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: : I i - A COLD, STONY GAZE. HOW EMMA JUCH FROZE AN INDIS CREET REPORTER. la Interview la Wfclek tfc SrP-.-..nr Mas Cot fta !- jpirw a - !! ta Itllr mm thm Mead ! Oi Cot Slry I ceTfr heard the critics accrwe Cm rat Joch cf lacking sympathy or fixe In her art. tut there rorjat te tccres of in- wiwr In thin renntrr ready to trear that abe waa reared on lemon ice. TJrNon occasions ilme. Jach irpeared Sfimtirm cf ioToniacss. the Tery jroddesa of mirth, tut thews occur ctuallj when guarantees look bona fide and when there happen to be no other lady telcist on the bill Unluckily Encountered the famous loncitmM at a tiro when fhe had lost $3u0 by the rascality, aa ahe expressed It. cf a St Paul manager; abo, aa It happened. Mile. Clementine de Vere vii on the programme, itrong In her poMflion cf a froh young Toice that thrilled aadiencea In aria or ballad and won applause of the spontaneous aort that critic call oration. Mme. Jnch re ceired the applaufe, but not the ora tion, and. per consequence, waa un happy. Hearing that the fair warbler bad uatalned a financial rererse. the editor of the Minneapolis Journal naturally wanted to know all about It for pub lication, and I happened to be detailed for the Interriew. Mme. Jncb waa at the West boteL I eent up my card, and derpite the ecmewhat unseasonable hour It was scarcely half past 10 In the morning receired an invitation to risit the prima donna. Just as I was about to enter the ele vator a reporter for another afternoon newspaper stepped up. lie was a rather new man. an excellent fellow, but, as It seemed to me. somewhat lacking in nese. "I'm going up to see Emma," he said. "Where are yon going 1" Same errand." I replied. "We'd better tackle her one at a time, hadn't wet" Lord, no I" he responded. "We'll both go in atxncYoa do the talking, and I'll take notes." The rlan didn't roit me very well, 1 but there ncexned no help for it. As we entered the apartment. Mme. Jncb roee from her lounging chair and took a step forward. She was attired in some sort cf loose, white morning gown, with a dash of color here and there that Unntins wild marsh bogs Is an ex- f m citing but somewhat dangerous pastime Tlie Slra In southern Texas," said C L. Fielden ver cf that state. "In the swampy lanai along the gulf these wild hogs bare their habitat, and to bunt tbera It is best to haTe eeTcral companions ana numerous does IU3 ouuuowuu i ways cf the ferocious porkers. The dog will find the game fcr you. bay it and hold it in check until you can take a shot cr two. Then everything depends and beX3gi noid hia veterans at Laubi Detter Than Tear. I bless all the apostolic college of humorists. The man that makes me t a arret by Wklck Sir Fraacls ere Defeated tbe Spaalah. When Philip II debated the question I laugh is my benefactor. I do net thank of coercing with fixe and sword the Dutchman, who did not like the taxes which they tbemelves did not vote, the Duke of Alva counseled violent meas ures, for in bis eyes the rebels were only "men of butter." Nevertheless he found that these men. so fond of cows anybody to make me cry. I can do that without any assistance. We all cry enough and have enough to cry about. God bless all skillful punsters, all re paxteeista. all propcunders of ingenious conundrums, all those who mirthfully j surprise us with unusual juxtaposition of words. Thomas Hood and Charles n n in n rc n r-i u trs rrt t-rvi n LIU Hi u " 41 n r nrnyn 3 EI 121171 I , aal X X l . fcl on your aim. If you succeed in pierc- I finaiij overcome tbem in the field. I Dickens and Sydney Srnith had a divine ing a viUl part with your Winchester bullet. aU is over except dragging the carcass to some convenient point where It can be handled. But dangerous is yonr position if your aim is a trifle defective and your shot only wounds tbe animal. Some frnod and true eboctinz must be done 0 . instanter then by you and your com rade. cr else an infuriated boar will be rending you with bis tusks. I have seen more than cne of these old boars snot throazh tbe body 20 or mere times and In that condition fight man and dog nntil several btJIs bad been fired into bis head. 