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YOLXXYffl ; , - , - , LQUISBURG, N. C.,TRIDAY, JANUARY. 13, 1890. . ... .. " - i NUMBER 47.
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Text- of tne Lesson, Joha ft, . xCii.
Memory . .. Verier XX Golden .Text,
Joha 11, XX Commentary Prepared
. by the Rev. D. M. Steams. -
-- . Copyright. 1898, by D. M. Stearns.
. .1. "And the third day there was a mar
riage In Cana of Galilee, and the mother
of Jesna was there." The third day's
work in Gen. i waa the appearing of the
dry land and ita being covered wjth grass,
herbs and fruit trees. It was on the third
day that Abraham received Isaao back
from the dead in a figure (Genxxli,-?
Heb. xi 19). On the third day Jonah,
being delivered from the belly of the fish
started for Nineveh as God's messenger.
These, with many other third day stories,
are very suggestive of the resurrection of
our Lord on. the third day, and as, apart
from His resurrection preaching, faith,
baptism and all ordinances are in -vain we
.cannot wonder that the Scriptures make
so much of the truth of His resurrection.
It is also most interesting to note that the
Bible begins with a marriage in Eden and
ends with the marriage of the Lamb, and
the first miracle wrought by the Lamb of
God was at this marriage'in Cana.
- 2.. "And both Jesus was called and His
disciples to the marriage." One of the
very first institutions in the Scriptures,
and the one that Expresses most fully Our
oneness with God and with Christ, the
one also that shall usher- in the gloriou9
kingdom on the earth. :i He said of Israel,
"I am married unto you". (Jer. Hi, 14),
and of ns who now believe -in Him it iaH
said that we are married to the Lord that
we should bring forth fruit unto God
(Rom. vli, 4): . The words used by Adam
concerning Eve in Gen'. 11, 23, 24, are
'need in reference to Christ and the church
In Eph. v, 80-33, and in Heb. xiil, 4, it is
said that marriage is honorable in all. -
8. "And when they wanted wine, the
mother of Jesus saitn unto Him, They
have no wine;' " There is a want found
at this marriage they . have not enough of
wine. . Whether more people had come
than they had expected or whether some
one had been mistaken in the quantity
needed we are not told.. , - "
4. "Jesus saith unto her: 'Woman,
what have I ' to do with thee? Mine hour
is not yet come.", There is neither un-
kindness nor any lack of courtesy in this
word to His mother. There could not be,
for God is love, and love is kind, and He
was God manifest in the flesh. He vir
tually "said at least this I will see to it at
the right time. . The Lord is a Uod of judg
ment or discernment;, blessed are all they
that wait for Him (Isa. xxx,. 18).
5. "His mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever He saith unto yon, do it.
Thus she placed the matter in His hands
and quietly left it there. She directed the
servants to Him for all further Instruction
and withdrew from all" further, responsi
bility.- She knows It will be attended to,
and she leaves it, . Do.we thus cast every
care upon Him, every burden and anxiety,
and quietly leave it with Him? We are re
minded of "Pharaoh's word" to the Egyp
tlansj Go onto Joseph; what he saith to
you do. - - : -r :' . . ;
6. "And there were set there six water
pots of stone, after the manner of. the pn
rifyina of the Jews, containing two or
three firktnB apiece." The pots were evi
dently empty, judging from the next verse.
When the Lord would use vessels in which
to show His power, He requires empty
vessels. When He Would pay the widow's
debt, she was told by the prophet , to bor
row empty .vessels, not a few, and as long
as there was an empty vessel the oil flow
ed to fill it Til Kings iv. 3).
7. " Jesus saith unto them, 5111 the water
pots with water, and they filled them up
to the brim." Now His hour is about
come in which He will on this occasion
glorify the Father, and He tells the serv
ants what to do. It is always His to com
mand ; it is ours simply to obey. From
water everything has come, for in Gen. i,
8, we see nothing but water. In the
first sevea chapters of this gospel there is
much to be learned from the use of this
element. In Eph. v, 26, it is an emblem
of the'word by which we are cleansed.
