PUBLISHED EERY 'HFTEfeNOON EXGEF3! SUNDRY.
VOL. V. NO. 20.
KDJSTON, N. C, TUESDAY. APRIL v2, 1902.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
1 ' I'I'I'I'I'H I"1!"'!''! MlllllllM"I"i'll
J TO THE BUSINESS
The subscriberi (bt Stock in The Kinston Publishing com
pany are called to meet at the opera house on Thursday after
noin.Af ril 341b, at 4 o'clock, f sharp. This is an important
netting, of course, and ytur humble servant will consider it a
special and personal favor if every one who possibly can do so
will attend and be there promptly; at tlfe hour named.
Of course the business of OffaniiJnjf Th Elnston Publishing
company will require very little time, as everything as to that will
be arranged before hand, so if you doh't get there promptly you
will miss this jpart of it; but it is the purpose after the organi
zation is perfected to discuss the advisability of forming a cham
ber of commerce or some sttch body for the purpose of haying
more united action in matters affecting the community iner
. ests .... ... . V " " '.
Such an ofganization as is suggested is desired .by every
business man In town with whom I have discussed the matter.
It is the purpose at the above meeting to discuss such an organ
zation, get a concensus of the views of our business people and
perhaps appoint Committees to take the matter in hand and
work it out to a successful conclusion. ., .- -
- A meeting of all our stockholders would be qulttffepfe
sehtativ of the business people who hive been in Kinstott ; for
many years, but there are many prominent busiuess men-who
havtt been here only a few years, particularly those in the to
ftacco industry, therefore I deem it advisable to ( invite to at-,
tend this meeting not only the stockholders, but every, business
or professional man of Kinston who feels interested in the for
mation of a business men's; association. Our people must come
together. There is great, wonderfully great, power in unity.
"United we stand, divided we, fall."
No greater truth washer utteted! h Few there be Who "re
alize the tremendous, almost; awful, power , of united effort
co-operation.'" -.:;:,-;v-y: Kt'jv-': yyy-r T '' ' :'MuH'vX:i
If ten thinking men in Kinston would thoroughly organize,
they could, the others being unorganized, carry things' their
own way in the community. It is on the same - principle as
lever power in mechanics.
; ; Heretofore only aamall part of our people have thoroughly
cooperated, though many more than in other towns. See
" what these few compared to the total number of business peo
ple, have accomplished for Kinston and all its people. Here
' after, all, at least nearly all, of our business people are going to
co operate, andimore thoroughly and heartily than -ever ; before.
The result will be a city, unless selfishness or foolishness shall
prevent.''' "' ' ' ;
I feel that I know what I am talking'about, and ! earnestly
request that every business man of Kinston give an attentive
ar and careful consideration to what I am saying.
Unless substantial growth is stopped or too long delayed
by the land owners, Kinston will be a city, but if the land own
era anticipate such growth and demand city prices for their dirt
Kinston will go backward. I have sufficient confidence in the
intelligence of the business people of Kinston to believe that
the can devise some plan to avoid the danger to the town's
prosperity from the evil referred to.
I would be pleased to hear this matter discussed by the
citizens who have Kinston's future at heart; discussed in a calm
and reasonaVe way. There is no use abusing the land holder;
he's not so much to blame. It seems to be one of those human
failings that when any man owns dirt he thinks worth, say,
$500 and somebody offers him $500 for it he immediately thinks
it worth more.
An instance occurred in Kinston recently. A big tobacco
concern wanted a site for a big plant. A certain laud" owner
(a small one) happened to have a few rented houses wheie the
concern wanted its plant The land owner was offerdd a larger
and better lot of land io a more desirable locality and was as
sured that his houses would be moved at the concern's cost and
$1,500 given to boot. The land owner thought he had the cor
poration where they were bound to have nis little land and
greedily demanded $5,000 and said he didn't wwt to sell the
land anyway. ; The bigc rporation naturally became disgusted
and, determined not to be so outrageously imposed 4pon, se
cured a site elsewhere - " ' : " '
The above is a true incident of an occurrence in Kinston
and ought to serve as an object lesson to other land owners.
We sincerely bope it will cause them to do a little , thinking at
1 at, and to rea ize that they may not only retard the estab
lishment of industries, the development of industries, the de
velopment of business, the obtaining of homes by our thrifty-,
ci izeos and the general growth of the town along " safe lines,
bit injure themselves also. vV'v'-. :;.--;''V;: ,:.
The other thing. tht mar hurt Kinston is the danger of
growl- g too fasv It will be unwise to establish any Industry
of much size without knowing beyond reasonable question that
it will pay in Kinnton, if properly managed, and that good
management can be obtained. Good management can certainly
be secured if proper steps are taken to do so. .
