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Points and Paragraphs of Things Present, Past and Future. It has appeared in the prints that Mr. James Kennerly who died of con sumption at Salisbury recently , warned the young men about his bed against smoking cigarettes. He smoked them for many years and attributed his dis ease in no small degree to the effect it had upon his system. Young men ought to heed the warning. While this country is in a state of peace with the world and we all hope it may remain so always, men are all the while at work on new inventions for more successful warfare. The lat est "terror of the deep" is a torpedo boat by Lieutenant Halpine of U. S.N. It is being quietly built in Boston and is most unique in its operations and effects. During the last session ot Congress $9,500 was appropriated for experi ments with the Halpine torpedo. Fol lowing is a nartial description, taken from the National Recorder : "The torpedo is a long, slender, ci gar-shaped affair, made of copper (or steel if preferred), and in this is placed an electric motor, with storage batter ies containing sufficient power to pro pel the torpedo at a speed of twenty two knots by means of a screw at the rear, inere is also within it a reel containing several miles of fine piano wire, and it is by means of this wire that the operator retains his control. the wire passing out as the machine proceeds on its journey. The operator may be stationed where he sees fit. Holding in his hand a simple little keyboard, all that he need do is to move an index arm arouna it, making connection with any one of a number of little metal points, to send the ma chine ahead, fast or slow ; back, put the helm to port or to starboard through any angle, or explode the charge. Briefly, he is enabled by this simple keyboard to propel, steer, bring back or discharge his weapon. He needs no other apparatus, all the motive power and machinery being within his missile. He may be on shore, on a ship or in a small boat, or he may even put on a life preserver, get astride the torpedo, proceed on it as far as he likes, then jump off, and, holding his key board in his hands, maneuver his weap on as he likes. "The torpedo may be operated at any distance within the range of vis ion, as the reel inside may hold a doz en or more miles of . wire. When the operator sights his prey, he has but to start the machine in pursuit speeding up or slowing down, backing or steer ing in any direction in pursuit of the hostile ship. When the latter is reach ed, the explosion may be accomplished in one of two ways. It may be done by means of the keyboard, or it may be done on contact. In the latter case a long harpoon, which projects from the nose of the machine, is driven back, liberating a conical headed canister and igniting its fuse, which burns for a tew seconds and tnen explodes the big charge of high explosive, which. as so powerful as not to require actual con tact with the enemy's hull to break it in. If it explodes anywhere within 20 or 30 feet the disturbance will be dis astrous. But here must be described one of the most unique, peculiar feat ures of the invention. "When the harpoon strikes the ship and liberates the charge, the torpedo boat itself is at once backed away and returns at the top of its speed to its operator, leaving the harpoon stuck in the ship's side or entangled in her torpedo net. The torpedo proper, which contains the explosive, is dis charged from the fundamental ma-J chine, or torpedo boat, and takes downward course at an angle of abou j.5 rtofrfifts. but the moment it hai A" e- j cleared its carriage, it is brought up t it with the harpoon. "Thus if a torpedo net is encounter the harpoon remains entangled in it but the explosive, in its medal canister, dives down beneath it, rises on the oth er side and explodes against or close to ft tffe hull. If there be no net, the har poon sticks in the side of the hull at tacked, the explosive diving under and striking either lower down or on the opposite side. If the harpoon iails to stick in the hull or to be held by the net, it makes no difference, as the ex plosion takes place so quickly after the first contact that its work would be performed effectively anyhow. When once it has liberated its charge, the machine is brought back by its opera tor, a new charge, harpoon and reel in serted, and it may be again despatched n its errand ot destruction. Nor is it ainrava necesaarv to replace the reel, as aomo wim m a-v often be used Commonw; SCOTLAND Written for The Commonwealth. A LETTER FROM CHIM. TWO MILLION GRAVES IN ONE CEMETERY. Other Observations. We are at Amoy now, and it is a very large city. It is one among the oldest cities in China. All the Euro peans live on one side of the harbor, which is an island