North Carolina Newspapers

k ' lf wail 1 JOHN' W. SLEDGE, Flioi'lilF.TOK. .A. NEWSPAPER IFOIR, THE PEOPLE. WKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, 8KITKMKER 30, 1897. -SI. fill l'Kll ANM'M IN ADVANCE VOL. XXXII NO. 23. j . i vii I'luiiiLii. j mu rnnmcn nnu I nc rurl. intUnY ftlMU rHAUIlUt i, -- i s . n.s, - Tlfty Years Ago. Who cnuWi tntitKine that thi should b The place wheir, in Hj;litrrn ninety., hrft Th.it white world womler u( unh atij ilnnie Phmihl slmdow the nation, polychrome.,, Itcrr ot the Valr vrn the jirlre cnnfertt-J on Ayrr's PilU, by the worlil jnefcrrej. .'liii fiK'like. they record show, fciuce thvy iUrtcJ 50 ytari igo. I Aycr's Cathartic Pills I havo, from the timo of their I preparation, been a continuous I success -with the public. And 'I that moans that Ayer's Pilla nccomplish what is promised 1 for thorn ; they cura whuro ? others fail. It wna fitting, J therefore, that the world-wiJu popularity of thoso pills should be recognized by the World's Fair modal of 1893 a fact i which emphasizes the record: 50 Years of Cures. ..... l .:.jk.aaaBm At an nvirni'H epn, wr hnve 1 c . . ' U I IP tnrh s so imt- ural tn-i- ii cm,.i I .i itt in trui b l It lit -k t'XH'tlv" III," CUIJMM8 wr-.- ut'Dr uud fvcry il u wit la repro-du-'i. K"T irain i liu'l il.d In t'hontn-Km-m.'.' t-t $1..'h' , " m- U'rthH If k i. FU1M, AMI U K pV Al f. I'tiSI 'At.li. jf y. ii t- i in to mini qiulit v hit n:i k uj is N:. iu (ttumg U r v ri-i i .. V h:iv t-i-.'!i lfMirbiMnei In Ttiiltl more fT tn j 'U a ninljon run im rtok In hut itiif fi'o i tin null, lin ft potal now f ir our ctiulnirm and a tiio bin pmHn v"i r iu jtnf ih,, lulildlt'iimn. Our Kurntturu ft(iiiirut nltm f i oe. jiuii .H iiini:s& HON, lialtimore, Bid. Plw mwntlun (hit lHir. H a SPIX'IAI.IST iit.,1 ALTllOlil TV I all Ull 111 U ififit'it ijfljf it'll -ififil ddtf-il ilfiJf tlf it it u A I ill who nn Hufl't'rini; with any HL(HH) .'KOl'lil.K, would Im- wise to rail on 01 4ilrms jy mail. Consult, il ion frre uml dciliniKw I'ompounilrri to suit ciwli p;iruc flur ra.w. When writinx to iik pliuse in Uose utaiup for rrplv. ruor" J as. iiauvky. .1 4A Church 8t (New No I i jn H 1y. Norfolk. Va iV, T. PARKER, J , HEALER IN , Heavy I Farm ! Implements. it I'OI'Nl) SACKS OK SALT FOR 1.10 I'ERSACK. .Correct prices and poliU? attention to A aii)i 1 ly. Tav. m. ii.vhi.is TON & CO , Wholesale and Ketail Dealers in j CAHI'KTS, 8TOVKS, ndMdttreiwe,etc. IMENSE STOCK I AND LOW PRICES. W. M, HAIil.lHTON A CO., a. ajaaaon nr., rcwrsrmre. vs. J IOMIt. Ipring ' : ) OPENING :i KMH'iul Display of And Millinery Novelties. o Be mre to attend. 0 Mae mj d u , B-r v, ,i limn I j ct 15 ly Koanoke Kapids.N. ('. ,'. SALE, Proprietor. WH. LINN, Manager I MANSION HOUSE. f - BOTH OH - . 1ERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS. Union Strwt, NORFOLK, TA. nine m : ' Groceries She was lininK m Sec .Ink, -where a warm "eli'iiine AwaiteJ Her. "Il-iinn norili, iii tdinii ?' "No, inn'm." 'tioini: south, then ?" "1 lion t know, niii'aui." "Wlij-, thi-ri' lire only two ways lo pi. ' I ilon't know. I w;is never on ours. I am wailing lr u train to o John." "John? There no town callc John. Ii, re is it ! in, .1 utiti is my son. He s out in Kali", is mi a claim " "I am L'ninu' Hl'IiI to Kansas myscll Villi ilili lel to visit." "No, ina'aiu." Sin soil ii wiili a sigh so heart- Ion Ji lied c In- siranai r was loui-linl. "Johii sick "N." 'IM : . . ., i oe enisive lone, I lie look ol pall; In the lurroweil t'.ice Were noti-eil hy the sljllsh lady as the j;ray heail bowiil iiion the toil -marked liaml. She wanted to hear the storj; to help her. "lOseuse me J.Jiu in Iroiilile? ' "No, no; I'm in trouble. Trouble uij olil heart never lhoui;ht to see." w'I'l. . . . 