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HALL &c SLEDGE,
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A. NEWSPAPER IFCXR THE PEOPLE.
TEBMS--1111 ii-:i: an'M'.m in advanck.
VOL. XII.
W.KLDON, N. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. 1SS1.
NO. 43.
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PROFESSION ALV CARDS.
K 1. L 1 O T T .
Attorney aud Counsellor at Law,
SoKFoI.K, VA.
r,.ii" '-' ami 3 Virginian Building.
Si " K I I
Attorneys at Law,
F.XFILLIi, X. C.
I'rwii" '" " n,'i, .siyn. r.oge-
,,!,, and Wilson. ( ulloclliuot made III nil iru
.flhi' state. Jan. Utf.
R
II. ft M I T II Jli.
Attorney at Law,
WiO'I.ANIi XKCK, N. C. .: '
I'railii'o ill the county nf Halifax ntlil adjoining
nniuiit. ii i ' I in Hie .supremo court uf the sine.
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1 Hi A I! I A II Y M A X,
Attorneys at Law,
HALIFAX, x. c. '
rm.rc In tin-f i.nrt House. Ktrirl attention given
t, all i.nHH'iiin uf tin' profcrsdou. .
jn 12 l ..
rit nil M A S X. II 1 L 1.,
Atlurncy at l.avt,
HALIFAX, N. ('.
rriK iifin in Hulifix mill iitjoiu!hgct)uutio ami
ft-ili-nil mi'i supreme court.
, aug. 'Jf tf.
ft' W. M A S (P X ,
Attorney at I. aw,
, (lAiiYnriti), .sc. , , y
Prar-tteet in the ermrla tit Xoi-iliauiploii anil ml
jniiiiiiif nullities, also III Uie, Fctlejtil ami euprciue
niurla. V- ' Jnue s tf.
TV
r A 1. T i: li K. 1 A S I K L,
Attornry at Law,
WKLIIOX, x. r.
I'rm tirrii in lliillfux ami adjoining enmities.
hiTiul attention given tu collection In all parta
of the state nnil iriniit rotiiniH made,
fil. IT ly.
TV
r W. HAL L,
Attorney at Law,
WKI.IKIN, X.C.
SiK-i'tal atli'iitiiui K veil to rollivtliiiK ami r.'mlt
tHiici'H )irniiiilly iimilc. mny 1 tf.
M
1 1 L E K Si M O O H K,
Attornry at Law,
HALIFAX, X. C.
I'rai'tii'C ill tin- riiniiticiiiif lln 1 1 fu x . Nnrtlianiit'in,
t-lt.-cmilK.-, I'M anil .Martin In the Siii(iiiii' court
ui the suiU' ami 111 tlie FfiUmH'iniri "I ti Fslern
liistrirt. Ciillwtiium nmilc in nny part nl ilu-state.
Jan 1 ly
I)
It. J. K. H II 1 K 1. 1) f ,
Kuifjeun Duutitti
i hi.
inp (KTiiiRiii'iilly Iik iiU iI In WcMnn. ran I
t'tiail
"nan hi nil I'Bief all ."mull imrn Diiimuipi
tillK VXl'il WllMl aliM'lll nil J.ltifi-l&icilHll llill.
t uri'lul Httiitl,,ii iivi,ii in Mil hrinu'lun of tin l'n-
awioii. I'urtiin visitiil ill tlulr Imnu'ii wln-n ile
irwl. July 1'-' ly.
j K. kTlTh V X T E li,
i
Surgeon DcntW.
Can be fuitnil at his offlee In Knlli'ld.
Purr XltrounOxlili'Cim fhr trie 1'alnltw Kitruc
tins of IVotta always on Iminl.
June -ii tf
Khoww to Ufn Of Fai UNO 8cif0 roil ito
ALL IMPURITIES OF THE BLOOD.
Acbol4Hari.r;mit'KiUJatClI,f.
CONSTIPATION, tSiiSi!"
nVQPFPQIA Inown by Irrcetilar a.rH
tltortraiH, ,t,t ImIuIiihi!. ilil
ami i.mi.Ici now at pit of nomaoh. ',,'l'"n'ln T.
-lt-' rsi;Si'i ,itii. i aHTina,
abo bottom of riba; -arln, Irriialaliif,
Umitiie CoaM.Kiln yellow, hot and niM !
Mtlimeydull.dryo'iiih.rtinlandibnirV
l fwllnit, Irrri-ular rulnfl. bad rolorwl itoiiia.
apoplexy 'r?s?.-!!",jasr
e..iitu.ii.u lii head. nervonniMa. BajnM oflijril
kiRWrVI lirlnar or i(rh .reddfljo"!'.
twn, ra-r. U M IMlI
rm..1 a4rf' iwt
mi M w riiwi w. . t '-r '
. l l (la I
l.4elrh. k watt
JuaeMIT ; ' ' ' ' - ..
ffTZl A COBS & BKa,
HALIFAX, N. CI
CHOICEST LIQl'OnS.
Our baii ciittlni ainitt litiice
lnta,bramlli,whllilM,b'r and mlicd urlnk
a made In tha brt manner, tlijani, l'laretlea
Hmnilng and t Hcwlnf Tobaeeo. (all and fXaralM
tlieui,
FAMILY GROCERIES'.
am cheap and all th beat klnda kept enn-UnUy
baud and atock eoiiUnually teplenlihfdl I
BILLIARDS AND POOLS
Nlileaala-aya ready for cu.tomcr and th publle
ra InTlted to Tiail our ftouan woe ,--wall
Hate;aa. )Jia llwr ea play fool "
Ullllarda at a amaU Mpuuaa.
