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rto Ft n n no f AiI) VOLUME 6. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1897. NUMBER SO. 6 W . Fifty Year Ago. Brn4f ather' bat i And within it you ace. Grandfather's faTorite cough remedy. -Whether 'twaa Asthma, Bronchitis or t Croup, Or baby at night waked the house with a whoop, With Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Gran'ther was sure That no cold or cough would e'er fail of a cure. In hats the styles change, but the record will show Coughs arc cured as they were 0.ysars ago. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has no equal as a remedy for coughs, colds, and lung dis eases. Where other soothing elixirs palliate, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral heals. It is not a cheap cough syrup, which soothes but does not strength en; it is a physician's cough remedy, and it cures. It is put up in large bottles, only, for household use. It was awarded the medal at the World's Pair of ninety -three. It has a record of 50 Years of Cures. W. PAUL, MOORE, D. D. S. Jackson, N. C. E3gf-Office at residence. V. W. PEEbLES & SON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, JACKSON, N. C. Office No. 1 West of the Hotel Burgwyn. 1 ue of the firm will be at Rich Square ev ery second Saturday in each and every month, at Woodland every third Saturday and at Conway every fourth Saturday, be tween the hours of 11 a. m. and four p. m. The Jackson and Rich Square Telephone Co. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LaWS OF NORTH CAROLINA. Splendid service. Polite agents. lias connection with Jackson, Rich Square, Bryantown, Lasker, Pote casi and Woodland. Messages sent to any point on the - line for 10 cents. .Connects with Western Union Tel egraph Company at Rich Square. DR. W. P. MOORE, President. J. M. WEAVER, Secty. and Treas. (ieneral oflices: Jackson, N. C. SHOES. You will find the well known Bay State Shoes, for Men, Boys, La dies and Children at the new store of L. J. & M. R. Bradley, Jackson, N. C. W. B. Wvnns, of Margaretts- ville, is traveling salesmau for them. LAND .POSTED. All persons are hereby forbidden to hunt on our lands situated in Rich Square township on and near the road leading from Pinners church to Joshua Con well's night or day, with without gun or dog under the pen alties fixed by law. This Dec. 15th, - 1897. Jere Brown, N. J. Brown, Josh ua conwell, W. E. Brown, B. P. Conner and Jane Brown. NOTICE-LAND POSTED. We, theundersigned, hereby for bid any person, or persons, hunting on our land, with or without gun or dog, night or day, under the penal ties prescribed by law, said lands being situated within the following boundarie's, viz: Beginning at Rich Square and thence down the1 Eaglo tovni road to fork of road at-Joshua Con well's; thence, the new road to Pinners church; thence the Rich Square and Woodland road to Rich Square. S. M. Lassiter, Albert Vann, E. B. ( opeland, W. H. Evans, A. J. Conner, B. P. Conner, Joshua Con uell, Wm. Wall, G. G.Maggett, Wil lis Lassiter. By B. S. Gay, Atty. NOTICE-LAND POSTED. We, the undersigned, hereby for bid any person or persons hunting on our lands, situated in St. Johns township in Hertford county, and Rich Square township in Northamp ton county, with or without gun or dog, night or day, under the penal ties prescribed by law. This Dec. 9, 1897. . L. A. Odom, J. R. Powell, CR. Odom, M. E. S. Odom, Matt. Hill. BIRD DOG FOR SALE. xnyone wishing a fine setter that will hunt as graceful .and go over as mnch ground as any bird dog about taree years old will please address C. M. PARKER, 11-25-lm Menola, N. C. The Baptists of North Carolina There were Bsptists among the earlier settlers in North Carolina. They 'came from different quar lers drawn partly by tbespiiitof adventure, but more by IheolTer of religious liberty. They were lo be found at an early day scattered in groups throughout the colony. From the year 1690 to the present time their footprints may be found in every part of the State. They did not begin. to organize church es, after the elaborate fashion of our day until the year 1727. In that year Paul Palmer organized what is now the church at Shiloh in Camden county. From the first it hacTa vigorous existence, and with one exception no other church in the State has b-en so A. prolific a parent of churches. Within the counties of Gales, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquo tank, Camden and Currituck, there