CIRCULATION
HARNETT
CUMBERLAND,
JOHNSTON,
SAMPSON
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in each county. -
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'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Vol. 9.
OUIMIM, IM. C AUGUST 23, 1899.
No. 34.
NEW SCHOOL AT DUNN.
Ingersoll's Last.
LOCAL, DOTS.
Harnett County Public Schools.
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SELL YOUR TOBACCO WHERE
YOU PLEASE
BL'T TKADE WITH
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FOR THEY ARE
"DOING THE
E1SS
New goods arriving on every freight, the cheapest and
si we have ever seen.
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If you want to buy a suit of
are offering the
"Cream of Clothing"
AT
"Butter Milk Prices."
For W. L. Douglas' Shoes, Double wear Collars, Fancy and
Stylish Neckwear, we are strictly headquarters
Everything in
DRV GOODS AND GROCERIES
at reduced prices.
Summer Dress Goods at your own price.
LADIES' FINE SHOES
of every description at any price you wish.
We have two stores full of goods and enough bought to fill
them up again, so you see we must sell cheap to make room for
the other goods. To do this w,e shall offer for the next 30 days
OUR ENTIRE LINE OF EVERY
THING at about 50 cents in the dollar, so come at once. We want your
trade. We appreciate your trade, find we are doing everything
we can to get your trade. We have got our prices cut down so
low that 1
We Can 't be Undersold.
Come to see us, we will guan
tee to please both the eye and
pocket.
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Yours truly,
M ASSENGILL DRY GOODS CO.
Dnnn,
Two Biq
Big lot of Whitteniore's Tan
and Black Polish just received.
Also every variety of shoe laces.
C El
Dry his C
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BUSINESS''
Clothes be sure to see us, for we
HNf . C.
Stores
Glencoe Institute Removed There
From Sampson.
A Flourishing Institute of
Learning Seeks a Wider
Field of Usefulness and
Finds It at the Metrop
olis of Harnett.
Dunn, N. C, Aug. 15.
Correspondence of The Post.
Another landmark has been
set up in the unparalleled prog
ress of Dunn by the removal of
Glencoe Institute, of Sampson
county, to this place, which be
comes the Dunn High School.
Glencoe Institute was found
ed several years ago in the
northern section of Sampson
county, and soon grew into a
strong and flourishing institu
tion, doing more toward the
uplifting of the people and giv
ing them a stimulus to reach
out after bette things than any
other institution in Sampson.
This school was patronized by
a progressive, industrial and
frugal people, who take deep
interest in the education of
their children.
Profs. Ezzell and Jackson,
who have for seven years been
in charge of Glencoe Institute,
having a desire to get on the
railroad, their attention having
been called to the wonderful
success and enterprise of Dunn,
contracted with the owners of
the Dunn High School building
and leased it for a term of five
mi s
years. 1 Hereupon liiencoe
Institute has become Dunn
High School under practically
the same management, with a
number of additions and a great
many advantages that were im
possible to be had at the old
location. , ' .
Prof. J. D. Ezzell isn man of
fine qualifications and rare abil
ity as an educator. He gradu
ated from Trinity College with
the class of '85 with higl hon-
ors, since wmcn time ne nas
made teaching his life work.
Prof. J. F. Jackson, of the
State University, is also a man
of ability and capacity as a
teacher, which is evidenced by
the success and steady growth
of his reputation in the school
room.
These gentlemen will succeed
here because they work for God
and the people. They believe
. i . i ' t j.
in education ; iney nave nui
entered the school room for the
time being, with an intention
of taking up some other profes
sion next year ; they have come
here to stay.
This school opens its fall ses
sion next Monday, and we ex
pect a full attendance, with a
goodly number of boarding pu
pils.
The other departments in
this school will be presided over
by teachers whose experience is
widely and favorably known in
this section of the State.
The music department will be
in charge of' Miss Kitty Her
man, who enjoys an enviable
reputation as an instructor.
The department of stenogra
phy and typewriting will be
conducted by Miss Flora Long,
of Buie's Creek, N. C, whose
experience and qualifications as
a teacher place her in the con
fidence! and esteem of her pat
rons. Raleigh Post Aug. 16th.
A Night of Terror.
