JL'IHI 1-5
Lid ; 3, Gentlemen and friends :
l'l s8 8 How me to express my heart
f t thanks for your liberal patron
.v:t as I an the originator of the
Grand Old BACKET,
which I, and I know the most of
joo, are proud of to-day, because it
8 the place of honest dealing, and
composed, I think, of honest men.
Hoping to haY6 a contmasd pat
ronage from our many friend,
I am most truiy,
T. E RACKET WEIGHT.
To my many friends;
I have been connected for 3 years
with the Old New York Racket.
In a7o foa nd them men of their
word. I have placed so much con
fidence in them that on last March
I become one of the firm. Thank
ing my many friends for their past
patronage as a clerk and double pat.
ronage since being united with the
firm. All we ask is gire us a trial
W. J. EAMSEUE
Your Ear, Please !
IwUh to say to my friends of Cald
well -nd adjoining counties that.my
connexion with the New York Back
et daring the year now coming to a
clo36 hits fully confirmed my faith
in a cash system. Our success is
conclusive evidence that our people
fully appreciate the advantages a
cash store can give to its customers
and our efforts to please have been
crowned 'with success beyond or
most sanguine expectation. We
pledge our best efforts to merit an
enlarged continuence of public favor
for the coming year, which we hope
to receivf, to the mutual benefit of
i nreelves and the people.
Respectfully,
GEO. W. COCHRANE
Being now engaged at the New
York Racket, I will be pleased to
have my friends and acquaintances
to continue to allow me to deal out
to them a hundred cents worth of
goods for every dollar they pay me,
and to those who have not given me
trial, I want to. say. that it will
take me only a short time to con
vince them that it will be decidedly
to their advantage to trade at the
Backet forever in the future Gome
and see. I shall always give you
faithful attention and be glad to
help you secure the bargains that I
know cannot fail to satisfy, '..
Yours to please,
G. P. JONES.
I want my lady friends to remem
ber that I am still at the New ork
Ricket store and as anxious to please
then as ever. Trade with me; it
will make me Smile and giye you
bargains. Men, you will always
find aie ready to do you (Wright.)
Boys, eld pards, come on, you know
39 As ever yours,
GEO. WRIGHT.
Allow me to gay to the numerous
patrons of the New York Backet
that if there is anything I can do
ice them in the way of selling good
goods Cheap, I will be pleased to do
so. We can save you money and
ycu know it, who bare tried us. We
haye bargains for you. Gome and
get them. Remember the store that
buy and cells for spot cash always
leads in prices. Yoflrs to please,'
GEO. F. COCHRANE,
AMDD
We want to say right here, you
kmw as well as we know that we
We never been undersold in this
place; and we know that we will not
bi We will have now in a few
diya all Kinds of
Xmas Tricks,
Nuta, Canditg, Baisini, and thous
ands of everything ; all kinds of
Tojs Everything bought right,
and we are going to sell them right.
buy your Toys and
XHAS THICKS "
until you see ouri. For we will
have what you want. Come to see
us " .' ' .-;:;;.v"v'.."7,Y '.
Your old standby,
THE HEW YORK
RACKET.
li tstwftt ttlL
State vine Landmark.
It gi3 out thai there will be
to inaugural ceremonies and no ball
(as has been the custom when Got
eruora are inaugurated) on the oc
casion of Got Rueaell'a inaugura
tion next mot.th.: The Charlotte
Observer i egrets that there it to be
co bail It thinks there should be
one ard that all of Judge Russell's
supporters nd their wives and
daughters should b invited to" at
tead it. We think this is fair and
just but it seems that right here is
where the trouble lies A Repub
lican tells the Raleigh News and
Observer that Judge Russell and
his friends are taking much unde
served credit to themselves over the
fact that by having no inaugural
ceremonies and no ball the tax
payers will be put to no cost on
account of the inauguration, TJiis
Republican, however, says they de
serve no credit for their pretended
patriotism; that they are anxious to
have a display of pomp and ceremo
ny but will not bacauss they know
he colored people will insist on
being prominent in the affair. To
get clear of the colored people,
therefore, they hare reluctantly
pat aside the pomp and ceremony.
