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VOL. XXIII.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1892.
NO. 10
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LWVf
THE NOMINEES.
SKETCHES Of
Till: liKMOi'K.VTIC STATE
TICK K T.
We puVMi lu'l.iw a sketch of the
Demurutie iii'iiiiii 'o tar State Auditor.
He is u member of the I'ress piuij; mid
has done Kpleudid service for Peiuoetaiy.
It. M. KIIRM.VN FOB AUMTHtt.
The convention did a wise and riice
f'ul thiii in the nomination of Mr. Fur
rum! fur auditor u wise thins; in (hat it
was n distinct recoiiitinn nf (ho services
of the Democratic press of North Caro
lina, and a graceful tiling in that it en
dorse! and promote! a rentleinan dis-
tiuj;uWlie.l in an unu-ual decree by lorifr.
faithful and uus"'iuli ilivotiou to (he
Democratic party. There are hut few men
in the State of more personal popularity
than .Mr. i urmau. lu the western part
of the State his nomination will be peeu
liarly gratifying. For nearly a quarter
of a century he has (riven his voice and
pen to the support of every man and
measure, calculated to promote the devel
opment of that region. His public spirit
was nut bounded by county or scctioua
lines but extended to every locality and
interest in the State; and he is happy in
having lived long enough to see his fellow
citizens iu the enjoyment of a prosperity
to which he has so effectually contrihu
ted, and to receive that rewa. J which i
generous people will always bestow upon
laithlul and (ieservmg servants. 11c is
esnecia v miahhed bv his natural Intents
11
and familiarity with our State policy
for tho duties of the olhce to which ho
has been nominated.
Robert M. Furmau was born at Louis-
burg in 1840, and is therefore now 4G
Tears old. He was educated in the home
schools of his native town, He ear! y in
life wus employed in business at Norfolk
V a., uud at the universal call to arms
entered the army, He was a lieutenant
in the Junior Reserves. When
little more than 17 years of age, and in
the latter years of the war when service
meant action, did severe laborious, brave
and dangerous duty, enduring hardships
of the inarch, the privations of tho camp
. and the perils of tho battlefield. His
tastes led him to journalism, and he es
. tablishcd a Democratic paper at Louis
burg, He came to Raleigh in 1870 and
was engaged for years a3 reporter for th
Raleigh Sentinel acquiring experience.
enlarging his political information, ami
maturing his judgment. In 1872, he
becamo the owucr of tho Asheville Citizen
! and thus to the Citizen was du-3 the pow-
er gained for tho Democratic party
Western North Carolina, and the knowl
edge impressed upon the whole party
the weight and value of that section.
i 187C he was elected iccroiary of tb
Senate. His first term determined his
i value (o that body; aud never after has
V )in been trnnhled bv the inxieties of a
cessor has been a foregone couclut-ion,
'I an incomparable officer, a courteous gen-
tleman,awell informed etatesm;in, an
adroit politician, the Senate has always
in advance, reeoguiz 'd his services as in
dispensable. He is now the editor of
tho Democrat, the weekly paper he pub
lishes at Ashoviile.
Aberdceu, 0., July 31. 1801.
Mesirs. Lippmau Brothers:
SaVKlJiiali. Ga.
Dear Sirs: I bought a botile of
jour p. P. P. at Hot S.'iiogs,
Avk., and it has dono me more good than
hr'e months' trcatm-nt at the Hot
Springs.
Have you no agents in this part of the
country, or let me know how much it
will cost to get two or six bottles from
your city by express.
Respectfully yours,
Jas. M. N ewton,
Aberdeen, Brown county, O.
Abbotts Knit Tn.linn (Virn Paint cures
all Corns, Wurtsfond Bunions.
FotM-a l aria, Livor Trou-
DJ-y,u..- Inaiiresticn.usa
POSTAL REGULATIONS.
I'olSTH Full TIIK ft 111, in lilM.A'i ISO TO
I.KTTF.HS, I.nCK HONRS, KIT,
A new code
istuHiees has
oslniastcr lie
One of tin
of ivgtila'i'Mis coiiecniing
veccully h.-en issued by
ni l il Waoainaker.
