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-TRBOUUA'.SU. OF FLUES.
A JraiB, Face to Face with tks Prtliis
Fire, i Dashes Ahead and Esctpss.
IRSQ11111 D- T- April 6,
1889 Ihe passenger train from
the East on the St. Paul road had a
terrible experience two miles east of
Mount Vernon today.
The terrible prairie fire was rag
ing at that point, and the dusk and
smoke made the surrounding as
dark as night.
; The engineer plunged the train
into the darkness, and the first
thing he knew he found the ties on
fife for nearly a mile away. He
checked the train, fearing to ad
vance lest he should find no track
ahead of him ; and. there, in the
suffocating smoke and scorching
heat, with blazing ties "underneath,
the train stood, with the flames
racing on each side of the track.
FURY AND DESPAIB.
- The crew sought to extinguish the
fire and save the train. The pas
sengers became excited and pleaded
to be released from the death by fire
or suffocation that seemed so near
at hand ; children cried from pain
and gasped for breath, and strong
men became- desperate and left the
train to fight the flames, snly to re
turn exhausted.
For a time escape looked impossi
ble and several of the passengers
gave up all hope; Several ladies
prayed aloud and some of the male
passengers swore at the obtuseness
of the engiueer for going into that
blazing furnace'so far that he could
not retreat. The train crew and
passengers worked heroically. It
was dangerous to move either way.
.Behind, the road was on Arenas far
as they could see, while ahead all
'wa3 darkness and mystery.
! THE TRAIN DASHES AHEAD.
! But it was death to linger in that
cauldron of fire, and when the sur
roundings either meant moving or
death the effort was worth the at
tempt, and a start was at last made.
The suspense and horror of the
few moments required to pass over
the burning track and through the
terrible heat and smoke can better
be imagined that described.
8USPENSE SAFETY.
No one knew but that they were
rushing on to certain death, or that
the train would not tumble into a
ditch and become a mass of .flames
in a moment. But, fortunately, it
ran safely through a mile of this sea
of fire without any mishap.
Several passengers were burned
seriously while fighting the flames,
but none of them fatally.
HORRORS OF THE FIRE.
The list of losses by the prairie
fires in Dakota increases, and the
description of hairbreadth escapes
are very thrilling.
In Yankton county alone the
damage is placed at $160,000. Near
Rapid City, Professor G. F. Bailey's
ranch was destroyed. - ;
When a party of neighbors drove
through the blinding smoke to the
rear of the house an appaling sight
met their gaze. Standing in a little
hollow beneath the' ruins of the
house was Eloise Madison, blistered
and scorched, and burned, without
hardly a shred of clothing upon
her. The poor girl must have been
in the condition in which she was
found for at least a quarter of an
hour. Her clothing, save the collar
of her dress, part of the stocking
on her right foot and the right shoe
bad been completely burned from
her body, which presented a horri
fying appearance, hardly a spot
upon her escaping unburned.
A PATHETIC APPEAL. '
Standing unaided - and conscious
of her terrible condition, she greet
ed the first person to her assistance
with the ejaculation :
"My God I Can't you do some
thing for me ?"
Strong men shuddered, and for a
minute turned away ; but for a mo
ment only, when ready hands did
everything that could be done for
her.
Mrs. G. F. Bailey, in whose em
ploy the young girl was, and William
Asbton, the hired man, had a. verv
narrow escape, and, as it was, suf
fered painful but 'lot, dangerous
injuries. '.
I FLEEING FROM DEATH.
Mrs. Bailey says that when the
fire caught the dwelling house it
blazed up like tinder and allowed
them no alternative but to run for
their lives. This they did, Mr.
Ashton taking each of the women
by the arm and starting with them
through the smoke and flames.
Tney nad gone but a short distance
when Miss Madison fell. The smoke
was so thick that when they stopped
to look for her she could not be
seen, and thinking that she had
gone in another direction they re
sumed their efforts to escape After
a severe struggle they succeeded in
getting to the windward side of the
fire and mado their way to a neigh
boring ranch. "
DASHING THROUGH THE FLAMES.
At George Hunt's place the fami
ly had just seated themselves at the
dinner table when Mrs. Hunt saw .
sparks flying in the kitchen. Seiz
ing a blanket each t the .people in
the bouse threw them over their
heads and started front the build-i-
Br rod fcrtnn3 dl cc::i:i
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twenty feet their path was through
a Bneet or name fifty feet high.
