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;rOHN" W. SLEDQE, pkopriktor. VOL XXXII. .A. ITBWSFlFEI fob the ip e o :p l e TERMS:-i.5 per annum in advance WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1898. NO. 39. A C I ft N op Tim MERITS AYER'S Cherry Pectoral would include the cure of ovnry form of disease which affeota the throat nnd lungs. Asthma, Croup, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough and other similnr complaints havo (when other medicines failed) yielded to Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. No. 1X0. tpi-anwi '1 onk writing fit-It is iH.1- In luubogany. $3.95 1 HUP 8100- ImI low fur ttusjiod.'bk. ( Mull ordorg fiticil promptly.) We will nirttl unrofin, trt-o (if all ChtirtMH, our uv Hi mito 8n'('lal Ciita loaiuw, uuntMinl.ig Furulluro, Drait'i iii, IjuiW, tit 'V , Cntckcry. Vlrp'in, iVicttirt, lit Miuir, l(i-frifrpiatnr. H.ihy 4 arrlHK -i. oc. T i is the im et o- ra l'lfl(iMkt'Vtr puMI- hml, nnd w? y j Alt xt1m.. Our Ilttintrrapliisl Carpet ( a aioiriitt, ..howl tit crintptn iu colors, ia alio yuuii fur the inking. If carit BHtiipiiM lire wantM, mail ui 80. In aiatnpa. Tliere la no reamm wtiv you liiuuiil tnr your Iik'-uI dealer 00 per emit, proilt wht'U yi'ti can buy fnra ttm mill. Drop u hue now to the moneyareia. JULIUS HINES & SON, Baltimore, Md. Plots mention thli paper. is a SPECIALIST and AUTHORITY u all Ci 11 ttoto, AH who are nuffriaK with aty BLOOD TKOt'llLE, Wdiihl be wi-te to call on or ltlrw by ni iii. CtMisult itiiiu Ire uml ni Minnm e npaiin to suit each p;irtu' al ir cam'. Wliea witiug to me pleute en cl sump fur reply. I'KOF J AS II , KV t Y, 41i Cburcb 8t (New No.) je 17 1 jr. Norfolk, V W, T. PARKER, , DIALER IN , Heavy AND Fancy Farm Implements. 224 1'OUNl) SACKS OK SALT FOR II Ilk lLM O m HL' iuCorrect price and polite atteutiuu to 11 auk I ly. W, M. I1ABLISTON V ( O , Wholesale ami Uetnil Dealer iu CAUPETS, STOVES, and MttraMa,akh IMMENSE STOCK AND LOW PRICES. W. M, HABLIHTONACO., N. tty, HI , Pteiran Va. , l'KHFKHIONAl. CASUS. MI'LLBH, WALTIft B. D.Ntai JDLLIM OANIEU ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WlLDOK, N. C. ' "nl In Ih. Hiiprem, and ri1il couru. Col. vca iac at HallnU, . 0..opd ir loo. fan i J D. T. T. KOSS, 3 h DENTIST Waldos, K. a OSoa it Ear A Pteot'iatora. n..v. :iM lulled like iX$vsr km Much k li.i.Ji1 "isL r,h"' 'M .L.ACT rap 'Wl, ItitopHHla . Jlv'''ST. d. f M IUW1T II 1 U HI Groceries j INTKRKSTIXa SKETCH OF THE LIVES AND CII ARACTKK8 fy W OF TWO FORMER WiaLKXOWN CITIZENS, MR JOHN W It CAMPBELL AND 'WRITTEN FOR THE 7 " lh elehes ol' honored men who have lived and f f died in I Im viciuity uf Itounoke Kupids, which wore published in your piper, though tho tusk ni a pleusunt oni-, ii did not occur to tuo at first that 1 should extend thmu bi'Vond what lias al ready been published 1 find, howevor.that in reviewing with my mind's eyu iheae persons and seeorai of my cliililhood and youth, 1 have revived memoties which, liko "Banijuo's tlhosi," nill not be downed. As these memories take form they seem to cluster around a few who have lived anuiDg us, and who have helped to make the unwritten history of our own little towo. As this is so, I again ask the indul gence of your readers for a short while. 1 cannot thiuk there is one who reads ihcse columns but will be willing to give me a little place. Dot so much for what 1 shall write, but for the fact that I shall endeavor to give to these friends who arc gone, the uiead of praise which is their just due, We, as a town, have progressed slowly; and we often hear the expression, "Weldon has oot changed a bit since the war." This, we, who live here, know to be a misrepresentation, to say the least, and this is not the only slander we have had to bear as patiently as we might, for I claim that our people as a whole will measure favorably with any other towo of its aise in this or any other Stale This may be owing to the fact that "we are so near the Virginia line," as Dill Arp expressed it, with some other things entirely uncomplimentary, in a reeeal letter to one of the State papers. This, too, just