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HALL &c SIjEIDO-e, miwnETORs!
NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
TEEMS
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AN.r.M in ahv
VOL. XII.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1883
NO. 38.
PROVES SIGNAL CARDS.
K 1. 1. I O T T .
Attorney and Councilor, at L,aw,
NORFOLK,' VA.
llimms
2 and 3 Virginian Building.
oc!i ly.
B
KANCH & BEI.L, t
Attorneys at Law,
ENFIELD, K. C.
practice in the countlM of Halifax, Nash, Edjte
n i.itit- iiml WilBoti. Collections made in all liarts
II. SMITH J K .
11
Attorney at Law,
SCOTLAND NK( K,N.C.
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I'nwtlri 111 the county (if Ilallfiix nml adjoining
muullcs. nml In tlic Supreme court of the state.
(Hi hi ly.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
T. J. J.lltKATT,
I.
W. J. JiHRATT.
ti i n u t? r
M
(1 II I 7. i A K 1) ,
, AKurncy kt I.au ,'
ii
U. .
iifuVe In tl' Court House. Klrlet attention Riven
ti nil liriini lii'H ol the profession.
Jmi li l
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m 0 M A H X. 11 1 L L,
Attorney at Law,
HALIFAX, N.C.
Twlici'i In unm ix nnn enjoining counties aim
COMISSIONMEHT,,
No. S8 Sycawpre Sttersbjii, V'A.
Strict personal attention given to the sale of
COTTON, PEANUTS, TOBACCO, WHEAT, CORN,
' AND PRODUCE GENERALLY.
RETURXS MADE PROMPTLY.
f w .tPm, and tlc" furnished at Lowest Rate.
Oct IS ,t!U ...
Fvilcml nml Supreme courts.
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T
W. MASON,
Attorney at Law,
UAKYSllCKO, N.C.
l'rsi ticcn 111 the courts of Northampton nnt ad-luiiiiiiu-
ciMiiitics, also in the Fedcuil nml Supreme
cniirl.1. JuueStf.
llllvo now Fit aikrn am
uany the following goods
Al.TEll ,E.j 1 A ' I,K
Attorney at Law,
WELDOX, N. C
1'ruciiccB lii Halifax and aiUuininii counties.
Sccinl uiuntion given to eolleetiuim in all parts
(il Hie Miiicauu pPOHipi JUIUIU. luauu.. ,
feb 17 ly.
W. HALL,
Attorney a Law,
WELDOX, N. C. -
SH'ciiil attention givert to collections ' and remit
Unre promptly made. " may 1 tf.
M
U L L E X & M 0 0 It E,
' Attorneys at Law, '
HALIFAX, N. C. . ;
lwilcc lii the counties of Halifax. Northampton
yAm die, l'ilt and Martin In the Supreme court
hi Ihe Slule and ill the Federal Courts of the Eastern
llislrict. tulw'UU HWW V U) Win ,ii mi- unit,
Jan 1 iy
vlt. J. E. SHI E L I) ,
D"
Surgeon Dentist.
li ., ; ,.ii.. i,wntid in Wcldon. can be
f'umil al his otlice in Suiilli's Brick Building at ail
pni-
July 12 ly.
turn's except when aUseiit on pnijessional Imsmess.
la refill attention c1nii V H lmiucheji of Ui pn
Icssinn. Furtiea visited -at their Iramca whej ae-
irvil, . . . . t
y K. IsTl. II L'VT E R,
j
Surgeon Deiitj!i.,',.
f"' "'V'tni
ill!
Can he found at his office in Enfiely
PureXitmujOfciihUia f' the lulnUVs Katraf-
img ii ii'i'in aiwajs oil imii.
iuuf SI tf t I I i f
SlANVKACTl'RKRS OF AND PKAI.KKS If ALL KINW Of1
CAUKIAGES, HAKXESS, SADDLES,
Bridles. Ciilliirs. Carts. Whftels,'1 Axles, I'ann dear,
HorH- Clothing, lJip Robes, c.
Nos. 11, 10, U & a. Viiion St., Norfolk, Va.
o- tf. lv
4 1 pTTor.
r
amrecelfing aUnnst
.AhULII')
Dry &iod,: Notions, Boots, SHoea, Hats, Clothing
iitiriiwart iiuwnrc, i rocKery ware, Move pans,
WiHKlcn ware, Flour, Bacon, Ijird, Meal,
Tobacco, Cigars, Assorted Soujw, Sugar,
CoU'ee, Fish, Pure apple Vinegar,
Kerosene and Red oil. Trunks
a specialty, direct from
i.-t -.'hii a H. iH' .: ''
THE MANUFACTURY.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
BfiBWMAMW,
fl u 'i
tyk-jlcefe nif Retail Zfritggjtti
-And Dealers In-
G EXE R A I MER CITA-XDISR,
HALIFAX, N. C.,
'') ' i ' ii J j ' . . I
fie confectioneries, cm.viw 4 tobacco
f p i. ;
ftSpECiJlLTYt
Sf PTLIES EVEIJY W EEK.
fikSVo have served you fnithfully for
the last fifteen yours and ask a continuance
of yout patronnge.
RKSIGS.VTIOV.
Life wears not for me the brightness of old :
llnpo sings not Ihe songs sue sang so long ago;
From my skv has failed the azure anil goin,
And gone is toe morning s sousuusiuueauuKiun.
1 licnrnot the voices that cheered me In ymith,
And lianas Ilia; once lea me now ienn me uoimirc;
I seek not, as of old, fur love, faith or truth.
And 1 trust uu lumre lor only joys in store.
I know that deep sorrow will my bosom aassil;
That pttin alter mill win my spiru oppress ;
'Gainst my life u HI the slorm and darkness prevail,
And on will 1 lung lor rest oniy resi.
