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The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

two trees In our yard md In several
other places in tho village, The first
thing my wiio did when she got home
was to speak to tho parrot She got
no answer from tho bird and. seeing
that Sis was not On her perch. she
took the cage down, Tho parrot lay
sprnwl.d out on the bottom and there
wasn't n particle Of li'o In the mass OF
feathers that ! bud refused 40 Tor
moro than once. Sis had finally becn
frightened to death by thunder aud
We missed her almost IA, much us we
would have missed ono OF the family
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FOR TIE YOUNG FOLKS
INTERESTING READING FOR THE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
A Visit to \ Lighthouse--Tho Brain
OF an nt--Knew the Defendant
Was Honest--A Natural
a-Shooter.
A Visit to n Lighthouse.


Tile keeper lived in nice brick
house close to the tower, and also
painted white. Unlocking the tower
door, We began to climb the iron stair
which winds round and round inside
until your head swims. 1t was very
dark u don't remember any windows
there. Up and up we went, quite
slowly, the keeper leaaine until the
stairs seemed to run right up against
the ceiling; but the keeper pushed n bolt
aside, stepped up one more step, ana
n flood OF light came down upon MS.
lie had opened an iron trap door. and
We went up through the opening, IL
was II tight tit. tell you. l don't
think it could have been more than
eighteen inches square, and could
Just squeeze through.
There ", were at last, on the top,
clor. To the lantern. cant describe
I, scientifically but IT was n beauty.
| All OF brass and thick plate glass,
both wonderfully polished. In the
c-nir. was the lamp, which holds two
quarts OF k-rosen. oil; but thr light
uses nearly four quarts every night.
| I etwcen sunset and sunrise. so,
each night. at about midnight, til.
second lamp full OF oil has 10 Ice set
In place. Think oil that. boys Every
night in the year. nj midnight, that
keeper has 10 get ont Of a warm bed,
climb the long stairs, aud change the
lamp. IL may be II cold winter
night, tie thermometer below zero,
with a furious gale shaking the tower
and driving the spray clear over the
top. No matter. the lamp must be
changed.
| Tile lantern stands about two and
a hnlficct high. on mn iron pedestal
as high, and ln- a clpck'work attach
m-nt. run by h.nvy weight. which
hangs halfway down the towrr. IN a
groove Ia th- wall.
Tie keeper puts in "a his key and
turn. II once or twice. NOW watch.
Il. rays: aud then slowly. very slowly,
the whole lantern begins 10 move,
cit turns around once In three
minutes" hc says. "Hnd shows a iinsb
each side los a quarter oi ~ minute.
once every hnliminut.. \, that point
to the southeast Il shows thHt red
pane there. That's what We call the
red s-r,or.'
why doe, IL"
There Is dangerous shoni in that
DIRECTION
80 nov YOU will know uhnt ''sec-
tor" - in u lighthouse.
There IL room to walk around tho
ant-rn. but a man six feet high would
Lnx. ouiv tvu inches sunr- above ht /.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09
RELIGION ~ TELEPHONE.
People Of Nottingham Ii-,r Preaching VI,
. Di.tspss Of tIny NiI-..

People 81 Nottingham Ii.'r Preaching ~
. ni.i.ps. Of tiny NII-..
Tho mayor Of Noitinghnt England.
accompanied by several mambrrs Of
tho corporation aud other leading men
VI tho iowu attended divine scrsicu
ono sunday morning lately In novel
fashion says the Electrical Ravicw.
The mcrilng.h house was the local OK
change OF tho National telephone com.
pany. bat the scrvico in which they
participated was conducted at Christ
church Birmingham nfy-ouc miles
away tho communication being Of
course by telephone They Sat on
each s.dc ui lour table on which
thirty receivers were placed while at
tho church cnd were eight transmit
icr.-,wo in tho bclfry. two In tho
choir two in tic reading desk and
two In tho pulpit. switched on and Oh
- oNigcnair. re- luircd arrange.
mont which has bcc1 in operation for
some weeks for the OBLIGATION OF Dir.
mingham Subscribers. The Noting.
ham congregation were able to hear
tho bells very distinctly and the SER
vice the responses and other musical
portions while the preacher having
a clear voice and deliberate uiiarance
was worry audible and his sermon was
listened te 18th close attention
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our psn, 20 tho Muic.

