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ALLIANCE PROPOSED.
ENGLAND WANTS TO JOIN FORCES WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
The World's Peace May Depend Upon
Our Decision England's Policy is
Open Markets in the Orient It is
Now Almost Certain That Nothing
But Our Indorsement of That Policy
Will Avert War Between England
and Her Continental Rivals.
(lxnilon Cablegram, to New York Sun.)
It has eorne to pass that Great
Brit iart especially, ami to some ex
tent Kuropean diplomacy as a whole,
no longer regards the Spanish-American
crisis, the far Kastern crisis, and
the West African crisis as separate
distinct issues. These questions are
now looked upon as interwoven fac
tors in a political situation which
threatens the ' peace of the world.
The decision of the point whether
this is a true view rests solely with
President McKinley. His power and
responsibility in shaping hunan
destinies is greater at the present
moment than has fallen to the lot of
any man in this generation.
There is danger that the attention
of the American people may he too
much concentrated upon the Cuban
Spanish affairs with which they are
more directly concerned. Europe re
gards these troubles as of little in
trinsic interest as compared with the
incalculable importance to the whole
human race of the Titanic struggle
which threatens to involve all the
nations of Kurope and Asia. The
worst outcome of the Spanish-American
difficulties will be a brief war,
wherein the United States has noth
ing to gain except a sense of dis
agreeable duty faithfully performed.
It is a simple truism in polities to
say that vastly greater issues hang
upon the American policy with re
gard to the fate of China than any
thing the United States may do con
cerning Cuba and Spain. It is now
almost true that nothing short of a
distinct and decisive American in
dorsement of the British policy in
the far East can avert a collision be
tween England and her continental
rivals. I say almost, because; it is
not yet quite clear whether Russia
and France are convinced that (ireat
Britain is in earnest in her open
declaration that she will go to war
rather than permit the partition of
China or the closing of the British
markets there. Their doubt, if it
exists, will soon be, removed, for the
Salisbury government has taken
means to carry conviction to the most
skeptical diplomatists on this point.
Then, and the time cannot be long
delayed, the Franco-Kussian attitude
will change or the war, which these
countries, by uthcir recent policy,
have almost been inviting, will come.
Most observers are inclined to be
lieve that Kussia will manage to
postpone the fatal day, for her
present unprepaedncss despite her
ultimate intentions, is notorious.
On the other hand, if (Ireat Britain
is convicted that the conflict is
inevitable sooner or later, it will be
greatly to her interest to force the
issue.
The British war preparations for
months past have been on a vastly
largei scale and more thorough than
the present measures undertaken in
the United States. There is need of
no argument on this situation to de
monstrate the vast importance of
the American attitude. It is this
obvious importance, probably, which
has given rise to free discussion of
an Anglo-American alliance in the
past few davs, a discussion which is
more prominent on your side of the
Atlantic, according to the cable dis
patches, than on this side. It should
be said unreservedly tha.t there is
not the slightest expectation In Eng
land that any alliance will be
made to the present moment or
in the present situation. It is hardly
necessary to add the English denials
to those from Washington that (Ireat
Britain has been so patronizing and
undiplomatic as to offer the United
States assistance in dealing with a
fourth-rate power like Spain. It is
probably true that English public
opinion is more well disposed than
American toward an Anglo-Saxon
combination, but even this country
is by no means unanimous in faver
of such a consummation. The Eng
lish view of the subject is not alto
gether selfish, for it is believed that
the United States, with its rapidly
expanding foreign trade, will profit
fully as much as England by co-operation
in keeping open the markets of
the world. On the other hand with
regard to immediate policy in China,
there is probably some danger in
retaliatory action by the continental
powers in the Spanish-American con
troversy against the United States
in case tin- latter supports Great
Britain in the far East. Any such
action, no doubt, would lead Great
Britain openly to take the American
side, but it is inipossible to estimate
the complications which might arise.
The problem before President Mo
Kinley, therefore, is. one of great
difficulty, as well far-reaching conse
quences' in the estimation of Europe.
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are hastening to tender their services
to go to war.1' Perhaps because, in
their case, even at the front there
will be neither parting nor dying
there. (Vintage of 182). Asheville
Citizen.
THE MAINE'S flEN.
(Mexico Two Republics.)
Death came out of the black night's deep.
And steered for a ba tleship's side;
But never a man of the sailor clan
Iooked on the Deathman's ride.
