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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-03


The defendants, Bette w. Whitfield
and Roberta Whitfield VIII take notice
that an action entitled as above has
been commenced IN the Superior Court
Of Halifax county to foreclose q trust
deed executed by them to W. II. John
stOn. Trustee. to secure certain bonds
and interest due the plaintiffs is in
said trust deed specified. conveying a
certain tract or parcel OF land situate in
Enfield township III said county, to
have SAID land sold 10y order Of the
Court and the proceeds Of said sale APP
Piled to the payment Of said bonds and
interest and TO obtain judgment against
said defendants for any sum due on
said bonds that the proceeds of such
sale may not he sufficient to pay. And
the said defendants viii further take
notice, that they are required to appear
at the next term Of the Superior Court
Of said county to he held on the
eighth Monday after the last Monday
in September, \. D. 1850 at the court
house Of SAID county III Halifax town,
\. c., ana answer o. dcmur to the
complaint In sad action, OF the plain
tiffs will apply to the Court for the re-
lief demanded IN said complaint
STERLING NJ. GARY,
Clerk Superior Court.
This 18th day Of August, 1895.
a
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-03
To Those
Who Ire in Need Of HGlp.

aGDD IOI SUFFER from lost
manhood and the Ills that accompany
It, whether from errors Of youth, over
work. or old age? Do YOU desire to OBJ
tain a new lease on life? | can cure
Won. broken and run down. human
Write to me- Letters strictly contiden
Ial and cost nominal. Thousands are
thanking me every day; why not YOU?
Mention this paper, and address describ-
ing your case.
JAS. A. SMITH. Druggist,
6 u 6m Newton. \. c..
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-03

humanity is the peculiar character
istic 81 great minds.-Chesterfe
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what is Life 2,

"What is Bife?p some one asked :
Montford and he beautifully replied:
"The present life is sleeping and wax
ing;it is go cd night on going to
bed, aud good morning on getting
up; tits wonder what the day will
bring forta;it Is rain on the window
as one sits by the Ere; tits 10 walk in
the garden aud see the flowers and
hear the birds siog; It is 10 have
news from the east, west, north andid
south; il is to read old books and
new books; it is to see pictures and
hear rusic; Il is 10 have Sundays;is
is 10 pray With a friend mdrsifg AMI
evening tits to TIN The t4siliebt ard
mediate; itIs to have bres,kt,st anA
dinner sad diiner aad lea; ..- t,s
belong 10 town and hose aei2.- Z
bots, ahdto become one ~ ! circle
OF acquaiasances !; it is tn have
friends AID love; it is to hAye
sight of dear old faces, aa,i with
some nen it is TO be kissed bg be
same Loving lips FIR Gf.y vars and
it j. 80 lsno. themselves thought OF
nlAby times a.day,in many pisces. ,by
children. grandchildren abd many
f-ieads.
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His Little Mistake.

A young farmer who had great
conceit, little discretion and scarcely
any education presented himself at a
Presbyterian conference and said he
wished to be ordained as preacher.
II amt had any great learnin',' he
said, frankly, "but ] reckon I'm
called to preach. I've had a vision
three nights runuin'; that's why I'm
here.n "What was your vision?"
INQUIRED one or the elders. "Well,"
said the young man, ~ dreamt l
see bigs,reund ring in the sky, and
In the middle oft was two great
letters-P..C. I knew that meant
Presbyterian conference, and here |
am. There was an uncomfortable
pause (which was broken by an elder
whofknew the young. man and was
well acquainted with the poverty of
his family and the neglected acondi-
ton of the farm in which bis father
had taken such pride. ~ haven't
any gift at'readlhg Visions p said the
old man, gravely, "but I'd like to
put it to my young friend whether
be, doesn't think it's possible those
-
two letters may have stood for
"'Plant corn?'" Fortunately this
version was accepted by the appli-
can't. rs 7f.s b. ae ta-
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Fail TO Do Our Duty.

