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VOL. XI.
LEONANIE!
rosTHTnoin rout or idosb allkk rut:.
I sonninlc-anitelt named hor;
AiiiHlu-y look tho li),-lit
llf lite IniijihlnK .tars and frnmed her
In ntaillsof white;
Aud they i,,,i,. herlnlrof Klooiny
Midnight, and her eye nfliloomy
Mosnthlna, and ihey broiiijlit her to mo
In Hie solemn nlithl.
lit a nolenin iilitht of summer,
Wlisii my heart of gloom
Blossomed up to greet the miner
Like a rose In bloom,
All fiirehn.llnifs thai distressed lno-
I forgot as Joy rnrsssed oie-
(l.yliil loy Him taught ,,,,1 llreSM(j m0
In thaiirrniufdooiir)
Only tpake the little llsper;
In lh angel tongue ;
Yet I, linsnliif, heard hor whisper
"Sonus are only Ming
Here below that Ihey may tlevs you .
Tales are told you to derive yon,
So must Lrutmluls leave ymi
While lior love Is runny."
Then Ood smiled sink It wn moruln,
Matrhlrts and tuiireitip ;
Hcaveu's alory se.'un j sulurnltif
Karth with Its csl. ein ;
Kvery heart luil mino neetnud glttcd
Willi the voice of prayer, and litiod
Where my Lwnaliiic drifted
From me llko a dream.
WHISPERERS.
Dtt. T.VLMAUK AT TIIK HKOOKI.YH TAII
XKNACLK SUNDAY.
New Yokk, Sot. IK.-Rot. T. DeWItt Tal
raiKe preached at tliu Brooklyn tabeiiiaclii this
mornlnif on the suhject, of "Whispers," tak
lint for bit lext Ihe tweiily-ninlh vtrts of the
Urst chspter of Komtiiu, In which the word
occurs. He said ;
Paul Is calling the roll of Ihe woild't ill
llniiy and putt In iho midst nf tlia roll a cls-
of person's known In all cilia. In all iislglilior
lionds and lu all places as wliiaprrvra. They
vre thus dsscrlbed becanto tkey are apt to
Sneak under voice iiml iu confidential mood
and with bauds ut the side of Ibu mouth sit
ing as a funnel so as to hinder the preciout In
formsllou from wnmlei-lug Into tbo wrong ear.
ifheydonot speak toftly because tliey sts
lacking In lung force or because tiny are on i -powered
wltb the spirit of Eentlenest, but be
ouuse they do not want to be held rvspnntlblr
for ttt'fsmatioa. Tbeyaro matculin and (sui
Inine, about equally d'uided. with t llttla ten
dency to a majority on the tide of thots wbri'
si-s called the "lords of creation." They hae
bsen heard at the window of every lank cash
ier in every counting room ami lu all business
elides sa well as at sewing, circlet Slid at Hirel
ings of orphan asylum Bianngrs. They are
ths worst foes of society, arc responsible for
miseriet lllhnilnble, are the tcaveuuurs of tliu
world, driving their etrt thn.n-h cvtj com munity,
and for your sxei uijun and contempt
and loatbinif, I hold them up this day before
your eyes. '
They am found everywhere. I Hunk tloy
thrive best In a vlllsje of one or two thou
sand inhabitants, where every body knows
tverybody, but our large cities bate a full
share. They are of a prying di.poritioa. They
look Into tho baaeiuent windows lo tee peoph
at lbs morning and evening lacal. Tiny can
see si far through the key bole as other peu.
pis cao see with Hit door wide open. 7'i.ry
cau overhear conversation ut the oilier (Idr of
the room. To ibetn the world It a wklhpcrinc
gallery. Tbcy put Ibe worst construction upon
everything. A wife descending Into the tin e'
with eyes a little dim with lean, the event it
stimulation to the tale-bearer and sett the
whisperer up In butiiirts for many weekt.
"Uuess that husband and wlfs don't live hap
pily logelhrr." "Warrnut jou Ihe butbund
abuses ber." "Outrageous." "fehiill gu uvrr
and tell the neighbors, for this thing bat got
to b ato pd." Shall bring the matter be
fore ths church." She rushes In out of
breath, tat'lutf : "Don't you think, Mrs. Allenr
thai our neighbor, poor thing, cam out ci
her bouse Ibis moiuiug crying. That biuu
of a man has bun touting hsi. Isu'l 11 awful!
