!.-(
When
Do you have a feeling of undue fullness
in the stouiacn, relettings, or sour or
bitter ..risings? These are but a few of
the svmntoms of the diseased stomach.
The worst thinar which can be done
for the stomach in such a case is to take
some tablet or powder which merely
rives tenfborary relief from discomfort.
The best thine to do is to begin the cure
of the disease by beginning the use of
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It cures diseases of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
It maker, the "weak" stomacn strong,
and Tuts the body in a condition of
vigorous health.
" I was troubled a lone time with dyspepsia.
torpid liver, and constipation," writes Mrs. Julia
E. Deal, ot Ostwalt, Iredell Co., N. C. "Could
scarcely eat anything at all : would have attacks
of naiu somethinsr like colic, and sometimes it
seemed as though I could not live. I wrote to
Dr. R. V, Pierce, stating my condition, and in a
few days received a kind letter of advice, telling
me to use Dr. Piarce's Golden Medical Discov
ery. 1 took four Domes, anu one viai ui ui .
Pierce's Pellets, and now I can eat anything I
want and it don't hurt me. I have not been in
bed a day since I took your 'Golden Medical
Discovery,' and I have not since felt auy symp
toms of disease. I have not taken any medicine
in twelve months."
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation.
THE BATCHELOR.
Behold the bachelor! His hair
That once was brown is gray: '
No laughing loved ones claim his care
Nor charm his woes away.
He has himself alone to please,
. No other's fingers search
The pockets in his clothes, and he's
Ne'er dragged away to church.
"Ah, poor old man 1" I hear you say ;
-eomewnere we grass grows o'er
Some one to whom his heart today
Turns sadly as of yore.
He merely lingers here as one
Who is a transient guest;
His joys are fled, his work is done,
He longs to be at rest
He longs to bid the world adieu,
To cross the river where
He is to meet the loved one who
Is waiting for him there."
Ah, well ! Perhaps 'tis so ;
He may have loved and lost:
His breast may be the haunt of woe.
iiis soul oe tempest tossed :
But though his heart is buried deep
Below some slanting stone.
Where some one long has lain asleep,
ii na couia oe aione
Fqrjust about an hour or two
With just the one, I'll bet
He'd fire up and learn to do
Some fancy stepping yet.
Chicago Record-Herald
SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Great work are but small ones
greatly done.
Truth is the highest thing a
iuau may seep. tr. unaucer.
Be cheerful. "Let a little sun
shine in." A light heart lives long.
- God is not ignorant of his peo
ple's sufferings, nor careless about
mem
mi . -
. ine man wno waits lor appre
ciation generauy gels u in tne snape
ui an epiiapn.
I Ka virrht Jr. 4 U i. t
you would be right in the market
place . selected.
Ihe Covenant Of Salvation
deals with the Inward man, qualifying
uiui i or iue ouiwara ceremonies.
Before too severely condemn
ing tne scoffer, we should consider
whether he has not something to scoff
at.
mere is no one who goes to
church so regularly as satan. He is
aiwags mere before the minister, and
me tast one to leave toe church.
ttoda goodness hath been
great to thee; yet never day nor night
unnaiiowed pass, but still remember
wnat tne JUord hath done. Shakes
peare, To be causrht un to mAnt
Lord in the air would be too mnrh
exaltation; it would lift thee too much I
aoove tne sympathies of the toiling
crowd. Better to meet thy Lord in
the wilderness than in the air. Thou
wilt find Him travelling by the long
road the road to Gethsemane and
Calvary. Geo. Matheson.
We thank thee, 0 God, for that
perpeiuai spring time with which
ThOU Visitest the human nnnl Wa
bless Thee for the sun of righteousness
wuicn never sets, nor allows any
nignt mere; but, with healing in his
oeams, shaKes down perennial day on
eyes that orjen. and nn hnat that
looKing. life them up to Thee. Theo-
uureraricer.
iVVIMCLINUS
The Lady I suppose art fills
your, wnoie ambition? The Artist
Yea; but otherwise it's not al way's so
uiuujf. muianapous jsewa. .
