JOHN "W". SLEIDO-E, hioI'Mhtok.
A. NEWSPAPER FOR THE PEOPLE
TERMS:-?1-'"1 1,:it anxi'.m in ahvanck.
VOL. XXXIII.
WELDON. N. C. THURSDAY, AlKJUST I, 1898.
NO. 14.
pianosOrgan
PERFECT TYPES
Of what a nooil instrument should be are
The wonilert'ill l.lliuitifcc ii;tlilies ill these
riftwn m e reeiKiii'il Iiy every voeul art ml
wbo nitHtintiiitil.v rteomiiieiiils ilii'in.
BTANDAUIHilitlANrt, Tl'SISd AND
KKI'AIKlNti.
Pianos fur Kent -Terms to Suit,
Write lor illnstniteil eutulotriie.
I'll.VS. M.KTIKKK.
II N. I.ilierty st., li.ill iriiuri', Mil.
Wiwhinirton, Ml Eleventh st., N. W.
out 21 ly.
flpring Millinery!
1 ri I
-
RPKCUI.
DIHI'I.AY OK
HATS and
BONNETS
Anil Millinery Novelties.
. jQFItehiire tu cull mill iiisjieet mv .stock.
,M1!S. V. ii. ii.vu'r,
wiTui ly Ifounoke KudhIs. N. C.
HUDSON'S
1117 Muili St., Notlolk, Viu
1 Ladies' ami llentlemen's Ilinini:
B(H).i. am, meals j cents.
BVBI'ASSIXH COFFEE A .sl'ECIAl.Ti
.1. It. lll'DSON, Proprietor.
The Itest ot' Kvery tiling iu Season
Oct 111 1. v r
ii i iicoi) umvers
Selected and
Private Stock
Rye Whiskey,
of the Purest
Distillation,
PIANOS
f. and is
Recommended
to all who use
or Require a
Stimulant of
Reliable quality.
P.VYKNTOUT MOUKtS & CO.,
Sole agent lor (lie Distiller,
v ; Richmond, Va.
MR. W.D. SMITH, at Weldon. X. C
Is the Nolo distributing iirent t tlr.il
jiuint, lor t he above old and
; Celebrated Whiskey.
DAVKM'OIIT MOHUIS A CO,
'" ' mar :tl Om.
Wt have in Block
Hcverul b-ti of uimmIs
bfloniiing to Nortti
t-ru mtTt hauts. TheNt
it'hmIs must lie mild
ut iiiicr. lit the ueit
ilayn we will put
iK-toiuthe peonle oar
gains as we never did
before. Melts' pantu
40, rU, 60c. Overalls Itii, Hie. Dnss (loon's
3, 4, fie. Men's and bov'n hats unit caps
9, loe. Win iiow sit. it Ics on spring roll
enl'J, 15. 'iie Curtain ooles wood tix
tnrw'ioc. Hruss fixtures 1H, 'Jtic. White
dothlJe. White Drttiowb ;tl, ,r. fie. h
Vmy strike clocka l tH. 1'mit gmls h,
lite, hiuiu toweU, 7e. Itrnjrgcts f t.".i,
fi. Wool rciimanUt eurjM t A 1 .rgr
lioe floor mattingH, 7. H, -Je. Mcdm iuhI
Mieti1 ibov 5U, 75 tWc. HureaiM i 7
$:k Iarge rocking ehairt with a ruin UKt
Csfa holttuu chairn ;tSe. Men's nhirU, 15,
tfe. I.imIi':n whirl want l"c Hhvh' kTii rt
waint ITh" M tny other ihiogH hi stock to
ClOe out. Come tjuiek lor b.irn.iius.
SI'IKUS 1AVW.
Wei ilou, N C, Mar. -Jit. lH'JH
UlKi'lXlAIJST uml
all
AUTHORITY ou
' .'Tl who are suffering with any IU.001)
TROUBLE, would Ik wise to call on or
; W i tm by mail. CmtsulUtiou tree and
atadicines compounded to suit each partic
ular cast. When writing tu me plese eu
ttofle stamp for reply.
" PKOK. JAS. HAIiVEY,
? 4J. Church 8t (New No.)
je 17 ly. Norfolk, Va.
MUaiM.llI'LLIN,
WALTia I. DANIEL
LLKN
DANIEL,
l ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Wlt.DOK, N. C.
PMcMc.lntheoourUof HallftiautlNorUittn
ttnp
Col.
eittuuiD iQeiupremeand Fedenl court..
. ttmi mtde In allMruof Nurth Crohn..
- rimnobotto. at Halifax, N. (.'..opauwery Mod.
j.u 7 If
I L A i
A r5U Hay
(liiic Diseases,
LEAVE IT WITH GOD.