Justthlukot having our ngiglihorhood tin
turbed by such going on. Hell, I have -kj-
iec led it a long while
I taw hlui down ttierl
tb other afternoon vary graclens
and po-
lils. I thought then lis might better gu huine
and pij attention lo hla own family wbsaric
probably at Ibat very time tilting tipti.i i.
crying their eves out. Jfow do penuade Juiu
husband to go over and put au end lo tbit out
rags. Dear me, Isn't it awful V
Whitpeis! The ftct Is that one woman ttt
on Bra with a bad spirit can keep a whole
neighborhood ubroil. Hho does not Lavs lo
bs endowed with any special brain. It il quite
requisite that the be not inconimoded with a
large family. That would keep her at bonar
She mutt tlthcr bs single or have no children
In order that the may hare time In aili ud to all
the tseret affairs of the oslgbborhood. Women
with large families seldom succeed as whis
perers. If lOJtlllng goes Wrong, slit II the
Ant one to hesr It. There seem leleerapb
lies and telephones between hrr t ir and all
the hoiichohll of the tewu. For good,
bcaltliy ncwi ihe bat no appetite, but for the
scrap! and peeling I hat are thrown out fiom
lbs scullery Into the back yard, the has grra
avidity. The only dny w h n she list no lime
to go ssrosil is tome tlsy whan there it s new
divorce cste In the papers wllb three or foui
delightful colauioa of p.'ivatc letters published.
That morulug ths has uo lime to rend oveu bei
Bible. She uisy eatiuter out towards night
Just lo gut auoiber paper to sea II tbeia are
any more particulars of the case lu gel bold of.
Satan does not have lo look very sharp afm
his tvil dominion 1st that neighborhood, lie
has let out to htr ths whole coultacl.
I have more respect for a pour waif of Ihe
slretl, floating down under lbs gaslight Willi
no boms snd no Ood, for the deceives no one
as 10 what ths II than for one of those lia.'i ol
respectable society who covert up hor elans
of, death with a flu sha I aud bulls lis bell, of
her heart With a diamond bieaslpla.
The work of the raattuiiiio whisperer Is
fhltfljrieen lobuslucss tmbairatinitiit. Hun
dred! of jou t some time bavs hail biiMi.rst
trouble. In nlnt tases out of tin Hi work
was done by whisperers. All "- Colng on
smoothly until one day tome) one wblapered a
saaplclon about your credit. Perhaps you told
vour carriage because too thonhl It was a
selcts eiprnte. Tbl whliperers bsgsu to
wonder why jou sold It. The tsldi Perbtpe
bli builocn U (Olcf down." "J ii, It null
KOANOKE
WELD ON, N.
be gojng down." reihapiyou had to borrow
money from a bank. Some director whispered
It osjiside Von lost heavily by lbs failure of
a Mend. Ths sutpiclini that you could not
bear Ihe pressure was started and It leaped
fmcs lip to Up until everybody whom vou hap
pened to owe wanted his honey an l the bus
insst woihl doted In on you like a pack of
wolves, and with assets more than enough to
meet your liabilities crushed In evervthinir
Uoiv many inlaspprvhatitlnnt of this kind but
Inesa nien suffer. We dltcnst sometimes In
ministeial chiirehes why s i many commer
cial gentlemen do uot go to church. One
Great reason It that by the time Satnrdiiy
night conies they are fagged out with the an
noy meet of the week. They have had enough
uicsunesse practiced on them to leave their
nevous system all a-twltch. Many do not nu
dentand why the audience assembled hereon
Sabbath differs from any Sabbath audience on
eirth III k.ivlng a majority of men. It it be
ciuse I preach to nticli to business men. and
I trv never to let a Sabbath past without In
prayer or sermon tp utter sympathy for tkoto
in comnirrcitl alruggls, and I rcraeuiber now
that nlue-lenilii of that tiruggle Is' made by
tho tvbisperrrn. If people would mind thetr
owu f utiiiess we would have ths niillcnluin
next week. These gad abouts, these tale
bearers, these Wack-bilen. these everlasting
tnonpsl hate them with a holy and vchu-
menlaud iter Increasing hatred and 1 love to
hale him.
Hut If it it wrong to despoil a man's good
inims, how much worse to damage a woman's
reputation. That Style of Infamous work Is
going mi from century to Century, and always
by whisperers. One whisperer tlsrtt a tasplc
iou. 7'lieni xt whitperer tsilt the suspicion at
an established fact. And msny a Woman as
houor.ible a your mother or your wife hat
been whispered out of til kindly assoclatlou
nd whi'pered Into the grave. Now, Ihere are
people wiio say there Is no hell. Km if thors
be iu hell far inch an ceuiie, despniler of
woman's good name, then It II hlch time thai
we lake up a colleetlou and h n one built. .
. .
1 solemnly chirjje all ef you lo make right
and holy use of yonr t unguis. Though 11 is
lo"S" at ous end and nil swing either way, It
is (.isltued .it lbs ulhur end lo 'the floor of
your mouth, and you ars reiponnlt'la for which
way It swings.
If you whisper, whisper goco . eticaursge.
Incut to the disheartened aud hope to the lost.
