ONE OF THEM.
The Old Negro Mammy
Never be Forgotten.
Will
Perhaps one more record of a
venerated old Virginia -'Mammy"
may interest your readers.
I need not dwell on her untiring
care for the love to us little ones,
and her faithfulness aud devo
tion to my mother. My earliest
recollections are of a large white
table cloth spread upon the store
room floor and our Mammy upon
her knees before a large cone of
white "loaf sugar," which with
a stout knife and hammer she
Was cutting into little blocks for
the sugar dish. If little lumps
flew off on the floor it was ours
to scramble for.
When the Union army sur
rounded us "Mammy" was the
last to leave us. Only when her
husband and children had all
departed did she come in crying
bitterly to kiss us all around
"kood by." Her husband havs
inir threatended to tret another
wife if she loved the white folks
b tter than him. When the
Yankee soldiers crowded into
her neat room they said to her,
"Old woman you are a fool to
stay here and cook for these
people (cook having gone), don't
you know you are free?"
"Humph!" she replied, "I didn't
ved for such as you to come
here to tell me I was free. I
was free long 'fore you come
here, the Lord Jesus Christ made
me free from the law of sin ar.'l
death. Now you go along 'bout
your business and I'll tend to
mine."
She had long been subject to
severe sore throats which my
mother always mopped and ten
ded carefully, but soon after her
husband took her to Washington
she was taken sick with one of
those attacks and neglect made
it fatal. She passed awav bit-
terly regretting that she left her
old home, saying: "Old miss
would cured her." We shall
surely meet her " up there "
where she is in truth free from
sin, and washed white in the
blood of the Lamb, among the
faithful around His throne.- Ex.
Peculiar Characteristics of the
Small Boy.
An exchange, which has evis
dently been a close student of
nature as it is to be found in the
average boy says:
A boy will tramp 47 miles in
one day on a rabbit hunt and be
limber in the evening, when if
you ask him to go across the
street to borrow a two inch au
ger, he will be as still as a meat
block. Of course he will. And
he will go swimming all day
and stay in ihe water three hours
at a time, aud dive, and the next
morning he will feel that the
unmeasured insult has been of
rered him when he is told by his
mother to wash his face care
fully, so as not to leave the
score ol the ebb aud flow so
plain to be seen on his gills.
And he will wander about the
bed of a dry creek all the after
noon piling up a pebble fort and
nearly die off when his big sister
wants him to pick up a basket
of chips for the parlor stove.
And he will spend the biggest
part of a day trying to corner a
stray mule for a ride, but feels
that life's charms have fled
when he comes to drive the
cows home. And he'll turn a
ten acre field up side down for
ten 1 inch angle worms, aud
wish for the voiceless tomb
when the garden demands at
tention. But all the same when
you want a friend who will
stand by you, enlist one of the
bovs.
Two years ago R. J. Warren,
a druggist at Pleasant Brook,
X. V., bought a small supply of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
lie sums up the result as follows:
"At that time the goods were
unknown in this section; to-day
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is a household word." It is the
same in hundreds of communi
ties. Where ever the good quali
ties of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy become known the peo
ple will have nothing else. For
sale byW. W. Griggs& Son.
It is said that the names of
285 pupils to enter the Baptist
female University at Raleigh
as soon as it is ready for occu
par. cy are already secured.
Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema.
The intense itching and smarting, inci
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. It
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
Dr. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put a
horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package.
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BEAUTIFUL EASTER MORN.
(Virginian.)
Why is it that Easter is so
beautiful? If the sun shines, it
seems to shine brighter, and the
singing of the birds seems 'the
sweeter. The flowers of Easter
appear to be the more beautiful
on Easter morn, and their per
fume more fragrant.
The loveliest roses that God
ever grew seem to cluster more
beautifully on thaj day, and the
lilies lift their heads in thank
fulness. The grasp of the hand
seems firmer and more honest
than on any other day, and the
smiles of our friends warmer,
brighter and more gladsome. It
is that on Easter morn "a new
light broke in on the hearts and
hopes of men" aud since that
memorial morn that light has
continued to brighten the path
way of mankind, aud the gates
beyond the silent sky have been
kent onen that all who choose
may enter there. How beauti
ful indeed is Easter.
