VOLUME XII.
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ROBERT D. GILMER,
Attorney and Counsellor,
MT. AIRY, N. c.
Practices in the courts of Surry, Stokes,
Yadkiu and Allegheny.
TF. F. CARTER,
tilTFOSsrsr-F-L ir.
MT. AIRY, BUERY CO., S. C
Practices wherevev liiasrrvlceoarc wanted.
R. L. ~HA YMORB,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Mt Airy- N. C.
Special attention given to the collection ol
cluijns. I—l2m
H. M. MARTIN DAL E,
WITH
WM. J. C. DULAXYS• CO.,
STATIOXKBST A.V 7) ItOOKSKLLKIts !
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J. S. HARRISON,
x WITH
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DRY GOODS & NOTIONS
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A. )m*ON WATKISS, r
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B~ V. KING,
WITII
JOIIXSOX, SUTTON $ CO.,
l>liV GOODS,
N«»*. T» ami 2f» South Sharp, Street,
T. W. JOHFSON, H. M. BUTL'ON. j
J. H. H. ORABBS, G. J. JOHNSON.
P. DAT, ALBBET JONES.
IPsty & Jorxesip
manufacturers ot
SADPI.F.RY .11ARNKSS, COLLARS. TItI'NRS
No. 33U W. Haitim«>restreet, Baltimore, .Vd.
W. A. Tucker, 11. O.Smith, B.S. Spragglns
Tucker, Smith & Co-
Manufacturhra & wholesale Dealea* In
VOOTB, *W)KS, IIATS AM) CAW.
No. 2W Ilnltiuore Street, Baltimore, Jfd.
U. J. it It. K. BEST,
WITH
Henry Sonnebom A" Co.,
WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS.
20 Aanoyer St., (betwoeaderman & Ixi tabard St*)
BALTIMORE Ml).
H. BONNKBOUN, B. BLIMUNK.
C. WATKINei, W. S. ROB Kit TSON
O. L. COTTIIKLL, A. S. WAT KINS. j
Watkins. Cottrell & Co..
ltn|tortei*H ami dobhersof
HAROWAH E.
1807 Main Street,
BIdIMOXD, VA.
Agent* for Fairbanks Standard Scales, anil
Anker Brand Hulling Cloth.
J.. II 1 Hair
W. 11. MILKS,
WITII
STEPHEN P UTNEYS CO.,
XvhuleMlv dealer* in
Boots, Shoes, and Trunks,
1219 Mam Street,
,S«j>(. 6-81-t'm. BICUMOXD, IM.
J. ». ABHOI'T, OF N C-,
with
WIXGO, ELLETT & CRCMV,
RICHMOND, VA.,
Wholnale .D.ulcrs in
BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, &C.
Prompt attention puiil to orders, anil salis
fsctiou (jnurantecd.
V'iryWiW Slate Prison Ooodt a eyfcutlhj
M.rcli, 6. in
aoßmtT w. poiraaK. KUOAH D. TAVLO .
It \V. POWKIiS & CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
Dealer* in
PAINTS, Olte, DVEH, VAKNISIIES,
French and American
WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY, &.C.
WOAHS, SM'OKINti AND UIIKWINIi
TOHACOO A SPKCIALTY. i
130S Main St., Bichmond, Vu.
A ugnat 28—Sm
I*. Hi W inston, jr. j
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WINSTON, N. C.
Attend* ttH courts of l">»ricUan, Yad
kin, Surry, Davis, Stofcoi and Forsyth,
anilcti. iVj naw ani K« ientl courts.
Por,, y"P®P ß ha t
JIIJ Vl«'iulActio,
Chronic i>iar«
y ,lmiTitl4ee v
\ Impurity of tho
lll.»oU Fef e» arvl
Malaria,
( raiigcinaut of Liver, liouels and Kidueya.
I SYMPTOMS or A niffi \«M» T.TVKK.
