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J3T "f"C ClFt. T A JLJI 1 Lj( E. E HILLI.l.tf), it. to rani Pron kxi:k.m"k- is orii mfhto- I t . I t. t !'r VOL. VII nWMiX-KJfHKWUBWJMa I' I HIM ' s it o r i; SS 1 O N A L . P.O. !!fi:T'iN, Jk. '" L, Tkayjs. BURTON & TRAVIS. A'I 'KtiUN f.VS AN O CoFNSKl.. '.HS AT LAW, Halifax, n. c. 8 14 1 v. AYC'K'K iV MA.MI- i.F, i ; 1 1 r , A' . C. C. C. Danikks, Wiba n, N. C A ( & I);ii:ids & Daniels, ATI Oi( ky.- at la w, Auv I ' l I:!' -s K'.trustci to us will be li-ii (i (. 1 !- ly. ,v. m;::.t, L A W, o, crvirys are (hi'. 1 v. '( ( :'. v. d nth : t r; ' - I' I ! ! n.t.i.' 'e'er-. I I .K.D.VV a, i '.. ft ::a nsi m Weldon. dbUi i i A I LAW, L ' v;. S . C.j 0' nupt' rcme , s 1 5. V ()! V '.-.in and Tenth i rotts S c "i'l - A N 1 NKCK. C. 1 V. ii T a o N ,0 0 5 r. ; .. oi ; C o i J m i : ; i . i j';-..S A I Al.L i!t--t iS. prttn j y ')l.'W KL-L. r V, -:;o- 1 ( tt Si r W W- ij iLhici:- - 1 K'J!v; IS. C. il tu-s ilice wheil ( . i: . .1 v : it;! tf. I t'Lev here. :.ill (h Oil 1ST I A N. C'.t'if.ANi) N F. C K , N. C; b found at his oiiic sl- ii d pro e o r ad i e ( r F.it of in: !.a l--v ro ; IP-' 7 i i ; ; - ' i ; 1U 1' t U t e 1 1 a Ie: i 3 JLJL JLV JL J. tl JS.. Y i N A i t Vi ?-.t a i RT' IIP. ii :."". 1800. d! AS so il ' ! T- r the ,.t A V A iJ Oi'.N d.'HlN'F. , .eeupie 1 T-sppey q '.,.'. ; e - for IS t. ring t'i.; i Up '".1 outh r.e.-s. o.i. t '. :.: 101 o ' iih n. rnr; li .; ;ir;ii: d ti ll-: 'iOi-d : tl '.''.!. ; to ieive a the, i-n -li re of public a tionuge. f 15 ly. Yery rtisprcMuily, b. J . S . I d"; I i, AV.M ALEXANDER. THRENODY. j bat wilo rr," XAxt Znwx'l that a --. since yet was i re-ar. Thnt a w :,.- ha brnp far ami bid so&Qfc a;;: I ta a, I ilia. r.-,l tp. May not yiuiru to tiehoM iiiai here SLarna v.crc rainc, and little t-e l-jvs I bore him a,-w to mourn that Jurr be fares than love ntay far Wht.lt loslrai ai,d woold i -t hav in-i'-od it vol, 'A'fjuM not 1' "ft him ao worse than ii!, WoukI u.jt ciolbe him aiiiu with rare. Yet can love; not choose hut remember, hftarts hut aeln V.y-H hut 'larie-n, only for or:e v&iti Uioughfa poor S-'tKC, For tiit tli'-'iiit that hy this heitrtlFB now T-.ru fa-L friend., on the day he died, Lo-Ae-d once nora f..r his ha-nd to take. thy pul f orgive tliena. and pardon htil the Si 'i. Though their hearts be heavy to thix.k what then h.'id ljen, Tie iioii,;tJt iiia m;ver whilo they liv may ho Jvo'h coirimuriioa of fc','H;h with the, Sot;l and with Uie soiii therein. O uy fri".;id. O 1rothr, a ;'!ory TfilJ an-1 marrod ! N- v r Inv.; r.iad- iuoaa for. a life more evil starred. V; .i it rivy, i-hitncft, or crhauce couipeUing fate, "Vii -:: "j thy spirit, was I.Tuise-l eo httt, .v,-,.) Jitviiy, W.und so har.i? Now rt-ha.-U, it iiiiy ho if only lovo niijht know - Fiil'd ur:l Vh'kuI wiui si"ut, it beholds us blind and low With a pity keener yet, if that may lv F.v. n th.ni ever wis thLs that wo Ftif vhcu lovo of tb-o wTouht iv? woi Iojie m.-vy t-H t'.io deirths ar.d the heights of life .m d dt-iith. What v. may we Rive thoe: a word that sorrow "C.il'ii, Ait'l liiat n:,n. wiji lied ravo sorrow: earco a All we may. who have l'.vni theti loner, Take: tin; b".st we c::n flve t bri;alh. -Swiuliurtift ia AthenHiira. tarr;:sf;e a Hundred Years Ifcnce. At 1he j)resfnt time a popular ire Knmption e.-i.tH that all p'rls wisli to marry, ar.d fail to do f.o only because tlioy lack an "ligiblo opportunity. This pre.sn;n:tii.;n esisto on account of the ob vior. -i f:wt that women, beinj? able with diliicuily t supxjort thenhselvea, have in A-en-i'al a greater material interest in juamngo ;hr.:i men have. Surely tijere c;u be few incidents of an unmarried woman's condition more exasperating j tli;:,ri h-r kiiowledge that because this is I the unu- nhtbie fact it is vain for her to I expec t to br palaily credited with the I vol ;t:itary choice of her condition. She j mmi nuure with a smile, however she i may r:r;o v.dttiin, the coarse jest or in nuendo to which it would be worse than vain to reply. Nationalism, by estab lishing the economic independence of women, without reference to their single or married ptate, will destroy the pro- i .sumption referred to iy mainng mar- liago no more obviously desirable to one pes than to another. Edward Bellamy j in Ladies' Home Journal. 