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VOL. XXXIV.
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WELDON, N. C. THURSDAY. MAY 11. 18!)!).
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CAMS DEADLY!
Results Fatally In Nine
Thin
Gases Out of Ten A
LL-ra Founi at Last,
operation, hecauso the disease is a virulent
t. iion in the hlood, circul.itiiLK throughout the systi'in, mid although
l,i; sore or ulcer known as the Canccr-inay he cut away, the
pot -"in remains in the Mood, and promptly hreiiks out afresh', with
tvn v,s . I.
Tii wonderful success of S. S. S. ill niritiif ohatinate, decp-Hcatcd
I,! ' 1 (h.-e.:-; i which wore considered incurahle, iiuluceil a lew de
s.i urm Mi.l'civrs lo try it for Cancer, after cxhaustint,' the skill of
t.i: physicians without a cure. Much to their delight S. S. S. proved
cpi il to the di.MMse and promptly effected a euro. The iglutl nows
H iivid r ipidly. and it was woon (lemonstrated
Imoii1 ilotiljt that a cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence, has nceu
milit'l which is incontrovertible', of which
tim following is a s)ecirnen :
" fancier is hereditary in our family, my father, a
Bi-t-r and an aunt having died from thin dreadful
i Mv f may fm imagined when th hor-
ii ie .lie.ivi ma i us appearance on my sido. It wag
n i i! x-ia'it Cm. ealini; inwardly in'sui li a way aa
lei-in- ! irrcnt al inn Tho ilisease seemod beyond tho
''' " '' Hie '1'i i. rs. for tlioir treatment did no good
i never. t'10 I '.nicer prowinn worse all the while
.. hut ins reme lies were used for it. but the Cancer
irre v -leaililv worse, until it seemed that I was doomed
t-i ; lu.r.v ti' oth rs of the family, for I know how deadly Cancer is, especially
v.- inh,.ritc I I was a-1 vise 1 to try'Swift'n SMM-itic IS AH), which, from the
fir-i I iy. foivr 1 out tln poison. I continued its use until I had taken eighteen
li-it:.". wh.-i I was cured sound and well, and have had no hvniptum of the
dreadful atll: 'lion, thnuiili manv years have, elapsed. S. S. S. is tho only cure
for C.uioer.-Miw S M. Idol, Wmston, N. C.
Our liiok on Cancer, contiiinin(j other testimonials and valuable
information, will lie sent freo to any address bv tho Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Ooorijia.
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or Require a
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Sole agents for the Distiller,
Richmond, Va.
Mil. W. D. SMITH, at Weldou, X. C.
is tho sole distributing agent at that
point, for the above old and
Celebrated Whiskey.
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fearful (liscaso often first apneara
its a mere scratch, a pimple, or lump in
tho browst, too mnitll to attract any
notice, until, in liianv cases, the ileaillv
disease is fully (!c.vcluieil.
, Cancer can not he Hired hv a siii'L-ical
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v V.W.KAY,
Dealer In
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CROCERIES AND CICARS.
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open both night and day. Keep the fol
lowing brands uf well known whiskies:
"Old Oseur Pepper,"
Gump's U. 1'. 11. Hyc
Stamp Straight,"
"Gordon Haliiuioro Hyc"
and other brands
I sell G.irrett & Co.'s pure Choeko
volte wines.
I keep the best of every thing in my
ine. !fcl'olite intention to all at Kay's.
...,i ..:.i.. o i ci i J '
wii muo n. n. onea
my 2 ly.
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money relumleil.
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dec 11 It.
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AN OLD ADAGE EXEMPLIFIED.
A HOLIUKH Willi WANTS To MAItllY A
VIIUIINIA KKIi-IIAIIIKIl lllltl.
The War Department his reeeivnl
the following interestinn letinr IVdiii one
of its volunleer nll'ieers reeetnly niiHered
out, and is en leiivorin' In utl.inl the
youti man tli. i ri liel' he s.i earnestly
prays lor:
"Mis-oila, Mont., April fi, 1 SHU.
"Hon. W. W. Hr own, Ait'liior War Du-
pir'tiietit, Wasliinut.in, 1). (!.