Had Mrcath; lam in the Sale. »>mrumQ» the
I nalit is fill uudcr the Shoulder-Made, fur
I) Rh'.umati.m; general lo« of appetite, B»wct«
" generally cuiivc, weictinica altcru.oin({ with lax;
j tnc hc4o fc tr-'i.McJ With pain, i» dull and heavy.
with tgMWcra!>le lost of memory, acc-inpanied
t with a puianil %rntatioit  Heaving undone Aonvthing
I whieh ought t - have been done; a slight, dry oxigh
and tltt»h«*Uace « somrtimrs an an iigant, ottea
r nu»takea fwr comaaptiost the )tati«-nt complaina
of wt-yrlnca* ami debility; nerv.u». easily al-irtlrd;
j, voltl «r burning, ractinick .1 prickly
of ih" kkia cm»43; apirm ire hw ai»J.«;rtf»v)iv!ent #
»«>;;W*Ba f.fct tnat**»!rc\jc J»..nu: .-■
fi. ial,\ i one c:mi hardly aumm«>n up fortitude to
Irv ti—in furl, distrusts every remoly. Several
of iht? above nvmptoms attend the disease, but ca»-.-s
have o#*isrr««l when but f'*w of them existed, yet
examination after death ha* shown the Liver lu
have been extensively deranged.
It Khoiild Imi IIHCII by n!L persons, oM mid
I 1 young, ahrncvcr any of the übtte
ayiiiptoma appear.
Person* Traveling or T.lvtnir In Fn
> In ullby l.nealltlua, by toking a dose • -cas: >n
ally tt> keen the Liver iu neahhy ictimi, will av ij
all Malaria, ItllloiiH ntt:irk%, Diisiness, Nau
»t t, I'ri •w*inr I '«• *it •. 1 Il' etc. It
I will invigorate like a gla>s of wine, but la 110 In
toxlraiiiig beverage.
If You have eat on hard ot
I difceatlon, or fed heavy after m j!«. or f>l>«>|»-
| I«\SH at night, take A dose a*.ul you will relieved.
Time and Poetora* llilli will bo anveti
by uiMa>a keeping tlie Regulator
in tho lfouio!
F-r, whatever the ailment may Iv. a thormighly
safe purcutlvo. alterative \nd tonie cm
never Ik- -jut of place. The rrntr !y i« harmlrsa
mul doea n«»t interfere with business or
pleuNure.
IT IS PFItKrY YI'OKTAHTiI?,
And !kis all the |. t iwer and eflir.icy « f (,'alomcl or
(Juiuiiic, without any of the injurious after effects.
A fiovernor's Te*>flinony.
• immons liver Regulator has been in use in my 1
family some iin»e, and Inm saticfied it i« a .
valuable addiii in to tin. jnetl. .1 n.*j.
J (itLL SifoKTaa, Governor of Ala. i
Hon. Alexnnder 11. Stenhena. of C
j sa\>: Have derived some benefit from the use of •
I Simmens l.ivcr Regulator, and wish t-» give it a
further trial.
"The only Thing that never falls to
Relieve." I have u»ed n.mv rrmeilics for I )y%-
| pepsia, l.ivcr Aliectiun and Debility, but never i
! have found an> thing to nie t«» the extent
! Mtrnnons lav. r Regulator has. I sent from Min- 1
I aeseta to (Jc f r it, and would send further for
1 *i UC f 11 T""- ,M '''■ unil WouW n,!vl * c alt wh " arc Sim- I
I ilarly nfitcterl i,» t -..e it a trial as it seems the only
thing that never i.vls to rellave
T' M. JANNUT, Minneapolis. Minn. j
I>r. T. XY. Alanon Kay*: Fr»m a • >1 c*-
| eriem • in the m- • ol Sittinu .is I.lvrr R»r i'.u»r ia
my pr.« tice 1 have l«en and am satisfied ia uso
and prescribe it as a puigative medicine.
L ' rake • ulv the Genuine, Miich always
j has on Lie v»'r pjnr the red Z Trade-Mark
and Signature rf «I. 11, Zi:iLIN AC O.
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DANBURY, N; C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1883.
County Exhibit.
I
Tho fonowing is an exhibit of all
claims au'litoJ by tb« IWrtl of County
Cuuitoissioncra of Stokes County, after
1)10 September meeting in IKR2 and pri
or to the I)ec3mber,moeting in 188.1.