'In the marshes there is no possible way of escaping an attacking wild hog except by killing him. Tbe hunter can make no headway through tbe tall, rank grass and boggy soil, and there are no trees tbat offer him ref age. For these reasons be is compiled to kill his game when once it is tiaibed or become biinrdf a victim. In tbe fall of the year these marsh bogs are fat. and their flesh Is cf a very phasing -flavor." Wash ington Post. Proof I the pudliug lies In the eating of It. Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS ClIILL TONIC Ilea In the taking of it COST NOTHING If It folia to euro. 25 cents per bottle If it.curee. Sold strictly on its merits by G Hires &Son, Dr. J. & Wocd acd City Drug Store. HIGH TONED DOCK AGENTS, f Um Who Only Sell U1ctc WortU From to f-"03. 'There is a direct upper class of book agents who never conic in contact with tbe general public, -remarked Mr. Charles II. Meyers. I have been interested in art publications for a number of years and know most of the tiptop salesmen In the country. They handle books that range from $30 to t500 in mice and only call on pfople made the thing look as if it cost f 1,000.- wbo figure on certain select lists. These My companion gasped and subsided on ij,t- are the result of tbe cullings of years, and. combined, they represent nearly all of the high class book buyers r.f tbe United States. Each publishing bens has its own collection ox names, and they are valued highly. 'I call to mind one firm that failed and went out of business several years ago and its roster of buyers was coneid tred its very best asset. It was pur chased for something like $5,000.". Tbe class of books handled by tbe agents to whom I refer would greatly astonish the everyday patron of 4be shops. They broken backed tiger." Indeed in time of war country folk with baskets of eggs and butter excited no suspicion even to alert sentinels. Taking advantage of this fact. Sir Francis Vere determined to recapture from tbe Spaniards tbe Zutphen sconces. or forts, by a etratagem. In 1591 be picked out some lusty and handsome young soldiers and dressed most of them like the Gelderland egg women and the rest as Boers. With bundles of vegeta bles, baskets of eggs and butter, but i also with daggers and pistols Inside their clothes, they were ferried across tbe river by twos and threes. They sat near tbe gate of the fort, being already,' at tbe break of day, chatting and ges ticulating, as if in some tremendous argument about tbe rise or fall of mar ket prices. Then, according to arTangement.Vere sent some cavalry forward, as if ap proaching, and the pretended country people ran in feigned terror toward the j fori. The gates were at once thrown open to receive them. They all streamed in. threw otz their disguises, and in a few minutes were in possession of the forts of tbe town, where the gallant Sir Philip Sidney afterward lost his life by being more rash and less shrewd than the veteran Vere. Harper's Bazar. mission, and so have their successors in these times. They stir into the acid beverage of life the saccharine. They sake the cup of earthly existence. which is sometimes stale, effervesce and j bubble. They placate animosities. They foster longevity. They slay follies and absurdities which all the sermons of 11 the pulpits cannot reach. T. De Witt Talmage. horsehair settee near the door. Mme. Jncb appeared majestic, statu esque, magnificent, if you will, but cold very cold. She bade me be seated in a refrigerated tone and asked to what she was indebted for tbe honor, etc. Heaven defend me from tbe not able who opens an Interview that way I A queer noise reached me from tbe direction of tbe settee, and I supposed the other fellow was swinging his arms to keep warm, but I dared not look around. In as few words as possible I ex plained the object cf the call, threw In a few mild remarks indicative cf my belief that tbe St Paul manager was a soulless scoundrel, who ought to be lynched, and then I waited. - It Is entirely unnecessary to recapit ulate the interview. Mme. Jnch went over the conditions cf her contract and described the treatment to which she had been subjected with some little