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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY,
Vol. HI No. 211.
KINSTON, N. C SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1900.
Price Two Gents.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Matters of Interest Condensed Into
Brief Paragraphs.
The Seaboard Railway company will
soon secure the Ryan interests. It is also
now on friendly terms with the South
ern. Tod Sloan is barred from the English
racecourse, charged with accepting a
bribe, which he denies and says he has a
clean defense.
A French engineer says he can construct
a tunnel under the Mediterranean from
VaqueroB bay, Spain, to Tangier, Mo
rocco, a distance of 25 miles, for about
124,000,000.
Senator Morgan thinks war with Eng
land probable if the United States were
to undertake the construction and forti
fication of the Nicaragua caualf without
quit t-.Twu.t-ir fit-JrmliL.irma with fiAS
J " J "r
Dr.
xnompson, oi renniy vama, anu
Adam Bailey, of Panther, W. Va., were
shot and killed by J. H. Chambers at
Panther on Wednesday uight. Cham
bers was acquitted on the grounds of
self-defense.
Diplomatic relations between Portugal
and Holland have been nearly severed
and it in thought probable they nmy go
to war, because. the Dutch consul at Lo
renzo Marquez used his office to assist the
Boers, so it is alleged.
The house on Thursday passed the
army reorganization bill, 1 66 to 133.
The sections designed to retire Gen. Shat
ter as a major general and Gens. Fitz
hugh Lee and James H. Wilson as brig
adier generals were stricken out.
As a result of a bill presented to the
present session of the Georgia legislature
to prohibit children under 12 years of age
'working in the cotton mills of the State,
the mill owners of Georgia have formed
an association to stop the practice,
Hon. W. J. Bryan says that he knew
, nothing of the movement for the organ
ization of a new political party an
nounced by Charles L. M. Walters, of
' Indianapolis. Furthermore, he said he
bad no knowledge of the coming meeting
at Indianapolis,
Youngladies who clean gloves with gas
line, should be careful about going near
the fire with them. A young- Jaay in
Pennsylvania came near burning" herself
to death the other day by holding her
washed gloves over a hot stove to dry,
They Ignited and set fire to her clothes
Fqrmer Congressman Charles A. Towne
received from Gov. John .Lind, of Mlnne
sota. Thursday, the official documents
which entitle him to a seat in the United
States senate until the state legislature,
-which meets on the 8th of January, can
elect a successor to serve the rest of the
unexpired term of the late Cuehman K
Davis. t . '
The shooting and killing of Rev. J. H.
Wohl at Williamson, W. Va., on wed
nesdav. was the result of a sermon
against dancing and drink, in which, it
- is said, be condemned without exception
every woman, married or single, who
Indulged in either. Mr. Stokes, who shot
the preacher and who was dangerously
shot by the preacher, is said to be im
orovinir. Mrs. - Levine. who saw the
affair, has made an affidavit in which
she swears that the first shot was fired
by Rev. Mr. Wobl after a prolonged dis
cussion of the sermon, t be cartoons and
caricatures that bad been used , to em
phasize its more striking passages.
: Haw ry snv a wriA its hsAs
v familiar expression.. "It was Hobson's
choice." are acquainted with the real
sort of selection that Tobias Hobson
' offered nis guests? This is the genuine
., version ; of the tales, The said Tobias
Hobson was' a Cambridge innkeeper.
with 40 horses in hia stables, some bet
ter, of course,' than otners. When a
' traveler cams to request a mount, be
-. vma''-' At!lriw1 tft tuba tTia eioaA .' that
stood nearest the door, although there
were so many others advertised aS for
nlre;, If the traveler objected to that
, 'mount, all he could do was to wait un-
Hi some other traveler had come for
one and so removed this and left Its
; .next door neighbor, nearest, the-stable
'door r . ;vi -'? -."' ?,;-v-r'
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the trouli!e.
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fmA; H"?. last ritfht for thm, bmncniti.
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ANXIETY OVER A TOMCAT.
A Mystery Whleb Wn Explained toy
Wall Street Man.
It waa in a Broadway pharmacy. A
reporter was waiting with others when
the druggist stepped to the telephone
and, after getting the number he called
for, said: '
"What Is that tomcat doing?"
He listened with apparent excitement
and added:
"Howls spinach?"
