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Tie Lulling Of Jesus.
NO Hl!l'l!TATIUN AS THE WORLD G0F.S
A I.IrH (IF T"ll, AND 1MIIVATION NOT
INC.lMl'ATIHI.B W1NI (1KF.ATNESS
AND A O.UIM.KTE CONSKCllATMI.N TO
(101).
Differences ill rank among men were
cxi'ct-diiigly Irivial to uur l.ird. 'Am
chru, the pihliean, wan more liylily
enlee.Led by llhli llian the uit Inrdty
I'liariai'e, lie cam lo H,rk and wive the
Uai, ainl Ihi'litij,' the way np..n lo the
heart of ihe despised publican, He abo le
wilh him, an I lurne 1 uwiy from ,rl.
ri'hleous iimriiiiirerH. His purpmi w,i
to sivu to the iitlerm isl; to reach His
arm d iwu underneath lh Io hI of lh.:
human race and to c ran; in touch wilh
tlie most desolale Henee He eaiue iu a
lowly condition and Iwed a life of pover
ty and physical hardship.
Born in a m incer of a poor family
that dwelt ill dirrp'it ihle Nuirclh, lie
had no rcpuiali in as the world jjocs, and
for eighteen years He toiled away in the
carpenter's shop, making and ineiidiiii;
ox yol;es and carls, winning bread for
the family by the sweat of His brow. In
His public ministry He travelled on fool
many hundreds of miles on slony toads
over the hills and iniunt iins of Galilee
and Judca, often weary, hungry and
thirsly. The birds t) fhuai He gave
b"ing, He provided nests, but had no
home for himself, lie was in t lie world
He made and Upheld, and it knew Him
not. Ilehadatru' b idy an 1 a re ison
able soul, anil was as alive to piin and
contumely as we are. Poverty is real
evil, and the human lile of Jesus tuughl
the poor how to bear it. No distressing
apprehensions, wearing anxieties or petty
cares about the ihings thai pertain lo this
life ever clouded His brow as He toiled
on in the shop at Nazareth. His thought
then, as always, wjs deep and anxious
about the silvation of His people. In
the bri.'ht world to come I think we
shall meet those whose heavy hearts were
cheered and made to bum and glow with
in them as they heard the gracious words
He spake when patroos of that humble
workshop,
Jesus the Carpenter at N.izireih
showed to the world that a life of toil
and privation is nut incompatible with
greatness and character and complete
eonsecralion lo (lod. How ni.ij-'siic is
the figure of the Son of Man in the gos
pel stoiy from ihe back-ground of pover
ty! He lived here iu exact accord wilh
the uianut r He taught us to live. He
laid up do treasure on earth Ho hum
bly trusted jur heavenly Father for the
needs of each d ly as it ciiue. He had
to boirow a peuny lo awwor tho crafty
q ieslion of the chief priests, and when
tribute was d mian ied of Him in Caper
naum, He sent I'eter to the Lake to find
the needed coin iu the fishes mouth.
All ihings were His by creation and
were at His dispis.il, but He voluntarily
ohi se a lile of entire self-abnegalion. He
ived as Ho Would have us live, in i-ueh
imiiuite c imtuuuiuD with our heavenly
Falher as to be calmed aud unmoved
amid the vicissitudes of this physical
life.
Still ui' re remarkable was His lowli-
dcss ol spirit. 1 he patience lie lia.l Willi
the ignorance of His disciples; ho gentle
his rebuke in the uppei room, iu the
strife over chief place in the kingdom.
See Him there, the L ird of glory, wash-
ing the disciples' feet, not ouly of James
and John, but the feet of Judas 1
am autoo2 vou." He said, ''as one that
aerveth." Witness the horrid blasphemy
of the Jews, "ti ly we n it well, that th. u
art a Satniriito an. I lust a d vu 7" V (
cannot imiiiue h iw I'liihs i ue and re
pulaive such, words must have ben to
the pure soul of Jesus, and yet He m ikes
a mild reply. U u the lowliness of our
Lord culminates in tho trial before the
aauhedrim, and Her id, and 1 ilale,
Buffeted, soourag 'd, unokcJ, crucified,
yet He opened not His m lUlh.
"Surely He hath birne our griela and
carried our sorrows."
Ke. K. Kdwards, piMor ul iho Kng
lish Baptist Church at Mimbville, 1'
when suff ring with rheumatism, was ad
vised to try Chamberlain's Pain Ha
Ilesms: "A few applications of this
liuiment proved of great pcrvieo lo me.
