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VENEZUELA DECLARES WAR
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HOLIDAY
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i Useful Holiday Presents.
A WELCOME FOR ALE
buying the Christmas Presents early. It'a mnoh better to shop
at your leisure than in a rash. Then there are many other
adrantages to: For instance: Etooka are in better shape
than they will be later oa, thus yon choose from better assort
ments thai to be had a few weeks henee-
Ladies Pure Linen Hemstitched Handkei chiefs only 6c.
Ladies Linen Lawn Handkerchiefs 1-8, 1-4 Hemstitched,
at lOe, 15c, 20c, 25c.
Ladies Embroideried Handkerchiefs at 5c, 10c, 15c, 20c,
25c, 40c and 50c.
Cents Handkerchiefs, Pare Linen with 8 4 and 1 inch
hem at 15c, 20c and 25c.
Gents Silk Handkerchiefs, size 28x23 in., 1 inch hem,
at 50c.
Umbrellas with fancy handles at tl 25 to t&.
Just the thing yoa may want for a Christmas Present
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HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF IT?
We have three stores stocked with a COMPLETE LINK
HOLIDAY GOODS.
Kverything to make the children happy, and presents that
will please grown up people.
The Finest stock of TOYS. CO.VKEOTIONERIES AND
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A nice lot of Jatnaca Oranges, Fine Baldwin Annies. Ei-
tra Fancy Large Lemons, Raisins layer and seedless, Cleaned
f'urrants, Crystal Citron, Cranberries.
Aim a frenli lot of National Biscuit Co's Cakes The Mag
nolia Pound Cake in 1 lb packages are extra fine; Graham
V Crackers; Social Teas, 5 o'clock Teas. Banauet Wnfain. TTriMula
(linger Wnfers, Oatmeal Crackers,
lit :t your orders come this way, thy will be filled prompt-
ly and carefully. Yours truly,
I McGehee & Willis,
I Broad St. Grocers.
Citron, Raisins, Dates
and Mixed Nuts, at
Broad St. Fruit Co..
Phone 33.
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and Patrons.
1 hare moved my place of business to
the Pmallwood Building, comer of South
Front and Craven Streets, and will be
; pleased to terve yon as in the past
Thanking yon for past favors I remain
; Yours trulv, -;'.
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MURPHY & CO.,
Commission
Brokers.
Mi, CottoQ.Graiii & FroTisiou
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Phone Wt -i.W BiRW, N. 0;
Main Cffloe, til Broadway, New York.
Moderate morgiiu. Excellent service.
Private wares to Mew York.
Bighest banking snd mercantile ref
erences. -
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First Hundred Thousand Dollars
For Public Schools.
Petition For Hew Iiodge. Inmate Is-
eapes From Soldiers' Home.
Eight Convicts Cat
Through Stockade
at Boanoke
Farm.
Raleigh, December 11 The warrants
are being prepared apportioning to the
vsrious ooantiM what Is known at the
"first hundred thousand dollars" of the
direct appropriation by the State to the
publio soheols. To this sum a little
drer f 1,000 U added from the board of
education fund, so at to make the appor
tionment exactly 15 "cents to each child
of school age. What is known ss the
"second $100,000" is for the express
purpose of bringing all school terms np
to 4 months in each year.
Grand Secretary Woodell of the I O O
F has receired a petition for a new lodge
at Cooleemee.
An inmate of the Boldleri' home hers
by the name of Ford, from Edgecombe
eounty, ran away this morning. He
waa in the hoipltal and his mind" is not
sound. Persona were quickly sent In
pursuit of him and the railway stations
were wstshed.
Among today'! arrivals were A J Con
nor, Rich Square; John Wilkes, Char
lotte; RE Little, Wadesboro; Dr JM
Dunlap, Ansonvllle.
The Supreme Court, having finished
the regular appeal dockett, today took
up end of the docket oaaea.
lira McGehee, widow of Hon. Mont-
ford McGehee, of Person county, is dan
gerously 111 with pnesmonta. She la a
daughter of the late Hon. George E Bad
ger of Raleigh. Her husband was for 4
years commissioner of agrlcnlUre.
light conrlcta hare made their escape
by cutting through the floor of their
stockade on the State farm on the Roan
eke rlrer.