Everybody has at times failed to
do their duty towards themselves,
Hundreds Of lady readers suffer
from sick headache, nervousness,
sleeplessness, and female troubles.
Let them follow the example of Mr..
Fl. Herbetcher, Stevens Point, Wis,
who for FIVE years suffered greatly
from Nervous Prostitution and Sleep
lessness, tried physicians and differ
ent medicines without success. But
one bottle of DR.. Miles Nervine
caused sound sleep every night and
she is feeling like new person.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, Laramin,
Wyoming, who tried all other RENE
dies declares that after three weeks
use of the Nervine for Headache
Nervous Prostitution, etc, she was
entirely relieved. Sold by Am. Gil
ert. Trial bottles free
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JOHN WESLEY.


John Wesley was nearly always
travelling, from the time of his con-
version to the closeoflife, which was
extended to his eigty eighth year.
AS a man OF untiring industry he
seems to have been second to few,
and equalled by asmall number only.
Napoleon, Bingham, Bentharm,
franklin, Whitfield, Goblet, Dow,
and Peter Farley have hardly ex-
ceeded bim..afti suy.5s assn
Besides his numerous exhortations
be generally preached two sermons
every day, and not unfrequently four
or five. Bis various works on divin-
ity, ecclesiastical history, sermons,
biography, &C., amounted, nearly
twenty years before he died, to thir-
ty-two octave volumes, All this,
and an immense amount of other
labor, at home and abroad, he was
only able to accomplish by rightly
improving his time.
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Fell Dead.

These words are very familiar to
our readers, as not a day passes
without the report of the sudden
death of some prominent citizen.
The explanation is "Heart Disease
Therefore beware if you have any OF
the following symptoms: Short
breath, pain in side, smothering
spells swollen ankles, asthmatic
breathing, weak and hungry spells,
tenderness in shoulder or arm, fut :
tering Of heart, or irregular pulse.
These symptoms mean heart disease.
The most reliable remedy is Dr..
Miles New Heart Cure, which has
saved thousands OF lives. Book of
testimonials free at A. NJ. Gilbert,
who also sells the New Heart Cure.
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Up Ia the World


The Piedmont ndepend'nt pub
fishes The altitude ofdifferent towns
as follows: Cumberland, 625; Pied
mont, 9ls; West Virginia Junction,
s54; Elk Garden, 23l0; Dixon Sum
NIT, 23l6; Fairfax, 1856; Kent Ridge,
313s; Davis Station, 307S; Elkihs,
1921; Belington, 100; Beverly, 1925
Montrose. 1889; Haddix summit,
1880; Hendricks, ITO; Parsons
1850; Keyser, 500; Mountain fake
Park, 2S0O; Deer Park, 2700; Terra
Alta. 5000; SHitehback, 1871 ;Dobbin
BLOC; Thomas, 1895.
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Experience Meeting and a Moral.

A story was recently told of how
q preacher tested the effect Of the
hard times upon his congregation.
At the conclusion of one OF his ser
mons he said:
'Let everybody in the house who
pay their debts stand up
Instantly every man, woman and
child, with one exception, rose to
their feet. He seated the crowd and
then said:
"Let every man who is not paying
his debts stand up
The exception noted, a careworn,
hungry individual, clothed in his last
summers suit, slowly assumed u
perpendicular position and leaned
upon the back of the seat in front Of
him.
allow is it, my FRIEND" inquired
the minister, ''that you are the only
man in this large congregation who
is unable to meet his obligations"
II publish newspaper he meek.
ly replied, land my brethren here
who have just stood up, are my sub
scribers, and"
"Let us prayl' exclaimed the min
lister.
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..s(yaite, blair. u assentea Mrs I'm

