THE IPATJtWM AM) 6LEANKB 0 VOI OWE 8 'n, -.1-1 Many persons have their good day and their bad day. Others are about half sick all the time. They have headache, backache, and are restless and nervous. Food does not taste good, and the digestion is poor; the skin is dry and sallow and disfigured with pimples or eruptions; sleep brings no rest and work is a burden. What is the cause of all this? Impure blood. Andbe remedy? It clears out the channels through which poisons are carried from the body. When all impurities are removed from the blood nature takes right hold and completes the cure. If there is constipation, take Ayer's Pills. They awaken the drowsy action of the liver; they cure biliousness. Writ a to our Doctor. W Iiave the exclusive services of some of the most etninuut physicians In Uir I'mtittl States. Write freely all the rmrticulnrs in jour c;u.e. You. will -re ceive a prompt reply, without cost. i a prompt reply, without cost. Address. DR. J. C. AYEK, IiOwell, Mass. J. W, Beaton & Son. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHAITS 1217 County Street. Specialties; Hams, Eggs, Chick ens, .Lambs, and -all kinds of Stock. PORTSMOUTH, - - VIRGINIA. Reference People's Bank. Wall Pauer 1 have, severr" styles of Wall Paper on lu r 'Inch I will sell cheap. .M. H. Conner, Rich Square, N. O .PEANUT PIANTEllS We have on hand, and will keep a supply in stock' during the season, the well known AyeV Peanut Plan ter which we regard as the best planter on the market. Price $15.00 A. "Stephenson fc Sykes, 3-30-lrn Peiidleton, N. C. Job Printin. J. H. Parker & Co., Wood land, N. "C, are now prepar ed to do your Job Printing at low rates. Bran. Now iu siock direct from the, mills lti the West, another lot of Bran and Middlings, also a lot of the finest patent, tiour made, s nil cheap. Mills H. Conner, Rich Square, N. C. New Groceries. I am coustaatly receiviug how (Groceries aud in my stock - tiM be found, the cheap est and best. L sell Hicycles atid bicycle sundries very cheap. Dont buy ati'y ihing in this Hue b . fore "r-i i ng me J, E. Johnson. Rich Squa-ie, X C MWeij 1 IN USANCE. ; ll' ou roii template taking out an insurance policy, either fire or ife, don't do so before com muni-1 eating with W. .). L vSSITER. Uen'l lusurance Agent, Rich Square, Nr. C He represents someof the very best companies doing business in this State. To poultry .Raisers. Keep your poultry healthy a ,du;ake tbemprofitable by f acting taem Rust's Egg Pro . u G round Oyster i a by L'i. ii. CONNEH, Rich Square, N. C. i GREAT AMERICAN I'en Picture ot our Greatest State man by one who lMfters With him on the Mo iey Ques tion. The Vi.rdict, ihe new lllustiat ed New York weekly, edited by j Aifred Henry Lewis opposes Bryan ouaccouut of hi, views ou the money question, in its issue of April 24, has the following to say about the late faesiaeuiiai candidate who is today doubtless ;aiked of more thaa any other American; I Bryan begau his public career n '91; four years later six and one-half million of voters sought at the billot box to make him President. He was elected and was robbed of the election. It was money against the people s wish, and in, uey won Bryan is today far aud away the leading candidate for nomination in 1900. If he cultivates breadth and sub- dues "some natural fanaticism which belongs with him he'll be named.- During the Fiftv second Con- CD gress the tariff affairs of the De mocracy went limping. The pop (rim hillc that SnrincflP frampfl M V m A VJ V M m V A aa V . WW u-s u had neither dignity nor toue. They were quietly sneered at by tne Democrats, and jeered and sconea ai oy me rxepuoncans in 1 1 a. t . . .. L 1 " 1 I every mgu ana ope a piac. n was not until Bryan made his hrst tariff speech in the House t.iat tie -Democracy iook heart and regarded life worth living. It was a wonderful thing in ora- tory, this first tariff speech of Bryan, It was even more of a tnumpii than the Uuicago elo- quence of the last convention. On this tariff occasion the Re publicans, .with the cynicle Reed at their head, were there to carp and say sharp things and asK shar- questions, an i make bitter interruptions. Uue alter anoth or the orators ot the democracy, ,ome of them old in forensic