I'hu tlinu will soon ceme when we will all have
to whisper, 7'he volee will become feeble In
ths last sickliest, aud though wa could ouen
thoul aud img soil Im'.Ioo till the forest an
swered lu echo, wt can only whisper comfort
lo those whom ws leave behind and whisper
about our hupu o heaven. While 1 s.ik
there are hundreds whi perlng their hist ut
terauce. Ill Hist solemn hour which w ill loon
coma to ut all, uiav it be found Ih.tl ws dul
our best lo serve t in ist aud cheer otll Com
ra let In earthly snuggle, not oulv mil- hind
but our tongue coiiieeralid to (loil,.ii I so the
shadows about oiir dying pillow shall not be
the trailing twilight of a gathering ulght, but
the moiniiig twilight of an everlasting day.
HELP ME ACROSS,' PAPA!
There was anguish neili. faces of those who
lieul over the little while bed, for tin e knew
tint baby May was .lifting away fiom them,
going out iilsuc Into the dink voyage where so
many have been wrestled fioui loving hands,
ami as they tried iu vain lo keup ber, -or eveu
to amoolli i.h their kind solicitude her Utt
brief sorrows, they, too, experienced in the
bitter hour of parting tln pangs of death.
They onlv hoped that she did nol sulTer now.
I he l ings of golden hair lav ibiinp and unstlrie l
on ber while forehead; tliu rosea were turned
lo lillUt on her cheeks', Ilia lovely violet eyes
saw them not, but were upturned an l flxi ,1 ;
breath on the pnlo lipt came and went, tlulttirrd
and Seemed loth to leave Its sweet prison, (lb,
llio an fill, cruel atiengtli ui iluilli, .and lUa
weakussa, the belplotness nf lute I They who
Ijved her better than life) could Duly try to
avtrt tho destroyer; Ihey couiil only watch and
wall until the end should come. Her nn iry,
ringing laugh would never again g.addcu their
beans; her little ftt.t would make no more mil
lie as they mil pattering lo me.l II, em. H.iln'
May was living, aud all the house was darkened
aod hiisheil t
Then It was ns the shldowi fell In denser
waves about us, that she tliried ever so faint lv,
aud our brails K.iVe. a great, bound aa we
thought "She is bntlei ! Slil will live!" t,
the knew u; her eyes moved from one to the
other, with a dim, nneeit iiu g.t.e ! . Oh ! h.i.v
good find was to give lo t buck I-lloat we
would praise and bless II no ail our II. is' a h .
lifted one dainty lolnd-cold, almost pul.iele.is,
but bctler, better we would have it to and
laid It on the lough, l iowned hand of ll.o iuf -ged
man who sat nearest to her. Ills eyelidt
were red With weeping, bill now a tnille lighted
ill bil bronzid face like a iiinbow as he felt
the gentle pressun- of Ills little 'daughter's
hand, the mute, Imploring touch that meant a
queslioH.
"Whit is II ilsilingf' ha ''.'sited iu broken
tones of Joy and tliuiikigituig. ,
She could not speak, sn we raised her on the
pietty laco pillow, awl ber wee, white lace
shown In Ihe twilight like a fair star, or
swset wood and flower.
She lifted her heavy eyes lo bis eyes that
even Hi. n had the glory on J Ihe promises oi
iftimorl'ilMv li, lS-,n seM fe-v-i;;:- f;ut J;.;r ;
t o wualed anus, t.uil in her wiaiy, Hutu I ke
voice :. . .. . .
"II-'lp mo across, pupa !"
Then She erasg'KiS ! Wr held lo our break
ing bearla ths frail, beautiful shell, but she
was far away, whither we might not follow,
ihe had crossed the dai k river, unit lot alone.
"Over the river the boatman pale
farced an J; Isr i , II. household pt." r
ShwcrosNed on herboaoin her dlnipied handi,
1 And f.-arle.atj entered the phutitum LarL -'
We Wt If glMe tlm silver mm da. " ' '
And nil uur siuishine grev, rUaugely darky's
Oil', liilluile Valuer T" When we weary and
ilisippohiteA SnesrtTsVn rSu plesilhiff hlinln tn
I bee, wilt llioil lake us even as the lllln child,
ami help us across over Hie luoiin'.nilii ofdefent
and tho Valleys of biiiniliallon Into the eternal
rest of Ihy presmee, iulo Ibe green paalurei.
and betide the still Waters, Into Ihe Cliy of the
New Jerusalem, whose builder ami maker It
OotlJ, , a , ..
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"KUlbTI ll. UATS." .
Clears Mil rats. mlro. Miehea. fl'en. ants: bed-
bogs, nannki, elilpmunkt, goph'rs. Uc, Drug-
als.
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BJtifp-tbglrli' hiif,
0., THURSDAY,
A BRILUANTBATTLE.
VIVU) DKSi KiPTIOX Ok" AS ACTION UK
TWRB.N A 05IFII)KH.U B ItAM AKI
Is BV I UAL G I' N BOATS.
Her. II. A. Skinner writet as follnwi In the
Phlladeli la limes ; On a brilllaut day In Al
gust, lStil, tbo Albemarle, commanded by
Lieutenant Conk, aud accompanied by a small
lender carrying evtra toppllci of ammunition
aud provisions, mtdu her appear:., . and
started on her ciaiss throngh the sounds.