We we're told by conicd.rai.
officer some year. ago that the battle
OF Gettysburg. which was the tn rnius
,,oin, in our riyii war. was dccid ~ in
invor nj the Union 10y balky mule.
Tho Union troops and the cpni,,lcr-
nt-- verr RACINE - reach u high point.
the possession ~ which practically
decided tile battle. the Cunicri-ratcs
were blocked by balsy mule. What
debt Of gratitude present aud future
GENERATIONS owe aud will owe to the
muir'-Our Dumb Animals.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Tho only person in this country
who is constitutionnlly entitled 20 ba
addressed By the title of honorable is
the lieutenant governor OF Massaohu.
sctts. Hia right 20 it is set forth in
the fundamental laws oi the state.
aud I, rs 20 10 found nowhere else
There ere great many other honor.
nbles here and elsewhere. Just ne there
nrc n great many majors and colonies.
They flourish 10y courtesy only.-Tta
Boston Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

\ poison pot belonging to prohi..
torlc indiar- WIS dug up r-c.ntly near
E-ailns. Tho poi l. large Hat
stone with circular ri, la tho center
an inch deep and two lnchc In diam.
c,-r i'"pring unrul.iakablu evidence
III having b-cu carved ou' lniioriou-iy
with u sharp hini insirgm-ni II It'll
show. plain traces NJ tho poi-on~ rnd
acid. which wcr, mixed In IL and used
In III, poisoning Of arrow. Tho rol'
.on. ,Nr acted from the snc. IT cop.
pcrh-Hd. and ra,,l--nascs and from
certain deadly plant. we're used In
eoncoc,ins tho bnnoiui fluid. The
poisoned nrro~- ~-r- employed by
tho iniians In killing their cn-mlr. ~
war aud In shooting dangerous Wild
animals low poison pots "f TIL. kind
arr In nai.i-nr- even In IN, most
complete mu'cum collection. Of Indian
RELICS.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09
A orsa, General.

Caius Marius. the great general. was
once in a camp when man Of repute
among the enemy came over to him
aud said. "Ii YOU are indeed a great
general. Marinus. leave your camp
aud fight battle.
Marius was not 10 be persuaded at
tia, moment. 80 he answered the
man with q tauut that was decidedly
expressive
NO, 40. hc replied. 'bu, V you are
n great general you eau make me do
sor
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

The ptc lie IIichci va wa yory Ia.
d-pvnirnt In character he once had -
convention Wi,h tho CONT. d'Ario.-.
and rrmin.i- him that when hn took
poser ihr c,uu; had given HIM hi.
word ,ba, ho would supper, his cabinet.
Tie rpuni answered hut =- "A i-
nuc do Eicb-l cu did not To-, him
flush his phrase: hc bowed retired
aud slammed iii- doos -Argpl
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09
mashona Hsaro ami whssi-psr-
row

