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1&jc gttalfl. W. C EBVIN, - Kdltor. FRANK B. SATIS, Associate Kdltor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. - $1.00 THURSDAY. JAN. 24, '895- ALL ABOUT MONAZITE; Why It is Where It is Found, and Valuable. FOUND IN MANY LANDS. "WTtFrof. W. E. Hidden Has to Say on the Subjects-Flint Found In Barke Conn- . ty In Commercial Quantities Not a New Mineral, but Known to Exist in North Carolina for Fifty Year. Monazite! A new word to con iure with. A new mineral to cause ... 1 . r man to scratcn tne upper crusr. 01 old Mother Earth as, he digs and delves for it. A new commodity, of which men may dream until they imagine themselves million aires rolling, in wealth all evolved from this wonderful "sand " that hides away somewhere in its tiny particles the thoria about which j.r much has been said and written of late. And yet, in a way, monazite is not a new mineral at all, as The Herald learned yesterday from Mr. William Earl Hidden, the cel ebrated mineralogist, to whom North Carolina is. indebted for the discovery and the demonstra tion of the fact that monazite could be found here in commer cial quantities. Away back in the fifties, says , Mr. Hidden, Professor Charles Upton Shepherd, ot Amherst Col lege, visited North Carolina, and, i 1 company with ex-Senator Cling man, made a tour through the Piedmont section, and noted the presence of monazite in the placer ? j;old mines of the section. In 1879 when the 'great inventor. Edison ' was experimenting with a view to perfecting his incandescent elec tric lamp he wrote to Professor Dana, the great geologist and Mineralogist, and asked him where he could find thoria. Prof. Dana replied that thoria was found in Monazite, but that there was not an ounce of monazite in all the cabinets in America. A few days later Mr. Edison sent Mr. Hidden, to North Carolina to look for platinum, and it was. while . here on that mission that Mr. Hid den discovered that monazite could be found in abundance, and actually shipped to Mr. Edison from the Brindletown gold mines in this county fifty-five pounds cf the monazite sand. Out of this shipment Edison sent to Prof. Dana a pound of monazite, with his compliments, writing on the package that there was a wide difference between the theoretical mineralogist at . his desk and a ... practical mineralogist in the field. Edison was at this period experi menting with platinum wrapped round "rare earth," like thoria, with which he hoped to secure a per fect incandescent lamp. The ex periment proved a failure, and the Wizard of Menlo Park soon after found in the carbonized fibre of the bamboo the material for which he had searched in vain through out the mineral kingdom. About five years after this date Mr. Hidden came to North Caro lina to obtain a supply of zirconia for the Welsbach Company, which they then used in the man ufacture of their celebrated incan descent hoods for gas-burners and shipped them from Henderson county twenty-six tons. It was then known that thoria was a much better material for the purpose, because the. zirconia hoods, by reason of their great expansion and contraction, were very short lived, and Mr. Hidden then made an effort to convince the Wels- ' bach people that thoria (then held to be immensely valuable) could be had in commercial quantities. In 1887 Mr. Hidden shipped from the Brindletown district in this county, twelve tons of mona zite, although eminent mineralo . - gists ha1 asserted up to that time , that there was not a ton on the whole continent. This was'unprecede.nted in the history of mineralogy. During 1888 and 1880 one Thomas B. Ashe, an , employee of the Philadelphia , Welsbach Company, came to Dysartsville, McDowell county, near the Brindletown mines, and began to purchase "sand" from the placer gold mines, : many tons of which he shipped to Philadel phia from Brindletown and Glen Alpine stations in this county. Such is the history of the mona zite industry in the United Slates ' until an increased demand for thoria sent representatives of the Welsbach Company to the North Carolina field again, causing 'an active business in the counties of McDowell, Rutherford and Cleve land during 1893 and 1894 and which has drawn hither in 1895 buyers and prospectors from points as far away, as Dresden, and Vienna, the competition among the , buyers already running up the price of monazite to double the figures ruling for the two years ' past. - Monazite, Mr. Hidden says, is a constituent part of all gniessic and and talcous rocks and the gnies sic rocks predominate throughout the world, so that monazite is found in greater or less quantities in practically every country on the globe. The reason why it is found in such