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t J r $1 A I EAR CASH IN ADVANCE. "LET ALL THE ENDS THOD AIKS1' AT BE TH1 CODHTRY'S, THY GOD'S AND TROTHS." BEST ADVERTISING IED10B. VOLUME XXVIII. WILSON, N. C, MAY 26,1898. NUMBER 21. " ' . - " ; " ' . - ,' - O . IN THE REBORN CUBA CHANCES FOR AMERICANS TO GAIN FORTUNES ON HER SHORES. Cuba Is the World's Largest Sugar Pro ducer Her Fine .Tobacco, Banana and Coffee Lands The Mineral Wealth Is Inexhaustible The Island's Richness. "Cuba is the smile of the sea," says the ever picturesque Ingersoll. It is a country of wondt rful resources. Add to these its geographical position, and we have the factors of a glorious product. It in within easy reach of New Orleans and other large markets of the United States. ...Transportation is cheap. The Uuited States .and Cuba are reciprocal in productions. We find there a ready market' for manufactured goods, and the island sends ns sugar, bananas and other tropical productions. A tremen dous trade would spring np under free trade conditions. Cuba is the largest sugar producer in the world. The Coustaucia plantation mar Cienfuegos produced, according to tbe last Cuban census, 45,000,000 pounds in a year. With American ener gy and enterprise the island could be made to produce'50,000,000 tons easily. , There would be heavy competition among experts in the production of sug ar. These lands would be scientifically cultivated and the cauo reduced by the diffusion process. This is a steeping process.: The cane, finely chopped, up, is placed ia largo iron cylinders and submitted to the same process as tea, in the housewife's teapot. Thus there ia . not moTe than one-h.alf of 1 per cent of saccharin lost. Cuba will be a market for Bugar making machinery, agricul tural machinery, electric light appli ances, railroad supplies, Wooden ware, etc. In fact, there will bo a ready and constantly increasing market for all our productions, from clothes to catnip. . At present Cuba grows 30,000,000 pounds of tobacco leaf, which opens up a field for American manufacture. The 25,000,000 cocoauuts raised annually . show the need of active and euergetio capital in a cocoanut oil! factory. The 20, 000, 000 bunches of bananas now grown yearly can be more than doubled after political differences have been set tled and the trade of America sets in. Material is abuudant for the manufac ture of 6oap, coarsely fibered cloths and many kindred industries. Fruit farms on an average make large returns after .three years, except the banana, which yields abundantly after the first year. On the mountain slopes in the east ern, central a,nd western parts are tbe finest coffee lands in the world. In I860 there were 800 plantations running at a large profit. This kept np for eight years, when the wearing Ten Years' war ruined them. They were either devas tated or allowed to decay. All these will be revived in regenerated Cuba. It . requires only small capital to start a coffee plantation. A half crop is grown Ibe third year, and the fourth year sees the full yield. It pays from 25 to 100 pi-r cent on tbe capital invested, which is much too fascinating a problem to 'remain long nu&olved by Uncle Sam's enterprising family. The mineral wealth cf the island ia . incomputable aiid inexhaustible. The copper mines are exceedingly rich and added capital and energy will develop tbeni to a much greater degree. Tbe iron mines are capable of producing enormous quantities of bessrrrer iron ores. TheFj rifi revcry aljablo ana kuowuthe world over to manufacturers . as "Spanish ores." As time strides on the smoke of factory chimneys will be no novel sight in the now paj-alyzed island. In a business as well as a political sense Cuba has a wonderful future. . Evidence 0 of its richness is. given by the fact that Cuba was self supporting as early as 1827. Since that time it has prospered steadily and exceedingly. It has paid Sp.;in 'kine'v. 1G27 from 01,000,- 000 to $. too, 000 yearly.; It is a coun try woudnfi'lly pro; pt rt.as und . in-creasan-in prosperity whin let alouo by its own and other peoples. It has grown steadily richer despite the fact that its' per eapita taxation is three times that of the United States. Now that Spain must forever keep hands off the little island and American thrift will to in fused into its slow southern veina we shall see great thiuga from it.' The climate of Cuba is in many parts delightf ul. Being insular, tho heat of the sun is much tempered by cooling breezes from the surrounding waters. It.' is much moro healthy than is com monly supposed, the higher portions be ing comparatively free from the deadly disease of some of the lowlands. The fearful mortality from yellow fever in Havana is due almost wholly to the horribly unsanitary condition of the city. The Lay is a huge cesspool that contains enough germs of all sorts, kinds and conditions to devastate the world.