nhnrlotte Dem.ocrat. I
CHARLOTTE. N . O.
Friday, January, 10. 1806,
S Peter's Home-Hospital. f
The Annual Report of the Wovk.
The following is the report of St. Peter's
Home and Hospital :
The hospital record daring the year
1895 show 118 patients admitted for
2,128 days 61 males, 57 females. Five
deaths occurred. Three of the dead were
removed by their friends for burial else
where; two were laid in the hospital lot
in Elmwood.
From Charlotte there were. ......... 30
Mecklenburg connty 11
Other places in North Carolina...... 48
Georgia 6
South Carolina 5
Virginia 4,New York 4 8
Tennessee 3, Kentucky 1 . 4
Illinois 1, Ohi" 1 2
Germany 2, England 1 3
Switzerland 1
Total 118
Methodists . .., 42
Presbyterians 16
Baptists.., 16
Episcopalians.!, 8
Roman Catholics 6
Lutherans. '. ." 5
No denomination 25 118
The police sent 19 patients who were
boarded and nursed for 229 days.
Seventeen charity cases came from
Charlotte, and were cared for, for 387
days.
Other charity cases numbered 41 for
765 days. Forty -one patients paid par
tial board for 747 days. Twenty-one
physicians have attended their patients
in the hospital. The regular hospital
physicians, Drs. Misenheimer and Gib
bon, have attended 63 patients, mostly
police and charity cases. The hospital
owes much to their faithful services, and
also to the other city physicians, who
are always ready to respond to its calls.
The financial report is as follows;
Balance January 1, 1895 $ 22 61
From city of Charlotte. .$250 00
From patients 239 72
Subscriptions.donations,
etc 783 47 $1,273 18
Total ., tl 295 80
Total expenses for 1895. 1,615 04
Deficit December 31 $ 320 24
This is the first time the hospital - has
closed the year amounts so much in debt.
But the great increase in the number of
patients, (which have been almost as
many as in lay J and lay 4 together) has
of course, increased the expenses, while
the sources of income have not kept pace
with the needs. Comparison of the
total expense, $, 616,04, with the num.
ber of days' care of patients, 2,128, shows
the cost per day to be 76 ots. This in
cludes board, medicines, nursing and
everything.
What are we to do? Mu t we refuse
to receive the many charity cases which
are the ones we especially desire to re
lieve? Or may we depend upon the
friends who have hitherto helped us
to increase their gifts to meet the
necessity
The great increase in the work makes
it necessary to add to the accommoda
tions, and this will further the expenses.
The managers have received from parties
interested in hospital work at the North
an amount which they feel justifies them
in commencing the addition to the
building, but they will need liberal help
to complete and furnish it for use.
Mes. T. R. Robertson, Pres.,
Mrs. John Wilkes, See. & Treas.,
Mrs. Julia Fox,
Mrs. II. C. Jones,
Mrs. R. J. Brevard,
Mrs. W. R. Taliaferro,
Mrs. T. S. Clarkson,
Mrs. J. S. Myers,
Mrs. W. C. Maxwell,
Board of Managers.
Preserve This.
Eclipse for the Tear 1896.
In the year 1896 there will be four
eclipses two of the Sun and two of the
Moon :'
I. An annual Eclipse of the Sun,
February 13 Invisible to North America.
Visible, generally as a partial eclipse, to
the Southeastern Coast of South America,
Southern Africa, and the South Atlantic
and Antartic Oceans. The line of annulus
passing through the Antarctic Ocean.
II. - A, Partial Eclipse of the Moon,
February 28. Invisible to North
America. Visible entire to Europe, Asia
and Africa; and is part to Australia, the
eastern extremity of South America, and
the Atlantic Ocean. . ,
.III. -A total eclipse of the Sup, Au
gust 9. Invisible to all of North America
except Alaska. Visible to the Arctic
Regions, eastern Europe, the northern
half of Asia, and the Western portion of
the North Pacifio Ocean; The line of
totality running through Nova Zembla
and Yeddo, Japan.
. .. IV. A Partial Eclipse of ,the Moon,
Auguaf 22 23. Visible entire to North
and South America; and in part to the
western extremities of Europe and Africa,
to eastern Australia, and the Atlantio
and Pacific Oceans.
MORNING AND EVENING STARS 1896.
Mercury will be Evening Star about
- January' 23, May 15, and September 13;
and Morning Star about March 5, July 3,
and October 14.
