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1 JOHN' W. SLEDGE, Flioi'lilF.TOK.
.A. NEWSPAPER IFOIR, THE PEOPLE.
WKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, 8KITKMKER 30, 1897.
-SI. fill l'Kll ANM'M IN ADVANCE
VOL. XXXII
NO. 23.
j . i vii I'luiiiLii. j mu rnnmcn nnu I nc rurl. intUnY ftlMU rHAUIlUt
i, -- i s . n.s, -
Tlfty Years Ago.
Who cnuWi tntitKine that thi should b
The place wheir, in Hj;litrrn ninety., hrft
Th.it white world womler u( unh atij
ilnnie
Phmihl slmdow the nation, polychrome.,,
Itcrr ot the Valr vrn the jirlre cnnfertt-J
on Ayrr's PilU, by the worlil jnefcrrej.
.'liii fiK'like. they record show,
fciuce thvy iUrtcJ 50 ytari igo.
I Aycr's Cathartic Pills
I havo, from the timo of their
I preparation, been a continuous
I success -with the public. And
'I that moans that Ayer's Pilla
nccomplish what is promised
1 for thorn ; they cura whuro
? others fail. It wna fitting,
J therefore, that the world-wiJu
popularity of thoso pills should
be recognized by the World's
Fair modal of 1893 a fact
i which emphasizes the record:
50 Years of Cures.
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At an nvirni'H epn, wr hnve
1 c . . ' U I IP tnrh s so imt-
ural tn-i- ii cm,.i I .i itt in trui
b l It lit -k t'XH'tlv" III," CUIJMM8
wr-.- ut'Dr uud fvcry il u wit la repro-du-'i.
K"T irain i liu'l il.d In t'hontn-Km-m.'.'
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V h:iv t-i-.'!i lfMirbiMnei In Ttiiltl
more fT tn j 'U a ninljon run im rtok
In hut itiif fi'o i tin null, lin ft potal
now f ir our ctiulnirm and a tiio bin
pmHn v"i r iu jtnf ih,, lulildlt'iimn.
Our Kurntturu ft(iiiirut nltm f i oe.
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lialtimore, Bid.
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flur ra.w. When writinx to iik pliuse in
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nine m
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Groceries
She was lininK m Sec .Ink, -where a warm
"eli'iiine AwaiteJ Her.
"Il-iinn norili, iii tdinii ?'
"No, inn'm."
'tioini: south, then ?"
"1 lion t know, niii'aui."
"Wlij-, thi-ri' lire only
two ways lo
pi.
' I ilon't know. I w;is never on
ours. I am wailing lr u train to o
John."
"John? There
no town callc
John. Ii, re is it !
in, .1 utiti is my son. He s out in
Kali", is mi a claim "
"I am L'ninu' Hl'IiI to Kansas myscll
Villi ilili lel to visit."
"No, ina'aiu."
Sin soil ii wiili a sigh so heart- Ion
Ji lied c In- siranai r was loui-linl.
"Johii sick
"N."
'IM : . . .,
i oe enisive lone, I lie look ol pall; In
the lurroweil t'.ice Were noti-eil hy the
sljllsh lady as the j;ray heail bowiil
iiion the toil -marked liaml. She wanted
to hear the storj; to help her.
"lOseuse me J.Jiu in Iroiilile? '
"No, no; I'm in trouble. Trouble uij
olil heart never lhoui;ht to see."
w'I'l. . . . 1
i oe uaiii uoes not coino tor some
time, Here, rest your head upon ui
cloak."
on are kind IT my own were no
shouldn't be in trouble to-ni:;bt."
"What is jour trouble? Mnjbe I
can help you."
"li s hard lo tell it lo slrani:ers, hut
my old heart is too lull to keep it back.
Winn 1 was left a window wiih three
children, 1 thought it was more ilini 1
could bear, hut wasn't bad as this "
The Htranirt r wailed till she recovered
her voice to oo on.
