JOH1T "W. SLEDGE, proi'RIKTOR. VOL. XXIY. .A. HETVSPAPEE FOB THE PEOPLE WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER I t, 1893. TErlLS:-1-50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. m 37. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A Broken 'Down Man Restored to Perfect Health Ily the use ot AVER'S LBlOOoJ VSLEJ clear! Ft (long SKIN! V LIFE$ MENTALf in I STRONG!! 'TIS USELESS TO REGRET. THE CULTURE OF PEACANS. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Sarsaparilla AVCO'C Sarsaparilla " Km eight yours, I wiih, most of Hie tiiui', a great sulTcrer fiiun con Klii;itiin, kidney trinilli anil inill- sliuii, kii that my cmiMitutiim .si'ciik il to lie ninl('lcly broken iliiwu. 1 was induced tn try AYF.li'N Sarsai:M'ilhi, anil took nearly Ki'von lioltlrs, with such ex (cilciit results that my stomarh, luiwi'ls, and kidneys are in perfect eouililion and, in all their functions, as regular as eloek-woik. At the time I began taking AVKII'S s.irsaii.irilla, my weight was only 120 pounds, 1 now can tmig i.f :9 r.'i.uuls, an.! was never in so good health. If you eoulil see mo liel'ore and after using, yen would want me Corn traveling advertisement. I swear by AYF.U'ri and lielievn this prep, aration to be the best in the imtrkut to-day." S. P. Smii 11, 312 J'oplar at., Towandli, Pa. "J ounnot fovliear to express my joy at the relief I have obtained from the use of AYKK'S Siwsupiuilla. 1 was iiflliited with kidney troubles for aboat six miintha., i!Tevin greatly with pains in the small of my back. In addition to this my u'udy was coyi'vcd. villi a pimply eruption, TliO remedies prescribed for nie by tint iloitui'a did (no l g('il. I tlit'M lKim to take AYKK'S Sarsaparilla, and after using two bottles of it, I felt like a different man the pains eeaseil anil the pimples have dis appeared. 1 advise every young man and w oman, in any ease of sickness resulting from impure Hood, in matter how long standing the ease may be, to, take'AYKK'S Sarsaparilla." H. Louis Jaumann, Janitor, 35 William st., New York City. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prap&raii by j)r. . C. fartt $ Co., Lowdl, Mass. Has cired others, will cure you We've done the best we could, my dear, Tlwre'a nothing to regret; Wu're taught the children many truths, On which our hearts were set; And if aujuiiiatour old time wayB They foolishly protest, We nued never regret, my dear, That wo have dono our best. There's many a plan that's come to naught ; There's many a light gone nut; And disappointment, griefs aud cans Ilavi hedged us round about; Aud many a sad mistake we've made Throughout our lives, and yet We've dono the very best we could; 'Tis useless to regret. 'or out of evil good has come, Aud out of darkness light, And all wrong doing in this world Home day will be sot right, And though we have not reached the height Attained by others, yet We've done the best we could, my dear, 'Tis uselesi to legret. We've tried to live like honest folks, To do our duty well, Gainst evil things to take our stand! In goodness to excel ; So judge yourself not harshly, dear, Nor at misfortunes fret, We've dose the best we could, and so Tis useless to et AN INDUSTRY WHICH BRINGS FORTUNE TO THOSE KNUADED IN IT. Mr. Herbert l'ost.ofFt. Worth, Texas, writes as follows to the Charloltc Obser ver: While the growing of oranges, lemons, prunes, figs, etc., pays largo profits, yet they do not equal the profit to be hud in the growing of the Texas thin shell pecan. wlii.h grows Well wherever the black wain ut or the hickory grows. Many lliiugs the pecan has in its favor w li icb arc not found in the most of the tuit and nuts of other trees In the first place, the cost of planting is very