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cutomer, . tolirit sour business. b it aaTinin aecoant a it.
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LABOR
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BE A filTTLE - .
V' PUEViaDS. BUT
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EACH SEASON ABOUT-:
T - VpUR SPRING MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
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A-'t .wowwaimy ibtko orry imay in tne cy 10 call and to-
" ipoct oar tompleto lino embracing Chemislse, nighMrei, . Panto
loons, Corset-eovtrs and Skirts in a great variety of original derinar
.You viiVhate to W theaa irannents to fully realise-tbeif Intfpdc
aluai tlwn V i'l "that ; they tanttof M oirt-rateiL eilttojotlfl
lfcht8tdef ec, ?h,e workers arUhip, tha matrisl, sndthe entrkl
'taakaop 6f t- ganrnts are all that you could wish twiet theriee
was asked. We shall bo glad to sW")oa the entire line, thrfugh u
Inayiwt want to Kuy. Command u-i and we ahall be glad to serie
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THE STOkE WHERE QUALITY AND PRICES HARMONIZE.
J. 51. Mitchell & Co:
61 Pollock St. Opp. Episcopal Chnrch.
Phone; 288,
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ASSISTANT : LABOB T0XHSSI0H.
'EB'SEPOBT 05 THE COTTJBS
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ABBoal Meeting of .Associated Chart'
; ea ta he iSeM Next Saaday Gor
eraor 6lea' isked U Fandsh. Bat-
tallon for ManevTeres at Ft. Cas
- wrH-The Fse'of KalHng at Capital
: Coart at 'a BUT Beard Snow tu
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Special Correspondence.
Ealelgh,' N.CFeb. 6.-
2tC w 3 L.Lil ..-.( , AT . liw.. a
riitsburgh Sieel Mills Eesame With
- Farther AetlrUy Promised , -
PiUsburg.'Pa..- Feb. B. Fully J.000
workmen actually 1 returned to work
la the mills la- the lmmedlato Plttflr
burg district today. ' The nnisbing aod
cogging mills Of the Carnegie vplant
of the ateek corporation started this
mofnlng, two of them on double turn
and two on single turn. -The mills
of the Republic Iron and Steel Cdfflr
panr, in the upper Ohio valley, also
resumed nd the, rumor reaches Pittay
bargh that the steel plants of the eore
poratioa at Bellalre and Mingo,-Ohio.
wUl he placed on full tlmeWithi
few daya. V- X-1 -
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Postal Bank BUI B-rawa - ;vir
Washington, Feb. 5.' Senator Bur-
kett- of Nebraska, - today " introduced
bflt In the Sedate authorizing -na"
tiosal sftTings ihanks;:" Jt provide a
bureau of postal savings with a. chief
at KfiW salary;" assistant $1600, and
chief clerk-and minor officers.' The
Today As-frate of interest Is i 1-2 per cent, Wd
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HEATH &MiLUGAN PAINT
PAR01CLAXD NEPONSET RED ROPE, R00FIXU
1 mm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 11 1 1 -if
Building Materiall, Pyre hite' lead," Oils arid i
Gaskill Hard Co
t PhoM i7. r-
ktiddie Street
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IF; Ilfl 0;BE!pgt
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At 1 dtu ttore dont ask what we have ofdef lr
: wnat you want
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alstant Labor Commissioner ' L,
Shlpman, madr up a Very Interesting
report regarding the -cotton, woolen
and knittlnK-rmllla' of the. State. 'Of
the mills. reported there- are 328,
which show as authorised capital of
$45,777,636. . These' contain 2,768,576
spindles,- 6272 looms, 6.IB1 knitting
nukchines, the' horse power used. Jo
tah -11440. ' NInetx-aeven per cent
of the mills cover In their reports the
number of 'their 'employes and show
62,178." brthese 2583 are males and
21,221 are female adults.t3 per cent
of the mills fail to report the number:
of person employed. The .- returns
show the t2TU pflrsot 'ar depen-
fdent'oponthe mills for . a livelihood,
the- reports 'covering this feature be
ing made Jy 83 Jr cent of all the
mills, 13 "per; cent falling W report
the number thufe dependent Of the
adult Employes 5- per , cent, can read
and write, and of the children employ
ed 80 per -cant ; , "
' fn '--response to a apecial inquiry
as tachttdrek under 12 'years of age
workiajg-in factories, 86 per cent of
the mannfactprers answer,, that there
are none, t her cent admit the prea-
lenceot thlldren under that age, while
9 percent fall to answer, It is ab
soluteir against Mhclaw to ' employ
ctindreauhdertriat ag, hut the, law
is defeoUvw la -falling to give the la-"
bor Jossidrierll jwwertnspeq
UdrOUahjelng,' the'Veaie'sf" point in
lie Jawrana, it maxea im aepenaenjf
uponjha mayt be ,j(ermfd the 'cour
tesy of Xu nulla as to inspection,' In
formattoo etc i Of the irtpllea to the
Inquiry as; ta- whether compulsory 4
catloa Js avored for children ln tiie
nulla;, U jpe ceut say thsy favor it.