Also a statement of oouuty revenue de
rived from all source*.
1. W A Kstus, tiieriff, sum
moning juror?, etc, $ CO 80
2. It W Sbclton, deputy *
sheriff, conveying prisoners to
jail, 30
8. Jos II Covi'igtor, keep
ing paupers ono year, 571 26
| 4. .lames Traver, bridgo
services, 25 00 j
| 5. W A Lash, repairing
; bridge, 28 9fi j
| !. A J Brown, assessor 'B2
j and registering, 28 40 .
j 7W 11 Watts, court officer, 400
; 8 F Pringle, Commissioner,
; 22 days, 330 miles, fiO 80
9 1> llailey, Commissioner,
82 days, 432 miles, 89 GO I
| 10 L \Y Anderson, Commis
sioner, 23 days, 468 tuiics, 74 90
11 l>r. W W McCaniess,
attention to prisoners and pau
! pers, 47 75 I
12 P II Mube, registrar, 5 13
13 W II Gentry, tarrying
lunatic to asylum, 39 15 j
| 14 1' II Martin, court offi
! cer, 3 00 ;
15 J T Joyce, constable,
insolvent cases, 1 25 J
16 Geo I'earee, justice of
' tho peace, insolvent casos, 75 1
17 P II Martiu, deputy sher
iff, insolvent cases, 30 I
18 James Hicrsi>n,jr, clerk,
insolvent cases, 74 49 .
19 J II Lowe, insolvent
eases, 30!
. 20 01! Tucker, insolvent
cases, 1 02 ,
21 \V F Campbell, juslico
of the peace, insolvent cases, 70
| 22 A Fogle, sheriff, insol
j vent cases, 15
i 23 u; A K.U*, in-.
| solvent cuscs, 0 00
21 W II Watts, deputy
i sheriff, insolvent cases, 1 05
\ 25 P 1> Watkins, deputy
I sheriff, insolvent cases, 30
| 26 Wll Gentry, sheriff, iti
j solvent cases, 75 i
I 27 Jos Dobson, solicitor,
| insolvent cnics, 4 00 J
| 28 S Adams, commit two
> lunatios, 2 00
S Adams, registrar, 1 80 ! 1
80 W N Blackburn, commit
'.wo lunatics, 2 00 1
31 W N Blackburn, regis
! trar, 1 92
, 32 M T Hitchcll, registrar, 200
j 33 Wai Dliggins, pauper
coffin, etc, 4 00
34 E \V Blair, pauper eof
j tin, 2 50
I 35 Jos II Covington, pau
pers two months, 111 54
36 David Poindexter, ma
king ford 0. F. creek, 29 95
37 Gid George, survey of
poor house land, 3 00
38 N M Pepper, two claims
publishing, 20 50 ;
39 J L Redman, court of
ficer, 2 00 '
40 W W King, solicitor,
! insolvent cases, 6 00 !