- There is almost no tideway in the bay not more than four inches. With American capital and American business ability the drainage of Havana and its consequent improvement in mat ters of healthvare foregone conclusions. Americans will reap rich financial harvests in Cuba whether it bo annex ed or not, and in the years not far dis tant, the population will be largely American in either easel American cap ital will predominate and American idoasof government will obtain. Onac count of the right hand of fellowship now extended by Uncle Sam Americans ? will be welcomed , by tbe Cubans and (given concessions greater than any other f nation. The relationship between the .countries will be very close, and the commercial interests of one identical with those of the other. H. S. Caufield in Chicago Times-Herald. An Exception. "The cottage by the sea" will be ' bout the only luxury this year cheaper than last, and it will be as safe and pleasant as ever it was. Boston Tran script. . -.. .- , - WEATHER BUREAU WAR. How This Institution Would Be Service able .Watching For an Enemy. A well organized and very efficient branch of the government, available for service; in war, is the United States weather bureau, once known as the sig nal Eervice and retaining much of the character indicated by the old title. Many of the men in the service were experts in signaling, and doubtless re tain" some of their old skill or could very readily get. into practice again. Mr. J. W. Smith, the local forecast official in Boston, was for many years in the signal service, though most of bis men here came in under the later regime. "Weather bureau men, however, are peculiarly fitted in the attainments required for admission to the service, for disseminating regularly and surely information of the approach of hostile fleets or any other advantageous item needed by the central war authorities. -Their flagmen along tho coast could do much ef the work of a patrol and could probably develop skill in a few months signaling messages along a coast or to a central weather bureau office, "from which the uewa could be sent to Wash ington. J ' ' . The office men are familiar with the workings of telegraphic lines and have daily practice! in work, only a slight re- movo even now from what may be con ceived are the duties of an army signal corps. Aside from this, a series of sta tions are already in operation along the Atlantic coast that could doubtless ; be readily augmented, with , auxiliary sta tions enough to make an unbroken line of observers from Galveston to East- port. Boston Herald. WANT TO SAVE SOULS. National Kelief Commission Offers Its Ser vices In IiehiUf of Our Fighting Men. . Former Governor R. E. Patison of Pennsylvania andla delegation of prom inent Philadelphians visited tbe presi dent and secretary of war recently to offer to the government the services of KX-GOVKHNOR K. E. PATTISOK. the National Relief commission. The ' specific object of this organization is to aid the United States government in caring for its soldiers, sailors and ma rines who may be disabled by .sickness or wounds, and to relieve the families of combatants. To accomplish these ends Christian and philanthropic folk, -without regard to creed or party, have. formed relief as sociations. To prevent the waste of en ergy, means, and time a national or ganization has been formed." A second ary .purpose of the relief commission is to aid chrplains a:id ctLor m maia taming the moral tone of the men in the army and navy by friendly visits from representatives of religious organ izationa and orders, and, further, by providing a "knapsack library," con taming short booklets or tracts giving practical information "as to how to care " for one's health in camp, appeals to the moral nature, portions of Scripture, patriotic so'jgsjuid. familiar hymns. New Ycrk Press. ' lilin narv xoiisi.