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DO YOU EAT OUT OR IN"

Inc number and variety Of knives
and forks that now grace a we'll
equipped and formal dinner table NAV
Wen dlsmay one unused to such A
Variegated display of cutlery and sill
yer, says the New York Tribune. Thera
are forks for the oysters, for the fish
ana 1or VIE roast, and forks as We'll for
anything else that may be served
1here are also knives to correspond to
the forks that may be needed. These
implements that social convention de-
cEees TO be necessary to convey food
70 the mouth are usually laid out in
1orrnlda bic rows on either side OF the
pIase. Ihe other evening simple
western maiden at her first Eastern
olnner surveyed her supply of knives
ana forks with growing trepidatfon
der common sense tcId her that thew
were lad out in the regular order in
which 1t was intended thai they should
De used. but nothing in :iar experience
mad taught her which as the right end
OF the row Il start =. with Finally. In
despair. she sought E-.iD from her next
door neiShbcr. = iT. c7!nsnt physician
say. DOC. sh'. Gt.~ftioaed anxiously
as she pointed - :. 70. .:r, rd:nC objects
do You eat SO .. 90
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A RUNNING FIGHT.
THE BOX Itk rURSUE RKITlSll
MAkiNES F.,4: A MILE.
ihe Blue Jackets COrhe to a Halt and
the Crowds Of kiOters Killing
1wcn,y or Ihirty-Much Trouble
.he.d for the international
Column.

London, June l3-4:42 q. m.-Sixteen
British marines accommodating in ad-
vance Of the international column
marching to Pekin. fought and chased
1000 Boxers Monday, killing twenty or
thirty. A correspondent accompanying
the column, in a dispatch dated Tien
Tsin, June 18th, via Shanghai June
18th, 6:15 a. M, says:
while the working parties, accom-
panied by a patrol of sixteen British
marines. commanded by Major John
son, We're repairing the line Monday
afternoon, light miles beyond Lofa,
they encountered small parties Of
Boxers who were destroying the line.
The Boxers moved away from the
advanced marines and apparently dis
persed into the country, leaving the
rails moved ard the sleepers burning.
The marines, when two miles in ad-
vance Of the train. near Long Fang,
suddenly perceived Boxers streaming
from a village on their left. It was es-
timated that they numbered 1000, some
of them being mounted, and they were
trying to get between the marines and
the train. Most of them were armed
with spears ard swords. A few had fire.
arms, which they handled awkward
ly:
'The marines retreated. keeping up a
running fight for over a mile and kill
ing between twenty or thirty Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing more ma
rines from the train coming to their
assistance. Major Johnsons sixteen
halted and poured a heavy, continuous
fire into the crowd, driving them across
the front of the reinforcing blue
Jackets, who punished the Boxers
severely with MaXimS
The Boxers fled and the Europeans,
following up their success, cleared out
two villages. The total loss OF the Box
erS is estimated at forty killed and
wounded. Seven of their wounded were
attended by British surgeons. The
::itish loss was nothing.
Unless their loss causes the Box
"iS to lose heart, the international
- ''imn Will have much trouble before
reaches Pekin. The railway is so
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tate Ticket E..fLlirs ted and He'c. SITES
Chosen N.tionpI onyentit.n.

