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LUCKY SEVEN. HE. BRYAN'S CHANCE. Number Seven all Through. Burlington Slews. There is, perhaps, no superstition so general throughout the civilized world as that regarding the figure thirteen being an unlucky number. How it originated, perhaps will never be known, but it is generally attributed to the presence of the twelve apostles and Christ at the last supper. There is also world-wide superstition regard ing the figure seven being a lucky number, and throughout all the rail roads of this country the engineers in variably select the seven in preference to any otfier engine. It is said that many of the roads omit numbering an engine thirteen because it is difficult to get an engineer to take charge of it. When the democratic nominee for president, William J. Bryan, arrived at Chicago, seyeral weeks before the convention convened, he put up at a hotel, the name of which is 11 i : i mrtm lorfprva 1 :iittrvri The clerk assigned him to room No. 7. The committee in charge of the ar rangements had just seven coupons printed on the tickets of admission, and there were just seven business ses sions. The democratic convention convened in the seventh 'month of the year July on the seventh day of the month, at a city the name of which is spelled with just seven letters, Chica- go. The name of the nominee and by the way, there are just seven letters in nominee is spelled with seven letters ; William, seven letters ; W. J. Bryan, seven letters. He was nominated by H. T. Lewis , seven letters, and the first State to vote for him was Georgia, which is spelled with seven letters, Mr. Bryan's home is in a city of seven letters, Lincoln, and the State whose vote secured him the nomination was Montana, seven letters. The chairman of the national committee in charge of the convention "was Harrity, seven letters, and the new chairman is S. M. White, seven letters. He wears a No. 7 shoe and a No. 7 hat, and there were just seven States that followed the standard of Nebraska for a long time before Illinois joined the procession. The name of the club that Mrs. Bry an organized is spelled with seven let ters, Sorosis, and he referred to just seven kinds of business men in his great speech that secured his nomina tion. There were seven candidates for president nominated before the con vention, and the sleeping car that ear ned him to Chicago was the "Feronia," seven letters. If there is anything in this belief re garding the figure seven, W. J. Bryan, who is in his thirty-seventh year, will be inaugurated president March 4th, 1897. The fact that Mc'Kmley was nominated for president on the anni versary of the battle of Waterloo is sig nificant of his defeat. GIVING AND TAKING. I hold him great, who for love's sake, Can give with generous, earnest will Yet he who takes, for love's sweet sake, I think I hold more generous still. Selected. Tortured by Drops of Water. Pittsburg Dispatch. One of the Chinese modes of punish ment, especially when a confession is wanted from a criminal, is to place him where a drop of water will fall upon one certain spot in his shaven crown for hours, or days, if necessary. The torture this inflicts is proved by an ex perience of Sandow, the strong man. When he was in Vienna a few years ago a school teacher bet him that he would not be able to let a half-litre of wa ter drop upon his hand until the meas ure was exhausted. A half-litre is onl v a little more than a pint. Sandow laughed at the very idea of his not be ing able to do this. So a half-litre measure was procured, and a hole drill ed in the bottom just sufficient to let the water escape drop by drop. Then the experiment began. San dow laughed and chatted gayly at first. The schoolmaster kept count upon the n timber of drops. At about the 200th Sandow grew a little more serious. Soon an expression of pain crossed his face. With the entrance into the third hundred his hand began to swell and grow red. Then the skin burst. The pain grew more and more excruciating. Finally, at the 420th drop, Sandow had to give up and acknowledge himself vanquished. Eis'Way. Evening Post. A gentleman was visiting a Scotch lunatic asylum, where new premises were being added. The