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HALL & SLEIDO-E, pkopiuctors.
A NEWSPAPER FOB THE PEOPLE.
TERMS-'-'011 n;u AN MM IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XIII.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST as. 1884.
NO. 24.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. H. KIT! HI, W. A: IVKS.
("I XTY ATTORNTT,
J I T f: II 1 X ii I f N x ,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C.
mar intf
JF. H. BI.'SliKE,
RaLEIUII, N. r.
K. H. SMITH Jr.
COTLAXDKEC,X. C,
B
I'SBEE k SMITH.
Mr P. II. Hindi antl Mr. tt. H. Smith. Jr., Omn
wlam l biwlmve funned n limited laimitiNhip
Inr the pnieliii' of lmv In Halifax county Mr
liu-Uf will aiioml the court,, i.r lliillfai. reiiularly.
and will nWo hut thccouiiit whenever IliaM-rvlcea
arc ri'4'ilrtil ,.( ti jy
(i
K I I . A It II A II V M A X.
AMiiriK'Vo ul Law,
HALIFAX, X f.
(illliv iii tlit'i'niirt II. strict itll. nl i. .ti given
,., nil I, i. in. Iu ol ihv .r,!eslou
Jhii I'J ly
'Y II O M A S
N. II I I. I.,
Attorney it I. aw,
Halifax, s.i:
Practices Iii ILillf.ii nihl adjoining (joiuilic mill
Fi-'lcnil tiiul supreme courts
iii(. 'J tf.
T
W. M A SUN,
Attorney at Law,
tiAitsm Kii, s.t
Prin t ice In tin c
JniiiltiK I'liiiniio, nU
cniiiis,
urtN ut Niirlhiunploii mill ml
i hi (hi1 KriUMJil iiihI Siiprrini;
June if.
WA
I. T K It K I) A X I E L,
Attorney ul Law,
WKI.IMI.N, X. ('.
Practices hi Hillirux Hllil adjoining counties
S,eclill attention Itivcll tu collet-lion III all part
nt tin.' stale ami prompt return niaili',
IVIi 17 ly.
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II A I. L,
Attorney at Law,
WKI.DON, N. V.
Mn'i'iiil HiU'iitiiiii irivi'M to '
titucm trui'tly nuMi'.
nil.'
timis nuil remit -mtiv
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Altuint'H nt Law,
HALIFAX, N C.
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I tlji'i'iuiilH1. Pitt tiinl M it rt i u 1 n llu' Mijiri-ini- ruiiil
nt the Miitr tllltl III till' Ft ltl t'ulliU nt Hm' Flclll
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Sitrciiii Dentist.
Hut iiiu N'iiiiniu iill Iim :it.'I in Wi-Mmi. can m
rniimlal In-.'Hirr m iuill. - l:ri' k lliiiiitiii ul ult
linn' t'xtvjti tt lien tilM'iil on mtrMiuinl litihii
' iin tltl iHtclillnli nivt'11 tn n!! tlMH lU'M "I tin- )ru
(wtnii 1'nrtifs iii iliiir IminiH ttluit de
Mr. tt July U ly.
F. 11 I NT Kit,
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t iin In- (niiinl til hi" ttn-
in Knlict'l
I'nn Nitnui- OxiMi' (iith fur llu
IhiK nt It t th nlwiiys (tu Itiiinl
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THE CRM
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HniJimt sro it.oihir, t Inplnp, tu tntin, wws tt
tiiglitl twMM if j.ln-wtirtni wftftcrewllnff about
tlit-rrcItti;thiirlta1f4rtiar-fUiiftflMlf4. Aia
tilo.nt. Mmontlml and Hittv rur, Kv&vnt'i
hvtHttt Mntrhr luaiijr ntrU tu tb KirkH.
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V thUa(tutuii Awllouce ('
MAGNETIC LUNG PROTECTOR I
VRICR OXLY $3.
Tlirytrv iirlitlrw U IMkt, liciitU inm tuid l lill
rtren wltUwiMk I'iiik; u '' "f piii'uminiltt r
i'MUi In evur kmmu whoni Uhtk' (amifiit trv
K uril. Tin')' tuau iirt'f out mm curv lican itim tiliir
Culila, IUiviinitUui, Xcunilil, Thrtwt tnmdl. .
IHiilithcrl. t Jlturrh, iul all kludrvd iIImmum. W III
wi-armiyiHTVlr fur tlirv yvn. Arc wum urrr
the uiidt'M.'lotlilii.
v-i . rty k 11 It TT It In nmllrM tu del
lA 1 AlilVH, the nyniliMiuitir
tbluUMoudlKMtlwt U Mppiiif U Mlv and
uvutli trfouly too many of the dlrvatmid tint of
both wm. ulm, Huny and nwarrh lu Atni-nta
Kuruw ud KaMrrn Uiula, har multrd In the N
urtlr T.ul Proiwlor. aounlluf dirt- Itir (HUrrh, a
rriunly wblrh runului Nu llnilni uftlirity.tuni,
.,..1 -111, thr nilltlliuuua Itn-U.U iluurlUia l!t
unli'UiruUh Uiaailtlt'Uilumaliat, mirnt nml'in1
tlioiaw hoUtUy actiuu. W lai- mir Brira fur
tkis Auuliaatv at irm than un iwrnllvlh uf Ihv
urn aaai-d I'J ullira ft rrumtlm uixni Ini ll yull
iai.all llift haiiitu, an.l Mi laliy mviif nif uai
rxuMt of lh many Bnw li fiata IrM drug
tkBlr atuuacha wlUitmt vtltt-t.
