t : I ; A N I l S C R E A S I N C. C 1 R C V I . A T I O M .
TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD."
AN EXCELLENT ADVERTISING MEDIU il
VOL. IS.
SMITHFIELD, N C, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1899.
NO, 3
CENERAL NEWS.
President McKinTcv i- spend
mg a bort vacation at Hot
( rirs, Virginia.
Richard Harding Davis, the
wtll known novelist, and Miss
t'fiiJ Clark were married last
week at Morion, Mass.
McGill University ol Montreal,
t' Mi.id.i, will in June conler the
degree L. L. D. tipon Rudvard
Kipling, tlie eminent poet and
novelist.
A tornado swept over Chicka
sli.i. Oklahoma, Saturday after
noon, wrecking sixteen resi
lience and seriously injuring
fourteen person?.
I iike D'Arcoa, the newly ap
pointed Spanish minister to the
! niU'd States, has started upon
t he journey to his new post at
Washington ly way of Paris.
Kev.
i
George E. Morrison, a
dist preacher of Pan
th.
il irmV City, Texan, has been
. u uttd of the murder ol his
v. lie and sent nee.l to he hang-
The United Slates cruiser,
I'.t.'M il arrived in New York
n.il.i Irom Manila, bringing
tlicer and men from Dew
. v il.it. The Buffalo made the
1 1 if in I P -j days.
Last witk at Frescott, Mich.,
'li, tries Ilo.varil and Miss Grace
Hamilton were' married. The
1 iilfgroon, who is ilt years
oi l. weighs only S." pounds
Tiie bride i and weighs 38 t
I 1 1 1 1 1 ! s '
IIk' atmotincetiK nt has oct n
in 'tic public of the engagement
i.i Mhs una Pent dnint, grand
daughter of President Grant, to
Count Cautaeuzene, of Russia
an officer in the Russian Imperi
al Guard.
( iiittr Mullcr, of the Interna
Kcvuuie Bureau, confiscated
l,7i cigars made by Jacobs, o
I.aticater, Pa , healing tin
I'otinti t fvit stamps, at Roanoke,
a. It i thought that other?.
t. ill be found there.
Mary Vlack, the 10 ear-old
laughter of a Ntbraska farmer.
committed suicide last week
while despondent over the death
of her soldier sweetheart who
was killed at the battle of Ca-
loocan, near Manila.
Sheriff Youni;. of Shoshone
tount, Idaho, was arrested
aturday on a charge of neg-
ltctmg his duties in failing to re
sist a tuol of strikers who seiz
ed a train nt Wardner Junction,
Idaho, w hereon the sheriff was
a passenger.
Senator Pcttinrcvv. of South
I'akota, predicts that the Demo
eratic and Populist National
Conventions next year will
nominate Bryan by ncclama
tiun. lit suggests Congressman
Sibley, (if Pennsylvania, as Bry
an s running mate.
P.ishop Walters, of Charleston,
President of the Afro-American
I.eaL'tie. tells ti c negroes that in
!pite of all 1 yrchings the thing
lor the irooil tieoro to do is to
trut in God, make himself solid
ith thc better class of white
people and await results,
bast week a tornado swept
over warts o Northern lexas
and Indian Tcriitory, causing
U'reat damage to property and
killing and injuring several pco
pl''. It was especially severe at
lom Bean in Fannin county,
Texas, and in the Chicusaw Na
tion. At a session of the M. E.
Church Board of Missions in
Nashville, Tenn.. last week
1 n000 was appropriated for
mission work. Bishop Candler,
in i harge of the Cuban mission
'"Id, was authorized to raise
,ii(K) to build a church in
Havana.
It is authoritatively stated
that a syndicate ol English capi
talists Is negotiating for the pur
ihase of a number of cotton
"iilU in and near Fall River. The
bullish syndicate concerned is
s od to be the Cotton Spinners
Pine Yarns Association, which a
vear or so ago purchased ncnrly
dl the smaller English concerns.
It is reported that tho pur
l'"e of the pending consolida
tion of all the Carnegie and
' fiek steel and coal interests is
l" form an international com
I1 "iy, steel and iron interests in
buoland, Scotland und Wales
Ving amalgamated with the
arnegie Company in this coun
ty to form the "biggest corpo
r 'ition the world has ever
known." It is intimated that
' irntgie's present European
trip has this in view.
