I IS PUBLISHED BY THE DISPATCH PUBLISHING COMPANY, ?. F. MORRIS, W. MORRIS, 1AYLUS CADE, Publisher. Local Editor and Agent. Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. __“All communications to The Dis patch should be, sent to Baylus Cade, Editor, Lock Box 103, Louisburg, N. C. a®“All advertisements must be banded n by Tuesday evening or they will be left over, until next issue. THE DISEASE AND ITS REMEDY. KBBN E. BEXFOBD. The other day our friend McPhail Was taken with disease; Pe knew ’twas not a cold, because With colds you have to siieeze; It could not be a fever, for With fevers you are hot, Ind so we really could’t tell What sickness he had got. The first day be began to grin, Though no one knew what at; [The second snickering sat in, And giggling followed that; The third day it was haw! haw! haw! The fourth day a perfect roar, ind every hour the man grew worse, And scared us more and more. rhe doctors came, and, looking wise, >eclar«d they never saw \ ; case like this before. McPhail fust roared out haw! haw! haw! :ie windows rattled in the sash, The wise men startled grew, k.ud said they thought his funny-bone Congested through and through. [They said perhaps it might be w ell To talk of something sad; [To fix his thoughts Ion solemn things | Was all the hope jjhey had. LSo we sat down with faces grave, I All in a mournful row, |And talked of sorrow, death and sin, Till tears began to flow. f’T Alas! he only laughed the more To see the tears we shed; "was plain this treatment wouldn’t do; “No hope of him,” we said, o we gave up in sad despair, And left him to his fate n grief, just as we heard the sound Of some one at the gate. your mother’n [‘McPhail, here copies law',” We said,' The roar stopped; Lis features lost their f uunj' look, His jaw that moment dropped. Since then he hasn’t laughed or smiled: , lie’s s lemn as you .please, aid seems to think tin: remedy Was worse than the disease. [The President’s Speech at the Centennial of the Constitution. I deem it very great honor and pleasure to participate in these im [ pressive exercises. Every American Citizen should on this centennial day rejoice in his citizenship. He will not find the cause of his rejoicing in the antiquity of his* country, for among the nations of the earth his studies with the youngest. He wi.l not find it in the glitter and pomp that bedeck the monarch and dazzle abject and servile subjects, for in this country the people themselves are the rulers. He will not find it in the story of bloody foreign con quests, for his government has been content to care for its own domain and people. He should rejoice be pause the work of framing our Con stitution was completed one hun dred years ago to-day, and also be cause when completed it established free government. He should rejoice because this Constitution and Government have survived so long, and also because they have survived with so many blessings and tiavg demonstrated so fully the strength and value of popu lar rule. He should rejoice in the wonderous growth and achievements of the oast hundred years, and also in the glorious promise of the Con stitution through centuries to come. We shall fail to be duly thankful for all that was done for us a hundred years ago, unless we realize the dif ficulties of the work then in hand and the dangers avoided in the task of forming a more perfect union be tween the disjointed and inharmoni ous states with interests and opin ions radically di verse and stubbornly maintained. The perplexities of the Convention which undertook the la bor of preparing our Constitution are apparent in these one of the most earnest words of illustrious of its i members. “The small progress we have made after four or five weeks of 'close attendance and continued rea soning with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, [several of the last producing as many [noes as yeas, methinks, a melan choly proof of the imperfection of jbippsn understanding. We, indeed, im to feel our own want of politi - wisdom since we have been run ling about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models' of government and examined XELL both; SI DBS, AND TAKE TUB CONSEQUENCES, YOL. 1. FRANKIiINTON, N. C., SEPTEMBER 30,1887. JHU. U. different forms of those republics which, haying been formed with the seeds of their own dissolution, now no longer exist. In this situation of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it hap pened, sir, that we have not hereto fore once thought of humbly apply, ing to the Father of Light to illumi nate our understandings?” And this wise man, proposing to his fellows that the aid and blessing of God should be invoked in their extremity, declared —“I have lived sir. a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of the truth that God governs in the affairs of men, and if the sparrow cannot fall to the ground without bis notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been as sured, sir, in the sacred writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor i«i vain that build it. I firmly believe this, and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little partial interests; our projects will be confounded and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by-word