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BY-
MRS, B. ' ALLEN
OF 85 MIDDLE STREET
Hrt?rirf Af&vRf mrrr"-
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rfESS tharl i bremonths ago i,a total Strang- ' a
ju i g er in uusqwfl.japepeq up ims store ior
. uj f- g women.V old established merchants .
???saJ wen known arid respected by all, cater -to
'your trade, and most of the time give you real ,
vaiue ior your moaey.
1 Under these circumstances I could not see my '
way clear to succeed. Yet, I dared, for, I had a
definite plan in mjnd. My plan was to give you
real value for less motley.
Have the other merchants overcharged you!)
Oh, no. They did not . overcharge you, They.,
just m;ule a legitimate profit, Have I lost on my
sales, Certainly not. " I also made a legimate pro
fit. But 1 could afford to. sell the same goods for a
good deal less while the others could not.
The secret of my business is that 1 have a resi
dent buyer in New York, who picks up all kinds of
bargains, which, if bought regular, would cost me
at least thirty per cent. more. Somebody, richer
than myself, being overstocked with goods, is los
ing on it. But you and I profit by that.
WAS 1 SUCCESSFUL ?
Thank God, 1 was. I have done an exception
ally good business. It surpassed all my expecta
tionsjj and now on the close of the season, I feel
I ought to express my deep and sincere gratitude
to you for your patronage and confidence.
I hope that all those who have done business
with me will continue their patronage, and recom
mend me to their friends.
Sincerely and faithfully yours,
Mrs. B. Allen
PHONE 752. LADIES' OUTFITTER.
A SUIT OPPORTUNITY YOU
CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS 1
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CATKIN HOTEL COMPLETED.
' The little town of Stonewall in Pam
lico county now has. one of th nicest
mall hotel, iq this section. It is owned
And managed by. Asa Catlin and was
erected at a cost af t;veral thousand
dollars.': Tbe-v building"; . is equipped
with -'all ' mcdera improvements-! in
cluding running water, hot and cold,
cteam heett, private baths, etcJ - The
house' ha recently beenVompleted aud
was opened to the public on Christmas
Day, Mr, patlin, the proprietor, is
welf kpown'and'hia house will dpubtless
enjoy a large patronage.
"-THE PASTOR SPRINTED.
He Mad a Good Run in Record Tinn
With Plenty of Reason,
One of tlin truditioiitil storlu! of the
town of Fairfield, Corti).. recounts a
wild duli from, the yujpit made by
,tt (worthy . nJd, pejoved pastor of the
Episcopal nock Dr. Laljjtree,
1 -wa li n a finnHair ttikfii t-finn n linn.
uo me parson magna urn seritmn., a
hr proceeded- hi gesture became yery
,aarettc.- . He 't)uht Wa right hand
dova w4th grtoroa, Thea tM une4
pate, cieared th.jplirtt etaU. at
bound, dashed .ouf of. f be chnrch door
fnd jrLii. toward, the pond a short dia-
.. The congregaUoDvtoNowed In bewil-
deie4 pursoU jind as thelr venerable
rajrto withering roba rask Into.' the
,yitet obUI It came to hl neck. Then,
turning round, he faced hl astoniBhed
eadlence and ald: -.
v ."Dearly beloved brethren, I am not
cracy. aa no doubt uiauy uf you tnluk
but .vestcrdny at the diug stnr I bought
a, bottle of ultric acid and -carelessly
leff It in my pocket today.
".My last gesture broke the botUe.
kj;p w the suffcrlnB the acid would cause
when it penetrated my clotniiiK and
rushed for the water to save myself
pain."
He drew .several pieces of plans from
bis pocket iu witness of the tale. Then
he dismissed the company and hurried
home.
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' Mjss May Vosu of McComb, III,, is
visiting a), the home of Mr. and Mrs-
i W. II. Catop of Dover was among
the visitors to. the fcity yesterday.
J. B. Ajlaiiion- of Cyboro; bpnt
yesterday in thetity attending to some
ouainess matters.
: J. S. Robinson of Cov City wasjar
iiiunjs inq usiucs! yisuors in me ty
yeaterday. . - i 1 ". 1
Mr. and Mrs. George N. Jwes lilt
last evening for a viai! .with ri-l.Ulvvk
at Charlotte,
J. H. Hassi.'!! went up to IJo-Kr'es-teJ"Jay
morning 10 attend to s,omc
business iiiaitf'rs.
