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xtnnnnnunnti l Saratoga the ?American Spa t t$ u tt Vi | Where Devo- ? fi ! am) Racing Di?- * . Meeting Place . 3~' ? ventiom 000 ? J-j I1 tt ft tt tt p n-r tv t*? *pt (Special Correspondence.) SAUATOGA, N. Y.. Aug. 12.? Saratoga, which has been not inaptly called "the old est and most beautiful of Aljerica's summer resorts," is now at the height of Its racing and social season, and a more brilliant sea son it has never enjoyed. For a decade ShlM picturesquely endowed town seemed to have lost something of Its rogue as a recreative resort for people st fashion and wealth, but It appears now to be getting it back and a good deal more besides. This season there kas come a genuine Saratoga revival, sectoring the old time glories of the fa mous spa. Newport and Bar Harbor, .which for a time seemed to be the ssnters of fashionable recreation, are bow rivaled by Saratoga. The many Mg hotels and the hundreds of hand some villas and pretty cottages are bow full, and gayety reigns supreme. This revival Is due to a number of things, but mainly to the Improvements fcMOgurated by Hon. William C. Whit Bey In the racing facilities and meth ods. A few years ago the equine sport ht Saratoga suffered many abuses. Vow, however, a change of affuirs has 1 ?OtJBT OF ONE OF THK I.EADINO HOTELS AT 8ARATOOA. boon brought about, and the men at the head of the Saratoga Racing asso atatlon are of a caliber such as to in spire the utmost confidence. The cottagers first came into distinct prominence about nineteen or twenty years ago. During the last year or two they have beeu increasing in numbers and this season occupy a more impor tant position than ever before. Unlike many summer settlements where there are undue rivalries and In harmonious relations between the "cot tage set" and the "hotel set," the two elements here appear to live in en ire harmony. Almost without exception the villa owners began Saratoga life in the hotels or the cottages controlled by them, and the transplanting has not severed their attachment for their ear lier homes. Some of Saratoga's villas are verita ble palaces and, with their grounds, cost "a king's ransom," One of these is Woodlawn I'ark, built aud for many years occupied by the late Judge Hen ry Hilton. In this beautiful estate there are more than twenty miles of shaded drives, with lovely little lakes dropped down here and there like green fringed j mirrors, cascades, terraces, rustic ! bridges and all the accompaniments of the modern landscape gardener's art. There is more ground in Woodlawn Park than Is occupied by Central park in New York. The drives are kept in perfect condition and are free to the public for drives and strolls. Tbe ap proach to Woodlawn along North Broadway is lined with a succession of costly villas In superbly kept grounds. Another popular residential district is Union avenue, which for two miles or more spreads away with its flanking of so called "cottages," although the costly buildings have little in common .with what is generally conveyed by this term, l'erhaps a mile out of the city on this thoroughfare is the palatial home of Spencer Trask, who has made his country seat Yaddo, one of tbe ideal estates of this country. The first Yaddo was burned, and in restoring it Mr. Trask has reproduced many of the architectural beauties of naddon Hall, olio of Knglnnd's most famous places. Other beautiful but less pretentious residences dot the avenue all the way back to Circular street, near which is the bouse long occupied by Mrs. Mc Kee, daughter of former President Benjamin Harrison. An Interesting house In Rallston avenue Is that pur chased In the early nineties by Mr. and Mrs. Dore I.yons and named Lyon hurst This house was once the home of Arteraus Ward, whose nnique bn mor won him International repute and whose sister. Mrs. Babcoelc, sold the property to the Lyonses. Saratoga Reasons are Invariably marked by fetes and celebrations of a varied nature, and one of the most en joyable and picturesque of these is the annual floral parade, or, us some are pleased to call It, the "battle of flow ers." The Saratoga Floral association has charge of thia eveut, which this year occurs In the first week of Septem : ber. In keeping with the Saratoga re- ] vlval, the coming fete will surpuss any of Its predecessors, rivaling In elabo rateness and beauty the fumed floral earnivals of the Pacific coast. Saratoga Is by no means the exclu sive rendezvous of the folk of fashion and social distinction nor of the play ers of the racing game or the other games which flourish here. Thousands of people come here every season thinking of more serious