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T k A I N SERVICE.
NORTHBOUND
Lv. Eiiz. City daily (ex. Sun; 2:45, p.m
Ar. Norfolk, " " 4 25, p.m
Lv. Eliz.City,Tue.Thur&Sat y .50, a.ni
Ar. Norfolk 1 1:00, a m
i oi; rn bound
Lv. i-liz. Citv daily (ex Sunjii-4. a.ui
Ar. Kdeutou " " 12:40. p.m
Ar. Belhaven " " 4 45. P m
Ls Khz. C ity Tue Thu.&Sat. 6:00, p.m
; "Trains stop at all intermediate
stations.
STEAMBOAT SERVICE.
Steamers leave Kdeuton daily (n
uept Sunday) 1:00 t. ui. for Plymoulh,
Jamesville, Williamston and Wiud-so-.
Leave Edeutou Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday loop. m. for Chowan
River lauding; and Fyiday for Seup
pernung River.
Steamers leave Elizabeth Citv foi
Roanoke Island, Oriental and New
Kerue, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day 6:00 p m : connect with A & N.C.
R. ft and W. & W. R R. for Goldsboro
and Wilmington, &c.
For Scupyeinoug River Monday
1 2.00 noon.
ForCoinjock and Noith River Land
ings Tuesday, Thursday ami Saturday
3:00 p m. 1
For South Mills anil landings on
Disinal Swamp route Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday 6:00 a. m
Steam rs leave Belhaven daily (ex
cept Sunday for Washington, N. C.
For further information apply to M.
H. Sno-jvdeu, Agent, Elixobeth City,
or to the General Office of the N. & S.
R. R. Co.. Norfolk, Va.
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lie prrpired for accidents by keeping it in your
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DUEL TO
THE DEATH.
Two Prominent Kentuckians
Fight a Bloody Battle.
MET IN A HOTEL LOBBY.
Two Men Used as Foils by
The Contestants Fatally
vShot,
A special from Frankfort,
Ky., of Jan. 16. says :
Ethelbert Scott, a nephew of
ex -Governor Bradley, and ex
Congressman Colson met in the
lobby of the Capitol Hotel this
afternoon and renewed the fend
which they began more than a
year ago. At that time, Colson,
who was Colonel of the Fourth
Kentucky cavalry, then stationed
at Anniston, Ala., fought a duel
with Scott, who was a lieuten
ant in one of Colson's compan
ies, and both were wounded.
When the men met to day they
began shooting at once. Who
fired the hist shot is unknown.
Scott, in opening fire, pulled in
front of him a bystauder named
Demarre, who was killed by a
shot from Colson's revolver. Col
sou likewise held in front of
him a drummer named Golden.
The latter was wounded in the
breast by a bullet from Scott's
revolver. When Demaree fell,
Scott received a shot and fled.
Colson puisued him, firing as he
ran. Scott fell dead. A stock
dealer named Julian was shot in
the leg. He died shortly aftei
from loss of blood. Colson was
slightly wounded in the arm.
A Frightful BluiMler
Will oiten cause a horrible
Hum, Scald, Cut or Bruise.
Kucklen'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, all Skin Erupt
ions. Best Pile cure on earth.
Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaran
teed. Sold by Standard Pharmacy
Druggist.
HE TAKES CARE OF THE
PENNIES.
Chicago Saloonkeeper Who Col
lects Thousands of Copper
Cents Yearly.
There is a Polish saloon
keeper iu Chicago who believes
in taking care of the pennies.
Every copper cent thit comes
over his bar is put away for a
year, and at the end ol the twelfth
month it is quite a job to count
them. The copper accretions
took four men several hours to
count them and a beer wagon to
crry them to bank. The name
of this penny-saving C hicagoau
is Frauk X. Ryzdewski, and
four years ago he began to put
away the pennies that crossed
his bar. He doesn't remember
how mauy were taken in in 18
96, but the amount was start,
ling. Those were hard times.
Pen lies were scarce. In '97 he
saved some 30,000 of them; in
'98, 37,000, and in '99 he broke
the record with 42 000. With
these, according to the ancient
poetical quotations, he could
purchase the thoughts of nearly
all the inhabitants of South
Chicago.
Kyzdeski's penny receptacle
is a wooden box that formerly
contained the juice of old Ken
tucky. Through a slit in the
cover he drops the chauge of a
nickle, and when the box is full,
as it was on New Year's Day, a
man must be pretty strong that
can raise it clear of the floor.