-.n, lion in its tally st iji'C. may be t becked by ihe use of 'Ayer'k Chcny' Pectoral'; It stops the distressing cough, soothes irritation of the throat and lungs, and induces much needed repose. Hundreds -have testi fied to the remarkable vinues ol this preparation. NEW ENGINE OF WAR. Hudson Maxim Offers to Build a Cruiser to Destroy b Whole Navy. - Hudson Maxim, a famous inventor and brother of the inventor of the Maxr im gun, has proposed to build a cruiser tor tho government which would not cost more than $500,000 and which could sink all of Spain's men-of-war. The inventor offers his services free of charge to supervise the construction of tho cruiser. Mr. Maxim's plan is to place on a fast cruiser a 24 inch torpedo gun and two torpedo mortars. The gun will throw a toiuof gun cotton five miles and half aPn"miich farther. The two mortars can throw half a ton of gun cotton three miles. Mr. Maxim would heavily armor the bow of the cruiser, which would fight with her prow to ward the approaching battleship. The area exposed to fire from the enemy would be small. A ton of exploding gun cotton carries destruction to auy thing in a space of 2,000 feet about it, so that the missilfl would uot have to ladd on an enemy's l7Z io destroy it. Shots from the ap. proaching enemy would do little dam age to the heavily armored bow of the torpedo thrower. Mr. Maxim says that ten such cruisers can be built for. the cost of one great battleship. These cruisers would be capable of destroying 1,000 first class battleships. Now York Evening Journal. Kflief in Six tfonr. Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six ho-.irs by "New Great South American Kidney Curk." It is a great surprise on ac count of its exceeding promptness in relieving rain in bladder, kidney and hack, in male or female. " Relieves re tention -of water almost immediately If vivi w-it (inirk relief and cure this - I . ' i r " : : : . SCENE OF THE BATTLE SOME FACTS ABOUT MANILLA'S HIS- TORY PEOPLE AND COMMERCE. A Strange Southern City. Both Oriental and Spanish In Character Rich In Prod ucts and Exports Ships of Every Nation Fill -Its Port Its Pine Buildings. Cavite is a fortified seaport town on the island of Luzon, on which Manilla, the capital of the Philippine islands and the scene of the recent battle and brilliant victory won by Commodore George Dewey's squadron over the, Spanish fleet, is situated. Cavite is in the bay of Manilla, and about ten miles south southwest of tho city of Manilla. The town of Cavite has a population of over 5,000, and the population of the port is less than 600 souls. There is an arsenal at Cavite, which is the capital of tbe province of tbe same name. The resi dence of the governor is situated there, and jthe place is the chief naval depot of the Spanish possessions in that part of the world. Manilla, the capital city of the island of Luzon and of all the Philippine is lands, is also situated on Manilla bay, at the mouth of the river Pasig. The city forms the segment of a circle be tween the river and the sea. and its suburbs extend over numerous islets, formed bv the river; and its branches. The river Pasig is pronged into the bay by two piers. At the end of one of them is a small fort and a lighthouse is situated at the end of the other pier. Vessels of small tonnage can go up as far as the bridge which crosses the riv er. The town stands on the south side. has a dilapidated look, bat is said to be strongly fortified. On the north side is the Binondo suburb, which i9tbe res idence of the foreign ruercbauts and the great center of- trade. It is moro popu lous than the city itself. Manilla has both a Spanish and an oriental appearance. There are long lines of heavily mounted batteries, dark looking churches, strange looking towers and massivo houses of solid masonry. These mingle with light little houses, or cottages, in groves of tropical trees, raisea iroin tne grounq Dy posts in or der to permit the free passage of the waters in the rainy season. The streets are straight, mostly unpavedi and al most impassable during the rainy sea son. In the city the houses are two sto ries high, and each has its central court yard. There resido the heads of the state, the church and the army and all those who claim to belong to the aris tocracy. Tne bridge across tne river leads from the city proper into the Bi nondo suburb, where a street called the Escalta runs to the right and to the left It is lined with innurnerablasbor". stores and sfcalla and is usually crowded with people of various races. Beyond the Escalta is a colony of Chi nese, Indians and half castes, who do business as goldsmiths and jewelers, painters, and -enanielers, oil and soap merchants, confectioners and keepers of gambling houses and cookshops. The Other suburbs have each a special char acter. For instance, ban remando is the seat of tho great cigar manufacto ries, and Santo Mesa is the center o: the cordage manufactory. At the Alcai cerfa 6ubnrb the Chinese sampans dis charge their cargoes. Tbe fishermen and weavers inhabit tbe 'suburb of Tondo, and its gardens supply the markets with fruit and vegetables. The suburb cf Ualato ij fatuous for its embroider ers. Paco is w here thb artisans and art ists live, and health seekers flock to Santa Ana and San Pedro Macati. Tne principal buildings in Manilla are the cathedral, the palace of the' gov ernor, the palace of