Teddy's Tutor, Thomas
Tinklar.
Thomas TinkKr. TY.I.Ty'si tutor.
Tr it-it to teach Tcil tactfully;
Tritlinic ToiMy thought to tiresome
Tutor Tinkler's tendency.
Therefore Ted.ly, tciuptinc: trouMe,
Tried to thwart the tutor' tact;
Turned to taking truant truilce.
Till T. Tinkler Teddy tracked.
Tutor threatened, truant trcinMed,
Then to tardy task turned they.
Thank' to tutelary tyrant,
Teddy's talents tell to d i.y.
Il iinr's Komi.! Tat.le.
Skeleton of aMastodon
Found.
Marines, N. C , May ." A
most remarkable relic of prehis
toric times has recently been un
covered on an island at the
mouth of New river, near here
A strong current set in from the
sea a Uv days ago. cutting
away the r cean bed to a depth
of several feet and laying bare
the remains of a yast forest at
the bottom, or more properly
under the sea. Great stumps
and remains of mammoth trees
were seen and among them the
skeleton of what ii supposed to
be a mastodon. Mr. S. II.
Thomas, who alone occupies the
island with his family, discover
ed the skeleton, and getting a
force of men to assist, succeeded
in saving a part of it. One sin
gle bone weighed not less than
six hundred pounds, an- judging
f . r .
rrotn measurements oi parts in
his possession, Mr. Thomas es
timates that the animal in life
must have measured not less
than fifteen feet across the
breast and have stood nearly
or quite twenty feet high. Hun
dreds of people are going to see
it. Mr. Thomas is making
every effort to secure as much ol
the remains as possible, and it
will no doubt smn find its way
to some museum, where curious
crowds can gaze upon a being
that lived and hrc-Athcd fn the
North Carolina wilderness be
fore Noah laid the foundation of
the Ark News and Observer.
Beef Court's Report.
Washington, I. C, May 7.
The report of the Beef Court ol
Inquiry was given out to-dav
President McKinley formally ap
proved of Jts findings. There
is a considerable amount of
criticism of Major General Miles,
but no censure. General hagan
is severely censured, and is made
to bear the hardest biows. The
principal and pivotal findings of
the Court arc:
The canned roast beef, under
the conditions existing, was not
a suitable ration for extensive
issues.
The allegations ol Major Gen
eral Miles that the refrigerated
berf vas treated with chemical
preservatives have not been es
tablished.
The allegations of Major Gen
eral Milfs that the canned fresh
beef was unsuitable for food, as
used on transports, or for ex
tensive or long-continued use as
a field ration, are sustained.
The Court says that General
Miles erred in not reporting his
suspicions regarding the beef to
the Secretary of War.
General Fagan is shown to
have purchased G,84,14
pounds ol canned roast beef
when U.OOO.ooo was amply sul
ficient, in spite of the fact that
this was not a Government ra
tion.
General Fagan's put chase is
pronounced a "colossal error for
which there is no palliation."
Me is acquitted of having any
motives ol persona! gain in his
action.
Assistant Commissary General
John F. Weston is blamed for
recommending canned roast
cef.
Colonel Maus, Inspector Gen
eral on General Miles' stall is
censured for not calling to the
uttention of Secretary Alger the
alleged chemicalized beef at
Chickamauga.
No corps, envision, brigade,
regiment er company command
ers are blamed.
The packers were not at fault.
and the meat supplied to the
army was the same supplied to
the trade generally.
Courage is that God-given
strength of mind and heart
which enables a person to stand
unmoved in the face of danger,
ridicule, contempt, loss of
friends, property and life; for
principles which he knows to be
right and just. C. H. Myers.
THE NEWS FROM MANILA.
Thft Progress of the Ameri
can Forces in the
Philippines.
Washington, May t. News of
more fighting by bawton'a di
vision northed Calumpit reached
the War Bcpartmcnt this after
nr on in the following dispatch
fiom Gentral Oti:
Manila, May 4.
Adiutant General. Washington!