8. "And He saith unto them, Draw out
now and bear unto the governor of the
feast. And; they bare It." The Son of
Man came to minister unto others (Math.
xx, 28), and He permits us to be the bear
ers of His bounties. - As He permitted the
twelve to bear the bread and fish which
He multiplied to the hungry thousands and
these servants to bear His wine to the
governor of the feast, so He permits as
to bearthe living bread and Water and His
love; which is better than wine, to all who
will receive it: '
' 9. "When the ruler of the feast had
tasted the water' that was made wine and
knew not whence it Was (but the servants
which drew the water knew), the governor
of the feast called the bridegroom.". The
water was made wine, He did it, and
whether it be by the process of the vine
and the grapes or directlyl as in this case,
it is all equally easy to Him. He is the
vine; He is the true wine that maketh
glad the heaxb of man.' j 'Sot a cup of cold
water shall lose its reward; therefore those
who give much water now shall have
much wine or joy in the kingdom. We are
the earthen vessels, and if we fill them, up
to the brim with the water of His word
He will change it to wine in us, and we
shall be full of joy. The mora sorrow for
His sake sow, the more joy we shall have
hereafter.
10. ."And saith unto him, Every.marr
at the beginning doth set forth good wine
and when men have well drunk then that
Which is worse, but thou hast kept the
good wine until now." Then it was good
wine, the best of wine, which our Lord
Jesus made. This testimony is from the
ruler of the feast, not knowing whence
the wine came. He only makes the best
of everything; that which man makes is
always inferior. If, as one has said, He
keeps His best things for the few, it is not
because He is not willing to give His best
to many, but rather because only the few
are willing to receive them, v
1L "This beginning of miracles did
Jesus in Cana of Galilee and manifested
forth His glory. And His disciples be
lievrl on Him." This was His first mir
acle: therefore all the apooryphal tales of
the miracles of His childhood cannot be
true. He manifested 'His glory., Howf
By changing water into wine or by point
ing onward, aa in the transfiguration, to
the time of His kingdom, and glory when
as He said at the last passover (Luke 22).
He would not 4rink again of the fruit of
the vine until He would drink it anew in
the kingdom. His glory must be associat
ed with His kingdom. ;His disciples, who
must' have " elieved on Him before (or
they would not have been His disciples),
are growing in confidence in and devotion
to Him. So should it ever be (II Pet iii.
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Text of the Leuon, John 111, 1-18.
Memory Verses, 14-16 Golden Text,
John 111, 16 Commentary Prepared
hy the Rev. D M. Stearns.
BRYAN SPEAKS
AGAIN. .
Copyright, 1S98, by D. M. Stearns.
1. "Now there was a man" (R. V.). In
verses 11, 22, 23, of chapter 2, we read that
the disciples believed and many believed,
but then we read that Jesus did not com
mit Himself unto (believe in) men, for He
knew what was i man. Then we have
Him dealing with this man, a ruler of the
Jews, and revealing Nicodemns to him'
self, that he might know God, for this is
greater than riches or wisdom or might
(Jer. ix, 23, 24). ; - . i :
2. Nicodemus knew that Jesus was at
least sent of God and that God was with
him, and his soul was hungering for more
of God, and he felt that Jesus had power
so help him, yet, being a ruler and Jesus
being evidently a very humble person, not
having been taught in any of the schools,
nor having, like Saul, been brought up at
the feet of Gamaliel or any great teacher of
the day, he seems to think it wise not to
come at first to Him too publicly.
i 8. Jesus passes, by the seeming compli
ment and, recognizing the longing in the
heart of Nioodemus, tolls , him briefly the
only way to see the kingdom for which he
longs. To be born of God (1-13) or from
above (margin) is the' only way. : No hu
man wisdom nor royal lineage nor position
among men can entitle any one to see or
enter the kingdom of God. - It must be a
work of God in the heart nothing 'less
than the receiving of the Son of God (chap
ter i, 12). -, , j
4. Nicodemus, though very religious
and a ruler of the Jews, was only anat
ural 'man and understood not spiritual
things. He could only think of a natural.
birth. -. - . '-' - x -
6. A. little more fully Jesus now states
It, saying that to be born of God means to
be born of water and of the Spirit. . By
calling np three witnesses Peter, James
and Paul and by comparing I Pet. 1, 23;
Jas. 1, 18; Eph. v, 26; John vl, 03, we
learn that water suggests the Word of God,
by which the Spirit always works. :
6. The flesh is the natural man, the man
no$ subject to nor controlled by God. He
may be intellectual, 'educated, talented,
wealthy, a good citizen, moral,, philan
thropic and in every way all that could be
desired as a loving father, son or brother,
yet if only that never see the kingdom of
God. He. that hath the Son-hath life, but
he that hath not the Son of God hath not
life, whatever else he may have (I John v.
