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PITS PEIMLTY
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London. Not. It.?Hawley
Hanrey Crlppen ?m tucuud In the
court yard of PeaUmvHle nt ? o'clock
\ XWn morning for Uio mardor of his
wife Boll* Elmore Crlppen. Hs
"went calmly to htnltoom on tb*
scaffold. wearing the'atyllah clothe*
which taad'bMn his attire during hla
trial.
J Before hla execution Dr. Crlppen
ate a light break Cast and received
the last riten of the Roman Catholic
church from the Rev. Father B. M.
CarrtUe
Ho had awakened early and hla
face was pale and drawn as he re
ceived hla apirltual adviser but he
bore up until the end. Shortly af
ter Crlppen'a execution the official
announced that Crlppen had died
without confesaing or making a
statement of any kind. Despite this
fact the Evening Times, a sensation
al London paper conducted on the
'American plan. publlahed today
what it declared to be an authentic
confession by Crlppen. made by him
to tup old friend.
The little American .'physician
showed no trace of agitation as he
went to his deatlft
The condemned man walked the
twenty yards from his cell to the
scaffold without a faltering atep.
Bilia. of Rochelle. the executioner,
declared that never In his long ei
Verience at his grewsome trade had
he known so game a prisoner
It was a bleak foggy day and Crip
pens' laat glimpse of the world was
ittrt a cheerful one.
Christian
Convention
The Chrlatian convention
ha sbeen in session here for the past
two days will adjourn tonight sine
die. The convention has boon on*
of the most successful and proflta
We in the hiatory of the Christiac
church.
The place of the next meeting will
be decided today?probably Ayder
will be selected. This afternoon i
Sunday school meeting will be helc
and doubtless will prove one of th?
most interesting servicves of the en
tire convention
Rev. Dr. Robert Hopkins, ration
al superintendent of Dlblo School!
in American will make the princlpa
address. His subject will be "Thi
Hible School and the Christian Con
quest of America."
Special music has been arranged
for thla occasion.
Tonight the closing service ot the
convention will be held. The son?
and ppraise service will be conduct
ed by J. W. McLeary of Mlddleton;
and addresses will be made by Rob
ert M. Hopkins of Cinclnati on
"Home Missions"; Mr. John. Wood
of Georgia on "Benevolence" and
also an address on "Church Kxten
sion" by (?. W. Muckley, secretary
of the board of church extension.
After these addresses reports will
lie heard from the respective com
mit lees.
Everybody is cordially invited to
altond any and all service*.
Among the distinguished visitors
attending <he convention*"aro" Prof.
Ifllhty*rger of the department of
musi< and Prof Dunlap of the de
partment of lajin of the Atlantic
Christian College, Wilson.
,%n Kditor's Snrakiiiu l>e*it-e
We don't rare anything about
nude figures or undressed art, but
We have a sneaking desln- to see
a" fat woman looks when she in with
out a corset The fatter a woman
the tigheter she draws her corset.
We don't know anything about such
things, but wo have a notion that
some of these fat women flatten out
atl over the floor when they unloos
en their corsets at night
. Railway Car WHmIi.
? Everybody knows how the wheels of
? railroad car are fastened to the
?xle. Tbey are shrank on?tbat Is. put
??n hot and allowed to shrink in cooling
?o that they are practically a solid
piece with the axle. These ram go
around curves. MMt will l?r observed
that the outer rail covers a great deal
?tore ground than tbe Inner oue, ?o
that to turn tbe curves and finish even
th? outside wheel must of necessity
travel considerably faster tbau the In
ner one. Yet It Is fixed solidly to tbe
axle and cannot make a fraction of a
revolution more than tbe other one,
yet tbe axle remains intact, and tbe
? curves are passed with untiring regu
larlty.
Balanced.
?TIave you beard that Long Jim has
Tun away with Jack Hammond's
"Confound it. Long Jim owed me
tore pounds!"
-Poor old Jack Hammond waa so up
Mt be has committed suicide."
"Then I come out square. I owed
"? A. P. _ r i r i H
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You Are Cordially Invited to Attend
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a vi 11jcxi viii loiniao v/uviiinx
Formal Christmas Opening
' 5 UNO 10 GENT STORE
/
NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25
From 3 to 5 P. M. From 7:30 to 9:3* P. M.
Santa Claus will be there and give to each Boy
.
and Girl who writes their name in his book a present.
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No Goods Will Be Sold
Daring The Opening
Washington Concert Band will furnish Music.
?
? The store will be closed all day Thursday and
Friday until 3 P. M.
I ^
Biing the children to see Santa Claus.
Thomas' 5 & 10 Cent Store
Nothinc Sold Over 25 Cent. Washington, N. C.
<:?
Question
Molly is a sweet little miss
On whom I call o'olghts;
And long we sit clone ui>? like this.
Both lost in dreamy flights.
Now, as v.e coddle up to end).
A Question gripes my noddle;
While she's what fellows call "a
?. peach."
Am I a mollycoddle?
?Puck.
FOR FEVKKl.HHNF.ftS and ACHING.
Whether from malarious condi
tions. colds or overheating, try Hick'*
Capudine. It reduces the (ever and
relletes the aching. It Is liquid- V
25 and 50 cents at drug stores.
Ilumly Bonnet*
The new automobile bonnets th^
ladies are wearing are Just to cute
for anything. Besides they come In
handy for night caps.?Rochester
Herald.