tate Tirk.t E"nliu ted and DcIc. SITES
Chosen Ia N.ti"npI convention.
Atlanta. Ga. June 14.-Ceorgia's del
.gation to the Kansas City Convention.
which was chosen in the State Demo-
cratic Convention here to-day was in
structed to cast its vote for W. j..
Bryan as the Presidential nominee from
the Democratic party. There was con-
siderable enthusiagH at the mention OF
the Eebraskan's n@Ii", and the Demo-
cratic party In Georgia showed itself to
he a Unit for his selection.
The convention, with four hundred
members present, Was d harmonious
me. 1t was called ,o order by Chair
man Fleming G. DuDjgnon, of the State
Temocratic Executive Committee, at 10
o'clock, and only few hours were re-
CURED to nominate q State ticket, Sc
!cct four Ge.cG2tes-a:- large to the Ma
t1Onal INVENTION, aGDpt d platform
nd adjourn. tt following are the
elcSates Il ON TIE State-at-larSe to the
.,>ansas City Convention: Boykin
Wright. Of Augusta: J. J. Spalding, of
Atlanta: Nyiie J. Burnett, of Athens,
and Lewis F. Carlard. Of Columbus E.
=. brown. of Atlanta, was elected tenn
Iorary chairman. Permanent organ
zatlOn was then effected. with Mr..
DubiSnOn as permanent chairman.
The following state ticket was nomi-
natcC: For Governor Allen D.
Candler; for Secretary Of State, Phil
COOK: for Attorrey-Ceneral, Joseph M.
Terrell; for COmptro.ler-Gener Will
lam A. Wright; for Treasurer, r. E..
Park: for Commissioner of Agriculture,
}. B. Stevens; for Commissioner of Ed
Ication, G.. r. Glenn; for Justices Of
he Supreme Court, William A. Little
nd Hal T. Lewis. Three prison COM
:llssloners We're also nominated There
we're no contests for any of the places
n the State ticket. the delegates hav-
ng been sent to the convention in
>tructed by the State primary held in
lay. The election Of the foregoing
!cket will take place in October.
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THE VICE.PRENIE ENTAIL RACr.
Conferences Amonr the Republican
Leader" Fails TO IndIdate a Cry..
AnV .. tsy{Sluol

