HALL & SLEDGE, prophiktoks.
VOL. XVII.
.A. NEWSPAPER rOE THE PEOPLE.
TEPw2yTS--uu lKli ANN I'M lN ADVANCK
NO. 5).
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1887.
NKW ADVKHTISKMF.NTS
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I-PATENT
C AGAMBRILLMfcCo.
Tin- value of ri.Ol'U il.p.iids n .11 the KSSI'.VI'I A I, KI.IIM i:TS OF NT
TUITION' CON TAIN KD IS Till'. llliF.AD IT MAKKS. Jlanlaud ami Vimimu
U'h at. fr,.iu which wir PATI'NT KOl.l.KII FLOCKS ar.- )iii-v UMniiOt-lun-ii. ha
lo ben conceded to ha SITF.IilOH i,i nnv n'her. I anso it In a HF.Ti'KIl COM-
IIINATION OFCHTF.N A Nil Pill ISI'll ATF.S. This fact is rceti.tiizod n,.l
. 1 1 1 v in this country, hut in lite Cnitc I Kingdom ns well, where tin' "I'ATAI'SCO
SI I'KUI.A Tl VK" COMMANDS DF'IDKHLY MoliK MONF.Y than any uihtT
Am riean Flour. Ask your grocer Cr it, Al.o for
Pntapsco Superlative, Capo Henry Family, llcill'onl Family,
Patapsco Family, North IWt Family, Orange Grove F.xlrn,
Patapsco Kttr.i. Chcwipciicc Kxtra. Hililwin Family.
c. a. (iA.Minau, MAxri Arn iiiNii company,
!W Commerce St., Haltiuinre, Mil.
an;; 12 1y.
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H miii'iiiiiil train mi WiU iii iin-i Fiiyi'lU'vilK
Itmiii li l No. Till. Nuillilx'iiuil In Nil .H'.
I r.nn .No. 4'i Kiiiiih Hill Mop uiily lit WiNuii,
Ui.i I. ,r.' hii.I Mtii"ll
Tniiii No. ii liiHk.f. i liw rnliin'1 Itull ul Wd-l'.ii
(o ntl p .tnl .Nurth il.uly. All mil vm hirliiunul.
H.i i ! uly i'xi'1'ptMiinliiy vi II" y Line.
iraiux imiketi il'we f f. ts. .iim l.ir Bit Jhiilitu
N'irtli vUt Kit tmuiinl Hint u.-lnnl'iii.
All I'm ins mil .i-l tM.tttn-!i :lmimtt..li hinl
WiiNliuiton, mill hv I'liiliimii I'alrtie lf ptm
ntltii'li.'il.
J. K. KKNI.Y, JOHN V lU VI N F.
Stiji I ("mim. i.i iur.il .il' t.
T. M. KMKKSUN, tieii'l 1'itMeiiBer A ul.
KAl.KUill ANIAMUN KAll.liUAl', j
BITkltIN rtMif.M H Utr U t-f
KiMgli, N.C.July u,
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FivrTHHOtuH FtUHi'lT.
Vnt ljrtjaaomli.
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Arrive l Wtlilntl
l.euven elilmi ...
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Un XL KkKltillT.
1 envoi Kulelgh
ArnveHl W.-lidm
l.-ire Welilun
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lil irttliw niHke r9v nmm".Unm til Wehi-'U
Willi the .H-iiUnnl uinl Huaimke Kititrmil ami I!m
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lUllniMii vm lVU'nlnir Ki "liinliil Mini .ifiniiiI'li
l iu. lu mi-i Ir.iin mII pirl NitiIi mul N..itliwii
A' IU eiicli wilii the Vnli) t Hr.'lm.i li:nwl 1-mihI
fr m U mi ii u N hi III Mini S.iutlouf.1. tut-1 with the
KmI- k i miuI AdkuUi Air l.lliftuh'M)vUeville,llMlu
let, Ctittrloth! Mini Uie b mill.
Wm.SMITH, Siipl.
JNO. C. W'IMlKii, ielierl MuhMiier.
UrmaHcr'T. 1 hts.wiatii,
m ami huh.
Portinonta, V July It, If 5
Tr.liu on thk Km.1 (ill lii ( rurlamuutli .lull?
lwiatiuiiilji) u MluKi;
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lulrlah lliruiiah Fnlahl - - 1"
Vl.y I mln . . . iw I. H
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ecta suuilay., u fiilln . :
M.ll Train . S 11 P M.
lul"lali Ihnawh rirlahtlMVfa Wrlilun f'.r h.ru
iifiilh ilnlli ii'iivi.. Mmiil.)' luuri.) I ' A. M.
