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CUBAN FACTS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Items About
Pearl of the Antilles.
the
HUB PEOPLE AHD HEB PE0DU0T3.
All About the Principal Cities, tho Bainy
Beasoa, tha Deadly Machete, tbs fellow
7 Fevevr-iba, Revolutionists andThelr
Ureat Straggle For Liberty. -
' Cuba from east to west is 760 miles
long. Its width varies from 30 to 185
miles. The island, with its dependen
cies, contains 47,278 square miles. The
entire coast line ia 2, 200 miles in extent.
The CubaDS are the planters of the is
land, f The Spaniards, usually govern
ment officials or traders, live in the' cit
ies. win' the interior ell Spaniards are
known as Catalans. 1
' The rainy season in Onba begins in
May or June and ends in November.
Tbe most ralu falls in September and
October. - Tbe average number of rainy
days in a year is 102.' -
Tbongfa tropical, the Cnban climate
is an equable on& The tbermometei
never rises so high as it sometimes does
in New York, and. sunstrokes are un
known. . -. ' ,
: Mountain chains extend from east to
west tbronghont the whole length of the
island. Between tho mountains and tbe
coast low traotB nsnally intervene whieb
in wet weather are overflowed and are
almost impassable. ;
Cuba has 260 rivers, oil small. In
tbe low coast lands both north and south
are extenslvo swamps. ili.JLi1
Yellow fever prevails eaob year in tbe
seaport cities, cf Cuba, beginning to
ward tbe end of June and disappearing
in Soptember. Foreigners only are at
tacked by tho disease.
HAVANA'S FLOATING DOCK AND THE ALFONSO XII.
ftTnole Sam need. Havana', great floating dry (took and will doubtlew got it. (The doflk
was built la F""" and towed to Cuba. The enc tliovrn (bo Sranlub ornlaur Alfonso XH In
the dock. . .
Havana harbor, one at tbe finest in mJ h, Taiualje teaalt Jn these daya
tbo world, s entered from the north- Ho u no IaDdibcer. bat bas bad prao
west by a channel whloh is narrow for ,,.. .ln.rionn.nn th(. n.,nmpnt .hln.
tbrao-eighths of a mile and then opens
into a magnificent bay.
For Havana to surrender before a boa-
tile foroe is not a new expert enoe in
lie msiory. uwwii uMrj i
existence it was repeatedly sacked by
pirates and buooanoera, and in 1762 an
Eiiglisb squadron nnder Admiral Pooook
bombarded tbe city and compelled it to
caP1'n,ata , . "
Tbe revolutionary government of Ctt-
oa was orKBuneu a. vuuibkuo uu
seps. iv, ibvo, wnen a preaiaoui ana
vice president were elected and a cab
inet formed. ,
Tbe general in chief of tbe revolu
tionary army in tbe field ia Maximo
Gome. Tbe lieutenant general if Calix
to Garcia. ' ' :' -
Tbe headquarters of tbe Cuban junta
in New York are at No. 46 New street,
Manhattan borough.
. Onba contains many mineral springs
wbiob are famed for their valuable
healing properties.
Despite its tropin! situation the oity
of Havana is a comfortable place even
for summer living. Tbe bouses and
dress of tbe people are adapted to secure
coolness, and the sea breesa by day and
tbe land breeze by nigbt gratefully tem
per tbe beat "
Cuba bas not been generally kaovin
as an iron producing country, yet IM
several years before tbe outbreak of ber
present civil war 500,000 tons of iron
or and 40,000 tons of manganese,
amounting to 18,000,000 in valoe, were
annually produced for export at tbe San
tiago de Cuba mines at tbe eastern end
of tbe island.
There an more than 200 excellent
porta in Cuba, - -
It is little wonder that tbs Cnban
patriot handles tbe machete well, as be
it trained to its use from his earliest
boyhood. To tbe country man it is ax.
Jackknife, reaper, cleaver ia abort, it
fulfills every purpose, great and small,
for which a cutting tool ia required. In
bis private quarrels be usee it with
deadly street, and faoa tb faoe with tbe
Spanish enemy ha feels tbat ia bis ma
ebeta be bas a weapon which be knows
and which wUl not fail him.
