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WKLDON, N. C. TIIUUSDAV. JUNK I. ISW.
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RUB
ON HIS ANKLE.
After Six Years of Intense
Suffering, Promptly Cured
PV S S S ,'"tire circulation is in a depraved condition. Tlicv
' u' ' aru a severe drain ntion the svsteni uml nr ',.
ct ititly sapping away the vitality. In every case the poison must
hi) eliminated from the blood, and no amount of external treatment
can have any effect.
Them is no uncertainty about tho merits of S. S. S. ; every iluim
muuu ior u 13 uacKeu up strongly uy convincing
testimony of those who have been" cured br it
and know of its virtues by experience
-Mr. I,. J. Clark, of Orange Court house, Va., writes:
" For six years I had an nhstiimte, running ulcer 0:1 my
nnkle, which nt times enuiwii me intense sintering. I was
ho disabled for ft lone while, that I was wholly unlit for
hiisiness. One of the Lost doctors treated mo constantly
h'it die! in" no if .!. I then tried various blood remedies,
A-ithont the l. n-t lienolit, 8. S. S. was so highly recmii
11u.11.lcd that I concluded to try it, and the elfoct was
wonderful. It see d to K,a right at tho seat of the
dK-n'to and force the poison out, and I was soon com
pletely cured." Swift's Specilic
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drives out every tnico of impurity in the blood, and in this way
euros permanently tho most obstinate, deep-seated sore or ulcer. It
is tint only IjIoikI remedy guaranteed purely vegetable, and con
tains not u particle of potash, mercury, or other mineral. H. S. S
cures Contajoous Blood Poison. Korofiila, Cancer, Catarrh. Kczenia,
Rheumatism, Sores. Ulcers, Boils, or nirv other blood trouble. Insist
upon S. 8. 8. ; nothimr can take, its place.
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t
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J MR. W. D. SMITH, t Weldon, X. C.
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MgUj.
nCbrooie Diseases,
SORE
Obstinnto soros mid nlrcrs which
refuse to hi'iil under ordinary treat
ment soon Ixvumti chronic and dccp
seiited. and are 11 miro siirn tlmt 1 1 . .
W.W.KAY
Dealer In
Liquor:. Wines,
CROCERIES AND CIGARS.
- Why not cull on W. V, Kay, as ho b
open both night and day. Keep the fol
lowing brands of well known whiskies:
"Old Oscar Pepper,"
Gump's 0. 1'. R. Rye.
Stamp Straight,"
"Guidon Ituliitnore Rye"
and other brands
1 sell Garrett & Co.'s pure Chocko
yotte wines.
I keep the best of every thing in my
inu. nuI'ulitcatteDtiuo to all at Kay's
west side R. R. Shed,
my 3 1 v.
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wholesale and h'c.tailj)
Dealer In Fine
Staple
tut
Fancy
w-FRUITS- CONFECTIONERIES.
Crockery, Glass Tin, and wooden and wil
low are. AImi l'ratt's Horse, Cow,
Hog and Poultry Food, and drove's
Jjg Tiisleless Chill Tonic. Alexander's
Liver and Kidney Tonic for puritving
the lilood. This tonic is warranted or
niouer refunded.
J. L. JUDKINS,
INo. SI Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C
dec 111 .
OF
fcjrSrRIN'G AND SUMMER-!
MILLINERY.
FANCY GOODS and NOVELTIES.
Butterirk's Patterns.
11. & G. COUSKTS,
Miswa at .Vic., Ladies 7.V. to f 1.
Mul'ricmwill he maile to suit the times,
tlau aud bonnets made and trimnied U
order
MRS. P. A. LEWIS,
wiaw w n
W. T. PARKER,
Weldon, N. C
Queensware, Cutlery, Plows, Plow Cast
ings, Hoes, Forks.
RECEIVER AND SHIPPER OF
Gorn,Hay & Oats
anglly
Groceries
Grand Display
Prayers Answerefl.
A TONIC FOP. DOUBTERS.
Til I Y ASKED Willi A FAITH THAT
NEVHl KAl.TKKK.ll A Ml il"l IHIN
11KEI) Til Kid KAiril.
AI'Aktihi as sIiihiic (inee in
cooniry village where he was to
Vu.it a dyiiiij wonnn. He went to her
an 1 f und her a Cliii-li iu, ready and
willini: to die. but lor one lliin. She
w,is anxious ah nit her linle ehililren,
and she heur-d 'he minisier to pray that
ihey inibl be provided for when she
was f!one.