inmates were assisting. On seeing one of toe latter wheeling a barrow upside down from the building to the stones, the visitor asked him why he wheeled it in that manner. "Oh," said the lunatic, "that's the best way." The visitor took the Via r row. and turning it unsida dmvn Mini - "This is the Drorer wjiv " "That's kjs & x. r - w J a' you ken," said the inmate : "I tried it that. wov. but thev filled it fnrn bricks." So saying, he trotted on bis usual way. ... IN THE CEMETERY. BLAINE'S GBAVE UNMASKED. No Headstone Shows the Last Best ing Place of the Distinguished Statesman. Globe-Democrat. Probably no American who has died within the last decade waj3 the object of the admiration and the affectiqn of the American people to the degree that it was bestowed upon the late James G. Blaine, and yet even in the capital city almost no one seems to have any idea of the resting place of his ashes. The immortal genius of statesmanship and those qualities that made him the idol of his party will be long cherished in the minds and hearts of men, but his final resting place is practically unknown and un honored, even by those who rendered him the most enthusiastic homage du ring his lifetime. Over in Georgetown, which, al though a part of the city of Washing ton, still retains its ancient name, there is beautiful Oak Hill cemetery. The name conveys a literal idea of the place. On a hillside of sloping green, falling away to the waters of Rock creek, and shaded by the spreading branches of huge old oaks, are the tombs oi many famous men in the his tory of this country. The cemetery is the foundation of W. W. Corcoran, who established the Corcoran art gal lery, and whose fortune was freely spent in practical philanthropy in Washington. Oak Hill cemetery is controlled by a corporation whose rules are somewhat rigid, and smoking is forbidden' in its boundaries. It is kept in order by a force of a dozen or more gardeners, who are constantly at work upon its walks, lawns, flower beds and shnbbery. As might be im agined, it is a somewhat aristocratic place of final repose, and wealth and family name are. prerequisites to the purchaser of a lot. It is said that during Mr. Blaine's residence in Washington it was his frequent habit to take a stroll through beantfful Oak Hill, and that there he could throw off the burdens of affairs of State when they became too oppres sive. On one of these occasions he observed a large, hickory tree whose top had been snapped squarly off in a storm. The trunk was still sound and up to the break the tree was beautiful and symmetrical. Mr. Blaine is said to have remarked to the companion of his walk that the tree was a fitting em blem of his life, a sturdy and luxuri ous growth up to a certain point and then a square break. Later he pur chased the lot which includes the tree and there he was buried. At the foot of the grave stands the initials "J. G. B." At the head is this hickory tree and nothing else. And thus it hap pened that no stately monument with glowing inscription marks the grave of the great and illustrious man. By his side are buried his eldest son Walker Blaine, whose death was such a tremendous blow to his father, who in later years had come to lean so heav ily upon his first born, and his daugh ter Mrs. Coppinger. Their graves are marked with inconspicuous white marble stones, containing nothing but the name and appropriate dates. 19th Century Cautions. Selected. If you are A lover, don't be too fond. A husband, don't be miserly, nor flirt with liberty. A wife, don't be extravagant, nor too exacting, nor unkindly censorious. A mother, don't be too lenient. A father, don't be too harsh. A son or daughter, don't be ashamed of your parentage. A pastor, don't be too dignified nor too coldly reserved. A church member, don't be too hyp ocritical of the pulpit. An employer, don't be afraid of over paying. An employe, don't be afraid of over working. A dressmaker, don't delay your work. A customer, don't delay your pay. As a salesman, don't overrate your goods. As a purchaser, don't overrate your purchases. As a friend, don't be captious. As a foe, don't be unmerciful. If a neighbor, don't be too intimate. As a lender, be patient ; if a borrow er, be