But, undliiiuieil and eternal, shlncsa star over heiul,
Whose blessed railiance was fust to far Bethlehem
given, i
And it bids me look upward and be nut afraid,
For U e'er tells ine of Ood and whlspersof Heaven.
A YANKEE ROMANCE.
I make a speetalty
a.
CONFECTIONERIES.
0
French Candles,
Plain Caudles,
Raisins, Hates, .
Oranges, lemons,
Cream I 'heesc,
,. ; Cam d (ioods,
Canned Beef,
Canned Ham,
Sardines, &C
'
Also Fancy Cukes,' A pfcfi sf Ac' r1
it 0. SPIERS,
octlJy.
Wcldon, N. C.
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FJrs.PEMLL,
No. 145,caniora Street,', ( I
l'ETERSBURG, VA.
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$1,000 POLICY ON ASSESSMENT PLAN IVw i.00
gi.ooo h u u 8.00
I ur inL liuium
n lv. .ttvu
TOM'IU&I&V II Tilt IrtiALTII
Prcscriiitions carefully prepared at all hours.
J-On corner opisisite Court House Siiuarc"a
S6H OF THE GOLDEN MQITAH
oct71y
I'se the Magnetou Appliance Co.'s
MAGNETIC LUNG PROTECTOR !
" PRICE 0-Yt Y f ". '
They are priceless to Indies, (lentlemen and Chil
dren with weak lungs; no case of pneumonia or
croup it ever known: w here those garment are
w orn. They also prevent and cure heart dilnculties,
folds, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Throat troubles,
Diphtheria, Catarrh, and nil kindred diseases. Will
weiirimv service for three years. Arc worn over
the under-cliilliing.
d i J. rat .a TfcTi TT It Is iiHMliAss to des-
V A 1 illilt JLt, :ioe Iho symptoms of
thisimnseoiisdlsca.se that Is tapping the life and
strength of only too many ofthe fairestiind best of
liotlisexiw. Ulsir.sliiilyandresvareh in America,
t.-,,r..iM. mi. l'jisiern bmils. have ri-snlleu in tne Mag
netic l.ung Protector, ailorrliiiRriin' lor ( alarm, a
remcdv unicli contains No Druggiug orilieMslem
ami wuh the continuous stream of .Miignetism t-
iiu.rttin.. ihmtiL'h theatllieted oridns. must restore
Fhm Ihe JtaMgh CVtron .
The tinn. a beautiful Autumn after
noon about five years ago the pluce a
quiet little park in a city in Connecticut ;
the persons a pretty girl of about twenty,
and a vnuns wan Minu few vears her sen
ior. ' fliey were lover, and this tneetinn
was their lust one for soiiio time, perhaps
forever. She, let uio cull her Mubel
Bonnie, was tho duiitihter of n very
wealthy and arrogant gcntleiuun who
measured every one he met by the ainouiit
of money he had. Her lover, his name
shall be Edwurd Curtis, was a youMg man
nl'iriiiiil huliits. rood I'auiilv. but tioor of
purse. The two had plijrhted their troth,
but the mind of the lather was set ainunst
their union and his heart was steel to their
entreaties. Hud she not been inoro of a
dutiful daughter, than he was a yieldin
Ditrent. she uimht huve been teuiuted to
defy his authority, and tlisrcgurd his
wishes by unilmj' herselt to the youn
man whom . she loved . aud whmsc great
fault was that ho was ! poor. The fath
objected, not to him personally, but to the
fact that he possessed this ilisquBlilym;.
imno.diuic.iit. lie unmed, ami there was
lu",ic in it, that his daughter had been an
onlv child, who had had the. luxuries ot
wealth lavished upon lier, ami that
union with a man uiipreiuu'ed to provide
for her in the way she hud been ucciis.
turned to would bo nil on iMM.'ilo our.
in
uln
nn
I I this, iini
.... In jimiify
Ills clillil
o Si'l llllll ill (0
and would result
eventual seininition.
Tho youiiL' niiin l''!ili.
having tho desire
every wish of his ' "e.
wealth ever beeainc -.. ,ch. ,' S'd linn
thinkinn as to what hIhuiM Iki the l'nii
line of policy to pursue, In attain I lie
wealth which in ibis case wan hi necessary
to cain the ohect ol his love.
A few unvs belnre the oiienui'' ol I Ins
story a ptirii".rupli Hotuct iiin like tins
lnifint have been seen in the personal col
umns of Ihe morning ntper.
Col. ( has. K. Jiitey whom our citi. 'lis
will remember returned to the Soiilli
aler the rebellion, is here on a visit, lie
was so well pleased w ith a little place he
passed through during the memorable
struggle that he determined to make it his
future home. The Colonel is now lirn-
itelaM the prielor of a large spoke and handle factory
slteil ny ouicrs mr remedies uuwi ih n . , v,,i.i , I ',,rii ilia, lllld IS saiil to tie 1UI-
menselv rich."
ging their samiacus with. eiftjct. Hnrtis. who had tin to this time become
ritiii i'5'i'U', K TV Thl" stroimly persuaded to try his fortunes in
IlU Mi l.)i)nl Ali Appli the ' est, read this item, and at once
ance. lio ti jour, nnujisi niio ii in n, .i j ;ml.nl with tln dosire to make
th -have iugillieuT rite tothe proprietors. en- became llllUueU Wltn tin. ucsni to ui.ikl
closing the price, in letier at our risk, and they will (hp South his home. At the first oppor-
Lacy, talked with him
iuiij men
in North Carolina and became fully con-
respond. An elaborate display of the
various brands ol their tobacco was ar
tiscally arranged in a handsome case and
forwarded to the hub.
