I f-IAVT Washington's
V * 1 1 Greatest Store
LADIES' SHOES
of standard makes. Prices about
the same as inferior grades.
Sole Agent for Dorothy Dodd Shoes.
J. K. HOYT S
1 Appreciative Gifts
?' Xma3 Neckwear just re
J ceived in a variety of
f styles and colors.
tl Guaranteed Socks 6 fairs |
to box in all colors.
] Handkerchiefs, ColUp
Cuff Soxes and^tffany
other things^foo nu- 1
merous toTnention.
Uon't forget that itqJEd
J isQn Phonograph is a
present for the entire |
family.
RUSS BROS.
I III !*!< 1 I H! FRAMFRS
1 he Gem
Theater
ks or thk v.uuors x.\.
>-\S ? Panoramic.
rONVKT A?74? Drama.
THK HAT Jltit.LKK? Magic
I? THK CHILI) OF THK SKA. Melo
drama.
ST>.000 HKWAltD ? Comedy.
THK OMNIIIIS TAXICAB? Com
edy.
oitClilvSTRA.
The drawing for tonight's prize
t;?Les place at 8.30.
A Store of Gifts
Our store has ithe-Christmas appearance,
? ^niiv h.n^ii'i mi in irtn"v suitable f<r the
Men's I- oiks.
Yv'e can make a number of suggestiors,
but a visit here would be more convincing.
If it s a git/ for tire Men Folks we have
visit. Get something useful, such as Hand
kerchisfs. silk, plain or initial; Hose, fancy .
and solid colors; Ties in ail the leading styles;
the Jatest Collars in ail sizes; Suspenders in
the best makes.
If it's a gift-far the Women Folks we are
then \our headquarters.
THE HUB
We carry*- complete line
of
Standard Watches J
? as well as everything
else to be found iji an up
to-date Jewelry Store.
Repairing a specialty. .
R. I/STEWART,
A V I
JEWELER
ctor for the N. & S. Railway
NGS AND TRUST BU
LER. i
XMAS FRUITS and CONFECTIONS
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
Now's the time to purchase them. Don't wait until
just before the holidays. Large supply of Currants,
Raisins. Citron, Grapes, Oranges, Apples. Bananas and
Nutstall varieties, just received. All fresh and sound.
PAMLICO GROCERY COMPANY
? If you : :e looking for GLASS and CROCKERY f
? WAi'.E.TOYSandotherHoIidayGoods.come *
to see us. 1 W Phillips & CO.
I ^PT ENDID PRIZES at the
a if>so-v nm iimnrenw. j
A Mui.il in llie Train Wreck In Xoiili
CuruliQii.
Chariot's. N. (\, Dh*. 16. ? Tliej
disastrous wreck on 'the Southern
'Railway yesterday only emphasizes
| what the Manufac ture?' Record has
[been persistently claiming for the
I last two years of tm smrss uopresslun .
j viz 7] thai railroads have not -be*t?
I keeping up the TmproVvtuon.ts which
[should he made, and that with the
j first revival of business. bringing
siew pressure upon tUo roads, thero
j wouW >>*? flrn it .uu.ydiliim nf Lrnfllc
I'iTntf many arridetsif. I know nothing
j ni the cause of the accident except
| what the papers tell. Hut I do^now
, that our railroads, broadly speaklhg.
pure not equal to the demand of the
heavy trafllc that Isalreafly ? here and
01 the stlM hoaN-fnTTtlirmr that is In
the nrf&re. r- -> |
It b true that the clamor against
the railroads a few years ago made|
it impossible fur them to get new
capital for' much-needed improve
ments. It is likewise true that in
lighting the railroads in the way it!
was done the people were hurling
themselves more than Lhey were j
hurting the roads.
In this fight they gave the roads
a good excuse- for delaying improve
ments and made It- practically im
uisbible for most of them to secure
he money needed for reconstruction.
