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PIANOS I - PIANOS! TH I RTY WILL BE SOLD AT FACTORY COST. Sale Began on Saturday Morn ing. December 2nd, at 217 South Elm St., and Lasts' 10 pays No Longer Are You Interested In Purchasing a piano? If so, Lend Me Your Ear, and You May Have Sweet Sounds at Home To-Morrow Evening A Plain Business, prosposition, That Will Save You Many Dollars in the purchase of a High-Grade Piano. Xo those who may be interested in the purchase of a piano : I have an un usual proposition to place before you one i that has never been made to the general public In Greensboro before and cc ay never be made again. It is a plain business proposition, and we are quite sure it will meet the approval of ajl who contemplate buying a piano. It ie this : We desire our pianos to be eil known in this and surrounding cities. We propose they shall be.r We know they are as good as money and brains can produce and; of the very highest possible grade. We want you to know it to see them, to test their tone, touch, and mechanism will con virice you. We point , to our pianos, the pianos we will offer you, with pride, and ask any one to criticise tbm, to find one weak point. We are here for a short time only to thoroughly introduce our instruments, ani in order to doo will place thirty where they will do the most good in Homes m this ciry and vicinity. We are aware it will take heroic measures to accomplish, thia in so short a time, bat as an inducement will make them at just factory wholesale cost, merely adding freight and drayage.- We are convinced, by past experience that where once used a demand for them is created, and as we are the manufac turers, having no agent here, can offer you a piano from the maker to the buyer at one profit The. large stock selected for -this Introductory sale was shipped here in carload lots. 'o salesmen are employed ; no com. minions are paid to agents, canvassers er music teachers, in fact every item of fcipenee usually added to the cost of a piano, which the purchaser pays, is shut off.- Quoting from a well known musical journal published in New York city, "It does hot need a great deal of argu ment to show that in all human indus try the great item of expense is not o much the cost of production as it is the cost o! bringing the goods to market and then to the home of the customer. Who has not heard the statement that itcostasmuch to sell a piano as to make it?" '- . Iu buying a piano at this introduc tory sale "you simply steplnon the ground flq.or and shut off all profit and expense usually added to the cost of an instrument. . You buy direct from the manufacturer, when he is willing to eell you at factory wholesale cost in order to Introduce his goods. - The sale begins to-morrow . morning at 217 South Em street, and lasts ten days -no longer. We give facts and name the prices. We are pleased if you are particular, and if we cannot save you from 1100 to $300 in the purchase of a high grade piano will not ask you to 'buv. -V We cannot quote prices on all the pianos offered, but as an example of bowtrjey are marked will quote fol lowing:, A grand piano in an upright case, highest possible grade, and retails in lay market for $500. The case is double veneered on hard wood, Circas s:ao, Italian, or Burl Walnut, . English 0k or San Domingo Mahogany, ex tensive music desfc, roll .fall board, t'egently hand-carved raised panels, 'gestsize $289 to $294. The same Pia&o as above described except medi &aeize. Elegant raised panels in Gir ae'aUn,' Walnut. English Oak, Ma hogany $258, $400 pianos for $226, "23 pianos with harp or mandolin at 'ichment $248. Pianos that are sold by agents and ealersor $200 and $225 are marked The above prices are for pianos only -ot delivered anvwhere in' the citv. etools and scarfs will be furnished at Jst prices as follows : Best stools, Jf-jO each. Fine scarfs $2.00 each. Ech andeverv niano offered at this Mis brand new and fully warranted. Terms $ "" no'eK. arr iSIO rr month and t'S per month buys many of 'hem. SlT rior" rant intnrPRt. ivill he Jt-irged on all deferred payments. No count for cash except saving of in ;re". I will ship pianos to reliable ctorcers in neighboring towns on .our pocket and call early Monday rnicp fnr hnir rvf hnrrainB ' C.. '!!lion, faccory agent, 217 South Elm ".eet (z, u : vr r Corporations with an accreffate Pital of jnore than $500,000,000 pparing to move out oi tne ate nf tiu-T; j .ii:u "evp Ynrk- oitxr Tho nhiaf rea. l . "g'6ucu lor iae rauicai uuougc K a I r , .1 i J : 1 UM.A .ls ature and courts of Illinois Oi1 r j,. j I""-11 eu uiBtiuvwjf