In October, Curtis went on to Boston to
se? the magnificent exhibit which North
Carolina has there, and with the inten
tion of "bringing a wife back home with
him." He had come to love his adopted
State very dearly, and when he entered
that great building and saw there so con
spicuously arranged the practical proofs of
an exhaustloss prosperity, Ins heart swelled
within him with a genuine Mate pride tor
old North Carolina. He had hardly more
than entered, when a gentleman just in
rdvnncc, in drawing forth his handker
chief dropped his pocket book, and passed
on unconscious of his loss. Turns sprang
forward in time to secure it from the
grasp of a suspicious looking man, who
said :
"My friend, dropped that book. You'll
Jo me a favor by giving it back to inc."
"Oh, will I ? ironically nked Turds,
and hastily turning it over ho discovered
the name and address of the owner done
in gilt letters. Refore the gentleman who
had dropped the book had gotten out of
hearing, Curtis read this name out IoipI.
and the old gentleman, turned around in
surprise and advanced towards Curtis. He
at once discovered his loss and laid claim
to the hook which was protnpty restored
to him while the pretender seeing the turn
things had taken,sulkcil away in the crowd.
fo Heave the reader of any embar
rassing surprise desire to casually men
tion the fact that the gentleman whose
book hud just been returned was none
other than Mable Runner's father.
On the following day Curtis after hav
ing -taking in" the State's exhibit, and
b.'iiig fatigued, had seated himself near to
lb" case containing tip) display nude by
his own firm. Buying a paper of a pac
ing newsboy, he began to read, wh ii a
sa!i, and strangely familiar voic was
borne lo his cars. With senses thrilled
ho stnrUul up, and there, standing in front
of the products of his own factory was
tho woman ho loved. He couid not
move, so overcome wits he with emotion.
"Let's see," said the samo soft voice,
. . . .. .1., 1.1
ro is tins i rom f nnu men a pair oi
PRESDENT MADISON AND H IKIi
THE VM MORMOX TF.MPI.I:'.
Writing from President Madion's old
liome in Virginia, a corespondent ofthe
Philadelphia V. give? the following
reminiscences of Mr. and Mrs. MaJison:
The characLi' of Madis m's wife for so
cial ability, warmth of disposition, and j
what is called spirit, will probably give her
precedence over any mistress of the White
House. Her husband was cold, snarlish,
expert, capable for public business, tracta
ble to his superiors; but ho made no im
pression on the public.
A portrait of Mrs. Madison reveals the
secret of her strength. She was large,
with brilliant eyes, with a trace of mis
chief in them; her nnns are barn and show
full health; thero is an Oriental turn to
her nose, which otherwise is rather vul
gar; she wears a laeo turban and her hair
falls in ringlets around her forehead.
Sho was a native of North C irolina and
was brought up a strict Quaker in Phil
adelphia. She was christened plain Dolly
Pay mi. While iiiite young she married
Mr. Todd, a Philadelphia lawyer.' He
kept her out ol society, but sho was
known before his death to be strikingly
handsome.
Ho died while she was almost a girl
leaving her with one son; btr lather was
also dead, anil it is the tradition that she
and her lnother'kept a boarding-house in
Philadelphia, to which cams several mem
bers of Congreiwt seeking board.
Madison was one of the richest. His
disposition was too cold for matrimony,
and ho married no doubt, because the
Widow Todd supremely fascinated him.
He was at th'.i time 4:1 years old. Our
constitution bad (hen been in existence
about five years, an 1 Madison was re
garded as one of the most useful men
The main walls of the new temple of
the Mormons in S.;li Lake have been coiu
tiloted within ihe past week. The first
stone was laid twenty-eight years ago. The
uiati rial is granite, like Main " grauit ', full
of shining uiiea ileeks. and is hauled I rom
the mount tins L.i k of Salt Lake with
OX' u i m cnonoi'Ui wagons w'uh wheels
twelve feet hi-h. 'I'll wall . are exceed
ingly thick I 'li feet and tll'J height
eighty-live feet. Th j co-t to d.U , paid by
tithiugs, has ii -en l..Vl!i.'im aud six
more years of w.a'k will he required to
complete tlic stnteunv. u mis come to
stay, whether Mnr.u-mism lias or not, and
it has been predicted that so-.u.' day the
State of Utah, redeemed mid purged of
polygamy, will own it and use. it for a
Capitol.
THE WORD MIS-IMI'IM.
UlllllJl' it.
At the time h
ready had one of
reputations in tip
Ik' si'iit to you at once ny man. iim pain. . . (1 . T ,..ii.,l
Hrnul stamp ftirflie " New Delwrture in Medical' tuillty he met Lol. Lacy, talked
Treatment ithottt Me.aclne,'ith Uiotisaud of , rParJ to the OliClliugS for vol
t.HmnillillM. . o I e
Ulr. .MAO.M'.H' Ai ri.mni r.iw.,
21S Stale Street. Chicago, III.
v..l. s!..ii1 nn.. Hollar lii nostaire sttimivs or cur
rency tin letter al our risk I with size of shoe usually
worn and trv a pair of our Magnetic Insoles,
i.. ...mvlni eilol the uowcr residing in our Mag-
rosllively no coiu icei wnere
i.tie AlililltMlei.
they are woru, or money rcfuniM.
iK't 11 ly
3,000 " "
l'J.OO
To provide for ourselves and family should lie our
first consideration. While thc'iualulicud of a fam
ily is living he may manage to care for his house
hold, but his death is Inevitable, aipl. wlu provis
ion have you made SiV yunr Wife an4 littfe-tlnws' In
case of death? This is a solemn question which
reaches every hearthstone. If -you are' laWyw,
physician, merchant or farmer, your profession ur
occupation die with you. You support, your fami
ly cumjurutlily, but whenjou die, w.hy Is biAWrt
them. 'TMcvrtmtlcmaUtieVi of ouicoiif Y rtthe
southern einfry especially) arc sch as (ojexgltWe
women from the chance of making a living, in fact
she diss grnal w ork to care for her child ol children
after food and raiment are pmvld. 1. Xorf," What
rui U dolH t mrVrt t4i ! and Hk.its rtota
Hie terrible chances o .ueljit left detlluui Tlie
Lest thing that can lie done, and often the only
thingthat can lie done, is to effect an Insiinince on
yoin life for the iK-netit of llnwt o deiieiuKut upon
vmi. This policy Is Tree frnn taxes, from all coni
plicatiims with your vatate, from executions, and
.from debt. No one can handle this money hut the
parties for whom the pisurancc is effected. In these
days of cvraplications. ami' homestead alHuvanocs.
