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Shot Down at His Desk.

Charlotte, n. G. Dec. 18.-W
G.. Lake, of Knoxville, Tenn,
who has been employed for three
months past in the Singer Sew
ing Machine Office in this city as
bookkeeper, was shot down at
his desk to~day by l.. j. Kirk,
janitor of the city hall building.
The bullett passed, through
Lakes body, entering just over
the heart. and lodging under the
skin ON his back. He was car
ried to his boarding house, where
two physicians attended him. He
is still living, but the chances for
his recovery are very slim. Kirk
went into the Office with the in>
tention of killing 7. B. Mangum,
the city agent. Mangum had
taken a sewing machine from
Kinks house because Kirk had
failed to pay the instalment
money, and that incensed him.
At the time Kirk entered the Of
fee Mangum was at dinner. Lake
was posting books at his desk
and answered Kinks questions,
when Kirk, without warning,
drew a pis toI and shot him. Kirk
was drunk at the time. He was
locked up.
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Train on the Scotlanu Branch kos..
leaves Weldon 4 10 p. H., Halifax. IS
p,m arriving ScotlGnu Neck At Z 70
p %, Greenviile 6:5. u u, kinstOn "a
y. M. Returning leaves kinston ~
q: M, Greenville e.22 b u, arriving
HALIFAX at I1.0O d M, Weldon IL. ~ d Ii
daily except sunday.
Trains on Washington branch q t
Washington S,u0 u Iii, and Z 20 p. IN.
arri vesf arm ele !. 90 u nc anu 5. III p N
returning leaves ParmeIa 81 d n, and
SO y IN, arrives Washington il Is a 10
and 5,20 2 m. uaiiy except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, daily at 5 80
p m ARR ve Ppm, nth 1T Z 40 p m; re-
turni 2 leaves Plym- nth 7.30 u N, a.
rives IarborO 8. 90 a m.
Train on Mlulan0 ~ Z Branch leaves
G%oldsboro daily, except Sunday, Z 10
a. N, arriving SmiLntield 8.3U a m. he
turning leaves Slnltnfield 80 d m, q :
rive at Goldsboro 1925 a N.
tt ain on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at 4.30 p. m., arrive
Nashville 5.05 p m, Spring Hope %
p.n Returning leaves Spring HOt,e
90 M, nashville 1856 a m. arrives
st Rocky Mount 9.a5 a N, daily exoep,
Sunc&y
Train on Clinton Branch leaves
War aw for Clinton daily, except Sur.
lay at lilo q N. and s.15 p. IN. Re
turning leaves Clinton at 1.JO 3. M.
Ind 500 p N.
Train No 7s makes close connection
st Weldon fo. ali poiLts NortL daily,
Also at Rocky Mount with Norfolk aue
-aroljna Railroad for Norfolk daily
nd all points North via Norfolk daily
TT. NJ. EMERSON, Gem Pess. Agt
J. r. kENLY, Gen ! Manager.
Z. Nj. EME. SON, Traffic NJ anager
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THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.

1t is announced from Washing
ton that, Immediately after the
Christmas holidays, the Banking
and Currency Committee of the
House will give . series of hear
ings on the subject of finance.
The programme does not cOntem>
plate wasting time in listening to
the dissertations Of theorists.
The idea is that business organi-
cations that have agreed upon
definite suggestions of financial
reform shall submit their sug~
gestions in writing to the COM
mittee; these suggestions to be
open to the discussion by both
ADVOCATES and opponents of
them.
This looks like business, sure
enough, and holds out promise of
practical results. As we have
frequently said, the financial
problem is a business prob-
lem, and only by treating
it in a business way can it
ever be satisfactorily solved MOI
is that all. The business of the
country will never continue in a
healthy condition for any length
of time until the problem shall
have been satisfactorily solved.
There are several plans of fin
ancial reform in the country-no-
tably, the Eckels, the Carlisle.
and the Baltimore plans. Each
of these has its recommendations
but to each have also been urged
objections worthy Of considera-
ton. All of them, however, rec
ognize that the great desidera
tum in any change in our
system is more currency, and a
more general distribution there.
of; and we risk nothing in saying
that there is not an intelligent
business body in the country
that will dissent from that
proposition. Here we have the
foundation of any reform that
may be undertaken. Here we
have general agreement on a
cardinal essentially. Certainly.
with this much progress already
made, it ought not to be imprac
ticable for the Banking and Cur
rency Committee, with the as
sistance of the business bodies
of the country, to advance still
further IN the line of meeting
the demands of the situation.
Certainly, it ought not TO be i'm
practicable for the committee to
formulate from the best features
of the three plans referred to by
name, and from snch commend
able features as shall be found in
other plans that may be sub
mitted, banking legislation that
would be acceptable to and pro-
motive of the general business
interests of the country; and,
therefore, be also the remedy for
the existing system, as these af-
feet all classes outside Of the
great centres.
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Notice of Sale.

