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XXXI.
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1897.
NO. 37.
II WV Its t r-J
ROSA
I C. 1 1 113 ft JrVVft MhNMSMU III Si 11 fcV'.Wa
IP .
VIV I'HTISKMKNTS.
SIDELINE
. u- I'liti' fur
0 H S T I P T I 0 N -
. I:mhi itn.l sure cur.' l..r
... Hi-, nlii t he, l-'ci cr., sti.mat'h
UiMc. Il.'iwl I1 imiijoiicuts.l her
, -vel. "li'innch, Iri'cgrularlt.i,
I : ..iilih klil ,,uil 111. mil 111
'.I- iijil r iplllJ'lii'lltinllS
Mil ,.1 till'
- tti. -ak-.t an. I Mir.-t 1 111 ! ir
hi- t'lll II-" II lii.iruiiiiiv
IH-'lt. I'lMlll-'i ll'i' .iimI
l! ". 111.' -V-t t'l. ll -In k
5 1'OR OIL SALTS
...I .'III l II HI"- -II ll'M
I . . 1. r 1: . - ill Ih i:rr it ..I-. i'i.
... I ' . h. 1 .1 I .. ,1. I'... I- '.'I
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I- '! Ill "III' I"t I'I .11''. lit
N .1 HiiOWN lilil ' 1 I 11,
liiliim, r.', V,
HUDSON'S-
II.
1-7 M ait) st , Noil'olk, Vu.
IES AN3 GENTLEMEN'S DININb
Al.l, MK.Al.Si-. CKNT.S.
J.'.".! W.Y',' COFFEE ,1 Xpm.UTY
.1. II. lll'DSnX, Proprietor.
I'ln' I '.est of Everything in Season
fci in lvr.
X II. IIAi.K.
II.M.Il'AX, N. C
Dry (loot Notions, Boots
siuins. i;i:ocki:iks, v.w.
nt for STANDARD SKWINC MA-
111 1)1 IIIIH'IIIIH' ilt .-ll.ll't lltltHV Stml
-till onril fur slip iilusti.itini pans In
ni hino viil have ami will naiiu1 yi'.vv li.i
,',. ninlcl.
1 r.irrv a lull line
Coffins & Burial
A- .-t " '-N ...
' x i rte&i h"-S: 4
Cases.
I.ai nie a trial when in lit' il of niij-
thini;. my 7 lv.
W, T, PARKER
-PKAI.RR IN .
Heavy
AND
Fancy
Farm
Implements.
2.M I'OI'ND SACKS 01' SALT FOR
SI. M 1'KltSACK.
UnjLl'onwt prices and polite attention to
nil.
ant; 1 ly.
Rrt YEARS'
f KXPERIENCB.
T7
TRADB MARKS,
wW4 DE8ICN8,
rfTtl C0PYRICHT8 Ao.
Anyone enrtliyr fketvh nnd dwrtptlnn mjr
(jun kh iuiiM'rtnin, free wlidlior nn Invention Is
i.rotiiildf pileutrle. ('oiuiiiunti-atinn atrletlr
ri.nfl.leiitUI. OMest a:enc furNTiirtiiK patent!
in Amnca. We hnvo a Waclnnntnu ofttin.
Patent tiikon tliruu(il Munu & Co. lowjlT!
special uutKH) in tlio
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
Natlfu1lT tlliiRtrntO'l, InevpH rtrenUtkra of
nny mnentltlo journal, wri-klv.tennffrl.nil a year;
fl.-iOntl taonthft. MH-eiiiien &iU' ami liAtiU
liUUlt OH 1'ATtSTH BtiUt Irt'O. AilUTUM!
MUNN A CO.,
301 bruadwav. New York
Professor Jas. Harvey's
UN'EXCKM.ED
TONIC.
