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"OIIN" W. SLEDGE, I'ltol'lUKTou.
vbi, xxxin.
NE "W S I? -A. 3? E 1 E O R T IT. E PEOPLE
WEIiDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY '21. 1898.
TERMS:-1'5'1 vku anntm in aiaaxck.
NO. 12.
iianosOrgatf
: PERFECT TYPES
tit what n Kiil instrument should heme
Ad Old LBieni.
SO LOHISSOULTO THE DEVIL.
I he Ureal I'orsc of In inkin
There is an uM legend ul
sold Ilia soul to tilt! Devil.
tiutH w.mv: Fur u certain
years this man was I" Imvu
Old Peter.
OLD MASTER KNEW HIM
lieneral Itarnum Vuucbci I or 'Ihe lolorei
.Man Who HaJ Serve! Him.
What I nclv Sam's 1 runts Must Maul in
Hat Torrid Kenum.
y
Tin' wonderful singing iiialilies
Piano are rrrnguiaril ''.V every vocal artist
wh uiilintiiin'.v recommends them.
BTANDAIiDOltiiASM, TI'NlNd ANI
KKI'AIUINti.
: Pianos for Kent Terms t Suit.
Write lor illustrated catalogue.
I'll AH. M. NTIKIT,
II N- Liberty St., lialtilnurc, Mil.
WaHliinuliHl, .VJt Eleventh si., N. W.
oct'jl ly.
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V irrmiliiHl union Is ulo mallei fir'
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10 tor It. If "U "lull samples. ISJ
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All BI-H'I f"l
fnr IliK moll... '
pHlilon urvlin nmlor.
$7.45
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(m "iv miil-to yitur-nn'M-tin
All-Wo.il rtit-vml Mill.
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A fm
u tniin who
Tim I'otiili
munlier ol'
11 IliA lU'llltl'H
nr.uili''il I.jr lii S.ifniiii' nmj.ly, ul llii"
l'X.ilalinll of H'tlU'tl lilllO llil lo'll Will lo
t... I'MllVill'll.
Wlu n lliu tinic amil upon lunl ix-
irnl tliij nun w,ii iinwilin lo liiUil liin
, 1 1 1 ol' tlio ronirari, iiml as'.i' l tlio lVvil
iijion what lorliia hi' coiiM Iw ri'li'av d
Tho ri'ply was: '-It you will i'iire your
(loil I will ri'liMKt! yon."
"No," slid iIil' tu-ni. "I ciimot curse
Mil It,.in,r wliomi naliiri! is Invi'. (live
r
mi! suini'lhiii h'ss frai lully wii'lu'il "
"Tlii'ii kill vour fatlii'r," ri plii1'! ihi'
Ili'vil, "anil you po lit'u "
"No." armv.'ri'J thiMllali, "that U too
hortililo to think ul'. I will Hot toiuiiiit
no rrul a rnuii'. An- II" i" ii" i""11
cotnlitioii!'?"
"Oho inoro," r. ilii'.l Iho li'Ail, ''von
must o.ttl ilruuk."
"'I'liat is a ri'iy easy thim; to il"," the
man answcri J, "ami I accrit your iruo
silion. I I'linim; kill my latin, 1 will
not runic my (l.nl, but I ran fjtt ilrunk,
ami vvhioi I Imcunii! eoln'i' all will ho
will.
Ai'OonliiiL'lv In' not ilrunk, an.l when
in this eotxliliou ehatiei'il to no el his
I'atlii'r, who tiihraiile'l him, which m ex
.-ii t-i I ihe iie of the ilrmikcii ami hall
era.".l lll.ui thai lie slew his lather, I'lirsi'J
his (loil. Ihen fell il own id ail. ami III
IVvil hail him without fail. Only a
leecnil ihi. narticular case. Hut how
irue lo the fa ts reoanlin.' the liiUor
curse. 'I'. I'). Hiihey, in Kenlu.ky
Star.
Ier
The
son
) in n s hinichksonA
( Dept. 909. BUIIMORi;. Ml).
in i i i n
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in nni I. Hiii a io
Selected and
Private Stock
Rye Whiskey,
of the Purest
Distillation,
and is
Recommended
' to all who use
or Require a
'Stimulant of
Reliable pifity.
' ' PAVKNl'OltT M0KK1S.V CO.,
v Sole aoents for the Pistiller,
Hiehniotiil, Va.
Mil. W. D. SMI I'M, at WcU.ii., X. "
is. Ilmsolc dUlrilMitino; .j,.nt at tli.it
j poiot, for the above nlJ anil
i Celchratiil Whiskey.