'luaiU If
JT' ftUdbQ
ADvntTi.H:Mi:NT.i ail
. I. J J.i'iR.TT, iv i7T"
.... " - . J AKK ATT.
T- J. CTAltRATT & S)N,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS-
So. 3d .Sycamore St.. IV-tw.l.uiK, VA.
Strict iiereonal ttlei.tluryt-iren to llii ale ,k
tTT(lS, I'KASt'TS. TO1.A.V0, WHEAT. Col'.X.
AND l'KODICK (iKXKKALLY,
J1KTVRKS MAliE nilVPTl. V.
""l'iTm'' ""' """ f"",i"1"''1 l"t Itatea.
IX THK BOTTOM.
I llara now in h.n..ii.. -i ,
daily tiie following goula:
Pry (liKxla, Notion., Boota, Shoca, Hntt, Clotliinir.
KfllHllUM TI..H..FA '...... I...... u
" ' Iln'i' iibh-ij wnir, pmivi' IHHIH,
wiiMicn ware. Flour. Bacon, Ijird, Meal,
l'oliiieco.t Ivan. AnoNcd ,i..i.. fii;r,
Oitl'ee. Finn, dire apnla Vliu-nr,
Keroaenc anil Red oil. 'rruuta
a upecialty, direct fnmi
1
THE MANUFACTURY.
I rankca ccialty of
CONFECTION Kit IKS.
French Cnntiicii.
riain rftiidii-ft,
lt)iliiiH, lmiiK,
orHiiifi'. Lciiinnn,
(.'renin 'lit't-w.
Onti d9xi')R,
( llhlla! I llfof,
mmfl llin.
SttrJiihf, At.
Almi Kniiry I'ukin, Apjilfti, Ac.
11. C. Sl'lEUS, ..
Wcldoll, X. C.
oeilMy r ,
I 0
Pls.PE.KUU,
So. H5, Sycaimiro Street,
' i'ET):i!si;nuj, ya.
Y.ai will hem rind kif larw.'l aMlrlim ul ami
luoft t lh Millllli.rv lioo.li- llli" wile of l uro
..v..rv Hiil. lenfllic Ik-I. and M m the l"i-t
price and aarrauicd lockc aan-tactlon.
0. .I Pr.wh n.ain.'t.. iitii HaU.KUilaaw.old I n-
dim' and InnintJ' Uif car", caihea.- Brl.h aiwt
Toliriiaiaclit Wn'iltli", Veil I'lnmen. and C. rullit.
HalrH.Kli".!llk,iiiii, JHei. Iliitloii". Kriin!
nnJn ireneinlaMi.rliiieiitof ire Trlinnilng", dill
ilirn HalK in an al arlcly Ijidit' llrcw l..l in
ail Hie IcadiiiK Falnlcn mMi all Trim
Bilninito match, IjidnV I'mler piriociiis, lliiery
of the laleat make, Cloaks, Haluiana and Sliawln,
Children'! loaki. The lnnt Kid (.love, made, all
eoloni, Coinl, Hair OrnamcuU ami IVrfumery,
Baliilkcn hlef.t'or u. llalinoralkiil.aiid la.llil
and Miiial ndcr .-kllt. Uriilal (lulllls avially.
.ladles' liron made toonli i III ki tumuicr.
riKluaralitMal. Samplea on aiUieUoU. All or
4cr Slled jininiptly. ;
TATKHoKXllUlIVrA IxD SORTAI fAROl.INA.
Tiu I miMiortiisiu ami Cuitu liotnieiii the
SO T THK UN HTATKK
iM. E. KULL,
13 Sycamore Slrvet,
! I'KTKRSM It" J. VA.
f. v r f f - "t
y. if MlhrVl J..l..rk "f
KEADY MADE CLOTHIXli,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
.-,,..
; TheacOooUariaHBiiaSifai'turwl In the Houw
and are Eqtul to .
1 t'l'SWM SlADE YOI!K.
Fhirt.ieka.Prawer, Shirt Kronla, 01oya, KI1U
Shlrta, Cuffi, Tiel, 4o. r
(tooda mad. by themr-taklllnil artiaU. Anr
warraiiled and rule. H.r rwaMiwand aamaa acnt
on application. Mora y KcftindaU If OJ,,";
A U C TI d H" 1 E B "
KSeJei at the I'uilD ami Mofa to W
iu7l l M, Jf. OARY, Baliau, K. V
;
AKYKUTISEMENTS.
I
Y,
II huh mile uiul liilail Dnujyitt
-Ami licalcni In-
:f.sei:. i m:nrii. xpisk,
HALIFAX, N. C,
FIXE C(lXFE(TKiXEHIE-i, CKiAKS A TuliACCO
i kksh hi tilies i:vi:i;y
t5Y( Imvc U'rvud ymi faithfully for
the liutt filWu yeurM ami iuk acoiiliimu'C
of your patroimie. i.
i M
l'nncriitioueivfullv ireuri'd atalllimini. 7.
V
ann eorneropioKlteCoiirt IIouhc Stjiiare'd"
SI6N OF THE GOLDEN NORTH.
oct 7 ly .
