VOL. XX-NO. 236
NIW BIRR, H. C, THURSDAY. MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1003.
TWENTY NISSI ' -n
m
ft
O
1 sram
1 .A.T : '
jk All Wool Plaids 88 inchcB
-P thing for both Under and Top
' .1. ..inju r nil n n hi
Mr w
" A '24 moh Soft Finish Flannel, soft as Eiderdown, in
Mda only, nothing better for dressing sucks and kimonas, U
8(1, Hright colore, worth 60c,
TO
To Close Out at 26c.
A Shipment of that
Heavy Skirt Goods,
in Black, Navy and Gray, 58 inches wide at only 50o.
Vn
AGENCY
DRADIIAMM 1'11VKMACY.
Fresh Every Week.
To Friends
and Patrons.
I have movtxl my place of business to
tlui Hiiullwiiocl Building, corner of South
Front mill Cravi'ii Streets, ami will be
pleased to servo you as in tlie iast
Thanking yon for iast favors I remain
Yours truly,
R. SAWYER,
TAli.Oi..
MAX L. JACOBS.
A Happy New Year
i-i is in store for yon If you will have that
iuld carriage of yours repaired fend re
l finished by np-to-date methods. In its
. glory of new paint fend varnish it will
, look We new one, fend furnish you
muoh satisfaction after being used. The
comfortable seat and old long time
springs makes rtdlnff a lninrr.
Wanted at ncea good wood worker
ftnil I .tnm,.. ' .1.L. ... ...I 1 11
. um im tuuvr, whu will
j . work steady. ?A good place for the right
,V nun, for the coming year,
O. U. Waters & Son,
. 2 ftone'tSf.t
f- TO Broad Pt, Haw Baaff.'N. O
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':-.WlVJI is, '.WW Ml
" ;' ' , , Wo desire to - Inform onr n.
,''1,. trom and the publle' generally that
" .' WA fliiVA aiwvlAflaJ In . aiwimnit a
A. ' ' 1 7 i ; -"a;-
jsnppij.or tn jastiy oelobrated
i Splint Coal, wtlofi la undoubtedly
the lost satisfactory intotitute tot
i' '' Jlnt.hranikA. Vurfnn all tnttinanH fnu
i'- from datt or dirt a trial wfll com-
isfA -in-boet quaUty tteam coal.
V' " rTenigWon prompt and per,
Is" aiMiaf atlAnttrin ".' ' t' ' .''
Tl foffister Q Cox
wide, in all colore, just the
Skirts, and Children's Cloak j
.1
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.US
Baskets that were $1 60 now
$1 17, were tl 85 now $1 30, were
$1 15 now 68c, were 45o now 80c.
1 tampers, Lunch Baskets, Cellar
Buckets, Glove Baskets and numerous-other
kinds.
Neat Card Receivers and flows
and Arrows and Picture Frames,
All At Cost.
t-EE OUR
Bargain Counter
And Get A Calmta for 1903.
Cor. Middle & 8. Front Sts.
TUN TUBS
All Pork Sausage
Just Received, 18c lb, S lb for 26c.
Dates 10c pkg, 8 pkgs for S'o, Minoe
meat, iuc id, s IDs lor 2oo.
Old Fashion Buckwheat 4c lb.
Mixed Nuts 15c lb, lbs for 15c, Bra
zil Nuts, 12o lb, London Layer Haisins
15o lb, 8 lbs tor 25c.
Codfish 10c lb 8 lbs for 28c, Best New
i orK nams izc ID.
Fox River Butter, Loose and Print 86c
id, uooa uuccer uc id.
1 dozen. Bars Hoap 66c, Vinegar 8c qt,
80c gal.
It you are in the habit of drinking
gopa conee try l id oi our S8c Coffee.
Tours for quick delivery.
H. E.iand & Co.
Pbone U. : 69 Broad St.
BRANCH OFFICE
A. B. Baxter & Co.,
Commission
Brokers V
StocIu,;Coftoii,Grain & FroTiidoDS
y- ' 17 Craven Btreet,- ' J
) PfcoM Hiw BIBB, u.p.
i,.Jaln Offloi?6t Broadway Mew Tork.
Moderate morglns. Exoellent service.
Private wires to New York.. , g ,.'
. 4 Highest banking and mercantile , ref
erences. 'j 1 -t ,A ; '
zi Wo can deliver to your door -
ST0VE 'W00B
. "CUTJIOSs AHT LENGTH
at enont NOTICE.
