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EBORO COURIER.
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VOL. XXVII.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY MAY 21, 1903.
NO 47.
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BR1TTAIN & GREGSON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Aeheboro, - North Carolina,
Practice in Uii courts of Randolph
and adjoining comities; in Stat
and Federal Court. Prompt at
tention to business of all kinds.
Wm. O. Iimr, J. A. Spaao
fClvllPnetloaOnlv.)
HAMMER & 8PENCE,
Attorneys - at Law
Aihebom, N. C.
FINorth ot Court Heuse.)
Praotloe in all the courts.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
E. MOFFITT,
Attorney - at Law,
ASHEBORO, N. C.
-Phone No. 22.
Practice in all the courts.
3pecial attention given to scttleinen
of Estates.
Offick Nrah Court Houri
0. L. 8APP,
Attorncy-at-Law.
rtMUM U But and federal Oouta.
Ovotttlo, 0aaralal ad P'
tale Lew. All buismt propl
S. Bryant, President J. I. Cole, Cashier
Vfie
Ba.nk of R.andlema.n,
Randleman N. C.
capital paid in,
Protection to depositors.
$20,000
40.000
Directors: S. 0. Newlin, A. N.
Bulla, W. T. Bryant, C. L. Lindscy,
N. N. Newlin, J. H. Cole, S. Bryant
U U Barker and W K. llarUefl.
Sydnor &
Hundley,
Richmond. Va.
IH4quftrtra for
Bridal Suites
Virginia's Leading Furniture
House begs to extend ft happy New
Year's greeting to our many friends
and patrons in North Carolina, mid
to assure them that our stock of Fur
niture and kindred branches will, in
the future as in the past, be
STRICTLY UP TO THE TIMES.
Sydnor Hundley
109-113 C. BROtD ST.
MaTRICHMOND, VA.
If VOU WANT " "
THE; BEST LAUNDRY
i4 yaur Laundry to tha
Old SUllabla
CHARLOTTE STEAM
LAUNDRY.
TKo am better prepared to do
your work right than any Laundry
in the State; and ao u ngui, iw.
Leave yrfur bundles at Wood &
Moring s store. liasKet, iev
days and returns Fridays.
W. A. COFFIN, Agent.
The Extravagance of President Roose
veltDecision oi Supreme Court in
Election Cases and Other Im
portant Happenings.
3)vulal Cnrreftitondencc CoiirU-r.
Washington, 1). C, .Mav IS.
The people of the United4 States
have a strenuous President in the
White House, unci he also is a very
costly proportion when you eonie to
count tne dollars lie lias cost the
tax pavers of the country Bine
entered the mansion of the chief ex
ecutive of the nation. Aside from
the half a million dollars it lms cost
to repair and refurnish the build in
during the past, year, the cost of
maintaining the establishment has
increased enormously, i hero were
$05,000 spent on a presidential office
building, directly to the west of the
White House, anil members ot Con
gress w ho have expressed an opinion
of it say that it looks like a stabli
It certainly is about the oneryest
looking affair for the ottice of the
chief executive of a great nation to
have cost so much money that any
man ever saw. On tirst beholding
it nearly every man says to himself
that it that little cheese box cost
$05,000, then some man certainly
got in his graft good and hard
Then there are other cxiionditiires
that the people of the country never
heard, in connection with Koose-
velt s short occupancy of the lute
House. There has lioen un increase
in the running expenses of the White
House, since the Roosevelt advent,
of over $25,000 a year; new furni
ture and fittings for the ".Mayflower
(the President's yacht) over $100,
000; the cost, of keeping the "May-
ower in commission for two
months lust vear, about $15,000; r
pairs and relitting the "Mayflower"
last year about if.H.ooo; repairs ami
fitting the "Jinyflower this year
about $30,00". All this with the
half million dollars spent on the
i lute house makes approximately
lout $750,000 that the strenuous
President has cost the tax payers of
the country more than he or any
man in his position should have cost
them. There were a few thousand
dollars left over from the appro
priation to fix up the White House
unexpended ufter the work was
mslied, and plans immediately were
tit in operation to get rid of this
amount before the end of the fiscal
ur. June 30, next. A lattice work
rceii was erected to hide thclloose-
