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c-onta to V,.dn uirevfuhig, and pmportiona. mm
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Feb I J
" 'I'm glad to hear you Bny I'uele
Tommy. Well, Uca ami I arc goitig to
Ret married next Sunday week.'
"Kurl always called her 'Hess' for short.
" 'In that so?' atwwored I, feigning sur
prise. 'I expected m much, Earl, hut I
thought it would ho too inquisitive to auk
you.
" '1 should have told yiu,' ho answered,
'hut I thought it hcsl to keep it a Hecret,
at least until now. I now want you to he
at the wedding. It will take plaeo at ha
father's house.1
"This conversation took place on Wed-
"Then they go with us?"
Yes."
'Where to what place?"
"Providence, I believe."
"Very well," he said in a quiet tone.
"Ily this time a dark, heavy, ominous
cloud had gathered in the cast. I never
saw a cloud gather as quickly, and when
wo lull lhat station it was amid that thun
der's roar and the lightuing's flash. The
lighluiug fairly danced on the track before
The rain came down in torrents, and
altogether it was a very desolate night."
"Karl Wendall pulled his engine wide
ncsday, I believe. When we stopped for oien, and she shot out liko a cannon ball.
supper again it was on Friday. It took Faster and faster we went, until the cars
us two days to make the round trip, us we jumped aud rattled as though they were
were on the mixed freight, and yon know goin" to lonvo the track every minute. I
tots; mule. Cut till, out and re-
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ww. Houi.'Uiiiix new, tint jo.l coin. man
ei tortile workeii. Wo will, urt you; ciinul not
niH-d.-.l. Till. I one of tlio lenulne, tmonrunt
cluuieMOf. Illetlu... Th. w.o e MiMtlou.
TIE 1MI9I81L
"That is a very good story, boys, andre
minds me of something that happened
several years ago, when I was firing for
one of ihe best men that ever pulled a
"throttle," said a veteran engineer in a
crowd of railroad employees. " If I thought
it wouldn't tax the patience of you too
much, I would tell you about it although,"
he said, after a moment's pause, " I have
never dared speak of the accident, or inci
dent, since it happened, iu ISliS, 1
believe."
Ijet's have it, I'nclo Tommy," spoke
up the crowd as one man, who well knew
I cicle Tommy's uudouhted ability at story
telling when the subject involved railroad
ing.
"To begin with," said he, after the
crowd had become quiet and assumed a
listening atlilude, "it is necessary to tell
you about my engineer, in order that you
may the belter appreciate the story, and
less bitter in your 'denunciations of his
conduct ou the night in question, for the
story I am going to tell you happened at
night.
His name was Wendall Karl Wcndal,
a very pretty name, you will say, but it
was very appropriate, for I will go on
cold as saing that ho was the handsomest
man that old Tom ever laid eyes on. When
I say handsome, why that is just what I
mean exactly, for he was really and truly
handsome, and what made him still more
so in my eyes, he didn't know it. That
U. you wouldn't think he knew it, from
his actions Ho was just simply good,
handsome Karl Wendall of the '511.' I
had been firing for him about eighteen
months, and had come to love him as a
brother. This same Earl Wendall that 1
am telling you about was in love. He
loved one gul, and the I,ord only knows
how luuny girls all along the line were
head over heels in love with him. During
my run with him never a day passed that
some shy maiden didn't send him flowers,
or some little token of friendthip, as we
were passing through. Sometimes t lit y
would come themselves, then again they
would send a messenger. It was that way
all along. I have seeu Earl's box lull of
(lowers. He would accept ihetn in every
instance simply with a bow and a faint
smile, returning his thanks to the Hinder,
throw them into his box, and that was the
last of them until they withered; then he
would raise the box lid and cast lb in out,
seemingly nncon?cious and little caring of
the pang that such neiion would cause in
(he h 'arts of the fair donors had lin y
known the late of their flowers.
