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Fjtablished JS79 and Published con
tinuously Since that Time.
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1 "Tli Yisitor-Fress Co.. Publish rs.
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John Wilher Jenkm ..Editor.
?ghn C, l)rewry...'.Gener: Manager.
TUB AXXl'AI. PENSION H MD. j
. Our 'pension hill the coming year'
will amount to -more limn sH4.".iOUM0.
That, in many more million than liny (
Kivropcnn nation pnvs out fin- pen- i
sionn, though some ol Iheni have
armies twentv times sis large as our, j.
W have been for veins pmntmtr iin
OUR PROPOSITION WILL NOT LAST RUT ONLY A FEW DAYS LONGER.
HERE IT IS AGAIN.
We will place (o your floms before Christmas anv of these '. Editions on Payments of only a Dollar per Month. ROE'S COM
PLETE WORKS in Nineteen Volumes. "BALZAC", "SCOTT'S WAVERLEY", "HUGO, "GEORGE ELIOT", SHAKESPEARE, Illustrated,
"LEVER, DICKENS. This is Undoubtedly the best BooK offer in your City. Placeyour Order Early. OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTILIO O'CLOCK.
T. ARLINGTON McKELVIE,
BLAKE'S JEWELRY STORE.
wnnt hoard.
family
Kast Lenoir si reel. givin;r
Young married couple
the misfortune of l-Yiiiice mid ( iertna- ' and .room in nice priva-1
ivy in the heuvv bunicii of militarism (Iim I
they bear. It will surpris? s.ime lo ,' price,
know that the I nHe.1 M iles pays out
more, for its litile 'military . csnimi-li-itient
than anv oilier country in the
world. Of course the cost of pensions
included in the cc.-t of the military
establishment, because a pension is :i
reward for past services in the army.
" JuKt as monih.lv pay is tor present sei
ulnuu it U common savins- that l!e-
miblies are ungrateful." Unt the I nited tOnguCS,
State not oulv pays the highest
monthly wage to Us soldiers. but
pays them the highest pensions, for
the longest time (.1 anv country. Does
unv an suppose, however, that." if
-the matter of pensions were, consider
ed from a business standpoint.
dealt with In -..it- ncn. such norm- ; p(jf. y0(if blQ0(Jf
i hum i r nit'M "'"no -
-pension for the i-reat mcreuse
the pension list, and the siibseipient
'burden placed on the ta. payers is i Impure &ooA"MycompUx:e'ttvA
the-anxiety of the demagogues in the
"He is Wise Who
Talks But Little.'
This is only a half truth.
If wise men had held their
we should know
nothing about the circulation
of the blood. If it were not
for this advertisement you
night never know that Hood' 's
Sarsaparilla is the greatest
! medicine in the world to
l ; .rcnic Ail dfjjciuc, ywc yuu
-4 it. r .-.. j.. ..
TAKES THE CAKE.
G
Under any and all circtsnv ;
stances, no matter what the com-'!,
petition, North Stale stands at the j
head of its class when it ccmcs .
-i-Li J . -t.',r irn t K?St
A Suit Suggestion
pod Morning
9
A (''ml nioniiiitrsuiLrcsts n winter suit, and nvrnviat. -ni r,n.tnicii.r.
I , . ! .. .1 ; . . i .1 . . . .
v ic. ,.c . ,ive Liieni in an new mays and the
1 North, and Went to secure the soldier
' vote. It is a notorious fad that there
is hardly a politician in nil that sec--v.
lion who w ill ra ise his voice iiRiihist
" '! any pension hill, or who will even prci
eit ajtainst. fraudulcnl pensions, be
; cause he is afraid c.f losnur the soldiei
vote. Pensions have been seemed te
- pay political debts. rather than be
cause of the iiievils of soldierly ser
vice. Pensions have been used to
bribe votes, onlv in this eiise the can
- didnte does not take the money out
of his own pockel, but comps'ls the
''':'., .government to be a parly to 1 lie bvi
lxry. Can ny man look at the euortn
. mm pension list we carry, and say that
it, is just, and hom's,', lf 1"llefi
i eiaries continue to accumulate from
the war with Spain mill the war in
. 'the Philippines as ihey have be;nm;
ami continue as lonir as the veterans
i of the civil war. c.nr (rival (.'rand chiid
' rcn will .Ktill lie pavinff pensions, on
: iwcoiint of our little unpleasantness
with Spain. And when the pieslion
of troinff to war in the future arises,
the niuiii jioi nf, will be. "(an Ave af
' font the expense or the nar.1' so much
Ua the question. "( an we a fiord the
burden cf pensions re.winjj out of the
': war?" -.
