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"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Vol. 9.
DUPJIMj -rJ. C. DECEMBEFe. 1899.
No. 45,
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Wholesale and Retail dealers in
Dry
Goods, Notions,
Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Caps &c.
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wish to
Dry
Goods,. Clothing, Shoes,
Caps, Overcoats, Over-
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Shoos, Leggings, Wilbur's
Doublewear Collars, Notions,
Underwear, Neckwear, .Gro
ceries etc, etc. Keep on the
''lower side," right between the
Drugstores, for this is' our
motto, "Better goods for less
money," ''Better Quality fol
ios profits." "Better trade
with more satisfaction." We
umatr business' and intend to
Imvc lots of it, wit, humor, elo
quence, and oratory all sit down
d hated when our prices rise
to -iicak. The reason of this
is because we buy for cash for
our own benefit and sell cheaper
than any body else for your
benefit.
YOURS VERY TRULY,
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We get this week direct from
manufacturers
$500 worth of Qyercoats
$35 worth of Neckwear
$56 worth of Wilbur's Collars .
$400 worth of Cheap Clothing. .
$175 worth of Hats and Caps. .
$100 worth of Ladies' Capes. . .
$300 worth of Shoes Ladies'
and Gentlemen
These goods will comprise all
the latest New York styles in
the latest New York colors.
Call to see us. we are always
glad to see you and to show
you through our mammoth
stock, where you can certainly
get some of the best bargains
you ever saw. We have never
been undersold yet.
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All persons
who are indebt-
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must settle up or
make some ar-
rangements
within the next
20 days, for we
are b ouiid to
have every cent
due us
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Plan of Silver Depublicans.
Unite With Anti-Imperialist.
Republicans, Keep Silver a
Main Issue.
Chicago, Nov. 30. The Sil
ver Republicans in conference
here Tuesday and Wednesday
l-uauueu, n is announced, to
ally themselves with and to
make use of the "anti-imperial
10m iuniauou, especiaiiv iu
Eastern States, where the silver
issue does not attract. Co-operation
with Edward Atkinson's
following will be sought. The
purpose of the silver Republi
cans is to gain, if possible, with
this new issue, a foothold in
Eastern States, so that their
party can more truly claim to
be- a national organization and
thus become a more effective
whip for holding the Demo
crats to the Bryan and 1G to 1
line. This is the reason why
the silver ReiDublicans want to
hold a big national convention
of 2,000 or more delegates next
year. Oonnrmation of this
plan came to-day from Fred J.
Dubois, former Senator from
Idaho and Chairman of the Sil
ver Republican Executive Com
mittee.
'There .is no place for the
Republican anti-imperialists of
New England and the coast to
go except into our party," said
Mr. Dubois. "The assured
composition of the United
States Senate for several years
convinces them that silver leg
islation cannot be nassed for
many years vet. On anti-im
perialism and kindred questions
they are as one with us. I am
satisfied they will come to us.
I expect to see former Governor
Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
Ed ward Atkinson and men like
them sitting as delegates in our
convention.
"We have planned for a bigl
convention of 2,000 or more.
Our convention, if held at the
same place and time as the
Democratic Convention will be
a powerful stimulus against any
concession by that party to the
orces of unrighteousness. We
lave not much to fear on this
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score, However. We are pretty
well satisfied that the Demo
crats will reaffirm the platform
of 1896 and re-nominate Mr.
Bryan. That will be enough.
If, however, they should seek
to evade or subordinate the sil
ver issues, we'll not be their
allies. In such case we will do
what many silver Republicans
wanted to do in 1896 establish
a separate organization and
nominate a separate ticket."
News & Observer.
Bismark's Iron Nerve
Was the result of. his splen
did" health. Indomitable will
and tremendous energy are not
found where Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. If you want these qual
ities and the success they bring,
use Dr. King's New Life Pills.