Together iho moilier ui.J minister
pnyed for that one thin.', though they
knew uoi bow (heir prayer could be an
swered in that linle yWU: where Doue
were rich enough lo take upon them
selves tl.e exM'n-e of eirin fir ihree
orphans. The w I'lian die I, an J at her
funer.il (be nih.ister spoke ql' bis visit,
an I of In r ilyin.' pr iyer.
Amuni tb.se at the funenl were Iwj
stranL' Ts, a in in ,ih his wile, who were
passing thro li b :h- villa;;. ; and lij
clunee a they supposed (hey hap
pened to. liter the eliureb al dial hour
They w.re wealihy nnd tbilJIess, and
their hearts w,rc touehed by thesiubt of
the lonely liille orphans. They took
them lo (heir hearts and home; and so
that mo ber's pnytT was answered.
A yet more, striking iusiaiiee of au
swered prayer was one (hat came to a
woman in India. .She had become a
Chritian, accepting (jod with simple
and ab.-o'uie faiib.
Somo time after her conversion her
child fell sick so sick that ils recovery
wis very doubtful. Ice was needed for
the little sufferer, but none was lo be
had.
"I'm poing to ask God to send us ice,"
tho mother said to the missionary.
"0, but you can't expect that he will
do thai," wis ihei'iiok reply of (bo mis
sionarv. "Why uot ? ' ai-ked (be woman, "lie
has all power, and he Invis us. shall
ask him, and I believe he will send it."
She did ask him, wilh a faiih that
never filtered, 11 ti l (iod honored her
tail h . Tint very d iv there was a heavy
thunderstorm, and I be woman, running
nit wiili a L'lad bean, "aihered a great
bowllill of halls! oiii-s. rfo was uliswered
the 1 i,iyi r of this mother also Chiisiiaii
Kn leavor Wor d.
iii;k ai.onk.
Mrs. (jotrox Mabel, dear, are you
sure Mr. Wood by lives you for yourself
alone?
Mabel Yes, I'm sure he does, mam
ma. He is always so restless when you
are in the ro m fit Bits.
AX OIM-.XIXG.
"George promised me In would talk
to you on the evil effects of wine. You
were there last night I believe?"
"I was there."
"Did he open the subj' Ci? "
"Yes "
"Id what way?"
"Wilh a Corkscrew." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
TIIK .!() HXKI
Mrs. Ti uid Lie J din, I wi-li you
would tell the cook that we have no fur
ther use fr her services.
Mr. Timid Lei Very well; tee that
she answers the tel phone when I ring
up from (he office. Xew York Ti-nos.
Don't he rude to your iuferiors in so
1 il position.
OUR BEARDED
LADY.
DwipitiHf mm, through alturinir und enn
ningly wordec $lverli!tmmt, contmly
tmlYavor tc wm upon the tt litirt of mi It
and tilling women by inviting them ' to writ'
toa unman (U and semre a unman s nym-
Kthy." It wrll to remrmbcr thai e
hi tvmpaihT is to had at home and not
from fttrangrn, rx'thatm hundred of milt
distant. The object ot the Kick t Uiget Weil,
and however prcctoui avmpaihjr may he. it
never yet cured a !wnouMy alllictrd woman.
While the aympathy of your milliner or
dremaker might be appreciated and he
jut aa U-neiii-ul. if nut tuure au, thau aviu-
paltijr Itoiu aKlittogrt, yel H can not ctlct't
your cure if you are an ailing woman.
It ii loudly proclaimed through the pre
that "a woman can best understand a
woman' ailtm nts," aud on thisgiound Mck
women ate invited to "wnte to a woman '
and get the benefit of a wnman'a advice
The sort of "understanding of her ailments'1
wanted by a tick woman ia a trained medi
cal understanding. If a woman haa thia
trained medical knowledge sht understand
woman's ailments not as a woman, but as a
physician. If she is not a doctor abe cannot
understand the ailments at all, and cannot
treat them successfully, because ahe lacka
the necessary training.
As far as known, there it no regularly
qnalirn d woman physician connected with
any proprietary medicine especially de
signed for women no one, therefore quali
fied by learning and eipertence, to advise
on questions of disease and its cure.
