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Jf H. CoifNBR,
Rich Square, N. C,
NOTICE.
Ifotica is.hsreby given that appli
cation will be mad to the General
Assembly to amend the charter of
the town of Seaboard.
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noncE or Diisoiuiior
Tka partnership heretofore exist
ing under tke-firm name of W. J.
Lasaiter 4 Co., is this day dissolv
ed by mutual eonaent. Any claims
tjainst said rlrm must be p resented
once to either of us for settlement
If . J, Lassitek, )
S. M. Lassiter.
ForHont.
Oat Troomt naw dwelling, with
Citkouaes, let and garden, in the
lawn of Rioh Square, within 100
yards of Expraaa office.. For further
taformation applj to
Mills H. Conner,
' Rich Square, N. C.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that appli
cation will be made to the General
Assembly to incooporate the lioan
eke Game Preserve Association.
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Job Printing,
J. H. Parker & Co., Wood
land, IT. C, are now prepar
ed to do your Job Printing
At low rates.
Curod ago.
I have a lot of nicely cmrad aaga
ut ip in 5-aad H ot'at packages, for
smle This aage was grown and pat
mp by G. H. Barnes of Roxobel to
uPPy tne rKe demand for it. Let
tae'iali yem.
Mills H. Conher.
Tho Jckicif nd Rich
Oquaro Tclophbno Co.
tNCeiFO SATES USSE THE LAWS OP
N0ST0 CAtOUNA.
Splendid serv
Polite ageaM.
Has connection with Jackson, Rick
Oquare, Bryantown, Lasker, Pote
casi and Woodland. ; r
Messages sent to any point on the
One for 10 cents.
Connects , w ith Western Union Tel
egraph Company at Rich Square.
DR. V. P. MOOSE, Preijieat
J. n. WEATKJ, Sect, aad Treat.
General ofieea: Jckson, N. C.
, (insr nplaht.
Diarroea,Uose bowela.cro I
colic curedw ith Dr. David's Pai
ure. At ax1 ttio stores
FBOII CPA.
Beautiful Natural Scenery-r-faes-ti
ed to be the Garden ol tbe
World.
Camp Columbia,
Co. I, 4th Va., Eeg Vol
Havana, Cuba
The following are extracts
from a private letter written by
Mr.' George A. Moore, formerly
of this county, but now a member
of Fourth Virginia regiment, to
his father, Mr. John E. Moore of
Jackson, which we have been per
mitted to copy for benefit af Pat
kon and Gleaner readers J
I got off duty at 8 this A, M.
and went to a. stream about ouj
and a half miles inland to take a
bath. The stream iscalied a riv
er by the natives, but is a verv
small one. I have an idea thai
there has in time- gone by been a
mill of some kind at the place wo
batho. There are many tninga
to prove it, but it musthave bt-ea
quite a Jopg timeago. It is a very
beautiful plac? ; there is a high
precipice of rock,"-1 guess it is 14
feet high, over which the water
leaps; then there is a solid stone
floor about 100 feet square over
which it runs; then there is a
deep place where many good div
ers have . failed to find bottom.
The stream is about 40 yards
wide and the water is as clear as
cfystal. Ou oneside where there
is bottom oae can stand in water
up to his neck and see the "dirt
under his toe nails." Both banks
are studded with cocoa nut and
date palm trees, winch shade tn.
stream al' the time. I will meti
tion here that, cocoa nuts are nor
ripe now, but just in the right
state for the milk to be good; ir
is very sweet and nice; the tree
are very muck like palm trunks
smooth and long, very of tea 60
feet before there is a limb. Th
nuts grow in bunches from
10 to 2U iu a bunch; it is certainlv
a very beautitul sight to see them
growing.
I only wish I had some of the
mocking bird" in me so I could
give you some idea of the graud
eur there is here.
I fully believe that Americana
will flock here and in ten years
from now, the island of Cuba will
be the garden spot of the world.
I see no reason why.it shouldn't,
'is nature has made it an Eden;
all it lacks now is an enterprising
people. The Cubans are far from
this, they must be the most indo
lent people on e'-trth.
