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OUNT . . AIR!
MOUNT AIRY, N. C THURSDAY, NOVEMBER (j, 1000.
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SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Cured Permanently by the American Catarrh Rem
eay,
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MB. AJD MM. J. 0. AtmSOJ, ISDF.PEJDF.W t, MO.
Mr. John O. Atkinson, Independanoe,
Mo., In a recent lttr to Ir. Hrtrnn,
ay: " My wife had been in (taring from
complication of dlseasea for 2ft ysara.
" Her eaaa had bafflnd th, skill of om
of the moat noted phyalclana. On of
har worat troubles w chronic oon.'.lpa
tion of aeveral yesr' standing. Hhealao
rafferiwt with general dnhllltv and
parolyima aometlmsa aa of ton aa aiz or
sight time a day. Ai thla tlma aha waa
paaslng throngh that most critical period
In tha Ufa of woman change of life.
"In June, 1, I wrote to yon abont
bar caae. yon advised coarse of re-
ru-na and Man-a-lln, which we at once
commenced, and hare to say It haa com
plntely cured her. She firmly believe
that ahe won Id have ten dead only for
theaa wonderful remediea.
"About the eama time I wrote yon
abont my own oaae of oatarrh, which
waa of 25 yearn' standing, and at times I
waa almost paat going. I commenced
nalng Pe-ru-na according to your In'
atrnctlona, and continued Ita nae for
about a year, and It haa completely
cored me.
"I hare to aay that yonr remediea do
11 you claim for them, and even more
Oatarrh oannot exlat where Pe-ru-na la
taken according to direction. Man-a-lln
la a most wonderful medicine for
ohronto constipation.1
Mr. A. F. Stern, Marina City, Mich,
Write, J "I wan troubled with catarrh for
three yeara, and
tried almoat
every catarrh
medicine I
heard of. I went
down to Dela
ware, O., to at
tend college,
where I got one
of your Alma
nac., and aaw
another remedy
Mr. A.P.Ptern.
(or catarrh. I waa almoat discouraged
with trying all klnda of medicine,
but my room-mate told ma that your
medicine waa all right, and ao I
tried It. After taking seven bottle
ooordlng to direction., I waa cured and
fait Ilka a new man. I recommend It to
all who are Buffering with thla dreadful
diaeaae. It la tha heat medicine for
catatrb. I owe my health to you."
Mr.. J, A. Baahor, Knoxville, Tenn
write) "lij health waa completely bro
ken down and had been for almoat a
year. I eould not reat day or night, but
offered onatantly untold mlaary.
Tried remedy after remedy, bnt found
BO relief until Pe-ru-na waa recora-
S. P. GItAVKS,
Attorney -atIiaw,
MOTJWT AIB7, N. O.
tvpractloe In Bute and Federal court,.
Prompt attention to collection of claim.
Dr. John E. Banner,
DENTIST.
OFFICE OVER TAYLOR S DRUC STORE.
'PHONE 38.
Office Houra 8.00 A. M to 6.00 P. M.
Mount Airy, N. C,
Dr. W. 5. Taylor,
OFFICE OVER DRta STORE.
Era. Ear, to oi Tlrat.
Ppenlal attention givxn to thia prac
tice nn Wedneadav and Haturdav
W. R. BADGETT,
ATTORNEY - AT -LAW,
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Will practice wherever and whenever
dirtd Prompt and careful attention
given to all buiine.g Collections a
specialty.
P08ITION8 QUARANTKED.
Undac S.OOO Caah Depoelt
Bairea Fare Pal.
Op. a alt rr a aih . ry C...
mcrgia AJbm BeiIicn Coil v
Thi moet aggravatitu
mnenling
Kim nuit
3
J , . If the blood la In a pure, healthr condition, no poisonous elements can reach the akin.
ai4 . ."Y Katernal application of washes, lotions and aaivrs sometimes mitipste the itching and soothe. th
inflammation, but cannot reach the dineane. Only S. S. 8., the real blood medicine, can do this.
