North Carolina Newspapers

V mithfrniu Hctalu Large and Increasing Circulation. TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COD. An Excellent Advertising Medium. than VOL. 13. SMITHFIELD, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895. is and be from fected. 1 ture's Ire f-r- I trt. Bit. Id I iver plments PLDON led ule II TH. TH 1' 1 111. .lay leave die 0 rh via LASSES w ALVt IRrnedjf fc MED EYES, Mtrs. T rf ftC Oi't lation, SJe Eye La- rf:liei- ECKK Jle-rs. PrjTT tien nse. Mini. 25 CE!T'- Always Cures. Botanic Blood Balm- The Gre.tt Remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Scrofula. Rheumatism. Catarrh. Ulcers, na, Eating and Spreadinc Sores. Eruptions, Mid ill SKIN AND BLOOD DISEASES. Made ft m the preso ription of an eminent physician ho us.7 J it with marvelous success for 40 years, ts continued use for fifteen years by thou---!- of grateful people has demonstrated that far the best building up Tonic and Blood - e er offered to the world. It makes new Moos', and possesses almost miraculous hein properties. Iff- WRITE FOR BOOK OF WONDERFUL Cl'RES, sent free on application. If n. for a op! by your local druggist, send $1.00 ft bottle, or $5.00 for six bottles, and mtik tot v. ill be sent freight paid by BLOOD BALM GO., Atlanta, Ga. For sale by Hood Bros. MITHFIELD, X. C. V Penson, Benson, N. C. DR. I M- PARKER, GOLDSBORO, N. C. -0 Will be in his office in Smith geld on Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday after the 2nd Sunday of each month. DIRECTORY. O il STY OFFICERS, j a i t. F.llinKton. office in Court nwSrtop Camrt Clsrk W. S. Stevens, of- Jl lat'oBii House. , JJctster of Deeds A. K. Smith, office In Vurer T. II. Hood, office In Ilood r,r..- Dra Store. 1 , .., ri .1 T. Wellons. Surveyor Frank D. McKinne. vl ,!.rmt dent of Health Dr. R. J. s :.: . .'.rBee on S-cond street. t'mintv Commissioners I . M. c n prV.-'.' II Barnes, J. 1'. hittentoH. Jos. Count v Bird of Education J. B. Hardee, i.-raid ana tt. as. jnumuu. ' 1 rtl . ,...... t.,l.li In.trnr rt v snoertnieiiueuv " 1 Prol Ira T. Turlinctou. tndard Keeper, I. w. Grice. TOWN OFFICERS. -Seth Woodall aaloaefa I. A. Morgan and C L. Ma v. Eaaos H 1 F rst Ward: v. . as, ivra ' oerond Ward . A . W. mith and h Third Ward; F.J. Williams mi.l .1 T. Avera. Fourth Ward V Vellons. T. R Hood. 1 AX C.ll Tow .tor ;. Pi. I'eacock v m an l I u Constant iliiii?ham -I. A. Coats. CHTJRCB ES. I luir.'li on Second street. Rev I'astor. Servires at 11 m. "and 7 30 p. m. on the 2nd and ( oleach month. Sunday school mdav morulas at .-:U) o'clock. Hood Superintendent. Prayer ,.T,-rv Wediieedav evening at 7:80 All are cordially invited to attend i irv Baptist Church on Second ,.'v ' .! i; Culltaiii Pastor. Services lock a ik. and T.:i0 o'clock B. ni. oi h Sunday la each month. Sunday rervSnadaj mornineut -30 o'cIock ,cker 8 ".s print en. lent. Prayer meet 1 h ir-.la v.-v.-ningat 7 3 o'clock. All ulv invited to attend these services. ire Baptist Church Elder J. A. T. Br f. I'astor. ervices every ursi ,-.un.i- aurdav before at UH, o clof itm eacu An are cordially invited to attend rrvices. bTterias Church. On Second stieet. A M. Murrav. Pastor. Services every Sabbatn moralng and evening. Sab ,.,.! everv Sabbath at 9-80 o'clock a ird : Ira m. T Turlington, xiperintenilent. SCHOOLS. Turlirieton Institute Male and female. Ira r. T.irlitiKton. Ph. B.. (U. N.C.) frinci pal H rher EbkIIsIi and French. J. 1- D i . V 1'rinitv ollegel Mathem:.t- Trof. T. It. Crocker, (Wake For, st) Latin & ,r.ek. ( apt. E. J. Barnes. Millitary and K. U Hamilton, Penmanship. I v k'arliaKtna. teacherin Primary Py IHtrtBMBt. Mrs Ira V. Turlington. Music LODGES. It Branch Lodge. No. 37. I. O. O. F.. P.. J. No Me, N. ;.: L. B Daniels. V. G.. Spiera. Sec y. Meets in Odd Fellows Ha Hv-Vv Mom lav" evening at 7o'cIock. All iJd KetloWB are cordially Invited. Fellowship Lodge. No. 84. A. F. and A M. Hail on S,.-.,nd street. W S Stevens, W. M., Thos S Tiiain. Secretary. Nfeets the second Batardaj and Fourth Tuesday night in each tnoath. All Masons are respectfully invited A. U. E. CHUKCH r Baacock Street Rev. J. E. Haynes Pas Serrieca at 1 1 r'clock a. ra. and at 8 t p. m. on each Second SiiBilay f each Sunday School t verv Sun. ay morn ing at SO o'clock, Louis Brown Snperinten iWbI lass n.