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THEREAT BARGAIN pTURE OF
RALKIGH.
Ivery body ia working for the almighty dol- .
ar and but tew know how to uaa It after they
get la They fool it away in bad bargains and
dona tbem but little good. Buy your good
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i
and eTtrytblng clae where yot can get tbem
-' 'i ,
he cliekpcit; as,-the Backet Store, does. Big
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rice- will not do in thea perishable times.:
The rich cannot afford to waste their money
i . ' i . '
and the poor require every doBar and every
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. ' ITT J T . A . . . H
any: ni uw u kww (vih wu w
nd belleV the maaaea will patroniae the house
hat i h the best good for the least mouey.
Who can tell the waste of money when you get
oor goods from a nouse uia oujb anu seua un
ong lime. What ia the use of wasting a dollar
when,' you can save oner (brow on our
ouriten day after day new arrivals at panic
ices t urn houses that will go. down to-jnor-row
kuJ are comDelled to sell t" us at such
Drteei a we are wiUinz to pay. From such
ourcea as these we get many; of the goods
; :!.--'- '
we are pitting against the credit system, tor
- . . .
money, reputation and the people. Ourtock
will be replenished every few days with special
banraias. This
week we
will Offer
you some
great bargains in srupenuers ana Draces ai 20
cents, worth 60 cents; big Job in hosiery et ail
descriptions j new style of nice hustles at 17 eta.
worth 8s: shoes of all kinds:! cheap line of
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eottonade pants ; new lot of ou 78-cts. shirts,
... ,
worth f 1 Ipt Hamilton prints at ft cU. worth
eta. anywhere. Wa wish an early and re-.
eated visit and Inspection.
sXespectfully submitted to the cash trade only by
VOLNIY PUBSSLL 00.,
tfv JQ Fm. Marti B.t.
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IIP! FT 0
ST RE
NEWS OBSERVATIONS. I
?:
The now public printer is under-;
Stood to be the right type of ' man j
They began to bury the wire, in
New York, Mon lay. There) weregno
mourners at the obsequies. i ,
I -r Prairie chickens are reported t be
yery scarce in the West this Benson, noY?
the old-fashioned barnyard tariety had:
better Tooet high. ) t. "
i It is said that expert accountant
have never been so- busy as they rare-
now. Everybody is having the bo'oks.
uveraauiea. ii b a gooa sign. , :
1 -rThe right shoulder of John L Sul-:
jivan is said to be two inches higher,
than the left one. That's because; he
parries a chip on his left one so ofteni 5
. --They have finally decided nof tc?
put anybody's pietnre on ihe olionaar
garine revenue stamp. Nobody seecped
to hanker after the honor of becoinicg a
ymbol of bogusness. I
t The blue fox furs presented bythe
Gr.to the Sultan are described as wo
magnificent pieces made up of the finest
kins, and measuring, each three yards
Square. Their value is reokoned at
J50.000 rubles. ;;
An envious Cassius of a northern;
barafirranhist writes:? It in frrtlv
knowledged by all the southern papers
oat tne soutnern women nave taken, the
p aim ior ut-nutv at uii me nojiuernvre-r
iorts this summer. I '
The ubiquitous Prince: Alexander,
keeps bobbing around. According o a
ipecial dispatch to the New York fun
his highnees passed through BooutbirD,
N. J., late the other night, on bis way
to Shooley mountain for a much needed
rest. He will take in Coney Island,
Newport, Bar Harbor and jNanta8et.
! One of the ablest of Austrian jour
nalists, Leo Druxer, thirty-five veari of
age, was killed by accidentally faling
uui 01 ine winaow 01 nis notei at inter-
laken, where be was staying for a hbli-
day. It is supposed that he had a fit cf:
somnambulism. Mr. Drnxer.Sfho: rss
the prinoipal leader writer on Ithey
Presse, was a Cxech. I I
J Irrigation is practiced in
with the most rigid economy
Japan '
mch
terrice is enclosed with a small eMrthr'.Kg is still deplorable. Rudely im pro
bank, four to six inches high, so that
ill rain caught b prevented from drilin
ingoff until the depth of the bani is
reached. All over this amount runs off J
upon the text terrace below, and as ter 1
race is neiow terrace, each pnefwaferF
the one below, and thus a given amount'
of water will ungate a large surface.
