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Jt ' Go to J. D. Robertson, the Jeweler, for Watches. Diamonds, jewelry, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, and Repairing W hi Hook THE ADVANCE. DON'T FlORGE DON'T FORGET suBscnirnoN rcicE: t . Daily, one year.-.. . $0.00 . u six months- 3.00 u one month, 50 Weekly, one year,. 1.00 THE FLOWEIS COaECTlOH THAT 1 T1LEODOUE IIOBGOOD, Editor and Proprietor CHARLIS W. MALONE, Associate Editor. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, .880. ,1 P 5) MINING OECADENCE OUT WEST. . "? 0" 3 W'HITLOCK I 1 Lrd l'u U KEEPS A FINE LOT OF u GO TO- ' ii . ? J f t - '. v 1 J t, i , I: TV Covoatedt. Karvk. u4 Other Mle . Xoo&eial to" tafcrr yie!4of tb country lor 1883 has yet been made public, but it docs not need statistics to ahov that, so far as the region west of the Rocky mountains is concerned, the production of silver has fallen to but a fraction of former years. The great silver state of Nevada., for instance, has fallen from $4, 000, 000 in 1676 to less than $.000,000 in 1684, and now has to be rated second to MTeral of the terri tories. The great Comstock lode alone, which has prod Deed $371,000,000 in gold and silver, does not now turn out enough to pay for oil to run the ma chinery of the mines. The Eureka,, 'Thita Tine, Pioche, Austin, Tuscarora.' and other districts which once turned out their millions, are now almost wholly unproductive. The whole state of Xerada, indeed, is marked by abandoned shafts and tun nels, and strewn with idle and rusting machinery, while the population of the state has dwindled from 63,000 in 1880 to less than 40,000 in 1835. There were " but 13,000 Totes cast in the whole state in 1S84. Utah and Arizona, the only other silver-producing regions of the Pacific coast, are not so unproductive as Nevada, yet their glory has, in a great degree, departed. Tho mines of .Tombstone, Pinal, Bisbee, Prescott, and Yavapai, in Arizona, have all fallen off, and dividends now are like the vis itations of angels, few and far between. Nowhere i3 this wreckage of the min ing interest of the west more apparent than in San Francisco. Speculation in mines and mining stocks is as dead here s literature on the Conga The streets formerly devoted to the business of speculation, and which were the head quarters of hundreds of mining com panies Are deserted and quiet. Tho thousands of fevemh operators who mado the air ring with their shouts and the excited hum of business have scat tered to tho four winds. Some arc in "ew York; some who saw in time the coming of the end retired with fortunes; nome are in Washington begging offices "from the new administration; many have gone to farming, others wander lutlessly a tout tho streets, seedy and poverty stricken, and a few, alas! fill suicide's graves. Tho massive - stone stock exchange, erected at a cct of 1,000,000, stands doolate, its windows dotted with pla cards "To Let" and its great "toawood" doors yawning for victims. Its portals are thrown open once a day a little knot of gray and haggard brokers, each grasping for the fraction of a comnjis - sion which he would have scorned in tho days gone by, gather in the middlo of tho door, make their little transac tions involving a few hundred dollars, and the business of the day is over. To thavj who remember the excitement and uproar and swirl of ten years ago tho siijht is almost ludicrous, for it seems like children playing at speculation in the back vara. Tho old operators, of. the Ralston, Keene, Alills end Flood type, long since vanished from the scene. Lent, Rob ert. Latham, Hall, Sherwood, Grayson, Dodge, Dud4, Poctham and scores of others of a UUr purled, hettn saffceea Bn cm. the of t&e exfcatge for ease, t'eae of them are dead, others scattered. The wealth which poured into their laps often in a night has for the most part gone with them. In some cases it has been dissipated and its former owners reduced to penury. With the decadence of speculation there has come, too, an end to sensa . tional mining. There are no longer dis coveries which set the public wild. In deed, there has been nothing of great value found by any of the vast army of prospectors since 1870. Now and then a gofi pocket is found in the quartz re gion of California, which yields a f or- tuno to a lew lucky individuals, but it has no effect upon tho public. . The "find" is not extensive enough to arouse - mote than a passing interest. ! Sack Crtar m Coral "InwcU." ICor. Kew York Pout. This tingle coral animal (quite unlike an insect, and it Is quite time for books to omit that designation coral insect) k like -the sea anemones, Actinias, - or