Il ls no iniiiuI. H iit the. utll.V ftlit tly
pun- vcuetiiiile bloo.l me licine on the tnnr
kit li ri-iini.it'-M an I el'-ansen the liver,
utri'iijlthcns ami liral diseased kidney,
imi-ts the urinal orjam in u nondciful
m inner, caie.s chills and lever, catarrh In
its Krst st.i)!es, ulcers, wires ol lonu land
inis, aids diye ti.m, ci.-ates appetite,
tr,-nnthen the wjak and I muuid, givw
tone and vigijr to the whole Malem, No
one should be without it.
Ollii-c '.ind l.nlMinitory 217 Cluiri-li street,
Norfolk, Vi. WJTI'HICE " CENTS.
j-Illy.
W. 31. II.VHI.ISTON iV CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
CARPETS, STOVKS,
and Mattrejsed, etc
IMMENSE STOCK
AND LOW PRICES.
W. H, HABLI8T0N A CO.,
No. JO H. Sycamare fit., Pstenbqr, V.
mm
1 111 I
10 36 ly.
ADV KltTISI'.MKNTS.
c
orn
is a vigorous feeder and re
sponds well to liberal fertiliza
tion. On corn ands t ie vie d
' '
Jascs and die soil improves 1
mere
if proi
roiierly treated with ler-1
tilizers containing not under
tuner
1 actual
I 1
Potash.
A trial of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture.
All Hlti.ut l'..t.ili -ilir rcMilu ir im its by sclliat o.
.filnuiit i. it tlit l ,. l.iiiiii in ill.- I iiili'il MiUc--ll
,.'l l III H litllc I.'.i.k win Ii wi: i.iil.ash .in,! ill uLully
Hull tuc tu nny l.iriuei in Aint i i. .1 vvhii will wiilt lei It
I, I.KUAN KALI WORKS,
yj NabAJU St., New Vurk,
llov ."i ton
Cliinmey l'ipe, Sash, I'.lituU and ljnrf,
and a lull line ol
II RDWARE,
Tor sale by
PLUMMER 4 WHEELER,
rKTKIt-Hini'!, VA.
in)' !'i I;.-.
Monuments and Tomhtones.
DKSltlSSRENTFKEK.
In writini; (live some limit as to
priee and state ae of defeased.
I. M!ii:il T('K In the Plinth
to .select from.
C0UPERMSR8LE WORKS.
(Kslalili.sVet Sx.)
l."!) to lliil Hank st., Norfolk, Vn.
nov 'J ly
Twin City
r3 s w
WSLDON, N. C.
e FANCY IU K'E'!IE I Kt ITS,
and Coiircetionctii's.
Full lii
Nice lineof (' ili!'nriiia Dried Fruit', I 'nines
l'caclies, elc , etc. Kail line ol
-siK French
J'.
'IF
Crystalize Fruits. Cream Almonds and
.Mainlituallous.
An-ntM lor ricisclimati's compt'cssed yeast.
net 1.) tf.
WELDON, N. C.
Dealer In
General
Merchandise
A(ent for tlieei lclnalcd Zr Itil.Eli HUl)-'.
and HAY STATE Slit IKS
ltuve also ad. l.d to my stock a nice line
CLOTHING!
f..r ME Yul TIFS and UIIIMiliEN.
A full line of
Solid Walnut Caslets Coffins.
Always on hand. Ibirial lobes foniislied
lor I.nties and lo-iiiiein n aio llui 1 injee
ions rjven to if ad biles iuid dioinlee
tant.s used when desired.
.V NICE IIK4RSE AT YOfU DlSi OSAI..
Mr. T. II. Taylor, of Northampton eoun
v, in with nieiiiid will be pleased to mt
hia friends.
P. N.STAISII.VCK.
THE KERN FURNITURE CO.,
II oltl Murket i.iiare, NorFilk, V.
Baby Carria.es, Refriieralors,
and full line of Furniture.
apr ;t0 ly.
MARKET
AND 0
CREEN GROCERIES.
To all my friends:
IhavoopeneJ MAHKET at the
olJ "Dolmonicu" stand.
