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DU&NV Ilarnett County, N. t.
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,f. T. I'tTTMAN, Proprietor,
A. M. Wood all, Editor.
TERRS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Thrre Months.. 25 Cent.
Si x Months...., 50 Coal.
O ie Year ; .'. ...$1.00.
Sent by Mail, Tayuble In advance.
DUNN. N. Cm NoVKMLKi: 25, 1800,
WOULD IT BE WISE.
. For lie democrats of Harnett coun
ty to petition the district Judge to ap
point two democrats to serve on the
board of county commissioners with
the three commissioners elcltcd by the
peoplt? The last legislature, when
it changed our form of county govern
znent and allowed ' the county , com
missioners to be elected by the peo
ple, made a proviso for two others to
be appointed by the district Judge.
As the law now is, three men are
elected as oouaty commissioners "who
have fall control of the finances of
the oounty and can make any debt cf
any amount on the county. ,
As all know, the majority of the
property holders and the intelligence
of tho county, is in the democratic
party. There arc some few republi
cans and populists in the county who j
own considerable property, and many
of them are intelligent citizens, but
the fusion candidates know that their
election is due to thovote3of the
negroes of the oounty, and the negro
vw umm bU7 u j ijf u u4v . . l u t
it a fact that cannot be denied
Noflr will these officers prove faithful
iiATVftn f m In thrvan niliA 1 r t-- rl tTin.?
Those who elected hem, if they are
faithful servants, should receive all
tke benefits and offices that they havo
"to give. We always expect a man to
enemies. . .
By having two more members of
the board appointed we might possi
bly protect th oounty to some extent.
Every one knows that a counsel of
five is better than three. KiDg Solo
mon said: "In the multitudo of
oeuaoil there is safety " Then why
not have five? We oan very easily
have two more appointed and it may
prove beneficial to the people of the
oounty to have it done. We give be
low the section cf the law which em
powers the appointment of two com
miasioneref Seo 5, Chap. 135, Laws of 1895,
eay: That whenever as many as five
electors of the county make affidavit
beore the clerk of the Superior court,
at any time after tho election of the
oounty commissioners, that they verily
believe that the' business cf the couu
ty, if left entirely in the hands of the
Jtuee commissioners elected by the
people, will be improperly managed,
that then upon petition of two hun
dred electors of said county, one-half
of whom shall be free holders, and j
so certified by the clerk of the Super
ior court made to the Judge of the
distriot, or Judge presiding therein,
it shall be the duty of said Judge to
appoint two honest and discroet citi
zens of said county, who shall be of a
political party different from that of a
majority of the board of commission
ers, who shall, from their appoint
ment and qualification, by taking tho
oath required for county commission
ers, be members of said board of com
missioners in every reppect, as fully
as if elootod by the people, and shall
continue in office until the election
and qualification of tho successors of
aid board of county commissioners,
and that no money shall be paid uon
the order of said board, or official
bonds acoepted, nor shall any debt be
incurred, except upon the concurrence
of as many as four of said board
.That all motions concerning financia
matters shall be taken upon an aye
and no vote, and recorded upau the
minutes.
Senator Marion Butier has written
A letter to. Senator J. C. Pritchard
9 ating that he could - no support or
advise any populist member of tic
egihture to vote for his return to
ii umiea oeates Senate, it is pretty
oertaio that Senator Butler will ad
viis the populist to Vqte tor a free
silvpr Senator, Senator Pritchard is
oa reccrd as a gold standard maq and
it is probable will bo defeated fcr tie
Uuited States -Senate by the next
- Jej(biature. notwithstanding the agree
ment, made between the populbta and
rvpuuacaoa iwo years ago,
Remember the poor and sick, the
widow and orphan in year thank.-giv-h
to morrowi
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PIIOTCSCJilAns THE
THOUGHT.
;1'mmiimint3 ov Dk J Allison
V il0ICKH, I) It HIE UlCIIilOND
ilEDicAL University.
