mAmiT km VOLUME 8. Are you frequently hoarse? Do you have that annoying tickiinq; in your throat? Would you feel relieved if you could raie somcihing? Does your cough annoy you at night, and do you raise more mucus in the morning? Then you should always keep on hand a bottle cf If you, have a weak throat you cannot be too careful. You cannot begin trestmenwoo early. Eachr cold makes you more liable to another, and the last one is always harder to cure than the one before it. Dp.A5erscn:rry rectors! Piaster pPGttCiS iSC lUfljS IrCQ COldS. Help at Hand. If you have any complaint whntever and desire the best inedic.d advice you can pos sibly obtain,' -write the doctor freely. You "will' receive a prompt reply. Address, DR. J. C. AVER, Lowell, Mass. i nun Tvr.rgTMM amVfiFpQm Molasse I have a lot of very fine home made Mo s lasses for sale cheap. Give itatrial and sou will 1)0 pleased, M.Jf. CONNER, liieh Square, N. G 1' 1 1 NUT VI ,iVN I'ERS We have on hand, and will keep a supply in slock during the .season', the well known Ayer Peanut Plan-b-i- w'nh li we regard as the best plant ! :o market. Price $1.".00 S i i.rjiKNsoN iV Sykes, in i-iidiolou, N. C. Job Printing. J. H. Parker & Co., Wood land, N. C, arc now prepar ed to do your Job Printing at low rates. New Grocesdes. I :;m e'-.-n s i receiving 7 v (i (iccrios and in my stock can bo found the Cheap en ! a l;ti b .-.t. L se.il i;eCles and bicycle s.Kidih'S very cheap. Do tit .buy any thing in t'lis line b.' f. v-'. ei ng iu.e J, E. .JOHNSON, Rich Sqr.sare, NT. C. INSURANCE. If vuu eonteu; iihit Mauicir out an insurance policy, either lire or 'life. -don' l do so before com muni eating "'with - - ,7. .!. L SsITER, (Icu'l Insurance Agent, Ut'jii Square, X:C- represents some of t'.: very 1) Ill :; i; 'OS i i (. ! 1 ; " husl ess iiLthU State. PORTtIt'.c TISEPTIG HEM.ING -Gil For Barb Wire Cuts, Scratch and Collar Galls, Cracked Tie I'.urns, OKI Sores, Cuts, Boil's, ISrw;r . r and all kinds of inllamuiaticii r i ...a or beast. Cure Itch aud Mact -Til Etri. Zu tt Bits -a HTif SUU au l f prepared fcraccidontibr Veeptrr U t"! ye'- 1 oi stabie. F Pure, Na Pay. Trice cts. and $i.oo. Ity AI I UruggiStS lelllt ( ajiyift.' I 'rr.f'zisi doti not keD it lend ui ett. ia I; j". f.iaapt and we will sand it to joby mn N i'ri . '.en.. Jan. fctk. rtrf:rtl !ia VMS f'oit.r ADtiirla Em!1 " U- J-uei aJ Ci..i.crMcaid Bark W-i " ; i prfoct mtir?stio. anil 1 hrtily racaisataaa ft f C. B. IIIVISE, Uttj and Tm4 H BAOY BURNED. ii!!c .- I am p!ael to iak a wori tat Trwv -tie Oil. Mbaywa luruu a !w nail ; : " ;t all other renictli.'i I ipplird jronfOi! ' ih .t 4.i! 'lation ja r;icf. and in a law riaj r v .-s wail, i .. u-l ia oil on mr iuv tin : i i i.jiur Jr 1 el oil on hit w.-.i th; purjiuit that I hav tru 'ouri, C. 'l'.lJI,iJ. To j.'isrritTrnj' et PARIS MEDICINE CO., 8T. LOCIli 22. f v f l OUR FOBEIGI LETTER. U S. Flagship Olympia, Manila. P 1., Feb. 8. 1899 (For the. Patron and Gleaner.) One yf ar ago the good people of America said, "it i our duty in the name of humanity, to help the miserable people who are struggling for freedom under the tyrany and oppression of Spain to throw off the Spanish oke and have the same, liberty enjoyed by the citizens of the United States." Later our papers made a big fuss about extending "our hand fr.endship and brotherhood to tie savag s of these dark islands. fiieie's a uuis'-ake somewhere. True thef people have the form of human, otherwise it would be hard to tell what they are; they vf now;' not. how to enjoy freedom oP liberty (jr how to appreciate a good turn. After the United States' releas- i At r . r ea in err. irom o jression. trava AM. hem a good government and )aid them for a' days labor three times more than they ever re ceived before they could see no id vantage. Our, soldiers are now dying rom wounds made by bullets winch we irave the r Uininos to - J A. lefend themselves against the ..itiir'n. President McKinlev wrired Gov S a S. . . . T V ' ornor Aienerai utis "JJo not brli gon conflict and avoid blood shed," and in tiying to execute these orders, our soldiers have een subject to the grossest in sults from the natives. They tave. jeered at them, called" them