After holding the receiver to his ear
for a few moments lie rang off and
started to attend to his customers. He
seemed nervous, however, and finally
excused himself in the midst of filling
an order and called up the same num
ber on the telephone again.
"Sell my tomcat at the market," he
said as soon as he had some one at the
other end.
Then he returned to his customer
.ti. . ti.
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porter wonutred whaf the druggist
meant by this strange conversation un
til it was explained by a Wall, street
speculator. "Tomcat." it seems, is a
pet name among brokers for Tennessee
Coal and Iron stock. "Spinach" is the
familiar name for Southern Pacific.
The druggist had evidently bought
"tomcat" low, and his excitement was
caused by his eagerness to "take prof
its." These are not the only stocks that
have pet names In "the street." Peo
ple's Gas of Chicago is known as "Post
office," and Brooklyn Unpid Transit la
known among many as "Little Manhat
tan." The names are not the same in
all brokers' offices. The jargon ena
bles customers to give orders over the
telephone to ttielr brokers with a cer
tain amount of secrecy. The practice
is as old as "the market." New York
Mall and Express.
John X.. Sullivan' Brawn.
Some eminent tragedians were once,
quizzing John L. Sullivan, then in his
heyday. Said one of theme
"Say, John, why don't you try the le
gitimate? Look at Muldoon. He has
played tbe-wrestler until he Is as' well
known in connection with Shakespeare
as he is on the mat."
John looked thoughtful for a moment
and then growled:
"Say, do you think I could do It?"
"Why, sure. Play 'The Gladiator.'
Just the piece for you."
Once agaiu John thought awhile and
then said: '
"Say, that's a good Idea. I think I'fce
got a good scheme to work with It too."
"What is it John?'
"Why, I'd have a real solid Iron
arena. I'd come into the arena and
holler, "Bring out your wild oxP See?
Then I'd have 'em bring in a live bull.
I'd wseslle round the ring with It until
I got a good hold on Its horns, and then
I'd slowly twist it down and break Its
neck. Then I'd put my foot on Its neck
and say, 'Behold the Invincible, yours
truly, John L. Sullivan,' champion of
the world r I'd kill a real live bull for
'em every night How do you think
that'dhit'emr
"Great! But great Scott John! Can
you kill a bull like that?"
"Huh! Can, I? Come out to the
slaughter bouse and see me do it"
Kansas City Independent
That Tired Keellnff. , 1
"There's no doubt about. It" Bays a
prominent vegetarian, "that for endur
ance, for bard Work, vegetarianism is
the only thing. Do you know, why t It
Is because in vegetables you eat no
tiredness. 'In meat or fish or poultry
you eat a great deal of. tiredness,' and
that is why the meat veater after a
hearty meal feels lazy and heavy and
disinclined to Work, He has absorbed
with bis meat a great quantity of uric
add. sod the definition of uric acid has
been given by an eminent scientist as
the. 'essence of tiredness. He who tats
only vegetables Is never, tired after a
meal nevervvh'.-.3-'.: ;.v'Vi ''. -.' '- .
'yt'JTi Tail.-:-- ;'--.'';V. " -.If
you want knowledge, you must toll
for it; If food, you must toll for It and
if pleasure you must toll for It - Toil Is
the. law. " Pleasure comes through toll
and. not by , self Indulgence and indo
lence. When a man gets to love work,
bis life is a happy cne. v ;
' Hardest Tale of tha Oaf. ''
I 'Hanluppe I, always do my hardest
work before breakfast.1 - "r " s
Borrdwell What's that? 7 V; :
Harduppe Cettlng It. Philadelphia
Record. r ., . ' , . - -
. 'f - : r Limited. :"
"Great? Scott and the Lank has gone
up for $."on.OO0T l or now. much are
the directors responsible?"
: ."Only Jof T" the failure." Denver
News.
MISPLACED SWEETNESS.
Mamma Suffered 00 Account of Iler
Son' LovemaUlnu.
She was pouring at a tea that after
noon, and she looked unusually be
witching. He was sitting at her left
In a bower of palms that almost con
cealed him. He was holding one of her
bands under cover- of the tablecloth,
while she tried to pour with the other.
She did not look at him as be talked.
but he knew by her color and the little
quiver of the hand he was holding that
she heard everything he said.
"Dearest." he murmured as she sent
onefup off without a spoon and anoth
er filled only with whipped cream,
"dearest, if you don't mind my saying
all this to you. just drop a spoon.