Many of the other farms on the
Rapid Valley barely escaped the
flames, which sped across the ground
like a flash" of lightning. The wind
was blowing at the rate of sixty
miles an hour." Had the velocity of
the wind been less more damage
would have undoubtedly resulted.
As it was the fire was confined to a
narrow strip of country, enabling
those from the city to beat out the'
flames by wet sacks, ;
COLOSSAL LOSSES.
Thousands of dollars' worth of
property was destroyed within ten
miles of Freeman. Thirty-two fam
ilies lost their homes, only escaping
partly clothed. Machinery, grain,
nay and a great amount of stock
was burned. The unfortunate far
mers are entirely destitute and
without food or shelter.
In Douglas county the fire was
one of the worst ever known. Many
farmers lost everything and are
homeless and destitute.
AN OLD LADY PERISH E9N THE
FLAMES.
The house of William Cline was
burned, Mrs. Cline perishing in the
flames. She was seventy years old
and was the mother of F. W. Cline,
Prosecuting Attorney of Douglas
county. "
Near Oakwood Lake lives Frank
Goodfellow. He waft away from
home- when the fire came. Mrs.
Goodfellow and three children hero
ically fought the ' flames several
hours, and then were forced to get
down on their knees while the flames
passed over them. Mrs Goodfellow.
i8 60 badly burned that she will
probably die.
In Brule county casualties are be
ing reported daily. Fully one hun
dred families have lost everything,
the loss reaching $150,000.
Two men were burned to death
near Chamberlain.
It is reported at the latter place
thar the fire was started by Indiana,
on a reservation.; Crow Creek Agen-,
cy had a narrow escape.
A Ufa's Sad End.
Opnoord T'mea
Mr. Gus Setzer, aged about 35
years, who lived near China Grove,
died lastFriday, of consumption, and
was buried Saturday: He was a
pronounced infidel, believeing in
neither a God nor a future of any
kind. Two weeks before death, he,
knowing death to be imminent,
went out to a poplar tree near; the
yard and -under its shade marked
i off the place for his grave, giving
instructions as to how it was to be
dug, the mode of burial, etc. He
said he wanted a layer of cedar
brush at the bottom of the grave,
his body placed on top of this,
wrapped simply in a. blanket, then
another layer, tnen a layer of boards
and then tilled up with dirt. He
said that when the sap of the tree
drew him up to the limbs, he could
perch on top the tree and view the
surrounding scenery for the ages to.
come. Mr. Setzer was perfectly
rational to the last of his existence.
He was visited during his wasting
illness by several ministers who en
deavered to point him to the way
of the eternal life, but in vain.
The peculiar instructions of Mr.
Setzer was carried out, an he was
buried on Saturday exactly as he
had dhected.
A Bright Young 'Paster Coining.
N. V. Herald Special.
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Boston, Mass., April , 7, 1889.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., the l.ril
liantlyoung pastor of the Dudly
Street Baptist Church, announced to
his people today that he had accept
ed the call of the Twenty third
Street Baptist Church, New York.
Although but twenty five years
old Mr. Dixon, who "ia a North
Carolinian, was a lawyer and a leg
islator before he was ordained to
the minstry at Wake Forest Colloge
in 1886. He goes to New York
with the intention of building up a
popular church, and his admirers
here expect him to succeed.
Mrj. Dixon is a typical "Tar Heel,"
tall and dark, with aquiline features,
fearless in debate of publicquestion,
and lover of baseball. He will preach
his last sermon here on next Sun
day. J
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Appointments Yesterday.
Washington, April 9. Fourth
class postmasters were appointed as
follows: North Carolina: Samuel M.
Riddle, at Burnsville; John W.
Bowman, at Oak Ridge; Jesse H.1
Stanley, New Garden; Mary E.
Cecil, Thomasville.
Virginia Jas. S. Hope, at Pun
goteaque. i . , . - ,
The President today made the
following appointments :1 Frank
Plumley of Vermont, to be United
State Marshal for. the Northern Dis
trict of Texas; Leo E. Bennette, of
Muscogee, Indian Territory to be
agent at the Union agency in the
Indian Territory; Jas. McDowell, of
Dakota, to be register of the land
office, Hurn, Dakota. -
' The president today. appointed 49
postmasters, all in the Northern and
7-fm fit-iira. ' excent John L.
LENOIR, N G. , WEDNESDAY,
NO SOUTH. NO NORTH.
Aims and Objects of the Proposed Soath
" 4 em Protection Conrentibn.
Richmond Va.," April 5, 1889.