S. S. S., the only purely vegetable remedy known. Is a safe and permanent cure for Eciema and all deep-erated blood and
tin troublti. It goes drrect to the erat of the disease, neutral'sea the arid, and cleanse the blood, re-inforce end inviKtmttea
ail ihe orni-s. and thus clesrs the rrm of all impurities through the natural channel. ; the akin relieved, all infiammation
,.,ti.lr. and all stjrne ne mseaae aiasppew. ,
)g If, R.lfmhl. t (jHidilo., OMo wt. t w .SJtHinl wits -rTiitrt. .wt Frrefwa f
eV-w hl-th P f. - . Oi1'. twv.it, wt .ois. l'it .h mi - rrrtnle .ml hmt hmim
v, rf M r is?ca ! krf fTmrt yr
Cxi IIVwJ mnA V 1 fl
i Us4ty wiU chr!Bl2y fir any laarmatioa or a4rtc wasbM. w at a wars
re - ru - na. v
mended to ma by a friend. I har, taken
one and a half bottlea and am today
well and hearty. I .hall alwaya pralaa
Pe-rn-na, for I feel It aared my life."
Mr. 3. W, Draper, Oalnaboro, Tenn.,
wrltea: "for many yeara I had been
continual .ufferer
from that dreadful
dl.ea.e, chronic
catarrh. I gave
op hope, of aver
being relieved. I
tried every remedy
my friend recom
mended, hut all In
vain. Finally I took
my bed. My friend
had all given me up Mr. J. W. Draper,
to die, believing me to be In th, leal
tageaof con.nmptton. Having a bottl
of Pe-ru-na in the room, 1 began to take
it, and In a few day felt ao well that 1
got np. I continued It, Improving all
th, time, until I am now almoat a enond
man. Can do aa hard a day'a work a
almoat any man. Thl happened foul
year ago."
Mr. Rachel A. MaRaw, 67 We.t Jaf
feraon afreet, Springfield, O., writeei
"Yonr Pe-rn-na I
worth ita weight la
gold. I feel Ilka
n.w woman. I can't
pral.e It enongh. I
iir .pent a great aai
' of money on doo
I tor., bnt nothlna
, l ever did me any
good until I aent
fc -yto yon and tried
Mr. Rachel A. Magaw. . . . . . .
the catarrh, but
I ahall never he without Pe-rn-na, and
hall tell all I ace to try It, for I know It
to be a nre enre for catarrh. I can't
pralaa It enough for what It haa dona for
me."
Catarrh I an American dl.eaae. Tally
one-half of the people are afflicted mora
or leu. with It in aome form. Prevlon
to thedUnovery of Pe-rn-na, oatarrh waa
considered well-nigh Incurable. Pino,
the Introduction of Pe-rn-na to tha medi
cal profoa.ion thouaanda of caaea ar,
cured annually.
lly aid of Dr. Hartman'a free bonk
and free correspondence a multltndeof
hopelem people are permanently cured
of thla moet loathaome and atubborn
dl.ea.e every year. Anyone afflicted
with catarrh (hould writ Dr. Ilartman.
Columbu., O. A.k for free book or free
advice, whichever you moat need.
w. r. CARTER,
eomr u, a. a.
i. n. LCWCILYN,
5OM0M H.O.
Cartkr & Lkwkllyn,
Attopneys-at-L,aw.
twPraotlce In tne State and Federal Court.
Prompt attention glren to all tmelneea eMiugt
d to tbetr care.
GEO. W. SPARGKR.
Attopney"at-Uaw,
MOUNT AIRY, W. O.
Will pr'Uce tn Stale and Federal rourta.
peclal atutntton to collecUon of claim and
fteffottaUuK loana.
Thomas H. Sutton,
MOUNT AIRY, N. C.
Will practice In the Bute and Kcderil rourta.
November Till. lain.
WALTER D. SILER,
ATTORNEY-AT -LAW,
Mount Airy, N. C.
Practice in State and Federal Court
Collection of Claim a apecialty.
T. 13. McCARGO.
ROTARY PUBLIC.
OFFICE OPPOSITE NEWS OFFICE,
MOUNT AIRY HOTEL BLOCK
BusiNeaa Promptly Attinoio To.
of all akin diaeaeea is caused by aa add
1
1 M
of . M aci. poiwm rcaclie the akin and it hecomea red and inflamed. T1i ttcliinc and hurniiiK are
aluioat nnliearable, eiecially when overheated from any cauee. The akin aeem on fire, aleep or reat ia
inipsit)le, the deperate gnllerrr, rf jfardlesa of consequence,, acratrhes until atrrntfth i exhausted.
