111 iMlll CImes!
SgSi Saw 4 2i3i
JOHN W. SLEDQ-E, Hioi'iUKTOR.
A. IN" ID "W S J? A. I? II IR FOR THE IF IE O IP L E
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, JS97.
TERMS:-'1'50 vm ANM'M IN ADVANCE
OL. XXXII.
NO. 25.
A D V E RT I S E M K NTS.
I Do You Use It?
!
It's the best thing for the
hair muler all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
jlioiiht can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
ihat can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
jAycr's Hair Vigor. It re
joioves dandruff, cleanses the
$calp, nourishes the soil in
jvliieh the hair grows, and,
Just as a desert will blossom
Inder rain, so bald heads grow
lair, when the roots are tmur
Shed. But the roots must be
Ihere. If you wish your hair
Itt retain its normal color, or
you wish to restore the lost
nt of gray or faded hair use
fAyer's Hair Vigor.
API
A hi ennffivu ftpTw, w burn
rll'-'l H ("I'PUI M .! yt-i t.val'fU
kK ii'li il HI co! Miilfh s no i rtt
il I'll Hi ' Oiltui i i lira) n ttiH
jt ( 1.. t-i it'll v iki th.' f it () "
i vrv cjLir aii'l every Hawor lan-pro
.1 " I.
i I- v 'rrnlrt U Inclii l' In V I cntn-
Im II .SlU M I Irl,.-. 1... I- ( Til I
i r 1 1 ami w h rw ah. j
-U' HIAi.K. U y i un t. n mi H
I iHIJT Hit u (.', iiti Ui itl a.itliip Lf
$ W.. Iiivm i- y nio1',(rhM1nflln fla'tl- I
JH'r(t Ii.r yt rt'M BIHl yotl Mill mi nil
4i IH Mi r t rn n Om null. a pom.
iiw t -r uiir cHlaltniUt' bm1 him' ttiw lug
,ri;lii vnu iiyinf th. tul-lillt'tnitii.
jtxirs iuni.sk- won,
tHlt iur Ifld.
SPECIALIST ami AlTHOhMTY mi
all
T who are sunVrintf with any HLoI
01 liLK, would 1W wist to on or
kesshyniail. Cimtilt ition free :iml
di. .uoh compounded to Hint each pari if
f imsi. When writing to me please e
Sb stump for reply.
$ , 1'litH-' .JAS H.VKVEY,
I 4',l," Church St (New No )
Norfolk, Ya
f. T. PARKEIi
teavy
'ancv
1 Farm
1 Implements.
f i Ol'XD SAt'KS lK SA U' run
JO l'KKSACK
Correct prieia anil polite fttteiitinn In
I ling I Iy.
IV. M. IIAItl.lSTON CO ,
I Wholuiule anil lietail iK'ttlers la
j CAUIMCTS, 8TOVKS,
j and.MatlreiwrK.ete.
i
1MENSE STOCK
AND LOW PRICES.
W. M, HA HMisTON A CO.,
Fo i N- Bycaroore St., Peterarrar, V.
I in9 It,
1 ROFKMOX-'- ("Anns.
a. ei.i.ts. wiut i. utKiii.
DLLBN A DANIEL.
I ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
WSLDON, N. C.
Wttreln thmurtiiof HnHrax mulNfirthamn
And In thf riuprtime ftinl Keiler! itmrtii. (JnU
iniimane in tiiimrtmiT North oaronini.
ucbolBet tt Hllfi. N. U.,nen eitry M &
kit. T. T. KOSS,
DENTIST
Weldon, N. 0.
Offlo otw mrj & riwn'iitora.
rase
Groceries
JACK LOVED PENELOPE.
Hut lie Hiin't Haw Courage I'iuhikIi 1"
I'mpisd" her.
''l'oiiiiupe," said Jack, uii vini; urna-i-ly
iu liia seat and 1IumI) i'ljr, ' 1 have some
thing lii say lo yuu tonight that is vi ry,
very serious." Here he nlntieil.
The- liny all cs.'t't lN n to du tim-t c.l
ihi! lulling. In l'.a't, hci xpeoK In her
wll'. She knew what wu.ienuiiiii;.lli.iUL;h.
iiml it w.ik u. I her iurnii' tn talk Veiy
iiiueh nn I his neeaiiinii.
