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- ' A" IathliAlngoveryourHstof Presents yon may wapt things 0f )
, -? ' 2? every member ot the family-. We lave anticipated yopr wants and J
S purchased out line ot hristmas Goods accordingly. - ( - ' ef
'' s T Kew line ol Chrlstmu Umbrellai lor gentlemen .or ladlei. Bondrto J l
' ' " r. TO 811k Top with Fancy Sterling Silver or Goldjlated Handles. We dout W
know ola more useful present and oe that anyone wmappwctate. J
' ' J - Onr Handkerchlet Department is lull and overflowing, , Thta line
A p'rewnu an unequaled opportunity and exceptional good values.- ,
c -s- '- 5J We have Chi d-ens, Ladles and Gentlemen Handkerchiefs 1 every v
U conceivable grade, In Lawn, Linen or Silk. Can give you every thread , C
- pure linen at 8c, lOo, 16c, 86c, 60c to $1 85 each. Nothing but your '
fi own eyes can convinoe you ol these good values, K ,-t. , -t W
V! h ifc. .- lru m. t .11 alM, anil In AvAT eonceivable shade.f ...T I
C A New Lace Collars and Stole Ends
A Tuesday Deo. 8th we will have on
$? andCblnaware,: ' ,V v '
The Largest
Sales in tHe
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Business.
We hAVe luat received a
laa, Lewis A roeaett and A E Nettlotqa Fine ShoesT V ;
Hating told out regular Fall stock we had to buj again In
order to meet the growing demind for these famous Bhoet '
bar stolt has also been . replenUhod in oar other; lines - of
gootls such as Clothing, Hate, Underwear,' Drees Shirts, Neck;
wear, Dress GoodsJCloaka &c ' ' : 7' ;
Bny of osandbeHsppy. ,! '
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fliddlc
Gaskill Hdv; &
ILtro oat the price tx Ilealers
Fitted, Stovei 'minp.'S"f--
, Full li e of JJardwaie, Elwood
mjuo auu vcuicni, oasu, vwn uw uuuui. - .
toiresf Prices, Best Goods, " v'.lt'::. ;; V"
Nloelina of Oarreri "expected lor the Holiday trade. ':',0''
Gaskill Hdvv. Si
B 1RDW ARS Tt Middle S
Baker Guns, -'
: Columbia. Bicycles, '
Edison Phonographs,
Rambler 'Bicycles, '
Oltier TypcvMitcrs,
Hartford Bicydes.
Vi.l.T. HILL.
Dlef la 8rcT. Fifts,, d All
kiw Iarr .J-.'fXTw. Jos rtme
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Just received t 78c to 8 00 aoh
display a Beautiful line ol Glass
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second shipment of the W L Dong
Street
Hill Supply-Co;
Car load to be sold. : Fire Boards
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FenM, PainU, Oils an Varnish,
Hill Supply Co.,
nUCdUPrUZS 44 Craves It,
FhoMiie.-.,
Ping Pong Sets
I hare seteral Kloe Ting
Pong scU left from last jear
which I have ndoos 1 60 .cent
per set lelaw fotner pilt. X
am now selling Utm at cost.
Call bclore thry are gone,
I Owen Q. Dunn.
PKiNTLH A STATION C3, ;
;t CBATtJI BT.
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axt r,
t::v:n:rt cf Cclcrtlia Troops.