Jt is wise to secure people from elsewhere as citizens who
have capital or can do things well. What Kinston needs is
more capital and more expert: labor and managers. More
trained minds and hands are more important than more capital.
A business men's organization can discuss such things as
referred to and hinted at above and take steps along many lines
that will do not only Kinston but all the country surrounding
Kii ston great good. . . ' -
The writer wants such an organization to sustain the ef
forts of the paper in behalf of this part of North Carolina. ; '
" Our purpose is to make a larger and better pap-r and keep
improving it. along safe lines, as rapidly as increasing patron
age will justify. ,
We invite voluntary subset iptions to preferred stock in
sums of $100 or $200 until all the stock is subscribed, and
would b highly gratified if the fall amount of f 10,000 is Bub-scrib-
d by the time of meeting next Thursday afternoon.
Don't fail to be at the meeting whether you, have taken
stock or not. .- -
: ; C Truly, . ., :
' .. W. S; HERBERT.
. 1 . 1 . t I 1 1 ' i -t
HEN OF KINSTON.
' I I " f t ' i I"
TO PROMOTE
EDUCATION
CONFERENCE TO BEGIN APRIL 24
It Will be Held at Athens, Ga.v and
- Will be of Great Importance
A Great Collection of Northern Capitalist
Philanthropist and Educator to
aemble-Gov. Aycock Will Play a State
Part Addreeeee by the Moat Eminent
Among- Men, ,
PwpaFfitiOiii are rapidly maturing for
tbe meeting ol the fifth annual conference
for evocation in the South, to be held at
Athen's, Ga., April 24 to 27 Inclusive.
It le expected that there will be an even
larger gathering of educators and citizens
from all over the south, than there was
last spring at Winston-Salem, N. C.
,v Mr. Robert C. Ogden, of New York,
president of the southern education
board, which is the' outcome of these
conferences and which recently started
the general education board to finance
thta great movement In the south, will
bring oh a special train ft number of dis
tinguished educators and phllantbro
pbists from the north and will be greeted
at Athens ba large number of promi
nent teachers, citiiens and public men
from the sonth.
. All persons interested in educational
advancement In the sonth will be cor
dially welcomed. The railroads will give
a rate of one and one-third fare on the
certificate plan sonth of the Potomac
anH Ohfo and east of.ths Mississippi.' '
The program which follows shows the
high character of the discussions and
includes a number of prominent speakers.
Tbe conference will open on Thursday
afternoon, tbe 24th, with a business
session; 8 p. m., the address of welcome
wilt be made by the Hon. Clark Howell
of Georgia; the president's annual ad
dress by Mr. Bobert C Ogden, of New
Tork; a response, by Prol C. C. Thacb,
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
FTKUVi April zom, xv B. m., b DUBioesa
session of the conference; education, and
(be voluntary tax, by the Hon. C. B
Aycock, governor of North Carolina;
general dlscnsslon, introduced by the
Hon. H. St. George Tucker, of Virginia,
Dr. John Massey, of Alabama," and the
Hon. Bobert B. Fulton, chancellor of the
University of Mississippi, 3 p. jn. Popu
lar Education as the Primary Policy of
the 8onth, by the Hon. Hoke Smith, of
Georgia; the Press In its Relation to
Popular Education, by the Hon. Edgar
Wilson, of Mississippi, and tbe Hon. St
Clair McKelway, editor of the Brooklyn
Eagle; the Bureau of Investigation and
Information of tbe Southern Educational
Board, by Prof. P. P. Claxton, of Ten
nessee; general discussion Introduced by
Mr. W. H. Baldwin, Jr., of New Tork,
and the Hon. Hugh H. Hanna, of Ind
8 p. m., Education through Handcraft,
by Carfetoa B. Gibson, superintendent
of schools, Columbus, Ga,; The Child oj
the Operative, by Lawton B. Evans"
superintendent of schools, of Angnsta)
G.; tbe Child and the State, by Dr.
Edwin A. Alderman, president of the
Tnlane TJiverslty of New Orleans, La.;
School Houses and School Environment,
by Dr. Charles D. Mclver, president of
ttw State Normal School, of Greensboro,
N. C. Saturday, April 26th, 10 a. m.,
a business session ol tne conference;
Educational Supervision, by Dr. W. T.
Htrrie, U. 8. Commissioner of Education;
the Doominational College and Popular
Ed nedtion, by Prof: H. N. Snyder, of
Woff-ird College, S, C; School Equipment
ud Re-enforcement, by Dr. Albert Shaw.
editor of Review of Reviews, New York;
general discussion, Introduced by the
Hon. John M. Small, M. C, from North
Carolina and Dr. H. B Frlssell, principal
f Hampton Institute, Virginia, Tbe
afternoon of Saturday, tbe 26th, will be
given to attendance upon tbe exercises
of Memorial Daj ; 8 p. m., Educational
Progress at the Sonth, by the Hon. A.