; tlarnctt3anty has prodaoed quite
a rluuibor men.: -who rhave.won dis
tinction in the Jpt6(jpsibns,. and H is
always a pleasure tonoe their ach'iev
raents. Dr. J. Allisoa Hodges, pro
fessor of nervous diseases ia the Rich
mond Medical University, is a native
of Harnett county, and is winning
fame in his profession. JI8 friends
will read with pleasure the following
account of his experiments' taken from
the New York Herald of a recent is
sue: -
Tho startling experiments of Do
Baraduo in Paris, who succeeded in
in securing photographs cf will power
sent through the nerves of the hand
and arm and fingers and affecting a
sensitized film plased near the fingers,
were first published ia the columns of
this paper. So also were tho interest
ing researches of Colonel do Rochas,
of l'Esolo Polytechnique, ia Paris,
showing that this same willpower was
a "luminous effluvium,' which could
and would animate inanimate objects
placed temporarily within its sphere.
But an american, a distinguished
norvou3 specialist, of Richmond, Va ,
now como3 forward proposing to ex
pose tho brain surface in a living. per
son, and cot only examine, but also
secure a permanent print of such
molecular changes as take place in
one or mere of the brain cells in the
intellectual centr3 of that perscn'while
ha ta thinking:
Dr. J. Aliinsoa Hodge3 ia professor
of nervous diseases in the Richmond
(Va.) Medical University. Next to
Victor llorslcy, cf London, and Dr.
William W. 'Keen, of Philadelphia,
he has removed more arm, and elbow,
and wrist, and finger, and thumb cen
tres from the cortex (rind) of .the
brain for tho cure of attacks of epilep-sy-r-which
begin in the particular
parts of tho body supplied by these
centres than any- other surgeon in
the world. '
It should be promised, as an intro
duction to this statement of his ex
periments, that objects in tho outer
world of sense, such .as colors and
sounds and tastes and odors, impinge
upon the various "end-organs" and
sense in our bodies such as the re
tina of tho eye, the organ of corti in
the inner ear, tho taste buds of the
tongue, and tho hair pelb of the mu
cous membrane of the nose in the
guiso of ether waves.
Theso ether waves produce oerta'n
molecular changes in theso end-organs,
and these changes are carried
to the cells in the sight, hearing,
taste and small centres in. the surface
of the brain by the nerves of special
sense. These nerves are nothing
more or less than the, telegraph wires
of the brain. One set of nerves carry
messages of Bense from the end-or;
gins to the brain cells, and another
set carry messages or orders out tc
muscles from other brain centres
Still other sets of nerves carry sensa
tions from the cells of the sense cen
tres to the calls in the intellectual or
thought centres of tho brain.
Alfred Binet, a French physicist,
contends with much plausibility of
facts and reasoning therefrom that
sensations from tho outer world such
as colors and thapes assume tho guise
of permanent pictures in the sense
centres (cells) of the brain, just as
they assumes tho guise of temporary
picture in the visual purplo of "the
retina of the eye. - ,
He compares the distinct and. suc
cessful lighting up of these pictures
in tho cells of the sense centres and
intellectual centres of the brain, by
repeated messages over the optic
nerve from repeated pictures of "the
object in question ia tho retina to
tho electric lighted colored letters and
words on black walla , which are so
Often used in New York at the present
day for advertising purposes.
Will photographic print of brain
cells while thought is taking place in
the living sulject- show . pictures
thrown up in those cells of the ob
joes under eoasxderation?
The instruments which Professor
Hodges employs ara as follows:
Firet, a set of Dr. Pile's diamond
drills for trephining the skull. Se.
cond, a leas to cencentrato sunbeams
oa tho spot of brain surface to be ex
amined. Or be may employ the fo-
o isscd rays of a calcium light, if arti
ficial illamiaation is necessary. Third,
he magnifies the cell which he is cx
amiaipg and takes an instantaneous
picture of thua magnified by using ti e
photomicrograph recently invented by
O. G Mason,- secretary -of the Aoier
iom Microiccpieai Ascciaticc, . "
la csifcg jttitf photo micrograph fori
this direct purpose, the staging nec
essary when slides are employed b all
removed. And. the, pye of the (ob
j-jetivt) tube U placed risht close to
atd brain surface is, of courso, very
are used the distance between the
tube, ey and brain surface, is of
cour3, very slight. . -
So far, so good. Bat t)r. Hodges
is' now ca8 ting about fur some negro,
or some criminal, who will allow his
brain to be trephined for the sake of
scientific progress.; And who will
have" the ner,ve, after coming out of
the anaesthesia resulting .from the
ether or chloroform employed, -not
only to withstand the physical shock
usually induced by such an operation,
bat also to do some original think
ing, if even of a-Tery low order?