Bill "Old Skinflint says his
first dollar was the hardest to get."
Jill "Yes, and the last is the hardest
to give up." Yonkera Statesman.
Little Clarence "Pa, when
Lot's wife was turned to salt what
did he dot" Mr. Callipers "Began
to look for a fresh one I presume."
The Smart Set.
There seems to be quite an ep
idemic of breaches of trust on the part
of financial officers of fraternal orders.
Are the gentlemen losing their grip?
Washington Post.
Mme. Sarah Grand declares
that men are happier than women.
Perhaps that is true. They have more
to make them happy. They have the
women. Kansas City Journal.
Wife Do you know of what
fou remind me? Husband No tbut
know of .what you remind me. Wife
What? 1 Husband Of every little
tning l Happen to forget Tit-Bits.
"She's such a matter-of-fact
Dusiness-iike young woman that I'm
aurpruea sne married him. He's not
ery rich." No; but he's very old,
and he carries a big life Insurance."
unicago irost.
Wanted Substantial Induce
ment: Proud Mother "Tommy,
wan i you say that little speech of
you ii um gentleman?" Tommy
1 L JJ.e wnttonum has a pen
ny." Ohto State Journal.
OABTOniA.
Bssjs tU Jh Kind Yob Have Always Bought
Bignatim
of
Yoa inm
EDI & '
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
The Interesting and instructive film
of Missing Words.
' The five children had played er
erything they knew over' twice a
least they thought they had ana
still it would not get to. be 5 o'clock,
when they were to go down stairs
to the library to play a brand new
game with their father.
But if you only wait long enough
it will get to be 5 o'clock . after
awhile. And just as the clock be
gan to strike 5 the five children
went down stairs with a rush, and
almost before it was through they
had swarmed into his library.
"This, my dear children," he said,
'is the game of missing words. I
will give you the first line complete
and the second line to its last word.
which you must at once give, and
it must rhyme with the last word of
the first line. If you cannot think
of it, you get dropped out. The ona
who stands the longest may give out
the next missing, word lesson. Are
you ready?" .
"Yes, father," they all answered
at once.
uonny will be number , one,
Tommy two, Molly: three, Polly
four . and Dummy Dee five. You
may help Dummy Dee a little if he
needs it, said their father. .
"I'm not going to need itl" said
Dummy Dee indignantly. .
So father began:
a young fellow wnose surname
was Sill harnessed his horse and
started to' ."
"Till," said Donny promptly and
eagerly.
"That's good," said his father,
"although the word was null."
bo Donny sat down.
"He stopped beside a flowing
"Bill," said Tommy, who said aft
erward that he said it by mistake.
but it happened to be right.
".There came a pretty girl nam
ed ."
."Jill, 6aid Molly, sure she was
right.
"He wished that his was Jack,
not-- ." "
"Sill?" asked Polly.
"No; we cannot use the sam
word twice. But you did not know
that, so you may try again.
"Wilir asked Polly again, and
that was right.
"Or, as they sometimes . called
him ."
"Bill," said Dummy Dee, with
such an air of conviction that he
received much applause.
"Which really was a bitter
"Pill," said Tommy, delighted
witn nis easy one.
"His errand he forgot .
But Molly could not think; nei
ther could Polly, Dummy Dee
shouted "until" and was right again.
"The sun shot down behind the
"Hill." said. Tommv. and that
was right, too; and the last line.
Then they all decided to write
one for their father, and it had to
be hard because, as Molly said, their
father wrote things with rhymes m
them for the papers, so he was in
the habit of it, but before they were
through with their task the supper
bell rang, to their great surprise, so
they had to wait until the next aft
ernoon. L. E. Chittenden in.
Youth's Companion.
FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTERS
i
Few people know just exactly
where a fourth. class postmaster
gets ass pay. Mis patrons, more of
ten than no, know the least about
the matter, and not many others
know that, humble as the fourth
olass. office is, it serves the greatest
number of people in the United
States. There are over 70.000 of
these offices, while there are just
4,0 uu oi tne third, second and hrst
class or salaried offices. The low
est salary paid these is $1,000 and
the highest salary is $8,000 a year.
