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KINSTON, N. C. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1900.
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GENERAL HEWS.
flatters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.
Bryan, spoke to immense crowds
in
yhicago Thursday and Friday.
A negro, said to be 122 years old. died
f'hursday in a Long Island alma house.
At Hazelhurst, Ga., a negro in the jail
ttempted to burn his way out and per-
fnea in tne names.
What were supposed to be earthquake
nocks at Jacksonville, proved to be
pasting on St. John's river.
I Hon. Wm. L. Strong, ex -mayor of New
fork, died Friday morning. He was a
hillionaire dry goods merchant.
Four men threw eggs at Bryan in Chi-
$go Thursday night. The police cap-
pred one of them and with difficulty
wuld keep the crowd off him.
,f C. M. Baker, foreman of a gang of la
borers engagedin razing the old Exchange
iotei, rucnmona, va., was instanuv
,'lled Thursday bv a fallinar wall.
soeech of Senator Hawlev. Rennhli-
ijin, of Connecticut, shows that Bryan is
iui; iu saying rtepuuucans want a large
jttuuiiig army, w quarir soiuiers near
rge cities lor use in strikes.
sSeveral firemen narrow! vescaned death
' being crushed under the falling walls
I the opera house at Paterson, N. J., !
ihich was destroyed by fire early Friday
prning. A lighted cigar in a dressing
,om caused tne nre. Tne loss is $lo0,-
A dispatch from I'ekin, dated Oct 31st,
.ys that the international commission
; a convicted the grand treasu rer, the Tar-
ir governor of Paoting and a Chinese
i onel of being accessory to the murder
iangiien and American missionaries,
id they have been sentenced to death.
"e executions will occur shortly.
joq uarios, epanisn precenaer, is re
nted to have arrived in Catalonia, in
It-theastern Spain. His agents are
hive in all parts of the country. The
Hrernment has ordered gunboats to
;rol the coast to prevent the landing
Munitions, and although the author!-
claim to have reassuring news, an
; 'ly of police is active in forestalling
rempts at insurrection. ,
Xrkiov. stone, or tne democratic na-
iaU committee, announced Thursday
;t ne naa sent a message to the cbair
m of the Democratic' state committee
Maryland to have arrested and to
secute for intimidation of voters un-
the law of that state the president of
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xtuuiiiuru uuu juio rauroau, jonn
,yOwen. This message was sent be-
3e of a reported statement in which
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jd number of new cars were to be
bhat the order be cancelled if Bryan
3 elected. The Maryland law declares
'! any man who shall force, threaten
t ji conviction, be sent to jail for from
Qontha to five years.'
i Gonnod'i Opinions.
ualc is the most beautiful art, but
In the most detestable profession,
is not that right? That which be
;s most to heaven should' fare worst
artb.
ie public moves much faster than
individual, and therefore the indl
ml must place himself before his
ner has some idea of this sort It
necessity which every true artist
realize. Great men may be said
B.for every age save their own.
1 men are for their own and none
."Reminiscences," la Macmll-
P average man will pay SO cents
e a show of fireworks and neglect
ok at the sunset, which be can
Umost every night for nothing.
sville Journal. r
jit if and be happy.' ' Eat
Hing you like. There's a
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J. C. Aye. Company,
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Hfue Cure j Ajtr'i Comatooa -
WASPS ACT IN A TRAGEDY.
But
They Come Very Near Taming-
It Into a Comedy.
"One of the most laughable scenes I
ever witnessed during the representa
tion of one of Shakespeare's trage
dies," said a well known theatrical
manager to the writer the other day,
"happened to the late Tom Keene
when he was performing in a northern
Nw York town. The company was
playing 'Julius Caesar,' and at the
last moment it was found that the
property man had failed to send up the
regular throne chair used in the sen
ate scene, and an old rustic choir was
hastily procured from the left of the
theater and, after being covered with
draping, was pressed Into service. In
the midst of the scene a large wasps'
nest was discovered attached to the
chair, and its Inhabitants, becoming
Indignant at the disturbance they had
suffered, began to swarm about the
stage, seeking revenge upon the Ro
mans in their low necked and short
sleeved dresses. The wasps seemed to
be particularly offended with Caesar,
and it is doubtful if Caesar's death
scene was ever acted with more feel
ing, for at the moment he was being
pierced by the conspirators' daggers
the wasps were most industrious In
their work.