Special to Jouru si
WxsmsoTOir, D 0, Dec. 9 A. French
steamer arrived at LaGosyra, Tenezaels,
from GaranCla. reports Colombian stesin
ers have landed eleven hundred troops
near Atrston to endeavor to open a way
Into Panama, and that other Colombian
troops are marching towards Panama. ,
THE K5WS IN A NUTSHELL
At Desuu, Germany, Frau Fischer, a
Hon, tamer, wu torn ; to pieces - by four
lions la sight of a great crowd of peo
ple. 2k' - 'rc.T'f
It Is SUted at Pekin that China Is con
cluding as agreement with Russia for
the government of Manchuria. ? v. '".,
Dispatches from Berlin indloato. that
the condition of the kaiser Is not satis
factory, ' l ' Vv "
President Roosevelt refused to Inter
fere In any manner fa .the strlk situa
tion in Colorado. "J t' 5 -
VUtt. Kennedy oresented 06 students
of the American College at Rome to the
Pops. r" ,v 1 " i
While making excavations for the
New York subway workmen unearthed
the skeletons of sight Revolutionary sol
diers whose. bodies are supposed to
have been thrown In a ditch by the British,'-
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The secxetary ot the treasury estimates
that 1694.609,140 wfll be requited, by the
government for . the flseal j ear ending
June 80,1805. A -
'Prophet" Dowle has submitted a plan
to his creditors by which it Is believed
the financial Ungle at Zlon City will be
straightened: i-
Colonel t C Hahen, of BI mlagham,
who has Just returned front visit to
Washington, believes 8enstor , Hsnnas
candidate far the presidency after talk
ing to the ' Ohio sutrsman concerning
the matter. r;:."J P-ri
The platform committee of the negro
party la Its report, announced at Chat
tanooga yesterday, demands the regula
tion of the sals of whisky and cocaine,
and of other evils demoralising ne
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lor Infaats and Children. -
Tit Kkd Yea EsTttepC::
Bears tho
OgnatBreof
COXnUNiaTION FRO f s dufft
Offer teHefuafl JUkey If Ejomd C0.1
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To the Xdltot of the Joaral. ' " '
X hate bee asked receatly If the
adrsrtltemeats prtatei la yoereohunas
regarding Eyomef were tree, where 1
offer to refund the money If this treat-
sseat does not ears catarrh and catarrhal
deafness. M wish you would please
prist this letter ts as conspicuous a place
u possible la yoar paper, ssjlag that we
abeolnuly agree to refaad the taoaey to
any purchaser of aHyomel ootflt tilt
doee aot ears catarrh. ...
This ostfli eoesltt of aa tahalerofs
ooBtealMt sin to be carried la the vest
Docket so that the seer caa breaths Dy
omei four ot Ire limes dally. With thU
Is taoladed a medlolae droppr aad a bot
UeefHromei, The outfit Mils for ILOO
sad li a meet eootakl treatmeat, fx
ihe Uhalet UsU a litUm aad there l
noi3h Oyoael for eereral weska ssa,
bCeeiueboUlse caa beebulned for
50e. , , - .'- -. -.
I trast tkis latter wlQ eeule say Cobu
thu may have arisen as tony v1U1d
esse to rsfaal ths monrj for a Ejo
b lit la ctMiLe i'nrc?.Mr Is aoi rr-
fcl!y salUSod.
I Uh ta sy ep-bii!cl!y lfct m
oa I'rOKei ho!.!i r-xl. sad 1
r.l rfaa 1 U.e monty lossy
til J l trM'.msat "of to IV
rctlni ssd hu sot Vms It'; 1.
respect folly tun,
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Rer. Tom Dixon Writing tNcw
SlofF Funds For Sk tenia Exhibit,
tt Qnbernatorlal Caniliatesf
Stated ChartiranUd.
'j . Rural Public Libraries
.-. - Caneeilatlen Stated
- ' "mM Bonds"Sii
Ralsiob, Deo. 8, Among todays ar
rivals wu Col Theodore P. Davidson of
Ashevllle, who It prominent as one of
the four announced, candidates for the
democratic nomination ior governor.
Among today's arrivals was Rut Tn
Dixon of New Torky who wss hers to
attend the moetidg of hts Turpentine Co
which expects to ' control" that trade In
the south. He says ihe 4s dramatizing
his ;novel, , "The Leopard Spots";; and
expects to completel.ltj January lit, - It
will be flrat presented somewhere la the
south, probably at Atlanta, New Orleans
Louisville, and will not goto New York
he says anttl It Is running smoothly.' He
says ha Is alao writing - i new novel,
The Clansman" -based on the North
Carolina Euklax. thou jh It will cover
that great order all )ver the south, and
will tell of lte rue, triumph and dla-bandment.1'-
He sayslt wUt be a year
before he flalibe this book unless he
works very ; hrd,f'a s'ei-wlU have to
csrefuUyread at leastSOa book, of
which he has fifty now on hand. ; '.
'The first, snow storm of the winter
set In at 0 o'clock this .morning, and In
an hour the ground was covered to the
depth of an inch or mre, wUh all the
Igns of a hesvy flt.. The farmers who
nave sown small grain are well pleased
with the aurw, wh oh wllle" much, ben
efit. Practically all the'eottou hai been
picked.-.; :: . ' - : -"y.yy
Borne more funds are coming In from
private corporations" aod Individuals for
this State's exhibit at St Louis. ; , It is
said that bet ween $8,009 and $4,000 more
Is needed. -u. -. .