; rules reads as follows:
Wlu il a !e:tiT h i- bicn leposited iu a
postulli-'e f.ir mailing the writer tuny,
upon identifying the same to the satisfac
tion of the postmaster, withdraw it from
the postchVe, but if the stamp thereon
has been camv.lVd it cinii.it be remailed
without the lirei-nvmcnt of postage anew
thereon "
Aunt her regulation is: "A postofliec
box rented by a society or association is
not available for the use of individual
ui'.-iiihcrs of such society or association,
except the officers thereof when addressed
iu their official capacity." And another,
which is this : "In the event that the
holder of a lock box forgets to bring his
kev the Postmaster should, unou aimliea-
tion, deliver his mail to him; but such
mail must not bo delivered by the post
master to any one other than the hoMcr
of the box, excerit upon bis written
order."
The value of the above rule will be
readily appreciated when it is considered
that it was made with the intention of
preventing employees, discharged without
the cognizance of the d. i.armeut, from
obtaining possession of iuiiu.rlatit matter
A rule regarding the lux laws is in
portant. A landlord cannot have bis
tenant's letters placed in bis postoffieo
box fir delivery. The use of a box in a
postuffice is confined to "one family, firm
or corporation."
Another of (he new rules will effec(ual
ly prevent a man or his friends for him
doing any incidental or impromptu ad
vertising via the medium of Brother John
Wanamaker's portfolio.
''.Mail matter," says the rule, "upon
which an indefinite address is written or
printed, such as 'The Leading Vegetable
Dealer,' or 'Any Intelligent Fanner,1 is
not deliverable."
The lover and clandestinely inclined
correspondent is also headed off in the
following sententious manner :
"Letters addressed to 'A. B.,' or other
initials or fictitious names, in care of a
letter cairier at a freo delivery office, are
not deliverable and should be treated as
improperly addressed mail matter."
POMIX OX THE N. C. COAST.
iVeto Bern Journal.
On tho "banks" which begin at Beau
fort inlet, four or five miles from either
Beaufort or Morchead and extend to
Ocracoke inlet, there are about 2,000
ponies. There are three places where
they are regularly pcnunl. Uue is near
Cape Lookout, twelve miles from Beau
fort; the next twenty miles from Beau
fort, and Cedar Banks pen is thirty miles
away. There is a diversity of opinion
as to how and when these droves of po
nies were first established on tho banks.
That they werj not there in 1737 is
shown by the fuel that Dr. Bricknall's
book on natural history, published at that
time, which yave description and pictures
of every kind of animal fouud in the
State, does not contain any allusion to
them. Tho prevaleut opinion is that they
r.ro descendants of horses which escaped
from shipwioeks aud degenerated in
succeeding generations into ponies, from
lack of care,
ll'a have a speedy aud positive cure
for catarrh, diphtheiia, canker moutu
and headache, in SHILOH S CA
TAKRH REMEDY. A nasal injector
free with each hottle. Use it if you
sir health and sweet breath. Price
50c. Sold by W. M. Cohen.
When Bahv waa lck, we gave hor Castorla.
When she was a Child, ah cried tor Castorla.
When she became Miss, nha clung to Castorla.
When sh had Children, she gave then. Castoria.
A DUEL FOR BLOOD.
ONCE IN FOB IT A FfiKSCH OFFICER CAR
RIED IT TO THE ENP.
A " Yurie Recorder.
The recent meeting of Bonowo and
Fox on ISelgiau soil as a result of the
Drayton matrimonial scandal, and the
later encounter of Millbank and Do
Morny, have caused a revival of the as
sertion that duels taking place in France
or kindred countries are "mostly fakes."
In a regiment, stationed at Marseilles, the
iptaiu of one of tho troops was a noto
rious bully. He took a special delight in
torturing the youngest of his lieutenants
a bright, laughter-loving lad, who was
tho delight of the regimeut officers and
men.
One day after the mess the captain
grossly insulted the boy and followed it
by calling him a liar and slapped his face.
Tho lieutenant flushed and left the room.
He had previously shown his courage
at Algiers, and his comrades did not un
derstand why he should tolerate such
continued insults. They followed him
to his quarters anu told liiui that if !:e
did not call out bis enemy he would have
to go Coventry. The young officer ex
plained that he had strong religious
soruples about dueling and could not con
scientiously go out.