prompt. If you are smart, don't be vain : it dull don't talk too incessantly. If poor, don t be envious or suspi cious ; if rich, don't be heartless. As a giver, don't parade, as a recip ient don't be ungrateful. Condensed Testimony. Chas. B. Hood, Broker and Manufac turer's Agent, Columbus. Ohio, certi fies that Dr. King's New Discovery has no equai as a uougn remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. St. James Hotel, Ft. Wayne, Ind., testifies that he was cur ed of a Cough of two years standing, caused by La Grippe, by Dr. King's New Discovery. B. F. Merrill. Bald- winsville, Mass., says that he has used ana recommended it and never knew it to fail and would rather have it than any doctor, because it alwavs enrea Mrs. Hemming, 222 E. 25th St., Chi cago, always keeps it at hand and has no fear of Croup, because it instantly relieyes. Free Trials Bottles at E. T Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store. Tacts About Presidents. Selected. It is a strange and interesting fact that only eight Presidents wore beards. Cleveland is the only one who had a mustache alone. Jefferson had the finest hair of all, but Pierce was per haps the proudest of his locks. Jack son was the most leonine-like, and Polk the mildest in expression. , of the lot. J. Q. Adams was the most bald, and Washington was the only one who had false teeth, according to reports. Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln are perhaps most mentioned of past Presi dents, and Cleveland is the largest man, per pounds, that ever occupied the chair. Johnson was the most assailed and the first Harrison had the least to do with the office, as death removed him prematurely. Lincoln had the saddest fate, Van Buren the pleasantest. The proclamation of emancipation by Lin coln and the doctrine of Monroe are perhaps the greatest papers bearing upon their times that ever came from the holders of office. Jackson and Lincoln were the most fearless, and Grant the most stoic-like. from TT.&Journal of STatieint years' standing curea him. He publishes a vainaois work on this dis ease, 'which he sends with a larere bot tle of his absolute cure, free to any sufferers wno may sena tneir jr. j. ana express aaaress. Pro.W.E. we aavise an' one wishing a cure to address , P., 4 Cedar St., cewTor TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM, N. C. Trinity offers courses in Mathemat ics, Philosophy, Latin, Greek, German, French, English, History, Political Science, Political Economy, Social Science, Chemistry, Astronomy, Min eralogy, Geology, Physics, Biology and Bible. BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, BEST ED UCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THOROUGH INSTRUCTION. $IS1 to $220 pays all College ex penses per year. Next Session opens Sept. 0, 1S9G. For catalogue, address JOHN C. KILGO, 7 2 2m President. FERSONAL. Free G4-page medical relerence book to any person afflicted with any special, chronic or delicate disease pe culiar to their sex. Address the lead ing physicians and surgeons of the United States, Dr. Hathaway & Co. 22 South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga. JOHN SKIPWITH, BOOT and SHOE-MAKER. G-roceries AND CONFECTIONERIES. One Door North of Stern's, Main St 7 5lw Gotland Neck, N. C We have just received a shipment of Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic It was bought with a distinct under standing between the manufacturer and ourselves that each and every bottle Is guaranteed to cure any of the following diseases : lst-CHILLS AND FEVER. 2nd-BILIOUS FEVER. 3rd-TYPHOID FEVER. 4th-HEMORRHAGlC FEVER. 5th-DENGUE FEVER. - Gtn-MEASLES. 7th-NEURALGIA. 