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GIVE ME CONTENT. D«ftr Lord, to Thee my knee Is bent, Give me content l ull-pleasured with what comes to ms Whate'er it be; An humble roof—a frugal board. And simple hoard; The wintry fagot piled beside The chimney wide. While the enwreathing flames uprsprout And twine about The brazen dogs that guard my hearth And household worth; Tinge with the ember's ruddy glow The rafters low. And let the sparks snap with delight. As fingers might That mark deft measures of some tune The children croon; Then, with good friends, the rarest few Thou holiest true. Banged round about the blaze, to share My comfort there, Give me to claim the service meet That makes each seat A place of honor, and each guest Loved as the rest. —James Whitcomb Riley. HUMOROUS. “She actually Hun" herself at his head!” “H’m! What did he do?” “He flung himself at her feet.” First Telephone Girl—Do yon know Mr. Rigger? Second Telephone Girl —Not by sight, only to speak to. Briggs—What kind of a fellow is Willowsnap? Griggs—1 don’t know. I’ve only seen him when he was with his wife. Patience—What is the cheapest- looking thing you ever saw about a bargain counter? Patrice—A husband waiting for his wife. Miss Ethel-—I wonder if that gen- tlefnan can hear me when I sing? Maid—Of course, he can. He is clos ing the window already.” His Lordship (after a heated discus sion)—What do you suppose I’m on the bench for? Hmart Counsel—Ah, my lord, you have me there! Patrice—I don’t think you will find another hnsbaud like mine iu the whole world! Patience—The world must be getting better, then. “Those new neighbors seem to be great borrowers. ” “Borrowers? One night when they gave a dinner they borrowed our family alburn.” The Widow’s Sisterfc-And you say you’ll always love him no matter what happens? The Young Widow—Yes, even if we should get married. “The chief difference between the man with a lot of new-made money and the gentle zephyr,” said the Corn- fed Philosopher, “is that the gentle zephyr blows itself quietly.” “Are you fond of poetry?” asked the soulful girl. “Yes,” said he en thusiastically. “There isn’t much of it on a page and you can finish a whole book of it in a deuce of a short time. ” He—I shall never marry until I meet a woman who is my exact oppo site, mentally. She—Why don’t you ask Miss Floyd? She is considered one of the most intellectual girls in town. “Mrs. Strnckett affects the antique in her house decorations—” “Yes, she told me the other day she was heartbroken because she couldn’t get the shades of her ancestors for her parlor windows. ” * Coachman—I am going to leave, sir. I can’t stand the missus. Employer —Too strict, is she? Coachman—Yes, sir. She keeps forgetting that I can leave at any time, and worries me about just as if I was you. “Papa,” she said, twisting the hair over his temple aronnd her pudgy fin ger, “if you should lose your little girl what would you do?” “Advertise for you, dear,” replied papa, who was very busy with his accounts. “I wonder what that young woman meant by alluding to me as ‘property poor,* ” said Willie Washington. “Perhaps,” replied Miss Cayenne, “she overheard me when I told a friend yon were self-possessed.” “Seems to me it costs you a good deal to study,” said the father as he handed his son money to buy books with. “I know it,” replied the youth, pocketing gratefully a $10 bill, “and I don’t study very hard, either.” A Peter the Great '‘Boom.” We are xbi ut to witness the out break of a boom on Peter the Great similar to that which has raged for some years round the person of Na poleon. Sir Henry Irving, with all the world open to him, has chosen a play on Peter lha Great,* written by his son. Professor Oscar Browning is about to publish,* life of the inevi table Peter, and Mr. J. M. Graham’s historical novel, “The Son of the Czar,” published by Harpers, has al ready attracted considerable attention, and will certainly be w idely read, as it gives a powerful presentation of Russian lif ■ at the most critical epoch of Muscovite history. There is some thing significant in this renaissance of Peter the Great. The smaller states of Europe are vanishing one by one, and everything points to eventual collision between the Teuton and the Slav. In the meantime everything that Holy Russia and the anointed person ot the kaiser can do to magnify their respective missions will cer tainly he accomplished.