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TEKIvIS: 150 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE
JOHN" W. SL"EDC3-E, l'Uoi'UlKTOR.
VOL. XXXIV.
A. ZST 3D "W" S P A P E R FOR THE PEOPLE
WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOHEK 12, 1899.
NO. 24.
NEVER TOO OLD
TO BE CORED
S. S. S. Is a Great Blessing to
Old People,' II Gives Them l':;:,r
but
New Blood and Life.
HH ID
friini which
the remedy
hlcli will kii'i their
thoroughly rHiiiiviK
ing new strength niul lift' to lh whole lmi It lin-rcnsi n
the Bpiit'titp builds up thi) fMHTKiiK. niul m mis w w 1 i f
giving blond throughout tlie pntiri' sysli-tu
Mrs Surah I'tkf. " llroailwiiy. Ninth 1'oi.ton. uriim:
" I am seventy yritie old. mil hud not n joyi il koinI l.ciillh
for twenty year. I was ttif-k in different ways Mid in
addition, had Kcmmn terribly on runt of my legs 'II
doctor mid thai on account of my aire, I would nevii' be
wall again. 1 took a down bottles of H. 8. S. and it cured rue
completely, linn I am nappy i" miy n
I feel as well as 1 ever did in my lilt. '
Mr. J W. Loving. of t'olquitt. On., says: "For eight
een year I suffered torturns from a Bury eruption on
my skin. I tried almost every known remedy, but they
failed one by one. and I win told that my ag. which is
sixty six. was against me. and that I could never hope
to be well again. I finally took 8. 8. 8., and it cleansed
my blood thoroughly, and now I am in perfect health."
S.-S. S. FOR THE
Is the only remedv which can build up and strengthen
old people, beoause'it is the only one which is guaranteed
Tree irom ixnasn inen-urj, niwuio rmi -i .........h...B i
minerals. H iB ma le from nnits and herbs, and has no chemicals whatever
in It. S S S. runs the worst cases of Scrofula, ('tinner, Eczema. Rheumatism,
Tetter Open Horei Chronic I 'leers, Iloils,
Books on theso diseases will be sent free
Best Prescription for Malaria, Chills and Fever,
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
It is simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless
form Sold by every
druggist in the malarial
sections of the United
States No cure, no
pay. . . . trice, 50c
WHOLESALER.
fiF, Lou, Mo., Feb, 6, IBM
Pabii Maoiotwa Co., City.
Gentlemen i Wo vsh to conffratuUto yon
ot tho Incrcaawl mvo v.-o aro li:iviurjron your
1 ling our recurl of inventory v.uJcr dato of
ilia. 131. wo una um ..u j -'k- 'iuhiik v un.
r.lj- f:-.i.l f.i.ib ou.' 3.1-J oa vour I-atlro
15rotij-s,t)S-J-ao 'ilSk LJ L wo beon Bom'
thini cnora uj: h;winR uoW (luring too lato
ttUobUje, Yourj truly,
MEYER BR03. DSUG CO.
of the Roanoke
24TH
1 mik$$j
will be held at Weldon, N. o.f Oct. ai, Jov. 1,
1899. Liberal ITemiumsl iineicaces; uneap ujx
cursion Rates.
41 i
B AV ,. '7 r
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FINE 1 BAND n OF
Pleasing attractions on the midway. For particu
lars, apply to
.
Ann docs tint, nnoOTennlv tv.i'iui
fi'i'bli'iii'ss iii.il III lie :i 1 i 1
nearly all of the .iki.i-
'A
t.' I'llll Tit' IlMH I.-tl ".I'll II
are vcrv fii-i-ei''! -U' in im i-!.
it in wholly limn 1 1 's-arv. Hv U't-p
inir their blood ptii-n lliev run fuilily tln-iiiM-lvi'i-
PSt'HIMl UlP'P Illtlllll-. l-I till' nun i ihk
thev mil'ir no I'iMi.'i'iilly. H N h ix
sy-tiwiis ti.uiik. hv .m ; ivg the lln.il.
nil waste ni'iiiniiil,,'ti"iiH, mil iiniirt
BLOOD M
or any other disease ot the l.looil.
by bwift hpecinc Lo.
i Atlanta. Ga.
ecomiiieiA-
RETAILER.