The Kansas lad and the Hampshire boy,
i And the boy from Tennessee:
With never a fear that death was near.
Swung into eternity.
Nor flag, nor shot, nor battle cry.
Nor strain of the nation's air.
Broke into the gloom of the sailor's doom,
Nor yet a priestly prayer.
There looks a face front a far-away home,
With eye bent on the sea,
For the Hampshire Jack who'll not come
back.
Or the lad from Tennessee.
Not theirs was the glory of battle,
No victory crowned the day,
But a nation weeps that the dark sea
keeps
Her dead beneath the bay.
HUNTER LEE HARRIS.
Brief Sketch of this Lamented Young
Man Whose Life Promised so Much.
From the School Supplement, pub
lished at Kaleigh, we take the follow
ing appreciative sketch of the late
Hunter, L. Harris, son of Dr. Clark
Harris deceased, and brother of Dr.
F. S. Harris, of Henderson. Mr.
Harris was well known to many of
the Gold Lkak's readers and the
article will be read with melancholy
interest :
Hunter L. Harris was a young
man, who went from Kaleigh, and
entered the University in January,
iyxb He had an attractive face,
and a look of sensitiveness, refine
ment, and culture. Such was his
character.
Next to his face, this stranger
among the boys attracted attention
by his singing. He hail a good voice,
and later became leader of the Glee
CI nb. There was hardly ever a stu
dent at the University that took an
interest in so many things, or had so
many friends at Chapel Hill as Hunter
Harris.
He hail a keen appreciation of
literature, and at the same time
made a specialty of science. He was
one of the best members of his lit
erary society, and one of the best
workers in the Young Men's -Christian
Association. He wrote much of
both prose and verse while at the
University, that had exceptional
literary merit. He was a frequent
cotributor to the University Maga
zine, and in his senior years was
made one of the editors. He gradu
ated in 1889 with high honor, and
read the olass poem at commence
ment, and was the author of the
class song.
Mr. Harris was a great lover of
nature. He had decided talent as an
artist, and made many sketches of
out-door scenes. Wrhile at Chapel
Hill he studied botany independently
of the college course, by going out
into the woods and lields after flow
ers. Children were very fond of Mr.
Harris. It was a favorite pastime of
his to collect a number of the chil
dren in the village and go out into
Battle Park and through the lields to
gather wild flowers, or to hear some
swift-flowing stream singino- over
the rocks, or to see some beautiful
landscape. Often on these excur
sions Hunter Harris would tell them
stories, or write verses for them.
After leaving Chapel Hill Mr.
Harris studied at Harvard University.
Then for a while he was an assistant
chemist at the Agricultural Experi
ment Station in Kaleigh. He was
later employed by the North Carolina
Geological Snrvoy. For this ver
satile man was geologist as well as
botanist, chemist, artist, musician,
ami poet.
Just before Chistmas, 1890, Mr.
Harris published a little brochure
containing some of his verses, and
illustrated by himself. They have
the true poetic spirit, and his friends
were expecting Hunter Harrris to
make a noble name for himself in
literature.
But their hopes were schattered,
and their hearts were pierced by
hearing in July, 1893, of his sudden
death from drowning while bathing
in Little Kiver, Cumberland county,
where he was engaged in the work
of the Geological Survey.
Though out off thus untimely as it
appears to us. Hunter Harris had
lived long enough to impress his
character upon a large circle of
friends, who feel that they are made
better by having known this sympa
thetic soul, and lover of man and
nature.
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air, and which is as perfect a substitute
for the oil supplied by nature in youth and
health, as modern chemistry can produce.
Prosperity, permanent and broad
enough to reach the farmer, me
chanic ami laborer, will hot come
under legislation enacted by the trusts
and the protectionists and the
irreat syndicates for their environ
ment. It will only come when the
mints are open to both metals; when
the tariff is levied for revenue only;
when the treasury department is not
an annex of all street; when public
expenditures are reduced to obi time
notions of economy; when the rail
roads are controlled by just legisla
tion, and when the government is
administered according to the old
Jeffersonian maxim "of equal justice
to all. special privileges to none."
And conditions will not broadly and
permanently improve until 1900 when
Brvan inaugurates the same clean.
economic and just government that
Jefferson and Jackson administered.
Xews and Observer.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tiny,
sugar-coated granules. They give to na
ture Just the little hefp she needs. They
are as gentle as they are efficient, and
will perfectly cure the worst oases of con
stipation. There is nothing in the world
like them, so there can be nothing just
as good. The druggist who tries to sell
you something else has his own interest in
view and not yours.