-eting everv Thursday night at 7 All arecordially itvited to s.tten.l taeai. -ervlcea. --v Baptist Chares t colored.) Rev 1 'V .'..! Ward. A. M . Pastor. Services nt 11 i ... K B so anl 7:80 p.m on first and . - la i ach month. Prayer meet in it ..ii Wednesday nightof each week at 7:30 ;.. ru N-ui. la v ScUool everv Sunday eveniu: at 2:-tO o'clock. William Brown. Sup't. IT IS ABSOLUTELY The Best SEWING MACHINE MADE WE OR OtR DEALERS esuk eU Ju machines cheaper than you can ft elsewhere. The NEW HO JIB r beat, but we make cheaper kinds, -b. as the CLinAX, IDEAL and Her HICU Arm Full Nickel .Plate Sen ins machines for $ 1 5.00 and a p. ' II on oar agent or write ns. We want your trade, and Ifprleee, terms nd square dealing: will win, we will hT It. We challence the world to produce a BETTER $50.00 Sewlnn; Machine for $50.00, or at better $20. Sewing machine for $30.00 than you n buy from us, or onr Agent. THE HEW HOKE SE WISG MACHWE CO. wsswajex BosTos.Misa. M Piook SQVxnm, X. T. 1 .... . Iix. Br.Loca.no. DiLus.TuiJ. FOR SALE BY I. M Reaty. Smithfield, N. C. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly uswl. rl he many, who live bet ter than others and en joy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's be3t products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the ref reshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds," headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver ami Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Svrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, w hose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. FARMERS, TAKE COUKAUE.I Time. Are Xot )o Hard as They Were la 1863. Though Hani Enouih. During a recent visit to my planta tion in Lee county, Ga . I was very much gratified to know that a majority of my neighbors had raised enoagb corn, potatoes and xas to lasl Ibens during lSD."), and to observe shut they were sowing an unusual number of acres in oats: they have also a g. od many hogs to kill yet. but I found 1 them far from cheerful. Five-eent cotton has made them lose heart, and their courage and ci.eor- ; fulness have been greatly dissi- pated. The small debts which they j owe, and which are due, are staring j them in the face, and their incomes from the sale of their cotton have been too small to enable them to pay out. It will be to the interest of the cotton factors, warehouse men and merchants to be as lenient with their planter patrons as possible. The farmers should be encouraged. Cheerfulness was , never so much needed as at tins time. Grave difficulties are confronting tlini. and their minds and hearts are distressed and despondent. : Times are not so hard as they were in 1S05. and our surroundings are not so gloomy; we must not yield to despondency and despair in a time like this. It is a cowardly humanity which sits down in gloom and despair, and laments and grieves over its lot be cause it is confronted by great diffi culties and surrounded by terrible ob stacles and the strictest economies. Let us have faith and courage in the future and find stimulus in opportuni ties, not depression and despair. The more difficult the task and the sterner the duty before us, should excite the greater resolu tion and effort. The man who avoids and shirks duty when the task is hard, is the greater coward for it. As long as one has faith in himself, thore is no cause for despair. Our farmers must cheerfully and bravely face their diffi culties, and they will surely overcome them. We must not lose faith in our fellow-men nor confidence in the promises of our Maker. Brave cheer fulness and resolute courage will over come all the obstacles which our southern farmers are now meeting. Cor. Southern Cultivator. A sweet potato root will go six feet and over after nou-ishment and mois ture; hence we might give tnis crop much greater distance between rows and plants than is commonly