They develop every power of
brain and body. Only 25cts at
McKay Bros. & Skinner's Drug
store. THE UNION'S Liberal Offer.
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We numbered 350 pieces of
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The Appalachian National Park.
There was a largf? gathering
of representative' .men from
North Carolina and many
neighboring btates in Asheville
on Wednesday of last week to
take steps to get Congress to
establish a great national park
in the mountains of western
North Carolina The ineetinT
was a decided success, an or
ganization was formed to gath
er the necessary data and push
tlie project vigorously ? before
Congress this winter. There
should be a great national
park somewhere east of the
Mississippi river, and there is
no location in the whole coun
try that does surpass western
North Carolina for such a park.
A park can be laid out in the
Blue Ridge or Smoky Moun
tains that will not only pre
serve the magnificent forest and
preserve the head waters of
many of our most important
water courses, but a park that
will be visited and enjoyed by
ten time.-s as many people as
will ever be able to visit Yellow
Stone National Park. The
Caucasian hopes to see Con
gress take favorable action at
an early date to establish this
great Appalachian national
park. rCaucasian.
Story of a Slave.
To be bound hand and foot
for years by the chains of dis
ease is the worst form of slavery.
Geo. D. Williams, of Man
chester, Michigan, tells how
such a slave was made free.
Ele says : "My wife has been so
helpless for five years that she
could not turn over in bed alone.
After using two bottles of Elec
tric Bitters, she s wonderfully
improved and is able to do her
own work." This supreme
remedy for female diseases
quickly cures nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache,
backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working
medicine is a godsend to weak,
sickly. -un down pople. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only 50
cents. Sold by McKay Bros. &
Skinner, Druggists.
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A Double-Barreled Joke.
Mr. Jonathan Edwards, of
Asheville, is a very successful
business man and enthusiastic
SDortsman. He lately bought
for himself a new gun, and
while impatiently waiting for
the season to open he would get
out his new gun, handle with
affection and discourse on its
merits and its beauty until his
wife and especially his fair
daughter, Mary, became weary
of even the subject of guns.
And yet, after discovering that
his gun was not as interesting
to himself, he needed only an
intimation to make him bring
it out for exhibition with pleas
ure. Miss Mary Edwards had a
beaux and she rather liked him,
but held him somewhat at
arms' length-on probation, as
it were. Miss Mary had a lov
ing heart ; a sparkling eye and
a keen sense of humor. Her
beaux, Mr. Richard Wildman,'
called to see her and chatted
pleasantly in the parlor while
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards made
themselves comfortable in the
sitting room across the hall.
"I'm going to kiss you," said
Mr. Wildman to Miss Mary.
"If you dare," said the
young lady, "I'll certainly
make you regret it."
"But I really am going to,"
said Mr. Wildman.
"If you do I'll go tell papa,"
said Miss Mary, with a twinkle
in her eye and without fthe
slightest attempt to get out: of
the way. Taking her non-chal-ance
for a woman's consent, he
grabbed and kissed her. She
promptly whacked him on the
cheek with her hand and then
leaving the room and walking
across the hall, said to her
father ; with the sweetest of
sweet smiles : "Papa I've been
telling Mr, Wildman about
your new gun and he asks if
you won't show it to him."
"Certainly, with great pleas
ure," said Mr. Edwards, de
lighted to have some one take
an interest in his new pet.
- Picking ur the gun he walk
ed with expectant pleasure into
the parlor.
Mr. Wildman was waiting
somewhat doubting the girl's
purpose.
When the man with the gun
came in the door Mr. Wild
man's doubts, accompanied by
Mr. Wildman himself, went out
of the -window without even
taking tlie precaution to raise
the sash.
Mr. Edwards looked around
at his daughter dumb-founded.
She laughed till she could no
longer stand. Holding her
heart iu her hands, she said :
"Father, you must be careful
how you go at people with that
gun. Really, if I didn't know
you well, I should have been
sure several times you meant to
shoot me with it. You must
be more careful. How am 1
ever to get married if rou run
my beaux off like that? Take
the horrid old gun away."