are more than sixty church es which have sprung 'from this parent stock, and those churches have a white membership of nearly 7,000. The colored are al most as numerous with almost as large a membership. In Virginia also there are many churches which have sprung from the old body at Shiloh. The founder, Mr. Palmer, was a native of Mary land; a man of abounding energy, a natural talent for organizing and leading men, a courage that never quailed in the presence of danger or opposition, and had that indescribable thing called magnetism which draws men. From the year 1727 until his death extending his labors into Virginia in one direction and through Craven and Onslow coun ties to the borders of South Car olina in another. In 1729 the second church was organized at Meherrin near Mur- freesboro. In 1742 another was formed, at Kehukee, in Halifax county. From this in loO came the church at Sandy Run, Bertie county, which was the parent of a numerous ecclesiastical prog eny in Northampton, Bertie and T -T . M . T ,1 tlertiord counties. i vom mo same cnurcn at nenutfee came the church at Falls of Tar River in 140. Into the leliowsnip oi this church Elisha Battle, per haps the most eminent private citizen of North Carolina inhis day, was baptized. He wTas a member of a family of dissenters ;hat fled from persecution to Ire and and thence to Nansemond county, Virginia. He filled many hisrh statious under the govern ment in North Carolina, and many times presided over the church assemblies of which he was an honored member. In 1755 a colony of Baptists came from New England through Virginia into Randolph county, and settled on Sandy Creek, where they organized a Baptist church. Churches multiplied very rapidly in the surrounding counties, and the movement spread into Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia. In 1758 the church at Sandy Creek with the neighboring churches and some in Virginia and South Caro lina, organized the Sandy Creek Association. This was the first effort to organize the Baptist churches in North Carolina for united ii: c;r; vvork. The Kt-huk' As o ption was fo? '- in 1768. Tina body in cluded a i.!it: u r v'i iiurehcs in tl-M border of -Vi :: : :d. and all of those in the trks u cou nties of li.is State. Ah. ;i v 1790 ithd rt; w tii Virurinia chut auu lornieu r 1 the iVil mould soci itiori. Thenceforward the growth of the Baptists was steady and rap id until the troubles of the Regu lation which culminated in the bittie of Alamance. This battle was fought not far froui the church at Sandy Creek, ai.d the riirorous measures of Gov. Tryon aftnr the battle bore he-ivity upon the Baptists. They fiVu from that region. Within short time more than. 1,500 families removed to the territories south and west of u. In the agnations wnieu led to tho war of the Revolution, and in th.it struggle the lwumsis were ; "unanhi.ous and active. 1 T- l".4. Elist a BaUHv mu- 1 jur.uu. Henry Abbott, V iii. Lancaster. Francis Oliver Glon L'tra'uca others were prominent figures in the conventions which adopted the btate Constitution and rati fied the Federal Constitution For twelve years after the Revolution the Baptists had small growth, ticer is also corresponding See But in 1801 and 1802 a wave of re- rstary of the Convention. It is vival swept over the State, and in the Kehukee Association alone more than 1,500 were baptized, In 1803 the movement began which, twenty-seven years later, resulted in Baptists in the Union of all the the State under the organization for the prosecution of the work of education and mis- sions. In 1830, at Greenville, the Baptist State Convention was or- ganized and the. Board of Mis- sions appointed. In 1833 the Baptist Iuterpreter was founded by. Thomas Mere- Mitl)' and 'as published monthly m Hxienton. i. (.;. In 1834 Bro. iNiereui in removed to jNewbern, ind changed the Interpreter into tho weekly Biblical Recorder.aud arly in the year 1838 it was re- moved to Raleigh, which has since been its place of publica tion. The Recorder has been a favorite institution among the Baptists of North Carolina, and into it they have put their ablest men. Thos. Meredith, the found- er, was a native ol Jrennsylvania and a graduate of the TJniver- sity of that State. Hecame to North Carolina and settled in Edeuton in 1817, and from time to time until his death he was one of the most prominent figures in the denomination. His fine reas onlng powers, thorough training and skill in the use of the pen