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C, OCTOBER 27, 1897.
No. 42-
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,( J ....... IN -STT1ES-' f
I i IM r - 11 . l:ri'l,u 111 wji-id V r - streaming
w. V 4 "1 10 a'nai1. e'"er. He has 7 r ..and the
V II J l-'u u. iupree's ; Store J k
V if m ind completely demolished W V
i Hlr,GH PRICES Vv
' NJ oodsJ Shoes, RatA g
-7 s 11 Clothing and Gpnt' t,, .. V
tlr r ' -ll OOds.- Shoes from 2 ,,i V V
ii 'iU . ; cofrom:4tQ Worsted goo..'V 1 V
r j : : " I, h
To our sorrow,
JEFF
is
DEAD AWD GONE;
and mourn yourself to death, when j '
vJKFFRSON .DAVIS BARNES
wan
prin
t.i- make you liap)y by selling you goods at the j lowest
ever known in Dunn. We have an immense stock : of
v ana rancv groceries, urc.ss
lloois and shoes, to be sold at some price,
for (niutry Produce and Turpentine! See
Yours to suit the
IM. B. HOOD,
DRUGGIST; AND FHARMACISJ
I iloVt ktep, nor sell whiskey, but have constantly on hand a fall supply
: ' : .. -of K . ! ' :
PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Ti.'ilt Articles, Cloth and Hair 15rusj8, Scaciou jry, CanJy, Str ch, Soda,
Saps, li-imp-i. Cigars Snuff, Tobacco, aud a variety of! other things.
i . -
Prescriptions Compounded with care and Accuracy-
""Rememher I am IIead(juarters for anything in my line.
Thanking all I am yours to please with goods and prices. I
N. B. HOOD, Dunn, N- C
Mr A. h IVarsall is with me and he
see him . ' .
We'i-e
Grrowiiia
' iSf '11
ten you
re me,
are in town call
and examine my
Yours trul',
L P
JERNIG-AN
Lunn, N C.
II knry "Hood.
Who are th e leading
H00ID & GIRATOIf
WHY ?
Because they car.,
Tlmx- l-no o cuio,f Hno nf fresh
luinu lkC,rtioc .milrips. Stationery, tombs, irusnes,
i-.rks. School Books, Cigars, Tobacco, Confectioneries, Fruits &c.
Thev have been for five years, ."HEADQUARTERS" for
.'l.ritoC. noo -ri.ic uncoil their Holiday Stock will surpass
any cvor opened in this section.
Remember they are at the
Same Old Stand
m Broad street and in the Sexton Building on Lucknow Square.
.ioift stop until you see their stock.
Dfl
VIS
But don't wear a loner face)
uootts. Hats and (Jans.
mgnest price
XT 1
paid
us before you buy
hard times,
D. BARNES
invites all his friends to call and
l.i
'J'hose v'i
L P.
huv their groceries from
JERNIGAN
1
hard times and grow fat for
can face tin
he makes prices
neet the demands or
the people.
Full line of
Fancy Groceries
always 01
k (a t.
hand.
M
FLO (III.
SUGAR
)0und
TOBACCO
and
SNUFF
of all brands.
Canned
Goods; Tinware' ka
Sells everything found in a Fir."t-
Class Grocery Store.
Fine luielof Cutlery jnstj received.
Tills is otl'eied at a brgain.
Geo. K. Grantham
Druggists: in town ?
"'.AM. lUlT
DruiTS, ! Toilet Articles, to-
Blank i
I PROFESSIONAL CARDS. NEGRO POSTMASTERS AND
REFORM. 1
Attorney-at Law.
-SMITHK1KLU, N. C.
Careful attention to any civil
matters
1
ihtrustcl to his chit 111 the courts of
'I i; . ' ' I
. Harnett County -
H Li- Godwin,
Attorney at Law.
Duiin, Ml - N. C
Otlice on Luek;iiov Square.
Wiil practice in the courts f Harnett
1 . !' - i :.. . 1... 1
ninl adjoining
counties i and in l lie
Federal Com t$."
j Prompt attention 2:iven to all busin e?
jTc CLIFFORD,
Attorney at Law,
: .' " I DUNN, N. C.
Will nracticC in all the court; of the
Sfcite, where services desired.
L J BEST.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAIV,
DUNN. N C.
Practice in County Courts of Harnett and
surrounding counties, and U. S. Courts,
pocial attention given all collections.