It is certain that there is no one, man or
woman, connected with any "put-up"
medicine for women, eicepting only Or.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, who, like
Dr. Pierce, is a regular graduated and quali
fied physician, and who haa, like him. de
voted more than thirty years to the special
study and treatment of Mseascs of women.
For more than thirty year Ir. K V.
Pierce, a regularly graduated doctor, has
been chief consulting phvaician of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo, N. Y. On his staff are nearly a
core of regularly graduated, experienced,
skilled physicians, each of whom is a spec
ialist in his chosen class of diseasea. Ev
ery letter addressed to Dr. Pierce at above,
baa prompt, conscientious attention, is re
garded aa sacredly confidential and is an
swered In a plain envelope so your private
fcfaira are kept safe from prying cyeti
ANOTHER, CASE OF MAUD.
Miiuil MiiIIit went 011 a summer ilay
To try thenlil racket of raking hay.
She'll lii-anl how it snarcil a Juip', unit
thought
There illicit be nnolhiT to be (MiiIIit.
And oft she glunci'il ilown the lane's loni;
course
To see il' he came on his pii-bahl horse.
Hill the .Itiilge i-ame not, nor u sleek court
clerk,
Nor a coiixtiihlct to .'t in his work.
Nor even a chronic juror came
To ask her to share his oft called name.
Yet she rnki'd away wilh a tireless will,
For Maud was 11 stayer from Sluyerville !
(treat blisters rose on her hands so fair,
And hayseeds lodged in her wiml-tossed
hair.
Hut nary 11 Judge came riding by,
And her swollen Isisotu was lillcil with
sigh.
One spark ofhope in said bosom burned.
That mehhethe court hadn't yet adjourned.
Or he might have halted to feed his face
With a lawyer who'd got uw.iy with ueu.se
And yet she raked wilh untiring zeal,
The dump sweat trickling troni head to
heel.
thc blissful
SNAKE MEDICINE IN THE CHIST.
t wifiJiAi mju U( UAAyufcia
ALL TIIK MINGLKDSW'KGTS
riiMti ur, lie iiiiu a.Mi i.i.ri
GOYKKNOK KOliKKT L. TAYLOIi
(Copyrighted by the Illustrated
The blissful days have conic,
The gladdest of tho year,
Of purpling hills and Iragraut bloom.
And rivers bright and clear.
The Inuks 1 f the brooks are green;
the boughs of ihe trees bend down; the
trout are fluttering iu the streams below,
and the birds are nestling above. Tl c
bees are humming among the llowvrs;
the forests are singing; the waters arc
laughing, and all Ihe world is radiant wilh
joy. L .ve rides on every passing brciz.
and lurks in every flower. Il is nature's
sweet rcMirrccli.iD, and beaut)' reigns
supreme.
What a glorious litue to nsurrect ll 0
li-bing lackic from its dusty tomb iu li e
lumber mum, aud the red worm from bis
slimy sepulcber umb r the sod, und to
impale him on the book and send him
diving after suckers ! What a glorious
time lo camp und frolic on the margin of
the frolicking stream, with skillets and
lard, and streaked and striped country
bacon, aud pleuly of onions, and corn
bread, and goud butter and eggs, and
Eddies to play, and "niggers" for cooks;
big fat trout l'r)ing iu (he pan, black cof
fee simmering in the pot, and "snake
medicine" iu the "cbist !" It is the
Kdt-n of the seasons; it is the hcavt n of
life.
What a joy to liuger by the fishing l.o'e,
And lanly hold your fishing pole,
and wait for the fish tubite! What a
delightful thrill is the thrill of a nibble I
And when )ou hook a two-pound Lars
and eagerly undertake to land him high
and dry, what beautiful thoughts pass
through your brain and what ekiueut
figures of speech escape from your lips
when your line gets tauglcd among the
liuibstcn feet above your head, aud you
see )our fiuttcriug prize dangle for u
moment iu ihe air, aud thcu, with a
farewell II nilicc, bid you good evening as
he drops hack iuto tho water and darts
away hue an arrow ! This is a splcudid
iilu.-tiaiiuD of the Icclings of a caudidale
for political office who is sure of his dec
tion. He sees victory dangling for a
uiouieol in the air about ten feet above
his head, and then, with a farewell flounce,
it gets away from him, and lime is
"Weeping and gusshiug of teeth."