Tbe boxes In which tbe Cuban cigar
asuiciacturcrs pack tbeir fragrant wares
arc made from native cedar cot on the
snocctaia slopes. r
Havana. Matansaa, Santiago tnt as
arc tbe three principal cities of Cuba ia
the order of tbeir size and commercial
tmpcetaoee. Tbe exports of SaatiafA
tbe least of tbe three, amoant in times
H peaea to fS. 000,000 annually.
la tbe western part of I be Miana is
raised tbe celebrated Veelta Abago to
Ucco, which has so equal In tbe world,
There hi bat littls profit in keping
bens after tbey have passed thtoogh
tbeir best year. Tb White and Brown
Lefttorn fieuuenlly eootinae to lay
veil when S or I years old, bat it ia aa
exception and not tbe ral. Females of I
all tbe heavy breeds deteriorate materi
ally after thrir bea year. Of coons there
Is erneaionally an exceptional bea, bat
wc never find ber be lart flocks for tbs
on thai Lreederlot Ibsas large Ducks
bare no time to erady each od bea'e
peculiarities. This Is Irft sJntoat entire
ly to tb back yard fanriee
THE NAVAL RESERVES.
2io Lubbers They, but Soemn ilold. Quick
to Jump aa Dutra Call.
Tbo readiness, good discipline and
jenciansbip of the New York naval mi
litia were well illustrated in tbo prompt
ness with which a detaebmout of 80
men went to Philadelphia, manned tbe
rjotitor Nabunt and brought ber to
New York for the defense of tbo harbor.
These qualities were again illustrated
when tbo call was made for a ship's
company for tbo auxiliary cruiser Yan
kee. Tbo entire .contingent, from first
liontenout to landsman, embracing 108
men, was. at once supplied from the
New York reserve. 4 .
Tho Louisiana naval reserve bas fur
nished a crew of nine effloersand 95 men
for (be monitor Passaic, which is to .do
fend the harbor cf Port Royal, 8. O.
The reserve bas been called on to sup
ply 1,10(1 men for manning tbe 82 gun
boats, patrol boats and torpedo boats
employed in the gulf service, and it an
nounces that it will be able to meet tbe
requisition. .'' .
Tbo first attempt made in tbe united
states to establish a naval reserve was
in 1850, when President Fillmore draft
ed a bill providing for a reserve of CO,'
000 men. Nothing oamtfof tbe measure.
As early as 1885 every country in
Europe bad a naval reserve. Eupiand
then bad its royal naval reserve of 20,
000 ofiloers and men and its royal naval
artillery volunteers of over 2, 000 officers
and men.
It wat through the efforts of Lieu ten
ant J. O. Coley, a retired offloer of the
United States navy, tbat -tho naval re
serve was first established In the United
States. Under authority of tbe Massa
chusetts legislature be organized a na
val battalion in 1800. New York was
the next state to organize a naval re.
serve.'":
There are naval reserve organizations
in 16 states, with a membership of near,
ly 6,000 men, which could readily bo in
creased to 20,000. f -s
Tbe trained naval reserve man la a
' jgued for tbe n.e of tbe uaval militia.
n. nnotn,lo Muntnlirf na.ioatinn.
ml,,,a, mnTy , - H ... hrMa. .rtillarv
j,,,,,,, practice, the yfioz ol .nb.
mBriDe mnes and the manning of tags
.Bnd boats for coas defensor-
Tbe ,.! reKtTe demonstrating
( tbat UJg prao,icai,aieeiod navy. Tbe
( drlI,irjg( p,,, and bat learning
the ropes during tbe past (even years
,r9 ehow4llg ,her good fug Jn tbii
time of need.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
StMBCth and Equipment of tbe Soldlars
of Oar First Reserve.
There are 10,000,000 men liable to
military service in tbe United States.
Tbo actual strongtb cf all tbe state
soldiers com posing tbe national guard
previous to tbe recent call by tbe preai
dent for troops was 118,460 men and of'
fleers.
A special feature of the national guard
of New York ia the efficiency it has at
tained in the military sictual and tele
graph service. Tbe signal corps attached
to a brigade is furnished with all tbs
improved United States army signal
kits, Held telegraph instruments, field
telephones,, flash lanterns and helio
graphs, engineering and electrical In'
atrumenta, - '-
NTbe work of a signal corps in state
camp includes betides signaling tbs
study of engineering, including making
road maps, field sketching and bridge
and signal tower buildiac
- Tbe normal strength of the national
guard In New York state is 13,285.
Tbe number of males in tbe state liable
to military service is 942,760.
