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VOL. XX-NO. 199
MW BMW. I. C, TUESDAY UORXIH0, NOTtMBia 18, 1902.
TWISTY-FIRST YIAR
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THE OLD RELIABLE
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P8UDER
AbsoIutelyffHire
7tfffS yV0 SUBSTITUTE
MfeRt MEN."
Premier Arthur Balfour ass nsvar
6een a popular hero Is England, tar
ing the aristocratic temperament
Captain William M. Brownson, the
new superintendent of the Naval acad
emy at Annapolis, will relieve Com
mander Walnwrlgbt on Nov. 1.
Former Governor Alexander Ramsey
of St Paul, the only living war gov
ernor, recently celebrated the eighty
seventh anniversary of his birth.
David Oroeby Foster, president of
the Pdugbkeepsle (N. X.) Savings bank.
Is believed to be the oldest active bank
president In the country, being ninety
three years of age.
Lulgl Ardltl, famous as the conduct
or of the Mapleson seasons when Ade
line Pattl was the bright particular
star, Is eighty years of age and Is about
to celebrate bis golden wedding.
Judge John II. Reagnn, the surviving
member of Jefferson Davis' Confeder
ate cabinet, recently sat for a portrait
to be painted and placed In tbe Confed
erate Museum of History at Richmond,
Va.
Viscount Kitchener's new peerage Is
granted with a very unusual remain
der. It goes first to his male children,
next to his female children and In de
fault of both to his two brothers In
succession.
Silas W. Bond of Iowa Kails has cast
his ballot for eighteen presidential can
didates, a record held by comparative
ly few mca Mr. Bond's first vote was
In Wayne county, Ind., In 1832, when
he voted for Henry Clay.
Professor Wilder of Cornell univer
sity museum Is a collector of human
bralus. On tbe shelves of tbe museum
are many brains of criminals, while In
bis private laboratory are tbe brains of
many college professors and eminent
scientists who have willed their brains
to his collection.
When Admiral Dodgers was In Japa
nese waters lately, be entertained HI
nil Bnkeklcbt, a poor fisherman, who
was of service to Commodore Perry on
tho tatter's visit which opened Japan
to the world. Illrnl is now ninety yean
old and on bis visit to Admiral Bodgers
was accompanied by his son, grandson
and great-grandson.
CURRENT COMMENT.
Carrying gowns to Paris la the latest
piece of Yankee bravado. Boston Jour
nal. Tbe attempt to assimilate the militia
to tbe army would prosper If the states
were less stingy In appropriations.
Ilrooklyn Eagle.
Nat erresliofi' as before him tbe
difficult tusk of planning a yacht to
outsail all the yachts that ha has here
tofore planned to outsail all the yachts
everybody else bas planned. Boston
n era 14
We are the greatest and most ener
getic of people, but we are also the
most wasteful of people. In getting
out the lumber of our great forests we
have destroyed and wasted more than
we sawed and fitted for the market
Ban Francisco Call.
Tho United States Is now the fourth
nation of the world In fighting strength
on the w liter, England, France and
Russia leading us In this order. The
demands of tbe country's position com
pel It to advance and not retrograde In
Its position in this list Bt Loull
Globe-Democrat
THRONE LIQHT8.
The sultan of Zanilbar Is a seven
toen yearold boy, educated at Harrow.
In England, He Is named All Bin
Ilamoud.
Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia told a
friend recently that he would make a
tour of Europe, but had not decided
on the dale.
King Alexander of Servta Is reported
to have said that be ttlll hopes for an
heir, but If disappointed will adopt a
young child as the Servian orown
prince. . - '-j;
King Edward baa Informed thWOnks
of Orleans that he has removed tbe
ban put upon him by Queen Victoria
aiMl that the doors of England art re
opened to him.
Princess Victoria, tbe kaiser's tan
yeardd daughter. I said te be the
haughtiest member of ths Qerman roy
I fsnuly, never for momsnt forget
ting tbe Is sn em Perot's daugbtas.
