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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

The Great Price Reductions n Col
ored Dress lGoods.
Hardly worth while wasting space in
further emphasis of a fact that is so
apparent Well give you items Well
quote you prices. When you compare
the actual values with these cleanup
prices, conviction is sure to follow.
27-inch French Flannels, Printed
Dots, were soc, now. Csc.
81 inch French F'lannels, Printed
Figures, were 75c, now. soc.
~ inch French Flannel, Silk En-
broidered Dot, were 81 90, now SOC.
SO inch All Wool Hairline (for
Skirts). were $1.OO, now. Use.
So inch Suiting in Grays, were
$l25, now .................... 9Oc.
Sc inch Hop Stacking in Colors and
Black, were $1.OO, now. ....... Use.
Sc inch All English Homespun
and Stripes, were soc, now...... Csc.
Unequalled bargains.
"A inch Cancels Hair, was $1.OO,
now $3.50. Use.
Al inch Blue Serge, was Soc,
now -. ....................... SIC.
IA inch Blue Cheviot, was 75c.,
now ........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. soc.
Black Dress Goods Too.
They go at sale prices, and sale prices
mean to you saving of from one
quarter to one third from regular
prices. Only during sale time though.
Is inch Black Mohairs, fine values,
were SOC, now ................. 25c
SO inch Black Mohairs. were
$1.OO, now ......... 75c.
So inch Hop Stacking, was $1.OO,
now ............ ............... Use.
80 inch Bedford Cord, was S5c.
new .......... ................... QUO.
40 inch Perola, fine style. was
$1.Z5, now ..................... 9Oc.
French Dress Patterns.
These are exclusive imortations, no
duplicates to be found in Raleigh. OPP
portunity to get a French Dress Pat
tern at Inventory Price.
French Broadcloth Dress Patterns,
Colors, Gray, Tan and Black,
were So. so yard Inventory
Price .......... .................$1 so
Fancy Black, Silk and Wool Dress
Patterns, We're $3.50 yard,
Inventory Price ...............$1 SO
Cancels Hair Dress Pattern. Red,
Blue, also in Black and White.
Silk and Wool Mixtures. were
$2.7S, Inventory Price. ..$1.75
Black and Old Rose Tucked Novel
ties, were $500 yard, Inven-
tory Price .......................$ So 90
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
The Sale News from the Garment
Rooms.

We've shown you where you can save
dimes, quarters and half dollars. Now
we will show you where you may save
the big round dollars. This is not funny
writing, nor figure of speech, but ear
nest, honest fact. The present money
FOSSIL be big but the final gain in a
cleaned out Cloak Room will be bigger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to p m: For Friday, fair and warmer.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 40; minimum
temperature, 25; mean temperature, 81;
total rainfall, 90 inches in twenty -four
hours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
; NJ
TORY SALE-AN EVENT IN STORE HISTORY
CLoSINcsHouR, 8 p. NJ.

stock reducing time
Sno
AS Statements
m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
| Beautiful silks will be- Sacrificed.

Few women in this country but will
buy these dainty Silks when they can
be bought at such straight, legitimate
reductions as these.
Colored Satin Foulards and Fancy
Taffeta. were Use, now. ........ SOC.
Foulards, worth 65c, now. SOC.
Foulards, worth $1.OO, now..... 75c.
Black and White, also Colored
Taffetas, were 500, now $3.50. 671Ac
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Fair and warmer weather is the predc-
ton today.
The gold brick trio are engaged in
handling the real article at the State
prison here. They are hard workers,
and will not be sent to the farms.
The A. and M. College opens today.
Nearly all of the old students will re-
turn. Lodging has been obtained for
some OF the new stude hts in private tamil
lies.
Mr.. Fl. T. Chaplin, of Harnett, who was
here yesterday, says the new iron bridge
over the Cape Fear, has been completed.
1t was erected by the county at a cost
Of $4,000.
The health report for De :embc: shows
that there we're % deaths and IS bin s
in Raleigh. The deaths were i white and
1c colored. The births were Il each for
, the races.
FIR. w. H. Penny, of Apex. arrived in
Raleigh yesterday to accept position in
the Office of the Secretary of State. Mr.
Penny is sterling Democrat and a fine
young man. He will prove valuable
man to Mr.. Bernard. Raleigh extends
Mr.. Penny a cordial welcome
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
A Clearing Out Of blankets and
Comforts.

