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I i i t i i i i i i i MlY,' FiREE EftESS f TO E1IE All AD PAT f THE WEATIISB: , T v Cloudy tonight and San T day. Probably rain. , 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 I I , KEEP IT UP-TO-DATE. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol. IV No. 300. KINSTON. N. O.. SATURDAY. MARCH 15, 1902. PricoTsro Cents. T 7 T T T " I ML ESILGOSSIP OF THE OLD ; nooTir state Cii and Interesting Happenings From V ; ; Eferj Section.'. , An Obstinate Wi'mliarton, Man Would Not Stay , Dead Long Wough for a Funeral 20th Cen tury Eduoi'ljnal Fund An Ob- v BtloateShei Iff Crime at Durham. Mr. Jackson Davis, an aged cltisen of Wilmington and a veteran ot both' the Mexican and civil van, wa reported dead and it was thought by h's niece, with whom he resided, that he was dead, The local camp of veterans, ot which he was a member; had made all arrange ments for the funeral and the pastor of the deceased man had been called in. Tl e eamp of veterans had been called oat to attend the funeral and after all this fan the old man woke up. The funeral was postponed. The special committee appointed by J- the Presbyterian Synod to raise fSOO,. j" 000 for thetwentieth century educational fond, feel greatly encouraged.: 'Dr. Stagg lias entered earnestly upon the work and has already succeeded In raising a con atderable sum, something like $60,000, It waa determined to press the matter of generous contributions opon the whole fitate, and particularly to try to secure one hundred men who will give I 1,00 each to the fund.' The notas will be made payable In one, two and three years for . . . t if. , v.l. T ' Tkl. All contributions. . jar. , joun a. i urr was elected treasurer of the twentieth cen tury fond. The secretary of, Stat-J has found a valu able book. In it are postsd the deeds from the sheriffs from 17Q8 to 1810 for lands on which taxes were not paid and which Inda the "sheriffs d(8ded to the Stalw About 1,000,000 acres are thus covered, including 200,000 of the" Allison grants'! fn Craln and adjoining counties. , - . , Durham is now in the midst of an epi demlc of crime which for boldness : has never been equalled In the history of the towni The latest is a hone thtft on a prominent street in broad daylight. Mr. W. P. Clements hitched , his - horse and transacted some business. When he went for his hows it was gone. Search was began and the bores was recovered next morning, but the negro thief escaped The Democratic county executive com mittee have requested the Bheriff of Cha tham county to let them look over his books of receipts in order that they may find oat what whits men in Chatham have not paid their poll tax. . Their ob ject was td have all such delinquents no tiaed in person, so that they 'may pay their poll tax before May 1st and be able to register and vote. This request j was refused by onr fusion sheriff. , His action has created indignation among the white men of Chatham. , Governor Aycock has commuted the death sentence of Andy Jackson of Lin coln county to life imprisonment at hard labor. During September term of Lincoln county court Jackson was convicted of burglary in the first degree and 'sen tenced to be hanged. Then on February 21 a respite was granted by thegnvernor to March 20th and now comes the com mutation to imprisonment at bard labor for life in the State's prison. v : MeNalr and Woolen, extensive general merchants and fertilizer dealers at Max- ton, N. C, bare filed a petition in - volun tary bankruptcy In the United States court at Raleigh. The liabilities are '31,443 38, of which $21,485.01 is In se curity claims.. The assets are $"1,031.- C3, of which amount $22,931.02 is In cpen store accounts. . A young eon of Mr. E. 8. Ehnaf, of Tjro, Davidnon county, was accidentally 1 ".t l Thursday afternoon. Ha was out I ;at'rj wilh Li brotlier when' Lis gnu - s ia some I nex; "c&We way difcard, r.s cortoctscf a slr-rTe barrel entered t'-e Ill's 1, 'S .!. lie !! 1 before a .1 ."" ;ve TLe fort j F"f-r .TihC:---:-'' 'i. '.Cf.'.