1 V.ihl Jioa.ra at Windsor. L-ist week three wild boars were shot in the queen's .swine garden in Windsor great park, vi which two were for her : in.' j- ' iy , ;::,u t ue ot tier was fenr. to rne ! lrince of Wales. YvTii boar was first I pcrved at the royal table during the reign . - ,-, . " of it. Oi i,;V:Z? l , wrr -rj. , ir.-A iixion croker records tliat vvilen !".wa? staving with the king at the Pa 'ihou. ;r. .'an-aary. Ids majesty 'made r.s a'i eat some roast wild boar from Imiiovt'r, which was very good, like pork with a game flavor." Mr. Croker, on being a-rdced by the king "what he tbouTh of it," replied, "it is to pork i ;t t-ii -' : :lt ?c ;. fowl." whereupon hit uii ..;'.! ohs'-rvea that ''nothing is so good a - a fowl; ii they were as scarce l.'iicarsants, and pr.ea.ants as plenty at fowls, no on'.' would e a pueasant. - London World. An t Small I'iiinjf.. "I was surprised when I handed a itevvslxiv live cents atid received font coppers in return, " f aid James S. Gates :-A i'A Frareisco. "They were the firsi on cent pi? es had seen in alor.t sever 3"ears. Ve don't have any pennies or ihe Pacific eoa:,t. Nothing is cheapei ! dan five ceue3, and you never hear of ar article there selling for 13, 27, CO or Of cents. The change couldn't be made ii the shopkeepers did want to sdi Things for such prices. When I return to Cali forma I intend to take back a lot of oni Mid two cent pieces as curiosities. Ii was r.e.t until i cocr can to lo. k familiar nian. Tliree years a? ly that nickels be v.: th the Calif or I bed i eve, was tin eer.t nieces reached first time anv hv hian ITuncisco. ': Chicago Tribune. Too YV illii-i;. Young Wife (reprovingly) My love? you know my dear mother can't beat cigars, and she won't remain with us a week if you smoke them in the house. Young Husband All right, my dear I'll smoke a pipe. New York Weekly. The Cow Upstairs. Animals rre kept on the roofs of the hom.es in Lima, Peru, and it frequently happens that a cow passes her whole lift on a roof, being taken there as a calf and brought down finally as fresh beef. Cin cinnati Times-Star. "We'll have to eoarrro von for extra baggage," said the baggage master. "Whv. I've nothing but this hand bag." "And that railway bhicch. doughnut." An orange grove takes from twelve to f i'reen years to come into full bearing, and may continue in bearing for IOC vars .md u:w:xrd. Well authenticated cases ha ve been known in Cuba of tree- producing fruit for COO years. Amoiican Horse, the Ogalalla chief, is lcnowji as the Daniel Dougherty of the Sioux tribes. He is the most eloquent, silver tongued aborigine on the conti nent. He is naturally a man cf great influence among tho Indians. Senator C;trlisle is now oo years old. He is of medium height and rather spare ; in figure. His movemciits are easy and 1 graceful, and his genial manner quickly ! puts his visitors at their ease, ! ; :::. i; v.'-i'i-rr.siA ta-vv i:r;iivi;'i, t:o;i t;ii;crs. I hyaiciuns reconuaetid it. All dealers keep it. St.00 per bottle. Genuine has trade-mark Rud cro-ised, redUaQS oa wrapper. .SCOTLAND XKCK.N.C-.TIILHSDAY. IT-BRIA II V I'.i. lstil. ART OF YENTMLOQUTSM. ONE WHO C4N 'THROW HI3 VOICE" A GIFT. TVith Pfrsrvt ram Any One Csn I.irn the Trick Thert; Are Thrre IJiviniom of "What Is Generally f i lled Yentrilo- ; qoisrn A Few I'racticnl Ill.iti. Ventriloqiiihiii i-? without d;.u'::t an ancient art. oco whicli wad a:-d i- at the present ti:a sr.rrond-l by n halo of ra;tery. It i remarkable that h: thii advanced aa to much conception prevail rcj-t and mis- p-etir.'j: ventrilo- (jni.