the archbishop, the town hall, a beautiful building; ten churches, belonging to the different re ligious orders; several monasteries, a number of convents, the arsenal, three colleges for young men, two colleges for yoi:Ug woiroi-, I ho tapreme court 'building, tl j piiav.u, tho civii 'hospital, the university, the marine 6chool, the commercial 'school, the theater, a large building; the custom house, and the bar racks. There are several large squares in Manilla, the largest of which is the Prado,in which is situated a bronze statue of Charles IV. Manilla's municipality dates from the year 1571, when the city was founded by Legaspi. It is a splendid natural trade center, and ranks with Calcutta and Batavia. Being the chief port in tbe Philippine islands; all their productions flow there and its harbor is visited by a very great number of vessels of all sorts and sizes. Its exports consist of sugar, tobacco, indigo, ma nilla hemp and cordage, gold dust, birds' nests, coffee, sapan wood, mats, hats, hides, trepaug, tortoise shell, cigars, cotton, rice, etc. Its manufactures are chiefly cigars and cheroots, a government' monopoly ; cordage from the filaments of the abaca; beautiful fabrics, known as piuas, woven from the fibers of the pineapple leaf and afterward exquisitely embroidered; various other cloths made of the abaca filament, pure and mixed cotton fabrics, mats, and cigar cases.. In 1645 Manilla was nearly destroyed by earthquakes, which have since fre ijuently and severely visited the place. A British fleet captured Manilla in 1762, and held it for 15 months, when it was by tiKaty restored to Spain. The popu lation of Manilla, with its suburbs, is about 160,000. New York Tribune. Don't Blame Christopher. Don't turn the picture of Columbus to the wall. He was only a brevet Span iard, and his hard old face will relax when messengers toshadeland carry the news that the-nation which so unkindly recdmpeused his great services is get ting more punishment. - Lacrosse ( Wis.) Republican. "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Essence ok Ginger will relieve any ordinary case ot Colic, Cramps er Nau sea. An unexcelled remedy for Diar VETERAN'S NOBLE OFFER. Asks to Serve Oat the Term In Prison of . Captain Hart. A Washington dispatch to the New York Journal says: Interest in the effort to secure a par don for John D. Hart, captain of the alleged Cuban filibuster Laurada, now serving a term in the Eastern peniten tiary, Philadelphia, grows intensely. Senators have petitioned for his pardon. Congressmen are signing petitions and a veteran of the civil war has offered to serve out Captain. Hart's unexpired term. "',.'. .:" . The other 'day William A. Clear, for merly a sergeant in Company A, Seventy-first Pennsylvania - volunteers, now an inmate of the Soldiers' home at Hampton, Va., addressed the following letter to the president : ' Hon.. William McKinley : Dkak Si it I have the honor to present the Inclosed petition lor the paidon of Captain J. D. Hart, as he would be of great service to our common country and the cause of Cuban freedom. If you cannot do so conscientiously nud law must have some one to suffer for his supposed offense, the undersigned is willing and ready to take his place in prison as soon ns he is pardoned and agrees to serve faith fully the balance of his time. I will bo satis fied that I have performed a duty to my coun try. Sincerely, your obedient servant. WILLIAM A. CLEAR, Late Sergeant Company A, Seventy-first Penn sylvania Volunteers. SOLDIERS TRAVELING. Their Comfort Is Pretty Well- Looked After Now to What It Was. " When soldiers in the service of the United States are traveling, their com fort : is pretty well looked after," says F. F. Horner, general passenger agent of the Nickel Plate. "The government requires the rail road company to provide sleeping cars for the officers and also for the privates if it is possible to procure the cars. The Thirteenth regiment, which left Buffa lo a few days ago, was carried in tour ist cars, three men to section, two oc cupying the lower berth and one the up per. Of course if men are to be carried in very large numbers on short notice such arrangements would be impossi ble, but even then we would have to provide them With ordinary day coaches. "The volunteers who answer the pres ent call will be carried in tourist cars if their journey lasts through a night, Otherwise they will go in day coaches. X don't think that any other country on earth looks after its soldiers so well. When I was soldiering, we considered a freight car perfectly satisfactory. We generally had to walk. Being paoked into a freight car on a hot summer day was rather uncomfortable, and the men usually secured