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money by unlawful speculation. The Dat
tie over, he slept The sleep of utter exhaus-
ton. In the next xoon tho fair haired
singer his mission we'll performed, though
unconsciously, also slept, but not so heav-
lily. At 3 in tho morning he was awak-
ened by his own coughing. His room was
full of smoke, and he could see nothing
but the faintest glimmer Of the night
light, as If through dark mist.
"Fatherl Fathern' he cried. The serv-
ants slept too far away to hear, and the
smoke that had reused him had stupefied
tho tired man.
Rex Jumped from his beC, wound a
blanket around him, holding corner of
it over his face, aud tried to feel his way
to the front room and tho alcovo where his
fathers bed was. A door, opening at his
touch, let him into tho hall. There it was
easier to breEtl5c. The stairs were free
from fire, but the boy never thought of
descending Father Father!'' he kept
calling, and then more heroic deed was
never done. he let himself into the front
chamber envelopod in the blanket and felt
for his fathers bed. 1t was fiery ordeal.
That room seemed all ablaze He heard
the rumble of fire apparatus outside and
the shouts of men. Then he found his
father and shook him. wake up, IA
therP' he cried, but his voice was muffled
in the blanket. Some ono in helmet
threw up the alcove window and leaped
in from ladder. Hc grasped the boy.
"No, nor cried Rex. Take my fa-
thor. I'm all right. will not go first
The fireman then saw the unconscious fig
ure OH the bed and lifted it to the win
dow. Follow mel he cried and stepped
out.
Rex tried to follow, but fell fainting
over tho sill and hung there while those
below shouted to hasten the fireman with
his burden.
"Another LADDER" called some one.
Hurry Hurry cried the crowd.
1t was all over soon, and both father
and son were removed to hospital. The fa-
Their was scarcely hurt and soon recovered;
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"I'M ALL RIGHT, FATHER" HE SAID FEEBLY.
the boy had been badly burned in that
brief time of agony, and it was uncertain
If he could get well.
On Easter morning his father and prom
ised mother bent over him. Neither no
riced the sweet tumult that the church
bells were making; neither thought of its
being just the hour that Rex would have
been leading tho professional hymn at
Christ church.
"Oh, my son, my soni" the man groan-
ed. my life was not worth your sacri-
ficel''
Rex opened his eyes. sunk deep in ban
been fully conscious but now the old
buoyant spirit shone family through those
eyes.
'I'm oil right, father" he said feebly.
They were the only rational words ho ut
up at tho lovely woman's face and said,
"Mother!" before lapsing into insensibil-
ity again.
The word, though spoken wanderingly,
was the seal of adoption to Leonora Els
worth, and the Easter day was made more
memorable to her by the story, brokenly
told by the father beside the boys bed, Of
the nights struggle preceding the fire.
They We're married soon, and, though it
was IA weary time before Rex was able TO
sing in Christ church, he was tenderly
cared for by one whom he could rightly
call mother. AS soon as she was married
she began to help her husband in his bet
ter, If slower, plans for cultivating their
boys voice if he should recover. He did
get well at last, AMI their united efforts
for his music were SO successful that he
has become "a famous tenor, and what was
once his pastime has grown to be his life
work You may have heard him sing, for
he is star in many concerts, but will
tell you that if you have not listened to
him on Easter day you cannot realize half
his wonderful power.
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AuCTION sALE OF LAND.

BY Virtue of power conferred upon me
by a certain mortgage deed executed by
]. w. Locklyer and wife, Alvarada, and
duly recorded in Registry Of Wake
County, in Book 40, at Page $50, as
well as by the request of said j. w.
Locklyer, / will offer for sale, at the
Court House door, in the City of Raj
eigh, N. c., to the highest bidder for
cash, on Monday, April %, 1898, at II
o'clock M, the lands in said mortgage
described, lying in said county in House
Greek Township, and described as fol-
lows:
Track No. 1.--Beginning on Crabtree
Greek at a Maple, thence North to VIM,
Houses line, thece parallel with his
line East to a hickory in Polly Kings
line, thence South to a pine on said
Greek, thence up said Greek to the be.
ginning, containing One Hundred Acres
900 acres more or less.
Tract No. 2.-Adjoining the above and
bounded as follows: Beginning at a
Spanish Oak in the Great branch, and
thence West 80 =. to stake in VIM.
Holmes line, thence South 100 p. to a
Red Oak and Sassafras, thence East "a
p. to said branch, thence up the various
courses of said branch to the beginning,
and said to contain Twenty Acres GO
AcreS.)
Tract No. 3.-Adjoining the above be-
gins at stake in Wiley Holmes via line
thence North So ?. to a hickory, thence
West to a branch at Pink Warren's
corner in the steep Hill Branch thence
across the various courses of said branch
to a beech or birch to VIM. Nicholas
corner, thence to the beginning, contain.
ing Thirty-three acres (33 acres), more
or less The whole of the three tracts
aggregating One Hundred and Fifty
Three Acres 153 acres), more or less
B. L. MONTAGUE,
Mortgage.
Raleigh, n. c., March 3, 1898.
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HOW DANIEL WEBSTER WAS
HIRED OUT.

