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DUNN, N. C.
Practice wherever service re
quired. Prompt attention to
Evil business. Collections a
[specialty Office over DEMO
CRATIC BANNER.
fcdward W.Puu, F. 11. Brooks. |
Pou & Brooks,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
Claims collected. Estates set
led. Practice in Johnston
ind adjoining counties.
i S. SMITH. M. F. HATCH Kit.
Smith & Hatcher,
Attorneys-at-Law,
DUNN, - - - N. c.
l'lr.ctkc ill nil till' courts of the State.
Prompt attention lo nil business
entrusted.
Office in (lie old l'ost Building.
11. Nd KAN. .I. e.CLifFOM
McLean & Clifford,
DUNN, : : : : N, C
& Office over J. J. Wade's Store.
IV. A. STKWAIIT. H. I.- OoDWIh
STEWART (I GODWIN,
Attorneys and Counscliors-at-law,
DUNN, N. C.
Viil practice in State anil Federal
Joiirtsbnt not for fun..
Smith, Hatcher & Smith,
ATTORN K Y S—AT—LAW,
Benson, N. C.
Practice wliere.ver services arc needed.
Special attention to matters entrusted.
W- E Murckison,
JONKSBOHO N. C.
Practices Law in Ilarnett, Moore ftnd
i>tber counties, but not for fun.
Feb. 20-ly.
Or. J. C. Goodwin,
j
Dunn, N. C.
[Office rooms on second floor J.
J. Wade's building.
THE MM Ml
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
We offer unsurpassed advan
tages, aud loan money on easy
terms We will extend every
accommodation consistent with
conservative banking.
L. J. BEST, President.
J. W. PURDIE, Cashier.
DR. 0. L WILSON,
, Dentist,
OUIMTM, IM. C.
Officice on Luck now Square,
Dr. C. 11. Sexton's old office.
Mmm MB FARMERS
m, mi ic.
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
Every accommodation offered
to the public.
E. F . You NO, President.
V. L. STEPHENS, Cashier.
BUCKI.EN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The bpst and most famoug
compound in the world to cqn
.qusr aches and kill pains. Cut'e3
Cuts, heals Burnes and Bruises,
subdues Inflammation, masters
Piles. Millions of Boxes sold
yearly. Works wonders in
Boils, Ulcers, Felons, Skin
Eruptions. It cures or no pay.
25e at C, L. Wilson's drugstore.
OASTOHIA.
| Bears tho /) Kind You Have Always Bought
1
v. *£&***"'
Vol. la.
| Could |
J Sleep i
3 "I WP.S a srreat sufferer from indigestion E
* and dyspepsia. >1 invariably spit up my m
jjj focd after meals, and suffered with pains 5
5 in tlie chest, and from awful nervousness R
9 —could not sleep. My attention was call- Pj
3 ed to
S Coleman's |
| G\xa.ra.i\tee
as a positive remedy. I teok one bottle
according to directions and not only (tot i
relief I>ut n permanent cure. I recoin- 3
f mend it without hesitation.
W. H. '.JONDURANT. 5
Tittsylvania Co., Va. 1
PRICE 60c. A BOTTLE.
At Druggists.
! 3*Cure guaranteed.
§ COLEMAN REMEOr CO., Danvllls, Va.. 0. S. A. 3
111 IKb 111! il I ■ ill ill m—BMfl
Self Reliance.
Henry Ward Beecher use to
tell this story of the way in I
which his teacher of mathemat-j
ics taught him to depend upon j
himself:
"I was sent to the blackboard !
and went, uncertain, full of
whimpering."
" 'That lesson must be learn
ed,' said my teacher, in a very
quiet tone, but with terribl-a in
tensity. All explanations and
excuses lie trod under foot with
utter scornfulness. 'I want
that problem ; I don't want any
reasons why you haven't/ he
would say.
" 'I did study it two hours.'
"That is nothing to me. I
want the lesson. You may not
study it at all, cr you may study
it ten hours, just suit yourself.
I want the lesson.'