LISTofARTICLESKKl'TouHAXD:
JkirStall Beef, Nice Fresh Fish received
daily, Fork rjausape, Cabbage,
Potatoes, Ktc.
C. C3-. -yvjns,
Weldon, N. 0.
apr 2 tf.
B. P. SALE, WM.LIXX,
Proprietor. Manager
MANSION HOUSE.
. - BOTH OK - -
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS
Colon Street, NORFOLK, VA.
4r
P. I. Uac
XI-: W AUVKHTISKMKNTS.
TKV KTVIX Ra
Intim-iifv.,-. a-.:; "SS,,Vj
K'icr itiiiii ii
of lllllll.lllilv
lv ..ii nn hi 'fc, -
coiisiiniiit,ii.
-Vff'jn)-;
can in' can .1.
the
he . vnU'ili'i- of V. , J'. k.
i W'1'lii'...c.i to . j 'XO-'". if .
t l
the (act lliat. itir,', HrXe
n '
lv1' (5 .V.J i
'i
ma - .'... con.a:i:i; " .'I 'L'tftii
ctini.i .,; :"'
n - ery ca.a.. lm a ( l.-C
m c lh-iievr, t v' Ki y
fully
cur'd by I ' i". I'i r
(lu!.!.-n I'i--
civi IV. 'vvt !! ;iH'T I'i" (li : c ll.i" Ji;i-
tftcsti i si) I i. -V to iiultu-c l. .r;tel hUw,.
iiur-i !i"in tlr. Ii.tiv-t, M'u ic limr- linw; rom;ll
Willi (Mi iti'litintl 'ilU'llldlllU lu-
tiriiMii it in itii-i I, it if ll- ii ami cx-
tit ?l! i 1 II : l -l 'It.-n ;n;ii V, - ,lktn
(In uH (iit, i, it t!i.H lillMtirril - M' filli'll cwn
MM" ! . '. ") I Ii 1 1 ll'i CtHi'tl li' titiult'll Mn.
ir.il I M i' l v " w H' i!i i;v,nif cm ( c. Hi it
tin nl .ii ! !. : tl (! ii ' N . u t'i il tint t.iku
nillU'iltl I ! 'i ll'V li.tvr ill tit'.ti I v Fvct y
. H'r, Imm ti H pt.iui.utu (I 1'v tlie tu-!
Htnl mmt t'jM. 1 1- m tl luiiiu- pliy-itiiiiM,
who luvt ni i;ii 'M"t It.iti-vi r In uiin.
rciiti"-i ntiuir tliriii. iiti't u Iki ttote nltrii
pli i iim v ! i Mi.in t d H'ul ail ti ii iijj.un
ii It t:ti of " l.uM.-il Ar litcMl IM'-iMvt'ty,"
liiit wlio lliivr tu rn f.iit i il to conliss th;it
it funiKisHcs. in ruiativi' jiower uver thin
f.it:'.l iniilruly, all atlKi incdirineH with
wliii-U tlii'V me aeqiuniU-tl. N.isty end
liver oil ami its jiltlty " cuiuSinUK " and
mixtmcs. 1i.ul b'.'eit li i'-! in nearly all thcae
cases iitnl li.ul cither utterly faiK'il l lcnc
(U, nr had only sfiitcil tu btnetit n little for
a short tiiui.-. lixtnict of tnalt, whiskey,
Htul various iiu-paiatiotiH of the hypo,
phosnhites h;u( alsu been faithfully tried
in vain.
The thotoyiaiilis of a Inre number of
lhr.se cured nf cott-uimHion, bronchitis,
lititrcvinu: cnulis. nsthina. chronic nasal
cat.inh :.nd kimhed maladies, have been
skillfully n prodiiccd m a great Doctor B(K)lc
of too naes tnntusely ill u-tratt (.1, which
will be mailed to you, on receipt of address
and twenty-one !;D cents in stamps. You
can then write to thoe who have been
cure:! and proht by liu-ir experience.
