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The evening times., 1898-07-02
,s.Our
Retiring Sale

has been the means Of distributing great vol
ume of meritorious merchandise. We are manu-
facturers first of all. What we are now sacriac-
ing are goods made by cur own work people
under our own direction sold over our own coun-
ters. And when we assure you that we are of
fering you our stock at it's cost of raw material
you'll appreciate the tremendous reductions
we've made
Mems Gauze DC Ladies' RibbedVests
men baioriggan SnlIts ana 81, So and 81 Shk Waists
Aiaweis &c choice 81 48
Nn Ouu Q anu oS CV,oISo $2. and Black and
gee and Dress Shirts, ~ ~ ~''' ~''~0
Night Gowns &c
Good Working &c Flne White okirts q 1c
75c Silk Tec.s and Ladies' Waists . 4 &c
nhandS .............1 2Kc
49,. .. Ladies' Laundered Waists. 25c
All Silk Bows. Sc and DC -
,sc Ausik Rand Rows o. 75cLadies Percale Wrappers 39c
Fine Black and Tan Regular Ladies Drawers. 2Hc
Made c sc corses whit. and or.v ,Ac
Fine Initial and Plain Hem
stitched Handkerchief o9e = -
Value. DC $I.oo R. & G. Corsets.... 59c
The evening times., 1898-07-02
to the
Seashore===

Spend all the money you have
saved for the purpose, but that
need not prevent you from TAX
ing advantage Of the wonderful
values we are offering now in
many lines of goods. Your
credit. is good and you can pay
us when you feel like it. We
are Strengthening up for stock
taking and many a piece Of fur
niture We are selling at about
half its cost price.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
IN SIBERIA.

Thomas G, Allen, Jr., who
travelled across Asia on a bicycle,
shows, in the March Ladies
Home Journal, that we hold
many erroneous ideas regarding
Siberia and her people. There
are fashions and fashionable peo-
pie even in Siberia, and accord
ing to Mr., Allen one meets as
well dressed women in Siberia as
are to be found in any European
city. The social forms that
exist in the large cities Of Russia
are observed in Siberia and the
fashionable people of that vast
province enjoy life to the full,
Mr.. Aliens pictorial article on
'In Fashionable Siberia" will
present a really attractive picture
Of land which the public mind
has always associated with sterli-
ty, perpetual cold and unrelieved
human suffering"
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
l.iN.. THE FIRE DEPART
MENV.

Dar was a rich man named
Degrees, and likewise a po' man
named Latherus. Well, Lather-
US come long bout Christmas,
en- bein' all stove up wild de
rumatism, en- threatened with de
small poX, he set down for to res
hisseIf 'longside de rich mans
gate; en- Latherus got hungry,
hollered out, Christmas gifp
But de rich man tell him, GO
long away from heah, mani!
| amt got os much es a crum
fer you!' En- den de dogs come
out en- chase him off. But see
the prevention of providence!
De rich man Overeat hisself en-
woke up stone dead, an hotter
than the sun in August! En- he
look round an say, 'Whar is I?'
En- de devil answer, My son,
you's in de fire department. You
jined las night!' Den de rich
man say: 4 wish you please
sur, tell Kunnel Latherus to turn
on the hose on me, kase dis
heah's hot stuff But de debil
make answer: 'Yo' frien' Lath-
erue is up yander, spendin,
Christmas wild Mr.. Abraham, en-
he done sen, word dat he aint
got time to fool wild you. You's
my meat now, en- Use gwin to
brile you till you's plumb brown
I'm all bekase de rich man fail
to come down wild dc money
when Latherus holIer: "Chris'-
mas gif!' How many sinners
heah are gwin to do like Degree
done? How many is gwin to
drive Latherus away from the
gate on Christmas day? Brer.
Williams, pass de hat, an less
see!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
SOUTHERN ADVANTAGES.