-,ra. Ti.i.j U ''ne in a T'.-at lr.'wnre to the fact that tlie bai'pv j'.v-sv m cf the gift rre inclined to retain the pecreUi Tor their own profit, and so prevent a host of competitor.-; from t airing tht-fiehl. Yentrii'j:;ui.im nt a ift: it dejK-ndn in a rc-at measure on the hi.-trio'j'e ahsl- ity of the student as to whet': :' - v ;; will succeed in making a marl: r v. it, but it is nevertheless true that any one possess ing a certain amouht cf x.ers-verance and zeal can become to a certain CJil'-nt an esjKinent of the fascinating art, caus ing their friends to wonder .it the num ber of voerQ within tnejn. Thosf so en dowed are able, if they !-'-ize the oppor tunity, to causa considtrablo amr.se uient or finno3anco to thnr felhiw.s, but not to tho extent that a great many peo ple believe. Tho writer has Ix en ask; d on numer ous occasions to "throw" b is vtAro to tlie j ide of a person Pwino di.-tance off, ?-o ; that it would appear to proceed from his own pocket or some other equally absurd j place. j Now ao to the meaning of the word j ventrilouuism. It the! Latin roots venter, the belly, and loquor, j lo speak; but beliy speaking is crtainl' misnomer, and leads many people to imagine that the voices an? produced from thnt portion of the body. That is not eo, the ventriloquial voice being formed purely and simply in the throat, ihe muscles of the stomach only !eing requisite to give sufficient strength or power to the voice. Ventriloquism may Oh? classed under three heads: Vcntrilo qu'sm pro;er, colloqnirn'. rnd poly ;houism. Unler the first of these leaVIs cm ;s the diktats t voice; that is, imitation of sounds as they appear when heard from a distance a di,f:t direct u on-.ic-r uvl in various places and The "man-uivthe-chimney, md down-the-ccllar" ilins nearly every one has had an op portunity of hearing, are the outcomes of this voice. Again, there are the 'street cries," in which tho performer ias a miniature drawing room window, md gives imitations of varied and hu morous well known street cries, heard iirst a long way oil'; then gradually the man is heard coming nearer and nearer, passing the window, and going slowly tway again in the distance. The. win dow being made to open and close makes the illusion perfect. Colloquism consists of the imitations of various human wines: for instance, it is usual for most ventriloquists to ird.-e-ince comical, life sir.e, talking automata, r f wlncn are made of pupier inanhp. tlie ;nireos n?a9 ri. io..eu Willi springs and cordis by im 0 wtrtoh tho performer conr-,li tho xnoatl?, Cv?; f-air, etc., ot ms uui,mg :'Tr'v1 aouths of whicli being made to move ac die same time as the words are uttered oy the performer, and, owing to the nn ertainty of the direction from which '.ounds err art ;!:?. o.td trhh h, by (he way, s the true secret oi &o lusions, the voice really appears to pro ceed from tho figures. Poiyphonism or mimicry is the imita tion of cattle, sheep, sawing, planing, etc. Thin braficb of ventriloquism ia rather difficult to acquire, tuFn-tPlgk there ire numerous sounds that can 1h copied without any particular gift. A great many persons are excellent mimics with out being ventriloquists, for in nearly very school can doubtless be found a youth who amuses his fellows in the play ground corner with his crowing and tickling. A few practical hints ns to the modes jf procedure to be followed by would be iearners may not be out of place here, although half a dozen lessons from a ood professional would do infinitely more for them than all the books that aave ever been written upon the subject, ind which, by the way, are usually a ;uas3 of theoretical phraseology. Before