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WATTEttSON AND THE
- 1EUS.;
WILMIN.GTON,
TUESDAY, JANUARY' 1L 1885.
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THE MESSENGER FOf , 1805.
! The "Messen'GER has : troubled j its
readers but little as to its own affairs.
It has hot put forth any claims in its be-
TfAv Willia S TTol- ines oi the Jttepuoncan party,
ton, Dr. F.: M. ! Matthews, Senator TtNbS
Ziibulon B. Vance, Dr. John T. Reia. the compact of union the Slave States
Senj. F. Long, M. London, Professor would have the right to withdraw from
. L. CRrmichael. Thomas' Webb. Dr. the Union Massachusetts manages to
Samuel J. Hinsdale, Lieut. Col. Thomas eep him in her pantheon
Brown V enable, N. A. Bray, Dr. Kich
rd Williams, B. F. Mitchell, Dr. John
6. Beckwortb, Dr. W. W. Smith, Silas
E. Warren, Cot Thomas J. Hedricky
Nicholas W. Boddie, M. M. Katz, Wil-
if: - -w-w r-i i it
ham Dal as .iiavwooaj- Jaamuei xi
falev. Andrew Svme, Col
trvin, Rey. G. W. Welker, D. D , Maj.
H. - Malone, Joshua -iterry , Rey.
rmes L. Ghirrie. DrvT, B. Wilkinson,
William M. Blackwell, Dr. Richard E.
3ox, Maj'. Rufas S. Tucker, Processor
ward Graham Daves, Bur well r.
ioberts, Rev. James R. Parker, Thomas
rfiE Wilmington messenger, Tuesday, janua"ry u i8?5,
Not- TWO GOOD STORIES. -. t ; aaSWf
Bow Stanley Huntley Got the Fire Thai
He Wanted. '
I shall never forget," said Lawyer
McGaffey, "a trip I once took to Jeffer
son City, Mo. t with the clever but erratic
Stanley Huntley, author of the famous
Spoopendyke papers. was then prac
tising law in St. Liouis, wnere nunuey
was employed on one of the morning
dailies. A mysterious poisoning case
had been unearthed at Jefferson City, in
which I was retained, and Huntley had
been assigned to work np the story for
Henry Watterson, a very gifted, even
splendid speaker, as well as able and
brilliant journalist, delivered a speech
.Tame before the Sons, of .,N,ew England, in paper. When we reached the double.
which he is accused of Rushingj w e room to whioh re had been assigned we
have not seen it., It leads the Boston found a big stove there, but not the sign
rrU o.rnnlatAfl tiaws- of a fire. It was a bitter told night, but
iiC UfrLC IJ-IU ACal
utton, Capt. E. H. Cramer, Dr. R. H. tei?g. and th
-r, ttt I e rims." to hit the Virginia . .
s w
"hefty blow," .He said, as
imberlake, George W. Focshee, W.
Rj Richardson, Capt. Nat. Atkinson,
ICol. W. A. Albright. -Maj. John, B-
been content to let its daily sits speak
for it, and to let the d scarning reader
judge for himself as to its isefuinessJ'
itH'idHlitv to Democratic nriiciDles. its
devotion to. North Carolina and all
merit! It! has feathery, Dr. Francis T. Fuller, Daniel
concerns its interests, its faithful
that
and
and
ceaseless advocacy of Wilmington
its many and great. 'ad vantages; its
steadfast and inveterate; support of all
" that is high and noble, that iis moTaland
j "J
( patriotic apd of good report; j ,
The Messexgeii is not an ideal paper.
It isla paper with principles and ideas
and opinions and convictions. It is an;
exponent of sound, genuinerpemocracy. j
; It knows no variableness nqr shadow q4j
turning jvhen the grand Old party isj
iavolved'and the real interests of the
.People are involved. It s'ands.for
toneht, equiifcipure, economical Govern-
nient of the people, and for the peoplM
and the people. J
; The 'Messenger has hofe yet reached
own ideal. Why not? ' j M
It begins the new year with some en
cburagemeht. It has a . greatly larger
subscription how than when, it passea
into the hands of the" present ownersl
It has a better, larger list of sabseribers
nnw thn it has ever had before. It is
not satisfied with this; but is reichin ;
out after wider fields an! "pastured
ftew' It is. pressing on ai id looks to it s
friends and well wishers to help, swe 1
the subscription books. , . i .
t But the breath of a nev spappr is ia
its ad vertising patronage.- The Messen
ger needs: more .friends -here 'AViib
more patrons ?ll the, time it could ven
ture on larger expenditures in the f utui e
to improye it as a news purveyor, tt
offers certainly excellent advantages o
1 advertisers. Its present, cicuatlon is
such as to present to .those who desi e
to reach a goo 1 class of readers an e i
'cellent medium of communication.