' PAVKNI'ilUT MORRIS 1 CO.
; mr :il ';iii.
Plffurei tlon't I.I.
It doesn't tatte
nmeli kniiwli il.
of inallli lilaiu-
to figure out tile
ftels ahi'ilt tli.it
ilrrait iltii'"
ro ii ii in pt
St.ilMu'i ins Inmr
.in. i .It m.'ti-triti
tl-at "in- sevi :il.
f all tlie "V illi
ill ClttMi ml.ei
t-a. ll vi al nia lv
.itrlv atliihutnl
lo c.inMiui;iti.'ii ami al'.u
JlM'.ll-
Tin it- is an almost cetta-n
niri' ami i 1"
ive f"l .'. fatal 'l.-i a-e if
li.L-i ii til mile The stoly of
what it will ilo is lolil iu the
'liillowiiu: 1' tl'
" AL' a iru :i ml ii l''Of vsnrs
aijo. win tl 1 iv
Plf
ufr.Hiiin wiiuii'v
i vrrc p.nu in I.:''
pit tip bli'o l ni'l
1 v: 1.,
l
h.,t 1U wilW hit.
U .-I in w in
(lith
!1ni!i
al!iin.il a. nl h.ii
.l.ii- I
,. ami I tri ll.-.' no '
thai 1 .honl.l I.'- in-
I li e
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la-l -.'
If.lv Hi I'
it.il
up any
-.1.1-11
(lelii'tal llartium uf Abbeville bail a
boil v Mi rvmit bel'ori! the war who apeil
1.1,.. I,. ,..,t.vl , in. l'eler HO lilVI'll Ills
master that he urew lo talk like him. U
lives toilav, the heart uf hosniialily, the
soul ol honor. One Siiu.lay two white
men ilrove nil to the door of hi "bin
.,,.1 .k,,l il he hail anv li'lllol ill the
house, lie said he hail about n iiiart.
Thev uirercil to buy. lie reluseil to sell
Ion ins! us his ol.l master would have
Julie, invited them to have a dtink. llav
ion drunk, ihey handed him a! hall dul
lar. Of course, like his waster, he
declined (he coin. The scoundrels went
to town and swore out a o mililaiol
that he was violating the dispensary
law.
1 haiitiene.l to be in llreenville tlf
1 ,v ilo. trial look ulaee and saw a revela
v
lion reters counsel was neuii.
n .m.iiii's son. ndiiitant L'ciieral of the
late under (iovernor John (iaiy Kvans,
and the chief witness for the defeuse was
il.,. i,.ral himself, who had come from
Abbeville, distant about Kid milt
ay u wold for bis former slave.
neral look the stand, ami Ins
id:
"What is your name?"
"I am t'.eneral Ittrnum, sir.
"Where do you reside?''
"In Abbeville, sir."
' How lono have you known the del'en
dam?"
Silly five years, sir."
What is hi' reputation?'
' As "ood as aliv m all's ill this court
room sir.
"Would you (rust him?"
"Trust Petei? Why, I'd Husl him
wilh mv life, my liouoil
I'he jury didn't leave their seats.
The scene "suiter touched me up." I
t younu Itanium and asked if he
received anything lor bis services 'Accept
a leefioiu l'eter?" he sai l ill amaj ment.
"Whv sir. I'd as soon tl.iuk of eharinj;
my father."
"You ami vour father came lull miles
to clear this old nou'ro?"
"Yes, aud we would havecoiue. l.Hnil
or 10,(100. Old l'eter was a second
father to me lie raised me. When 1
I was well, he played with me. When
I was ill he nursed me. When I
wait a tioy. t u ratner sieep n. . cu t t.
cabin than in uiy own bed at home. I d
rather take a suaek with l'eter tu those
lavs thaudini! with the president.
I m afiaid wo ankecs d m t un l. r
stand the "uijiifer" .pieslion yet New
York 1'resa.
Cliiate Of Manila.
HOT TIMES THERE.
Too Busy.
THE LOST ARROW.