fitted him admirably for the work of journalism, to which his life was mainly devoted. It was a day of controversy, and as a theological swordsmen he had few equals among the men of his day. He was succeeded by J. J. James, a man of great force of character, rugged common sense, excellent education, and a ready writer, For seven years J. H. Mills, a singularly versatile man. filled the editorial chair and gave to The Recorder a new position and influence among the Baptist Jour- nn's of tha South. C T. Bailey, a man pre eminent gifts, was edi- tor for twenty years and he gave to the paper the largest circula- tion and the greatest influence that it had held. Of his son, the present editor, it is enough lo say that he bids fair to go beyond the success of his father. In 1832 the first steps were ta- ken - toward establishing Wake Forest College, and in February, 1834, it was opened as Wake For- est Institute. Dr. Samuel Wait presided over the Institution for eleven vears. He was succeded by Dr. William Hooper, and he by Dr. Jno. B. White. The lat- ter was succeeded by Dr. William Wingate, a native of South Caro- Una, who held the office for twen ty-five years and won for himself an extensive and enduring repu- tation as teacher, preacher and administrator. On his death Dr. Thos. H. Pritbhard was called to the presidency of the institution, and he was succeeded by the president incumbent, Dr. Chas. E. Taylor, who is a native of Vir- giuia and an alumnus Of Rich- mond College and of the Univer sity of Virginia. His administra tion has been signularly success ful. The endowment has been in- creased to 200,000; new schools lie. " have been added and the patron- The man who liv s beyond his ige increased. Within the last income is on the way to the poor two years schools of the Bible house. and of Law have been established and it is likely that a school of medicine will be added during the present year. The enroll ment of students for the year is 245. President Taylor is still iu the prime of iife and his admin istration gives promise of'even larger success in the years to come. The Baptists have two female Seminaries. One of them is at Murfreesboro. which was found ed in 1843. The other is at Ox ford. The buildings for the Bap tist Female University in Raleigh are iu process of erection. It is probable that the first of them will be completed during thepres eut year. . 1 ' While the Baptists have been pushing the work of education in its various branches and have been sustaining The Recorder, their chief strength has been ex- pended in the work of missions at homeland abroad. The prosecution of this work is entrusted to a Bosrd located in Raleigh. The chief executive of perhaps the most important of- fice within the gift of the denom- ination. It has been filled by men whose names are held in high esteem among their breth ren. Jas. Of them we may mention S. Purefoy, B. F. Marable, A, J. Emerson, J. B. Richardson, John E. Ray and C. Durham. Of themall the last named was the mosteminent He was cut down at the very zenith of his power and influence. Thn present in- cumbent, Rev. John E. White, now in the third, year of his ad- ministration, is a young man of bn hant intellect, trained and consecrated, ana tne success which has already achieved jus- tifies the expectation of great things from him The orphanage at Thomasville is the newest and probably the most successful ol all the enter prises which have teen projected by the Baptists of North Carolina. It is situated witrm a mile of Thomasville in Davdson county it includes a farm of about 400 acres with buildings and accom modations for 200 children. J H. Mills, the founder and for sey- eral years superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asyium, was also on his retirement fiom thatinsti tution the organizer and General Manager of the Baptist Orphan age. Two years ago he was sue ceeded by J. B. Boc ;ie, who is ad- mirably fitted for the high post tion. Since 1845 the Baptists westof the Blue Ridge have had a Con- vention of their owi . It includes ten Associations, 241 churches and abefut 23,000 members. They also have a newspaper of their own which is publ shed at Way nesville and some small schools; but no college with adequate equipment or endowment. The colored Baptists have a State Convention, and manage their own work in their own way. They have 125,000 members. There are in the two Conventions of whites 1,500 chi rches, with a membership of 15o, 