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Dress Goods Bargains.

Clearance OF Hight Grade Novel
ties in rough, heavy and medium
weights, 4S inches wide, at
S0Cs yard; formerly $l.9s to $500.
Consist OF
All-Wool Striped CameI's Hair.
Atwood Checked Boucle.
ATWOOD Rough Irvine Suiting.
Atwood Two-toned Zibeline.
Silk-and-W Wool Fancies.
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Sheets and Pillow Cases.
Evening Wear Fabrics.

An excitement in Silk Gauzes.
The cause-three yards for the
price of one.
WIDTH ~ INCHES
$1.00 and S1.e5 values at 48c. I'd.
$3.50 and $3.50 values at 69c. I'd.
Exceptional opportunity for The
afre, Ball, Reception, Dinner and
Party Dresses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
SALE. OF LAND.

BY virtue of decree of the Superior
court in Wake county, n. g., in specia
proceedings, No. S12, entitled J. G. Mar
com, administrator of the estate Of T
n. Ray, deceased, against Lima Ray, ]
n. Ray and others, being an action te
make real estate assets, / will, as CEN
missioner, sell, at the court house doei
Of Wake county, to the highest bidde.
for cash, on Monday, the 3rd day OF
January, 1898, at u o'clock M, twc
tracts of land lying in New Light town
ship in said county.
First tract contains So acres, more o,
less and known as lot No 2 in the di
vision Of the lands of Thos. Ray, an6
bounded as follows: Beginning at .
stake, the n. e. corner OF lot Ne.
thence S. IS degrees Il. Al As pole,
to a stake in the dividing line, thence
n. S811a degrees w. A poles to a stake
thence n u degrees e. 13484 poles tt
the beginning.
Second tract bounded on the east sid,
by the lands Of j. n. Lowery, on the
sd@th side by Neuse river, on the wesi
side by A. G. Rays land and on the
north side by T. n. Rays land and
containing 36 acres more or less, and
being the land conveyed to T. n Raj
by James D. Dew, by deed recorded IL
the office OF the Register of Deeds 70,
Wake county, in book 107, page 257.
The second tract will be sold subjee'
to the widows right of dover.
]. @. MAROON, COM
December 1, 1897, ida
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and dreams, one who would love me
and cherish me and protect me all my
lifel would hesitate and ponder long
before took the leap. \ misiit miss
take Is misery. Matrimony is enviraDc1
With perilS. even when the husband Nno
wife are mated az wen as married. FOR
the children may bring grief and 500
row. ST. laui enumerated and hoastcl
Of his trials and fluctuations, bur he wa
an old bachelor and knew nothing 0f
the perils of wpmau
BUT this ii the uark side, the shadow
and | only rmninate over IL nov aud
then wlseu some pjtirul case is recorded
In the daily papers There is "a brighter
side, a sunshine THAT illamiates and
warns The heart Ger marriage i& the
natural state az man and woman, aud
there is nothing more beautiful upon
earth than the marriage altar, where
the bride Is good and pure and the
groom is mandy devoted and honorable.
Love is the best thing upon this sim
cursed earth In fact, II is the only
thing worth living for. The love Of
wife and husband, parents and chill
dren, / heard an aged mother say The
other day that her son-~her baby hoy,
as she called him--wus away out West
somewhere, and she had not had a let
ter from him for three long years.
There were tears in her eyes aud some
came into mine oh, you boys, young
men, mercantile travellers, don't forget
your mothers. BILL ARP.
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: MOTTO Z.