ap proach to warmth cf expression. She really seemed to be thawing when tbat ud regenerate wretch over on tbe horse hair settee chipped in. Tbe singer's re cital cf her financial woes had excited his ire against the man who had de frauded her. and he blurted out, refer ring to the recreant manager: He's a big stiiT; thafa what he is a big stiff r , I shall never forget the expression cf acute nausea that enshrouded tbe usual ly immobile countenance of tbe great artiste as the turned, with a cold, stony gaze a gaze that would freeze liquid air In the direction of the voice and carefully focuseed tbe ether man with her lorgnette. I saw tbe other man shrink fearfully. Ue looked just about a tight fit for a bantam's egg when the lorgnette landed. "Good gTaciousl said Mme. Juch in a pained way. "Do you er know that person t" 'Never saw him before in my life." I rrplied. 'It was a mean thing to do. ' but the paper wanted an interview, and I hadn't half finished. "Would yon -er mind leaving the rucm." said lovely Emma, addressing the other fellow. "Perhaps a detective sort cf a person, don't you think!" she added as the other fellow escaped. i - I Indorsed tbe opinion and went on with tbe interview, which lasted an other 15 minn ts. Then I bowed myself out and hented the other man, intend ing to placate him. but he wouldn't tpcak to iue end hasn't since. That chap doesn't appreciate the exigencies " "cf tbe profession. Minneapolis Journal. A Mark Twain Story. Apropos of tbe Portuguese reis (pro nounced rays), when Mark Twain vis ited Faval some years ago one of his companions invited him to dine, witn eisht others, at the principal hotel in tbat happy island. As soon as tbe cloth was removed and tbe wine placed on tbe table tbe host called for the bill. which amounted to 21,700 reis. "Go, leave me to my misery, boys!' ejaculated tbe unhappy man. "There isn't money enough in tbe ehip to pay tbat bill. I am a ruined community. Landlord, this is a mean swindle. Here's SloO. and it's all you'll get. I'll swim' in blood before I'll pay a cent more." The landlord looked surprised, but immediately had his little; account translated "into a language that a Christian cculd understand," when it was found that, at the rate of 1,000 reis to a dollar, the demand actually cinonntcd to 21.70. More refreshments were ordered forthwith. Cincinnati Welcome Paniihrnrnl to Bobby. A little boy went to church with his mother. The service was somewhat long and utterly incomprehensible to the child. Consequently he fidgeted. His mother reproved him several times. At last she leaned toward him. "Bob by," she whispered, "if you act badly I'll never bring you to church again." A gleam of hope dawned in Bobby's weary eyes. "Alamma," he said eager ly, "how bad will I have to bet" Ex change. , Forest Reservation. The 30 forest reservations of the United States embrace an area of 40,- 000,000 acres in 18 states and territo ries. " Seven are in the state of Califor nia, the largest of which, the Sierra forest reserve, includes 4,003,000 acres. Within the past 35 years it is estimated that 11,000.000,000 feet. board measure, of timber on public land have been de stroyed by forest fires. rr-t Ml HI . Jil AIM Sli Years ol Inlense refuse to heal tinder ordinary treat- Suffering, Promptly Cured ,:sMSatS: 0u C O 0 entire circulation is in a depraved condition. They Djf Oi Oi Oi are a severe drain upon the system, and are con stantly sapping awav the vitality. In every case the poison must be eliminated from tne Diooa, ana no amount, ui c-xx niiv can have any effect. i . . n , . There is no uncertainty about the merits of S. S. S. ; every claim made for it is backed up strongly by. convincing, testimony of those who havebeen cured by it and know of its virtues by experience. Mr. L. J. Clark, of Orange Courthouse, Va., writes: " For six years I had an obstinate, running ulcer on my ankle, which at times caused me intense suffering. I was so disabled for a long while that I was wholly unfit for business. One of the best doctors treated me constantly but did me no good. I then tried various blood remedies, wifhnnt thA Ipftst bpnefit. S. S. S. was so hiflrhlv recom mended that I concluded to try it, and the effect was f wonderful. It seemed to get right at the seat of the K HiaPABA and force the rxison out. and I was soon com- pletely cured." Swift's Specific S. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD drives cures permanent ia Vio rvnlv KIrw tains not a particle of potash, mercury, or other mineral, to. c. o. pnm. rVmtnm'mis "Blood Poison. Scrofula. Cancer. Catarrh, Eczema, T-?VkitTviofiTv RrTocs TTlror "Roils, nr anv other blood trouble. Insist iirvm S fi S ? nnthincr ran takft its Tllace. Valuabie books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT 10, 1608 Norfolk Dd southern Kailroaj! mail nd express trains south t ouud, daily (exef nt 'Sundays) leave KMrat eth i'lly at .11:40 k.u ortUbonDd daily, except Mird.iv. leav Elizabeth City at 2 : 45. i n. No S and 4 NortLbouud leaves Elizabeth City. 3: 2) a. in and going -South (J: p, m.everj Tuesday, Thursday and Sat Hotti trains arrive t and do nan from Xorftlk fc Wesam depot,-Norfolk; connect at Norfolk with nil rail and a .id.. er hue, and at Ldeutou with t aci-n fcr Roanoke, Cashie. Clio v an ai;! cui'ier norg river; transfer stp-mcr to .I t. key'a Ferry, thence by Norio.'l v oii:i in H. ti, to Kuner, lanigo at,, i;ciLaen, connecting with "teiiue Virginia Dnre for ilake eyville. Aurora, an!iiclo:' and ntermdiaio landmL1. Eastern Carolina Dispattn .NI) Old Dominion Line. The Steamer - N ! hetli City Tuedn, urday at 6:00 ..M. RoanokeH I.slauu, oa.. O.K. Jit .for Goldstar leaves Eiizu- nm! at- rit ami v i ( U A cc iVViJ .l-'il 'MlUl , out every trace of impurity in the blood, and m tnis way Morehead city ; ai c wm. 4v. &.v. i; ly tne most oosiinaie, aeep-sea-ieu sure ui ut. i u. iu a.n .,ir, u uiuiium r-t.-, vTiwriAdv eTiaranteed nurely vesretable, and con- lt'irning leaves .New Henu- Moi.tlny, Wetlnesdav una rrniav. A Fair Statement. We do not believe it is fair to find fault with doctors because they don't know much. Nobody knows much. Atchison Globe. J. WHOLESALE- Bi MARKS IRON NERV". Was the result of hja splendid health. Indomitable will and tremend ous energy are not found wnere Stomach. Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you -want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King's New Life Fills. They develop every power of the brain and body. Only 25cts at Alex, wadswortn drugstore. GXL0CEES A1TD TOBACC02TKT5, -AND DEALERS IN- Hay, Lime, Cement, Hair & '53F"l?rettiest and Best Ready-Mixed PamtP in the city. Send for New Color Cards. Lead, Oil, Varnishes, Terpentine, Etc. . . .... . " ' i AGENTS FOR A. WRENN& SO JS'S BUGGIES. A lull Hue Kepi in sicca ELIZABETH CITY- N. C. Jay and Friday. Stfatiier N K W BEKN hav.s Ivizi. hetli Chy Monday iiti n nnl WViIiick- day at 0 p. ni., for IJou.ke I.-i.iui. Oeracoke, Oriental and Newbern. Tickets on kIc at Uizutt ili lty Ma tion toIloanokQl-land.OciHVi'ki, Oiieu- tal. New Berne, KjifIop, OuldU)ro, Morehead City and V!mi( gtoi, N. C. Dally all rati service leivff i' hliubctt Citv and New lork, riifUdt Iphln, a!li. inort; fnu Norfolk. Tbrouifli car, anda low ratt' aud quicker time tb:n y ai.y other r.utf-. Direct ll oodi to he thipied v?h hift- ern Carolina lpuicb nsii tnv .; rr.un Norfolk by Norloik t ouilit ru . iui o.nl, Baitinu.re, by I'. . x 1J. K. Ii., jt t-i- dent Street StHtion; l'ltilmJtli.liia, hv PtAn-yivani'i 1. ii., ( k miu t M tic u New York, by P- nne' Iviuum h. Vu r 27, Norih Itiver, and. U11 lMn:iiinii Line. ' For f ti rt e r i n forma? : -tciv t y'.. j-,' General ollicy oi the "Sofor:; oi.,1m1: lii'roa-i Norfolk, Va. M. K. K.IX, -7 Story of a Salvo. To be bound hand nd foot for jeara by the bain! of UUease b tne worst of slavery. George Ii. William., of Maacheaier, Mtch. tella How Biuh a lave waa matte free. He pays: "Mr wiie ha been so helpless for Are years that abe ... r.Jnt.l in vorv limitprt innL I ou'l Dt luro noi luru over in oeu Bione. ai- are pripieu in very iimitea euuions, jer os.rj,two bottles o' Eiertrtc Bitiere ehe la ani everr rennemeni ci mecnanicai an . womieriui t imoroTei ana aDie 10 ao nerown is lavishetl n their preparation. Some- wurk." Thw supreme remedy for lor lemaie aia- um nn ckhr mm nprvniwness. BieeriBsness. numbers only 25 orj me'.ancnoly, headache, backache, fainting and tizzy epena. ints miracie worsinjf raeuuaue i udoend to wcuk, sickly, run down people. Every battle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by Alex. vad Forth.droggist. times tbe c-dition SO. and as scon as it is oQ. tbo press tbe type is taken down and distributed. Tbe illustrations are frequently water color paintings or aitists proofs of etchings, and it is qnite common for tbe vignette letters to be tinted by band. 