" Well," .-he naiil, nilh I In; ullinsl enui-
ure as ihe idly lurried civi r ihe leave-nl'"l,nvi-'s
Old Sweit S.'lli;"ald ihtlllll
nie'l an neea-innal li.ir, "wh.il in il?"
''Yuiimiuhl to kimw. I I have heen
eiillinn ii)nn n n ureat dual nl'late, aiel
I Iiml that I want in eall inure. In fuel, 1
ilnii'l Waul tn j; i away at all, and"
' I've ulien I! ilieed thai," aid l-n.
huimniiii.', (he part pies, "Oil in tho dear,
ileail days heymul reeall."
"Nnw, don't talk like that. Yuu make
nie ini.-eralile. You know what I want
Ynu kin.w that the only lhin- in ihi.
world (hat I want is"
Thine.?"
Yes no, of course lint I don'l
mean lliiim I mean woman is"
"Now, il'you'ic piinj; lu usk me ti
'ro('Ose lo -Nell N'leuiuri lor you, 1 II I. II
you ritht In re that I'm nut pin;; to do
I'm t'ttiti: tried c f making love I'm
other tieuple."
Hul I don't inean (hat l'en," .-aid
Jaek, wiih real njony iu his voiee. "Ynu
don't understand uie al all."
I don't, eh? I undei.-laiid every-
bodv."
"Well, why don't you help me?"
Here l'en wheelei ipiiekly nround on
the piano stool and said, 1 bonk hire.
k Harry, do Jon suppose (hat I am
gum;: In prnposc lur you to tnjsill.'
"No of eniirse not."
"Well, then, why don't you speak
mt like a man? All you've pot to sa
is, '1 love ymi, IVu, with all my heart
ami soul an 1 alwais will, and I'll ulwav-
jusl uhal vml want me to and think
mi si if mighty lueky in p'ttin' you, ami
lure is (he pretliesl solitaire I could find.
ow, say it."
"W eil, 1 ouy it, hut I I haven't pn
the solitaire yet."
"Well, then, ynu take your hat and
pit iiitu a haek ami pi just as 'a-l as tin
poliee will let you travel (Jet (Inn
lo'ilaire and he haek here lielore S o'elock
fir I'm truim; to the tloaler.
Now, liiirrv, iini he sure to make ar-
rani iiii tils so thai 1 can cliaoue It tt I
I like it. I'll tell yi il whether lii
aoeepi you or tiol Wliell 1 vo seen the
run;, (inodhy." liuisei Free Lanee.
v c a s i : o i' i e i : i i k i s i .
'Collie lithe ao, says an liisuranee
man in I lie 1 hilailepnia lteeorl, "a
man uskeil nie tn aeeuiuiiany nun mniie
as ho had some thini;- there to he insured
When we arrived at his liniise he showed
i hundred boxes nl'iiiars, whieh he
wanted insureil. I lu re were lim eijar
ineaehbnx. making 111, (Hill in all ami
allied at 10 cents eaeh si 1 insured the
.1 al 81,011(1 A lew days api lliu inau
'aihe lo me and asked ir the iiisiirauee
lllnliey. ' olive li.ul nn lire al JOUl
hoii-e,' I replied 'No, but I ve smoked
them,' says he, 'aud, aecnrdiu 10 I lit
li T, I am entitled (o the money, as 11
reads distinctly that it' (he piods are eon
sinned by tire, iimney is paid nil applica
tion. As lar as teehuii-aliiies Wi le eonocrn-
d, he was all nidi', but 1 km eki d I im
old about a minute at r by siyinina
very stern maimer: 'At. ri.ln. sir; you I
gel (be unmet; but, aoennliii:: In yout
own confession, I will proceed a! once tn
make a tliarue iipiu st jmilnr inectnli
arisin ' 'Weil, 1 II be hani.eii!' was al
tiolenih
mh! into
i mm!. rn
w ittul Mr tiiat
coimiTV. A lit f
tmitiMT ami hinw,
full llf hidden (l.inirrrs. Wln-lln r hr w
h,,il hHtimlli-M in iiii-IV .1'i'l.r.w'' 1.1
.irr",v
p deli
i,.,n III.- health Bllll COIlditiiill of the
rule awrtal olK;llllm wnicn is i"c .'"..