Way
I real I he Many I'crtlaini! I'mt
km llut Va CliristiaiK
one ul his li'tiiTH touching u very
J-11III1
important went in his life (iimroFux
wrote: 'Whuref'ire I let the tiling rest
and wtuiton tin w irk and service of tin
Ltrd " rhiT.! is ii deep uml vilul (ruth
of praetieil living su.'i'es'ed by this
lr.itiii'iit of u sentence -a Ii tit Ii which,
received ami uott-1 upon.i; w far to uukr
tin1 mi ml filtii, ill" Ih'trt t ; r fill nth)
ill bin U elf ititive There hi- a ireut
in my e m-clem iuus hut anxious people
who I'm I (henisidvus continually tempted
to jioHtpono work until all (pirn! ions can
be settled; who u Iti'Uipt, in u word, tu
anticipate the education of life by grasp
ing nt the uegmninj; of tho.se rrultn
which ctuie only at the en J. For then
are a great many perplexing problems
which (.-.in never h I bought out; they
nni-t b.! worked out. The in in or wo
man who wants to mettle them in mi v a i ice
will fail ulikeuf llie NettU mt'iite of the
question and the (joint; of the task, It is
through the active putting forth of one's
power that light continually streuiim in
on the questions which concern what
one ohght to do, In any edueati in the
understanding ui the ultimate uses of
things must be postponed, those uses are
revealed only when the edueuti.inal
pr. ei's-t uears its efw. 1 his is preemi
nen ly true nf the Hupreiue cilueational
prnetss which we call life. There arf
tliuU'iiuiis nf (jticjiiions weihin upon
every m neurit and uonteieniious mind
which cannot be settled by any amount
of thinking, hut which iu a way ttctlle
iheiiiseives as one ulnwly but faithfully
does the duty which tics next. This
comes very m'ar heini; the whole philoso
phy of life, w'lieh itt iu nu sense a settle
went of uliiuiite iuestiuns, but which i
always priiuirily the doiu; of the (hini:
lli.it prfs.;entobe done. He who is able
to do faithfully and heartily that whi-h
lies iu his baud u on the mad to the
sett lenient of all the final questions. He
is working his way through the exper
ience which is to be, from the fpiritiui
side, one of the great sources of pcrsnnal
illumination. To learn to leave things
with t! n, and to d i one's work as it
liod eould b.i trmlcd, is to gain repose
uhd full beartelness which p'Tiin. .ie
poor out his whole strength without uuxi
ety, w-trrv or distraction.
must i verv known
bianch uf htinly
tint tlie i ntc mt
iin))"i t.i'tt ttiaiich
i! .ill V. Il.tt
it pml'it f hit snti
if hi ll i' .01 intel
Irel liki .i Newton,
.iti.l i- fii ii t .ill v an
V.litiiiii! v'tiehum.
if he Ins ,i weak
ami puny btly
.itol tmt tin i-iiute-t
idea uf
how to cue for
Ins lu .llli? A
Kv . 1m. n Id Ik-
t.oiylit t'i"in the
st a i t that hiw
ln .lllh is li most
in eimis ciuImW
me ttt. Without health, all the tah tit, all
the Kiiiio-, and alt the aiiiWilinii in the
wm Id an- wmllile i. A liny shmild 1h
taiiL'ht lli-it "iieees in :mv walk et lile, that
happiness. ,tnd life il -If, ate ilepi iiileut
ui' in Ins care ot His lie i:tn
Win it a mail feels that he i lnsiinr hi
lu dlth and n:;. u lit ii his t in rk- no lonv
i't udw. liii -K i- no loiiuer elastic and
the siiiilkie u li.allh is no loie;. r in Ins
even. In- nhoii'.rf woik Iv.-. tctt nune
reott tu tin- i ik lit reiiudv to nsture hi-
bodilv vii-oi. Ih rii m s t'.ohb ii Mcdic.il
Ittseovety i a tialtital medicine - a sin ntit
ic iiudicine. It doe no violriu-e to n.Unie
Il'm'tirks with and not auainot niiuie. It
pTonmltH the imluTMl piuoeHsesof suTelion
and excKtioii. It itnpHits vitalitv and
t)iiWT to tllf ttllnlf sVnUin. It v'lv
pluuiptu'HM and el.t Ut the chveks. sparkle
to tin eve, steadiness to the tu-rve
tienutli to the musi Uhand the animation
of health to tlie whole body. It inakcn tile
appetite kern and hearty. It the ijrtat
blood maker, flcith builder and itetve-toinc
and rtrNtotative. Medicine dealer m-U it
and have absolutely nothing elae "jual
aa good.
