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GOOSE REST
The following ticket wa* elected
here Tuesday:
J. C Rant. Mart*; R W. Hy
■aa. CMbUe; J. L Hines, W.
A. Casper. J. J. Pdand, Commit
■t«pi
Tha fallowing tiArt was dcctcd
here Tuesday :
R. H. Salabury. Mayor ; Crom
well Bawls. Constable; John H.
En banks. W. R. Howard, Wa
Bowers, Commissaoocrs.
There was no opposition ticket
ROBfcRSORVILLE
The ThTl*ir— passed off quietly.
The ticket nominated in the recent
laiamiy was elected, there being
no oppaitaa ticket:
S. L. Baas, Mayor; J. K. Ross.
A. S. Robersoo. R. L. Smith, Com
PARTIELE.
The eiection here was very quiet
aad only a small vote polled. The
following ticket was elected :
J. R- Ellison. Mayor; J. J. Bry
an, Co—table; B. D. Pugh, R. L.
Brown. W. W. Harper. Cotntnis-
OOLO POINT.
The election passed off quietly
"and everybody seems to be satisfied, j
The following candidates were j
elected by a vote of 21 each :
L A. Brilcr. Mayor; A. C-
Smitfa. Cot* table; John E. Rober
son, Treasnrer; C- A. Crofton,
Henry Robersoo, J. A. Bryant,
HAHLTON.
Mr*. Sue Saidiury.of Scotland
Keck, is vbitHMj her many friends
here, t \
Mt&s Carrie Howard, ot Edge
combe, lis visiting Hisn Sfk'
I A\ V
The jyou:iK people had a pMk
aa last Ipriday and report a delight
fnltimi ' .A
Dan j Hooker, of Scotland Neck,
came down Sunday to see his
Rcr.lM. T. Lawrence preached
at the |Primithre Baptist Church
fade jSherrod, of Enfield, came
down Sitnrday to ace his fatberf
John lOSfcarad, who is quite sick.
Mr. jfed Mrs. Outterbridge, of
Robersom ille, were her Sunday to
attend preaching, and to visit their
* Mr. and' Mrs. Harrison aad two
.fciMw If Plymouth, came Satur
day to riJt Mia. Harrison's father.
Rcr. M. T. Lawrence.
One of the most enjoyable dances
of the season was given last Friday
night at/ the M—nair Hall, it was
attended by fifteen couples The
■UBirt / dances were especially
pretty.,' Chaperon*?. Mesdames W.
T- Grhnes and W E Gladstone.
We are sorrr to have to chronicle
thar death of Mr. Briukley Howell.
«Akh took place at his farm, near
Tarboro. last Friday. He was for
aarrlr a citirtn of this place.-and
; highly esteemed by all who knew
j him. Mia. Harden. Mia. Purvis
/ and Mr. J. P. Boyle attended the
funeral. *
ELECTIOX axruaxs.
The dec* ion hdd at this place
Tuesday ia /the elect ian resulted
of the fo'lo*iug ticket- ' w ~
MavoftHfoa. T. Waldo.
Caonaniaonas —John P. Boyle.
David C Jooes, Benjamin L-Long.
fc T" /
Wallace returned front Xew
York Monday.
Thomas Hanghtoa. the dtvw
insurance agent, was ia ton Mon
day.
H. T. Stalliags and J. V. Grav
attended the Carnival at Washing
ton last week.
Misses M. E- Mizdl and Ethd
Sexton attended the Carnival at
Washiagtoo last week.
I should think the Editor could
pay us a visit as he mas to be
paying all Ibe rest of the towns one.
A "Flinch Party" was hdd at
the residence of Mr. J. L. Savage
Monday night. There were many
present and everybody had a de
lightful time.
An election was bdd in the town
of Jamesville Tuesday. May sth.
There were two tickets in the field,
and it wasa very hot fight. A great
many voters thought one ticket
was "No Liquor" and the other
one for "More Liquor." Some
seemed to think the poll holders did
not do their duty—but when one
side gels beat they generally want
something to throw at the victors.
The poll holders were George M.
Hurras, Isaac Jackson and W. W.
Walters, and they did their duty
as faithfully as any three men who
could have been chosen.