Thia barninj, it. hing humor ap)ar aometimca in little pustule, discharging a eticky fluid, whioh
forms crosta and acalea. Attain the akin i dry, hard and fiaaured, iu-hea intetiaely, bleed and scabs over.
This is a painful and atubborn form of the diwaae.
While Kczema, Tetter, Krysipelaa, Rait Rheum and many like troublea are spoken of a di.ea.ee of
the akin, they ar really blood diatasea, because.
THERE CAN DE NO EXTERNAL IRRITATION
WITHOUT AN INTERNAL CAUSE.
- Hs iiirvHi inpout'n rrriain insirumeDiainiee
s.e h
7 rv hr knrTy
ao w ror , mmm sidua,
TVUM .Hit Wtit. OUT T h TSlCiar t full Shout
THE CIGARETTE WINS.
T1 i r- hv'
itf HI'C '111 '
h i t a-vcr ,t r
fl.
f !hi i (I V' O' 'In l
t" nit-Curt i ! iti nut v it'
i . . ...
fi BHi-f law wrrc'i fi'Miie lr a rn ' i
meHtior to eell eijfiirfttea or hrii'tr
fhem into the 8f ite f r the inrpfc-
of cllin(t liicrn. Tim rfato tin-
premf (Jonrt ht-M trmt c erec
w-re rt xi'Min r d hnrtjiil. nf A I
tfi'iliin't' en' i e' it.t.'f et'f e fli
nn rt! , ml H.f-ref ie tl.eir a-ilt C"lll)
fie iirnhihireil y tun p.. lice powrr
f tlif State
T: e nutjoritt "f rl.e (Jni'e.)
Srjpri ine nrt d hi nt frmii ihi
vi vr, liuldirprf flint tirin(Ci M any
f rtn ia ii legitiiriiite miject of cfu
mvrcv. If h' Id mIio flint the '!'('
. ..' U ' prop r I y nppli f.i thi
lintiiit Htiuii Hi firi'''tfi lliti (M-
i" "ch rirrni inf.. ti.e Stutc iti
rili did. filit ff ifii tin- i.riirii.H
(MfkiH i whiiiti 'In y itro nmnlly
eliipMsd. I'll' four of llie i.ifit' tneiri
hi-fi. (,f the (,'onrf, hf-iflcd hy Chief
I a'ico r iiiIit, difhetif fri'tn the tin
j ri'v opinion xnd ti I I tint' tin
i Um IM powtir to prolnhif f e
i,nr'nihi'i if ciitHreiK't even in
J- fnt-kuft.
Tti ncnlt of the dicia n would
tn 'o le nfilv t i ri rjniro the nun
n'w'trer of fijfirfctrt; to reduce
in- i-izn of tht-ir pri fniif. riiiitmi
i'H'-k (; Tlitj cm t Ufily do thie.
I'lio I'ctifiecH' e Ihw fall, and lh
ili' if ciHrt'ttpa will oontii ne in
pife of host ili- StHte atittute. The
c ifnretie win ! -llaleili Ntiwi and
Observer.
V s. the ciKMrette, to ( lie divrnet
uid klimne of our cmiiiiry, wirm in
evei v f!if ht. The devil it tt meet m.
Ilo haa inhDjr friends Htnont liquor
4td cinrette itiHritifitc'iiicis.
Will Cut His Wato the North Pole.
An tiiitiroljr nov depHrtnre in
Arctic exploration will he Hindu
next unirimer. Untwia will send
North her wonderful ice hip, the
Ycrturtrk, with itiHtrnctiims to try
i" cut her 8j through to thu jhiIi-.
Thy performance of this vcchcI in
fOt ii Hiid tearing her wbj at three
8'i'J lour miles mid hour through
thi) iiniiiense ice finlde of the Ualiic
Sea arid other Kutpian waters has
excited aiiiHZ' tnent H'nonx all who
have witnessed it. She is now heiujf
quipped and improved for the
ttreateet of nil tasUs.