' TO PRESEHVETHE HEALTH
I've the Matrneton Appliance Co. 'a
MAGNETIC LUNG PROTECTOR
PRICE V$LY $5. J
They Bra pricelM tu Ladlw, (ktntleiiien oud ttil
tlrcn n till wiHk hntji; no ciw of pneumonia or
cruup h ever know n , wheru tbnm garmrntti arc
worn. Th?) m1m prevent ami cure htHrt dlfTli utlk,
J'oMs, KheumHtiNin, NeuralKiAr Thnmt tnmbht,
Dlplithoria, Otarrh, aiulull kimlretl tllwanei. Will
wear tiny service fur three yean. Are. wtru out
thcuiKler-elothlnir.
P A 'I1 A T T TT u nc.niwi to de
L u'VlilVlL, wriU'the nynipUmjmif
thU liatinucuiUseuse that it Nipping the life aiul
strength nf only tmummy of the fairest and UM of
Ntthnexe. bilmr, Minly nt resriirch in America,
Kurojf uiul Ki!ieni lnntjH. huvv re.sultett in the Mk
inlic l.unij I'roU'i tnr. at1inliiieurv fur Htnrrli, a
rt'incily w liirh ritiitiiinh Nu OniKRinf? uf ihuNynlem,
niui nil lliecniitiiiiit.ii Kirctiin.il' .MitKiietiiui pr-im-uti
iik UirtJiiii Um- utltiitLiI iptin, unt rttiire
Ihiiii t ti hctilthy ai'tiirii. Wu pliiee oil r price fur
llii Appliance at lex than une-t went let li uf llii
prica? nski ti l utheiK fur renuHlim upon which you
taki-all the ctiaiH t'v, ntttl cHt-ifilt invite the )mt
ruitiinc i-f the HiHiiy KTfiiis w hu liuve iried ilru
t:lii their sltuiiuiltn witlutut filed.
HOW TO OBTA IN a,"i'i"
unce. tiotu ytair ilrutxifisl anil wk fur tliein. If
they htm- nut Kt thein, write tutlic pMprii in. eti
cltiMiiat the price, in letter ul uur risk, ami they will
Ik-Mini to y-tu utuncehy tntiil. poht pttitl.
Si-ihI Mump for the "New hcinirturc in Miilleal
Trt atiiiu-ul w ilhuut Mi-tlietiie," w ilh thoUMiiiil uf
tt'stiiihuiial",
TIIK M.VUNKToN AI'PIJ ANCK CO.,
L'lh Slate Slmt, iilrOk'o. IU.
NuTK Sfiitl uiie ilullur in ptnlat htuiiit r t-ur
ruiu y iln tt CUf Wnr rtvk with siitiof uhoc usually
wurn, uiul try n (.iir ul'mir Mniiuetie Inmileit,
and I eMiviueel ol llu- puwer n-auiuiK in air Mh-nt-uc
Applianei-n. riliely let euhl feet where
lhe are wuin.ur mme rerumletl. oct II ly
THE I.EAPEU OF
LOW PRICES !
I have just riTciveil my
KALTi AND WINTER STOCK.
U'liiih i fitllcv tli.m ever lii'fnri'. Sjni iiil
ilttlftlUtl to
BOOTS AND SHOES.
1 keep ii full flue of Zi-i;lcr'a Ijuc unit
Hull, 4 Sinn lor l.aillcs. 1 hnto nlnu a Lirc
HtlH-k of
! r'aj 7Vn;i7oiw Slmt Diminij or l.uiliit
5 ' y ,
'1 1 v tiooui.'f 5
XOTlOSa, JEWKl-llY, Ac,
is iinplete, A (on a eotuilrtr line nf Ilreaa
(lo,ta oixt-(Ll:einiere, Mlk, rilintniiiKs.
Frnu(e, lliirtoiis, ( ora4a, ILm uml Hull
lliwc lor Uulioa ami (ieuta, all
cheap run CASH.
Cull nail rx.iiuinc n. v atock bd'oru, pur
chasing rlarwlierp.
Comer rirst St., aim nsliuiKlon Ave.
oct H tf
1857
r.NTAiii.iiu:i
1857
'., JAX'I'ARY lit,. 1111.
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RUFE. W. DANIEL1
. Iealer In
UKuCEIttKS,
i.muoKs,
rixK WIXKS,
' ' CIO A US,
tobacco
' acJie.ZI
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PORTNER I LKGtlUBEEIt ON ICC-
R. V, DANIEL, Y
Mo. 10, Waah. Art Wrldou N.C.
Juut 2t-l-
AllVEUTISEMKNTS.
, 'Vttto for Catalog !e&.
nov 22 1v
MACHINE.
Thl repriwuta a iiiuchlne with which I0U yard!
nf fabric of any ilearrlpllon run Iw ineaniired, fmm
CMIon Ikaaiua Ui Fluent hilk, in lean lliau five
nifcutaa, and with ajiuv arrurney UmuiAii batluiie
8h tli u -Yard Stick." A boy cvon yearn old can
dotliework. These iiiaeliluca will aoon ba in evary
din hou- and Storaln the iuiilli, and (arpat and
liai'jlni; Manufaetin-cni cannot do without It. They
ar noted for their (apMuy mil Acciuncjrof Work
aial (or Uioir ( liom.n-. Manufacturer look, to
tin future and prounru rtttliu at ouw 1 (looda can
be tiFarnrod fruia Ujc h out uiul sii rulla uf aiiy
number oaynaja.