.. Hir. f Iiit womanhood
The lives of vntma; wnmrn are nftrn
i a luu.am. itl a nti-ukt-n sense nf
modesty, which leads ll " " n'Klt the
enrlier svmioms of feminine weakness.
These troubles tinle" oorierted. develop
i... .uri..,.. hr,,ii- nirtienltirs which In
come a draiiKiliK burden, rillimill "ife W
oiioituiiilies and blmhtiim all possibility
Ol happv w ifehood and motherhood
Any woman sniieiinu in"" "ir.. ur....
complaints needs the health gieunr po
of lir Pierce s Favorite Prescntnion. II
heals and slrrnnlhens Ihe womanly onrans;
J,.ln.. vitalllv to
the nerve centres, and restores perfect or -
ganlc soiiniluess ana ciiti'iinn " r-..
It is the only medicine devised fol this pur
pose by a skilled and experienced specialist
In diseases of the feminine organism.
Mrs W. R. Duncan, of Arlinalmi. Mo., writes
"I Imvr nsl vmir 'I'svntile rte-etiitl.m ltd
am ntvrr ttreil ol sniin.hnu il. ionise W hen my
Imly rrirmh complain, I sav Win .Intl'l yon take
Ilr Tierce's Favorite Prescription ' ' I lold an
itiloua mother, whose tlnnitliirt u years iihli
hail not heen riiihl lor live mntiths. about Ihe
medicine, and alter Ihe yminif lady hail lakrn
Iwo-lhir.ls of a bottle of ' 1'avorile I'tesrnplion '
he was all riaht She had been Irealed hy two
ol our heat doctors."
Dr. Pierce's ureal Ihoiisand pare Illus
trated book. "The People's Common Sense
Mediel Adviser" sent paper-bound nn
receipt of JI one cent lamps to pay the
tost of mailinn tmlv. Or, handsome
cloth bound copy for ji itarapa. Addreae,
Dt. tL V, Pttrct, Buffalo, N, V.
anic soundness and conMiim nnai energy.
he said, and the ronin slim k
alter he banued ihe ' r "
,r &
vS A "yL""-
I i 'i) wl" " ""nt
'. .1 mil.-niK floir
THE CITY OF BETHLEHEM
Il Is a Small aid Inatlraaive City al lh
Present lime.
Il i a little city, and il does not lake
many people lu crowd il; but besides he
iiu; (he hirlliplaeu of Jesus, it is the birth
place of Israel's pr-at warrior-king.
Kavid
Hi t hleln id tnilay has barely eilil
thnii-and inhabitant-, and in appearance
is nut ntlraelive. The streets arc (on
nairnw lor vi hiiies; iu fact, (here is hul
one slrei I iu the tnwn wide ciioiiIi fol
cirii.ies. and il i- so very narrow thai
I )' v cannot iiass eaeh other in it. The
streets wile made for foot travellers,
donkey and camels.
lli'llil. hem is about five miles, south irf
Jciii-aloni. I.eavinn the lurpT cily h)
the JafTi gate, we take a carriage aud
ride rapidly over I lie line road built hul
a h w yuirs ago. The carriage we are iu
and those we meet are wretched affairs.
The hurst's are lo be pitied, first because
tiny are in it well eared for, and second
bicaii-e tin ir drivets arc regular Jehus
won drive iluni "furiously" up hill ai.d
down In less than an hour we are iu
the market place o( liellilehcui, in front
of the Church of the Nativity.
bet us suppose we have arrived ou
t'hiislinis eve, in tiuielu wainler almul
and tn bee nne acquainted wilh the little
city.
Of course it has changed in appear
ance since the time nlihc birth of Christ.
