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' If a J A J . Sri' l'VtM 4 i; ft S '.til? TlfivEVENlSe: :lFiEE PUBLISHED E2ZBRV HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, . Vol IV-No. 242. KINSTON, N. C TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1902. Price Two Cents. V - . . i - . . : t r STATE HEW-8. Interesting; North Carolina Itema In Condensed Form. The bulletin of the 8tate board of health cores the county superintendent of health of Wilson, who, It says, persists In calling smallpox "chicken pox' in the face of a contrary opinion expressed by tne State maiipox inspectors ana leading pnysi clans. Durham Herald: Borne people charge that the governor runs too much to edu cation, bnt If he can arouse the people of the State to the importance of this mat ter be will nave accomplished mors last ing good than , any hall dozen, ol nis predecessors. Bynum ft Bynum, lawyers of Greens boro, have attached money In a bank at Greensboro for their fee for defending the gold brick swindlers. It is understood that Mrs. Howard, wife of the leader of the trio, deposited f 5,000 to the credit of Gllmore, the Chicago lawyer, who re fuses to pay Jus associate counsel. Durham Sun: No trace whatever has been found of the body of Conductor Whitaker, Jr., who was knocked into the river and drowned at Bensen's sta- .Inn n ,hm fMrmtrmaH and CiMn rpftj Sunday night, and it is thought that the body and also .that of Baggagemaster Thompson were swept down the river. - It is reported that the epidemic among the horses in Swan Quarter continues and as nearly as bad as when the mos quito was doing his work. State Veteri narian, Dr. Tait Butler, says the trouble Is located in the bratn. It attacks horses . very suddenly and unless a remedy is round Hyde county will lose ail its norses, - Winston Sentinel: Mr. J . G. Neal, who set fire to his own residence, at Meadows; ' Stokes county, two weeks ago, died In jail atDanbury last Saturday night. : He bad been afflicted with epilepsy from his ' youth np, and after being placed in Jail, for safe keeping, he gradually grew worse until bis ' death. His age was SSysari.. Mr. Neal had been violently Insane for a lew weeks . , t Clarkton Express: Just because, your children do not want to go to school Is no reason why they should stay at home, Send them whether they want to go or not and when they become men and wo men they will rise up ' and eau you blessed, while if they are allowed to erow t up in ignorance they will look back over their pass lives wltn regret at the time , they wasted when they might have been . getting an education. , " Gastonla Gaaette: Mrs Boxanna Mc- . Cready, who Is herself about 77 Tears of age, nas a nen tnat is pert .ana lively at 18 rears of age, - Polly Is the hen's name and she is of the Wyandotte' breed. She . has been laying eggs and raising little chickens ever 1 since she first began ' the business In her young days until two years ago, when she decided to lay aside family cares. She continued to lay eggs, however, and made a good record in this ' line last summer. At one time she raised brood of 32 little ones. Poly is lust as perky as the younger hens, and among tnem would never ne singled one lor tne ancient dame sue ,. :: ";.v Wireless Mnmimi : . Norfolk, Ta.r Jan. 6. Profs. Thiessen and Plckells, of the weather bureau wire lees telegraphy staff, passed through to day rom uape Henry to itoanoxe island, If. C, to further experiment It was learned that messages were on Saturday successfully sent by the wireless system from Cape Henry to Manteo, N. C, a die tance of nearly 800 miles. . . ; . DeSTWtnn; la'tiera" Fr itir HU-.':. .:. A lady 'iiviug'UM ilia u a ilay'i Jmr ney from NVw; York hint ili vurlonHy the other 'day to uiak rortalu cairuks: tlons In order Io nh; bow large a ku t of her property she vrould hare bad l sacrifice bad she granted all the re quests made for money within a period of 42 days. ' She kept all the beffging :. letters received during that time, add-J cd togetlrer the , amounts they asked for and then discovered that had she granted each individual request for money she would, have disbursed fl.