ventilation by knocking holes in the sides of the car wih the butts of their rifles. When the officers remonstrated, tbeJmya would sy that they were just making loopholes to shoot the 'Johnnies. "Buffalo Com ' mercial. Why allow, yourself to be slowly tor tured at the stake of disease? Chills and Fever will undermine, and eventu ally break downj ihe strongest consti tution "FEBRI-CURA" (Sweet Chill Tonic of Iron) is more effective than Quinine and being combined with Iron is an excellent Tonic and Nervine Med icine. It is pleasant to take, is sold under positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. Accept no substi tutes. The "just .as. good v kind don't effect cures. Sold by B. W. Harrave. X RAYS FOR SPANIARDS. Pittsburg Company Expects to Fill a Large Order For the Spanish Government. A peculiar case, in which the contra band of war will likely be waived, has' developed in Pittsburg. The Spanish government is negotiating with tbe Fes senden Manufacturing company for a lot of X ray machines to be used in field, ship and hospital service. The Spanish consul at New York asked the Pittsburg company a few days ago to furnish prices on machines ranging from the 4 inch apparatus for emergency work up to the 20 inch machine for hospital ambulance use. Before replying to tbe request R. A. Fessenden consulted the authorities. He feared that the United States govern ment would prevent him from supply ing this humanitarian war material to Spain, but he has been, told it is not likely objection will be made. "We are making about 100 machines for the home government," he said re cently, "and the wounded- Spaniards who are taken prisoners will get tho benefit of being treated by the aid of the X ray. There is no reason why our wounded soldiers in Spanish, hospitals or on Spanish ships should not have the opportunity of, also getting this great aid to surgery. If we receive the order,' it will be filled at once. I do not think tbe United States government will in terfere with its delivery." Nw York Herald. ' . ' : ' - A Day of Lasting Memory. May 1, 1898, is going to figure in fu ture treatises on naval matters and to become a- date in the history of books. The first encounter of modern armored vessels and high power guns operated by white men is an event of extraordi nary professional and general interest. -Hartford COurant. ' : r Lee 'Knotra Cuba. The wisdom of General Lee's Fugges-, .tion of linen uniforms for our 6oldiers operating in Cqba will be recognized by all who are familiar with tbe Cuban :limate. It is understood that the plans f the war department contemplate uch' a provision. Boston Journal. When a man is suffering from an aching head a sluggish body when his muscles are tax and lazy -his brain dull and his stomach disdaining food he will, 'if wise heed these warnings and resort to the right rmiedy, before it is too late. "Parker's, Sarsapa rilla" the "king of blood purifi ers," makes- the appetite keen and hearty, invigorates the liver, purifit s the blood and fills it with life giving el- CUBAN ARMY CORPS. THEIR STRENGTH, RESOURCES, DIS CIPLINE AND COMMANDERS. Clemency of tbe Cubans to Their Prison ers The Army's Excellent System of In formation of the Enemy's Movements. Great Need of Arms and. Safe Hospitals. In a recent article, written for the New York World Tomas Estrada Palma, delegate of the Cuban revolutionary party, says: The army of the republic of Cuba is divided into six corps, and these are di vided into divisions, brigades and regi- inents. Tbe three eastern corps namely, two in tne province oi Santiago and one in- the province of Puerto Principe are under the superior command of General Calixto Garcia. The individual com manders of these corps are General Je- sus Rabi, General Pedro A. Perez and General Lope Recio. The fourth army corps is commanded by General Fran cisoo Carrillo, in the province of Santa Clara. The fifth and sixth corps are nnder the superior command of General Jose Maria Rodriguez. These last two occupy the province of Matanzas, Ha vana and Pinar del Rio. The command er in Matanzas is' General Pedro Be tancourt. General Alejandro Rodriguez commands the province of Havana and General Pedro Diaz the province of r'Ss TOMAS KSTMADA PU.MA. Pinar del Rio. General Maximo Gomez," commander in chief t.f all the'forces, has his ticadquartirs in the central province, Santa Clara, the bettor to di rect operations in the east and the west. -iii Uiw turee easterly "provinces tnenr are about 20,000 men under arms, while in tbe rest of the island there are about 10,000 additional. . This number does not, however, include the entire number of Cubans in the field, as ibere are many thousands waiting for rifles, cultivating