about three miles square. It is not very safe to go through the old city of Amoy, unless you have a good guide. The streets are very narrow, so narrow that two people can. hardly pass each other. Whenever we visited these places, we were objects of curiosity to the natives. This place has a very large population, crowded in verv close quarters. There are many sights to be seen in and around Amoy. There were two mer chant sailors killed in the old city of Amoy while we were there by the Chi nese but no clue or satisfaction could be obtained. Xext we come to Chinkiang, China, and it is one of the largest rice ports in the world, but it is only a small town and is situated on the Yangtse Kiang river. It has an extensive back country. The most of this rice is brought down the river in China junks as they call the China boats. You can see thousands of these boats on the riv er at one time. The Chinese all have their families on board and live on the water. When going up this river you can see nothing but rice farms as far as the eye can reach. There are canals cut from thisriver all through the country. 1 appreciated my visit here, for it was something new to me, seeing the beautiful temples and the idols which the Chinese worship. We come to Wu-Hu, China, which is situated on the same river about tnree hundred miles from Chinkiang. Quite a number of Missionaries reside here and they are doing good w?ork. We are now at Xingpoo, China. This Village is situated on the Young river about ninety miles south of Shanghai. The inhabitants are about 200,000 na tives, and 165 foreigners most of whom are missionaries and custom house of ficers. The United States and England are the only countries that are repre sented by a Consulate here. Xingpoo is the seat of a large native trade, but its exports are small, the main staple being the varnish. The city proper is situated in the centre of what might be called a national cemetery. As far as you can see, there is nothing but graves and the scent of the air is ter rible. Chinese are sent from all parts of the world to be buried here. It has more than two million of graves. They are all buried above and even with the surface. Heavy rains often wash the bodies up and float them away. The hogs are often seen chewing on the dead bodies. This is a yery sickly place and there are many lepers among the natives. The land is very fertile. The Chinamen eat but very little meat. They live principally upon rice and fish. The next place is Chefoo, China. This is the" summer resort of China and is always cool and healthy. It is one of the most northern treaty ports in China and is situated at the mouth of the Pie-Ho river which leads from Tinst-Sin to Peking. It was of special importance to both the Chinese and Japanese during the war. There is a large industrial school carried on by the missionaries here. The chief pro duction is silk and it is very cheap. At the time of my visit there, I saw ninety five men-of-war in the harbor. I am on my way to Xankin, China, now and will write you on my arrival. C. T. Curbie. - K i NECK, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1896. WHAT MAKES HOME. Our little lad came in one day With austy shoes and tired feet ; His playtime had been hard and long, Out in the summers nootide heat. "I'm glad I'm home," he cried, and hung His torn straw hat up in the hall, While in the corner by the door He put away his bat and ball. "I wonder why," his auntie said, "This little lad always comes here, When there are many other homes As nice as this and quite as near? He stood a moment deep in thought, lhen, with the lovelight'-m his eye, He pointed where his mother sat, Ana sam, -&ne lives nere, that is why." With beaming face the mother heard. Her mother heart was very glad, A true sweet answer he had given, That thoughtful, loving little lad ; . And well I know that hosts of lads Are just as loving, true, and dear ; Fkat fhey would answer as he did 'T'ls home, for mother's livins: here." Christian Advocate, The Muir Glacier. Leslie's Weekly. One of the chief attractions to the tourist in Alaska is the great Muir gla cier, the most wonderful of all the world. One who has looked upon its towering front will never forget the spectacle. It differs from the Swiss gla ciers in the fact that it is not a stream of ice winding down a mountain-walled valley, but a broad gently undulating prairie surrounded by innumerable iey mountains, from the shadowy depths ot which flow the many tributary glaciers that form the great central trunk. One who has visited it says that "there are seven large tributaries, from two to six miles wide where they enter the trunk, and from ten to twenty miles long, each of them fed by many secondary tribu taries ; so that the whole number of branches, great