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Vol. 9.
OUIMIM, IM. C. OCTOBER 1 1, 1899.
" No. 38.
Who is Father.
The Girls Must Marry.
Sad Ending of a Wedding. Jurors For November Term.
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He is of no Account.
'rWhat was the name o
George Washington's father?"
ihe person addressed was non
plu9sed.. He knew all about
Mary Washington and Lawrence
the brother of George, and Mar
tha Washington, the "mother
of her country." He knew,
too, that George had a father,
must have had a father, but if
the old gentleman had ever
been anything or done any
to deserve remembrance at the
hands of the people who have
made almost a demigod of his
son, the questioner could not re
member it. Desirous, however
of ascertaining whether he was
alone in his ignorance, or wheth
er it was shared by other Amer
icans who revered the memory
of Washington, he set out on a
tour of the establishment with
the laudable purpose of finding
out hov much was known con
cerning the paternal adviser of
our first President.
Not an atom of information
could be obtained. Some were
candid enough, to confess that
they did not know, that they
never had known. One added
that he did not care, a third
supplemented his ignoratfce
with the statement that he did
not think it mattered much, for
if the old gentleman had ever
amounted to anything some
body would have found it out
and written a book or an article
about him. So it went through
the entire othce, eleven gentle
men of education and intelli
gence confessed their inability
to state the first name of the
man who gave George the good
advice an the occasion of the
hatchet on the cherry tree.
The incident is significant of
a condition of things which pre
vails in the mind of the world
a feeling not so much of prej
udice as of indifference toward
the father. It is reflected in
the literature of the day. The
popular novels abound with al
lusions to the mother the de
votion of the mother, the un
selfishness of the mother, the
purity of the mother's love, its
persistence when the son or
daughter has become utterly
unworthy, is even despicable in
the eyes of all but the mother.
These are well known themes
the leit motifs of the novelistic
symphony ; they are public
property ; any one may use
them without fear of being call
ed to account for literary petit
larceny.
The poets, even more than
the novelists, are devoted to the
M.I .1 t t TTT1
cause ot tne motner. "wno
Will Care for Mother Now?"
"Just Before the Battle, Moth
er," and a hundred other songs
attest the popularity of the
theme ; a good song about moth
n . T"
er never tans to piease. xut
where are the songs about f ath-
er r ine uia juan s uruuK
Again," and "The Guv'ner's
Workin' Now," are almost
alone in the category of pater
songs and even these do not
convey sentiments indicative of
the highest degree of respectful
admiration. In fact, the father
is at a discount in literature and
art.
During the winter of 1897
Mr. James Keed, one of the,
leading citizens and merchants
nffllav. Clav Co.. W. Va.,
struck his leg against a cake of
ice in such a manner as to
bruise it severely. It became
very much swollen and pained
him so badly that he could not
walk without the aid of crutcn
es. He was treated by physi
cians, also used several kinds
of liniment and two and a half
gallons of whiskey in bathing
it, but nothing gave any relief
until he began using Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. This
brought almost a complete cure
in a week's time and he be
lieves that had he not used this
remedy his leg would had to
have been amputated. Pain
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bruises and rheumatism. For
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IS NOT
If a girl in Russia wishes to
study at any of the universities
in that country etiquette does
not allow her to do so until she
is married, so she goes through
the civil ceremony of marriage
with a man student, whom very
probably she has never seen be
fore, and this marriage is quite
legal, though perhaps they may
never speak to each other again.
On the other hand, if they
like each other, and if they wish
it, they are married for life.
If they don't the marriage is
dissolved when their university
course is finished," and they are
free to marry some one else.
The celebrated mathemati-
cian, bonya JvovaiesKi went
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through the marriage ceremony
with a student whom she then
saw for the first time, and who
afterward became her husband
The education of women in
Russia stands better than in
most European countries, owing
to the presistent efforts of the
Russian women themselves
By-1886 they had managed to
get four university colleges for
women, with 1,442 students ;
one medical academy, with 500
students and numerous interme
diate schools. There are 700
women doctors in Russia, of
whom nearly one-half are em
ployd in the civil service.
Stray Stories.
His Life Was Saved.
Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately
had a. wonderful deliverance
from a frightful death. In
telling of it lie says : "I was
taken with Typhoid Fever, that
ran into Pneumonia. My lungs
became hardened. I was so
weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Con
sumption, when I heard of Dr.
King's New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. I con
tinued to use it, and now am
well and stro g, I can't say too
mucli in its p raise . " This mar
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Your Local Paper.
An exchange drawing the fol
owing contrast between the
ocal paper and the foreign city
paper, makes the point in favor
of the former, as a matter of
fact. It says :
You may be able to get a
arge city paper filled with
mirders, cock fights, scandle
cases, etc., for less money than
you pay for your local paper,
but these city papers never ad
vertise your community and
make the property more valua
bles They do not help along
your schools, churches and pub
ic enterprises, they do not pub
ish your home news ; they say
nothing good of you, your
town, or your neighborhood
they take no interest in you.