You Should Always Sj mfathizc Wilh Vour
little linos.
n.h'.l
lip to
la. 11
flesh-
This ereat
Mi ilual III eov iv i nn - i." l
all laivomal. I'i'.i',.!.'al I'ltoil o:
atlei-lioii- vv hull, it iniiHilnl 1
..,.,.,ii..i. '.t sin nutheli til.
ml iii..s. Hie appeuo' ,
It mvlitoi.it. il" livi I ami ai.U III' ' mital
liiak' i the asino'. 'lion "f the f"".l I
It i- tile en.it moon nut''. """
lilllliliT Holiest dealers u ill 11"! "'C
lAke a xuhstitnle v"l I" Im ' i""t -i-
1 lor in I'll re. s i.nn "
Me.lu il A.lvier. hmr I'"'1""' -1 ""'
ceil! -tauilis lo eovil in-iilini! '"'-I. 1,1 Ul
Worl.l s lli-iH-H-alv Mi'll' '1 -.iM.illoli,
ll.illalo. X V , tor a pip. i em.iiu "l
Cloth liiii'lm.' ten cents esli-i
tliolisalltl p-'Ce """le "'
llllll'lu.l illll-liall.'..- - lollliellv
i so l''ot lltiuted Uiue call 0'
era! of mailing:
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11 is
.,1.1 f.'l
hl tor
HUDSON'S
A 30 Dai
n it
We liiiVi1 in tMovk
lu'loiminti to North
ittoiifp. In the mt
;iti Any we will put
lk'tiietheneu.le Iwr-
uainiias we never Hd
More. Mens' pants
Ii, 4, fie. Men and Ikiv h h;t" a"'1 fiM
4 A I.V Wimlow (li1es on iirmiE ntn
..r l')A 1.". '. Curtitm i1-h Vkood
HnisK Axtlimi IK. -.'He. White
cloth :tc. White Ifresstiomls 5, tiV.
llav atrike clock" 1 .IH. l'snt iiomU
14c. l.inen towels, 7c. Prniaiels
lii. Wihil TcninanU curiN't IN A
line tloor niattinirs, 7. , Vir. Mens
la.lies' shoe i)l. 75 HHe, lillreaus
$.1. Larue rocking chairs with arms US',
I'uin Isiiioiii ehiiim HHe. Men's sliittn, IS,
lite lauliia shirt waist lK'. ISnvs' ahirt
waist lNe- Manv oilier Ihmiisin stoi k lo
close out. Come quick for luniain.
SI'IKKS It AVIS,
Weldon, N C, Mar. 23, INiW
Every Bay Opportunities.
INDIFFERENCE' INDIFFERENCE!
Aiukc'lliiiu Hat SKvpcsl An J Do Your
1 all liuly-
;tl7 Main st., Noil'olk, Vn.
Indies' and 11 nil' l'loini!
RtdlM. Al.l. MK1.S T-NTS.
SVRI'ASSIXt; IDt t t t: A MM I M l I
J. K. Hl llstlN, rniirict..r.
The Hcsl of Evcr thiii! "l Season
oct in Ivr.
hous.
Sl'B'HI.
IHMi.AY IK ----'
PROF Jl
i. aRI EflALHT anil Al'TlltllilTV on
all
3 riirt)iiie fcffi
Spring Millinery:
Ml
HATS and
BONNETS
And Mlllimrv S.ivrllien.
"lie sure to call and in-i l my stock
MUS W Ii MAUI,
origllv ltoanoke Kani'ta i. i
W. T. PARKER
All who are auffennu with any B1.(H)1)
T'tlll Hl.E, would be wise to call on or
an.lram bv mail. Consultation free anil
iilnlieineacnmnoiinileil to suit each runic
ular caae. When writing to me please en
close stamp for reply.
l'liOK. JAS. HARVEY,
4 Church St. (New No.)
iel7lT. Norfolk, Va.
Heavy
AND
Fancy
Groceries
JAHWM.MIILi Wil.TEB B. DAHIRL.
U L. L K iV DANIZ1
Farm
Implements.
A rescue missionary wis lectiirinj in a
sir.i..... ulaee. that is. ill a place wheie
he wss Hot accilstotlled to speak, lie
said that cv.ry Christian, however humble
or poor, or busy, could do some persjuil
work for Christ if he was only willing
After the lecture a poor woman rushed
tip to him, aud aaid, half indignantly:
"What can I do? 1 ana wid iw with
live children to support, an t I have to
work nio.hl and diyto provide food for
the family. Ila can I find time to
and speak to anyone about Christ
Hoes the milkman call at your
early in the nioriiiui;'.
"Of course ho does."
"Does the baker follow hiui? '
"Why, yes, to be sure he does."
"Iocs the butcher once or twice a wci k
visit you.
Yes." was the curl reply, and the
woman, her lace flushed wilh eiciteme.it
and apparent vex ili in, 0 'W away.
Two years after, the minol tiod spnki
in the same place. Alter Ihe aernce, a
woman ask. si him
"lo jou know m ? '
"Xo."
