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TRAINS QOINQ SOUTH.
Leave Weldon 11:30 a, m., 9:38 p. m.; arrive
Rocky 00 a. in.,10:32 p. m.
Leave l'arboro, 12:22 a. in., 7 22 pm.
Leave Rocky Mount, 1:05 a. M., 10:02 p. m.,
7 52 p. m.. 5:45 am, 12:52 p m.
Leave Wilson, I.W a m, 11:30 pm, 6:3 lam,
6:48 p m., 220 pm.
Leave Selma,2:ss am. 12 10j>. m.
Leave Fayetteville, 4:41 a in, 1:12 p m.
Arrive Florence, 7:50 a in, 3:35 p m.
Arrive Qoldsboro 9 20 p. m.
Leave Qoldsboro, 7:31 am, 3:15 p m.
Leave Magnolia, 8:37 a in, 4:25 p in.
Arrive Wilmington, 10:10 a in. 6:o" D TO,
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Florence, 10:05 a m, 8:20 p m.
Leave fayetteville, 12:40 a m, 1-28 p m.
Leave Helina, 2.10 a in. 11 40 p. m.
Arrive Wilson, 2:67 a m, 12:20 pm.
Leave Wilmington,7:o3 p m. 9 SOa m,
Leave Magnolia, 8:30 a m, 11:05 p m.
Leave Qoldsboro, 735 am,9:37 am, 12:20 pm
Leave Wilsou,2-35 pm, 820 am, 12: 20 am
10 5 p m, 1:18 p m.
Arrive Rocky Mount, 3: 30 pm, 9:00 am,
12 10 am,-ll:23 p m, 1:53 p m.
Arrive Tarboro 9 34. a. in.
Leave Tarboro, 2:31 p m.
Leave Rocky Mount, 3:50 p m. 12:43 a in.
Arrive Weldou, 4:53 p in, 1:37 a in.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, Yadkin
Davidson Main Line—Train leaves Wilinigd
ton, U 10 a. in., arrives Fayetteville 12 20 p. in.,
leaves Fayetteville 12 42 p. in., arrives
Sanford 158 p. m. Returning leave
Sanford 3 05 p. in., arrive Fayetteville 420 p.
m., leave Fayetteville 4SO p. in., arrives Wil
mington 7 15 p. in
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, Ben
nettrfville Branch Train leaves Ben
neltsville 8 10 a. m., Maxton 905 a. in., Red
Springs 9.3s a. m., Hope Mills 1055 a.m.
arrive Fayetteville 1110. Returning leaves
Fayetteville 445 p. m., Hope mills 500 p. in.,
Ked Springs 54) p.m., Maxton 61« p.m..
arrives Bennettsville 7 15 p. in.
Connections at Fayetteville with train No.
78 at Maxton with the Carolina Central Rail
road, at Red Springs with the Red Springs
and Bowuiore railroad, at Sauford with the
Seaboard Air Line and Southern Railway at
Gulf with the Durham aud Charlotte Rail
road.
Train on Scotland Neck Branch road leaves
Weldon 3:15 p in, Halifax 3:29 p m arrives
Scotland Neck at 410 p m Greenville 5:47 p in,
Kiubtou 6:45 pm. Returniug leaves Kinston
7 30 a m, Greenville 8 30 a m, arriving Halifax
at 11:05 am, Weldon 11:20 a m, daily except
Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave Wash,
lngton 8:00 a m, aud 2:45 p m., arrive Farmele
8:55 a m, and 4:10 p m, returning leave Far
mele 1110 am. and s:22pm.,arrive Washington
1*:30 a m, and 6:l*> p m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro. N. C., daily, except
Sunday, at 4:35 p m., Sunday 4.35 p.
m., arrives Plymouth 635 p. m., 630 p.m..
Returning leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday, 7 30 a. m., and Sunday 900 a.m.; ar
rives at Tarboro 955 a. m.. 1100 a. m.
Train 011 Midland NC Branch leaves Qolds
boro, N. C., dally except Sunday, 500 a in; ar
rive Sinithlield N C., 610 am. Returning
leaves Smlthtield, N. O. 700 a. m. arrives
Goldsboro.N. c. 8 25 a.m.
Trainon Nashville Branch leaves Rocky
Mount at »:30 a. m„ 400 pm arrives Nashville
M2O a m, 4:23 p m. Spring Hope 11 00 a m
4 45 p. m. Returning leave Spring Hope 11:20
a. m., 5 15p m, Nashville 11:45 a. m. 5 45 p m
arrive at Rocky Mount 12 10 p m., 6 20 p m
daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for
Clinton daily, except Sunday, at 11:40 a. m. and
4:15 pm. Returning leaves Clinton 645 am
and 2:50 p m.