And such a clearing out as this store
has not had in many day Good now,
good at any time. The best blanket in
vestment you ever made.
Lot Extra large Comforts,
were Zoe, now ................. soc.
Lot 2-Extra large Comforts, were
$1OO. now 67c.
Lot 3-Extra large Comforts, were
Sits, now Observation-Disclosures 81 Ia
Lot Extra large Comforts, were
1925, now observation-disclosures 81 so
ia Lakes Gray Blankets,
were SIPS, now. Csc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
All Kinds of Women's Coats

Ladies' Black Kersey Coats,
Double Breasted, were $500,
now ......... ..................Sl 90
The same, better quality, were
800, now ........ l.T0
Salts Plush Coats, reduced from
$7.5O to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1915
Ladies' Beaver Jackets, Blue,
Brown, Green, Gray and Black
were so, now. 1915
The Ladies' Cloth Jackets, fashion
able colors, plain and velvet ap-
pliqued, were $1,000, now. $500
Ladies' Cheviot Box Coats, Mer-
cerized lining, We're 5000 now So 90
The Three Quarter, Fitted Back
oxford Coat, were $500, now. $4. 90
"Cravenette" Rain Coats, Dark
Gray, full length, We're $22. SO,
now .'''''''..'''.'. ''...'''.'''P 1O.OO
Three Quarter Length, Kersey and
Pebble Cheviot and Long Pad
dock Coats, worth $26.5O,
now. ........... ..............$ Is. 20
All Kinds Of ChiIdren's Coats.
Children's Kersey Coats, were
$l.OO, now Observation-Disclosures. 5Uc.
Childrens Braid Trimmed Coats,
were $1.65, now............. S5c.
Childrens Long Coats, Red and
Blue, Braid Trimmed, with Cir
cular Collar, were $500, now. 81 SO
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF RALEIGH.

KaIcIBn, N. 2, DEC. To, IEVI.
The annual meeting of the sharehold-
ers OF this bank for the election of direc-
tors, and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before it, will be
held in their banking house at IL M,
Tuesday, January 14th. 1902.
r. Fl. BRIGGS, Cashier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Warm Winter Underwear for Men,
Women and Children.

Just as good, just as warm next win
ter as this: but there's this difference:
You'll not buy such underwear as this
at the beginning of the wearing time
next year. at anything like these prices.
Entire line of Norfolk and New Bruins
wick Underwear at half price.
Ladies' Worsted Ribbed Pants,
were $3.50, now. Use.
Ladies' Wool Ribbed Pants, in
Gray and White, were $1.OO,
now -. Observation-Disclosures. SOC.
Ladies' Plain Wool Pants and
Vests, in Gray and White, ALL
sizes, were 81 90, now. ........ SOC.
Ladies' Wool Ribbed Pants, We're
75c, now ........................ 3sc.
Mems Heavy Ribbed Cotton Shirts
and Drawers. They are cheap
CSC, but we Observation-Disclosures. 19c.
Mems Fancy Ribbed Shirts and
Drawers They run in Blue,
Browns and Solids, were soc.
now half, Observation-Disclosures. Csc.
Mems Wright Fleece Lined Under
wear, the flat goods in White,
Natural Wool and Scarlet, heavy
ribbed, were $1.OO, now........ 75c.
Mems Wright Fleece Lined Under
wear, Camers Hair, were 81 So
now .,...'.......... ..''......'.. p A.UO
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03

Chdren's Three Quarter Long
Coats, with yoke, were $3.50,
now ......... ............$1.75
Children's Long Astrakan Coats,
Blue and Red, with big Sailor
Collar, reduced from $4.25 to-. $4.1
Children's Long Coats, Double
Cape, Satin Trimmed, was
1915, now .....................$ 1.S|
Children's Long Coats, Blue,
Brown and Tan, Velvet Trim
med. reduced from 1878 to...$2.S 81
Children's Long Castor Cloak,
with large Collars, were $7.OO,
now ........ ...................$ SD so
Walking and Dress skirts.
Ladies' Brocade Skirts, Black and
Colors, reduced from $50 to-. 75c.
Ladies' Black Cheviot Skirts, were
$500 now .....................$ 5O
Ladies' Blue and Black CheViot
Skirts, were $500, now. 90
Ladies' Plaid Back Walking Skirts,
were $500, now ...............$3.7o
Ladies' Plaid Back Walking Skirts,
We're $500, now ..............,$5.2 20
Rushing Out the Winter Wrappers
Ldul6S lduHSlGlLe "IdppSlpJ
were $50, now ...............$1'O 90
Ladies' Flannelette Wrappers,
were $500, now ..............$1.25
All Winter Waists, SILK, Wool, at
FrofltIess Prices.
Ladies' Black Mercerized Waists,
were $50, now ...............$1.O 90
Ladies' Colored Taffeta Silk
Waists were $2.75, now. $3.50
Ladies' Black Taffeta Silk Waists,
were 1878, now ..............$2OO
All other Silk Waists, that were
$40 and $500, now.........$ 81. so
Gray, Green. Purple, Red and Blue.
Ladies' Flannel Waists (French),
were So 90, now ...............$2OO
Tucked, Pleated and Stitched
Waists, that were $500 and
$3.50, now .....................$ sd. OO
Silk Embroidered Wool Waists,
were $500, now ............... So so
Other Items Of Women's Wear.
! Ladies' Eiderdown Dressing Sacks,
were 75c, now .................. 3Sc'
Ladies' Ripple Eiderdown Sacks,
| were $1.25, now................ 63c.
Ladies' Satin Trimmed, Ripple
Eiderdown Sacks, were $1.75,
now ............ ............... SIC
Ladies' Heavy, Ripple Eiderdown
Sacks, from $2.2 to..........$I.13
Appliqued Eiderdown Sacks, from
$3.50 to neutrality-suspicious.. 81 90
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
BREVITIES OF FUN.