General Roger A. Pryos forcible
argument favoring protection as the
issue to break the solidity of the
South, followed by the correspon
dence between Colonel H. . c V Par
sons, of Virginia, and Mr. Thomas
Sedden, now of Alabama, on the
subject of calling a convention of
Southern Protectionists some time
next month, all published ; in the
Herald, have created a very marked
and deep seated impression through
out this section. The Parsons-Sed-den
letters give a practical shape
and form to what General "Pryor
suggested, and the subject is now
receiving widespread and interested
attention.
Colonel Parsons, as his initials,
"H C," . would indicate, ; comes
from an old line whig West Virginia
Union family, while Mr. "Thomas
Sedden is a democrat of the straight
st stripe, his father, James A. Sed
den, having been Confederate Secre
tary.of war. Colonel Parsons wore
the blue, Mr. Sedden wore the gray.
The two make a Southern team of
remarkable political, strength, and
Colonel Parsons being in the city I
called upon him to obtain a fuller
explanation of the aims and objects
of the proposed Southern Protection
Convention. He was in quite a
hurry, but said he would consent to
be interviewed because he was desi
rous of recognizing the great service
the Herald has rendered the south
and the country by opening its col
umns to the freeest, most non
partisan and effective discussion that
the people have listened to' in twen
ty years.
significance of the movement.
' What is the full significance of
the mnvRment instituted by. your
self and Mr: Sedden toward a new
organization in the South?" I
asked. ' ". ' . ' ' 1
"Neither Mr. Sedden nor myself,"
said Colonel Parsons, "have assum
ed to institute auy movement. We
have been requested to speak - for
others who believe that it is time
for the South to assert herself and
explain her position. All we have
done in the correspondence referred
to is to prepare the way for,a peti
tion and to suggest, if it be BufiT
ciently signed, a place for confer
ence. If at least one thousand rep
resentative mensign this authority a
convention will be called. Other
wise .this movement will end with
this correspondence." : i
" Wiat is the prospect as to sig
natures." "We are sending out slips to
furnace men and mine owners, and
the indications are thai several thou
sand names will be obtained."
' n0 third party intended.
"It is suggested that, there will
be a i third party formed in the
South'?" ; j ,
"No one 'thinks , of this: We
have been misrepresented in Con
gress and before the nation. All
we expect to do is to secure an hon
est representation of the tariff views
of our people, whether the represen
tatives be democrats or republicans,
and to convince the world that a
.fair argument and a fair election
may be held in the South. If the
convention is called we shall invite '
Mr. Randall and Mr. McKinley to
speak. We have reason to expect
one of the strongest conventions of
men that ever met upon the Amer
ican continent. We have a vast
region here that is not the home of
planters, that has no aristocracy,
that is peopled with a vigorous race
men of brawn and brain, able to
work themselves and utilize the
cheaper labor that flows from the
cotton fields. This uplifted plane,
averaging nearly, thousand feet
above the level of the sea, reaches
from Wheeling to Birmingham and
from Atlanta to Huntington; Its
area is larger than New York and
New England combined. The coals
of West Virginia cover an area lar
ger than Massachusetts; the scams
are forty feet thich. The hematite
ores bordering the great Valley of
Virginia extend to Alabama, in al
most unbroken leads, a distance
greater than from Montreal to
Washington. Draw a line, from
Wheeling to Sheffield, through coal,
iron, gypsum, salt, zinc, maganese
and marble and a forge, mine or
qaurry might stand at every'-mile
stone. Development here has been
rapid beyond precedent. In my
country of Rockbridge7, Va., a' new
furnace producing 200 tona of ore a
day goes into operation this week,
and three new furnaces are already
started. Alleghany county there is
a present output of 200,000 tons a
year, drawing 800;000 tons from
the mines. - Ia Roanoke and along
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
there is even more rapid develop
ment,' and beyond Chattanooga and.
Birmingham new furnaces light the
Southern sky. ;;' The question is not
one of power to produce, but of
place to sell." ;
HOME MARKETS.
'.'What would you propose in thai
direction?" .,,: . : -t, :
"Not to invade the Northern ancK
Western markets, but to protect by
a tariff our home markets and to
open the way to new markets south-
APRIli 1 7, 1889.
"Is there a filibustering - spirit
still in the land?"
"Yes, but not to be proven by
the old methods. . Wt hope to see
the day when there will be free trade
with Mexico, Central and Sotith
America upon conaitions ot a uni
form tariff against the outer world,
xor into tnese markets the new
South would come with instant and
enduring advantages."
" What wrong has been commited
that would warrant so important a
semi-political movement?