It subdued the iuBinimation and relieved
the pain. Should auy sufferer profit by
giving Pain Balm a trial it will please
me."
If... u . In W. M Oiliim Welti n J N. Brown
Halifax, Hr. A H. H.rriioii, Kuneld, Dru(iu.
FK.VNIt AliVICK.
' I'm Boing to I fancy dress ball and I
.nl l, is inneal 01 v l'o: what shall I
wear?"
"Wear I misk, madam."' Ally
Sloper.
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tractor of Towaoda, N. Y., says: "I
have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
in my family for a long lime and have
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For sale br W. It. Cohan Weldon, 1. S. Brown,
i Halifax, A. fl. Uarruoa, Knooia, vnifguu.
His Marriap A Failure.
WESLEY'S LETTERS.
AI'l'HOACIIINll KVI.K KNVEII.S THE
OHEAT SIKTIIIIIIIST'S MAIllllBl) LIFE.
All the world knows that John Wes
ley's marriage was m ire or less a failure
aud some veiy inlensling letters bearing
" the subject will be sold at Messrs.
Sithehy's next month. They extend
from Ihe year 1 7.1 1 lo 1778. The earli
est date is from IVtsworih, March 'J7,
1751, and that is written iu a very nl
I'eotionaie style: "0, how can wo praise
God for making us helpmeets ut His
goodness." Seven years later ho wus
writing in a very different strain. The
letter from which we extract a few lines
is dated Norwich, December 21!, 17iS:
"I was much concerned the night be
fore I left London at your unkind and
unjust accusation. You accused ran of
unkindness, cruelly and what jiol. And
why so? Because I insist on choosing
my own company! Because I insist by
Conversing, by speaking or writing, with
those whom I (not you) j I ige proper.
For more than seven years this has been
a bone of contention between you aud me,
ami it is so still. For I will not, I eau
n it, give it up But then you will rage
and fret, and call me mimes
Nineteen years later, (September 1st,
1777,) the reverend gentleman again re
turned to the attack: "Some years since,
without uiy einsent and knowledge, you
left uie and s llled at Newcastle. I re
ceived you a .rain without any terms, nay
without any acknowledgement you had
gone wrong. Two years ago you left
me again, without my consent or knowl
edge, A few days since I met you, and
(to my gteat surprise) you seemed wil
ling to return. But it may be asked
what reparation are you either able or
willing lo make?"
Writing eleven months later fnm Bris
tol, (October 2, 1778), he observes: ''As
it is doubtful, c insidoritu your age and
mine, whether we may meet any more
in this world, I think it right lo tell you
my min i once for all without either anger
or bitterness " After alluding to the
ict tint his wile left him without his
Consent or knowledge, he go's on to oh-
rve:
'Ever since (and, in leod, long before)
iu have made my faults the c instant
mailer of your cons 'rvati m. Now, sup
pose a hush in.) has many faults, is it the
part of a prudent wife to publish or to
conceal them? You have published (my
teal or supposed) faults, not to oue or
two intimate ones only, though, perhaps,
that would hive been too much, but
to all Bristol, to all Lin Ion, lo all
Knglan l, to all Ireland. Yea, you did
wha'eVer in you lay to publish it to all
the world, thereby designing 'to put a
sword intq my enemies bands."
The npostio of M 'thodism coucludes
thus: ''If you were to live a thousand
years you could not undo the mischief
that you have d one. Aud till you have
done all you can toward It 1 bid you
farewell."
THANK GOO I'Oll MUTIIIUC,
After one of tin hirl fought battles
of the war, a Confederite chaplain was
called lustily lo sie a dying sillier
Takiug his hand, he said:
"vVell, my brother, what can I di for
you l
Ho siipp ised, ol omrso, the young
fellow would want to cry to God for
help in his extremity; b it it wis not so.
'L'haulain, faid he, "1 want vou to
cut a I.H-k of hair tor my mjlher; and
then, chaplaiu, I want you to kneel down
ml let urn thinks to God for me."
For whai V" asked the chaplain.
For giving me suo't a mother. Oh
lie is a good motner. Her teachings
are my comfort now. Aod then, chap
lain, thank G id that by His grace 1 am
a Christian. What would I do now if I
were not a Christian? Aod thank Him
forgiving me dying grace. He nukes
this hard bed feel 'soft as downy pillows
are' And, oh, elupliio, thank lliiu f
fie promised home iu glory I'll soon be
there."