Couldn't j'ou manage itT'
A clatter of silver and more color in
the girl's face as, In stooping to pick
up the spoon, he kissed her hand. Spur
red by this success, he went on, "Dear
est, if if you return it that is, if you
love me, you know just put three
lumps of sugar into the next cup you
pour 'y-e-s' or. if you don't two. to
spell 'no.' "
One, two, three! The tiny cup was
almost full, but in her haste to hide
her confession she covered the three
lumps hastily with chocolate and cream
and sent them off.
He asked his mother, as they drove
home that night if she bad enjoyed
herself..
"Ugh! No!" was ber disgusted re
ply. "Such horrible stuff to drink as
they gave one! Why, my cup was half
full of sugar!" M. S. Holbrook in
Smart Set
"Sometblna-In-ft"-Um.
Did you ever notice how many per
sons there are In the world who can be
induced to admit there "is something
in it?" Doesn't make any difference
what it is. The most Of the folks will
sputter disbelief for awhile and then
when some sudden recollection strikes
them or you get some (argument in un
der the solar plexus they will grud
ingly admit that there's something
queer about It or something we don't
understand or generally "something in
ft"
The members for the society of psy
chical research, the spiritualist doctor,
the medium, the Christian Scientist
and some of the rest of the folks will
explain to you just what "is In it" ac
cording as they practice the cult. For
the rest of us Jthe vague notion that
there Is something somewhere some
how, that we do not understand, must
needs sufflce. Lewlston Journal.
To Pnnlah Johnny.
Francis Parkman, the historian, bad
a Mosaic idea of Justice. A friend met
him one day walking along the street
leading a street boy with either hand.
"What In the world are you doing.
Parkman?" asked his friend.. "I found
that Johnny here Bad eaten all of the
apple instead of dividing with his little
brother. I am going to buy another for
the younger boy and make Johnny
watch him while he eats It"
The Best Pmorlptloa ftr Chilli
tad rw b bottU of GBorB Taitbijms Chill
Tonic. It is simply iroa and quinio ia m tai tries
on. No cr no pay. Pries, an
EnslUb) Peers Cant Vote.
Disfranchisement Is one of the pecul
iar disabilities under which a peer of
the realm suffers. Lord Salisbury once
attempted to secure a vote for Hert
ford and Middlesex, but the revising
barrister at Hatfield refused the claim
on the ground that time bad given the
disability the character of law and that
peers by the law of parliament neces
sary for the dignity and freedom of the
two houses were not permitted to vote
for members of the bouse of commons.
Lord Salisbury took the case to the ap
peal court but as. be could quote "nei
ther precedent nor authority" be was
obliged to go back to Hatfield without
ils.vote. London Chronicle. "
.V'V-'-' i Desrlnnin Early, ,
I fhal) I have' to get married when I
gronp?" asked little Flossie one day
of ier mother.-' , . -
v?Jut as you4 please, dear," answered
ber mother, with a smile. "Most women,
do, however." :' .-' r
: TTes; I suppose so," continued-the lit
tle girl musingly, "and I think. Td bet
ter start and look out for a husband
now. -They say that Aunt 7 Jane has
been at it for 20 years and hasn't
caught one yet"Exchaage. -. -
A piece of flannel dampened with Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and bound to the
affected parts is superior to any plaster.
nen troubled with lams back or Dai no
in the side or chest, give it a trial and
you ar certain to b more than plaed
wnn tne prompt rwJifi wnicn it affords.
Pain Balm also cures' rheumaticm. One
application gives relief. For sale by J.
E. Hood, druggist
THE CHURCHES.
Services will be held at the churches in
Kinwton tomorrow as follows, to which
everybody w invited:
Baptist Church.
No services tomorrow.
Sunday xchool at 9:80 a. m.
B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evening.
Methodist Church.
1 here will probably be services tomor
row. Mr. Shumburger, or some one from
couference, may preach. If so, announce
ment will be made in the Sundav school.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. in.
Epworth League Monday at 8 p. m.
Christian Church.
Services both morning and evening.
11 a. m. subject: "Christian Unity
Its Nwwwity, Nature and True Basis."
7:15 p. m. There will be a special ser
mon to the Christian Woman's Board of
Missions. Public invited.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Presbyterian Church.
Preaching both morning and evening.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Episcopal Church.