"Dear Sir: - I suppo-c yuu have irou
bles of your own, nu l tii.iy be bmcd by
my atteiept to uiiloel a pinion of my
troubles upm you, but as most men are
willing to assist their brothers when they
are in a iu, i win aK you lo as-i-t me
if in y i ir po.vet.
'I wis seeoal li' ilenint in the Third
I nited Stales Volunt.'i't Cavalry during
the war. ati l spent my time- (ibiin lice
and luards at Camp Tl.o n is, (J.i. I wa
mustered out in September I i-t uud or
dered home. At St. Paul. 1 inn. , I was
i;iven criain blanks by Colon. :l Carey,
paymaster I'. S. A., lo fill out, and In
told mj I had (ft" I lio coming to ine
from tho War l'ep .rlmciit as tray. l pay
from Camp Th. mas, (In., to Mi.-suula,
Mont. Kur'y in Oiober my claim was
tiled in yo nr olliee, and later ynu sent me
a receipt, dated December:!'), lSUS.sliow
ini; that my accouut wilh ti e subsistence
depa riirn nt was fettled ami balanced, mi
that th crc is lolliin' cbartd against
in : in any of the depart ru nts. Now, if
I can net that money i can make a trip
to Virginia and biini; the sweetest red
heidel t;irl back her; with me that ever
bloomed iu old Virginia's 11 iwer (.'ardeu
II 1 do not (let my travel pay I will have
to wait, maybe a year. In the meantime
there is a blooming liritisher after my
Kir I, and lie is playing an every-niht en
Ka; euicot, while 1 am li.fl'lO miles away
The girl In rscll' is all right, but tho old
folks are fa vorable toward "Johnny Hull"
and are "touting" him to win. You
know how the dripping witer wears a
stone away. So I want you to help me
get my travel pay, an I then watch me
sVin that Kuglisluuan. If 1 cm get ilii
money can win in a walk, so, if you
will assist mo in this matter of getiiii
my travel pay ijaickly, I will b a si tr at
a malrimonal ceremony b ick in oi l Vir
ginia, and about two weeks uller I git
in y ir.net pay t will call on y.iu
n a-iiingion ana show you the preiiiesi
. i i i ... i . iii... . .
reu-neiiu ipieeo mat mil inxie I. nul ever
gr. w. I appeal to you to help me iu my
fuht against the IlritUh empire, aud my
future mother-in-law. I ask you to treat
this in confidence, because if the news
papers get bold of it it will be all off'wiih
me.
"Trusting that y.iu will assist mi and
that I may have the pleasure ol introdu
cing you to the prettiest red headed girl
you ever saw, very shortly, I am, yours
in susjieuse, etc." Xew York Tribune.
TLRPKA!
Asyou travel thtoiiKh Miutheatem Kan
Ras bIkiui one huudri'd and twenty - live
miles south of T..1.U ;u t-iyhtv -live
miles eat uf Wieiiil.i. the hukeman
sticks his lu-ad iu the d.mrwav and yells :
' Vreeky ! " and a ctuile nf minutes later
the tram pulls int.. I'.imka. the ptuspenms
county seat of t'.ret hw-mkI Cmiutv.
One of the happv inhabiutits .f Kureka
is Mrs. Sarah Ta'm, and the reasons
for her piestut hapinm-Hs are set forth in
the following Utter addressed to Dr. K. V.
Pierce, chief consulting phrsirian to the
"luvali.iv Hotel and SuiKical lu-.titute "
of Hutf.tlo, N. Y.
Mis Taylor savs ;
" I hfitl kt n a wuterer fr fifteen vear nnd in
August in was i.tktu with severe crainitiiiK
pain mi mv stomach A hnr.t lump rInxiI the
Mif ft Kue eK formed in mv nKht M.le It
lK-iatne so st.it
I could scam lv
walk aUmt the
house, ami I had
tiu aMtite. I
eonmillrit two
of the U-st dM'
tors in town and
they taid medi
cine would do
me no r,HM( j
fffcveupjilt hope
of ever netlitiK
welt nft-ou one
dav I thought
would wiitt' to
you tellittK vou
of my condi
tiou. Yu I. .Ill
me 1 had en
largement of
one ol the IoIk-s
ol my liver and
the gall tiutdder.