(wilh the chance of k struggle to ,o,htiii, even that
1 thiuk a life policy the surest and the only Hung
you can leave of much value to your family.
Now the question will A cyaiif must,
I insure in? "1 am afraid of companies a long way
off, I do not know the President. Directors, &c, of
compaulcs hi New YorkI1inafi'lplia, 'or ton,
or other large cities, I know outhtiig of the work
ings of Insurance companies, their solvency, &c. ll
seems to me a leap in tho dark, k matter of chance
to take out a policy in such such coippamV". j Tjhey
may be good, they may be bad.
But thcreis one company almost at our doors, in
the eity of Norfolk, Va managed by gentlemen of
unquestionable integrity, incorporated y the leg
islature of Virginia, and etwlateill Ufa all Uie priv
ileges that can be granted to a company, and at the
same time with all the aafe-gnanls, that ran lie
thrown around the assured. This company is
known w the "Christian Brotherhood of Norfolk
Va." Anytwrmmorgooa Malifllhlf, "an tn good,
health can take out a policy ill this company, of
Sl.OOOby paying the small sum of four dollars and
one of pfioa, for eight dollars, and one of 3,00u, tr
twelve Collars. .. - - - ' 1 ' '
Tho directors and manager "of the "Christian
Brotherhood," are D. T.Powell, Rich'd II. Jones, J.B
Riddick, . i. Godwin and A. Savage, undertne liu
mediate mkuagementeJgie Rev, Blijharii JI, Jonea'
(Secretary1.) I IVihk Uie plan of Insunuiee In this
company the best I have ever examined and deci
dedly the cheapest- I have taken the agency for
this company at Wcldon, N. C, and will be glad to
furnish all the particulars to parties who desire to
IfmvtK, , . , .- i.i '
. , R, P, SPIERS,
AGENT.
You w ill here final the largest assortment and
most stvlish Millinery (ioods tins side ol Paris
every article ofthe best, add sold at the lowest
prices aud warranted to give saiisjactioii. . , ' j .
Real French Bonnets, ami Huts, Ribbons, old In
dies' and Infants' Lace Cajw, !ahes, iirUbU kuu
Tournament Wreaths, Veils. Plumes, an tj.mineti,
HairGixals, Silks, Satins, Velvets, Buttons, rnnges
and a general assortment of 1T Trimmings, Ctill
drens Hats in great variety, Ladies' Dress lioods in
arlthclofcdM Fatirlea wilh all necessary Trim
mings to match, Ladies' fiider garments. Hosier'
ofthe latest make, Cloaks, IialmaiH and Shawls,
Children's Cloaks. The best Kid Gloves iuadc( all
and Misses l iider Skirts. Bridal Outfits aspeciau.
t .Ladles' Dresses made to unlet hi best utanner.
Fit Oui!nno?ad.' "samples on application. All or
ders tilled promptly.
3rv?
jV-HC H. UU A-h Hy.SVkt.f 3r.T 3 lr-OHTA,
T ATI'S OF VIRiilXI A AND NORTH CAIlol.lS A
STATICS OF '
11)
The Larok1 Cl-oi!
S 0 LIT H t l
II Hi (skin
Afr k
TUB LEADKR OF
LOW.jPRICESI
I have just rett'iveu my
FALL AND WINTER STOCK,
WhitK k fuHoi thnii ever before. Speciid
atteiitfoli to
! BOOTS AND SHOES.
Mill
vinced that he could come to the Old
North State, with some capital, and his
indomitable Yankee energy and push to
back it up, and in due course of events
find himself a wealthy man.
It was the evening before his departure
when our story begins. He had met his
sweetheart to tell her good bye, and to ask
her to be faithful to him end ere lo.ig he
would return a wealthy man and would
claim her as his bride. There m the
russet splendor of un Autumnal twilight
they pledged themselves to be true, each
to the oilier, aud then they parted.
The next morning he and Lol. Lacy
left for the South. Ibcy proceeded at
once to T , a thriving town in North
Carolina. Curtis was most favorably im
pressed with this growing little city and
thought that it had bright possibilities
ahead. Thronsih the ililluenee of Col.
Lacy who was well known and equally us
well liked by tho clever people, euros se
cured a position in the office of one the
mammoth tobacco manufactories of this
place. He applied himself steadily to
bnsincfw, learned the desires of Ins em
lillli! tapering hands reached forth and
grasped a handsomely lithographed card
bearing a picture of nn immense building,
above which was the name in large letters
'Curtis (Vs. Tobacco Works."
Some sudden fc'jling seemed to un
nerve her and ihe bit of paste board fell
to the floor. As she stooped to pick it
up, she found that another hand had
readied it tlrst. and as she looked full into
the eyes of the handsome well built fellow
who handed the card to her, a little cry
of joyous surprise ese.iped frain her lips
and she sank into a scat near by.
It was then time for Mr. Homier to be
surprised. As In; came up', and read the
familiar name of Curtis above the case
which had escaped his daughter's inspec
tion, ho recogiH.iid our friend as the gen
tleman who had saved bis pocket book
the day bei'ore. Seeing him seated be
side Mabel had the additional effect of
causing him to recognize, in Curtis, the
poor young man who had several years
before aspired to tho hand of his daugh
ter. What's the use -f my going into further
details when I have but to add, Curtis re
turned to .North Carolina a tew weeks
latter accompanied by a little woman
whoss name the reader will have no diffi
culty in guessing.
