TOMS JESSE JONES.'
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"TKUTH, XJKB THE BUS, SOMETIMES SUBMITS TO
BB OBSCURED, ; BUT. ; LIKE THE SUN, ONLY FOB A
TIME. . - -
THE BOY UQBBEB OF TEXAS.
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dies' fflisses- m& fifeMmm
In Hayerlocks and Plain Circulars from $1 00 ltd $3 00.
lis
an
Boys'
Rubber
Coats
From $1 50 to $7 50.
RUBBER SHOES, FOOT HOLDS, &C;
Umbrellas, &c.
;ocl
as pronounced by visitors at the opening to be
lusuaiiyauraciive, iiu ucuis cuanusu nnu
Indsome display of Silks, Velvets, fine Dress
xxls, Ladles' and Chlldrens' Wraps.
No lady should purchase a Silk er Velvet before
log my Stock.
No lady can afford to purchase a Flannel, Cash-
sre or Jersey Cloth before examining my prices-
Remember
That I have the greatest variety of
dies' and Childrens' Wraps
be found In any house In the city, and at
prices that no one will complain at
pe ol 22 Inch Cashmere, with all woo! filling, to
be sold at 10 eents per yard.
mwm,
logOiirse
ves
The Most A ttractive Stock
Ever Offered in the State. :
Boots,
VALISE3, UMBBELUS, ETC.,
Is now being received and placed In position for
shew and sals at our old and well-known stand In
the First National Bank building, on West Tryon
street, nearly opposite the Central and Buford
Hotels , , . ' -' .. . k
Call and Examine
For yourselves. Orders by Express or Mall prompt
ly attended to.
ALMA POLISH and BUTTON'S RA
VEN GLOSS for Ladies7 Fine Shoes.
Peiram &
Co.
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M LEATH
El- BFLTNG
1431 'EJCVaS.B
23 S. CHARLES STREET, SALTER ORE, MD.
jjgERS
Dealers ltt RUBBER BELTING, PACKKTC HOSE, &c.
COTTOST, WOOIE3f and SAW MILL SUPPLIES, &c
geirts :
Boston Belting Co. s
Rubber Belting
Hoyt's Leather Belt.
f Mt. Vernon Belting.
IvSs t I" h i ll , - P . V .-'PPCr
rat38B? it
Joseph Noones' SSns
I Roller Slasher and
Clearer Cloth.
Clothing, &c.
Subscription to the Observer.
. DAILY EDITION.
Slnglecopy... iim .... 6 cents.
y we week m tne city..., 20 ;
By the month. .... 75
Three months. ............. ,..$200
Slxmonths... 4.t
Oneyear....i 8.00 -
WEEKLY EDITION.
Three months..." ;. : . mrmntfl.
Six months.. .................... .......$1.00
One year............ 1.75
in clubs of five and over $1.50. y ? -
Wo Deviation From These Rules
Subscriptions "always navable In advance, not
onlv In name but in fact. -
THE DOLLAR OF OUR DAD-
: . DIES.
The time was, in the South when
nearly all our silver dollars were laid
away and hoarded up: v
; ; Because "shinplasters," only, were
in circulation among the people.
And when the day came that a con
tractor, a publisher or a 1 manufac
turer cAuldiPay off his employees on
Saturday night, in silver,
There was joy all round. :
The payer was happy because the
payee was glad.'
And when the payee went to buy
his supplies for the incoming week,
the merchant was happy because he
could hear the silver dollars jingle in
his cash drawer. . "
And when on Monday morning the
merchant went to deposit his silver
money in the bank the banker was
happy because he saw in the silver
dollar the death struggle of a depre
ciated paper currency.
The silver dollar is the dollar of our
"daddies."
It is the dollar of the people.
It is the dollar of the worklngman.
It is the dollar that has stood the
test of a hundred years of commerce
We dont care whether it contains
412i grains Of silver,-or 420 grains.
What it needs, what it must have,
and what it really has, is the fiat of
the government to' make it a dollar,
Giving it an extrinsic value in ad
dition to its intrinsic worth. "
The silver dollar has come to stay,
because
The truth is, the people like it, and
want all they can get of it.
There has been some discussion as
to the propriety of making a silver
dollar of 500 grains, in order to bring
its intrinsic value up to standard of
the gold dollar.
- This is 4,bosh."
: What would become of the stock
now on hand, amounting to many
millions? , c v; -'
Mow woula it do to try ana mam-
tain two dollars, of the same metal,
of different values?