Finally the colonel of the regiment
sent him the alternative fight or leave
the sei vice. Tho boy then agreed, on
condition that the light should take place
with pistols and over a handkerchief.
One of tho weapons was to be loaded aud
tho other unloaded. They were to be
hoscn by lot. The men stood up, each
holding the edge of a handkerchief. At
the signal the captain pulled the trigger,
when it was found that he held (ho un
loaded pistol.
All eyes were now fixed upon the calm,
resolute, fair-headed boy. The specta
tors were confident that, tis ho held his
adversary in his power, ho would cither
discharge his pistol in the air or not shoot
at all. But not so. He took deliberato
aim and, placing the muzzle of his pistol
as near tho other mau's face as he could
reach, blew his brains out. Then leaning
over the prostrate form of his enemy, he
dipped a handkerchief in the blood and
smeared the faco with it. Then with
exultation ho turned to those in the field
and said: "There! do you consider that
I havo wiped out tho blow I received?"
He then strode from the ground and
that evening sent in his resignation.
Since that incident there has not been eo
much bullying or dueling iu any regi
men( of the French army.
KEt'CIPT t'Olt A GOOD TOWN'.
Grit.
Vim.
Push.
Snap.
Euergy.
Schools.
Morality.
Harmony.
Cordiality.
Advertising.
Talk about it.
Write about it.
Cheap property.
Speak well for it.
Help to improve it.
Advertise io its papers.
Good country tributary.
Patronize its merchants.
Elect good men to office.
Help all public enterprises.
Honest competition in prices.
Make the atmosphere healthy.
Faith exhibited by good works.
Fire all loafers, croakers, and dead
beats. Let your objects be the wel
'fare, growth and promotion of your town
and its people, bpeak well ot the puo
lie spirited uicd, and also be one yourself.
Dyspepsia aud I.iver Complaint.
Is it not worth the small price of 75c
to free yourself of every symptom of these
distressing complaints, if you think so
call at our store and cot hottle of Shi-
loh's Yitalizer, every bottle bss a printed
pnaranlt-5 on i'. i iccoiNlii'gaii'i v "ft
v.u lie "Jii it vi!l cist ;ou uoihiic
Sold by'W. M. t'.jhen.
A FRENCH COLONY
SUCCESSFULLY CULTIVATING
IN MOORE COUNTY.
(IRA PES
Eight miles away from Southern Pines
over the rolling pine hills there arc sev
eral small settlements of poor French
peasants who are devoting their attention
almost entirely to tho cultivation of
grapes. They came to North Carolina
with scarcely money enough to buy the
cheap rough ground they occupy, but
they set to work with a will, built them
selves rude log houses, cleared the land
in many instances, and many of them
now have profitable as well as promising
vineyards. One of then says he can
make every vine pay him a dollar each
season, and all agree that the soil is just
what they want for grapes. Some of
them the past season', on their poor little
plots of ground, made two and three
hundred gallons of wine, which they
expect to bring them a dollar a gallon
These are but a few out of many cases
that might be cited of the belief that
prevails here sis t.o the value of hitherto
baneti sand hills. Time alone can de
termine bow much toundaMon there is
for the conviction, but the careful and
long-sighted Northerners have studied
the matter closely, and they think there
is much money in it. If they should be
only half as successful as they anticipate
this whole section may eventually become
dotted with vineyards aud orchards, its
waste sands tiansmuted into gold, and the
face of of nature changed from homeli
noss and desolation into an aspect of
beauty and life.
PENNIES ARE UNLUCKY.
AND SO SUPERSTITIOUS PEOPLE THROW
THEM AWAY TO AVOID A HOODOO.
Have you ever picked up a peuny on
the street ? If so, you probably havo
not stopped a minute to think how the
copper coin came to be lying there. It
probably never entered your mind that
the former owner of that penny threw it
away purposely. Your natural conclusion
after finding the coin was that some one
had accidentally dropped it.
It is a fact that Chicago has many
men whose superstition takes the form of
regarding the possession of copper coins
as unlucky. These men will never keep
a copper in their pockets if they can
help themselves, for which newsboys are
profoundly grateful. Should a stray
penny find its way into the clothes of
these superstitious creatures it is quickly
flung away with a sigh of relief and as
juickly picked up uuless invisible to the
Chicago eyes.