Address for J look, V. oki.d's iHsi'KNSAkY
MbiMCAL Association, liullulo, N. Y.
" Ymir nldrcss, with lx crnti
in siiimi s. nui'eil to our Ht-ad-mi.iruTt,
II t lint M., BtttD,
yln., wili brinR you a fuil lir.e
of s.impU'9. mid ruh'B for sclf
me.iEisri tin tit, of our justly ia-n:-ms
.:t i,mu: St:its,i.i.'.'ii;
( v.r . .us. and up. Ci.t
t" nnYr. A.:cnisw lilted :virj--
0oM!:fi8W Pi;ir,oalii Rock Co.
; FAT c'-&5
TASTELESS
it tkzi
IS JUSTASCOOD FOR ADULTS.
WARRANTED. PRICE 50cts.
r. ai.ati a, ills.. Not. 16, 1893.
L'nrln MdVlnO Co., M. lxmis, M-.
tjetitlcnien: Wo mild ln.'-fc year. W bottloa of
lUi)Vi:s 'I'AS't'KIJ'S CHILL TON 10 niwl linvo
tonytit three xrv nlremly this yeiir. In ail imr ex
rn'uen nf U ytvtr!, hi tho ttniK b lift net, hnvo
iw v m'hl mi tirti' le thiUiiave niielt ijutvoraul eali
niiiiuu M uur 'Xouic Yuum truly.
Aum.v,Cakr JjCO-
sdl.D AM) WARllAM KI) ltY
Dr. A.S.Harrison,
KS FIELD, N.C.
i
WELDOX, X. C.
Eor line liroeeries, it will pay to call
tin J. I. Judkins, leader of thcin all.
The tin est oods ill Weldon yon w ill sec
At Jndkin's (lr'ery.
linjKirtel and do ncstic pwds lteie you
will Unit,
Canned noods and delicacies nf every kind
It matters not what your needs may be
Visit Judkins' (Jroeery.
I-or choice tens anil eollee Juilkins la le
now tted
None liner in the country rail be found
fry their special lirands of blended tea
At Jtidkitis' Cli'oeery.
N'otie in Weldon with Judkins call com
uete ilrs'iow a stock of line piods as complete.
I he nre.it one price you may n-e
At Judkins' (irnecry.
Vt Judkins' store do not fnrccl
Kull wi-inlits and inea-sures you e in always
l!"t
And yoni lo.ui oi.li ra tldivrri-t! frt-f
Krom Judkins' tiim-ery,
dee 11 ly.
I'HOEESSIOXAL CAM)
1AKBS1I. Hl-kkUt, WALrE3 . a IK
M
D L L B M DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LA II', ,
WE! DON, N. C.
i-i-aettcein ihceouruof HftllfsisndNnrlhainn.
tu rtiul In the Supreme and Federal eourU. 0)1
...Hnn. mnilM in nlloArtsof Niirlh i'ftmlltiR.
Branch otnus al Hallux, . o.,onn every won
1y.
tun 7 U
D
It. T. T. ltOSS,
DENTIST
Weldon, N. C.
HSrOfHce over Etury A Pierce's store.
10-19-ly. i
J)R W.J. WARD.fc
SnriGon Dentist,
ENFIELD, N. C.
KOfficeoTer ITarrison'a Drag Store,
dee 30 ly.
I mil
vnf"
CM ii L
tins I y il tt esa
Pi
mm mm
A DARK PICTURE.
Terrible ConJilimi of Affairs PreJklcj for
the Worlj.
(her forty years ago an old German
lnrn.il ni!ii-licil in 11 llavarian piper a
cuiiuiis pinpliccy. In it lie foretold the
AuMiiuu-Kiissiiiii and die Fratieo-l'iu--
in ti wais, the dentli uf I'upe l'ius and
e I iii'i'i.-liiiiMaii ilcluite-al-iirma.