quantities in this region is because the great disintegration of gniesssic rocks has liberated great quantities of It, and for ages past it has been washed dOwn from the hills to be deposited in the beds of streams and through out the valleys, its great specific ' gravity causing it to sink through ' the lighter earths and form a de posit of varying depths and tichi : ness. ' ' -" The greatest deposit of mona zite in the. world is on the coast of ; Brazil, in the province of Bahia, near the island of Alcobaco. Here the waves do the work of the ' miners, the surf , as it breaks againt the cliffs, "washing away the lighter earths and leaving im- m en be deposits ot monazite very rich in thoria. Sacks filled wijh this sand were shipped to New York in 1885, the deposit having been taken for barilla, or tin ore. It was found to be monazite, then believed to be of no commercial value- The output of this mine is now controlled by companies, who ship the sand to Liverpool and Hamburg as ballast. The placer gold mines of Siberia are very rich in monazite, which is rafted down th Lena and theYenisei to the Arctic Ocean and thence to to European ports; butthis is very expensive and operations are necessarily confined to the tew months when the rivers and the ocean are free from ice. . Large quanties of monazite are also found in Norway, a large dealer having established himself at Christiania. , Monazite is mined just as gold in .the placer mines, the - wa ter carrying off the lighter earths and leaving the heavier monazite, which in order to be of commercial value snouia oe iwo thirds'pure monazite. ' Monazite usually yields from two to four per cent, of thoria, "sand" containing less than two per cent, being at present unmark etable. The percentage of thoria contained can only be determined by analysis ; color and specific gravity indicating, nothing as to the amount of thoria Some of the finest samples of the "sand," apparently, yield no thoria what ever and again the same kind of sand, to all appearances, has yield ed as high as fourteen per cent. The analysis is very difficult, very few chemists being able to make it accurately. Mr. Hidden controls a new and very economical process for ex tracting the thoria from the mona zite in commercial quantities, but this discovery, being of great value, he has never divulged. The price of monazite has varied from twenty-five cents per pound in 1887 to as low as three Cents in 1894, but buyers are now in the field offering ten cents per pound tor some of the better grades. Mr. Hidden smiles at the story that thoria is worth $200 per pound, as has been stated ; and thinks he can find parties who will contract to deliver it at from one fifth to one-eigth of that price. As information to miners, it may be stated that it is of no value except for the manufacture of the Welsbach gas light, and that at a fair estimate a ton of monazite will furnish .enough thoria to make from 10,000 to 20, 000 Welsbach lights according to the percentage of thoria contained. It will thus appear that, notwith standing the present immense de mand for these lights, the market is a limited one, that it would be very easy for all. the companies controlling the Wels bach patents to form a pool to keep down prices, and that there is a possibility that, by reason of the discovery of new fields of sup ply or, of a' new material equally good for the. purpose, the demand for our monazite will cease. Mr. Hidden,' who furnishes us these facts, has just returned from a two months' stay in Europe, where he went to meet with the parties controlling the Welsbach patents, and the information given is strictly from "inside" data; and, furthermore, Mr Hidden's prin cipal work for the past sixteen years has been largely in the line of investigating the so-called "rare earths," of which thoria is a mem ber. He has done more than any living man to show that the'so called"rare earths" are in reality very common and are all to be had in quantity, and has, in his investi gations, discovered and named at least four new minerals, all ot which are very ?ich in thoria. STRICTLY PARTISHfj That's What the Legislature is He fused to Observe Lee's Firthday. eBanBBBBBBs)SBBBBnBBnBB CREATING MORE OFFICES. THE FOURTH ESTATE STILL .OX TOP. . . The Penny Press is a daisy. It is edited by W. S. Christian at Greenville, N. C. It is a small paper but full of news and local matter. ..The Rockingham Rocket and Index have been having an editori al war for the past two weeks and we fear that "arbitration" will be necessary. ..Our Farms is the name of a new paper that comes to us from Franklinton, N. C. It is primarily an agricultural paper and is de voted to the interests of iarming and stock raising. ..The Salisbury News has given up the ghost, quit, sold, out and moved away. 