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' ' THE PATRON . AND 6LEANEB ,, - 1 4 r ' " -' - --4-: . LLl v... . VOL 5. LASKER, NORTHAMPTON' COUNTY, X. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1896. NO. 8. V. Paul 3Ioore, I). D.S.L Jackson, N. C. tgT Office! at residence. DR. O. M. BROWN, r WOODLAND, N. ? i - - Teeth extracted without pain. Attorney at Law, . Jackson, N. G. 9 " 15? ; I'rac.-tk-es in tlie Courts of Sot lii amjdoii, Halifax, counties. lic-rtie and adjoiuliifr ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, j JACKSON, N. C. j iV.u tices in' 'Northampton und adjoining counties and wherever his services are de sired. .Office in North end of courthouse. W. W. Peebles & Soil, ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW, JACKSON, 'N. C. Office No. 1 West oi the Hotel' Burnvyn Ori;, of the tirMi will be at liich Square ev ery second Saturday in each and every niojith. at Woodland every third Saturday, and at Conway every fourth Saturday, be- tween the hours of 11a. m. and 4 p. in. P. N. STAINBACK, 7eia.ori., zrsr. o. - Specialties ... 1 Busies and Wagons. Metallic Walnut and Wooden ft u rial Ciises. t !'. .-iPrompt attention to orders. PHOTOGRAPHS. I I - ! To the People of the Surrounding Vicinities: My Photo business increases so I have decided to remain at niy old fstitnd a while longer. Bring along your little babes with their tender and pleasant smiles. You can never regret your money while it wi ll be a pleasure and delight to them to see When they got old. ! Yours respectful ly, W. H. BAKER, , Hall's Mineral Spring. Rich Square, jNV C. Undertaking. Besides a regular line of ejofiius and caskets finished in walnut and rosewood and cloth covered caskets I desire' to call special attention to a line of with glass from which I can fix up a ' neat coHin for little money. K. TT. ' Blanchard, J-K-lv : Woodland,! Ni - , ALBERT Professional WATCHMAKER .... . j of more than l!0 years experience in Euro j)e and America, btjgs to inform the people of Jackson and surrounding county, that he hils o k? tied a 1 i r s t- c 1 a s s Wa t c 1 ira a ke r ' s shop, in room No. o in new Bur gwyn building-. Jackson, where he is able to do the most 'difficult work, onytll kind s of Watches, Clocks, etc. , under one year guarantee. I am hereto stav. Give me a trial. For . Rent or Sale! ) One good lot and a gtx)d " room dwelling house within 50 yards of the West -office at Ilohoboth, . C with smokehouse and other out The houses on reasonable terms. house has 3 good brick ehhnneyis and the lot contains acre in a dt sirable location. For further information apply -to Mrs. M. A. Dkloatch. tf Jackson. N. e. wooas Seeds. OATS 3 Giant White Abundance Makes a growth and yield -which, in contrast with the ordinary White Spring Oata, is simply amazing. Itis enormously pro ductive and an extra heavy grain, weighing 40 to 45 pounds to the measured bushel. Write for price. Wood's DescrlptiTC CaUlorn tells all about this valuable new Oat. It Is a veritable (aide to the farm and garden, telling the best crops to grow, and the best way to grow them. Write for it. Mailed free. T.W.W00D & SONS, SEEDSMEN, RICHMOND, VA; Three Helps. If the world seems cold to yoti, Kindle fires to warm it' Let their comfort hide from view Winters that deform iti Hearts are frozen as your own - To that radiance gather; You will soon forget to moan ; "Ah! the cheerless weather!" If the world's a wilderness, , flo build houses in it! Will it help your loneliness On the winds to din it? Raise a hut, however slight! WecjJs and brambles smother, j And to. roof and meal invite Some forlorner brother. , N, -r If the world's a vale of tears, j Smile till rainbows span it; breathe the loe that life endearsj Clear of clouds to fan' it. Of your gladness lend a gleam Unto souls that shiver; Show them how dark Sorrow's stream Iilends with Hope's bright river L.ucy ! Larcom 1 Did You Ever Think: That a kind word put out at in terest brings back an enormous percentage of love and apprecia; tion ?. ; . r I '- That though a loving thought may not seem to be appreciated, it has made you better and brav er because of it? - I i That the little kind acts of kind ness ana tnougntiumess aay: dv jlay, are really greater than one immense act of goodness shown once a year.' ' : j i That to be always polite to the people at home is not only more ladylike, but more refined than Having company manners." That to judge anybody by his personal appearance stamps you as pot only ignorant, but vulgar? That to talk, and talk aud talk ; i . about yourself and your belong-. insrs is very tiresome to the peo- le who listen? J That Ito be wittv (?) at the ex- jenso of somebody else is posi- ive cruelty many, times? j ! . That personalities-j-dre no, al- ways interesting, ana very oiten offensive? ! r. That the ability to keep a friend s very mucn greater man equired to gain one? That if women would allow heir friends to "enjoy themselves ;i. their own way there would be s