ON IIIS ANKLE.
After Six Years of Intense
Suffering, Promptly Cured
Dw M P entire circulation is in a depraved condition. They
DJ Oi Oi wi org a severe drain upon tho system, and are con
stantly sapping away the vitality. In every case the poison must
be eliminated from the blood, and no amount of external treatment
can have any effect.
There is no uncertainty about the merits of S. S. S. ; every claim
made lor it is Dacicea up strongly by convincing
testimony of those who have oeon cured by it
and know of its virtuos by experience.
Mr. L. J. Clark, of Orange Courthouse, Va., writes:
" For six years I had ao obstinate, running uloer on my
ankle, which at times caused me intense suffering. I waa
ao disabled for a long while that I was wholly unfit for
business. One of the best dootort treated me constantly
but did mc no good. I then tried various blood remedies,
without the least benefit. S. S. S. was ho highly reconv
mended that I concluded to try it, and the effect wad
wonderful. It seemed to get right at the neat of the
disease and force the poison out, and I was soon com
pletely cured." Swift's Specific
S. 8. 8. FOR THE BLOOD
drives out every trace of impurity in the blood, and in this way
cures permanently the most obstinate, deep-seated sore or ulcer. It
is the only blood remedy guaranteed purely vegetable, and con
tains not" a particle of potash, mercury, or other mineral. S. 8. 8.
euros Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, Cancer, Catarrh, Eczema.
Rheumatism, Sores, Ulcers, Boils, or any other blood trouble. Insist
upon S. 8. S. ; nothing can take its place.
Valuable books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga,
NOTHING HUT TKOUI1I.K.
I'm clean tired out with flggeiin' on this
old world of ours
Willi its honey in the tall trees an' Its
thorns among the flowers.
It holils a lot u' people who kin never
come to terms
But the water's full o' fishes an' the
ground la full o' worms.
The's trouble in Core an' pore China has
the blues;
Jcrinnny's i nclled every time it reads
Ihe news
France Is liied o' kf.imlal an' t lie hluiT-
ini; tlml it litinga.
An' Samoa is it 1 1 i nil.li: with its little
pair o' kings.
They're eul I in' bows ami arrows In I lie
far off Philippines,
An' Russia's up to annicl liiu' mighty enle
behind Ihe scones
You can scaiccly hlunie a feller in a
world ho full o' care
Kf he jes' goes IT Ihhin' an' furglts the
whole affair.
Washington Star.
A Thousand Tonguos
Could not express the rapture of An
nie E. Spiingci of 1125 Howard Hi., Phil
adelphia, Pa., when she found that Or
King's New Discovery for Consumption
had completely cured her of a hacking
cough that for many years had made life
a burden. All other nmedles and doc
tors could give her no help, but she says
of this Royal Cure "It soon removed
the pain in my chest and 1 can now sleep
soundly, toniellilng 1 can seaicely re
member doing liefore 1 feel like sound
ing lis piaiscs throughout the Universe"
So will every one who tries Dr. King's
New Discovery for any trouble of the
Throal, ('heal or Lungs. Price ,r0c and
$100. Trial hollies free at F 8 Duffy's
drug htore; every bottle guaranteed.
Tio Longer Bed-Haired
' 1 met that red haired Jones girl to
day," remarked the young woman.
"Tut, tut, my dear," cautioned her
mother. "Her hail is auburn now. She
has just Inlieilled a fortune,"
Charles II Marks, while acting In the
capacity of nurse at the .Second Division
LI os pita I of iliu Fifth Army Corps al
Santiago de Cuba, used a few hollies of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarr
hoea Remedy for diarrhoea and found ii
to work like a e.haini. For sale by V. S.
Duffy & Co. DruggUls.
Correct.
Mamma Bessie, now many t later baa
your new playmate!'
Bessie lie has one, mamma He tried
to fool me by say lug that he had two
half sisters, hut he didn't know that I've
studied arithmetic.
A rrlg ktlni Blander.
Will often tause si: horrible Burn,
Scald, Cul or Hrolso, Buekleu's Arnica
Halve, Ibejwsl in Ihe w,orhl, will kill the
pain and promptly heal it. Cures old
bore, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Bolls, Felons,
Corns, allHkln Krupllons. Best Pile
cure on earth. Only ?5 els. a box. Cure
guaranteed. Bold by F, 8. Duffy & Co.
Druggists.