"It was tough for a green
boy, but it seasoned me. In
less than a month I had the
most intense sens» ef intellec
tual independence and courage
to defend my recitations.
"One day his cold, calm voice
fell upon me in the midst of a
demonstration, 'No!' I hesi
tated and tlieli went back to the
beginning, and on reaching the
same point again, 'No!' uttered
in a tone of conviction barred
by progress.
" 'The next I' and I sat down
in red confusion.
"He too, was stopped with
'No!' but went right on, fin
ished and as he sat down was
rewarded with 'Very well.'
"Win*,' whimpered I, 'I recited
it just as he did, and jou said
' N\»!"
" 'Why didn't you say yes,"
and stick to it ? It is not enough
to know your lesson. You
must know that you know it.
You have learned nothing till
you are sure. If all the world
says "No!" your business is to
say ."Yes," and prove it." ' —|
Southern Educational Journal.
Hood & Grantham the drug
gists, will refund you your
money if you are not satisfied
after using Chamberlain's Liver
Tablets. They cure disorders
of the stomach, billiousuess,
constipation and headache..
Price, 25 cents. Samples free, j
I
TOWN DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.
'. . h >dit>t Church—Kcv. A. Forbes Pastor
r 7l ;es first Sunday night, and fourth Sttn
,j moruiug and night. Pra> - ernieeting
Jatf Wednesday night. Sunday school
svery Sunday jno«ili>g at 10o'clock, Q. K,
3 rant ham Superiaterdeiit.
Baptist Church.-Rev. .C. Barrett, paster.
Services every second Snnda> morning and
uiglit. Prayermeetiug every Thursday night
Sunday School every Sunday morning, J. C.
Clifford Superintendent.
Prefcl'jterun (li7l -1 e P • Hlnes
pastor. Services every first and fifth Sunday
morning and night, Sunday school every
Sunday morning, D. H. McLean, Superinten
dent
Disciple Church—Rev. D. H. Petree pas
tor. Services every third Sunday morning
and night. Prayer meeting every Tuesday
uight. Sunday School every Sunday eyehilijc
at 3 o'clock P. T. Supt.
Free Will Baptist Church.—Elder B- C.
Tackson, pastor- Services every first Sun
lav morning and night.
Primitive Baptist.—Church on Broad street
aider B. Wood, Pastors-Regular aervl
•%a on the third Sabbath morning, and Satur
iay before, in each month at 11 o'clock.
LODGE
Palmyra Lodge, No. 147, A. F. 4A. M. Hall
.ver Free Will Baptist church. F. P. Jones
W.M.;W. A. Johnson, 8. W.; E. Jones
W.; J. Q. Johnson, Secretary. Regular
ommuuicaUous are held on the 3rd Satur
lay at 10 o'clock A. M., and on the Ist Friday
tt 1:30 o'clock p. m. in each month. All Ma
ions in good standing are cordially invited
to attend these communications.
TOWN OFFICERB.
M. T. Young, Mayor.
COMMISSIONERS
V. L. Stephens, UcD. Holliday, J. D. Barnes
I A Taylor.
W. H. Duncan, Policeman.
COUNTY OFFICERS
Sheriff, Silas A.Balmon.
Clerk, Dr. J. H. Withers.
Register of Deeds, A. 0. Holloway.
Treasurer, L. D. Matthews.
Surveyor, T>. P. McDonald.
Coroner, Dr. J. F. McKay.
County Examiner, Rev. J. 8. Black.
Commissioners: E. F. Young, Chairman
N A. Smith, T. A Harrington.
OKN A. McKAY. E. F. YOUNG.
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Edged Tool Foundry & Machine Works.
We have one of the largest and best equipped plants in the State. Coißjß and see for your
selves. 30 men skilled in the different branches of our business.
fpfifMACHINE REPAIR WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
OLD ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, &C MADE ALMOST AS"€K)OD AS NEW.
ALL KINDS IRON & BRASS CASINGS.
Pulleys, Boxes, Post Hangers, Set Collars, Shafting, Gear Wheels, $0 constantly Qn hand
We also carry a large stock of Pipe and Steam fittings of all kinds. «w down.
