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Gbo. S. Baker, Sapt.
.: Ppsaebing atKll A r-Li and 8 P. M.
every Sunday.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night.
- (S: F.' Smith, Pastor J "
BAPTIST. ' ' ' i.
Thos. B. WitDEa, Snpt
..Pehintll AM,and.. Jf.P. M.
'very Sunday. .
Prayer m eting Thursday night. -.,
or-.- v oa&BSV ohith, rastor.
jyR. J. J. MANN,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, :
LOTJISBTTRG, N. C.
Office over Thomas'.Drug Store.
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
Louisburg, N. C.
Office In the Ford Building, corner Main
and Nash street, up stair front. .
a. - F- X arboroi qh, .; .; , ,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
nitiM Slid floor Neal bnlldlnir. vhone 89.
Night calls answered from X. W . Blckett's
residence, pnone . ... -
H.
B. MAH8ENBURG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
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LOUlBBUBe, . C ' -'
Will practice in all the Courts of the State
Office In Court Boose, v
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QranTllle, Warren and waKecounues.aiBOinf
Supreme Court ox inonn uarounp, na ute u.
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FRACT1CINO FHTSICIANS k SURGEONS,
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and xljolDli.g counties, also Ui the Uanreme
Court, na in we vjuve uwf jjiuiriti. uv
Uttice Cooper and Clifton Building.
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i ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW,
Office on Main street, over Jones k Cooper
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Office over E ertwn'a-Store? : -
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
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ry matter intrusted to his nanos. -
b.a jnatintflhKTiherd. Hon. Jonn
Manning, Hon. BoW. W. Winston, Hon. J. C.
Boxton. Pres. Pirst National Bank of Win
.inn nunn k Mnl7 Wlnnton. feODles Bank
of Monroe, Chaa; E. Taylor, Frea .Wake For-
st college. Hon, js. w "''-ii-.
Office In Court House, opposite SHerUra.
f r ,f J.,
M. PBRSON,
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
' Looisxuaet v. o. .. ;
rratinaa In all eoorts. Office in Neal
Building.
HYAJttBOROtfGH, JB. - ' 1
t ATI OBNEY AT LA jy , ,
VLOUloBUIfcU, Mi V.
Offloe in Opera House building, Court street
All legal business intrusted to him
will receive prompt and careful attention
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R. D. T. 8MITHWK2K,
..PENTJtST,:'.
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tOCISBUBG, N. C.
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Office In Ford's Building, 2nd floor
Gag administered' and teeth extracted
without pain. :-" -y ': : j -
DS. fi.-B. KING,.- -,:
, LOUISBTJBG, N. C, :
Orrn oteb Atcockjt ito umpaht. i , i
With an experience of twtnty-five years
is a sufficient guarantee of myrk Jn aH
the up-to-date lines of the profession. -
MOTELS.
FRANKLIN-TON HOTEL
FRANKLI5TTON, N.C. ; j
Oood accomodation for tie trareling
Good" LTery Xttacned. ; : 1 ' V - O
OSBORN HOUSE,
C. D. 08B0RN," Proprietor,
. v , ;v Oxford, N. C . -
Good' accommodations' for the
trareling public
MASSENBURG HOTEL
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T 1? JML&MHenburcr Propr
.HEIIDEIlCOil, II. c.
Qft1 ap.eommodations. Good fare; Po
Jl anil attntiT anrant
Nr..
trirrtataa. K:rtlm:::
W. J. OFtWO0JDProprIt?r.. ,
Patronage of Commercial . -Tourists ana
Myelins; PnMle Solicited.
E Good Sample Koon.
paAaan BJorri. to etoeti td C-tr ?
CONTENTS
Had t s chance to ahape my life anew, .
i "OW the Bhodd' fr0" true.
-.- .uld not iiope to gain ao f air a blias -A
lavish fortune Cave me, dear, in you. .
Icould not hope ao fair a blia. to gain, '
Ck. whereo' would e existence -ain.
Wherefore have I no shadow of desire
To blot away my penury and pain.
My penury and pain to blot away
Ah, comrade of my sDirit. whn
r ly,
' That he has pain whose unavailing pawrs
.; So soft a hand U lifted to allay t -
" And penury t Why, that is but a name .
. To whoso feela divine affection's flame.
: Better the glow of mutual love beside
"The humblest hearth than loneliness in fame,
I ask no more than Just to bide with yon, "
To blend a little gladness with the rue,
-. And, when my clay is mingled with the dust.
To dream of our delight the ages through.
Frank Putnam in National Mng.rfn.
Illlllllll!l!l!liillltlllllllllllillllillll!!lllllll!lll!iu
adarkjistake
EE It Ja Unsafe to Make Lore With-
oat eeins Xbe Object of EE
- . Affection. -...
nlillil i 1 Hg
"No" use burning all these lights
down here. I'll just have to-fill them
in the morning, and no use making me
work for nothing," and the old sexton
turned down the one lamp burning in
the chandelier in the . room and went
out, leaving the door ajar. The light
flickered for a few moments until an
outer door was opened, and then, with
one bright flash. It died out. lX -
Up stairs there was much laughing
and talking as the busy hands put the
finishing touches to the church decora
tions for the morrow. .
"There."; 1, think that Is as well as we
can do," and Nellie Collier steDDed
back to survey the work. "We need a
small piece of rope to reach across that
seat yet, doctor," she said, turning to
Dr. Graham, who was standing beside
her. "Two of those letters lh that cen
ter motto are crooked. You straighten
them, please, while I get the rope. 1
know where there Is a piece that win
just do," and - she hurried down L the
stairs and ran against Mr. Pitcairn as
he was entering his study. . .
