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SOME CURIOUS THINGS. DDD AND FOUND BEAUTIFUL IN ; THE FAR OBJECTS EAST. The Forest Dmlltrt Method of Starting , Ylr Gtunberaom "Coins of fha Dyak . People Many and Interesting- Kinds of The forest dwelling peoples of the fur ther east have an odd instrument for making fire. Very seldom, so far .as we m. a J ai : L j i . y . ii v - LI lr V f.III III! IV I.IIM I II I IVP1 I . method of "rubbing; two sticks which Is not robbing at alh Near the coast every man carries a bit of pitcher in the siri box or bamboo slung at his waist, a chip of a plate, English ' or Dutch, and a handful of dry fungus. Holding this tinder under his thumb upon the frag ment of earthenware, he strikes the side Of the siri box sharply , and it takes fire. But this method can only be used by ' iribes which have such communication 'with the foreigner as supplies them with European goods. The inland peoples use ia more singular process. They carry a short cylinder of lead, hollowed roughly to A cuplike form at one end, which fits a joint of bamboo. Placing this cylinder in the palm of the left hand, they fill the cup with tinder, adjust the bamboo over It, strike sharply, remove the covering as . quickly, and- the tinder is alight. Ob servers who take a narrow view have de clared that the earliest art practiced by human beings after they escape from mere barbarism ia pottery. These races Jiave long passed that stage, but we do not recall any evidence that they use the . art. The fact is that, in countries which produce the bamboo, earthenware is Jjfirdly needed except for luxury. They make charms and fetiches of dried clay. MEASURING VALUES. , put in Borneo the Dyak peoples have a class of foreign -earthenware singu larly ' Interesting. As Malays employ brass guns for their currency,' so the Dyaks employ antique vases. In neither Instance do the actual "coins" pass from hand to hand, since by brass gun a Malay signifies a cannon, twenty feet long, perhaps, and a Dyak signifies a Vessel eighteen inches high or more. These things are measures of value, divided into imaginary fractions. There are three varieties of this earthenware the gusi, which represents about 500 jjterling, the naga and rusa, much less valuable. ' The firs! ia certainly Chinese, and the last probably, but perhaps they never came from the continent. At some date unknown the north of Borneo was bocupied by a Chinese colony which must have numbered millions. This -great time, when a third part of the isl j&nd was cultivated and densely peopled, may have been 800 years ago. But the first paragraph in the "Annals of Bruin" powerful Chinese kingdom It is a wise fool who knows enough to keep it to nimself. Best place to hole the world's fair right around the waist. Woman are rarely great inventers, though they are often the first toftis cover new wrinkles. "I swear by those tall elms in yon- dtr park he commenced, but she interrupted him. "Swear not by thein" she said im plaringly. "Why not?" "Because those trees are slippery elms," she saidfsimply. WAGON AND BUGGY FACTORY D- L. SAYLOR, TJadesboro, U. C, That Little Tickling In your throat, which makes you cough once in a while and keeps you constantly clearing your throat, arises from catarrh is a constitutional disease the ordinary cough medicines all fail to hit the spot. What you need is a constitutional remedy like Hood's Sarsaparilla. Many people who have taken this medicine for scrofula, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and other troubles, have been sur prised that itshouldcure tins troublesome cough. But to know the actual cause of the cough is to solve the mystery Muny cases oi consum ption can be traced back to the neglect of some such slight affection as this. Consumption can be controlled in its early stages, and the effect of Hood's 8 irsaparilla in purifying the blood, build