"Kail appreciated all this, I am confi
dent, but as I have Kiid, he was in love,
not Willi the girls at every station, but with
one girl, anil lie was uctetn.iii.-.i w Keep
his hi art for ber and her oiiit. How this
actiou was appreciated by the lavored one
you will kuow alter awhile.
"About ti(y miles from Provident was
the soioier In u.-e ti our train. It was
eilKd tliu 'llu-li si ii, tr house.' 1'ie-h
w is a jolly old liinu.in and was universal'
ly liked by the radroadcrs and travelers
generally- He-sides b '.ng the proprietor
of the llusb hu iie be was the father of aa
nrellv a uirl as ever took a step. Her
name was llcnaie, an I :he was Karl Wen
dall's idol. 1 can't he-gin to describe her,
but she was just the girl, 1 ihought, fur
Eail Wendall. Earl thought the tame
way an 1 made her promise lung ago to
share his fortune with him. All the rail-
roid men knew of Earl's and Bc&sic'a cn
L'aircmint. and speculation was rife as to
when tlio wedding wua to 'come off.
"Occasionally Earl would come from
the Bush house bringing his flowers.
These had a separate place from the rest,
and I have known him to haul one of her
bouquets a month, and tbeu part with
with Bigh.
"One day Earl said to me :
" 'Uncle Tommy, how do you like
Boss ?' " 'Mighty well, Earl,' I replied:
Miss Bush it what I call a first-class little
woman.'
"Earl was silent for t moment. Then
be wii :
they generally take their time.
"When wo walked into the hotel office
Possie introduced a stranger to Karl and
myself, us a Mr. Eubatiks. I did nut think
anything aoout it mucb, but L noticed a
dark serowl came on Karl's haudsouie face.
"It looked as though Bessie was rather
attentive to the stranger and was less to
Earl, but I thought that wan only natural,
as lie was a stranger and f,arl an old ac
quaintance. It was one of old Bush't
hobbies to make every stranger feel at
homo while at his liuine. Probably this
was more to gain custom than unytbing
else; I don't know. However Earl ate
his supper in silence, and was off again to
his engine beftire 1 was half through. 1
left the stranger and Bess in the office to
gether, chatting very pleasantly.
" 'Do you know Mr. Kubauks, Tom?
asked Earl when I got to the eugiue, put
ting a great deal of stress on the 'Mr.' pait
of his question.
'"I do not,' I replied. 'Why?'
" 'Nothing,' he replied.
"We made the balance of the run
silence. 1 dou't think Karl spoke a word.
I could tell though ho was writhing in
the agonies of jealousy.
"1 don't ihiuk Earl and Bess spoke the
next trip, nor the next, nor the ui'Xt. The
stranger was still at the Bnli hoiiie. I
hardly knew when we reached the first sta
tion. We whizzed by like a streak, not
cheeking in the least. The rain was by
this time blinding. My hair stood on end
Earl seeing how frightened I was, gave a
loud laugh, which chilled mo to the very
mat row of uiy bones. I understood now.
He intended to run the train oft' the track,
if possible, and let every soul on board per
ish. Before I was aware of what he was
doing he had disappeared thruugh the cab
window and was making his way to the
frunt .if the engine. In nnother instant
the headlight was out! He had turned it
off, and we were plunging into utter dark-
neu at the rate of thirty miles an hour!
"Coming back into the engine with his
pistol iu his hand he took his scat on the
box and gave himself up to the most hila
rious laughter. I made a spring to his
ide, with the intention of shutting her off,
but he shipped his cocked pistol in my
face, aud cried:
"Hack, Tom, or you arc a dead man!"
"But, Earl," I said, ' you will run the
tram off and cause fearful destruction to
life and property!"
"Thai's what I want to do!" he scream
ed, with another laugh.
By this time the conductor, knowing
something wus wrong, came oveir the cars
to the front, followed by two or three
knew from the turn affairs had ta'icn, passengers, among them Eubank.
or wire taking, that Karl and Iiessie-'B "What is the matter?" asked the con-
wedding was 'off.' Although be never ductor as he sprang on to the cnnine.
had told uie us much, 1 knew that it
couldn't bo otherwise.