IIOAV TO OBTAIN.
Thla
A..ll
uur drtiKKiat ami hmk lur tiirin. 11
ilicv hava not . Invui, rllr in ui iMiri-mr, mi
t..lii tli prlf, I" l,'"''r ' ul" rl.k . lliry will
b. will lo yuu al unit; hy mall, i.t lil,
Ni'iiilataBiprllie "N w IVtrHiri In Vrtllpal
Trvatmrul without ktsllfluf," with lliuiuaiida of
'""""""tflR VAINrrnX APIM.IANt KIt)..
VlaHlalrKlrrrl, I'hli'airii. III.
Nut rVml une dollar hi aiav atansj or mr-tvut-T
(III letter at uur rlaki Willi aneul aluw uaiially
won ami try a mlrufimrMamiHln liuadra,
anoe. uu r"
iiite Aiii.llaniea. rialtlvel
il b ciilivllli'lil ul uie nianitwiaiia i -a
no iYk
feet w here
ijjfjut wwo.cr nioury
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I REMEDr UCHA DlSEASCil
VTnT.iTca$enc. pimms.
VERYJIPElAt WRINCWORM
A KIT OF KXPEItlEXCE.
I have met with a paa) many jax,),le,
I" J'yyhic o'er life varied way :
rveenti.uTiUTOl the clever, the nlmijlc,
ThecmbUlil, theg.'ave and the Ray;
1 have I raveled w ith la-auty, w ith virtue,
1 have heen with thejiirly, ihe had,
I have laughed with the on j who were merry
And wept wLh the one. who wereiad.
line UiiiiK I have learned In my Jiuiniey
Ne'er tu Judge one Ly w hat he apar.
The eye that aeem rklliiK with lauKhtrr
U.. tMttle Ui keep Ian k the teai. ,
Anil Ioiik. aaiii'tlniiinloiii farea
Hide o ion the aoiili that are Tile,
While the heart that l merry and chcerfr'
In often Ihe fVeenl from unlle.
And I ve learned not to look for perftt'oii
lu one of our frail human kind,
lu heartathe moat neutle and lovitui
Koine hlemlnh or fault we can and.
Hut yet I have ne'er found tho t roatiire
Ho low, ao depraved or ao mean,
Hut had aoiue kih1 Itiipuliiv hiiid virtue,
Hut nioiiK III" laid tralU' llit he 'un.
And, t,ai, l.hav. learned that iml frleiid-.hli
We make are tu hrlllle kIiikn
JunI let a revere oterlnke lia
Our "frleiiila" on the "other !" w,
Hut, ah1 I have found Koine few loyal
Some heart ever lovinguud true!
And the Joy and the wwv Ihey have hroii(ht uie
Have rheeri'd urn my whole- iurucy tlirouiih.
(iKOVKIt CLEVELAND.
Ilia Letter Acrcptluj; the Nunilnatlon for
llic t'resiueiiry by flic Jlrinnrratlr
Natii'liul Coiiveiitliiu.
Alhaxv, N. Y., Auj;. 18, 1881.
Gentlemen: I lmvc mvivenl yov
coiii'iiunk'tttioii dated Jp'y 28th, itiloiuiing
hie til my iiimvimtuin lor the uiticc ut
'resident of the rp'tod States by the Na-
tiunr1 Democratic Lonventiou lately a
Beinbled at Cliicuso. I 'accept the iiuini-
itidii w'.th Kli'tet't'l tiiireeiatiiiii of the
supreme hinior eciilVrreil, tiinl a suleui'i
wne of the resiK)iisib;'ity which, in its ue
ceitanec, 1 UKHiiuie. 1 have oarcl'i ''y con
sidered the jilatfoi.u adopted by the Cou-
ntioii and cordr 'y ai, prove the same.
So plrin a statement of Democratic IVuh
and iirimiples upon wl"ch that pa. iV ttti-
pei 's to the suffrages of the people, needs
no supplement or explanation.
It shot d be remembered that the olhe.i
of President is oscntir"y executive in its
Mat i u J he laws eiiaclril by the legis
lative branch of the goveri"ueiit the cl':ef
executive is bound f; tY uMy to en
force ; and, when the vlsdom of the iK-
litici ' pauy which selects one of ilu uicm-
it tsas the nou'inee for that office, has out
lined its policy and declared its pi'-iciples,
it seems to me thai nothing in the charac
ter of the ulliee or the necessities of the
ise reiji 're more from the ean'"date- ac
I'pling such a noiiiinatiiiii than the Mig-
jest ii ut nt certain we" known t.jths, so
iihsolutely vital to the safety and welfare
of the nation that they cannot be too
ofi recalled or too seriously enforced.
We protid'y ci " ours a government by
.' people. It is nut such when a class is
tin
tolerated which irrogates to itself the
management of pnbrc affairs, secVing to
control people instead of repieseiiting
them.
l'nrlie.i are the nccenia.y out-growth of
our institution, but the t,ovcrniiiciit is not
by the people when one pa..y fastens its
iiilrul upon the count. y, and penietuiites
its power by cajiling and betraying the peo
ple uistvad ot sew.ng them, ihe govern
ment is not bv the people when the re
sult which should represent the intelli
gent will of free mid thinking men is,
can be, determined by the shameless cor
ruption of their suffrages.
W hen an election to otuce sha1 bo the
selection by voters of one of their number.
o aistiuic for n time a public ti list , in
stead of his dedication to the profession of
mlllles: when the holders ot the bellut.