alter a visit to Weldon which had been to him a financial success. Slill there are inauy 'might have becus" recorded against u, I am afraid Be this as it may whether we have seized our opportunities or not, if there is an advantage in having good railroad facilities, we have certainly been a favored community, and in eonneciioD with ihi branch of industry and enterprise I would Ive haa a long; way tr go to reacr tlie heart of the modem up - to date young man. When lit looks for a wife, he expects a rrwl H.l Vr..h Jjfjr S more than he dr fiW acrves. He want (rood look, good sense, irood nature, food health. They usually ko togpther. An omervmir man learn? that a woman hn is plivii:.illv weak and nervottit and in capable, is likely tu be ill tiaturcd tou. The sweetest tcmpvr ia mined by continual sickness. A woman whose nrrvea are constant!? racked and diKned by debilitatinir drains and inflaminHtitm, cannot be a irenial com panion r happy wife; and the ia totally unfitted to be a mother. Theae troubles prevail almost universally among women largely because of careless- and neaiect. There is no real need of them. Dr. Pierce's Favorite l'rencnption is a positive specific for the weaknesses and diseases of the feminine organism. It cures them radicalW and completeit. tt heals, strengthens and purifies. It is the only scientific remedy devised frthisspe cial purpose by an educated, skilled physi cian. It i" the only medicine that makes motherhood easy and absolutely sale. Mis Uiirrttn MeNi-M, of RrnolP O tin fn), Wnshoe Oo,, Mv , wnlfai: "I have dloontimird tHkinit the ' Prrscnption ' snd will not lake itiv mure (St itrrcntv lAM mmith I had no pain nt all sikI worked eery uy wiirnwi any inconvputmce whnlrver. It w ihe firnl lime I never hnl pain dunnsj thnl period. 1 raiinot sav to much r-r visir medicine, especially the Favorite Preacription ' and " Plessanl Pel- 1 know of a ladv who took out botllc ol your " Pavonte Prescript toil and she says sne wjia not nick like ahe was with her first baby. This whs her second baby. She thinks U a rand medicine. So do I. Dr. Pierce has had i life time of eipeu ince in this particular field. His imo-page Illustrated txok, '"The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser" contains several chapter devoted to woman's sneci.il physiology- A paper-bound copy will be sent tree on receipt of 7 one cent stamn to nay the cost of moling onlv. Address. World s ui pensarv Medical Association. HiitTilo N. V For a cotb Bound copy seiui .ji siampa. n n n S 1 GORDON i ... n $ Baltimore iiii - tt AND 5 GK P- R. 6 Maryland i Rye: tt A OCT tt tt tt 8 Gentleman' TN .1. .40 tt tt $ urinK. tt tt V.W. KAY ;tt ah tt Sole tt tt tt Acronf tt U4 tt Weldon, far I xm Aft Ml it &t S S I W V f I 21 TITS I ni " ran t f ai iKjr i JUDGE (5. 0. LYNCH. ROANOKE NEWS.) speuk of aonie who have held responsible positions in our midst. Near the railroad shed, on the spot which has since its removal been dis graced in many ways and on which we hoped to have seen, ere this, a substantial business structure erected, there stood, lor yean, a wooden frame building known as Ihe '-Wilmington Ticket Office." In this office two men consecutively con trolled the affairs of the corporation which gave them this trust, with but one purpose in life, and that, a strict adher aneeto thcpalh of duty, no matter where thst path should lead The first of these that I shall montion is Mr. John Campbell, the first railroad agent ever appointed at this plaoe. Mil. JOHN CAMI'llELT.. As bis name implies, Mr. Cumpbell was of Scotch-Iiish desccut, claiming direct lineage from the Campbells of Scotlaod, aud not very distantly removed from the honored house of Argyle, io that 11111 unt Kingdom. He was bom November 15, 1S(H, at the old Campbell homestead in Orange counly, near the town of llil sboro He was educated at the Bingham school, theu conducted by the fir.