Fishing is the greatest sport iu the
woild. There is noihiug so eihilaiatiug
to the n. turns systitu as ihe shock i f a
"jerk," aud there Is not hiug so relaxing
as (he sight of a vanishing perch with
your brokio hook in his tuouth. Th.re
is alru s gr. st deal of relaxation in sll
ting on a tnag five bouts wilh luted
hook waning lor an ixliiUr.at ion which
never conies. 1 have known gcntleinet,
!i iU.j.i ill 1!,! . u: of rcLx.iijti a!
day lung, aod save their reputation s
fislieriueii only by I u , ing a siring of il.e
fiu .)' lube tioui some old diist) w.urd 1 1
the piscalot.al an, aud thcu suvjiiug iu
camp that they did It ''with their little
red worms," This is another illustration
of the success ol ouie statesmen.
The uliitna ihuh of h ippincss is the
sweet expectancy of a laughing aud )arn-
ing gang of fishenu u advancing lo (he
fishing ground in ihe morning with
buckets full ol unnnuws, and bands lull
of tackle, and pockets full of cigars aud
tobacco and "sich like."
Poets may sing of Lamiucts in gilded
balls where all (he mingled swce(s of die
culinary art are heaped upon the table,
and where fairies glint like speck Ird
trout in the crimson depths of wiue, and
painted devils dance in the amber fl uids '
of "com" and "rye;" but give me a fi h
etnuo'i lunch and a fisherman's appetite
beneath the threading tree d iwo by the
riverside in lbs deep tangled wildwood,
here the waters murmur it my feet tod
T;i spur grass pricked at her zelna ho-e
'Neath tlienoiillieru hound of her Suiidav
clothes.
Toe brecile blew on her bloiimiii' cheeks
A'ld scattered the sweat into crist cross
streaks.
The sun sank lower adown the wesl,
And the hope star dittoed in Maudie's
breast.
One last glance lired she along the lane,
Then sank on the slubblo with nuan of
pain !
Hut she rose again with impromptu spring,
Kor the stubble was sharp us u hornet's
sting !
Then cried, asspliiitcrs she stamped ih(.
rake.'
"This hayiield racket's a bloomiu' lake !
"This feller that wril that porlry might
To be taken out an' fatally shot !
"Don't think no gal ever made a play
To rake up a feller this a way !"
And she said as she limped to her home
again,
Her accents keyed to 11 note of pain.
"Of all darned suckers that ever hit,
I've a siicakin' idee Hut lam II !"
fishing Reason.
l. UUILPKI) II ALLS, WIIKliK
AKK IlKAl'KD, IH'TGIVK MK TIIK
nun s HI TUK IUVKH, i.VVS
Youth aud Age, Nashville, Tcnn )
birds make music all ilnj day. Let the
rcd-nuscd revelers
sip their wine ami
chuckl
c over the triumph of their trui
anil combines, but give me a drink ul
sparkling water frouj the cold mountain
spring and liberty among the bills. Let
the men ol millions have their pleasure
in their palace,-; I envy them ml: let
them pass ihe gilded hours bowing and
scraping on velvet carpets and lolling on
silken sofas; but give uie the pleasure' ol
the reel and liue, aud let me bow and
sciape ou nature's rich carpet of gr.( 11.
"""'"r '"c renuuus aud hour
'ysucku's.
and loll on the moss-covered loe.
violets aud bluebell., near the b
amid
d of
the river, where the cranes b
low ai.u
scrape to ihcladp.iles, and the bulilrog
sings his sweetest song. Let ,iiiintis
tell ol the gory of heroes Iningiug biuc
ih.irspois Ir in cmpund lands, but
give me a triumphal march to my 1 wn
hippy Ii i l,. will, a beauulul string of
fish. The hero will roll and tumble at
night with horrible dreams of blood and
Jcath, but I will sleep like a baby, und
dream of H unt four fee! long.
Kid you ever hear the old story ol'thc
family uf five brothers who lived iu a
cabin ? The only sleeping arrangements
Ihey had Were two ijuills, they all s ept
together on one, and covered with the
other, and in the night when one wished
lo turn over he shouted "spoon" to I be
rest, and they all turned at once. One
d.iy one of the boys went to the river to
shoot fi,h; he climbed a tree on the bauk
audcrawhdnut on a limb over (he stream
and lay there looking down and witching
for aseily vieiim to sho t a'; b it his
p .silionwas so comfortable that he went
to sleip.and a mis .-hievous fellow passing
by, knowing tho habit f tl,u f ,mily,
shouted '-spool," at ihe top of hi voice;
the sleeping fisherman immediately
whirled over aud f. II ten feet sp' isbiiig
into die water. The best way to in-ure
a string ol fi-h is to keep wideawake
when you are fishing.
