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Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

around Aunt Mildred, holding her fast. She gave a little sort of a scream and tried to get away from him when I came in, and yelled out: Burglars! Help!' and picked up the poker and ran at him; but Aunt Mildred said: 'Stop, stop, Harry" Then he let her go, and she Harry, this is not burglar, but a man that is going to be your uncle be- fore long,"
 You see, it was this way: They got to be sweethearts five years ago when Aunt Mildred was at boarding school, and MT. Bronson-Uncle George it is now-was tending law school in the same place. They wanted to marry, but grandpa said Aunt Mildred was too young to marry, but he let her corre- spond with Uncle George after they both left school. But when Uncle Georges brother forgot to give him that letter he waited and waited, and then he thought Aunt Mildred had quit writing to him and he went off out west. He had never told his folks any thing about having a sweetheart, and they didn't know what was the matter Wlth HILL hlS DIoIncI hdo tdhch lut letter out of the office and put it in his pocket with other letters, and when it slipped down out of sight he never thought of it again.
 Aunt Mildred was just like Uncle George; she thought he had quit writing to her, and she never said anything about him. Grandpa died about that | time, and she came to live with us, and all the money she had was put into the bank with pas, and lost the same way. We'll, you see when Mrs. Bronson got hold of that letter she sent it to her | brother-in-law-that's Uncle George, you know-and told him how a boy named Harry Floyd had found it in her husbands old coat; and when he got the letter he saw just how it all was, and as my name is Floyd, he thought must be some kin to Aunt Mildred; so he came back here as quick as he could and found out where we lived, and came and found Aunt Mildred here And that's how I happened to be the cause of him and Aunt Mildred having such merry Christmas last year.
 Uncle George is a pretty sharp law yer, tell you, and he has brought some sort of suit against the man that cheated us out of our money, and he thinks he is pretty sure of getting it back for us.-Martha s. White, in Good Housekeeping.
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much like beggar-and she told me all right, might go down cellar and rick up the stove wood that had been hauled and thrown in there, so it would not be so much in the way. went and piled up the wood, and she wrapped up the coat in a big paper, so no one could see what it was-I thought that was nice of her-and I took it home with me. When I took it to ma and told her about it she cried little, but she said did right to take it, and she went right to work ripping it up to make over for me. She was ripping away on it, when all at once she said; "Why, Harry, here is letter addressed. to MT. George Bronson, that has worked its way down out of the pocket be- tween the lining and the outside. You must go right back to Mrs Bronson
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ChrlstrAs Time.

Imust own that all this fussing's Rather trying on the nerves; For a week back I've been running To the cellar for preserves, To the loft 10 bring the hams down. To the barr for evgs; you sec All our young folks arc a-coming Home to mother and to me. Dick is coming home from college. He has holidays just now. He is going to be preacher
 (He could never learn to plowl: Lucys coming from the high school. Ben and Harry from the town, And we've made Eliza promise To bring all her children down Mothers in a posly fdget,
 And she's fretting all day long Lest with all her roasts and puddings Something may perhaps go wrong; But just keep on humming An old-fnshioned Christmas rlee. For the young folks arc all coming Home to mother and to me.
 -P. MoArthur. in N. Y. Sun-
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FOR THE BEST OF REASONS.
A Philosophical Dissertation on .Why We
 Kiss Under the Nistletoe."

Philosophical Dissertation on "Wny we
 Ktss Under the Mistietoe."
 There are some men who can develop a very light and agreeable subject into a very heavy and disagreeable magazine article with an ease that implies little effort-except on the part of the reader.
 I was moved to this reflection by sec ing in an old number of an English periodical ponderors explanation by some benighted Britisher of the req son: Why We Kiss Under the Mistle- toe"
 Of course the explanation had noth- ing to do with the case.
 It had reference to the death of the chief, or king, of primitive tribe and the saturnalian license of the interrep-
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The Christmas Girl.

The snow has drifted to her brow. The holly bud has dyed her cheek. Her eyes, like stars on Christmas eve, Shine out with glances, coyly. meek. There's Christmas radiance everywhere In wreaths of green and berrles red; But, best of all, I gladly note
 There's mistletoe above her head.
 -Lurana W. Sheldon, ia Life.
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Economy.