owards and even spit at them on he streets. They have been sup lied with much prms and ammu nition by filibusters, and. the past ix months have been busy pre- niring to light the American?, jast Saturday night they p.ttaclc d and drove in oar outposts ail a-ound Manila There was v.o hard fighting 'till arly Sunday morning when our ships, Charleston, Calao, Concord ind Monad nock lay off the water to n't at either end of the city. The Olympia lay off the center f the city where Admiral Dewey couid see and direct the move ments of the o'.her ships, which shelled the insurgent trenches with terrible effect. Ourbovson -.ho re advanced, sweeping every thing before them with their u ti ring fire. Their orders were to "save ammunition and shoot to Hi " They were preparing to harge a rebel entrenchment vhen our monitor Monadnock fir e l a 10 inch shrapnel through the reuch,' exploding in their mids'. One of our army doctors was apl u red and chopped in pieces with big knives is it and wonder J that our soldiers, maddened by such fieudish acts, ruhed on ap plying the torch and sword to all i! their path? Fro a: this ship we have a good view of the country about Manila ind could always tell when our -oldiers were tiring by the smoke ind flames left in the wake. Our ships cleared the country snout the city of the natives but our soldiers, not satisfied at this persued and fought them when ever xiiev made a stand, atone place capturing two Krupp field pieces. The-fighting lasted more than two days.duriug which time there was some very hard baitl fought but the Americans never retreated once. On one occasion, at night, the ammunition of one-of our com pa uies was exausten so trey were compelled to charge bayonets. the enemy seeing this, fell to the . u ui.u where they we re conceal ed in tile grass un';i our men were over them when they jump d to their feet and did some mu r derous work with knives, killing about 14 of our men, but of the natives there was not enough left to tell the tale. The Fiiipinos were sure of sue cess so naturally are much d. sap ..ijnua. uip rsundav mornttsr Ji-uera! Aguinuldo said he wouid be in the i aia.ee in Manila Sun day night, now lie is in the mom tains hunting cocoinuts A large tribe of wild naked sav ages irom me m.ouniams enmt down to the sea with their heads dec. . u ; :. wi t oot r leather and carrying '" s and arrows to RICH SQUARE. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY. APRIL 13, 1699. fignt our 10 and 12 inch guns, hut we didn't do a tt.ing to them. Our soldiers now have their head dresses for trophies of the battle and there is widows in the moun ains waiting to be pensioned off According to Manila papers. 41 of our brave men are dead, more than 100 more are seriously wounded of which several must die but compare losses of the natives not less than 5000 dead 3000 prisoners and our hospitals full of their wouoded besides what were taken away by them. Such results .-eera almost miraculous. The rebel army out numbered ours six to one. Amer icun people may well be proud of their soldiers for thev are "un lickabie." J. Barnes. P. S. Feb. 10 The fighting coutin uas daily in all directions. Yes terday a town near Cavite was almost totally destroyed by tire. Though these islands have been battlefields for many years, such a war was never "wage 1 here be fore. Our troops now take no prison ersbutlay waste to everything in 'heir path. Our Western men are using the indian war whoop which sends terror to the souls of the enemy. They have occupied the town of Malolos the-EjIipino capital, sit uated about 30 miles from here. which town is now beseiged by thousands of natives A portion of the above is writ ten f om what I have heard from penple who have been on shore so may not be free from error Makes Children Intelligent A correspondent to the Mon- r t i roe Journal signing ; his 'name "Junius" recently gave the fol- owing pointed testimony of the ialue of good newspapers to chil aren: It is si range what little value so many people place upon news papers. ; They have no idea how m'neh -practical infrmaion they ould yain by reading them, and besides, they prevent many chil lrn from