President llarvie .lortla u. t ilie lu
terstnto ('ot.ton Grower: Association. !
makes thechnrfre that the joveriiinent !
cotton crop report is iwinar maiiipiilat- (
ed in favr.r of the nnjr of speculators
who "play" the cotton market in New I
ork and Liverpool. This is a pravt
'charge, and eoniiiijr from such a
source deserves at least investiirution. j
It leaked out the Saturday niyht lie- i
fore the last report was irivcn to the
Hiblic that pertain brokers Hi New'!.
York had been ottered advance infor- I
niation, if they would pav- consider-
able sum for the news. As it turned
out the advance news would have lioen ,
worth thousands of dollars to them
because the market fell more 1hn
:, .half a eent on the reKirt If. the. of-
tleiuls or clerks who have the report
in charjn are unscrupulous cnouph te
sell thii important inroruintion in ad
vance, it does not. seem that thev are
entirely above suspicion. It is a mat
ter of great importance tn the farmer
and the cotton factri- alike that this
report be kept as lair and impartial
a.s jiossible.
W. hoofs SiniCArtUi. did much good
by purifyir.g my blood. &Jy skin is now
itr." cAnrutD. McCoy, Wtlsontown, Pa.
Zdbod'A Sa lkifMiilq
i ti mn tiw ri fffir r
Hood' Pllit WW Utt IIU; b iiou4rfitotlny nd
mil cathtrtte U Ukt with HooJ trrtlU.
THE
Yarborough Cafe,
RALEIGH, N. C.
Handsomest Restaurant in
the State For Ladiesand
Gentlemen.
Newman & Dcrsctt,
Pi!oi'i!iKTor:s:
Ail: iip-l(Ml;tlp l'litcc. open imv
and N ilit.
. EiUriiiicc tliiimli Varlxiroiijili
IKIIINC.
FRESH CANDY
Manufactured Every Day
' by
J. A. POPE.
THE OLIVER
THE BEST UP-TO-DATE.
Visible Writing.
First I'reiiiinun al !';:ris Kxpusil im
Tyre writers and Eu'plcyeis i f sw
Slmtild Investipili' This Mucliine
see lm liiiit'li t inie is .saved by I'siii):
II. Ask for liirciiinat.ioii by Mail
Or C'uli a'. lioiiiH is. Piillen I'.uiUlin.i.
i:ai.i:k;ii. n. c.
B. H. WOODELL
SALESMAN. !
American
j
Detective Agency.
ESEL BUILDING.
RICHMOND, - - . VA.'
duty iur yiMi, (Jrccns, wiiioh are so iniu-li worn now, as well us the now over-plaid
And it isn't only in quality that itt; "ll 1 "P a,e V"?y;? nie best t.p-tK.-date and cheapos.;,..,
excellence is demonstrated teyond
he peradventure cf a doubt style, j
ste, finish ar.d what-nct prove its j
merits. .. , i
Browns and tin:
iVcels In
Hi p
Clothing, Overcoats
FARINA ROLLER MILLS CO.,
Raleigh, IN, C.
Will do any lefitiinalc detective
work. Collections made. We have
detectives available, day or niKbt.
oldest agency in Contiec
lions tiiroutrtiiHil ihe Worltl. C't'rre
spundeiice NilicJed.
You sec advertised in all the Periodicals r
the day, and on the boards of the city, is
on sale at "
J. R. Ferrall & Co,
222 Fayctievillc St.
? A.S. Id
IN at I
McGeachy's t
DRUGSTORE,
133 Tayeiteville St.
1 1 is iiriccs ;i re riijli1' .
II is goods are rli:li'
H is liH-at ioii is i ij.ii'
t':ill and v; will lie
rilil. '
These are Cash Prices ?