"why don't you propose to Miss Squires, if you like her so muchP"
 I'm waiting for Christmas. Then, you see, can make the engagement ring serve for Christmas present. Chicago Record.
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mum, and ingenious ly supplied the tw o or three missing links nee e s ary to con meet the mist le toe with these occur rences.
 Ne gods and little fishes! Why should a man disturb the ashes of a primitive king to find a better reason than the one right be- fore his eyes. 1t is n wonder that some emi- n e mt savant doesn't endeavor to m a k e Dionysius of Halicar nassus responsible for the ancient and hon. orable custom of call ing on ones best girl seven nights in the week.
 When we discover a pair of bright eyes sparkling with saucy invit a tion. a soft cheek, crimson with a demurely unconscious blush, and ripe, red lips forming tn em- selves into an acquies- cent pout, we are not obliged to go poking around in savag e graveyards to find out "why we kiss under the mistletoel"
 We kiss under the mistletoe for the same reason that we kiss on tn e back-parlor sofa, in the swiftly gliding cutter, or un- der the hall lamp, just as we are s ayin g "Good night" if we are sur e tn at h CT mother isn't looking over the balusters.
 On this side of the water we hold prime val precedents of lit tie value. We prefer to hold living reali- ties. We kiss without reference to Druid, Goth or Celt; to magma charta or the court of chancery.
 And when the merry Christmas bells ring crisply on the air we kiss the girls under the mistletoe, not, as may be meanly sug- gested, because they expect it and we are too courteous to dis appoint tn e m, b u t
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May Thls Be Sol

In this New Year Let every heart Gods higher comfort sharei Climbing to all the holier heights ebove- Hiding dark hate beneath the wings of Lovol And in despite of storm and stress and strife Living the larger and the lovelier lifel
 -Atlnnta Constitution.
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An unfeelinr Man.

What are you going to give me for my Christmas presently, asked Mrs Cumso of her husband.
 About fifty dollars topay for mine, " replied the wretch.-Jrdge.
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Wally Reasons-

''I don't see why you don't let me eat all my candy" whined Wally on Christ mas morning. Tt didn't hurt my stockin' to be full of it, and I'm big ger than it. t."-Harper's Young People.
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Parson Jacleson-Ephrim, 1t says in de good book: "Thou shalt not steal"
 Ephraim Johnson-I know that, sah, but I've been so lucky thought I'd gib you one.
 Parson Jaclson-"The Lawd lubs n cheerful giver.n-Judge.
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EasY to Be Hapny.

Mrs. Nexdoor - Aren't you always worried half to death when it comes to buying a Christmas present for your hu sband?
 Mrs. Sunshine-My, no! I buy my husband something I want for myself,
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simply and solely because we can't help it.
 And we wouldn't if we couldl-Harry Romaine. in Puck
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A Timely Question.

"I can understand how Santa Claus comes doton the chimney" remarked Edgar, s'but wonder how he goes up." -Harper's Young People.
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Guile.

Dix-If my wife asks you my brand of cigars between now and Christmas, tell her these, and say
 Dealer-Yes.
 Dix-Don't charge her over dollar a box; I'll pay the balance.-Truth.
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Enjoyed It.

Dinwiddie-"Did your children enjoy Christmas2" Larimer-'I should think they did. Had to call in two doctors" Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

Did you hang up your sock last night?'
 No. hung up my overcoat yester- day to get the money for present for my best girl. Puck.
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The Dear G,r,s.

Miss Munn-How closely Miss Elder sticks to that mistletoe.
 Miss Flypp-Yes, it's her only chance, poor thing.-Detroit Free Press
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Is or Are.

Ahi Santa Claus, come in. come fin, Your welcome is beyond all measure, We're glad to have you come and stay. your CyartstmasJ presents arc n pieasure. hour presence is pressure
 Detroit Free Press.
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Who twelve months since. with keen delight. welcomed to my homely nest He stands there now wan. wasted. old. His race quite run. his mission OCT. And when the midnight hour is tollod We part, to meet no more. He came to me in merry guise, With hopes and promises not few; Ahi who could look within those eyes And deem that they were all untruef But expectations all have fled. The promises are broken. too, Tho hopes lie withered, crushed and dead Not one of all but proved untrue. And there he stands. decrepit. wan, Who came to me n merry elf: A few sands more he will be gone. And with him gone part of myself So come and go the passing years That bear us to the silent sea, But bright with smiles or dim with tears, They come in love, dear Lord. from Thee
 Christian at Work.
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

getting ready for bed. His mother looked happy.
 My dear, she said, ''I am glad to see that you do not hurry through your prayers as you used to-"
 "No, ma'am," said Willy. Christmas is week after next, and have a good many things to ask for.n-Inter Ocean.
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20
Another Garment Hung.