1 i oe uaiii uoes not coino tor some time, Here, rest your head upon ui cloak." on are kind IT my own were no shouldn't be in trouble to-ni:;bt." "What is jour trouble? Mnjbe I can help you." "li s hard lo tell it lo slrani:ers, hut my old heart is too lull to keep it back. Winn 1 was left a window wiih three children, 1 thought it was more ilini 1 could bear, hut wasn't bad as this " The Htranirt r wailed till she recovered her voice to oo on. "1 had only ihe cottage and my willing liai.iN. I lolled early and late all the years till .1 ,m could be'p me Then We kept the girls at school, John and me They Wi re in iiried not long ago, Mar lied lieh us lie- w.iild goes "J dm sold ih, c iltagi ; sent me to tin city lo live wilh I In in, and he went West to ln-iii li,r biiiisell, lie said Wi had provided for the girls and they Would provide I'.ir me now " Her Voieeeholieil with emotion. The mriinu" r waned in silence. nt to lie in in the city. I went to Mary's lirst She lived- in a ureal house, wilh seivuiils to wait on her a liou.-e many limes l.ir.:er than the liule eoltaoe hut 1 soon loiiud there wasn't room enough for me " The leal , si i III I he lilies oil lo 1 llecks I In-llekel a.'elil calm-out soll- K, sliir.d the lile and Went hack, Allel ,1 pall-e she eolilloile-l: "I went to M ir, has went with a pain in ui) heart 1 never fell before. I was wiHuiL' lu do aiiyihino so us Dot t bo a burden. Hut that wasn't it I I'oiluii that liny wete ashamed of uiy bent old body and withered f; ;ashnined of my neigh, wrinkled band '' The tears came thick and fast now The sii uie, r'.. Ii iml rested carossitmly on the gray he.ol. "Al la-l iln-j told me 1 better live at u boarding-bou-e, and they'd keep me i here. I couldn't say anything back My heart was too lull (,f pain, i wrote In John what lliey were going to do. lie wrote right hick a long kind letter, I'm mc to come lijhl to bim 1 always had a home while he bad a roof, he said. To come riht th. re and stay as long as I lived. That his mother should never go out to strangers. So I'm going to John. He's o.it utjly hjs rough hands and his great warm heart, but there's room fin bis old mother (ioit bless hiiu " The stranger's j -welled lingers stroked the gray locks, w hile teals id sorrow and tears of sympathy fell togelhir. The weary heart was unbunleiicd. Soothed by a t 'uch of sympathy, the troubled Soul yielded to the longing for rest, and she fell asleep. The agcul went doiki-IcssIj bout his duties that he might not wake her. As the fait stranger watched she saw a Miii lu on the careworn luce. Tilt lips moved. She beut down to hear. "I'm doing it lor Mary and Martha They'll take care of me sometime " She was dreaming of the days in the little cottage of the fond hopes thai inspired her, long before ' e learned with a broken heart, that some day sin would turn, homeless in the world, to jj to John Kpworih I, ugue. (BsMm The Roman motlit-! who wilh lu-r mantle de fended ihe body of Iter child from the ravenous birds of prey is a perfect tye of motherhood in all times and amAiiK all peo- file. To protect irr offsprinR from harm is t tic overwhelming In-ninrt of Birth erhood. Modern moth ers are coniinir tc understand thai the best protetr tion they caft Hive their chil dren nfruiimt ihe prey inn acci dent of life la to transmit to them an abundance of natural heulllt and hardihood. But a mother cannot confer health and trenglh upon her oftsprintr unless she has It In some measure herself. Prospective mothers should know that fir. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a sci entific medicine, which aiies perfect health and strength to the special organs con cerned in motherhood. Taken early during the eupcctant time, it makes Ihe coming- of baby entirely safe and nearly painless. It insures cheerfulness and recuperative energy to the mother and constitutional vigor lo the child It is the only perfect and positive specific for all weaknesses and diseases of the femi nine organism. Mrs. H. H. Porirev, of Csrns. Kryapshft Co,, Neb., wrilfs: " 1 write lo vou again concerning my dsugllier, Mrs. I). Billings. She ha taken two hollies of ' Kivorite PrescnpHoo.' hhe thinks the medicine did her a world of gisst. 