HmwowMn:;Hm eeeeeeeeeeet $ ? ? : : tt:
! L 171. LofCEZSLti CD.
-In n n
, am - . mm
X f Toey inentloii a few of the opnlu irmei which they will bat
i "on sale at prion that cahoot fall to meet be approval ri the closest buy
68 lack a'l W 1 8trting In black;
790. they only Mkjou60oth
:.' men an now Biacs uneviot spwgea ana snruua oqior, gutrw ; ,
teed the beat B'aeto, real value C8c this week yoi can bay It for 60a. ' .
"'" 44 Inch Black Mohair, regular price 65c, thla week they offer it at
VC-: lfnvt - " -vNf'i'
-;4t Inch Black rictllaa a Suit ehedder, makea a handsome aktrt for i
Sp-logand 8ommer for the mountains or the teaahore, Its s good vak
a at 75e, special this week only BOe- ' I '
. -They are ntoa showing this week Beautiful Silk Voile Md Eolian r
- fa Black ane colon, - ,(--. s-
' They hare Just received and hare on sale thla meek a Beautiful
Hue of Black' Mercerised Petticoats and Drop 8klrti mideupwlth ;
4 Ruffles, hemstitched and tucked, the y are beauties, be sure to see ;
tUem.The price Is wlibio -each of all 75 1, t y& f U&O $S.CO. y y-
,!- We prepay Express and freLht op all purchases amounting
to $6 frl or over' Shipped io airy place within a radius of ICO miles of -
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j 4l PoVock St., Opposite Post-office
EPSTEIN BROS,
One Price
Want You
That they are in town. We handle as good
a' line of Mens,' lloy and Childrens
and Furnishing Goods as you will find any
where. A trial will convince you.
OUR MOTTO
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money
Back. - ' r,- '
72 Bryan Block;
is the very Beat Paint made; It surpasses all
ather paints as to duality,- Durability and Cov
ering Capacity.
Leads, Oils M colors,
' Varfitshcs, '-'JEnfu', ;-Fbor-T Vat
nish Stains, IfrggyiPs, Roof Paints,
and Taint Brushes ?: ;
08 Middle fit.
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NOTICE OUR LIKE of Table i
; Glassware clcme Chimneys
arid 7rencli Buruers. none i I
better made. ;
A -. mm . ' m 1 ' k-- - .
' Portsmouth l. .diets.
W'i can now fnmUh 'the pnbll.j jvUH I lie KifHt lot of L'UIXHT'!
rood red here IhU yar. 8m Un your or J. n 1 ' r lliry are fe'l f
Also lend jonr order for anything d d j'm 1.- 1 1 1 the line of t ,
We can aupply your war.li iroii!! l!y ikI r '.' : ry, If not a 1 '
lor your bueincsi, Wo cannot ni"tt:.? 't t hve j- '. ,
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yard. - '-; ,
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Clothiers.
to Know
SWldle Street.
Phone 09.
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r:
TLa a'.re'.l Coutty Cuarclioi'S shall
te Et".:j to t'.-ct to tleir En'.orls'i
Juii:.' J asj Cor;re....:oikul C. ayentiona
one delegate and one a', ornate for trery
C'ty Democritic yotos, and one delegate
tor fiactiona of oyer twen-fire Pemocrat
ic votes cast at the last preceding guber
natorial election In their respective coun
ties; and none but dalcjates or alternates
so elected shall be entitled to a seat In
said conventions: Provided further, that
ta all County Convention! In which dele
gates shall be elected to attendany State,
Congresslonall, Judicial or other conven
tion, a vote shall be taken In accordance
with the plan of organization aa to the
candidates whose names may be present
ed to such - County Convention. , The
delegates shall be ' selected - from -the
friends and supporters of each candidate
voted for, In proportion to the numler
of votes he shall reoelve in inch County
Convention, and. no other Instruction
Shall be given: Provided further that
when only one candidate is presented
and voted for at snch County Conven
Hon, it ahfcll be lawful to Instruct for J
snon canaiaate. -r .- t rf-.i
' At every County Convention before
delegates tt State, Congressional, Judi
cial, Senatorial or Other conventions, are
chosen) there shall be a vote, - taken for
the different candidates for office whose
names may be presented,' and ' thejdtle
gates shall vote for their respective
coontlrs In agoordanoa with this votej
that ia to ray, each candidate shall r
Ceive totbe Biat?, Congressional, jJadl
cI18ecaKrW or other convention the
proportion of the vote. to which t be
county may. be entlt td which he recei -ed
in , the County, Convention. , The
Chairman and secret try of the Cdunty
Conveatioa shall certify ts each conven
tion the vote received by each candidate
given: Provided, that where ' only one
candidate is presented It shall be lawful
to Instruct for him.- At all . Stale Dis
trict Conventions the delegates Irom
