STSANCHB, BUT TRUE.
Four rrunmers Teil the Nature cf
their Bushes.
Evening Mirror.
The lolloping true story is related
by one of the participant in the re
markable incident :
Not long .since in a certain New
England city, four commercial travel
lers met for the first time, at the table.
With that genial bon homie reculiar
to the craft, they, were soon engaged in
conversation. In a few moments one
of them aaid :
' Gentlemen, Bupiosewe begin, being
a'l strangers, with the gentleman oppo
site me, to introduce ourselves and our
firm's bucinesp."
This was unanimously agreed to.
Said Xo. 1 : "I am , and I
represent the house of X. Y. It., Felling
glass bottles."
Said No. 2 : "Well, gentlemen, per
haps it is no chance that I come next
for I represent 1. IX Q- I am ,
and I sell the stuff that goes into the
bottles. I sell wines and liquors."
There was a moment's silence as No.
4 said : "That, gentlemen, does seem a
little strange, but perhaps there is n
fatality about this. I am , of
the firm of W. U. S., dealers in under
takers' goods."
No. 4 now remained silent and sug
gested that it would Ikj well not to
pursue the subject further, and that it
hart been well never to have started it.
After much urging to complete the
chain he said : "Gentlemen, it is in
deed a fatality. I am , of D. E.
15., and I am taking orders for grave
stones." Was there ever a temperance
lecture compressed into so few lines as
this?
hoots of the div:,rf Nine H a kind of
universal medicine among the i-;i-;Hit
of Hungary, while the sou grameu j
i!or fir is in much leqm-tt ion for the
sounding Uard-of musical instruments.
.nd the Germans emp'oy it almost
exclu-ivciv 1:1 Hiftr v,i-i i iijcto.it:.
fn the manufacture of iucifc;- matches.
tnd, above all, palr pulp, thousands
and tens of thousands of acres ol pine
forests are cut down every year, and
the timber, constituting the chief ma
terial of English and American build
ers, is more used than all other kinds
of wood put together.
Grand SrrcKSS.
Gaddysville, Iloloon Go., X. C.
.Some time last summer, Curtis it Co.,
.with whom I am employed received
sample bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea icemeuv , w men
has been used with grand success.
J. T. WlU-IAMS.
HA BLED FIELD AND HOG FENCE.
C.b'.ed Poultry Fence; Wire Fence Board ; Yard,
OmeterT and firave ijdi renrinj rr- -
SoSuity. lVePylberrrlSbl. Catalog I ree
Mention I hi.- pillar.
Chemical
Department,
Corcoran Scientific School
Columbian
University ,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
PEPSlNAaOG-UE,
A WOXI) URFUL KEMKDY FOU
Dyspepsia.
Manufactured by
Dr. H. 0. HYATT, Kinston, '. C.
Mr. W. T. Whitehead, of S-ot!and
Neck, X. C, under date of Jan. 12,
writes : "I had a severe attack of dys
pepsia for two months. I used one
Ujttleof I'eisinagogue with n.me im
provement. From the second bottle 1
have found great relief. I regard it a
wonderful medicine for Dyspepsia."
1 17 tf "W.T. Whitkheap."
For sale by E. T. Whitehead & ' ?
Scotland Neck, X. C.
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INSTRUCTION in Inorganic and Or
1 panic? Chemistry. Qualitative
Analysis. Assaying of precious
metals, ores and bullion. Chemical
Technology and Chemical Engineering.
Address
C1IAS. E. MONROE, Ph. D.,
Professor of Chemistry.
Washington, D C. 7 11 tf
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Cigarette- Smoking.
Seeded.
Dr. C. A. Clinton, of the San Fran
cisco Board of Education, has made a
ppecial study of the effect of cigarette
smoking among the oublic-school chil
dren oi that city, and expresses himself
In the follow ing unmistakable language:
"A good deal has been said about
the evils of cigarette smoking, but one
half the truth has never been told; I
have watched this thing for a long
time, and I can say calmly and delib
erately that I believe cigarette smoking
is as bad a habit as opium smoking. I
am talking now of boys, remember.
The effect upon grown men is, of
course, not so marked.