-t m. Bingham, that siro of t long lincol illusm.ius educators. Asa sludent he is said to have been remarka bly di iueut and pp.gr. used so well that lie soon a. ipiired a good classical aud mat In inaiieal cduca'i n. While at school and luo only about seventeen years old his tar In r. a man of wealth, became etubartasscd by haviug to pay a large amount ufsecuriiy money for a friend and failed in business. Youug John, knowing of his father' financial troubles, left school, determined lo begin work at onee iu order to retrieve the futui'y foriunes This being without his lather a knowledge or oonseut, he walked all the way to Fayettevilh) where he entered as ao apprentice the office ul the Fayeltovido Observer. Alter aetving his lull apprenticeship he came forth a tiuished printer, ready for the duiies uf life, and returning to llillslio'o was engaged in the office of the Recorder, a paper published in that place In the early part ot IH'Sb, bo went to Milton and published a paper there. Ou the'Jtiih of June of that year he married Miss Emily l'ope, uf Halifax couuty, a neice ol Col Aodtcw Joyner lo le.'J he moved to the town ol Hall- fax, where he owned and published the Halilax .Minerva. In lnilU he entered into ooparlnership wiih Mr Edmund II freeman in the publication ol that paper, which was changed to the Advoeate. In 1832 he moved lo W indsor, Beriieeouo- ty, and edited the first paper ever pub lished there. Whether Mr. Campbe'l'a editorial ventures were a financial success or not we have no record, but I suppose he had all the dials ioeideut tu an ambitious young man atruggliog for a name and place in the editorial world. In 183.1 Mr. Campbell came to neldon on busi ness lor Col. Joyner, couneeted wiih the Roanoke Natation Co, expecting In stay only a few days, hut was offered a clerkship in Col. Joyner's service which ne acc'pied and became ideolified with A'eldi'U from ihat time. On the complu iionif ili W A W. railroad, io March 18 10, he was elected thecompany's general ticket and freight agent at Weldon, which pi Hit i . .ii he held umil his death. on Febiuar) 23, 18titi. In addition to ma duiies as agent, for some time he .ctcd as telegraph operator, working the rirst wire Iroiu thia plaoe, and also gratui tously auted aa postmaster for a while, no official office being supported al that lime io Weldon. Norwaa thia al range, for out t great many letters were written in lh' days. Kuvelopes had scarcely eome into use aud postage was very high. The -lyluol closing a li llcr was to fold ihe blank aide or Ihe sheet on the outside, direct oo this and seal with amall red wafers, or with sealing wax, The post age on a letter waa ail oeota for ihe Ural 211; iLi!.3,ttrr!rc for on; hundred mi1!", and A. ty cents for five hundred uile. A letter for special delivery at any place would cost seventy five cents postage. Mr. Campbell was the first and ooly magistrate iu the town aud aa Weldon waa eveo I hen the "(Irelna Green" of the neighboring country and u no minis ter of the goapel lived here, he waa often called oo to officiate in tying matrimo nial Loots, which were only broken by death Itself. In ill his relations with Ihe company with which he waa connected, he waa con scientious, uptight, courteous, kind and faithful, aa he waa to all with whom he dealt. A fine conversationalist, he delighted io good .lory, eveo if it placed himself al disadvantage. A favorite oue he told was of an ex perience in ooonectioo with his work for the railroad oompany, which he nailed bit "John Oilpio ride" and it was this : At ooe time he had occasioo to go to (f.irysburg on an old fashioned hand-car to have sonic work done which required bis personal attention. Finding that he must return lo Weldon before the hands cuuld finish the work, he told them to give him a "push" and he would return a'oue on ihe car. No sooner Baid than done, but in the sudden slurt he dropped the polo with which he was to guide the car. As it wus down grade all the way, on he came, faster and fusier, till ho was forced to lie down on the car to prevent being thrown off. By the lime he reached I he bridge he could hardly retain even that posiiion Soon, however, he reached town, and a crowd rushed out crying. "stop I slop I" All he could say was "I can t stop, ami was gone Nor did In stop uulil