8he wss confined the nth ol February. Was siek but a short lime sad has a lo pound daughter. Got slong nicely afterward. Loo rood, coia pinion looks dear, and slot saya she vr fell so wea. l.nviNiek ViiiHh's Attempt At lurnej Against llim. Kvery man has to take his own lesson in aciuiring the art of understanding the ways id woiucu. Kipling's poem wnujn tie winds up several verses explain nig some iiiiventurc Willi a woman with thu lines, '! learned about women from her," convoys the idea that women nre widely dilleretit in their ways, and tli experience of m any men has led them lo indorse Mr. Kipling's views in this mallei The last recruit to this Kipling cult is s uiicwbiil bashful young man who has just returned fioiii his vacation, passed at the seashore, mid who receives a lelt daily and writes one daily but lliat the story that is lo I explained. I his young man is attractive in a way toil his natural ability is screened behind ii seme ol tno, testy, and be is decidedly diltnletit. lie went on Ins vacation ltl the idin of getting a rest and indiilgiii! iu surl baths. H hen lie arrived at the hotel at the seaside resort he found h Was the only eligi'ile young mm in tin pluoe, and there was u largu and attrae live array id young women yearning for m aseuline company. I'nder the lie eoudilioti of affairs his dillideuce Wuru off to a certain extent, and he played til part ol gallant most acooptably. Of all the girl iu tin-hotel, however, bis fancy settled on one and his alteullons lu her were iu ist n iticeaU,;. The girl w.i charming iu every way, and had that dangerous virtue of being sympathetic H bete wistful eyes, classic features and supeili Iioiii have filled very niton ympailietie air and a pretty interest have accomplished the overthrow ol th masculine cuuililiriuin. .viler a weeK ine young man was in love; iu ten days he was widly in love am at Ihe end of the two weeks he was in the superlative condition ot love, however that may be expressed. The ouly troubl was that Willi this new-tuund feeling all the old diffidence came back, and le could not pull himself together sufficiently to make an avowal. I he last day ot Ins stay be invited this sympathetic maiden to take a drive, so that he eould properly ay goodhy and go oyer a thousand and mo ihingH that her sympathetic nature would understand and approve. The liivewas a delightful one and lasted longer tliau originally planned. Coover- iil Ion lagged alter a tune, and both fell into a deep thinking finally, the uple caught up to a farm wagon which had been carrying produce into the vil lage. The horse was driven by a sharp laeed farmer lad. and at his side on the scat ,(uattul ub ml as ugly a brindle d"g as any one could find in a day's walk l lif young man awakened Irom hii leth argy and said liruvelj; "Watch tile have -nine fun with this farmer." The girl, glad of uny diversion, looked interested, mil the young man turned to the boy and said laconically: "Kino dog you got there " " Yep,' was the eijiiai'y laconic re'sp inse. "W hat bre id?" was the next ijiu ry. "Hull' ' was the list Ico answer us the boy flecked a fly off the horse's ear with the lash of his whip "Well, see lu-rc," said the other, "I'd like to have that dog. Whit will you take for ti i m?" "lWt want ter sell," giuutcl the far mer. "Oh! come, my good mail. That is an exceptionally valuable dog. I would like to gel him to put in a dog show in New Yolk. I ll bet ho would cause a commo tion," und he winked at the girl. The farmer saw the wink, but he never made amotion lie seemed to be in deep ihought and then he said laboriously. " ell, stranger, of you want this pup so bad I'll tell you how to gel it. If you'll throw yer arms around that gal's neck and give her a whacking, I'll give you the dug." The young man blushed scarlet. He lashed his hoiso savagely with the whip and soon the farmer was lost in the cloud of dust whirled up behind. W'hea the danger point was passed the horse slowed down to a walk again, but conversation had fled. Alter a loog silence the girl spoke up faintly: "If I was sure," hero alio punched vaguely at spots in the bottom of the cart with Inr parasol, and her eyes which had a wistful look were turned awuy, that Jou really and truly waoted that dog uud and" New Y'ork Tribune AN VNTOI.P 8TOKV. She is a maideu aunt who has ceased in hide her spectacles when a gentleman calls and likes to knit rather than be idle ' 01 course theie's a romance in youi life, uunlie," declared her dashing nieci (ho other day ''There's a romance in every womau's life. Now be good aod tell ine yours." "It's nothing, ' und the kindly fact blushed almost luio youlbfuliiess. "Then was a very young slid attractive young man with whom I bud grown up. U. had becu thrown together a great deal, and before he started abroad to pursui his studies as an ariisl he came to spend the evcuiug wilh me and lake leave. 