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THE ROANOKE-NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1891. TYENTY YEARS AGO. led a federal charce. NEW ADVERTISEENTS. JOHN DOE. How wondrous are the changes Siace twenty years ago When girls wore woolen dresses And boys wore pants of tow, And shoes were made of cowhide And socks of homespun wool, And children did a half day's work Before they went to school. The people rode to meeting In sleds instead of sleighs, And wagons rode as eaay As bnggies nowadays, And oxen answered well for teams, Tho' now they'd be too slow, For people lived not half so fast, Some, twenty years ago. Oh, well do I remember The Wilson patent stove, That father bought and paid for In cloth tho girls had wove, And all the neighbors wondered How we got tho thing to go, They said 'twould burst and kill us all Some twenty years ago. , The girls took music lessons Upon the spinning wheel, And practiced late and early At spindle, swifts and reel. The boys would ride the horse to mill A dozen miles or so, And hurry off before 'twas day, . Some twenty years ago. Yes, everything has altered so I cannot tell the cause, For men are always tampering With nature's wondrous laws. And what on earth we're coining to, Does anybody know? For everything has changed so much Since twenty years ago. THE SOUTH. FROM AN ORATION DELIVERED BY HON, JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, AT ATLANTA, OA. The battle of our energies la in its prime. The splendid status of to-day is only the progress and present culmination of that grand struggle of recuperation ana linprovemet wnicn has no equal or proximate paralel among the nations of the world. The history of the South has been an epic of commerce an in dustrial romauce in which her hero spirit has driven blood and chivalry as inspira tion to the heart wrapped endeavor in the grandeur of practical achievement. Ia the honest experiment of secession she emptied five billions or her treasure, and faced this appalling loss when Bhe bent bravely over the ashes to lay the foundation of another life. If every manufacturing establishment standing at that time between Maine and the Mary i.-.i i: u . j v. i.. . . ..r. the North would not have suffered one half the ruin written in these mighty 6g ures. Out of this abyss of financial des pair the south has tougbt her way through diligence and courage into a magnificent prosperity. Her cotton crop of to day is twice as large as it was in 1880, and furnishes three-quarters of all the world requires. The number of her cotton mills has doubled, her looms and spindles have been trebled, and sinco 70, $8,000,1100,000 have come, to pay for the white staple of her fields. Her in come from cotton now is ' $300,000,000, and in the approaching and inevitable time when her staple shall be manufac tured in the fields of production, with stalk and seed and blossom splintering into diamond values, this resourse alone will furnish one thousaud millions a year to its working capital. Her great iron product, the new glory of her soil, has . been quadrupled, and $20,000,000 pin ned annually to her treasury in return Her property has multiplied fivefold in value, and three thousaud millions marks the measure of iu mighty increase. She has plussed her wheat product, trebled her corn crop, doubled the mileage uf her railroads, multiplied her banking capital, paid the g.eat bulk of the rapidly increas ing debts of her states, and with untold riches in her soil and elixir unspoken in her incomparable air, she is ruovin through safe channels with cheerful fuut- steps to a future of certain and incoDcciva ble development, planted in industry and lit by the dazzling multiples of mightier millions than ever splendored the dreams of eastern luxury. Buckllen'i Arnica save. The Best Salve in tho world for Cute, Rrma.. K, TTlnri. S!r. Khpnm Vfivpr o m. m j t. i ni MU .va,vw,., v,...Tr- vorus,ana an Bain eruutiun,uuu uoomvw 1 j . ii j ;.. y cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or p ii n- nK--. u For sale by druggists at Weldon, Brown &Carraway, Halifax, Dr. J A McQwigan, Enfield; W. M. Cohen, Weldon. , PROBABLY TIIE ONLY CONFEDERATE OFFICER WHO EVER HAD THAT EX PERIENCE. "I think I am the only survivor of the confederacy who led a federal charge," said Major J. W. McClung, of San Francisco. "This singular thing I did, and here's how it was : I was at the battle of Selma. I was carrying orders, and had to pass straight through the town. It was ter ribly hot, and I had my coat off. We had captured a wagon train a few days betore, and out ot the spoils 1 had ap propriated a brand-new federal cavalry hat, so I did not look unlike a yankio officer. "In the main street of Selma I met an aide named Brown a gallant fellow. He shouted to mo that our Hue had been brokcD and that Armstrong was falling back, and (old me to get out or I'd be taken. Then Armstrong and his staflF galloped past, and the general, recogniz ing us, called out : 'You must hurry out of this gentleman. They are close on our heels.' "Brown had a dispatch for Col. John son, and he said he would wait and de liver it if he died for it. While we were talking, piatuls iu bund, a columu of fed eral cavalry swung into the street where we stood, coming full tilt. We were so taken by surprise that we could not get away. Brown had on a new uniform that had just run the blockade, and he was a good target. Half a dozen troopers dash ed out from the line to catch him. We were riding for our lives, Brown a little in the lead, so that it looked as though I was chasing him. The pur guers passed mo and overhauled Brown, and I caught a glimpse of him as I pass ed, down on his back working a revolver, with a group of the enemy about him and cutting at him with their sabres. "By this time I was at the head of the column, which had not slackened its mad pace. For at least a mile I rode at their head, exchanging remarks about the re treat of the 'rebs' and joining in the cries of 'Hurry; let's oatch Armstrong.' Ai we came to a side street that ran down to the river t dashed out and swerved sharply, and then I rode for dear life. Id a second they were after me, and the bul lets sang all around me. 1 never halted, but plunged off a low pier into tho water and swam straight across to where our peopre were trying to form a new front. The water was torn by a perfect rain of bullets, but I was not scratched, and my horse was only slightly wounded. I would like much to know the name of my federal commander." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. BLASTS fKOM TIIU HAM'S HORN. If men were sure they could get to Heaven by hard work every loafer would would soon be busy. Unless a Christian's walk correspond with his talk, the less he has to say the better. Uolcfs we walk where we should some body else will be sure to walk where they shouldn't. As long as there is one sin in the heart it is impossible to keep the door shut against others. One way to shorten the arm of God U to see how much you can do to discour- age your preacher, it we do not let our lights shine a8 God wants us to, somebody may have to stay in the dark forever. Nobody ever thinks about the stick that carried it up when they see the beauty of the sky rocket, 1 he devil generally goes to prayers with tho man who goes into his closet and leaves the door open. We are as responsible for what we per mit others to do in our name as we are for what wo do ourselves. People kill one another for the perish able things of this life, and refuse to take eternal life as a gift. Merit Wins. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr King's JMew discovery ior consumption, vt King's New Life Pills, Buckleu's Arnjca Salva an,i Electric liitters, and have nev i . . . .. i . er handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such , universal satinfuo tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every tune, and we stand ready to refund the price, if satisfactory results do not follow their use. These remedies have woii their great popularity purely on their merits. W. M. Cohen, druggist. 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The iloct of your medicine 1 felt immediately, and ueioro I even used a whole bottle all trembling aud uneasiness had disappeared, and t felt well, ileep sound and am full of ambition and life, Sin lethlng 1 had not been for some time, mil! coiUV.ly reoommoiiJ It as an excellent nerr toUa. L- H FREE" A Valunble Book an Nervouf UIseHseit eui iree to any aaanwa and poor patients can also obtain this medicine free of charge. Thi lumndvhaB been prepared by the Kmrerend Pastor Koomg, of Fort Wayne, lud.. since 1876, anc U now prepared uoderhis direction by the KOENIG MED. CO., Chicago, III. Bold by Drumt'sts at 1 per Mottle, 6 for 95 Large HhM, 91.7S. 6 BotUas for 99. aug 20 ly c HAS. M ILI.ER AR11LK WALSH, ORKS, OCKA.DK SOUTH SYCAMORE STRLE1Z PETERSBURG, VA. Monuments, Headstones, Tombs, Tablets, &o. Lowest cash prices guaranteed. All work warranted satisfactory. 8irA beautiful calendar for 1S89 sent to any address on receipt of stauip for postage. CHARLES 31. WALSH, oot 11 ly. I I I I LOSSES -:- BY -:- FIRE LOSSES -: BY FIRE o -mmmmmmmtrmmmmmm Q GINS A SPECIALTY. -mtuoitaniaiairamtnraratnraQtunitnmaimmtnraintntumra- 11 WELDON, N. C. HOSE desiring to purchase or sell property in the town of Weldon, will do well to see or correspond with me. I have been surveying the lands in and around Weldon at various times for the past ten years and hence I know some' thing of the value of these lots. LIQUORS. 0. SMITH. SEE HIS LIQUORS, SEE HIS CIGARS, EVERY DRINK IN SEASON. BSrC. Smith, Brick Building, on North Corner of Railroad Shed, Weldon, N. C. oct 16 ly. M ON BY TO LOAN. On improved farm lauds in stuns of $300 and upwards. Loans repayable in small annual instilments through a period of 5 yenra, thus enabling the borrower to pay of his indebtedness without exhaust ing his crop in anv renr. Annlv to r.UUTON & iUAVIS, Attorneys, ISO Urn. Haliiax, N.C. E?T. CLARK, -:- PROMPTLY -:- PROMPTLY mmmmmmmmmmmmmm- BOB MS OFFICE. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. R.O.BURtON.JR., O KWD. L. TRAVIS. BURTON & TRAVIS, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. Practice in the counties of Halifax and Northampton, and in the Supreme and Federal courts. Claims collected in all parts of North Carolina, aug 14 ly. KDWARDT. CI.ARK. Weldon, N.O. ft O. DANIEL Littleton, N.C. OFFICE OF CLARK-:-AND-:- DANIEL, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. WELDON AND LITTLETON. Practices wherever their services are needed. One ot the firm will attend at Halifax every Monday 1-22-ly. JAMES M. MULLEN, " U L L K N & WALTER I. DANIEL D A N I X L, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Practice in theconrte of llalifnx undNorthamp ton and in the Supreme and Federal courts. Col lections made in atipartBoi norm i annum Branch office at HallCa. N.C. open every Mon day. Jan 7 ly rjHOMAS N. HILL, Attorney at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Practtcea la Hallftti and adjoining conntlei and Federal and Supreme court. an. 2S t' QR. E L. HUNTER, SURGEON DENTIST. Can be found at his office in Enfield. Ture Nitrous Oxide Oas for the Painless Extracting of Teeth always on hand. feb27 1y. T. W. HARRIS, D. D. S. LlTTLETOV. N. C. Tcctn r.vtructed ..iiuut pain. 4 30-Gm. best companies - : - PAID. PAID. Rates Low. Rates Low. L IQUORSjAND GROCERIES I have a comple stock of Family Gro ceries of all kinds which I will sell theap for Cash. I have also on hand and am constant- ly receiving a large variety of LIQUORS. Such as whisky, brandy, wine, beer, ale, porter, carbonated waters, &o. , Call and see me on Washington Ave nue at the Jtarold stand of R. W. Daniel. W. D. SMITH, oot 1 8 ly This Space - be longs to the Racket STORE, 11 C, SPIERS, laiiatr Mk-
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