my attempt is mane viu ino ico iw indent must be prepared to devote tue same time and attention to tlie breath, which ho must get entirely under con- trol, so as to ue a Die to noia it lor a con siderable time without straining. This, of course, must be a gradual process. iieforo commencing to practice a strong inspiration should be taken, as the lungs tim-r-f. r ha fmni.;i-on with a reen tarn! iv i v.. - . . . . -i ' supply of fresh air, which has to be well .ontrolled and allowed to escape grad ually. Ho must endeavor to breathe through his nose and keep his month shut. This is a hint which it would be as well for every one to remember, and so save a irreat deal of cold catching and illness. The learner must study at all times to imitate sounds, not as they are ueard at their source, hut as they fall upon the ear after traveling from a dis tance. That is the golden rule of ven triloquism, and if it is continually kept in mind success is certain. As conjurers endeavor to deceive the eye, eo ventrilo quists tryr to deceive tne ear. The "distant voice" originates at thrc spot in the threat where tho "cluck' takes place when drmmiig. sowitriout any facial contortions or movement cf the lips the words must be forced ag-unst the back part of the palate one by one, with a series of short, quick breaths, at the same time strengthening the sounds by using the muscles cf the stomach, which win irive tnem increased so that they will reach the audkmce ciear a,nt distinct. iae iartuer ou ine sound is supposed to be tlie smaller t he uuantity of breath must be expired. The ere-at fault with beginners is straining after effect, N sooner do thev make a iirtle hea.dwav and becin to feel their feet than they" want to r;;n, a proceedir which will bnnsr their endeavors to a dismal failure. Chambers' Journal. human cnl horses and rdl inimnls cn.red in 30 minutes by Weob ror:Fs Sanitarv Lotion. This never fails Sold by E. T. Whitehead .1- Co., Dru? l?:z?fji Neck. N. 0. 8 21 1 Ther is an i,M EnLsli law, I am tolcU 1 I f to t i -c- and wll at t;: a cutoT;:t-r t- ::t- 0"t. Several tonv i jmtivoly rv rit amvrJri iu iLL-chantry have ( ;t'-A tivs t u:. ;ui i kickM with both 1 Lfaac f ref u:-a!s to BJXJll & SilOW v.-in4uW display U tal'ir.Sf h pair oi Nn)fj or unwu .i tf oi which ih-.f' are hnudreds in .'tvk. As far as I can I ;r:i tb' pnactintit was in tcndr'l to prevent the !ta.n".f.turt of earn pies' for window? r.td the prdiuiftg OiY on i-r.- ;n-i ;:ttrat.tel thereby of "bc.inethm' ' ;o!i.I!y gxl." However tru ' it may fs that the old English r.:r.i.".'.n law regard ihr price on an article in a winc'ow as a contract between btore ownfrnnd ay p.stT by who teTidera ?bo tooney, there is no such ordinance or hiw hero. Jften peo ple irisist on leaving something from tb window, and d-cline t accept its c-xrt dnpmut"- In that casf, if the article i an t-VT,eusive ouc, s, -ain the joint - ' V . .1 ... . : . ' and get it dowr rat if : ;i-.tlung low ro giv-' LfiO customer the al- Icrnative of taking a duTuicate or nothing--Interview in St. Louis Globe DeJnocrat. I'rofefiBor l.an's t'lisoi,!! Abllily. Ami'Ug men of letters the most promi nent Ambidexter ii probably Professor GeCirge Martin Lane, pope professor of Latin in Harvard, it i. his habit to Ktand facing the middle ('f tiie black- board. He begins to write a sentence with hi:? left hand, and nans along until he reache? a point in lino with his face, Then he shifts the chalk from his left hand to his risrht, and eoniina'.s writing until he reaches the end of the black- board. Y7hen calling the pjII the ntu- d-nt.