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Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one
all for sale at lowest prices.
ff- Repairs on Watches first class
quicklv done and cnaranh-ed. at moderate
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Is now making- ihe lest pic
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and all who have never had a real fine pic
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styles Specimens can he seen at his Gallery
nr? stair?. next to the Hnh
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Remember that you can always find
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Bazaar.
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| ARE LAYING WAGERS
! THAT ROBERTS WILL BE IN PRETORIA
IN TWO MONTHS.
But a Rough Country is Ahead?Boers
Can Check British North of Kroonstad
for Time. Relative Forces.
London, May 11, 4:95 a. m.?Members
of the hou3e of commons were
freely bettiog in the lobbies last evening
that Lird Roberts would be in
r>?i?:- l a. rr>r._
.treioria iu iwu uiuuiua. xue tutuisfcerialists
are building confident hopes
upon the comprehensive plans he
has communicated to the war office.
Predictions are definitely made be
will enter K^oonstad next Monday,
and it is believed that bis advance is
probably alread recoanoitsring the
vicinity of Ventersburg, where the
bill country begins again. Beyond,
Kroonsfcad is an intricate and difli
cult country, and if the Boers should
elect to fight it is possible they could
check the progress of the British
until Robert's numerous cavalry bad
had time to ride around their flink
and threaten their rear.
F;om 15,000 to 20.000 is the high
est estimate of the Boers under the
personal command of Gen. Botha,
who is said to have 46 guns. Gen.
Botha and Dewet are reported to
have quareled.
Lord Roberts is pressing hard
after this force with 35,000 men aDd
140 gune, and 20,000 more men are
RVflilahlp.
President Steyn with 10,000 men
is reported to have been east of
Thuba N'Chu yesterday (Thursday)
nooD, and a battle was then imminent.
The advance troops of Gen.
Brabant were being fired on.
According to advices from Durban,
dated Thusday, Gee. Buller's army
is ''showing activity,'' but a complete
news embargo is imposed upon the
correspondents with him.
Parties of B jers are still holdiug
the mountains adjtcent to Springfield.
New Zealand scout^ burned
the homestead of a farmer named
Greyling in whose house arms were
found at Deering. Daring a concert
for the relief of the sufferers from
the Begbie works explosion, giv^n
Saturday, at Pretoria, in the Gaiety,
the doors were suddenly closed and
every man in the audience was
commanded. All the horses were
taken from the conveyances outside.
President Kruger has released The
Daily Mail correspondents, Messrs.
Hallowell and Hofmeyer.
BRITISH ADVANCE RAPIDLY.
London, May 10 ?Tbe crossing of
the Zand river by the British appears
to have been effected sooner
than even tbe most sanguine expected,
and this morning Lord Roberts'
temporary headquarters is established
in a cable cart on tbe north bank
of the river. Though the opposition
the federals are offsriDg shows that
yesterday's report ob the abandonment
of their position were iil founded,
Lord Rjbertb' advance force, consisting
of from 10,000 to 12,000
mounted men, besides infantry, artillery
and the naval contingent, appears
to be sufficiently powerful to
overwhelm any opposition tbe burghers
cm offer. Even though, as reported
yesterday, they have been reen?orced
by 3,000 men from other
commands and possess a score of
heavy guns, the experts believe the
opposition will not be prolonged
longer than is necessary to remove
the guns and other impediments in
the direction of Kroons-tad.
Further reports from Lorenzo Marques
show that tbe customs authoii
ties there, in addition to clothing and
shoes, refuse to clear corned beef for
the Transvaal, holding it is contra
band.
Lord Roberts' announcement .this
evenmg of the flight of the Boers
from the Zmd river naturally caused
considerable gratification at the war
office, where it is now btlieved that
he will not allow the federals enough
breathing space to reform southward
of Kroonstad. It is ju3t possible
that Lord R jbertb' transport may be
in such condition that be will be able
to keep his troops moving so rapidly,
as to drive the Boers right through
Kroonstad without giving them time
to organize resistance in the formidable
entrenchments so carefully pre
pared at the Yalsch river. Tbe fact
that Gen. French and the cavalry
have been brought up to supplement
- - - jGen.