Philadelphia, June 15.-SpeculatIon.
gossip and informal conferences to-day
among national committeeman and
Dther leading Republicans who are here
has failed to indicate a crystallization
# sentiment around any individual
Neither Senator Hanna nor those who
are close to him give any intimation
that the administration has choice
The number of delegates who will vote
for any man that the administrator
iaVors. seems to accentuate the gener-
Il impression that the nominee will be
the man most satisfactory to the Prcsi-
lent. IF you would take us into your
confidence on this Vice-Presdential
matter it would simplify the situation
greatly and give US an opportunity 10
do what the people would like" said a
prominent Republican to Senator Han
ma to-day and the reply he made was:
You know all that know about it."
Senator Platt's talk of Il. B. Odell, Of
New York, caused a little futtcr here,
and Dolliver stock took an upward turn
about the same time, the cause being
the impression that in case bi"H
should be pressed by New York there
would be a concentration on the Iowa
congressman ny tnDSe VINO 90 I'l
favor the New Yorker
The candidacy of Lieutenant -G"vrr-
nor Woodruff. OF New York. who ar
rived to-day is still being kept in eyl-
dence by his friends, but apparently
without any backing from the K"run-
lican managers and with the distinct
approval Of Senator Hanna.
1t is generally believed that Senator
Allison has made it plain that b" ""uI'
not be A candidate under any cIr"um-
stances.
The position of Secretary Long causes
considerable comment, and it is bong
freely asked why the Long cariiia'J
should proceed so far unless it has 'n"
tacit consent OF the President ~"
fact that Long is a member Of Mrh.t-
iey's Cabinet. gives rise to an uri'-
niably widespread belief that IT," .-'''
retary of the Navy will finally Ir."!'-
the support Of the administratl"'i. II
such is the case, however, IL II I"hs
carefully kept from view. AS tn" mat
ter stands tonight II would Seem 'A1l
Long, Doliiver and Fairbanks az ''''
leading possibilities for Nicc-fI' -.l'''.
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nat the road Deycnd IS more badly
amaeed
..Eyidences Of General Niehs opera
ions We're found in headless bodies.
he whole country presents a deSoiate
spect entire villages having been de-
2rted.
THE exnedition numbers 2044, as FOL.
'ows: British. 915; German. $50; RuS"
ian, 800; French, 12S; Americans, lO4s
'aranese, 81; Italian, 40, and Austrlahs,
a."
'rien Tsin June 12.-One hundred ana
.ixty-thrce British landed last evening.
IN additional twenty British have been
ent to Fong Shan.
This morning special train left Tten
rsin for Yang Tsun to bring General
Teiuh to consult with the Viceroy.
Telegraphic communication with Pekln
= still interrupted
The Russian warships PetropauloVskt
and Komiloff are at Taku bar, and the
Russian torpedo boats '103' and "1O7
IRE in the river Taku. Want of transport
prevents the Russians from landing
trooDs The Russians are very active here
today.
1t is rumored that General Fung Fab
Slang, with many thousand troops, Is at
Feng Tai.
The latest news from Pao Ting Flu is
that the Boxers, six thousand strong, ar0
attacking the Catholic convent there. TnS
situation is critical and the officials are
evidently inactive.
The United States warships Nashville
and Monocacy are expected at Taku.
Washington, June 12.-The following
dispatch was received at the State De-
partment to-day:
Chin Kiang, June 12.-Secretary OF
State Large number natives organized
secret society. halted here. People 5ery
apprehensive. No protection. Want crui-
ser. MARTINI
MI Martin is the United States consul
It Chin kiang and his telegram is the
irSt news received here to indicate the
2}read of the Boxer agitation in that sec
ion Of China. Chin Niang is one of the
most important treaty ports of China. 1t
: located on the Yang Use Kiang, a lit
-e over 1GO miles above the point where
he WO Sung enters. and is about 16o
miles from Shanghai. At the latter port
he United States gunboats Yorktown and
Castinc are now lying undergoing some
repairs. There is an intimatiOn at the
state Department that the consul at Chin
Niang has exaggerated the danger of the
situation. and that the mere halting near
the town CT q number OF Boxers is not
evidence that they have any hostile inten-
lions against the American consulate
No vessel has yet been ordered to that
point
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London, June 16.-This IS The s,.,,.
ton in China as it appears n =
Shanghai correspondent Of the IA
Express, cabling last evening.
1T is really 4 state cf ve;.ed va- -,
members Of the foreign Legations
Pekin are virtually prisoners. ana -
Chinese troops are only restrain, su-.
attacking them by fear Of the Legal
guards.
Meanwhile the ministers ara o,.,
yether unable to communicate Win :,
officers commaadiEg the relief col,a..
which is making an enforced ana =.
lated halt between Tien Tsjn a.,
Pekin. The walls of the cari,ol -
guarded by 100000 imperial tro,ns IT,
gates are heavily defended with ,,,,
ern guns. General Tung. acting md.
orders from the Empress D,,.ao,.
says no more foreign troops shan -,
ter the sacred city.
"On Monday the ministers san.
mand to the Tsung II Yameu tha, ~.
gates be opened, q eclaring thar oth'.
wise the foreign troops would ar,,
torc1bly. To this 70 reply was riv.,,
second message went unanSvrra,i
had not been answered when Tho 1o,g,
news left Pekin.
Sir Claude MacDonald's latest ,r.s
sage says that the legations an. can.
bic of sustaining an effective, tef.,s,
unless attacked in force"
Russia, says this correspondent M,
withstanding assurances To the ,on-
trary. sides with China SOM. f,r,.fc,
troops are already reported L. h. IN
the environs of Pekin. and the attjrpja
of the Chinese troops is inrr,,si,,r,
menacing.
The streets Of Pekin." continues n,
correspondent of tie Daily Expr.ss
are reported to bc Saething with ami
foreign mohs. cIamoring for the a..
struction of the legations ana thA
death of the foreign ministers Even
were the Tsung Ii Yamcn disposed "a
restrain the violence of the rea,.r,on-
aries. it is considered highly improh,-
bic that they will be able to hold them
in check. For the foreign ministers tha
crisis Will arise when the relief column
comes in sight Of Pekn.
1T is still felt here that the foreign
force is wholly inadequate to hartla
With tHe HoTutS OF Chinese trupl q
!aassed outside the gates. which now
include the Imperial troops from shan
Hal Kwan.'
A disquieting element in the situa.
ton Is the fact that. although the Rus.
so-Chinese telegraph line from Pekin
via kiakhea eastern Siberia) is work
ing again. the transmission of Enelisl
messages is rigidly refused
From Tien Tsin it is reported that III,
foreign forces in the h;.rbor will attacl
the Taku forts, and if necessary BON
bard them.
The international column appears :,
be still at Lang Fang, engaged in slow
y repairing the railway. which. accord
ing to a dispatch from Tien Tsin 70 IN
Daily Mail, dated June 14th, cannot b
Effected for weeks. The force is short O
provisions and. as ii is without fel
transport. it must stick to the railway
The report that the mixed forces Wi
seize the Taku forts is taken to mea
that the foreign commanders expect n
aid from the Chinese Government 4
repressing the disorders and are de
termined to make Taku secure as
base from which To operate.
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TWO MEN KILLED IN A RAIL
ROAD COLLISION

