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JOHN W. SLEDGE,
VOL. XXV.:
I'KOriUETOR.
A. ITEWSFA.P'Eie IT O THE PEOPLE
TEEMS:-?1'1'11 1,1:11 ANXI'M IX advaxce
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1891.
NO. 11.
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Have you a burden ou your heart
With whieb you've vainly tried to part
Many a weary year?
Have you withiu your heart a void
Left by a friend who once enjoyed
Communion with you hrrc?
And can yon ilnd no peace,
No welcome, sweet ie leaf?
Not e'en a brie!'
liespitc from grief,
To give the spirit ease?
io then, upon the wiugt of prayer
And search the realms of heaven ho fair?
For shelter from all harm,
Aud you may hear that sweet reply,
Iu u i Tenia like an angers sigh,
"In Ci Ulead there is halm."
In (lil lead there is balm to heal
The heartaches and the cares you feel
And give you rest instead.
No matter what thy truuMe ia
Kcmember, how muehmore was His
With thorns upon His head.
Close friend to sorrow, He,
He knows thv misery,
Aud he will lean
With humble mien,
To set the captive free.
Then do not hesitate, hut go
And tell Him all your talc of woe.
And feel the mighty charm
That makes the s'msiek soul rejoice
Go hear from His own gentle voice,
"InGillead there is balm."
Ed. E. Moss.
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don. FOR TERMS apply to
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Weldon, N. C.
DJVISf CO.,
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JAMIUH, MULLIN,
WALT EM S. AMilL
UrULLBM A DANtlL,
A A TTORNEYS AT LAW,
Weldon, N. C.
Practice In theoourtiof Halifax tndNorthami
tiTiRnd tn the Supreme and Federal court, cd
lections made In all parts of North Carolina.
Branch office at Halifax, N. C, open every lion
day. Jan 7 ly
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It. T. T. ltOSS,
DENTIST,
Weldon, N.C.
ftSrOfflce over Emry & Pierce's store.
10-19-ly.
T, W. HARRIS, D. D..S,
LlTTLITON, N. C.
Teeth Extracted without pain,
4-30-6B.
X. Y. lkmll.
Kvory tree that was denized to be
fruit bearing will accomplish its mission,
but in its wild statu it will produco very
puor fruit. It may be a beautiful, syui
mctiical and vigorous tree, but the apples
or pears which lo.i l its branches arc quite
Useless for domestic purposes.
The intelligent farmer rccogniz -s the
fact that he can change the character i f
his wild trees and force them to iroducc
something of marketable value. Id the
course of a few years ho cau so idler the
complexion of affairs that ho will have a
prolitallo orchard. IIo liny possibly
throw a few bushels of compost about tin
roots in order to give thorn a belter op
portuuity, or in thu lanuajjo of modem
psychology, furnL-h them wiih a new en
virouujent, but something mote is neces
sary. The roots are perfectly willing to
do their proper work, and the sap runs
through the ordained ehaunels with
freedom and avidity, but the apples arc
still poor and small and bitter.
1 hen he purchases at some nursery a
number of slips from a famous kind of
fruit bearer, whose appl.s are rosy and
large and luscious. With his knife he
lops off the branches of his apple tree
to the trunk and grafts thereon these
purchased slips. The roots of the wild
tree do not object to tho change, for they
8 mi J the sap to Ileal tho wound and seem
tube proud that the substitution has
beou made. In good time tho useless
wild apple tree boomes the king of the
orchard aud its fruit repays tho !u:
for all his truublo.
Human natuie is also wild. Left to
itself, unchecked by restraints, miiuipc'i!
ed by lofty aspirations, it is ugorous, aud
in many tespects admirable, but it do s
not produco the best results if which il
U capable.
Man has an unmeasured, if it. t nn itn
uicasurubc, capacity lor sell deve opun i t
and it may be true, It r aue.ht we knot-
that with time enough he might (.radual
ly evoke into a pl.il. soph, r and a s.iiul
but it is aha Hue tl.at by lurm-liing w iih
certain ideas and hopes mi l motives y
can give him at once what it would re
quire ages to acquire, in like maun, r
it may bo possible for the wild apple tree
to change its character and by slow iui
prnvemcut produce the kind of fruit
which the fanners forces it to bear in three
or four years by the process ol grafting
Now, religion supplies us wiih tho in
ocntives which arc necessary to the bi
quality of manhood. It takes our i
prices and passions and recklessness and
crude ambitions in haud, appeals first to
lug himiu ud liieu to tlie heart, places
before us an ideal, tells us we aro quite
able to accomplish great things and of
making our lives valuable to ourselves
and to the couiuiuuity, and then com
mands us to fight tho good fight liko
chevalier without lear ana without re
proacb.
1 he wan who is not conscious ot an
obligation to leave something hotter in
tho world at bis doath than was to bo
found there at his birth docs not under
stand the highest purpose of life. Every
one's years and example and character
ought to count for something. It may
be more or it may bo less, but it should
be something. A purely selfish life, even
when it is crowued with a kind of suo
ccsa, such as wealth or literary achieve
ment or fame iu any of its shapes, is
worth loss in the way of geoeral happi
ness than the life of the humblest artisan
who has made the most of his environ
ment and the best of himself.
