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THE HOANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY MAY 5, 1892. USE OF THE HANDS. Who'l Writing Nr.trly V.vvry .Vuselo !n thfl ltndy I etps Them. At tho hit.' i:iti".-ii;;tiu:i:il ro!'ivs'; of hygiene and demiisrarihy, in section 4, which was concerned with tho hygiene of infancy and school life, a resolution was passed in favor of the teaching of upright penmanship or vertical writing on the rnnnul that spinal curvature and short sijjht are caused by the faulty position of the youthful student, which is necessitated by slope of the letters. Wc can all of us remember the trouble of learning to write, and the mental and physical toil which the making- of. our first pothooks and hangers involved. The number of muscles put in action when a person is writing is prodigious, and it is probable that in beginners every muscle of the body must yield its assent before the graphic symbols trickle from the pen. The finders, wrist, elbow and shoulder must all be held steady, says the Lon don Lancet. Tho spine must bo rigid and fixed below as well ns above. The pelvis must be firm, and to this end tho child often gets a support by its feet from the legs of the chair. The thorax is moro or less rigid, and its movements are determined more by the work of the hand than the respiratory needs. Lastly, the knit brows and pro truding tongue are unconscious muscu lar acts which servo to mark tho ef fort, both of body and mind, which the child undergoes when learning to write. It is notorious that in writing our indi viduality asserts itself in spite of tho pedagogue. Wo are taught certain rules for sitting at the desk and holding the pen, which we ultimately learn to neglect, and finally write in a fashion pf our own. Tho true remedy for the evils pro duced by learning to write seems to us ito be to teach tho child to uso both ihands and to practice alternately with either hand. Vertical writing lends it iself moro readily to ambidexterity than idoes sloping writing, and there can be no doubt that a clerk who could write with equal facility with either hand, and could rest ono side of tho body while the other was working, would bo little liable to writer's cramp and similar troubles. Seeing how enormous is tho muscular effort involved in giving tho hand sufficient steadiness, and that the train fag is scarcely less than the mus cle fag, it goes without saying that writing lessons should at first bo of very short duration. Ton minutes with iach hand ought to amply suffice. THE OLDEST LAWSUIT. Msney That Has Boon In Litigation Al most ii Century. The "oldest living lawsuit" received a '.onger lease of life from the supreme court recently, says the Philadelphia Eecord. The suit's official designation is "March term, 1814, number eighty two," so that in two months it will bo able to celebrate it seventy-eighth birthdaj-, with every prospect of living to the ripe age of fourscore. Two full sets of heirs, a trust company, four lawyers! and an auditor and a deputy escheator are seeing that it wants nothing in care. The suit was brought by the assignees of one James Moore, against 'William Eawle, in which Mr. Kawle paid into court the amount of tho judgment re covered against him. About 18:20 some of this money wus paid out on a judg ment recovered by the executors of one, of the assignees against the other two. The balance, $2,327, was paid to James Read, then president of the Philadelphia bank, to bo held by him subject to the further order of tho court. Mr. Head,, and later the Girard Trust Company, handled the fund until it has grown to 918,703. Tho auditor general took pro ceedings to escheat it to the common wealth. Two sets of claimants, one hailing from Chester county in this state and, claiming to be grandchildren of James Moore's brother, and the other from; Maryland and claiming to be grand-; children