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' '"SIR WALTER RALEIGH.
Aa l>|ia Eaaay «i the Pronsnela
«Mof Hh NM»
According to Mr. Adrian Wheel
tr, "the pronunciation of Haleigh'
seems to be Rawley.'" Whether
this onljr*means "seems now to be"
btobe an noised. The question is,
What was the pronunciation at the
period indicated f / And rarely that
la much a matter of surmise also.
"When Sir Walter Raleigh's name
was told ('Ralegh'), said the king,
•On WJ sonle, van, I hare heard
rawly of thee*" (not "rswley").
The conjecture presumably must be
that King James, with a labored
joke founded on the sound then giv
en to Raleigh (or Rawly), meant "I
have heerd reaily,'" with the "rale"
eound that the Iriah still give to
the word "real," or "rarely, with
the moaning, "1 have heard 'rare'
things of thee," or, the same word
with ita present meaning, "I have
heard seldom of thee (of late)."
Ilw assumption that King James
most hare sounded the letters
"raw" as we now do surely requires
some proof. Kow, in Old northern
ncaids one msy find the name Mait
land (and even Maytland) spelled
also *Qfaatland." , It is conceiva
ble to the present writer that the
Ben who wrote "Mautland" msy
hare pronounced the word "Ma-ut
land, but it ia inconceivable to him
that the BMB who wrote "Maitlsnd"
(and "Maytland") could hare sound
ad the name "Mortland," for that is
srhat our modem tongues have
brought the "an" and the "aw" to
■a to aound. *
Is there known to ba any other
origin for the surname "Raleigh"
than the place name "Rayleigh?"
If not, that place name stands to
this day in tne wsy of the "Haw
ley" ("Korly*) pronouncers. En
passant, itmay be worth remarking
that "rare meat" and "raw meat"
, are much about the same thing.
Can it be proved that "rare," with
the "raw" meaning, is anything
more than a phonetic spelling of
the aound given of old to the com
bined letters "raw f It may ba
recollected by some readers that it
baa been allowed that the proper
aound of "Ralph" (often sneUed
■Bawfe" id old deeds) it "Rafe,"
rhyming with "safe." ■ — London
Notes and Queries. . ]
A Little Misunderstanding.
General Gordon said that on one
occasion during the civil war a
threatened attack of Federal troops
brought together a number of Con
federate officers from several com
mands. After a conference as to
the proper disposition of troops for
misting the expected assault the
southern olfiaera withdrew into a
small log hut standing near and
united in prayer to Almighty God
for his guidance. As they assem
bled one of the generals was riding
yfthin hailing distance, and Gen
eral Harry Ileth, of Hill's corps,
stepped to the door of the log cabin
and called to him to come and unito
with his fellow officers in prayer.
The mounted general did not un
derstand the nature of General
fifth's invitation and replied: "No,
thank you, general; no more at
present. I've just had some."
A Primitive People.
If It ia herd to know anytbfcig
about the surface life of the Bigoiu
H is still more difficult to
penetrate their thought—to know
fhair brains are agitated by any
thing but the simple ideas of the
vary primitive peoples, the naive
Mveriea of children* or- whether they
preserved some vague tradi
tions of the upheavals of humanity
Which haw «»ded by carting them
808 this *t*me point of land,
ffney apeak a language which baa
aa affiliation with any ordinary
tongus. It is Breton, but a Breton
full of unknown words and strange
idioms, «s yat unstudied bv any
philologist A« to the French lan
guage, they ignore it, intaationally
%pa» it.—Andre Seglio to Century.
WM BotWsd Her.
"Hera's a curious item, Joshua!"
driaimed Mrs. Lemington, spread'
♦hf Mi the Belleville Mirror in her
ample Up, "The Nellie & Williams
of Gloucester reports thst she saw
tjro whales, a cow and a calf, float
tag off Cape Cod the day before yes
terday/
"Well, SM/' replied old Mr. Lcm
ington, "what's the matter with
"Why, it's fll right about the two
whales, Joshua, but what bothers
■m is how the cow and the calf got
iray out there."