Among the coins Ryzdewski
has picked during his fourteen
yeais' residence in this country
are specimens of the miutage of
score of Governments. Many
of the pieces are centuries old.
A pathetic interest attaches to a
fine set of Polish coins. They
were struck off before Polaud
bent to the conqueror's yoke.
OUR GROWING NAVY.
The Number of Men Has Al
most Doubled by the, Late
War.
r
Something of the pace at
which we are moving forward
may be imagined wheu it is
stated that, roughly estimated,
the existing naval fleet presents
an expenditure for construction
of about $125, joo.ooo, and yet
there are under construction by
the Government or waiting for
mal acceptance, more than half
a hundred vessels, the contract
price for which, exclusive of ar
mor and armament, is in the
neighborhood of $40,000,000.
The war almost doubled the
aggregate of men on our war
vessels. At its outset the com
plement was 12,500 men, but in
the summer of 1898 it reached
the maximum figure of 24,123
men. Since that time it has, of
course, decreased considerably.
But the incoming Congress is
expected to authorize a perman
ent naval strength of upwards of
2 ),ooo men. For the future
bright hopes may be based upon
the most favorable of indica
tions. Many Congressmen have
been spending the Summer of
1899 in the study of naval sci
ence abroad. New battleships,
armored and protected cruisers,
are to be constructed, and each
class is quite certain to mark a
step forward in the science of
building vessels of war. Rear
Admiral George W. Melville de
clares that the new battleships
should be of twenty knots' speed
that they should carry large bat
teries of rapid -five guns, have
ample coal bunker capacity and
be titled with triple screws rad
ical revolutionary measures all,
but vital in influence is success-
ful. Leslie's Weekly.
Let Them Work out Their Own
Salvation.
The Raleigh negroes who
celebrated the thirty-seventh an
niversary of the emancipation
proclamation adopted an address
to the white people of the State
asking them to aid in defeating
the proposed constitutional
amendment. They claimed that
the passirg of the amendment
was the first step to put them
back into slavery, and a lot more
of such silly rot. Of course there
is no negro of any intelligence
who believes this but it his its
effect on the more ignorant and
is intended to keep them strictly
in the ranks under their old
bosses. The negro is free in
America and will always remain
sd. As to his other privilagesa
great deal depends on his own
actions. It is with a people as
with the individual. Tne world
treats both generally as they de
serve. If respects is deserved it
is granted.
Let the negroes stick a pin
right here, stop "resolving" and
go to work to elevate teeir race.
Rocky Mount Argonaut.
You
t
6
y need not lose flesh in summer
' if irrvii tho nrnrnr mwrK $
to prevent it. You think
x A-i. crrTT' c
z you can 1 iaie oco 1 1
EMULSION in hot weather, J
" but you can taKe it and di- J
gest it as well in summer as 4
I in winter. It is not like the
c- nlain rod-liver oil. which is
J difficult to take at any time.
If vou are losing flesh,
you are losing ground and j
' you need
Scott's Emulsion
t and must have it to keep up J
J your flesh and strength. If
9 you have been iaking it and
J prospering on it, don't fail to 5
1 continue until you are thor- J
$ oughly strong and well.
a 50c. and $1.00, all druggists. jc
2 SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. J
AT PUCLIC EXPENSE.
Queer Things Senators Bu
When Uncle Sam Foots the
Bill.
It cost the country $1,374,
011,96 to run the United States
for the year ending last July.
This included, of course, the
salaries ot the Senators, the sal
aries of the clerks, messengers
private secretaries, Capitol police
on the Senate side, mileage and
other expenses, including the
contingent fund. Secretary Cox,
of the Senate, has just made his
annual report, showing how this
money was expended. Some in
teresting items appear. Each
Senator is allowed a certain
amount for stationery and news
papers. If he desires he may
draw the allowance in cash. The
Secretary's report shows that
there has been a great falling off
in reading among the Senators,
for a large number preferred to
take the cash. Ex-Senator Can
non, of Utah, stands first in this
respect. He took $84.25 in cash
from his allowance. Senator
Hoar comes next, having receiv
ed $70.32 in cash.