This is very unkind to the colored
people, by whose votes Bussell was
elected, but it is the usual treatment
accorded them by their white al
lies. Speaking of inaugural balls, the
Raleigh people say that the balls at
Governor's inaugurations heretofore
have never cost the people of the
State a cent; that citizens of Raleigh
have always paid for them. It is a
pity the Raleigh psople couldn't
have mentioned this fact earlier.
The Democratic Legislature of 1893
appropriated 500 for the expenses
incident to Gov. Carr's inaugura
tion Notwithstanding some Re
publicans and Populists voted for
this appropriation, in the cam-aign
of 1894 fusionist speakers and news
papers charged that the Democrats
had spent $500 of the people'a mon
ey for a ball, and the Landmark
had a controversy with a couple ef
Fopnlist newspapers over' this very
matter Of course everybody knew
that all of the $500 had not been
spent f er the ball, but we could not
prove that the expemes of the ball
had cot been paid out of it, and
thus the charge that $500 bad been
spent vf or a ball had sense effect.
All that time we never heard a wprd
from the Raleigh people about their
paying for the ball.
However, the Landmaik jrill
agree right now not to print a word
of criticism about the expenditure
if the next Legislature will appro
priate $500 for the expenses of Rus
sell's inauguration, provided they
will have a ball and will use no dis
crimination in issuing invitations
to Bussell's supporters.
The Georgia legislature is wrest
ling with an anti-trust bill, aimed
principally at large manufacturers,
who are in the babit of allowing
larger commissions to dealers who
will handle their -products exclu-,
sively, than to dealers who also
handle the products of rivals. The
bill provides that any corporation
wh'trt violates the terms, shall be
denied the right to do business in
the State, and the agents of euch
corporations may be imprisoned.
The hone has already passed the
bill, aad it is now under -cpnsidera
tion in the senate. Much interest
is being manifested by representa
tives of the cil, sugar, tobacco, iron,
enuff and similar trusts.
Statb of Ohio, City op Toledo, )
Lucas County, J
Fbank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is the senoir partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney. & Co., ddng
business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid ; and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of
Hall's Catabbh Cure. -;
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 6th
m rt.tv A ll 1R9R-
aa ui i7iiuiwi. --' - - - -
. . . I Jx TV. jrAxuiA.wvj.i,-
'' Notary Public.
tt ill. li..U Pnva im laaTAn inter
nally and acta directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the yitcm
Send for testimonials free. $m r
F?J. CHENEY, & CO., Toledo,
Ohio. :;.-.'-
d Sold by Druggiste, 75o.
Hall'a Family run are sue
More Christmas J 5ifte
way, expected coon. Todd Bhe.i.
S
mu muiti rat
Morfastca H-rall.
Rv. J, S- Cerpenfcg having bvsa
caiieu to tie pstofte t. tee Bap
tist churches at Marion, Old Fort
ad Bridg'ewater, Dr. M. II. Lan
drdsa'a former charge, haa aeceptd
and entered up ia his duties. He
will reside at Marion.
The marriage of Mr- Last a el
Coffey and Miss Cora Riddle was
solemnizad at the residence of th
bridea nacle, r, P. J. Sisa stent,
in Morganton yesterday eTenicg at
1 :80 o'clock, , Rev Xelley If euck
perforaaiBg the ceraoaoay. The
happy pair left immediately for the
groom'i home at HedsoB, paid well
county. Both the bride and greooi
have ben employed at the State
Hospital for soma time. The bride's
parents liye in Yancey county.
We are glad to announce that
Mr. A. O, Avery, jr., Who was se
riously cut two weeks ago, is se
far recovered that yesterday he was
able to be removed from Dr. Lax
ton's, where he has been cenfiaed
since he was wounded, to his hoes.
Mr. Avery has displayed wonderful
nerve during his confinement.
This, together with a strong consti
tution, haa been greatly in his favor,
and without which it ia not be
lieved he could have gotten along
so well.