things than smart gowns, costly Jewels, splendid equipages and fleet footed horses. Sar atoga is par excellence the convention resort, and here meet scores of asso ciations, International, national and state, to discuss the problems of re ligion, ethics, economics, politics and about everything else in which human ity la Interested. There is scarcely a time from early In June until late In September when one or more eouven tions are not In progress here. Among the conventions yet to be held this season are those of the American Bar association, which will attract hither the leading exponents of the law from all over the country and dele gates from Great Britain and possibly France and Germany, and the New York state Republicans, who will un doubtedly renominate Governor Odell and give expression of sentiment on current politics of Interest to the na tion. CARROLL WALLACE ROSS. TALK ABOUT THE WRITERS. A Hew Weiitern Literary Story?Some of the Latent Books. [Special Correspondence.] Boston, Aug. 12. ? A new literary star has arrived in the west. This is Ed win L. Sabin, whose poeins and stories are rapidly winning reputation for their author. Mr. Sahin is an lowan, thirty one years old and a graduate of the University of Iowa. After leaving college he was in newspaper work for nine years In Pes Moines, Davenport and Clinton, la., and in Peoria and Chicago. At present he is doing gen eral writing and is living in Des Moines. His father is Hon. Ilenry Sabin, eight years state superintend ent of public instruction for Iowa, and of national reputation in educational circles. Willis George Enierson, whose re cent novel, "Buell Hampton," pub lished by Forbes & Co.. this city, Is al ready in the third large edition, emerges, somewhat like Hopkinson Smith, from a successful career along industrial lines into the story telling field. Soon after leaving college Mr. Emerson enlisted in the movement to convert the cattle range of southwest ern Kansas into an agricultural para dise, and was one of the founders of Meade, Kan., where the scenes of his story are laid. Since those days be has been a lawyer, a town builder, a I ?> EDWIN Ii. RABIN. mine operator, has built the first smel ter ever operated in the state of Wyo ming, and is now at work on the long est aerial tramway in the world. The Harpers recently published a novel, "Marion Manning," by Mrs. Edith Eustis, a daughter of Hon. Levi P. Morton, which was at first received by the public with Interest on account of the personality of the author. But within the past month the book has been called for on Its own merits. The publishers state that It has gone through -veral editions and shows every i n of growing activity In Its rales. T s I i p"< nllarly gratifying to the i '?!> Is n young woman of and Independence Of thought. KICIIARD TUPPEB. STATE NEWS. , Way uesville Courier: Our friend ' G. C. Ball brought us the other f day the very biggest radish we 1 have ever seen. We put it on the ' seales and it tip[>ed the beam at ' three pounds and five ounces. 1 The Methodist church and 35 small houses were destroved by tire at Lexington last week, and 1 the damage is estimated at #25,- 1 000, with less than #5,000 insur- ' ance. The tlames started iu a < livery stable. < Newton Enterprise: Mrs. A. M. Huitt is again the largest wheat farmer in the couuty. Although ( it is the worst wheat year that ] anybody in the county has any recollection of. she has just had j threshed 1,073 bushels. Nashville Graphic: Dr. T. T. i Ross informs us that on the 16th ; day of June he set out a lot of i tobacco and just forty-four days after, it had oeen cured and mar keted. The doctor says the crop could have been marketed sev eral days earlier. Bayboro Sentinel: Crops in this county were never better than now. All kinds are in fine condition and looking well, and the farmers are smiling over the outlook. If no storm should in terfere Pamlico will take care of her own and be able to help others next year. McDowell Democrat: Here is a record for this year for wheat raisiug in this country! Ontweu | ty-eight acres, 303 bushels of good grain were taken up this year. This crop was raised on the Dauiel Dobson farm near Greenlee by T. B. Jackson, one of the tenants. Miss Alice Holderfield, aged 51, committed suicide last week, four miles from Raleigh, by tying a handkerchief around her neck, fastening a trunk strap to the handkerchief and hanging herself to a tall bed post. She was temp orarily insane from the incessant strain of nursing her blind moth er, 92 years old. Miss Holder held recently made two attempts at suioide. Sanford Express: A. and C. Wright, of Richmond, Va., are the contractors who