But they Save You Moneys r:
READ i
Pork Sausage, llle. lb.
Nice bananas, 15c. doz.
New dates, 10c. lb.
New &gs, I'k". lb.
Pie Peaches, 3 lb. cau, 8 l-3c.
Table Peaches, 3 lb. Van, lS'iiv
Prunes (good) T'jc. lb.
Prunes i iest ) l()c. lb.
California Evaporated Peaches, choice
10c; best 1214c.
Loom piohles S 1-3.- doz.
l'ig feet and Tripe TVc lb.
Full Mac of fancy groceries cigars and
tobacco.
Interstate Phone
APPLES, ORANGES,
BANANAS, CIGARS.
W. J. MOORE.
122 E. Hargett St.
16.1 Free delivery.
and tobacco NEW RIVER OYSTERS
Defective
Glasses
in every style, s .1 id measure.' j
FOR RENT A iuryc store nil
! V ilmin.'ldii s't.. sii i ! a ! iitl tor meci ics, '
etc. ' .
.' A i)tly t'i !
H. E. KING A. SON, , 1
209 South Wilining;tvt) street.
Hell I'lK.nc 2:i.1.
For Sale
ixtures
(OMPLKTK.
'.Aorth Carolina Wnlc County:
Superior Court,
before W. M. Kuss, C. !. C.
!,Elizabe1h Hancoin Howell. Henry
i (ireen Howell, and .-others.-plain-
!.': v titts.- -. -,-
t- -. vs.
John Tfenderson l!oiilotii And others,
defendants.
RAI.10 ()K LAND FOR PAllTITfOX.
f)n Monday, the 14th day of January'
; A. I).. 1901. by virlare of authority
conferred on me us commissioner, by
' decree of court in the above entitled
special jiroceedinprf. I will expose for
. sale on the premises the truest of hind
first hereinafter described.' to the
big-best bidder for cash or upon such
lerms of cash and credit, as-may be
! announced at the sale, all those tracts
' or parcel of land in Wal;e county,
j North Carolina, in White Oak Town
j ship, about northeast of Apex, and one
mile north of Salem chiirch. ad joiniiifr.
each other and more jiarticularly
, bounded and described as follows:
I First tract, adjoining- the lands of .1.
I J. Maynard. John Lewis and others
and more fully described in a .deed
j from Henry C. Casttlpbury to John
! Rniieom. dated November IHIth, ts4.
i and registered in the office of reg-ister
Wf deeds for' Wake county in Hook IS.
i pag-e 260. containing lPu acres and T.I
poles, more or less. .
SKCOND TllACT. Adjo'ininjr land
of Kiddie Maynard and others, and de
scribed in deed from (ireen A Kurd to
J.Tohn Tlaueoiri, dated Vebruary 2(lth.
1840. and registered in Register of
Deeds office for Wake county in Hook
;li3, at pape 261, -containing1 acres.
OnaetofvJ OL- VJUr more or less
u v.w w wai nww THITID vTKACT-Ad ioinino-
Atlanta is to have a new hotel to
coftfr three hundred thousand dollars,
in. addition to the three or lour other
firm hotels it has i.lreadv. lialeigli
onjrbt to be able, to aflor l nt least one
fine modern hotel. If we had
.such a titruoture. here, well nianaped
and we'll advertised it would attract
.nwny wis'itors .from the North who
..would delipht to spend a while here,
poirtfr to Florida or returning' from the
, far South. -This is the best, half-way
point between New ork and Iknton
aiid.. the Went Indies. A p-entleman
from Canada who was visit inr here
sometime affo said this whs the finest
climate he haxl ever seen, and that is
the opinion of maaiy who have visited
all ports of the country.
Glasses exactly right two years afro
nay be f ir from right today.
Ti e eyes cliange. We examine your
yes fiee, and will only recommend a
;hani,'e if absolutely beneficial. ;
H. Mahler s Sons,
EXPERT OPTICIANS-
land in perfect condition.
Ihey can be seen at
Capital Club Bar.
the
Valuable Newbern Ave- L J. WALKER.
nue Residence Pro
perty for Sale.