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as MIowi:
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1'i.nkllli M..IHU). Williil!. and Kn.tata. I"'
M. i,i..ii. I'Um.iulh an.l Uu.linir. uii Ilia UlM a-
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Apply to H. o. Ur.u, Aamil. W. IJ.-n. r Ui
I. T MVIJtS.
BuwrlliU'Uliul of 1 rali..lli.Uon.
jI.BKMAKI.Ki RAI.EIUII R R. t'O.
On and atvt Innf !. l Intlna will ran on
thta road iijr Uic fillnwliia m'IkIiiU':
TIMSTABIS:
1. H.
TrtHiro, (Lmtm)
ll.rt.iu,
H'arrvua,
l.lltlf l.Twk,
M.lht.1,
Ruhorii'mrlttf,
li-crvu'..
H HUam.lun, (Ar )
W Tarlioro, (Arrlraa)
Ii ll.ntll ,
( Jft W arrru .,
a An I ,nl.rrik,
4 Ml lli llirl,
t l.'i K'.lrmvllle,
7 U Rvi n il a
a in V. lUlamaon, (Lr.
a m
a M
I 4
a an
1 m
T .'.I
) 0
Tli7Wla in. train rnim Wllturrnli.n will ar
rlTetn Tarlninia.a Hit. in .alluwiaa pani'iia..ni to
rmin wlili .he oiorutug Irani on Uie H . H . K. R.
f ir K K ky U ki in
Thi'iaip m Iraln froin T.rtmro ronnwl. with
the Initial Willi. tn.Pm fur Norfolk via N a Kail
r.d a id liik'nandiale p.lnU: ali al Jaaiwvllle
with ihr J. VI. Railroad for WUlu1oU and all
pjiala bctow.
I bli UM.'niiy h. f h.rit-d al any Uaif aa aa
aaai.r audcudunauni-iw ni.y rMiiiir.
Malt U.l'k.m.lrtal. SUP t-
TPIE
' llllffi'l
PATAPSCO FLOURING MILLS.
ESTABLISHED-1W4.
M. C. FAIR.
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GOODS at COST.
WINTER BOOTS
AT COST.
C PAIR,
Wiiliint. Aveniie, Vt lilh, S. l.
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LadiesFino Shoes
WK HAVK MAPK
M. F. HART,
WF.I.I'OX.X. C,
K JOSKY & CO..
SCOTLAND NKC'K, N. C,
N.
Our agents (or the mlo of our Ladies'
Fine Shoes, for their rospoelivc aoc!ion".
We make on the N. V. Opera, Acme,
Heavy h
Waukciiphast and Creole Inrta, ihe 'alter
is just out and ii very nim. Wo use the
McKay Machine and acw with best llar
loiir'i' thread. F.vcry lair warranted.
They are nice, neat ana slylisli. (live
them a look when yon want shue and
you will be pleased.
K. P. ItKKD k CO.
icpt 16 ly Bochcater, N. V.
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Wvjiry; i-li, wi.iry of ti'ur;
W'mry .f hi'jin.u h. s, nii'l weiii y ..fleam ;
W. iiry i f inuuiiinjr mul wenry i-fjinin ;
tti'iny.Mi wi'iiry, nf lii)itiiK in vniu.
Wnny. , i.,i y, (,f ihe Imnlili ' I life ;
Wenry ..f luilini; iiml wiury nfMrifr ;
ttYiiry of part inn unit wmy f night;
Weary, m i we iry, mul liilifiii fur light.
Weary, wenry r waiting almie ;
W- iry uf aki 111; recel iiK tt stmie ;
Wenry fvi a telling, mul weary of jeers ;
Wi ;iry, mi weary ni' (ainils ami Miecr,
Weary,
iT'.-in.li
i wenry; l.ut wniie time i
.-ly sli rpiitK, lintiih iti.
ill rest,
I Mti my
No inure In knrr.iw, iin more (i Weep ;
ttnlv t.i lie ..ttii iitnl.ini.'lly uleep.
OISTLY A. GIRL.
Ill T -lit; II A II IIKH lln.M WI'K A SKKTCI
FrilM MUIIKHN l.ll'K.
I was ni'tit to Choln'a oue nioi ninji
the lirt snow r.illinz, anil my uinlo hi-jr-nino
me to tiilci; my h"uvy OTitcoat, nr I
sli.MilJ faith my iloath ami litem I met,
fur lli; lirit tiiim, the r wlu mirreil my
semen, aroitsi'il my inteie.-ts, ami tnucheil
my heart, us no oirl in all my extenJeJ
ai .iiaiiitance had hilliertu ilotic.
I r.uinl In-r in the te!eilioiie iitlice,
where 1 went In speak haek to the huuii
ami ,-lie had charjre of it !