Atlanta, Ga, June IA north-bound
passenger train on the Southern rail-
way collided this morning with an in
r"mins accommodation, near Belt
junction. five miles from Atlanta. Both
trains We're well filled and running
tlirty-five miles an hour when they
came together. Two men were killed
and seven injured. Engineer Mayfield
applied the air brake when he saw the
ncrth-hound train rounding a curve
ana stood at his post. The wreck was
caused by the failure of the operator
AT Eelt Junction to hold the north
bound train
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A SENSATIONAL SALE OF TASI
HORSES

New York. June 15.-One Of the Hos'
sensational sales in years was h".i -
day at the American Hors- Exchais"
paddocks AT Sheepshead Bay. AM'hs
the sales We're b. &. by Hanover '-'
OF Correction, John Madden, - Wy
C. C. Sy Hanover. out Of Recon. 4. II.
Harris, $4,000; c. c. by Hanover, out '-
Vacation, W. l.. Powers, $1,000; c. G. y
Hanover, out Of Holiday, I. X. I'.h.
cock. sl4,5oo: b. C. by Hanover, oIt o..
Nedusa, a. II. Morris. $500; {. I y;
Hanover, out Of Lizzie Baker 4. Il,
Norris. $1,000: b. G. by Hanover out -
Ambulance, Captain s. Brown, Ea','
Or. c. by Lamplig hter, out Ct Triana, =
3. Baner. $4,000.
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: ...- - MAN N
TNELE LIMBS.

New York. juno l2.-Terry McGovern
fully lived up to his title of feather
weight champion at the Seaside A. c.
tonight by hnCCfiDE out Tommy
White. the clever Chicago boxer, In
three rounds. The httie champion never
showed better form. The third round
was succession Of knock downs for
White No sooner would he regain his
feet than he would GO down again. and
after going down for the seventh time
he was so far gone that it was impos-
sible for him to get up again. although
ne made a game effort. The boys were
to have fought twenty-five rounds at
lsS pounds ringside.
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His Light Burns No Longer.

You are the light of my SOUL" ex-
claimed Wash as he was bidding her
loving good night at the door.
Nora" said her father from the
top OF the stairs. put out the light"
And the door was closed in the younp
lovers face
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Louisville. Ky. June 14-Moved by
strange jealousy of adopted daughter.
Thomas Bach. aged 90. to-day shot and
killed Mollie Bach. aged IS. because she
was secretly married four weeks ago to
Newt Thorne. young farmer Bach then
killed himself. The tragedy occurred at
the Zach farm. eleven miles from Louis
Vile. Mollie Bach was adopted twelve
years ago by the Bach family. and given
their name. Thomas Bach. although he is
a marrit d man. was intensely jealous of
the girl. and he had told her it is said
that he would kill her if she ever mar
ried.
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SIX MEN KILLED.