SPAIN VS CUBA.
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SITUATION
AS IT REALLY EXISTS.
The End of the War Nowhere In Sight
-Will Civilized Nations Longer
j Stand By and Witness the Shame-
fuland Sickening Scenes Enacted
! Daily and Do Nothing to Put a Stop
I to the Horrors and Cruelties and
' Sufferings on the Island?
(By Nemo.)
Three years and more have elapsed
j since the present Cuban rebellion
i broke out. It is probable that in
history past or to come no parallel
to its conditions will be found. The
rulers of the island, unable to defeat
the insurgents are themselves unde
feated; and the insurgents, elusive
and triumphant and enduring beyond
usual measure in guerilla warfare
are no nearer the actual accomplish
ment of their purpose than they were
at the outbreak of hostilities. Nature
and her ghastly hand-maiden. Pesti
lence have fought for the insurgents;
but nature's battlinirs have been bal
anced by new arrivals of Spanish
soldiers men, some of them; boys,
many of them forced almost at bay
onet point to take the places of the
diseased and the dead. Against the
doggedness of the insurgent, the
pride of the ruler has been matched.
The insurgent can hold out indefi
nitely; the Spaniard will.
While the stubborn warfare of
these unyielding forces has proceed
ed with "fluctuating results that in
the long run have practically bal
anced each other, a third army of hu
man beings have been slowly ground
to destruction. Of their woes we
must think and, having thought, we
must act. Though the Spaniards
have been chiefly confined within the
limits set up by themselves; prison
ers, in fact, within their own fortifi
cations, yet they have retained a fear
compelling power over the feeble
minds of the children and the timo
rous natives of both sexes who- were
afraid to light and did not dare to
flee. These pacificos quietly obeyed
the government when orders went
forth through the country regions to
gather within town limits and stay
there. The expected freedom to live
in peace under the surveillance of
of the Spanish arm, changed at once
into death-dealing bondage. Unable
to cultivate land to any great ex
tent, herded together in huts unlit
for swine, suffering from lack of food
and by lack of food rendered more
helpless and weak-spirited than be
fore, they have died like flies in au
tumn; and in dying have suffered
woes that are unequalled even by the
bloody sufferings of the Armenians
or the plague-ridden starvation of the
Hindoos. The language of a moder
ate woman like Clara Barton, the fa
mous Red Cross heroine; and the
stories pictured by the truthful cam
era, more than justify these com
parisons. In one hospital alone
a place where care and tender
oversight are expected four hun
dred of the pacificos have died of
starvation. The burdens of the in
surgents, who, in rebelling did so in
full expectation of the fortunes and
misfortunes of war, have been naught
beside the woes of these unhappy
non-combatants. When Spain has
slain its hundreds by lire and by
sword, it has slain its HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS by hunger and neg
lect. This has taken place and still
doinr so within ninety miles of the
land that declares in favor of life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness.
This war-measure of Spain against
harmless ones will ever stand out
prominently in the annuals of the
brutalities of which our race is cap
able. This is not WAR with its
glamour of excitement and of chance,
but relentless MURDER without the
shedding of blocd.
Wrhen a man sees a weak one perse
cuted and refuses to side with the
weak he is no man. The rule for a
man is the rule for a nation. Mur
der of women ami children, helpless
and enfeebled and starving, is at our
door, at last we begin to appreciate
it. Their broken lives, their untime
ly deaths, their rights to a happier
condition are making themselves
slowly understood among our people.
Every stratum of society is perme
ated. The great underlying love of
fair play is stirring this nation North
and South. And it is girding itself
to punish and not to wage war.
Let us be careful that our motives
are pure and our minds unconfused.
The wild talk of a blundering official
like DeLome is nothing to our great (
conservative millions. War or even
the thought of war over such a mat- I
ter is unworthy our contemplation. .
It would be an 'absolute reversion toj
the barbaric irascibility of olden
times. We have grown away from
such things.