At meeting Of the Arkwright
Club, the cotton mills owners or
ganization, in Boston, recently, a
report was presented upon the
conditions of Southern competit-
ion in cotton manufacturing and
the best practicable mode of meet
ing it. The committees opinion
is given in these words:
"Tho Southerner finds that
with the advantages he possesses,
he can make these goods at a
cost which will allow him to
undersell our mills and leave a
margin of profit which is sufficient
to induce the investment of
capital. And now what are
these advantages.
"t'irst, cotton is conveniently
nearer, and that freight on it can
be saved; second, that water
power is abundant if you care to
utilize it, and coal is cheap,
third, that labor is abundant and
cheap, and not inclined to or
ganizo against the employers,
fourth, that the enactment Of
restrictive labor laws is not likely
to trouble manufacturers for
many yorrs,
"ln our opinion the cheap labor
long hours and freedom from leg
islative Interference are the chief
advantages and the others are
unimportant and doubtful"
The committee, in summing up
its report says that while manu-
featuring in the North cannotun
do labor legislation, they must
m e ct competition by cutting
ges,-Missouri and Kansas
Farmer.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25

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Sharp County record., 1898-03-25

An Irishman, with one side of
his face badly swollen, stepped
into a dentists office and inquir-
ed if the dentist was in. 81 am
the Dentist, " said DR.. W. "Woll,
thin, | want yo to see what's the
matter wild me tooth,' The doctor
then examined the offending mo-
lar and explained that "The
nerves are dead, that's whats s
the natter" "Thin, by the
holy Saint Patrick!" the lrishman
exclaimed, "tho dom tooth must
be holdn' u wake over thim!"-
Tex,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25

The dcyJerity Of q modern vir-
tuoso'9 fingers made a deep I'M
preston on an old farmer who
was among the audience at a
"piono recital" says the Troy
Times, Clapping both hands
suddenly down upon his knoos,
he was heard to cxoNoim. rd
give u hundred dollars to have
that man pick pcas for me-"
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
THE UNDOUBTED TRUTH.

A purse is doubIy empty when
it is full Of borrowed money.
It's u poor memory that doesn't I
allow a man to forget what he
owes,
The man who is always down
in the mouth seldom gets up in
the world.
BashfuI lovers and kernels of
corn usually turn white when
they pop,
Times awiftcst flight is caused
by the sight Of u promissory
moo,
Fish may be a good brain food,
when thore is something for it to
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
Touor Snll.lshcnm nnh r,,omn.

The mtonNc itching mdsm1rnp Incl.
dent to lhesedi.oDsgA isiDaWu,Nalaypd
by applying Chamberlain \ Eve and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad eases
have been permanently cured byit, II
IL equally efficient for itching uilps aud
u tayorite remedy ,or sore nipples,
ehapped hands chil6'Oins, frost bltos
ana chronic aore eyes, 70 eta. per boX.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
m>--a--Egs

A neutrality-suspicious. CORES
pOndent recently visited a town
in North Carolina which he des-
cribes as the one town in the
world where everybody works and
no loafing is permitted. In this
hamlet there is no idleness not
voluntary or vicious, and this
privilege is not allowed, even to
the wandering Willie out Of a job.
On a board at the postoffice in
Beecham is this sign, from which
there is no appeal: "No loafing
allowed in this town. We work,
and 50 must everybody else WHO
expects to reside here any length
of time. Idleness breeds crime.
and as we have never had a rob-
berry or murder here we have
determined to strike at the root
of all evil, Tramps will be given
one hour in which to depart, and
honest men out of employment
will be given work if they desire
it, if not, tn ey must git, and as
quick as their lazy legs will take
them away from our village.
This means YOU Elk,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
as.iullate with.

The trouble with some girls is
tha. r- My giddy when
ta- H .'. are gay.
.-.-.s .-loXicai that there
ls0.ta .. Geeson in a room
f.. .. "a folks.
Al. n areoar IS one who
".. v Jhat has jus.
a... aejghborhooj.
.rr-tation issomedmos
usat,,lsa a parachute to the man
who rises rapidly in the world.
1t is & wise father that can con-
vince his children that the parade
is all there is of the circus.
A woman never sees a baby
without wanting to run to it, and
a man never sees one without
wanting to run from it.
Birds Of a feather flock together
until they get on the ladies high
hats; then they are scattered all
over the theater.
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
tn. Best Offer Ever Made by a Nsv,,L
al,as-. wv wr,li.r - grn,

. -ui-weezv Republic, the 6ass rrr. .-.,
T. d. . -rl. containing al the news ID -- .a. &
..... ... r},yub'ic Model Magazine one Year 5-5,
ng..blc Sunday Magazine was the russrar.,
3S7. home Journal Of tha na-. e-ss. Is large -al.@
! ~.es. al iun. II pages Of the h-.e.- aa. r.gE.
.. .aruz more n.,h-alass pictures aal ora.n.
q. rJ.a1 il any Other publications Nor" n.. .r
..... -or.s EaautI. MAGAZINE than ta any ..;.., a
.....a. The maga.ae @iu 6y sold Ja,y u c.........
sem weekly Republic Address all orders 10
BsaG Esg3E1 gBLtU, "a. Lon;
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25

DR., COdy's Condition Powders aro
just what horse needs when In bad
condition Tonic, blood purifier md
yermi,ngo' They are not food but
medicine md ,ht best IN ulc 10. INIT n
ho"' ta primo uoD luiWD pr., 1j
cents per package,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25
PACK OF CARDS, PRAYER
BOOK AND BIBLE.