=?ut whatever may have been the mis
akes of the past or the sins of omls
ilon and of commission on -the part
>f the people a^d of the roads, the
:lme has come when those- respon
iible for the management of Ameri
can railroads must realize their re- -
iponsibility to the public and prepare
:o meet the issued A" very large pro- *
portion of our railroads are really of
temporary construction, not equal to '
.he demands of the times. Many of" '
(hem must be rebuilt along more sci
entific lines. They must be double
trarked, Iron' and .steel and concrete
must take the place of timber, long
wooden Trestles must give place toj,
something safer, curves must be re
J tired and grades improved. I In than ,
wprtli too muck to permijt the '
?outinuation oTniO flan kits ihai-*rfiw I ,
'ti.-t on so. many of our roads. I'n- ?
ess the great financial Interests who T
ire responsible for the management j j
.?f our roads not only back up thn 1
mnl.e !!:?> In "T one 1 .... _
>-r.:lo summer broer.e.
The nvney for those Iropro:. e:i:ent? ?
ru*: bo found. regard!"** of all eis".1
?n-5 I: thould be found and spent i
with all possible energy, eve?: If it
?.as-* jo come as a lust resort through;
vrclversh5p certificates. >"o bad1'
urves or 'wooden trestles should be '
illowed to stand a day longer than}
is necessary to rebuild on better l'lies!
HHt < 1 ' ?; > T- ? t 1 - ? , .
For two_j;enrsr the railroads of the!
ou ri try. with few- ? exceptions, havel
iper.t but little money on new raiJs
w improvement to roadbed. This
was a mistake, for Improvements
Oiould have h*en made even If at the
Expense of alt security-boUte*^? Im
DEPYennrtS- mast new made on an
enormous scale, for it woul:' take a"
'jifitfTHdollars to adequately recon
struct the railroads of the central
South and make them ready for the
trafllc of the next few years.
If Morgan & Co. would find a way
to announce that 000. 000 would
be^spent upon the Sonthern Railway
they would give the world the assur
ance" that this property of magnift
cent possibilities was going to be de
veloped In ke?*ping with the needs
of the country, and in the end the
growth of traffic thus made possible I
would j>rove the wisdom of the in- 1
vestment. Unless improvements of '
ANOTHER CITIZEN
IS MISTREATED
Suffers at Hands of the Nicarar
guans Near Managua. **
j .Washington. Dec.- 27. start
\ Hug neys that the _sop of a promi
nent American citizea at*(irahada.
'.Managua, has "\t?nien- atrd- bi>
| rested at. Manag^^^Mcaraglta. was
i' morning in n eafe)t*grau> frooi I'nited
States Vice Consul Caidcra. ? Rto M?n
was not registered at the consulate
at- Managua, hut this fact doe* not
deprive him of the protection of the
American soverument if an inquiry
proves that he. has be.-Mi unjustly
treated The name' of ffie youth
beaten Is not given In the dispatch.
The cablegram adds that .troops
from l-eon are being sent eastward,
and that men from tbfi same city are
' being placed in power at OranQda.
jl-eon is the home city of President!
! Madrlz.
An official of the State Department
today gave out an unofficial state
ment concerning the question of the
asylum afforded former President Ze
laya by Mexico. The statement, sets
forth that the granting o/ afc asylum
to the fromer president of Nicara
gua has not in any way changed the,
plan of the united States In regard
to placing the responsibility for the
execution of Cannon and Groce upon
him. An inquiry 1b to be conducted,
It Is asserted, to ascertain the facts'
in the Canno-Groce matter. Secre
tary of State Knox made it clear In
his mite to Senor Rodriguez, charge
d'affaires of the Nicaraguan legation,
some time ago, that reparation would
be exacted from fcitose directly re- i
sponsible for the execution of the
Americans.
If the Investigation Inculcates him
will be extradited, if possible and
brought befo^ competent tribunal
for trial. The department is report
ed to be relieved that Ztfeya has left
Nicaragua but feeis Q?at Mexico. ha?
incurred a heavy responsibility in al
lowing him to enter its" territory,
which is taken to meat) that Mexico
lia* by no means hearjMhc last of the
K<-layt incident, wftfyh it ss thought,
in: ;? i.-iid to serious cdrr?t* '-s. *
1 111 fY V I g 1
nuge TViiocat ? +
Killed Sunday'
Uansom Hrov. i . culorcJ, while out. I
i.j'-I.U hj.t>ting Christinas day killed'
x wildcat which weighed, eight and
a Lai! pounds ureaseiTT" The animal
was bagged on the property of Mr.