Two of tbeaa macliluin ar now In aiiceeiwriii
operation alllie'iliun of Mr. Xoah lligsi and Mr.,
M D. AWirook, 8eotlnd Nrtk, . C , and Klv per
fet aiitlKfiiotliiD. Air furl her liifnrnualoii,:lorm
et.
. Addrcaa
J, C. WILLI Alls
Inventor and Patentee,
I FoutWindXcck.K.C.
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MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
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SMITItS BRICK BLOCK.
fAIrfrV n-uxisiiiyrt noons.
XUTIHX.S, Sc.
luiia rli i i natteaiia on alHiA maird? An .leiraut
Hue of neck wear.Tacea and rlbboiia. 1'rtcea aa IbW
nu can lie
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. HAIIAXl A II Kit i :.
K . m- , ,
Ire Miaklng In all Iti. kruHyhca by cxporlvii ual
llllllilS.
Mils. I'ATTIK A. LEWIS,
WeliUin.N.C.
ia t is ly
UABr&CO.
.in axu am svcamokk street,
HAVE
IN" RToliE
A Fl
Li
S TO C IV; 0 F
JiARTIIKNWARE,1
' ' I
CHINA Pi.ai.v ax ii Decorated,
TinsrlwjLPvE,
A XD SI 1. 1 KB VIA TED WA RE.
I :
uur price arc UKASnNAIII.E. and coniinaml the
altcnlliill ol luijem -eillicrat wholesale or to isiii
miiucr.. l.AKYACO.,
(iAky&'co.,
'.HI AXi'.i SVCAMOSE STIiLKT,
OFFKK A COMI'I.KTE AssoUTMEXToK
VAni.oR (7.M.7.7; .i .v niM.a
, V4JIWW.iprRR1
AT IVI'L'I.AU I'ltlCKS.
STYLES THE LATEST AND
PKII'FsTlisriTAXY JIAItKET.
ItAKY' 4i CO.,
l'eterabiirg, Va.
ml l ly
-01-
xorfolk vinaixiA.
ARTIU'R FREEMAN,
I f
JSyW,E t HZ !'
.STOHF. 111 MAIN HTKEET.
Established ls:i1.
Offers to his friends in I lie old North Stale
(roods nt the following prices :
Fine double cased (eiita' att ni winding
gold wiltchca iXt. Uuliiw' dolibli' case stem
winding watchiw, $2". lamer grades, $I4.
Solid gold watch cluiiiii $10 uml upwiirda.
Solid gold bruiTlt ts, $1 'J ami upwards. Fine
silver plated castors t&AU ami npwiirtls.
liuttcr ilislies t.l.,VI and upwiirda. Solid
silver spoons; $li s r dm. lleiuemuer all my
gissls arc warranted aa reprenrnted or money
refunded. Orders by mail promptly attend
ed t. Wedding and .engagement rings a
specliilty, Knpuirinii promptly doM.
Aibkreaa
AKTlll'ttC. FKEEMAN,
Jeweler, 1414 Main St.
no 35 j Norfolk, V,
OLD
TBSllMir.iAawr-.ia, ,-T.aiiri.rii., j
SElTATOPw DWIGHT UL. SA.BI1T.
FOR TIKHKUHO l-AII
"All honnr to him who .hall win the prlr."
The world ha. cried for a IbAimand vctrs.
Put to him who trie, and who full, ami illea
1 give great honor and glory ami loan.
(lire glory and honor and pitiful team
To all who fall In their deoil nuhllme,
Their ulnmU are m.uv In Hie van ir Venn,
T They aere lairu Mh Time iu advance of Time.
Oh. great la the hero a tioa iuaa name,
Hot grf.aterm4ity alid laauv a tirai
Some pale faceii fellow a ho dies in .liamc
And let. iod fininli the thought viiMunc.
Ami utiw 1 Hi" man with anword umlrnwn,
And kiwhI is the inan who refrain" frmn wine;
But t V idhii who fnll.i and yet iti'l flifhu on,
lo, he 1m the twin-horn hruitier of mine.
SPRICHTLY SPARKS.
Every ImkIv ' favorite f .
"Illuiniiiatetl uiamiscriit" Unit wliieli
it lnirninj; with wit.
The St. Ixiuis Hrmlil want "a n al pmI
boy to iiiitke n devil of."
A lady with n lina act of teeth will often
laugh at vary piKir joke.
No Zineola. A man does not receive a
lock pension because, lie was shot in ti e
back.
Men who have little business arc ureat
talkera.-'I'hemor one tliinks the lens one
I i?a;irciilio grat, warriors of the world,
and a war I tut! luu no idea behind it is sim
ply brnlulity., . . ,"
What should Lilly ilo if she want to
sneeze, iu cliutirli? ll'liy aim should t ie
some cnyrtinr pejiper to ehureli with her.
liecluunasaiaf a ninn'a eye dnuit niVra
ciinic lioin ..liisfuvul, Ic hawk li.ia Rot ,t
mighty kctu eye, but I.uvvd, wliat a ra-cal
A maalukMlt ialhin from hia
liia lvertk in i
hcrliadlv.-ffilrt
alcciiliTir '.if, tiitrt his Tiiirt" rut In
at once claimed that he was l.iuic iVom
berth.
'"I'll," said little Harry, "what is a sol
dicr ol' liiiiiiiie?" "A soldier of 1'niliiiic, my
sou, is a soldier th ai never has niiv I'oitniic
Ut all."
