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VOL. XXVII.
jj ..tii.t VM Church Directory.
.UvUv School at 9:30 A. M.
Geo. S. Bakek. Sopt.
I'ii.-;iinr at 11 A. M., and 7 P. M.,
yTA meeting Wednesday night.
Gr. F. Smith. Pastor.
I'roi'cssional cail
jjK.S. WIT,
IMIA'TKTNG PHYSICIAN,
Louisburg, N. C.
i ,;!;, , m: tin- l-'onl Huilding, corner Main
.,.,.1 n.i-'i -HictH. Upstairs front.
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M . M. IUJFFIN,
A i TOIINEY-AT-LAW,
L niisburg, N. C.
W l! ;.r;uii-- in all courts Office in Ford
lm'i:rjr. i Diner of Main and Nash streets.
P is. MASSEiN'BURQ,
1 1
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
LOU1SBURO, N. C
j.r:i.. t ii e in all the Courts of the State
o;ii-e in Court House.
1 M. COKE & SON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
LOUISBURG, N. O.
Wi,i attea.l the courts of Nash, Franklin,
Qi-a.ii v; i i--. Warren and Wake counties, also the
,.ii.r.-.i!" Court of North Caroliup, and the U.
n . wv.iit .tii.l District Courts.
j J. K. MA LONE.
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n a. i- two doors below Aycocke & Co.'s
Jr DL..P-, a-JjomiUK Dr. O. L. Ellis.
jji;. W. U. N'iCHOLSON,
PRACTICING: PHYSICIAN,
L0UISBUK6, N. C.
F.
-PRC ILL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
L0UISBUK6, N. C.
Wiii ;.!t-'!i 1 the courts of Franklin, Vance,
0iu:r. ihe, VV'arreu and Wake counties, also
u.r n;."-me Court of North Carolina. Prompt
it; -iii 'ii jfiven to collections, &c.
'pai;S. B. WILDER,
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
L0UISBUR8, N. C.
' li fi on Main street, over Jones & Cooper's
T.
All'
W. BICKETT,
NEY AND 'COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
L0UI3BUR8 N. C.
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t an, painstaking attention given to
ittt-r intrusted to his hands.
i to Ctiief Justice shepherd, Hon. John
Uou. Rolit. .W. Winston, Hon. J. C.
I'red. Kirst National Bank of Win
ni! & Manly, Winston, Peoples Bank
o-, Chus. E. Taylpr, Pres. Wake For
v:e, Hon. E. W. Timberlake.
in Court House, opposite Sheriff's.
M. PERSON,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
L.OUISBURG, H. C.
1'ri tices in all courts. OHlce lr. .foiife &
( "''per CuiKling.
U YAR13CROCQH, JR.
ATI OUNEY AT LA V ,
LOULSBURQ, N. C.
' Mi"n c ..ii second iloor of Neal building
M.i'ii Mn'ft.
Ail li-'nl business intrusted to him
'ill nitive i!-oniit and careful attention
1). T. t-MITHWICK,
DENTIST,
I.OriSBURG, X. c.
office in Ford Building, 2nd floor.
!ias administered and teeth extracted
without pain.
)K E. F. EARLY,.
DENTIST,
LOI ISUURG, N. C.
'fh( e in New Hotel building, 2nd
"""i". Gas administered and teeth ex
tracted without pain.
yi K. E. KING,
DENTIST,
I-OLISBCRG, N. C.
"' K" i: in- 0.f;i!A House
Building Secoxd FLoqp.
v-iih .in experience of twtnty-five years
s.i tti, lent guarantee of my work in all
"" to-ii.ite lines of the profession.
HOTELS.
HOTEL WOODARD,
W. C. WOODAKD, Proi-.,
Koc.ky Mount, N. C.
''' Hus meets all trains,
2 jer day.
ikanklinto hotel
FRANKLINTON;N. C.
WL MERRILL, Prp'r-
r")oi accomodation for the traveling
P'lOllc.
'i Livery Attached.
OSBORN HOUSE,
u- D. OSBORN, 'Proprietor,
lOxford, N. C.
Good accoaimodationg for the
trayeling public.
MASSENBDRQ HOTEL !
11 I:inh(mi burg- Propf
HENDERSON, N. Cu
Qivl accommodations. Good fare. Po
lite aud aUentiyi 8rTWt
AN ECCENTRIC DIPLOMAT.