It is larger and belter built. Now, ns
tln n, the houses are nf stone, and, as
cii it s and customs change but little in the
Ivist, we may safely infer that modern
lletiilehi'in houses are much like those
nf niin leen hundred years api. l'erhaps
soineol'ilie old bui dint's that were iu
cx'stcnce sn long ago may mill be stand
in;. Of course the great Church of the
Nativity was not then creeled, nor were
any nf I he large religious buildings we
sec. These iiro the memorials of a later
dale, built ill hi'iinr nf 111 iu wlli'se earth
ly hie b. g.m In re. One w.iuld have lo
he UMtiiuilfid id' his siiiriiiindings and
very uiiiiu.iuiu.ilivc nol to winder what
t'.e place w is like on that uiemorable
lii. lit
We k in i -v that then il was li lul wilh
pi'nple who had come tugelhcr becaust-AiiL'ii-ius
I ti'-ar, ihe master of the then
kiiu vu wirid, had issued an imperial de
cree nid. ring a neucral registration of all
lis sol Joels. This was for the purpose
ol ri'Vi-itit! or enmpleiiiig the lax lists.
Ai'cetilnii; in the K iinan law, people were
tn reitisit r in their own ciiies that is,
the oiiy in which tin y lived, or lo which
tln ir village nrln.ni was attached. Ac
endiii; lo Ji wi-h inethiids they would
r"i;i-t, r by tribes, families, and ihe hou-o
of llieir f.ilhers. Joseph and Mary were
Jews, ami eniilorined lo (ho Jewish cus
tom. It was well kimwu that he and
Mary were nf the tribe uf Juiah and
l iiiiiK of ILivi I, aud that I! ihleheiii was
their ancestral hoino. Accordingly they
left (lie X.ii ircth home, in the territory
of iiulnii, and cime tn David's "owu
city," in tho territory of Jntlah.
They c.iiiie down the easl bank uf the
Jordan, crossed (he river al Jericho, and
came up among die Jud'an hills aud val
leys till they reached Bethlehem. It Was
a long journey, and a wearisome one; and,
on arriving, a place of rest was the first
thing sought. Kvidonlly he had no
friends living in the place; or, if they
had, (heir places were already filled. Il
was m ei ss.iry that shelter be had, aud
immediately, in t lie man, or inn, mere
was no mom; so there was nothing to do
hut to occupy a art nf the space provided
for can In. It was not au un
n-ii.il lliiiig to do, and is often done
todav in I hi so Ki-terii villages. Iu fact
I hoy were about as comfortable tie re j'
in any khan. At a khan one may pro
cure a cup of coffee and a place to lie
down on llnir fl.mr; but eaeh guest prn
vides bis own hod mid covering. Thi
was all .In- pb and Mary could have oh
taitiid in the inn. lutl ihoro turn room
for I llt'lll. Alii hen ill llolhleht III, ill H
stable, or a cave ll-id lor slabllllg atli
iiiuls, Jesu- a- I nrii, ami Mary "wiappi t
llilll III sivnii in.' i n' ln alii laid llilll il
m no; r." I'ldwin f. Wiina.'e in St
N'lell.ib.S.
i;oT tiii: wuiiMi i.i ;.
Abraham Sprawls wis a v leian nl
lliroe wars ani helix i lolooin Wirogra
Georgia He hai lust a leg in hniile, ami
walked aruuni un a wnoii n stump. One
day he got in die way of the fast mail,
and the engine ran over him.
One of his wins and he had fiiniiH
' of filteen had wiiuesst j the aceidt in
, , .
"Train's cut off dad's leg, an' he'll gii
damage.-!"
He lifted the old nun to inspect his
wounds, but suddenly let hi Jl fall say
ing, iu a tone of disgust.
"Durnit M! It's his wooden leg
they've cut off.
"Yes," groanid the old man, as liny
wheeled him home, "it's j st my durnt d
luck. Can'itee, tor save me, how dxy
Biased the good 181"
THE NEW VARIETY
OF COTTON
1 he Plant lias No Limbs, an! the SeeJ Sell
fur $200 Per Bushel.
Tho fjuiiius Jackson limbless cotton
Iiih assumed a national importance
Ye-lerday (he United Stales Secretary
of Agriculture telegraphed to Wealher
and Cnp Official Marbiiry, at this place,
logo nut to the Jackson farm and make
a tin rough and exhaustive examination
of the plant, and then report to the gov
eitinient official a( Washington.
Mr. Marbury at once wout out to the
farm near the barracks, whore the won
deifnl entton is growing, and through
the kindness of Mr. Jackson was enabled
to g i through the six acres of magnificent
c ilton lie spent quite a while at the
place and looktd over all the field. A I lei
making bis examination he was allowed
to bring some of the cotton to town with
him to include with his report.