"Well, 1 am lbs peii.li who was vi Jed
null you two years attii. when you a-ked
iue whether the milkill lll, and baket. i'.'l
butcher visited me. Hut I Weill h
to think ami pray, an 1 tiod help d me I.,
do uiv duly. I now have lo t.H yn
that through my humble ifforla live
liersous have been led to the Saviour, and
.i...i ur.t all consistent, workinu' nieiniieis
of the church."
ludifT.rcoe. '. Indiflerenee! This is the
sin which Satan uses lo m al the doom uf
lostsoula. "Awake, ihou that sleepint
and arise from ihe dead, and Christ shall
shine npon the. ! " Chtisiian Work
l.ntlt.r "So VOU di lu'l liroD"SC to
her, after all? ' V ..!' .o, auil I in
not point to. Whin 1 tot t her house
I f.nm.l her chasinu a ui.uiae wilh a
broom."
"t am wonderino in these days, when
Undo Sam is about sending Iroops Irom
the Pacific coast to the Philippines, what
the American boys will thiuk of the
climate over there. With the. possible
exception of Boine. parts of interior India
and Arabia, 1 doubt if there is any hotter
climate than that of Manila. Ihe
lands reach within four do;;roo of the
cutiator. The. temperature is not
,.,.,. I.;,. I, hut the huuiiditv is. The
most extreme caro must constantly b.
exorcised to keep ouu's physical condition
nrotwrlv toned all summer lunir. In
hottest days in the year arc iu May and
Juno. Fortunately a brociic usually
sprint's up in the early evening, und
that tempers the atmosphere so that one
can e-ct some sloop if he is properly iixed
lor it, when midnight comes. The moan
tomporature at the Philippines is 72
dciirces. Iu November the weather coots
aud then for weeks at a time along the
acoast it is about as near perfection as
. . .t i.
anyone can imagine, lo call iue mourns
of lleceuiber, January and I'ebuary
there winter is a mockery. For seven
months in the year, from April to October
no one but the poorest laborer goes oul
of doors, uuloss compelled to do so, be
tween S in the innniiuL' and 1 iu the
afternoon. Iu Mauila the whole popula
rises at 4 and 5 a. in. and gets the work
of the day out of the way before 8 o'clock
The houses are opened, servants clean
up, merchant) do their business and the
school children are busy with their
teachers. F.veii the civil and militaiy
officers attend to most of their duties
hut ween 4 and 8 a. in. Then when old
Sol begins to shoot bis drafts down upon
the ciuntry more perpendicularly the
whole population go into their houses uf
stone and wood with heavy roots ol 111
and a sort of aspbaltum found in thai
country, and stay there until sundown It
is a laud of siestas. K.very one who can
sleeps there all day long, and slumber l:
i here ret lueed to a science. Hammock:
abound and couches of bamboo
ev.rv home. hold, club, and loafing
place. The servants are trained to Sec
their masters and mistresses coiufortabli
hy bringing ibeiti iced drinks or a tray
of smoking material whenever they
awakeu alter a nap. All buildings an
.reeled wiih the idea of keeping the
at mil as much as possible. Business
is su-pended all day long, even the men
at the wharves unit woik lor six i n
seven hours when the mm is highest.
"At sundown Mauila wakes up. There
is an opening uf heavy board window
blinds and an emdus of people from their
homes. Kven the trees and shrubbery
shake oil their drowsiness. The mer
elianls open their heavy store doors, and
I he Nlreets suddenly start to lite The
nrlneinal meal of the dav is served al
t i '
about Ii o'clock, and wilh the rich m
ish il is a crcmonious affair. Thereallei
ih.. whole i. ..mil. ill. .n coo oul lor a walk
Keening calls are made upon menus ami
the plants a-e at their ijayesi. The cook
fuhis lake place in the evening; the old
theatre is always crowded at utgiu
pecially Sunday nialtls."
KOH OVUM flt'TYVKAK
Mrs. W'inslow's Soothing Syrup has been
.soil for over tiltv voars bv millions ul
n.oi o.rslore hi drcn. w lllc teething, whu
perfect snoecss. It soothes the child,
soflciis the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best remeuy lor
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little
sntlerer immediately. S"ld tiy druggists
iu every part nt the world. - cenis a
bottle. He sure and ask lor "Mrs. Wins-
low's SvMilii.it. Syrup," aud take no oth
er kind
Mother, mother," cried little Willie.
coming in upon mo us l sat uusiiy in
Folk-Cures In Kansas.
OLD SUPERSTITIONS.
Admiral Gervera.
SEAMAN- STATESMAN UND EXPERT
Mmr.li: lures Within the 1'iMvhut ll-lul
I his Hut anJ I'rtSiTU' I or 1 ulurt
Isc.
work, "I have lost my arrow m the grass
and can't find it. lie was ready to burst
iuto tears at his mishap.