Train N0.78 make close connection atWel
a" P olll tB North daily, all rail vl»
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North Carolina Schools Fifty
Years Ago.
It will astonish the average
North Carolinian to learn how
much grogress the State had
made in educational matters
before the beginning of the
Civil War, and how serious was
the relapse resulting from the
war and Reconstruction. When
we consider with what exceed
ingly great joy we, here in the
dawn of the twentieth century,
have hailed the coming of the
long-promised four months'
term in every district, it is in
teresting to turn to the first re
port of Dr. Calvin 11. Wiley,
Superintendent of Puplic In
struction, issued about 1855,
and read :
"The average time during
which nil the schools are taught
during the year, tor the whole
State is about four mouths. * *
* * * For nearly every four
square miles of territory in the
State,there is a schcolhouse,and
of our fifty thousand square
miles not one hundredth part of
it is out of reach of the schools.
There are perhaps two thousand
school houses—and from Curri
tuck to Cherokee they are ac
cessible to more than ninety
nine hundredths of our popula
tion, reaching x to the shores of
ever3 r lake and river, to the
heart of every swamp and to the
top of every mountain."
Means and opportunities
considered our ancestors did a
greater work than we are doing.
—Progressive Farmer.
WOMEN AND JEWELS.
Jewels, candy, Howers, man
that is the order of a woman's
preferences. Jewels form a
magnet of mighty power to the
average woman. Even that
greatest of all jewels, health, is
often ruined in the strenuous
effort to make or save the mon
ey to purchase them. If a wom
an will risk her health to get a
coveted gem, then let her forti
fy herself against the insiduous
consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by the
regular use of Dr. Boschee's
German Syrup. It will prompt
ly arrest consumption in its
early stages and heal the affec
ted lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dreaded disease
from the system. It is not a
cure-all, but it is a certain cure
for coughs, colds and all bron
chial troubles. You can get
this reliable remedy at Hood &
Grantham's.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
We Moke Them
A Massachusetts business firm
prints this paragraph at the top
of its letter head :
"Errors—we make them ; so
does every one. We will cheer
full}' correct them if you will
write us: Try to write good
uaturedly if you can, but write
to us anyway. Do not complain
to some one else first or let the
matter pass. We want the first
opportunity to make right any
injustice we may do."
The little sermon deserves a
wide audience. Few people
that have not had occasion at
some time in their lives to re
gret the sending of a harsh
or hasty note of complaint. It
may be necessary to assert one's
rights in subsequent letters,
but there is no better rule of
correspondence than to make
the first one good natured. —
Youth's Companion.
Tom Edison says when ho
gets his storage battery to run
ning, people can, for about
$7OO have an automobile that
will not require any oats, hay
or grooming, aud can be run at
an expense of about 50 cents a
week. This is somewhat en
couraging, although the two
ciphers that figure in the origi
nal cost will be an impediment
in the way of the average news
paper man who might be ambi
tious to be the proprietor of au
automobile and do his own
transportation. Wilmington
Star.
CA.STOHIA,.
8«ar» ths '/} The Kind You Have Always Bought
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King Edward's Condition.
Sensational rumors as to the
condition of the health of King
Edward continue to be cabled
to this country. Little faith is
put in these reports ; but if they
are tiue the King is surely in a
precarious condition and the
coronation will, in all probabil
ities, have to be postponed a
second time. The prophecy
that he would never be crowned
may yet be fulfilled. It is said
that "the wound made by the
doctors in performing the oper
ation has not healed as rapidly
as was expected, and he suffers
a great deal of pain ; that his
appearance is such as to excite
the alarm of those permitted to
see him. He is now on a royal
where he was taken with the
idea that this would expedite
his recovery. These dispatches
announce that no one except h 3
attendants are allowed to see
him, and that there is the least
possible communication be
tween the yacht and the shore.
None of the crew are allowed to
come ashore and no persons are
permitted to go on board. This
complete isolation of the King
has caused great apprehension
among the people and given
rise to sensational rumors as to
his state of health. —Ex.
When you want a modern up-to
date physic, try Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are easy to take and pleas
ant in effect. Price. 25 cents.
Samples free at Hood it Gran
tham's drug store.