Mr. Marbury was enthusiastic over I lie
limbless c itton. lie said that it was the
finest crop of cilton he had ever sctn.
lie said that some of the cnttnn was so
tall i h it it could hardly he reached with
an umbrella. The plant is thickly si udded
all the way up with large bolls, and the
owest estimate is that the six acres will
yield four hales tn the acre.
Tie wealher i llicial will make a very
full report on the condition aud the pros-
peels ot tho cotton, and will enter into
unliable commercial value He will
give as lull and complete a report on the
ul joct as lould be desired, and when the
report is tilled the government will then
bo iu a position to act as it may consider
proper.
That the government officials arc
evincing considerable interest in the rt-
markablo-cotton is not u surprise. It is
an entirely new variety of cotton, and is
the best species that has boon grown in
this country. The government will prob
ably buy up large ipiantilies of the seed
and distiihulc them alio ig ihe agricu'
tura! cla-sos, so as lo insure a wide dh
Iribuiiiiu and a spread uf the new varieiy.
I'hoy retail at Will) per bushel, and
the present owners of tho six acres at
J neks. ui's turn have boon efleroJ $25,0110
i lo- prodii 't nf the fi Ii The eolton
does unt have a limb un (he sialk, aud
has in my advantages not possessed by
ollu r varieties.
Mr. Marbury will file his report in a
!'i w days, and tho government will prob-
hly take early aetinn iu nrdor lo secure
the see I thai is now being grown. At
lanta ('iiiistituiiiin
What It Means.
When we advertise that wu "vill guar
antee Pr. Kings New Discovery, hleclnc
Hitters, It ii klen's Vruica Stive, or Pr
King's New bile l'ills, it means that we
urn authorized by the proprietors to sell
these remedies on a positive guarantee thai
if purchaser is not satisfied with results,
we wii refund the purchase price. These
me lii'ino h ive been sold on (his guarantee
for many years an 1 (here could be no
tn ire c inclusive evidence of their great
iiieiil. Ask about them aud give them
trial. Sold nl W. M. 0 ihon'a drugstore.
I'SIXO M)XOWOltlS.
Doctors who are in the habit of using
lung words when visiting people may take
irning from t lie fulluwing little story:
An old woman whose husband wis not
very well sent fir thedietur, whociuii
and saw (he old wife:
"i will send him some medicine which
must he taken in a recumbent position."
Aid r he had gnuo (he old woman sat
down greatly puzzled.
" recumbent p isition a recumbent
position!" she kept repeating "I haven't
gut urn. Al last she (nought, "twill
go aud sec if Nurse Luwn has got one to
lend uie."
Accordingly she went and said to (he
nur-e:
"Have you recumbent position lo
I 'tnl nie lo lake some medicine in?"
1 he nurse, who was equally as Ignor
ant as die uld woman, replied;
"I had uno, but lo loll you the truth, I
have Insi ii."
Haifa loaf is boiler than no vuc
linn.
Iliirklon'a Arnica sialve.
The Host S.iive in the wurld for Cuts
Hruisos, S .res, Pleven, Silt Kheuin
K v -r Sors.is, Toller, I'bapp'd II; nil
Chilblains, Cnrns, ani all Skin Kruplious
nd positivolt cures film, or no pay re
quire! It is mi trained (o L'ivn perfect
siii-faolinn or money refunded. 1 not'
25 edits per box For sale at W. M
Cohen's Drug Store.
The leaves are blushing aud taking
Iambic.
A pain in ihe chest is nature's warning
that i". iloi mil islhieiti'tnil I 'nil lien
lieoe o) flinnel wilh t'hamlierlain'i l'ain
Hilm and bin l over (he seal ol pain, an
an chor on the back hi tween the shoulders
and prompt relief will follow.
Kor sale hy W. M. Cohen Weldon
J X Itrown, Halifax, Dr A. 8. Harri
son, Kiifiiid
OABTOniA.
fit fia
Hall.
Urn
MfUUMi
SHE HAD HUSTLED.
Her life Had Heen l ull uf Action, Anj
.Memory Was (iouJ.
