THE HOME C
Pleasant Evening Re\
cated to'Tired M
the HonTe Gird
CBUDE THOUGHT8 FB(
Many of us miss the joys that migl
oe ours by keeping our eyes fixed c
those of other people No one can ei
joy his own op port unities for happmei
while he is envious of another's, T?
jjflse a great deal of the joy of living b
?j?t cheerfully accepting the sma
pleasures that come to us every day.
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The man and woman who try t
make their borne the most interestin
Bpot on earth for each other, |tid f<
their friends and those who are nes
und dear to them, have but oooastou;
use for the club. It IS to them, lik
the theatre, a pleasant place to enti
now and then but not a spot to dwell ii
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The world is full of women who ca
amuse the ordinary man. Can sinj
dance or teceite for him; can pain
writo or decorate in a manner moi
pleasing, but the poor man often go<
begging for a woman who can sew c
bnttons or mend his clothes, who ca
Ieook his food with economy and flar<
it is to his taste.
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The children whose horizon is a brie
wall, who must plmv on cobble stone
and go swimming in the canal and k
based by the police, if they do n<
grow up to be ideal citizens, shall we <
holier memories sit In Judgment upc
tcemT S0*11 we not remember tt
weight they carry Id the race of 111
and be thankful we lira in tbli beaut
tul county of ourT
Some courage ia needed to be natun
and a higher kind of eoarage, too tha
that which marcbea behind the safe en
of a gun- That moral courage which
not intimidated by appetrance n<
eowed by custom ia a finer article tha
the daring ef the speculator, or tt
steady nerve of the soldier in physici
peril. It takes bravery of the be
stamp to be true to oneself.
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Would that our charities could strik
deeper, seek to humanize as well c
feed, encouraged and reanimate as we
as 'clothe, We are all of us apt t
gather our skirts about us, hold ou
noses and avert our eyes while we han
out our garments and our brea<
Bussed be the soul that is inspire
^pugli to ge down into.' the shadow
and lend a helping hand. To be ver
poor, and yet carry a clear life an
keep alive ambition and hope is lik
seeking to set a white rose growing i
the bosom of a coal pit.
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The school boy should really lear
the lesson that the lesson that th
ripest, biggest cherries are at the to
and that nine out of ten ot his fellow
will be crowding for places to pic
around the bafe of the tree where th
small, wormy fruit grows. There i
plenty of room at the top; there ;
plenty of cherries growing there. Th
lucious truit is ready for the pickin
and ever smiles a welcome to th
hustler to climbe up and obtain possei
sion. The best things in life requir
considerable effort to get, and that'
why the strongest men and womb
haye them.
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fis not pleasant to record me trut
-there-are lliullieia. who lia*o-a?e
ed motherhood to worldly ambitioi
the most happy women on eart
those whe hare,Bet aside filial |tie
rder to live lives of social frivolitj
the time comes to all such, whei
bloom of youth forsakes the cheek
the tire of youth dies out of th
Such often turn to their home
ympathv and love, only to fine
they too have vanished, and whe;
too late the sad truth dawns upoi
1 that they are unhonored and un
1. The path of duty is the on!
path, let it be ever so*thorny. an
inly safe fcU<de,h>oard points to th
stian home.
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ere should live in the depths c
f human heart one warm and sun
pot where nestle the imaoes o
love and the sweet remembrance
nldhood home. The memory o
first impressions made upon th
's mind and heart will liye forevei
low lleeting are days of childhood
mothers shall you permit your
to he so ' cumbered ahout muc
}ig" that the rich garden of you
's soul will lie neglected with foil
s choaking out all worthy an
liful growth?
r political speakers appeal only t
san feelings and your pocketbook
never hear them using their elc
e in an honest endeavor t# bette
lomes which are the foundatio
s upon which rest all our laws an
utions, both state and national
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IRCLE COLUMN.