Wlimo had never sewn - Nhrcl'hnr.
row before. Rnd WIS much exercised
~ TO hon To rot i Ia motion. u"
began 10y facing the wheel. catching
hold of I, with both hands ana ;ry'n:
10 pull backward. SEEING tho wheel
would no, turn. h. l-, 80 and took
fresh observations. !, dHWnrl upon
hun Hi onr-. Tor ;liT native mind Is
muck, that a. tho barrow had two
arms !, r,quircd no mru 1" liit u.
nnL hnlloo-.l for one %! his mates &"
come 10 hl. aid. They both tried TO
,.ct within the arms of ,h-baTTos. on-
iNnn laying hold al the i-!t arm with
III. lett hand while tie right .neir'l-' !
III. fellows waist. whose right hard
i,ai hold 81 ,..-. other -lint,. while Ia,
dtssnrns-,i arm was bound around
Wiimo'- n-ys. and they zero prritily
yok-l: bu, they covered no ground.
and 10y aud 10y iripp-il each other and
fell ,,rll.m-il over The vh--l'barrou.
which. Of course. iiirnc-l over. I1,'u.
alter an hour or ;ro. Wlimo uud-t-
stood how to uh~.,. this barrow.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Joseph rockingham Of Exeter y
H., who Is nlnciy years ~ a.. relate.
tim, hp ma. nj church In Salem Mae
on III, SUNDAY when tho United static.
-hip Old !ron.idc, was chased iHio
Marb -h-ad Hay by three British
irigaias Old nr bentley. who was
preaching when tho new. -amc dis.
missed tho congregation with ihgso
Nori. We have served tod In Tho
forenoon Hnd now 40 will serve
our -ouniry in tho afternoon. Az.
vauHus
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Natalie rhBir. Beacon -,trci
soycn.ycar old. models her walk An'i
conversation on aho-c of her elder
brother. uho ATE much given io
athletes aud the nns 81 sport
Natalie. -y-. Trp 'psrpcTs.' her
hand, nr~ duke on- dAy when
shc had rim I'll nearly ont at brvaii,
shr .pii. "uo,hcs. my below, seem
OH, al order
More rvcrniiy her mother. nhscrv'
ing her to h, restless. said. Natalie.
villa, b. .,l,- matter with your You
seem to b. on nc,.il.. aud pins -
Natal. pond.rci Tor iull n ininu,.
ni.I then said. Mother dear.
don't know uih: you mcan. ~
course know that my pins mr. ny
leg. Lni What in ou mean hy sly.nf
that I'm on uC-tiiys3
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Tho 'rupcrnunis woman has nu,
wholly abandoned New England but
she l. dNindliUg - to speak The
aggregate population oi the six states
Increased IN the ton year, IL. = per
cont but tho number 81 males in.
cr-a 81 ajG UJ2 or - i-r cent while
the females Increased 49,. Isl. or oniy
H.. :. nor cent
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09
...r,," W~,.. .pa,.,.

Eycry lake river and pond IN Ger
many il supposed "a bu Inhabited 10y
water spirits Sutan arc good aud
others bad They oficn come ashore
when they may b. known b. the vet
hon Of their garments
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Knew tho Defendant Was Hon

Knew tho peI6nCant was t'on-
eat,
A pleasing s.cly comes from a
Maine court. Farmer A. was the
plaintiff, Mr.. b., n merchant, the de-
PENDANT, Farmer \. was giving testp
mony, and would not he restrained
by counsel or court. lie was very
generous to his opponent, and in
sisted upon saying that he was nm
honest man. "And, said he, II will
tell YOU how ! know lie is an honest
man. ] have traded with him for
many years. We always settled every
-four month. One time | asked him
how we stood. md lac looked ut
his books and said | didn't owe him
a cent. His clerk sad there WAS not
n scratch of n pen against me. Yes.
Mr.. u. is an honest man, tell YOU
| lust pulled out my wallet and paid
him Ss.1 that knew ] owed HIM.
and which he did not have charged to
me. oh. there's no doubt but what
Mr.. Il. il an honest man and n good
man to deal with. The next day.
rs might have been expected, the case
was settled by Agreement OF parties
and Withdrawn from rourt.-l.owiston
Me. journal.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Roaming Journnlist-l hear tina.
tho present owner Of the Daily Blow
hard is i.ch old snooser wno made
n fortune or hams Docs he ever
write anything worth reading
Blowhari Mnn-You just bet he
docs Ito signs tho checks N. Y.
Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

Switzerland ha. tho largest army Of
any nation in Europe In proportion TO
II. population y" standing army !.
permitted by law bat all citizens ar-
liable TO serve ADD In turn undergo
annual military training
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

This would be a pleasant world in
sonic respects " women had rs much
COZ. fidcuce in their husbands word -
they have in the word of pcddler.
The Meeker herald., 1892-07-09

rat" Some OF the passengers were
still erinning when the train drew into
town.-St. LOUIS Globe'Democrac.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1892-01-30
SALON De RARBE.