Mr. and Mrs: JanieV Simmons' 8f
Polloktiville: returned ; hptott -ystej'day
aftel-.a visit here wi.h relaftvei.
tK&x from a yupt .with her sisjetf.
Mrs. J. K. Hollowelir at - Beauforlr
. Dr. ant Mrs. G. A. atari returned
yesterday com a visjt wftfi relatives
in Pamlico county. . '? , ' ' '
Mrs. Kate Spencer left yesterday for
a- yisit with' Relatives at 'Kinbton. i'
Miss - Bessie Thompson " -tef t "..list
evening .for Kinston where," ihe. -Tifi
spend several' tfay' with fa6jid,s..' ;
Mis' Mary Creech left last evening
for a visit with relatives at La Grange.
Miss Eula Ewell returned last even
ing from Cove City where she spent
Christmas with relatives:
Master Joseph Chamberlain of Ra
leigh is the guest of his uncle, Rev. J.
N. H. Sunimerell.
Mr. and .Mrs. J. I. Sunimerell of
Wilson, who have been viiiinv; Rev.
and Mrs. J. . H. Sunimerell, returned
home vesierdav
V'. I'ercbce ol Pamlico county
spent yesterday in the i it attending
to business matters.
Mrs. Mollic Morton and daughters,
Misses Sallic and Reba, of Beaufort,
are visiting friends in the city.
Misses Margaret Davis and Fannie
Pollock and Mr. Drew Pollock who
have been visiting Miss Mam'e Sail
ford returned last evening to theit
home at Kinston
Mrs. J. W. Goodson and son Charles
ol Kinston, who have been visiting
Mrs. Goodson's brother, A. I.. Griffin,
returned home last evening.
William Powell of Rocky Mount,
who has been visiting relatives in the
cty, returned home last evening.
Mtss Etta Nunh left last evening for
Wilson
Mrg. C. M. Davenport of Creswell
arrived in the city last evening and ii
visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sallinger.
Miss Gertrude Hill left last evenihg
for a visit with relatives at Kinston,
Stacy Wade, who is connected' with
the Srate Insurance Department, pas''
cd through the c'fy last evening en
route to his home at Morehead City.
Capt. J. B. Davis, one of the' Not folk
Southern Railway Company's popular
conductors, passed through the city
last evening with his family enroute
to Morehead City to spend the te
mainder of the holidays.
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J', 6 Loose Leaf Devices"
Contains more V
We illustrate two
"Winners" in Suits,
the price and quali
ty is here, absolute-;
ly all wool serge, the
famous Parlfif .triHIft
double warp fabri
Choice of two m6d-
els, straight front or
medium cutlaaway.1
Colors, black, naVjr
, bVownrj Quality gar-
.ments, hand turned
edges, built on
shrunk canvas, pat-
efited shoulder pads,
rubber j,shislcs,' lead
'-weights for-v
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FREE-FOR ALL-FIGHT.
As a result of a fret-: formal I nRht(lSt''
Dover on. Christ mas Day in whic"h ifn
axe' and a carving knife played a' pro
minent part, Wesley Davis and Will
Collins, colored, are now confined it
the Craven county jail awaiting the
next term pf Superior ' Court, Both
men were badly cut up and 'the ser
vices of a physician were required to
repair the damages. '
POUND THE SEXTON.
- Members of the Sunday school of
the first Baptist church yesterday gave
a pounding to Sexton Robert Styron,
who has charge of the church property
and who, the .; members state, is cert
talnjy tho mop Cap "te,Vnian. ifoy the
place a church' ever liJl . Appreclatfpn
of Ith spled' worfe- wjicTj MriSlyron
does was evidenced in- define hamper of
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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Th following ;wedding - announce;
ment has been received by friends 1n
this ttty: - , A ; " r
- -'Mri. WllKam Pell Fife '"
an ounces the marriage ot her daughter
ElmerAitcheson'-'j-, ' '
r ACarlcton Henrjf Jfewby , ,
n Tuesday,' jDecember tweny-fourth
nineteen hundred aadwelve,
.r ; Thomasville, North C
.s . $
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.TOYS, COlftG CI
-This is the last day tha,t McSorley's
ToV Store in the James Hotel-building
on Middle street will be open this sea
son. All toyB must be sold regardless
of cost. So they will be marked down
to cost and below. No doubt in some
cases Santa Claus failed to 'bring just
what the little ones wanted.' If so,
now is your chance to make their little
hearts happy. Come to McSorley's
today and take advantage of the very
low ' . prices which will prevad
rieasc don't forget that the store wi.l
le closed after today. C. J;'Mc Sor
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One on the Spy.