crops for the sustenance of the army and otherwise rendering use ful service to tbe armed fcrces and the government. General Garcia has a train of artillery, consisting of two 12 pound ersanda pneumatio dynamite gun, with which he has been very successful in the capture of towns and fortresses. All prisoners captured by the Cubans are liberated, with the exception of -a few who have been utilized as prisoners of war in tilling the soil. This policy of liberation was adopted i for several reasons first because of the impossi bility of keeping a largo body of prison ers, as they would eat up he food re anired for our own axty. and since with the knowtjaethat: their lives would be spared the Spaniards would not resist to the utmost, and, surrender ing with their accif)uterinents, would in crease the suppljof arms and ammuni tion of the Cubans. The Cuban army lives on the coun try and in the eastern portion ' of the island still enjoys a fair supply of meat. There are depots for the making of salt. Contrary to the general, belief, the Cuban army has not been supplied with rations from abroad, but as opera tions on a large scalewill how have to be undertaken there will have to be provision made from abroad for tbe es tablishment of a regular ! commissary department, as in the present devastated condition of the island it will be im possible for a large body of troops to subsist on the local supplies.; This would be specially true in case of sieges. . A great difficulty with the Cuban army has been the impossibility of es tablishing and maintaining safe bos pitals for their. sick and wounded. This has always- seriously impeded active operations. The Red Ctosb society was not permitted by the Spanish to exer cise its functions. On the C9iitrary, wherever a Cuban hospital was found by Spanish troops the inmates, nurses and nhvsicians were all massacred. The r - Cubans have established various fao tories in the eastern provinces, where powder, saddles, knapsacks,; shoes, etc.. are manufactured for the use of tbe army. Many of the Cubaue employed in the factories and on the fields have seen service during the present war. but owing to the scarcity of arms and ammunition it has been the policy of the Cuban officers to disarm part of their forces at times, so as to enable the new recruits to be properly drilled and disciplined.- If the Cubans should now receive an abundant supply of aruis, the army could speedily be doubled in num ber by re-enlisting these former soldiers. In the eastern provinces the cavalry regiments nave played a very active part in the operations as well aa-in the celebrated invasion of tbe west by.uen- eral Gomez and General Maceu The Cubans are excellent riders and their horses, although small, are capable of great endurance. A march of -45 miles in one day has often been accomplished by cavalry regiments. The personal es cort and immediate command of Gener- nMITTnn than cure is prevention. al G6mez are entirely made up or uama- ?uey cavalry, the best in the island. The Spanish cavalry is practically only mounted infantry, and there ia do in stance in the present war of these Span ish troops engaging the same branch of the Cuban army. . The Cubans have al ways been successful, thanks to this su periority, in outflanking the enemy. :f , Another superiority of the Cuban ar my has beents excellent system of in formation of the enemy's movements. The unarmed Cubans, before the recon centration edict was enforced, were giv ing accurate information to the Cuban forces of the strength and plans of the enemy. Cubans in the cities also co-operated in this way with their brethren in the field, and the latter were accord ingly enabled to .avoid a superior force or prepare an ambush to receive it. If properly armed and equipped, an acclimated Cuban arrnv of sufficient strongth-can be placed in the field which will be able to drive out the Spanish army from Cuba, in co-operation with the American fleet and some American troops, especially artillery, thus saving the rves of possibly thousands of Amor- iicanisoldiers. . The Abtumtiiiinilujl Man. . An amusing case of abscntmindod- nrss was cxpvrienced by a young Pontb sidcr the other evening. Tho young man is usually of a brieht nature, bat for souio time past his friends have boeu noticing that bo does some peculiar things. Not long apo ho was at a re ception, and a few minutes before clos ing time he went to the coat box and secured his hat and -oat. Then he walk ed up stairs to the dancing floor and picked up another coat and walked beme with it on hia arm. Arriving at his heme, he found that ho had ono coat on and another on his arm. Thn uctxt day he found tho owner of the ex tra coat, and mutual explanations