The.Qnaint Personalltx and Strang life
Of Minister
The former representative of the
r T T ot Ureat Britain to this
whn Henry StePhen F of
whom the good story is told that
when he met acquaintances in day
light he remarked how strange was
their appearance, or they had never
seen each other except by candle
light, is well remembered by a few
of our older citizens as a most ec
centric character. He was a figure
as well known as most of the nota
Ples f j118 dy- He had long been
m he diplomatic service of Great
Britain, and when sent here from
bouth America to succeed Sir Charles
Vaughan, one of the most affable as
well as brilliant members of the
diplomatic corps, Mr. Fox was ex
pected to fill his place in society cir
cles. Indeed, so much had been said
of his witticisms and eccentricities
that Washington was looking for a
social lion. If any knew oMiis dis
like of some of the society functions,
our upper ten was not informed'
and there was much disappointment
that he did not step in the shoes of
Sir Charles to the highest social po
sition. A great-grandson of the
Duke of Richmeifd, sen of a general
who had fought against our fathers
in the Revolution and nephew of
the great Whig leader in the British
parliament, Washington society ex
pected in him a leader.
. Mr. Fox proved an acquisition to
the society of the capital, at least so
far as to furnish a subject for soci
ety gossip, and it was not long be
fore his eccentric habits, his pecul
iar attire and his brilliant witti
cisms were known not only in soci
ety circles, but by the general pub
lic. Even the street gamins recog
nized him in his late afternoon
strolls. Once seen, he could not be
easily mistaken for another. In
person he was tall and slim ex
ceedingly so with the" cadaverous
complexion of an opium eater. He
was scrupulously neat in his attire
and usually in his walks wore a blue
cloth swallow tailed coat with brass
buttons, nankeen pants minus
straps, then worn by all clasees
broad brimmed hat and to his shirt
a high, standing collar, reaching
the top of his ears. His identity was
further emphasized by a green silk
umbrella in his hand, and this to
him was useless unless it rained, for
he was seldom out of doors when
the sun shone.
Mr. Fox lived here in a large brick
house on K street, west of what is
now Washington circle. He was
almost a hermit, going inofficial so
ciety only so far as duty required
and receiving but few visitors. His
few entertainments took the form of
dinners to gentlemen, after which
the night was often spent at the
card table, on which there were no
small stakes. His day began about
3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he
rose from bed and dressed and took
a walk to the capitol grounds and
back to his breakfast. In the even
ing he would attend the society
functions of the diplomats, seldom
of any others, and after watering
his flowers, of which iie was excess
ively fond, would return to bed ere
the sun had risen. He had an aver
sion to shaking hands with ladies
and gave that as an excuse for not
opening his house to receptions, but
in reality his residence was so lum
bered up with old furniture, for
which he had a mania, that there
was not much room for entertaining
any considerable number. Another
hobby of his was entomology, and
he had a large collection of speci
mens stowed away in boxes, many
of which were never opened.
It was thought that he was a vic
tim of the opium habit, and the sup
position proved correct. His serv
ants were charged never to disturb
him or enter his presence except
when summoned. One night in the
early pait of October, 1846, he re
mained in his chamber undistured,
but when late the next day one of
the domestics, despite the usage,
went to his room he found him in a
lethargic condition.
Physicians, hastily called, worked
on him, but their efforts proved fu
tile. Death came in a few hours.
The supposition was that death was
caused by an overdose of the drug
he had long been addicted to using.
His funeral was a large and impos
ing one, attended by the president
(Mr. Polk) and his cabinet, the diplo
matic corps and numbers of the
leading men of the nation and Dis
trict. But for his eccentricities and
the rules of his household a most
brilliant personage might have lived
to a green old age and added luster
'co the family name. Washington
Star.
Cotton From Egypt.
With a gradually improving sys
tem of -irrigation the Egyptian cot
ton product is increasing and be
coming more profitable. The annual
production is now 247, 500,000 pounds
of lint, and 22,275,000 bushels of
seed, with a total value of $56,625,
000, an increase of 60 per cent with
in seven years. The value of the
crop per acre is about $69.25; cost
of production, $46.50; net profit,
123.75.
WON HIS DISCHARGE.
A Soldier Who Very Cleverly Worked the
Monomania Dodge.