ENGINEERS Sl'PKKSTlTiOSS.
married. Madison a!
tlie most distinguished
countrv. She stepped
at once out ol a plain Quaker lamily into
the control of a great Virginia mansion.
When the capital was removed to Wash
ington city, whi "h was a intra wildenless
filled with brambles and alders. Mrs. Mad
ison at mco demonstrated her capacity to
take hold of society and give it form.
Her husband went regularly to his office,
and took very little interest in society do
ings, but lie gave her the fullest freedom.
A DEER-HlTi! fER'fi STORY.
The Miss'is-ippi it 'If is a good instant".'
ofthe variation i tliruie.:li which these
names have passed, lu original spoiling,
nnd the nearest approach to the Algoiniiiu
Word, ''the lather of Waters," is Mcche
Sebe, a spelling still us I by the Louisiana,
Creoles. Tollli suggested Michc Sope
which is somewhat nearer to the present
spelling. Father Laval still further niod
crnixed it into Michisipi. which another
Father, Lib tit. .d -n'-d into Misi.pi, the
first sp'iiu 'ii o ' i Ii pr.-s 'lit. sp diiiig, The
only chanu'cs sin ' ' h ive ben to overload
the word wi'h c nisoiiants. Mai'ipiette
mldeil the lirs and solo; nth T explorer
the s.:cond in living it, Mk.sipi. and
soil r 'in. tin in I'V niee lo this d.iv. with
only mi "p." Tli ' iiiii win added the
Oth 'r has n 'ver b "en ili eovei"d. hut he
mu-'i have he'll an American, for at the
tim of the par. li isu m' L uiiiiana the
I ' L I ' .1 1 . - .
nam : w.is g ii UMliy spolieil m uie colony
wilh a siii::le "p."
Mr. John Warren i the
in Hockley, and is iiruhnhlv
most successful deer
says the ( l.dvcslon
.11
i.livi: ii i .it I' a nir.it.
" T-Wn fall line uf Zeiuler's Law and ..lovers with whom he lived in the most
coi.,n.?Combs, Hair onianinu tindv Perfumer, hibtfoij Shoes fir Ladle. I have also a large I RU,ja0e mahiier, and studiously strove to
Handkerehiefs,(iiets,liiilii'naskiriB,ajtdlJlii'4' Istix'kof ' ' '. please them, and it may be said t'Ki that
- : iii'- .v ho gu(cee3'.'d. Kvcry fact regarding to-
Hurler' Brazilian Shor hmig for Ladie
and L'hildrrn.
Ml
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Ci O O I) !,
INtrl ItlNrt, jt.sra.ni,.,
M. E.) KUI-L, . (
136 Sycamore StK-et,
1'KTEItSBl'RU. VA.
Win
ere youViU niUWc m!t Blautlti'if sUk of '
READY MADE,CLOTUI0,
Lleiafi Als.. a itmplde line of .Press
ji.Nv.ii4.Hl. Ca.ssiicrc. Silk, Triliiiungs,
c lltnlms. (fiiebj, Him" 11 Halt
Hose lor Liulies ami t.ents, an
)(LT:-!'Trw
Call and examine my stock before pnr-clia-iiitf
tlscwlicre. .
Coiner First St., and Wasluugtoii Ave.
iet lii tf
W II O IE S'XA XTJ "K E t A 1 L'.
1857 ,!
I'STABLWlliB.
1867
1st,
I
18 5 7.
ill M
.1.' '
CUSTOM MADli VOUK.
, Skirts, Suck, Drawer. Shul Fioiits, DloVea, Night
Sliirts, Cuffs, Tics, ic. . .1 - - ' '
Goods made by the moat skillful artista. All good.
uKVaeaaiplea sent
on ajpllctfioif oy Ktliidcdif f'J
The undersigned offers his .""f'i
Pl'nnd to X -'
JANUARY
r-i ..iT.-'ri
: , RUFE. W. DANIEL
baeco he rreasured up, and at every leisure
moment, he familiarized himself with its
manufacture. ' At tho end of a couple bf
years he had saved up a nice littl sum,
which, togethor with th amount ho had
brought South with him, was drawing a
fair rate of interest.
ll - -bout thi . tin-' that a foru-r
coiupauion and frind wrote to him and
desired to know if there was any chance
thero to invest some idle eu ital jndi-
Then it was that lie became.
DOSsCssed Willi the U'sire logo into ousi-
... . , ,i .. v. .i. :r
ness for hiinseii. ana ne itiougui mat,
his friend would put up a certain amount
of capital hejj.mld idsprotlnee his little
pile, and eiUM.1 cjtuenencft to uiako up
for the aiscrcpnlicy.au thus etjniped they
would coninicneo the manutaeture ol to
bacco. Loval to his employers he coir
versed wilh them r.garliug this aiubili m.
and they, eager to see him succeod, and
the phioe built up, cucouraged his platis,
and offetvd to give him all the assistance,
in their power, to get .the new factory in
oJltTiltion. ii ; ' i ' ' '
i Curtis wrote his friend, and explained
Ihe result ol
i.
Th.wKiodkreallinmif:tiu'l,l,ith "f e v) W 1 -1-and
arc Equal to I :o: I"
. Dealer in
GROCERIES, .,,. , ,, .ii
LIQUOR. ... ,
' FINEWlSF-S,
CIGARS, .
f I 1 TOBACCOp i
Mtt s liUr:beer on ice ,
R. W. DAN1KL,
'A
i 1 peb
th whole situation to htm
this letter was that tho friend camo U see
him, the eopnrtnersliip won formed, and a
larire factory. butlU .; o-. A
Tim business of the first year was all
.Int thev enuld have wished, that' of the
n,.vt voar was considerably better, and
with a proportionate increase for tho third
year.' In all this prosperity and roecoss
Kdward Curtis did not forget that there
was a little woman far away UD North
who hud jroniistsd to bo( truo to him. No,
he had not forgotten b! vows nor his
love.