ssQaitef plain, asserited Mrs! Tn
kle: II Should Say sol Gre me- me-
apofher' one ny boy : - 1il .saigT I;
Moses looked over his book for ..
fewEminutesy and then propoudded
the1folrowitie :G9d0 auihGiw l9Boll.
"a bslloon rose in the air and
then fell pne5third Of the distancet
theli1rass etle-Geaf.h of tile distance,
it''wasifruhi the ground; then fell ones
fifth of'7heIa ais ance, and was. four
hdlndfed fest from the ground, How
high was it when it was at its great
essheigbtY s5aa7l Inl18bnow oodi J
ssWhassuah at?'' sdemanlelb Mr..
Tfnkie!! 2ns,,Read that again" aH d70i
Moses did 50, with great dist tln3'i-.
ness s4i 81 ~oit,4sii al,;9.rq-fr ID
osHunll hetr me see.ae yOne-6fth
plus one fourth, plus one third
Pass over that hook. All, I seel
The balloon. was then four hundred
feet from the ground dOae-third Of
four ohupdred eis--HumlI You are
sure this fproblem is stated correct1
lyfHot 81 .9ig09g ovf35E ,3aiYFff
'l.lbhI az ssl,rrg, e7@ElHi ZIP q 39t
saV ~, yes' ssiifT9 .as1ao1 40 .I,ng .(hi
saSometimes these textbooks are
very carelesslycompiled. Ono fourth
ot1foH hundred is one hundred; one
third Of that rs -bence, ope-ffth
would be five times-Nor r rsaHo
Mr.. 1Tinlsle laid the arithmetic on
the table and GLAZED fiNedly at it for
three minutes, while Mrs! Thklc and
her son waited in respectful attention.
Pres emily he got 4 pencil and be-
gan tpfGgare. on the. margin of the
book pdsfually he closed it withaa
bang:ua1 10 aiia all aa" 1leila 9iotI
@sWhalt. jmnfisa miserable stuf2n he de,
clared angrily. There oughtsto be
key TO this book, orhow can I
know that the statement is correct.
| believe it's entirely wrong "f''
%sNoit isn't pa, "said Nose prompt
ly. s'Becaqse I've just solved it
mentally.-The answer is six hun
dred feet"
"wen, then, if You can do your
examples, why do you want to both
er me when I'm reading ?" cried
Mr.. Tinkle, as he buried his face in
the, newspaper. -,
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ooFtxthGyThEO CT COX.
RYgWr1.E I,chRLEroN.

B1 WILL FhBLETUN.
It's just as fawther saideir .vas.-they's
,somethiB' here that ssvrary;1 70
The gran'ther clock isl ailin. sir-we're-
glad you come along.
1t stood an 'siifkedi d '@etR Of twb,,' am
3 gwouldn't'tiek arlington SRI uoy III
Or nunits haqs4. als 4al titsl.pea, OF DO
pes piesse qIh lEhssw nor ilaI aad 7sQqir,
It'sfo old enough ito hesa Il rest, as a,eepfs
nsay,'you gaipAx ed noqB yiiosTib s3o
Vino oftenthia,S at started pfta Thousand
syears ago. y;adt mTofTsT % gag9n
AM cousin 5'ete; who sets1anstoltsops
stories in the.dark, hcf IIiw DoI ,a9o
He wonders efit give The ytiiasifyr MeafAi
mn the arkco9 Iliw IAtIl saO .a7s
We're glad It's going to Start atIn;; for.
ftwhen itain,t no good Q a25aoo s.t}1s
1t makes sort o. friendly fusssn' throttgh.
the neigAbefheed; asz=---
The folks inquire as. if twas folks, am
stop us on the way,
An ,anTiously they ask u.s. how the op
clock isl is today e9s faro 9d3 9gai4t
They's lots o. itfme-machines jaroun' that
have adeal oslack ,gEt6 III uoGb u
An MEDIA steady gran'ther clock to keep
: 'em on thetraeki;i0tt 9G5 liz b3GGoa
I've seen folks STAN odtHon the road, uni
await an listen Hke,a 97ad Ct sm99
To set theirIwateh by this F'ere clock,9 as
soon 's they. heard it stEikfq0 al 10 2
Were GID astJpppea, ttliaapagh; soy ,aat
9you could take 1t All apart, 52H3 '''1h
An we Gould see its thfnkin1- works, am
.twherelu kepdits heart; .ba2ui1no
As' why, beiorel its goin' to strike, feaf
minutes an a half,
u sort & Y a. sspGAIsssi Ike as f il
.x1S ,GllEYasm0I
An how it keeps the memory good,
although ia got@o n3ak2 ls9o3sa9sa
AM how i: knows the moon is new, or full
O. WELLER gold; tr o y n IN.
An tells With its pietufe-mdohs, sos We
q can it know nigh sI'"2i NOE '''''% :
Asiwellla as efwe Went. outdoor an" found,
3fitin'the1 skyH nldo 2df 10 .sG9 s2di
rot zen d9G9 9Iim 100 10oo 0eo Il
An if it eyer has the blues, alone. there
n nis spi ap' day, a1i3a; dor Of his 7et
An l howit comes to know the facts ACTS, when
baby went away; - gt...lr3T e,ss,t
For half the night. there through the dark
.a-cryin' in our bed,
We heafd-i it farkin' to ltseIf-sshezs dead
she's dead-she's dead!'' M h1''s-'*
ia@ iaaG u; 1E9G ij.H 2aat9ls
Anthem 4 guess, 4 went to sleep, am
dreamed little while, ,qsnH has ne
An thought saw her in the clouds, an
knew her by her smile;
An when the sunrise woke me up-'twas
maybe six or seven tk
1t changed It's mind, an says to me, sin
Heaven-in Heaven-in Heaven!"
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) fANEoDOfALtlEEaE TuREa o