In the federal court here J D Johnson
waa on the point of being convicted of
Illicit distilling when G T Lee volunta
rily came before Judge Pnrnell and
swore Johnson waa innocent and that
be operated the distillery on Johnson'e
land. He declared he made the confess
ion because be did not want to see an
innocent man punished.
BIG FIRE AT WINSTON.
Knitting Hill and Tobacco Warehouses
Destroyed. Loss $100,000.
Half Insured.
Special to JjurnaL
Wihbton, N. O, December 11. A fire
here today destroyed four throe story
brlok buildings, Including the Vaaghan
knitting mill, Whltaker and Harvey's
tobacco factory, Coghlan snd Hill's leaf
tobacco warehouse, and Liepfort and
Scales tobacco house.
The loss wiU be $100,000, with Iniui-
anee to cover one half of it.
Fine Poultry, Turkeys and Cbfckem
at Oaks Msrket today.
Market Letter on Cotton.
B private wire, J. K Latham Co.
New York, December 11. Sentiment
has been so generally in favor of at least
a temporary advance in prioa that Urn
aptara today was a natural result. The
movement has been so smsll that shorts
are getting nervous, This has been
generally ezpeeted and very few traders
have not looked lor sa advance oa tire
light receipts, ant actual speculation ha
not been heavy and evea laoae who
looked for an advance were not lnollned
to help the good thlaglalong by tyh
much. The market was narrow and
the tone Irregular, but as compared with
the previous days- this week the tone
was stronger. Southern markets were
steadier and la some esses higher lor the
day, while the New Orlesas market was
very strong. - U fact Msy . there sold
over May here at one lims. .There was
a farther narrowing of the Jsnaary-Msy
premium and traders seemed leouned to
get oat ' of January and oover ' their
March. LThere was more bating of sot-
ton today oa the smsll amount ua eight
for week. Not more than r,0OO' bales
seoordlng to present prospects. This
attracted short covering , sad some out
side buying. . There skosld be a Umpor-
sry advaaee and the ex teat of the ad.
vsaoe Will depead oa the movement. It
may be some weeks before eaough cot
ton h coming la to have any pressure
oa the msrket, la the meantime an ad
vance of 10 points m probable .We sUU
ssy sell It ea say bulges as there will be
s weak market whs , toe'' movement
plcka up. Ws believe eottow is there
sad will, ooms eat with good .weather
and freer transportation 5'-. -;
i v- - i. B. LATatsar dev.;
CAHTOniA':-
Tori u'.satlC ' '.-on.
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Against Germany and England. War
Vessels Sunk. Tenezsclan Army
Hoving Towards Front .
Special to Journal;
Oaxicas, Vrat-ztntLA, Dec. 11-Vene-
saels declares war against Germany and
England.
Those powers have sunk three of the
Venezuelan war vessels snd the remain
Ing two vessels sre being panned
Marines from the Invading fleets hold
the custom house and other public build
lngs at La Gnayra.
' The Venezuelan army is moving to
the sepport of thst city.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
All engineers of the Southern Rail
way have been granted an lncreiseof
wages.
Mrt. EUhu Root, wife of the Secretary
of Was, has reached New Tork from
Antwerp.
A Mutual Distillers Association for
Insurance purpose is to be formed st
onoe at Louisville, Ky.
The strike of (hipping room employes
of the big department stores In Chicago,
wss declared off Tuesday.
The American National Red Cross So
ciety, meeting at Washington, elected
Miss Clara Barton Its president for life
yesterday.
Virginia's House of Delegates hare ap
preprinted $30,000 for an exhibit for the
State at the exposition In St. Louis, Mo.
in 1904.
Cornelia Vanderbih who has been
very 111 with typhoid fuver, Is reported
improvinx.
Thirteen anarchists were recently ai-
rested at a meeting held in Rome at
which, It Is said, they had all taken an
oath to kill King Victor Emmanuel of
Ilalj .
There was much suffering in Northern
clilt-s during the recent cold anap on
account of the scarcity of coal In many
placea the schools had to close.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Wonders of Science.