(iiiekened by a sense of duty, shall
avenge truth betrayed and pledges hruken ;
ind when suffrage shall be altogether free
mid uneorrtnitcd, a full rc:i''7.atiou of a
government by tho people will be at hand;
and of the means to this cntl not one
would, in my judgment, be more effective
than nil anieui'iiieut to the Constitution
lisiialifing the President from re-elec
tion. W lieu wc consider the patronage
of this "Teat office, the allurements of
Hiwer, th temptation to retain public
places once gained; and, more thuu r'l,
the availability the party finds in an in
cumbent whom horde of officeholders
with a teal born of the benefits received
and fostered by the hope of favors yet to
come, and ataud ready to did with money
and trained political nervine, we reoogniie
in the elligilbiMty of the Praidcnt for re
election tiie most sei'o s danger to that
calm, deliberate and I'ltclligent Hiliticnl
action which must ehr neteriio a eovern-
uient by the people.
A true mencan seiitiineiit recoumios
the dignity ol labor, and the lai t that
honor lies in honest toil. Contented
labor is an element of national prusix'iily;
the ubilily to work constitutes the capital,
and the wage of labor, Ihe income ut the
vast uu'iiber of op imputation, and this
interest should be jci'lotisly protected. Our
worlingmeli r-e not aaking uiirensonable
liidmgt'liuu, bUl aiti iiitvoiCUt iii IW.'J
Cltileiis. J hey Hock the name considera
tion which those deuinud who have other
interests at stake. They shotihl receive
their full share of the care and attention
of those who make and execute the laws,
to tho end that the wants und nem's of
emi'lnvers and emnloved sha'l a''ke be
subserved, and the prosicrily of the coun
try, the common heritage of both, be ad
vanecd. As relating to this subject,
while we should not d'scouragu (he i -unit
".ration of those who come toaeknowledg
allegiance to our government and add to
Our citizen population, yet, as means ul
protection to our workingtuen, a different
i t II t ..1.
rule should prevail concerning uiosu who,
if they come or are brought to our land
do not intend to become Americans, but
will injuriously compete with those justly
cntltli-d to our field ol labor.
In mv letter actiMiting the numiiation
to the office of Governor, ucarly two years
ago, I made tho fol'owU)f statement, to
which I have stcai'dy adhered : ''The la
boriag classes constitute the main prt of
our population. They shnuld be pro
tected in their efforts neauefully to assert
their rights, when endangered by aggrc
gatcd capita', and r'l statutes on this
subjtwt should roeognize the care of the
State for honest toil, and be framed with
the view of improving the condition of the
workuigman." A proju-r regard far the
wlfarecf tbo worklngmB king iuKpar-
ably connected with the integrity of our
institutions, none of our citizens are more
interefted then they in guar(';ng ajr'nst
arty con aptive influences which seek to
pervert the beneficent purposes of our gov
ernment, and none should be more watch
ful of the artful machinations of those who
allure them to self inflicted injury. In a
free country the curtailment of the abso
lute rights of the individual should only
be such as is essential to the peace and
good order of the coin'iiuiiity. The limits
between proper subjects of governmental
control and those which can bo more fil
tingly left to the moral sense and scl" !,u
posed restraint of the citizen should be
carefu'ly kept in view. Thus, laws unne
cessarily interfering with tho habits and
customs of any of our people which are
not offensive to the moral sentiments of
tho civilized world and which are consist
ent with giajd citizenship and public wel
fare, are unwise und vexatious.
The commerce of u nation to a great
extent detei .nines ils supremacy. Cheap
and easy transportation slnui'd therefore be
liber:i"y fostered within the limits of the
Constitution. The general government
shoi'M so improve and protect its natural
water-ways us w'll enable the producers of
the country to reach profitable markets.
The people pay the wages mI' jiubl'c
employes and they are entitled to fair and
honest work which the money thus paid
shoi'M cou tnatid. It is the duty of those
intrusted vt'th the management ol these
alLYrs to see that such publ'c service is
fophcoiuing. The selection and retention
of subori';nateM in government employ
ment shou'd depend u)on their ascertain
ed fitness and the vrluc of their work, and
they should be neither expected nor al
lowed to do questionable party gen Ice.
Th(! interests of the people will be better
protected, aud public enjoyment v I' be
opened to a!' who can demonstrate the'"
fitness to enter it. The unseemly scram
ble for place under the government, with
the consequent impoiiuiiity which embit
ters official ''rc, w'n cease, and the
pmV'e depaumcnts wi1' not be filled with
those who conceive it to be their first
duty to ti'd the pany to which they owe
their places, instead of rendering patient
and honest return to the people.
1 believe that the public tetniier is such
that the voters of tho land arc prepared to
upport the tiry which gives the best
promise of administering the government
in an honest, limplc aud plain manner;
which is consistent with its chancier and
purposes. They have learned that mys
tery and eoiicealmcnt in the management
of the'v aftVrs covers tiicl's and betray'.
The statetnanship they requ'ee is honesty
ind tidg' ty, a prompt response t) the
needs of the people its they arise, and a
vigilant protection of all their vr 'ed in
terests.
1 ' I should be e.iHeu to
the
the
il-i-f-
Chief Magistracy of the Nation by
suffrage of my fellow-citizens, I w "
sti'iie the duties of that office with a
inn determination to dedicate every
fort to the country's good, aud with
an
lit "uble re,:aiice upon the favor and sup
port of the .Supreme Heiug, who I be-
eve v .11 a'ways bless honest human en-
leavor in the conscientious discharge of
public duty.