A soldier belonging to one of the
Idaho infantry companies worked
the monomania dodge cleverly
enough a few years ago and got his
discharge from the service as an in
capable unfit for military duty. Be
fore entering the service he had
been a telegraph lineman, and when
he came to the conclusion that he
had had enough of the service he
developed an uncontrollable mania
for climbing to the top of the flag
pole on the post parade ground. Ho
secured a pair of lineman's climbers.
One evening at dress parade he had
been excused on account of illness.
When the soldiers were passing in
review before the commanding offi
cer at this evening function the ex-
zj - - vmv;v.x. -
lineman was seen to rush across the
parade ground in the direction of
the flagpole, and in a jiffy he had
scaled it to the very top. He paid
no attention to the commands that
were bawled at him to "come down
out o' that," but pulled a small pair !
of fieldglasses from bis blouse and j
Degan to survey the horizon. He
cave no ear ven tr. tv.Q
; : V wuiuiauu-
ing officer's demand that he descend
instantly or get shot, nor did ho
as
much as look below when he heard
the command given to three mem- I C" pS" u- " V
bers of the guard, "Aim ready" 1 -uarantoe.i ?0 W ... r..',.,
k-uui bc, lijw commana ire: . vt,A '-'iet.-rK.tis su -t.i-r,. ,. ;
was not given. The bluff did not ! )Ure'-v v taie. Ti...v ,!., .
work The soldier stuck to his j iill.Ij;; 'll " - "
perch at the top of the staff and j the sx stem. I.au. i,l 'A '. V.'.'s i n
continued hisrangingof the horizon I l,ox- S-'11 l,y Ay( , k vt c.. d: ,-,
with the fieldglasses. The officers;
of the post were in a quandary, and j SuffenRff Mothers Rdd '
they were considering the advisabil- ! wu"cn,ib nuniieia, n-dU ,
ity of sawing the flagpole down1 w, , r , , .,
when the soldier at th! top of it UX: 1- '...i
climbed down. j break out i;h an iu-hi,. .M r ;!;V'
"I didn't see any," ho said as ho was abnt.st in. re than I . -.:i s- 1:,,p 'u
was being seized. j as sontiiii, like ,i.e thni-h .n.d r
"Sfiflanv whati" . seemed ti p..w.-n my milk. Wlr-vr
bee any what , tht, mnk WoaliJ m. , , ; );
Indians. j would cause the Luid t to b'renk r;,t, iri i
"Is that what you went up there uld mike the child's nv.uth s . ' s.
fori" his captain asked him tbat 1 ,lrien th- 1 i,.i
"Voa c;- rru v. raise it on the bottle. Ihdth- 'r' ;t'i-
Jff SlT- J,?6 bhWs are to return with Tne , f my vhMrrK "Ht, ',
about to attack the post." come near Union ti,Mn all. 1 w, r
He was taken to the guardhouse ! rowfn! in my heart not t.. nurse i,,v h.n
and the post surgeon sent for. The
surgeon found the soldier perfectly
quiet and rational. He talked as
sanely as any man could on general
subjects, but he seemed firmly per
suaded that it was his special busi
ness in the service to watch out for
Indians from the top of the flagpole.
When he was released, he went di
rectly to his quarters, fastened ou
his climbers without being observed
and made such good time across the
parade ground that he had almost
attained the top of the flagpole be
fore the pursuers reached the base.
This time he remained at the top of
the pole for several hours, paying
no heed at all to anything that went
on below. He was so busily engaged
in examining the distant plains with
his fieldglasses that he did not even
see the soldiers rigging up a net at
the foot of the flagpole. He was
considerably surprised and grieved
when he was jerked into the net by
means of a lasso unerringly thrown
by a soldier who had been a cow
boy. He was out of the servico
within just the space of time that it
required for a reply from the war
department to an official letter con
cerning his condition sent trom the I
post. The members of the guard
who escorted the monomaniac to the
gate upon his discharge said after
ward that there was a broad grin on
the ex-lineman's face as they led
him out.
"Well, how about the Indiana
now?" asked one of the guard just
as the man was about to be turned
loose at the gate.
"Indiana be d d," said the ex
monomaniac, displaying his wad of
back pay and allowance bank notes
and his discharge. "Are you all
jaysi" New York Sun.
Axin a Blesslo.