are at work on the extension of the Cape Fear and Northern Railroad, south ward from Fuquay to Smiley's Falls, and thence to Fayetteville. This is the road the Dukes own. They own another road from Dunn westward toward Smiley's Falls, and this latter road will probably be extended to the falls, as materials for the great factory they will build at the falls are or dered sent to Dunn. Greensboro Record: Mr. Isaac I'rosser, manager of the Empire Steel and Iron Works, at Greens boro, says: "I have spent the best part of my life in the busi ness, but 1 want to say 1 never saw a finer deposit of brown ores than are to be found at Wilson's Mil's, on which the company has i a ten-year lease. It is about a | hundred miles from Greensboro, j but a track is being put in lead ing right into the mine and as soon as it is completed we shall begin to ship in ores to the works." Raleigh Times: The entrance examination at the A. and M. College will be held September 2nd, and September 3rd is regis tration day. The prospects are brilliant and 400 students are expected. The total registration last year was 3(>8. It is expect ed that between 500 and 000 will j matriculate during the session. A letter has been received from one man 49 years old who says that he will take the dairying I course, while his son, 25 years old, will be in the college. Of the ! 22 who took dairying last year all are now in that business, some owning their own dairies and others managing dairies. Pender Chronicle: The Acme Tea Chest Co. has begun work on another cargo of sweet gum logs, which it expects to have ready for shipment about October 1st. This business has proven a bless ing to our community, as it fur nishes employment with good wages for most of the fall and winter months. Nearly all the sweet pum timber on the Cape Fear river was bought by an Kng lish syndicate, and after being cut and carried to Wilmington on largelightersthebarkis taken off and then loaded on large steamers and shipped to Glasgow, Scotland, where it is veneered for I tea chests. There must be a fan cy price rereived for it there, for besides the great expense of get ting it out and transported to Wilmington, we learn from relia ble authority that the freight on it to Glasgow is $18 per thou I sand feet. Raleigh Times: Mr. T. K. Hru- J ler, Secretary of Agriculture, re timed hint evening from a trip hrough the tcbacco belt and he lecured some tine photographsof j he crop. lie say 8 that tobacco! las been injured in some places! iy lack of rain bu: curing is pro mising nicely and the grades nrill be high. A stormy convention was held it Heudersouville last week to nomiuatea Democratic candidate 'or Congress in the new Tenth. iistrict, now represented by Maj.' ]. M. Moody, Hepublican. On | the third ballot J. M. Gudger, of ?' Aaheville, received 1112.1)4, being .44 more than a majority. The jhair held that 168 votes were necessary. However, at this ( point Mr. Gudger took the plat- ^ form and announced that he was; nominated and the convention1 seemingly sustained him and ad journed. Thechairdeclared Gud ger nominated before the hody ' broke up. Duplin Journal: On a recent trip through several townships! in the count v we found all crops in a flourishing condition. The farmers of Wolfcrape, Glyssons and a part of Kenansville and Faison have the best crops this season we have seen in several years. The tobacco, cotton and corn are all fine throughout and an example of energy, judgment and progress of those who toil from day to day. Along with all these can be seen the nice homes, new school houses and churches marking the onward march of progress of old Duplin. Thepeo ple of the eastern section of the county are indeed giving exam ples of good living that are wor thy of imitation anywhere. Shatters All Records. Twice in hospital, F. A. Gull edge, Verbena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors to cure a severe case of piles, causing 24 tumors. When all failed, Bucklen's Arni ca Salve soon cured him. Sub dues Inflammation, conquers Aches, kills l'ains. Best salve in the world. 