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OL XXXIII.
NO. 42.
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The Christian Hoiiir.
THE FAMILY ALTAR.
EVERY FATU Kit AND MOrilEll SIIIUIM)
REAIl Til 1 ARTICLE AND PROKIT
TIIEKEIIY.
The hmui) of ii Christian sh mid be a
nircai iruni care ami passion, a resting
place iu the words hurrying life like
Ibe ui oving lent of Abraham, "a liuh
spot enclosed by grace, out of the world's
vust wilderness." Ii ueeda ever the
cloudy presence above it, nn insurance ol
security mid rest in God's providential
eare.
It is written, "God hath set th" soli
tuty in families " At every dour he
mmids saying, "()pen unto me and I will
colli'! iu and sup with yon " His love i
like the sun-bine that streams in through
Ibe windows, bright and warm, to beau
tify all things with golden splendor.
What a home that must have been at
Hetbany where Jesus was w ml to rest
Himself at cvenitii:; what seasons of re
freshment were there, what lemons ol
UHTcy and truth ! Yet the abode ol
Mary and Martha was no more blessed
than is uny other where Christ is made a
welcome guest. It is to be lamented
that so many Christian heads of Inmilies
are wont to "postpone and subordinate
their household piety to tbo more public
and less personal services of the sanctua
ry. It were far better that all our
churches were abandoned, and the grass
Browing in their aisles, than that worship
there should be wade an excuse for
neglecting the family altar. It is a des
perate venture for a father or a molhrr
toaend forth children into the world
without the sustaining strength of a home
training in religious things. Let us,
therefore, attend scrupulously to the
duties of d oinesiij devotiou It miy re
quire upon the part nf some a strong
resolution; but what difficulty shall appail
us when the question is odd concerning
the welfare, perhaps the eterual destiny,
of our loved ones ? Build your altar, 0
servant of God I Thus make of your
house a heaven upon earth; for there, in
tho house of many mansions, the fires of
worship never go ou'. The joy of heiven
is a never ending soo;;, acunmuniin of
all pure and blessed soul; and the most
humble in the adoring, multitude may
look with boldness toward the throne
and say, ''Abb t, Father I ' It is a per
fect home. Oh, that ours were nearer
to the pattern of I'. We may make
I ht in so. Where virtue and charity and
c internment are met tnirelherat an altar
Heated to G id's wordi'p there life is
an earnest uf the hcaveniy life, and home
is lit with the sunlight of the Father's
house. Christian Intelligencer.
A Christian is oue who has conseorated
himself, not only as he is, but as he may
be to Chtist A Chriataiu is one who has
consecrated not only what he has, but
what he may have, to Ohrist, Christian
consecration is the converting of life to
God. It is pledging the possibilities of
our being to Him. President Tucker
A leetmer was invited to speak at a
local gathering, and being nobody in par
ticular, he was placed last on the list of
speakers. The chairman also introduced
several speakers whose names were not
on the list, and the audience were tired
out when he said, introdu ing ibe lectur
er: ''Mr. Biocswii! n w give us his
address " " My a 1 Iress," said Mr. Boms,
rising, is "551 Park Villa., f. W.,and 1
wish you all good-oijhi."
If you love gold get ready to go te
heaven. It is said the streets ihere Bre
paved with gold
Tn wilttf.rr nrisona an offender ta ftome.
timts sentenced to carry cannon balls from
...... . annllter an( uile them up all
day lonir Thai is all. Perhaps it doe not
art-ra vtry Urnlile but it kxhi wrarr hi.
life out. It is practically a or.iu wrnirin,
and he knows it; Ue ould rather be shot
Many a sick man leels int same wt i
i. Krr1i nf disease that he
K. k .,,,1 lorih from (lav to day. Hr wouli
is luaaina
lid
.. ....... K. H.,n with a mortal diseaae. It
n a raonai
,n ikai Huuirr nr later.
A man i life ran be dracgrd out by
dvspfPa and liver complaint. The a
f Mr 1 T Cardwrll. of Fall
Creek llenot, Pittsylvania Co.. Va., showa
k. l,r Pieree'. Golden Medical Dikov-
ery navea people from consumption b;
-..I.; ,1.;. nutritive maailism am
fivina it power to aupply pure, healthy
blood, which drives out blood poison, i aid
dead tissues and builds up sound, whole-
11 -. I. m ii I r
" 1 fetl It mi iluly.'' rit Mr Cardwrll In a
ltr to Ur Piero. "to wrilt yon of the laKmi
bVn' flla ".rtvrd from the l of Dr. Pierce's
C,.l.len Me.l,c.l ...iKovrry .. ........