P. II. )1 C LEAN
Counsellor and Attorney
at Law,
DUNN, N. c
Practice in all Courts. Collections a Specialty.
W- E- Murchison,
! jonesboiio, n. c.
'Practices Law; in Harnett, Mooic and
other counties but not for fun.
Feb. 20-ly. !
Isaac A-Murchison,
FAYETTEV I LLE, U.C.
Practices Law in Cumberland, Harnett
and any where service
are wanted.
F.P.Jones r W. A. Stewart.
JONES & STEWART,
Attorneys at Law,
DUNN, N. J.
Prompt. Personal attei.tion to all pro
fessional lm-iness. Practice anywhere
services requiivd, either in -S' ate or
Federal Courts.
Souncts Like Vance-
In "Dowd's Life of Senator
Z. B. Vance," on page '21, the
following anecdote is related :
"The venerable Dr. Mitchell
took his class on a geological
excursion, (Vance being a mem
ber.) On their way they pass
ed an old millhouse which had
not been used for years; Vance,
with the utmost gravity, said :
'Doctor, do you think that old
i millhouse is worth a dam?
Here the author stops, but a
writer in Fayetteville finishes
it as he has heard it :
"The Doctor replied : 'Well,
Mr. Vancei it has the appear-
: ance of having been a valuable
nlace in the past 'and with a
"usc 1tAttI" 11
migut u uauC u, v mau. piacc (
I would like
know what you 'think of it?'
"Vance, still retaining his
gravity, said : 'Well, sir, I am
of the same opinion. Although
the house is dilapidated and
about rotten down, there is a
dam site there yet. Ex. j
We da" not wish to force the
race question, and "ve are not
doing it. j The colored people
themselves and their white re
publican bosses have forced it ;
for, however they may agree
with us on other .matters, when
it comes to the ballot box, they
cast their vote solidly one way.
And now who is responsible for
the fact that at Littleton, Hali-
rax, iillery and fecotlaiid JNeck
. . . ; r i .
in tins coilntv a neerro postmas-
ter is in control and manages
the weighty matters of United
States mail? The answer is
ready at hand. Every one who
has helped, either .directly or
indirectly, to disrupt the demo
cratic party and shake down
and destroy the splendid gov
ernment which blessed North
Carolina for so many years un
der its administration shares in
the responsibility for the pres
ent situation. We do not
blame these colored men for
holding the officers that are ten
dered to them, and for which
they hare labored. Certainly
not. They are not; to be con
demned for receiving pay for
their service to their party
bosses ; but all the same we be
lieve that their exercise, of right
of tliQ ballot, has beein too brief
for the Anglo-Saxons who have
been here hundreds of years to
turn over such important in
terests into their hands.- Scot
land Neck Commonwealth.
No man who is honest with
himself and is a friend to the
state and desires to.see her peo
ple prosper can endorse the
work of the "reformers" since
they assumed control of affairs.
They have -made many grievous
blunders and the state has suf
fered 110 little at their hands.
They have enacted many bad
laws and created new and un
necessary offices. Incompetent
and unworthy men have been
placed in positions of hpnor and
the public funds? squandered.
Scimdals calculated to bring re
proach upon the good name jof
the State have occurred in high
places.. "Reform;' is a failure,
an utter failure and the quicker
a change is, made the better.
White supremacy and good gov
ernment should be made the
paramount issue in the next
campaign. Sanford Express.!
It is said that the great
Dismal Swamp in this State
and Virginia has completely
dried up with jthe exception of
Lake Drummond and that the
peat is on fire over a large ter
ritory which has caused bears
and deer and other animuls to
go out on high-land
and that
hunters are having "great
sport
killing them. This peat will
1 J M.
I burn until the swamp is filled
with water again.
Tit tie
iail if :
U 1a
An Enraged Elephant
How thk Monster A a
sued for Killing Ivkep--ek
He Was FearfIiliy
Roasted Btt Never
Conquered.
While the steam calliope was
J 1. ll. l i J..-
inrougii uiei . sireeis
show-men and show-
1 m t . 1
women prancing betore tne cu-
rioiis thousands that lined the
streets to gaze at a circus pa
rade, quite another scene was
being enacted, at tne circus
grounds. Keeper Smith lay in
shadow of a tent with three
'1 -i 1 1 1 11 1 1
men noming mm wniie ne
writhed in his I death agonies
and even the physician was
powerless to aid him. His in
juries were internal iind his
lips were dyed with the blood
that flowed from his mouth
wljen he coughed. It was the
tragedy of a showman's life.