A very practical illustration
of the benefits derived from be]
ing a tetotaller was given the
other day at a railway union
open air meeting. This speaker
a railway man, said :
"At one time 1 used to be
long to the one-suit army. That
was when I was drinking. This
morning I said to my wife,
'which suit of clothes shall I
wear today? 'l've got four
suits to choose from now. That
is what tetotalism has done for
me •" —Exchange.
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Care of Cut Glass Carafes.
The lawn parties, piazza teas
and other outdoor entertaining
proves hard n the glass vara
that must be used frequently in
the summer breeze and dust,
ft is especially disastrous for
the cut glass carafes, which
will be in grater demand
than any other glassware, for
serving the ice water and the
.summer beverages. The glass
will soon acquire a dingy, clou
dy look unless it is intelligently
cleansed at regular intervals.
For cleansing the inside of
the carafe fill it half full of
strong amonia water and place
in this some pieces of potato
peel; then shake vigorously
and rinse with clean water. This
will remove every possible stain
from beverages, as well as tie
din«y-looking rimes that frequ
ently stain the glass from stand
ing water.
For the ouside of the cut
glass use a small brush—an old
toothbrush will be the best if
the bristles are sufficiently stilf.
Scrub every part of the glass
with a little pure soap rubbed
on the brush ; then scrub with
clean water until all the soap
is rinsed away, and set the
glass aside to dry without rub
bing with a cloth, and the cut
glasi will shiue like new—Phil
adelphia Record.
Of Cißlmlon, T«xa«.
"Wine of Cardui is indeed a blessing
to tlre4 women. Having suffered for
seven years with weakness and bear. j
)ng-aown pains, and having tried sev
eral doctors and different remedies
with no success, your Wine of Cardui !
was the only thing which helped me,
and eventually cured me It seemed to
build up the weak parts, strengthen
the system and correct irregularities."
By "tired women" Mrs. Adams
means nervous women who have
disordered menses, falling of the
womb, ovarian troubles or any of
these ailments that women have,
i ou can cure yourself at home with
this-great women's remedy, Wine
of Cardui. Wine of Cardui has
cured thousands of cases wiich
doctors have failed to benefit. Why
not begin to get well today? All
druggists have $l.OO bottles. For
any stomach, liver or bowel disor
d,er Thedford's Black-Draught
should be used.
literature, address, Klytn* i
lo IH B * The bulks' Advisory f>ep*rt
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WLNEOCARDULI
Tobacco!
M l BniMi.
Opening sale, July 30th.
I wish to say to the tobacco growers that I have leased the
Banner Warehonse
At Benson for a term of three years. For the past three years
I have been on the Dunn Market. lam no stranger and need
no introduction to you. Last season I was proprietor of the
Planters Warehouse. lam locating at Benson knowing it to be
a fact that Benson is
The Best Place
To build up a good market. Benson is much more conveniently
located for a tobacco market. We will have a largo corj>s of
buyers. The American Tobacco Company, the Continental To
bacco Company and the Imperial Tobacco Company, of Eng
land, will have representatives on our market. Besides wo will
have several good independent order men with us. My motto is
Honest and Fair Dealings
With all. lam going to treat everybody alike and treat him
right. I have come to Benson to stay. I am going to build you a
| market you will be proud of. I will give every pile of your to
bacco my personal attention. Guaranteeing you always as
much money for your tobacco as any market in North Carolina
or Virginia. Bring me a trial load,
Wednesday, July 30th.
I will convince you that Benson is the place to sell your to
bacco. I will send you home happy. Thanking you for the
favors shown me last season, hoping to serve you again this
season.
I Am Your Friend,
A. V. Smith,
Proprietor of Banner Warehouse.
Benson, N. C.
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BENSON TOBACCO MARKET
WILL OPEN FOR THIS SEASON
WetesSay, July IS.
We wish to call the attention of the Tobacco growers of the
surrounding country that we have leased the
! FARMER® WAREHOUSE
BENSON, N. C.
For a term of years and are here for Business. You all know who
i we are, R. F. SMITH having been a merchant at Benson for the
past six years and J. W. JONES a farmer living ten miles west
from Benson. We were both raised in this community on the
farm and feel a kindly interest in
YOUR WELFRRE.
So please try us with at least a part of your crop and we
will be personal with you and see that every pile of your Tobacco
is CAR LI I ULLY LOOKED AFTER. Again we will have a
CORPS OF
l
Second to none of any other market. Such as the Ameri
can Tobacco Company and Continental Tobacco Company of
America and the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain
and Ireland, also heavy independent orders from the best con
cerns of the United States and foreign markets. Remember we
have a large well lighted warehouse and feel safe to say that if
you will try us with, a load that you will
Continue Coming.