(tltilVEll Cl.KVEI.ANIt.
Tu Cul, Win. F. l'lY'i, (ti. mini, mul
V. '. Hnltr, unit oAci, mcmlrrt uf
Mullfiiiifiiiii CnmmiltiT of the Danu
cralli. Xiitiuimt ('nurtnlimi.
ECCENTKIC Ml HI. lis.
QI'
INT I'AHSAUKS WHH'll Mn.ME UK THE
HI. II ElllTlilNS t-iiNTAINEII.
' lite I,nndiiit fjiKri.J
Mthotigli everybody knows that there
ire in er'slence i-eit.-in ei'ilio'is of llibles
wl-'eh are much prized by biblioiuantes
on account ol some i.dicitlous punters
blunder, few people perhaps are aw -c
how many of these editions there are.
The most widely known are the l?rceches
and the Vinegar IJiblcs. The former is
soci-'led because in the Geneva version of
Gem-sis iii., 7, Adam and Kve art; spoken
of as making themselves bre-hea out of
fig leaves. This tiniislation of Sc. 'ptures,
which was done by the English exiles ut
Geneva, served as the rcji'lir family
Bible in the reign of Utioeii hi zabeth
until it was lupersedcd by the authoiized
version of James I. The Vinegar Bible
was so named from the headline of the
2lhh chapter of St. Luke, which reads as
''The Parable of the Vinegar" instead of
"tho vine-yaid." The date of this was
1717. In addition, howeve.- to
these well-known ex in plea
there are others unite as sing -'ar. The
Place-makers' Bible obtained its liamo
from a typograpl-'cal error which occcsin
.Matthew v., 'J, viz., '-Illessi'd rt' the
Place-maker," instead of ' jHuci-uiakers."
1 he iHilitieialis ul the present day woi-'d
probably not have ubjirtcd to the use of
the former beni-dietiuii. The Treacle
llihle, pi.nted l.inli, had a passage in
Jeremiah viii., 'ii, which read "Is there
no treacle in Gi'ead," instead of ' Is there
II I ui l til . the lie and Mie llilde was
S ) called from a Very slight mistake that
occurred in liuth "i., 15, when, itMcad of
"she went into the city, ' it was printed
"he went. 1 he ickcd Bible, printed
ltiitl, was rather an cxiiensivc one to the
printer, who was fiued AiiHIO because, from
malice or carelessness, tho negutive was
loll out of the seventh command ncnt
(KxikIiis xx., 14.)
The Murderers' Blblerwaa a mistake of
the present evntr-y, and was so ci 'ltl
I'iiiiu an ei.nr in the Kith verse of the
K.pi-tle of Jude, making it to read
"There are murderers, complainers," in
stead of 'iimtmreers." The Printer's
Bible, issued in 1702, contained an absurd
U-isKlntemenl uf David iu the lliUh
Psi-lin, v., 101, wh'eh he was iiatheti
eallv made to sav that "lirinters iM-rsei-uteil
h'nu without a oius," inst -ad o.' "p.inc
ci." There would have Ik-cii a de..ve of
probability about th's in these days of
royal authorsl :p, which would have made
such a r'stake high'y amusing.
1 k 1 "
(In of the terrible staaM boys: "Does
your head ever swim, Mr, Snil kins ?''
asked little Tom, Popinjay of his rater's
lieau. "Yes, Tommy, I suffer oecr-ionally
from tiizzinesw," raplied the slim. "I
thought so," miid Tommy ; "pa said he'd
titeh you into the home pond only yor
eatl would keep you from nokiig. 1
JUL HEMKH'K'K LETTElt.
Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. ii). the fol
lowing is a copy of ex-Gov. llendrick's
letter of acceptance of the Demoerstiu nom
ination for the Vice-Presidency :
Indiauapolis, Ind , Aug. 20. Gcntle
nifu : I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication notify
ing me of my nomination, by the Demo
cratic Convention at Chicago, as candidate
for the office of Vice-President of the Cni
ted States. May I repeat what I said on
another occasion that it is a nomination
which I had neither expected nor desired
and yet I recogr:ze and appreciate the
high honor done me by the convention.
Tho choice of such a body pronounced
with such unusual unanimity and accompa
nied with so generous un expression of
esteem and confidence, aught to outweigh
all merely personal desires and preferences
of mv own. It t with this feeling, and
I trust e'so from a hi-p sense of public
duty, that I now accept the nomination
and sha1' abide the judgment of my eotm
tiyiinn. I haveexi'-nined 'th care the
declaration of piinciple adopted by the
convention a copy of which you submitted
to me, and in their sum antl mbstatiee I
heartily endorse ami approve t lie same.
J 11(18. A. UEJIIIRICKH
To the Hon. Win. F. Vilas, chairman ;
Nicholas B. Bell, secret) 'y, and others
of the Coni'uittee of the National Dem
ocratic Convention.
OLD FUKNITI KE.
The Pkewknt Popi lar CiiAZEr-MiuiKitN
MaNI FACTlltEItH HE AnTIQL'Eb.
From tin' Bvstun fYMm.
"Ant.hing in the way of old furniture
v ''1 command a good price," waa the re
mark of a dealer in antiques. "It does not
make much ilitlereiiee what the niticle is
ho long us it is genuine old ferniture.