I'rank H Bryan 'on the suburbs of
the city. Ills dog struck a trail and]
Villi Ill's giimi' Ttigo dttch where I
the supposed raliLiL riiaanneared. |
Be-fore Brown reached the ditch he!
heard the dog growling. Although J
standing his ground ho w?emod to
have -no disposition to venture fur-]
iher. A large hole was discovered,!
to lifg^n decided- to d'.g out THo rab-j
menced the work at half-past two!
aDd never succeeded in resurrecting]
the animal until between four and i
five o'clock. To his consternation he I
found the rabbit to be a huge wild- 1
cat. He was promptly shot. j
the most far-reaching character are!
made to most of our roads we shall
inevitably see more and more heart- 1
rendering itdjdfirrs XTTd ? amnliei i
breakdoytfln the railroad situation
far *ortf than that of two years ago.
? Special dispatch to Manufacturers'
Record.
The House of Quality
36 YEARS.
PURE WHISKIES DIRECT TO YOU
HOXDEI) STRAIGHT RYE
WHISKEY.
Per Gal
Gibson. 8 year# old . S4.SO
Qual-a-Pine. 6 years old. . . . -I.OO
Meilwuod Boubon, ti years
old
Humftardner Mountain,
years old
II. <i. spire, 6 years old . . .
Certified. 6 years old. . .
Savage Mountain, 5 years old 3.50
Nelson Bourbon. 7 years old. 3.30
Klk Run, 5 years old 3.00
Mail orders a specialty.
Importer anil f>esilrr In Whiskies,
lirumllrs. Wincy. Cordials Etc.
1201 K. MAIN STREET, NEXT TO PLANTER# NATIONAL HANK.
richmoxd. Virginia.
4.50
4.30
S.RO
a.73
Catalogue sent fren.
FRANK MILLER
RtRNDEI) HVE WHISKEY.
Per Gal.
Glbnon XXXN *1.00
Herbert's Malt 3.00
Mountain Dew' . . . * a. 00
Country C'lli'o 2.50
J4TKAI<;HT i t i|;\ WHISKEY.
Per Gal.
.VfoufPaln ... $2.50
North Cai'ullb ? 1 years old . 3.00
Silver Spring, i years old. . . 3.30
The above can be had In quart
bottles If desirwd. ?
This May Be Your Night to mini
ueyummy ivmy ????,*, ZZ"
r
series of exquisite articles from the stock of
Smither & Co . Drawing takes piace.
alJLML Ihe prizes, careful ly
Special Sale of Overcoats 1
K We have the weather for Overcoats, and we
have the Overcoats for the weather, and at
! * prices far below their worth. We are over
! stocked in Overcoats, and we are going to
\ move l lieui. - ?
Zelaya Is on
Mexican Soil
Vera Cru#, Mexico, Dec. 27. ? Ex
Pros id en t Zelaya of Nicaragua today
is in 'Mexican territory. After a
record-breaking run. the
gunboat General Guerrero landed
him'at Halina Crux last night, a die
patch received here ^says: "He was
not expected until today. The war
ship anchored outside the port when
she arrived fc-om Corlnto."
XOTKD AlCTfST DEAD.
Rldgefteld. Conn.. Dec. 27. ? Fred
erick Hemingtpn. the artiste dfed at
his home here'today from heart.jail
ure and shock superlnduoed by" an
operation 4or appendicitis performed
on Thursday. -
Mr. Remington had been in good
boalth until last Sunday, when he re
markod that ho -seemed slfehtly In
llsposed. It was not until Wednes
lay that he suffered pain to any ex- ,
:ent. and physicians wore summoned.
That night a New York specialist was
?ailed, and ttie next day an operation
Tor appendicitis was performed. The
witlent seemed to4>e progressing fav
orably Friday and yesterday, but this (
norning a change sot In, and death |
:ame about !?:30 o'clock. -? '
Mr. Remington came here last May
to make this- his "permanent n?5l-~ -
lonce. Ho was in his forty-eighth
rear, and was a native of Canton. N.
to which place the body will bo
akon tomorrow afternoon. The fu
jeral st*Vvjco will bA 111 MU1 " l" ill i mi * -
?oiist Church at Canton af-S
Tuesday afternoon.
