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AffHfi flew earla aTgood tiiite&'tegm.ta ttvuj'. MiK e trp.
7 jfy',;'v1,k Piwfl'the Money tKatTou-tt'
fceiv ja& m o'io& jou tan Mettmala'U dnrlnir "thi
"comirg year. - A littte ready money wilt erv yjM'ell 'ataome
futir time, ana this bank encourage the vavin of money by ac-
-fcepting deposits in any amount from one doflar upwards.' - . '
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THE CASH
- Ho anxious are we to reduce
tbat we price some much loss
-tags are left on every gtrraent,
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jvhnt you save on a Suit or Overcoat. We never change origi
oal tickets. No charge for alterations. Satisfaction, or money .
cheerfully refunded..
;S. Coplon & Son
A SELLS XT FOR LESS
LITTLE OUT OP THE WAY. BUT IT PAYS TO WALK TO COPLON'S
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turtr end shipper will find BOXING and CRATING lomberV
l.rre. The imall Jobbei can buy material for any job our
ft n'cli h a truly rtpreacntatlve one for LUMBER. ' 4 r
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Coplon's Scmi-aniiual Clear
ance Sale holds the same supre
macy, those- of the past had.
Coplon demands that each suc
ceeding Clearance Sate shall te
greater than, the last Greater
in Values and QualitiesGreater
in Opportunity for Cash Buyers.
READ THIS AD
More than 200 Mens Suits and
Overcoats, strictly up-to-date and
finestrtoJbe hid. at $7.50, $10 and
some $12 to be closed out at a five"
spot, JS6.00.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. -
AND GET THE VALUES.
our lar,e stock and doT'it quick,
than cost. The original price
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just take 25 per cent off and see
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crme her e for tverythinj In LUMBER!:
-We do not cater to the . buJdins trade
ALC. JVTitve LUMBER fofjeverj:
; pafposethc furniture mover, roanufac-'
. -u m u i;.:e
' w " Hnd'Z o' -tor batii-g
f and niing In the hoii, fur t!
' . furnsc In rHoportr. fur !-m
' fog purr' fsrtory r.r;..i;i
. fjit'y ronfident of tt. !. tf
NEW BERN, NORTH ;CAK0LI
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ByJFinandpEevpiutl.OBSettiDg
up 8uo-aud Gains Oil tfl,
I - ' Concessions. f ' '
Shanghai, China, Jan. 30. "-That ; the
direct result of the uprjg in in China,
hould Um . revolutionary forces win.
wilt be possession by the StandardtDil
Company of -all tWoil resonrces of the
nation was tne asaenion -oi. men ni
c'ialft familiar wijth the1 sitoation. ' The
Rokefeller mtereat?. It was aalaV ar
TtffalpicinK' the "fe'rolutiod tTmragh'tKM ta
now op. the ground. , Whether; PrMi";
dent Sun has actually Vigned thevcon-
ceesion is not known, butrt is.ftuthori-
cauveiy asaertea t&at u ne nas-oot ne
will shortly do s. i-
By eecuung this concession the Amer
ican, financiers have checkmated heit
European rivals. Representatives of
the Brft sh and German oil syndicates
have had preliminary surveys made and
within the last few days authorized
their representatives to secure conca
sfons to develop the oil industry in va
rious sections of the empire. -The
Standard beat them to it, however, and
Sun promised that if he succeeded in
overwhelming the Mancru dynasty It
Would have the right of monopoly of
the oil industry. The Standard's agent
had been in touch with Sun, it is said,
"long before he left America with the
object of financing a successful revolu
tion and so getting possession of the
greatest undeveloped tenitiry in the
world,
. Zanfretta and Mansfield, in the
Crazy Messenger, a clean refined
comedy act, at The Athens, to
day, matinee and night.
Brown-Williams.
Mr. A. L Brown, the efficient young
baggage master at the union passenger.
station, and Miss Eva M. Wiliams, one
of Vanceboro's most charming young
ladies, were unit d in the holy tonds of
matrimony at the horr e of Mrs. Joel Kin
ey on George St., at 8 o'cWck yestfr-
day morning. Rev. J. N. H. Sum'
merell performing the ceremony. '
" After a visittn several northern eitif s
Mr. and Mrs, Brown will return to New
Bern, where they will make their future I
home.
Annual Business Meeting of Centenary
Baracca Class.
There will be a buslnfss meeting of
Centenary Baraca Class in its class
room on Friday evening at 7:30, for the
election of officers 'and such other buai
nets as may come op. All members
are earnestly requested to be present,
D. E. HENDERSON, Prea.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signs
tare is on each box. 26c.
AtyAppeal to Cotton Growers.
Commissioner of Agriculture, W. xA.
Graham, President U. Q.I AWiaoder.
of the North Carolina Farmers' Union,
and President J. U. MiuruH, of the
North Carotioa Farmers' Alliance, nave
joined la an appeal to all cotton' grow.
era in this Bute to'ineet 'at; tt cdurt
boose In their rspeetit WQnfia on
fsbrusry the Ktb and organise for the
euruilmsot of the crop net jM-ar. be
cause the present crop exceeds the re
quirement of - the aommeree of i th
world.' entailing' a const quot loss to
the growers (hrougb lack, of dimar.d.