Tin-re are, you know, a great ma) ly bogus
antiques, and 1 believe there is a tactory
either in Maine or Connecticut w'nere they
can manufacture not only chwk s, tables
and bedsteads of the lant century, but fur-
nm-e that came out in the y.aynower.
The-e is said to be unot'ier factory which
makes nothing but KTiinni'i"-wheels, and
docs a very profitable, bus'incis. St. far as I
can see, old ftirii'tp-o made yestevday is as
good as that uiimio lull years ago, provi-
' ng it is matte as we" and the p-archi-sers
lo not know the ilijTerenci'. An acid
sti-'n gives just as good a color ai the stain
ol t"ne. I do not know but it is deeper
andiicher. 11a "the p- -pie wluv collect
bi'.c-L-brac have no idea why they collect
it, except that, they want to connote with
the'- neighbors. It is a craze -wh:eh has
las.ed a good de- '. longer than J thought
it wor d,a id is l.kely to last for xome time
to r
'....:o,..e gciui.ie ant'nui a however,
and they b.'ng good prictis. Old clocks,
when fie- pedigreiai arc know a, cunt high
and so do chests of drawers, ta bles, book
cases ami chairs. Old tin -irons: ami bri's..-
es of evey 1'ind are in demaii 3. As for
Sillil--ng-wlieels, they read' y o. vt'i, gom
cos. 1' I- the wheels wlneii were in
use in Amciica a hundred years ;-igo had
been prussrved to the present time,
they would not begin to nt' nber .-.is many
:is are exhibited in the parlors to- lay.
Uutsidc ot this, a (, eat deal of cJ A wood
genuine enough, is worked over : into new
forms. 1-or instance, old biilst cads an
not in ueuiand as ('I'aw.ng-nsiia rnameiits
and people do not want tlieui in il u-ir bed
rooms. These bedsteads are cnrriVl dy work-
lover into chairs, c., and are utilizi-i
for rciiairing other old finr'ti "e. So
though I lie bedsteads are not re able m
ihcir own proper form, they ji. j!1L a good
protit when served up in other shapes.
Now, as to pi .ccs 1 have knt-wn f all
ey iniiriiiii-le. ,ii tables to bnni; as Inizli
price as 81,01111 each. Sidelyoaro s hav
irou-'lit s'J.ill, and clocks have s ild for
?50H each. Spinning whee's. and well
finished chii'rs have brouoht 1 ahu - to
$1011. There are cases where the work
manship is exceptional, wht ret tke .fioiires
run above this, and. of eouest.-. I an i not
speaking ot lurr ture which tt a well-
known historici1' value. Tbemt a "ooti
del-1 ot old turmtiiro which ileali-M and
siieci lators have been uuuble to Imiv .from
lauilies who chei.shed their he'Hm mis
but most (11 that is avr:lulilehubcen p ick
ed up and put into the market. I could
name you lots of houww wlu-ro I ki iow
there is old furniture which the dm-endi nts
of the original ow ners refuse to e", but 1
have my eye on it and al get uiost of
yet 1 live long enough antl the antiq tie
craze coutiiiues. 1 do not make much
profit on genuine aiititiitcsy for the ewne rs
are posted as to ve'ite nowadays. Whi jn
the craze pntt started there were big prt d
its, but the day for such bargains is n ot
likely to come to as again.
NHAKI'-KUillTEl) INDIANS.
Lieut. Schwatka in Science.
One of the mast curious Units of the
A vail ludiuus is their powci of seeing the
motion ot a fish in water. The Yukon
very muddy, so much so that when an or
dinary pint cup is filled with it nothing can
be seen until the sect' me ut has settled, ihe
water is ten to twelve feet deep and the
river-wide, let when a solitary salmon
cornea an tuts river ita coming is notified,
its position identified, and it is often
caught la a hand-net. Some person, con
eially an old squaw, i on the lookout iu
trout at tho nuts on the Uink. At nor
call a man runs to thu heath, picks up his
i ii- i i i . .
cauov, paiiine, aau nei, huh guinea at nrst
chiefly by tho advice of the other Indians
who gather un the shore, hut as heaproacli
es relying more on himself, slusuts the ca
line into the proHr position, and, wlul
he regulates its movements with his left
hand, plunges the net to the bottom t 'th
the light.
When it i rennjflibered that tke mouth
of the uet hag an area of only about two
square feet the Hiwer lo catch a solatary
ati'mon by thrusting it directly into its
course seems muet miraculous. No white
man could sue any evidence of the motion
of the fish, yet the native assert that mo
tion is coiiimuiiicHtcd from tho bottom to
he top. Out of seven attempt watched
ly Lieut. Schwatka two were successful,
though the fish were swimming from 250
to 300 yards from the land. Several hun
dred fiahc caught in this way were in their
houses ind on their (vaffordiog.
WOMEN VOTEUS IN WASH
INGTON TEltlMTOKV.
Tlrs morning 1 wi-lked down elcr
brer';fast with two ladies to the polling
place of the Second Wr'J, aud acted ns a
so:, of impromptu sidewa'k committee for
ln-'f an hour, greeting many friends and
acquaintances, and OnaMy took a place
with some of them in the line and passed
along with them in order to see the entire
performance, although not yet qualified as
a voter myse''".
