General Frederick Funston.
Funs ton left the Kansas farm in
his teens, where his father's house
hold was established. He went to
Mexico. There he picked up Span
ish. He entered the Kansas State
University in his early twenties,
alternating annually the pursuit of
knowledge with the pursuit of dol
lars first as a Santa Fe train
collector, then a Kansas City
newspaper reprr, and later as a
government Inturiical explorer in
the Dakotas aad in Montana, and
finally irf the terrible Death Valley
of southern California.
In the Cuban army he rose from
lieutenant to lieutenant-colonel and
chief of artillery; under Garcia.
Funston fired the first dynamite
gun ever used in actual war, with
only ihe printed directions of the
gun-makers to guide him. At that
time he did not know as much
about artillery as he did about a
sulky-plough, but he made what a
boy calls a "stab at it; and when
a .chunk of Spanish fortification
caved in' Funetnn was happy, and
went oit making ruins with his
new toy. After he was appointed
Colonel of the Twentieth Kansas
Volunteers byJGovernorTeedy, of
Kansas, Funston was called to
Tampa to consult with General
Miles about the topography of cer
tain parts of Cuba. Funston would
not wear his colonel's uniform at
Tampa; he went about in the linen
clothes of a civilian. When some
one asked- why be did not put on
his uniform, he replied: "Now I'd
look pretty, wouldn't I, trotting up
and down in a colonel's rig, when
all around here are sure-enough
soldiers men who have fought
their way up from the line in the
regular army, who have been in
the civil war and in a score of In
dian warsf who have the right to
wear only a captain's or at most a
major's uniform! Wouldn't I be
a daisy, letting men .like that sa
lute me in my tin-soldier clothes?
Well, I guess not not without
stimulants, anyhow !" So he scam
pered about in his unadorned
clothes,. and jeered at what he call
ed the livery-stable brigadiers who
did not know fours right from bal
ance all. Funston did not know
very much aboutthe fine points of
the art of war, but he was candid
J i l . .3 j u : i
When the regular-army men at
Tampa began to question him
about nis range with the artillery
Funston told them, with a boyish
innocence too sweet to poison with
military science, that he pulled his
(Tlina 1 1 r -mlthin tmii n - fina htm.
dred yards of his mark before fir
ing. . Whereat the army men laugh
ed quietly, winked at one another,
and listened dubiously thereafter.
Later, when some Spanish officers
were taken prisoners at Santiago
they told -in horror of a "little
damn tool American," fighting un
der Gatcia the year before, who
poked the nose of his gun so close
to the Spanish fortifications, that
his powder burned their eye-brows.
Then the American regular-army
uru icujcuiucicu i' uuetuu, nuu
laughed again. -
When Funston joined is Kan
sas regiment in San Francisco he
put his beet bib and tucker on and
went Co school to his majors. He
devoted his time to keeping the
camp clean. W.hen the Kansas
boys dressed up they immediately
took rank with the' best regiments
in the camp. Their sick list was
the smallest in the division ; they
drilled like machines; came to love
their colonel so that When he
anointed them with the vials of
his fluent wrath they were ecstatic
in their happiness. He made
speeches to them that were not in
the regulations. "I have noticed,"
he said to the regiment one day in
August, that you boys are getting
sloppy in your manners. When
jrou meet a superior officer you
iviuu ui urueu a uy irom your ear
and go on. Now hereafter you
just stop brushing flies and salute."
Harper's Weekly.
The Whipping Post. ,
The whipping post has notgone
forever ! It is possible that it will
become necessary to restore this
timt-honorecTinstitution, thV abol
ition of which caused all criminals
tOr rejoice, and to again enforce
obedience to- law by the method
that some of our modern apostles
of civilization would have us be
lieve is barbarous. This sentiment
is not confined to "illiterate" North
Carolina either, for the great en
lightened state of New York is agi
tating the restoration of the whip
ping post for wife-beaters, and the
Asheville citizen truly says that
"It will stop other crimes as well as
this one, and should be adopted. A
I good whipping,- v humanely but
soundly administered, will stop pet
ty stealing more effectually than
all the chain gangs ever provided."
No, the whipping post is not "gone
fnr troodr" Khelhv Star
TO CURE A COLD IX ORE DAT
Take Laxatire Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Drag-guts refund moner if it fails to Cure. J5
Tnt gtnnint hu L. B. Q. oa eacn tablet.