* ( Ihipllnif
St Peter—«o you want to emne
' In here? What am your grounds
for admission ?
{frsaoan —That I never read a me
ter ««ang in my life.
St Drier (to attendant) —Place
tbia man in tbe detention camp for
n jew The ease all
NO USE TO WHINE.
A Modloal View of a Very Pisay
able Human Trait. -
There isnt anything in the world
more disagreeable than a whining
person. He whines if it is hot He
whines if it is cold. He whines at
this, he whines at that, he whines
at everything. Whine, whine, whine
—it is just a habit be has fallen into.
There is nothing the matter with
him. It is just a bad habit.
The whiner is generally an idle
person or a laxy one. What he
needs is to be set to work—at real
hard work, mental or physical;
some work that will interest him
and engage his whole attention—and
he will not have time to whine. We
know two women. One of them
does her own housework and takes
care of her horse besides. She ia
happy and singing all the day long.
The keyboard of her life sounds no
whining note It is a pleasure to be
with her, a good wholesome tcaii
to watch her. The other woman ia
ao situated that she does not have
to work—nothing to do but to
amuse herself. She has no lest in
life, no interest in anything. She
ia a bunch of selfishness and whines
at everything. Whining has become
such a habit with her that her most
casual remark is tinged with a
whine. She is miserable herself
and makes everybody else in her
presence miserable. She ia a weak
ling, a parasite, a drag, a heavy
weight on somebody all the time.
Get the whine out of your voice
or it will stop the development and
growth of your body. It will nar
row snd shrink your mind. It will
drive swsy your friends. It will
make you unpopular. Quit your
whining; brace up; go to work; be
something; stand for something;
fill your place in the universe. In
stead of whining around, exciting
only pity and contempt, fsce about
snd make something of yourself.
Reach up to the stature of a strong,
ennobling manhood, to the beauty
and strength of a superb woman
, hood.
There is nothing the matter with
, you. Just quit your whining and
go to work. —Medical Talk.
The Automatic Burglar.
"William," aid Mrs. Hawkins in
an awed whisper, "there are bur
glars in the house. I just heard
them."
"Oh, I think not, my dear," re
plied William sleepily. "But if you
wish it I'll go and see."
- And he got up and made an in
vestigation.
"Well ?" said Mrs. Hawkins when
he had returned.
"You were right, my dear. We ore
being robbed."
"Being robbed?"
"Yes. What you heard waa the
gas meter. It was registering gas
like a cyclometer and clicking awapr
like all possessed, though there isn t
a jet burning anywhere about."
Hit Selection.
l)eon Pigou writes in his book of
anecdotes: "What stories bishops
could tell of answers given by can
didates for ordination! 1 have this
on good authority: A candidate was
asked what there was in the Bible
to encourage celibacy. His reply
was: '"Their priests were slain by
: the sword, and there were no widows
to make lamentation." But, my
| lord, it is right to add that there is
another rendering—"The priests
were alain with tho swonl, and their
1 widows made no lamentation."'"
1 , -
Applause by Hissing.
Hissing means different things,
according to where you happen to
1 be at the time. In west Africa the
' natives hiss when tliey are astonish
-1 ed, in the New Hebrides when they
see anything beautiful. The Basu
-1 (oa applaud a popular orator in the
' assemblies by hissing at him. The
Japanese, again, show their rever
ence by a hiss which has probably
somewhat the force of the "hush'
with which we command silence. In
this country the hiss only has one
, meaning—disapproval.
■esjr le Cum, But—
Doctor—So your husband is ail
-1 ing again ?
Mrs. Slimpurse—Yes; it's insom
nia now. He can't sleep a wink.
"Ah, 111 soon cure him of that"
"Yes, I am sure you can."
"Thanks for your confidence. He
1 is worried about something, I pre
sume."
1 "Indeed he is, poor man t He lies
> awake all night wondering how he
; )s ever going to pay your last bill."
r-liaw York Weekly.