Gatbered and oGoaniledi1bS ew4u G.
.ooalq1E1 te ag9IEoo odt
LUTHER 8 !. IS n y n SotRAgliE AND
nssd asd FEaRLEs5sEsss naoisd inc
iWBereEuther asrited7td WORMS
in 152futo apbeat ibefUtepa The papai
diet2 alltlhs ef,EehdsbweW gseady
alarmed about III. ssfeatyy.1d Ffatbaafasi
Of Lickingson offered him the pro.
lection of his east Il Ede4fHerg. But
Luther ,deeidedly declined saying;
fThe emperor hss summoned me to-
Worms, Enotttol EtieiborgHafIdaa
sSer toahe papal BAN against him.
he SAID t6tAg ReraId Tall93 aadyised'
him TO- turn back; oaThough this ban
be published in eEeryFeity and town.
l @i1 go forward under imperisl'es
eortnIo0 liada1rN 10 IruiauIu ~
'oE the way be received letters
from his friend Spalatip,, then at
Worms earnestly entreating him,
otto come, reminding him of Huss
aad'othets Who suffered nartyrdom.
Luther answered decidedly: '"T am
cited and will go, even # there are
as many deUils al Wornis as tiles
upon the houses Shortly before
that; while at Wittenberg, he made
tile following bold and heroic ex-
pressiop: 9 Should my enemies kiddle
q fire Betlqeea 1Hiaenbsrgand lForms
sohose flame a0oatld reach theheauens,
I aeould still go aaa tie name of the
Lord and Jesus Christ z'tsia749 &
Thousands Of people awaited and
Witnessed his arrival at Worms As
he was passing into the hall where
Charles and his dignitaries were as
sembled, Gen. Fredndsberg, of the
imperial body guard tapt Luther
gently on The shoulder and whisper,
ed in his ear: HMy little monk, you
are now making march such 7as
neither | nor any other officer ever
went through in the bloodiest Of
battles" sIn the name of Christ,
uttered Luther, as with q firm step
and incompatible courage he appear
ed before the august assembly. To
the question whether he was ready
to retract, Luther answered emphat-
ically. "IfI am convinced by the
truths of the Bible Of any error,I am
willing to retract; otherwise, / must
adher to my faith to the end And
when the chancellor required plain,
direct and unequivocal answer, Lu-
Their said: "IeoM gioe one hatshqU
haze neiAe, horns nor teeth,"* and
it is this.-"I belieue neither The pope
nor The councils. | am not convinced.
l neither can nor 1cal retract.' And f,
raising his hands and his eyes to
wards heaven and elevating his voice
to high but solemn pitch, he ex-
claimed: "IiFRE / STAND, ] CANNOT
DO OTHERWISE; COP HELP Me- AMEN
On returning to his quarters, he
said to his friend Spalatip, .LfIhad
a thousand heads, I ,oould sooner
haze them all cut off than retract.
*That is, an answer that willneith-
er goad nor bite offending no one.
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The plank of the Pennsylvania
Republicans on the money question
says: --.
1--WE accept unleservedly the de-
termination enunciated by the Re-
publican National Convention of 1892
that we demsnd the use OF both gold
and silver money with such restric-
tons and under such provisions, to
be determined by legislation, as will
secure the maintenance of the parity
of values OF the two metals SO that
the purchasing and debt payIngpow-
er Of the dollar, whether OF silver,
gold or paper, shall at all times be
equally faithful TO the Republican
party, and believing it to be the SCI
tied doctrine OF the party that tue
honor of the nation and the interests
of its citizens require the msinte-
nance Of the National Currency, every
dollar OF which whether in gold, sill
ven or notes, shall be of staple value
and of equal purchasing power, here
by declares its opposition tothe de-
basement of the National Currency
by the admission OF silver to free
and unlimited coinage at the srhi-
trary ratio of l6 to L."
This has the right ring and ex-
presses the sentiments OF Republic.
cans generally on this question.-Ex.
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This mslady affects more business
and professional men, than any other
in the long category OF disease to
which flesh is heir TO. Blood power
ty is often the frat sep towards it.
In women it brings about all the dis
eases aud sutierings peculiar to
women. MAGIC BLOOD AND NERVE
Tone, is a positive cure for all forms
of nervous exhaustion, and resultant
affections. $l.00 per bottle.
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ssThere is Danger i'm Delay