000. The Baptists of North Carolina have had rapid growth for the last thirty years, a;d their pros perity is greater now than at any other period of their history. Tms house was built bv the Baptists of this State in memori- al of the blessings of God in the first half-century or the Conven- tion s existence. The contrast between the houseof organization and the present house of worship illustrates the diffeience between 1830 and 1897. Rev. J. D. Huf- ham, D. D., Biblical Recorder. Things to Remember. The worst spendthrift is one who wastes time, No man is prepared to live who is not ready to die A righteous life is the best remedy for a bad reputation A really brave man never de- serts a friend or dodges an ene my It is never wise to worry over things that cannot be remedied. It is much easier to tell the truth than to pro e or defend a It is bad managei -.Vent to worry yourself to death t ying to make a living. The less a man knows, the harder it is to make him under stand his own ignorance. The most important thing to learn is how to do without that which you cannot g The secret of sur cessful finan ciering is to spend !ess than you make, rather than to make more. The best way to increase your stock of information is to make a proper use of what you already know.- There is always a good job ready for the man whodoes every thing he undertakes to do exactly right Youth's Ad vocate. 4tfr ?i Cou;h 8yruj. T -s Good. Uao 1 in mt, BOW Py ( -DCTTtBtA. rig: j;tJjI it I I in OUR FOREIGN LETTER. Still in the Land of the Turk- More About Their Habits View oi Lebanon. U. S. Ship Raleigh, Beyroth, Palestine, Nov. 16, 1897. For the Patron and Gleaner.) Since I left home and cast my lot on the seas five years ago I have become acquainted with people of almost every nation from Japan to Persia, so by this time feel able to testify - to the fact that the Mohammedan Turk is the meanest and most religious man now in existance. Regard less of circumstances he must have prayer about five times a day, yet between prayers he is always ready to steal, rob or com mit murder. A few days ago we were lying at Alexandre tta, a little port in the eastern part of this sea. A Turkish man-of-war was fving near us, and we were surprised to see that the Mohammedan sailor takes his religion with him even at sea. .Every evening just after sunset" we could see them line up on the forecastle and go through their performance of prayer (kneeling, kissing and butting the deck etc.) till dark ness hid them from view. We also notice that no matter how the ship swings they always turn their faces towards Mecca. The sailor's dress is different from that of the citizen, save the red skullcap they all wear that, from the Sultan to the beggar. The civilian wears a pair of pants, or something in the placeof paqts, that is extremely ridiculous. Mark Twain says it takes twenty yards of cloth to make one of these garments, but you all know what kind of a matr Markis, so we will reduce it to fifteen yards. Alexandretta is noted for dog fights, also as being the place where the whale cast up Jonah the exact place is marked, we could see it from the ship. I very much desired to go ashore at that place, in order to get a shell, a stone, or even a bottle of sand (of course I did not expect to have seen Jonah's tracks), but no; not our will but the captain's must be done But the captain could not pre vent our going on the forecastle at night and listening to the dog fighting ashore. It seemed that every man owns no less than four dogs. Generally speaking, the man sleeps most of the day, so at night he cannot sleep and sees to it that no one else shall. Accord ingly he ties all the dogs together and throws hot wa.ter on them till they fight, then throw on more hot water to keep the fight from dying down. I am not sure that they do this, but one can't help imagining something of the kind is going oh when he is listening to the hideous shrieks and howls of those dogs. Beyrouth is the largest city on this coast It is Europeanized and Americanized to a great ex tent, and the fine residences and gardens are beautiful to look up on, l snail oe pleased to stay here as long as the captain sees fit no longer. There is a rail way from here " to Damascus, about forty miles inland. I may have an opportunity to make the trip. Damascus is the oldest city in the world. It was famous 2000 years B. C. It was an ancient city when it saw Ephesus and hundreds of other cities in their infancy