growing up in ignor- . , A l J- Ance en tue greai eveuis wuicn transpire almost weekly through )u the world. Every .parent jwes it to his children to orovide them with a good -jlean tiewsna- per to reaa aurtng meir leisure i j ; ii moments, rile re is nothing that will interest the boys and girls so rnucn as a gooa iamny paper. For ten years the writer was a acher in the public schools of Uniou county, aud knows b3T ob servation that pupils who read newspapers generally excel in their classes. When compared with those who do not have ac- cess to any paper avnome me? make better spellers, better read ers, excel in pronunciation, read more understandingiy, and ob tain a practical knowledge of geo giaphy in almost half the time. The newspaper is decidedly an important factor in modtrn life. Every family in the county ought to take a good live, wideawake county paper. Boy's, Read Thi. Idleness is 4the devil's owri workshop, and especially is this true of boys We never feel sor ry for the boy who has to work, ev'-nif it be to help make a living for himself and family; but we do pity the boy who has nothing to do and whose parents are able to keep him from having to labor The boy who may work and get only a stipend of a dollar, or even less per week, is learning a tr?vue. and. what is more, is lear; ing hah its of industry. It is from the boys who beiu early in life hab its of industry that 'come thesu cessfui me-m of th- nation. The b ?y who waits until he is gr r,vn, or until he acquires at; education, before he brains to labor or learn a profession, is apt lo tart in lift iand o'pped and outstripped by his seemingly less fortunate com- etitor who st rted iu ahead of him. It pays a boy better in the long run to work for "25 cents a week-and learn a trade, withhab its of application to business, than ro do nothing und be supto uh! at the expense of his parents Boys, do something, b some thing. Gazette. "flOHE SWKT E03E " Our Duties to the Homeless No Home, nor Hearth, can Wram the Heart that Knows Not Charity. . A few weeks ago when the ground was covered with snow and the weather bitter cold the following appeared in the editori al columns af the Virginian and Pilot of Norfolk, edited by Col Elam: Who that has a home, loving it always, does not love it more and more as all without grows harsh and inhospitable? It is when the outside world is rudest aud most afiiictiug, that home deli. hts, by con trust, becomes supremest joys The shivering wretch who toils so laboriously through the deepening snow, ould be happy saw he a homefTno matter how humble, waiting to welcome him to its fireside; but he has no such goal, and is fighting for life with every step. He dare not stop, lest he perish in his tracks; and if charity will not open a door for him, exhaustion at last will throw him to the ground and the cold will slay him by slow torture. No wonder that in resentment against such treatment, as wed as in. self preservation, he com mits a crime; for that will at least open a jail to him, and supply him with shelter, warmth and food. Alas, for the homeless, be they innocent or criminal, the Suffer ail the same; and one should feel ashamed of selfishly enjoying the beautitudes of .home without ex tending succor to the roofless If we do not rescue even the worst of sinners in dist ress, how are we any better than they. And if beggars must not be choosers, so should we be blind to whether the'objects of our help be good or bad. Saints are rare in every condition of life; and our charity will be small-indeed, if reserved for them only. In spite of much talk to the contrary, that benevo lence is best, hicb, like the gen tle dews from heaven, fall equally upon tho just and the unjust, take care only that our relief of alms be not a temptation and a sare to the sufferer. No home, nor heai th, can warm the heart that knows not charity; and no bless ing can be-fully enjoyed that is not shared, as tnat is doubtful if even rnly a stray dog partake of it with us, as a welcome guest. But aside from these altruistic considerations and contrasts, home, our refuge in every time of need, our harbor in all stress and storm, aud the centre of "All tl