'Such bocks are never advertised, but are easily disposed of to tbe inner circle of rich connoisseurs. Tbe agents who take tbe orders are tbe princes of tbe business. I know one who makes easily $10,000 a year, and they are nearly all well to do. They are continu ally on tbe go, but if you were to en counter one of tbem at a hotel tbe chances are you would never guess his vocation. . What ar,e the topics of the books they sell? Oh! They range f rem Shakespeare's comedies to Walton's complete angler a little of every thing." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Wbnt are J,a l:c0bmg atf ex claimed tbe schoolmaster. "Please, sir." said tbe boy. I'm laughing at bow funny it would be if one of the boys put a bent pin on your chair and you discovered it before before in time. sir. and then whip ped him." Philadelphia North Amer ican In East Indian schools mental arith metic is a vastly more serious mattei than it is in the schools of this country. Catch questions are nnmerous. and pu pil of 10 years are taught to carry thi multiplication table cp to 40 times 40. $pnlilvr Clocks. A Lev i.t n i.uc.) merchant has in lis store an eld ludhivued dck which ".a peculiarly sensitive. It sometimes tcps, and if any one steps into the tore cr ces by it will start again, tr.d if a horse stcs on a certain spot in iie street it will start. A wan who happened to notice it and vbo br.d cne liko it himself said that ;. vould not run after be had started I'urnace in tbe falL In the spring, . r he ee;ic.l to keep n lire, it would a ell ri '-' w.-i ue ii uujecr to. Tit u.;J.j: of "Kings of the Hunt ing Fieiu " says that at a certain Eng lish church rr.any years ago. while the clergyman w;js reading prayers, a man walked in. sac j led "I've got.'unl" and immediately w ithurew. He had sounded a well known call. Every farmer and laborer who possessed a gnn soon fol lowed him and in an hour or two brought to the village inn the fox they had shot. Spirituality was in those days at a very low ebb, end some clergymen cared moo for spcrt than for the exam ple they set to their flecks. Bishops tried to discountenance bunting as a clerical pastime, but the law did not enable them lo remove the offenders from their livings. Dr. Phillpotts, bishop of Exeter, who called to account several sporting clergymen in his dio cese, met one or tnem at a friend s house. I am told, my lcrd, that yon object to my hunting," said the clergyman. 'Dear me. who could have told you bo?" answered the bishop. "What I object to is that you should ever do any thing else. " ABOUT EXTRA" EARLY PEAS. Don't make the mistake this season of planting' some cheap pea that will begin to blossom about the time TuiCs Nonpfuiel is setting pods. Tbe Experiment Station of your State will ttll you that the Nonpariel 13 the earliest and best trucking pea. These. stations were established for your benefit. Why should you not take advantage of them But take care not to buy any Nonpareils without the lead seal with a thistle stamped upon it; better buy direct frpm us. Then you 11 know. to in riln SALt REAL KSTAT15. .i;Y I F. & S. S. lamb POST OFFICE BOX 540., COItRESrOlTDENCE SOiat'ITiil). NORFOLK, - - VA. 9 House ane lot Martin streets. Burgess and Men put in the bft years of their lives in the rnrsnit of riches!. One cla's works with the brad, and the other with the mus cle, liaeh cares more for dollars than for health. The brain is taxed to the utmost i Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder f r the 7eeU It cores ppiulrl, bwoPen, smarting, nervous, feet and lostanUy takes tbe sting out of corns and bunions. Lsthe createst comfort discovery of the age. APens Foot-Ease makes tight or new unnecessarily, or whether the ordeal .foes feel easy. Try it To-Day. Sold by all shall be made comparatively easy. d uglst, grocers, shoe More keepers everywhere. la narnps. Trial Package FREE. Address, Alien S. Olmftel, LeEoy, N. Y. "jlORE STEAM PAOKETO.C OLD BAY LINE No woman can be too careful her condition daring the period be fore her little ones are born. Neglect or improper treatment then endan gers her life and that of the child. It lies with her whether she shall suffer ptorea and general she had better do nothing than do By mail for ts cts. . somethincr wroncr. A Load laterrvptloa. 