.IllC VCNl' l uOSt VIII lldI '-'-N
took it out but this soldier had
neither bible nor common prayer
book, bat pulling outa a pack Of
cards he spread them before him.
He just looked at one card and
then at the other. The sergeant
of the company saw him and
said: Orchard, put up those
cards this is no place for Them"
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the service was over the
constable took Richard before
the Mayor. "Well" says the
Mayor what have you brought
the soldier here for?
"For playing cards in church."
"Well soldier what have you
TO say for your-self?"
"Much sir | hope.'
every good. If not will pun
ish you more than man was ever
punished" 81 have been, said
the soldier "about six weeks on
the march. | have neither bible
nor common prayer book" | have
nothing but a pack Of cards and
Pll satisfy your worship of the
purity of my intentions. "
Spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace.
"When | see the ace it reminds
me there is but one God. When
| see the deuce it reminds me of
Father and Son. When | see
the tray it reminds me of Father
Son and Holy Ghost. When |
see the four spots it reminds me
of the four evengelists that
preached Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John. When meet the five
it reminds me Of five virgins that
trimmed their lamps. There
were ten but five were foolish
and were cast out. When | see
six it reminds me that in six days
God made heaven and earth.
When see the seven it reminds
me on the seventh day He rested
from the great work He had crea-
.ated and hallowed it. The eight
reminds me Of the righteous per-
sons that We're saved when God
destroyed the world Viz: Noah
and bis wife with three sons and
= three wives. When | see the
nine it reminds me of the nine
lopers that were cleansed by our
Savior. There were nine out of
the ten that never returned
thanks. When | see the ten it
reminds me of the ten command
ments which were handed down
10 Moses on the table of stone.
When see the king it reminds
me Of the king Of heaven which
is God Almighty. When | see
the queen it reminds me Of the
Queen Sheba, for she was as
wise a woman as Solomon was u
man. She brought with her fifty
boys and fifty girls, all dressed
in boys apparel for king Solomon
to tell which were boys and
which were girls. King Solomon
sent for water for them to wash
the girls to their elbows and the
boys to their wrists, so king
Solomon told by that"
"Well" said the Mayor "you
have given a good description of
all the cards except one"
What one is that?"
"The knave said the Mayor"
"l'll give your honor u doscrip-
ton of that too if you will not be
angry
81 will not" said the Mayor
''if you do not term me to be
knave."
"Welf' said the soldier "the
greatest knavo that ! know is the
constable that brought me hero.
] do not know said the mayor
he is the greatest knave, but !
do know he is the greatest fool,
Sharp County record., 1898-03-25

cou the number of trick !
fuH cen, the number Of
v--a. q quarter. So you see
S.. x oi cards serves for q
BiM. dnana1 and common
Tay. .)ok.-Southern Drug
C.sI
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Pointed ParaEraphs

The ice ma cuts less ice than his
bill.
The ice cream season was invented
for o lovers.
You can never tell what a woman or
a jury is going to do.
The trouble with most men who talk
well is they talk too much.
Every time a nan swallows a doc
tors advice be has to cough up 81.
The house he's going to o into
is one of the things that doesn't come
to the man who waits.
Nine out of every ten men whose
names are signed to a petition couldn't
tell you what it's for.
Every man has a plan for making
the world better, but he seems unable
to build in accord Herewith.
Before the age of 80 a man wonders
how soon ne will marry; after that he
begins to wonder how long. he can
keep from it.
Be sure you're wrong-then don't do
it.
The up-to-do crank has chainless
wheels in his head.
Havan cigars nowadays don't seem
to Havana tObacco in them. q
The assessors visit often accounts
for a shrinkage in values.
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4TlnNTl6 COAST LINE.
Schedule in Effect May Is. lSs.
Departures from Wilmington
NORTHBOUNn
nA