The Value of Good Boads.
Th snblect of good roads is one
of the live questions of the hour
and possesses a deep ana perma
nent interest to every community.
One of the marked features of the
nresent time is easy and rapid
communication between different
points nd distances are now meas
ured by the clock rather than by
the surveyor's chain. This change
is owing to the new and increased
faciliii-? for doing lsiness in
which time is an important factor
nrf whatever teniU to save time is
justly regarded as an additional
link in the cnam oi piwrcBo.
bringing of points widely separated
into communication " with each
other facilitates and promotes ac
quaintance, and the more speedily
this can be done the more satisfac
tory it becomes. The net work of
steel that binds our great continents
together makes us a homogeneous
people, holding many interests in
common and teaching us the useful
lesson of independence of each
other. For prosperity, both must
go hand in hand. How can this be
better done than by the agency of
good highways? This becomes at
once a pleasure, no less than a con
venience, to say nothing of the ad
vantages they afford to all. The
farmer finds easy access to the
market where his products may be
disposed of at the minimum ex
pense. It minimizes the wear and
tear on vehicles and keeps them in
better condition; in a word, there
is a saving all around in addition
to increased facilities for transact
ing and enlarging his business.
Surely every farmer must of neces
sity, if he will study this question,
become an earnest champion of
good roads. The resident of the
city or town has no less interest in
this subject than the farmer. With
a system of good highways the
limits of the town naturally enlarge,
an interest to all who are able to
own teams and even those who
journey on foot and so many may
avail themselves of more desirable
places of residence where their
homes may be surrounded by more
com fort 8, coming from facilities byj
which they may be reached. Itj
would eeem that the argument for;
good roads is all on one side.
While lots in the city will not be
cheapened, all suburban property,
as well as farming lands, will by
necessity be augmented in value be
cause of their proximity to each
other and the ease by which they
are placed in communication with;
each other. In places like Ashe
ville which has become a great
pleasure and health resort for all
seasons of the year the import
ance of good roads ramifying every
part of the country continuous to
it cannot be over estimated. This
is so plain to every one that it
needs only to be mentioned to be
seen and appreciated and all money
judiciously invested in this cannot
fail to make most generous and
satisfactory returns.
No sooner has one's life work
been mapped out than preparation
should be made to meet its require
ments. The youth should go into
training as he would for a day of
field sports; he should practice
with the -assiduity of an athlete
trying to develop special command
of his muscles. Mechanical or ar
tistic work, commercial life, or the
professions -whatever is to be un
dertakenwill require skill of a
special kind in addition to natural
talent if one is to distinguish him
self above his fellows in the chosen
calling. And that skill can be ob
tained only by incessant practice
and training such as develops the
record-making sportsman or the
acrobat who is deemed fit to pre
sent before the public in a circus
performance. This should be the
thought of the young man who is
at school and for whom, perhaps,
parents or other relatives are mak
ing great sacrifices. The purpose
of 'sending him to school is not to
get him through somehow, and pro
vide him with a certificate or a di
ploma; the purpose is to have . him
trained so that mind and muscle
shall be obedient to his will and re
spond promptly to the demands
made upon them. And he should
take the utmost advantage of his
opportunities that he may become
as highly skilled in some useful
and honored calling as is the man
who wins the plaudits of the multi
tude by some exhibition of skill
that has no higher object than that
of amusing the idle and the curi
ous.
An Apt Reply.
Max O'Rell relates that while he
was teaching in an English school
a lady wrote to the head master:!
"Dear Sir: It is our intention to
place our boy under your care, but
before we do so we would like to
know what the social standard of
your school is'
To which the head master re
plied: "Dear Madam: So long as your
boy behaves well and his fees are
paid regularly no inquiry will be
maae about his antecedents."
TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY.
The Great Gathering at More-
head City, N. C, June 13th
to 18th Combines In
struction, Rest, Rec
reation and Social
Delights.
Never before in the sixteen years'
history of the North Carolina .Teach
ers'! Assembly has so much interest
been taken in the annual gathering as
this year, a programme oi unusual
interest will make this the most im
portant gathering yet held from a pro
fessional standpoint. The foremost
educators of the State will discuss the
great questions that are today claim
ing the attention of the educational
world. Representatives from all the
various educational interests of North
Carolina will ; here meet for mutual
help and consultation.