and atlvined no
lo take vour
'('.olden M-.ll.
cal DiM'ovcrv '
fitld 'J'!"lflT!t
rellet.' 1 hud not Hken more than half
tie of each when I leirnn to leel hctter. and niv
, hot
Mjtnrtitr canie ln. k, ion! lor a little over a yenr
nut, Irk an to do my work.'1
Dr. Pierce's (.olden Medical Discoverv ts
a medicine that cures on rational, scientific
principles. It is the discovery of n n-Ku-larlv
(frHduated, practicing phvsiciau of
hi(h wtaiuli up. It tones up the stomach,
stimulates the liver and regulates the bow
els. It hriiiRs all the. digestive organs into
healthy activity. It neutralizes and eradi
cates all poisonous, eth-te matter in the
blood and fills it with the rich, vital, red
Corpuscles of health and vigor.
1 1 tie Discovery is a temperance tnedi
cine. It contains no alcohol in any form.
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II i I
THE BRAN'
HY HUNK
Wu HUrtnl up a luii' new cliurrh
thuunh the roail looked nmh
Ft r u new church in a Huttletneut wliur
people IiikI enough.
Thar wu J'.upfists, JeMhy tenant) un'
McthoilistN alt told;
It kept ihcynod Lord busy kecpin' truck
of ever' fob!.
HuI mnw ol im wu mirtiu tlt:it a new
cliiin h or. cr lin,
Tboiinh fiilviitiou, like tlx1 river, wu u
llowiu' full nn' fi'.
Wc temk the midilleo' theHtrovtun' talked
it up an' down,
That (he great deed o' the naion wu an
other church in town !
The MclhodisU said : "Come with uh, 'an
happy will yon ko."
Tho liiiptmtsnaid "We'll take you in, 'an
wash you white as snow,"
The I'rcNhytiTians sorter laid the others in
the shade,
An' told us that they'd save us from the
time the world wuz made !
Hut we'd done decided on it, that a new
church had to rise,
With a bran' new bell, an' steeple p'intin'
people to the skieH.
Weleltafair, to help it on sarved ice
cream niht an day,
An' rallied oil more roses than the gals
could tote awav !
Here's Your Male.
A BRASS MULE CURE.
A (JURAT SCHEME IN CHINA Foil
HKI.IKK ol' Abb 111 MAN ILLS.
Iu one of the faruff eorners of Peking
the natives have an established uetiiinl
uf curing even the most deadly diseases
hy an application of the trass mule.
Vou will nut uud this remedy in the
pharuijcopieia, and local physicians will
probably tell you that the panacea, which
it really seems to be, is something uui'a
mili.ir to them. Hut that the brass mule
cure is ri al and lasting no one who has
Watched its effects can doubt. '
I'r. P. II. llcdtuan, one of the nn st
reputable physicians of New York, has
relumed from a two years' sojourn iu
Cbiua mid Vouches for the ifficiiey ol
the brass mule cure.
Iua temple outside uf the city gates is
to he found a brass mule. It is of life
size and supposed to huvo wondetlul
healing properties. Patients suflcring
from every inugiuablo diseaso seek this
temple tu obtain u cure. The method
pursued is as lullowa: Suppose yuu
Muff.-r from seiiiiiea. Yuu. go Viith ull
spi'id to t lie ruinous lemj'ile, and, Inning
discovered the purlicu!a p.irt of the bia.-s
mule corresponding to tie luiuful region
of jimr own body, you flib the animal a
eel lam uumber ol limes ibid I lieu, with
t he same baud, shampoo yoyr own disa
bled member, and then wf II, then the
pain noes.
The special feature of (hisnethod of
cure is iis delightlul simplicity Is your
tooth aching? Just scrub tUe mule's
teeth and afterward your own, and, preslo!
the cure is complete. Have you an ulcer
of the cori.ia ? Pass the tips of your
tinkers to and fro over the particular eye
ball of the mule, and then, with well
regulated pnssure, rub -repeatedly the
afflicted eye.