FINE ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS A SPECIALTY
~~a? . !
We are agents for A. B. ftos. & Erie City Iron
Works, Engines, Boilers, Saw-Milk*,' Threshing Machinery
&c. Also Southern Saw Works Mill Saws. All the above
sold at factory prices and fully warranted.
50 tons of old Cast Iron wanted at once. We also buy
scrap brass. For catalogue, prices, or other iuformaiion
THE JOHN A. MCKAY M'F'G. CO.
DUNN, N. C.
Standard Time.
"What time is it?" Few
questions are more common
thau this, and yet each day the
government goes to a great ex
pense in giving it an official
answer. To ascertain the in
stant when it is noon on the
«eventy-fifth meridian and to
send that information all over
the country is a great and cost
ly task. Tlie astromical ob
servatory in Washington com
putes the true time, which is
i lie nee transmitted by electric
it v to ever}* important city or
town.
About five minutes before the
Washington city noon the tele
graph companies cut all of their
regular business except on lir.es j
where they- have more than one)
wire. They then connect all j
important points, from which
there may be numberless rami-!
fications, with an electric wire
'oinT into the great clock in the
observatory so that all over the
country its lickings may be
heard. For the ten seconds
just before 12 o'clock there is
silence, which is broken by thr
"noon beat." Regular* business
then may b" resumed.
In some cities the wires con
nect with a time ball which
drops with the noon beat. The
time ball in Washington over
the State, War and Navy De
partment buildiug is three feet
in diameter and can be seen
from all parts of the city.
Crowds frequently gather about
to see it fall, a distance of 21
| foet, high in the air. The man
whom some of the spectators
suppose to be dropping the ball
jis merely there to hoist it again
to its place.
In the building beneath are
23 clocks which are each day
automatically corrected by it.
An electrical device "sets"
them, placing hour,-minute and
second hands exactly vertical at
the instant the ball drops. The
hands that are too fast are push
ed back, and those that are
slow are thrust forward.
Although Washington is on
the seventy-seventh meridian,
the noon hour is for convenience
computed for the seventy-fifth
ihe time standard for the eas
tern part of the {Jnitpd Spates.
In the central be}l", which is
governed by the ninetieth me=
ridian, the signal from Wash'
ingtou means 11 o'clock, in the
Rocky Mountain belt it is 10
o'clock, and on the pacific coast
line it is 9.—Youth's Compan
ion.
SAVED HER CHILD'S LIFE,
"In three weeks our chubby
little boy was changed by Pneu
monia almost to a skeleton,"
writes W. Watkins', of
Pleasant City, O. "A terrible
cough set in, that, in spite of a
good doctor's treatment for
several weeks, grew worse every
day. We then used Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption
and our darling was soon sound
and well. We are sure this
grand medicine saved his life,"
Millions know it's the gnly sure
cure for Coughs, colds and all
Lung diseases. C. L. Wilson
guarantees satisfaction, 50G,
$l.OO. Trial bottles free.
DUNN, IM. C. FEBRUARY I©, 1902.
The Democratic Policy on the
Philippines Question.
The position of the Democrat
ic party with regard to the
Philippines, briefly stated, is
this: That the Philippine arch- 1
ipelago, by the treaty of Paris, j
ratified by the Senate, is a part!
of the United States, and under j
the Constitution as we under
stand it the government cannot
levy any taxes on them. Trade
should be free between all parts
of the United State. In conscr
quer.ee of this we are opposed
to the tariff bill proposed by the
republicans.
The Democrats also think
that it would be detrimental to
die people of the United States
to hold these possessions as col
onies. Their position in this
regard.is that tlie United States
should relinquish sovereignty,
and shoqld assure the Filipinos,
that as soon as a stable govern
ment can be established the I
United States will get out of the
islands aud leave them to man
age their own aft'airs, iu their
own way, we reserving coaling
-tat : o is.