I The officers of the Assembly have
kindly invited not only air teachers
and school officers, but also all friends
of education and the public generally
to join in this delightful gathering by
the seaside. The reduced rates . will
be granted to all who desire to attend.
Railroad rates are less than half fare,
and tickets will be sold June 10th to
17th inclusive, good to re urn until
July 25th, with the privilege of stop
ping if so desired. The famous Atlan
tic Hotel will board everybody at one
dollar per day. These are the lowest
rates ever obtained for the Assembly
meeting.
You can leave home in any section
of North Carolina on Tuesday, June
13th and reach Morebead City in time
for, supper. Close connection with all
trains has been provided for, and there
will be no delays on waits.
The First Regiment Band, the finest
organization of musicians in the South,
. m t ;- a
is ex pec tea to iurmsn musio oaring
the entire meeting.
Accommodations have been arrang
ed for one thousand people. Special
attention will be given to social fea
tures, and nothing will be left undone
to 'make this the most delightful week
of I the summer . for all who attend.
Membership tickets can be had at any
railroad station when you buy your
railroad ticket ; or you can secure the
ticket from the Secretary after your
arrival at Morebead. Reception com
mittees will look carefully after all
who may be alone, furnish all necessa
ry! information, etc. !
The lull twenty-page programme
may be bad free . by applying to the
secretary, W. T. Whitsett, Whitsett,
N. C. I Make your plans now to start
to the Assembly Tuesday, June 13th.
The Ruaal Editor's Complaint.
Away down in Mississippi, in the
piney woods region, we should say,
the rural editor pours out to his de
linquent subscribers this tuneful
but passionate complaint:
"Fish down into your pocket and
dig up dust; the editor is hungry
and the paper 'bout to bust. We'
ve trusted you for several months,
and did it with a smile, so just re
turn the compliment and trust us
for awhile. Our wife she needs
some stockings, and baby needs a
dress ; Jimmy needs some breeches,
and so does Kate and Bess. Pud
is on the bog train, and Peggy sick.
with grief, and good gosh almighty,
can't you give a man relief? Shell
out those nickels and turn loose
the dimes; turn 'em loose and
whistle and we'll have better times ;
there will be fewer patches on the
bosom of our pants, and we'd make
the paper better if we had half a
chance. Don't give us that old
8 tory, long gone to seed, 'bout tak
ing more family papers than the
family want to read ; but help to
feed the printer, and he'll help our
town to grow, and thus escape the
sulphur in the regions down below."
A Mother Tells How She Saved Her
Little Daughter's Life.
I am the mother of eight chil
dren and have had a great deal of
experience with medicines. Last
summer my little daughter had the
dysentery in its worst form. We
thought she would die. I tried
everything I could think of, but
nothing seemed to do her any good.
I saw by an advertisement in our
paper that Chamblerlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was highly recommended and sent
and got a bottle at once. It proved
to be one of the very best medicines
we ever bad in the house. In saved
my little daughter's life. lam an
xious for every mother to know
what an excellent medicine it is.
Had I known it at first it would
have saved me a great deal of
axiety and my little daughter much
suffering. lour truly, Mrs. Geo.
F. Burdick, Liberty, RI. For sale
by C. E. Hoi ton , Druggist.
Religious Statistics of 1898.
There are seven great Protestant
families in these United States.
These in number of communicants,
according to the returns of last
year, stand as follows: Metho
dists, 5,735,898; Baptists, 4,157,
400; Lutherans, 1,507,466; Pres
byterians, 1,490,162 ; Disciples of
Christ, 1,051,079 ; Protestant Epis
copalians, 667,503; Congregation
alism, 630,000.
Por Oyer Fifty Years.
for orer fifty years by millions of mother for
their children while teething, with perfect suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allay all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea.1 It will reiiere the poor
little sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggists
in erery part of; the world. Twenty-Ire cents
a bottle. Be sureand ask for "sirs. Winslow's
Boouung syrup," and take no other kind.
