The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 27, 1899, Image 8
A New Declaration of
American Principles.
Senator Hoar Introduces Res?
olutions.
Weehiogtoo, D00 20.?- Seottor
Hoar, of Mesfeohfsetic, today intro
doeed ibt foilowiog reeolotioo ia the
ceo ate :
Wbcreae tbe Aoaerioan people eod
the eeverel 8utee ia tbe Ualoa heee io
lieeae peel, et iapor aot periods io
tbeir bietory, eepeoielly wheo declaring
tbeir iodepoodeoee, establishing their
toaeiitotioat, or ooderukiog oew eod
r- et reepoeeibilihes. eeea It lo doelere
Le parpeeee for erhioh the aation or
Beate wee feooded, eod the iaporteat
objeote tbe people iotcad to pursue io
tbeir polilioej action ; eod
Wbereee ilia elooo of a great ?er,
tbe liboraitoe by the Coiled Statee of
too poople of Cob* ead Poerto Rioo io
lee veoiero hemisphere aod of the
Pbilippiff lelaade io the Far Keet, eod
tbe redaetioa of iboae people* to a
aoeditioa of preotieel depeadeooe opoo
ibe Uoiied State* eooetitoto aa oeeaetoa
wbiob matea eoob a dealeratioo proper;
tberefore. bo it
Re eo I red, Tbat tkie repoblie adheres
-/to ibe dootrioec which were ia tbe peat
att forth ia Ibe deolarati^o of iudo
peedeax), asd io ite oetioael sad Stete
eooe*.iiotioae.
Tbet tbe parpoee of ite existence eod
Iba objeots to whieh its political aetioo
owgbt to be directed are tbe eooobliog
of ha maoity, the raieiag from tbe dust
ile boeibleel aod eoereest oaeaiber aod
Ibe eoabliag of persooe eoeaiog lawfully
voder in power or ialoeoee to lifo io
freedom ead ia booor, under govern
sweate wboae forme ibey are lo biff a
obere ia delermioiog ead io wboee
adeaiaistretioa they have eo eqoel
fwioo Ite a oat important aod preeeiog
Obligation? are:
1. To eolfe tbe dimcult problem
preeeoted by the preaeoee of different
reo?* oo oar owo eoil wicb eqoel eooeti
Iwtiooal rights To mako tbe oegro
?ate ia bie homo, eeoore io hie vote,
equal la bie opportunity for edaoatioo
aod employment; aod to briog tho
Iadiao to Off tlisatioo aod lo oaltore io
aeoordeaeo wilb bib need and capacity
2. To eoeble greet cities to govern
Ikemeelves io freedom, io booor aod io
portly
8. To oeke tbe ballot bog as pore as
0 eaerewmtel feeeel, aod the eleotioo
retaro ee perfectly io aeoord with tae
law eod the truth ae tbe judgment of
Iba eepreoae. ooart
4. To bioieb illiteracy aod igoor&nco
from tSe leod.
5. To eeoore for every workmen ?od
for evert working womeo weges co' ugh
to support a life of eomfort, aod ao old
age . f inieore acd qoiet ae befits tbo*e
wbo have an equal abare io a self*
goveroing Ste'e
0 To grow acd expand otcr tbe
aoatiotot, aad over tbe islands of tbe
sea. jut eo faet anj no faster, aa we
eao briof into rqoelity aod solf gotcro
fjtor coder our oonatnatioo all peoples
aod reeve who will swore these ideal*
aad help la m%te them realities.
7 To eet a pcaeefol rumple of free,
dom which daokird will be gled to
tefinw bat eeecr to force even freedom
opoo unwilling o at to re at tbe point of
Ibe fee? iffi or at tbe ciocon'e mouth
9 To abiraio from iotcrfmiog with
Ibe f e*d?>ra aod just rights -of other
oeri 0-4 or p?opleH aod to remember
tbat 11? i iit-nj to do riebt necessarily
levo'vs tbe libe.tv io d) wrong ; and
tbat ? 1 ? Amrhe&o :-";!?? baa on right
to rake from any o?h?r people the birth
rtghf of freedom breeuco of a t ar tbat
lbay will do wroog with it.
