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Vol. 9.
DUIYIM, IM.O. DECEMBER 20, 1899.
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quence, and oratory all sit down
d'-tVatecl when our prices rise
to peak. The reason of this
is because we buy for cash for
our own benefit and sell-cheaper
than any body else for your
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manufacturers
$500 worth of Overcoats..
$35 worth of Neckwear
$5G 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'
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GUOoS
THE BLOODY TIDE OF
WAR.
ANOTHER DISASTER
The British DrivenJtack.
UNEXPECTEDLY FACE 12,000
BOERS.
North of Modder River, Mon
day Dec. 11. Early yesterday
evening the guards of the High
land Brigade moved from the
Modder river camp, marching
in-the night in a northeasterly
direction. The objective point
of the Highlanders was the east
ern spur of the Boer position
the guards following the bank
of the river, while the Yoik
shire Light Infantrv moved
along the river side.- Just be
fore daybreak the Highlanders
arrived within 200 yards of the
Boer entrenchment, at the foot
of a hill. Unsuspecting that
the Boers were in the vicinitv.
fhe British were still marching
when they met a terrible fire
from the flanks and were forced
to retire with heavy loss. The
troops reformed under the shel
ter of some rising ground and
gallantly held their position.
Later the Gordans arrived and
the troops gradually worked
their way until within 300 yardb
of the Boer position, displaying
the greatest gallantry. In the
meanwhile, a naval gun at the
Modder river, the. Howitzer
batteries and the horse artillery
opened a terrific fire, infilading
the trenches and searching
every portion of the Boer posi-
were en
tirely silent. In the meanwhile
tne Boers, on the open ground,
directly in Iront, moved with
the object of making a flank at
tack. This was frustrated bv
the guards and artillery,
The Boers recommenced
shelling, but no damage was
dnne The British slpnt nn
i,s- 4.,j
that there will be a renewal of
fighting to-morrow. Losses on
both sides were very heavy.
The British casualties includ
ed the Marquis of Winchester,
major of the Second Battallion
Coldstream Guards, who was
killed, and.1 Colon Downham,
of the pfirst Batallion Gordan
Highlanders, who was mortally
wounded.
When the Highlanders met
the murderous point .blank fire
of the Boers, about 200 were
mown down. The Black Watch
Regiment, on re-forming, was
aoie to muster oniy iou men.
The Boers lost heavilv in the
trenches and also in the wire
entanglement when they came
into the open in an attempt to
make a flank attack on the Brit
ish. The terrific British artil
lery fire provoked no response
except from the Boer rifles, un
til nearly 4 o'clock in the after
noon, when the Gordon High
landers formed to renew the at
tack on the entrenched kopje.
They advanced with the utmost
gallantry to attack the Boers,
close to the place where lay
their dead and wounded com
rades of the Highland Brigrade.
The enemy opened with a
heavy shrapnel fire as the Brit
ish advanced, and it was fouud
physically impossible to take
the Boer trenches. The British
got within 200 yards, but could
not get nearer. It was here
that Colonel Downham fell.
The Boers had had free re
course to barbed wire entangle
ments, which offered great ob
stacles, even after the damage
inflicted by the British artillery
fire. TiiiS morning (Tuesday)
both sides occupied the positions
they held before the battle. The
greatest bravery was displayed
by both otiicers and men. The
wounded include Lieutenaat
Colonel A. E. Coddington and
Captain Sterliiig, "of the First
Battalion of 4 the Goldstream
Guards. A detachment of Boers
posted among some thick bush
es to the east, maintained a
most destructive fire on our
right. With the remarkable
talent for taking cover which
the Boer always displayed, they
were
generally speaking, vir-
tually invisible, and- although winch dod anu nature have de
the enemy's artillery was prac-jniei you. Charlotte Observer.
ticdlly silenced, his rifle fire
was so persistent and concentrat
ed, as well as usually well, aim
ed, that it was absolutely im
nossihle for the British infantrv
to take the position by assault,
At the first advance of the High-
landers, the Boer shooting was
somewhat hi?h. nrobablv ow
mg to tne darkness. Uther
wiso thp Kritih lnP nll
have been still heavier.