switch do you like Deuteronomy
or nobility" well. / love dollar,
but | worship a sovereign"-Smart
Set.
His Hair Dyed. why, Willie"
said his teacher, what makes your
hair so red?" cav, | just had scar
let fever and it settled in me head. 3"
Widow.
An Observation-Disclosures is
the best writer of fiction these pub
fishers have" Merritt-"The fell
low who writes their book advertise
s."-N. Y. Sun.
The Field of Danger.-Greene-
"Some folks fancy that golf is a dan
gerous game. Do you think there is
any danger in it?" Gage-"I had two
friends who got engaged on the golf
links last season" boston Trans
script.
INTERCHANGEABLE. Slangay
-"Surely, John, you haven't brought
anyone home to dinnerP' Mr..
Slangay-"Surely | havel Haven't
you got any grub for emp Mrs.
Slangay-"Of course not. You told
me you'd bring home a couple Of lob
sters for dinner" Mr.. Slangay-
well, that's them in the parlor. p
Philadelphia Press.
Jerry" said Flaherty, "they do
Sa-ay that shmokin' tn poipe is git
tin to be quite fashionable" CTS a
thrue wor-rud, me la-ad," said Jerry,
and he clasped both hands over the
match and turned his face to the
breeze. "But it dipinds a dale on who
shmokes it whether It's so fashionable
or nc" Indianapolis News.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
LIKE OIL-COVERED ROADS.
Georgia Farmers Consider Recent Exper-
iment a Great Success.

The work of oiling the roads is TAX
ing right along with farmers and peo-
pie who come to Augusta from the
country, says the Augusta, Ga, Her
aid Nearly the whole of recent
week was spent by the gang assigned
TO this work and the apparatus in
treating the Wrightsboro road to this
new bath. The first experiment was
made several weeks ago by Judge
Eve at the stockads, but he thought
the experiment had not been given
proper test when used under shelter
and decided as soon as practicable to
get on the road in open with the oil.
The experiment at the stockade was
such a success that the grand jury
recommended the use of the oil on
the roads and the Wrightsboro thor
oughfare was selected as the first to
be given the treatment. Several
farmers coming into the city the
other day over that portion already
covered say the travel has been great
ly improved. They notice at once
the absence of the dust usual on hot
day and say their horses seem to real
ly enjoy travelling overit. Where the
sun strikes the work the oil perco-
lates with surprising rapidity and in
a couple of days the road is in good
condition for travelling. After the
bath the surface is left with kind
of spongy covering yet of nature
into which the tires of the vehicles
do not sink or cut as might be ex-
pected. The experiment period is
practically over now and the new ma
terial will be used on the road i'm
provement throughout the county.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
TESTY OLD TESTATOR.
Minnesota Man Who Wanted His Wealth
10 Die With Him,

Making wills is serious business in
Minnesota, for the courts there make
short work of the foolish ones, on the
theory that when a man is dead he is
dead, and his crotchets and notions
die with him. There will be no lack
of sympathy with the court in the
latest instance, at any rate, says the
New York Post. A man named
Scott, living in Minneapolis, grew to
hate his relatives as he waxed older,
and he made will leaving his prop
erty, all in government bonds, to the
county, to help out the taxpayers.
But as he advanced in years his
hatreds grew more and more far
reaching. From combining them
merely to his relatives, he began to
hate his neighbors, and finally all the
people who were associated with him
in any way. Then he hit upon a
scheme. He tore up his first will and
constructed another, directing that
the bonds be burned, thus causing the
value of them to remain for ever in
the United States treasury. If he
had lived long enough, this scheme,
too, would doubtless have seemed I'M
satisfactory, but he died soon after.
The court quickly disposed Of the
will, and now the immediate heirs are
enjoying the property.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
FOREIGNERS IN CITIES.
Largest Proportion in Fall River, Small
est in Montgomery, Ala.