His atsady Occupation.
1 "What profession do you follow V
\ aaked attorney for plaintiff.
"The medical profession," the
• witness answered.
"Are you s practicing physician ?"
) "No, dr." rv '
"Then what do you mean by aay
i ing you follow the medical profes
; "I am an undertaker, sir.*—
, 1 Brooklyn Eagle.
r w.- «■" r-^=-=r-
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY a*. 1904.
NAPOLEON'S LETTER.
■•w Ikr Initial "II" huIMM lk«
Ureal t'oa«neror*a Career.
From Marengo to Moscow waa tbe
long awing In the pendulum of Napo
leon's life, the one tbe greatest battle
out of which be came with his life, tbe
ether tbe abyss wblcb engulfed htm.
Mr. 3. M. Buckley, who Is a literary
expert on coincidences, points ont bow
strangely the letter M played a part in
the Ufa of tbe great conqueror.
Marbor was the first to recognise the
genius of Napoleon at the Ecole Mlll
talre. Mela* opened to him tbe way to
Italy. Mortter was one of his llrst gen
erals Morenu betrayed btm, and Ma
rat was the first martyr to his cause.
Mario toutse partook of bis highest
destinies. Motternlch conquered him
on the fl?!d of diplomacy.
Six rmrshsls—Maasena, Mortter, Mar
mont. Macilonald. Murat and Moncy
and twenty-six of bis generals of dlvl
alons bad names beginning with the
letter M.
Murat, duke of Dasaamx was the
counselor In whom bo placed the great
est confidence, nis first great bat
tle waa that of Montenotte; his laat
was that of Mount St Jean. lie gained
the battles of Moscow, Montmlrall and
Montv>reau. Then came the assault of
Mentmartre. Milan wn« tbe first ene
mies' capital and Moscow the isst In
which be entered.
He lost Egypt through the blunders
of Menoe snd employed MIoIIU to
make Plus VII. prisoner. Malet con
spired agalnat him, afterward Mar*
mont. Ills ministers were Maret, Mon*
tallvet and Mollien. Ills llrst cham
berlain was Montesquieu.
Wordaworth'o B«erti
And Wordsworth's secret? Any poet's
secret? Well, for augbt we can aee. It
remains a secret, a something as far
beyond human subtlety to explain aa It
Is beyond human Ingenuity to produce.
"Tho wind blowetb where It llsteth."
"Genius." "lnsplratlou"-lt la bard to
get on without UlO old words, vague
though they be. Nay, it Is precisely
because they ure vogue that they serve
so useful a purpose. Even Professor
Ralolgh, after speaking almost con
temptuously of "impatient critics" who
seek to account for Wordsworth's
"amazing inequality" by assuming tliat
sometimes ho was inspired, at other
tlmca not, Is beard a little afterward
lamenting that In Wordsworth's case,
as in Coleridge's, "the high tide of In
spiration was followed by a long and
wandering ebb."
One fee la like quoting Lowell, whose
arrow In such competitions la apt to
hit the white. Wordsworth, be say*,
"was not an artist In the strictest sense
of the word; neither was Is.i!ah, but he
had a rarer gift, the capability of being
grontly Inspired."—Bradford Torrey In
Atlantic.
rhll Mar and Ilia Modela.
Many of the figures lu Phil May's
book "Guttersnipes" were sketched
from memory while ataylng up tbe riv
er.
"Ono day," he said, when apcaktng
oa the subject, "I saw a delightful lit
tle model for my purpose, a dirty, rag
ged bit of girl humanity. I spoUe to
her and wrote a message on my card
for her to give to her mother. Next
morning alio etime In charge of an older
sister, as tattered and unkempt as .her
self. When 1 had made my akctehea
of the two of them I asked the elder
one If abe Irud any more sisters like
terself. *oh, yes, four or five, worse
than I am.' 'Bring them rouud,' said
I. 'la the Utile un to come again?* she
asked. 'No, I've done with her.' The
next day they came, the little un In
cluded. She had persisted in it, for
she said: 'He's my artist. I found him
flrat.' "—London Tit-Bits.