I le said lli.it (iiTinaiiy would have
fee i niperois in oiiij year lielore the
inlif ihe tvnlurv, and indiealed the
tit h of (wo I'liilcd States l'ri'sidi'iils hy
Ms'iiiali.iu, All these things hitve
me lo a s.
In the Miuio article he said that when
ie twentieth century opens (.'tent Heistnie
irliirliiiticcs will take place, which will
him' the Milliner-ion of New York City
iitnl the western half nf the City of
Havana. Cuhii is to break in two. while
'li ii.ia and Lower California are to
ulTi-r total extinction.
I'he i-hock of these earth(ittike8 will
:iZi' liuildini;s to the ground in almost
every city iu the continent. Millions of
vch and billions ol dollars' worth of
property will be lost.
Tin n- is to he a change in the economic
condition of almost every civilized nation.
lie foretells the growth of a democratic
irit in England which will result in a
revolution that will overthrow the pres
ent form of government and make the
iiulry a republic.
He says the last ruler of England will
.ie the best the country ever has had.
d the fust President of the new nation
w ill be one of the royal family. Queen
ietoria is hy long odds the best ruler
r.nglaml has ever had, and tu a recent
peeeh the Prince of Wales niado some
utterances of a decidedly liberal charac
ter;
According to the hermit, Russia,
France and Italy will form an alliance
nnd will go into war with Turkey.
1 his war is to bo the outgrowth of
Turkish persecution of Christian subjects
1'lii' ttipple alliance will conquer the
nimiiti of the Sultan, and at the expiru
ii n of the war compliciiiiins will arise
which will plunge Italy ami France into
war with Russia. The result will he
that France and Italy will be gobbled
up by the Northern powers, and will
cease to exist as independent nations.
file war is In inn wcged betweeu ihem
Pi pe will move the scat of Catholi
cism fioin Rutnc to sonic town in Scutl -
rti lri lai il.
A ribellii n will take place iu the land
of ihe Shaii.r.ick, in which the country
nil! Income independent of England
I'lieti a conflict will arise between the
ulna Catholics ofthe south of Ireland
and the tihra Protestants of the north, in
which the Si uilicriiiTs will be victors.
A Linudom wid b,' established, and it is
predicted that the reign of tho first po
tentate will be historic for its tyranny.
The prophet paints a dark picture for
the I'liiled States. He says a feeling of
unrest will wizo the people at (he close
of the century. This feeling will be Ihe
outgrowth of uuetpial social and economic
conditions. Ho predicts that the twenty
filth President will be the last executive
head of the I'uitcd States. During his
Adiiiiiiislratii.il the discontented musses
will break into open rebellion, and the
established b rni of government will hi
ovi ri brow n.
I'he I'liiled States will be rent asnndi r
nud for a year or mora Anarchy will
prevail.
THE KISS I DIDN'T GET.
e gave consent and bent her head
I thought her strangely kind
With pouted lips, "Just ono" she said
And then she changed hermttid.
A woman's privilege. Ahl 'twas sa l
lo relinquish it and yet
flic sweetest ki-s I ever had
Was that kiss I didn't get.
Then how she laughed the dainty sprite
And soothed uiv scowling brow;
I played a churlish part that night
I searce lorgtve her dow.
And yet 'twas belter far I'm suro
Than if our lips had met
For in remombraneo will onduto
Thai kiss I didn't get.
S i'i in in life the aims wo miss
Will shiuu forever bright
AnJ leave i fragrance like the ki;s
I failed to get that night.
Ah jcurs may come and years may go,
I tut ne'er shall I forget
The sweetest kiss I'll ever know
The kiss I didn't get.
Catarkh in the head Is a dangerous
diseaso. It may lead directy to con
sumption. Catarrh is caused by impure
blood, and the true way to cure it is by
purifying the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla
euies catarrh because it removes the cause
of it by purifying the blood. Thousands
testify that ihey have been cured by
Uond's Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable and do
not purge, pain or gripe. All druggists.
25o.