oughts, all passions, all de lights, Whatever stirs this mortal frame. And all that minister to Love, And fed his sacred flame. " it is au inestimable treasure, the bulwa-k of domestic bliss, and the Palladium .of defense against all the ills of life. Who does na tag roe with Montgomery? "There is a spot of earth supremely blest, V " A dearer, sweeter spot thatrall the rest; Here woman rigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strew with fresh flowers the nar row way of life; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye An angel-guard of loves and graces lie Around her knees domestic duties meet. And fireside pleasures gambol at her fet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? Art thou a man? a patriot? look around: O, thou shalt find, howe'r thy foot steps roe in. That land thy country , and that spot thy home!" a . . And so says Goldsmith: "Such is the patriot's boast where' er we roam, Hi first, best country, ever is at home." As the wind shriek and the snow poursd owe, draw uparound the fire and sing John Howard Payne's ode to "Home, Sweet Home;" all the sweeter forever ny his s mple, but oarnest and sincere tribute from a bean which puts ist own tbrobs inthe music, to whose time all human icarts have since beaten in uni -un. '' "Home, home, sweet home; There is no place like home!" Makes the food more delicious and wholesome novi bakms The Farm Boys Must Have a Chance. Heretofore they have been able to get on in the world and equally with any other class. They have never slighted the grand oppc r tnnities afforded them to acquire fam' and fortune Those who have left the farm nd gone to the cities have made their ri-nrk. hr vo distinguish d themselves in the professions, in manufacturing, and iuhe marls of trade. Today a large part of the great business of the cities is carried on by the sons and grand sons of farmers It has been said, and perhaps truly, that were it not for the fresh and vir ile country blood that is nfused into city life, the cities themselves would soon decay. But how is it. now? How does the f ar m e r boy 's chance com pa re with what it used to be, now that corporations aud trusts have tak en control of nearly everything? We will let the Republican Gov ernor of one of the greatest west ern states answer this question: "The power to start in busi nese,' to make a career, has been taken away from our ed ucated young men. The boy comes from the district school, the high school or ttfe universities, quick witted, able, competent, and seeks employment. What does he find? This that ne must choose between farming, a trade, a profession or a clerkship in some corporation. "The mercantilo world, as it was organiztd thirty years ago, no longer exists. Ability does not count except as corporations can use it. w nen tney are sup plied, the boys must go to farm- ir- or go into politics, and maybe turn political strikers. "The corporation jobs, profes sional, mechanical and clerical, are given first to the sous of fa vorites of the stockholders and directors. Any small jobs left over are given, with more or less show of generosity, to young men who are permitted to do the work for which some of the favorites get the pay. "Brains, ability, power in the young man without capital will eventually bring, it his life is s ared to maturity, a fair living salai.y no more unless, as some times happens, an unusually bright man comes to know too much to be put off with only a sal ary." - . Thus wo find today hundreds of thousands of our young men- farmers' sons, too, vainly seek ing positions where they can, by frugality, honesty aud bard work, establish themselves in honorable business, become the heads of families, become men among men. lay up a competence for old age; instead thev find only the crumbs that fall from corporrtion tables. instead thev must take menial places at small salaries, with lit tie hope of ever rising out of the position of evi'ors. It behooves farmers who have sons who have to make their own way in the ' world, to consider whether trusts and soulless cor porations are a good Jibing toapol ogize for and encourage. Farm Journal, . April Showers. away the filth and waste