L. seuaign<. tent en ssmesciaat b publie
|ssr b patsesaes aesissas qsil lui . aeeerdS
- y paase. asnooce Gull tjeaA ! eisq aI.
|ssts ss~lsassss de YEGlias g. Pissss ~
oupEnDE SAlon De oAnDe,
Inlsstablsnsst aaksae& a u ssn tssjesn
|o2spax q myojs - ancisns clisots.
LOUIS ClEuTAT.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1892-01-30
TERREs A vENDRE.

L ssasiGnS e9ie ! veudrs, soit en enter.
t pas leh ! b convenaace - achetsmrs,
Pabatnt3ee 0ipsy. site6e dams b psstis suDt-
fuee d y pasoi0e g. Charles.
|Aea!. one belle propsitt6 situie suP b i've
|etts q g. Jesn-baptiste. ~ Bounet CAsr6,
IL tootaax eoeditions les plus en@esAntss.
J. B. 0EBELlN,
Eaesais p. o.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1892-01-30
A vENDRE.

Tent b i:sals qui = tsoave sur b pvspritt6
o0eio osi9iess. pees Dc = essvaas6 Bonnet
AssG
rsss plss sapsss isSbsna&ieaA s'adssosr
: bossGa d jelrnal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-15
THE WORLDS PEANUT CENTRE.
The Unique and Profitable Distinction
Enjoyed by the City Of Norfolk.
Tpaitiuore Sun.l

Enjoyed by the City Of Norfolk.
baltimore SUM-
Norfolk has crop which is worth mil
lions of dollars annually-peauuts. Nor
folk supplies the civilized world with pea.
nuts. The street-corner Italian who
empties pint into your overcoat-pocket
and the Partisan fruit merchant who
weighs you out a quarter of kilogram OF
the homely nuts get them from here, for
this is the only peanut market in the
world. Smyrna has its figs. Barbary its
dates. Bordeaux its grapes. and Norfolk
Its peanuts. What would life be without
peanuts? One can scarcely picture an eX-
istence which would be tolerable under
such circumstances.
The peanut magnates grow the edible
tuber in Nansemond. Isle of Wight, Surry.
and Southampton counties, but the COM
mon market il in Norfolk. The rows for
the nuts are laid off feet apart. They
are made Is inches deep, and phos-
pilates are largely used as an under-dress-
ing. They are strewn along in these
trenches about the middle of April, and
mature after the same terra which Is re-
qured for potatoes. IL is crop which -
marketed like the Dutch drumhead and
purple Savoy cabbage, running from No
vember TO March. The nuts. however,
ndFV W ~ baiou6h tiS
they are shipped northward. and these fac
tories are, with few exceptions, situated
III Norfolk. There are two factories In
Franklin, Southampton county.
What Is peanut-factory Z" might be
asked. A peanut-fsctory is place where
they put the "goobers" through some
such process as wheat has to undergo when
it is being cleansed of chat aud rid OF
cockerel The most complicated machine
~ is used to assert and polish the nuts,
and when they are packed IN the ninety.
pound bags the prime class bring by the
pound from $2.75 to So bag. The tops
bring this price in northern cities. and are
mostly used by the swell groceries.
The street-corner vender sells at his ap.
ple-stand the second grade and the old
lady at the foot of the wharf carries a
stock of doubtful tailers." This is the
result of a market which yields TO Virgil
MIA truckers Ss,0O0.000 annually. 1t is Sc.
cond in Importance only to the sweet
potato crop of Accomac and Northampton
counties. on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
which is calculated at as many millions
per acre as Bermuda has square feet, and
Bermuda is the only yam-ralsing country
that can compete with the southern PENN.
sula
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-15
Danville.
Correspondence Of the Richmond pispatch.]


