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Y ' 1 4 t 1 f HI: Ill ill THE fiAILY FREE PRESS. W. S. HERBERT. Editor and Prop'r. entered at P.O. as second class mail matter. National Democratic Ticket. WM Fob Pmsideht : J. BRYAN, of Nebraska. Fo Vica-PuMic1" : ADLAI E. STEVENSON, of Illinoit. fo Firrv-SEBMTM Cohohbss, CLAUDE KITCHIN. of Halifa. Fob Presidential Elbctob, T. C. WOOTEN. oLLsnoir FAMOUS LOST RIVER. A PECULIAR STREAM WHICH DEN IV DISAPPEARS. SUD OR. 3. D. HARPER, V DENTAL SURGEON, KINSTON, N. C. rfGfSoa Ovr Dan Qainr!y tTu. WfBuildinf . Mxt to C W. Pridgaa a V.t McKlnley evidently finds it easier to discover hi. plain duty than to do it, truly says the Durham Herald. Since the war of 1861 this government has paid in pensions 2,612,000,000. II Is now, a generation after that war has isnow, iAn.no0.000 a closed, paying u""J hnt one-fourth of the govern I ntftl revenue, and a very large UJtru w v w part of tbi i paid to frauds. aMlaMBaw The Republican on Monday carried Maine by 32,000 majority. The return--v.. Tr,i,'nn louses of 10 percent. BUUW - . i!- f 1B rier rent, II the percentage of Republican loeses and Democratic gains in Vermont and Maine continue in the other states Bryan will be elected by a big majority. For the first time in the history of North Carolina since the war this State will send a solid delegation of young men to the national house of representatives. Not one of the Democratic nominees for the house was old enough to see service In the Confederate army, and w. W. Kitchin, Claude Kltchin.Chas.R. Thomas and Edward W. Tou were born since the n thn war. The otherer-Small, Bel- i ...... T)tiT4nn Prawford and Kluttz Bmfi.n hovs durinar the war. It Is the youngest delegation that will represent any state in the halls of congress. It will also be one of the best.-New-Observer. Tkn numimiflrn is now open, and only .hA.it Beven weeks in which to do the work. Let all get down to business. Let us not rely upon the majority given ns in litcmst as a certainty lor tneiuture w rlrte our eves to facts at our peril. North Carolina should send a solid Washington. We say f mnklv it can only be done by hard work and every man doing his active duty until the day of election, me party nnunti tn th neoitla true men from rnrt tn finish, each and all capable. faithful and honest. Bmall, Claude Kitchin, Thomas, Pou, W. W. Kitchin, Bellamy, Klutti, Buxton and Crawford are worthy the people, the party and the State. Upon the work of these gentle men and the support given them by our party friends depends largely the suc cess of the electoral ticket. If our friends will work and make a certainty of the success of each of these candidates for congress, the success of the electoral ticket will be assured. , But all who de Bire success must work, and work Inces santly. Wilmington Messenger. Mine That Br For Years.' A number of good sized mines are now on fire in the United States and have bceu for years. The Vulcan mine nn thr firoen river, opposite Newcastle, in Colorado, has been on fire since the irront ctdIukIou several years ago, when .int so rcrxnn lost their lives. All Ul'VU " - nrrnrf tn miciu-b it Lave proved fruit less. In Unite there Is o mine which hn l-Tti mire since 1S34. It has been fronted with carbonic acid ens gener at Ml on n larce scale, nulckllme and noida nn.l all the stifling devices that genius and exporlpnce could devise, but so far without effect. In Pennsylvania there are several steadily burning mines, and in one ninoo irhuro the outlet of natural gas is rnrr profit tho enoctacle it affords Is of surpassing interest For miles around rtat tower of fire may be seen day and night, and the dense black smoke which It elves off settles upon tne sur miirnllns country. How n mine Rets afire Is easily explained, even though the greatest precautions are taken to nrcvent it Ccal scaras cxuue a pas varying in quantity acoor-llng to the and the iir.nllty of the deposit. which pas when rslxed with air In cer tain proportions Is about as explosive as gunpowdcr.