8th-LAGRIPPE. Now, we are williner to sell to von on the same conditions we buy it on. We will guarantee one single 50c bot tle to cure any of the diseases above enumerated. Failing to do so we will cheerfully return your money. Yours truly, B. T. WHITEHEAD & CO., Scotland Neck, N. C. ABBOTT'S : EDS! PI 5- Qorn Paint Caret CORNS, BUNIONS and WARTS SPEEDILY and WITHOUT PAIN FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. UPP1CAH SBOTBEBS, Prtp'rs, Llppman's Block, SAVANNAH, GA. TTkO A MIS VI AW IV ,1 ml L. PITT, TARBORO, N. C. BICYCLES OF ALL KINDS ON HAND. WW Ivor Johnsons, $ 1 00. Fitsburg, $75. gSpecialty in repairing. All parts furnished for any bicvcle manufac tured. PLUMBING AND STflAM FITTING AT LOWEST PRICES; 6 251y MILKSHAKES AND LEMONADE. I eat at Robinson's. I Dont. Nourishing meals at all hours Shoe-shop for making and repairing JOHN ROBERSON, Main Street, Scotland Neck, N. C. HO rJORE EYE-GLASSES CO M1 WEAK U9BE WWk. r. W BTE& r.HTOHELL'8 A Certain, Baf 9, and EfTuctive Kenedy tot SORE, WEAK, & INFLAMED EYES, . Producing Long-Sigkiedness. & Restor ing tho Sight of ihi Old. Cores Tear Drops, Granulation Stye Tumors, Red Eyes, Matted Eye Lashes, ISO FRODUCrJS QTTCK BELIEF M0 PERHA3EST CUES. Also, equally efficacious when used In other maladies, such as Dicers, Ferr Seres Timor, Salt Uheom, Barns, Piles, or wherever inflammation exists, MITCJXEItVB BAX, VJS may be used to advantage. Sold by all Drncsisea at Cents. 11 14 ly (C) JOB PBIM1G ! Letter, Note and Bill Heads Envelopes, Statements, Cir culars, Blanks, Posters, Doagers, Business Cards, Ship ping Tags, O m CO Visiting Cards, Labels, Receipt, Iote, Check and Draft Books, and in fact anything you want in the printing line, you can get at -o- WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF TYPE-WRITER PAPER. WEDDING INVITATIONS, BALL AND SUPPER, TICKETS. m m 53 Write for our prices before plac ing your order elsewhere. Farmers' Monthly Pay Roll Price one cent each. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED EVERY TIME. H copr larDle furls 111, 113 and 115 Bank St., NORFOLK, VA. II Grave Stones Atlantic Coast Lone. W. & W. R. R. AND BRANCHES. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated April No. 23. No. 35. No. 41. 20, '96. Daily. lany. ua.uy.. A. M. P-M. A. M. Lv. Weldon 1155 .9 44 Ar. Rocky Mt. 1 00 10 39 Ar. Tarboro, Lv. Tarboro, 12 20 Lv. Rocky Mt. 1 05 10 20 1103 12 53 300 600 Lv Wilson 2 03 Lv Selma 2 53 LvFayetteville4 30 Ar Florence 7 20 No 47. Daily. Lv Wilson 2 13 7 35 9 35 8 29 1000 A M LvGoldsboro 3 10 Lv Magnolia 4 16 Ar Wilming'n 5 45 p M TRAINS GOING NORTH. No 78 No 32 Daily Daily Lv Florence 8 15 725 Fayetteyille 10 55 9 30 Lv Salma 12 32 Ar Wilson 1 20 11 15 AM PM " No 48 No 40 Daily Daily Lv Wilmington 9 00 6 30. Lv Magnolia 10 3? 8 02 Lv Selma . 11 35 9 10 Ar Wilson 12 25 9 55 AM P M NcT78 No"3ll No 40 Daily Daily Daily p M P M P M Lv Wilson 12 52 1120 10 00 ArMockyMtl48 12 02 10 40 Ar Tarboro 223 Lv Tarboro 12 20 Lv RockyMt 1 53 12 02 Ar Weldon 3 10 12 55 AM. Train on Scotland Neck Branch road leaves Weldon 3.55 p m., Halifax 4.13 p m, arrives Scotland Neck at o.Oo p m Greenville 0.47 p m, Kinston .id p m Returning leaves Kinston 7.20 a m, Greenville 8.22 a in. Arriving Halifax at 11.00 a m., Weldon 11.20 a m, daily except Sunday. Trains on Washington Branch leave Washington 8.00 a m, arrives at Par- mele 8.50 a m. returning leaves Parme- le 6.10 p m., arrives Washington 7.35 p m. Daily except Sunday. Connects with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh Railroad and Scotland Neck Branch. Train leaves Tarboro, via Albemarle & Raleigh road Daily except Sunday, 4.40p m, Sunday 3.00 p m, arrive Wil- liamston, 7.18 p m., 4.20 p. m., Ply- mouthS.SO p m, 5.20 p m. Returning leaves Plymouth, Daily except Sunday, 6.00, a. m. Williamston 7.30 a m. 9.58 a m. Arrive Tarboro 10.40 a m 11.20 a m. Trains on Southern Division, Wilson and Fayetteville Branch leave Fayette yille Branch leave Fayetteville 0.30 p m, arrive Rowland 7.11 a m. Return ing leave Rowland 7.35 a m, arrive at Fayetteville 9.19 a m. Daily except Sunday. Train on Midland, N. C, Branch leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday 6.00 a m, arrive Smithneld 7.30 a m Returning leaves Smitlifield 8.00 a m arrive Goldsboro 9.30 a m. Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rocky Mount at 6.20 p m. arrives Nash 7.15 p m., Spring Hope 7.40 p re Returning leaves Spring Hope 8.00 a m., Nashville 8.35 a m. Rocky Mount U.lo a m., daily, except Sunday. Train on Clinton branch leaves War saw for Clinton daily except Sunday at 6.20 p m., and 11.15 a m. Return ing leaves Clinton at 8.20 a m., and 3, 10 pm connecting at Warsaw for Clin ton, daily, except Sunday at 6.20 p m, and 11.15 a m. Returning leaves Clin ton at 8.20 a m., and 3.10 p m., con at Warsaw with Nos. 41, 40, 23 and 78. Trains No. 57 South bound and 14 North will stop only at Rocky Mt, Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia. Train No. 8 makes close connection at Weldon for all points North daily. All rail via Richmond, and daily except Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun day, with Norfolk and all points north via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE, J. R. KENLY, General Sup't Sup't Trans. T. M. EMMERSON, Gen'l Pas. Agt. NORFOLK & CAROLINA R. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. Dated April 20, 1896. Daily ex. San. South Bound Trains. Daily ex. Sun. North Eoun Trains. Stations. No. 103 No. 49 P. M. A. M. No. 4S No. 102. P. M. A. M 2 10 8 40 Lv Norfolk Ar. 6 00 10 5 2 25 9 00 Pinners Toint 5 35 9 30 2 50 9 29 Drivers 5 11 9 84 3 05 9 44 Suffolk 4 57 8 51 3 43 10 18 Gates 4 23 8 31 4 02 10 38 Tunis 4 05 8 15 4 30 1100 Ahoskey 3 45 9 33 4 45 11 14 Aulander 3 31 7 5R 5 25 11 57 Hobgood 2 54 7 19 5 50 12 20 Ar. Tarboro 2 35 6 55 Ar. L,v. 5 57 1 25 Rocky Mount 2 o5 6 30 P. M. P. M. P. M. A. M. No 23 carries pullman narlcr Norfolk to Rocky Mount and connects with A. C. L. Train 23 for all points soutn. No. 103 connects at Hoberood for all eastern Carolina points, also at Rooky iviount witn A. U. Li. tram 27 for all points south. No. 78 carries Dullman narlor oar Rocky Mount to Norfolk and connects tor all points north. or all information schedule call nn or address G. M. SERPELL, J. R. LENLY, Gen'l Manager Sup't Trains. T. M. EMERSGN, Genl Passenger Agent TPS o.Mill&a!B CAN be CURED. We will SEND FREE b auil a larere TRIAL. BOTTI.V . also, a treatise on Epilepsy. DON'T SUFFER ANY IflKClVa I t-J ce. Stat ami Conntr. uul i nliinlv line i Post Of. H Address, THE HALL CHEMICAL CO., 4 ZanO Fainnount Arcoue. Philadelphia, Pa. 0 3 6m. W. D. HARBISON'S T3US LINE -BETWEEN ROANOKE RAPIDS AND WELDON. SCHEDULE AS FOLLOWS : Leave Weldon daily at 12 :20 p. m. Leave Roanoke Rapids, 2 :00 p. m. jgjCTWlLL MAKE SPECIAL TRIPS if necessary leaving Weldon at 8 :00 a m. and 4 :00 p. m. yFARE tor the round trip 75c. Fare one way only, 50c. 5 4 3m COMFORTABLE VEHICLES AND GOOD TEAMS. Horses and Buggies Always on 6J0 xn 5 o i 2 P5 S 1Z t c3 H 02 1 & S White Cor. Main and Tenth Streets, - HAVE RECEIVED FULL LINE OF DRESS GOODS, Clothing, Dry Mm, Soots, Shoos, Eats, Mar 7 ly. 5 Slier COOKE, CLARK & CO., SASH, .. DOOHS .'. AND .. BLI2TDS, Moludings, Stair Rail, Newels, Grates, Wood Mantels, Roofing and Sheathing Papers, Marbleized Slate Mantels. Builders' Hardware, Paints, Oils, Brushes, -AND Building Material OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. NORFOLK, .... VltfGINLA. HEATH-SMITH 00., WHOLESALE GROCERS, Norfolk, - Va. MEATS AND LARD. 4 4 ti A. McDOWELL, President. FRANK P. SHIELDS, Capiiikr. A. B. HILL, Ass't Cashier. The Scotia! Ml Ml, SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. SOLICITS THE ACCOUNTS OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND IJUSINE83 FIRMS. 10 10 I" THE CAROLINA -MANUFACTURERS OF- First-class Buggies, Carriages, Surreys, Wagons and Carts, A SPECIAL REPAIRING DEPARTMENT. A FULL FORCE OF HANDS workers, Smiths, Trimmers and Painters. "OUR FACILITIES are equal to the best and we compete with any man ufactory in the country turning out the same class oi work. e carry A Full Line of Harness of all Grades. gGTA. SPECIAL HORSE-SHOEING DEPARTMENT conducted on the It- test scientific principles. OTAN EXPERT UPHOLSTERER who can make your old furniture iooh new. Carolina Buggy Company, 3 19tf SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. JUO. 0. GAMAGE, WOODSIDE'S LODGE, WHARF, - NORFOLK, VA. Shell Lime, Land Plaster, ROCKLAND LIME, CEMENT, SEWER AND WELL PIPE, Drain Tile, Chimney Pipe, Coal and Lime, tar; ETC 319 6m Arrive Roanoke Rapids 1 :30 p. m. Arrive Weldon 3 : p. m. Hand for Hire at Reasonable Prices. Mlt r. e n ! a Q 'r So Ja & .5 P ag.2a 2 c S 8 3 ps ST o o OS s s 2 id M & Pau.ll, SCOTLAND NECK, N. 0. Goods, and i Fine Line o! II 1 ly ,0. all the time engaged, including Wocxl ft D c5 'a! izj m "I r3 IS EH Ms, ' ' MARK Vy Heck-wear. b ID 1 y IT . ' -
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