AslijOa!: or PinX
" We keep it under large sheds, never
gets wet in rainy weather.
'We have an extra fine lot of Stove Oak.
GIVE TJ8 A TRIAL, , , . .
BIG ELL, lis SL-is Dn,
"S-158 Bouth Front tv -
, Velrett, Vclrcti, Ve! rets, '" ' ,
We still We a nice line of Telvete
sad other mtv - fy gos on hand, all
Closing1 Out Sale !
Duffy'sPharmacy
THE LIQUOR pil
In Natter of Distilleries In Incorpo
rated Towns.
Aatl-Salooi Leagfee fet Work. State
Charter, Prof. M. C. S. Noble.
Money Raised For
Parsonage.
Raleigh, Dec 81. The North Caro
lina Anti-Saloon League hu made a
plain declaration In favor of a law
which will prohibit distilleries save In
Incorporated cities and towns. It Is learn
ed that Governor Aycoek's recommenda
tions will be along the same line. There
re now laws against distilleries In more
than half the counties. This State has,
strange to say, never made any more
against illicit distilleries, bat hu left
matter entirely with the Federal govern
ment. A change as to this matter will
be Urged and the Bute will In all prob
ability take action which will tend to
stamp out llllolt distilling.
A charter Is granted the Carpenter
Lumber and Commission Company of
Thermal City, Rutherford county ,to deal
In lumber of all kinds.
Dr B J Noble ot Belma arrived here
yesterday to see his brother, Prof II O
8 Noble of the State University, who
for several weeks hu been In the hos
pital here. He had a long attack of ty
phoid fever, and afterwards s surgical
operation wu necessary, which was very
saccessful. He will leave here tor Wil
mington In a day or two.
Among the arrivals today were T M
Washington, 8 W Smith, Wilson.
Rev JT Glbbs, whowu presiding
elder of the Raleigh district of the NO
M E Conference succeeded in raising
funds and buying a district parsonage.
He now goes to Durham and a church
there gives a site and $3,500 for a build
ing, so he will have another district par
sonage.
Lt Col T J Winston of the 8d Reg!
meat, State Guard, has resigned, for
business reasons.
Market Letter on Cotton.
By private wire, J. E Latham ft Co.
New York, December 81. The tone of
the market wu steady, although there
was not an aggressive business,, partly
hecaase it wu the last day of the year,
but tn view of, the recent advance, In
view of heavy traders of January, the
holiday feeling prices ruled firm. Those
who bought cotton last week and sold
on the advance yesterday were Inclined
to take It back on any decline. Com
pared with the two previous days of the
week, trading wu not heavy, but as com
pared with a week ago It seemed lare.
The feature wu the narrowing ot the
January-March premium to 8 points,
while March sold two points over May
much of the time. This wu the direct
result of selling la January and cover
ing pt March. January cotton came out
to supply the short buying. What the
outcome will be no one knows for the
present Selling expected to meet the
covering demand. It may be the shorts
will be forced to cover later at higher
prices. It may be the deal may be pe
tered out and die a natural death. In
every direction the feeling coottiees
favorable to the market, favorable to
degree that should warrant an advance.
Should spinners come into the market
after the 1st of the year, . Everyone Is
looking for an advance, and with mod
erate reoelp'ts this Is likely. Later every
thing will depend on the movement. The
course of prices can hardly be epward it
they Increase. . This may not be for
some time but every Indication seem t to
favor that the time will come and per-
haps soon. , We desire to extend oar
wishes for a Happy New Tear to all our
friends.
Aawayi Croup Syrup.?.
