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OL'O AND INTERESTING.
Tar ''West End Hi? Hugs" is the titl
of a ladles' social club in Allentown, Pa.
A tou.no woman in Atlanta, Ga., re
cently diuiod herself as a . man and
became engaged to six girls in less than
four weeks.
A Micuioax man has distributed one
The Duke of Westminster, who is ono
of the veterans of the English turf, is
with one exception the oldest English
turfman still actively in the lists, be
ing now In his sixty-fourth year. He
has owned some of the most famous En
glish horses of this century, and for
three successive years, 1884,, 1835 and
1SS0, held the first place in the list of
Knn-liah winners. FernaD3 no otner
JOB aiOKiiiw- for m
hundred tlckeU to as many women and
now will draw a number and will marry j man nas won M mucb money In stakes.
the woman holding it.
A West Vieoixia girl has saved
money enough to buy herself a gold
watch by trapping muskrats, skunks
and other animals and selling their
hids.
With a record of having burled thir
teen hundred persons, George L. Moore,
an aed undertaker of Gutbrievllle,
Chester County, Pa., has at last been
laid under the sod himself.
The description of a missing man
which was sent to the Columbus (O.) j
police headquarters contained the state
ment that he was sixty-five years old
and small for his age.
Tm: trial of a colored deacon who was
arrested at Wichita, Kan., for stealing
coal w&s advanced on the justice's dock
et at his request in order that he might
fill an engagement to preach ojt,the day
originally set for hearing.
Oxcofthe rood customs established
In the little hamlet of Georgetown. Me.,
is an annual reunion of all the aged peo
ple in town. Those of sixty years or
more go to the parsonage and spend the
day talking ovtr old times, singing old
hymns and eating an old-fashioned din
ner. The house is always filled with vet
erans who enjoy their celebration ex
ceedingly. Da. Lewis 'Meisbkbgkr, of Buffalo, a
successful physician, died in that city
recently, and In his will left &00ior a
funeral feast for his friends, which took
place twq days after bis death. Cham
pagne and oysters were the leading
features of the entertainmenhand over
tOO people took part In the banquet A
free concert was also . provided in the
programme.
Oxx of the principal merchants of
Juneau, Alaska., was in Portland, Ore.,
the other day. Among other goods he
ordered a score or so of coffins, assorted
sizes and of tho most expensive descrip
tion. He says the Indians in that sec
tion can have nothing too rich and
elegant in the coffin line. The finest
plush for covering and silver handles
and studs thickly bespangled over the
coffin are what they want and will have
if they put up their last dollar.
A max with a new scheme was en
countered at a Buffalo church. "The
man who invented the drop-a-nickle-in-the-slot
machine was a dandy, he said,
"and I think it could be utilized in .our
churches. Such a machine in each aisle
would do away with the tedious task of
passing the hat the contribution box
I mean and by dropping a dime in the
slot the church-goer might be given a
ticket entitling the giver to a seat and
the loaa of a prayer-book.
For a long time "No Man's land
has been a refuge for ruffians who were
afforded security there from the popular
idea that it was outside the jurisdiction
of any of the adjoining States. The
fallacy of this opinion was recently ex
posed by a Texan judge, who pointed
ou t iht"N'o WnJi Iand" m-. rl pari v
within the jurisdiction of the Paris.
Texas, court. Since then there has
been an exodus of disgusted desperadoes
into Oklahoma, and their track to the
latter place Is marked by crime of every
description. ,
his aggregate winnings for the last five
years having reached to within a frac
tion of S400.000. -
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that have come under our observation are
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Carl Soidu is said to lire in dallj
terror of being" some daj knocked out bj
4 robber with a sandbag.
rn& Prince of Wales, though many
tinges a Colonel, is obliged to paj more
attention to his regimen than his regi
ments.
BisMJLKCx'a secretary prepares an
epitome of" the day's news on pads, I benefited by it.
wnica he rs4s to his autocratic em
ployer at night.
