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PUBLISHED EyERY3KFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDHY, VoL IV-No. 259. KINSTON, N. 0., MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1902. Price Two Cents. GENERAL NEWS. Matters of Interest Oondenadinto Brief Psuacrrapha. George DIxod, the colored pugilist, was knocked out in nine rounds by Eddie Lenny at Baltimore Friday night. Fire at Winona, Mies., Friday de stroyed six brick buildings. Total loea 950,000; Insurance f 30,000. , The whole business part oi the town was threat ened at one time. The department of state at Washing eon has concluded negotiations with the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany for the movement by special train of Prince Henry of Prussia and suite dur ing the visit to the United States. A naval retiring board has declined to recommend the retirement of Capt. JUchmond P. Hobson. Be claimed his eyes were effected. The physicians who examined him found that his eyes were not permanently injured and refused to recommend his retirement. The senate committee on the judiciary lias authorised a favorable report on Sen tor Hoar's Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, giving congress the power to designate some one to act as presi dent in case of the disability of both the president and the vice president. Plans for the consolidation of the .GIu eoee Sugar Refining company, the Na tional Starch company ana several out side plants have made such progress that large stockholders in the glucose concern save been asked to sign an agreement that they will participate in the deal The capital stock of the new company trill be seven million dollars. The mystery of the murder of Million air Cooper at St. Louis, Mo., has been cleared up. Saturday morning Wm. A. ' Strother, the negro attendant at the Mtn nouse wnere line crime wm cum mltted, cried ont to Chief of Detectives Desmond: "Yee, I, killed him; I killed sim with the stone sledge hammer so I could rob him." The horrible murder oc enrred Monday night. t A dispatch from Pretoria announces that Lord Kitchener has authorised Gen. Ylloner. a surrendered burgher, to raise an additional Boer corps of 1,600 men. Gen. Vlloner has written a letter to Ex Presldent Steyn, warning the latter of sis intention to form such a corps and adding that the Boers In the concentra tion camps are tired of the useless strag gle and are determined to help the British end it T VV s?v ' An inquest was held Saturday ever the remains of the miners killed In the Lost Creek coal mine in Iowa by the dust explosion Friday. The verdict was to the effect that men came to their death as a result of an explosion caused by a shot, fired by a miner named Andy Pash, one of those kilted f Twenty-one bodies were taken from the mine Saturday, and one death occurred among the injured, making the total dead twenty-two. Fire early Saturday morning at Mo bile, Ala., in the wholesale district de stroyed property to the value of f 300, OOO and caused the death of Richard H. Yidmer, a leading society man of Mobile, and Bat Thomas, a negro laborer from Mew Orleans. Three firemen were injured, two slightly and one painfully. Mr. Tidmer and Thomas were assisting the . firemen In subduing the flames and were caught. by falling walls. - Mr. Vldmer was a prominent Hoo , Hoo and . was once vice gerent shark for Alabama. ( : . The Democratic members of the house of representatives met In caucus In the nauoitne nouse as o ociocs x nuaj evening, and after a short but spirited contest adopted resolutions declaring that they were without power 'to pro mulgate a platform of principles for the party owing to the binding character of the party platform heretofore regularly made at a national convention. The caucus also - adopted : the ' following: "Resolved, that the territories of An son a, Oklahoma and New Mexico are entitled to statehood and should be ad mitted to the union on equal footing with the balance of the states, and we pledge the support of the Democrats In the house of representatives to such a bllL :,-..,'. .-.V- - .V: x'!. The Henderaoa Telephone Compear. Uttktoa Xew-Rportr. J .'r s Mr. F. C. Toepleman, superintendent of the Henderson Telephone company, was in town a few days ago looking alter the Interests of his company. The company bow has double copper metallic circuit, and reaches orf the east and south, Rocky Mount, Tarboro.Grcenville, Wash ington, Klnston, Dover, Trenton. New born, Morebead, Beaufort, and interme diate point. On the west and south, Warren ton, Henderson, Oxford, Durham, Clarksville and Chase City, Va., Frank linton, Louisburg and lUMgh. It now na 1,200 miVs toll line, 23 exchanges, with nearly 3.000 subscribers, and covers a territory occupied by nearly 400,000 feopSe. y . " Mint Tm SmiW Wtta Umri : Cty C'HTti, pnr. eonwtipatloa for. SOawlM. U I-CC.iL.rtjTigii refund kw '7- ' At Rmmi. 