Kdo, Ills.
Pabis Mbdioins Co. ,
0ntlemni I h.-indla nvrnl or elrrht differ-
cothiiulnor ClilllToDicublitl sell tnbottl' ;i
of tjJrow;, tuwliero I s.'H onoof V.w oflior.i.
I sold SS bottlos ol drove's Chill Tonic in
0110 day and could hava soM more II I bad h-il
It on hand. Mr. tlnve Woods cured uvo casos
ot colUs wltn oao bottlo
UuspecttutW.
JUH-f T. VINYAED.
h- fa
jf CHILDREN ?, r
1 ANDADULTS 14 '"'lefl!
1 WlVWiKS-ll '-.--
ANNUAL FAIR
and Tar River Agricultural Society
r - V
, - A
J, J. DANIEL, Treasurer.
AN INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBIT-
Chauncy I), pew .-ays: "Twenly-fivc
years ago I knew every man, woman sod
child io I'eekskill, N. Y. Aod it has
been study with me to mark the boys
who started in every pride of lite with
myself to see what became of them. I
was up there last Tall and began to count
over, and it was un iostructivo exhibit,
Some of them became clerks, merchants,
manufacturers, lawyers aod doctors. It
is remarkable that every one of those that
drank is d.;al; nut one living of my age.
Barring a few who were taken by sickness,
every one who urovod a wrcoK sou
, , i j
wrecked his family did it from rum and
no other cause. Of those who were
oliuich going people, who were steady.
who wcro frugal and thrifty, every one
of them owns the house in which he
lives and has something laid by, the in
terest of which, with his house, would
carry hiui through many a day. When
a muo becomes debased by gambling, nr
drink, all his liier feelings are crowded
out, ami the poor women at homo suffer
suffer lor those whom they love better
than life. Home Journal.
Bcapej The Trusts-
"There is one thing, at least, that the
trusts have cheapened," said the man
with the wearied air.
"What is it?" roared the man with the
tangled hair.
"Talk." '
First Tasteless T6nic
ever manufactured.. All
other so-called "Taste
less" Tonics are imita
tions.. Ask any druggist
about this who is not
PUSHING an imitation.
CONSUMER.
WnrrMBoao, Tox., flep. IS, 1818.
Pabm Usotcim Co. , St. Louis, Mo.
Gentleman: I write yon a few lin of prrat-
t'n.lo. I think vntirOroTfl'I'nHt'l-t fl'hlll
'1'onlo i t one if tho bestini'dlclnca in tho wcrld
f jrCI-illoni Fuvor. I havo thrco ohtldrta
thatbavo been Jiwn with malarlnl fovrr for 1!
mon'ha nml hao bouifht Chill medicinos ot all
Unrtj anil Doctor's biPscoraln'rin All tho imt
K-ii il 1 nr-tit in tnwn find mit throd bottles Ol
OrovOi Tonic. Mv children uro all well now
and it vrni ynurTratolesi Chill Tonio that Old
it. X cauio say too much ia its behalf.
Yours truly,
JAULS D. ROBBBIB
II MUSIC !
wur utr rii -,3-
r .- r Fa'sr-ir.
MISS ELLA SUE TJIQ,TJH:APT.
Miss Kila Sue Urquhart is a member of
Virginia sod North Carolina. Her father was George Spruill Urqubart, a brate
Confederate veteran, who died last winter. She is a oeieeof Judge Joseph W. Urqu
hart, of Norfolk, and a cousin of Judge Thonios N. Hill, of Halifax, N. C. Mii-s
rquhart is ooc of the uio-t popular young
the most beautiful. Tho family moved
Worry.
i
IT WILL SIP OUR STRENGTH.