7'ho mosquito fleet fled l.ke sheep before her
and wcru soon out of light beyond Sandy
I'oiut, whiali itretched lis long tongue far out
tistt our shore s couple of in i lot btlow. Their
precipitate flight wai only prudent, for their
wooden sides could not hats stood a moment
befure the ram. That itranga craft, a novel
tight to thoiii waters, moved leisurely and ll
leutly on conscious of htr superiority and re
serving her force for a greater fos, snd cue
which htr gallanl commander Utile ill earned
was io near. Slit looked, like ths four tided
roof of u house tiitimeiged to the eavea, while
a dark Una at r ich end, Just above Ihe water,
indicated her deck fore and aft, htr formida
ble Iron arrow or horn being, of course, wholly
under water. The Confederate ft.ig floa'ed
fiom a abort staff, on ths forward snd of her
roof, aud amidships was her smoke stuck, lie
tides thete there were no other projecting ob
Jectt about her. She carried two vtry heavy
gum, one on each udo, and a picked crew of
tried men ; bu her portt were doled; men and
guni were concealed within her mulled Walls,
and there waa no Indication of life about ber,
except her steady, Healthy motion, and au in
frequent cloud of murky imoke from ber
chimney, as desk fuel was thrown Into ber
furnaces. Such a mysterious, almost solemn,
object had uever beeu beheld ou the fair Al
bemarle sound.
SUt hid Just, psssed my house, and wus
hlddtn Irom view by luterveuitig treet, when
tay ear wai started by the booming of n
heavy gun. Hastening to the ihoie a hundred
yards d.ilunl, 1 could easily tako in the scene.
Ths ram had Hied a shot, as the cloud ol
i nose In her vicinity tlwwud, ef deliance to an
approaching enemy, and bad taken her posi
Usui for a tight, , tsaveral aleamers ol uuusual
sice and ilg were moving rapidly up Hie sound,
and wai t Just rounding Haudy Point. Harrying
back lo the lonu, . I notified my household,
already excited by the tirtl appearand of the
Vatu, and all, walteaud black, Including Sev
eral gneiti, i nil lo thu fishery, ubuul 'M yanli
down Ihe sums, aud gathered upon a ihsd;
knoll commanding a Sue view of ths scene, ut
s distance of about twu miles.
Ilj ihit tlrnil the ttrsngu vessels were In full
sh w, moving iwlflly upou the rain, which
,ay au Ik ii and motionless, surprised but not in
timldalcd, while her teuder, a feiv bundled
ysitls lu advance, un.il med aud helpluas,
aaailed certain option ot destiai Hon. Uue,
two, three, In linglo file cuno on the attack
lug slops, under fil I ileum, Willi sails close
fulled aud decks altarul for action. 7' hoy
we-e large, li t going gunboatt of light drafts,
of the class known tt "double endeis," aud
eaiijiug such about ten guiit, of which th
huw aud item chuters were I'M) pounaeri
Ihey were of a Hie far beyond auy vessels
ever seen iu our wslert befois, tnd at t II . v
lonmed up the ram see ned but a tpruk In com
paiiiou. Any one nl Hie tlnee uppcan d Luge
enough to lake ber iilioaiil mid tlow her be
tween decks. When nltblii about a mile of
the ram the foirinoti ship llred a shut al b
but II ws aiHisd too high, and we aaw it
rlchurhet far bcro id bar. She hnwrvrr, ic
served her d'e llll Ihey were close upon her
when Iho fight begun In riuiiist. Meanwhi r
ths mosquito 0. st, vi hi, h h id evidently warn,, I
Ihe Ligcr vessels nf the Lietauen of Ihe run
and thus battened the attack, t ad now ran
liously moicil up, and lay lu Ihe i ftlng ti
watch llii ooull'ci.
the attacking nsarla strictly maintain- il
tlmlr 1,1.1 order Ka li.,lu ier turn sdvarrrd
bow on towarf thu rant, tjrsd aa .he appiosch
ed her, gave ber a broatiaide sa she psss, d to
the Isr bond, luuuded her Iteta with tooth, i
shot, tbeu delivrren another broadside as she
rcpaaKsd to the starboard. Ibis leintlt waits
continued for Some time, to the uinsic of ti
meiidous test il, i n tfons, whitb waked it,u
uciiosi along eii i and far Inlsnd, nnml Hit
depths of silent var nda tnd emnber swamps
Our inly g.ig. d witti atraiued vision and baled
breath the 1'i'jioes graouhig aad shrieking
nan sliuost fearing' Hiat Ihe end nf lbs wond
hsd coma. Hut the ram what had become of
tier f For nunc than once ne lost light of
hsr. When tho huge bulks of Lar adversaries
ending about her did not siie.al ber fioin
flew li e was enveloped lu thlsk doudt of
smoke, whit helling lo her Ilka a shi.iud
Onreand sjlis) ej tlioeght the wai sunk, but
Die ilesily, gsulle bieexe would twtep aside
ths smoke, and'vve had gtliiipiet of the Intro
pld Albcaiirla atlll afloat and bravely reluin-
Inr the munleroiit lire of her foes, (is
Lpeal'edly onu m olhir sudeavoicd o rua her
down and siuk ber br sheer force and weight,
kaapiog up the lirfiatlaBI Ihvir furious canon-
. . . .- .