A good newspaper is as much of
an advantage to a town or
county as." are good scnoois.
Stand by your home paper, it
will stand by you, and is ever
on the lookout for your interest.
No Eight to Ueliness.
The woman who is lovely in,
ace, form and temper will al
ways have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep
her : health. If she is weak,
sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable.
If she has constipation or kid
ney trouble, her impure blood
will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is
the best medicine in the world
to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneys and to purify the blood
It gives strong nerves, bright
eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. It will make a
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St. Louis, Oct. 4 A special
to ihe Post-Dispatch from
Montgomery, Mo., says : Frank
Miner and ms bride were mur-
irit I
uerea lo-aay Dy unanes nan-
Kiu, a uisappointea lover, wno
was seriously wounded by the
shots that killed the couple.
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Montgomery county
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l,nmn Ton,Da "W
miles east of here, wh r thfi
couple and their friends had
Miller, who had no relatives,
worked around the farm. Tues
day afternoon he and Miss
Maud Goschern drove to Mont
gomery and were married.
They 'then drove out to the
prepared. A company of well-
,'T;i' a J
rnA hnrie nnH rrrnnm ant cio
by side at the head of the table
in-front of an uncurtained win-
-RirlAnt i hA nf thhio
dow, when Rankin shot the
couple, firing with a shotgun
through the window. Both
were instantly killed, their
heads being riddled with shot.
A child, a member of the Cook
family, was badly wounded.
No one saw the murderer and
his identity was unknown until
his dead body was stumbled
over outside the house. A let-
ter left by Rankin revealed the
iavii uittt nc was a lojcuicu
suitor ot Miss Uoschern and
that he committed the act be
cause she married another.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Skin Erup
tions rob life of joy. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cures them; also
Old, Running and Fever Sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
SnfllHs. Charmed Hands. Chil-
hlnins Rest, Pi ft r.nre on earth.
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Drives oilt Pains and Aches.
Onlv 9K rents a box. Cure
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Bros, & Skinner, Druggists.
' 'Mary Ann.
:;Buuw U.uuu. xxC uw
been talking to The Washington
rost, ana ne nas gone over 10
the negro party, "horse, foot
and dragoons." But if there is
one politician in North Carolina
who does not command the re
spect and confidence of the real
white men it is this little acci
dental United States senator If
he lives a thousand years he
can never more get into office
save by Degro votes, ana con
noodling" with the Pritchard-
Russell-Loge Harris gang of
traders and teat-suckers, lnis
great lawyer, just licensed to
the office of pettifogger, and
our dollar fees, now pronounces
with the deliberation of a Mar-
snail or a i aney mat tne pro-
posed amendment to the consti-
tution "is unconstitutional."
Butler's ignorant twaddle re-
minds us of a line in Walter
Scott the fellow who "would
stem a stream with sand." An
English poet has said t h a t
'every man has lust as mucli
vanity as he wants understand-
ing." Butler knows but little
common law such as he pick-
ed up in three month s reading
and drilling and he knows no
constitutional law, for that lie
never studied, bo he is not en-
titled to an opinion on jaw.
But if he really knew law, con-
stitutional or other, we know
what Gay says in his famous in behalf of the history and lit
" Fables" erature of our State. General
"I know you lawyers can with
ease,
Twist words and meanings as
you please. w umingion
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Messenger.
Bismark's Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splen
did health. Indomitable will
and tremendous energy are not
found where Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. If you want these qual
ities and the success they bring,
use Dr. King's New Life Pills.
They develop every power of
brain and body. Only 25c at
McKay Bros. & Skinner's drug
store.
The following Jurors have
been drawn to serve at the next
term of the Superior Court
which convenes at Lillincton
Monday, November 27th.
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pT'm P "fwV J T
Coats, O M Avera, R M Crow-
I t- r T 1 A ll
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Lillington Allen Shaw W
G Byrd. Malcom Black, A S
JohnSOn.
L?ei11 8 Creek J B Ryals, T
btewart J A Pame
Buckhorn A Y Tuter Jr.,
Ed Harton.
Barbecue -John Darroch, D
W Holder, A A Clark.
Upper Little River D 0
DanTitA0J1V?!?-
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Neill A Messer.
xr t Trii
I I -I aifn
Hector's Creek Daniel Hare,
GDiSpence, S F Matthews, T
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B. Matthews D E Green.
Stewart's Creek W S Petty,
B F Truelove, W C Smith, Geo.
D Elliott.
Black River Noel Bullock.
Second Week.
Hector's Creek R A Mat
thews.
NeilPs CreekA N Byrd.