The Artns'froni'f at Elsewick have
juef coirpleted a ttw how which in
i-P' fially di tigtied to ei'C"iint r the
ti. Id of ice in the Arctic Sea, which
ia hcaviur and thicker limn any
thich the Yennatk has yet attack
ed. The otiinal bow was easily
iMpa'ole t'f dealit'fj with any of the
enormous icb fields which Kueeia
t roduces. She ivent to a hiph lati
mdo on an experiinenlal trip last
Minim r and accomplithid all that
could he expecid oi In r in tier as
ruli open iheexit:rnal ice hich ehe
(hen encountered. 1 he alterations
now beiin made were sngneeied by
this experience. Aamiral Makaroll,
xho is super intending the changes,
bus the greatest cot fidtnee that his
chip will cut her way wiihoiit delay
etraigbt to tne pole and will retnru
safely in the same seacon. Every
prtcau ion has be n taken to tit her
out for a long stay in ctee of acci
dent or blockade.
Admiral Makar fl has refus d to
give out details of the plans or even
to admit that the expedition will be
undertaken, but there is no doubt
on this point. No information is
yet available aa to the routo to be
taken or how the coal problem will
be solved. There will be supplies
at one or two points in Arctic litis
sia and probably a collier will carry
an additional supply as far as the
ice will permit. Lotidou Disptch,
to New York Sun.
Bays lie Wnt Tortured.
"I aufl'cred such pain trom corns I
could hardly wulk, writes II. R ib
inaon, Hillsborough, Ilia., ' but Duck
Ion's Arnica Salve completely cured
I hem." Acts like map;ic on spraina,
bruises, cuts, sores, scahla, burns,
boils, ulccra. Perfect henlor of skin
diseases and piles. Cure guaranteed
ty Dr. W.S.Taylor. Druggist, itfo.
The Journal says that the 12 year
old boo of Mr. H. L. (iord n, who
lives near Monioe, ws thrown trom
a l.orse Monday morning and eo
badly injured that ho dud in 20
minutes.
The European powers have af
enred the United States that they
do not detiro to impose npon China
conditions with which she cannot
, comply.
HTISC3,
condition of
loo muca
TOUT
rartnia, J4re?a, evift . iituti,
U. S. CRUISER YOSEMITE LOST.
The Ship Parted Her CtVc anJ Drift
ti 60 Miles and . i Wrecked
on a Rf-F..4 of Her
Crew Perished.
A cble diffHtch from Manila
r.c ived in New York November
2t h, ri-n rt the sinking of the L. S
HtixiiiHrv crniii r V"erriite, n a fy
(ihoon at (intn, on November I Jtn.
Five of the crew were l t. The
vchhcI parted her cabhs off the har
bor'of Sin Lois d' pr(t. Island ol
ftiMtn, drifvd 60 mile, sfrack a
rref a' d s wrecked. A Collier
reecot-d all of the crew except the
hve who were loi't.
A dicpa ch from Washington, In
referring t o t be above calamity, says:
The i osernifo was commissioned on
April 13 h, IS!H, and has tK-en sta
'ton ftiip at the island of Onam
si - ce tin- days of the opai.ieh war,
She wa a six'een knot converted
cruiser i f (5.179 tons displacement,
arid wis provided with a main bat
tery of ten five inch rapid tiregans,
s condary battery of Six 6 pon rid
ers a' d two (Jolt rifles. She had a
complement of 19 oftlcers and 207
men. Her m asnremen's are oJl
feet in length hy 4S feet extreme
oreu.lt h. t-he has a mean draft of
2't fetjt and one inch Just before
the outbreak of the Spanish Ameri
can war, the vessel was purchased
by the Navy Department, fitted as
an auxiliary cruiser arid rendered
etT ctive service as one of the patrol
fiVet, being manned in part by the
Michigan naval militia. It is said
that. owing to her draft sho was
obliged to anchor six miles oil shore
at Guam, or Han Luis d'Apra. The
harbor is a particularly dangerous
one, owing to the rocky shoal in the
middle of the crooked channel.
The Demands of the Powers.
Jt will bo many long years before
the problems arifingoiit of the Boxer
revolution in China are all settled.
Some progress, however, is being
now rna'lts by the representatives ot
the various powers in I'ekin, arid it
is aid that the following demands
have been formulated for Hubmlrfiiof)
to the Chinese negotiators :
1. China shall erect a monument
to liarou Von Ketieler at the ei'e
of The murder, and send an imperial
riiico to (K-rtnany to convey an
apohgy.
2 China shall inflict the death
penalty on eleven guilty high
ollii'iiils and I'rinces, whose names
have been sent you, where the out
rages occurred.