down to future ages and, what is more, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate ii standee despair of establishing governmehts by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.” In the face of all disconfagements, the fathers of the republic labored on for four long, weary months, in alter nate hope and fear, but always with rugged resolve, never faltering in sturdy endeavor sanctified by a prophetic sense of the value to pos terity of their success and always with unflinching faith in the princi ples which make the foundation of a government by the people. At last their task was doue. It is re: lated that upon the back of the chair occupied by Washington as president of the convention a sun was painted, and that as the delegates were sign ing the completed Constitution one of them said: “I have often in course of the session and in the solicitude of my hopes and fears as to its issue looked at that sun behind the presi dent without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting, but now at length I know that it is rising and not the setting sun.” We stand to-day on the spot where this rising sun emerged from politi cal night and daruness, and in his own bright meridian light we mark its glorious way. Clouds have some times obscured its rays and dreadful storm8 have made us*fear, but God has held it in its course and through its life-giving warmth has performed his latest miracle in: the creation of this wonderous land and people. As we look down the past century to the origin of our Constitution, as we contemplate its trials and its tri umphs, as we realize how completely the principles upon which it is based have met every national peril and every national need, how devoutly should we confess with Franklin, ‘God governs in the affairs of men and how solemn should be the reflec tion that to our hands is committed this ark of the people's covenant, and that ours is the duty to shield it from impious hands. We receive it sealed with the tests of a century. It has been found sufficient in the past, and in all the future years it will be found sufficient if the Ameri can people are true to their sacred, trust. Another centennial day will come, and millions yet unborn will inquire concerning our stewardship and the safety of their Constitution. God grant that they may find it unimpaired; and as we rejoice in the patriotism and devotion of those who lived a hundred years ago, so may many others who follow us rejoice in our fidelity and in our Jealous love for constitutional liberty.—Chronicle, Homesick Foolish books tend to make fools of their readers, a truth well illus trated by the following picture, which we commend to boys who are beginning to hanker after lives of adventure. Experience is a hard school master, and it is advisable to get such lessons, as far as possible, at second-hand. “By others faults wise men correct their own.” A little fellow, not over twelve years old, was sitting behind a box at the Omaha depot the other morn ing, crying softly and looking very dirty and forlorn. “What's the matter?” we asked. “Haint nothing’ the matter,” be said, defiantly, sitting up straight, hastily blushing away his tears, and pushing back his jacket a little so as to display the handle of an old re volver in his pocket. Then he looked off across the river at the strange buildings, and lost bis bravery, and buried his head again and sobbed thiougli his tears: “O mister, I’ve been arunnin’ away', an’ I want to go home!” “What made you run away?” ‘ I thought it would be nice, but it haint, no, it haint,” and he rested his face in his hands, and looked the picture of woe. “Dick Dagger had a heap o’ fun but I haint had a bit.” “Who was Dick Dagger?” “Didn’t! you ever hear o’ him? He was the boy-scout of the Rockies, an’ I wanted to be like him There haint Indians what’ll hurt a feller round here, is there?” “No.” i “I wouldn’t shoot ’em if there was. Dick shot ’em, but I don’t want to. I want to g<et, hack home, but mebbe I never will,” and once more his tears flowed. “Where do you live?” “Oh, I live down in Marion, in Illinois, and it just about killed me riding in that old freight-car; an’ I hurt my knee, an’ I’m cold, and haint had no breakfast nor supper, neither. I wish I’d never heard of Dick—I don’t see how he got along so well—and if I ever get home again, and see my—ray—my—ma,” but the thought of his mother was too much for him. • V “l don’t want to hurt Indians, or bears, or nothin’ nor rescue no maid ens, an’ I’m tired of that old thing !” and he pulled a rusty revolver out of his pocket that hadn’t fired for ten years, and threw it across the track. “Please, mister, get me something to eat, an’ I’ll work all day for you,” and he looked up pitifully, and straitened his little cap on his curly head. We took him along, and he ate three or four meah in one, but even after that he didn’t say a word about exterminating the Indian. The next day a grave-looking father arrived, looking for a very homesick boy, and they went back together. So the Government lost another scout, but an anxious mother got back a boy who will never runaway again.