Whew! . Dark as can be," she said
half aloud as she entered the small an
teroom and" felt her, way over the-closet
under the stairs. V . - - Vr -
Mr. Pitcairn went Into bis study, his
thoughts in a tumult. For months Nel
lie Collier's laughing face had been
haunting him, and be often found that
his eyes -rested on' her when he was
preaching. " . "
He waited a few minutes and then
met the little white robed figure as she
wis about leaving the room. "
Nellie, I. want to tell yon some
thing," he said, taking hold of the
hands which were full of rope.
I have been wanting to tell yon for
a long time that I love you. I don't
think that you can be surprised, for
you must have seen that I love yoa
dearly,, and 1 hope that It has not been
distasteful to you, has.it?" ; -
There was no answer, but there was
no attempt to withdraw the hands that
he. held.
"I am not an adept at lovemaklng,
darling, Will you be my wife, Nellie?"
T rifrtrai" Tnn rr V r a xrr.n howul rrhi
, m . t a a.aavuua, vuu v j vu kwa
me'," she murmured. Y.ou never no
ticed me much, and I thought yon
cared -for others," came in a low.volce.
. .,"1 must, have, hid my feelings more
than' I thought,; but it was because I
loved you , so that you thought that I
neglected you. A minister is watched
so much and has to be so very careful.
But can you love me, darlfng. enough
to be my wife?" " ; ,
He could scarcely hear the answer,
but he suddenly clasped . her -In his
arms. No matter what happened for
a lew minutes. It was' the first time
that he bad been In love, and the room
was dark. lie remembered afterward
that he even then felt surprised to find
that she was so smalh -
" "I must be going, darling," he said
at last as he heard some one entering
the next room. "There is a commit
tee meeting in my stfidy. I will come
up stairs as soon as I can," and, giv
ing her a last "kiss, he hurried from
the. room. - .
- He' was in no humor for a business
meeting, and the good brethren must
have thought that their young minis
ter was growiifg frivolous, he seemed
so light : hearted and laughed several
times when they were discussing "Im
portant business." The? truth was he
scarcely Jsnew what was said or done,
and as soon as the last one bad depart
ed he hurried up stairs! Nearly every
one had gonejl)ut Nellie, "his Nellie,"
was busy arranging some last flowers
In a vase, and Dr. Graham was stand
ing beside her and whispering some
thing to her while she just shook her
bead and laughed. : . '
Nellie merely glanced up as he ap
proached. "-; -: v';:; '
What do you think of the decora
tions?'! she asked. . : - ; "
They are fine, very fine," he answer
ed, trying to meet her glance, but she
had turned back to Br. Graham, nd
for a moment he was angry. - ' ' e C
"Pshaw! How unreasonable I am,"
he said to himself. "How much more
thoughtful she Ta.so as not to attract
attention." , -': .: " -
So he walked away until he saw, her
preparing to leave. . .'- -
"Are you reacry to go nowr' he as&ea
in a iow tone. "Do yow want to take
this basket along?: e ; ,
Why, yes tbut," she hesitated an
instant, "Dr. Graham r will help me
trith my things." rE"E . - . -
He suddenly dropped the basket. E
"Why, Nellie, It is my place, not that
fellow's," he exclaimed. ? - ,
Nellie Collier's face flushed. "I -do
not see how; you canvClaim that right
any? more than you have to speak of
Dr. Graham In that manner," she said
haughtily. . - -
" "Why, Nellie, I think that what paaa-
ed between us this evening would cer
tainly give me the right"
"Why, Mr. Pitcairn, what could pos
sibly have passed between us ? Yoa
must be laboring under some mistake,"
she exclaimed in surprise. "I saw yoa
-rriii vou came into the church and
had scarcely spoken to you until you
came here a few minutes ago." "
"What do you mean, after what was
said in the anteroom when- you were
nftpr roDe?".
, "Mr. Pitcairn, if you naa any conver- .
sation with any one down stairs It cer
talnly was not with me. I went down
after rope, but I was not gone two mln-1
ues, and you nust remember that I
r::3 r:t ti3 c'7 c
3 WtO LZ3
r- M
hive made any arrangements to ac-
I
company a young lady home this even
ing it was not with your humble serv
ant," and her black eves danced merrl-
and he knew that she was enjoying
ms aiscomnture.
Mr, Pitcairn grew pale. ,
"I'll forgive you for calling Dr. Gra
ham a fellow If you don't do It again,
for he Is" she hesitated and blushed
"a very particular friend of mine, and
you and I have been such good friends
that I will tell you a secret we are en
gaged.". "Oh, you little torment! I might have
known -that you would try" he, ex
claimed., his face all aglow.
"Why, Mr. Pitcairn, how. could you
have known it, -when we did not know
It ourselves until this evening? And I
don't know what the doctor will say to
my telling you."
Mr. Pitcairn staggered back against
a seat. ' "I I wish you every happl
nessi" be stammered, -then hv turned to
examining the flowers until after they
had left the church. He felt dazed, and
he certainly pinched himself to see that
he was not dreaming as he went down
stairs to his study. .
. "A pretty kettle of fish f ve got Into,"
he exclaimed, as he threw himself Into
a chair and kicked the footstool which
Miss Reynolds had made across the
room. "Lost the girl I wanted and en
gaged myself to something I don't
want, and . I ha vent any Idea who it
lsr ; -; -.