She was like s liny 'bsslla aurrounded by tn
luiiaktl wasps ; uubnimrd by their etmgs, un
dismayed by ihetr slue and buzzing, lint lbs
aeilmy of His mors eailly-banilled gun-hoult
and thu last tupeilorlly of their gum In num
ber, II not iu caliber, were mora than a aiateh
for her.'' ilsr lir began to slacken. Then
the light south wind mattered Ibe smoke
clouds over the Idiis, rippling waters and th
aojiist sun shone clear upon lh little ism
we could see thai tier uAta(T was gone and
hersiiiokr-Bt.uk shot away. Tit she kept
hsr position, only tiring al loiiget' Interval.,
snd ber adversaries plainly lllowtd she effect
of her tits. One of them had actually been
placed burs d eoiabajt aud hsd drspped out
of th. Bglil, Klnlef lilt ' other w, Without
ceasing their attackt, were evidently using
mojrocauheti., J'miently lbs rant- eras seen
tiowlvto retire, punned by them at long
range, anil Mtunitig wllh ' an Vce.iilbival . gua
the tliu wliii'U. tlisj. Hill epl, uji. Jib wai
eighteen inilet from the moiilli of
the Una no ke, whence she had come tboill five
lion t before, Oi.t of her two gum, at we af
trrtvard Itarnrd, haj Its niiuJla tbotswiV, and
In coincqu, nee ( Hie loss of her chimney It
was luipostible to keep up sufficient Hratn. In
this crippled state aba must makt her way
bick, pimued by two swift and heavily srtneil
ships. , .
' Her coramander proved equal In the emer
gency.' Among her it ore t wai a lirgu supply
of tall polk.' Thii he ordered to be used for
fuel Itllltilii Ol tbl CO, which wai UOWjUl.
DECEMBER 7, 1882.
lets. The teres heat thus rapidly produced
made up the lack of draught In th Injured
smottettick, ends so she steadily retreated,
(Killing all the way with her remaining gun
until sh rsschid the mouth ot th river,
where ibe fired the last shot of defiance, ss she
bad find the first. The gunboats had mean
while ceaied the pursuit, snd the engagement
wus euded. The crippled double-endur
iteamsd slowly below Ssndy Point, where she
lay I couple of weaks repairing daiuagas. It
leaked out lha, a solid ihol from ths ram bad
goal through her holier, killing several of her
men and wounding others by Its effect. For
severs! weeks the sound shore In Ihe vicinity
nt ths fight wai strewn wllh splluters and oilier
fragment, some painted, sums csrved or
glided, ibowlng the remits of the ram's fir
upon the wooden hulki nf her adversaries.
MEET ME IK THE MORNINQ.
He hid beeu absent about a yoar, the young
est pupil la a boy's school; and now bis moth
er wai expsctlng hlru every day, tnd tho weut
about proud and happy, telling her friends af
his Improvement In bis studies, and always
sliding with his bring io good a boy. Tbeu
cams s telegram from Willie himself, the flnt
real metssee of ths kind be had ever sent
how fuuuy It itemed from that baby and
there was Just this simple form s "Meet ue
In the morulug." Ula mother weut about all
day with it in ber hand, reading It over as if It
had beeu In bl own handwriting. Then she
smiled to herself as she patted It csrelully lu a
acrap-book, while somebody suggested fram
ing It to bang over the mantle.
Bui all the friends loved Willio. He was the
ouly ion of fall mother, and sins was a widow,
aad he did not come in the morning, There
came Instead Hie dieiidlul ntwsof hasty Illness,
and hit mother hurried I bar darling boy; but
it was loo late. Thu deapoiUr had dono hit
work, the boy wat breathing out hie little life
In the sleep front which he never would fully
awukeii here. Only once, toward the lust, be
uiieloicd bis eyes foi u moment, uud taw the
dear moihor's face bcudlug over htm, wbeu be
murmured w ith diy, husky lip,, "Meet rue in
the morning, Mama." Dear boy, ll It morning
with him always tho morning light of fairer
than Italian skies, while wu yet grope among
the Ihadntvs.
SKINNY vim.
'Wells' lleulth It newer' restores health and
vigor, cures livfocs'ini. Impotence, ecxintl lie
buny. I,
SPRICHTLY SPARKS.
'Tit the will that makes Ibe action good or
ill.
Little 1 1 1 i ii console us became littie things
.illlicl us.
l-'iiie lull ror s and good-looking lassss uie ul
ways In fashion.
Lick-quid refieihiuciil Is now ilrllued to be
chewing tobacco.