Venus will be Morning Star till July 9;
then Evening Star the rest of the year.
Jupiter will be morning Star till Jan
uary 24; then Evening Star till August
11; and then Morning Star again the rest
of the year. Exchange
His Creed.
The Journalist who would attain
His creed's ambitious height,
Believes that writing for the press
Is pressing for the right.
Dispatch.
The best anodyne and expectorant for the
cure of colds, coughs, and all throat, long, and
bronchial troubles, is undoubtedly, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral, the only specific for colds and
coughs admitted on exhibition at the Chicago
World's Fair.
01d, yet ever new, and simple and beautiful
ever." sings the poet, in words which might
well apply to Ayer's Sarsaparilla the most
efficient and scientific blood-porifer ever offered
to suffering humanity. Nothing but superior
merits keeps it so long at the front
For Charlotte Democrat. . r
A Dialogue between a Sheriff and a Tramp.
Sheriff. My friend, whence name-you?
Tramp.- I came from a town jn New
York, called Jerusalem!.
S. What came you here to do?
T. Learn to subdue my appetite and
sponge my living from an indulgent pub-
lie.
. Then you are a regular tramp I
presume?
T. I am, so taken and accepted wher
ever I go.
b. How do. you know yourself to be a
tramp?
1. In seeking food, bv being often de
nied, but always willing to try again.
o. Xlow snail 1 know you to be a tramp?
T. By the largeness of my feet and
general carnivorous appearance.
o. Mow gained you admission to this
town?
T. By many long and wearisome
rampB.
S. How were you received?
T. On the end of a night policeman's
hilly presented to my head.
S. How did the policeman dispose of
you?
1. lie took me several times round to
town, to the city marshal and police
judge, where many questions were asked
and answers exchanged.
S. How did the police judge dieposo of
you?
T. He ordered me to walk in regular
upright steps and resume tramping.
S. Well, will you be off or from?
T. By your permission, I will be off
very quickly.
S. My friend, at the jail door we have
now arrived, at a place where the wicked
are always troublesome and the weary
are as bad as the rest: So you will now
ascend to the middle chamber of this
building by a flight of winding stairs,
consisting of three, five and seven steps,
but instead of your wages being corn,
wine and oil, that of the ancients, it will
be bread and water for a term of five days;
after which time you and your compan
ions can divide into parties of three and
travel East, West, North and South in
search of food; and from reports coming
to me I think you will find it at, or near,
Portland, Maine, where they usually run
free soup houses in winter: and you will
be pardoned for this offence on condition
that you never return here any more.
(Pointing to the jailor) go, follow your
conductor and fear no danger.
North Carolina Ifewa.
The paymaster-general, Col. Julian S.
Carr, has seot.a check for $150 to each of
the companies in the State Guard, this
being the annual allowance by the State.
Great efforts will be made to have an en
campment of the Guard this year.
JThere are in ths State 2 white 7 col
ored normal schools ; 5,123 white and
2,424 colored school districts, with 4,811
white and 2,296 colored schools taught.
North Carolina has spent for public
schools in 1895 over $800,000.
A Bee Swarm on Christmas Day.
Mr. D. A. Coon, who lives four miles
from towD, informs us that he had a hive
of bees which "swarmed" on Xmas day.
The day was very warm for the time of
of the year. The bees seemed to think
it was earn mer. Lincolnton Democrat.
A New Gold Mine. We learn that
Mr. Francis Duke found 55dwt and 15gr.
of gold on his place, 3 miles west of Nor
wood week before last. We learn that a
nugget of gold weighing 31 pounds and
9 ounces was found in Montgomery
county near Eldorado, in the Uwbarrie
district, last week. Stanly Enterprise.
Suit was begun Wednesday in the Su
perior Court of Guilford county, by Mar
garet and Peter Cobb, stockholders in
the North Carolina Railway Company,
to invalidate the lease. Schenck &
Schenck are the attorneys. This will be
a lively suit before it ends. It is con
tended that even if the North Carolina
road had the right to lease the said road
it could only be done by a unanimous
voto of the stockholders.
Another Suit to Invalidate The N.
C. R. R. Lease -We are first to announce
that suit was begun yesterday in the Su
perior court of Guilford county by Mar
garet Cobb and Peter Cobb, stock
holders in the North Carolina Railroad
Company, to invalidate the lease.