The proposed cnrtailment . Is a 'vledg
by fsrmers Ihst they wiU plant an acta
of f c4 product for every acre of eot-
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1 offer fof asle'iryioa sets farm ooe
half mM from' eity. llmita.'l.KKI Ttet
fronting on Pembroke read. F'-r par
tlcuUra apply or write to J.biA.
Boom, 1M Broad street, N Bura, W.
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The flew Democratic Stti aa4 'Iron
TsrilT ReUionJ)ill pad U Home I y
a lr mnjority end to goes Jo the
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Cooaty Teschcrs Association Heeling,
rostpomd.
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Altoraej.: General? Bickett j Saya
Cbeiufoi "Mactitnel'
?At-'Xot Gambling De '
SeVeriil rfavs Wo W riollco "of "this
city coafiseAte4 two akt nuebfoea whkb
uicy, ciaiuiwu wen, gamoiing qevices.
Monday :al-p!(etoUv''iXi.'ie;
paoy ownipg these machinsa-attempted
to take out a ifceoao tq opentte a almt-
Ite nachqi3!ftafiigh Ani tttae' 8bnff
reiuseo, ai nrw to wsuevino-license;
Howe vertb? Attorney enerai'' aaid
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and th he Use were VfasneoVr Tlio, fbfi.
tewing wati4tn iifato-tBn&t-'
tiK'iriiBNhikeairW News' A
0bsOrj;er JinCabows just how tb;aitBaH'
Hon, standi ; r$-tys.;-9fW:--i '
'Tte aueatioa whether certain alot
machines to bo put op in different busi.
nesa bouses (hia "fity ;mt gamblihi
devices and pWhibitory byWM ijat
pondence beiltf an': Sheriff 'Seaia - and
State' Treaaurei sy'tiao'aa the
cause I'ojf; erefusalof Ahe Sheriff to
iesu Itcentwuatil advisa to do so by hie
attorney. Tr
ThafaetS of the .Case are tbat a Mr.
Decker, who is Jn charge of the ma
chines trledTtoake out license fof th4
operation ot them in (his county. Sher
iff Seats refosed him license until in
vestigatiog cooid be made. He- in(
veatigatod and inspected the ;, slot ma
chine aad ia of the bninion that it Ai
a gambling 4evfce,However an appeal
was mado-tif Treasurer, Lacv. it beihrf
uAafta rpalt $ (bis R'eyetjua tn4
Machinery Act 1 hat he shall decide all
'ojtwB'tfohsittcf he a iari.sked v!advic
from Attorney-yeneraJ BicketU ;
Attorney-Genfral Bickett rendered aq
opinion to thesffect tbat upon facts atat-
eq ny r. ueaier tnis macnine ts' not m
gambling devlc'et and it is the duty of the
Sheriff to Issrfe licenss Jo parties operal
ing plot maehkies of tbis character.. -
However' Sheriff Sear'a attoniey isi
sure that l roachine is a gambling de
vice and think that the Attorney-Gen-:
eraf has erreclw hb) opinion because the
true fact have.not been given him, i '
The ShoruTI attorney advised him,
boww.:toisi,ij
S25Q0 FOB AH EYE
T6 lose an eye is a terrible blow.
However, When yon get $2500 in cash
it raaVfS the misfortune come easier.
A Charlotte nian took oat a tfiQOO accl
dent policy In the Maryland Casualty
Co. f Baltimore, on June 17th, 19U
and just two months thereafter had an
ye put oat in an utoraobila accident,
for which heeei red $600 being half
the principal anm. Evety; business nan
should 'tarry this protection, r. Doesn't
cost much, and protects against' every
known accident with double .Indemnity
while ira vellrig.' I carry this policy on
my own life and recommend it as being
the very beeton tb -market, for .the
money. Don't wait antll yoit yoor
lege or ar ma eut off, yoor eyas pat oat.
yoar back or neck broken, or your bead
knocked eff, for if yo do the glg'a op
and eaa't belp yon, " ry
.'-.W. G, BOYD, Agent
At The v Athens, do : fatter
whaVi the. weather, mosemetii
and comfort.; -rv: .
Oonducted at Court Houa4a tbla
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City ly Mr. JPranklin Sheroiia
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ptrtmentof AfHrultora Mr. franklin
Sharman; Sute EntomologUt, ytr
dy eoodoetsd a Ta mer's Institute at
(hs court hnuse In this city. Althugh
only a smsll crowd, sbiut . 2T (urmnrs,
were prorit, much lnterxt hnn
id the prorH)ing, ani Iti'r l rif t lh
11 dutjt tiul that thwi ho st' fi I-
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Snap Democratic Vfte'. Balks Ac-
tion of Leaders. Personal En--Counter
Prevented.