, Whcnt.be Si ato Agricultural Dcpart
,i .r riMlwI to the niaiiufacturintr oun-
o rnsol '.he Slate to prepare exhibit for
the Boston Kxposjuon, the firm of Curtis
F-oin the B.ud.'ord Slur.
A cat crossed the track, the engineer
whistled "down brakes," and then got off
and rubbed himself and then the rail wilh
a rabbit's font.
''You may regard it as foolish" he said,
as we again flew along, "but you see 1
know. It 1 hadnt seen that cat, we
would have had uu liecident by this time.
There was a time whe.u I laughed at it,
but T huve learned better. Some tune
lino a cat crossed the fack in front of me
Mv fiiiMii in botrired me to stop and let
him rub the rail, I laughed at him. 1L
vowed that we should have an accident
and, sir, before we had gone five mi'n s
further, the engine jumped the track and
did considerable damage. I hardly es
caped being killed, and since then I have
carried a rabbit's foot. When six white
cats cross the track nothing can prevent a
calamity; that is, if tho engineer keeps on,
but if he (get off everything may be all
right."
"Do the conductors believe in the rabbit-foot
theory ?"
"Many of them do. Sometimes a man
h.Ms at "tho idea, but after a while he is
convinced, and gets him a foot. On some
roads an owl claw is necessary, and still on
others n .tilling but th i tip cud of a coon's
tail will answer ?"
'll r.v u t!i!i driver; mail-.'.
'Always by the old -t engineer. When
a new road is buiit, the oldest engineer on
the line cm d-tcrmiiie what to u.e. The
more dangerous th? r! 1, the scarcer are
the charms. I know one road m .Uirsh-
sinni where nothing but. a l ieee ol tiger-
... r ' p .i.:.
oir wi answer. In coii..iieuce oi mis
necidents are verv freuuent. A friend of
mine ran on the road and never hail an ac
cident. He went to a circus one night
aud cot oil Uie tip enu oi a usn e en.
The b'-ast howled terribly nnd died within
liits-cti minutes. The rabbit foot is the
standard, and, as a rule, will do for the
narr iw-gauge roads. On the. Eastern
roads beef bone is the thing. When a
road b !uies known as a bset'-bone road it
is Ti garded as the best. Next is tho goat
b me, then the rabbit foot, then the owl
claw, then the coon tail, then the mole
nose and lastly th i tiger ear."
Did you ever run on a mole-nose
road ?"
'Yes, for a little while, but the company
. .' . j i ...... i
was dmir' a cn'ai ueai to uui no- i
good shape, and it sooii b"caine a rabbi t
f.urf I hnre ree -ntlv heard that it has
become a goat-bone."
oldest settler
one of the
hunters in the state,
(Texas) AVi'. He
scarcely ever goes out to ret urn empty-
handed, but upon the occasion ol ono ol
his recent hunts ho met with success un
precedented throughout all his hunting
experience. Through that slragctie man
oeuvring known only to the experienced
trapper, Mr. Werreii came within ri He idiot
of an unsuspecting buck, browsing upon
tho prairie am! fired upon him. About
loll yards further on was another uecr
feeding around as unci net rued as his com
panion. At the crack of the huntsman s
trusty rille both den- start, ii off at full
speed, running directly toward each other.
Inclosing the distance between them,
and about midway, the two dear collided
with terrific force, one of them springing
about twenty feet in the air, and bolh fall
ing to the ground (I"ikI killed ny tne
eollLsioih On examining the bodies Mr.
Warren found that he had but slightly
wounded the buck at which he had shot,
and that the death of cadi had been
caused by the force with which ihe ani
mals had come together. After i titling
their throats to admit of bleeding Mr.
Warren returned home with his game, to
relate tiiis, the most remarkable occurrence
in his hunting experience.
A Soinei'ville Young man. who is cm
ployed in a llestmi retail dry goods i-toro,
was acrosied the oilier day by a friend who
asked how limes were.
"Pretty fair," was the response.
''(letting ahead any V"
'Well, I've been promoted to floor
walker ?"
"Indeed?"
"Yes; we' e got a new baby
house."
'Don't you think she's prclty
the fond mother to the father,
stroked th" baby's si'k.ii hair.
The father was in a sullen n i
thin'' had disagreed with him. ami
plied somewhat cur-iy :
' Oh,all babies are about alike. They loi k
like little monkeys."
.Tn -t then :t neighbor entered, and tak
ing the baby on her lap said :
Mercy on u how like its father that
child is!" Sotuorvillo .ImiriinL
ADVKIiTiSK.MK.NTS.
at our
?" said
as she
I. S. '1110-
i ho l'i-
SiO MY." I'ER Y TO HIM.
A stubbed fanner, who had come to
market with a load of potatoes, entered a
restaurant near the Ciural unrk .'t and
called for a dozm oystr on tin h iM'-sh II
A couple of jokers liapp-nd to be in th"
place, and, while one a!li':ieted lb i
farmer's attention for a moment, tbeotlur
dropped a bullet into mi' of the oy.-t r
.shells. The man gn'iied d iwu on ali.r;
another, until he got the one with the
bullet in his inoiuh. Calmly and ipiietly
he bit at the lead with his teeth calmly
and quietly he removed it from his mouth
and turned to the light. .
"By (feorge! but it's a bullet! cried
one of the men.
'Probably shot into the oyster to kill
him," added the other.
"Well, that is a my.-tcry !" said the
man behind the counter.