As to the dreaded diseases, 1
believe it all came from filth; it is
a very common thing to see a
dozen buzzards perched on a
man's house and all mixed up
with bogs, children, calves and
goats in the yard; thev are as
filthy as can be. .:
Well, 1 went to the trouble Sat
urday to get a pass1 to Havana
I first had to get it approved by
my Captain, -then Colonel Ad j a
tants office, Brigade headquar
ters', and then by Brig. General
V?ilUamston.2nd, Div, 7 A. C, the
xery same channels a furloug,:
had to go th rough,
I visited Weyler's palace, some
handsome clubs, thh$ Government
uildings, some very pretty
parks an many other very inter
esting places, and went tc tbea
ter at nightenjoyed it veny much
In fact I e joyed the whole trip;
there is a great deal ; to "see iu Ha
vatia ' X; '
It seems strange indeed, to
think it is so cold where you are
and here we wear as few. clothes
lis possible and then suffer with
neat I have certainly, seen two
summers in one year, something
I neve r expected to see.
BlautTobuco. t
Halifax county farmers have
seen the folly of latviicg all cot
ton. Last fall a gool iLauy sow
ed wheat and now wo would urgi
upon them the to parlance of
planting tobico Toluicois n good
crop and with th i r-sjilbiiUy of u
market aere our fanners would
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be wise if they diver?ifyr their
crops, and plant 'about au equal
acreage of cotton aud tobaco and
then tbey could determine which
pays best to the acre. It is cer
tain that at 5 cents there is uo
money in cotton for Halifax coun-
tv farmers and thev would make
! no mistake if they- w ill puta j or-
I tion of their lands in tobaco th's
year. Weldon Roanoke News.
Some Plain Words on the
Liquor Question.
-("They are oar best friend who toll u
of our faults.'1)
We are informed that our Coun
ty Commissioners grunted license
t-, sell liquor to five applicants at
their first meeting this year.
What a record! What a black
pae with which to begin tue New
Year. .Eternity above will reveal
the sad result x
Are we to suppose that this is
the best these men know? If so.
and T hey have bat kbone . enough
to desire correct information as
to tne propriety of licensed 'bars
let them search out carefully the
history of just such a bar" as
these they have permitted s ?t
up, for any five years of its exis
tence. Let themcount its profits
and lossesin dollars and cents,
in moral strength and in spiritual
life. The evidence derived from
this, source is more authentic
than that of any man or set of
men can be. However, we be
lieve they are better informed,
hence the greater their sin.
It is argued that this is a free
country and therefore bur people
ought to have what they want
Such.an argument is no good, for
ven in our boas ted good j la nd
there are those in whom dwells
the same spirit that actuated the
daughter of Herodies, who when
fche could havo whatever nhe
wanted chose the head of John
the Baptist No, the public safe
ty demands such laws as shall
restrain the evil desires and ap
petites instead of foster them.
Again, it is argaed that there
is as much liquor drank where
there is no saloon as where there
is. Granting this to be correct
the sin belongs to the individuals
and not to the government,
It can neither b right eor safa
to ahow any public institution to
exist which interferes with the
harmony and sweetness of do
mestic life. Every licensed sa
loon is a public institution, run
jointly by the government, L e.
the people and the licensed" par
ty., Any body of men, I put it in
general terms that libirates 'a
party to engage in any business
which causes the hearths! ones of
his patrons in that business to
become scams of distrusVdis
cord, ruin and d is pair where
children are bora and reared
amid these corrupting iafiue&cea
and with appetites so poisoned
thro.. hereditary that nothing but
the grace of God can enable them,
to con t rol them I say any body
of men that does thisis undsr
mining the whole structure of
law aui government Why? Be
cause the object of law is the pro
lection of life and property, and
the perpetuity and observance of
good law depends upon the hme.
The condition of the home deter
mjines the condition of the com
munity, of the State, of the na
tion.
In a word the legalizing of
drunkard making is a disgrace to
the nation, a terror to the home
and a manacle upon the right
hand of the church.
No man claiming the name
Christian would think of being
engaged in such a business. He
went about doing good to the
bodies and souls of men. "If any
man have not the spirit of Christ
be is none r f bis."
It is true that liquor d rmking
is but one of the many evil that
are existing amongst us; but
there is no hope of a reformation
in any man or set of men till they
sobered. Then take he temp La
tions away from them. Th"irap
petites are strong aud their wills
are weak. The proofs are over
whelming that there will bo let
of it dr nk.
If Northam pton 1st) have oth
er commissionees added I t ut
have a-.an who dnow the right
and who will stand by it. Every
couuiy needs some of her very
best-patriots to con', rol her pur so
men who beotuse of their lov
for her will ex(iend?ber oosej
'only for her good.