d.ne. and yet get all the potatoes the soil is ca pable of producing. Is it hard to learn how to make a fine article of butter? That depends entirely upon the man or woman who undertakes the job. While it is prob ably true that some people never can learn, at the same time almost anyone with a fair amount of intelligence and determination to master it can. New vs. Old Ways. Mrs. Newage Oh, I am almost tired to death. The New Woman club has been in session all day, passing resolu tions and drawing up petitions demand ing a law regulating the price of bread. Only think! Three dollars' worth of flour costs, when baked into bread, thirteen dollars. It's outrageous! The bakers must be made to feel the power of the law. You should have been at the meeting. Old Lady I was too busy. "What doing?" "Baiting bread."- N. Y. Weekly. Not Hla First Visit. A man with a package in his hand rang the bell at the door of a house in Harlem. "I've got something that every good housekeeper ought to have," he said. "What is it?" asked Mrs. Peterby. "It is a new kind of baking towder.n "Xonc for me, if you please. I slipped up on some baking powder not long ago. It was of no accou nt in the world." "Is that so? Well, it is possible that I have been here before." Tammany Times. For Obvlons Hoasons. Clerk How shall I mark these ladies' shoes? Dealer Put the price in plain figures and the sizes in cipher. N. Y. World Too Roomy. " Dost wear thy heart upon thy sleever 1 aj-ked of the winsome maid. She shoo'.: her head. "I'd be afraid I'd lose it. sir." she said. Puok Ransom as a Preacher. The brilliant and versatile Jno. R. Morris went with General Ransom to see Mr. Cleveland in the interest of a friend of Mr. Morris who wants a place. Mr. Morris told Mr. Clevelend a joke on minister Ransom in the pres ence of the Cabinet Otficers and Chauncey Depew which made them blush. It was about the old darkey in Northampton county who. when he heard that the President had appoin ted General Ransom to his pres ent position exclaimed. De President has made Gin'ral got a job. but I question de pol icy up making him a preacher. In fac' I'se afeard h'll scandalize de church. I'se knovvd do Gin' ral longerr'n Mr. Cleveland has, and I knows dis a bad appint .nent. Mr. Cleveland laughed hear tily at this criticism of his official action W. Mirror. Murder Will Out. The Groom (at the first stopping place) It's no use, Clara, we can't hide it from people that we are bride and groom. The Bride What makes you think so, George, dear? The Groom (dejectedly) Why, her the waiter has brought us rice pudding! Puck. A Woman's Wilaa. "Let me have a two cent stamp, please." said the dapper youth. "We're all out of stamps," said the pretty post mistress, "but we have some lovely postal cards for a penny each." And manlike he bought a dozen. Brooklyn Eagle. Necessity's Invention. General (in the near future) Quick! What news? Aide (breathlessly) The enemy's pneumatic bicycle brigade is attacking our flank. General (promptly) Tell the gunners to load with tacks. Pearson's. An lastnuatlon. Old Skrooge Do you think, young man. you could support my daughter in the style to which she has been accus tomed? Her Suitor I could, but Im not mean enough to do it. Chieugo Record. Hcrlpturmllr So. Palette I tell you. times arc pretty hard when a good artist has to get a job as a waiter. Smiley Yes; he's like the foolish servant in the parable burying his talent in a napkin. Brooklyn Life. After the Concert. He I envy that man who sang the tenor solo. She Why, I thought he had a very poor voice. He So did L But just think of his nerve! Life. lty No Means a Novice. Paps Kerer, never play a trump when you can follow suit. Susie. Susie The idea! Bow unkind of you, papa! I rather think I have played cards long enough to know that. What Is the old trump, anyway? Truth. Tribute to a Hero. He never won no battles An' never twanged no lyre; But ho got up first and never cussed 'Bout makln' the kitchln fire. Washington Star. PLENTY GOOD LNOCGH. Maude Wot are yer a sniffin' o' that turkey for when here's wenison wot you kin smell of? Tom