ing up the general health, and expelling he scrofulous taint which is the cause ot catarrh and consumption, has restored to perfect health many persons on whom this dreaded disease seemed to have a firm hold. MANUFACTURER AND DEALAR IN Wagons and Buggies. Every Job Warranted. HnrsBshDBing and Rap airing II one at Short Nnticn I will sell you ONE-HORSE WAGONS from $85 to$40. TWO-HORSE WAGONS as low as any one in this market I MEAN WHAT I SAY I AM ALSO SELLING THE Celebrated Colombus Bueev. also the Sincle Center Spring Buttey, both stand Uaex celled in quality, and at the bottom scale in price. Se me before you niake a Pur . chase, I he work is sold under a r ull Guarantee. AW. JONES is still at his old stand and is doing first-class work in his ine. Boots, Shoes and Harness made and repaired in the best possible manner and at lower prices than they-have ever been known in this market. Good hand-made Wagon Bridles at 81. OO; other bridles at corresponding low prices. A full stock of Harness and Bridles always on hand, and made to order on short notice by skilled workmen.' A. W. J UiNliS. No Bunko. vsoosnues a of ' Batahgn in the Fifteenth century "we are not to digress into that fascinat ing theme, however. The Celestials were exterminated about two genera tions ago; an old friend of ours, the great Chief Gasing, still carried ten pig tails attached to his sword of state trophies of his father's valor, probably. Chinese merchants have tried again and again to counterfeit the old jars, as have the Dutch, but they never succeeded in passing off their imitations. The Naga may be Hindoo or Japanese, of very re mote antiquity; both peoples had great settlements in the island at some time beyond human memory. They have left Buddhist remains of importance here and there. ' We secured no samples of these curi ous things, for reasons that have been suggested. But the recollection calls to mind some extraordinary objects of the same class, in a sense, which are treas ured on the other side of the world. WONDERFUL BEADS. ' The Aggry and the Popo beads, which serve for jewels in West Africa, are glass 'resembling earthenware of unknown manufacture, f immemorial antiquity, fend beyond modern skill to counterfeit. Most -'European nations, probably, have tried their hand at imitating the Aggry bead." The1 shrewdest chemists and the cleverest artificers of ' Venice and Bir mingham have done their best; the pot ters of England, France and Germany - have exhausted their resources, but in Vain. It does not seem such a difficult enterprise, however. The beads are ir regular in shape and size; many have been sawn in two. They have an opaque jground-,"-ochre yellow in the most valu- ' able1 species but so various that this point gives no trouble. A rough orna ment . of circles in another hue runs through the material from side.to side or end to end. Here, again, imitation seems easy, to the craftsmen of Venice in par ticular; but appearances are deceptive, evidently. The Popo bead,less valuable, but valuable enough, is blue glass, trans parent, but so manufactured that It shows a dull yellow against the light. These things are all found in the earth; but, so far ascan'be ascertainea, iney never turn upin company with bone or other signs'of burial, which, to our mind, is the most curious fact of all. That they are ancient Egyptian is a certainty. '- Many hundreds, if not thousands, were taken in the sack of the palace at Coo inaasie, strung, in general, upon that Very ' pretfy cord whichwe mentioned, with gold nuggets beaten flat, and cubes Sf coral and tufts of colored silk inter . Bpersed. Very handsome they looked, no doubt, upon the smooth brown skin of the royal ' dames. A pretty bracelet from Coomassie is made of triangular ' pieces cut from the rib of a shell, snow white strung to groups alternately with - these'small flattened nuggets. But the ' curiosities saved in that loot bearonly a . " miserable proportion to those which men SlSe aSmfced in the palace and the b g houses of the caboceers. But one stool wis carried away-as a memorial for the , Prmcess of Wales-among- the hundreds idSned with silver, whicblay in all di; Sections. Very charming were many of thSe-tbe Ashanteelartist seemed to de-ZTy- best attention to the stools. - werrpiled, as if for removal, in KSSraS- i great house, each le have "gifte."Saturda; . Eeview.. . '-'How to Crir All Skin IMeae. 