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Cleanses tmz ivcun
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Ritual -
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1 lie JUUIONAL-
New Bern, N. C. Dec. 28, 1899.
Index to New Advertisements.
D V Jar ir'i Cloaks. .
.! FTalotMP.-rt wm-.
i J L McDaniel Buckwhett. :
J Li Parker-Gwntry taieeg v
Hyman Sup; If Co-Don't let, &o -.;
Business Locals.
A FEW more gal lorn of Ik t Celebrated
California Poit Wine, l gallo it J. P.
Tayloi's.
PRESS Country Hausage, n ade by J 1
Klnaey. J. R. Parker, Jr., Broad street.
FOB SALE 75 shares Atlantic & North
; Carolina Railroad Stock. Apply to J. J.
.Wolfenden. ,
THK finest Beer always on draught, at
1 Jacob's, Middle Hfeet
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.
Tn' the District Court of the United
States, for the Eastern DUtrlct of N.
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In the matter of Abner W. Thomas
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.
' To tLe Creditors of Petitioner, who
has been adjudicated a Bankrupt: .'.
Take notice that a-meellag of his
creditors will be held at the office of L.
J, Moore, Referee, tn New Bern,- N. C,
at 13 M, on the 2nd day of January I960,
at which time the creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting. V'--'-
- - " L. J.MOORE, ;
' Referee In Bankruptcy.
." NewBern, K. C. Dec. 19th 1899. ; -
-. Special Sale, CMnaware. , .
We put on sale . Thursday morning
at 8 o'clock 040 pieces find decorated
thlnaware, consisting of cups and sau
cers, fancy plates, salad dishes, turkey
dishes, pitchers, spoon holders, teapet
stands, berry bowls, large covered d lanes
platters, toothpick holders, desert plates
etc., each piece worth from IS to 60c,
your choice while tbcy last 10 cents.
. ' G. A. Barfoot.
A nice line of boxed extracts, toilet
waters and fancy bottles, boxed station
ary, fountain pens, shaving mugs, silver
pearl and aluminum canes for thermome
ters, at Duffy "s drug store.
Spare the brush anil spoil the teeth; a
good tooth brush for 10c, the best for
26c. We have reduced the price of
our 85c and 60c brushes to 21c while
they last. Bradham's Pharmacy.
A little money wll speiil Carolina
Cough Cure, 2"ic.
Iluylers Candy In sr d. il put 3 at
JfcHorley's. '
Celery lloai!:icbo r-'' is w'. r-ie
your lieinlai le. Cive t ii at.' . ' '
are made an 1 Bid ! at I .' 1': i
Thin i n '-y.
l'lomi.t iv.
given to
ci 4'tion 1
to lie fi'; 1.
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t, fui iner. u
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new
i aide,
or Bol.oein.
I he circuit rMer for Pamlico circuit,
L. s returned from a vii.il to relatives and
friends at his old home ou Itoekingham
circuit.;
Mia Virginia Westbrook the primary
teacher of Panilieii Male and Female In
stitute is visiting her home during Xmas
holidays.
Master Carl Armstrong of New Bern
is visiting relatives at Stonewall.
Home citizen of Pamlico county living
not far from Stonewall had a jug of old
Barley corn stolen from bis buggy while
be was oft some distance treating
friends. lie at once suspected a certain
negro and went in search of a J. P., and
secured a warrant and carried the negru
before the J. P. and. I understand the
negro and Barley corn man compro
mUed. Somebody's Barley corn left a
sign, it half I have heard is true; accl
dent will happen in the bet of famllle.v
but none apt to happen after they leave
New Bern., Let it alone old men and
young, men and It will let you alone,
give nJiat you spend for whiskey to the
poor, and the poor will be better fed and
clothed.
K. W. Armstrong and Miss Mary Bax
ter of New Bern Is visiting relative)
and friends at Stonewall and Bayboro.;
At last she has come. The steamer
Guide of the Bay River and New Bern
line reached Vandemere on the 20th ol
December. We hoped she would reach
us on the 25th, so We could call It Xmat
treat, however we will call it so. Now
trie mosquito fleet can be excused we
hope, so ws can have prompt, quick and
safe transportation..,: Now for goods.
Mr. Z. Swindell of Stonewall raised
from one tine 228 Gourds, how will that
do for a crop of gourds. He la one ol
our most successful farmers but did not
put his entire crop In gourds. -
KEARBT AFFAIRS.