1 The merchants of Wjlmiffgton are
pot; doing their duty in Supporting .i.v.
Messenger. If they would look to th ir
'oWn, iuterests.'adveriise meir wares in
-.the Messenger; they would help "them j
selves a n.i "better enable the owners to
give fresh impulse and greater j useful
ness to the pnper. The Chai lotte p o
ple set an excellent exajnple to oti: er
. towns in their liberality And enterpr se
in sustaining their newspapers.
' The Messenger wishes jall of its North
S. Osborne, Jonathan . Havens, John
W. Avera, Dr. J. E. Free
land. Dr. M, W. ; Gibson, J.
M. Winstead, Dr. Pat Booth, Rev.
P. L. Reid, D. D., Dr. W: M. Watkins,
James A. Peden, Dr. E. Benbow, Dr.
John W. Holt, W. C., Biggs, Dr. George
H. Coke, Judge Edyin G. Reade, Dr.
William! J. Hawkins, William H. Holl
man, W. F. Kornegay, Maj. James
Reilly, Rev. Samjuel Rothrock, P. D.,
Judge Jesse F. Graves," Robert B. Chap
man, Rev. R. L. Abernethy,.D..D., Dr.
J..H. Freeman, James B. Lanier, E. S.
Short, j: A. Forney, Dr. Alexander D.
Moore, John White, Rev. V, A. Sharpe.
papea in New England, to say of him
that he is about 'the most brilliant
nnMin BTiftlrp.r in the countrv." He
vww -X' .
took occasion while placating and flat
the Pil
V's a
we see
nnntod in thft Richmond Times, that
"There is not cavalier blood enough
left in the Old Dominion to produce a
single crop of Jrst families" Perlups
Henri had in mind the spying of Tom
Page that there were but five really
".airoiinr uriatocratic families in all
jM y
we decided to go straight" to bed and
have the fire btult the first thing in the
morning.'
"Huntley was the first to open his
eyes, and he awoke me by exclaiming
that the water was frozen solid in the
nitcher on the washstand. He looked
around for an electric bell .-but that was
a luxury the hotel Qian t Bporc jl. log
or wooa nau ueea xclii wer uvu iud !
fire, and seizing this 'Huntley began
pounding on the carpet. ..But we were
on the third floor, and beyond Knocking
off the plaster in the room below no re
sults followed this attack. 1 -
" Tli fix 'em, blank 'emf hissed
Huntley, and he stripped the counter-
Food, crisp pastry, delicate cake, good . di
gestion, all come with the use of Cottolene,
and it saves "money as well. Its wonderful
success has brought numerous imitations.
Genuine has trade marketeer's head m
cotton-plant wreath take no
other. Made only by
The
N. K. Fairbank Company-,
ST. LOULS and CHICAGO.
mmm
SPECIALTIES.
y-E STATED WE DEALT LARGE
LY IN SPECIALTIES. : Beginning this
week we will from time to time give the
Styles and Prices of each.
SPECIALTY No. i.
7
W. A. JOHNSON, G. H. FORE.
Beam tti6 New Year flriatit,
M
' - - -. .. 1 ; r- i, .e". 3 111 j -5
Yireinia and he belonged I to Three oi pane on tne Dea, wrapptsu iu wuuu iu
Lm Tht t ant of blue-bloodness" bony figure and rushed out into the hall-
7 J ,a Q 5ffa in way, where he began yelling 'JJ irel hrer
may account for Page's fine gifts, in Qf hig f
delineating so charmingly negro cnar-1 4Jln a few 6econ,i3 there was a fearful
acter of the "ton" quality, for his ne-1 commotion. in that hotel. Men, women
rrmoa nr all hnm aristocrats with the and children streamed into the corridors,
... t ,rtn0a sprvAnta all in various stages of undress, fright-
. wQ 4mua. ened out of their wits, and most of them
oi -uiu YirSiuu, , iu..v - frozen to boot.