IS per cent! oppoae It -while 20 per
cent express no opiokm whatever, r a
The retorna, sltow ihat the average
oembef'of tpuri ot the fJaya' work; Is
164-tr.i the; highest- average' waes
foa-aawdajty are' 2J? Wwest 81
cents. Highest 'average for wpmen-
$141; lowest tf enta.r Average wages
of chlldrea 64 cents. Of the mills
SS. ri'ent jay jWageaVeeklyi 41
pet cent, .semi-monthly; j per. oent
monthly and 4; per eeat on demand;
87 .per cent report that wages Increas
ed at year . f per aeot reportiast no
abaage 1 1 while per osnt fall to-ans-
-i'lM W -V " lfl erthjnaatum."-QrUaentaport
ltmiti Interest' accounts to $500 and
deposits to $1,00 with no restric
tions as to who shall deposit and with-
dra. v '
The postmaster-general Is "author-
teed to'deslgnate depoaltorlet in the
States where the funds 'come from to
receive accumulated deposits. - .a -
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""Kew I rpn6 Cottage, near Methodist Choir h, Brldgeton,
fcotifuJ viw of New Sera, ' SUmaoa property. East Front
job smi-ut ; ,':;',
. v f nrrWo Farm, 3) w.Uea from New Barn, landing oa Trent
- ' - River, trar ratlread..ha'rkln to right person. Booms ovrr
. ', UcDanWI ttort; teiUlU for ItII or rildwwe. .' -
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' Fstm'aaJ UmSr lands ltli-r for ssU, rent or I ae. Alo
City property bought or sold at small tpt!e to ewrrf-r, '
the financial condition of employes
good I per nt very goodr od4 per
cepUexceUant: ,18 par cent falr: ,aad
4 pr cent tall o anawer TV i n
la annual ateeUng of tag stock-
holders, of thf North Carolina floras
Flrei insurant pamputT waa held
and the directors and agents vari
ous; parts of the EuU were present
Tht eompaay snke a splendid show
ing for last year's business, and made
mo!Ttr. The pfBc!al,'.afpnla, . ate,
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nlarly fine showing for lent tus-
Ineas, Its Trmtuu;S ifUli: g gll8f(J
and IU V' - i f .".O TS.4 FlediiU
lire Intumiice 0miiiiy'of CTirl Ue
art i.'. tit-.; !y t;e .... am-iun
of hn':!ns nn r:1 sn'it tD aiine
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, qaeUe Trail la JUicklgaa
i Caraonvllle, MlcB.;Feb, 6: Forrle
hoBrs"-4S J hungtyl aasengerg, "on
Pere Marquette tralaw or stalled Jbe-1
tweed Port Huron' arid VhW place, car
tag to; heavy aaow 'drlfta. ,11101 tja-i
sengerswere , nearly -famished when
released, havtng'.had rtiothlng eat
except bread dipped itf 'melted know.
aThe bread Was 4 oonatgnmeniin the
express which waa broken opahv br
UtMHrngtL-paaaanpnPdnd trainmeL
Sara Jan'aa'la rerearmma! '
iTokhv Feb; r!ateplyinrid aotfftif
tion at a meeUng bt the military cow
l-U
mittee bf 'tSe I)ieC"&turdayrtenerai fFOrtffgieM ilng firants Poiltfcal Am-
aes'tyCoantes ef Taraoath Gets Be
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."Raleigh; li. C, Feb. 6. The State
Geological feoard electa 'William W.