Matters of Local Interest la the City ail
' ' Country. ' '
Rain and warmer Is the forecast for
today.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 50 degrees, the minimum 10 degrees.
- - Quiet Home Weddln?.
Tn the presence of the family and
few friends, Mr. J. E, Borden ef Jackson
vllle, Fla., was married to Hiss Marls J.
Kehoe the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert 0. Kehee of this city, at 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning, Rev. Father George
performing the ceremony.- . . ; '
The marriage was at the home of the
bride and the parlor was prettily dto
oraled with evergreens, the room was
darkened and lighted with candles. - "
: Tm presents were numerous, hand
some and useful. Mr. and Mrs. Borden
left by the A. C.L. for Jacksonville, Fla
their future home. --1
Mr. Borden Is engaged In the sawmill
business In Florida, being the Buperlt
tendent of a mill. Ue formerly lived
in this city and Is well and favorably
known.
HOLIDAY TRAVELLERS.
Mr. F.P. Koonce of Trenton
was In the city last night.
N. C,
Mr. W. A. Salter retained to Charles
ton, 8. C. yesterday morning.
Mr H. Sperling of Baltimore arrived
here last night, and Is the guest of Mr
William Bultan.
Mr. T. C. Whltakor of Trenton, Con
pressman C. It. i homes' private secre
tary, It In the city.
. lira. W. II. Francks and children, left
veMord sy morning, ralurniDg to their
home at llli.hlanda.
i'.r. Cml'miid Iialicock and son, of
Kew York Oity, arrlred on the Neue
yesterday to spend a few days In this
vicinity buntinij.
a.
II. Appletun, Justice of Peace,
d.urj, N. J., s !, "Pr. "'ill's LlUle
$ are the b ,1 jdl's
a. We rue no othei
ly cure all 1
i;sl lnisl In,
f a
ii in i
1 e I. it ' ton
: i l. : . ':-s rr t :'mtion
eft. r In.!., '-y. 1 i : lative
I joi I .i j .f Cjmut eu's Lo
nittuds. Sii!-(-:''ioiis on
t,e f,.!uii!io!i.
This Is a question of vast importance
to the people of North Carolina, but it is
a matter which they know very little
about. Gov.'D. L. Russell in an article
In the Manufacturers Record Southern
Supplement, December 14th, under the
heading of "Wide Rauge of North Car
olina Resources," says. "Within the
rilate oysters are taken to a very consid
erable extent." These eleven-words con
stitute all that the Governor bus to say
aixmt our oyster Industry, although he
devotes several columns of Information
to other subjects of Slate enterprises
snd Interests.
Now if bur Governor (rrj Eastern
man), knows so little, or takes so little
Interest lu this oyster question, it is not
strnnge that the average citizen takes no
Interest in it as an industry: It is only io
political campaigns or at election times
that the oyster question becomes of in
terest, and It lasts only so long as it pays
politicians to take this interest' As soon
as the jobs are all disposed of, the inter
est ends. ' ':'. .;:;Xi..."";5:i:Jiri
We are glad that ona of our State offi
cials has interested himself in this .Im
portant question,' and that his interest
has manifested itself in works. Prof. J
A Holmes sees the .importance of llii.
natter, and has secured the co-operation
of the Coiled States Fish Commission
towards the surveying and mapping out
of the oyster grounds of the State - W
also note that at a recent: trip otLoai
friend to Washington he secured the re
tention of the steamer "Fishb&wk" lu
our waters, and that- the steamer lias
been ordered to the Pamlico Sound U
make investigations as to the cause ol
the destruction, of oysters In our sounds
the past few months, and to arrange for
the rs-slocklng of these' waters, etc
Now this Is all very laudable and we ap
preciate this interests Captain Smith ol
the Fisbhawk and all his officers are yer
admirable gentlemen, and are well quail
fled for tbW scientific , work .to' which
they are engaged, but In our opinion the
gre it amount of money which this work
will cost could be much more advanta
geously expended, fhe steamer Fish
hawk U a vessel -carrying a comple
ment of about ten officers and about 4ii
men, and the cost of this equipment, ft r
sty six months service in this work
will amount to many thousands of dol
lars. : -: ',-' .i.'-i -' ?',)''. "-;.'--z f
There Is no question as to the ca tse of
the loss of our oysters. The terrible
storm in August just smothered them
rip', and destroyed them. Any practlca
oysterman will tell you this, and. all of
them airree as to this fact," Now what
shall be done, is the Important question.