It costs $25,000 to report the
Senate proceedings, aud over
$8,000 went for the purchase of
furniture, while $2,000 more
was paid to repair it, and over
$1,500 to clean it. It cost $5,000
to keep the Senate horses and
wagons, and $10,397.90 for news
papers and stationery. During
the year the Vice President's
room was refitted in the most
handsome style, the rug on the
floor costing over $450, while
the hall clock cost $600. The
lace curtains cost $300 and the
antique desk $32 q. The sofas
ant! t hairs cost 23o. The must
expensive thing in the room,
however, is a silver inkstand,
which cost $1,000, and the desk
pad, on which it stands, cost $7.
During the blizzard of last Feb
ruary it cost $25 to clean the
snow off the Senate roof, and
over $200 for carriages to send
the Senators home during the
storm.
Fuel cost $14,935.37. and ice
averaged about $225 per month.
The Senators seemed very fond
of lemons, for during one week
in June $176 was paid for thirty
two boxes of this fruit. Another
item of interest is $137,64 for
2,510 pounds ot sugar, while 116
cases of lithia water cost $725.
28. It is explained that during
the hot months the Senators
drink lemonade instead of water
The report contains page after
page of items for telegrams sent
by Senators. The dispatches sent
by Senator Quay occupy nearly
four pages, and, stiange as it
may seem, nearly all of them
went to Altoona, and were sent
on one day, March 18, 1899
The Seuatois seemed to be very
fond of drugs, for thousands ol
quinine pills were bought at
various times. Soda mint tablets
bromo seltzer, cough drops, one
drachm of attar of roses and one
quart of castor oil are also noted.
Formerly there was a big item
for suuS, and a snuff box was
kept in the Senate foi the use of
the older Senators. This year
snuff seems to have been little
used, for only one purchase on
this account appears. Gross after
gross of penknives and dozen
after dozens of scissors and scrap
books were also purchased for
the use of the Senators. New
York Mail and Kxpress.
When you cannot sleep for
coughing take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. It always gives
prompt relief. It is most exceiL
ent for colds, too, as it aids ex
pectoration, relieves the lungs
and prevents any tendency to
ward pneumonia. For sale by
Griggs & Son.
On December 24th, the Brit
ish ship Arioso was stranded
six miles south of Hatteras, N.
C, and twenty-one out of the
crew of thirty were drowned.
BRYAN SPEAKS
Discusses Pending Problems
His Views Unchanged.
VIEWS ON EXPANSION
Opposes That Which Changes
Our Government.
Columbia, Mo., Jan. 13. Col.
William Jennings Bryf.n, ad
dressed the students of Missouri
University here tonight in the
college chapel before an audi
ence that taxed the auditorium
to its utmost. When asked re-
garding the report that he had
changed his views on the matter
of free wool importation and had
asserted that in behalf of West
ern dealers aud manufacturers
he would, if elected President,
favor a tariff on wool, Mr. Bryan
stated most emphatically that he
had made no statement whatever
to the effect that he had changed
his former views on the question.
When asked regarding the Phil
ippine problem he said that the
whole situation reminded him of
a looking glass, in which the
American people could see
their own views reflected.
"In regard to the gold Demo
cratic party," said Mr. Bryan,
"I will say that it will be of lit
tle importance in the presiden
tial election. It will make but
an insignificant showing and
will scarcely be worthy of con
sideration. The goldbugs who
are not true Democrats will vote
the Republican ticket while the
real Democrats will suppoit the
Democratic platform, including
the free silver proposition. The
greatest difficulty I have exper
ienced of late it the matter of
physical enduraucc, and I at
times find it very haid to endure
the strain necssitated by so many
banquets."
Mr. Bryan spoke on "Pending
Problems" and his address cover
ed the broad field of political
topics. His remarks showed that
he maintained all his tormer
views on the subjects discussed
by him to night. He gave speci
al emphasis to the advantages of
an income tax and spoke hope
fully of the enforcement of such
a law. He spoke 011 the power
of the American higher courts
and said that it was far less dif
ficult for them to change their
constitution than for the people
to do so.
North Carolina Cotton.
If the Raleigh News and Ob-
.
server is not m.stateu 111 its
figures, North Carolina has
reached that point in her cotton
spinning industry when the con
sumption of cotton by her mills
nearly equals the production of
all of her cotton fields. Accord
ing to that paper the State pro
duced about 439,000 bales of
cotton last year, while the
quantity consumed by the mills
reached 435,000 bales, a differ
ence of but 4,000 bales between
production and consumption. In
a
view of the fact that new cotton
machinery is going into the
State in large quantities, it is
altogether probable that hereaf
ter North Carolina will perman
ently consume more cotton than
can be furnished by her fields,
and that consequently other
States to the South of her will
be called upon to supply the
needs of her mills. Ex.