'I am sorry, dear," I said, as I went
on Willi uiy wort.
"Won't you go and tind it for me,
mother?" he asked, wilh a iuivertng lip.
as he laid hold of my arm.
"I am too busy, dear," 1 replied, "tio
tell Jane to find it for you."
"Jane can't Hud it," said the little fol
low, iu a choking voice.
"Tell her to look again."
"She has looked all over. Won't you
onto; mother, aud find it lor mo?"
The tears 'verc rolling dowu his face,
but I wai too busy embroidering a little
linen s;iciue t was making for him, and
that seemed of more importance that the
happiness of my child.
"There, there! Dou't bo so foolish us
to cry al llic loss of an urrow, 1 am
ashamed of you. Go look for it your
self." Willie went crying downstairs, and 1
hoard him in the yard until my paiieuee
nave out. "Ellon, I heard him say,
"won't you make mo an arrow? Here is a
stick."
"Xo, indeed; I have something else to
do besides making arrows," said cook.
1 felt vexed at Kllen. She might
have done it. If I were not so busy I
would make it mysoll, I thought; aud 1
sewed on as before. Willie's heart was
almost broken, but I was not in a mood
to svmnalhito with him. The loss of an
arrow seemed a voty trifling thim: lo me
"Willie," 1 called out of the window,
"you must stop crying.
I can't find my arrow, and uoLoily
will niako me one."
(lo find something else tu play will:
Come, sir; you must stop this crying.
won't have this noise."
"I can't find m v arrow." he said, with
a iuiv.ring lip.
"Well, erviiia won't find it. Com.
upstairs."
Willie ascended to mv room. ' Xow
don't let me hear one word more of thii
hai
U Ih.
I or to
I'usl ul Minister uf Ilk a
I eai a life AtarJ Shit.
Take belter e
tune.
of your
arrow nexl
IIKK sri'KKIOKITY.
"Why is it that women always lay so
so n uih more stress than men do upon
the value ol a pedigree?"
"Thev inherit it from Kve, 1 guess.
"From K'e? 1 don't see what si e
had lo boast uf in that line."
"It wasn't much, but she wn't
made out i f il.J, hde Adam was, and
I'll bet sip! never cut through reminding
him uf her mijKTi.ir origin "Chicago
News.
i' wa no sympathy in my tone
for I felt none. I did not think ul Ii
loss, bill the alllU'V inee ol hiserwilg Tl
little fellow slirled his gnef as best he
could, and throwing hiui-elf on the fl nu
lled and s ibhed for some minutes.
Before long be fell a-leep How instant
ly do out feelings change towards a child
when we tind it asleep lendemess
comes in place of sterner emoli uis. I
laid aside my work, and taking Willie in
my arms laid him on my bed. Auother
deep sigh came from him as his head
touched the pillow, and was echoed in my
heart. Poor child! the loss of an arr iw
as a great thing tu him. 1 wished then
I had put away my work for a few min
U'es and made him a new one. What
is a littl time taken from uiy work to ihe
hannincss of my child? 1 wish I could
Icaro to think right at the right lime
Dear little fellow! I stood fir nearly
fi.e tiiiiiutes ovr my sleeping child
When 1 turned away 1 oil uot resiim.
my work; lor 1 nau no neari in wur 1 1
th linlc garment I went down lo tin
guden, and the first thing that met my
eye was the arrow, p mi illy hidden by a
ro e hush. So easily found! How mueh
woald a minute have saved, given al
the right lime. We learn too lal
r . petit when ripeutanoe diH's not avail
The first notice I had of his bviug awake
was his gratified exclamation at findin;
his lost arrow beside him. His grief was
rr..,ui..ii In a lew minutes he was
o il shooting his arrow again. But
n.sl,l not foroet it. 1 was serious for
luiny bonis afterwards, for the conscious-
mm of having done wrong, as well
having been the ocjissi.ri of grief to my
child lay, with a heavy pressure, upon mv
feelings Hidden Ciraius
Sniiie of these cures, which were col
lected in (j.ll'ey enmity, Kansas, were ul
tained from colored people. The major
ily uf the superstitions, however, which
w. re collected iu Douglas county, were
obtained from people who declared they
knew no superstitions and believed in
notte, namely, students in attendance at
the I'nivirsity uf Kansas. These stu
dents canio from neatly every county iu
the Slate.
Warts can be transferred from one to
another hy the following methods, anion;
ol hers;
Put into a red calico bag "hearts"
from grains of e im; run dnwn to the
road; throw away the bag, not looking
wlure it falls; run Iwtuo again, and ll
any one picks up the bag your warts will
go away.