Colonel Sum tiers, with six bat- ton has released many of his
tnliors of Oregon, Dakota, Thir- prMoneis.
ty first Infantry .'.nd a piece of Manila, May 0. Major Gen
I'tah L'ght Artillery of Lawton's eral Lawton's column advancer)
division, t rceeeded north this to a position two and a hall
morning to Maasin. They miles north of Balinag today.
crossed the riycr and charged Before making a forward movr
the enemy in strong intrcreh- ment General Lawton sent back
ments, driving him northward to Manila two wounded men of
and iiiflictirij? considerable loss
I lis casualties were two wounded
Both Wheaton and Ilab, of
McAithur's division, lound the
enemv in lorce, strongly in
trerched and commanded bv
Commander-in C h icf Luna,
about four mils south of San
Fernando. Hale, en the right,
dislodged the enemy, and Whca-
ton, on the left, leading in person,
mad? a I'rilliant charce, scatter-
. .... . i
ing Luna s lorces and inflict ins
great punishment. Several offi
- i
cers anu enii?teu men were se
riously wounded.
.MacArthur will proceed to
San Fernando in the morr.
Me is delayed by partial dstruc
. t . a I ' .
lion or tnc oral ire across tne
river. It is not believed the ene
my win make another determ
ined stand until he effects a re
treat to Mount Aravat, a short
distance from San Isadro.
Oris.
Manila, May f. Maj r Gen
eral MacArthur's divi.-ion ad
vanccd to San Fernando t day,
and found that the place had
been evacuated by the n-bcb
who left only a small detail;
ment to cover their ictre.it iy
train. General MacArthur re
cuoied the burnintr town with-
out loss. The rebels south of Ma
nila attempted to rush through
Brisaditr Gentral Overshine's
lines last night. The attempt
failed, but the rebels maintained
a fusillade ef musketry fire on
the Fourth Infantry Kesiment
for several hours. The demon-
stration was ineffectual bevond
r rt a m i li a V ft Y 9 " f 5 f I 1 01 I
.iinifc in. w.
late. The outposts of the Idaho
ana laillOrnia KeqimcniS, OC-
m i m .fl
tonn ban 1'edro Alacati, were
also attacked tluring the night.
Major General Lawton is still
rpuartered at Balinag.
of the work of Major General
m.
Lawton's expedition show that
barder fightlngtook placcduring
the early p-.rt of this week than
earlier accounts indicated. In
the attack upon San Kafel, the
t : a I
American rorces were met vv.lu
a heavvhretromaiargenumoer
orreoeis wno were uuua.cu ...
iut juuK: uu a.i
on y me aaopeion o. e..e iau.yS
lOUOweu in inuian ngrning in
the United States every man
for himself that saved the di
vision from great loss. General
Lawton, as u.-ual, was at the
head ef his line with his staff.
Scott's battery demolished a
stone liontcd trench at short
range.
The insurgent leaders Grega-
rio and Peio del Pilar, who had
800 men in Balinag, retreated
when General Lawton approach
ed the town. Chiel ol Scouts,
Young, witn eleven men, entered
Balinag ahead of thc army and
f t 111- A
rang tne cnurcn nens 10 an
nounce that they had possession
of thc town. General Lawton,
when attacking in force outside
.
of Balinag. saw women and
children in the rebel trenches.and
sent Caotain Case in advance
with a white flag to warn the
insurgents to remove the non-
combatants. When within 500
yards of the trenches two volleys
were fired at Captain Case's
party.
Chief of Scouts Young, whose
bravery at Balinag was most
notable, served as an Indian
scout under Major General O. O.
Howard, in his campaign in the
Northwest in 187G. The work
of Young's Scouts was a feature
of the expedition. On Wednes
day 23 ef them encountered a
body of 300 Filipinos beyond
Balinag, and drove them until
of the IGOroundsof ammunition
which the scouts carried, they
had only 15 rounds leit. They
were about to retire when Lieu
tenant Boyd, with a troop of
the Fourth Cavalry, came up
with them and chased the enemy
into San Miguel.
There are 2,000 Spanish pris
oners in the hands of the Filipi
nos at San Mieucl. They are
served with 5 cents' worth of
rice daily, and are compelled to
work hard on the rebel defence?.
Several hundred of the Filipino
wounded are at San Miguel
The insurgents are sending their
women and children to the
Biacnabatto Mountains. A Bolo
chief and 100 men were cap-
tnreel at Balinag. GeneralLaw-
the Minnesota recrimcnt and one
of the Oregonians, who were
hurt in yesterday's fight, lsides
20 sick men. They were sent by
way oi Aiaioios
General Lawton's advance met
with but slight opposition out
side ot Maasin. Two thousand
rebels who occupied anentrench
ed position were routed in short
order,
-iany corpses
of relnls have
in the river at
I been discovered
San Tomas. Scores of rifles and
other arms have been recovered
from the river, into which they
were thrown by the retreating
rebels.