IThTeh h.fne.1 Ae skill of one of the beat phy
weian. in my State It r.n " and I coiiiibii
"ll, pew worse until I concluded lo write 10
the Wortn . Ili.penry Me.lic.1 A'''r
The an.wer to my inquiry adnjed nie u u
(.olitrn Me.ltcl IHscovery ' and Pellets lor
Indertion and liver n,pl..nl ; at thi. time
l. 'month, had pa--d. In two or "'T'
.Her I had commenced the uf of your inedi
k K..1 enl relv atonoed. my dlirea-
iion waa belter, my low .pfrtt. driven away and
1 felt new life .nd eror In my whole body.
This marvelous ' Diseorery ' "
avrve fore and rowed power. Ill n hj
ii,.. nilv emulsions ; It noes awi
make Babby fat, it does ot increaaa
wtojht of cavpalaari people.
Mystery of Dreams.
:. ITORF.SS HAS MB' fllADF.
IN SOLVING Till; PROBLEM.
SOME DREAMS THAT CAME TRUE CAL
IMIL'RNIA DREAMED OF CAESAR'S AS
SASSINATION IIIIMHIII.DT THAT CO
LUMItl'S WOULD HE SUCCESSFUL.
Will the mystery of dreams ever be
solved the romance of sleeep that
comes to all alike, ticli and poor, saint
and sinner, male and female? Kven
d cs dream, they say, and it dogs, why
not horses and cattle and every other
kind of animal?
And yet, common us dreams ore, and
familiar to everyone, thu mela-physicians
and the philosophers have made hut lit
tle progress iu silwing the problem.
There is perhaps not so much supersti
tion among the educated connected with
dreams as formerly, thuugh there are
still vast uuiubers of people who have
taith in the dream book, and look upon
their drcaiiH as prophetic and full omens.
There are still interpreters, too, who will
lull you for a uuHi'lcration the meaning
of your dreams, though few of them are
at successful as Joseph when ho revealed
to the butler, the baker, and afterward
to Pharaoh himself the portents of their
respective dreams.
And yet dreams "como true" as almost
everybody has eiperienced Xot all
dreams, hut some dreams. Humboldt rc
I ites in "Cosmos" that Columbus in a
dream, long bulore his first voyage, heard
a voice savin;;: "God will give you
t'ie keys of the ocean." Calphurnia
drc -lined on the night before his assassina
tion that great Caesar fell mortally
w mn fed at her feet, and she used all her
arts of pursiiasiou to keep from going to
t'ie senate ou that day.
The philosophic explanation of such
dreams is that the waking thoughts be
ing intently engaged upon any subject, I
either of hope, as in the c:ne of Colum
b is, or of foreb i ling, as iti the cisj of
Cilphurnia, c mtinuc in sleep, and in
that state thought takes the form of ac
tuility. There are few people who hae
not in greater or less degree had dreams
of this kind.
Tint the mind ofien works intelligent
ly aud 1 igioilly iu dreams, solving prob
lems or smoothing out perplexing dilli
cu'lies that hive occurred in actual life,
his been proved by testimony that can
not be gaiusnid. Franklin gives several
instances where lin.'s of policy or of ar
gument cam t to him in his dreams that
hid greatly puzzled him when awake,
and Cond ircet, the French tu ithcmati
oian, relates th it he solved many iutri
OHe problems iu his dreams. "Kubla
Kahn," thit cniii.itite fragment of
Coleridge's genius, was 0 imposed by him
iu sleep, and so vividly was it impressed
ou his mind that he sat down the next
tnorniim to writ itou'. While thusen
giged be was interrupted by a visitor a
person fi im Porluck, a neighboring vil
lageand when ho resumed his pen the
p h'ld had vanished from his mind and he
was never afterward able to recall anoth
er liue. How miny lovers of pietry
have anal liemitii id thit "person from
Porlock" would be h ird to Bay, but their
name is legion.