"1 wm ifllktrd wilh piniplf and hoiU. nn1
runnltw nta ou lac ami neva wrnet kik:ii
8 Wert. Kau , Nu hi Callowav Avr . loltitii
bm, Ohio ll 1 lik Dr Pt. re ilol.ttn Mnlku
Uiacovcty and t'lcawnl IvlUu. and wan cured 1
CotistiiNilion ia the cominoneHt hrtfinuin;
and tiriil cmuae of many iwuiuh diteaic; and
it ahould alwarabe tuatjil witb lr Fierce
Pleasant Pellet u d in connection with the
"Discovery." The air are the mont perlaot
taatural laaativ and permanently curt.
DON'T
YOU KNOW IT
IS
A
V
LOW PRICES,
NEAT AND
ACCURATE WORK
That kuqw our pruHHM running d;iy ami
uight to keep up with unlet h.
Excelsior Printing Company,
WELDON, N. C.
Letter Heads, Packet Heads,
Hill Heaila, Envelopes,
Htittenieutii, lluud Kills,
l'ninranmie., Ticket,
Shipping Tag, Ktc t Etc.
0(live us a trial order. Rend for sum
plea ami write na what you want.
iLJtffcWJM The public
I -JL"iMlft ThonN tcueh al.
m :
mi
Lanchter.
IT ISTHE GIFT OF YOUTH.
I'mm I be liaty's Mary Cruw tu Ihc Ma
niac's TcrrifyiBi! Stream.
HAH laughter gone nut? Are we never j
again to have the honest guffaw the
loud laugh, which, as the poet says,
bespeaks the vacant mind? In this
really a true account of the rationale o(
eachntnatiou? If so, probably it ban
gone out, ut any rate in polite circles,
because we are nothing now if wo are
not cultured and refined and to be vulgar
uml to he ignorant are worse offenses
than any mote explicitly foibiddcii in the
Ib'calogue. And yet it almost seems a
pity too It is not well, surely, to lose
any innocent and, happily, infectious ex
pression of pleasure in a woild so bedev
iled as ours.
Alas! I feat (here is no doubt that the
power of irreprem-ible laughter is the gift
youth and youth only, whether in aa-
dons or in individuals. Passing the draw
ing room door the other afternoon, I
could hear inside peal of nil very, girlish
laughter. It waj Mini Kthel, who wan
entertaining her school fricuds with tea
ud bread ami butter and j kes. That
the time of life for laughter I dure
say the jokes would ttot have made me
smile. But when the springtide is
blossoming, and the sap is running up-
ird in the trees, and (he vernal woods
are bursting into leaf and echoing with
sung, and, wherever y tu look, all is ver
dure iind joy, almost an) t hing can move
jiiick laughter. t
Or there is an e.irlierstag., when baby
being tickled by mamma aud crows
with delight, Or, though this, it is true
ofteu silent, there is that most heauti
ful of all sights the little blue eyed boy
or girl who lien in the white cot at dawn
I smiles and ripples with laughter at
some luuoceut, childish thought. U is
good to bur hippy laughter it is good to
watch llicse baby smiles.
Hut laughter can he not only gro-
tesipte, but very dreadful as well. To
a m mm ie laugh is one of the tno-tt
terrible exnerii-iie.!. To heir a hundred
laugh, a- one docs iti u.-ariu ' the Isola
ei P.izzi at Venice, is a foK-slate of the
lower n-gious.
Farther on the d twnwar 1 pith of life,
when the end is very near, the failure ol
the mind is often proclaimed by violent
laughter. The old man is back again iu
the scenes of b iyhood and is goiug over
in a dream the days of long ago, I re
member well, lying awake in L onion
Igings, through an othervUe Mill June
uight, unable to sleep for the loud, ince
suit laughter pealing troiu the room
above, where the old man of the house
iay dying. When it ended, just before
dawn, the old life ended with it, aud in
the morning his daughter came in to
announce the fact and tu express the
hope that I had not been much disturbed.
The old man, she assured me, had beeu
in no paiu, but had been going over his
boyish days again; the old brothers, long
years deal and forg dleu, were with him,
and they were ciiclt-ting or gathering
apples or swinging orswimmiug together
across the old brook all that sleepless
uight. One was glad it Was so, hut the
laughter had an awful sound. Sir Lewi
Morris in Foruui.
A W.VIC I'KI Ml.lt.
A s lor Alphouso, the hoy King ol
bpaln;
11 is for Hlauco, and brief be his
reign;
V, is for Cuba, the tyra6t oppressed,
U is for llewey, with vietury blessV:
K is for Kugland, most friendly ol
I'oWeis;
F is for fiance, whose aid is mi
Oirs;
(1 is for Uouifg, so tierce io the
fray;
II ia for llohson, our hero to-day;
I ia for lusurgents, those bold r,-li-l
hordes.
J ia for Jingoes, all firing off wold ;
K is for the Kiu loin, that threaten
to fail.