OF course. Webster was i'm demand by
those WHO could afford TO pay for his
services. says the Boston Herald. A
sharp Nantucket man ~ said to have
got the better Of the great defender of
the constitution in am amusing way,
however. He had "a small case which
was to be tried at Nantucket one week
in June, and he posted TO Websters
office in great haste. 1T was IA contest
with q meighbor over a matter of con-
siderable local interest, and his pride
as "a lit:gant was at stake. He told
Webster the particulars, and asked
what he would charge to conduct the
case. "Why." saLG Webster, you
can't afford to hire me. | should have
TO stay down there the whole week, ana
my fee would be more than the wholc
case is worth. i couldn't go down there
for less than p1 900 could try every
case on the docket aus we'll az one, and 1t
wouldn't cost any more, for ONE case
would take my time for the entire week,
any way "All right, Mr.. Webster"
quickly RESPOND au tire Nantucketer,
there's your $1,000 You come down
ard I'll fix it so You can try every case.
Webster was so amused ever TINS pr0po-
s.t:on that he kept his word. He spent
the entire week in Nantucket, and ap-
reared en- q e on the other in
every case THAT came up for a hearing.
The eh1taw1l Namtucketer hired Dan
Eel out to all his friends who were in
Ifhina,tion. and received in return about
81 200. so that ihe got WehSter's serv-
ices for nothing ard made "a good
profit to boot,
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*Dailv. fDailv Elk Sunday.

Mos 4O3 ana 4O2-"Ihe Atlanta peciais,''
Solid Vestibuled Train OF Pullman Sleepers
and coaches between Washington and At
lanta, also Pullman Sleeper5 between Ports"
mouth and hester, =.
Fos. al and S-lhe S. A L. Express" Solid
Train, coaches and Pullman Sleepers pc
tween Portsmouth and tlanta. ompany
SIeepers between Columuia and Atlanta
Both trains make immediate connections
at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mohile, New Or
leans, Texas california, Mexico, chattanooga.
Nashville, Memphis. Macon, Florida.
For Tickets, Sleepers. etc. apply to
II. S. Leard, I. Z. A; Y. 2. Smith, O
T. A., Raleigh, n. G.
Il. st. John, Vice Pres. and Gen
Manager; V. Z. McBee, General Super
intendent; II. w. 3. Glover, Traffi
Manager; T. j. Anderson, General Pas
senger Agent 0ffiNf SI&L@
General Offices, Portsmouth, Va.
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A WOMAN'S WAY.


When | talks ter her of fightin'-in
case we has ter go
Whar the cruisers air a-cruisin' ON
the ocean fer the foe,
SHE throws her arms aroun' me-lfer
eyes with tears air DIM
Dear john, please til the gov'ment
that pou can't-can't swim" d
When i tell her, eff they needs me q
will have ter show my hand, y
An help 'em on the water, Ike / use
ter ON the land;
She pears ter think my chances on a
cruiser nd be Slim 10
Dear John,-please tell the gov-ment
that you jest can't SWIM
Now. amt these women curious? Fer
shire knows as well as me
kin swim the widest river, ana could
hof my own at sea!
But ever time It's mentioned her eyes
with tears air dim;
Dear John,-please tell the gOv'menr
that you jest can't swim.'
F. l.. STANTON.
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\ GEORGIA Hustler.