A woman hurriedly stepped u to
the rear1 brakeman on conductor lime.
diet's down train Thursday, at the Man-
gatuck station in Bridgeport, withithe
remark, "Is this the right train?"
Where to?" said the brakeman," po '
Utely." "Where do you Buppos?"
she answered snappishly, and such trav
elers are not alone either, i Brakcmen
Often nave such people to contend with
; ' -..wo little towns in New Hamp-'
Suire are to be made rich tnrouga the
death of a Boston banker, who leaved:
$1,800,000 for the support I of Bobbokf
and libraries and for aiding the poor in
Wolfborough and Tuftonboroagh, N Hh
The e places nad a population in J88tt
of only 3,145 two-thirds of the whold
number belonging to Wolfborouirh.t
which is a famous summer resort. This.
gift is equivalent to $413 per inhabit
lant. Its proportionate value mail bi-
judged from the calcuUtion that a simi
lar endowment of rhuadelphia schpola
and libraries would require $3,475,38,
610, or more than five times th wn
tire assessed valuation of real andper-?
fonal property. ' V
"Grace Darling's only sister did,'
the London World Bays, "reoently in
her little home under the : shadow of
Bamborough castle, within sound of
the wild waves that beat against Uol
Island and the rock that wrecked the
Forfarshire. The simple and pioKJ old
lady, to the last, like the heroine, her
self, oouldnot understand why so tpuctt
has been said about the plain act ofduty
which made the family name immotUL
She has been laid in the seaside church
yard., close to the sister who died so
young forty years ago, and whose-mar-
,ble effigy lies in the sea wind andLsuu,
with her oar upon her folded arm. f j k
The Guion steamship Afaska,
which grounded Tuesday night in (jed-
ney s cnannei, remamea . ias, an uay
Wednesday. She was surrounded by
tutrs whose owners were anxious to
fasten a line to the big steamer and by
lighters which were receiving ner ; car-
twi m . . : :-'
tm. i DD merru. wrecKiiis? couiDaav b
'boat J. Merritt made ah unsuccessful at
- a M a.-
tempt in the morning to pull her off.
Vmt aftar that Cant. Murrav; saw' that
nothing oould be done until high tide
at 10 p. m., and refused all otters 0
assutanoe. ine steamer isy jn aa easy
position on a sandy bottom and lound-
ings all around her snowed a deptn: 0
27 feet, while she only draws 204 ;
Bleauarkabl feletrlavl DUtatfeapiee
it WilinlBKtua.
WilminKton Star.
It was discovered here Thursday, tin
making experiments with a compiss and
galvanometer, that every piece ojf irbh
connectea witn tne ground, sacn ;as
lamp posts, iron fronts of buildings and
window shutters, deneoted the ineeule
of the eomp&Fs to a very great degrio
indicating a strong eloctrical current in
the , earth. It was further reported
Thursday night that t'.e officers of the
cutter noticed the same dcfleoi ion s of
the needle the north pole of tee cam
pus pointing to the east ; I I
Baseball Tstrtly. - t
At Staten Island, MetropoUtan ? 9,
Baltimore 2; at PitUburg,: Pttsburg
3, Cincinnati 5; at Brooklyn, Brooklyn
10, Athletic 5; at Louisville, Louis
ville 15. St. Louis 7; at Kansas City,
,KMMaCity4, Philadelphia :
CHARLESTON.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM
SCENE OF DISASTER.
THE
ORDEB BEING SrCURID OUT CI LITIRAL
C II AOS.
Chaelkston, S. C, Sept. 3 There
is no special change in the situation this
morning, but as there were only two
shocks, and very light ones, during the
night, there is a little more confidence
. atna . a .
tnan yesterday, ihe sympatnetio ar
ticles in the newspapers and offers of aid
irom dinerent quarters are a great en
couragement to the stricken people of
Charleston. The moat urgent need now
is for the early 'repair of the injured
buildings so as to make them habitable.