Ue Level It.
lie had a laitc for poetry;
Although ho never wrote,
Ue loved to dulvo lu reams of rhymes,,,
I've seen him do ao many times
Behind the printing ollice ho
Was Inst a William goat.
"v'aV .
jjp ' Ct A Card of thanks). ' ' 7'
I wish til say thai I feel under lasting
obligation for what Chauilwrlalu's
Cough Remedy has done for our family.
We have Ucd It in so. many rases of
coughs, lung troubles ami whooping
rough, aud It lias always) gives lbs) in or I
jierfecl salli-fsrllou, we feel -. greatly
iudehtod to the manufacturers of Ibis
rrnx dy and wish (hem to please accept
our neatly thanks. lpfCirulljr,' 'Airs.
H. Duly. IK-a Moines, Iowa, for sale by
If. 8. Duffy t Co. Druggists.
tsars lls'
Obstinate sores and uloera which
refuse to heal under ordinary treat
ment soon become chronic and deep
seated, and are a sure siirn that the
leasable Delay.
Manager Does it take you an hour to
go round the corner, fir.
Ollice Hoy Please, Blr, a man dropped
half a dollir in the gutter.
Manager And It took you all this
lime to get It out?
Ofllce Boy Please, sir, I had to wait
till the man had gone away.
If troubled with iheumatlsm, give
Chamberlain's Paln-Ralm a trial. It will
not cost y on a rent if it does no good.
One spplirstlnn will relieve the pain. It
also cures sprains and bruises In one
third Ihe lime required by any other
I real men I. ('ills, burns, frostbites, qnln
scy, pains in Ihe aide and chest, glandu
lar anil oilier swellings are quickly cured
by applying It, Kvery bottle warranted.
Pi lee, SB ami .'i0 els. F S Duffy .t Co.
To rind Broadway.
Snanger (coming; from ferry) Will
you kindly direct me to llroadwsy?
New York policeman Yls, sir, Oo
straight ahead till's yez can't go no fui
der fer th' trenches an' lumber an' plies
o' stones and heaps o, dirt, an' that's
Broadway.
100.
Dr.T. Setchten's Aatt Diuretic
Msy be worth to you more than $100
If you have a child who soils bedding
from Incontenre of water during sleep
Cures old and young alike. It arrests
the trouble at once. $1. Sold by C. D
Fradham, druggist. New Bern, N. C.
In Persia n bonfire plays an impor
tant part in the marriage ceremony, tho
service, being rend over in front of it
f
Last fall I sprained my left hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The doctor
I called on said at first It was a slight
strain and would soon be well, but It
grew worse and the doctor then said I
bad rheumatism. It continued to grow
worse and I could hardly get around to
work. 1 went to a drug store and the
druggist recommeuded me to try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. I tried it and one
half of a 60 cent bottle cured me entirely.
I now recommend It to all my friends,
P. A. Babcock, Erie, la. It Is for sale
i by F. 8. Duffy & Co., Druggists.
A Tennf Diplomat.
Chtrlle (to papa, who likes to spend
the evening at the tavern) I'spa, help
me with my examples and I will tell you
something.
Papa-What will you tell met
Charley I'tt.tell you where mamma
hid your boots.
That Thre.bimr Heaaache.
Would quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's Nsw Lift) Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood, and alrong nerves
and build up your health. K$sy to take.
Try them. Only ?B cents, Voney back
If not cured. Bold by F. 8. Duftjy & Co.
Drufglsts.
There h a quicksilver mine In Pent
480 feet deep In this abyss) are streets,
rqnarea and a thsbel where religious
worship is held.
J. A 8chear of Sedalls, Mo., saved Ms
child from death by croup by using One
Minute Cough Cure. It cores coughs,
e.ijds, poeamosjia, la grippe aid all
throat and lung troubles. F 8 Duffy A
Co.
ft j
f"4 :!
I ! -.'
A. well KBOwi
BeloUical aajaeer who
through purs merit, achieved Ibe degree
of Ph. D , was asked by a lady:
"Why do they call yon doctorf"
Because I have Ibe degree of Ph
p." :i . w nhMViijiii v
"Old ; oced the lady, with awaken.
Ing Inlerr si" doctor of pharmacy or drag
clerk!" ' 'iiM'1ri-,.JflS:
Why- ward U,060 BOTTLES 0 fttjll.
F.RT.S- TABTELEH8 tSo, CHILL TON?
oohl tho II rat year of (is birihf ' .wet i
UoeauMls bj the BEST AT ANT PRICK,
giianuteod to jpure, jeooey refunded If It
killa, pleases to take, S5o per hottle. t
to saidesaraj4ejdbyi .