'W ' A German professor who is gfven to treat deliberation of speech and, has never been known to Increase Its speed nnder the most compelling circum stances bad an amusing experience in a restaurant not long ago. ' The waiter had brought him raw oys ters, and, to his dismay, he saw that the professor bad apparently no inten tion of tasting them. . "I cannot eat these oysters," said the German slowly, without raising his eyes to the anxious waiter. The man seized the plate and,, bore it ont of sight in an Instant He was a new waiter, and It was with much trepida tion that he laid the second supply of oysters before this discriminating pa tron. "I cannot eat these oysters," said the professor after one glance, at the plate which had been set before him. "I I think you'd find them all right sir," faltered the waiter. "I , don't think there's anything wrong about them, sir." He looked miserable, hav ing been' told that the German was a frequent and valued patron of the res taurant and must be well and quickly served. "I cannot eat these oysters," an nounced the professor for the third time, with tho calmness of chorus In a tragedy, "because as yet you have fur nished me no forli." Youth's Companion. I The Public Taste. I Several kind Workers pooled their J Efforts to insure the Waifs a happy Holiday. Tln-y rounded up the little Hickeys nt a Mission and. gave them a i Free Show. Every Swipes In the Place was a Monday Night Gallery God, so the Church Talent was going against a knowing Proposition. A pale young Man with amber Fire Escapes sprang a Hue of Parlor Magic ' that would have queered even a Sup per ; Show. The ' Bunch advised him to back off the Dump. When a Young Lady with Glasses tackled "Stabat Mater" on the Violin they broke her up with Cat Calls and told her to tear off some Rag Time. TThey bleated at the Amateur Elocutionist and acted Rowdy when a Stout Woman got up to read a Fairy Tale from Hans Chris tian I Andersen. ; Then c they began to yell for Mulligan and Hicks to 'come on and save the Show. Whereupon I two pug faced Kids came forward and 1 did a Hottentot 8ong and Dance with a Buck and Wing finish that killed them dead. ', , ", . , . - MoraL-rThe Waifs cannot be expected to lift themselves many Notches above the Public Taste.-New York Herald. f A Teatlatoalal Warta Bavlac. An Inventor, having produced a won derful hair Invigorating fluid, sent a case of bottles to a bald editor, with a request for a testimonial. He got It in these terms: ; A little applied to the Inkstand has given it a coat of bristles, making a i splendid penwiper at a small cost We applied the lather to a twopenny nail, and the nail is now the handsomest having brush yon j! ever ; saw, , with beautiful, soft hair growing from the end of it some five or six inches In length. v-';; ' 'X ;?:''! ' '; 5 "Applied to doorsteps, it does away with the use of a mat; applied to the floor, It will cause to grow therefrom hair sufficient for a brussels carpet A little weak lather sprinkled over a shed makes it impervious to the wind, rain or cold. It is good to put inside chil dren's cradles, sprinkle on the road side or anywhere that luxurious grass Is wanted for use or ornament It pro duces the-effect in ten minutes." Col lier's Weekly. - H;'v'-.;-.;i';:-;. f , ,'. , XtrluwLMu Waafc, Bt Hevar TTla. Great attention Is given In most of the African tribes to the care. of the body. ' The teeth are cleansed with a stick which has been chewed ' into a kind of ; brush. ; The hands are washed frequently, not by turning and twisting and .rubbing them together one within the other, as with us, bnt by straight up and down rubbing, such as is given to the other limbs. This manner of washing is so charac teristic that an African might be dis tinguished by It from a European with out reference to the color. The sun ie tbeit only towel. V - ? Waere It Dfdat Coast. "Do you really think It paid to give loth all this education?" asked Farm er CorntosscL "Course I do." answered the fond mother. "It's wuth money to know better u to say "crops sre bsd lnst;d e crcps Is bad.'" " . , "Well. If