WHAT THIS FOOLISH, ENERVATING
HABIT DOES FOR MANKIND,
Worry is llie foruthout;bt gone to se A
Worry is disoouotinn possible future
sorrows so tliat the individual may have
present misery. Worry is llie father of
insomnia. Worry is the traitor in our
camp tbtt dampens our powder, weakens
our aim. Uud 'r the guise of helping u
to bear the present and to be ready for
the future worry multiplies enemies with
in our mind to sap our strength.
Worry is the dominance of the miod
by I single, vague, restless, UQsau-n.id,
fearing aod fearful idea. The mental
energy aod force that should be concen
trated on the successive duties of the day
is constantly and surreptiously abstracted
and absorbed by this one filed idea. The
full, rich strength ol the unconscious
working of the mind, that which pro
duces our best success, that represents our
finest aotivily, is tapped, led away aod
wasted oo worry.
Worry must oot be confused withani-
iety, though both words agree io mesoinc
originally, a "choking, or a "Strang
ling," referring, of course, to the throt-
lliou effect upon individual activity,
Anxiety faces lame issues of life serious
ly, calmly, with dignity. Aoiicty al
ways auzgesta hopetul possibility; it it
active io being ready and devising meas
ures to meet the outcome. Worry is not
one large individual sorrow; it is a oolony
if petty, ague, insignificant, restless,
imps of fear, that become important only
from their combination, their constancy,
heir iteration William George Jordan
in The Saturday Evening l'ost.
Ojtiooal
"Do you have to auk your wife for
money?'' faltered the little man with the
hunted look id bis eyes.
"Not on your lifel" replied the lr;e,
brusque man; "but rather than go with-
rnt it 1 sometimes, dot
SICK WOMEN
are invited to consult I)r. R. V. Pierce,
chief consulting physician to the In
valids Hotel ami hur(icai iiiamuie,
Buffalo, N. V by letter, without fee or
charge ot any kind. Dr. Fierce is a
UdiailM in llie uinriuic. w wmircu, tic
has treated over half-a-million women
for diseases uf the womanly organs and
ninrty-ei(ht out of every hundred women
he has treated have been alMolutely and
Perfectly cured. Every letter received
y Dr. Pierce, ia treated a purely per
sonal and private communication and its
contents guarded as a sacred confidence.
All answers to met leiieri are tern in
taint envelop- hearing upon them no
opea
ailvej
printing or advertising whatever,
Write to lu do, tor. It ia no use for
sick women tn write to a man nnlesa he
ui . docuir. 11 w u lu write to a
woman " unless the woman ia a doctor.
Write to a woman about cookery or any
branch of housekeeping, because she it
a woman and knows. But it Is o no use.
to write to a woman about disease unlet
she hat a doctor's trainiiiir and diploma.
A woaaa wk bat a factor is last as at
tcrwi as a sua we. tsal a eocto-, wires,
1m aaaertake to treat tiiteaM.
Ther, is no qualified woman phyncian
so far as is known connected with any
proprietary medicine put up for women.
Even the "bearded worrmn," tha sws
who advertises "write to a woman" la
not a qualified physician and stamls too
much in fear of the' law to claim that he ia.
There ia no other phvaician, male or
female, who, like Dr. Pierce ha a record
of over thirty years, aa chief consulting
phvaician of a well known Institution,
making a specialty of the private treat
ment of women's diseases.
Write to ike doctor Dr. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N, Y.
. Women realise Dr. Pieice'a ability
when they read hie great work the Com
mon Senae M.-dical Adviser, icon-pages;
sent free oa receipt of stamp, to defray
expense of mailing only. Send at one
cent sumps for paper-bound edition, or
ii sumps for cloth. Address Dr. R. V.
PUrce, kuflalo, N. Y.
a family whose name is well known io
society women in Suffolk, sod is among
some years ago from Jackfon, N C.