/eriBS.?-R Column Dediothers
as They Join
e at Evening Tide
)M THE EDITORIAL FEE
it When the homes are'right the entire
in country will be right. The question!
i- that effect the morals and purity of out
is homes are the real and vital questions
'e The voters who go out from moral, pure
y homes, will place moral and pure mer
11 in office, who will give us hoonest an(
pure railroad and tariff regulations. All
we need is moral and pure homes so at
to supplr us with a majority of the
? voters.
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" The home that poSSefl a cheerful wife
and mother is not only a veritable hav
;e en rest, but the'safe harbor whose bea
3r con light will guide her bread winner!
safely past ail reeks and shoals with
unfailing certainty. The woman whose
n cheerful spirit can take that "brave at
rt titude toward life" that enables her U
bear courageously the inevitable bur
it dens of her life's enviromect, that
,s strengthens her determination not tc
in fret or worry those who, for her sake,
>n are fighting the hatd battles in the
>r world, has reached that attitude that
proclaims her price above rubies, anc
her influence and example are not felt
k only within the limits of the four walk
^ she hss made the unassailable bulwark
^ of state and society, a happy heme,
)t but reaeh to those she knows not of.
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in It is the person rather than the oee?
|8 patien that adds dignity to labor. There
- >uuau nuv UIU IfOBUVUJ UB IDOBI
i- menial occupation or service and then
are others who can degrade the most
honorable calling.
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a The Greater Youth's Compan.
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is Every boy will eagerly look for th<
41 articles on skill in sports and pastimei
Iq and how to develop it.
ir The girls will find many novel ant
,d practical- suggestions which will b<
i. helpful in their daily life.
>d For the family in general,/; hints fo:
rS the profitable occupation of wintei
y evenings, for increasing the happines;
d and comfort of the household,
re This reading is all in addition to thi
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\ women. 8be took Mrs. Joe Person's Rem
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e Ulcers and Old Sores are the result ol
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the blood is thoroughly purified, and all
1 poison driven from the system. Externa!
applications alone can never do It. Yot
n must get right down to the seat of th?
q trouble and eradicate the disease from the
blood. For this purpose there is nothing
r bo good as
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d It Is the best Tonic, Alterative, Blool
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i- Many of these cures seem dlmost mlracu
f lous?patients given up by doctors and rel
1 atlves brought back to thi full bloom o:
a health as If by magic?life rally snatched
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h lng the agonizing tortves of Indigestion
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f Rheumatism, Catarrh, Female Troubles
,] and Blood Poison. We don't care of hon
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It"contains no dangerous minerals, and ear
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. Whenever the trouble la external, it k
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THE COLORADO DESERT.
Its Stunted Tfjfe Forms and Its Potrlfv#d
Forests.
Id places Id "the Colorado desert are
stream beds where perhaps once In
several years heavy rains iu distant
mountains will cause water to flow for
a short time. Ln these dry. water
courses several varieties of stunted
tree forms ure often found. The desL_ert
willow, which resembles the willow
f with which we ure familiar, though
smaller In sine; the val verde, or green
s tree, a tree which la a bright preen
j from trunk to tip of limb Ju every
I twig, and tbe iiynwood. so dense in
. fiber t hat it turns an ax's edge, ure the
principal varieties Tliey are rarely
' above twenty feK? blgb and, like all
desert vegetation. have uol a leaf.
J They are apparently outcasts from
1 the two great tree divisions, deciduous
I and citrus, for they, have leaves nel- i
ther to lore nor to keep. These may
> be called the living dogs of the tree
fatally. will find here also tbe
dvLil lions.
Not far from the mountain range we
* will come upon the remains of what
were once extensive forests of gigantic
. trees, now turned to stotie and lying
i hh they fell centuries ago Tbe great
| trunks, perfect in grain, knot and bark
fiber, cumber the- ground In tangled
confusion Ju those places which have
been protected from the drifting sand.
* giving evidence that what is now a
desert was once upon a time a tropical
& wilderness.?Travel Magazine
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; RUB THE OTHER EYE.
And Let the One In Which the Bit of
I Cinder Lodges Alone.
Nine persons out of every ten with
i n cinder or any other foreign substance
ln the eye will Instantly begiu
t to rub it with one hand while bunting
?vi a iiauut?v?wi whu lut uiaer.