'(ientl. nien, (hat's no mystery to uie."
repli.il the fanner, ns he deposited the
hall in his vest-pocket. "At the battle of
Fair Oaks, over twenty years ago, 1 was
hit in the leg by that very bulM. It's
been a long time winking up, but she's
lure at lost, an I I'll have it hung to my
watch-chain if i' costs .)." IWnn't b'rre
I 'rsf.
!I1TE II)IT WEIR ANO TEAR.
bbs STOMACH
3 an Invlgorant, llosteltcr's Stomach
Bitters has received the most positive en
dorsement from eminent physicians, and
baa long occupied a luremost rank among
standard proprietary remedies. Its proi
irtiea as an alterative of disordered condi
tions of the stomach, liver and bowels, and
a preventive of malarial diseases arc no
less renowned, and have been accorded
emphatic professional recommendation.
For sale by Druggists and Dealers, to whom
apply for UoeUeUcr' Ahnuuao For 1661,
T
HE GREAT CURE
FOB,
RHEUMATISM
Aj it ill tor All th painful diee of thaj
KIDNEY8. LIVER A.ND BOWELS.
It ftltantrtt ho Bvt:n of tho rid loison
thM etui- t!. (rra.:iil tuOtrni.t which
only th vidiin cf Kli-jurnatiam nit reftliM.
THnilftACiri.S OP CASES
of th woivt for:r. ct tills tornbla dlmw
lurt beenqc.1' 'l.evtil,ftjtllnhorttlm
PEiw rtV CURED.
I'KUK, l. LIVtllM It Hi: V SM.li HV bklAaClsm.
it. inrMi i' nv r.imi.
W ELLS, TllCli A Ut-SON Co.. Burlitilrton Vt
No. , Wash- Ae Weldon N. C . of j ( wcre among the first tO
"Where our storii'i come from," read
Mr. Broughno, in a scientilie paper. "Well,
I know where a ureal many of them coiuc
from," he hieuUlly ejaculated, looking up
and glancing at his wito.
A man may say he has got the boss
wife without intimating that he is henpecked,
Washington Letter
Many people wonder why it, costs so
much to keep the Kxeeutive Mansion in
good order. Colo.iol Rockwell says the
wear and tear" of the furniture exceed
thai of any hotel in the couutiy. The "dear
public," to the average of iillli a day. in-
7 . . ... .i nn
sist upon HOemg the nite House, nicy
must tread upon the carpels and re.st
themselves ill the tempting chairs. They
must examine, with their eyes and fingers,
all the upholstery and drapery. When it
is remembered that this is rejs'aU'a every
ilav in the year it will ceaso to be a matter
of wonder that the wear is so rapid. Of
ciiurse the lieeuilo of this oouutry would
- i . -
five and die jut as nappy it mey were e.
chidi'd from'ih'3 White House, but what
a tempest of indignation such a high
handed measure would provoke ! Those
thiii'js wcre paid for by tho people and
the people are going to see them. All
that can he don a is to lot the people wear
Vin out. and then they can nay for
more.
A Baltimore woman by the name of
Charily struck her husband over the head
with boot, and camo near killing him
Charity begins at home.
I The Presidential bee, like charity, "be.
I gins to bum,
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AND SA1.K.
ADVERTISIIMLNTS. ."
ljii..'.i.biib .
PRQFi.MSTIC
I'XUID.
A UomehoM Article fur tTnlveraul
.t .. . Fttmily .Use.
MMC8jWa.ttMja For Scarlet and
T,J,a,is 3 Typhoid Fevers,
Eradicatea , .. umeiW sau.
ing-JR'jZ'AjjS Tnx, Mraalen, untl
all ('ont'iy;iuu4 llHaHP. Person waiting on
the bu k should t.e it freely. Scarlet P.ver hai
nvici Iwcn known to sptrud where the Fluiit wai
used. Yellow Fever ha been cured with it lifter
black vmnlt hail lukon place, 'i he wont
Crises of lUphtheria yield to It.
FvvorcdandSlcklfr. 8MAIX-VOX
No it a refreshed nd and
ltitl SoreM prevent- FITTING of Rmall
Pd by bathmg with poX PREVENTED
Jrtliiw made! Ambrf,to.
hanalrt. and P:..ifl,d, ' $ ta.k h
FurH,.riiTUi-uiiiU l.lttc1dthe
turc cure P-'tleni wai
4'oiitrtKlon deumved. I m Uri.u Wl,no
i.. .7 uitted. and wt about
rhllblaln., P II 9 1! . tlm YnM Tin 't
i i, u it.,. ' weeks, and no other
in. i it. r j. w. paw.
N.iriWhli.iC..m..l,. i INSt,K' Fhiludelpbl.
Inna tecured by lit use,
Whip KevT prevented.
To purify the Ureal h,
C'lenrmn the Teeth
it can't be itirpastcd.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Kryilpelaa cttrrd.
Iturnarilicdinttantly.
rtrara preventcu
Diphtheria
Prevented
The physicians her
u. n .rl,.,. l-;a wn
yaeutery oui-ed. IUcces.flfv Inihe treat-
Wouml a healed rapidly.
scurvy cured. I
An An.lilotefrrAiiiiii.il ,
or Vegetable Puiauiii, I
biings, etc, j
1 used the Fluid during
nr present ulllictinn with
Scarlet Fever wilh de-
ci'!d aIvantasc. It it 1
indispensable to the sick
room. -W. F. Sand
roRn, F.yric, Ala.
ment of Diphtheria.
A. aTOI.LKNWKRCK,
Ureeiiiboro, Ala.
Tetter dried up.
Cholera prevented.
l'U;era purified and
healed.
In ruana of Death it
should be used about
the corpse it will
prevrr.t any unpleas
ant smell.
The eminent Vhy.
