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lEZE MAJES TY.



It is a curious reflection that men
who will face death with impunity are
yet absolutely aghast with fear when
brought into the presence of the great
ones of the earth. "Such great divinity
doth hedge king" that few men would
venture to assert their independence or
the right of their manhood if soyer-
eign's view were opposed to theirs.
This is, no doubt, an inheritance
from the days Of feudalism, when the
monarch was indeed the liegs lord of
all the people. Among the few, how
ever, whose names have come down to
an admiring posterity because they had
the stamina to rely on their own rights
and assert their own desires must be
mentioned the name of M. Vanden-
driesche, subject of the king Of Bel
GUM.
Some time ago he saw piece of
ground at Ostend the position of which
pleased him. AS luck had it, it CHANGED
to be directly in front of the kings vii
la. This fact, we may be sure, did not
make it less desirable in the gentleman's
eyes. He called in the aid of architects
and builders and proceeded to erect
house on it after his own heart. Unfor-
tunately, however, his majesty looked
out Of the windows Of his villa one day
and found that his subjects home, if it
had not emulated Aladdin's and sprung
up in night, at all events interfered
with his view, as did that miraculous
structure with the view Of the other
sovereign.
The king naturally demonstrated at
this want Of consideration in a subject,
and, no doubt, expected that the remon-
STRANGE would have good effect. So, in
deed, it seemed, for NJ Vandendriesche
engaged a number Of workmen, who
proceeded to pull down the edifice, which
had only recently been finished.
Alas for the credulity of the human
mind, even when that mind belongs TO
Il potentate of the earthl AS soon as the
foundations of the building had been
RACED to the ground, and the king, no
doubt, congratulated himself on that
uninterrupted view of the country which
he had had before, he was startled to
find that an increased army Of builders
arrived to augment the number of those
who had been employed
Oddly enough also. huge quantity
of bricks and mortar appeared on the
scene. These bricks the masons began
to use in the most unaccountable man
ner possible, piling them one on top Of
the other with mortar between It look
ed as if they were building wall
They were. Slowly, as is the manner of
masons in every country Of the world,
the wall grew by inches. Instead of a
villa - story fireproof building was
erected, which effecsuslly prevented his
majesty from seeing the country which
lies on the other side Of the property of
his recalcitrant subject. Francisco
Chronicle.
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Old Cannon.

Il the various Grand Army posts Of
the country were disposed to take adj
vantage of an offer made at the last ses-
sion of congress, they might materially
increase the warlike spirit supposed to
pervade every patriotic family, says the
Washington Post. The offer was to sup
ply warlike implements, which, if they
have outlived their usefulness, will
serve as ornaments for post headquar-
tiers and might inspire the rising gener-
alton with much patriotic fervor This
could be accomplished by accepting the
tender Of several hundred abandoned
cannon and shot and shell which con-
gress has decided to give to any Grand
Army post that may apply for them
and which are now lying useless and
neglected at the navy yards.
These cannon are mostly old style
models of engines of war, which might
lave been considered just the proper
ling 30 years or more ago, but which,
with the march Of progress and the ad-
vance Of invention, have been placed
upon the retired list. Their places have
been filed by guns and munitions of
war Of more improved type, and as the
abandoned articles are valuable only as
old metal the government decided that
it could put them to no better purpose
than to give them to the veterans of the
late war, who fought on the Union side
with these same guns
But it is surprising to count up just
how few posts Of the immense Grand
Army have taken advantage of this Of
fer. Since the passage Of the joint reso-
luton last winter the records in the Of
flee Of the secretary Of the navy, where
such applications have to be filed, show
less than 100 from the entire country.
There are still guns on hand for about
700 more posts, yet, strangely enough,
the Grand Army has made no effort to
provide itself with an armament
which, although it would be of little
service in time Of war, is valuable from
an artistic standpoint in time of peace
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Strong Witnesses

Among the thousands of testimon
ials of cures by DR.. Miles New
Heart Cure, is that of Nathan ALI
sons, a well-known citizen of Glen
Rock, Pa, who had for years had
shortness of breath, sleeplessness,
pain in left side, shoulders, smother
ing spells, etc.; one bottle of Miles
New Heart Cure and one box of
Nerve and Liver Pills, cured him.
Peter Jaquet, Salem, N. j., is anoth-
er witness who for twenty years SUI
fered with heart disease, was pro-
nounced incurable by physicians,
death stared him in the face, could
not lie down for fear of smothering
to death. Immediately after using
the New Cure felt better and could
lie down and sleep all night and i,
now a we'll man. The New Cure is
sold, also free book, by A. M. Gil
bert.
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Tramps, Terrible Revenge.