The mule has unhappily lust his sight
during the uniuy years he has been ei -gagi-d
in bis benevolent work, the eye
balls, we are lold, having been gradually
worn away as the result of constant fric
tion, until now yuu have only the empty
orbit" in operate upon.
'I In- animal is patched in all directions
with Iresh puces of brass, put on to cover
ho es induced by the cunslaut I'riciinn
of i agir patients, aud a new, perfectly
whole mule stands ready at hand, await
ing the day when his old colleague, hav
ing lallen to pieces iu the service, shall
give him an opportunity of likewise bene
litiul osli rilv. Si. Louis Post-IHepalch.
lA.l t TUICIIt C.VKDS.
"Jol u," said ihe sick uullmr to the
hired man, who was hanging ou iu the
hope of pelting his salary si ine day
"ilohn, any callers this morning ?"
"Three, fir jusi three of 'em."
"Ah I" exclaimed the sick author, with
evident siilislaeiion, "they're graduall)
Guditlu out I'm siek 1 Thrre'll he n
ureal rush after bile. I'm pretty well
known, Jnhii I'm pielly Well known!
Left their cards, did I hey?"
"Vi,, Mr tleyleft ', in. Shall t real
'em loyuu, sir?"
"Ve, Joliii; r 'ail ihem, while I'm rr-
olining ei this s civet cushioned sofa "
"The first one r.'ads, sir, in this lash
ion, 'If yon don't gel out of i Ii at bed aud
settle my hill. I'll uive you soinelhini:
lobe sick for when I see you uniu!'
And the seoond one reads"
"Never mind I he second one, John,'
interrupted the sick author, "but go over
lo the restaurant man and sec if you can
stand him off for my dinner, and admit
no more callers. John; they 're a d irtied
ungrateful set!"
Tho way to sleep, says the scientist, is
to tlik of nothing. Hut this is a mis
take. The way to sleep is to think ii is
time to get up.
"Do you think the Indian will ever
be civilized?" "Yes; Spotted Crow sent
in request the other day to have his
name changed to Polka Dot."
TSTEW CHURCH.
L. STANTON.
Hut the strangest part of all wu this; The
Baptists helped us 'hnj( !
Tim Presbyterians took a hand an' j'iiicd
the flwelliu' song !
I lie Mciiiodists come troopin' in-a-work
in' with the crowd.
An' .shelled their shiny .lull.
Minuted long an' loud !
out, an
An' the new church ri iu glory ! All thc,
niiiiii-ii ll'l HI KIIIIW
Wiu, 'iwoiihl seek the Knek of Agi
"whciitlieHtnrni.tr tempe.s.s hlow. ''
We ilillcml siiiiie on doctrine in the wir
it wuz enprnsseil;
iui e in agreeu mat tanaan wuz a liist
elasH place to rest !
sow, t lie liaptist hrnther comes along an
unci in nv me nana ;
II.. t. ....... ..
.,.,.,., ,, r .or sreernr ler tne same
sweet promised land;
i ne lueinnuist snouts "tllory !" an' Ihe
j-resiivtcrinn lis
ivnnw.s me Lights nirshinin' fcr ns from
ine green simres 'crost the sea.
Per no niiiller how we wander though Ihe
U':ivi:iir urnl.. ....i .11...
e ii .111 reaeu nonie togeiheref we're only
one in II mi.
An' we'll know each other lietter when
me srrues air storms air past,
An' Hie happy Light nf Canaan 'had
Kilely home al last !
THE GOOD OLD CUSTOM
ur 1'A.SSAtlES Whilst
LOCATION Sllon.u HE KAMII.IAll In
The good old custom of "learning by
bean" has fallen out of use in our Sun
day schools aud families, aod passages nl
the liible are no looger memorized by
the rising generation. Hut we should at
least be able to find a passage, even if we
cannot recite it. Here is a list of pa
sages whose locations should be familiar
to every Christ inn :
The Lird's Prayer Matthew ti.
The (
,'ninniandments Hindus I'll.
The Beatitudes Matthew 5.
Paul's Conversion Ada 9.
Christ's Great Prayer Juhu 17.
The Prodigal Son Luke 15.
Ihe Ten Virgins Matthew 25.