- All druggists tnd medlclae dealers
TBLB MATAJ. KMVE.
F.xtaf I - tiaa UuiUn. fablU
-. Khmiiii Thasa.
The members of lbs Naval Keaerv et la
this City bars aearly completed their to
ha ,ulle comfortable quarters la Ihs
Pinter Banding.
There will be as office n room, chief
petty officer! room, property room.
Lockers and gun racks will be previd-
ed for the convenience of the members.
Also for the soitiii feature of the Re
serves there will be a reading room ar
ranged, where papers and periodical
will be found.
Janitor has been engaged and the
entin quarters of the Reserves will al
ways be kept In good order, and open .
It Is to be hoped the public will give
the Reserves all encouragement, espec
ially of the substantial kind.
KNTEBED INTO RENT.
At the residence of his parents on
Middle street in this city, Benjamin 8.
Guion, Jr., infant son of Benjamin 8.
and Ellen Walker Gulon, aged B months.
"Asleep In Jesus Blessed Sleep."
The CorponUloa Coiuintsston.
Chairman Frank McNeill, and Mrs.
McNeill and Mr. 8. h Rogers of the
Corporation Commission, arrived here
yesterday morning from Morehead City.
They spent the (lay here, Inspecting
theA. &N.C. and visiting, and were
joined last night by Mr. E. C. Bedding
field of the Commission, the entire party
taking the steamer Nense for Elizabeth
City, continuing on their tour of Inspec
tion. In Hampton Roads.
The lstest report says that the cruiser
Prairie, which Is exercising the naval
militia of the different States, had put
Into Hampton Roads with the naval re
serves of North Carolina for the purpose
of having two days' practice with sub-
calibre guns. The sea was too rough to
permit this practice outside and it was
found necessary to bring the vessel into
smooth water. At the conclusion of the
practice In Chesapeake Bay the Prairie
will take the North Carolina reserves
out to tea again and land them at Wil
mington. Trustees Meeting.
The Trustees of the New Beru Acade
my held an adjourned mtetlug yester
day afternoon, rrof. 1. K. roust was
chosen superintendent of the City
Schools.
The following named teachers were
selected for the white school: Misses It.
C. Brookfield, Emily Ferebee, Mary 8.
Brown, Lizzie R. Haucock, Bessie Foy,
Anuie Chad wick, Mrs. Alphlu, Mrs.
Williams, Miss Mollle Heath.
The election of Principal and Asst
Principal was postponed to the next
meeting.
Ill .,.,ll... f, nrlnln.l
All aiiK nuiMio mi pi uv.,pa. wmu
teachers of the colored school were re
ferred to a committee who will report at
the next meeting.
The directors of the New Bern Mutual
Fire Insurance Company at their meeting
last night elected Mr. M. L. Hollowed as
General Agent to fill the vacancy occas
ioned by the resignation of Mr. J. J.
Wolfenden.
The Membership Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, report good
progress, with a good enrollment of
members, so that It is expected a meet
ing of the organization will be held some
night next week.
The Riverdale Sunday School, Meth
odist, had its annual picnic at Fort
Macon, yesterday. There were about
two hundred personB. The weather was
fine and a good time enjoyed. A num
ber went from here.
Pamlico county is a great truck coun-Land
ty, and this year made the record of ship
ping the first fine potatoes to the north
The consignment was from It. U. Lee,
of Arapahoe, 24 barrels, and went to
W. J. & 8. II Davenport, New York.
What He Dial Object To.
Tbe author of "Kings of the Hunt
ing Field" says that at a certain Eng
lish chnrch many years ago. while tbe
clergyman was reading prayers, man
walked in. shouted "I've got 'nnl" and
immediately withdrew. He had sounded
well known call. Kvery farmer and
laborer who possessed gnn soon fol
lowed him and in an boor or two
brought to tbe village inn tbe fox they
had shot.
Spirituality was in those days at
very low ebb, and some clergymen
cared more for sport than for the exam
ple, thoy set Jo their flocks. Bishops
tried to discountenance hunting as a
clerical pastime, bat the law did not
enable tbem to remove the offenders
from their llvlnga. Dr. PhiUpotU,
bishop of Exeter, who called to account
several sporting clergymen In bis dio
cese, met one of them at a friend's
house.
"I am told, my lord, that yon object
to my hunting." said tbe clergyman.