DANvnLE. Va. May 1.-THE political
contest in this city has been so hot during
the past week that people have not had
much time TO think about social matters,
and il has been dull week IN social cir
cles.
The event of the week was the marriage
of Miss Theo. Fitzgerald. OF North Dan
vile, to Mr. Emory &. Gray, a well known
citizen of Winston, N. G.. The marriage
took place at the elegant home of tine
brides father III North Danville, and the
ceremony was performed by Rev. j. G.,
Martin and Rev. DR.. p. A. Peterson. After
the ceremony AN elegant reception was
held, which was greatly enjoyed by large
number of guests. The bride is daugh-
ter of Mr.. L. b. Fitzgerald. perhaps the
most prominent citizen OF North Danville,
and is one of the most popular of North
Danville's many fair daughters.
On Tuesday evening Miss Eva lawson,
talented young soprano, gave recital
at the Academy of Music. which was
greatly enjoyed by q brilliant audience.
Captain Frank Cunningham. OF Richmond,
was expected to assist Miss lawson, but
for some reason did not put In an appear
ance and she was left alone to entertain
her audience. But abe was fully equal to
the occasion and her playing and singing
were received with Q storm of applause.
She Is q young woman Of rare musical
talent aud will yet make her mark in the
musical world.
Messrs. W. w. waddill, B. h. Herndou,
John James, r. T. and W. p. Boatwright,
George q. CAbell. Jr., and E. p. Beadles
returned on Thursday from Z fshing trip
to Lake Drummond. They had delight
ful trip. but owing to unfavorable
weather did not catch many fish.
Messys. Robert L. Gray. Of Raleigh, N.
G., T. J. Wilson, @. D. 0gbuSp, and Henry
RoSu. # Winston, y; 9 s1d Coloasl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-15

p,chmond. we're here during the week
.s.s,"sartin0 : Richmond corporation.
fhs WfilismsburR Yachting Club are
making preparations TO launch the yacht
White Wings In . few days, when they
will inauguFate their summer ontine w,tn
= breezy spin down james river; Inc
club will probably visit Conos nlanu
during the summer beside: making ss''ous
cruises in the Chesapeake bay.
Mas Lucy Booth has returned rom .
lengthy visit to Washington ana the
N DR. Edwin @. Booth, Of the Grove, has
hsen ;ndisposed for q few days. but hopes
10 he himself in few days.
Major Volosko Walden. prominont citi-
zen of New Kent and principa, Q. tue
Lofty Retreat" Academy. was ~ town
during the week looking quits wen n''ei
his severe attack OF the grip. p;.;u
rvsll president emeritus OF William and
Mary who resides In James City, attended
the recent term Of Circuit Court rs wit
Professor r. w. Thorn. OF Georgia. is
stoppipg here for few days.
The Democratic voters OF the Town VIII
assemble at the courthouse Friday night,
Goth instant. to nominate q ticket ior Town
officers. .....,n.a
Mr.. Robert i. hlhiintcau susI.a.d..
very handsomely at supper WEDNESDAY
even,no Judge BENJAMIN I. Gunter, Hon.
r. l.. Henley. and Mr.. c. p. Armistead.
Mr.. j. w. Rogers, proprietor OF the
Yorktown Hotel. was here on ipuisaay.
Mr.. Rogers states that q handsome new
picket-fence is being placed AROUND the
monument grounds near Yorktown, the
contractor. with his workmen, having ar
rived early Thursday morning.
The following is the programme OF COM
mencement exercises at William and Mary
as announced IN the new catalogue Just re-
Baccalaureate sermon June 26th, T. NJ.
Annual celebration Of Phoenix and Late
rary societies June 18th and 2sth, sP. NJ.
Address before the literary societies June
Closing exercises of the session: Meeting
of the Alumni: address of Alumni orator,
June Goth, commencing 10 A. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-15
SHE USES HER TONGUE.
The Worlds Champion sfamp-Licker c. n
na z 0oO an HDur.