of James Mooro himself, were, stirred up. Tho auditor awarded the fund to George W. Pepper as counsel ior the Pennsylvania heirs. Excep-i tions to this decision have been filed on behalf of both tho commonwealth and' the Maryland heirs, and the supremo court ordered these exceptions to bo; placed upon the list for arguments dur ing the present term. Tho Vatican. The ancient palaco of tho popes of Rome is the most magnificent building of the kind in the world. It stands on the right bank of the Tiber on a hill called tho Vaticanus, because the Latin3 formerly worshiped Vaticinium, an ancient oracular deity at that place. Exactly when the building was com menced no one knows. Charlemagne is known to have inhabited it over a thousand years ego. The present ex tent of the building is enormous, the number of rooms at the Jowest compu tation being 4,422. Its treasures of marble statues, ancient gems, paint ings, books, manuscripts, etc., arc to bo compared only with those in the r.ritish museum. The lc;i;;th of tho statuo museum alone is a fraction over a mile. Conservative writers say that tho gold contained in the medals, ves sels, chains nnd other objects pre served in the Vatican would malic moro gold coins than the whole present Euro pean circulation. An Ancient (.'.tine. Games of chance were prohibited by Mahomet, and in tho Koran wero placed ns sin in tho :mic category as wine drinking. Herodotus tells ns that the Egyptians were dicers, but whether they were gamblers is not stated. Their favorito game was ono played with draughtsmen and there is good evidence to "believe that this is, if not the nyst anqtent game, at least one of the tnjojtt an(: km t. llltla But Noiay. A Missouri man contracted with a ho . , , . . i ... , j tei Keeper i luruisu a wiigon iouu vi frogs a vveclw Ha appeared on the ap pointed day with three little frogs. "Where are ttie rest of them?" Inquired the landlord. "That's all there were in the pond," the man meekly said. "But they mado so much noise that I thought there was a million of 'em." NEW AUV E 11T1SEMENTS. Ayer's Hair Vigor la unrivaled for tho restoration of faded and gray hair to its original color and freshness. 'Lite most popular and elegant toilet preparation in the world, all who uso it pronounce it, also, the best hair-grower. "When the capillary glands become enfeebled by disease, age, or neglect, thi3 dressing imparts renewed life to the scalp, so that the hair assumes agaiu its original Fullness and Beauty. " For five years I was troubled with a dis ease of tlie scalp, which caused the hair to become, harsh and dry and to fall out m such large quantities as to threaten complete baldness. Ayer's Hair Vigor being stp.ngly recommended to Die, I began to apply lias preparation, and before the first bottle was used the hair ceased falling out and the scalp was restored to its former healthy con dition." Francis A.YYdo, Siko, l'a. "A Utile more than two years ago my hair began turning gray and growing thin. After using one bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor my hair was restored to its original color and lias ceased falling out. An occasional ai plieation keeps the hair in good condition." -Mrs. II. W. Fenwlek, Dlgby, N. 8. "Ayer's Hair Vigor is the most satisfactory preparation of Its kind in the market." M. F. Finck, Druggist, New Corwin, Ohio. " I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor with great benefit and know several other persons, be tween 40 and 50 years of age, who havo ex perienced similar good results from the uso of this preparation. It restores gray hair to Its original color, promotes a new growth, gives lustre to the hair, and cleanses tho sculp of dandruff." Bernard Hoey, Madrid, Maine. " 1 have been using Ayer's Hair Vigor with groat satisfaction for more than twelve years. It keeps the scalp free from dandruff, re stores gray hair to its natural color, and pre vents the hair from falling out. My experi ence Is that there is no better dressing than Ayer's Hair Vigor." Mrs. John A. Gray, Wal pole, Mass. "We sell more of Ayer's Hair Vigor than of any other hair preparation." Braymann & Schultze, Schulenburgh, Texas. Ayer's Hair Vigor, Prepared bj DR. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. Sold tj all Druggists and Perfumers. If the Ladies Would abandon faen powdrrs and more generally keep their blood pure and vig orous by tho use of Aycr'fi Sarsaparilla, naturally fair complexions would be the rule instead of the exception. Pure blood is the best beautifier. My system was oil run down ; my akin rouith and ot a yellowish hue. 1 tried varloui remu dies, and "wiillo some of ttiem gave mo tempo rary relief, none of them did any permanent good. At last I began to take Ayer's ftarsapa rilla, continuing it exclusively for a consider able time, and am pleased to say that it com pletely cured me." Mrs. N. A. Smith, Glover, Vt, " Being troubled with an unpleasant discolora tion of the skin especially of the face and being advised by physicians that this troublo was due mainly to derangement of the liver. I took Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and have been greatly benefited. It has reached my case and done me more good than any other remedy." Joseph Ciagctt, US Tenth St., N. V., Washington, D. C. Ayer's Sarsaparilla, Prepared by Dr. J. C, Ayer &, Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. Has Cured Others, Will Cure You. A 11 1 A If '!! 1 CI ACCURACY i; S3 s It; O H O ! o to V C 3 n H 3 -3 rt o z 7 W PURITY! GXIIWOUD'S EXTIIACT; New LineoT NA CES TRIPLE, STATIONERY r VIOLET WATER,, just Received 150 Linen writing woodwork's Fi.ouiDAWA- Tablets, which I'll aell TER at a small AND SACHET POWDER. PROFIT. 5 H 0 Q (0 fctii- lirand Prepared a Lur".H I l'aints. Stock of 1'uio iriiite Lead & Linseed oil. LANDRETH'S I'll sell juiuts at it GARDEN I vi ty miiuII margin. SEED. THE PLACE TO GET DflUQS fiEDICIflES - AT THE LO W EST PETCES, IS AT DK. A. B. ZOLLICOFFEirS, WEST SIDE WASHINGTON AVE. OP1CS1TE 1?. P. SIIFD. W E LDON. N. C. STOCK KEPT COMPLETE BY FREQUENT ARRIVALS. r PE KiCRI PTT.ON DEPARTMENT FILLED WITH THE BEST SELECTED MATERIAL.-W PKESCBIPTIONS COMPOUNDED AT ALL HOUKS WITH GREAT CASK. PERFUMERY. STATIONERY, FANCY SOAPS, BRUSHES, FANCY ARTICLES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. tmiHBII tbt bwrtr welomealwTi awalu jon t ZOLLICOFFEK'S. NEW ADVERT1SEM EN'TS. 1 r K It 1 A J X D 11 un.j.i. .25 Acres of Vaha Farm Land adopted to the cultiva tion of cotton, TOBACCO, QR4SS. VEjEfJBLES 4ft j KlfiDS Of T1UCK- Within one mile of the corporate limits of WE LDON 75 ACRES CLEAEED. 4 Qood IJouse jd Ouj-tjousES. liiili wili A Stream of water runs through the land. In good state of cultivation. Apply to kD'!JlD TM CLllK, Real Estate Agent, Weldon, N. C. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. lllWli W. w.R.R-CRANCHES,k Condensed Sclierinle. "TKAiNS UOINC SOUTH. DATKn ArHii.r.iTH. 6 00 17 00 I r. m. P. M I Leave Weldon J J8, ' 4' k r RnnL'v Mnnllt.... HO 6 36 I Ai-Tarhoro I;'1., LtareTiirbero, ' Arrive Wilmm. . J Leave Wilson I V i0 ArriveSelma 1"' Arrive KayetttTille, !' Leave (toliltihiiro " Leave Warsaw I 'J, f.i.flvi Mncnnlill .... 4- Arrive Wilmington 1 4 '' I) II) i 47 1-317 I 140 17 I M0 9 5.1 9 Hi I in no I H M I 1 1 If. TRAINS liOISU NORTH Leave Wilmington Leave Mognolia Leave Warsaw Arrive (ioldsboro Leave Kayettevlllt Arrive Selma ArriveWllHim Leave Wilson Arrive Hooky Mt. ArrlveTarbiro, Leave Tarbnro, Arrive Weldoi, 5 5 3 1 rrir i n. i i 210 1S I 100 I J 37 l,r7 f B 0 I ... 11 11 5-' 4M li05 I S 1 ' !( It II 0 U10 JU 13M Hi 5 37 1 10 S SI 6 rs s i ess lit Dally except Smidov. Train on Hentland Nei lc Krnach Road leavei Wekion at 400 p. m. Halifax 4 2J,mve tiretland Nerkat51Ap.ni.