1 recall that we talked ol everything ilia offered an excuse for talking uulil In rose to go. "Then he took tiie by the hand. 1 1 latlered, turning red and then turning white. It seemed ho could Dot speak then, and he took a nervous turn about the room. As he came back to me there was a steadier and more determined look iu bis grave blue eyes. Again he took my trembling baud iu his strong grasp and pronounced my name" Here father und your uncle entered unceremoniously, discussing some curl lily matter of business. Manlike, they spread themselves out iu front of the grate, talked to Hugh about his trip and reuiaiucd there till he was gone." "Oh, the horrid brutes!" "Thank you, dear. Now you can share the curiosity 1 have indulged so many years. IT he had spoken, what would he have said?" Detroit Free l'ress. Sanctifieatioo couios by inches; disa poiutment by the foot. '1 alfc Afcuut Hrinuinti; l"p tlhilirea. AnJ lh Lonk At My I'ants. It all hupp 'tied on the occasion of III family reunion. It wiw held iu the wood; by the side of a running stream where swings, tables uud a platform had been provided for just such affairs. The fipookers Were there representing fou generations, from the gray old patriarch to Ihe chubby listed baby that ha 1 no idea of what il was all about, but was h appy in the audience utlructed goo goes and pink toes. by "N iw, Kliiibeih," said I-iiac Spooke lo Ins wile, who bus looking alter the hull d, 2iii boisterous youngsters that called her mother, "don't lie cross wilh them ii iys win nu ooys you Known, an I in no killing in liter if Willie did tear his jacket ir lummy tall in the creek with his new suit of clothes. It isn't ulten they hav a holiday like this " -.imi u goon tiling its so. I j you mean to preach disoludiueu right in lh preseuce ul your owu children? I told illic to leave that jacket under th buggy seat uud wurned Tommy repeatedly not to go near the water. They deserved Ihe scolding they got and a go id switch ing is really what thev should have had If they d ui't learn to mind uow thev never will learn." uuiyou iuiisiu i oe loo Hard on them ii... . i . i , to-day, dear, People can't expect to keep their clothes clean at a picnic. Lit them have their lull." Ten minutes alter the grove was filled with Tummy's screams His feci were l.iiining the air vigorously us he lay across his father's kuee, roeiving a lajing on of hands that gavu forth a resounding whack with each application. W hat in the world's the lualtc r.Isauc? ' asked the mother as she ciuie running to the scetie of action. Don't you interfere, Klizibetli. Dou't dare to impair family discipline by taking this boy's part I'll tench bim how to leave a picco o huckleberry pieun a stump where I'll sit down in it with my clean duck pants. Just Vou leave him lo me md biinguic my 1'iiuce Albert oat that angs there hy the platlonu. Talk about bringing up childruu, and then look at my pants," DAMN THAT STEER! 1 lAiVter's Argument to I'nve It To He Justil'itatle Cussing. A well kunwn planter in south Arkau iw, a man who has exhorted at more vivals than uny worker in the state, ad inutile l ist wei k. While hauliu" cotton uloog a muddy, road, one of the eers broke the yoke uud ran iiwny. I'lie old fellow sut down ou a log and said: L rd, you know pretty well what 1 e done for tlie church, and how many plications I have stood without a whimper I e oimiI nut. II you have observed mi ry closely, you know I never said u word when my fences were washed awn';. el th at when .1 ish Chandler beat me in I iw-suit I did inn murmur, but mo nitor mature