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THE BETTER LIFE The Broken Pinion. 1 walked in the woodland meadows, Where sweet t brushes sing; And 1 found on a bed of rosea. A bird with u broken wing. 1 healed the wound; and etich morning It sung ita old sweet strain, Hut the bird with the broken pinion Never soared as high again. I found u youth life-broken By sin's seductive art; And touched with Christ-like pity I took him to my heart. He lived with a noble purpose. And struggled not in vain; But the soul with u broken pinion Never soars so high again. But the bird with a broken pinion Kept another from the snare. And the life that sin had stricken liaised another from despair. Kuch loss hud its compensation; There were healings for each pain; But the bird with u broken pinion Never soars as high again. ?Selected. | This Is a Beautiful World. What is the secret of gladness? There are many things which help to make people glad. This is a beautiful world in which we live. When the work of creation was finished, God surveyed it and saw that it was very good. We do not think enough of what God has done for our pleasure in the way that he has adorned this world, preparing it to be our home. He has spread loveliness everywhere. He has covered the fields with a luxuriance of vege tation. He has sown the earth with flowers. The wonderful va riety in nature?mountain and vale, lake, river and stream gives an added charm to the mar velous beauty. Then over all this splendor God has thrown a vast vaulted roof of blue, in which, when night comes, instead of black darkness, thousands of star-lamps are hung to pour their soft, quiet radiance overj God's children while they sleep. Many Bible scholars say that when Jesus speaks of the many! mansions in the Father's house, he does not refer to heaven only, but means that this world is one of the mansions, and heaven is another. Thul earth is one apartment of the Father's house. Surely it is beautiful enough, for, this. Xo doubt heaven will be more lovely, more resplendent, than earth; for sin has left its marrings here on everything. "The whole creation groaneth the travaileth together in pain.'' Perhaps earth's storms and; earthquakes and floods and other calamitous events and oc-1 eurrences are in some mysterious! way part of the fruit of sin. In the story of the fail we have hints of a sad change that came upon the earth in consequence of sin. At least we know that the heavenly home will not have any of these sad things in it. Karth is not so beautiful nor so good as heaven. Yet this is really one of the mansions of our Father's house in which we are now living, and its wondrous beauty and splendor ought to make us glad. | He who studies nature, and has an eye for its beauty, has found one of the secrets of gladness. There are scenes which have in them splendor enough to fill our hearts with rapture. He who has learned to see what is lovely in field and forest and landscape has found an exhaustless re source of gladness:?J. R. Miller, j D. I)., in "The Secret of Glad-| ness." ? Five "Minds" Mind your tongue. Don't let it speak hasty, cruel unkind or wicked words. Mind! Mind your eyes. Don't permit them to look on wicked nooks, pictures, or objects. Mind! Mind your ears. Don't suffer them to listen to wicked speeches, songs, or words. Mind! Mind your lips. Don't let strong drink pass them. Mind your hands. Don't let them steal or fight, or write any evil woras. Mind!?Ex. "There are few things we need more to guard against than dis . courageinent. When once we come under its influence, it makes us weak, robbing us of our hope and making cowards of us. Many a life is discrowned and drawn down to failure through discour agement." No troubles are so great that they cannot be built into the steps of the staircase by which souls mount up to heaven.?Can on Liddon. People We Love. The capacity of winning and holding the kindly regard of others in one of the best gifts of God and the means of the largest influence for good. In the Old Testament Joseph had this choice endowment. No matter with whom became in contact, he elicited confidence aud affect ion. One had only to come into relationship with him to feel his mysterious charm. Hut this influence upon others is not entirely a matter ol natural en dowment. Ic may be cultivated by kindly thoughts and words and acts. There is nothing that goes so1 directly to the heart of any one as a general recognition that immediately springs up in his heart. A sympathetic link be tween the two natures is estab lished if the recognition is genu ine. Most of us hardly begin to realize how much a friendly and appreciative word does to lighten the