you My so. I reckon it's sll right But 1 can't say ss I see bow It kin make nv difference la tbe crept." BONO OF THE TREE TOP. Hy love to th wind, and his hurt Is miae. Her under the midnlcht sky W deep, and we draun In the atarllt glass:': ad waka to tbaeea bird's err. 1 When the day come back and tba aUa anfsrl At bine billow fluff into foam, , Wa laugh in delight at the hnrricaM'a flight And kia when the ahipa eome horn. -Bertwrt Bandall In Connecticut lfagastaa. UPSET BY AN UMBRELLA. It Cams Vrrr Haadr, t lta Tkra ( Mea Mlaerable. "Talking about stealing umbrellas," said a New Orleans business man. "I bad a whimsical experience last week. One afternoon, when , it was raining, I happened to see a very good umbrella in the hall, and well, ( annexed it, or rather I established a protectorate, in tending to return it before night to the gentleman in the adjoining office, who. I supposed of coarse, rwa the owner. "But somehow ox ptbr I didn't, and for . several days I dodged him in and ont of the building, feeling particularly uncomfortable and guilty. Finally be dropped in and. seeing the umbrella in the front office, walked! off with it I witnessed the incident unobserved from the rear room and naturally said noth ing Next day we encountered in the elevator, and he handed me. the um brella. ; , "Here's your parachute,' he said. I'll have to own up that I appropriated it yesterday, bnt it was raining, and the temptation was too strong for my inoraja.' "I took it rather gingerly and re frained from offering any explanation. That afternoon I set it just outside my door and had tbe satisfaction of seeing it disappear under the rm of an archi tect who Is a prominent member of my church and generally regarded as a very moral man. Since then he has had pressing business whenever I hove into sight and I infer thst he is suffering a duplicate of the pangs recently experi enced by myself and taf neighbor. The fellow who originally left it hasn't turned up. so I suppose that he, too, i a member of-the robber band." New Orleans Times-Democrat : Saw Haw It Worfcea, - A scientific demonstration which caused some amusement is described in a recent number of The Criterion: "A certain physician had a large Toepler Holts machine which gave a spark like a young streak of lightning. His wife was much interested in it and watched the doctor manipulate it until she fan cied herself master of , the apparatus One day a party of friends called when the doctor was out and the good wife seized ' the opportunity of paralysing them with her knowledge of science. 'She was a very dignified woman oi portly presence, and.; after leading them into tbe office, she began her explana-i tion with all the hnpressiveness of s lecturer: . She spoke briefly of the pre liminary manipulation of the machine And then,' she said, laying her hand upon one connection, 'the electricity goes from here to here; whereupon an angry white spark leaped out from the brass ball indicated with a report Jikf a horsa pistol and smote her upon tbt extended finger, causing "her to sit upon the floor with a violence that shook the window panes. . , "The guests stood around in expectant attitudes, looking at their fallen hostesc in pardonable surprise.; Only for a mo ment did that capable womab'1 leave them in doubt. 'There I said ' she. it tbe most matter of fact manner, at though events had simply followed the usual' coursa 'Yon see how' it works Now let's go into the garden and lool at the chrysanthemums. ' '" '; ;Te Karllet Clears. The : earliest mention of cigars in English occurs In a book dated 1735. A traveler In Spanish America named Cockburn, whose narrative was pub lished la that year, describes how he met three friars at Nicaragua, who. he says, "gave us some seegars to smoke; these are Leaves of Tobacco rolled up in such Manner that they serve both for a Pipe and Tobacco It self: tney know no ether way here, for there Is no such Thing as a Tobacco Pipe throughout New Spain." Child Worth Millions. "My child is worth minions to me," say Mrs. Mary Bird, of Harrisburg, Pa., "yet I would have lost her by croup had I not purchased a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure." One Minute Cough Cure is a are curs forcoughsjeroup and throat and lung troubles. An absolutely sife cough care which acts Immediately. : The youngest child can take it with entire saiety. Tbe Lttl ones like tbe taste and r me tuber how often it he.'ped them. Every fauilly should have a bottle of One llicute Con zh Curs bany. At this saoa rFpM" It may be needed sud denly. J. 11 Hood. . , . Nt aa Short Hair. Homer wrote of the long haired Greeks by way of honorable distinc tion. Subsequently the Athenian cav alry and all Lacedaemonian soldiery wore long hair. The Parthlans and an cient Persians wore long, flowing hair. The Franks and ancient Teutons con sidered long hair a mark of high birth. The Goths looked on long hair as a mark of honor and on short hair as a mark of thraldom. 