I used to bear another story of a
crowd iij .My fishermen who went into
camp iu the heait of a wilderness. A
solemn ngreement was entered into to the
iff el that each one of ihe party should
take his luru cookiug, aud it was further
agreed that the first man who c .mplaiued
ol the ipialiiy of the cooking sh .u d be
cnipi lied 10 cook throughout the re
mainder old, iting or be expelled fioni
ihe ciiii); none of ihe parly knew
anything ,bout cooking, and finally, cue
d iy when 1 1, a-hens" Were iu t ad
slnpe, then- wis n .thing but soue rusty
bacon and wilted beans I' r diuner. All
,.l il,- pir.j. ,,e ,n. fJCl,s lal
ol tin m suddenly forgot and s d :
"Tlose are ihe uastiest beans 1 ev.r
lasted, but I like 'nil." The last clause
sav. d lain.
I have sein ibis sort of thing occur iu
p i nns many a time; it very frequently
h ip" us 1 bat the people have to swallow
u .savor) ib.ugs aud preserve their pally
lota'ty by protesting thai lh,ey "like em,"
The best medicine for nervous strain
and overnotk is a fi-hing rod and plenty
of b.iit. The world has g ne mad on
the sulj.ct of money getting and glory
iuning I love the clink uf tho dollar
myself, but only for what it will buy,
and to help some ship wrecked au 1 for
lorn brmhei ;" 1 like a little tinge of
glr), too, but not alibe expense of the
happiness of others. I would rather
catch a fi.h than get a dollar any day; 1
w. uld rather lie a live fi-herman than a
dead Caxsr; I would rather wade in
waler than 10 wade in blood; I would
rather wage war on fish than on the
I'hiliippines; I Would rather have a fishei'
111 ill's luck than lo bo the ciiinm inder ol
lie' late Spat, UaV); th, r.-l'.re I beseech
V'.u. breihn n. to be Mi ndfast and abide
in p. aee and your gum boots. It is my
intention to j .in you soon. 1 ,,ve been
li-hitig lor siiekcis I' r a'l the spring;
I now propose to c.iteb soiim trout. Kc p
a place for me in the lent and save me a
seal on I be ruck; don't catch all the li-h
before I get there
Tru-t in the Lord and keep y,jur feet
dry, il pos-ibl, ; don't swear, or you will
ealcb 11 1 li-h.
Yours while the li-h swim and the
Waters II ,w,
110 HT. L. TAYLOIi.
"Tie Marls Are Left"
A WAYWARD SON.
If Vof W'ASI'K Vlint Yill'l'll, Mi uk
I'KNTAXl'K WILL NKS1I THE SIIAI111W
HACK I'l'li.N TIIK iAI
A f l-r had 11 wayward sun whose
X mi-coioliiei sorely tii' d lii patience
All 1 loo- s to win ih I., 1 t., a life 1 f filial
u'ledieuee seemed to fail. One day the
father look l.ini into ihe garden, and
said; "My son, whenever you disobey
me, I shall diivu a nail into ibis post,
that y mi may see how often you grieve
1111." Tliediys passed by. Nail after
nail was diiveu inlo the post until it bad
become well studded. The lather cilb d
bis son into ihe garden, aud, pointing (o
the post, reproached bnu lor bis wilful
behavior, lie determined to try a new
plan, and told I lie lad under uirlain coti
diiiou she would draw out the nails cue al
a time, The boy determined lo change
his cumin, t. Nail after 11 lil w,n with
drawn until the post was cleat. Taking
bin) again into the girdeu his I'.iih .'r,
pointing to the post, said gladly;
"There's not a nail left ! N..t a nail
left!" The boy's face turned pale; bis
lip quivered; be burst into iears. "Why
do you cry V" the father a-ked "The
nails arc all gone!" "Yes," "replied the
lad, "but Ihe inaiks are h it.'' Whetlur
this incident be fact 01 fiction, it is sadly
sugge-iive of (jets in human experience.