fol lowed and all was well. But that has eclipsed by his latest exploits. He Lud finished his toilet and started; for the street. As soon as he "made his ap pearance ho was greeted witb smiles from everybody who saw him. Ho walked - down the street and could not imagine what made the passersby smile at him. Finally he reached the restau rant where he takes his meals, and then he realized that he was carrying some thing in his hand. He looked at it and found that . he had carried , the lighted lamp from bis room and had walked several blocks along the main 6treet with it in his hand. Another case is cited concerning the same, young man. At tne oihce where he 3 employed he has occasion to an swer many calls at the telephone. Ono evening he was reading a book in his room when an alarm clock rang in the t dioinius room. The absentminded ttazn gos up .ana commenced iu yen pant of tho ether room inquired as to tho cause of the yelling the young man said in a sheepish manner, "Oh, I thought it was the telephone bell ring ing. "Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A Woaderfol DlacOTny. The last quarter of a century records - many wonderful discoveries in medicine, but -pone that have accomphshcl more for humanity than that sterling oid household remeay, isrowns iron Uitterp. it seems to contain the very elements of pood health, and neither man, woman or child can take it without deriving the p-eatest benefit. Browns' Iron Bittcra is sold by all dealers. Talk It Over. I havo learned some things in the course of a long business life and still have a great many others to learn. But the chief thing I have learned can be condensed into one nnggat of wisdom in three words, Talk it over. , - If thy business enemy offend thee, don't smite him- on tho cheek. Take him by the buttonhole in a friendly manner and talk it over. Some one tells yon that Smith, down the street, has said or done something to your detriment. Perhaps he has, and perhaps he has not. If he has, your best policy is to prevent bis repeating his re mark or deed in the future. If he has uot, you don't want to do him an injus tice, even in your own mind. Put on your bat, leave your temper at home, go down and make a friendly call. Be neighborly, frank, open. Tell him tbe truth and ask him for equal frankness. Nine -hundred and ninety nine times out of a thousand tho whole matter will be explained and straight ened out in five minutes, and you will part as personal friends rather than as personal and business enemies. You Will toth feel better, vou will live eide Dy siae in harmony; the earth will be brighter, the sunshine clearer, your own heart lighter and mankind take on a more friendlv aspect. Don't get mad and rush to your desk and send a ficorch- ine letter; be a man ana a Uhnstion and go yourself. Talk it over. Hardware. Will Carry a Historic Sword. Charles Weaver, a Butler county boy, now captain of a company of troops at Hot . ."rriugs, Ark., who will serve in the present war with Spain, will have the honor of carrying a sword never drawn but in a righteous cause and nev er sheathed iu dishonor. It was first car- lied by his great -great grandfather in the Revolutionary war, again by his rreat-grandfather in the war of 1812, and next by his uncle, who was killed in the war cf the rebellion at tbe battle of Arkansas Post. Cincinnati Euouir- DiiitrettMing; Stomach Diweaite Permanently cured by the masteny powers ot outn American tNervme Tonic. Invalids need suffer no longer, because this great remedy can cure them a'l. Itjs a cure for the whole world of stomach weakness and indi gestion. The cure begins with the first dose. " The relief it brings is marvel lous an surprising. It makes no fail ure : never disaoDoints. No matter how long you have suffered, your rure is certain under the use of this rreat health eivini force. Pleasant and al- Th Volunteers. March on to battle! The gray and the blna. Shoulder to bliouldrr in couiradcghlp true, Bectioiial spirit forgotten today. Where Old Glory leads is the patriot's way. March on to battle! While mingle the strains Of "Star Spangled Banner" and "Dixi6V re frains The north andthe south unite In one cry. For Uid and our country we'll fight and w'll die; March on to butt lei You hear the uad moans From (.file's fuir isle, where humanity groans. Your biave hearts will help; your anus will - muke free. O God help your struggles by land and by 8sal March on to battle, the brave and tbe true. Minglo the color, tho gray and tho blue. One banner waves o'er you, unnuliied and bright. You'll return it In triumph; you battle for right. The wareloud will pass, and your work will b done. The buttle for. freedom and mercy well won. Your children, revering