The lirrt throh "f lir.it love beaten, the
next wan at thoulit ul' tint iniiutiibilily
of I'ontinuinjr the iii'tjUiiintanei', in tiny
thin;.' like the Mitislai tury manner lu which
Ihadlieen aeeu-tumeij, in nur uncial rela
tions with "nur M't." For my uncle,
thnllejl only I'nifly Well nil", vim proud, in
toh rant. anil ahiuist u tuiinniniiniae in his
niuhiti'iii lor my present welfare ami future
prospects. I, the nolo survivor nf his
uM laniily, the nole inherit. ir of his prop
erty. I knew well i'nnii;;h that no ' lelephotie
Kill " could ever enter that tacitly-uiarki'd
c'nele, even us cotiituou ucipiaintance, let
alulie a 'faviitito" of ltolnrt llillllliil's
w, so my un!y sulnce, for the pivn-
cut. lay in the stihtcrl'iii; of business, and
a cone-pond, ttce, secret as the firaye on
my side, on her.-, open as daylight, for I
knew that nothing hack of those snapping
hla -k eyes, that sturdy little fnriu, those
clear rinejiiu tunes, could ultimo the s,!ioit-i-st
trace of eouccit or c'llei almetit.
Tivoiluuds shaluivcd tho Way. l'ir-t.
as to what I sho'iM d.i in the cti-U daily
appro.ielrn ; aliou! invilin;! her to Huston
and iiilruiliieiii h -r to toy people; and
seeutiil, the appeManee un the scene of n
tall, stalwart cousin, v. !m, interested in
mines out West, "relumed txvadotia ly to
ft "c h.iw old Chelsea was loukiiiL';'' n ercat,
sltappiiii:. sp'i'trlid I'ell.nv, wh.i sent pins
and need!, s an I d ''-ers all tl r..u:h my
puey, well lired self at every jar nf hi.
miiiih', happy tunes, every shuck of his
jnlly. In arty hauli.
.ill-t the fellow I'.r Allele!
Vet what was I mult- .if? I did not
hate him. Ah! who could hat.; Fred
lii-cju? lint he seetn al to he so liuht
hear.'id and haj.py. and what could make
any man happy and liolit-liearted except
the security of Adelc's love? M.ueoVir.
ihcre sei'incd to he a certain soiiiethiu un
derstood betwicn them. Tlley had Home
secret I'roni tne. Once 1 caiiL'ht tli-'in
conversing in nu extr;niely eotilidential
inaimiT, w hich ceased inmiediitcly on my
appearance.
Vet I knew she was no empiette. Ah !
I fell sure Fred did ml take my little edrl
I 'win me !
And so, ill the' midst of the simple,
who should walk in nur highly electrical
Cupid's bower, one line day, without even
the cnsloinnry ' hel!o " of warning, but, uiy
uuc!e, who was an ntute mail, and no
ihinee !
lie did nut seem very un-ry. I intro
duced llietn. Indeed, he was ipi'itc polite
and p-nth manly; she self posMsed and
ii in -i (H -I as any holy id llicm till could
liavcb.t n. Uur hii.-iiiesii doiie, I dinve
luck il iwn (own with hiai.
llel'oro I had linio In i:i rove llrs fine
op0 tuuiiv. as I int. mini. I was ordered
out on tho r .ad on my "trial nip" ll.ey
s.id as i! I until" agoid s'lo.iin; lli -v
iutciiiiid m.ikii..'a uvular inve hr nut of
inc. ci ui; liuiet.lin- me i n my gain, so far,
in business d ta l. ami l.o; in.' ihe ihatigc
ivuiilil be biilelieid In my health.
I w is -me jtst ih 're ii dm. Wh n I
r lnin.d. Fr -il and Adel.' h id disappear
ed !
Tin y tol l il l.i me at Ch. lsea. the lir.-l
d iv I w. nt down, mid my . n le tetili. d il
n my return, by ns'.iin; il' I reuieuiln r.'il
ih. I uie; linle tliiu I li.ul ii.ll."iio ul him
lull, it diy in Ch lei. Well, she w,i
iiiarti d In that tall, good-looking f. How
aim i nun on lu re afiet Ii r, an I liny bail
gone We-I to live; adding how he had mil
I h .in in a "IT' in llosion, Inning while
aim, a lew days In f. re their ih art uie.
I presuuiJ I might In h ive fell some
compensation in the loving care 1 received
llirouuli the terrible illness into which the
il.uck tl'.cw me Hut I did not. I cared
for n i uiiii 1 had tin desire to live, no
ami tiiim In progris, no car" fur business,
none wha'evei lor society. I begged tlii tn
lo tend me out on the road again, which
tiny did. nnd one col 1 day 'he very day
ayear on which 1 hid Ricl Adele, I Mailed
for Chicago.