nrnn ctnm nrf rl ir r C in 1 i f d ? That if the girls ail over the world were to form societies of , . . , i one, each being ner own presi dent and house committee, 'and entertaining committee, and sec retary and treasurer, and' make kind-words' the currency, consid erate actions the social functions, aud love the great aim,-that the world would be sweeter and pur er for it? just form one society where"you are and see what a great success it will be. Ladies' Home Journal. E Pluribus Unum on ou Coins. According. to the United States mint officials, the words, "E Plu ribus Unum," as they appear on our coins, are there without the sanction of law. The legend first appeared upon a copper coin "struck" at the Newburg (New York) mint in the year 1780. The United States were very youug at that time and could not afford the luxury of a mint, so a pri vate individual by the name of Brash er opened the Xewburg coining establishment with the intention of turning out money of the realm for all comers. Exactly how the words "E Pluribus Unum" came to be used as a motto is not known, but one thing is certain, the Brasher copper coin bearing that legend and the date of 1786 is tlie most valuable metal disk ever minted on this continent be ing worth about ,009, or twice as much as the famous rare dol lar of 1804. Some time after coining his fa mous copper with the odd Latin j motto as above described Brash jer tried his baud on a large-sized gold piece, producing the coin ! known to the uumismatists' as 1 "Brasher's twenty." The Brash l et "twenty" was not a 20 gold ' piece, however, for it lacked 4 of ! weighing enough; but rf late years it 'has become. very scarce and valuable because of the fact that the legend inscribed upon it reads "Unum E Pluribus," in stead of "E Pluribus Unum." This coin is now valued at $1,500. The Church and the Poor iThe increasing tendency in large cities is toward the divorce of rich and poor. Some churches may rightly be denominated "fashionable churches." From such the middle and I the poorer classes do not need ito be kept not likely to ven out; they' are ture through the lfries of circum- valia'tion within wltich fashionable religion entrenches it$elf. These churches, through soiial affini ties, financial methods, and many other causes,! have reallv no con- genial place for the lowly. From them principally a System of aiissiou churches has grown up, where niuch earnestj self-denying and faithful Cnristian work is done by persons of the highest social position, and as a result many of the poor and lost are sought out, saved, and trained up But, not- in Christian nurture withstanding all the good! results which may be made ho attend a false method, the principle is a departure from the Word of God. and cannot jjbut i ne vi tably i u ju re both classes in the end. For it is directly in the order of God's ii 'i providence that the rich and the poor should meet together. They meet in all the relations of human life, in mart and shop, id factory a tod thoroughfare, in reciprocal relations 'of help and dependence quite as m Capital needs labor uch as labor depends on capital, and the iheanest arti san is as necessary Ko the lady's breakfast and toilet, 'as lie r gold is to the hundred hands that feed and dress her. j ' j They meet i n the com mon ex perience of sin and sorrow. Be ueath ". the j jewels of pride the heartache is as keen and the sting of conscience as sharp as in thei heart of lowly borrow and sin. The same blood must wash away the guilt of both; The same evil heart -must be crucified and cleansed in both: The same Spirit must breathe into both the life of God. The same Christ must live in both. The same Di vine Comforter must be received by both. I They meet also in Christian ex perience. Mere culture cannot alter the essential oneness of the divine life. It may broaden and deepen and elevate the range of Character, but'the image of Christ jnust ever be the same in all his Hsen ones, and every true Chris tian heart thrill with sympathy that rises above all external con ditions. Nay, the heart of Christ, if it truly beats in one of exalted station, will be intensely sensitive to the feelings of humbler' breth ren, and will guard most careful: ly against all that could chill or wound. L And, at the'lasf, rich and poor meet in the grave. There "Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be lowly laid' With the poor crooked scythe and spade. '! v The rich and the poor meet to gether in mutual sympathy and reciprocal influence, in the educa tion of Christian character. The rich need t.ie poor as the evidence of the Master's presence, as ob jects of sympathy and considera tion, and examples of virtues for which their station has no place. And the poor need the rich, not only for the sake of their benefic ence and aid, but to stimulate to higher ideas of noble endeavor. Many a poor boy has been stimu lated to lofty aims by some high er example in the church of his childhood, jwhereas, thej