J. he fourth class officers must
rustle for their own nav. Some
times that is as low as $1 a month
3 J ' 1
anu sometimes as mgn as $ou a
month that is, some offices send
out just that amount of canceled
letters acn month, but the fourth
class postmaster is not allowed to
keep the $60 .a month. Not "at alL
He keeps just $16.33 1-3 as his own
clear cash, and every dollar over
that he divides up with Uncle Sam,
giving him 40 out of every 100 cents
until his office gets to the impor
tance of canceling over $33 a month ;
tnen he. must hand over 60 cents
out of the dollar instead of 40. Out
of what is left he pays his office
rent, his light and fuel bills and his
clerk hire when Bick or absent. Tho
department furnishes nothing not
even the box except what stamps,
postal cards and other stamped
Saper he needs. Indianapolis
Tews. "
Some Cuban Customs.
"Every Cuban must have his help
er, says an army officer who has
been serving in the island. "You
cannot hire a carpenter for an hour
unless you provide him with a help
er to hand his hammer and nails and
talk to him. In sawing the carpen
ter reverses the motion used by the
American carpenters.-1 Collars on
mules are worn big end up. In row
ing a boat the oarsman pushes in
stead of pulls the oars.
"There are many other habits
which strike Americans as equally
strange. It is a popular misconcep
tion that people in the tropics' can
not eat meat. All who can afford it
buy meat. But only the favored few.
can afford it. The chief subsistence
of the natives is the sweet potato,
which is rank in its growth. Meat
costs 25. cents a pound, and, strange
as it may 6eem, Cuban butchers
charge the same for neck or hock
that they do for tenderloin. Meat is
meat to them."
How to T.'ostk CUded Chlae.
Never put soda fa the water in which
you wash culua that has any gilding on
It Soda injures taa gliding. Instead
use soap, which answers lust as well
and has no 111 effects.
How to Draw Ltncn.
In drawing the threads In linen first
rub the surface to be drawn with white
soap. '
Berry -Howard, under indlctmant
for complicity in the assassination, of
we ite urovernor wunam broebaL
was arrested at Pinavilla. KV vMtA.
TOE MYSTERY IS .;
STILL UNSOLVED.
Norfolk's Chief of Police Says
That Nellie Cropsey is Now
in Baltimore.
BUT STORY IS QUESTIONED.
Elizabeth City Authorities Insist oa the
Abdactloa and Murder TheoryTbe .
River Yet Being Dragged WIN
-rcox at His Home. ;
By Telegraph to the Morning etar
Norfolk, Va., Deo. 7. Police
Chief Vellines, of this city, is confi
dent that Nellie Cropsey, the Eliza
beth City girl, who mysteriously dis
appeared on November 20th from her
home, is now in Baltimore, and bo
believes that in the next day or so she
will be located ther. On the morning:
of November 23d a girl came to Nor
folk on the Seaboard . Air Line train
from Franklin, Va., "and secured a
room in a boarding house. During
the day she, met Edward. F. Kelley,
who boarded at the same house, and
she dined with him at a restaurant.
She went by the name of Jessie Baker,
and told him that she was from Eliza
beth City and on 'her way to Balti
more, where she would visit for six or
eight weeks and possibly gq o Pennsylvania-
Your correspondent was informed
in Elizabeth City today that there is a
Miss Jessie Baker living in that town
who bears somewhat a resemblance
to and who was a friend of Miss Nel
lie Cropsey. Jlisa Baker, however,
has not been away from home. Eel
ley spent the major part of the day
with the girl and saw her board the
Baltimore steamer that evening. She
was alone and with no baggage.
Police Chief Vellines wired Attor
ney A. G. Cropsey, of New York, to
night that he had every reason to be
lieve that Nellie Cropsey is alive. Po
lice Chief Dawson, of Elizabeth City,
is here to-night and still insists on the
murder and abduction theories. Pas
quotank river is yet being dragged ,
near the Cropsey home.
Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 7. A
special to the Observer from Suffolk,
Va., says:
In three particulars the mother, sis
ters and cousin of Nellie Cropsey sav
that the dress at the time of her disap
pear a nee varies from the description
given them yesterday by Edward F.
Kelley, on whose information Chief
Vellines, of Norfolk, bases his story
of the alleged discovery. Kelley said
the girl he saw to the Baltimore boat
wore new shoes, a light jacket and a
red waist with brass buttons. The
family says Nellie wore a red waist
with no brass buttons, old shoes and
no coat The sisters claim to know
that Nellie had not more than five
cents when she left.
Wilcox, her sweetheart has returned
to Elizabeth City. To-day, when seen,
he was standing on a street corner in
good spirits.
Baltimore. December 7. The po
lice at midnight report that they have
been unable to locate Miss Cropsey in
this city.
Three robbers broke into the bank of
The Archibald Banking Company.
at Archibald, Ohio, and secured about
$2,000 in gold and currency. John
Uoffmayer, a resident discovered the
robbers and was shot in the jaw. The
robbers were captured.
United States Senator William J.
Sewel I arrived yesterday at his home
in Camden, N. J., from Asheville, N.
G, where he went about two months
ago in search of health. f
PUZZLE
WHY SUFFER FROM ch'leov,ers
j Chill Tome
sep 20 d&W ly
OUR HOLIDAY
ARB NOW BEADY FOB INSPECTION.
DON'T WAIT UNTUT THE BUSH TO
MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS. COME
NOW.
C. W. YATES CO.
deo8tf -
Notice to Depositors-
j N InJreat for quarter ending December latHsnowdue
and payable. Depositors are requested to leave their books for theentry
of interest .
A few of the U per year size
liunruo iur manu i trial.
THE WILHIHGTOH SAVINGS & TRUST CO.,
Established
J.
ROBWOOB, Frssleemt. v
CU. TAYLOR,
dec 4 tf
, playing cards:;:":
, The number of playing casfis
"used. in., the TJnited States is some
thing wonderful, there: being as
many as 12,000,000 packs sold
throughout' the country last year,"
remarked a large manufacturer of
the goods in" New York to the writ
er. "These cards were made in
some 35 factories, .14 of which are
located in New York. The latter
city is the second, if not the great
est, card center in the world." The
rivalry between it and London is
very close. London produces about
4,000,000 packs i and New. York
about 3,850,000-packs annually.
"The cards made in the United
States, especially "in New York, are
the handsomest, the most durable
and convenient known in the trade.
The European makers are satisfied
with old .styles and methods. , The
average pack of cards in London,
Paris, Madrid, Vienna and Berlin is
very much the same today as it was.
in the beginning of the last cen
tury. Those made in this country
show a slight improvement from
year to year. American -manufacturers
were the first to introduce
the rounded corners, and the squeez-
; ers, and also the elaborately design
ed card back and the elastic satin
.glaze finish, which make new cards
so handsome and increase' their du
rability.' Washington Post.
Canada's Baby Navy.
A Montreal correspondent says
that Canada's little navy has been
steadily--growing for a number of
years. -. It is hardly likely to t enter
into competition with the , great
powers yet, 'for it has at present no
battleships or armored cruisers. It
consists of 14 small vessels, with a
total personnel of less than 400 of
all ranks, maintained at an annual
expense of a little over $100,000.
Such as they are the little vessels
are first . class in every particular
and look as businesslike as any war
craft, of their size afloat. The pre
vention of smuggling, particularly
of the "running of kegs" from the
French island of St. Pierre, certain
ly is no mean portion of the navy's
many labors. Owing to the limita
tions ,of their northern climate the
Canadian warships are only in active
commission for seven or eight
months of the year. .
A Feat of Memory.
Professor jArlini of Naples
just performed a remarkable
has
feat.
Some time ago he offered to make a
bet that he could recite the whole of
Dante's "Divine Comedy" by heart.
His ability to do this was doubted,
and his wager was taken up. A se
lect audience . was invited to hear
the professor, who declaimed from
8 o'clock in the evening until 2
o'clock the next afternoon. The re
citer stopped occasionally, but it
was not because he had forgotten
the poem. It was simply to moisten
his tongue with sugared water. He
won his wager, for the audience had
to confess that he got through the
15,000 verses, more or less, of which
the poem is composed without the
least difficulty. 1
Moonlight on the Beach.