The "Devil's Son ita" is one of the
finest and most lemarkablo compo-itluus
for the violiu that is kuown. Its com
pos, r, Tariiui, the renowned Italian vtu-
uisl, sas that he dreamed that the devil
olulleng' d him to a trial of his skill on
l ie vi. liu, and that the Piiuceof l'aude-
uiouiuui so far excelled him in brilliancy
and executiou that be gave up in despair.
Ou awakeidog aud finding that Hall was
dream be wrute out the notes that were
still throbuug in his niiud.
Sirauge beyond all comprehension are
tiie phenomena of sleep. While prone
u.iod out beds we enter a land of enchant
ment, where we ee, and converse, aud
travel, and engage in wouderful enter-
prisea. We are limited by neither time n ir
space. The impossible becomes the ac
tual, the uuboru live, the dead oome back,
and miracles are the coiuiuoopiaees ol
existence.
One-third of our lives is passed in this
realm, which Shelley has called the broth
er of death.
How wouderful is Death,
Death and his brother Sleep!
One pale asyonler waning mooo,
With lips of lurid blue;
The other rosy as the mom,
When throned on ooian's wave,
It blushes o'er the world;
Yet both so passing wonderful.
Two things in hum in experience,
apart from revelation, tend to prove the
immortality of the bouI. Oieistbat
the mind never grows old. The man ol
70 U as youthful in his mental em ui ins
and thought as a boy of 15. Tba oth ;r
is dreaming, wheroio the mind appireut
ly acta independently of the body.
Can immortality be any m ire impnb
able or impossible than our dream lit' 1
God ii to a man what the man makes
him; to merciful mm he is meroiful, to
an upright man ha is upright, to the
pure ha is pure; but to thosa who oppose
bin be ii i Ood of terror.
Wayside Flowers.
SHALL WE BEHOLD HIM?
1ILESSED ARE THEY WHO SHALL BEAR
HOPE'S TENDER BLOSSOMS INTO THE
SILENT LAND.
As I journeyed along the pathway ol
life I found lovely flowers, beautiful in
form and texture and fragrunt in odors.
God made them so, and us I gazed upon
them in the glorious profusion of a lovely
summer day, they fceuicd to be pro
claiming, "God is good." I looked into
the heart of each flower and found only
purity, and remembered Him who said,
"Blessed are tho pure in heart, for they
shall see God." Shall you, shall I, be
hold Him?
"The beautiful, fair, and tho lovely of
earth
Are fading fast, fading from the hour of
their birth."
As we look on the flowers nestling in
the cool grass, twining and interlacing
among the braochas of trees, forming
natural bowers of loveliness and fra
grance, wo wonder if there is anything
more beautiful in life. They spread the
pathways of kings and noble men with
flowers as they pass, but God cheers the
pathway of the humblest by the wild
flowers of the wayside, and because they
are His free gift and given in such lavish
profusion, I love them best. Are they
not all the forget-me-nots of God ? In
His sunshine they live; accomplishing
His purpose they die, for "brief is the
life ol a flower." We, too, when our
short season is o'er, will be gathered by
God's own hand, and those who pass by
will miss us a little while as we miss the
wayside flowers when the frost of death
has laid them low. Blessed are they
who "Shall bear hope's tender blossoms
into the silent land."
SAMBO'S SOLILOQUY.
I often wonder why do folks, who talks
so much of hcabco,
Would take twclbe dollars for old close
dey know aint worf but seben;
I wonder if dey allers feel jes' like dey
talk and pray,
For if dey do, I'd sorter think, they lib
some odder way.
It's right smart hard to lib jes' right, but
still it ain't no way,
Ter tell some one what brings a bill "Ain't
no one home ter day;"
I fine dat folks what libs so good jes' one
day out of seben,
Sliure wants dere debts fergibben hcah,
while dey fergibs in heaben.
We niggers, course, can't jedgo things
straight, but still we has ter think.
When folks talks different din dey works,
an' stops at Jerilen's brink,
To tell us how we orter lib, an' jes' how
to commence,
If dey get in dat heabenly land, dey's
bound tor climb do fence.
Skin Diseases.
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without an equal. It relieves the itch
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its continued use effects s permanent
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scald head, sore nipples, itching piles.
chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and
grauulatea Has.
Dr. Cady's Condition Powders for
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and vermifuge. Price. 25 cents. Sold by
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NO LEAP YEAH TILL UMM.