High winds and heavy rains would
bring many shattered buildings to the
ground and injure hundreds of resi
dences which have defective roofs. It
would be of great service if a corps of
government engineers could be sent
here at once to examine the houses and
other buildings and determine which of
them can be ; safely occupied or
allowed to stand. The local arch
itects haver their hands more than
full. The President has authorized the
secretary of war to send here a hun
dred tents, but more than that number
are needed. It is reported that there
was a severe shock at Summerville this
morning, but the report is not yet au
thenticated. Many representatives of
the leading journals are here to write
up and photograph the city. '
Nw York, 8ept. 3. The following
bulletin has been received by the West
ern Union telegraph company:
Cqablkston, S. C, Sept. 3.
4 'No one at the Mills house was in
jured. All the guests and other occu
pants are safe, but it is difficult to find
them, ' they being camped somewhere in
the streets. The people this morning
have apparently thrown off their fears
and gone to work, clearing up the debris
and removing the dangerous walls. The
city 6lows a scene of great activity.
Charleston, S. C, September 3.
The situation of affairs here this morn-
vised tents, constructed principally of
bed clothing, are to be seen everywhere.
ew persons have as yet slept m-doors,
and the houses' are deserted as if
phgue-stricken. : Thousands have slept
with nothing but the canopy of heaven
above them. After the parks and nub-
io squares were filled last night the in
habitants suspended overcoats, bed quilts
etc , from the fences over the sidewalks
and thus passed the night. Many en
joyed repose under open umbrellas, the
handles of which were stuck in the
ground. The more aristocratic people
camped in their yards.The colored people
88 y they will not return to their homes
until at least another sight has. been
passed, and they may be seen taking
their oeffee and eating their dry bread
beside the places where tbey slept. On
the whole, however, it may be said that
heir corn den co is returning, and should
theie not be a re-visitation of the earth
quake Charleston will be in her usual
bustle of business within twenty-four
hours, although inconvenience and de-
ay will be experietced for months to
come.
This morning's News and Courier an
nounces in doubie-'eaaea neaa-itnes
that "Charleston is ready for business,
despite the earthquake and its ravages."
That "the warehouses give ample ac
commodation, the wharves axe in excel-
ent condition, the compresses are up
to their work, and the merchants and
factors, undaunted by their misfortune,
have girded ' up their loins
anew for the battle of commercial life."
Continuing, it says: "Charleston, we
say, is as well able as ever to contract for
any business that can be obtained and
is as ready to give customers from every
part of the- country the commercial fa
cilities they require and the attention
and good faith they have the right to
expect. Let it not be imagined, for a
moment, that Charleston is sitting in her
ashes, bewailing the loss of her mii-
Hot s. A full consciousness of her Igbs
is here. It is understood fully that far
more than the earnings of the past
twelve months was swept away In less
than one minute. But for all this, and
because of this, Charleston is only more
detcrmincM to maintain the commercial
position it has won, and is fortunately
so situated as to be able, as well as
ready, to deal successfully with every
department of trade and every branch
of business."
An appeal is made to the city council
for monetary assistance in the form of
an appropriation, but the News and
Courier admonishes those who extend
aid to1 coo fine themeelves in so doing to
people in circumstances or conditions
rendering them unable now to help
themselves. Very little has been ac
complished up to this writing to relieve
the city of its appearance of deeolation.
As the eye takes in the length of the
streets, it is met by heaps of debris of
every possible description brioks.
stone, plostering, laths, shingles, lum
ber, and household and office lurmture.