be reached the up grade, on the other side ol the town, fortunately, without barm except a good shake up and flight. May 13th, 1839, Mr. Campbell had the misfortune to lose his wife, who in every sense of tho word hud be,:n his helpmate and counsellor. J hree chil dren survived that marriage, two of whom are still living aud are among our most respected citizens. Juoe 18th, 1851, he married Miss Caroline Gary, who nreceded him to the .'rave bv onlv four days Four little children were bereft ol bol h parents in tins short space of time and this at one of the darkest periods in the history of our beloved State, In both these marriages, Mr. Campbell seemed to have been peculiarly fortunate, as both were ladies of most decided Christian character. Gentle, loving, kind and devoted to his happiness and comfort. He was s mason of high standing in the order, and was also the first native Odd Fellow in the Slate and with Mr. W. T Whitfield, of this place and three others, now dead, organized the first lodge uf this urderio North Carolina I give here an extract from a report m ule by i 'ol. W. 8. G. Andrews to the Grand Lodge of the I. 0 0 F , al its meeting not long after his death. 'He died as he had lived, a firm, tried, true man, a faithful Christian, u loving husband, a protecting father, a strong hearted friend. His position was always known; he was on the side of the dis tressed, the endangered, the helpless, the widow, the orphan, in short, lie was a true Odd Fellow." The record-ol I ho order show that he was not only the first Odd Fellow, bul the first Grand Master, when the Grand Lodge was established, in January 1843, he was uuanimously elected Graud Mas ter and served his term of office accepta bly to the Grand L dge, introducing the resoluiion pledging the support of that body to the orphans of the order. 1 hat noble inslilunon, the Odd bellows Orphanage, at Goldsboro, being the out come of that resolution, as it was adopted, sh iws that, "though dead, he yet speak elh" and that his influence still lives to benefit those in whom he waa ao much interested. Mr Campbell died in the early days of reconstruction, when men who had been honorable in business and apparently conscientious often became bankrupt and iu this way trusts were betrayed, and thousands impoverished, with no redress in the civil law, administered as it waa at that time. The railroad companies were in no better oondition than other proper ty owners of the Souih. Bridges, which had been burot, were to he rebuilt, roll ing stock to be replaced, and other losses had been sustained which rendered the very best and most economical manage ment necessary, in order that they might approach their former prosperous condi tion. The question naturally arose, "who ould lake Mr. Campbell's place as agent for the W. & W. railroad, at Weldon?" Fortunately for Ihe interest of the road, there was found i man who was familiar with the office work; competent, reliable, faithful and who was that "nnblesl work of God," an honest man That they should have found such a man at this juncture, was forlunate, for though it has been said, and is perhaps true, that "corporations have no souls," this was before the great Atlantio Coast Line system had been formed snd the VI. Ii W railroad oompany waa not ao much a great corporation aa it was a baod of brothers, with the same local interests, each interested in Ihe success of "our road" from the highest to the lowest em ployee connected with its service, real ing sure that each had rights which would be regarded by those in authority. JL'Ullt a U LYNCH. As this waa ao, it wsa important tbl the nim holding thia poaition ahould have these qualifications in the highest degree Nor did they make a mistake when Mr. George Green Lynch was sclecird for Ihe work. Many of your readers remember J udte Lynch, and how well he served 10 the high official post nuns to which he was called It la nut my purpose tu write s eulogy of him here, but in conueclion with his work at this plaoe I would like to give some lacla con nected with his life which deserve a place in our local