.-. t Will cure habVa Couth -or Crona
and do it safely. Mothers endanger their
children's lives iby giving: them the ordi
nary" cough syrups. ANWATS Is mad
for tohlldren'a Oonghefind Croup and
sells for ttoeatea bottle. Try it i Gnar-
anteedBoldby ALL PRUQ(?I8TS.. ;
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W . ftv-iKfa BMftat ' - '
An amusing, story ii told ,of I Robert
Buchanan, the author, nrho, illke,manr
another veil known literary) man; had
a haidtruggla htitbe beginning. ot hi
carccDi He bad just pobHaned one or
his early , novels .' when one ) day he
found himself the poseeeaor of a Sao
tppotito. but wlthBut nnyimoneyiln hl
pocket at ttu moment tovgcta meat
He thought of. way and weens for
Some ttone aodllnally'hlt tumjan Idea,
Ile vyent tostbe office of his ttiObllah
K, and, asked) tor three cople of hie
new tfovel, directing that, t)j cost
ghoUlOtbeiplafppd.to hlMaccoiint LArmed
with the t resSi, Icelytarand volumefe,
he ImmexBatriyteonghttont the rteareat
eocomlbaqd boxetacller andidlspoeed of
the copies) for as much aeithey (would
bring.. '-. '. ., , . I .-
."I sumemucr 1 1 enjoyed' that' fllnner
tremendoiirily," h( said. "Ir, proved to
my entiie satis . -tlon that evmrflhe
tn ' '..nt author could lire by tenia
by fcii
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WAfTTED LEGISLATION.
North Harlowe Sends first Soggestlon.
' Let 'Others Follow, .
December 80,-As "BIU Arp" - would
tay I have peen ruminating about some
thing that should be of Interest to all of
your readers and that should be of ma
terial Interest to your patrons In North
Carolina.
Our Legislature Is soon to meet and
those noble legislators of oars would like
to know oar wishes and. needs which
should be expressed through your col
umns on some of the vital needs of oar
ysrloas sections, so I will "suggest that
your many correspondents take this-mat
tar up and let them know how we stand
upon them.
I will first- mention the matter of a
stock law, regarding this I have to say
that a great majority of our people, both
white and black are strongly in favor of
lt, la fact oppose to It no exceptions,
and It begins to look u If our agricul
tural pursuits will continue to fall Unless
It Is sdopted, and secondly onr people
are greatly In favor of a prohibition law,
upon which sutject committees have al
ready been appointed by our churches
and we hope for speedy action on this
line
' T(.e ( '
No man . " m oi
palnlliiK iin n. . xi
in nn amebic,',-!-. ;i
slice. Hied in
i ! r.r l.linself
mcver sedu
lously ho may luivr ct 'o work about
it In ppllo of li i : i il.d purpose he
omits necessary to. a und adds su
perfluous ones. At .'laus he cannot
help draping Ids thought, and the least
Shred of drapery dlpgulscs lt. It is
only the diarist who accomplishes the
feat of self portraiture, and he, without
any such end In view, does lt uncon
sciously. A man cannot keep a daily
record of his comings and goings and
the little items that make up the sum
of his life and not Inadvertently give
himself away at every turn. He lnye
bare his heart with a candor not possi
ble to the self consciousness that in
evitably colors premeditated revelation.
Unknowingly he wears his heart upon
his pen for daws to peck at While
Mr. Samuel Pepys was filling those
small octavo pages with his perplexing
cipher he never once imagined that he
was adding a photographic portrait of
himself to the world's gallery of im
mortals. Wo are more intimately ac
quainted with Mr. Samuel Pepys, the
Inner man his little meannesses and
his' generosities than wo are with half
theUersona we call our dear friends.
T. B. Aldrlch In Atlantic.
Pvnotaatlon.
In tbo earliest Latin Inscriptions and
manuscripts no system of punctuation
is followed. The full point (.) waa
gradually Introduced, being placed on
the level, middle or top of tbo letters.
In the minuscule manuscripts of the
eighth, ninth and following centuries
the period, on tho line or high, was
first used; then the comma and semi
colon and the inverted semicolon,
whose power was rather stronger than
that of the comma. Some say that the
Caroline minuscules of the ninth cen
tury exhibit the note of interrogation,
for which the inverted semicolon,
which was gradually dropped, may
have furnished the mark. The Greeks
use the semicolon as an Interrogation
point In English the colon Is said to
have been Introduced about 1485, the
comma about 1601 and the semicolon
about 1570. In Sir PhiUp Sidney's "Ar
cadia" (1587)all the punctuation points
appear, including the note of Interro
gation, asterisk and parentheses.
- IneorrlflkJ.
ft was decided that Mr. Wright most
administer a stern lecture to his four-year-old
daughter Florence. The little
girl had been nanghty, but she did not
seem to appreciate the fact, and Mr.
Wright reluctantly undertook a 'Scold
ing' ' '
- He hated to make the "tender little
heart ache and to see the dear child cry,
bat be forced himself to speak Judi
ciously and severely. Ho recounted her
misdeed and explained the why and
wherefore of hi stern rebuke. Mrs,
Wright sat by, looking duly Impressed.