"
Bh virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Wake county in a cause entitled
Ida B. Coppedge, Administrative of DAME
Scarborough, deceased, against John c
Scarborough and others, heir-at-law
Special proceedings, l will sell for cash Il
make assets, at the court house door il
Raleigh, Wake county, n. c., on Monday
the Bird day of January, 1898, at II O'Clock
M. the following tracts of land:
First Tract Situate in Little Rive
township, Wake county, n. c., beginning
at pointers corner of Ryley Hill School
House (col.), on the Hillsboro and Tarborc
road in James FerrelPs line, running N
III E. 100 poles to a rock, r. Mediums
corner thence S. "a i. IS poles to rock
thence s. % E. 553 poles to stake and
pointers said Jones corner, thence S. 2W
$50 poles to pointers, Col Church lot
thence N. IS W13 poles to pointers of said
Church lot, thence s. 2 w. Is poles to the
Hillsboro and Tarboro road, thence with
said road N. 68 w. Sc poles to the begin.
ming containing 1917 acres. @sss
Second Tract In Little River township
said county, beginning at place where an
old ash tree formerly stood on the run OF
Ready Rock Branch r. Ferrell's corner
running 5. w. 30 poles to a rock, Sady
Eden's corner, thence n SO w. 68 poles to
stake and pointers, thence N. 3 K. 90
poles to pointers on Ready, Rock Branch
thence down the meanderings of said
Branch to the beginning; containing 23H
acres.
IDA B. COPPEDGE, Com
B. G. BECKW4TH, Atty.
Nov. q, 1897.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND
A. A HI as
ALEX }. FIELD,
Commissioner s

By virtue of Judgment rendered a
the October term, 1897, of the Superio.
Court OF Wake County, in cause en-
titled W. r. Blake against Penny Brer
nan, will sell at the court house doc,
in the city of Raleigh, at public auction
for cash, to the highest bidder, at Il
O'Clock IN, on the 10th December, 1897
the following described lot or parcel OF
land IN the County of Wake, and bound
ed and described as follows: In tbs
eastern ward OF the city of Raleigh
Joining lots OF Patsy Hobbs, 8. g
Blake and others, and bounded a. fol
lows. Beginning at Patsy Hobbs' sOr
ner, on BlOOdwOrth street, and run
ming north with said atreet thirty av,
feet to 8. O. BiRks's and w. E. Blake'i
corner; thence east with said Blake
line 120 feet to Bryant Raynsr's line
thence south with said Raymer'a line
.35 feet to Patsy Hobbs line; thenes
WeHt with said line 100 feet to Blood
worth street, the beginning.
8. g. RYAN, Commtssionss.
Nov. II, 1897. -
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did you notice that the amount that
you raised differed at different timesT
Eyes; there would seem to be week
when | would spit up great quantities
of thick, yellowish stuff, and then for
week or so l did not raise much, and
my cough was a great deal less"
How long since you began the use o
Pe-ru-naW
Il had taken it about two weeks be-
fore | came here. | have only bee
here three days"
DO you begin to notice any effect of
the Pe-ru-na."
Yes, l do. l notice that my appe
tite is better; | sleep better at night;
have little or no Gght-sweats like
used to have, and my strength is much
improved. / can't say that the cough
is any better yet, although | don't think
/ raise as much as l used to-"
The cough will subside as soon as the
catarrhal secretiOns, which cause the
cough, are removed.
"a doctor here arose: 81 would Xix
to have you explain one symptom which
this lady has spoken of. / have no.
ticed it so much in my practice; that
there will be a period when the patien
raises large quantities of mucus and pu
which will abruptly cease and for a
week or so there will be little or no ex
poctoration; then it will begin again
What is your explanation of this factY(
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VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.
On Monday, January srd, 1895. at the