Hub the wart with seven pebbles: wrap
the pebbles in paper aud throw limn
away; if the parcel is picked up the wart
will go away.
If you sec anyoiio asleep in a church
say to yourself: "When you awake take
those wails."
If you have a wart and see a man
riding i n hoiseback in the rain, (or as
another version runs, riding tin a gray
or.-e) say: "Take these along;" rub the
art and it will leave you.
Al Delph is, Kansas, lives a young
in. in who gallantly procured his sweet
beau's warts by purcha-e.
leal a dishcloth, rub the wart with il
and then bury lie cloth under the eavn
f the house. If you tell no one and no
one funis oul vour lliolt vour wall will
i awav.
Write on the slove wilh a 1 iece of
halk the number of your wails. When
ihe number has bin ned oil the stove your
warts will be gone.
In order to cure ihe toothache cut
your linger nails on I'rnlay. Another
sure cure is to wash behind jour ear- every
iu. .ruing.
The skill i f all eel il wotll about ihe
h g will cute ll" Ulllaiislll.
The skill of ,i black cat Worn in one's
clothing will cure rheumatism.
Carry a potato in one's pocket to Hire
rheumatism.
Headache may be pn vented by wear
ing it e's hat the tallies uf a rattle
nake.
The skin of a snake worn around one':
at clown will cure the bea.la. be.
A sly in iv be cured by rubbing it
with a gold nug, a silv. r spm.ii, . r one s
linger mi ist. tied with saliva.
Wear a red siring or led beads around
the lleek lo prevent the tins, bleed.
Wear a siring of gold beads around
our neck and your nose cannot bleed.
Hold your bauds above your head and
. mi n -o will cease bleeding.
II ild a silver spoon against the back
ol ll.e neck lo stop the nosebleed.
The hi. aid of a black cat will cuie
hlllgles
Never let a chicken die in join hai.d:
and you wili iml have palsy.
B. re a hole in the wall the height ul a
child s head, when the child grows above
the hole il will be cured of asthma.
You may always prevent cramps in
the fed by turning your shoes upside
down even nigbl beside vour bid
(leritud,' C Davenport, ill Journal ol
American Folk Lore.
THE DREADED
IH11
rnAT
Ceivra, Spain's man of the hour, has
an interesting personality.
Her. sprung ol (lie proudest blood
iu Spain and all the ipialilics uf breed
ing, brains, pal rim ism, courage, piide
and polli-h contribute to bis u-tive ca
reel'.
Cervera's generous act in sending mil
wuld uf the sal. ly uf 1 1 ..! "11 and his
comrades was thuniughly cli.iraoteriiic
of the bravo and high toned soldier that
he is, and although he be of the enemy's
forces and although he patriotically and
earnestly believes in all the iniquities of
which his government has been guilly,
ho is a line type of ihe courteous, consid
erate geulleman to whose training a
d.j'ti generations of proud Spanish
nobility have cunlnbiileil.
Cervera, the man of wealth, the man
of noiili il hist,. i v. h. ing a vtteran uf
two or three wars and having held the
high post uf secretary uf the Spanish
navy, is lint the accident uf the hour.
He is eminently the. one man iu the
Spanish navy for the post be was scut
across iho Atlantic to fill.
When ho cleverly avoided the seout-
i I- ... 1
ing cruisers ol our navy nnu suppeu iuio
Santiago lint bur, it wis neither luck nor
nesswotk that guided him. lie knew
where he was going, for ho was moving
over waters as lainiliar t him as the
waters of Hampton liua ls are to Schley.
It is an int. 'resting e lineideliee that he
served in Cuban water- iu c .tuinand of
tluvMinboat Sniia Lici.i lliioughoul a
ureal narl ul the war ol lSl'.ll 78 and
that Hear Admiral Monlcroli, his
brother "Nicer, who wa- al that lime in
command ul'the Tornado, is at present
ihe port admiral of Havana. The
Tornado is the w.u-liip which pur-nod
and took ihe Viruin'w pii-m. r, on event
which nearly piling''! the t'liited Slabs
into war with Spain at that lime.
Hear Admiral C rvera wash irn Feb.
18, KV.t, and i'"ii-e.'i.'iiily is .! years
of age. lie 1 i .ks mueh younger: hiing
possessed nl a ti'te phyi" and great
T, A Slneutii, M. C , lb.' (Ileal Chemist
and Seieiiiisi. Will Send Free, In the
Alilieled, Three linllli'Sol New
ly Ili-cnVtl'i'l Klllieilies
tn Cure Cotisiiijiptinn
and all Itillig
Troubles.