war had been riddled by Reed's sar asm and made to fly. Crisp, in the chair, was in despair. At lasi Bryan was sent into the thick of douse battle He came with the advantages of a musical voice, a aright eye and a pleasing person ility. Nor did h talk ten minu tos uutil ho developed the fact i hat he was a master of Euglish and had as well such a command f the subject as comes only to men who have burned ihe mid- uight lights, of studious prepara tion. It is of no avail peculiarly to go i n detail over a debate that's long since over and gone Suffice It that Bryan's speech event of .he session thrust of Reed he parried, every blow he stopped and countered, Time and again the Big Man from Maine was made to draw back self, discomfiture in fiis lace, while the House howled. For a new man a young man, one who naa never laiKeu ien 1 T I 1 f minutes in the House before the feat was marvellous. At the close of his effort Crisp aud the lather of the House congratulat- ed him, and even Repu jlicans while disagreeing, came across aud shoo him by the hand. 1 hat speech saved the reputation of the House Democracy and fixed ;orever liryau s standing as a master of f orensic fence. What was to be admired most was the absolute stability of the man; no more t be stampeded th ia a mountain; no a.ore to be put to flight than a tree. Iu the jMfty-secoud and the ril ty-third Congresses Bryan was iu the forefront or party battle many times. In his second Con- gress, wmie suna mtjuiuer ux lue vVays and Means, With Wilson -it the head, ne hot only made the leading speech for theWiisou bih, but a speech so full and exhaust- .vo fur free silver, 10 to 1, that Oulberu-ou, of Texas, himself the Socrates of the House Democra cy, said: "That exhausts the subject a s ihe best possible seltii ot th that the cause of free silver u. t gel During his Congressional ca reer Br van ltd up the forces ior w in riff, i rec- MiVci', lou'Tul lu re eil the National Bank ucts;aud c noisteutly aided Uncle VViiimm .a. t u w poaa ma auu upiuu. ja RICH SQUARE. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1899. ! j appropriations Bryan was against I extravagance, and stood as the persistent chanpion of ec- nomy. .Vith his own people,, he was al ways a leaier. aud the Nebraska Senators came often to the House to taiu his viows.. Brvaa is a Presbvteriau lu re- iigjoa. He is ofleu iu the pulpit as a hctlirer. Politically he r - fUSes no ca l to spetk He once Addressed aconcourseof preach- ers and then talked politics from saloon bar on the ' same dav. When the House held a Sunday caicinn Hrt-an loft Viic cunt f r r on UOUr to lecture on the divinity of Christ at a church on Capitol u ;, n rl vuoll within ilia mnral lino He has none of the vices. When ne js president, shoi Id .hat time come, the White House cigar bill will represent only visiting con- Unrnntinn. and thft winpwill Ha as lacking as in the watery days of Wovos thu spmnrl timo thp world will witness a temperance White House. Bryan, while master of elo quence, prepares his speeches with care. He writes them, prunes, pares and rehearses them. He told me once that he would no more speak without preparation than he'd plunge wwiess and wreckiess into an abyss. Bryan's life is quiet, except so far as he disturbs it with his pil grjmages 0f politics. He has no circie of friends: pays and re- receives no social visits. He is hn DO sense a lady's man. He is nol a flower of society ia ress Bryan could not be called a fop. Neither would he excite the dartoonist by any Gree ieyah peculiarities of raiment gis garD s modest and of dark reserve. Rrvan will win no no- tice for tne dothes he wears jn epitome, Bryan is the West He stands by his game and his guus.But he should not for thatov erlook an East, willing: to aid while aDie to defeat. His life'issimpl vVith his wife as a companion, go iDg nowhere she might not go, he makes up existence meeting men reading books, making speeches to further his political belief Bryan served two terms in Con gress without a mark to his dis credit, and only failed of re-elec tion to his third term from an overproduction of Clevelahdism. jje is aot a mugwump, nora Poi - I ulist. but a Democrat who gets his nrinr.i riles and his insnirations