The twentieth century begins on J.m
uiry 1, 1DU1, has been explained in
lengihy discussion of the problem,
There will be no leap year before l'.llld
fut 11)00, according to the Gregorian
rule of intercalo ilatiin for centurial
years, is not a leap year because its firt
two figures are not divisible by 4 without
a remainder. The object ot this rule is
to make theoaleodar )eara coincide with
th ' solar year. I he last lean year was
ISDt!. February, 1900, will have but
tw niy-eight days. Wait until l'.)04
Young men, middle-aged bachelors and
all womanhood may b ready to stone
the calendar-makers, but their lamen
tation will be of no avail. Fortunately,
i Mill will agiin be a leap centurial year.
L 'I tln iu, then, compose their minds
Baltimore Sun.
Iangers ul'ih (irlp.
The greatest danger from Li Grippe
is of its resulting iu pneumonia. If rea
sonable care is used, h 'Wever, and Cham
berlain's Cough Keuiedy taken, all dan
gurs will be avoid d. Am oig tin lens
of thousands who have used ibis remedy
for la grippe we have yet to leirn of a
single case having resulted in pneumonia
which shows conclusively that this reme
dy is t oertain preventive of that danger
ous disease Ii will cure la grippe in less
time than any other Ireitinoit. It is
pleasant and safe to take.
For aa e by W. H. Cohen Weldon J N. Brown
Halllal, Dr. A S. tl.rrlson, KilBeld. DrilKKlull
OASTORIA.
n. ru
st alls
lisrari
Gave His Consent.
RATHER MATTER OF FACT.
HE BELIEVES IN UIV1NU THE WOMAN
HE MARRIES A GOOD TIME.
He is a young man whose unbounded
assuianee has ever been bis chief charac
teristic. When he proceeded to talk to the prac
tical old gentleman about marrying his
daugWer, ho was ovidently prepared for
the usual question:
"Do you think you can support my
daughter in the style to which sho has
been accustomed?"
The parent spoke this phraso with the
air of a mau who thinks ho has uttered a
poser. The suitor looked him in the eye.
"Let's tulk this thing over," ho said.
"Do you think your daughter is qualified
to make a man 'a good wife?"
"Yes, sir. Her mother and I are both
practical people, and have given her a
practical education. She cannot only read
Greek and play the piano she practices
three hours a day but she can get a good
dinner and make her purchases in market
as intelligently as an experienced steward.
Moreover, her abilities with the needle arc
not confined to fancy work. She's a treas
ure, and we don't propose to have any
misunderstandings about her future."
"You were asking mo if I thought I
could support her in the style to which
she has been accustomed."
"I was."
" Well, I could, but I don't propose to.
After she marries me she's not going to
practice three hours a day on any piano,
nor cook dinners, nor take back talk from
market people. She's going to have all
the sewing done outside the house, read
what she enjoys, whether it's Greek or
Choi t iw, and go to the matinee twice a
week. It's time that girl was beginning
to have some good time in this life."
Washington Star.
THE UILLVILLE FAK.M I'.lt.
It's a-gittin' time, good people, to be
thinkin' o' the craps,
An' the money that's a-comiu' from the
cotton-bolls (perhaps!)
To look crbout the country an' clear the
land away,
An' make the new ground blossom like
the roses of tho Mayl
It's a-gitlin' time, good people, when the
dancin's got to go,
When you orter give a recess to the
fiddle an' the bow;
I know that Sally's puny, an' that Molly's
cheeks are red.
But you'll ucvtr never win 'cm el'
you're short o' meat and bread!
It's a-gittin' lime, good people for the
time is goin' 'long
To set the fields a-riogin' with a halle
luiah song !
The man that waits an' wonders stands a
sorry sorry chauce;
You must start that "Gee-haw" musio ef
you ever want to dance!
Goodhy, Miss Mary Jenkins goolhy
Miss Nancy D"U,
We're a-followio' thu furrow for the
rosy lips of you!
The fiddle's took a recess an' is silent
ovi-rhead;
Fcrthe b iys'll never win you ef they're
short o' meat an' bread!
Frank L Stanton.
SETTLING THE QUESTION,
"Abraham waz a man er faith," said
tho old colored deacon, "cn w'en dc
Lawd tul' 'im ter kill Isaac, hit waz no
a loner said dan done!"