12).- :
7. "Te must be born again." There is
much teaching nowadays, to the effect that
there isa spark of the divine nature in
every one and that it only needs to be de
veloped, but such is not the teaching of
the Word of God, which says that the car
nal or natural mind is enmity against
God, for "It is not subject to the law of
God, neither, indeed, can be (Rom. viii, 7).
8. We can feel the wind as it blows upon
nsr-but we cannot tell whence it came nor
whither its destination. Thus the Spirit
moves and works. In the' darkness of
Gen. i, 2, the Spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters, and God spake, and
there' was light. , So God, by His word,
and Spirit, shines in hearts and gives the
knowledge of Himself, causing -life and
f ruitfulness where all before was waste
and void (II Cor. iv, 6, 7). - ' h
9. "How can these things be?" The
blind was groping for the light and but
very dimly perceiving. These spiritual
things, so simple to the Spirit taught, were
top much for the natural man, even though
he be a ruler. I have wondered if one
reason why the wisdom of this world dis
likes the book of Daniel and would fain
have done with it is that there, as perhaps
nowhere else, is shown the . utter impo
tence of such wisdom to deal with the
things of God.
10. A master of Israel should know
something of these things, for in Ezek.
xxxvi,- 26, 27, it was written: "Anew
heart also will I give yon and anew spirit
will 1 put within you. I will put My
Spirit within you and cause you to walk
in My statutes." - Gabriel was sent from
heaven to cause Daniel to know,, but here
is a greater than Gabriel, and yet Nioode
mus does not understand.
11, This is the third verily, verily of
our lesson. Only in this gospel do we find
'the double verily or amn or in truth,''
find He who uses it is Himself the Truth.
He knew all things and all. men, even
their utmost imaginings. He said through
Jeremiah: "I, the Lord, search the heart;
I try the reins" (Jer. xvii, 10). '
12. There are celestial and terrestrial
things as well as bodies, but the glory of
the one differs greatly from that of the
other (I Cor. xv, 40). The kingdom, al
though not of his world, is to be set upon
this earth and will include the whole
World (John xviii, 86; Dan. vii, 27; Hab.
II, 14), but there Is-a xiew Jerusalem to
come down out of heaven from God, in the
light of which theiations of the earth are
to walk. v ;
13. What wondrous sayings are here!
While He waa on earth He Was in heaven ;
He came down from heaven, and does He
Bay that as man lie had ascenaeq up to
heaven? If bo, we must believe it. But
what about John xx, 17, "I am not yet
ascended to my Father?''. , That was, in
His resurrection body. " -
14. Our Lord Jesus never made light of
or in any way discounted any record in
the Scriptures, but spoke of them as reali
ties; -Here He refers to .the incident of
Num. xxl, 6-9, where the people, dying
from the bite of fiery serpents, were to
look upon a brazen serpent which Moses,
at God's command, lifted up upon a pole
high enough for all to see, and when any
dying one beheld the serpent of brass he
lived. . ,.:,;.-.- .-..'.v,
16. The Israelites bitten were as good
as dead unless they looked. They were
utterly helpless., Nicodemus was as help
less to save himself as a bitten Israelite;
so are we. When a bitten and dying one
looked where he was told, he saw the re
semblance of that which was causing "his
suffering and probable death, but it was
fastened to a pole and thus in the place of
death to itself.