Don't set still a-waitin fer the trouble
chat nav come
The shinin' o the bayOnets or the thun-
der o The drum;
Fer time is goin' faster than a ten-hoss
tallyho,
An the pillow is IN the furow an I've got
ter make her grow
Fiyecent cotton,
An moonshine corn,
Keep Teller busy.
Shore as you air born
Don't set still a-dreamin' o the trouble
that may be-
Time enough ter find it when it's lookin'
roun fer me:
Time is gOin' faster than the GeOrgy
rivers flow.
An the mule is standin' stubborn, an
I've got ter make him go
Fivecent cotton,
An moonShine corn.
Keep Il Teller busy.
Shore as yau air born
L. l.. STANTON.
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HE CHRISTENING OF THE
KENTUCKY.

There is weeping i'll Kentucky;
Signs are sweeping through the air;
Blue Grass cavaliers, once plncky,
Stoop, detected, everywhere;
For the sponsor that5s selected
Christine Bradley" Gov'nors daugh-
ter
Has-amazing fact-clected
TO ''uncork u flask of water!'
DON'T shouts mighty Henri Water
Son, his eyes Il jet Of flame,
with that stuff don't dampen daughter,
That grand ship and our proud fame!
''Don'tw yells Colonel iChinn, eye fash
ing,
IF you want the ship to fight
Bourbon DER her sides be dash:ng,
And she'll navies put to flight,
Water for some goods intended
What it is | ne5er could note
To lay dust it may be splendid
Not the kind that5s in the throat;
But for untried scrappers, daughter,
1t will chill Jem to the heart;
1t, IN fact, just 'pOurs cold water
On their courage ut the start.
Give the proud ship spirit, daughter;
DO not dampen it, pray;
Must it e5er be said: took water,
Did Kentucky, i'm the fray?
No! Let it be written: 'Whipt she
Champion ship of champion nation.
Now. she says to others: Cit We
Off and get a reputation"
Cincinnati Commerc1al-Tribun
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AN ADMIRER OF ORATORY.


lisa pleasure to listen whenever my boy
Takes his reader an goes to de-
claimin.'
The pieces that mostly his taleHts employ
Is them that our patriots won fame in.
But the time when my feelin's lie truly
contents
Is whensentiments gather an flow
forth:
With When in the course of human
events
1t becomes necessary-an' so forth
That-therc wasn't writ jes' fur folks to
recite
At Fourth o. July celebrations.
1t stands an eternal reminder of right
4 torch fur the guidance of nations
An let no one-onless them old words nc
resents-
Hold his help from the others that &c
forth
With n when in the course of human
events
1t becomes necesaary-an so forth.
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CONCERNING THE ODORLBSs
ONION.
lSnringficld Republican,.


We observe in several newspapers
welcome to the 'odorle:s onion. Some
misguided writer's speak of this thing
as "A proud achievement of modern ge-
MUS" This is a sad error. The odor-
less onion is not an onion, for it has par
ted with all that sweet pungency, that
delicious tang. which makes the onion
seductive. as its correlative scent makes
it obnoxious. The onion has the defects
of its merits. and it must be accepted
in its own character or else banlshed al
together. The palate that appreciates
the onion. :though it may belong to
king or Il prima donna, cannot dispense
with it's slccedaneous evils save at the
expense of it's positive merits, and so 1t
will never be satisfied with an Odorless
interloper-a mere TichbOrne claimant,
as it wege. Oh no! while, as Juliet OBJ
serves. ii rose by any other name would
smell as sweet. and likewise logically an
onion by any other name would smell
as strong, yet calling a blanched and
neutral lily bulb by the same name
would: not make it an onion Allow that
we must eat the onion in darkness, at
dead Of night, sleep on it, and then go
through real Jewish season of puriti-
ontion the next day and meet nobody
until the even-still we would cling to
the onion. and count sacrifices of occa-
sional 24-hOur periods as nothing to the
luxury of indulgence in the most indi-
vidual and interesting of all our gar
den vegetables. Let society eat the
odoresis onion, but the genuine article
will sing the song of Buddha:
The strong gods pine for my abode,
md pine in vain the sacred seven;
But thou, meek lover of the good!
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"oUR HEARTS BE PURE FROM EVIL"
pure hearted boy be? But it is all for him,
all for his music and for Leonora Isn't
that good enough motiye?"
Then he listened again to the words
borne into the quiet library from the hall
AT last he fell to his knees in struggle
that did not end until late-a struggle he
tween his desire for gain and his strange.
new conviction that his way of getting It
would be sinful.
Ho never heard his sons knock, fol.
lowed by the boys disappointed foot
steps as he started for bed, supposing his
father was too busy to stou 1t was
O'Clock when the man followed He had
resolved TO give I'D forever the making of
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Surely if Spain did blow up the Maine.
she was insane aud can never retain
the high opinion OF the American people
as Grape tobacco.
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EX WINSTED
was walking up
and down the hail
In his father S
house. The place
was used as tho
ia IN lily sitting
room, and from
it opened dining
room, parlor and
library. His head
was thrown back.
the hair lightly
tossed away from
the white fore
head, now slightly
wrinkled with eff
FORT
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If woman is ever devoid Of mercy
IFS when she gets a mouse in n trap
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If the husband makes living by gam
ping the wife usually has to support the
family.
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If man doesn't think right it's impos-
sible for him to behave right.
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If You would fly high don't attempt Il
use the wings Of your Imagination.
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&C
CARTER MEDICINE CO., New York.
Small Pill Small Dose, Small Price

VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.
On Monday, April 25th, 1898, being
the first day of the April term, 1898, Of
Wake Superior court, at the court house
door in Raleigh, n. c., | will sell at
public cutlery to the highest bidder, the
following described lands and premises:
A tract of land, in Swift Greek town
ship, Wake county, bounded on the
north by the lands of the late w. G..
Upchurch and others; on the east by the
lands of said Upchurch, Joseph King
and Others; on the south by the lands
of w. Ii. J. Goodwin, X. l.. Powell and
others, and on the west by the lands
now or formerly owned by NJ. w.
Woodland, and others. Said tract of land
is made up of sundry tracts purchased
from several persons by @. e. j. Good
win. and the whole is known as said
G. e. j. Goodwin's "Steep Hill Farm"
and is the same described in the mort.
gage, or deed Of trust, from @. e. j.
Goodwin and wife to e. Nick. Good
win. registered in book No. 124 at page
543. and in another mortgage or deed
of trust from said G. e. j. Goodwin to
Bennett Smedes registered in book NO.
lO4 at page 651 of said Registers office;
and includes the sc acres mortgaged to
r. w. McVea by said @. e. j. Goodwin
nv mortgage registered in book No. SO
at page 592 Of said Registers office.
The whole tract contains between 41o
and 430 acres.
Sale made by order of Wake Superior
court rendered at February term, 1895,
in the case of Smedes and others VS..
q u. 7. Goodwin and wife and others,
No. 1873 Summons Docket.
Terms of sale: CASH. Hour of sale
r. H. BATTLE, Commissioner.
March 10th, 1898.
mar19-tds
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If you see it in the yellow journals
you wonder if It's SO.
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Reliable persons to
a - r ATTIC Reli
AIAN TAX

their own towns for the best line Of fast
sailing novelties; pays 100 per cent; for la
S S;ns n9 cents Spiro 81 Watkins, 1881 & 33
Ch Che St., Philadelphia, Pa.
feb16-3m
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NORTH BOUND.
SOUTH BOUND.

Connections at Fayetteville with Al
lantic Coast Line, at Maxton with the
Carolina Central Railroad, at Red
Springs and Bowmore Railroad, at San
ford with the Seaboard Air Line, az
Gulf with the Durham and Charlotte
Railroad. at Greensboro with the SoutE-
ern Railway Company, at Walnut Cove
with the Norfolk and Western Railway.
j. w. FRY,
General Manager.
W. e. KYLE,
General Passenger Agent.
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REX'S EASTER MUSIC.
By ANNIE ISABEL WILLIS.

Icopyrigst, 1895, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
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FRANK P. MILBURN,
ARCHIT
CHARLOTTE, N. C.

Plans for lrt houses, jails, churches, col
1eges and fin residences and business houses
feb6-ly
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SOUTH BOUND.
NORTH BOUND.