Richmond Times.
A Stirriii ProMei
VARIOUS ARGUMENTS
WHICH CONCLUSIVELY PROVE ,
IS ALWAYS A BULL.
The Buul-stirring problem of why is i
cow a bull, a problem which lias been be
fire the thinkers for ages, and has sent
its tliuusandi to the mad-house, has laic.
ly received many brainy sululions, some
of which follow. This one is a gem :
"A onw is a intinosyllablr; a moDosy
able is one syllable; ooe silly. bull is
bull."
A shade less culpable is this oue ;
"A cow is half a coward; a cnwaid is
four-fifths a bull; four-fifths of bully
bull "
This one took refuge in Latin:
"A cow if a big calf; a big calf is
better hall; a belter hall is a boss to us,
and a bosstaurus is our bull."
Aoother Latin scholar sent this syllo
gism:
"A cow is a tosier; a tosser tore uv
tsurus is our bull."
This is by far the worst io the bunch.
The iii-xi method of reasuniog runs on
the liin ul descendant line, with very
good re-ults:
"A ciw is a calf that is old; aod a call
that is sold is a small sale; a small sale is
a b id goer; a bad gore is so ox's ire; an
ui 's sire is a bull."
Aoolheraloog the same line :
"A cow is a heifer advanced in lift
a calf advanced io life it would be farther
off a oalf, and the father of a calf U
bull."
The tightest argumeot io the Hat
algebraic. Its ooocluaious are indispu
table :
"Let x rqual a bundle of hay, now, it
will be admitted that any oow ia capable
of consuming a bundle of hay that is to
say, any oow is equal to a bundle of hay
theiefore, any cow equals x. Similarly
it may be shown that any bull is equal to
I. But thiDgs which are equal to the
tame thing are equal to each othet; then
fore, any oow cq ials any bull. Kcmov
iog the coalman term 'any,' we have
oow equals bull. Which was to
proved." Ciooionati Euquiier.
LEND A HAND
be
A young girl on a railroad train gave
a bunch of roses to a little cripple. Th
child held them to her lips and preoscd
tbrm to her dear heart and foil asleep
Th train reached ita destination. Tl
father came io from tha smoking oar,
At the tight of his little one lying peace
fully with her head agai ost tha stranger
aud a. fuw. iu hr baud, be said, i
voioa lull ol teeung, "l ot not a praying
man, but the Lord's bleasiog rest on you
for your kindness to my motherless
bairn.'' The child roused aa aha wa
taken in her father's arms, and said: I've
been in heaven pa; I've got ame
rose," There was a mitt io other ey
than the father 'a,aod more than one heard
t divine voice aayiog, "Inasmuoh aa
have done it unto the least of the
ye have done it nolo me." I
Ilia Steps.
f ler Limit.
She hesitated. Dying was out of the
question, but under the oircumstaoces
ahe might throw a little oouoteifeiiiog
faint.
In other words, though the could tot
kick the backet, the might turn a, little
piil.
Old Men.
THEY ARE VERY SENSITIVE.
SOME TIMELY OBSERVATIONS ON THE
LINE OF HOW TO TREAT THEM.
.Some one in the current number of
The Christian Herald thus i-peaks of
Old Men."
We do not know anything that requires
mom tact and more tenderness thao the
aluicnt of old men by those who are
younger than themselves. Treat them
those whose duy is past, it those from
loin nothing may be expected in the
way of labor, and you touch them where
they are peculiarly tender and sensitive.
Tieat them as though you expected full
ork of them, and make no allowance
for the infirmities of age, and you wound
cm again. Id dealing with them,
:ylla is to be avoided on the one hand
and Charybdis on the other.