Better let let the old dollar or
4121 grains alone, and
Everybody put the shoulder to the
wheel, and help to sustain it
By trying to get all that can be ob
tained honestly.
.So
COLORED SILKS,
SSa2 els . .
are Agents ibrElkin "Wool Yarn and Blankets.
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OFFICE OF COLIECTOBSniP.
Under previous administrations,
since the adoption by Congress of
the i present Internal Revenue laws,
the office of the collector has been
generally regarded as a. sort of per
sonal matter to the collector, but
when we inaugurated a democratic
President, and begun to put in dem
ocratic collectors of . the revenue, the
newspapers and the people began to
offer reasons why; the collector's ,oN
fice should be located m this place or
that.
Collector Dowd's office in the 6th
district has been the subject of a good
deal of discussion. The Washington
correspondent ol the Greensboro Pa
triot, has this to say regarding the
matter :
At the instance of Senator Vance,
the Department has decided to re
move the reiienue office from States
ville to Newton. The change is only
awaiting a report from Collector
Dowd on the cost of "renting a suita
ble building for an office in JNewton.
The Department first determined to
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ma Re no cnangej it wasxnen ueciaea
to remove the " omce to unanotte
subsequently it has. been decided to
remove it to Newton. Collector Dowd
fought against the removal to New
ton. but finally acquiesced, and is
now C understood ; to join y Senator
Vance in urging that change. It is
understood here that the removal ia
against the judgment of the Depart
ment, and possiDly against tne repor
ol the special agent,- who was sent to
-V rf-M A," 2 A- A V"' Al.
XNorcn uaroima - to . iuveatigatw v me
matter. The : mam objection urged
against Statesville is that the only
suitable building in the town for an
office is owned by ex-Collector Mott
and that he is consequently the chief
beneficiary , of the - present . loca
tion of the ' offite; : However these
things may be , the change , is to be
made, and that soon, and , the " .".ban
ner county" will have something be-;
sides : tne "oanner . 10, snow, ror its
enthusiastic fidelity;, to Democratic
principles." ;! -S :4''
life Tells of His . Numerous Ex
ploits Through the State How
He "Came Down" and Made the
Boys "Elevate Their Paws" A
Remarkable Juvenile Texan. '
Dallas, Tex. ' Oct. 11. Deputy
United States Marshal Jeff Lw Finlay
and Mr. J. A. Olenbush have arrived
rom El Paso, having in charge Jesse
W. Jones, the boy stage robber.
whom they1 brought on a writ of re
moval signed by Judge ' Turner, of
the western district. The prisoner
was lodged in jail, where a reporter
visited him. He is 17 years old. and
small of stature for his age, has an -open
countenance, a clear blue eye,
light hair, and is rather handsome.
In; addition to this, he has an" oily
tongue and melodious voice.
" You are the boy stage robber, are
you?" ,
'That7s what, ever."
"You . confess, ' Or plead guilty,
then?" l
"That's what I dor'
"What made you go into the busi
ness?"
"Well, you see, I was flat broke,
and couldn't get a job, and had no
where to go. 1 had heard and read
o the James boys and others going
through stages, trains, etc. , and as 1
can do anything anybody else can I
thought I would try my hand. My
first exploit was on the 28th of ucto
ber, when I tackled the Bro w n wood
and .Cisco stage. I had a, horse, a
Winchester and a six shooter, which
constitute a full, set of tools for the
business. ,
GETS HIS FIRST DROP.
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I rode alongside the stage and
dropped down on the driver. . He
stopped , of course. There was another
man m the stage. I made him throw
out the mail bags and the driver un
gear the best horse and transfer my
saddle to v it. I then mounted : the
stage horse and had the driver hand
me up the mail bags. I then. told
them to take a -' good look at me, so
they would know me if they saw me
again. When they, were satisned
they had me photographed I bade
them good day, and rode off about
fifty steps and cut the bags. From
them I got $38 in money and a check
on the Citizens' National bank of
Waco in favor of R. H. Olenbush, for
$492 50. I then went to Buffalo Gap,
thence started to San Angelo. When
I had travelled about thirty miles
met the San Angelo and Tom Green
stage. There were seven passengers
in the stage. e including a . United
State soldier. . .
CAME DOWN ON THE DILIGENCE."
"I rode up to the diligence and
come down' on it. The passengers
threw up their hands in a manner
beautiful to behold, the soldier being
the most graceful one in the laysout.
I think he had elevated his paws be
fore. .1 asked them to please throw
out the mail bags, which they did.
