J
HALL & SLEDGE, ruoi'itiKTOiis.
VOL. XVII.
.A. NEWSPAPER iFCOK, THE PEOPLE.
TEIIMiS --00 FER ANNUM IN ADVA.NCK.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1887.
NO. 45.
NKW ADVERTISEMENTS
'KW CUOl'.
This Company "I Patapsco Mill A; Ellicott City, Md ") Daily
owns ondoper- V Patapsco Mill 11; Baltimore, MJ. I Capacity
ales three mills ) Patapsco Mill C; OrungeGrove.Md 2200 bbU
as lollows : j j
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4Lil9GV Wheat, lr..m which
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Patapsco Superlative,
Patapsco Family,
Patapsco Kxtra,
C. A. GAMBKILL
12 ly.
HAII.ltO.Vl SCHEDULES.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE,
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li:.nn li m No. K Ni-rthl-'iiiitl lit Nil
I r.iin Nn. in Hoiitli will M.'ii mil) at Wilwiti,
Vi.IiMhim ami MHtfii.tlia.
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T M. KMKHSuN, iiili'l I'awnlimT Ak'IU.
HALKKill ANlHiAMU.N KAILKOAH,
HilviKU, N. V., July J2, li. )
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Arrm-n.nl WvUhm '2 'i M.
Wfl.l.iu 3 tut I'. M.
Atnvua al lUl.Mgh 7 2o i'. M.
KAirrTllHon.ll FRhH.HT.
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L4ve luli-Uh
Arrive al HiMou - 2 A. M.
Uttv,Vt'l.ltu . ... 1 i A. M.
A(rivt:al Kaleigh k ui. A. M.
Loaa Kkuiit.
Unvm KitU-iKh - 4 U- A. M
Atrni at Wi-Ltuu - S 4-- I . M.
l..ii Stl...ti - A M.
Ainvwtal Halvigh .... t Ui I. M.
Mitil traiim utaki' rlmu ivuiiti tltiiui at VtM--u
uit thf M'jklxMril mill KmiiK.kv Kmlnnul anil lt
I.iiu- Mj-hiiktm via lliUtitm.rt', hi uml Imiiiull liil
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Ai kuliixli Hilli lln .Ntntlt ( r..lniM lUtlnMil Uittiitl
fr -ui uii nihiU NHitli aihl uiliM-i, mii'I
kU ifc'lt it tul Aukii-U Air l.intlo KayiUt'Villf. Hnui- '
let, t Uarluttv aiiU llie Kuitlli.
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UrriClHUF'T. I HtSSiITATlON( )
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Traiiuitli thi Koatf will lftv lirUiiotilh daily
feLlMiiidiys, aa Iulll
Mnil Tram 10Ui A. M
juu-iyi, MinmKh Krtlnhi - - ?
trfitiUlin Wifkly 6 ' A, M
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lullotta'
Mnl! Train - ' - I I-' P. M
u-i, Trinmph Trvlght V.' ' "
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Tranwufthli Road will h-ave W,M,.n daily, ei
ii'it Miinluyi, aa foiU-wa ;
M;dl Train . - - S I' M.
ll' iuli iiin.tiali Krvltdil Imvw Wflduli ;! 't'
"-nui ttailv K'kivtit MuiiUkv mora) ' A. A.
rrnRiii . . - - ft U A. U.
Traim Arrivr al IVirtjtrrtouth, daily cxrfpt luildiiy,
aa ftdluwa:
Train . - . 8 10 1'. M
"itKH riintngh rreight t P. M
y rrfittht - . I 1& 1'. M,
fcMfl Train Ptn at nil Htnli.ms. Mi-hiiht hva
Ftmikllu M layi Wnliu-wlavg and Krldayn, M
fc-l'-DU.ii, u mouth and Landlliifi uu Um Hlai-le
lr and i lioa an rivi-w.
Apply u K. U. Kdard, Aitvnl, Wflrl.-n, nrhi
I, T. SIVKK.-,
Supfrluirudutit if 1 raiwnrttUlin.
jLBKMARLKARALElUUB. R. CO.