Under and by virtue of a Judgment
OF the Superior court of Wayne county,
N. c., rendered at the January term,
1895, in the cas of I'll. f. Yelyerton ct
ais. VS. J.. ! Talton and wife, Mary j..
| shall sell for cash by public aucGioi !,
at the conrt house door in Goldsboro.
n. G on Monday. January 18th. 1897,
the lands described in the said iudg-
ment, as follows: Situate in PikeviIIe
township, Wayne county, N. c., and
known as Lots Nos. /, q and 8, in the
divis or of lie lands of Exum Howell.
deceased, containing 2s4 acres, more
or less, and the tract known as Lot No.
3. in h division of the lands of Isaac
Garriss, deceased, seven acres, more or
less, being the lands described in a
mortgage executed by j. =. Talton and
wife, Mary j., to j. T. Eagerton, and
registered in Book 80, page Is5, in The
office of the Register Of Deeds of said
eyunty, to which reference is here
made for purposes of description.
f "A. DANIELS,
December 18th, 1896. Commissioner,
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Raleigh News and Observer:
Mr.. j. P. H. Adams ,one of Wake
county's representatives in the
next Legislature. was here yes
terday. He still refuses TO either
affirm Or deny the report that he
will not go into the Republican
Senatorial caucus, knowing as he
does that Pritchard will be nom
mated and that he will thus be
bound to vote for him.
Winston Sentinel: Miss Louise
Siddall, of Salem. rendered the
wedding marches for the o.
burn Knapp marriage at Bethania
yesterday afternoon. aud was t. Q
recipient of many compliments
for the skillful manner ia which
she presided at the organ. 1t
will be of interest to note that
the instrument is about 10 years
old. but is in fairly good repair.
The church in which the mar
rage occurred, has been built 40
years,
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Advices from Chill are that
predictions of revolutions are
openly made unless President
Errazuriz agrees to reforms de-
manded ty the Liberals.
Manager Julian has wired Dan
Stuart that Fl zsi,umonS and
himself will leave for New York
in a few days, and will there sign
the articles of agreement for the
fight with Corbett.
w. j. Bryan expects to leave
Lincol, Neb.. SO as to be in At
lanta Ga, Tuesday night OF
Wednesday morning.
The German cruiser Irene,
which is now at Hong Kong, has
been ordered to Manila, the CAPT
tai of the Philippine Islands.
L. He'll & &C., furniture man
ufacturers, Baltimore. have fail
ed. Inability to compete with
Western trade is given as the
cause Of the assignment.
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The Qrgds.
A Democratic Newspaper.
BY JOS. e. ROBINSON.
PROTECTING THE GOLD RE-
SERVE.