-New lort i-osu . . Ate Taetr Ta. t. i.wi .n- wlirn tea was a rare and prwko lnxnry silver strainers were fiFt Int6 which the exhausted tt.m nut when they bad been nt1 drained. They were Will - - i t.n Tr'.th auzar on bread nd butter. This fart is recorded K B!r Walter Scott In -SL Ronan's TVelL i sinka lto tb Earth Thronk linfathoroabl Bolt mn Dnnti irnrtu Aiula From Ulll Mllaa A war and Tben Reat th Trick. Fnmons Lost river manifests it transe disposition, throusb the nortu- rn and. eastern pectlons or urangs county. Ind. The river, parent of all imaller ones, gushes from a bluff in r'..i1inrtnn onnntv' a stream with TV ttDUIUjpi'V. .nrront which carries every UUt ' . thlag lefor4t It runs 4nwelL defined banks (or several miles and tben sud denly disappears. Near Orleans It .ini-a intn a exeat cavernous bobs which might very readily be taken as the entrance to the, lower j-eglons and m - i.i.h thn rivpr calned Its seC- U UlU . W . . . c ondary name, the river $tyx. The .ink la black and unfathomable and even in the driest season has never .r,,) nithnntrh it has been as- certalned that the descent Is gradual nnH ohnllt fiOO foet. Sornml miles from the first sink the stream comes forth from the side of a hiii nnd after runnlna on tiie suriace a mile nr more, acaln sinks. By saw dust and wooden ball tests it has inpil that another stream lcu aav.- J hua fpnm thP fi!de Of & DlULT W UlVU I uoui-b x' elirht miles distant In altogether an Atimi. Bortinn of the country Is a con tlnuatlon of Lost river, iuis aisap noars in another sink, runs through an nrrAiinii nnnanfirp a mile or more UUUClfeAV.uwu I ' innth nnit flnnllv emDties into 111 icucu " Wlilto Hvpr. It Is claimed the subterraneao Btreams do not follow a single channel. Knt thnt the entire section is noney' combed by a complex system of malna and Ion (19- LoSt river was evidently a surface thmiRftnds of years ago. There is a well defined, deep rock bed leading from sink hole to sink, and in rresnei season, when the volume of water be mAo too preat for the subterranean passageways to carry, the overflow fol lows the old river bed and joins the subterranean streams at -tne -rises. t ho Aid surface course is overgrown ,ih nM and ' hrlera and some of these Indicate that the surface course i... nnt hoon tiaed for at least cen- UU0 MW " turles. Another evidence of its long habit of following underground sinks Is shown by the mound builders earth thrown ud at various points where the river sinks away. Some of the.. mounds are the finest found north of the Ohio river. Of the surface tributaries to Lost riv tii mnst remarkable Is known as v - Bnmnnp irPpW which EUSbeS forth from the stiles of a bluff near Millers burg. It has a rampant little current which carries everything with It to a sink hole n mile distant . No one knowi exactly where It comes out, but some claim it makes Its appearance at Spring Mills, six miles souto. uere wck creek bursts out of the base of a bill. inst In the rear of the mllL Farther down stream Lick creek sinks away from view, and then comes up and flows to New Prospect where It emo tion Into Iost river. There are several other surface feed ers which are quite as freakish. Near them are found caverns tnrougn wnicn iihtnrrflnpin RtrPflmS flow. They BIB filled with eyeless fishes and water anl- derd. swift current and are evidently part of the Lost river system. At certain points in the county the surface has caved in and shows Lost river running nnder- rroiind to the dcDth of 100 feet uow the water Is again elevated to the sur- MOORE & HOOKER, Dealers in all Kinds of Fresh Meats, Fish, etc. i 'j-- GROUND BONE for Poultry-the best feed known for laying hens. Give it a trial. ou uy , . MOORE a Humvcri DR. THOS H. FAULKNER ' ' DBflTIST. Ofi&ce Hours: 8 a. in. to 6 p. m. Vrnmi over'the Bank of Klnston 0 R. C B. WOODLK x , Physician and Surgeon, kinston, n. c. IAt.Hotel Tnll at present. , W. T. PARROTT, Ph.G.,M. D.t Physician and Surgeon KINSTON, N. C. For CiiSISs Fevers n mat art at. niSEASES take aim ail li xj. lui " J YUCATAN CHILLTOrJIOWOTeil.) UK superior to ait isiica wmv.. S new . . ...talaa Mai lama nniuuiBiB, siKaura m , - ui i ikunno4i ditsnisafl 5 a-uin utaaw uuuuNua - k - no hiking of th bottle. mwu.. VS.ir w -uiVSTJ j-ii .nmlui. IKOX whlcS tone.ni rf - ... -w vami. MnBiiiunr ox u s-n ' ... . . .... o-eaUad rfWOffiee formerly occupied by Dt, r. m r:n - J. M. Parrott opposite a. j.. H.R.SHAW, Lawykr. .11 .t... ottonfd tn oromotly. Practice in State and Federal courts. wrrffir located back of urari House, KinsTOw, N. C. Artistic Job