A little bit later there will be a can
cellation of State - bonds, the , treaiarer
finding that system better . than . the
bumlflg of bonis, asj sometimes all the
bonds are not burned..-;.
A charter Is granted to J K Morrison
and Sins of Sisteivllle, wholesale' gro
eers and dealers la real estate with $10
000 capital stocks.
The Bute 8aperlntendent IsJdellgUted
st the news that Whitiler' towaihlp Is
3wato county has voted; pocsl.tsi for
Its Doblio school. It recently secured
funds for a new - school building aod
(his gave a stimulus to public education
there. It h sall tht mare towubl;
will vote tbe tax. : i
The oonnty sdperiatouJeat,6f Jackson
oouaty writes that be has recently estab
lished .the 18th rural piblte library
there, getting the . money , without aid
from the Stat. :.t-- v-. .
The Auguat bulletin of tbe State Agri
cultural department has appeared. It Is
st osusl devoted ea'lrely to laproved
livestock la North SCarolIa a aod com-
Issloner of agrlouUere Pattersoa said
It make by far the be it ehawUg yet
ad la -that direction VUt is mack
plssaed at the dstslopmeat which' tbe
bulletlB shows aloeg thU line, -
Boa Chariot at Stedmaa of Qreeas
boro is here oa lrgU buslaest. Capt B
B OWaa Is also la Bahtlgh and s- const
tog Col. DavkUoa, thsre are ikiee of the
labersslonal asplraau here, all ouaea
trr oooalar teatlime , aoJ devol4
Sotth Carollauns. , ,
r CUM1TIC CURES. ;
The taflaeeos ot climatic coadliloas la
the cur of coasoBptloa Is very macs
ovtrdrswe. The poor pellest, sad the
rich pstteat, too, can do tnaeh better at
bom by proper eUUoa to fod t)it.
tton, aad a iBlar are ot Oermaa P) mp
Fraettpectorattoe la tbe saoralog I
aud ena!a by Oenaaa Syrap, to ll
,ood night's rtt aad lre aWoe o' thai
wsakentog coogh aod dbi;iiilg sight
laeat IUeUeii atghts sad thsfibns
tloa doe to coughing, tbe grtt dsn
eT sad drt of He ratrpUt c
be prtTntt or iinfip4 by utUg Ci
ail f;np HVrtliy anJ rMr,uli!j
Hhoa'd Tfia be shls li to tfl srt
allns.to wl'l Cil lblff llroi
tnilt pt roiirpi'e tt.r I'.e ff
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Swanshoro Notes.; y
Bet W A Jtnklne we returned to
this circuit, . Onslow, from the Confer
ence of the If Chuich Sooth held In
Goldsboro lately, and preachei for us
here last Sanday night.- We suppose
the" msjorlty of his member sre well
pleased at Bro. Jenkins returav ;r?!;if
Mr O J Moore our livery maa.returatd
from an extended tilp of tbrr wetkt
last Saturday.'; He had been in several
towns north and ast buying Chiistmas
goods.- - :rf :-r;: .v.:r't
Tea, Xmas It coming; and with It the
usual festivities here will be given. Two
Xmas- trees, one In each, of the two
churches used; Baptists end .Methodist,
and so '
mas Eve 1 night, the; other Xmu
night we believe, Kisses Polly .Varden
Mattocks. Frederlca Haisell Rogers,
Pearl Sunthlne Ward, Bota Lee -Davis
and some 4wo or three others -of our
pretty llttle-glrls, are, we hear, going to
have a voting ; booth, that Is, a voting
boa will be one of the ? pleasant Xmas
dolngt, for the purpose of seeing who
the prettiest girl is, aad those mention
ed are Candidates to we besrWe ' sup.
pose there will be prizes attached, as In
alt others of tame klad. -AlVo a vote for
the Ugliest Man, with acssh jfrize Of
and we hear some or the candi
dates will be named as follows, E Wsi
son, Q Ward, Elijah Plner, Capt Jim
Smith,; Geo Littleton, If Bussell, Nash
Dennis, John Pittman, Claude rraaelle
and one or two other, a live time h ex
pected, come and participate. We forgot
Bryan Hatiell and Dr Blount, not Mel
ton, are candidate! also.;
The. little mullett are gone some
where to it seems, only a few thousands
caught In the last day or two and these
are not much larger than your long fin
ger, they ere being "t ff ered; for 00c per
barrel and 'even ileM, and being thrown
away by the thousands, Looks like a
pity to destroy those little flab; but we
guess there Is no law for It; we think
there ought to be a law for no nets or
seines to be lest than 1 lnoh mesh, now
they have jlhem 1 Inch and f van less
tnaa tnat. . ' '
. Our Oouaty court convened last Mon
day at Jackson vll'e, and only one ot
oar clt'reo attended, D J Moore ajar
or. I' '
Mr Tim Woodfaoll went to New Bern
last Friday returning Sanday after. '-
Ml L O. Holland of Cedar Point ihas
sold cr rented out hie farm and business
and gone to Georgia to .live so we learn.
