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VOL. XXXIV.
j IT E "W SP APEB FOR THE IP IE O P L IE
WELDON. N. C, TIlUJiSDAY, FKBIIUARY 8. 1900.
NO. 41.
No Torture Equal to the
Itching and Burning ot
This Fearful Disease.
Nut much nlti'Ml im is rficii imid tn thn
first symptoms i.f ln-ma. lx.t it id not long
bi'd.ru tin liulo ri'l:i. m uins to it-h anil
burn. This i) hut li e - mi-ninir. mid will
lend to miTi'riiiK and tiittun1 ulnu.i-t iincn-
(lurulilc. It it a rwmiMii mistake tu retard
a nuglin(s nnd iviln-' u lln skin as
meijly Ik loi'al irrit: ; it is lint n i dica
tion d( a humor in Hi IiIihhI of terrible
leu ma which is more than skin-dof p, and ran not le rMl l.y Inenl impli
cations of ointments, salves, etc., applied t the siirfncp. The dinrasfi itself,
the real cause of the trouble, is in the fclocd, nlihmigh i.il -triTt-riiiff is produced
through the skin ; the only way to reach thn disrate, thereim-p, is through
thn hlood.
Mr. Phil T. Jones, of Mixersville, Ind., writes:
"I had Eciema thirty years, and after a great deal
of treatment my leu was so raw and sure that it pave me
constant pain. It finally broke into it running sore, and
began to spread and ((row worse. Fur the past five or
sii years I have suffered untold ngony and had given up
all hope of ever bein free from the disease, as I have
been treated by some of the best physicians nnd have
taken many blood medicines, all in vain. With little
faith left I began to take 8. 8. S., and it apparently
made the Eczema worse, but I knew that this was the
way the remedy got rid of the poison. Continuing
8. S. 8., the sore healed up entirely, the skin became
uiearand smooth, and I was cured perfectly."
Eczema is an obstinate disease and can not be cured by a remedy which is
only a tonic. Swift's Specific
S. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD
ii superior to other hlood remedies because it cures diseases which they oan
not reach. It goes to the bottom to the cause of the d if ease and will cure
tlie worst case of r-czema, no mutter what oilier trea'inrnt Ims ! mica I
the only blood remedy guaranteed to be free from potash, mercury or any
mineral, and never fails to cure Eczema. Scrofula, Contagious Blood
Poison. Cancer. Tetter, Klieumatism, Open .Sores, Ulcers, Boils, etc. Insist
n,,n SI 9 H nothing call take its place.
Books on these diseases will be mailed free to any address by Swift Spe
ctrin Company, Atlanta, Oeorgia.
What lie ThuiiRlit of Girls.
A schoolb y, of Columbus, ()., wrote
the following composiliuD about girls:
"Girls are stuck up and dignified in
their manner and behavior. They thiok
nnreof dress than any thin); and like to
play with dolls and ra;n. Tbey ery ir
they set) a cow in the far distance and
rc afraid of guns. They stay at borne
li of the time sod go to church on Sun-
ys. They arc always funny and niak-
inj! fun uf boys' han k They can't play
limbics, I pity them, pour things. They
make fun of boys and then turn around
ml love tlie'u. don't believe they ever
killed cat or anything. They look out
at night an I siy, 'Oh, ain't the moon
lovi'ly.' There U ono thing I have not
told and that is this: They always
know their lessont belter than boys "
She llaj Read About H.
P. N. Stainback,
WELDON, N. C.
Dealer in
fihllCMflDISE
ZEICLER BAY STATE
A SPECIALTY.
"kiniVs.
SHOES
UBole Ag nt in Weldon fur STUOUSE BROTH EKS HIOH ART CLOTHING
(Formerly sold here by M. F. Hart.) A fit guaranteed.
N UNDERTAKING
In all it branches. Metallic. Walnut,
Cloth Covered CasketB and Collins.
