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VOL. XVI II.
A. NEWSPAPER IT O IR, THE PEOPLE.
TBBMS--B I'KU ANNUM IX ADVAXCK.
WKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1887.
NO 3.
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PATAPSCO FLOURING MILLS.
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TUITION' CONTAIN!'.!' ,s 'I'"''' WH'.-Ol 1 MAKDS. Maryland and Yirginia
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Ami Uc thy liliizniictl sen ill:
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A MORMON (JIRL.
THK STiiKV OK MAIty I.EK ANIi OF II KH
TW lAlVHIlS.
.Ikhiithi Vai.i.kv, I'lllll. SixtiYtl
y,ais lyii Siiiintil liatis. a .Mi.iiii.ui, thou
tin' tnvAsi v.nr uf .w.i wives, Ann ami .lain',
the latter Willi; i liil.lk'ss. Inuk Mary I.iv,
un oi'ilian, to Itrin: up ari'.irilin tu (lie
lit s .,f (lu- Cliunli uf tin. Latter I'ay
Saints. As Ann lu.l uiany eliil.livu t"
ui.tulliit lr the liali.' was .laiv.l in I'li.tini'
ol' 1111111'. a ilcvuiit Mut'iiii'ti, lit'r.vlt' linrii in
tin1 laitli. Mary Lee's parents were I'min
r.ii j ilel. Her ill. 'tiler was a il.'lie.lte little
woman, well reineinliere.1 liy tnany here as
hal.it lie
Vi-i"ll.
Tin n a liishup who was pas-inj: thruUL'h
.Jeri. ho Valley lia.l a visiuti. Then a Sun
ilay sehiii l s'.lpttitlti'lliU lit, th'l 'SllllJay
sehoiil ti'ai li: rs mnl the loeal eMers airl
iiiis-ioiiaries hail vi.-i.ins. By a lingular
em inns ol' npini'iii all had seen the same
tiling. Mary Lee was (l.d's ehi iev for
Ll.lei Ciatty'.s witV. Still the prl, now
in.'st .il'tln; lime in tears, lilc her iinh.ip.
py in. il her. ileail sixteen years, shrank IV.. in
the piofll r of the visitor atiJ In r Histn'
tnother, the Utntly hut siipei'siiiii.iis .lane,
siiil .1. niiiiretl, though i'..wiiii: weaker aiel
weak.-r in In r upp.'sitioii.
Tne i.ions t'ailini; of the ile-ire.l elll et.
I'.l'ler Ctiitty mnl llrotlier Hates went up
into the mountains sometime last month,
an. I, r.i-lin- Hit- I'.. intern days anil nights,
they wreslleil with the Lout, ami it the
mil ol' their vinil they were rewanleil by
seeing a "i-eat lilit ami bearini: a voiee
I'luin heaven saying that Khler ('rally
shoiihl taku Mary Lee to wife, mid that
further delay would be both unseemly and
displeasing to the Lord. With this reve
latioii au.l the 1 tut In-r assurance, that a
spiiit had appeared unto Orally iu a vis
ion saying that if Mary L.io would marry
him she would reeeive the requisite uff.'C-
tiun for her liu-l.-uiil by praying lor it In
the ti'iuple, the two wended their way
homeward and eoiuiuiuiieated tu .l.uie the
result of their j.rayer.s and fastings. In
the I'ai e of sueli undoubted evidenee of
the Lord's approval that piod woman
could say no more, and taking the irl to
one side she adwsed her tu "ive up her
(ienttle lover am elin.to the husband se
lected ll.r her by (io.l, wh i bad iroiiiis. d
his servants that il she did not love him
now the spirit would confer freat and sur
passin;.' all. elioii upon her at h. r nuptials.
Mary Lcc'it uwu faith was slroni:, and
her inclination to follow the leaeliiii);s ol
her religion wusoreat. but it took many
in.. re iiitorvicwi- to briu bor to admit that
she had decided to ob''y the command.
Winn she at lit ave her consent tlure
tatfuli and unhappy fun-on. Times ; was uuieh j..y in .Liicho Yail.-y, and
it..
