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. RAM'S HOHN BUA8T9, ifMotnn Not** Oaliiav tho Wtcfc?4 im YOUNG Hons are oftHi Vftry lean. CJcttlng the l>tff licntl, shrinks tho heart. * There is no suf. fcilug like tho r r udflxlon o f love. Nothlup Is bo deatructlhlo a h tho ponco of Christ. 'l'ho fears wo borrow are tho hardest to dip-n aw ay, f Whenever the flcab Itf on the tbroue, too devil Is king, jt ?? ..{/Unices j c/.u want to be poor, don't tiy pJb keep all you got. Tho trinn will always be busy who truly follows Christ. I Tho dovtl bus no better helper than a kftrrclceu looking Ho. I H Is harder to dine with jotno inca Ihftn It to to fast alone. I Wo ar<? rich, not in what wo hate, but la what we cannot- In fo. 1 1b thoro anything tho devil can't malce tut of an envtous man? 1 Llvo to <lo good.jand you will never tire of your emplyjmcnt. 1 When you pray for n revival, don't go io church with a long face. ; Tho wore men disappoint us, tbe more ?vo should havo faith In God. I' When a little man Is lined up, ovory buily finds out that bo l? little. '? Tho man who thinks ho known others, ta a fireat stranger to himself. r The man who would be considered hiso often turns o'.it to be othcrwiBa. Lo nway with a personal devil, and [here is no need of a personal Christ, 1 It Is a mistake to call anything sue letd that Is not according to God's plan. ! If you kumv that to-morrow would bo your last day, bow would you ?pond ihla? ? 1 There art* domo very Important les ions wulch can only bo learned from a tolatake, 5 It Is doubtful If thertfYfi any man who kar> ttoj at fiomo time In bla life boon a hypocrite. } Tho main who haa lived only for !d?n lelf has wasted bin tlbio and robbed iho world. ! There can bo no true and abiding lomfort and peace that is not rooted tud grounded in faith. j The man who has never used his eyes ? consider tho morcles of God, baa used Ihem to small purposo. i /Turning a mad dog loose Is a trilling Ihlng, compared to what tho devU can |lo with a gossiping tongno. 1 In the very oame breath with which lesua uhld, "Let not your heart be trou tdod/'-he also said, "Helleve." Tho man who refuses to walk ti tho light us God gives it, has only himself |o blame for what happens in tho dark, j Do good an often as you havo oppor tunity, and the Lord will seo to It 'hat four time and talanta aro well employ Kl. Thero wnn weeping at the grave of Lazarus, but everybody threw a stono tho place where Absalom was bur Just try ft lOo. box of C'Asoar<)tH. canuyca fcartic, finest liver and bowol regulator lyiwie. . fiow'i Tht?T W?offor On? Hundred Pullers Reward for knyciweof Catarrh that caiuidt be cured by Hall's Catarrh Our?. i? \ F. J. C'hrwey A Co., IVwfa., Toledo, 0. We, OtrtHndtrfl'gnrd, have kuovr-. K. -T. Che fcey for the U%t 16 years, And bHli?v? Uim i>er reolly honot'itble In all btiMnena Iranitactlnri* ??w1 flnoj? ?ito JJti 4 a AAj>ry ntit ??y <?KI l(f?. [toil msrtr by tWir firm. W'ztrt A Tlurxx, \VUoU?a!o Drugglato, Toledo, Ohio. wiboiKd. Kihvaw t-> Maiiyii*, WboleeaU Ur\i?<iri?t.s Toledo, Ohio. , JrwJ'A Ctitarrh Cnro la tnVon InUmally, aot ?on ulrontly upon tbo blo<<d and rinici<UH ?ur. Ucrnof tkotyetcui. 1'rlce, 7f>c. per bottle. bold iy all OrncijiMo. Testimonials free, ? HsvlTti Family Villa aro tUo In-sU i oftn rccoinmenrt 1' io'n Curn f'ir Consanijv Uon to nuffarcr* from A.Mhniii. - K. D. Town ?tKO, Ft. Uowtird. Win, Mm 4. WH MulhalJ, llio nntod nUttatlolan, *pct?t o*or forty years (n nccumul tttuc* Um material for bis cno voluiuooC No-To?Hac <0V Vtriy ('on I a. 0*ef 40*),0j6tftfro'l. Why uot li t Nn-To-Tt.m regulate orjreiujva y?.m dcmro for tu)>Hvc"V Ba veto MiOi.ey. /O ikos M-itlU, !t??t imi nlivto I. f'mis uitHrtuklied. U) cent* and }1.<0, Ml ail drugeWV* Knl/.ttO Ifatoj'ftwft, n rriad;jr?!o Tale !n Ihe r>loA3 of '7ft. h?w? been e!c?tn,l SpORti^r of the JupRir.o? Parliament. Wiik.v lifllou* or costive, ear * Caaenret, eaud> ivstthurlM'; cur? kiuc .witoed; 10o*-?oo. ; Scrofula Sores Aflfllctod fVIy Wife for I O Year s JHer limM *n tveri* onn rr?!M Krai). Hnr | fci'iun V. cir very J ucl iu.il h?