3. Provincial examinations shall
be suspended for live years, and in
future all (Hi::iaIs who have not
made due tffort to prevent outrages
on foreigners from being committed
within their jurisdiction shall b
immediately removed from office
ai d punished. This is a modifica
tion of Minister Conger's proposal
that indemnity be paid to States,
corporations and Individuals
4. The Tsnng Yamen as at prcs
ent con&ti'uted shall be abolithed,
and its functions vested in a foreign,
minister, as in civilized countries,
and rational intercourse shall be
permitted with the Emperor, as in
civilised countries.
5. The Taku forts and other forti
ori the coast of Chi Li shall be rased,
and the importation of sreis and
war material prohibited.
6. Permanent lega'ion guards
s! all be maintained, and also guards
of communication between I'ukio
and the sea.
7. Imperial proclamations shall bo
posted for two years throughout the
empire suppressing Boxers.
These demands are probably be
ing still coniiderud with a view tc
some modification, by the negotia
tors ot the pora or by their home
governments. The demands, of
course, cannot be submitted to the
Chinese government until all the
powers approve them. Then modi
fications may be made and thcao will
have to run the gauntlet, and so on,
perhaps, again and again.
It seems a pity that these poor
eleven bine-blooded Princes and
olliciils most be killed, when the
Empress, who screwed thoircourage
to the sticking place and is more
guilty than they, goes scot free, but,
it is argued, if the Chinese govern
ment is to continue in power, the
royal family must not sutler the loss
ot prestige oy a degrading death for
any member of it Importation ot
arms and war material aonot be
rt venKd. China's coast line is too
ong, and, besides, they htve sense
enongh to make ammunition and
guns at home. They led the world
in the nse of gun-powder.
It remains to be seen whether the
powers themselves cao get together
on these demands.
Meanwhile, it is desirous that the
Empress and Emperor return to
I'ekin but the old lady is suspicious
of a trap (she haa set so many her
self) and will not budge from Sigao
Fu, her place of refuge. Charlotte
Observer.
a 1 ut Vkrn am n . un
r
t.vt. at
J Titer la rt kind of pain J
. cr acha, Intornal or itar-f
fnel, tnat Patn-Klllor , will f
'net r,liv.
iioc-H out roa iwjt.tions nd sub
, s- . -t T-t ocm;f eeTTtt
on. a
l ant,' !r f iawt.r Sc ail Sntfrlra,
Sifry County CIuIj
State Xor, and Indus. College, (
Greensboro, Nor. 28th. (
To tub Editor: Believing that
news of this college will be webcm
ed by many, if not all, of our home
people, the Sorry County Club has
rcqneafed me to write some notes
for Tnc Moc.it Airt News.
Since the opening of the State
Normal and Industrial College, Oct.
3rd, 1900, about fonr hundred sta
dents have matriculated ; many har
ing been disappointed because there
is a lack of dormitory accommoda
(ions.
I am delighted to inform yon
that Sorry has the largest represen
tarion here according to population
of any county in the State; and
eight of the nine Sorry county girls
are from Mt. Airy. 1 think this
shows that oar Northwestern section
is beginning to take more interest
in the higher education of its young
women.
1 think it would, also, be of in
tertet (o many of you to know that
more than one-third of the students
here are defraying their own ex
ponies without help from parents,
and that more than 90 per cent, have
received their preparation partially
or entirely in Ihe public schools.
Kcceotly the girls from Surry
met and organized a county club,
which is the first organization of the
kind in the history of this institu
tion. One of the chief objects of
this club is to keep the home peo
pie in toQch with the college and its
progress by writing letter once a
month to be published in one of the
hurry county papers. We are glad
to say that several other counties
are already following our example
in the orgamzttion of clubs.
Our two literary societies are ar
ranging for a very liue course of
entertainments this year, one oi
which will be a lecture by thj world
renowned humorist, Mark Twain.
Our i . W. C. A. has made a bne
beginning this session. A large
majority of the students attend the
daily prayer meetings regularly and
manifest unusual interest in thtm
Alraoet every new student has join
ed and many of them have already
begun to take ac'.ive parts in the
exercises. It Has ocen our pleasure
to have Evangelist Walter Hoi
comb, of Mt, Airy, conduct our
services twice for us within the past
month.