"Dear me, who could have told yon
so?" answered tbe bishop. "What 1
object to Is that yon should ever do
anything else."
- Two Folate mt View.
, An old Scotchwoman wae walking
to church with be family. The Aold
Kirk minister rode bast at a tinmen
dons rate, and tbe old lady said to her
chlldrent "Hiccan a wey to be rldln,
and this tbe Sawhath day.: Aweel
aweel, a gnde man Is mkrclfu' to his
bcsstl" '
Shortly afterward ber own minister
rod put jnst as f urioosty, ' and the
worthy old wifle cried "Ah, there be
goes I , Tbe Lord Wees him, pair man I
Ills heart's In hia wark, he's eager
tobeatlt'V n.AU t ;w; vt'!
l ii. n ta 4 1
I I Ssst lmah KjrruB. WSS
I 1 In Urn. Uk,m"'-
e
IXaAVlTf TUB rtU.
aaaaaWj.Cuiao tal SUf Paaa. rya
(tremrr lun.
Oa Thursdsy sight, the grocery store
of JC- B. Cox, at Five Points was broksn
Into by Root. Moseley, Jr., colored,
Moaeley getting Into the store through a
aide window.
Aside froa smashing the money drawer
which was empty, tale pieces, Moseley
showed an locllnalioa to carry off big
articles, such as a barrel of flour, six
hams, ten pounds of coffee, packages
tobacco and sugar, a pair of scales, and
the noise of gelling these cumbersome
things outside aroused a neighbor who
recognized Most ley.
Upon the police miking a search fer
the stolen articles, these were found in a
colored woman's house, named Mary
Isler, and all recovered, except the sugar
anu tobacco.
Moseley was tried before Magistrate
3. R. Street, yesterday, and the prisoner s
counsel, O'llsrs entered the plea of in
saDlly.
Why Woiuea Are Nervous.
The frequent cases of nervous prostra
tion or otter collapse of the nervous
system under which women "go all to
pieces," as the saying Is, has caused
much thought and Investigation on the
part of physicians.
Certain inorganic substances are well
known to cause various forms of nervous
diseases which are readily traced to the
poisons producing then.. Further re
search leads to the belief thai alum is
a prevailing cause of so-called nervous
prostration, for the symptons it pro
duces on the nervous system after Its
absorption into the blood are very re
markable indeed. Experiments physiol
ogically made upon animals by Orlila,
Professors Hans Mayer, Pavl Seirn, and
others, show that alum frequently pio
duces no visible symptons for many days
after its iutroduclion into the body.
Then follow loss of appetite and other
alimentary disturbances, aud finally a
serious prostration of the whole nervous
system. The most prominent physicians
uow believe that "nervous prostration"
and many affections of theneives from
which both men and women suffer are
caused by the continued absorption of
alum Into the system.
It is probable that many medical men
are unaware of the extent to which sails
of alumina may be introduced into the
body, being under the Impression that
the use of alum In bread is prohibited.
Alum, however, is still used surrepti
tlously to some extent to whiten bread,
and very largely in making cheap kinds
of baking powder. In families where
baking powder Is generally used great
care should be exeiciscd to procure only
those brands made from cream of tartar,
The alum powders may generally be
distinguished by the lower price at
hich they are sold. British Medical
News.
The Brlalit Side of the Picture.
While the strawberry people, both the
growers and some of the buyers have
had a disastrous season, it is refreshing
to report that others In the trucking re
gion of North Carolina are in luck.
Mr. Oliver Stevens, the clever represen
tative of E. B. Red Held & Co., who sus
tained a personal loss of some $1200 in
his strawberry deals, returned to the
city yesterday after an absence of about
three weeks at New Bern and in the
trucking region of Eastern North Caro
lina. Much of his time has been spent
about New Bern and he tells us that the
truckors there have the biggest acreage
In Irish potatoes that has been known
In the past ten years. The potatoes arc
lu full bloom and the prospects are the
best known for years. Truckers expect
to commrnce shipping next week. The
shippers are freely offering their crop at
$1.50 per barrel and Mr. Stevens scoop
ed up 6,000 barrels. If good luck Is with
him he expects to get even on potali es
other truck,
Mr. Stevens Informs us that from Con
way, 8 C, to Elizabeth City, N. C, there
is a solid bean patch and the truckers
are marketing their crop at from 1)0 cents
to $1 25 per bushel crate.