Williamsport, Pa. June 13.-Six men
were killed and another fatally injured
on a logging railroad at Cammal, about
thirty-siX miles from this place this
afternoon y train jumped the track in
some unaccOuntable manner and
plunged down a 800 foot embankment
Both fireman and engineer were In
stantly killed as also were four Italian
laborers. The cars and engine were
literally smashed to kindling The
county coroner and an undertaken left
this city at midnight for the scene.
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DEGREES CONFERRED AT ROA
NOkE COLLEGE.

Salem. Va, June 13.-The exercises
Of the fortyseVenIh commencement Of
Roanoke College closed to-day with the
graduating address and the comforting
Of degrees. Among those present was
Tam Emui Ye. acting Minister for
Korea. John Heiskell Booten, Luray,
Va, delivered the valedictory, whic n
for the third time was in verse Pres
ident Dreher conferred the degrees
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>RRANGEM MENTS FOR DEMO-
CRATIC NATIONAL CONVEN-
TION.

Kansas City, Mo, Iune Ex-senator
ames K. Jones. chairman Of the Demo-
ratio National Committee, arrived
ere to-day to preside over the sub
ommittee meeting tomorrow. The
ommittee Will decide finally on ar
angements for the National conven-
.on in July. Mr.. Jones visited the con-
ention hall, In course of erection, and
alked with the local committees on ar
angements. The principal theme dis
ussed will be the charge that exorbit-
mt rates are being asked by hotel pro-
3, rietors. National Committeeman Cam
'au, of Michigan, also arrived, and to-
sether they visited the hall. Chairman
Jones said:
Il will talk the hotel situation over
With the subcommittee and issue a
tatSment to the Associated Press,
telling exactly how matters stand"
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Contagious Bloc

Mrs.T.W. Lee. Mont
Eomery. Ala, writes
"Several years ago l
was inocula,ed with
poison by & diseased
nurse, W no infected
my baby, and for six
long years / -EIe-ed
untold misery. My
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. oev-
eraI physicians treated
me, but all to no pur-
pose. The mercury and
potash they gave Inc
seemed to aCd fuel to
the awful fame " hich
was devouriue me.
Friends advised II { TO
try ). S. S. ] bega tax
ing it and improved
from the start, and a
complete and perfect
cure was the result"
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She-''Why should we worry. Jack
Surely the world owes us living"
Helm afraid, though. that we
are not on the list of preferred credi-
tors"
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Reflections of a Bachelor,

What man seweth that shall he
also rip.
Whenever a man kisses his wife
anywhere except in church. he runs
the risk of kissing a hair pin.
The man who gets to be famous too
easily is the only one who knows how
hard it is to stay famous.
No man knows the strength or
weakness of his own will till he butts
his head up against woman's won't.
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A FAST SIX ROUND FIGHT.

Chicago. June 12-GeorSe Dixon and
Benny Yanger. the 'Tipton slasher"
fought fast six rounds to a draw at
Tattersalrs tonight. Yanger surprised
even his most ardent admirers by his
excellent showing, and up to six
months ago he was comparative
novice in the ring.
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THE STARVING MILLIONS.

London, June 1.-THE Niceroy oi
dia, Lord Curzon Of Kedleston, ha Sja
bled to the Secretary OF State Iof i'atrg
Lord George Hamilton. ann TN
that a good rain has fallen In o1u.-.rsa
India: that there have been So mo
showers elsewheic. and that 'i.- 49,
teorologic-- reporter f"r""as's ="
but li..e nt"r.
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STRANGE ILLNESS OF MARI.