(ireenville S.'c'p. m. Kmstom t OOp. m. Returning leaves Kiimton 7 10, a. n. Greenville 8(la in. Arriving it Halifax 1100, . m., Weldon 1 1 3 a in daily except Sunday. Local freight train leaves Weldon on Mon day, Wednesdays and Friday at 10 lft a. m. arriv ing at Scotland'Nfck 10 a.m, Greenville b 30 p. m Kiaston 740 p. rn. lletnming, leaves Klnsttm Tuesday, Tliursiluy and Saturday at 7 10, a. m. arriving at lirirnville 9 5ft, Scotland Neck I JO, p.m. w eldon ft 1ft p. ra. Train leave" Tarnoru N. C, via Albemarle and Raleigh R. R. Daily except Sunday 4 40 p, ., Sunday 3 00 p. m , arrive Williamston N. C. 711 p. m., 4 JOp. in. Plymouth Wip in.; 80 p. m. Returning leaves Plymouth daily except SfHiiJ S 2') a. m Sundays) a. m. Williamrton, N. C.A I II a. JU, 9 oo n, Ul. l iit l.iwuiu jivmw, lli'O a. mi. Trains on Southern division, Wilson and Fay ettevtllc Pranch leave Fiiyctleville 7 ::0 a. m., arrive at 1 ovvland 1 1ft p. m. Itclurning leave RowlBiid 12 1ft, p. m. nrrive ot Fa; ettevilic515p. m. Daily except Sunday. Train on Midland N. ;. Branch leaves Golds boro N.C., daily eceit Sunday B ) a. m., arrive Smitlifleld,N C., 730 a. in. Upturning leaves Smithlield, N. C, 8 Ola. ra., arrive Uoldsboro, N C. 9 30 p.m. Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rocky Mount at') 15 p. m., arrives al Nashville ftft p. m., Spring Hope 6 30 p. m. Returning ltaves Spritu Hope 8 00 a. in., Nashville It :Vi a. m., ar Rocky Mount 9 IS a, m. daily except Sunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for Oliiiton, daily except Sunday at 0 00 p. m. anl 11 1ft a. m Returning leave Clinton at 8 10 a m and 3 10 p. m.. connecting at Warsaw with Noi. 10, 41. S3 and 7. Southbound train on Wilson and l'avetlcville Branch is No. 51. Northbound is 60. Daily ei cent Sunday. Train Nn. 27 South, and 14 Ncrih will only stop at Rocky Mount, Wilson tioldskio and MiiEiiolin. Train No. 7S makes close connection at Weldon forall points North daily. All rail via Richmond and daily except Sunday via llav Line, also at Rorky Mount dully with Norfn k and Carolina Itailnmd for Xurl'olk and all points. North via Norfolk. Trains makes close connection for all point North via Richmond and Washington. All trains run S'lld bet. cit Wilmington and Washineton and have Pullman Palace Sleepers attached. . R.KENLY, J r. DIVINE. Sup't Trans (icueral Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Gcn'l Passenger Awnt. Dated Jan. 4th, 1892. ',-.,2:5 .,27 ' Daily. Daily. Leave Petersburg, 10.1(1 tun 3.45 p ra Leave Stony Creek, lo.'v! am 4.18 pm Letivo JnrrattK, 11.11 am Leave llellielil, 1 l.HO am 4 49 p m Arrive Weldon, 1:.0 pin 5.2'J p Hi TWAINS GOING NOKTJL No. 14 No. 78 Daily. Daily. Leave Weldon, 6.40 a.m. 3-15 p.m' ,I.i HelCeld, 7.13 a.m. 3.52 p.m' I.eJnrrutts, 7.2!) a.m. 4 0!) p.m L Stony Creek, 7.43 a.m. 4.33 p.m Arrive Petersburg. Hl.la m. 5.12p.m. TLANTIC COAST LINE. PETERSBURG , W I.I.DON R. R Condensed Si lu-uulc. THAINS CiUlNC SOUTH. All trains run solid Weldon to Washing ton. E. T. D. MYERS, T. M. EMEKSON. Ocn'l Superintendent. ien.PasHenoerat TO THE PATKONS of tut. ALHF.MARLE STEAM NAVIGATION CO rir( TIMF Between NORFOLK anil Xvs.wn . EASTKRNN. CAROLIW On and after Monday, December 17th nnd until turlber lictice, the Rteamet CHOWAN, Captain Withy, will LEA "T. FKANKLINon Mondays, V.Vl iicsdnys nnd Fridays for EDEXTOX,' PLY MOUTH and Ail internicilidti! points on arrival of mail tra'n fnini Portsmouth aar 10.1.-, A.M. ' KETURNINO The "Chowan" will reach Eraukliu on Tuesdays, Thnrsdaye and Sntnrdnys nt!15 A. M,, in time to connert with Fast Mail train from Raleiirh to I'ortsmoutn and with Express train for the South. Passengers, by this arrn;remeiit, taking the Steamer Chowan at a j point on th river, will REACH NORFOLK by H oeloek A. M. and thns have the entire day fov (j,, it action of business in that city. GIVI! THIS ROUTE A TRIAL. Respectfully, FranVlin. V. J. H. BCGftRT
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