au bum "comnlpYinn in IpgtiqI Atinn and ,.. A v . decisions the corporations )Ve decided to retaliate by with- n2 their interests, to other CAUSED BY BAD WATER. Concluded from page 6. soil pipe because It was too dark for them. The fly must be exclud ed in this instance as a cause. In passing I should say that there was no possibility of the contami nation of the drinking water by this patient. The MiDu There was no reason to suspect the milk, all of which was obtained from! the college dairy, and the fact that only fourteen of thirty eight patients drank ' milk when well, and the further fact that not a Bingle case of sickness occurred in four families who bought milk from the college negatives this possible and not Infrequently prob able source of infection. The Drinking Water. The water supply was obtained from the city water works and three wells, one at the Teague house across the street from the college, rented for,a dormitory, lo cated within ten feet of the house sewer, one at the wooden dormi tory within 20 feet of one of the main sewers and one in tho open space between the administration building,-the brick dormitory- and the dining room, about 125 feet from the leaking soil pipe and fully as far from' the sewer of the main building. This well is about 40 feet in depth, 10 feet being in earth and the remaining 30 in what appeared to be in solid rock. Sam ples from all four of these sources was sent to the state chemist for analysis by Dr. Mclver as soon as the diagnosis ot typhoid fever was made, and the analyses were made on the 19th of -November.: The chemist pronounced those from the three wells, from the chemical point of view, good drinking water, and that from the city supply bad, owing to the high percentage of al buminoid ammonia, though he stated that it might be due to veg etable contamination as was doubtless the case from falling leaves in the stream furnishing the city water. As soon as J learned that the disease was typhoid fever, I wrote President Mclver, suggest ing that he write Dr. Anderson, at Wilson,- the bacteriologist of the board, for the section of the state including Greensboro, for steril ized bottles and have a bacterio logical examination of the, waters made, as it was much more impor tant than a chemical. He did so, the bottles came, the samples were taken, packed and carried in person by Prof. Joyner to the express office and receipt taken on Friday, November 24th. On Monday morning Dr.McIver tele graphed Dr. Anderson of the result of the examination for the meeting of the board of directors that night. He replied that the water bad not been received. Inquiries showed that the box had never left the ex press office at Greensboro. I men tion this to explain the delay at which the people were growing im patient, and would add that bac teriological examinations require several -days. Other bottles were immediately sterilized, new sam ples taken and gotten off that night, the express company exert ing themselves to hurry them for ward. ' Dr. Anderson's report has been received. It shows the water of the Teague well and of the central well near the brick dormitory to be infected with intestinal bascilli, and that of the other well and city supply to be free from hafmfu.1 germs. Explanation The general impression, with a reservation aff to the bacteriologi cal examination, was that the leak ing soil pipe was the cause of the fever, on the theory that every time the door of the butter room was open a draft of air from the outside blew over the sewerage sat urated earth through'the ventilated opening in the wall carrying with it the germs and infecting the but terand possibly other food pro duct? in the general store-room, the door of which is ten feet from that of the butter room and opens on a connecting passage. This condition was unsanitary in the highest degree, and sewer gas in sleeping and living rooms is un doubtedly a cause of disease, but being extremely sceptical, to say the least, as to the aerial transmis sion of typhoid fever, I could not accept this theory, though I feared I would be compelled to do so. The cause, whatever it was, -was com mon to all the residents in the col lege, either food or drink, partaken of by all, as the sickness was impar tially scattered through the three widely separated dormitories. The central well was the only one used by all. Its location, 125 feet from the nearest sewer, slightly up hill, and 30 feet through solid rock made its-infection seem very im probable. But "solid" rockr gen erally has cracks in it, and from somewhere, most probably,of course, in the . leaking soil pipes, which may have been leaking for several years It was put in in 1895 the sewerage traveling very slowly, per haps, and just reaching .. the well this fall, bacteria found only in the intestine of man or animal have gotten into that well. The sur roundings exclude animal origin. The specific germ of typhoid fever is closer kin to some say Identical with the ordinary intestinal or colon, bascillus, its habitat and habits being much the'same, and drinking water contaminated with human sewerage, although the bas cillus typhosus may not be isolated, which is a difficult thing to do, is regarded as a sufficient cause for the disease. The objection that the outside students drank of this same water! would meet by saying that they were in the institution only five or six hours a day five days in the week, that women proverbially drink very, little water too little for their own good gen erally and that small doses of the poison do not cause the dssease al ways. Then some are more sus ceptible than others hardly more than 10 per cent, succumb to full doses. ; 0 Care of tho Sick. 1 ... I went through the infirmary and saw the arrangement and manage ment, and I do not hesitate to say that with skilfull physicians, train ed nurses, good surroundings and an affectionate interest on the part of every one connected with the college, the sick could not be cared for better anywhere. The Management In the light of what has occurred it is easy to say that those in con trol of the institution are to blame. I think not any more than we all are under similar circumstances. As I understand it, the plumbing was let to responsible parties, the contract being for a "first class" job, and there seems to have! been no reason to suspect the leak; for a particular inquiry of the young lady who was in the butter room every day developed that she had not noticed any odor, other; than usually found in all. basements. None of us has his well examined bacteriologically unless there is reason to suspect it. Situated as it is the contamination of the cen tral well appeared hardly possible. If the management were deserving of criticism in the least it would 8 u rely come from the friends of the sick. With a remarkable unani mity they commend it in every re spect. It was particularly requested by the board of directors to state in thia communication that they had by formal resolution, expressed their approval of the action of the executive committee and their ap preciation of the conduct and work during this trying ordeal of Presi dent Mclver and the members of the faculty, and their entire ! con fidence in him and them. I was also asked to say that the repqtof the physicians to the board was en tirely satisfactory. For myself I wish to say that I was more thor oughly convinced than ever of President Mclver's eminent fitness for his position, and that I shared the confidence of the board in the medical attendance. Conclusion j The old sewer has been entirely removed, the leaking terra cotta soil pipe has been replaced with iron laid in lead joints, the con taminated earth will all be removed, and the space disinfected and re filled, the wells will all be filled up, and the city water will safely be used, probably sterliized to insure its keeping safe, and every nook and corner of every building used by the students will be thoroughly disinfected with bichloride of mer cury and formaldehyde gas. In short, everything that science and common sense may suggest will be (done, and in my opinion residents in the State Normal and Industrial College' will hereafter be safer than ever before, and that no old student need hesitate to return or new one to enter for fear of typhoid fever. There is no reason why the great usefulness of this noble institution should be impaired. i Moral on Behalf of the Board of Health. Every city and town should have an expert inspector of plumbing, and require inspection by him of every Job before it is covered up and accepted, and all public insti tutions and private boarding schools and other establishments , with plumbing, should require a similar inspection. Wells near sowers or any accumulation of pith, especial ly of human origin, are dangerous. Guard with jealous care the purity of your drinking water, B. H. Lewis, M. D., Secretary State Boardof Health. The dissolute habits of many chaplains is causing trouble in the armv- Manv of them are said to oe aaaictea to tne arm ubuii. Bern the f- f Th3 Kind Yoa Haw Always Bocgfct si BY A LONE HIGHWAYMAN. Oaring Robbory of an Express Car on tho Southern ; Railway Charleston, 8.C, December 1. An