OiiandanvrJuneUt, lvt, trains will run on
UtU ruad by Uia fialtiwliiff Mttitd'ile:
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tm 7 ona.m. train rrnra willlanntoo will ar
nri"tti TMrl.mut u ivia. m., alluwlii. Mftit(,Tii to
t. . ,. . " 'l'i l-ir uiurnllig train uu me ....
fur R,. kv M 1.
J l WilllmiiMtoit f,.r Niir(lk via N 8. Kail--i)'1.iiaiiitrnK,ll.t-i.iNU:
at JtrnwilUt
" Hi. J. H Kallroad fur Wa-liiftua and all
Tal, uiil.'may bfohaniiml al any time aa ne
"117 aQdclmumitaurea may rcyiilre.
JAM ta u. I' MTV, lien'l, 8up't
ulI""u i" proportionate quantity
- hosnhute ufliuw. Mi-vl,.,l v;.,.:..:..
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R0LLER FL0URS
nillX.ll'.IIe.l f'.k. (tin ! ..-.I I
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nronorn.'s We mil..
Cape Henry Kaniily, Bedford Family,
North Point Family, Orange Grove Extra
Chosap -ake Extra. Baldwin Family
MANI FAl'Tl lUNli COMPANY,
i!2 Commerce St., Baltimore, Mil.
M. C. FAIR.
Jusl Ht'ccivuil a l-'ulland ('umpU-to
FALL STOCK,
o CuiiriihtliiK In imrt nf o
snMKIU;,ii!m-t every ti.l .r.
Nun's WIliiiKiiutl Wnr.itt'it rnun 12' cents up.
(iiiiKliiuiiH fmin K to in cunts.
I'rliiU ofevi-ry i;rik- frmii .j tt 7 ci-nL'.
Illcarhini; of evt-ry kind.
Itmwn Iiiiiiitslt'R i:viiry width and thick iu'.w
from S In in ci'iHs,
W.m -li'ii mid i iiiili ii Iliiiiui'H.
Full lim-itf .l,rc PANTS limilrt.
All W'h-1 Mliitiri;it,if-irl)ii) nuiu.
Kuli line nf itt'iitlt'iiii'ii h Kunilshniy goodii.
Sliirt friiiitMiiiid ciittj. r.-r riOri'titn.
Ali- all w.hiI mi.u tvltirt.i.
(K'litU'iiivii- ttinl ljhf ('Mlliir-, I'tinV, Nft ktit'S
oiidcurf.
I .hi lies VwtJi mid JcntfyM, Ctirstts, SuHn'utUra,
ltililtt'llK, IliunlkvrtTucf-i, Piiik mid NYciIK'h.
A Full L It f'iviitIciilPliiiilid UditIIalf 1I..M ,
U.iie,(,lvrf. Mill, 1 114 s, I mtm llsia.SlisaU, Khuik
utn, ('.uif-.rtt, liuotK, sli.ttTt tf
EVERY STYLE.
Ei(j leu imos.,
LADIKS SlIOKrf.
CKlKllll.l TED MI'SDF.I,
fill I.I S SllOKS.
BURT i MOODY'S
$3 SHOES.
Said tube Ihu 111 the Market.
Truuki,
VlllMt,
Cruckery,
TiiiWitre,
rnttlt-ry,
I Urdu are,
llnr(,
A c co nicotic.
AC. AC.
.! El'LlUSE 0E (iliOCEElES,
Ami many lhlii too iiunierfiw tomontlnii.
m:. c- pair,
WtisdiiiiKloii Avenue, Welduii, N. ( .
ai'TJly
LadiesFine Shoss
WK HAVE MA1K
M. F. HART,
WF.U'OX.N. C.
N. R JOSMY k CO..
SCOTLAND NF.CK, N. C,
BRANCH k TOPE,
ENF1KL1), N.C.
Our asents (or the alo of our Ladies'
Fine Sliot'H, for their respective aectionn.