"A cigarette fiend will lie and 6teal
just as a morphine or opium fiend will
lie and steal. Cigarette smoking blunts
the whole moral nature. It has an ap
palling effect upon the system. It first
stimulates and then stupefies the
nerves. It sends boys into consump
tion. It gives them enlargement of
the heart, and it sends them to the
insane asylum. 1 am physician to
several boys' schools, and I am often
called in to prescribe for palpitation ol
trie heart. In nine cases out of ten it
is caused by the cigarette habi t. Eyery
physician knows the cigarette heart
I have seen bright boys turned into
dunces, and straightforward honest beys
made into miserable cowards, by ciga
rette smoking. J am not exaggerating.
I am speaking the truth, that every
physician and nearly every teacher
knows."
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Machine Shops near Brick Mi'..
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This Summer?
TolbB Most MitM Spot oil Eartli.
CHIMNEY ROCK, iS. C
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Its 'jalitr t lis uwb Kecom-
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His odice i? at our show window in '
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n m wmTmATJAPO Reference :-Burrus.S Son & Co.,
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The Wood of Most Us6s.
Scieutijlc A merican.
Theoretically speaking, says Timber,
of London, Eng., the oak is the wood
which can be put to the greatest vari
ety of uses, but, as a matter of fact, the
pine is most used, on account ol its
abundance. The timber of the oak,
which combines in itself the essential
elements oi strength and durability,
hardness and elasticity in a degree
Avhicn no other tree can boast, has
been used as a material for shipbuild
ing since the time of King Alfred. It
is also employed in architecture, cabinet-making,
carving, mill work, coop
ering, and a thousand and one other
ways, while the bark is of great yalue
as furnishing tan and yielding a bitter
extract in continual demand for medi
cinal purposes.
The timer of the pine is also used
in house and ship carpenMy. Com
mon turpentine is extracted from it,
and much tar, pitch, resin and lamp
black. Splinters of the resinous roots
Horve the Highlanders instead of can
dles. Fishermen make ropes of the
Inner "-Ik which the Kamchatdales
and Laplanders steep in water and
utilize for making a coarse kind of
bread. The oil obtained from the
What is
,..,! !.o.,iitifnl cn.oi n P:irlli with its IT HI lid Water
f,i!!s. pretty little glens, toweriu- mountains and iiiagnifiecnt views, but U is the
most pleasant .place in I he mountains. r
It is away from the bustle and n-.ise of Rail TTo,-.ds and is thcrciorc, the best
llacf to gain health and sec real pleasure.
1 i ..i r v, !.,., r:.-. V.vf.lV V. Wilmington. X . C. or
intermediate joints? Parties going to Chimney Rock take the Seaboard Air
Line Trains which are the best equipped of any line of Road in the South. T he
L. i i ... f ; rK;,,.n,. ith- vtrr to T?nt bnrfordton from which
oeaooani au jiinc u.uin-.- ,v-
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point a connecting line ot stages carries mem oer a spiunmu iinuiu.1.11 i...,
"WIEaZ-A-T HOTEL
Shall I Stop At?
By all means stop at the Mountain View Inn, conducted by Mr. George'
'orton and his estimable wife. The hotel is new, the furniture and fitting-'.
of t'.e best, and the surroundings well kept. From the hotel is agr nl view
f the most wonderful water falls in the United States, the famous Chimney
Wvk, towering hundrtds of fee., into space.
Mr?. 1 forton is an estimable lady, making ever' one feel at nome soon
as they arrive. She gives Jier ers.'inal attention to lier house-work, and super
intends the cooking department, which insures the most perfect cleanliness.
The kitchen is ke;;t a clean and neat as the parlor under her management. Mr
Horton is a hu.-ticr and believes in having everything lixed to ple.-i.-e Jus guests.
He has lawn tennis and croquet grounds, a marble yard, (that is, a yard nicely
graded, where the boys, men, and ladies can play the old, but ever new g imes of
marble "roll hole, knuckle down, itc") lie has swings, joggling boa-- ! . turn
ing boards, and many amusements for the children. He has rustic .-jats over
the beautiful grounds. Xo where else can visitors find a place Avheru they can
get the comforts and pleasures that they do at Mr. Ilorton's hotel.
BUT IS NOT THE PRICE TOO HIGH?
No! It is really a puzzle to the visitors how Mr. Horton furnishes the
excellent fare and the amusements to visitors that he does for the small charges.
Some of his visitors have insisted on paying him more, and this is the reverse
of most cases, for it is usual to have visitors growl at high rates. Hi only
charges seven dollars per week, or twent-four dollars for a full calendar month.