| 41 G L Burton, deputy '
1 sheriff, insolvent cases, 60
42 0 1' Heid, deputy sher
iff, insolvent cases, 30 ; 1
43 J L Uodman, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 15 '
44 W A Kstos, sheriff, in
solvent cases, 8 00 (
45 J W Haminon's, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 1 50 '
46 P II Mabe, justico of
tho peace, insolvent oases, 100 '
47 M T Mitchcl, justico of
tae poaee, iusolvuut cases, I 25 i (
48 James llierson, jr, clerk,
insolvent casos, 76 90 ; 1
49 W II Watts, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 3 50 '
50 Jos Dobson, solicitor,
insolvent casos, 2 00 f
j 51 11 I Dalton, sheriff, in
-1 solveut "'ises, 1 55 (
i 52 O B Tucker, constable,
! insolvent cases, 3 53 J
53 W V Shelton, justice of
1 the peace, insolvent casos, 90 ®
] 54 Alex James, conveying
j pauper, '2 50 f
55 W A Lash, repairing
bridgo, 9 31 f
66 W A Lash, goods for
paupers, 731 1
57 J G II Mitchell, C 11 fl
official, " 106 90
58 N M Pepper & ('», pub
59 J J Ada Hl*, court officer, :! 00
60 Joel K mil, assessor, 1(I 00
61 T II Buin, assessor, 8 00
62 W A Chaffin, assessor, 00
63 J \V Davis, assessor, 8 00
64 L W Anderson, asses
sor, X u0
65 .1 FUnn, n -assur, S un
66 (J W Mo Anally, asses
sor, 8 00
C 7 S Adams, r 4 fOO
(!8 A M Biiyles, :i-«essor, 10 Ol)
69 J C Newsoiu, assessor, 10 00
70 W F Campbell, asses-
I sor, 10 00
71 S M Shelton, assessor, 10 00
72 0 T Christian, asscss
sor, 10 00
73 J L Smith, arsessnr, 10 00
71 M T Smith, assessor, 6 00
7'> B Bailey, assessor, 8 00
76 J B Tucker, assessor, 6 00
77 Jos II Covington, kitch
,en at. poor house, 114 32
78 P I) Watkins, court of-
I licer, 3 00
79 W A lloyai, j i',l fees,
j Yadkin county, 1 85
80 J J Adams, court offi
cer, 2 50
81 OB Tucker, constable,
insolvent cases, 80
! 82 PII Martin, deputy, in
solvent cases, 15
83 S 81'riddy, deputy sher
iff, insolvent cases, 45
84 W W Leak, constable,
insolvent oases, 1 12
85 J A Leak, justice of the
peace, insolvent cases, j 75
86 S W llierson, constable!
insolvent cases, 80
87 Joel F Hill, justice of
the peace, insolvent cases, 65
88 D B Mabe, constable,
insolvent cases, 2 02
89 A J Brown, justico of '
the pcaeo, insolvent casos, 1 80
90 G W Priddy, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases . ,73
Ol G W Martin,
: sheriff, insolvent cases, 50
92 L F Smith, justice ot
I the peace, insolvent cases, 80
93 W A I'stcs, sheriff, in
solvent cases, 1 45
91 W A Royal, jailer, in
solvent cases, 1 85
95 J S/Kittle, deputy sher
iff, insolvent cases, 50
96 R I Daltou, sheriff, in
solvent cases, 4 40
97 1' II Mabe, justice of
the peace, insolvent cases, 50
98 W 11 Watts, deputy
sheriff, iusolvent cases, 45
99 James llierson, jr, clerk,
insolvent case#, 37 03
100 W N Blsckburn, ex
amining lunatic, 1 70
101 A J Brown, assessor, 32 00
102 Saiu. Martin, assessor, 8 00
103 O 11 Simmons, asses
sor, 8 00
104 E W Culler, assessor, 10 00
105 J C Newsom, assessor, 22 00
10(i J A Leak, assessor, 24 00
107 W N Blackburn, asses
sor, ' 25 00
108 M T Mitchell, assessor, 21 00
109 P II Mabe, assessor, 20 00
110 Joel F Hill, assessor, 26 00
111 OP Kiser, carrying
paupur to poor house, 2 00
112 J A Leak, registrar, 2 ,3
113 11 D Duggins, pauper
coffin, _ 200
114 T II Bain, registrar, 3 90
115 T II Bam, insolvents, 60
116 Joel F Ilil', Inferior
court, 8 00
117 A J Brown, Inferior
court, 8 00
118 J W Davis, Inferior
court, 8 00
119 W F Campbell, blasting
etc, on road, 25 50
120 P D Watkins, court
officer, 3 00
121 II M Joyce, coffin, etc,
for pnnper, 3 00
122 N M Pepper & Co.,
services to John Siiomurc, 22 64
123 N M Pepjer & Co.,
