i njiMiiniiiiii.niijnnnin-n ' i I'n '--;- -"--t
e; s,v fe:vj - ,: '
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--. ' i'-v: -'"'.' V , ' V ""'i. ""--'- - v''w y"
Nevf Praties, Evaporated Peacheyl
Seeded RaMn e, Currants, Self-
Raising Buckwheat Maple Srap,;,
M&accironi, Fine eating Pears, Mai- .: 5
SAYS,""
" ' You Haye a Prescrljtioa
-m otj are not able to tell either
Dy aparance, taste or odor, whether
nc : haa been corectly compound
ea. ou mast trust entirely to your
draggf st. This is still another reason
why you should have your prescrip
tions filled here. -
Next Door to Post Oiace.
.Jaffa; Concord and Delaware Grapes
Grape Fruit and Cranbrttes-at -
mm.
;voLvxyi.,
1904.
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BIG IIIGDT FOii ELKS.
ACOTCH; SKCZERjLisf HEIGHT;
: ; V ; " : Tt' ElkiwfiKBjr. the! Experience of f Tfce Common Eattte Eysteni 1 i ' V 1 1
, i. t.-Ei. V: : -The' Dctch Smoker vaiYenrlafet vjt hai"Yecenly faeenxdepidedy
night by thealisbury'Lbdge of
H.IK8 wafl .one or the ftjost p'easur
able of the many depghtf ul f unc:
tiona held by the order. Eioce. jts.
organiz ition here. jThe emoker
was really a creation of -Mh .Max
Moses .brainand was evolved dur
ing his recetot visit to the, Father-
lAod - Th menaSya9.alctJate"d Ho
and "did" deirghtthooit.ta cf those
Several oat-of-town craftsmen
helpetl make up the party and the.
-Cyenms; yas jn full haj-moay Ivith
01 me Bocihi Biue -
ESkdom.
WEDDING T05IGHT.
Miss SallieEosemond and Mr. W
M.
Astrologow to Be Karried.
ai i :av o ciock intsevenjngifliiss
. . w4- , . -
it xrec"DU n.1" ffiea
home cf the -bride's' Barents,- Mr.
- " - -
ttuu ana. u. x, ftusemom.'-oi
"Spencer: Imneedjately after ifTe
J If f . fYl ' 1 1 I
ceremony the couple wuueave lor.
, St.Louis, where they will spepd
a week. : - .
Mr. Astrologow is ' a native of
Russia but has been in the em
ploy of th9 Southetn at the Spen
cer bhops for several years. Both
he and his bride are well known
and much liked.
THE QUARTERLY MEETING. '
Stewards of the First Methodist Church
' ' Elected Last -Nigh s.- i-
At the Q larterfy Conference at
the First Methodist" "church last
night the following stewards werei
elected:" r'; :'V:,:. r
LeaS Overman. D L Giskill.
- -la Piuaimer, W S.NicJlsonSMlJl01118
.Hufcy, WT3imersett H TV j?0 A. U
Simpson, G W WhitlockTD A
Beaver, L L'Gakill, M L Jack
Bon, A R Laz3aby, Py N Peacock,
R L Shaver, Leroy Smith, T M
McCulloh,; W S Taylor, 4W B
Smuot, R E L Mauney, T H Stiff,
. FL Robbins, W T Burke,. A L
bmoot, L 0ttldenhour and W II
Crawford.
... Mr. T M McCulloh was elected
recording steward, Mr. G W
Whitljck district steward" and
. papt. W. B. Suoamersett Sunday
' ectiool eupsrintendent. .
Howan .Young
School.
Women at Normal
The followiog young ladies from
Rowan county are in attendance
at the State Normal and Industrial
College ac" Greensboro: Misses
Minnirf Baer'-anm, Annie Ribe,
Sadie and Mena Davis, Flora
Thornton, .Jnet Qamn, Janet
Crump, Mary Murphy, and Nettie
Thonason, Salisbury; Rosa Bailey,
of Woodleaf;- Carrie Graeber, of
China Grove: Daisy Fisher, of-
Crescent ; Otta Turner, of Cleve-
- land, and Cora Hart, R. F. D.,;
MooresvilleT .