It is a part of the story of the
little child who ages ago came
to us at Bethlehem; of Him who,
in the splendor of His manhood,
was laid low in the tomb, and
who on the third day rose,
"bursting the bars of death and
opened unto us the gates of ever
lasting life." It is a reminder
that Christ, who died, rose
ap-aiu and that He stands at the
o-ates ovine; to humanity, "Be-
cause I live ye shall live also."
It is the knowledge that way
bevond the sunlight, and the
light of the stars, Christ awaits
us, to conduct us where angels
sing and where God will clothe
us with everlasting life. But
whether the sun shines or the
birds sing, or not, Easter is ah
ways beautiful. Every human
soul who knoweth that "the Re
deemer liveth" has a light which
no cloud can darken, and the mu
sic of God's word is the sweetest
song of them all. How beauti
ful then is Easter, aud is there
any wonder that we should hail
the morn with glad anthems?
No-To-Iiac for fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit euro, makes wer.k
meu strong, blood pure. 50c, $1. All druggists.
A CHILD'S PLEA,
A pretty little golden haired
rirl of seven vears walked timid
ly into a New Jersey police court
room the other day and asked
for "the man who sent my mam
ma to jail." The judge happened
to overhear her remark and ask
ed the little miss what she want
ed. Tears came into her eyes as
she turned to the judge and ask
ed, "Did you send my mamma
to jail?" when told her name, the
judge recalled that a short time
before he had sentenced a woman
to jail for sixfy days for drunken
ness and told the child so. Look
ing up into the kindly face of
the judge she asked: "Judge, did
you ever have a mamma?" and
then, choked with sobs, she could
control her feelings no longer
and begged piteously lor her
mother's release. "Your mamma
has been very naughty," said the
judge. "She gets drunk aud
abuses her neighbors." "But
she is good to me, and I love
her," sobbed the golden haired
pleader, "and if you'll let her go
I I won't let her be naughty
any more I love her so. Please,
please, oh, please let her go."
That was too much for the gray
haired, kind hearted magistrate,
and as he turned away to order
the release of the mother, he
used his haudkerachief vigor
ously and his voice was husky
from a "bad cold," which had
suddenly developed.
Mrs. A. Inveen, residing at
720 Henry St., Alton, 111., suffer
ed with sciatic rheumatism for
over eight months. She doctored
for it nearly the whole of this
time, using various remedies
recommended by friends, and
was treated by the physicians,
but received no relief. She then
used one and a half bottles of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which
effected a complete cure. This
is published at her request, as
she wants others similarly affiicU
ed to know what cured her. The
25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by
W. W. Griggs & Sou.
A good and a wise man may at
times be angry with the world,
at times grieved at it; but be
sure no man was ever discontent
ed with the world if he did his
duty in it.
As some one has truthfully
said, the man who rides a hobby
always wants the whole road for
himself.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall s Catarih Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.,
Toledo, Ohio. J
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out auy obligatious made
by their firm.
WEST & Trcax, Wholesale Grocers,
Toledo, Ohio.
Warding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken iuter-
ually, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. Testimonials free.
Hall s Family Pills are the best.
W. C.T.U. DEPARTMENT.
Coii ducted by a Member.
There is not a jewel glitter
iug on the hand of a rum-seller's
wife or children that did
not cost jewels of manhood from
the homes of this country.
George W. Bain.
The W. C. T. U., which inclu
des one thirtieth of the women
of the church, has in about a year
past raised the age of protection
for girls in nineteen states, and
added four states to the roll of
scientific temperance education.
Wilbur F.Crafts.
MINORS CAN T SMOKE.
The following bill passed
third reading in the House by
vote of 66 to 23:
That after the ratificatiod of
this act it shall be unlawful for
any one to give or sell to any
minor to use or smoke cigaretts,
and any in ' nor found so smoking
cigaretts, shall be a competent
witness to prove from whom he
received such cigaretts, and the
evidence so given shall not be
used against such minor for vio
lation ol tins act. mat any one
who sells or gives to any minor
any cigaretts or any minor found
smokeing cigaretts shall be guil
ty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not more
than ten dollars or imprisoned
not more than thirty days."
The bill was introduced by
Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, who
spoke forcibly and with intense
earnestness in the support. He
gave the testimony of prominent
physicians, showing the frightful
effects of cigarette smoking,
among them Dr.Murphy, of the
Western Insane Asylum, who
traces insanity in some patients
to this terrible vice. Mr. Sutton
declared that 200 young lives
were lost annually in North
Carolina through the habit of
cigarette smoking, and pathet
ically told how his own son had
been one the victims.