Anl oh, how I hate I tin Wes' when I
got there ! With ila money an l its rush,
and ita uller lack nf all those nicniul de
lights which make thi very atmosphere of
Huston the lectures, the concerts, the
music-halls, the picture-galleries I was
deathly homesick !
I fuuml a room in a dainty enough li tle
Hat, at some distance from the center of
the lily an animated and busy little hive
to ho sure which might have Well enter
tained any l'Jluw lets m rtally hurt than
myself.
1 noticed two nr three rather pretty -looking
gills going in mid out. They seemed
like working-girls of the the nice order,
rooming there, possibly. How my heart
went nut to Addic ! She was one in a
thucmml uuiongt llieui an incident in
her independence, llcte liny wire all
for money, the rich n.cu's daughtirs ub
well as the poor. They loved it for itself,
and talked business ns the dear Iloston
girls did art and letters.
0, ho! A giitar! And what is she
singiic to it ? "Ah, I h ive sighed ronst
inc," from Trovati re ! What apiece to
sing to guitar accompaniment ! That's
the Chicago of it. Hut, 'pen my word,
the harmony and modulation are perfect.
Kxeclletit. You see, there in lloston we
know all about these things in professional
detail. Yes, time, tune and harmony tire
goi.il. And, oh, the expression of it, tear
ing my heart with its passionate pain!
Hnw can she know it means that ?
Now she is whistling. All, that's like
them, the barbarians ! What! A sonata
of licethoven's I As I live. And irltist
lin; it I And as perfect us perfect can bo.
Why, none but alt urlist could learn a so
nata like that. Ilitt whistling it ! I And
the precision of every little trill and turn
of it, I was delighted, enchanted. Theii
followed u I' .v ;u no sail little ballads:
'How can I bear In leave thee!" and the
pasM. mate appeal of Somuaiubitla to her
lover In believe her innocent. What! Ihr
voice is breaking ! Oh, my poor girl!
What if you have known trouble like
mine! wi-h 1 could incut you and cuni
for you.
I wish I could s;e her. 1 feel now, as
if, in this whole dreary waste of sadness,
there is one kindred spirit.
Next morning I was up betimes, before
the foot-fall s lunilcd, and waited, it seem
ed an age, for its owner to come nut. 1
must see her when she does. 1 must know
her comfort lu-r.
At last shecotnes. 11a! She is coining
down by the stairs, humming still, and I
can hear the jingle of the keys as she tucks
them into her belt. She turns the last
comer. I strain my eyes 1 strain
(Ireat II. ul! Do I dream! A deli! !
Adele !
I tear open the door. With one hound
Hub! Th. 'Sci m il time the warm
Hood in my mouth the crimson stream
liaise my head just a trifle darling,
that 1 may have light to tell llietn the
rest. Mow yon were true tu in.'. How
I In -y duped us. How yon loved me all the
while. How, one day, while I was anay
on that first trip my unci.' nd- ovir to
tell y.'ii, how much better he thought it
would be for you to he morn discreet.
That il was impu-sible his nephew could
do more than ".-poll" with a "111111110111'
girl," us he was already engaged to 11 lady
Health and culture in this city (irace
llartel, did he say? Ah. yes. he wished il
so! lie even described ihe house he
was giving in. Didn't he. The ariiingn
mollis for the wedding, even the date
lie was "very kind." you say, iiud seem
ed only anxious, to save you from fu
ture pain .
And so, my brave little girl, partly
Uirotigh shock ut llii'doiihlu pirt 1 had
been playing, partly that she might not he
in the city when "th' wedding" t.sik
place, and pattly through her great love
fur me. th.it would not brina uic li.n.11
now she knew my uncle's I', clings ma le
tin; excuse of Fred s wedding to go West
with biai.
I. nk s night into my eyes once in re
my sweet lillle gill. No, I d .n'thelleve
I ear- f ir 11 it. ui a iw yit are n..t
th re. I w in I r il' my uu -l; it aati-'icd
now ih- old family is gone oxlingui-h-cjby
'ii - in h in I ! Ah, well! lie
will he pun -bed en nigh I will spare him
my ill will !
1'iHir ni l .11 in ! He thought he was do
ing fur the hi; t when h" interested the
house, in sending tin' "out of the way.