He I wonder how they ever be
came engaged. "
She Their accounts differ. She
says he threw himself at her feet,
and he says she threw herself at. his
head. Brooklyn Life.
PICTTJEB.
IS Illil .Vi AiJfKii '
VJi , www in w
Grippe and all other forms of maladies when you
can be cured by
Roberts' Chill Tonic
The world does not contain a better remedy. Many
wonderful cures made by it. as cents a bottle.
Money refunded if it fails to do the work. Delight
ful to take.
R. H. BELLAMY, Wilmington, N. C.
D. I.WATSON, Southport, N C.
l sa to tli
GOODS.
Tw--
Safety Deposit Boxes for rent No
1888.
ft. WALTERS, vi PrssMsat.
Jr., CaskUr.
HEAD-END COLLISION.
Freight Trails Wrecked-Two flea Killed
and two Others lnjared. '
Bv Telegraph to the Horning Btac.
) Oharlkston.-W. Va., Deo. 7. A
head-end collision between, heavily
loaded freight trains on the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad, early this
morning, resulted in the death of two
men Fireman Mender of the west
bound train and an unknown tramp. A
brakeman of the same train was fatal
ly burned - and scalded. Engineer
Smith was cut and braised. The col
lision occurred between Nuttall and
Fayette stations, and it is said was
caused by a telegraph operator forget
ting to deliver his orders. Both .en
gines were almost demolished and a
number of cara was derailed.
TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES.
Shipments to the Islands Mast Be Made
In Vessels of U. S. Register.
By Telegraph to the Horning Star.
San Francisco. Dec. 7. The Cham
ber of Commerce of this city has ap
pointed a committee to consider ways
and means ror encouraging a airect
American line of steamer to the Phil
ippines. The Treasury Department
has ruled that by the recent Philip
pine decision of the Supreme Court,
shipments may not be made to the is
lands in foreign bottoms, as it would
be in violation of the statute provid
ing that coastwise trade must be car
ried on in vessels of TJnited States
register, under penalty of forfeiture of
the shipment
AN UGLY PROPHECY.
Lord Kitchener's Comment Upon a Carl-
. calnre of South African Situation.
By Cable to tne Morning Star.
London. Deo. 7. A letter just re
ceived from an officer in South Africa
says that a subaltern drew a caricature
of ; Lord Kitchener as Rip Van
Winkle leading a centenarian
soldier up a kopje A staff
officer showed it to General Kitche
ner- and "the chief gave one of his
grim smiles jmd said: 'It is an ugly
prophecy,' but if necessary we will
bane on here until we are that age.
Our duty is to win and we will."' The
subaltern was paralyzed with terror
until assured that Kitchener bad not
asked for the artist's nan a.
A LITTLE NONSENSE
A Landlord Resents the Tourist's
In-
slnuating Remark.
"What kind of a town have you
here V inquired the tourist.
"Livelv!" enthusiastically remied
t A
. the landlord of the Atlantic and Pa
cific hotel at Boomopolis, O. T.
"lively, stranger! Thar s a lynchin
most every night and balls, shoot
in's, tar and f eatherin's.ahd other
rallikaboos about as often as you
can turn out to 'em. A couple were
married m a balloon last week, two
prominent preachers 6hot each oth
er considerably at the Sabbath
school picnic day before yesterday,
and thar was a cyclone less than a
month ago.
Buildin's are bein erected right
n 1 rr rr
we ve got an enthusiastic
county seat fight on hand all the
time, thar's a show in the op'ry
house once in awhile, the O. K. bar
ber shop put in a bathtub lately,
and the postoffice was burglarized a
spell ago. The front of the buildin
was flung half way across the street,
the safe blown wrong side out, and
the children have been busy ever
since pickin postage stamps ofPn
the gum weeds whur the wind dis
tributed 'em. "You can git any kind
of a game you like at any time or
stir up any sort of trouble in a min
ute by just lettin your wants be
known. They call this yere town
the Paris of Oklahoma, and don't
you f orgit it "-New York Life.