-rCT -. f i : i p. il f 'e fir of j at r.,1- The Parmele Library. . It is to be hoped that the representa tive of the Parmeles library will be suc csssful in securing the number of Sub scribers requisite to the establishment of a mail delivery to Klnston. If the value of this service was known no one would hesitate. A $5 membership secures book each week; a $7.60 membership two books a week, delivered by payment of 15 cents every two months for carrier tee. Membership also gives access to , all the leading magasinee at 50 to bO per cent, reduction. , - j - ' - ' Preparer for the Primaries). The time for holding primaries to nom inate town aldermen and mayor is now nearly upon usand yet the situation 1 as placid as could , be imagined. Does this mean the calm before the tempest? The time for holding the primaries heretofore has been the first Monday in April. It hasn't yet been called by the executive committee, but no doubt will be called according to custom heretofore prevail ing. Ouly one person has as jet an nounced his candidacy, Mr. J.T- Skinner, to be one of the aldermen in ' the third ward. ThbFbek Pbkbs stands ready to pnbilsb a card announcing the candidacy of ell desiring honors at the hands of the public. Latkb. Since writing the above a card has been handed in annonnc iog the candicacy of Mr. J. C Wagner, as one of the aldermen from the third ward. ; ' What TarboroSaya About Paanul Roof Paint. ' Pannill Paint saved the Bank otTar- boro from being flooded during the heavy rain, and tbe-Ieaks were stopped while it was raining, it required a men to eaten war with tubs, so bad did the bank leak, and the Pannill Paint deserves good credit for its quick relief id stopping the leaks. The roof has stood 14 inches of rain and snow, and has not leaked a drop, The company has a large force of expert palntars here at work, they have painted the Tarboro cotton factory. H'ot3l Farrar, two tobacco warehouses and store and dwelling roofs all over the city, and the work is more than satisfac tory. They will before leaving paiut every roof here It is a wonderful paint and loss all that is claimed for it. The Standard Oil Co., American Tobacco Co.. N'& W. A.C. L.. and N. V. B. &S. use this rof paint, " sews nuggets. Cecil Rhodes, the man who began the troubfe in South Africa, is very ill and bis death is dally expected. ' Adatn E. Witrous, leading editorial writer of the New York Press, committed suicide by shooting, Gen. Lord Methuen has been released by the Boers and is in tbe hands of British surgeon. His wound Is healing. Boston's great strike is broken and tbe city breathes easier. There was' Im minent danger ot a coal and produce famine. Gov. Montague, of Virginia, has vetoed f hn joint assembly resolution approprl atlng $300,000 for, pensions for Confed erate veterans on constitutional and technical grounds. Preparations are making for an exhi bition of American goods and manu factures In the Crystal Palace, London, next summer. Good lucfc to the proj ect! This again brings to mind the fact that American business men ought to be up and doing about a great, perma nent, ' effective : exposition In China, with branches In several of tbe larger cities and with additional ramifications, such as "traveling shows," which could be moved from place to place through that most densely populated section of the globe, says Harper's Weekly. We have comparatively little to do with military and political troubles there. We are China's friend, and we bope China recognizes the sincerity of our friendship. Other nations may balls and squabble and hold multitudinous councils, but the plan for Americans la to make an organized demonstration of that which we have to offer in the prod ucts of our fields and bjIdps and mills. Ours Is a path not of war and Intrigue, but of open, honest commercial deal ing, and It would be .worse than fully to let this opportunity escape through sheer negligence. A CarnfRle Collpgre Tell. if r. (. n - s nevr.e I i- t a n will not l;e con' j i '!, nr 1 It c k fe . 