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To our many patrons Icr their favors during
H the past season are respectfully; tendered. : r
Our business has been larger than our force could
possibly handle and we beg that any short
" coming in service, be pardone4.i f - ?
-With a greater stock, increased and improved
facilities, you are assured of prompt, correct
J attention to your orders. - rj':
Wedding Presents in a complete assortment.
GEORGE HQWWETi
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dec28tf
Joweier ana Suvorsmltn,
i f 12 North Frbntstreet
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We now have a full stock of Breeck-loadins? Guns of 1 several stand
ara mniifaotaree Loaded Shells of all kinds, Gun Oases, Leggings,
-Shooting Coats, Eats; in fact a full assortment ot season goods in the
above line. - We san make attractive prices. ,
-We are Agents for Hazard Powder and Tashan's Shot.- r . ...... L
WM. E'
SPR1GER fi CO.,
PnrcflU Baildln?.
Truckers
Apply now a 100 pound bag of NITRATE. OF POTASH on
an acre as a top-dresser, anl see what it will do.
Oue hundred pounds of NITRATE OF POTASH used
now will have more effect than a ton of fertilizer.
- Guaranteed Chemical j Soluble Ammonia 16 per cent..
Analysts, j ( Actual Potash 44 " ,
For sale only by . ! ' i " - '
SIVIITH-DAVIS CO.j Importerd,
Wilmington, N. 0. " , Y. M. C. A. Building.
Peruvian Guano and high &rade materials of all kinds.
dec 13 tf v - .- - 1
m&N HATS
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Four hundred and fifty new ready to wear Hats just arrived.- Also
a big lot Cloaks, Waists, Skirts aaA Petticoats' Our
line is now
Our
complete and everything is up to date in style and prices
" stock is much larger than before, and am sure we can make it to
your advantage if you call on us before buying. . '
. PARIS mLLIMERI BHPORIDH,
129 Market Street. Wilmington, N. 0.
f ; Raleigh :News5idiObrerver:
The proposed; compulsory education
law hbs many obstacles to overcome
ne inipmet of iniihutured.
tobacco from Winston-Salem during
December : footed p : ; 3,213,070
pounds. .. This la an InQrease of j!3Ii
76 i pounds "over; Decembeirill9w3
The shipments thafmonth amount
ed to,031,310 pounds.?; j " 4
j Three' suits have already i been
instituted asainst the city of- rwin
ston as a result of the reservoir dis
aster on Wednesday morning, jSTovi
2. The complaints have not j been
filed, hence the amount of damages
claimed is not yet.kndwn. " "
jrCSarlotte Obsemr;th?
Greenville,- S, O.;- News says the
South Carolina' dispensary is: run
ning dangerously near the 'rocks of
destruction, and it Is of the opinion
that the high-license lifeboat; may
save it. Another instance in -which
the theory was beautiful, but. the
practice most abominable. f
i . Charlotte Observer : After a
conference with his cabinet, the
President has decided' that no ad
ministration measure In . regard , to
railroad fre:ght . rates will be urged
on Congrees. : That body will be ex
pected to prepare its own measure,
font will be based on the views the
President is known to entertain; -i
At High Point on Friday morn
ing at 1 o'clock, the mutilated re
mains of Jeff Beasley, of Randleman,
aged 17 years, - was found on the
track of the Southern : Railway.- A
passing train had ran over his; body;
The conductor and train crew - did
not see the young man on the train
and it is ofisourse inferred that he
was. beating his way at the time of
the accident. , '- , : , r
Charlotter Chronicle: Another
ship, this time a big steamer, has
been caught on the treacherous
shoals of Hatteras. , Ships will con
tinue to meet their fate there until
the government has solved the light
house problem. A 1'ght Bouse that
will resist the terrible -force of the
waves at that: point has sol far baf
fled the skill of modern engineer
ing. ' ' - :!".. :
A dispatch front Greensboro on
Friday says: Articles of incorpora
tion of the Franklin Kaolin Mining
Company have been forwarded the
Secretary of State. The capital
stock is $35,000, subscribed by New
York parties and J. E. Sinclair and
8. J. Fisher, of AsheviUe. The com
pany will mine and refine kaolin and
other clays in Macon countyi The
lands Were , purchased from! State
Corporation Commissioner Sogers
and others. The corporation attorney
is Judge H. B. Stephens, of Ashe
viUe., r . . - m -:h
Charlotte Chronicle: We are
indebted' to Mr. Joe Klouse for a
notice of the death of "Big John"
which occurred at Lowesville, Lin
coln county, a few days ago. The.
deceased was 18 months old, and
when dressed and thrown on the
scales tipped the beam at -605 lbs.'