16. In Jesus Christ on the cross for our
sins we see the love of God as it never was
seen elsewhere. We see tUe fulfillment of
Gon. ill, 15, 21; Ps. xxii; Isa. liil, and ev
ery other Scripture concerning His suffer
ings and death.. We are not asked to un
derstand it nor to grasp its full ignifi
cance, for that would, be impossible, but,
like the bitten Israelite, we are asked to
behold Him and believe He is for ma
Then we are assured that through Him
we have life and can never perish. All
who are "helpless and' turn to Him and
gi:uply receive Him are born of God. It
is evident from chapter xix, 39, that Nico-
nemus received Him, and the secret dis
ciple becaine the bold confessor. ,
He Discusses Old and fiew Quss--.;
tions in CbisEgo. i
CURRENCY STILL AN ISSUE.
He Mains 'fly Sixteen to One is tli
. Best Issue. . t-..;
THOU SHALL - NOT STEAL"
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A Biblical Injunction' for Imperialists
to Eemember Colonial Polley
" Bests on Doctrine of Vicarious
s ' Enjoyment, aad Not -
ligious Duty. i
Chicago, January 7. .'The third an -
nual banquet of the Andrew Jickspu
League was held at Treraont House lo-i
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night,' arid on this occasion, as on the
two former, William T. Biyan was the
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guest of honor. " , . .
1 ne Danquet nan ot the note l was
turned into a sea of bunting caught
up with festoons of stnilax. t Life-size
portraits of Jacks'jn and of - the guest
of the evening were hung at opposite
end of the hall, these bring the only
portraits used in the decorations.
Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
acted as presiding officer. - A large
number of prominent men from other
States were present, and made speeches.
Ir Br) an made the closing speech.
It was as follows:
1 he Democracy ol the nation is
still defending Jefferson ian principles
with Jackson ian courage and has no
thought of departing from the: princi
pies enunciated at Chicago in 1896.
That platform will live in history as ti e
hour when the money changers wete
driven from the Democratic temple
There will be no turning back. The
trusts were pnarantrrd th nriwilro
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of namincr the Attorn. nnra1 " nrl
ihejodges. The trusts opposed the
Democratic party in 1896 because the
Chicago convention took the party
out f the hands, of the Wall street
croWd and adop'ed a platform which
pefcipitated the plutocracy which the
party had beld in solution for - several
years. The gold Democrats had an
opportunity to crush out the trusts dur
ing Mr. Cleveland's administration,
but they did not do it. The gold
Republicans are having their opportu
nity now, but they are not improving
it. .."'.The trusts will fall when the gold
standard is overthrown and not until
then.' The sold standard means fall
ing-prices and falling prices will cre
ate trusts more rapidly than any; gold
standard, party can destroy them.
The second point of attack is-the
ratio. Why insist upon 160 1? they
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ask. I reply. Erst, because' it is the
best ratio, and, second, because its op
ponents have no other ratio to offer.
No free coinage law can be enacted an
til a ratio is agreed upon, because the
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ratio is a part of the law. Suppose we
had a mat-rity in Congress favorable
to bi-metalism but differing as to the
ratio. Some would favor 16 to 1, some
24 to . 1, some 3a to 1, and some higher
ratios; j how could we make progress
under uch conditions? Affirmative re
lief is necessary and -those who favor
remedial legislation musf secure a ma
jority in . both House and Senate for
some definite proposition. The eold-
bugs understand this; they know that
an 'ambiguous platform is equivalent
to a gold standard platform. Mr.
Cleveland was elected in 1892 upon a
platform which declared for the use of
gold and silver .ajMhe standard money
of the country, and for the coinage of
both gold and silver without discrimi
nation against either metal or charge
for mintage, and yet Mr. Cleveland
lound no d faculty in supporting the
single gold standard. The Democratic
party will not return to the days of un
certainty and evasion. When the op
ponents of 16 to 1 agree upon another
ratio it will be time enough to com
pare the merits of the new ratio with
the merits of the old ratio. B it they
will not be peimitted to suspend the
party in midair, out of the reach of
i6 to. x and. out. of sight of any thing
else. To surrender the ratio is to ac
cent the gold standard as final. The
Chicago platform was good when it
was adopted, it grows better with. age.
It was str ng in 1896; it is stronger
now.