—Harper’s Weekly. The county of Lancashire, England, has 1700 firms engaged in the cotton business, with 71,000,000 spindles. A Total “■ ‘ of $1,650 Paid to a Man who was Afterward Cured. Th* Monitor, a newspaper published at Mealord, Ont., Canada, first discovered this oas# two years ago, and published It at length, which now seems, owing to the cure ot it, to be a miracle. The tacts were so remarkable that many people doubted the truth ot them. They said; “It is too re markable; it cannot possibly be true; the paper is mistaken, and the man. although he may think himself cured, will soon re lapse into his former condition,” etc., Stc. The accuracy of its report called in ques tion, the Monitor determined to find out definitely whether the tacts were as stated and whether the man would really stay cured. They accordingly kept a close watch on the case for tiro years after the first ar ticle appeared, and have just now published another article about it in which the original wide to take solid food. The doctors sated the disease spinal sclerosis, and all said h# eon Id not live. For three years, he lingered In this con dition. Then by some friends he was ad vised to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. He took them and there was a slight change. The first thing noted was a tendency to sweat freely. This showed there was some life left In his helpless body. Next oame a little feeling in his limbs. This extended, foyowed by priokling sensa tions, until at last the blood began to oourss freely, naturally and vigorously through his body, and the helplessness gave way to returning strength, the ability to walk re turned, and he teas restored to Ms old tims health. The above is the substance ot the first went Indeed I am in even better keaM than when I gate you the first interview." "®?£ ou ***** attribute your cure to the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills?” asked the Monitor. “Unquestionably I do.” was the reply. Doctors had failed, as had also the numer ous remedies recommended by my friends. Nothing I took had the slightest effect upon me until I began the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. To this wonderful medicine I owe my release from the living death. I have since recommended these pills to many of my friends, and the verdict is always in their favor. I shall always bless the day I was Induced to take them.” Such is the history of one of the most re markable cases of modern times. Can any one say, in tpe face ot such testimony that ■AJVICo 4 o • 3K nr- ^^rDolIars t/3 &****'JUaC). A cure is per- simile of the Mutual Life As sociation for %165Q.00 amount of total disa bility claim paid by them to Mr. retch. The first account stated that the patient (see address below) had been a paralytic tor five years, that there was Bach a total lack of feeling in his limbs and body, that a pin run full length could not be felt; that he could not walk or help himself at all; for two years he was not dressed; furthermore that he was bloated, was for that reason almost unrecognizable, and could not get his clothes on. The paralysis was so com plete as to affect the face and prevented aim from opening his mouth sufficiently article published by the Monitor. Now fol low some clippings, taken from the same paper two years afterward, and there is not the slightest shadow of a doubt, in view of this testimony, that Mr. Fetch’s cure is per manent. Here follows the account: On being again questioned, Mr. Fetch said: “Ton see those hands—the akin is now natural and elastie. Once they were hard and without sensation. You could pierce them with a pin and I would not feel it, and what is true of my hands is true of the rest of my body. Perhaps you have observed that I have now even ceased to use a cane, and can get about my business perfectly well. You may say there is abso lutely no doubt as to my cure being perma- Dr. Williams’Pink Pills are not entitled to the careful consideration of any suffering man, woman or child? Is not the case in truth a miracle of modern medicine? To make the evidence complete we pub lish above a fac simile cut of the check re ceived by Mr. Fetch from the Canadian Mutual Lite Association, being the amount due him for total disability. It is unneces sary to add that this life insurance asso ciation did not pay this large amount ot money to Mr. Fetch, except after the most careful examination of his condition by theft medical experts. They must have re garded him as forever incurable. Mr. Fetch's address is os follows, Reuben Fetch, Oriarsvllle, Out., Canada. It has been estimated that there are be tween 160 and 2C0 women who are practicing dentistrv in the United States. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach tha diseased portoonW the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf Wes*, and that is by constitu tional remedW. TO afness Is caused by an n- flamed condi tion of the mucous lining of the Eustachian lube. When this tube gets in- fl .medfrou have a rumbling sound or imper- feet hearing and when it is e .tirely closed Deafness 1-the result, and unless the inflam mation can be token out and this tube re stored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroytd for* ver. Nine case* out of ten are caueed by catarrh, which is nothing butan in- named < ondition of the mucous surfaces. W e Will give One Hundred Dollars for any com of Deafnes- (caused by catorrh) that can not be cured by Hall’s tetorrh Lure. Send for circulars, free. if- J ’ & Co -, Toledo, O. Sold jiy Druggists, 76c. Vamily Pills are the best. No Klondike for Me! Thus says E. Walters, Le Raysville, Pa., who grew (sworn to) 252 bushels Balzer’s com per acre. That means 25,200 bushels on 100 acres nt 30c. a bushel equals 67,660. That is better than a prospective gold mine. Snlzer pays 6400 in gold for beat name for bis 17-inch corn and oats prodigy, You can win. Seed potatoes $1.50 a Bbl. Send This Notice asd 10 i tb. ik Stamps to John A. Kalzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and get free their seed catalogue, and 11 (arm seed samples, including above corn and oats, surely worth $10, to get a start. a. a 8 oiro enjoys Both tho method ana results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Dowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- iaced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- ©ore it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. sam mtcisco. cn. LouisviLu. tr. Jrfur rout, ».r. Orchard Knob Monument. t mmm •; Don’t Neglect Your Stomach. No matter how slight they may seem 1 to you, but Diarrhoea, Flux, and appar ! ently insignificant Stomach Pains often lead to Gastritis, Nervous Dyspepsia, Dysentery, Typhoid Fever, Appendl- > dtls, and other fatal Dlseaaes of the Digestive and Intestinal Canal, if ne glected. Avert all danger by promptly ualng NORMAN’S Neutralizing CORDIAL The only safe Remedy, containing neither Opium, Morphine, Laudanum — ‘ i lot Accepted design for the Illinois statue to be erected on the Chicka- mauga battle-field. A position of trust and an aching tooth are hard to fill 12 SPOONS ! We will present to any lady One Dozen Tea Sroons, Heavy Silver Plated, elegant riesian, who will dispose of one dozen boxes Orange torn Salve (cure warrant d) among friends at 25 cents a box. Simply wend your name and we mail > on salve postpaid. When sold, you send the money and we will mail you the 12 Hind some Tea ' poons postpaid. We run all the risk and take salve back if you can’t sell it OHANGK( ORN S - LVE < ©.. PasadenaTCal WAGON A better Scale for less money than has ever been offered. Address, Jones of Binghamton, Binghamton, N. Y Something entirely new. FREIGHT PAID. SCALES It is the sovereign spe- Stomach or Chloroform. cific for DYSPEPSIA and all Troubles. At all druggists and dealers. >5 and 50 cents. The Norman Cordial Co., Proprietors, Charleston, 8. C. * Norman’s Indian Worm Pellets For Worms and the Liver. 10 and 25 centa. W HAT ••BOB TAYLOR,” GOV. OK TKNN., SAYS. Marble City Drug Mfg. Co.. Knoxville, Tenn. Gentlemen:—In reply ti your letter of recent date, will say that I did receive great benefits from “Dr. Frans’s Cough Cure/" 1 consider it the best remedy for coughs and colds I have ever used. Yours truly, Robert L. Taylor. For sale by all druggists at 25c., or sent direct Augusta, (to. Actn»l bu.insn. Not*x> f/ bout.- (than tims. Cheap board Band lor osuloga*. P. N. U.