"1 had only ihe cottage and my willing
liai.iN. I lolled early and late all the
years till .1 ,m could be'p me Then We
kept the girls at school, John and me
They Wi re in iiried not long ago, Mar
lied lieh us lie- w.iild goes
"J dm sold ih, c iltagi ; sent me to tin
city lo live wilh I In in, and he went
West to ln-iii li,r biiiisell, lie said Wi
had provided for the girls and they Would
provide I'.ir me now "
Her Voieeeholieil with emotion. The
mriinu" r waned in silence.
nt to lie in in the city. I went
to Mary's lirst She lived- in a ureal
house, wilh seivuiils to wait on her a
liou.-e many limes l.ir.:er than the liule
eoltaoe hut 1 soon loiiud there wasn't
room enough for me "
The leal , si i III I he lilies oil lo 1
llecks I In-llekel a.'elil calm-out soll-
K, sliir.d the lile and Went hack, Allel
,1 pall-e she eolilloile-l:
"I went to M ir, has went with a
pain in ui) heart 1 never fell before. I
was wiHuiL' lu do aiiyihino so us Dot t
bo a burden. Hut that wasn't it I
I'oiluii that liny wete ashamed of uiy
bent old body and withered f; ;ashnined
of my neigh, wrinkled band ''
The tears came thick and fast now
The sii uie, r'.. Ii iml rested carossitmly on
the gray he.ol.
"Al la-l iln-j told me 1 better live at u
boarding-bou-e, and they'd keep me
i here. I couldn't say anything back
My heart was too lull (,f pain, i wrote
In John what lliey were going to do. lie
wrote right hick a long kind letter, I'm
mc to come lijhl to bim 1 always had
a home while he bad a roof, he said. To
come riht th. re and stay as long as I
lived. That his mother should never go
out to strangers. So I'm going to John.
He's o.it utjly hjs rough hands and his
great warm heart, but there's room fin
bis old mother (ioit bless hiiu "
The stranger's j -welled lingers stroked
the gray locks, w hile teals id sorrow and
tears of sympathy fell togelhir. The
weary heart was unbunleiicd. Soothed
by a t 'uch of sympathy, the troubled Soul
yielded to the longing for rest, and she
fell asleep. The agcul went doiki-IcssIj
bout his duties that he might not wake
her. As the fait stranger watched she
saw a Miii lu on the careworn luce. Tilt
lips moved. She beut down to hear.
"I'm doing it lor Mary and Martha
They'll take care of me sometime "
She was dreaming of the days in the
little cottage of the fond hopes thai
inspired her, long before ' e learned
with a broken heart, that some day sin
would turn, homeless in the world, to jj
to John Kpworih I, ugue.
(BsMm
The Roman
motlit-! who wilh
lu-r mantle de
fended ihe body
of Iter child from
the ravenous
birds of prey is
a perfect tye of
motherhood in
all times and
amAiiK all peo-
file. To protect
irr offsprinR
from harm is t tic
overwhelming
In-ninrt of Birth
erhood.
Modern moth
ers are coniinir tc
understand thai
the best protetr
tion they caft
Hive their chil
dren nfruiimt ihe
prey inn acci
dent of life la to transmit to them an
abundance of natural heulllt and hardihood.
But a mother cannot confer health and
trenglh upon her oftsprintr unless she has
It In some measure herself.
Prospective mothers should know that
fir. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a sci
entific medicine, which aiies perfect health
and strength to the special organs con
cerned in motherhood.
Taken early during the eupcctant time, it
makes Ihe coming- of baby entirely safe and
nearly painless. It insures cheerfulness
and recuperative energy to the mother and
constitutional vigor lo the child
It is the only perfect and positive specific
for all weaknesses and diseases of the femi
nine organism.
Mrs. H. H. Porirev, of Csrns. Kryapshft Co,,
Neb., wrilfs: " 1 write lo vou again concerning
my dsugllier, Mrs. I). Billings. She ha taken
two hollies of ' Kivorite PrescnpHoo.' hhe
thinks the medicine did her a world of gisst.
8he wss confined the nth ol February. Was siek
but a short lime sad has a lo pound daughter.
Got slong nicely afterward. Loo rood, coia
pinion looks dear, and slot saya she vr fell
so wea.
l.nviNiek ViiiHh's Attempt At
lurnej Against llim.