The student body attended the
fourth day's session of the Western
JNorth Carolina Conference, batur
day morning, November 24ih, at
West Market Cburch, and many
went out Sunday morning to hear
iishop Morrisoti. All reported an
excellent sermon. Kate Smith.
A Llie of Labor.
A life of grace is a life of close
ndustry, of patient experiment. It
is bound to make heavy demands on
our pluck, on our hopefulness, on
our humility, on our spiritual
energy. We should never think it
strange that it should be so if we
could only turn again and again,
and throw our eyes around this great
world about ua of human labor
where men learn and bear and en
dure hardness, and win their pi'
taace of bread by the sweat of their
brow without protest and without
surprise. AS is tueir lot so is ours ;
as is their work so is ours ; aa with
the body of man so with the spirit.
They do not flinch or complain, or
fear or refuse why saould we ! It
is the work that we are given to do.
It is the world of work into which
we have been called, this kingdom
of the spirit ; it needs the like
temper, the like courage, the like
energy, and the like hope. On
darkest days, when yon seem to
yourselves to be ever beginning
J IT. I r
again a manties anu pronnees ouei
ness without raining an inch ; when
the religious life which bad begun
in such gladness has lost ita glory,
and has turned into a grim and
heavy grind ; when yon strive, and
strive, and cannot attain ; when yon
wonder why it hss been made so
very hard to be a christian look np
and say, It was to be work ; why
am I disheartened because it con
forms to its type ! Ood is a work.
er, and knows what I am feeling,
knows how it drags, knows where
it pinches, knows where the weight
tells, kuows the fatigue of this dull
dmdrery and this rusty routine !
Ah! notcoly knows, but is a fellow
worker in it, sharing in the burden,
woiking LI i nisei f in me both to will
sod to do of bis good pleasare, ac
cording to the mighty working of
11 is power by which he slowly
subjected all that is in me tc him
self. I will work, however long
and stern the strain, for in me and
with me the Father worketh hither
to, and tbe son worketh also. E.
S. Craver in Church Record.
Does It Pay to Buy Clieap ?
A rlieer remedy ft concha tod oMi ia
all riftlit, eat rw want eoutMhingiba ill
relieve and ear tlx mora eeter and dsn
ri reewlta at" throal and lung trembles
Waal shall von do? ;o to a warmer and
are rerolar ellaiate t Yes, if foaaibt, ; if
sot poMihlt fur raw. then la eitb ease take
th os I T rvniedj Mat tmt been tntrndueed
ia all eivlliaed eouatrtea wu.a snaem, in
sewn Uirs and lung ti-oiiblea, -Unmht'
Uerutaa trrup." ' It eulj a) and
Kissuiale the tiarae, to deelmy th r-rm
d seasa, but allajn Inflammation, esase,
easy erlor:itm, fife a rood eight's iswt
sad enrra I he patent Try o betit.
lierommeMiMl anany yeara by all drv ie
In the orld. far asl by L W. Hast,
Drafiat, almat Airy, K. C
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Peters May Intervene - Estrs
Hollar Their Own and Vtry
Active War Not Over.
A lafe cable dispatch from Paris
says President hrnger had a eon
versation with the French minister
of foreign affairs, M. Del Cave, re
cently, in order to sonnd him as to
the probable attitude of r ranee m
the event ef intervention in Sooth
Africa. M. Del Casse let it be un
derstood that, while France will not
take the initiative in intervention
she will not discourage any other
conntry from so doing. On the
contrary, she will join In such in iti
stive if it Is tafceo under sncn con
ditions as appear to her to merit sc
qaiesccnee. The general council
of the Seine unanimously adopted a
resolution that the trench govern
ment should take the initiative in
the endeavor to bring a bo tit arbitra
tion of the issues between Great
Britain and the Doers.
A cablegram from Edonburg, Or
ange River Colony, says: Thelrs
are most active between the railroad
and Dasntoland, south of Lady brand
Tbabanchn and Uloomfontein. Gen
De Wet and former President Steyn
are near Dewetsdorp, It is believed
they are preparing for a descent on
Cape Colony for recruits and sup'
plies. The British have great need
of more mounted troops. Other
wise the ctpture of General De ct
is apparently utterly hopeless.