Miss Chapman Eeturns. :
Miss Flora : Chaoman. who ac-
comoanied Mr. Wm. R. Over -
man durinz her tour abroad, has
returned to Salisburv and is the
guest of MUs" Marion Heilig for 8erved immediatefy after the de
two weeks. Mrs. Overman will g"es are conferred. There will be
not be at home for several months.
Pays His Taxes in Pennies.
Mr. W. J. Hannon, who- con-
ducts a bakery on East Trade
sireet, waiaea aown couin lryon
street thia morning, staggering
beneath the weight of a box which
contained 3,756 pennies. He de
posited the burden in the office of
Tax Collector Duckworth and
asked for a receipt for h's taxes.
Mr. Hannon never pays his taxes
until he has co'Iec'e 1 a sufficient
numbar of pefiLis to liquidate the
bill. Charlotte Chroaicle.
Federal Court at Greensbcrj.
Mess?. A. H. Price, J. H.
Horah and BurtcnCraige returned
last night from Greensboro, where
they attended Federal coust yes
terday. Music Laseons in Violin, by
Lowell Goodsell, 417 S. CnorcL
st. . lm
' Cr Jim Kisses, delicious flivors
Com try tbem A ade at Salee-
bv's Jicdy Kitthap, Phone 17, tf
t -
?0I-III;IIEV7:OTEII
TUS BELU C03PAIY'5:IB7!::S
1.-
It has-"reccntly faeendepidcd Ijiy
the Southern Telephoneand
Telegraph,,! Ocmpany that, instead
of having the magneto- eystem
which da irS uafrt'-present' in the
Salisbury' "exchange, to install a
cbmmon battery pjlant grey' which
ia the s&me that ia in use in At.Ian-
U CbarlotteJ -vew .York ajuT all
Some of the citizens of 6alisbary
I soon aa the. .xeconLtructiori of-the
plant i' 6ver,aad the ser.viee m&aJ-'
eecdnd to none, which it certainly
oil soinz o De aonej that the com-
pany intends td advance the rate.
On behalf of the company Manag-
: er bcott states that5 there- is no
intention of -making any advance
in the rates now -paid by the old
i subscribers, the jonly advance oyer
frymr rats: hAindr..-fiii now Jnai
1 rrz --v-' 1 r . .
pa account of this change the
i luataunuuu ul .tuqusn uiaut Will
be temporarily de
ayed, as it will
gg- necessary to
cenlrat tffi-e3 .
haye different
'station equip-
I ment shipped hereJ
LUTHER LEAGUE LECUfiE.
General Secretary oil
Lutheran Lnther
League in Salisbury Tonight.
? Rev. Luther ML - Kuans, gen
eral secretary of the Luther Lea
gue in America, will "lecture jat
St. John's j Lutheran church to
night, at- 8 ; o'clock. Mr. Kuhna
is aa
intereititg talker. Al
wno- .near httn wilK be pleased.
Every body is invited. : No cost is
Attached to tnis lecture.
BRIDGE. F0REMA5 TOT.
:mah;:
.S. .
- Mr. jvl. JohneodJ bridge fore-
man for the Soukhern between
Spencer ard Danville, was pain
fully hurt this morning. While
be was in a caboose a swith engine
dashed into it and threw him from
window to wiod jw J lie is ii j irtd
very painfully though not se-ius
ly. Dr. Young wJ
is called in at
one 3 and dresstd his wounds.
Kesler Mill Peys for ! school Site.
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The Kesler Mant facturing Com
pany, through Mr. Frank L Rob
bins, manager, h is very gener
ously donated to tbe County Board
of Education a sit s for a public
school building in
Kesler-Mill dis
trict. The eight was bought from
I Mr. D. L. Arey aqd he originally
held it at 1200. The
purpose -for
jwhich it was pur!
chased induced
him to sell it for Z
00, for which
the Kesfer Com parJy gave a check.
bactl evidence of interest m school
affairs is mot commendable and
evokes expression of warm ap-
preciation on the part of the mem
bers of the Board.
Bed Men Tonight.