"The next trip we made was Karl's wed
ding night. He had on his overalls, and
was unusually solemn anil morose, not
speaking to or looking at me during the
run of lil'ty miles. I was on the poiut
once or tv ice of asking him if this vas
not his wedding night, but I did not,
knowing too we-ll that it was either indefi
nitely postponed or off forever.
When we stepped iuto the office that
night old Bush me us at the doot.
" '1' He ininutc too Into, poya! no ex-
ilaiincd. grasping both our hands at tin
same time.
"Why? is supper over ?' I asked.
" '.No, no; plenty ot supper, he re
plied, still holding our hands. 'Kxtrie
supply uv supper. Per veddin'! der
veddin' vat's shust happen !'
The wedding?' asked Earl and I, in
breath. 'W'ho'a married V'
"Why, mine Bess and Mr. Eubank,
uv course. ll,y takes der bridal trip
terettly.
Earl fell back ill dismay. Poor fel
low ! I had felt all day as though I knew
this would happen
Bess married !' he gasped, looking as
white as a sheep, as he clutched my hand.
Ves, answered the seemingly jubilant
Uerinan, 'uud dey leaf on your train ter-
uighd.'
"Ah!" answered Karl, aa he strode back
to ihe engine. "Tender her my congratu
lations." That was all he said."
"What had he resedved upon?
"I went into supper, feeliug about as
badly as Karl, I imagine, for I was really
sorry for him. There were the bride and
groom looking as happy aa a couple could
look.
"Where is .Mr. Wenduil, Cucle Tommy?
atk d Itei-s, as I walked iu.
"What sh.uld I my?'
"lie is Dot coming to supper tonight,'
1 replied; "he is not feeling well."
' I utu sorry," was her comforting reply
"I congratulated (hem, us under the cir-
cumtlnhci' 1 whs c.iuijH-lled to do, but 1
could I" Iter havo wrung the villain's neck
fur ( had coiiiu to the conclusion that ho
was a villaiu."
"I rime cit to the train with the bride
and groom. They got on tho coach at
tached to tho frcighl, put ou as an accom
uiodatinn for passengers. I went on down
to the enttine, and found E irl sitting on
the box with his face buried in his hands.
Ho was tho very picture of despair. A
dark scowl overspread his countenance. As
I climbed upon the engine a low groan ea
called bis tightly closed lips. Poor Earl!
What could I do or say to cheer iiitn up
in this hour of utter despair? While I
was thus thinking, knowing not what to
say, fearing I might wound instead of corn-
Stand back!" shouted Earl, with his
pistol presented. "I'm running this on
and the first uiati who attempts to
interfere is a dead man!"
Eubatiks made a rush at Earl, who ut
sight of his rival, fairly foamed with rage.
"Villain!" he screamed, "you dare inter
fere? You, of all men?',
Eubatiks recoiled, horror stricken. In
the meantime we were plunging along in
utter darkness, knowing not what minute
we weiuld all be dashed to eternity.
While the conductor and Karl were talk
ing in an excited tone, Eubanka slipped up
behind Earl with a billet of wood, ready to
strike.
"hook behind, Earl!" I cried. In an
instant he had turnial, and saw Eubanks,
ready to brain him.
Villain! Not satisfied with wiuning
my bride, you would kill me!" and as ho
said theso words his pistol rang out amid
the din aud confusion, and Eubanks' brid
al tour had ended.
Now'" ho said, turning to the conduc
tor, "you may stop the Iraiu. 1 ve had
my revenge."
Cirabbiug hold ol the lever tho conduct
or shut off the steam, and the train, which
a moment ago was plunging along at such
terrific rate of speed, was at a standstill.
I went back to tho passenger car and con-
dueteJ Bessie to the terrible scene which
awaited her coming. When she beheld
the dead form of her young husband her
loud, piercing screams could have been
heard a liino. lurning her eyes upon
Earl, who was standing with a contempt
uous smile on his face, she demanded:
"Aud you are the author of this?"
Earl did not sieak. Hit cold, reproach
ful ulance cowed him.