small in comparison with other trcoB. The larg devil cannot break est Texas thin shell nuts will cost bul Troubles open doors in our hearts three dollars per acre for planting, while Christ to come in. OBSERVATIONS OF LIFE. EPIQRA.MH TAKEN )'HOM OSOAB WILDE S NEW PI.AV, "A WOMAN OF NO 1MP0B TANOE." "Women are sphinxes without secrets.' "Nothing survives being thought of." "American dry goods American nev- Qp?OW3"Wf"A NT" Cipe" oT ' NACJJS TRWIB, -STATION ERYfc VIOLET WATER, Just Rooeivcd 150 Linen writing woopWORTn's Florida WA- Tablets, which I'll sell teb, at small AND 8ACHET POWDER. PKOF1T. ACCURACY s ft. o as 35 o 2 a 1 w W g 3 9 03 Bug brand Prepared Paints. Pure H'hite Lead & Linseed oil. I'll sell paints it I very small margin. A Large Stock of LANDRKni'S OA It I) K.N I SEUD. I THE PLACE TO GET EDRUQS ? JEDICIfJES - AT THE LOWEST PEIOES, DR. A. R. ZOLLICOFFER'S, WEST BIDE WASHINGTON AVE. OPPOSITE R. B. BUED. WE L DON. N. C. WOCk KEPT COMPLETE BY FREQUENT ARRIVALS. tarMsaottFTkoft departmixt filled with the best selected matekial-w PEEaCETPTIOliia compounded at all hours with great care. rCBFUMERT. STATIONERY, FANCT SOAPS, BRUSHES, "A well tied necktie is the first step in life." "Men know life too early and women too late." "A bad man is a man who admires in nocence." "A girl who will tell her age will tell anything." "There are two kinds of women plain and colored." "A bad woman is a woman of whom men never tire." "If I weren't in debt should have nothing to think about." '.'.My husband is a kind of promissory note; I am tired of meeting him." "Men marry because the; are tired women, because they are curious." "To get into society it is necessary to feed people, or Bhock people." "The happiness of a married man de pends on the woman be has not mar r'.ed." "Women havo a better lime than men there are fur mote things forbidloo them." "The Book of Life begins with a man aod a woman in a garden and ends with Revelations." "If I lived in the country I would be onio so unsophisticated that nobody would notice me." "All the untried men nowadays live like bachelors aod all the bachelors live like married roen." When I was young I had everything wanted, now I have everything that other people want." If I have no temptation in the course of a week it makes me rjuita nervous re garding the future." Nothing spoils a romance so much as the sense of humor io the woman or a lack of it in the man." "All tueu tire mirried woman's prop arty; in fact, that is the true meaning of married women's property." MAltltlAUU RULES. kiss not a WARNINd NOTES CAM.INd THE WICK il) TO REPENTANCE. To hate is the same thing as to kill. Evil thought is the mother of an evil net. A step in the dark may bo a step to ward death. It is better to have the devil's war than his peace. No man can have a great (iod who lias a little llible. Many people who do not believe iu a hell live in one. The peace of Guil is something the lor TRAVELING IN TENNESSEE. THE Jl llllE WAS (ItiARIlEI) rAHEH'I.I.Y TIIRIiCtlll THE MOUNTAINS. hardly any other orchard trees can be planted for five or ten times as much. The O-ire a pecan grove requires is very little up to their bearing, and thcu ouly the 03st of marketing the product. Unlike most fruits, the pecan nuts can be kept for months, and sold when desired or whin the market is most favorable. When you try to be good try to be good for something Every year a good man lives his Bible becomes bigger. The man who docs not believo in Qod lives that way. People who really love (iod will find Commencing (by using dynamito in "-' "y su '' breaking up the ground) bearing at six People who borrow trouble never have years of age, the trees continue bearing to go I'nrto find it. their