5in.Wr't)Dly"Swayne-,B Ointment f . Ji .TinA reouired. Cures tet 7- . i .iM'prnrrfiona onthe face wr'wST;Tw,the skin clear, andsUbyItslreat beaJingnd tiw iWwers'are possessed, oyno oiner. - vv. -Ask youf druggist for Swayne s It having been rumored that a prominent Detroiter had been bunk oed out of $400 in New York City, a riend called upon him and told him vhat was said and asked liiin if tht r vas any truth in the report. "Nut an iota, sir !'' was the nidi,, nan t response. "It's singular how the report start ed." ' "So it is, and if I could trace it back I'd make the liar eat his words." "I thought it was odd.v bo it is. 1 lie only thing 1 can think of to give rise to such a story is that I met a young man in. New York who said he had drawn two vauable books in a lottery. He of- lered me one oi them it l would go along and get it. 1 went and found tbey nad a lottery drawing in me same room. I bought $400 worth of tickets and drew a waterbury watch, but I was neverlucky in such things. The idea that I could be taken in by auch a bunko man 1 I d like to get my hands en seme of those fellows whostarts such lyingreporta 1'' De troit Free Press. Hera Livery. Feed and Sale Stables. Full supply of New Vehicles of all kinds. Canopy-top spring wagons for pleasure parti, picnics, drummers, etc. Hack line to the depot to meet all trains. Horses boarded by the day, week or month at lowest rates. Also dealer in Buggies. JStaw -' .iter.. Shoes and Harness ! llmas or Hew Year's 1U CALL OJV W.I. EYERETT FOR CLOTHING, HATS, Ladies', Men's and Children's - of the bet make ; Hose, Half-hoss, Ball Thread and Spool Cotton, Plaids, Sheet ing, Piece Goods, Bleached Domestics, Ta ble Linen, Ac. SCHOOL BOOES AND STATIONERY. 3 Sfc. Rubber Belting 6, 8 and 10 inches Gum Packing. Crackers, best Cream Cheese, Canned GoocIb, Flour, Meal, Lard, Meat, Molasses ; in fact, a full line of Groceries. Also Wagon Harness, Saddles, Collars, Hardware, Crockery, Wood and Willow ware, Glassware, Candies, &c. B All goods offered will be as repre sented. pt2UM That are both Pretty and Serviceable, and at Roc k-Bottom Prices ca'TT'at' ' AND GET THEM. JTaTa TELE WY FROM 50C. TO $25.00 APIECE. Fttncy Tables, Desks, Secretaries, Book ' Cases, ZParlor Suits, Bedroom Suits, Pianos and Organs and so many other things that they ar too numerous Don't lail to call and examine my gopds and get my prices! ' E. H. ANDREWS, Charlotte, M. C. 1 " to mention. CHARLOTTE, N. C. ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS. A Woman's Discovery. "Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this coun ty. -Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven vears she withstood its se verest tests, but her vital organs were un dermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She bought of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion and was so much relieved on taking first dose that she slept all night and with one bottle has been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luthe'r Luti." Thus write W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. C. Get a free trial bottle at Dr. W. .M Fowlkes & Ce.'s drug store. we have surpassed our previous endeavors and now offer to the clothing trade the largest, choicest and best selected stock of ready-made clothing in the State. Trousers, Suits and Over-coats, to fit little men, big