TT T - f II f r 1
nis Line was saved-
Mr. J. B. Lillv. a nrorainent
nita un,;kni Vr i.i
ji ixuuiiiuiu, iuu., ItlteJVJ
had a wonderful deliverance
frrm o fi,f.,i An i
telling of it he savs "T wa
m u, xjitiijcicii uauu. in
rnfron wiil, Trnh5J
"" x Uliyiu L C CI , till (lit
ran into Pneumonia. My iunes
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tinned to'uie it, and now am
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wpII nnd etmn t nn't
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anteed.
Vanity.
The Baltimore Sun has an ex-
cellent editorial on the subiect
of Vanity which it say ? is
vl vaiiiiy, wuicu, it bayb, i&
uimcuit to aistinguisii irom
proper self-appreciation. In a
general wav, it thinks "those
claims to excel-
are conceited-
; . ,cu"Leuec
who have no
lence and vet
that is to say, think thev are
remarkable are afflicted with
vanity, while those who bpirtr
possessed of unusual powers
' tl
know it and exhibit their
i.
nowledge show "nothing more
than a proper self-aDDrecia-
tion." That seems to be about
the correct distinction. There'
are many people who are under
w -
the charge of nurturing vanity
who are not, in the proper use
of the term, vain -at all.. They
simply know their powerthey
'know that they know." They
are better aware than anybody
else, better aware than the ag-
their limitations. TheV have
been obedient to Pope's iniunc
ion "know thyself." They
know how far thev may trust
hemselves and where the ice is
thin. Within this limitation
tney ieei tnemseives supreme,
and without this entire self-con-
idence, without this knowledge
hat the ground under th?ra i
irm, they cannot hope? to im
press others or to realize any
substantial success in life.
'He has confidence in himself"
peopie sa, ana tms is more
... 1 . 1
ban half of any b ittle ; it gives
people confidence in him; and
t is something altogether apar
rora mere vanity the think
ing that one knows when one
doesn't. This self-confidence
self-appreciation, if you prefer.
may or may not be offensively
manifested. If offensive, that
is itself a mark of weakness.
One North Carolinian once said
of another, to a third, "0, but
iejs so vajn. "lie is, was
1 1) IiTT II
i l i i t i t
ne repiy, - out ne has, some
thing to be vain of " So he
had, yet if he had had more, he
would have shown less pride in
the possession. In a word, he
was not as big a man as he
thought himself. There i? a
Southern man oi real ability
and national reputation who is
intolerable. He never makes a
speech but that, when he see?
you, he wants to .make it over
toyouand tell how it moved
the audience. This is real van
ity it goes far beyond the lim
it of proper self-appreciation.
We say "proper self-appreciation"
advisedly for it is 'most
unfortunate for one who has
gifts to depreciate them. Ex
cessive modestv is almost as
much fo be guarded against as
excessive vanity, for that mod
esty which is the crown of a
woman has been the ruin of
many a man. So then, trust
yourself, hold up your head and
be what Vou are, but do not
profess the possession of powers
Webster's idea of the Great Ora
tor.
? The orator who Wild do
Justce to a great theme or a
Sreat occasion must thoroughly
- study and understand the sub-
- M ' -; H-,'uiaicy rtllu "
iwssiuie. minuteiy aigest in
writing beforehand the sub
stance, and even the form, of
his address otherwise, tlinncrli
I T
he mav sneak ablv. he will b
apt not to make in all respects
- -
,-in ah e sneer.li. Hfimiist
. .
tirelJ possess himself before
liand of t ie n ain things which
wishes to say, and then throw
- -
himself unon the excitement of
I l 1 .1 .. m ,
the moment and the sympathylnks all other questions for the
()f thfi andipnpp Tn thnso mr.
tions of his discourse which am
..xw.
didacdic or narrative, he wm
not be likely to wander, in anv
direction, far from his 'notes
1 ' J
i t hoiifrh even in those nnrtinns
" O ' i
Lpw fflots ii1nst.rn.Hnns nnr1
suggestions will be apt to spring
I ,
up Deiore lum as ne Droceeds.