'We are sorry, for we hoped Messrs. Crowson and our old friend Murphy would suc ceed with their venture. ..The Asheville Citizen and the Statesville Landmark can't, agree about some poetry the lacter has been publishing. The Landmark says the poetrv was published "by permission of the Citizen" but the Citizen file? - a "disclaimer" and says no such permission was given. We suppose the matter should be referred to the Charlotte Observer as referee, with the Statesville Mascot and Asheville Register as Counsel. - . .The Newberne Journal, always progressive and well to the front, got out a "Fair number" last week. It is a hummer, with horns too. It gives the premium list, pro gramme, list of marshals, exhibits, &c, besides a general history ot the East Carolina Fish. Oyster, Game and Industrial Association, th an which there is no better in all the Southland. The Journal is one of the very best papers in the country too. Inatead of deducing- Expense They Hay Raised Them Oyer 350 A Negro One of the Fusion Leader In the House-X-WiU - Seat Every Radical or Populist Who will ' Contest a Democratic Seat. - From Onr Regular Correspondent. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 21, 1895. Several weeks ago Marion But ler, Dr. Mott and other fusionists assured your correspondent that the legislature would be extremely conservative ; that the status of af fairs would force conservative ac tion. A prominent populist after wards said that lie tearud the ac tion of commissioners in certain counties in refusing to accept the bonds of populists and republicans would make it very much harder to control the fusionists, or co operationists " as they perist In calling themselves. ' After looking at the matter from all points of view your correspond ent is forced to the conclusion that the legislature's work will certain ly not be conservative ; at least as the democrats construe conservatism. Friday night your correspond ent called at the Yarboro to see Chairman Butler. The latter was not in his room, but was in Chair man lloltou's room, and they had had a long conference. Butler came out and was asked several questions, among them one as to his views regarding the tariff. He promptly said that he warmly fa vored a protective tariff for all Southern raw materials; that Je ter Pritchard, the republican nom inee for Senator, had, iu making the statement to that effect, cor rectly expressed the views he himself held. Chairman Holton was on Satur day interviewed regarding what was done at the conference. He spoke very frankly and said : "I will give you the chief matters agreed on at the conference Butler and I had. The salient features of the work will be the repeal cf the county -govern ment law. This matter will be taken up and discussed next week. The bill to repeal the present election law and enact a new one will be taken up at the same time, and these will be jointly discussed. No county-government bill as yet introduced meets the approba tion of the majority in the Legislature, or will be adopted as a whole. The bill which will be passed will be a combination of ideas, in order to secure an election law which will give perfect ly fair elections ; so fair that no one save a partisan can assail it as being intended to give political advantage. out we are determined was tne major ity of the people shall govern, and if we cannot stand on that we are willing to fall. "We have not yet discussed the mat ter of the geological survey and the public institutions. I think the' latter will be placed in the hands of friends of the majority in the Legislature that is the Co-operationists but noth ing will be done to cripple the institu tions, and men will be recognized for efficiency. There are no changes, so far as I am aware. The 'Agricultural Department will probably be consoli dated with the Agricultural and Me chanical College, in order to cut off expense and give advantage to the col lege. "Another important matter is provis ion for local legislation, which accu mulates and consumes so much of the time of the Legislatures. A new -law will be enacted, conferring authority upon clerks of superior courts and commissioners, trustees, or whatever they may be designated under the new law, to grant such charters, etc.. when ever this can be done under the Con stitution. There is a vast mass of trivial bills before each Legislature, many, if not most of which, might not take up its valuable time, but be dis posed of in a similar, more expeditious, and more economical way. "A commission will -be appointed to investigate frauds at the last election at the ballot-boxes. This special com mission will be given authority to take testimony