TelmhouH or teleuraph mmcuges at
tended today or night.
missing
uptowo
teachet
the fa
A ftw days ngo a boy was
from a tclinolrin in in oue uf the
public school buildings. The
looked around and failed to see
miliar face.
Does any pupil know why Tommy
MiOrcgor isn't in school today?" she in-
uiri'J.
There was no aoswer.
The teacher repealed ihe query.
Then a little girl slowly lifted her
hand.
"Please, ma'm," she said, "I know."
"And why does he stay sway, Mary?"
"Please, ma'am, it s cause hes got
'measles inside.' "
Mary had read the contagious disease
catd that was tacked on the front of the
housf. Cleveland I'lain Dealer.
What DiJ Willie Get.
-He wants something
Mr. Youngpop What's that boy ory
ing about?
Mrs. Youngpot
he can't get."
Ten minutes later.
Mr. Youngpop Now what s he cry
ing about ? "
Mrs Youngpop He got something
ke didn't want.
Be sure you are right then let your
wife have her own wny.
Murlals are ocpial; it is their
which ihff 'rs.
Best Prescription for Malaria, CMHs and Fever,
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
Tie Bill Was Too Larue.
A TRAMP'S HONESTY.
IS $1,000 WOULD BUY NOTH1SO, 80
HE HUNTED UP THE TRUE OWNER.
Uncle Jeremiah's "Amen."
BY FREDERICK LYNCH.
THE LAST SIN THE PREACHER ALLUDED
TO WAS TOO MUCH FOR t NCI.E
JERRY.
I've slept under a shed with the ther
mometer way below lero, saw me
tramp, in the Boston Herald, "aud I've
inc two long days wilh nothing to eat,
but I'm telling you straight that when 1
once had $1,0110 in my pocket I was
worse off than at any other liuio I can re
member. I had just been let out of the
bridewell, in Chicago, and was begging
on the streets and being turned down on
every hand when I picked up a $1,000
bill on the sidewalk. I thought it was a
dollar and you bet I made a hustle to gel
down a side street. When I dodged into
doorway and made out that I was
$1,000 ahead of the game the sweat
. .. , i .
started Ironi every pore anu my knees
knocked togelher. I was regularly sea
sick for ten minutes and ray heart
thumped away until I thought it would
breakout. That $1,000 meant a heap
fur me. von understand, but 1 was so
eiciled that it was two hours before I
could do any planning. The 6rst thing
was lo buy a new suit of clothes and I
eutered a store and picked them out.
When I exhibited that $1,000 bill the
clothier ran to the door to call a police
man. I got away by a close squeeze and
then I realized the situation Tramp
that I was I couldn't get it ohanged at a
bank nor use it to make me more com
fortable. If it had been a ten I d uld
have had lodiiinss and a bed, but I'm
telling you that I walked the streets
hungry an a shark and slept at police
stations and in lumber yards. Under
the circumstances the bill might as well
have been a piece of lnowu paper. I Itied
all sorts of dodges to get it busted, but it
wjs no go. Kvery lime I showed il I
nn the risk of arrest. I offered a butcher
$100 to get it chani;cd,but he refused (o
have arything to do with it. I'd have
sold it fur half price and been glad to,
but there was no such thins? as making
a ileal. Finally, in despair, I went lo
one of the oewspaper offices and looked
up the advertisements for the week past
The loer ha I advertised, and I went to
his i.flfoe in a big building and gavo up
the bill. The reward was $50, but h
e uinled out $10 on top of that aud said
I wouldn't hive believed there was
,.!, Ii.mestv iii the world. You could
Tmstfiu By White Men.
A FAITHFUL NEGRO.
NORTHERN PEOPLE SHOULD GIVE THE
KOLLOWINU A CAREFUL PERUSAL.
U is siiaply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless
form. . . . Sold by every
druggist in the malarial
sections of the United
States No cure, no
pay. . . . Price, 50c
WHOLESALER.