80 did tbe Gauls, for which reason Julius Caesar, when he subdued them, obliged them to cut their hair short In token of submission. In England Judges, the speaker of the house of commons and at one time the bishops wore long hair, while crim inals and paupers wore short hair. On the other band, Jewish priests during their time of service had their hair cut once a fortnight and Roman slaves wore their hair and beard long, but shaved their beads when manumitted. Sailors who escaped from shipwreck shaved their beads as If manumitted from the sea. In Ezeklel v. 1, there Is mention of a "barber's rasor," with In. structions to "thou, son of man. take thee a barber's razor and cause It to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard." Poetrr aad Hoga. This particular practical wife looks like a dream, but she Is right up to the mark In business. One day just as the frost was on tbe pumpkin be came In. "Darling," he began, "I have Just been thinking this Is a-most memorable day in our lives, both yours and mine. Do you know what It recalls?" "No," she declared. "What! Not remember this particular date?" be asked in horror and reproach. "Oh, surely you must" She said again that she didn't though to oblige him she would if she could, and be bowed bis bead and looked sor rowfully out of the window at the swaying trees loaded with red leaves. "Don't say Itl" he exclaimed. "Don't tell me yon have no recollection of the serious Import of, this day. Think! See how I am impressed by the recollec tion. Surely you recall It" A dawning light spread over her face. "1 believe T do," she cried Joyously. "Yes, it was Just this time we killed bogs last fall." . He gave a hollow groan and left tbe room of his too, too practical wife. It was their wedding anniversary. Louis ville Courier-Journal. The Ueod Bararala. Sheridan, the celebrated playwright, who was no sportsman, baving gone one day on a shooting excursion, ev erything flew before film and bis gun. despite his effort to secure something for his bag.( On his return borne with an empty bag he saw a man. apparent ly a farmer, lookieg at a flock of ducks in a pooh v What will yon jake." said Sheri dan, "for a shot at those ducks?' - The man looked at him with aston ishment. -.' - will half a crown do?" The man nodded and Sheridan gave him the half crown, taking bis shot at the ducks. About half a dozen fell dead. As be was preparing to bag them be said to the man: "I think on the whole I made a good bargain with yon."! ''v. : "V - ' ."Why," said the man," "they're none , mine." '.'V V ' : Raaelaa Peaaaat- Weddlaare. ?A peasant wedding in Russia means a feitiral for the whole village and of ien for tbe young people from neighbor ing villages as well .v? "'v' ' X Weeks before tbe eventful day, the young; girls assemble at tbe borne of the bride to help her sew. Tbe bride groom: comet with his men friends to treat them to nuts and sweets. Appro priate songs are sung, and the bride groom's generosity is put to tbe test One of tbe girls holds out to him a plate, and if be puts down a silver coin they sing him a song full of compli ments, but if be gives copper and is known to be able to afford more mock ery follows. . Tbe whole village is in vited to tbe marriage ceremony, which is performed with all the ancient su perstitious rites and ; solemnities. -Youth' omponlon. . - . . Children Especially Llabltf. r Burns, brusiee and cats, are extremely painful and if neglected often result in blood poisoning. Children are especially Cable to such mishaps because not care ful. A a remedy I Witt's Witch Basel Salve is unequalled Draws out the fire, tops the pain, soon heals the ' wound, Baware of counterfeits. , Burs cure for piles. "De Witt's Witch ' Hasel Balve cured my baby of ecsema after two phy sicians gave her Cp," writes James liock, N. Webster, lad. "The sores were , so bed she soiled two to five dresses a day." J. E. Hood. - STATE NEWS. tatereotlnff North Carolina Itexna In Oondenaed. Form. The executive committee of the North Carolina