It is a deplorable fict that
dramdt inking and drunkard cess
'are .on the increase. We cote
with adness the liquor blush,
'bloat and decay written in the
' faces of manv men of when T7u
were persuaded other things.
How we pity those! They are
our broth&is, souls for v?hora tho
dear .Redeemer, died and witn
whom He still pleads. O, if thesa
would only commit themselves u
God and do His bi Iding . tia y
would realize " that . He can r.nd
does break every yoke and !
th oppresscl go free. vri;
It is to be hoped that 1 oV
school teachers both public aid
pricateare usintr evwry legitimate
means within reach to implant
right notions of these things in
the minds of the children. It is
no waste of time to refer (with
great care it must be done this
no one be hurt) to such examples
as the children can see. Teacrt
them with great tenderness hor
some have been dragged down ro
ruin while others have been kert
in safety. Character making is
of more importance than tech nh
cal instruction. Next to the par
ents the teachers is responsible
"Juliana Peele, j
Rich Square," N. CV
Baking Powders.
The third of the series of bul
letins by the N. C. Agricultural
Ex De rime n t S tation on Food Ad nt
te rations relates to Baking Po
ders and is the result of the
work of Director W. A. Withers
and assistant chemist J. A. Bis
zeTT .
Twenty-five samples were pur
chased in the open market iu;
Raleigh, Statesville, Durham,
Henderson and Wilmington, al
the resuts may be -taken as fairi.y
representative of the powders ik
use throughout the State .
A table shows the, brand, man'
ufacturer, per cent of carbonil
acid and class of each powder ex
amined. K - - -
Fifty-one per cent were found
to be straight alum powders, ana
twenty-five per cent more con
tained alum to a greater or less
extent The remaining were equal
ly divided between the tartrate
and phosphate powders.
While it may not be stated; be
yond a doubt that alum in a bak .
ing powder is harmlul to the di
estion, yet. its use is question
ble and consumer should know as
to its presence. . ;
"'BakT ng TT po 3er s" Iose '""thei r
strength, more or less, rapidly
and the purchaser should endeav
or to secure them as fresh as poa
si ble. ,
The bulletin contains also a
brief discussion of the aeration of
of bread, tbe action of baking
powder, etc. It may be obtained
without charge upon application
to the Director of the Experiment
Station, Raleigh, N. C.
Labor-Saving Devices in
China,
In reply to an export associa
tion in New York, Consul-Gener
al Good now, of Shanghai, wtites
as follows under date of Novem
ber 3, 1899: -
I can not give you any encour
agement in regard to the ship
mentof wheelbarrows, scrapers,
dump cars, and the like to China
The wheelbarrow used he re has
one large wheel injthe middle and
a seat on either side, were passen
gers or loads are carried. Once
in a great while, dirt is carried in
baskets on such a barrow, but or
dinarily it is carried by a coolie
in two baskets hung on the end
of a bamboo rod belanced on his
shoulders. These baskets are
about the size and shape of a
grain scoop. Labor saving devices
are not in demand in China. Tbe
cheapest thing here is a man
The rajs more labor than can find
employment A coolie carrying
dirt will receive from 7 to 10 cent's
gold per , day. He must work
from sunrise to sunset not ver
steadily or very intensely, but
putting in a great many hour
and hccomplishinga large amoun
of work for tbe amount of waei.
paid. There are mote coolitfc
willing to work for this pittance
then there is work for them to do
nTJ. S Consular Reports.
. About Catarrh.
It is caused by a cold or success
ion of colds combined with impure
blood. Its symptoms are pain iu
j the head, discharge from the no
' ringing noises in tha car. It is cur
, ed by II cod's Carsaparilla whicL
! purifies and enriched the" blood,
I soothes and rebuilds the tissues and
' relieves 11 the disagreeable sensa
tions. ; -
Hood's fills cure all liver ills
Mailed for 25 cents by C. 1, Hood &
Co., Lowell, Ilasa. '
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Mckes ths food encre ddldcj end v!:c!ccc.-n
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ITTDtnESS OF PEIE03 IffE j
The Realization That the Braatl
, Of "Convict Never Can be lie
' . moved.