Parly this morning the big
elephant Syd I showed signs of
anger and gradually worked
himself into ! a rage. : Keeper
Smith went to him, when sud
denly and swiftly the live pro
boscis wound around liim, the
bones cracking as it did so.
He was partially thrust into the
brute's mouth then hurled
twenty feet through the air.
Master of Animals Jenks, who
rushed
was seized and
thrown upon the ground, where
the1 elephant would have; tram
pled him to death in a moment
had not another attendant come
to his rescue. Jenks is not se
riously hurt, though somewhat
sor'e and stiff from his tussle.
In such cases it is alwjays ne
cessary to punish the elephant,
otherwise he becomes absolute
ly .mruly. This elephant has
kil ed'two men before and had
never been punished 1 The mas
ter of animals decided that lie
i 1 1 '
must be conquered, j I
Accompanied by anotj
ler
ele-
pliant, he was led into the little
thicket of pines just in the rear
of the Hucom uga Mills J Here
his' feet were bound witli chains
whose links were an inch in di
ameter to two good-sized pine
trees. His hind feet were se
curely bound together writh
chains and ropes. Then a
blcck-and-tackle carrying a two
inci rope was fastened; to his
feet and then to a pine tree
standing some twenty feet away.
About thirty men caught hold
of fhe rope and began to pull.
With a scream of rage . he
mijsjhty animal lunged forward
and the rope snapped like
thread, while the men were
thrown right and left. Again
the rope was made fast, and so
soon as the pull began the ani-
mal lunged,
snapping
off the
hook.
All the while he was trumpet
ing fiercely. When finally
he
was securely fastened
le men
spikes,
felj upon him with
pitchforks and clubs.
The ani-
mal screamed and lunged, while
the men thumped, prodded and
thrust. The forks would stick
in the toUgh hide, necessitating
two or three attempts! to get
them out. The j blood was
oozing from a hundred pricks in
the hide, but the brute was un
co ilque red.
Directly in front of him was
a pine tree a foot in diameter
at j the ground. Putting his
forehead against this, he' swayed
it back and forth like a mere
twig. Suddenly he reached up,
and with one stroke! of his pro
boscis, swept it clear of limbs,
as high as he could reach. One
of j the limbs was brandished
with his trunk and his tor
mentors scattered widely to get
out of reach of it. One of the
men who were prodding him
ventured too near and with a
sirigle push of his proboscis the
elephant threw him a dozen
feet, where he lay for a moment
out of breath . The others were
treated in the same way during
the torturing. The f?rk was
thrust through the tough cuticle
of the ear. and pulled out of the
handle. The elephant! caught
it and drew it out him (ind after
brandishing it for awhile threw
it away. He secured a rock in
his fumbling about, ancl threw
it fifty yards, where it fell with
a splash in a pool of water.
After pricking him until they
were exhausted the elephant
was still unconquerea. it-
Tetter. Salt'Ilheum and Ecxemc
The intense itching and smarting, inci
dent to these diseases, isinstantlr al laved
by applying Chamberlain's feye andrt
bkm Uintment. Many very bad cafes
have been permanently enredby it. jit
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
Dr. Cady's Condition Towdprs, are
just what a horse needs vrhen in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to pnt
horse in prime condition. Price 23
cents per package. .".
For sale by N. B. Hood, Drug
gist, Dunn, N. C.
tendants were dispatched to
bring straw. This was piled
under him and fired. As the
flames enveloped h i m, he
screamed and lunged, but would
not cry for mercy. He caught
up great quantities of dirt and
threw it upon his back in ap
parent efforts to protect himself
against
the lire, lhree times
the
straw was piled up and
three times the flames - licked
and curled about his body, but
it was all to no purpose. Fi
nally when the straw was burn
ed up the tough cuticle began
to loosen from the animal's
sides. It hung in flakes and
sheets three feet .square, and
fell to the ground, exposing the
cutis smooth and white under
neath. The animal woidd
thrust his proboscis into his
mouth, fill it with water aiid
spray himself as though it were
a hose. The ground where he
stood was ground into dust a
foot deep by his struggles aiid
the chains by .which he was
held had bitten into the tree
two or three inches. It is not
often in a life-time that oiie
may see an exhibition of such
Titantic strength. It was a
spectacle never to be forgotten,
and when people learned wliat
was going on, hundreds came
running to thj) scene. Most of
them came too late. Tlujru
were few people save the re
porter and tjie employes wno
saw the whole1 fight of the ele
phant with fifty or sixty men.