young girl. "I'd lose one set of pres ents- s-7-Judge.
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LA0o0 V As
 and take the letter to her, and tell her how we found it." | W e talked a little more aboutita and then I hurried back with it, though it did not look as though it could be of much importance, for it seemed to have been written years s ago, and didn't look like a business letter, either. It was in a woman's handwriting, and ma and I bot h thought it looked a little like Aunt Mil d e d's handwriting, only smaller. But 1 think all vomen's and girls hand W ri ting looks D good deal alike.
 When Igave the let ter to Mrs Bronson she said George was her brother inlay " that used to bo ar d with them when they lived in Palmville, and she reckoned her hus- band must have put the letter in his pock- ct and forgot to give it to his brother. She said, for it must have been in there for four or five years, George Bronson le it t h ei r house and went off to some western city to practice law be fore they left Palmville, and that wa s over three years ago. She said she would send the letter to him and explain about it. The evening before Christ mas I W a s helping around in Mir. Paton's store and didn't get home till about eight o'clock. I went up to the kitchen window and peeped in and saw that ma and Elsie that's my little sister were in there, so I thought I'd go around to the little front room we called tn e parlor and get Aunt Mildred to help me h hide the presents I had got for them, till the next mt orning. When I went in, there was a great big, tall man with his ar ms
 |.
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That Would Not suif.

Iu8L WouIu NOt SuIf. Let's be married on Christmas, dar- ling" said the impetuous young lover after Miss Fosdick had said yes
 ''No, indeedp' replied the far-sighted
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Ills Reason.

It was drawing near to very inter esting season of the year. Willy was
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WHKT HAPPENEDLA 4NHRISTWAS.|

AST Christmas was the jolli-
 est one I ever saw. I guess what m ake s
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
improvements In Rolled Steel.

\ prOtr2cted series Of experiments
made at Siemens' works, in England,
with the new process Of manufacturing
steel tubes, show conclusively, it is
claimed, a remarkable adaptation Of the
system to the manufacture of pipes for
the conveyance Of water, gas and air at
high pressure, the manufacture Of steam
boilers, boiler tubes, and especially for
bridge construction, owing to the light
ness and strength Of the tubes of COM
p%aratively thin steel, and which, it is be-
!ieved, will enable tho engineer Of the
future to considerably increase the span
of bridges.
The simple as well as remarkable Pc
cuIiarity of this process Of shaping
metals consists in the fact that, instead
of avoiding any twist of the fibers, it by
n operation gives the greatest possible
twist to the fiber with a corresponding
stretch of material. 1t moreover may
assisted by a mandrel, increase the outer
diameter of a bar, instead Of diminishing
it, as do all other rolling mills, but the
tube PRODUCT by this new method il
generally greater in diameter than the
bar from which it is formed, and thus
combining, as it does, all the various
systems Of rolling, it IS claimed to pos
sess the advantage Of construction in
which all hitherto known rolling proc
esses represent a part.-New York Sun.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22

Too much dumbbeI exercise Is q weari.
ness to the flesh, and matutinal swing.
ing Of the Indian club becomes, sooner
or later, irksome. The idea Of relieving
the tedium Of daily exercise while in
creasing its benefits is a good one, and
it is now placed at the service Of the
public IN q practical form. A polished
wooden box contains the appliances in
cidental to the ordinary exercising ma
chine, and is equipped, in addition, with
a magneto-electro apparatus capable Of
transmitting an electric current to ten
or more persons at the same time, or be-
ing graduated to the endurance or pleas.
ure of one person, SO that while the vari.
u FORMS of exercise are being gone
through an electric current Of any re-
Quired strength can be impaired.
1t is claimed that electricity a thus
be applied under improved and more
pleasant conditions than formerly in
many cases where its use has beer
proved to be most beneficial. Attention
is called to the fact that telegraph op.
orators, accountants, typewriters, plan
lists, and all whose work is apt to cause
muscular pains and stiffness in the hand
and arm, can by the use Of this exercis-
ing machine reap q twofold advantage.
The machine has a bath attachment.
This is placed in a bath, and when the
foot is placed upon it az electric shock
Of graduated strength is impaired to the
bather.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
Who Haunts YouS