Away up the street stretched the long
double line uf men and women the latter
in the tho majority slowly making their
way down to the engine-house, through
the open window of which the ballots
were passed in to the inspector and
judges. It was a cool morning, and not
nt n'l uncomfortable, and a great tier' of
pleesant chat whtled away the flic, the
rowd being n much bctter-natured one
than lines of men mid women whom I
have often seen wailing their turn to get
into some place of i musenicnt. Ca iages
Iriven by women were flying briskly
ibolit the city to bring out the voters who
live at a oVstance, and a conin:tteo of
women was present ut each polling place.
Nor were they the shou-haircd who
were voting this morning. So far trutn
that, it is actually the fashion, and witli so
lew exceptions that they could lie nt-'n-
bereil on my fingers, n'l the ladies of
-at tie who ice "received iu society" duly
registered themselves ami wm casting their
ballots to-day for city officers:. It has
beeh a very oiiteitn;niug study for a few
weeks past to go through the lists of reg
istered voters as they appeared in the
morning papers and note the names of the
new citizens. It hi s readied the pass ol
late that, instead of speaking with sur
prise of those who have registered, eye
brows have been lifted whenever "anybody
who has not done so, and the remark has
been promptly made that something was
the matter in that family. While as for
the young ladies, she who hesitates for
car of what John might say made a mis
take, for what John did say was that
that girl didn't want to acknowledge that
she was twenty-one years old, and he and
the other youug fellows laughed at her
most hearti'y.
Party fcei'iig has run so high that I
have beLun to wonder lately whether
there wouldn't be some domestic . tptr-es.
its lias so often been predicted. But it
looks otherv 'si-. A few ladies who wou'd
have ,:ked to register have refrained from
doing so because their husbands I'-sap-provedofit.
But the funny part of that
is that doting the last two days in which
registration was possible, a large number
of such names tardily appeared, at the so
licitation of the husbands themselves. A
few lad'es who i';d register, aud who are
greatly intor stcd, have fa:'ed to vote lie
cause tiu-y coti'd not conscientiously vote
with their husbands, and were not willing
to vote against them. But more than
one man down town to-day has laughingly
declared that l,:s Vote wouldn't do the
party any good, because Irs wife was
going to vote the other ticket. Some
women, on the other hand, are voting a
ticket iu regard to which they have strong
doubts, because they care more to please
their husbands lliaii for anytime; else.
Jast as many men before to-day and
perhaps to-day too have voted to please
their wives. Somehow human nature
docs not socm to be changed much by
woman suf.' age, und as for the lai':es, 1
never before saw a class of women who
were at once as iiite''igeut and ns stylish i "
they are here. They are equally conver
sant with the latest hovel, the newest
philosophical theory, and the last fieak of
fashion. They are very domestic. Inning
deliL'htfiil homes, and la-ge fi -iii'ies of
model cl 'Mron, and. vtithil, they arc
thoroughly jawtiil in a" the pul;tieal ques
tions of the day, nation; ' and local, and
can back up their opinions with good,
sound ntv'ncnls. And 1 must not for
get to add that, a' uost without exception,
they i"e members of one of the scveri"'
churches i'l the city. Snlitniir, in Tilr
yimii. NATIONAL GAMES.
Kvery g vat nation has some game
digenors to itself. As for instance :
The nation
fighting. game of Spain, is bull
Ireland is content with dynamite festiv
ities. England s favorite sport is lawn tennis
and n 'd eyed lords.
America hag her base bailers and presi
dentil elections.
France is partial to the can-can and the
cutlet of the mule.
Russia fancies hide-and-go-seek'' in
the u-ines of Sils-ria.
Italy lies her liiiud organ and monkey.
The great gume of Germany just now
U "pukcr."
The game par excellence at' Africa is
lieu roost and o possum.
Ohio's favorite diversion is to want the
earth aud then want it fenced.
The game of games iu Palestine was
I'liaraoh.
Lipliuid dotes on sledge.
China has no game more delightful than
rats.
Bluomingtou is fairly w ild uu suicide.
It is a single handed game, and it is usu
ally very satisfying to the player. It is
our national game adopted by general
consent.
"I laughed," he said to bis wife "I
lauphed until my mouth fairly stretched
from ear to ear. "lou dent have to
laugh very elaborately to accomplish that
distance, replied the lady, with a yawn,
"Ha! ha! very good, my dear, very good'
capital. Large mouth, eh?" "No, large
ears, she said with another yawn.
Every dog has his day, the cat lakes
the nights, the ksuiun aud milkman the
early morning hours, ana the scissors
grinder with his bell and the fruitman
a ith his yawp takes the rest of a lifetime
that u wo. -n living.
THE GHEELY EXPEDITION'.
HiillKlllI.E HEATH (IE DR. l'AVY, ONE OK
TIIE MEMBERS, As TuLI) BY AN nl'l'l
CEH. ' Poor Dr. Pavy ! I cannot rid myself
of his image," begun the young sailor,
bringing his chair still closer, "lie is
getting to he a nightmare with me, und if
he comes to mo in such a milliner, how
must it be with those mad wretches who
fell u)Miti him and dcvotirt.il him t You
may think the shooting of Henry was sad
enough. But infinitely more jiathetic was
the death of this poor fellow. To lie there
on his couch and see the hungry eyes of
his stronger comrades gloat'ng over his
wasted form and prajing for his death
was enough to di. ve a well man mad.
And so it drove this pi sir siek diator lo
his death. He died by his own hand that
the starving dev's about him might have
one more meal.