The tickets and the votes cast for
each are as follows- ——
Mayor— J. L-, Davenport. Com
mb^ioucrs—S. L. Wallace, H. C-
Jackson. W. H. Martin. J. S. Jones
and J. L- Sa»age. Votes receiv
ed 4.v
Mayor—A- F- stalling*. Com
inisMoners—S. L. Wallace, J.
F.. Smithwick. W. 11. Martin. L-
M. Brown and J. B. Martin. Votes
received. 21.
k LCth Early Mm
now and then, st bedtaar will cmr coa
stipstioa. bsllioascess aad liver traablca.
PeWiU's UttSr Baley Kisess are the fam
ocs little ptila that case by aioasiag the
sccrdicaa. moving the bondsgeaUr, yet
cffcctnally. and grvtag sarh tear and
strength to the glands ef the stomach
aaa! liver that the caaae of the trouble is
removed eatirdy. aad if their me eoa
.tiaunl for a lew days there wpll be mo
jfrtnm iA the complaint. Sold by S *
I\LR€TTS.
Carl Lane and Clay tan Keel, of
Robersonville, were ia thwa Sun
day. \ -
Wilmer Sitterson. the ykfer
salesman for the Southern Suj>pl>
Co., was ia town Monday. >He
had the "piji"
Dr. NchOn and wile left Mondav
for Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. L- B. Wyna left Monday
for Baluawre. Md.. carrying her
little boy. Brace, who will undergo
an operation.
Mrs. E. O. Burroughs returned
Saturday night from a week's visit
ia Washington.
J. D. Latah, of Conetoe, aras ia
tovra Tnnday.
J. A. Roebuck was hi town
Tuesday.
J. E. Bogcrson left Moody for
J. L- Woohud'a. where he now
has employment.
Town Eixction.
Town decthm was held Tues
day and the hßusing oCcos were
efcctsd:
L. B. Wynn. Mayor; D D.
Stalls, Constable; J. T. Barn hill.
E. O. Burroughs, John Fraley.
Comnii■winners; W. S. BarubUl.
Treasurer and Clerk.
Far cats, burns, open sores, sore
fad, iliofcrf. taiiiag off of thr hair.
Sold hyC. D. Cajatoe-
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1903.
A DRAFT OF UQUIP MR.
Recently a Xw York ebemM
mhile makinx a mcul call at a hoc*
on lon- I fijcJ produced fn>m ku
pocket a bottle of liquefied sir ami
gave a little impromptu kttui*
nliout it. I'ouring a siaull q-iantity
in a wineglass, he continued his re-
Kirb. k ßat yoa not drink
it," he Mid. Instantly, in a spirit
of the vcutareaome dang
ler of the family put the gl» to
l« lap# and swallowed pait of the
contents.
Rat the mine woman showed
lyn.ptom* of immediate repentance.
A start ltd lqpk came into her face,
her finger* instinctively clutched
her belt and from her mouth there
jjsaed a volume of steam. As for
the cHemiat, he tried his beat to
keep from laughing. The young
woman thought it waa a pretty pour
joke; but, being the perpetrator of
it, the could not very well complain
I lad abe drank a larger quantity
the situation would aaauiedly hate
been wholly lacking in humor.
Whan I aapa Stela Heme.
Connie Hack has an endlcsa fund
off bwrcball stories One of these he
tell* about Bill Lange, the old Chi
cago player, a*«erting that Bilfa
play in a certain Pittabarg pime was
the most daring bit of work he ever
aaw pulled off.
Bill had reached first. The pitch
er threw to that *ack a* Bill had
taken a big lead. The hall rolled
sway from the first base man only a
few feet. Few players would hare
dared to take their feet off the sack,
but Bill cut for recond. The ball
went a bit wild t lit-re, rolling to
ward short.
Never flopping at second, BUI
tore for third and then turned for
the plate. The ball was fielded to
Denny Lyous at third, bat be was
to surprised' upon receiving it and
finding,no man to (ouch at the tack
be failed to throw to the plate to
get Lange. The gante was wtn by
that one rua.—Detroit Xew*-Trib
tine.
His Tine Far DiupptaH>i|.