"Of the thirty three Congression
al districts referred to, and nearly
every one ir.s: (Uoted in favor of high
tariff nearly every member voted for
horizontal reduction and tariff re
form." "What great result can come
from uniting these districts?"
"They will hold the balance of
power in future congress."
A BLOW AT SECTIONALISM.
"How would this balance of pow
er affect the present national par
ties?" . ... .
"It would strengthen the republi
can party in the first instance by
breaking up the solid South. It
might benefit the democrats in the
second instance by breaking up the
solid North. In any event, it would
have power to protect our industries
and our people, and to assert with
dignity and decisive result the de
termination' of the great body of
men who believe that govornments
were made for people, and that our
highest patriotism lies in the direc
tion of general prosperity."
GENERAL PRYOR SPOKE FOR THE
SOUTH.
-"How. are General Pryor's views,
as published in the Her aid, received
in the South?"
"General Pryor has expressed,
what was in the thoughts of ten
thousands democrats in the South
He has not spoken so much to the
South as for the South, and has
rendered the South new and incal
culable service."
"Do you think General Pryor will
be piesent at the proposed conven
tion." "He will certainly be invited.,,
"You seem to j think there have
been great changes in the South?"
"There was not a railroad track
or a bridge across Mason and Dixon's
line in 1860; not a passenger or
pound of freight cbuld enter or
leave the South without change of
cars. To day forty eight' railroads
cross that line of uniform gauge,
and the boundary line between the
North and South is utterly destroy-
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, April 5, 1889.
To the Editor of Hie Lenoir Topic:
Great interest was felt at the
Navy Department Wednesday in
the opening of the bids for the con
struction of an armored coast de
fense vessel. It was concluded gen
erally that the figures proposed by
building constituted a fair price
for the work. The appropriation
act under which the vessel is pro
posed to be built imposed a severe
limitation. It limited to $2,000,000
the cOst (exclusively of armor and
guns) of floating rams or other
naval , structures. This implied
that the $2,000,000 was to provide
for the construction of more than
one such defensive structures. A
torpedo boat had been contracted
for at a cost of $87,000, and this
left a little over $1,900,000, availa
ble, out of which, besides vessel and
machinery, anchors, .boats, etc.,
were to be supplied. So there was
much gratification felt at. the fact
that the proposals received were
rithin the available appropriation.
The new vessel will be a deparat
ure in design from any vessel in
the Navy, and Capt. Hichbom; who
is acting as Chief of the Bureau
of Construction, is confident that
she will be the most- formidable
vessel for her displacement of any
in the world, and able to cope with
any afloat. She approximates the
monitor type, and i3 of 5,000 tons
displacement in cruising trim.
When she goes into action by taking
on water ballast she sinks until her
deck is but sixteen inches above the
water level, thus diminishing the
size of the target exposed to an op
ponent. The sides covering the
machinery are to be covered with
sixteen inches of armor, besides the
protection afforded by the coal bun
kers. The barbettes containing the
guns are to be of sixteen inch steel,
and the deck will be of steel two
inches thick. ' She will be 261 feet
long, forty-nine feet beam, four
teen and a half draft and have
a spread of sixteen knots. At this
speed she can steam 632 miles, but
an ordinary speed (about nine knots)
she would travel 2,727 miles without
renewing her coal supply.
But the most remarkable feature
will be the tremendous power of her
armament. In the forward barbette,
mounted on a turntable and mani
pulated by hydraulic power, she will
carry a 16-inch rifle,, weighing 110
tons, and forty-nine feet long, one
of the largest guns afloat. In the
rear barbette there will be a 12-inch
rifle weighing forty-six . and a half
tons. A 15-inch dynamite gun,
fifty feet lopg, will project from
the bow, and in - other' places the
vessel 5 will carry six 1 33-pounders,
thr?3 O-j" ;rr,t7ro C-pc"nicr, rll
revolving cannon and rapid fire guns.
Machine guns and electric search
lights on a hollow steel military mast
will complete the ship, which will
talce threat and a half years to build.
The public which seeks the place
and office always tries to live up
with the Administration, at least
with the power which appoints.
This is seen to a marked degree in
the applications of the thousands
who' seek, the fourth-class Dostoffices.
If the application is addressed to
President Harrison as many are, the
supplicant spreads his army record.