A Boston wan calls hit wife Crystal, because
be it alwayt ou the watch.
A moat dcllghliul paradox :
Hell at all seasons of the yi sr.
(Inlsuio pict-
It ii called the Grec uhtck-l.alior party,
labor is to get the gienibiuaa.
Tho
There
grass."
Is a uevv brand of whiskey i Ailed "wire
This is a f.-tsh name Im tangle foot.
Ch' el fulness if all excel It 111 weal lug quail I .
Il bus lioiii called the lui);hi vvcallier of the
Ileal t.
Iho tire lly only shines when on the wing; so
it is witli the intnd, when onea we r, st w'o
darutii.
I he loveliest faces uie lo be seen at moon
light, when one sees half with the eye and half
with ihv faiicv.
I'o nio't men
lights of a ship,
it has passed.
"tpetirtl IS
nit h lilutiiini
like the stern
onlv tho Hack
1 he snoti who w ii au eve glass for the
looks of be thing illicit sa well w.ilk lame f ,r
III" BSIIlf, purpose
It Is wi ll Some 111, Oil, is in the tl cltlllclit of
UieillhlUi.il Sa Willi llrewoika Ir'ilst Ihe
r nk It and th'ii I ie sli. k.
Til" evplanatloii isgltill that Roslon young
ladiet wear eye-glatses because they are too
modest lo go shunt w :h u iked eyes
We should give as ws 00 lie, cheeifnl y,
iu. cklv, ami without besitetion, for there is no
grace lu a lieuillt that Hicks lo the lingers.
Social ctlqiittle : Nell we .hull have a coal
t lil llnlatlon cm Ic. Having the lulls coveted
wi.h mud will mean "1 don't like her father."
A public tph iled lady friend refrain from
wealing coisets because tho it opposed to any
thing that littvi fcra wllh the liberty of Ihe
press.
t.osiipls a tort of smoke thai comes from
the ditty tobacco pipes ef those who diffuse It;
it proves nothing but llio bad liislo of the
smoker.
A Canadian gill hit sued a clenyiuaii for
damages f r killing her five limes Ibisialhe.
insl,. id amount of osenlstlon extended over
penod ol of three years.
Ill till I 41 111."
tjuh'k, complete cute, all aiiooylne Ki
Itituliior and I rliniry ll-cixe. si Imri;
Inoy
ii
ADVKUTlSli.MK.NTS.
I'O RTN Klt'S
' ' CELKBBATED
TIYOLI BEER
for family use And ahipplug.
M Main Street, Norfolk. Vs.
) Pel b6nt.
It S. f A T T 1 K A. M O (l It K
.0; Olleis to the public :iv .
.1 .V t SSO HTM A.' VT llr"
Millinery.
Notions,
t'anev Hoods,
Toil, t Articles,
t heap l.necs.
Ladies Kuril lhinr Hoods, lo.
IIKAI" I'OK '.tll.
- MRS, M
A.MOCItK,
aWeinlih I Brick Blotk,
lor:l
Weldon, J.C.
NO. 40.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
K W QUODS.
A. M". INGE.
FALL A . I Vff NTEK GOODS.
Just received and constantly arriving, new
goodsof every ilc-. rlptiuu. VV s uivitu your atlcu
tioa to our new slock of
DUYGOOM,
NOTION!",
HOSIERY,
BOOTS,
SHOES,
HATS,
GROCERIES,
(T.Ol'KEiiY,
OLA3S WARS
TIN WARE,
TOBACCO.
CM A Its,
KNUFK,
Ac, Ic.
LOW FOR CASH.
.V THE BRICK JS V IL DIX Q.
A. M IKOR.
Weldon, N. C.
(Kit ly
The great siiiieriority of DR.
BULL'S COUGH SYRUP over
all other cough remedies is attested
by the immense popular demand
for that old established remedy.
l'or tlia Cure of Cotiirlis, Colds,
1 1 Darkness, ( !rtnip, A.thtiu. Bion-
chitis, 'Whooping Coufjh, Incipient
Contitnption mid fur the relief of j
coiiMwutitive iiet 'ins 111 advanrcd
stages of the DUm-c. For Sale
k.-ll rVr,,.fT!rSc. l, !n OT, Mnlo
a -, 011 1 '10,1; 011. a 10.1., si in..
tt in.
F
O K S X I, K .
U.M'.
Thr? fln 1r coti i! Pi
I'li'iu 'k'Ih iu .'l.ltttt.
,r.l Me
llltAliLI.V.
July '.':if
Wf!Jal rV-nd to
MOOHI'.'H
ftf," ft" III H1SKMI IMI I nSITT
KaVsaaBl
Allnisln. IJ.
tor llliniiaie.l I'lrerilar. A Ilia 111-luisl Pual
II, 'SH hool. f!(tillfhfit f.imfi, ivciiri.
CR AT BARGAINS.
