North Carolina Newspapers

7 O 7 tv'kkagk CLKCULAT1UJN 1,600.' UARNTJrr, " " CUMBERLAND, JOHNSTON, SAMPSON Largo circulation TT-.?. o- Ipluce your "ad"' withl u ;,nii see the results. Vol. 9. T SELL YOUR TOBACCO WHERE YOU PLEASE TRADE! WITH- mi ssBiittill FOR THEY ARE "DOING THE la New goods arriving on every freight, the cheapest and nicest wo have ever seen. . ' . If you want to buy a suit of Clothes be sure to see us, for we niv oiici mi; uic "Cream of Clothing" AT "Butter" Milk Prices." For W. L. Douglas' Shoes, Double wear Collars, Fancy and Stylish Neckwear, we are strictly headquarters K very thing in - DRV (3GODS 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 lee we must sell cheap to make room for the other coods. To do this we 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, and we are doing everything wo eantoet vour trade. We have got our price's cut down so low that We Can't be Undersold. Come to see us, we will guan tee to pease both the eye and pocket. Yours truly, MASSENGILL DRY GOODS CO Two BiQ Big lot of Whittemore's Tan and B ack Polish jnst received. Also every variety of shoe laces. I Dry Cub Co., BUSINESS" "TmZ .11 J Stores "Prove all DLUMIM, IM. A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea. A Prominent Virginia Editor Had Almost Given Up, but Was Brought Back to Per fect Health by Chamber lain's Colic. Cholera .i - and Diarrhoea Rem edy. Read His Editorial. I'rom thf Times, Hiilstilie. Va. I suffered with diarrhoea for a long time and thought I was past being cured. I had spent much time and money and suf fered so much misery that I had almost decided to give up all hopes of recovery and await the result, but noticing the adver tisement of Chamberlain's Col ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy and also some testimonials stating how some wonderful cures had been wrought by this remedy, I decided to try it. After taking a few doses I was entirely well of that trouble, and I wish to say further to my readers and fellow-sufferers that I am a hale and hearty man to day and feel as well as I ever did in my life. 0. R. Moore. Sold by Hood & Grantham. Intelligence Will Protect Itself. As a result of the election of 1898 the affairs of nearly all the Eastern counties are now ad ministered by competent white men. Craven county elected Republicans incompetents, but one by one they have resigned until now Craven county is managed by capable men in political S37mpathy with : the best element of that good' coun ty. Last week Sheriff Halin, the last remaining Republican holding an important position, resigned, and now in the person of Mr. Joseph Kinsey Craven has a sheriff who belongs to the dominant party. Craven s court house has been changed by a peaceful revolution. Public opinion forced incompetents and men who had panaered to incompe tents to resign. There is no law so strong as a united, de termined public sentiment that stands for good government by good men. In Halifax and New Hanover the people were rescued from negro rule as a result of the election. In Cra ven the rescue came later through a public sentiment that made officials representing thei negro party retire from the posi tions thev held. It is one of the most remarkable cases on record. There is a lesson tha oppo nents of the amendment can learn from the peaceful resolu tion in an "off year" iu Craven county. It is that intelligence and character will not be domi nated by ignorance even when outnumbered. The amend ment is the direct, honest, straightforward method of pre venting a repetition of the evils that afflicted the East from 1895 to 1899. It cannot fail be?ause the white people of the State do not wish to make a rev olution like that of 1898 possible every ten or twelve years. News & Observer. - Bobbed The Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadel phia, was the subject, is nar rated by him as follows : ' 'I was in a most dreadful condi tion. My skin was almost yel low, eyes sunken, tongue coat ed, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite gradu ally growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had o-iven me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trving 'Electric Ritters' and to my great joy .ind surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the crave ot another victim." No oue should fail to try them. Only 50 cts., guar anteed, at McKay Bros. & Skin ner's drug store. desiring trip to the Paris Exposition, wittt good jUrr and expenses paid, should write things; holdfast that which C- SEPTEMBER 20, 1899. Does Not Provide for ' 'Young Hawkes." North Carolina probably nev er produced an abler preacher than Dr. Francis L. Hawkes, who once was pastor of Grace Episcopal Church, New York. Short, thickset, swarthy, black eyed and black-haired, he was a striking personage: He was not only a great pulpit orator, but considered the best reader in the New York episcopacy. His rather luxurious family de terred him from acceptinsr a bis'hopric, which would have otherwise been tendered. One day a delegation from a Buffalo church waited upon him and invited him to accept a pastor ate in that city. "Well, gentlemen, other things being satisfactory, the question of acceptance narrows down to a busines matter," said Dr. Hawkes. "What sala ry do you offer?" "Dr. Hawkes," said the spokesman, "we recognize that you have a high reputation, and are willing to be liberal. Our recent pastor has received $2500, but on account of your standing we have decided to offer you $3500." "My good man," cried the doctor,, "do you know what sal ary I am receiving here?" "No, sir." "I get $15,000 and this par sonage ; and as I have an ex pensive family I do not see my way clear to accept your offer." The spokesman looked rather sheepish, but made another essay. "If we had known that fact, sir, we would undoubtedly have looked elsewhere: but you should remember that the work of the Lord