Down in the rural district it hap
pened that the mean man invited
the preacher to dinner. The mean
man had plenty of money, but he
didn't spend it on his table, which
on that occasion showed but scant
fare.
"Parson," said the mean man,
"times air hard an groceries high;
but, sich as it is, you're welcome.
Will y ou ax a blessin ? "
"I will," replied the parson.
"Fold your hands." And then he
said :
"Lord,, make us thankful for
what we are about to receive for
these greens without bacon, this
bread without ealt, this coffee
without BUgar and after we have
received it give thy servant strength
to get home in time for dinner."
Atlanta Constitution.
Failed to Work.
Dinguss Shadbolt, did you ever
look closely at a silver dollar and
notice how many faces you can
make out on the obverse side!
There's the profile of George HI, the
head and mane of the British lion,
the "profile of Disraeli and
Shadbolt Yes, and you'd like to
run your face on a silver dollar if I
had one to spare, wouldn't youf It
won't work this time, Dinguss. It
won't work. I haven't a silver dol
Jar about me, --Chicago Tribune, .
LOUISBURG, N. ft, FRIDAY, OCTOBER
RAVS HO UN BLASTS. .
The devil fears a pmvins noth-r.
It is rirht to fast, but it is wronjr
to look Ie;in.
Sin feplsjsafe a lonpr ns it ran Iii.l.
its bead.
A fool has to find out for hhns. if
that fire is hot.
No fish geto nwnv that bit.vi :it tlx
devil's hook.
We may kill Gods man, but u
cannot kill his truth.
It U a waste of br.Mth to talk nv
louder thfiu no live.
The -moling ol th fr'n-vt w tlo;
devil's delijrlit-.
The war is not over 1
!
1 ,mv (st n l"ttlt
Tlie Uedet iiu-r wnrne.l his r,;,.
against hypocrisy about as f i. i u ; 1 1
ly as ho did a train -t sir .
FRKK TILLS.
St nd yur a.ld., . K. ', , U,-n
& Co.. C tiK-.ii;... ;M.; l- '.a Ii . .. - .,,.:..
! . . 1 "r- K,M I.H.- 1 . a
trial wj;i o.nvm,-.. ,., th. . . .,
' These p. lis a ,v .asV ,., ,,,;', . ...
; part i . u l.i riy el!e I : , , i - i i , ;
! V,,n,s"!.n:,t5,'n ar"' K 1 1 1;u
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i-'in i n'uiu ii' it (i'i it, nn, ws-
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i-u l.i vr,iu iijeni. .tiv lourtn r. ii : i
tiftb child died I r in it .is the .iii
settled on the ho,--. V haj 8;i -i
benefit of medical tri-aVu-ra n v th-l
country atV"rded, and -,.,-t hun io-ds - f 1
dollars try inc to t,-t well, and i; a;m. s-i
broke me up. li.-f..r.- the birth "f m
sixth child I met Mrs J lVrn, ,n ;t
Suiithlield. and from what she toki u.e ...
her Remedy, 1 cue I tided to try a. i i
bought some of the li uir-dy ntj'i wash
from. Mr. Hood, ami b'-f.'re- 1 hnd u-.-d i
the six bottles I was p.rfectiv cured. ,
At the birth of my r.eit child I was ii
and have since had t ohildr-n. h '
have ueer had any m .re tri uble w r 1,
my breast . and my cbldrm were ban
well and healthy, and was able to mrv
them.
One of my little K'irls h pas.-r.-d
with p.. is,, Q oak. aci nothing ifve h-r
any relief mail 1 used Mrs. J. e lVr-.'i,-
Remedy aud Wash, and - tie-half b..t:i.
ot the Remedy nd o:. pa,-kae . f th
Wash cured her. I d-.n't !,'tn, how t.
eipress myself ab ait I hat m-d:.-i !
have neier seeu any thinic like it, at.d 1
do not think there is any other m-!.. n..
known that will do what i: do-s. l
wouldn't take :,( f,ir what it did f. r
me, and if I could have known f it y-ars
ago I would have been better off iti the
wrld than 1 am to dav.
Mils .1 a:i M, Tit'Miv.v
Tine bevel. N. t. Jr.lv 1, ,7
BIG ROBBERY!