By taking photographs ef -Jhe
thought centre cells before conscious
ness is restored, and again of them
when tho patient's mind has assumed
its normal condition, this daring and
brilliant operator hopas to solve the
mystery of the physical, bisis of
thought the material local changes
ia tiae atoms of tho brain oeil.
Origin or "Uncle Sam."
Tho nickname, 4Uncle Sam', as
applied to the United .States Govern
ment, is said - tohave originated as
follows: Samuel Wilson, ' commonly
called "Uncle Sam," was a govern
ment iu?pectoY: of beef and pork at
Troy, New York, 7 about 1812. A
contractor, Elbert. Anderson pur
chased a quantity of provisions, and
the barrels were marked "E A.'
t
Anderson's initials, and ''Ucj," for
United Siatos, -Tho latter initials
were not familiar to Wilson's work
man, who inquired wLat 1 they meant.
A facetious fcilow answered, don't
know, -unloe3 they ' mean, Udclo
Sam." A vast amount of property
afterward passed through Wilson's
hands marked in the same manner,
and he was often joked. upoa the ex
tent of his possessions. The joke
spread through all the departments of
the Government, and before long the
United States was popularly referred
to as "Uncle Sam '' Optober Ladies'
Home Journal.
-The Largest StJU iu the World.
The largest brandy still in tho
world is located at El Pinal vineyard,
in San Joanquin oounty, California,
says the San Francisco Gall:. In ap
pearance it is simply a conglomera
tion of tanks, pipes and boilers. The
capacity of this still is enough to
make a person wonder what cornea to
all its products; When running full
time it can convert 15,000 gallons cf
wine into brandy in a day. This
makoB 4,000 gallons, every twenty-
four hours, or enough to keep about
40,000 men ' intoxicated during that
time. In aimcnth there would be
enough brandy on hand to intoxi
cate 1,700,000 men, or about tho cn
tire population of New York. But
as it happens, very little of this is sold
as brandy. It is used to fructiiy
sweet wines, sj that it will bo in con
dition to keep until ready to send to
market Tho alcohol acta as a pre
servative of the grape juice the same
as it would of anything else. It
keeps it from turning 60ur.
At C ryV Wake county, the raac-
cratio and republican candidates for
magistrates esch receive the same vote
and a new election has been ordered
for that township.
' LASD SALE!
By virtue of an order of the"Supprior
Court oi Uarnett county, I will sell at
Vrblia sal on" Friday ..the ISthduyof
December, 1896 at the. w?t olHee in
Dunn. N. C, :it 2 o'clock P. MM the
fallowing llonl Estr.tc?, situ.-ited and be
ing within the incorporated limits of the
town of Dunu, to .wit: Lit lot b'ing
kuowu as the R. A. Johnson dwelling
house and lot,"bou.niod by tho Cult roth.
Alloy ami Ednrton and Wilson streets.
3d tract being that lot on winch is
situated the nhopea that :vrc known as
the It. A, Johiison shop, beinr loimd
ed by 1f srertoa street, Cuibreth Alley
and the liailro;ul. Terms of sale one
third esish, one-third in q0 day?, the re
mainder in six months from date of sale,
with note and security for the deferred
payments, and title reserved until all
the purchase money is paid in full. This
Nov. 10th, ISoC. '
II. W. JenNiGAN,
Administrator aul Cominiiorter.
F. P- JoNrs, Attorney. . -
HACKNEY
BUGGIES.
I am now agent for tho ITackncy
Buggies, tho best make ia North
Carolin. Sec me before yon buy.
E. F. YOUNG.
liY W. POIJ-
- Attorney-at-L.aw.