The selfish motives of tobacco fac
tors and sugar gamblers in pointing
out to a great, fair-minded country
a chance to filch from Spain, because
she is weak, that which is hers as
truly as New England is ours, has
moved us only to condemn and not to
approve. We refuse to add to our
racial problems at the nod of self
seeking men. The heart of the na
tion is unresponsive to such tempta
tion, and furthermore even the ter
rible Maine disaster, with its sorrow
and its loss has grandly shown to
the world that we are slow to anger
and plenteous in conservatism. De
spite all guesses to the contrary our
people have refused to believe that
the Spanish government could be su
icidal enough to have direct connec
tion with the disaster. We believe
that she would foresee more damage
to herself than to us in this sudden
and horrible event. If this were all
that had happened, an indemnity
would be sufficient and a war be
quite contrary to international pre
cedents. But while this nation, set in might
to lead the Western hemisphere, can
stand insults to its vast self it can
not permit inhumanity to its weak
neighbors. It will enter into con
flict with Spain not because certain
of victory, but because Spain slaugh
ters the innocent. This nation be
lieves in the glories of peace, but it
must be 'peace with honor" and not
with dishonor that assuredly comes
from silence in the presence of brutal
abuses. By its own past it knows
full well the horrid cost of war, yet
its great true heroic heart beats high
to declare that it is better to die in
protecting the defenceless than to
live in falseheod to its own grand
past. Its conscience is aroused. Its
arm is bared to smite and that swift
ly, lest there be none of the starv
ing left to save.
With such a pure motive its ac
tions will have the cordial good-will
ot European nations. Short decisive
work will be made of the solemn task,
and when the smoke has cleared jus
tice will have been done to the un
just, and Cuba Libre" may then de
velop in quiet its own individuality.
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To Build Their Own Engines.
It is said that the Seaboard Air
Line will at an early day build a
plant at their shops at which all of
the locomotives for the system will be
constructed. Mr. W. T. Reed, in
charge of all motive power, is a very
progressive man, and as he has the
entire confidence of those in author
ity, it is thought that the idea of en
gine building will be carried out.
Norfolk Public Lcdger-
The long nights in Alaska gives
the poker player a good show.
The price of horses will no doubt
be greatly enhanced in Missouri this
Spring. This will not be due, how
ever, to any republican legislation or
anticipated trouble with Spain, but
will be the example set at a recent
banquet by the Veterinary College at
Kansas City where horse meat largely
predominated. There wras horse tail
soup, horse steak, horse croquettes,
horse salad, horse pie and all other
kinds of horse preparations known to
modern chefs. Verily the horse is a
great quadruped. Winston Journal.
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism.
From the Fairhaven (JY. T.) Register.
Mr. James Rowland, of this village,
states that for twenty-five years his wife
has been a sufferer from rheumatism. A
few nights ago she was in such pain that
she was nearly crazy. She sent Mr. Row
land for the doctor, but he had read of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and instead of
going for the physician he went to the
store and secured a bottle of it. His wife
did not approve of Mr. Rowland's
purchase at first, but nevertheless ap
plied the Balm thoroughly and in an
hour's time was able to go to sleep. She
now applies it whenever she feels an
ache or a pain and finds that it always
gives relief. He says that no medicine
which she had used ever did her as much
good. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale
by the Dorsey Drug Co.
Original Observations.
(Orange, Va., Observer.)
Taffy is the soda water of court
ship. Lazy men are too often held in the
lapse of time.
A soft snap is the parting of front
gate spooners.
Slander, like a wagon, cannot go
without a tongue.
He is a green man who will elope
with a grass widow.
Gold does not always glitter, but
brass never fails to show itself.
Always put off till to-morrow the
revenge you could accomplish to-day.
People who owe debts of gratitude
are constantly making assignments-
Any man can borrow all the trouble
he wants on his own personal secu
rity. The only reason that some men
don't follow the plough is because it
isn't a woman.
The man who "never smelt pow
der" has a nose unfamiliar with the
feminine cheek.
In cards as in life, it is the man
who is ready to beg who is waiting
for something to turn up.
Man's nature makes him prefer to
be a successful fool rather than an
unsuccessful genius.
The downy chicklet now doth peep
from out the early egg, and waking
from its morning sleep, it lifts its lit
tle leg.
An Ohio man has taken the small
pox from a pet pig. It looks as
though there is nothing an Ohio man
would not take.
IT IS EASY TO TELL,
People who fail to look after their
health are like the carpenter who uegleets
to sharpen his tools. People are not apt
to get anious about their health soon
enoueh. If vou are "not quite well" or
"half sick" have ou ever thought that
your kidneys may be the cause of your
sickness?