Kvery man has to take his own lesson
in aciuiring the art of understanding the
ways id woiucu. Kipling's poem
wnujn tie winds up several verses explain
nig some iiiiventurc Willi a woman with
thu lines, '! learned about women from
her," convoys the idea that women nre
widely dilleretit in their ways, and tli
experience of m any men has led them lo
indorse Mr. Kipling's views in this mallei
The last recruit to this Kipling cult is
s uiicwbiil bashful young man who has
just returned fioiii his vacation, passed at
the seashore, mid who receives a lelt
daily and writes one daily but lliat
the story that is lo I explained.
I his young man is attractive in a way
toil his natural ability is screened behind
ii seme ol tno, testy, and be is decidedly
diltnletit. lie went on Ins vacation ltl
the idin of getting a rest and indiilgiii!
iu surl baths. H hen lie arrived at the
hotel at the seaside resort he found h
Was the only eligi'ile young mm in tin
pluoe, and there was u largu and attrae
live array id young women yearning for
m aseuline company. I'nder the lie
eoudilioti of affairs his dillideuce Wuru off
to a certain extent, and he played til
part ol gallant most acooptably. Of all
the girl iu tin-hotel, however, bis fancy
settled on one and his alteullons lu
her were iu ist n iticeaU,;. The girl w.i
charming iu every way, and had that
dangerous virtue of being sympathetic
H bete wistful eyes, classic features and
supeili Iioiii have filled very niton
ympailietie air and a pretty interest
have accomplished the overthrow ol th
masculine cuuililiriuin.
.viler a weeK ine young man was in
love; iu ten days he was widly in love am
at Ihe end of the two weeks he was in the
superlative condition ot love, however
that may be expressed. The ouly troubl
was that Willi this new-tuund feeling all
the old diffidence came back, and le
could not pull himself together sufficiently
to make an avowal. I he last day ot Ins
stay be invited this sympathetic maiden
to take a drive, so that he eould properly
ay goodhy and go oyer a thousand and
mo ihingH that her sympathetic nature
would understand and approve. The
liivewas a delightful one and lasted
longer tliau originally planned. Coover-
iil Ion lagged alter a tune, and both fell
into a deep thinking finally, the
uple caught up to a farm wagon which
had been carrying produce into the vil
lage. The horse was driven by a sharp
laeed farmer lad. and at his side on the
scat ,(uattul ub ml as ugly a brindle
d"g as any one could find in a day's walk
l lif young man awakened Irom hii leth
argy and said liruvelj; "Watch tile have
-nine fun with this farmer." The girl,
glad of uny diversion, looked interested,
mil the young man turned to the boy
and said laconically:
"Kino dog you got there "
" Yep,' was the eijiiai'y laconic re'sp inse.
"W hat bre id?" was the next ijiu ry.
"Hull' ' was the list Ico answer us the
boy flecked a fly off the horse's ear with
the lash of his whip
"Well, see lu-rc," said the other, "I'd
like to have that dog. Whit will you
take for ti i m?"
"lWt want ter sell," giuutcl the far
mer.
"Oh! come, my good mail. That is an
exceptionally valuable dog. I would like
to gel him to put in a dog show in New
Yolk. I ll bet ho would cause a commo
tion," und he winked at the girl. The
farmer saw the wink, but he never made
amotion lie seemed to be in deep
ihought and then he said laboriously.
" ell, stranger, of you want this pup
so bad I'll tell you how to gel it. If
you'll throw yer arms around that gal's
neck and give her a whacking, I'll give
you the dug."
The young man blushed scarlet. He
lashed his hoiso savagely with the whip
and soon the farmer was lost in the cloud
of dust whirled up behind. W'hea the
danger point was passed the horse slowed
down to a walk again, but conversation
had fled. Alter a loog silence the girl
spoke up faintly:
"If I was sure," hero alio punched
vaguely at spots in the bottom of the
cart with Inr parasol, and her eyes which
had a wistful look were turned awuy,
that Jou really and truly waoted that
dog uud and" New Y'ork Tribune
AN VNTOI.P 8TOKV.