Services both moruing and eveninar.
Celebration of the holy communion at
the morning service.
Sunday school at 3 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Services held in the grand jury room.
Tho Chapel.
Preaching tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Prayer meeting every Friday night.
Christian Science.
Services every Sunday niornins: at 11
o'clock in the opera house. '
The Tax on Gifts or Prizes to In-
duoo Purchases.
Communication.
There was a considerable stir anions:
some 01 our merchants j? riaay morning
on account of their attention being called
to Sec. 16 of the revenue act by Sheriff
Jno. C. Wooten.
The section reads as follows: "On any
gift enterprise, or any person or estab
lishment offering any article for sale, and
proposing to present purchasers with
any gift or prize as, an inducement to
- u Mcr 1,. a . - j . t -
The "Carolina Brights'Ms a cigarette
manufactured in Wilson, N. C, by an in
dependent factory managed and con
trolled by home men and capital.
The "Carolina Brights"have proven
to be a good seller and smokers say a
superior cigarette to those manufactured
by the American Tobacco Co. It is said
that the manufacturers of the "Brights"
have been very successful in their enter
prise and have given a very nice employ
ment to many young women in Wilson
as well as to others.
But the American Tobacco Co. could
not long allow this young North Caro
lina enterprise to grow and prosper un
molested. It has had its eye on it for
some time and has resorted to various
methods to stifle it in its infancy. The
latest set forth is the following circular
advertisement being scattered over the
town:
"As good as moneyl For the return
01 uy9 uuk 01 isurnam, tross uut or
Colombia cigarette box fronts," etc.
One of thee circulars came into the
bands of the sheriff, who at once decided
mas me seners 01 ineee cigarettes were
liable for the f 20 tax, as these free pack-
ages 01 cigarettes were guts or prizes
offered to the purchasers as an induce
ment to purchase.
Some of the dealers are kicking, others
say they will not handle more of the
goods nntil this question is settled. The
snerin says ne will refer the matter to
the State authorities and if sustained in
bis view or construction of the law the
tax will have to come.
The sheriff thinks other goods are sold
here which are liable for this tax. such an
Octagon soap, Arbuckle'S coffee, and
various brands of tobacco that offer
prizes af inducements to purchase their
goods.
We are free to sav we believe the sheriff
la correct and that the law is a srood one
the evident intention being to prevent
larger, concerns from using such methods
to a rive out smaller ones.
We trust Sheriff Wooten will be ana.
tained in his interpretation oi the law.
especially for the benefit of the "Carolina
Brights' which, if let alone, will do much
to develop not only Wilson, but all Eas
tern Carolina, and enebnraire the estab
lishment of more independent factories
and thereby cause comnetition In the nnr-
cbase of tobacco, enabling the farmers to
gei oeiter prices lor tne weed. ) '
Te Cirs a Csld li On Day
1 sk ' LjuuTira Bioao Otoroq Tinm. al
turtt raltutd th Bony li it imik to nr. K W
Qiwrt Wf.nta k am rcn bos fc , ' -
Gen; Eagan, of embalmed beef no to-
riety.'was restored to duty Thursday
and immediately after Was placed on the
retired list of the army! The vacancy
thus created will enable the president to
carry out his purpose of appointing CoL
John F. Weston, assistant commissary
general of subsistence, to be commissary
general. - ; . - , .
" White's Black - liniment. " It cures
Sciatica, Rheumatism ? and , Neuralgia,
A 25c bottle for 15c J. E. Uoon
STATE HEWS.
Interesting North Carolina Item
In Condensed Form.
The State Ixmrd of agriculture increas
ed the eomuiinMoiier'K salary to $2,000.
Gov. ltuxrrt-11 ho pardoned Sam Red
fern, the oldest convict iu the peniten
tiary. Tlie Stale ban chartei-ed the Washing
ton kniitinir mill, at Washington, capital
8,000, S. T. Nichoinou principal stock
holder. The Srate treiiMi vr reports receipts for
last yar weref 1, 545, 717, disbursements
$1,600,033; receipts for this year $1,
618,003. disbuiwiiiits $l,6-i7,42-t.
The Methodist cor.fert-nce at Newbern
panned a resolution favoring threstablUh
iuwit of a refoi niatory alhl Dr. T. N.Ivey
was appointed to prqweut it to the legis
lature. VVikewboro Chronicle: Mr. A. W.