? Mr K^ni;;ig;nii mMrTTV^T
Tnton: cf -fUnrersvllle. ? V., hTkTT
Survives liim.
^
roriUNG ( All JJOKrf. PVKU: I
SIX PERSONS INJfRKD. I
Jacksonville. Fla.. Dec.' ? Six j
persons -were more or low* seriou&ly 1
nj tired late (his afternoon when the
frig touring car owned by George M. J
Lane, of Chicago, struck a curbing I
ind turtled at the corner of Oak and I
Margaret streets. Riverside. All the j
occupants were- , violently thrown
from the machine. Mr. I^ane suffered
a fractured shoulder. Mrs. Lane was
badly bruised about the face. Mr.
and Mrs. -Elmer E. I.awrence were
severely shaken up. but. not seriously
injured. Air, diaries E^ Smith was
knocked ItTlcTmSLMOii.v ano ? <
was^ "also badly injured about the
arms and body? - The accldenl_creat - .
ed great excitement and throe am
bulances were dispatched to the
pcene. conveying the Injured parties
to the hospitals. The machine was
batllv wrecked.
CAI'l'DINK for "That Heudache."
Out last night? Headache .tnd
n1"". i ? "inrn>"g'> "Mis' "Catm"
dine Just the thing tc flt you for
business. Clears the head ? braces
the nerves. Try It. At drug stores.
CITY MARKET.
.tfKS 25c
Chickens, grown IB to~30<
Spring chickws. . . . io to 25c
0. S. hides , 8c
Green hides : 7c
Mixed wool 18 to 20c
T*llow , , s 1-Sa
Wool, free from bom . ........ 3Qc
Sheerlings . . .1 14 IK
Lambskin to 40c
ENNETT'S
.PREPARED
Agricultural
Lime
makes every acre count and
every testimonial good. Pre
pared for all soils and all
crops. Write us for prices
and testimonials.
AGRICULTURAL
LIME CO.
. Nnr Rern; ?.
i -
Dr. y. w. Carter returned from
Fairfield thin morning whore in*, has
been spending the Christmas holi
days. Dr. Carter returned a week
sooner than he intended to.
TO CLKK A COLI) IN ONE DAL
Tslsn LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
JnblaU, Drn?Elj? refund money If it
tails to cure. E. W. GROVE'9 iijsna
tu.-o is on each box. 25c.
NEW
Canned Tomatoes
3 CANS FOR
25 c ^
Phnnf |?7 _
- F, L. ARCDDELL '
_Snecialtie?|Ci(rar>-.nd Tobacco,
Leary Bros. ' Old Stand.
SLIPPERS
Ssfc
FOR the HOLIDAY DANCES
in red, whit% lavender,
blue and black. "
Koight Shoe Co.
The Only Erclusive Shoe Store
in the City. v
BOOKS
~ for
Holiday Trade
Gift Books, Noyels, etc,
WM. B. HARDING
s,_ ?
Patronize Your State's Industries
Buy Red Raven Hose for Men, Women and P hil
iren ? 25 Cents a pair ? Every pair guaranteed ?
Red Raven Hose is the product of North Carolina, and
the peer of any Hose in America at the price?
25c.
J. F. Buckman & Son. _L
Wc stm liave on hsnd
A Few More Toys
and a complete line of
Fireworks
that we are offering, at low prices. *
Wishing you a happy New Year^ - - - ?
V " ^oursT
Harlie G. Sparrow.
Money saved is
?'-J "IUUV ? ,r
& c
r A Welsbaeh Junior Lamp-burns 2 feel of Gas per
hour, and gives 50 Candle Power of Light, "where an
open tip burns 6 feet of Gas and gives 20 Candle Pow
er. How much do you save?
WASHINGTON
~ LIGHT
&
wi.r,7nSS5""-' COMPANY '
- -
REAL ESTATE WANTED 1 1 1
? ', * ? r
I have moved to Washington, N. C., from Van
Wert, Ohio, where I was engaged in the Real Es
tate business for more than-thirly years, and will
engage in the same in Washington, N. C. I want
farms and other lands lor sale. If yotr wtiut to
sell your farm or lands see mefor 'phone
W. M. KEAR,
Washington, N. C. 'Phone 85.
Offic'^vitfTgrr;. PafgefrHAVfeLii-Smull BuHUlun.