She is a maideu aunt who has ceased
in hide her spectacles when a gentleman
calls and likes to knit rather than be idle
' 01 course theie's a romance in youi
life, uunlie," declared her dashing nieci
(ho other day ''There's a romance in
every womau's life. Now be good aod
tell ine yours."
"It's nothing, ' und the kindly fact
blushed almost luio youlbfuliiess. "Then
was a very young slid attractive young
man with whom I bud grown up. U.
had becu thrown together a great deal,
and before he started abroad to pursui
his studies as an ariisl he came to spend
the evcuiug wilh me and lake leave. 1
recall that we talked ol everything ilia
offered an excuse for talking uulil In
rose to go.
"Then he took tiie by the hand. 1 1
latlered, turning red and then turning
white. It seemed ho could Dot speak
then, and he took a nervous turn about the
room. As he came back to me there
was a steadier and more determined look
iu bis grave blue eyes. Again he took
my trembling baud iu his strong grasp
and pronounced my name"
Here father und your uncle entered
unceremoniously, discussing some curl lily
matter of business. Manlike, they spread
themselves out iu front of the grate, talked
to Hugh about his trip and reuiaiucd
there till he was gone."
"Oh, the horrid brutes!"
"Thank you, dear. Now you can share
the curiosity 1 have indulged so many
years. IT he had spoken, what would
he have said?" Detroit Free l'ress.
Sanctifieatioo couios by inches; disa
poiutment by the foot.
'1 alfc Afcuut Hrinuinti; l"p tlhilirea. AnJ lh
Lonk At My I'ants.
It all hupp 'tied on the occasion of III
family reunion. It wiw held iu the wood;
by the side of a running stream where
swings, tables uud a platform had been
provided for just such affairs. The
fipookers Were there representing fou
generations, from the gray old patriarch
to Ihe chubby listed baby that ha 1 no
idea of what il was all about, but was
h appy in the audience utlructed
goo goes and pink toes.
by
"N iw, Kliiibeih," said I-iiac Spooke
lo Ins wile, who bus looking alter the hull
d, 2iii boisterous youngsters that called
her mother, "don't lie cross wilh them
ii iys win nu ooys you Known, an I in no
killing in liter if Willie did tear his jacket
ir lummy tall in the creek with his new
suit of clothes. It isn't ulten they hav
a holiday like this "
-.imi u goon tiling its so. I j you
mean to preach disoludiueu right in lh
preseuce ul your owu children? I told
illic to leave that jacket under th
buggy seat uud wurned Tommy repeatedly
not to go near the water. They deserved
Ihe scolding they got and a go id switch
ing is really what thev should have had
If they d ui't learn to mind uow thev
never will learn."
uuiyou iuiisiu i oe loo Hard on them
ii... . i . i ,
to-day, dear, People can't expect to keep
their clothes clean at a picnic. Lit them
have their lull."
Ten minutes alter the grove was
filled with Tummy's screams His feci
were l.iiining the air vigorously us he
lay across his father's kuee, roeiving a
lajing on of hands that gavu forth a
resounding whack with each application.
W hat in the world's the lualtc r.Isauc? '
asked the mother as she ciuie running to
the scetie of action.
Don't you interfere, Klizibetli. Dou't
dare to impair family discipline by taking
this boy's part I'll tench bim how to
leave a picco o huckleberry pieun a stump
where I'll sit down in it with my clean
duck pants. Just Vou leave him lo me
md biinguic my 1'iiuce Albert oat that
angs there hy the platlonu. Talk about
bringing up childruu, and then look at my
pants,"
DAMN THAT STEER!
1 lAiVter's Argument to I'nve It To He
Justil'itatle Cussing.
A well kunwn planter in south Arkau
iw, a man who has exhorted at more
vivals than uny worker in the state,
ad inutile l ist wei k. While hauliu"
cotton uloog a muddy, road, one of the
eers broke the yoke uud ran iiwny.