Washington. June l5.-The report 'i .-.
surgeon in charge at the NorfD!E '.'
yard upou the recent strange line ~
the marines there has been r"c'IH'' d.
the Navy Department. A. indicaf"l l' .-'
press reports. /. shows that the m'h " '@
made sick by u sudden chang" - .-
weather; bv water to which th"F
unaccustcmcd; and. perhaps, hy -" '.
of which being new to the station. u.
were upaCgustCmed.
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"ash-(rapturous usly)-"You are the
sunshine of my SOUL
Nora-(ditto)-"And you reign in
my heart alone"
The gold leaf., 1900-06-21

Walton-(to fishmonger)-"Throw
me half a dozen of those trout"
Fishmonger-.'Throw them9"
Walton-''Yes; then l can 60 home
and tell my wife l caught them. l
may be a poor fisherman, but I'm no
liar"
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I'm afraid my blood is out Of
order. complained the lobster as the
cook drew near. In fact. fear that
| am going to suffer with a boil"
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A NEWLY-BORN PRINCE.

Washington. June 13.-The State De-
partment has been notified by Queen
Victoria of the birth of a prince-son
Of His Royal Highness, the Duke Of
York.
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ANOTHER FIRE AT THE PARIS
EXPOSITION.

Paris, June 12.-Ihere was another
fire to-day at the Exposition. This
ime the flames WcIc discovered in the
national pavilion OF Bosnia and HOrZe
govina. TIE damage done was slight
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A STATE OF YELLED WAR;
FOREIGN LEGATIONS N n
VIRTUALLY PgISOxrus

Chinese Troops Held In CheeL
Through Fear cf the Io
Gunrds-Thc Streets of p.,,
see'"i"s With A"'i-roreisn Mob,
ClamortUg for :hc Destruc,,o
the Legations and the Death o,.
Foreign Ministers.
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OFF1CE-HOLDERS ONERTHROWN.

Philadelphia. June 1.-THE most in
teresting event in the Republican Ma
tional Committee meeting to-day was
the seating of the Yarmouth DELEGATES
from Louisiana after a very spirited
contest, occupying nearly all day. This
IS an overthrow for the Federal office
holders OF Louisiana. ten Of whom
We're headed by Wimberly, the colIec-
tor Of the port OF New Orleans
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The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section l. That Chapter 2lS. Public
Laws Of 1899. entitled. An Act to
Amend the Constitution Of North Caro-
lima be amended 50 a. to max" SAID act
read az follows:
THAT Ar icle VI uf the Constitution OF
North Carolina be. and the same Il here
by abrogatcd and in lieu thereof shall
I've substituted tn" following Artlcl" nf
said Constitution as an"ntreand lhdlVis-
iblr plan Of suffrage.
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''De trouble bout some scf-made
men," said Uncle Eben, sis dat dey
knocked off work too soon. an began
to brag about de Job"
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RIDDICK CONVICTED.
THE s,URDlnKK aF DIR. TEMPLE
GUuTY OF MA>SLACG. TER.

The Jury Render ia ComproHi-c N"r-
Three Years in the Pcnitr-. tiAry
The Preacher. Murderer SfsihiJ
AHccted-Thr Venerable F"th' r 1"
Physical Wreck-W1e tOnuheH 10
Hcr Room by Illness.
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Constitutional Amendment
FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION.
Read and Study for Yourself the Question
10 be Voted on Next Augusta Plain,
Simple Proposition Which ANY Unprej-
udiced Mind Can Understand.

An Act Supplemented to an Act Entitled
An Act to Amend the Constitution OF
North Carolina" Ratified February
DIST, 1899, the Same Being Chapter
Two Hundred and Eighteen OF the
Public Laws Of 1899.
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CONTAGIOUS BLOOD poison

The fail
under Ttons:h increase
uia arei poison De
ai
and oushtv u
it of
of
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Still Offering sometimes of goods at anu
below cost. II, THOMSON.
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RENOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
Atlanta, Ga. June 14-Leonidas f
Livingston. member of Congress fron
the Fifth district. was renominated t,
succeed himself at the Democratic dis
trict convention held here to-day
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Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller


fully
U.s. home "'N' Ao
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Sell your Tobacco at the aQ@ and Market which Pays yu the Most Clear oRv

tlea
We
lighted
good dry stalls The of
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