JBhe,' son' of apt Samuel A Ashe,
Raleigh, forester," and he comes
March 1st, to take charge of that work
bit North Caroillnat -
The board asked that forester Git-
ford Pinchot of the United States' Ag
ricultural Department to . reoonuttend
a man for. the place. ' He named Ashe,
who accepts the new position; hut will
be retained on the United States civil
;ervice list sohe can return o his
duties at -Washington, at any time.
The United Jtates Agricultural De
partment says it Will do everything
possible to aid this jltate in forestry
work-? .;'.-;'-: f. '. , "
lle ddd Fellew's Banquet.
The District Meeting - ot the Odd
fclIowfc,an.aocount of which appears
o another) colunjn, concluded ts aea-
Jlori fast night . with a raad banquet
wnicn was enjoyea uugeiy, , .sT
XrrEu a Koyan waa ma caterer,
mhn nnt hn Ikn nnrai1 in A ho (Wilful
more Credit 'tohii .ability; ' The hill
bTfare;' "Waaample and the 60 dole
jateSv attested to Its excellence.
After the ' cigars, were .lighted, the
pleasure of the feakt was enhanced by
i'feaat of reason furnished, by Grand
Secretary WoodelL.' of RalelgbJ .-. St
t-oon' Bcull, editor of the -Odd Fellow
at tJoldsboro, and Solicitor C L. Aber-
aethy.T 'The' next meeting will be, held
n Morheadaext JunOj
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8 -fields Brother AeoiHted
special U Journal. v ?
Raleigh, N. O, Feb. S.The Fieldi
brothera, accused ot railway mall rob
bery,' were acquitted this afternoon.
Id th Federal' court' -ri v'v;!-'
Oar llteft aad $IU Deihlo Bar.
rel Oiaa new a-elaf al 11040 aad
$110ft-4. Batnlgbt Hart ware Cera
;Vr,'NV7a Ot XI')
At:
tt ret lock nr.v
maneuvers which ar to take place .la
May 'with' Fort Caswell, lit the mouth
of the Cape Fear River as a center,
&nd which will be Intended to illua
traterthe proper defence of that par.
Uon of the North Carolina coast Tbe
letter from the Secretary of War I
In the shape of an Invitation and as
yef the Coveraor baa not acted upon
It It Is said that May Is a bad tjjjie
liT troops In the rural dlntrlcts to
go on duty, but maybe aliUalllon can
be mads op from those In th city. Of
course the tour of dutywlll be a very
plrMAnt one, though thors Will be
pUnty of work and no Utile Ingtruo-
Uons. Tlie wsr dopnrtiucnt la no
hfllng ra."iK)n(l'd with rKar'llng this
mutter. It nnjf be tl.ut the royuesit
for Vohintcprs fur such duty will k
Of coorKs thpr will hi ray
lid ru'lona, rtc, In II 9 run of Uip
r'Siiliir ftrmy, TLrssn cual h.hs'hwi
i a bM frm t! mo to timo uml IIu po
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BBATB DEFEKBEB OF POST IB-1
THUB 8UFFEB8 THE EXTBEME
rpESAlTX AT THE H1SD8
riiJW '."tHB-VcZAB'S
Tfl;7PPE ASYLUM
Vlaooant Teran mtef wv
said that Japan's military preparations
were directed sot against any single
nation,- but against eventualities -da
the Padflcx" ' ? a 1-
Several'' prominent- politicians, wm-
demn the reply- as provocative and
most inopportune, and as being In-
oompatible, with - the publte attw
ances ef a minister, ii- - - 1 1-
1 Bad Accident at Orieatal
: Newtt was received here of a aerioiTa
aeotdent at Oriental,' wherein Mr, M.
O Holten, ,son of Mf. Bariilia Beltoh,
Olympla, waa badly Injured. 'Mr,
fioltofe was at work In the .John L.