I Knt, whfin thP tnnir. risps. whpn
the mind kindles from within.
.. . . .
and thp strain hponmps nftipr
I . ,
or Dower. . or more natlietic.
t , m . .
Iien uie sacrea iountain oi
tears is readv to overtlow. and
audience and speaker are moved
by one kindred sympathetic pas
sion, then the thick-coming fan
cies cannot be kept down, the
store-house of the memory is
unlocked, images start up from
the slumber of years, and all
that the orater has seen, read,
heard, or felt -eturns in distinc
.
- . -V,
com ana premeaitatea text.wiu
no. longer sufiice tor tne glowing
thought. The stately, balanced
phraSe gives place" to some ab-
01
graphic expression, that
rushes unbidden to Ins lips
The unforeseen incident or lo
cality lurnisnes an apt and
- a. .-a -
i t
speaking image; ana tne ais
course instinctively transposes
ltseu inco x"guer,Key. ocnu-
uei b
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O ;
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and other articles of special
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John Temple Graves, Hon. !
! U. 1. Jordan ana otner ais
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Vou get a numbered receipt if
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FKEE.
The Cam pai
The State Democratic Exccu
tive Committeo gives satisfac
tion by its recent action : au ear
ly campaign, a vigorous canvass,
a multitude of speeches, a con
centration of forces upon the
great, most pressing measure of
relief, the adoption of the
amendment to the constitution.
It must pass. The committee
postponed the holding of cou-
: 1 -
eic uui w,iveHuon unui ai-
ier election on tne nrst
I rpi j
Ksd ay in August, 19 00
A uc ucssllJi nuperauve ana
1 1 . .
My 1 important, o l carryin g
v"c ?UUIB auieiiuuieus out
people oi iMortu Carolina. A
111 .1
vasi aeai uanSs uPon tne adop
tion or rejection of that amend-
raeni- et tne people nave ' no
other question before them to di
I t ,1 . . . 1
J ,l.l
maud their services until the
I ir . . . .
rage question is settled.
'iV-lu, HUI1. lcl
mau 9 uduyiur iiuuu
and houest government sweep
'Inn trt nthrn. .nnnnn.ro T? 1
u" vlw1 wu,lu""- aicci
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,"",'"v' "s""" w b".JWW-
fir nnnsp in thp rrin (rroca colnnt
t
"& ,,uuuu""'; "1C1J
r , UVUU
crats in the various districts.
Let the best and ablest men.
with the best aiidjmrest records,
be chosen by the people for the
high places in the Uuited States
Senate. Put men in the Senate
vvno can renect character upon
tle ho f nd who ca? be 'T''
ed in anv hour of trial when
who can reflect character upon
areat interests and f.indampnt
, . . , 7 A
al principles are at stake. Per-
ious times are ahead. The
foundations of the very citadel
of the republic are being under-
epuDiic are oeing
minded steadily, and they are
already tottering. He is no
close observer of the trend of
events who cannot discern this.
Let North Carolina be forever
redeemed and disenthralled
from the curse of negro suprem
acy and from the crushing, de-
Jes4able, most foul dominancy
hi oL- Mil loora-.
KJ J IV UU1VUI A J lIlVAVyl J 9 1
type of Russell and Butler and
it.'nn Tann nA
Linney and Otho Wilson, and
t other enpmies of the whitP
iiyp who would sink thpir stahp
perdition if they could by so
old the reins -and draw
tinv from thp npnnlp
t
Let the white men take their
proper places in the ranks for
reform and Anglo-Saxon civili
zation. Let all true men of all
parties stand by their race in
the cretit fight for white man's
government for white people.