est in Montgomery, Ala.
The larger part of the foreign-born
population of the United States is
found, of course, in the large cities,
says the New York Sun. But there
are few cities having more than one
third of their population foreign
born, and there is no city in which
one-half of the population is foreign
born.
The nearest approach to the latter
condition is found in Fall River,
where As per cent. of the population,
including many French CanadianS,
is foreign born; Lawrence, Mass, 45
per cent; Lowell, Mass, 49; Passaic,
N. j., 46; Woonsocket, r. l., A; Man.
chester, Mass, AZ; New York, 81;
Paterson, So; Boston, 35; and in the
west, Chicago, "a; Detroit, 33; Mil
waukee, 81; Cleveland, 80; San Fran
cisco, "a, and Duluth, 80.
These are the cities having the
largest proportionate foreign-bon
population. The number of cities in
which native-born Americans not
only predominant, but predominant
so largely as to constitute fully or
nearly nine-tenths of the population,
is more numerous.
Binghamton has SO per cent. Gifts
population native born and Elmira
has S2 Allentown, Pa, one of the
strongholds of the Pennsylvania
Germans, has 81 per cent. of its pop
ulation native born; Harrisburg, the
Pennsylvania capital, has So per
cent; Washington, the national capi-
tai, has 80; Richmond and Norfolk,
Va, have SO; York, Pa, has SO; Chat
tanooga and Nashville, Tenn, have
SO; Topeka, Kan, has 80; Indianap-
oils has 80, Terre Haute has 80,
Charleston has IS, and Lexington,
KY, SO.
But the American city which comes
nearer to having an exclusively ma
tive population than any other is, per-
haps, Montgomery, Ala, with SO per
cent, though Montgomery does not
usually rank among the important
cities of the United States.
Little Rock, Ark, has "a per cent.
of American population and Los An
geles 80.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
QUITE RIGHT, TOO.
No Occasion for Hilarity Over Appear
ance of Baby's First Tooth.

ance Of Baby's First Tooth.
George" exclaimed Mrs. Young
husband, with a radiant smile, baby
has a tooth"
''Has he?" was the response, in a
tone which betrayed no emotion.
"You don't seem surprised"
'Tm not surprised. All babies
have first teeth. If our didn't
have any I'd manage to work up some
excitement, perhaps"
81 thought you'd be ever so pleased
and happy about it."
'No; don't see that it's any oc-
casion for especial congratulation.
The baby has my deepest sympathy"
"What for?"
''For having the first tooth. He
has just struck the opening chapter
of a long story of trouble. Pretty
soon he'll have other teeth"
"Of course he will"
every one he cuts will hurt him.
Then his second teeth will come and
push these out. That will hurt him
again. Some of the new ones will
grow crooked, likely as not, and he
will have to go to the dentist and have
instruments adjusted to them to pull
them into line. Then he'll cut his
wisdom teeth. They will hurt lot.
After that he'll have to go to the dem
fist and let him drill holes and ham
mer until his face feels like sreat
palpitating stone quarry. shouldn't
like him to 60 through life without
teeth. But l must say that l don't
see any occasion for the customary
hilarity over an event that means so
much in the way of sorrow and humil-
iation. London Tit-Bits.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
ACROSS THE SEA.

1t Is still a crime TO shout give la
France!" in Alsace-Lorraine.
The colossal equestrian stGtue at
Rome of King Victor Emmanuel IL.
is now nearing completion. The statue
is about 80 feet in height from the
level on which the horse stands to
the crown of the kings head. The
feathers in his helmet are about five
feet extra. There will be space for one
or two persons to get into the head.
and for four or Ave in the head of the
horse.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
WATCH THE WORKERS.
Public Stopped to See Simple Process Of
Moving Big Pole.