Boper mill, taking ttpi the slack in '
rope that ; waa tuwl ta draW up the
fogav when. bis hand became tangled
andJhe was thrown bodily over a' ahatt
seTeralimea t Thaam .front .the
bad' to the Uowr Waa rttshed and
mangled, aad was fractured -to two
places above, the elbosft The. young
maii!r waa auffering cat jcoasiderabte
pain last aight. iut It ft thought that
ampuuuon1 01 the am win not. be
necessary, and that Its use to aome
extent, may be regained.- .
- Criminal Ceurt Praeeedlatrt f
Judge Allen passed upon the follow.
Ing reuse . at. yeaterday'r criminal
courtJ ' ' - - 1
.Jtate va Lutie Patrick; larceny;
guilty; one year la Jail to be assigned
aha roada,:-;. .,r-:-j,;5S.v"r. ; y--1-
t8tat; vs.; Joha l Blnimlona.'.aaaanIt
with' deadly weapoa;' iftdltyrona ear
ialalL to be assigned to thO Toada.
Btato-, ya. Henry .Taylor; larceny;
guiltyr 19- months in Jail to be a-
stgaatl -.to 4ka -toade; .-' -?-f-
,.SUte vs. Frank Alvea, carrying con
cealed weapons; 'guilty ten dollars
and costa. "riii,:.- ,:i
SUto-va.' Charles Paul, found guilt
df larceny In Tuesdays session: four
montaen the road. t - r '.'
gtat. va Joha Mortoa,. laroeay;
trlaj tBrogreaa.tt V ft ."1
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EOBTB CABOUIA JLilTS PUJCX
FauV Fronr Tepf HavrickJtreafcir
...ief aaV Crawsr.'TUrM v
af-U.r- dmPar 'J.iM'-i.'vr;
HfateraoaMi J,Th.-riEdgat Ror
era, of North CaroUna went U aleep
6a top of g hayrick aoday and fell off
onto the hara floor aad' htnkr aid leg.
Not withstanding-hla great Injury he
dragged- himself . three -inllea to - t&i
olty and waa taksa to a hospital-" f
? n 't u.'wt
La dies. Solid 14 karat, gold doable
face .Sagta aad ' Waithaai lltaq
Watches dow $13.M at J, Ot Baxter'!
Tho Leading' Jeweler-, 'J -';v-.
tifi fi f' r?i'
vif Xaay Laud- ClalJsr Jaiaped . '
ere PlTowe-rPabUe Printer Dis-
charged PhilllplBes Free in Fire
Between
Imeprtal, Cat, lb. a-Ot U0 land
claims Jar thw Impertat Tailey, t about
59 Improved Claims, aetpagfng to aost-
rcaldenta, have bees' Jumped because
of failure to comply with the law. !A
recent declefon of tile land eommts-iloBer-'
reverse'' what tUt'CSloe ha
held heretofore ihst'eny peraoa could
ake aaalghmems" from claimant SI
long as the total did not excd 21Q
a... '
acres. 11 is BOW tx-U Cat a praon
fan take only one M:-i;ueoC . j
Many rialms. Including welWrtel
iHrma, are anecit i ty u, re
rcraal, and timny Cont. :s har ny
filed, Tbe mutual watr ri.n,.;i!p
ha wimtilnd to nd r ;.rawnUU
to Washington to lay t
fure K " " rfnry f,nrr!.'
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r8t ''Petersburg, Feb. 6. The court
martial 'of 'General Stoessel for ow
af3lce it the siege Of Port Arthur, has
endedaVd Ae has been found guilty
and jieatenced to ho shot - He was
commirider at the fortress and held
the place against the Japanese ene
my for almost two months and was
commended several tunes for his brav
ery and atrategy. The decision of the
court la a great surprise to many In
political and military circles. ,
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duatfelwiytr N. Y Feb. 6. Thaw's
third vdy In the asylum was more
pleasant for him than the two pre
vtoua -ones. He" haa begun to mix
ffeely with the other inmates. -His
trial and commitment to MatteaWan
Is an almost constant topic of conVer
atlcak1 . Thaw- told one of his visi
tors that the other iiimates .question
ed him constantly about the trial! of
shieh they have read, but he asserts
that he lias refused as much" as pos
sible to discuss his case. Thaw read
wine and played chess with Inmates.