Getting Back at the Sex.
Kind Lady Here's a dime, poor
man, but 1 only give you a nicicei.
Can you change it ?
Blind Beggar Lor, yes bless
yer; here s yer nickel, kind lady.
Now promise me yer won't go over
ter that there bargain sale an spend
it foolish. Chicago Eecord-Herald.
FLORIDA ORANGES.
40 Boxm Nli VlarM. Aruni.
85 Bags C. ci. Nats.
25 Boxes nixed Kntm
T5 Boxm Nle mllfornlaHataUia.
u boxm uraporaiM apples ana
Peaches.
lOO Box split 811k Candy, omc-
tnnr fin.
150 Palls Cape Fear 'mixture Candy.
26 Baskets Nice Broken Candy.
Also a few S. P. OafB Inft antl 7K mli- liuula nt
other goods. Up-to-date buyers always get our
prices before purchasing.
D. L. CORE CQ.,
Wholesale Groceries and Drags.
180, 128 ana 124 North Water street,
dec 8 tf Wilmington, N. c. .
A FULL STOCK OF
Ooeoannta, Mixed Nuts,
Candles, Cakes, Cheese.
Fox River Butter.
Powder, Shot, Caps, &c
Snuff, Tobacco and Cigars.
Bagging and Ties.
Bait, Fish and Molasses.
HALL & PEAESALL,
' (INCORPORATED.)
Wholesale Grocers and Commission Mer
chants, oct 81 tt
FOR CHRISTIIAS !
WE HAVE
Raisins, Apples,
Oranges, Cocoanuts.
Also a full line of Canned Goods in
connection with our regular
stock of heavy groceries.
Write to us for prices.
Williams Bros.
deostt
TOE ISSUE HAY
BEAARTYONE.
Legislation Necessary to Meet
Exciting Conditions in the
Philippines.
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Held Yesterday at the War Department.
Problem Presented Not Easy of So
lution In View of Recent Decl-
slon of Supreme Court.
- By Telegraph to the Horning Star. -
Washington, Dec 7. An impor
tant conference was held at- the War
Department to day in regard to the
legislation necessary to meet fiscal
conditions in the Philippines as a re
sult of the recent insular decisions of
the Supreme Court. There were pres
ent Secretary Boot, Senators Lodge
and Piatt, of Connecticut, and Repre
sentatives Pavne and Dalzell.
During the afternoon Senator.
Spooner called at the War Department
and talked with secretary Koot about
the legislative necessities of the Phil
ippines. It appears that the problem
presented is not as easy as was suppos
ed when it was thought that a single
joint resolution could be put
through uongress witnin a few
days to continue practically exist
ing tariff rates as to Philippines
exports and imports. Some members
of the Ways and Means committee
tee difficulties growing out of the ex
istence of an export tax in the islands,
and there is much apprehension that
the issue may be made a party one.
with the result that there will be a bit
ter struggle at least in the Senate, if
not io the House, before satisfactory
legislation can be held. It is the ex
pectation, however, that after hearing
from all of the leaders, Secretary Boot
will oe able to perfect a plan of action
by Tuesday, when the House next
meets. 'It is learned that in the course
of the conferences to-day. Secretary
Boot took advantage of the opportun
ity to talk freely with his callers about
the pressing needs of Cub and to urge
early action upon legislation along
the line recommended in his last an
nual report.
President Roosevelt yesterday signed
the first bill sent to him by Congress.
It was the act to admit free of duty
and to permit the transfer of foreign
exhibits from the Pan-American Ex
position to the South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian Exposition at
Charleston, S. O.
The Chinese loan of 265.000,000
francs at S per cent, will be issued
Dec. 21st.
We Think-the Douglas
For Kens, Boys and Tonths
EARTH tor the money,
same of the
the BEST ON
We think the
Cincinnati Duttenhofer Shoes
For Ladles and Kisses from $2.00 np. We
have a few pairs of the 11.90 gcoas left
yet and ant one will do well to get them.