burdens and to cheer up those whom we meet. AVhat self-respect ing people want, no matter how poor they may be, is not alms, but a friend. Hut friendship costs so much more {than a gift. It costs something of ourselves. Hut the gift without the giver is bare.?The Watchman. Does Your Anchor hold? A sailor in Gloucester, Mass., i had been wounded in a wreck and was brought ashore. The fever1 was great and he was dying. Ilis comrades gathered around him in a little fishing house, and the physician said, "He won't live long." The sailor was out of his mind until near the close. Hut within a few minutes of his death he looked around and called one comrade after another, bade them good-by, and then sank off into a sleep. Finally, when it was time for his medicine again, and one of the sailors shook him and said, "Mate, how are you! now?" he looked up into the eyes of his friend and said. "My anchor holds!" It was the last thing he said. And when they called upon a friend of mine to take charge of the funeral ser vices, you can imagine how pow erful was the impression it made upon his hearers when he quoted the dving words, "My anchor holds!" Hoes your anchor hold? Can you, when deathcornes, and when your friends are gathered around, just look up and say, "My anchor holds?"?Russell H. Conwell. Something Better Than Pleasure. We cannot always get what we most desire and what we most earnestly strive for, and it is well, for us and for others that this is | so. If we most desire, and most earnestly strive for, mere person al happiness or enjoyment, we are sure never to get it. The man who thinks most of his own pleasure gets neither that nor anything else worth having. Hut the man who wants to help others and thinks most of doing service to his fellows, generally gets what he most wants and a great deal besides. As Trench puts it: ' A righteous doom! that they who make Pleasure their only end, Ordering the whole life for its sake, Miss that whereto they tend." While they who unselfishly press forward all the time in the path of right, "Of duty only taking heed, find pleasure' by the way." The man who lives for pleasure has no real pleasure. The man j who lives for something better often has pleasure and a great deal more besides.?Selected. I [ "In judging another we should always give nim credit for what he has to resist." Today is your day and mine, the only nay we have, the day in j which we play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand; but we are here to play it, and now is our time. This we know: it is a part of action, not of whining. It is a part of love, not cynicism. It is ior us to ex press love in terms of human uelpfulness. This we know, forj we nave learned from sad exjieri ence that any Jother source of life leads to decay and waste.?David Starr Jordan. Cheerfulness, enforced at first, by and by inspires a gracious contentment; and self-sacrifice, at first a conscious struggle, loses itself in the self-forgetfulness of love. In such ways as these the daily crosses of duty change into the many-rayed crown of life.? Drooke Herford. OLD SCOTTISH DOMINIES. fThelr Thoroughness In Expounding the Scriptures Never Equaled. The length, breadth, depth and thoroughness of the Scottish ser mon of the eighteenth century were vividly portrayed by Dr. Watson, better known as lan Maclaren, in one of his lectures. A subject, as he remarked, was thoroughly thrash ed out in those days. One text fur nished a minister with eight s - j mons, another spread his commei s and explanations upon a passage f | eight verses over a period of nine months, while a third comtnenctu a course of addresses to his congre gation on the epistle of St. James in 176G, and a whole generation had passed away before it was com pleted in 1792. Even the endur ance of Scottish congregations j seems sometimes to have been un equal to these great trials, and an order had to be issued that the peo ple should not entertain their neigh oors with discourses while the min ister was holding forth. It must have been easy to slip into heresy in those days. The dec-1 laration of a stern C'ameronian of j the middle of the century, which has fortunately been preserved, in- j dicates the ready pitfalls for the | feet. "I leave my protest, said he, "against all sectarian errors, here sies and blasphemies, particularly against Arianism, Erastianism, So cinianism, Quakerism, Deism, Bou rigianism, familism, skepticism, an abaptism, millenarianism, pelagian ism, Campbellianism, Whitefieldism, latitudinarianism and independency and all other sects and sorts that maintain any error, heresy or blas phemy that is contrary to the word of God, particularly the toleration