tionof the peculiar, abOunamg pro- .oh, where is it?" shriekingly de
vincialisms of the white 'folks in the J manded . a poor woman whose bare feet
graod Commonwealth. We suppose protruded from beneath a red petticoat.
that wshinffton. Lee. Randolph ana " -i-uat s wnas u , uUw, mu-
1 . : ' . - TT A "XTCt m T7"T "I7TTT T.
! ' VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY. .
JOHNSON & FORE
Tin ot nrotjoae to eive eold dollars for ninety cents, neither are they selling gooas
for less than cost, but they do promise you -,
ELITE TOE.
Gents' $3 Hand Sewea SHoes
The 1 above Style or Plain Globe and
French Toe3, Bals. and Congress.
Peterson & Runs.
;N. B. Empty Shoe Bases, in gcod
order for sale.
rpHE POOTSTEP3 OF ANOTHER YEAR
. are here you can. foretell, they'll
lead. We wish the coming months
may bring you joy; one way to oil
the wheels of 1895, and make them
run with ease, is to purchase allyou
need in the general Millinery .Fancy
and Drir Goods of us. The ladies
say they know no better way to
please their pocket hooks. We, have
our Grand .New Year attack on
nricer in all departments; the high i
price hosts have been defeated. j Do
not ielay. The golden moments
flw Vnw ia the ouDortunity. Ladies
you had better buy at
A HAPPJT
' L. other great men do. not M 0 T 5 2S,
' . ,t ,, .. . . r the immortal five.
The Messenger .wishes all its friends J .
Carolina exchanges,: and
StateSi a more geaeruus patronage
mbresatiafactory returns!
those in other
NORTH OAUOLilNA.
Norlh Carolina did well last year,
raised its own wheat, corn, oais,
con. vegetables &c. . It also largely
created its raifcing of .-stick and
verv fine. It.has a greater vaneiy
rlimate.X)f soil, of industries,
ducts than any other State,
Ralph recognizes this in
esting paper in Harper for January
m
a Happy New YTear. jjday they have
hog and hominy in great abundance,
and it wishes those who grow cotton far I
better returns in 1895 than they ob
tained in 1894. It is a good; time to
revie w the past and make' honest, sol-
ntiohs for the new vear. Let
each one look over the record of his life,
think of God's inanifold and undeserved
VOICE OF 8T TB PRESS.
dered one built in my room this morn
I ing, but not" a ghost of a flame have I
seen yet. - I'll have that clerk up here,
though, before I get jthrough, or know
The Best Goods at Lowest Prices Dividend : Notice.
ors
. ' i r . I the reason why andj again the hall re-
The goldbug appear to have been too gotmded hia CTB 0f 'Firel fire! !
much tor Mr. ijanisie ana nis currency
hill.". The Eastern Democrats have
forced his acceptance of. a substitute,
and it is now the prevalent impression
that there is no "chance for currency
legislation by this Congress. It is pos
sible that a1 bill may pass the House,
bnt it will die in the Senate. The Pres-
bletsings and then form new resolutions J ident's departure from Washington, the j
' x..,n v oMiiw Vent. Know I other dav. was the signal for a general
IT . rTTnine Tt! Where eooHS U. I
.-0 t i naa sprung up unaer me lmpuiaw ui iiia
you have been lame ana impotent and a I mt,ssage and under the impression that
failuVe strive to s6 amend that if you j he was interested in the party's chance
live to see another new year, you may to puu itseii logemer. juyv
finH ransfl for reerret 'and be -able
to say to yourself, I
wiser, for I kept my promises with God 1 closely by tne pe0ple of North Carolina, taking hotel arrivals one day, when
and man and with myself, and feel and perhaps by those in our sister a stranger louugeu up lo vue regter uu
stronger and better every way. God States, as any general assembly since asked with a drawl, 'Editor of a paper
bless one and all in 895, .and may it be theTemoc,4t is disp0Sed to be hope- 1 nodded patronizingly, and he ob-
a time of change ana laitniuiness anu fnl fQr conservative action. The people served that it was a great responsibility.