Teachers' assembly met at Ral eigh Friday- It fixed June 10th as the date of the next assembly, the place to be chosen later. Gov. Aycock has . received many re quests for commutation in the case of the tour men sentenced to hang February 6 th at Asheville for burglary. Some of the letters are from the north. Thus far he has not replied to any of them. Henderson Gold Leaf: Senator Pritch ard showed political honesty and cour age in standing up to Harry Skinner as he did in the fare of strong party opposi tion. And for this he is entitled to the credit of not being without gratitude as most politicians are. After being out all night the jury at Goldsboro, in the case of B. B. Raiford vs. Atlantic Coast Line on Saturday morning rendered a verdict for 12,000 la favor of the plaintiff. Counsel for the de fendant has appealed and the case will go to the supreme court. Wilmington Messenger: North Caro lina is credited with having increased her manufacturing productions from $40, 375,450 in 1800, to f 94,919,668. This is "pretty steep," if the flgures may be trusted. It is an increase of 135 per cent, while the total average rate in the south showed but 59.9 increase. The Raleigh Times says that a burglar visited three homes in Raleigh Friday night and in each instance went into rooms without waking the sleepers and carried off all the money which could be found. Yet after burglarizing three houses he got only about twelve dollars. 80 far no trace of the criminal has been found. ? Charlotte Observer: King Severs, the negro man who took ateaspoonful of cal omel at tbe advice of a neighbor, as noted in Tuesday's Observer, is dead and bur ied. His death occurred at 10 o'clock Wednesday night at his home on E. Sixth street. , He was burled Thursday and the neighbor who had prescribed for him was in the funeral procession. Greensboro Telegram: Hon. Cy Wat son has been talking in a sort of unde cided way about his being a candidate for the senate to succeed Senator Pritch ard, but lately he has thrown all reserva tions to tbe winds and come out without any qualifications whatever. "Yes, sir," he ea d this morning to a Telegram re porter, "I will be a candidate." Wilminaton Star: The smallpox situ ation In Dupliu and Pampxon tia takn a rather ridiculous turu. It seems that Warsaw htd quarantined anhiHt tbe town of Cliuton, aud jenterday a )rum mr an Englisman wbo wan not fa miliar with tbe way Anu-rican do things, came over from the latter place and was Immediately arrested and fined ten dol lars. He refused to py and was mot to Kenansville to jail. , KenansviJle refused to receive him and returned bioi to War saw. , ft-fore he was well on his way the authorities were called together and quarantined against Warsaw and will not allow the "suspect" to be sent back to jail. The Englishman would not pay his money, tbe authorities would not take his body, and tbe last time be was heard of no one would either take the re sponsibility of taking him or discharging him. ; SEVEN BPRINGS ITEMS. ', " January 24, 1902. The steamboat Goldsboro. was here Friday, Dances and randy pullings seem to be the order of the day. . Our friend ' Mr. Virgil A. Rountree, of Klnston, was on pur streets one day this week. - . - Mr. Oscar Hardy visited near here Sun day. He was as charming as ever, so say the ladles. The work being done by the students of tbe Seven Springs High School is very gratifying to its teachers. - Mr. J. J. Ivey has about completed a nice store in our little town. We are glad to note this improvement ' Several visitors have arrived this week from various sections of the State, and " are stopping at the seven Springs Hotel. Because of the absence of tbe vice presi dent the "Winking Society" failed to have a regular meeting. The president of that organization Is doubtless very much disappointed.. -; : - ,- ' A Profitable Investment "I was troubled for about seven years with my stomach and in bed half the time,' says E. Demlck, Somerville. Ind. "I spent about f 1,000 and never could get anything to help me until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, I have taken a few bottles and am entirely well." Yon don't live by what yon eat, but by what you digest and assimilate. If your stom ach doesn't digest your food yon are reaJuy starving, jloooi iyepepsia wire does the stomach's work by digestingtbe food.. Yon don't bars to diet Eat all yon want Kodol Dysrxpida Cure cures all stomach troubles. J. E. Hood.
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