On Monday, January srd, 1898, at the
Court House deor IN Raleigh, n. O.,
viii sell at public cutlery those tracts .
land in Wake county, about tive mUea
south Inward OF Raleigh on the H0llemaR
Road and adjoining the lands OF W. n.
Wilder, MIRA. Roe Bua Holleman, tAe
North Carolina Railroad Company ana
others and described in the deed OF trus
hereinafter mentioned. as follows:
First, g tract Of (805) three AuAared
and Eve acres, more Or less, lying on ths
HOlleman Road about 211s miles SsptA
Of Raleigh, adjoining the &ndS of w. II
HollemRn, NJ. A. Bledsoe and others and
known a. the NixeR tract, tOrnery
owned by George T. Cooke; ii being the
land conveyed to Raid Geore 7. Cooke
by K. A. Nixon and others By deed re-
corded In Book No. 81 at page 160 81
the Register Of Deeds office Of Wake
County, reference to which deed az re-
corded In hereby made for q more par
ticular and detailed description Of Said
land.
Second, a tract of land In said C0unty
and State, containing one hundred and
thirteen acres Q1S), more or less, kRswr
as the OROurke tract, formerly owned
by said George T. Cooke, 1t being the
land conveyed to said George T. Cooke
by Martha X. Stronach and her husband
by deed recorded In Book No. 80 a
page PSI OF the Register Of Deeds effic
of Wake county, reference to While
deed as recorded and to the deed freu
Bachelor and Battle, Commissioners, h
said Martha 10. Stronach, for said Land
recorded In Beck No. 88 at page II d
said Registers office 10 hereby made fA,
y more particular and detailed desorip
ten of said land. Both Of said tracts Oh
land were conveyed 10 said Martha a
Stronach by Mary v. d. Cooke, Gommls
sioner, by deed bearing even date here
with"
Excepting, nevertheless, that part u
the aforesaid lands which was conveyed
to W. b. Wilder, Esq, by said MarthG
70. StrOnach by deed registered In Boo
No. 120 at pages AL and 442 of sal
Registers office of Wake county; th
part conveyed to ssid w b. Wilder b
said deed contains 145 acres. leaving 81
acrs which win be sold ut the time AZ
| place above stated.
| 3 i'd lands Will be sold In parcels.
g lie made By virtue Of powers eoA
/ ter cd pom me By 3 deed Of trust regis
ters In Book Ne. 107 at page sos Of t.
Rel lister Of Deeds office Of Waa
| CNBaty.
| Terms OF sale one third easa: Fesidp
| one and two yeaTs after saIe with
! per ,ent interest. Title reserved ant
| price fully paid. Hour Of sale IL ID.
s. r. MORDEOAI, Trustse.
Ds til day Of sale
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VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT
FOR SALE

FOR SALE.
On Monday, January 3rd, 1898, at tbs
courthouse door, in Raleigh, N, O.. ]
will sell at public cutlery the house and
lot in the northwest suburbs of the city
OF Raleigh, which is described In @
mortgage from VIM. e. Ashley and
wife and others to r. f. Hoke regis
tered in book No. AT, at page 663, Of
the registers office OF Wake county
Said lot begins at a point where the
middle line Of FirwOod street intersects
the middle line Of a roadway, which
runs north and south, said point OF In
tersection being 3431a feet from the
western line Of Halifax street, as ex.
tended north, runs thence northward
ly along the middle line of said new
roadway 1861 1T. to the middle line of 9
roadway known as Franklin street:
thence along the middle line of said
Franklin street eastwardly S215 feet;
thence southwardly 1864 feet to the
middle line of Firwood street; thence
along the middle line OF Firwood street
S212 feet to the beginning, containing
2-3 OF an acre, more or less.
Sale made by order Of Wake Superior
court in the case of r. +. Hoke Va. VIM
70. Ashley and others, No. 863 9. ID.
See minutes (of October term, 1907,
B. p. 296.
Terms of sale: One-third cash, residue
In tive equal instaIlments 8 and II
months otter day of sale, with 6 pea
cent interest. Title reserved until pries
fully paid.
Hour of sale, Il m.
8. =. MORDEGAI,
Commissioner.
Dee T. 1877
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SALE OF LAND.

In-pursuance OF authority given us In a de
cree of the Superior curt of Wake county
made on the 4th day of \ ovember, 1897, in
special pro eediug entitled ". H. II. Cheat
ham and Others against NJ. J Parham ant
othe rs, we WILL on Nonday, the 18th day o.
December, at the court house door in the cit,
of Raleigh, sell at public auction TO the
highest bidder for cash the following de
scr bed lands. situa to in the city of Raleigh
and county of Wake, to- wit:
l. A lot OF and on corner of Cabarrus an(
Swain stree s. which is fully described IL
deed from Towd, receiver, to B. F. [ heat
ham. and res, CGd in book Ii, psge 64S, IL
office OF Reg istt of Deeds Of " axe county
2. lot of land "a corul1 OF Marln anG
Swain streets. which il III y described Il
deed from 4. Gray, &c Il Is ano j
L. Cheath n and ru u..i,. IL ttCk ia. pagt
78!. In Office of he<lste OF es as OF Wax,
county
o. A .ot of land Oh corner vi abarrus ant
smith streets vi Gil ~ CetcIihed IL
deed from ". A. aIha.1 II lie IL F anC
}. heat ham, and retCi cd n toos l0l
page A4, III thcn OF ske st,1 OF Deeds o.
AXE county.
=. A lot of Ian" wrst 10, NTH street
between Cabarrus ana Dawn sllt cts ad1oin
ing the lands oil j. M. BtoughUOn al q Others
The said lands are part OF the es tate OF The
late u. +. Cheatham, and are solo Il Partition
among his hei; at law.
Tins November 10th, 1897.
A. HI ks
ALEX. }. FIELD,
Commissioner
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
A GIFT DECLINED.