Hvlton's mounted infantry leads
I to the hope in British official circles
! that the pursuit announced by Lord
Roberta may prevent all the Boer :
guns and convoy from escaping.
The action of the customa authori- i
i
ties at Lorenzo Marques in more ,
closely scrutinizing consignments for 1
the Transvaal is liable to be a serious
matter for the Boers and, indirectly ,
for the British prisoners who are
likely to be the first to feel t fleets of
* ? # # 1 t /v*
any snortage 01 iooa stuns.
IN FULL RETP.EAT.
London, M*y 10, 10:44 p. m ?The j
war cfiLe has received the following j
from Lord Robertt: "Cable cart, .
j Zand river, May 10,10:30 p.m.?The '
| enemy are in full retreat. They oc- |
cjpied a position 20 miles in leng'h. j
Ours was necessarily longer. With
the widely scattered force it will take :
, some time to leatn the casualtiep, but
I am hopeful we have not euffued j
much. The cavalry and horse artil- J
lery are pursuing the Boeis by three j
different roads."
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Millions Given Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the
nnhlip tr> Irnntv of nnfi nnnnern in the I
r ;
land who are not afraid to be generous
to the needy and suffering. The
proprietors of Dr. King's New Dis- i
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
i Colds, have given away over ten million
trial bottles of this great medi- '
I cine; and have the satisfaction tf j
I knowing it has absolutely cured !
i thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, !
| Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases
of the Throat, Chest and
Lungs are surely cured by it. Call
on J. E. Kaufmann, Druggist, and
get a free trial bottle. Regular size :
50c. and $1. Every bottle guaran- ;
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11700 Main
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Any actress can paint but only a 1
few can draw. .
A lawyer says water resembles
equ'ty when it is just ice.
! D!at4te*?M,JBiAN TEA cures Dyspep.
B IflllKvfl M ir.Tl nrs-? Tn^?
j M -vw "V EAtiry j
gestion. Kegulates the Liver. Price, 25 cts.
Soldbv Julian E. Kaufmann
The outsider who speculates in j
oil is pretty apt to slip up.
An actor says be avoids the coast j
towns because of the light houses. i
I
If a man has a true sense of
humor he knows when not get too J
fuLny.
ledgers, journals, records, eonntor j
books, memorandum books, sehool !
books, pads, pencils, ink of all colors,
| mucilage, &c., for sale at the Bazaar, j
i Ladies who maketheirown ureases j
| should have some knowledge of fig|
ures.
' Tear?, idle tears," says the poet,
j Yet all men knew that tears woik in
I many way.
A Chicago woman has received 12
! proposals of marriage within three '
j days. Publicity was recently given j
! to the fact that she earns a salary ;
I
| which is big enough to support two
, people comfortably.
The Home In No Danger.
Statesman ?My dear madam, your
arguments in support of women's
suffrage are all very well so far as
they gr; but you leave out of the
problem the most important factor
of all?the home, madam, the home
?the unit of American government.
Mrs. Strongmind?In what way,
praj?
Statesman?Would not giving the j
ballot to woman transform every
home into a centre of political contention
and animosit}?
Mrs. Strongmind?Nonsense! Of
course not. The husband would vote
as the wife tells him, or lie about it,
just as he does now.
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How to Fumigate a Ponltry House, j
The poultry keeper who white- j
washes his henhouse four times a
year Deed have no fear of it becom i
iog infested with insect vermiD, nor j
will it be necessary for him to fumi- i
gate it, as there will be no object in
doing so, since there will be no in- j
sect life to destroy. But the ownei !
of the poultry house that needs I
fumigating should set about it in the ,
following way: Remove all nests, '
perches and everything that is porta
ble. Put a pound of eulphur in an j
iron pan with some burning coals, in
the middle of the house. Then close
the doors, windows and all other
openings, and let theru remain so for '
two or three hours. Afterward paint
the roosts and nest boxes thoroughly
with coal tar, and whitewash the j
bouse both inside and out with lime.
A spraying pump is very useful to
get the litnewash into the crevices in
the roosts and walls, and it is benefi|
cial to add some carbolic acid to the
limevrash. Once a house is thoroughBargains!!
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SI GASH BARGAI
Street, Coin
The man who marries a widow
usually fiuds that he is the successor
of her ideal husband.