When Earl said he had bis revenge he
told the truth, j here upon tho floor of
the engine was the dead form of Ilessie's
husband, and she was beiidiug over him,
giving vent to the most pitiful moans.
"That was more than revenge!"
Ho had widowed a beautiful girl, and
became himself a felon, a criminal of tho
Jirpest dye. PUkiug up his hat and put- j
ling his yet smoking revnlvi-r in his pock
et, Earl bid the silent spectators of his aw
ful crime adieu and disappeared in the
darkness.
"What did they do with Wendall?"
asked olio of the listeners,
Nothing. He came to trial not lemg af
ter, but was acquitted, the jury finding
from the evidence that he acted in aclf de
fence. "And Miss Bessie his sweetheart?"
"Oh, she is niy wifo. A year after the
events transpired we were marries) in tho
same room in which Eubanks and she were
nurried. Young, you say, to marry me!
Oh. no. She was tweuty, while I waa
only thirty five."
LONG NAI
LunlHrllle Cimrlur .Inunml.
Dr. tlober, the physician at the Frank
fort Penitentiary, relates a most remaika
ble case iu the history of bis professional
practice. He says that two years ago Kli
Lucas, colored, came to Ihe penitentiary
from Louisville, under a life sentence for
murder, and that until within six mouths
past be was healthy and capable of per
forming the heaviest labor. At that time
he manifested extreme nervousness, and
would shrink and crouch into corners as if
experiencing great fright. Hu soon lost
tho use of every member of his body, and
Originally the husband Iiail al.- then fell into a heavy stupor that evidenced
the loss of ull sensation. In this condition
a dead man to all appearances excepting
an occasional turning of the head, he re
mained until the day of the inauguration
of Governor Buekner, when be showed tho
first symptoms of returning to life by mi.-
kintr a feeble effort to mutter. Two weeks
aim there was an apparent improvement,
and to day the doctor pronounces him re
stored sound in body and mind. Lucas
says he doesn't remember his illness. He
thought he had been in the hospital but
a day or two, and was surprised to awak
cn from un April nap to learn that he was
in the middle of the month of October.
The treatment was addresse-d to the braiu
the seat of the nerve centres.
fort him, ho sudelenly turned "pun me with
a look I shall never feirgot. His eyes, us
ually bright and sparkling, were now flash
iogfire. lie bad nursed bis wralh as long
as be could, and now it burst forth in all its
furv. His tooth chattered and bis face
waa livid with rage."
Wheio arc they?" he asked, grasping tlae
throttle of bin engine.
"They have boarded tho train," 1 aa
iwerod, in u quiet i tone as poaublo,
A true household Ucuicdy lor the cum
of Malaria and rover and Ague. Quintc
leo. Fifty cents at your druggists.
In order to reduce stock we offer all
giHids in Btock at greatly reduced prices.
1. N. Stainback Si Co.
' We have a few pairs of Evans' hand
made low-quarter shoes on hand which we
offer at ball coat to done out. P, N . Stain-
Uck & Co.
MANY WAY8T0 WED.
Tlllgl'KKltl.AWSANII ITSTHMS OF T11K
Until) III. II D.IVH.
From earliest times the various states of
stMiiety have imposed regulations for tin. ob
servance of this solemn contract. Tor mar
riage is simply iicoutraet, except that tin
parties cannot ohanetc or terminate it by
mutual consent, as they ran all oilier eon-
tracts. There is in Ihe Itoval Library of
1'aiis a written contract made in I'i7, Ih
tween two persons of noble liiltll ill Al'luag
nal. I he husband anil wife were Ismail to
each other for seven years. It was also
agreed that the parties should have the
riirht to renew the tie at the end of that time
if they noitn. illy agreeil;hilt if not, the chil
dren were to be initially divided, anil if the
number should chance not to be even, they
were to draw lots for the odd one.
Among the Unmans there were three ways
of obtaining a wife by capture, sale or gift.