-? know by the motion of the pro fessors hands just tlie mark he intends to make. He writes with In.s rh;ht hand until he comes to a scholar who answers "not prepared." The p-. n is instantly changed from the riirht to the left hand. Every body knott s that means a goose egg. Professor Lane is noted for being one of the finest Greek and Latin scholars in America. His most famous contribution to eonteinponuieous litera ure, however, is httle out of this lir.e. He is the author .of U; A t-isf ioultural epic, "The Lone Fishball" The waiter roar-xl it. thronh the h.Vd, "We don't give brv.ul wiUi ne i'.shbali:" New York World. JTc"" "Aa-uetf? Telephone. A now magneto klcpbort-: gives prom ise or being largely Uoed in. Kngland. The invention consists of .ta arrange ment for combining a telephone for do mCiSfic purjio.-t-n with a crank bell pull, puch f) is ordinarily met vitb in houses: and tiie spC';il nieritin it lies in the fact that it may bo fittefl TrUhou::. distnrbinj any of the existing arrangements or re quiring a skilled workman to be sent to ft?. It- Indeed, any man of ordinary in telligence nci ft- "it for hiripcff witlioil!" trouble. A similar telepn-.-or' beng fitted, pay in the kitchen, a bell i j used in the usual way to call the servaiit's aUention, 01? pP'-t" hfr taking up tlie telephone the order i: L: jt.r'Hfl w;t,)?ont render- mg it p.c room. T);.' ssarv tor iv. erttef the telephones being magneto instrument.! no battery is required at all, : ;x$ j);i.'-;!ibility of future trouble and I:,.0.o, n i n voided. New York C-iit. Self I'jcl-:iny; Itnveloii?. Doctors have inveiglitd t gainst the dmtreror.s mun which is used on some f cn"ejnps. i: s;t p1 i.a e t-wu no- OUeiH i3 toe "'-; U,r, , n.7Upie'o. '" fo ' on envelopes with lb" vplnviii; r.-W. All POS- sibilitv of stv.-h accidents is 1:cijiOvv.yt 0 the jmtoin.'itic lock envelopes v.d'ich nr been uaten.ted. On 11 e f.ap of the en- velo-pe tit''- 1 w i y ;dl that -envelop-'? is to 1c stamped lin'-;:, a narrowed in a f the folded reca j deeiing ii s-,f to.'-.o t Civ!S"tue id i ii :fc' ?:-.n:.- -:;bv reedy and insert the dap Thus slot provided, whereupon .ngt s aniomatically lock the flot, and the envelope themselv cannot 1 without tearing it. The operation sound i;mcn :mre com plicated than it reallv is ni j ractice. fcr ... . i. i a one ot til.-;-" iur-- eiiV'tpos can o t.wwi - 1 ; 1 . Jl.., 1 .... , . 1 - - frrTimwl envelopes. New York Telegram Another ?"cw Gas Lump. A new typo of gaj la-up that hois been nitrooticcti j'.oro.va eonsisis p.iu-.iii in argaml burner inclosed in a globe. lhc :,. ;,,r -..v-ortLng combustion adni5tK,tl horLl uLove and below the arne The lower supply of air pa'- t-arouvu tju, c;.ntt.r of i burner, while the upper supply piain v enters I rum a:joemt Lurner inte the gloi e, which incloses metallic d-fleetoi besides the I urner a un-.'U which the fl me impmges ami is conducted .o a pv.i-aeo bell mor.thf-u : rdi" entering heated in its well balanced exit above. Tho t'rom above ii tiros m passage. T ::e ve.-ult oiibew; proporti- 'tis f 1 gas :.::u air : i t. 1 1; I iS the edobe. whicii prav' iculiy ; combuaiion e-haio.ber, results in a t'nil iant bulb shat.ed light of high iliumi- -. New Yeek Telegrain. TLiIiics' Too 'lech. A farmer always had a prcdigiour mnrxber cf he t words to say whc-nevei he was leaving the farm for the city. On one occasion the hired man's patienc. gave our. "Mr. F ," said he, "you d be an awful bad man ter di". You'd have so many last words that the under taker's biid would com" n beiore yer was dead." o iri.-?uaii Union. Kept In. Servant Hr. Maccay wants his break fast served in ied this motaiing. Landhvly Vrnat is the matter? Fs he ill? Servant No, ma'am. But the tailor came a mi.o wane ago to ctfw tis trouaers.-Clothier and Fnmtsher. Lots of Thieves. Easterner Have you any horse thieves in vour section: Westerner Lots of 'em. "Lets':" MYes. Cemetery lots." Good News, ?' sjosTe Int s!olaa liaailng; Iot tiers. .lT!so but ikvlnu Raisins EHJCS FKU3I Tin; SHIPS. 