>r o.' "s wrro ft IT ' cd. sho doctdod (O t(iko iti.D.i's &??V(l|turill>< Aii<l no*- her skinl* smooth: aho U curul of Rorofulfl.V-* M. K. Hxeykss. Ll?:irlolto Onfci, . Ycrk. lton. ?'nlcr HOOCFS SpaBrma Ib tbebc-t? In fact ihc 0>ttTrim lllooJ Pnrltlrr. llAfirf'n DIH<* *?''?* ,Sj0 l>4va afler-dinn*.' llOOnS r!l!8 !?UI*. at'i il:tfe?t'on. ;*f. NOTED JIJBIftT <lg? Seymour Passed At^ay tnNovf Yor J* Friday, JudgoA. NV. Soymour died in Now York Saturday at 0 o'clock. Judgo Seymour was o nativo of Now York, llo oume to North Carol ina noon after tho war and eottlod now Nowboru. 1I? eerffid, in tho Log to) At urea, of '08, '00, 70, '71, '72, '78 and '74; tho Login! a turoH thon being ?looted eaoh year. In tho fall of 1874 ho wan elected to tho, Superior Court bench to suooeod the Hon; \V. J. Clark. Ho hold thiw IK)?itiua until February, 188#, whon ho was appointed by Prosidoot Arthur judge of tho Fastorn district of North Carolina to mieoeod Judge Brook, ro' sighed. Thia ponittou lie hold up to tho tinf^ of hw doath. Judgo Seymour was exceedingly popular with tho entire bar of the State. Virginia Pythian#. 'KhoC/rand Lodge, l^.of P.,rconolud? ?d nossiont) Thuradaj^in Itiohmond. It wa? voted to moot ^ Potorfilmrg noxt year. Tho meeting tV{,]l bo hold tho fourth Tuesday in Fobryary, in a lead of tho third a ?? herotofoi'o. Tho lodgo adopted tho now code of rules, waiting tho loriiis of office of tho lfoop erof liocords, Howl, Finance and ICx^ chequer annual. Tho Grand liodgo was ?visited by Supremo Chaneellor It. T. Colgrove,' who uuvdo a npoooh. Will fiOAVoThoin for MeKlnlcy. Proaident Cleveland will not mako nominations \o hit vaeanoion in tho government sorvioo which may bo can u o/l by resignation ooourring be iwoou now and March 4 t.h, but will loavo such placet! opon to bo flllod by. President MoKinloy. Tina docs not include places when tho four yearn torin of olllco oxpireo or of plucos that are vaoatod by tho doath of tho ocou pant, whon the oflleo lias a year or more to run. Election of Ottleers. At the annual mooting of Formors' AKlanoo, held in Washington, O. O. , tho following offlcora wore elected; President, Mann Page, of Virginia; vieo-prosidont, C. Vincent, Indinuapo Hh, 2nd.; eoeretary aud treasurer, W. I*. Briokor, Pennsylvania^ eXooutivc committoo. Mann Pago, Virginia; It. A. Southwortn, DeuyejS Col. ; John Prei nig, Wont Virginia; A. B. 'Welsh, Now York, and Hon. iT. W. Blokes, of South Carolina. ' * ... fuevam^ - ? ? - ? r Lumbtir Prices Klxod. v Tho Southorn 1 mmbor Manufacturers' Association, in session at Momphifl. Tenn. , adopted price list and oleotod ofileorB.. Prosidont. Whito Was elect od by a rising voto. F ow changes in prices woro mado, nearly all boiyg in on upward direction. Tho convention adjoumod to meet at Nttslmllo, crown., in August. F. M. MoCullum, of St. Louis, was eloctcd soorotary. vico (loo. K. Smith, who doolined re-election. West Point Appointment*. ('ftdot. appointments at Wost Point havo been issuo?l to O. P. llawos (iil-'v tomato) of IUohmond, Va. , ii. F, Brown, of Accomack county, Va. , John T. MoCraokon. (al tomato), of Freder icksburg, Va. : Jonn A. Lancaster, ./ r. , Wetomnpka, Ala.; A. A. Iloohaday (nl ternnte), LaFayolto, Ala. ; CI. W. Lu vail (aHoritato), Choraw, S. C. JlrVun for iOOO, Tho Michigan Statoconvontion of tho Bilvor Dom,ocrato, r-ilver Kopnblitfans < and Populist/ declared that J. j Bryan was tho greatest living exponent j of Jofl'orsoniau principles; thui true friend of tho people and the logical ! standard- bearer for J>omocrneyv:< in muo. A Presidential Lhw Firm, ?? I President Clovoland, Secretary of Btahv^Olnoy and Edwin F. Phi, of Grand Itnpids, Mich., now Ambassa dor at Berlin, will form a law, partner ship in Now York. Mr. U h 1*6 son is authority for tlio statement. Cleveland's lleftlniiln^ lo SIovo. O Mrs. Clovoland has lakon her cliil droti to Princcton, N. J., and returned to tho Whito IIouso, to bo with tho| president fit tho oloso of tho Adminis t rut ion. y" '-\ Itrfcrrert to Arbitration. Franco and Brazil lnivo eigned a protocol reforring their disputo regard ing territory boundaries lo arbitration, tho proMident of the Swiss Confedera tion to bo tho referee. Washington Sonip?. A favorable report has boon ordorod l>y the House lal?or commitlco on the l.orimcr bill, "tv? jTovont