Genera! McArthur's division is
resting at San Fernando.making
in the meantime extensive rccon-
noisanccs.
STATE NEWS-
A. S. Barbee has lecn elected
mayor of Chapel Mill for the
fifth time.
The net proceeds of the Fay-
etteville Dvspensarv for April
were S5o2.ll-.
fudge Starbuck has granted
an injunction against the open-
ins of a dispensary at Franklin
Dr. Dred Peacock, President
of Greensboro Female College,
and wife, have returned from
their tour.
Wilmington is to haveanother
arKe cotton factory. Ihccapi
tal stock of SJoO.000 has alreadv
been subscribed
Kobert ijatlins. a vouns man
V i .
Qf Kaiejch. who has been a sreat
SnflVrer lor mnnv vnr oommJf
" ' "
ted suicide last week
The Crayen Memorial Mall at
Trinity College has been com-
I . 1.,l 1 ...ai l ,l,i: i,i i
the next commencement in June.
Dr. Kobert Stranse. of Wil-
mington, sailed for Lurope Sat
urday. Me will visit Gibralta,
and several other places on the
Mediterranean
a ,(j baf wei hi four
pound worth ovcr $8U()( thc
product ol the Miinn Arrir.gton
mine in Nas i County, is on ex
hibtion at KocLy Mount
The town of Lexington voted
down the dispensary proposi
tion last week. The town has
been "dry" for many years, and
it seems the citizens prefer to
keep it so.
H I. Lowry, a nephew of the
noted eutlaw, Henry Berry
Lowry, killed Tucker Dial at
Scu 111 -j tow ii, Robeson county,
last Saturday. Lowry made
his escape.
The Supreme court has decided
the Cherry-Burns case in favor
of Cherry, the Democratic ex
Confederate soldier who was
elected Keeper ef the Capitol by
4bn I'.- I dwl't t
lhe recent series oi revival
meetings held m Nashville by-
Kev. I- T. Ldmundson, of the
Baptist church, resulted in 15
accessions to that cnurcn and J J
accessions to the Methodist
church.
A disastrous fire visited Green
ville last week, destroying 25
stores and offices, the King Mo
tel and the post office. The loss
is placed at $150,000, with
$40,000 insurance. The fire
started in E. M. Cheek's sidoon.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve.
Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and
tremendous energy are not found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. Il
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use Dr.
King's New Life Pills. They de
velop every power of brain and
body. Only 25c. at Mood Bros.'
drug store.
The Kev.
A man knows not a woman's oul
nil she love him Then all the whole
Sweet purity anl noble love
That lifts woman o fur above
In Gcxl'a own favor i revealed;
And her pure thoughts that long lay
sealed
Anil burh d defp within her heart
And now poured forth For woman's
part
In life's great play Is just to show
The tenderness man cannot know
Save by her art, brought forth to bright
Tlip tear dimmed earth wilh Love's pure
liirht.
Etta Wallaee Miller.
Cruiser Naleisrh at Wil
mington. Wi minton, N. C., Mav 5
Two elaborate receptions were
tendered Captnin Coghlan and
Mrs. Coghlan and the officers
of the cruiser Raleigh in the city
to-night. The first was at the
residence of Mr. James Sprunt at
S 30 o clock. During this event
a handsome silver dinner service
was presented tc Captain Cogh
Ian. fhe presentation speech
was trade by I v. K. Calder.
The testimonial bears the in
scription:
"Presented by a few friends in
Wilmington, N. C, to the United
States cruiser Raleigh, to com
memorate her arrival in Cape
t ear yvaters yvith the treiphy
trotn Manila, May, 1899."
Captain Coghlan accepted the
present in a speech full ol thanks
Prior to the reception at Mrs.
Sprunt's residence Captain Cogh
lan was introduced to a tremen
dous audience at the opera
houe, the occasion bing the an
nual, recital by the Wilmington
Musical Association. Me merely
told his hearers that be came to
sav "howdy and goodbve." Me
was tendered a grand ovation.