: server.
om bonnier and I UQe xnmg is . certaiu, uniuoij,
am happier ana T..i9h, h wAfrhPl ns
"The terrified sruests. perceiving they
had been deluded by 4 madman, sneaked'
back into their rooms, i But the clerk
had been aroused and we got our fire,
although we had to Beek lodgings at an
other hotel right after breakfast."
Chicago Herald.
Mark Twain and the Obliging Editor.;
"I nevGr met Mark Twain but once,
and I have no desire! ' to renew his' ac
quaintance," said Frank Pettigrew. ."It
was ten. years .ago, when I was very
young and correspondingly fresh. I had
secured a position as reporter on the
Boston Traveller', and felt that I held
the destinies of nations in my hands. I
And always guarantee perfect satisfaction. Before making any purchases-, get our
Millinerv. Hosierv. White Gooae. Corsets,
Merino Underwear,! Kid Gloves, &e. Another lot of Ladies' Cloaks at greatly re
duced prices justjeceived. I Next week we ! will show our New Spring- btocK oi
rmOrOlueneB. v IHl Lliauy uianu mi viiu. liiwuu . r -o-'
wishing all A HAPPY NEW YEAR. 1
vv e are very xruiy,
ATA MBBTISO OP tHS DIBK0T0K8 OF
tlie ATI ANTIC NATI05TAL BAKK, teW on
Tbureday last, a semi annual
Dividend of 3 per cent
Cloaks must be sold at your own price.
The balance of our Millinery.Hats,Trimnied
and Untrimmed, at a eacrifice. ' Corsets,
Gloves, Eih
everything
before stock taking.
Yelling, at ?
111 MARKET STR
Eg" Mail Orders receive our prompt personal attention.
bons, Laces, Silks, v elvets and
in every department to be sold
A new line of Face
flarket St.,
not of broken vows and wrong doing
The Messenger wishes tte great
brotherhood of man a blessed as well as
a Happy New Year. - ' .-
THE OR KENS BOKO ADVOCATE.
Rev. fi'. M. Blair succeeds Dr. Atkins
as editor of the North Carolina Christian
Advocate representing the Western Con
ference. He makes his professional
bow in the last issife in a modest, ap
nmnriatn wpll written' article. The
IVllv " .
last number of the Advocate has several
nf Xnrth Carolina are all concerned to-1 He said that he had tried hard to be-
getherinthe highest interest of the j come a great editor, and once secured a
State. And no man as a citizen, even, I positioh on a western weekly, but had
much less as a sworn representative of j been ingloriously discharged. He seemed
the people, can afford to jeopardize his (mite heartbroken, and I proceeded to
own interest and that of his fellow citi I teu im that journalists were born, not
1 .... '
DRESS
ws declared, payable on.aid after December
28tn. and $5,0t0 00 out of tUe earnings of te past j JJ J JsJ QTO N , N . C i
six montlis was carried to tne sarpios account
mak'rg tne sarplau fund oi this Bant tse.oca
BesWent ttockhoiders cf tbe NATIONAL
BANK of Wilmington, N. C, pleas a at tlie
Bank and receive Dividend of Three Fer Cent, on
their stock on and after this date.
: MERCURY
GOOD
S.
Transfer Books Closed Until Jan 1st, '95
Is Going Down.
j J, W. NORWOOD,
dec 8 s FresWenU
SILLABUB.
zens. And should any be- 'disposed to I
act recklessly, we hope in ; the sgood
judgment and true patriotism f the
more conservative.. Scotland Neck. Dem
ocrat.
The President remains, the same .
am. "GraDd, gloomy an,d ' peculiar-
wrapped in the solitude of his own
originality." But, all else how changed!
Free raw materials have gone glimmer-
made, and to make an egregious ass of
myself generally. He lounged away,
the clerk told me his name, and I made
a sneak out the back way." St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. ' i
JUST RECEIVED A LARGE LOT
and
DID WELL..
F. D. Swindell, of the North -Carolina
Conference will be "corresponding edi
tors." We know as to the latter's ca
pability to do good, faithful work ,in
scholarly style. .. Rev. W. L. Grissom
remains at the helm representing the
North Carolina Conference, Rey. Dr.