This habit is common among politi
cians, speculators, gamblers of tho ordi
nary kind, actors, and some business men
who would rather lose a good dinner than
be among thirteen at the table. These
men, who look upon the despised copper
as a "hoodoo." are the same men who
carry the left hind foot of a rabbit, a
horse chestnut, or other supposed charm
in their vest pocket to ward off the ovil
genius knowu as bad luck. Some of
these cranks go so far as to keep pennies
out of their homes, and as long as the
children get their pocket money in more
valuable 'metal, tin re is no objection to
the boycott on copper. 1 hero are men
in the City Hall and tho County Building
who honestly think they wni'd be beaten
at tlio polls or lose their job if a penny
gut ioto their packet. Chicago Tiibune.
Oh, whst a ("tush.
Will you heed the warning. The
signal perhaps of the sure approach of
that more terrible disease Consutppthn
Ask yourselves if you can ait'ui.l lur
the sake of saving 5l)c, to ruu the risk
and do not nothing for it. Ve know
from experience that Shiluh's Cure will
cure your cough. It never fails. This
explains why nsoro than a Million Bot
tles were sold the past year. It relieves
croup and wnooping cou'(u at once.
Mothers, do not be without it. For
lame back, side or chest use Shiloh'a
Porous Plaster. Sold by V. M. Cohen,
Druggist.
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
! Cures Dyspepsia, In
I dilation & Debility .
A GRAND OPENING FOR
PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.
Rocky Mocnt, N. C. June (!.
Editoii Roanoke News: And sti!l
the course of Rocky Mount is onward
and upward. New and then we hear it
said "Rocky Mount is on quite a boom."
Now we arc not on a boom in Rocky
Mount in the common acceptance of the
word, although everything is booming
in our towu but we have a solid, steady
healthful growth,-a growth that does not
jump upward with a few bounds, to
fall back to where it started, aud a growth.
steady, and with a solid backing which
guarantees its continuance, and men who
invest judiciously in Rocky Mount can
depend on their investment being an ex
ceedingly profitable one. Investment io
Rocky Mount real estate is not a specula
tive one, for there is no dauger of loss,
and a certainty of a big profit to the in
vestor. Rocky Mount is to-day a very
prosperous town, and hasenough interests
to give an assurance of a vigorous and
healthy growth. Our railroad interest
alone are enough to make u
a prosperous and wealthy cit;
The great railroad .centres of Easter.
Carolina, its immense shops now building,
its being the distributing point of th.
great ('oast. Line system, guarantees iu
being one of the great railroad centre of
the South. Our unequalled position as
a tobacco market and tobacco manufac
turing town, gives an assurance that this
one iuterest will build up as quickly as
it did Durham aud Winston. Our ex
tremely favorable railroad position, tap
ping as wo do the great section pro
ducing tho raw material material, and our
unexcelled facilities as a distributing point
puts Rocky Mount in a position where all
that is needed to make her one of tho
most prosperous aud important cities in
the country, is capital and energy and
these she has.
Letters have been pouring in from ev
ery direction written by men who wish
to cast their lots with us, some of whom
have unlimited amounts of capital behind
them, and who propose to engage in
manufacturing enterprises iu the future
"Great." They have plenty to encourage
them, as our present manufactories are all
paying very largely, and havo orders for
many times more of their products than
they can supply. We will have at least
one other tobacco sales warehouse here
next fall, and a large number of new leaf
factories. Wilson !c Co., and the Amer
ican Tobacco Company are now building
immense leaf factories. The Rocky
Mount Improvement aud Manufacturing
company keeps steadily at work improv
ing their very valuable property. The
West End Land and Improvement com
pany are doing good work on their prop
erty, while the South End Land Co., nro
doing good service in extending Church
street to the R. It. Shops. Arrangements
have been made to extend Gold Leaf
street to the Tarboro road, which
it will strike near the cemetery.