- He lit a match and went "over to the
anteroom. There lay a piece of rope on
the floor and beside it a daintily per
fumed handkerchief. He picked them
up and went back to his study. He re
membered now that, he noticed the
scent of violets as he held her In his
arms. It cost him a struggle to give np
Nellie Collier. . He sat and thought un
til teng- after midnight. He studied
over all the Nellies of his congregation.
There was Miss Reynolds, but she was
too stout, he thought, with a great sigh
of relief; Miss Mattern was too talL It
was some one whose head just reached
his shoulder. He had called her Nellie,
he was certain of that, with some love
epithets thrown In. She was small and
dainty and, whoever she was, evident
ly Jived him. . '
: If he found she was some one who
"would "Hot suit him, well, he would
have to get-out of It In so toe way.
But, whoever she was, her presence
seemed to haunt him as he-Bat there.
He could feel her arms around his
neck and the pressure' of her head
against his shoulder, and he felt an
Intense longing to again hold the little
white robed figure in his arms and feel
her warm breath on his cheek. And
he dignified minister that he was
picked up the handkerchief and kissed
it passionately. . ;
He scarcely " knew how he got
through the next day. lie was thank
ful that the services were such- that
he dlLnot have to give a regular ser
mon. He studiously avpided looking
at the choIr,".where Nellie Collier was
Bitting, until , near the close of- the
evening services, when, while Elinor
Vandever was singing a solo, he turned
that way, and for a moment their eyes
met, her voice faltered for an instant
and then rang out clear and sweet He
nearly let the hymnbook he was hold
ing fall to the floor In his surprise, am
a sudden feeling of relief came over
him. E
Elinor Vandever I .He had never
thought of her, and yet he knew that
her pet name at home was Nellie. She
had always been so reserved that he
had never dreamed that she would
care for him, but there was no mis
taking that look. "
"What a dear little thing she is. I
don't think, that I will want to give her
tjp. have been very: fortunate,"
he said to himself as he met her at the
foot -of the stairs and drew her little
hand on his arm.- "Last evening you
didn't" He paused a moment. '
; "Youyou were not angry?" she
whispered anxiously. "You were busy
talking to Nellie Collier, and Aunt Min
nie was ready to go, and I didn't know
how to get out of not going along with
her. I thought you would understand
it" . ,-:::':-. . ' : '
..."Well, If I didn't have you last night
I have yon tonight" he said 'tenderly,
pressing the little hand to his side.
Chicago News. ' . '
A Grauhopper For Lucie
Should you be reposing in summer In
a meadow and a grasshopper happens
to Jump on you by no means drive
him away. Welcome and cherish him,
which Is . best, done by perfect qul
escence. Whether his usual merrydlsposltlon
or his blithe hopping over all sorts of
difficulties -Jjas any association with
the notion we know not but the popu
larity of the grasshopper Is ancient
and distinguished enough, the Greek
species having been favorites with all
the poets from Homer and Hesiod to
Anacreon and Theocritus. So much
did the Athenians admire them that
they were accustomed to fasten golden
figures of them in their hair, and they
were always addressed, by the most
endearing epithets. The Bound of the
grasshopper Is always welcome and
naturally of good omen, alluding, as It
were, to summer and sunshine. Gen
tleman's Magazine. . ;
.... .
A Cstrlowi Battle.
An Interesting spectacle was wit
nessed the other day on the banks of
the river Soar, near Hathern, by a gen
tleman resident In the district Being
attracted by a peculiar cry. he turned
aside and came upon a young otter and
a huge eel engaged In a deadly strug
gle. The otter bad evidently caught
Jhe eel. whicb had retaliated by wind
ing Itself tlgntiy round tne rormer a
neck. The fight lasted several min
utes, the otter eventually freeing Itself
and making off with a part of the eel,
which it had bitten -in two,- London
Telegraph.
" A J nock to Boston.
: An English woman, a visitor, grieved
aH Boston by Irreverently asking a cit
izen, as she walked through the Com
mon, and saw the cherished : gilded
dome of the statehonse, "Beg pardon,
sir, but what building Is that with the
brass top? New York Times.
Aeeemmodated.
You haven't any smokeless tobac
co, have you?" asked the smart young
man.
"Lots of It" said the matter of fact
person tehlnd the counter, producing a
box of snuff. "How much do yoa
want?" I
If a farmer gets a tew plow he'll go
t3vTCrR2j r-3 it 13 t- 1
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COTJNTY, ,THE
THE FIRST FIRE OF THE SEASON.
How It laps, in dance exc!ted;
How It sleeps, tn trance delighted;
Hw it looms is liquid shining.
Bow It gloom la wan declining;,
Vhlla around the hearth w gather.
One and all,
la the bleak and wiody weather
Oi the fell I - ,
it
i
Friendly Same, remots Chaldean
Seen of name effaced, Sabeaa
Ehepberil In the elder ages.
Pemia bards In mytlic pages.
Thee alored. tor so divinely
- Streamed thy light.
Half we follow and enahrine tbea.
Spirit bright
Dear the friends each heart remembers
As In theer we stir the embers,
Bid the ash renew it beauty.
Sparkle, flash and glow till duty.
Through the comfort of the hour, V
Wooes our aoul. J
And we deem Its sterner dowet
Life's best goal.
So we dream not visionary.
When we deem the missionary
Household fire, once more rtlihtf J,
Blazing higher, the whole muted.
