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Butterick's Fashion Sheets and Catalogues for fall and winter. JUB Some new Fall i Prints ' and Satteens - in winter, styles J IB ; IL . (B) :1 ff Liu w ) ID) (HI'S AT 2c. PEE YARD. Look at Our Butterfly Princess Ida $IXje'ltarl0ttje:IJBJerij It 'looked To(W io:; the English, bf pieseuue aou, leaning nis wee um brella up against the throne, ask the king,. "How's trade?": Franklin never put on any frills; but he was not afraid of a crowned head. - He used to say, frequently, that to him a king was no more than a sevenspot. , . ;-. He did" his, best to prevent the rev olutionary war. hut h couldn't do it. Patrick Henry had said the war was inevitable aid given it permission to come, and it came J He also went to Paris and got acquainted with a' few crowned heads there' : They thought a good deal of him in Paris and offer ed him a'corner lotif he would build there and start a papfir. ' They also promised him - the " county printing but he said no, he would have to go back to America or his wife would get uneasy "about him'. . ' ' , . Franklin wrote Richard's Almanac in 1732 57, and it was published in Franklin had "Truth, like the sux." sometimes submits to BH OB3CUEED, BUT, LIKS TEE SUN. ONLY FOB A Subscription to the Observer. DAILY EDITION. Single copy Scents. By the week In the city. - 20 By the month. .... . 75 Three months .......... i . . . . . ... . . . . . . : . $2. 00 Six months....,;. ........ 4.00 One year.... ........................ 8.00 WEEKLY EDITION. . , , Three months . 50 cents. Stxmonths.....:...;...................$i.oo: hub year........ 1.76 ' in clubs of five and over $1.50. v : Wo Deviation From These Rules In advance, not ill -:o:- SubscrlDtlons always ravahta w in name dux in lace. 1 BILL NYE'S BUDGET. A Biography of Ben Franklin. Bostoa Globe. -.-,.' Benjamin Franklin, formerly -df .Erieland: - Beniarnin Our Grand , Summer; Clearance Sale, as well as our Weekly Special Offerings, have proven to us that there-is lots oi money ready to be spent, if enough inducement is offered. (a ii Comfort Hip Adjustable Hip 1.00 Nursing ,1:00 EkCin f H Afeot Boston came very, near . being an but one son. and his name was Wil- v w vrt w wi ; uxjiy uuuu. 11 sevenneen cnnaren i,-Qm w;u;am ra n-;-;iifl;n,ati TSr ; L JV"'C w...-uicM, iuo ..uuiiio pi sxn tboueh he lived to -be quite an i vW'i.' , : reniamins parents- tnev wouitt nave moh ; u;. $1 HO 6 I ee5: chlldleS9-- ThJnlf of SettinS "P ly, but continued to be but an illegi- snoes . ana stockmsrs . trom ii scocKmgs . irom among seventeen pairs of them. Imagine yourself a child, gentle reader, in a family -where you would be called u$ every morning to select your own cud of spruce gum' from a collection rof seventeen similar cuds stuck- on the window sill ' And yet B. Frank lin never murmured or repined. He timate son all his urged him to do refused to do so. life. Everybody differently but he IUK. 1 IN Ell WAS THERE. An AggricTed Ofllce-O older 's Dis astrons Call - on a Newspaper Correspondent. . . i -m - i i v uv uv ovu, uuu iwuTuiuuuiB wasn. t0r. irnnaaeiuaia rimes NOITie aWllll ClieUIJ UUUUS. . AUIU UUU SCtJ e was apprenucea co nis-orotner . "Are you Mr. Lamer?" and the - j- - . ' " .: : iiauies,- wu" was a unnier. ll is seuu This is Wot the Time To stand upon ceremonies; just now, when we must make' room for Fair Goods, we can not ! afford to stop and think whether it is prudent to sell an article which costs $1-25 for yuc. wife or unwise as it may oe, we muse ma&e sacrinces in order to accommodate the Fall Stock. them, Truly, G Svg GJk MANUFACTURERS CO. 25 S. CHARLES STREET, BALTIMORE, WID. E OAIC LEATHER BELTING mm ru print that Franklin at once took hold ' of the creat Archimedean lever "and jerked it early and late in the inters est of freedom. It is claimed that Franklin-at this time ; invented? the deadly weapon known as the - prni ter's towel. He found that a common crash towel could be" saturated with glue, molasses, antimony concentra ted lye and roller composition, arid that after a few years of time and perspiration it could, harden . so - that the constant reader or .Veritas could be stabbed with it and die so soon. Many think that Franklin's other tall, spare built young man who ask ed the question looked down in in dignation upon anotner young man who was busily writing at a desk in the! Capital office last night.