goods for S Ashby, 2 00
124 C L Grilliu, coroner,
jury and inquest, 11 00
125 P l> Watkins, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 110
126 It I Dalton, sheriff, in
solvent oases, 4 40
127 G L Burton, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 3 55
128 J U More field, consta
ble, insolvent eases, 50
129 J Sisk to II M Joyce,
insolvent cases, 80 j
130 M T Smith, justice of
tlie peace, insolvent eases, 80
131 M T Mitchell, justice
of the peace, iusolvent eases, 1 30
132 D 1! Mabe, constable,
insolvent cases, 1 45
133 P II Mabe, justice of
the peace, insolvent cases, 70
134 I) S Watkins, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 15
135 L F Smith, justice of
the peace, insolvent cases, 60
136 Z T Smith, deputy sher
iff, insolvent cases, 50
137 W Mitchell, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 45
138 W It Carter, deputy
sheriff, insolvent casos, 50
139 G W Martin, deputy
sheriff', insolvent cases, 50
140 J W llammoiis, con
stable, insolvent casos, 2 10
141 W C Wilson, deputy
sheriff, insolvent casos, 50
142 W A Estcs, sheriff, in
solvent oases, 6 05
143 C I' lleid, deputy sher
iff, insolvent casos, 2 65
141 James Forrest, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 45 j
14-> A Fogle, sheriff, insol
vent case 3, 1 15 |
146 W L Saunders, deputy
sheriff, insolvent cases, 50 j
147 James llierson, jr.,
clerk, iusolvent cases, 69 85 |
148 W VV King, solicitor,
insolvent casos, 8 00
149 It I Dalton, sheriff,
Thenia Tuttlo to asylum, 30 70
150 W A Estcs, shciiff,
jail fees, 42 14
151 W A Estcs, shyriff,
expenses to asylum, etc, 39 35
152 J G 11 Mitchell, C 15
C C» work on the tax books,
etc., 292 70 i
153 C M Lasley, Commis
sioner, 10 months, 17 days,
236 miles, 45 80
154 'A S Alley, Commis
sioner, 10 months,* 16 dujs,
352 miles, 49 60 j
155 SS Wail, Commission
er, 10 months, 16 days, 260
miles, 45 00 j
156 Joseph II Covington,
court officer, 2 00 j
159 Jos 11 Covington, cof
fin, etc, foi pauper, 3 44 !
158 U 11 Glenn, I fee,
counsel for county, 12 50
159 Dr L II Hill, post
mortem examination, 10 00
160 Dr J 11 Islington,post
mortem examination, 10 00
161 G L Burton, court of
ficer, 19 50
162 I' 1) Watkins, court
officer, 7 50
163 J 11 Covington, court
officer, 7 50 i
164 11 J Petroe, coroner,
inquest and jury, Hi 00 |
165 8 C Rierson, constable,
prisoner to jail, etc, 2 50 i
106 S C Rierson, constable,
prisoner to jail, etc, 4 20 |
167 W W McCaniess, board
of jury, etc, 26 00 ]
168 Dr W W McCaniess,
attention to paupers and pris
oners, 40 90
169 J 0 Newsom, Esq.,
services in lunatic case, 2 00 '
170 Wui Edwards, lunatic
to asylum, 60 50
171 W W King, counsel in
l'.phraim Moore case, 75 00
$3069 291
Amount of witness claims
audited, 278 25 !
Amount of jury claims au
dited, 722 49i
Amount of i claims audited 150 79
Amount paid to paupers
outside tho poor house, 762 75
Total amount claims audited, $1993 57 i
N. B.—This does not include jurors, i
witnesses, and officers claims of Fall ]
Term, 1883.
I
Kxtract from sheriff's settlement of
County Taxes colleri'cd from various I
sources for the year, 1882, viz :
To tax of 291-6 on tho
SIOO valuation of property, 3056 83
To J of poll tax for support
of poor, 1005 00
To tax on property unlisted, 615
To tax under schedule B &
C, 413 95
To balanco in banil last set
tlement, 2628 16 1
7110 09
lOr by releases J, 57 30
| Paid fur stationery, 43 12
jßy commissions, SHJ 07
l!y vouchers, 5323 31
t)G42 80 6042 80
I J'al. now in hand Sep. 'S3, §1407 29
[resettlement not complute.
OFFICE BOARD COMMISSIONERS, )
December 4th, ISS3. j
Shite nj J\Tort/i Carolina—Stokes Co.