Tile I'orgi.-eiiess of sin- d n1- not bring
wilh it the ir.nlii'.iiioii i f the marks
which sill mult-. The sins and f -hies uf
youth may be pardontil, "but ihe marks
arc left." As lr. McL iron put ii ; "ll
y 11 wtstojoiir youth, no repentance will
send the sh ulow hick up m th.. ,11,1, ,,r
recover I ho ground iu-l bj idieiit or
restore the constitution sha'tetcd bv dis
sipation, or give again the res uirees
wasted upon vice, or bring bick the fl 'Ct
ing opporiiiuhi.N. :s :f The wounds
can all be he 1I0 1, in 1 'cil, for th- li.iod
Physician, blessed be bis name, has lan
cets anil b ind igc and balm ami anodynes
for the deadliest; but scars remain even
when the L"ih is close !."
ciiitisriAX's AKiTiiMirnc,
Nutation: "I will put my laws into
their hearts, and on their minds 1 write
them "
Numeration: "So leach us to numb r
our days, thai we may apply our hearts
util i wisdom. "
Addition; "A ll (o your faith vir
tue,, in I to virtue, knowledge; and to
knowledge, temperance, and to temper
ance, patience, and to ptiiencc, godliness;
and lo godliness, brolheily kindness, and
to brotherly kindness, charily."
Subtraction: ''Let us put off the
Works of darkle si, and let us put on the
armor ol light."
Multiplication: ".Mercy unto ou,
aud peace and love be multiplied."
I'ivisiiin: "Wherefore conic out ftom
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If men took as much pains in build
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this world would be 1 better place to live
OASTOIUA,
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Curiosities Of Hnman Natire,
FEW UNDERSTAND
THEIR NEIGHBORS,
WE NEVEH KN11W WHAT A MAN WILL
ll'l IT IS TIIK UNEXPECTED THAT
IS Al.WAVS II Afl'ENINd.
I Atlanta Constitution
rMllKHB is Nil TKI.I.IN11 what ti man
.1. will do.
You may think that you know and
understand your neighbor thoroughly,
but he may at any time surprise you.
The unexpected is always hapnenin
and it should be counted as one of the
possibilities of human character, thought
and act lull.
At St. Ilelcua the great Napuleon
gave the whole of u narrow pathway lo a
uegro slave, bearing a heavy load.
"Respect the bordcu," said the ex
emperor, as he stepped iuto tho dusty
highway.
Yet the ambition of this mm iu bis
days of conquest had caused milliutis to
mourn.
How could such a man be so selfish
and cruel, and yet so gentle and so con
siderate? Every man's life is full of inconsis
tencies.
"Nut a dollar to any of my kin not a
dollar to any church !"
Thus spuke Andrew Carnegie to a
newsp aper interviewer, a few years ago,
when he first made public his now fa
mous declaration that tho possessor of
millions of dollars, who dies without
properly distributing them, when bo bus
had tho opportunity, dies disgraced.
Mr. Carnegie has made royal donations
for (lie establishment of free libraries,
industrial schools, nnd other institutions
calculated lo benefit tile people at large.
e has done so much good in this line
at il is difficult to understand bis de
termination not to givo anything to his
kiu or to any church.
Why does be place them beyond the
pale uf his generosity, when be evidently
desires to promote (bo wellare of his fel
low men. I) nibtless he has his reasnns.
Sometimes a 111 in lives in a town for
many years, and his neighbor have alto
geiber a false idea of bis character and
qualities.
Occasionally, an unexpected incident
brings nut the man in a now light, and
people see ihal ihey were mistaken in
their judgment.
Some year- ago there was a merchant
in a liltle town, not far from Atlanta,
who was very unpopular. He was sour-
faced, gruff and unaccouiruoduting. He
sold for cash and (rusted nobodv.
People held aloof from him as much as
p issible, and he was never asked to aid
any public or charitable object. Every
body agreed thai it would be useless to
ask him.
One day a clever young man about
town was fined 811)0 and costs in the
superior court for some act of violence
while on a spree.
The citizens felt sympathies, and an
effort was made to raise the money.
Merchants and clubs gave what they
felt able to spare, 1 ut at the last moment
the sum of 810 was still lacking.
They were about to give up iu despair.
They had raked and scraped the little
town, and had appealed to every moneyed
man for help. No, there was one mer
chant who had nut been invited. The
unpopular, morose, and rude old fellow
had not been approached.