Buckshoal, N. C, May 16,1898.
Gentlemen:?Four years ago I was
helpless wi:h a misery in my back.
I could not return myself in bed. I
was treated by my physiciaD, but be
did me no good. I took one bottle
of Dr. Baker's Female Regulator and
it cured me. I think there is no
mc-dicine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma E. Myers.
For sale at the Bazaar.
A nmn Vina r?rnv#>d hv
XJL V/UIli U4 UiH LUMU MMW ? W . ~ j
experiment that there is 50 pounds
of oil in every ton of orange peel.
Little Bob?I know what makes
Mr. Xicefello's mustache so stiff. It's
mucilage. Mamma?Nonsense. Little
Bob?Yes, it is He kissed sister
in the hall and they could hardly
get unstuck.
r-i? > . CUBAN RELIEF cures
S cOSsac I V Colic, KeuralgiaandToothache
a vInfivcminutes> sourStomach
and Summer Complaints. Price, 25 Cents.
Sold by Julian E. Kaufman 11.
Mistress?'"The master found
fault with your cooking to-day Jane."
Cook?"I don't take any notice of
irn' mum. It's his blessed nature to
find fault. Ain't he always findin1
fault with you."
I
! ly freed from vermin it is easy to i
keep it so by attending to it regularly
and taking tbe precautionary
measure of frequent limewashing.
? ? ? Brave
Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and kid- '
ney troubles as well as womeD, and >
all feel the results in loss of appetite, I
poisons in the blood, backache, nerv- j
ousness, headache and tired, listless, j
run-down feeling. But there's no i
v
need to feel like that. Listeu to J [
W. Gardner, I iaville, Ind. He sayt:
"Electric Bitters are just the thing J
for a man when he is all run-down, j
--3 3 aama n- l-.nv 1> A liriO A?* '
auu UUU I CttlC OllCtL,CX UU IIHO U1
dies. It did more to give rue new
strength and good appetite than anything
I could take. I can now eat
anything and have a new lease on
life." O-ly 50 cents, at J. E. Kiufmann's
Drug Store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
An Indiscreet Mother.
"I love all that is beautiful in art
and nature," she was saying to her
aesthetic admirer. "I revel in the |
green fields, the babbling brook', |
and the little wayside fl jwers. I
feast on the beauties of earth and
sky and air; they are my daily life
and food, and "
' Maudu! 'cried out the mother
from the kitchen, not knowing that
her daughter's beau was in the par- j
lor; Maudit! whatever made you go
and eat that big dish of potatoes
that was left over from dinner? I
told you that we wanted them warmep
up for supper. I declare if your
appetite isn't enough to bankrupt
your pa."
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Putting Away Ciothing.
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Never put wider clothing away
with any soiled spots on then-.
Scour them all out. When all the
clothing are beaten thoroughly and
brushed and cleaned, fuld each
article separately, aod with care as
to folding. Then see that the chests
are absolutely tight, that there are
; no cracks in them anywhere. If
{ there are, paste newspaper over the
| cracks and see that there is not even
I the smallest crevice for the moths to
; enter, for if there is one they will
j surely find it. Wrap up each article
; separately, either in old sheets or
old towels or in papers; see to it that
they are absolutely clean.
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Makes the food more del
A DIALOGUE.
What Was Said and Done at the
Wedding.
Scene?The church. The "Wedding
March"' from "Lohengrin"
sounds from the organ and the procession
slfiitq slow! v. The cuests
turn tbeir heads toward the doer, as
though their necks were on pivots,
and begin to whisper. Two young
men in new clothes sneak shamefacedly
from a door in the other end
of the church and take their places
by the chancel. Nobody pays the
least attention to them.
The Bride's Dearest Enemy?
Doesn't she look weird in white?
and her hair! Did you ever see
such?
Another Girl?Well, she's twentyeight,
if she's a day!
Their Mother?It that a real lace
veil? I can't see very well?
The Girl?It looks awfully cheap
?and not a diamond. I wonder
where they got the money for the
wedding? They're poor as?
Mother?Isn't there something the
matter with her father's collai? Poor
mar;! Somebody ought to tell him.
The Girls? He?he?ht! It's slipped
up in the back.
