f OUR BEST WISHES FOR A 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS * AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 4 W e v> ant to thank our ft it-nils anil cus to triers most heartily for their support and 1, patronage of the past year. It has been an il other remarkable year in the history of this i. stofi! ? a year of rapid strides ? of sure and $ steady progress. We'are thankful that our i. hard and, earnest efforts have been appre ciated. } J. K. HOYT (4 Washington's Greatest Store. Appreciative Gifts Xmas Neckwear just re ceived in a variety of styles and colors. Guaranteed Socks 6 pairs - ? to box in all colors. handkerchiefs, Collar & Pox m and mniy other things too nu merous to mention. L>on't forget that an Ed ison Pliuituuiupli is TT present^ for the entire family." RUSS BROS. 1 I HI i'iC.TlRI KRAMERS L 7 he Gem Theater K UEAsCUE VOIt MI.ASI IIFT - Tmc drama. - | KISS AND FEATHERS- Comedy V IKXTOHEll l>I X X Ell- PA 11# A comedy. ~~ THE MEXDEI* MTE-An Indian drama (Rlograph). The drawing for tonight'* pifz( fakes place at 8.30. A Store of Gifts Our store has the Christmas appearance, gaily bedecked in many suitable gifts for the Men's Folks. ~ We can make a number of suggestions, but a visit here would be more convincing. If it s a gift for the Men Folks we have visit. Get something useful, such as Hand kerchiefs, silk, plain or initial; Hose, fancy and solid colors; Ties in all the leading styles; rnliare in all sizes; Suspenders ifl the best makes. 1 If it's a gift4or the Women Folks we are then your headquarters. THE HUB We carry a complete line | of Standard Watches ? 3s welt as everything else to be found in an up- 1 to-date Jewelry Store. Repairing a specialty. R. L. STEWART, J-E-W ELER WatchJInspeetor for the N. Ac S. Railway. SAVINGS AND TRUST BtJILDING MOTT'S PENNYROYAL PILLS Tbey overcome V r?M, irn(foI?-i'r _ (diiuios'.s, ir??* iav =-=r c " nod brvnlslvrp 1.7 KAVi.'iru? of rnenntmatioR." They ire "WPE SA VEIW to cilia i wproanbo?tn, ai.linjr dcry?cpo:2nt of Arj >ns and body. N H ^iinwL rt rac'y fur women equals '.hrm. Cannot da ha n? ? ill \ Vann a Plill BOX 15* MAIL. Koi * br '!? i 1 f ? r?w?af.d 0^ stops nil iv 1 1 1 vi j vi i ? u ? >iA MAKES GOOD EVERY T1MEJ EXPLORER COOK j IIS EXPELLED ~ . _4 r Reieet His Claim He Ascendcd-j Mt. McKinley. ! ? r ' ' J. ? N^vv York. Dec." 2 I. ? Tire bonrd of I govcrno] ? of the Kxplorers -Club mot jfnday liTcxePullve session a zik. stantr ? lug in sdleiice?__xalQ.d v/iiir bowed jhca'd3 that DY*. Freijerli.'k A: Cook bo dropped from rhe rolls of the club ' f ? ?r frauds practiced on [is members and. on the public. ? Coming bard upon the heels of me crushing verdict lately re adored by ,the I'nTTerslty of Copenhagen. the action of the Kxplorers Club today is' the roHuit of independent investiga-j >ttoo? which, in no way. touch upon j iihe pi>lar controversy and the weight! of its disapproval' thus becomes cum-, ulat'.ve. j ' Preliminary to its vote of expul-1 sion the board met to pass upon the report of Its committee which has I been investigating the validity of j Dr. Cook's assertion that he reached jthe summit of Mount McKinley. I This committee. In concluding an 'exhaustive- recort. recommended that "Dr. Cook's claim that he ascended : the summit of Mount McKinley In j 1906 be rejected by the Explorers I Club .as .um worthy of credence." I The committee's recommendation | was based on. Its finding that "Dr. Copk had repeatedly made sfate iments that have not boon in accord fwiih the farisrrTtnd that he had en l tered into agreement* which he has I failed to keep and that the mlsstatc I ments and broken agreements deal j not onlv. with the matters pertaining to discovery, but to ordinary financial | transactions, so that no credence can 1 be given to statements made by him." j on. T.AMP EXPIXWTOX FATA!.. I At Kcmhi F.ieht Kcrxoni Arc |*nd nndi ' Two Others Seriously Injured. j Hillsville. |?a.. Dec. 26. ? At least' [eight persons arc dead and two olli-| ry worf seriously injured today as I .the result of the explosion of an oil! [lamp in the home of Santano Cierbo m*?? ? -? ?