: with
.jreat i...lnl.an' in i.e U. to
th" wedding party tu the temple. They
were to tatt by wiiLT'ins on a Monday inor
iiinr. When the sun came tiji ov. r the ni.iiin
t.iiu rani;.' that nioriiitii; it saw Mary Lie
d iwu by the brook. ivolver in hand, stone
dead. She li-.ul risen during the nieht,
It 1
W.tr.' harrt with them when they first up-
iMivd here, and th.y tivw hinder for
some r. as u. Jul as lit i hiisbaii'.l was a
bi.ut In take second wife, evidently a-miiti-t
the wishes ol the companion of his
youth, he was. killed in a snow slide, and
three months after tli.it his widow died,
sumo Mii.l ..f :i broki it heart, leaving litt!'
Mary nl.nu- in the world. Samuel Itntes j and luniu' souuht a secluded spot wh. re
was sometbin-; of a man amon tlio Mor- . 'ic mid llt iillcy oil u met. she bad t.ik. li
un .os. He. was called l.rothit Hatef. His ! h 'l' appeal at otic.' to the .lmli:e of all the
fust will-was a haul, coaist) woman, but , cuth. Her n-liiiion would not permit h. r
Jane, a. whom thti little orphan w.mt, was 1 lo marry the man ..f her eh .ice, and In r
tender, r atliei pa.nl looking and tilled willi ; womanhood revolted ajr.inat the alliance
a stern and unli.'ii liiu faith in th- divini- which, aceir.litio to earthly int. iprctatimi,
ty of h-r religion and n d. 'termination to ; the unseen p ou rs hud arranued for her.
" live" it to the end. The child which
thll- fell to her p.lltook of llel dead lllolh-
it's ili.i.oMti.tn. As ,he icw to woman
hood she became fair to a d.-ree not often i !' interesiin- t North Camlini ue
eni in ib. .e n uts but in sniiit lt,' : of this day to liavi: related bri. lly a fa. t
WINTER BOOTS
YT COST.
! THE FIRST CAVALRY FICHT
N.'w U.Tiit' I luni.il
V'a..ii,i A . euiiif, Wfl4im, N. C.
In ly
LadiesFine Shoes
VK HAVE MAPK
1 HART, "
WKM'ON.N. C.
N. B. JOSEY cSc C()
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ft Ut Wilhai . , i,I.v. 7 IA
nya. imin from Wtl An will tr-
Bill.
M tmln from Th
lintatttoii fur St : vttt N H hl
trrmt'.Ht toiiits; at Jnuufvlllt
n,Miiruwiiur naanuigum nci u
i wunts'fcm'QM iQay rvaulre.
) JIM a.rgTtY,tHl'J.StF,l
ll'ty itaswnmTs to
iu-l t W. W. K. R
'hi' coninH-t with
Our ajii'iitfi fnt the wile uf our I.ailiiV
Fine Shot'n, fur their reactive scctiorw.
Wc mako un (lie X. V. Ouera, Aciuo,
Vanktiiihast ami C'reulr lusts, the Utter
is just uut and is wry uiuo. We wm the
McKay Machine ami sow with Wst Itar
houri thread. Kvery pair warrant til.
They are mcr, npat anil ntylish. (Jive
them a luuk when you want a shew and
you will be phased.
; E. P. UliL'I k 00.
sept 16 ly HochfMer, IS. V.
lo'.Oiy. sadaiid r-'ticciit. Siimmndnl hy
Muruii'ii- all;! taught !y the imis Jan.1. i
lu'liir.tiitt' aiiiiM'.t a t'.iii.itu' .it the sul.jt ct ,
"f rrli-i.m lu vsill, and na li!) a.vf.ttd all
that intilletl into h r min i ti- the in
iir.i!imi ol the I.mi-1. j
A veur or two nu Mary Id'e h 'eaiiie ai -
ii.iiuted with ,i y i u 1 1 j: iti.iii living in a j
mining catiiji not lar from ht'iv. a etilih'. 1
of CMin-e. as no M.iniioii di'lvo for pM
and, silver. Tlte yuiilh. Seth Heiilley h)
mme, rarely lint an oinirltitiity to pay the
.ill little attention, ami at length it be
came the rumor that he was her aeet jt d
!ovr. She would stroll away to the loot
of the hills to in vt him. of evening they
woiihl In- M-eti v tlie tno'ititaiti hronl
wliieli winds through the tun it. and on
Sunday afternoons, particularly when Urn
titer Hates was away from home, they
Would he riding or watkiti.' too ther, .lane
id.m1l it oppo.-ition to thu intimacy, hut
wlt'ii Ihuthcr Hatts' attoition was called
to the matter, he felt that it was his duly
to hit -Here. Little hy little .lane's mind
wa;f W"ti over to his way of thinking
though at fnt she was uiiMispiH-tiug.
lh lill''V wa forbidden the IiuUm!, and the
.ul wa-stoM site tiui't newr mt him ai:aiti.