8UBsrlTLTrK FOR BACON'S HKS
OLUTIONS
WaebewftOfj Drwwt) ? Following is
!?? fail fell bf the ??b?; it ate for |gf>
alor Kio>o'* amendment wh:oh wa*
off-'f ii in 'ne arrataitdey by BfOOlOf
Mo*aY?C :
?tuet in por*uacee of ?Lotion 4,
art ; ? 4 ?>? ih ir r--tiloti-o. the Uet'fd
S . 4 will |0%reotcS "?? tlr people of
I*u-'' ? U'eo ood ibf Paoi?c IsloOtJs and
all i??aar 0*otff ao.l pe 'pie-* within |is
so? ?ige j;ri ilo i o ar.d tOOlrol a
&*<.j ? ito?" foeej "f gWf#fOejifa>i aod
Will ; ? ?:?c r.eto egaioe: rOftatwO.91
BabOwaV I>ho21 ?Maj Gen Leou
ard MF woe] formally look charge of
ibe it roarae* General's office at 9
o'clock tine awtcffilug Ilia first act
wa? iw accept ihn CwoigOwtloi of the
memoirs of th*> advisory cabinet of
Oeti IJr.o-ke Th*-h?* y fficte'e, had
decided to ioeis4 upon retiring.
tfir deciaiuii ,ji???*if? with public ap
pjofol AI nost SVilHoejl exception
they hid rendered IbOawOalf/oi parti
CoNr'y o(m, -x oue to a majority oi the
Cub ? ^
A Narrow IXeearH*.
1/ .ikfwl wordi written hy Mr- A-I? K
IUr. >,{ oVeeWOj I? V. "W?? takes with a had
OSM watet ?ettle? ff ny lung* ; cough * t in
and finally tera9!'iated in Caocafjaclfw, Four
deetort gave me up, 'eying I could live but a
? bort time. I gav? <aya?.r up le ruy awflewti
determiued if I eoehi not etey with toy friend*
aa eartb, I would n?% my ahtent one* above.
My buabaod was fdviaed to get Dr. King's
.?'?? Di*eovary for Consuaption, Cough* and
Cold*. I gave II a trial, took in all eight bot*
tlaa. Il baa eared sie, aad thank Uod I am
saved aad aow a wal -.ad healthy woman."
Trial bottles free ai J. F. W. DeLoriae's Drug
?tare. Ragalar alee lea and $1. Oaaraoteed
et price refeeead. I
MILITARY FORCES
BEING REORGANIZED.
Thirty-Four Companies Or?
dered Disbanded.
->
Adjutant General Floyd and bis
assistant, Col Frost, hiving com?
pleted ell tbe inepeotione of tbe State
troops, before which nothing could
be done, ere now proceeding with
the complete reorganization of the
militi* of the State The first step
in thie direotion wee taken last even?
ing when, in accordance with pre
viouo and timely warnings, an order
wee issoed disbanding 34 military
companiee that had not come up to
tbe requirements oo inepeetion Tbia
leavee the militia force coneieting of
45 thoroughly organized and well
equipped commands, which will be
kept op to tbe regulations of the
army.
The companies disbanded embrsoe
15 oavalry, 15 infantry and four na
tioosl guards Among the disband?
ed infantry companies are :
Governor's Guards, Columbia?
Capt Berry MoCreery.
Darlington Guarde, Darlington?
Cspt W A Par rot t
Biabopvile Guards, Biehopville?
Capt W. S. James
Oerel ine Rifles, Charleston?Lieut
Arthur Pinckney.
Gen Floyd ie now at wotk on the
ordere sseigning the companies iu
tbe militia to regiments These
ordere will provide for two full
regimente and one battalion of in
fantry, a full cavalry regiment and
one squadron, and a battalion of
colored troops, national guard Tbe
infantry regimente are to be known
as the First and Second South Caro
line, and company namee will give
plaoe to lettere of tbe alphabet. The
same eyetem will prevail with the
oavslry The new organizations will
eelect their own regimental and bat
talion commandere The orders
makir.g tbeee assignmente and pro?
viding for tbe electioce wiil doubt?
less be ieeued today or tomorrow ?
Tbe State. Deo 21
THE SMALLPOX WAR.