E. A. Yates has seven1 stanzas upon a
remarkable theme,: "The TJnburied
Dead," that has a certain weird and
impressive vigor, and there are poetic
and something ghastly thoughts running
througfi the poem. It is a production
of intellectual merit, but we did not
11 know that the able divine.Presiding El-
is to be hoped the farmers this year will der:in the Raleigh district now, ever paid
mend their licks and dp better.
a.'flv ri indeDendence and comfort
uncommonly good editorials, in a style ing. - Sugar receives no consideration,
ii v,aTrQ rorelv spn and the determination of members to
of excellence we have rarely sen their,s straight is accepted as
equalled in the thirty-nine years of xis eviden(ie ?f the determination to return
life.- It announces that Rev. Dr. W. R. to original Democratic principles.
Barnett, of the Western, and Rey. Dr. I Heaven bless the storm if it lilts tne
iog' inai naa conceaieu iuuuauiuuiai
principles of Democracy. What is De
mocracv? It is the government of the
w -
It
ba-
some
of
, of
and.
his very -inter-
pro"
ilr
in providing at home everything needed without reading the whole, but the
he nr,rt. tn thfi Muses. You" cannot well
les onrirpr-intA the force of the following
uwM.,-H-v ' ,
two
4V,Qt it i TncRibla to troduce. Fimt
growiDg ought to' be im neosely dejrel
bped in North Carolina, 'if the oykter
industry was prosecutedwith the .wis
doii and industry that ; distinguish ljttje
'Connecticut in afew'yekrs the oyfjter
nrnHnffr would be woSth m'lliona
'.the people.. Out State has
as yet but-sligbtly developed as to
Pv.hili'tiHH.' Mr. Ralph seea
push and improvements and even
Charleston News arid Courier is
' posed to regard it as tho greatest of
It can be made ihe equil of any for1.
ture has done Wonders for it. . i ou
eo into a county that wai erected in 1746
and ride from its county seat for twenty
miltes in one direction Without passm
-thrbueh cleared land, but through
.forests of oak and hickoty and black lack
and elm and so on. It$ fisheries cab
made still moVe profitable and its mines
as vet are only - partially 'developed
t f cv,T-tK Cumlinians slick by the
1JTJ u A.vi.a . r
State and Unite in making
education, in mairriai piuDpciifj,
even more advanced in religion. There
1. 4-r1 .ixr nn IpQQ than
ttiO tvuaj r
of churches, we,r supposje
o
been
its
.i
its
the
klis-
all.
na-'
can
it greap in
NORTH
: 1804.
Aain we record some . of the losses
has sustained in the
pastyear. Many, worthy, useful, ltflu
ever, oomemenoi omslo iciumKiwH"
nd distinsuished abilities have gone
frbmamong ns never
Cannot give all, but we
Will be seen that every
tb
return,
give nuny.
profession
!We
It
and
hul-
nit - the editorial office, the oar, meai
.cine.teaching. merchandizing, banking,
railroading and so on:
rell, T. G. Sparrow, k.
calling is perhaps representedthe
Dr. E. Burke Haywood, James
Ileaden, ' James S, Batt
& DEAD
and
concluding stanzas we give:
"Ah, well, pass on the years;
Tbey leave us older as they move.
Tbey do not die like otber tningsr
But ro to gather those we love,
- And wait o'er there, with folded Wings,
Till we shall move
From earth and tears. '
Oh, how the years have sped!
" And dead unburied men still move;
Unmindful of their dreadful state, I
They think and speak, and think they live;
And when they wake - alas, too late,
They have no love
" And hope is dead!" ;.
f President Kilgo, of Trinity College,
has one of the best thought out contri
butions we ever read in a North Caro-r
Una paper. ; He is certainly showing
that the trustees indeed made, ah im
portant' and "rich ftna" which they in
vited him to the presidency of the col
lege. He is' Southern bom and, will not j
have to-live ten y ars in the South to
learn something of the ways, customs,
manners, traditions, plans, aspirations
and demands of our people.
SECESSION S E TIM EN T S.
people, and anything that hinders the
free exercise of popular rights is anti
Democratic. The government that inter
feres least with the liberty of the sub
ject is best, provided to provides safe
guards lor his . security . and happiness.