" Awful anxiety was felt for
the widow of the brave General
Burnham of Machias, Me.,
when the doctors said she could
not live till morning" writes
Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who attend
ed her that fearful night. "All
thought she must soon die from
Pneumonia, but she begged for
Dr. King s New Discovery, say
ing it bad more than once saved
her life, and had cured her of
Consumption. After three
mall doses she sleept easily all
night, and its further use com
pletely cured her." This mar
velous medicine is guaranteed
to cure all Throat. Chest and
Lung Diseases. Only 50c and
$1.00. Trial bottles free at
McKay Bros. & Skinner's drug
store.
Advertising Page
The last public utterance of
Robert G. Ingersoll was not an
attack upon the Christian re
ligion ; it was a denunciation of
the Philippine war. Here it is
I have one sentiment for the
soldiers cheers for the living
and tears for the dead. If :
were meet to weep over the sa
cred dust of the brave who died
to render our flag stainless and
keep it in the sky, it is now in
order to flood the graves of the
boys who are falling in the
Philippine Islands. For they
are not fighting to add luster to
"Old Glory" or to save the Un
ion, but as mere machines at
the behest of the administration
which for the time being is the
government of the United States.
War with Spain, for which the
volunteer took up arms, has
long since ended. Congress
has not declared war against the
Filipinos nor voted money to
carry on a foreign war of con
quest. Then why this thunder
of guns, the flying thunderbolts
of hell, and these new made
graves as numberless as the
stars? Our arms are not ad
ding glory to the flag, but in
stead are staining that starry
emblem of freedom with the
blood and tears of a people
fighting for the rights of self
government. The soldier is
not to blame. It has always
been considered a glorious thing
to die fighting for truth, liberty
and eternal right. But when
one falls in the Philippine war
there burns no halo of glory
above his bust, but his sad, un
timely, uncalled-for death
causes tears to moisten the eyes
of every patriot in the land.
Therefore, when he falls in such
a war his bier should be drap
ed in the deepest mourning and
drenched with the tears of his
fellow-countrymen. Take Col
onel Stotzenburg as an example.
No braver, truer soldier ever
wore uniform or marched in the
shadow of a flag. He only re
remarked that he was sick of
such a war and looked forward
to the near future when he and
his brave volunteers would be
relieved from killing men who
were fighting for independence.
He arrived on the battlefield
fresh from the arms of his wife
at Manila ; at the head of his
regiment ; leading a charge, he
fell, pierced through the heart.
What great principle did he die
for? Will the administration
please answer.
A Mother Tells Kow She Saved
Her Little Dauehter's Life-
I am the mother of eight chil
dren and have had a great deal
of experience with medicines.
Last summer my little daugh
ter had , the dysentery in its
worst form. We thought she
would die. I tried everything
I could think of, but nothing
seemed to do her any good. I
saw by an advertisement in our
paper that Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was highly recommended and
ent and got a bottle at once.
It proved to be one of the very
best medicines we ever had in
the house. It saved my little
daughter's life. I am anxious
for every mother to know what
an excellent medicine it is. Had
I known it at first it would have
saved me a great deal of anx
iety and my little daughter
much suffering. Yours truly,
Mrs. Geo. F. Burdick, Liberty,
R. I. For sale by Hood &
Grantham's drug store.
It seems that . these are days
of trusts. Trusts are formed in
nearly every branch of trade
and profession. Our motto is
to trust few, if any, of the fel
lows who advocate trusts. Har
nett county folks can't afford to
trust some of her own politi
cians, much less the foreign fel
lows who are clamoring for
trusts. ...
The soothing and healing
properties of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, its pleasant
taste and prompt and perma
nent cures, have made it a great
favorite with the people every
where. For sale by Hood &
Grantham's drug store.
1
Keep it in your mind the
Dunn tobacco market.
The Union office is turn
ing out a great deal of job work
just now. Send your orders in,
we will treat you right.
Nothing strange for tobac
co to bring as high as 30 cents
per pound on the Dunn market,
an everyday occurrence.
- A few days ago
three wag-
on loads of tobacco was sold on
-I i . .i
tins market irora tne upper
part of. Chatham. It brought
fancy prices.
Our town has such a move
on itself that we are forced to
give some of the locals on the
first page. If you have any
thing of interest send it to us
we appreciate all favors.