It is easy to tell by setting aside your
urine for twenty-four hours; a sediment of
settling indicates an unhealthy condition
of the kidneys. When urine stains linen
it is evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre
quent desire to urinate, scanty supply,
pain or dull ache in the back is also con
vincing proof that the kindneys and blad
der are out of order.
There is satisfaction in knowing that the
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GEN. FITZHUGH LEE
HIS BRILLIANT CAREER AS WARRIOR,
STATESMAN AND DIPLOMATIST.
As Consul General to Cuba, He Has by
His Sound Judgment, Undaunted
Courage and Staunch Americanism
Shown Himself to be the Right flan
in the Right Place His Course Sat
isfactory Alike to North and South
Gen. Lee the Hero of the Hour.
(Washington Dispatch.)
Major General Fitzhugh Iee is a
man almost withoiirh fear, and a
splendid representative of the Ameri
can soldier, the pilot of the adminis
tration in a criM and the consul
general to Havana not only under
President McKinlev, but also under
President Clevland. General Lee's
resignation had been on file in
Washington several months already
when last November he came home
and reported in person to President
McKinley. let he went back to
Havana with the seal of office still in
his possession, fortified by the cordi
al commendations of the" President,
who had received stacks of letters
from representative men in all parts
of the country, favoring the retention
of General Lee.
It was in April, 1H9G, that Pres
ident Clevland, impatient at the
apathy of Consul General. Williams
in cases affecting the rights of
American citizens of Cuba, appoint
ed General I-.ee to the hazardous
position. The case of the illfated
Dr. Ruiz, of Philadelphia, gave him
occasion to show a firm hand in con
ducting the investigation in the face
of the almost savage opposition of
Weyler's organized inquisitors. It
was generally understood even then
that Lee had urged the dispatching
of a United States man-of-war to
Cuban waters; and his manly protest
"I cannot and will not stand an
other Ruiz murder" was applauded
throughout the country a year ago.
A characteristic expression was
that of L. P. Sigsbec, brother of the
Maine's commander, who commenting
on the disaster at Havana said:
"There's a man down there look
ing after the interests of this country
who cannot be blinded. He has
more sand than anybody I know of,
and if there's anything teacherous in
this explosion we'll know of it with
out delay. The man I mean in Gen
eral Fitz Lee."
Lee's grandfather was the famous
"Light Horse Harry" Lee, of the
Revolution. His uncle was General
Robert E. Lee.
Fitzhugh Lee, our own "Fitz," was
the eldest son of Captain Sydney
Smith Lee and his wife, Anna Maria
Manson, and was born at Clermont,
Fairfax county, Va., on November
19th, 1835. He entered the West
Point Military Academy at 16, grad
uated in July, 1856, at the head of
his class in horsemanship, and was
appointed a second lieutenant. His
second duty was in drilling raw re
cruits at the Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
Then he was sent to the Western
frontier and became an Indian
fighter in Texas under Major Earl
Van Dorn.
The outbreak of the civil war found
Fitzhugh Lee back at West Point as
instructor in cavalry tactics. He
promptly resigned, offered his ser
vices to his native Stale, served first
on the staff of General Kwell, then
as lieutenant colonel of the First
Virginia Cavalry, under J. E. B.
Stuart, whom he accompanied on his
famous raid around McClellan's army
in front of Richmond.
On the promotion of Stuart, Lee
was chosen colonel, and later bri
gadier general under Stuart. In
1863 the cavalry of the Army of
Northern Virginia was divided into
two divisions, commanded respect
ively by Generals Wade Hampton
and Fitzhugh Lee. Shortly after the
death of Stuart, Lee succeeded
Hampton as commander of the
cavalry of the Army of Northern
Virginia, with the rank of Major
General.
At Winchester, September 19, 1864,
he had three horses killed under him
and was severely wounded. The last
fighting done by the Army of North
ern Virginia was the cavalry charge
headed by Fitz Lee at Farmville, a
few miles from Appomattox, on the
8th of April, 1865, when the Con
federates were successful in driving
back the Federal cavalry division cf
General Crook. Then Sheridan and
Ord camit up ami ended the hopeless
struggle; and the next day Grant and
Robert E. Lee settled the terms of
the surrender.
The personal friendship between
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and President
Cleveland dated from the latter's
first inauguration. March 4th, 1885.
Lee headed the division of the South
ern military organizations in the
procession, and throughout the
w hole length of Pennsylvania avenue
he was cheered with greater en
thusiasm than any of theother noted
men whom the public recognized.