Now if you wish fair dealings, good prices and courteous
treatment come to the FARMERS WAREHOUSE. Don't for
get to bring a load on July 30th and wc will convince you of the
above.
Yours to Serve,
Smith & Jones,
Proprietors of Farmers Warehouse,
Benson, N. C.
PR. MOf LETT'S MM BjUflj
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iourisent us a package and it cams at a most opportune timo; our babe was in a acriouf conditio^7
Unparalled Success.
Thirty years ago three boys£
the sou of a widow by the name
of Ochs,were selling newspapers
on the srteets of Chattanooga,
Tenn. Now they own the Chat
tanooga Times-, the New York
Times, the Philadelphia Times,
and yesterday Mr. Adolph S.
Ochs became the owner of the
Public Ledger —the great paper
founded and published for a cen
tury by George \V. Childs. He
paid about two and a quarter
million dollars for the paper,
which pays ago 1 dividend on
on that sum. By the intro
duction of Ochs methods it will
be made to pay more.
The career of the Ochs boys reads
like a tale from the Arabian
Nights instead of the actual
career of three newspaper men
of indomitable energy, brains
and genius.—News & Observer.
DOG MAY BITE BOY WHO TIES
A CAN TO HIS TAIL.
"Any dog has a legal and
undeniable right to bite any
man, woman or child who pur
posely and with intent to disturb
said dog's tranquility and peace
of mind does attach or cause to
be attached to said dog's tail a
tin can or other weight which
will impede the progress of said
animal.
"A dog which bites its perse
cutor in such a case is acting
purely and honestly in self-de
fence, and is as justly immune
from i u tishment as the man
who strikes a. burglar in d»>
fence of his own life and wel
fare, "said Judge Sidener to-dav
in dismissing the case of the
parents of Wille Quind aga'ns-
Abam Simon, whose dog
Jupiter had bitten the boy,
while the latter was tying can
containing rocks to the dog's
tail.—St. Louis Dispatch.
An Ancient Gola Mine.
A gold mine that was evi
dently worked by the natives a
thousand years ago has been
discovered in Erythraea, the
Italian protectorate at the south
western end of the Red Sea.
There are seven long galleries
and other workings and tools
of various kinds. The Italian
Government will resume the
long suspended work. —Phil-
adelphia Record.
NO riCF.
The nndersigneil will on the 4rli dav
•>f August 1902 at 12 o'clock, noon, sell
lo tlie highest bidder for cash, pursuant
to an oriler of the Superior Court «f
Harnett uounW\ the following real es
tare: That tract of land known a« the
I>Hiiit-l Moore land in Ave vshorn town
ship. Harnett county, N. C., adj- liiing
the lands formerly owned hv Nathan
Mclamb and others to satisfy a judg
ment to raise assets to pay ilebts which
judgment was tendered at tlte Novell)
ber term, 1901, of the Superior Court of
Harnett countv.
This July Bth 1902.
JONAS REAVES,
Executor of Daniel Moore, deceased.
NOTICE.
Having qualified as Adminis
tratrix of W. D. Thornton, de
ceased, late of Harnett County,
N. C., This is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhib
it them to the undersigned on
or before the 20th day of June
A. D. 1903, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recov
ery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment. This the
17th, day of June A. D. 1902.
CIVIL THORNTON.
Administratrix.
By Stewart & Godwin, Atty's.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Having qualified as adminis
trator of Elizabeth Tripp, de
ceased, late of Harnett county
N. C., this is to notify all
persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 18th day of
June 1903 or this notice will bp
plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment. This 18th day of
June 1902.
MOSES TRIPP.
Smith & Hatcher, Attys,
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
The undersigned having
qualified as Executor to the will
iml testament of the late Hec
tor McLean, all persons holding
claims against said estate are
heivby notified to present, them
duly authenticated to the un
dersigned for payment on or
before the 18th day of June 1903
or this notice will be plead in ba
of their recovery. All person
indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment to me.
This June 17th 1902.
C. H. SEXTON,
Executor.
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The campaign will soon be on
throughout the State, and ever;
voter should Keep himself posted
In Harnett the election will In
important and interesting. Ton
should subscribe at once to youi
county paper. Don't delay bul
send us 81.00 to-day.
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