It's srfl tins rec.ovliiiroiir new and beaulliV
if.vo.I . i-eeent I v 101 eliaseil of the 10 ami fact 11 rer
ami eor.tlsllv inviteyoii to rail nod -o'eihcui.
The larifi'st ninl b' st selected stock of
(lOl.n WATi'lIK-
NKI'SiV-MKVII.HY.
ltn mt i'ki.i;tx.
OI'KltA ANHuPMltlPIIMNS,
111 M 1 N 11 AMI HI. HIMIS,
M.Kiv ' ne 1 tivns wiisTnw.
Mil. Ill 'ICVIllfJIMnNI. KilltKS a.
l iir llcst SIO I iislor iiml $X ( luck
V V I' If w I. I.
I'a VomiT's I' I'. iHessej Jt.d im; rve y, ur
ey.-slrl.t.
Wltehes and Jewolrv rei aired by the best
workmen. Engraving lo atlv l.-iiel.e
J. T. V"l No Ttno
oettly l'elersl.ur. V.
leiei-lO';'Sr'.;;'.v
IM'.'IV
V I IT V I
'
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tVooi Uo
11 ' 1 .v, i
1. no. .
ss li"i-o l. . r.j.i.ij ,tH,
11. ('.! 1 r t - r .- il, !.,-.
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Illll.ll CI iiiiolv.
foR SMt t'v ;i p-i .Ti -'T?
AfiU ilOV: k: li'i li
DaviJ E. Foul?, hop.
11 i t 1 his m:. n
i.V.
.1 V'
For Rale by lr. A. R. ZolllenrTer a Tiro.
2 ly
K I t o M K It EST A I K A N I,
Oct
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K.t Wet Usia St., Norfolk, Va.
I yillitiaveu Ovslera l.v Ihe barrel,
01 1 a 611I.
V. J. N AW.
BAKER it CONFECTIONER.
WELD OX, N.C.
A very large eiuilv pf
Cakes.
i'rs.'kr. Can. lies. French and I'lalli
Itsisiiis, I runs. .Vols, io.
Thelargesl sl.M'k of Toynuf every variety over
iiroiuflit t.s tills msrket .
Orders for randies, caks. fcc,
t not lee at Northern prices.
tlll-d at short
Wedding and other pi Ft Its Irippl led aa cheap
a ins cuvvi'Dll. y S IJ
THE ROANOKE INLVv S!
ADVKRTISINO RATES, -
I s !
TTT
.SPACB'
s
c
me sqouro,
two .Stjuurcis,
Threo Miliars?",
K'ttiF squars'a, t
J-'oiirth t! I'll,
Hall Oiumn,
WUgleOoluiun,
3 bU
5 00
tt UO
10 nil
K 00
111 (M
IS AO
4r 00
IV'0 a'b (l
20 00 I 3" 10
30 On HO 1 1
3 1 0 1 eft Olw
15 00 20 00 L11 00 I . 0 00.,
20 00 1 80 00 I utl V I Co Ul
Oius'ar,, 7f 09
esasaasssssataMississisiiw sasssag 1
PROFESSIONAL CARM. ,
a. BLLioiT." ,!. 1
illortiry an U t auntcllor ut I aw,
i IS . 1 V ' ' - 4
' ! , oaroi.K, V. v
Uooini2andJ Virginian Building.
'', .. ' oct lit' -
JjAR.Wit EtL. T""rT'"" '
ATTIrKJKYJ AT LAW
ENFIELD. N.C." ' ' "
Pra-tlces In the counties of Halifax, fatah
IMriri'Conibeaiid Wlisvu. Collect lout made In all.
parte of Hie .Statu. "Jadl. tf.
- v -7 , -arrTr
1 U. SMITH, JR. '
ATroUVKY ATllW, i
'Vivrt,AND Sklk.. il vbt ix CoONTi" ,N. pi
I'raet lees In the ootiutv nf Halifax and adlolu-.
UK counties, and iu tho 8uptme Court of. the
stiite. , . . , , . .
1 M. OR I Z Z A R I,
1 ky..
A I roil VET AT I. A,
, HALIl'AX, N. C. .
4
once In tins Court House. Strict attention .
lven to all brancheaof the profeaston.
inn M ly , , .
XUOMAh HILL, ..
SI ,
Atlorney MUw," '.
' HaMKAX, !T. (l.' '
Practices la Halifax and adlolnlusj countl
and Kcderal ami Hupremo eourta. '
Will bn at Scotland Neck,.ouee every tort. I
iibtht. . au- i If
DU. (I K (). W. II A R T M A 5 , "
' nenllit.r ,
Oillee oyer V. 11. Brown's Dry Qoodatore, , ,
WELDON, N. C. . '
vVlll visit parti -n at their homes when desired
Terms Reasonable. , . oitt'llv.
r.
w,
M
A ti O Ne
t It
' I I 4
ass
moimiv AT LAM,
n I. V- i,T t .1 vr n
'i.iiuoiiliei, vt v.