conspiracies to Muck list. " ^ The Scnutti'mia passed withouf a wor<l of objection, a bill winch, if it bo ? omen a hnv, will intiodut^o a now |?or t?l card 6ystc-?n. Tho resolution before the United nlntr* Senate committee on military af fairs* providing for the presence of the West Point carte ts at tho inauguiution, appears to make but littlu headway. If you nrti ii^klnp: for trouble, tell n woman tnat her now wrap is unbe coming. / / .Tv A Cougher's Coffers. jriny not bo bo full n3 ho wishos; but if ho la wise ho wjjl reelect his coffers awhile and attend to hi? couqrh. A man's coffers may bo so secure that no .on? can lako thom away ll^m him. But a lit^o cough has taken many a man away*from his coffers. The. "slight cough** is somewhat like the small pebble that lies on tho mountain sido, and appeals utterly Insignificant. A fluttering bird, perhaps, starts tho pebble rolling, and the rolling pebble begets an avalanche that buries a town. Many fetal ^ ^diseases begin with a alight oough, Bui any. oough, taken in time, can bo cured by the use of Pectoral. P?cfer?1 In AyeVf Cartta?k,M . XJCtAytt Ca. i,n??n, Mm, yXPTY-tfOimTII OQ}rOKR?8, Ti\e Proceedings Ilrlc/ly Told Krom I>oy to Day. \ BHNATI3. Tuna pay. ^Chandler, (ftep.) of Now Hampshire, flj?oko for tnrco hours in support of tho resolution declaring it tho sense of the Senate that tho United States should not permanently acqui esce in 11)0 single gold standard. J.lw attributed tho full of valuos to the pro gressive stops iu tho demonetization of silver, and quoted Shoririftn iu 1870. Ho uUo predicted tho Hcpublican over throw unless tho administration is Con ducted along tho linos of bimetallism, Tho bankruptcy bill was taken up, biit no action was taken upon it. NVxm^wjoay1 TheSeiiatomodiflod the | immigration law. and it now goos to tho President, It adds to tho classes of excluded aliens nil perfions ovor 10 years of ago who cannot road tho Eng lish language or fcomo other languago, oxeept (nut admissible immigrants may bring with thorn or send for .in ad miss P bio aliens in grandparents ovor 50 3'carn of ago, wives and minor children. It alno prohibits from employment on the pubho works aliens who corno regularly or habitually into tho United States for tho purpose of engaging in any mercan tile Undo, oi* .manual labor, and who havo not inado a declaration of their in tontion to beeoino American eiti Tho Socrotary of tho Troasuryy'liow oVcr. may pormit tho entranco o/ulte'is for 1 tho purpoRo of teaching new \rt<i or . industries. And tho act is not to apply to persons coming hero from Cuba, during tho continuaneo of tho present disturbances thcro. Thuumimy. ? Tho movement to post pone further oonRidoration of tho arbi tration treaty until aftor March ft, was defeated in tho Senate. To tho sur prise of all Vest came out in a spoeoh strongly favoring the ratification of tho treaty as amended. Sherman says that when tho tost comes, tho necessary two thirds will bo found voting for ratuitica tioti. Ho expects the treaty to bo dis poned of Friday. Fiuoav. ? Tho session of tho Scuato only lusted for half an hour. Po. ?.il?l v tho last of tho "unreconstructed" reb els was pardoned in tho person of Col. D. I'/. Simms, of Kontucky, tho Sonato passing a bill to romovo his political disabilities. Senator Daniols (Uom.), of Virginia, was designated as tho reader of Washington's rarowoll address next Monday, an observance intro duced by It our some years ago. At t ii :ftO p. m. the Sonato procooded to the conaiderulion of executive business (the arbitration treat v) aud adjourned at 0 p. in. without tailing action. flvrtTiuuy? Tho Crotan uprising against. Tnrkoy was recognized and en couraged by tho h'tinato in the unani llaous adoption of a resolution od'erod 1# Cameron, oxtonding sympathy to tho govonimont, of (Jrcueo in its interven tion to froo tho people of Croto "from the tyranny of foreign oppressora, and to rostoro peace with tho blessing of Christian civilization to tho distressed island." Tho bill which passed tho House at the last sossion to uuthori/.o the npi>ointment of a luhoi; commission way tuKoti up, but was j-ooivfiidetraokod bylUlison, (Hep.) of Iowu? 