I. ia lor l.iberly, the lust gill ol
all;
M ia fur Maine, reme.uhered, ind I;
N is fur Navy, tik iu.' the h id,
O is for Oregon, battleship ciand,
I' is for riiilippiues, (he fit m i.-i. d
laud;
Q is for lueen ChriMine, who Iniil.
abhor,
K ia for Righteous ami j istili. d
wars;
ti ia for Sampson, ati Admiral lie;
T ia for Torpedo, a terror at sea;
I! ia for I'nele Sam, who gives the
big show;
Y ia for Verde, whai's there we dou't
know;
W is for Weyler, so cruel and bold;
X ia for Xerves, id war nielhod
old;
Y is lor lellow lake rumors of
war.
, ia for. ul of our " 1 1 i hip hurrah!'
Cincinnati 1'ost,
lie "I only paid fifty cents an hour
for this boat.'' She "Tbat'a why I like
it. It'a regular bargain, sail."
He Missed Nearly Half.
SURE SIGN OF INTOXICATION.
, Yuudk Wife's hpcrimciit Anl I h c 1 rool
lhal liillmul
THKY hail only bwn marrioil ihroe
h 1 1 j r t uj on t Iih, but one day ulio made
urful disL'iivi'ry. On a pariitular
i'Vimiim;! when lie caiuo lunuii lm an
i'iiiiiilt't'ly startled wlit'il nhe faiicl.'d ulio
il.'t I'l-d-J thcudor uf li'iur up io hiiu. Al
first she liulJ her breath, sho was Ju I'rinht
uncil. Hut at length it slowly, but irre
I'utably dawni'd upon her. Slit wm al
most diiiiil. Slill, and when all iudicii
liuns pointed that way, she refused Iu
believe, and as a last straw, she asked,
liiiu if he had not been to the barber's,
lie replied that he had Dot. Therefore, at
last, even bay rum had to be giveu up.
She did not have the heart to tax him
with it that evening. She trusted him
ever so mueli, and she thought how cha
grined she would feel, aQd hew shocked
and offended he would be if she should
proceed on her suspicions and they should
turn out to be wholly inaccurate. She
resolved to wait, but in the nicantimo she
set about devising a plan whereby she
oould establish upon any future oc
casion, beyond cavil, just what the truth
was.
She thought over great many ideas
and ways, and means, but came across
nothing satisfactory. Just at this junc
ture a dear friend came in. To her,
after a great deal of preliminary caution-
iog, she revealed the awfulness of her
situation. The very dear friend sympa
thized heartily and fervently with her
in the terrible calamity, but she suggested
that it would be a good plan, as the tirsl
had observed tube perl ectly positive before
confounding him with guilt. On being in
terrogated as to a plan, she replied thai
she had always heard it said, and she hi
lieved such to be quite the ease, that
muu even slightly intoxicated, could uot
pronounce words of any length. II
friend was immensely grutilied at this
idea, which she also averred to have
ofteu beard and to retain perfect faith iu.
Thereupon it was agreed that the bridi
of a few months should make out a list
of words aud keep them always at baud
ready for use in any emergency.
As soon as her friend had gone he
got down an unabridged dictionary, and
made out a list that she thought wo ild
give the matter a fair trial. At last,
a couple of weeks, she felt sure ngiiiu
one eveniug lhat her husband did nol
seem just exactly as he geneially did.
She made no attempt to contain hcrselt
any longer, hut immediately asked hitn
to read ihe w.irdi she had collected
Her friend happened to eill the next day,
Tlie young wife was in a slate of great
ilalion and collapse.
'Yes, yes," she sobbed hystetieally, "it
was just as I thought."
Here a fresh flood of te.irw choked her
utterance. 1 rcaciiuy she was able to
proceed.
I gave him this list," she eontiuued.
Here she banded it over to her friend
ran: I'thlhiMs, phylactery, photo
ehrouiy, hypochondriasis, muliebrity,
parachronism, phenakistoseopc, piesiosju
rus, poeoeurantism, diatessaron, anli
nomiauism, pseudacsthesij.
Aud, she went ou while the fnend
was reading it, "he missed nearly half."
I'OH IVi:H I'lKTV VH.tllM
Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fitly years by millions ol
mothers lor children, while teething, with
perfect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all paiu, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy lor
Iharrluea. It will relieve the poor little
Merer immediately. NuM by drugaisls
iu every part ol the wurUl. ccms a
but lie. He sure and ask lor "Mrs. Wins-
ow's Sootbiug Syrup," and take no otb
r kind
"Do you sing, Mr. Sims?'' asked the
ho-tess "Only a liltle," he replied.
And yet he was in the middle of hia
fifth soup when the last guest took a hur
ried farewell.
Skin Diseases.
For the apeedv mid permanent cure ot
tetter, salt rheum and ticzeum, C'hiim-
lieihiin'a Kyo and Skin Ointment is
wliliout an eiiial. It relievea the Itch
iliac and smarting almost Instantly and
its continued use elTeeta u tieriiuuif nt
curt-. It also cures Itch, liartier a itch,
sejtld hend, sure nipples, ttenimt piles.
chnppeii haieis, chronic Horn eyea and
grniiulatcii Inla.