Sapona Tribe Nb. 33 will meet
in their wigwam a 8 o'clock sharp
tonight. As all thtee degrees will
be conferret1 aI1 4iember8 are re
hasted tojbe present. Banquet
more uiauons until the 1st
Wednesday; m November. They
will then go back to their old way
of initiation, one dav decree con-
arrtlA atlu ;i,f I i
G. M. Rovat.t.. Srhem.
Mr. Kirk's Illness Not Serious.
Mr. W. Love Kirk, of Morgsn
tjwnship,. who was in Salisbury
yesterday, stated
that his fatbei,
, who suffered a
W. A: Kirk, Esq
slight stroke of paralysis last week,
is improving-rapidly.
Sweet c?der on
variety store, r
ce at
Parker's
lw
Salisbury Ice
Fuel Co., will
6e!l you c ial cheaper than anyone
else in tom.
tf
Oysters! '
Fresh Oysters
week. Come or
nice 'fish also,
phone 111.
every dav this
'phone. "Plenty
m. A. Brown.
For rheumatism, neuralgia and
tike pains use L'duid Electricity.
. Home-Made candy, made daily.
All kind of flavor?, Chocolate and
Uocoauut,; delicious flavors at Sa
leeby's Candy Ki
chen. Phone 17
:t::u.
Tho'Ecnocratio iloainsa'rcr Governcr
S!?, Coses Campaign Here.V;.-"
Cfcalrtsan- Boy den, of the cecmty
DemncrRtift mmiinittee. received ft
!At.r ..hf.mm!nfl. fmm Rttl t"?5 Jonaay, ana -leeway nad a
ClhRirmnS!nimrtn rhn Bflirs 4hat
t? r n ik. nmroti
nonlinee for wverncr : will sneak
. :
iu Salisburv on Thursday. Novem
-Vtn i DK,ii
Lh?W W;
big barbesao on this dny aud he
-.fM .1 t i . . . 4
lucaj gaiuermeyer uem-iu uas
cpuniypn inat uay. !. r
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HR. A. L. LI5GLE ON THESTUH?.
The :RepubUcan;Campaign In Bowan
-: ?
County Opens:
ollxl AK ' T.;l Ko .navo
the campaign, for the Republicans
in Rgwan- county: ' Mr. Linale
-i-T-i- .u -c iu.. I.
snoke list- week d :h4 in iP1 -attended
pointment at Prkb' chool house
r f
Saturday night. -! -:
"How long do you speak Mr,
Lingle ?'' the reporter asked.
Well," the statesman, replied,
'I wa3 not.fijejing well at my last;
apipointment nd spoke only
minutes.
1 trubt, however, to-be
1 " 1 1 . , i . i' .
with becominz trdTcessarv i
j 1- . -
ength the mighty problems of
State at my Parks appointment,".
WILL PACK HOUSE.
.The Original -"Miss Bob White" Cbm-
pany Coming.
, Manager Marsh has secured for
Thursday
wwtwwi.
what is perhaps the highest ' class
theaatrical attraction that ever
came to Salisbury 'Tflojla
3 wtxAJ
MAE PHELPS
PRIMA DONNA, WITH
COMPANY. ,
Philadelphia, consisting of 43 peo
pie, will be here." This is today
one cf the most successful operas
in the country, and that Meroney's
opera house will be packed goes
without saying. - . "
Mr. Hacketf s Appointments
R. N. Hacket'r, Ekj , of Wilkes-
boro, will be in Rowan county
this week. Mr. Hackett : will
speak at Zib at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon and at Trading Ford
Friday night at 7:30. He will be
at Gold Hill Saturday-afternoon
at 2 o'clock and in Salisbury Sat
urday night at 8
D. A. R. to Elect Delegates.
The Elizabeth Maxwell Steele
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will meet
Friday afternoon at five o'clock
with .Mrs. Edwin -Williamson
Overman, Regent, for the election
of delegates to the fourth annual
state conference at Greensboro,
N.'C, Nov. 1st", 2ad and 3rd, and
transaction of other important
patriotic business. All Daughters
are urged to attend the meeting.
At Park's School House. '
Messrs. T. H. Vacderford, Jr.,
and P. S. Carlton will speak to
morrow (Thursdry) night at Park's
school house at 7:30 o'clock.