Turkey's good enough for me. I ain't no Vanderbilk or Astors! Life. Very Evident. Flypps Do you suppose Scribble gets paid for his jokes? Flopps He certainly must. They show of themselves that they can't be written for fun. Buffalo Courier. A Timid Man's Ezcuao. "Why don't yon look for work?" "I'm afraid." "Afraid! What are you afraid of?" "I'm afraid I'll find it." Life. Public Necessity. "What is the use of having two papers in a small town like this?" "So one can refute everything the other says." Puck. Too Late. Shednickle After you lost monpv. did vou see the police? your Piebelt No; what good would I have been to them then? N. Y. World. 8 tin Knew Him. The Bore May I sit down and talk to vou just a minute? The Lady I'm afraid not you see I have an engagement two hours from now. Chicago Record. Where Money Talks. Binkers Look at that shabby mil lionaire. You can't judge a man by his dress. Winkers No, but you can judge him by his wife's. N. Y. Weekly. - The Yoodi Lawyer. Brown Is young Flyingwedge prac ticing law? Jones I think not. He was admitted to the bar, but I think he's practicing economy. Voirue, r.l ' f & Gen- Hampton's Address AT THE UNVEIJNG OF THE COX FEDERATE MONUMENT AT BENTONSYILLE. JOHN STON CO , N. C. Mr. Chairman, 033-comrades and friends : Yon meet here to dav to per form one of the most pious and sacred duties which human heartscan feel, and human hands I can discharge, that of doing hon- or to our noble dead who fell in defense of a lost, hut, to us. a patriotic and just cause. In thus honoring the memory of these martvrs, yon do honor to your-; ot disloyalty to trie restored devotion by tne sacrifice ot their selves, but the drdication oi this Union, and all the obligations we lives, and the feeling which in noble monument will be a mere assumed when our arms were spired them was the same which idleceremonv it it has not a deep- laid down. The South is now an j has been so nobly expressed by a er significance than the merecon- integral part of thisgreat Repub j heroic votary and martyror secration of it bv praver implies, he, the flag of the latter waves liberty in these words, which With its spire pointing to heaven unchallenged from the rock-rib j should be engraved on every - - and its foundation laid deep in the earth that holds the ashes ol our dead comrades, it may dtly . .... " , the tempest and the corroding touch of time, to tell to future generations that t be brave sons and noble daughters of North Carolina erect ed it to mark the spot where Confederate soldiers For faith nnd for freedom. Laj slnuRtitered in vniti.' It mav accomplish all these worthy objects, telling at the same time of the love ami vene ration in which you hold the memorv of our heroic dead, but it seems to me that the solemn ceremoniesof this occasion should typify 'ar more than all these things. They should impress on our minds, and we should teach our children, that the men rest- ing here, and the thousands of; their comrades who are sleeping on the fields their v lor won, war was against us; we recog- b'tter soldiers than they were were neither rebels nor traitors; n:ze the supremacy of the Con- i wore the Gray. While try theme that they were freemen who be- stitution, as amended ; we claim j to-day was to do honor to the lie vet!, as firmly as they did in to be loyal and honest citizens ; memory of our dead comrades, the existence of their God, that i and we are bound in honor, the another duty is mine, that of their cause was right ; that they j stainless honor of Southern sol paying a heartfelt tribute to the were the sons of the rien who 1 diers, by a law more binding living. To say that thev were gave their blood to establish the i than any on the statute books, : worthv of the fame won by their liberty of America; that they j to observe inviolate the terms of j dead comrades does the highest had contributed their full share our parole. But while recogniz honor that could be paid to them to the glory, the genius, the fame ing a'l these obligations, we are J and, wherever the survivors may aid the prosperity of the great ( not called