Mr. Stevens Informs us that the acre
age In potatoes in Pamlico, Currituck,
and Pitt counties Is double that of any
other previous year, and the truckeis
expect to make a good thing of it. Mr.
Stevens tells us that Ml. Olive, one of the
smsllest potato shipping points In the
trucking region, will ship from 10,000 to
12,000 barrels of potatoes this season.
Speaking of tbe New Bern section II r.
Stevens says the cabbage crop has been
the largest and most remunerative in the
history of trucking In that region for
years. The average net price real lied per
barrel crate has been $2. Mr. Stevens Is
much Impressed with the general out
look, and he says the conditions show
what North Carolina can do nnder fa
vorable circumstances. Wilmington
Messenger Soth.
A. M. at. Zloa, of Ko kj Hub.
The big quarterly meeting at Rocky
Run A. M. E. Zlon church will convene
Sunday. May 29, Rev. Wm. Sutton. D.
D presiding, lion I. II Smith ef New
Beru will be present and officiate n col
lection. Several other prominent citi
zens of New Bern will also be present.
Rev. W. A. IUi.l, Pastor.
Met S)e reetUal.
Bhe'has a complexion like a
china cap.
Yes. It's a beautiful mug.
(laud
tAeterrreaaeritr-
First Farmer- Qoln' to put tbe south
eld Inter wheat this yeaif
Second rarmer-llalnt sartln If I'll
pat It Inter wheat or use It fer golf
llaakau
aeelal-Bvelatien.
"Just tblnkl My old chambermaid bat
married a deputy sheriff." . K: ,
' "Iadeed t Did the nuke hit aoqusla-
, taaoe al )onr hooter"
Hondnoho
Is often s waralnt that the liver Is
torpid or Inactive. More seriooa
troubles may soUow. For a prumpt.
omcient core of HeetUcbc sxul all
aver troubles, take
Hood' a Pills
Whits tney rouse toe liver, restore
full, refular action of tbe bowels,
titer do not gripe or pain, ao not
Irritate or Inflame Ibe Interna) organs,
but have a positive tonic eflect. 2bc
at all druggists or by mall ol
& L Hood A Uk, Lowell, Mass.
THE MAGIC LAMP.
Ktmth a mooulit oky In lb? dt got by.
Ad tbe ballads of uld raUte,
ICbtiO a lead wm bold and hit, Udy any
He would trait al ttte poitwn gate
For ahe feared as be strummed her a drovay
He would waken the slru that slept;
Bo she fifilfeiit! hrr casement, hid in spr,
And uut lu tbe pojtern crept.
Now, 1 know not ihat pest rn tale Jors,
I see not tho casement' htlt.
Bat I've itched with the cruwd st the dlag
door
Thet loads to a stagn hedlght.
The hoofs of tho tuuiiatfer s horses stamp,
For thoy long for the great man's "Home!"
While tho others intut wait bjr the guttering
lump
Like the poor at tho gates of Rome.
Tho fair; who danood In tlio spangled dress
Mu.Ht chiinc, for the night wind's cold,
lliuugh 1 four mo she loses her oojuelineas
In her ovtTetfat warmlj rolled.
It's soiuetluuu a mother that wait this same
(lie:it goodi-KS who chariued the shrine,
Aud T"U hear with a shudder her Christian
UUI11C
Pronounced as "Mattldar Jine."
And It's sometimes a J'outh with a big cigar
And a list ut un evil rake.
It's a youth who is feared by Mstllda's"msr ,"
Hence she eomes for Matilda's sake.
He Is (trebled in a vast Newmarket "sack,"
Where the seaming is overlaid,
And the goddess familiarly oalls Dim "Jack;"
For ahe isn't a bit afraid.
And it's sometimes a dear little gallery boy.
Who dream In hia dizzy heights.
It would lie the hope of his highest lay
To apeak to the girl in tights.
But the painted curtain falls, alas.
And the dancers fade from view,
Bo ho waits in tho glare of the stage door gaa
To waloh till his girl comes through.
J. M. a In Sketch.
A BLOOD STAINED HORSE.
The K fleet It Had la Sabdalaai a Par
ty of llBSnaLK.
For Hheor, cool nerve and absolute,
inspired genius in dealing with men,
commend ine to Clarence King, the
geologic, if a story that is told about
him 1m) trnn. Mr. King, the tale rutin,
waa in the field all one summer with a
government expedition. The field hap
pened to be in tho far west, and the
men he was compelled to employ as ae
siHtunU were a bund of cheerful ruf
fians, half breed despeiadoes and "greas
er" seiimpH. Hud us they were, they
worked well, and they were indispensa
ble. One niiht one of them deserted. Mr.