Parable of the Talents Matthew 'J5.
Abiding Chapter John 15.
Kesurreclinn Chapter I Cor. 15.
Shepherd Chapter John lit,
L ive Chapter I Cor Li.
Tunsitic Chapter James X
Anunr Chapter Kphesians (i.
Traveler's Psalm Psalm ll'l.
IMu'h Suidy Psalm palm 11!).
Iirealest Verse John ;J:
(!reat Invitation Uereluliuo
Isi.ih d I.
Host Verse Matthew 11:.
Worker Verse-2 Timothy
Psalm Vlli li.
How To He Saved Ads 1G.:'.1.
Should I ('unless Christ? Horn. l();ll.
Teacher's Verse Dauiel 1 X
The (ireat Comuiission Mark lli.15.
Chrislian's List Command Acts 1.8.
H'l il i;k hi ri i i;,ks
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used lor over fifty years by millions ol
mothers lor children, while tout hinir. with
perfect success. It Miothes the' child,
softens the gums, allays all rain, eons
wind eolie, and is the best remedy lnr
1'iarrhiM. It will relieve the nonr linl..
sullerer immediately. S-.ld by druggists
in every part ol the world. 25 ccnls a
hot lie. He sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth
cr kind.
NOT AX OltSKKVANT MAX.
The old man iu the shaggy covned
overcoat mentioned aoniethini: about
Kansas in bis talk, and the Hnstotiian
leaned over Inward him mid asked :
Did urn say yu Wire from Kansas?"
No. i in I j,t ci.ine from there,"
Then I w.mt u ask ymi a few ipie. -
ti"iis. Now are ,:uies inn ihui V
"I diiiino"
"Is money plenty or tight?"
"C.in'l say."
"Hut J.iii't you kuow how the fanners
feeling ? '
No"
" Is business good nr bad iu (be towns ?''
"I dnln'i iik anybody."
luu )..u are not au observing man."
said the H isiiuiiau.
'No, I guiss not. I went out lo
Kansas to see a wiildir I used to kuow,
aud to u-k her lo marry me. I got to
her house ui !1 o'el. ek in the aflernoon.
I asked her lo have me, and she said she
wouldn't, nini at X;!0 1 wus on my way
back. 1 didn't see uo crops, nor ask
about good tnucs 0r bad, The Stale of
K.ius., may be boldin' a reg'lar Fourth
ol July over good times, or everybody
may be goiu' to the poor house. All 1
know uhuiil it is that I'm an old fool lui
speuding SliO tu tuu alter a Kansas
widd. r when I could hev married a New
llainpsbiiegal fur 12 sbillin'l" Chica
go News
Why were :i.-,.(hiO IIOTTI.KS OK Hull.
KKTS' TASTKI-KSS 2.V. CHILL TO.MU
sold the flint year of Its blrthf Answer:
Because It la the BKST AT ANY rillt'E,
guarantensl to cure, nionoy refunded If It
fulls, pleaaant to take, 25o por hottlo. It
Is eold and guarautued by
W. M. Cohen, Druggist, Weldon, N 0.
J. N. Brown. Halil'.n. : .lack
Jackaon.
Battle Of The Wilderness.
A SCENE OF HORROR.
IT WAS A INIQIK K Mi All KM KM', HAYS
HKNKIIAI, lloil AC-K I'HllTKIt,
The I'ni-.n lessen in the battle of Ihe
Wilili rmss wi re fi.urid In he : KiPed,
L'2lli; woiiiided, I2,U!!7, niisiii", :t:iS!i
total,
n.lilili. The danni'.'e inflict, d
upon ihe enemy i, not known, but as he
was ihe a-sauliing party us olieu as the
1'iii- n army there is reason lo believe
thai the losses on the twn sides were
about eiii,il. Taking 2 (hours as th
liuie actually occupied in lighting and
eouulin the casualties in both armies, il
will be found that on (hat bloody field
every minute recorded the loss of 25
men.