We trust that the Democratic party will
get together, and firmly stand for the
interests and liberties of all the people.
Newbern journal.
lltXXM
YOUNG MOTHERS
We Offer Yon Remedy Which
' Insures Safety to Life of Mother and Child:
rmcnu and Risk.
After -turner one bottle of "Mothirs'
Friend" I suffered bat little pain, and did
nnt Axnertanca that weakness afterward.
ft usual in such cases. MBS. ANNIE GAGE,
Baxter springs, nan.
Bent ty Hall or Express, on receipt of price,
L per bottle. Book to Mothers mailed
Free. Bold bj all Druggists.
W.L. Douclas
S3 SHOE
IS THE BEST.
PIT FOR A KING.
cordovan:
FRENCH OY ENAMELLED CALF.
4.$3.s? FineCalf&Kangaroq. '
3.b?pouce SOLES.
EXTRA FINB
2.l7JBQYS'SCH00LSH0tt
e run rno r ti nmn
DKyvAiwiMiaaa
Over One Million People wear the
s
For all the ailments of Throat
and Lungs theress- no cure so
quick and per jit as Scott's
. Emulsion of G-ver Oil. It is
palatable easy on the most deli
cate stomach- and effective.
; :Emttlsl6n; j
stimulates thd appetite, aids the
digestion of other , foods, cures
Coughs and Colds, Sore Throat!
Bronchitis, an'd '. gives vital
strength besides!. It has no equal
as nourishmentj for Babies and ;
Children who do not thrive, and
overcomes ' ' .. !
Any Condition of Wasting. )
Stnd for PampMet en Scott's" Emulsion. Fret.
Scott &Bowne,H. Y. AH Druggists. 60c.and$t
Gtirlssmas Has Gone
ND THE NEW YEAR IS ON HANI
Welcome and hail the newyear of 1895 with.
true and steady hands and hearts. We in-
teno to mane our store improve m isao as it
' has done 1S94. This year has past with an
increase of cash sales over 1893 of 46 3 7 per
cent. Now we claim to be ahead in this
j city, but the city of Wilmington does not
satisfy us. Tnere are otner large cities m
the State where there are large and progres
sive merchants, and v?e have Our head set
to lead the OM North State,' and in what?
r well, l will teu you. i , ; .
First, in the favor and good will of its
brave and generous hearted people. I
Second, the large sales of Dv Goods. No-
Mattings, Home Furnishing Goods, and
everything that can be found in any First
Ti.jS, i a nj at f . x
' And third, we mean to increase and con
tinue par "grand reputation of being the
cheapest store in the citv. We iwan to keep
war prices always in battle, amd the low
price is sure to miss in the end. j
And fourthly, we do business n ne prin-
1 J XI Z i T . . I - 1 I .
As is our cur custom, we are selling-out
our high priced Dress Goods that are re - Qlfl j SCUDD6f nORQ Win6
maining, rather than carry them over.
i ... .-.. . . - .
, It is better right in mid-season to give
the advantages of these reductions while our
people have enough of winter season to use
FROM COL D P, HIGH, FOB THJB
HOLIDAY TKADB AT '
SI.OQ per Gallon
r
Prices are so reduced that every one, no
matter how limited be their purse, can Afford
to buy.
f Imported Dress Lengths which have
been $3.50 per yard are now $2.00.
Those Which Have Been
.50 are now
2.00
1.50
if
$1.50
125
1.00
We also have MUM.M3 4 WSBNSR'S CHAM
PAGNES. ' '
MOClfT VERNON, GIBSON and TRIPLE X
BYE WHISKIES.
JAMilCA and NEW ENGLAND ROM . and
HOLLAND GIN. . .
, SHERRY aud PORT WIN?, Foreljm and Do-,
mestic. Also LEMPSV.ST. LOUIS BEEH.-none
better. 1 ' .
OLD N. C. MOUNTAIN CORN WHISKEY,
APPLE and PEACH BRANDIES.
SQL BEAR & CO.,
NO. 18, MARKET STREET.
COAL 1
. o 'i - . ::Ti
COAL!
v At these prices, ; the goods won't 1
many days, so early shopping is suggested
Samples! will be Mailed Out-of-Town.