Fireproof Wood.
Though there are a number of dif
ferent kinds of wood, ebony, Ironwood,
etc., of aueb close, hard fiber that even
the fiercest fire has difficulty in "get
ting hold" of It, there Is only one sort,
so fur oa now known, that la practical
ly fireproof. Tbla Is a small, acrnggy
tree, a native of South America, railed
tbe shopaln, with thick, tongh. stringy
bark fuU of a sort of fire resisting sap.
This ourlous shrub grows largely on
the great, grassy savannas, wblcb are
swept by fire almost every year dur
ing the beat of tbe Bummer. There It
thrives aplendidiy, for tbe annual
scourge only kills off its bigger and
hardier competitors and leavea the
ground free for tbe growth of this
vegetable asbestos.
Smart tarings.
Lord Palmerston'i reply to tbe Illit
erate member who asked blm, "Am
these two bene in 'Oniton?" Is s speci
men of bis rather boisterous chaff.
"No; only one. That's why heggs are
so scarce there."
Mr. Disraeli's comment upon s por
trait of himself, "Is'lt not hideous—and
so like?" exhibited a discernment not
common with unflnttered sitters.—
"Twenty Tears In Parliament.''
1h« Social Sld«.
Mrs. Waldo-Ocll-lie has a barrel of
money.
Edltb Waldo-Cecil—But Is be all
right socially?
Mr. Waldo Cecil--Oh, yea; be hasn't
tbe least idea bow be got It!— Puck.
Ptllna it On.
Dedude—That man ealfed me a Har. s
rad, a scoundrel and a puppy. Would
yon advise me to for that?
Old Blunt—By all means. There's
nothing nobler In this world, young
man, than fighting for tbe troth.
Aa Otkara Knew Brr.
"Phe seems to be a natural flirt," he
•aid.
"Naturalr tbe woman Impatiently
replledi "There's nothing natural about
her tmt the framework."—Chicago Bec-
COAXING THE TROUT.
Fishing Up and Dawn Stream Both
Havs Strenueu* Advooate*.
"Fishing up stream" has many
advocates who assert that, as trout
always lie with their heads up cur
rent," they arc less likely to sec the
fisherman or the glint of his rod
when the casts are made; that the
discomfort and fatigue accompany
ing wading against strong rapids are
amply repaid bv the increased scores
secured; that tne flies deftly thrown
a foot or two above tho head of a
feeding trout float more lifolike
down the current than those drawn
against it by tho line, whon they
are apt to exhibit a muscular power
which in the live insect would be
exaggerated and unnutural.
On tho other hand, the "down
stream" fisherman is oouolly asser
tive us to tho value of his method.
110 feels the charm of gurgling wa
ters around his limbs, a down cur
rent that aids rather than retards
or futigpos him in each successive
step of enjoyment in his pastime.
As he casts his fifty or more feet
of line adown the streum lie is as
sured that he is beyond the ken of
the most keen sighted and wary
trout; that his artificial bugs, un
der the tension of tht current soam
ing it from right to left, reach ev
ery square inch of the "swim," as
English rodsters term a likely wa
ter, and, coming naturally down
stream, just the direction ftmn
whence a hungry trout is awaitinjy
it, aro much more likely to be taken
than those thrown against the cur
rent with doubtless u foot or more
of the leader drooulng and bagging
before tho nose of a trout with a
dead bug, soaked and bedrsggled,
following slowly behind. Old an
flers when fishing a rupid stream
ave leu rued to adapt their methods
to the physical conditions of tho
water. They have adopted both
methods, fishing up tho pools and
down tho rapids, thus uvoiding tho
great fatigue in wading the latter
and the chance of the trout seeing
them in the more quiet waters of
the former.—Outing.
Odd Dutoh Custom.