"And so," said the chaplain, 'T
kneeled by his h'd with n it a petition to
utter, only prai-es an 1 thanksgiving for
a good mother, a Christian hope, dyiog
grace and an otornil h uue in ulory."
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WKLDON, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1899.
"The Lord Is Mj Shepherd
I SHALL NOT WANT.
HE MAKETIt ME TO LIE DOWN IN OltF.EN
PASTL'BES, HE I.EADET1I MB1IESIIIE
THE STII.L WATERS."
This twenty-third Psalm is like a harp,
wh
osc strings being touched, awaken
sweetest melodies that thrill tho heart
ith joy and gladness. It is one of the
brightest gems in the golden setting of
d's blessed Word. The very first
veise contains a volume, in the sense of
strength, protection, rest and lovo it im
parls, "The Lord is my shepherd." The
rd, the creator and preserver of all
things; whose voice is heard in the tem
pest, whose smile is Been iu the rainbow.
whose finger-touch kindles the watch-fires
that gleam on the brow of night; who
painls the clouds with amber and gold,
and drops the purple veil of twilight over
land and sea, bringing rest and peace to
all the world : "The Lord is uiv shep
herd."
What does a shepherd do? Ho leads
hid flock in the morning light, out over
and plain, through the barren and
wasle places to green spots, where is
abuudaut herbage; he guides thetu by
cool streams, whero they may refresh
themselves aod quench their thirst; he
watches unceasingly, and when they are
weary, lifts the tender ones to his b'isom,
folds his plaid about them, shelters them
from the storm aud tempest, and brings
them safely to the fold again. So docs
our shepherd the Lord, tho Saviour
lead Disown. So docs He guide our
trembling feet over tho rough and stuny
paths of life; so docs He bring us into
sunny places whore we may feed on the
word of His promises; so does He give us
the water of life to quench our thirst,
and when storms and tempest overtake
us, He puts His arm around us, saying,
Lean on mo, my child; find rest and
Iter here on my breast. I will uevei
leavo nor forsake thee." Is there one of
us who would fear to trust Him while
we hear the whisper of that divine voice
within us?
It is said of the Alpine shepherds,
that, as the sun sinks to rest behind the
distant snow-capped peaks, and the silver
mist comes creeping over tho valley and
up the mountain side, tho shepherds on
the lower cliffs call to (hose above them,
Praise be to God, good night," aud they
in turn take up the purlin , salutation
Praise be to God, good night" a note
of adoration aud thauksiiiving for the
mercies of tho day.
So, looking back over our past lift
and reeoiiniziui! God s hand as lie lias
ed us gently, so tenderly, so lovingly
not always as we would choose, but a
seemeth best to Him, we can say with
le Psalmist, "My cup ruonetb over."
-De Lean, iu Christian Work.
A CONSTANT GUEST.
Did you ever observe that the man
rs of even tho best maunercd families
are a little improvid by the presence of
company: Do you n it rcilixs in your
own cis) that you are less apt to give
short answers, to be oouteotious, to speak
sharply, to give way to selfish silence, to
be moody, or unreasonable, or disagreea-
when there is a guest in your house
hold? Especially is this n it so if tin
st rauger is oue ol uigniucd ana nouli
bearing, of high position aod character,
of sw 'et and winning m inner, and very
est) iciallv if it is one whom you bve, aud
who loves you?
Now this thought soems to suggest a
possibility of your wearing these "oom
piny nnnuors alwiys, tor always you
have, or may have, such a guest with you
Oue who is more majestic iu bearing
than the kings ol Ihe earth, yet more
tender and loving than a mother. One
who is "crowned wilh glory an 1 honor,'
yet bears Himself toward you with
matchless tenderness; one whom surely
you m ist love, since He so loved you as
to jive His life for vou There can be
uo doubt of His willingness to abide wilh
you, fir lie Himself has promised, "Lo
I am with you always; eveu tu the end of
t ho world.
WHOOPING
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After mm came woman and she has
b- en after him ever since.
When a girl reaches the age of twenty
five, she loses all desires for birlhd
partiea.
Providenoo has a thousand keys
onen a thousand doors for the deliver-
ance of bis own.
Baan tU
Bignatort
a m kind ion nun Biwuys goupi
He Gave Her The Credit.
MOTHERS AS MEN MAKERS
ONE SEI.F-MADE MAN WHO IIAI)
VEKACITY AND COL'HAUE TO TELL
WHO MADE HIM.
