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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.
The Romans considered it disgraceful
to be donned.
Pilots were anciently called lodes
men from lode-star, the polar star.
It is said that dwarfs die of prema
ture old age and giants of exhaustion.
On account of the scarcity of wood
in India the people burn manure for
fuel.
Hindoo piokpockets "crib" with their
toes while they stand with folded arms
in a crowd.
The Egyptians placed a mummy at
their festal boards to remind them of
immortality.
The ivory of the walrus is covered
with enamel so hard as to strike fire
with flint or steel.
Probably 100,000 is an underesti
mate of the number of eggs 6hed an
nually by the herring.
The Chinese divide the day into
twelve parts ot two hours' each. The
Italians reckon the twenty-four hours
round.
A man may travel 11,500 miles in an
almost straight line in Russia, 7,500 by
steam, 2, 600 by rail, and the remaining
8,200 on horseback.
Between the years 1783 and 1857 six
great earthquakes took place in Naples,
which lost thereby 1,500 inhabitants
per year of that period.
Grecian doors opened outward, so
that a person leaving the house knocked
first within, lest he should open the
door in the face of a passer-by.
Morocco bindings for books came into
use in 1494, being introduced by
Grolier, who was the treasurer and
ambassador of the king of France.
The classical ancients had white
walls on purpose for inscriptions in red
chalk like our nandbills of which
the gates of ompeii Bhow instances.
In the seventh century Paulns
Ayineti defined sugar as "the Indian
salt in color and form like common
salt, but in taste and sweetness like
honey."
The art of iron smelting was known
in England during the time of the
Roman occupation, and working in
steel was practiced there before the
Normon conquest.
There is on exhibition in Savannah,
Georgia, an ingenious piece of work
manship. It is a large fac simile of the
coat-of arms of Georgia, constructed
entirely of canceled postage stamps.
A Florida man who owns 150, 000 cattle
is a recluse, and lives in a shanty which
has neither fireplace nor chimney. He
seldom sees men, and hides his money
in cans. His surplus cattlo he sells in
Cuba.
As an instance of the thoroughness
with which musketry practice is taught
in the German army may be mentioned
a device which has been introduced
with good results. The better to ac
custom the men to interferences with
. eight in a battle, clouds of smoke are
produced by burning fruze and wet
grass, or by other means between the
marksman and his aim.
"Dieu et mon droit" (God and my
right) is the motto of the royal family
of England. It was first assumed by
Richard I., to intimate that he held his
sovereignty from God alone. It seems
to have been dropped among the im
mediate successors of that prince, but
was revived by Edward III., when he
first claimed the crown of France.
Since, in the reign of Elizabeth,
William II., and Anne, it has formed
the royal motto of England.
An Energetic Girl.
There is a young girl in Kansas who
will make a model wife for some young
man if she should ever take a notion to
bow her head beneath the yoke of matri
mony. Her name is Jenny Henry, and
she lives on Ash Creek in the State
named. A Kansas paper says she came
to that place several years ago with
barely enough means to sustain herself
after entering the land. She went to
work by the week and the money she
earned was invested in improvements on
the land until now, at which time she
has about thirty acres under cultivation,
a comfortable house, well furnished,
and other valuable improvements. She
will soon have a deed to one of the best
tracts of land in the country.
Cocoanut growing is rieooming an im
portant industry in Florida. Charles
Malone,r has a plantation of several
thousand trees on Stock island ; J. V.
Harris, of Key West, has about 7,000
trees, E. O. Lock about 10,000, and
Lieutenant-Governor Bethel is having
an extensive grove' of cocoanut trees
planted.
We can, without hesitation, say that Dr. Bull's
uougn uyrup has given the best satistaction.
We have sold an immense amount of it during
the past winter. WALLACE, HILTON A CO.,
Druggists, Lock Havon, To.
An Execution In Persia.
This practice, which was adopted
partly from the exigencies arising out of
the conquest of the multitudes of China
by a mere handful of Tartar soldiers,
was continued, and became an integral
portion of the Manchn system of govern
ment, and the result has tended to con
firm the wisdom of the founders of the
present dynasty. The popular views on
the subject of the pigtail have not yet
been ascertained with any degree of cer
titude ; but it may be remarked that all
the insurrections of the last twenty
years have put forward, as one of their
features, the intention to renew this
practice, which has there been repre
sented as a badge of conquest. There
now, however, seems more chance than
ever of its perpetuation. London Globe.
The execution of a Persian marauder,
which recently took place at Teheran,
is described by the Armenian journal
Mchak as being very "brilliant." This
journal says : "Early in the morning a
large crowd filled the parade ground,
and about twelve o'clock the condemned
man was led out in great pomp to the
sound of trumpets. Upon a large plat
form in the middle of the square was
placed a cannon with its muzzle raised
upward. After Djalel Agha had recited
a brief prayer, the executioner and his
assistants attached him securely to the
mouth of the cannon, and then applied
a match to the touch-hole as coolly as
if they were lighting their pipes. The
explosion followed instantaneously, and
the body of Djalel Agha, blown into a
thousand pieces, was hurled into the
air. Of all his bones only one rib was
found whole, and this was given up to
his wives, who had been present at the
execution. In a short time this will be
looked upon as a sacred relic."