For Rent! A 9 room house on
Ellis St. Modern improvements.
Apply to Mrs. L. A. Lunn. 2t
Wanted ! To rent a piano.
L Goodseix, City.
6t
If you want a real good tonic
tike i teaspoonfull or more of
L:quid; Electricity in a glass of
water just before retiring and soon
after arising in the morning, - tf
. i
ccrx-jinmaiexi i.viiss jj jo urnua
and the original company that ap
peared in Boston, New York and
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:00LGV iririESTS.
- j
The ' ii:3 cf Teachers" llxed" and
Kew districts Create&f i
The Boat d of. Blacaiiotri which
bn8y esi6n of tWO ftijZ . fwa
fB. Millex having duly qoaliLsd.waa
I .l4 ' I it. n 5
Pl caairman oi idu j .aru.
- 0VT ?Q,ea "an51 u!ati?532T
Behoofa were formulated atd one
a o-t mecmei aims ti ice ujara in
1 fclt''30 4 uuss lu crease xne ciuai
1 iu HLiiMiimifl H (rrAoiar inTnrm.t nn
1 , v ' 7 " .Z
iCr 7. rrTyr
i Liio iihti nr inn naronra in unni
after the teacheV or prineiwiVt)!
eac - school rwilf be rc q uireur
i j 1 . ... ' - -- .
The Japasssa
DriOr tO IDA nnfininff nf (ho 'cof nl
in TifcitW th narniaV
trict and in soliciting the W&K-j
I. . ViUllUlOU auu (Ik
rrM1!:!S
Tt " . . . "Jl vl?S
loe parenxs or tnose-chiidren svh0
Bchboor wlio have. been irregular
in niieiKiancfl nnnntr .rnn nrficiiiiaii,.- u-- ej i vi.
vear Certificate- nf RttemUnT
"
will be rfven to each child who has
neither heen tare! irnnr ahHmt1.
in the month; anrl rnn,i'tin
those who attended' during the e.JJair 18 ln Salisbury for a few
iru0orf - - . . wLfiWr- p.o 4hA "miJ f
tire term will be made. Interest!
1 uv uaikui tuo uaicuifl TTlllLC
Iffrootlp inoraaoQ,! . Krr maan
means c
monthly reports, thus necessarn1in balisbury last night, on a visit
placing the parent in close touch
with the progress of the child and
the wdfk of the schools in Loce
No. 2, Atwell Na. 9, Providence
No G nd ML Ulla No. 1. :Tt3
Board also made an "appropriation
for the purchase of the building
no v owned by a company in" Gold
ILII No 3 " A new mridt n bnnV
hll d riff a Sh,nr araMaA f
Kesler Mill, and arrangement nfe
already -mada fjprowas-.u ol
fi"5aaeH atGrfanite Quarry, district
No. 7, Franklin, Scotch Irish No.
2, Scotch Irish No. 4, colored and
in the consolidated districts in Mt.
Uila and Steele. This, however,
will be the last of the work of the
Board in the matter of appropria
tions for tfcis year. .
The month's salaries of ths teech-
ers in the county public schools
for the various districts were
; fixed, ranging from $25 to $50 per
mr nth. Committeemen should see
to it, that in contracts with the
teachers." the monthly pay does
not exceid the maximum salary
fixed by the Board of Education.
j Altogether, the last session of the
Board means much for the good tf
the country schools and the Board
is to be congratulated on the
week's work. . " "
Took $60,000, Still Fre.
Philadelphia, Oct. 5 The jury
in the case cf President Henry
Lear, charged with misappropriat
ing $60,000 of funds of the Doy
leston, Pa , National Bank, re
ported to the court at 11:25 this
morning that they "were unable to f
agree. They were discharged.
Three North Carolina ladier.
Misses Rachael and' Mary Brown,
and Mrs. Florence Qaiby, holding
government positions in Washing
ton, have- been r materially pro
moted. A man named Guy, has been
arrested in Sanford charged with
trying to induce cotton operatives
there to leave and go to mills
elsewhere. He was finecj $25 and
costs. ; . .