and to secure witness in a manner similar to that of the Fraud Commission over twenty years ago. In order to make the work of this com mitte effectual a bill, which was intro duced by Senator Sharp yesterday, will be passed. This gives immunity to witnesses who testify. Without this the commission would be ineffective. "There will, in all probability, be a special Superior-Court Judge, at the Governor's command, to try cases speedily. For such a judge there is a general public demand and neei. "There will be a constitutional amendment submitted to the people for ratification, engrafting certain cardinal principles into the election laws. This will be the culmination of the whole work of co-operation of the two parties. The salient features of this amendment will be in regard to the manner of holding the elections, and the matter of registration. This amendment will be made one of the principal issues of the next campaign, in case the Demo crats oppose it. If such an amendment is doi suDmittea the prints of victory might be swept away by a tidal wave on the restoration of a Democratic Leg islature. "Much money is to be saved in the public printing ; not so much in the prices paid as in lopping of a great part of the printing by the passage of the bill giving the county authorities the : 1 i a. . s . ngm to grant cnarters, etc., thus cut of votes by forcing roll calls. The fasiynists have mat ters ho arranged that t buy can at any time suspend the rules. , The fact is that a good deal of the legislation ' was Arranged weeks, nay months, ago. There have been trades upon trades. The republicans and the populists both have their eyes upon the offices. A republican here (who, by the way, posed several- weeks as a straight-oat and by no means in lore with fusion) has said open ly that be expects to be made the superintendent of one of the State's important institutions. It is no secret that Otho Y ils'ou expects to be either railway commissioner or superintendent of the peniten tiary and that he has no' fear of not being able to fill either position well.. It is no secret that be is to be given one or the other of these positions. There is something else which may as well be said. This is that Marion Butler, today has more power with republicans than their State chairman has or, indeed, more than any two republicans in the State have. This cannot be deuied. High indeed is his posi tion and vast is his power. The fusionists do not like speeches by democrats, and the committee on rules seeks to put a stop to all filibustering. The longest debate will be on the bills to repeal county government and the election law. It appears that they are willing to give more lati tude iu this matter. It is said one of the colored republicans (Toung of W ake), who is one of the lead ing speakers in the House, will cut quite a figure in this debate. -He always speaks with great bitter ci ess regarding the county govern ment law and of course bates the eaectiou law. j I A review of the work of the legislature for the past six day shows that there is quite a rush of bills. It is an "undoing" body, and bills "to abolish'' are more fre quent than any others. Tuesday, the loth, the chief bills introduced were to reduce the sal aries of state and county officers; to reduce the appropriation t6 the State Guard to $3,400; to abolish county' boards of education : to (Thi. bill was reported by the judiciary committee as a substi tute Tor on making l lit age 14 vean. It is made a special order fir Wednesday o( this week.) .In the House 15. M. Groom, republi can, was given the seat declaimed Irom Pender county, . On thU there wa hot fight. The vote wasGTto 35; not quite a party vote, as wmie democrats voted fur Crooui. The Senate and Hoqhm passed the bill to require the commission ers of Pitt county to reduce the S he liTa Imud from 172,000 to $00,000. The democrat certainly made capital out Qf this mailer The fusiouists had in 'their speeches asserted that the bond had be?u increased to (90,000. They had to apologize for making this misstatement. The democrats showed that the bond lacked 1400 of being double the amount of the taxes. , The fusionista were angry because the commissioners ex amined carefully the solvency of the fusion sheriff's boudsmao. They forced the ratification oi the bill Saturday. The House voted on Friday to observe the public holiday Satur day, General Lee's birthday by adjourning until Monday after noon,-this being on motion or French, republican, of New Han over, who declared the day ought to be obsetved. But the Senate refused to concur in the joint reso lutiou and so was in session three hours. The house Vat) iu secsion ouly half an hour and did uo busi ness. Iu the Suate one of the most important bills of the session was introduced by Lindsay, Kp ulist. It proKses to reduce the expenses of ail the 8tate institu tions 33 J per cent, and to create a geueral board of three member, to visit all of these and see that the reduction is made. ' Liuday is an extremist and his bill is cef tainly an extreme oue. He in troduced a bill to so amend the Code that the Governor in thanks giving proclamations i empow ered to require all Christian men 1 HZMPHIL.I. A Cotton :Fertilizer. Has a pjctly line of CHRISTMAS GOODS FOB Purchase only such fertHIxers for cotton which ccctj least 3 to 4f actual potash. ft.