Monticello, Ky, May 2O-News has
reached here of the cremation of
farmer named Thomas Biddle his wife
and three children. on White Oak
creek, across the line in Tennessee.
Some tramps had asked permission of
Biddle to build fire in his barn to
keep them warm during the night. Bid
die refused to allow them to do this,
and ordered them to leave. The same
night Biddles house was destroyed by
fire and the whole family roasted alive.
1t is supposed the tramps applied the
torch to the house out of revenge.
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1t Should be i'm Every House.


j. B. Wilson, 37l Clay ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa, says he will not be with
out DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
that it cured his wife who was
threatened with Pneumonia after an
attack of I" La Grippe when various
other remedies and several physic-
ians had done her no good. Robert
Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims
DR.. Kings New Discovery has done
him more good than anything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Moth
ing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bot
Ties at L. G. Matthaei's Drug Store.
Large bottles, SOC. and S1.00.
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MIDDLEWAY JOTTINGS

Grass in this section will be fair
crop.
The rev corn 10 lifting its blades
ra pidly, and heavenward
The first Quarterly Conference
Of the NJ. P. Church, convened Sat-
urday, May 18th.
The first Quarterly Conference oil
the M. E. Church, South, meets al
Darksville, June 9Th.
Rev. White, the new minister oil
the Presbyterian Church, preached
his first sermon here, Sunday, May
10th.
Mr.. Geo. W. Anderson, of this
place, has his house and surround
ings repaired. There is a change
about the place.
Messrs. j. S. Grantham and Bush
ong, are putting in new saw, grist
and -four mill and hydraulic cider
press, as joint enterprise at this
place. Say, haven't we struck a
boom SO much for Sound Money
and National confidence and Protec.
ton and McKinleyism. Boo-o-o
Popccrat.
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A Wonder Worker.

One of the greatest, medical discov-
cries is DR.. John w. Bulls Pills for the
cure of indigestion, sick headache, sick
stomach and constipation. They do
notpurge violently, but gently promote
internal cleanliness without debilita-
ting the system; nor do they nauseate
the stomach. DR.. John w. Bulls Pills
eco box cost but 25 cts; trial box
10 cts, at all dealers, or by mail from
A. c. Meyer s. Co., Baltic, Nd. Buy
the genuine DR.. John w. Bulls Pills.
For sale by N. a. snodgrass, 70 N. Queen
street.
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Big Hotel Proprietor-Yes. sir /;
your bill, sir, is $40. Been here one
day exactly.
Stranger-I am short of change,
but here is a check for $50, which
Big Hotel Proprietor-Um, !
don't like to cash checks for stran.
gers. How much change have you
about you?
Stranger-Not over Is cents.
Big Hotel Proprietor-Well, give
ME that and we'll call it square
Can't afford to risk losing anything
these hard times.-New York Week
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THE DREADED CONSUME
TION CAN BE CURED.
r. A. SlOcum. Nj. c., the Great
Chemist and Scientist, Will
Send, Free. Three Bottles
of His Newly Discovered
Remedies to Sufferers.

EDITOR INDEpENDENT-I have dis
covered a reliable cure for Con-
sumption and all Bronchial, Throat
and Lung Diseases, General Decline,
Loss of Flesh and all Conditions of
Wasting away. BY its timely use
thousands of apparently hopeless
cases have been cured. So proof
positive am I of its power to cure,
that to make its merits known, I
will send, free, to any afflicted read.
er of your paper, three bottles OF
my Newly Discovered Remedies up
on receipt of Express and Post
Office address. T. A. SLOCUM,
M. c., 50 Pine Street, New York.
When writing the Doctor, please men.
tion this paper.
April 4. 1896. / year.
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Presbyterian General Assembly

Eagle Lake, Ind, May 2O.-The 109th
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church has taxed the powers of the
committee on entertainment to the ut
most. The interest in the question of
moderatorship has been lively all day.
The general opinion seemed to favor
Dr. Henry C. Minton, of San Fran
cisco, as a representative of the far
west. Another candidate is DR.. Shell
don Jackson, the United States COM
missioner of education in Alaska 1t
was rumored that his name was to be
presented by ex-President Harrison.
The main work of the general assembly
during its ten days sessions will be
called with the missionary and benevo-
lent work of the denomination.
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New York,s BONUS for Rect suoo

Albany, May 19.-After five years of
vigorous fighting by the beet sugar
manufacturers of the state the state
government has consented to give a
money bonus for all beet sugar raised
in any considerable quantity in this
state. Governor Black yesterday sign
ed the bill that provides for yearly
bonus of $4,000 to be paid out to beet
sugar manufacturers at rate not
exceeding one cent a pound for every
pound of 30 per centum crystalized
sugar prepared from beets grown with
in New York state, and for which the
grower received not less than SIS per
ton, provided the sugar manufacturer
is not the grower.
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George Peabody's gift of So, 500, 900
for London workingmen's houses has
increased to $1,000, 900 in the "a years
since his DEATH Last year the trustees
of the fund provided II, 367 rooms, be-
sides bathrooms, 1avatories and laun-
dries; 1884 persons occupied them.
The death rate of infants in the build
ings is per cent below the average for
London,
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NrcKinlev,s Cuban Nfassoo,o