and all kinds of building material, in a
m(8. Whole fronts or sides of build
ings have fallen out, leaving furnish
ings in some instances intact. A two-
story brick building, on State
street, between Broad and Chalmers,
presents an inter, sting appearance of
this description, ihe lower floor is
used for merchandise ; the upper floor
as a residence. The whole front fell
out, leaving the interior exposed to
view. The pictures and mirrors are on
the walls, and the chairs remain as they
were left by the fleeing family. The
beds are untouched. The gas is turned
on and the view of the store room is at
it was when the first shock came. Evi
dently the owner has not gained oour
age enough to warrant his return. The
most alarming nature of the present
1 i m rr a ? .1 1
conaition 01 anairs rests in ine shaken
condition of the buildings. Nine-tenths
of the brick structures are cracked
through and through and threaten to
tumble. Chimneys that have not ac
tually fallen are badly careened and
would fall if touched. A reporter who
has 'made a tour of that portion
of the city most disastrously damaged
states that the structures damaged are
mostly fifty years and more of age. Not
a single substantial building was seen
which had suffered materially from tho
shock. Until some time has elapsed and
confidence shall have been fully restored,
most of the shattered buildings will not
be re-entered, as a shock at this time
would be more disastrous than all of
those which have already been ex
perienced, and the buildings oould easi
ly be shaken to atoms. An examination
of the materials from the wrecked
structures shows them to have all been
frail. The Charleston and one or two
of the other leading hotels have begun
to reoeive guests, although but a small
portion 01 the houses are in condition
to be occupied. Inquiries oontinue to
pour in from friends of Charlestonians
in different parts of the country, con
cerning their .life... The search for th
dead is progressing, but it is believed
that all the bodies have been f und.
This morning the employes of the
Southern telegraph company returned
to their commodious main office on Broad
street, cleared up their delayed work
and resumed the service.
Charleston, Sept. 3. At a joist
meeting of the Charleston exchange and
merchants' exohange to-day the follow
ing was unanimously adopted : .To all
exchanges and commercial bodies: Oar
banks, warehouses, cotton presses,
wharves, railroads, rice mills and every
thing else necersary for handling busi
ness, though damaged, are m working
order. We fear no further disturbances.
The destruction of property will cause
great distress and suffering but will not
interfere with the dispatch of business.
A. W. Taft,
Pres. Charleston Exchange. :
B. BOLLMAN,
Pres. Merchants' Exchange. .
A joint meeting also adopted resolu
tions to apply to the President and Con
gress for a national loan, to aid the citi
zens of Charleston in relieving the city.
Ihe city council today adopted tho
following: ;
Resolved, That in response to numer
ous oners of assistance and sympathy
from our sister cities and from the citi
iens of this and other States, the mayor
is authorized to state that great distress
exists among our citizens in consequence
of the earthquake and that we grate
fully accept the aid thus tendered us.
Several Catholic churches have been
seriously injured. The cathedral
chapel will not be used for services
Sunday. A temporary altar will be
erected on the cathedral grounds, where
tho congregation will attend mass. The
repairs will be made as soon as the con
dition of affairs will admit. The Cath
olic schools have ail been injured.
The academy of Our Lady of Mercy,
the Central school, ani St. Philip's
school, St. Mary's school and St. Philip's
school have sustained such damages as
ill not permit of studies being re
sumed, ib announoed. The convent of
the S'ste:s of Meier was also darn
ed. The sisters and chil
dren have all been camping
cut. St. Francis Xavier infirmary
was very badly damaged and there were
several providential escapes. The Epis
copal residence is rendered uninhabita
ble. The clergy who were in the build
ing during the shock had a miraculous
escapt and have since been the guests of
.he brothers of the Sacred Heart and
have camped, with a large portion of the
congregation, on the cathedral grounds.
The Catholic male orphan asylum also
suffered, but in no instance loss of life
resulted. Churches, schools, as well as
the Ep'scopal residence, need immediate
repairs to render them habitable and to
allow of the conduct of religious ser
ines and educational exercises. This mip-
iortuneis more keen forlthe reason that
on account of the general loss through
out the community it will be impossible
at this time to obtain here the funds re
quired. Any farther information on the
subj et will be given by Rev. P. L
Duffy, v car-general, 'Charleston. He
himself was slightly injured at the time
of the shock, but is able to attend to his
duties. The Roper hospital is wrecked
and will probably be condemned, and
the building of the training school for
nurses is seriously damaged. The hos
pital patients were removed to agri
cultural hall. The injury to the county
jail is well nigh irreparable. Thirty-
six prisoners escaped, six of whom hate
returned.
Augusta. Ga., Sept. 3. Charleston
appeals for immediate aid for the earth
quake sufferers. Uol. W.J. O Urien,
general superintendent of the Southern
express company, telegraphs that his
company will forward contributions for
the relief of .the earthquake sufferers
free of charge.