A lillle -e'. is r my d.rling. I can
not see you il all! 1 11111 11 1 li ar
the "Inllu." Theyare-iiiiing us-oil '
tuylove! My love! Oh- do e niic
- put way with in Adel', Ad le
I can not leave
For he hid lo go alone, and lli; tint" in
close the "wcll-briil" eyes, so sadly slraimd
with I Dicing, and In soften the terrible
blow to the pour, stri.k ti old man, who
arriv. il -just "too late" was "(Inly a
Telephone (iirl." F. K. T.
liullsprilsahle to the Tulle',
Daiby's IV phyliu'lii.' Fluid cures chaf
ing, eruptions and iiifl.iuiatiotis of all kinds;
cur iiitlim.d or sore. eyes, relieves pain
from bites or stings ,.f instcts and s.ire
feet; destroy all taint of pers'riilion or
o'hnsive smell I'roni the I', tor any pari of
llit bodv; cleanses an I whit 11 the skin.
I'sed as a dcnlifiiec it pniiliel the breath,
prcserv. s ihe loelh aud cures tisith.it he;
a r.' gums and canker. A little i f the
F.uid in the W'aler used in bathing is very
reficshing and especially beneficial to the
Sick. ' Feb ;'l 1-mo
S f l K I X AT I K A I. STO .t 1 ICS.
WilliamS Martin, an old citizen of
Pittsburg, who died a week ago, predicted
the exact hour of his death.
Three residents of Kind, t liook, III., say
that they met the ghot of a dcceasid
neighbor in a lonely road near the village
oue night recently and had a long and en
tertaining chat with it.
A tall, thin ghost has been alarming
the people living on the out.kirls of West
York, Pa , ami several parlies of young
men have been organized to go in search
of it, One person says that he tired a
heavy charge of buckshot into thu mys
terious visitor at short range, but without
elicit.
A mysterious phantom walks the slreits
of Scuttle between the hoars of 10 in the
night ami 4 in the morning, and Icrrilies
belated ped.slrians. it was supposed to le
a man dressed in a light suit of clothing,
but one night it pursuid and struck a citi
zen, and in the struggle which ensued it
was found to be intangible. Shots innu
merable have been fired at it ncc, but it
still walks the streets unharmed and unim
peded. More than thirty years ago a young gill
was in the act of placing a pitcher on a
post which gland near the Smith Carolina
Railway, five miles frutti Aiken, when she
was struck deud by lightning. Kvcr since
this tragic O'.'currenee the pitcher has n
maiiied nn the pnst safe by supfrsiiiimi
frutn the touih of negroes, who believe that
the aim which touches it will be p.ua'yst'd.
Storms and cyclones and earllupiakcs have
not ti'spl no I it, although the post which
holds it is fast crumllitig with decay.
Hairy Fdwards, a young man of Wilkcs
barte, Pa., surpiiscd his Client's a year
ago by dropping alibis had habits and
btgiiiiilug a regular attendance at ibtirih
and ptaycr-iucctings. Itcccntly, however,
he fell frt-111 grace and relumed to his old
way of living. Last week he attended a
meeting; uf the Salvation Army and was
sculling at the services when he suddenly
In eiiiuc totally blind. lie was taken home
atul physicians were summoned, but they
were powerless to tender aid.
The Ilaptist church at Indian fivck.
near Carnesville, ia., has been haunted
I'.ir yeais by supernatural li-itors. Slraugc
noises have been heard n-ar the pulpit
during divine s. nice, and by night ghost
ly forms have been obs. rved to flit in and
out the door. A Hhort lime ago Mr. N.
C. I lord. .n, a reputable citi.eti of Curii 'S-
ville. was pas-iog the church with his
wife when th .y beheld 11 strange In ing sit
ting on the doorsteps. He was dressed in
snow-white garments (Yum head tu foot,
excepting the blood-red gloves which cov
ered his hinds, while his Cite had agh.i t
ly yellow. Mr. llorduti drove up to the
church to investigate, but his hi. rs'i slit ir d
viuleiii'y through fright, and in un instant
the spectre was gone.
LIGHT IN THE EAST.
Ivtrott Kr.'e Press.
lie I1.1 1 slept quietly all the long si!i 1 1
night, while the family took tut u- in watch
ing hesi I; him, h it as day light approached
ami the lirst faint rays of the c iming sun
rise di-p -lied the dun night shadows, he
stirred uneisily.
Ilis paiient. loving wile sal by the le!
holding in h r the cold, pile hands that
lay n Twins 1111 1 almost pulseless beside
him. He felt rath r than saw that she
was there.
Motlnr," hi' aslid riMiilly, "is it light
in ihe Fast?"
"Yes. David. " she aiiswi ml with tear
In! voice, "the lh.li! is breaking."
"Then it is lime to be up," he said, and
.0 f, II asleep.
And soi 11 the rul. rosy sun flooded the
whole Fiisli tn sky with a radiainf (hut re
rlccled itself in 1 he mh w, m.. I lit up that
winter scene with an iiiilesiTilmi.le glory.