Ir. Tadi's fondfllon rowdm fur
horses are the best tnnle, blood purifier
will vermifuge. Price. 2,5 cents. 8. i Id by
Knr-slel.y W. M.l'oliell. Wel.lun. J. K. Iln.wii
lliilllm, llr A s. lhirn.,.11, Knliel.l, lirnnyhts.
rs. I 'rye "Tell uic, dear, do ;
ever quarrel with your InisViii d." M
Lamb" Never. Hut he often quarrels
with me, the halelul tliinc'"
llr. Itavlil lmlu-t'ri-!-ateil si.raparllla
Is the Itest IIIihiiI Meillcilir Klmnii.
It will will cure the worst eases of
Itluoil and Miin liiscascs. it will cure
Khfuuiali'uii, making ihe It ood pure and
healthy, and eiuiug the 9iucwy and mus
cles to perforin ihcir Work easily and
without pain It cures Kexema, Old
Sores, Pimples, lllotchm and all skin
diseases.
For sale by W. M. Cohen, Weldon,
N. 0.
That Skeleton.
THAT FAMILY CLOSET.
An) llio Varinus Kin Js f SUi'luns
I hat
AtiJc" I heroin.
T H VKItv family has its skeleton. We
Uj know lhal, of course, anatomical
ipeeimeus, neatly put together and stored
away in a secure cupboard, of which only
'amily members have the key a skeleton
key, probably. ( loly when the family
is alone, with no visitors about, does it
goto the door cautiously and unlock it
and bring the bony occupant forth. The
family knows ils own skeleton, but oul
siders arc supposed to bo in total ignor
ance of ils existence, and if they arc wiser
an people think them and of course
thuy always are it is only a point ol
politeness to pretend to be blind and
af.
Of how many kinds are family skele
tons? The Joneses bad an uncle who died
insane. Vou can't go near the Jones
cupboard, or, io other words, even hint
at the subject of hereditary insauily iu
their presence, without the skeleton
audibly knocking its bones together and
all the Joneses turuing palo. You can't
mention Turkish bonds to the Hrowns
without their jaws suddculy falliug; you
can t think why. And when drink
statistics form the cheerful subject of con
versation at the Hobinsons1 table you
observe with wonder that all the family
grow uucomfortable and writhe in their
chairs. You haven't the faintest notioo
why, but the skeleton has.
1 met u man once at a dinner parly
wbo was perfectly sane upon every point
on earth but one, and on that he
was the opposite. He could talk
about politics, science, art, Shakes
peare and the musical glasses, but
il by any chance the conversation touch
ed on dueliug he weut straight oil' bis
head thcu and there.
Dueling was the skeleton in his cup
board, and the reason was otic that can
not be enlarged upon here. On one day
iu every year he shut himself up iu his
house and was not seen by mortal cy
That was the one day when his skeleton
C line out aud stalked about.
Many people have what seems to the
general public a harmless enough skele
t m, but it is real and ghastly to tlieiu
selves. It is of humble origiu. Il is sur
prising the pains people will take Io
conceal that their irrandfathcrs wer
poor, but honest, the lies they will te
which only proves that the grandpar
cut's ipialilies have not descended iu ihe
direct line) and the meannesses they will
indulge ill, thepiliable ell'ort to hide ill
fact that two generations ago they kept
a small greengrocer's shop or wore pluOi
ami powder. Alter all, the longer the
line the more cerium it is to contaiu
ancestors wbo won their bread by the
sweat of their face.
If all the world were not dcscendci
from tlio tame "grand old gardener,
tnere might be more common sense in
trying to forget honest toil KnglMi
Kxchauge,
We have used Cltauiberlain'a Ouugli
Remedy iu our home for many years and
beat cheerful testimony to its value as a
medicine which should be in every family
Iu coughs and colds we have found it to
efficacious and in croup and whooping
cough children we deem it indispensahl
-II. P. Hitter, 4127 Fairfax ave , St
Louis, Mo.
for sale l.v W. M Cullt'll WeM.m. J S Bnm
llahlai, llr. A 8. lUnikon. Kiillel.l, luuKKisla.
WHY.
Why isn't bigamy a twoful bless
ing.
Why is it that a silent partner has so
much to say.
Why does a loafer always bother
man when he's busy?
Why does a man who is really good
usually look so bad?
Why is the hired gill of foreign bind
called a domestic?
Why do we use the term "playwright
intend ol'"playrrigbter
Why does nearly all the milk of liu
man kindness tasle of the can?
Why is it dial a w itn in cm
throw aiivibinj sirai.'hl bat ki.e
Why docs lie
want Io open
avi-r.iiri m hi atway
door milked "
vale?"
ny is it that ymir shoestring never
breaks unle-s you are in a hurry?