When Ifr. Ailes, w.4iaat secre
tary of the trcai-ury, was returning
fr»«m Cut a mently, a vo.:n.; nun
ahoi-i ke had seen on the Key Uwt
iicamcr up 14 l.iru on t!ie
train and le-jnin a conversation nith
caey familiarity.
"t«ct any cigars throughV asked
the affable young man.
"tlh, tii," replied Mr. Ailes; "a
conpW of ltoxc?.
pay duty ow Cm, I hope."
"Ye*, 1 paid dulv," said Mr. Ailti
sadlr.
"Oh, pshaw f raid the voung man.
"You're dead slow. 1 got tW
through, and they didn't pay duiy."
"Voa eee," faid Mr. Ailes, "the
diffeteiKe Ictsccn us is tint 1 an
an eccretary of the treat-
Tire yonng msn vanished, and Mr.
Ailes did not kc him again during
the trip to Washington.—New York
Herald.
What the Buc* Cost.
We keep an amiy of 65,000 men
, and laic 25A thips of war. We are
-yeady to fight any nation on earth,
and yet the little potato bugs langh
us to acorn. Ever hear of the big
United States suffering with the
grasshopper ? Are we not powerless
'before the gypsy moth? The bag
family taxes this great country
$350,000,000 ■ year, but ia the un
equal fight between the nation and
the bags the latter ever remain un
conquered. The worms that attack
the cotton plant mew the farmer
960,000 ■ year. The potato bug
eats $8,000,000 worth annually out
of our gardens. The chinch bug
casts us #100,000,000, the Hessian
fir 140,000,000 aad the grasshopper
$90,000,000. The big United States
hasn't enough money or men to win
aay war with in inseet.—Atchison
Globe.
Now Uaa For Carbervndina-
Carborundam, the artificial substi
tute for emery, which is said to rival
the diamond in hardness, is now
employed, became of its extra ordi
nary resistance to beat, as a coating
for the inferior of furnaces. Fine
ly powdered and made into a paste,
it is applied with a brash like paint
to the brick lining. It is said that a
layer only two millimeter* thick will
protect the bricks from the effects
of the highest temperature that is
ever produced in ordinary furnace
eomb-jstioa. Carborundum is itself
a product of the electric furnace,
being composed of silica and carbon
fared together ia the pneemac af
nit and sawdust.
Better Lata Than Never.
The towa of Jlam, in France,
atMsasses an old lady of seventy who
has just learned to read and write.
Ashamed at her advanced age of her
complete ignorance, the wait to the
village schoolmaster and asked him
ta tack her. A few weeks enabled
her to master the drudgery, and she
can new read the newspapos aad
write aa ordinary letter.
: AUNT JUDITHS :S
: HORSE THIEF
Sjr Jr»«r Ttyiom ' 1
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it CrnmJ". uetrr-c. JfcOr. 11;
I •
Anat Judith liotnea waa a widow
aad raa hr fwa rum. She waa taa
sharp to I* takea ta by Uu pe-ddkm
lightning red an and valeni rata
»(.>a.a. hei ahe fcit It in hcrba* that
the day would ecae when a &. * thief
araald get tha txtttr of hr. Hie had
ataat htta pat ao the barn ■'«*, and
mar a atzht ahem» flw kr bed
aad looted ant af the wind .* to aaa
that all waa wett. She hnl war ar
five psad hsraea, aad Ike Uua waa
tat at! rate from the haaaa.
It jna thlak abaat horse tblevea by
day aad draua at theta at alsht far
f«or ar five yean, yen will be pretty
rrrtata to (rt what yan want. The
•Iftt eaasr whan Aaat JndMh anddrn
tr awake ftaa a asaad sleep la feel
that there waa naiUblaa wiaas at tha
ten. As she laaaed tmm her window
tea heard aae at the bara doers creak.
There were twa hhed awa In tha
hoaaai aad ahe kaocked at their doors
and laflsrmed them that a horse thief
tad beokea late the barn. They pvaba-
My wake ap and pat ant aa aaon aa
ooold be rraaooaUy expected of hired
men. bat their atoveaaeata »«re taa
alaw fee the wtdew. There araa no
pan la the bowse, bat she half dressed
hsiaslf a»d ran dowastalra araxd with
a eteh. As she eattrrd the barn yard
a ma rede ant mt tha mail pte oa
aae of hrr haraeai
"Here, yoa! Thieves! Thieve* ~
sbouted A ant Jorilth. bat af what naeT
The sou Is ax bed aad rode away to the
west, aad the sleepy hired men came
stumMtas oat to say It was too bod.