When a Kotnau lsiught a wife, as was the
usual way, the ceremony that In! lowed
was merely gone through for the sake of ha v.
iug indispiitalile evidence ot the sale. The
head of tho fatuity had to give her over io
the husband in the presence of w itnesses,
and it is from this that we now have the
custom of giving away the bride, flefore
the period of Koine's greatness, the parties
could dissolve the marriage by mutual con
sent. When they wish eil to terminuto the
contract, they usually went before an ultnr
and in ttie presence ot'a witness declared the
marriage at an end. At alld after Koine's
greatness the marriage was indissoluble.
The lioniatl husband took his wife not as
her husband, but as her father. She came
into his tamily the same almost us an adopted
daughter.
solute and coniplcle control over her end her
property. Keen after his death she n issuli-
jeetetl to any guardianship that he might
have had appointed for her during his life
time. Hut a change came in ber condition,
and came as changes usu al come, from one
extreme to nnother. The wife was now sub
ject to the tutelage of guardians appointed
by her own family. This tutelage gave her
a very independent position as to her sep
rate estate uud person.
lteforc tins change came, and even alter-
ward, there might be exercised among the lir
mans complete tyranny by tho head of
tlio family over his relations which
were members of his family. As head of the
family the eldest male was always the
head. He had power not only over his rela
tives, but alt persons connected witli hi8
household and his children's household:
While the father lived his son wua subject to
him, although the son might lie forty year
old an d have a huge family ol his own. Tlr
grandchildren were subject to Ihe grandfath
er the same aa their own lather. The I'alni
ly was theu regarded mil ch as we now re
gard the individual. It a member commit
ted a crime the whole family was held re
spiuiib!e, ami it was perfectly lawful lor
the injured family to gel revenge or satisfac
tion even if it were necessary to exterminate
the whole otl'e-ndiiig family. This was car
ried to such an extent that somestinies
whole families were destroyed,
If the Italians did not countenance poly
gamy, tho Hebrews dill, and they had ll
more peculiar cu-tloin. There was u law
among them called the (.evirate, which
means brother-in-law, and aecordijg to this
law, at the detith of the husband, the next
oldest nnin.irrjcil brother-in-law of tlio w id-
ow married her, if there were no children
Iu this way the wile of the eldest brother
might, in the course uf time, havo been the
wife of all the brothers. This custom al'
terward extended to many of the western na
tions, but the marriaga took place whel her
there were any children or not. There was
another kind ot marriage called polygaia,
aud, like tho Levirate, it extended to the
western countries. Thi-i, however, ditl iinfc
gain much foothold among (ho Hebrews
1 olygnin was simply polygamy revcrsed-
Aceording to it the worn in was head of the
house, and might have as many legal bus
hands at one timet as she pleas til. Her chit
drenhore her name, aud recognized her
the head of the house.
.Some of the customs attending a Hebraic
marriage were peculiar. The bridegroom
dresed himself iu the most gorgeous style he
could command. He next perfumed himself
with frankincense and myrrh. Then he
went forth covered with garlands, or, if he.
were rich, he would wear a circlet of gold
anil rule a gayly caiiansonoil horse, lie was
attended to the bride's liuilso by his gnsims
men, musicians, singers and torch bearers.
The marriage was always celebrated at uighl
and the bridesmaids were provided with
lamps to meet the bridegroom when he came
On his arrival, ho found the bride, brides
maids and company awaiting him. As soon
as the actual ceremony was over, the entire
party returned to the bridegroom's huuse
with great rejoicing. When they reached
the house, they partook of the woddinjc
feast. The festivities usually lasted during
fourteen days. The groom not only fur-1
nished tho feast, but the robe of thotte who
took part in the ceremony.