saw the rise and grow and flourish in all their pride and wickedness and splendor and it saw them fall and become the haunts of lizzards, bats, and owls, and finally vanish from the face of the earth, only to be read of in the musty pages of history; still Damascus stands and even now flourishes (look at the railroad en terprise). Its population is about 200,000. The people here dislike to be called Turks, and if you address one as such he quickly takes of fense and informs you that he is a Syrian, But, from Constanti nople toAlexander, "they all look alike to me." When an old gentleman (or an oli Turk, I should say) is trying to secure for his son a situation as salesman in a merchandise shop he reccom mends him to the merchant thus: "My son has all the accomplishments necessary to become one of the shrewdest of salesmen. He is an expert at cheating and swindling and can deceive the most particu lar purchaser; also, his for mer employer admitted to me that he is undoubtedly the big gest liar this country has seen si nee Ananias gave np the ghost " (The son gets the job). Please re member I am not the author of this statement I only tell it as a guide told it to me and guides know all things. A shipmate of mine from Phil adelphia, who not long ago was sailing on a British merchant man, trading between London and Calcutta, is responsible for the following: "On one occasion all the firemen employed except one (a Hindoo) were Mohamme dans- Whenever they went down on watch thev took with them blankets or mats to pray on, for they went down for prayer, shov eling coal being a secondary mat ter. When it was their time for prayer they would stop firing. spread their mats and proceed to kill time'. Of course the steam went down, but they allowed noth ing to disturb their prayers. The Hindoo pelted them with lumps of coal, but to no avail. The en them to work when they took a notion to have prayer meeting. The engineers, becoming disgust ed, connected a big water hose to a powerful pumo. and. the next time the devout firemen got down to prayer, turned it uponthem, sending them sprawling against the bulk-head and almost drown ing tbem. The Hindoo laughed at them. The next night the officer on deck heard some one screaming, but could not tell where it was. Soon himself and others smelled burning flesh, and at once rushed lown into the firerooms; but the Mohammedans barred the way, The hose was again turned on them, and while they were held at bay by the terrific force of the water an officer hauled open a furnace door and there were the poor Hindoo's feet and shoes j his ,Spirit and body had llown up the stack." - From here we can plainly see the snow clad summits of the mountains of Lebanon. It was about these mountains that the King of Tyre employed several thousand men for six years hew ing cedar timber, which was shipped down the coast to Joppa (about 150 miles) and transported overland by camels to Jerusalem, where it was used in the con struction of Solomon's Temple. The guide does not say what the cost of the timber was per 1000 feet though I reckon he knows. The towns along this coast are all, more or less Europeanized, but one has to go onlya few miles inland to find everything just as it was thousands of years ago. These people never change they want no change they rather herd goats and sheep. The women are rarely seen on the street They have nothing to do with public affairs. They hardly ever attend church-7-only about once a year. They must stay shut up at home most of the time, and when they do go out they must be dressed and veiled in sucn a manner tnat one sees only a moving bundle of clothes; though by chance I did get a glimpse of the faces of two women yesterday, and must say that those two, at least are doing the public a great kindness by keep ing their faces concealed ugly! that is putting it mild. They were extremely horrid looking. About every 'third' tourist that comes over here writes a few hundred pages about the 'Turkish Beau ties," but so fir, I have failed to see any of them. When a woman of this country enjoys the rare privilege of ac companying her husband, she trudges along on foot at a dis tance behind, while he leads the way riding a donkey. Most like ly this custom has prevailed ever since there have been any wives, husbands, or donkeys. In con sideration of this fact one cannot but reflect how the artist in the Sunday School quarterlies mis represents "The Flight into Egypt" in placing