"But" enough of old issues; what of
the new questions? Our party cannot
ignore the issues raised by the war. ' It
must speak out against militarism now
or forever hold its peace. A large
POLYGAMY IS WRONG.
"Therefore Shall a Man Leave Ills
Father and His Mother and Shall
Cleye Unto Hla Wife-not
wives and They Shall Be
One riesh.w-Uen. UJ24,.
recently
platform, will be added to as new con
ditions force new issues into the arena j standing army is not only an expense
. During- the past two years, Mrs. J. "W.
Alexander, wife of the editor of the Way
nesboro, (Miss.) Times, has, in a great
many instances, relieved her baby when
in the first Btages of croup, by giving it
Chamberlain's cough remedy. " She looks
upon this remedy as a. household neces
sity and believes that do better medicine
has ever been put in bottles." There are
many thonsau 3s of mothers in this broad
land, who are: of the same opinion. It is
t.h onlv remedr that can always be de
fended upon as a preventive and cure
for crone The 25 and 60 cent bottles
are' for Bale by W. G. Thomas, drug
gist, . . - ,v;;3 ,.
of politics, but nothing will, be . sub
tracted from it. - Events have vindi-.
cated every position taken by the plat
form. Arbitration was advocated" in
that platform and arbitration is
stronger to-day than it was in 1896
That platform denounced- government
by injunction and the .sentiment
against government by injunction is
increasing. That platform denounced
the trusts and declared them to be" a
menace; that menace is greater to-day
than ever before. That platform
warned the people that a conspiracy
was. on foot to give to the. national
banks a monopoly ot . the issue . and
supply of paper money; that conspiracy
is now known to everyone.
"That platform denounced inter
national bi-metallism as a' delusion
and a snare and its condemnation has.
been justified. That platform pointed
to independent free coinage as the on
ly means of restoring the double. stand
ard; who doubts it now? -.Tnat .plat
form named 16 to 1 as the proper ra:
tio and that ratio stands to-day as the
only ratio at which bi-metallism is pos
sible. lv .- :'. . ' . , -' . ..
"Other platforms have been forgot
ten, but" that Dlatform is fresh' in the
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memory of friend and foe, because it
was clear and positive upon every pub
lic onestion. To those who believe in
equality before the law the Chicago
platform js still an" inspiration; it is a
terror only to those who seek to qse
the government for personal and pri
vate ends. "It has" been attacked
two points, but the attacks will snot
harm it. Some who opposed the plat
form in 1896 have promised to return
to the party on condition, that the par
ty will drop the money question, 2 and
confine the fight to the trusts. The
offer will not be accepted. What con
fidence would the people have in our
sincerity if we should declare., against
trusts in general, but enter into a treaty
to the people but it is a menace to the
nation and the Democratic party will
be a unit in opposing it. A woard in re
gard to imperialism. Those who advc
cate the annexation of the Philippines
call themselves expansionists but they
are really imj erialists. The word ex
pansion would describe the acquisition
of territory to be populated by homo
geneous people and to be carved into
States like those now in existence. An
empire suggests variety in race and di
versity in government. The imperial
ists do not desire to clothe the Filipinos
with "all 4be rights, and privileges ol
American citizenship; they want to ex
ercise sovereignty over an alien race
and they expect, to ruleuthe new sub
jects upon a theory entirely at vari
ance with constitutional government.
Victoria is Queen of Great Britain and
Empress of India; shall we change the
title of our executive and call him the
resident of the United States and
mperor of the. Philipines? . The
Democratic party stood for the-money
of the constitution in 1896; it stands
for the government of the constitution
now. It opposed an English , financial
policy in 1896; it opposes an Eoglish
colonial policy now. Those who in 1896
were in favor of turning the American
people over to the greed of foreign
financiers and domestic trusts may now
be willing to turn the Filipinos over to
continued pa bbcohp paos
Robert?, the Mormon,
elected to Congres, say:
"Polygamy is not adultery, for were
it so considered, Abaham, Jacob and
the prophets would not be allowed in
theCedom.'r He further argues
that Cod approves, strikingly ap.
proves i.