Uut ih y uut after this, not as a reu't of
Nlarv'j dio 'dien.- , hut hy r a-un t
Itetilley's pet.-iti tic, lie lound her one
day h4 Miuitn r d-.wu by tin: hiuo!, and
wh.-U x- wumU have un fr. ui bitu be
csnlilit her, nil. 1 o'diiy h.r chselv.be
told h- of bin nfr tion f T her, and eti
ir -iile I h r to bee.. ui Id wife, and in r -dun
r.veiu? 1 t.ine i i.e .nr.iii iii.'iit. 1'roin
th..t lit n they tint ou-;ti. lully, un
known to brother lh.t'S in tu d.iue.
In S.ptcinb.r Hixtlur liates w.nt to
New Mexico on an exorintioii tour, and
wh 'it he returned in October he brought
hick with him a Mormon elder named
I'ratty, who, seeing Maty Ijce, belhou,uht
him that ho would like U tiike another
wifii, hie fll'th, and haaceoidiui;ly broached
the subject to her on the sieotid day ot
his arrival The iiirl r p.ll.d him with
horror, but he pressed his suit, and at
length Hate cam;' to hisaitanee. At
fir.t Jane oppoHed the proposition. Slia
that few know, and 1 1 - incident ntleiid
ttu the tir-t eonHiet h -Iw -eti the rivalry
of the Army of northern Virginia and the
cavalry of the Army of the Potomac, an 1
many will not tin 1 teli,in a ti irr.it ion uf
the movein.'iits of the lt North Carolina
e.ivalry. n. part ol' which lofiu.'d the Con
I'e lciate calvary in tint ftrt skiriuMi with
the Fed.-ralcilvarv in Sn'l.
On Sunday the Llth of tMobcr,
the lt Cavalry of North Carolina, under
the eonnn md of the writer, br.ike camp
near Pi.Leway; N. C, where it had been
organized and prepired for the field, and
m.trchid for the iiitnv iu Virginia. Tin-
aiiieate strength of the regiment wa
Soil. We arrived at Hiehnwnd un the
eveiiiu,; of the fifth day after start'mi:, and
remained iu the vicinity of the city ?teY
ctal days when the repm. nl w.i reviewed
by Pr-ident Davis. On the Mi uf Oc-t.il-.
r I reported to (ion. J. K Johnson,
at Cent reville, and eamjicd for the niiiht
upon the battle field of ihe ti of July
jnt ii. r:h of Hull Huu.liaviuu crossed it
at Hlackliurn's ford. That day wc heard
the tiit boom of camion as the bl jjiuiis
upviti the Putouiao saluted each other frutn
oppposite idcs or fired upuli pasMni; vessels.
While ly'uu iu ibis camp we voted for
1'ivsidciit and Vice Prosideiit, and musUr-
cd the regiment the Hist of October. A
dav it two later wp moved to the north of
fcnir-ville a iii'l- or two, uud after 1 I. ad
ridden uwr the picket line some lift
mil" to the front, and ii. r s Pilluult
Hun. ve were as.-ineil to nrdin tin1
cent nl p. rt of th'' anny. 'i'hii'e were up
en car1) i Je o; u two i;-mu ivjiuient
lour in :tii, wit..!..1 totec pn s. tit but hltlc
exceeded that of our siuj,!e reuiuictit.
(ietiet-.d ,). K. H. Slu.irl eoinin.tnded the
whole.