history. The first bridge serosa ihe Roanoke river, at Weldon, was completed in 1836. A road having been built from Norfolk to this plaoe previous lo that, and Wel don being Ihe lermioua, as it waa until only s few years ago. The Wilmington and Weldon. or ss it waa first called, ihe ' Wilmington and Raleigh railroad, was io course of construclioo and in the year IBM this young man, having just reached his majority, left his country home in K lgccombe county, where he was born November 28, 1817, and en tered the service ol this new road. When it was at last complete 1 and on March 10th, 1810, the first train of cats passed over it from the Roanoke to the t ape bear river, he was one of the "crew of that train of which William Hull was couduclor, William B. Alsop, engineer and Ihe name ol the engine the "ltru wiek " Wc do not know what position young lieorgc occupied on this train but in 181 1 ho was appointed conductor and served in that capacity until September 18-11, when he wus appointed mull agent on the Slime roud uudur tho ndmiuistrutiou of President Tyler. Being a staunch Democrat, Mr., or as he was always culled, "Judge Lynch," was removed from this offico io 1850, by President Fillmuro. Apropos of this removal ho, perhaps, in politics, if noth ing else, beleived iu subvening the Gulden Rule and doing unto others as thev uiu unto him, as he hrmly believed in "turning the rascals out. In his later life he was a great admirer of Mr. Cleveland and had that gentleman's pic ture framed and hung in his private room. When after hie election to the Presidency in 1884, he adhered strictly to the civil service law, the Judge lost patience and ordered his picture turned to the wall. In 1852 Judgo Lvnch commenced running in his old position of conductor, but in 185.1, he was again made mail agent under tho administration of Presi dent Pierce which he continued until 1859, when he was appointed special agent ot tho rostoffiee Department This position ho resigned March 4th, 1861, when President Lincoln was inaugurated. Soon after this he wus appointed special agent io the Confederate mail service by fostuiaster General, John II. Reagan. which position he held until the downfall of the Confederate government in April isna. I givo you here a clipping from a state paper published not long after this which refers to some money collected by him about the time the war commenced, which could not be turned over to the Department at Washington, but which was delivered at the earliest opportunity alter tho close of the war: "An Honsst MAN.-The papers men tion ihe fact that G. G. Lynch, Esq , of Halilax county, in this state, for many years Route Agent of the Post Office Department, on the W ilmiogton and Weldon Railroad, and afterwards Special Agent for the Stale, has recently notified the Department at Washington that he has two hundred dollars in gold in his p issLSsioj belonging to the Post Office treasury, which he has kept buried for safe-kecpiug since the breaking out of the Revolution, and which sum has been drawn for by the Post Master General. This may be, in these days of grasping cupidity, a somewhat unusual exhibition of personal official integrity, but it will nut suiprise any who know the "Judge," ir it is exactly in accordance with his manner of doing business." Having been an intimate friend of Mr Campbell, and often associated with him in office work, it was not strange that he should havo Bought aod obtained Ihe place his frieud had ao worthily filled, to which he was appointed March 1st, 1806 and which he held for twenty years, or up to a short time before his death. lie man led in IS4o, Miss hmma Whitakcr, with whom he spent a long and happy married life. Mrs. Lynch being a noble, sweet-spirited, Christian woman, her innueoeo over her husband was always for good and the right. It was her pious example, and patience utid r affliction which led him, when UHe au old man, to the altar of the church tu receive Christian bapiisin aod ei uimuuion wiih those she luvcdso well. There were eight children born to them, five daughters and three sons. 01 these, two