.lapan has a weather linicau alau; but it is
wise and (liscrrct, and (liK'n't predict rain
until all t the Vain lus aoaked tilings lor a
day or two; ,
The attention of John L Hullivan is
respectfully callisl to the tact that lota ol'
women are ready tu make matches with men
twice thair alao. t . i
The corpulence that is painin1; upon two
or three of the professional runiicrs was not
unexpected, ll lliis lollK been knonn that
haste makes waist.
"Ah!" remarked Kocu, lis he pi"d ba-sli-fnlly
nt the ballet (tills, how I understand
the full aiirnilic.ilice of t he passage , 'the body
is more than raiment.' "
One iif tluHiiloa nf t'hincse eliiiiclte is
that a youni'jiiil when walkini;on th -si i eel,
must not 1 urn lu r head around, it ,nilil
be a L"iil i-iist.nii 1 1 iuiHirt.
1'coplc talk ilhuut the "new nnsin" when
there isn't nny new moon It is the name
old miaul with u tallow dip nose, Cial 1ms
been circling aroiiii;.; this world for n o s.
The "layitm mi of hands cure ' is not the
failure some, fjti'soiM ladieva it tu lw. M.in a
wise and excellent mother has us, ,1 il w.th
treat sius ess iu the treatment off a refract i-
ly olVspriiiK.
Il was lucky for her husband that the fat
woman died In-line Christmas, lor il was
in ue li cheaH'r for hiiirto pay ht r iiincr.il ex
pense than it would lie to till her stocking
with presents.
A Herman professor has figured it out that
mm came finiu the la'ar, and while we can
acarecly bear to think of such it thine,, it
ui.iv bu s, lor aurijv iu'-ii and (ouicii hive
to iiugiis'braiJdii.1' ' i .1-1 1 I
Shc-"Iain fond of H'tiy."lle -"Am
you, indcisl'.' Soninl. I hi you like I'.iuus?"
Hill "No, indeed: Ihev are so extn-ssim;.
lut, then, I inn not troubled much with
1 1 it iii , ua ma does all the ttKiW i n.
The laliitgfrd" llowem: "Mitt 'air not
quite an hu (fc us u whole city," said a big
unllower scornfully to an humble violet.
"No, sir," said the violet, inodesilv lower
ing its head. "I am only u suh-heili."
A 111 in III l.iveissil li
'.., . u ;;t. ncril to
for ll.i lilki IkuikIiI
week a imprisonment
arnrrt-t nia.t s wil farsa thlM SI Weep. The
punishment was merited. If a wife isn't
Worth two glasses of beer, she isn't worth
anything.
It is said that the sixty damsels who were
recently ronilsHled to lly from the Ilia ill the
Milwaukee Female Seminary in their night
dresses did not mind it much. Most of them
had their garments beautifully edged with
real luce.
When a Huston girl i prescnlisl with a
bou I not, aha says: "Oh, how decidedly
swec!. It's fnigranre iinia-nelrnlea the en
tire at inosiiheri' of the room." A Kan-iis
girl simply says: It smells scrumptious;
thauks Keu.a'ii."
.IttiiieAiwr'has A 'tiuMft'ilr n'ng lady
li lined I'low, and the young men uf that
town who have alwnvs Isime a haired to
1'iirm work are now every one of them eager
tint! niivivus twauriid u jiorlion of their lime
holding the Mow.
guile a difference : "Ob. will he bite''"
exclaimed one of Miildl clown's awn-test
girls, with a hs'k of alarm when she saw one
ol the dancing lieatw on the street the other
day, "No," said her catxirt, "he cilinot
bite he is mu.itlrd; but he can hug."
"lib," she aaid, with a distracting smile,
"1 don't mind that."
Sniffen (III his own estimation the rising
poet of Ami'ricii):"Ah, do you know, Miaa
llrueiug, thut my fancies alwaya roue to me
in my dreams?" Miaa llrueiug: "Yea
that is perhuai why they make other people,
so sleepy." Sniffen, after a moment's heai
tewion, oauvUidea that it would be well W re
tire fur while.
; SENATOR OWIGHT M SABIN-
(Mlirlal Head of the KepublUau National
I'nmiiil tee.
LAXIl A TAI.KKU OK CAXIHUATK FOIl TIIK
I'ltKHIIlKNCY.
tlwiht May Sahin raine into this world
April IS at Manlius, l4isallc county,
Illinois, ami not iu Connecticut ua many
papers have s.atetl. Ilia lather was a
fanner on a lu'ge acile in Illinois when
lwiiht wa lsirn, and ihe aon ttrcw up on
the farm, a haM worker during the ciop
scrums and a close sti'deut n, the country
acliool ilu.iiv the winter mouths, Uu was
not satis.ieil with the rantfc of atinlies
t iiiht. anil ilevoieil his evenings nt home to
tlie mastery of Ilia higher b'-ai.ches of niuth
c.n.i.ics, anil civi' eni.teerini;. After his
fuller's death, the son hvated in Stillwater,
.Minnesota, in l-iiT, lie then beiiiK alsnit 2.i
years of ngt. lie lie-in dealing in luinhcr
il l a 1 1 in i l cil scle anil capital, but an siiccrss
lill was the vcniiire that his basilica grad
ually iniTcaseil uml rrew to large propor
tions, so thai at the priswit time, utter 15
yen, hu is iluinn a business of over flU,
(Iiki.imio iiiinually. Besides be' n? the owner
of a hue nuinbfe of mills in the pineries,
lie is thu htuvies, slot kliobler in the North
western Car Company of his Sjite, uml en
joys an auuiial inc. uiie from ihe pnitits of
his various enterprise of nearly t .""H),0K).