Next to New York, Pennsylvania is
strongest in Its national guard, with
1,547 men. Wyoming, with a roll of
145, bas tbe smallest enlistment, while
Nevada, with! 143 men, goes It one bet
tar. Alaska and tbe Indian Territory
have no organised militia.
Tbere were warm welcomes to New
York city for the ap state militia as
tbey passed through tbe town on tbeir
way to Hempstead. Crowds cf people
at tbo railway stations and on the
streets cheered aad waved tbeir. hats
and shoe ted words of enconragetaeat.
As tbe men were ferried to Loag Island
City tbe whistle of every tag captain
ia sight salated them vigorously.
A substantial, soldierly set arc these
men frost ap tbe stale now qotrtered
at Camp Black. 'There is lots of fight
in tbeua. Many of there- eaw active
service at Buffalo in the big strike,
wbero tbey Iraraed to know what camp
life really la and bow to make tbe best
If it hardship.
ef f-MUry.
Tbere are about SOO, 0O0.000 chickens
ia lb United States. Tbs increase ia
this sort of live stork in this cuunUy
bas been x stood. In 1880 tbere were
only 101,000.000 cbW-keJa. Tb prod no
tion of bens' eggs in tbe United States
Is about 000,000,000 down annually,
just a boat doable tbat of 180, Tb
greatest egg prodorina; state I Ohio,
which errtde to market 75,000,000 ;
per annua. It it clearly followed by Il
linois, lows. MisBoarl and Peoatylva-
aia In tb order roentkord.
7
FACTS ABOUT THE NAVY
The Speed, Armament and Han
. dling of Sea Fighters.
GEM, PO&DEBOUS BATTLESHIPS.
Swift Armored Cruisers and Low Swim
ming Monitors Which, With Foil Mas;,
aslnes and Shotted Cnna, Watch tbs
Cnban Forts or Seek Spanish Squadron.
. The marines in tbe navy use the Lee
rifle, which bas a magazine holding five
cartridges. This arm is of .23 caliber. . ,
la naval warfare tbo sbell bas re-:
plaoed the solid shot in all oalibers down
to the 1 pounder gun, adding vastly
to tbe destructive effect of a cannonade.
AH modern guns on ships of war are
breeobloadlng and rifled. - . 'j4
. From tbe highest calibers" down to
a 4 inob diameter of bore guns are
designated by their caliber. From a 4
FIBIMO TBOII A MOKlTon'S F10HTING TOP.
inoh caliber down to tbe 1 ponndoi
tbey take their name from tbe weight
of the shot thoy throw. Everything bo
low tbe 1 pounder is in tho machine
gnn olass. ...
Male applicants may enter tbe navy
between tbe ages of 14 and 85 years.
Boys between 14 and 17 years old can
enlist only as apprentices.
While in tbo army the private soldior
may riso to a major generalship, id the
navy tbe limit of tbe bluejaoket's possi
ble promotion is tbe position of warrant
officer, as gnnner, boatswain, carpenter.
Tbe highest pay of a warrant officer if
l,8t)0 a year. ,
Bluejackets are better paid than sol
diers in tbo United States service, and
when in active service bave wbat the
soldier Is seldom sure of, tbe assurance
of good food and comfortable quarters.
A landsman in tbe navy receives in tbe
beginning f 10 a month, and his pay in
creases at eaob step of bis promotion to
tbe rank of ordinary and of able seaman.
From Key West to Havana is a dis
tance of 00 miles measured in a direc
tion almost doe south.
To cruise on a warship in tbe Carib
bean sea is a far more healthful and
pleasant business than to campaign on
land. It is cooler upon the wator, tbera
are no venomous reptiles or Insects to
make life a burden and but little lia-
Dinty oi malarial or epiaemio aisoase.
For fighting in warm climatot tbe
United States seaman wears a uniform
of white canvas jumper, canvas trou
sers, knitted watch cap or white canvas
bat, blaok necktie and lanyard with
knife.
For hoarding or repelling boarders in
a naval engagement the united States
sailor is provided with a sovolver and
outlast. When Isnded as Infantry, he
carries a Lee magazine rifle.
Tbere is nothing cleaner than tbe
decks and equipment of a warship. All
woodwork is scrubbed and brass work
polished daily, and tbere is no end to
painting and scraping and to tbe chip
ping of rust from auobors and cables.
Every man-of-war s man knows bow
to sew and does bis own mending.
Many of tha old bands would rat ber
buy tbe materials and make tbeir own
clothes tbau draw a ready made uni
form suit from tbe government.
