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An Old Rifle, Belonging to a
North Carolinian Played an
Important Part in the Criti
cal Battle of the Revolution
ary War.
H A TS ! HATS J
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the best values you can find .and have
a complete assortment to select from.
We carry only the best goods. .
LOT-OF ODDS AND ENDS IN.
FINE HATS, REGULAR PRICES
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$2.50, $3,00, $3,50 and $4.00, :::
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(A. W. Hughes.)
Washington. D- c- Feb- A reP"
sontative of the new Panama Canal
i mi)ay's iterests who was in Wash
"ton todav and in conference with
jnincnt officials of the government
j that there was some1 misappre
hension over the final disposition of the
j.000OOOO which is to be paid to the
ev Panama Canal Company under the
rims of the treaty which it is expected
oV will be ratified next week. It has
Len srenerally supposed that the bulk
this money would remain in. the
T-nited States, for the reason that the
holdings have been transferred to the
rn'tecT States investors. The represen
tative of the canal company said today
that at least $30,000,000 of the "fund
Vould go abroad either in gold or in
exchange. -
He said that French stockholders
T;h0 would receive money as a result
of the payment to the canal company
had by power of attorney, authorized
financial interests in this country to
invest about $10,000,000 in American
securities so that much of the money
ffouId not go abroad. He said, however,
that according to information received
this morning the eastern war had un
senled financial conditions in France
and it was entirely possible that these
stockholders might also demand the
cash. .
From this same source of informa
tion it was learned that of the $10,
000 000 to be paid to Panama not more
than $2,000,000 in cash would be sent
to the isthmus. He said that the re
maining $S,000,(K)0 would be invested
in securities in this country. -
Commissioner Eugene F. Ware of
the pension bureau has an' old flint
lock rifle that saw service in the revo
lutionary war.
The weapon was the property of
Darling Jones, who was born in 17G1.
At the age of sixteen years- he enter
ed the Continental army and served
for nine months, part of which time
he was with Col. Shelby's North Caro
lina regiment and part of the time with
Col. John Sevier's East Tennessee reg
iment. He was present at the bettle
of King's Mountain, and it is claimed
shot and killed Major Ferguson, the
British commander, with the rifle now
in the pension office.
The battle of King's Mountain was
the turning point in the war in the
fouth, and the death of Major Fergu
son, it n claimed was the turning point
in the tattle, so, it may be said, the old
rifle was largely instrumental in bring
ing about the independence of the
A .crican colonies.
Da: ling Jones named his gun "Sweet
Lips," :t being the custom in those
days to give names to rifles. He died
in 1S40 at Jonesboro, Tenn., which he
had made Iks home ever since the rev
olutionary war. He had seven sons,
thiee of whoiii were in the Union army
in the civil wr.r. He drew a pension
from the government up to time of his
death and his wife, who died only two
jears ago, also crew a pension.
The gun is full. five and a half feet
leng. Its barrel is about four feet in
length, and is octagnal. It has. a com-
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JUSTICE
FINHORE
of the Natal Supreme
Court, Sends the Following
Remarkable Testimonial
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CUTIQURA
The World Is Cuticura's Field,
Used Wherever Civilization
Has Penetrated.
" I desire to give my voluntary testi- (
Oony to the beneficial effects of your
Cuticura Remedies. I have suffered
tor some time from an excess of uric
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m uiuuu ; aim miice whs uiiuuio
of last year, from a severe attack of
Eczema, chiefly on the scalp, face, ears
nd neck and on one limb. I was for
several months under professional
treatments, but the remedies prescribed
ere of no avail, and I -was gradually
becoming worse, my face was dread-
ly disfigured and I lost nearly all my
flar. At last, my wife prevailed upon
e to try the Cuticura Remedies and I
g&ve them a thorough trial with the
st satisfactory results. The disease
began to disappear and my hair
commenced to grow again. A fresh
6'wi,u oi hair is covering my head,
""I my limb (although not yet quite
?fefl) s gradually improving. My wife
ih.D3 80 highly of ynr remedies that
ton, I8 been Purchasing them in order
make presents to other persons suf
? from similar complaints, and,
? 'f resident of the Bible Women's
Dnrt'ha8 the Bible "women to
thei any case saould come under -Iffli
2tiCe Wben a p00r Per3on 13 so
ra T ; 80 ttiat yQr remedies may be
sorted to." -
rS2BERT ISAAC FINNEMORE,
'Juoge of the Natal Supreme Courts
maritzburg, Natal, Oct. 29,
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paratively small bore." It has hpn
placed on a stand. over the fire place in:
me oniee ot the commissioner of pen
sions, by whom it is highly prized.