The very day that Henry was con-
di iinied to die Srrgcon 1 avy took Ins
own l;,'e. The despairing little company
had split up into two factious, both clam
oring for the death of some one that the
others might live. With all bis strength
of character, Lieut, (lively was forced to
t 'eld to the demands of these mad
wretches, tuid with heavy heart issued the
order that took Henry friun his living
comrades and placed his flesh ut the mercy
of the inch who but a few minutes before
had cal'cd him brother. This faction tmik
the body of the dead man and kept guard
over it in the graveyard on the hill. They
had meat for several days and they meant
to guard with jealous watchfulness their
graveyard dining-room. The other fac
tion down by the sea were without even u
handful of shrimps. They knew the
graveyard on the hill contained a corpse,
and with loud murmurs of discontent de
clared that some one of their party must
suffer for the rest. Dr. Pavy was the
Vicikcst of tin. in all. About his dying
couch they clusteicd and sat for hours un
moved, watching each breath and hoping
that his death might not be long delayed.
The unite appeal of ' those wild, hungry
eyes, pleading for an early death was too
much for him, and with u last despairing
effort he rushed down to the seannd was
picked up dead. Almost before the heart
h id ceased to beat, before the corpse was
cold, those mad men for they were mad
rushed upon tho body and with their sail
ors' sheath knives dug into the warm flesh.
They stripped long shreds of flesh and
skin from off the bones while yet the
muscles quivered with the life that had
just gone out. These ghastly dripping
morsels they carried to (lie little fire, and
hardly waiting till the chunks of meat
turned brown, ture them witli their teeth,"
and with a wcaiy sigh the officer dived
down into his cabin.
The records show that the body of Sur
geon Pavy was ' washed away." He died
on June Ii. Three days before Se nan
Coop had died, on June 12, Sergi. Gar
diner was missed and forr days lator Pri-
ite Bender is recorded as dead. All
these bodies were reported "washed away
by the sea." The fact that these nu ll
lied wilhincunvciiieiit niaikrl days ot each
it li r and the reported finding of a head
ess trunk other than that ul llemv ex
plain too clearly the av i'l ' moaning hidden
in the mysterious explanation, "washed
a way."
KISSES TO GUOW ON.
She was only a child, but she held tip
her sweet red lips, shut the blight eyes
and wont I lie rounds from one meiiibcr of
tin-family to the other, n pealing the
phrase she had ju-t heard I mm her young
mother's lips.
Three kisses, and une to grow on."
They eailtrht her up, the ihirliiiir and
kissed und kissed her fair baby face, pulled
the soft curls, squeezed the dimpled slioul-
lers, and iu 'owed her every movement
i th wistful, worshipping eyes until she
came to the sou", disappointed member of
the family, whose words were all hollow,
and dolls stuffed with sawdust. She tip
tiK-tl up to the stern, boarded face. and put
a fat, chubby little hand un each unyield
ing knee.
Three kisses, and une to grow un."
What does all this tomfoolery mean?"
inquired the gruff, grumpy voice.
Baby is three years old to-day, said
the young mother, feeling how hard it is
to explain a simple, foolish custom that
has no particular nit-aiun;, "and so wc
give lict a kiss tor each year anil one to
grow uu. But you ueedu t kiss her, I tit.li
Ben. 'you don't want to,"
What was it the old man saw iu the
limpid eyes lifted to his? a vision of the
green fields and still waters of paradise?
or tlid snine prescient knowledge possess
him, that ho caught her up iu his arms as
he had never done before, and kissed her
again anil again?"
"Not want to kiss her?" he Kiid, iu a
broken voice, "Why, I should as soon
think of refusing to kiss an sugel from
heaven. There I sjt; there! and there!
Now may you grow un thu one even to
the hciuhts of heaven never short of
their standard, little one. That is the old
man's prayer."
"Three kisses and one to grow on ;"
tl-"ee short and beautiful years, aud now
Her are I cannot tell
For they reckon nut hy mouth and year
Where alie lia-. gone indwell.
But I often wonder if we would not all
jvacli nearer the gates ut purailise it we
had more kisses to grow on.
"To Ihe height of Ihe viiilcwaiiKel
The llltleunyliaa gone."
Oh! great family of Immunity, lead all
your weary, wandering ones up the divine
heights by kisses. 1 liey are si longer than
blows; they leave no stings like bitter
words; they are blessed memories that
blossom in our crown of thorns while
those whom we kissed have gone from us
a little way beyond tears or kisses; growa
on that precious noi'rishment into the
higher life, in the city whose builder and
maker is God.
"Madam, you have destroyed $5 worth
of merchandise!" angrily remarked a 'dude
to a lady, as she seuted kerse'f in a chair
iu which he had deposited a new Derby
hat. "Serves you right," she replied, slow
ly rising from the ruin ; "you had no bus
iness to buy a $5 hat for i 60-ccot
head.
SOME DEFINITIONS.
Wages Sweet oil for human machinery.
Poverty Death in F'e.
Patronage A big boy helping a little
boy to raise his kite,
Law A trap bailed with promise of
profit or revenge.
Debt The example set by Govern
ment lo its people.
Tuxes Periodical bleeding,
scribed by Ouvei'iinient.
Congress Men assembled to
ouch other from doiag unylliing.
as pie-
prevent
hxpoi.enei. Litos daybook.
Soldier A target sot up by one nation
for limit her to shoot ut,
Beveuge The only debt it Is wrong to
pay.
Luxui v The labor of the wealthy,
Pawnbroker The man who holds your
coat while you light.
Miser Ine wiio makes bricks that
heirs may build houses.
Time To the aged, un atom; to
young, a world.
Poetry Thought iu blossom.