" -
- That warrants the proposition that
God "approve?, strikingly approves,"
of what he permits. If that be true,
then God approves of the deception
and lies of which Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, etc, wcregniltj. t . f -
ADranam nea (uenesis. 30J. it is
thus proven that fJod approves of de
ception and lying, because these men
committed such acu? Why God per
mitted such conduct, yet retained
these men as bis servants ani inherit
ors of His blessing is another question.
But that He did so is not to be de
nied. The simple point is, that mere
historical records of things existing or
done are not proofs that tiy were
right nor that God approved of them.
The Bible shows that God created
one man and one woman to be hus
band and wife. The original law
which God never changed links the
two and no more. In Genesis ii, 24,
we read: "Therefore, shall a roan
cleve onto his wife (not wives) and
they shall be one flesh." From that,
no law of God has varied. Our Lrd
Jesus confirmed the law, in his teach
ings.' Matthew xix., 4-9: -Mark x.,
6 9. A roan was to. cleave unto "his
wife" -not wives.
Taking a concordance, we find that
in the great majority of records, the
one roan and' his wife are mentioned.
In Genesis iv., 79, we read that
Lamech had two wives. Not long
after that (Genesis vi., 5: "God saw
that the wickedness of men was great
on the earth." Noah and bis three
sons bad each one wife. In this di
vinely ordained marriage association
the race began its new career, alter
the flood. Cuming down to the time
of Moses, we find God's law unchanged."
The literal reading of. Leviticus xvii.,
a8, is; "And thou shalt not take a
wife, to another to be a rival to her,"
or "thou shalt not take a woman,"
etc. The idea is, that a man having
one wife was forbidden by the law of
God to take another wife or woman to
be rival of the one wife.
Later still, when God spoke of a
King for Israel (Deuteronomy xvii.,
17.) He said: "Neither shall he mul
tiply -wives to himself." Solomon
was notably disobedient to this law, as
was David, his father, and all Bible
readers know of the sorrows which
came upon their kingdom.
The law, as it really existed from
beginning to end of God's revelations,
may be summed up in Paul's words (I.
Corinthians, vii., a): 'Let every man
have his own wife, apd let every wo
man have her own h isband."
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TAX OS LEGACIES.
All Personal Estates Exceeding 10.
000 la Talus Are Liable.
Oomsponlensof The ObservfT.
AebevilleJan. 2. From inform
ation received at this office, it ap-'
pefra that the faet is not generally
known cr understood that there is
an internal revenue tax on legacies
and distributive shares of estates,
where the decedent died on or af
ter June 13, 1898, leaving a' per
sonal estate, the whole a.monnt of
which exceeds in valoe $10,000.
TLis tax accrnes 'where passing
from any person on or after June
13, 1893. No tax is doe unless the
whole amount of personal property
passing from the decedent exceeds
in valae $10,000. All legacies cr
property, passing by the laws of
any State or Territory, to husband
or wife of the pereon died pos
sessed, shall be exempt from tax
or duty. The tax most be paid by
the executor or administrator be
fore itsdisttiouiijo to the legatees
The fact that all, or a part, of
an estate is represented by bonds
pf the Doited Slates does not ex
empt such an estate from tax un
der the iuternaj revenue laws. If
the collector finds it necessary, in
order to obtain the facts respect
ing liability to legacy, taie?,
where the records are insufficient,
be can exercise the authority
vested in him by the Revised Stat
otes, and may summon the ex
ecutors, administrators or other
persons be may deem proper to ap
pear and testify under oatb.
H. 8. HARKIN3, Collector.
SHOULD SHUT OCT THE JTEGEO.
A NDISAXCE. A PEST AND A MENACE
Representative Skinner WanU Rim
Disfranchised A Ee publicans Pre
dictions.
Washington, Jan, 6. Represen
tative Harry Skinner f-ayora dis
franchising the negro In North
Carolina. He would do it himself.
according to bis statement to me
to-day, and he says should the pre
sent Legislature in North Carolina
fail to enact r-roper legislation on
this subject there is no hope, and
the Democrats should be held ra-
sponsiblsv I asked him if there
was-any news that he would like
for the people of North Carolina
to know, or if he had any message
he would like to send to the folks
at home. "You may say for me.
aaid Mr. Skinner Ibstthe pre
sent Legislature should disfran
chise the negro in North Carolina.