(ionccr nurrugu. in IhUtouoLiy, ii.,t
century ago, bad aome rosemblAiios to
Hebrew wedding. In those days tlw uiar
riage was the cause of great exciU-mail, and
the whole ncighhnrhtwat was usually invited
As the houses of the bride and groom were
generally far apart, the groom atar'wd1 aarly
iu the inorniug on a horse us highly capari.
sotted us the times would allow, tic was
attended by his groonisineu. The aiarriage
generally took place before uoon to enable
tho whole party to return to tin groom'a
home belorc dark. The home journey win
not always without lucitlent, II nny per
sons were not invited to attend th ;y were not
at ull backward about felling trees iu tho
roAil. piling up all kinds of hind.nnor and
firing off guns to scare the horses. Revere
injuries were thus freunently twinned, but
bmvety borne. When the party were with
iu a few miles of the house a bu'rtlc race was
arranged. Two persons were chosen for this
dangerous ride. The most impuasablo road
was selected, and the riders started for the
house, l'ell mell they went over all kinds
of obstacles., and when tho fortunate on
reached the house he was handed the avaclt
oriscd black hettv. as the whiskav bottlw
w . T -
I waa then called, He then returned to
pally, and, after giving corh of the grooms
men nil'! even the hridcsmnnls a drink, he
pot the Isiltlc in his jacket I'm future refer
ence. VA hen the house was re.tcl.e I a least
wasreaily for the parly, who were usually
hungry. The festivities were kept up all
night, till broad daylight, when the feast
ended.
The ring which is now so commonly used
at marriage ceremonies was originally, In
Knglauil, mailt1 of iron ndoriieil with adit'
mailt. Being hard, it was suptsisetl to sig
uify the durance and jN-rpetiiity of the con
tract. The eminent Stvaiiiliurn speaks almtit
this ring: "llowbeit,'' hesaid, ''it skilleth
not at this day of what metal this ring may
be made; the form of it being round mid
without end doth import that their love
should circulate and flow continually. The
linger on which the ring istn he worn is the
fourth linger of the left hand, next nnto the
little linger, because there, was stipisised a
vein of bliKid to pass from thence unto the
heart." hlMnni Hitml, It.
IIavinu in our official capacity as mem
hers of the Plymouth, Pa., Hospital Com
mittee, been asked to test niul prove the
ll'ectivouess of many different articles to
be used as disinfectants in sick-rooms and
as preventives of infectives fevers, report
that Darliys Prophylactic Fluid has been
thoroughly tested during the recent ty
phoid epidemic in this place. It proved
most efficacious in staying Ihe spread of
the Fever.
F. II. Armstrong, S. M. Davenport,
,1 A. Opp, O. M. Lance,
Thus. Kerr, James Lee, Jr.
Sept 15-liun.
Ilelicatc Children, Nursing;
MutheTi', Overworked Men, aud for all
diseases where tissues are wasting away
from the iuability to digest ordinary food,
or from overwork of the brain or body.
all such should take Scott a Emulsion ol
Pure I'od Liver Oil with llvpophosiihiles.
"I used the hmulsion on a ladv who was
lelieate. and threatened with Hroiithilif
It put her iu such g'sid health and flesh
that 1 must say it is toe dcsi r.inuiMou
ver used.'' L. P. n AiiiiKi.i., M. I
Iluuh's Mills. S. (J. "1 have used Scott's
Kiiiuldi in, an 1 must say it is the best
preparation of tho kind I have ever used
and 1 have found it the very thing for
children that havo marasmus." Dr. .1. E.
Layton, Brewer P. O , Mo.
Sept. l.i l-nio
In Uriel', and to the Point.
Dyspe:psia is dreadful. Disordered liver
is misery. Ineiigesiion is a loo to goou nature.
The human digestive apparatus is one
f the most complicated and wonderful
things in existence. It is easily put out ot
order.
(ireasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad cookery, mental worry, late hours,
irregular habits, and ninny other things
which ouizht not to be, have made tne
American people a nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has done a
wonderful work in reforming this sad bus
iness and making the American people so
healthy that they can enjoy their meals
aad be happy.
Kencmuer: no liappitiess without
holla. But Green's August Flower
briagt health and happiuess to tho dyspep
tic. AJi vour druggist for bottle. 75
rente.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
lioW bJ WfcUlGOUR GRAVES ?
We mii'4 eat fir wo cannot livo.