Dr, Lorimer, of Tremont Temple,
Boston, tells this story of one of our dis
tinguished, uien who was introduced at a
great public meeting as a "self-made
man." Iustead of appearing gratified at
this tribute it seemed to throw him for a
few moments into a "brown study."
Afterward they asked him tho reason
for the way in which ho received the
announcement.
"Well," said the greut man, "it set me
to thinking that I was not really a self
made man."
"Why," they replied, "did you not
begin to work in a store when you were
ten or twelve?"
"Yes," said he, "but it was because my
mother thought I ought early to have
the educating touch of business."
"But then," they urged, "you were
ways such a great reader, devouring
books when a boy."
"Yes," he replied, "but it was because
my mother ltd me to do it, and at her
knee she had me give an account of the
book after I had read it. I don't know
about bciog a self made man. I think
my mother had a great deal to do with
' But then," they urged again,
"your
integrity was your own.
"Well, I don't know about that. Oue
day a barrel of apples had come for me
to sell out by the peck, and after the
manner of some storekeepers I put the
peekled ones at the bottom and the beit
ones at the top. My mother sailed me
and asked me what I was doing. 1 told
r, and she said, 'Tom, if you do that
you will be a cheat.' And I did not do
I think my mother had something
to do wilh my intgiity. And, on th
whole, I doubt whether I am a self-mad
man. I think my mother had somclhing
to do with making me anything I am of
ny character or usefulness."
"Happy," said Dr. Lorimer, "tho boy
wno nau sucii a mother. Happy the
mother who had a boy so appreciative of
his mother's influence "
The Dew Flower
A STRANGE WHIM OF NATIRL
IT HI.0OMS IN DEATH VALLEY AND
IIL'dS THE SAND FOR TH E FEW MO
MENTS IT HAS TO LIVE.
In the lower eastern part of the stale
ol California is a trackless waste of hot
saud aud known as Death valley. Across
it, bleaching in the sun, are scattered the
bones of ambitious white men aod horses
that have essayed to pass over its torrid
bosom iu early days.
A few stuuted shrubs, a rotted prairie
wagon, a stretch of telltale bones aud i
sea of sand make up its scenery. Ri:
from the horizin are the blue crests
of the Panamiut mountains, almost lost
in the haz , aud all around hovers th
awful desolation that mates with barren
ocss and silence.
Yet iu the midst of it all there is
brief moment at the dawning when this
heat ridden spot becomes as rich and
beautiful us an ocean of tinted satin uu
dulating aud billowing into space.
The dew flower of Death valley is one
of nature's strangest whim. When the
sun goes down at uightiime on the hot
waste, it would seem that no fljwer uf
d s crcati oi eould live upon it. But
b.lore morning the heavy dews wafted
by the winds from the mountains fall in
misty showers upon the parched plain.
Au hour or two before suunse the uioi t
sand, with its undercurrent of warmth
gives life to the dew fl iwer, and win
the light liegius to glow iu the cast my
liad tiny pink fl iwers burst into bloom
hugging the sand for tho few momeula
they are de-tiued lo live.
The first rays of the sun come slanting
across the fi 'Id aud, as though hut
hrtMih had touched the garden, (he colors
fade aud the dew 1 wi rs wither aud dis
appear, mowed down like wheat before
the reaper.
In five minutes the sand takes back its
pallid color, the heat waves begiu to coil
upward in the hot air and the picture
painted toy nature s brush is gouo.
A few e mrageous and fortunate men
who have erussed this valley of death
have witnessed this remarkable scene and
told how in 2 i hours one can experience all
its pleasures ut the risiug of the sun and
its horrors and heat during tho day.
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OASTOniA,
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tin
man
A Short Catechism
ON Till; CUBAN WAR FOR TUP. HISTO
RY CLASS.
WHILE THE WAR WAS NOT AN ENTIIIE
SUCCESS, IT OPENED A WAV FOlt THE
UNITED STATES TO EXPAND.
Chicago Standard, Baptist Weekly.
Q. Why did the United States go lo
war wilh Spain? A. To help the Cu
bans. Q What was the mailer with the
Cubans? A. Spain would not let them
be independent.
(j. What else? A. Spain treated the
inhabitants cruelly io trying to suppress
rebellion.
Q. How did the war result ? A. Spain
was badly defeated.
Q Why wus she defeated ? A. Be
cause we had better guns and better men
to aim them.
