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great Bargains in this Department. Received in the past
week.
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7 THE BYGONE CABIN BOY.4-' i
Ho Flsee For Him In the Merchant M- '
, - rut OI Today,' r , '
" These are inauspicious times for the boy
who,- after having fired his mind with the
tales of Marryat or Clark Russell, is filled
with a consuming desire to seek his for
tune on the sea. In the days of Midship
man Easy, or when the celebrated Captain
Kidd pirated and mysteriously buried his
treasures something of romance may have
hung over the career of a sailor, but the
glories of that time have departed. Neither
in the merchant marine nor in the navy
can the place of cabin boy the first which
the seaEtruck lad aspires to--be said to ex
ist any longer. If it still remains in the
cases "of a few small sailing vessels, it is
merely a belated relic of former days, which
is continually becoming rarer. 1
The duties of a cabin boy, before the
profession languished into its present dis
appearing t state, were manifold. They
varied according to the kind and size of
the ship he was on, but the place was
never anything " remotely resembling a
sinecure. The boy waited on the officers
.or the passengers, or both, in any x way
they might require. He was the steward's
assistant in the pantry and dining room.
He bellied the cook under more or less use
less protest, "and he was general "fag" for
, the entire crew. Although he was often a
favorite with the seamen, it was neverthe
less remembered that as a boy he was evi
dently intended as a kind of scapegoat for
anything which might be out of order.
Various sins of commission and omission
were luicLat his door, and he might get
out of the scrapes as best he could. He
was always a butt for the jests of the erew.
There were standing practical jokes which
were played on all hew cabin boys. One
of these was to instruct him when he be
gan his duties that "nothing must ever bo
thrown to windward except hot water and
ashes." Bearing these two exceptions in
mind in all innocence, the unlucky boy
would appear on deck with red and stream -.
ing eyes, and the crew would explode, into
roars of laughter at this proof of obedience
to orders. -
But those days have passed. On the
ocean liners, the merchant vessels and the
warships of the navy all the "mess boys,"
paradoxically speaking, are men. .
"There is no longer any place at sea for
a boy," said an old captain a day or two
ago. "In the present state of maritime
service only ablebodied men can flud em
ployment on shipboard. If I had a boy,
rather than let him go to sea, even if he
could manage to get work, I would put
him to breaking stone on the road. There
is no chance of his rising to any position
that would be worth while on a vessel. In
the old days of sailing ships things were
different, but with the modern changes in
the construction and management of ves
sels men are needed for all the depart
ments of work. The only thing that the
boy who is determined to go to sea can do
now is to wait patiently until he is big
enough to do a man's work and then ship
as an able seaman." New York Tribune.
Estahiisiied ite
Incorporated 1895.
THE
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SACRIFICE.
EVERYTHINGBY0U3WANT IN
Ladies and Gents1
XHTODIS
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
WE CAN PLEASE YOU IN
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Ladies' Winter Dress Goods
Remember We Sell You SSciffi
cents, good Outing at 5 cents, best Apron Ginghams at 5
cents, Ladies' Pants and Vest 19 cents, Child's Union
Suit at 25 cents,; and everything else for less money than
you can .buy it in the city.
YEARS of persistent, continued fair dealing and underselling
have gained for us Jthe reward of public confidence. We ac
knowledge that we owe our success in business to the liberal pat
ronage of the public spirited citizens of our growing city, who ap
preciate our progressive way of doing business keeping . the best
and purest of wines and liquors and selling at city prices. We beg
to tender our thanks to our kind patrons and assure them that in
the new year we shall spare no efforts to satisfy our old customers
and gain new trade.
To attempt to enumerate everything we carry in stock1 would
be folly. We simply want to call your attention to; a few of the
many brands of wines and liquors, brandies, cordials, etc. that can
be fouid at our store, most of them we handle both in bulk and in
bottles,
TMIE IBAlLTHMflDE&IE
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CLOTHING, . SHOE ANDODRY GOODS COMPANY.
His Frightful Predicament.
He walked up and down the room ges
ticulating excitedly and saying uncompli
mentary things about his rivals
"It is terrible VJ he said.
"What is terrible?" they asked.
"Talk about being between the devil
and the deep sea!" he exclaimed, ignoring
the question. "Talk about the problem of
the lady or the tiger! Why, this is a thou
sandfold worse than either!"
"What is?" they asked.