lt family wash from the vulgar
gaze, a double tennis court is in
progress of preparation, although
President never piays tennis anil
the time it is finished the Roose-
vster Hav for the summer. Hue
iported green bay trees costing
er $300 each have'been placed on
p of the east entrance to the White
ouse until it resembles nothing so
much as beer gaiucu on u nu
height of the season, Great
Is of nigh-priced flowers of many
ids will lie set out and that part
the White House grounds used
the Roosevelt family and their
ieuds will bloom with the luxui-
iw nf the tronies. "lliere unit a
iin' to be no core to this apple"
hen the President, gets through
th that appropriation. If will be
all in" and the people will have
1 a pretty penny to gratify the
sthetic tastes of the strenuous
resident. The President s yacht,
he "Mayflower," is the most gorge
ous craft that ever floated in salt
water. It was built by Mrs Ugden
Goelct and was alxiut completed
alien the irovernment bought it for
$430,800, at the time war was de
clared Wltn Opaill. 11 IB uuicmiij
classed as a cruiser and is about tne
sin of the "Cincinnati" or the
Boston." In the assignment ot
ships of the navy she appears "on
Machinery.
For the A B Farquhar threshing
machinery, saw mills, engines, etc
write or call on Wilms L Fkbeman,
Agent, Ether, N. C.
Double Daily Trains
Carrying Pullman Sleepers. Cafe Carl
(a V axe ana v.aare r
Electric Lighted Throvghovt
Rrariaftaa, Mcapkli aid Kansas Cltj
Texas, OktmkMUi tad Isdlaa Territories
far West atd Kartawest
ma om.r Twaoooii aLiepwo car lm
BBTWUm THIS MUTIHUl "w
Kansas cmr
rtorlptf-t literature, ticket ar
ranged and through raaeratioas made
apon applicant- 10
f.T. wena, cart , Otr
a '
f.K.OUiaK, TaPa..T, Anam,
Wf. T. SAUNDERS
jiimmt AfMt Paaaaaga. Deaartmt
MK'ial service." She is really at
le disposal of the President at all
time, and was fitted UP at enor
mous expense for his enjoyment
The King of England or the Km-
neror of Germany does not travel in
more imposing style than does M r.
Roosevelt when lie is aiwnru ins
rnnia viielit. for the "Mayflower"
ia notliiiiff Uws than that. As I said
before, the refittings and refurnish
in m cost not less than $100,000, and
part ot this was ior boiiu nuuuir
baths that cost $2,000 each. Fresi-
ents Cleveland and McKinley were
satisfied to ride on the "Sylph" or
th "Dolnhin" when they wanted to
go out to sea, but alongside of the
"Maynower nicy iooa hd
tugs. II tne people oi iuc rouuuj
waut tne arisioeravj wi wcuim
item! of intellect in the White House
thev should by all means keep
Roosevelt there.
The decision of the Supreme Court
recently handed down, on the Ala
bama election franchise case, and
which declared in effect that a suite
hna the rizht to determine who shall
be entitled to the ballot, has created
much interest here lu political cir
cl. Of conrse. there are divergent
opinions. Among southern Demo
cratic members oi congress me
opinion is universally approved on
constitutional grounds, while some
of the northern Republican mem
bers say that no state naa a right to
disf ranchise any ciass oi us citizens.
The decision of the court is a victory
for state nirhts. It virtually says
that anr state may do as it pleases
in asoveriL'n matter of this character
and the decision will tend to clarify
the situation respecting negro suf
frage in all of the states of the
South, and probably will put an end
to further test cases. If so, it is be
lieved her that it will have a far-
reaching effect for good in tha whole
country and go far toward the settle
ment of the so-called negro problem.
It simply means that the southern
people are the agency through which j "R- FULLER,
the iUeslion of the" negro's future
can be solved, and that the lirsl step. One of Randoloh's Most Prominent
toward satisfactory settlement is to
be found in disfranchisement. It
means that the negro must first be
eliminated from politics. That ac
complished, the white people of th
South can seek, by industrial de
velopment, the betterment of file
black race, which shall not only re
dound to the advantage of the color-
d people, but the whites of th
South as well.