Q When the war was over, what did
the Government do fur the Cubaus? A.
Not much of anything, except to allow
charitably disposed citizens to feed a few
of the starving people.
y. Then the war was not an entire
success? A. Oh, yes, for it opened a
way for us to expand.
0 Why did wo need to expand? A.
Because there was not room enough in
the United States for all tho politicians
who wanted jobs. This is not the reason
usually published.
y. How did it happen that the oppor
tunity to expand came just ut the time
when it was needed? A Some say it
was provideutial.
y. How can we be sure it was provi
dential? A. Because Dewey milk one
Spanish fleet without losing a man, and
Schley und Sampson sunk another with
the loss of one killed.
Q. What does that prove? A. It
proves that it is our manifest destiny to
expand.
y. What connection have these two
n ival victories wilh expansion ? A. The
one gave us control of Manila, the other
Cuba and Porlo Ilico.
j What kind of control? A. Posses
sion by right of conquest.
y Did wo declare a war of conquest ?
, No, we declared a war to help I he
tuhans, and the 1 resident said that we
did not desire to acquire territory; but
that was before we knew that we needed
to expand.
y When did we find that out? A
The newspapers found it out during the
week beginning May 1, ISD8; the reli
gious newspapers and the ministers (some
of them) fouod it out about July 4th
the President found it out when he heard
the crowds applaud his remarks at various
railroad depots in the West.
y Are you sure that was the time
the President made up his mind to ex.
pand ? A. The newspapers say so.
y. Why do the religious newspapers
and tho ministers want to expand ? Be
cause they think missionaries should be
sent to the Philippines.
y. But why cannot missionaries be
sent to the Philippin e under tho United
Stale protectorate without annexing ti e
islands? A. Nobody knows.
y What other argument is there for
expansion? A. Commercial aigument
The annual revenue of the Philippines
under Spanish rule has been about 14,-
000,000.
y V hat has been tho net revenue.
after expenses of administration wcie
paid? A. It is staled at less thau SollO,.
UOO.
y. What is the largest rcrcnue that
the United States could expect under the
best government? A. Possibly as much
as 810,000,000.
y. What would bo the cost of the
army aud navy necessary to conquer thi
rebellious savages of the archipelago ?
Not less than $00,000,000 a year, and
probably much more. Alter the island:
were pacified, the annual expens.1 would
bo at least $;I0,000,000.
y Where is the prufit of the U. S
coming from, especially as she has prom
ised Spain 20,000,000 iu advance? A
Nobody knows.
y Who will pay the bill ? A. Kvcry
biHly wliu buys tea, pateul mediciuea,
money-orders, or uses checks or express
receipts or telegrams.
y Will these taxes be sufficient?
Probably not: they will have to be in
creased or new ones added.
y. Is there any other argument for
expansion? A. Yes, the American fla;
must never be hauled down.
y Does not that depend on the reason
for which the flag is hauled up? A. No.
y What is the logical support of this
argument ? A. There is noue. But
sounds Well.
y Will it not be necessary to haul
down the American flag in Cuba when
the inhabitants are ready for self govern
ment, if the President's promise is ful
filled? A. Some say that we shall have
to annex Cuba before we get through
y. If we annex tbo Philippines what
shall we do with them? A. Govern
them as a colony.
Q Will their representatives have a
voice in the Government of the United
States ? A. Of course not, exoept possi
bly one educated voter out of several
hundred inhabitants. The rest are not
fit lor citizenship and uever will be, ac
cording to our ideas of democratic gov
ernment. y. That will be "taxation without
representation," will it not? A. You
may call it that if you choose to be
troublesome.
y. Did Americans ever object to that
principle? A. Hather vigorously, about
2 years ago.
y. What is the strongest and most un
selfish argument offered by tho expan
sionists? A. That we, as a strong nation,
should govern those who cannot govern
themselves, simply for their own good,
when Providence opens the way.
y Have wc had any experience in
that line? A. Y'cs; we have been trying
to
govern the Indians for about a centu-
ry.
y. How? A. With unprincipled
ents, bad whiskey and army rifles,
y. How have we succeeded ? A. We
have killed a good many of them, at large
expense. Those that are left are doing
their best to be respectable in spite of
the Government.
tj This proves that we are ready now
undertake tho enlightenment and pa
ternal care of eight million Philipinos as
permanent wards of the United States in
one of its territories ? A. i'cs; mistakes
ay have been made io tho past, but
those should be forgotten when the na
tion contemplates undertaking so large
and generous a task.
y Do the Filipinos want to be an
nexed? A. None that have given their
views to the press.
y If they protest, what shall wo do?