moving Big role.
a gang OF men were tugglng away
at a great pole the other day on one
Of the business streets trying to get
it through an alley to the inside OF
the block, says the Washington Star.
When in place it was to carry tele-
phone wires, and as the telephone
users were evidently numerous in
that locality the pole was correspond
ingly long and thick. One of the
giants of the forest had fallen when
the AK was laid at the root of this
specimen, for what was left of the
tree, stripped of its branches and its
bark, must have been fully 60 feet
long and some three feet in diameter.
The men pulled and hauled, but APP
parently made little progress, and yet
it was no small force that was applied,
as no less than 80 sun-bronzed work.
ingmen united their strength in the
task.
Finally with a lift altogether the
lightest end was raised high enough
to permit small platform on two
wheels to be run under, and upon this
portion of the weight rested. The
gang Of men moved forward little,
and, raising the tree trunk, the plat
form was pushed farther along until
a point was reached where the ends
were balanced and then the bulk was
easily pushed along the street on the
wheeled platform to the alley.
As is usual when any manual labor
is going on in the streets of the city,
spectators gathered about watching
with the interest of fascination the
spectacle of other men at work. Why
such commonplace as men at labor
should attract attention is one of the
curious problems of human nature
which has never been fully explained.
Naturally, as they looked they talked,
and the latter was largely critical Of
the methods employed, as well as the
way the job was being done. From
the curbstone spectators the boss Of
the gang might have had for nothing
a whole lot of suggestions. But none
were offered, perhaps because none
were requested.
One man who had a cool place be-
meath the shade of tree remarked,
casually, but also disdainfully: "They
raised them poles just that way 40
years ago. Where is your modern ma
chinery?" he added, with scorn.
perhaps hand labor is cheaper"
observed his neighbor, who looked
discontented.
''The boss of this gang" broke in
keen-looking man, "said there were
machines for handling telegraph and
other poles, but his company did not
have one"
AT that point in the discussion the
pole began to move rather rapidly up
the street and the group of specta-
| tors melted away.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-07-17
NEW LAW PROBLEMS.
Likely to Arise Out Of Attempts TO Ex-
terminate tho Mosquito.


"Therc is likely 70 be a new prob
lem in the law If some of the plans
for the determination Of the mosqui-
10 are carried out,' said one of the
younger members Of the New Orleans
bar, TO "a Tlmes-Democrat reporter,
"and the members Of the profession
who have made speciality OF the law
OF damages will have an opportunity
e. SPIN some very fine theories. Sup
pose, for instance, the city Of New
Orleans, by ordinance, should make
the screening Of cistorns compulsory,
aud suppose 1t should be declared
against the law TO leave water of any
kind standing on the premises for
any length OF time, and penalty and
punishment should be fixed for yio-
lauon OF the oiTense, the purpose Of
these provisions being to prevent
mosquitoes from breeding. Now, sup
pose some man violates this law and
provides breeding place for mos
qulloes, as "A result Of his failure TO
have his cistern screened. or his tardi-
ness IN Kidding his premises of stand
iug and stagnant water. Suppose
mosquitoes deposit their eggs on the
surface OF the 2istern or other water
for some few of these insects, you
know, might blow in from the
swamps. The eggs hatch out and be-
come wiggle tails, and wiggle tails
grow wings and become mosquitoes,
and so here you are. The purpose Of
the law has been defeated. Suppose
some Of the mosquitoes drift over to
the place next door, and one Of them
l. infected with something or other,
and bites some member of the neigh
boring family, and the said member
contracts the ailment with which the
mosquito Is infected-if these facts
could be established, wouldn't 1t be
actlonable within the meaning OF the
law made and provided think so.
j would be actionable negligence,
and the ncighbor could sue, and in
fixing the measure Of damages | inn
sgine the jury would take into con-
sldcration not merely the outlay OF
cash on a doctors bill, but the rack
ing pain and suffering Of the victim,
and the fear, aud anxiety, and tor
turc Of members of the household.
But suppose we do not 60 further
than the tormenting sound of the
mosquito voice II "a man, because Of
hi, negligence, and his failure TO com
ply with the ordinance, should breed
a Fostering lot of mosquitoes on his
premises, and they should float over
next door to torment and harass the
members Of the family, break their
rest, rack their nerves, and comport
themselves generally in such a way
a. to become a public nuisance,
wouldn't the tormented family have
some sort Of ground for damages?
il would seem to me that they would.
II what we hear Of the mosquito is
true, he can do more damages than
mans horse, OF his dog, or his COW,
or any other animal, and many Of
these creatures, you know, have by
their conduct laid the foundation for
damage suits. These reflections have
convinced me that the mosquito may
after awhile present some rather Sc
rious but interesting legal problems
10 members of the fraternity, and |
think the conclusion is perfectly con
sistent with the facts Of the case, and
the reasoning applicable thereto"