We make on the N Y. Opera, Acnic,
Waukcnphart ami Creole lasts, the latter
iJ inst nut and is very nice. o use the
McKay Machine and sew with best Bar
bour's thread. F.very pair warranted,
They aro nice, neat and styli-h. Give
them a look when you want a bIiiw and
you will be pleased.
E. P. KKF.D k CO.
aept 16 ly lloihoeter, N. Y.
EEl'LY TO (WAYS ELEGY.
1Y NKKIUIAM HHYAN CUllll.
No iwcnn "-111 or pun-Ht my Hi-rctir"
N plniiti'il in the tft, to perish Micro ;
Nollt.wcr mi cm Ih "inliuni tnhlush uiwcn,"
"Anil wjwtc its nwuctni'w un tliu vlenurt
nir."
The eye oi'Timn limy iw'vr htwt that gem
"The ilurk, nntallioineil euven of ovenn
lii-ur;''
IliH kfcncst M'tixo no' it note the rw cut per-
t'tllllll
That riwtMlwtiN upon "the dtwrt nir;"
Still not om tipaiklc f that m m in hint,
Ami not oni- hrnith of Irarancu from the
l"IW
Por rouuil aliout them uro n ootintlf.sn ticmt
Who in their HplcuiJor ruvel or rcpoMu.
Tliiwi- "ilurk, iiufathoiniil i-avtV of ocean
,i,,p
An not jmi ilark m jmicU Hoiui'tinicj write;
The re 111 vi iads iuoviur, iinnlin iiioiiHtcrs
crfi'j),
Ami iloulitless to tlit'in nil that "Ht'iu" is
Within the cave ins of the laiiw ofwiiul
That liearomnl that desert nwe's feet
vV thousaiut livinr tiling, led hy (iiKl'sliaml,
l-'iml joyous liuuies. To them that roue is
sweet.
Ami still, if not n creature wandered where
That rose is blooming or that kciii i laid,
The great Creator, God, who placed them
there,
Would take delight in works His hands
had made.
Think not thy worth and work lire ull un
known Heeause no partial penmen paint thy
praise ;
Man may not sec nor mind, hut God wHI
own
Thy worth and work and thoughts ami
ways.
The desert nue, though never seen by man,
Ik nurtured with a care divinely mod :
The oecan fjeni, though 'neath the rolling
main,
Is ever brilliant in the eye of (iud.
GHDST STORIES.
A correspondent I'roin lOaston, writing
to the B.tliiuitire .-1 mrrifui under the win
(' jiinut ut' Harvey West, says :
The, plaint legends and mystetious jihost
stories related around the hearths of Eas
tern Shoremen are many. I'rohahly no
other sei-tinn possesses suih a weallh of
weird lure; imr is it at all likely that there
exists another people so devoted to the
supernatural yarn, This is by no means
the result of a lack of iutelliireiict! or
ramped ideas, but as the uatural mental
p ilmluui ol a people lirnut:lit up amid stir
rouii, linns rich in rumantie history and
thick with associations of lutirh that has
cine down from father to son for many
ieinratinns. The vast fund of historic
and legendary matter, which the public
ind private records of the Peninsula coun
ties presents, has scarcely been sampled in
nil that has been written on ihesuhicct.
For forty years the ltev. lr. B., has
been the rector of a prominent i-arish on
the F.astern Shore, lie bad when the
scenes recorded below happened twenty
two years ago, a mission charge sixteen
miles distant from the towu iu which he
resided, and he was therefore constantly
trawling between these two places. About
six miles distant was the country residence
of Judge S , a well known and venerable
parishioner of the worthy doctor. The
sod had becu turned above this gentle
man's grave only about six weeks, when
Dr. 11., chanced to be returning from his
mission charge, in company with a friend.
It was broad day-light, just about sunset.
and not far from Judge S.'a gate, when a
carriage, drawn by a white horse, passed
them rapidly from behind, and was soon
out of Huht.
' I hat lellow must be in a hurry to
get to ('.," remarked the doctor.