King knew whut that meant. It meant
a stampede and on empty camp if tbe
deserter were allowed togonnpnnished.
He chose a companion on whese silence
he could depend, mounted and took tbe
trail. On the third day tbo deserter was
overtaken, captured und landed in a
convenient fort. The runaway had sub
sisted for the throe days of bis liberty
on such game and birds as he conld kill.
His horse was white, and as be rode
often with prey slang to tbe saddle, tbe
animal was streaked and stained with
blood.
The man being in safe keeping, Mr.
King and his companion rode back to
camp leading the crimson streaked
horse, with all the deserter's belongings
strapped to bis back. They spoke no
word of the missing man to his former
companions, hot dismounted in grim
silence. The men endnred the pangs of
enriosity as long us they conld. Then
they sent a committee to Mr. King to
make inquiries about the fugitive. Mr.
King gavn a moaning glance at tbe
blood stained horse and mude answer
briefly.
"He is gone," he said impressively,
"lie is gone where anybody else who
tries to desert will go too."
Half breeds and "greasers" gasped,
and from that day on no one of tbem
all ever tried to desert. Washington
Poet.
Tke Tablea Taraci.
Birds, we know, are sometimes train
ed to fire off pistols, as well as to per
form other nnnsnal feata, bnt It is not
often that a wild bird in tbe woods
shoots a man with his own gnn, as re
luted in "South American Sketches"
by Robert Crawford.
A pavodel monle, a bird of Urngnay
not nnlike tho tnrkey, had been winged
by a hunter. It fell to the ground, bnt
was at once on Its feet and ran away.
Throwing his gun hastily aside, tbe
hunter started In pursuit, and a game
of hide and seek ensued.
In one of Its doublings and turnings
the bird passed over the gnn, which
was lying on tbe ground, and its foot
chanced to strike against the trigger ol
the undischarged barrel, the hammer
of which. In the hurry ol tbe moment,
bad been left at foil cock.
. There waa a lond report, followed by
an exclamation of pain from the man.
The bird escaped, and the luckless
hunter had an ngly wound In the fleshy
part of hia leg to remind him for weeka
afterward of the adventure.
Ne Jay Rows la Theaters.
The reason why Washington has M
street letter J is perfectly to be ander-
stood, for J and I are written so innch
aliko that endlern confusion would re
sult. There is another place where tbe
letter J Is slighted, and not at all be
cause of its similarity to I. None of tbe
plans of tbe bonae to be seen la box
offices shows a row of seats lettered J.
Theater patrons den't mind sitting
with the gods in tbe gallery, nor yet
in row 18. bnt alt in tbe "Jay" row
tbey will not. and for that reason there
la no row marked with that letter.
Washington Post.
Soar Away,
lira Motherly Why U It. George,
that yon have nover thought seriously
of getting married t
George You miaonderstand n
Mrs. Motherly. I hate always thought
of It eo serionely that I am still a back
ek. Sonet villa Journal.
Coarse iklndneae ia at least better
than coarse' nget, and ia all private'
quarrels the duller nature is triumphant'
by reason of Ite dullnese. --George Eliot.'
After I nan has Mtiafied himself!
ik. Is I. all.a . aklaa M. W
eually fete ook blind. -Detroit Jo'i!t?l.V2T5t-,
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A PRICELESS RELIC.
TMF. FAMOUS BLACK STONE OF THE
TlhtPLE OF MECCA.
at the Presemt Dsr Ihe Varies,
TBtearlea f Its Orlsll-sai4 r
Bo car el all v is tbe black stone of tbe
temple of Mecca guarded, even to this j
day, that the acconnts given by different I
writers as to tbe nature and appearance
of tbe black stone exhibit some consid
arable variations, fur orthodox Mussul
mans cannot be prevailed npou to itive
a straightforward desciiption of it. and
mere adventurers like tbe several Eu
ropean badjia (Burc khardt. Barton and
the others) conld only gratify their in
telligent enrioaity by stealthy investi
1 tcationH Detection in the act of pnrsn
j in such investigation would have cost
the travelers their lives, in pursuance
I (as Mohammedans suppose) of the law
of the prophet. Your faithful Mnasul
nian cannot understand that any other
motive than worship, should lead any
one to visit Mecca.