A cable message from Ivrndon,
bearing date of ISovembcr 28, says:
While the reports of the condition
of Capo Colony are regarded as
somewhat unnecessarily alarming,
there is little disposition to take
bright view of the general situation
The daily fights at points wide apart
show thft the war is not over, snd
that the I'oers will continue the
strnggle for a long time.
Railroad Consolidation.
aaaaasw
Railroad consolidation seems to
be the order of the day.
A few years ago in .North Caro
lina there were a dozen or more
shorr'systems of independent rail
roads which have since been acquirt a.
by the three through liocs in the
State the Atlantic Coast Line, the
Seaboard Air Line and the South-
em Railway. The Southern has
recently purchased the l-iouisville,
Evansvillo and St. Louis railway,
which will make that system a more
active factor in Northern and est
em business. Concurrent with the
absorption of that road by the South
ern comes the story that the South
ern is to be swallowed by the 1 enn
sylvania "through a 999 year lease
on the strength of a guarantee of
dividends on prefered stock. . I hat
is denied.
Following close npon the heels of
that report comes one that tbe Sea
board, Southern and Atlantic Coast
Line are to be amalgamated by
"mutuality of ownership" that is
each road is to maintain its separate
existence, but all three are to be
owned by parties who will control
and harmonize tbe policy of all
The idea is that there is business
enough for each of these roads if it
is divided by the "mutuality of
ownership,", and no competition is
permitted. It is doubtless believed
that there is no danger of any other
through line from Washington to
t lor id a, and that tor years to come
none will be contemplated. Writing
of this proposed combination, the
Baltimore bun says:
"A coming together of the South
ern, tbe Atlantic Coast Line and the
beaboard Air Line is discussed, but
its relization is perhaps in the re
mote future."
Tbe interests of tbe South will be
beet advanced if these three systems
should continue absolutely inde
pendont, each making enorts for the
traffic and the improvement of the
country through which it rni
JNews and Observer.
The London Express publishes a
rumor that a gigantic gold mine
trust has been formed, including
John D. Rockefeller, Cecil Rhodes,
Alfred lttit and Joseph 15. Uobiri-
son. Mark llanuas name should
be added to the list, as he could sug
gest -countless gigantic swindling
schemes that the moet hardened of
the others would never dream of.
Paienmnla Prevesiirw.
Among tbe tens of thousands who
have nsed Chamberlain s Conuh
Remedy for colds and la grippe dur
ing the past few years, to onr know
ledge, not a single case has resulted
in pneumonia, Ihos. Whitfield &
Co., 240 Wabash avenue, Chicago,
one of the most prominent retail
druggists in that city, m spesking
of this, says: "We recommend
Chamberlains Cough Remedy for
a grippe in many ttasf-g, so it not
only gives prompt and complete re
covery, bra also counteract any
tendency of la grippe to result io
pneumonia. For sale by W. S Tt v
or and J. W. Mel hereon at Co.
To those livlnir
in malarial districts Turt's Filk
arc indispcnsiL3c,tji?ykci-pihe
system in perfect order an4 are
an absolute cure
for sick headache, irs.1V option.
malaria. torj.iJ liver, ct-.r::ja-tionaml
all Hious dK ..-- v
Tutt's Liver Pill:;
R!iJe3 the food more
HIGH PREMIUM ON BABIES.
Propose! French Law Awards $1,000
to Parents for Every Baby.
A late cablegram from I'aris says :
A Senator is making a valiant at
tempt to grapple with the qnestion
of depopulation in France. It is
well known that the population of
this conntry is rjoite stationary, and
that wore it not tor the Influx of for
eigners, which is considerable, the
population would decrease. And
this, despite the fact that there is
practically no emigration and that
the country is physically rich,carm
bL of supporting very many more
lit&n it dues. And so a senator has
grappled with the onestion in a truly
r rench fashion, lie has brought in
ft bill for fining all spinsters snd
bachelors above the sice of 25 years
and for devoting the money thns
obtained to paying a bounty to mar
ricd folk, at the rate of $1,000 for
each child born to them.
Such a proposal is per Laps nnioue
in the history of nations. France
is tbe country par excellence ot
bounties. She encourages the man
ufacture of sugar by bounties, the
building of ships arid much tU,
and now it is the turn of the babii s.
A premium on habits ! The idea
is laughable, but the Senator pro
posing it is in deadly earnest.