Did you notice anything peculiar about
that vi hide?" iii,iiircil his cmpaui,n.
"Only that it moves very quietly. 1
heard no sound as it went bv."
' Nordid I," said his friend. '-Neither
rattling of wheels nor noise of hoofs. It
is ei-rtainly slrange."
The matter, however, was Soon forgot-
t -n in other conversation, and they had
traveled perhaps a mile, when, suddenly,
the Mime horse and carriaiii' passed (hem
a-i before. Nothing was discernible of the
driver except his feet. I he carriage curtain
ludin ' Ins im-.Iv. I In re was no cross
road by which a vehicle in front
p ssih'y have got behind wilhoiit making
tl eir uit of many miles and coii-iiming
s-veral hours. Yet there win not the
shad iw of a doubt as to the identity of
the volii I and the two gentlemen gazed
at each o-her ill blank anou -incut, and
With a certain iieiu--l n-lie of awu which
precluded any di-cu...i n of the matter,
particularly as the h rs - wa to all appear
ances ih- W'll-knoivn white habitually
driven by the deceased judge. A half
milebr.iu.'lit th 'iu in si.'ht of Judge S.'s
gate, when for the third time, tlm ghostly
team dashed by in the sauie dreadful,
uiysteiinus silence. This time it turned
iu full view into the gate. Without a
word of eoniineiit the doctor ipiiekened
his horse's speed, and reached the gale
only n few yards behind the silent driver.
Both gentlemen peered eagerly up the
long, open lano leading to the house; but
neither carriage nor wheel tr ick was visi
ble, though it was still clear daylight, mid
there was no outlet from the lane, nor
could any vehicle in the limo occupied ac
complish half the dislanee. The peculiar
features of this strange incident are that it
,n equally and simultaneously evident to
two witnessas, both entirely unprepared
for any such manifestation, and differing
widely in temperament, habits of life,
mental capacity and educational attain
ments, and by mere accident making this
journey together, and that to this day
both of them witnesses, be it noted, of
unimpeachable credibility attest it, and
fully corroborate each other, but without
being able to suggest the slightest explana
tion. VKil Al.l.KY POINT
is n long and narrow strip of wooded land,
situated between the main stream of Miles
river and one of the navigable creeks
which flows into it. There ii extant a
tradition to the effect that many years ago
a parly of Baltimore oystermen encamped
on the point, among whom was a man
named Alley, who had abandoned his
wife. The deserted Woman followed up
her husband, and found him at the camp.
After some conversation bad passed be
tween them, I lie man unluccil her, upon
some unknown pretext, to accompany him
iuto a thicket. The poor wife never came
out alive. Her husband cruelly murdered
her a with a club. About twelve years
ago a gang of rail-spilters were at work on
the point, and one day the foreman flatly
refused to go back declaring that queer
things happened down there, and that he
had seen a ghost. Mr. Kennedy, his em
ployer, laughed at him and dismissed the
matter from his mind. Some time after
this Mr. Kennedy had oeeasiou to ride
through the woods to look after some
sheep, there being but one road and the
water on either side. As he approached
the point his horse started violeutly and
refused to go on, regardless of whip or
spur, fllancing about forthe cause of this
unnatural fright, ho
SAW A WOMAN RISK I P
from a log, a few yards in advance, and
stand by the roadside looking ut lit in.
She was very poorly clad in a faded cali
co dress, and wore a limp sun bonnet.froin
beneath which her thin, jet-black hair
straggled down on her shoulders ; lur face
was thin and shallow, and her eyes black
and piercing. Knowing that she had no
business there, and occupied in controll
iug his horse, he called to her, somewhat
angrily, to get out of the way, as the ani
al was afraid of her. Slowly she turned
and walked into the thicket, uttering not
a syllable, and looking reproachfully at
liui as she went. With much ditli.-iilty
ne forced his horse lo the spot, hoping to
find out who the int ruder might be, but
the most careful search failed to reveal the
trace of any one, although there was no
place of concealment, and no possible way
to escape, for which, indeed, there was not
sufficient time.