must be done ; and as for providing for your fami ly, you know the story of Elijah and the ravens." "Now, my friends," respond ed the clergyman, quizzingly, "I have made the Bible my study ever since I was twenty- eight. I have read it through carefully and -prayerfully over a hundred times. I remember the raven incident perfectly, but nowhere can I find any reference to the Lord's provid- mg tor young iiawKres. Washington Post. The great success of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the treat ment of bowel complaints has made it standard over the greater part of the civilized world. For sale by Hood fe Grantham. Th3 Strawberry- Why it Should Be in Garden. Every When it is considered how easy it is to grow the strawber ry and what a delicious-and healthful article of food it is, the wonder is that it is not mo're generally grown. A plat of ground forty by twenty feet will hold 500 plants, set in rows one foot apart in, row, with two feet walking be tween each series of the rows. This plat set in early, medium, and late varieties, will supply an average family lavishly with this exceedingly delightful and wholesome fruit during the strawberry season of four weeks or more. The cost, counting the pur chase of plants, need hardly amount to one cent a quart. Even this might be covered, or much more than covered by the sale of surplus berries. Fresh, well ripened berries of the large improved varieties rarely go begging anywhere, but sell readily at fair prices, often at high prices. A Friehtful 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, and all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. Only 25 icents abox. Cure guaranteed. Sold bv McKav Bros. & Skin ner, uruggisis. is good." The Negro Terror in South Africa- The evils of a war between Great Britain and the Transvaal do not constitute by any means the greatest danger with which South Africa is menaced. In the event of a conflict between the British and the boers there is only too much reason to fear that the fierce natives would take the war path from the In dian Ocean to the Atlantic. There would then arise some thing analogous to the wars of the Britisfi and French on this Continent in the Eighteenth Century, when both parties en listed the aid of the savages, and when both suffered from their atrocities. This consider ation alone was sufficient to cause the Salisbury Government to restrain the bellicose spirit of Minister Chaniberlain. There is no doubt that this, too has had no small share in including the Boers toward peace ; for it is intimated that the British have secured the allegiance of the warlike Basuta negroes in case the Orange Free State should join its neighbor Repub lic. As evidence of the formida ble character of this menace it is necessary only to consider Hip numbers as well as the hos tile disposition of the natives of South Africa, who regard the British and the Boers alike as interlopers who have robed them of their most fertile lands and of their wealth in gold and dia monds. In Cape Colony the negroes number 1,150,000 to 395,000 whites. In Natal there are 450,000 negroes. The Transvaal contains 300,000 whites and 650,000 Kaffirs. In the Orange Free State the whites number 80,000 and the blacks 130,000. Rhodesia has a white population of 13,000 in the midst of a half million well armed, discontented and war like Matabele negroes. Then are the large native population of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland, where few white men have made settlements. Besides the great numerical superiority of four to one of the negroes over the whites, there is the consideration (which neither the British nor the Boers can safely overlook) that the settlement of every colony in South Africa has been fierce ly disputed by the natives. Cape Colony, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal each in turn has had to contend for existence with the Zulus, Kaffirs and Matabeles. These fierce na tives would hail with joy a war between their British and Dutch oppressors in the promise which it would afford them of gather ing the spoils of their enemies and of recovering their own lib erty. The negro terror in South Africa may, therefore, consti tute the most effective restraint upon the warlike proclivities of the British and the Dutch of that region. After all, tie claim of the Outlanders of Johannesburg for an extension of political privileges is a small matter compared with the prob able necessity of- a struggle for existence with the natives. Common prudence dictates to both parties the suspension of their quarrel in the presence of such an enemy. It is not im probable that this consideration has more weight in London and Pretoria tnan tne best argu ments of the Peace Society. Philadelphia Record. A Thousand Tongues Cnuil nnf, vnrpi; flip rnnturo of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard St., Philadelphia, Pa., when she found that Dr. lvinr s C7 I New Discovery for Consump tion had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure : "It soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly something I can scarcely remember doing be- fore. I praises verse." tries Dr. feel like souuding its throughout the -Uni-So will every one who King's New Discov any trouble of the iery for ; Throat, Uhest or Lungs. Price ' 50c. and $1.00, Trial bottles free at McKay Bros. & skin ners drug store ; every bottle guaranteed. I 9 m br Tha Kero As An Obstfi';!?. The colored man will ho v. L'h us of the South always. His tribe now numbers 7,u.!0,O0(i ; his increase is about 20O,Uu0 annually. To send him back to Africa k- imposi!!' and if it woro rot impossible, it would be utU'ilv impracticable. To coluiiic him in this country is also both impossible-and im practicable. Amalgamation is losing ground instead of gaining which is vastly to the credit of our country. So the colored man is here to stay. We must take