Uo.,Fb, 6, UN-
bh to eonsratulata jrou
f CHILDREN Jry
1 ANADULTSfc4
tASFATAS&mW
W,GS- rlr
(Mil k. I
1 1 1
Dr. Locia,
Plan Maoicma Co., City
Ontlomni Wo
im, J-,.m: hiv air r.otil ilunng Uw UtJ
Colli r.3j Ortp ooaMQ l.rJ,,;,Ki?j h.mllh
pinun mall down or iter roamed nerewim
BdobUso, Houra truly.
MEYER BROS. DRUQCQ,
RETAILER.
Ebuhon, Itu
Pabis UsDicma Co.,
GonUeraerji-I handle MTeoor eight rttn"
f iv other
First Tasteless Tonic
ever manufactured.. All
other so-called "Taste
less" Tonics are imita
tions.. Ask any druggist
about this who is not
PUSHING an imitation.
CONSUMER-
WnrrnaBoao, Tex., Sep. 1.
Pm Mmtnira Co., Bt. Louis, Mo.
Oontlonwn i-I wrlto you a few lines of BTat
j . .k- k...i m,..llrin( .inthsworlil
.m MiMiuiiiuw".""!. , ,.
rCbilljan.l Fcvor. I havo tnrco cinii.r.n
t!iattaavobn d m with roL rial fever for 111
. . ........ K,iitt rh ll mpiiicinea 01 i
it timh of dill Tonica but I cell ten dowio. n-.la ami wcior-. "'-' ' Tm 0,
of Ctov.-ii t ) wheiolo UOW..-V , u-v .1 1 h ? " '"'Vfil &n iro all well now
I colil 3 pouicfl -.1 1 r-rtrc, if I hatThiii ! it wo. our Tiitcloai t'liill 'lVnio that uiq
ft on hLT Hi : n .vo T7oo.'.a eurcd ttvo ca lt. aumot aay too much la It J boHU.
olchilla with ono bottle oui truly.
1 "T.VWYAJU).1 JAMEBD-BOBBBm
HENDERSON
TELEPHONE
COMPANY.
OFFICE or
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT,
HENDERSON, N. C.
February 15, 1809.
Tha Company be(? lo aooouoca that
ihe Nlowioa are now conoccted by ihe
Ling DUtance Service, md the rate
herewith publinhrd will be ettecuvi
and afiei February 15, 1HH9.
From WELDON to
M aeon.
MauaoD, 25
Middleburg, 30
Oakville, 25
0ford, 40
Kidirewav, N., 25
Ki.lL.ewav. 8.. 25
Koanoke Kapidi
Vanhan,
Warren I'laina,
Warienlon
Wise,
Youugsville,
J. L. JUDKINS,
Wboleaale aud Retail
Dealer In Fine '
Staple
and
Fancy
Allell, 30.
UrookatoD, 'M
Centreville, 40
Churchill, 25.
Ddbney, 35.
Enfield,
Fraoklioton, 40.
Uillburg, 35
Henderson, 35
Halifax, 10.
Kiurell, 40.
Laurel, 40.
Littleton, 20.
Louuburg, 40.
F.
Gen. Supt.
A PPOMATTOX
-CV. IRONWORKS
ajanufaotflrereof
Agrioraltnral Implements, Shafilngi,
Mill Gearing, rallaya, All inwi
Machinerr, and Bepaira.
Km. ii S4 OH St., Pet.mb.rf, Va.
Groceries ,
HLl lonnh
UIU u
avo kept the bill as well as not. He
ok down my name and all that and fiave
the affair aw.iy to tha reporters. They
wrolerao upas the 'lloneit Trarap and
had uiv picture in tho papers, but you
may isuess I didn't enjoy it overmuch.
.1 Kiill in nlaoe ot 81.(100. aud as lur
mv honesty, it was all bosh. I returned
the bill beciuie thai to, and tiiougti
'ui hungry and dead broke ami don
know where to turn in lor tne nijjm
I'm not looking for anymore bis finds
.Something with a figure '2' on the cornet
ill just about fit my vest pocket."