A reception followed at the
Orton hotel, given by the ladies'
reception committee. There
were about 5()0 cuests present
and tl.- event was one of the
. 1 if M
most uriiuant functions ever
given in Wilmington. The cruis
er will remain here until Mon
day. This afternoon, on board the
Kaleigh, Captain Coghlan pre
sented a Nordenfeldt 3 pounder
to the city of Raleich. It was
accepted on behalf ol the city bv
a committeeconsistingof Mayor
A. M. Powell, Alderman C. C.
McDonald, K. N. Simms and
Fred L. Merritt.
The cannon will be sent to
Raleigh tomorrow. It was
captured from the Marie Chris
tina in Manila bay.
Whipped for Inciting: Ne
eroes. Selma, Ala., May 5 Beasley
Graham, a young white man
prominently connected in Perry
county, tramped through the
city to-day in a terribly dilapi
dated condition. Last night a
number of white men took him
from his hous-e, near Hamburg,
bared his back, tied him to a
tree and administered 150 lashes
with hickory switches, almost
every lash cutting into the
flesh. Mis botly is in a terrible
condition.
Beasfey says had it not been
for the protests of one member
of the party he would have been
lynched.
The trouble grew out of Gra
ham expressing sympathy for
the negro slayer of Koad Over
sct-r Mullen.
Graham, who is only about
twcnt3-four years of age, has
been going about among the
negroes armed and saying that
what Mullen got was what he
deserved and that there were
others who would be treated the
same way.
After being severely chastised
Graham was allowed to put on
his clothes and then told never
to show his face in that commu
nity again upon penalty of
death.
The trouble in Perry county
is over the new road law re
quiring every able-bodied person
to work ten days during the
year or pay a substitute. This
has riled many of the whites who
have no interest in good roads
and who are opposed to work
on general principles and this
class have stired up trouble by
siding with the negroes
A man who might carve stat
ues and paint pictures, spending
his life in making mock flowers
out of wax and paper, is wise
compared with the man who
might have God for company,
and yet shuts God out and lives
an employ life. Phillips Brooks.
Made all Preparations
fori
hes Funeral and Burial,
Then he Died
Chicago S r.ecia.1, Apr. 28, to Baltimore
Sua.
Parker K. Mason, a million
ire properly ovner, died ves-
terday at his old fashioned man
sion near ihe lake, not far from
the Marine Hospital. Before
his death he had the burial ser
vice read, fu rural hymns sang,
selected his pall tearers and
made every preparation for his
funeral.
Just before his death he sum
Imor.ed into bis presence the
rjaartette that was to sing at
his funeral and had
hearse the hymns to
them re -
oe sunc
over his lifeless bodv, after
which he paid them for their
services. Then he asked t see
Rev. John Moke, the Presbyte
rian minister at' Washington
Heights, v.'ho had often been his
companion on nsning excur
sions. Me showed the clergy
man the place where he wished
to be buri.d, paid him for the
funeral sermon he wanted
preached and had the minister
repeat the text and a part of the
sermon to mm.
Next he paid for his coffin, set
tled all the undertaker's lees,
picked out the suit he wished to
wear in his coffin and alter
designating that a huge boulder.
which had been dug up in bis
yard thirty vears'ago, be placed
over his crave, closed his eves
and died.
Mr. Mason yvas 50 years of
age, w as born in Chicago, and
leaves a wife and four daugh
ters.
What Made Charlotte?
Atiauta Jmirnal-
The progress of North CaroII-
na in irdustries, especially in
cotton manufacturing, has been
remarkable. North Carolina
did not start in the manufacture
of cotton goods on any consid
erable scale until both Georgia
and South Carolina had done
much in that line, Lut North
Carolina has passed all the oth
er states in tne soutn, Dotn in
number of cotton mills and in
the total capacity of cotton
goods production.
These mills have been of im
mense benefit to the whole State,
but no part of it has profited
more than Charlotte.
They have given to that city
new life, and with their construc
tion a new era in L-narlotte s
history was inaugurated.
The Manufacturers' Record
speaks of the transformation of
Charlotte as follows:
"Ten years ago Charlotte, N.
C, had a population of about
10,000 and one cotton mill. To
day its population is more than
28.000 and its twelve cotton
mills are running day and night
in the manufacturing of cotton
yarns, gray cloths, ginghams,
toweling, webbing, sash-cord,
hosiery, batting and wadding.
and its five clothing fictories
are utilizing every hour of day-
lght to keep up with orders.