1'his wo I knmv. lint ilo wo nil
!;iitwr t'uit t. tio Ly rating? It il
.iti.l w.- ilig tinr rrritvftt with our
't'l'lli. Il i'.v fun isli tins sounds.
i'i 1 it i I' . v 1 1 hi- V i 1 m e tor-
i ll ' lie : , 'r mli'li of til.- I Ili'll 111
I J .1 'iu I'eti r, yi't ( III- f is 11 lli.'l-
' ei ii-'lnntly ut tuir ibinis ttiitl in
r 1 . . i r - s I'm- iitiirt) iluiigeiiiim and
:itr:;. :nt Mi.st jieiqilti l.ave in
oi ir uv ii'.slt'iii.'iehs ii j"'i."'U, liiore
!nw, but quite us futitl us tin- genua
i' fli.'e malailicH which sweep men
iitu fti'l'iiity by thoUKuliils without
Miming in tl.e tiiiiiH uf giiut epi
li lilies. lut it in a lut.Tcy that, if
,o uru wntebfii', wo run toil when
to arc tbii'afeiii'fl. Tlio following
re tinning tho ayllljitouis, yet they
to not. nUvitvH nt'cessttiiiy nppeur in
,ie s:,int! in del, nor are they uhvays
.lie Mine in tliftV-ieiit, cases. There
s u iln.l mill Hleopy feeling; ft Lad
isfo in tile month, especially in the
I'O'iiing; the appetite is t'lninge
i ile. Kiiiiietimea jiotir and nguiu it
ii't'iiis as though the piifieiii eoultl
nit. t-rit enough, tmtl otvusioi e.lly no
jqietilu ut all ; ilulliu-sH uiul sliig-jslim-sft
of tbn mintl; no uiulittioii
.ii Hlu.ly tu-wml:; more or less beatl
i iio un. I lieuviiit-KH iu the beudj
li..iiioss on rising to ibo feet or
moving suddenly ; furrtM! tiiul cont
il toiig.it' ; it House of n load on the
stomach that nothing removes ; hut
anil dry nkiii ut tunes; yellow tinge
in tlio ryes; Hcnnty anil high-colored
urine ; Hour taste in the mouth, fre
quently ntteniled by palpitation of
the heart; impaired vision, with
spots that Hoem to bo ftwiiinniugin
the nil' before the eyoH ; a cough,
with a greoniHli-coloretl expecto
ration; poof nights' rest; a sticky
slime about the tooth and pinna;
hands and feet cold and dummy;
irritalilo temper Rmi lteiwels bound
up anil costive. This disease haa
puzzled tlio physicians and still puz
.:'.oh tliciii. It is tho cominoiii'st of
ailments raid yet the most compli
cutoel and inysterioiiH. Sometimes
it is tii'Uti d as consumption, some
times ns liver eiinii'1niiit, and then
again as malaria and even heart dis
ase. lint its real nature is that of
ciiiif.tiputituiuntUly.sptqisiu. It arises
in the digestivo organs and soon
affects all the others through the
corrupted and poisoned mood.
Often the whole body including
the nervous BVHtem is literally
sturi't'l, even when tluro is no
cinaciatinn to tell the sad story.
Expi riciice haa shown that there ie
put imp lem ,ly tlint, can ciTtaiuly
euro this tbsinRe in all its stages,
munely. S'.uiker Extract of Hoots or
Mother Seigid'H Curative Syrup. It
never fails lint, novi vf beiess.no time
should bo Inst in trying other so
called remedies, for they will do no
good. (let this groat vegetable
preparation, (tliseovnred by areuer
alilo niirso wbiiso nnuio is ft house
hold word in Uenuany) and be sure
to get the genuine article.
oive-; vy nv arw.H hottohs.
Shaker Extract of Hoots or Sei
gt'l's Syrup lias raist'il me to good
health al ter hovi ii tlot'tnrs bad given
me up to din with consumption.
So writes It. F. Grace, Kiikman
ville, Todd Co., Ky.
UK I1KAHD Or IT Jt'ST IN TIMK.