He was a hoeone of : the four-
legged kind,' with a leg on each com
ner, also a snout and, jbristies. xne
man who killed him la Mr. Julius
McConnell, who is only ohejof the
many prosperous Lincoln county
men, well supplied with nog and
hominy. . r - ' "
A dispatch from Goldsboro on
Friday says: fi.t a called meeting of
the farmers of Wayne-: county yes ¬
terday afternoon It was decided to
hold the cotton they nave on nand
for better price? and greatly . reduce
the acreaze durine the cominz year
The meetin-?"L, largely attended
' A Tery'JTirge . number .of Burns, im
cjortal : soTigs Vera -written to match"
music that vyas s.'b-eady fsopniar. ftpeak
Ing of suc:i coi : posltio:., h says hlm
; BeIfJ40sougli thej : tuni qverand;
oyer la the readiest way to catch the
inspiration and raise the bard Into
that glorious enthusiasm so strongly
On.another occasion be refused to
vwritef or ani unfamiliar; alrjaayiU
inat untu ne was master of a tune he
neTer .could compose for It ; A recent
writer has" shown that Burns was far
more of a practical musician than :is
generally supposed. He was famHfar -
with hundreds of . Scottish national
airs, and his letters to his publishers
often contained precise instructions on .
purely musical details. - V 1 r
The names for .the camel are." vart-:
bus, but .the: oldest seems to be 'gam
al,ore:Deastifhe:iiliuin which has been thought to be. a loan ;
word from Semitic speech,-but which?
has no ; true Semitic derivation. . An
other loan word, is the name ab, or
hab, for; the elephant, which occurs
In Tamil, Jn Sanskrit, to Egyptian and
In Semitic speech,, but which was prob
ably invented in or near India. The
names for the" horse are all;yery vari-
uus, ngieeuig uuy m lueir uenvuuuu
from roots meaning "to run", or "to
be speedy' The taming of the horse
seems only to have occurred in a time
of early civilization,- long after the
separation of the various ' Asiatic,
stocks. Scottish Review. " : " n
V Th Sllstreu Was Wvmtriug. v -S:
: A Boston man tells of a colored maid
who came home about two hours later
than she. ought and burst out to her
mistress: - - . . "v ' ' -I
"Oh, missus, I's got 'ligloii; I's got
'ligionr' i , . -; -.
"Very well,", said the mistress; "I'U
forgive you this time, but don't let it
happen again." Boston Record.
We arei ready for hoi
and have made Jong and I careful
iday trading
jpreparatlons to do the biggest selling of Holiday Goodsver. : before done
in this city- Thousands of dollarsworth of the world's best and choicest
merchandise collected under one roof, embracing every. avenue of Art and
Fashion, the useful as well as ornamental, the expensive as well as the in
expensive, and things that will delight the little folks and the things th a
will make their elders happyall here in profusion, not even attempted
elsewhere, and all here at prices that will bring them' within reach of all.
. Am OveraiKbt.
"Why doea Mrs Clubwoman look so
sad? : ;
The world's injustice to womnn has
Just struck her forcibly again."
"How was that?"
I "She happened to think that: Martha
I Washington Isn't called the 'mother of
her country.' "-Cincinnati Times-Star, i
' 8CIENCE PREVENTS BALDNESS, i
rhe Fatal Germ and Its Remedy Now
" h-- ': Facta of Science. -".; --.
It the rarest thing In the world-for
a. man ' to be necessarily bald. No" man
whose hair is not dead at the roots, need
be bald, if he will use Newbro's Herpl
clde, the new scalp antiseptic. r. Herpi
cide destroys the germ that cuts thejbair
oft at the root;, and cleans the"sSp oI
dandruff "and leaves it In a perfectly
healthy condition. Mr. Mannett, in the
Maryland Block. Butte, Mont., "was en
tirely 'bald. In -less thana month Herpi
cide had removed the enemies of hair
growth, and nature did- its work by covering-
bis head with thick hair an Inch
leng, and In six weeks he had a normal i
suit of hair. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 10c in stamps for sample to The
Herplcide Co..: Detroit. Mich. v
HAJaonrs .PaaBMAOT. Special Agent.