Leave Bennettsville. ......
Arrive Maxton. ............
Leave MaXton. ...........
Leave Red Springs. ......
Leave Hope Mills. ..... IL
Arrive Fayetteville. ....... II
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
The

claim is pauperizing the Chippewa nation. The
Bear Islanders are the only nand on the reser-
walton that has made UP its mind to have ITS
rights respected. even at the cost or war, ana,
indeed. Of annihilation.
The more | hear OF these Bear Islanders the
more am inclined to admire them. They nave
courage: they have virility. They say me
thieves must keep off their domain or cultivate
the capacity of assimilatng the W WincheSter hui-
let. That these red men have been wronSed -
attested by the way they fought 1t was no
guerilla battle they put up They did not skulk
through the brush ever falling back before The
advance Of the enemy; but they made their at
tack in the open and renewed II time and again
until General BacCns recruits were cX-
hausted and praying that from some quarter
would come deliverance. The aim or the IND
ians was such an aim picks the squirrel OUT
Of the top of the pines and naples that tower
on the hills above Leech Lake. and the dead ana
wounded the Government side Inquired up 10
% per cent of the entire command.
All this was done by from thirty 10 fifty I'N-
layers as nearly as be learned. Their bull
lets flew so thick that the soldier who came out
Of the engagement without a bullet hole or three
or four of them in his hat or clothes is rather
the exception. 1t is said that General Bacon
life was saved because he was not clad in his
uniform. but in civilian dress. and therefore was
not made a target by the marksmen with the
WincheSterS.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23

Hill and valley, every bit Of water, can travel
through the dcnsest forest without compass and
uncIrinely. but when YOU try 10 make him un-
dcrstand a map and TO grasp definite boundaries
ycu are filling his mind with a hopeless puzzle.
He cannot tell you clearly where his timber is
and he can give you no idea as to the amount
and quality Of it,.
IT is manifestIy unjust FOR the mixed bloods
to be on a basis Of equality with the ull-hlood-
cd Indians on this timber proposition. The law
operates as a great boon to them. The mixed
lloods that are doing the mischief are so nearly
;ull- boCdeG whites that the keenest eye scarcely
would detect the Indian tlocd in their veins. and
they are much shrewder than the average white
man when it comes 70 "A struggle for money
The law framed To help the Indian simply
shields the mixed bloods from the competition
Of men Of capacity equal 10 their own. and puts
at their mercy the untaught red man The Ind
ians say they not only have the mixed bloods
and the 'squaw men" Of their own reservation
to contend with. but must submit 10 the on
croachments Of mixed bloods from other reSer-
vations whom the lumbermen. cOvetOus to get
all the pine logs possible. employ to come 10
Lcech Lake and file claims upon such timber
as they can snatch in the general scramble that
follows the annual announcement OF the priVI-
lege to file IL is freely conceded by the red
ilcn that they are not equal to their keener-
witted kin. and they demand that the latter
shall Toe made TO stay off the reservation where
the Indian tries to live and keep his family
They expect the Government to come TO their
relief from an intoierable system that they
New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
BANKING IN SWITZERLAND.

Zurich correspondence Of The Chicago Record.
Some of the methods are sufficiently anti
ouated. according to our standards. FOR IN
stance. il requires fifteen minutes in when 10
make a deposit at d bank. Every banking
house has numerous chairs outSlG" the rallinS,
and the visitor is expected 10 SIT quietly ana
cultivate a spirit Of patience while the ma
chinery is getting under way. customer VINO
wishes to make deposit goes to a WINDOW ana
hands in his money, together with memo
randum of the amount. The emIloNe behInd
the railing counts the money and prepares a re
ceipt for il. adding his signature by way OF pre-
Nminary Then small boy takes this receipt
upstairs and submits il to an official VINO
studies it and then ponders for while as TO
whether il will be safe TO take the money. II
ne decides that the bank can undertake the ilSK
he passes the receipt TO another man, VINO pre-
pares a duplicate slip and makes several en-
tries and finally sig. his name. Then, as soon
as another man has examined the receipt ana
added his name it is taken downstairs ana
turned over to the depOsitor There Is one
satisfaction-the money is thoroughly deposited
An American residing in Zurich went 10 the
hank the other day with a check Whlch hdu
been given 10 him 10y a business man in a iarse
town near here. He handed in the check' ana
twenty minutes later received his money, less II
cents charges The American was well known
AT the bank having been a deposltoI Tor ABOUT
tvo wears He had ndorsed the check. busy
and nervous Chicago man would have torn
down the railing before the twenty minutes eA
pired.