The written opinion of Mr. Jus-
tiee Holmes contains a discussion of
the riucstion how far a court of
equity ought, to go in attempting to
redress political wrongs, and it nr.
rives at the conclusion that such a
court properly has no such power
that tor i nu court to unuertaKe such
jurisdiction would amount in the
end to the administration of tin
government, by the court, and puts
the whole iiuestion up to the Con
gress, fcoiue people here believ
that this decision will be an incent
ive for Crumpacker and others of
his ilk to get busy again and eii-
ileavor to have their pet measure put
through reducing the representation
of the states of the South which
have curtailed the negro vote. If
they do it will prove a precious boon
to the Democracy in the next great
battle of the ballots. The people of
the country simply will not stand
for it, us was evidenced by the
sweeping Democratic victories in
1874 and 18'JO after the attempt to
put through the force bills. The
Republicans are not looking for that
kind of an issue.
Whenever the trusts want anv-
thing they begin working in th
ther direction, ihev wanted the
HI kins bill passed at the last session
of Congress, and that is why they
sent those telegrams to the Senate
king that it be killed. Thev
new that would do tne trick.
hat is why, at this time, they are
iving out the impression that they
o not want Roosevelt nominated oi
led. Thev know (lie people will
give them what thev do not want.
Watch the game.
Attorney deiierul Knox is in a
luaudary. He is like the fellow
ho was drunk and was hugging u
lamp-post. -If he let go he would
fall, and if he held on he would
freeze. Mr. Knox has shown that
isful prosecution of the trusts
an ho conducted, anil he doesn't
ant to injure the trusts. I hey are
real n res of the Republican party,
ml the party is their creatures. If
the party is going to turn against
ts friends there is going to be
trouble. If Mr. Knox does not go
on the people will make life a Imr-
u tor liinij und it he docs go on
that's what's the matter with Knox.
I wan told a few days ago by the
ghest possible authority that the
vesication into the Coal Trust
methods bv the Interstate Commerce
'ommission instituted by Mr. li
mn Randolph Hearst, would go to
the laittoin of things before it was
ronped. The Coal Irust must
produce its papers and contracts or
i! hauled betore the courts oi wic
country and show a reason tor its ie-
ftisul that is legal. W hat a Rcpuu-
ican attorney general has been done
bv a citizen whose sympathies are
miivs with the under dog. .More
power to his elbow.
One effect that the rottenness in
public oflice under Republican ad
ministration is going to have, is that
ill revive the necessity for a
Democratic platform next year
modeled after that of 187G,on which
Samuel J. Tilden was nominated and
elected. That platform cnlled for
reform in almost every paragraph.
Theie is as much necessity ior te
form now as there was then, and it
seems to be the consensus of Demo
cratic opinion here that the cry of re
form will be one of the issues in the
next campaign. If the honest men
of the nation, rt gaidless of politics,
mmlil bo made to understand the
conditions here in many of the de
partments, .they would sweep tin
ieoiib ican party oui oi onieu un
the cry of reform alone and with no
Otner issue in wic vuiHiiKii.
CHARLES A. EDWARDS.
Citizens.
A. Fuller, A. M., M. 1)., was
born in 1832 in the western part of
Randolph county on Uwhnrrie River,
raised on a farm on which he was a
hand in busyest crop time, went to
neighborhood scliools,subscriptioii or
free, then to academies till preparei
for college, graduated and receivec
the degree of A. M. from Trinity
College in 1855 ami A. M. thr
years later. He then gave his at
tention to medicine and attended the
Moilical department of the Universi
ty of Louisiana at New Orleans and
later the Jefferson Medical Col
of Philadelphia, from which he
graduated and received the degree
of M. D. Since which time he has
been a close student und a diligent
praetieiiiiicr of medicine.
lie was married to Miss Julia C.
Lindsay in lK(i,s. He is u farmer,
but has been in the active practice
f medicine for the last 40 years.
At the age of 71 years he is still
a most active and energetic mini.