1, tI.G. 11. Mitchell, Clerk of the
Hoard of Commissioners of said county,
do hereby certify that the fur going isu
I true exhibit of claims audited by the
I Hoard, and of the amount of revenue
I chargeable to the sheriff in his annual
| settlement of taxes of ISB2. In tcsti
| uiony whereof I hereunto set my hand,
| this the 4th of December, ISB3.
J. O. If. MITCIIKI.I«, C. II C. C.
l'!ir:ip Teacher*.
Your little boy is a dear little trcas- '
urc. Your heart throws out every day j
the tendrils of a flection, and they cling ;
to him. At night you kiss him and j
tuck him away in his little bod. Then ;
you pray the Lord lo lead hi:u and make i
iiiui wi>o and good. But towards day |
| you hear him groan. You light your
| lamp and find him burning with fever,
j m his delirium ho does not recognize you.
j Vuu go for the doctor ■ But there arc
| two ; one is a Scholar, a gentleman, a
i physician, and a student, distinguished
among men for his learning and conspi
cuous ability. But ho charges a living
price for his services. In the outskirts
of your town lives a cheap doctor, a
quack, ho cracks jokes, ploys dominoes,
and chaigcs little for his ignorance.
Which will you employ ' You love
i that boy too well to trust him with a I
j quack. You prefer to pay a high price
I for a doctor who understands his busi
i ue.'S. But when you employ a tcacbcr
i and a man charges a living price, you
j forgot that love for your boy and give
preference to the cheap teacher. A man
| who tcauhes for ton dollars a month j
| a i.{ SuJ* biiinMif, is apt to bt worthless, :
; incompetent, and a very unfit model for ]
J a boy. A oompctent teacher is entitled I
|to a good price. Does the man love his j
| money, when his stinginess makes htm j
: prefer the cheap teacher Vou pay your ;
| money freely to save your boy's body—
j but save your money when it is your I
i duty to train the immortal mind. I have
spoken plainly, because justice to your
children requires truth and candor—
IJo n. J. C. Scarborough.
K Peculiar Rvrunl.
Mr. Geo. liushong, of Monroe county,
! lias a rather remarkable history attached
:to his life. Mr. Bushong is seventy
j eight years old, the youngest of a family
j of nine children, and has lived in Mon- j
j roc all his life with the exception of a !
! year or two in Alabama, lie was never !
| farthor north than Glasgow or Columbia |
j and never saw a railroad engine, lie
I never bet but sixty-two and a half cents
lin his life, and lost tliat. Fifty cents of
I that were on a chicken fight and twelve
• and a lalf on a jumping match. Mr. B
] never swore an oatli in his life, has been
! a member of the Christian Church forty
j years, and nover had a suit in court. In
I the satuo neighborhood, three miles this
' side ofTonq kiSsvillc, lives Mr. B. W.
I Ford, who is seventy-eight years old,
| has been a member of the Baptist Church
| forty yearly and has nover had a suit iu
j court in his life.— Glasgow Times
stir fume ll.u k ia El>: Etiiriii I
(lot tie*
j The wife of a well-to-do farmer of
Chester Oak, la., died a short time ago
i ' ' "
j leaving an infant child. The child was
I very fretful. The housekeeper one night
j exclaimed : "If there is a God I wish
i he'd let this child's mother coino back
| and soothe him." A few moments la
ter the door swung upon its hinges with
out apparent camo and a specter, recog
| uized as the dead mother in her burial
i clothes, glided into the room, knelt over
' the child with her hands clasped, as if
in prayer, and (hen as silently left the
! room, apparently passed through the
| closed door. The specter ha* appeared
■at short intervals sin?o. The father has
j since married again and the spirit form
is visible to the bride, while the husband
cannot be persuaded to undover his'
bend and look upon the dead mother of
j his child.
{ Mrs. Laura lUall, of Baltimore, aged
23, cut the throats of her two children
and then triad to cut her own last Fri
day. The family stand well, Domes
i tic unhappiness.
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NO. 27.