The first aspect of prison life
that strikes one whe enters with
in the doors is its cutoff ness from
the world outside, " j writes Mrs
Bahingtou Booth in the February
Lidies' Home Journal- "The ma .
who l as friends who Mill care for
him may receive a stated number
of visits a year, when for a few
minutes be talks with wife "or
mother or friend in tfcjp Guard
room, and he is allowed to write
one letter a month and to receive
letters twice a week. To him
there is, therefore, still this little
bridge between his xell and the
world from which he has been
banished. To many, however,
there does not exist this link to
fnendshave they to call on them,
and the deliverer-of letters pass
es their cellsxevery week for
years without stopping to hand
message through the bars . to
them. Stern discipline loneli
uess, long hours of Nwork, a nar
row littlo.ee!! with just room
enough'fpr a stool and, a bed. with
a " thick barred door through
which the light falls', flanked with
shadows as a constant reminder
of confinement these, in parr,
make op rrison life, ""he felon
of wealth and the , poor prisoner
from tbe slums may march next
each other fn the lockstep and oc
cupy adjacent cells on the galle
ry, for to all intents and purpos
es they are alike now. The strip
ed d ress, close-c ropped . hs i r, the
utter stripping off of all comforts
have a leveling influence.. r
. ."The- awfulness of prispn lift
lies in the memories of the past:
4hudismal contrast be twee n horn e
and prison cell; the longing for
loved ones whose hearts are acb
ing away out of i each ; the k now I
edge that the wretched compan
ionship of misery must be theirs,
in the weary round of prison toil
from morning till night, for thy
long years ahead, which seem in
terminable. Above and beyond
all this, prisoners have the bitter
realization of the brand that has
fallen upon the m never to be re
moved convicts that they are
degraded before the public, and
will be looked upon forever as ac
cursed." " . .
Sweetness of Disposition.
" It does not make any difference
how much you are " misunder
stood, unappreciated, abused, or
robbed, there is one result you
can not afford to let these unhap
py experiences work in you; yju
can not afford to let! them make
you cynical, sour in disposition,
and uncharitable in your judg
ments. When the mdk of human
kindness in you curdles you art
alienated from God and man; your
capacity of doing good and of
making your life a blessing is fa
tallv discounted. There are few
- . . .
possessions so precious as sweet
ness of disposition, f But sweet
ness of disposition does not imply
that you let others impose on you
and run over you. On the con
trary, this' trait never appears to
better ad van tag 3 than when you
are called uioa to call a Lalt to
some injustice or to take your
stand aaiust some unrighteous
ness. A; sour-he rted refornae
is iotolerab'e. In the great pict
ore of Michael Slaying the Drag
on, there is a fere no light In the
angel's face. He has passed
through a fearful struggle, but it
has t.ot oraMttered him His
s-i-etness of disposlt'on will cot
Imd him to sheath his sword or
tilfi bis tool from the dragon s
n. c;i. but in v. iil do hU d uty witli
O i t ceasing to be an angelof light.
The Watchmaa .
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Cure all trvr Lit. tu r- r-s o r
ties, kelacli. o.r Hons- j O r;
tkM-,' Thej art e.T. u i 1 7
oct pi'. ta rnr1. ti ty U irurr..ta- ss ttr't.
Vim lU t J m.t i:od mu.:wMm
Us
Mind What You Promise
A promise mtj bind yom for
iifn time. It may be made in a rau
meiit, bnt may letter and clond
and shadow one's whole existenct .
B careful what yon promintt. D
not be coaxed or nrged or fright
ened into making promises. G t
along, think, pray, ask counsel tt
God and misn, and uever pr mi -
in harte something ' whulr-on run
lure connidcraion you wculd" rati
er not perf rrm. : Do jon con&id i
first . before, the promise is mad
Says a sensible writer: "We naoy
notice that faculty in makingfprou
ises is usually accompanied by a
carelessness iu keeping them
Many otherwise good men fall in
to tbe babit of agreeing to do
whatever is asked of them without
first considering whether it will be
within their power to fulfill their
engagements They do not intend
to be nn truthful, bnt they soou ac
quire a reputation for lacking per
fect veracity. We beg our read
ers to be on their guard here. It
is of vast importance to learn how
to be deliberate and thoughtful in
the matter of consenting to do
this, or that, or the other thing
A perfectly upright man will no.
pledge himself to assume any work,"
great or email, without first being
reasonably sure of uis ability to
do" it, and then he will strife to
keep his pledge at all hazards."