and small, pouring from the mountain fountains, must number upward of two hundrel, not counting the smallest. The area drained by this one grand glacier cat hardly be less than one thousand squire miles, and it probably contains as much ice as all the eleven hundred SwJss glaciers com bined. The length of the glacier from the frontal wall back to the bead of the farthest fountain is es-.imated at fifty miles, and the width of the main trunk just below the confluence ot the large tributaries is about twenty-five miles. Though apparently as motionless as the mountains, it flows on forever, the speed varying in every part with the seasons, but mostly with the depth of the current, and the declivity, smooth ness and directness of the different por tions of the basin. The flow of th'e central cascading portion near the front, as determined by Professor Reid, is at the rate of from two and a half to five inches an hour, or from five to ten feet a day. A strip ot the main trunk about a mile in width, extending along the eastern margin about fourteen miles, to a large lake filled with bergs, has but little motion, and is so little broken by crevasses that one hundred horsemen might ride abreast over It without encountering much difficulty. "The great ice-wall or front of the glacier is about three miles wide, but the sheer middle berg-producing por tion that stretches across the inlet from side to side, like a huge green-and-blue barrier, is only about two miles wide. and its height above the water is from two hundred and fifty to three hun dred. But soundings made by Cap tain Carroll show that seven hundred and twenty feet of the wall is below the surface, while a third unmeasured portion is buried beneath the moraine detritus that is constantly deposited at the foot of it. Therefore, were the wa ter and rocky detritus cleared away, a a sheer precipice of ice would be pre sented nearly two miles long and more than a thousand feet high. Seen from a distance, it seems comparatively reg ular in form ; but it is far otherwise bold, jagged capes jut forward into the ore, alternating with deep re-entering Aangles and sharp, craggy hollows with plain bastians, while the top is rough ened with innumerable spires and pyramids, and sharp, hacked blades leaning and toppling, straight into the sky." or cutting Don't bolt your food, it irritate your stomach. Choose digestible food and chew it. Indigestion i3 a dangerous sickness. Proper care prevents i t, ShaKer Digestive. Cordial cures it. That is the long and"short of indiges tion. Now, the question is : Have you ot indigestion ? Yes, if you have pain r discomfort after eating, headache, izziness. nausea, offensive breath, eartbburn, langour, weakness, lever, undice, flatulence, loss of appetite, ir- tabilitv. constipation, etc. Yes, you ,ave indigestion. To cure it, take bna- 'er Digestive Cordial. The medicinal frha jindnlunts of which Shaker Diges- IveCordial is composed, help to di- est the food in your stomach ; help to tren ethen your stomach . W hen your tsimflh is st roue care will keep it so. fehaicpr Dicestive Cordial is for sale by Druggists, price 10 cents to fl.w per ORIENTAL HUMP." WHAT MANY A BOY NEEDS. Ten Cents' worth of the Future. Youth's Companion. I here are still many people who think they can learn something of the future, or discover how to get rich without work, by consulting "seers" ana '-prophets." But it is not often that one gets good advice, even for the usual fee ot a dollar, as an Illinois youth got for ten cents. He sent his dime and a letter asking for a "predic tion," to what he supposed was the ad dress of a "sear" in Boston. In a few days he received the following reply, written on the stationery of a great railway company, and signed by a man whose industry and ability have made him a respected officer of that compa ny : Dear Sir : You,- favor of the twen ty first, addressed to Box 213, found its way into the office ot a hardware firm who rent that box. They ielt that they could not do you justice in the way c f predictions, and so turned the letter over to me. This is not strictly in-line of business, but I will try to give you your money's worth. Xow, judging from your age, as stat ed twenty-nine years I should say you are not an old man, but you are certainly old enough to know better. The sample of hair enclosed is not coarse enough tor an Indian s. so I know you are not of that race. Be sides, no Indian would squander ten cents on his "future when he could buy red flannel or war-paint Vfith it. I notice that you want to marry a rich girl, and that you "prefer one with blue eyes and golden hair," and you ask what your chances are. I should say they were about the same as your chan ces are of getting struck by lightning or being President of the