In Holland November is held su
cred to courtship. Tho four Sun
days of November are .observed as
fete days In Holland. They ure
known by tho curious names, re
view, decision, purchase and posses
sion, and ull refer to matrimonial
affairs.
011 review Sunday everybody goes
to church, and after service there is
a church parude in every .village,
wlien tho youths and maidens guzc
upon each other, but forbear to
speak.
• On decision Sunday each bachelor
who is seeding a wife approaches
the maiden of bis choice with a cer
emonious bow and from her man
ner of responding judges whether
his advances aro acceptable.
On purchase Sunday the consent
of the parents is sought if tho suit
hos prospered during the week. Not
until poßsesjion Sunday, however,
do the twain appear before the
world as actual or prospective brides
and grooms.
Remedied.
Women have n resourcefulness
that men can never hope to attain.
A young lady named Kate was
married the other day. When on
her honeymoon she had occasion to
make some purchases in a shop and
ordered the goods to bo sent to her
at the Royal hotel. But in an ab
sentminded moment she gave her
maiden name to the shopkeeper.
She had scarcely reached the
door, however, when she noted her
mistake. With admirable wit she
stepped back and said to the shop
man:
"Oh, by the way, send that pack
age to Miss Kato , care ofM rs.
out of the shop as if she had been
married fifteen years. London
Mail. '•
Whon to Wind Your Watoh.
During the night your watch is
qniet, as it were—that is, it hangs
in your vest without motion or
(ouch. If you don't wind it at night
the mainspring is then relaxed in
stead of being in that condition
during tho day. By winding it in
the morning the mainspring re
mains close and tight all day. It
keeps the movement steady at a
time when you are handling it, run
ning about the city attending to
your daily affairs. A relaxed main
spring at this time accounts for fino
watches varying slightly.
Misquoted.
"It is surprising the way some
supposedly intellectual people miss
tho point of a remark, and especial
ly after they have heard the samo
pne so often that it has became a
household word," said some one.
'Tor instance, take that much quot
ed phrase, 'but that's another sto
ry.' I was reading a lecture the oth
er day, by a fairly well known man,
who remarked, 'And, as Rudyard
Kipling would say, "that's another
thing V' "—Detroit Free Press.
COOES OF THE KITCHENS.
Rules That Govern Coeks Generally
Due to Superstitions.
"Take a good lump of fresh but
ter and roll it in flour, place it in a
lined saucepan with a half Tiint of
good, rich crcum, stir it gently over
a low fire, always the sumo way,
till it begins to simmer." This rec
ipe for the making of melted butter
is quoted from an old fashioned
cookery book of a centurv ago, but
tho direction to stir "always the
same way" is observed OH religiously
today as it was then and probably
will be for n thousand years to
come. All cooks of all nations stir
not only the same way, but also
from east to west, a sure indication
that the practice originated with
sun worshipers.
Speaking of stirring brings to
mind that in most households —
country ones, at least—the practice
of tho whole family joining to stir
tho Christina* plum pudding is still
in vogue. There are many peculiar
old fashioned superstitions connect
ed with cooking. For instance, in
Scotland when oat cukes arc being
baked it is still customary to break
oil a little piece and throw it into
the lire. At one time whenever a
baking was mndc, which was per
haps once a month only, a cake wns
made with nine knobs 011 it. 15aeh
of the company broke one off and,
throwing it behind him, said, "This
I give to thee; preserve thou my
sheep," mentioning the name of a
noxious animal—fox, wolf or eagle.
A roast pheasant is usually sent
up with tne tail feathers. This
practice is a memorial of the days
when a peacock was skinned before
roasting and when cooked was sewed
in its plumage again, its beak gild
ed and so served. Tossing the pan
cake is another interesting food su
perstition. Formerly the muster of
the house was called upon to toss
the Shrove Tuesday pancake. Usu
ally ho did it so clumsily that the
contents of the nan found their wuy
to the floor, when a fine was de
manded by the cook. The custom
is still kept up at Westminster
school, where a pancake is tossed
over tho bar and scrambled for.