Iriun, J. M AKION
SIMS, M. U., New
Tork, aav's: "I am
convinced rrof, I").rbys
Prophyla'-tic Fluid is a
valuable disinfectant,"
Yitiidnrbllt Unlveralty, Nnnhvlllp. Tenn
1 tcstitv to thf molt excellent qtialitiis of Prof.
Darbys PropliylaL'tic Fluid. A a disinfectant and
d terjicnt it is both theoretically and practically
stiprh-jr to any preparjtion with which 1 am ac
quainted N. T. Li'pton, Prof. Chemistry.
Ikurhya Fluid 1m Itecom mended by
Hon. Alrxandiir H. Stuihkns, ol Georgia;
Rev. Chas. P. Dkems, D.D., Church of the
,, Strangers, N. Y.;
Jos. LbContb, Columbia.. Prnf, University ,S.C.
1 Rev. A. J. lUTTi.n. Prnf , Mercer University;
Rev. Guo. F. Pihkcr, Bishop M. K. Church.
INDI.HVENSAm.K TO EVEKY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast.
I he Fluid has Iwrn thoroughly tented, and we
have abundant evidence that it ha done everything
here claimed. F'ir fuller information get of your
Druggist a pamphlet or send to the proprietors,
J. H. KII.IN & CO.,
Manufarturint; Chemists, PHILADELPHIA.
fi-hftlv
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EU ESTATE AGENCY.
1 hnvc established REAL ESTATE AGENCY In
the tow li ef
WELDON, N. C.
I have TUN houses in WcMnn
FOR SALE OR RENT.
About half of them sturm, others dwelling.!
I also have about
fl.OOO ACHES OP 1AND
IN HALIFAX COl'STV FOR SALE
Fur Timber pariieubirs, iiirtics nisbiiiR to luy or
rent eiin iij.ply tn ine In iiersmi or liy letter.
Mini n. iw laklni; up nil liin.ls uirtlcs n Isli In sell
tini iidvertisliy the sulne at t my nu n expense, un-
less ii wile is made nml then I charirc coinmissloiw.
For my stanciiur as a (rentleincn and a mart
worthy to lie trusted, 1 refer by rk'niiiMiloii to R. II
uiitli, Sent land Neck : Dr. J. A. Ciillins, Knlifld
W. A. Iiniilcl, Wcldon, T. V. Harris, Littleton.
net 1 tf R. I. fl'IKRS.
15v virtue of all ot.IiT ol" llalif.it Superior
Court inailc in the cx lKirtc Kr.t ial ii"s'ed-
inirs instituted hv S. II. h'olintrce. Jr., anil
wile and others, j shall sell at pulilicauction
at the coiiit house door ill llallliix couiity,
on Monilnv, the .in day ol Ibit iiilHT, lfW.I,
that tract of lanil situate in saul eniiuty ad'
ioinini! the lands of A. M. Quails, Ityniini
Qaullsaiulutliers lonlainni!; uy survey iwo
huudtvd und liny-one acres, loinicriy nciong-
ini? to Win. I.. Unalls. oeceawil, and now
held hy the jK-titUiui'rsasU'Jiiintaiiiwiuimon
Icrins: Onc-llunl hkii iiaianee on one
und two vear-i. Honil with uooil security re
qiitrtd and title returned till all the inrt'hase
money is paid.
J. si. Ml l.l.i'-e,, i omniiKsioiKT.
HuliHk, N. C, and.i Wi. nor 8 tds
'ALU OF VAI.l'AIll.K TltAi-T OK LAND.
s
lu vlrniiM.fa decree of tlic l'Mfuit.- Ci.nrt ,.f Hull.
fHx'cumy, reiidcrctl in lliecauwi i-f Sui.uiel liie
Ailllillllstral.ir "I l uileell it I 11 s
V F. Killiietl ft al-. 1 will sell a
thi-Ciiiirl llnii.i-il.sir ill llnlil ix. mi ine 17lbdnyul
HetH inber lss:l, t. Ihe bin'icsl hiililer that vnlllilble
Hint desirable Irttel f bonl siiuated in Halifax eiiiin
It ami Stale of Nonli i 'iimHiiii, about four miles
fniin the iiriisitennis nml unnvinif lnwii of Kiilielil
niliuininir ihe binds of the late Ijeimiel Morris. !. H,
Hell iimruihi-rs. euiiljiiiiiiiu nUitit 7.'0 acres. Said
Inml is sold to inn ku Hssets to iiy debts of Uie said
W. 11. l aiieelt.
The laud is peculiarly adsited to cotton, corn,
wheat, mils. There is a it.sul dwelling house,
iin.pftn sii.1 niherieiii.iiier.t houses and Imorov
menta. Said Irael of land is well limbered with
cypress, oak hiiiI oilier vuluubleirrow th. Title fond,
'tenusiif sale: One-lliird cash. Iwlanee In one and
twoyearscndit,lMiid ".nil apprnved aveniity wilh
i.....i.. ;..i. i ,...r nsniiitsl of iiiirehaser on
dayofsiileai"ltillcivWiiie.iiiiilllaU the punliase
money is nam.
This isili ihty of !?vpteitiiPrlMW.
riAMt'KLPCirE.Admr.
hy llrauch A Veil, Allot,
wines, brflndlc, whinliicj, beet and nixed drink
arc made in the best manner. Clitare, Cigarettes
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco. Call and examine
them.
FAMILY GROCERIES?
are cheap and all the txl kinds kf It constantly
hand and stoci continually replenished
BILLIARDS IND P0OL1
Tnhlcs always ready for customers and the pubMS
,re invited lo yIbII our house where Ihey- will
well lir.iie.1 and whoro they can play Fool soft
BlUlaribataimaU expoiiMi.
uiarll ly
M. L. JACOBS & BllO.,
HALIFAX, N. C
Our bar contains all the choicest brand.,
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