- C00, 000. And. this, be it remembered, la a short period of six weeka-Har pet Basar.' j . ,Onr Blm-4raa. , The largest projectile for the 13 Inch the largest gun mounted on tbe war " ships of the United States nary, Is SH feet Ions , and .weighs 1,109 pounds. The projectile- travels 0 feet before It leaves the muzzle of the gun, and tn that distance 1 set-revolving at the speed of 75 revolution per second. The rifling inside of the gun consists of 2 spiral grooves, cut one-twentieth of an IncH deep at tbe bore. r r . , ; Paaetarea. Sprocket Had my tire- punctured tils tnornln?. Crocket You don't say sol How did it happen? Sprocket niJing In a stratce coun try and ran against tbe forks of a road. HAIR OF THE SLOTH. . . . ... It Is Gr I Color and Tor a Pe culiar Reason. , It Is a very curious fact that certain plants grow and thrive on tbe hair of sloths. Apart from its extremely coarse and brittle nature, the most striking peculiarity of the outer bait, of the sloth is Its more or less decidedly green tinge. Now, green is a very rare color among mammals, and there ought, therefore, to be some special reason for Its development in the sloth, and. as a matter of fact, the means by which this coloration Is produced is one or the most marvelous phenomena in tbe iwhole animal kingdom, so marvelous, indeed, that it Is at first almost Impos sible to believe that it is true. - The object of this peculiar type of coloration is. of course, to assimilate the animal to its leafy surroundings and thus to render it as inconspicuous as possible, and when banging In its usual position from the underside of a bough Its long, coarse and green tinged hair is stated to render the sloth almost indistinguishable from the bunches of gray green lichens among which it dwells. In the outer sheath of the hairs of tbe al there are a num lwr of transverse cracks, and In these cracks grows a primitive type of plant namely, a one celled alga. And for the benefit of nonbotanlcal readers it may be well to mention here that algte. among which seaweeds are Included, form a group of flowerless plants related on tbe one band to tbe fungi and on the other to the lichens. In the moist tropical forests forming the home of the sloths tbe nigra In tbe cracks of their hairs grow readily and thus communicate- to the entire coat that general green tint which,' as al ready, said. Is reported ta, render tnem almost indistinguishable from tbe clus ters of lichen among which they bang suspended. Knowledge, . ,i ; ; v.... . ...... -- p yffi TH E FATEOFjCORONETS. Lord Broaabam Became O. W CkiUU' Fruit Olah. Peers and their coronets are soon parted wbn the ceremonial use has been served. Tue rote or one corouei is told by a correspondent of M. A. P. He writes: ? When 1 was staying sonw years ago In Philadelphia wrtb G. W, Childs, the well known proprietor ef The Ledger newspoper there. I noticed at dinner one evening a peculiarly shap ed gilt stand used as 'a , support for a china dlsll contnlnlng grapes. My host, observing that I was scanning it rather closely, said: 'Oh. that Is the coronet Lord Brougham ! wore at the queen's coronation. I have taken out the vel vet cap and turned It upside down. The golden balls form' excellent feet, and it makes a most ' elegant dish stand.' Which It certainly dldT f But what Is the fate of coronet com. pared with the fate of coronation robes? Ik. large portion of George IY.'s wardrobe, including . tne coronation robes, was put at public auction In the summer of 1S3L There were 120 lots disposed of, and some of the Items are interesting. A pair of fine kid trousers. Of ample dimensions and lined with white satin, was sold for 12 shillings. The sumptuous crimson velvet corona- lion mantle, with silver star, embrold ered with gold, which cost originally. according to tbe auctioneer, 500, was knocked down-for 47 guineas; a richly embroidered' silver tissue coronation waistcoat and trunk hose, 13. The trarnle velvet coronation robe, embroid ered with gold, of which It was said to contain 200 ounces, brought only o3. although It cost bis late majesty 300. An elegant and costly green velvet mantle, lined with ermine of tbe finest quality, presented 1 by the Emperor Alexander to George IV, which eost 1,000 guineas, was sold for 125, ; .3 11 i C ' .'A lmmlav Beaeat. ' A peculiar fate is said te overhang tbe family of jibe late Sir Julian Gold smld. Aa ancestor of bis, so says the legend, once gave shelter to a rabbi, who, at his death, left to him a bequest of a mysterious box, which was on no account tor be . opened until after ' the customary seven days of mourning. If opened before that time, a curse would fan upon the family. " " , ': - Curiosity got the better of euperstl- tloa, and tbe box was opened before the seven days were up. la It was found a document which said that a tbe- injunction of the rabbi bad not been heeded no future owner of the es tate would be succeeded by a son. And such, strangely enough, has been the case ever since. Yon Emv TTlt 70a ara Taking ' WVca tm bk Gtim'i Ttela CliU Toai tx ifuwiff tk&t h m simp y iroa aad faiata ia a GENERAL NEWS. Matter of Interest Condensed into Brief Par&gTapna. Tbe more important schools in Mexi can cities are beginning to teach English In place of