Professor Hough, s noted astronomer
ha written that he baa almost apent a
life time in the study of the "Heavenly
bodies," and has come to the just conclu
slon that liars, Jupiter, and Venus,
are inhabited, and -these inhabitants sre
thousands of years in advance of the
civilisation of the lnhab'.tance of the
Earth. And he further aays the time
will be (for reasons known to himself he
fails to tell the time.) when'they will all
know each other, and be familiar with
the earth also. 1 Is hoped the time is
not distant, when they will sidns, In
reaching the grand qualities of civiliza
tion, thst now, they sre so mnoh in ad
vance of us. or the people of the earth.
As yet, the learned Professor has not
told Whether or not, the three noted
planets hsvs s Hesven, snd alto a "Lake
of Fire and Brimstone," neither has he
told, whether or not they have a Bible,
or have ever had a Redeemer.
The world I doubtless waiting in
great anxiety to learn of these wonder
ful point. Of course U would be great
ly anjusl to the Professor for sny one
to) s appose he does not know all the
feels, to sustain hi ssloundlng aster
tlons. -
Aaothessvsnt astronomer, Professor
Toang. says, the planet Mars, Is three
mllHon of miles distant from ths esrth.
Yet a French setsntlst proposes to visit
Mars and bare eommaaioation with her
Inhabitant (hs of coarse knows thslr
language.) .His foyage (so distant) wiU
surely be one of greet peril. .However,
he may bare a consultation with, snd I
promise .from Aeolus the God .of ths
winds, to guard him from being throws
oat " of dlrot line, to the 'planet Mars
Asd he dobtlj will also get promise
from Jupiter the God of launder to pre.
test htm from bis terrible thunderbolts.
Aad walls oa hie Journey he ' may per.
eAsace stop at Satarn for recti i so Ms
hoped that a lovs for Jewelry will ml
impel him t rob her of oaeof her glitter
leg rings, ss thst surely would be toe
bad.' It evidently would snrpss .all
other highway robberies. : V -, '-.i
Ee has said Jhat he already hat dis
covered i the monatalns aad canals la
Mars - Well lis hoped AeUbe eereful
and not fall late a eanal tad be drowned
asd thasessss ths whole world to shed
ear of sorrow for his loss that nsvsr
eould be repslred ,- ,A
. Tie surely hoped he'll here a safs Toy
sgs and return, aad then, enlighten the
animals la hnmsa shape; who now oo
ospy this benighted world the esrth.
Than too he will doubtless toll, '
Of the glowing cheeks and spvkllng
c.v'eyes, '
Of the blessed children of the apper
y,skyee. v, . ..- J
Tell of their good grand ma-mas
; And of their nobis grsad pa-pa.
Who horns sre la the planet Mars.
! That I only three millions of snlln
distant from Use e rth. T..L. XX,
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CUTICURA RESOLV
ENT PILLS (Chocolate
Coated, 60 doses, 25c), are
a new, tasteless, odourless,
economical substitute for the
celebrated liquid CUTI
CURA RESOLVENT, as
welt as for all other blood
purifiers and humour cures.
Each pill is equivalent to one
teaspbohful of liquid RE
SOLVENT. Put up in
screw-cappocket vials, con
taining 60 doses, price, 25c.
CUTICURA RESOLV
ENT PILLS are alterative,
antiseptic, tonic, and digest
ive, and beyond question the
purest, sweetest, most suc
cessful and economical blood
and skin purifiers, humour
cures, and tonic-digestives yet
compounded.
CC2?ICtCTPCO.CCl$l
Complete external and Internal treatment
far every humour, consisting of Ooticuba
Boat, 25c., to cleanss the skin of crusts
snd scale, and soften the thickened cut
tele; CuncuBA OnreraNT, SOo., to In
stantly allay itching, Inflammation, and
irritation, and soothe and heal j and Odti
cuaA Bseonvmrr Pills, 26c., to oool and
Cleanse the blood. A Sivol Sbt i often
sufficient to cure the most torturing, dis
figuring, itching, burning, and scaly sktn,
aoalp, and blood humours, ecxemas,rashes,
and Irritations, with loo of hair, from
infancy to age, when all else fail.
Conovu RimDra in told thramfeMt ttw vorid.