Marie '-Just think of the oerre of the
fellow to propose to me." Merlic
"Nerve? Why, it was nbsoluto reckl
nesa."
OABTOniA.
TklfM-
ilnllt
atfutaia
If
li n
SHOULD WOMAN PROPOSE.
Mrs. (iilmour's Willy anj Timclj Answer lo
Ihe (lueslion In the Now York llerall
Tlin New York Herald has been hav
; a letter contest on the subject, "How
ar May a Woman Uo to Encourage a
Man to Propose?"
Mrs. James (liltnour of Riooklyn wrote
e winning letter, and as the subject is
ono that will interest all women, and
her leiter is especially witty, hero are
Mrs. tiihii iur's ideas as shu ijiivu the u to
ie 1 1 ei aid:
Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived,
sas ol'u gool woman, "Her price is far
ve rubies" Certainly, from his ex-
niirdiniiry and extensive experience with
in sex, 1 should consider him competent
pass judgment,
Wo will presume that you arc a "good.
womanly" woman, such as he describes,
and that you are desirous of approaching
man on tho subject of matrimony that
you are anxious to induco hiui to propose.
First. Select the man on whom you
intend to bestow the privileveof your
attention, note his behavior and general
conduct, and then, if you deem him worth
tho winuing, hold fast to him We are
strictly enjoined to "hold fast to that
which is good."
Second. In your after companionship
ith him bear in mind the fact that yon
are n woman of great price, "far above
rubies," and you will never compromise
yourself by any indecorousness of speech
or manner.
Seek his society in such a manner that
he is not cognizant of being sought after;
bo bright and cheerful in his presence;
ympathizo with him in his troubles;
titnulate him to best efforts in his business
ffairs; cheer him when ho is despondent
and encourage him to confide in you.
Dress becomingly for him, but never
udily. When ho is absent from you
write him a few interesting, chatty let-
rs, wherein, if you are an adept in the
you can weave a few insinuating ex
pressions which may work wonders. "The
len is mightier than the sword "
Above all else, prove yourself a good
stetKT. 11 he monopolizes three-thirds
f the conversation, you wiil have the
more chance to study his chaiactcr, for
out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speakelh." 1 guarantee that you
ill get in your th'uds iu the sect by
and by.
I should scaicely advise your treating
hitu to specimens of your cookery. His
mother might excel in the culinary art.
Moreover, it was an uncookedpple with
which Mother Eve beguiled Adam. Of
the lightcousness uf that transaction I
shall say nothing; of the success every
thing, iu that she molded Adam to her
will. Time enough to "feed the brute"
when you have to do so, then feed him to
your heart's content, aud feed him well.
If you are making any progress with
him, accord him trilling familiarities,
which may be increased tu proporation
to his aftahility and his interest in you
Your womanly intuition should by this
time enable you to judge whether or uot
you have found favor in his sight and to
act accordingly. "Bo ye wise as serpauls
but harmless hi doves."
Should there spriug tip between you a
mutual regard, treat hitu to some of th se
duty feminine touches which are in
.seribable, not because they are woman
ly or wroug, but because their language
is mute and sacred to the persons most
conccrocd.
Do not always agree with him. It is
sometimes wiser to agree to disagce.
If you have a spark of wit in your na
ture, you ought by this time to have
made yourself so necessary to his exist
ence that he will miss you sadly when
absent and will begin to realize that "it is
not good for man to be alone.,"
Though all proceeds well, draw the line
at promiscous osculation. Never permit
him to kiss you. That is the privilege
of the engaged. Rut since the apostle
says, "(ircct yo one another with an
holy kiss," you might vouchaife htm
just one some night at patting, perhaps
Rut if he attempts (o icturn It do not
permit it. Tell him, "It is morn blessed
lo give than to receive."
Finally, you might infirm him that
you can put him in tho way of finding
"good thing," and refer him to the nine
tveiith chapter of Proverbs, the twenty
second verse. If he be a manly aort
fellow, and cares anything for you
will doubtless follow the exhortation
the prophet and thus find favor with
you and the Lord.