-No. 0—’98. HOW TO GROW 1 5-Gent Cotton ot a Profit:: Plow the land deep with a CH ATT ANOOG A ( | CHILLED PLOW, which will give a tietv soil J and prepare it to store up moisture against next sea son’* drouth. If the Turner is followed with a Chattanooga Subsoil Plow, so much the better. Enqalrv of your dealer sr write for Catalogue sad Information—free. CHATTANOOGA PLOW CO., Chattanooga, Tenn. •♦•••♦••AM WEHAVE NO AGENTS go. n. Berrey Somme. Fitoe.l * u Mile forgo. but have sold direct to the eol •ueaer tor 2S veers et whole sale prises, eering him the deader •Stotts. Ship say where tor euminttwa. Everything warrunted. US styles of Vehicle*. AS tty ice of Herueu. Tep Buggies S36 to|70. rreve, yio to SlZS. Cerrie- _ i, naetou. Trap*. Wegoe- ettee, Bpnsg-Koed sad Milk Wagons. Bead for Urge, free Vo SMBorrcy. Erie*, with esrteioo. tempo, •a*- Catalogae e( all ear (SyUe. ehtdo, apnmoadUadare. |M. AafoedaomilehrlM. ELKHART CAXUAGB AND MAEHEM nr«. CO. W. B. PRATT, Sat’y. ELKHART, DOR ALABAMA LADIES . DON’T LI E Oak Lowery,Ala..writer Have used Dr. M. Aa Simmons Liver Medicine in my fan*, ily for 10 years, witj* good results. I think it is stronger tha» Zeilin’s” or “ Black {Draught.” Crain pii Are caused by an Irritation of the Mm*. They are local spasms, frequently the result of uterine disease. Ttie?e are pinching, gnawing and contractive pains In the recto* of the stomach extending to tho hart and chest They are often the symptom amt Of Indigestion. Dr. M. A. Mminonw Liver Medicine shonU be used tostiimi- latc the digestin' organs and I»r. Simmons pquaw Vine Wtue to give relief and permanent cure. After the old proprietors of the artief® »owcalled “Black Draught” werebytUo Lulled Btalcs Court enjoined fiom using tn« words constituting our trade name- does not equity require that they stand on their own trade nanio and merits ‘(if air ) of their article, and not sccU to approptiato the trade for ©nr article called for nd known as Dr. Fimmous Liver Medicine, by publishing the picture of another Dr. Suu- ponson their wrapper and falsely advertis- V 1 .? artir ‘* ** Black Draught ” was established in 1810, that being the year in which our article was established, wbilo no ®“ c ko«d of “Black Draught” till after In's. W hy do they advertise that falsehood and associate their article with ours (having tho pictmo of Dr. M.A. Sim- mops on it) by their publicailou of tho picture of another Dr. Simmons, if not dona to unfairly appropriate our trade? la uot the taouve apparent? Sau Antonio, Tex., snyii: My wife has used Dr. M, A. Klmmt.nsLiver Med icine many years for Sick Headache and never falls to buy a poekuga when she expects to travel. It saves ouo f rota taking injurious drugs. For 15 years It bus been a necessary medicine lu uiy I house. Caution. Don’t be fooled Into takin* cheap worthless stuff. If the merchant tclU you “It is just tho same” as M. A. 8. I. M., you may know that, lie is trying to eell you cheap atnff to mako a big profit hy palmiim off on you a wholly different article. FARM SEEDS RaImt’i Ms an WsmiM to ProduM. K. Waller, l,eIUjr«vttte, !**•• Ml4>nl*he<l ttf world 1 by growluf 260 bufth«l« Hal Mrs corn, J. Kreiikr, J MiitiiooU, wit.. III touth. b»r1«.T, muI Pi StMoi, 1 [ HaoditliR, Iowa, bv growing 1116 bu-it. Halier'* o*ts 1 K acra. If you doubt, write them. W« with to gatu ,000 new euttomers, hence will ••■nrt on trial 10 DOLLARS WORTH FOR 10c. 1 11 pkfft of rare farm setsle, yog Pea, Sand Vetch, [ 4ho. Wheat.' ShMp Rfc|*. JcruFaWm Com. etc . in- 1 eluding our mammoth Heed Caialosac, tilling all j about the |«00 iroid prises for best name for our 1 id w marvelous corn and oats, ’’Prodigies,'' also sample of tame, all mailed you upon receipt of but 10«. postage, positively worth tlfl, to get a start. 100,000 btdr. fe-ed ■’•Utlov-H at $1 60 a hbl. 86 pkgs. earliest tegctabls studs, 91.00. cstsio* _ slon*. bo. niaBV'No A ,. ^ •end tbi« •dv. aloof. C HARLOTTE COMMERCIAL ^ OLLEGE, CSflSIOTTC, N. C. 57^ No Vorations-- PosttIons 0 uaranteed —Catalogue Fraw WMfesMEN WANTED. TO Til AVBLfor otd estahltehed h*>nvw Permanent position. S4U per month end allexpeimna P.W .Z1KULKR k CO.. 140 Loculi »t., Philadelphia. 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Very highest grade Stour*, at unusual- It low prices, WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY, Planers, Moulders, Edger-, Re-Saw* Rand Saws, Laths, etc. ENGINES AND BOILERS, Talbott and Liddell. Engle berg Rice Huller, in stock, quick delivery, low prices. V. C. BADHAM, Ko. 1326 Main St, Columbia, 8. C. MONEY IN CHICKENS. ’ Send 25 cents in stamps for Book. BOOK PUBLISHING BOUSE, 134 Leonard Street, - . New YorV. 1