Bound the hearth of home we gather.
One and all.
In the bleak and windy weather
Of the tallt
Kitchen Magailnet
FROM
THE ENEMY'S LINE
Sergeant "Teddy" Wllklns was lying
on his breast behind a heap of earth
listening to the zip of Mauser bullets
over his bead. The Spanish picket line
was sheltered by a group of trees not
far away, and occasionally a guerrilla
sharpshooter sent a message of defi
ance from the high branches.
The sergeaut belouged to a New
York regiment which had hurried to
the front almost before congress bad
officially declared that . the United
States was at war with the proud old
land which had taken the trouble to
discover ber.
"It seems to me," remarked the ser
geant .as he casually Inspected the
number of cartridges in his belt "that
this business Is growing very tiresome.
What we need Is a little diversion, a
little of the romance of war."
"Well," replied young De Jones, who
formerly marshaled figures on a trial
balance sheet "you'll get more ro
mance than you want If you don't lie a
little closer down there."
Three or four of the guerrillas had
dropped from the trees, and the Span
ish stragglers had been driven back to
ward Santiago by a rattling fire from
the Springfield rifles of the volunteers.
The weather was entirely too hot to
follow up an advantage gained over a
few rice fed conscripts, and Company
K was resting a bit and wondering If
the commissary department would call
upon them that day.
"Teddy" Wllklns was smoking the
artistically colored meerschaum which
ho had brought from borne There lad
been no tobacco In the rich brown bowl
for days, and the sergeant was content
edly puffing at some of the dried grass
of the country.
"Hello!" exclaimed De Jones. "Here
they come to our pink tea! -1 wonder
how they found out we were receiving
this afternoon. Get out the Boston
wafters. Sarg, and 111 bunt up the sou
venir spoons." r . ,
"They" proved to be a slender young
woman, who walked with a springy
step, and an elderly woman, who waa
anything but sylph like, who seemed
to roll along the brown -earth. There
was a look of terror in the eyes of both
of them. They advanced toward the
American soldiers and held their bands
above their heads.
"Mercy, mercy, senor!" cried the girl.
In broken English. "
"Tell them to sit down on the sofa
and make themselves at home," sug
gested De Jones. "The yonng one Is
rather good looking, at that"
Sergeant Theodore Wllklns of Com
pany K bent his stiffened limbs, ad
justed his cartridge belt and went to
meet the newcomers.
"We beg protection," said the young
er woman. "We have come from the
city, and we beg to be spared by the
chivalry of los Americanos." -.
Wllklns, who remembered Bomewhat
of his Clendorf. attempted to say some
thing in Spanish whlch he meant to be
reassuring. The girl shook her head
and a puzzled expression came Into her
eyes. ,
"Do not spik a Spanish more, senor,'
she said. "I have the English very
welL I went to school In Connecticut'
Whereupon the men who. had. been.
engaged In the gentle occupation of ex
changing compliments with Spanish
foemen burst into an uproarious guf
fawJ to the great annoyance of Ser
geant Theodore Wllklns.
"That Spanish, of yours Is great'
suggested the corporal.
A lieutenant came np Just then. The
two women 'said that they had Just
come from beleaguered Santiago In or
der that they might escape death . In
the bombardment which waa sure to
come. The lieutenant told them that
they need fear no danger, for "los
Americanos" did not make war upon
women and children. He ordered Ser
geant Wllklns and a guard of two men
to escort the visitors out of harm's
way. . . -
Teddv Wllklns was very young. He
was so youthful that he had hid hard
work' In getting into the regiment when
he enlisted about a year before. He
had been educated in a military school,
and tbo mechanism of drill seemed a
second nature to him.
He remembered as he escorted the
refugees through the chaparral that
there was a situation In a grand opera
which was not so very different. from
the one' In which he found himself
He wondered If Carmen were as beau
tiful as the Cuban girl who picked her
way among the fallen branches and
.the stones which lay in tbelr pathway.
Then be tried to convince himself
that he knew a girl In Harlem who
was far more so. The more he ad
vanced his proposition to "himself the
more was he convinced that It waa ut
terly untenable.
"Senor," said the glrbyou are very
kind. You are our very valiant
knlzht" v
Teddy Wllklns' . youth often cau3cd
him to speak hastily. He glanced at
the young woman's mother, and. being
convinced by her look cf entire stolidi
ty that the duenna did not understand
English, he remarked In a low and
' tnnnnspdlv tender voice: "1 wish that
von would say 'my' instead of our,
BonnrUa I KhonlJ be very harpy If
you did." :
Tt9 ycr J wcrD Lvj-bei ani il
TliE TJINTOlSr.
c-ecked herself.
"Ab, aenor," aho said. "I have left
those beblrd who were very uVar to
tie. I think only of being reunited to
them."
"Let me go In acarcb"of tlicm!" ex
l la! mod the youa? sorgwnt. "I will
Co everywhere to find them la order to
win even a sinlle from you." -
"Senor," responded the young wo
taan, "there Is nothing ia our Span
ish tongue to descrll one ao noble.
Yoa are Indeed a Sir Galahad. Tbey
came with ua and were frightened
from ca. I hare no doubt that tbfy
have succeeded, In also il.iclng them
selves in the protection of los Ameri
canos. Such is my earnest hope."
- The gtti stepped Lack" In a rojoettrsh
way so that the young sorguant might
walk beside her. The- more be talked
T!th her the more he waa convinced
rthat.she waa tiding a great sorrow.