Further than this, nearly
every Democrat believes that
the present government in the
islands is an unconstitutional
one, that it is a cruel one, and
that it is in direct contradiction
to the American doctrine held
in this countrv since before the
foundation of the nation that:
government should be of the
people, for the people, and with
the people's consent. —Senator
Fred T. Dubois, in Washington
Times.
Mr. Wheeler Gat Rid of
His Rheumatism.
4 'During the winter of 1898 I
was so lame in my joints, in
fact all of my body, that I
could hardly hobble around,
when I bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
From the first application I be
gan to get well, and was cured
and have worked steadily all
the year.—ll. WHEELER, North
wood, N. Y. For sale by Hood
& Grantham.
God's Workmen.
There is something grandly
inspiring iu the truth that each
day and each hour has a work
for us, and that a work not
I merely for our own temporal
pleasure and profit, but for the
| building up of an eternal fabric
of righteousness and peace. It
is true that God works in us,
j and that we are molded by His
Will and wisdom. But it is also
| true, and the main truth for us
because it demands action on
jour part, that every man has a
responsibility to bear in the
work of regeneration, and every
, moment's deeds have a share iu
the work. As we look back
: ward, therefore, over the year
which has gope, can we'see
! anything whieh gives us a clear
er knowledge of life? Can we
| see anything that we have done
jto bring humanity or the world
or truth a little higher.—Anon.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Conductor Shot by a Negro.
Asheville, N. C. r Special.—
At breakfast Wednesday morn
ing in Glen Rock hotel, J. 11.
Salisbury, conductor on tlie
Knoxville branch, of the South
ern Railroad, was shot and
mortally wounded by a negro
waiter, who is cow in jail. The
waiters occupied seats around
the stove in the office, contrary
to the rules of the hotel. An'
old gentleman, a guest of the
hotel, was standing by the
stove. Conductor Salisbury
came in and ordered one of the
negroes to get up. The negro
gave an insolent reply and the
conductor struck him with his
open hand, knocking the negro
from the chair. The old gen
tleman then took the seat.
At the breakfast table Salis
bury waited on by the same
negro. He ordered his break
fast but tl.e negro went to the
stove and sulked. Salisbury
called the head waiter and said :
"That nigger won't bring me
my breakfast. I slapped liira
just now and I guess he is wait
ing for me to slap him ag.in."
The negro rushed up and
said, "Yes, you did strike me,"
and as Salisbury rose, fired four
shots, one taking effect in the
abdomen. The railroad men
are furious.
A large crowd is gathered
around the jail, and it is whis
pered that a gO'">d rope is on
hand. The jail is a strong one
aud it is not believed that the
crowd will be large enough to
force an entrance.
"I have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for a number of
years and have no hesitancy iu
saying that it is the best remedy
for coughs, colds aud croup I
have ever used in my family. I
have not words to express my
confidence in this Remedy.—•.
MRS. J. A. MOORE, North Star,
Mich. For sale by Hood &
Grantham.
■
FOUR CHILDREN CRE
MATED.
Cumberland. Md.. Feb. 7.
early to-day the farm house of
William P. Robertson, about
twenty-nine miles east of here,
on the Maryland side of the
Potomac river was entirely de
stroyed by and four of
Robertson's children, Pearl,
Owen, Effie and Joseph, the
oldest aged ten and the young
est aged four years, were cre
mated.
Tlie fire whip!} is thought to
Jiaye sorted from sparks from
an open hearth spread so rapid
ly that Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son found all meaus of escape
gone for the children, who were
asleep in another room, and
were compelled to jump from a
second-story window dressed
only in their night clothes iu
order to save their lives,
The parents made several at
temps to reach the children,
but were driven hack by the
flames, and after the fire had
subsided somewhat they were
almost frozen before aid came
from neighbors.
Build Pastures.
Now is the time to build good
pastures for stock during the
spring and summer. This is a
matter which has never been
looked after as it should by
farmers generally. Many a time
have I seen a few acres of mead
ow land unused which would
have produced more grass than
all the woods stock could walk
over. The farmer mu9t raise
stock and to do this to best ad
vantage he needs suitable pas
ture. In winter when the weath
er is cold and bad and there is
no grass it is a good plan to keep
stock in the lot or stable but in
spring and summer they should
run in pasture at least part of
the time.