- ? ? J j The house occupied' by C'crbo and I family has been wlpad out. Cierbo | kept boarders or roomers. Of the', ? five boarders. three perished, in thej tlamw. Chile the remaining twV.re- j I reived sPght burns. The file was! ' -au^od by the breaking of a lamp In I ] the hallway that bad been left butn-j ' TiTF !n F?mie rri nTrer~t h e Isttttt Ttr"p- j ( :ie?l from a shelf and exploded. The! jhcure whs completely destroyed. ? i ? *- ^ ? j v HAS APPENDICITIS. ^ Frank Paul, the renior mem ber of the firm of Paul Bros., was o<>- j , crated 0:1 at the Washington Hospital; .Christmas day. for appendicitis. His j many friends' will be glad to learn hej j is getting on very well and strong j ! holies are entertained for his recov ~ - Only Woman of Her Kind, j Mlaa Polly Page, erf Philadelphia. Is j tlie first woman in the United States "" who has ever been chosen master of the bounds by a fox hunting club. She is a thorough horsewoman, and fully capable of carrying out the duties ot her office. The aeason opens In No vember. and Miss Page says she will be ready for It. 1 wish to thank you one and all! for your patronage during the past) year. - ? You will know Stewart Clemnions the transfer man. by the derby hat] he wears. Reliable transfer service is the | cause of that. When "you want a good transfer I j phone 116 and Steward Clemmonsj [will call around. PILES Ct*l?EI> I>j O TO H DAYS PAZO' OINTAfKNT ia guaranteed to | cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Piles In 6 to 14 j days. NEW ^aimetFFomatoes ! 3 CANS FOR 25c | Phore *97 E. L. ARCHBELL I Specialties Cigar.. and Tobacco | Leary Bros.' Old Stand. The lecture ?a? finished. Chattering croups of enthusiastic women were j discussing the ideas, just advanced by the latest exponent of "Thought Con trol"; others were hurrying away to i street cars, for It was getting lata. I Among the latter was Carolyn Deer lug, so absorbed In dtscusslon wHfc-har 'j companion she ?Igfiftl]o~3 a car regaid- "I less of it3 destinationybefore they liid even begun to say good-by. Flc'inly grasping the handle, she I turned a H-.ished face to the conductor. "Does this car pass Piedmont av? Due?** "Yes. madam," the conductor w*i> j sd? "Well, good-by, dear, good ? "If we don' V stay here all night." he Interrupted, and an Indignant little person, uiountfng the steps, flashed an angry glance at his number ns she passed to her seat, while the pas sengers audibly smiled. The conductor did not smile, but stoically called several streets; then 1 came for her fare. "You were Impudent." She could I not resist saying it In a low tone. "I know it; I'm sorry," he returned, j "It Is the 50th time I've had the chance *.o day and didn't take it up." Such a frank apology turned Caro- I tyh's resentment upon herself, the more since the lecturer bad expound- | sd the advantages of mental control, ' and that was why her hand trembled ' as he_tQQk_il In kindly helping hfer down at Piedmont avenue. , "I am sorry I was angry," she fal tered. "Oh! don't mind," he said. "This is my last trip te night. I'll feel .feet tar after a rest" ? and his car moved away out of sight. There were years of happiness for both unlocked la ilm ?pniny| j next morning a little note thrilled in Carolyn Bhe had not discovered there before. She was scarcely aware of It. however, until glancing at the morn ing paper startling headlines arrested her attention. "Crash of cv?i. Motorman klTTed, conductor not