It should never let the opportunity
pass, and if it does, it mast be
held responsible."
I repeated this conservation to a
prominent North Carolina Repuh .
lican, who is here to-night, and ha
listened with interest. MYoa uy
for me," said he, that Represen
tative Skinner- within a' short
time after the nefro, is disfran
chised in North Carolina, will op
enly declare himself a member of
the Republican party,- Pot that
down qb the record, for I know
whereof I speak." There are
others, Mr. Skinner's friends, who
say that he is sincere in ht state
ment, and that he would like to
vote for a bill to send all of the
negroes ont of the State. r- -
. 0. W. 0. Hardman, when sheriff of
Tyler County. W. Va.. was at one time,
almost prostrated with a cold. He used
Chamberlain's cough remedy and was so 0f peace with lhe greatest of all trusts
much-pleased wrtn tne quick renei ana , monev trQSl? if we should at
care it afforded him. that he gave the fol
lowing unsolicited testimonial: "To all
who may be interested, 1 wish to say,
that I have used Chamberlain's congh
"remedr and find it invaluable for coughs
and colds." For sale by W. G. Thomas,
druggist. .s
The man who-is ; in love with
hinself has nfear of being jilted.
temnt to centre the : fight upon , the
trusts .Republicans would , adopt ps
strong an anti-trust plank as we because
no cart v would dare to defend the
r
trusts. In'such a fight the trust mag
nets would be found supporting both
parties end contributing liberally to
both campaign funds, provided the
Nowhere in God's Word is there
any approval of Mormonisro, ancient
or modern. The fait that some Bible
characters did have a plurality of
wives is not evidence of God's ap
proval, any more than that the exist
ence of any crime is evidence of
His approval of crime. Why "he per
mits men to' violate His laws is not the
question here. .The simple protest is
against the claim- that God approves
of Mormonism, "or any other roons
trocity of evil, ' because sich things
seem to agree with historical records
of the Bible. We 'know that though
God did not approve of Israel's clamor
for a king (Ix Samuel vii., 5-8), yet He
arranged . to let the nation have its
war. So, also, if a man took two
wives, in violation of God's law, God
demanded that be should treat both
well (Deuteronomy xxi., 15). But so
he only governed the evil, without ap
proving 'of it. Rev. H. H. Hiwe,
D. D., in Richmond Dispatch.
Such Are the Virginia and North Car
olina Negro Soldierat Macon, Ga.
Atlanta Journal.
We congratulate the War Depart
ment on its determination to muster
out at once a regiment of negro vol
unteers from Virginia, and another
from North Carolina.
- Both these regiments are stationed
in Macon, and we do not hesitate to
say that a more utterly vicious and
worthless set of rufiuns never served
under the flag of the United Six tes..
A number of soldiers in these regi
ments have met richly-deserved deaths
6y reason of their assaults upon the
person or property of citizens of this
Siate. They have been a nuisance, a
pest and a menace ever since they
were located in Macon. When they
passed the bounds of toleration the
good men of that community attended
10 mem properly, but they nave an
noyed and disgusted the decency of
Macon to an unprecedented degree.
ine journal nas astea lor weex
past why such regiments were not at
once mustered out. They should
never have been mustered in. They
must have been - gathered from the
scums of the lowest order of popnla
t;on in the states to which tbey are
credited, and it is hard to understand
how the administration has kept them
saddled on the government so long.
However, we will go far toward forgiv
ing the offence because the atonement
of an immediate mustering out is of
fered. .
To Erase Ink Stains from Paper.
Unsightly ink stains npon val
uable manuscripts or hooka . need
not remain if a little care -taken to
remove them. JJake 'a prepara
tion of one part of citrio acid, dis
solved in ten parts of distilled
water. To this add two parti of
concentrated solution' of borax,
and brnsh the ink stains over with
the preparation, applying it with
a fine camel's hair brush. Any ex
cess of moisture should be removed
by means of a piece of blotting
paper.
Some Cooking'' Bale.