Should your innate modesty rebel
somewhat at this suggestion, you may
console yourself by remembering that
is indeed your leap year privilege.
II you are the dear, womanly, nes
tling crealute you ought to be, he most
have proposed long ago. If he has not
discard him, for either he is not worth)
of you or you not "en rapport" with
him.
In that case try again.
OABTOIIIA.
A fa
llal) ttfUtUt
t
liw
wnn
A CAROLINA JAG HOUSE.
Visitors to it Are Sail to Get Gloriously
Hilarious.
Tho Georgia jag spring and the New
York cow that gave down beer had as
well dry up and go out of the business.
North Carolina has developed a phe
nomenon that can give the razzle-dazzle
to both of them, aud Mr. James Sprunt
is the happy, solo owner of it. Mr.
Sprunt is a prosperous business man of
the city of Wilmington. As is the cus
tom with prosperous bu.-incss men of the
city of Wilmington, Mr, Sprunt resides
at the seashore during the season. He
takes ihe breeze nnd the salt bath at
Ocean View, which is on the coast ili
r. cllyeast of Wilmington and about
"two sights and a peep," as they say in
North Carolina, south of tho town ol
Wrightsville. Mr. Sprunt's collage is
one of the most commodious and well-
ppoiuted iu Ocean View, and during
last season tho most delightful hospitality
was dispensed thereat.
Rut a very queer thing has happened
to Mr, Sprunt's house, It has "got a
jag on, and possesses tne mysterious
power of communicating that jagged
feeling to all who enter it. Indeed, it is
affirmed by our reliable contemporary,
the Wilmington Messenger, upon testi
mony considered by it tu be unimpeacha
ble, that visitors begin to get gloriously
dizzy by the time they are within live
feet of the house. "Upon going inside,"
relates the chronicler, "the sensation is
that of being drunk (they say )" That
is the effect when one gets in on the
ground floor. Usually it is considered
that when one "gets iu on the ground
floor" he gets the best that is going. Rut
in the case of Mr. Sprunt's house the
good thing does not reach its best until
one goes upstairs. On the second floor
the sensation is one of extra dry cham
pagne intoxication. Sotun pers ms who
have tested it have been made sick. It
is always the case, however, that there aro
people who do not know when to quit.
It is a wise man that knows when ho
has got enough.
Whence Mr. Sprunt's house derives
its power cannot be guessed. Borne lime
ago during a storm the foundation under
the front p irt of it was washed away by
high tide, with the result that the house
took a pitch forward, towards the
ocean. From that day all who came
within the range of its influence have
evinced an almost irresistible inclination
to pitch forward, not only while in or
about the house, but after it has been
ft, the inclination lasting about the
pace of time that it usually takes for an
alcobolically acquired jag to wear off.
Que geullcmau who Went into tho house
rciiaiucd long enough to acquire a con
dition of intoxication which made it nec
essary for his frieuds to carry hitu out
in their arms.
It is not stated what uso Mr. Sprunt
will make of his most remarkable house.
He has the opportunity, however, of set
ting up a resort that would appeal power
fully to certain men of means, who spend
the major portion of tluir time iu efforts
to keep iu a state of intoxication. At
Mr. Sprunt s house there would be no
trouble about getting dtunk and keeping
drunk all summer without tho slightest
sort of exertion without the trouble of
cracking ice or pulling corks. At such
a resort the Governor of North Carolina
and the Governor of South Carolina
might meet and hold conferences without
the necessity of making any remarks
whatever, aod numbers of prominent
gentlemcu from Keutueky would pioba'
bly be delighted to keep them company.
THE BRAVEST SOLDIER.
JOAQUIN MILLER.
The bravest battle that ever was fought,
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you'll find
not;
'Twas fought by the mothers of men
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With fword or noble pen!