Ireland The Aeta-on of nations,
his
the
torn
to pieces by its ow n dogs.
Family Matrimony doing penance.
Maniagc The only lottery not put
down.
Child The future in the present.
t oal Ihe scabbard t nut otters no
guarantee for the blade it sheathes.
Theatre Nature iu the "House of Cor
rection." Ink The Black Sea on which Thought
rides at anchor.
THAT HAD BOY.
I'invious rivals pretend to decry Peck's
humorous " Bad Boy" sketches, but these
laughable divertiscincnts like Hamlet's
ghost will not down. Here is what tine
ol' these Unpid liver cranks has to say of
the irresistible Milwaukee funny man :
" e see an evident longing among nu
merous journals, says the Cainbridgo Jef
tersoiiiau, for a let up on Peek's 'Bad Boy.'
Many ot them are crying 'Give us a rest.
This desire for a 'letting up' and 'give us
a rest' may be illustrated by tho preacher,
wlio, being unable to meet an appointment
for preaching, sent his son to meet the
congregation and so announced. Snpjsis-
iiij the son to be in the hue uf religious
performances, he was asked by the congre
gation to participate iu the devotions. The
young man consented and began a prayer,
which terminated as follows :
'O Ittird, scud us n barrel of flop"; O
lord, scud us a barrel of sugar and a bar
rel ol me:-'. t Lord, send us a barrel ni
pepper oh, h 1. that's too much pep
per.' " Chicago Fy:
ADV KUTlSI-iM KNTS.
iViT'I will keep constantly on hand every
thing that may bo desired iii my line. My
stock is always fresh because I order
only small quantities ut a time and order
frequently. When in want of any of the
following gmxls call and sec me :
GBOCKBIKS.
Butter, Hams, Cunued Beef, Corned
Beef, Rico, Mackerel, Potted MeaU, Flour,
Sugar, Cuflee, Suap, Crackers, Dried Beef.
CONFKCTIONKIUKS.
Apples, Oranges, Ieinons; Baisins, Can
dies, French and Plain, Crystalized Fniits,
Cakes of all descriptions, Figs, Nuts, Pre
serves. TOBACCO, SNUFF, kc.
All Brands of Smwking Tobacco, Chew
ing Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarette, Different
Brands of Snuff, Jte. Pipes of every des
cription. ICK CHKAM SALOON.
In connection with my other business I
have fitted up an elegant lee Cream Saloon
for ladies and gentlemen uh-u to any and
at all hours during the season.
ICK,
lee for sale every day at retail from oue
pound up. It cuu be had on Sunday from
7 A. ii. to 11a. id., and from 5 P. U. to
7 r. M. It will not be supplied at any
other hours on Sunday.
COOLING D1UNKS.
Ice IiCtwinade, Ginger and Ieinou Pop,
Sarsaparillu, kc.
All these thing aud more always on
hand.
Thanking the public for their liberal
acknowledgment of my efforts to please
aud soliciting a continuance, I am
Yours Respectfully,
FRANK Y. CLUVERIU8,
"Limit Gem Srutu,
Weldoo, N. C. may 22 Urn.
All,
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jircyur ioia i aav eaaa.
foe Couatlpalloa, or OoaUnoaaa, a
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1'kay luiur ragular dally aoilon, awl r
itora th boweli to a hoallliy coudltloa.
Fur lndlg.iloa,or Dyapepala, Alia'
Fill ara iiiraloabla, aud a aura eura.
Heart-burn, Loaa of Appellta, rout
lomach, riatulenry, Dlulaeaa, Head
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and cured by Araa'i Fill.
In Llvor Complaint, Bllloni IHMcdar.
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liver and boweli, and remove cxinstl nation.
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Pll.l l art unequalled.
Wornit, cauicd by a morbid condition ol
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Eruptions, til la Dleewea, and Piles,
the reiult ol Indlgeitkm or t'omllpallon, ar
cured by the uie ot Avra'i Pill.
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and allay the fever.
For Diarrhoea and Dyeentery, canted by
udden coldi, ludljcltlble food, tile., Avzu't
Fill ire lb true remedy,
BhanmatUm. Ooat, ICearelgta, ana
Sciatica, often reault from dlgeitlve dirange
meat, or coldi, and disappear on removli
the came by the at of Art a' Pill.
Tumort, Dropay, Kidney Complelnti,
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LtU E1TITI HE 1C1.
I have eataUleliod REAL ESTATE AGENCY la
the town a
WELDON, N. C.
I have TEN hoaeva la Waldo
FOR SALE OR RENT.
Alaiat katf af then aturee, nlaien dwelliuge.ajj
I ale have about
8,000 1. 41 HI- 1)1 AM
IN HALIFAX COIItT FOKHAUB
For further parUeaUara, qarae wUiUig U bay
rent cau apply ta aie la lanou or by letter.
I aaa now taking up all lands aaraee wua to aell
aud advwtlalig the aarne at aiy awa eapeaae, un
let a aale ! mad and ahea I ctawy eunimlaatoaa,
Fur my auaoiug as a aruUeaaen aud a aa
worthy tu be tnialed, I refer by peivubaBuu lu B, M
tfmlui, Scotland Neck : tlr. J. A. Culllui, FoitleU
W. A. Daniel, Wddua, T. W, Harris, Utlletua.
ae i tr - - R. , aPIIUUI
W- W' HALL
FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Can be fcxuid lu th Roaaok News oBce,
WELDON, N. C,
REPRESENTS
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' of Toruuto, Canada
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ef Raleigh, N C.
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