The old family scat of the T.'s, one of
the most prominent nanus in tho commu
nity, is not far from thj seen -s of the
above-mentioned adventure. Iu this love
ly home it was wont for the assembly on
the occasion of certain domestic celebra
tions, and it was at one of these that
the following incident occurred : All were
priisent except one member, who was de
taioed by sickness at her residence, fifteen
miles away. It was in the early afternooi
that one of the ladies standing at an open
window exclaimed; "Why. thero's Aunt
.M illy crossing the flower garden I" They
approached the window, an 1 beheld iu
great surprise, the lady, iu her ordinary
costume, slowly strolling among tho Bow
ers. She paused and looked earnestly at
the group, her features plainly visible;
then turned und disappeared amidst the
shrubbery. No trace of her presence be
ing discoverable, it was natural that a gloom
fell over the company. A few hours later
a messenger arrived with ihe intelligence
of her death. The time of her apparition
an-1 the time of herd ath coincided.
QUEER NAMES.
I knew a uiau by Ihe name of Bose once
who was of a romantic disposition, and
when a girl baby was born to him he
named her Wilde. It sounded poetical to
write it Wilde Rose, but when she grew
up und married a man by the name of
Bull, as she did, it wasn't half so pretty.
But they oilhl her Hose Bull then, and
she now signs her name iu that way.
The clerk of the Supreme Court ol'llie
Di-lriet of Colun'iiii is tinned lleliirn
Jonathan Meigs. Hi-, father's and his
gran Ifathei's wen tho sain -, an I the
urt ol the lin-, nearly a liumlreil years
ago, was cdled Joiiith.iu Meigs. He
had a HWC 'tlvart who jilted him, but af
terward was sorry for it, and s.-nl him a
little pi',' - of piper on which was written
simply this ami nothing more, ' Return
.lon.ilh ut." Il was the most wclcoirtv and
gratifying message he ever received, and
it was answered in person. The coupl
were sun lnirri',1, and when their fir t
baby was born th -y c-lel-ratel (Id event
by calling him "Return Jonathan"
The mine has been handed down ill
tho f.rnily for four gen 'rations to the
first born son.
The ll itiieof the Secretary of the Interior
is leu ins (Jiiintius Cincinnitlus I.amar,
A. M , EL. IV. while he has a clerk undt
him mined Washington Jefferson Lincoln
Oerrilt J ,in. There is a colored in in
working in a Vt aslunginn barber shop
whose Hue is l'arragut I'alilgren I'uole
Porter Hopkins, in honor of the several
nn -al commanders under whom he served
in the navy during the war. There is a
young lady in the city named Desire Moore,
and her sister, who was born a few years
ater, is called Plenty Moore,
TOBACCO-A PARABLE.
Krniu tlie Kjchmnml Whig.
Then shall the kingdom of Satan be
likened unto a grain of tobacco seed,
which, though exceedingly small, being
cast into the ground, grew and became a
great plant, and spread its leaves rank and
broad, so that huge and vile worms made
their habitations thereon.
And it came to pass, in the course of
time, that the sons of men beheld it and
thought it beautiful to look upon and
much to he desired to make lads look big
and manly. So they put forth (heir hands
and did chew thereof. And some it made
ill and others to vomit most filthily. Yet
they returned to their chewing, and it
grew upon them so that thny became weak
and unmanly and said: "Wc are enslaved,
and can't cease from chewing it." And
the mouths of all that were enslaved be
came (oul and were seized with a viulent
spitting, and they did spit even in ladies'
parlors and in the house of the Lord. And
the saints of the most high were greatly
plagued thereby.
And, in the course of time, it came also
to pass that others snuffed it and were
taken suddenly with nasal spasms and did
sneeso with mighty suiichm, insomuch that
their eyes were filled with tears and they
did look exceedingly silly.