Finally Mr. Wright paused for breath
and also to hear the email culprit ac
knowledge her error. The scolding was
never continued, Florence turned a
face beaming with admiration to her
another and said Innocently;
"Isn't papa taterestlngr
Administrator'! Bate
By eirlaa of an order of sale obtained
In the special proceeding entitled Thorn,
as F HoOarUty, administrator ot Thomas
O Battla. 3r. folia Battle and Others, do-
oesiod, before the Clerk of the Superior
Unurt of Urairen coaaiy.ioe unnsraigneu
will on the first Monday la Felroary,
1903, (being the 2nd day), sail at 18
o'olockm., at the County courthouse
aoor in tbe uuy or aew xera, n u hu
to the hlsheat bidder for cash, the fol-
levrlnc described Dtapertyi One third
endlvlded Interest in a lot oi una at tne
north western Intersection of Queen and
Bern strsets in the City of New Bern,
and beginning at the said Intersection
and runs along Queen street, OS feet
andtlnobea, theswe northwardly and
parallel with Bora stret 66 feet and 6
(nnhes, thence eautwardly and parallel
with Cedar street 81 feet to Bern street,
tlmnce southwardly along Hem atrt
A fit and 6 inches to tlte place of bfl-
tuning. Being a part of lot, number 4(i
in Uie p!n of the t lty ot rw isnrn ann
tfceeauie lot of land eemtdfed by dd
JorHia Hnottto t!!a i MitoD, Wl'I'-h
(1. "1 It dii-1 1th day of I ohruary, 1 ,
aii wmiied In Book r!o 64, T -e 1.1.
In tiie oi'..i:e of tiie register of t. U f
travsa ""'
THOMAS F. ITiiCAUTUT,
Administrator.
JWn-rlir-r C'ft, V 3.
I r rf I " t to "'T
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Admlnigtrttor'g Fale ,of Land.
By virtue of an order of sale obtained
the special proceeding entitled Thomas
F. McCarthy, administrator of Venus
Simmons deceased, sgsinst Lavina Hatch
and others, before the Clerk of the Super
lor Court of Craven County, the under
signed will, on the first Monday In Feb
ruary, 1908, being the 2nd day) at 13
o'clock m., at the Court House door In
the City of New Bern, N. O. sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property.
One house and lot on the West side of
Ash street In the city of New Bern, be
ing lot number 148 In the plan of the
oity of New Bern, fronting on 64 feet on
Ash street and running baok 102 feet,
bounded on the north by lot number
147 and on the West by lot number 158,
on the south by lot number 149, and on
the Eut by Ash street.
uec. Hist
thomas f. McCarthy,
Administrator.
For any Information as to locality
or title, see R. W. Williamson, Attor
ney. Wishing you a
Prosperous and::
Happy NeVD Yean
ENNETT'S BOOK STORE.
Hubs,
Spokes, 331 inch,
Rims, Tires, Axles.
Great Amerio n, )
Lightning, y Cross Cut Saws.
Plain Tooth, )
Also a full line of Axes, Files,
Wedges, Hames, Traces, Cart Box
es, etc, whioh will be sold at the
Lowest CASH Price.
P. M. VRANEY,
67 S. Front St.
C. J McSortey & Co's
IV k
1. v-f7rtf; ,
ZittTt
HEADQUARTERS
for Candies, Raisins, Apples, Oranges,
Bananas, in fact everything that it takes
to make a complete stock for Fanta
Claus. We invite you to call and ex
amine our stock before buying. Our
goods are fresh and Prices Low.
j Paper.
See My Window
Display
of Christmas Paper. The window
ia full of argalns. . Don't fall to
, T -8EE IT.
' SI rOLLOCK.ST. ' .
A lew cars of the cel
ebrated Thacker lump
Splint Coal. The best
substitute for hard
coal on the market. :,
Also steam & smith
ing ccal.
The best quality
Odh, Ash,1 Hixed and
Plr.z Ycod
nd quick
For i TimbermaD
rnnfnnfinnATm
Umia
IjV C
Christmas
Coal and Yood !
lor your patronage during the year
just closed, and
Wish you a
Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
J J. L McDANIEL. r 1
'Phone 91. 71 Bread 81"
I NEW BBL. CORNED BEEF,
p J HT OPEXED.