the different counties may diarvgard the
vote their respective counties ai teany J
oandldatei Provl wl that a two-thirds
ijorltf of all his votes from the county
consent. -'"' "it -
The chairman, or la his' absence any
member of the Conner, SmatorlalJudi
eial andOoagiesalonUOonveationiball
call to order their respective convention
and hold chairmanship thereof until the
eonventlOB shall elect Its ohalrman,
The Executive Committees of the Sen
atorial, Congressional and Judicial Dis
tricts, respectively, shall, aV the call of
their respective obatrmenV meet at some
time and place IA their respective dis
tricts, and th chairmen of said respect
ive committees Shall Immediately notify
the chairmen of , the different County
Ezneutivo 1 Committees of the said ap
potntment, Sad the said County Execu
tive Committee shall forthwith call coa
veatlons of their respective counties In
conformity to said notice to send dele
gates to said respective District Conven
tions. 1 ., , , .r , .m
stat cdnvisnoHS. ,,
, The State Convention shall be compos
ed of delegates appelated by the several
County Contentions. lack oonnty shall
be entitled toolset 000 delegate am) one
alternate for; every one hundred and
fifty pemooraue votts and one. delegate
for fi action over seven ty-flve JDemo-
erstle votes oast therein at the last pro
osdlng gnDornalorlal election; and none
but dekgsteo or alternates nan elected
shall be entitled to tests In said Convea
tioa; - Provided, that every couhty shall
have at beat one vote In - said Conven
tion. -
" ' ,l ' utju. ; f ; -( ;-4
1. 'At all 'lonventlona' the delegatta
shall 10 stketed ss near as may be from
the friend and supportets of the candW
dates voted UtoWt?-Jtei
S. Such delegalee - or alternates of
absent delegate at may be present at f
any Demooratle Convention 'shall be el
towed to east the whole , vote ; to which
their precinct 01 eounty maybe entitled.
1. In all ooaveatloas provided for ty
this system, sfier a vote la . cast, tbsie
shall he no changi in such .vote, until
the Anal result of taO ballot - ahaU be an
nounced by the chalrmaa of said con
vention. . :. 1 ' '
, 4. All Democratic Erecutlve Commit
tees shall have the power to All any ya-
oaactea ocjurrtag , In their, respective
bodlM. ; .' -' f:
o. The chairmen of Ue different Conn
ty ConvsBtloas shall certify the Hat of
delegates sad alternates of the different
District and State Conventions, and a
eertiaed list of laid eeleirates and alter-
aatss to the secretary of the State Ceni.
tral Committee. ( , ' -,
. It shall be the dnty of the Conn ty
Committee and its ebalraun to fofnUh
such Information and make sack reports
to the chalrmse of the State CommHie
as he my dmlrs. . . - - ".
At a mac'.'s g of Executive Com
mltuehr'.loa i:... h 17, IKi.lU toU
low!!-g mlii wis s" ;f 1:
"la all cfiBT- ' '-s a tr' initlon
msy be n. ' 1 s-y tr ;' 7, ttra
though it te a f . ' if' t
. ; ; r, - y
fj; 1 f. I 3 rx".-',iL!S
At.
J. i.
Of A & R C Road. , Committee Will Boon
- . Submit Report. . ,
IUlelgh, May 10. The Investigating
committee of the Atlantio & North Cat
ollna railway today completed Its work
of examining witnesses, It had pre-,
vlously examined al the directors except
Chsrles lyiuibee and : it examined him
today, as it Aid also private secretary, P
If Pearsall, who requested' auchau ex
amination. In order to show that be Is
the local consel of the railway and rep
resents K In ths courts.- .':.! ' : ;;
' The last witness examined wuWP
Whltaker. business manager of Halelgh
Post, ' The committee, hopes Jo, soon
submit, lti report to .Governor. I'
pert book; keeper was' expected to make
his reports in a day or two,
-vt
HENRI IT STARLET DEAD
The qrcat EagUsh Explorer and T aveler
- "Pse$ Away. ; '.v i 1 1
' London, May .--Hon Henry M Stan
ley, the famous African! explorer,' died
tnA iv hf heart dlsaaae' aUDerlnduced bv
an attack of pleurisy, fle had been in
poor health for several months but no
serious Illness developed until a fow
days ago. ; He was 64 - years of age
, Henry M Stanley wa one of the moat
Celebrated nd successful explorers that
this sge has produced. Ue sn torn in
Wa'ea and,,me to America, eany in
life bavins' taken passare on a boat aa a
cabin bov. He landed atKew Orleana
and was adopted bv a man names Stan
ley, taking nis name, nis own oaiuv liv
ing Rowlands. J' - ,
. He served In the Oonfedeiate army,
was taken pt iioner and ! then gained the
federal trmj. nd rose' to ' the position
"pt enslgion the Ironclad Ticonderogs.