"I bad been about given up to
dio with dyspepsia when I first saw
the advertisement of Shaker Extract
of Hoots or Soigi'l's Syrup. After
usiii'j four Louies I was able to at
tend to my business as well ft ever.
I know of several cases of chills and
fever that have been cured by it."
So writes Mr. Tlios. Pulluui, of Tay
lor, Geneva Co., Alu.
WORTH TEN DOLLARS k BOTTLl
Mr. Thomas P. Evans, of the firm
of Evans & Bro., Merchants, Horn
town. Accomack Co., Va,, writes
that he had been sick with digestive
disorders for many years and had
tried many physicians and medi
cines without benefit He began to
use Shakor Extract of Moot or tSa
gel's Kyrup about the 1st of Jan,
1887, aiid was much better i
three weeks that, be eonsidered him
self praeticiilly a well man, H
aelels: "I liavn'ut this time one bot
tle on band, and it I eould aut get
any mure W tuA lukt u lew
tfofiir hilt for it."
All drii'tgists. or Aiblresa A. S,
Wliite, Limited, IU Warren St N Y,
ADVKRTISKMKNTS.
J. L.
rnvAn
i it i nn
1VEER & S03JA WATER BOTTLER,
U jetiBllic market wHhhii
BOTTLED GOODS
nreverv v.Hetv, seentnt to none in his line. Beet
Ueor uifl Sisla water of every variety of Savor.
you diHi't bellovo It live htm an
OUDKlt AND SUE.
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II R T CAROL.
Wtk. UtMitai fur put fit un h hopes to mtit ft
rwittariwce. guanutelliK MtbfitcUou.
Respectfully,
I.L.FRYAB, WeWoD.K.C
HALIFAX COCXTY.
SITE!: IOH CO CRT.
W W.8hlc1iln, Ailmr of Mary A. Mileldi, dccNuM
Afcatiut
rimrlot. W. KhMd. tnd otht r.
A it Mi'lluU tit Urn abm Ht miIUImI nuiw httvtn hum
liiMlhii.il hr m W, Khl. ,!, AdmlnUtrttor of
lUrr A Hlilflth, dercupd, ftr thr purpoM of loll
ItiK a certain Intel of land tu Mid ounnly of Halt
fax to make aw.'iu for thi'ymoutordfhUdue by
thr tuirt tiiti'Ktiito at Uroc of her death, the pcrtom
property niBatn in torn Lo havtm keen thauiwd
by the Mid M. W.Hhicldit, AdmlnUtralor aa afore
wfd tn payment of deM of Mid liitettatr and It
appearing: to tha Mtiafautton of tb court by afllda-
vit that thcKHtill remaiaa due and unpaid dchti
of thr amid tntnttatc to the amount of about Ave
biindriHl dollar and the coat of the admin tut rat ion
and that the sale of land will bo necwatry to pay
aaiddebuandcottaof biminlnlrallon, and U fur
thcr appearing to the Mtiifaotion of tlio oourt that
the defendant I,ula Locke and Kobert liOeke are
non-reiident of the Statu of North Carolina but re
Jdt'tnthetownof Mayhvw, Bute of Miaahulppt,
and are infanta without Ruardian-and the defend
ant, Jamei Hancock la a on-natdeut of the Kate
of North Carolina but now realdea in tho City of
Orlanda.SUte of Florida, and after due dilhreuoe
cannot Im found and that personal aprrtce cannot
be made on them: ' Thervforo on motion of O. L.
airmen, attorney for the plaintifT, It U ordered by
by the court that adtertiaceaent be made in the
"itoANOKK New a" a newspaper published la the
town of Weidon In Halifax county once a week ftir
six inccenlve weeki notifying tho H defendant
to appear at the office of the Huperior Court Clerk
of Ualitax county before Joliu T. Orcjwy, Clerk of
Mid court on or before the third day of November
187. and ahow cauae If any they have why th
braver of the petitioner ahall not be fruited.
JWiNT.UKKWKY.C.S.Cj
tpt. 4-W,
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