Washington, May 1S.-President Nc
Kinley yesterday sent a message to
congress urging an appropriation of
$4,000 to aid distressed Americans in
Cuba. The message was entirely peace
full. In response the senate quickly
passed $4,000 appropriation bill, but
the house refused to indorse the action.
the Democrats erdeavoring to include
Senator Morgan's recognition resolu-
ton in the proceedings. AS a result
the bill went over
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Fired on a British Steamer.

Mobile, Ala, May 2O.--The Registers
correspondent at Puerto Barrios writes
under date of May 9, saying that he
was the only American newspaper man
at the scene of the capture of Puerto
Cortez on the 18th inst. He says moth
ing of the reported firing upon the
steamer Rover on May 5, but says
that the British steamer Clearwater
was fired upon on the 9Th inst. by the
Nicaraguan commander. Some 200 of
the foreign residents took refuge in
the lottery office. The foreign consuls
hoisted their flags for protection. Gen
eral Druntmond was the only rebel
leader whoI failed to escape, having lost
both eyes. His face is horribly dis
figured. He will probably be shot.
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body and as it cannot go any place else,
more or less of it gets into the blood.
That's constipation. 1t is such wonder
fully simple thing that people do not regard
it seriously. They let it run on, let it grow
worse, become chronic, and show itself all
over the body in fifty ways before they con-
slider it important Constipation causes
nine-tenths Of all human ailments. Its first
symptoms do not seem very serious, but
even they are very disagreeable. A few of
them are sour stomach, hatulence, heart
burn, distress after eating, foul breath,
coated tongue, dizziness, palpitation of the
heart, sick and bilious headaches, general
lassitude and debility. When any of these
symptoms show themselves, you should
Immediately take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets, according to directions. They are tiny,
sugar-coated granules, made on purpose to
cure constipation. They do this perfectly
and quickly, and they are the only prepa.a-
tion in the world that will do it. There are
plenty of medicines that will give relief as
long as you keep on taking them, but you
can't stop. They don't cure; they give
merely temporary relief. Doctor pierce's
Pleasant Pellets give immediate relief and
produce a permanent cure.
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According to the most reliable
English historians, Alfred the
Great, in S72, was the first English
sovereign to wear crown. From
early inscriptions and historical rec
ords it appears that the Saxon kings
before the time of Alfred, wore sim
ply band of pearls around the head
as mark of royal power.
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Our Bimetallic Agents in Paris

Paris, May 20.-The United States BIZ
metallic commission, consisting of SEN
ator Edward o. Wolcott of Colorado,
ex-Vice President Adlai e. Steven
son and General Charles j. Paine of
Massachusetts, has arrived here. The
commission will not take any steps
officially until General Horace Porter
the new ambassador to France, has
presented his credentials. Then, through
General Porter, the commission will
ask President Faure for an audience.
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Fatal Fire DESTROYS 1000 Hopses,

Victoria, B. c., May 2O.-The steamer
Empress of India, from Yokohoma,
brings news of a fire which completely
destroyed the town of Hochioji, in the
silk district of Japan. Nearly 1900
houses were destroyed and between
DO and 80 lives We're lost. All the houses
We're frail wooden structures, and the
fire took but a short time to sweep
the town, giving the helpless members
of the community little chance to es-
cane
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The morning glory has long been
regarded as an emblem of coquetrv.
One floral dictionary declares that
this symbolism is derived from the
extremely transient nature of the
flowers. They bloom about sunrise
and in two or three hours have per-
ished.
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Yabsley--There comes Nudge.
Let rur.
Wick irv-What is the matter
with Mad 5e that we should flee?
Yabsley-Haven't you heard He
has got SO that every time he has
eight or ten drinks he wants to give
recitations in Scotch dialect.
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Loverly-These little hands we're
never made to work, my darling.
His Darling-And you can just
bet they're not going to. You can
make up your mind to that before
you marry me.
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Oscar yVilde I.Iherated

London, May 20.-Oscar Wilde, who
was sentenced on May 25, 1895, with
Taylor, a companion, to two years i'm
prisonment at hard labor, after having
been convicted of Immoral practices,
was released from prison yesterday.
Wilde goes to Paris Immediately. He
intends, however, to return to this city
to engage in literary work. Wilde has
refused an offer of ,e1,OOO for a story
OF his prison experience.
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w hat is