50VE CF THE C TH-G5 IN OLD SOUTH IT-'.: L T . SEEN lnlni Ki;uil:r,U T bleh lUrr InUr eailng lil;or:r - Iiur K..mr .f Ihfm ! Were l.'anJlrd Iicrist; lit Ir(t UiuU. i A I . mimic t)l 1 S-U. an zLiitipi3t--l t color Cif picked street H7'-n".av i'.ia Ivard V.aI L akr.m, r.t ! t r. South .: v 1 - a i: r-parn- tory to a tnp a: Francitco. His ::. l t: e lim t az; vs.i somN-r. . :iv di v.jijU'II S.kn lie with WHS snr- s'-emrxl in xiir.."1 v, .'kfTairs a the n. -i. not pl';.svd with hi routi dings. Evi l Dt!y i imme ii.? "HAnd.siiir.e shif :up, mar. r-marKe-i a bystaudt-r to tl "Humph," s ' veteran. : r;- d he of th1 o:ken beard, 'iiebl v ;'re u jedj;e u' siiips." "Well, no, but I thought" "Oh, yon did." rK'-rts the veknn. "Well, I ihort y.,u h. 1. Weil, that air clipper she air wt-li enough for her. 1 ain't Kiyin' ahe ain't a bit -..ir.i.- nue to look at, but I've seen a h-vp bett-r. Thuir wu2 the Davy C'r- tckett. Si-e wl: a?;iip as was han:min an' a.? did lian.u:n. An tiiere wr.z but wiiat's th.' ur: Tiuie. is change an" ships is changed an' Snth street is chartrd. 'Fnere's more wrevks along here than anything else. "What d"e think 1 .von aio-je; here awhileagi? W.-ll. I went in on- of them junksiop when- tie v kc-ps all sorts of things tiiatthey pii ks up from old ships, an' sliiver me e thar in that shop wuri'. t the figurehead cf a e.hip 1 s.ailed in thirty y.-r.rs a :. 'Twin .til battered an' broVrt-, but 1 knew it at "!!-. Well, I bought it, an' I'm gdn" to take j it up to ( ''nettyhoit , wli-re I live.au' keep it there. An" I ain't g. in" voyagin' through South street any m- r-. 1; makes ni" feel iihe a ca.-.taway haik my- selt: itli tins tne ancn-nt lapsed into n silence which lie v n;)!' re uld not break. THE OLD STYi r. noUKFili: c. In one iry,-ect the ld .-ait wa- right enough. South str -et can s-how an ;ibun'la7iep of queer r'di--s ;f wr-.-cks audi relics of brave men who have cone down to the sea in rears or mori :hips within Tli' re ar. i Oirf i-t.u: shops that k-ej ail sorts of m-.r on hrnd. Tl.ey pi -de thve Things up in a variety of ways, and there i erable sale for them. There are figureheads, f r a c isi ,1 insta.nco. In the olden time ovorv tli;;! of a-:: v : re- tensions had a fignrohoa 1. Owners . vessels vied in their efforts to seeuro fi.ee dengns, and the en.lerpii; ing gent l-:re.-u who moleled the representations of fair maids, sea. r.ymphs, of trim n;i.bii;c;iei: or of admirals in uniform did a right pre-ity business. A simple sort of scroll work has taken the place; of the dashing rpjjes of the past. Of oonr?.e bnro are exceptions. Tlie big Em. the Falkland. ' otiV has an exoeb.-ol models Jepi'esouta tion of the Fair .Maid oi I'-nM ab.";' cutwater. Tiie clipper ship -rr-tt-Ar has 3 Sminolo brave in full war paint, and thu'e ure others. In the main, how ever, tho tad thiO figiu-ehead lias fallen into desuetude. Jo;;t off Srmth street, before v. rbop in which nautical insirr.meiit are sold, there is the figure of a sailor that iiac evidently seen many and many a storm. He looks as ihorgh he had been crimped and shanghaied time b-pyond number. Part of his nose is gone, porno one has made a pot shot at one of Ins eyes, but there is a jaunty, wicked leer upon Ids face rmd an expression that says: ..TJgs n :''t as nas fiaiieel, an no blowed to yet T.FFIftY OF OF.N. r.OTjVAF- There are a couple of old figureheads to be ?cen on South street that have had vpt-v hard o.rifrinces on land as wed as on pea. One Oi an ef ugv of Gen. Bolivar, and was the Lgure..l of the ship of that name. Originally tee efbgy wa so painted a to appear dressed; in full naval uniform, cocked hat and all. At the time of the draft riots the rioters:, having nothing else to do at one time, stood across the street and fired bullets at him. He re ceived fnll many r. wound that day, but he stands in his place .