Mary and the chiul on tbi don pv. while their rrot ctorard guide, tffui band, walks vby H eir side. Of course tr. it is religious view if it, but laying aside religion,, it seems ujoreliUely that Joseph n-de the dorkey, while Mary, footsoroaud weary, carrying the child, trudg ed along behind. J. Bahnes. Cotton 7 l-2c. Per Pound. f ron will come innee n now, wp-tvlll sell joii as uiany goods for itie uiouej yoii T! for your SJc cotton as Toll COUlil buy when col ton sold for 7J. Our exMt buyer is now buying come of 1 he best Iwijjsins we have evr een, and shipping 10 n almo-t by ryry freight and often by express. People can not afford to pay high prices tor goods when cotton is only 5Jc. We do not handle second handed goods of any kind. Our goods are fresh and new. We hate new styles tapestry curtains with roman stripes 70c. We have a large line of rem nants carpeting 25 to B0 styles at half regular prices. A new line of several rolls ingrain carpeting; some beautiful patterns 14, 18, 25c. and up. We fully believe we have the largest line of rugs ever brought to this section, 30 to 40 dif ferent Rtyles. Our 1 and 2 yard rev rsl ble rug at PSc. is a big job. We have rugs from 20 to $3.50. Floor matting are higher, but we are selling at the Fame old prices. 20 to 30 different styles floor oil cloth 4 different width. Calico 3, 4c; 15 styles rugs 20c to $3.50; curtain poles, with fixtures, 18, 32c; window shades 18, 25c; a new and styl ish line of winer percales 7, 9c; some thing new in plaids and solid colored outine, 4$, 8c; she latest styles In brass Extension Drapery Bods for halls, man tel pieces and book cases 15, 25c; boy's suits 35 to 98c; yeiy heavy pants goods part wool 15, 18, 20c; several styles dress flannels at low figures. We carry all tlzes tove pipe and el bows, sheet zinc sheet tin and stove boards. We have several styles and sizes of the latest improved air tight heaters. The beaters are great saving to the wood buyer and chopper, as they only con sume about one arm full of wood during the day, heating the room quickly and keeping it so. These heaters are liked by all, save those who have wood to sell. Twenty styles of latest dress trim mings. We have the latest in dress lin ings. Good table oil cloah 12c per yard. We have a nice line of Irish and Buthers Linens. Beautiful patterns floor oil cloth 12 to 32 Jc. Several qualities and styles of Ladies Vests, cotton and wool. A full line of men's cotton and wool under shirts. A big Job in chenille curtains. L3-fe sz (3 pieced toilet sets 98c We have1 fuil jine Agate enamelled irare for the kitchen and household purposes. Paper pins 1, 2, 3c Needles 1 aud 2c. ' W riting paper 2c. quire. Envelopes 2c per package. Paper hair pins lc Spool cotton 1 and 2c " Cambrics, all colors 4c Canton flannel drawers all wool, very heavy 23c and up. Ladies capes and cloaks ?5c to $1.50. Collar buttons 3 doz. for 5c. Files 2 and 3c 6 spoons 4c 144 agate buttons 3c 12 dress buttons 3c. Good watches $1 .25. Men's suits $2.00 and up. We have a great many oth er articles which we have not space to quote. We sell for eash only, therefore have no bad accounts. So those who deal with us do not pay for short comings of those who fail to meet their obligations. We pay freight on all goods amounting to $5.00 or more. Your very respt. T. H. TAYLOR, , With Spiers & Davis. Nov. 4, 1897. Weldon, N.C. W. T HOARD, . JACKSON, K. C, Manufacturer of Hand Made Harness Bri dles,Saddle8,&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 weli:known firm of A. Wrenn & Sona. for Northampton county and am pre pared to offer special inducements to those desiring to buy a good Bug gy at prices to Suit the Times I also keep in stock road carts and family carriages. Shall be pleased to get orders for One or two-horse farm wagons. Please bear in mind that I make good Handmade Harness at about what you pay for machine made. 9-19-ly ! A FARM MANAGER. Single max. Sobzb, hokxst and industrious, with experience in raising all crops and the manage ment of labor. Apply to me, giving age, reference, and wages expected. DR.- H. V. DTJNSTAN, WlKDSOB, N.C. Doat Tohacco 8plt 4 Saoks Iir lift Away. To quit tobacco easily and forerer, be ma netlc full of life, nerre and rigor, take No-To Bae, tne wonder-worker, tbst makes weak aea strong. All druggists, (0o or 11. due guaraa teed. Booklet and sample tree. Address) Sterling Remedy CO., Chicago or Ifvw Yorib
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