"Doat Ft and there like hpnirs on a
losr shouted the woman aa she danred
a boat la her escileaii-at.
-Bat what can we do 7" they asked.
"If yno can't. 1 can. Brlac out Dkt
In a hurry! Xow sire me a lift up.
I'm after that bom thief, and I'll fol
low hka to Jeric bo but what 1 over
haul him."
Dirt was one of a span of burse*,
sod his mate had been atotm. Be
tween the two th re was not much
difference In speed, but by the time
Auct Jodith rode out «f tbe rate the
ost«*T tad half a mile the start. Hha
co-r'J faintly beer Ua l.uf beats
thr >esh the stSU Oisbt. aed she cried,
"Cb-l I»kr" and was off. rtdinj
tun fasbvoa and piaj for a stake.
Ttse® were no «t»«*raa4s 1 t two
miles and ls claim tar the thu-f ta
Inw aunt sou mui oaa nw wr
dodge. Even when ha took the Brat
road to the right his passu waa hat
an his trail sad gaining a llttka.
It would probably have been a tea
or Ifteea mile gaßap. with foaodered
horses at tha end of It, bat for an acci
dent. A cow was lying la the doM*
tha highway, aad aa tha horaafhief
was dace apoa her she started to rise
apt. The hbtsa Mted to dear her. tot
not high enough, aad aa a n salt
cow aad rider went down ia a heapt
A minute later Aaat Jodith caaw rac
ing upL Bbe was off h«r boras aad had
the maa by the hair of the bead aa be
recovered from tha abock of Ma fall
aad tried to ait ap.
-Don't you move ao much is an eye
lash or you aie s dead ataa." warned
the widow aa she slaaost twisted his
hend a*.
-Don't, weens a—please don't! Say.
my leg's brake; and I couldn't get
away If I wanted ta."
"How darrd you steal oae ml my
hiaasa h»a dared you 7" demanded
A ant Jodith as she towered over hba.
-It was la nty Une of bustarsa." ha
replied.
"Ob. it wast Wen, my Hae mt btnl
■ess Is srudla' horse tMeres to atata
prises: IWS! get twenty yeam behind
the bars fcr tbtar
-Bot before I rd the twenty I'd Bka
to brow wtat about this leg. It*a the
rtgftt one. and ITa gone for sore.
TouTl hare to gd ma to the house sad
thea fete* s doctor
-I ssost wish N bad been your neck."
mattered Aunt JouHh. "and If yoa
think I'm pola* to take you Into my
honsc aad go to say troatde over that
kg you are mistaken, m have yoa
carried lata some cow abed-"
"Good hearted women always talk
that waj," laughed the asaa. -Jon*
ao? aw tiken en* of even If jna an
me L> prisn afterward. Whst has be-
Mat thane afe«nr Mred ata mt
root! Between the two at as tar mt
them left the stable dear unlocked ta
atgw."
ThaTa Jed Bfce 'am-Jcat Ufce •*"
▲aa* Jadtth muanlid «eot tha
km and act mK far hwa». aad R waa
a bag koar Klow Aa returned with
the hM an aad a vehicle. It waa a
Job grttlag the pattrnt lata the aagan
aad oat again aad lata (he haaae aad
upotahw The hM men were dates
eneiskletable sw cartas over M aatffl the
aHhia taraed aa them with:
"Saw, then, yea teet apt If one of
yea tedat left the dear aalseked. he
waaU never have pot In. I ain't de
fendln* berse thleiea. bat there's ne
cafl ta rte M In when a asaa Is dawn."