There was no serious intention of ask
ing him for a contribution, but a young
man on the committee spoke to the old
Shylock in a spirit of mischief.
Poor Joe will have to go to the chain-
gang," said ihe youngster.
"Why?" snorted (he merchant, scowl
ing up in the other.
Because we can't raise the money to
pay his fine. Ho will have to go."
"llo much do you need ?"
" Ten dollars, and we. ein't gel anollur
dime."
' Here go and pay (bat fine!"
The old man handed out a $10 bid,
and without wailing to he thanked went
to the rear of ihe store.
ll Waj i uiUo J). WutiJet iu the tuW
People put thfir heads together and dis
cussed the. matter a long lime before they
were salulicd.
Finally they came to the conclusion
that their neighbor was rather peculiar
a man wedded to his own ways, but alter
all, a rough diamond.
After this the merchant was more pop
ular, and iu ihe course of a few years he
had as many friends as any man in the
community. People found that they had
made the mistake of partially ostracising
aud judging him before they really knew
him.
Id another small Georgia village, yean
ag-1, there was an old doctor who was
shunned by everybody 00 account of bia
supposed infidel views.
Just what those views were nobodv
knew, because they never gave the doctor
an opportunity to explain himself.
The good people and the preaohcrs let
the oulnast alone. He lived among bis
books, visited a few patients, and miuded
hu own businraa.
U came to pass that a clever, sensible
Metbodisl preacher was assigned lo ihe
pastorate of the little church iu this vil
lage, and he m ule it a point to get ac
quainted with the people.
Ho was "advised to avoid the infidel
doctor, but he decided lo mako nt least
an effort in that direstion.
One uiurning be met the doctor in
front of his office.
'Brother," said the preacher, ' I want
tu have a moment's talk wilh you."
The alleged illfil I loikl'J lit ll ! It), half
startled, half inquisitive.
Then he invited the minister lo elder,
and the two took seats in tho office. At
fir-t I be doctor was guarded and suspi
cious, but the unmistakable sincerity and
sympathy nl" (!) oilier melted him.
He closid the d mr and turned to his
friend with a fie- which showed emotion,
interest and gratitude.
"For the first time in thirty years," be
said, "I have heard a kiud word, and
though it comes from a stranger I will
heed it. Brother, I want to kneel down
and pray !''
The good people of the town were as
tonished when they heard from tie
preacher.
The tcriiblc doctor turned out to be
very much like other men. He was not
a hopeless inlidul by any means.
A lew kind words at the rii-ht lime.
won the day, and tho doctor soon joined
the church, and the remainder of his life
was loved and honored as an exemplary
Christian.
The trouble was that the man and bia
neighbors were mutually antagonist:!)
and rcpellantat first. Neither side mace
any advances. The breach widened, and
when the good old minister came inlo
the village the doctor was without a tin
gle friend.
All that was needed was the spirit of
human kindness.
We never know what is in a man
never know what he will do.
Wallace P. Reed.
YO I' I LL N EYKK BE SOUKY
For living a while life.
For doing your level best.
For your faith in humanity.
For being kind to the poor.
For looking before leaping.
For being candid and frauk.
For thinking before speaking.
For harboring clean thoughts.
For discounting the tale bearer. J
For being loyal to the preacher,
For standing by your principles.
For stopping your ears to gossip.
For asking pardon when in error.
For the influence of high motives.
For being as courteous as a duke.
For binding a slanderous tongue.
For being generous with an enemy.
For being square in business deals.
For sympathising with the oppressed.
For being patient with cranky neigh
bor.
For promptness in keeping your
promises.
For the money you have given to mis
sions.
For putting the best possible construc
tion on the doing of others.
IRONY.
Oh, how I love to watch the rain
In tiny drops come down
When I have left my mackintosh
At the other cod of town.
Chicago News.
XOT TO HE IMPOSED ON.
"Joshua fixed our Congressman."
"What did he do?"
"lie wrote to him for 83 so he ulrT
replace the garden secJ tiWuWn't grow."
Chicago Hecord.
"HL'SY NOW."
Society's pet may be first in the whirl
Of leceptions and balls,
But she'll have to admit its the Telephone
Girl
Who receives the most calls.
Catholic Standard.
niSINESS FA I It.
First I'odorlaker Busy?
Second t'ndcrtakcr Hushed to death.
Judge.
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Wait till I have found the artist's name.
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