Since 1861 ] have been q great
sufferer from catarrh. | tried Ely's
Cream Balm and to all appearances
am cured. Terrible headaches from
which had long suffered are gone.
w. j. Hitchcock, Late Major q.
S. Vol. and A. A. Gen., Buffalo, N.
Y.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of cata-rh when every thing
else failed. Many acquaintance have
used it with excellent results.-Al-
fred W. Stevens, Caldwell, Ohio.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents
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DeatI. from, nlool PoIaan

IL often caused by the absorption OF
poisonous Gls used in ordieaey toilet
soaps.
MAGIC SAPo contains neither abi-
nal fats nor vegetable otis .nti-is sI,.
solutely tree from poison. 1t Mill
cure all SKIN Diseases, Chap, FTeck-
les and PimpIes snd is unexceIled as
a toilet soap. Ask your Jrngeistor
dealer for it. Price 10 cents.
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In Advance
A Bid Mistake.

She was The daughter Of a lean,
hut bit rocky . FssxlHpg, hyphens
andIthat sort at thing all the same,
and on rclu ming from ,..toar tbraueh
Italy had wri ton to a 81 iung man of
observation-disclosures describing tue good
time she'd had and some OF the
treasures she'd picked up. Bit i'm
agine his feelings on reading her
letter tosee the following. 81 have
got o beautiful white Leg until
hsiing come to the bottom of the
ssbesthe turned over and found ahorn
bat'''ana realized that it was only a
description of feminine head-gear-
london Sporting Times.
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Kind Gentleman-That boy just
hit you,,did he?
Small Boy-Yes, he did.
Kind Gentleman-Well, now, why
don't you heap Goals Of fire On his
head, like good little boy?
Small Boy-Do good little boys
do that?
Kind Gentleman-Yes, indeed, all
good boys.
Small Boy-Well,I guess ! must be
wicked then, cause I don't want to
burn the chump to death, just wanl
to punch his head.-Life.
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Mr.. Tinkle as a Teacher.