"In the tent scene where Coesar ap
pears to Brutus one might almost have
doubted its being the real Caesar. It
was the same in form and dress, but
the face was no longer the same. In j
the last act Brutus had one eye closed,
Antony a swollen lip, Casslus an en
larged chin, Lucius an Inequality in
the size of his hands and Octavius
Caesar a nose that would have done
service as the famous nasal organ of
Bardolf In 'Henry IV.'
"The tragedy came very near becom
Ing a roaring comedy when Mr. Keene,
as Casslus, said, 'Antony, the posture
of your , blows is yet unknown but for
your words; tbey rob the Hybla bees
and leave them honeyless,' and the
actor who was doing Antony replied,
Not stlngless too.' "Washington Star.
ELECTION DAY.
How It Came to Be Tnesday After
v First Monday In November,
. The designation of the day for hold
lng the presidential election is left to
congress. The first act passed by It re
lating to that subject was in 1792. It
provided that presidential electors
should be appointed "within 34 days
before the first Wednesday In Decern
ber." This left each state free to select
a day to suit itself within those limits.
Pennsylvania chose electors on the last
Friday in October. Other states elect
ed theirs on different days between the
beginning and middle of November.
When Ilarrison was elected In 1840,
tne Democrats asserted tiiat nls suc
cess was due partly to fraudulent vot
ing, which was made possible by the
lack of a definite election day. It was
alleged that Kentucky and Ohio Whigs
had voted in both states, the election
being held on different days. So In
1845 the Democrats passed the law
now on the statute books making the
first Tuesday after the' first Monday
election day.
At that time but five of the 20 states
had thelf elections in November.. . In
Michigan and Mississippi voting was
carried on through two days the first
Monday and the. following Tuesday.
New Tork had three election days the
first s Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
daybat had finally confined voting to
the middle day, or the first Tuesday
after the first Monday. Massachusetts
chose state officers on the second Mon
day In November and Delaware on the
second Tuesday. So congress selected
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day to consult the convenience of three
states out of five, one of the three be
ing the Important state of New York.
Chicago .Tribune."- - ' ' ' V
" Tne Censrres-mtion Smiled.
' A certain clergyman when preaching
extemporaneously touched on the sub
ject of miracles. Some people, be said,
bad difficulty in accepting the miracu
lous stories of the Bible, as, for ex
ample, the story of the speech' that
Balaam's ass made to bis master. - '
y Looking solemnly at the congrega
tion the preacher hammered In his con-,
tentlon with the remark, "Why should
not God make an ass to speak he
made me to speak. New Yprk Trib
une. - - '
JeM Advertised
"But suppose," one of the spectators
said. -"the parachute should fail toopen
after yon have detached it from the
balloon what then?" -
"That wouldn't stop me," answered
the daring aeronaut. "I'd come right
on down." Chicago Tribune.-
SIMMONS IN WILMINGTON.
Waddell Compliments His Speech
And Says He Would Make a
Good Senator.
Wilmington, N. C. Nov. 1, Hon. F. M.