on toadjurethesettled be, let them rest assured that Republic founded bv their fa- convictions of a life-time, to turn their glorious deeds, their un thers; that they were the equals our backs on all the honorable. ! flinching courage, their devoted of the proudest in that Republic, I glorious memories and traditions i loyalty to duty, shall never be and that, whatever may be the verdict of History, the men who wore the grav have nothing to be ashamed of. It makes small difference here, and it will make none at the last great day, when the actions of all men are weighed in the scales held bv the impartial hands of the Almighty Ruler of the uni- verse, whether our cause was ; duct brings, I know, but little successful or unsuccessful. God j compensation for what they does not judge as man judges, have suffered and lost. But by a and we are nowhere told in the merciful dispensation of Provi revelations of His Holy Word, dence, nature offers some corn that the just are to be rewarded i pensation for nearly every sor in this world and the unjust pun- row, and thi blessed law will ished ; that truth is to prevail give to them many and rich mer here over falsehood; or thatcies for the griefs they have right is to overcome might. On borne. The tender care with the contrary-, we are expressly which they soothed the suffer taaght by the whole plan ofiingsofour wounded and ill sol Chiistian redemption, that this j diers, is remembered in many a world is only one of probation to fit us for another and a better one, and history is full of melan - cholv examples to show that many of the noblest causes that ever inspired a people's hopes, or! nerved their arms, have been al-' lowed to sink, apparently for-1 ever, under the iron rule wielded hv desnntir nower. Do not allow yourselves, my Rachel, weep tor their cniidren, : sougnr. io perpetuate mc mcm friends, to be misled by that false and "refuse to be conforted be- ory of his beloved dead, even so, doctrine false to vour faith, to cause they are not ;" but let them Father, we Thy servants would your country and to your God remember the proud boast of a now embalm and transmit to "which tells you that as vour I bereaved mother, who, even over future generations the patriotic cause has failed, the principles the body of her dead son. ex- deeds and heroic death of the for which you contended are for- j claimed, "I would not give my j faithful men who fell on this en ever obliterated. Anv human dead son for anv living son in j sanguined field. Grant Thy undertaking, however just it ! Christendom." Nor is the death blessings upon this effort to res may be, may fail; but the ever-' of a loved one who gave his life ! cue from oblivion their unsullied living principles of right and of' nobly in a just cause a source of names, and to preserve them for justice can never be buried. A 'unalloyed sorrow. Among the j the encouragement of those who t.nth i;ir the HoH-hend beautiful legends which come to ; are to come after us. And J W V . C l - U t , wmm as as whence it emanates is eternal, orl ;r ,;il towm 'till rhp "last svl- lable ot recorded time." You are peculiarly touching, and which j ones, may their rest be sweet and often told that, as our cause was might teach a lesson to many a , their memory dear through the submitted to the arbitrament of mournful mother in the South, ages to come. May Thy richest the sword, no appeal lies from It was a custom at the great fes- joys come into the experiences the verdict which was rendered i tival in honor of Juno, that the of Thy aged servants who ten against us. priestess, drawn in a charriot by derly and faithfully ministered This doctrine is as pernicious 1 two white oxen, should go ac- to tbem in their sufferings, so as it is false, and if we accept it, companicd bv a solemn proces-, lovingly soothed them in their we shall brand our heroic dead, sion, to the temple to offer the : last moments, and so affection as well as the living, as traitors, usual sacrifices. It is related ately buried them when they uAnn ll nlite witii Hpsprvpd that on one occasion the oxen were dead. And 