I'lie old fellow sut down ou a log and
said:
L rd, you know pretty well what 1
e done for tlie church, and how many
plications I have stood without a whimper
I e oimiI nut. II you have observed mi
ry closely, you know I never said u
word when my fences were washed awn';.
el th at when .1 ish Chandler beat me in
I iw-suit I did inn murmur, but mo
nitor mature eonsidcr.ili in, 1 am compelled
iys hiug Ihiiuii lli.t steer! I
think under the circumstances I am
xeusable. Very lew men would have
I as much as I have, e-peciallv il mm
hose wife is in a flout half the time
I submit the nuestion; Don't vou
think I am jiistifiiblo in the oiurse I
have Ibis day taken? Here I am stuck
in the mud. Hy the time I can gel
another team the boat will be goue, and
I will have to leave my cotton or haul it
buck home. If I leave it on the bank
somebody will steal it, and if I lake it
iack home Anderson will catch it with
m irlguge. S i, you see, I am peculiar
ly situated, and am, before any court
iu the world or out of it either, justifiable
in remarking, Damn that steer."
fokovi:h kiktv ii:akh
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty yeurs by millions ol
mothers tor children, while teething, wilh
rlect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays alt pain, cures
wiud colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. It will relieve tho poor little
sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists
in every part ol the world, 'la cents a
bottle. He sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth
er kind.
Speak well of your friend; of your
emy say nothing.
A Cure for llllloiis Cullr.
Resource, Screven Co, Ga. I have
been subject to attacks of bilious colic lot
several years. Chamberlain's Colic.
holera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the
only sure relief. It sets like a charm.
Oue dose of it gives relief when all other
medics fail. (J 1). Sharp.
F .r sale by W, M. Cohen, Weldon,
N Hrown, Halifax, Dr. A. S. Harri-
oi, hiibflil.
He who says what he likes will hcur
what he does not like.
The True Itemed.
W. M Kepine, edit Tiskitwa, III.
Chief," lays: "We won't keep house
nhout lr. King s New Discovery hr
lonsuniplion,Couiihsand Colds. Kxpe-
rimeoted with many oihers, but nevir
it the true remedy until we used Ut
ing's New Discovery. No other
mcdy esu take its place in our home, as
it we have a ccriniii and sure cure for
iiighs, (adds, eic" It is idle to i-I-rimcut
with other remedies, even il thiy
are urg, d in you as just as good as Dr.
King s New Discovery. They are not as
iod because this tetuedy has a record of
cures and besides is guaranteed. It never
fails to satisfy. Ttinl bottles free at
M Cohen's Drug Store.
OASTOniA.
"hi- f . .
AT THE END OF THE ROAD.
llnly As a Last 1'esnrl Wuiilj He Part Willi
His Treasures.
A bent old man, shabbily dud, with
a face like the face of the poet Hryant.
In the evening twilight ho stands, be
side the desk of one who is a stranger to
l ' ,-. , . . n
nun, in a little town in northern Cali
fornia.
"I ask you lo pardon mc." in a
that trembles und is low.
hometlnng confused as to illness nod
weariness and then;
"It pains me to seem a beggar, but
im near the end of the road, and"
Tim sentence dies in inarticulate niur
niur, unit irom under Ihe worn coat comes
a small bundle wrapped in a hit of l.,,l, ,1
oi'elolh.
"It is bard to part with the jven
now, slowly removing ihe oilcloth. ",U
il there is some one here who cares for
rare editions of good books thev mav be
thought lair exchange lor tho nrico of
shelter and something wuriu."
A well thumbed Shakespeare, a care
fully preserved "Iiuitiitiu Christi."
Ihe old man looks at them tenderly
is they are exposed to view and places
em reverently on tho desk.
The man ut the desk views the books
oldly and denies the plea for aid. Nut
that he is consciously unkind, but expe
rience with vagabonds has made him sus
picious, and he interprets the pal bos us a
new iuipostuie.