There were lines In the classical fore
head which showed that the young
woman 'was more 'worried about the
safety of those whom she had left be
hind than she would tell even the sym
pathetic sergeant "
Sergeant Wllklns as he waited alonr
felt a violent attack of jealousy.
"Your aweetheart perhaps," he sug-
gested ... , .
The girl shook ber head.4
"Alas, scnor.t be said, "not ao. . If It
were a few years ago, I coulJ truthful
ly answer yea."
The sergeant was sorry, but at last
they reached the rear. The young
woman and her mother were taken un
der the protection of a branch of the
Red Cross. The sergeant remained
near them as long as he could and then
reluctantly started tack to the front
Perhaps we shall meet again." said
the girl Just before he went away.
'You give me great bone." replied
Teddy Wllklns. Tf I 4aa ever b of
service to yoa, no matter where yoa
may be. you must let me know."
The girl smiled and said that she
would never forget h!ro. ? The yotitg
sergeant-touched his enp; and. with cn
last lingering glance, he went his way.
He was so preoccupied on the way
back that the soldiers 'with him ex
changed sly winks and assumed ex
pressions Intended to be exceedingly
love lorn.
Sergeant Theodore Wllklns found lit
tle time that night to think of the fair
senorlta. The Spaniards advanced,
and It took ail the vigor of the exhaust
ed volunteers to hold them In check.
Yet even when the Mausers filled the
air with weird songs there came to
"Teddy" Wllklns the vision of a fare
framed In dnrklialr and the sound of a
voice which was musical and low..-
Days of hard fighting followed, and
when It was all over Sergeant Theo
dore Wllklns went In search of her
who had called him a Sir Galahad. He
found her. too, within the protection of
the American lines, sheltered by the
Red Cross and happy, because she had
been reunited -svith her own her hus
band and her four children. New York
Herald.
Cat as4 Maaktra,
All animals, eveo the wildcat, can be
subjected In some way to the dominion
of man and be domesticated o actm
extent Here, for . Distance.;, are twd
very curious facta about cat. Many
persons. Including some of our greatest
naturalists, believe that our English
domestic cat Is descended from the
Egyptian domestic cat, yet all records
go to prove that the cats of Egypt liv
ed In droves, were cared for In;drorcs,
were fed In droves and worshiped tn
droves, with the result that Egyptian
cats never got domesticated OT'l-ecata
half aa Intelligent as oprs. ; j
The like truth ia suggested from In
dia, where monkeys are worshiped.
These are allowed to become nui
sances. They are fed, and they have
any amount of liberty. And what la the
consequence! Tney never lose their
Innate savagery. The method of car
ing for them has been wrong. All the
devotion and care expended oo them
are practically wasted, and If we treat
ed our cats In the same fashion as the
.... - . . t .
Indiana -q inese, monkey -tbey woukl
become Just as. wild and -lindotnetttcat-ed.
Casscll's Vagazlne. .
A Levin; Cap.
Naturally some of the ancient city
customs are connected with the art of
dining. Gastronomy and tbe Guildhall
are Inseparably-associated. One of the
most curious of these Is the passing
of the loving cup, which takes place at
all the guild dinners .ns well as at" tbe
banquets of the corporation. The crip
la a two handled one with a lid. While
one guest Is holding the lid the next
sips tbe spUvd wine. A third, on the
other slde-of x -drlukor. stands up
Then, the brim -avlng been wiped by
a clean nspklu. the. cup Is paused to the.
guest holding the lid. ' He drinks m his
turn, .while his next neighbor takes
chargebf the Htb In this way tbe cup
makes the round of the table.
This custom dates froai An?T-Saxon
times. The holding ofi the lid was not
then an act invrfly of courtesy, for the
guest who held It was tbns prevented
from drawing his dagger and stabbing
the drinker, a playful after-dinner
practice not uncommon In t bos-times.
Meanwhile the gnest wbw-was stand
ing guarded the-drlhter"fron? an as
sault from behind. Good Words.
. Caosht lb OeeU " -
One of the regular nrmy otUcexs tell
a story of how the old stringent army
regulations once went anlnst General
Scott. One wet afternoon that aoldier
was caught in the rnin Ja Washington.
He was In foil cniform and was well
known, so, no. cab lelng near, be bor
rowed an umbrella. Arriving at his
hotel. an under ofticer approached him
and calmly remarked:
"General, you will consider yoaraelf
under arrest for eight d.tys for carry
ing an umbrella while la full uni
form." . j . . .
-A SeTien Tliat Par.
A Cincinnati milkman Jntltea hia
Customers to have tbe milk which he
serves .analyzed twice a year at ble
expense. The tests mny be -made "at
any time, without warning to the
dairyman, his object, cf 'course, U-lng
to prove that-his milk. Is of standard
nuritv nil the year rximd. He iloes a
large business and find hlmarlf well
j. repaid for his ojt!;iy for tlie analysis.
Water chari-d wlih -tirtx)nic acid
gas, la wtber words, water. l now
prescribed as a palliative for hunger,
efp?c!ally for tbe abnormal sense of
hunger due to dase.
Tha tt
C.t l-J.!
-tb cf a
:e r;
.:; tit.,
a sum: crm: run." cnorr,
Twruty Klve YeuuV Conlot
Wllho( Fllsjrri.