And yet others cunningly wrought the
leaves thereof into rolls, and did set fire to
one end thereof and suck vehemently ut
the otlur end thereof, and did look very
grave and calf-like; and the smoke of their
defilement ascended up forever and for
ever. And the cultivation thereof became a
great and mighty business iu the earth,
and the niereh Hitmen waxed rich by the
commerce thereof. And it cam to pass
that even ministers of grace defiled lliem-
Hjlvcs therewith, an 1 the poor who could
not buy bread "or shoes nor books for
their little ones spent their earnings for it.
And the Lord was greatly displeased
therewith and said: "Wherefore this
waste? Why do thus little ones lack
bread and shoos and books? Turn now
your fields into com and wheat and put
this evil thing from you, an 1 be separate
and de-file not yourself any mure; and 1
will bless you and came my fae;! tu shine
upon you."
But they all exclaimed with one accord:
We cannot cease from chewing, snuffing
an 1 puffing. We are slaves to the weed."
now oyx.uuti: is Mini:.
(Ameriruu Analyst )
Few pe -pit; kuiw wh it dynamite is,
though the word is in common usi. It is
a giant gunpowder ; that is, an explosive
trying in strength and safety of handling
according to the pereentagi of nitro glyce
rine it curtains Nitro glycerine, whence
it derives its strength, is composed of ordi
nary glye.irine and nitric acid, compound
ed together in certain prop -rtions and at a
certain tcuicrature. Nitro- glyceriue,
though not the strongest explosive known
being exceeded in power by nitrogen,
and other products of chemistry is thus
far the most terrible explosive in inufactur-
cd to any extent. Xitro glycerine in itself
is not safe to h indie, h in:) dynamite is
preferred. It is extensively made and
consumed in the I'nited States under the
names of Giant, Hercules, Jupiter, und
Atlas powders, all of which contain any
where from ill I to 80 per cent, of nilio-
glycerine, tho residue of the compound he
rn ide up of rotten stones,uon-explosive
earth, sawdust, charcoal, plaster of Paris,
black powder or s-uu i other subitauej that
tak, a up the glye ;riuj an 1 m ikes a p irons ,
spongy mass. Nitro-glyeeriue was discov
ered by Salvero, an Italian chemist, iu 1S-
I.V Dynamite is prepared by simply
kneading with the naked bauds 'Jt'i per
oent. of infusorial earth and 7.") per cent,
of nitro-glyceriin until the mixture as-sit-ins
a putty condition not unlike muist
brown sugar. Before mining the infuso
rial earth iscilciikd in a furnace, in order
to turn oul ull organic iu M:r, an 1 it is ae
silted to free it ol large grains. While
still moist it is sqit ie 'd into cartridges,
which are prepared of parchment paper,
and firing is den by fulminate of silver in
copper capsules provided with patent ex
ploders. Nitro glycerine is made of nitric
acid one part and sulpliurieaei I two parts,
to which i added ordiu iry glycerine, and
the minor-' is well washed with pure wa
tel. The infusion is composed of micro
scopic hilii tjiis shells which h ive lost their
living creatures. The c-llulir parts re
ceive the nitro glvcorin and bold it by
capiliary attrac.ion bo'h inside and out.
The earth is very light. Water is expell
ed from it by m an, of a furnace, and
then in the form a powder it is mixed
with nitro glycerine has a sweet, arom itic,
pungent taste, and the p'culiar property
of causing a violent headache when placed
in a small quantity on the tonguo or wrist.
It freezes at lit0 Farheiihcil, becoming a
white, half-erystalijiil mass, which must
be melted by the application of water at a
temperature about Hill0 Fahrenheit.
Hiirklni's Arnica falve
Tho Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Fleers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed lo give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 rents per
box. For sale by Brown & Can-away,
Halifax, N. C.
WANTED TO BE A WIZZARD
The advance agent of a barn-storming
wimrd had just landed in the country ed
itor's office.
"I want an 'ad' ill your paper," he said.
"What for?" asked the editor.
"For the greatest and only living presti
digitator. He can do anything and every
thing, change water into wine .ami wine into
water. Tuko a twenty dollar note oul of
a cut's mouth; take a ten out of it turnip;
take a liver out of a man's hat every time
he puts his hand in, and so on."