Schenck and Schenck are the attorneys.
This will be a lively suit before it ends.
It is contended tbateven if the North
Carolina railroad had the right to least'
the road it could only bo done by a un
animoue vote of the stockholders.
Greensboro Patroit.-
Do you know who was tho fiist man
to give what is now so common a Bible
reading? It was a zealous, most useful
Presbyterian minister who died some two
years ago Rev. Henry Martyn Paynter.
His wife has published a memoir of him
in which he tells where he began his
Bible readings. It was in June, 1850,
in the Presbyterian church at Xer.ia,
Ohio. That was the first, one ever heard
or read of. Now they cover the religi-
gious world. Wilmington Messenger.
Rutherfordton had a big fire Thurss
day. It started in Marshall Morrison's
restaurant and was making good . head
way before it"was discovered.' Loss there
$1,000. It burned J. B. Washburn's
store, less 84,500; Twitty and Thompson's
drug store, loss $2,000; T. B. Walker's
grocery store, loss not given; S. Gallon's
law offico ; E. Lane's building; small
wooden building belonging to C. L. Har
ris, loes 11,500, and the fire was checked
in the brick building owned by W. J.
McDaniel and J. W. Sims. A special to
the Charlotte Observer says it was 4
o'clock before the flames were checked.
Then it was observed that many of our
most temperate citizens were unable to
walk straight.
Mb. Sol. Haas Oct. A circular letttr
from the office of Capt. W. H. Green, of
the Southern Railway Company, says:
Mr. Sol Haas having resigned the position
of Assistant to the President, effective
January 1, 1896, the position will, on that,
date, be discontinued, and the duties pers
formed by the Third Vice President.
iii' -ii
The Tea Habit
This ia the season when the young per
son of social nature begins to journey
toward nervous prostration. This she
does, not because of the multitude of her
social activities, but because of : the
amount of tea she drinks in the course
of an afternoon calling. The tea habit is
a pernicious one when it i indulged to
the extent at present fashionable. The
caller should decline tea, except that made
before her eyes, for any that has been
standing has developed tannio acid, which
is most deleterious. Public Ledger.
Shepperson Says 7,000,000.
Large Stocks . Being Withheld
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 4. The Chronicle
will publish to-morrow a letter from
Alfred B. Shepperson in reference to the
cotton crop, in which he says : The year
which has just ended will be a memorable
one for the cotton trade, inasmuch as it
recorded the lowest price for middling
uplands ever reached in Liverpool, ex
cept When the same low figure, 2 31-32
pence per pound, was touched in Novem
ber, 1894. The lowest price iu New
York for 48 years was also reached in
November, 1894, and repeated at in
tervals to March, 1895. The largest crop
evf r produced in America was grown in
l&94and marketed in the commercial
cotton season of : l894-'95. From the
low ebb of March 1, 1895, there was one
of the most ' remarkable r 3 actions ever
known, when prices advanced in New
York from 5 9-16 on March 1st to 9
cents on October 15th, for middling up
land cotton, an increase of 3 13-16 cents
per pound. This great advance was due
in part to the improvement in the general
business of the country but chiefly to
speculative buying of cotton futures.
. p . i . .
un account oi me compeuuveiy nign
prices which ruled in September and
October, much of the crop of 1895 '96
was marketed at good prices. Much
interest ia now felt' in cotton circles in
regard to the extent of the crop now
comiug in, and toe question of the
acreage of the crop to be planted this
year.
I am satisfied that a large quanity of
cotton has been held back in the inte
rior by country merchants and farmers
on account of the sudden and serious
decline which occurred in the middle of
October.
I anticipate comparatively large re
ceipts in January, and think the crop
will probably be about seven million
bales with a possibility of even more.
Excellent weather for maturing and
picking and long delay of frosts partly
compensated for unfavorable conditions
earlier in the season.
In view of the very large stocks of cols
ton at the beginning of this season in
the American and European markets and
in the bands of spinners, and the fact
that much larger shipments will certainly
be made from India, Egypt and Brazil
than last season, I do not think there
will be any such scarcity of cotton as
would advance the price to such an ex
tent as to justify any increase whatever
in the cotton acreage in this country at
the expense of a reduction in food and
forage crops.
I think that an increase of our colton
acreage would probably cause lower
prices of cotton for the remainder of this
season, and certainly for the next season
also, unless the weather conditions for
the new crop Bhould be extremely un
favorable. A Feminine Santa Claus.