0, merciful God, infamv. Will the living soldiers for the charriot were wanting, grant that thy tenderest minis who "followed the starry cross when the two sons of the priest- J trations may follow the multi through the storm of war, who ess, yoking themselves to the tude of women left widows, and looked so proudly as that banner chariot, drew their mother in children left orphans, who hst "braved the battle and the triumph to the temple, amid the j ened long for the welcome step, breeze " ever consent to denounce plaudits of the populace. The . and watched through the even their dead comrades? Will the priestess, in the pride of a moth- , ing twilight of years for the fa sons of these men forget the suf-jer's heart at this act of filial de-1 miliar form of the loved and lost, ferings the sacrifices, the hero-! votion, supplicated the gods to j 'til! eyes grew weary with watch ism of' their fathers? Will the I bestow on her sons the greatest I ing. and dim with age but women of the South, who for a ! blessing which could be granted longed and listened and looked quarter of a century have so ten derly and reverently cherished the memory of our dead, ever be willing t brand them as trai- tots? Ah, No! These things can never happen as long as truth, ; patriotism, honor, virtue and its synonym, courage, are respected, j as long as the lame of the men j in gray rolls sounding down the ages, as long as the page of His-1 torv is made lustrous by the i names of Lee, of Johnston and of Jackson ! Let roe not be understood as wishing to reawaken sectional animosity, now happily dying out, nor as counselling one act e 1 t .1 s bed coast ol Main to the golden a.- i a L T 1 K"ie 01 tuc ungni 1 acme sso far-off Alaska, from the snow- crowmu moumains 01 idc iturm to the orange groves of Florida ; and it is the duty of every patri Ot to make this country of ours the fit abode of freemen for all ! time to come, but I appeal earn- j j------ to my Confederate comrades, - - J A 1 Tl, ,. .. -. i living and dead. Thev discharged their duties as they saw them bravely and heroically, and God alone can and will judge whether tbev were right or wrong. It would certainly ill become us to admit that neither justice nor : right was on our side, and every brave man w ho met us in battle would justly despise us were we to do so. Vc acknowledge that the irre- vocable verdict pronounced by of the past, and to cover our- selves with shame by defaming the memory of our patrioticdead. We have lost much; let us, at least, maintain our self-respect and precerve our honor. To our noble women, the real martvrs of the war, as they are its saddest victims, the prospect j of future justification of our con grateful heart from which daily prayers ascend to the Throne oi j Grace, invoking on them every hlessinr? which a merciful God I9 m can bestow. The consciousness of duty nobly performed to the living and dead will bring them peace, if not happiness. Many of them, alas ! throughout all the borders of our stricken land, like I . , , I'll C5 r r ax t us trom classic ureece, mere is one which always struck me as to mortals. Her prayers were answered; her sons sank into' gentle sleep in the temple itself and thus passed from life to death, as il to show that the greatest boon in the gift of the gods was an early death for man. These men who sleep under the sod, once maintained by their life blood, in obedience to thecall of their States, and obevine the command of "Duty, that stein daughter of the voice of God," lelt their peaceful homes to strike ior me lami xaugnr. mem ny their lathers, and for their na tive land. They have sealed .. sm m - a heart desirous or worthv of free- Ij .T1. r t .1 oon; mat 1 simpiy oner my hfe is of simple import ; but that : 1 oner it, crowned as itisvwtn all the flowery wreathes of love, i of friendship and ot joy, this is j indeed a sacrifice which can only ! be offered for such prize, our country's freedom." Such were i and time does not dim, but adds ; 1 . . .1 j j j ..w.. i..'