Opposition to the bill was
from the manufacturers stand
point but Mr.Eddir.s focussed the
argument when said: The quest
ion is, which is worth most to
the State her boys or cigarette
manufacturers?"
Evcrvlot!y Says So.
C: !.." i i ' ; r-i ( 'ainly '::;. riV. the m.st run
(.iOi j' l 1:1 tiieal tUscoyei of the aj.'o. i ens
a;.t reft"--shins to the tusio, lie! gently
and positively on Idihic-ys, liver and bowels,
eleaiisinjr the entire system, dispel olds,
cure headi.'elie, lever, liabii u;d constipation
nr.d biliousness. Please buy and try a box
ol" C. C. C. to-diiy; 10, 2T, ;() eents. tSold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Applications are in hand for
four new Odd Fellows lodges in
the State. Grand Secretary
Woodell says that 1896 was the
most trying year the order ever
had in North Carolina. Now
the prospects are better.
There is no
word so full
H of meaning
and about which such tender and
holy recollections cluster as that
of " Mother "she who watohed
over our helpless infancy and guid
ed our first tottering step. Yet
the life of every Expectant Moth
er is beset with danger and all ef
fort should be made to avoid it.
Mother's
Friend
so assists nature
in the change tak
ing place that
the Expectant
Mother is ena
bled to look for
ward without
dread, suffering or gloomy fore
bodings, to the hour when she
experiences the joy of Motherhood.
Its use insures safety to the lives
of both Mother and Child, and she
is found stronger after than before
confinement in short, it "makes
Childbirth natural and easy," as
so many nave saia. uoni De
persuaded to use anything but
FRIEND
" My wife suffered more in ten min
utes with either of her other two chil
dren than she did altogether with her
last, having previously used lour bot
tles of 'Mother's f riend.7 it is a
blessing to any one expecting to be-
come a MOTIIER," says a customer.
IIenderson Dale, Carmi, Illinois.
Of Druggists at tl.00, or sent by mail on receipt
and valuable information for all Mothers, free.
The BratlSeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Why throw
Your old
and broken
Furniture
away ?
j When you can have it made j
j as good and handsome as
U when new, at very little ex- H
as pense. Bring or send it to I
g my shop over J. B. Flora's
I store, and it will be put in
J nice order for you. j
f I 01110 111 ler
j I can clean, varnish, repair jff
I and upholster Furniture, re W
I pair Umdrellas, Sharpen
g Knives, Scissors and Saws,
1 and put them in good order.
J I also repair Harness, &c.
J Hoping to have your pat
I rouage, I am most respectfully
I T.H-KEIiLAM,
m Elizabeth City, N C.
MOTHERS
ANDY
! 10
SO
1 II BOAT TTTPT V ITT It) lUTPtTl to core any
f nuuUliUiiiUl UUUlnU 1 UUU tiTP. nwr
I pie and bnnciet free. Ad. STK.KI.IMi KKMI IM
is pace
t 11 v r J?- 4i
pied next week by
BLACKSMITH
Carriage Maker.
The OM Reliable
an iviaKer,
ELIZsWETII CITY, N. C,
- i
can be foutul at his okl staid at the
Short bridge, over James Spires store,
Zimmerman Hall.
I Canvas Furnished
at Factory Prices.
Awnings, Tents and Flags a
Specialty.
All orders by mail promptly attend
ed to. Old Canvass bought and sold.
O. Box 132, Eliznbeth City, N. C.
(lenders of
s.
11 Oo.min'i'ijil I'Ijjc?
Norfolk, Va-
Write for Samples and Prices,
1 ;T 1
Is the way you like your MEATS, fresh is way
we have it.
All from our own
every day. Bii'
Caleb Walker,
Stll ZDnTo. 1,
CITY AARKET.
AND GET THE BEST.
Finest Poultry at The Lowest Prices.
Let us have your orders, they shall have our most careful
and prompt attention. Remember Stall No. 1, City Market.
LU
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Truck
oxes
.-AND.
m
Now is the time to place your
order tor the latter for the Spring
Shipping. Address
(Kramer gros., & ,go.,
Elizabeth City N C.