'chairman of t ho committee on appropriations, by a motion to taky up tho Indian appropri ation bill, which wu^agreod to, and tlioro was a long dfebato I hen on tho Roctavian schools, which was laid aside without any action. During tho con sideration of tho above bill tho income tax caso was brought in" question. Allen said that Justice Sliiras owes it to the country to say why ho r.o suddenly changed front 011 that nnbjcet. The change was so radical and so cxtremo thnl that man will go intc^istory under n cloud unless I10 cxi lai^B^r tho coun try what motives inllueWed him to change bis position on tho incorAo tax cases. / Mosoav.- In tho Sonato Washing ton's farewell address was read in tho presence of a largo audffcncoby Daniel, (Dom.)of Virginia, 'i'Jic principal part of the day was occupied in tho consid eration of the tndian appropriation bill. Tho Loud bill, to amend tho pontal laws, was reported hack lroVn the po?t oDlco coniniiltoo with amendments, in . one for one-cent letter postage. 1 1 n ii(l yopoi't- wp.ro antagonized by two Populist Senators ? Butler, of N'orth ( 'nrolina, and Stewart, of Nevada. chiding' Tl.n H) HOUSE. Tokkday. ? Collin (Rob.), of Mavy land. moved to pass ovo ?? tho J'l'Cfci dont n veto tho bill to pension at 5$0 a month (ho widow of Pete 11. Alla baeh, a veteran of the Mexican Tho voto rosultod: yeas, 110; nr*y m, 70; two thirds not voting in the affirmative, this bill failod to pass over tho veto. A largo batch of pension billa was then l?assed. Wepnkhoay. ?Tho Ilonso affirmed its intention to abide bv the policy of lim iting pensions for widows of general of ficers to ?M) a month, and grading from that Hum down for widows of officers of lower rank Conference report on tho executive, legislative and judicial ap propriations bill was agreed to. Hop kins, (Hop.) of Kentucky, failed to so euro his mat which was contested on an illegal and fraudulent ballot in (.'lark county. TmuiBnAY. ? The Tlonso voted down tho dociaion of tho elections committee in the on so of Hopkins (Hop ) vs. Kim dall (Pom ) from tho Tenth district of Kontucky, thoreby seating Hopkins. The case was eonteste<l over the emblem of tho official ballot, which was tho oag'.o. A coon had been substituted instead of tho eagle, the chosen emblem of tho Kei-'iibliean party in Kentucky. It was admitted that this was transpar ent fiaud, and that it was dor.o with in lent to doceivo, so tho voto of tho coun ty must bo thrown out, and the Home sustained this view by a voto of l'J7 to 01. The gonoral dofieioncv bill was ro tlorted to tho House from the committee on appropriations with notice thai it would be called up Friday. The bill carries an appropriation of Fiupay. ~ The House mado but little progress, only one or two measures bo >ug brought up. vOne of tho measures wad that of the appropriations to supply dofloicneit'S for the current year and prior years. Kiolmrdson (Hen ) of J'onncfisoo, mado a long discussion cvo * an item to pay special attorneys for oo fonding suite against tho United States, but tho bill was not passed at 5 o'clock when tljo tjQUflo adjourned. WATrftDAY. ? Tho House finished tho discussion in e ommitteo of tho whole of the general deficiency bill, with the exception of one paragraph. An inno cont appearing paragraph appropriat ing some ?12, (H)0 to rofund amounts do-, d net ml from the Kalaries for absence!, brought About a family row, but after a long dirttassion it wu retained. Be fore adjournment it,* as decided not to observe Monday as Washington's birlh-, dry. owing t<r time being too procious at this late period in the session. Monday. ?In tho Uotpo tho deficien cy bill waa passed. Ik>u telle, chairman .of the naval committor uuececdcd in !U? mi?i^ ?hd the other matters were not of much interest to the general public. ? ? -/? #jg f tm flw ??psts? qmrter of t?? Ifg?.)