- Jo. Jefferson, the veteran actor,
has decided to leave the stage.
Advancing years and ill health
make his retirement necessary. -
If the world owes you a living
all you have to do is pull your coat
and proceed to collect it.
Send us ybur job work.
? At Mrs. - Linton's green house a
new lot of bulbs are expected in a
few days. Leave your order now.
Cut fljwers, wedding and funeral
designs at the shortest notice. Or
ders left at Kluttz'd Drug Store or
at the green house 402 E. Inniss
Sfc y will receive prompt and careful
attention. Mrs. Linton is agent
for the largest growers of cut
flowers in America.
Real Estate & Insurance.
. See Mao pin Bros, for Real Es
tate and Insurance. Their prices
and teims suit every' one, -
TOLD II BRIEF.!
TJp on the Sounds.':
Mrs. W. Hnff is in Winston at
tending the fair. ' . V-f i - " f
Eubber heel?, shoe polish anc
silk laces at Bart's. it 1-
We are ready to do that j tb foi
you bring it along. - I ! ;
Mr. J; Mi Staff irdef Firtnont.
was inSdlisbory today.
y Gen. J. D. G'enn, cf 1 Winaton,
wasjin Salisbury this morning
Rev. Dr. G. H.
turned to Uhariotte' this morning.
1 : .- . ."
1 w R sUm ,k .U
:i - .-, .
d-t the 4th pagexf tf3day- SpN.
i M reteShank. of ; Locke town
i . t . . .i i
Uk. UliUUCK0 LUWD
i MA'.I.
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- - - f , :. : -rc
yjuwu.ii..j- i4.iji, Da . uuci
nesa trip.- . . , t k I
There is but little if any im -
provement in the' condition of Mr.
T. M. McCulloh. He is very lick.
M.;u-.ji.r.-: f T3 - ' .
i. i . t .! 1 1
L:. c- . 1
i Diuto kjuiii.iay. 10 uut wxal t s
- i V ' - 4
"w "r ..-""t ci.iwuun.nre me electric cranes
C wno ha8 06611 the World's
Ff- t 1 r 7 t'
i .w.uv. v
tnft lata IJanUi .1 . H- Hilfl ftTTIVArl
D' a few days. j
Mr. R. A. Brown' and Dr. Bur
leyson, of Concord, .'came up last
right to attend tho. Dutch smoker
kJven by the Elks.': ? . V "j :
'i , - 'y1 h - - Li ' ' J - .,
'Mr. ,W. C. Houslon, who has
been off duty with the Southern
for. two months,' as the result of
an attack of fever, is able to be
ouV again." : ; .- -T,-r-k--..:-v
morning fori Atlanta, Georgia.
For three months Mr. Doi sett will
trarel for the Etchison Hat Com
pany, of Richmond.
A-
Prof. Lippard, wno conducted
a business college in Salisbury for
several years put now a resident
of Greensboro, has opened sj bnsi
neas college at Monroe.! ' '
-You want the latest styles, of
course, when; yen nave printing
done, and you will get the latest
when, you come here with your
work: Sun Job Office f
i Our windows show but . few ; of
the many styles we show and from
our ad. on second page you can
tell but little. 1 Come and see Burt's
shoes and you ' ' will : appreciate
them. f !
' : ' - ' ' - - -. .
The street force is now engaged in
grading down; the sidewalk in front
of Mr, J. P. Roueche's residence.
J. Stoublefield understands 'his
business and is doing good work
for the city. I - ''
The Gaston ia Gazette states that
in Gaston county (he. total assess
ment of real and personal proper
ty amounted to $7,952,980! a gain
over last year of $371,704 The
total number of ' polls - listed is
4,872, a gain4 of 559 over last
year. " r, - ., ! "
Mrs. L. T. Hay man and two
little daughters returned yester
day from Roanoke j Va.,; where j
they "have been visiting relatives
for the past few weeks. They will !
remain here a few days with Mrs. j
Hay man sisterp, Mrs. S. C. Wal
den and Miss Lottie Bolshaw,btfore
returning : to their home n Jack
sonville, Fla. - : L ; .i ;-i.v:
Payne's Temporary Successor.