The 0110 who secures it is rewarded
with a guinea.
Tho origin of tho cross on hot
cfß'ss huns is a matter of dispute.
There is little doubt that cukes
partly divided into four quarters
wfcru made long before the Christian
era. At one time it was believed
that bread baked 011 Good Friday
would never grow moldy, and u
(lieee of it grated was kept in every
louse, being supposed to bo a sov-
orelgtl remedy for almost any kind
of ailment to which man is subject.
In many parts of England it is con
sidered unlucky to offer a tnineo
pie to a guest. It must be asked for.
—Boston Journal.
The Doitonaco For It.
She was a spectacled lussie from
Boston and hud taken charge of a
country school. Two or three I, weeks
later ono of the trustees visited the
school.
"Well, how are you getting
ulong?" he asked.
"Very nicely now, thank you,"
she replied, "but it was hard at
first."
"Is that BO?"
"Oh, yes. You sec, in the begin
ning 1 tried moral suasion as a cor
rective measure; but, failing in that,
I resorted to a tangible instrumen
tality."
"A what?" gasped tho simple
minded trustee.
"A tangible instrumentality," she
replied sweetly —"a good, stout
hickory switch, don't you know."—
New York Press.
Bass Dsosptlon.
She was a charming little thing,
but she was not f&miiiar with the
country and its ways. Stilt, al
though she was from Ixmdon, that
great brute of a cousin of hers had
no right to attempt to deceive her.
JJe had volunteered to show her
found the fnrm, and by and by they
■trolled into the cow shed.
"Dear me, how closely the poor
c#rs aro crowded together!" she re
marked.
«Yes," he said. "But, you see,
Va'fo obliged to pack them close."
*Why ?
"So that they'll give condensed
milk," he said without a blush.
And the dear girl smiled and said
she hadn't thought of that.—An
awers.
Her Mictak*.
When Mrs. Siddons was acting in
the "Grecian Daughter" her purt
was ono night taken by an under
study, But tbe character of Isabella
was a moving one, and an Irish ladv
{iresent wus almost hysterically af
ecte3 by it.
"It. i 3 fortunate Mrs. Siddons is
pot acting tonight," said the gen
tleman beside her. "If this moves
you to much you would hardly be
able to bear that at all."
"M». Siddons not playing!" cried
the wajping lady. I thought she
was. X' never should have cried if I
hadn't*
A Blue X Mark fa the Square BtiloW
means that yoar Sj'j;:riptbn'Eil; with thU Ijjo
CONDENSED STORIES.
Why Lord Salisbury Wl.hed the Sign
board Removed.
The chateau of Lord Salisbury
was at Beau lieu, France, ami that, lie
might have peace and rest there lie
once made a quaint request of the
mayor of Villefrunehc. The house
Blood on high, well wooded ground
and was approached by carriage
from the old Corniche road. The
inaccessibility of the position and
consequent quiet ami peace pleased
the premier greatly. The gardens
woro so large and the gate kept by
a Cerberus so stern that ihc mosl
enterprising British or American
tourist found little to repay his curi
osity after his climb. When
Salisbury first took possession of lai
Bastide the mayor of Yillofranche
M. Polonnis, called upon him to bid
him welcome and hospitably assured
him that any wish his lordship
might express would, if possible, bt
instantly gratified by himself and
his councilors.
"Tlicn I Will take you at youi
word," replied the premier. "I wish
much that the new signboard you
have put tin on the road leading
here marked 'Avenue Salisbury* I"
taken away."
"But we put it up," stammered
the mayor, "in order to let people
find their way to your villa."
"Ah," sighed liord Salisbury, "1
Bee so many people at home and
should like most of them to lojc
their way to ta Bastide!"
The hint was taken.
Seeking the Objectionable.
Charles Frohmnn was discussing
the morals of the average play.
"I lielieve in a clean stage," lie
said, "and I think the stage pretty
generally is clean enough, llcri
and there, to be sure, you can find
a spot of black, but you have tr.
look for it. You have to nose for it|
in the corners and remote recesses.