Kitchener's Empire
By October next Lord Kitchener
expects to complete hi0 railroad to
Khartoum, after which time! free
trade will be proclaimed; in the
Soudan. All imports are to be ad
mitted free of duty, .English goods
having no advantage oyer j tba
wares , of other countries. The
country Is poor and it is desired to
permit the people to. supply them;
selves with the adjuncts of civili
zation as cheaply as possible. The
transportation rates on the railway
from Cairo to Khartoum will I be a
little high by reason of the cost of
coal used in the locomotives, but
only a fraction of the camel rates
of former times. ' j !r
A duty of 20 per cent.; will be
levied on certain exports, as gum
arabic, etc., tor revenue purposes
The Soudan are now paying taxes
as willingly as taxes are ever paid,
the rate being much less than the
Khalifa exacted, the amount being
fixed and the time of payment
adapted to the popular conven
ience. Under the old regime of
the Mahdists the tax was variable,
according to the needs or caprice
of the taxgatherer, amounting in
extreme cases to 100 per j cent.
Vast regions were depopulated by
the merciless exactions I of the
greedy Baggaras. j " !
Lord Kitchener legislates by de
cree. He is a sort of English CzarJ
having no parliament to ysass"
him and no cabinet to consult.
Whatever he says goes throughout!
the'wide Soudan, the sole restraint
upon him being the necessity of
reporting to Lord Cromer and the
Queen,. who will see to it that he
does not transgress the limits of
Anglo-Saxon legislative propriety
The Best Remedy for Flux.
i -1
4 'In July of last year I was taken
with a severe attack of flux," says
Mr. Joe Baker, of AllentownJTenn
I procured a small'bottle of Cham
berlain's Colic. Cholera and ! Diar
rhoea Remedy and used about ban
of it and it effected a complete
cure. This is the best remedy for
bowel trouble on the market. C.
E. HoltoD, Druggist.
More Information.
Temmy Paw, what do they put
water in stocks for?1
Mr. Figg To soak the investors
with, my son. Indianapolis Jour
nal.
U 1 VLi
j Cobwebs about a house are usually the sign
" that the housewife has more than she can do,
i the way she goes about It; that all her time
j and strength are utilized in doing heavy work;
; that she uss soap in her cleaning. If she
j would only use
inn
9
TAKINQ THE CITADEL.
In war when a town Is
taken by storm there is
no use in merely capturj
ing the outworks or lowe
fortifications As long as
tne enemy holds!
the highest
stronghold the
town is not con
quered. , j
In warring
against (disease!
there is no use in1
simply overcoming the
minor symptoms. There
are plenty of mere stimu
lating preparations! largely
composed of alcohol, which give a false
and temporary exhilaration followed by
relapse, but Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery is a true and radical remedy.
It contains no alcohol. It does not ine
briate or create a craving for intoxicating
stimulants It does more than overcome
the outer symptoms of disease. It at
tacks it in its highest stronghold and
routs it absolutely and completely from
the very citadel of life. NoJ honest
dealer will advise you to accept a substi
tute for "Golden Medical Discovery'
that he may make a little larger profit.
"I feel it my duty to write and tell you what
Dr. Pierce's medicines have done for tne," says
Miss Emma Lee, of Williford, Sharp Co., Ark;,
in a friendly communication to Dr. R. V. Pierce,
of Buffalo. N. Y. " I was suffering severely and
tried several doctors remedies but received only
very little relief. I had bronchitis, catarrh,
and also womb disease. I took eight bottles of
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
'Favorite Prescription.' As soon as I had taken
the first bottle I could see that the! medicine
was helping me. I also used the local treatment
you suggested. j
" My sister says your medicine I did her
more good than anything she ever took., She
was down in bed and could not walk until
after she had taken your medicine, and now
she goes where she pleases and helps to do
her work." j j j
Every suffering man or woman should
write for a free copy of Dr. Pierce's great
thousand-page illustrated Common Sense
Medical Adviser. It will be sent paper
bound for the bare co-ic of mailing, (21
one-cent stamps, or in heavy, handsome
cloth-binding tor 31 stamps. j j j
I II
AND
3iiM
! ' M !
I i
HIT!
! U
Seed time Is here. We have the Seed
you want fresh, tested and true.
Garden and Flower Seeds. !
Garden andrFlower Plants
B ULBS, HOSES, rfc.,- etc.
510 SOUTH ELM STREET.
GREENSBORO
1 . 1
SEED & PLANT GO
- ' 1 .
nrrr h : phones;
Office, 103. Greenhouse, 110.