'I declaic. Maria. thU is too IrriUt leg to be envlaredl I told yon I didn't want to he tlistnrbcd. and here eome body ba FTtddenlj eprunfr a most in fernal clatt-.r on tne. What does it ureanl' Tb re wasn't any clatter, ray dear. " ; "What was it, then V ; "Why, I just happened to pass Ibrcnb tbe rocta in my new red and jtllcw shirt waiit; that's alL" I "Well, don't do it again." Cleve land Plain Dealer. IK I Will Smb Strike Terra Flrma. The Inexperienced lie say a be can jhardly restrain hi ess elf from falling down and worshiping her. I Tb Kejcted TeU him not to get nexrems; she'll throw him down soon 'enough. Pittibnrg Prest ' Thm Letter to Jokm. A cariosity in th shap of a letter was mailed at a rural postoffice recent- T a caleJ' tampd enTelope was the following: "Dtui Jens I write yon this to say I got your letter on a Tuesday xnorn In. an this is wrote to you on a Wednesday night I will expect yon bore cn a Monday. As you told me you didn't want folia to know where you wus at. I bare WTote an sealed your tddress cn tbe inside, eo's the poetmss ter won't be cone tbe w leer. No cne cn earth will know wbsr you are now. Write ss soon ss you git thi," At Unta Constitution. in evolv ing and excutinz 1 schemes, and the . body is worn out with 1 constant, unremittinKr toiL Just about the ! time a man stons to take account of thinjrs, he finds the do.lars have come, but health has departed. Then he reverses matters . completely. He devotes the rest of his life to spending bis dollars to regain his health, j What a roan with worn-out body and 1 tired brain needs mot of all is a rood : stomach. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical . Discovery is the proper remedy to set the j stomach riht. This medicine will make his appctite eood. make his weak stomach strong and help it to digest the food he puts into it. Good digestion makes pare blood, i and pure blood vitilizes the whole system. ; This great remedy also cures those who j have sore throat, a persistent cough, weak and bleeding luns and bronchitis, all of which often arise from weak stomach and : consequent indigestion. It is a cleansinsr. ; strengthening, purifiying, invigorating al terative tonic. It puts lift into the blood and nerves, into the brain and body. It cures every form of indigestion, makes the sleep sound, and nerves steady. There is nothing so gxxl. and yon should refuse all substitutes o5ered by dealers. I Had catirrh for four vesrs and also liver and kidney trouble." write Joha A. Calloway, Kr. f No. iS wh Street. Columbus. Ga.. "when h wouM ctxntnmct troubling me, I would bare a l:rit aching; a little brlow the chest. la I broke out in InmfM U ovrr and when these left the skin peried r.(T I took iix bottles of Dr. rirrce's Golden Msli-1 iHcorery, two bottles of tm Tlesvint rellets.' and I be lieve I am Kwnil end well. I hare a good appe tite; before 1 co-umenced treatment I had no appetite at a!L" Could "XIck tbe Xaune.M ,4I don't know how it is here," raid a visitor at cnecf the hotels, "but over in Georgia the phrase, lick the name,' is still quite current on the country side. Lick the "name is an innocent rural variation of tbe vendetta, and when a man proclaims bis ability to do it he generally has quite a bends. I vra3 at a tmall interior on court day recently end saw two farmers get into a debate over a horse trade. Ycr a liarl" said one. 'Shuck yer coat, Eill Tajlcr. retorted tbe oth er. 'I kit lick tbe name!' "Mr. Taylor shucked bis coat and got licked. It r.rpeared, however, tbat bis victor had just started in. Less than i ten minutes afterward he waa hailed by a hu&ky younjr chap, ho immedi ately inquired: 'Did y sr.y y' could lick we uns' name!' 