Mr. Salon in early life liecame identified
with politics in Minnesota, and was elected
u rcpiv.icntalne three, tonus iu the State
Icgiilutiirc, and two terms to the State
Se.mte.
He h;n been for several years a member of
the Republican National Committee fur
Minnesota, and a delegate to the Kepiiblican
National Ciinveulion of 17;, and ss;i
respi ct.vely. Was elected ( a.nrinaii of the
h'euili1ican Na'ioual Comiiiiiiee, Dee. l'!th.
I" . I, liy a in. .in.uiiii' Vcle, and si'iec tint
lias been eoiu'e id, Mr. Sabin's availabibiy
as n e; niiiiln.n for thf nouiin.itio'l for the
I'rcMdcncy nt the ('omentum in ClihaKo
net June is being uilvwated by u largo
number of papes.
Mr. S.ibin was elected In tho 1'nited
States Senate to succeed ll'illiam Winiloni,
an ! took hisaeat Ma.vh :trd, Iss; his term
ijil'iiij March llli, Istll. lTe is a little,
over 4u years of uji, and reputed to be worth
j In in ili'iiii:!.
oi: uv (im; ih.:i (;o.
Marry Injf and llatini; aa the
volics.
IVorld He.
I1Y lilt. I. Mil'.
s'if to,.k "iir tlalij;lit i ah her,
Tile aniilef mi'i vt iovu Ih'.I.
Willi ui'inrn tiliixheaou her cheek
Ami H-a Is uk, i her oreas,."
One by una they go. They are always
go'.iifr, fur toe buy will run after the girls,
an I they pull 'em, hi g 'em, and Hatter 'em,
until they sur.i'iiiler, and then marry and
So. Ti"ie is a sweet sa lueas about it, anil
for n while the house seems desolate and the
giHul obi lather and mother waatler around
anil lisik lost mid say nothing. I came by
one of these deserted homes last night and
saw the obi folkj through the window. The
mother was knitting in the corner and the
nlil man looking lixttliy in the bla.ing lire
a id smoking his pipe. I knew well what
they we e thinking iilsiut, for a yount; man
hail coin after their child uml carried her
far away -:he eh I I they had nourislu-tl and
IommI so long uml iloiie all they could for,
and now she was go'ie, gone lor gisal. It is
I in- emu e of tut ure. but somehow it hum
bles n lotiil parent iu spite of nature, for a
ni I'l. a stranger to his IiIihkI, to step in be
tween noil steal a daughter's purest, tender
ed Uv. uml lake her away. Somehow it
reminds us of our age uiul inliruiilv. The
old pillars that sustained the house ure de
al ug ami growing wrak, iiutl the child
seeks a new ami more vigorous support. One
by one they go, the lmya and tlie girls; and
the old homestead is hut a place to visit and
then go artay again. We are thankful and
happy when thev enine, and wo know they
love iisI.,ill1.out lilt nat always sacri
fice ot time ami money and pitta in peril
their business and opportunities. Never
theless, tlie j ought to come, "for life is
short and time is fleeting," and the old
folks will soon be go is. This devotion to
auctl parents is incthtr sweet to me. I
know a Bum of our town a lawyer of
staiuiinand distinction. who every intuit h,
goes hi in v house i.i hired liuggt and
spciiil-aa day and a night with his aged
mot lu i iu the mount. tins, and ciuufu-ta her,
ami she looks forward with delight to hia
monthly visits ami fondles linn to her
laistiiu and hlm-.es him, and when he leaves
her to rcinm to his wile uml children be
know, that her prayers follow him and
thev nmi to heait-n like itici use and he feels
Ik Iter ami nobler lor Ills pilgrimage, I res.
ms I lh.it loan because he icsms Is that good
old mot tier, and if I hail a case fur court I
woubl submit il lo him with all etiiilldcnce,
and if J had a lurge estate and wanted a
faltlltaw ejeintor, 1 would choose him. I
canit"Jli tfU rwAiluatiug over these things
sometime, for a feeling of sadness comes
over mo when I think of our own children
who have left lis, and now domiciled in live
different atateJi from New York to Florida.
When ahull we meet again? And there are
more to leave us, unit by and by they will
all lie gone ami our boies and joys will
flutter and fall like the leaves upon a with
ered tree. That is the way I feel at times,
but it is not the way we ought to feel. It
is not the way I talk to oilier people.
"Brace up old gentleman," I say hraoe
up. Why, they will keep coming and going,
and your gnuuu'hildrcn will come Iu see you
ami imi must make things lively. Frolic
with 'cm play horse and bear, unit go hunt
ing with 'em, and tell 'cm stories, and hold
your head up like a patriarch. (!row old
gracefully uml lie always ready to brighten
up the family hearth with a venerable smile.
We don't want uny long faces in this sub
lunary world. Cheer up, ami makes folk
glad to see you, Never say die until your
time comes, uml when It than come draw
the drapery of vuiir pouch about yon as the
poet saya and lie down to plouaunt dreams.