He is one of the oldest physicians ill
this section and bus practised longer
irobably than any other physician
n this section of the State. His
practice is still large, his physical
nergies show little indication that
he has passed his three score and
judgment can be relied on wiwi con-
lideiice.
Dr. Fuller lives at Jones Mine
stollice in Tabernacle township,
Randolph county.
LIST YOUR TAXES.
All Properly Must Be Listed in the
Month of June.
Under the law as to listing taxes,
is well for every citizen to inform
A Preacher docs Wrong the Second or
Third Time.
Some time ago the following ap-
nearcd in the Greensboro Iclegiam
"Rev. J. V. 1 arker, lormei iuu
of the Danville Holiness Church.
was tried yesterday upon charges and
in
specifications heretofore filed wi
Key. cnas. 1'. neigeie, me cuno
liat. who holds a commission w ith
Seth C. Roese, chairman oi tne .na
tional Board of the Holiness church
to conduct such an investigation
The trial is being held at the home
of R. N. Farmer, on t'aiieu street.
The result of the investigation can
not be forecast. Mr. Parker, the ac
nnl man. is ir. the city, and is con
tldent. that he t ill be vindicated ut
trial. A irr. it ninnv witnesses
have been examined. The utmost
aeciecv has been preserved through
out, and no announcement was made
until last night.
The examining committee last
night returned the following rerwrt
reonesting Rev. Parker's resignation:
We find the testimony insufficient
to prove him guilty of anything
criminal. However, we feel that his
failure as an executive, to preaeive
order in his official board meetings,
and his indiscreet utterances while
in the pulpit prove him to be incom
petent to fill the position he occupied.
We therefore reouest that Rev. J. W.
Parker resign his position ss pastor
of the Apoetolin church, in Danville,
Va.. in order that posco and harma-
ny be restored among the Holiness
people.
imsclf as to the law. Persons ex-
mptcd from poll lax permanently
or for this year are required to pri
nt a certificate of release when
they go to list and the list taker
make an entry as to the fact
that he is released. Those who
live lost their certificates of ex-
mptioii must have them renewed
it the June meeting of the Board of
'ountv Commissioners.
Persons who fail to give in to list
akers will have to. list before the
Board of County Commissioners hi
o the second Monday in July, and
ire required by law to pay twenty
live cents for recording and five per
eat. on the amount of tax; all per
sons who ure liable for poll tax and
fail to give themselves in, und all
lersons who own property and fai
to list by the second Monday in
July, may la-charged with doul
tax, deemed guilty of a misdemean
or and on convictiou fined or in
prisoned. All persons should li
their polls und property promptly as
iirescrilied by law, as a failure to d
so may cause them trouble. See
sections 15 und 08 Machinery act of
l'J03.
On the first and third Tuesdays
of May and June the Frisco System
(Saint Louis & San Francisco Rail
road) will have on sale reduced oue
way and round trip tickets from
Birmingham, aienipuis anu win
Louis to points in Arkansas, Mis
soui i, Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and Texas. Write W. T. Saunders,
G. A., P. D., Frisco System, Atlanta,
Oa,, for information.
.
A neirro preacher of Baltimore
said in New York the other night
that "Christian education" and not
"industrial education" was what the
negro needed. V hat the negro needs
ia to be let alone by the theorists aud
small fry "deliverers" of his own as
woll as of the white race. Until he
irets some sort of industrial education
he will make a very indifferent
Christian. Chattanooga limes, lnu,
REV. SAM P. JONES WRITES OF HIS
TRAVELS.
Atlnnlii .lotiruul.
I returned today from a tour of
Texas, going into the state at Texar-
kana, coining out by Galveston and
Beaumont. Our Georgia farmers,
if misery loves company, would feel
encouraged if they knew the terrible
condition of the farms and farmers
in Texas and Ijouisiuna. I have
visited Texas almost every spring for
many years, and 1 think the outlook
for corn, cottonand w heat is the
most discouraging 1 haye ever sren
Since the weather buieau began
keeping the record this is the only
April uiai no ruin lias tallen in
Texas to amount to anything. Their
black land is as hard as a brick now.