W e have bvn robhiatr oar naiip.-ti
tors of this and oar niix!i In ri i.-r
towns of their Clotliintr M-i
tomers. We have a
Larre Stock of
HATS and CAPS
AT AND I'.HL' V l i ST.
also a line of
P..1.I r n i n
HUllUiii, UBI115 rUiniSningUOOOS 6tC
at holesale Prices. A nice lot of
CLOTHING for MEN, YOUTHS and BO.S.
Men'n Cheviot Suits $3. 25 to $.".()().
Youth's Suits from $2.50 to 6 00
Bo.ys Suits from 70 cents to $4.50,
and other 'named goods in propor
tion. Have you seen our nice line of
Overcoats and N'ih kin 1 oshes? If
not, come and look, ue are sure we
can please. If you want cheaper
goods than those named above, we
refer you to No. 1 Nash street sum
over door Cheap .John, where you
,can buy boys' all Yool Clothing at
less than half it rout to manufacture
it. Men's heavy Clay Worsted, or
Cork Screw Suits from $T 50 to
4.25. Pant CO cents to $1.50.
Overcoats $1.25 to $4.50. We Pell
poods to people in Nashville, Spring
Hope, I ranklinton, Yor.ngsville.
Hendereon, Warrenton, and nil
through the country between the
above named towns. .
We want every man and boy to
corae and get their part, of these
cheap goods.
Yours to please.
D. C. STRICKLAND & CO.,
Louisburg, N. C.
No. 2 South Nash Street.
15, 1897
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IF Y0F VALUE MONEY
THKN (JO TO
THE CASH BARGAIN'
house.
Rodgr-rsoi," building, frai.t rf
Hart s W
are Lou so.)
At le?8 than Cost of M i n i f.irta r-v
ITS CASH W i:YAM
A N I)
CASH WE Ml' ST HAVE
Then V mailt S aahtr , '
as shown be! o w .
M-n's till o..i ' ... i .
m jo.l ) , , .
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voir miiid al! that i j 'ntni L.v.
don't 5:,i-l n r'l.t n:,. vi a !.-..
tried The ('ah r..irk-aji, ;.,.
Your old friei ,.
IDIIN DK.l . I'r.'o
WIDE' AWAKE
A."N I - -
UP TO DATE,
If j on are w ide -lA.ik
' '('!; otn iz.- hy ettinK'
worth of v a a r ni"' v .
rome at ot, r c t ,
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the fal
EAEMARTERS.
II a r r v Wudt'? o '. i a t . d
h er
you rati fit i the ("i -a e-t
for the tI M e t it, i.o li-bar.j.
ti):it: fats: t. Y' a w i '. !. t.
nice t're.-h ( ', roce r , - s ,,f f, ; ; '..h.o
Pry ' it odj, Not i a., -r. , ,
! Cive ,18 a and vo w
pare to call n'aiii
COOKK A- CASH.
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
.Mt-dieal 1 ills are due t ho 1 t da v f
November, those who roni" forward
and settle Wfore that dato will I o
given a discount. you will nave
money and trouble by healing this
suggestion. Wo moan basin--;.
Kpspert fully,
Koxtkk A; M u.onk.
octH tf
JOB WORK !
You can kret all binds of Letter
heads Bill bead., No!f bed, :
Envelops. Uuine cards, v isiting
card", Posters, or anything in tbat
line, done at eborA notice and on
the best material at the Times Job
Office,
The rpn wba dr-rt nebrceb
t rich iibouUbm
Hardware Company,
WHOLESALE AKO EE7AIL
HARDWARE,
i.orisfjuiici. N. :.
hT jat opT.r-l a I r
-And rotr pit Stk of
Hardware
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rop w a(
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Agricultural
Implements
Ml 1 h'T !
Farm.
led
t"" b ' ire ni k ; fc- 70
NELSON & CARLYLE,
CLOTHING HEADQUARTERS.
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Aincricaii I-'ruit Pivs.
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Isaac A. Shrpjarl I '.Xft-Nii r.
Noble's ( "ott n Kinir. lion Iiiir.
Brio's Stun, .wall. "ii':iiiia Cnnk.
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P!a-'. -rinp. ll.-:r. ':ilh T . n and
Siok. s, Rinm Hub. Cart and
Sfo( , Sf Ti r , Ibanai Iron n
P. 8. Franklin Mill- Pmr Flour
(irabarrr Flour at
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