men in fact, we can suit everybody. CHARLOTTE, JIT. C. bTnichols. Baby Carriages. Diamond Rings, LACE PINS, EAR DROPS, SCARF PINS, SLEEVE BUTTONS, COLLAR BUTTONS, GOLD WATCHES, SILVER WATCHES, Gold and Roll-Plate Chains, Breast Pins, Cuff Buttons, Jersey Pins, Shawl Pins, Scarf Pins, Bracelets, Necklaces, Engage ment Rings. Sterling Silver and Silver- Plated Ware, Clocks, Bronzes and Orna ments suitable for wedding presents, at New York prices. Eye Glasses and Spec tacles, Optical Goods, Cataract Glasses. No shoddy goods kept in this establish ment. Selection packages of any goods in our line will be forwarded to parties living away from the city on receipt of satisfact ory Charlotte reference. Boyne & Badger, Leading Jewelers and Opticians, Opposite Central Hotel, Charlotte, 1ST. C. Boilers Manufactures and Keeps in Steck Steam Engines & AND MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS. Repairs Promptly Attended To. JOHN WILKES, Mahageb 5 ' H. S LKDBETT KR. An elegant line of Baby Carriages just received to suit everybody. Please call and see them. Baby Carriages. All styles and shades Bedroom My stock is now completein every respect, viz. Suits, Parlor Suits, Beds, Mattresses, Safes, Tables, Lounges, Chairs, and everything in a first-class Furniture House. Goods sold on the installment plan, weekly payments. Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes. The oldest Undertaking House in the city. Prepared to conduct funerals in the verv latest stvle and at Ine lowest price. Embalming either in or out of the pitv Orrfprs nrorrmtlv attended to day or night. Night Call Central Hotel or 410 - - J i J ,; - W JN. roplar. 17 Wast TradB Street, GharlottB, N. C. Sewing lYIachine and Husic House. We have received a somewhat remark able pamphlet on the production of arti ficial coffee, and also some equally re markable samples of the imitation art icle. The pamphlet bears . the name of Mr. Paul Gas sen, Cologne, who describes himself as a "specialist for alimentary produce." This artificial coffee is said to be "in imitation of the natural bean," but after an examination of the samples, we are Bound to say that there is very little resemblance, either in aroma or appear ance, between the product of Mr. Gassen and the original article. It is stated that ibis article is "in its composition free from ingredients of a strong or dis agreeable smell, or of a sticky nature;" and it is further advanced that "an ad- OlUOZl OI iruui iu W aJ pci vcuu vi via i y -v rTl artificial coffee to good quality of geff- Y1 I I S I I , H t I I K d." London xia j- -- The Coming uine coffee cannot be detected Grocer. ATntliora poll can relieve vour baby of its discomfort without administering oninm. that deadly drug, by using only tW "Rnll'a Rabv SvrUB. TVft confidence of "womankind" is thor oughly grounded on the eflioacy of Laxa- or. whicli tias proven a remtsv yi ."- doubted usefulness in their peculiar ail ments. Price 25 cents. There are more tm-.tiq marl a nn T)r. Bull's ough. bi'rup, orcrft than Are Daid lor dv i-ae IICO Ji. VUWigv, L JV J. owners. A good thing deserves the notice r. v,a troatmpTiT. oi rneumauiaiLi , k""" J.U. V - - - . , - AN-i neuralgia, sciatica, &c. balvation yn itHt rubbed in. It kills KJKi J ain. Pnce 2o cents. FOR DYSPEPSIA Use Brown's Iron Bitters. Phvaicians recomraand it. in iwn it. Si. 03 ter bottle. Genuine hMfrade-mark aud crossed red lines on -rapper. OF THE STATE I With advantages possessed by no other house in North Carolina, and unexcelled by any in the South, we are destined to do the leading Piano and Organ trade in this section of this State and a part of South Carolina. We have direct access to manufacturers, and less expense at home and can sell the Best goods for smaller profits And on easier terms than those who are subjected to city ex penses and a team of traveling men. Besides, we are not