▲ant JadNh faaad her bane thief ta
be a maa of thirty, rather poad look
lap; faWy educated aad a drvß may
rare frßaw. She Bked Us looks aad
tboapbt he might be pat te better aae
thaa betas aent ta prtem.
la the una af twa ar three daya It
araa knewa floe aeieral ssilea araand
that Aaat Jadtth ltobasn had eap
tarad a barer tMeff aad had him la her
haaae. aad aamas her eafiees was the
sherslf. a ha came ta my:
-1H JaA have the Mtew taken te
Jail this afternoon, and yoa want have
te bather artth Mm aa man."
"Bat he's pate' to stay where he la
till his leg Is mended." she protested.
It's my doty, beta' the sterlfi. te ar
rest him."
"Ton amy pa ta pat with year daty.
Steven Taylur! This Is mj ease, aad
nobody oee«l meddle wtl#tt. When t
pet ready to have bias arrested. IH
swear oat a warreat. hat aatil then
be stays right here."
Daya aad weeks passed, sad the
sheriff waited, lie aaraat to hare Aunt
Jadltb's patient the drat day he waa
able ta walk abaat. No one had yet
aecn the man an hie feet when the
widow entered his roam one evenlnp
ta say:
. "It's rota" to be a dark nlpht. and
my hired Ren are rota' to town Here's
yonr clothes, and here's food aad man
ey"
"My rwl woman." began the straw
ter. who was deeply grateful, but
Aunt Judith laterrsptrd:
"Doot my nnthta* abxit H. Jest (O
■war and, behave yoarsrlf. you've
got Hs of gdt. and you are not such
a tod 1:110. and I wasn't goia* to Id
the sbtiiff lack me dowa. Tea; shake
! lands, and dont deal any more of my
' boraca, and cord sight and gewdby."
One* Itlm.-ll tsar.
W«-o Thomas drov - np to dellrer
J tie aoal «;osrt of wfdle mixture, the ;
I gentb-inaa of the boose blandly ia
II quired:
bow many ]aarts of milk
do you deliver dally to your custom
erar* . ,
"Ninetyaae. air."
-Aad how many cows hare yoaT*
"Man sir." ""
The gentlemaw made aame remarks 4
si nut aa earty and the state of J
the oads sod then asked:
lUhdii. bow niorh milk per day do I
your rows average f
Hwrea qoarta. sir."
"Ab-amr said the gentleman as hs
moved off.
Thomas h»»ked after htm. scratched
bis brad and all at once grew pale as
he polled oat a shod pencil aad began
to bgare on the aragon cover: "Nine
rows Is nine, esd I ad down seven
quads smb-r the eowa aad multiply.
That's slaty-three qaarta of milk I
tobl blm I anbl alaety one qaarta per
day. Mxty thteo from ninety one leave
twenty eight aad none to carry. Now.
where do I gd the rest of tha milk?
I'll be Inßßrd if I haven't gtvea myadf
away to one of my beat customers Uy
leaving a big cavity ta tha figures to
be filled with waterf*
Serpents' Mha.
King ffolomon scksmwkdged that
there wers -three thiags which are too
wonderfai for sse yea, four trhk-h 1
know not." and ona af these was "the
way of a eerpent apoa a rock." Kor
hundreds of years after the ttasa of
Bolomoa the snake's mode of ptngrrn
sioa reinsined a mystery. Latter day
awa of adenrs have learned that bia
nukeablp's Hba fornlah htm with a
meana of pwgiiadiia. as I sat fad af
baring s pair or twa npirs qt "feet"
they really have ftam UO to WO pairs
Aristotle tboaghl that aerpeata bad
aa nay ribs aa there ate daya ia a
month, bat had hs eaasslned a python
be would bara readily detected bia
mistake, that apedea having
Knakes move ta thia way: Each rer
tebra sapporta a pair of ribs, which sd
like s pa r cf legs, the extremities be
ing connected by s broad piste The
hind psd of this plate la free, aad when
the ribe are moved forward that end
Is raised, so that It takes bold of ths
surface underneath, even tboagh It hs
gtass. the straightening of the reptile
propelling It forwsrd.
isnrraussnvk.
When a young msa. Bismarck had
s quasi coonedloa with the iiwftsSia
of Journalism, tar ha was for quite s
time sa tHsl reporter tar oae of the
courts of Justice. Ia those days Us
temper ssaadlmea got the better of him.
but apoa aae occssioa at least his wit
saved him from disgrace. This waa
When, qneattooins a witness, the isttet
made aa Impodeut retort, abet*apoa
Bismarek exclaimed asigrity:
."If you ate not an re respectfal, 1
shall kick yon oat of the'room."