Annex them anyway,
y. What will people say of this busi
ness fifty years from now? A. They
ay say mean things, but we shall be out
of tho way.
OLD MAN'S PKAYIUt.
In one of our city hospitals, recently,
the physicians were getting ready to per
form an operation. The patient, an old
man, was stretched upon the operat-
table, and when at length all was in
readiness, one of the physicians approach
ed wilh chloroform. Tho old man raised
his hand aud said: "Wait a moment."
Then, folding his hands and closing his
eyes, he began repeating the prayer which
ho used to say at night, at his mother's
knee:
"Now I iay me down to sleep,
I pray the L rd my soul to keep;
If I should die before I wake,
1 pray the Lird my soul to take;
And this I ask for Jesus' sake."
The doctors bowed their heads rev
erently and waited, and when he had
finished, he looked up calmly and Baid,
I am ready."
Skilful and tender fingers did their
work, aod after a time tho eyes of tho
old man slowly unclosed again. As he
took in tho familiar surroundings, a look
almost of disappointment crossed his face
nd then ho said, softly, "As Thou wilt,
Lord." Charlotte H.Tomlinson.
Skin Diseases.
For the speetlv and permanent cure ot
tetter, salt rheum and eczema. Cham
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without an equal. It relieves the itch
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its continued use etlecta a permanent
cure. It also cures itch, burber'a itch,
scald head, sore nipples, itchine piles.
chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and
granulated lids.
Pr. Cadr's Condition Powders for
horses are the best tonic, blood purifier
uud vermifuge. Price. 25 cents. Sold by
For sale by W. M Cohen, Weldon, J. N. Brown,
Halifax, Dr. A. S. Harrison. Ketl.-io. DniaxIsU.
Uneasy lies the female head that wears
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hu demonstrated ten thousand
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FOR WOMAN'S
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It stop flooding and raltsTM np
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brctsed and painful mecmt nation
For Change of Life it Is th bnt
medlcin made. It la benrflctal
during pregnancy, and helps to
bring children into homes barrea
for years. It invigorates, stimu
late, strengthens the whole sya
torn. This great remedy Is offered
to all afflicted women. Why will
any woman suffer another minnta
with certain relief within reacbt
Wine of Cardui only costa $1.00
per bottle at your drug store.
For adWoe, in eases requiring speetal
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QERHAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nauau St., New York.
Monuments, m
it Gravestones.
Our illustrated catalogue, No. 10
which we mail free, contains a va
riety of marble and granite memo
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THE COUPER MARBLE WORKS.
(Established Fifty Years.)
159tolu3Bankst., Norfolk Va
BOV 2 lv.
W. W. KAY,
Dealer In
Liquors, Wines,
GROCERIES AND CICARS.
Why not call on W. W. Kay, as he is
open both night and day. Keep the fol
lowing brands of well known whiskies:
"Old Oscar Pepper,"
Gump's G. P. R. Rye.
Stamp Straight,"
"Goidon Baltimore Rye"
and other brands.
I sell Garrett & Co.'s pure Chocko
yotte wines.
I keep the best of every thing in my
line. nj,Polite attention to all at Kay's,
west side H. R. Shed,
my 2 ly.
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wholesale and Retail
Dealer In Fine '
Staple
nd
Fancy
BS-FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES.'
Crockwy, Glass Tin, and wooden and wil-
lowware. Also Pratt's Horse, Cow,
Hog and Poultry Food, and Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic Aleiauder'l
Liver and Kidney Tonic for puritying
the blood. This tonic is warranted or
money refunded.
J. L. JUDKINS,
ISO. 23 Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C
dec 11 ly.
OF-
FALL AND WINTER
MILLINERY.
FANCY GOODS and NOVELTIE8.;
Butterick'a Pattern!.
11. & G. CORSETS,
MbweaatSOc, Ladies 75o. to fl.
Pricewill he made toinit the time..
Hau and bonnets made aud trimmed to
order.
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
Weldon. N. fl
W. T. PARKER,
Weldon. N. a
-DEALER. IN-
Heavy
AND
Fancy
Groceries.
Grand Display
nries
Queenaware, Cutlery, Plows, Plow Cut.
ings, Hoes, Forks.
RECEIVER AND 8HIPPER OP
Oorn,Hay &Oats