m a party past, before th cancer 0f Clevelandism had poisoned its hlnn.1 Nn na.rtv riP.pd hlnshin 1 - i -j - chnmo .nr Rrcan PTp is as jmOri a Democrat and as true an Ame- jcan as any who ever bought a boi.d or owned a bank. Rrvan nis in oerson of middle hpio-ht. stmnerlv and without eiv " T CD U O ing any one a fatty impression. stockilv built. His shoulders are hroad enono-h to excite the aD provai Gf a Norse viking; his nripSt as defen as that of a race 7-r - horse. Nor is he overabundant about the waist, and Le looks what he is a man of perfect health and immense physical power. Mounted on Bryan's square shoulders is a sauare head. His hair is black and recalcitrant rath er tban docile, defies brush and comb, and tumbles and tosses with a method of its own. This Way'ward black hair, couTse as a pony's would give Bryan a shag- gy egect were it not for the relieT ne brings the situation by corn- pletely shaving his face. No beard L;, mustache, has the freedom of Bryan's visage. Every trace is arefrlly-'-mowed away with the Might of-ach new day, and when the world mets mm, fie s as smug and smoothe as a pulpiteer. There is uothing soft yielding or effemitate about Bryan; noth hDg Gf the willow. His eyes is dark, his complexion swathy. with the British, not the Spanish swa;hiness; his nose an emphatic curve, nis mourn wen wiaenea land firm, and the whole face founded on a jaw, the very seat of power, and as square hewn and indomitable as if cut from the Dvon rock. Bryau's whole instinct is con servative, the new. He goes not easily to Like all well-balanced vvell built men, Bryan is a creat- Ure oi nis environment, ne is ior a low tariff; yes - He is for a free silver dollar; yes. Why? Be cause they are as naturally a'Wes tern product of principle as corn is a natural product of iiie t-oii - There would neither , truth ; nor justice in aiarmiug Conserva i i tism hv rlftii ri nor 'Rrvan u kmiup i - " ; J f " o ' J Danton or some Robespierre, the apostle of disorder, fceul to cast all into choas and then cement choas with b;ood. Bryan is noth ing of the sort He wise, he is faithful to trust honest with the probity of the sun; morally as well as physically 'brave, and, above all, as much the .patriot a any who at our country's begin ning suffered through a Valley Forge to rejoice at Yorktswn. It skills not, ids hot yields uothing to the comfort or glory of the gold or any otter cause to belie this man. Give him his due and tell of him the truth as one would have done bad I. e ar rived from the East instead of the West or in his political up come been able to show a rai' road or a bank in his pedigree. His honesty, his sincere prtriot ism are not to be impugned -What he asks for nationally may be proper subject for debate, and perchance refusal; but the man himself is no-more to be corroded than gold; no more to b corrupt ed than a diamond. Personally, Bryan will win all who' approach him. r As a man, none who know him will refuse him respect Bryan is of the old party, and in him, the careful searcher will find only a renais sance of the ancient Democracy. It is excellently in Bryan's fa vor that he is founded on himself No coterie controls him; no syndi cate has paid his debts and holds in its 5trong box $118,000 of his uncancelled notes of hand to be some sword of Damocles suspend ed over him as man or President. All there is of Bryan is Bryan, unless -one excepts his wife, who with all that's good about him, is the best thing about him still. She is a woman, tender and true, cultured and refined, and has been a stimulus, and as well as a star to guide in all of Bryan's life She will win well and wear long. should fate, some day, find her "the first lady of the land." Bryan is what they call "mag .a a . Bar m 1 W netic. Men liKe him. tie is pleasant to the eye, to the ear, and soothes by his presnce and never troubles. No man ever saw him in a passion. He is cool and of flawless temper. No flush of irritation ever reddens his cheek. He is of good poise, and his emotions sit steadily, as be come the emotions of one who. with care for himself, eats thrice a day, scoffs at dyspepsia and sleeps soundly of nights. Bryan is well, even highly, ed ucated. He has dug through books