Not Sorry For Bluadrr
"If my friends hadn't blundered
in thinking I was a doomed victim
Df consumption, I'might not be alive
now," writes D. T- Sanders, of Har
rodaburg, Ky., "but for years they
?ay every attempt to cure a lung
racking cough fall. At last l tried
Dr. King's New Discovery. The ef
fect was wonderful. It soon stop
ped the cough and I am now in bet
ter health than I hate had for
rears. This wonderful llfe-aaver la
in unrivaled remedy for coughs,
soldi, lagrlppe, astbma, croup, hem
orrhages, whooping cough or weak
tongs 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all Druggist#
What's the t'se?
He bought an airship new and
trim;
Next thing the poor man heard.
His wife dertred it on her hat
Because 'twas such a bird.
Shall Women Vote?
If they did, millions would vote Dr.
King's New Life Pills the true rem
edy for women. For banishing dull,
fagged feelings, backache or head
ache. constipation, dispelling colds.
Imparting appetite and toning up
the system, they're unequalled,
fcaay, safe, tare. 25c at all Drug
gists. {
ADVERTISE IN THQ NEWS.
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NORFOLK
SOUTHERN
RAILROAD
Route of The
"Night Express"
Schedule lu effect November 6th.
N. B.?The following schedule fig
ures published as information only
and are not guaranteed.
NORTH BOUND
Trains leave Washington:
2:2? a. m. Daily for Norfolk, con
nects for all points north and west.
10:60 a. m. Dally for Norfolk,
connects for all points North and
West.
EAST BOUND
3:05 p. m. Dally except Sunday for
BeihaN en.
WE8T BOUND
7:00 a. m. Dally except Sunday for
Greenville. Wilson and Raleigh. Con
necta North, South and Weat with
? 11 linea.
4:00 p. m. Daily except Sunday
for Greenville, Wilson and Raleigh.
2:30 a. m. Dally for Greenvlll^
Wilson and Raleigh. Connect*
North South and Weat.
SOUTH BOUND
2:30 a. m. Dally for New Bern,
Klnston and Goldaboro.
10:07 a. m. Dally except Sunday
for New Bern.
8:50 p. m. Dally for New Bern,
Goldaboro, and Beaufort.
For farther Information and in
nervation of Pullman Sleeping Car
apnea, apply to T. H. Myers, agont,
Waahlngton, N. C.
W. R. HUDSON, W. W. CROXTON,
Oon. PUi Aft
Norfolk. V?
Physicians Advise
a P,-111"*3"''. to koto the boncls (yen and prercnt the pctams c! ;;nil~st
100a jrom gettingnto y->ur systea.
The Utest product if soem* is VELV ? u=?-o t*wr Swsp. msu *?-n
, *? * f*?y8; ltr:c' Vch.? cos ('a uswyrr, ci urtl us out
Boama *1X1 towels, end sol tie (netest p~? * <C,In axisUpation, Kx^estt*
bUiou?nos?^ckht3.Jache, fevcrtahcess, a>Bc,na.u.. j, cu. Try - VF
LAXATIVE
LIVER SYRUP1
Trade With a Store
You Have Faith la
With a store that is just and fair, tbe article's the beat
(or the money that can be produced oo one's dollars
have greater buying power than yours, we serve all
aUke.
_The store in Washington that will serve you pains
takingly and attentively?and put forth every effort
to please you is the Southern Furniture Store.
That's the sort of store service you want, Un't it?
Then why not trade with the Southerd Furniture Store
?the store you have faith in?
SOUTHERN FURNITURE CO.
AM I ever !
JACKSON SQUARE C(
Du thai different Sam tkat hai Naw Orlaaa. oal.brataO (or Good
Coffee Wa pitnlM aack aealad cul to plaaaa, or tha Bros* will ra
tal* tka KKkw price.
DOU9UB ITRBUQT B?Malcaa It a* Bccasmtral Caffaa Oaaa twt^a
?a.tar aa ckM**r (radaa. k
"Tw c?o taau tha OIBtraooa." ' '
IMPORTERS COFFEE CO., Ltd.. New Orleaae, La.
Urn
SEE THAT YOUR TICKET READS
\ VIA
Chesapeake line to Baltimore
Direct Line to Baltimore and all points North & Weat
ELBOAKTiiY Apponrrtn hxamciu. perfect diktoq
?> all evmra rtatsroomb
Steamer* leare Norfolk dally (except Sunday; f: 15 p. m. from toot
of Jackson street, arrlre Baltimore 7:M a. m. Direct connection made
with rail lines for all points. For partlcnlalrc. call oa or write
P. R. McMIIJJN, T. P. A.
SB Granby Street. Norfolk, Va.
.
THBSfC COLD MORXIWM.
won't eet too shivering?have no
terrors for you?If you hare a gas
radiator In your room oonnected
with our main* and your own honso
feed pipes. Torn the cock, strike a
match and Just feel yoor apartment
grow comfortable in a trice. Whea
you've dreesed you can shut off the
(as. so getting host for a few oeata
Ask us how few.
WASHINGTON LIGHT &5WATER CO.
If you don't believe that
MOORE'S
MODERN METH 3
will, tave money in your nC.ce
Let us send ,
on approval
lot ? hee trial any Loose Leaf Binder*, a Cabinet and Record
S',iett? on any of (heaa iornu:
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