"Some of us can find uncleatili
ness anywhere; A .woman found un
cleanliness once in Dr. Johnson's
dictionary.
" 'I am sorrv, sir,' she said, 'to
see in your work so many naughty
words.'
" 'So, madam, you were looking
for them, eh?' the old lexicographer
retorted." _ . .
London and the Newsboy.
Jack London, the young novelist,
was riding recently on a California
train when a newsboy besought him
to buy one of his own books.
"Here yon are, sir," said the boy.
"A fine book about Alaska life, by
Jack London."
"But Lhave rea4 the book. I am-
Jack London myself," returned the
young man.
"Oh, you are?" said the newsboy.
And lib passed on, with a laugh of
incredulity.
A little Inter he came back with
nnolht r"pnrcel of books, a collec
tion, this time, of ths works of Miss
Corel li.
"Jlow nbout these?" he asked,
pausing beside London. "Here's
"AUK YOU MA Kit' CORELLI TOO?"
Temporal Power' and Tlielma'
and 'Vendetta.' They're by Mitrie
Corelli. They're full of excitement
und blood. 'Tholma' 1 know you'll
like."
As London shook his head the
boy resumed:
"Are you Marie Corelli too?"
Wanted to Frighten Himcelf.
Andrew Carnegie at the opening
of the autumn conference of the
Iron and Steel institute at Barrow
in-Furness, in England, told an odd
little story from his vast collection
of Scottish anecdotes.
"A Scot," he raid, "was unhappy
because he Ifad lost his money. He
borrowed a loaded gun and with a
desperate look slajted toward a dis
mal'-fen. The owner of the gun, a
little anxious, bawled after him to
know if he was going to commit
suicide. He bawled back:
" 'No just that. I'm only think
in' 0' gangin' doun to the fens to>
gie' myscl' a confoondcd fricht.*" I
WHOLE NO. 2s 4.
Professional Cards.
gR. JOHN D. BIGGS,
DEXTIST
OFFICE:
MAIN STREET.
t
GEO. XV. NEWELL k BRO.
LAWYERS
Ihij* Office upstairs in Ntw Bank Puild
lug, left haml Mile, top of bteps.
"VII.LIAIISTON, N C.
wherever set vices are desired.
Special attention given to examining am! mak
lag title for purchasers of tim)»er and timber
a nds.
DR. WM. E. WARREN
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICII: Rear of Roanoke Hotel
Smith wick Street
Residence; the " Rhodes-Place
Simmons' Ave.
| PHO VP ' -
» 1 ) Residence 60
SKEWARKEE /A
LODGE
No. 90, F. &A. M. /X^/A
Directory For 1904.
S. S lirown, W. M.; 11. D. Taylor, 9.
W.; Me. G. Taylor, J. W.: T. \V. Thorn
as. 8. I).; A H. Taylor, J.I); 5. R.
SeireUrv ; C. I>. Car«tar|ilicii, Treasurer;
V.M. Ctitchcr ntiil T Ij. Iliggs,Stewards;
R \V. Clary, Tiler.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Charity—S. S. Brown, 11. 1). Taylor,
Mc. G. Taylor.
I''i.-iA.\ci:- '.V. C. Manning, W. H.llar
ell. R. J. Feel.
Rl I'KKKNIIH ll. W. Stubbs, Joseph
R. llailaril p. K. Hodges.
Asyi.l'M —G. W. lllount, W. M. York,
11. M Hurra*.
Marshal.!,—J. 11. Ilatton.
In Gase of Tire
you want to be protected.
111 case of dentil you want
to leave your'family some
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\Vc can insure[y(ju against
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We can insure your Boiler,
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lary. We also can bond
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INSI'RAXCK AGENT,
Godard Building.
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rc r: four niont'.n, |L tvj.a Lyiul «
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Williamston Telephone Co.
Office over Bank of Maitiu County,
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.*
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Messages limited to 5 minutes; extra charge
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" Everetls 15 '•
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