Nothing eoiilil lie tiller, liuirc philali
throple ol e liry In He ov to tin- alllleled.
I hail llle.illel ol I- A. ,-l.n mil, M , I'., of
l-.i I'e.lll slice!, Now Yolk City,
t olilnli'lil I lint he has dl-e.iM-ieil all abso
lute cure lot consumption ami pllliuouaiy
eoliipl.liiils. ami to make its git-at merits
known, he will send, live, Unci- bottles of
medicine, to any reader uf the Koanoko
News w ho is sniveling lioiii chest, bron
chial, I hro.it and lung troubles or cou
siiinplion. Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands nl'apparoiilly hopeless cases.
'flic doelor considers it his religioiisilnty
- a duly wlii. li he owes to liuinniiity--to
iliinale iiis infallible euro.
tillered freelv, is enough loeoinnieuil it.
and more so is the perfect confidence nl
the gl.-at clictuisl making the proposition.
He has proved the dreaded consumption
to be, a curable disease beyond any doubt.
There will be no mistake in sending
the niislake will he in ovorliwikilig the
geneiousiiiilatioii. lie has un tile in his
Aiiieiieaii and I jiropean laboratories testi
monials of experience from those cured,
111 all parts ol lhe world.
Don't delav until it is too late. Ad
dress T.A. Slot'um, M- C, (IH Pine street,
New York, und when writing the Doctor,
please give express mill postollice address
and mention reading this article in the
Itoanoke News.
s tin- f...,tl pure,
whiitesiime and Urlicloul.
ixiii:cii'Ki.
ll wasan inliislri. nl- laimcr lint the
passerby ail lly ac 'O-l '.l as be mid.' h
preparation for irrigatiug a li. l 1.
"Ah," said the stranger, "prcpating
waler the waste?"
"Well.' was the anwer, "1 got ibis
idea from one u' these papers, au I d
know how I'll work. Mibbe I'll waler
the wa-tc, au then, ag in, tu -hue 1 11 ouly
waste the water." Washington Star,
m
Fur; n3
&AKTNI5
POWDER
Absolutely Kure
y. W. KAY,
Dealer In
Lips, Wines,
CROCERIES AND CICARS.
Why not call on W. W. Kay, M he is
open both night and day. Keep the fol
lowing brands uf well known whiskies:
Old O.-ear Pepper,"
(lump's Ii. P. II. live.
Stamp Straight,"
(ioidon Baltimore ltye"
and other brands.
1 -ell (larretl A Co.'s pure Choeko-
yotte w III' s.
I keep the best ol every tiling 111 my
tine. Wul'olite attention to all at Kay's,
west side It. 11. Mica.
ruy2 1y.
Moraieiits aid Tomtistones.
UKSKiNSSKNT KKKK.
In writuii pve mime limit ah to
j.ru-e hiui stsit- am ot' demised.
l,H(.r.T STOCK liHtlf Wi'Uth
to st I trl Irom.
Wl' liavu D0 kraiK-h yar.U, and
partie doing IniMiie under similar firm
uanir have i eonueetioii with m in any
thVcouper MARBLE WORKS.
. Kstalilislict 1st- I
IM to 1(1.1 Hank St., Norfolk Va
nov 4 ly.
Celebrated for its great leavening strength
I.I healtlllillness. Assures, the t."l aglll-l
nliim and all loruis of adulteration com
mon to I he cheap brands.
RUVAL BAKI.NU 1-OWHKK CO., KKVt VOKK
bit
Promoter "You needn't be
afiaid; the company is peileetiy sale.
The l.iiub "Ob, I've no doubt about
the company Icing sale enough. 1 was
thinking about the safety of my money."
Grand Display
Skin Diseases,
Kor the speedy aud liel liinnciit cure ..I
tetter, salt ilieutn anil euaenia, mam
bi rlain a Kyo and Skin Ointment Is
...il l,.it in ..'.nial. It relieves the Itch
ing and smarting altnont. instantly and
ita continued Use effects a permanent
cure. It also enrea itch, bxrlier a itch,
...l,l (,...! s..r ninnies. Itching lull's.
chamied hands, chronic mire eye and ,
granulated lids.
Pr. CadvH OotiiIHImi PownVra for
horses are the best tonic. M.iod rnrlfier
and vermifuge. Price, ascents. Sohlby
V.,rtl..l.y W. ''"he" W-'l.'""- ' s ""n.
Ilslihi. In. A s. Harrison. Knnel.t i'ni,Kiu.