Bolder Enoogli-
I happened to be telling some stories
of my boyhood home last night, and this I
was one i.f lliem. Jeremiah Pundir-
ford, or Uncle Jerry, as evcryhudy called
ii id. was a hi n ii in Ii Methodist. He
haunted the meetings and wus a fervid
exhurter in clam meeting and ''experience
gatherings," as we called them in Rhode
Island. On Sundays, moreover, he led
the "ttueo" chorus, sittiog in the front
row uf the church right undT the
preacher's nose. During the preliminary
services of song, which Uncle Jerry con
sider! d as a Bort of necessary weakness
for the sake of the young and the women,
he would sit with his head bowed down
ud both hands resting on the head ol
his big silver-beaded cane. Hut when
the preacher began the sermon, then
Uncle Jerry straightened up, fixed his
eyes on the preacher's face and drank in
eagerly every worJ. The preacher never
went far into bis sermon without snou be
ginning to look to Uncle Jerry for en
couragement. The stranger iu the pulpit
always ended by preachmg to Lucie
Jerry. For it was from Uncle Jerry
that there used to come those deep, so
norous aniens that reverberated through
the whole church
Oue day the pulpit was occupied by
an enthusiastic revivalist from Boston
His fame had gone before him, and at
the Sunday evening service the lililo
church was packed to the door. Long
before the time for service Uncle Jerry
was in bis seat. For anyone else to have
akn I hat seat would have been a pro
fanatiun The preacher began anJ wi
soon worked up to a ntgn degree oi fx
citetuent. Uncle Jerry bent forwaid
further and further, hanging upoui veiy
word, his soul rejoicing in the fervid de
nunciations of sin. Soon the preacher
got over into particulars, and liien Undo
Jetry's aniens came thick aud fast and
oud. "My friends," shouled ihe preach
er, "gambling is suidini thousands uf uur
th to perdition every year. Wo have
got lo run the curse out of our land.
Amen !" said Uncle Jerry, in deep-
vuiccd, itupluiiu t.'iic "Duuciui! is de
grading our young women aud leading
them into pallia ut wickedness. e ve
gut, as ( hiisiians, to put the ban upou
it. "Amenl troin imcie deny, wnn
increasing fervor. "The drink evil is
un leruiining the foundation of our nation
and dragging our youth down lo drunk
ard's graves. We've got to wipe nut
the curse in our fair land" "Amenl"
shouted Uncle Jerry, in terrific tones, aid
almost rising from his seat.
The pri usher waxed warmer and wi nt
oi. "Ihe tobacco habit is diseasing on
b iva aud giving us a race of weakling)
and tfleuiinale youlh. We've got lo
abolish the evil now ot never." There
Wis a deathly hush. Not a word. The
preacher waited. It grew embarrassing.
The Northerner who is forever liaip-
ing upon the manner iu which the negro
is kepi down in (lie Smith might epen
is eyes in wond. r ut Ihe many ens s iu
which ni'L'ines have been laiiblul in I heir
services fur many years lo their employ
er, and, as reward, h"ld positions of
trust and are sleemed as houest as any
man by the while people who know iluui
They are not put on a social i quality
ith white people, but their station in
ifn is f.ir above lhat which the Northern
er sits as the rank of the nmru iu the
South.
A fair iliusiration of this is to be had
n the case of Prince A Danuel, who for
SALT RHEUM CURED BY
Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
JUST SEEN IN TI.TIE.
light skin Krnptlona are a Warning ir Something Ktora serlona to Com.
1'be Oulr Kale War la to Heed tlie Warning. Jobneton'a sareaparllla
la Ilia Hull Powerful Blood Purifier Known.
Nature, in her efforts to correct mistakes, which mistakes have come from
careless living, or it may be from ancestors, shoots out pimples, blotches and
other imperfections on the skin, as a warning that more serious troubles (per
haps tumors, cancers, erysipelas or pulmonary diseasesi are certain to follow if
you neglect to heed tlie warning aud correct the mistakes.