There is a big speaking ad
vertised at Clinton next Friday
August 24th. I Gov. T. J. Jar
vis, Judge H.G. Cannon and
Hon. E. W. Pou are booked for
speeches on the Constitutional
Amendment.
Our merchants are making
greater preparation for the fall
trade than ever before, and we
assure you that they will sell
goods as cheap, if not cheaper
than any town in the State.
Quite a number of farmers
have sold tobacco here this week
and all were well pleased with
the prices they received for
their tobacco The Dunn mar
ket is a hummer, and don't you
forget it. It pays you to sell
your tobacco here.
Dunn suffers from one ill
an overproduction of dogs the
fighting kind. Never an hour
passes without hearing the howl
of some common cur. A
little powder and shot would
remedy so much fuss.
Our honorable Board of town
commissioners nave recently
enacted some new town ordi-.
nances which the public should
read. We publish them in this
issue, read tnem tnat you may
familiarize yourself with our
city law.
Mr. G. L. Cannaday, our
clever and jovial tobacco auc
tioneer, returned from a trip
through Chatham and Moore
counties last Friday. He says
there is lots of fine tobacco
through that section, and that
the farmers will market it here.
This is good news and we as
sure the farmers of all the ad
joining counties that they will
find it to their interest to sell
their tobacco on this market.
North Carolina has 205
cotton factories and there is not
one in Dunn or Harnett county,
yet there is enough power with
in four miles of Dunn to move
all the machinery in North Car
olina. No better opening has
ever presented itself to the
manufacturing world than is
offered in Dunn and communi
ty. Send this, news abroad.
The Fayetteville Observer
says : ' me supervisors or uross
Creek have indicted seven, or
nearly all of the road overseers
f the different roads of Cross
Creek for failure to properly
perform their duties. The ca
ses will, be heard at the next
term of 'the court. The penalty
is fine or; imprisonment at the
discreation of the court.". We
suppose the above sounds notes
of warning sufficient to some of
our Harnett county supervi
sors. The Farmers Are The Best
Judges.
In order to find out whether
a thing is giving satisfaction or
not you have got to hear the
people talk about it. If you
could stand around and hear
the good things said about our
tobacco market by tne farmers
who bring their tobacco here
you would not be surprised at
the popularity of our market.
When you satisfy a man's
pocket-book you gain him as a
friend, and this is what our to
bacco men are doing.
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The report of Harnett county
public schools for the year end
ing June 30th contains the fol
lowing items :
Number of children in the
county, white,, 3,906 ; enrolled
in schools, 2498 ; average atten
dance, 1725. Colored children
in the county, 1,912 ; enrolled
in the schools, 1,111 ; average
attendance, 645.
One Institute for white teach
ers in which were enrolled 60
teachers. There are 61 white
schools in the county, 58 having
been taught ; 27 colored schools
26 taught.
Average length of school term :
white, 10 2-5 weeks ; colored,
10 1-5 weeks.
Average salary of white teach
ers : male, $23.85 ; female, $21.
45. Colored teachers : male,
$22.50 ; female, $18.23.
Out of 2,498 white, children
enrolled, only 105 were reported
as studying physiology and hy
giene, only eight schools re
porting any students in that
study. Only 196 were reported
as studying N. C. History, 299
in U. S. History, 1,688 in arith
metic, 466 in English Gram
mar. . We should like to suggest
that N. C. History ought to be
taught to the children. We
cannot make patriotic citizens
unless we cultivate in the chil
dren a love for our history, our
heroes and their struggles.
$3,219.32 were appropriated
to the white children and $1,
567.84 to the colored children.
The accounts with the dis
tricts show that there is less
money due them than I have
ever known. The amount due
the schools of the various town
ships is as follows :
Anderson's Creek, ...$ 59.54
Averasboro,. 28.14
Buckhorn, . .11
Hector's Creek, ..... .00
Stewart's Creek, .... . 21.12
Lillington. 2.70
Neill' Creek,.- .00
Black River, 25.49
Barbecue, 18.40
Upper Little River, . . .10
Johnsonville,.... 102.81
$284.69
In many respects this is the
best report ever made from this
county. To all the teachers
and friends of education who
have made this good report pos-
rible we desire to return our
thanks. In the name of the
large number of poor children
in the county who have no other
chance to obtain an education
we beg that our public schools
shall be made larger and more
efficient. The progress is ne
cessarily slow, but let us be
sure that every step shall be for
ward. "Nulla vestigia retror-
TV
sum, our motto. July num
ber of Little River Record.