eonsidcr.ili in, 1 am compelled iys hiug Ihiiuii lli.t steer! I think under the circumstances I am xeusable. Very lew men would have I as much as I have, e-peciallv il mm hose wife is in a flout half the time I submit the nuestion; Don't vou think I am jiistifiiblo in the oiurse I have Ibis day taken? Here I am stuck in the mud. Hy the time I can gel another team the boat will be goue, and I will have to leave my cotton or haul it buck home. If I leave it on the bank somebody will steal it, and if I lake it iack home Anderson will catch it with m irlguge. S i, you see, I am peculiar ly situated, and am, before any court iu the world or out of it either, justifiable in remarking, Damn that steer." fokovi:h kiktv ii:akh Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty yeurs by millions ol mothers tor children, while teething, wilh rlect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays alt pain, cures wiud colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve tho poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists in every part ol the world, 'la cents a bottle. He sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth er kind. Speak well of your friend; of your emy say nothing. A Cure for llllloiis Cullr. Resource, Screven Co, Ga. I have been subject to attacks of bilious colic lot several years. Chamberlain's Colic. holera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the only sure relief. It sets like a charm. Oue dose of it gives relief when all other medics fail. (J 1). Sharp. F .r sale by W, M. Cohen, Weldon, N Hrown, Halifax, Dr. A. S. Harri- oi, hiibflil. He who says what he likes will hcur what he does not like. The True Itemed. W. M Kepine, edit Tiskitwa, III. Chief," lays: "We won't keep house nhout lr. King s New Discovery hr lonsuniplion,Couiihsand Colds. Kxpe- rimeoted with many oihers, but nevir it the true remedy until we used Ut ing's New Discovery. No other mcdy esu take its place in our home, as it we have a ccriniii and sure cure for iiighs, (adds, eic" It is idle to i-I-rimcut with other remedies, even il thiy are urg, d in you as just as good as Dr. King s New Discovery. They are not as iod because this tetuedy has a record of cures and besides is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Ttinl bottles free at M Cohen's Drug Store. OASTOniA. "hi- f . . AT THE END OF THE ROAD. llnly As a Last 1'esnrl Wuiilj He Part Willi His Treasures. A bent old man, shabbily dud, with a face like the face of the poet Hryant. In the evening twilight ho stands, be side the desk of one who is a stranger to l ' ,-. , . . n nun, in a little town in northern Cali fornia. "I ask you lo pardon mc." in a that trembles und is low. hometlnng confused as to illness nod weariness and then; "It pains me to seem a beggar, but im near the end of the road, and" Tim sentence dies in inarticulate niur niur, unit irom under Ihe worn coat comes a small bundle wrapped in a hit of l.,,l, ,1 oi'elolh. "It is bard to part with the jven now, slowly removing ihe oilcloth. ",U il there is some one here who cares for rare editions of good books thev mav be thought lair exchange lor tho nrico of shelter and something wuriu." A well thumbed Shakespeare, a care fully preserved "Iiuitiitiu Christi." Ihe old man looks at them tenderly is they are exposed to view and places em reverently on tho desk. The man ut the desk views the books oldly and denies the plea for aid. Nut that he is consciously unkind, but expe rience with vagabonds has made him sus picious, and he interprets the pal bos us a new iuipostuie. Next morning, an hour after sunrise, pedestrian linds an aged man. with a face like that of the poet Hryant, lying iu the shelter of a cypress hedge by the road-ide. The tired heart is still, llest must have come ab iut the time the sim- liinc touched the valley, licside the per, in though it had fallen from be neath bis coat, a well thumbed Shakes- acare, clasped iu his gaunt hands a care fully preserved "A Kempis." The "A iimpis has a sprig ol cypress lor a ookmark, on one of (lie pages between hich it rests this passage: 'O