A similar demonstration occurred
i-i New York city four years later,
when Lee rode up Fifth avenue,
leading the yellow plumed Virginia
trooers, to the stirring tune of
"Dixie," in the Washington cen
tennial parade. On both these oc
casions, by the way, he sat in the
identical saddle which his uncle,
General Robert E. Lee, had used on
his familar gray war horse. Traveler.
The dav after the inaugration Gen
eral Lee called upon President Cleve
land by jecial invitation. The
friendship then formed ripened into
an intimacy, which from that day
to this has remained unbroken.
That same year General Lee was
elected Governor of Virginia. Eight
years afterward when Mr. Clevland
was again President, he apjwinted
the the general collector of internal
revenue at Lynchburg, Va., the
general's home.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
can be applied when at home, and is uni
formly successful in coloring a brown or
black. Hence it great popularity.
BUILT UP BY A PULL TOGETHER.
A Lesson in Home Patronage A Long
l ull, a Strong Pull, A Pull All To
gether. To build up a State or a city or a
town and make it prosperous and
contented is a feat of no little conse
quence and often of very great mag
nitude. It requires a full understand
ing of conditions, of necessities, of
available material and of aids abroad.
Cities have been developed bv fortu
nate railroad connections. Others,
like Augusta, (la., or Charlotte, have
been greatly and chiefly pushed for
ward by manufacturing, aided of
course by easy railroad communica
tion with the markets. Wide-awake
people are quite apt to be on the
alert for opportunities. They are
prompt to seize theejHichal hour, and
to grasp the means presented for
reaching wider and greater fields.
They are ready to invest in whatever
plans that promise good to the city,
and to place money in such invest
ments as seem to business under
standing to present guarantees of
success. Lately in several newspa
pers in and out of North Carolina the
Mesne nycr has noted editorials urging
the people in the towns to keep
their money circulating at home and
to make purchases of their fellow cit
izeus and shares in burden bearing.
The Messi nijer had something to say
on this matter some month or two
since. It has many times insisted
that the people living in any commu
nity should as far as possible make
their purchases at their doors instead
of ordering what they buy from the
North, and whenever possible to do
so to be sure to patronize home en
terprise and town industries.
We try to practice what we preach.
Begging pardon for a personal refer
ence, we can say that we have not
bought a cent's worth of personal
wear since we reached Wilmington in
1876, outside of the town. It is only
in books that we have gone from
home, and that was very infrequent,
and partially necessary, but have
purchased through a Wilmington
house.
It is only by keeping your pur
chases at home that a business can
be built up successfully to meet all
your demands and give you the best
advantages as to prices. Doubtless
bv judicious ordering you can save
some money, but you are injuring
home business and cutting off pros
perity all about you. If everybody
should do as so many do order
whatever vou need from aliens, and
sometimes even enemies, the grass
would grow in the streets of all
Southern cities, business would com
pletely stagnate, stores would be
closed, people would have to lice to
escape starvation. Do unto others
as vou would be done by under like
circumstances. That is a golden rule,
and follow it.
How much cash goes out from North
Carolina in a year to support and en
rich strangers and to the injury or
home people seeking to make a liv
ing, we do not know, but doubtless
some millions of dollars. We suppose
Wilmington does an active business
in ordering from Northern dealers in
stead of buying from friends and
neighbors and from them vou know.
Turn over a new leaf and piit this
way of undfriendly and unjust dis
crimination. Give dealers at your
door a living chance ami demand in
turn fair dealing and a living for
yourself. Not only buy your goods
at home, but buy whatever is manu
factured in your town where the pro
ducts are satisfactory as to equality.
The Augusta ('Urotiiclc discusses
intelligently the benefits of patroniz
ing home industries manufactures.
This, too, like purchases from home
dealers, is important. The Chronicle
gives this to show what benefits
would accrue:
"Let us glance at some of the ef
fects of such a policy? First, it
would insure the success of a home
industry, giving employment to skill
ed workmen. Third, the wages paid
these laborers and the profits made
bv the manufacturers will be expend
ed for living expenses in this com
munity or invested in local prox rty,
and last but not least, the object les
son ol this industry's success will
induce similar investments in other
lines. Just let it become established
that Augusta is a community that
patronizes home industries and there
will be many new and diversified
manufactories springing up in the
city."
A pull altogether would greatly
improve the business outlook in any
community. It should be worked
well. Wfl m i n gton Meant ngcr.