1 t to 1 ' , f , t f V. t v 1 I t t t t i 1 1 r. SHIP. SUBSIDY BILL v UNDER GROSS FIRE. WOULD BEIEfIT CAPITALISTS tOST. Senator . tclanrin, of , Mississippi, i ' , Speaks Conilnclnglj. : - American Chip Butldlng la Boom iog and Needa No Help BUI Pro- i vidirg for Eltjctlon of XT. S. 8na tore by Popular Vote Houae - Paeaea Poatoffloe Bill. Washington, March 14. Thr tughout the sMwton of the senate the sh'p ' sub sidy bill was under consideration. The ioanrs was dtseiiumwl by Mr. Foraker of Ohio, Mr. McLaurln, of Mississippi, and Mr. . Harris, of Kansas. Mr. For aker supported the bill', although he ad' mltted that be would have preferred to build up tbe American merchant marine by the levying of discriminating duties. He was willing, however, to deter to the judgment of the majority, that the pend ing measure embodied tbe better plan. Mr. Foraker asserted that the Interna tional company the American line had made no money by carrying the malls under the postal subsidy act, and did not care for a renewal of its contract. Mr. McLaurln, of Mississippi, followed Mr, Forakr. Be was opposed not only to the bill, he said, but to the principles it represented. .1 "Whatever is given by the goveromtuit as a subsidy, Mr. Mc Laurln Charged, would simply be a con tribution to tbe dividends ' of those en gaged in shipping instead of for the pur pose of encouraging ship building lq the Uuited States, all reports tending to show that industry Is now experiencing a boom such as it has not had in 60 years. - . In contf udon, Mr, McLaurln said he was as anxious as any Republican sena tor to rehabilitate the American mer chant marine but. ha,, would rather not see the American .nag float - over one A uierlcan merchan t vessel than - to' see one stained with the taint of money which did not legitimately belong to Its owner. -' Mr. Harris opposed the measure, par ticuTarly on the ground that it was not constitutional. Mr. Harris made ' the point that the United , States now was paying more to the American line for the carrying of ocean malls than was paid to foreign ships for greater service. ; . Senator Penrose 'introduced as . an amendment to the pending resolutions providing for the election of . United States senators by direct vote of the peo V&e MiMrals of Aalaiala. .' It may he questioned whether ani mals . have any ' conception of morals as we understand the term, but in a general sense it would certainly seem that they have. In the social sense there Is no doubt as to the answer. To take a well known instance, tlm ant family have evolved a most complicat ed social system which apparently works toperfectlon; and thatjsmore than can be said for anyuman sys tem. In order, cleanliness, care of off-1 spring, provifrfejjorfuture wants and! military dtsciDline no civilized society can compare with theirs. They are slaveholders, It is true, but they treat their slaves with every kindness and consideration, and the warrior anta de fend them in time of danger.1 , Another ; excellent example Is fur nished by the beaver. During summer it leads a solitary life, but at tbe ap proach of winter communities are formed, building operations commence. stores are iaia up as soon as tne aweii Ings are completed, and every individual of the community recognizes clearly that the Interests of the family and the colony come first In their family life they, In common with many other animals, offer an example which might well be copied not only by savages, but also by civilized communities. The Return Trip. I'assenger (on steamer en route to Europe) The 6teerage appears to be empty. Don't emigrants ever return to the. old country? - , Captain Oh, yes; but they always go t ack in the first cabin. Chicago News. A PciaTl finmsel of twelve wLo !!s- boys wrote an essay upon them, n el:e said. "If I had my way. : t:,- tioys la the world wouM be 1 tie ot herbal? would bed'.rn" J': w to Cure t;a Ci "7 ft 1. 9 tin I t t. ; J t r.:.i, v : r. A: it? t i r t r. i .rt 1 1 r r c 1 r c t r ple s proposition to'increase tbe number of senator ia proportion to population. I proposes an additional senator for very ratio of 500,000 persons, who shall be elected by direct vote of the peop!e.v;-:: .v: V? Kv? f.'