Miss Mary and her mother
often talk, sotto voce, about
guns, and laugh , to Mr. Ed
wards' discomfiture.
Mr. Wildman is still missing.
Charlotte Observer. j
Prevented a Tragedy.
Timely information given
Mrs. George Long, of New
Straitsville, Obio, prevented a
dreadful tragedy and saved two
lives. A frightful 'cough had
long kept her awake every
night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but stead
ily grew worse until urged to
try Dr. King's New Discovery.
One bottle wholly cured her,
and she writes this marvelous
medicine also cured Mr. Long
of a severe attack of Pneumo
nia. Such cures are positive
proof of the matchless merit of
this grand remedy for curing
all throat, chest and lung
troubles. Only 50c and $1.00.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at McKay Bros. &
Skinner's drug store.
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For Infants and Children..
Tfca Kind Yea Ilais Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Issues of State Banks.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 2S A
movement has been Ft.irted by
the leading I a.ikers and b i
ness men of Richmond to test
the cons, i utionalityof Congress
irapobing a tax 01 ten per cent.
upon the issues of'Siate bank
notes. A committee compnd
of R. A. Lancastf r, Jod. Br an,
John L. Williams, E. B. Addi
son and W. M. Habliston, has
been formed and they have re
tained William L.' Royal as
counsel to take the case to the
Supreme Court of the United
States. It is believed, it is
stated, that the way has been
opened to have the act declajed
unconstitutional by the, income
tax decision of the Supreme
Court. The committee will as
sociate with Mr. Royal some of
the most eminent counsel in the
United States when the case
conies on for argument in the
bupreme Court. Tho commit
tee invites all persons who feel
an interest in the subject to
send contributions towards the
expense of the litigation to Col
onel William H. Palmer, of
Richmond, who will bo the
treasurer of the fund.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Skin Erup
tions r b life of joy. Buckh n'
Arnica Salve, cures them, also
Old, Running and Fever Sore
Ulcers, Boils, Melons, Corns,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises. Burns.
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Cliil-
blains. Best Pile Cure on earth
Drives out Pains and Aches.
Only 25cts. a box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold by McKay Bros.
& Skinner, Druggists.
Internal Revenue Points.
Washington, Nov. 28 The an
nual report of the commissioner
of internal revenue shows that
for the fiscal year 1899 the ag
gregate revenue collected 1 n
North Carolina was $4,921,010.
During the fiscal year there
were destroyed in the Fourth
district 171 illicit stills and in
the Fifth district 368 stills.
Tn the State there were 201
registered tobacco manufactur
ers, 48 manufacturers of cigars,
who produced 215,116,415 ci
gars, and 4 manufacturers who
produced. 1,042,000,000 cigar
ettes. During the year 2U1 fac
tories used in the manufacture
of tobacco of various kinds 40,-
868,361 pounds of leaf. Wilson
Times.
Hood & Grantham guarantee
every bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and will refund
the money to any one who is
not satisfied after using two-
thirds of the contents. This is
the best remedy in the world
for la grippe, couchs, colds,
croup and v hooping cough and
is pleasant aud safe to take. It
prevents any tendency of a cold
to result in pneumonia.
Only Krgvjq
What Buffering from falling: of the
womb, whites, pairful or Irregular
menses, or any disease of the distinctly
feminine orgar.3 ia. A man may sympa
thize or piiy but he can not know the
Bgrnica she goes through the terrible
BUilcrinjj, so patiently borne, which
robs her of beauty, hope and happi
ness. Yet this suifenDg really U
needless.
McELREE'S
Wine os tednl
will banish it This medicine
cures all " female diseases quick
ly and permanently. It does away
with humiliating physical exami
nations. The treatment may be
taken at home. There is not con
tinual expense and trouble. The
sufferer is cured and stays cured.