, SMITii FIELD, N. C, "
Careful attention to any civil -'.matter
. ljitrustc-1 to ltiscnrr m the co-.trfs of
lliruett County
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... . . ; -WITH
BARGAI NS FOR
I have just received my
FALL STOCK OF DRY GOODS
Shoes, Hardware .
and am prepared to sell at very lo w
Biiiall
Call and see me before vou buy.
1 havo wilh mc Messrs, Frank Pope
to see and show their Iriends my bargains. ;
- ' , ', ...'"-. . T ' Yours to please.
ilAESE YOUR
A - StQrrdard" Bred r SpsnlsH - J ack
can be found at Godwin's stable at
Farmers who wish to raise their own
to get my prices. For further information address or call on -
... ' - L, II. LEE,
". ' ' " Dunn, N. C,
T
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When you come
arid examine my
Yours
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LAND SALK !
By virtiio of a judgement of the Su
perior court of Harnett '.comity, I will
sell at public sale for caali st the Post
OlSce in Dunn, X. C, on Saturday the
19th dav of December, 1896, at 2 o'clock
p. m., the fcrilowin-r tracts and parcels
of land situated in Harnett county iu
and near the town of Duun.
1st tract, being within the incorporate
limits oi the town of Dunn, known and
designated as lot No. 10 in Block C,
according to plans and 'specifications of
laying out of said town.
. 2nd tract, being withiu the incorporate'
limits of the town oi iiunn, fronting on
Broad street, being 20 feet joff the Kast
ends of lots No 1 2 and 3, of -block N.
of the original survey and plot of-tho
towu of Dunn fronting on Broad street
2a feet, running back - with an alley 90
feet, it being, the ftore house and lot
now occupied by R. G- Taylor.
3rd tract, being situated in the cor
porated limits of the town of Dunn and
beiug known sis lot No 2" in ttloek N N
fronting on Borad street, 100 feet and
running back 150 feet. .
4th tract being w ithin the incorporate
limits of the town of Dunn and on the
South-west side of Cumberland street,
"opposite Block -S, commencing opposite
the south corner of .Block S, and runs
South-west at right angles "with Cum
berland street to the Pope line, thente
with Pope line to Cumberland street,
theiiee with said street south-east wardiy
to the beginning, containing a fractional
part of aii acre.
5rh tract being situated within the
town of Dunn, and beinr known and
designated as 1 No 7 iu block C. This
lot and No loc 10 in block C are known
hs the Cuibreth ; -still lots,': fronting 011
Edgcstou street! : 7 " -
, 6th tract 43eihg witl in tlt iucorpomte
limits of;tle town of Dunn, being known
nslot Nol la blocks, fronting on thy
street running in front of., the Disciple
church, being that house and lot how
occupied by Alison Starling as residence;
7th tract being near the town of Dunn,' X
venisboi'o township, Ilarnett county, j
and being known as theoldMcL Miuiien i
place, and bounded as follows: Begin- t
uing at a stake in Erasmus Lkjc a line
and runs north 87 K, 37 ch, 13 links to
u stake J. L. Phillips' line, thence N 16
W. 10 e'-i. 47 links to a stake in the road,
tlitikiuouth of Uw tber.ee N & W,
15 ch, 22 Haks to a stake; thence 17 j
W 11 ciu.10 links to the beginning cor
ner, contHiiiinpc S7J acres, being the
Fame more" or leas. These lands are
sold for partitions. mong tenants in com
mon.".. This Not. 10.-"lSsH.
V. P. Jonks, J. A. CCLm-.ETir,
Attonj'.r. . Couinjiiuner.
mwm
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E3 Y-CUSTOWERS
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prices. l am not selling at cost bat n
Profits.
and Joe Williams who will- be glad
V OWEN TtrlU LES
all times during the Fall season.
mule3 will find it'to their advantage
1
1 'offering hi
baroains
r t -rS 1 ' r' -
to Dunn
stock.
call
to Please,
AT,
STEWARTS
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You will find the best of -
LiQLorsi Brandies, Wines,
Cigars, and Totacca
. at
THE LOWEST PRICES-
Don't forget that Ikeep constantly
on hand a supply of . Pure North
Carolina Corn "Whiskey, the ' oldest
and berft brands of Rye Whiskey and
Apple Brandy.