Why isu'l the wedding eerem iny a
auecess unless there is a hileh in a some
where? Why is it ih.it ahull tw thirds ufa
doctor's hill is for guessing at your coin
plainl? TbeliVv. W. II Coslley, of Stoek
bridge, (!a., while altendini; to his pas
toral duties a I'Mmwood, that state, was
attacked by cholera morbus llo gays:
' lly chance l happened to get hold of a
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I think it
was the mcana of aaviog my life, It
relieved me at oooe," k
t-'orstli. t.y W. M. I'ulipu Weliion. J. N. Hmwn,
tUliLi, Pr. A. 8. Harrison, KulieLi, DrugKisU1.
A Great Battle.
SCHLEY WAS COOL.
A .Marine lolls IU ihe .nmmu joro Here
Himself In Ik liJtlle ttiih Con era.
ID iiivatk Henry Mil
. Statis Mariue Corps
of the I'liilid
has written to
Inenils in llrooklyn describing the dc
struclion of Cervcra's Heel. He is at
present guarding SpahMi prisoners at
Camp Long, Seavey's Maud, Ports
mouth, X. II. At the lime of ihe de
struction of Cervera's fleet be was aboard
Coniuiudnrc Schley's flag-hip, ihe llrouk
lyn His letter is in part as follows:
'When Cervera made his dash each
of the American ships had only two
or three boilers going an I just enough
sleam to keep and inancouvre the ships
iu position. The Hiooklyu only bad
three boilers going out ufa tolal of seven,
and her two forward engines were dis
concerted. Admiral Cervera probably
saw I his and, therefore took us at a great
disadvantage.
"Our cuuituander, Commodore Schley
coolly aud dc'iberalely placed himself
iu the uiost conspicuous place on the
ihip, where he could plainly observe
everything aud direct the movements ul
the liruoklvn and the fleet, as the New
ork, willi Hear Admiral Sampson, had
diappeared to the eastward an hour pre
vious to ihe battle. This left the whole
command on Commodore Schley, and he
displayed seauiauship that I do not be
lieve was ever equaled in the history of
e world.
"It is considered by naval comuianiiers
to be rem rkable and the height of effi
ciency for a ship of war to be cleared lor
action in five minutes. However, on
this occasion, in exactly two minutes the
rooklyn was sending iu her terrible and
lestruetible tire, and the Commodore was
pi bu-y giving orders, lie had all
the boilers going, lire hose connected all
over ine ship anu a thousand and one
other things in action. He also bad tl
llrooklyn headed for I lie leading Spanish
hlli, so as to cut ell her escape to sea.
Couimudxrc Sehley kept up a deadly lire
abreast ul' the Spaiii.-h fleet. We were
in awful shape for ail of ilurlv niiuulc?.
I cannot do Couinu dole Sehley fuil
pisiice. I and all tlie men on tlie Ifrook
lyu and all tlk.se whose good fortune it is
to be placed under his command agree
will) me that be is a tighter and a thor
nigh gentleman. He repeatedly praised
the men and l: ave lliein words of conli
deuce and enc iura'ciuent, one of his
phrases bein ' lliilly l oy, give u io
tlieiu; your shots ale finding the mark
I Wa- excited somewhat at liu- stalt, hut
the men were constantly eheeiiug, joking
aud laughing
cannot describe the linise, eriakihj
and din of battle, aloug with the swaying
of the ship from the constant recuil of
her guns. Most of the men were stripped
to the waist aud black us negroes from
the smoke of powder, aud at times were
wading in water ankle deep, while put
ling out fires with hose. Captain Cook
deserves great credit for having his crew
well up iu drill on the fire hose, as well
as at the guns. The i;uns became al
most red hot, and the paint fell eft them
;n great flakes, leaving them charted and
black and Io iking every bit (he death
dealing weapons they arc."
TIIKX UK COT HOTTKlt.
llushand ( mjrily, after u soiuewhat
heated urguuietil wilh his hetter half
l t you take uie lor a fool?
Wifeiso'ithinjlv N ) Ii
may he mistaken. London Kuu
The Hest Hemeily For l'ln.
Mr. John Mailiias, a well knoko stock
dealer of Pulaski, Ky,, says: "After suffer-
ring for over u week with flux, aud my
physician having failed to relievo me, I
was advised to try Chamherlaiii's Coli
Cholera and liarhoca Remedy, and have
ihe pleasure of stating that the hall of one
hottle cured me."
t'.ir We l.y W. M '..heu WeLlmi .? N Brown
Hall ful, llr. A H. Hm-moii, KiitieM. DruttKtx
She ' I hope you Wire politeto papa
ilt'iirr lie "itnlerii I was, 1 avc
him ii cordial invitaiinti to make hin
h-iusu my home.M
Valuabl to Womtn.