In building the pasture re
member it is important to ar
range for an abundant supply of
pure water. If possible this
should be done even though the
work cost a little more. Almost
every farm has some meadow or
bottom land on it. In most cases
this land is not cleared. By cut
ting off the pine and gum trees
and other growth it can be put
in condition for pasture. If very
wet it has to be ditch'd but gm e
will grow with less drainage
than almostanythiugelse. Many
who think they have no pasture
land could easily prepare for
stock by a little work.
Temporary fences around
wheat and oat fields should be
made now. You would proba
bly not have time to do this next
summer when the crop is on
hand. Many of the best farmers
pasture on the wheat and oat
fields for two or three weeks af
ter the grain is cut before sow
ing peas.
Building pastures is impor
tant everywhere but much more
so where the stock law prevails.
Those who favored the stock
law argued that upder it they
would have "more stock and
better stock" but unless the}
give special attention to past
ures they will not be able to
prove this theory true.—Smith
field Herald.
WINTER EXCURSION RATES.
Effective October 15, 1901,
excursion rates are placed on .
sale by the Southern Railway i
to all principal winter resorts
of the South and Southwest, i
Ask any agent Southern Rail- :
way for full information.
How to Grow Old Gracefully.
i
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton ;
has been writing on the subjpct i
of how to grow old easily, hap
pily and gracefully. She is now
in her eighty-fifth year and s e
says that life to her is as sweet (
as ever. She has no pains or -
aches, no regrets or forebodings (
for herself; all her sorrows are ,
for the troubles of others.
"I attribute my vigorous old
age in part to advantageous cir
cumstances," she says, "in part
to a happy, hopeful tempera
ment, a keen sense of humor,
sympathies for all my fellow be
ings and a deep interest in all
the vital questions of the hour.
4 'One must have an earnest
purpose in life beyond personal
ambition and family aggrandize
ment.
"Self-ceutered characters do
not possess the necessary ele
ments of a high development.
If one would have a happy old
age the first condition is a sound
body ; to that end exercise, diet,
dress, sanitary conditions are
all important.
"Nature does her best at all
periods of woman's life to make
each change one of added health
and happiness. Those obedient
to her laws rejoice in every step
from youth to age.
"Fifty is the heyday of in
tellectual life. Then the vital
forces used in reproduction are
garnered in the brain, giving
new ideas and adding force,
clearness and beauty to
thought.
'.'There conies to a woman
eloquence of expression and she
finds a wider field for her sym
pathies. £»he has new interests
\n the great world which is the
future home of her children, in
which she is now to labor to
make it fit for them to live in.
"My philosophy is to live in
the present. Regrets for th!
past are vain ; the page is turn
ed ; there is no remedy for what
is done. As to the future, anx
ieties are equally vain ; we do
not kIIQW what one day will
bring forth ; what we hope or
fear may never occur; the pres
ent is all that is ours."—New
York Sun.
> OA.STOHIA.
' Bean the KM You Have Always Bougiil
Mexican flustang Liniment .
? r near ® nrf »*S bnt goes i i through the muscles and
tissues to the bene and drives out all soreness H inHimm^
- For a Lame Back,
• j Sore Muscles,
or, in fact, all Lameness and
I ness of your body there is nothing
that will drive out the pain and in-J
flammation so quickly as l -
Mexican
r Miasta ng •
j If you cannot reach the spot j
j self get some one to assist you, for
1 it is essential that the liniment be *
r. rubbed in most thoroughly- ,
Mexican /lustang Liniment
overcomes the ailments of horses and all domestic animals. In fact.
It is a flesh healer and pain killer no matter who or what the patient la.
Sampson to be Retired.
Washington, Special.—Feb
ruary 8 was the last day of active
service of Rear Admiral Will
iam T. Sampson and Bartlett
Cromwell and tomorrow the
names of bolh will be placed on
the retired list on account of
their having reached the age of
G2 years.