Pardon us If we go back a few months
Last January during the session" of the
State Legislature a few geutlemen In
leresl'eA in this subject met in Raleigh
We conferred together as to what was
best to be done, and what to ask of our
Legislators. We bad a meeting with the
joint committee on Shell Fish, and gave
them our views, and the benefit of our
experience etc. We were led to believe
that our swishes should he considered. and
It was suggested that we should return
home, and get up a bill and send it up to
the committee. , Mr. : J. II. Potter ol
Beaufort, representing the csnners, met
the writer (who represented the Raw
Trade) and lojether with M. DeW.
Stevenson, Esq , we spent a day in get
tlnsr op and perfection a bill which wo
thought would cover all points, and
would be to the best Interests ef all con
ceined. . Mr. Stevenson and the writer
spent snotber day with the stenographer
getting the bill In shape to be presented
to the Legislature. The bill was forwsrd
sd to a prominent member of the Hoes-
Siell Fish commltt e, and wasnovir
beard from again. We were all Demo
crats before a Democratic Legislature
and we confidentially expected sorru
cosnlderation at Its bands, Iu our bill
we provided fur the perpetuation of the
eyater, and we made many other sugges
lions which we believed to be Important
ljut in the bill which was passed none of
thftm were considered.
We provided that after the expenses of
the Slate Oyster Commission were paid
(whl( h lu our bill, would not have beeu
h i'f bat the prr. .'ill bill makes it) all
en-' s should ho used In slocking I'am
lieu Sound with shells (to caK'h the
pm ii) w hit h run he (ilitiriii'd durin.
t1'! h ; i iiif-rp-.vi'in Kt sit; lit exju'tr e. A
tt.'a t! : r . r liu its ii- inittmployit'
p 1 v '! ', ( 1 ' mi I ll.e r.'-it o
t . y; .. t !:fl i- mil.! dm ii'
t i hair d no I l.o (in
t t i t i e - . jut
by ou. r 1. .-. .. . i i . era of ti e
1 . 1 It ii t I n f r tl e r
t, the oyster business t.
ill. '
s fc s in
t.uuda In
wouid have been of gu..t ma.
this Slate. From three to four thoustad
people would have been employed as
shucken" in the canneries and by the
raw houses, and double this number
would have been enjaged In the catching
of the oysters and running them to the
different markets. At least one thous
and boats of all sizes would have been
used in the business, which would have
employed several hundred thousand dol
lars of capital, and the trade of Eastern
North Carolina would "have been vastly
greater than ever before known. Surely
Interests of this character are worthy of
careful consideration and should be
managed wisely.
As it is now, there Is virtually no care
or management. It is simply a "go as
you please" business. The only thing
which Is managed Is the collection of
tax. The law says that the oyster shall
be inspected, but the Inspection is a
farce. There is no inspection. Many
thousands of bushels of small oysters are
caught and carried to -markets, which
are utterly worthloss. And thousands of
bushels of shells are also mixed with the
oysters. All of these should be return
ed to the bottoms where and v whea
caught, to grow- and catch spawn for
future years. The law says that the oys
ter shall be inspected where caught, but
this is not done in one single Instance,
fhe iiMet Shell Fish; Commissioner
however does not fall to put in his bilj4
for his pay, and thinks that his ' salary
should be three times as much as hs got
and his deputies are no less modest. . v
, The steamer ' Llllle" Is kept in Com
mission at heavy . expense to the State,
ind her services are of no praotlcal bene
fit ' - -
The tongers "cuss" about dredge. I be
cause they are destroying the oysters ana
the dredgers are just as good at cussing
about what the tongers are doing, an -there
is lots of truth on both sides. -
Now lying before our office, Is a sloop
loaded with dredge! oysters which art
dear at 10c per bushel, because . moh-
thn one half ot the bulk is .dead shells,
trash and small oysters. Last week twi
'boats loaded with longed stock were l
this marketand if the small underslieil
oysters had beon culled out and return
ed to the bottoms where caught, those
same oysters one year from now would
have loaded these two boats four, timoa
Oar klnrt hearted . Inspectors eyes . art
closed and nothing is done. When the
oystermea are, remonstrated with they
acknowledge It is all wreng, and "thai
this kind of work will soon wind up the
supply, but their excuse Is "If we do not
catch them, some one else will --"'..-'
The whole matter has a very dlsoour
aging outlook to us,: Oar legislators do
notttng but make places and fill them
with their political friends,; without re
gard as to whether, these parlies ' are
qualified by experience for the position
or not, and the oysterssen look only to
present gain. Can nothing be . done
which will be practical snti, permanent
In Its influence for the future good of
this great and lmpornt Industry?