Secretary Carlisle was asked
recently by some Boston bankers
to resume the issue of gold GER
Jificates now that the gold held
for the redemption Of legal tender
notes is in excess of 500, OOO,-
600.
The Secretary has refused to
comply with this request and
gives his reason for doing so in
the following words:
1T has been the experience OF
the department in the past thai
the normal increase of the gold
reserve caused by the exchange
of paper currency for gold is
checked by the issue of gold
certificates, and, in fact, upon
various occasions considerable
amounts of gold have been with
drawn by the presentation OF
notes for redemption and imme-
diately redeposited in exchange
for gold certificates"
1t must be remembered that
the government has outstanding
about $3.50, 900 900 in notes which
are convertible into gold on de
mand. If it were not for the
possibility of a raid on the trea
sury's stock of gold which is thus
presented, Secretary Carlise
would not. Of course, hesitate &c
issue certificates for all the gold
in the treasury. 1t has beeu
argued that the secretary is re-
quird to issue certificates when
ever the net gold reserve of the
government exceeds 500, 900,
600. This contention is based on
the act of July II, 1882, which
provides:
THAT the secretary of the
treasury shall suspend the issue
of such gold certificates when
eyer the amount Of gold coin and
gold bullion in the treasury re
served for the redemption OF
United States notes falls below
500, 900, 0O0."
It is argued on this authority
that since the secretary is
authorized and directed" to
reserve gold and issue certif-
Gates subject to this proviso, ii
is his duty to resume the prac
tice after it has been suspended
whenever the reserve again ex-
ceeds 800, 600, 900.
But since the act of 1882,
which has been referred to, was
passed, the amount of notes on
which gold may be drawn from
the treasury has increased by
about 1925, 900, 600 by the issue
of the Sherman silver purchase
notes. When the act of 1882 was
passed the 500, 900, 900 gold re
serve referred to in it represent
ed % per cent. Of the govern
ment's demand notes and now il
would require k$136, 900, 900 Of
gold to represent an equal PEI
cent. of such notes outstanding
Secretary Carlisle, therefore,
oeeuis to be acting in exact ac>
sord with the spi1it Of the act o1
1882.
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Charlotte Observer: The OBJ
server, a few days ago, made
mention of the purchase of the
Charlotte Methodist, by Miss
Mamie Bays. This paper has
been edited for the past two
years by Rev. "a. L. Atkins. in
the interest of Methodisn in
Charlotte. It is to be published
in the future by Miss Bays and
her brother, Mr.. Will Bays, it's
size to be increased from Fl e to
six columns, and it will oe de-.
voted to the interests of the
Charlotte district.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. B.
E. Rogers, of the firm of Leslie
& Rogers, was in The. citv yester.
day. He is Judge BnyknL's father :
in-law, bat TO the disappointment
Of friends here, could give no
definite information about Judge
Boykin's proposed location in
Charlotte. Mr. Rogers learned
yesterday that several prominent
Charlotte people have written
the judge strongly urging him to
come to Charlotte, but as 10 hi,
intentions III the matter Mr.. Ro-
gers is not advised.
Henderson Gold Lat: Mr.. B
F.. Brame was III town Saturday
wearing something of a curiosity
these days in the shape of a Con-
federate oYercoat. 1t was one
worn in the army by his oldest
brother. and although the gar-
menJ had seen service in those
stirring times it was in an ex-
cellent state of preservation. This
Was the second time MIR. Brame
himself had eve had it on. not
withstar d it has been in ICssesA
sion of the family Tor more than
80 years.
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Possibilities
1.-THE half has never been told"-Cata-
ract of the V cured, and by
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.

-
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy.
For several years / had been subject
to severe attacks of cramp collie. Some
times they would last me al hour, and
hardly a week passed that l did not
have several attacks. L tried every
thing that was suggested, but found no
relief. During these attacks the muscles
of the arm and leg were terribly drawn
add the whole body was cramped. L
was advised to try Mrs, Joe Persons
Kennedy, which gave me relief at
once, but not until | had taken two
dozen bottles was L entirely cured. 1t
was eight years ago since ! took the
Remedy and l have not had a touch of
the trouble since.
My brother was suffering with a cat
aract on his eye, which . fected his
e. esight badly. Seeing LIE good the
Remedy did me-, he determined to try
it and used half dozen bottles of the
Bitters and used the wash freely at the
same time, which maze a complete
cure of him, and he has never had any
trouble with his eyes since, being per-
fectly well. L do not hesitate to recon-
mend it to anyone suffering from the
chronic collie aid the Wash cannot be
exceIled for any trouble with the eye,
being perfectly painless.
Mrs. j. E. BRAWLEY.
Granite Hill, Ireaell County, N. &,
December 4th, 1895.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
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carry a full line. of DIR. Earl s
Sioan's great Remedies, which are
perfectly reliable. Sloan's Liniment
cures rheumatism. H. u. Shannon.
Druggist, Goldsboro, N. c. dec14w4m.
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-BoiIs

It is often difficult to convince PEG.
pie their blood is impure, until dread
full carbuncles, assesses, boils, scruf-
ula or salt rheum, are painful proof of
the fact. 1t is wisdom now, or when
ever there is any indication of
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AS YOU LIKE TT.
Selections by the Editor for Many
Readers of Many Minds,
But With a Moral for All.