This to all wrong. The right way U J
not to rub the ?y# with ths clndsr In j
. it, but to rub the othsr m vigorously "s
i as jou liko. r
few months ago I vm rtdlng on *
' the engine of a fast enpreee. Tbo engineer
throw open tho (Wit window
of tbo rab. and 1 caught a cinder in I
ray eye. which garo no intenao palu. I .
began to rab tho ago 4Uepere3ely, whoa
, tho onglnoar called to m+:
"Lot that ago alone and rob the other
one."
i Thinking ho was chafing mo. I only
r rubbed tbo harder.
"I know tbo doctors think they know i
l It all. but tboy don't, and if you will j
} let that eyo alone and work on the >
other one you will soon have tbo cin- j
der out." shouted the engineer. j
5 I did as be directed und soon fell ]
1 the cinder down near the inner canthus
und made ready to take it out.
i "Let it alone and keep at the well 3
eye," again shouted the engineer.
I did so for a minute longer, and
j then, looking into a small glass the
engineer handed me. I saw the offender
" on my cheek. I have tried it many
times since, always with success.?Chir
cugo ltecord-Herald.
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s Where History Began.
Describing a visit to the tombs of
e the Egyptian kings, Albert Bigelow
p Paine in Harper's Weekly writes of
. "the splendid tomb of Ameoopliis 11..
of the eighteenth dynasty, who lived
in the glory of Egypt. tCOO B. C., a
warrior who slew seven Syrian chiefs
' with his own hand. The top of the
r sarcophagus is removed and Is replac6
ed by heavy plate glass. .lust over the
a sleeper's face there is a tiny electric
globe, and I believe- one could never
r tire of standing there and looking at
3 that quiet visage, darkened by age. but
j beautiful in Its dignity, unmoved, undisturbed
by the storm and stress of
the fretful years. How long he has
been asleep! The Israelites were still
in bondage wheu be fell Into that quiet
3 doze, and for their exodus a century
or two later he did not care. Hector
and Achilles and Paris and the rest bad
* not yet battled on the plains of Troy."
Moral Suasion and a Strap.
"She seems to have abandoned her
| moral suasion Ideas relative to tho
training ox cbtldiuiL1' ?=?=
- "She baa." c
? "How did it happen?"
> "Well, I was largely lnstrnmentai in
bringing about the change. You see,
i sho has no children of her own, and I
grew weary of her constant preaching
r and theorizing, so I loaned her our
j Willie."
I "Loaned her your boy?"
i "Precisely. She was to have him n
, week on her solemn promise to con1
fine herself entirely to moral suasion."
"Did she keep her promise?"
"She did. but at the expiration of
1 the week she came to me with tears
r in her eyes und pleaded for permission
to whale him Just once."?New York
f Mall.
1 Confucius on Kingcraft.
"What is kingcraft?" demanded n
f disciple.
I Confucius replied. "Food enough.
I troops enough und a trusting people."
> "Were there no help for It which
\ could be best spared of the ?hreeV"
r "Troops." said the muster
, "And were there no help for it
- which could be better spared of the
other two?"
i "Food." tfHid the master. "From of
[ old all men die. but without trust a
t people canuot stand "
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> Got It Mixed.
Ah amusing. blunder was made in
[ the case of n Judicial declaration that
certain resident magistrates "could u??
j more state a case than they con Id
write a Greek ode."
I This was made to rend that the mag
- lstrates "conld no more state ./ -ose
than they could ride a Greek goat."
B London Scraps.
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is the world's food
Eaten in every
country; eaten by
infants, athletes,
young and, old.
Recognized as the
great strength
builder.
Delicious and economical.
Fucked in regular size ptakagea. aad In hermetically
sealed lira for hot eUcoaUe. 52
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
It Is Ao Internal Disease And Requires
An Internal Rentedj.