As ihe stuff ifliecrs threw tbem-elv
,i i .i. . i . i
.....u ii. e. iouiiu inai uigni sleep came
to ill. iu without coaxing. They had
beeii on the lunve since dawn, galloping
over bad roads, snuggling about ihrou.-h
lorest .Olenitis."., iuini'iiiL' rivulets, w.elm..
vamps, helping lo rally troops, dodging
bulleis and scarehiug lor commanding
officers io all sons of unknown i.l:ie,n
eir hor.-es bad been crippled, and they
thcm-elvcs were well Dinh exhausted.
Kor Ihe small part I bad been able to
perform in ihe engagement the general
recommended me for the brevet rank of
major iu ihe regular army "fur gallant
and meritorious services.'' Ilij recom
mendation was afterward approved by
the president. This promotiou was espe
cially graiilying, fur the reason that it
was conferred lor conduct in the fust
hallleiu which I had served under the
command of the general in chief.
There were feiitmes of ihe bill It; which
have never been mulched in the annals
of w.nl'.ire. For two days nearly 2UII,IIIMI
Veleraii troops struggled in a death grap
ple, confronted at each step with almost
ry obstacle by which nature could
bir llieir path and groping their way
through a tangled, forest the impenetra
ble gliioin of which could be likened only
to the shadow nf death. The iinilei-
growth staid their riroL'ress, the urmir
r nvth shut nut the light of heaven.
Offii'cis could scarcely see llieir troois
or nuy considerable distance, for smoke
louded ihe vision and a heavy sky ob
scured the sun. Directions were a-eer-
linul and lines establMiol by means of
I he pocket compass, and a change of posi
tion otten presented an opcralion timie
like a problem of uceau navigation (ban
sil'oii uf military maneuvers. It
of sound aud touch rulbi r
than I iu . sieht which iruidcd be
movements, a battle fought with
the ear and uot Willi the eye.
All circumstances seemed lo combine
lo make the scene one of unutterable
horror. At limes the wind bowled
through the tree tops, mingling its moans
with the groans of (he dying, and heavy
brauelns were cut of by the fire of tic
aitillery and fell crashing upon the heads
ol ihe men, adding a new (error to bat
lie. Forest fires raged, ammunition
trains exploded, the dead Were roasted in
ihe eonfl igralioii, the wounded, roused
by iis hot breath, (Jugged themselves
along with their torn and mangled limbs
in the mad energy of despair to escape
the ravages of the Dimes, and every bush
seemed hung with shreds of blood
stained clothing. Il was as though
Chiislian men had turned to fieiids and
bell itself had usurped the place ol eanh.
General Horace Potter iu Century.
Proof of lie-pudding Hog In tho eating
of It. Proof nf 111 iHEKTS' TASTKLES8
CHILL TONIC lies In tho taking of It.
COST NOTHING If It falls to cure.
cents per lmtllo If It euros. Sold Btrletly
on IIh mcrita hy
W. M Cohen, Drmririsl, - Weldon, N. C.
.1. N. Ilrown, llalilax: Jacksou llniut'o .
Jackson, N. C.
The pivotal point of modern progress
is tint Waterloo, but tho little chapel in
London where Wesley lir.t saw tho great
light.
ct hi: a t iii.ti i (im: no
Take Laxative Ilromo Quinine Tabids.
All diuggisls refund mouey if its fails lo
cure. '1m. The genuine has L. H. Q.
on each tablet. For sale by W. M. Cohen
Druegisi, Weldon, N. C.
She llamlel is a play for all timo.
lie Yes; it will never give up the ghost.
W hen we tell a man a good story, wc
hnve noticed that it reminds him of a
very poor one.
tuu itir I'Kiwi iiipi iov
Kor chills aud fever is a bottle of Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic. Never fails to
cure; why then experiment with worthless
imitations? Price 50 cents. Your money
back if it fails to cure. For sale by W.
M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
Few men have sense enough to know
when a cushion is to bo looked at and
when it is to be lolled on.
Ihl Kind Yon Haw lnars Bought
BigMtW
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A Persian Faille,
BY lYlftJ. CHAS. W. HUBNER.
THE ULTIMATE l'OWKU (IF A RAINIlHOl'
tH UKYIINIJ TtIK HIIOt'E OF OUIl At'
l'ltALSE.MKNT.