"1 want you to state to the court exactly
what your occupation has been during
the past uvo years, said a lawyer to
a Woman ofll.'i years, who was on the wit
ness stand.
"Well, let me see," laid tho witness,
rtfleciively with half-closed eyes. "I've
hustled, I can tell you that to begin with.
Five years ago 1 was running a railroad
restaurant in Wyoming, hut I gavo it up
'cause the trains stopped stop
ping there for meals. Then I opened
up a news stand aud cigar store out in
Shooting Iron, Dakota, but it didn't pay
very well, so I sold out and took up a
quarter section of land and thought I'd
go into the sheep bizness, but that sort
o'thing was (oo lonesome for one of my
di-posiiion, so I giveit up and opened a
hoarding house in a mining town, and
that was lively enough, until the bottom
dropped outo' (he camp because of (he
mines petering out. Then I published
and edited a newspaper for six months.
nd spent the next six mouths as toy own
wycr lighting the libel suits I had on
aud Then 1 opened up a drcssmiikiu'
tahlishtui nt, but that was too eoufiuin,'
I give it up uud started out iu the
Cluistian science business and done well
it for awhile, but I found that I could
do belter leachin' dancin,' so I wont iuto
that for the winter, and the next spring
opened up an employment office, but it
didn't pay very well, so along iu the fall
started out as a siogin' evangelist, and
during the winter I married a revival"
preacher, hut I left him when I fuund
at he had another wife, and I opened
bakeshop in a new town in Arizona
but (he town didn't grow as I tlmughi
would, so I sold out aud opened up a
real estate office in Colorado, but hard
times struck the state, so I went to New
oi k In sell stock fur a coal mining com
pany, but I found I could do better lobby-
in Washington, and I went there,
but (ho climate did not agree wilh me, so
wont to Minneapolis as a bok agent,
.1 on the way dure I uiariied a man in
Chicago, wh i said that ho was a rich
pub i-li'T, but he li-d ami I It ft him
after throe mouths aud Went duwutoNow
Mexico lo open a sanitarium for consump
tives llien I starlod out and went into
nine states as a magnetic healer and trance
medium, and I made big money at that
until 1 got convened at a Moody mcel-
n i joined the Salvaliou army, but
I-"
"I guess tint wiildo," interrupted the
lawyer.
AM right, responded the witness.
hut I ain t half through vet I tell
you, but I've hustled " X. Y. World.
KNEW NOT OF
DOLLAR WHEAT.
ennesseean Cause! Amusement ty Forfeit
ing A Kansas llumesteai.
A very amusing letter was received by
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Hermann. The writer is a resident ol
Johnson City. Tcnu , who was formerly a
landholder in Kansas. He had been noli-
ied by tho department to show cause
within thirty days why his entry to the
Kansas land should not be forfeited.
Judging by his letter ho has not heard of
the boom which has struck Kansas since
the rise iu wheat, nor of the consequent
rise in the value of agricultural land
The letter is as follows:
"Johnson City, Tenu., September 20,
181). Register I'nited Stales Land
Office, Wa Kccney, Kan.: My Dear Sir
Answering your favor of Ihe 3d inst ,
referring lo my entry Xo. 19,005, under
the homestead law, will say that I have
no cause to show within the prescribed
thirty days (nor thirty weeks nor months
even) why my claim should not be forfei
ted lo said piece of land in that arid
region, where rains are as scare is the
proverbial hen's, teeth and as far between
as angel's visits; where water is more pn c
loua than diamonds; where the lean and
hungry coyote barkslo the ruajesiio silence
of thclonely and unpeopled prairies; win re
the festive jtek rabbit wanders unim
lesleJ, lordly 'mouarch of all he surveys
aud uiourua I'm hia lost oo'iiptiiioiis, th
Indian, b .ffilo aud 'senior' who are not
1 voluntarily rurreudor all my right
title ani luieresl in sai l land forever end
irrovueati y lo the eminent domain ol mil
owu 'Cucio Saiu.' liiosscd be his mag
aauimous great heart for that bont fioen
homestead law, that plants the settlor on
his luuely claim forty wiles from n-iwln re
and out of God's knowledge, lo delve a
fortune from the bosom of mother earth,
to the tune of blizzirds, cyclones, grass
hoppers and chinch bugs, and after a f. w
short and fitful years, full uf sorrow and
hard work, to seek hisl ist and only res in
the bosom of iu ith"r emh, hisouly c in
pauiun in his isolation I congratulate
his excellency, ihe prcsi lent, on this
magnificent addition to the public domain.