And the premium is not a mean
one, eitiier. 1 he couple wlio can
show fonr living children are entiled
to 400). A thousand dollars a
child sterns a pretty high rate. On
the other side tho taxes of a bache
lor or spinster are to be increased
twenty live per cent.
What a Wosderfci Discovert
is I'i.v-KitXER ! It not only cures
the ills of the human family, but is
also the sure remedy for hows with
colic It has never been known to
fail in a cure of the woist casts ; and
for sprains, galls, etc., it never fails
try it once. Directions accom
pany each bottle. Bold by druggists
generally. Avoid rtbsti'utes, there
is but one Pain Killer, IVrry Davis'.
Price 25 cents and 50 cents.
Horses to the number of 50,000
are to be purchased in this country
in the next six months by sgents of
the British government for the use
ot Lord Kitcbner'e forces in policing
the Iranevaal and Orange Free
State. This news has been an
nounced by John B. I'ratton, of Bt.
hi is, who has supplied, dirtctlv
and indirectly, to the Pritish army
n the last two years many horses
suitable for cavalry use. lie has
received a telegram from one of bis
managers stating that the Priiiah
military academy's purchasing
agent will be at his stock yard this
week to select saddle horses for im
mediate shipment from New Or-
cans to Dnrbsn.
Hagus-McCorkIs
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STATISTICAL REPORT.
IUsv. I:. M. Taylor's report at the
annnal cooference :
Local preachers, I?0; members,
72,014; infants bapti.od, 1,007;
adults baptized, 1,477 ; Epworth
Leagues, 91 ; members, 2,52tJ ; Sun
day Schools, 711 ; teachers, 4,912;
scholars, 43,329; amount Confer
ence claimants, $5,000 ; amount col
lected, $3,9?'5.82; foreign mission,
$ 12.9S9 20 ; domestic minions, 5,
22o.9; Church extension, $2,
531.33; American liible Society,
$39fl.C3; snpport of prtsiding eld
ers, $Ui35.7U; support of preach
ers in charge, $8.'i,32 87 ; support
of bishops, $1,493 'tf; nnrnber of
societies, 823 ; number of houses of
worship, 725 ; valuo of houses of
worship, $91,245; Indebtedness,
$39,507.02; number of pastoral
charges, 184 j number of parsonages,
133 ; value of parsonages, $1 5(3,703;
indebtedness, $11,K80.09; number
of districts, 11 ; number district par
singrs, 0; valno of district parson
$9,800; number of charges
damaged during past year, 4;
amount of damago, $1,565 ; value of
school property, $3,904.33 ; endow
ment, $331,750.
I After He Comes :
he has a hard enough time. Evwy
thins th.it the eapert.'int riottxr
can un to helji her i bild slie should
do. One of the greatest l)U-inpa
she can pive him i health, hut to
do thin, she mut have health her
self. She shuul'l use every nieana
to improve her physical condition.
Mie shuiil'i, by uil means, supply
hera-lf wi:h
Mother's
Friend.
It utiW lake her
throii(!l the crisis
easily and
quickly. It is a
I niiiietit which
Vjives strength
Kiid vijjor to the
muscles. Com
mon sense will
show yen
that tbe
struniriT the
muscles are,
h.th lwar the
strain, the less
pain there n i!l be.
A woman livinjr in Fort W'nyne,
lnd., says: " Mother's Friend did
wotulers for trie. Praise tJod for
your linimt-nt. "
Read this from Hunel, Cat.
" Mother's Friend Is a blefwin to
all wotm-n who tindergo nature'a
ordeal of childbirth."
Get Mother' friend at tha
drug store. SI per bottle.
THE BlUOfiriD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta, Ca.
Wilt for onr fr- 11ln4ttd hook, fMora
Hl , U Horn."
Dry Qoods Co,
Wholesalers,"
i
only, and sell nothing at retail.
placing orders elsewhere.
AIRY MARBLE WORKS,
. Mount Airy, N.O. i
W. 0. HAYNES I CO., Proprietsn.
KarMa & Grants CCEatt
Tombstocea, Iron Fencing,
hp fMh far EnilJIsf PsrsjKils
for ivwca and prmea,
atauk. loar wor aiid
9r ell anitensmiaeent
luar work slid prices ilioiei.
A. G. Taorraa.
M. L. Fawcarr,
Cashier.
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