A Guest?What's the matter with
the ushers? They're yawning.
A Man?They had their bachelor
dinner last night. Hot time, I hear.
Another Man?Look at the old
man's collet. Isn't it a sight?
A Guest?He had to mortgage his
house to give her this wedding.
Another Man?Where did he get
his money, anyhow?
A Guest?Stocks. Say, the first
bridesmaid is a stunner. Who is she?
A Mac?One of the Van Hooks.
The bridgroom used to be spoony on
her once.
First Girl?She's as pale as a
ghost! Tell me, is it true that she
was engaged to young Van Kac
quette?
Another Girl?For two years. She
was perfectly wild?
First Girl?Is be here todaj?
Another Girl?Hs's the fourth usher?the
dissipated-looking one.
First Girl?They say he's in love
with her ye;!
Mother?They're all out of stephe?he?k<
I
A Man?Watch papa try to push
bi3 collar down with the back of his
head.
Another Man?I'll bet you ten he
does it?nc?yes?no?
A man?I .'s worse than ever?ha
ha?us! The ushers are getting
on ?
Mother?The idea of having Cor
Van Hook for a bridesmaid after the
scandalous?
The Bride's Dearest Enemy?
That's just to show you they're so
friendly, don'c you know'?
Tb? Girls?He?he-he! I declare
Grace Hitit is roughed up to
Hie pvp.?4 Tjfu'f? have Tour lo<?nette i
vjvw. ~ %! O f
a minute.
A Man?They say Van Racquette
wouldn't come to the rehearsal. Said
he couldn't stand it.
Another Man?As bad as that, eh?
A Guest?I think they're the
j toughest locking lot cf ushers I ever
saw. Where did they get them?
A Man?B.-longed to the groom's
i class or something. The last two
| look like piize fighters?
A Guest (humming the march)?
' Tum-lumpty-tum tum-tumpty-tum.
| Why don't they get in line?
TAPA AND TIIE BP.IDE.
The Bride?For Heaven's eake,
j pa, get in ctep and get off of ruy
| gown?
Papa .
m "T > * 1 _ OU t
JLQ6 JO'lue?Oii?au?. TT uau -3
j the mattei?
Ptipa?That collar button
has slipped down my back and the
collar is up around my head; that's
all.
The Bride?Try and push it down,
j Act as though you didn't know.
| Don't seem to look around, pa?but,
1 tell me just peep?is my wreath on
i^
l Baking
Powder
UBE
icious and wholesome
ER CO.. HEW YORK. _
straight? Ob, do keep off my skirt.
You didn't act a bit like this at the
rehearsal.
Papa .
TheBiide?People will hear you!
Now, remember to look sad when you
give me away?and don't seem to
hurry. Oh, I forgot what I have to
ottjr.
Papa?Just repeat this collar!
Repeat what the clergyman says?
just mumble it.
The Bride?I simply won't say
"Obey." I told Tom so last night.
I shall say "Love, honor and be gay."
He said if I did he said he'd stop
the ceremony.
Papa?Well, don't atop it, understand
This thing has cost me more
than I was ever worth. I have mortgaged
everything I own, and?
The Biide?Don't you care; Tom's
rich. Get off my gowD, pa.
Papa?This collar will give me
apoplex}!
The Bride?Hold your head away
back, and it simply can't slip up.
And, oh! do look sad, pa, please, or
Tom will think you are glad to get
rid of me.
THE BRIDESMAIDS.
First Bridesmaid?Look at the
Van Styles, in their old spaDgled
gowns. Walk slower so we can see
nil thft nnnr?l?
? ?? t r-_.
Second Bridesmaid-There's Fanny
Foolsom. I'm goiDg to smile and
bow all the way. It looks horrid to
be too stiff.
Third Bridesmaid?Look at poor
Tom! He doesn't seem a bit happy,
does he? I wonder if he really does
care for her.
Fourth Bridesmaid?Do you thii.k
the pins are preth?
First Bridesmaid?Rather. I hate
pearls, though. I think Pinky might
have had diamonds; they're so small.
Second Bridesmaid?But the bou
quets are superb. Let's hold them
up high.
Tnird Bridesmaid?Tom paid for
them, you know. He's a dear boy.