Send Skulkers and time-servers
to the rear with the brand of
condemnation, and "let them
wear the collars of the deserters
of the white race written
upo l. them in the letters of
bras on collars of iron "I am
a slave of the Russell-Butler-
Pritchnrd Junto." Wilming-
ton Messenger.
Look la Your Llirrcr
Do yon parkHcgr eye, hemlthy,
tinted s!rin, a sweet expression and a grace
ful form t These attractions are the result
of good health. If they are absent, there
is nearly always some disorder of the dis
tinctly feminine organs present. Healthy
menstrual organs mean health and fceautjr
ererjrwnere.
makes women beautiful and healthy.
It strikes at the root of all their
trouble. There is no menstrual dis
order, ache or pain which it will not
cure. It is for the budding girl, the
busy wife and the matron approaching
the change, of life. At every trying
crisis in a woman's life it brings
health, strength and happiness. It
costs $r.oo oi medicine dealers.
For advice in cases requiring special
directions, address, giving symptoms,
44 The Ladies' Advisory Department,"
The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Term.
KB8. BOZKK4 UCWIS. of Oenaville,
Texas, ay I was troubled at nontalr
interrsls with terrible peins b wnj bead sa4
back, but haw been cnumy icJMvsa (jhim
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stantly relieves and permanent! cures
Dvspepslv Indigestion, Heartburn,
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allother results of imperfectdlgestion,
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A Song that Captured Chris
tendom. All the world over, them U
probably no song of parting that
is so frequently sung at Chris
tian assemblages as the famous
benediction hymn "God be
with you till we meet acain."
It was, written by Prof. -Jeremiah
Eames Rankin expressly to
lurnisn tne Master's followers
with a Christian Goodbye. ' It
is sung everywhere around the
globe ; whatever the latitude.
the climate, the complexion, the
language, the partintr oreetinr
of believers is. the same "God
be with you till we meet again."
It is not given to every man to
see in his own life-time such
honor and recognition paid to
the product of his pen as Dr.
Rankin has received for this
hymn. The great camp-meeting
assemblies, the world era
bracing Woman's Temperance
Union, as well as the Societies
of Christian Endeavor, have put
upon it their approval. It has
been translated into all lan
guages, and it is embraced
among the numbers of all the
late foreign hymn-books. It is.
perhaps, as likely to live as the
word "good-bye," of which it is
but the Christian unfolding.
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Twenty-five Year' Constant
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-The first indication of crouo
is hoarseness, and in a child
subject to that disease it may
be taken as a sure sign of the
approach of an attack. Follow
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rough cough. If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is civen
as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough appears, it will prevent
the attack. . It is used in many
lioiisands of homes in this
road land and never disap
oints the anxious mothers.
Ve have yet to learn of a sin
gle instance in which it has not
roved effectual. No oilier
reparation can show such a
ecord twenty-five years' con
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Preachers For 1900.
The following are the a-
pointraents of the Fayelteville
Ji-tnct for the next year.
Presiding Elder B. R. Hall.
Fayetteville, Hay Street,
Station, W. L. Cunninggim.
UampbeJIton and Rose Chan
el, P. D. Woodall.
Cumberland Circuit, W. II.
Townsend.
Cokesbury, G. 0. Green.
Sampson Circuit, J. C. Crisp.
Lillington, D. A. Watkins.
Buckhorn, II. G. Stamey.
Dunn, W. A. Forbes
Newton Grove, J. C. Hum
ble. '
Cape Fear, P. Greening.
Pittsboro, J. Sanford.
Haw River, J. T. Draper.
Deep River, J. 11. Frizelle.
SiJerCity, W. F. Craven.
Carthage, L. E. Thompson.
Jonesburo, D. L. Earnhardt.
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