granted by the sectarian usurper, Oliver Cromwell, the anti-Christian toleration granted by the popish Duke of York and the present con tinued toleration granted by that wicked Jezebel, the pretended Queen Anne." The Wisest of Frenchmen. Skeptic, philosopher, abstracted from the world, Montaigne never theless does not shirk when the choice comes between speaking out and keeping silent. Can we repeat too often his "We must rend the mask from things as well as from men?" This is 110 easy task. Even the strength of the young moun taineer may not suflicc. Masks fa- i miliar to us all our lives become very dear. Let us leave them; there j are other things to do. Is there not something ignoble in this use of our courage, to maltreat an old, venera ble appearance ? Give us some work of poetry and romance; bid us scale heaven. And so the masks of things remain unremoved. Old Montaigne had something sturdy in him at bot tom. There is the admiration of the heroic in him always. Of the three philosophers that he studied, the epicurean, the pyrrhonian, the stoic, his heart was inclined to the last, and I think he would rather have had a nod of approval from Cato the yoifnger than have heard Sainte-Beuve salute him as the wis est of Frenchmen.?Henry D. Sedg wick in Atlantic. How Lead Pencils Are Made. Few people are aware of the dif ficulties that .were surmounted in the manufacture of the common lead pencil. In the first place, the graphite of which it is made is rare ly found sufficiently homogeneous to allow pencil lead to be cut from it, so it is always ground to powder and then pressed into blocks. The great difficulty was to press the Blocks until the graphite was hard anough to use, and for many years every effort in this direction was defeated by the crumbly nature of the material. Finally a device was employed that exhausted the air, after which the blocks were again preesed, and when this was done the material was found to be as hard a9 when taken from the quarry. But thousands upon thousands of dol lars were spent in experiment# be fore the result was reached. Indiana's Tall Men. A oivil war record of the height of Indiana soldiers shows that out of 118,254 there were 15,047 5 feet 10 inches tall, 8,706 5 feet 11 inches, 6,679 6 feet tall, 2,614 6 feet 1 inch, 1,357 6 feet 2 inches, 406 6 feet 3 inches and 330 over 6 feet 3 inches. Commenting on these statistics, the actuary of the United States sani tary commission writes, "It is evi dent from our statistics that the In diana men are the tallest of the na tives of the United States, and these latter the tallest of all civilized countries." Familiarity With Snakes. Familiarity with the snake breeds toleration. He is a lawless sort of creature certainly, with too many ' vertebra? and no eyelids, but he is not always so horrible as he is im- ' agined. A snake is rather a pleas ant thing to handle than otherwise ?warm, firm, dry, hard and smooth On the scales, rather like ivory to the touch, lie is also a deal heav ier than you expect. Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail. The lit tit* daughter of Mr. J.N I*owell jumped 011 un inverted rake made of ten penny nails, and thrust one nail entirely through her foot and a second one halt way through. Chamberlain's Pain Palm was promptly applied and five minutes later the pain had disappeared and 110 more suffering was experienced. In three days the child was wearing her shoe as usual and with abso lutely no discomfort. Mr. Powell is a well known merchant of Fork land, Va. Pain Halm is an anti septic and heals such injuries without maturation and in one third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale by Cavenaugh & Benson, Hood Bros. Hare & Son. Theeel has two separate hearts. One beats 00, the other 100 times a minute. Cured oi Piles Alter 40 Years. Mr. C. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, had the piles for forty years. Doctors and dollars could do him 110 lasting good. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him peiina nently. Invaluable for cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, lacera tions, eczema, tetter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. Look for the name De Witt on the pack age?all others are cheap, worth less counterfeits. Hare & Son, J. II. Ledbetter, Hood Bros., Benson Drug Co., Cavenaugh ?fc Beuson. The various countries of the world use 13.400 different kinds of postage stamps. If you are bilious and seeking advisors Take DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Just before going to bed. You will find on the morrow, Y'ou are rid of your sorrow? That's all; just enough said. These famous pills do not gripe, but