Hut the old tarin house looked rad and
lonely. Th ' cattle in lli; bam walling lo
hefed. lowed mournfully to each oilnr
The old house ti g sit on the stoop and
looked into the distune aith pilhetic eyes,
aud shivered with dumb instinct. And
tbes'.irlv til iriiin.' triin e.niiiu; sr euid the
curve 1I1, km. d its speed a the nn 11 leaned
for ward to iisk in paiitom inc Ii r tin ir old
friend. And they stw ihe bit of fluttoii g
bl.o k ih it was loslguil tin 111. and in-1 nit-
ly t'Wry Iliad was bil, .1 all I l ownl. So.
he was gone, who for mi tnuey V ins hud
waved ilu m a the. i!ul . id liiutning
that had liisltd tin m all the th.y.
Yea. when it aa litht ill the Hast' he
was 'up' ami away, liml having pruuded
Mime belli r ibiiig for him iu the Morning
Land.
Ik the Suff'prs from Cnnsunipiiun
Scrofula, and lictural IVIulity, will Iry
Scott's F.mulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil
with llvpnph. whites, they will tind iui
mediate rebel and a permanent h-nelit. Dr.
Ii. 11 llrndnax, Hi. .dual, l,u , says: ' 1
gave Scott's F.inulsi in In Mrs. I ., trou
bled with n very severe Hronehial aiT-i-lion
Add. d to this a I. nth of a child and sub-
ciiuenl illness, she was in a very had con
dm. .11. I ordered Scott's Kiniilsioii, which
she commenced taking, giving at the same
lime sntiie to Ihe baby, wlti, h was very
poor. (W'ight throe and one half pounds. )
Since taking Ihe r.iiiulsion, cough is gone.
looks fresh, full in the face; flesh firm, good
color; baby name, fal ind in Cue condition
tub. 17-1 wo.
I It A IIS AMI I.O IIS I KItsl.
The nppi'iitlagi.i of tho lobster arc
peculiarly adapted to its natural wants.
The two elnivs or pincers differ the one
Fiom tbe other, a fact which always
fives them an ungainly appearance.
One of the claws has tiscricsofgriiulfrs.
and is used as n mill to crush shell. (Mi
and other hard substances, while that
on the opposite side is provided with a
sharp edge which is used for cutting.
'Che lobster propels itself bv lm-uns ul
thin plates nttuehed to the body, uiul, to
protect them from rocky bottoms, Ihe
tail of the nnimal is doubled up under
it, completely covering thorn. The crab
is n higher order of nuinial than the
1. .lister. The tiddler cruli is so culled
from the peculiar sbajm und motion of
its claw. It has a set of frinding teeth
in the anterior portion of its stomach,
and a grinding movement is kept up
almost continuously. Tho eye of n crab
is very peculiar, consisting of a series of
luliea bound together, each lulm rep
resenting a single eye. Ho sees Bingly
by eombiuiug the inuigeu ufter the man
ner of a mosaic. The long feelerBofthe
crab nro designed for reaching into crev
ices of the rocks after its prey. The
giant of till crabs is found in the buy of
Yetldo. Its legs nro eleveu feet long,
und it has scarcely body enough to bold
them together. The hermit IB a queer
sort of animal, which takes up its habi
tation in shells vacated by other ani
mal. If a hermit crab be placed in a
tuli of water with several shells, it will
examine them all. and then select tho
In st adapted to its comfort If two or
three crabs are put among the same
shells, they will often fight for tho best
shell. Tho hermit repeatedly travels
iliout in conjunction with a polyp ns tho
menus of protection from the octopuv,
Che polyp docs Ihe fighting, while ti e
o emit curries him about and collects
..I for I mill.
A lady traveling on a Western mil
road win unnoyed by the expectorations
of u fellow behind, mil when the con
ductor entered she drew up her dres.i
and usked: "Conductor, have you any
rulo iu regard to spitting in the car ?"
Tbe genial ticket-puncher smiled c:t
her atul replied: "X', mn'ani ; you can
..it around auvwhiTe volt like."
HIS l.i:i l I lK I A1I.IM1.
An eminent cili.e:i called upon an
eminent physician the other day to con
sult him about his eve,.
"They seemed all right up to three
or four days ago," soid the eminent
citizen, "lutt then I noticed that the
left onu was failing."
"Do you wear glasses?" asked tl.e
physician.
"Oh, yes."
" Let me see thciu ?"
Tlley were passed over, and after a
brief inspection the physician burst intu
a hearty laugh.
"Tlinlroublo is with the left eye, eh ?"
he queried.
"Yes, sir."
"No wonder. I. hiU a' your glasses "
The left-baud glass bait beoll lost out.