DR. C. P. BOGERT,
Surgeon and Sleelianical
DEITIST
Edenton, N. C-
Patieuts visited when requested.
M E 1 a ?.uh 75 Mechanical
I 200 Inventions Wanted. Sent FREE.
o F. HIETERICII & CO.,
603 F Street, N'. Washliiffton, I. C.
K
CATHARTIC
ALL
DRUGGISTS
c-s of constipation. CaxcareU are the Ideal Laxa
mpor trip. hot raoe eaay natural resalu. ham-i
t .. i tiirazo. .unntreal. f an., nr.tew lore. StT.I
win oe occu
AND
x. jvixTivxi:r
Sail Maker
AwningsTents a d Flags
Old Sails Bought and
Sold.
Orders by mail will receive
prompt attention.
Cor. Water and Matthew Sts.
(Over W. J. Woodlcy's Store.)
P.O.BOX32.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C
Coi'rcsf'ondeiiceSoiiL 3 I
OUJP&
eef, Yeal
Mutto
and
slaughter
house and
fresh
your meats of
Pork
IF SO, correspond with
LARGE CAPACITY.
Splendid
Nothing but
It will be to your interest to let us quote you prices.
SAMPLES FURNISHED ON REQUEST.! '
Latest Emmpirewdl MsLcMimeiry.
No Orders Too Large None Too Small.
Atgc table Preparation for As
slmilating thcToodandReguti
tirg theStomachs andBoweis of
Promotes DigestioaCheerful-
ncss andResr.Contains neimer
Opnim.Morptiine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
Ktape afOldnrSQ'CCZlFnZXER
' JumJcm Set J'
4lx Senna
jtnijt Sctyl
Jlppemint -Jti
CurtambtSaJb
Harm Seed -Clarified
Jiuprr .
litotuyrfm fiainr
i
J
ADcrfeet Remcdv for Constipa
tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca.
Worms .Convulsions.Fcvcrish
ness and Loss OF SLEEP.
Tac Simile Signature of
NEW VORK.
; "s7vr"il-37" do you
wait 'till you get down
, before taking medicine.
jWheu you feel dull,
! aching and stretching,
ijust remember that the
next thing will be Ma
laria Chills and Fever.
To avoid this, use
i tv.
w
me great 'imt J laI
exact copy of wrapper',
will save 3-011 a long spell of sickness, aud much
money. It is for the
Kidneys, Liver and Stomach,
and will cure OOStlpatlOICL.
A Safe Remedy for Young and Old.
Regular Size 25 and 50 Cents.
MADE BY YEAKEL DRUG CO., BALTIMORE MARYLAND.
THE CITY
The Choicest Meats
J It will be to your interest )
to give us your orders, f
POLITE ATTENTION !
T
And
Friends
Stylish Turnouts
G-ive Him a Call. o
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a
Of Building Material,
Scroll Work, or
Mouldings of any kind ?
ht. e.
Shipping"
the best
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THAT THE
FAC-SIMILE
S
SIGNATURE
OF;
IS OH" THE
WRAPPER
OP EVERY
BOTTLE OB1
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ni
Castoria is trat vs in one-size tottlea only. It
is net sold ia ballc Don't allow anyone to bH
yoa anytUng else on the plea or promise that it
13 just as good" and will answer every pur
pose." See that yon get C-A-S-T-O-B-I-A.
Thofw-
slaile SjOr a lata
MOT
- IiaCIlvO it taken 111 time
MARKET,
Proprietor.
EDENGON? N- C.
on hand at all times.
( LUWKSTCAS PRICKS )
IN THE CITY. J
(J
o
PROMPT DELIVERY !
Has opened a SALE, EXCHANGE,
BOARD and LIVERY STABLE
On Water Street,
tot-,
solicits the patronage of his
and the public generally.
careri tor a.t. thp
, ,
must reasonaoie terms.
for hire at all times.
Stables on Water St.
mcl 0
BEST WORK.
Facilities.
work sent out.
Norfolk & Southern
,1
Schedule in effect Man'
Norfolk & Southern R. u
Express trains, Southboun :
cept Sundays,) leave lClia! .
11:40 a. m., and at 6:00 p
bound, daily, (except Sut;.!
Elizabeth Citv at 2:4"; p. n,.
m. The trains arrive at .. . '
from Norfolk & Western d
connect at Norfolk with a'. .