— Youth's Companion. Puzzle for Boys. Boys should never get through life satisfied to be aways borrowing other people’s brains. There are some things they should find out for them selves. There is always something waiting to be found out. Every boy should think some thought that shall live after him. A farmer’s boy should discover for himself what tim ber will bear the most weight, which is the most elastic, which will last longest in water, what is the best time to cut down trees for firewood. How many kinds of oak grow in your region, and what is each specially good for? How does a bird fly without moving a wing or feather? How does a snake climb a tree or a'' brick wall? is there any difference i between a deer’s track and a hog’s I '' ‘ * track? What is it? How often does a deer shed his horns andwhat be comes of them? In building a chim ney, which shonld be the largest, the throat or the funnel Shonld it be wider at the top or drawn in. The boys see white horses. Did they ever see a white colt? Do they know how old the twig must be to bear peaches, and how old the vine is when grapes first hang upon it? There is a bird in the forest which never builds a nest, but lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. Can the boys tell what bird that is? Do you know that a hop vine always winds with the sun, but the bean vine always winds the other way? Do they know that when a horse crops grass he eats back towards him; but a cow eats outward from her, because she has no teeth upon her upper jaw, and has to gum it?—Roanoke News. “Lovely.” The absurd use of the word ‘lovely” is illustrated in the follow owing conversation overheard on a horse-car in the suburbs of an East erii city. Of course the reporter did not have his note-beok open, and therefore he can only be sure of the general accuracy of his account. But this is’ the impression the conversa Xion made on him. The speakers were a young man and a young wo man, happy in each other’s society and a bag of chocolate creams: “Isn’t it lovely riding on the open cars?” askedjthe young man. “Lovely!” was the reply. “What lovely houses there are all along this street 1” ,lYes, lovely 1” “See those magnificent elms form ing a perfect arch of green over that avenue. Aren’t they lovely?” “Perfectly^lovely!”. “The view -from this hill is so fine!” . “Lovely!” “How beautiful that little cottage hidden in the green vines is!” “Lovely!” ^ “See that, lovely lawn. Isn’t it charming?” p* “JustTovely!” “Have you enjoyed the ride?” asked the young man when the end of the route was reached. “Oh, yes !” wa3 the^gushing reply. “It’s been just too lovejy for any thing !”—Ex. She Got up and Walked. A most remarkable case of "faith cure” is said to have taken place at Chattanooga. Tenn., on the night of the 4th iust. Mrs. W. S. Jordan, wife of a well known minister, who had been confined to her bed for a year and a half with “heart dis ease,” and a complication of other troubles, was thoroughly “cured.” An emissary of “Christian sci ence,” from Boston, arrived in Chat tanooga Saturday, and a service of praj’er was held at the bedside of the sick woman that night. The services lased two hours, when to the aston ishment of all present, Mrs. Jordan arose from her bed unaided, dressed herself and started out into the street. She walked two squares before re turning home. The next morning she arose from her bed, and, after partaking of a hearty breakfast, went to church for the first time in two years. When she entered the church her most inti mate friends could not believe their own eyes, although they saw her. The affair has created a decided sensation in Chattanooga, and her husband, who is wild with delight, says there is no use questioning the ‘ faith cure” in the future.—Pee Dee Index. When you ’come to town if you want your horse fed and well cared for, go to Morris’ Livery Stable. Joyner’s Old Gin is the place. A Little Fun at Home. Do not be afraid of a little >fun at home, good people. Dp not shot up your house lest the sun should fade your carpet, and your hearts, lest a laugh should shahe down a few of the musty old cobwebs that are banging there. If you want to ruin your sons, let them think that all mirth and social enjoyment must be left at the threshhold without when they come home at night. When once a home is regarded as only a place to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gambling houses and reckless degradation. Young people must have fun and re laxation somewhere. If they do not find it at their own hearthstones, they will seek it at other and less profit able places- Therefore, let the fire burn brightly in winter, and let the doors and windows be cherfully thrown open in summer, and make the homestead delightful with those little arts that parents so well under stand. Do not regret the buoyant spirits of your children. Half an hour of merriment within doors, and merriment of a home, blots out the remembrance of many a care and an noyance during the day; afid the best jsafeguard that they caii take with them into the world is the un seen influence of a bright little home sanctum.