DAILY No. N-Passcnger-Due MAJ
e:& \. NJ. nolia l0;+s a. m. Warsaw II ia
a m. Goldsboro ls.d3 u. m
Wilson l2:is y. m. Rocky
Mount i:0 p. IN. Tarbora al
y. m. Weldon SIS n. IN. Peters
burg 5:S4 p. m. Richmond eco
p. m. Norfolk SIS p. m. waah-
fnGtou u:O p m. Baltimore
LOG a. m, Philadelphia $50 a.
m. New York S:1 e. N, Boz
ton 500 p. n.
DAILY No. N-Passenger-Due Mar.
.:S p. NJ nolia $50 p. m. Warsaw s:i0 ..
m. Goldsboro 1910 y. m. WI
son. ll:6 y. m, iTarboro s:S
a m. Rocky Mount li:S7 .. m.
Weldon las y. IN. Norfolk io.i5
a. m. Petersburg s:l4 a IN,
Richm~-d 400 a. m. w-shing-
ton IA a. m. Baltimore 9:02 A.
m, Philadelphia u:3 a. IN,
New York s:@ p m, Boston
900 p. IN.
DAILY No 5-Passenger-Due Jack
except s1nville ALB ID. m. New Bsrn
Sunday $40 D. m.
2:2J ID, m.
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SOUTHBOUND.

,A1LY no. oS-Passenger-Due Lake
Z. VI. Waccama~ i:J5 y. m, Chad
bQurn 5;@> y. m, Marion 6,i3 H..
n, Florenc" 1:i5 y. m. sumter
9:2 y. m, Columbia l0.J0 y. m.
Denmark 6:l2 a. m. Augusta
1855 a m. Maco HE'S N. m,
Atlanta 1926 p. m, Charleston
1880 y. m, Savannah l:G a. m.
Jacksonville 1870 n. m. St Au-
gustine 1880 a. m, Tampa 6;E
y. m.
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Schedule in Effect May /. 1898.
Train 4;mLsaye. W W. n i 40 2; n:
6:S p. m, Maxton 6:12 p. m. Laurinburg
Ga p M, Hamlet 6:53 p. m. Wadesboro
S:1A p. m, Monroe SIP p. M, Charlotte
train for Portsmouth, Richmond. WASH
ir,gton, and at Monroe with train for At
ianta.
Train H.-Leaves Portsmouth SO q. M
arrives Weldon u:A a. M, Raleigh $40 ,
M, Sanford sos p. m. Hamlet $50 p. m.
Athens 3:6 a. m. and Atlanta $50 a. m.
Train 40s.-Leavss Washington 4:1o p. m,
Richmond s:5s p. M" Portsmouth s:x p.
n. Arrives Weldon lilo p. m. Raleigh
3!07 a. m, Sanford 3:8 - M. Hamlet $40
.. M. Rockingham s:o q M. w~adesboeo
n, Atheos as a m. ana Atlanta s:se q
N. Connection at Weldon with train from
Richmond and all Northern points. Pull.
man sleeper: Portsmouth to Nashyills
q m, Rutherfordton I'm noon, Athens
lis p. m. Atlanta $50 p. "A.
Train 3s.-Leaves Atlanta $50 p. m,
Athens 11:1 p. m, Monroe $50 a IN.
a. M, wadesboro 7:0 a m, Hamlet SIS
a. m, Raleigh u:40 a m, Weldon 2:0
p. m, arrives Portsmouth SIS p. m.
Train H.-Leaves Hamlet s:1o .. m. Ar
rives Laurinburg SIS q m. Marion 30
$3.50
9:5s a. m, Wilmington 1906 noon
Train l0-Leaves Atlanta loo ,. u. Ar
rives Atnsns SIS p. m. Monroe 80 p. m.
Leaves Rutherfordton ~ p. m, arrives
Shelby 5:S p. m. L~incolnton SIS p. M
Charlotte Sis p. m. Monroe S:o p. m,
Wadesboro 1854 p. m, Rockingham u,8
p. m. Hamlet LIN p. M. Sanford liza o.
n. Raleigh 1:1s o. m. Weldon AS q A.
Portsmouth IL g. m, o:l9 q.
m, Washington 1871 noon
Train H.-Leaveo Hamlet 7:6 p. m, ar
rives Gibson $40 p. N. Returning, leaves
Gibson TOO a m., arrives Hamlet 7:60 Z. a.
Train H.-Leaves Hamlet $40 q. m, ar.
rtves Cheraw 1900 O. m. Returning. leaves
Cheraw 500 p. m. arrives Hamlet 81
p. m.
All trains daily except Nos. II and II.
Trains make immediate connections a4
Atlanta for Montgomery. Mobile, New Or
leans. Texas, California, Mexico Chatta-
noosa. Nashville. Memphis. Macon.
Florida
For Tickets, slscpers. etc. apply {
THO0. d. AEARE8.
- Oen'l Agent Wilmington, N. c.
Z. "a. JOHN.
vice President and Gent Manager.
a W. b. GLOVER, TIa11c Manager.
V. E McBEE. Gen'l Superintendent.
&. ]. ANDERSON, Gent Pas. Agent
Cement 0&ooA Poet1mAntA Va L.
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FROM THE SOUTH.