Latin and French. This Is because 01 tne demand for the Ena-Usb language by young Mexicans in business lue. : A Hoosier lunatic, George Brumemer, escaped from the asylum in which he had been eonflned, and) getting Into a fight, received a sharp blow on the head. Tbe immediate result was his complete re covery 01 nis mmd. It is reported that there are 300 cases 01 smallpox under treatment at Knox ville, Tenn., and .that the disease is spreading at an alarming rate. The ept demic, it Is stated, was started by a jack rabbit. The Jack rabbit died Saturday aiternoon. According to tbe naval register for the New Tear, Uncle Sam basnow afloat and available for service 225 war vessels of all sorts, with no less than sixty in pro cess of construction. Of tbe latter eight are battleships, six are armored cruisers and nine are first class protected cruis ers. .- U ( . v.'.;' The estimate of Mr. Roberts, director of the mint, on tbe-production ol gold and silver in the United States during the calendar year 1001, indicates only a slight gain over the preceding year. The total number of ounces of fine gold pro duced is shown to nave been a,oo,57o, of tbe value of 180,218,800. The num ber of fine ounces of silver produced was 59,653,788, having a commercial value of 185,792,200. The production of gold in flonn uurouna was f od,wu. A disoatch from Waahihirton. D. C. says: Ths Southern Railway bas taken the following action in the matter of nauung private cars: "The car and party passes, annnal or trip; issued by the eompany. will be : restricted to rail way ofneers activt in the management of railway pro oertsatd parties accomoan- lngthem, or the immediate families of said ofQcers. .For the transportation of private cars otherwise occupied, a min imum of .eighteen fares, with one first class fare for each additional occupant, will be required." It is understood that similar -reflations have .been adonted commonly by the lines south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east 01 the Mis sissippi river, - Belmont Oppeaed. . New York. Jan. 7. A special election ia being held today in the Seventh congres sional district to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Nich olas Muller. Perry Belmont and Coun cilman Joseph O'Urady have been nomi nated by opposing wings of the Demo cratic party, and aa a consequence of the split the Republicans entertain strong nopes 01 winning with their candidate, Montague Lesser. 1 bekhing. sour stomach, or if yon feel dull after eatinir. try Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at J, E. Hood's drugstore. ,, . Opeiiajfloase One Night Only, Wednesday, Jan. 15. 1 1 ' 1 Ths Great Show cf the Day I , THK OllGIHAL AND OHLY Barlow and - Wilson's Greater New York DlfJSTBEliS 16 Skillful Dancers, 10, Cultured Singers. 10 Pickaninnies. ; ' ia Specialties. 10 Solo Orchestra. t 21 Grand Hilitaxy Band. The Swell Parade ' of the ' Minstrel World. Zzzii ctilr zt Cr.; C D. Stockholders' Mesting Notice is hereby eiven that the stockholders of the Kinston Mantel Company will hold their regular annual meeting in the office of the Citizens' Savings Bank on Tuesday night, Jan, 7th, 19C2, at 7 o'clock. A full attendance is especially requested, either in person or by proxy. C. W. BLANCH ARD, President Christmas of 1901 is gone forever, but we have a few nice gifts suit able for New Year Presents which we are selling at cost. See them. Respectfully, " J. E. HOOD. Garnet Month. : For January the birthstone is (he brilliant garnet. By ber whon this month is born i No gems save carpets should be ' won. ' -I They will insure ber constancy, True friendship and fidelity. We have this precious stone in different settings. t Besides we have other pre-, clous stones for those who do not care for the flaming gar get. . , -(-. not jxwsxxK, KINSTON, M.-0, in Vour Choice I of Any V TIE i! the I House ' : ft U . . . J. . : tor 0 . at J) The CommcPGial. A new betel la the o!4 HUI Bailey. THE COMMERCIAL (fonaarly Hott BaiUy.) Rooms comfortable and well furnmhed Cusfn. lha best. Transwnt patrons are especmlly solicited. For the convenience of ume free 'bus from A. C. L. depot. MORRILL ft HARGRAVK, Prop'rs, Kton, N. C. - Reductions in Drj7 Qoods and Milliner. J. M. STEPHENSON. ... MaTOpp. Moyor. Office. 1 Drink at the Onyx Fountain, A Great Shipment cf , Ledgers, Day Books, . Journals arid V Small Memorandums. ! Direct from the Manufacturers" TemlD-MosSlGO.; Phone 50. Brick Block. & 00000000000000000000000000 Mthe Boys Extra Quality Warm. v - v t, i . H 0 For BOYS, . 1 ' . un vmt V Regular price.' $1100. cicm turav rx cart, ray. c 4feeeevvtfeteee Cer.Cietaaa4 Carrs3lts. rksasll.
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