Wash that have accumulated during winter In like manner Hook's Sarsapari! la expels from the blood impurities that have heed deposited din ing the season when there has been but lit tie perspiration and perhapscon stant cominement in impure ana vit iated air. It is a bon to tired moth, ers. housekeepers, teachers and oth ers who spend their time indoors. It give the blood richness and vitality, fitticg.it to nourish and strengthen the nerves, muscles aud all the great organs of the body. It cures all spring humors and banish es that tired feeling. It is the best medicine money can luv for all diseases taused by im pure or impovished biood, should begin taking it today. Pocen eo., rw vot. Watch Them. W. J. Bryan's refusal to part: spate with Belmont and Crdkor oi a diuner. celebrating Jeffer son's birthday, has called forth anathemas and curse ujon hi !i ud from all the g-d bug dfum -r- throughout' the cenlry. Vc glory iu BrvHii's-s. uuU. tl'-? !io5A s hitus.?f to tit- s, man of th? gnaiest magnitude in refusing to associate with those who chtun to be democrats, and yt v,! t, openly disapprove of and ubu. the democratic platform, and who did all they could in189G to de feat the national democratic tick et, even voting for McKinley, and declaring that the election of Bryau on the Chicago pla'ifoun vrork untold injury to the c un -try. Now7 for these very men to un dertake to capture W. J. Bryan, the great tribute of the common people, in que of their hypocriti cal dinner parties, in memory of the democrat patron saint, is mean beyond descripticm; aud we say again that; we love Bryan more because he refused to take part with thm. Belmont, Croker and their like are opposed to the democratic platform today, and are the friends .of combines, trusts, mo nopolies and the gold standard. They are not democrats and no ood democrat can take sides with them, and had Mr. Bryan accepted their invitation, he would have hurt his own reputa tion and injured the cause of pure democracy. Hurrah for Bryan! Down with Belmont, Croker, and such like! should be the err of every one vveo is for democrat rule, and against trusts, gold standard and imperialism. It is amusing to see how some papers even in N. C , take great delight, in noticing every insult and disparaging remark about Mr. Bryan, and how they give such Jgreat prominence to such things. And yet they claim to be domocratic papers. These same papers, also, always speak pleasantly of those men and meas ures that favor trusts and the gold standard. The greatest danger to the na tional democratic pariy today is the wolves in sheep's clothing within its ranks. Watch them, and you will al ways find them on the side of cor porate greed. Warrenton Re cord. A Chance For Capitalists There was iu Norfolk yesterday n business bent a gentleman from the Old North State, who after 2G years of theoretical and practical labor has completed aud applied for a patent for a machine (aud this wotd is is used for lackof more expressive term) which prom ises to revolutionize railwayjtrafic. The gentleman is Mr. J. E. Tyler and his home is iu Bertie county N.C. For a number of years Mr. .Ty ler was a school teacher, and a. his leisure hours he spent on hi.- plan. Twenty of these years were tie roted to deep thought, with 110 aud then putting these thoughts to a practical tet, and the remaining siz were devoted to peifactiag his plan. The result is that he now has a steam motor which is not cumbersome; in fact, can be m almost any size, which at a very -mail co-t can t e -used to propel -mythiug from a street car to a .oaded coal train, lie says his motor has been tested and found to be all that he claimed in every particular. One of his objects in coming to Norfolk was to organize a comja ny for the manufacture of bis in vention, but until he can satisfy the people that his claims are re liable and accuate, he does not an ticipate raising a dollar. Of o irsa he will be a large stock - Youtiolder ia - the desired organization Norfolk Lai mark. ntjmufj; IIS .