I then dismissed them and wished
them a safe and pleasant ; journey. I
can say things to make, people feel
good as well as things to make them
feel bad, you know. Well, I eviscer
ated those bags, but got only a few
checks, which in ; disgust, I cast to
the winds. I then went to Colorado
City, where I remained two nights
and a day, thence 7 to Marionfield,
where I sold my horse for $32.50 and
bought a ticket for El Paso, and was
arrested within teni miles of my des
tination." "What did you intend ' doing on
reaching El Paso?"
"I expected to go to Old Mexico
and remain there until the thing blew
over, ; and : then go to New Mexico
and run cattle." ,
"What is your name?""
"Jesse W. Jones. The newspapar
report that I said Jones was an alias
which I had assumed to keep' my
rich parents from knowing that I had
gotten into trouble was an invention
of the reporter. But you know all
about that frescoNand fringe, work
business, pu t on to - make an item
readable. That's all there was to it.?'
"Where did you come from?"
, "I was born and raised1 until I "was
fourteen years old ia Bexar county.
At that age I ran away from home
land have never been back, nor heard
directly from my parents, but jtmnls:
they have removed to - Colorado
State." - ,
"It: will probably be a long time
before you have an opportunity to
take the road again ? V., . , ,
GONE, WORLD WITHOUT END.
- "Yes,? I reckon I'm gone, .world
without end. ,1. thought if I told all it
would be easier on me ; but I will get
a long term, I know.". . : -
."You don't seem; to be broken up
over it?" . . "
"No; what's the use?;I am hot one
of. the sort to go off in a corner and
cry to get home to ! mamma. I am
yoUng,and will come out of the pen
master of a good trade, and settle
down somewhere." ' : 7' " T "
"Hdve you no hope at all of escap
ing punishment?" --
t None whatever. I .went into a
hazardous business and got the worst
of it. .That's all there is of it. I cal
culated the risks before I started, and
I have no one to blame but myself."
nTnlf1,
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It is true we entertained a multitude ot Tpeople esterdayv
and added all in our power to their amusement. Karely ,
are amusements remembered any longer than they . last, but for
Mmmm
,4Saj, whj to everything 1 ;
' ' Either at sixes or sevens T "
j, Probably, my dear nervous sister, because you
are suffering from some of the diseases peculiar to
your sex. Tou have a- "dragglng-dovm, feeling,
the back-ache, you are debilitated, you nave pains
of various kinds, t Take Dr. B.V. Pierce's 'Tavor
ite Prescription" and be cured. Price reduced' to
one doUar;vBy druggists. . 1 , - ; ' . -toeslrlAw.
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Which they never will forget; we have included to muke-
the following offerings ' - i . ,
POR
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lnese, we know, will attract the liadies:
t: 23-inch black gros grain Sil&s, extra heavy at;$L32J, was:
considered cheap a I 2 00 per yardk There is - a limited
quantity of these only. ' , ,
A lull line ot bilk Velvets m black; fawn brown; eeal
brown, myrtle green,' navy blue, garnat and cardinal, wot thj
.2b; this week yJ cents. . , .
THIRD OFFER, :
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A magnificent assortment of rich colored and blac "SrooaP
ded ?ilk Velvets, worthf3.00 per yard; this week 41.65.. -
FOURTH' OFFER. :
The best value Ladies1 solid colored Gotton Hose sat 25
cents; They ate regular made, good weight .tind 2iave no'
equal at 35v cents a pair , f
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H a HI t LiA M M I II If I -. -
IN OUR
Men
Departoeil
Remember, all of above Prices for This Week Only, V
WBmo mm . & iMpi
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
W.Iau
GO.;
. ; :' . C0RHEH CEHTflAL HOTEL. : - '
CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
. HATS, : : '..
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. . YY e are ottering tne very nnest oi foreign ;and Jameiieai !
best yet shown, and represents all the choicest patterns tod
Clothing. ' - . , . ; ' r' - .
Worsted Cork; Screw Cassimere and Diagonal Suits,;
Sacks, Cutaways, Double and. Sihsrle Breasted. ' : . .
- Children's Norfolk Suits, r , l, r . :' ( , '
-JL UU O.' WJUWJ : Jtviuw VUVVV1 HVUla ., , , '- ,' '
Latest and correct styles of Soft and Stiff Hats, o
Thesa good's have v been specially manufactured for thi
season's trade. : An early yisit of inspection will msur5 to our
customers a choice of selection and correct fit , - I-
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