The elephant! conquered in the
end. lie was never cowed.
Finally, in despair, the master
of animals haft a tent erected
around him ajid gallons oL vas
aline were applied to his scorch
ed and roasted sides to soothe
him. j j
The punishment seemed cru
el, and yet ij; was necessary.
It meant safety for his keeper
in the future.! The next time
he attacks a I man he will be
killed. He is not a performing
elephant, but is taken along be
cause of his size, Greensboro
Telegram, 16th.
-.The True Ilemfly.
W. M. Repine, editor Tiskil
wa, 111., "Chief," j says "Wc
won't keep house without Dr.
King's New Discovery for con
sumption, Coughs and Colds,
experimented with many others
but never got the true remetly
until we used Dr. King's Nw
discoveiy. No other remedy
can take its place in our home,
as in it we have a certain and
sure cure for Coughs, Colds,
Whooping Cough, etc." It is
idle to experiment with other
remedies, even if they are urged
on you as just as good as Dr.
King's New Discovery. They
are not as good because this
remedv has a record of cures
and besides is guaranteed. It
never fails to satisfy. Trial
bottles free at N. B. Hood's
Drug Store.
The Cape Fear and Neuse
rivers are lower than in many
years if not the lowest on record.
The salt water from the ocean
comes up to Newbern and Wil
mington and fish that live only
in salt water can be caught at
each place something never
known before in the history of
the oldest inhabitants.
Iluckleti Arnica Halve.
The best Salve in tho world
for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers,
salt rheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. It is guaran
teed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price
25
cents per box. For sale by
B. Hood, druggist.
N.
That Spot...
First size of a dime; next
size of a dollar ; then, big as
the palm of your baud. The
end : entire baldness. Stop it.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Makes Hair Grow
Joe Jefferbon in Pion.
TlIK (iRKAT ACTOK KXTKKTAINM
Convicts at ChAki.kstown,
- . Mass.
Last Sunday Joseph Jcfi'erson
spoke before" 700, convicts in
the Massachusetts fState Prison,
at Charlestown. Mr. Jefferson
expressly-said thatj he did not
visit the prison as a reformer or
as an instructor in morals. Ho
recited portions Of his great
play, '-Rip Van Winkle," and
concluded by telling this story,
related to a trip which he made
in Australia :
He told the convicts how ho
was surprised at the close of a
day, while out tramping, by
the appearance of a shepherd
dog, which by its strange ac
tions led the actor jto believe it
was seeking to lead him.- He
followed the dog, and finally
met the animal's master, a fine
appearing fellow, attired in the
garb of a shepherd I
Tho two men became! ac
quainted, and the shepherd in
vited the actor to partake of his
fare at his cabin that evening
and to remain with him during
that night. The actor accepted
tho invitation.! He supped
with his newly-made acquain
tance,! and during the course of
the meal offered the shepherd
refreshment from liis flask.
Thoj shepherd refused- with
thahki, saying that he did not
drink.! Ho said that drink had
forced! upon him a pastoral life.
He tod Mr. Jefferson that he
had at one; time been! a London
barrister with a highly success
ful practice. He fell" a victim
of driiik, lost his practice and
friends, and to csciipo from a
worse jfate sought the pastures
of Au$tralia. j
At an. early hour t
shepherd and actor
together. During
1 at evening
turned in
the night
Mr. Jefferson was awaked. Ho
realized that the shepherd was
missing from the .hunk. Ho
heard f a noise, and, looking
across the room,1 he saw the
shepherd kneeling in the moon
light, which shone through tho
window, in the act of drawing
the flask from j Mr. Jeffer
son's coat. He drew it lov
ingly forth, withdrew the cork
and applied his ! nose to tho
neck. He seemed greatly agi
tated, j I I "
Suddenly he placed the bottle
on a bench before hfm and ap
peared to be utterijng a silent
prayer. His devotions ended,
lie replaced! .the flisk in Mr.
Jefferson's pocket aiid returned
to his place beside the actor.
At the simple breakfast the
next morning the shepherd told
his experience of thj" night be
fore, and said that while he
was offering up 'a
prayer he
seemed to feel the
touch of a
human hand on trik shoulder.
After that he han I no desire to
drink. ! j J
Mr. Jefferson's audience was
deeply interested .--Philadelphia
Record. ! :
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