This will cut oil' from a mile to a mile aud
a half in the approach to the town from
that direction. Everybody in Rocky
Mount and in fact in Eastern Carolina is
talking about the big land sale on the
15th, and there will bo undoubtedly an
immense crowd present. Tho company
uive very favorable terms, one-sixth
down and the balance in easy paynieuts
Their property is bound to bo the popu
lar residence po'tiom of the town, whilp
the railroad passing through it, and the
river bonndinar it on tho North furnish
untquaL-d manufacturing sites. The
person who invests intelligently on the
15th is sure to come out a head. L.
From I''riend to l''ricml
Goestlio Htorv nf the excellence of Hood's
Sarn. inula itu'i what it luis nceomiilUlicd
and this is thestrougest advertising which
is dona ou behalf of thii medicine. We
eudeavur to tell honitly what Hood's
Sa.Kiparilla is and what it will do, hut
what it has done is far more important
and fur more potent. lis unequalled
record of cures is cure Ut convince Uu:;e
who hac ii ;v.'i tlio. iiv.'od's Sar.sapaiil!.-.
that it i-s ixcollent medic-iac
ADVERTISEMENTS
GONSTSPATION
Is culled Uic'-KitUior of Disoiries."
It is caused by a Torpid Liver,
and is generally aecmipuuiied with
LOSS OF APPETITE,
SICK HEADACHE,
BAD BREATH, Etc.
To treat constipation successfully
It is a mild laxative and atonic to
the digestive organs. By tak.
ing Simmons Liver regulator you
promote digestion, bring on a reg
ular habit of body and prevent
Biliousness and Indigestion.
tion ami couch! iip. folio wed with IHoeding 1'iics.
After four mouthf. use of Simmons Liver Regulator
she i almost entirely relieved, gaining strength
and t-esh." W. It. Lbepsr, Delaware, Ohio.
Take only the Genuine,
Whi. h has on the Wrapper the red IZi Tr.iuV
niurk aud Signature c
: ol
WHY IS THE
L DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE CENMEN
THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY?
It It a M'&mleu itute, with no tncks or wax thread
to hurt the A?et; mndu of the btut line calf, stylish
And enny, and Imcauie we mak? more $hor of till
grad than any other manttfucturer, ltequaUbaud
BtnVfHl HIKH3B CU31 1HK in till 54.0' w cp.w.
ffiS UOiit uu.ue Hand-sewed, the flnwt enlf
Pa vhut ever olferod for MJ; equals Freucii
Imported ahoeB which owt- from $.1(10 to tia.'O.
CV1 ilO Hnnil-Srwrd Welt Shoe, One calf,
P Btyiith, uoinfuruble aud durable. The hesc
hoe ever offered at tliU price ; same grade M cu
toni-mu.! shoes cos tint; from W.'X) to J.'.-.
SO 50 J'ollco Shoot Farmer, IteUwad Men
Pvi ami ,etUT( arrlersnll wi-arthtm; fine calf,
seamleu, imootti luilde, heavy three soles, fexteo
alon edf o. One pair will wear year.
n 30 flue cnlf i no better ihoe eer offered at
tfba thia price; one trial will oonvlnce tbo9
who want a shoe for comfort and nerrice.
CO ami ?'2.00 Workiiiainnn' fthoM
are very ttrong and durable. Thow wUo
have given them a trlul will wear no other make.
nAtiC fci.OO mid 81.75 school shot am
EJUVO worn bv the Kiyrf everywhere; IhejMll
ou their merits, Hi th" iu Tcnwin? sfthm show,
I qHiDC !?tlt4M) llaml-HfMved ahoe. besb
kClUlvD lh'tiKula, Vi.TitlUh;eijiuiJarreut
tmtorted shoes oostinir from S-t.u) to 6.UM.
l'ndUV 'J.50, t'i.DO ami 91.95 ihoe for
Hisses tire the btwiflnelJoiigoU. Stylfnh and durable,
Cuutinn.heo that W. L. Lu tolas' uamo uutf
price are stamped on the bottom vt each shoo.
fFTARE NO STnHTTTUTK,jH v
TriKtslon locwl advertised dealers aimrjlvlntf von.
XV. li liOl OLA, UrocktoiUasiN Sold by
W. U. 1ILLERY,
Wcldon, N. C.
DKALEKS IV
S. H. HAWF$ & CO.,
1 Valors in
PLASTER,
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