"Do all that, can he?" queried the edi
tor. 'You bet he call, and not half try."
"Can he take a dollar out of an editor's
pocket?"
"Course he tan; a hundred of them, for
that matter.
"Well, he's the man I'm looking for,
und if he will teach me how I can do it,
I'll be darned if he can't have his 'ad' in
every column of my newspaper, free, and
I'll get out a supplement besides."
NEEDED MORE THAN ONE.
"John, do you remember when we used
to swing on my father's front gate?"
"Yes, Maria, 1 do."
"And the moon used to look so beauti
ful, John."
"It did, Maria."
"And the stars were so bright."
"They were."
"I wondtT if the moon is so beautiful
and the stars ju;t as bright now us they
were then, John?''
"1 presume they are, Maria."
"Then why can't we swing on the front
gate now and look ut the moon and stars
and the bin ' night skies, with their fleecy
clouds, as we used to do then?"
"We can, Maria, if we want to."
'Then, John, let us g i out to (he front
gale for a while, and see if it will seem
anything like it used to."
"AH right, Maria. You go out and
try it awhile, and if you like it maybe I 'll
take a (urn at it."
But Maiia th night him too much of a
brute to do anything of the kind.
SWIiliT WOK I IS.
".My dearest of mother.'." I heard the
words repeated in soft tones by my next
door neighbor at an inland furui-house
where wo were sojourning. "My dearest
of mothers." My friend was a widow,
and her son, an affectionate, talented fel
low, was engineering in Idaho. In one of
his late letters he had said at the close,
"And now, my dearest of mothers, good
by." Did he guess, I wonder, how the
little petting phrase would please the heart
that loved him so? Did he think that
she would say it over s iftly to herself as
she sat alone iu her room ?
The home days were over. The babies
with their sweet ways, their joy-giving ami
their trouble-making, had grown to noisy
boys, then to self asserting men; they were
out in th ' world making their way; brains
busy, thoughts absorbed, hearts full, yet
here was one who remembered the mother,
still in middle life, loving and needing love
the same as when her boys were her very
own in the dear child's home. He wrote
her long letters, describing his adventur
ous, changeable life; the strange compar
ions by whom he w is surrounded, the w, n
drous scenery of tho wild Western world.
It was all intensely enjoyed; but better than
all were the luve phrases that showed the
k ill's affectionate heart. I wonder if the
"bays" know how dear th-y are to lh"ir
mothers, and how little attentions, little
gifts, tend T words, flying visits, clner
and warm the hearts tint have borne tl 0
test of years and sorrows.
Life is a little chilly to the mothers
whose homes are things of the past. Even
if they remain in th i old h , the r wms
se.'iu very bare and silent after the chil
dren are gone. It is as if summer had
down, with its nests anil l-iril - songs,
and autumn winds were, blowing.
Then the luve of (he eons and daugh
ters is like sun-hine or warm fires to the
hearts that sadly miss them. 1. t us hope
there are many sons who write, "My dear
est of in -th 'rs." IV. .1. A', liaiu in Iht
Cutiirtytitit.iiiiliiit.
- .
I VUTIII VrAIII.IC.
J.ibb.-r: "It's very ruriouj tint fel
lows who kick about high bonnets in thea
tres h iveu't a word t - siy about th.'iu in
churches. Why is il ?"
Jiber: "Tlnsc kin! of fellows don't
go to church as a general thing, and if
they did win in thunder wants to look at
a minister's legs, anyway ?" Luinll tV(i-
"CoiiMimr-llim rati be Currd.-
Dr. J. S. Combs, Owcnsville, Ohio, fays:
"1 havo given Scott's Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil with Hypophosphitea to four
patients with belter, results than seemed
possible with any remedy. All were her
editary cases of Lung disease, and advanc
ed to that stage when Coughs, pain iu the
chest, frequent breathing, frequent pulse,
lever anu r.mactalion. All llieso cases
have increased in weight from 10 to 2S
lbs , and are not now needing any modi
cine. I prescribo nn other Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil with Hvpnphosphitos, lime,
and Soda, but Scott's, believing it to be
tho bust." Jan. tith, 1 mo,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
LI Q U0RS.