Rear Admiral Sampson is
lying ill at his home in this
city.
Rear Admiral Cromwell is in
command of the European sta
tion and his flagship, the Chi
cago, is now in the Mediterran
ean.
Captain Joseph E. Craig,
commanding the Albany, the
senior officer on the station,
will assume temporary com
mand of the station upon Ad
miral Cromwell's retirement
and will hold this command un
til the arrival on the scene early
in April of Rear Admiral
Crowninshield and his staff.
Rear Admiral Taylor, who is
to succeed Rear Admiral Crown
inshield as chief of the bureau
of navigation, has yet to be
nominated to the senate and
confirmed before he can take
charge of the office.
Foolish Spite Work,
An ancient proverb warns
every man of the folly of "cut
ting off his nose to spite his
face," and some of the old
books have pictures illustrating
the adage. But the best illus
tration to be found anywhere is
that given by the Monroe
Journal in the paragraph quot
ed herewith. Of all that en
gage in spite work, surely the
man it describes is the most
foolish. We must confess,
however, that his tribe is rath
er large, and this pen picture is
worth preserving:
" 'l'll not send my children,
that's all.' Thus, some times,
right here in Union county,
dees an angry parent finish a
controversy over local school
matters, He has not been able
to have his way, or thinks that
he has been treated unjustly.
Maybe he has been, maybe not.
Whether he has or not, he is
going to have revenge. Upon
whom? the teacher? tlie com
mittee? his neighbor? No;
bless your soul, uone of these.
But upon his own children, in
nocent aud helpless. He,, will,
to gratify his own feelings, de
prive his children of tjieir birth
right. rob them in >their in
nocense and helplessness. He
keeps them at home. The nigli
bors' children go and get bene
fit of the school, which goes on
just the same as if this man
were not pouting, He has
cheated his confiding children
who are dependent upon him,
Ever think 6f that?"— Pr
ogressive Farmer.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
The
Southern
Railway.
Announces the
Opening of the Winter
Tourist Season
And the placing
on sale of
Excursion
To all prominent points iu the
South, Southwest, West
Indies, Mexico,and
California.
Including
St. Augustine, Palm Beach,
Miami, Jacksonville, Tam
pa, Port Tampa, Bruns
wick, Thomas ville,
Charleston, Aiken,
Augusta, Pine
hurst, Asheville,
Atlanta, New Or
leans, Memphis
and
THE LAND OF THE SKY.
Perfect Dining and Sleeping-
Car Service on all Trains. :
See that your ticket reads
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Ask any Ticket Agent for full;
information, or address •
R.L.VERNON, C. W. WJEOTBUKY
Traveling Agrt., District F*aa.
Clx®.rl®tte. IT. C. JR.lcluao.orLd., Vat *
S. H. HARDWICK. ' * =
General Passenger.Agent. . : ~
•T.M.GULP, • W. A, TC*K,I
Traffic Manapw. Asst. Pill; Titft M
W a rail\nfton. 3P.0 1
A LEGACY OF THE GRIP ''
Is often a ru?i-down sytnm.-
Weakness, nervousness, lack of
appetite, energy and ambition,
with disordered liver and- kid
neys often follow an attack «f
this wretched disease. The
greatest need then is Electric
.Bitters, tlie splendid tonic,
blood purifier and regulator -of
Stomach, Liver and • Kidneys.
Thousands have proved that
they wonderfully strengthen the
nerves, build up the system,
and restore to health and good
spirits after an attack of Grip.
If suffering, try them. Only 50c.
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed
by C. L. Wilson.
■ mmmm >
"WINTER HOMES IN SUMMER
LANDS."
The above is the title "of an
attractive booklet just issued by
the Passenger' Department of
the Southern Railway. It is
beautifully illustrated and fully
describes the winter resorts of
the South. A copy maty be
secured by sending « two-cent
stamp to S.' H. Hardwiek, G.
IP. A., Washington, £>; C-
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