The custom was iu my regiment to Mid
every two days a squadron tti the picket
line, the men cairyinj: cook, d rations for
the time. Very sonii the nun became
familiii' with th ir li Id duties, but they
were not little annoyed that discipline with
tin in was so much more riid and exacting
than auuuii! the VinMiiians einach t-ide
i jircat
without
ywu ii li holy, living between the lines, I was
luadi: aware of the time ai which we could
' innke, perhaps, the personal acquaintance"'
of thai Sjirm e lookinu and not over-modest
body of Petinsylvaiiialis, who, thrtUL;h a
h iiiiisuuie youti major, hud sent uh'Ssulics
by the mouth uf that hVhinj;-cy'-d Vit-
LTinia i;iil that (hey wuitlu "like to liavcrau
iiitrcductioii to the 1st Nuith Curulitm
Cavidry at dose (piartct'i."
t til a certain day. about (he -'olh of
XhVl tuber, I had a small di'tail of ulout
1" men f rom each company in camp, ex
e pliti:; the Iwo t li.it were to o on picket
duty that day. ami with Major J. H. Oor
don. Captaois Whitiiker, I'olk, Wood, and
perhaps others, 1 1 write t'r.mi inetiiun j we
stalled for a scout, no one hut 1 knowing
I lit- object. Whell WC j."it to the i. ket
line, the Mpindhm which had beiiiou pi k
ct joined my party, making it bout lti'l or
171 slroutr.
I proceeded a little ciri-uitou"ly towards
the residence of my brave, fair friend, who
had eniMircd to detained the Pennsylva
nia Major and his partv, that she miht
witness (he meeting. Having promised to
be punctual tu u 1 o'clock appointment, I
anticipated it about .10 minutes, hoping to
get somti advantage, for you know all
is fair iu war; but my disappointment was
grievous when, with flushed chocks and
naiuitii: eyes, the damsel informed tnc
"her beau" had not minutes Lione not
withstanditiL; her most wiuuin; blandi-h-UKiUs
to detain bitu. She showed the
way he had g jiio and said he had, perhaps,
0 or .10 mure men than I. Pot' about
two miles I followed his tracks, but bciun
then more than twenty miles from camp
and uoiui; directly toward that of (he ene
my, I concluded to letuiu. but Hot by the
same r ad We had cune.
l'icrin to the tiht we had not oiie.
over a mile when (he leading videt gallop
ed back ami reported "the loads full of
blue coats."
Wc were moving iu column of ''twos''
and at once el Ned lo (hut of "fours." Not
a man present had e.-r heard a hostile
huilel exct'i'l iur me. Some one aski d
uh lt Wis uoiii to be done, and I replied.
They ate between u and eiir picket liue,
we niii-l iro throUi:li them." Thcie waa
a sllaiLrhtcniii' up iu the saddles, faces
changed color, but all n.-re ready i.nd wil
ling to dale and to do. We passed (lu'ouh
(he little hamlet of loua wli. lia ftiubtetied
Wont m sn itched up a child or tw and hid
tu her little hoiwe, and as we emerged into
a broader road came in clear siuht of tlie
if ir of the '-blue coats." Just at this mo
ment Major ( iordoii v-.de up and a-ked,
Col. what t-liall I do." I replied. "Major
jii-t what I know you most desire, lead this
. hit'ie." His face flushed with manly
pride and I ordered a few imn to fire into
th. ir rear and commanded "eh;irg '
The detachment Itotu llutl'ins company '
led but in a few tii iin. n;s all were mingled, i
i
an 1 the sipi.nlion uiidtr Capt. H.iriite.ir. !
which had hecii on picket and held a litl
in rear came up. lt'd by Li. Cowh s i aft' r i
watd- lieutenant cloinl. and iiovv Itepre- I
uitative iu Congress, i It was a ipiiek j
bru.-h; the eti-iuv, taken unawares, broke
throiiuh wo uls, over field- and fems. and
every man seemed to he strulini to carry
his horse to tlu front, but wc succeeded in
overtaking about fifty, whom we carnal
hack to our camp, with their horses and
equipments, -r-Mtiy pleaded with the result
of our ''first scuit."
Wc learned fium the prisoners that
their young major, ambitious and enter-pri-in.
intt n b-d to haw attacked our
picket line within half an hour, and hence
his h aving the smiles of the winsome las
who had so JeMivd to iiiiiodue.1 lier Van-
beau " to "h.i N. t'. Ciiloiid." This j
little affair was a short time afterwards
highly toaipmiieiited hy ?cn. c-tuirt, upon
the occasion of presenting (he "first of the
Confederate Hattlc Kia-j" to (he r.-gi'iienis
of his command.