The cause of rheumatism and kindred
llseases is an excess of uric acid In tho
^lood. To cure this terrible disease this
icld must be expelled and the system so
regulated that no more acid will be
formed In excessive quantities. BheumaIsm
Is an Internal disease and requires
m Internal - remedy. HURJ51NG with
311s and Liniments WILIyNOT CURE,
iffords only temporary /elief at best,
rauses you td delay Urfo proper treatnent,
and allows the/malady to get a
Irmer hold on Vou. JQniments may ease
Lhe pain, but \hey will no more curs
Rheumatism thknA>aint will change ths
lber of rotten
Science has at/last discovered a perprt
OBll rtAtwntalo ?U,-V
?? v,uic, nuiua us vaiiea
theumaclde. Testedln hundreds of cases,
t has effected the mbst marvelous cures;
ve believe It will cure you. Rheumaclde
rets at the joints .from the Inside, sweeps
he poisons out of the system, tones up
he stomach, regulates the liver and
cldneys and makes you well all over.
Iheumaclde strikes the root of the dlaase
and removes Its cause. This splenlld
remedy Is sold by druggists and
lealers generally at 10c. and H a bottle,
h Tablet form at tSc.and 60c. a package.
Vrlte to Bobbltt Chemical Co.. Baltloore,
Md. Booklet free. Tablets sent
7 aelL
mmmtms
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ubboa. Taiku mo eToma. IwotTowW
??maw U>1 aab &r S IS frtdim-M''t&*
?IAMSX? BHiMS PILL* tnr twcutr-llvo
tears rsgar<1*4 as Suat.Safaat, Always Reliable.
10LD BY ALL BRUCCISTS
EVERYWHERE
Pinesalve ACT3 LUfcA rwirict
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W iRtVCT roatl H^TX ..IHK
HULLl
WE OFFER.
FOR .SALE
THE FINE.5"
COPFIN BV.5
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AND FIND
HAVE TWO
$25 EACH.
AND ANoTh
HAVE HELP
WEEK.S, W
We have
come in
until yoi
and kite
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The Big Little Store
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First to Make a Showing of New Spring <
Ginghams. About Twenty Pieces
Now and Twice ae Many
to Follow Sopn
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Dont fail to see tlie real bargains in white goods, laces and embroideries,
they are already on exhibition, do you know of a better line to commence
spring and summer sewing. Let me get you busy- I am making a specialty of
black goods and have in stock or on the way all of the best [at moderate prices]
in this seosons Voile, Mohair, Chiffon Panama, silk worp, rHenrietta fine serg- '
es, 36 inchas, all si[k taffeta, etc. If yob desire to practice economy you will be
aure to give the Big Little Store a look before making your purchases. I have i
requested Messrs Ziegler Bros, to send me a line of sample shoes and slippers
they will arrive today, and I have the privilege of keeping them two weeks.
Come to see them, select pour style, heel, width, etc, in fact I will take your
measure, insuring you a fit and guaranteeing to deliver just the best shoe pos- .
sible to obtain at auy pnce, and remember Ziegler are better in quality and 2C
per cent cheaperdu price than any advertised Bhoe- Some of the people you
can never fool, (some don't care- When its advertised or when you think it
might be cheaper elsewhere you may know its cheaper here for when &
bundle leaves my store it is paid for ,
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R- Z. EGERTON
NGSWORTH'S.. 1
OUR ENTIRE UNDERTAKING GOOD.S
LE.5.S THAN CO.ST. 2 HEARSE. ONE.
T IN THE COUNTY. WE Go OUT OF THE.
IINE.5.S. CALL FOR TERM-5 ETC.
HAVE MOVED
TO _ . _
FTON CORNER
WE /\RE GROWED FOR ROOM. WE
CHURCH ORGANS WE OFFER $ 1 5 AND
TWO PARLOR ORGANS ONE AT $25 v~.
IER AT $3 5, WORTH DOUBLE. YOU
ED \JS TO .SELL 20 PIANOS IN TWO
E HAVE ONLY ONE LEFT, BUT
3 a car load of pianos to
soon. Reserve your orders
n see us. 3Sew side boards
hen safes.
/ 11 " J , V, V'1:'';"HilNGSWORTH
)UISBURG. N.C