expected to live." Sho read on. Yes. it was he. Con ductor 1234 was either now dead or dying at the Lansing Hospital. It seemed as if she could scarcely breathe, but she read the article through. The little note of the morn ing paper had become a tumultuous chord and her whole being trembled -in U* power. All day her_lbought? '"Hir'noTrrgTIIg ' u u fine i . ami she-ftwwtad the kindly eyes that smiled for her closed in derfth. The night was long, and on the succeeding morning she s? cretly telephoned the hospital. "Yes. that conductor had been brought there. In Ward K. madam. !Ie is conscious." These answers gave .her unreason aWo happiness. buL ??e exuljiluud? to herseif: "I tjas so unjust to him^ uoor chap." Then she sent a box of 1 fresh' flowers with e. Card, "From a friend on Piedmont avenue." Day followed day and fresh flowers were always by the sufTerer ? but one day a new gtrl at the 'phone could give no information regarding a vlo- 1 tlm In Ward K. "One of the sufferers in the accl* I dent had Just died. It might be he." Then something very close to Carolyn seemed to go. The winter gayetiea helped-to dispel t ha. molanrhnT v thaf jp,e mcfl. . Mttttn* upon her and as spring came her er*s health failed, for the wool firm of whlofe-he was a member had stnig^j gled hard during the^recent panic awl a Rtiropean tonr waa advised for /ta i senior merub?r. f Another year passed and the old man did not improve; anxiously they Vatched him when he asked for "tha boy" or "son" until one day a member of the firm said: "It Is Rantaul, his secretary, he wants; let me send him down." Camlrn him yjth the motor at the station of the jiorth shore resort and as the tall, handsome young fel low came toward her. she felt an un forgotten chord vibrate through her whole being for there were the same kTnaiy eye# and smile of Con ductor 1234. "I am go glad," she said, seeing his smile of recognition. "And so am I," he replied. "I mean." she continued In some confusion, "that you did not die." *Oh! I didn't die. That was my last trip, though, as I told you. Wool business Is more to my liking. J want * ? *** fP.T I I I ~ ?? T1TT M W T1 1TTT1 I uuumBll! .Eiimntaic i ltUJJltllllll LlllUilllJll 1 v 4^-7-: ? PRICE 25^? BOTTLE ? . ALL DRyO STORES AND DEALERS. Special Sale of Overcoats have the Overcoats for the weather, and at prices far below their wortlT We are over stocked in Overcoats, and we are going to,^. move them. TEN GREAT CHINESE WALLS. Or. Cell Make* Interesting Discoveries of Pigmies North of -Tibet. f In\ William Cell of Doylestown, has arrived In Loudon after an expedi tion In China, the main feature of which was tracing the Great Wall for I 1.S00 rullws from the coast- of Shan haikwan to Klayukua, on the nortb | Min border of Tibet He discovered about. 200 miles of the wall that has not hitherto heen mapped. There was lli$Je of the masonry remaining. Dr. Gell's investigations convinced aim that there were at least ten great walls apart from the famous on* Among other things he was able to confirm reports of the existence of. a race of Chinese pigmies, wild crea tures covered with hair, whose ances tors. according to tradition, were drlv "id Of ggrt~ tu ihn mountains- In tha .hot-in when the. wall waa built The descendants have dwelt In the same tro us Loins (or twenty canlurTes. I SHERIFF'S l-ALI.Tbn TAXKS. '? The States taxes must be settled In full by 1st Monday in January. Thi school vouchers will be coming In daily; the people want their children educated and the- fteachfrs must be paid. The current expenses of the rounty must rflso be paid. Now It takes money to pay these bills and it has to-be raised by taxation. Your taxes have been duo since September 1st, and I will thank all. who have not paid, to come forward and settle at once. Your taxes are due and there is no better time to pay" than when you have money. " Very respectfully. GEO. E. RICKS. ^ Sheriff, Deaufort Ci. I Doccmber G, 1909 NOTICE. i I will sell privately to parties up I until the 29th day of December. 