the Exile,
downtro dden and
freep"
These words, NUT
tered rather than out
spoken, were sd-
dressed by one passen-
ger to another on
board of the steam
ship Gallia, as a few
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

Itch, Mango. and Scratches on human
or ANIMALS cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by f. T. Whitehead Il Co.. Drug
gistS, Scotland Neck, n. &. "A Gm.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
Rather Mixed Kim


A teacher told his pupils TO CON
slider 1t a rule that There is no
rule without an exception" where
upon a pupil repIi d, If it is a rule
that there Is no rule without an
exception then there is an eXcep-
ton to the rule that says there is
no rule without an eXcep ion. and,
hence, if there is an exception to
the rule that says there is 10 rule
without an exception. there must
be a rule without and exception"
The teacher discovered that the
recitation tine chad expired. FIX.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
ln this STYLE of liyiny.

In this style OIL llFlhS.
It is time, brother farmers. to call
a halt. This Indition Of things can
not be continued much longer with
out general bankruptcy TO that class
20 which we belong. You know
better than can tell you OF the
truths | express. Yon have been
watching for years the black clouds
hat have been lowering over YOU q,
hoping against hope, that the silver
lining might appear; hut they have
only grown denser ard blacker as
line Las rolled on. Can any Of you
see any hope for the future? Will
She farmers become enlightened as
to their true interests? Ifthey have
teen blind in the past will they not
tear the scales from their eyes; will
they rot remove the yoke from their
necks, and, with united purpose,
move forward and throw off the un-
just burdens which have been laid
uponthem?
Brother farmers, | know that |
have spoken earnestly, perhaps too
earnestly. before convention like
This, where views may be entertain
ed that differ from mine, but | feel
the situation keenly, feel that | have
a duty to perform for that class to
which belong for that class for
which the best years and labors OF
nay life have been given, | believe
that a crisis is approaching which
can not long be &vcrtei |, n4lcs' a
most radical reform is mlie in our
tariff laws, which shall have as mrch
regard for the farmer as the mann
racturer, for the tOiler on the farm
as the pretended regard for the toller
in the mandatory.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

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T Wei. I.bu '' %.t.p u '.ior m
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
GOOD w q Err
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Pure air and pure water are the prime
conditions for health. Nature sends the
fresh air free; but in Eastern Carolina we
have to 60 IN the earth for pure water.
And now for the fourth summer my well
machine is at work in and around Scot
land Neck, and am prepared to find the
good water if 1t is under the ground.
[ am also prepared to drill Artesian
Wells. which sfford a constant over
flow OF pure water from the nouns
tains.
Also the gang pipes used fer fire
engines, factories. saw mills, towns,
&c. Also the 12-iT oh well, cuIbed
with terra Gotta piping, Cemented
from bottom to Top, preventing any
surface water whatever. Also viii
put down drive pipes if desired,
Call on or address
j. T. NOORF,
80 3m. Scotland Neck, \. G.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

Collins and Caskets.

Collins and Caskets.
Also q full line of wood collins and
baskets. [ shall make FOUR STYLES
Of wood collins and TWO STYLES Of
caskets, and guarantee them equal
to those of other manufacturers both
in style and finish, and at regular
Associated Prices. l shsll
give my entire attention to the uo-
deTtakIng business. And as | thor>
oughly understand it, with many
years Of Practical Expert
ence. and feeling slre that my
TRENDS will appreciate the necessity
of Practical Undertaken,
[ shall spare neither labor nor money
for the successful prosecution of the
business.
NY stock will be complete.
With thanks to my friends for
their support in the past, | trust by
square dealing 10 merit their confld>
ence in the future.
CAB MET DEPARTMENT
| shall continue to work in this
department, either s, ecial or regular
repairing.
Yours truly,
j. G. WILLIAMS.
6 27tf.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
Taxation and agriculture.
EX-CoMMIssIoNER COL3IAN'S IDEA OF
THE WAY TIE FORMER BEARS
ON TIE LATTER.
(Satit MI Democrat

(Satit II Democrat.
From ex-CommlssioDcr COlman' s
upeech at the Wheat Growers Con
VentIOn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19

THERE is such thing as carrying the
antipathy to tobacco TO an unwarrant
able extreme, and we doubt If even the
majority of ladies will sustain Miss
Francis +. Willard in her effort to in
duce the Pullman Car Company to
abolish the smoking rooms of the sleep
ing-cars. The National Car Builder is,
however, a tribe severe in ITS comment
on Miss Wizards crusade. 1t says: "As
the smoking rooms are entirely separ-
ated from the rest of the car the only
ground of objection to them must be
that they contribute very greatly to the
comfort of the masculine travellers. But
Miss Willard says she can detect faint
odors of cigar smoke in the body of the
car, and upon that plea she insists upon
the total extinction of the masculine
comfort Her case is like that of lady
who complained to baseball manager
that the robing-tent was SO placed that
she could sec the players in too scanty
costume from her windows, and when
the tent was removed to the further end
Of the field wrote thanking the manager
for his courtesy, but added that it was
of no avail inasmuch rs she could still
see what went on in the tent by using
her opera glass.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-19
VALUE OF A Hong MAakrr


Workingmen who are so persistently
urged to vote for free foreign trade
under promise that all nations of
the earth will in return become
consumers of American products. may
very profitably consider the posi-
bilities of that promise being made
good. The fact is, the markets so law
ishly promised are now quite fully occu-
pied by the very European manufacture
ers and tradesman who are behind this
free trade movement, and every man
with knowledge Of business knows
that they can be supplanted but in one
way, l. e., by offering our products at
lower prices than are now charged or
our rivals will accept under the pressure
of competition. And here is where the
interests of the workingman becomes
especially prominent.
AS more than nine-tenths of the value
of manufactures consists of the labor
bestowed upon their production, it nee.
essarily follows that about an equal
proportion of any reduction in price
must come off those who perform the
labor With this fact in his mind, the
glittering promise of foreign markets
will have a hollow sound for the Ameri-
can workingman.
Unable to controvert the serious fact
that their policy means lower wages for
American labor, the free trade preachers
begin to talk of decreased cost of living
which will come with the millennium
they picture, but succeed in proving
nothing beyond the fact that cheaper
living must come, if it comes at all, by
reducing the price of all other articles
as we'll as those to be sent abroad. And
this means that laborers in every de-
partment of industry must be compelled
to work for lower wages than they now
get.
The United States market is the best
in the world. 1t is the only one we can
ever be certain of holding, and TO give
it over to foreign rivals for the privilege
of undertaking them for custom with
which they are now content, would be
folly into which the intelligent working
men of this country are not likely to be
inyeigled.