move the bowels gently and easily, cleansing the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength to the glands, preventing a return of the disorder Hood Rros., Hare & Son, J. R. Ledbetter, Cave naugh & Benson, Benson Drug Co. A boy weighing one pound on earth would weigh twenty-seven and a half pounds on the sun. Hancock's Liquid Sulphur baths should be taken once or,twice a week. It destroys the germs in all skin disease*, IIl4 heals it when all other remedies tail. For sale by Allen Lee In order that a rainbow may be produced the sun niust not be more than 42 degrees above the horizon. When the doctors have failed to cure you and you have tried all other remedies, try a bottle of Hancock's Liquid Sulphur, a sure cure for Eczema and all blood and skin dis eases. For sale by Allen Lee, Druggist. The eight musclesof thehumau jaw exert a force of about 500 pounds. Hancock's LiquidSulphurcures skin trouble of every nature. No home should be without it. Ask your druggists for a book on Liquid Sulphur, it will tell you how to treat skin dis eases of every kind. For sale by Allen Lee. COLD KNOCKER Will cure your cold in twenty four hours, or money refunded. for sale by Hood Bros# NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that ap plication will be made to the Governor of North Carolina to pardon W. B. Pope, sentenced at September term, 1902, of John ston County Superior Court to a term of six months on New Han over county roads. This November 7th. 1992. Wellons & Morgan. Attys. EIGHTY FOUIt Lt > I S. The Fuller and Massey land which lies near the depot and mostly between the former town line limits and the railroad has been cut up into lots, many of which will be sold at auction some time this month. These lots are all in town. I am agent for half of them. The date of sale will be mentioned in this space later. It will pav you to buy one or more of these lots. Smithfield is growing and money invested in these lots will be safe and sure of a profit whether v< >n ever build or not. Farmers una business men generally will dc well to invest. Hold nrmniie> and look out for th> ?l i v >>f sale J. M. I'.K.Vi v. Smithfield, N. C. HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE INew Market ? IF NOT CALL AT Moore's Grocery and yo.i . IK sec son" 3 extra fine Beef. They sell ARMOUR & CJ.'s Leef direct from Richmond, clean and fresh. We especially ask the ladies to call and see how we handle the 3tufl" they eat. Your'ordersjwill have my best attention. J. W. Moore, Manager SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! Special Sale at CASH RACKET STORE. Selling at Cost. Great Bargains. COME TO SEE US. Headquarters for Christmas Goods# Fine selection of toys and beautiful presents for the young peo ple. Don't fail to see me before buying elsewhere. Can save yo? money. Candy Department. Most up-to-date in Smithfield. Fresh Candy on hand always. Can't get old, it goes too fast. We especially invite your Christmas trade, Yours to serve, W. H. PEACOCK. Now Complete. MY NEW STOCK OF Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnishing* Goods, is complete in each department. New Dress Goods, 1 have the Newest weaves, and | the latest styles, and the most j popular shades for fall and win ter. 1 also have a full line of Waistings in Satin Stripes, Alba tros, Fancy Silks, French Flan nels, Fancy Striped Flannels and , Tricos, and a full line of Notions in stock. Millinery Department. In this Department, we have a nice line of FALL HATS trimmed up in the latest styles, and it will pay you to call and see our Hats before you buy, and get our prices as you will save | money. Gents' Furnishing Goods. In this Department I have put in a large Fall Stock of MEN'S, YOUTHS AND CHILDREN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS in nice colors, all sizes and prices. Also a nice line of GENTS, LADIES, MISSES and CHILDREN'S FINE DRESS SHOES, in sizes and prices to suit all. Come to see me if you wish to get your money's worth. W. G. Yelvington. | Dn i machine snops, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY. Agent* for A. It. IAKQU11AK MAC1IINKKY nil kinds of Mnrliiiter.v and Machine Work and Cnst ngs of all kinds. t|l We enrr.v in stni i nt our factory n fufl line of BELTING, STEAM FITTINGS, SAWS, SHAFTING and other machine supplies. The JOHN A; McKAY H'F'G CO., , DUNN, N. ? . Advertising calendars. Advertise your business by using a. neat CALENDAR which will be a reminder 12 months in the year. A complete line of samples can be seen at our office. Call in and place your order in good time. Beauty, Holt ^ Lacssiter, S.MITHFILLD, N. 0.
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