Walt for "Fewer Gallons; Wean ton
s'" ' , . :-
Peinot Brittle today at steSorWy'sJ '
' " '
Ask your iswyer abo "l"swsr tl-
, loo) wean lontsr,
kin
IS
. sins Viral tt Psvlt1 Prescription Fair
'maey. .-.' v V'C'iVv?''-: " ''. '
COnOH GBOVTH
Seen la Fields After Two Crops
Gathered
Light PrwIpItatUn. Ths White Be-
pablleasi. Pemaalu Serious
Illsess. North CaroIIaa Sobs
efBevolatloB. tioyeraorg
Chlldrea Had Scarlet
Few.
IUlbiob, Nor. 17. Governor Ayoock
said today that Whlls the phrsloUnt had
said two of hit children, Connor and
Louise, had. scarlet fever, yet that the
fever had left them and had not returned
and that they were doing particularly
woU.
There hat been no rain here in two
weeks, In fact only 85-100 of an Inch hat
fallen this month, yet yesterday the fog
waa so heavy at to give 1-1000 of an
Inch of precipitation. This, the weather
observer says, It very unusual There
was another fog today.
The white Republicans are dividing
into three classes the Prltchard, the
aotl-Prltchard and the "on the fence.1'
The first declares that Prltchard ab
solutely controls the party in North
Carolina, the second declares that If the
President withdraws federal patronage
from Prltchard the latter will lose all
his power and Influence In 84 hours.
The third class Is saying nothing, but is
awaiting developments.
Tot correspondent was out In the
count, y yesterday and was amazed at
the sight of large cotton fields as green
as In August, and with the tops of the
plants full of bloBsoms, squares and
forms. There Is a new growth, from the
very ground. Gov. Aycock was shown
one of the stalks out of a SO acre field
and said a new crop of cotton had been
gathered since September 1 and that
here wet a third crop coming if cold
weather held off. The Governor ex
pressed his surprise to find cotton grow
ing In 8 miles of Murphy, Cherokee
county, the western most in the State.
He also saw it In adjoining county. It
is said that In Alabama the new crop,
gathered since t-'eptember 1, is the best
ever made. State auditor D xon sayi
he was to told by an Alabama farm
er. Lee Denton, son of Capt. Claude B.
Dnson, is transferred from the weather
station at Meridian, Hiss., to tbe Rp1
elgh statlor, on account of his faili I s
extreme 111 health. Capt. Denson Is un
able to speak, owing to an affection of
the throat, yet In spite of this was ible
to attend to his duties as assistant
secretary and treasurer of the State
Fair.
Capt. John Duckelt, secretary to the
Stale Superintendent of public Instruc
tion, was today infoimed of tbe danger
ous Illness of his danghter, Mrs. Br'ggi,
at Lumberton.
The Supreme Court will devote tblt
week to the docket of appeals from the
18th district. It It very light.
At the annual meeting of the North
Carolina division of the Sons of the
Revolution, Dr. Peter E. Hines of Ral
eigh was re-elected president; Thomas 8
Kenan vice-president; Marshall DeLanoy
flay wood secretary. A committee was
at pointed to draft resolutions regarding
the death of Ma. Graham Daves and
Capt Myers. Lt. Long, U. 8. navy, was
elected a member. Another committee
was appointed to look Into the matter
of forming a historical and geneological
library.
Ask your Minister about "Fewer gal
lons; wean longer."
The Ladlet will do well to tee J. J.
Baxter for a fine cloak, shoes, drett
goods, gloves, uotlont, etc.
THE COAL 8TRIKE.
"Nothing to arbitrate" In Pennsyl
vania. Nothing to barn elsewhere.
Boston Herald.
It to Intimated that bard coal will be
hrmry this winter. A better guess
would be that soft coal win be a lux
ury and hard coal an impossibility
Et Loult Globe-Democrat
Perhaps tbe coal opera tori need not
make any concessions to the miners,
but If they are wise they wW make
some substantial eon cessions to tbe
public and that right qulckly-dffalo
Even the steam yachts are pinched
for their supplies of anthracite. If the
demand for eoal for tbe boilers of the
tuxurloos vessels of which- there art
new so many owned by rich aVnwr
leana becomes urgent, tbe owners of
the mines will soon feel a pressure
srhlch tbey will find it hard to resist-
New Tort Tribune, -.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Iff
If you take tbe salt out of sea water,
deprive tt Of rae-thlrtleai of its
freight ' t '. a; .. f'-iu .