"Toung man." aald the Jadge. later
rapting the proceeding*. "I would hav«
yoa understand that this W a digatffed
aoud of Justice aad that If there b
any kicking to be dooe the court will
do II"
"Aha. you aser aald Bismarek to the
nltnras. "It yoa are not mors respect
fal to me. lb* eiort will kick you out
af the roots. 3o he easefal—very cars I
A Blue X Mark in the" Square
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State and General News
A CONDENSED WEEKLY REPORT OF THE IM
PORTANT EVENTS THAT HAVE HAP
PENED IN OUR STATE AND ELSE
WHERE.
STATE HEWS.
The Court House at Newton nar
rowly escaped destruction by fire
last Thursday night.
The Washington Carnival per
former who was injured by the col
lapse of an aerial platform was
taken to the Tarboro Hospital
Monday. It was found that no am
putation was necessary and he will
recover.
A game of base ball was played
at Washington, D. C.. Saturday
afternoon, between tbe University
teams of North and South Carolina
Tbe North Carolina boys win by a
score of 13 to 4.
The Camden Ferry Company
have organized with a capital stock
of $5,300. The officers are H. T.
Greenleaf, president, and W. N.
Gregory, secretary and treasurer.
Tbe company will erect an iron
bridge across the Pasquotank river.
George Vann.a negro ex convict
who bad shot at a young white
man named Thomas Green, at New
Bern, was shot to death on an ex
cursion train there by officers last
Monday night. He was resisting
three officers and fired at Officer
Dixon, wounding him intbetbigh
He then attempted to throw Officer
Lupton off the train. A fnsflade
followed and the negro was instant
ly killed.
Raleigh and Charlotte papers say
Klizabeth City, N. C., is plaving
in luck, as shown by the new cus
tom house, which recently passed
through the proper channels of
government appropriation. It will
cost $140,000. Tl»e efforts of Hoo.
John 11. Small, in the flousc. in
creased the appropriation by $20.-
000 on the morning on which it
finally passed. It will Occupy the
Greenleaf Square. This square re
cently was offered the government
lat $25,000, and will no doubt be
taken.
He then attempted to throw Officer
Lupton off the train. A fusflade
followed and the negro was instant
ly killed.
Raleigh and Charlotte papers say
Klizabeth City, N. C., is plaving
in luck, as shown by the new cus
tom house, which recently passed
through the pi ope r channels ol
government appropriation. It will
cost $140,000. Tl»e efforts of Hoo.
John 11. Small, in the flouse. in
creased the appropriation by $20.-
000 on the morning on which it
' finally passed. It *iH Occupy the
Greenleaf Sqnare. This square re
cently was offered the government
at $25,000, and will no doubt be
taken.
Bakersville, N. C.. May 3.—Sat
urday afternoon a young man
named Irby Davis, living at Mine
Creek, about a mile south of here,
came home half crazed with liquor
ind threatened tbe lives of bis par
ents and grand-parents with a pis
tol. He was restrained with diffi
culy. Then he mounted his father's
horse and started to ride across a
bridge spanning a small stream run
ning between his home and a neigh
bor's. On being warned that the
the bridge was unsafe, be replied
that it made no difference as be
was going to hell anyway. He then
placed the muzzle of tbe gun to his
head and discharged tbe weapon,
blowing off half bis bead.
Oxford, N. C., May a.—Walter
Sberron, charged with "slander of
an innocent woman," was tried at
Oxford to-day before Justice E. T.
Rawlins. The woman prosecuting
him was Miss Electa Lloyd. After
bearing tbe case, Justice Rawlins
turned him over to the Court.
The case has attracted much at
tention, as Miss Lloyd is a highly
respectable young bay. Tbe case
will be disposed of at tbe August
term of Granville Superior Court.
There was a number of witnesses
present from the young woman's
neighborhood, who are much in
censed at what they regard as an
attempt to destroy a good woman's
otpe.