lifetime, which reaches hundreds of years. It is a rare thing among the finest trees of Texas to find a dead pecan. Planting 35 feet apart enables the grow er to plant any crop, which is not higher than the trees, on the same land, as they should have all the sun and air they can get. The cultivation increases the growth and production of the pecan, which will An aruiy fur tiod is strong enough that has no cowards io it. Many a man is right io his heart who is wrong in his head. If happioess in this life is your object don't try hard to get rich. lion we all admire the wisdom of those who come to us for advice. The man who does wrong suffers, but make ripid strides in growth over the wild trees. Planting equi distant trots tliose who love him suffer more. of the same age aod height the chances of God find it liar J to bless a man who larger yields are increased, with also a lar-1 looks at everything through money, ger grade ot nuts. ,5ud ;3 80 ncar tnat cvery tima a Dcnt;. 1 his industry is in its infancy, but is t(;nt biuDcr lt h t ile ncar8 j, bound to become one of the leadiug ones in every section of the country, not being confined to certain localities like oranges and lemons and like products, to small territory. The Texas thin shell pecan is the favo rite out everywhere. Growing only on this continent, we hlva the world for a Bad men do right only because they have to; ood mco, because they love to. The man who is willing to have only a little religion will never have any. The justice that a wicked man never wants is the justice he deserves. Whenever we try to make others bap- market. No one need be afraid of an py, we get paid for it in Heaven's money. oversupply, for the demand will, for years The man who tries to get to Heaven on to come, be greater than can be supplied, stilts will have many tumbles Ihe discovery ot dynamite tor prepan .g q0j lla8 never wtniade a man who the ground for planting pecans is timely. couId pease ai ilis neighbors. HTI.L ll . .1.-1 u uu smau expense you can lear up me A , h fc . GoJ B.uu.m 10 me ucpm 01 eigiu .ee, aou w,)y a g00(j maa lour 10 six ieet wiue, wnicu luruisues a reservoir for moisture, besides permitting the roots to grow rapidly. The dynamite No man has religion enough who does not rejoice in the Lord always. can be used with perfect safety by any- 1 hete can be .0 pardon lor me man 1 . 1 1 1 , c . 1 n 1 one, as it explodes below the surfaco, aud wn0 Dm Bls ' the only effect seen is the lifiinz of the I The man whom God fills has no trou ground slightly, which falls back at mce, ble about keeping the world out. and thorough pulverization has taken There is now and then a man who place. afraid the devil is being slandered. 1 he value ot alarm is very mucn in BrCad from Gods table is only fe creased Which has a good pecan grove ,tltfllS who ure Biinf, t0 fi(,nt ,nd wor, upon it. As sooo as a tree will bear hlty The sun st way of getting more from God is to cnjiiy what you always have. There is nothing like selfishness for getting siuuers to believe in Christ. 1 he lean pig is the one that squeal the most. Let the faultfinder niako note. (jod docs not want a dollar I rum any 'It was a good many years ugo," said the judge, to the New York Tribune in- rviewer, "I was in Tennessee then, practicing law. 1 had a case in which 1 nted very badly a mountaineer. I wrote to linn hut he would not come. Hnally, he sent word that I might come up and him. lie specified particularly the day I was to arrive, andthe exact lime I was to bepiu the ascent of the mountains On u afternoon named my horse was tug- ng bravely up the rough road alongtbe untain tide, when a boy not over seven teen years old slouched into the road. A He was slung over his