SrilM DMti r-ll, OhwtrboM Bq., Lo4oe. trtmA
Dmfoi s hu h Mx, Tutt. Fomi One ua
Qam Oam. Sato tat, nutoa. V- a A.
X No matter how hard you are 2
to suit, we can suit you
in the most beautiful
Christmas
Selections.
METT'S BOOK STOBE.
Stop and Think
Just how you can Save Money by
Baying your Groceries from M. E.
Land & Co.
All pork sausage, 12t lb, 2 lbs for 25c.
3 lb Pa RiceilSo, Mixed Nut 15c, 8 lb
can Tomatoes 10c, Canned Peas from
15c to 8 tor 85c, Cod Fish ICo lb or 8 for
25c, Minced Meat lOe lb 8 tor SV.
Try a pound of our 20c Coffee if not
better than any yon have ever purchased
for the money we will refund the money
smilingly.
Headquarters for Chickens, Egg and
sweet potatoes fresh from our farm.
M. E. Land & Co.
Phone 162 69 Broad St.
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Ths Jordsas Ithrer Pill contlanes to
be S popular liver medicine. It Is s veg
etable pill and does not cental ealomsL
Mads and sold only at Davis' Preset lj.
ttoi Phirmy. -, ,; t . -
YisuxiMMsijiY
I 1 1 1 , I a i a ) t I
CaetIon for
Ton will find here ths largest
telore shown In New Bern. ' A Few
Ualr Brashes snd Comb,
Mstuh Boxes, v
ShavlagBete, ' "
" Silver Handle Razor,
Hat Brushes,
TKl rr.T l:',nslNK FAD-8eort Lockets, worn On the long
WW cimina, I ii."o for two plcturw. Pluln, Patin Finish or Roman '
ul iwr m r -id f..rm. ti Uu to $4 00 fr tli bum ono. ft U to
t 0:i fr Je lae bi, I i'j;raved wj'h yotir sRfint tros, .
hurlbert's
Christmas
Paper.
OWEN 6. DUNN,
. POLLOCK ST.;
SAVE MONEY !
Compare these prices
with those you have
been paying :
Pic-nicHams, sliced, 12c lb,
Best Lard, 18 "
Compound Lard, 10c '
Pigs Peet In vinegar 5o "
Tripe m vinegar, , 5c "
Good Flour, 2 "
Better Flour, 24 "
Best Pie Peaches, 10c can, 1 for 25c.
I able reaches, 15c " 2 " 25a
Canned Com, 10c " 8 " V.e.
" Tomatoes, 10c can.
Granulated Sugar 6c per pound.
A Good Table Butter, 80c per lb. print.
Also have a supply of Oranges, Apples
Bananas, Pears, etc. Try a peck of mv
oac apples. Vive me a trial.
Tours for business,
Jf. F. VUMCEIITT,
Cor. 8onth Front & Metealf Streets
FOR SALE !
A8 A WHOLE OR ANY PART.
One Self Feed Rip Saw,
One 7 inch E ft B Holmes 4 8 Planer,
One 80 " Shaving Blower,
One Drop Tubler Boiler 80 H P,
One 14 z 18 Center Crank Skinner En
gine,
One 24" Woods Planer 4 P,
One 9" Leaman Moulder 4 S, outside,
One 72" Rogers Automatic knife
Grinder,
One 72" Covel Automatic Circular
Saw Grinder,
Also Pulleys, Shafting, Boxes, T Rails
Dry Kiln Trucks, Mill Trucks, etc
The above machinery has all been
slightly damaged by lire.
Address,
TRENT I.UM BERMILL",
New Bern, N. C.
Valuable City
Property for
Sale I
I will offer (or sale at public auction
at the Court House door in New Bern,
on Monday the 15th day of December,
1902, at 1.8 o'clock, midday, the house
and lot of land situated on Middle street
between New and Johnson streets, be
ing the same formerly occupied by Miss
Betsy Green, the lot Is 70 feet front by
107 feet, 8 Inches deep. This a very de
slrable property.
8. R. STREET, '
Dec. 1,1902. Auctioneer.
Baskets I
Baskets I
Of efrery style, size,
and Color.