Many a lingering, painful disease and many an early death has been avoided
simply because these notes of warning have been heeded and the blood kept
pure by a right use of JOHNSTON'S HAIlSAl'AKI M.A.
Miss Abbie J. ltanile, of Marshall, Mich., writes;
" 1 was cured of a bad humor after suffering wilh it for five years. Tho
doctors and my friends said it was salt rheum. It came out on my head, neck
anil ears, and then on my whole body. 1 whs perfectly raw with It. What I
suffered during those rive years, is no use telling. Nobody would believe me if
I did. I tried every medicine that was advertised to cure it. I spent money
enough to buy a house. I heard JOHNSTON'S SAUSAl'ARILLA high.y
praised. I tried a bottle of it. I began to improve right away, and when 1 had
finished the third bottle I was completely cured. I have never had a touch of it
since. I never got any thing to do me the least good till 1 tried JOHNSTON'S
SARSAPARILLA. 1 would heartily advise all who are suffering from humors
or skin disease of any kind to try it at once. I hail also a good deal of stomach
trouble, and was run down and miserable, but JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA
made me all right.
The blood is your life and if vou keep it pure and strong you can positively re
sist disease or faee contagion fearlessly. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA never
wen'v-HX years has b.;en in the employ fails. It is for sale by all druggists, in full quart bottles at only one dollareactt
The bovs beaan to tiggle. Kvtrjbody
. . . .. j .i... " ' -
The red nosed vagrant stoppeu me g, ijn(,le Jerr, TBere lie 8at
preoccupied citUm at the street corner. wjh face ktprD Bnj at olid, but down
"Beg pardon, sir," he said, "but may I
ask "
'You may ask if you want to," inter
rupted the preoccupied cilia, m, "but 1
....'i i..li vou. I don't know when the
blamed oeutury begins
Aud he hurried on.
FRUITS. CONFECTIONERIES-
Croek-ry, (Hum Tin, and wooden and wib
low'ware. Also Priitl's Home, tow,
ii.mt mil l ou irv ruou, aim """"
3& Tasteless Hull Tome. Aleiandei'a
MVer mi M-mry ein. "j"-
the blood. This tonic is wttrriiiitetior
money n-Iu mini.
J. L. JUDKINS,
No. Washington Ave., Weldnn, N. C
iW 11 It
W, T. PARKER
-DIALER IN-
Selected and
Private Stock
Rye Whiskey,
of the Purest
Distillation,
and is
Recommended
to all who use
or Require a
Stimulant of
Reliable plitj.
DAVENPORT MORRIS A CO.,
Sole agents for the Distiller,
Richmond, Va.
each col uer uf his inoulh were the ti
bacco trickling that had run thero fir
years. For Uucle Jerry was never with
out good, big comforting quid of Fann
ers' Delight in his moutb. It was too
much fur the audience. They laugtud
outright. The preacher hemmed and
hawed, and then weot on mechanically.
Uncle Jerry sat 6xcd and silent through
of the First National Bank of this city.
Danuel secured a position wilh the bank
in 1884 as porter, and, after proving his
effiiiency and iutegrity, was given the
work of collecting to do. Never in all
ihe lime of his service has he ever failed
to account for every cent of money en
trusted to him. Ilia collections are al
ways niade accurately; in fact, he has yet
o make his first mistake in a money
transact Ion.
In executing his duties at the bank
vast sums uf money are handled by him,
and the money is as safe in his hands as
is ihe meat in ihe care of a butchers'
dog.
So well is Danuel thought of by his
employers that not long ago the bank
gave him a trip lo the North, his railroad
fare and all travelling expenses to Chica-
Ln. asliinoton aud other large cults
being delrayed by the bank. Mr. C. V
Cohulle, President of Ihe bank, gave
him a letter of introduction to all of the
hanks in the cities he went to. This
letter made him a welcome visitor wbere
ever he went. He was looked upon as a
kiud of wonder, the idea of a negro hold
ing a position of trust in the South being
befme that considered out of the ques
tion.