WISHING
; i; Everybody - . -
A Very Uerry .Christmas
And a Happy New Year
7; Aprons ;ijadiesJhitetlawn
aprons plain and - trimmed; some
nth bibs for nnrses. good : qnality,
now 25c. : ; :3'-'':T
1:4 Bags and Art Squares We have in
a great variety of patterns and prices
I handsome designs that are approprU
ate or useful gifts to mothers, wives
or sisters. - - - -j
Ladies' Purses andShoppiug Bags
An absolute necessity to every
woman and a gift that would be
greatly appreciated, rurses and card
cases in all the popular colors, and
each-grade the best that can be
bought for the price, 25c to $2.
1 Dress Suit Cases and .Hand Bags
-Big line. , p J ;rf
.Ladies' Wraps andtifurs are here,
ready for gift buyers and are priced
very low for snchnquality as they are
made of. To see Is to appreciate. -
35c. Fringe Linen Towels, this
week 25c. .
Umbrellas Another choice gift;
and we have them for ! ladies and
gentlemen in all crades, from 50c. to
12.50. ! -
Men's fancy silk Handkerchiefs
and Mrers, 50c to $1.
Ne Jer - is always appreciated
by t aen and we claim the swell-
est line to be seen here. String,
miOetj i club, four-in-hand and
tecs, great variety of patterns, for
25c each. . "
. Millinery Our line is complete.
Ladies' fancy collars 25c to $1.
: Handkerchief s-Our handkerchief
stock has received special attention
for the holiday trade and is the
largest we have ever had -5, 10, 15
and 25c, . : ; ' , 1
h: Shoes And don't forget : our
shoes for ladies, men and children.
I Yon know what they are and they
would be appreciated as a gift by
man, woman and child. -i
Boyal Cuticle Soap-Price 10
cents; sale price, 3 for 10 cents. See
our window display.
Fine hack towels, 18 by 36 inches,
15c i value, special price, 10c each.
Don't fail to visit our new store
for toys of all kinds, : .
Furniture We are headquarters
in style and low in price.
GEO.
Sole Agent for
0. 6ATL0RD.
Crossett Shoes and IIcCall'8
Send us your mail orders.
dec 11 tf
The C.W. Polvogt Co.
ShttStor Thai's Always Busy,
We sincerely Thank ourmaoy friends
: and pttrons for THE j: BIGGEST
T HOLIDAY TRADE we ever had
- andjee to solicit your valued Foot-wear
trade for 1905. '
SOW AGENTS - V.; . 'J :
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THE C. :W. POLVOGT CO.
CIU COE I
Cocoanuts,
BaisinsV i :
llixed Nuts,
Florida Oranges
Prunes,
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Dried Apples, - I
and a full line of CAKDY.
Write us for .. quotations before
-to arrive.) J
BY PERSISTENT EFFORT
.-t Is success achieved. No shutting off between seasons here.
The public are always ready to buy if prices are rieht- No month in the
round year holds as many bargain surprises for you-as this month of.
January. Note the offerings for next week and prove by investigation
that we state facts. .- .. I i .- '
Cloaks. Furs. Blankets and Comforters
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' Have been reduced' in price in order to clean up our entire stock
, J before moving.
The Great White Sale Entors this Veek With Bore
Genuine Values i .: 1 . "
. Than yon will find- in North Carolina. Over 3000
worth of new embroideries will be displayed during the white goods ; sale.
See our assortment before purcnasiog eisewnere.- - r
- India Ldnens 10, lz, 15, 18 and 20c, wortn i to oc a yard more.
- Another 25cRibbon Sale, the greatest bargains ever shown in Wil
mington for 25c a yard. ! i -- v -.y
Sale begins Tuesday, January Sr., - ; s .
buying, elsewhere.
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S. P. HcHAIR,
-de 6 tf Wilmington." NO.j
Before Selecung"
- - Your Xmas Gifts please. call
; - and see our '
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Brass I Andirons, '.
Brass Shovel and Tong Setfy
Carving Sets,
Pn'RlrAt Knivflft
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Leggings,
Hunting Boots, Vests.
i We have alarge assortment, all
i of which makevery acceptable gifts.
J. ' fiiiin
Orton Building.
Special Agents L. & K. Powder,
Peninsular S&ovels and Howe
Scales. , dec 11 tf
SPECIAL EXOURSIOlf
TO HAVANA CUBA.
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tv Wllmtngtos.....
K0 4S
B 1)1 a m
IS 18 p m
i ia p m
I 63 p Hi
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68 p Bii
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11 60 p B
7 to a mi so
BOUTHBOUKD.