The shadow of the uooa which fallt
set the earth during an sell pes of the
ob to usually irty miles bt diameter,
A Vrsach edeftflst has concluded that
oxidised metals are finally transformed
again Into or and will Ultimately col
lect under ground tor future miners tt
dlgap.
CASTOniA
'v rot Infante had CLU&res,
lU'KbiTn F::i .:.::;: C::j
Bears the' S? ' , , -C';rwtOTt
of Cf ,
Market Letter on Cotton '
By private wire, i. S.Latham Co.
. .t-iu BgipjBjsjsjesi '!' '-
HewTork, : JKovwnbtr 47. Heavy
ralnt lav Texas and f rotts in Oklahoma
caused an advance la cotton, the too,
an Improved stock market helped It Bt-
ceJpti were liberal but ths market
seemed sold out for ths time being. Af
ter selling at 7.96 March declined to 7.80
only to recover to .7.08 daring the p. m
December-was the card, selling at 8.01,
Spot people own a good deal of Decem
ber, and will ask for delivery of every
bale. This cotton will then be turned
over to the holders of January. For
this reason we would not tell December.
With any strength In the market there
may be a decided advance In December.
Spot people would Uke to get the price
ud to attract more cotton here. The
more the better, to far as they are con
cerned. This premium on cotton makes
March and May shorts nervous. Prices
are now at a level when a decline mutt
take place in Southern market! to weak
en the local market Of count If Wall
Street It going to break badly and more
January has to be sold In the market,
there it not much chance of a decided
upturn In prices, and If receipts keep on
much ahead of last year we may see
lower prices before there It tufflclent In
ducement to buy for permanent invest
ment. Strength and uncertainty over
coming bureau report may be sufficient
to offset a liberal movement and bring
about a slight advance. It It likely to be
a trading market for some time.
J. E. Latham & Co.
Ping Pong Balls at McSorley's.
Startling, But True.
"If every one knew what a grand
medicine Dr. King's New Lite Pills Is,"
writes D. H. Turner, Dempeeytown, Pa.,
you'd sell all you have In a day Two
weeks' use has made a new man of me."
Infallible for constipation, stomach and
liver troubles. 3fio at 1C. D. Bradham
drug store,
Vaccination Shields at Davis'.
Mulford't Vaccination Shields are ths
best. Easily applied and protect the
vaccinated surface from outside contam
ination and the contact of clothing. Be
commended by local physicians. Oa
sale at Davis' Prescription Pharmacy.
List of Letters
Remaining in the Pott Office at New
Beia, Craven county, N. C. Nov. 17,
IMS:
MSN'S LIST.
B Mlnger Brooks.
C Cutler Clark, Will Chatman.
D-John Davit, Sam Dew (eoL) care
of George Douglas.
F F W Farrow (saloon).
G-J W Gilllkln, Schr. William T Par
ker.
H Albert Harris, Jesse L Hall, John
N. Hamilton, Marrel Harris.
J Votes P Jones, Joseph Jones, care
of Bohr. H. W. Huton.
L Samuel J Latham.
M Henry Morgan, care of Steven
Nesrter.
P J N Palne.'Yarborough House.
P 8 L Bsmmons.
T-L H Tsylor.
WOMBR'S LIST.
C -Roaetta Oredle, Stlvle Croge, 80S
Qneen St
D Margurlte Dixon.
I -Clarsh Edwards.
L Annie Llndsey, Qaeen ttreet
ISO.
M-Stlvanq MoCleet, Pollock Bt No.
188.
BJaue C Robinson.
8-G M Street, George St., Ne 94, Ida
Stephen, Klllmorridlc Bt. '
W-Martha WiUats, 18 Queen ttreet,
Lanrah A. Wooten.