Augusta, Ga , oept. d A special. to
. ,.a am A V 0 n
the Chronicle from Beauiort, b. u., says
tnat near the uooeaw mines there is a
crack in the earth 200 feet long and Bix
inches wide at the top. On St. Helena
island, off the Beaufort coast, several
large openings were made and piles of
mud and "and were forced up.
Total Wat Kelpts of Cottoa.-
Niw York, Sept. 3. The following
are the total net receipts of cot
ton at all the ports since September. 1
1886 : Galveston, 6,417; New Orleans
1 7H9; Mobile, 56; Savannah, 2,942
Charleston, ; Wilmington, 30
Norfolk, 204; Baltimore, -; New
York,' ; Boston, 3; Newport News
; Philadelphia, 60; West Point, 68
Brunswick, Port Royal, ; Fensa-
cola, 186; Indianola, ; total, 11,-
715.
THE QUEEN
EXPRESSES HER PROFOUND
SYMPATHY
FOR TUX SUFFXRSRS BY THK FAMOUS F.ARTU
QUAKB.
Washington, Sept. 3 Col. R. B.
Batohelor, depot quartermaster, has
been ordered to Charleston, to issue and
distribute tents to the homeless and to
render such aid as it may be within the
power of the department to extend.
The surgeon general of the marine
hospital service has authorized the om
cers of that bureau at Charleston to se
cure tents to replace temporarily the
hospital buildings rendered umnhabit
able by the earthquake.
The following dispatch has been re
ceived by cable today from Queen Vio-
toria:
"To the President of the United States
I desire to exDresa mv nrofound svm
pathy with tho sufferers by the late
earthquakes and await with anxiety
for fuller intelligence, whioh I hope may
show the effeots to have been less disas
trous than reported.
Thk QuKfiN."
Comptroller Trenholm has received
about $200 in subscriptions for the re
lief of the Charleston sufferers.
Chief clerk Youmans, of the treasury
department, by permission of ecting
secretary Fairohild, issued a circular
letter today, informing the employees
that the rule prohibiting the circulation
of subscription papers in the department
would be suspended in cases of the
Charleston relief fund, and the heads of
bureaus would be designated to receive
subscriptions.
Comptroller Trenholm fears that the
terrible plight of the people of Sum
merville, near Charleston, has been
overlooked in contemplation of the
greater area c f suffering in the neigh
boring city. 11 ! has received two tele
grams from that town today. Ihe first
was from the local relief committee,
composed of John Gadsden, chairman,
and Messrs. Gary. Hutchinson, Boyle
and Perry, and reads as follows:
"Remember bummervilie s distress
is very gTeat; prompt rohef, in tents
and money, is needed.
The second dispatch was sent by F.
Fishburne, and says:
"Send 300 tents direct to this place
Shocks still continue and many families
are homeless."
The president of the board of district
commissioners has issued an address to
the public, expressing a desire that all
shall be done whioh can be done to
manifest the sympathy of this commu
nity for the sufferers from the late ter
rible disaster in Charleston, and offering
to receive and properly dis-ribute con
tributions, special performances wili
be given in all the prinoipal theatres and
places cf amusement in the city, for the
benefit of the Charleston sufferers.
ljuthtd for Murder.
Geikm'illk, Texas, Sept. 3. Drputy
sheriff Adair, who was frightfully
carved by John Smith, Saturday last,
while the cmcer was in pursuit of six
prisoners who had escaped from Hunt
oounty jail, of which Smith was one,
died Wednesday night. Sentinels had
been stationed for two days in different
parts of the city to give an alarm aa soon ;
as Adair should die. One hour after
Adair's d ath an armed mob was ou
their way to the jail. No resistance
was offered. Smith was taken some dis
tance from the city and hanged. The
lynching was without incident, every
thing passing off in an orderly manner.
BailDMi Failures.
Naw Yobs, Sep. 3. The business
failures occurring throughout the coun
try during last week as reported to R.
G. Dunn & Co., number for the United
States 166, Canada 24, total 190, against
201 last week, and 186 the week previ
ous. The Western and Pacific States
furnish nearly one-half the casualties
reported in this country.