There is no member of the North
Carolina Congressional delegation who
devotes his time and energies more
conscientiously to working in the in
terest of all sections of the state than
Hon: Charles R. Thomas of the New
bern district. Mr. Thomas is. rarely ab
sent from his seat In the House when
that body is in session and his morn
ings are given up to visiting the gov
ernment departments on matters of im
portance to the state and to work in
the Committee on Public Buildings of
which he is a prominent Democratic
members. He has done good work for
the state on that committee during the
5Gth and 57th Congresses and said to
day that if any, new public, buildings
were authorized by Congress at the
present session he would see to it that
North. Carolina received her share of
the funds appropriated for such pur
poses. He has all of the papers and
necessary documents in regard to the
proposed public buildings at Asheviile,
Winston-Salem, Kinston, etc. all in
good shape before the committee, and
his former experience and success as a
member of the same and on the floor
of the House, in presenting tha claims
of Carolina citizens is a guarantee of
success next year when public building
bills which have been prepared an'd
presented to the committee at the pres
ent session will have precedence, and
new buidilngs authorized.
Senator Simmons is another busy
member of the Congressional delega
tion from the Old North State, declar
ing today that he hadn't time to stay
at home even to nurse an ulcerated
tooth which was playing havoc with
one side of his face. He says that he
feels sure of the support of the people
of the state generally in the course he
has pursued with reference to the Pan
ama canal treaty and that he has many
letters to that effect. He is sorry to see
that the News is not with him on this
subject.
Representative Kluttz has introduced
a bill to amend certain sections of the
law establishing United States Courts
at Wilkesboro, N. C. which1 reads as
follows:
"That chapter seven hundred and
forty-nine, second session of the Fifty
seven th Congress, being 'An Act 'to es-
tablish United States courts at Wilkss
boro, North Carolina,' approved Feb
ruary twenty-third, nineteen hundred
and three, be, and the same is hereby,,
amended by striking out the words
'second Monday in July and Novem
ber,' in lines five and' six of the first
section of said Act and inserting in
lieu thereof, the words 'fourth Mon
day in May and November.'
"That said Act be further amended
by striking out section two thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
'Sec. 2. That in addition to the clerks
provided for the western district of
North Carolina, in section six hundred
and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes
or" the United. States, the circuit and
district judges shall appoint a' clerk,
who shall reside and have his office
at Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and
who shall be the clerk of both the cir
cuit and district courts of the United
States at that place.' "
Hon. J. M. Gudger is thanking his
stars that he did not have a millionaire
Republican contesting his seat in Con
gress as did Howell of Pennsylvania
who was unseated by the Republican
majority in the House yesterday and
his seat given to Connell, a Pennsylva
nia mine owner,, who it is understood,
contributed $50,000 to the last Repub
lican Presidential campaign and from
whom in the event of being seated, the
Republicans looked for another larger
contribution this year, and they could
not stand the pressure, for the cam
paign fund needs swelling and they
don't know where it is to come from.
THE WEA.-.JR.
Fair Tonight.
Saturday Increasing Cloudiness.
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Addition Being Built.
Thc.C. Valaer Bottling Co.. is build
ing an annex to its establishment on
South , College street, to . be used for
storage purposes. The addition will
about double the size of their old
plant and is made necessary by the in
crease of the business.
The corkscrew is often mightier than
either the pen or the sword.
DOMESTIC TROUBLES.
It is exceptional to find a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, but these can be lessened
by having Dr. King's New Life Pills
around. Much trouble they safve by
their great work in Stomach and Liv
er troubles. They not only relieve
you, but cure. 25c. at all Druggists.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
Hie Kind Yea Hove Always Bought
l3tats the-
A FLOUR EXPERT
Adams Grain & Provisfon Co. Qets
One in its Business.