These factories are the direct re
sult of cotton mills, while as an
auxiliary -eature of textile life
there aie the four firms which
contract to design, build and
equip cotton mills complete, and
which are kept busy, while the
five machinery and supply
houses are shipping goods every
day."
The Louisville Courier-Journ
al -Botes what the Manufactur
ers' Record says concerning
Charlotte and then puts in a
claim for a Kentucky city as an
example of what industrial en
terprise, even on a small fcale,
will do for a city. It says:
"Henderson, in this state, has
a population much larger than
Charlotte had ten years ago,
and the one cotton mill of Hen
derson has attracted a popula
tion around it cf about 3,000
people. If Henderson could
have had not one. but ten cot
ton mills such as this, it would
now have 40,000 or 50,000 in
habitants, for nothing has been
achieved by the one enterprise
which might not legitimately be
done by any other starting as
that did."
Such object lessons are to be
ound in Georgia, Alabama and
every other southern state, and
they all teach the possibilities of
the advancement of the south
by manufacturing enterprise.
If "out of sorts," cross and
peevish, take Simmons Liver
Medicine. Cheerfulness will re
turn and life acquires new zest.
iVr UfWM tfwwm
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ASCXUTEIY
Makes the food more
ovm, iwiw
IN NORTH CAROLINA
xteras oi interest irom our
State Exchanges.
Elizibeth City Carolinian: Our
rivers and streams never mnr
thicklv swarmed with herrin
rw ,iow. ocf n.ot, at rt -,i
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Bell, near Weeksville, made a
haul at the mouth of Pasquo
tame river oi 1UU.OUO.
Kaleigh News and Observer
The State of North Carolina's
net debt now is estimated to le
$1,250,000. To this must be
added the $110,000 to pay the
loss incurred by fohn R. Smith
and Mewborne in pretending to
run the penitentiary, and the
bonds to be issued to pay peni
tentiary farms.
Durham Herald: The Gattis-
Kilgo case is a many-sided affair
I he Board of Directors of Trin
ity College decided that Mr.
Gattis evidtnee against Dr. Kil
go was not true, and the Metho
dist conference evidently did not
believe what Dr. Kdgo said con
cerning Mr. Gattis, otherwise he
would not have received the ap
pointment he now holds.
Raleigh News and Observer
President John Angier, of the
Cape Fear and Northern Rail
wap Company was in Raleigh
yesterday. He says that his
road is now twenty miles long
and is running within six miles
of Buie's Creek Academy and
within eight miles of Lillington,
the county seat of Harnett
county.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Crows
have established a new industry
in Wilkes. For several weeks
the crows have betn catching
and carrying away young chick
ens from the home of Mr. Joha
E. McEwen. Me tells us that
for the last several days they
haye been carrying off an aver
age ol three little chickens per
day. It is the farst case of the
kind we have ever heard of.
Winston Journal: A gentle
man told a Journal man this
morning of a remarkable goose
in Davie county. It was owned
by the late Mrs. T. Spray of Ad
vance, who died a few days ago.
The goose has reached the age of
27 years, all this time in the pos
session of Airs. Spray. From
this goose the owner has made
four large feather beds. This
can be vouched for by Mr. Bai
ley, on whose land she resided.
The goose is still alive.
Gastnnia Gazette: The Mon
roe Encmirer tells of a good farm
er, one of Union county's most
successful pork raisers, who
wraps his pork hams and shoul
ders in newspapers every spring.
He says that paper, keeping out
dampness and insects, is the
very best material yet invented
in whicn to wrap cureu meat.
That is a new one on us, and we
are glad to know that some
body can put more meat into a
newspaper and get more out of
it than the editor.
Raleigh News and Obserrer:
Sheriff B. F. Lee, of Buncombe
county, brought to the btate
Prison yesterday one Boney J
Johnston. Johnston is but 19
years old. and yet this is his
third term in the pen. His sen
tence this time is for a term of ten
years, tie is one oi tnc hardest
criminals to retain in the State,
according to the record. He cut
his way out of the steel cell with
a barlow kni.e on one occasion
and escaped. When taken from
jail this time a saw was found
in his shoe.