HaflebjMtoftTYor,
, From So Bsskets to Hamper at 44 6U
Work Baskets, Glove Baiket, Hand
kerchief Baskets, etc, eto.
Indian Bows and Afsowsr Mates' aad
Card Receivers madsv of sweet grass;
Birch Bark Frames. , i
See the display of these goods In the
W1HDOW Of ;
Cor. Middle t 8, front Sti,
'i
JLjnaa Quia. - '"'
aad finest stock of Xmas Goods vet.
Bni-ffestions:' '
sons, ',.,- -i
4Jorkporews,'"-''V. "i;
Watch and Chain, - , . '.
Cuff Buttons, engraved, ,
.ToothPIcks, , .
Pencils. - . " ' ' "
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oa? Ten
Beginning today I will sell you good Yellow Table Peaches for
10c per 3 lb can.
Fancy Malaga Grapes, Nice Apples, Bananas, Raisins,
Brunes, Evaporated Appies and Peaches, Citron, Lemon and
Orange Peel, Currants thoroughly cleaned 5c and 10c package,
Mince Meat, Cocoanuts, Cooking Butter, Spices and Flavoring
Extracts, Pickles and Sauer Kraut.
A large and well assorted stock of both Staple and Fancy
Groceries.
Yours to please,
UMcDMEL
1 'Phone 91. 71 Broad Ht
We Wee Right
Made w Vracuv r Y Sjfiiiw4v
Store Dep't, Elm City Lumber.Co.
Phone 46. Cor. H. JVontEdeii Him.
A Drop of Ink
Makes People Think, so do Our Low Prices
In our clothing department they are speaking
In highest terms of the quality as well as our Low
Prices. MEN8 DEPARTMENT.
SB Mens Bults wortli f 7 50, out price 4 73
IS ' 15 75, " " 8 69
15 " " " 4 00, " " 2 98
SO Overcoats, " 10 00, " " 0 78
13 " " 7 50, " " 5 68
18 " " 5 00, " " 8 98
88 "a job, worth from 0 00 to 15, " 3 73
75 pr Creedmore Shroes, worth $1 50 " 98
60 " Black Vicl Kids, " 2 25 " 1 09
80 " Veal Call, d. sole, " 150" 98
89 " Vicl Kid Patent, " 3 50 " 2 69
LADIE8 HHOE8.
60 pre Ladles Vicl Kids, worth f 2 50, at $1 98
80 " " " " " 2 00, " 1 48
75 " " " " " 1 60, " 98
600 pre Ohildrens Bchool Shoes" 1 00, " 69
Space will not permit us to name more prices
here, lySee our large circular.
Good delivered to any part of the city.
Yours Respectfully,
?5 Middle St, next to Gasklll
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JUST OPEPTED.
jj. SwsetHokledJPeohe, BOoperJqnart.
Assorted Mangoes 80o per quart,
' Standard 8 lb Tomatoes lOo per can.
2 ." Standard 2 lb Corn lOo, 8 for 26c.
'22 ' ' , 110089 OMret 40o per quart
,i Attmore'a Pure Mino meat lOo per lb. .
:J-t Nabob Pancake Flour, 10b per package. " ; ;
X Heckert Old Homestead Pancake Flour lOo package. J ;
ZZ - "W vut your business and are aelling yoa goods ,for leu ; ;
; ; than any other botue In the city. Thanlng yoa for p ui fT-
2 ori rnd trusting to reoeiTe share of jrour future bnsineae, I sa ;
.; Xbatopiese, ( J:::' 'r : :
: ''.. WhoWta ilksr lUtiai One, I O X J .T " ;
: : rr"rX C3.. .'. Ccr. KresdsAIItieifIiCr'
Wholesale
Jc Retail
Grocer,
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 iweek and made
their purchases.
We want your
approval now.
We want yon to come in and see the
new season's styles and make yonr
selection while the Btock is new and
fresh come in to-morrow mornin.
While we have both Suits and
Overcoats at a great variety o
prices, we want you to note particu
larly the especially large collection
r,f each which we have marked
$15.
If you compare the qualities'and
and styles with others you will find
them equal to any sold elsewhere
at $18.
Bdw. Go., New Bern, N. C.
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