" o wiiu exacuy toe same as aDove ei onr
Cincinnati Hogan snoes
for LAO lee. Hisses and Children In
cheaper grades. We are paying especial
attention to these lines having the sole
agency here.
We have many other grades and lines for all
classes, kinds and conditions, as cheap as toe
cheapest and as good as thebeot.
Creat . Bargains In Department
Goods Yet Up Stairs floors.
We earnestly solicit your patronage.
Respectfully.
, P- B. Large stock of Rubber Boots and Shoe
jumui. nOVXDtl
f
Esquimaux
Don't have much use for stoves.
4 4? J.1 at
ix ure m me miaaie oi a snow
hnt, with an infinitesimal hole
for a chimney, is good enough
for them. But such an ar-
rangement wouldn't be r con
sidered "just the thing" in this
latitude. Here people need
stoves and we -'keep them for
sale Parlor Stoves, Kitchen
Stoves, Small Bedroom Stoves,
and many odd sorts. The prices
are adapted to persons with
non-millionairish purses, too.
We have, too, a complete stock of
Hardware, Agricultural Imple
ments, Ammunition, &c.
J. 17. rJorcfiison 4 Co.,
ORTON BUDDING.
Double Patent Floor.
26 H-B&rrels Banker Hill Floor.
axd usvrrei. is. a. Flour.
103 Boxes 20-lb. L. It. Raisins.
87 Boxes Mixed Nuts.
110 Boxes Fire Cracker.
18 Tab. O. E. Batter.
61 Case. Eagle Milk.
24 Case Dime Milk.
W. B. COOPER,
Wholesale Grocer,
mb. no, 318 Nat street,
Wt Krr.stcon. (j.
dec i tr
REASONABLE GOODS
MULLETS, new catch.
Best Oream Cheese.
Martin's Gilt Edge Butter.
Bagging and Ties.
SALT.
A 8BKKBAL UKR OF CASS GOODS
DBlfAHD AT THIS SKA BON. '
Sole agents for
itaStas Co.
ROB ROY FLOUR.
UcilAIR & PEARS ALL
MP
Tae Kind You Have Always
ia use for over SO years,
' - and Has been made unjder his per-Tyt-rfal
sonal supervision since its infancy.
f'C4cAMS ' Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-good" are but
; ; Experiments that trifle with.and endanger the health of
- : Infants and.ChlldreiEarience against Experiment.
What is CASTO R I A
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. ' It Is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
..substance. .Its age is its 'guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething: .Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. . . It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
-The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GEWyiNiit ALWAYS
Sears the
m sL .sassa ' swSr,"1sCsBsT . f- MF M T . .
The KM You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
" ' th ecirrauft commnv, tt hurray stccv. new voan cm. '
GEO. 0. GAYLORD'Sf
Big Racket Store
On North Front Street,' near
centre of great activity. Our Christmas goods are all
spread out on sale and Santa Claus has laid in a sup
ply of everything for the Holiday trade. ?
Old Santa has made his head
quarters with us. He will start out
fromliere to fill all the stockings in
the town. We have Toys, Toys,
Toys, that represent everything in
the toy line. What you want ask
for it; it will he found. We have
all kinds of Candies from 8c to 25c
per pound. We have fireworks.
Roman candles, shoot four times,
for 8c a dozen; torpedoes at lc a
.box. All kinds and sizes of fire ¬
works to sell cheap.
Five hundred new Umbrellas for
E resents, with Silver and Pearl
andles. Jnst received three hun-
-aa. jiaooa EMthatWaareJ
selling, practically speaking, at less
than. half price. A fine Collarette
at 69 cents. A Fnr Cape for 98c.
And everthing in Fur as high as you
want to go. A Fur Collarette and
Mna lor f 6.50. A real Fur. with
head, eyes and tail, for 98c. One
hundred beautiful new Silk. Satin
and Velvet waists. Waists that are
worth $3, $4 and 15 each,
in black, ell sizes, at $2 each. Bean
tiful Silk Skirts, best Taffeta goods,
for 15.00 and $7.50 each. Ladies
fine all wool Homespun Skirts for $2,
wortn sd.ou. x ine JfianneLwaists at
$1. Mercerized Satteen waists at
48c. Striped underskirts worth $1,
now 48c. One handred and fiftv
black mercerized Underskirts at
from 50c to $1.19. Ladies Cloaks-
all styles, all prices.