. - - '- Go N.Ives.
TUB M0DERB MOTHER. -
Has found that her little ones, are Im
proved more by the pleasant Syrup of
Figs, when In need of the laxative effect
of a gentle remedy, than, by any other
Children enjoy it and, it benefits them
Tho true lemrdy, Syrup ot Figs, is man
u'faclured by the California Fig Hyrui
O i. only. ' . -
Hon. C R. Thomas Interviewed.
, "Way back In the 80's the government
establiihud a splendid arsenal at Far
etleville, In my Stale," observed Repre
sentative Charles R. Thomas, a new
member from New Bern, N.. G , yester
day. "In those times the Fayellevllle
Arsenal'WiS one ot the best in the ooun
try, and ranked In importance with the
arsenals at Walervllel and Springfield,
This continued down to the time of the
civil war, during which It was captured
by the Confederates, used by them fi
awhile, and then fell into the bands o
the Federals, who used It as a storage
arsenal. Not long after the peace of Ap-
pomatox, the arsenal was entirely ahol
Ishel.
"This historic locality should be made
the site of a new and Improved struc
lure," added Mr. Thomas. ''There are
good reasons for such action. The south
hns almost no government arsenals, and
that s-etlon should hsvo anina part
the manufacture of p ju ipn. r: u te for tl
army. I know they siiy Unit with rio.td
tr;nr poriiit i.in tlicio is littio nr If-,
a''''iiios ail over the c :i.i! i y. I' it. I'ny
(otp.i:1,. is -i' 't--'.'lii "y it:i;i'' 1 f'T tuo-S
p.. . ., ly v ,.,,.!.,- I."
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n r.'
: j to c. . .luff.
An onattthaiitlcaled cable dispatch,
t Few Voik Bun, contained a
a. tnunt thut a message sent by Geu.
I I nhuen to Queen Victoria said that
the liodder River battle was the "blood
iest of the century.' It is not probable
iuat General Methuen said any such
thing, unless, possibly, he spoke with
reference to the losses In comparison
with the total number ot men engaged.
At the battle of Austerlitz, December
8, 180S, the French lost 7,000 officers and
men and the killed and wounded of the
allies numbered more than three thous
and. The French at Wagram, In 1800,
lost 18,000, although io that battle- they
took 20,000 Austrlans prisoners. At ithe
Moscova on the retreat from Moscow
tkey lost 80,000. At the great battle ot
Lelpslc, in 1818, a three days' battle, the
French losses were 65,000. Mora than
40,000 of the French perished onMhe
field, altogether 80,9 0 men perishing ou
the field. - ii.
v At Waterloo the British lost 6,082. the
Frenoh 28,850. .The total losses of. the
allied armies there were 4,368 killed and
14,539 wounded, besides 4,281 missing.
At Plevna between 18,00) and 20.000
Russians were killed and wounded, the
Turkish loss being about 5000; leas than
tue uussiaa. adoui lo.ouu men ware
killed on both sides. In the war be-
t i en Germany and Austria In 1868 the
Prussians lost 0172 and the Austrisn
44 814 at Konlggratai , ; : ,
la the FVonco -Prussian war the Ger
mans at Welsseubnfg-Worth loatf If ,214
nii iai r rencn ouuu in auiea ana woun
ded, besides which the French lost 65,-
000 prisoners: At Vlonvllle-Marsin Tour
the Germans lost 15,729, or 29 per cent.
of their army, the French lost being
equally great. The Germans at Colombv
loallly lost 4907, and at Spickern 4871.
At Gravelotte the German joss, according
ttf a German authority; , was 80,173.
Another authority puts it at 25,000, and
the French loss at 19,000.; At Sedan'" the
Germans lost 89J1,
In our civil war the aggregate leases
at the battle of Stone' River were 18,
HI on the Doian side and 10,208 on the
Confederate tide. The Union killed were
1780 and the Confederate I4. At An
tlelam the Union killed numbered' 2108,
the wounded 9549. At Fredrlcksburg
1984 Union men were killed and t98
Confederate the." wounded numbering
9600 On the Union side and 4088-on the
Confederate. . The total losses at this
b.ttle were 13, 653 for the North and
5815 for the Sottlu - In 3 the two-days
biltle ef Sblloh the Northern dead
numbered 1764, the Southern 1728; tke
Northern wounded 8408, and the Beuth-
ern 8013.. - At Gaines' MUI the North's
aggregate loss was 6887, and the Bonth's
8751. Chlcamaugs's two days battle
resulted In dead, 1056; wounded, 9749 on
the Union aide, and 2819 uead and 14,874
wennded on lb side ef the Confederates
At Gettysburg the Union losses in killed
we -e 8070, wounded 14,497, and the Con
federates. 25D2 dead, 19,76 J : wounded.