This is valuable information to me, and a number of my friends who are
going to take a vacation this summer, and I am certainly under obligation to
you and will see you during July and August at Mr. Horion's. By-the-way
how far is it from Asheville?
Only twenty miles. A three hours drive with a good span of horses will take
you to or from the beautiful mountain city, and to Vanderbilt's elegant summer
home. In fact it is said that Vanderbilt is going to have a cottage built at a
point near Chimney Rock. As to all these points you can write Mu. (Iiiokck
P. Horton, Ch.Mnney Rock, N". C.
By-the-way, a party of prominent editors visited the place and selected the
location as the best place to build an Editorial Club House, and they wrote
many words of praise concerning the place and section. I will quote from the
following papers:
Raleigh. News and Observer.
"Here with lofty mountains on each side the most picturesque t-venpry r...-t of
the Rockies, we, a party oi editors, have met to see for ourselves and 'eii the
world something of the real grandeur and sublimity. It is a rov.-:..-ion,
and yet how many are willing to live and die without putting forth one. e.Tort
to view this wondrous scenery. The view from the dome of Chimney
Rock is superb. It must be seen to be thoroughly understood."
Charlotte Observer.
"The shades of night were falling as we drew near our destination. The liar
vest moon hung in the sky as we rounded Chimney Rock. At our right was
Old Boldy, under whose gigantic elifi's we in.-ignificant mortals were creeping
along. The river sang a vesper hymn, and it seemed as if nature was offering
her evening prayer to the Creator. The view from Chimney Rock jy glorious.
But it is useless to describe the beauties of this region. Go and see for yourself."
Wilmington Review.
"It was up hill and down dale; now in the valley shut in by high hills, and
anon skirting the brow of a precipice hundreds of feet above the plain lcn?ath.
The country betwecn.Rutherfordton and Asheville is beautiful, rich, prosperous
and happy. Ve stood upon the summit of the rugged and picturesque
Chimney and gazed abroad for sixty miles, the eye taking in almost at one
glance the peaks of a hundred magnificent mountains. The view is simplv
sublime."
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Castoria is Dr. Samael Pitcher's prescription for Infants
and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by
Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria.
"Castoria la an excellent medicine for chil
dren. Mothers hare repAtdly told me of its
good effect upon their children."
Dx. O. C. Osgood,
Lowell, Mass.
Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the daj is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the rarious quack nostrums which are
destroying their lorod ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
Agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature grares."
Da. J. F. Kxnchelok,
Conway, Ark.
Castoria.
" Castoria is so well adapted to children thai
I recommend it as superior to any prescriptlot
known to me."
H. A. Abchkr, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y
" Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria
and although we only have among c:t:
medical supplies what is known as reepj'..r
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look witt
favor upon it."
United Hospital and Dispensary,
Boston, Mass
Alls C. Smith, Pres.,
Richmond Dispatch.
"There is not a missing element in this beautiful mountain wenerv. There
is a succession of grand views all the way for six miles. Xo language can depict
the grandeur of the scenery all along the route. The Hroad J Fiver certainly is
as picturesque as the famed Swannanoa ; and larger and much more turbulent."
Norfolk Virginian.
"At every turn of the road as we approach, the mountains unfold, panorama
like,displaymg wild grandeur almost and yet fascinating in the extreme. Peak
after peak seemingly reaching skyward after supremacy as though spurning the
placidity of the valley, and defying the arts of .the city builders of the plain.
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The outlook was superb beyond description.
Richmond Times.
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5h Centaur Company, T7 Murray Street, New York City.
S3
-Hickory Xm Cap i the most picturesque section or country to l,c lr.mr1
iTOiighout the Appaiaehii-.n t-haiu. The Hro.-.d River. s, rr-.flr. ...
divides the great p r-e, k.mr.g a towenn-, rued height on either de
Members of our party Avere viemg with each other in the uo f,f adjectives over
the glorious land-cape. T, aiteint description of the great grav peaks' over
looking roaring cataracts and smiling v.ties U;low would Ixj but saeri'lee'wii'M,
nee a glimpse ha.; heen ohtained." "
A STAY -AT OUDINEV ROCK WILL CUKE
Malarial Diseasog, BM Poison, Mipstioa, Dyspopia.
WITHOUT DOUBT CHIMNEY ROCK HAS
The Finest Water in the World. '
For full particulars, Address,
Gc. P. HORTOJST,
6 13-1;It Chimney Rock, N. C.
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