Sweet Pickled PeacheaSOcJperJJquart.
Assorted Mangoes 30o perjquart,
Standard 3 lb Tomatoes lOcJper cau.
Standard 2 lb Corn 10c, 8 for 25c.
Loose Olives 40c per quart. i
Attmore's Pure Mince meat lOcJperlb.
Nabob Pancake Flonr, 10c per package.
Becker's Old Homestead Pancake Flour 10c package.
We want your business and are selling you goods Lfor less
than any other house in the oity. Thaning you for put fav
ors rnd trusting to receiTe a share of your future bnsinessram
Yours to please,
j Wholesale and
PHONE 69.
ivvvvvvnUvmnwnuunTtnunnvnun
At the Close of tbe Old Tear
we thank our citizens town and surround
ing country for their patronage during the
past year and wish you all a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
Closing out the following at factory coat :
500 Mens Suits, broken sizes, Price $1 48 up.
860 Boys Suits, sizes from 4 to 17, Price 98c up,
S60 Mens Pants, broken sizes. Price 69c up,
360 pre Mens Shoes to close out at 98c up,
400 pre Ladies Shoes to close oat at 98c up,
600 prs Childrens School Bhoes to close out less
than factory cost.
1260 yards White Domestic worth 5c, reduced to
8J yard.
1800 yards Calico, worth 5c, reduced to 8Jc yd,
600 yards Red Wool Flannel, worth 85c reduced
to2!Jc.
500 Mens Lyon Brand Shirts,worth It 26 reduced
to 69c.
tVAll domestic goods at out prices only 10 yds
to a customer, everyone buy for themselves.
Come one, come all and examine these
goods before buying elsewhere.
We thank one and all for past patronage
and solicit a continuance of same during
the New Year. Our prices will be lower
than ever before Respectfully,
S- COPLON
75 Middle St, next -to Gaiklll Bdw. Co., New Bern, N. C
IV a f'Clnehr;
that yon will drink no ether beet after
trying our Portner Ce'a Budwels Lager
Beer, It costs no more than any other
beer, and there la no othst beer se good.
Why shouldn't yon drink the beet) when
yon eaa get tt Jast as easily as inferior
beerf It's the best for your health, yoar
eamxort ana your poesetDooa, . .
J. F. Taylor, ;
. ' NEW BERN, It O.1
I
The National Sank, of Kew Berne
' Annual Meeting i: t
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of this Bank, for the election! of Its
Directors, and the transaction of such
other builncsi," u may come before
them, will be held at their banking honse
on the tnd Tuesday ol January being
the 18th dsy of January 1903. ' I
The polls will be opened at II o'clock
m. to be closed at 1 p. m, ' ' i
New Bern, N. C, Dec, 12th, loot " '
q n ROBERTS, 'I'
-,-..,v.,.-(... cashier.
s
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it
s
Retailarocer,
S
Cor. Broad s& Hancock Him.
:: Watch Bargains. :':
', For the next two weeks we ase .
; ; selling the following grades of
Watches; strictly first class, my J
' personal guarantee, as well as the i
' ' factory guarantee on all of them, ',
for cash only, as quoted. ; ;
' A Gentlemens or Ladles, 80 year ;
I Gold Filled Case, Guaranteed , ,
movement, al
;: . 17.60.
' Open '. Face, Screw Back and ' '
; ; Front, Nickel Case, Elgin orWal- , ,
tham movement, for
: I&.60. : :
' -Same wmtoh m above only 20 ''
Z JOar gold-filled ease, .for Z
X Ladies small slew, 14 karat heavy
case. Uaa ran teed movement, lor ' T
t, , 19.W.
i ,i One lSslse, 10 year, screw back
and fronl7JeweladJusted move-
meat, tor , ; 7 , X
; ; ; :mgthis;ilit with yoa. ; t
' j thv ?i0 BAXTER.
PEPSI-COLA !
' ; HEALTHFUL AND , .
', ' . . INYiaORATINO. t
Osies netvemsnets, Relieves Ex t
haastlon. Promotes Dlmation.1 ' .
'.. . We ,. -rr -
. . t sdtii roattAnn,
t-
ttt7 ccil train
1 -o47. Union JV" t.
to t fold for 1 than mat I?fwtJ
("nature)
f'!'y. 1 J.J. BAXTXX
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irts irt.