How Mr Boy Wt Down-
It was not on the field of battle,
It was not with a ship at sea,
But a fata worse than either
That stole him away from uie.
'Twaa the death of the tempting winecup
That reason and senses drown.
He drank the lulling poison,
And thus my boy went down.
Down from the heights of manhood
To the depths of disgrace and sin,
Down to a worthless being,
From the hope of what might have b-eti.
From the brand of a beast besotted
He bantered his manhood crown;
Through the gate of siirful pleasure
My poer, weak boy went down.
'Tis the same old story.
That mothers so often tell,
With accent of inlinite sadness,
Like the tones of a funeral liell;
But I never thought, once, when I heard it,
I should learn all its meaning myself,
1 thought he'd be true to his mother,
I thought he'd be true to himself.
But alas! for my hopes, all delusion!
Alas! for his youthful pride!
Alas, who are safe when in danger
Is op-'n on every side'
Oh can nothing destroy this great evil?
No bar in its pathway be thrown.
To save from tlu teribfe tu lelstrom
The thousands of boys going down.
Author Unknown.
.Mail's lleliUlmmlllp to 111 Uoil.
Iii order to understand intelli
gently the relationship we sustain to
our God we must lirst intelligently
understand what we are, from what
source we ca tie, the niain object of
our creation, and in what way we
are made in the image of God.
There are perhaps thousands of
ideas as to what God really is, many
are at a loss to understand how Ood j
can be everywhere at one and the !
same time, answering prayer aud
directing the storms; causing earth .
quakes; bringing human beings into j
the world, and taking others out of j
this earthly life and sending them I
to their eternal destinies, all at the .
same time; while thousands more
never take time to give it a thought,
or even realize that they are heirs to ,
God's eternal glory, and joint heirs i
with Christ to the heavenly kingdom i
throughout eternity: but only as
they make themselves such, by be-;
coming worthy in the way Christ
taught the world at large how to
observe the relation ship of child to
father, and man to God.
If we fully understand our rela
tionship to our earthly parents, we
are not slow to observe tue neeessaiy
1,, .,n,l nlwwli.MiPi. rpntlil-f J '
of us in order to continue in the Mr. 1. A. C reach, of Uilmmg
loviu" affections of the heart, so as . ton, hs been appointed agent of the
to feel worthy of the blessings usual-1 Atlantic Coast Line at Sanford. Mr.
ly bestowed by loving parents. And ; D. A. Matthews goes to Vr inston
just so with our relationship to God. j Salem to take a position with the
If e never love, honor, nor obey ; Southern. L , , , ,
aou"3 loving laws, we cut ourselves; John Blue, or Aberdeen, has sent
out of the pleasures and happiness j to the Hall of History in Raleigh
that we are heirs to that were created i some "Communion Tokens," these
within us from the beginning; but ' having been used by the early
not cultivated, because thev are not ! Scotch settlers. These tokens are
taught to nor understood "by those j now very rare and are highly prized
who lose the inheritage. Hence the l by relic hunters,
nonpaairv nf fnllv n niters landing our : Sanford !3 contemplating the pur-
relationship to God's plan of human !
happiness aud eternal salvation. It
w ill pay all classes, under all cu
ditioLS, to look out for this relation
ship, aud form habits that will
dr:iw r.hom nearer, and make them
more worthy to receive the good j
things which God holds nut to them i
daily if they will only understand
and accept.
J. F. Hamilton.
( orieto Items.
The peaches are not all killed in
this section.
Wheat is looking tine at present.
Mr. M. F. Skeen has just finished
sawing for Mr. V alter Harris.
They have sawed a nice line of lum
ber. Mr. G. F. Morefield: of Lexington
was in this section last week buying
lumber.
Mr. Milton Lackey has purchased a
new threshing outht with which he
intends to make a good run the com
ing year.
Alessrs. Stanley and Turner Ridge
visited at J. C. Ridge's Sunday.
Mr Lum Royals was in this neigh
borhood looking after the lumber
business last week.
A fine boy was presented to Mr.
and Mrs Wilson Riley last week.
M. C. R.
The Courier retnrns thanks for
an invitation to the closing exercises
of Union Institute in Union county,
from the principal Prof. O. C.
Hamilton. The Baccalaureate Ser
mon by Rev. W. R. Ware, of Monroe,
N. C. was preached on last Sunday
morning. Monday night there were
exercises by the primary department;
Tuesday night, debate, on the ques
tion: "Is it expedient for the average
young man to secure a college edu
cation?" On last night, Wednesday,
there was a debate by the other
literary society on the question
Resolved, That the people of the
United States are growing better
morally; to-night a concert by mu
sic class; and on tomorrow, Friday,
Declamation and Recitation Contest,
and address by Dr. Henry Louis
Smith, of Davidson College, and on
Friday evening a Band Concert.
Mus Rena Smith and Miss Ella
Staler have been spending a few
day 8 in Randleman and Level Cross.
Consumption
There is no specific for
consumption. Fresh air, ex
ercise, nourishing food and
Scott's Emulsion will come
pretty near curing it, if there
anything to build on. Mil
lions of people throughout the
world are living and in good
ealth on one lung.