1.11 11 IN UltAZll.
There nro many curious things to he
seen nlmut liio. ?v rangers nlwavs visit
the lish market, wIiito all sorts of shiny
i-eatures are to l.e found, most of llu ni
leculiar to the waters of llrtuil. 'Ihe
u bole business is puutlueted by nuot on,
and the llsh are sold by tho basket to
the highest bidder men who have re
tail pliiees throughout the city, t r pi ddle
them in the street. All varieties of
ItHitl are peddled nliont the town, and
Iho venders nil met attention by clap
ping pieces of wihmI together, and utter
ing peculiar cries. There are thinking
liooths along the streets, nt which all
.sorts ol U'veragos can bo obtained,
fi-.iin goat's milk to brandy ; and the
native drink, cnlleil "omul, mini.' ol
the jiiieo of Ihe sirar cane, ill the
regular distillery fashion, is sold by the
! U.-t full. There inn plenty of street
ear lines, ami the population ride. The
ars aro always crowded, and everybody
tead-i. morning uiier as hegis'sdown
in n, and an evening paper oil hi way
'1. ton. The newspiituM's are more enter
orisiiig and newsy than those of oilier
S nth American inimliii'S, having pretly
In' i cable reports, and them are plenty of
1 111. lllackn. ailing sheet are lillmer
n 1, ns there is 110 law of lilicl in the
autry.
111; HutLi) iiaiiiiu 111: A MiiHivr.
Fur a year John Henry' health bad
been wretched uiul the physicians lina'ly
told him ho had only one eluiueo in ten
of reouvory. Hn was engaged to lie
married to a girl iu a New England
town where men are source, and ho
stopK'tl to see her. She noticed bis
paleness, but thought it was only over
work aud lul.1 him how glad she was he
wu g.'iug to have n it'.
"Ah, my dear," bu sighed. "I fear
the rest I shall s.sui g I will Is' forever."
"Why, what tin yo:i iue.111, John)1"
she nsketl in a sturthsl tone.
"1 mean, denr. that my case is dam
gcrnn. ami one of inv ubjee a in coming
lo see yon was In absolve you from our
engagement, for tl it not fail to ask V..U
bi marry a man whose dentil is prob.
able at any niouiciit."
"limit tdk that way, John, oh,
don t! ' the sobbed, with her head oil
lli shoulder.
"Mul, tin: ling il l'st for yon that
I should, though Hi' ivini Ltlnwfe that 1
do it with a hn ak ng li-nrl."
"Oh, Johul Oh. John I I can't give
Ti n up! 1 won I give you up I" uiul she
clung lo him iMnvnlsivelr.
"Think, deart'st, wl.at you are tloinc?.
Don I yon know that even if we should
lie married, 1 might have only a few
short week to renaiiu 011 earth and our
married life would onlv b' it sorrow and
a cure to you. Think, dearest, of thatl"
"I have thought of it, Joliu. I
thought of il w It-11 you first mentioned
tho subject, and I d ever so much rathor
be a young widow than au old maid.'
Vlf UlAIlltd nils
A kl'.T-TO AT 'BI I'OI.Nl'.
Promptly the principal would throw
off uniform conts and cups, unsliiigsus
pendera, if they w ire them few cadets
ever ditl -and then Iho Hoeonds would
see to it that rin,j;s were removed from
tho fingers. The referee would caution
tbe crowd against tbe faintest cheer or
noise, and order them to keep well hank
if "rough-and tuiulile '' whs decided on,
or to form a ring if it worn "stand-up."
The former was most iu favor, as being
quicker, sooner over among evenly
matched men, and loss liable to inter
ruption, so "roiigb-ntidtumble" it
generally was, nidi si a pair of seientitle
boxers were pitted iu the ring. Kick
ing, gouging, biting, or striking below
the bolt were never permitted nn in
stant. The tight was lust to him whose
temper might betray liini into such a
thing, and no cadet was bound to give
him satisfaction in the future. These
things were well understood. In three
minutes from their aiTivul in the fort
the seconds bud their men in readiness;
the referee quietly nodded "go abend,"
tbe men were brought up face to face,
nnd, with 110 other formality, lot fly at
each other's headpiece. For two min
utes, perhaps, they would make the nil
lively with resounding thnds, the blows
would be thick and fust, nnd the com
batants would dance mound at a lively
rate. Then would conn" the clinch, the
straining wrestle, and then the hoavy
fall to earth, with the seconds bending
over and watching every move ; aud the
excited crowd muttering not shouting
cheer or counsel, the struggle would
Inst until the exhaustion of ono partly
proved him defeated. Then his seeotnl.
not be, could call enough. A blow one
instant nfter Hint wan foul ; a word of
menace or abuse during Ihe fight was
punishable by the referee, and no man
dare interfere so long us fair play win
ol'served. I never saw more bonset,
fair lighting than at iVest Poiut, and id
the hundred or more that took place
during my four vears of cadet life 1 enu
recall onlv two that were not plnekily
nnd sturdily fought out to tho bitter
end. Then, nnd usually not until then.
time and ag.-iu have I heard the offend
ing party, whether victor or vanquished,
express his regret to the challenger fit
Ihe word or deed that had canted th
trouble.