sous are holding honorable positions with the same railr ad system he served so long aod ao faithfully. One who knew him well has said of him, "He was true in every relation of 111 u. Uenial in society, with a store ot information fruni his vuried experiences, that made him always interesting. With his old Iriends and especially wiih Capt James biuituous he was fond of discuss ing what they called "Ancient History," aud it waa truly a treat to bear them us they recalled characters and events ol olden limes." In hia employment as route agent for the I'ostomoe Department, he was ofiei, called tu different paria of the Union, but often said there were only two places in which he would live and they were, "New York City and Weldon." In his later life he made frequent visits to New York, slwaya taking one or more of his children with him aod those visits were purely fur information aud pleasure. He remarked on onesceasioo that "he wished to be buried where he could bear the Iraiua aa they passed" He rusts in the little cemetery at "Hillside," hit late home, overlooking the towo, near the railroad he loved so well. "llealeai, but his example aull rvmalna Aa Insih, ai when among ua here he trod." Well do we remember his stately form, hia noble bearing, aa he paaaed among ua and no doubl (here are many interesting things connected with his life which is not my privilege Iu know, but, reader, the old "ticket office la gone. Tho bell which fur so many years, by its sonorous clang, clang, gave the signal for tho leav ing ol the trains, has become a "back number" and ia eveo regarded as a herald of evil tidings, being seldom used exoepl wheo the cry of "fire! ' is heard. The click of the telegraph instrument is heard on every hand, for that has become Ihe ruling power and Ihe "Block necessity in handling the many trains of oars which rush by our doors, pause moment and are gone bearing their loads of human and other freight lo distant quarters of the globe. ' The mails have increased until thousands are employed in the place of the few who onoe bandied "Uncle Sam's" pouches. Efficient men ire still at their posts of duty, but neoeasity has become the law in maoy eases which oiuus men as mere machines to the per formanceof these duties and there is nut the heart in the work there was when these two men, true as the needle to tin polo, after serving their day and genera lion, fell asleep. TWO KINDS OF KOCKS. Farmer Hayes Slop, there ! Whit have you got in that sack 1 Uncle lsnuc Nullin but rocks. (Just then a chicken cackled.) Uncle Isaac (knowing that he caught) Dat's so, bos-; but, you dey is two kinds of rocks dose yerc Plymouth Rocks. The Murpilse ol All. Mr. Jones, of tho drug firm of Jones A Son, Cowden, III., is speaking of Dr, King's New Discovery, says that last win ter his wile wus attacked with La Grippe, and her case grew so serious Unit physi ciuns ut Cowden and Pana could do noth ing lor her. It seemed to develop into Hasty Consumption. Having Dr. Kimr'a New Discovery in Btore. and sellinc lots of it, he took a bottle home, aod to the surprise of all she began to get better from ttrst dose, and halt dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do this good work. Try it. Free trial bottles at W. M Cohen's Drug Store. If you wish to bo held in esteem, you must associate only with thoso who are estimable. I'ree Pills. Send your address to II. 10. Bucklen A Co , Chicago, and get a free samrile box of Dr. Kiog's New Lite Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and arc particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. Fur Malaria and Liver roubles they have been proved invalua ble. They aro guaranteed to be per tly free from every deleterious sub- slauco and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action but by ;iving tuoe to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Rcgulursizo 2ac per box. Sold by W M Cohen Druggist Blessings ever wait uu virtuous deeds and though a lute, a sure reward suc ceeds. I'tllt OV i:it KIKTV VliAKS Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup lias been used for over filly years by millions ot mothers for children, while teething, with perfect success. It soothes tho child, softens the gums, allays all puin, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists in every part of tho world. 