WHO WILL IIY Til IS T
\ W«»*toru Mini wint !in«* Trlril Hard to
uu«l Failed.
A lad)' in St. Louis, who recontly lost
a child, and who had vainly plead with
the authorities of the church near her
residence not to riag the bell on a Sun
day morning when hor little darling was
HO »iuk, wants to know if we don't think
people would go to church on tiiuo just
as well if no bells were rung. Well,
yes, we bcliovo they would, if they wan
ted to. W hen the same people go to a
1 threatrn in hell is rung, and tiny got
j there before the curtain rises with ro
! marliablo regularity. No boll is lung
to call those church members to their
business, and yet they appear regularly
at the appointed tiiim. No boll is rung
to tell them that dinner is to bo served,
and yet they all start in time to bo there
before it gets cold. If a sociable ,is to
take place, aud it is known that the
lunch will be served at eight o'clock,
i they all get there before the first plate
l of oyster soup or tha first dish of ico
i cream is served, and the church bell
1 docs not ring tor a soeiablo. When tlio
i doors of a circus are advertised to opon
j it two o'clock, we have noticed that no
! church member eouies stragling in after
the clown has sung his song, and yat tho
, bells do not ring tor a circus. We can
| not account for the necessity of ringing a
church bell that often frightens sick per
sons in to convulsion.
Hut there are so many things in tho
world that nobody can account for.
Who can account for the fact that a dii
■zy actress can get a thousand dollars a
I week for repeating lines that another
! person has written, nben the scholarly,
j eloquent divine, who e lifu has been
I passed in study, oannot draw a houso
i big enough to pay him a frugal living.
\\ ho can account for tho fact that a girl
who can kick high is able to draw fivo
hundred dollars a week, while the good
woman who goes about as a missionary,
reforming tho vicious, is thrown a quar
ter to get rid of her, often by the sauio
uiop who pay a dollar toward th- »»1»-
iry of the high kicker. It is hard to ac
j count for the tact that a horse-race will
! clear a thousand dollars in one day, while
a church fair, which should be patroni
zed by thousands figures up about enough
after a week's hard work, to pay for a
dressing gown fur the minister. There
is something terribly wrong about this
world, but we can't untangle it. If wo
had our way the prize fighters should
play to houses smaller than the prayer
meetings, and tho minister* should
preaoli to full houses at a dollar a head,
tickets sold at the box office, and it
would be necessary to hang out a sign,
"standing room only," and no bell should
rir.g to call the audience, and to kill
sick babies in an adjoining block. Wo
j would have ministers travel in private
| ears and nigger shows travel in ordinary
passenger coaches. Wo would have tho
! horse race just pay expenses, and tho
church sociablo make a barrel of money.
; But some of tho rest of yon have got to
! fix this thing, aud average it up. Wo
j have tried it and failed.
To Advertise™.
The REPORTER AND POST offers tha
following inducements to advertisers
who may wish to reach the peoplo of
Middle and Western North Carolina,
;lnd other sections :
1. It goes to nearly evory State iu
the Union, circulates to a considerable
extent in Surry, Foray the and Rocking
ham counties, in this State, as well as
the adjoining counties in Virgtnit, whilu
, its cireulatiou among tho 10,tX)0 of
Stokes county's population, is nearly
as great as that of all other weeklies
combined.
2. It is in a prosperous condition
and growing in favor, its ciroulatioa 'o
day being greater than at any time
siuco ihe first number was issued more
than ton years siDco, aud has nearly
doubled without the last two years.
3. Tho rates offered by the RK
POUTRR AMI I'OST to advertisers are t*
low as are offered by any paper with a
circulation as large as its own
"Pa, did you hear that report that
got out last night 1" "What report,
my son 1" "The report of a pistol."
I The old man was arrested for abasing
i the boy with a hatchet, but wasdisohar
• god when tho facts were made koown,
I with the advice to kill him next tinio 1 -
I Grit.
I —~ JI ——
i ; Walter S. Nelson, Esq., Monroe N.
• j 0., says : "lu one week Brown's Iron
• i Hitters cured mo of indigution and stok
| stomach."
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