II K OKI. It. l.l).
"Say!" called a
a horst? and buggy
candidate, "you v
tunn who was driving
iu the interest of u
11 it in my ward, don't
you ?"
"Yes," replied the person addressed.
"Then get iu ami I'll taku you up t.
Ihe polls."
"Oil, I guess not."
"(Ittcss not! Why, of course yon
will."
" lint it's two mil" up thorn.
"Don't make any dilTereueo. Oct iu
here."
"I'd rather nut."
" Won't you do it to oblige me
Won't you go to the pol.s as a special
favor to nn old frieti 1
" Why, yes, I .sai i ose ho, but '
"Xu but alsn'.t it. I want you to
oblige me."
At't'T reaching tho pulling place the
driver got out, but tile other remained
in the buggy.
" Well, aren't you going to rote f"
" Why, I vot 'd this morning."
"You did? Then what in blazes did
yon come up here fur ?"
" I didn't want to, but yon auitl ao
much ami seeme.l so anxious, that I felt
it a Hurt of duty. I'm n an I j to be dr. veu
buck now."
Hut be didu't go in that buggy,
The certainty that life oanuot 13 lonj,
ami the probability that it will be much
shorter than nature allows, ought to
nw.il.eu every man to iho activo proseoii'
turn of whatever ho i desirous to per.
fuiiii. It is li ne that death may iuteroepl
he swiftest career; but he who is out
tf iu Ihe midst of tu honest undertak-
big has at least Ihe honor of fulling in
t rnuk, nnd luva fought Uie battle,
eli oe missed victory.
ADVKRTISKMKNTS.
LIQUORS.
C. SMITH.
SKK IIIS l.WORS,
ski: iiis ciaAKs,
SM IIIS (iKOCKHIKS.
if;
cufflED qooos.
KVKUY DKINK I.N SKASON.
WC. Smith it Kvan' old lUnd
Washington avenue, VYeldoD, N. C.
4m VMr
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Bcci
Ah 1 ii'i 1,-1 y 1 vif-
W1
BARGAINS.
OVERCOATS
WINTKIt CLOTHING,
AT YOUR OWN
Prices.
MA. WINTKIt GOODS LOW.
I am anxious to reduce my stink. Give
me a call. .H. r. 11 All I
J. L. FRYAR ,
o-Pl.OPKIKTOK OF-o
BEER AND POP BOTTLING
WELDOIST, IT. C.
I wish to state to the public that I am
now pn-piiml to mtpply lHnlrm. Saloon.
Ac-, with .rlHiiiAted water. Ginger Ale,
Mirxiniiirilli-t, Lemon, Soda and Strawberry
flaron
FRESH BOTTLED.
Also Cream Soda, all of which is t
pleasant and healthful beverage.
BEAR IN MIND,
That all dealers in Wcldtn and surround
ing country town are keeping ihe above
for their friend and the public.
Also the Itergner A Kegel standard
prool Lugcr Beer.
Try it and tee for yourselves. Alwtyi
hotllcd
FRESH TO ORDER.
Qive rue a trial and are.
Kespectlullr,
J. L 1KYAR. W.Mob. N. C.
mav
YIH
ean live nt horn. nd tnitk mnr mnnry
i wti-i i.tt ua, ("11 it aiiyinmi turn la
Uit worl'l I'upiUl n.H iittMliHi; jfod ir
vtarttM fr. IMhirir'. til up- Anr
iitirrMiidollie wurk. I Anr Mrnlnfa aura IViira
flwl iMjin. Vly outtll tenon free. tWtter nut
delay. OimU ynn iHithlllf to B-fn-l II rrmr tildlVM
aiiil ftuduut; if you are vtWrou will do to at one.
U. HALLKTf A CO., hfftUnd. Mhi.
W My.
Al) ij f ft Mend alt Mitta fc avauM
1 1j Vu Knd rvreiva tW, a
tmi ul fori n hK h w It) help yutl 10 Btorc Ma j
riiblay Uiaii anyililnt flaw tn tthU worid. Al
of.itbaraei atmoeni thxai Brtt fcixir. Tn bt ad
road la (urtaM upaaa. Utun ta," -tm, ak
Uawtfava, mt M'al layV4-