. R.ui onlv lustre to their deeds. My comrades, thegrateful duty ! imposed on me by your kindness, , of speaking to yon to-day. for t our dead, is discharged allinad- I equately, I am aware, but let me assure you, that I appreciate highly the honor done me by my - friends of the Old North State, Many of her brave sons were with me during the war, and I take pleasure in repeating here what I have often said, that no j forgotten by myself. I hey have my best wishes for their welfare and happiness, and I trust that a merciful God will bless them and their Stale with His richest mercies. At Bentonsville We give our readers below the beautiful and eloquent prayer by Rev. T.J. Harper, of Smithfield, J delivered at the opening of the I exercises at the Unveiling of the Confederate Monument at Ben tonsville: Almighty' God, invisi ble, immortal and eternal! We approach Thee as our Cceotor, we adore Thee as our Father, we worship Thee, the only prop er object of our worship. We thank Thee for the blessings that have sustained us in the past, for ! the mercies that contribute to our happiness at this time, and for the assurance of Thy love to brighten our future. We thank Thee for this interesting occa sion, and for the privilege of meeting and participating in the solemn services of this hour. And as Thy servant Jacob 1 . . J A. A. t - . 4 a L- J-l rt onrr -i rt eft nlnoc xnougu mcy rsi m graves, far from home and loved Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABMWTELY PURE in vain. May Thy Fatherly care and kind providence follow them through this life into life eternal. And grant, O. Lord, that the I ljo-ht of Thv presence, and the warmth of Thy love, and the strength of Thy almighty arm may ever be present and mani fest to the brave sons of the South, who by Thy providence were preserved through the dan- gers and carnage of war, and the eclipse of thecause they loved, and who still linger on these mortal shores. Bless these brave men who suffered and sorrowed 1 . J w . . . on thig aud other fieidg and who have come to do honor to the memory of their fallen comrades. Preserve through many years to come, and as the shadows of life's evening lengthen grant to light up its sunset with the hope of the eternal morning. O, blessed Lord, richly bestow fnv blessings u-ion the oatriotic r l r men and liberty-loving women who have contributed of their means and efforts to suitably mark this historic spot, and to properly celebrate this impor tant occasion. And 0, merciful Father, grant the strength of Thy guidingband to this great nation. Give us wise, conservative and honest rulers. Give to all in authority Thv wjsdom that thev mav leu islate wisely and execute faithful ly fearing God. Preserve us from complications and internal strife, and from war. Give to the Amer ican Republic continued peace and prosperity, and greater puri ty. Enlarge her influence for good among the nations of the earth, for the elevation of man kind and the glory of Thy name. These blessings we ask in the nameof Christ Jesus our Saviour. Amen. Nothing Like It. DR. KENNEDY S FAVORITE REME DY MAKES ANOTHER KEMARK ABLA CURE. (From the Times Paten, Albany X. Y. Four years ago. Mrs. Mark ham, who resides on First street, corner of North Swan, noticed a sensitive spot on her left limb. It was apparently nothing seri ous, but soon developed into a sore, and before long the limb was a mass of ulcers. Mrs. Markham employed some of our best physicians, but obtained no relief. In fact, was told that nothing could be done for her, so for four years she suffered with these dreadful ulcers, which had eaten their way to the bone. A little less than a year ago, an acquaintance told her about Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, and that he believed she would find relief in using it. Mrs. Markham's four years of suffering had made her skeptical, the more so, as she bad obtained no relief from any of the physi cians who attended her. The friend offered to send her a bottle of Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy if she would try it. He did so, and there was such a de cided improvement that she con cluded to give the remedy a fair test. To-day, not