Wc lost not a man and had not one m
riutisly iiijuntl. The horse uf S. rg't. I'a
vis, Co. II. fell, and leaving his ride! stunn
ed, overtook the (lying P. imsylvauiuns,
and went with them to their camp, when
it was believed I bad been killed, as the
horse was a wry tine i.ne and Pavis loci a
Veiy showy equipment.
It is not intended particularly to men
tion or omit any of my brave cmnradis in
this little rcmindc! of past das, but to
revive meuiorie which, if as dear to them
a to me, we t-uii recall with nmiily pride
an 1 patriotic riitlm-iasin, without one jot
of itemeut in dc.otto'i t our happily
united country
Th. lesH, f th-it rir-f "VifnT-'t ra
n Vef lost Upon tlie'-hct ClVall regimellt
iu eiih- r army." (Ciinial Wade, Hamp
ton W. II. S. 1,-oV for Miet the bule.go
iu and win,"' is as fine a motto f.r tin- "av
airy soldier as can be adopted, when acted
on with unhesitating celerity and daunt
less vigor.
Uhhkkt Hansom.
FELLOW - FEELING.
IN IIJKNT lit1 I'll K HIK.'iE f'l-' CUATTANtiu
(1A Mtslc'AL III' KT.
MEN WHO SUCCEED BEST.
Cll'lllilli.'.'ll" I llllt'S.
A (;rir.2h"l veteruii who served faithful
ly and creditably in un Indiana regiment
tells with U'ltsloan incident ol' the twyte i f
this city by llcticrul liiafr's ll.rees uft. r
the batik' uf Chicaiuaii.i iu l.ill :
"While iu the army or while the two
artni.'s were in eump in Ch.itlaiio.'L'ii I
Npetil a oo.l many nights on the oulpots
ami I li v. r had no keen un ui. r.'. i.ili "ii
of lliihie as ..li the beailllfill inooiilibt j
nilils, when scores of band, iu t li- rival I
camps would piay f..r the half b..ur pre-
ceedin taps. On tuie side was a can. .is
city of .iii.niill sialwuit men iu blue. I ln-r i
on Mission lii.l-e and a liltle luyoiiil weie
as iniiiiy uitii iu ray. 'I'hei'i' were prob
ably twenty or thirty excellent hands in
each army, and when they all played, na
tional airs on tun: side. Confederate airs j
on the oih.r, the pickets midway between j
the monster camps had the hen. lit of both
COllCClt.1.
"I remember one uilit alter most of
the bonds had retired fn.ni the contest
three or four of the best bands ill each
army played for an hour or more as if in
rivalry. In the I'ni.ui camp, lifter the
band had rendered Hail Columbia,' there
would be cheer on cheer fi'oin ten thous
and throats. At the name time the stiains
of ' llotinie Hlue l'Tao' would come from
the ul li. r side, to be followed by cheer oil
cheer from as many men. At last the
baud on the liiii.ii si.tc struck up 'The!
Iiirl I Left llchind Me,' and for a f . w j
minutes there was silence iu the other camp;
then the. Coufederalu band caught up the
same strain and tlu-y played it together to
the end. Then, as if by cotimniii impulse,
came cheer on cheer fioni both camps,
and the pickets, throwing caution to the
winds, stood up and cheered together."
It s.eins a piiy to say il, bin ob-erva-ti.'ti
mi. tains ihe statement lint men o
coarse tihre, obi usene.-s ul feclitu; and ct.ld-
be.i.li d cil'i lini-poclii.tl ill ilea lino wi ll
t Ii. ir fell .ws 'jet ah li' be'i-r li.in lie n "I
chivab'..us insliiii'ls, .i'litule snisil.ihties
and lliut I l . '.ii'i' will. Il tb.'sc
pi'aciice who, never iii. dinning wi'i.n
ibi in-eUes. nen r pii.-pi'tt it in oile rs.
The p'lill.'iniin iu tin Inst acct pt.intc ol
that t.nu linds .lord in an .-mbarr.e.iiij
I'.i.nl lo travel, and ..I'lni gi, lo be al
th. i ml uf ihe journey. He is aim. .yd by
impertinent in.iii-ilivencss. naddt m il by
nn'.inuisi. and ol'tcii r..bbc.l by rascals who
have taken bis measure us t lit' hawk dots
"I'm Iltlt r blld it Selects ll.r prVV.