& v. . r: For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6 PotJ Poor results axe due entirely to deficiency of PotisK Ws v&l g1ay scad yom our paapfckta oa UM Um of Potaih. They ar ml frs. It vQI coat yo aoAlac to tcafl Qem. sad iVy jj 1 PM 11 P doDarv CEJLMA KXU WO 1X3, U Ibm. Stmt. jc,. LADIES. GENTLEMEN ' and CHILDREN. 8CH00U BOOKS m MAC HORN GOODS, SHELL GOODS In order to supply a growing demand, we hare arrang? Vj, Mail Order Business in Books making a specialty of the schj 4 adopted by the State Board for the use -of Public Schools. W-. below the State List with the prices at which they are sold ia ) too and, in a separate column, the price at wnicn they arc furt by mail : m A.WD ALLIGATOR TOOTH ; BANGLES, STICK PINS, EAR DROPS, CUFF BUTTONS, .&C. STATB SCHOOL LIST. Brmsd'a Good Health for Candrra Brmad'a He!th Lrnosi for Bctfaaer Edcctie Copy-Book. Blrmcatary.) Per do. . . Betcctic Copy-Book. Per do. F1agr CItU Goveramrat . . . . . . . . . Haaacll' Scbool Hiatory of V. S. ... ..... Haaeir Hibrr Miatory otV. a. . . ... Uamef N Graded Copy-Book. 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ELEGANT PERFUMERIES IX regulate life insurance business by making a judgment against a com pany alien ou all its property,' real and personal, in the State; to am A.sne, Alleghany and Watauga counties in building. a railway; to provide for appeals from dec sions of county coinmissionersj to repeal ine puoiic printing act (this bill taa passed both booses); to repeal the railway commission act; to abolish the death penalty; for the relief or the poor of North Caro lina. (Under this queer title was masked a bill to repeal the railway commission). A radical from Craven introduced it. The rote for State Treasurer was canvassed bu Tuesday and Worth was de dared duly elected. lie bag made up his bond, 9255,000, the bonds men being headed by Julian S. Carr. lie takes charge of the treasury day atter tomorrow, and retains one -democratic clerk. The Senate did a very queer thing in refusing to adopt, a resolution in structing our Senators and Repre sentatives in Congress to vote against all bills which did not ad vocate the free coinage of silver and the abolition of all banks of issue. Wednesday, the most important of the new bills were: to forbid railways to give free passes; to abolish the office of county super intendent; to prevent lynching by providing for a special judge, to bo at the command of the Gov erpor; to relieve building and loan associations irom taxation; to ex tend the time of settliug State taxes iu Cherokee, Graham, Jack son, Rutherford, Clay and Macon ; a.- I l - io promote me use or railwav passes by couuty officials; to amend the constitution so as to enforce the auti trust law; to re quire the public printer to be the lowest bidder and to be a resident of this State. (It is quite well understood here that Editor Gos len, of the Winston Republican, ia to be the public printer and he says he is sure of the place.) The fusionists elected Johu W. Brown, of Granville, editor, of a popuhst psper enrolling clerk. Henry Brown, populist, from Jones county, contestant, was seated, and by a unanimous vote. Thursday the more importautof the new bills were to make it un lawful to issue false and fraudu lent electiou tickets; to repeal the act requiring railways to be prompt in the delivery of forfeits; to abolish county boards of educa tion and reduce salaries of county superintendents; to com-el all railways to pay taxes; to make the education of bliud children compulsory; to allow ex Confeder ate soldiers bavin? Drooertv worth ting off the incorporation bills, private lover $500 to receive pensions -(this and women, whenever be may deem proper, to offer up prayrr before Almighty God to avert from the State the tyranuies and oppositions of uuequal laws and the baneful effect of the acts of the wicked rulers and people, and moreover to render thanks to Al mighty God that the conditions are uo worse than they are." Li ml ay, speakiug in support of bis bill, was so ine iious as to say there was uothing whatever to be thankful lor l his year. A demo crat raised