Constant rain in the spring, then
turned dry by the hot sun and winds,
it plows up in clods almost us bird
as oucks. ui course in the sandy
lands of Texas it is better. I didu t
see a hundred acres of cotton up in
Texas, I don't think, and coin is up,
but looks sickly and small. Wheat,
tney say, is almost a total failure un
less rain shall fall within ten days.
Oats are in a worso condition. Yet
amid all, Texas forges ahead in many
wavs.
I spent Monday in Galveston,
during thcro Monday night. 1
had not been there since the great
storm of September. 1900. but Itell
you there's life in the old land vet.
Really, Galveston is a more beautiful
city today than ever. It is oue of
the greatest seaports in America, and
I am told the largest cotton seaport
in tne worm, l he southern i'aci
lie has brought all their ocean steam
ship from New York to Galveston.
they formerly came from New
York to New Orleans. The South
ern Pacific railroad is spending two
minions ot dollars on their whurf.
1 lie thing that will bring confi-
deuce and promote griwth to Gal
veston is the sea wall they are now
building about half around the city,
covering the southern and western
tortious of the city that are expdsed
to the storms and tides and wiuds
from the gulf. I was amazed as I
looked ujion that sea wall. Thev
first drive down thirty feet piles of
logs into the sand on the beach.
Four rows of each, covering a width
of about 18 feet, then inside of the
outside rows ot piles they put down
4x;s timbers, twenty reel and then
break the cracks in these timbers
with 2x14 timbers, and then they
begin to bed with cement and crush
ed rock compound, then build it up
nearly 17 feet high. It is 17 feet at
the base. It is carried up nearly
iraigm on tne uisiue, tne outaiue is
a concave. 1 h. tides have never
gone more than 14 fuet high. This
Wall '? - ..bcr back no it doohee
igainst the walls. Outside of the
walls they ire placing thousands of
oads of granite rock, weighing trom
a thousands pounds to live tons.
I hey are building that wall so that
t will stay in fpite of wind and
tide. It will bo about three miles
ong when the wall is finished, then
they will bank sand beniud it on
the inner side in a gradual slope for
sixty feet and make a beautiful drive
way through. Then uuiveston can
ie down und sleep in safety nimdst
the most terrible storms at sea.
The city has voted and sold bonds to
ie amount of a million and a half
lollurs for constructing this wall.
A million dollars of the bonds were
taken by the citizens of Galveston at
uir. This is a wise and good invest
ment for the cilv, and I believe that
in fifty years from now Galveston
will see "that her investment in the
sea wall was the best she ever made.
I congratulated them on their
courage, and enterprise and told
them that the city that could live
through what they had lived through
was immortal. Galveston has more
pluck and energy and life today than
ever befor., and she will go on to
greater growth and wider commer
cial influence. I would have liked
to have spent a week there, for they
are chailuing people.
There was a bridal party on our
train coining up from Atlanta today
in a private car. They sent into the
car ahead for wife and myself to
come back, they wanted to meet us.
We went back "and found a merry
company aud a iolly crowd aboard
the private car. itmaue me inma
of years gone by when I was on the
train with a bride, and a magnifi
cent bride ohe was. but I reckon I
was as sorry a groom as ever brought
a bride awav from her mother's home,
but though I wasn't w hat she want
ed, she had sens.e enough to pitch in
and make me what she would have
me be, and she sumetinicsuow laughs
and says that I am quite an improve
ment on my former self. She to me
is the same old girl. Laugh, marry
and be merry all the time. To most
people life is a tragedy, wnn now
and then a little comedy.
W ith liest wishes for the farmer
that he may have much sunshine
with a little lain; that our crops
may be better than ever, in spite of
the" bad start we have made.
Yours truly,
SAM P. JONES.
THE NEW LABOR LAW
An Act Regulating Honrs oi Libor la
Manufacturing Establishments and
Prohibiting Labor of Children
Under 12 Years of Age.
Th k Genkkal Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That no child under 12
years of age shall be employed or
work in any factory or manufactur
ing establishment withiu this State:
Provided, this act shall not apply to
oyster canning and packing factories
within this estate, where said canning
aim packing matiuiactones pay for
opening or shucking oysters by the
gallon or bushel.