I thought it forfeited years ago. 1 am
yours very truly, "
The letter oreated much anusement in
the land otEoe. Wuhiogton Cor. St.
Liuit QUVDemocrat.
HOW IT WAS MANAGED
He Was I'jwillinir To Furnish Powder And
Shot For the Purpose of Killing Himself.
A recent newspaper article mentioned
the name ol tho lata Kit Wurren, who
Won fauio as a humorist iu Georgia. Sev
eral interesting stories were told of him
nut (ho lollowing appears in print
for the first lime;
When he was editing a country news
paper a subsctibor whom he had offciided
wilh criticism sent hi in u challenge for a
fight wilh shot guns.
He told the bearer tube seated, when
he a-ked him the price of buckshot.
"Thirty cents u pound," was the reply.
"Now said Kit, "what is powder selling
at?"
"Sixty cents."
Then he turned his pockets inside
out fished up a bunch of keys aud sev
eral due bills, looked diem over thought
fully, then wrote this reply to his challen
ger:
"Dear Jim; Yours received. I would
be glad to accommodate you, but your
friend tells me that shot is thirty cents a
pound and powder sixty. Aud I can't
invest that much money in 'cm these
hard times. If, however, you will lend
me ninety cents I will secure you by a
mortgage on the paper, and accoiuiuodale
you with a few loads in any region you
many suggest, I believe, however, t
would take three pounds of buckshot to
kill you Send uu the money and make
your will.
The letter was duly delivered and thai
led ihe matter. "Wants me (er lend
money (or kill me with!" exclaimed the
challenger. "D irned ef I'll do itl"
I
Totler, Sult-Klipum ami Eczema.
The intense itchinir and smartinir, inci-
denl tolhese diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Cliniiilierlnin s Lye and
Skin Ointment. Many very had cases
have been permanently rured by it. It
is equally emoieiit. lor itching put's anil
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
dimmed hands, chilblains, frost bites
anil chronic sure eyes. 25 cts. per box.
Dr. Cadv's Condition Powders, are
just what a home needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are nut food but
medicine and the best in use to put n
horse in prime, condition. Price 25
cents per package.
I'orsalo bv W. M Cohen, Weldon; J.
Brown, Halifax; Dr. A. S. Harrison,
Enfield.
An honorable person never started a
lie nor retailed one started by sonic one
Dr. King's New Discovery For
Consumption,
This is the best medicine in the worlp
for all forms of Coughs and Colds aud for
Consumption. Every bottle is guar
anteed. It will cure and not disappoint.
It has no equal fur Whoopiog Cough,
Asthma, Hay revor, 1 neuinonia, liron-
chiiis, ba Grippe, Cold in the Head and
lor (. onsuiupiion. It is sale lor all,
agi s, plcasent. to take, and, above all, a
sure cure. It is always well to take Dr.
King's Xew bile Pills in coneclion with
Dr. King's Xew Discovery, as they reg
ulate and tone ihe stomach and bowels
We guarantee perfect satisfaction or
return money tree trial buttles at
W.M. Cohens Drug Store Kegular
size oil cents ami 81 00
Ihe hypocritical Irnodlr) is more
lo be shunned than a rattlesnake or a
mad dog.
Those who believe chronic diarrhoea to
he incurable should read what Mr. 1. K.
(irishman, nf Guars Mills, ba , has to say
on the subj'ot, viz: "I have been a
sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever since
the war and have tried all kinds of mid
icinos for il. At last I found a remedy
that effected a cure and that was Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Heiiiedy." This medicine can always be
depended upon for colic, cholera morbus,
dysentery and diarrhoea. It is plcasent
lo lake and never tails to effect a cure
25 and 50 cent sizes.
For sale by V. M. Cohen, Weldon
J. X Brown, Halifax, Dr. A. S. Harri
son, Knfield.
Wlir.HK IT FAILED.
"Didn't I see Hosslokus going into
doctor's office a little while ago?"