Next morning, an hour after sunrise,
pedestrian linds an aged man. with a
face like that of the poet Hryant, lying
iu the shelter of a cypress hedge by the
road-ide. The tired heart is still, llest
must have come ab iut the time the sim-
liinc touched the valley, licside the
per, in though it had fallen from be
neath bis coat, a well thumbed Shakes-
acare, clasped iu his gaunt hands a care
fully preserved "A Kempis." The "A
iimpis has a sprig ol cypress lor a
ookmark, on one of (lie pages between
hich it rests this passage:
'O Father, always tu be honored, the
inr is come which Irom all eternity
ihou didst foresee would arrive; that Thy
rvanl lor a short time should be op
pressed exteriorly, but interiorly should
ver live unto Thee; that he should
a little slighted uud humbled and
aid fall in the sight of men." San
ranciseo Call.
Till': SOUTH KUN WOM AN.
lint that voice of hers!
Ii may bo because of 1 1)0 associations
:' in y own caily life. I cm still reinein-
r the broad arms and capacious lullaby
si i fniyied black nnimiiiv, who brought
me through from babyhood to boyhood
or it may be because those and sue-
ling days accustomed my ears to the
cidenee i f the liipiid voices ol the South,
hut certain it is that there is no sound
I hat e.-capes human lips so grateful us
ire the soft tones of a Southern woman
I'his sweet soul, with her velvet tread
and touch, hud doubtless had a sad his
tory of her own u shattered past noth
ing Iff I but a few graves, the whereabouts
of some peih ips unknown to her. Since
those cruel days there had come privation
and hiilcr poverty, and (hat dread loneli
ness which sometimes lakes possession ol
the helpless. And Jet nothing had dis
turbed her exipiiite patience or robbed
her of the marvelous reslfulness of nian-n-
r und refinement which distinguishes
the Soul hern woman of today. If this
gentle lady had suffered none but these
ihings, I am all the more glad for her
sake. And yet, all the suiuc I think I
have read her signs aright, the indica
tions are always so plain und so many of
her sisters have ttod the witie press, too,
and still do. Yet nothing has ever otu
bittircd the sweetness of their natures or
cramped their generous hospitality.
What they had they gave gave cheer
fully and generously and so they do
today F. Ilokinsou Smith, in the Sep
tember Serihner s.
A KKKIOl'SCASK.
Mrs. Iiriske "Johnny, did the due
tor call while I was out?"
Little Jot nny (stopping his play)
"Yes' in. Ho lelt my pulse an' looked at
my tongue, and shook his bend and aid
it was a very serious case, uud he left ibis
prescription and said he'd call again before
night "
Mrs. Iiriske "Ciracious me! It wasn't
you I sent him to see; it was the baby "
The Y'ellow Kid.1
Tetter, Snlt-Rtirum and Kciema.
The intense itching and smarting, Inci
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying t. hiinilierlnin's Eye and
Skin (liniment. Many very had cases
have Wen permanently cored by it. It
is i iUiilty efficient for itching piles and
a fnvorito remedy fur sore nipples,
chapped hands, ciiilldains, frost bittss
and chronic sore eyes. t!5 cts. per Ihix.
Or. Onilj's Condition I'owilers, are
just what H horse needs when iu tunl
condition. Tonic, Mood purifier and
vermifuge. Thev are not fond hut
medicine und the iiest in use to put a
horse In prime condition. Price 21
coma ier packaire.
For sale by W. M Cohen, Weldon; J
N Hrown, Halifax; Dr. A. S. Harrison,
Knfield
UIMOICK AM lii: CiL.VP.
Hejoice! Be glad! cheerful! of a merry
couuiunce, ol a smilhng lace, lie of
good courage never somber, sad, or
gloomy. Let the joy of the Lord be your
strength. Hubble up and run over wilh
joy; let it well up from a great heart of
love like a reservoir of God Irom which
you and every one else can draw iuexhaua
liblo supplies. Make everybody happy,
be full of exultant joy. Your business
is to bless; your mission is lo bind up the
broken hearted; lo lift up ihe falleti; to
inspire and eneourago the despondent and
fainting to make every one glad and to re
joice.
OABTOIIIA.
Uhs-
slall,
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A HERO IN BLACK.
eUalkeJ Seventy Miles lo (iet A dlime
Oil tie Man Uhullaj Done Sit Miii
Him.
J he venerable Hishop Asbury, while
on a tour of visitutiou through South
Carolina in 1"H8, came oue day upon a
negro w no was sitting ou a creek bunk
fishing.