The Christian.
Uisjudged.
Speaking of how we often mi
judge people's motives, and how,
sometimes, because we see at tbti
moment but a part of what they
are about we reach harsh conclu
sions, The Quiver cites the follow
ing: "Among the : lota pat up ul
auction. was one, ' A prettyp3ir of
crutches.' In the ciowd was a poor
crippled boy, and the crutches
were just the thing for him.; Ht
was the first to bid fur them. An
elderly, well dressed man bid
agaist him. There were cries of
Shame! Shamel in the crowd.
The boy bid agahi, and so did th
old gen tleman, outbidding him
once xnor, and the poor little lad
turned away pith tears in his eyes
The crutches were knocked down
to the elderly man, who, tothr
great surprise of all, took them to
the poor little cripple, and mado
him . a- present of them. The
crowd was now as enthusiastic in
their praise as tbey had been in
their abuse, but the old gentleman
heard nothing of it; be had disaj
peared even before lbs little boy
could thank him. To judge by a
part is often to mHjudge tbo
whole" Everybody's Magazine.
Flour Mill Xo Start .
The "new flour rn 11 is about
ready to start up ar.d we are in
formed by the manager that bi
expects to begin making flour in
a few days. The mill already ha
its bins fall of wheat and when h
starts up our people may expect
the best qualify of floor. Tht
mill will not sell to consumers, o
course, but our merchants wilt
handle the flour, and will sup)I
their easterners with it
All the wheat raised on tht
Roanoke rivr State faros wil
be ground and made info flour by
the Weldon mill The mill wi i
also buy all the whe it raised in
this section. Farmers who sow
ed wheat last fall will find a Lome
market ty't tlvdr grain. Weldou
Roanoke Newtv; A
"Tha I'hibielphii Record te!!
of rfii'iway f-ngineer 8nJ WiJ
tiata B'iu ;wfci wa4 taastarof lo
DsmodveNo 2 Oce of tbe fines
in ih iilr ut ht tcogice
biw iout. nid bo I was stalled,
b'vctiwK the main Ike,; i His ro
mrt ut ihc division sapirintcn
d'r; t a unwittingly 'as follows
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v7rivX:fldfim Him lo
twenty miotjtcit !li!l t this an
swMr: -Bill" '.CJae: Yoa J plu
V.Ut fis in rtv.i' tro and pull
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CALTIUCHS, CD. C:;h
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FOE BUGGIES
C1RHIAGE3
BEELES
SADDLES 0 '
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at reasonable prices go te h
W. T. PICARD'3
... Jackson, N.C.,
Handmade Harness at afc)
the price you have to pay f9
chine made. I
Agent for Wrenn's Buflca
Millinery Goods.
I wish to SDoouncc to my
ft tends and pat ronsgenerftUy
that myFALL nd WIN
TEU line of Ladles. Itistes
aUl Cbildreos Hats, Caps, .
Kibbons and MILLINEItT
300DC in geceral Is now
complete, and I can please
RDy in style, quality and
prices.
I guarantee to give satis
faction and good goods at
the very lowest prices. Call
and ee roe before youpui
chase.
Mrs. W. J. BROW II. X
tf ' Woodland Depot, II. C.
Bright Prospects
. for tho...
"New Year."
Listen and you will hearafsw pO
alizing prices. $1.25 umbrslka C)
95c. 4 qt. galvanized oil caas 10
window shades 12 to 25c. trO
12.00 shoes fos $1.50. Ladies skcO
cheap accordingly nice; hemp car
13c. yd, table oil cloth 15c yd. tatD
knives and forks 39c.Jto.t2.23; to
spcont 3 to 45c. Japans bowj
and pitchers 35c. slop pails (Jais..
ed) 30c. school crayon 8c p.r kcr)
ladies fine all wool vests $1.83 piip
men's odd wool pants $1 0 pair; t
dies $1 50 trimmed hats 90c thcsC
75c; laces from 1 to 15c, yard ; tac3
crash 5 vo 10c yatd: ) wool wsrct;J
10c'; all wool fancy worsted 25 to O
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gents $1.25 hats for 5c. A few czzi
boys sul's at cost; also h cad quxrtrj
for bargains In ladies capes and rzJ
derwear, notions of every desn!
tlonjtta ware, druggist sundries tz2
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and a quire of paper for only 4 etO
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