and tunnelled learning equal with" any dusty, musty pro fessor of them all. More than books, be has studied men, and their lives have been his lessons. He has a memory like wax, and all he has heard or read or seen abides with him. Bryan is not so profound as quickrand with an intellect rath er military than piilosopeical, he makes weapons of all he knows, and every scrap of learning be longing to him is at prompt and ready hand to be either defensive or offensive, as his jiwif t genius for combat may decide. It is not too much to say of Bryan that the arena of politics presents no one today who, with fuller information, more pleasing address, more ready eloquence and a quicker wit, can cope with and overcome him, and in any form of potties Bryan would out top and overpower such as Mc Kinley, as x might a man a child. D Q Example is Better Than Precept. Those sententious proverbs, or old saws, which are used as prefix es to all of the Hood Sarsaparilla ad vertising -in thousands of papers throughout the country, are evi dence of a new and original style of display advertising both pleasing and .effective. The Hood firm is to be congratulated on so cleverly adapting -such-wisdom as has filter- ed down through centuries. Anoth L- rmin thine? about this Hood 'advertising is the unique type they V-- O C3 are using. Makes the food more delicious end wholesome wwyt Then aud Now. (For Patron and Gleaner.) The Order of the Sons if Tem po rauce in 1850 was composed largely of farmers who tad on .heir farms orchards and from them had made i ider for vinegar and to be distilled into orandy. When a surplus accumulated, it was sold as a product of the farm as was co r u, v hca t or baco n They were acting in the legtimate management of their business developing the resources of their farms. There was no character iuvolved iu it; but when the Or der was formed for the purpose of regulating the use of strong drink these farmers connected themselves with the ord jr sacri ficing whatever profi there might be in the business. The Order never held that the manufacture or prudent use ol liquor was immoral but the in temperate use of it was a social evn to the corrected on moral principles. The grape and the apple with their sermentingqual ities and propertier as the wheat with its pollen and starcn come alike from the gracious Creator for the use of men. The land of Palestine abounded in grapes and the use of wine was common used iu Temple service. The first miracle theSavior performed was at a marriage feast where-be changed more than a hundred gallons of water into wine to sup ply the deficiency the supply having given out. (2nd chapter John.) The Apostle Paul ad mon ished Timothy, "drink no longer, water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine of ten infirmities. )lst Timoihy 5 chap ter 23 verse). The same author describing the qualifications of a deacon "not given too much wine." (1st Timothy 3-8.) It is the abuse not the use of it which is condemned. The dog mas of today that a good man could not handle liquor is in op position to every principle of re form wTLich this grand Old Ooder enunciated and has done much to defeat advantages it gained iu re stricted sale of alcoholic drinks. Social evils must be reformed on moral principles. You cannot iD fluence one for good by insult or abuse. By examples of sacrifices in business, times and means, the order dignified the evils of in temperance and said to the weak. stand up erect thou hath the form" and to the aspirkg youth. 'Icok to our example md be strong." At the end of the 50's there was not a distillery in the county The merchants did not sell it. It was no longer a factor in poli tics -prohibited on lection grounds. Minors could not buy it Daihking and swearing in public were nlmost a thing of the past The love of strong drink is nat ural but the cultivation of it to a habit is ruinous hence the trafic should be only in the hands of good men and this was the great triumph of the grand Old Order of the Sons of Tem perance that no one should be licensed to sell liquor who could not prove him self to be of good moral charac ter. His Liae Was Saved, Mr. J, E. Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo,, lately had a on- derrul deliverasce from a frightful deaih. In telling of ithesa9: -I was taken with typhoid fever, that ran into pneumonia. My lungs be came hardened, I was so weak I couldn't even st op in in bed. Noth in helped rue. I expected to soon die of consnmptiou. when I heard of Dr. King's Ne Discovery. One bot tle gave rebel". 'I, continued loose it, and now well and strong. I can'i say too much in its praise." This marvelous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in tlie world for all throat and lung trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00, Trial bot tles free at 11. II. Conner's Kic Square, N. C. CO. t Xw TQHK Misunderstandings. There appears to be innate in all of us a disinclination to seek or to make explanations iaorder to right misunderstandtiigi v are all laggard sin apology. Swn. how the ide obtains tiat ir dig uity requires the expiaa;Hiu!i t come from the other ft I ow. for getting that the other f i low, pro I ably, feels exactly the same way Neither will take the first step in the right direction, yet both tre of en anxious for a recoccil tauou. and suffer keenly becajse ome one else will not do what it is their plain duty to do them selves. Every one of us carries iu hi own bosom sufficient testimony to certify to the truthfulness ol these statements. We all have had jour little misunderstandings with our friends or sweethearts. We have tasted theu bitterness; we have longed for reconciliation, and wo have felt bow foolish, how needless, the trouble all was, and have often known that a little ex planation, a little kindly yielding on our part would have cleared the skies; and yet. we have sa still, and, in silent torture, have watched the breach wideniug, We have been cruel to our friends and to ourselves. This is not true philosophy; it is not Christianity; it is not good sense. It is only poor, weak hu man nature showing its own frail ties; and. through them, appeal ing to thr charity of tho good and the wise. "To know all would be to forgive all," said a wise writei These little misnnderstandings are the drops of gall in the cup of lif , the thorns which tear the fleseh and pierce the feet aud wound the hearts of life's pil grims; and tbe sad thing about i all is that a little kindly charity might have dashed tbe drops to the ground or pushed the thorns aside. When too late, when death. or time, or distance has rendered reconciliation impossible, then this knowledge is like a thorn fes tering in our hearts- We had an opportunity to show charity, or good sense, or both. We scorn- en the opportunity. We migh have retained the most precious of all jewels a friend. We threw the jewel away. Alas, for the perversity of hunan nature! We straightway begin to mourn the lost friend and to miss the second opportunity. We do-not have the courage of our convictions We know that not one of us is per feet and we are usually hones enoug to admit the truth of this fact when applied to ourselves in a general way; but we are no willing to take a first stepin mee ing a friend half way when there is trouble between us, and the fault lies in these same imper fections. 'At need we are of ten too cowardly to acknowledge our own errors or to show charity for the frailties of others. When we are wiser, we wil know and forgive: and then we shall be happier. Eve; ett M'neill in the Penny Magazine. Keeping His Promise. Can yon build a bridge over this ,washout strong enough to take a train over." asked the con ductor, looking at his watch, in two hours?" I can. sir," replied the sec tion boss. "Then go ahead." It was then 2 o'clock. At4 the onductor went down to inspect the work "How's this?" he demanded. "Didn't you say you could build a bridge in two hours that I could run this train over?" "No. sir, responded the sec tion boss, "I said I could build a bridge you could run the train over in two hours. It aint none of my business what you want to run so thunderin slow for, bat I'm makin the bridge all right. It'll be done tomorrow mornin'. Selected, Nt? M J'T'li 1 eoeeaoe9e frx-x Paying Double Prices i for ererythiDjt is ix pleau&t. i it! I'.ut tnat t rhat you are at ii g, I! yoacoa l huy here. Did vcu think it tKHsibU to (my ft 50.00 Kicvc Ie for 