On warships to which a chaplain is
assigned a small white pennant with a
bine oross flying from tbe gaff gives no
tice that divine service is being held on
board.
No punishment involving bodily suf
fering, such' as tbs old time flogging,
branding, tattooing of offenders, can be
sdjudged by any oourt martial or In
dieted upon any person in tbe navy.
In modern naval flgbtatbe battleships
sre ranged in tbe first line and bear tbs
brunt of attack. With them are tbs
monitors and armored cruisers which
protect tbe flanks aud rear of the line
of battle. Protected cruisers, torpedo
boats, dispatch boata, hospital ships and
torpedo boat destroyers form tbs second
line. .i
Torpedo boat destroyers are large tor
pedo boats which sre equipped soibai
tbey ssay launch torpedoes at tbs an
amy or with guns aud ram sink bis
torpedo boata.
Tbe cost per day of maintaining In
commisslua an ordinary . warship is
1,600.
Tbo present outlay for tbs United
Stales navy la S 50,000 per day
A single charge of ammunition for a
large caliber gun cost 1500.
It coats from 17,000 to 110,000 to Oil
the bankers of a man of-war with coal.
- Until tbs recant naval fight off Ma
nilla only oa a fight bad ouutused
to pal" mudera war teasels and arma
ments to tb test tbe battle of Yalo,
in 18M, between tbe Chinese aad Jap
ans, fleets.
Our modern steel bnilt, araorclad
avy had no exlutepce, eveo on paper,
l year ago. At tbat time tb United
States bad bat 17 war v esse La available
for era isi oc of wbiob only on, tb
buss sea, was a first rata this. Tb
smooth bar mosaic loader wa tb pre
vail log gaa in tb aervio than. Many
of tb war craft of tbat period bar
bees sine laid ap as soperaiinnaled.
Tbs first class battleship Iowa I tb
most powarfnl open asa fichter, aad tb
protected cntatr Minneapolis, which
laaraacaed speed of IS.T knot, I
(L awlfuat sblp in lbs navy.-
C.lrj Bwvaya.
Tb trreatest benefits to be derived
from good mads are lbs increased valoe
of tb farming lands and tb mors as.
peditiooa facilities provided for seeding
farmer prod net to tb market.
Statistic place tbe total length of tb
common roads ia tb United State at
from t. 00, 000 to 1.600,000 mllea.
Tbere bas beta bo system in tb build
in; of thus road. Tbey have been coo-
atrayetrd In a haphazard way, and ia the
majority of Basra sU priaciplea of civil
eniaerriiig hava been doartsaroed.
j F whang.
FACTS ABOUT THE ARMY
Items of Interest Carefully Culled
- and Condensed.
VtEIT," WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS.
All About lb Bank and File and the
Rea-ulaUoBs" That Govern Them flow
- Ilea Are Examined For Enlistment Tha
Balloon and Ita Dsa Ia War. '
The regular army is made up of 42
regiments 10 of cavalry, 25 of infan
try and 7 of artillery.
Gun ootton, as . the safort and most
effeotive explosive for tbe purpose, is
tbe material used in planting submarine
mines. .' .. '
7 It Is a severe examination, physical
and moral, that the candidate tor en
listment in the regular army bas to
pass. In times of peace about one can
didate in 25 is aooepted. --- -
It is a good card for a new recruit to
twain his term of service with little to
say.' Offioers and privates dislike sol-
j i u ... n. . . u i
uum win km. MA uiuuw, fnt U.UUIM kj
talkative recruits.
A noncommissioned offloer is required
to perform no labor with bis bauds be
yond keeping bis kit olean.'
Tbe president is by virtue of bit office
commander in chief of tbe army and
navy.
.'Major general, next to commander in
chief (always tbe president), is the
highest rank in the army. The title
lieutenant general, which ended with
General Sheridan, will perhaps be re
vived. Tbere are 10,000,000 men of fighting
age In tbe United States;
To enlist in tbe anny tbe applicant
must be between 21 and 80 years old,
of good character nnd habits, ablobod
led, free from disease, not less than 5
feet 4 inches tall, and between 128 and
190 pounds in weight.
BUGLE CALL AND
Recruits measuring above 5 feet 10
inches in bnlgbt or weighing above 165
pounds are not aooepted in the oavalry
service.
Fat men do not mako as efficient sol
diers at tbln men.