account of him, we must reckon on him. Since the gates of Eden closed on Adam and Eve no greater calamity has befallen a people than that which was thrust up on the stricken South by the act giving 1,000,000 slaves, sons ot generations of slaves, the right of franchise. From that day until now the course of the Southern people has been a des perate struggle up grade against odds that would have daunted a less valiant race. Politically we are where we were three de cades ago. No. reforms could be initiated, no advance posi tions be taken, because, every year and hour the slightest dis affection would throw 100,000 colored voters into ascendency. Take a simple instance : The editor of theyBiblical Recorder, now g a tvh e r e d to his fathers, was denounced and abused throughout North Caro lina because he would not ad vocate a Prohibition party. Those who knew him knew why he was silent. He knew" that to advocate a Prohibition party would divide the white people, and the colored voters would rise to power. He pre ferred liquor-selling with hon orable white men in office to liquor-selling with incompetent colored men and representatives of them in powrer. His position was sound. This is only one instance. Hundreds might j)0 named. F or every reform creates divis ion, every new idea creates dis affection. And in consequence the larger element of the white people in the South are politi cally the slowest in the world to move. And it will be so, so long as there is the almost inev itable consequence that to iilitU ate a change will turn the coun try over to an incompetent and unworthy regime. Without another word it is clear that the negro is an obsta cle, clear that inevitably the Southern country must be re tarded in her political progress so long as he "is an obstacle. It is clear that he is here to stay. What then? Disfran chisement. It is the only hope There is but one ground that will reach the mark, and that is illiteracy. It is a good one it will stand the test of common sense and plain reason and right. Is it impossible? It cannot be. Is it impracticable? It cannot be. One year or two years may not acheive the end, but it is wortha decade of strug gle. Other issues pale into in significance beside this; they should not be suffered to inter fere. "If the unintelligent vote of North Carolina could be eliminated the State could then address herself with single eye to the needs of the people. Biblical Recorder. A Word to Mothers. Mothers of children affected with c'ou? or a sever? coId neftd not hesitate to aumimster Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It contains no opkite nor nar cotic in any form and may be given as confidently to the babe as to an adult. The great suc cess that has attended its use in the treatment of colds and croup has won for its approval and praise it lias received throughout the United States and man- foreign lands. lor sale by Hood & Grantham. Some people don't believe in cures being effected by the lay ing on of hands, but many a small boy's father has cured hini of smokiDg by that method. o Bean tha Signature of ) Tha Kind Yon H:e Always m$i in each county. No. 35, n7 n n Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you cat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest ant and tonic No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Gastralgia,Cramps, and all other results of imperfect digestion Prepared by E- C. DeWltt ACa Chicago.. For sale by Hood & Grantham, Druggists', Dunn, N. C. m STOCK . OF iVJILUftlERY. I wish to inform the public that I have just returned from the northern markets where I purchased the most attractive lino of Millinery Goods ever before. The Styles are elegant this sea son, and prices are as low as fair dealings permit. Full line of ladies' and chil dren's Hats,' Caps, and Dress. Trimmings, Furnishings &c. The Goulf Hat is ono of tho most popular this season. I have a full line of them which I am offering from 75 cents up. Full line of new stvlc hair ornaments. Mrs. C. S. Pipkin is with mo again this season and will bo pleased to have her friends call and examine goods and prices. Thanking ono and -all for past favors and soliciting a con tinuance of the same, I beg to remain Respectfully, Mrs. J. II. Porrc. Fire ! Fire ! We REPRESENT OVER J'ORTV Million Dollars, to protect you against loss by firk and WIND STORMS. Foil POLICIES CALL ON J AS. A. TAYLOR & BRO., Dunn, N. C. Raleigh Post : Thomas Hud son, one of the three men who were committed to jail in Win ston, Wednesday, charged with being responsible for tho death of Mr. D. Binkley, of Yadkin county, sent for a lawyer Thursday, saying he wished to make a confession. Solicitor Griffith went to the jail, when Hudson told the whole story. He said Thomas Reed shot Brinkley ; that they engaged in a fight, when Binkley threw one hand to his hip pocket, where upon Reed fired and Binkley fell. They did not stop to see how bad he was shot. Hudson says they were all drinking. He admitted that ho made a mistake by not telling the whole storv on the witness stand yes terday. Hudson said to tho solicitor that ho wished to turn State's evidence and asked to be released ; but this is not proba ble, as he is the most important witness. An officer says that when arrested the three had over $180. Bob Cobbler had about sixteen dollars. Hudson had very little money. It is known that Binkley had as much as $41, if not more, when he was shot. IT. If you are hungry ami wili a flrt cl;i m-!l. va at our Eating House, iH-vt door to CiAAM' Sf;tM . ami have your apiRtitc suti-licd. We rvc Be3fsceak, Ham and Eggs Fresh Fish etc- MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Prompt i ami polite attention ami faclioii guaranteed. In connection with our Icetanrant we have a line of Groceric mk Ii a Snutl", Tobacco. h.uart ( once Ac. Hoping we may e.-rve yon, e beg to remain, Your to wi ve, C. M. & M. L. SMITH, Dunn, N. C.