According to tbe Florence Times
Dr Evens says that tbe smallpox
situation still affords abundant occu
pation for the officials of the State
board of health. lie kept the wires
pretty warm yesterday in this mat
ter. The poople of George's have
been snddeiy panic etricken over the
development of tbe iofcctiou there
end were Impatient at the delay
necessary in securing a physician to
take charge 11? faiied in his at
tempts to get looil physicians to
look after the. matter and finally was
obliged to get a physician to go up
from Charleston
There have bsen a number of cases
reported from Sumtnerton that have
recently broken out. Ho has bad
trouble in getting locai physicians to
take charges of cases iu other towns
than George's sod the people are ob
jecting to vaccination and in many
wjys making the lot of the physician
in charge ? hard one
He his just received a number
of commissions from the governor
appointing special health officers
with p.?wer to vaccina'o or imprison
and exile parties who will not te
vac/muted and be wiil lose no time
in appointing these special officers
and arming .them with plenary
authority at all infected points ?
State Dec 21.
??^^m>?- i m SBSSSJ
Cuban's Unusual Demonstra?
tion Over New Governor
General.
Habana, Dec 20 ?Maj Gen Leon
aid Wood, the new governor general,
arrived here at daybreak today on
the ateamer Mexico which left New
York for this port Dec 16 Tbe
steamer was gaily decorated with
tla?;s From Cabanas fortress a
major general s salute ot 13 guns
was fired and the Cubans from the
Punti tired a governor general's salute
of HI guns by the *\ploeion o(
petard*
The welcome given Gen Wood
was, according to ail the old resi?
dents, without paraded in the
hiatoiy of the island. The elaborate
displny of bunting in tbe harbor and
themuitiuideof boatsand bandsshould
that the hssttlity formed leception
committee had done excellent woik
Moreover, (here was a heartiness in
the cheering that was quite nnustia1.
The battleship Texas* hoisted her Hag
to return the Mexico's salute and a
number of bands played continually
around the steamer so long a.s Gen
Wood nniaindd on board
He's Familiar With Jack9on
Lsedoo, Das 28, 4 46 a ?.?Tss
DitlyNcw* si es irunichsn njjtiitk'urjco
io ISs fact 'hat Lord Riberta h'b
"pj.'noted o?! hi* Muff Lit uf Ooi
needoraoe, author of a life si Gee
8 cdowlII .. aokson, lbs Cooft derate
leader, and c rnrin whn bea slsssljf
studied the history of lbs Atmrcau
civil war, esceitallv u* ba baa sol
serf od uod? r L ?r? Roberta I'' '% ni
is but iitilo knoitu to him ?pereooally,
Tbe sppjujtojci.t is reparJcd by the
llsJif flss)s si proving Lud Robert'a
belief that what n wanted in the wa?
in South Africa is a striot application
of Jackaon's priooiplcs It alvo coo
ot<ota the appointment with tbe rumor
fiat Gao Joobert served under Gou
tttooawall Jaakaoo.
An Itallian Town
Falls Into The Sea.
Huge Rook, With Hotel?,
Monastery aod Villas
Rome, Dec 22.?A terrible disaster
took place tbia afternoon at Amalfi,
Ibe popular tourist resort on tbe
Gulf of Salerno. About 2 o'clock
an enormous rock on which stood the
Oapuccini hotel slid bodily into tbe
sea with a deafening roar and without
araomeut's warning, carrying with
it the hotel, tbe old Capuchin monas
tery below, tbe Hotel Santa Calerina
and several villas
Many persona were buried in tbe
debris, which cruebed four vessels to
tbe bottom of tbe seu, destroying
their crews Tbe mass of earth
which slipped wae about 50,000 cubic
yards
The population iu io a state of ter?
ror, fearing fresh calamities. Troops
have arrived upon the eoeoe and
begun rescue work.
It is believed that tbe loss of life
is hesvy, including a number of
monks and the occupants of the
hotel As yet, it is impossible to
ascertain the exaot number.
Amalfi is a small but lively town
of 7,000 inhabitants, situated at tbe
entrance of a deep ravine surround
ed by imposing mountains and rocks
of tbe most picturesque forms- < The
Capuchin monastety was found?
ed in 1212 by Cardinal Pietro Capua
no for the Cistercians, but came into
possession of tbe Capuchins in 1583
Tbe building which stood in tbe
bollow of tbe great rock that rose
abruptly from the oea to a height of
230 feet contained fine cloisters.
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Mormons io Hampton.