Married moo and foreigners are not
aooepted at recruit in times of peace.
Tbe pay of a private is 9 18 a month.
While many first battles bave been
fongbt upon the sea, tbere are few great
eonnlots In history tbat bave not been
ended by land foroe.
On tbeir caps infnntrymen wear cross
ed rifles, artillerymen crossed cannon,
cavalrymen crossed sabers, eagiueors a
castle, signal oorps men crossed flags.
Tbe facingi of tbe infantry uniforms
are wuiie, oi tne ariuiory rea, or ine
cavalry yellow, of tbe signal corps or
ange and of tbe medical department
green.
"Eyes of tbe army" is tb term sp
plied to tbs signal corps.
Tb signal corps of tbe regular army
consists of ten ofiloers, including Chief
Groelyand 60 sergeanta Eacboompany
of regolar soldiers must bave at least
four men proficient in signaling wbo
may be detailed for tbe work at any
time.
Troops wbo in recent years bave
fought Indians In tho far west are usn-:
ally experienced in beliographlo service.
This method of tignaliug, by Dashing
of mirrors, was much need in tb later
A pcb campaign
War balloon are now fitted with tele-1
rt ' ttsi,m ij ... iCgSWIihni'MyiT
toopio cameras, by which photographs with Spain President McKinloy pro
of a vast area ef country can bo obtain-1 olaimed tbat tbe neuttal flag covers ene
ed. Tbe anchor cable contains telephone nr' goods with tbe exception of con
wires by which the men shift may ooro- traband of war and that neotral good
municate with tbe commander on land, not contraband of war are not liable to
Tb best of ooffsa is served to Unol confiscation finder the enemy's flag.
Barn's soldiers, and it is assumed tbat j Tbere are difference of opinion as to
each man will drink a pint three times
a day. .
The regular Infantry arm I tbs Krag
Jorgeosra six shot repeating rifle. Wilb
It I ased tb sword bayonet.
Smoksless powder and 80 caliber bal
let are used in tbsarmy msgaxln rifi.
An advantage in tb regulation sword
bayonet la tbat when detached from tha
rifi it can bt aaed as an ax, a knif or
a an achat.
Tha Missouri mala contlnoe to b
tb draft and pack animal of tb army.
AMI army borsr are bred aad raised
fat tb west. Tb government boys
tbaea onLrckto, and each boras it train
ed by tb cavalryman to whom it ia
sadgoad. . . .
Tb weapons of a regular cavalryman
tr a carbine, revolver and saber.
Tbera are four regiment of colored
troop In tb regular army, two of cav-
llryaadtwtof infaotry. Tbey ar
laooa ny wait omoers.
Pont hern and Western stock
men know a good thing when they
so U therefore for scratches,
sweeny, ring born, strains, sprains,
bruises, saddle and harness puis and
ailments of horses, tbey ns Rice's
Goose : reas Liniment, it is good
for man as beast. Sold and guar
anteed by all druggists and grneral
tores.
O
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Us Las lai low awrw a
- MINES AND -TORPEDOES.
Snbmarin Agents ror Attack at Bea aad
Defense In llarbors
Torpedo warfare began during tbe
American civil war. The early torpe
does were erode affairs and were used
in comparatively fow places, so tbat not
many opportunities were afforded to test
tbe possibilities of the new destructive
i-Sgont in naval aud harbor warfare.
Thirty-seven torpedo attacks have
been inado thus far in modern naval
warfare. Tbeir total results were 12
ships sunk and one ship damaged. Six
assailant boats were lost.
The Whitehead torpedo ia the only
automobile torpedo wbiob bas ever been
used in war aud is praotioally tbe only
torpedo in use today. Tbe United States
was the last leading nation to adopt tbe
Whitehead, the navy department delay
ing aotiou with tbe hope that an Amer
loan engineer would produce tbe White
head's equal
Tbat the torpedo standi today at tbe
most wonderful aud terrible of modern
engines of war is not to be doubted, but
it has had no real test of its power. Na
val officers all over Europe have looked
forward eagerly to a war between tbe
J United States and
Spain as an object
lesson in torpedo warfare. , -
Tbe three cylinders tbat compose tbe
propelling engine within a Whitehead
torpedo could be carried in oneTi over
coat pooket, but they save a combined
foroe of S0 horsepower.