Danuel's face has for a long time
been a familiar one in Memphis, as fur
forty years this has been his home. His
first situation was years asm with the
Mississippi and Atlantic Steamship Com
nmiv. This Ci'Uitwnv operated a line of
Bteauisbips between New Orleans and St
Louis. Dauuel was a general all-round
man on the company's wharf-boat
Memphis, where ho gavo the best satis
faction. His next place was with the
firm of KUertou L. Dorr & Co., cotton
hovers. He was with ibis firm threo
vears as a cotton sampler. Danuel servei
thetu well, and, owiii); to the good charac
ter this firm gave him, secured the post
lion he now fills at ihe 1'irst iatlooul
Bank. Memphis livening Scimitar,
TETTUK, WA1.T KIIICIIH ANll
ZOIA.
The intense itching and smarting inci
dent to these diseases, is iuatautly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Kye and Sk
Ointment. Many very bad cases hsve
heen liermaneutlv cured by it. It
equally efficient for i'ching piles and
a favorite rem. dv for sore nipples, chap
ped hands, chilblains, frost bites and
chronic sore eyes, 'Z'is. per box.
For sale by W. M.Cohen, Weldon, J. N. Brown,
Hallfai. lr. A. s. Harriaon. Ki'lleH. unnutmui
W. M. Cohen, Weldon, N. C.
What He Saw On Tie Coffin.
THOUGHT IT WAS A GHOST.
TUE EXI'ERIENCB AN EXPRESS MF.8
HKNUKU HAD.
The individual who goes un t tare l
seldom able to pay the rent,
To marrv for money and miss it is less I j, , The preacher soon fioished and
painful than to marry for love and m,8 ,H went home to erjoy the laugh ihey
it. hardly dared vent iuchuich, How often
I think of that story. It is so Iruo to
human nature. We shout amen with
great guslo till the truth strikes home to
lis, snd then we well, we do just what
Uncle Jerry did, get angry and keep
silent. The American Agriculturist
Heavy n.,,.....
Oorn,Hay & Oats
111 mxull elinin for cash. 3-lbs green
eoffca lor Ifcw. 1 have leveutly added to
m. l.uiDM. a bakery. Hest Brea.t ana
Cakea tarnished .Uhortnoir..
WtMaa, N. C.
MfUF
MR. W. D SMITH, at Weldon, N. C
is the sole distributing agent at that
point, for the above old and
Celebrated Whiskey.
DAVENPORT MORRIS CO.
Bar SI Sin.
'PERFECT" SCALES
i LAST FOREVER.
COMBINATION BEAM
COPPER PLATED
STEEL LEVERS.
For facta wrlteto
Jones ot Blnihamtoo,
tMSMAMTON. N-
Doctors' Costly Visit
Sickness in the family
is ham
enough
to hear
under the
best of
condi
tions. H
almost al-.
ways cuts
off part
of the regular
income, and
when on top uf
tliat It adds uu.
reasonably to
the expense it
aeems almost too great
a burden tor any iane
ilv in moderate cir
cumstances to erauiie,
But there is a way
to avoid most of these
iinnHewuirv expenses
besides preventing a great ileal of the
sickness itself.
.. - ttiaU " uvi Mra. Bcla F.
Howanl. of Glen Kllto. Sonoma Co. Cal. "I
, . in this niai-.. iiirrn vexr. nitil nave
onlv hal doctor one in my family mc lhat
lime, thallka lo Dr. Ptciw'a Common 8m
Medical A.lviner ami hit medicine. Tim toot
aavn ductor'a visila. I cannot do without it in
.... hn., l hav had two conic hut cannot
keep them. Hncloaed 1 wild i onr-ccnl tami
fr another copy An.Hher lady, Mm. Jennie
Warren, of Clifton, Graham Co., Ariiona. aaya:
" Wilh plcinurr 1 write lo you again lo lei you
.nn. f hnl 1 rl M w41 and Mruliff aa I ever .ltd.