. Tl RouMtpaasedrhe PosfoWceApprtf. priation Bill, The only amendment of im portance was one to incorporate in the bill ths provisions of. the bi 1 to classify the rural tree delivery service, passed few days ago. f,A 'i'.v ....... ? ' Kew Way to Help a Strike. , v . , f Norfolk was thrown luto a fever of ex 1r-uiectr, by Vm report that at the car bam in Huntewvllle, th-"e were two vrelldevrlop-d eases of smallpox; It be lnflaimed that an imported nv0' man ami TiryugDt tne aiseacs wna aim iruiu Philadelphia. A thorough investigation wa4 made and It was learned that the t"ry had been manufactured of, whole clotb. The street car companies are getting all the men they need and say havfci nothing further to da with tbe Ht riters. D.sorder continue-. : ; The Jailer Jeutu. , TWbat brought you here?" tsked tbe temperance advocate who was visiting the prison. . "I'm ' wife beater." replied convict No. 41144 gruffly. "Another case of llck'er. murmured the Jailer, who, despite hi occupation, was a man of no little humor. Phila delphia Record. i. ! What the Baby KeIe4. "Papa." said Tommy, "little brother ts a week old tomorrow. Isn't he 7" "Yes. "Iiet's yon and me give him a birth day present" i -Very well. What shall It ber "Let's buy him a wig. ' lie needs th:,t more than anything." 'A Cklo e Prof m Lena. -. .. I " bad not been brought op ""If dean." eays Dr. Hole of Rochester, "there are three other vocations should have liked to have followed master of a pack of' bounds, bead gar dener In a large nursery : or a book seller. - I think the last Is the best of fice of tbe three." , t Bla Gvar Balra. ! I Sunday School Teacher Remember. children, always respect gray hair. Tommy Traddles Well, my pa does not A; -r' :- , b 'v v Sunday School Teacher (in astonish ment) What makes you think that? Tommy Traddles He dyes his whis kers. Exchance- i-A lease) Famons Eeboca, ' ''i " There Is a famous echo on the Rhine between Coblentz and Blngen which repeats a word seventeen times, while In the sepuleher of Metella. the "wife of Sulla, In the Roman Campagna, there is an echo wblcb repeats five times in different keys and wfjl also give back with distinctness a hexameter line which requires two and a half seconds to utter.: Brewster mentions an echo 00 the north Side of Shipley church. Id Sussex. England, which repeats twen ty-one syllables. Bad Bttu There. '. ' "There Is no doubt," said the student of law, "that many people have been Imprisoned, although Innocent of any crime." , "I know that by sad experience." "You don't say sol Let's have the etory." ;. yr,- "There's no story to It. I merely had the bad luck to be drawn- on several Juries that were locked np over night" Washington Star. ; v . ' WMr Aetreia. J A leading actress, who : is notably well "billed" all over town and coun try, observed to the Interviewer: "Of course 1 can't get on without billing.' and." she udded slyly, "a little 'cooing. Do I use powder? Why, of course. What do-you think? And. my dear sir, I shall now depend on you for the powder oh, dear, no for the puffl" The Bent of Reaaona. . "Vly do yoo bring this to me?" thundercl the weary editor, thrusting the mnmi script back Into the hands of the poet , "Boc- o," replied the bard timidly. "I bare to Eta nip." Boston Post." There U only one way to cure failure give v;i pcf klnjf excuses and seek work. ,' Jay Evening re t. ' e Land is worth a wtc'a -e ccr:.x-KaUoiir.l llsz A ror . oati .e. rr'rn li.