a great laugh by offer-' iug an amendment to inert the wtird political" before the word Mco ml it ions." Some ; republicans threw cold water ou this crank bill and it was tabled. On motion of a democrat tlie Seuate ad journed nutil 3 o'clock Monday, as a maik of respect to the memory of Lee. The nominations of Butler and Pritchard have been ratified by the fusionists and it is agreed that fusion is to coutiuoe. There is no break between the fusionists. There is anger on the part of several republicans, but this they are now trying to smother, while they all cheer for Pritchard. It is said by some zealous dem ocrats that while it is a bitter pill to swallow, yet extreme legislation by the fusionists will tx the best medicine for the democratic party. Unless the Jatter gets in line and is a uuit it will be wrecked in 9G. Of this there is do doubt. The healing of dissensions has begun with this senatorial matter in the caucus. CUT GLASS. .loth. Pacer. ....... North CaroHaa Writlaf -Booka. Perdoarm. . Pace's Theory aad Practlca of Trachia . . . Petrrmaa'a CirU Goreraaeat. ... . . aaford- Primary Aaalytieal Arithmetic .... Saafoed'a latrratediate AaaJrtiraJ arithmetic ... Haa ford's Coaao, School AaaiyticaJ Arithmetic . Saa ford's Htjcfcer AaaJyticaJ Arithmetic .... Baaford'a EhuUry Xlfettra ...... Mrs. Bpcacer'a Kirat Step ia North CaroUaa, History Steele's Abridged Phyatoloary ....... 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MORCANTON, N.C And had a right to kick and four nut of live horses would kick if they were sbod with ill fitting, pinching shoes. TRY MY HORSE 8I1QE8, MULE SUOES, AND NAILS. o o OUR STOCK o O OF Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Con- tain Mercury,"-1 as mercury will surely destroy the eenseof smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used excent on prescriptions from reputable physic ians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's CatarrhCure, manu factured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and ia taken internally, acting directly upon, the blood and mucous surfaces of th . tem. In buying Hall's CatarrhCure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimon ials free. ' - Ei?'Sold bv DriimriRta. nrira vo bottle. . measures, etc., which so engross the time or the Legislature. Very many of Buch bills are thoroughly covered by hi e general law. "An effort will be made in the line of an extension of public education by a plan for local assessments, by school districts, towns or counties." The question as to the cutting off of appropriations for ' hicher edncatiou was not discussed iu de" tai), it see ins. Butler has said he was a devoted friend of the Uni versity. Holton has said that he thought the appropriation would not be reduced, and that the State could not afford to take a sin git step backward in the matter of education. But great pressure will bev. brought to bear on the legia iat ure by the Baptists to secure a total withdrawal of appropriation, if they can get this done, if not, a gradual withdrawal. The majority iu the legislature seeks to push its measures right through. At least four times in the House, yonr correspondent has heard fusioniats declare tint it was wasting time to argue a bill, as "we mteud to pass it auy way." It ia a threat they can always carrv out. The little army of democrats will now begin to dwindle dav by day. The seating of the fusionists who are contesting their seats is a certaiuty. It has been talked about openly in that way. All ihe demo crats can do is to try to put the fusionists u record on the matter railed to pass, as did another of he saine tenor); to allow county officers to give bonds iu security coiupauies; to abolish the State Guard aud the Naval Reserves; to allow the legislature to elect the supreme court reporter ; to abolish the criminal and inferior courts and re establish courts of oyer and termiuer; to equalize tax assess nieuts; to provide fof the iu 8ection of illuminating oils; to secure to physicians payment for services. The Secretary of State was given authority to return to bidders for the uublic Drintiner uuder the act of 1893 their bills and checks; the bids not to be opened unless nothing on the envelope showed who was the bidder. The' democrats wanted" all these bids opened, so that it could be seen what the lowest bid was, In order that when the fusionists award the .contract a comparison might be made, but this proposition the fusionists unanimously voted down. Friday the chief new bills were to abolish the geological survey; to forbid telegraph companies from giving frauks; to amend the homestead provision in the con stitution by reducing the personal pipperty exemption from $50O-;to f300 aud on real property from 91,000 to 1500; to reduce the mar tiage license fee to 81.50; to raise ',tbe "age of consent" io 12 years. There is good reason for the popu larity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Davis & Buzard, of West Monterey, Clarion Co., Pa., say : 'It has cured people that our physicians could do nothing for. We persuaded them to try a -bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they now recommend it with the rest of us." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sle by T. L. Hemphill, Druggist. wm GOODS AND NW PRICES, I am nowreceiviug. a nice line of DRY GOODS, SIOES, GROCERIES, &c, Bought low for cash and will be sold for a short profit. IT you are looking for Low Prices and Bargains, you will find them here. We have a nice line of Boys & Youths Overcoats, Ladies' &. Children Cloaks, Ladies', Gents' and . Children's Underwear at One-half their value, j Blankets at 65c. a pair, Ginghams, 5c. per yard. 4-Quabteb Domestic, 5c per yd. Gome and see us in Huffman Building, next door to" T. .L. Hemphill, and we will please yon. KEEP WARM? Yes, of course yon can, if yoo buy a stove or grate at my place. BROSZE, NICKEL r AUD BRASS. Beautiful fronts, and trimmings for grates. Don't miss seeing my tine. i COOK STOVES I But a Cab Load at a Time. Hardware OUT ZEZIIETDS. CLOTHING HATS AND FURNISHING GOODS :- MUST BE REDUCED : IN OBDEtt TO MAKE BOOM FOB SPBING . - GOODS fcY M ABC II 1ST. We can give you some bargains for the next 60 days that i'Isn you. We Lave 1200 Pairs of Odd Pants THAT MOST GO EEQAEDLES3 OF FUICE. MEN'S AT BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUIT -A. GREAT REDUCTION. Knee pant Suits from 70 cents to f G.00. THE BEST LLNE OF WOKKISG SUUiTS IX THE TOW5 From 25 cents to 11.50 A FULL LINE OF DBESS SUIBTS. ' -Ha U ou I Th sail Edc pla -Th Cha 7o! rm1 cr To hi a; ay Ch ;v el O ; : jrJ : a r t t. or ir -T in Builder's Hardware and Specialty. Tools a WE MAKE A SPECIAL CUT ON Clay Worsted Suits, all styles Prince A bert, Cutaway and Sack ; ALSO OX ALL KINDS Overcoats and Woolen Underwear. OF BAR IRON, Paints, Oils and Putty. Tin-ware, Uollow-ware, Table Cutlery, Powd er, Suot, Bone, and all kinds of Agricultural Implements. LOADED SHELLS. : LOADED SHELLS. UNLOADED SHELLS. Come and see the bargains we offer. Bespectfnlly, Collett & Gillam, YOU WIUUO0LIG ME ' PY READING THS, GUNS A SPECIALTY! As is my custom, at the beginning of j ; New Year, I am sending out statements all who owe me accounts, and . as the ve; 1 we have just passed through was one of tb uanacsi in uic mercanuie Dusiness ior yca-s 11" m . . - i M. B. KIBLER. HORSES. - I am nowiocated at the llorganton Fair Groundi, and am prepared to train horse for speed, and break horses. I also make a specialty of treating horses for lameness, such as ring bone, apaYin, and splints. Give me a call. Rates moderate. J. L. CHARLES. octlS-ly. All kinds of machine, roofloj and plumbing contracts taken. Estimate furnished on auntie tion. . Mail orders filled nromntlT.U... ...tir 1 1 . i t i ' ijH unuciiidiiu iiiiit i neea money. I buy goods for cash and my customers 1 Bespct fully, T. L GILLAM. .a MS W . .aW MONEY LOANED. LOCAL fBEPBESEJtTATIVXS WANTED. Oar ayateta aftorda aa opportunity to bof rowoa cither pcraoaalorrval estate ami-it y. Taa plaata aaperlor to Bai Idles and Loaa Aaaociatioaa. TTae atnoant borrowed bit be retaraed In monthly payaseata witaoat boaaa, with IntrrntVt S per cent, per aaa a a. It afforda abaolate acearitTto iayestora. with a reasonable maraatrof aa aaaaai dtridcad ot from 8 to IO per cent. We desire to area re the aerr Ices of eaenretlc. ssesi n itci y coaimnajt act aa LOcnJ Secretaries The poaitiom nuimu; mninrrtUTt to the benefit of close buying. I am of courr wining to carry accounts as long as I can.b: just now resources who owe start the I h; ilab. 1 f mm ave neea ior an mv aval and ami compelled to call on me. New Come Year in and with ; pay up 3f.; Judge A. poise froa TftAOC MAIW . C. Ayery recommends the Electro. m its work oa himself, ia additioato what he know it haa done on bis friends. It will care yoo. Information free. For sale or rent. Agents wanted. JOHN N. WEBB, late Manager Atlantic Blcctropoiac Co 728 11th Street, Washington, D. C. Jaal7t f .jt I pen sate for arrricra. if yon posse ss the i SJ7J I S'-Jinestiona. write for particulars, p IslS f-fi I lormatioa regarding oar system of m M I loans aa well aa in Teat men ta aad ar wiU be farniabed by addresaina' H. a. . Tsaidsat, lltS Walaat vtraat, falia- swrsis. d30 S ITh Hiralo Offlce for Tob Work. clean pai n U I T S ... ... - I "50 1 PPlns yu will respond cheerfully and rH". once. I am, Respectfully, I. I. DAVIS. ahiag b th s if - -V s "I ic d ! i i 't o 31 r i to 1. t J b Ci c c 1 Y