Mikt
-IKS!
mm
WasHlng Powuer
i.c.jr ti uuiu ou u&uicucu ma; ;ne little thir-
neglected. Gold Dust gives avoman time to ret. t-.tv.. r't'"'t U
to read, and time to sew. It is much better and chei 'r tM " v'
all cleaning. For greatest economy buy our lar-t- '4:;-i?Vf
nnun t is- w a mrk mr '
1 ST. LOUS Mwnu
CHICAGO
X3
i r r rc
1 AKVVKVV
. for Infants and Children,
Castorla is a liarmlcss substitute for Castor Oil pr 1
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant u
contains neither Opium. Morphino nor other Xarotfi
substance. It destroys AVorms and allays FcvcrihnevL
It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves TTth
ing1 Troubles and cures Constipation. It regulate tw
: Stomach and Bowels, givinpr healthy and natural Metv
i The ChUdrcn's Panacea The Mothcrs Fricuti. -
The Eind You Have Always
Bears the Signature of
Bought
i
In Use 'For Over 30 Years.
THt 'rMttim eeMnttr, tt wto"iy TfrcT, mwroH cty.
If Tou Want to Pick Up
Genuine
streams
CALL AT MY STORE!
V
And I will take pleasure in quoting you unheard-of prices on all I;: J
My stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hals, Etc.; is large and well J
sorted and cannot fail to please you.
I have a line of Shoes in the latest shapes and styles on wl;::
will make specially low prices for the next thirty days. .
Come to see me and be convinced that it pays to trade with it
chant who divides the profits with his customers.
Geo. HRoyster
; T - ' . -!:'!
' LEADER IN LOW PRICES, 118 SOUTH KLM ST. ;
THE GUILFORD ROLLER 3IILLS
.
GREE1TSBOEO, C.
ide of this section and guarantee aatifact:
oake a specialty of "Our Patent" n(l
I, &c.r which for the money cannot hi-c'i'
We solicit the tra
custom work. We mi
Ground" Flours, Meal,
Remember the place, "The Mill at the Depot."
GUILFORD ROLLER! MILLS
The Great Anti-Expansion Book
REPUBLIC or EMPIRE?
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTiCH
HON. WAU J. DRY AS
TOG ET IlCIt WITH
Senator- floir
L-y Jlon. Andrew frneirie.
Ytmt, Alien. viilte, Oormn. -
llMon, DniI, Chilton, Uutler. i. ir f
Tillman. Money. Turner, lt.-r, 1 i- -
Ttnn tTw T monai, lion. n. u. jono . v-.
"OX. WK. J. BBTAX. cha. A. Town. Hon. Aili K. Mr.:. ; , , , ,
z-8rtar7 Carllal, IUt. Dr. Van Dyke, Hon. Com. frmnci Aian;-. 1
"""".r. IMPEBIAtISM AMD ABSOtUTISM K
and to do so would not onl bo mixt harmful to th intret of our " ; :i
tho Conrtitution of the United Statoa, tbo DcUrtion of Ind-j " I H
doctrines of onr lUpubllc m handed down to as by our Father. nrDllRIl1
TUP AAAnri nr m mniitin ahih invinti Akin BDflfl llhn
THE OXLY BOOK OX'THK M'HJt-
1
I half-tone portrait J1' ,,
t, showiBK the ti-rt
i In book-rH.iiu- - t.
t be larni.hed by ny -
- - S
A s sw a m m 9ki f? F
mnaion; aiso seenes ok tnnuin interest,
Philippines. Nothing like it before ettemtted
- It cannot be bought at bookstores; it cannot
uxaciai roonsners. . ,Tf.
The nrstjmoo, 100,000 copies. A large octavo book. bAsatiiu vi
sVE PAY Fit EI GUT on each order amounting to w,
TUB ot i riT IH FIlKE. We
unini, wnn Dianks, etc, but as each Outfit
sralnst many who would impose noon na
merely out of idle curiosity, we require the applicsnt,-e rtiBs4- ,
rsesiet ef Irst order for 10 keeks.
Beet Cloth Bindinc
Beet Half RomIa. Hindins. with m VkI aH"ITV
i a. -Ji 11 r r t, . ... T Z "" mm.
" uosBia xiiQOing, wita goia edges urn Tit
Write fer eur UaeereHeled Terms te Art. Address pLlbll
THu IriDiIPErJDENCE -COMPAivm
FRANKLIN DUILDINOf CMICACw
e make no char?; 'r ri-r ,J,!'fr
costs u a it ot ny. f;i
by sendinr for 0-Jtfiru i. -J1
tkls aseee' i 9iO
"
' -f
J3