Mr B N Bell of Cedar Point Is belter
than h bis been of late, but keeps very
poorly all "the Urn, his principal all
meat now, la rhumatism '
Mr LB Eonett ot Cedar Pufot li coun
ty soperlntendent of educatloa now for
Osrtertt county In plase of htr Joseph
Plgott of Straits tor sevsral jears.
Mr JM Junes received a lot of very
fine, pioiiapplee from Mr D H Ward of
Pants Gorda, FU.thy were largtand
alee sad relied on lh faim of Mr Ward
aear Pnnla Gorda. '
Hoc kUIlog Is on of the varletlet of
work wltit the farmer now. Messrs )
A Pittman, O W Bmtth, D H BusaelL
Heedkam Whltty, W. B Mortos, D G
Ward, sad others are .among those who
have killed.' - .
The mother of Bev Ed tarda has been
right sick but Is better a this wrltlsg, '
Keihleen, the lltti oa year- old child
of Mrs JMJoaee hie beea bt tick
with sore seek, supposed at first lo be
sore throat aad serious, but turned Oat
to be only a slight esse of sickness.
Mr G W Want Is oa his togs oaee
ssor sad ssys h Is golsg to leer the
old Tar Peel State so fot the lead ot
Bowers. r5-:-. I'S
-MrCIPUtmte wret to Kew Bra
laat Monday OS baslarn retaralag Wed
sesdsy. . UaoleTlm.
tOO WOW WHAT TOO AkBTUmC
Whea yoo Uke Grove's Tateless Chill
Tonic, because the formula Is plalalt
oris let! o evry bottle show log that
Is simply Ima aad , alulae la a tastelM
drm No euro ao py. Pnc too. '
Exccutor'sINottco.
- NORTH CATtOUS,!
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Tbe endentgBsd LitIs dulf qnllfisd
SS ElSrntOf Ol lte lsrt n IU SB I'll
nt of Itlilu 1 t-Kir, df.4lrl a)
rrom ta)ti'e4 to sl4 miih ill
onrt"t o inikt lml!i'l piymte'r
Id t ill rrKT,l lo:i1!n r'!m, fl
1 ''.it "inlr'i ll rriMBt tbl
nn(!lr Ti I "o-t n ml t Of b-tnn
!' MJ1 m'.iilbi fro Ibli di ttt
l wotk ) N rwriMt la hr t r
Cvtiry.
Tb: 9,t "t.f " fVr in,1-., 19 a.
It. M l H.
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. . utgn-graae ana up-to-aate ires3 .
ment we have , met with anprece-'
dented 'favor. .and patronage this
seasons 'To those who nay not
hate bonghit their Z)ress 6ood3 we
would say that you cannot offord
to do so ; until yoa have examined
our line. V . -
In.pur Black Qcods department
you can feel snre you are petting
none but the best makes,' and the
wear will prove satisfactory, ......
Our Celebrated Merod" Un
derwear and "Onyx", Hosiery, are
the ones to buy for Comfort and
and wear.
A full line of White Knit Corsett"
Cover?, also Black Wool .Corset
Covets, v
Carpets, Matitng and Rug De
partment tip stairs.
JUST RECEIVED
Novelties in
Just the thing for Christmas
'resents.
mm
63 Pollock' St.
Any farmer desiring
to fence his land with
the American Field
Fence can (procure
the same of me for a
Bhort while, i now
have in stock two car
loads of Same.
' Under Hotel Chattawka,
new BEinr, m. c
A CEIfltmY AGO
lh didn't have the style ot eerrjagee
we have today, with comfort end Style
eombload, They dbia't bar repair
ihore with sncn spwiMld atpmnt
oar shops hsre. we are ready tot aey
klad of repair work yon eaabrteg. Ws
will do tt thoroughly aad rwiptIy,To
won 1 0o4 our ebrg to nisa. . -Tbe
rmlv clao la toa to tat tny aad
tTorrOilrC to rrpalf btinWa. Be as
bfnre bay Inf and ear mooey.