sThank God for friends your life has
known,
For every dear, departed day;
The blessed past is safe alone
God gives, but does not take away,
He only safely keeps above
For III the treasures that We love-
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For us the treasures that We love-"
Cheerfulness in our association,
one with another, is like sunshine
to the day, or gentle renewing
moisture to the parched and thirsty
flowers. The light If a cheerful
face communicates the happy
spirit that inspires it, and the
sourest temper must sweeten in
the atmosphere of good humor.
Among all the virtues there is
none greater than the every day
virtue of cheerfulness.
The celebrated Rev. DR..
Beecher, father of Henry Ward,
bling once asked why he did not
reply to a man who had been tell
ing lies about him in the uewspa-
pers, answered that when he was
a young Nan, crossing a field with
an armful of books one event g,
he came across a small animal and
hurled several volumes at him but
got the worst of it; since which
time he had thought it better to
let all such animals alone.
The good angel wrote down her life
work
A pure and shining page,
More sweet than dreams of a poet,
More 81 rand than seer or sage;
She had met each homely duty,
Striving not for earth's renown,
Her life was a poem of beauty,
Her reward in heaven-a crown.
Alma Puindexter HAYDEN.
cit is absolutely true that every
duty, large, or small, which God
gives us to perform has upon it
the mark of His thought for. us,
and has its place in the plan for
the world. This makes every
duty important. 1t consecrates
all work done in obedience to
Gods command. We do not
know, we may never know in this
life, how large a place the most
trifing duty faithfully performed
has in perfecting Gods plans for
the world"
And now. when comes the calm, mild
day, and still such days will come,
To call h squirrel and the bee from
out their Winter lore
When the sound of dropping nuts is
heard, though all the trees are
still,
And twinkle in the smoky light the
waters of the rill,
The Southwind searches for the flow
ers whose fragrance late he bore,
And signs to find them in the wood and
by the streams no more.
Bryant.
Action is necessary to health.
Inaction produces death. Some
one has said that the stars would
rot in their orbits but for their
unresting motion. The water
that rests stagnates. He was a
wise physician who prescribed for
a morbid, unhappy patient, "Do
something for somebody" Most
of the common doubts on religious
questions which trouble people
would be scattered to the winds if
the sceptic would 60 forth and be-
gin to live out the teachings of
Christ among suffering, sorrow
ing and tempted people. The best
thing to do for an unhappy Chris
tan is to send him out to comfort
some one in trouble.
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m pure

blood, to take Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
prevent such eruptions and suffering.
81 had a dreadful carbuncle abscess,
red, fiery, fierce and sore. The doctor at
tended me over seven weeks. When the
abscess broke, the pains were terrible, and
/ thought I should not live through it. I
heard and read SO much about Hoods
Sarsaparilla, that I decided to take it, and
my husband, who was suffering with
boils, took it also. 1t soon purified our
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-12-24
WE SEEK
THE TRADE

OF all customers who believe in
buying where the dollars go farthest.
SHOES. SHOES-25 cents to $500.
A good mans shoe 81; a good woman's
shoe 81. Warranted solid leather.
25 kinds of Tobacco 15c and up; the
best 25c tobacco in town. snuff 3Oc to
40c.
DRY GOODS and NOTIONS-Cal-
leo &c. Ginghams &c. Outing sc. Homo
spun 4c and up, Pants Cloth Ice and
up, socks &c, stockings sc, shirts zoe and
up, wire buckle s~uspenders 10c, Pants
80 cents ler pair and up, a good pair
of mems Pants, 81, warranted not to
rip. Hats and Caps csc and up. A mans
fine hat 81. Trunks and Vaiises Cheap.
Sugar SC. Coffee 123 ana up. Vinegar sc
ID, 100 Matches sc Pepper, Spice,
Syrup, MolA. SOS. Moat, Meal and Flour
at Lowest Market Prices.
CROCKERY. CROCkERY.
Cups and Saucers 25c st Plat S 25c.
set. Tinware, Glassware. Tubs, Buck
cts and many oLhor things too nuner-
Gus to mention. The winning motto,
sell cheap and sell for Cash.
f b. E,tt1undsOrt.
THE HUSTLER
to Ell. Edmundson 81 Bro,
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets, All druggists refund the money
If it fails 70 cure. 25c
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY :"
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. Ali druggists refund the money
1t fails to cure. 25c.
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Test known and most highly respected
CONN., ocdgcs of the State of Florira
writes of his horrible sufferings from
Intammatory rheumatism:
OFFICE Of F. GREER, COUNTY JUDGE,
Green Cove Springs, Clay Co, Fla.
GENTLEMEN .Twenty-three years ago !
was attacked with inf1aInnatory rheumatism.
was attended by the most eminent PLY stefan
n The l,nd, visited the great ,sarstoea
kansas, and many other watering places,
always consulting with the local physicians for
{ -cct;ons, and finally came to Florida. ten
" rs ago. About two years aro l had a severe
attack of rheumatism, was confined to my
r92ai i7 'gr sesi to t Mye P. P sG p, fGpras rna' G 11ca
Remedy, knowing that each ingredient was
f Keof 1m for s i1nP i botties Of / 5 Mss b 4eiieved Af' Gt f Hssr
d 'rert times since l have had slight attacks
ar each time l have taken two small bottles
ot =. i. j., and have been relieved. and l con-
slider +. P. P. the best medicine of its kind.
Respectfully, J. F. GREER.
James NJ. Newton, of Aberdeen, Ohio,
says he bought a bottle of p. p. =. at
Hot Springs, Arkansas, and it did him
more good than three months treat
mcnt at Hot Springs.
rheumatism, a. we'll as ~sciatica and
govt, is cured by a ourse of Z. P. P,
Lippman's Great Remedy.
P. P. P, Lippman's Great Remedy, is
a fir nd indeed to weak 1t is
a positive and speedy cure for general
weakness and nervousness.
All skin diseases are cured by it; any
thing from pimples to h worst eases
Of eczemas succumbing to the wo.der-
ful healing powers of 7. P. P.
Dyspepsia and indigestion in their
worst form are cured by it. AS a tonic
to restore the appetite and to regain
lost vigor, it is simply marvellous.
y. i. F. is the best spring medicine
in the world. It remove that heavy.
out-of-sortsf feeling and rest"rcs 5or to
a condition of perfect physical health.
Fer Indigestion, Sick and Nervous
Headache, Sleeplessness, Nervousness.
Tcirt Failure, Fever, Chiils, Debility
ard Kidney Diseases, take P. P. P,
L:opman's Great Remedy. tho most
wonderful medicine in the world
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The good angel wrote down her lf
work
A pure and shining page,
More sweet than dreams of a poet,
More grand than seer or sage;
She had met each homely duty,
Striving not for earth's renown,
Her life vas a poem of beauty,
Her reward in heaven-a crown.
Alma Puindexter Hayde
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
NEWS AT THE SILK De.
PARTMENT.