dreary uniformity ; of poverty and de pendence paralyzes, by its very monotony, all higher aspirations. There is room for far more varie ty of spiritual gifts, and more free and full development of character, in a church composed, like God's great world, of every variety and class. The mission church, by jits very dependence, becomes passive and inert. Self reliance is! as necessary for a healthy organization as for a strong character, j But the worst j evil is that a large class, iying fetween the two extremes, is lost by both. There are thousands of persons, some of them? red uced i n' Ci rc u in s ta n ces. others more sensitive to their so cial surroundings than if they were wealthy, who feel slighted at being consigned to the mission churches, and; will not attend them. They are not at home in the exclusive and weal thy church! ;s, and the result is they go no where. The class in our large cities who are most neglected are the working- people, the people. who spend their Sabbaths in the excursion party, the park, or the billia rd saloon, anil who, while themselves inexcusably wrong. are yet able to find some pretext for their siu in the selfishness and pride of those who call theni;- '. selves by his name who was the friend and companion of the common people," and who has made it the test of a true church for all time. The poor have ye always with you." 'The poor have the Gospel preached to them." It is not enough that theChurch should simply receive the mass'- es, but she should seek them; Her work should not be passivel but asrrressive. We must go to them, to the streets and byways of the city, and constrain them to come in.! The Church should adopt proper methods toattrac the masses. The Father's House should be as free as the Father's Light and Love and Gospel. The motto on every church door, and every pew, every usher's face aud every member's qountenj ance, should be, "Whosoever will may come. Let the whole life and methods of the Church at tract all classes indiscriminately and let all give on honorable, equal footing, as God has prospered them. And let the service be the preaching of the Gospel, sowartri and simple, direct and personal and so plain that he who runneth may read, and so urgent that he who readeth must run. The heart of the masses wants, not mean philosophy, but God's C h ri s t. Ch ri s tia n Wo rk. FOUND THE DISTINCTION. JUDGE CLARK'S EXPERIENCE WITH A MEXICAN STAGE COACH. ; A recent letter from Justice Walter Clark of Raleigh, who is now touring in Mexico, says he bought a stage coach ticket ana mounted to his seat. As the ve hicle rolled off, he noticed on one side a man jwho had a second class and on the other a third" class ticket. As the journey pro ceeded Judge Clark began to wonder wherein the difference between the tickets lay. When a hill was reached he found out, for the stage stopped, aud the driver shouted out:. "Second class passengers get out and walk up; third class ,pas- sengers get out and push; first t 1 1 A t class passengers Keep ineir seats. "Raleigh Press-Visitor, A Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras. Work on the Diamond Shoal lighthouse, off Cape Hatteras, is to be begun next spring. The new plans contemplate an im mense structure, built on the screw pile order, with the foun dation of the light practically 100 feet beneath the wave surface and protected on all sides by hur. d reds of tons of riprap to prevent damage from shifting sands. Iron piles will be-lriven down by hydraulic pressure until a sound footing is secured, and the actual structure for the lightkeepers and materials to maintain the light will be built on the interior of the skeleton ton height, of 105 feet above the water. The cos t of the structure when complete! is estimated at 200, 000, and of this sum there is now available 400,000. Diamond Shoal pr6- jecis1 mio me sea seea mues i l . i : i . la Hatteras, and is covered wi from b to 0 ieet of water. It s marked now only by Hatterais I light standing. on shore seven miles from the outer edge, and not discernible in hazy or foggy weather. The proposed liglit will be on the extreme edge, sev en miles from the nearest: shore, and visible twenty-three nautical miles. The latest fog apparatus will be; provided, and there wijll be accommodation for three keet ers. It will probablj- take two years to complete the project from the date the. work begin 5. When completed it will be the most notable, lighthouse irr the world. Army and Navy Journal. Business and Sentiment. - - We Southern iepple sadly mix business and sentiment If railroad system retires, an officia who is popular, immediately his friends come forth with loud pro testations that their patronage shall forever be withdrawn from that railroad. We forget th railroad looks at the matter from x different point of view. It wil not take a step on iersona grounds; it is a business institu tion, and has to run on business principles. For a generation we uave been coming to this. Com petition