shoulder in such way that it could be swung into instant Ile made 110 attempt to get out of my way nod I was obliged to pull mj horse." "Are you Judge N ?" he drawl d. "I'm the man," said. "All right, I'll go along with you," he plied. "Thank you," I answered, "but who are your "I'm Bill Johnson's boy." "Did he send you down to meet "Yes." "Why?' "So you'd get there alive," ho said senteotiously. You're a stranger." "Won't you get in?" I asked. "No," he said dryly, "I'll walk. It's a Cor for you." "A mile or two further on another man ibout twenty one dropped suddenly into the road. He, too, had a rifle slung over his shoulder. Hallo, Jim," he said, "is this the Judge?" Yes," said Jim. All right," Baid the other, and he swung along on the otlicr side ot my wagon. Who is that?" I asked Jim, when I ot a chauce. My brother," said Jim "You're a stranger, you know. He's come to take care of you." Soon another young man appeared io the same mysterious way, and joined my bodvguard. He was another of Bill Johnson's boys. At a later turn in the road an old man stoop-shouldered, gray haired, wiinklcd and bent, but keen eyed and alert, step' ped silently before us. He like the rest was armed. "Is this the judge?'' he asked his boys. "It was the judge, and he climbed into my wagon, rrotccted in tins way 1 drove to his home. My businessfinishcd, I drov back 111 the same way, my guard melon away until I filially said good bye to the youngest boy. hlrangeis in the moon- shiuo regions of 1 eooessee go that way or they go in a cufiin. Let her meet him will) a frjwn. Let each realit: the fact that ihey aie pounds of the Texas thin shell pecans, the returns from an acre earn a good 10 per cent, on valuation of land at $1,01)11 fir icie. Not only this, but theinrcasid yield goes on uqtil the trees are 25 or 110 years old. We have trees here eighteen years old which earn S50 and upward per tree, at not an extravagant price for the nuts either. The peoan has no enemies body who is not willing to be pure worth mentioning, as the leaves and sap heart. are bitter and acrid aod repel insects which We can always get good out of our are pests on many trees. We know of no troubles by tulkiug them over with the trees growing, which, all things eonsid ' Lord. cd, havo greater value and pay larger net The devil knows too much to waste profits year after year than the pecan. A I ;,;,,, j-i lrv: to miko a drunkard grove of 50 to 100 acres of pecans when I out 0f n Ptingy man. they come ...to bearing earns a good for- T1)e who 8laH9 a K. tune annually, safer and better earnings I fMmcf 8houj ue W0n f0, bad than the best bank in the countiy, fori , , . .. ,.l I roilUH aliU lotion nuumci. capital invested. 1 . , meat that stays white, no matter how much mud is thrown at it. Wheu wo prey for the extension of THE WAY OF THE CROSS ABVEUTISEM ENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Groc encs ! The Old Friend Arvl tl 10 Wt frieiul, thai never fails you, is 8ii.itin Liver Regu lator", (tlio lifl .) tliat'a what you hear id the mention ot tins excellent Liver nieilicine and people sliouLl not Le persuaded that anything else will lo. It is the King of Liver Medi cines; is b.-tter than puis, ana takes the place ot tuinme and Calomel. It aet.s directly on the Liver, Kidneys anil Bowels and gives new life to the whole sys tem. This in the medicine you want, bold by all Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder to bo takeu dry or made into a tea. ((EVERY PACKACJ Bit Hftl flit, ' StHniu in rrd on wrapper. J, 11. ZEIL1X H tO.,l'l.iUdeljliK U. ' I. L !. B. I now occupy the liiu-k St ic betweeu H. C. Bl'IKIlSmid C. 1.