If the Postmaster General comes
within the perview of the letter,
stress is laid on the activity of the
would-be postmaster in religious
work, and his acquaintances are
raked with a fine tooth comb to get
the indorsement of a minister, inva
riably Evangelical, and Presbyterian
if possible. . -v
But if it is Mr. Clarkson the
applicant whoops up his Republi
canism, exhibits his scars of party
service, shows the galls made on his
neck by the party collar and downs
the democracy in general.
Since the Oklahoma proclamation
was issued the General Land Office
has been beset with legal questions
from the neigborhood of the Terri
tory. Most of them cannot be an
swered, however, as the office makes
it a rule to give no opinions on
hypothetical cases. One question
is as to whether a man who already
has a homestead of eighty acres
elsewhere can take up another eigh
ty acre homestead in the new Ter
ritory. This case is covered by a
law which was passed- by Congress
on March 2. This provided among
other things, that a man who already
had an eighty acre homestead could
take up another eighty acre conti
guous to the first or anywhere else
in the public domain. It virtually
increased the homestead from 80 to
160 acres.
Shortly before Mrs. Cleveland
left Washington and at the request
of her friends, she had taken a
small panel photograph of herself
in one of her most simple and be
coming evening toilets, and yet one
that was not generally familiar to
the public. It is a black velvet
gown with front petticoat of Satin
made with a succession of lace floun
ces reaching from the pendanfs,
The bodice, unlike her usual style,
was cut low enough to show the
plump roundness of her neck and
shoulders and the sleeves was formed
of several graceful ropes of the jet.
The picture is full length, and
though smaller than most of her
others, is rar t. inmost piaesing ana
life like portrait of auy. Each of
her personal friends were made
appy by the gift, which was ac
ct mii pah ieti by a graceful little note
o farewell a few days pievious to
her departure for the North.
DESPERATE BOOMERS.
Likely to ba soms Trouble at the Rush in
j to Oklahoma.
Chicago, Ills., April 8. A dis
patch fom Aakansas City, Kansas,
says: The omcials of the aanta to
Railroad were busy yesterday invest
igating the story that the boomers
concealed in the woods of Oklahoma
had bancled together forthe pur
pose of destroying the railroad
bridges on the night of April 21st,
in order to- obstruct the , influx of
homesteads until the men concealed
in the county make perfect their
claims. It appears that the boomers
hiding are desperate. They have
selected and watched their claims
for years, and they now 'fear that
the new comers with the assistance
of rapid transit, may get the best of
them. ;,.
A meeting of these boomers was
held in the timber near Ok'ahoma
C ty last Thursday, and they can
vassed the situation. After the
meeting adjourned the Santa Fe
agent received notice that the bridges
would be burned and the trains
stopped on April the 22nd, as the
old boomers did not propose to jeo
pardize their chances by allowing a
flood of tender feet; to drop in the
land they had picked out. Detec
tives have been sent along the line
through the country and every pre
caution will be taken to prevent rail
way obstruction. There are twice as
many people now on the border a3
can be accommodated, under the
homestead act, in Oklahoma: many
of them repserent colonies and are
here as advance agents. There will
be men here representing colonies
from Washington, California Utah,
oiorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin and Alabama.
The eolonies'number from twenty to
twenty-five hundred persons.
Last evening twenty empty pas
senger coaches pulled into this city
on the Santa. Fe, attached to the
regular freight tram, and were run
into the yards to await the 22nd. A
railroader said that the Santa Fe
had four hundred cars already en
gaged by parties who desire house
hold goods removed to this point be
fore the 21st. The crowd has
increased here to such -proportions
that persons who get .their mail at
the free delivery windows at the
postoffice are compelled to form into
a procession, and then it is f requenty
1five or six hours before they can get
their mail. As a consequence of this
large influx of people here, real ea-
NUMBER 30
The sales of Saturday amounted to
$62,000. A dispatch from Bismark,
Dakota, savs: "The report that the
commission would soon be appointed
by the President to confer with the
Indians for the opening of the Sioux
reservation, is received with interest
among ine inaians at standing
Rock, who were headed by Sitting:
Bull, Gall, John Grass and other
notorious chiefs. The Indians are
pleased with the action of the gov
ernment in increasing the price to
be paid them from 50 cents per acre
to $1.25, and many of them nave ex
pressed their willingness to accept
terms of the treaty. Even Sitting
Bull and Gall, who were so bitterly
opposed to thetreaty submitted last
year, have given utterance 'to,
friendly expressions and there is lit
tle doubt of success among the whites
who visit the reservation. A recent
arrival from the Standing Rock
agency, says he is positive Sitting
Bull and Gall will accept the treaty.