My former residence corner Newbern
Avenue and Person Ntreet.
PRICE $3,0C0.
Will make terms to suit purciiascr.
S. l'HIMKOM-:. W. S IIMRDSKj'Jb
if. S. P.inrce fi Co, Ipnkb
Henry E. Litchfcrd.
.'.l Mr. Bryan Is to publish a weekly
; newspaper to b calletl "The Conunon
er. -Some of his. friends regret that
he follows so closely the example of
the Hon. Jerry Simpson. . The old
J adajare, "Would tjwit mine.enemy would
: write a book," may in time lie change.l
to lO that mine enemy would puldish
a newspaper." .
SAI.i: OF VALUAULE I.OT.
I!y virtue of a judgment -of the Su
perior Court of Wake Count v, X. C.
' ; made and entered at the October
THH NKW FI5CIT AND CANDY i J erm, 1000. of said Court in the esse
. " , of Lizzie Daniels ct al vs. W. I' laoore
-,.'.'' STOKK, . et al. bein"' number SU!'1 .ixin the
Civil Issue Docket of sa'" oiirt, ( will
offer for sale at publ'- atcry for canh
.to. the bijfhest biocr at the Courl
! House door in the city of Raleigh.' X.
! C, on Monday, the 17th day of lie
leember, 1000, at 12 o'clock M.. the fol
lowing described lot of land, vi: Sir-
uated and lying, and -being in the ciM
iu ngs m .in Kiiuis. riiirtuis, inns 01 i bounded on the north by the lol of K,
all kinds nil fresh.
JOHNSON BROTHERS
Peanut brittle, cocoanut brittle,
kinds of toffy at 10 cents lb,
r me rrench mixture. 1
worth 2.1 cents.
"Fine. Smyrna..' figs,' 15c; dates, 10c
FIRE INSURANCE.
Tlie patronage of the public is re
ipectfnlly teiiucstcd. Dwellings,
Furniture and Mercantile risks espoei
illy Kollcited.
Strong Ctmipantes and ample ex
perience in protect iiif your interests
W. S. PRIMROSE &. CO. Agts.
ill
cents,
The Wilson New says "The Ral
eigh Press Club Is on the, search for a
ttiihstitute for Ananias. How would
tlie Clnb do?" ' ,
Florida Oranges, California or
anges, l'ears, apples, grapes, celery,
etc. '. ':V " - .;
Plenty of bananus 10 to 20 ceats doz.
Ladies' apples for decorating
Christmas trees. ,
"; r ..: JOHNSON' BROS.,
Fayetteville St.
Interstate 'Rhone 350, ,
'Upperman, on the east by the lot of
I Betsy Bryan, on the fcout'h by South
j street, and on the west by the lot of
j W. II. J. Goodwinbeing one-half of
j the lot, bought by Marcellus Upper-
man of W. II. J. Goodwin, deed regis
tered in the office of, the Register of
Deeds of said county, in L'.ouk C.I, page
ijn. T.nrt the same that was mort
gaged by Cherry .Tones to W. II,
Moore, see book 10S, page 21, in Reg
ister' office of said county.
ARMISTEAI) JONES,
' Commissioner,
No. 14, 1900. uta.-
lands
of J. ,T. Maj'tiard on the south, and
John Lewis on the enst, and described
in deed from Henrv Mooring to John
Haiieom. dated February 2sth, ISiil.
and registered in the office of Regis
ter of deeds for said eonntv. AH of
said lands lieing describe in the said
proceedings, and owned and occupied
by John Haiieom (deceased), no to
the time of his death.
W. .1. FEKT.E.
Commissioner.
MAYNARD, Att'ys.
NOT1CK OF SALE.
By authority of a mortgage from J.
. Price and wife, recorded in Rook
155, page 7S4, Register i ' Deeds of
fice for Wake county, I w '. on Mon
day, the 24th day of Deceih'er, l'JOO.
at 12 o'clock M., at the Coint Houst
door of Wuke county. Raleigl - N. C
sell to the highest bidder foi sh o
lot of land in the city of h-'leigh.
which begins at ft stake now Minor's
corner, on the east sine of Torth East
street, and runs north with sahV street
S feet to a stake, corner of ' . A.