Wine of Cardui is becoming the
leading remedy for all troubles of
this class. It costs but $t from any
druggist ;
For advice in cases requiring
special , directions, address, the
"Ladies Advisory Department,
.The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
MRS.C. J. WEST, WMhTtXle, Tenn.,
writer 1 ''This wonderful medicine ouht
to be la erery boose where there are (iris
and women." '
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Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you cat.
Ttftl t!flfUnf1frTof 0 I)aaJ J - j
vuoiugu auu aids
Nature In Mit..l,i.. i
, j" intunicuiu auu recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
gans. It is the latest discovered dleest
ant and tonic No other preparation
"tr1 -'v-n in iu cuiciency. ir, in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Dvsnerin Tnirroci,. it ..i
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea
,rVwcue,jrasiraiKia,jramps,ana
dllother results of i m perfect digestion.
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For sale by Hood & Grantham,
Druggists, Duuu, N. C.
He Got Informed.
A man why does not take his
lorae paper, but occasionally
answers advertisements ',8tory
papers" has had some interest
ing experiences, says an ex
change. He learned that by
sending one dollar to a Yankee
le could get a cure for drunken
ness, bure enough ho did. It
was to "take the pledge and
keep it." Later on ho sent fifty
two-cent stamps to find'put how
to raise turnips successfullv.
He found out. "Just take hold
of the tops and pull' "Being
young he wished to marry, and
sent thirty-four one-cent stamps
to a L-nicago iirm for informa
tion as to how to make an im
pression. When the answer came
it read, "Sit down on a pan .of
douch." That was a liitlo
rough, but he was a patient
man, and thought lie would vet
succeed. The next advertise
ment ho answered read, "How
to double your monev in six
months." He was told to con
vert his money into bills, fold
them, and he would seo his
money doubled. Tho next time
he sent for twelve useful house
hold articles, and got a package
of needles. He was slow to
learn, so he sent a dollar to find
out "how to get rich" "Work
like the devil aud never spend
a cent. J hat stormed him.
but his brother wrote to find
out how to write a letter without
pen or ink. He was told to use
a lead pencil. Ho paid five dol
lars to learn how to live with
out work, and was told on a
postal card "to fish for suckers
as we do". Reflector.
A Sure Cure For Croup-
Twenty-five Year Constant
Use Without a Failure.
The first indication of croup
is hoarseness, and in a child
subject to that disease it may
be taken as a sure sign of tho
approach of an attack. Follow
ing this hoarseness is a peculiar
rough cough. If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is given
as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after thecroupy
cough appears, it will prevent
the attack. It is used in many
thousands of homes in this
broad land and never disap
points the anxious mothers.
We have et to learn of a sin
gle instance in which it has not
proved eilectual. No other
preparation can show such a
record twenty-five years' con
stant use without a failure.
For sale by Hood & Grantham.
The Square Bale.
The Montgomery. Ala., Ad
vertiser publisher a Mnf ineni,
ubicribed and sworn to befnn
a notary public, by a farmer of
Montgomery county, to ihe ef
fect that on the l"th inst. Iim
marketed at the same place 0110
square bale and two round bales
f cotton of indsof erd
cottt n pjc!i, and that the differ
encc was 38 cents in favor of tho
square bale, The general testi
mony seems to be against tho
innovation in cotton packing.
We have heard through private
sources that one of the found
bale packing plants was on ex
hibition and in operation at tho
recent fair in Atlanta, and that
the result of its operations met
with small favor. Chnrlotto
Observer.
Mr. -I. SIwr. Mo . mviI IiU
chiM' lift by nc Minute? i'miiiU Cur?.
Doctors had iei li r ip 10 with
croup. ItV an li.fiiMiMe cur- fur
cn;h, . cul.N. grljji, n-u not.i.i,
bronchitis anil throat H:nl miii troubles.
Relieve At uuce. IIckkI & Qrau Hum,
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