sea-Cowers, some species of which we see on the rocks of our northern coast. It is a small tube of flesh, with a stom ach, and tentacles surrounding it, which . more about in search of food and con . duct it to the mouth. Tho nervous sys tem and blood system are of the most simple kind. Of course, in a creature po low in the scale of life, there is no head, nor are there special organs of snse, such as for seeing and hearing. They are popularly called animal flow ers. 1 his little creature soon develops a bard covering or shell, secreting from its exterior a shell from the lime which is held In solution by the sea water, jnst as the clam or any shell-fish secretes the lime coverings arc analogous to the skeletons of higher animals, though in one case tho lime skeleton is inside, in the other outside. After a little the soft young coral, having settled itself upon a solid footing on the bottom of the sea, like myriads of others around it, exhibits a white calcarious coating on portions of it, and in a short time has deposit el from its soft exterior and partitions of its interior a solid lime tube, with dividing walls. This is coral "pure and simple. A great block many feet in diameter is no mote than simply a congregation of many of the. When the little single coral is perfect in iu lime tube, it buds, and increases itself thereby, adding con stantly cither in this way or by the emission of cgjs, K? k.-ro JoomL1 Plumbago is the basis of stove polish, and comes mainly from the rich mines of Guajmas, Uexico. The plumbago comes from the mines in sacks weigh ing 130 ponnds each. It is then crushed and separated by the use of. huge pans, the coarje qua!ity being sent through tae cjosner g.n, ana only the very fine going into tho bins to be mixed with oils and made ino stove polish. A factory with a capacity of a ton of blacking r day Las just been started xa aa t rancisco, the first and only one oa mo rciQ coasu Is iryjOj J The KstSont Nothing COLLARS AND CUFFS. P r coc 8 8 ccc etc n c a o c o MS SOLE AGENT ' C FOR DUNLAP & CO'S CELEBRATED HATS. J! J IS THE ONLY PLACE IN DRY GOODS, And Gents' Furnishing) Goods of I i t i- ! ' f ! LOWEST (WHITLOCK very justly claims to He has still a nice assortment of 5c. 'A beautiful assortment Satteens at just received a new lot of those unmathable Corsets at 50c that are worth : A full line of Dr. Warner's Corsets, FANCY GOODS Department is ters, Saxony, Shetland Wool, in fact everytViing that is needed for fancy embroidery. Ladies full regular mado balbrigganho Childrens solid color full regular made Hamburgs and Swiss Embroideries Oriental Laces in all widths and at A full line of ladies band Satchels at Just received two crjses bleached shirti 4 MILLINE Ey Gents' lFurnishings ! A special in Gents' HALF HOSE Ni Silk SCARFS it tt Pure Linen Hem- ii ii Reinforced peperj A special in Gauze Undershirts at 50c Just received a fresh line comprising a If yon are in want of any article in the r II II II II EAGLE HOTEL.SQ.HHHH - H II H H... Earl & Wit oil STERN NORTH CAROLINA WE; FANCY GOODS "... V ' ' f AT HRICES ! ! LOWEST catry the very best selected and assortment in every department. L&wns, 8( all b an assortment Dr. Smith's and ! ' comp kete : Embroidery,, Silk, Filosel ?e at 25c worth 40c. .. .!,-,'-. .,1; hose at 25c worth 40c. in all widths and exquisite patterns. pri ces that will compel you to buy them. extremely low pjices. ng and sheetings. Call and examine the above both in quality and price. C ) Y!! MILLINERY!! MILLINERY!! - ery article in this department is marked down in order to close out. . t - SEAMS at 25c. .received at 50c. jusi lititched . Handkerchiefs at 25c. - jeans drawers at 65c worth S1.00. lworth 75. 1 latest shapes in Stiff and Felt Hats above department call on II II II II n TTTTT T T T T -AGENT FOR X W IW W H H w w w h h W v7 W HHHH TV V W H H 'titd Guff8, and.Dilnlcp & Co'o Celebrated WHEREYOlT CAN FIND ANY' AND' EVERYTHING IN Every Kind and 75c. Dr. Ball's Corsets. . -4-; -,..v . . ; : V ' - - Silk, Knitting Silk, Chenille Embroidery ,-;!."-".., r:-1 .. .! i - '. ')-- .' ! !...:. : . !: - ; ':: 4' .;' : . ;;...; " ' ' - - I J - . ' Gents' Furnishings ! and at manufacturers prices. L li L L LLLL OO O O O O O O OO CCOC c o c c c CCOC K K KK K K K K NOTIONS. HATS, Description. 1 1 Arasene Zephyrs, Gorman- -JEAGLE HOTEL. Hat3, WHITLOCK KAGI.1Q IlOTKh HLO0K FOR- CHEAP GOODS. . .. , .... 1 -!''-- '." " ' .: I I'..-. V -wwy w - - I, . . Ij . 000 ' rT "v g -2 . "W-' ' . -V .j . ' 1 ' ' ! ' ' : . r 1 i " ' . ' ' I ' ., ' . IS THE PLACE FOB i 1 . Gents' Furnishings. 7 V
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