- Cl.AliK'.S. I am receiving ami opening a I'oll line of STAPLE AND FAKCY GROCERIES. I will lee poi) liund a sflfctd stork of UrocerieH, Fruits, ConlVctioiuTii-s Cigars. Tubucco, Hmifl', Woiukn and Willow Ware, Crockery, films, Tin Ware, etc , etc. 1 will sell at the OTTOS' J Sclentifio American Agency fora Iffl-fTviElP BAVKATt, lilr TRADE MARKS, I &0Jr OE8IGM PATENTS, I I iilso return mv aiueere tluinks to my many friends and acquaintances for their kind, liberal patronage in the past and solicit a continuance ur the same, with guarantee to please. very iiespecwiiuy, COPYRIGHTS. atoJ jror itiTnnnaTion ann rrno hijdoq writ w M 1 ! N N A. (I)., ftb'l II I to All WAT. NEW YORK. Oldust bureau for BOcuring patent Id AoMdcc Brerf patent taken out by us la brought before tbe pubUo by a uuiico given free of otiarge la tUe fmntiffc gtttMfmi Largest ctmiltiion of any sotentlflo paper tn the world, hplumltdlr HluHtrattjii. Ho Intelllffont maa should be without it, Weeklr.V3.wO a j ear 1 ll.Msix mom lis. A MnNN CO, H'JtUbuxiui, 301 inoaUwti',fi)w York City. oct 19 Gui. J. L, JUDKIN8. Wehlou, N. C. THE FANCY ARTICLES, TOBACCO AN CIGABS feme - wr that a henxij welcome always awaita jou at of th Reeulator. . jjL ZOLLICOFFER'S. 1 ,d Let lh husband frciiuent lis liou;e, I a it the club. Let him as.U her iu beauliljing the homo. Let her DO- narrato Mrs Next Door's gossip. Ict hur not worry him with petty I troubles. t hitD speak to hii wife not yell at her. Let b'ir make home more pleasaU than tbo olub. Let her sympathiii) with him in busi neis cares. Let bin be s courteous after marriage M before. Let the latchkey gather unto itself rat from disuse. Let her drees as tastefully for him as for strangers. Let him confide Id hie wife; their in terests are equal. Let her Dot fret bocaiue Mrs. Neigh bor hat a rich dress. Lei her borne mean love and rest not I tliounlit that the conneof the pilgrim to Heaven Was bright as the summer and glad tin- morn: Thou showedst nie the path; it was dai mid uneven. All ruened with rock and all tangled with thorn. I drcami-il of celestial rewardsund renown, 1 grasped at the triumph that blesses the brave, I asked tor the palm brunch, the robe and the crown; I asked and Thou sliowedst me a cross and a grave. .Subdued and instructed, nt lost, to Thy will Mv hones and my wishes, ruy all, I rrsigo, Oil, give me a heart that can wait and be still; Nor know of a wislior a pleasure but thine. Chas. M. Walsh, South Sycamore St., Petersburg, Va, n o LH (D Eh 0 Lrvrcst cash prices guaranteed. All work warranted satisfactory. CH.VULICS M.WALSH, net 11 ly. w X H GOOD GOODS at R GOOD GOODS at LOWEST PRICES. lUTCall early and avoid tho nish.Tjut H. C. Rl'IEUS, Manager. iLuisr SATISFACTOKY. No unri cncrate man has ever been any butter than Adaui was ou the day he I was put out of the gird en. Tid Hits. Proud Father. Never, child, ncverl Q01r ,in!!duiu we put ourselves uodtr Ihe idea of the daughter of a rich bauker Obli".iiiona to work for it. throwing herself aw.y on a poor man, You luut marry wealth or uauc at all. 1'ieadinK Daughter: But, pa, Alpliono is not poor. "Nut pool? Mow can be be otherwise?! Sawing an inch from your yardstick Break off the cnnugeinent without dolav.' will "brink tho door of Heaven so much "But he is wealthy very wealthy, that yuur soul cannot enter. !" ' Christ came to seek aod savo tho lost, "Howeanahutol proprietor bo wcaltl y w ,r0 not walking in Ills footsteps, un after auoh a nhmmi a thi? Ml wnrrm t eM ;u w0 ,re lrj,ng t0 be like Him, bo hasn t got five pounds to bis name. ' But, pa, he is not a hotel proprietor. I Mperiuieii t'a.ei. nonsense! llo himnell admits it. licre g jj. Cifforc) New Cassol, Wis., was is his card: Alphonso de Blank, White-1 troubled with ueuralgia and rheunislirm, cap Hotel." 'I know, but he is not the proprietor." 