But it is worth the trial to mioister to
one who has borne the buideo ana neat
of the day, and whi has sowo for others
reap. 8linw a kind and thoughtful
gard fur his fcclingr; give him bouic-
iog to do that he can di; be respectful,
eferential, reverenlial even, and you
will reap a rich harvest of hope io a heart
which perhaps it was almost dead, and
f graiiiudc and affectioD for yourself,
the more so as the old man is beginning
distrust bis own powers and sometimes
ks himself the question if his day of
!cfulocss is not past,
How much old men dread the feeble
ness of old age we learn from the pathetic
prayer of the Psalmist iu the tcventy-
rst Psalm: "Cast me nut off in the
time ol old agi ; forsake me not when my
slreDgth faileth." In the same Psalm,
he prays earnestly to be spared the en
forced idleness of old age, and for employ
ment in God's service something to do
to the last for his Lord: "0 God, Thou
taught me from my youth, and hitherto
ave I declared Thy woodVous woiks.
Now, also, when I am old and gray-
eaded, O God, lursako me nut, until I
ave showed Thy strength to this gener
ation. Thy power to every one that is
to come."
No more lmcressive command was
given to God's people thao that which
demanded veneration aod rcspeot for the
"ed : "Thou shalt rise up before the
nsry head, and honor the face of th
ild man. and fear thy God; I am the
lord."
Beautiful examples have we in the
istory of the Lord's people of those who
brought forth fruit io old age. Old
Caleb on his eighty-fifth birthday mak
ng request of Joshua for Hebron as his
inheritance, which had been promised
him forty-five years befor?, and boasting,
old men love to do, of the strength
and vigor of his old age and of his hope
to do still more work for his God, is one
of the most beautiful of Bible scenes.
Jmhua viv, 6-15.
Hoge, Ilyland, Keener bear testimony
that old hands can wield the sword of
the spirit with effect loog after three
score and ten have passed. The greened
aurels that were won in the late war with
Spain covered the gray hairs of our
Wheeler.
"E'eo down to old age all my people
shall prove
My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable luve;
And when hoary hairs shall their tem
ples adorn,
Like lambs they shall still ia my bosom
be borne."
FOR OVER MKTY TEAR!
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers lor children, while teething, with
perfect auooees. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cure
ind colic, and is the best remedy tor
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little
sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists
in every part ol the world, io cents
bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wins-
low's Soothing Syrup," and take no oth
or kind.
fist ion.
Fashion, quoth the womanly woman
demands of a person that she have no
heart!
The other woman aighed wearily.
Ah, If that were only all I aba ex
claimed, with bitterness, n by aome
seasons fa?bion di-mand" that p?!
have no hips, even t
And that, forsooth, were a thing not
always easily managed.
THE HUNT PHENCKIPI'ION
For chills and fever ia a bottle of Grove'
Tasteless Chill Tonic Never faila to
cure; why then experi Jieut with worthless
imitalionsr rnoe 00 oents. i our money
back if it fails to cure. For salt by W
M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
Consistent.
I have do sympathy wid a ttiike, ta
Meandrriog Mike.
But you don't blame folks fur
working, protested Plodding Pete.
Ye can't strike unless ye've got a yob
kin ye? was the withering rejoinder.
0-A.STOrt.I.A..
Inn a ll lin tin Hip Alwip Bought
Bi-aatai
The Biggest. Thing In Norfolk
'far Seek No Further!
15e"et C,nDOt Be F'oun1!
Jorilu's otN"Ns dale
m MAIN HTHEKT,
At Jordan's Cafe you get tho best 25 NORFOLK, VA.
cent meal on earth, and everything tho market affords, served to order io the
best style. Uood attention to everybody.
best Cafe on or off the earth. Old popular
RECULAR MEALS I Breakfast,
ii jruu ;u iu me cooi you o io aunuitii o i;Ar ft, Ana II you go to
Jordan's Cafe, you go to the BUST. AMOS P- JORDAN -C'P plaw 'jtX
HtuOpen all Night. Lodging 50c jy 8 ly T'
ITnn.. 1. L. IIDT ... ifllin
Wood's Grass
and
Clover Seeds..
the fullest Information about Grasses and Clovers soils the different aorta
are adapted for best combination to give largest result In hay or pas
turage cre of pastures and meadows, etc , &c A postal will bring this
book to you. Prices and samples of Crass and Clover Seeds sent on application.