The public men iu the country who had a
hih code of clbies have been ron-tantly
niisiiudci'sttioil. The ri.uuli and ready
class w ill n..t unii. I'siautl rt serve, and the
schemers mnl Hcamps laiih al honesty.
Kveii iu the very tl 'ini'stie circle too line a
sense of the ploplieti.'.s misses its lustk,
ami society utily reeoni. s surface inan
n "rs. It tlo.'s not e ire to oo tleeper. Iu fact,
it dire nit do n-i. It is a melancholy
thiiif; that llie man who educates his chil
dren us nearly as posiblc to an ideal plane
of thoiyht and conduct simply prepares
them for sorrow and mishaps. What a
transition the ingenuous, coiifelitij; anil no
ble spirited youno man of tweiily-oiie and
the sobered and hardened man of lil'ty. who
has seen nil illusions trampled in the mire.
Still, for all this, it is better to aim liiah.
live purelv and sine. rely, and, even at the
cost of isolation, preserve y.'Ui' own soul
from sliina or stain, l-'.vt u the world
does late justice over the firav. s of those
who bud the courai'e to speak and act the
truth.
AliVKIITlSKM KYI'S.
L. M. ALSTON.
Il.tvlm- .tirh
ink cry .'ii t if i
low iri-jiirctj to
. Iic-iienntit
atl.r. 1. 1 mil
SUPPLY
tin. m.iht wiinlti l limn in cvrry ti s.ei:l Iji.)1i Rk Iu
llKI' H,
Ml.i;l HltINK.
WHY HE WAS LATE.
MOTHERLY FIRMNESS.
Two bovs iu b -d. Jim (toToun Take
your old feet, away now.
Jim Ain't huriiu' vu.
The occupiitit of an oiVtee on th.' fourth
floor of the Catnpat block cried "Come
in the ol 1 1 1 r d;iy t'-wurd tlie door and an
ancient Afrieauentered and remarked :
"1 a little behind' ban', hut IV hcah
all de same."
"Who are you?"
"I ley calls tue I n -le Isaacs, sah. I
used to sweep out your room, ymi 'mem
ber r
"O yci?. And what do you want now?"
"Chris mas present, sah. "It's a Icctlc
late, but IV hear."
"H ill. Voti should have come around
before."
"Couldn't do it, sah.
hear to it."
What iu in ?"
'R'g.'in'lan who bosses
sah. He ji-t turn, d no loo;
I hurried right up."
Well. lure's 15 cents.
I "Thanks, sail. If I doan' come around
i u xt y'ar at d" pro.er time doan' yon
worry limit me. oil il Know 1 ze up "far
ajin. an' dat degcin'lain absc mds to my
dcbbeitin' myself out till de sontcnee Iiuh
d.-spiivd. iletroit hW' V'-ss.
UNSUSPECTING.
Tutu Vou
arc getting over
my
My tuWt is MUftUeU with nil Uu: tli-licucies tlie
niarkei atlurilh. And then Kood cigars to
TOP Ol-T WITH.
Uivt uie a (,-Hll uud a chiiucc mid you will
SATISPIEU.
My Bakery ih supplied w ith everylliln mid my
(JriM-ery is miNuriuissfd. All kind-ol' Cukcn, Ties
CrackiTNiuifl ItrcHd, Ctinnctt tittuds, lliiltur, ChtiL-se,
Nuutt, ToUa.vu, Ac.
I. M. Al-STi-N,
Vt iiKhiinr'uii Avenue, Wt-hloii, N.L
LIQUORS.
IV man wouldn't
wui ! house,
dis noon and
"I used lo lliiuk men bail an awfully
easy time." slid Mrs Kiauks, "but I have
changed my mind, and hereaiter I tu ooiii)i
to take all I lie care of Churn s 1 possibly
can. You see, the other illumine;, 1 told
Charles we warned some w.it.d. and Iu be
suit' mitt oilier some. W ell, 1 waited all
day and ihat wood didn't com", and I
was almost anry. for 1 said, 'he has for
gotten it as usual.' Chailes didn't come
uiiiil late; Km- all. r 1 had rctirtd. He
had to i!o tn bis club. i. li.l it setuis he was
th-tainid until alttr midnight. Yes, be
was kept there nil. r liil.li.ilil He wan
awfully rut less and kept talking in bis
sleep, sayinn every once iu a while, Vive
me another th llai's wiith ofchip:-.' So
you sec 1 knew ttiat his iiuiiu was trouti.eu
about that wood How much it must
have worried him. to thus disturb his rest!