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AA BaiUmore.r..,j.,..
avrp
81 Pf
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983 trf
11 65 ft r
"Si Pi
to W1I;
Ar Flore i
Ar Bavaniv
at jaccson
Ar Tampa.,
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LTTamra ......
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Birwnar. wixjdckqto
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Arrayettellle..,...j. 18E0 p mK
ArBanforfl....... 1 65 p mi
BETWKZN WIUI INQTOK AHJ
- North Bonnd
oanyezsnnaail
to Wilmington....', v.i. IS 85 p mtAr l.
Ar newoern.. .......... ..is u p ihiliT-
Except Bnnday. '
Trains Hob. 2 ana 41 carry Pullman
Cars between Wilmington ana W
conseotlng wltb Fenna B. B. toraU'
SenT Paajeiiger A
dtc its.
SeaboaK
Air Lino Ballwi
Do not mlsa this ODDortnnlts to visit this
beanUf ul and attractive Island, M It wilt afford
nrt ouiy opp inanity ror yon to naae a aeitg nt
fal trio bnt to the mannfactnres of tne South,
will offar the additional opportunity to lnvestl-'
rare tne possrouiueaoc unDa wi urine view oi
ieveloplDg their busmess In mt cou itry.
A DnraonaliT condnosed. Boeelal excnrslon to
Havana, Cuba, January 4th, 1605, from waeh
! ln?t on. D. CBlchmoid and Norfolk, va.. and
lotennedUte points inthe States of Virginia,
North and sonth Carolina, will connect with
the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Com
pany's steamer leaviig Port Tampa Fla.,on
i th- olehtof January ah, 1905.
The party win De lirated co 150 persons .tcere-
iur reaorvafi' ns enuuu ma msoa prompuy. in
order to secure proper accommodations on the
steamship "Olivette,' the most commodlons
ship ot the Fenlosalarard Occidental Steam-
"hip :ompany, which viu convey t&e party to
EUvana. . - .
Tlcketa will te Umltei lor retnrn passage on
any steamer leaving: Hivana notll Jan nary 19,
1905, with privl ege ot scop overs at any point
in the 8tHte ot Florida, south of Jacksonville,
within th final limit ot Uctet, whlclj wlU be
January 31st, 1905. ;
The rate, 344.70 from, Wilmington,. K. C , for
the round tn , tnclndes meals and staterooms
on the 8fam nip. .
Mr A. w. Fritot will meet the party In Jack
sonville and acoompaoy (beat to Havana. Mr.
Frlto speaks 8p nlsh JHuently and will place
himself at the disposal ot the party, fornlEhlDg
any Information desired. - -
Trains for which tickets for this excursion
will be sold wllLteave Wllmlnaton. N. O.. 3:80
P. M , Jan. 4th, 1905. - - - -
- Makeup your party and go and. should yon
desire any otter information, books, pamphlet,
etc, on Cuba or "What to Bay In Spanish and
how to say it," address
i a. u . smerson. xnuno manager, ,
. t wumington,i.C.
W. J. Craig. Gen'l Pass. Agent." ; . v
GHRISTniSl HO UDIIT RITESi
1904-5. ; .-"v.
Direct line to principal cities
West and South.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER!
Between Wilmington aid
. New York.
NORTHBOUND.
Leave Wilmington..
Leave Hamlet
; . Southern Pines ......
' j. Raleigh.......... .....
- Korltoa.......... ....
Arrive Portsmouth
Leave Bichmond. ...........
- Washington. .........
! Baltimore ... ........
- " 'Philadelphia.
Arrive New York
SOUTHBOUND.
Leave new York...
" rniiaaeipnia
" ?. Baltimore. . . ......
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Kicamona..;
NO.'
4 8 a
8 66ai
9 45 a
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Leave Portsmouth..
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Leave Norilna.........
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Southern Pities..-,
- Hamlet. ..... ...
Arrive Wilmington..... ...
Between Wilmington anl
v Atlanta
SOUTHBOND. .
Leave Wilmington. . .': . . .
Leave Hamlet. , .....,
" Athens.,. y, ....
Arrive auidui . . . .y.
Leave Atia
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Arrive Wff.mlneton
Between ( Wilmington and
nmpa
Leav wilmisgioc. .
Leave Hamlet.,.,...:
" Columbia
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Arrive Tamp. . c..
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Leave Tampa.....;
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Hamlet.......
Arrive Wilmington.
irst Class Fares
MORCHISOM-HATIOHAL
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