-n for JTaarla s a t. is - Ch- t '.. .'n and q .';. ' is ... CAUSTIC GERSTER. . Oaauaamt the Iasrr fa a Klse That Pattl Rcoal-a.. While the rivalry between Pattl and Oerster in San Francisco In ,1884 was at Its height It was made known that General Crittenden, governor of Mis souri, had given Pattl a kiss. . There upon Muie. Pattl ; was Interviewed, when she spoke as follows: I "I had just finished, singing Tleme, Sweet Home,' last Thursday , evening wnen a nice looiung oia gentleman. who Introduced himself as Governor Crittenden, began congratulating me. All of a sudden be leaned down, put his arms around me, drew me up to him and kissed me. lie said, 'Mme, Pattl. I may never see yon again, but 1 cannot help it' and before I knew it he was kissing met - When a gentle man and such a nice old gentleman, too, and a governor of a prent state. kisses one so quick that one has not time to see and no time to object, what can one do?" ( The following dialogue on the sub ject between Mme. Gerster and a re porter who had interviewed her was afterward published: ' t Modest Renorter I sunnose. Mme. Gerster, you have' heard about that kissing affair between Governor Crit tenden and PattlT ;': 't ,;:"V . i Mme. Gerster 1 have: heard that Governor Crittenden kissed Pattl- be fore she had time to resist, but I don' see anything in that to create so much fuss. , - i ModeHt Reporter (Interrogatively) You don't? Mme. Gerster Certainly not There is nothing wrong in a man kissing woman old enough to be his mother. Argonaut. A Hed literal Pareheloctat, ' . Professor Munsterberg of Harvard, whose specialty ia psychology, relies to some extent on the point of a good story In enforcing his positions in ab stract demonstration., He has one on the association of Ideas that will illus trate. A.medlajvat magician -more ac curately called "fakir" nowadays an nouncedtbat.be had Invented and had for sale a moglc pot; If certain rather common stones were mixed and placed In the pot, with a certain portion of water, and the whole shaken diligently for an hour, the stones would turn to gold provided that during the hour the operator should not think c f a hippo potamus. The fakir sold a great many for fabulous sums, and not one of the purchasers ever demanded a return of the money. The fakir knew his bust ness. , He was in advance of his Age in psychology, in his skill In permanently fixing In bis customer's minds the as sociation of that old pot and a hippo potamus. Boston Herald. v V Theater Awd leases. ; , ., Have yon ever noticed that theater audiences always assemble In the re verse order to the prices of admission? The cheapest seats are occupied first and tbe most expensive ones last " Those who go to the extreme back upper perches are always on hand, be fore the doors are open and wait with heroic patience to be admitted.. Those who occupy the seats a little lower in position and a little higher in price come next Then the balcony begins to fill from tbe back downward, from 75 cents a seat in the back rows. through $1 and 11.50 to $2 down In front un tne orchestra floor is tne same condition of affairs, those who occupy the most, expensive seats entering Just before the curtain rises or Bhortly after ft is up. while the boxes are usually not occupied until the first act is well under way. New York Herald. - "Commente" or "Bfglo," Commence or begin? The best writ- el a, and the best speakers, also, prefer "begin" to "commence" for all every. day purposes. Tbe reason for this pref erence Is not as some have said, that begin" is older, for "cemmence" Is of very respectable -antiquity: nor is it as others have said, that "begin" is of Anglo-Saxon origin,, for words of French or of Latin origin that have been fully 'adopted Into our language are Just as good English as native words. It is rather that "begin" hss the strength of simplicity, whereas "commence" has fallen into disrepute from being associated with the cheap finery of writlne. Elizabeth A. Withev In Ladles' Home Journal. . Eaar Flsrarlas-. ' J ' - ' ' - Ascum I suppose you haven't had time to figure out yet bow much your cashier took? Lank President Oh. yea We knew In a very short time. Ascum Why, -1 thought be took a great deaL -. -.