Castcria is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Nor
other Narcotic substance. It is harmless
for Paregorc, Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil
It is Pleasant Its guarantee is thirty years. by
Millions of Mothers Castcria destroys Worms and aays
fsverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
cures Diarrhea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teethng troubles, constipation and fatuencye
Castcria assimatcs the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep Case
toria is the Childrens Panacea-to F1otheT's Friend.
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To give you an opportunity Of
testing the great merit of Ely's
Cream Balm, the most reliable cure
for catar"h and cold in the head, a
generous 10 cent trial size can be
had of your druggist, or we mail it
for 10 cents. Full size so cents.
ELY BROTHERS
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when you are absorbed in your
business cares down town today,
Herbert, you will forget your little
wife entirely
mo, my darling that steak YOU
cooked for me with your own sweet
hands this morning for breakfast,
will keep you in my memory every
minute of the daY.-Chicago Tri.
hume.
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ELY BROTHERS.
SIS Warren St.. New York CITY

90 warren ST., New ork City.
1t is the medicine above all others
for catarrh. and is worth it's weight
ia gold. / can use Ely's Cream
Balm with safety, and it does all
that is claimed for it.-B. W. Sper-
ry, Hartford, Conn.
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The Siamese have such superstitious
dislike Of ctfd numbers that they studious-
ly strive to have in their houses an even
number of windows, doors, rooms, closets,
of
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bruises. sores, ulcer, salt raeun, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, Chilbiains
congestion, erupti0ns. and il positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents pes box, at l.. q.
Matthaeps drug store.
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He ONLY True Blood Purifier
prominently in the public eye to-
day is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Therefore
ge! Hoods and ONLY HOODS,
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Wife-Why are you always complaining
about that $40 you paid the minister for
marrying US?
Observation-Disclosures 1 was swindled.-
Detroit Free Press.
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One reason why the world gains knowl-
edge so slowly is that every child must
find out for itself that fire is hot.-Ram's
Horn.
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The average sized spool for sewing thread
is inches high and a inches in diameter
at the ends. A spool of thread means
about 200 yards.
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FRAZER AXLE
4; 81 :; ;,! :;. 49, GREASE
Se'~ ssss y"hsits uzF1
Miles, Nerve q Liver Pills

Act on new prineipIe-regulat-
ing the liver, stomach a. bowels
through the nerves. A NV dis
covery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily
cure billousness. bad taste, torpid
liver. piles, constipation. UNEQUAL.
ed for men, women children Small
est, mildest. surcstk so doses, 25
cts. Samples free al A NJ. Gilbert's
Drug Store. Ian Is ly
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Castoria.

aCastoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their Children
Dr.. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
~Castoria Is the Lest remedy for children q
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the resi-
interest of their children. and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrurns which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium.
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DE-. j. T. KINCHELoE,
Conway, ART
The Ceutaur Company, a 3
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Castoria..

.Csstoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior toany prescription
knowa to me-"
n. A. Archer, N. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians in the children's depart
lnent have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among OR
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits CT Castoria has won look with
favor upon it."
USITED HOSPITAL AID D1sPENsARY,
Boston. Mass.
ALLEN C. Smith, Pres.
u-ray Street, Ncw York City.
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Nav d. 1895. Q wears.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-06
Illinois andTndiana Miners Strike

Spring Valley, Ills, July 1.-Two thou
sand miners VI Spring valley fixed up
their places in the mines and went out
on strike today. 1t will rot be known
until Monday morning whether the COM
pany men and "cagers will go out or not.
On account OF this suspension, the com-
pany has not been able to stock up it's
customers to any extent, which is de-
cdedly in favor of the miners. The
miners of this city are not in good cir
cumstances and many Of them will suffer
if the suspension is protracted. Tele-
phone messages from SeatOnville, Ladd,
Marquette and oother mining camps in this
vicinity report that the miners in those
places will JON the natlOMl movement.
Monday morning there wifi be 10000 idle
men within six miles of Spring Valley, eX-
elusive of La Saalle and Peru. The men
say they are determined to remain out
until the price OF mining is raised. Miners
have the sympathy of but mess men,
brought ON by the continued reductions
that have been forced upon ta!em during
the last fo,r years
Brazil Ind, July 3.-The cOal miners OF
this district met iii mass convention mere
today. J. w. Knight, state president OF
the United Mime Workers Assoc alton. ad
dressed them He described the condition
of the miners as pitful and aanonished
them all to Sstfn in tn. strike. Tdae prOpo-
stion to suspend work was pat to the
meeting and carried by a unanimSus vote.
eOn account of the fact that all thu mines
m the district were not represented.
another mass meeting - i'll be held tomor-
!, rpw. 1t will doubtless concur in ME ac-
;TCon of the meeting today.