After the Civil wet ho was engaged
as a correspondent for tbe ew York
Herald In the explorations Into Abys
slnia and Ashantee at Which time he de
veloped his griat abUlty aa an explorer.
Uls next' commission: -"was ;tr flsd the
missionary . Livingstone in which, he
w inmiMrnl -and - on which trio he
made many important discoveries. He
discovered Lakes Albert nyenza, view
rla and Taniranvika In central Africa'.
HU last Journey to Africa was In 1897
wneanewent 10 me rescuv. ui jmuw
Pasha, s Ho returned in 168. i'r
ile wrote many books and stories of
bis Uavala, the moat widely known In
Darkest Africa, . He came to this opun
try InJ880 and made an extensive trip
giving lectures: He has lived in Eng
land since his return from Africa having
married a welsh lady with a large land
ed estate- ; , vi. . "
No Rlnss Cnrrlircl Paint Made. ,
f U wear as loig as Devon's. J(o olhers
mu Imvt lvutlMl. heesnaa Devoe's
weigh 8 to 8 ounces -more ' to the pint .
Bold by KIT Smsllwood, 1 ' "." ' , h t
v t o Condition : of Crops. . ',e ,
, .Tbe following extract laken from the
North Carolina weekly crop bulletin for
weekending May th, gives 0 synopsis
ofithe reports of eonespondentt through
out the Buu as to the condition of gen
eral crops.; r H "-.,!.
? Cotton hu all been planted Inmsny
counties, In others planting is still In
progress; comparatively little, cotton Is
up jet, and that which Is upls not mak
ing rapid growth-- on account', of low
temperatures and lack of sufficient mole
tarev'cottoh Je mostly too small for
chopping. ; Corn planting is spproach
Ing jjompTetlfih, - e,xoept on lowlands
ind in extreme Northern1 and western
eouatUstthe dryl eool weather Is also
hsvlnga4affect'on eorn; good stands
are not general but ths crop is looking
very well lo, the. counties where tie
rainfall was moat abqndant . In the ex
treme south portion, Ho be son and
Brunswick counties, eat ly corn is being
plowed the first time. A few complain s
of damage by eat worms have been ie
oatved. Tobacco plants are growing
slowly, and some damage by the fly Is
reported; farmers took advantage of the
showers os the 0th to set out many
plants though they are small.1 Bums
peanuts have been planted.' Wheat,cate
and rye continue backward In growth
and need rata badly; a number of corre.
spondents rsport that 'these crops ap
pear to be heading low. Orais and
clover are poor in the drier sections of
the Bute. Irish potatoes are generally
ta good condition; track crops, especial
ly beans, peas and cabbages arc doing
f!r!y well EWpjnents of strawberries
and vcs:tab1 eontlnoe, A large crop
of Bilons is t i'r-i platltil. It sppcars
that more fruit en fcf-n.1 Injury I y f ror t
than ai.tldrU'd, md It Is soiling woM.
grants c: r:.::.
Jtr Cis'-y t';isti n r.f f':i'!a m a
v!.!t'-r liro f'Lini'y.
V(tV (' nf r a ln.,',u-1
tr',.1,: it T.
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Fatlcnal Lciue Casts '. ,
BTANDINQ OP CLUBS' '
" " Won. Lost Per Cent.
New York.;, j' ll ;'l 4 4 ,V ' 778 '
Ciucinuail, a 16 Is, : ,
Chlcago, '.. 10 ni , '-- 668 ',
Brooklyn,-- .01' ''.'i 430 '
St Louis, fl - j "i, 1 W 1 81 ,
Bostrn, , -.- 18 -'- j,W
intsnurg, - 7 . -' ia JOB
Philadelphia. " ' V- 14.-".' - LW
v Pittsburg, Msy 10 The game today-
Philadelphia,'.; 0 I -
Pittsburg, HpyX) .. "1.4 " - 9 . t
Batteries Spires and Doola; ' Miller
and Carnlah,, J. j --".