Waifh, f Klk towiidnp, has u big gob
bier that is u good one. Ttiisold gobbler
this liist Kinnuier sbc on 11 wt of turkey
eggs, hatcned tne in out aud rained them.
Greenville Itv fleeter: Mr. J. J. Nobles
tells us a colored tenant on his place this
year cultivated a one-horse crop, and
raised 18 utiles of cotton, 100 barrels
of corn, besides his smaller crops and
forage.
Cards are out aunounc ngthe marriage
of Dr. Joseph P. Wuiuhad, of Rockv
Mount, aud Miss At a Blanche Cocart.
of Winston. Tin c vpl will take a
bridal trip to Florida and will be at
home in Rocky Mount utter January 1st.
Greensboro Telegram: O. W. Carr &
Co. today received a telegram from Mt.
Airy announcing the loss last night by
fire of the tobacco warehouse belonging
to Mr. Daniel Marion. No particulars
are obtainable, further than in addition
to the warehouse a general merchandise
store was damaged.
Salisbury Truth-Index: LastSaturdav
Thomas Miller, who lived on Dr. Cowan s
place near 8alisbury, and Joe Coon, who
lived on Mr. C. T. BVrnbardt's farm, were
examining a pistol. Suddenly there was
an explosion and a bullet plowed its way
through Miller's brain, killing him in
stantly,- Coon immediately fled aud has
not been apprehended.
William R. Burnett, who had. bean
eluding the Federal officers for a year
or more, has beeu captured in Hay wood
county. He was wanted for illicit dis
tilling and shooting Deputy Marshal R.
T.Morris. Burnett is a desperate char
acter and bad sworn that he would
never be taken alive, hie was captured
by Dr. J. F. Abel, of Clyde, who will
receive a reward of $300 offered by the
government.
Charlotte Observer: Cant. James A.
Johnston, who is something of a geol
ogist, returned yesterday from an ex
tended visit toCheraw.S.C, where he has
been investigating the beds of water-
washed rock. Uapt. Johnston, by the
way, advances the theory that ages ago
the shore of the ocean was but a few
miles east of Wadesboro. From a bill
near that town, well defined strata that
looks like a shore hue can be seen. It is
a fact well known to all travelers on the
Carolina Central that the Ydkin river
divides the yellow water of the west
from the black water oi the eastthe
clay hills front the sand hills.
On Thursday the State sold the White
Oak Swamp lands in Jones and Onslow
counties to Mr. 8. W. Isler, of Goldsboro,
for an eastern syndicate. There are
224,561 acre and the price sold at is
$1,500 cash aud $25,000 on time pay
ments. ThlHland was granted by the
State in 1794 to David Allison. In 1799
the estate was sold for taxes, and deeded
to the governor of the State. Ia 1840
the heirs of David Allison conveyed the
land to Madison Tedder, and in . 1898
this title to the land came in to possession
of Chas. Vedder, who instituted suits
against the State board. The suits were
never tried aud Mr. Vedder aud his wife
join in' the deed made Tuesday to Isler,
trustee. The State and Mr. Vedder have
made frequent efforts to dispose of the
land, bat on account of the claim on
both titien, this could not be done. It
is said the price paid is an adequate one:
Bobtt Chill Pills are the best.
Cokt Us thaa
any otb dull and favar remedy, aad ibey an guar-utkta-
to lots cr oarsnoay baik. fnc aw Bar
bottla Droegiita. '
Six thousand Dutchmen attended the
Afrikander congress near Worcester, Cape
Colony, Thursday, They wil petition 1
for autonomy Jur . the republics. They.
were surrounded by Bntistt troops,, The
Afrikanders ridicule the idea of trouble.
They say they can surely air their griev
ances without resortiig Vi '.violence.
They are greatly incensed at the posting -of
guns in . positions commanding" the
meeting. ; ; -.-' v.; v ; .
No one can reawmablr hooe for cood
health unless hia bowels move once each'
day. When this is not attended to.' dis
orders of the .stomach arie, biliousness.
headache, dyspepsia ud ttueeeoon foU-
low. ' If you wish to avoid 1ks ailments
kp your ; bowel', tvtfulnr hy, taking
Chamberia'n'n stumis-b and Liver Tab
leia when leuired. They areoeaeyto
take and nida and genu jn ffct. For
sale by J. E. llood, druggist,
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