The frankness with which a 17-
year-oid girl reiers w nerseu as
an old maid is certainly amusing.
'
Incompatibility - of temper al
ways meane that both -parties hav
the . same - kind of temper, and
plenty of it.
A pessimist says that the only
way to avoid trouble, escape.hard
ships, dodge calamities and all
that sort of thing is o die young,
Every time Satan closes a door
be opens a larger one.
7 The blunt man often makes the
most eutting remarks. . "
Distance is often responsible for
lasting friendships.
Ironical If.,
Chicago News.
If yon? can't have what yon like
try to like what yod have
If a man would .get along
smoothly be sbould do bis level
best,
If you trust to luck for happi
ness you 11 be In lock when yon
getit.
If a man has common eerse be
seldom makes use of it in a love
affair..
Deaorestt aLacuir.
Nothing fries crisp that is weL
Egging and breading should be done
fifteen minutes, and flouring immedi-
ately before frying.
A frying basket should not be al
lowed to touch the bottom of a kettle.
A hot, clear fire is indispensable to
success in broiling.'
A gridiron or wire broiler should be
cleaned thoroughly every time it is
used.
A broiler should be heated hot and
robbed with suet, or other fat, before
the meat is put on it.
All broiled meats should be served
as soon as they are cocked.
The same broiler mast not be used
for .meats and fish.
To make light, flaky piecrust all the
ingredients most be very cold as well
as properly compounded.
Rub the tpp of cake with a little dry
fljur, and tne king wi'.l adhere more
readily.
Trim Defiance of Law.
If a man evr
tnre deliberation it's
a note to meet.
indulges
In ma-
when he has
I had the rheumatism so badly th at I
eould not get my hand to mr head. I
tried the doctor's medicine without the
least benefit. At last I thought of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm; the first bottle re
lieved all of the pain, and one-half of the
second bottle effected a ecmpMe core.
W. J . Hoixajd. Holland, Va. Chamber
lain's Pai Balm is equally gtyxl for
sprains, swellings and lameness, as well
a burns, eats and bruises. For sale at
W. G. Thomas' drag store.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of thn country than nil other diseases pn
together, a oa ontil tb Ut few ya
lr..n.. I- li S
s-reat manv vears dttors pronooneed 11
a local di-eav and preribrd local rem
edies, and bv eoDfttaat railing to care
with local treatment, pronoanced it in
e arable. Science bat proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease, and. there
fore, requires eonstitational treatnent.
Halt's Caurrh care, mansftetared by F.
J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the on
lv constitutional core 00 the market. It
Is taken internally ia doses from 10 drops
to a toaspoonfol. It sets directly oa the
blood and mncnos sorftws of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to care. Seed for circulars
and testimonials free. Address,
F, J. Ckejit & Co., Toleco, O,
-If yoa think yoa resemble a
creat man ear nothing, lbe re-
-
Bejnblance may cease the moment
yoa open your tnoatb.
Exposure to roogh weather, dampness,
extreme eold. etc . is spt to bring on aa
attsek of rheumatism or neralgia;ehap
ped lands and face, cracked lips and vi
olent ftebinff of the skin, also owe their
origin to eld weather. Dr. J. D. Mc
Lean's Volcanic Oil Liniment should be
kept on hand at all tiro for immediate
application when trouble of tbi nature
iccrir. It is a sovereign remeav. tmcm
23 ceBts. 10 eeata and $1.00 a bottle.
Sew fork Journal.
Tbe chief factors in the anarchistic
io3Kr-.ee in this country are the trusts.
The trusts defy the law's intended for
their suppression or regulation. For
the purposes of basinets these combi
nations of capital habitually treat the
the law without respect. Tbey dodge
its blows ss a prize fighter does those
of bis antagonist. They buy legislation
that they want, prevent by purchase the
enactment of other laws which are not
In their interest, and let it be known
that if money and the peryerse ingen
uity of hired attorneys can' avail, tbey
will not submit to the laws authority.
Yet the trusts are ever foremost in the
demand that the people shall respect
the law and that infractions of it,
which take other forms than those in
favor with these millionaire anarchist,
shall be punished sternly in the inter
est of its periled pstlic order.