Bridgers. thence east with his I re 21(1
feet to a stake; thence north 2t 'a ,eet
!o a stake,; t-hence rfnst 156 fe' to
-itnke: thence south 48 feet to a
thence west 150 feet to a stake;
north 10 f-et to n Klake; then'
210 feet to the beginning., ant -same
lot conveyed to mortgngoi.
A. Ri-idgers and others. Hook Ks
645, raid. Register's office.
W. X. JONES,
1. d At ton
tule;
ience
west
teiug
iy S.
page
NOTICE OF SALE.
Hv authority of a judgment of tin
Superior Court for Wake county en
tered at October Term. l'.MK). in an
action for the foreclosure of a mort
gage, entitled Thos. C. Enniss vs. 1'.
C. Enniss and others. I will, on Mon
day.. 7th day of Janimry, I'.iOl, at the
Court House door of Wake county.
Raleigh. N. C. sell to the htuliest bid
der for cash that certain I'd or parcel ; North Carolina County of Wake
of land with improvements thereon. ' City of Raleigh- , '
situate on North Salisbtn-y street, in j Notice is hereby given that arnlica-
" (;. r'ii"iii mi i nr i icjii win oe maoe to ine Ueneral As
northenst corner of the lot of J. If. j sembly of North Carolina- et Us fies-
Aiiorii, nmi runs Aorin wnti said i sion in January 1901: 1. For a private
v. im, ...ni. i- w-risi .i.i im to uci nmenoiiig tne I iiarter of the City
the west line of said hit. thence south of Raleigh, and, 2. For a private act
along said line SO fee I to the line of to authorise the City of Raleigh to
M.. rtu. in ire piuo oi snii i city. suDmit to the voters therein the ones
, T f .. . . , . . ...
thence east with the line of said lot
SiO feet to the begiuning, beiug por
tion of lot No. 223 in the plan of Ral
eigh. , : W. N. JONES.
Commissioner.
Raleigh, N. C, Deri. 3, 1900. tds.
tion of issuing- bonds for Public Im
provements, aim to issue same should
the election so decide.
This 12th dav of . December, 1900.
W. Ij. WATSON, Attorney
for The City of Raleigh..
and Furnishings
IiN THE MARKET.
w,
l'e llieail cooils with some Stvle. Tut and Finiwh
r i t . ' " ' " 1 ! m v i H' I" 'M
! tn itlil MiK'ks, et-. M
Everything Else a Man Wears,
&UINEHAN
L'P-TO-D.VTE CLOTHItmS AND FfJItNISIIERS.
WITH tHe ComPliments of the Season !
BOY "hoihuri want a Gun. Find Him.
GUNS l-'amnn-i aiirl IKimericss A LL Prices 'and very clitap.
WATCH A Vtcvt time piece
$100 rr"el.
2.800 PC CKET KNIVES.
TWO OT.L.CADS
tEETHAIsLBEP nd Rigl,tffisfiS lrs."
tif useful Present for Christ mas. v
JULIUS LEWIS HARDWARE CO. Raleich, N. C.
Largest Stock in North Carolina.
Good m aris' Shb s
The Greatest Shoes on Earth at the price.
Every pair Warrented WOMEN'S KIDS
$1.50. CHILDREN'S 75c, $l.00and $1.25.
Every family should see these Shoes they
are Cheap at Double the price of any
Shoe Made.
Only sold at
POOL'S SHOE STORE.
XMAS GIVING T
Not only appeals to the sentimental side of human na
ture, but as well to the practical side.
People these days give presents that are USEFUL,
not merely "pretty" things but things that look wl
and do well. '
What does better than a piece of
FURNITURE?
DO WELL !
Always with you. , This Xmas. Next Xmas.
Almost until time is no more--as fur as fliwf nA ?
ceiver ar; concerned Desks! Pictures ! Ja dinieres I
Rockers 1 Odd Chairs ! Couches ! Roman Seats ! and
so on. ' : '',.
The Royal! & Borden Furniture Co. f
.... - . . ., -'.'.- "''', ."' '.'' ;
- .'""'' Corner Wilmington and Harnett SU. ' ;