-till, BtifT and erect. Another figurehead fared even worsf at the same hands. It was intended to represent Samuel Kimball, of Kennebec. .Me., but it left the sea some forty yars ago. It was then placed where it now stands, to call attention to a store. The draft rioters had rare sport with it one day. They tied a ropo around its neck, dragged it here and there in wild glee. Then they made it the central figure of i bonfire. Just as it was b:'h,g consumed tho jicliee came down aud rescued it. It was repaint' d, and today, impisfd vi and dignified, it passi;s time studying human nature as it is on Sonta street. But there are other curios to be found in this locality besides figureheads. There is on? she p wnero more or it-si -QrtiT-A "rrS,-l, j can be found. There you cam see nly weapons taken fro: Oiiiii."so ana racer laoki: .'a 7 raritoa rou can nno waions taken from na tives en the African ccan: or in- va: clnbrj cf the Pad agonians at least you will be toll th-.-y are. New York Mail and Express. It is sot ale determines th much doner: .1 COET.'-ih'.'.-Tl :v of a which ; very 'its shape. Mcre- oxer, the p n its neignt. width and thickness are an to tx; taaen into cor-'iderarior.. Tie? dini'-rastoris, roughdv stated, which ao de-'-rn-d to 'oo the best for barge bells, are one-fifteenth of the diameter in thickness and twelve timea the thickness in height. T"hc7 . vae.ant nublio lands in the United States amounting to .a.2!6,tGl ,S1 do- fvidusive cf the undesiral.-le mains in Alaska, and not counting the Indian reservations, pome of whicli are alretuly falling into the general territory of the cation. JF TO LB HACK ACHES Or you ure all worn otu, rcrd: v good for nothing it is ec-r.eiiil debility. 1 ry ItJtOWX'S JltOX HI TT tens. It v, ill cure yon, and rtve a pool appetlta. fcoid ly Hi! Iteti ia icedfCit. Trr'.f Viz On T-. U : - :., :.: ; ;. a : At i oi. ; , : ;. : - -t-h. r W.tiv ;r t , r d. u: t. b II ; rt t i - - i. : r '..if.-n i ; :;..- . i -.. - fvu:.d in h T, . . D.Yriy . a: . f r in hi He atta. ke-i it w.ih a dub i.iontder .d.owt-d i-b. .,:';, r a i-td wsji td.v.ti. It a -if fe: , v.- ;.. .:: 5 t .r u -Ic 1 1 . :V a:.! - r !.vl 'If f !k .1 t ;vuu. . Mr W lorr tare f A it. l; ie jir ...L.'V u. ..... tnddr. I: I-.V siiruk i:.n h. but it :.o w ;:.t :n,i.. wide. Tr.e ,pm is i:u r th..! fo.t lor.::, f.nd the rvthoharr : i. a ' i long. Th lantt-st e 1 t.ut-v.de of tiiAt g;:;! with which 1 have La-1 u p roid u. qua in Uu:c o. tken from Adtu' jj:id at P-dhb,iy haxN -r wiid:t'.t fou1 and one half j ou.od.-. When tht p re was drinevl m rder to tit it f r a m-r voir th. l -ttorn w;w ibv with . L, a:: two enteiq.nsmg young mt a sd mnM barrel ftill and idiip;-! thfin to !!-:. t: They usually net fnun eiht to ten c-nt-a w.und.G. W. Singer in Ee-.ti.!r-: Joarr.al. Hi (tirioOl v 1 no Slron . A delightful stry t-f the i .; i . ; :.: is. an s-year-el l K y ef f;.k huin.iti utnn that falls sometimes to -jual t" th strain put t:po:i it e i-o.-.s froii. 1 '.i k iyn. Tois .-mall boy h.v- not i !: .r;-.-of humility very priu:i:euiiy '. d bidet d. be i- w!u; in kn .wTi .n.u.'g eno dren tf Lo.i v n ag iut "j r a i, " wont to remind each f h .s j i.-ij :.!..:..- a are le.-vi fortunate than ho u w aldi. I'ation of his a-'.vantages. Now b:. moih'T, wi;o has a ci. in Ss.ri.biy sehiiol, to -, hit h bt r little sou ah.. b iongs, ha-1 given his outgrown tvt r cu: to another boy m tiie (das-s. And then, buowir.g the failing of b. olT'prmg', N. fore s-tt lug out di t-d-lhin. tie must in t tell th" new i.iwm r th d th coat fiad ever 1 .-longed to hi;n. And tb boy pronii.ed. Jbit it wa.- t-rr;i i bar., work, -sjMH.-i;dy if ho sat next th-- object of bis self rectraiat iurii.g th.- i.tir. exerciS' s. Put lie didn't i-av an tiling, and the mother's h'-art wii. easier. At last, lmwcv r, ju. t bef. i. se'iHd was over, his st.ve of g:a e d parted from him. Leaning otner fingers bov. -witli cautiouslv ott , he i aid, "I Ju t want t that hole i in tiiat j i.