C. SMITH.
skk ins Liyrous,
.SEE HIS l'l! MIS,
SEE IIIS GllOCEIUES.
lie, Beer, Soda.
CfiftED qOODS.
EVERY DRINK IN SEASON.
l&S-C. Smith at Evans' old stand
Washington avenue, Weldon, N. C.
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SEEDS1JEEDS!
Grass and Clover Seeds,
Seed Grain and Potatoes,
Garden and Flower Seeds,
Vegetable & Flowering Plants.
Prices quoted on application.
Descriptive Catalogue mailed free.
Correspondence Solicited.
SEEDSMEN,
NO. 10 S. FOURTEENTH ST.
Mention this paper. Rl( 1IM0.NI), VA.
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DAVIS k VA).,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
(lifi.lil tlnn Davis lteler,yt Co., IVtersliunr, Ya.)
Offer lo the Virgiuia and Nor.h Ci roJ
liu a merchants a large stock of well se'ec
tcd . GROCERIES
at prices that t-au't be luatin iu the State,
part as follows ;
loon Hlils. Flour from finest patent down.
llllHI Bags New Feed,
loll lthls. Sugar, all kinds.
JlMI Packages and Crates Pure Lard.
loll Bags Rio, Laguyra and Java Coffee.
ill Boxes Roasted Coffee.
loll barrels Bright Syrups.
50 " New Orleans Molasses very
cheap.
jllO Kegs Orange Rifle Powder.
llilil hags assorted Shot.
5(111 Kegs Old Dominion Nails.
ill barrels pure cider Vinegar for pickling
and table use.
Ml bines Bacon and Bulk Meat.
'.'Illl " good to fancy Cream Cheese.
511 tubs and tierces Butler.
Slid cadiliea t'hewing Tobacco, all grades.
very low.
2illl,llilll Cigais and Cigaretts, all style
and brands.
100 Cases Smoking Tobacco, lifferent
brands.
150 Caddie Green and Black Teaa.
illlO Boies Soap, all kinds.
200 doxen Pails of different grades.
50 " Brooms.
50 barrels Kerosene Oil.
100 tiros Ralphs, Star and Carolina Bell
Snuffs.
1000 ltenlus Wrapping Paper.
5ll Case Canned Beef.
100 (iroKs Masons Blacking.
511 Cam Sardine.
500 Boxes Starch all styles of best make.
200,000 Paper Bags.
15 Bags Pepper, Spice and Ginger.
150 Packages Cooking and Washing Soda.
Also all kinds of ground Spice, Blueing,
Washboards, Yeast Powders and all other
goods to be found in a wholcsalo grocery
house
KpMSu 0A.VU4CO.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
BIG
BARGAINS.
OVERCOATS
WINTER CLOTHING,
AT YOI'R OWN
PRICES.
AI.I. WINTEK GOODS LOW.
1 am anxious to reduce my stock. Give
me a call. M. F.HAKT
J. L FRYAR ,
o PROPRIETOR OF-o
BEER AND POP BOTTLING
WELDOU, IT. C.
I wish to stnte to the public that I am
now prepared to anpply lfealera, Kalooha,
&T-, wild Carliouated waters, (linger Ale,
Hantaparilla, Lemon, Soda and Strawberry
flavors
FRESH BOTTLED.
Also Cream Soda, all of which is a
pleasant and healthful beverage.
BEAR IN MIND,
That all dealers in Weld "n and surround
ing country towns are keeping tho above
for their friends and the public.
Also the llergner & hucol standard
proot Iiger Beer.
Iry It and see for Yourselves. Always
bottled
FRESH TO ORDER.
Give me a trial and see. '
Kmpectfully,
J. L.FHYAR, Weldon. N.G
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