Savs an exchange: A man who
can never see any good jKjints in
others will find that he himself is not
an object of admiration among his
associates.
People often wonder wby their nerves are
so weak; why they get tired bo easily;
wby they start at every slight but
sudden sound; wby they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, indigestion and nervous
Dyspepsia
The explanation is simple. It is found in
that impure blood which ia contin
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead of be elements of strength and
vigor. In each condition opiaf and
nerve compounds timply deaden and
do not cure. Hood's Harsaparilla feeds
the nerves pure, rich, red blood; gives
natural sleep, perfect digestion, is the
true remedy for all nervous troubles.
nn
Sarsaparilla
U the One True Blood Purifier. SI per bottle.
Prepared only by C I. Hood ft Co., Lowell, Mass.
. , ,, cure Liver Ills; easy to
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The INFLUENCE
of the Mother shapes the course
of unborn gencrati o n s goes
sounding through all the
ages and enters the confines of
Eternity. With what care, there
fore, should the Exiectant Moth
er be guarded, and how great the
effort be to ward off danger and
make her life joyous and happy
MOTHER'S FRIEND
allays all
re-
hx licves the
Headache
A j C r a in p s.
and N a u
sca.andso fully pre-
rnrc tli
system mat wniiaoirtn is made easy
and the time of recovery short
ened many say "stionger after
than before confinement." It in
sures safety to life of both moth
er and child. All who have used
Mother's Friend " say they will nev
er be without it again. No other
remedy robs confinement of its pain
"A cnitomor whom wife used Mother's Friend
Says that if nbu had to p through tlio ordel
pin, and there weie but four bottles to bo
obtained, ami the cost tlSOA) jut IhAUo. hr
would have Uteui.' G So. La v tow, Dayton, ubw
Snt by Mail, on receipt of price. $1.00 rm ROT
TI.K Honk to EX I'KtJTAN I' MOTHKKS"
mailed frB njon a.il nation, containing val
uable information and voluntary n-ntinioniaU.
Thi BRADFItLD REGULATOR CO.. ATiaNTA.G
SOIO BY a IX DRUGGIST.
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An Innocent Sufferer.
How often you hear of sweet
innocent child stilTcrlng from
some teirihle blood disease
which is hcicditary and which
if not radicated troin the sys
tem will be a source of misery
during its entire life. If you
are a parent and your child U
suffering from any hiiMxt dis
ease, don't neglect getting a
bottle of
Africana, I
The Sure Cure.
Read the following:
I had been troubled for ears
with rheumatism. I took two
bottles ot your most excellent
medicine, AFKHJANA, which
has alxiut relieved me entirely,
and I feel like a difTcirnt man.
My little dauchter. elirht yearn
old, was greatly nlllicted with
sore eyes nil her lile. and les
than ono bottle of AFKICAN A
has affected apparently a per
manent cure. It afford me
great pleasure to eecommend
your most excellent medicine,
the "AKUKIANA" as a great
lelief to sufTerinir humanity.
1IKV. F. M. JOKDAN,
Brevard Transylvania county, N. (J.
arc a source of con: fort. They
nrc a source cf ire, also.
If yon cure for y:.r child's
health, send f..r i lustratcd
look on tlicilisordcsto which
children ::re su mt, and
which Prey's Vermifuge
Jias cureu lor 50 yr.-i: .
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Headquarters,
FOR ALL KINDS
GOAL and WOOD
too. Stove and Nut
Sizes of Anthracite, Kanawha. Virginia.
Tennessee and .b-IIico Splints, Toms Creek
Domestic and hu-ain, Foeahonta Steam,
and best grade of Av.
Will save you money on every lot yon
buy ir you w ill get my pi ices. apr 1
J. S. POYTHRESS,
I lenderson, N. C.
Don't Forget
DRUG STORE
IS I UK I-I-ACK I OK
Field SEEDS Garden
HAVE YOU 5EEN
The Bargains On
PARKER'S
5 and 10 GLGounter?
Big Bargains In
Drummers' Samples
OK
Tootl and Hair Bute,
PARKER'S DRUG STORE.
For Sale.
Duroc-Jersey Pigs.
I have for Male a few mule thorough
bred Duroc Jersey Pigs
Will be ready to take away in two or
thr week. Sown all engaged.
J. A. FLEMING,
Middleburg;, N. C.
Don't forget I'arker'a Drug Store is
the plare for tel.
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