- The ! speaker was, William S. Daniels, the stenographer to the First. Assistant i Postmaster General, and the gentle man who replied in the affirmative was Robert M, Larner, of the Wash ington staff of the Baltimore Sun. : . "Then you wrote, the personal at tack on me in the Sun? said the an gry visitor. - - - - r It was rot a personal attack," was the reply, "but what I said I am PEE YARD. ONLY FOR a lot ot Brocaaea uress Gooa which never sold for less than 20 cents. O r A PAIR TOR A REGULAR AiO made Solid Colored Ladies' Hose which bring 35c In tfie largest cities in the world. And Dealers In RUBBER 35EIiTKTG; PACKING HOSE, &c . . . COTTON, WOOLEN nnd SAW 9inXUFFLIES, &e. Agents : Boston Belting Go.'s RfiI-Uai Rol!nrr. 1 I I .1 1 -.1 r- i . noyt s rL-eatner oeit. , Mt. Vernon Belting. fcf Joseph iNoones Sons irtouer oiasner and Clearer Cloth. T, K. arle's.Card Cbthing, &'c scientific experiments were produO- willing to stand by." ! live of mora lasting hftnflfit to man xxrn t U live oi. more lasting oenent to man- Kina tnan tms, out 1 ao not agree with tnem. ' : , This paper ' was- called the -New England Courant. It was ' edited jointly by James , and , Benjamin J'rankiin, and was started to supply a long felt want, .benjamin edited the paper a part of the -time and James a part of the time; The idea for having two editors was -not for the purpose of giving variety of voir Ail 1 T rv rrmnr 4-rv - 4 V io oVv trrn for it". - ; VNow?" asked Mr. Larner in mild surprise. - - . ; ;4iYes, now," and suiting the action to the. word, Mr. Daniels raised his cane- Mr. Larner rose to a standing position and a scuffle followed. A blow sent the aggrieved visitor head long to the floor. ' ;. tecoverin nis balance, ne again raised his cane for a , second attack. AA PER YARD FOR A 21 inch iJV- Black Silk which is worth $1 20 per yard. pieces left : We have only lour THESE PRICES OR THIS WEEK UN LY. 20c PER YARD ONLY FOB A lot of All-Wool Albatross Veilings in evening shades. They are worth 35 cents. , O A PAIR FOR A LINE OF LO Ladies' Black Hose, which sold readily up to this day at 35c a pair. , f 1 PER YARD FOR A . &) 1 1 ) very heavy Gros Grain Black Silk, worth $1.60. Quantity limited. -WHICH IS- ume to the editorial page, but it was By this time Mr. Larner had rushed necessary for one to; run the paper once more into the" fight and clinch wnue tne otner was in jsii. m tnosel ing Daniels the , battle again raged aays yoir couian c sass ine King ana i fiercely through a succession 1 of cor tbeu wneq tne fcmg came m tne othce resDondents v offices and editorial New Beatiire, A BEAUTIFUL LOT OF TRECOTS CAMERES Jersey, Cloths, PLAID IXAXNlJtS,:. LIGHTWEIGHT SUITINGS DUAP' A AI-1IAS. Also a beautiful line of Black Cashmeres In all grades at very close prices. I Young ladles making 'preparations for boarding wbooU will find my stock In excellent condition. OUR LINE OP Slioes ELats next day and stopped his paper and took out his ad., you couldn't put it off on 'our inormanf" and go right along with the paper. You , had to iaiL while your subscribers wonder ed why their paper did not come, and the paste soured m the tin dipper m the sanctum,' and the circus passed by on the other side. " .How many or us today,, rellows journalists, would be willing to stay in jau 'vnne ine lawn iesDivai ana tne kangaroo came and, went? wno, of all our company1 would go to a prison cell for the cause of freedom. while a aouble-coKimn aa. or- sixteen aggregated circuses and eleven con gresses of ferocious beasts, fierce and fragrant irom tneir native lair, went by us? - At the age or seventeen Jen got disgusted with his brother and went to Philadelphia and New York where he got a chance to sub : tor a few weeks, and then got a -regular sit. Franklin was a good printer, ' and fi nally got to be foreman. He made an excellent foreman, sitting by the hour in the composing room and spit- Fine line Of Trunks and Ya- OD the stone, while he qussed the Extends a cordial invitation to all ladies, especially those who take an inter est in Fancy Work. . We carry full lines,ot Uolors.. v ; r'ooms. Finally both men . tumbled on the floor. . . The unusual noisa had attracted the attention of editors, correspon dents and printers, and - when the PLAIN CHENILLE CORDS at 7 cents per yard. combatants fell to the floor there was CHENILLE AND GOLD CORDS at 0 cents per yard. a crowa or wining nanas to assise jrLiAlJx JCLiUbM TAt5ociLio at li cents per tassei. . Mr. Larner, who was on top, to rise PLUSH AND GOLD TASSELS at 15 cents per Tassel. again. The other spectators, includ- 72-INCH EXTRA HEAVY FELT IN LEADING SHADES at $1.25 per yard. ing the office boy, assisted Mr. Dan iels to the door. . " "Maif T tvit T-iof.9" Via inrtnirol as he iSoked sadlon the remains of WE FILL ALL MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY. a silk nat wnicn some one naa very thoughtlessly stepped on during