Now think a minute. Is there not
some unknown person whom you are al
ways meeting in this great city without
any reason for it? | have asked a great
many people, and find that nearly every
body is haunted by some stranger. Just
at present l am haunted by a red headed
girl, who has freckles and a turn up
nose and wears a light gray dress. She
turns up at all sorts of unexpected places.
No matter where l go to lunch that red
headed girl is sure to pass me on the
way. Every day or two I meet her in
the Il" car. change the line, but sure
- fate there she is. II go out between
the acts at the theater that red headed
girl walks by. And so it goes, until
now | have got to absolutely dread her.
The worst Of it is that she is a mics
looking girl and e. seems to see me.
New York Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
a Caufornia Mining Camp in 40.

SALIoTEl0 Mining Camp In '49.
The gambling tents were l-ge, and
contained not only gaming tables but
billiard tables. At one Of these I was
once playing billiards with aman named
T.. a few feet from Us, raised upon
a platform made for the purpose, were
seated three Mexican musicians, playing
guitars; for these places were always
well supplied with instrumental music.
The evening seldom passed without dis
putes, and pistols were quickly drawn to
settle qQarrels. Upon any outbreakmen
would rush from all parts Of the room,
struggling TO get as ear as possible to
the scene Of action, and often they paid
the penalty for their curiosity by being
accidentally shot.
While 4 and I were engaged in
our game we could hear the monotonous
appeal Of the dealers, Make your game,
gentlemen, make your game. Red wins
and black loses" Suddenly bang, bang,
bang went the pistols in a distant part
of the tent. The usual rush followed.
Bang, bang, again, and this time the
guitar dropped from the hands of one Of
the unOffending musicians, who fell for
ward to the ground with a bullet through
his neck. His friends promptly under
took to carry him past US to the open
air. Our table was so near the side Of
the tent that only one person at a time
could go between it and the canvas.
H vas standing in the way, just
in the act of striking the ball with his
cue, when n of the persons carrying
the wounded man touched him, with the
request that lie move to n side. He
turned, and saw the Mexican being sup
ported by the legs and arms, the blood
flowing from his neck. Then, with the
coolest Indifference, he said, "Hold on,
hold on, boys, till | make this shot"
Then. resuming his former position, he
deliberately finished his shot.-Dr. G. B.
Gill1sp.e in Century.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
To Presere Shoe Leather.

a German chemist has invented a
preparation which, it is claimed, when
applied TO the soles of shoes, has the eff
feet of increasing their wearing capacity
from FIVE to ten times, besides making
them waterproof. The preparation IS
applied after the shoes are finished and
the soles are bufed. The right 10 use 1t
has been sold to the Bavarian govern
ment for the army. The inventor says
Observation-Disclosures.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22

NOTICE OF LAND SALE UNDER MORT

NOTICE OF LAND SALE UNDER MORT
~ GAGE!
By virtue f the powers conf rred upon me
in two mortgage deeds from ;. =. GOOch and
wife, which ar" registered in Durham county
IN book Is on page 2l7. and in book 81 on page
2l4, ! will ell for cash at public auction at The
court house door in Durham. n. c.. at l.
O'ciOc IN. on Saturday, February 3, 1894. the
following tract OF land in Durham county. viz:
One tract in Durham township, adjoining the
lands of j. c. Angler, W. - Nickers. Sr and
others, and bounded as follows: Beginning on
NJ. A. Anglers line. thence east % chains and
81 links 10 a stake IN +. NJ. Proctor's line,
thence south g chains and 81 links TO a stake,
". ID. Nickers, Sr>s, corner, thence west ,
chains and o. links to IA stake, W. ID. Nick"rs
corner on PicKett's line, thence n. ~ f. %
chains and - links 10 the first station. con
tanning 80 acres. NOR" or less and also tina
tract Of land in Patterson township, ajjoininp
the lands of y VI higsbcc, II II. Markham and
others, containing one huDdr,d and e.2htetu
acres, more or less, and beng the land upo
VA eu sdIi :. P.GOo,u now resides. This 81
day Of January, 1891
W. D.. WICK ERS, JR.
Fuller S Fuller, Attorneys tor Mon, gagee.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
Blasting by Electricity.