quite a year after taking the first dose, the ulcers have disappeared, all that is left to show what she has suf fered, is a swelling on the ankle of the left limb, which is fast dis appearing. Mrs. Markham is naturally strong in her praises of Dr David I . tl t - T , laf am nod WW ' C d XT f 11 IP KPtTllid V ond u&j.uy d. . J. uiuj . feels that but for it she would now be a helpless cripple, if not a corpse. Such a straight forward en-' dorscment needs no comment, Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cures diseases when taken ac- i cording to directions, it acts di rectly upon the kidneys, liver and blood. In cases of nervous ness, dyspepsia, rheumatism, ul cers, old solee, blood poisoning, and Bright's disease, it has made pronounced cures, after all other treatments have failed. For sale by Hood Bros , Smith - field; Edgerton & Hare, Selma; Kader Creech, Micro; J. S. Rich- ardaon, Kenly; W. H. Stalling, Pine Level; W. T. Edwards & Son, Princeton; C. R. Adams & Co., Four Oaks; J Benson W. Benson,! ' Baking Powder STATE NEWS ITEMS. The mat dog Re i. son h i opened and the p ipers begin to tell of damage done bv them. A negro woman C." years old convicted of murdering her hus band has Lten 't-fit to thep'.ni- tentiary county. for lih- t;om Hertford The Young Mcf)' C Association held tluir Slate convention at Kali week. A large number gates and visitors at tern nan mm. Ust U It- igli of I The inscription on tfae trate monument bcifljrcri Raleigh will be, i.n the v . "Our Confederate I), ad, ' the west t-ide, "First nt si side, and on 1 Jet be!, Last at Appomattox." Wilkes county has Sfl Lnoch Arden case in John rlobton, who after a twenty yeais' absence, returned a short time ago, and found his wife had bteu mar tied to Wm. Hayes fifteen years. In conversation with a Chris tian gentleman on Thursday, the man Robert McDonnell, who was yesterday morning killed by falling from the Trogdon build ing while pa nting a sign, re marked, when asked to go to church, that he lived in this woild only to get out of it what pleasure there was in it that after death that was the last there was no hereafter; averring that churches were the greatest legalized humbugs on earth, and that Christianity was a mith Greensboro Record. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS Earthquake in Sicily. shocks were It Bradstrcet savs proving. tradt im- A famil' feud in Alabama ends in killing one brother Rod wounding two others, Cuban rebels arc reported to have ambushed and routed Spanish troops with lieavv lo-s es. A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature to tax bachelors to raise a fund for an old maid's home The Maine Legislature I ta sseo an act making it a misdemeanor for women to wear large bats a I public gatherings. Colonel I'rcckcnridgc will run for the K'ntucky legislature in the hope of defeating Black burn's re-election to the Senate. A negro wai attempting to en ter the window of the room of Miss Minnie Gee in I'at terson, ".a . when her father came in and slioi him dead The Kansas election authori ties have decided that female vot ers need not give their age in registering, and the women folks hail the ruling with joy. Uncle Sam now has twoot three war s.-arcs on hand. I'er haps there will yet be a chance for those Pops who arc 13 anx ious to shoulr'er their shot gjins. On Tuesday Emperor William, of Germany, at the head of a large number of troops, paid a birthday visit to Prince I'-is mark and presented him with a sword. England has been visile, terrible yvind storms real clones ol death. Man were ed by falling walls. Great C ncy-stacks crashing thr iini ttgh roofs buried people under their ruins. The negro. of Richmond, held a mass-meeting Tuci a., :day and endorsed the action of Tea moh, the Boston negro, and his friend Mitchell of Richmond, in attending Governor O'l errall's reception, ; Getting a paper week is almost equ a daily. Remcmb i ; the Twice-a Week EW1CS everv 1 to taking We furnish New York Smith pibld . Subscribe World and Tin HSXALD for $1 i." now. Hy doing so you will get three papers a week.