Black River W P Smith, A
W Gregory.
Bnnlrhnrnp J D T .nclrrvm-rr
D H Wheeler j L Stephenson;
q Rollins
Upper Little River John
Autry.
Averasboro M F Gainey.
Grove W H Turlington, B.
Turlington, O R Turlington.
Stewart's Creek D H Byrd,
II Byrd.
Grove Daniel Stewart.
Anderso i,s Creek D M Mc
Donald.
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u -ecernoer,
18y ' Aiev- b- A- Donahoe, pas-
tur vlluroh. Nnnth, Pt
Peasant, W. Va., contracted a
avwo cum wxnuu anuuueu
iroiu ni uegiiiuiiig uy violent
coughing. He says : 'After
resorting to a number of so-
called 'specifics,' usually kept
in the house, to no purpose,
berlain's Cough Remedy, which
acted Uke abcharm i' most
cheerfully recommend it to the
public." For sale by Hood &
Grantham;
A Chance for Writers of History.
To promote the study of
North Carolina history and to
encourage our making a home
literature. General Julian S.
Carr has offered a prize of $100
for the best compeud or epitome
of any decade of our State's
history within the period em-
braced between' the years 1782
and 1882.
The contest is open to any
resident North Carolinian. No
m0re than fifty will be allowed
to enter, and these will be the
first who apply
The sketches must not exceed
twenty-five pages 400 words to
the page. They should be writ
ten in simple, direct and logical
style, for style as well as facts
wiH count in this contest the
purpose being to cultivate both
a literary and historical spirit.
The prize; sketch and some of
the best of the others may be
published.
In compliment to the efforts
0f the North Carolina Publish
iUcr -Society, of Raleigh, N. C,
Carr has asked that the contest
be conducted under their au
spices and that all communica
I .9 1
tions on tne suoject oe aaaressea
to them.
The following shall be a suffi
cient form of application to
enter the contest : I. ......... ,
of county of . . .
a resident North Carolinian, ap
ply to enter the contest for the
history prize offered by General
J. S. Carr. The decade I have
chosen is that between and
; and I agree to diligently
study it and submit a type-writ
ten compend thereof, done to the
best of my ability and according
to the rules and requirements
of the contest.
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Druggists, Dunn, N. C.
Millionaire Goes to Jail.
San Francisco. After fight
ing two years to escape his fate,
Millionaire William Bradburry
was taken to the county jail
lere to-day to servo a 24 hour
sentence for spitting on the floor
of a street car.
Mr. Bradburry was tried and
convicted many months ago
and sentenced to 24 hours in
jail. He appealed to the Supe
rior Court, and the judgment
was affirmed. When Mr. Brad
burry was arrainged for soa
tence to-day Judge Treadwell
committed him to the county
jail without the alternative of
a fine.
"I am merely following out
the law," said the court. "Mr.
Bradburry, if your attorneys
had asked the Superior Court to
grant you alternative of a fine,
I have no reason to doubt that
it would have been granted.
The law, however, allows you
no alternative, and I must en
force it. I sentenco you to
serve 24 hours in the county
jail and turn vou over to the
Sheriff."
After pronouncement of sen
tence a deputy , sheriff escorted
the capitalist to the Broadway
jail. This was a test case,
which w ib watched with great
mterost.
Greensboro Record : Mr. W.
R. Hayes, a merchant of this
place, residing about one-half
mile from town, was killed by
his son, Willie, last night about
9 o'clock. Mr. Hayes was
drinking, and left his homo soon
after supper, coming in the di
rection of Thompson. About
9 o'clock at night one of his
sons, returning home, heard a
peculiar noise coming from the
woods near the house. Ho
called his brother, Willie, tell
ing him to bring the gun with
him, which he did. When they
came near the woods they saw
something on the ground, which
they thought to be a dog or
some wild animal, and Willie
fired upon it with the gun. It
proved to be their father, and
he cried : "Oh, Lord, you have
killed me?" An inquest was
held over the body, this morn
ing, ard the jury returned the
following verdict: "We, the
jury, nna mat tne aeceasea
came to his death from the gun
shot wounds of his son, Willie,
and that the evidence fails to
disclose a crime." Charlotte
had thirty-two deaths in Sep
tember. Raleigh had twenty.
If you are hungry and mMi a first
class meal, call at our
Eating House,
nevt door to Geral 'g Stables, and have
your appetite satisfied. We serve
Beefsteak, Ham and Eggs
Fresh Fish etc.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Prompt and polite attention and satls
f actio u guaranteed.
In connection with our Kestaurant we
have a line of Groceries such as Snuff,
Tobacco. Sugar, Coffee Ac 1
Hoping we may serve you, we beg to
remain, Yours to serve,
C. M. & M. L. SMITH,
Dunn, N. C. 7
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