25 cents a botl le. lie sure and ask fur " Mrs. Wins low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth er kind Not education, but character, is man's greatest need and man'a greatest safe guard. Ilurkleu's Arulra Salve. The Best Salve in the world fur Cuts Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Suit Hhcuui, Fever Sorses, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Curtis, and all Skin Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay rc- iinreil. it is guarantcd to givo perlcet satisfaction or money refuuded. Price oents per box. For sale at W, M. Cohen's Drug Store. Fire and sword are but slow engines cf destruction in comparison with the bab bler. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Til fw lauli Itlaaian Tutm, The testimony of a good conscience is tl.e glory ot a good man. inTnWtatt Weakneia manifeata itself in the loss of ambition and aching b.m.'i. The blood ia wutery ; the. Hsmiips are waatinc the door ia beiiiKiipeiiHtlordiaeaw. A bottle of Drowns' Iron Hitters taken in time will restore your itrenifth. anothe your nerves, make your bloAl rich and red. I)o you more rood than an einenaire peria course of medicine, lltpwna' Iron bitten u sold by all dealera. OASTOXIIA. Tbi ho- j lllll TP . . . . " tin at -r , There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one s ability. Royal makaa the looS pur. wholaaone and dallclasia. POWDER Absolutely Pure aoi aK.NO Mwota en.. hw yon. leleliraleo lur itMarettt leaveiima streturth and healthfulnem. A usurer, the food against alum and all forma of adulteration com mon to the cheap brands. EI1VAL SAIIKO PtlWniK 00., KIWYOEX' A youthful Klondike sold seeker writes home as follows : 'Father, if you will only send me money enough to pay for a ticket home, 1 II out cord wood and cuss Ihe mule all summer for you. I'll just auipriae jou by going to work I" "If KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN! Surely if the word RHGULA TOR is not on a package it is not Simmons Liver Regulator. Nothing else is the same. It cannot he and never has been put up by any one except J. H. ZEILIN & CO. And it can he easily told by their Trade Mark THE RED Z. Tested AND TRUE. 1 J. Foreign and Domestic FK UITS ! Of Every Desciip'i Jamaica lfcnanus. Oranges. Lei Mai l;u Grapes; aUo The Early Bird Never gets Left i...0.0.m. Meier, the Hnstler, w is the year round 1898 PRICES Make things hum. leit over. They early and get the S. MEYER, Ag't., This Design of Engine is best adapted where you have but a limited space to set it. We can, however furnish you with a hori zontal - engine. nlh .n nr Ant.n- 1 - matic - should you prefer. Write us if vou on n il.ink vu may need an Engine or Boiler. THE R. MACHINE SHOPS. i..iin. ku I, ..puis, .Y C F. 11. TKCVY, "liperilltllillelil. ROCKY MOUEN. C. Is Still In Tit Lead. terWc secure the HIGHEST PRICES, fur all fcraJca of- TOBACCO, Kvery customer's waula are met, if pis-ihle, and every oecJed attention and eouriesy rendered. Good prices obtaiuod every day. Bring us your tobacco and we will send you home happy. C. sap 30 4t. WOOD'S SnFabS arc i-pt'C.i.iy grown and selected lo meet the necclo and requirements of Southern Growers. Wood's Descriptive Catalogue is most valu able and helpful in giving cultural directions r.nd valuable information about ail seeds specially ad.it"d ta tW S.xiilu VUaHTAKKE anJ n.'AVl.i? SEEDS, liras nn! Cfuvvr St'eds, Seed Pouitots S.ecd OaU and nl! Garden and Farm Seeds. Write for Descriptive Catalogue. Mailed free. T. W. WOOD f; EONS, SEUDSMEN, . . RI.HAiOM), VA. 1H-lAIUST SEED HOUSC M TH" SOUTH. Weldon, N. C. m WHOLESALE DEALER IN Pino Apples, California und Florida upseo Flour. j in 13 3iu. Put in the SWIM all early and late. Too many goods MUST go. Call pick. -- Enfield, N. C. t . . r- A . fiik ! Vfl , Se, '1 If S ' aak' - !.-. ,'. . --J- C. COOPEfl, ui Reck Mount, N (;, I