Cold Steel Or Death.
"There is but one small
chance to save your life arid that
is throught an operation," was
the awful paospect set before
Mrs. I. B. Hunt, ol Lime Ridge,
Wis., by her doctor after vainiy
trying to cure her of a frightful
case of stomach trouble and yel
low jaundice. He didn't count
in th marvellous TOwer of
Electric Bitters to cure Stomach
and Liver troubles, but she heard
of it, took seven bottles, was
wholly cured, avoided surgeon's
knife, now weighs more and
feels better lhan ever. It's posi
tively guaranteed to cure
Stomach, Liver and Kidney
troubles and never disappoints.
Price 50c at Standard Pharmacy.
A. WOUNDED OFFICER'S
STORY.
Tale of Suffering on the Field
of Elandslaagte.
A wounded officer sends a
long letter to his mother from
Pleterruaritzburg hospital des
cribing his experiences at toe
battle of Elandslaagte. "It was,"
he says, "a splendid feat of arms,
aud I am most awfully proud of
my regiment, for we bore the
brunt of the day. We had a tre
rnendous hard time of it, and
were under fire for two and a
half hours (considerably longer
than any other corps) But the
cost was awful! We had onlv
ten officers in action, and five of
them were wounded, and of 329
men we had eleven killed and
thirty three wounded; two have
since died of their wounds. The
Gordons lost even more severely.
The reasons for this were, in my
opinion as follows: First, their
dark kilts were much more visi
ble than our khakis, and con
sequently formed a better target;
second, there were more of them.
The Gordons all say that Dargal
was the merest child's play com
pared to this.
"To return to my own doings.
I lay where I fell for about three
quarters of an hour, when a doc
tor came and put a field dressing
on my wound, gave me some
brandy, put my helmet under
my head as a pillow, covered me
with a Boer blanket which he
had taken from a dead man, and
then went to look after some
other poor beggar. I shall never
forget the horrors of that night
as long as I live. In addition to
the agony which my wound gr.ve
me I had two sharp stones runs
ning into my back. I was soak
ed to the skin and bitterly cold,
but had an awful thirst; the tor
rents of rain never stopped. On
The Big Department Store,
Offers some very enticing Price Concessions.
Winter is here in dead earnest. Comfort and good health re
quire you to clothe accordingly. If you haven't done so already
now is the time to supply your needs at exceptionally low prices.
BLANKETS.
Now will you get
into Blankets?
Thought we were
going to have an open
winter eh? Winter got
tired of monkeying
around and has now
started in in earnest.
Here are some prices
that will hely you get
into blankets.
JLll Wool.
10- 4 $2.75 worth 3.25
1 1- 4 3.50 4.50
Cotton.
IO-4 49c, WOrth
59
.85
1.25
i-35
IO-4 69C,
10- 4 95c,
1 1- 4 98c ,
u
COMFORTS.
Next to blankets
comforts are the warm
est bed coverings. Are
you well supplied?
These are all full
size filled with good
cotton and covered with
good calico.
At $1.19 worth 1.50
At 1,49 1-69
At 1.69 44 1.98
If you are in need of any of these goods you had better 44 watch
out" or some one will get ahead of you. "First come, first ser
ved," you know.
one side of me was a Gordon
Highlander in raving delirium
and on the other a Boer who had
had his leg shattered by a shell,
m , . '
and who gave vent to the most
heartrenderinf cries aud groans,
War is a funny game, mother,'
and no one can realize what its'
grim horrors are like till they
see it iu all its barbarous realitv.
I lay in the rain the whole of
the night, and at daybreak was
put into a doolie by a doctor,
and some natives carried me
down te the station. Thegn mn
was awfullv rouph. and tln-v
m ' j
dropped me twice; I fainted both
times. I was sent down to Lady-
smith in the hospital train, trom
the station I was conveyed to
the chapel (officer' hospital) in tens relative to the cases of tht
a bullock cart, the jolting ot prisoners, and it was at his earn
which made me faint again. I esc solicitation that the executive
was the last officer taken in. I signed the pardons yesterday,
was then put to bed, and wound J The c.ise of Hcnze aud K.usei
was dressed iust seventeen hours is probably an paralleled in tin
after I was hit. Thev then rave
me beef tea, which was the hi?