Steamer lines, and at K !
Steamer for Koanokc, Ca-o.
and Seuppernoujj ric:
steamers to Mackev's 1-Vi :
Norfolk & Southern U.K.
and Rc'.havcu, connecting v.
Virginia Uarc for Make U- ;
ra, Waslnngtou ami all 1:.
landings.
Eastern Carolina I
AND
Old IDomiiiloii
The steamer Neusek .iM - i
City Tuesday, Thursday ar.,';
!at6;20 p. m., lor Newbetu .
with the A. v: N.C. U.K. l.: (
Kinstou, and Morehe.nl c" 1 1 .
theW. N. & N. U. R. l.r ! u ,
Wilmington, N. C , etc. I.
leave Newbern Mumlav, ,
andFridav, toiuhiug at'Ocr.u
Koanoke Island going and re:;:-
Tickets on sale at l:!izalct
Station to Koanoke Island. New
(
Kinston, l.outsboro, Morehead1
and Wilmington, N. C.
Dailv all rail service between 1
beth City and New Voik, l'hibuK ;
Lialtimore a?d Norfolk.
Through cars and as w raw s
quicker time than b a i ctiu-i ..
Direct all gnds to l- shir:.,'
Eastern Carolina Dispa. ." a- i, s.
From Norfolk by Noil
Railroad; Haltimore by W . , :;
R., President Street Stat n. I'i.
phia, Philadelphia R. H., li-.k
Station; New York, by l'eni:--.
R. R., 1'ier 27 North Kier, 1
Dominion Line
For further information aji i -
II. Snowden, Agent, Elizahrth 1
to the General Oflice of the Nm :
Southern R. R. Company, Nm:..:.. ,
M. K. 'CIN(I, fJeneral Man.t. v:
II. C. lU'IHJINS, C. 1 .
PETTIT'S
North Carolina Linos
C. L. PETTIT, Manager.
Steamer NEWTON will .1
folk for Elizabeth City, Cuu. :
way landings on Wednesdax s .1 r,:
urdays at 4 p. in., Elizabi t li t
Creswell on Thursdays ami M
at 9:30 a. m. Rcturnine, :. ,
Creswell for Norfolk on Tuesdav . '
Fridays at 4 a. in., and ElizaU i:: ,
same day at 2:30 p. in., aim::.
Norlolk next day.
Steamer Harbinger will U.K.
folk for Elizabeth City. Heitl..-.:
way laadines, on Tuesdays and i ;
days at 4 p. m., Elizabeth r-.:v : t
Hertford Wednesdays aud Satin.! ,
9:30-111. Returning, will lea I! ;:
ford for Norfolk Mondays, and i : :
days at 7 a. m. aud Eliza'beth (. :: . ,
day at 2:30 p. m., arriving in .V
next day.
W. W. MORRISETT, Ar.i ;nt
Elizabeth City, .V r
S. W ATE RS& SONS
Sole Ageii For
Cosumers "ireweiy.
Hrewers of the ecbratci
This beverage becajne pci. m '.ir
at once from the time it was ;i
troduced, and connoisseurs ; : .
nounce it the finest beer on tl,
market. Call for
and get the purest and brs:.
Also Manufacturers :
Soda, Ginger, Strawberry, Sarxaj ..
Cream and Seltzer Walciv
Hotels, Saloons, Ucstau rants :n:! : i
lhes supplied at short noti
ders by mail promptly altcmh 1 i
Address,
S. WATERS & SONS,
Elizabeth City, X. C
Telephone No. 39.
WHICH IS THE BLACKER I.iM
UK not
XDecel-ved. I
liy venders of Sh- t
and Eye-Glasses. 'i
are not
Opticlsirxs,
But if they were
could not do lust;
t"
their patrons in that v.
There is located at ivi
ton, N. C, a
Scientific Optician
who has a reputation
sustain,who will treat ;
right and is reliable .'
ful and practical; so
two of the leading p'
cians Dillard and
Mullan. Respeetfi;:!;.
B. E. BYRD,
The Optician
Miles
Jennings,
.0 6ooooo" j' oo c - :
r Beer
BLACKSMITH
Sanders Building, Poindi-x .: '
MillandMarineForgings
A Specially.
ESTFull line of Wheels avA
Wagons kept iu st
All work doue promptly ami '-
most workmanlike manner.
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