Z From time immemorial the
Jjctors prescribed cod liver
i.ll for consumption. Of
( ourse the patient could not
lake it in its old form, hence
!t did very little good. They
take
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
and tolerate it for a long
time. There is no oil, not
excepting butter, so easily
digested and absorbed by the
system as cod liver oil in the
form of Scott's Emulsion,
and that is the reason it is so
helpful in consumption where
its use must be continuous.
fij We will send you a
sample free.
J Be sure that this
j'icture in the form of
a label is on the wrap
per of every bottle of
Emulsion you buy.
Scott & Bowne
Chemists
409 Pearl Street
New York
50c. anJJljilldruggiitl
11 ford C'nlltii'.
The Express says it is probable
that the Aberdeen & Kocklish rail
road will be extended to Lumber
ton, the county seat of Robertson
countv.
chase of an electrtc plaut for light-
ins the town
Mr. B. F. Rush, well known in
Asheboro, was married to Mis. Lou
Cox, at Sanjoid last week. Mr. aud
Mrs. Rush will mike their home at
Aberdeen
City Children.
l'ale flowers are you tliat scarce have knov. 11
the sun!
Your little faces like sad blossoms seem
Shut in some room, there helplessly to
dream
Uf distant glens where through glad rivers
run,
And winds at evening whisper. Daylight
done.
You miss the tranquil moon's unfettered
beam.
The wide, unsheltered earth, tha starlight
gleam,
AU the old beauty meant for every one.
The clamor of the city streets you hear.
Not the rich silence of the April glade;
The sun-swept spaces which the good God
made
You do not know; white mornings keen end
clear
Are not your portion through the. golden
rear,
O little flowers that blossom but to fade!
Chas. H. Towne, in Everybody's.
U. S. Marshal Miiykan took ten
prisoners, sentenced to serve terms
in the Federal prisen by Judge
Boyd at Greensboro t o
Atlanta last week. Among them
were Granville L. Smoot and wife,
of Wilkes coutty, for counterfeiting.
The prison authorities at Atlanta
refused to receive Mrs. Smoot be
cause they had no accommodations
for women there. She was sent to
Nashvilhi, Tenn.
Kconomy Cries for Good Road.
Dr. Winston, of the A. & M. Col
lege at Raleigh, addressing citizens
of Moore county on roads a few days
ago said:
"Moore county was already paying
the enormous tax of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars annually
to bad roads and suggested that
with an expenditure of twice that
amount for once we could forever
get rid of this enormous drain which
comes on us annually."
It baa caused much talk among
the citizens of the county and the
movement for good roads was great
ly strengthened by hi appeal.
Some people like to go near the
edge of the danger precipice.
Our Big Clubbing Offer.
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semi-monthly farm paper of Nash
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readers the advantage of a clubbing
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This great semi-monthly farm pa
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Everything . in Heavy and
Fancy Groceries. Prompt at
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and at lowest prices.
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Little Money,
But Big Money
You will save money by paying
cash for what you buy, and will
avoid paying for goods you think
you haven't bought.. So call on
J. L. Norman and buy cheap,
where you will not be bothered
with book account.
Nice line Groceries, Notions,
Overalls, Suspenders, Pants,
Shirts, etc.
Jones' Old Stand,
North side Depot street.
Spring
Planted
Trees.
Just before the spring
growth starts is one of the
best seasons to plant fresh
dug Fruit, Shade and Orna
mental trees. They start
to grow at once, and do not
lose vitality as they do
when dug in the fall and
kept over five or six months
before growth can start.
This is common sense. We
have a large stock that can
be dug and shipped on short
notice.
JOHN A. voUNG,
Greensboro Nurseries,
Greensboro, N. C.
A C MCALISTER & CO.
Asheboro, N. C.
Fire, Life and Accident Insur
ance. The best companies represented. Office
orer the Bank of Randolph.
FOR RETAILING WHISKEY.
"Simeon" Kennedy Arretted at High
Point on Capias from Randolph
Bond 300.
Maynard Kennedy was arrested
at High Point' Friday on a' capias
from Randolph. for retailing whis
key. He was p!aced under a $500
bond for his appearance at the next
term of court to be held July 16th.
He is well known in and around
Randleman, New-Salem and Worth
ville as "Simeon" Kennedy. He was
up to a short while ago associated
with John Wade and others in sell
ing whiskey 111 the woods in these
communities up to a few months ago.
Au unusual death was that of
Jerome and Nevy Kachel, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Kachel of New
Hope township, which occured with
in eight hours of one .another
March 30tb. Both young men,
aged 2G and 3G years, respectively,
died of consumption. The bodies
were interred side by s:de at Chapel
U'll church.
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tities.
If you want to see lots of new goods right up with ail the
style that can be found anywhere come and see us.
Our buyer has just returned home and the new goods are
rolling in daily. We have as nice a stock, and as low prices
as any one in Randolph county. We guarantee quantity
and quality, otherwise your money refunded.
UBERTY (N. C.) MERCANTILE CO..
M. L. ALLRED, Dr. J. V. HUNTER,
Breeder of physician - and - sur.geon.
Barred Plymoth Rocks Office Asheboro Drug Co. x
... . Residence Cornei of Main and W orth
Eggs per setting of 13, $1.00. street.
' Climax, N. C. Asheboro, N. O.
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Capital $12,000. Surplus, $2,000.
Accounts received nu favorable
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W J ARMFIELD, Jr., Cashier.
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.A.slj.e'boro, XT. C.
Capital and Surplus,
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With ample assets, experience and protection,
me solicit the business of the banking public and
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