The first Indication of croon la hra
ease: and ia a child utet u that dis
it may be uken as a tor i!;a vt the
rrroaeo a'.Uck, FoIioeHc this
barw.oe U a T-oliar rouh eoah. If
ChamherLala'a C'-oh re-me-iy U t:va as
soon as the eblld broue hoar., or
tren after the eroory eocgh arpr,U
wt.l (.reveal U auack. It U cal In
rctoy thoonudsof home la this broai
Uod ted BfTfr disappoints thesailiot
mother. We have yet to Wars f a s!a
srU instance in which It has not proved
eTetoal.. ' etfcer errparatka eaa
how such a record tentr-Sre year'
eonafaal cm without a failure, Tr sale
by W. G. Thorns, drngiat.
Pluck Is tba qoaUtj whicb cakes
oar failure intereetlog aodeUaca-
lonal to o$ at oor laeceejes. ;
tiloriua w -
Comes froa Dr. D. B. Caret, ct
Waahlta. I T. Lie write; "Foar bouUa
of Electrlo lUUer has eared Mr. Brewer
cf crofol. which had eaoeed her grr-at
offering for year. TerrtbU sore woo! J
break ool cn br bead aid fe, and the
bet doctors eooli frit ao blpt bat tr
eBrleoHjpltand ber bealia Is xeU
lejt." This showa what thonsaai bar
proved, t bat Kleetrio Hitter U U bt
blor-d pcriSer known. It't the :jrrra
renxely for arietta, teller. aH rbeota.
oieera, bolla ttd roooln sore. It tira
olales liter, ktdaeys and bo. Is, etpella
polaons. help digestion baUds op the
atreotb. Oaly W eeota. Sokl by W.
G. Tbomaa, drnpglst Garaate-i.
When a women truly loves raao
aba admires bis indifference) more
Ibaa tb attantloni of otber men.
The Appf tlte tf a Goat
Ia eotied by all poor dyspeptic wbosw
tomach and liter are cot order. All
such hoold know that Dr. King's New
Life Pills, tb wonderful a'.otoach od
lie tndy tift-a a ariendid aettlt-
ooad diMtioa and a. rglar bodilr
bibit that lasnre perfect be lib aad
great energy. Only xj ctaUtl W, Q.
ibomaa drng tor.
A word or two may nabe a fel-
low:creatare bappy, bat be earpfel
bow yoa write tbeta oa a check.
A Life and Death Fight
Mr. W. A.Ulae,of Manchester. Ia..
wriliog cf bis almost tneracloo eeap
from death, aaya: Kipoar after mea
ie indo?ed sorloos loB tronbU. which
ended m ooDsamplloQ. I bad freqaeni
bemorrbsge and couched aLrhl and
day. -All tny doctor sail I mart koo
die. Then I t-gtn to om Dr. Ktoc'a
ew Uiscotery for loDsaaptkia. wbkcb
cons p lately corvd bm. I woo id not b
Uboat U etm if it eot a bottl
Uondrvda bar need it ca" ray recom
mendation and all aay It ter f tilt to
ear throat, cheat and laotr troctl."
Uegalar-iiw 60 cent aad l 00. Trial
nettles tree at W. G. Tboma. drog store
Aa a tale, people wbo don't need
rest never let anybody ele reet.
:;kendersoh;teiphohe co.
General Si'Fbixtxdxxts Ornct
ntsDEReox, N. C, Nov. , 1S0D.
The coaipany beja to announce
that the follow ire towns are now
connected by the long dUtaoce Serv
ice, and the rain bcrrwitb pub!Hcd
will berfiective on 6nJ alter ftTfm
bcrl8t,1899. FROil LOUJSBUKG TO
AxteU, 23
Airly. ' 33
Brookston, 23
Macon,
Medoc,
Manson,
Middkburg,.
Oxford,
Oakville,
30
33
23
23
30
Brinklerville,33
I'eatreville, 10
Cburcbill 35
33
era
, Dabney,
, 23 N PJdeway, N.t
ijineid.
F.-ankliuton, 20 v RonnokeltapidslO
Gillburg, 20 Kiogwood, T0 j
Gaston, 33 Vnugban, 33
Henderson, 20 Warren Plains, 13
Halifax, . 45 Warrenton, 23
Kittretl, 20 WelJon, 40
Laurel, 10 Wise. 13
Littleton 33 Yoangsville, 40
Rejalar subevrribers have free use
of CentreTille line.
- F. CTOEPLEilAK, Gen'l Supt.
TLEASANTS
wae,eh!ouse,
'LODISBOEQ. N. C,
Headquarters for
High Piuces.
-:o:-
Wa txg-in tbe new. season lat
ThursJay with our opecin sale.
We bad u pood break an-1 Balisf.ed
every planter This Li the bout evi-defu-etlint
can l pven a to what
the ware houMo is doh: for ita ptv
tron?. We are. not 'bioair so
muc'i as nie others, but if you
want to pet till th.tt yoar tobacco L
worth, I'JefiB.iTita' arthoue U tb
dlace to Try ua and s--e.
Yours truly,
::::::?ir.2:
ll'.Vt L!::: ir!y H'-wra tsrfyl
tkvi, tie J;rr. ta 'iu
sys.m. 1 b ; j t. .
ia-
'.anji.itririiL.ft .w
Lifa ia cot short kaa count
op all tba fcK,'.:? cei ws tat bi4
tima to iaduft ja.