"What is your name, uiv friend?" asked
me bishop.
"l unch, Huh.
"Do you ever pray, Fundi?"
"No, sub."
The bishop got down off his horse. The
care ol till the churches was upon him,
but churches would have to wait while
ie tried to save that lone black sheep in
he wilderness; und fir an hour he sat
tiy the poor man's side trying to pub
a few seeds down iiilo bis beuigbted mind.
riicn he prayed wilh him, bade bim
irewcll, mounted bis horse and rode
on.
Twenty yeurs afterward tho bishop
was again on a tour through the south.
Oue day a travel-stained negio came tn
the houso where lie was stopping mid
begged to sec bim. It was I'uiich. lie bad
walked seventy miles to get a glimpse of
the man who had brought light into his
darkness. It transpired that thu bishop
had no sooner passed out of sight after
that memorable interview on the creek
auk than Fundi shouldered his fishing
rod uud made for the "iUarters," hi
whole soul filled with the wonderful
truths lie bad heard. Henceforth he
was a uew man, uud lie soon developed
talents which tuude him an irresistible
force on the plantation. The slavis
ceased to steal their master's lice, und
Sunday carousals were no longer known
among them. The overseer tried to stop
Fundi from preaching, but be might as
well have tried to stop u whirlwind. The
next ord' r the preacher received from the
overseer was to come and pray lor him.
In a few months Fundi found himself at
the In ad of a large plantation church,
which belonged to no particular denomi
nation, and which recognized no authority
save his own.
Twenty-eight years alter lli-liop A
bury's second visit, a Methodist mission
ary lo the slaves through that section
heard of ibis church in the wilderness,
and went tu ii ml it. .Meeting a negro on
the road lie iiiiiiirnl if there was u prouch
r'r on the plaulalioti.
"Oh, yes, mass.!," said the man, "do
bishup lib hyar.'
Following the slave's directions In
cline presently to the "bishop's" cabin
and knocked. The door opened and
Flinch, now a hoary-headed patriarch,
stood before him h aning upnti his stall
The old man regarded his vistor a mo
ment in siieuce, and then, lifiiug his eyes
to heaven, devoutly exclaimed:
"Lord, now lettost thou thy servant
depart iu peace, f i r mine eyes have seen
thy salvation ''
"I've many children in this place," be
explained presently, "and I've been
praying the L rd to send somebody to
look alter them when i in gone; and now
he has sent you. my child, ami I'm ready
lo go,'
Standing by his bed a day or two af
terward, the missionary heard hiiu mur
mur: "Lord, now lettost thou thy servant
depart in peace; let let le" And im
mediately his prayer was answered.
l-rce IMIIs.
Send your address to II. Uucklen &
Co , Chicago, and get a free sample box
of Dr. King's New Life Fills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and arc particularly
effective iu the cure of Constipation and
Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver
troubles thev have been proved invalua
ble. They ure guaranteed lo be per
fectly free from every deleterious sub
stance and to tic purely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action but by
giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly
invigorate the system. Hcgularsizc 2"ic
per box. Sold by W M Cohen Druggist
( Ipinious are
holds upon our li
uiori gages
iicrty.
the world
Ittirklen Arnica Salve.
The Best Salvo in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, ITccrs, Salt Khciim.
Fever Sorses, Tetter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Fruptions
and positively cures Files, or no pay re
)iiired It is guaranted to give perfect
saiisfuction or money refunded. Frice
li.'i cents per box. For sale at V. M.
Cohen's Drug Store.
d-A-STOni-A..
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t, ta
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ttiuiut,
SOMI.TIUNU 1.1 KK IT.
Her Fiaiuv (who has not known her
veiy long and is inclined to be jealous)
Clara, dear, did you ever have a eh a
an experience like this belon f
Clarai iniioeeully She was sitting on
Ins knee) Well, tjeorge, I once sat on
the top nil of a fence Fiek Me I'p
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THE RED Z.
FURNITURE!