Washington, Oct. 5.Eirst As
sistant Postmaster Ganeral Wynee
wa9 this morning formally notified
by the President that he is to per
form the duties ol Postmaster
General pending the appointment
of a new member of the cabinet to
take the place of Payne. I .
Boys Stone a Chicago SchooL
Chicago, OiU 4. With stones
and other missiles, a mob of boys
today bombarded ' the Hamlin
Sooool, hear the stock yards. A
patrol wagon load i of policemen
dispersed the juvenile1 , rioters,
making several arrests.
If troubled with a. weak dizes-
tion. try Chamberlaan'sf Stomach
and Liver Tablets. They will do
you good. For sale by Jas. Plum-
mer. ... . f
Coal! tJoalll Just received, a
large shipment jf fine coal. Leave
orders at Plumer's drug store.
lm. i(J. A. MONTOOMEBT.
Biff EnGfflES ARRIVE; GEn. PAYUE IS DEAD. GEnEBALS RECALLED.
President Spencer and Other Southern
Offlcials Pass Through. .
OorrwipoiMlence of San, '
SDelcr. October 4ravlfn,
Engineer W. J. Lacy, of
T . r ,
American: Locdmotive Works
V.
Kichmond, Va , together with
corps of aEsistants, are here de
livering a number of extra large
engines to the Southern Railway
company at this point The type
lucumuuvw are iae larsesc in
1 ir n
180 tons each. Ten oassenffer and
i - n--
?5 freight ensrines have alreadv
oee. delivered , to the-Jonthern
" f
InK : it --.-- .w- -
I iitoiure irum inn a nrr an v fin
t,,..;- rZ:-
I llUWia - iCG-lOtlVe ..Cral,
- 1 ma&iDg one oir.ine; largest, orders
j ever given by a single' company.
1 The new machinery is now being
P,aced in the mammoth shop boild-
lD last erected here by the
Southern though it will take sev-1
eral months to complete the work
of setting up and placing same.
im
The pieces attracting the most at-
J which will have sufficient strength
(to lift an engine weighing 150 tons
point hrMhe buildlnff. The new
wviun ny.- aesirea
I - "
"WUIC UlttUl UClOc lUSiaiiea DV
Chief Electrician W. S. Sweet will
j i i-i , ,, -
About one dc zsn lartre ar Umna
will be used to illnmint th m?n
building, which is 600 feet long
and 159 feet widd.
President Samuel Spencej.and a
number" of. other" Southern Rail
way oScials passed through Spen
cer at 7 it'clock this, morning on
trip R-rrtb I, Thiiriir-
rinar ret-pective private cars aUd
occupied berths when the train
stopped at the station here. The
special train bearing the dis
tinguished officials was brought
from Monroe, Va , to this place
by Engineer A. E Rwzle, one of
1 Via fiafoaf AnolnAora rtn rka arte.
tem" r- " V '
Mr. M. P Kramer, of this place,
, . ' '
a member of the Spencer hose
reel team who with nmW nf
"T.r ... DciCJJf huW
- . l 1 3 J
while hghting hre m the coal chute
bout two weeks ago, is still off
duty from the effects of in jaries
nusiaiueu ia iuo lernuc explosion
which occurred. Several of the
members of the team - who were
it jureJ at the jame time have re
turned to their positions in the
shrpj. " ' - - -... -
Stockholders in the Spencer In
vestment Company today received
check for a 4 per cent, semi -an-
nual dividend, beiy firtt
uiviuuu utrciareu uy me uireciors
bUo
consist mainly of a large office and
V. i fW.- L.l.l:
mercanuie ounaing, ereciea nere
laSt Spring.
WORKHOUSE FOR CRIfflHALS
Negro Boy Stealing Ride Has Foot
Cat Off. i
Greensboro, N. C, Oot. 4
I
The Board of County Commission
ers in session this morning unani-
mously agreed to Uke steps to-
wards erectinc and maintainin,' a
wor k j house for youthful and
female criminals. A committee
was appointed to visit the work
house in Durham county, at an
early ektte, and investigate the
buildings there and the manner of
operations f ir the guidance of the
Board in making placs.