^Je?n3 agnentCfrjir ffijC sxpissinw. Tet ttir?nsKab ?r? wc# mtt ?m* ertft ffi in of p Its i /0| Population and 'Struggles / fQr Freedom, LARGt NUMBER OF CHRISTIANS. The Crotttiu ItnVo Declared Their tndepcnrtcoeo atxl Appoul<>U to tireeoo for Aid* J". Tho island o( Creto is situated In the Mediterranean aoa, to t)jo Houth of Greece, and in tho most southerly por tion of Europe. H ia about 150 miles in length, while its breadth does not anywhoro excecd 35 mi low, and in some pIaooh is only 10 or 13 milos, Tho groator parts of tho i&land is ocoupiod by mountains, Roino of which vouch to a considerable height, Tho intervals between tho mountain groups aroftllod Up for tho moot part by indulating triuitn, oonaiMing of hills of eompara Jifo low elevation. Thoro arc no rivern -of any importance. That part of tho island which la not mountainous is of cjmrf t fertility. Orangoa and leihona ?and other tropical fruits abound. Tho inland also produces cotton, tobacco, olive oil, wino and ailk. Under abet ter form of government tho island would, no doubt, he most l-rosporoua. The population of tho island has boon very much diminished. At ono timo it numborcd 1,000.000. In 1885, -tho last cousua roportoil that, it has dwindled down to 80,000 and abont50,000 are Mo hammedans, nearly all tho others beiii" Christians belonging to tho Greok church, which 1ms eight bishops in the island. Tho language spokon by both Christians and Mohammedans is Greek. Its chief city is Cuiidia, which waa formerly tho capital. The present cap ital in Canco, which is. the scat of a Greek bishop, and the official roaidonco of the European consuls. In 1401) tho island WW bosiogod and oonquorod by tho Turks, and it continued subject to tho Ottoman rulo until the outbreak of tho Greek revolution in 1H21. At thnt timo tho nativca made thoinsolvon mastera of tho country, and drove tho Turks or Mohamotan population, to take rofugo in fo'rtiflca tionu. Thia contest was prolongod ; without any decisive reaultunt.il in 18511 the allied nowe^s of Ktiropo transferred tho island to tho government of Mo hornet Ali, viceroy of Egypt It thus remained until IttlO, when it wan taken from Mohomit Ali and replaced under tho dominion of tho Turks. St. Paul visited tho island of Crcto and planted a church thoro. Honco, a large number of Christiana on tho island to this day. in 1800 the Chris tians revolted against tho Turks and de manded annexation to the kingdom of Greece. Tho war excited nuioli ovm pathy among Gliriat-ians, but tho Cre tans wero subdued in IRON. Tho Cretans have declared their iudo pondence, nnd appealed to Greece for aid. Tho Christiana have long desired a union with Greece, for they are of Greek blood, not Turkish, FIRST NKGKO COTTON Ml Mi. Aii K.xperlmont ^That Will bo Watch oil With Interest by Both Races. Tho Charlotto Fvoning Nows of Fob. 88d pd}*r: "Dr. Chas. P. Mesorvn, profcidontof Shaw University, Raleigh, spont last niglit in Charlotte. Yester day ho won fit Concord taking part in tho organization of tho ootton mill to bo owned and operatod by noerroos. Tho officers and directors woro oloctod yesterday find arrangements made to DO/ fin work 011 tho mill as noon as prac ticable. Fitzgerald, of Durham, was oloctod president; Coloman, of Con cord, .secretary oud 1 treasurer. Dr. Mo?ervo is onp of tho directors. "This is a movo on tho part of tho negroes to take some part in tho ootton mill indiiBtry in the South. This labor is now exclusively white, no nogroos boing cmployod in any mills in this country. This experiment of a cotton mill ownod by negroes and run by ne gro labor will be watohed with interest all over the South. Whether it will bo successful remains to be seen." AN ISl'IDKMIC OK RESIGNATIONS. OfTleo Holders Who Decline to Serve Ijonger Than March 4th. Washington, (Special). ? Tho incom ing mnils for tho past fow days receiv ed at tho Stato Department havtfheon burdonod with resignations of diplo matic and high officials abroad. It is the custom, which has developed tho force of the unwritton law for all diplo matic olficers-to placo their resignations in the hands of t.lVfr Secretary of Stato of tho outgoing administration, when the change of rulers, ns in this coso, involves a change of political purtios. Mr. Hayard's resignation as ~ am bassador to England, it is understood, was received some time since, as was ah:o Mr. Kustia as ambassador 1o Franco, and Mr. Oil's as ambassador to (Germany.' Tho consul general'? at London, 1'aris and Liverpool being re garded as positions more important than many of tho minor