The Mohammedans believe that thin
famous stone was brought down from
heaven by angels. It is set in the wall
of the Caaba, which stands within the
great colonnade. The stone is four feet
nine inches from the ground and is
kissed and touched with great vener
ation by every pilgrim to Mecca.
Mr Bute mentions whut intelligent
travelers have recorded concerning the
nature of tbe black stone. One of tbem
tells ns that it is undoubtedly a large
aerolite an opinion wbicb scarcely
harmonixes with its repnted quality of
floating in water, since aerolites usually
contain a large percentage of heavy,
metullic matter, such as iron pyrites.
Another traveler reports that it looks
like a piece of lava, containing small
extraneous particles of some white and
yellowish substance.
Still another of these authorities
affirms that it is a fragment of volcanic
basalt, sprinkled throughout its surface
with small, pointed, colored crystals und
varied with felspur upon a dark ground,
like coul, excepting one of its protuber
ances, which happens to be a little red
dish.
Others, again, claiming an equal title
to exact knowledge, give it as their
opinion that it is nothing else than an
ordinary piece of stone from quarries in
which the Meccan territory abounds.
Tbtse lust mentioned travelers, how
ever, appear to overlook the circuin
stance that this opinion of theirs does
not take due cognizance of that proper
ty of the stone to which we have just
alluded and also tbe circumstance thut
the only kind of stone yielded by the
Mec can quarries fa a sort of gray gruu
ite.
Not so difficult is it to form un idea
as to its size and present appearauce.
In form it is an irregular oval, the in
equulity of its two longer sides impart
ing to it a somewhat semicirculur sp
peurunce. It measures about 6 inches
in height and 6 in breudth, the diame
ter on its lower and wider side being
8 'B inches. Tbe surface is protuberant
and somewhat knobby or undulating
and has the appearance of being com
posed of a number of smaller stones of
different sizes and shapes, securely fit
ted together with cement and perfectly
smooth.
Its appearance is as though the orig
inal piece of stone had been broken to
pieces by a violent blow and then re
paired. And, as a matter of fact, this
appears to be the trne explunution of
this irregularity of the surface, for it in
recorded by the Arabian historians of
the Caaba that in the year 418 of tbe
Hajira an emissary of a certain Egyp
tian khalifa, known as "tbe Mad Khali
fa Hukim," shattered it to pieces by a
stroke of a clnb, and they relate that
after this event the pieces and even the
dnst also were carefully restored and
the fragments cemented together.
The protuberances mentioned are 13
or 15 in number and are such as to im
part to the surface of the stone a nms
colar or pebbly appearance. Near tbe
middle there is a hollow which reaches
to about as much aa two Inches below
the outer edge of the stone and is of a
kind to suggest to the visitor the far
mine that one of the protuberances may
have been lemoved.
The color of the surface of the relic ia
at the present time a deep reddish
brewn, or, as some have described It, a
metallic black, and, notwithstanding
the polished appearance imparted to it
by the constant touching of unnumber
ed myriads of devotee. It yet bears on
its undulating surface what appear to
be evident murks of volcanic origin.
These muscular protuberances, how
ever, are attributed iby the Moslem an
thoritiea to tbe Incessant osculations
and rubbings of tbe faithful. The
smoothness may perhaps be attributable
to this- cause, but the obviously free
tared and pebbly appearance ia not ac
counted tor in this way. Asiatic Quar
terly. Woaaca aag Their Cats.
Louis Wain, the f anions cat painter,
professes to believe that a cat owned by
a woman is tbe mirror of its mistress
temperament. He says that if a cat
that has been constantly with Its mis
tresa is suddenly removed from ber so
ciety the creature will a bow the char
acterletica niadame has displayed. If
aha has been snappish, poesy will
scratch ; if she has been sulky, poasy
will sulk too. If this were really true,
it would pay a prospective husband to
steal the cat of hia ladylove before Uk
lug the fatal matrimonial step. Am the
cat ia about the most independent crea
tnre alive, one can't help being skep
tical of Mr. Wain 'a beory.
A French writer be$ ascertained that
Napoleon's favorite dish wae beel
salad, and that be held that 0 cents a
oaw ought to be enough for any one's
meals Louis XY. oa the contrary, had
a favorite dish, made of tke egge of
various birds, which cost $100.
Plstoseetaur Itssaarh
Permanently cured by the masterly pow
er of South Asaericaa Itsrrlae Tonic.