Til Watts if tto Mr
Every •even days the blood, masrles and
bone* of a man of average tize lose two
pounds of woraoot tisane. TbU waste
cannot be replenished and the health aad
strength kept up without peitect diges
tion. When the 'stomach and
organ* fail to petfmm their fnctmn,
the strength lets down, health gives
way .and disease sets nj£ Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure enables tbe stoaneh aad diges
tive organs to digest and wiailalr all at
the wholesome food that any he antra
into the kind of blood that rebuilds the
tisanes and protects tbe health aad
strength of the aiiad aad body. Kodol
cures Indigestion, Dyspepsia aad all
I stooach troubles. It is aa ideal Sfiiag
'funic. Sold by S. R. Biggs.
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GENERAL MEWS.
Paul da Chaffla, the Awtiaa
a alitor and explorer, died at 9U
rUuibH. April 30. at aidaiKht.
Forest fires hare been tagiag
■ear Bradford, Pa., foe mmctimf.
The ton of Simon was coaiphla
ly destroyed. The loat it «ati
matcd to be more thaa a milium
dollars.
West Point, Va., was visited laaC
Thursday night hjr the lafK—t ft*
ia the historr of the lowa. Mom
thaa thirty building* vera b Broad.
Haadredsof people were homdma.
The fire destroyed aMrethaasf as.*
000 worth of 'property.
Raveaswood, W. Va., April JO,
—Burglars entered the poatofca
last night, blew open the ah aad
escaped with nearly SIO,OOO with
out leaving a cine as to their iden
tity. fNo one knew the place had
been robbed until Postmaster Mo
Adams opened the office this mow
iag.
Jackson, Miss., April jo.— Tka
Diocesan Council of tbe P. K.
Church, of Mississippi, to-day
elected Theodore Brattoo, D. D.,
of Raleigh. N. C.. bishop of Mia*
•assippi. Rev. John G. Murray,
D. D., of Baltimore, who W
elected he»hop last night, declined
tbe honor.
Tbe Clyde Steamship Saginaw
was sunk at sea Tuesday rcorning
by the Old Dominion Steamship
Hamilton.* The accident occured
about 130 miles north of Norfolk.
Twenty or tnore lives were lost. A
dense fog settled along the coast
shortly after night fall and both
vessels were going at reduced speed
when the crash occurred.
Hollidavsburg. Pa., April JO. —
The extensive plant of the Crescent
Powder Company, at Canister,
about ten miles south of here, was
completely wrecked by a series of
four explosions this morning. Of
the thirty employes, nine were
killed outright and all the others
were badly injured by being blown
about the buildings in which they
were employed.
For the first time in sixty-odd
years, the Navy Department will
try a man for an offense involving
the possible infliction of the death
penalty. The case in point is that
of William Anthony, a colored mess
attendant on the CHympia. flagship
of Rear Admiral Coghlan, com
manding the Caribbean squadnm
now in the Norfolk harbor. Sever
al months ago this man got into n
altercation on board ship with
another enlisted colored man. and
stabbed him to death. It i> allagsd
that the deceased provoked the as
sault by making a vile chaign
against Anthony.
Grand Commander?, of Knights »
Templar, of California, has decided
by unanimous vote that hvaaftw
no wine shall be served at ths
Templar banquets. The Innova
tion has been introduced, it is
claimed, so that the order on this
coast might fall in line with ths'
general movement of thesstlhl
in the east and because the ase of
wine in the lodge-room for — ch
functions is contrary to the priaci
ples of Masonry. It b laid thai
the Grand Lodge of ll—oas at ha
annual meeting next October wiH
take the same decisive actios aad
order that all banquets given inhl
the auspices of any Masonic Lodge
of the State be strictly temperate^
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Rimt experiments, tf practical tnS
aad examination vMk the rid at ths
X-Haya.estahlsh it aa a fact thatcatanak
of the Stomach i» apt a iliwaa f ItaeM.
but tint it results fmn repeated attacks
at indigestion. "How Cm I On*
My Indigestion?" Erioi Dji|i|rii
Cnre i> caring Itimsli ttriima
jon at ind%ntias and dfipepaa, asl
prerort or cure Catanh of the Staaaac*.
Kmfal digests what yon eat—makea ths
stomach sweet. Sold by S- E.
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