diplomatic posts, have also intimated that they await t^e nomination mil tjualillcation of their BUOOfiSbOrs. f ClithlrcnW the Revolution. A Congress of tho Society of tho Children of tho Revolution was hold in Washington from tho 2Sd to tho 27tli. A groat many children were in attend ance, as wolf as regents from tho dif ferent Statos. After the reportsvworo read there M-ero various pleasures for tho children. ? North Carolina Mown. Mrs. .T. T<. Pattorson. of Winston, lias been appointed one of tho lady com* rnisf.iouors for this State to get np an exhibit for tho Tenne9soo Exposition. Tt is paid that another nugget of gold weighing 4 fcrninds was forma at thtrfnt gram-Crawfdra mino, near Aibomarlo. Winston will not join the proposed Virginia basebail league. , Tho State Y. M. C. A. convention, which has been in seeslon at Winston, closed Monday. Eaoh a?Tvice was im pressive and tieuohing. lite hTms Not Rexlgned. Soewtery Olrtoy refuses io discuss tho New York Herald'* report from Ha T*i>?tiiat Consul General Loe had re signed l>eoause the State Department declined to' authorize hirk to demand the release e! au America prkvaer, and alsobecauee our gumument failed to wwi^arshipa to Cuba In ooaapliaao* revest. ^ ?g LeTl^^ajM Iflf WMlhinf , - - -- -rii- ? ? v' ' HATISPIKU BI8TKRS, wifATroHxroM??> tuktbif to uw HI'ICINO /Vom the TrtbuW, Cullman, 'a!cl Two w?U kuown luJioi of lloUy I'onl, Cullman County, Alabama, aro the Mhuoa II . A. an. I M. I?'. BUepardj uud ihey aro Uy|<J in th.O highest ostoom. Two yearn ti<o, Miss M. V. bhepard, w.n ?triokon vrlth terrible fllokueM, from whleh alio aufTordd long. Thohlatotyof tho cmo Is bo intofoailng tbul wo publish* tho lady's own voralon a* It 1* ?vory why worthy of perueali ' 0 "Two yearn a go inn February, I was slrloken with, a torrlbla pain around my heart. whldlj prostrated mo tor hour*,, and [ mVfrt'lhdiV dtt I grew woaUar ur.til spring, when from Impaired circulation and Impov orlnhmem of the blood, a oinmaoh dlfOauity sol In, bloating my body fMrfnlly. Of conrso I wue oonOttHd to my bod and to add to my sorrows a funeral aitaok of rheqronllsru foi lowed, so that motion was painful, aud loco motion Impossible, '?HiiVtJral physician* were consulted but tlloy g&vo mo no rollof, ontli the hwt onrao. who. ho helped my (ttomdoh difgoulty, that after sovoral months I was able to alt up. Tho rhoumatlsai, however, stubbornly sl#yod, and I Was advised that my only hop^ w.w tho Hot Mprluga of Arkansas. 1 ww preparing to make tho Jotirnoy, whoa 1 wan rtMyjEomondod to tty Dr. Williams' Pift'kPille. "During my Illness. I had takon two boxes of thoso self same plllai but not In the way recommended, as l wiy< taking other wmo dies. Now though, 1 determined to try th?m properly, as I was no longer hndor a physi cian'* oaro, and could do aj. t pleased, aud. my slater. Miss It, A-. 8h?pard, at my request, orderod ?.x boxes of Pink Pills for mo, as i could not leave the hou^e and oould only hobblu with tho aid of orutchos. "Dy tho time I had Inlahed tho pills, I hnd given up orutohes, though I was still almost a skeleton from tho ordeal through which 1 had passed, 1 am now quito flishy, and tho only agent that has oaunad theobango Is l)r. Williams' Pink t'lile, for I used no olhor medicine, My right hand la at HI drawn ao tiiat I o.in only uso the thumb and first fln? gor, and mybaek is atl 1 1 lamo, but I am In better health than for many years. None of my irlends expected mo to live, . and at one /"lime It was feared my reason wa* giving way. I do not know how lo pay a aufll oiontly high trlbuto t& "Dr. \Vllllams' rnedi oino. It ia, I beilovo, tho grandest blood medioine that was over prepared. "Now, having slate I my own oaao, let mo rofer to my sisior, Mfas II. A. Bhepard, who had a solrrhous growth on her right tomplo. 