Ihelvra Returns.
Rome, Sept. 1. Cholera returns for
the whole of Italy for the twen y- our
hours ending yesterday are: San Marco,
in Lam is, 25 new cases and 11 deaths;
Ravenna, 18 new cases and 6 deaths;
Kinrini, 22 new oases and 7 deaths; in
all other infected 'districts, numbering
now nine towns, 46 new cases and 17
deaths.
Hew Trb; OutUtn Futures.
Nsrw York, September 3. Green &
Co.'s report on cotton futures says:
It has been a very slow and to some ex
tent an uncertain market In the face
of light trading, however, a stubborn
degree of firmness was traceable to the
reports of a probable deal and the soaroe
ness of September in Liverpool inducing
light offerings. Even moderate bidding
put rates up some 4s5 points, at whioh
the close was quite steady.
Naw Yobjl, Sept. 3. The following
is tbc
comparative cotton statement for the
week
ending pt. 3:
1886.
Net receipts at U. S. ports, 24,602
188ft.
30,007
Total receipts to date, 11,76
Exports for the week, 21,544
Total exports to date, 9,209
Stock at all U. S. ports, Iti7,li'3
Stock at nil interior towns, 13,375
Stock at Liverpool, 456,000
r or Great Britain, 30,000
lt,ttt3
5,330
1,158
137,408
5,407
590,000
10.000
Som, Sept. 3. The revolutionary
regiments here have surrendered uncon
ditionally to Prinoe Alexander and ap
pealed for clemency. Bulgaria is now
tranquil. Prinoe Alexander, when he
reached Bucharest on his journey to
Sofia, telegraphed to the Sultan assur
ances of homage and devotion.
I had always been much annoyed by neural
gia and hjadache. At lenth i determined to
try Salvation Oil. lam glad to recommend
it, m it mad a perfect cure in my case.
MASKS S1CW,
53 Aiaquith St., Baltimore, Md,
Moort-Harnett Items-
Correspondence of the Naws and Onatavaa
Swann's Station, N. C, Scpt 1.
The crops in Moore and Harnett are
better than they were expected to be
some time ago. Tobacco on upland
looks well.
The democratic convention of Harnett
county met at Lillington the 28th, and
nominated for senator for Harnett aad
Cumberland Dr. John McCormiok ; for
clerk of superior court, J. A. Cameron;
for sheriff, J. A. Green. The cjnven
tion in Moore will meet
weeks, with the woods
in about .three
full of oandi-
dates.
An earthquake shock was felt
here
la&t night about 10 o'clock. Three dis
tinct shocks were felt, which occurred
about nve minutes apart. Houses were
jarred pretty considerably, and the su
perstitious were nearly frightened but of
their wits.
Work on the mammoth tobacco ware
house at Jonesboro is pushed rapidly,
and the building of a factory is contem
plated. I
The court-house in Moore is to be re
paired and remodeled. Mr. L. Grimm,
of the North Carolina millstone! oom
pany, will superintend the work.
Muse Bros , of Cameron, are building
a large brick storehouse on the site of
their old one, which was burned twelve
months ago.
Britton & Sikes are building at
Swann's Station. j
Southern Pines is booming. Carthage
sighs for a railroad. Prohibition in
Moore don't prohibit. More anon.
L
Oxford Hena- Coopor
pmuj.
1 obaeeo
Coin-
Correspondence of the News and Obbirvbk.
Oxfokd, N.j C.
Oxfrdisto have a large cigarette
and tmokirg tobacco factory. Aj oor
"poration has been formed under the
name of the "Cooper Tobacco (Com
pany;" Mr J C. , Cooper being preBi
dnt, Mr. H. G. Cooper vice-president,
and Mr. S. W. Cooper manager. They
propose to carry on, on quite a large
scale, the manufacture of Bmoking to
bacco and cigarettes, and to deal in leaf
tobacco. The organization ia made for
ten years, with ample capital to do a
large and at the same time a safe busi
ness. All the machinery will be Of the
most improved kind, being run by an
engine of sixty-horsepower. The name
Cooper is so thoroughly identified ; with
the tobacco trade that we feel safe in
predicting success in this instance.! The
company is composed of business men 0'
capital, who are thoroughly acquainted
with tobacoo in every stage of its! pro
duction and manufacture. A good deal
of the machinery has arrived and opera
tions will be begun in a few days.