H'eeially vnluabl to women i Itrowni'
Imn IlititTi. liockaclie vaninlitn, hfu.Ucl.f
diiHpiri, RtretiRtli takei tlif place u
WfiikiifiMi.aml the iflow of limltd ri'wdilv
uniinn to III pit I ltd cheek vlicu thin unn-
ilrful remwly ii utk.-n. For teklyeluMren
or over work iil I tutu it tiasiioitual. Nulnnov
sti..iil.l l. Milliuul tio fHiiiinift rrineUv,
lirowtm' Iron llitivra in toM hj ail deakra.
"Come, my child, lei us go away tothe
fu Idurlatid," aid thetiennun c.iw to her
ofl'-prinL', n (hey made in (he direction of
corn.
CASTOR I A
For Infant! and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
- .
at ileitis "Do you tiulii'Vi! it is un
lucky tu liavo thirlnmat table?" BuKitin
(wh.i has hail callers at Jitim-r titur)
"YbsI If jou've only made prYpurtions
for two.
Tlie Grand Old Man,
GLADSTONE IN PARLIAMENT.
I ike n I K t h a n l mi Ilk Vu&um hen
lloWjsl wlei.
aiisthnks nmiiHT in r.uluini'iii
VJist
thus ilcH'iihi'lli) II. V. Lui-y.llic
Mh-Hou'raplier wIm to..k ilwn m-mly
r very ureal jpen'! i lli r.in I uM in in
maile lor (he ptsl tw. ijty year-:
ie pariieul.ir oeei-tmi r T'-rri 'l Io
hy Mr. Iuey was in 17!, wlu n llnn-
in: whiiiu' Th I'ri ntiiT "'iiuie
iu I'loii) hrhiie tin1 y rukfi 's eluit with
huriii'il piiee. As uutl when eimieiii
pliUiuthe ili-liveiy ui'ici iiup irtiiiit jireeh
he had ii fl jwer in his huthitiliule uml
wuh dressed with unmual eare. Striding
HWit'tly past his eullfii-iii's uri the treas
ury helieh, he dripped into tlie seat kept
vacant for hiui. Th'-n, lurnin with u
.suddt-n huutid ol' hi whole body to the
riht; he entered into an atiirij.it- d eon
ver.-atiuU with a e ille;ii:ur. his pale f'aeu
wotkin with exeiiv neiit, his eyes i; liti li
in iind his rihl h i ml ve'lieiiiently heat
Ui the open pilm of lii-t lefc hind, ux if
he were literally puUeiiiu an ad versnry.
Tossing hiiuselt buck with eipially rapid
esiure, he lay passive lor the space ef
eighty Kecottd". Then, with another
ftwift movement of the body, he turned
to the cuIleaL'UiMiit n left, haih':d hi
hand into his side pocket as if he had
Huddeuly heeuiiie enuscinus of a live coal
secreted there, pulled out a letter, upctud
it with a violent flick and earnestly dis
coursed thereon.
"Hising presently to answer a i)uestiun
put to him um I' ir.it L.trd of the Treasury
he instantly thanked his whole hearing
lis full, rich voice was utuned to a con
versational tone The intense, eajjer
restless manuer hid ilisippeurcd: He
spuke with rxeeedid deliheration, and
wilh no other gesture titan a slight out
ward waving of (he riht hand and a
courtcuus hi'udin of the body in reeu'ui
tini) of his interlocutor. No matter huw
peilurlieii ins manner tietore ristnj;, onee
on his feet ht-fiire the himse.and his Hell'
mi maud was master of his actions; he
teeame calm, tliL'iiili.'il, Ntately. Mat
warming with Ins wirk, (lie rreiuier
often prueei'did thr-'Ui:!) a scries ol
ymaMic txerei.M's that would have let t ait
rdiuary man ol half his years pale and
alhlesx. Nimctunes with hull, hands
raised riid almve his head, often wilh
lell elhuw un the tahle, and rijilit hand,
with closed fist, .shaken at the head ol
some inollenditi cuuntiy geiitlemuu on
the hack benches uppuMtc; anon standing
half a step hack from the tahlc, with the
left hand hatii:ini: at his hide and the
riht uplifted si (hat he tnilit, with
thumbnail, liizhily luuch (he lui)in
crown ot Ins Iind, he trampled his way
ihruu-h the arguments td" his adversary
;is an elephant in an hour of aL'irravatiiin
rufes through a jungle. " San Francisco
I'limniele.
Kuyul miikv the ttxiJ pure,
w hulesome anil delicious.
POWDER
Aosolutcly Pure
Celebrated for its ureal leavening strength
and heal tit fulness. Assures the tinMlanauist
alum and all lorms of adulteration com-
moil (o the cheap brands.
KUYAI. U.UiINU IHtWUKU I'O., NKW YOKK '
' That Mr. Hunirtj has a hard face."