Call and aae me. v
. " Your friend,
J. F. P. STEWART,
Corner Main 'street and Luck no v
Square, Duss, N. C.
gllERIFFS SALE.
By virtue of an Execution In my hands
from the ".-Stipe: ior Court of ilarnett
county, In favor of T. F. Sanders against
II. A. Hodges, et al., I will sell at public
vale, for ca?h, at the Court House in
L.illititon, on the 30tti day of Nov. 1896,
at 12 o'clock M., the title, riht and In
terest that II. A. Hodges had or owned
in what Is, known . as the J. C. Surles
land, In Averasboro Township, Ilarnett
county. In and -near the town of Dnnn,
on the 7th day of Jov. 1S03. Said lands
beiug ahout.C50 acres more or less,-and
for a deseriptiou of the game, reference
is Ifereby made to a deed for the game
from Daniel Stewart to the said II. A.
Uodges. recorded iu the once of the Reg
ister -f Deds of Ifaructt Ccuuty. x This
Oct. ISth, 189G. ,
; . T. II. POP15, .
Sheriff of Hanutt county -
Best grade of Bicycles for sale by
E, F. Young. Terns easy.
1811!
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GOOD NEWS TO THE
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llavo you bought your.wife a
not it is a duty you owo her, for it
sell you one at a reduced pneo
you a bargain in this line. . . ;
win nxTtt ai? ' rnnnTiTitn m
UUR hlM Uf , f UiUlllUftL -
and safes at prices ne ver heard of
h n
to -Our new BtocK ol liounges tho prettiest and cheapest ever . brought to t'
market. Refiaetaber we manufacture our own furniture and j can &ae y
money. : :-t ;.:i W --:' - :; --.-- r ';" : ' : , j j j '.
TlKiff tRF Wo buy. Tinwaro in Jobbers quantities and oaa i give w...
lillUaUJj who wishes to buy ia quautitics Baltimore prices and savo )
the freight. , I j
Remember we are headquarters for Naila anrd Iron of all kinds. Cirri'
Material, Wood and Willow ware, Crockery, Oils, Paints, Leather BbIu
all widthsand wg also have the largest stock ef General H ird ware bros '
to this section and all we ask is to give us a trial when you come to towai
we will guarantee to please you. - . "': jl fj j
We hate with us Messrs. MeD. Holli day and M. II. JPrivett. and they i!
be glad to servo you when you corns. Make oar plaoa your hcadqaari;
when you come to town. i - ! ! j
Thanking you for past favora and hoping to be remembered in tuefatura.
We are yours' to servo, I ! - ii . j .
THE LEE HARDWARE CO.,
Low prices - triumph, ' the ,-' riiiilti
tude' clamor for oods ! ! !
.. ..'.;.F.OR:;.'';
' READY-RIADE: CLOTHING
at lowest prices oix earth, go to
. J. A- .RSASSENGiLL, & GO. t
Wc FeirSogar; Coffee, Flour, Hacon, Lard, Fish, Tobacco, SnatT.
just received 500 pounds of liailroad Mill Snuff, and any tutui; elso 03ui!!.
found in a grocery store. , .
Call and see us. . No trouble to
and treat all our customers politely.,
No not ai JEW STORE but a
CEPJTS li. E?G SSI
;-'-i-;;'-:-:i.;'':"
We wish to
that GiiriBtmas
year and if wel
between now and then you nee?
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not care.
We don't steal our oods bn
we ffet them smsiM and if yo'
come to the -CYCLONE, STOH
you. get tliem
Good Clothing, Shoes, Hat
and Gents' Enmishings from nov
until Xmas, at
you laugh a big
Come to see .us at once.
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Proprietors Cyclone Stor,
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OFFERS
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i3 the be3t stovsjon tho market.! kVe i
ah graaes sept in stock and we
can
corapieto. wo
aro offering
Suits,
StcadsBareiu., Tables, Chairs of aUkiE?
-before and v?e call v our attention cbt;.
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show goods. Our 'salesmen are reliat
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giye you a bargaii
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