Hereafter I'm poiiio to attend to all the
house matters myself, l'onrtnan! he lias
enough to both.'r Itim without doing honie
errands."
,. , . . I. .i,i i.. ,i l. ........ I l... ....
was a sincere .Mormon, nut tier anection j 1 "". '"" " ""." ""
f..r l.,.r I'.t.ier t ltibl ...it the belter til her I while that armies are Worthless
faith tor a time, and until she could be I ili.ciplinc, and always cheerfully respond
placated K.lder Crully had to hany bis I d to wt i it-test regulations.
harp on the wi.luw. ThiMucnns ieortl
to to bring Jane to see. th- error of her
ways arc familiar to all who hare had in
tercourse with the strange people who in
In a li'.tlc. while I ascertained that the
lid Pennsylvania Cavahy picketed the Ked
eral lines in our front, and through the de
votion of bright, handsome and patriotic
We Tell vim Plainly
That Siiniuous Liver lieuulator will rid you
nf llypcpsia. Hi a lachc, Constipation, and
Killiousncss. It will brake up thills and fe
ver itit.l prevent th. ir return, and isa com
plete antidote for all malarial poison y,'t
enliroly free from ,uinine or calomel. Try
it, anil you will be astonished at the trood
results of the penuine Simmons Liver Ueg
ulator, prepared ly J. II. .cilia & Co.
nich ill 1 nio.
All winter nis. .Is at prime cost for earth,
to make room for spring stock. 1'. N.
Hainback 4 Co.
AsTnV'isliiN'ii si c uss. It is (he duty
..f every person who ha- used n.Mn, s
fi'ei'iurn Syri to h t its Wonderful . jii.iii
tics he known l their frietils in tilling
t'ousiiuiptiou. severe Coughs, Croup. A.ili
ma, Ku. iiiiionia. uu.) in fact all tin.. at and
liui)! di.as No p, rsi.n ein ns,1 it with
out immediate rihef. Thiec ,Iom-s will
I relieve anv ease, ami we , .nter t tie..
.1, nv ol ..II llruisls to r.o ..nun. n.i it to
the poor, ilyiim ci.nsuii.. live, at least to
try one bottle, as Mi.iliiu il.ii. n bottles
were sold last year, and no one case where
it tailed was reported Such a nicdi. inc
as the fiei itt'tit Syt lift ealitlt.t he too widi -ly
known. Ask your druiist about it.
Sample dottier, to try. sold at ten cents
lto;:uiar size. 7o cents. Sold by nil drui"
oM and dealers, inthe I'liiled States and
Canada.
- .
Minn!'. He tHitrirf.
The best cleanser, preserver and bcauti
lier of the teeth. Prepared of harmless
ingredients, and can lie used without the
slightest injury to the enamel. It will
beautifully whiten the teeth, make healthy
liuma, and sweeten the breath.
Price '25 ets. per bottle. Kor sale by all
drii3istii. Once tried, you will use, no
other. uith ill 1-0)0.
Just received a line of plug tobacco;
; very cheap. V. N. Suiaback i Co.
.1 ini A iiit .
Toin.---Are
J i in - Htoiy.
M t.llier tin to sleep, children.
Tom dim keeps un n pnttin' bis old
feet on me.
dim Ain't Maw.
Mother .linmiie, take your feel a
way. dim Ouch! Maw Tommy pinched
me.
Tom--Hi. bi t Maw.
Mother It' yon don't go to sleep
l will come there and whip you both.
Jim-- I cin't done unit that n,.w !
Maw make Tom ,iiil trying to cut uic willi
bis old toe imil .
M'lther- Tommy, behive yours df.
Ti.n, -Aim doiif notion' Maw.
Jim- - Arc too. Maw.
To hi Ain't ouch ! Maw, Jim's a
pincl.in' me.
Mother lio to sleep this minute, ot
I will co ne there an 1 whip you both. Sol
another word oil. of vou. Just uiiuili.-r
word if vou dare.
.litn tiiiinne my pillow.
T,,m Take your old pillow. Oini. !
M.tw. .1 mi's a kiekiu' inc.