Mr. John Johnson aad his charming
bride have returned from.their western
tour. Mr. Johnson's residence and
grounds have been greatly beautified,
making one of the most attractive places
in our town.
Rev. R. B. Willis, pastor of th
Pfetbyer aTi church here, is quite: sick.
jlr. B. b. Royster, of the firm of
H ill & Koy.ster, druggists, is now off ou
a trip of several weeks to the mountains
of Virginia, visiting the Blue Ridge and
the V hite Sulphur springs. Mr. Roys
ter is one of our most successful and
popular young business men.
The Messrs. Hornet have greatly re-
duoed the charges of their school,
making it now one of the cheapest
schools in the State. Jbey will now
teach a nine months' session instead of
two of five months each as before
F.
1 be Ibterr of Earthquake. '
N. Y. Times.
The theory that earthquakes are the
result of the contraction of the crust of
the earth in oooling is sustained by the
situation of this earthquake belt, gird
ling, the planet as it does on both 1 sides
of the equator, -since this is the region
where the rind, so to speak, of a fluent
body revolving on an axis run from pole
to pole would be most attenuated.! This
belt-' includes the tropics and those parts
of the temperate zones which lie next to
the tropics. This is mechanically the
line of least resistance. Earthquakes
seem to follow the parallels of latitud
far more closely than do the isothermal
lines. Charleston is in the same lati
tude with the islands of the Mediter
ranean whioh have been subject fron.
classio times and far earlier to seismic
disturbances, and this is also the lati
tude of Japan,, the country in which
earthquakes may almost be said to have
become chronic. South of the equator,
on tho other hand, and some degrees
nearer to it, is the belt whioh insludes
both the earthquake-troubled islands of
the Indian . archipelago and the earth
quake region of South Anaenca.
MAJ. P0WXLL, DISXCTOKOr DOTTED 6IAT1S
GSOLOOIOAL SUBVXT XPLArUsi "
"The explanation of earthquakes
usually accepted by geologists is some
thing like this: For a great variety of
reasons the oonelusion is reached that
the earth is enclosed by a solid crust of
rock; that this crust rests upon material
in a more or less fluid condition, so that
it readily yields to agencies of deforma
tion, like water or molten iron. I
"The interior or the earth is con
stantly losing heat in a variety of ways.
A small amount is probably being di
rectly conducted from the interior to
the surface and then radiated into space,
and a vast amount of hoat is conveyed
from the interior through the agenoies
of hot springs, all of whioh is ultimately
conveyed into space. Hot Springs
abound in almost all portions of the
known earth, and in a few districts are
very abundant, and through them much
heat is conveyed from the interior to the
surface. The lavas that are brought
up yield vast stores of heat, all of which
is lost to the earth through radiation
into space. This steady secular oooling
of the earth must necessarily diminish
its magnitude, and as it springs the solid
exterior crust must in some manner yield
so aa to conform to the lesser magnitude
thui produced."
i .a-aar. '
t'tiatban) STota.
Chatham Record.
The Chatham county convention
nominated for the. senate H.A.Lon
don; for the house, Charles E Houston
and Carney W. Bynum;. for superior
court' clerk, 8. M. Holt; for register of
deeds, L R. Exline; for sheriff, S. W.
lirewjer; fir coroner, W. S. Petty; for
surveyor, Rufus B. Clegg.
For the senate, the names of J. S.
Honly, J G. Rancher, J A. Pugh,
M. H. Mclvcr and E. W. Atwatcr
were placed in nomination, and the first
ballot resulted, Renchier 33, Pugh 12,
Henley 10, Mcler 24, Atwatcr 12.
After 36 ballots had been given with
out a nomination, a motion was adopted
to discontinue balloting for senator until
the clerk was nominat-d.
Hailoting for clerk then began again,
and ballot after ballot was taken with
out any nomination, until dark, when a
reoess. for supper was taken, as the dele
gates had no dinner.