Father, always tu be honored, the inr is come which Irom all eternity ihou didst foresee would arrive; that Thy rvanl lor a short time should be op pressed exteriorly, but interiorly should ver live unto Thee; that he should a little slighted uud humbled and aid fall in the sight of men." San ranciseo Call. Till': SOUTH KUN WOM AN. lint that voice of hers! Ii may bo because of 1 1)0 associations :' in y own caily life. I cm still reinein- r the broad arms and capacious lullaby si i fniyied black nnimiiiv, who brought me through from babyhood to boyhood or it may be because those and sue- ling days accustomed my ears to the cidenee i f the liipiid voices ol the South, hut certain it is that there is no sound I hat e.-capes human lips so grateful us ire the soft tones of a Southern woman I'his sweet soul, with her velvet tread and touch, hud doubtless had a sad his tory of her own u shattered past noth ing Iff I but a few graves, the whereabouts of some peih ips unknown to her. Since those cruel days there had come privation and hiilcr poverty, and (hat dread loneli ness which sometimes lakes possession ol the helpless. And Jet nothing had dis turbed her exipiiite patience or robbed her of the marvelous reslfulness of nian-n- r und refinement which distinguishes the Soul hern woman of today. If this gentle lady had suffered none but these ihings, I am all the more glad for her sake. And yet, all the suiuc I think I have read her signs aright, the indica tions are always so plain und so many of her sisters have ttod the witie press, too, and still do. Yet nothing has ever otu bittircd the sweetness of their natures or cramped their generous hospitality. What they had they gave gave cheer fully and generously and so they do today F. Ilokinsou Smith, in the Sep tember Serihner s. A KKKIOl'SCASK. Mrs. Iiriske "Johnny, did the due tor call while I was out?" Little Jot nny (stopping his play) "Yes' in. Ho lelt my pulse an' looked at my tongue, and shook his bend and aid it was a very serious case, uud he left ibis prescription and said he'd call again before night " Mrs. Iiriske "Ciracious me! It wasn't you I sent him to see; it was the baby " The Y'ellow Kid.1 Tetter, Snlt-Rtirum and Kciema. The intense itching and smarting, Inci dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying t. hiinilierlnin's Eye and Skin (liniment. Many very had cases have Wen permanently cored by it. It is i iUiilty efficient for itching piles and a fnvorito remedy fur sore nipples, chapped hands, ciiilldains, frost bittss and chronic sore eyes. t!5 cts. per Ihix. Or. Onilj's Condition I'owilers, are just what H horse needs when iu tunl condition. Tonic, Mood purifier and vermifuge. Thev are not fond hut medicine und the iiest in use to put a horse In prime condition. Price 21 coma ier packaire. For sale by W. M Cohen, Weldon; J N Hrown, Halifax; Dr. A. S. Harrison, Knfield UIMOICK AM lii: CiL.VP. Hejoice! Be glad! cheerful! of a merry couuiunce, ol a smilhng lace, lie of good courage never somber, sad, or gloomy. Let the joy of the Lord be your strength. Hubble up and run over wilh joy; let it well up from a great heart of love like a reservoir of God Irom which you and every one else can draw iuexhaua liblo supplies. Make everybody happy, be full of exultant joy. Your business is to bless; your mission is lo bind up the broken hearted; lo lift up ihe falleti; to inspire and eneourago the despondent and fainting to make every one glad and to re joice. OABTOIIIA. Uhs- slall, T -V ,rx . It A HERO IN BLACK. eUalkeJ Seventy Miles lo (iet A dlime Oil tie Man Uhullaj Done Sit Miii Him. J he venerable Hishop Asbury, while on a tour of visitutiou through South Carolina in 1"H8, came oue day upon a negro w no was sitting ou a creek bunk fishing. "What is your name, uiv friend?" asked me bishop. "l unch, Huh. "Do you ever pray, Fundi?" "No, sub." The bishop got down off his horse. The care ol till the churches was upon him, but churches would have to wait while ie tried to save that lone black sheep in he wilderness; und fir an hour he sat tiy the poor man's side trying to pub a few seeds