dependent upon this trade for a living. Our large Sewing Ma chine business supplies that. SEWIIID MB Are of the BEST as well as the cheapest make. Pri ces LOW and terms EASY. exchange no,w sewing machines for old ones If you want a sewing machine don write to a Northern company, or to a news paper man, but come to me. I can se you the sSme grade of goods as cheaply as any one else. I PISO'S REMEDY FOR CATARRH. Best. Easiest to use. Cheapest. Relief ia immediate. A cure iscST For Cold itbe Head it has no equaL txr' : E. 8. LIDBETTSR, JB. LEDBBTTBR BROTHERS It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied to the nostrils. Price, 50c. Sold by Druggists or sent by mail. Address, E. T. Hazeltlnk, Warren, Pa. . Have in store a COMPLETE STOCK OF OF ALL KINDS, AND Farm Supplies, to which they invite the attention of the public. Meat, Meal, Flour, Corn, $c RECEIVED IN CAR-LOAD LOTS We propose to sell as eheap as any in the market. Give us a call. LEDBETTER BROS. II Wj BEST COUGH MEDICINE ; . Recommended by Physicians. 'Cures where ftll t pIca fails. Pleasant and agreeable to the taste. -Chil- - dren take it without objection. Sold by all drugsts,! "1 VIAOld ;"1a-'i 4 j fsr i sniou5fi. s ITUATION WANTED. A voune ladv. a graduate, vrho has had some experience in teaching, desires a situation as teacher, either in a school or family. She teaches the English branch es usually taught in colleges, with music. Best of references given. Address Ebitob RockinghXm Rocket, Rockingham, N. C. HELLO, EilSTER! Stop, a M.irrute ! Do you want first-class goods cheaper than you ever bought them before ? Then mme to see me. and if we don't trade it NEW HARNESS SHOP. DON'T BUY inferior machine-made harness when you can get good, sub stantial hand-made Harness JUST AS CHEAP, or cheaper, right here at home. I will make you, for wagon or buggy, Single d Double cheap for cash. Repairing ot all fcinds done promptly. Upstairs, Everett building. Mirer Mr. A. M. Long has just returned from the Northern markets, whers he purchased a complete line of new merchandise. Harness NEW STORE ! NEW STORE! NEW STORE! DRY GOODS, i, xr Ji w Wnl won't be my fault. I have on hand a large GOODS will tell Needles, the best SpernrtDB Lot Qf reJv.made ciothing-Men's and GOODS, (not the heavy gummy kind that you get from other dealers), Attachments and parts for all machines. I do all kinds of repair ing. Come to ses mo and save vexation and money. Respectfully, WE treat and permanektit CUBE, or su rii ' ."--ic Diseases, Deformities. and BtJKGicAii Cases. Sex tjai. Diseases of Mbs, wo fww and t:Hir,nREN the re sults of Imperfect Development, -Ex-il Habits or Excesses, Opium o,.H tliA Whiskev ifubtl. A Innre and mapiiIBcent Hanitarium and Privatb Lyihg-I: Hospital in coi.nee onMook If Wlth,Wirt1cu ars for Vn citre Free. Hk. Parker's Mkd- it-ucfi Sireet, Nashviiae, Tesn. For particulars address f ,1 AMJIjO" iL. VY JtiXVTXl JL , Rockingham, N. C. OUR N W Solid Ald Watcfc Worth alUviVvi twitch in- the -world. - Perfect tuaakceper. Warranted hear?. ,soi-ll GOLD hnntroe; caaea. Both ladies' aad ran i naaa. arltli works and caacs of "anal rataa. Ohk nssoMia raca locality can ateurc ona Yree, tocthtr with enr tarm id Taluafale line of Uonaehold aBles. naa aampe, w-n 1 1 i I IP tVa. All t be work voa friend, and "tdiiiTa wh oaceetarted, te rJtSSl wl W an SJrS. fnrirtt, rtc After and Inns Uko to ko to work for OS. roaoan y,B kor Seek and apvrda. Addr. FREE One r tn Ri:STTrl aManai I aft ttao wonn. iur lannnaiara naaqnalvd. ana to introdasa eat auparior r;ooda we will aendrnas tsost rft;K.ox ia aack locality, a- abora. Only tkoaa whs write tn ns at one ran make aare of Iba chance. AU jroa haa to da ia return te to show oar (onda ta tJiose wst call your aetrkbeaa and thoae aroaad joa. Tke ba gtnaiar ot this adiirtlianat ahawa the email and of tke tele .1. The rnrknrhiv awi at-aa the aoDaaraaea