Ileie, a broiher rose in the "amen cor
ner" and iiitenupted the speaker
"You'sin do wrong der," he said,
"Alir .hiiu 'lowed dat he'd kill Isaac, but
a goat come oulen de bushes en hutted
'im over whilst he wuz a-whettio' it his
knife, dat 'a how hit waz!"
"Br er J ibnson," sail the deacon, ina
warning Voice, "dis ain't defust time you
has r x up en interrupted mo on do Bible;
en el'vou wiiii'i in dis mcctin'-houre I'd
tell you plain dat you wui a Ananias!'
"hn ef you wuz ter say dat word ter
m outside," observed Br'er Johnson
"you'd lau' on Abraham bosom fo' you
Ooul l lake up a cellection! "
"I got a dilfruut 'pinion fum dat," said
the deacon, iu his wrath, "en ter prove it
I'm gwiue ter givo a recess fer ten
minute. Ilise up ui 1'ners, en git
benediction!''
Pleurisy
Pletirmv nnd pneumonia are acute in-
ilaiiimations of the lungs, nnd if not
prompt ly allayed, the worst may nap
pen. The feeiebrnted Dr. John W.
liuiPa f 'nuirh Kvrnn niMpflilv allnvsall
inflammation of the lungs and effect.
a curein a wonoertuliy enori nmo.
Stall's
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Cures Pleurisy and Pneumonia
Doae. are small and plensant to take. Doctors
recommend. II. 1 rite 15 eta. At an anigguis.
OA8TOIIIA.
Bow th. A Iba Kind m Daw Mwars Bought
Bifastsm
A Story Of The Bsiilefieli
AN INGRATE SOLDIER.
UIS COWARDLY ACTION, HOWEVER, WAS
TIIE .MAKINllOF A NOIII.EMAN.
Here is a story of the battlefield.
There was war between the Swedes and
the Danes. One day a great battle was
fought and the Swedes were beaten and
driven from the field. A soldier of the
Danes who had been slightly wounded
was sitting nn (he ground, llo was about
to take a drink from a 11 isk. All at once
he heard some one say:
Oh, sir, give me a drink, for I am dy
ing!"
It was a wounded Swede who spoke.
He was lying on the ground ouly a little
way off. The Dane went to him at once.
He knelt down by the fide of his fallen
foe and pressed tho flask to his lips.
Drink," said he, "for thy need is greater
than mine."
Hardly had he spoken these words
when the Swede raised himself on his el
bow, lie pulled a pistol Irom his pocket
aud shot at the uiau who would have
el'riended him. The bullet graz 'd the
Dane's should r, but did not do him
much harm.
"Ah, you rascal!'' he cried. "I was go
ing to befriend you, aud you repay me
by trying to kill me. Now 1 will punish
you. I would have given you all the
water, but now you shall have only half."
And with that he drank the half of it
and then gave the rest to the Swede.
When the king of the Danes heard
ibout this, he sent for tho soldier eud
had him tell the story just as it was
Why did you spire the life of the
Swede after he had tried lo kill you?"
asked the king.
"Because, sir," sail the soldier, "I
ould never kill a wounded enemy."
Then you d 'serve to be a nobleman,"
laid the king. Aud he rewarded him
by making him a kuight aud giving h;m
noble title. "Famous Stories Keloid.''
POWEIt OTA Tltt'E LIFE.
The following is related by Dr. C. I.
Scofield in the Record ol Christian Wit:
I retuember an ineid nt which occurred
uring my boyhood iu Tennessee. O.d
General A ,a man of great force of char
acter but a wicked man, was desperately
sick, and at last the physician told Mr.'.
-that all hope of her hushind s re
covery was gone. M10 weut to htm at
once aud said: 'Tom, tho doctor says you
ate dyiug, aud I cm not bear to see you
die unsaved; shall I send lor my pastor to
talk and pray with you?' 'No,' said the
dying mm; send (or ull Uncle Ben.'