1909,| and on that~day | will uffor for sahr tlu* remains, consisting of c orn. lad der, hay, oats, and all farming Inipli meuts. and also a small portion of household and iiitchin fudniture. ? R. D. WALL. December 4, J9?9. No Substitute lias ever been found ns aS the original ~ Visit's X>onp > Pnenmtmia ^>nlvr. Too iniirh is ? Involved to risk one. ! See thai you get Yick's. .*SSr, 30c and tl.OO FOR IKY ISBN rJSS and ACHING Whether from Malarious conditions. Colds or overheating, try Hicks" Cap udine. - It reduoes the fever and re lieves th? aching. it's liquid ? 10, 25 and 5C cents at dtux stores. CITY MARKET. Kgp* .' 23c Chickens, grown...' 25 to 30c Spring chickens. . . 7 10 Id ZB8" G. 8. hides ?c Green hides. . . 7c Mixed wool *18 to ?0c Tallow 3 l-?o Wool, free from burrs 20c Sfceefflngs ". - . 5 to ioc Lambskin 25 to 40? ENNETT'S \ PREPARED Agricultural Lime "V * ? makes every acre count and - I every testimonial good. Pre pared for alt soils and all j _ crops. Write us for prices and testimonials. AGRICULTURAL LIME CO. New Hern, N.' C. In the construction of'* -new road through ar. d>en country the usual *rustom has been to excafrttg ditches with the road grader, and throw all the material into the centre of the roadway, thus making what Is often culled a turnpike. The objection to tlila method that the mosi impor tant part of the roadbed, the founda tion, is composed largely of soft ma terial which does not easily become consolidated. A better way would.be to remove all eod from the portions oacavated and uco It for filling In the ?ow places wboro it can be covered with at least three feet of earth. After the sod is removed the road grader can bu properly used for carrying up the earth into the roadw'ay. and the entire roadbed is formed of suttd ma terial which in its future settlement la compacted uniformly, and will be less likely it? develop soft spots, as would -)>e Che- case if sod is throyrn Into It Indiscriminately. On * levef or nearly level prairie the . roadbed should be btrtlt up a foot or two above the origi nal sulfate to provide suitable drain age from the center of the roadway ! to the ditches and the crown of the road should be sufficient to allow the water from rainfalls to be quickly | ttrrtAd at. ? BOOKS for Holiday Trade Gift Books, Novels, etc. SLIPPERS 3s* . FCjJl the HOLIDAY DANCES in red, whit , lavender, blue and black. Knight Shoe Co* The Only delusive Shoe Store In the City. Patronize Your State's Industries Buy Red Raven Hose for Men, Women and'Chil Jre.nr" 25 Cento a pair ? Every pair guaranteed ? Red Raven Hose is the product of North Carolina, and the peer of arty Hose in America at the price ? 25c. : J. F. Buckman & Son. ? * -? - ? ? ?*" ? t We are-if?-the? TOy business therefore we can supply your wants Just received a big line of Carriages and Wagons At a very low orice. NEW TOYS Arriving Daily. See uiem H, G. SPARROW, The Home of Santa Claus. Meuef save? A Welsbach Junior Lamp burns 2 feet of .Gas per hour, and gives 50 Candle Power of Light, where au er. How much do you save? WASHINGTON LIGHT - ? v& WATER W elsbach Junior. COMPANY i - ?' " XMAS FRUITS and CONFECTIONS WflPEESftreW-RETAlL j Now's the time to purchase them. Don't wait until just before the holidays. Large supply of Currantj, Raisins. Citron, Grapes, Oranges, Apples. Bananas and Nuts, all varieties, just received. All fresh and sound. PAMLICO GROCERY COMPANY r Qftttiafliiflff Npw I CAmofliinrt Hiffpfpnt ZSM S;' [ v r*~T p". r ~ ' ^-1 1 ' 11 ' L i. Greatest 'Discovery in its I ^XW"6 in 50 Years. I