Chaucellorsville, , Union dead, 1606;
wounded, 0765, Confederate, 1163 . and
9081 respectively. - -
Don (Let this Happen
Put those good resolutions that fon
make on January 1st into ffeot at once
by replacing your old Plumbing with the
newost ideas in sanitary open plumbing.
r.d you will be ld of the annoyance of
leaking pipes anil fl oo le I floors, as well
as doctor's bills. We will furnish esti
mate for Plumbing, Gas Fitting am
(Isating, and satisfaction is guaranteed
as to workmanship and charges.
Hyman Supply Co,
'Phone 63.
49 CRAVEN STriKf
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Beautiful Monarch
: SHIRTS
For the Xmas Trade. Also a pretty line
of Ties just In. "7 -
R. II. BAXTER,
To B
UOOY
U1ERS.
Lend us Your.
And we will tell vou something. We
are building Buggies with a big B. We
give new ones for old ones 'With ; tei J
itbiie canii muerence ' .
It will pay voj to Hear from 1 s wit'i
a eooii Ear on Prices before voh buv a
buggy. . Respecifully, , .1 i
CJ. II. Water & Hon,
19 Broad Sfeet, ( . 1" " '
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WQdoyouWanO
We want everybody to ksow we are
going to sell the best Chainless Bicycle
for 1 10 00 and Best . luiiraU for $25 00,
Would be glad to haver you come in
and examine our slo k.
.' Ws Irnde i.x wht ele for old ones.
"We kuve on hsiid a largo aml'y f
Tin s, all kinds from $ I B0 to $3 ).
And.. other' articles that belong to
bicycle." V. -r -
(I ASKING CYCLE COMPANY
Important I
We offer toWbolesale Buyers .
00 kecsBtml Cut Nulls, 10. (N 0 Load
ed Sliells, -10.000 Oluli HIkiIIh, .Wads,
rrtmers. Uaps . I'owoer. bhot,. Single
id Double Breech Loading Guns,
Tinware, Glassware, Cfcckery. Wood-
enware, eto at prices to aulc . " ;
We also cell the atu nth n of tin- hunt
ers to our lii H inter's C Vests,
Caps Belts, Gun CVesj Q.nnl. ne for
keeping your gun nice and clean .
Smokeless Shells. Loadlns Tools, etc.
Our Prices are interesting. - - - -
AND TO HOUSEKEEPERS, who
wish to beautify and adorn tho home for
notiaays. uoia ftnamel. bitv,r JCnamcl,
Aluminum Enamel, and Pnlntf in mall
cans, all colore. .Electro Silicon for
cleaning Silverware, Puts Pomade, B o
taisl.ine, etc - -
We also carry a nice line of useful
flou.e lold Specialties such wildest Cake
Tun ere. Carpet btrftrlirni. . Coat aud
at Books. Meaeunnrx Tsnea. Garnet
sua ssauing . incss, iuni.riiu l acs
lluD.nera, Wire Roaster and Broilers.
Heat Paws, Meat Knife and Haw com
bined, Meat Cutlers and Hlt.ffers, Deco
rated Japanrse;t' Crumb . Trajs :aad
Brushes. 1 '
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spends money Judiciously and liberally
is better able to I n a t bit knowledge
than the man who hat Ilitli or nottlug
to spend.
The Bun Is the highest type of a news
paper. .
The Sun's reports from all parts of the
UuiU'd States are uusurpasaed
The Sum's Cable 8-rvice is the finest
knowi ; the troubles in the I hillpi tnes
snd in South Africa demand comp t nt
oorn a mi, dents mid vast eiieiiill.ui
of money ami lulKr in ftetii ig the news
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inliil ;rnt pieti'BlHtion sf fart with It,
as e!l as ran fully prepn el arlic ss of
elilonal writers of l.lliet stasVilng,
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of ,25 ; Cent Gr ade;: Cotton
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