As a diulc waa passing a rcsiilic In 1 Jw
rence, Mass., la little girl came in the door
and ened: "Moukev, Monkey, Monkey,
rome In the house!" The dude was hopping
mad, aud waa just aliout to ring the hell unit
demand apolgiea of the family, when lie aaw
that the girl waa calling a little pug dog in
tho street. He can't gut over hi own niia-
tuke though,
PUCK'S llll 1IOV AGAIN.
HE MKI.IKVESTHK SI'FFKKIXIIS OF AS OLD
M'lllHll.M U K.
"You say a word against that jvsir girl,
and down comes yt.ui po-cry," said thu bad
lavy to the gim-cry man, "She is a Christian,
th it girl Is, though she ('oii't put on airs
and go to church w it li silk I'l -sf-es uml rich
ilutls. But she prays, by jngi, bettor than
uny of 'em. You se- In r l'..ilic is i drunk
lira!, uml he tnkcs In!!' tlie !li.,(-t peddling
apples, to buy gin. and lier gi'.iiiiluiolhcr Ins
g.it the (xiiisuiiiiiion, ami that tai.es t br
other half to 1 . ; . : , lu r. I km thai
girl when I went lo hchool. uml wsie-mhiy
she come to ine f l in , ami kiuI .she via
g ting (o ask a favor ol ine Viusc bad a
heart in me. It w.-uis lu r tlriinkeii I'nthcr
hail t iken all her moiiev, au.l h.nt oue on
aa awiul bum, ami -.be iliilu't b.iw- any to
buy soma of tlio.e c c.i-Ji si ,-up l'ir 'ui;ts tiu
her grandma, ami lb. -old I idv wis clmkin'
up p'Vi.y nut ,;'i, in I -lie u.mi.-.I me lo i -ml
her ii dollar .il! 'lie i on! ! ee,,';;-e oil the a
pb-s she was going In g t . ,u Itsi I. r. I'lub
ably you hive mUued 1 haven't got any
wutvh this moriiiii ; I have g.d my chain,
with ll bum Ii ol keys on ;! in mv pi a kit, but
liotkMly wtil ,. i i ,t I haven't got any watch
unless they ask me wli.it time it is, and then
1 will tell th-ia it his run down, anil I gutssa
it has, 'cause paw nbrnkers never wind up
watvlua. Weil, sir, I got four dollars on
my wnteh, and I went and bought apples
for her anil mcdicim! fir hr.r giauiliui, ami
then I weni down home with her. When I
went in the little ".mm, where the old lady
was on a bed, uml heard her let off one, of
those regular li.trU-"-oiu-t lie-tombs roughs,
tha, sounded awav down cellar, where it is
damp and monlily, I fell" ran tt "made me
feel Hcious. And when that ragged little
girl g d dow a on her knees and pmyed there
in the dirt, and uskad (bid to h!e the
friend that had risen up ami lil'.isl such a
load off Ihe siiil'e'C, tin you know, 1 ft It as
though I hud swallowed a piece of turnip or
something hard, and niililu'l gei it up or
down, and the tears c.imu to my eyes just
like when you peel onions.
"She didn't me any of this highfiilutin
language, such as the high salaried prcat li
en use, where yon want a dictiorury hi your
pew netlnd what fie wonls mean. It was
no full dress, linmal pruytti. Tlie liillo girl
got ti-'lit ilonn on her kees, and s. id ; 'till
Father iu Heaven,' jus; ns thougli (bid was
hit tint righi taere iu iVont of her on a I hr
legjcil sasil, and ns"ik"l coiiliilciittli.it the
Heavenly Father heard her. She didn't
tell (lod anything abuiu my puwtiinj my
Wiucli and buying the apples, and she didn't
mention my name at u'l, hut 1 could iniag
ine that He who wiu'rhei even tho apurrow
fall, was onto tlie buneli ol keys iu my vest
HM'ket, hi.chetl to the r'laiii, bigger than a
house. 1 could have Kstoped lo that dirty,
ragged git' pray lor an hour, she wxs so nat
ural and pitiful, uml talked so (bid could un
derstand i. whether lie had ever graduated
ntco'lr-eor not. I.'iu she wasn't talk'ng
niini Hi time, lor w.r:es. ami she ju.i seented
to liave a li.i'e coiivc satioii witli the good
l.onl just as a cli'ltl woiilil with its fader,
and tiietishegol i,,i a ul lircd vnnc medicine
down her gia nlina :.u I ucide her Acupnf
tea on an o I stove, ful ton -ted .i p'eee el
bread and p lachwl iu ' s vv'i le I s it there
thinking. 1 ley u k'io he i tike me all up If
it wasn't for that old i-nici Itu, a, id tiio
sIkh's inn over a, tl e In !, ami the inoth
cateti stia'ki'igs, I s.toiiM lnve thui'ht slic
was nn iiagel; aiu! Iiy gun, I will pawn
everything I have for her to get things for
her granilpina, lint soinclmdy c,l h..a tit to
hip in to buy g ii for I'.nMi'l nun. leant
run a hnspi til and a distillery h ith, on one
cheap watch, but I am goiui; to work lor Cue
Humane society next week, an I that girl
i in have all tlie ui'i'i- .v I ni i!;e, as long as
I lie old Indv'a c uih )i mut on.