T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
She Complains
Madge My fiance is dreadfully jeal
ous. He objected to me having a booth
at the church fair.
Dolly What were you going to do
there?
Madge Charge a quarter apiece for
kisses!
TI.TTIvK, HALT KI1EUM AND
EC
.KM A.
The ioteose itching and smarting inci
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointmeot. Many very bad cases have
been permanently cured by it. It is
equally efficient for iichiog piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands, chilblains, frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. '25c. per box.
For sale by W. M Cohen, Weldon, J. N. Brown ,
Ualitai. Dr. A. . ttsrruon. KrfleM. Druggist
Doesn't the vessel lip frightfully?
Steward "The vessel, mum, is trying to
set a good example to the passengers.
Troof of the pudding lies In the nutlng
of It. Proof of lit WERTS' TASTK LESS
CHILL TONIC lies hi tho taking of It.
COST NOTHING If It falls to cure. 28
oents per bottle If It cum. Sold strictly
on Its merits by
W. M. Cohen, Druimsl, - Weldon, N. C.
J. N. Brown, Halifax; Jackson Drug Co.,
Jackson, in. C.
Was InvilcJ-
"Why did you marry?" asked the old
maid of the wife who was generally be
lieved to be unhappy, "Among other
reasons," was the pointed reply, "I may
mention the taot that 1 was invited.
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wholesale and Retail '.
Dealer In Fine '
Staple
and
Fancy
Groceries
"FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES.
Crockerv, Glass Tin, and wooden and wil-
lowware. Also Pratt's Home, Cow,
llmr and Ponltrv FimhI. and Grove's
Sjf Tasteless Chill Tonic. Alexander'!
r : i l-. . i .. r... ....
the blood. This tonic ia warranted or
money refunded.
J. L. JUDKINS,!
No. 21 Washington Ave., Weldon, N. C
dec 11 ly.
-TlF.Al.ERIN
Heavy & Fancy
GROCERIES,
Fruits, Confeectionerie.
Country Produce
Bought and Sold.
CHOICE BEEF ALWAYS ON HIND.
Give m call.
W. L. 8TA1NBACK.
Jan 8 ly Weldon, N.
A PPOMATTOX
ironworks, stimulant of
Miknn fnr tn rota -f
Agrionltnral Implamenta, Shaftings, Reliable pHtf,
not
Mill Gearing, 1'ulleys, All kinds of
Machinery, and Repair.
Not. 93 a 34. Old 8t, Petersburg, Ta.
Oct Kllf
hiSklil pertoMotatn.-racKlr.t.l or tn.aome
trilriif trip io tin Parte ICxpoiiUoa, wilt
salary and rinfatri Mid. b'HiidvrtM
Th ftij.r KtCdKu, waitfw.,
It is the cleanest, cheapest and :
pi ices.
Dinner, Supper K Cents Each.
I 1111, 1.1. I.. . 1 (.
Have obtained the highest reputa
tion for purity, cleanliness and
germination, causing our busi
ness In the same to become on
of the largest in the United States, i
Handling these Seeds in the lame ,
quantities that we do, also ere
Dies us to sen same at ine lowest
possible prices, quality considered.
WOOD'S SEED BOOK rives
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COAL
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VA.
tug 17 3m.
rs
j I Selected and
Private Stock
Rye whiskey,
nfthflPiirftflt
Distillation,
and is
Recommended
to all who use
C.
or Require a
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DAVENPORT MORRIS A CO., .
Sole (gent for lb Diatiller,
Richmond, Va. .,
MR. W. D. 8MITH, al Weldoa, N. 0
it the sole distributing agent at that
point, for th abov old aad
Celebrate. Whi-4ey.
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