' . 1
Hr. R. CaatrtU. IWrS.a. Tt. asya,
"Unr tsfcr ewtr n-1 w.:A ratals
om. Ivviiifs Wiici IUI i-lt,
ber. "A pi2 f r tu-e III ak'.a 4.-
easea.
f.lu.
nre cf
Vf. c . Tboraaa
"Ha wtt det raacj Ibicra
or
wiil rtctlj and makes cct errer
hear only cf Its trrcr.
"I wm e.irly d.4 witi tr-t- ,
tried d x;r. tta'u-J S3'arl arriaa,
aoi grew wr rw. I sm4 Et J hiip.p.
Cure. Thsl r sre-I c;" Itdu
hit y.i r!. Cir is s rjf
K-iia.-A, arthirB f.rsta U 7.
FJ . VT.U. Ihoajts.
Lueb cociu ia itulrg , a fw
of tbcdeiirabl tbicgi w lUrteJ
out to life detormluel lobar.
lit. J. FVr.v 5-daIia. K u.. sate-1 Lla
hud ' Jm If Oae U.aav Co Csrs,
lKVr tad g'.tea ber aj) to Cm mni
eroop. II aa left. ;:tu cars oetha.
j gxlrp. rtentaotU.tr: athliis sal
l&rual a4 laej IroaiU. l.wtr at
one. W. U. Thoosa. .
Ixt caa'l break a tcV be art
; after b baa gololi ecoagb totaba
q arlUtle interest in bla dlootr.
HJo MsnoU Coeja Csre Is tke l-t
remedy I ever ri feeoabe aal -', i
It 1 aaeqoaW-1 '.t waoonla eoaca.
Cbilira all Ike H, -rf H. N. HO.
j lata, GetryU, lad. Neef fa.;. Ii
ss lb osty birrs l rebedf that gt
lmtad U rnn.'-s. Cr ro:ba, c ,l!s
boarseae, frot. toiaoiJ. tr?a-
, tbliU aad all tarat a&J la&x trvctW.
Ita early c vmtziM t:tt".crUa. W.
i O. Tbot&a.
aaBaBBBBBBBBBSaSBBBBBBBSSBSSBSnnBaSMak n
A lrocg nicded w&can tTr
tas an extra pio abant btr perton
The socrM that bit "'c)-! tie
of Dr. J. II. llcUa'i V t Oil UaU
neat la tb relief of paiaaaila carl&x
disease wbkb wbkh aetiei trcai lb
reach cf ce-ixria. t4 br tr!y raasrk.
ahl lIoaird srr-l to b trirp:.i
for life. wlharts -cr Ui draa tp,
en-vkl rr d -cr'.'-J. iheir ai!ni.
trarted y cU-ea. tat t-a cared
tbr-h tbccfth's r3-J f. prir
2Z cat. 50 ea' and $l.CO a ttl.
F.R.PLEASANTS,
: Druggist and
Pliarmacist
LOCI5LCHG, K. C
I eontlaoe to ke?p ray ilctk fail
aod ccop!et nilb tbe rort
Urngj, Mledicin, E4ol!al OtU
and Drnegist riandries ad U al
prleei to lull tbe tloes- ", ,M '.
.P(Es:rift;flis ara nj S;3:h!!j.:
Joat give tne a I rial a o-J Tw ill
pleaaayou. ."- ,
- . I hate Just feeiv ed -m nVply cf
tbe Finest an i DAititl?l Coaffc
tiooaries In toxei and ttlk. -
'We arealsraya glad tote )oa.
Eespectfully,
f. r.pleasa:;ts.
NOTICE.
SORTII CAP.OLI.Xl
I sikxj tocsrv
Ia gaper Comru
Jav R. A1?om!. Ua'r
ol s44i sjaa W. .
s.
lane r.hote. Cafl'T. tV-Mo. 1 his Vrrrj
KkSH Carhani, I, H fTfj. K. L Ietre
C . IV-rv. W.H. White aal w-a. K J.
WEii. MfHof CooWr aat w.! It X. C.rt.
8 li. Cena. E-J.ard Etta, 9. g . f".
AHor.1 arwi m!.. i-orTr A..ri. A. F
Htrw-ilan4. Ca trvkU4. L J. 8tn!-.
I. Mrva.'.al. J.T. Main W.K.F.
Mas ah t lery ilrHaca ta last MaH
mm ir.Iart
Tbe aboe. d,'rt '' Jar tho'a. Cmmi
rWntos. t-lsar4 tUrhaai. ST. U. w kt i
i!e. IE J. Vbi.. lifjv-f CooV-v a4 m: i
J. Cooley arid CJ ."UrTMlstJ w 1 V t !-ln
that aa '...- ,-;.:.! a. jiUo. h ln
eiicncc.need la ti pror frr vt treat.
Iiq cnaat r. la apvrial rnxwJ-ac Mora IW
l"Wrk nrxi til. r-Uiat.;- m iUnm lo Ua-1
to !, aavtte Ul pitUx drl'.M c( k U-rw)-t
s !! ael era! olda'
tratioa: a&d th mi J diaJasis farlWr
take ot- liat in isrf to art
i h ew oi fU. Wt c t s atfiw
Van rt for I' ra , t La roe tn tr cf
lmbr. at ti. t E-crt llsm ia J
mo tr, la loQHer-f. l'.,niiMfir u
dtnor I ' tbe em;!-sl l 4 tf! if
It. Hibu3 lo f roart lor t e
rrliW iai.lH la 1 eotsplaat.
Tss Nov. I
W". fcL A. Wnoaaaa.C S. C
0 W. it. riawa, At'. . - - '.
NOTICE OF LAND f ALE.