" My rival has been carrying false stories
about me to the girl I love!" he cried.
They laughed. ' .
"Is that all?" they said. "Well, it
wouldn't take any of us long to-decide
what we would do under thoso circumstances."
"He has insulted me in her presence, "
he went on bitterly'
"And what did you do?" they asked.
"Nothing," he answered. "I was pow
erless." Again they laughed scornfully and made
merry jest at his expense.
''Powerless!" they said. "You, a large,
strong man, powerless 1 A man calmly
steps in and carries away your ladylove in
addition to insulting -you, and you claim
to be powerless P
" WhaVwould' you have me do?" he in
quired.
"Kill him!" they replied.
He shook his head.
"At least," they insisted, "you could
thrash him within an inch of his life. You
could resent an insult by pounding him
until he would figure principally as a non
entity for the next six or, eight weeks."
"You f orgetj, " he said.
"Forget what?" they demanded.
"He carries both accident and life insur
ance in the company that I represent."
Then they realized that the young in
surance agent spoke truly when he refer
red to the lady, the tiger, the devil and the
deep sea. Chicago Post.
SI 2-300O BICYCLES
must be closed out at once. Standard '97 Models, guar
anteed, $14 to $30. ; '96 Models C I J to v$20. 2nd hand
wheels $5 to 15. Shipped to Any One on approval
without advance deposit. Great factory clearing sale.
EARN A BICYCLE.by helping advertise us. We will give
one agent in each town FREE USE of a sample wheel to in
troduce them. Write at once for our special offer.
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The Industrial Advertising Co.'s
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Amateur Photo Supplies 0. P. Hay. ,
Bakery J., M. Hesiboii & Sons.
' . Books 'and Stationery 'Ray's Cart-Rate
Book Store." -
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' . iPine Fruits W. B. Allen.
: Tirniture W. A. Blair. v .
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Grooerites H C. Jotmson.
Groceries Jenkins Bros.'
' , Jewelry B. H. OOsbj-
Meat Market McFee'& Jones.
Musical -MerchandiseHough & Dunham.
. Optician J. O. ' Hoxusef. - :
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' Office in W. A. Blair'a Furniture etore,
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. . s k H. B. PUTERBAIKJH, Manager t
Nothing is too good
for. the family to eat. Eoonomy, too, di
reots you to us. Quality is the best of
cheapness. Our meats retain their 'nutri
ment, and being perfectly aged lose noth
ingyby shrinkage; in ooking. .
Game in seadon. , Peerless sausages at
W. M. HILL & CO.
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Telephone 66. Market House.
vfe West -
S? 'J , Court -
I . : . ! "-. Square
and see the Lapidary at work-on tine finest
native gems the state produces.
Every stone 1 guaranteed to be as rep
resented., r . ' -
Magnificent Beryls and Amethysts on
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Late of London, Paris and New York.
Rye Whiskies,
R. Q." & ICO.IS PRIVATE STOCK.
R. G. & tCCS-' ODD SARiAiTOGiA.
R. G. & CO.'S OLD MONOGRAM.
R. G. & 'OO.IS OLD BAKER XXXX.
R. G. & COS OUD 'CABINET.
R. G. & COS OLD STRAIGHT CUT.
R. G. & CO.'S OLD MONIONGAHEUA.
R. G-. & 'OOS OLiD FAMILY.
lOUlOT VEJRNON.
IXJlOKBNlHETMER.
A. OVERBOLT & CO.
IBSON1S STRAIGHT 'RYE.
Imported Port andl
Sherries.
UFF GORDON ISIHERRY.
OLUIB HOUSE SHERRY.
IMPERIAL WEDDING PORT.
OLD PORTUGAL PORT.
Kentucky Bourbon.
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ODD OSOAJR PEPPER.
JAMES E. PEPPER & CO.
E. IH. TAYLOR, JR., & CO.
DD . H. McBRAYEiR.
JIDD W. H. MdBRLAYER.
DD GROW, WOODFORD CO.
BELfDE OF iNIELSON.
ANDEROON CO. SOUR MASH.
TAYLOR'S ODD OARUISIDE, 18S1.
On the Wrong Lay.
Green had been in new lodgings just
one week and had ''arrived at the conclu
sion that his tenancy would not be of long
duration unless there was a material dif
ference in-the quality of the breakfast egg.