We
are located now al our new imarleis.
from Main street We call your nltciiliou to our ,IT .in solid nuk bedroom suits,
which is the iioniler ol the age. Are vou in i il of a union wire cot.' Only a few
inore left We will close them out at Wie. each. Ilaiuinoek chair now reduced tn
1 il, tunnel price, We lake pleasure to show you through our stock. No
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! K EEN'S, a
111! Old Market Siiiaie, ;! Doors from Main street, NOIil't Jl,K, VA. B-'.'li-ly
THALMAN MANUFACTURING ! COMPANY,
2 1 II K- ISulliniiire St.. I'.AI.TIMOKi:, Ml).
Manufacturers of FINE RUBBER STAMPS, STENCILS, SEALS,
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catalogue of 2,12 piges, printed iu live colors. We deal ill novelties, novelties,
odd and amusing. JM1..A gents Wanted. sep 24 ly.
CHAS. M.WALSH, j
sti:m
MA Ur.l.l". and (I l: A N ITK WORKS
reter.shlll'g, Va.
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Mr. W. W. Warren represents the firm and will visit Wtlilon and its vicinity reg
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Built just the way you want it. I'p
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LICHTRUNNINC AND
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All Colors und all styles for men.
ladies atid childicu. JjBf
Just as good as a bicycle you would
pay $1(111 for elsewhere. Sample '
wheel on exhibition ut J. L Jud
kins' Grocery. H. I. GRANT-
Agent. "
Blue Ritlce CementCLime Worts
KHieitaetiirers r 111. I K lillii.K
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W A I TKR I. DAM11
D A N I X U
M
ULL1H A
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Wkmmin, X. C.
IS-Hi-tici tn ihcciiiirUnf MhIIThs NiiitNitrthnmri
it 1 h hI 111 the Hti.rciiie mill Ke.l.-rnl iinirln. ( til.
'"M-itm m -le 1 11 nllptirtHiif North I'm-oHita.
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REAMER'S
Howard House,
JAMF-S Kl'.AM Kit, Prop.
Howard & Ilaltiinore sts , Raltimore, Md,
TERMS Per Day.
sep III ly.
JJIt. T. T. KOSS,
DENTIST
Weldon, N. C.
VP
J. I.. JCHKINS.
KKTISKM KNTS.
JVER REGULATOR.
FURNITURE!
mini
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No. 11:1 old Market Souare. two doors
KSTAISLISIIKD IN lti5.
Toe truth is the foundation of our Success.
We make Claims, our WORK fulfils
them.
fWTLcl us Kstimato for yon. 4
Designs Sent to uny address FKEE. In
writing give age of deceased and some lim
it us to pi ice. All work warranted
STRICTLY I-IRST-CT.ASS and SATIS
FACTORY. At Any Depot.
0. ALLEY,
T 1 0 N
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Juins' Grocery
.WELDON, X. C.
I still carry a liitl line of fine Staple
and Fancy Groceries,
"-FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES.
Crock. ry, Glass Tin, and woodenware and
most everything that is kept iu a first
lass grocery store. I nb-o return thanks
to my friends lor their patronage of the
past, and solicit n continuance of the same,
with guarantee to please. And wishing
t hem a hanpvund nrosnerous new veiir.
nit they may
Long to live
And well to do
And alter death
He happy too.
Kespcctliilly,
J. L. JUDKIN8.
dec I t lv.
F. II. Hack,
WELDON, N.C.
-Dealer In-
General
Merchandise
Ajetit lot the celebrated FK1I.KK DROP,
and II A Y tsTATF. S1IOFJS.
Have also added to my stock a uice Hue
CLO THINGI
for mi-;, Yor-nrsau children.
A full line of
Solid Walnut Caskets Coins,
Always on hand. Hurial robes furnished
lor Ladies ami Gentlemen also fluid injec
tions given to dead lssl.es ad disiu'lec
tiinls used w hen desired.
A NICE HEARSE ATYOL'R DISPOSAL,
1'. N.STAINBACK.
T)R W. J. WARD.Vj-
Siipi Dentist.
ENFIELD . -
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MRS. pT
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ROYAL SAK1N0 POWDKR no., NKW l ittK
M 13 ly.
WeldonTl
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