The Eve of Epiphany ofTwellth Nigbt
brings to the Roman children very much
the same experience which Chsistmas
brings to young Americans. It is the
time and opportunity for presents, and
sometimes for disappointments and even
punishments. Upon this occasion hows
ever it is a benefactress instead of a ben
efactor who confers the coveted favor. It
is not Santa Claus, who, round, red and
good natured, comes down the chimney
with a gift for every child, but a hideous
old woman, lank, dark and sourjvisaged,
who descends the chimney with a bell in
one band and a long cane in the other.
The bell announces hir comii g, and the
cane is especially for the children who
have rebelled against parents and teach
ers, or have been otherwise forgetful of
duty. The name of this old crone is Be
fana, and she brings plenty of good
things, in spit of her forbidding coun
tenance and manner, and the good, obedi
ent child may confidently expect a stocks
ing full of dainties. She fills the stock
ing of the disobedient too, but with ashee!
The festival of the Befana is one of the
most fascinating to the children of Rome.
Crowds gather on the thoroughfares and
fill up the streetB and piazzas, and the
beating drums, squeaking whistles, jing
ling tambourines and sonorous trumpets
show tbat Roman children can be quite
as noisy in honor of the Befana as Ameri
can children are when tboy wish to wel
come Christmas or celebrate the glorious
Fourth. This festival occurs, of course,
on the eve of Twelfth night, and in addii
tion to the various noises which assail
your ears your eyes are feasted with the
most startling and curious spectacles.
Very odd, and we can say very pietu
ref que toys aro exhibited on all sides, and
the brilliant display of fireworks gives a
fascination to things which are in them
selves ridiculous and grotesque. Noise,
unceasing noise, is the order of the night,
and he who can surprise you with the
loudest is greeted with peals of laughter
and shouts of applause. A whistle or
horn is always at your ears.
Nor is the custom of receiving presents
on this happy occasion confined to child
ren. The Pope and the Cardinals take
part in tbo rejoicing. Formerly a chalice
of gold containing a hundred ducats was
presented to the Pope with a Latin ad
drees and great ceremony, and tbe Pope,
in accepting it, made his reply 1.1 Latin,
and graciously allowed the bearer to kiss
his toot. This offering was called the
Befana Tribute. The ceremony was dis
continued in the year 1802; but tbe Be
fana Tribute is still offered and accepted.
Of course there aro many traditions con
cerning the Befana, and it is in honor of a
tradition that a burning broom is always
carried in the processions which celebrate
her festival. According to this tradition
she is said to have been an old woman,
who was engaged in cleaning the bouse
when the three kings passed carrying
presents to the infant Christ; she was
called to tbe window to see them, but she
declined to leave her household duties,
and said, "I will see them as they return."
But the old woman was denied the bles
sed sight, for they did not return that
way, and hence she is represented as
waiting and watching for them contin
ally always standing in the attitude of
expectation with her broom in her hand.
To disguise themselves as this old wo
man is one of the pranks of the Roman
boys during the Befana festival. With
blackened faces and fantastic caps on their
heads they stand in the doors with a
broom in one hand and a lantern in the
other. Around their necks and suspended
to their waists are rows of stockings
filled with sweetmeats, and also with the
reward of evil doing the famous ashes!
And what do tbe Roman children say
when they see these representations of tbe
Befana?'
Well, very much what the American
American children say vrhen tbey see the
images cf their dearly loved Santa Clausj
St. Nicholas.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Raleigh Observer.
H. H. Riddle and wife (appellant) vs.
Town of Germanton; from Stokes county;
Opinion by Faircloth, C.-J.
I. A survey for the owner's own con
venience is not admissible evidence for
him or those - claiming under him, but
is competent to explain the testimony
of witnesses and enable the jury to
understand it.. So with diagrams and
plats. . And where the record does not
show for what purpose such plats were
sought to be introduced, this Court will
presume that it was for' tbe above pur
pose. 2. A motion for judgment non ob
stante veredicto should not be allowed
unless tbe cause of action has been ad.
mitted and the plea of avoidance found
insufficient.
State vs. Charles Mize (appellant);
from Alexander county. Opinion by
Clark, J.