unknown white masked man robbed a Southern Express Company car near Branchville, S. C, on the Southern Railway. - The train had just left the station, when Messengers Bamsey and Rhodes were covered with two revolv ers held in the bands of the stalwart robber. One . messenger was made to stand with his bands over bis head and the other was commanded to hand over the money packages io the safe. Seventeen hundred dollars were secur ed and the robber, after warning the messengers not to put a . foot outside of the car until the train bad got under headway again, pulled the bell cord and jumped off as the train slowed up. The conductor saw the robber escap ing alongside the track, but thinking him a tramp, signaled the engineer ahead. When the train got under headway the messengers came out and told their story. The car was a combination baggage and express car and the door bad been opened to permit the conductor to reach the baggage section, which was in the forward end of the car. It was on account of this fact that the robber was able to enter the car. One of the safes in the car which escaped the rob ber's. notice contained $8,000. The sheriff of Dorcester, with six men and two hounds have been hur ried to the scene of the robbery. A special from Branchville says that two men committed the robbery, but messengers, who arrived in Charleston, say that there was only one robber. The special further states that the thief will surely be taken, as the coun try around the scene of the robbery is being thoroughly scoured by several large posses who have trained dogs with them. . WOMEN IN TROUBLE. The Approach, of Motherhood is the . Occasion of Much Anxiety to ai Every woman dreads the ordeal through which she must pass in becom ing a mother. The pain and suffering which is in store for her is a source of constant anxiety, fear and dread, to say nothing of the danger which the coming incident entails. 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S $ Building, South Elm Street. $ deduction IN . . . inery 1 Having prepared for my usual (Nor mal College patronage, which is cot nflT hv rh nreaent su&Dension of the school, I find a large stock on my hands which I wish to rednce, and in order to do so will sell during the month of December at greatly reduced prices FOR CASH ONLY. On Friday and Saturday of each week I will have a SPECIAL SALE OF TRIMMED GOODS and shall offer some rare bargains. See these before buying. My stock is fresh and up-to-date in every par ticular. Mrs. 11. C. Weatherly, 109 R MARKET STREET. Headache bad? Get Dr. Miles' P&ln Pills. Mill We have them in Long and Short Larg e or Small. Every Kind and Style. As the weather has been warm, we find we have more than we want, so we have decided to re duce the price to lower the amount. Overcoat weather is here and likely to stay for six months, and if you are thinking of buying Overcoats, Heavy Suits or warm Under wear, it will pay you to look through OUR BIG STOCK. Respectfully, STi Wholesale and Is Tasteless and Qunrantood to Curo Chills and Fovar and all notarial Troubles. Does Not Contain Quinine Hot Otner Poison. Does Not Injure the Stomach Nor Effect the Hearing. W. A. McLarty & Son, Dime Box, Tex., My: "Bamon's Pepsin Chill Tonlo is the best we have ever candled. Mr son prescribes it in his practice, and says it is the only Chill Tonic which a child can take without injury to the stomach.'' Price 60c BROWN MFG. COn Prop'rs, Greenerille, Tenn. is ins a M If 1 M Successor to 123 South Elm Street, Greensboro, N. C. Next door to Fariss' Drug Store. ME IBS OF iLl S7DH IS, ' TVII03Li338A.3L.I3 A.NI 3133TA.I3L.. i i . New Machines from $16.00 up. Needles. Oil and Sewing Machine Sup plies for all Machines. KIMBALL PIANOS ANI ORGANS. I PIANOS, from $175 up; ORGANS, from $35 up. Goods shipped direct from factory to customer If directed. Gallon or write us for catalogue and prices. Save agents' commissions and local dealers' profits. Send us your address and we will cheerfully call at your home and show goods without any cost to you. " ' . ' - We are General Factory Representatives for W. W. Kimball Co., Ghlcaco. Manufacturers of Pianos and O Tirana. 2 Our Fall Stock ! IS TOW IH. It is the largest and most com plete line of 8 IN THE Prices as low as are consistent with good quality. Call and see our stock. - 312 South Elm THE PATRIOT Thrice-a-Week New York World ! Oro-e "Z"ear, Only $1.60. Children Cry for LENOX FechbeUner, FUUel A CY ML Retail Clothiers. & ?J2 Chill Tonic m Jones & Cox, i 1 SOUTH. St., Greensboro. Pitcher's Castoria; 0 r
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