South American wars since 1877 .and
tbe recent war between China and Ja
pan bavesbown what could be done with
torpedoes. Russia also successfully em
ployed torpedoes in ber war with Tur
key in 1877. i-
A check to tbe torpedo boat is tbs tor j
pedo boat destroyer. Of tbese vessels
Spain has 10, England bas more tban
100, while all the other first class Eu- j
ropeau powers have from 10 to 75 de
stroyers caoh, Tbese craft are armed
with rapid firo and machine guns, and j
also are equipped to send torpedoes
against an enemy's sblp.
Tbe simplest form of an anchored
CAVALRY CHARGE.
torpedo or mine is tbe contact mine,
which consists of an iron case contain
ing tbe explosive obargo. If a ship bill
ono of tbe several projecting firing pins,
a percussion oap is exploded, which ex
plodes tbe mine.
Stationary torpedoes or buoyant
mine are anchored near tbe bottom in i
deep water by a dovioe which allows
them to bo electrically released at tbo
proper time to rise to tbe surface be
noatb tbe hostile ship.
In the observation mine two wire)
lead to the shore. Tho coming of a ves
sel above tbe mine causes a bell to bo
rung or an electrlo light to bo lighted
on shore, which Informs tbe operator
there that it i time to touch tbs button
causing tbe mine to explode.
' LEGALIZED WARFARE.
Aa-rssawBl by Whleb Civilised
. IMmlBteh War's Horrors,
Wbat Is called international law in
respect of warfare ia a compact among
nations aa to certain roles and forbear
ances tbat shall be observed In conduct
ing hostilities should war arise between
any of tbe partiea to tbe agreement.
It is agreed among tbe great nationi
of Europe tbat in tb event of war aris
ing, arraying any on of tbese pow
ers agsinst another, tbere sball be no
privateering on either side. Tbit limits
tbe capturing or destruction of tb ene
my's commerce to tb o Derations of res-
nlarly commissioned warships.
At tb beginning of tb present war
whether oertaln article are contraband
of war tbat it, whether tbey can be
useful to tb enemy. Tfaot, while sul
phur, from which powder might be
made, I contraband, it it still aa unde
cided i question whether tbe tame rule
applies to ooal tbat might be need in
steaming by the enemy' warship. .
In all modern wars, even when aocb
aavag forces a Spain and Turkey are
to gsgd, tb Bed Cross flag bas been re
spected be combatants on both side.
. No pillaging is now allowed ia war,
bat an army may take whatever It need
for It asa la passing through a coon try
food for men and horse, wagons aad
animals for transportation, arms, moni
tions and so pp lies of all kind.
Ia tb pnwent war Spain clalmt a
right to grant letter of marqo to priva
teers, but baa intimakd tbat so will
simply plao nndr naval aootrol tbe
saarcbant sblp tbat ar to terv a aux
iliaries In this conflict.
Tbo Best Salve in tho world for
Cuts, Bruises, 8ores, Ulcers, Sail
Rbeum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap
ped Hands, Chillblains, Coma, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positirely
cures Piles, or no pay requicd. It
is guarantcrd to give perfect satis
faction or money n-funded. Trice
25 cents per box. For sale at T.
A. AlbrLjht Co.'s tlrog store.
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Under One
, SAMPLE BROWN MERCANTILE CO., of Greensboro,
, want the people of Alamance to know tl&t they now f -have
an immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS, em- '
bracinff as niCC'stvlluh. cm in rlati stuff no. ia lrpnt hv antr V' .
house m N. C. In their dry
&t. you will nnd everything
Dress Goods, Trimmings, Notions,
Hosiery, Silks, Carpets,
Mattings, etc.
At 225 South Elm St. thev
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carried by any house in the State. You are earnestly re
quested to call on us when in Greensboro or order what
you want with the understanding that if goods and prices
are not satisfactory money will be cheerfully refunded.
Sample BroWr Mercantile Co.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
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IWSURiUXrCE !
I wish to call tho attention of insurers in Alamance county
to tho fact that tho Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
1893 by tho late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring.
Thoro is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better
facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low
er rales or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every
branch of the business, find a lodgement in my .office. - .With
a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted
in soliciting a share of the local patronage. I guarantee full
satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon
all matters pertaining to insurance.
I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make
it to the interest of all who desito protection for their families
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit
able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica
tions to other ngents.
Very respectfully, -.'
JAMES P. ALBRIGHT,
BURLINGTON, N. C.
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pages every week would see it and
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something in your line was wanted they
would naturally look you up.
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