Where the widow and the executor by
mutual consent had the year's support
laid off under tbe provision of the will,
and the filing of the report of the' same,
endorsed thereon, "We, the undersigned,
having heard the foregoing report read,
do agree to same.'; held, that there be
ing no evidence of fraud or undue in
fluence, the-widow is estopped from in
stituting proceedings for a year's allow
ance under section 2129 of tho Code.
Reversed.
Glanton & Cotton; et al. vs. Joseph
Jacobs, trustee,- et al., (appellants; from
Forsyth county. Opinion by Clark, J.
The cost, of a court house is a nec
essary expense to tbe county, and the
discretionary power vested in the Cora
missioners of determining what kind of a
court house is needed and a reasonable
limit to the cost, as well as method of
providing for tbo payment of the same,
is not reviewable by the Courts. Hence
it is immaterial whether the Board of
Commissioners issue bonds or make a
contract to pay in installments and incur
the risk of creating a floating debt.
Affirmed.
A.J. Bates et al. (appellants i vs. M. E.
Sultan et al.. from Craven county. Opin
ion by Motgomery, J.
Where a married woman, who was
conducting a mercantile business through
ber husband as agent, sent a schedule of
her financial condition to the plaintiff
firm for the purpose of establishing her
credit, in which writing it- was stated
"that for the purpose of establishing my
credit and as a basis therefor, I make the
following statement, which shall apply
to all future purchases"; Held, tbat such
statement, signed by her, is an agree
ment to charge her separate estate for
future purchases: and a separate written
guaranty by the husband to pay for the
purchases of the wife is a consent on his
part th t 6ho shall so charge her separate
estate.
Error.
Fairclotb, C. J., and Furches, J , dis
sent. N. A. Lewis" (appellant) vs. Western
Union Telegraph Company, from
Forsyth county. Opinion by Furches, J.
1. Where a complaint states that a copy
of a telegram is attached, such copy and
the conditions appearing thereon become
a part of the complaint.
2. A condition printed on the back of
a telegram blank upon which a message
is sent, that the company will not be
liable for any damages unless the claim
is presented within sixty days after tbe
sending thereof, is not a condition limiting
the liability of the company, or the time
within which action may be brought, but
is a reasonable one, except in cases where
the message has never been delivered.
Affirmed.
That Franchise Tax.
Private Corporations in the State Must Pay It.
It may not be generally known that
the last Legislature passed a law requir
ing private corporations to pay a fran
chise tax. For tbe benefit of all con
cerned we give below sections 36 and 37
of the Revenue Act, from which it will be
seen that this tax must be paid on or
before the first day of January to escape
the penalties attached. The sections
referred to are as follows:
"On each and every private business
corporation (railroads, banks and insur
ance companies excepted), a franchise
tax in proportion to the amount of its
capital stock, according to the following
graduated scale, towit: On corporations
havingacapital stook of $25,000 00 or Ios
five dollar; on . corporations having
a capital stock of over $25,000.00
and less than $50,000,000, ten dollars; on
corporations having a capi'al stock of
over $50,000,000 and less than $100,000.00
twenty-five dollars; on corporations
having a capital stock of over $100,000.00
and lesB than $250,000 00 fifty dollars; on
corporations having a capital stoek of
$250,000.00 and less tban $500,000.00 one
hundred dollars; on corporations having
a capital stock of over $500,000.00, two
hundred dollars. By the terms of "capi
tal stock" in this; section is meant the
authorized amount of capital stock fixed
by the "corporation charter, or by the
stockholders pursuant to tho powers
granted in the charter, whether the paid
capital stock has been issued by the cor
poratiot s and is outstanding or not. That
in addition to the penalties otherwise pro
vided in this aot, the continued failure to
pay tbe franchise tax imposed by this
section, on or befote tho first day of Jan
uary, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety .six (1896), shall cause a forfeituio
of tbo charter of such defaulting corpo
ration, and its charter in that event shall
be. and the same is, hereby repealed.