The object of religion then, is to draw
out your finer qualities, and that is most
effectively done by giving you ideas, mor
al principles and such convictions as will
represent a noble present and a hopeful
future, for vou must have a futuro in
order to have a present. Say what you
will, a belief in immorality is necessary to
a thoroughly developed and symmetrical
soul.
Well, which of the many systems of
religion which prevail in different quar
ters of the globe will serve you best? Will
go to Buddhism for this divine impulse,
or to Confucius, or to Zoroaster, or to
Mohammed, or to Christianity? ltemcm
bcr, wo have no prejudices either for or
against any of these movements. Wc
stand outside of thorn all, determined to
judge wiih absolute impartiality; Wo
look with a critical eye, because very im
portant interests aro involved iu our de
cision. Wo have only ouo rulo to judge
by, and that must be applied relentlessly.
The rule is this: Whatever system of
religious thought produces the best re
sults is the one &r us to adopt.
Wc shall not wait long before reach
ing a conclusion. A Christian civiliza
tion, with all its faults, is the highest yet
known; a Christian public opinion is the
fairest and most just; a Christian man
hood is closest to the ideal. These
facts are indisputable.
Throw your mere creeds to the winds
lor they are a snare and a confusion.
They have done moro harm than good.
You have no use for them, and they
are only an impediment. But tako the
words of tho Teacher, and incorporate
them into your life. Begin with that
lovo for your kind which makes
every sufferer your neighbor; convince
yourself that there is a meaning in all
the events of life and that a kindly Prov
idence would overrule them for your
good; look forward to a life beyond, in
which loved ones will meet. These
truths aro ail you need. They will make
you a good father, eiiiz.n, patriot, frieud
and mau. A life based ou them will he
the best life that the human mind
eouceive.
Christianity rests solely on tho fact
at it e iu do more for us than any oth
er religion known to man. 1 here is no
my-tery in it. It helps m to live honest
ly and to die bravely, therefore wo defend
d support it.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Some of tie "Fiis anil This
ties" FlncM for Oir
Readers.
Time is an island of Eternity.
Long prayers shorten devotion.
A godly life is a living prayer that
will never end.
All that God requires of any of us is
our prayful best.
The rest of Christ is only for those
who aro tired of sin.
(Jod s wotk should always be done in a
Christliko spirit.
The best aim to have in this lite is to
aim fur Heaven.
The devil always leads the man who
h.'sitales about doing right.
H lieu we arc living to do good we
eai depend on God aud angels to help,
Kviry man has as much right to kill
himself as he has to. live a useless life.
The man who votes to sustain a wrong
U helping tho devil, whether he knows it
or uot.
The devil was more anxious to destroy
Job's influence for good than he was to
destroy his properly.
God never calls anybody to a work tl at
can be done wiih head and hands without
any help from tho heait,
The devil will uot care who does tl
prcaeiiiug, so long as Ins plans arc
adopted lor raising themouey lo run lie
church.
No church is ever made a bit strung,
by having an uurepculat'l siuua with
p icket foil of money walk up aud join it
It won't do auy good to pruy for the
South Sea Islander as lung as you wen'
speak to the mau who lives in the next
house.
There are parents who let their chi
dren road books about pirates and cut
throats, and then wonder why they will
not join the ehureh.
If tho wholo truth could be know
about the goodness of God, some of the
stillest pcoplo in tho world would shout
themselves to death.
Orljlnal.l
Lilly Langlry, the actress, claims to be
only forty one years old,
ISuTut Roanoke News and the At
lanta Constitution one year for $1.50,
Subscribe at once.
K.Tm Roanoko News and the At
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!ArET APPLIED FOR
HE IAS SCARED,
He tool tiiiiis Seriously When
He Saw tie Saie Girl
Four times.
There is a private hotel
coinpo-ed of lour houses
Mrs. MuMiion l!ejrold, nccissity
be thor mother of invention, but it's
mesilf Unit Invinte.l this to dtlio Invy
av ine nuvlmrsi. rnek.
When Alfy was small lie was .-.II he.i.l ntiJ no leg,
And now AlfreJ is all lrs and nn lie.i.i.
Ordinal.
Fitz William I don't want to -o in;
suppose that utfly old woman should
tsic the dops on me?
Dusty Rhodes Toll her you called
to see her mother, I'uclc.
"Say, mister, honest, I ain't had abito all day."
" Well, then, why don't you write a testimonial for that Insect powder.
BEYOND IIOI'H
"This," said the attendant, as he led the way through the Incurable Ward,
"Is one of tho worst cases we luive. IIo was onee u newspaper niiiu."
'' Itut whnt is his hallucination ?" tisUed tin- isitor, unsiously.
"IIo thinks he has money," answered the attendant, siuUy.
TIIKHTINUIKST MAN.