Ev tirtee cf a tademeit of t a. 8MrUf
rort e( I'raek'ia coneir n Je at tae IVU
Term, 1 I all oo Un.'y. Jtwstry Irt.
I .', at Iht eort li-an door ib lx-
hurt. N.t. ani at 12 'cl-J;, '. J t-
K i.t t'J4r fr f i.Hlhe !..' ire ef
W. V . Kitf i a rni.tre-t el lizi im
trar.kl.nioa tne-' jv Ursnf at a' r-
en Ike '! r a !, w. II. :..r 'i l.i
and raatirs tJ-ree l NaiJ l.se
lo to lrr t . the are ositt uh kil
a U ,n r roe ,
It. I'. Keerr.e) l.re. tiar
mutt
Kffev'a :.ce o Cal fl, ire
wrt.;h "jpI Uallo p. krin
'ao 1 i;i ii lUt Kfftrr I It,
ftorli' ach'l f-Trty, ani 1E1; 1 rt
Kool lit 14 Kumff I l.se til lirce,
a! j- r ktarbtv' ms l e'4 rm-i. a4
lEii- ai-r r ! r 1 : tf.aavt, ccs
Tb: .Vov. l 1 . '.
fir mr. d
KCHLIPa 43,
STATE!! LVT.
Orrr-a or Hs snrx cr Drxoe, "
KiAjxLi Ccrarrr. J
Lczztxzm, a a. :;6. l?.
Pan -Lt tb rotli!:ta tf
ei.icallJ of tb C3 tlft::3w.
la e,.a' ecl b5wltjf ile&ai aai
cater tfall cca;siali:a -3.Ui
ty Xb Djaricf Coaalttloeers ef
PranbUaCoaaly Utaabrttbr
cf a-veraHj freta DectoUr ltt,
1;-?, ta !"oTbr t;vb, is;
botb lue'atifftli a;basillJ U tb
tab'.ie:
Nocttr tf oettltr b!i
A.J. P. II A Bill 3, Cbalmaa,
J. T. GILL, Cbalrcaa.
At'.&d4 1 cewlia al'
12-0-5 rr day, I3W
Trvt:i 21 al 5
msU -x tal'., l 23.
Sertlc a tconitt 1 -
da j al 2 C0 rr day, a 00
b'rrie MCbalrcaa 26i3 - JO CO
TcUl.
III
J. J. WILDER.
AtU34 X taMliBi? at
day,
13 CO
TraaV.el 14 caUe at 5
enla rc tall.
iBerrict as coaoltt 2
daytat2 COjrdy
Talal
4 CO
I 6 70
J. A. HAVTKISS.
M'.sd4 1 BfrtiB4r at
t2 CO pr day.
12 CO
Trarclol ia:!ea
at S
coU per call,
TcU!,
I 00
I 3 CO
A.J. P. IUrrit, Cbalrtsaa.
, A.t:niJ ? tattilertat
!3 00 rrdiT,
"3 CO
Traveled 2SI -alle at 5
ceata par oil,
Srtict aicoamllle 11
17 70
Java at 2 03 prday
22 CO
Tctal, K7 73
T. WILDEP-
AtUndtd iO taeUei at
2 00 pr day.
m co
Trav:4 ZA nllw at 5
titti pr tail.
13 ID
Srvlca a coamlthe 22
4ye at 12 Oiftt day
Total,
41 CO
J. R. WEATDEIISBT.
AlUsdel 13 Becliag at
- !2 .CO prdy,- 133 00
Tral4 176 tnlle at 3
. toti trrail, 13 -3
Ntrics aiconcilU 8
.-days at 2 D3 pr day 15 00
Total.
ISO 3
No act ril areotiaU aa Jlt-1.
. I, J. T. Caftso.Cifk tZtlo to
jtbe Eri ef Coccty Corcln!oa
tf, do bertby certify tbat lb
above accoocta are a trae ccpy
from tb boobs lo ravc-ce, acd
'that tb tiualvr of datt and
tailcage crtdited to f axb Cocla-
iooer ia tro.
. - 2. T. Currcs,
Clerk to Board.
" NOTICE, '
Eeatlcif at Poblie Anell-a ef
. .Wr' Laoi by Guirdias.
t'a fr4aT taw lla girM rrW.
lv?. at 11 e ct a . at t--. f --rt aw
4-r la Losta-Tt.- . IE. 1 mt le U-
a tSt Ui ir at r-s tn.os !- iw v.e
I iw ta e. o trr t oil w .
fl. A. liarr... eiraa i. m:f ka I" real" a
tmm'.f. Is Cyrei to t 1j s. a 14-
Lar( rual. a-V I .a iuia vi
Lares &oia at 4 wa-ea. e-xvai3-l
IS mtrtm oi c'aJd laa.4.krto aala
tae4M..tf e la3r-or-st
f oa rr Jmm 1, 1 wVl.
Mmn Ilaaraa Uaar4aa 4 1 past,
Tat. II. Errrn. Ally.
f S
f Kionoy
J
Dbiiia art curidd 17
Dacknche,
Rhcumctlcm,
Loca of Appetite,
' Foul Tongue
end WccKncc3
Dr. J.Il. LZcLETJI'S
LIVER and
KIDIIEY BilLF.l
i
!
h th: rtrr.;Jy
sen.
Li rr'J cr cbrcrJc exux.
..ai.OO Pt3 COTTtX.
roaiiuaT
mVCT: at.", Drk"tt.
P. p; Liver
Jkl and'
w
i