"Every person who shall practice any
trade or profession or use any franchise
taxed by the laws of Mor.h Carolina,
without having paid the tax and obtained
a license as required in this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
punished by fine, not exceeding thirty dol
lars, or imprisonment not exceeding fifty
days, and shall also forfeit and pay a
1 penalty of fifty dollars, which penalty
tne snerin ot tbe county in which it has
occurred shall cause to be recovered before
any justice cf the peace of the county for
the benefit of the school fund of tbe
county,"
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Gambling Without Limit. I
"O. George I" she exclaimed, as thev i
O 9
gazed seaward. "There seems to be no
limit to old ocean's broad expanse. And
the waves bow they gambol along the
shore." "The waves are very foolish,
dear." "How, foolish?" "To gamble
where there is no limit." But not half
so foolish as are thousands who, dying
with consumption are staking their last
chance on this or that remedy which has
never yet been known to cure and refus
ing to try tbat which certainly brings
them back to life and health Dr. Pierce's
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lier stages of this terrible disease it is a
positive cure, while even in tbe last stages
it gives great relief and prolongs life. For
weak lungs, spitting of blood, lingering
coughs, Asthma and kindred ailments, it
is a most positive remedy.
The Roseboro Bobbery.
Agent Confesses that II the Coroner and
The
the Mayor Did the Stealing.
Wilmington, N. C , Dec. 31. A special
to the Star says that the alleged robbery
of tbe Southern Express agent a Rose
boro, N. C, a station on tbe Cape Fear &
Yadkin Valley Railroad, of $950 by
masked men, a few days ago, has turned
out to be no roblery at all. According
to tbe confession of Agent Grier, it was
a deliberately planned and executed con
spiracy, participated in by himself, Dr.
Fleet J Cooper, coroner of Sampson
county and Redden Butler, mayor of
Roseboro.
Cooper and Butler were arrested Mon
day and had a preliminary hearing before
Justices Giddens and Farrell. They were
bound over in a bond of $950 each to
appear in Clinton, Thursday, January 2d,
for further preliminary examination.
They deny any complicity, or knowledge
of the matter and say that Grier impli
cated them to shift the burden from him
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A trial of this plan costs but
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The negro has a strong religious nature
There are more negros than whites in
this country in proportion to population
who "belong to the churcb."
The New York Independent hat gone
to 'the trouble of collecting statistics on
th s subject and find that there are in
the United States 23,770 negro churches
valued at $26,626,000. Their total mem
bership ia said to be 2,574,000, of which
1,403,559 are Baptists, 1,190,638 Metho
dist, 30,000 Presbyterians and 18,557
Disciples of Christ, familiarly known' as
Campbellites.
There are many negro Catholics in
Baltimore, Washington and New Or
leans, but comparatively very few in the
country. In several ot our cities there
aro negro Episcopal churche.
The largest negro church in the world
is probably that ministered to by the dis
tinguished astronomer, Rev. John Jaspir,
who still contends that the '-sun do'
move."
0er 6,000 negroes receive their spirit
ual and astronomical counsel from him
He is a worthy citizen and erjojs the
respect of the entire community.
We have in Atlanta two negro
churches which have a membership of
more than 2,000 each. The leading ne
gro churches pay their pastors well, and
expend a good sum of money every year
in charitable work. In many ot them
very strict discipline is maintained and
the brother or siater who does not keep
in thp middle of the gospel road is soverel
4ealt witb.
Tbo ooi SJrvalive ud elevating power
of the church among the negroes is very
great and the tone ol the negro churches
is distinctly rising. Atlanta Journal.
Cigarette
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OUT THE OLD,
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We cannot afford to wait through the dull period that usually follows tho holidays. We mq,
do business, and in order to do so we will make the prices such as to induce yon to boy froa
us Either we bought ton much stock or there is yet a great number of people not sup
plied with winter clothing. If the latter is the casa it will be to the interest or
these late clothing buyer to makf these purchases from us now. As a rule we
have our coldest weather during; the first three months of the year, hence
a euit or overcoat bought.at our deep cut prices is a wise provision.
The clothing is right in every paiticular the price unquestion
ably cut from 25 to 33 per cent. Every dollar, therefore
that you invest here ia represented in the actual value
of the goods. Whether the
Suit or Overcoat be a $5 one, worth $7.50;
A Ten Dollar One worth Fifteen Dollars ;
One at Twelve Fifty, worth $18.75.
A Boys' Suit or Overcoat for Four Dollars,
Cheap enough at Six Dollars ;
A seven and a half one, good value at $9.75;
A child's suit or overcoat marked down to
2.50, well worth 3.75; or others at $6 for
which you usually pay $9.
In each the quality
price paid; in every instance the highest
worth is given for the least money.
W. KAUFMAN & CO.,
Leading Clothiers.
W No goods will be sent on
DISSOLUTION.
By mutual CONSENT OUR firm is this day
DISSOLVED !