Iavallds aeed suger ho longer, because
thle remedy oaacaretIietu .il, It la
core for the whole world of
stomach Weakassa and Indigestion.' The
cure begin with th I rat dose.' 'The re
tut it bring It mamloaa tad earprle-
lag . It makes ao fallaret never dteap.
noIaU,' Ho matter now long 'yon bare
suffered, torn tar I certain' aader the
tf rum KiWy Wit. OVHI O V
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Phosphoric Acid and Nitrogen,
Ihese essential elements are
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Crops flourish on soils well
supplied with Potash.
Our pamphlets tdl how to buy and apply
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QERITAN KALI WORKS.
C) Nasaaa St., New Vara..
NOTK'K TO J I HO KM.
Humiutiiii, tn Appear Seeuud Week f ratea
' ! Superior Court.
You are hereby not I lied that there will
lie no second week of May term, 1899,
Superior conn fur ( raven couuty and
therefore yon are nolitieil not to attend.
Take due nolii e, and govern your
selves accordingly.
By order of the court,
J 1. Maun. Sheriff.
(.'raven county.
Reciprocity.
Charley (tn papa, who likes to spend
the evenings at tbe tavern) Papa help
me willi in y examples and I'll tell you
something.
Papa Wlial will you til) me.
Charley I'll tell you where mama hid
your boots.
Not Jnst 1 hat.
May Ho he i cut ly said lie considered
me very willy?
Kay Not exactly, dear. He said he
had to laugh every time he saw you.
Small Bore.
lo you attribute Swellliara's
lilr? llidn't he aim high
To what
failure in
euouglir
( Hi, ca, l.i.t Ii
ili'l'l have the ammu-
uillon!
How ilci you know tliis is lifly year-
old whit-key?
Here is llic w ritten guarantee, sir, of
he man who invented Hie process for
aging it
Unman Cruelty.
there is no rest on eartli for s
land-
lady."
"Why, Mis Kordei"
"As soon as strawberries get plenty my
hoarders begin to talk about peaches aud
watermelons ''
Not Easy.
'Tis not easy to he cheerful,
When sustaining a rebuff,
Or to keep from acting seasick
When the sea of life is rough.
Notice to
Tax-Listers !
Owneisof properly ure requested to
list their property as early sflor the 1st
day of June ns possible, so that they may
lie notified of any change in the valua
tion of same, and to expedite the com
pletion of the list. It is particularly
desired that city numbers on houses and
name of street lie given in every case.
K. W. HMALLWOOD,
('limn. ltd. Co. Com.
ali Okh.ksstor's Kaxllsk IHaauaS Uraaa,
rCNNYROYAL PILLS
Orifitiml uel 0ttl OeMslM.
an, aiwaje raUavblo. ill( tsl
lrraira-ia far (lklcAtr t fmaU$k Di
mand Brand In Keel and Gold weAftllieV
ia. aceJad with blw Huhmi. Till 1
ti0tu mud imilatumt. At iiracgiMa,
1b tara.s Ut i.arlteuiars, ii-aaisneejiais avam
" Kller for lAsllcav" . wj Btmm
Hail. I tJ.4MH) 'iVMiiuawinie. Kam Easier.
Oklrbewt .r '(.ewlceJ Uev, M4fckem
laid by ail LK!J Urn KB tele. rillLrVaVAs M.
To Ex-Coufederale Soldiers
OF CRAVEN COUNTY.
Hj an act of the General Assembly,
Laws of 1KWI, all n Con federate Soldiers
who have become totally blind since the
war ate entitled, to receive from tbe
Stale Treasmy ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY liOLLARS ANNUALLY
for tho leim of their natural Uvea paya
able monthly.
Apllicants for benefits nuder this Act
must appear al the court bouse before a
board consisting of the,f lerk. Khetlfl and
County Couitnissipners, on the first Mon
day of i lie rrronlh, Jurulsh proof as lo
how he or they lost their sight.
W. M. WATbON, C, 8. C.
Iff-
aoNtc(MuiMe
WITHOUT It-,'
iae seaTMe
an CMOS,
Yvaa-Jay- -
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is System builceh crvts Aprcmc
. a CORN
a CORRECTS THE LIVER. -
fr""Tr?Tt ""Itastelcsb
CHILL TONIC
It told fctnetty on its Mirits, ir Is Thi
bet Chill Tome at ttie jmallcsf oritt
and your monty. refunded if
aV : a a, . . . -
tan to
curie you.
Ill iln.l.u .s,l s.tlnlns i ta-
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Aged.
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