- Umpire Ensley. tm i i,
"Jlncinnatl May l6-The follpif lng game
was played today s ' .. -,' .' '-. .
' t , 5 'H ;. ;XT ! ,V, R 'H I
Brooklyn, '7 19" t
Cincinnati, '"''" 0 10-5
' Batteries Poole tnd Bergen; flahn
andSchleL " ' ' , 1
Umpire 0 Day. '
Chicago May lC-.Tbe following la the
game today : ' .
Boston, ' . 7 tl , 4
Ohlcsgo, V i 5 , 8
x Batteries Fisher and MpranjCorrldon
and KHne.
Umplri 2iminer.'
St Louis,'; MaylO-The lollowlngls
ihe'garne today. - .
" R H E
Nw York 1 6 . 9
7 81 'Louis. ,14 It 0
Batteries Maiheweon and Warner;
MoFariand and Qradj .
J Umplret Johnstone end Moran.
Where they play today:
Brooklyn at Pittsburg .
'Boston at 8t Louis.
: New York al Cincinnati.'
Philadelphia: at Chicago'.
FOR SALE!
,' Steamer cyrene,; 4ft long, i ft
beam, it ft draft. .Compound engine,
upright submerged tuba boiler- Coal
consumption extremely , light, r Chwd
power, and speedy. t Excellent boat for
towing, passsagers! or pleasure. Cabins
well furnished and boat fully eqnlped.
Msy be seen upon spplication to ' .
Ltimbef Cb.
HORFoisix, va, :.:
Grand Excursion
S V t
. Of The BuUflnoh Committee
" '..el'" - ' '
lilminnton,.;;
V J:- TBIffiSDiTIIAT- 12dL
'f Will h&ve special care fot al pet
sbna who desire to mate the trip,
$1.25rRound Trip
Train leayea - 7 a in;
what 3 a man wrrnouT HI&
; BUEECHE; 't'v V
the poet stks.' Aa Apollo Belvtdere may
look very artlsilo In marble, bat the man
tbat wears a suit of clothing mads by aa
artistic tailor prenenis a mora attractive
apparnne to bis friends. The fit, slyl
eut and "bangH of ocr olotblng Is swell
and an I ill o. and ths man who would be
elepant la dress cannot afford to be ttIK
ored by any one bat , ..,.. .. ' .
.' r El. C::alniclr.
lit) J.W
. 1 7 ...11..- '
rTT!T!!TTITITTTr IPTnilll
C.Mi: tl i rl' Ttfr.-'-rj. Srwral l.cauUful
lr ,i !' ! ;i: iC;i a' 1 I . '"i. All will l oolJ
" V i I
Packed 'and
Delivered :35c qt.'
Broad St. Fruit
Company.
United States Uar
. Blifil'm Sale.
Eastern District bl North Carolina.
. 'By virtue of an Order of Sale ietued
out of the United StaUs District Court
for the Eastern District of North Caro
Una, on the 3rd day of May, 1904 notice
Is hereby given that I will sell by public
auction, for cash, on Monday,; the 16th
day of May 1904 at 13 o'clock M., at
Meadows Dock near Union Point In the
city of New Bern the steamer Flora Tern
pie, her engines, boilers, machinery boats
tackle, apparel," appurtenances, and fur
ntture, as she now lies st Meadows Dock
near Union Point In the city of New
Bern. ..
rC.y., i H. 0. Dockbbt,
United Ststes Marshal.
By R W WARD.Dep'ty " "
Notice !
. All that hare , accounts sgaln&t the
City of New Bern are requested to hand
them In to City Clerk st once.
By order of Board.
Respectfully
J.J.TOtBOF,
' City Clerk.
The N C Mutual
and Provident
Association
Authorized Capital
$100,000.00
-Home office, Durham, N. 0. New
Bern Branch office at Mutual' Aid Bank,
Broad street 0 C Roach, Supt.
Life Insurance and Sick Benefits.
$10,000.00 benefits paid during past
yeerv
S The Superintendent is a well known
business man of New Bern and is au
thorized to pay all benrfhs Immediately
on demsnd.
Borne office does not have to audit
claims before they are paid. We want
your business. .
DotiH Iet Tour t.