News of bright pretty silks,
in colors AMI patterns that
will capture the good dressers
of our city bv Storm. In New
York and Philadelphia you
will see these silks, rarely
anywhere else-never any
cheaper.
Printed Wraps in Persian
designs, "a inches wide, per-
feet beauties at 6oc; this quail
lily is being sold In the city
for 81.
Then we have the $1.so
quality at 81 per yard.
Full line Figured Taffettas
at 75c. S5c and 81 per yard.
Plain Black Ta8eta, Peau
de Soir, Royal, Satin Duchess,
and eros Grain. on all OF
which you can save at least
IS per cent. by purchasing
from us.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
A Card From MIR. Kizer.
ROANOKE. Mar

ROANOKE, March IS. 1896.
Messrs. t. M. Crouch, L. w. Tuggle and
others:
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your call of
March IA, asking me to announce myself
as d candidate for clerk of the courts,
desire to return my profound thanks
for the interest you manifest in nv
welfare, and for the mplimentary
manner in which you refer to my quail
fications for that position.
l fully confess that I have passed
through severe struggle in trying to
reach consideration After fully con-
sidering the matter 1 have decided to
comply with your request.
l am aware of the struggle that will
be made In this race. know full we'll
that will have to oppose two gentle-
men who have already announced them
selves as candidates who are more of in
fiuence and deservedly popular both CT
whom are my personal friends and with
whom have been associated in business
for the past ten years; yet when 1 re-
member the large number of persons
mot included In your number) who have
privately made tho same request of me,
and take into consideration your call
which is signed by 80 msny OF my fell
low citizens, i feel that / will have o
strong support in this canvass.
In the call which you have made OBJ
servs the signatures Of large mum Der
OF worktrg men, who are the bone and
sinew OF our country, and az 1 am q
working man it seems proper that we
should have sympathy for each other.
ask you land sill OF my friends who
are Interested in my welfare) to join
with me and let Us go to work and never
cease our labors until the closing OF the
campaign. II ws do this our success. in
nv Judgment, will te assured.
l pledge my honor, IL elected clerk OF
tue courts, TO try TO perform the duties
OF the office to the best OF my ability.
L have the honor to be your cbedient
servant. THos. E. KIZsR
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
New
Spring
Goods
Arriving
Daii|v.
The WOOL DRESS GOODS FOR
SPRING WERE NEVER
PRETTIER

Designs were never more
unique or pleasing. Colors
are soft, winning, and values
are down as never before. Can
you tell what magic it Is that
brings you such excellent
fabrics as those described be-
low for so little money?
All-wool 36-inch Dress
Goods, only $50 yard.
Wool Plaids for Wal is at
csc per yard.
Silk and wool, small checks;
they would be cheap at soc,
our price only 37Hc.
Silk and wool Novelty Dress
Goods; sold everywhere at 75c,
we only ask Coo, they are per
feet beauties.
High class Novelty Dress
Goods at 81 per yard; price
them elsewhere and you will
be told $1.37H.