Persons calling for the above letters will
pleats say advertised and (Its .date of
list .
Ths regulations now requlrelthat one (1
cent shall beoollocted oa the delivery
of each advertised letter. ,.
8, W. HABOOCK.P. M.
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ylM Vir-toidale Jllg ...
'rsjrulaf cock of the walk for
TnankaMrtng day and for ever day it
what a driving man wants, and be need
seek no fnrUier titan our carriage repos
itory, where all that Is new, novel smart
and stylish la pneumatic tired end spec
ial made vehicles can be had. . We have
the best la design, make and finish; and
our carriages of all kinds are noted for
their extreme ease of tiding and ran
nlng qualities. - f . v - -....-
: The only place la town to get hay sad
everything to remit borTlos. See as
before bnv'ng ana save aauney. .
. We put Rubber Tires on your old or
new wheel. We ebrink your loose ttree
in a tnarbine without ctif'lnij t1 .
Everybody is invited to f the work of
the niaohine putting rw bolts In son't
oil places.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
..As, Italian named Robins fired three
timet at Leopold. King of the Belgians
while he wat attending matt for his
dead qneen, the late Henrietta, Saturday
morning. Opinions are, divided as the
real motive, tome tay It was the deed of
an anarchist or Insane man and others
say that he was hired to kill the King.
None of the shots took effect
The Doukhobors sre making satisfac
tory progress on their homeward march
In Manitoba,
Tht contract - for the Government
Building at the St. Lauls Exposition wat
awarded Friday to W. O. 0' G. Bar
ton for 1968,930.
Five hundred students of the Univer
sity of Colorado at Boulder are on strike
against recitations during the quadri-
oentennlal now In progress.
Because of the Exclusion Act, Lieuten
ant Governor Wright, of the Phillip
pines, has been prevented from bring
ing Into this country hit Chinese ser
vant In tho Cnti-fnn.
A recoiit (lorinnii tnivh-r In the Cau
casus reports that lie mr.v ninny hand
some men. but not out- of t lit- Ixviutiful
women for which Unit region is fa
mous, although In flu- villages every
body turned out to see him.
Unwilling Custom.
To attract custom an undertaker at
Brussels is selling stamps at less than
their face value.
A Freak Chloken.
A chicken batched in Guclpb street,
Wandsworth, London, recently and
which died soon afterward bad two
beaks, three eyes, five claws on the left
foot and four on the right and three
sets of brains.
ttreet Gu Lamps.
Gas was first used as a street llluml.
nant in Baltimore, gas lamps being in
troduced In that city in the year 1810,
YOU CAN FIND
JUST WHAT
YOU WANT
In Ohildrena TJn-to-date School Shoes the Best Vnlues for the
least money.
Bovs sjzes lis to 6s, at tl 25 to tl 60.
In Ziegler's we have for Boys and Misses, sizes 9 to 2, at
1 OC 1 rrt .1 Tm ...J An nA
1 MU, OU, SI Id SUU VU,
For Men we have all kinds.
PW.Ji tT.Inn. .11 1.1..
Box Calf Laoe Hopkins toe, at $3 50.
Regent Kid Laoe Monarch toe, at $3 50.
Patent Kid Lace Majestio toe, at $8 60.
Patent Calf Laoe Navarre toe, at ?4 50.
Patent Colt, St. Charles toe, at IS 50.
Yelonr Calf, $4 50.
Dm fioofe ai to Sale !
We never try to make big money
on many tales. Oar store has Justly
of low prices.
LOOK 1 LOOK II
M Inoh Ureas flannel, wortn ioc for se
fiOo " S8e
40e " Me
CAPES.