- - - - - -- - Bank President Exactly. We mere ly had to count what be left Phlladet phia Press. ,: ' International Inqairr. "T7ty do you English people Insist ca calllrg an elevator a 'lift' and a pie tart? " inquired the youDg woman, "rer-'-'y," answered the young man vrto cr -,e ever y get married. "i can't I was about to as'x you wl r in tLacy ro7!e Lere call a. lilt un- olc. r end tc a tr.rt a Tie.'," Wa THE GREAT v . mini, rmrr I . IIIIIIL I.UU UNDER 17AY r. '., . WaiaaaBaaBaaaiaa.aai-JaaaBwaaB-aaa . - Interest!! Court : Scecsi is Wilcox's! P PilMforUto, Jury Obta ned More Eei y Thaa " ; Wae' Anticipated, But 200 Men -Were Rejected The Beal Battles Begun Thursday Wlloox Keeps Up a "Front." ; After keeping court open continuonaly until 9 o'clock and examining more than 200 Ulesmeu, the jury in the great rour- ' der trial at Elisabeth City was completed and court adjourned to 10 a. ro. Thurs day for the beginning of the battle." -v This is the jury C. V. Belangla, mill mplo ee; Caleb Walker, butcher;; O. F. Derriukson, veneer factory owner;' Paul White, S H. IWd, Pendleton Bright, 8. 8. David, Stewart Jennings, faj-niers; James 0. Nash, bar-ketper; W. A. Jack, son, mauhinkt; Joiah Overton, W.1 Williams, (negro) farmers. , c Tl j At. , . ' ' ' , . : tw tivwa lauteaneruoon was pai io be the largeat which ever assembled la tbe court house. Wilcox was brought ia at 3 o'clock promptly and sat beside hie ' father, former: sheriff, Tom ' WiJcox. A few feet in front of the prisoner sat Jue District attorney Ward addressed the prisoner In . these words: ' "These good men will be called upon to pass between your Ule and your death. Yon may chal lenge them, or any of them. Yon shall be beard." The prisoner wore his usual calm de meanor, but he blanched slightly as ha , stood and beard the prosecutor's words. - Some of the things which disqualified jurors were non-ownership of land, hav ing served on a jury wit!.la two years, kinship to the prisoner nod not laving paid IWO taxes . The prisoner is a Republican. All the Wilts jurors are Democrats, but is is be lieved tbey Will bring in as. conscientious ' a verdict as any twelve men who could be gotten in Pasquotank. Here Is a -phrase used by the clerk with every Juror pronounced competent: "Juror, look upon the prisoner; prisoner, look upon the juror, Do you like him?" An affirma tive answer signifies acceptance. If the answer is "no" , tbe person Is counted among tbe twenty-three he is privilegedi to strike off. Business begun promptly yesterday to suffdeation. Dr. ; I (Fearing, the first ; witness In the. Wilcox trjal, told In graphic terms tbe story of the finding ot Miss Cropsey's body and gave minute de tails of the autopsy Over which he pre sided.'. Dr. Fearing's cross-examination was , not concluded when court adjourned for the day. Tbenext witness to be called ts the county health officer, Dr. J. E.Wood. , Dr. Fearing minutely described the postmortem examination, saying there was no water in the lungs or stomach, which - prove that the girl was not drowned. . - When Wilcox was brought into court be looked fresh and happy, chewed gum eonisnteqiy ana watcnea proceedings with a languid Interest -'.; ' In many instances merchants are leav ing their stores, professional men their offices, mechanics their1 shops, fishermen ' their boats, farmers their fields, all to bear the Wilcox trial. Most of them can 'b hear much when tbey come. , A section within the rail was filled with well o'reened women. They had come away ahead ot time,- That was thaonly way they could have reached the seats reserved for them. ! ' t ;- . on.;- -4. 1 i, r - - however, as the court issued a rule that ' nobody else should be allowed in the court houss except witnesses. He said it would soon be so crowded lawyers could not transact their business. - La Grippe Quickiy Cured. "In the winter of 1803 1 1899 1 wiu taken down with a sever is called La Grippe," f ; tarfc r( whaft prominent araa-tr t The only medicine I v two bot "'y. It c(i'-- tles of Chamberlain's ( : broke np the cold ar 1 ingl'ke magic, and I i been troubled with t laia's Couh Kenie ly c pended upon to br t and ward off- any t , pnpmnonia. It is r ' ' r t r- ' 1 ; of t o, i -.1 J.i:. which mates U the t one of the most popu - e for these aumenta. A llool. TyjH?writer paper for ::.. oSce,
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