"Alas !" exclaimed a drop of water, us
it Jell out of a cloud into the sea, "what
an insignilieant creature I am iu this
vast wilderness of water. My existence
is ol no consequence to the universe
am almost nothing. I am the least of
the works of (jnd !"
The fable goes ou to relate that this
raindrop, which had such an humble
opinion of itself, fell inlo the lunulh of
an oyster, which happened to gapo at
the moment. The drop lay a long time
in the shell, growing hard, until by de
grees it ripened into a pearl. A diver
found the shell, brought it to the surface
and removed the pearl, which, aftir
maoy adventure?, finally became the
most precious gem in the crown of a
Persian monarch.
How beautifully ibis tender Persian
fable illustrates the power often bidden
in "little things !" It teaches us to lock
with loving regard upon what may seem
to be, in our opinion, the merest trifle in
God's universe. We know not the
mighty force, the glorious beauty, which
an atom may contain.
Iu the material world nothing is insig
nificant. A particle of matter may net
have appreciable value in its tangible
form, but it may become the generator
of a living thought that shall ascend (he
majestic diapasuu of uature, till its full
close be fouud in the Kternal Mind.
The ultimate power ol a raindrop, even,
is beyond (he scope of our appraisement,
aud iu its liuy globe may hold mysteries
not less wonderful than (he resplendent
spheres of (be heavens, which are
"Forever singing us (hey shine,
The hand (hat made us is divine."
The DDiy Of Cleer.
HELPING THE WORLD.
NO ONE CAN 1IK IIAI'I'V WHO IS NOT A
II1VKR AMI THANSM1TTKII OF HAITI
N ESS,
A happier wofld is always a better
World; and if it be the Irue man's duty
to make the world belter, so far as in him
lies, iherc rests upon him ao obligation
to promote (be happiness of the world
ulso.
This he can do only if he be happy
himself. You might as well expect a
snowball (o warm a room as an unhappy
man In cheer others. Happiness, then,
is realiy a personal and Christian duty
first, to be happy j.'i self, and then to
make others happy L?t us see U..H
this sunshine of cheer makes the world
belter, and by humaiiizing it helps to
Christianize it.
No one can be happy who is not in a
thoroughly good physical condition. So
the first slep of cheer-making is to e.-tab-li-h
good health, in himself and io others.
Some writers cl.iiiulh.it (if only the race
were filled with euphoria that grand
sense of perfect physical well-being
there would b i no need of religion, for
we should all be saints! Perhaps this is
going (oo fai; but, at all events, wc know
(hat good health promotes morality. So
by making men happier through uiakiog
ibem healthier, the missionary of cheer
s surely bettering the morals of the
world.
Again, happinctt is impossible with
out a clear conscience. The civji'r maker
must wash the windows of the soul, ved
make it clear as crystal before the inward
eye can look out upon a world sparkling
with sunshine. Let the outward circum
stance be what it may, no soul can be
happy which is not at peace within. So
tho man who brings joy iuto tho world
brings cleansing for (he inner life, brings
spiritual adjustment aud harmony wilh
trulh aud right. Ouco more, no one can
be happy who is not a giver nnd trans
milter of happiness,
A louely happy man never was. h'vcu
the moles daneo (oeaiher in tho sun-
bine. You must share your joy in
order that you may keep it. So the
apostle of cheer is always prenching
those groat Christian virtues of unselfish
ness and brotherhood. He is the most
effective of ul teachers of tho Golden
Hule, for when people learn that doing
uuto others as lliey would have others
do unto them is the very coin that buys
the greatest measure of personal blessed-
uess, they will do good by the operation
of a natural and inevitable law.
Here (hen are three very vital wuyes
by which you may better tho world by
such an agreeable method as happiness.
But your happiness and tho happiness
you advocate must be genuine. No
mere wild roistering and outward show
of mirth shall count for deep Chris
tian happiness. There is a sting in
every seeming jny which is not clean
and sweet and peaceful.
The revel and the carouse are not Ben-
nine pleasure. They make a show of
mirth that is all. Afterwards their
fruit is ashes on the tongue. But the
healthful, blameless, joy-giving joy
that is one of Ood's ministers. And
you, if you believe aod accept the duty
ot cneer, arc helping tho world heaven,
ward. Xion'i Herald.