Charlotte News.
Stingy men have been stumbling
blocks in all ages. They have always
lived. Hut the null who would tell a
lie on sixty days lime rather than tell it
,r .!, and the man trba had plenty
and would go hungry have been reliied
hy a genileiiian living about thiily miles
from this city, lie goes to ehureh reg
ularly, sits on the front scat always, but
pays nothing on the pastor's salary er in
the church collections His pastor tells
all that is known of this man's eloselist
edness, and he says that when ho gives
out ' Old Hundred'' to ho sung in any of
the services, this slingy man will sing
"Ninety and Nine," in order to save one
cent:
111-: I'LiAYICn II tilt KVUN.
It Nhoiild be In tivcry House.
J. B. Wilson, 371 Clay St., Sharps
burg, IV, sas ho will not be without
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds, that it cured his
wifo who was threatened with l'ncuinn
nia after an attack of "La Grippe," when
various othet remedies and several phy
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Barber, of Cooksport, Pa., claims Dr.
King's New Discovery has dono him
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A dispatch Iroin Montgomery, Ala
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tuekya young man named Terrell fell in
love with a pretty blue eyed girl aud they
engaged to marry. The day was set, but
when it arrived the prJty iil, iL
notice, jilted her alii. meed and maniid
man named Loekhait. Afterward they
to Alabama, where Lockhart died.
lew weeks ago ierreii, wuo liud U"Ver
mairied, met his ex sweetheart, now
widow, in Autauga county. He reiicweil
prolcslaliuus of affection; and the day for
the marriage was set again and the bridi
arranged lor it. Last Monday was the
day selected. Terrell bought his license
and went to his room to niako his bridu
tuilet. He has never been seen since by
tho woman, who came hero todav to li
for him. It is concluded he was plavinii
lor even.
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Mrs. McMumis-I aith, mi wot yer
lookin for?
Mr. O'Toole The silver Rphoon that
people's always a-talkin' about, bedad,
-Hallo.
A liOOD Kit! OMMKNDATIO.V,
Ladv (to applicant) I am afraid von
will hardly Miit mo. In fact. I don't
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Katio- Ah, nn.', ma'am. I'm not Irish
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M'fcCT.M I'l.All 1TK.
Mhdah Jones, what nialteR you look
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in a block.
Doors have been cut through the parti
lion Walls, so that the four comprise one
great tenement. It is a very swell tene
ment, of course, but inasmuch as it is a
hive of people, it is a tenement just the
same.
Well, according to The Tribune's story,
the other day a book agent was coasting
along that rocky shore of houses. He
put iuto one another, only to the beaten
and have to put to sea again. But he
was m t discouraged. He kept on patient
ly aud at last he came to the swell tene
ment, which calls ilself a private hotel.
Now, this estimable book agent had
one bad habit. lie would now aud then
kc a drop tuo much. Ou this particular
day in question he had not been doing
well lioaneially aud as a solace to his
ioul had indulged iu a number of beers.
was calmly superior to the world as
he walked up the steps at the first door
of the hotel and rang the bell.
A very pretty little maid in cap and
pron answered the bell. She dismissed
him politely but firmly. They did not
want any hooks at that house. The agent
tipped his hat gayly and put out to sea
tigain The same little maid, however,
passed through the connecting door and
auswered tho bell a second lime. She
smiled at his blank look and at the back
ward glance he gave hir as he went down
the sti p., disconsolate. He was still
shaking his head in amazement when he
pulled the third bell.
Once again the little maid appeared at
the door. This time she was grinniu;
from ear to tar: '-My God!" gasped the
agent. I hen he tied.
But ho was a eons'-ieiilious mau and he
felt that he niii't do his duty. He stood
for some time in the Hreel mopping his
head industriously before he could sum
nion courage fur thu next ascent. Fi
nally he went up llie steps of the fourth
door, climbing tin m fearfully, as a man
might climb lluin in a dream. Ho bad
realized suddenly that the day was fright
fully hot, that the beer within him was
I'righlful'y old, and that between the
two he was likely to perish speedily. His
agitation was very great.
"If I sec her again," he muttered, "il
I see her again I'll quit drinking for
good. She's forty times worse than
snakes. That grin on her my, what a
grin!"
Bat when the door opened he saw her
just the same. There she was, slight
and pretty, and coolly dressed as ever.
There, loo, was the grin. It rippled over
her whole face and puckered up the cor
ners of her mouth. He felt that the end
had conic.
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," he said,
as steadily as he could; "I beg your par
don very much, but if you don't mind
would you be good enough oh, hang
ii! I say, missy, how many of you arc
there, anyhow?"
The maid let go of the grin and it
slipped away from her into a saucy little
laugh.
"I think," said she, "you had better
go home and take some tea. There arc
a great many of me a great many, in
deed." "You are right, ma'am," ho replied,
wiih a gesture, "you are "
But she had shut the door in his face.
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Butterfly bows arc very popular this
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In Holland nn attempt is being made
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The latest fad ammg the pretty girls
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