Rev. J. W. Jones, the presiding
elder of the Morganton district,
filled the pulpit of the Methodist,
church in Morganton last Sunday
morning and evening and there
'was a large attendance at both ser
mons. Mr. Jones is an able preach
er and all who heard him Sunday
were well pleased. He is no stran
ger, however, to many of our psopla,
having attended Hutherfora Col
lege for several years and having
preached in this county on several
occasions afterwards.
Capt. S. D. Dunavant ratorned
Tue3 lay night from West Virginia,
where a contract was awarded him
by the Chesapeake and Oaio Rail
road Company to build a branch
road of five miles in length leading
out from Deep Water, West Va.
Thia new road ia to be built for the
purpese of gaining access to coal
mines in that vicinity. Capt.
Dunavant'a pontract will amount te
about $75,000, and he will com
mence the work the first of Janua
ry. He will employ sevarel orer
seers and probably other help from
Burke.
TJncie John Ervin and his wife,
Mandy, colored, who run a restan :
rant in the Pearaon building on
Sterling street, ate some "hogheed
cheese" yesterdey and immediately
afterwards took violently siok. Dr
Anderson was called in and gave
them all the attantion possible. Ha
prouonnced their condition serious.
A hack waa sent for and Uncle
John and Aunt Mandy ware taken
to their home, , where they are still
Terysicky
It is believed that Uncle John
and his wife were peisoned from
eatin'a the "hog head cheese" and
that the poison came from the ves
sel in which the cheese was -made.
The residence of Mr. A. C. Gun
ter at Rutherford College, tan
miles east of Morganton, waa de
stroyed by fire about five o'clock
Monday morning. Mr- Gunter's
business at Asheville requires a
great deal of hts tima there and h6
'vaa in Asheville at the time of the
fire Miss Ola Gnntr and her
little auter, daughters of Mr. A. C
Gun ter, were the only occupants of
the house Sunday, night,' and we
learn they say that they had had
no fire in the kpnsa in twenty-four
hoars It is belityed that the fire
waa of incendiary origin
. We did not learn how much of
the contents, waa saved, if any, car
whather thera was any insurance on
the fccuse or hot. , '
. Old Pupil.
Old people who re quire medicine
to regulate the bowels " and kidneys
'will find the true reaaeiy in Elec
tric B ttars. Tnii medicine does
not stimulate and contains no whis
key nor other intoxicant, but aota
as a touio aei alterative. It acta
mildly ot the sto caeca and bowels,
adding atrugta.aa44 giving tone te
the brgsna.thTeyi aeing Nature
ia the performance mi the functieas.
Electrio Bitters ia an excellent ap
petiztr an! eids dueation. Old
People find it jut axactiy what Itey
need.. Price fifty ceacs ;aad $l 00
per bottle at Told A Saall's Drug
BWrei
UpNOIR, N. C TTJBSDAT DEOEIilBEIi S9. 1806.
ifiltlisil fisoslssltitrs.
aUtearliULudau-k.
Qaitt . cu W of couttie !n
the State are taking advaaiage of
the provision, of s t ne county
geTernntent lav, which allewe the
defeated party ia va eounty ipre
aaatatiea on the -board ofcemmia
aienera upon a preper ptition being
piteemted, to ike jreeident and pre
siding judge er the Superior Court.
The Lead mark, hae at right to ad
vise and doeane attempt to advise
the Demecreta ff other .ceuntiee as
to tha'r aotien ia ti pristiaas, but
we think it would be better te go
alow abeat it. Tht la was ade
by the fuaioniats, but where they
have elected tha ceasausiensrs . we
think they shenld, in meat caseabe
allowed to assume the full responsi
bility and be held to account accor
dingly Of course where it is known
or believed that the cemseissiencra
elected are inpmpataa jlr.cerrupU
it may be necessary, for self-protect
tion, to take advUjra of the lew.
Bnt if Daasocrata allow partisan
feeling or other raiont io influence
them to aek for additional commia
aionera the act will almost certainly
redound to their political disadvan
tage hereafter, and it will also incite
their political enaraies to 'retaliate
in counties wheia tfca Damocrate
haye elected the commissioners,
thus engendering bad feeling and
making unnecessary txpenses for
the tax payer. ,
The Landmark not only believes
in fair play, but believes it would
be. -good politics in the counties
where the fusionists have elected
the commissioners to let; them have
full swing ualsss the. interests pf
the coauty are casiiered in too
great danger. This is car feeling
about the matter an4 ".? should so,
express it if Iredali b.. elected a
fuaicu iQtad ef a Dsmocratio
beard.