After supper the convention met again
arid resumed balloting for Gilbert and
Strauhan, as fresh as ever, and kept it
up for about 250 ballots, until finally
S. M. Holt was nominated, Mr.
Straugban having withdrawn. ?
Ualloting was vfaen resumed for sen
ator, 'and, tft r several ballots, resulted
in the nomination of II. A. London,
who had twice requested that his name
be withdrawn.
Remarkable) Pbtuauinoa
ntlag-tou.
at Wll
The Wilmington Star Bays several
gentlemen who were on the street Wed
nesday night had their attention at
tracted, by wbat seemed to be a cloud of
light dust that settled slowly over the
city, i It came from the west, although
the w?r.d was blowing from the east at'
the time about 10 -o'clock. It was
very perceptible to many persons.
! CAAPTAJN S FORTUNATE DI3COVKRT.
C-i't. Coleman, near. Weymouth, plying be
tween .Atlantic City and N. Y., hid been
troubled with a cough so that he was unable o
ileep.j and was inc'ueed to try Dr. King s
N't w Discovery for Consumption, it not only
gave tim is&tunt rei if, but nil .yed ike n
treme aorenes in his breast. II is children
were timiLiiiy aflectvd and a single dote had
the same bappy efipt- Dr. King's New Dis
covery is now the' standard remedy in the
Coleman household tnd.on board the schooner
Free Trial Bottles of this Standard Kemedy at
all Drug Stores.
' The State Daners are rem xrkablv full
a a av
of earthquake news.
Coras Ooaffha. Oolda, Hoai aupwa)-Orwm
Braoebitia, Whooping Couh, Incipient
rum lion, ana relieves con
Oolda, Hoaiaunena, Orotm Aattna.
ea coiummDtivra
nataona In advanced ctages of
lhadisaae. Piica tScta. Cau
tion, ana uenuuta zrv tsuu t
Cnunh Sirrvp ia aold only In
KhiU wrrappm, and bean oor
lMiltwel Trada-Marka to wit,
ABiu'iiread is a Circle, a Med
Strip Camtbm-label, and the
raelmnaatauitureaof Juka W.
Bull A. C. Meter Co-Sola
Frcp!. Baltimore, Mi, li. 8. A.
SALVATION OIL,
".The Oraataat Core oa Earth for Pain,"
Will relieve more quickly than any
other known remedy; Rheumatism,
NeuraJgia, Swellings, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Lumbasfo, Sores, Frost
bites. Backache, Wounds, Headache.
Toothache. Sprains, &c Sold by all
Drngtfst. fnce 2p cents a Bottle.
Edward Fasnach,
Jeweler aufl Opnciao
J RALEIGH, N. C.
Gold and Silver Watches, American and
i '
Imported. Real and Imitation Diamond Jew
elry. 18 karat Wedding and Engagement
Rings, any size and weight. Sterling Silver
Ware for Bridal Presents.
Optical Goods
. ; ;Ma SPECIALTY.
Spectacles and Kye-glasses in Gold, .Silver,
t -'
Steel Rubber and Shell Frames. Lenses.
white and tinted, in endless varieties.
Seals for Lodges, Corporations, etc Also
Badges and Medals for Schools and Societies
made to order.
Mall orders promptly attended to. Goods
sent on selection to any part of the State.
iggr Old Gold and Silver in small and largs
quantities taken as cash. r dly.
N 'I I
PURITY! PURITY! I
Is desirable in all things but demanded In
articles of food.
Dont Impair .your health by using adultera
ted lard, even if it does cost a little lew.
; cASSABiys
Ia for sale by the following leading grocers
and recommended by them to be the beet.
Tryu,
W. H. Ellis.
W. B. ewsom & Co.,
Gntusman St, Rosenthal,
J. R. Ferrall & Co.,
Norris & Newman.
E. J. Hardin,
Wyatt & Co.,
Jno. R. Terrell,
W. B. Mann A Co.
W. C. Unchurch,
H. v. uenion.
jUo CASSARD'8 MILD CUBED HAMS
and BREAK-FAST STRIPS, wade are Ua
iTUTwianrifl HotsThis list will be corrected weekly.
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