JTXD A8H EGG, WHITE ASH EGG, -
WHITE ASH 8TOVE,- " '
chestnut coal, furnace coal,
pea cal. Foundry coal,
tennessee. lump, -
POCAHONTAS LUMP, j s
Wood ! Wood !
OAKj ASH, LIGHTWOOD. All CjOAL and
WOOD of tne best auality and lowest prices. -
J. A. SRI
NORTH WAI
NGER,
.STREET,
They give the near value for tne money.
t.
The prices are uniform, stamped on sole.'
They equal custom Shoes in style and
Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
IN
Some of the papers are surprised at
50,000 members the opinions of Daniel Webster regard
ing secession. It was hi3 liberal, con
stitutional views that made him so un
popuiar in New England in the last
years of his life. In two of his speeches
he admitted that the Constitution was a
"compact." ( Of course a 4compat" is
not of perpetual binding ' force and
could ba dissolved. But he went farther
and said this: v J
"I do not hesitate to say and repeat
that if the Northerntates refuse will
fully and deliberately to carry into
Prom Si to $ saved over other makes. 1
If your dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by
H. VonGLaHM, Wilmington.
u. h. cIrstafhsn, wouamstoo
TH09. PSNBLT. Falflon. .
C. P. OAYLOR. MamrtJ
R. l. BRIPGSR CO., Biadenboro.
Timely Offer.
Mens' Pants,
effect that part of the Constitution J tOyS otlltS
and
J. Abner tlar
A. Newbekry,
I
e; Rev. C.
Smith, D. D. LL, P ; Pnrs( r John J ohnson,
J6nathan M. Heck, Rev. S. D.' Adims,'
Rev. Dr. Sloan, Dr.' William Mcllwaine,
Maj. James M. klair.Rkv. G. W. RolUns;
Winston Fu'lton.Luther ( Xegg, Alesaiider
1 Creech, Dr..E. A. Andjrson, Dr. J. A:
Gaionw'j. Edward Whitford, Dr, M.
L. Kellson, VT4 Josephus Turner, Dr.
'Charles J. Gee, Mrs d iroline B. Ashe,
relict of the late Judje Ashe; Aljfrtd
i . !. ' -r' ..1a.' -T Ti:Vnn
Aistnn. Mrs. juarcarei. jjj.. ""
Capt.'l
H
D
which respects the restoration of fugi-
i.ira 'slaves. thfi South would be no
hnnrW keen the compact, A
bargain broken on one side is broken
on all sides." x 1
.j But New England that talked "trea
son" at two different times and held that
"traitorous" Hartford Convention that I Underwear aild GlOVeS
will forever stain its annals, hounded
and denounced and perhaps sent to his
grave their greatest man. Read Bled
soe's great book if you would j under- j
stand this. The ' Richmond Dispatch
saysj this, and it is timely in view of the
recent memorial exercises in the United
States Senate and the placing of his
statue in the capitol:
"We have often rsad the following!
extract from what is styled Mri Web-!
ster's ereat speech.' It shows that he
Adam . Warner, Rer. . David j had no sympathy with the af ter-teach-
WT TmiP1'ic l A. QTinAC ci pie,-and that is to know nobody, bny lor
t L,. AiUUldd yiCtyt PUyCa ca8h and gell for cash. That has been our
All our Shoes are equally satisfactory motto in the past, and we still stand by our
uoiaen rianK in our piauorm. .
And now. kind friends, thanking vou for
all past favors we kindlv ask a share of your
future patronage . We are at the old stand
i on tt ront street, opposite the Market House.
Wilmington's Big Racket Store, 1
Braddy & Qaylord
- PROPRIETORS, i 1
Red Rust Proof Oats
BAGGING AND TIES,
Cheese, Cakes; Crackers,
Sardines, Salmon, Flour Bacon,
SUGAR, SALT, LARD,
Molasses,
FOR SALE BY
WORTH & worth:
A Full and Choice
A :'. : lise op .;
CHRISTMAS GOODS
Will b auplayed by xa tWg weet ; 1 !
W.H.&R.S. TUCKER & CO.
RALEIGH, N. C.