25c at Hood Bros, drug store. How to Keep Cool. Don't walk too fast; Don't fume and fret; Don't vow 'twill be Much hotter yet; Don't eat too much; Don't drink at all Of things composed Of alcohol. ? Don't read about The sunstruck folks; Don't read the old Hot weather jokes; Don't work too hard; Don't try to see The rising of The mercury. Don't fan yourself; Don't think you're hot; Just cool off with "I think I'm not." And, more than that, Don't read a ride Beneath this head: "How to Keep Cool." ?Josh Wink in the Baltimore American. I Henry L. Sbattack. of Shells burg, Iowa, was cured of a stom- j ach trouble with which he had i been afflicted for years, by fourl I boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach j and Liver Tablets. He had pre viously tried many other reine- j dies and a number of physicians j without relief. For sale by Hood ! ! Hros.,Cavenaugh& Benson, Hare & Son. The life of man upon this fair earth is made up for the most part of little pains and little] | pleasures. The great wonder-1 flowers blown but once in a life time.?Longfellow. | - j IS YELLOW POISON in your blood ? Physicians call it nalarial derm. It can be seen changing red blood yellow under microscope. It works day and night. First, it turns your com plexion yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep down your backbone. You feel weak and worthless. I ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC will stop the trouble now. It enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison. If neglected and when Chills, Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen eral break-down come later on, Roberts' Tonic will cure you then-but why wait? Prevent future sickness. The manufac . turers know all about this yel 1 low poison and have perfected I Roberts' Tonic to drive It out, nourish your system, restore A appetite, purify the blood, pre- I j vent and cure Chills, Fevers and I 8 Malaria. It has cured thous- I S arris? it will cure you, or your I 4 money back. This is fair. ' Try I I it. Price, 25 cents. For sale by E ' HOOD BROS, Smithfield, N. C. J OHN A. McKAY. E. F. YOUMQ. THE JOHN A McKAY M'F'G CO. Cd^ed Tool, Foundry and Machine Works. One of the very bert equipped plantB iu the State. MACHINE REPAIR WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Hlgh-Grade Saw-Mill, Engine and Boiler Work a Specialty. WE ARE AGENTS FOR A. B. FARQUHAR CO.'S AND ERIE CITY IRON WORKS' Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, THRESHING MACHINES, ETC. Also Southern Saw Works' Mill Raws. Every Saw warranted. Ell kinds of Iron ind Brass Castings. Plow Castings, Fire Dogs, Ac. ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS A SPECIALTY. Tobacco Flues of all Styles THK rir.yUHAE, ENGINES SLZ.Ttt \ BOILERS Of ?!1 fro* hoi'MJ POKM A. Freights equalized with other*. Everything guaranteed the beat. Place your orders now and take no risks. WE HANOLFA k n A rUTMEDV And Machinery ALL RINDS OF lVl/V^rlliNClV I Sopplie&AAA Steam Fittings, Pipe, Inspirators, Shafting, Pulleys, Post Haag ers, Grate-bars, &c., &c. WE DO HIGH GRADE WORK ONLY GET OUR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. The John A, McKay MTg Co,, DUNN. N. C. BOOKS AT A BARGAIN. Almost everybody loves good books. They add much to the pleasure and happiness of the home and no home should be without them. But the question generally arises, " How are we to get them? JSC The Herald JSC has purchased a stock of books and has decided to offer them to its readers on such easy terms that any body can own one. We have the fol lowing on hand : Page*. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, .... 691 BLACK ROCK, 224 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BEN FRANKLIN, 192 INVITATION OF CHRIST, - ? - 201 IN HIS STEPS, 275 JOHN HALIFAX, - - - - 423 SCOTTISH CHIEFS 669 SAMANTHA AT SARATOGA, - - 373 TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE, - - 233 IRVING'S SKETCH BOOK, - - . 464 BLACK BEAUTY, 254 SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT, - - 252 These books are neatly bound in cloth. Every bock in the above list has been rehd and enjoyed by thousands of readers and some, by mil lions. They are among the world's great books. Do you want one of them ? Read, and we'll tell you how to get one. First : We will sell each at 25 cents, or 30 cents by mail. Sfxond: To every subscriber who pays his sub scription one year in advance and adds 10 cents extra we will give one; in other words The Herald one year and your choice of the books listed above for $1.10. If sent by mail add five cents for postage. Third: We will give a book free to every one who pays his subscription a year ahead and brings us one new yearly subscriber, with the cash. If to be sent by mail always add 5 cents for postage. Fourth : To any one who sends us a club of five subscribers and $5.00 we will give four books, your own choice. This is a rare opportunity to get some of the world's best books. Who will be the first to take advantage of it ? Every man wants to read his county paper. By adding 10 cents to the subscription price he can have his choice of the books named above. The Herak' BEATY, HOLT & LASS1TER, Publish. r?. )?-?_ Smith field. N. C.
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