17 suuapet, ... se
4 SO Oapes, - - 1 98
8 (0 Capes, - 1 78
For this week we have 60 dozen
Hose, worth 10c, will aell this week at
" Ladies Underwear 25 doc, ralas
" Jost reoflved a big line of Mens
t j. " m a .it ii .11 t 11
mennonj auo iuu line ox au tunas
.,76 Middle St; leit to Gisklll
.T -- J ' ywyresFStfttllyV ' ; . r,
BISHOP'S FinEPilOOF
COTTOIJ STOHAGE WAREHOUSE
;' '; 7 -7 7. ... ''- ' !"- '-...: "
"j Why soli yonr cotton at these extreme low prices with everything
depressing the market when you can store rt nominal cost, and Uke ad
vantage of high'! ' price, later In the season. . 7 a., '',.'. " , '
; All cotton covered by i2urance,C2.nd;;ili)
crai;idvancc3 mada It dc-ircd. ' 7 7 . ;
.Terms ifjBtono given on pfplicftUon. - . ... v t , 1 ,1 . - i-
liits
RedRoughHandsItchiBgPalms
and Painful Finger Ends.
ONE NIGHT CURE.
SOAK the hands on retiring:
to a ttrone, hot, creamy lather
ofCUTICURASOAP. Dry, and
anoint freely with CUTICURA
OINTMETsT, the gprcat skin
cure and purest of emollients.
Wear, during the night, old, loose
kid gloves, with the finger ends
cut off and air holes cut in the
palms. For red, rough, chapped
hands, dry. fissured, itching,
feverish palms, with shapeless
nails and painful finger ends, this
treatment fa simply wonderful
Millions of People
Via ConorraA Boar, assisted by Ccrt
cuha Onrmairr. tor preserving, purify
ing, and beautifying theskin, for cleaning
the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff,
and thestopplng of tailing hair, for soften
ing, whitening, and soothing red, rough,
and son hands, fa baby rashee, ltohlngs,
and irritations, and for all the purposes of
the toilet, bath, and nursery. MUlions of
Women ose Oonouaa Boar in the form
of bathe tor annoying inflammations, coat
ings, and earooriatioiis, or too tree or offen
sive perspiration, in the form of washes
tor ulcerative weaknesses, and for many
sanative, antiseptio purposes which read
ily suggest themselves to women.
COMPLETE HUMOUR CUBE, $1.
Consisting of Cimcinu Boat (SSo.X to cleanse
thearuts and teales, and soften the thickened
eotksle; Conotraa Onnnrarr, (60c), to In
stantly allay Itching, Inflammation, and Irri
tation, and soothe and heal; Ootiouha
RBsoLvaarr PiustsscX the new chocolate
coated obtUtnte for liquid Resolvent, to
cool and cleanse the blood. A Sxholb Set Is
often aufflclent to cure the severest case, es.
peoUlly of baby humours.
Ma Bmuaoat
rant SM mU. Bittuh Dnott SMS,
jueaaen. mu upott n a.
uaoa abb uHM.uoar. rrogt.
We carry the well known
.Int. .rA .h,ls. V
on few sales but a little money
earned the title of the birth place
CHILDREN8 JACKETS.
3 go Jackets, - - - 1 98
100 Jackets, - - 1M
150 Jackets, .... 88
1 00 Jaikata. . . . . AO
Ladles Bed and. gray flannel Under
tkirt goods ai 10c, 18o and 5c.
Misses' and CWldrens Black Rib
half'ptioe 5o..;.'V I,...' . '.
s7to each, this week 22io.
and Boys Clothing prices too low to
is Mt; . 1 . -
w onoes. ,r riv .
Bdw Co., Hew Bern, . C.
KEEP YOUR
BOOKS
CLEAN
By using -
Collins Improved Ink
Uradicator
Will remove ink and other stains
from paper or cloth without damage
FOR SALE BT
owes e. Draw,
39 POLLOCK ST.
MAI L. JACOBS.
Just Received
A Case of
North Carolina
Blankets
Sixe 10-4, 11-4, 12-4.
Also a full line of Plain and
Hemstitched Sheets, Bolster and
Pillow Cases.
D.F.JARVIS,
63 Pollock St.
All persons having claims against
the Trent Lumber Co. will please
present same at once. And all par
ties owing the Trent Lumber Co.
will please be prepared to pay same
upon presentation.
CHA8. II. HALL,
Mgr. Trent Lumber Co.