Charleston, Dec 21. ? Mormon
elder*, two at a time, seven years
sgo begao to visit the great swamp
section of Hampton county near the
seacoast of this State and made many
converts among the Baptist back?
woodsmen near Kidgeland They
now have so large a following that
tbey have established a church at
which eight Mormon elders were at
work several weeks ago. Tbe dele
gation to tbe State legislature has
been asked by tbe orthodox people
of Hampton county to work for a
law to extirpate tho elders, and say
that "prompt legislation smay save
them from having the mob violence
that some sister States have lately
had in trying to rid themselves of
these diegracelul parasites M
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Whon tho Century Ends.
From tho New York Soo.
The Suo ha') reoeivci so many evi?
dences of confused (uioda regarding the
bogiuoiot? of the twentieth century tba?
itwill present a proof thai Iba twentieth
jenrury t.e^ius after the year 19U0 ie
ended iu tha slupo or a little oonversa
ion :
Q Sett is I : What, is a-year ?
AriHwcr : Three hundred und nx'.y
i \ days.
What is a century ?
One hundred years
When did the vvar No 1 end 'I
December 31 ot the y^.r 1.
When did the year No 2 begin ?
.January 1, of tho yetr 2.
When did the yrar 99 end t
December 31, A 1). 99.
Did ttfat complote a century 't
No.
When was the ooniury completed ?
At Iii olot-e of tho your following 99,
or at the close ot the yoar 100.
Wbeo did tbe seoond century begin V
January 1 of thd year 1 of tbe
second century, that is, January 1, A.
I). 101
Wbeo did tho 19.b century end '(
At tho olose of tho nineteen
hundredth year, or at the close of
1900
Q When does tbe 20'h century
bvgin ?
A It begins or. day No 1 of year
No 1 of ihsrSOth hundred years?that
It. on Jaauarv 1, A. D 1901.
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A Frightful Hlunder
Will o(:en easts a horrible Burn, Scald, Cut
at ltruii*e. Bueklen'* Arnica Salve, the best in
ihi. world '.vill kill tbe pain nnd promptly I.en 1
It, Cures Old Sores, Fever S >ro?, Uleers,
Dalli, Felo is, Cirns, nil bkin Eruptions. Dost
Pilu Curo on earth. Only 2b StS, a box. Cure
gaeraatec I? Sold by J.,F. W. DsLorsioi L'rug.
flat, 1-5
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Greenwood Journal : Business men
evt'jywhere are turning away from
young meu and boys who smoke ciga
icttes, and it will not be a great
while before a victim of thin habit
cannot lind employment where
nuntidossi of mind nnd steadiness of
nsrve sre requred Reoently the
Souih CarolIus division of th?
riouthejti railway issued s general
order forbiding tbe use of cigarettes
by its snibloyee, und one of their
?gents says tbat Ibis order will soon
apply to every branch of the
Southern system Young nu n osn
sec at a glance what lbs conse?
quences will be to him who indulges
in this habit, and ho far an business is
concerned he has light on the course
to be pursued among businen tuen
when young men apply fir tome
thing IO do. Tbe weuk and trem
bling cigsrsttS smoker will not be
wanted and there will be nothing
left for him but to blunge on in idle
and finally become a cigarette
suicide Young men, look well to
tbe cut rse you decide to pursue
ft/*
tisii
CUBAN OIL euros Cuts,
Burns, Bruises, Rheuma?
tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts
Sold bv Hughs >n-Ii pon Co.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
UFFICK UF
COUNTY TREASURER 8UMTER COUNTY
Fdmtsr, S. C , Sept ?9, 18C9.
NOTICE is hereby given tb?t I will be t'n
my office in the CouMy Court Hooat
?r Hunter from October 15<h to D-cerater
gist, 1889, inclusive, for the collectiou of
Hies tor the fncal year 189i). The levy is hs
follows :
For Slate purposes, f> mills.
For Coonty purposes, 8| rniils.
For School purposes, 3 rniils.
Total levy, 11} mills.
Also the following special school levies :
School District No. 1, 2 mills.
School District No 16, 2 mills.
School District No. 18, 2 mills.
School District No 20, 3 mills,
alt Cho, 2 mills.
Concord, 2 mills.
Privateer, 2 mills.
No o, 1 mill.
No 17, 1 mill.
Commutatioo Road Tax for 1900 is aho
payable at the same time.
H. L. SCARBOROUGH,
Oct 4 Treasurer Samter Co.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Obadeneed Behedule In Bffecl Dec i(?, ISO;?.