The Adams Grain and Provision Co.
has secured Mr. Wm. Woodhead, of
Manistee, Mich., to take charge of
its flour sales department. Mr. Wood
head comes with the reputation of be
ing one of the finest flour experts in
ths country. The firm for the past
year or so has been pushing the flour
trade and now has a large and growing
patronage in that line.
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1901.
Cntteare Besolrent, fflc
25c. pr Tlal ot W),
London,-37 Chrtr-
noeion, .10 uw.
for ' All Akut lh 8U11 m4 BwOp."
' Rev. G. D. Bernheim, . D. D., of
Wilmington,, has purchased the lot on
Elizabeth Avenue adjoining Mrs.
Thomas' house and will begin th3 erec
tion of a ten-room, residence at once.
The house is expected to be completed
this summer.
Mima
F Those who have ever felt its keen, cutting pains, or witnessed the intense
suffering- of others, know that Rheumatism is torture, and that' it is right
ly called "The King of Pain." ' ,
All do not suffer alike. Some are suddenly seized with the most excrucia
ting1 pains, and it seems every muscle and joint in the body was being torn
asunder. Others feel only occasional slight pains for weeks or months, when
a sudden change in the weather or exposure to damp, chilly winds or night
air brings on a fierce attack, lasting for days perhaps, and leaving the pa
tient with a weakened constitution or crippled and deformed for all time.
An. acid, polluted condition of the blood is the cause of every form and
variety of Rheumatism, Muscular, Articular, Acute, Chronic, Inflammatory,
and Sciatic, and the blood must be purged and purified before there is an
end to your aches and pains. External applications, the use of liniments and
plasters, do much toward temporary relief , but such treatment does not reach
the real cause or cleanse the diseased blood ; but S. S. S., the greatest of all
blood purifiers and tonics, does cure Rheumatism by antidoting and neutraliz
ing the poisonous acids and building up the weak and sluggish blood. It is
safe and reliable in all forms 01 Rheumatism. It makes
the old acid blood rich, and the pain-tortured mus
cles and joints are relieved, the shattered nerves are
made strong, and the entire system is invigorated and
toned up by the use of this great vegetable remedy.
If you have Rheumatism, write us, and our physicians will furnish with
out charge any information desired, and we will mail free bur book oa
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HORSES
AND
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We have 150 ' horses on
hand for you to select from,
and 59 mules, the best in
Charlotte. It's worth .your
time to see them. Remem
ber our terms are reasonable.
J. W. Wadsworth's
Sons Co.
Founded 1842.
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Sing their own praised
The Fact That The
ARTISTIC
PANO
Can be bought direct from its manu
facturer at the very price retail deal
ers sel medium ; grades and cheap
pianos has made the STIEFF so pop
ular we find it impossible to secure
new styles from the factory.
We iave on our floor several of the
more expensive styles that we will
offer, at quite a reduction until our
factory catches up on orders.
This reduction will clear them out
very' quick. You had better investi
gate "at once. . .
Remember,, we are not retail dealers
who. buy to resell. We are manufac
turers, pure and simple, selling our
own product direct from factory to
fireside.
S TIEFF
SOUTHERN WAREROOMS,
.' 211-213 N. Tryon Street.
CHao-iotte. N. C.
C. H. WILMOTH. Manager.
The eye too short in whole gives us
the Hyperopic eye too . long, and we
have the Myopic eye. Combine the two
and we have Astigmatism.
Astigmatism has been denominated
"the imp of mischief," and is an imp
which causes much suffering.
Symptoms which spring" from this
mal-formation of the eye are manifold
such as eye and headaches, fndiges- I
tion, dyspepsia, . nervous deDiiity,
chorea, epilepsy and many other ail
ments having their origin in lack of
nerve force.
We corect all defects of the e3'e
which glasses will remedy. .
" Charges reasonable. Satisfaction
guaranteed. . -
DR. J. H. SPILMAN
Eyes'ght Specialist, Blair Bros'. Drug
Store, 22 W. Trade St., Charlotte, N.C.
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Beauty and Durability combined is what you secure in our Odd
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We are showing a strong line of Dressers from $6.50 to the ntost;
elaborate kinds. Chiffoniers correspondingly cheap. Do not- give
your orders for Housefurnishing Goods until you get our prices.
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Hardware,' Housefurnishing Sporting Goods
25 Nortri Tryon Street. , 5 Charlotte, Wc.
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