That Throbbing Headache .
Would quickly leave you, if
you used Dr. King's New Life
Pills. Thousands of sufferers
have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous
Headaches. They make pure
blood and strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to
take. Try them. Only 25
cents. Money back if not
cured. Sold by McKay Bros.
& Skinner.
i "A live grasshopper will eat
a dead grasshopper," says The
New York Tribune. "A Mis
souri farmer mixed paris green
and bran together and let a
grasshopper eat it. He died.
Twenty ate him up. They died.
Four hundred ate those twenty,
and they died. Eight thousand
ate those four hundred, and
they died. A hundred and
sixty thousand ate those eight
thousand, and died, and the
farmer was troubled no more.
In its flight from the Far West
the name of the statistician of
this story has become separated
from his figures, but the fact
that the incident occurred in
Missouri is regarded as evidence
of its possibility."
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Dyspepsia Cure
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It artificially digests the food and aids
Nature In strengthening and recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
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can approach it In efficiency. It In-
sianuy relieves ana permanently cures
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn,
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea.
SlckIIeadache,Gastralgla,Cramps,and
all other results of Imperfect digestion.
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For sale by Hood & Grantham,
Druggists, Dunn, N. C.
"Clean up the Town. "
This good advice, and it
comes from the Wilmington
Messenger. It will answer for
all towns everywhere. It will
be good in every place.
The cleaning up process As
going on in Dunn, and it is
showing itself on our streets
to-day. We hope our wide
awake commissioners will keep
on ; (as we learn there is quito
a nice little balance of several
hundred dollars in the town
treasury,) and that they will
put hands enough on the streets
to weed out those hateful green
bushes, with the poisonous yel
low balls growing all over tho
town, almost completely, in
some places, blocking up tho
sidewalks, leaving only just
room enough for the old sows
and their litter of squealing
pigs to pass through them.
Both the green bushes, and tho
hogs, breeding fleas everywhere,
are great nuisances, for all of
them leave a stench and filth
in the town that will kill out
the people, sooner or later, with
pestilent fevers, if notiemdvod.
"Clean up the town,"
Messrs. Mayor and Commis
sioners, and then, strangers
coming in, will say, "What a
nicfe town you have. I'd like
to live in Dunn, it is. so clean
and neat.
W.B. II.
Spain 8 Greatest Need-
Mr. R. P. Olivia, of Barcelo
na, Spain, spends his winters
at Aiken, S. C. Weak nerves
had caused severe pains in the
back of his head. On using
Electric Bitters, America's
greatest Blood and Norvo Rem
edy, all pain soon left him.
He says this grand medicine is
what hi3 country needs. All
America knows that it cures
liver and kidney trouble, puri
fies the blood, tones up tho
stomach, strengthens the nerves,
puts vim, vigor and new life
into every muscle, nerve and
organ of the body. If weak,
tired or ailing you need it.
Every bottle guaranteed, only
50 cents. Sold by McKay
Bros. & Skinner, Druggists.
Excursion Bate to Philadelphia-
The Atlantic Coast Line will
sell round-trip tickets to Phila
delphia on account of the Na
tional Encampment O. A. It.
at rate of one first-class fare for
the round trip. These tickets
to be sold September 1st, 2nd
and 3rd, . continuous passage.
Good returning, to leave Phila
delphia not later than Septem
ber 12th. An extension of
final limit to September 30th
may be obtained by depositing
ticket with joint agent at Phil
adelphia between September
5th and 9th (Both days inclu
sive) on payment ,of a fee of
fifty cents at time of deposit.
Merchants going North to
purchase their fall and winter
stock can avail themselves of
these tickets. For schedules,
sleeping car reservation or oth
er, information, call on or ad
dress, C. G. Terry, Soliciting
Agent, Fayetteville, N. C.
A Frightful Blunder
Will often cause a horrible
Burn, Scald, Cut or Bruise.
Bucklen,s Arnica Salve, the
best in the world, will kill the
pain and promptly heal it.
Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores,
Ulcers. Boils, Felons, Corns,
all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
cure on earth. Only 25 cents
a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold
by McKay Bros. & Skinner,
Druggists.