The business will be continued as in the past, by
Messrs. S. S. McNinch & Co.,
For whom we bespeak the patronage of our for
mer friends and customers
ALL NOTES AND ACCOUNTS DUE
US MUST BE
tettled promptly so as to cloee the BUSINESS 1
"We sincerely thank .
OUR MANY FRIENDS AND
Customers for '.heir past good will and patronage.
Respectfully,
E- B- SPRINGS & CO-
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 1. 1895.
Nov. 8, 1895.
Compensation of Board of Com
missioners. North Carolina Mecklenburg County.
I. J. W. Pohh. niprtt of thfi R.wrri of Onm-
missiouerd of said county, do hereby ceriify tht
me louowmg compensation was audited by said
bofLrrl tn thp mpmrtara triarvrtf aj vraltv fr.-tm
December 3rd, 1894, to November 6th, lt95' both
ioclutive :
J. H. Weddington, Ch'n 16 days $4 $64 00
P. C. Henderbon, 42 days at $2
$84 00
10 40
$94 40
$74 00
15 60
$89 60
$16 00
45
$16 45
$78 00
8 20
$86 20
$46 00
16 00
1 20
$6? 20
83 miles travel Gc
W. P. Kuykendal, 37 davs $3
" " 312 m'ls travel 5c
B. H. Moore, 8 days f 2
9 miles travel 5c
J. H. Badler,39 days $2
164 miles travel 5c
J. H. McClintock, 23 days $2
" 4 " co'n pro
tem $4
24 miles travel
Tho Grit, eh'n 21 days $4
$84 00
J. W. COBB, Clerk Board of
Commissioners.
Dec. 16, 1895 4w
December 20. 1895
THE SUN.
Tbe First of American Newspapers,
CHARLES A, DANA, Editor.
The Ameiican Constitution, the American Idea,
the American Spirit
These first, last, and all the time forever,
Daily by mail. - - $6 a year
Daily and Sunday by mail, $3 a year.
The Sunday Sun
Is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the Werld
Price 5c a copy. By mail, $2 a year.
Address ThbSuk, N. Y.
Dec 20. 1895-
RING IN THE NEW,
and make equals the
approval at the reduction prices.
Comparative Cotton Staiemeit.
The following is the comparative cottoi
statement for the week ending Jan. 3rd
1896
1895
246,501
5,231,051
224.fi!
3,543iM
Net receipts at tn U.S. ports. 170979
Total receipts to date.
3,5C2,H87
168 356
2,198 328
1,055 250
57,516
Exports for tne week.
Total exports to this date,
Stock in all U. S. ports,
Stock at all interior towns.
Stock in Liverpool,
American afloat for
Oreat Britain,
1.284,73
240,537
1523,000 415.0CC
Total Visible Supply of Cotton.
New York, Jan. 4 The total visibls
supply of cotton for the world is 4,093,
920 bales, of which 3.722.720 balesw
American; against 4,881,672 bales, u&
4,555,472 bales respectively last year'
Receipts of cotton this week at ail inte
rior towns 77,047 bales: receipts frott
the plantations 163,166 bales; crop is
sight 5,000,503 bales.
JUSTICE TTARDWARE tOMPANT
ustice Hardware I ompant
USTICE AJ-ARDWARK JoMPANY
Successors to
HAMMOND & JUSTICE
Have in Stock
A NEW AND COMPLETE
LINE Of
Hardware
AND CUTLERY,
BUILDEES
HARDWARF,
Carnenters' Tools. House-
fnrnishini; foods, Black-
Smith's Tools, Agn
cultural Implementi
Chains, Hoes. Plows. Ropes, Nails, Bust
MULE SHOES; AND IN PACT
Everything Usually Kept i First Clif
Hardware Store.
Our ttock is NEWLY BOUGHT under th
LOW TARIF F
And we can give you the LOWE8T PRICES t
HARDWARE ever offered in Charlotte.
iu aatk- uu tuc market, iujj ,
Every stove i fully up to the trade mark sttjj
ard of our cooking stoves and ranges. Call v
see the finest stove in the city.
A - . 1 iv. i rMH
PERSONALLY. I take tkia epportun.
to thank my old friends and customers ir)r
liberal patronage in the past, and respec"0'
solicit a continuation of the same, 88U !t
them that they will have so regrets after
thefr purchases from us. W. H. JUSTICE-
Aug. 30, 1891
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