No. 11 No. 8*
Doily Daily**
KASTERN TIME.
No. 6 No.l -'
Daily Daily
580p 7 00a Lv
i?oi?i? 7 41n ??
7 ?Op K.Vrn, "
824pl 09a
P20pl015a
< fherleaton ..
Buwmervllle
Brnuchville.
< ) range burg.
Kisgville .
.It 4.vi Ar
.11 loa M
lb iOp 11 Oda Ar
5 Hup ; tkhi Lv
7 ."hm? 0 1*8 ??
BIBp 041a "
8:tlp I) 52a "
850p 10 lUui " .
i>57i? llOUa
..Buintcr .
(iaraden..
Columbia..
(iharleston
B? onchviUc
Bamberg
Denmark
Black vi lie
.liken.
Aril 00a
10 LSa
8 5:.':i
8 22a
7 ;aju
_
.Lv .
Lv
Slop
782p
002p
4 48p
BOOp
50p
Lv f}45n 4 nop
ArllUUH B15p
?? B52u (t02p
, ?? H :.?7a 5HBp
?? R 18a ? IOp
?? fc 0 ia 5UCtp
I045p Ii 61a|Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv
4 Oi)n
:\ IOp
NOTE: In addition to thi? above servicu
trains Noe. 15 and Id run doily between Charles?
ton and Cfolumbia, carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cunt. No. IS leave Charleston 11:tkj p.
m.; arrive Columbia 6 MX) a. m. No. Id leave C *
lumbia l:B0u. in.; arrive Charleston 7 AM) a. m.
Bleeping cars ready for occupancy at 0:00 p. ra.
In.th at Charleston and Colombia. These trains
make oloae connociions at Columbia with
through trains between Florida potnta and
Wa ?hington and the east.
Ex. Sun. Ex.
sun. only Bws.
Lv. Augusta 7 OOn DBOa 520p
Ar. Baadersville . 100pl243p * 82p
?? Tonsille 1 :w;> 125 p HI >p
Lr. Tennille .". 40.1 ?50p BlOp
?? Bandereville . eftUa 40Jp B2ttp
Ar. Augusta, OOUh 7 I0pl BBUp
_
Lv. Savanna:... . 12 03a I .' l.'ip , ... .
" Allendnlc. u SCa ..II OOp
" Banra'oll 4 ii a 402p 7 25a! .I 245p
M Bluckville I Ii n 4 lip I090al 8 4A|]
Ar. Batesbnrg. 128 ?;>
Ar. Columbii.... H 00a 6OOn .
MOp
n-iiiv rwiir Mix. Mis. Sun.
Daily paiij K;tM, Rx-U| nnlv
Lv
Lv
Ar
. Colombia. n fluti l 25a 600a.
. Bateabsrg.j. .1 Slftpl......
Blarkvillo. 1 I2p B05a 1015a 450p|h)15o
Bat-mvell....| 127p B2ui II 00a 015p H)B5a
All. ndale. ..... I20lp P43p 11 1^?
"_Bovnonah. 8gQpl 515al ..'.?.
Atlanta and Beyond.
Lr. Chnrle?ton..~".. 7~0?a ftM%s
Ar. Augusta .1151a I045p.
*? Atlanta. 820p ?"> oon
Lv. Atlanta.UOOp 580a 400p
Ar. tJhttttnuooga. 5aJa 045a| 840p
Lv. Atlanta.
Ar. Birmingham
M Memphis, I via Birmingham)..
Ar. flexing ton.
Cincinnati.
" (ihieago..
Ar. L atlsvillo
" St. Louii.t.
I :> 40a 4 l ">i)
;il B5h lOOOp
hu ")j? 7 15a
500p ?}<?;?:?
7 BOp 7 4.Ki
7 15a ."?;wp
7 :??i> 7 BOa
', 04a '?tn)p
RASTERN TIME.
Ar. Memphis, I via Chattanooga) I 7 10i> 7 40a
To A sheville-Cinciunaii-Louisville.
NolB4|Mo iSi
Daily Daily
UOttpl '.' !J0p
14.")p 12 07a
7 tea 111> 15
11 40ii * ::i?a
:;itij) l| 2.1a
. Vuop 237p
4 15a| 7 20p
'i :iUp| 7 4.')ii
1 i) BOa
Lv. Augusta. ?