Joseph F. Taylor, of Washing
ton, N.C,; who will be chief
marshal at the State Fair, has an
nounced the list of marshals. The
list is a long one, containing the
names of some of the most popular
and representative young men in
in the State.
The Dailt Sun, 5c. per copy,
at Kluttz' drug store.
A Love Letter
Would not intest yon if you're
looking for a guaranteed Salve for
Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd,
of Ponder, Mo., writes! I suf
fered with an ugly sore for a year,
but a 4 box of Bncklen's Arnica
Salve cured me. 1 ' tie best Salve
on earth. - 25o at it Druggists.
You may uui tvel like' giving
your uncles and aunts 49 cousins a
photo that will cost from $3 to $5
per dozin out you can when you
get them at 28 for 25s, for a short
time only at Kiuttz's gallery. 4t
All the Postofficers of the Country Will
be Closed Friday.
Washinalnn. Ot 4- nnrtr
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the rT;-,i ct. u . . '
! United States, a member of the
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B I A. f T UC. A UDLliiOSLCi I Clinl M.I III I n
a "wu- ommiuee,
- Btai ffUl 01 1113 Pa"y with the
I history of which both in his home
State and nationally, he has been
identified for many years died a,t
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8lxly year8 Ihe death was an
npancepunn an om.aal , bulletin is
r01- wnmng pny sicians,
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disease of ;
of the mitral valve and
dilation of the heart, v
iiir. jrayne naa Deen in poor
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health for ' at least two years, but
his last illness covered only seven
days, n attack of heart. trouble
ml
last week precipitating the end at
a time when after a rest he seemed
to bave recovered a small measure
of his vitality impaired by years
of arduous Jabor. Death- this af
ternoon came after nearly 6 hours
of unconsciousness.
Ocober 5. Flags on the Gov
ernment buildings are flying at
half mast tndnv mt nf r0Tnt tr.
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thA momoi-TT P.
arol A. . n..u.. u
I J aBiunuwuiiiiw
l0K various executive departments
on Friday ' the dav r f the nnhhV
funeral here. The ' Prfstoffic&Jte-
partment will also ,be" eloeed yVir-
ing the hours , of the fanT
well as every rJW
lTnnx fif.w1'le seryjed "here
H to T ,r " , -f m" -,fknna episco
pal church and' will be attended, by
Uii tho
government, as weU as by repre
sentatives of foreign nations. The
remains will be ehippeu to Wis-
consin ' Friday afternoon.
STOLEI DIAM05DS TOUHD.
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Nephew of Mrs. Piatt Took Her Gems
Durin Mardia Grasat New Orleans.
Huntington, W. Va., Ojt 4.
After workinr 8ecretly for a peri.
od of mnnth Rhief of Police
Davi8 of thia cilyj un6arthed to
night, diamonds valued at $6,500
stolen from Mrs. Theodore ' A.
Piatt, at New . Orleans, during
Mardi Gras last March. The dia
monds were taken from the Piatt
home whPe' the family were at-
t.Anriinar the Marl? Oma feativitien.
Simultaneously. Walter Piatt, a
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f.h;Bf nivi fnn;.ht. aamimi! pl
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part of the-Btoleif jiwels and ar-
rested WRlter Piatt to await the
ftrriv6l of his aaQtf from New 0r-
flAnna Vnnnrr Piatt ranraioMJ
? Cr . -- a a'mon
broker in. South Africa and said
t ' I " m . i
that ne brought a number of stones
over 10 mis country and nau tnem
mounted and was willing to dis-
POBe Oi.inem ai a bargain, - as ne
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nnciaiiy emoarrassea.
Several society leaders, whose
nam6Sine ponce witnoia, purcnas-
uw uow i a Dargain.
The arrest of young Piatt has
caused a sensation in society circles
here, where the young man spent
money lavishly during his stay.
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A Mobile, Ala., dispatch says
Mrs. Chas. B. Galloway, : of Jack
son, Miss., has received a cable
gram from her husband, Bishop
Galloway, announcing his safe ar
rival in Shanghai from Japan.