Nay, not with eloquent word or thought
rrom mouth ol wonderlul meu!
Rut deep in tho walled up woman
heart
Of woman that would not yield,
Rut bravely, silently bora her part
Li, there is the battlefield.
No marshalling troop, no bivouac song.
No banner to gleam and wave!
Rut, oh, these battles, they last so long
hroin buyhood to the gravel
I It 12 AM ANI UISAMTY.
Trotty young wife "0, my dear, tbitt
new hat is a dream,"
Practical husband "I wish to good
nesa that this bill which cime with
was also a dream."
EXPRESSING HIS CHOICE.
Landlady "How do you like your
oysters, Mr. Piply?"
New boarder "Not more than 1 dozen
in 1 dish and well seasoned."
OABTOIIIA.
Ththo-
llBilt
tan
tpiton.
THE FUTURE LIFE.
Heath Only a Natural Phase of Physical
fleins-
One of Mr. M. J. Savage's lately pub
lished sermons gives an instructive sum
mary of beliefs in immorality since Christ.
Alter rapidly but clearly expounding the
ideas of Paul, aud the revision of lii. ru
in tho Roman Catholic Church, and
afterward by the reformers, ho conies to
modem times and presents his own view
in a very striking manner, as the follow
ing extracts will show:
" do not believe that death came into
the world as the result of any invasion
of evil from outside. I do not believe
that, death is the result of human sin. I
do not believe that it is an afteithoiight,
something that God did not originally in
tend. I believe rather that it is a part
of the divine, the universal order, that it
is as natural as being born, and t hat it is
as much an indication of the love of God
as is being born. Of course, I do not
believe in any underworld. It is strange
to me how long such ideas persist. All
these conceptions of which I have been
speaking belong to Ptolemaic universe.
There is absolutely no place for them in a
Copernican universe. They are simply
survivals of the world's ignorance of tho
barbaric ideas of the past.
"Death is simply a natural phase of
life. For, though I cannot slop to give
my reasons, I believe there ate reasons,
lequale reasons, fur believing that what
wc call death is not the end of individual
xistence. I believe we pass through it
and out and up and on. What aio we?
Where do we go? We do not go into any
underworld. We do not ascend into any
icaven just above the dome of blue, for
we know that this dome of blue is only
nil optical delusion. It was once believed
to be a solid dome which might be a fit
ting foundation for a celestial court.
" Do we go out ns disembodied thoughts?
That I cannot believe. A disembodied
thought is something to me utterly incon
ceivable I believe the souls of those that wo
nil dead are uot unclothed, but iu the lan
guage which Paul used, are clothed upon
believe that they pisscss bodies uot as
real as these, but unspeakably nioro real,
thrilliugwithan intensity of life ol which
at present we aro perhaps utterly unable
to conceive.
"I believe, then, as the result of our
thinking and our feeling nnd our loving
and our hating, that what may ho called
psychical body is being built up in us,
organizsd day by day. In the process of
death we aro released from this outward
shell very much as tho butterfly is releas
ed from its chrysalis. There has bem
;oing on through the wholo length of
life of the organization of aunthcr, and to
us invisible, form within. Ry-and-by it
breaks open; aud the life comes forth and
enters upon another stage of its career,
It is transformed, lifted, goes on to some
thing finer and higher. I use this only
as a crude illustration. I believe some
thing akin to this is going on within us,
and that death means the breaking, open
of the chrysalis and the scaping out into
this larger life, and that we enter on
that life and hero is the tremendous
moral power of a belief like this just
tho kind of men and women that we have
made ourselves by thoughts, our emotions.
our actions here, only that there, as here
is infinite opportunity through suffering
if need be, through whatever experience
is necessary, for study, for growth, for
ascent toward the highest." From Light
London.
THEHKASOXOFIT.
"How did you happen to call this place
Auburndalc) Colonel?"
"Fellow that founded it was named
Dale."
"But I don't quito understand."
"Siinplo enough. Dale was red-head-
L-d."
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