Rev. Evmd Jones of CnrnnrvoD
wote his reminiscences for a Weinl
ps.per. One of the best Is that of n
yssrthy church member who was huh
"ported of not contributing as Provl
4tmoe bad prospered him and was
proaened upon the subject by a coura
aoaa brother.
- "It was noticed." he said, "that yoo
placed two halfpennies In the collee
-tJon box."
"Did jou And half a sot e reign In the
Jwxalaor .
' "Yvd," replied the censor.
. Dld you Ond two half soTerelgns
there r
"No.; was the reply.
"Well." replied tbe suspect, "if you
must know It, 1 put that half sovereign
between the two halfpennies, and I
advise you In future to ask your spit
to use spectacles when they pry tutu
thelt fellow worshipers' affairs."
'' A Rain Preventr.'
About -flfty years ago'au 'Invention
waS SDDOUueed which would be in
claimed with joy Just tiow. A German
Helvetlus Ottd. stated that be bad dls
covered -a means- of preventing rnin
He1 butlt a platform on which were
placed some huge bellows worked by
steam at a very high pressure. Tbew
were - supposed to blow away. .any
clouds gathered above. Otto main
tained .that : these "pluvlfuges" is
tribtffed tbitiughotit a town would eu
ah - the' authorities 'to' IpsUre ' dry
iwVather for so long s they thought
Ot"1 Tbe InVentor- bore a high reputii
tibo" In the sclentlflc'' world, and his
pluvifuge attracted attention. But it
never proved practicable, and after n
few months' experiment Otto gave up
trying to fight the weather.
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time ana moor
saving devices
than all other
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isertion to you. -.,
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E. J. Land Printing Co.
45 POLLOCK ST.
NEW BERN, N. C.
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A Test of Big Hsartadness.
The Countess von Voms recorded this
daman little story of tbe charming
Crown . Princess Louise.' Frederick
William II. presented her with tbe
ne-w summer residence of Oranlenburg
(which be had had newly decorated
for ben on her first birthday as crown
princess. At the end of . tie day he
asked her If she still had a-. wish ud
grmtiaed., The only thing left forW
to wish for. said Louise, -was a hand
ful of gold for the poor.' 'T3ow big?"
asked ihefclug. As large as the heart
of, my geoerons .papa." was , her an
swer, and she had no reason to be dis
ss Us8ed with the result This princess.
wna ,was so much, wved when onees
r consort.- was one, of he - two lovely
dxngDtcra of Prince Cha rles of MeeH
lenbiirg. "A Mystic on the Prussian
Throw.' , fr f
; Anatomists fancifully call , the - big
tendon of the heel "tendon Achillea,''
,ff- - Cfwelc hero. ' The mytbologh'
that Ws mother,. Thet!.
, t'-o teefc dipped him i t
him lnrnlnera
I a wound that
tit t lind not
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Boys Clothes
The Snellenburg Co., thiough an error
of theirs doubled our order. Having
more suits than we needed we are go
ing to start SATURDAY, DECEMBER
28th to cut prices on these suits
ONE
HALF
This gives you an opportunity to let your boy
wear a Snellenburg Suit at a price you will
never again be offered
We Mean One-half!
A. T.
WILLIS
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"THE SHOP THAT'S DIFFERENT"
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GRUMBLING.
' GrumLIing n a potent cause of J!
' rieal.b. It keeps the sensitive nerves
vibrating wkh 3iscord;mt emotions i
and not only hurts the grumbler, '
but every one who hears .it. It
x- "'i --rrs lie ' slcrn of the
f ' r f r ft ii' i k of any mal-i-
. t I ' to I 3 Tf V.'.'.T.t.
AiiaritioV'Gohst Line
-Th t Stindari Railroad of fa Southamtfies&tjNa"
" uon,'a Garden Spot throuthefat,eg of yirsin-K
yj "iaorth CrUnn, Som.h, Carolina, Georgia,
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"Coask Liae HonJa ; Mail. w Dining carsa la carte service.
All year round throu gh car service from New York : to - both Port :
Yampa and Knights Key, connecting with steamships to and from
Havana.
" For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of 'Purple Folder'
address , - (f 1 ' r. J s , - V,
W, J. C?sAlG, Gen.' Traffic Manager, T.' C. VIIITE,,
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