the excitement. The crushed beaver was handed to him and he departed. Aad. YaUsos is Complete. lises for summer travel. GOOD GOODS i LOW FRIGES. Is General Gordon Hire? Col. Cj Chaille Long, formerly of Maryland, and noted in recent years for his African travels and adven-' tures, is quoted as coinciding with the opinion recently expressed by Capt. Burton, another African ex plorer,' that General Gordon, whose murder at Khartoum has been re ported, is not dead, hut escaped with as many of his followers as he could save' when he saw that further resis tance would be .useless. Col. Long bases his opinion upon -the man con flicting stories of Gordon's death, and upon the fact that no conclusive evi- 9 aug23dtf CHARLOTTE, N. C. dence has yet been furnished that he ' was reaily slain W'Frotn my knowl edge of Arab mcthqds,". says Col. Long, "Gordon's head, or some Tin mistakable evidence of nis aeatn, would have been sent to :the nearest papers. Tnen ne would go into , tne editorial rooms and scare the editors to death with a wild shriek for more copy. ie Knew just now to conaucc himself as a foreman, so tnat stran. gers would think he owned the paper. in 1Y3U, at tne age or zzy jj ranKiin married and. .established the , -Pennsylvania Gazette. ,He was then con- fAnir ron0r ' TTTOr,tiiT; Tffinglish post? Nothing; would f have Orders by mail have prompt to be a great journalist, and spelled geneMahdi greatep satist . J r r hard wfirrds with ffreat fluehevu He than this terrible , proof , of ' his , never tried to be a humorist.in any umph:" Lionel lng also dwefls of his newspaper work, and every- upon the well known fact that Gor- body respected him. . . ; , yw HMT...y".p Along about 1746 he began to study General Wolseby, and expresses the construction and habits of light- the opinion that he took the four r,vi ir,oot.toi 0 ini in nia- r,Q steamers remaimng to him find made per ih which he said that' he would his way to Gondocpra. .- Once out : of t x.ia 4. t,; .nAr, the reach of Khartoum, adds Colonel O v . T nni. Jin VMiM nnuirui ' with' Tflroit miirht notice anv new or odd soeciH; ,?& w vy co, . ":v Grant ... . 4 -OF- UDDDDDDDCBD.0' (DflciDllDDllDD attention. -STILL CONTTNUES.: Fill Co. - - : in order to make room tor our Pall and WlnterStock, which Is dally arriYlns;, ': . , ,y . . we will offer tola week at a great sacrifice,,. , . V',j 100 Men's Suits v Wmm, fte lit OB- W ill continueuntil the entire stock is dis A posed of. - ALEXANDER & HARRIS.; mens of lightning,5 if they would send them to tne Gazette omce by ex press for examination . Every , time there was a tnunaer, storm ranKiin would tell the foreman , to edit the DaDer ana armea wnn a strmg ana . - . . . . . . an oici fruit jar, ne. wouia go out on the hills and get enough . lightning for a mess. : -In 1753 Branklin was made post master general of the colonies. He made - a good postmaster general, and. the people , say. ; there were Jess mistakes in .. distributing their . mail than there has ever been since., if a man tnailed a letter - in thoso , days, old Ben Franklin saw that it went where it was addressed. 1 1 ; , -Franklin frequently went: over to i England in those days, partly on business and- partly .to shock-the king. ' He used to delight in going to the castle with his breeches tucked into his boots, figuratively-speaking, and attract a good deal of attention. safety; At Gondocora. 1,500 miles from '' Khartoum: .Gordon is well known and beloved; by many, ! and from this point it would be compara tively easy, for him to make his. way to the Congo country; where he could assume the functions which the King of the Belgians as head of the Inter national Societyconferred upon him.M A year might elapse before ne couia be beard from, and in the meantime his friends would seem to have some ground for sharing the hope express ed'by Colonel Long that he may be permitted to shake hands: once more 'with this man of miraculous es capes. ; Wliat Ulakes Oil City Ilappy; Oil City Derrick; .Nobody Here are rates: and : beneath us is a reservoir of gas as inexhaustible as the Monon gahela coal mines. :: ' "WORTH $i0.00, $12.00 AND 113.50. V : ; 100 Boys' and Childrenys Suits from $2.00. np. o'. , ' . . "-- - ' V X These are extraordinary bargains and cannot be gotten anywhere else for r- .. .... . .- . . ' . .' , .;. . : ' r .., ' tT ? 1 V . -, . . s ' . ' ' Tint thpvmnst be' closed out. We dont Intend to carry any OTer. We make aclean sweep of every far-; nteveS sSn. Md do not take cost Into consideration. An early call will pay every economical purchaser. : i . - 1 ,' ' ,-" . " - " -? : '
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