2 Washington; Janr St -The Demo
tic' cabcua which mett to decide unon
the proposition of sperJding $16,000,000
for public buildings brdke up abruptly
with the' House organization split in
twain. When it became evident that
the JeadeAcontiolleddBnouch votes to
defeat' the proposed ran on the treas
ury and to pass a resolution, against the
construction of any buildings Repres
entative Burnett of Alabama put an
amendment on the resolution sgaimt
the appropriation for : any battleships
this year. The resolution with the
.battleship amendment was railroaded
through the caucus by a vote of 98 to
68, The amendment Was passed by a
viva. voice vote and before the members
realized what had happened a roll was
called onlhe resolutionwhich passed.
Disorder reigned On the floor of the
House. Member from every section
declared they would not be bound by a
caucus that interfered with the system
for national defence without giving rep
resentatives time to debate the question.
Representative Hobson and Heflin al
most came to Mows after the Chairman
bad abruptly ordered Hobson to take
bis seat wbile he was attempting to
appeal to the House. Hobson announ
ced that he would not fe bound by the
caucus Heflin immediately cha'lenged
bis right' to vote on the grounds that he
had no tisrht to assert1 his indent ndence
of the caucus decision . The fight was
averted when Hobon told the members
that he" was bdimd in honor to work for
the two battleships Droeramme. The
general d ssatUf action over the finding
of the caucus led Representative Ui.-
derwood to eonsent to; a new caucus to
consider the' battleship question sep-
erately. It ia understood that Repre
entative Burnett hsd no idea that the
batUothlp amendment would be passed
when be offered it, He hoped that it
might induce the members to aifree to
the $16,000,000 appropriation for public
buildings.
Moving Pictures and Vaude-
andtiisht, atThe
K. .
Athens.
Hon. John O.'Wooliey to Address
Mass Meeting ternary ll.
Hon. John G. Woolley, probable the
reading teroparsnee advocate in Ameri
ea and one time a. candidate for the
presidency on the prohibition ticket,
will appear tor New Bern, SunJay, Feb
ruary llth, addressing a miss meeting
of all ths congregttiona at Centenary
Methodist Church. Ao attractive mu
sical program la being arranged for the
event which promises to be one of the
moat interesting and 'helpful meetings
ever held la the city. The speaker is a
distinguished lawyer, who has yielded
much of hla time in lata years to the
cause ai temperance, speaking in behalf
of the "Issue la practically every State in
America. ; JUnderthe direction of the
North Carotin Aoti Saloon Leeu be
wlH speJ fifteen days in tii Stati in
lbs iaterest of the eaose and ministers
aad leaden brthe prohibitioi moveroeni
(count' themselves, fortunate in being
anie so secure nia Mrvicea. . x i
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; WlLLlAaia KtpN CY PILLS
' Hare yon' neglected yoor Kidneys T
Have yM overworked your nervous ays
tern aad eaoeed trouble WitJb yoor kid
neys and bladder T Bar yoa pains ' In
Moa, aide, beck, groins and ladder?
Have yea a flabby' appearance of the
face, especially tinder the eyes T Toe frs
quent a dcelre to paaa aria If so, Wil-uams-
Kidifoy .PlOfl Q1' eure.yoo-et
Dnrggwt, rriee 60ev wuiiama'. at f g,
Co.,.Prope,, OeveUivJ, a.'-.
r now fume ui anaa swii .
Rsys the Charlotte News' "Detail
afs being completed for' the earning to
Charlotte of t e Norfolk Southera rail
way. ' The road I aieond, an I when
flnsi krrangementi art made between
the company and petiM who oa. pro
rxrty through which tha road will pass,
the mtttr will tut until actual work
of ci nt'ruc'icwi commences,"
It U fs t snythst ft the Knr
folk P "ii'in rsl'wsy rchm Cbsrlotls
thrrs b oi.s In' i (lrswn out wmil
f rOin t S trTf!:ii l '.!, !iC ir thit
!;.pilfti,'y r r.'ijiiiU'd to rli'e In
r.-.-. !,.- f' i'r I') tb'e on the lin
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Among the good habits that
success in life none ia more important than the banking';-
habit The person who maintains a savings , account" withj'
this bank gradually builds op a reserve fund which will be of -
inestimable value in the future. Moreover, a checking ac- J
court, which may be opened ip any amount, not only affords' :f
protection for money but also assures the depositors of a in
complete and reliable record of all financial transactions.
We are always pleased to extend to our customers every .'
accommodation permitted by safe banking. - v
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SALE A BIG SUCCESS
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While we have had a great sale, we still have on ,
hand a big stock of Mens and Boys Clothing and , .
Overcoats, Ladies Coat Suits, Underwear, Shoes,
Dress Goods etc., that must not be carried over, so
we will close out all of this winter's stock regardless"
of cost.
We thank the public for their patronage and in
vite them to our store to inspect our New Goods
that are arriving daily, and we promise to save you .
money.
No Fancy Prices On Our Goods, We Only Want
to Make: a living. -
J. J. BAXTER
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Fifty head of fine Horses
and Mules now in stock.
Must be sold.
PRICES AND TERMS
REASONABLE.
SCOTT & CO.
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