Ir. Ila.bl's .Kt.-l'crrtc.l varsapaiilla
I. the Hot III.khI Medicine Known.
It will will cure the worst cases l
HI.shI aud Skin Di-saxa. ll will cure
llheiitmil-in, making the B mai pure and
heallhv. and cu-nig ihe sine.- aud mu
clcs lo p rloiin then wrk easily and
without pain. It cures Knenta, Old
Sores, Pimples, Blotches and all skin
diseases.
Kor sale b, W. M. Cohen, Weldon.
X. c.
IM'.O AM OAUlv H Vllt.
ljlk hair and cillipleXI .il in 'acs as
H.II as in in livi Inils signify strength
Daik skitincd ra.-es arc always behind
the lighter hind people in line oltilua-
llon because the physical picilimniialcs
among iheiit to the exi'lu-i u of lb.' in. n
tal Coarse rcdhlir in licttes in ll I'elo'is
physical ctl'liiranee.
W. M. II AIU.ISTON & ( ).,
Wholesale and Retail Ivalersin
C.VIUM'.TS, STOVI-.S,
andMattreaaea.etc.
IMMENSE STOCK
AND LOW PRICES.
W. M, HARUSTONACO.,
No. N. Sycamore St.. l'eiersl.urg. Va
IlI'M ly.
J. L. JUDKINS,
W hoiiisiic nl t-l.iil
lah t In Fim
-0F-
SriUNC. ANOSl'MMKU
MILLINERY.
FANCY (iDODSaud NOV1.I.T1ES.
llnllerick's Patterns.
U. k (J. CORSETS,
M at Ladies 7."c. to $1.
M.rrietiwiU to niaile to suit the tiru.
H it- and bonn-W nmdf mid trimmed to
order.
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
W.ldon. N. O
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Wlt.noit, N. C.
eactlealnltieeonruor RallfatandNnrtbanp
o.iftii.llntheaunremeanaFelenvl ennru. Vol
- . i .... s. ..is m .iiMrtiAf Nitrth (larollna.
ruck aaoa at Hall aa, M. O .opaa avtrr ataa.
221 l'OUXl) SACKS OK SALT KOIl
11.10 PKU SACK.
(V0orract prioaa and polite altaotioa to
all.
"I've piir.il mv husband's iiisnm
nia" "lluwdid yon do b?" ' Pre
tended I was sick, and the d.aitor left
medicine which Henry was to give me
evei; half hour all niijht long."
j When Babywaaak-k, we Rave hw Castorl.
Whim she as a iiM, ulie crosi tor . .
V. hen slie ls-anie Miss, h elun to Oastoria.
Wilis, rite bad CliiklivB.slie (.avelhwn Casual la.
TOOK IT8KUIOI SI.Y.
"Poor Waggs! He was a most genial
oul." "Yes, indesd he was The only
thing he ever look soiiously was th cold
that carried, him nff " Kxelunge.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
llemedy in my family for years : nd
always with good results," aaya Mr, W.
B. Cooper of Kl Uio, C..I. "For small
children we Cod it especiilly effective."
Kor sale t.v W at ('..lien WVIil.tn. S Bmwii.
Itibfaa, Ur. A.n. IUni, kjilluiJ, Inass".--.
CerviTa's predictions are much mne
reliable iban lllerse of some uf his fellow
c .unirviuen. lie remarked that he was
goin j to his d.n'in when he -ailed out of
Santiago harbor.
. s .
Which? "I bear that "Id Bullions is
going abroad to slay all summer." " hat
is the matter?'' Is Ins bca Ih broken
,l.,n or decs he wanl lo get rid of his
typewtilet?'1
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla.
Groceries
Staple
ami
Fancy
"FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES'
Cim-km-. tilass Tin, and ooien ami wii
lonware. ANo I rati Horse, low.
Hotf and INnili iy FwnI, mid Cirtive'n
Tastelew (,hH Tome. Alt xandei'i
I.tvemnd Kidney Tome lor minlyiitK
the IiUkmC TIi ih toniv is warmnted or
monev ret'uiidel.
J. L. JUDKINS,
No. 31 Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C'
dec 111;-
DON'T
is
YOU KNOW IT
A LOW PRICES,
V NEAT AND
ACCURATE WORK
That keeps our pressiea running day and
night lo kis'p up wilh orders.
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WELDON. N.C.
la-ller lleada, Packet Heads,
Hill Heads, Knvelopea,
St.ilementa, Hand Billa,
l'rrnrraninies. Ticket.
Shipping Tars Etc , T.tc.
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plea and write na what yen waaV