'J'tiU was terribly inflamed and spreadiug no fad, that 1 prevailed upon her to order flvo dolors' worth of Dr. Williams' Plr.k Puis, ain'/tcet their virtuo n.5 a blood oleaner, as the only means of arresting the rapid growth of the cancer. This sho did, and has taken about Boron of tho boxes, nnd la Bttil taking thorn. Thoaore bus stopped spreading, and appears to l>o healing. VYhon sho began to tako tho pills she wan tho tlduneat living be ing I oversaw that oould move about. Now ?he has gained In flash, hot* Bktu has ro* gained Jib normal appoaranoe, a^d aha. is atrouger, and hor goner ai health is bettor than it haa beon in many yoara. God grant ahe may lw> spared thn horrible doath with whloli was thrdatonod. My aistor'H case, more than my own, haR induced me to write this statement, In oriler that It rn'iy bo made public. "M. V, BuKPAnn, , (Signed) ?'Cullman Co., Ainbamft." Dr, Wliriams* Tink PdlB contain, in a oon dftnsed form, all tho oloruouU nocoasaiy to give new iilo and riohnoas to the blood and i-ostoro Hhatierod Jiorvos. They aro also a spool ilo for troubles peculiar to femalep.suoh ni ftupproasions, irregularit ies and all forma of weakness. Tliov build up the blood, ahd restore tho glow of henlth to [talo and sallow eliooks. In men they olYoet n radical ouro In all ca-HOs arising from mental worry, over work or exuessos of whatever nature. Pink Pills aro sold In boxes (n"ver In looso bulk) at CO eon is a box orsix boxes for t2.r?0, and may be had of all drugglsls, or direct by jnail from Dr. Williams' Modlolne Company, Schonoolady, N. Y. . McKltiloy's Innu^uratiou. Tbo 8 onboard Air Ijlne Knilroad have Is sticd hnndsome posters nnnounclnnr n rate of one farts for round trip, to Washington, D. C-, 011 Kcconnt of tho inaujtu ntion or Prosi denl'olcct. MoKlnlcy nnd Vice-Presiclent eleefc IIo 'ftrts Maren 4tb. .Vol id Pullman, vestibule trains? double dally tervioe? from Atlanta to VVushluftton. Abe hjcoIaI rat.- s lor military mid bra^s hnnils. Tiokcfcs will bo on snlc March lit, 2nd and 3rd; coed to. return until Mnrcli 6th. For tlekots and fnr tli r lnf? relation, apply o W. II. Ramsour. city tlokot agent, Ocorpce 4 c.P. 13af.te, Travel ing I'ar.fcngcr accnt, Charlotte, N. C., or to T. J. A nderfro), general pasafcnc':r accnt. Portsmouth;" Vrt? ? . ? A licuntiful ."Magazlno Frco. "Mar of tiu< .south," Soaboard Air Lino's new monthly, will be mailed free ?m receipt 1 c.f three centsjn atnnips to cover cost, of m II 1 m:, or will bo inaiien a year for thli-ty-llvo oents InKtamp.s. t- ach i3suoc?uitains^<miLi>leie stories of love, ndventuro and heroianVrnitM ?'?"<?<!; descriptive article;; on tho omuIIi'h procreso; Rome paces of wit and humor, and articles of general Interest. Address, C. Iron monger. AilvertlslnK' Acent Seir.board Ali Lino, 371 I roadway, New Vorl It Ticlilftd llotlon. In 0110 of Lowell's letters to Brings, tho former mentions Thackeray's visit to Boston, and eaya tlml during the meeting of Thackeray with Ticknor, tho latter said: "One mark of q gentlo man Is to bo w^U -loo king? for gocd blood shows Itself In good features." "A pretty speech," replied Thackeray, ''for one broken-nosed man to muk? to another," nnd In the letter Lowell add ed: "All Boston 1ms been secretly tick led abotlt It." If n woman were only ns patient In ?unlocking the door for her men folks as she Is In letting In nnd cnt the cat! FJTSstnppp.il itriMtiiM t'ei-iiuinVMitlyoDTftd. ^0 flt? sftur flr.U \pe of I)i?. Kmnk'A 0??at NKurKltr.Moitr.il. Vf? c $3 vir.l bottieAnd tfeutl* vao. Send to l>r. KHr.i?. Hill Arch St.. I'hlUuyi1*. Mr*. Winatoiv'aSaRtblng Syrup for child it* teething, Roftensthe gnnis, reduces ln,1?mmv tlon. ftJl&yttpp in, cures vrlnd colic. 2.V.-& bottl*. Casoarkts stfmnUtfi llrcr. kidneys and renvoi*. Nf-vor nlcVrn, woftko t or yripo; 10a . ALflBASTINE A p-irc. permanent and Artistic wall-coating, rrvndy for tlio brush by ruliing in cold waUr. 1 FOR SALE BY PAINT OEALER'3 EVERYWHERE, rnrr 1 A Tint Card allowing; 12 dfjilrabln tint*, J-H }?(? * nlso AlaWtstln^FionrenlrKock nealfro ' to any ono mentioning this paper. ALA8A5TINE CO.. Qmano fW?o?. Mich ASTHMA POPHAH'S ASTHMA SPECIFIC Giro# mll?t in riTt mlnato*. ?rnd for a fMKKJrttl rw*?R^ 'ft utQtdtHu. on; ?? <?yattdtn<kd *RD Molxool of Blior tl&*ucl tNMka mml'HuwaT fitljiw Mm 4?r ?i . ?tMMlM. MMMW HH?V MW4<* MWtMl III ' apodv ?Sf?A. aM??4 fo? m> fro?ty-IM? u?ft *a^ Hoaf ^ fllK^p^T %h|U| IP -"' u 8. N. |f.~8.--'P7> T THOJMHTflHBREb POULTRY. FIFTFM VARIETIKfl. EdflWi* WatnpTor ? - a. - ? ? ICflV^ WlfWIBS WJU llAHUlVVHinV , Bun Iiiih iTV .'"?