—Farm and Fireside: Millionaire Sutro's Literary Taste. In his frequent trips to Europe Mr. Sutro found it a recreation to gather rare and valuable books and manuscripts, and when he retired from mining these formed the nucleus of a great library, until now it num bers betweeo sixty thousand and seventy thousand volumes, many of them unique, and a large number of Oriential manuscripts, including the original leather sheets of Hebric text from which the ingenious Shap eira made up his spurions Book of Deuteronomy. Mr. Stutro’s plan is to establish a free library in San Francisco that shall be second to none in the world in the departments of history and science. In connec tion with it will be a museum for the display of Egyptian and other curi osities. Besides four well authen ticated mummies of hoar antiquity, he has a boat discovered in an Egyp tian tomb, of the time of Abraham. The California Legislature, which has just ended its session, passed a bill giving Mr. Sutro full powers to establish this library. Its site will probably be on the heights overlook ing the famous Seal Hocks and the Pacific Ocean—a beautiful spot that the millionaire has already converted into a great pleasure ground.— George H. Fitch in the^ September Cosmopolitan. Paltry Dishonesty. A young aspirant for office in Iowa drove up to an hotel, and alighted, and engaged a room. He desired his trunk taken to his room; and, seeing a man passing whom he supposed to be the porter, he im periously ordered him to take it up. The porter charged him twenty-five cents, which he paid with marked quarter, worth cnly twenty cents. He then said: “You know Governor Grimes?” “Ob, yes, sir 1” “Wqll, take my card to him, and tell him I wish an interview with him at bis earliest convenience.” “I am Governor Grimes, at your service, sir.” “you—I—that is, my dear sir, I beg a-a-thousand pardons! ’ “None needed at all, sir,” replied the Govemorr “I was rather favor &bly impressed with your letter, and had thought you well suited to the office specified; but, sir, any mau who would swindle a workingman out of a paltry five cents would de fraud the public treasury, bad he an opportunity. Good evening, sir."— Selected, RATES OF time, 1 month, ■•**•«•(« 3 months, 6 months, .••.•••••*•• •*«*»•.. 12 months, ............... mtracts for larger spaees can be ac greatly reduced rates by the Soliciting Agent, . Local notices to regular one cent a «/ord, To those i advertisers ten cents a line aSTSend for sample copies. FUN. [dipped from the Exchanges.} The boy whose mother whaled KM| witii a five-foot apple tree sproStlMS be had enough of Long Bridal mt this season. If the United State* aoiMMl ever get hold of the lamented McGarigle he will be convinoed that in Union there is strength. Eaatern railway companies should revise their passenger tarritt at once so as to make a slight distinction between the quick and the dead. If Jim Jenkins don’t stop shooting our windows out there’ll be trouble. This is no rented house and the win* dows cost money. If he wants to shoot at us he must come inside. A Chicago pastor recently prayed as follows: “0 Lord we ask thee to send the skimmed milk dairyman in haste to thy creamatory; and may the recording angel chalk down every adulteration.” Florrie—No, dear, it was not an editor who wrote that beautiful gem beginning “Come read to me a poem, some simple and heartfelt lay,?* we don’t know who wrote it, but it was not an editor, Great actress—Ob, Mr. De Stage,, we can’t play to-night. Traveling. Manager—Why not? “Our trunks, haven't arrived and we haven't a. thing to wear.” “That’s all right;, I’ll put on a burlesque. Teacher—What did the woman Of Samaria take to the well? Pupil—A pitcher. “What foi?” “She wanted to drown him because be couldn’t make the up curve.’*" ‘•I see by the paper.” said Scruggs* “at least by a headline, that a wo man shot at Coney Island,”" “Well,” said Muggs, “I'll venture to say, from what I know of the sex’s marksmenship, that she didn't hit it.” - ‘ ~ The first frost of the season has visited the Northwest and already people are beginning to pick their front gates and get" them ready for the fair. In fact they've been sort of ’tending the fair in their circular way all summer. “That fellow wants the earth,” re marked the clerk, as the tall guest disappeared after making many de mands. “Him?” said the porter; you couldn’t give him the earth; he owns three town lots in Wichita.” Made a hog of himself: Fanner Hayseed—Got a letter from Johnny to-day. He’s a gettin’ along fine, and says he’s got into cube root. Mrs. Hayseed—Thar! I told you that tbar boy would make a hog of hisself. * The Jersey City Board of Works are liable to indictment. They re cently discharged a clerk named Woodcock, who had served over thir teen years, and now he threatens to prosecute them for killing game birds out of season. Proud Philadelphian—It was a glourious celebration, wasn’t it! Wife—Indeed it was. And how thankful it should be that our anoes. tors were members of the first con stitutional convention. “More than that! More than that, my dear. They fought for liberty on the field of battle. They laid all they had on the altar of freedoin, yea, life itself, that we might enjoy the blessings of human liberty, but I must hurry down town.” * “Why, what’s going on to-nigbtf ’ “I want to find out what eandi* dates Boss McManee has sent up. for me to vote fort”

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