Mother Didn't I tell yon I'd whip
you t Never mind, you shan't go down
town with tne to-morrow. .IrA-iiiH'irc
7V..e,A,'.
lluckli'nN Arnica Malve.
The licst Salve in he world for Cuts,
llruists. Sores. 1'lceis. Salt lihciitn. Kevcr
Si.res. 'fetter. Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skiu Kruplions, and posi
tively cures Piles, or no pay reiuircd. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money return led. I nee u.i cents p,r
boi. for sale bv lirtiwu ,V ( airaway,
Iblifux, N. C.
Hew to (.nil. Flr-ll ami sitrcti);th.
I'se aftcreaeli meal Scott's Kmulsitin
with lly)'pli.,spl,it,x. It is as palatable
as milk, and easily digested. The rapidi
ty with which delicate people improve wild
us use is wotulortul. I se it ami try your
weight. As a remedy for Consumption.
Throat affections, and ltrumhitis. it is un
eiitaled. Please reatl .' "I used Scott's
Kinulsion in a child eight months old with
good results, lie gained four pounds in a
very short time.' Tim Pntw. M. 1..
Alabama. "I gave Scott's Kinulsion to a
gentleman 1.5 yours old troubled willi
Chronic llionehilis. with the must excellent
result." J. C. Camis, lliukci) Arrow.
Ala.
mar 'Jl-lmo.
C. SMITH.
.st a; ihsliqi'ohs,
s:; ins cigars,
.sa'a; ins aitocKitiKS.
ii
a,
A (II VMI'ION I.I All.
I Iot i a !'.:.r ,.ut vv c.-t tnm to l.ea.i
oH ihe liars who gel up the circulation
s'atenietits of some ,.f our daily iaiers
The western liar says :
Hill Vandtrs. who fell through the
roof of a saw-mill w hen the boiler explod
ed last, coughed up a circular-saw and a
piece of lung to-day. Yr. Wilkins put the
hum back under Vandcr's shirt, and set it
up by (he steam gauge. 1 1 o was so far re
covered ibis morning that bo blew the
bottom out of the lung tester, ai.d the wa
ter in the machine lie r y drowned a Hap
list preacher It is believed that the duck
iug the preacher received will prevent him
mini wncerang Minelay. antlers, who was
the engineer at the time of the holler ex
plosion, was not ouly docked tor the 61'
teen minutes he was iu the air, but the
owner of the mill made dim repair the hole
in the roof at hii owo eipenae. besides,
bringing suit fot the recovery ul the taw."
CJfiiED qOODS.
KYKKY MUNK IX SEASON.
IuTC. Smith at Kvans' old stand
Washington avenue, Weldt.u, X. C.
,1,'C l,'. tv
J.LFII.
o PliOl'RIKTOn OF o
BEER AND POP BOTTLING
WELDOIT, IsT. C.
I wish to state to tlie public that I am
now piriNired to supply I)caltr, Suloona,
&c-, with Carbonated waters, liinger Ale,
Kursaparilla, Lemon, Soda and St mw berry
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 arc keeping the above
for their 1 1 lends and the public.
Abo the Hcrgner Si Kugel standard
pruot l.ogcr Ueer.
1 ry it and sue lr yourselves. Alwaya
bottled
FRESH TO ORDER.
dive rue a trial and ee.
He Hpeetfullv,
J. L FRYAlt, Weldon. N. C.
tHiV "-1 V
Yfili
tin live Ht home and make mure maner
hi wok f.r un, Ulan at ni ytliim elac In
thisworld C.ipiut iml needed; you are
sliirli tt free, linih ieiea : nil act. Aor
mu1 can Jo the work enrni!ig! Mire from
rlrst start 'iUy mi tti t ami tcrnih free. Better not
dvlay. Tiisb you nothing loaend un vmtr fldrt-a
and find out. if vou tire wiw you will do n al uo.
U. lUlXEi T 4 u., Portland. Main.
dee-2-iy.
ADMiyn Rend ilt wit for poMae
1 I li jTj. and reeclre free, a enaJr
tx.K ot iroxxU tiu-h win help ytHi 10 more Kufttr
rivht away than anything eiae In tliU wurid. AjI
ufritliHraex aumed from Aral hour. Th btiat
ruad to fortonc upaia toftix thaSrorkert, AK
auiuiwy aura. MiMHW.n"awMi
i
mi
j
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