Printing at The Free Press Office WOOTEN & WOOTEN, ATTORNEYS-AT.J-AW, -KINSTON, N. C Cihcuit : Lnoir, Jones, Greene, Pilt and On. tlov couotiei. Supr.m. Court, ana aimi rf Eaitern North Carolina. A few more Boarders desired at nu. A-airintr in secure rood board iUUKuv0...uai - A I ' m us a trial immediately. FOR SALE ! Ill ftipr iiiiii pOH THE COOK I O. K. BLUB FLAME OIL STOVE. Every one warranted. - Come and examine the O. K. JEWELL Bteei rtTVn. Acmcnltural Salt. Can . a i i i Ynini Wlnrh I De usea in uiuvc ui x.i. . i . . , less cost. . PnTicrA. the LOYAL VIOTOK uast tange; aisu iuo T. W. mewbohn & uu o . i, ,,,,,1 mmlities of other stoves. -We are L B. COX- selling them low down. i f.l nn ask roore ouettlons than rise man can answer. Aim tnst so i q ran't sns?r yon." Infl:npoi:s awl Owing to bad health, L. B. Cox will sell his store and goods At Cost. PortiVc wishinp- to eo in bust- nesa will do well to see him at once. Nice business and good loca- and 866 US. Hon. August 15th, 1900. I Our Paints Are First-Class Our Colors Are Genuine; Our Oils Are Pure. Ice. Ice. The verv best ice de- " . . . livered full weight as or- is-Our stock of Hardware is all 'right. Come I see us. Respectfully, DIK0W & HOOKER e-The l(ew Hardware Store. KINSTON, N. C. 4 Call ud Phone 12 and have vour order receive prompt attention. We have a wacron to mase me wuier is ugam enn w ui - - - w , - face is not known. The passageways regular tlipS to all OUT are through white rock, worn smooth ' and white by the water. CUSbOmerS. Those who have made a study or tne - rpariectfuliV SOUClt subterranean streams of Indiana and W respoowtuiv duuwv Kentucky have advanced the theory yoUT patronage. k that away below the surface of In- J ' . dlana-ln at least the southern portion n nnAW 4; rannui 1,1 , ' Advertising Is tht Kejatotiw to Success. Babhttm. A Gentle Reminder ! there Is a secondary great system of vt terwavs and suoterranean nvers. Some geologists cf note have concur roA in this theorv. It is Known mat neb streams do exist In the extreme southern section. Wyandotte and oth er cares owe their origin to these streams. Some years ago a subter ranean stream was found running un rior linsh countv. almost 70 miles northeast. The water can be heard roarlnz through the oassaceways and at times the course seems to be 'over- arHl. It evidently flows a great dis tance from the uort beast and probably has -Its source lu tlie fcL Lawrence river Kviteni At Cncliah a flood suited In the discovery of another -tost river. A new cavern was opened oy th water In Crawford county The attractiveness of Lost nver ana Its 'tributaries U enhauceU greatly. by Ihe weird, will aceaery of Orange couniv. There Is no nectlon of the stat wtfore the w aery Is more strtk 'ui and tIivtrtlCl. - Ni Jr Hie nau: A Ui nvtrr are the f&mmiH WVm Uultt aud Fivocb Lick attrt :'(. wim-ii iurow ull a water bru t.-t i;.-t- and gm-n cast In rtiinr. uul. t.c ixivun iiuied over i''tr r:. ( n iii;i;Kli Pr. J AS. F. KINSTON, N. C Prompt Delivery FROM FRENCH & SUGG. You can always expect it when i you order your food supplies from ! this reliable store. We can . sup ply your demand for Choice 'Staple and Fancy Groceries "Pieties. Relishes, Sauces, Olives, Country Hans and ether &rtidcs trrf v.v a fr.t -class urc-ccry at m.vk rock bottom prices. These are the days when the man who does a successful business must realize the frill ftetme and slirnificance of the great vcru. "hustle." You must hustle il you do any business. Every man who has a dollar wants -his money's worth before he lets it go. The man who has bargains to .offer must let the fact be known. If you have anything special to offer advertise the fact, else the people will never know it. As a medium for reaching the people the money-spending classes Tm iTMt 12ES9 is the paper par excellent. It reaches the homes of the people throughout .... . ? - a i - j t i this and adjoining counues, anu is rcau vy a An advertisement in its columns Si- CVCl Jf UWJ will prove a paying investment. Try It. DAILY AND CZMI-WEEKLr r.mzizii. ii. c. 0- (; Hates Given On Jlppllcatien. Corrsspondensa Invited. ITT.ite'a TV. Ark Liniment. It en res Bcitica, r-bcamatism and Nfnra'r'i, fre;:g:i o, gu:o. v. 125cbot'Jetorl&c I. K.II000 Journcl.
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