is rife, profit margins are so close, that there 'is but short shrift for sentiment. Not only is this true of railroads, but of most dverv other business. When we patronize a man or a corporation or an institution, we do not obli gate it to consult us as to whom it may employ; we may iusistou- iy that it employ honest, worthy, emcient men, and jrive us our money's worth. -Biblical Re- corder. Home Geography. Ask pupils of twelve years to sketch their neighborhood, and you will learn with how little ex actness and completeness they have - observed lheir surround ings, and how imperfect is the picture of their home which they carry about in their invaginations. Now let the inferences be drawn that there is no possibility for pupils, or for maukind in general, to comprehend what is remote and canuot be presented to the bodily senses, unless this is made possible by comparing the un known with- the known. It fol- ows that we should give the first rank in the geographical instruc tion to the immediate neighbor hood and the place where the pur pil is destined to live at first; that we should begin with the nearest and) proceed gradually to what is more remote. Thebontentsof the first geographical instruction are consequently taken from the im mediate surroundings of the pu pils; and the principle, "from the iinown the unknown," which here coincides with that, "from Itbo nearest to the more remote," niust govern the instrnction in eography, as in all knowledge. Selected. A k.and Without Animals. Japan is a land without the do mestic animals. It is this lack which strikes the stranger so brcibly in looking upon Japanese landscapes. There are no cows the Japanese neither drinks milk' nor eats meat. There are but few horses, and these are im-, pojted mainly for the use of the foreigners. The freight cars in the city streets are pulled and pushed by coolies, and the pleas ure carriages are drawn by men. There are but few dogs, and these are neither used as watch dogs, beasts of burden nor in hunting, except by foreigners. There are no sheep in Japan, and wool is not used in clothing, silk and cotton being the staples. There are no pigs pork is an un known article of diet, and lard is not used in cooking. There are no goats or m ules, or donkeys. Wild animals there are. however, and in particular, bears of enor mous size. One of these Mr. Fi:.ch saw stuffed, ina,museum, he describes as "big as an ox." Beside another stuffed museum hear is Droserved. in alcoholthe mauirled body of a child the bear ! had eaten just before being killed. War, of course, is acquainting the Japanese with the use of animals. rrf l U . . ,1 others to drasr the" field guns, i i ne armv nascavairv norses. auu i The empress, also, in obvious im itation of European royalties, is an expert horsewoman, and sad die horses are kept for her use. Popular Science News. The Time for Building Up the system is at this season. The cold weather has made unusual drains upon the vital forces. The blood has become impoverished and impure, and all the functions of the body suf fer in consequence. Hood's Sarsa parilla is the great builder, because it is the One True Blood Purifier and nerve tonic. Hood's Pills become the favor ite cathartic with all who use them. All druggists. 25c. i , Jefferson's Ten Rules. Jefferson.'s ten rules are good yet They are short and concise md embody so much of value that it would be well iMhey were clipped and put where we Could see them often. They are as fol- :ows: -; . 1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day iNever trouble another for whayou can do yourself. 3. Never send your money be fore you have it. 4. Nevdr buy what you do not want because it is cheap. 5. Pride costs more than hun ger, thirst and cold. 0. We seldom repent of having eaten too little. 7. . Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly, i 8, How much pain the evils have cosus that have never hap pened. 9.. Take things, always by the smooth handle 10. When anerrv. count ten be fore you speak; if very angry, co u n t a h'u nd red . Most Wonderful City. The mpst wonderful city with in the limits of the United States, ' i and . which has no existence what-. ever (luring the summer months. is Flsb City,Mich. This munici- al oddity is built on the ice of tagmaw Bav regularly every winter and, is occupied by men and their families, who are en gaged in catching, cleaning and packing Jake trout and white fish for the market. Fish City is sit uated in the same cove every winter and, is built of rough pine boards. In the winter of 1893-94 it had a population of nearly 3,000 and in 18(J4-95 almost twice that numjber. j All Sorts. Live 'for something. Do good, and leave behind you a monu ment of virtue that the storms of ime can never destroy. Write your name in Kindness and iove on the hearts of those you come in contact with year by year. These will be as legible on the learts you leave behind as the stars on the brows of the even- ng. Good deeds will shine as stars of heaven. Chalmers. Drinking Healths. The drinking of healths origi nated during the Danish occupan- r T m I "TV cy oi m-inan. ine uaues ire- quently stubbed Englishmen while in the act of drinking, and t finally became necessary for he 'English, in view of the con stant repetition of this dastardly mode of assassination, toenterinto a compabt to be mutual pledges of security for each other's health and preservation. Hence the cus tom of pledging and drinking healths. It Causes Joy. i '' .) '. j There is joy in heaven over the pinner who repents, even though he may have been a; member of the - church for yealrs. Ram's Horn, i ' ' There is no road to success but through a clear, strong purpose. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of whatever sort TT.) M-unger. He who would study with ad vantage,) in any art whatsoever, ought to betake himself to the reading of some sure and certain books oftentimes over; for to read many books prod uceth confusion. rather than learning. ike as those who dwell everywhere are not anywhere at home, Luther. A strong, definitiej purpose is handed, and lays hold of . 1 whatever is near , mat can serve it; it has a maguetid power that draws to itself whatever is kin- ;.rea. i. i.iunger . We must discipline ourselves constantly to form and to break habits, as a means towards the ever-developing realization of the good in us. Rosenkrjanz. A scientific education prepares the mind to think with certainty, and a literary education enables the mind to express its thoughts with propriety. J. Dickinson. Some days must needs be full of gloom, Yet must we use them as we may. Talk less about the years to come, iLive, love, and labor more to-day. , I Alice Cary. NOTICE! - I will sell at cost from the 1st of February, 1896, to the 30th of April, 1896, my entire stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, &c. I have also twQ$ows and Pigs that I will sell cheap for cash. , If you want a bargain call at once. B. H. Lanier, Feb. 1, 1896. Margaretuville, N. C. At Half Prices. Having decided to make some changes in my business I have de cided to close out several hundred dollars worth of my stock of goods at the Baltimore Bargain House, Jackson, N. C, during the next 90 days at half price. Linen Goods, Silk Goods, Hats, Caps, Shoes, Cloth ing, Dry Goods, ' Groceries and thousands of other things nt half the prices usually charged. Come and see for yourself. We' mean business. L BLACKEft, Baltlnort Barilla Homc, Jackson, N, C. NOTICE! CUT RATES. RATES CUT. Again I call your attention to many bargains that you will find-at De- Loatch 's Store Meat, Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Snuff, Tobacco and many other things at wholesale prices. - I am doing a Wholesale and Retail business with the general trade. I give cut rates on Snuff, by the i gross, or $50 or $100 worth at he time. Flour by the barrel, sugar by the barrel, meat by the 100 or 000 pounds at Norfolk prices. Come to see me. 1 W. R. DeLoatch, Agent and General Mgr. , 11-28-tf Jackson, N.c. W. T. Picard; Jackson, N. C. ! Manufacturer of Hand Made Harness, Bri dles, Saddles, &c. I desire to call the attention of those wishing to purchase a good Buggy at a reasonable price that I have obtained the agency for the well-known firm of 2L. Wronn d Sono, for Northampton county and am pre pared to offer special inducements to those desiring to buy a good liug gy at prices to Suit tb.o Timos. I also keen in stock road carts and family carriages. Shall be pleatt to get orders for one or two-horse farm wagons. Please bear in mind that I make good at about what you pay for machine made. V 9-19-ly PRICE REDUCED. In order to make some changes in our business we have decided to close out several thousand dollars worth of our stock at about cost. Oft rolls table oil cloth, assorted col ors, 10 to 15c. per yard. 200 yards shelf and .counter oil cloth 5 to 10c. per yard. ? ' 250 yards floor oil Cloth to 30c. yard. 42 doz. ladies cottoa and wool Vest 12 : to 48c . 61 doz. men's heavy undershirti 15 to 30c 3000 yds. and 1 yd. wide unbleached ot ton 4 to 5c. 1500 yds. calico 3 to 4Kc. 38 doz: men's and boy's hats 5 to 50c. each. 24 doz. window shades a rollers, good cloth, 15 to 25c. each. 300 yds. ingrain and Brussels carpet 13H to 50c. ydi :) prs. blankets, large size. 30 to 4Sc. each. 500 prs. ladies' shoes 68 to $1.25 pr. 475 prs. men's shoes 73 to 1.35 pr. 198 prs. children's shoes 20 to 60c. pr. 1300 yds. dress cutting? 5 to 8c yd. 1 X yds. dress goods 3 to 12c. yd. Wall paper, big lot Just received to 8c. roll. Thousands of other things to close out at and below cost in the next CO days. Come quick. H. C. 8PIEH8, Mgr. New York Ruket Store. Weldon, N. C, Jan. 1, 1895. T J. D. Riddick & Co., COMMISSlOll MERCHANTS, 404 Crawford St, PORTSMOUTH, , VA. . IVTAKE a specialty of Eggs, AVJ" Hams and Poultry. Quick sales. Prompt returns withcheck. Correspondence solicited. Reference, Peoples s lianJc, 5-2-tt Portsmouth, Va. r j