'Who are y any how ? asked tbe warrior. Ceph Tay lor. 'Who's yer pap? 'Lige Taylor; lives on the branch down yonder." Shuck yer coat!" "They went at it, and Ceph was add ed to the vanquished, but ha put up a hot. fight for tbe honor of the tribe. In tbe course of the afternoon two other Taylors challenged the rash assertion, and the last disproved it. In so doing be lest a section of one ear and parted company with two teeth. "I will not harrow yonr feelings by describing the other gentleman I judg ed from the episode that- it was very unwise to undertake to lick tr.cli a widely borne nr.ire a? Taylor. When I start out to lick a came, it will be something like Cbolmoldey or Zentivia tisiofL" New -Orleans Times Democrat infstssm is the one and the only preparation that is safe to use. It is a liniment that penetrates from the outside. External applications are eternally right. Internal medicines are radi- iob on b:s 7 "'""is- iuu inr viii .-P humbugs they endanger life. to relax and expand naturally re . lieves morning sickness removes the cause of nervousness and head jnche prevents hard and rising j uicoso auui itus iauui tiiiu icascua the pains and helps the patient to ; rapid recovery. ; From a letter by a Shrevcport, La., woman: "I have been using your wonderful remedy. Mother's Friend, for the last two months, and find it I just as recommended," Druzzists srll It at $1 per bottle, j THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ATLANTA, GA. Send for oar free i!lastr ited book, M Before !by is iioi n." Elegant Steamers Pally, exptotc Sunday between Balcimore and Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, l'orts- moutnana ail points outn. Direct connections with all railroads ter minating at Norfolk, Portsmouth r iTWKl.JN and Hampton Koads. ALTIMORE, 8TEAMEB VIKGINIA, from Oi.D POINT, Baltimore, for Kichmond, every KOKiOLK. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, RICHMOND at 4 P. M. from PIEB 1U, LIGHT AND SOUTH St., by way of Chesapeake Day and Jame Kiver. Arrives at -ficn- T1IE mond next morning. No.deiay, BwiFiKST, notransiers. HAtTEST Meals on Enropean plin. Lnx- SDRBST nrlous Staterooms, Electric Lights kuutjs - steam jj eat. umns ire. Ticket Office, 129 E 1st Dalttmore Street Telephone 1435. - JOH SHERWOOD, E. W. THOMPSON, General Manager. Traffic Mana.ger R BKOWN Genral Ticket Agent cor. 1 f 1,000. Underwood house, and lot on Church ctreet Vacant swamp lot on Martin el reet. Runs to Tiber ..Canal Room for ne era! buildings. Cheap, unci cn eay terms. , Griffin mill property and wharf. Net & Twire Co's wharf, fronting on river and creek. Poindf xter street lots, north of T oin- dnxter creek. One thousand dollars each. , - Albemarle Hotel. A hanosome dweliinc on River Side. Moiiern home, delightfully located building the Rail TELES inn m - w PILES RUDY'S PILE 11 n m. is BTiarantecd to rure VI 1 ri fL, and CONSTIPATION (Wecdintr. itching, j fotrnli:iv, r mwdi i), .ncuicroi recent er long stanumjr.fr morcy f5 refunded. It gives instant relief, and eiietis a r.v.lics'i t -. and permanent cure. No surtjical operati?n rcnuirrd. f a( Try it and relief your sufferings. Ecud fcr li A UiM- l-S monials and free samole. Onlv m cm. a 1 nr. Fnr -a by tirug-ists, or sent by mail cn rec eipt of price. ? IBM EDDY, Ef. Pfiancacisi, Iancaster.Fa. 11 Remarkable Rescue. n. Vlcfctel Cnrttln, Flalafle'd, PL, makes the sUtemeor, that sMe caug.t cold, which set-led in her loLjrs; &he waa treated for a mnth hy ber family phTslciin, bat crev worse. Ue tcld er Bhe wu a hopeless Ttrttm of con'nmpllm and tiiat no meoicimn crmlU core ner; II i tni?Sit sassresd in. K dr'b Stew Dlncorery for CoDfomption; she bought a botUo and to herdelieht found heree'f bbueotted from first lose. She continued iu use and after tating hi bnttles, found herself sound and well; now doM her own bousewor. and U as well s she errr ' warree tnsl bottles of this Great DiscoTerj at j Wadworth's Drug a wore. Oulr Scents and iiO0 (oarantecd. N2 47 AD7JSRTISEHEHTS p HAIR bLSAK ,-! k .dtiMrt 1. .u.jr:; rrowtr. T?