Section 2. That not exceeding BG
hours shall constitute a week's work
in all factories and manufacturing
establishments of this State, and no
person tinder 18 yeurs of age shall be
required to work in such factories or
establishments a longer period than
CO hours in oue week: Provided, that
this section shall not apply to engi
neers, firemen, machinists, superin
tendents, overseers, section and yard
hands, ollicc men, watchmen or re
pairers of break-downs.
Section 3. All parents, or persons
standing in relation of parent, upon
hiring their children to any factory
ui inuiiiiiHciuring establishment,
shall furnish such establishment a
written statement of the aee of such
child or children being so hired, aud
any such parent, or person standing
in tne relation oi parent to such
child or children, who shall in such
written statement misstate the age of
sucn child or children being so cm
ployed, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction shall
be punished at the discretion of the
court. Any mill owner, superintend
ueitu ur uiurr iiereon aoiiim m oenuu
of a factory or manufacturing estab
lishment who shall knowingly or
wilfully violate the provisions of this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon convictiou shall be punish
ed at the discretion of the court.
Section 4. That this act shall be
in force from and after January 1st,
1304.
In the General Assembly read
three times and ratified this 6th of
March, A. D., 1903.
H. A. Moffitt & Co.
ITEMS OF NEWS.
There are said to be wild dogs in
California.
Archie McNair, a drummer from
Maxton, fell from a buggy at Aber
deen lust week and broke his neck.
At Durham lust week Daniel
Barnes, colored, committed suicide
quarreled with his sweetheart.
The annual session of the Western
N C Conference of the M E Church,
which meets in High Point in No
vember, will be presided over by
Bishop A Coke Smith.
J T Patterson, a prominent citizen
of Cherokee county, was found deid
in bed at a noici in Anueviiiu jiuj
13th. His death is thought to have
been due to heart failure.
A serious shooting affray took
place at Chadbourn, Columbus coun-
f . f .. .Oil. L..I 'l..-l. v,i
iy, fllliy lOLll, uetweeu viiL-nici j-vi-
nmnds and a man named Reid, in
which Edmunds was, perhaps, fatal
ly wounded. The shooting was the
result of un old feud.
The petrified man, which was io-
cently found in a western county
and lias been on cxiuoiuoii 111 jibui
ville, has been sold and it is said the
pi ice paid for it was $3,500.
Miss Roosevelt, as a result of her
strenuous Bocial career, is confined to
her bed with illness. Miss Roosevelt
and her mother have had a brilliant
social career.
The Dispatch savs that Miss Roxie
Sheets, Lexington, who is engaged in
the fancy poultry business, this
spring shipped 122 settings of eggs
to points irom irinuia u xeno.
She netted over $iuu irom tne Baies.
Having bought out the stock of goods belonging to Worth Store Co.,
we are now prepared .o meet the demands of the country trade.
Having just returned from the Northern Markets, where we bought a
large stock of goods for two large stores, enables us to buy much cheaper
than out competitors. We wunt your trade, we need your trade, and we
must hove your trade, if prices are any inducement.
Just listen to some of our low prices, if you please:
Good calicoes worth 01 going at 5 cents.
28-inch colore lawn worth going ut 5 cunts.
Pant Goods worth 20 cents going at 15 cents.
1 yard wide percale worth 10 cents going at 7 cents.
Oak window poles worth 15 cents going at 10 cents.
Ladies' trim hats worth 60 cents to $2.50.
Ladies sailor hats worth 50 cents going at 25 cents.
Ladies' parasols worth 60 cents to $150.
All over laces worth 30 cents to 75 cents per yatd.
A good line of white shirt waist goods from 10 cents to 25 cents per yard.
Ribbon and embroidery from 5 cents to 30 cents per yard.
Ladies' slippers worth $1.25 for $1.00.
Mens' shoes worth $2.00 for $1.50.
Men's and boys shirts worth 50 cents for 35 cents.
Window shades with spri.ig rollers only 10 cents.
Ladies' belts from 10 cents to 25 cents;
Nice bed steads worth 3.00 for $2.50 cents.