Beuwasthe plantation blacksmith, and
a powerful exhortcr, whose holy life
illustrated his doctrine. When the old
slave came in General A -said: 'Ben,
they say your old master has got to die:
and, Ben, I can't die in my sins; what
must I do?' 'Mars Tom,' said the old
man, solemnly. 'I'se mighty sorry losec
yo' so purely; but, Mars Tom, yo' douo
ecu a powerful sinnah, and yo' getter
do some powerful 'peoten and b'lieviu ef
yo' gwiue to git yo' soul saved.' 'Well,
Ben,' said thu dying mister, 'I will I
will. Now, Ben, you get light down here
ndpray for your old master.' And
Uucle Ben knelt by the General's bedside
and poured out his heart with strong cry
ing nnd tears to Him who is able to save
and when the prayer was ended the two
old men the white master and the faiih
ful buci olive, WiT.) brethren in Christ
Jeiiis."
"SINE DIED."
Not long since the notice "Court ad
jourocd siuc die" was posted on (he door
of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Some
genllemaa with an artistic and highly
tr lined sense of humor addej a "d " to
the wold "die," an 1 went on his way re-
joicing. Next day a persm who makes
a practice of h uniting the p ihhc build
ings in Brooklyn and professes ae
(iiaintancu with every well knowu m in in
tho vicinity, dropped into tho clerk's
office.
'See here," ho " 1 ' he 1 did Sine
piss in his checks?"
"What's thi'?" d '.11111 1 '.1 ill.) a.lon-
billed c'trk.
"When dil Sine die? I sd tho emrn
are closed on account of it."
'Oh, said the clerk, pulling himself to
gether, 'he died yestcrdiy. Did you
know hi 111?
"Know him? I sh mid say I did.
Kuew bis father before him. Too bid,
ain't ii?" And Sine's bereaved friend
passed out with his burden ui sorrow.
Law Notes.
Don't blow out the lamp of reason fut
the gas light of wit.
In proportion as you say, "I am nut
my own," all things become yours.
The man who does his own thinking
becomes a focus for all the n fbcturs.
The Christianity which makes
itself manifest in the church, the social
gathering, the home, the office every
where, is the kind which G id wishes all
His followers to possess, lie desires that
they be"episllea''known and read of all
men."
A MEAN HUSHAND.
The tea things had been cleared away,
and the head of (he establishment was
trying to read the eveing paper while his
belter half busied hcrscll with some fancy
work, and at the same time endeavored
to interest him in the gossip of tho
neighborhood.
"Maria," said he, glancing up from his
paper, "did you ever hear tho story of
the precious gems?"
"Why, no," she replied; "what is
it?"
"It's an old-tiiuu fairy legend that my
grandmother told me when I was a boy,"
be continued, "about a woman from
whose lips there fell either a diamond or
ruby every time she spoko a word."
"Well, go on," she said.
"That's all there is of il, Maria," he
replied. "But I was just thinking if
such things happened nowadays I'd open
a jewelry Btore tho first thing in the
morning.1'
And then for thirteen consecutive
minutes silence reigned supreme.
Chicago News.
Dr. David's lotln-t-'erralcd siarsaparitla
Is the Itest lllood Medicine Known.
It will will cure the worst cases of
Blood and Skin Diseases. It will cure
Rheumatism, making the Blood pure and
healthy, and causing the sinews and mus
cles to perform their work easily and
without pain. It cures Kiczema, Old
Sores, Pimples, Blotches and all skin
diseases.
For sale by W. M. Cohen, Weldon,
N. C.
SPEECHLESS.
The Patrou How's business?
The Baiber Bad! I've got such a
cold 1 cun hardly talk. New York Jour
nal.
Kim I. A (.itii'i'i:.
Thomas Whitfield k Co., 2 10 Wabash
avctiue, corucr Jackson stieet, one of
Chicago's oldest nnd most prominent
druggists, recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for la grippe, as it not
only gives a prompt a complete relief,
but also counteracts any tendency of la
grippe to result iu pneumonia.
For sale by W. M. Cohen Weldon, J. N. llrown,
Halifax, Dr. A. S. Harrison, Enllcld. Druggists.
The preseuco of Jesus in the life
brings out the best the best there is in
us by nature and adds the unspeakable
beauties of nature.
Ft IK OVHK riKTV YKAK-a
Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothint: Syrup has been
used for over filly years by millions of
mothers lor children, while teethine, with
perfect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy lor
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little
sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists
in every part ot the world. 3:1 c -nts a
bottle. Be sure and ask fur "Airs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth
er kind.
WORDS OP WISDOM.
A good deed never dies.
Cant carries no conviction.
The best berries ripen where the big
gest thorns are.