The aulun cf To it;
sj saia to
b conaidrbly miffed at whatPrtS
ident Cl4V!aod had ia sav in
his
message ia regard ten iae treatment
of the Armenians. lUitapha Bay,
the Turkish asinistar at Washing
toa, haa called npon 8ecretaryi Oj
miy ahent the matter. The com
plaint ef the Turk is that the pres
ident has referred te only one side
of the matter. Hevid ss net deoj
that the Armenians are receiving
.pretty harsh treatment: but he
claim! that they have themselves
alone to blame, and he wants the
president to explain . the matter to
the American peeple. It is not
customary, however, for the presi
dent to held hinuelf raipoisible to
any foreign govsranant for any
thing he might say to eeng resa.
iiitlir Sililii Im ti lis crtfi.
i
At Rocky Valley, is adjoins
ceunty, there waa euriid last week
a prominent man who eaight be yet
an ornament te sociaty, had he not
neglected the advice ef bis friends,
to such an extent, that ke can be
said to have died by bi ewn wish.'
Mr. Jones had at fit a slight cold,'
neglected, it became serious. Hie
friend a adviaed the geat Cough.
Remedy, Sympkvx He refused
every sepaal by his f iinda. As a
natural mult he giev rse and;
died. Ye that are. suffering with
ceughs and colds beware that you!
do not lay yourself liable to the same '
charge and fill a premature , grave,
but take Symphyx at once and live.
Columbia State. The final tabu
lation of the popular vote by the
United-Associate Presses more than
confirms the estimates we havofrora
time to tima published, The vote
OASt lacked puly 75.000 of reaching
the 14,000,000 mark, the increase
Ofer the last proceeding election be
iig 1,813,000, an enersacua gir-.
McKtnley'e plurality, t stead of
being 1,500,000, aa the goldites
long churned, waa 600,000. Bryan
received ,508.000 l vott. agaicat
4,554,000 for ClavelanJ in 1892, an
increase of 954,000. - Paleser and
Buckner were given only 132.000,
or one-fiftieth as many as Bryap,
and less than one per cent fif th
total Tote, pripartioas we hal ch
pleasure . of predicting . before the
election. McKialey's saajtrity ever
all is less than 309,000.
" Executor's Notice.
Th madeljrne karlnr aallSd a axata
tor mt tha aatata efBlaaar Deal. deaad.
beret77 8ivtaitotUateaUpa'tiao!Dr aald
aetata to coma forward and maka aef ltnnt.
and all partle holdloc claim rtlat al t
astata ara raialrad to praatat th-a w lib la
twtlra taontka or taiaaUc wi 1 b - pladef
In narot their raajrarj. Thl Decita. UH.
i.T, BLAta, Xxeamtor.
! "tit t Clsck lit.
They laughed r.ght merrily at
bira :
"And eo," said they, sh prom
ised to be your wife if' Bryan was
elected?"'
The rws of the bet h-.d jastcome
tothem.
"It is true," he replied.
"Poor fool V thej continued.
"She was jaet bating fun with you."
'Perhaps," he answered; but
yon 'haven't noticed me weeping
any very bitter tears, have you? I'm
satisfied."
You didn't weather, then."
"Well, I'm satined that she
should win the fcet."
What does she win?" they in-quired-
.... Me " he answered, with consid
erable satisfaction. "I waa to be
her husband if McXinley won,, and
she was to be my wife if Bryan
proved victorious. Perhaps some
of you gentlemen can five me les
sons in the art of betting, but I
don't believe if"
And there waa a general disposi
tion to agree with him.
SCRIBHER'S
MAGAZINE
A RED LETTER YEAR
187.