Don't study your lessons out
loud that way! said Mr.. Tinkle,
sharply. sYou make me nervous
81 can't help it," replied young
Moses, with sniff. give got dread-
full hard lessons, and our teacher is
cross as can be-
Hard lessons! Nonsense r re-
sponded Mr.. Tinkle. "You have
never been taught the proper way to
study. Once learned thoroughly,
you should never forget anything.
Now, there's mother; she can do a
sum in algebra as easily as wipe a
dish.n ''
"I'm not sure of that, Archibald !"
observed Mrs. Tinkle, deprecatingly.
at has been more than twenty-five
years since I quit school,"
"Years are nothing 4 retorted Mr..
Tinkle, sternlys 'IaWtschopl tAfss
years ago, and yet twices two y,I.,.. are
four twice four are eight, and 80 on.
l know the whole table. Then there s
history. George Washington scofn.
mshded the Continental Army dur
ing the Revolutionary War, and he
was our first Rresidept, serving two
I te rms s'i7a n Ao9G 9oG31alaT b1bb1H3s ED
"Who was our second President?n
asked Moses. ~ ~. .. 4 n - e5 ..'' 81, ~
"Jeferson, who also wrote the
Constitution Of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson, my. son., was one
of the greatestA'',h - .Hoa' Isl :.
"But he wasn'tthe second Presi-
dent" said Moses, with d, faint
chuckle. +-a "a = : : Z
5fiF 1855 ~
Wasn't, eh?n s3a-ar.e.a .at
mo, sir. John Adams was second, ,
and then came Jefferson. - = 2@
"Huml 1t seems to me that's the
way / studied it, but OF course
However. it's . small matter. The
Revolutionary War was begun at
Lexington, and the Declaration Of
Independence was made in Pbiladel-
phia in 1776. You see it is no
trouble to recall these historical
facts"
"When and where did CORVALLIS
surrender asked Moses, after o
glance at the book.
"Why, at-let me ses-at Sara.
toga, It'll or 177s.
"Oh, nol' exclaimed Moses, trium-
phantly. You're thinking of Bur-
goyne. 1t was at Yorktown in 1881
that CORVALLIS surrendered.
"How could you make such a mis-
take, ArcAibald?" said Mrs. Tinkle,
reproachfully.
"Oh, man can't be expected to
be precise to day." replied Mr..
Tinkle, getting little flushed. $50
long as you know the main facts,
that's enough. Now, in mathsmat-
les"
"I'm awful poor in that" admit
ted Mosts-' specially in mental
arithmetic.
"That comes from lack of concen-
tration OF thought" said Mr.. Tinkle,
kindly. Mathematics is founded
on reason, and you have but to exer-
else your reasoning powers and any
problem is easy
"Tain't to me-" groaned the boy.
"For instances, if 81 oranges cost 80
cents, how much viii 9 oranges
cost?n
snow, see that, Lucyl' said Mr.
Tinkle, to his wife. Show simple
that is and yet he can't see i'll If21
oranges cost 80 cents, 9 oranges will
| cost 9 cents or one-third of 80, be.
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Aunt Martha-Try to be q man
like your uncle was, my boy; never
wasted bis time, always careful and
methodical. There's the clock he
never missed winding up one night
for the last thirty years.
Nephew Jack-Yes; was looking
at it today. It's an eight day clock
N. Y. World.
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A few weeks ago a gentleman,
going through crowded part Of the
city of Glasgow, Scotland, noticed
pale-faced little bootblack waiting
for hire. Touched by the delicate
look of the child, he thought he
would give him the backing Of his
boots to do. Accordingly, he gave
the little fellow the signal. The boy
at once crept lamely towards the
gentleman, and, as he pnlled himself
along, was nimbly supplanted by
another little bootblack, who was i'm
mediately at the gen 'eman's feet
and ready to begin.
"What,s this for?" said the gentle
man to the intruder, somewhat
engrily.
dts a. RIGHT" said the newcomer,
brightly. "Jamie's just q wee while
cot O. the hospital, and the rest o
us take turn ABBOTT o. brushin' for
him. r
jamie smiled pleasantly by way OF
assuring the gentleman that bis com
rsde's story was true.
The gentleman was so gratified by
this act of brotherly kindnes that
be gave JAMES friend a whole shii-
ling for his work, telling him To give
sixpense to Jamie and keep theotiier
sixpensc for himsel'.
aNa, pa, SIR quickly replied this
little hero, giving the shilling to
jamie and hurrying from the spot
f"na, ma, sir; name o Us ever take eny
O. JAMES siller."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-14
Too Smart.


A Philadelphia lawyer vas seat 4
with a eroup Of fIiends 'br other
day discussing he leading pic- Of
the d.. Ore Of the mcn present.
Mr.. canby, i.elsisted IN monopol'z
ing more than his share oftfc con.
versation, and his views did not Al z
all accord with those Of the lawyer.
As the men sepafs'cd, one 81 them
.aid To the LAWYER: THAT Candy
knows good deal, doesn't Lefar
Eyes Replied the law5 er, ''he knows
entirely too much for one man; hes
ought to he incorporated.R
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