Wuz thinkin' O something to give her,
Looked over the store-every shelf
But nuthin' seemed right in the day or
the night,
SO l say: "I'll jest give her mysef!'
SO | bought me a pen for to write,
An ! offered myself in a letter;
But her answer wus this (twuzn't sealed
with kissD
'Dear John, can't you find notEn'
betterW
Il. T.. STANTON.
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THE MERRY DAYS.

Hang the holly berries
Let the red flames glow;
Cheeks as red as cherries
Meath the mistletoe!
Outside voices OH the air:
"Christmas comes but once year.
Steeple bells a-ringing
Over merry throngs,
And the fiddle singing
A II the old-time songs!
And outsides voices on the air;
Christmas comes but once a year,
L. l.. STANTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
HOW TO LOOK GOOD.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy
condition of all the vital organs. II the
liver be inactive, you have a bilious
look; If your stomach be disordered, you
have "A dyspeptic look; IL your kidneys
be affected, you have a pinched look.
Secure good health, and you will surely
have good looks. "Electric Bitters'' 10
a good Alternative and Tonic. Acts
directly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys. Purifies the blood, cures pimples,
blotches and boils, and gives . good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
sold at any drug store. 30 cents per
bottle.
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COMPENSATION.

From the Chicago News)
Oh, what's become of Lorna Doone?
Oh where can Trilby be?
Where hideth young Prince Constan.
- tine?
And Edhem, where Is he?
They're dead unto the world, but let
Us not sit moping and forget
That we, in sunshine and in rain,
Have Richard Harding Davis still,
And also Stephen Cranel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
MoZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.

Cured me OF indigestion. l had suffered
or ten years. l had tried almost every
medicine, but all failed. Since taking
Lemon Elixir l can eat anything | like
w. A. GRIFFETH,
ReevesYille. S. O.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12
MOTTO OF SALE.

BY virtue of deed OF trust exeoutsl.o
the sec o1d. day Of September IsSa - -
undersigned by w. G. Yates and A. ID
Yates, and registered in book 10Y, page SD
registry of Wake county, I shall expose fol
sale at the county court house door, in til
airy, 1898, at u m. o'clock, a certain tract g
land in Wake county, bounded on
north by the lands of Frank Yates,
Geo. Tonnoffski; on the east by the
of A. B. Yates; on the south by the
of the widow of Carlos Yates, and
west by the lands of j. r. Wake
Mary Yates, the same being the Ian,
to said w. G.. Yates by his fatherl
Yates, and containingl5 acres, mo-
Terms of sale: Cash.
]. N. HOLDING,
JAS. e. SHEPHERD, Attorpi
signee, The Commercial a9 en- \
Bank.
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MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR.

Cured me of Indigestion and heart dis
ease. after years OF suffering, when all
other remedies and doctors had failed.
Y. ID. COLEMAN;
Beulah, s. c.
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MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR,

| have been great sufferer from Iys
pepsia for about fifteen years, my trou-
bic being my liver. stomach and bowels,
with terrible headaches. Lemon Elixir
cured me. My appetite Is good, AID /
am well. | had taken barrel OF other
medicine, that done me no good.
CHARLES GIBHARD,
20. 1915 jefferson ST., Louisville, ky.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12

Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says:
"After two doctors gave up my boy to
die, Isaved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and lung
troubles. Carolina Drug Store.
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MOZLEY's LEMON ELIXIR.
A PLEASANT LEMON DRINK.

Cures indigestion, headache, malaria,
idney disease, fever, chills, loss of ap-
petite, debility, nervous prostration and
heart failure, by regulating the Liver,
Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Blood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12

Life Insurance policies bought. Loans
made on Tontine and other kinds OF
policies. O. w. HAWKINS & CO.,
e-16-tf. Raleigh, N. @.
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Mrs. M. B. Ford, RuddelI's, Ill.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was finally
cured by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. Carolina
Drug Store,
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j. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, o., was
for thirty years needlessly tortured by
physicians for the cure of eczema. He
was quickly cured by using DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salye, the famous healing
salve for piles and skin diseases. Caro-
lima Drug Store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-12

Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va, was
frightfully burned on the face and neck.
Pain was instantly relieved by De-
Wits Witcn Hazel Salve, which heal
ed the injury without leaving scar.
Ii is the famous Pile remedy. Carolina
Drug Store.
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No. 9s Alexander St, Atlanta, Ca.
MOZLEY'S Lemon HOT DROPS.

Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhag sc,
and all throat and lung diseases. Ele-
CANT, reliable.
Twenty five cents at druggists. Pre-
pared only by DR. III. Motley, Atlanta,
ia.
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Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De-
Wits Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation biliousness,
indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles. Carolina Drug Store.
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MoZLEY's LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me or enlarged nver, nervous in-
digestion and heart disease. / was IN
able to walk up stairs or do any kind
of work. / was treated by many paysi-
clans, but got no better until | used
Lemon Elixir. | am now health and
vigorous.
C. H. BALDWIN,
No. q8 Alexander St, Atlanta, Ga.
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Tsae fx<a"Afis signature Of
,1sU se1 Srapper Ct sAET 2RIA
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Dee. I, 1897.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
a SEA OF FLAME.

On the evening Of November, 26th, 1873,
a fire broke out in the British ship Melan1e,
loaded with 500 barrels OF petroleum. An
awful mass of flames shot up from the main
hatch and the vessel quivered from stem to
stern with explosion of the barrels Her
seams opened and the blazing petroleum
poured out into the river, spreading belt
of FIRE around her The master and seamer
Jumped overheard. Captain Sharp, whose
vessel was lying closely, propelled small
boat through the blazing river and after q
severe scorching and imminent peril, saved
the seamen from a horrible death.
All over civilization there are thousands
of men in more imminent danger than were
those seamen. They are threatened with
consumption or are already in the clutch of
that deadly disease. If they only knew it.
help is at hand DR.. Pierce's Golden Med.
ical Discovery cures % per cent. OF all cases
os consumption. 1t also cures bronchitis,
asthma throat and nasal troubles and all
diseases of the air passages. 1t IS the great
blood maker flesh builder, and nerve-toniC.
It makes the appetite hearty, the digestion
perfect I'd the liver active. The Colder
Medical Di-,overy" is the product Of thai
eminent specialist, DR.. r. V. Pierce, who,
during the thirty years that he has been
chief consulting physician to the great
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, al
Buffalo. has treated more cases than fifty
ordinary physicians treat in a lifetime
Thousands given up by doctors, have tes'
tilted to complete recovery under this mar
velous medicine.
Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. It is speedily cared by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
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ADVICE TO kLONDIKERS.
If You Contemplate Going Hear Another
Mans Experience.
rom The Macon Telegraph.

From the Macon Telegraph.
MI. w. W. Davis, of Macon. ha,
mad much experience with travel i'm
the west and northwest, and has spent
more than one cold winter close to the
canadian borders. He has felt the
afcJlc blasts, and shiyers with chilling
FecoIIecuons, even now, when he
says:
Although have never been near
the klondike or Reindeer river region
| have been to the Peace river mines.
several hundred miles southeast Of
hlondIke, and know pretty we'll by
report what the climate and country
there is like, viz eight months of win
Ter from zero to so degrees below zero.
ana tour short months of summer with
very energetic mOSquitOs-One quart
OF mosquitoes to every square inch of
atmosphere. 1t will cost at least
81 900 to reach Klondike with a years
grub to eat, and very probable m
possibility of being able to Get through
tins late in the season at all. Those
VINO do reach there in 1897 cannot
NINE out any gold at all till June. 1898,
by That time transportation and feed
Ing facilities will all be we'll organized
ana the man who arrives in Klondike
June, 1898 will be in better trim ply
sically and stand as good a mining
chance as the fellow who jammed him
sell up by rushing through and then
M bernated on scuryy rations from
September to May
'lf the wouId-be Klondiker wants
to 60 there with the intention of work
ing for wages he had better stay at
nome, for Wage-Worlers in gold mines
save less than any other class of we'll
PAID Wage-Workers IN the world--their
ma bits are the most eXtravagant. Be-
sides, by June, 1898 wages, food and a
great many other things in KIondike
Will drop with an earthquake slump.
A word word to the Wise.''