-t y et. York Evening Sun. The IJrnt Way to flay l'i.n:iua. The beinana, wliieh is the gr. a'e- t A all tn-pieal fruits, comes to u- L i--f!y from Panama an 1 tiie West Ind:-; in great shiploads, and in tin; bati.ina niar- ket in New York tiiebiggre-n ihes--Aua-r f cab di'j-ads" they call them in South ic.a, just as we speak of head bag containing from five to t. n doen each, can be bought for a dollar to tw-. dollars and fifty cents, a'-e rdrng to the variety. They are not so expensive afu t all, and a big green b ire i Uung in a cool cellar will ripen gradaady. so as to f;imi.-li a dozen of tip" -ties each day un til tiie whole 1 r c i is gone, fa tiu.i Wily voir cam enjov your bananas ju.-t ;u y.'V da in the land of palm ,. for even there hi'v ('ut thf-m while they are geoen, and allow 2 l' "I lus v 1,1 th" North. Oourten'. Lart r's Youiig Peiple. 7Unt.f Llf PrmtTi-pri. "I often have ?t strong desire," a;d r. ferryboat traveler, "b pick up w those life preservers limit r the wat? an I hold it up by o:ie of tho strings, just t see if it wouldn't fail to jiiecos from it -own weight. They look rotten, and 1 Udievo they aro rotten. They never seem to change- posit ions. Tho dust i- dwavs an inch thick on them, and so j assumt. that they are never examine; Fan- y tho ti-spair of a man wi.o seiz-1 one of thtji to 'sist nun m ?avmg hfe, and wie ,t he tC-.t t' u- ' - f trap .par: Yor i around him found tnem jai.mu' like a worn out .'hoestnng-' a-,v Tribune. A I'rophf ey. A Pittsburg st-vb m, while r the bok of the Vision of Nmuu ldkasb.it", came .a'-rosa, a p.: ig'? -.ermied to him t be a pr.-) h'.ey ... :t:l. discovery of the u.-e -i -i' ctr motive jHAver in the eb--tr:c r.. the present day. The p,i.s-;.. : Nahum ii, 4, and real-, as h..l o chariots shall rage in the s-'r-. shall jostle one against anie broadways; they shall seem Id;' they i-hall run liko the h0'at Boston Transcript. u y a va r ; ft . . .T UU Id-: of I".nn-. "Ambition is my life," ' o husiastic youth as he i-i-o-te marvelous future for him- F. to live only fcr f-r.fee.iS, p w.-r. est to achieve that? S aall 1 .rms, dictate to t-: I'.'.'-a cr mighty x-n':" I :a a i II .t i, e.t . . ( w VW. f , - . d'i ti.- Do none of tu tm:. i ro . a- t - ther with the wi-.'l mi voir-; cret is tiiis: d ,ver a ra-v o: St. Jos. ph News. C'onif rts 'if T: a'l. Professional Liide : pal a'--; e--er 1 have an La. .i. .i load .a md I want him to gat a good imp: :ia:a.'. d the comforts of travel in th. : e... Here's five dollar.;. IV.-a-r--Y-.-s. rah. Dj y -m want .'iii bin extra ationtaoi. ;-. o.: Gui to Groat a-cott, n to keep away from h: Wckiv. I York C2 L-t ru iries King, tho nov ' ; h the greater part of his writing wo letthaiid. His hrightt th -..-:. t s evolved, ho thinks, when tho- rgi.t Wt .-.t v.T-rOn r;.V! s f -;r t n e us ; el i.:;e mo - tor musmes n:.- i'f: 1 vie. versu Woolen cloth was fir.t made in Eng land in tlie year 1301, though it was in orI.-T-t;d rouutri' .. yince time out of memory. It waj nedra cor drec-scd ia England until t 1667. -r dyed ho year none lu i louder. l Vt uone, but SJoIan IJal.in PoM'ders. N ' . I 4 r - - . v , . i i V. " P . m ,i - J" a ' -' k . . - CA.SNOW&CO. If fee B8av C0NSUMPT10H DRONCHITIG SCROFULA COUGH Co COLD mrm ii.t im- l, .. . k . - ; , ., ,-., , S . , ttrrr, y ri t r-.'.r ,J . i t tp or '0 ': PURE CO With li b ddtlt, o PAL AT AC UC A3 L.ILK JCOFti ccwm: . : . u. ' Av.' A tl i . . . Illr. . C j . .'i j c -. - K. NiCi . " ( t. s: :: 2 5.T- for and FOR 1 , Wd'i A ' -fi his THE are For Sa'e DV ALL jLZL&V-J VlVvtJ .i-dJ? t.J ine I muiiitih Forty 7 ta:r
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
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Feb. 19, 1891, edition 1
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