do 5000 an Hour.
The title of stamp-licker is not the most
attractive in the world to bestow upon q
young lady, especially when she is petite.
pretty. and charming. says the Pbiladel-
phia Record.
But Miss Ada NJ Crawford, of 2ll2
Wharton street. is nevertheless stamp
ticker. and. what is more, is the worlds
champion in her chosen vocation.
Miss Crawford. who has just passed her
18th birthday, is now forewoman for the
+. &. Howe Company, publishers of direc-
tories, at Eighth and Locust streets.
Three wears ago she entered the employ of
the house and at once attracted attention
by the lightning rapidity with which she
addressed. sealed, and stamped envelopes.
The first time she tried stamping en-
velopes she did 1900 an hour. She can
now do 1900 an hour and has kept this no
steadily for days. Strange to say, she has
persistently declined to use O sponge. and
every one of the millions of stamps which
have carried letters and circulars TO their
destinations all over the country has re-
ceived dainty lick from her tongue.
Miss Crawford talked entertainIngly of
herself and her work yesterday.
do | like the work." she repeated in
reply TO o question. Indeed | do. In
fact, / wouldn't do anything else.
suppose it seems very funny that should
prefer to use my tongue instead of o
sponge, but l can get along SO much bet
ter.
II can only do 1000 on hour with a
sponge and can easily do 5000 without IL.
mo. II doesn't seem to affect my
health in the least. I'll tell you funny
thing about it. II business becomes slack
and / don't have any stamps to stick
lose my appetite and can't scarcely eat
anything. But a. soon as get down to
work again my appetite returns and be-
come ravenously hungry.
There seems to be something III the
gum that acts as q tonic" When ques-
toned about her work Miss Crawford said
that she could stick 100 stamps an hour
and could seal IL. 900 envelopes (also with
her tonguel in day. She can also fold
12.000 circulars aud address 800 envelopes
Q day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-15

Ter. A. B. Percy, Benjamin Cousins, W. I.
Scott, ChAslcs Pool, and II. /. Scott.
Mr.. w. d. Adams. Of this city, - SPEND
ing the week In Roanoke with Mrs. J. II.
Feathsrston, attending the Sam. Jones
Mrs. Robert Haydn and daughter, Of
this city, left Thurrday for Baltimore to
spend several months.
Mrs. Agnes Coles, who has been visiting
Mrs. Amber, on Church street, returned
TO her home, in PittsylvAnia county. on
DR.. r. A. Peterson, Of the Memorial
Methodist Episcopal church. has returned
to his home here after delightful south
Dr.. George W. Carter, Of this city. is
preaching this week In Charlotte county.
The Tuesday German Club gave very
brilliant german Friday night 10 honor OF
tho Washington and Lee and University
affair. The following couples were pres
emit: }. +. Shumate with Miss Lacy, James
Scott with Miss Otey, NJ. r. Vaughan with
Miss Mana Hutter. A. Il. Berry with Miss
Cora Glass, James Lee with Miss Faulkner,
j. nj. Otey with Miss Askew, Irwin Scott
with Miss Slaughter, 4. X. Hutter with
Miss Annie Lee Camm. Ned. Calhoun with
Miss Hotter, Sandy Figgatt with Miss
Alice Lee. Guy langhorne with Miss How
ard. Breckenridge Robinson with Miss
Gertrude Howard. 9. s. Adams with Miss
Collins. Robert Jordan with Miss Yuill.ssS.
y. Martin with Miss ANNE Hammer. Brans-
ford Adams with Miss Lee. William James
with Miss Laura Lsnghorne. Robert Mason
with Miss Camm. Robert Boyer with
Miss Lila Langhorne, j. ID. TAYLOR
with Miss Sully. J. s. Walker with Miss
Duncan Williams. Paul Edmunds with
Miss Matte Otey. 3. Hubbard with Miss
Massie, William Scott with Miss Adams.