down iiilo bis beuigbted mind. riicn he prayed wilh him, bade bim irewcll, mounted bis horse and rode on. Twenty yeurs afterward tho bishop was again on a tour through the south. Oue day a travel-stained negio came tn the houso where lie was stopping mid begged to sec bim. It was I'uiich. lie bad walked seventy miles to get a glimpse of the man who had brought light into his darkness. It transpired that thu bishop had no sooner passed out of sight after that memorable interview on the creek auk than Fundi shouldered his fishing rod uud made for the "iUarters," hi whole soul filled with the wonderful truths lie bad heard. Henceforth he was a uew man, uud lie soon developed talents which tuude him an irresistible force on the plantation. The slavis ceased to steal their master's lice, und Sunday carousals were no longer known among them. The overseer tried to stop Fundi from preaching, but be might as well have tried to stop u whirlwind. The next ord' r the preacher received from the overseer was to come and pray lor him. In a few months Fundi found himself at the In ad of a large plantation church, which belonged to no particular denomi nation, and which recognized no authority save his own. Twenty-eight years alter lli-liop A bury's second visit, a Methodist mission ary lo the slaves through that section heard of ibis church in the wilderness, and went tu ii ml it. .Meeting a negro on the road lie iiiiiiirnl if there was u prouch r'r on the plaulalioti. "Oh, yes, mass.!," said the man, "do bishup lib hyar.' Following the slave's directions In cline presently to the "bishop's" cabin and knocked. The door opened and Flinch, now a hoary-headed patriarch, stood before him h aning upnti his stall The old man regarded his vistor a mo ment in siieuce, and then, lifiiug his eyes to heaven, devoutly exclaimed: "Lord, now lettost thou thy servant depart iu peace, f i r mine eyes have seen thy salvation '' "I've many children in this place," be explained presently, "and I've been praying the L rd to send somebody to look alter them when i in gone; and now he has sent you. my child, ami I'm ready lo go,' Standing by his bed a day or two af terward, the missionary heard hiiu mur mur: "Lord, now lettost thou thy servant depart in peace; let let le" And im mediately his prayer was answered. l-rce IMIIs. Send your address to II. Uucklen & Co , Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Fills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and arc particularly effective iu the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles thev have been proved invalua ble. They ure guaranteed lo be per fectly free from every deleterious sub stance and to tic purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Hcgularsizc 2"ic per box. Sold by W M Cohen Druggist ( Ipinious are holds upon our li uiori gages iicrty. the world Ittirklen Arnica Salve. The Best Salvo in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, ITccrs, Salt Khciim. Fever Sorses, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Fruptions and positively cures Files, or no pay re )iiired It is guaranted to give perfect saiisfuction or money refunded. Frice li.'i cents per box. For sale at V. M. Cohen's Drug Store. d-A-STOni-A.. Wl, fl8- iimn. t, ta ry ttiuiut, SOMI.TIUNU 1.1 KK IT. Her Fiaiuv (who has not known her veiy long and is inclined to be jealous) Clara, dear, did you ever have a eh a an experience like this belon f Clarai iniioeeully She was sitting on Ins knee) Well, tjeorge, I once sat on the top nil of a fence Fiek Me I'p ADV Kit 1 1SKM KNTS. POWDER Absolutely Pure Celebrated for its great leaveninn strength and healthfulnnw. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulterution com- . m iu?uihiteHnw-- NKW ADV KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! Surely if the word lUlGULATOJi is not on a package it is not w a OIMMONS I Nothing else is the same. It cannot he and never has been put up hy any one except J. H. ZEILirj & CO. And it can he easily told by their Trade Mark THE RED Z. FURNITURE! We are located now al our new imarleis. from Main street We call your nltciiliou to our ,IT .in solid nuk bedroom suits, which is the iioniler ol the age. Are vou in i il of a union wire cot.' Only a few inore left We will close them out at Wie. each. Ilaiuinoek chair now reduced tn 1 il, tunnel price, We lake pleasure to show you through our stock. No Trouble to show goods. Mail orders promptly attended to, For bargains call at ! K EEN'S, a 111! Old Market Siiiaie, ;! Doors from Main street, NOIil't Jl,K, VA. B-'.'li-ly THALMAN MANUFACTURING ! COMPANY, 2 1 II K- ISulliniiire St.. I'.AI.TIMOKi:, Ml). Manufacturers of FINE RUBBER STAMPS, STENCILS, SEALS, Printing 1'resses and I'rintor'sSupplics. Also Artistic Job Triiiting, and en graven of Wedding and Hall Invitations, Send for our beautiful illustrated catalogue of 2,12 piges, printed iu live colors. We deal ill novelties, novelties, odd and amusing. JM1..A gents Wanted. sep 24 ly. CHAS. M.WALSH, j sti:m MA Ur.l.l". and (I l: A N ITK WORKS reter.shlll'g, Va. -SSMOXUM KNTS, s- lliuilstulics, Tullilw, BfLA-t I run I'l-ncin, ';s-. etc , for ccnii'tt iv ami nllicr purposes at lnwol prices. Ifl)u.K A TI S I'A CT ION (if A K A N'T V. K D, Work Delivered oi l II ly. 01 LA.RLKS C etc. j OIF PETEBSBTJRG V.A.. Mr. W. W. Warren represents the firm and will visit Wtlilon and its vicinity reg ularly. Oct IU ly. GRANT SPECIAL ONLY $35. 'J (,- , Built just the way you want it. I'p to-date, guaranteed high grade wheel. LICHTRUNNINC AND A THINC OF BEAUTY. All Colors und all styles for men. ladies atid childicu. JjBf Just as good as a bicycle you would pay $1(111 for elsewhere. Sample ' wheel on exhibition ut J. L Jud kins' Grocery. H. I. GRANT- Agent. " Blue Ritlce CementCLime Worts KHieitaetiirers r 111. I K lillii.K HYDRAULIC ROSENDALE CEMENT (iimrintivt, Hlmnlntily hyi.rnnlfi. V utv jinri'i tl'-liviTftl ut uny iioiiit in Un Smith. Ail iViiii iit leMnl. ami -trt iii.'ili, uniti-rnnty m color, lninmtL,' Hinl KritHlintf L'liiiriiiili i-il. Wnli- l-r i.riiT!. I'. ti. ml. Irc HI. I K iillM.K s.'klNi,-. VA. Teli'irmpli Hhtf Ki.lW. V .tH rt;on:ssntXAi. vakds. JAMRS H Virt.l K. W A I TKR I. DAM11 D A N I X U M ULL1H A ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Wkmmin, X. C. IS-Hi-tici tn ihcciiiirUnf MhIIThs NiiitNitrthnmri it 1 h hI 111 the Hti.rciiie mill Ke.l.-rnl iinirln. ( til. '"M-itm m -le 1 11 nllptirtHiif North I'm-oHita. Hrftmhoii-r? ul Mali fin, N.C.,imu wvry M"i jftli 7 h REAMER'S Howard House, JAMF-S Kl'.AM Kit, Prop. Howard & Ilaltiinore sts , Raltimore, Md, TERMS Per Day. sep III ly. JJIt. T. T. KOSS, DENTIST Weldon, N. C. VP J. I.. JCHKINS. KKTISKM KNTS. JVER REGULATOR. FURNITURE! mini -AT- No. 11:1 old Market Souare. two doors KSTAISLISIIKD IN lti5. Toe truth is the foundation of our Success. We make Claims, our WORK fulfils them. fWTLcl us Kstimato for yon. 4 Designs Sent to uny address FKEE. In writing give age of deceased and some lim it us to pi ice. All work warranted STRICTLY I-IRST-CT.ASS and SATIS FACTORY. At Any Depot. 0. ALLEY, T 1 0 N -jr. l.- Juins' Grocery .WELDON, X. C. I still carry a liitl line of fine Staple and Fancy Groceries, "-FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES. Crock. ry, Glass Tin, and woodenware and most everything that is kept iu a first lass grocery store. I nb-o return thanks to my friends lor their patronage of the past, and solicit n continuance of the same, with guarantee to please. And wishing t hem a hanpvund nrosnerous new veiir. nit they may Long to live And well to do And alter death He happy too. Kespcctliilly, J. L. JUDKIN8. dec I t lv. F. II. Hack, WELDON, N.C. -Dealer In- General Merchandise Ajetit lot the celebrated FK1I.KK DROP, and II A Y tsTATF. S1IOFJS. Have also added to my stock a uice Hue CLO THINGI for mi-;, Yor-nrsau children. A full line of Solid Walnut Caskets Coins, Always on hand. Hurial robes furnished lor Ladies ami Gentlemen also fluid injec tions given to dead lssl.es ad disiu'lec tiinls used w hen desired. A NICE HEARSE ATYOL'R DISPOSAL, 1'. N.STAINBACK. T)R W. J. WARD.Vj- Siipi Dentist. ENFIELD . - EE MRS. pT I ROYAL SAK1N0 POWDKR no., NKW l ittK M 13 ly. WeldonTl e. V. AA