your memory, will say That the no! vies t result of the glorious fray la not the glad peace o'er Cuba's fair isle, 'Though fruitful her fielda and peaceful her snsiilo. But the heart cheering fact that the blue and ' the gray litoud shoulder to ghouWer in battle array. Old feuda all forgotten, ono purpose in all lo conquer or dio at ( oluiubia a can; .o iinrlh and no oulh. no cast and no west. l)ivlde na in factions our land of the blestr- M. P. a in New York Tribunes - YALE'S MOUNTED BATTERY. Ilana Completed to Send a Battalioa of 175 Men to the Front. The Yalo Alumni Weekly recently announced the completed plans for tbe mounted battery which is in process of enlistment at Yale. Two undergradu ates, Mossrs. Parkhurtit and Chappel, have been to Washington and Hartford to consult with the national and state authorities and get their advice and ap proval. They have met with success. In consequence oj the advice received by thorn the plan to form a machine gun battery has been changed to one contem plating a horse battery. It will be re membered that as soon as it became ap parent" that there would be a fight with Spain the leading Yale seniors met and asked Washington what sort of addi tions the army mopt needed and where the hottest work would be found. The decision to enlist a battery followed im mediately on the answer. As now arranged, te battery will consist of 175 men. with an armament of six 32 inch guns. Instead of restrict ing enlistments to scientific and aca aomio seniors tbe rolls have been thrown open to all undergraduates and gradu ates of a few years' standing. By thus increasing the number of those eligible it is hoped to raise the standard of phys ical fitness. Seasoned athletes who have fought for Yale on tbe athletic field will it. -h,JiBecL make tba heBt kind cf fierce, and disciplined fighters. As soon as possible tbe . new battery will bo transported to Chattanooga and then to Tampa. STOCK OF FLAGS. Said to Be Exhausted, and It Is Impossi ble to Supply the Demand. The stock of American flags baa been practically exhausted, and the unprece dented demand has caused a rise in prices, which, it was stated the other day, is in some cases as high as 75 to 100 per cent. At one wholesale bead- quarters it was stated that sufficient . bunting to make tbe flags could not be . obtained, and at another it was said that the flags could not be made fast enough. ' At the largest flag factory in Phila- - delphia the manager said that be bad never known such a demand for tbe star spangled banner. All manufactur ers and dealers are sold out. There is a great demand from stores, bat orders cannot be filled. Tbe call is general, and telegrams from all over the United States are received to hurry orders. Among tho tel grams received was one from an Illinois mau, who asked for a flag which would probably be the lar gest ever made. He wanted one 250 by 500 feet and - said that bis purpose was to cover the side of a hill with it. It was estimated that two tons of bunting would be required to make the flag. Tbe firm was too busy to undertake tbo task of making the huge banner. Chi- , cago Tribune. .... Doctors Can't Cure It! . - Contagious blood poison is absolutely beyond the skill of the doctors. They may dose a patient for years on their mercurial and jotash remedies, but he will never be rid of tho disease ; on the other hand; his condition .will grow steadily worse. S. S. S. is the only cure for this terrible afluetion, because it is the only remedy which goes direct to the cause of the disease, and forces it from the system. I was a.ffllcUd with Blond Poison, and ths best doctors did me no Rood, though I took their treatment faith fully. In fact, I seemed to get worse all ths while. I took almost every so-called blood remdy. hot they did not -seem to reach the dis ease, and had no effect whatever. I was dis heartened, for It seemed that I would never be cured. At the advice of a -friend l then took 8. 8. 8.. and began to Im prove. I continued the medicine, and It cured me completely, build in ru mv health and increasing my appetite. Although this was ten years ago, I have never ye had s sign of the disease to return. W. R. NkwMAW. Staunton, Va. . It is like self-destruction to .continue to take potash and mercury'; beside totally destroying the digestion, they dry up the marrow in the bones, pro ducing a stiffness and swelling. of the joints, causing the hair to fall out, and completely wrecking the system. is guaranteed Purely Vegetable, and is the only tlooi remedy free from the?3 CIS"
The Wilson Advance (Wilson, N.C.)
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May 26, 1898, edition 1
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