Overcoats.
for Men and Boys
Extremely Low at
NAUMBURG'S
106 N. Front Street.
WiC H.S.QREEN A CO.,
. v XH Msrkt Street.
Oil Stoves
For Heating.
ARE CONVENIENT AND
ECONOMICAL.
No Smoke,
No Ashes, ,
NoOdor. " .
ALLJSIZEs'. WRITE FOR
, ..- ' - . - , -
' CATALOGUE.
(
HJacobl Hdw Co,
Geo. R. Frencli & Sorts'
Have been marking down the prices on
- I - .
all stylos of Shoes to fit these times. 1 . The;
oldest' inhabitant never saw such bar-
gains as we are offering. Shoes high in
- i r - i -
quality and low in price. We invite you
to call on us and we will fit you up
right.
108; North Front Street.
TR'.SC MARR RCCiSTKP.CO 0. 17438. '"
j: FROO POND
GH1LL 02 FEVER BBE
.'. .- : '
- THE SUREST CHILL CURE U&E
i Corps After all Others Fail.
Then why not go for it from the
first and save suffering and money.
It stops Chills in 24 hours. 50c
and $1.00 bottles. fThe $i.op bot-
ties holds nearly three times, as '.
mucn as tne 50c. "size. :
EXTRA CAUTION. Bew
ware of the dealer ths t offers you I
something else instead; insist on
having Frog Pond Chill and
. "Fever Cure. -There is Bone as '
. good as FROG POND.
DAVENPORT MFG. CO.,
AUGUSTA. OA
ZOEI'ALX BY
J. H. HARDIN, Prescription- Druggist,
I will refund tne money every time PROG
PO-D fails to cure CMU and Fever,
tep IS 6m tues ton aat 3. H. HASB1N.
1 n- .
$6.60 wHj buy a $ltf Oyercoat
9.50 will buy a Lona Cut-Velvet Collnr. a reg
ular $ g'ade one lot to clcse at 3 S.'.i wona
$S 00 to S 00 .;A .
Xireat Reduction In Prices .
, 1H THK ENTIRE . i
Clothing Department.
1 -, i- . !-
Hens Glovea, S5c, 35c fOe snd $1,00 - : I ' .1
Splendl i Cndershtrts at 60c. a 11 Wool Woit9
an 1 bear let Underwear at 98c. j
Ladles' and Children's Gloves and Mittens,
IS and is ceuta. as. I
A 60c Ladies' Vent for 40c. .
Bvrrytmns in Cloak at Cost. ' - .1
Big Lot ot Mew Htjlen ia t-hoes jun received.
! tlce iur show Windows lor, Wew Novelties.
Remember the Place. 1 j -
J. Hi REHDER & CO.
KBtT FOUBTH STBXBT BRIDGE. .
osr fare paid on all purcUases over $i.0oi .
x-uuut no 110. , i . 1
I
STILL
HAVE
BOMB BKAUTIFUL
r e
Holiday Goods
AND BEST IN
CO
id
O
z
o
oc
CO
z Beware ot Imitations,
tflalnsl. Made only by
JatTljdw stiUruel
P'?. CCONOMy t, 1
Be iurito cettt
On Hand
vanee
which I will close out at a small ad
above coat. It will pay yon to call
and see the selection. ' - I
J. H. HARDIN'S
PBTJOGI8T, SW MABKIT. " '
You
The
LADIES -
lABB CORDIALLY ISYITKD - TO
CORDIALLY
CALL AT
Unlucky
Corner
Bvery day this week and prtake of the delicious
Cateu, He rust, Doughnuts. tiaraog vn ps,.
o eooed and prepared wim 'tj.t 01 ne" the
new aud popular c x.km fat wMch will be irlv. n:
freely to, all v sit'-rs. A valua-we t ook B ot
containing six hundred choice receipts will be
given to; each purchase of ott 4tne." uur
"Mystery ' Flour wiU be used In these demon
Btrations. . - . -. - . j - -
S. N : SAMDERSs,
Wotice.
IWISQ TO THANK MY FHIKND3 POB
their liberal patronage during th put saasoA
dtservt It 'ouUuuanct ,Ba enaesTtr
. I ' WM. L. D1RO88BT JR., 1
' BUtioner and Printer,
T X t 101 Market Street