United States. Such things do happen, but the danger isn't enough to keep a man awake at night, worrying about it. Besides, the man who values his future at ten cents is likely to find the highway of love pretty hard sledding. You want to know how you can be sure to have more money at the end of the year than you have now. That is easy : Save more between times. Xow, young man, your future will depend entirely on yourself. Every man is the architect of his own for tunes, and can build them up at will. It would do .you no good to know your future ahead ot time, for then it would cease to be a future, and the uncertain ties which every man has to provide for, and which show whether he is good for anything or not, would be eliminat ed. You can't make a success of life be getting your future in advance and then sitting quietly down and waiting for it to mature. The best way is to get an Oriental hump on yourself, and hustle while you wait. Find a hoe and a turnip patch, or, when you feel like going courting, take a buck-saw and call on the woodpile, and your future will take care of itself. I feel that this is all I can afford to give jou for ten cents. Very truly j'ours, H. D. Blank. P- S. A friend ot mine and myself have appropriated the ten cents. Free Silver Watches. Spartanburg (5. C.) Herald. A young farmer living overinXorth Carolina near Hendersonville paid the Herald a visit yesterday morning. He stated that while engagaed in digging well last week, his pick suddenly struck some metallic substance, after having gone about four feet m the ground. Upon closer examination of the object it proved to be a large iron pot, containing exactly twelve double case, solid silver watches. He had several of the time pieces on his person. They all seemed m per fect order. One of them bore the name of Henry Henry, London, Eng land ; another W. C. Sampson, Switzer land ; while a third had the name Sim- kins Owens scratched on the inside of the case, and the words, "bought at Ge noa, Italy," written just under it. The name of the gentleman who found the prize is J. X. Langiord, whose home is about eight miles from TTftndersonville. He savs that he is t.hinfrinff senouslv of coing into the well digging business. Cure for Headache. As a remedv for all forms of head ache Electric Bitters has proved to be the very best. I t effects a permanent cure Jand the most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure a bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipa tion Electric Bitters cures by giving the needed tone to the boweis, and few cases long resist the use of this medi cine. Try it once. Fifty cents and $1 atE. T. Whitehead & Co.'s Drug Store. it NO. 42. The Davis ROCKY lYlOUNTFU, c. Ifdesire to say to the Tobacco Growers of Halifax and adjoining counties, that I am better prepared than ever, to get you the very HIGHEST MARKET PRICES for your tobbacco. We have plenty of Buyers, and with more than SEVENTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE in the Warehouse business. I do not hesitate to tell you that Rocky Mount is the maruet nrd. the Dayis Warehouse the place, to sell your tobacco. ?"GIYE ME A TRIAL AND I WILL PLEASE YOT. JO"PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL SHIPMENT:- Your Friend. 9 10 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT : WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, OF XKURASKA. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT : ARTHUR SEWALL. OF MAINE. State Democratic Ticket. For Governor : CYRUS B. WATSON, of Forsythe. For Lieutenant Governor ; THOS. W. MASON, of Northampton. For Secretary : CHAS. M. COOKE, of Franklin. For'A udi tor : It. ;u. runaia;, of Buncombe. For Treasurer : B. F. AYCOCK, of Wayne. Supt. Public Instruction : J. C. SCARBOROUGH, of Johnston. For Attorney-General : F. I. OSBORNE, of Mecklenburg. For Supreme Court Judges : A. C. AVERY, ol Burke, G. H. BROWN, of Beaufort. FOR CONGRESS SECOND DISTRICT : FRED. A. WOODARD, OF WILSON. County Democratic Ticket. For the Senate CLAUDE KITCHIX. For tho House W. H. THORXE, DR. R. A. PATTERSON. For Sheriff C. W. DUNX. For Register of Deeds J. FRAXK BRIXKLEY. For Treasurer B. F. TILLERY. For Coroner J. H. FITZGERALD. County Commissioners W. C. Daniel, E. W. Hvman and Whit. II. Johnston. WELRY SILVERWARE!!! WATCHES AND CLOCKS TUT IN PERFECT REPAIR. We have engaged the services of Mr. J. p. Perry, from the Chicago Watch Ma kers' Institute, where lie took a thorough course, and is prepared to do ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING And Engraving. His office is at our show window in front. All work is guaranteed. ff-GIVE HIM A CALL E. T. WHITEHEAD & CO., 4 25 tf Scotland Neck, X. C. A. Vmn TTJLJtMntat of IS Prof. w. 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