He has become quite an expert at the
game. j ie has also begun teaching
three of rhls companions bridge, whiat,
something entirely new in the aaylam.
One inmkte, who imagines he is John
W.- Gatee, has already become qdite
nroflcient.
The,, fight to get an order of the
court ta transfer the prisoner tq a
private, asylum began today. Attor
ney Arthur Littleton 1b' leading In be
half of tie defendant
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''TIfllB, Balkan Russia, Feb. 5. The
Russians and Turkish armies are mou
nted .near , Bis on the Persian Fron-
jeranaa tle,! probably occur
oereJmny' houra ! , The Introduction
of the.Turk on some Russian terri
tory Is Ucanse of the troubm.
;Loqdon Feb.r bVTb .Countess 'of
farmbnth sister ot Harry Thaw, was
today granted the divorce jhe aoagbt
waenoouir opeuea uiis morning ,11
was annouaced that k settlement had
beea" reached aad the Countesk would
be tHow4 drroroe at 00 oe by default
ThU miah that Tarinouth 1 to get
t tot of 4h Thaw money which the
Coirtites jaai eouVolled during thejr
aUrrlagi ?ndv terms of aettlemeit
v WaahtudtOn: t, "CC Feb, l-Pab
Printer" Btn'fugs hai' bee tuspeai
from hi ffflc peadlng the lareetl
U6H of thd affair of that InatlUUoa.
Jgy Jbui reloiatioa offered by Beak
tor StoaaJ of Blseouriv It was rotfd
to graat freedom to the Philllpls
talanaa a Jin. : I
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; jJsbaaiTeat tTke eoodluoa 01
aSatrk are qm( aad M ta beUaved that
the Worst bf the aprWng to over 'At
tar, due d acoaaloa at the aaaturhy
(he King: Premier aad ministry, it ha
brea dedd4 14 grant amnesty to po
UUtwJ prisoaera aad tnttte 0om (a
exit to rbtara, A' general condTls-
trr p"-U ha beea deemed more aa:
riaatjle- thaa to aeek'to punish ihjs
-!a of offendar. The trial of the
rogkidea will be pushed with great
vigor.' ! .' , " " r " ' ';' ' I
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er Our trade demands that we car J
T"-"" ' ' ry the very' best flour that can I P
be obtained. Our flour is be-J
ef crmnincr to b? "TOWN TALK 1 I
Ipl fact it: is - "TOWN TALK."!
f. I Insist on getting "TOWN I
llTALK" when, voui luv flour. I
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GOOD NEWS
REMOVAL SALE TO BE CONTINUED
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We have decided to continue our sale on all wir.u :
clothing Dry Good, shoes etc. continued in our boih
stores. It is absolutely! necessary that we carry no
goods from our stores it)to our new quarters and a-
Igain have slashed prices beyond belief. There yet
remains a mountain of merchandise to be slaughter
ed. We wish to thank the people of New Bsrn and
vicinity for their generous response to our advertise
ments. While the opportunity knocks at your door
N ever before has such ujimerceful prices been quoted
in New Bern on clothifjg Dry goods shoes etc. as
re now being uffered during the continuatiom of
our remarkable Removal Sale, all eyes are turned on
Baxters stores, all tongues are telling of the marvel
ously fine Bargains offered at this sale. We are bound
not to carry any left over stock into our new quart-.
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. Owing to K helBg botWeea ta twe seasons, we offer our services
to the public along thee Uuee tot the next M day, we will alter suit
tod over-coats to fit aUdrttala their .prtgUal appearance. We have
dad M year practical xprtencd pa fine' work and thaao things do not
fret? about, hat TAlE TBEX TO 8AWIEB If your coat is too high
or too low in' th nck,lf yoer siseves ar too long or too short It
your Panta are' too large or too pmaH, er If they want a new seat
8EH0 TUE3I TO SAWTEB and toi ; j small margin we guarantee
that Tow ahall be mad glad, Taaa liig' yea fr peat favor. Reapect
fully y,r .r V' - ' ' j T . .
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;? ' t ' ' i f I "79 r'ntloyrs In IU
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