= novel method Of blasting by cleo
tricity has been invented by a Swedish
engineer. As described, he employs q
volta arc produced between two carbon
rods placed parallel. When the arc Il
moved close 10 the spot where blasting
is 10 he effected an intense local heat Is
created, followed by expansion, which
has the effect Of splitting the rock.-New
York Telegram.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
An Every Morning Incident.

Mr.. Suburb Slowly w4E4ng up and
rubbing his eyes)-What lime is it:
Mrs. Suburb Cooking at watch-Its
three minutes OF train time.
AR. Suburb (springing out of bede
Tell Mary to hurry up the breakfast
New York Weekly.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
SOME CABLE STORIES.

Not long ago Frank Stockton contrib
uted to one of the magazines a nonsense
cal story, in which a startling incident
was narrated. By a stroke of lightning
a steamer had been converted into an
immense magnet, and had attracted to
itself a submarine cable, which held it
fast until the cable ship came to the res
cue. This flight Of fancy is not alto
gether without excuse
There is a story Of an ocean steamship
catching up a piece of cable IN the North
river, and towing it all the way from
New York to Liverpool and back with
out discovering to what mysterious cause
the strange reduction Of speed on the
round trip could be attributed.
There is yet another story Of a sound
boat which fouled a submarine cable in
New York waters and lowed a goOdly
length Of it to New Haven. There the
piece of cable was cleared away, coiled
down on the dock, and subsequently sold
by the steamship company 70 another
corporation whose business it is TO main
tain electrical communication between
places. That corporation put the cable
into service, and $50 the story goes) Is
using it at the present time.-Herbert
L Webb in Electrical Engineer.
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Sold by w. M Yearly, Durham.
NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM TOWNSHIP,
Durham County Durham County.
Before d. c. Gunter, J. P.
\. NJ. Johnson s. Co.,
E. D. MOnfalcOna. contractor, :
- Carr and

II II Ea.e -
L. M = G Go "a N''i' Dee. 10, 1898.
Carolina Hotel Company.
To the defendant. E. D. MOnfalcOna:
You are hereby % to appear before
DC Gunter. j. p, together with the other de-
PENDANTS, on February /. 1894. at 10 O'Clock a.
m, at the Office of ID. =. Gunter. in the town of
Durham. to answer the complaint of the plain
tiff. n. NJ. Johnson s. Co.. for the non yme
of the sum of seventy-twO dollars and ninety
cents. with in crest, due for materials furn-
ished for and used in the erection and compile
ton of the Hotel Carolina This action is
brought to enforce a lein upon the said Hotel
Carolina. The defendant will take notice to
be and appear before the said d. c. Gunter at
his office in the court house in the town OF
Durham. county and state aforesaid, and
the complaint of plaintiff, which will
be filed OF or before said 1st day of February,
in said Office or judgment will he taken by de-
fault D. c. GUNVER. ]. p.
This December 10, 1898.
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DR. j. J. tn AXIOM

with frty yca.-' experience as a General
Practitioner. ter .r- ms services To the Citi-
zcus of DURHAM HIS -prCIaltl"- mucous
Membrane, Glands and Nerves females in
particular. Iu4l. s-t43a. Bronchitis, ~cTOiula,
Constipation and fedIaChc, Secondary and
Hereditary Diseases. Home at q, ". Hcrn-
dOn's. Olhcc q. ar Jones Jcwc!ry store. once
hours. O'Clock "a. III. to Il m. and from 2 y. Ia.
- : T. -.
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Pastor baptist Church.
NOTICE Oh sALE "a ACCOENTs!

As trustee OF W a. Slater & Co.. / will sell
at public auctlnu at the court house door in
Durham. on
Ihursdr-, February -, 1894,
the account due the firm Of ". 4. Slater &
Co. The accOuu.- aIIl bee sold separately. or
course any account may be paid or arranged
for before that tI.c. The sale viii to- only as
a last resort. tNILS Err.
Trustee ". \. Slater 81 Co.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
The Acme of Meauness.

Robinson-Brown is awfully stingy.
Watkns-You bet he is He won't
ever allow a joke cracked at his expense
if he can help i2-Kate Fields Washing
ton.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-01-22
Nurses Sore Mouth Cured.

! have used 'r-.sU Persons Remedy for
nurses sore u.uIa. .tI. VAS perfectly cured,
MIts. ". :. MtNAIH,
Jan. -, 1891. hdAtOn, \. {.