FOR
HPHE ENTIRE NOVELTY of
: many of the plans for 1897
is noticeable. For instance, the
series devoted to
"London as seen by Charles Dana
Gibson." Mr Gibson has not be
fore appeared as a writer. He vis
ited London lest summer for Sc&ib
neb's Magazine, ;for the purpose
of depicting with pen and pencil
those scents and types which the
hufe metropolis presents in end
less variety.
Of like novelty is the first con
siderable Novel by Richard Hardin?
Davis, "Soldiers of Fortune." Tbe
hero is one of the most vigorous
men that Mr. Davis has drawn.
Illustrated by a D. Gibson.
"The Conduct of Great Business
es. " A beautifully illustrated se
ries of articles of which the fol
lowing are already completed ;
"The Great Department Store
"The Management of a Great
Hotel." .
"The Working of the Bank."
"A Great Manufactory.
"Undergraduate Life in Ameri
can Collages." A series of ar tides
touching upon the life of our older
universities as represented by the
doings of the students themselves.
Judge Henry E. Howland writes
on "Undergraduate Life at Yale."
Mr. James Alexander on "Prince
ton," and Robert Grant and Ed
ward S. Martin on "Harvard."
"Japan and China since the
War" will be a most interesting
group of articles richly illustrated.
"The Unquiet Sex." Under the
title of "The Unquiet Sex," Mrs.,
Helen Watterson Moody will write
a series of articles: "Woman and
Reforms " "The College Bred Wom-
an,'f "Woman's Clubs," and "The'
Case of Maria" (a paper on domes
tic service. )"
W. D. Howells's "Story of a
Play." In tMs Mr. Hoaells gives
us the best novel he has ever pro
dnced in his delightful vein of
light c medy.
Hor to Travel Wisely with a
minioann of w ar and tear must be
regarded, a n art little understood
Mr.; Levi Morris Iddings, ia two
articles, will effar a variety of use
ful suggestion 8 and data on "Ocean
and land travel " . This will be hap
pi!y rounded out by an article from
Mr. Richard Harding Davis on
Travellers One Meeta; Their Ways
and Methods." The illustrations
by American and foreign artists
will be highly pertinent.
It is impossible in a small
space to even mention the many
attractive features ibr 1897. A
beautiful illustrated booklet has
been prepared, which will be sent,
postage paid, on request
Scribnee's Magazine $3.00 s jr.,
J - ' 25 cts. a copy. . '.
CHARLES SORIBNER'S SONS,
153-157 Fifth Avenue. N. Y.
TjH
lJTh nut all" ItsI MlAS.
Uou&n byrup. Tames
la time. (Sold by ore
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Absolutely Pure.
odebrmted for ita gnat leaTenlng remgth
aad healtaolaM. Amm tha food agaisat
almm and aU forma of adulteration oommoa to
tho cheap brand.
BOYAL BAKISO PQWDEB oO. XxwToSK.
The battleship Texas haa come in
for a great deal of discustan in na
val and shipbuilding circles lately.
Most of the naval officers, and most
of the shipbuilders, have expressed
opinion that the big ship ia com
paratively worthless. There his
been a strong suspicion, however,
that the principal objection to the
Texas lay in the fact that she waa
built in a southern ship-yard. Pre
vious to the building of the Texas,
all the naval vessels had been con
stucted in northern ship-yards.
The Texas'was built at Norfolk, Va.
But now it would seem that the
controversy should come to an end.
Secretary Herbert, of the navy, has
announced the result of a carefnl
official .investigation, and clainT
that the Texas is all right aa goot',
in every respect, as any other ship
ever built in America.
A DANDY THING) TO SELL.
I have been doing so well thia summer sel
ling combination dippers that I think it ia
mj duty to tell others about it. I have not
made aa much money as some I read about,
but I never make less than S3, and often as
a day; the dipper can be used as a fruit Jar
filler; a plain dipper; a fine strainer; a funnel;
a strainer funnel, a sick room warming; pan.
and a pint measure, These eiht different
uses makes the dipper such, a necessary
article that it sells at nearly every house, aa
it is so cheap. You can get a samp e ty
sending, as I did, 18 two cent stamps to pay
postage, etc., to W H. Balrd 4 Co., Station A.
fittsburg, Pa and they will mall you a dip
per, and you can go right to work- Any one
can make S3 or a a day anywhere.