He will hold the China Conference
at Shanghai and from there will
proceed to Korea.
m Wood and Coal I I keep a full
line of the best grades of wood and
coal. Prices the lowest. Orders
promptly filled. T. A. Coughen
bour, 'phone 42.
Sweet Oranges from new crop,
cocoanuts, apples, banannas, pine
apples, lemons, pears, sugar pears.
All are new stock. Call at Salee
by's Candy Kitchen, 'phone 17. tf
Fall Opening of the New Milinery
Parlors!
I will have on display 50 New
York pattern hats on Wednesday
and Thursday, October 5th and
6th in my parlors on Inniss street,
HeJrick Block, (same stand as last
fall.) Call early while I have a
good selection. Respc clfuIly,Leona
A. Murphy, (Next door to Spot
Cash)
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BUSSIAU EITEATS.
The J apaoese Endeavoring to Flxri
. Russian Forces.
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I Petersburg, Oct. S.-The
H I a
'owing dispatch from General
cv i , '
otoessel, m command at Port
a Artb
urUated September ;SOth
was received today: "Since the
attacks of September 23 all have
been quiet - though there have
been daily skirmishes and artillery
bombardments. - The Russians
make -sorties daily. From Serx
i
- tember 19th to 23rd the
- bombarded and assaulted the porta
to the northwest of .Port Arthur
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gained only t wo small redouC-j.
which were wrecked hv the hnm.
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bardment. They destroyed the
aqueduct." Gdn. Stoessel esti-
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male8 lhe Japanese losses In the
four day8 fighting, at ten thousand
killed and wounded,
Harbin, Manhuria, Oct 5
GeDeral Kuroki appears to be
trying to turn the Russians left
while the J apanese are marching
forward against the Russian
centre.- The Japanese transports
are bringing material to the mouth
Ui lUO
Yalu
river, whence it is
carried by iunks to Shabetsi and
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rJauK LUO tuU8lcucuun wa
rjad between Shabetsi and Feng
Fang Chepg is proceeding.
reoortecHhat tha I 0,sr
It i
r-ave
u m.j ges across the Liao
River at Siaupeihe.
v London Oct. 5. The Central
NewBThajT a "dispatch from t.
Petersburg stating that it is of
ficially ' announced - that Major
IGeneral Orlorff, commander cf
the 54th division, and Romanoff,
commander of the 6th Siberian
division, have been recalled. Or
lorff has been held responsible for
permitting. Kuok to turn the Rus
sian left inthe battle at Liao Yang.
Rome, Oct. 5. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the news
papar Giornale Ditalia wires that
the Kaiser telegraphed the com
mander of the Russian Baltic fleet
wishing him a good voyage and
good luck.
Should the statement prove cor
rect the Kaiser's telegram is likely
to cause some diplomatic protest
on the part of the Japanese. It
will be ' recalled that during the
Boer war the Kaiser sent a similar
telegram . to Paul Kruger wishing
good Luck to the Boers and that
te'.egram brought about a vigorous
protest by England.
Paris, Oct. 5. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg confirms the report
that the third Russian army is
about to be formed. General
Louboviessky will be in cocunand.
TOMORROWS FORECAST.
The Weather Forecast for Ucrth Cxr
Una for 24 Hours.
Washington, D. C. Oct. 5.-T3
weather forecast for North Carolina
for the ensuing 24 hours is :
Fair tonight except showers in
extreme western portion, warmer
Thursday, showers and cooler ia
the interior.
Any woman knows that a man
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is a iooi wno idiuks c anows
women.
Don't buy your real estate be
fore getting prices, terms, etc.,
from Chas. B. Jordan. tf
Do not forget that Thornton doc3
all kinda'of watch, clock and jew
elry repairing in the best f cssibla
manner.
; Confessions of a Priest.
Rev. John S. Cox, of Wake,
Ark., writes, "for 12 years 1 suf
fered from Yellow Jaundice. I
consulted a number of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
but got no relief. Then I bega
the use of Electric Bitters and feel
that 1 am now cured of a -disease
that had me in its grasp for twelve
years.? If you want a reliable
medicine for Liver and Kidzsy
trouble, stomach disorder or gen
eral debility, get Electric Bitters.
It's guaranteed by All Druggist.
Only 50c, , . .
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