Pauhter ''If uever felt that way to
W. M. IIAIiLlSTO.N V I'll.,
Wholesitle and lie tail Dealer in
carim:ts, ntovi;s(
ud Multreci,eU'.
IMMENSE STOCK
AND LOW PRICES.
W. M, IIAHI.1HTONACO,,
No 2(1 N Syeamoro Ht., Poteralmrn, Va
10 10 It.
Monnments ami Tombstones.
UKSItiNSNKNTFIiKK.
Iu writinn yive mine limit ns to
price and state ;mv ol deceased.
I. H(.T m ot K In the Mouth
to Hclect from.
1 We have no branch yard, and
parties doinn business under n mntilnrflrm
name have no connection with us iu any
way wimiever.
THE COUPER MARBLE WORKS.
tKslulilistieil IHIN.)
159 to liU liank at., Norlolk Va
MV i ly.
THE DREADED
fl
i
J
T, A. Sloeuiu, M. V , ihe (Jreat Chemist
and SeientiM, Will Smd l-'ree, lo the
Allliet.-drifi.,. (irl,.uiNVw.
ly hiM'uVi I'd Hiuiedi..
to Cure ('nnMiii.iti in
and all Luiil'
Tn.iil.lcs
Nul Inu con'tl In- l.iin-i, imiie plul.in
tlirupii ui niiy in Me iv to tlie jlliieti il.
Hi. ni i lit- t.lln ul 1 . A, inn, M t , of
Tiail kIiitI. N. w Voi k i lly.
Coiiliili'iit I hat lit- h.i-ilisi'incicil ;ui iiIho
Inlecuir i'oi I'oiisuiiipi ion and pulmuiutiy
eomplainls, arnl to make its iva merits
known, lie will M ini, iVec, tliicc ImltU's of
medicine, tu any ral r ol' tie; Uoanoke
News w ho is sollcriii (iiitii el;esl, I iron
ehial, tliro.it ami lun troiililes ot coii-
Slllllptlnll.
Already this "new Kcictitilic nmrsc ot
medicine" has permanently cured limn
sands il app.Li'ently hopeless cases.
Tin- iloctm considers it his rdii;ionsdiity
a duty winch he owes to lininani'y -to
donate his inlallilile cure.
ittlercd lieely, is enough tocoiiuiieud it,
anil more so is the periecl conliilcnce ol
the ircat chemist making (he proposition-
lie has proved the dreaded consumption
to be ;i curable disease beyond any doubt.
Thei-H will be no mistake hi sendiiiK
the mistjike will be in overlooking tlie
geueioiisinvitation. tie ha on tile in his
American and Kiirnpeau laboratories testi
monials of experience f rom those cured,
in all pails ol the world.
Don't delay until il is too late Ad
dress T.A. Slocum, M. C, !H I'uie street,
New York, and when writing (lie Ifoctor,
ple.ise give express uml postoilice address
aud mention reading this article iu the
Kounoke News.
W. W. KAY,
-Dealer lu-
Liquors. Vines,
CROCERIES AND CICARS.
Why not eull on V. V. Kuy, as ho is
niico both niuht :ind clay. Kiiop the lol
lowiuK hrands ul' well known whiskies:
tllil Osear 1'i'tipor,"
liuui.'s li. 1'. Ii. Kjv.
Stamp Hirailit,"
"tjutiioD llaltiiiiore Rye"
aiitl other hrnnds.
1 sill tlarri-tl .t Co.'s pure Chocko
yolti' wines.
1 ki op the lies! of every tiling in my
ine. mv.l'ulitc attention to all ul Kay's,
Wo'St side 11. 11. Shed,
my 2 ly.
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wholesale and lielail
Itealer In Fine
Staple
Hllll
Fancy
"FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES,
Crockery, tilass Tin, and womlen aud wil-
luwware. Al.-u Tnitt's Hor-, Cow,
Hot; and Poultry Fond, and (irove's
TasteUw (JhiU'Touic. Alexander's
i.iver aim Kidney ionic lor puritying
the blood. This lomu is warranted or
moncv reluuded-
J. L. JUDKINS,
No. Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C
dec 11 ly.
Grand Display
-OF-
-Sl'UINO ANDSI'.M MEH-
MILLINERY.
FANCY tllKIDS and NOVELTIES.
Itutleriek's Patterns.
11. k (J. CORSKTS,
Misses at rtUc, Lmliefl 7.rc. to$l.
iWU-l'rices will lie made to suit the timw.
Hat ami bonneUi made and trimmed tn
order-
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
Weldon. N n
W. T. PARKER,
Heavy
AND
Fancy-
Farm
Implements.
221 POUND SACKS OF SALT FOR
11.10 1'KK SACK.
Bun
Groceries
Groceries
(.Correct prices and polite tttention to
n.