?' Batesburg
Lv. (/hni'leston.
Lv. CoTnnilda (Union Depot?
Ar. Hpartanburg
" Asheville .
" Knox\ ill*'. .. ..,
" Cineiunnati.. .
" Lenisville I via JeMiitO.
To Wncshin-ton and tlio East.
Lv. Augusta.
Bntesburg
" ('oI'Miihia i Cnl'mi Di-p'?t I.
Ar. Hinrhitle .
Ar, I lllt?.
Ar Kieiuiioufl
Ar. Washington.
Bnlllniore Pa. R. II
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f: .V>p 15a
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S'?? i>i.:-.- i'nr Line Iwiwin'R i'liui'lenton und
A t 'ri 11:?. \ ?:i Angnsiu, itiiiktuu ciaiueetions at
Atlanta fur all i ? >:iti - North und VVest;
K<did Trrdiix l < ;\\?<?n Chnrle^toii and Asho
ville
Conuc ??hui? a i <' >hi-.i' in \ Ith i hi < ??:-.*li traitH
for Wilt \\.r\ '< ii a i . '1 i i:, .- ; j..,- .luek-Mtn
villi ,,M<t tili I lorh a i '? '/t^.
FKA S K s > \ N N? ?N .im? 'CLF,
Third \ i* i\ Hen Mi.'!-.. Tnirlb' Manager,
\Vushin:{ion, l >. 11 \\ usldugtou, D.1'
UVV iuc4k K ALLKN,
Di\ i'a? Act..
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Ueii i'a--. a_*t . A**t. C4en. Pass Ax*'..
Washington, D. C. Atlanta,t4a.
VMhIv of Aaron D. Kicker, lkrU\.
\\JK WILL APPLY in the lodge ol Pro
\\ bate of Sumter C >untv, on Dteemfcer
Hn. 1899, for a Final Dieeharge Rgroa?
luts'f the last Will aid Testament ut said
dec sied. R P KICKKR,
O. L. RICKKK.
L. B, DURANT,
Not 28, 1899. Executors.
A FEW WORDS? -
?TO 01 FRIENDS.
MR. EDITOR:
You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent
issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard
to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "in
good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times
it did not pay.'7 While we have always found that advertising
paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in?
crease of business that we might secure by that means, could
not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity.
Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an
opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country,
we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch?
man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal
patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can offer nothing in
return except our promise that their interests will be as care?
fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past.
It is particularly gratifying to us to"7acknowledge a very
liberal trade during the months of September and October from
our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend a
credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate
our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they
need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our motto
being
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by
buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far
exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re?
plenish frequently and freely every department of our store.
In Dry Good*
We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage
of which we still have on hand and are selling at old prices,
Those
Tar Heel Blanket?
fli hich you have been waiting for so long have come at
last. It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as
our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but
the mill has been so crowded with orders it was impossible to
deliver them sooner. These goods are made in
A Southern Mill.
From Soutnern Wool,
Bv Southern Men
and there are none better. They are improving on the finish
every year. We are selling at the same price as last year: but
if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance.
We only have about
FIFTY PAIRS,
so don't put oil'buying, or you may ? t left.
SHOES.
Why the advance in cotton should have affected the price of
shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't
know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for
Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying
now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same
class of goods, but those ou hand will go at the old prices while i
they last. 1
In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe- \
cial to sav about
The H. 0. Godinan Line for Women and Children.
Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth.
Bear in mind we are still the Sou-: AGENTS von them and
Guarantee every Pair.
THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN'S SHOES, sold
exclusively by us. are trade-winners. The prices range from
$1.75 to and every pair warranted. If you want the
best $3 00 shoe buy a Reynolds.
CLOTHING.
This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing
business, and if there are any of the men or boys in the county
who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault : but fear?
ing there still may be a few unprovided, we arc keeping up our
stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express.
If you need an overcoat sec us before buying, as we have
some great values.
In our Hat and Furnishing Goods De?
partment will be found some values that compare favora?
bly with the balance of our stock.
This announcement would not be complete without a
word about our
GROCERY STOCK.
This department is up to the usual standard, and that is
saying about all that is necessary for it. Our MILLBURNE
FLOUR, of which we believe there is more sold in this county
than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it unsur?
passed.
O'Donnell & Co.
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