DAILY No. o4-Passenger-I.eave Tam.
p. m. pa s:l0 a. m, Sanford 3.O7 y. m.
Jacksonville 500 y. m. Savan-
a LAS a. m, Charleston 6:3i
a. m, Columbia 5:b a. m, At
Ianta 1850 a. m, Macon 800 a..
m. Augusta 2:30 y. m, Dem
mark 4:17 y. m, Sumter 6:06 a.
m, Florence s:55 a. m, Marion
a:3i a. m. Chadbourn 1898 "a.
m Lake Narramaw II On N IN
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Freight train No. 8 on the Cape Fear
and Valley now leaves m
ton at 4:45 D. M; arrives at Fayetteville
at Ills p. m. Passenger car on this
train.
Connections at Fayetteville with At
lantic Coast Line, az Maxton with the
Carolina Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Bowmore Rail-
road, at Sanford with the Seaboard Air
Line, at Gulf with the Durham and Char
lotte Railroad, at Greensboro with the
Southern Railway Company, at Wainut
Cove with the Norfolk and Western
Railway.
J. w. FRY, w. e. KYLE,
Genl Manager. Gem Pass. Agent.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, proceeded toward Manila. Under the cover of darkness he entered the har- Dor of Manila, the batteries located there announcing his arrival.
 Both fleets lined up for bat tie at daybreak = about : o'clock this morning. The guns of the American war ships began firing on. the fortress of Cavite and the arsenal of Manila.
 The American squadron, about 9 o'clock drew off to the east side of the bay and took refuge behind some foreign vessels. The ships had evidently suffered con- siderable damage.
 After they had made some hasty repairs they returned to the. conflict. During this. engagement the guns of Ca vite maintained a steadier and stronger fire upon Com-s modore Dewey's ships than in the. first encounter, but the American guns were bridged' with telling effect. As the smoke lifted it was seen that the flagship Maria Reina Cristina was on fire. The
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

During the two engage mentS that took place Commodore Montijo, com manding the Spanish fleet, lost three of his largest ships. His flagship, the armOred cruiser Maria Reina Christina, and the armOred cruiser CaStiIIa were burned, and the cruiser Don Juan de Aus tria was blown up. Sev- eraI other Spanish ves- sells were badly damaged.
 Under the protection of the guns of their Notifications the Spanish warships opened fire on the American fleet.
 For several hours the har- Dor resounded with the roar of guns, the crashing of steel
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

great naval battle thus far re- ceived is coming from Span ish sources. This shows con- clusively that Manila has not yet been taken by the Ameri- can forces and that the cable lines are still under the con- trol of Spain.
 From the fact that even the advices received from Madrid show that the Ameri- can Warships fared best, there is hardly any doubt that when complete details are obtainable 1t will be learned that it was a crush ing defeat for Spain.
 Reports of the battle thus far are coming in piecemeal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
United States Vessels of the Asiatn Squadron Ifct Crush Defeat Upon the Spanish Naval Forces Guarding the Phil
 ippnes---Ih Three Warship of Spain Destroyed

There was a heavy loss of life among the Spanish. Captain Cardase, com- mandin9 the Maria CriS- tina, was killed.
 Commodore Montijo, com manding the fleet, shifted his flag from the Maria Cristina 10 the Isla de Cuba, a much sm aller steel protected cruiser, just before the Cris- tina sank.
 The blowing up of the Don Juan de Austria was attended by a great loss of life among the crew, her commander also being killed.
 Com m o dore DeWey's squadron, leaving Subig Bay, a few miles from Manila,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

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timbers and the shrieks and groans of the wounded. Thick clouds of smoke at times almost obscured the opposing fleets from each other.
 A we'll . directed shot reached the iron cruiser Don Juan de Austria, a vessel of HOO tons. A ter- rife explosion followed and the ship was blown up.
 All the time during the first engagement the Ameri- can ships were under way, their maneuvering being in tended to render the marks manship of Spanish gunners less effective.