"Yes."
"1 thought he was believer in Ihe
faith cure "
"lie is as a general thing, but the per
suasion that he had a big boil on the
haek of his neck was so strong upon him
this lime that il wouldn't yield lo the
fiiiih treatment." Chicago Tribune.
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FOYDER
Absolutely Pur
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alms and all forma of adulteration com
mon to the cheap brands.
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I
NKW ADVKKTISEM ENTS.
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Surely if the word REGULATOR is not on a package
it is not
iih tUf
Nothing cIm is the same, it cannot he and never has
heen put up hy any one except
.!. H. ZEBLHIi & CO.
And it can he easily told hy their Trade Mark
THE RED Z.
FURNITURE I
-AT-
t n n t n
J 11 1!
We are loeatetl now at our new quarter, No. lilt old Market Square, two dtiors
from Main street Wo eall your attention to our $17 oil solid oak lutl room suits,
which is the wonder of the ago. Are von in need ol' u woven wirecot? Only a few
inure left Wo will close llieni out at Nile. each. Hammock chair now reduced to
Jl 2."i, further price, ii. We take pleasure to show you through our stock. No
Trouble to show goods. .Mail orders promptly attended to. For bargains call at
KEEN'S, !
1 l.t Old Market Square, Doors from Main street, NOHFOI.K, VA. 8 2-ly
CHAS. M. WALSH,
STKAM
MAItliI.E and OKANITE WORKS
Petersburg, Va.
.si, 1 OXTTTM I?
iUt JiA U iM lal
Headstones, Tombs, etc.
fliAlso Iron KeuciiiK, Vases
etc , for cemetery anil oilier
purpnses al. lowest prices.
SUSATISl' ACTION (iUAUANTKED.
Work Delivered
oct 11 ly.
CHAFaLES C. ALLKY,
CulFEniONEu,
PETERSBURG VA.
Mr. W. W. Warren represents Ihe firm aud will visit Weldon and its vicinity rtg
nlarly. oetlDly.
l!ut "They Never
WE LEAD,
S. Meyer, is the Original Hustler of
EILSTIFIIELID.
My quartette of Stores I say quartette because llieie are just four of them,
and every one crowded with new
3Fall and Winter GOODS&&
and our customers singing their praise. Come join in the procession and
trade with
S. MEYER, A'gt.,
geirlle will buy your cotton
33R0CKYMOUNU C.
Is Still It 'fit Lead.
TVe scturc the HIGHEST TKICES, for all grades o(m
TOBACCO.
Every customer's wants arc met, if pi sdble, and every needed attention and
courtesy rendered. Go d prices obta n d every day, Hring us your tobacco
and we will send you home happy.
si p oil il.
-J. L.
MM Brocery
WELDON, N. C
i H'ill cjiny u lull line of tine Staple
ami FaiM-y Groceries,
-FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES-
Crtiek ry, Glass Tin, ami wtiodettwjire and
most everything that is kept in a first
rlnss (tMcery sfaire. I abn return thanks
to my t'neiiils for thir pilromige of the
past, and solicit a continuance nf the same,
with guarantee to please. And wishing
I hem a happy and prosp mus new year.
That they nuiy
Long to live
And well todo
And al'er death
Be happy too.
Reepectfully,
J. L. JUDKINS.
dec IS ly.
Ell U
FURNITURE!
'KERN'S!
KSTABUSHKIi IN lHlio.
The truth is the foundation nf our Success.
We make Claims, our WORK fulfils
tlicm.
tasty Let us Estimate for you.lt
Designs Sent to any address FltEE. In
writing give iu;e of deceased and some lim
it as to price. All work warranted
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS and SATIS
FACTORY. At Any Depot.
foLLow,
Touched Me."
- Enfield, N. C.
and other country produce.
C. C. COOPER,
llocky Mount, X. C.
-OF-
-F.Ll m WINTER
(Irani Display
MILLINERY.
FANCY GOODS and NOVELTIES.
Bnlterick'i Patterns.
K. & G. CORSETS,
Hiaaea at 50c., Ladiea 75e. to 1,
avPrlcea will be made to suit the times.
Hate and bonnet made and trimmed to
order.
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
Waldos, M. .