He did not like to tell the landlady point
blank, so he adopted a roundabout method
of communicating his opinion on the sub
ject. r.:. '. "
"Didn't you tell me youwere fond ol
reading Macaulay, Mrs. Bluff?" he' asked
her as he broke the shell of the egg.
"It was my lamented's favorite reading,
Mr. Green,"" returned the widowed ladg.
"Ah I Now I understand why you have
your eggs from Italy."
"Whatever makes you think that, sir?
They came from a farm near here. "
"Really J" exclaimed Green, with a very
oronounced sniff. "These eggs remind me
most forcibly of the ' Lays of Anoienf
Rome.' Funny, Isn't it?" ' '
He had notice on the spot. Pearson's
Weekly..-. -f-. "'
' - , Slow at Seeing. -j
! Fog Fenderson. is . a good enough fel
low. but he is terrxoiy siow at seeing a
joke. "' . . ,
Bass Is he? ' V -
Fogg He slipped on a piece of orange
teel'the other day and had a falL Every
body laughed,' but Fenderson couldn't see
the point of the joke. v . ,
Bass Not surprising. '
' Fogg--He saw it about 24 hours later,
however, when another fellow ; did the
same thing. Pick Me Up. .
" - ' Delay Would, Be Dangerous. ' f
"According to this cablegram, - they
were married in Paris yesterdayi he said:
"We must send our congratulations at
once," she returned. - . J
Rv mail or cable?" he asked.' 7 ;" ,
"From what I know of both of them,"
sh renlied. "we ought to send them by
cable if we wish to be sure that they will
be acceptable wnen wvy xvwiu wwau-
Chicago Post.
Scotch and Irish.
BURR'S THREE STAVE IRISH WHISKY.
BURKTS GARNKTRK SCOTCH WHISKY.
Native Wines.
N. C. SCUBPER'NON'G.
N. C. IBLAiCIOBERlRY.
N. C. CATAWBA.
CALIFORNIA SHERRY.
PORT.
AINiGEDTOA.
TOKAY.
CLARET. " V
ZINFANIDEL.
BURGUNDY.
fHOCK.
RIEStLTNG.
MADUIRA.
CATAWBA.
North Carolina Whiskey
and Brandy.
WHISKY AND BRANDY.
DAUIREL VA1LEY COR1N.
LAUREL VAIDLEY WHITE RYE. '
STAMDAIRID OLD CORN.
STANDARD XXXX WHITE RYE.
MOONSHINE CORN.
ODD APPLE BRANDY.
ODD PEAJOH DRACNDY.
SCUPIFERNONG OOGNlAC BRANDY.
Ales, Stout, Etc.
BASIS PALE ALE WHITE LABEL.
BASS PAKE BURR'S.
BASS PALE DOQSHEAD.
GUrNISSES DUBLTN STOUT.
PEIGENSPAUS' INDIA PALE ALE.
FEIGSNSPAUS' BROWN STOUT.
FEIGENSPAUS' HALF A!ND HALF,
CANTRELL & COCHRAN CLUB SODA.
CANTRBDL & 'OOCHRJAN GINGER ALE.
Rum and Gin.
ODD JAMAICA RUM.
OLD MEDFORD RUM.
ODD TOM GIN.
OLD WW ENGLAND, RUM.
OLD GENEVA GIN.
OLD HOLLAND GIN.
OLD SWAN GIN.
Cordials.
CRtEMEDE MENTHE.
ORANGE CURACAO.
BENEDICTINE.
yellow chartreuse,
green'chairtreuse.
ANISETTE.
ABSENTHE.
VERMOUTH.
MARASCHINO.
KIRSCHWASSER.
OREME DE COCOA.
&l JFnll -.JLlne of Eimpoirtedl (Dlaireit IBnurgmindy
pagime9 IEI44eir9 etc.
ODE STOCK OF iMPOKTED AND DOMESTIC
CIGAES, TOBACCO and CIGARETTES
CANT BE BEATEN ANYWHEftEv
Distributing agents for 66SDIHIILlHrEw the beer that made
Milwaukee famous. Try clllllz Malt IBxltfaclt, it will
help you gain flesh and strength.
JFtmiem beer in crown stopper bottles,
delicious for table and family use. -
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1 Our own, bottJing of JPaPrltBlieB 5 66,IPivM99 beer, fresh
every day at 75c per doz. . " " n T
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We are deadly, aMe9:williiig:aid aimSoes to
' ; please every oM audi mtew eastoinmeF-
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