-jQ rj.i i w.JC-v-Tmj. Paying Double Prices for e-rerythtDd is not iltauot, it it? . Hut that's what you are doing, if you Coa t buy here. Did you think it tKvib:e to bay a f jo.oo Kirircle lor f tR it' ( . t- iie No. $9 t-n all about Bicycles, Sewing Machine. Organ aed Piano. U'k.i .1 .k.:-. . Y tttU f Clothinj. maJe-your- ucuiue, suaraoteea to ana ryTtM )Hiit to your station for $ 50T Catalogue No, 57 how 3 tample of clothing and ihswt ma ay bargatdk ia Shoe, Hat and Kurnahincs. Lithographed Catilogue No. 47 how Carpet. Rug Tor tieraa and Lace Curtains, in haad-paiated color. H pay PrtiQht, ew carpets free, and furnish lining without charge. Wat do too tt for I j. 95? j It is tutonecforerBooobar X M gain contained 10 our Geo- JL and llon-srholj Clood, S " - T?i We save you from 40 to 60 X if? percenuoaererything. Why X bay at retail when you know rA otitsT Which catalogue do A Price, t3 &&. you want? Address this war, X JULIUS HIKES k SON, BafJmor. Md. Oept. 809. SCHO 0 L BO ( The following is a list of School B(H)ks adopted for use in the Public "schools. of Northamp ton County, N. C., and the prices U which they ar'. sold: llohmV Firt lU-aiter, New Kitittui., .15 Holmes' Secniitinc.uh':,N' Klition, .2."i lloluics' Third .trailer, Xnv K-litlon, .to Unimex' Fonrt hUrii'liT, Nw K.Ut in,,, .SO HnliiH's' Fifth K.'itil.M, New K.iiiion. .72 llau.r School Hisfiu v nf tin. - Uniteit Siutr. flanselFx Higher"! ri-t. ..ft in- .;) l.tm .10 UnitiMl Stnt', McGitfley Rfyiricd K l ctie 1'rinif'r, Mitury's Kleinoiitary tit nrn j.tjy. MaiiryVKevlstMl Mrihih! (Jt-ogrjiphy, North Carolina K!ilion, 1.25 Maury's Ht-visfil flivical 'u-n'y, 1.20 VI 00 re's History of Noith Carolii',.1; t .tKe'sThiy A I'ract ire Tt aehi...', 1 .i,Q Sniifonr Primary Ar.aly. Arith.. .-0 Saufonl's IntertiMMliHtw Au ilv. Ariif. .3tT Saiifoi-l'h Common S nol Analyti cal Aritithmetio, J4. SanforO' Hiijhor Analy. Aiiih., S5. anford's Elementary Ali;elra, l.o) Mrs. Spencer' First Kteps in North Carolina History, " .75 -teele's Abridged Physiology, .5p Swinton's Language Primer,' .2 Fii, tier's Civil Goveinment. .CU barringtoti's Spelling Itook, 8 .20 Williams' Header for Bejinnen, .15 Vi-bster', Primary Dictionary, '.4S Webster' CommonSehool l)ie- Uonary, .72. Vebster's High School Dictionary ,fH. ebster's AfademicDiclioJiai v, l.."0. 'Vebster's cHnuitiiig.Hoii.se D'n-- ticnary, 2.40. W'oieeter,s Primary Dictionary. .41 Woetster's New School Diction. Woeester's Comprehensive Dic tionary, .40. Woeester's Academic. Diet ionry, 1.50, Wocester's OctaVo Dietiouaiy, 3.40 Petei tnati'ji Elements of Civil Government. .g School History of tin- Negro Jtaet iu America, by E. A. John-on, 75 iiraid'i Health Eesssons for lle- ginners, .28 Kelectie Copy-Books. .(Elemen tary.).. Per dozen. . .72 Eclectic Copy-IiookH. Per dozen, .06 llasper'ii New Graded Copy Books. Primary Course, perdoa .72. Harper's New graded copy-book Grammar course per doz. -Brand's Good health for children, .2 Harrington's Spelling Book, .20 Harvey's Revised Elementary Gram mar ami Composition, ,42 Harvey' ItevU'cd Eujjih Grammar, J',5 James' Southern SHt ction. 1.10 North Carolina Speaker, cloth, .50. North Carolina Speaker, paper, .40. St .ben' History of the L . S. (a . Kcference Buok,) .f 1 'a u l J . Long. Sui)ervisorof Schools. We keep on hand the books used in the public schools of the State and send them to any jkjsi office iKxstage paid upon receipt of price. We jay the postage. Send us your orders. J. M. LAS3ITEE & CO., Lasker. N. C. If You Suffer with Headache, BilliouBness, Censtl drtion, Pjn in the Sides, Stoaaaeb, Back or Intestines, Sick Stoxacb, iddiness,Di.spepsia,or any Kidney ru6iana Liiver trouble take Dr. David a Liver r ills. Price 2.) cents a box -my where. Don't risk your life and bealth-on worthless medicine but take Dr." David 'k Liver Pills. Eor ale i all tho stores. Skin Diseases. ' .For the fpeedy and pen1.a2.f U :rs of tettr. salt rhenm and ecr-i.:-.,--Ci:aw-brUlB' Eye and Skin Ointmtat id without aa eqnal. It relierea tho itch ing and tmarticg almost instantly and its continued use effect a pr.amut care. It also cures itch, barber's ihsh, cald head, aore nipples, itchia; pflt. chapped hands, chronic ora y. aoQ gTanulaUd lids. Dr. CadT'i Condition Powdri for orsei are the best tonic, blood parifier dd vermifuge. Price, 25 cents. iSolaky