CTanlase Hun Down
i -': for want of a little repair.. Taken
In time,, the cost 'may be trifling. "A
word to the wise Is sufflcent. v We. do
carriage and Wagon , repairing In all Its
branches, at lowest prices, and warrant
all work to be atrictly nret-cUsa. We
will make yonr vehicle equal to new In
appearanor, durability and motion. Job
bing promptly exeoated. ;, ';;? f ev
" We put Rubber Tires on your old Or
new wheels. Ws shrink yonr loose tires
ten machine without cm Ulnar ahem,
or without taking aire from wheel on
buggy while you wait , Everybody Is In
vited to see ine macnineat work putting
new bolts ia old places, r, .J,
Q.n. XVaten l Hon,
'Successors to O.H.jWaUra A Son,";
' J ' Phone ISBJ '"",' ' '''"
! 78 Broad rV",Wuw Bn; N- 0 s '
NOTICE!
V.;
i H i i t .'i"'"' ' -i ' 'j-''
; On and after today lbs slesmer Oo;s
soke will sail front New Bern tt ft j tt
oa Baturdays.' 'l' ,
, May ih, 1904. ' ' v'f .V.. '. '
. . Qto, herder3onu :.
.-i- .-"i r Agent
nmiiiiiimiiinn
V I "i ' i
1 I
4 1 v
1 i s 1 1 : l wo liopo al. I 4
(iVcVicVkV
From Whitehurst Farm to H
day at
cDANIEL'S,
A Choice lot Harvey small Sugar Cured Pig Hamd. Also a
few nice NO Hams English Cured Shoulders and Picnic
Hams,
Fresh Grit?, Big Hominy, Oat Flakes and Carolina Rice.
1 make a specialty of strictly fresh quality Butter I receive
it fresh from the dairy every week and I guarantee it to be as
fine as it is possible to pet,
Your to Please
J. L ME. I
'JPhone jOl.
PKT MS
Absolutely Pme.
THE BEST BEER IN THE
WORLD.
T;ee J.
Hay 10th,
HAHnOCK
DAY
OPENING.
I JKHffl'S BOOK STORK. I
e
Diarrhoea Cordial
Prevents, Relieves, and Cures.
DIARRHOEA
In fancy or old age. Absolutely
. Safe. Contains no opiates.
For Sale at
HARGETS,
West Broad St.
PETS
For Sale. Some Tame
Crows, ; one ! of , tlicm
has been Trained,
will com to Uls name
when called
;.'V : . See BIQ HILL,
r i One House for rent " good Loca
tion. ''. ':' '
153 Sonih Front St.
; BIG HILCS
Tho Slilngle Ilan.
VOU FESLBXTTB
i"pf - ',(Pn( k of Iwrir thlngi
1 i-.i? i" rfr.t. lint It rn"i'firte b n
r ' -i r T -' a' mt tLs only tiio 1!
f -uni rt!!'.s )-t long, an InvtRorattnn,
'i I i .7 eol'i "!, r'.ntinui
r ' l'n OW, I ' :( vv t(
i ' l !l itf 1 i' Mill rt
. . . -- -. ' 1 -y i
:p' rt.
-g
71 Broad
Wholeaale
Retail
Grosser,
71 Broad St'
Taylor
TO THE
Gentleman !
who never visits our store. We have
pawed the earth, stamped tho floor, and
tugged at onr cureless locka, and In the
columns of the New Bern Journal, and
you come not, one tml and 99 out of
every 100 come back.
To Our Cusiomers
And Friends
who have made our success possible, we
beg for the same patronage as of old, we
pieage you the same earnest efforts to
please.
Slippers.
Just received 12fl pair Ladles' BllDners
at 7fto and $1, goes this week 49o.
67 pslr of lstest stylish slippers 11.50
goes this week $1.89,
Men's Hats.
400 Hats fbr the farmers 35c and iSa
this week 19c.
Ladies' Hats.
150 Ladles' Hati $4, thia week $3.29.
1E0 Ladles' Hats 12,50. 12. tl J50. th'a
week $1.99, $1.30 and 99c.
Misses snd Children's hits from SBe
to $1.20.
, Utile girls look at our windows for
Parasols ss low ss 13c.
Our clothing depsrtment Is com
plete, Remnants, Monday and Wedaeada
51e, , . , - -
io. a morton; SaJeenin.' '
75 MODLX ITBKXT, Rext Io QaskUl
Hardware Oo1 New Ben. '
Fire, Accident, anil
i Hale Cilass Tn
;f i Bnronce -
) tome sad Foreign oomp anion:
- " KJ83 H1K1IIB P. BTEKKT. '
THE BTAKDAR!
'Bm. K. W. Aon.
tr. a, KnMni
frim North Oarolinw
' t Wry m
plmanm In rmtm.
irionrlinf Jjr,
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OteofhArmlts'St-'Cl
tll.)l Ullilln.lw't
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