of h radutad ta .v. a,tk nut of Its bulk, n la a rrand. doable ahte tan. ZLl. Mlarreaa is easy te carry. We will also show yoa how To fromSaV 1 a day atl-, tre. th. sat experience. Better write at once. rt pay ail ezpn SSiaHkLLBTX CO., Box S8. PosihUI-s Uammu. ,- Send to The Rocket Office for Job Print- ; f . ... ... -" V , ' NOTICE! TTAVT"NG THIS DAY dnlv qualinea M as Administrator on the estate of Gfiorere Woodard. deceased, -betore Zj. j T,nTtT Clerk of the Superior Court of the county of Richmond, notice is hereby given to all nersons navine claims againss ine es tate of my said intestate tdrexhibit ' the Bame to t.h tmdersieneaauiv anioenwuiuia as the law reanires on. or before the' 15th day of October, 1890, or this notice will be riAiu.rl in bar oi their recovery: All per sons indebted to mv intestate's' estate will please make immediate payment.' " -- -A. S. McNEILL. AdWr of -1 ; t ..x George Woodad deceased. Octobe7, 1888. : "Ror'a RflcVs Frocks and Cutaways of all kinds and descriptions, of the best material and make, bought at tbe lowest casn prices, which r.1UST BE SOLD. Also a large supply of tne best ana cheapest Shoes and Boots ever offered in this market, besides Hats, Caps, Hardware, Crock- -. rr: n.. ery, jfot-ware, xin-waic, uuuo, nuuu, Valises, Coffee, Sugar, "Shot, Powder, Ac. CLOTHING, CLOTHING, CLOTHING, NEW GOODS! NEW GOnDS! NEW GOODS! DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS, DRESS GOODS capi has k mm vallii t-hm uvtU'.i .A v-itU Condf used Tine Tabl. .a: : To tike effect Oct; 21st, 1S89J ,i m rr a T "VTn A ff r XT T 1vTr TvX ST l-TT 1 vn r. f Passenger and Freight aad! . Mail. Accomiaocl'n. t; 4.20 am 6.16av,mn 5.35 am 35,. 7.35 am : 2.05 p m , ' 10.00 am lZ.55ptt 1.45 "pm 6.00 p m Le Bennettsville, Ar Maxton Ar Fayetteville Ar ban ford Ar Greensboro Ar Mt. Airy No. 1- pi 8.00 p m 5.00-nr Breakfast at FayetteTillt, "ditrner at Greensboro. " ' ' ' TRAINS MOVING SOt3TH. ' ' No. 2. ' ; Passenger and Freight aad. Mail. Accommod'n. Le Mt. Airy, Ar Greensboro Le Greensboro Le San ford Le Fayetteville Le Maxton Ar Bennettsville, No NOTIONS, NOTIONS, NOTIONS, "DIADEM." brand of Flour, "COOK'S DELIGHT," and other lower grades con stantly on hand at the lowest cash prices. J. W. COLE. Shoes , lco -Also a' Complete Stock of Grceries, All of which will be sold cheap for cash The patronage of the public solicited. Yours truly, Z. F. LONG. 3.35 a m 5-30 a m 7.30 a m 1.15 p m , 9.55 am 7.00 am.;' 1.25 p m 2l5p m 3.35 p m " 7.45 am ' 5.35 pm 1.05 pm 6.50pm . 3.40pm- 2 Breakfast at Greensboro, dinner at Sandford.- .; Factory Branch rrJf;hr, aisat AaaMamBaeVi, .' datloa. TRAINS MOVING NORTH.. i Leave Millboro, - '7,VSf,k- ... Arrive Greensboro, ' 9 00 am Leave Greensboro, 10 10 a in ' Arrive Millboro, 12 SQ p nx TRAINS MOVING SOUTg ' , Leave Madison, , :. l,4o Arrive Greensboro, 4 10 p.m ' . jjeave ijreensDoro, , A vntra AT 1 foKnrA ft Xfl ftHr. Passeneer and mail trains run daily cept Sunday. o : ; '. h u .' f- t reight and accommoaauon train runs from Bennettsville to Fayetteville -laes- days, Thursdays and Saturdays ; JT ffV ' and Accommodation Train runs trom 'Fay- ' etteville to Bennettsville on Mondays," Wednesdays and Fridays ; from Fayette- ville to Greensboro on Mondays "Wednes-"'"' days and Fridays, and from ' Greensboro- to r Fayetteville on Taesdays, Tnursdayi aad - Saturdays; lrom GreensDor to Mt..Alry .- on Tuesdays, inursdajs ana Daiuray , from Mt. Airy to Greensboro on Monday,. ttr.j j ij 't? JoV. " ' Trains on Factory ana Madison brancaes run daily except Sundays, T . vi. xj. aiuu, General Passenger Agent W. FRY, , , t , r General Superintendent . . . , All kinds of Blanks for sale at this Blanks a this office Subscribe Rocket. for the t Rockingham fJOOL UJAMTED! Tn-TOFTEST MARKET PRICES win rl be Did for Wool, by - W. I. EVIB11X 1 -11;. - -
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