Tiiliflt Tkoills.
HENRY BLOUNT IN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
WE MA V WIN FAME, POSITION AND
WORLDLY HONORS, YET IF WE HAVE
NOT THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY, WE
HAVE NOTHING.
L'ncrgy is the heart throb of success.
Instinct is much better than mis
guided reason,
The pathway of duly is a fragrant av
enue if cheerfulness.
It is the silent watchers of the night
that render alarm clocks unnecessary.
Never judge by appearances, for a
shabby coat may cover a heart in full
bloom uud fragrant with sweetest im
pulses. The nout may be said to be a beacon
light on the rock of sumptuous Iivin
and put there to give warning of coming
danger.
liridle your tongue, or it will run with
wild and reckless fury through the big
gest and rankest pastures of harm and
mischief.
The best and sweetest way to keep
your credit good is to use it sparingly.
It is one ot the very few things io this
life that grows belter and brighter and
more valuable by not usiog it too much.
Bereavement is the ladder, and trials
aod sufferings are the rounds on which
we climb away from the sorrow shaded
scenes of earth to brighter climes of
peace and joy in the "Better Land."
Twilight is that unseen and noiseless
mariner who pilots our thoughts on
tenderest seas of memory, and sails us
around those precious isles of the blessed
past on which the purest flowers of hap
piness once blossomed and distilled their
sweetest perfume.
In Ihe green meadows of reciprocal
affection, watered by the dews of honied
endearments and warmed by the sun
beams of pure devotion, can be found
blooming in all their beauty and fra
grance the rarest aod sweetest and fullest
blossomed flowers of congenial peace and
happiness.
There is on earth but one single thine
that can give us perfect peace and per
fect happiness, and that is the precious
hope of blissful immortality. We may
win (amo and position and riches and all
worldly honors, and yet, if we have not
this precious hope, we will have nothing
but thorns and briars to rest our beads
upon when life's burden is heaviest and
rest is most needed.
Some men move through life like a
band of music, moves down the street,
flinging strains of good cheer to all io
their reach. Some women fill the air
with their sweetness as the jn nursed
orcV.si I- $e sirX'er fill the a?r with the
delicious perfume of ripened fruit. Some
cling to their homes like the honey-suckle
over the door, and like it, fill all the
regions around them with the subtle and
exquisite fragrance of their charms and
their goodness. What a comfort aod
what a blessing it is to so hold the royal
gills of the soul that they shall be music
to some, aod fragrance tu others, and
blessedness to all.
A plan's truest wealth the wealth
tu'S'!'t " 'ne vicissitudes of
"hutaods all the fluctuations
-.- .v immiiiiii ouvcrsiij is auty to
God and the good we do for the better
ment of our poor fellow travellers to eter
nity. And it will not only purchase for
us here restful ease and precious comfort
and cheering hope and sweetest solace,
but io the Great Hereafter, where money
has Vist its power and its value and its all
seductive aud injinie-a'.ing fascination
will bring us that blessed pea-.r ? v
"passeth all understanding," and t will
enable us to purchase that fadeless crown
of imperishable glory which angels wear
amid the glittering oourts of blissful im
mortality. In this earthly life, so frequently
swept by the storms aod whirlwinds of
sin and passion, perfect peace and prf
rest cannot find tho couch of eternal
hush and enjoy (he unbroken ropose and
perfect tranquility. The sea, even when
the wiuds are gone and the storms are
asleep, and when the greatest calm that
earth can give has folded its viewless
wings upon its throbbing bosom and
bushed the roar of its billows and brush
ed away its foam crested furrows, even
then will show in the ripples of itsoease
less pulsings unmistakable signs of trou
blc and commotion, and it teaches the les
son that perfect rest and perfcot peace can
only be found in the quiet harbor of
eternity aud under the bliss lit skies of
immortality, where storms have never
boon, and winds are never heard.
If you really want to work fur God,
you will never be out of employment. ;
Beauty is the first present Nature
gives to women aod the first it takes away.
Many of our oares are but morbid
way of looking at our privileges.
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