New Firm! New Goods!
All kinds of Fancy
Family Groceries, Can
Goods, and Pickles-
new crop.
Canned Beef, 2 oans 25a
8 lb can Tomatoes, 10c.
Chipped Beef, 2 cans 26a
Best Corn per can 10c.
Best Lard I8o lb:
20 lbs Granulated Sugar L00 for
next 10 days.
M. E. Land & Co.
Phone 162. 69 Broad St.
f
She'll Smile n jww Suit
When roa ask her band' if the salt von
wear is of oar maklnc. Women don't
sdmlre men who are careWta in their as
tire careless la cloth, 4 or style. We'll
do all we oaa tor von and that's a treat
deal to get yon M oar reoa rraoss,
yon let ma have yonr ordet, -,!we will
. . v.
proDaoiy maas yonr weaaug tut
"BE3T BT TK3T.".' - .'
"A3 CHEAP A3 THS OTHS'
Fro- h "f.
Notice
o tbe Public
Fresh Pork
Sausage
alUST ItECEIVED
New Prunes, Evaporated Apples and Peaches, Heinz's Plain
Sweet and Sweet Mixed Pickles, Fauer Kraut and a complete
stock of Fresh Canned Goods just received at Mo Daniels.
Also Fresh Ontario Prepared and Old Fashioned Buck
wheat, Loose Oat Flakes, Force, Grape Nuts, Postum Cereal.
Fancy Elgin and Fox River Print Butter.
Maple Syrup.
A good New Crop Carolina Rice 10c qt.
Respectfully,
J. L MAIL
'Phone !91.
We Weie Right
h i sssasssssi ssssssass I
Store Dep't, Elm
Phone 40.
Cor.
fiiiilioB
If you want one why not buy a good one and savo money.
We have recently received a new stock of Brooms which you
will find to be up-to-date both in quality and price.
Also New Mince Meat just in, Atmore's Keystone, which
yeu know is very fine, 10c per pound.
e carry everything kept in a Grocery utoro, and will be
glad,' to have some of your orders.
Respectfully,
f cGehee & Willis,
Broad St Grocers, Phone W
NEW BBL CORNED BEEF,
JUST OPEXED.
8weet Pickled Peaches, 80o per mart.
Assorted Mangoes 30c per quart,
Standard 3 lb Tomatoes lOo per can.
Standard 2 lb Corn 10a 3 for 25o.
Loose Olives 40o per quart.
Attmore's Pars Minoe meat 10c per lb.
!.,
Nabob Pancake Flour, lOd per package. J
Hacker's Cld Homestead Pancake Flour lOo package. ' ;
Wt want your business and art telling yon goods to leu
than any other house in the city. Thanking yon lor part la
2 on md trusting to receive share of your future business, I ant
:&llT$J,&jW HIES. Tr:
WboJatwl and
:: PH05I 69. Cr. XXiAIInt5kGls.n:
sttttSMllSfMMM''
.Celery Headacit tvwitn, t:
Tltere tl aol aaf Wtet Twaedjf tot
Umlm-i than tiete'powilert. ' They
r- r f '1 lo t'"". and told oaly
Wholesale
ft netailg
71 llroad HU
in our selections of Fall and Winter
apparel, and this has been attested
by the approval of many men of
fashion who have visited our store
during the past week and made
their purchases.
We want your
approval now.
We want you to come in and see the
new season's Btyles and make your
selection while the stock is new and
fresh come in to-morrow mornin.
While we have both Suits and
Overcoats at a great variety of
prices, we want you to note particu
larly the especially large collection
rf each which we have marked
$15.
1 f you compare the qualities and
and styles with others you will find
them equal to any sold elsewhere
at 1H.
City Lumber Co.
S. Front A Eden Hi.
tbrUll Onomv
i ; PmcrlptloM at DaTto. "
invurresonpuom jraanuKy
a rpeoJahy" U , prescrlptlomt, , fwr
and oararol attealloa la lve 3
Oaly the nest drags art ised. 1
erloet are reasonable.. Bead yoart t
to be tUed. .
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