The Smithfield Eire.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The old tewn of Smithfield, of
revolutionary recollections, lie's in
rnino A onraaninrr nnnflomaflAi
destroyed nearly every building in
the town Sunday evening, between
the hours of two and five o'clock.
A minimum estimate places the
total loss to the town at $100,000,
although it will probably exceed
that amount. I
The fire originated in the carraige
factory of S. R. & J. R. Morgan.
The origin is thought to have been
accidental. The wind was at a
terrible Height and swept the flames
over the little town like a hurricane.
Within two hours after the discove
ry of the fire almost the whole town
was in ashes. Many of the buildings
The flames at times leaped moun-
laius uisu, aau to Dame . against
them all attempts at resistance were .
utterly useless-- .
Morgan's carriage factory, where
the hre originated, is situated in the
block on th opposite Bide of the
street from the court house. This
block was totally consumed when .,
the' fire swept across the street into '
the block adjoining the court house.
The court house and jail caught '
once or twice but the flames were ;
extinguished. Almost every busi
ness house in the nlace was destroy
ed and a number of dwellings.
New York's Collector and Postmaster, a
Washington, April 4. The Pre
sident has decided to appoint Joel
H. Erbardt collector of custom at
XT XT l. n i : it- n.ii '
xn(v iurn. uorueuus van kjqii
will be appointed to succeed Post-
Deal & Deal.
The Racket JS tore.
Low Prices,
Short Profits.
When you want to buy for cash
or produce come to Deal & Deal's,
we can pay you highest price- and
sell you aroods at.prices so low that
you will bo pleased. We give yon a
few prices but can't .tell yon half
what we have to selli
ghoea, meus brogan double nole tl, $1 JB,
boj-3, 80c, 1 S , mens, congress 1 40, 1 W, iu, per
rair, mens lace, fine 1 8 , 1 to -pair, bojra Uee, v
fine 1 2, 1 40, pair, womens circular seam SI
pair, womois circular seam calfskin band
made 80c,ThiSia a job vrorth I50we wont keep
Them a week, shoes women One lace $1, 1 15,
pair, womens flno button $1, 1 15, 185, 140, "
womtma fine kid button 1 90, 8 25, S 50, misess
fine kid button 1 50, 1 75, incua pants Wc, 1 00,
1 25, 1 50, coats 3 00, cashmere all wool Baits,
5 03, 7 00, 8 oo, 9 0J, 15 0!, hats mens crush 85c,
to 3c, wool broad brim 40c, (HV, 83c, mens fur
1 lo, 1 -., l 60, ra wedge best fur 1 50, this raw
edge is a special bargain worth 8 83, hats
mens stiff wool bats 40c, fur 1 5), boys 8e,8Se,
50e, C5c, calicoes at 4c, 5c, 6)4, Indigo blues 8c,
ginghams 8c, 9c, yd worsted woUens 10c, 18X
isc, cashmere 8 c, 8c, canton flannel 10c,
bleached canton flannel 11c, danisb table
cloth turkey red 3c bleached 8c aiamnae 6c,
bed ticking 10c, 18c.
Table oil cloth 8 , 23, 8Sc yd,-fihawls He, 90;
tl, l 15, 1 S3, 1 75 each, Cashmere Shawls 1 3, .
140, 175 each. Ladies collars 8c, 10c, Ladies
collars andcutTs 8-Je, Handerchiefs 6c, H. 8.
6c, 10c, Japanese silk hdk's 5c, Turkey red
ndkfs 5c, 10c, Note'ifapcr gilt edge 60 quire.
Letter paper 10c Foolscap 10c, Writing tab
lets 5c, 10c, Books IV, Novels, History, Deteo
tive 6torles, Poems, gilt edge, 40c, Jewelry,
breast pins, 5, 10, S3c, Bangle pin c, DarUnf
10c, Baby and Pet 5c, Specks 5c, 10c per pair.
Lamps 80c, 40c, L, Glassware at 5c, beats all,
Flonr 8 50, Pork 8c, 9c, Coffee, 80c, 3c. Bugs
8Kc, 10c, grits 3c, 4c, New Orleans rlee 70,
Wash soap 5c, IV lb, biggest thing oat for
nlckle, Water buckets 13c, cedar, 3-hoop, 80a,
Tin buckets 10, 15, 80, 85c, Dish pans 15c, 89a,
Evaporated molasses honio made at 85c gaV
Horse collars 60c, Haines 45c, Traces 40c. 60a,
Shovels and 8padcs, steel, 6ie each, clevises
15c, 83c.