(Albany (N.T.) Daily Press and Knickerbocker.
Abandoned.
We perceive by one of our Massachu
setts exchanges that Dr. Lorenzo Waite,
of Westfield, an eminent phvsician of
Berkshire county, strongly indorses St.
Jacobs Oil. With it he cared a case of
Sciatica that resisted all regular pro
fessional treatment, and that had in
fact been abandoned as incurable.
The Baptist Home Missionary Society
wants to raise $500,000 as a jubilee of
fering to mark its semi-centennial year.
Some of the rich Baptists favor the pro
feet. La Payette (Ind.) Sunday Times.
Our city druggists report an immense
sale of St. Jacobs Oil, saying the de
mand is based upon the popularity of
its success. Wherever it has been used,
it has proved its value a thousand fold,
and receives its best encomiums from
those who have tried it.
The Chinese written language con
sists of one hundred thousand charac
ters. We Hello
That if every one would use Hop Bitters frooly
there would be much less sickness and misery
in the world; and people are fast fiuding this
out, whole families keeping well at a trifling
cost by its use. We advise all to try it U. &
A. Rochester, N. Y.
Boston last year consumed 641,603
barrels of lager beer two barrels to
every man, woman and child.
We do not often speak of any proprietary
medicine, but from what we have road and
hoard of Allen's Lung Balsam, we shall take
the liberty of saying to those who are troubled
with a cold, cough, or any throat or lung affec
tion, that from the testimony afforded, we have
such confidence in this article, that were we
afilicted in that way, we would make a trial of
its virtues. Beware of tho fatal consequences
of neglecting this timely warning. Now, be
fore it is too late, utso Allen's Lung Balsam,
which will cure the disease. Every druggist
in the land sells it.
Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous prostration
and all forms of general debility relieved by
taking Mensman's Peptonized Beek Tonio, the
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nntritious properties. It contains blood-making,
force-generating and life-sustaining properties ;
is invaluable in all enfeebled conditions, whether
the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
overwork, or acute disease, particularly it
resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell,
Hazard & Co., proprietors, New York.
25Cents "Will Buy
a Treatise upon the Horse and hia Diseases.
Book of 100 pages. Valuable to every owner
of horses. Postage stamps taken. Sont post
paid by New York Newspaper Union, 150 Worth
Street, New York.
jPocket Scale, 25o. Howard Mf g Co., N. Y.
. , Rousrh on Rata."
Ask Druggists lor it. it dears out rats, mice,
roaches, bed-bugs, flies, vermin, insects. 15o.
To make new hair grow uee Cahboune, a
deodorized extract of petroleum. This natural
petroleum hair renewer, as recently improved,
is the only thing that will really produoe new
hair. It U a delightful dressing.
Thousands Speak. Veqetinb is acknowl
edged and recommended by physicians and
apothecaries to be tho best purifier and cleanser
of the blood yet discovered, and thousands
speak in its praise who have been restored to
health.
RESCUED FROII DEATH.
William J. Coughlln, of Somerville, Mobs., says: In
the fall of 1876 1 waB taken with bleeciinpr of the lungs,
followed by a severe couch. I lost my appetite and
flesh, and was confined to my bed. In 1877 1 was ad
mitted to the hospital. The doctors said I had a hole
lu my lunfr as Mb as a half-dollar. At one time a re
port went around that I was dead. I gave up hope,
but a friend told mo of Da. William Hall's Balsam
for the Lokqs. I got abottlo, when, to my surprise
I commenced to feel better, and to-day I foel better
than for three years past. I write this hoping every
one aiflloted with diseased lungs win take Dn. Wil
liam Hall's Balsam, and be convinced that con
sumption can be cubed. I can positively any It has
done more good than all the other medicines I have
taken since my sickness.
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AND NEVER FAILED
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8ca Sickness, taken lnternallv, and GUARANTEED
wrfectly harmless; also externally. Cuts, Bruises,
Jhtvnic Bhcuuuttbmi. Old Soros, Fains in the limbs,
back and chost. Such a reined? is Da. TOBIAS
VENETIAN LINIMKNT.
tfNo one once trying It B rer be without It;
over 600 physicians use It.
25 Cents will Buy a Treatise upon tbe
Horse and his Diseases. Book of 100 pages. Valuable
to every owner of horses. Postage stamps taken.