Nice center tables woith $1.25 for $1.00.
3 cakes toilet soap for 5 cents. 3 cakes laundry soap for 5 cents.
10 cent bottle sewing machine oil for 5 cents.
Good oil cloth worth 20 cents for 15 cents per yard.
We invite you to call and examine our new and up-to-date line of
goods. AH kinds of produce taken in exchange for goods.
All kinds of groceries on hand. A few 2 horse Syracuse plows on
hand which we will sell cheap.
H. A. floffitt & Co.
Worthville, N. C. Successors to Worth Store Co.
Of Money Saved!
BY BUYING YOVR
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, GENTS
FURNISHINGS, FURNITURE, &0.,&0.,of
WOOD & MORING.
Largest stock to select from and prices that are
sure to catch those seeking bargains.
We've Got Just Stacks of NEW GOODS
of every description and of the very latest styles,
and when you want a new dress, new hat, new
suit of clothes, a new pair of shoes, or anything
else that is up to date, why just go to see
Style Originators. WOOD & MORING.
New Goods!
WE ARE pleased to announce to our friends
and customers that have the latest and most
exquisite styles in white goods, lawns, dimities,
and dainty shades in dress goods fabrics are
now awaiting your inspection. Our large as
sortment will convince you that we are leaders
in dress goods.
Gents Department!
OUR CLOTHING counters are laden with
rare bargains, and we can fit you out epic and
span in a new suit, shoes, hat, etc. All the
styles in shirts, collars and neckties at priceB
to command a purchase. Come to see us.
.Miller & Wood.
BARGAINS!
WE ARE GOING TO
Tried Three Times.
Annie Siiinlds and Hume Shields
against 2. H. Allred, was an action
for $100o damages for striking the
female nlaint.2 with a buggy whip.
Verdict and ;udgmect for $40.
This was the third time that this
case hud been tried. At the first
trial the iurv gave no damages aud
at the second trial they gave $5 as
damages, and bot'a of those verdicts
were set aside by the judge. The
last verdict was not set aside and
this noted case is at last ended.
Chatham Record.
The Mortgage.
The mortgage is a self-supporting
institution. It always holds its own.
It calls for just as many dollars when
o-rain is cheap as when grain is dear.
It is not drowned out by the heavy
rains. It never winter lulls, tate
springs and oarly frosts never trouble
it. Moth and rust do not destroy it.
It grows nights, Sundays, rainy days
and even holidays. It brings a sure
crop every year, and sometimes twice
a year. It produces cash every time.
It docs not have to wait for the mar
ket to advance. It is not subject to
speculations of the bulls and bears
on tho board of trade. It is a load
that galls aud frets and chafes. It
is a burden that the farmer cannot
shake off. It is with him morning,
noon and night. It eats with him
at the table and gets under his pillar
when he sleeps. It rides noon nu
shoulders during the day. It con
annirA his erain crop. It devours
his cattle. It selects we unesv
hnntea and the fattest steers. It
Iivm nnon the first fruit of the sea
son. It stalks into the dairy where
the busy honse-wife toils day alter
day and month after mouth and
takes the nicest cheese and the
choicest butter. It shares the chil
dren's bread and robs them of their
clothes. It stoops the toiler's back
with its remorseless burden or care,
hardens his hands, benumbs his in
tellect. nermaturelv whitens his locks
and oftentimes sends him and his
aired wife over the hills to the poor-
house, it is inexorable anu Buck
ing taskmaster and its whip is as
merciless as the slave driver. It is a
menu to liberty, a hindrance to
progress, a curse to the world.
Ana uu rcuvw
Close Out
Our Clothing, as we Haven't Room to Carry it.
You can secure some good bargains in Clothing, Shoes, and in fact
anything kept in a general store. We mean just what we say. ne ar
closing out opr Clothing about 90 suits. Come in and be convinced
Yonrs to please,
'Phone 42. RIDGE. DICKENS COMPANY.
D. M. OSBORNE & CO.
C Largest Independent
Manufacturers', of
Harvesters and ttinaers
In the World.
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J, H. DURGES3, Agent,
Rmeurr N.C.
ATLANTA. OA.