HrpRcsiuvrATiVE Cxxxox said recent
ly that in his fourteen years of serrlce
in Congress he had seen more than a
thousand men com and go. v
TdRS. Mjlbt A.Livitrmoke, the woman
saffraglst, claims Boston as her home,
but spends nine months in the year
lecturing in rarlous parts t?t the coun-
The Marquise de Galliffet, on of the
mostbeautiful women in Paris, is suffer
ing from a strange form of insanity. , She
goes into conTulsions whenever .ehe
sees her face in a mirror. f
Evxky Christmas Mrs. CorneIus Van
UCIUtl BCuUS UQO BUDUrvQ aOliS IO 1118
mission schools patronized by the church
of SL Bartholomew. She has them
dressed at her own home by a number
of poor needlewomen hinxLby the day.
Qutit Victoria, is breaking down
rapidly. She is lame from rheumatism,
and her mind is not as bright as it was.
Since she learned that the Prince of
Wales has an incurable disease she has
failed rapidly.
give the facts in a single case:
On the recommendation of Dr. P. E. t lines
(of Raleigh) Mrs. Durham, wife of Rev. C
Durham, Corresponding Secretary of the
North Carolina Baptist State Convention,
qlcr months 0 sUkntit and suffering, le
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She had before this tried the
water from two very noted
springs without relief.; .
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settle their accounts.
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So do the readers of The Day
in the advertisement they read.
Here are some facts that will
interest yoirr- pocket-book.
JOHN w! MARKHAM'S
Cheap Cash Store.
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-FAMILY GROjCERIES
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Carries full lines of Dry Goods,
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C5noes, nats, ixotions, Heavy
and Fancy Groceries, Farming
Implements. &c, which are sold at
prices that simply cannot be beat We
buy in large quantities for the cash,
and can compete with any house any
where. We are content with a
-.-SMALL, PROFIT
smaller than .most merchants We
don't want: the earth. We Drefer to
undersell others - to beiner undersold
nonsuit your own interest, give us
a call and convince yourself these are
facts we are stating. It won't cost
you anything will save you money,
we promise you. We have a
Wholesale Grocery
AND FEED HOUSE
j ' t - , : - - t
in Durham, where we keep everything
usually found in a first-class establish
ment. We solicit your trade ior either
house. . - , - v ' ' t ;
John W, Markham,
Cor. Pommercial Ave., and Wall Sts.,
(Next to Bap ner Warehouse).
IN STORE AND TO ARRIVE.
Mince Meat, Coroanuts, Currants, Dates,
Figs, Oranges, Apples, Citron and a full
line of canned goods Tomatoes, Corn,
Peacies, Pine Apples, Apricots, etc. Rice,
Oat Meal, Cheese, bugai, Coffee. Corn,
Oats, Meal, Bran, Ship Stuff, Flour.
Oxford, N. C,
Tninks the life' of liis child
t I'll t
was avea irom (leaui dj
Cholera Infantum hy Ut of
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Panacea ::- Water,!
Kiugarjs
Best Lard.
Reliable Hams
Sausage.
Buer. P,kle Pig h. A. TAYLOR, E
A nice lot of Fresh
Feet, Tripe, etc. 4
If vrii want thif rI-cf ITlnt- ,i a : I?i 1 1 1 1 1 ai 1 1 r -i mum Ki'ki ImN
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liis son. Mr. John .M. '1 sivlif.
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who i a weii-KU')wn
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Special Drives ! ! .nwv",1cl,T1I,d' war.a::
highly celebrated miner
waters under the advice
hi physician without satis
factory results. Finally 21 1
the suggestion of Mr. 'J'aylor,
Sr. Panacea Water was trie"
It proved so beneficial that
the 1 Joctor in charge advi
the discontinuance of all otb-.
mi n'eral waters except t'ie
IJansifpn.:AVnfr Imrl rlnne
more cood than
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Cor. Com. Aye. and College Street
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Dry
Goods, Clothing.
HATS, BOOTS AND FHOES.
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Heavy and Fancy Groceries.
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A complete stock of these goods
bought low "and sold low. Guarantee
prices against any house or any town Panacea, remarking-that
I have some special irocds to sliow
you cheaper than you ever saw before, patient
Call at my store and ask to see tht-m:
They will be shown you with pleas
ure Dy ponte anri attentive salesmen.
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medicines, and the other t
min eral waters of celebri ty. ;
vorn jueal can be lound on nf r m -mm .n c
C J. Ward's and J. T. Sizemore's. J OBH J. VVlUla
Elmhurst Milil
Parties wishing fine Terse v milk anri
butter will be supplied Lromptly by
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