S4
Practice In the courts of Northampton and
id loliiliur counties, also In tk Federal aad ftu-
nruiue courts. June I tr.
w
ALT Kit IS. DANIEL.
illoriicy stiiij ( onnr-ll6r At Law, '
w k l d'o ft, nl c." '' ;
Practices In Halifax and adiolulnsr ennntl.a
I
Hiieelal sn, -in ion 'ifiven rei eollociHo,'-la
all parts of the. Stats and itcompl retnrna mad.
fob. 17 1 y .
- -a '
ATTO!t.EY A r I. AW, . . ,
Upeeiiil attention given (u colleetlonu and
rinittsmein promtltlinsde.
ua III. , ,
' ' t , 1 s s ?
K. hi. ..1.. it U N T at R, ',. . ti
S II It G i: O It It E ST tuT?, 1 '
.' .i
Cnn ha foiiiid ' hla offlca In Knfielrl,
Ptir Nilr iiimOx iln Mia Inr tb Pmio-
Kstruiiiimr nf Tewtli always on 1 band.
JutinVi tl. - . . ' , 1 ,.
J sua a. Mi'LLRit. ' "
jona , aaoai
SI ' , , t. SIS
UPUliK k MO 0B K,
. 1 a
ViroKvKVl AT LAW.
II Al lr AZ .N. C, , ' t.v-I'raeitr-
In th counties of Itnllfas. Norihami,.
ton. Kd P'Co iiIm., I'm and Martla In th mi- 5
pr. iue court of the IHate ami In the .Federal
rouriaofiiie Kis em Instriet. sjolloetlon matt
111 any part of I ho State. Jan 1 Ir
.---a. i-i H--e
. b, n.B-toLUi orrtf
OKl'KR k BRO., " '
t It . Z.M.I.K OK'RII.
n. a. r. 20Li.it
at..
W 1 t T) O J. N. c.
lira A. K. and I) B. ZolllcolTer. havnMsaif4 at
ss iriuers In the praeilre ,,f medicine, under
Hi style anil llr in of llr. A. R E..lllr,.!er a Bra." C
offer their professional services to th nunll -
ir-ners uy ami solicit a shars. of their vatmnat, '.
hey sr.m antee careful ami prompt attention 10
I'SibMits. Oiiisofihisilrmwllleiwavn b fwond"
M their otTioe III .ollleoller's llrnr Nlnra ah.n .
i''1 wr'l l, t.,i. i all hoars and ween 1
-11.. . n un win riHit an-' irtve their atteii
o iis'lems without extra charge.
1 7 I f -
Hon 1
in r
im.
cot lAAni: H 4 Hit i,a; wokks.
(KitabllsheJ HllSuV)
a s
,.vn .ii
J-1
3
, -mt
Mention. opposite llallfax, t , ... ,
' lJKTEKSTfltO,TA.,
iouiiinruu, . , . 1 , t j v.
lOillltst,
' t'rs4a, '' ': ' '
, , UeuiUionaa , , . ; ,
anil laraTrsitoiira .
ofernvvileserrptlon made to anler ranilBc la
101c irorn nr. ,
Desiiriis sent by mall tnnnv ddiisitla'oV
st-a'sini.scni lon-d lor fetu'rii,
STWh n orders nre n't-clvcdln e wftrirtl: jii4 '
sr. it and forwursis'iL If l ilo a Hot tv rc-rfwl
saiisnvcilon, ,iir.-hsMin a-re requested 10 reihra
nt my ,-Xh.ii. paj ing ti eisjiu JhiOi ways. .
I.owett prie.-s nu. I rhesp rr.dsiliis-itunrHiiteed.
l orresiuiinlcucosolleKcd froiii.all sections.. . .
...r.U.,;. Vll'AKir.'WAUK.
- : -.t. -s , . t
W- H A Lb.
4 I l '. st.
Fire) a itsl Ml laaananeya Afcrt,'...-.
.s S --'i l SSI at ...n
W. -.. ,.hfl S$ Va; SlSJSisi lSS,''
CanAst found In the Rnanok Jfews fjf ij. m
' ' i. 1 ;Ta.i
1 ' 4 i: :tv
Wil nov, N.c, ...
, . ... I- . 1 a IvStalj.
t.:sj 't . - -. .IT" : ,.
1 , e -. '4 e - i -.st. Hid a.
a UPKlAaVR'f , - mv.w
' ' " ' ' ' - ' 1 1 f. ' I . a tv.
' '. it
ir n 1 i,.,,, ,
' ; t-.e'-w
w York t'nilerwrlters. - e
'.'Agricultural" nf Watertown, N.T.
, Western, f Tori. nto, Canada.
I'atnlle.i.of Tarhoro, N . C.
I.yiiehliiiesr.rif l.vnrhbur'. Va.
Knaitatile Lite Insurance Co. of N. t.
vy nu iiiac riaaaiin'snr ehf food esrtvfi
at low iifamai, IttlvU
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