Raleigh Post: Thomas A. Mc
Intyre, of New York, through his
attorneys, Simmons, Pou &
Ward, commenced action yester
day in the Circuit Court of the
United States against the city
of New Berne for the sum of
$50,000 The suit arises out of
the action ol the city of New
Berne denying the validity of
$50,000 in bonds subscribed in
purchase of that amount of
stock ia the new railroad from
New Berne to Wilmington. The
city claims that the bill author
izing the election on the question
of subscription was not read in
both houses ot the Legislature
on separate days.
PURE
delicious and wholesome
prmnm eo., mew vom.
Mount Airy Ntv,: TS-; ..f.p'c
crop this yeur will, no doulr.'le
the largest ever produced iu tPfs
country. ;nd th..- re verm? lr m
this source will b.- enorni ;u-.
Kaleigh News an J Observer:
Yesterday afternoon iu Wake
Superior Court the jury in th.-
case of Mygk-nb Piute Lu C.
against the Raleigh and Au'dL-ta.
Air Lin? Railroad Comp.i,
brought in a verdict in favor "i
the ice company aait st the rail
road company for $20,00, with
interest and cost. This i& aid
to be the largest verdict ever
given iu a damage suit in Wake
countv.
Greenviilc Reflector: A c oreii
woman living near Blount's
Creek, Beaufort couaty or.e day
last week started across t':e
creek and seeing the water vv-n
alive with hsrnrs decided Op
would try and catch some or"
them. She took ort her unJi-
skirt, tied it together at the top
III. iL. ! . . 1
iiii me draw siri.igaca took a
piece oi grape vmc and made a
hoop in the bottom of the ikirt
i wadt-J in to try her hand
yvith this improvised net. Sl.e
succeeded in catching 500 of tLe
fish.
Raleigh Post: Mrs. Helen
Fowle Knight, of Chicago, who
has oeen visitintr ner sisters.
Mrs. Phil II. Andrews, of this
city, and Mrs. Mattie A vera, of
Johnston couLty, started on the
return trip yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Knight, wh-j is the young
est daughter ot thc Ict: Govern
or D. G. Fowle, ,:nu who pre
sided as mistress of the n'cu-
tive mansion during the term cf
her father, is deservedly-atill pop
ular with her h- st f old frier'
in Raleigh, who vivre delighted
to have her r.irai j v. ith theu
ing th? past ru.ju.a or two,
and who parted yvith her with
regret yesterday oa the termina
tion of her pleasar.t vi-it to her
old home and birth place.
Charlotte News: News Iins
reached here of the suicide of or?
ot Marshvilic's moit popular
girls, which has c:-st a 'oom
over the villr.ge lb at vas in
sharp contrast to the closing
happy days of coramencer.:rrt
exercises, lhe news that
Wilnier Little had hanged her
self sent a thrill of si:dr;t .-s to the
hearts of her fello v students.
On the eve cf her wedding day
she had designedly take-j her
own me. lounir and beautiful.
recent graduate, her self de
struction caused consternation
among her wide circle of friends.
he young lady 'sengagemeat to
marry the young nan et her
choice was kept secret from her
parents, but it became knoyvn a
short time before the tragedy
occurred. They yvere bitterly
opposed to the match, ard
pressed upon their daughter their
disapproval. She wa obsti
nate. Neither persuasion nor
threats would induce her to
change her mind. The opposi
tion of her parents becoming
pronounced, in vexed grief ar.d
disappointment sh-i took her
own life, and on the day oa
which her wedding was to have
taken place, her body was lard
to rest. Mr. Milton Little,
rather of the young lady, is a
well to-do and prominent farm
er of Union county.
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery has
been made, and that too, by a
lady in this country. "Disease
fastened its clutches upon her
and for seven years she yvith
stood its severest tests, but her
vital organs were undermined
and death seemed imminent. For
three months she couched inces
santly, and could cot sleep. She
finally discoverad a way to re
covery, by purchasing of us a
bottle of Dr. King's New Dis
covery lor Consumption, and
was so much relieved on taking
first dose, that she slept all
night; and with t.vo bottles,
has been absolutely cp red. Her
name is Mrs. Luther Lu z. 'Thus
writes W. C. Mamnick cS: Co., cf
Shelby, N. C. Trial bodies free
at Hood Bros, drug stou. Reg
ular size 50c and $1. Every bot
tle guaranteed.