A Reader.
A cablegram from Caracas indi
cates quite a serious state of affairs
throughout Venezuela. Although
President Crespo is inclined to ac ,
cept the terms4 of the treaty recently
negotiated between the United
States and Great Britian, the pee
ple are not disposed to be so sub
missive. There is talk of revolution
This talk has become so serious in
fact, that the president has fonnd
it necessary to issue a decree order
ing all private citizens owning arnu
and ammunition to deposit them
with the ministry of the interior.
The time set for the expiration o
the decree is set on the day that
cengiesa conyenes. At present
there seems to be every reason to
believe that there is going to be
some trouble.
ACHAKCX TO MAKX MOXXY,
I read how one of your rabecribera mad matey
aelllng Diabwaahera; I ordered one; and my lady
friends were charmed, aa they hat dlah washing
My brother and I commenced selling them, aad,
have made (1.700 after paying all expanses. M a
dont canvass any. Oar safes ara all made at born;
People oome or send for them, The Mound Cltr
Dlah Washer is the beat Dlah waaher on tbe mart at
Cor basiness is increasing, and we ara going to;
keep iiht on, until we make ten thousand dollars I
We sell from 5 to 15 machines every day, and soma
days more. The Dishwasher la lovely, every;
housekeeper wants one. There U no excuse to be;
po r when so mock money can be -made aallug,
DUh Washers. Tor FnU particulars, address the
Mound City Dish Waaher eo., Bt. Lonla,. Mo.
They will start you on the road, to saceesa.
A aeadsr.
attuliji Siw Mill alfij nd ' Tlabif Und
QwBirsI
Any one having stum page, or
timber land for sale will do well to
call at the office of the Wilson Lum
ber and Milling Co.
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.
last week I cleared, after paying aU my
expenses, $355 85, the month previous I JO and
have at the same time attended to oter
duties. IbeUeve any energetic person i n
do equally as welL as I have had very Uttli
experience. The Disk Washer is Just love'y
and every family van's one, which makes
selling very easy. I do no canvassing. Peo
ple hear about the Dish Washer and eome cr
send for one It is strange that a good, cheap
Dish Waaher haaaever before been put on
the market. The Mound City Dish Washer
fills this bill, with- It you can wash ana dry
the dishes for a family of ten in two minutes
Without wetting your hands. As soon as
peopla seethe washer work they want one.
You can make more money and make it
oulcker than with any house hold article on
the market. I feel convinced that any lady
or gentleman can make from til to SMper
day around home. You can get f uU particu
lars by addressing Th Monro Cirr Digs
Wabhzk Co., 8. Louis, Mo. They hlp you
J ret started, then you ean make money awfil
aat. A. L.C.
Tki fcf ink Jpisa Frii tiljL
I read from the Christian Standard tha
Miss A. M' Fritz. Station A St. Loafs, Mo.
would give an elegant plated book spoon to
anyone aending her ten S-eent stamps. I sent
for one and found it as useful that 1 showed
it to my friends, and made ii&ftQ In two hours
taking orders for the spoon. The hook spoon
Is a household necessity. It cannot s ip Into
the dish or cooking vessel, bring held in the
place by a hook ou the bark The spoon la
something that housekeepers have edl
'ever since spoons wre first invented, taj
one can get a samples spoon bv aending tea-cent
stamps to Miss Fritz. This la a splen
did way to make money aU around,
Yerytruly, annetteB.
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ing public both day and night
When yon want to 4 'git there"
just ask for one of our fast
horses.
Lirery, Feed and Sale Stable
Buggies, Wagons and) Harnisi.
We will, enlarge our business -so
as to meet all demands. Just tell
us what you want and we will cheer
fully senre yon at
Beason-
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apier
Bates.
A. 8. ABBRNBTHY.& SON,
Lenoir. N. 0.
A HORSE I A HORSE
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
Buggies and WagontT)
A bis: lot of Harness.
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Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
and Everything In Har-
ness Une.
DONT FAIL TO BUY NOW 1
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