Simmons spoke here tonight under most
nattering circumstances. Local com
mittees bad provided a band of music,
and bonfires were lighted to show the
appreciation of Wilmington Democrats
for the State chairman's visit. He dwelt
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nil lengui on tne iouy oi me xvepuuucan
policy in the Philippines, condemning it
as unwise and unrighteous. He also dis
cussed the tendency of the Republican
party to encourage and foster monopo
lies, and said that if William J. Bryan
were elected president in three years
there would not be a trust in the coun
try. The remedy would be that laid
down in, the Kansas City platform taking
the duty off every trust article and put
ting the article on the free list. His
ppeecb was closed by a splendid tribute
to Bryan who was t-pokeu of as the "Bret
citizen of the land, and with most com
plimentary references to Congressman
Bellamy. ' '
When Mr. Simmons finished there were
calls for Waddell, who responded in a
few words and said: ,
"My friends, I am very much obliged
for this compliment, but you must exfcuse
me after such a magnificent speech as
you have heard. I have very seldom
heard its equal. Mr. Simmons mace a
great speech and it justifies the reputa
tion be has earned and the confidence
which his friends repose in him. His
speech proves to my mind that he would
make a mighty good senator for North
Carolina."
When Col. Waddell said this everybody
was standing, and the audience went
wild. The building shook with the ap
plause and the cheers were deafening.
. The Best Prescription for Chills
and Few U a bottle of Grovx'c Tavtklsss Chill
Tonic It u simply iron and quinine in a tatrlei
no core no pay. rnc. g "
' Failure.
naflure," says Keats, "is. In a sense,
the highway to success, inasmuch as
every discovery of what is false leads
os to seek earnestly after what is true,
and every fresh experience points out
some form of error which we shall
afterward carefully- avoid."
Defeats and failures have played a
great part in the history of success.
It Is net pleasant to think that more
or less of defeat is absolutely neces
sary to ereat success. ' But that it is
true' every student of hialory kW$
Defeats' and failures are great devel
opers of character. They axfi the- gym
nasia which have streBgtfeenwi the
miscles of manhood, the stamina, the
Backbone which have won victories.
Tbey have made the giants of the race
by giving titanic muscles, brawny
siasrwsv far reaching intellects.
How true It is that poverty often
hides her charms under ugly masks!
.Xfobosands have been forced into great
nees by their vers struggle to keep
the wolf from the door. She is often
the only agent nature can employ to
call a man out of himself and push
him on toward the goal which she had
fitted him to reach. Nature cares little
for his ease and pleasure. It is the
man she is after, and she will pay any
price or resort to any expedient to
lore him on. She masks her own ends
in man's wants and urges him onward.
oftentimes through difficulties and ob
stacles which are well nigh disheart
ening," but ever onward and upward
toward the goal. Register.
Wneik Cta Were Worsklpest.
A mummy cat Is a" very curious
thing. Tons Of these embalmed crea
tures were brought to England a few
years ago. to be ground Into bone ma
nure. What - an unromantic ending
after 4,000 ; years mummification!
Some of the cats were bound with
the ears standing erect, other laid
flat. The cloths were still adhering
to thes-mummies, though in one ship
load, supposed to contain 180,000 cats.
very - few really complete specimens
could be found. ' :-;
It is supposed that the cats weso oi
the species known as Fells manlrWtn,
kind formerly found In north Africa,
and probably tamed by the ancient
Egyptians, from which. we get our do
mesticated pussy? v vW:, A f
As early as 1600 B. C tablets record
ed that cats were kept in the Egyptian
temples as an object of worships
- Powers f Eadaraaee. ' '
"When my grandfather was aT young
mansAld the boy with a snub nose.
"ne coma run ten mues wiuioux Kvjyr
pin." : '- ': ft '
I heard my grandfather make ft
prayer 23 minutes long once at & pray
er meetln, responded the boy with the
dirty face, "an .it didn't feaie him."
Chicago Tribune. ' ' . .
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Sciatica, Rheumatism and Neuralgia,
J5c bottle for 16c I. r Uood
THE CHURCHES.
Services will be held at the churches in
Kinston tomorrow as follows, to which
everybody is invited:
Presbyterian Church.
Preaching both morning and evening.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. in.
. Episcopal Church.
Services both morning and evening.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Services held in the grand jury room.
Christian Church.