Cultivate tho field of life clear up to
the corners.
The man who lives for self is not
missed when he dies.
Don't be molded by your circumstances;
mold (hem
The way to get over your troubles is
to get under them.
By using what we have we gain that
n'nich we have not.
Anger closes the eyes of reason as
soon as it opens the mouth.
has demonstrated ten thousand
times that it is almost tnlalllbls
FOR WOMAN'.
PECULIAR
WEAKNESSES,
IrreinilBrttlM and dtranrvmeata.
It liAM trccoiue the .cabling remedy
lor Ihiecltii of troul)ei. It exert
a wonderfully netlinr, strength
tnlnp arti nr,th .nfitinrtf. npnn
the menfttruii onr'tnt. It caret
' wh i ts " and fa) li n of the womb.
It atopa flooding and relieve aup
5renl and painful menntrnatlon.
or rhanire of Life it ta the bent
tnedicioa made. It U beneficial
do ring pregnancy, and help to
bring children tntr homes barren
for yean. It Invigorate, ntlma
la'ea. Rfrengtheni the whole iya
tem. Thie great remedy It offered
to all afflicted women. Why will
any womn suffer another minute
with certain relief within reach t
Wine or Cardul only costs $1.00
per bottle at your drug store.
For advice, In eases requiring ajwcial
dircri(m$, addrw. pirtno symptom,
(he "Ladies' Advisory fparmrnll,'
Th Chattanooga Mtdlcin Co., CVvas
Ianoo0a, Tmn.
J. W SMITH. CiiMm, t.C, tsyt!
' My wlft uses Win el Cartful al heme
lor talllnf ( laa neatb ae it entirely
cures her."
COTTON is and will con
tinue to be the money
crop of the South. The
planter who gets the most cot
ton from a given area at the
least cost, is the one who makes
the most money. Good culti
vation, suitable rotation, and
liberal use of fertilizers con
taining at least 3 actual
Potash
will insure the largest yield,
We will send Free, upon application,
pamphlits that will interest every cotton
planter in the South.
OURHAN KALI WORKS,
0j Nassau St., New York.
a
Monuments, it
W Gravestones.
Our illustrated catalogue, No. 10
which we mail free, contains a va
riety of marble and granite memo
rials, and will help you in makintf
a proper selection. Write tor it
We will satisfy vou as to Dhces. iMol
I. ARC KMT STOCK In the South
THECOUPER MARBLE WORKS.
(Established Fifty Years.)
Iii!) to 1(13 Bank at., Norfolk Va
nov 2 lv
W. W. KAY,
-Dealer In-
Liquors, Vines,
i w w a-ii a mivs ijmn.
Why not call on W. W. Kay, as he is
open both night and day. Keep the fol
li.,,,,, i,r,.n,ia ,n i-., i,;ui,;.
om.i nJn... v
v114 vyai.ui i eji'ci,
Gump's G. P. It. Rye.
Stamp Straight,"
"Guidon Baltimoro Rye"
and other brands.
I sell Garrett & Co.'s pure Chocko-
yotte wines.
I keep the best of every thing in my
ine. m.Politc attention to all at Kay's,
west side K. 11. Shed.
my 2 ly.
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wholesale and Retail
Denier In Fine '
Staple
and
Fancy
-FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES.
Crockery, Glass Tin, and wooden and wil
lowware. Also i'ratt's Home, Cow,
Hog aud Poultry Food, and Grove's
$C Tasteless Chill Tonic. Alexander'
Liver aud Kiduey Tonic for purifying
the blood. This tonic is warranted or
money refunded.
J. L. JUDKINS,
No. 23 Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C
dec 11 ly.
OF
FALL NP WINTER
MILLINERY.
FANCY GOODS and NOViXTIKS.
Bntterick's Patterns.
11. & G. CORSETS,
Misses atlillc, Ladies 75c. to $1.
rSVl'riceawill he made toanit the time.
Ham and bounets made and trimmed to
order.
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
Weldoa. N. O
W, T. PARKER,
WeldonaW. C.
-DEALER IN-
Heavy
AND
Fancy
.
QneenBware. Cutlery, Plows, Plow Cut
ings, Hoes, Forks.
RECEIVER AND SHIPPER OF-
Corn,Hay & Oats
nt l U
Groceries.
.rani Display
Groceries
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