A beautiful Broadcloth Cloak
with pearl buttons in tan, black and
castor, worth $10, my price $6.50.
rSeantifnl Cloaks in nice new Btvles
at $5. A few very handsome Cloaks
that sold for $15 and $18. we are
now selling out for $10 and $12.50
tan and castor only.
uur Men and Boys' Clothing De
partment is receiving great atten
tion now every day we are adding
new valuenew goods cominz in all
the time. We are selling $8 Suits
Come to see us and buy your Christmas goods from the Racket Store.
Ceo. O. Gay lord, Proprietor.
7
208 AND 2 1 0 NORTH FRONT STREET,
dec 8 tf
W. NORWOOD. Pres.
IAl BAM,
WILMINGTON, N. O.
Capital $125,000. Surplus
Deposits November 15, 1900.
$U 33,000.
Snob, ara tha rmnitii of nina taum Af mMasit
and courtesy to customers. V
J. W. YATES, As.'t Cashier.
COAL
WE ABE NOW OFFERING
THE BEST QUALITY AND THE cleanest nnAL nn the
MARKET. FIRST CLASS
kiackSplit Oq!l Ash. Pine and
Oiir Wood
To bo perfectly
weather-' :
Prices, Weights and Measures Guaranteed.
Give us a trial order
The Goal, Cement
214 South Pront Street.
BELL 'PHONE 645. INTERSTATE 72.
Bought, and which lias been
has borne the signature of
Signature of
Postoffice, is the scene and
for $5 and $10 Suits for $7. 50. We
have just bought to-day from fac
tory all they had of lines of very
fine Gentlemen; Suits. Suits that
retail for $15 and $20, my price on
them is $10 and $12 50. A new line
of Baglan Overcoats, strictly $10
coats, for $7.50. Just received,
twenty fine Tricot Coats, regular
$10 garments. I am closing them
out at $5, saving you half and giving
you a good coat. A Beaver Coat,
iull length and fftll size, $4.50 each.
A Youth's very heavy coat with
storm collar, for $1.98. A .few
small boys ueeiers cheap. A con-
pie of 12-year old boy's Overcoats,
worth $6, for f4.
In our Millinery Department we
are making up a special line of Vel
vet Hats, trimmed in silk and nice
fancy feathers. Hats that we sold
for $2 we can now sell 100 of them
at $l,each. A big drive in all Silk
Ribbons. - No. 40, all silk, for 10c,
worth 20c per yard.
In our Dress Goods Department,
on nrat noor, we are doing an im
mense business. - We are selling
goods, and why? Because we have
what the people want, and every
bodyneeds, at the lowest price of
anybody in North Carolina. Best
Pee Dee Plaids for 4c per yard.
Sea Island Shirting, fine grade, at
5c per yard. Yard-wide Sheeting
at 4c per yard. A splendid Glass
Lantern for 10c.
A big line of Ladies' Mackintosh
Coats we want to sell cheap. 10,000
Christmas Cards and Calendars of
all kinds, fromlc up to $1 each.
500 Paper-bound Novels, worth 10c
and 20c, my price 5c each.
We punch yonr card for cash pnr
ehases'and give you a valuable pres
ent free chairs, tables, china or
glassware. Trade at the Backet
Store and get 100 cents worth for
$1.00.
JOHN S. ARMSTRONG. Vice Pres.
$175,000. Oreanized 1892.
Deposits November 15. 1901.
A $1,532,000.
KanMn J m.
uum weanae oi account
A City, state and Government Depository.
ANDREW MOREL AND. Cashier. 'L
dee 6 tf
AND WOOD!
UlH.
we Guarantee
DRY. regardless of
and judge for yourself.
and Supply Co.,
. .
nov 24 tf ' . ! .,