"Say, do you t'un!, there is any bath
room in lu ivt a i!i e ib r cm t ike such a
ilirto gi.l as that make nn angel of her that
will p isa iu a i iomiI .' I .list: lie tint out
lioiu under her linger uiils a i l soak lu r
hiintls in h it w iter, nud pat cold cream nn
them, nnd let her sleep a few nights wish
r iihber gloves on, ami I suppo-e they could
make her puss us an imgel. Well, 1 have
got to go down to I lie llu.uanu society ollice.
I was in a sircet-i.u the ot'.n r li ght, and the
car was full, and go, oil tlie track, nud 111"
mule couldn't pull il All thu men -sit tlicro
anil wouldn't gel out They 'cad papers and
iicetl mad, while tlie driver poumhd tile
mulct; .1 uasoa l!in Iu ek siep, and 1 yelled.
The iiieni!n-s of tic Hum -me society are re
iiiested to I- , out of the -r aud help push.
You nu;ht to lute 'em They n lo iked at
each other, ami then thev all cut oat. and
a mie ol'tt'eiii haiked unc i, but lltcy help
ed the inu'e. Tiic b iss ol tlie lluuiuue sih i
ety lleard of it, an I II-sil l he would give
me a joli Watchin for buleat is who maul
e.i.lle. I guess I eui work mv way up so I
will finally lioltl til" proud po.itioa ol lotik
iip aflnr laiiie ho-srs t'i i! ,l ,'V swill w:i
ous. Well, I must go an I sead ii doctor down
the alley, to soon I Ihe old holy 's cough,
and have him c'i i-'p it to pa "
As the 1 iv we it out tlie grocery man told
the careiil.'r tii.it 111' boy had a heart in
bun as big as a barrel, but you hail lo watch
the raisin hoi. all the suae, when hn waa
around, I'rrk't Sim.
.MY .IIOTIIKK.
Hallowed he thy name, (! Mother, for of
all things earthly you are tlio dearest to my
heart. The great regret of our life is that
we have life a lass kind than kin. The win
ter's blasts may how l and the iuld North's
wind bile, but they are powerless to daui up
our love for you who hath silver locks upon
thy furrowed brow. True, you have often
taken us over your knee and churned the
everlasting week out of us, but we deserved
harsher treatment. All there isof mull in
our eccentric, but terse career wo heartily
thank thy gentle guiding hand fot? im
parting it. Who but our mother soother!
the sobbing Ihiv, allayed his childish feats,
and butchered his Sunday pants to sew into
nig rarpcta? Mother w is the panacea for all
ache.i and mint. She tixetl Ihe seductive
must. ml pl.istrr where it did the most good,
ul eul Umuh;i (.;..- Ian:! mr i!"" iriink
ill seurch of the festive old and greasy eu
chre des k, w hu ll lie ever faithfully offered
upon a burning ullor of live coals. When
she onee struck a trail of sin in our guilt
less nature she followed the lead to rich suc
cess ami a large variety of petrified evil.
Mo.her was a good detective in her quiet.
offhand war. Th best uf boya will do
things now and then that makes a mot her
ween, but for every tear that atnlncil my
mother'a cheek I beg ten thousand bless
ings ou her dear, g'ssl soul. Time may
change our friends, and efface the cherished
recolhs'tioiis of our plnr-time davi, bnt all
the Hoods of earth and time of eternity could
not wash awuv the lieriiitifiil picture iu mv
mind uf a woman slightly atsiiert by whit
eulug yeara, pinchi-d here and there by
ceaseless, cares, still hopeful aud young in a
wealth of anillcs for her small brood. That
woman il my motbe.'. Fiery mother should
lie aa dear to ber son'a heart as this angel
woman ii to me. (bid bless her. We hone
to catch a glimpse of heaven when the
pearly gates may open to receive such pre-
cions trust as a fatlnl unit her. No one enn
have so good a friend as is his mother.
A young lady, evldmitly impressed with
the idoathat ah knows nil alsiut it, Kays:
"It a fellow Is diwiarntclv in love with
girl and Is iersistcnt in his effort to win her,
he la anre to gain hia suit. Widowers, lin
dcratand thia point, aud know exact Iv how
to make love and propose, and you w ill oli-
aerve they are always aucceaaful."
"When I, marry," aaid a budding school
prl, "I'll want a tall, Uile-looxiiiB man
''Tliere'i wb'Tc you're wrong, sis," aaid her
wore practical mother, "You'll hare less
trouble watchfnr an ugly man and eiijuy
on of hia company,"
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June H ly.
R
Ell ESTATE (6ENCT.
I have eaiabliklied a UICAL LnTATF. AtlF.XL'Yin
Mictoau of
WELDON. N. C. , j
I haveTKK kouaeiln tVutdon
FOR SALE OR RENT.;
About half uf Uwia ilua, Utn dwlllna.
I alao have about
fl.OOO HMK OK I.AKD
IN HALIFAX COl'HTY FOR SALS
For further pnrUcuuira. jjartlea wlahllig to buy ,
rant ran apply to me in person or by letter.
1 am now taking up all lamia parties with to Mil '
and advertising the tnrae at toy ewn expense, ua' '
lata a asle ft made and then I charge romailatlocal, '
For my ttanelng aa a gentlemen and a aiaa
wuiJvyfcltmiaiHr,'liuftr ty penulaaliaa W R. IT i
Hin lib, Scot laud Neck: r. J. A. I'omna, Eunelst
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alert and Flft W alniim. Hair anil ih J.walrl
aiade tuorvtcrauu rapairssl by bast tawdsieft
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