Rent postpaid bv NEW YORK NEWSPAPKB UNION,
150 Worth Strict, Hewitt.
Whom lb Triable Begin
Is the time to grapple with dyspepsia. To al
low such a remorseless foe to health and com
fort to take undisputed possession of the
stomach, is to surrender needlessly the zest of
life, and become a voluntary martyr to un
speakable pains and penalties. No malady is
more difficult to cope with, none in its chronio
form so obstinately rosists medication. But
tackled at its inception with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, dyspepsia spee lily vanishes,
canyiug with it the multifarious symptoms
which attend it, and which in their chameleon
changes inspire more erroneous beliefs regard
ing their cause than those of any other diseaso.
Wind on the stomach, heartburn, water brash,
palpitations, pain after eating, a sinking sensa
tion at the pit of the stomach between meals;
these and many other harassing indicia of the
complaint make a speedy exit when the great
Btomachio is persistently resorted to. It im
proves the appetite, strengthens the nerves,
counteracts the effects of fatigue and expo
sure, and is a reliable antidote to the poison of
malaria.
Between " drouth." and "drought,"
the press of the country appears to have
no particularwayof spelling that which
indicates a dry spell.
Lady Beanflflera.
Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy
choeks and sparkling eyes with all the cosmet
ics of France, or beautifiers of the world, while
in poor health, and nothing will give you such
good health, strength and beauty as Hop Bit
ters. A trial is certain proof. See another
column.
The cotton factories in the South
have, since the war, paid an average
dividend of 22 per cent.
A GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.
As if there wore not sufficient, excitement
at tho usual horse-race, these meetings on
the turf nearly always close with a grand
steeplechase. This kind of race combines
ail the excitement of the regular race, with
the super-added element of danger which
seems to give further zest to the sport.
Horses, and good ones at that, often receive
severe injuries, which render them practi
cally useless for long periods. At least
this was the state of affairs until owners
and breeders of fine stock began to freely
use St. Jacobs Oil, the Great German
Remedy for man and least. This invalu
able article to horsemen has so grown into
favor on account of its phenomenal efficacy
in diseases of domestic animals, especially
the horse, that tl would be difficult indeed
to discover a horsemen unacquainted with
its magical potency. The Philadelphia
Easy Hour, in a recent issue says : " But
one of the most important developements
concerning St. Jacobs Oil is the discovery
that it has properties which are beneficial
to the animal as well as to the human
species. It has, of late, been in active de
mand among livery men and others for use
on horses suffering from sprains or abra
sions. The most prominent instance known
of in this connection, is that related by Mr.
David AValton, a well-known Friend, who
keeps a livery stable at 1245 North Twelfth
street. Mr. Walton states that he was
boarding a valuable horse belonging to
Benjamin McClurg, also a resident of
North Twelfth street. A few weeks ago
the animal slipped and badly sprained tiis
leg, making him very lame. Mr. Walton
used two bottles of St. Jacobs On, on the
animal and found within less than one
week, that there was no need for any more,
for the animal was as well as ever.
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49- Pianos and Organs sold on Installment and Rental Flan.
Prices Guaranteed,
SALES AND WAREKOOM3:
Fuchtler & Kern's Old Stand,
Three Doors South of Bank.
Respectfully,
COLDSBORO, N. C.
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A SETTLED FACT.
L. EINSTEIN &
HAVE THE BEST
OOTS,
SH
MILLI3STERT;
In tho city, and all of which they will sell very low.
A. CALL IS SOLICITED
Respectfully,
Xi. EINSTEIN l CO.
sel7-4m
FALL AND WINTER
1881.
AT-
ETF-
We are receiving a splendid stock of
FALL ai WINTER GOODS,
Which wo offer to the public at
Reasonable Prices.
We keep the best of goods, and chargo lew
for them, in proportion, than shoddy goods can
bo bought for elsewhere. Give us a oall and
examine our new stylos in
DRESS COODS,
CLOTHING, BOOTS,
SHOES, Etc.
ALSO A FINE LOT OF
Carpets of Eferj Description
JUST ARRIVED.
H. WEIL & BROS.,
80, 82 and Si West Center St.,
COLDSBORO, M. C.
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MUSICAL HOUSE!
HANFF & SON
ry the Largest Stock in the State.
5 LEADING MAKES of PIANOS
1 AND THE WOBLD-IIENOWNED
Peloubet & Co. Organs.
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GOLDSBOHO
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Furniture Factory!,
West Center Street. .
A. KORB, Proprietor
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FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS.
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When you want a good article cheap call (j
examine my stock of Furniture, beforo buyijg '
elsewhere All orders filled promptly. j i
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Carriage Makers
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UNDERTAKERS.
Manufacturers of and Dealers in . -
BUGGIES, CARRIAGE?
Wagons. Carts. Etc.
Always on hand, a full lino of Ropcwojr
Walnut Coffins and Caskets and Metallic
Are prepared to attend to Burials at Tu"
ablo prices. y
Office and Factory on Jcjr'k
Opposite the Baptist Chwjf
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