At 11:00 a. m. Rev. D. E. Motley will
preach. Subject: "Superiority of Life."
The pastor will preach at the evening
service.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. in.
Baptist Church.
Preaching both morning and evening
by Rev J. M. Alderman, of Trenton.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evening.
Methodist Church.
Preaching both morning and evening
bv pastor.
11 a. m.. "The Rainbow AboutThrone."
Rev. 4:l-a.
7 p. m., "The Great White Throne."
Rev. 20:11-15.
P. S. To fully appreciate either of these
sermons it is best to hear both.
D. 11. T.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Ep worth League Monday at 8 p. in.
The Chapel.
Rev. Hugh Cummings will preach at the
Chapel Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Sunday scnool at y:io a. m.
Prayer meeting every Friday night.
Christian Scienoo.
Services every Sunday morning at 11
o'clock in the opera house.
Sunday Thoughts for Every Day
Use.
A good babit is as bard to break as a
bad one. Get into the habit of going to
church.
Are you sure, very sure, that you will
never regret the use you are making of
your Sundays?
Are you certain that you are profited
only by that which pleases you? Is not
the probing of the physician often profit
able, though very painful, to the patient?
Everybody that hurts you does not harm
you.
Are you going to quit being a Demo
ocrat because all Democrats don't do
your pleasure in the senatorial primary?
If not, then why do you refuse to be a
christian because all church members do
not live as they ought? Are you certain
that you have all the qualifications for
being a competent judge in such cases?
It might be profitable for you to read
Matt. 7:1, 2, and Rom. 2:21, 22. Have
you not kno nu some folks to allow their
own interests to suffer While busybodies
in other people's matters? How about
Rom. 14:12.
D. H. Tuttle.
P. S. Try going to church tomorrow
for curiosity. Christ cured the curiosity
of two men. D. H. T.
SMALLPOX AND POLITICS.
Riot Threatened in Fart of West
Virginia.
Clarkesburg, W. Va., Nov. 2.-Small
pox exists at three points, at Brown,
Wilsonburg and Wallace, this county,
At each place guards are stationed. At
Brown every one witnui a radius oi five
miles is shut in. The people inside the
line will be deprived of their votes Tues
day. There is indignation among Dem
ocrats, who declare it a Republican
scheme. Business men charge the quar
antine is not honestly conducted. Threats
have been made to shoot the guards, and
an outbreak is hourly expected.
Simmons Popular at Home.
Statecville Matcot.
A Newbern correspondent of the Char
lotte Observer says that certain Republi
cans and negroes there want to rote for
Chairman Simmons for senator. Of course
the negroes can't vote for him, for vot
ing in the primary ia'limited to white
men. T he papers opposed to unairman
Simmons are trying to make a great deal
out of this statement. - Tbey try to offset
the fact that Republicans and Populists
everywhere else in the State are working
for uarr by saying tne KepuDiicans and
negroes of Newbern are for Simmons.
Newbern was until a very few years ago
Mr. Simmons' home. He lived and prac
ticed law there for many years and it is
no discredit to him that hie old neigh
bors, white and colored, want to
elected senator. But. from this isolated
case, the attempt is made to show that
Republicans and I'opuiiste favor Bun
mons. The people of Iredell county know
that this is not true. The Republicans
and Pooulists hate Simmons as they do
no other Democrat in the State. This is
known of all men. .; '
"For three days and nights I suffered
agony untold from an attack of cholera
morbus brought on by eating cucum
bers," says M. E. Lowther, clerk of the
district court, Centerville, Iowa. "I
thought I should surely die, and tried
a dozen different medicines but all to no
furpose. I sent for a bottle of Chamber
ain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and three doses relieved me en
tirely." This remedy is for sale by J.
LL Uood.
STATE HEWS.
Interesting " North Carolina Items
In Condensed Form.
The betting in Raleigh is two to one
on Simmons.
Sidney Lee, a young white man, was
killed by a train on the Seaboard at
Durham Thursday morning.
At Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday the
N.
C. University beat the University
Tennessee playing football, 23 to 5.
of
This State has a carpet factory.
at
Greensboro, and the state agricultural
society awards it a couple of gold med
als. The cotton mill owners in Alamance
have notified the union men who are not
at work to vacate the company nouses
in ten days.
At the home of State Treasurer Worth
in Raleigh Wednesday niftht his daugh
ter, MisH Ruth, was uuited in marriage
to Mr. Charles Petty, of Greensboro.
Chatham U.ord: A prominent Re
publican of this county told a Democrat
a few days ago that the Populists would
not get any more offices with Republican
votes unless they acknowledged them
selves to be Republican).
The Asheville Citizen says that the
Auditorium officers have chosen the site
for the $25,000 Auditorium. The prop
erty has a frontage on Haywood and
Flint streets of 162 feet. It extends
towards the rear 216 feet on the north
side, and 197 feet on the south side,
while it is 155 feet in width in the rear.
Tarboro Southerner: Yesterday the
stockholders of the Fountain . Cotton
Mills met and authorized the capital
stock to be increased from $110,000 to
$200,000. Of this amount $50,000 will
be placed on the market and when this
is taken as much of the remaining $50,
000 will be offered as will pay for enlarg
ing the building and pay for 5,000 ad
ditional spindles.
Owing to the long drouth the water in
Neuse river is so low that the salt water
is 20 miles above Newbern, something
heretofore, unheard of, and salt water
fish are being taken in great numbers in
that stream near Newbern. Shrimps in.,
immense numbers are now-far up that
stream and have attracted the fish from
the sounds, so that in the latter they are
very scarce, while there is good fishing
many miles above Newbern.
The Charlotte News states that B. F.
Long, Esq., of Stateeville, has entered
suit against the North Carolina Railroad
for $50,000 damages, for the killing of
his son, B. F. Long, Jr. Young Long
was killed on the 16th day of last Nov.
on the University Railroad at University
station. He was standing on the track
watching a train on the North Carolina
road when he was struck by a train on
the University track. The details of the
distressing affair are fresh in the mind
of the public. Mr. Long sues upon the
ground of negligence of the road. The
University road is in the right of way of
the North Carolina road and both are
parts of the Southern system.
BE WATCHFUL NOW .
"The Election Already Won," Says
Chairman j ones. Address to All
WTio Favor the Republioand Op
pose the Empire.
Chicago, Nov. 1. Chairman James K.
Jones of the Democratic national com
mittee today issued the following, ad
dressed to "all who favor the republic
and oppose the empire;"
"The election is already won. We now
have only to maintain our present posi
tion. I urge that every man interested
in preserving the principles of govern
ment which have come down to us from
the fathers shall , consecrate the entire
day on Tuesday next to the great cause.
Let each go to the polls early whether
singly or as a member of a club, vote
promptly, and then give the remainder
of the day to whatever may be necessary
to be done.
"Let those who can do so place teams
and vehicles at the disposal of the com
mittees to bring the old and infirm to
the Dolls.- See that every one is reminded
of the day and urged to vote.
"Let those whose duty It is to watch
the polling and counting do so for every
instant of time from the beginning to the
end from the opening of the ballot box
in the morning until the returns are,
signed and sealed at night, and all will
be well.
"Jakes K. Jones,
"Chairman Democratic National Com
mittee."
. AU6UST FLOWER.
"It is a snrorisinflr fact." savs Prof.
Houten, "that in my travels in all parts
of the world for the last ten years, I have
met more people having used Green's
August Flower than any other remedy
for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stomach
and for constipation. I find for tourists
and salesmen, or for persons filling office
positions, where headaches and general
bad feelings from irregular habits exist,
that Green's August Flower is a grand
remedy. It does not injure the system
by frequent use. and is excellent for sour
stomach and indigestion." Sample bot
tle free at Temple-Marston drug store.
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