With ronr kind and food advice and Ur. Pierce'!
Favonlc Preacriptiou I have l-en entirely "jml
I thank yon a thousand time for your ed d-
that if wrv nrnnn who I ll'k tit
..'.. will write tn vou for advice and will
take Ihe medicine you prescribe. accontinR lo
directloni, no oiner oocior a w,mw w...
needea.
4W
2
Of No Conscience.
"Is your play copyrighted?" asked the
intimate friend.
Oh," said the dramatist, with ulter
indifference, ' some of it was probably I"
Indianapolis Journal.
Tie Safest Way Oat.
She Are you Mill engaged lo Msudif
He-No.
She I congratulate you I You're
well rid of her. How did you break it
off?
He By marryiog ber. Colliei's
Weekly.
Anything But That.
Wigway " Why did your wife change
doctors?"
Henpccke ''The last one we had told
her she should keep her mouth closed il
the open air.
New Name Oli Troutle-
Dr. Cady's Condition Powders
are just what a horse needs when in Daa
oondilion. Tonic, blood puri6er and
vermifuge. They are not lood but med
ieina and the besl in use to put a horse
in prime condition. Price 25c per pack
age.
For u r by W. M. Cohen Weldon i. N. Browu
Halifax. I'r. A. a. Harrtaoa. Kuaeld. DmiiKtiu.
Saurt Woman.
Mrs Muggins How do you unna;
your husband so well?
Mrs lWeiin I always let liitn think
he is having bis own way,
KOKOVKK VVV VKAHM
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over filtv Years by millions
mothers lor children, while teething, wilh
perfect success. It soothes the child
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind oolic, and is the beat remedy lor
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little
sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists
in every Dart of the world. 25 cents i
bottle. Be sure snd ask for "Mrs. Wins
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IkhiiJ Her On i Back
I not believe in ghosts, nor am I
articularly nervous, remarked the ex
press messenger, "tiut 1 once was so posi-
ive lhat I saw a spectre that I was
troubled wilh insomnia for many nights
nd I thought I never would be able to
quiet my nerves again.
It was back in the bu s and 1 was
running between Kansas City and Dec
ver on ihe U. V. We made a suia'.
olorado station one evening about dusk
od found on the platform, as I had been
d vised, the grewsome pine box, telling
its story of Bouie unfortunate who h
gone to the mountains iu a vain search
of health. It so happened that my car
was full. and. clan as I tukht, I could
find no place for the box. The train con
doctor came up to find out what was the
cause of the delay. I told bim of my
orcdicamcnt. He was equal to the
mergency in an instant.
"Put it on the front of the platform,"
he said. The suggestion was a good one
and in another moment our dead passen
ger was abourd and we were roiling over
the prairie.
It so happened lhat I had a car with
a door at the end. About 10 o'clock
snow commenced falling, and I tell you
it came down thick, as it often does in
Colorado. It was midnight when I
thought ot the corpse. It would never
do to lose it and the jolt of the traiu
might jar it off the platform. The night
was clear. I opened the door. As it
swung on its hingos I looked out. Then
I slammed the door with a hang and
jumped back in the car. I was perspir
ing from every pore aud trembling like a
leaf.
"What had I seen? Why, sitting
bolt upright on the coffin, with his hands
olasping his knees, was the whitest ghost
any man ever saw. 1 stood in the center
of the ear, irresolute. I looked at my
Winchester, then I resliiid it would be
uf no use agaiust a spook.
Suddenly the door opened aud there
stood my ghost. It was a tramp cover
ed with snow from head to font. He stood
there blinking at the light for a moment
and then said ;
Say, Willie, you ve ketohed me;
anyhow, can't you let me get warm afore
you turn me off?' Did I let him ride?
Well, I guess. If I'd been going to New
York he could have gone with me. I'm
the last man in Ihe world not to show
spprcciation snd gratitude." Minneapo
lis Tiibune.
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