WepttriatrrTtrMio yea Old Ot
ewwnla. We iJirfnk yonr loose Wie
ta a mK-iiine wiuioas cutwn anaia,
ot wlthmit Uklnr Wr from wheel M
bepry wbll to wait, tnrybody Is la
titxi to U Bwhln st work potting
ni bolts In oil ptaoaa.
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Notice!
Seed BaisinB,, London Layer Raisins, Currants, Citron,
Cranberries, Evaporated Applos and Peachej, Prunes, ' !
Attmore's Mince Meat, Jelly,
English Walnuts, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Peeans, all new ! 5
crop, " 7 2
Buckwheat and Maple Syrup,
Gcod Cooking Butter 25o lb for next ten days, ' Tv 2
Baket'd Chocolate and Cocoa, 1
Fanny Elgin Pox River Print Butter,
Complete stock of Canned Goods, J
Yoursto Please,
MEL
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LIIIIIIIIIITTIIIITITTnilTTTTYnillllllllllllll
JUST
"RECEIVED.
A Fresh Supply of Ralston's Breakfest Food, Pettyjohn's
Breakfast Food,
Ralston's Whole Wheat Health Flour,
" Graham Flour,
Uecker'a Graham Flour,
Bye
Premier, Mothers and Avina Oat Flakes, Sohredded Wheat
Biscuit, also a full and complete line of fancy canned goods.
A prtrt of your business is earnestly solicited. Satisfact
ion guaranteed or you get your money back
Yours to please,
J. 23. F-JJ3ISBttm Tr.
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Wholesale and Retail Orocer,
Cor. Broad A Hancock Su.
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HOLIDAY
STOCK
Heady for Your
Inspection.
IMTI'S BOOK STORE, i
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Diamonds and
(Fine Jewelry
A .large Assortment of tbe
newest designs of
DIAMOND RINGS,
- beooches Ainrv
BCAK? PINS IK
VELVET CASKS.
VUllora welooes to oar'ttore, w
take'pl ,er ta showtag osr goods.
.... k A lsrg variety of sterling I liter
hat plea. ;
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Oysters I Oysters 1 1
From now on we will hart)
Oitera which Jwft will lem
bj'weajiir, half-eheU or oth-
erwtae.' ; ', v -" .
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Jay at - f- r
Nixon 3 Cots,
m Mlalli Et, . '
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A, B. Extcr 6 Co.,
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Wholeale ,
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Groeer,
rw RJ Mas
Hurah! llurah!! Christmas is 10
near,
It fills onr hearts with Cheer,
Santa Glaus will come to take a ,
peep
At the- place where the goods are
sold so Cheap. :
S. Coptons Special'
Christmas Sale.
89 Stylish Cloaks and Jaeket to
lect from, formerly sold for ft 60 to IS,
win go la this sale st 1 18 to 5 40, '
Child reus and Mlaiee Cloaks,, all
iltee and quality from 46e to 4 M,
Lad lee Oolkuttte from 98e to 4 SO. -Heavy
Skirts, kteet style, best
quality, from 74c lo 7 W,
Dress Tlannela, Waist Ooodl and
Trlmmiaga, Bedooed 40 pet eeat, '.'
Mens Up-to-date Orerooata, ;' from
1 40 to U BOO,
Hens ZmsLS Weddlag Salts, greatly
Bedooed frosaU 00 tt ITS, .
Iteckwear aad Eld Gloves rdaod '
tOpeteent,
A lot of 17 Mens Saitn, broken Uses
will go thle week fot I W yoof ebolo.
Bkwkets, Quilt astd CorsforU front
TSetollO,
A tew pair Boys XLae fa ta 40o
vain, now tto, ' ." ',
Keaa Caary fleeeed Caderwear 60o
vale, now 41K - ; '. .
- Ladle ITseosif Xla4 Caderwear,
Kvato,na, v
Ladles Uadenraar wU M told from
tie to 4ft garment, regalar (4 aad x
vat,' ' ' " '
BXafXhtEtSthUOmlSal el r
duotd prlee kMt ty fot thU vk
wih to etns Mt Qt entire stork e( t'
goods atUoTd above. Be on of t'.
flfattegetyoarehole. - Yoars to ptM, ,
S. COPLO;
Tl MKJDLt snir.rr, Tst to c
Bard war Oe Nlw.Br.
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