food I hail had for twenty-seven
hours. 't he doctors all said at
first that 1 had been hit by a
shell, but that is impossible, tu
the enemy only had two guns,
ami we had taken them both
when I was hit. So the doctors
now say that it must have been
a very heavy explosive bullet,
aud, as an elephant gun was
found close to where I was hit, 1
expect they are right. It has
made a big, jagged hole in my
shoulder, which you could put
your hand into. It has blown
some of the muscle; away, so 1
J '
am afraid I shall always be a bit
tff Thv av ii njiii ni... ,
stilt. lhey say it will take an-
-aVi- t a m h ,k.I c KfVt- I ! m lit
Ullll L V li VfV-9l'.lSlS 1 (1111 Ilk!
I
lor duty, and I am very much
afraid that most of the fighting !
Hu 1 af.-a.ai
be over by that time, 1 n ;
spue or tue present critical con
j-a- a rr t i
dition of affairs-'
-B irmngham
Post.
Some people pass their good
resolutions on the first reading.
DRESS GOODS.
We have done the
largest Dress Goods
business on recor d.
Why? Because we have
given the best value
for the money. In some
cases w e practically
gave away goods CouUl
not buy them at whole
sale for anything like
what we sold them to
you for. You appreci
ated the fact. That's
why we sold so many
Dress Goods.
We have a few pieces
yet to close out. Some
we carried over. We
don't want to do it again
Some are new goods,
bought this year. Here
they are :
36 inch Brown Bon
cle at 35c yd., was 50c,
36 inch Plaids quite
an assortment at 30c
yd., was 50c. 36 inch
Knotted Checks at 25c.
yd., was 35c.
These are only a few
items- It will pay you
to examine our stock.
T rVO MEN GET JUSTICE AT
LAST.
, , c . ,
had K en Sentenced tor Life foi
Others' Crimes.
St. I.ouis, Mo., January ir.
Jacob Heuze and Henry Kaiser,
who were convicted of the niur
der of Rdwin E. Brown, a
wealthy stockman in this city,
in March. r8o, and sentenced
to the Irfferson Citv oeniteu-
j s
tiary for life, ha- 1 lcen released
Harrv H Hawes. President ol
j '
the St. Louis Board of Police
Connnisioners, was at the State
capital tor several days in con
sulfation with Governor Steph-
criminal annals of the world
rhev were eilfht times thrust
within the shadow of the gallows
and as many times repriev
ed.
! once within three hours theit
1
impending doom, ultimately be
ing consigned to life imprison
ment at hard labor.
The men weie convicted on
purely circumstantial evidence.
The real murderers, as revealed
by investigation by the police
department, were three noto; 1,
otis criminals, all of whom hav
died since the conviction 01
Henze and Kaiser.
'
, . ,
1 Tetter, Siilt-Rbeum and BStrsMnav
The intense Itching nnd smarting. Incl
dent to these dieaac Ik instantly llyed
b applying Chamherlaiiii Ey tux I
KL-in i lit 11 ii'iit. 1:mv vurv liitil r1 jtKf
J
have been permanently enred ly it. It
is eqnally . fli. i.-nt for in lung piles ami
;l favorite remedy i.t sore niptden,
h.iii'il hands, cl) i II ia i IIS , frtiHt biti
)llulVhroIlk: ,n. eyeH. 8fl cU. per boa
Dr. TadM OnMUm Powder, nr.
just what a horse Deeds when in Iwnl
condition. Tonic, llod purifier ami
vermifuge. They um not food lut
medicine and the best iu dm to put a
liors-- in prime ConditioD. Price
futn ix r package.
SHIRT WAISTS.
We bave quite a
number of Shirt Waists
left. Sold lots of them?
Of course. We are
going to close the bal
ance. All w o o 1 flannel,
white yoke, trimmed
with white soutache
braid, well lined and
well mad . Three col
ors, red, Wl ue, black.
Price was $2.'50
Now, ' 1.50
All wool flannel,
black, green, blue, yoke
trimmed with soutache
braid,
Price was SI. 25
Now ' 1.00
Heavy flannelette,
assortment of colors.
Price was 75c.
Now - 69c.
Heavy flannelette,
large number of pat
terns. Price was 50c
Now - - 41c.
Odd Lots, Chil
drens' hosiery worth
8, 9 and 10c. pair, all
at 9c. a pair