He used to send me such lovely*
flowers! Do you really think he's
happ}? He's so pale.
Fourth Bridesmaid?They're always
pale. This is the third time
I've been bridesmaid, and I have
always noticed it.
First Bridesmaid?Look at that
little Mrs. Widowton! She's perfectly
wild at Tom's marrying Pinky.
She had her eye on him herself.
Second B. M.?Look at Pinky s
pa'a collar. Isn't it funnj?
Third B. M.?Have you seen the
going-away gown? It's a dream.
Fourth B. M.?M'm. Tuiqoise
blue cloth and sable.
Third B. M.?Poor, dear Tom.
He certainly does look unhappy.
First Usher?Look at 'em all rubbering.
Say, get in step. Left, left,
left?slo*! That's it. You got it.
Second Usher?Look at poor old
Tommy up then! You'd think he'd
lost his best friend.
Third Usher?Glad its him and
not me. Say, go slow. This isn't a
two step. Oh, my head.
Fourth Ursber?It's a terrible mistake
to have a bachelor dinner on the
night before a wedding. I'm surprised
that we're here at all. "Who
took Tom home?
First Usher?You can search me,
I didn't notice. What's your rush,
old mat? You're not playing golf.
Left, left, left.
Second Usher?If you'd only keep
off my feet I might?
The music stops. There is a flutter
and then a silence. Then the
clergyman pronounces sentence.
An Epidemic of Whooping Cough.
Last winter during an epidemic of
whooping cough my children contracted
the disease, having severe
coughing spells. We had used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy very
anrwo.fnllv for crouD and naturally
turned to it at that time aod found
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Address
G. M. HABMAN, Editor and Publisher.
In The Middle of The Road.
Chiccinnati, May 9. National
Chairman D. Clem Deaver eallprl the
National Convention of the Middleof
the-R >ad Populists to order at
1:50 p. m. He introduced Mayor
Tafel, who welcomed the delegates
to Cincinnati in a brief speech, in
which he gave expression to what the
delegates were pleased to interpret
and applaud as Populist sentiment.
Oo the part of the delegates Prof. J.
A. Boyse, of Nebraska City, Neb,
thanked the mayor.
When Chairman Deaver rapped
for order there were on the floor of
the Opera House 470 men and women
occupying delegate seats and
75 people in the galleries.
Chairman Deaver delivered his
formal address.
Nitional Secretary Jno. A. Parker
read the call for the Convention. He
prefaced the reading with a few rema!
ks on the work of the national
committee following the dicruption
of the Populist forces at L'ncoln,
N-.braska, on February 19, last.
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
was seized and lifted to the stage,
and made a speech of which the following
is a specimen: "The traitors
are now assembled at Sioux Falls on
obsequious servility to the Democratic
party. They are parting their
coat-taib and inviting the Democrats
to kick them and every time they are
kicked they thank G )d and take
courage."
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform of the
Populist Convention at midnight had
agreed upon the planks on imperialism,
militarism, trusts and the finances.
The first deplores the conduct of
the Administration "in changing the
war cf humanity into the war of con
quest, denounces the Philippine
policy and the Porto Rican policy,
and the increase of the standing
army.
Sympathy is extended to the Boers
and our mediation demanded.
Trusts are denounced as the greatest
evil of the age. Extended reference
is made to the recent gold
standard legislation. It is characterized
as the eighth financial conspiracy
against the interests of the people
increasing the hold of the banks
upon the masses.
The financial plank calls for thereopening
of the mints to free coinage
of silver and gold at 1G to 1, this increase
in volume of silver to be substituted
for the bank notes issued by
private corporations under special
privileges granted by law of March
14, 1890, and prior to national banking
laws, the remaining portion of
the baDk notes to be replaced with
Government paper money.
The abuse of the injunction power
is also denounced.
At to night's session speeches were
made by A. G. Barkhard, candidate
for Governor of Indiana, and Wharton
Barker. There was much
wrangling on the report of the com
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8 a. m. to morrow.
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Maryetta Kelly was b ra Dec. 2,
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1900, making her earthly pilgrimage
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Sivior and connected herself to the
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I her ashes and rest to her soul.
Rev. J. E. Steele.
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