1 1 S Tt? t a - PHC4, 1 13.75.' !ok'. No. t-ll all about Bicycles, Scwicg Machines. Orgae and PUooa. What do you think of a fine suit of Clothing. madcto-your Mature, guaranteed to fit and CXpru )aid to your unoo for s 50? Catalogue No.' 57 kow 3 taaiple of clothing aad ah? many bargains ia Shoes, Hats and Furauhingv Lithographed Catalogue No. 47 shows Carpets, Rugt. Por tteres and Lace Curtain, in hand-painted colors. IVc jhiu Vttight. ew carpets free, and raraish lining without charge. "-""- oat 00 you 7 think o f a .i-sry-loiid oak J Dry-air Fam ' ' J ilyKtfngera- What do you toe for li.mT It is but one of over 8000 tar- , ga'ns contatoed in our Gen , era! Catalof tw f Furniture , and Household Woods. h e save you from 40 to (So cent, on everything. H hy at retail when vou know of USf Which ulilnmu !.-. ItiM, you waat? Address this way, X tJULIUS HIKES SON, BilUmort. iki. Dept. TOY DISSOLUTION NOTICE- Notice is hereby given that ilw co partnership heretofore existing be tween C. C. Parker and S. C. Dra per under the firm name of Parker & Draper, doing a general merchan dise business at Lasker, N, O., is this day dissolved by mutual eon- sent, S. C. Draper purchasing C. C. Parker's entire interest in the busi ness including all goods, accounts, notes and other evidences of debt due and belonging to said firm; and the said S 0. Draper hereby as- sumes all debts due by Parker vt Draper and will pay the same. All persons indebted to the lato firm will please make promj)t settle ment. This April 5, lSM). C. C PAHK'Kli, ( I will continue the business of dealer in treneral merchandise at Lasker, N. C, and solicit a liberal share of your prtrouage. S. U. DitAPKU. Referring tJ the above I wish Mr. Draper great auccess and ask my friends to continue to" give him a iberal share ci their patronage. C.C Parker. Pensions! Pensions! Are due to many who served in in war of Rebellion and war with Spain and is also due to all whoserv ed in Mexican War, and Old Indian Wars between 1832 und 1812. Pensions under general laws may be obtained by soldiers and sailors who are in any way disabled by rea son of wounds, injury, or disease incurred in duty, U. S service and in line of duty, provided they have received a proper discharge from their service. Widows, children, and depeiiden parents are entitled, if soldier's death was due to service, U. S. reg ulars and seamen who have served and been discharged since the war are entitled, providing they have been disabled as herein before suit ed, Their widows and dependent par nts are also entitled. A pension can be increased at any time that the disability warrants it. U. S. Colored Troops, their wid ows and minor children are also en titled. No pension granted hereafter shall be less than $G per month. Having secured an agency for Pen sions, if you have the least idea of being entitled to a pension you had better protect such idea, by calling and seeing me, as I am in a position to advise you as to such. Remember there are no fees for working your claim, unless success ful, therefore it costs gou nothing for trial, (1 DAlB,Agttlt, Latltr, N : potrrER'o 4HTISEPTIC HEALING GIL For Barb Wire Cuts. Scratch-. Saddle and Collar Galls, Cracked Kc S Burns, Old Sores, Cuts, Boils, Bmiie . Piles and all kinds of inflammation c ; man or beast, Cures Itch and Maxj:, Tat lRt. Clt V tin VIS MTW Kitttt SftU Ul f t Ims iiylli- B preeared f or aceidenta ky keeplnf U in y r r house or stable. AIIOnflflUttMlitanaaafss i. NiCirt,lllFl. Frice j eta. and i.oo. Ifye.. lTtftl does not keep It send a $ cu. ia ? tag e staasae and wo will send it to jom hy saan, raria,1ena..ias. a. 1K. TMrri I have U re. tar's tor IUrM an4 B44 ia Q1U. toaUta aatf Jrh W If C eita mtM MtUteeuoa. aad I hearul nmmi A tt C. B. IBTCI. Iiwy aad Feed itekte. BABY BURNED GeettesAea -1 sis pleased te apeak a word far fertarH lrlitle MTsP-e Oil- Ur beay was barsed a ! men . we.sad sfW tryuic :1 reasedi lappUee year-j:i- 14 the Brat sppliesiio se niti. d ia a tow days P vra nt welt I alse ai the oil ea m "" aad tod tkt iiilubnl teased ler thia arpeM lial I hy Tears. C.I.UIWB. TsrU. Taea-. Jaa ry tt. V Aicrarrcais st PARIS MEDICINE CO.. n, tods, iM 1

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