^^wrrvgsjy 7^;tfrjE orn is a vigorous feeder and re> spends well to liberal fertiliza tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer tilizers containing i>ot under 7% actual A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. All about Ppta*h-^the results of It* use by actual cx periincint on this beM (arms In lh? Uuitffl Statt*?U told in * little book which we publiih and will gladly trco to tiny (aimer In Amennx yho will wiite f< r iu GERMAN KALt WORKS, 93 Nawa^ St.. New Vork. All Your Nplgbbore ABOUT The wonderful now Constitutional Curd for KUKiiMATisai. Tho remedy It a Vegetable Compound, KxtracUof Hoots, Herbs nod Hark*, no 10)1 ato*. Purifies tbo blood and drive* tut tho poisonous At t<1? that cause tlm dt'ease. cure* 69 per cost o t the patients, 7h?n?tne U RHEUMACIDE, And c Kill* Rheumatism. v Sold by Druggist* generally. Trie? ti.fO per bott'c; si* for *0.(0. If your Una I. dyufr has not got If Ih stock, order from the manufacturer. ->&nuf*oturer,~ THE BOBBITT DRTFQ CO.. Bfttelgh, N- 0. THE DURHAM HOG t CHICKEN CHOLERA CURE. UBE NO O'lBEIi. ? Write for tea lpionlAls. The only remedy In the world positively guaranteed to fcrfcvent and pure- Cholera, v?lhit hj? !n 05-cont Ana I1.0Ui?fiO8> Sold by all DrnggiRta and. country Trial bottlahy mail, owjurtK 1/ Molcftd; tcf any nddrcei, for Manufactured only by A Til# DtJUXIAM CHOLEEA OURE CO. A Dp mi AM, NORTH CAltOliIKA. Reliable Charlotte Merchants Call on mom when you goto charioiW N^jp, Wr-to thrmif you do not ko, and hive your orders rtlloj b.v tunll. It) untwerliiK advertlMuehta kindly in?a lloh thin paper. Bf) fVITfMR BB9T WORiV treasonable Prlcot ? ftlfl tltlU Wr to News ft Tubes Pt*e. Houho. PT15 MTTTTB PE- M. ANDREWS, W-18W. Trado t yftflllUttfaAifio Pianos. Organs .? liloi'cloj Br. W, H> WAKEFIELD -~fjan consulted In his , ofllco in? y OHARLOTTK^ N. C., ./ No. 509 North Tryon Street. *6n any week day oxnopt Wednesday. His * practice in limited to diseases ol the Eye, Ear, Nose s Throat ? i $1,000 Reward To anyone wlfo can find a JO-cent Cigar on the market that will com pare with "Black Poodle" -or "The Fairest." ^ Tho 5-cent go.ods manufactured hy F. S. DIXON, of Durham, N. 0. Don't breathe until you bavo tried them. For sale by A II 'Dealers. Call for thorn. LlfeS. MACHINERY and , SUPf X?N?INK9t UOILKK8, - t<\W Jimfl, \ CQKNf Willi AT MllvLH, ikiANKliB/'. ? UltlCJK MAt/lILXKS, ( ) MOl'liDKKS, tMN<? KDflfelWr . j And ?Hkln<lao( Wood Worklo? Machinery; ' No onu tn ttio i>y?th win oftor you t>l?hu* #r?do yooda. <?r M lowor prlcoo. .Tftlboit,, Llddoli and Watertown Kpgimw. Jlfft, or?? only 11 /ow lioura rJdo troia you. Write tor prices. yr ?. Mailt, Vtirlubio Feecvvirtnfcatloo Savr Mill# iV V. C. BAOHAM, !j OWN ICR A h AUKNT, w + 1 ' 7 j Columbia, - ? S. C. HOT MISLEADIKGT I No l>ontfcr, In Curing Ono Habit if Kmuning Another. r.BffH? (Morphtwi Laudanum), eto., Cfarod W*?Ufi lii finni four to.elx.'ovka, " WIUSKKY HA HIT Cured in F<>nr '1 ho euro endorsed by Nat.Gov.'ti lnsoldiors Hc-n?ot>4 In t ho Hognlar Army, by Mia* Wti lurd, the \Y. C. T. U., bv Neal Dow. FrAtydj Mui'pby, by 1. O. ft. T. and by 300,000 cured pat IvnU, i'0, 000 of thoafl belnj,' Physicians, ' JKov i'orma H<\, AddrCM 1 THIC KKKLISY INSTITUTB* < Or Drawer 27. Columbia, 8. O, MONEY IN~ CHICKENS. n> rou onvf wtbm itttr, t ? ^ o You eanrnd do thtu unlaw you MnderttaM thorn and know now to enter to their reiult&jpafctyi and you cannot spend year a aud dollar* iMftlaf by *x. periouce, so you must buy tho knowlogj* ajyitllrwt by others, ; we offw this to yon Cor w?1y ittofeata. . , YOU WANT THEM TO PAY THEIR OWN WAY. vK t*tn if yon merely koep thorn a# a <llve?ton. (ft 6f> aer to fiamtio I'owls judloloutiy, you m\m fcni vr fcomeiliiiiff alwiiu them. To meet litis w ant we?r? icUiiif; a ttoo'<(KlTii)2 tUo exnerionvo /AmIu 4R* of ft pracJloul poultry miser for* Will J ???? tweutjr-fi?o years. It was written by. auun who pot all Ms in in, 'l, ami time, and money to making a iu? C6M u( (JJiloHon vaIiIiik? not n? a p&stlnts, but a* a t>U8lnoaj?~ftn<l ir you will profit' by hi* tirm?tr-ftr* yeara' work, you can ?nre many Ohtokf annually, end mnko your Fowl* i(t?n dollar* roir you. 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