'What is he, then?" "Tbo head waiter." ' Oh, that is different! Blew you, my child!" Now Try This. It will cost you nothing and will surely do you g mxI, if you have a cough , cold, or BK TlU K TO YOUB WORD. Learn to be a man of your word. One of tbe most disheartening of all things is tubeassucuted in an understanding with a penon whose promise is not to be depend ed upjn.and there are plenty of them in this wide world, and people whose promise is as slender a tie as a spidei'e web. Let your given word be as hempen card, a chain of wrought steel, that will bear the heaviest sort of strain. It will go lar to making a man out of you aod a real man is the noblest work of God; not lump of umist putty, moulded nnd shaped bv the ast mtluenc: nietwitn mat was calculated to make an impresyiun, but man of forceful, cocrgiajd, self reliant and relinbli. cbnrm-lor, a J!!iT" (J'jantl ty that enn bo calculated upon. ADVKimSKMENTS. his stomach was disordered, his liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced iu flesh and strength. Three bottles of Klcctric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Ilarrisburg, HI., had a running sore on bis leg of eight years standing. Used three bottles of Klcctric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and his leg is sound and well. John Speaker Catawba, .. . li .1 . i ... - sounu anu wcu. ouui any irouuiu uiniii, uum or , , - , r . - i lungs. Dr. King'a New Discovery for Y B,u UV.B. . 7, u' h. , ,, . ' d.iclors said he was incurable. One ooosumpuon, cougu. nuu oo.ua . guar. - rf oM of back. Sufforers from la grippe found it just tbe thing and under its ue had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself juat how good a thing it is. Trial bottle free at Win. Cohen's drug tore. Large tie SOe and 11.00 Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en tirely. Sold by Wm. Cohen drugist. For Malaria, I iver Trou ble,orIrAdigeatiori,use BROWN'S IRON BITTERS BMkirii(.,r I;.it-t ;.-i.'i I '. i:-ia ..n Hil. mtiv I nl i' il- Il 't. Alitt nm luil . i- , I. it!,, r. uli.. n.. Iidim 11 i t I'. A I ' . louwrfttw I a? If ym I mil tutalilfMM I nitiilon tuff, I u-i.-iwi t-ou mj I l l:,l, PTM)I1U iiiiiiiMii. 1 an- I t'Hnki- io btkfl J 'nili aMr tWi If 1 iMK'icrnt I uttior mi,1hj 1 t n rd I flrt lltoUVMKio, in I tire )at ami Ittillftri tot in Ibeit ' tr llicr Hr. .til akw fbraOat AM nt Italia kith mm i ft )o, I ...lllt tVHUuM to barn, Hm4 raqutrta iuob time. I rli'tlrt bul . prrH turn park tliMrtet Vmnity. I kaU rriHly taught anel 'lruvMfiilwith m iyiiii'ul a laip uutobri w n ,.... AllUaww, .iknMrall.tf M Granil Display at S TILLERYS. FALL DRESS COODS. Mux -I'-JO, Auctiatu, Ma lev V Hiiicrjf. d MY STOCK OF -0- FAIiL (with trimmings to mat.tb.) In Black and Colors. Fancy weaves aud Novelties. Full line of CLOTHING. the latest And WINTER If you can't uti a fit iu tovk we enn huve them made to orilt r It tikes ouh " days to miike a suit. Abielinfof HATS. All nobbiest Rtylcnt HOOTS and SHOKS of every description for ewMrvhodv. G ENTS' FURNISHING GOODS iu cudletw vuriety. I am alna.vH ulud to , sliow goods and giianmtco lowest prices. W. B. TILLERY, Tlie Relii blo House, Wcldon, N. C. JIBsoufffy Pure A cream of tartar baking powder, Highest of all in leavening strength. Latert U. S. Govt' 'ikn( Food Report. Rot At. Baking Powdkb Co., 106 Wall St.,N.Y. Millinery. Ii trrlTlnt and I will itliplay Ihe rlnest Una ol I iradsever snownlu lint uwu. uome ana id NEW STYLES. COME AND SELECT THE NEW EST NOVELTIES. MBS. P. A. LEWIS, i Dominion rants MANUFACTURING CO. 3. COHEK SON, Proprietors, Cor. fycamoie aud Bellingbi 1 ratersbarg, Ya, oct 4 ly Weldcn, N. 6. fiolisita traoaafEaatern HiT'We make pants ctNly. IS '