- :"J Nevr yW.m to "Mto-e i. -JZj- Ear t i T Co! IS JUST AS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PfSiCESOcts. CATATIA, ILLS., KOV. I?, 1SC3. Paris Mcdiclno Co., St. Jxrais, Mo. (Jantlcnien: Wo mid isat year, 600 bottlco o? GItOVE S TASTELIjSS CIIILIj TONIC eiid hav Doiiebt three pross already this rear. In ail our ex perience of 14 years, in the drag businc.alinro" never sold an aiticle lliat feavc such universal at.s I action u& your Tonic. Xoiirs trnly. Auxzy, caeh ,& Co. Tor ale and cuarnnteed by Drs.W,W. GRIGSS & RON, Elizabeth City, N. C. raid all Druggists J OU T CAHS EXPERIENCE Trace Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. SENT free: to housekeepers Lii mm Fxtrsci Of kti . COIC BOOK teIl:nho-.T to p-epire i any.re licate and dt?!ip!oai dis e. Addrrt. Lie li Co., P. ( N w Y ri. Anyone sending a f ketch and description uiay quickly ascertain onr opinion free whether an invention la probably patentable. Communica tions strictly ec.nflilcr.tiaL Handbook on Patents Bent free. Oldest esreney for securingr patents. Patents taken throuch ilunn & Co. receive tpecial notice, withont charge, la the Scientific American. handsomely fllnEfrated weekly. Ijirjrest cir culatioi of any scierstiilc InumaL Terms. 3 a year : f onr month", $L Sold by all newsdealers. KUNfl & Co.ssiDro. Hew York -I-ranch Office. CZ T KU Vrashlngton. D. C 'tH JM" IT ftVi Mi-ri Sold in Elizabeth City, K. O ..T.yDr Griggs & Son. Call for Sample, ,as : tea nUv,, jc M-Z3- 'ftwfe: f2 o' Factory Pitta and cheap lots cn west end, adjoining Koad. A small house and lot on extension of Dyer street. $423 Town lots near Cotton Mill. Hold on easy terms, and small payment. Send in desoriptiou of llal Knlate of all kinds, and the name will Im promptly placed on the market, with out expense, until tale is made. Two town lots on Lawrence s relt Chance for a speculation. 450- A fine" dwelling with lartre lot o;i the edge of town at a sacriticn. Good lo cality. Terms ea?y. SI, 000 Corner lot and dwelling oiACli.;ircii and Dyer streets. . ... $j'2 i 25 acres of land with fjood dwelling six rooms JHicfV lltted out rith stables and outhuiidines. home , A d' eii rible ...... S'ioO 13-11 street 6jelio fet t. lloti o : Lx21 feet histories. LHUO feet. AM out buildings t-SGO A fine property or: .Shej;ud str .-t. Houxe aud lot on North Bide, near depot and wharyeM. . , $.1,(00 tchot.nr Esther good -a new. For a rnall sum. I Two tenant houses on Fearing street -payable $10 per month. Two small houses and htH south of N. & S. Kail road nia". each track ( Penuf !va: MADE. ME A' IVlAfM AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CUEE liAorrow nisea FaiJing Mora or7,Impotrric7, SlplesKnesa, eta, ccal cretioD.- The-j ivityf.lv and Martin "ore jKt i-aaty In cldoryonns.and Mamjc.cret-;dy, business or marriage. Teynt lcaanity and Con-snmntian if meat and effect a TJRR ti-u all other fail In c&avo corwd thoofianda and k; i i ctir& tot. We pips a oob- - AiwMi Kuai euwv j jj-at. H CUrB fc! f" I H -aa h usssj uar ruiina LH8 !rn.n'1? t rifv. WJtiM U sua 1 aan m-m sv .9 w. :sw bp bsw AJAX REAt: si t cf ffire. fires 1st .MM Two tenement bous s on Lawrence street. Lot extends to canil. A har guiu. Poind -iter Crick fronton west side )t -street. A fine uhurf sito on Pasquotank Uiver, on sowth ride of town, . A desirable dwellir:g and corner lot at Matthews aud Elliott streets. A handsome dwell. ng on I;oad street near Biirge'8. Farm land on the Kiver. A 200 acre fam with !rge and com inodious btdldingM. Well fimbt: red and in a high 6tate of cultivation. Price moderate. Terms easy. A house acd lot on Burgess strett, 40 x 140. Hu.-e ix i o ms. Price $00, one half caffh 1, 2 and ;? year-. irCHSYROYAL FILLS' 9 --STV Ortelncl mni Only Cknatne. A Vf rt siare. iwj rciaUa. laoics k t 1 9 Ifroirrirt for CUrhtsUr m EnMitk. Di boxet. temted with bin ribbon. Tabs luwi and imitation: At Druraix. OT wod 4. la Manila for mrtlonlara. tvatimonial aod "JlelUf for .' UUtr, by rrtara ITbIL in.iMI t 1!itMmfcla. Aam havtr. CUersn. fU. " by Hi tooai r
The Weekly Economist (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 26, 1899, edition 1
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