Long! no, governor of Mississippi; Co
operation in Educational Effort, by
Judge Thomas C Jones, ex-Governor of
Alabama; general discussions, addresses
Mr. Hamilton Mabie of New York, Prof.
Farnain, of New Haven, and Dr. Felix
Adfer, of New York; benediction by tbe
Rt. Rev. W. N. Mc Vicar, T. S. D., Bishop
Coadjutor, of Rhode Island; Sunday,
April 27th, Sunday services in ennrcnes,
Bioruina and night; general assembly In
afternoon to be addressed by a number
of speakers.
"A seiehbor ran in with a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dla
rhoea Romdj when my son was suSer-
lng with severe cramps and was given
up as bfjon j hope by my regular physi
eian, who Kt iaJs b! hia bis profession.
After a m:c j tonr tl;ree coses ol it, my
son r- "iiaa conscioufneea anarecoverea
f :' t within twenty four hours,' sys
lira. l,a'!er. of Crawford, Va. This
Ilemedy is for sale by J. E. llood.
MEETING
OPERA .HOUSE
Thursday, April 24, at 4 p. m. Sharp
" All subscribers to stock. In the Kinston Publishing Co. and
,0flywho desire to become subscribers who have or have not been
solicited are urgently requested to be present promptly on the
hdtir.- '
kitex this business is disposed of it is proposed to organize
a Business Mens' Association and therefore every business man
of Kinston, whether interested in the Publishing Company or
not, is cordially Invited to be present.
, t&-The primary object of both organizations is to benefit
the City of Kinston and foster and protect all its present
industries snd pave the way for more
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News of the
Old North State f Z
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Madison county expects to harvest this
year tbe largesttobacco crop la Its . his
tory. i SK ' ' " - . y v
The Odd Fellows of the towns of the
State celebrate their anniversary next
Saturday. Mayor George H. Hood, of
Goldeboro, will deliver the address in
Wilmington.
Andrew J, Flanner, of Wilmfngtbn,'1!
suing his dtvoreed wife for about $20,-
000 wrfli'of property which be claims
she kept And, should have retureed to
him.: They have been divorced about
three years.
Jos Keys, a negro living at Freetown,
Beaufort county, about two miles from
Washington, has a typical case of small,
pox. Dr. Josh Tayloe, State smallpox
Inspector, examined him and pronounced
it so The negro came home Tuesday
from Norfolk and brought the disease
hrithhlm. ; ' - j;
l Lonlsburg Times: There died In this
connty on Sunday last one of tbe oldest
inhabitants aunt Fannie Perry, colored,
being at the time of her death 106 years
old. She was the mother of 15 children,
8 of them survive her, tbe oldest being
89 years. ' 8be belonged to' the late Dr.
Sid Perry, of Franklin connty.
This State promises to be largely rep
resented at the national conference of
Charities and Corrections In Detroit May
28tn. . Tbe mayor of unariotte has ap
pointed 23 delegates, Including several
ladies. Capt. C. B. Denson, who Is sec
retary of the State board, will deliver afi
address before tbe body.
Fayettevtlle Observer: Little Ester
Thrower, tbe five-year-old daughter of
Mr. C. H. Thrower, a well known farmer
of Flea HOI township, was fatally
burned Saturday. The child was playing
near the fire when Its clothing caught,
and, In a second It was enveloped In
flames.
Within the past year or two the grow.
ing of melons has become aa Important
Industry In tbe section about Maxton
and Lanrlnburg, in this State. The Wil
mington Messenger says that Mess. Mat
thews A Brlnson will plant this year near
Laurinburg 1,000 acres of watermelons
and cantaloupes and when tbe shipping
season begins they expect to ship three
train loads a day."
Concord Tribune: Mr. R. C Black-
welder, of No. 9, was in town this morn
ing showing an extraordinarily large
egg. This egg wetgned ounces, tne
long way around Is 9 Inches, tbe other
way is 1. It was laid on last Wednes
day by a common sise black Mlnarca
hen. This egg Is said by all who have
seen It to be the largest, hen egg aver
seen, and la about as large as a croco
dile egg.-.. .r
Winston Sentinel: The R. J., Reynolds
company today made the largest ship
ment of manufactured tobacco, to one
mau, in tbe history of the company. It
required seven cars to handle the ship
ment, which left for Baltimore via. the
Norfolk and Western, on a special train.
Large streamers were on each ear, and
tbe train, as ft pulled out. presented an
attractive appearance. Photographs of
the trala were taken before It left.
I Farm and Crop Notes
I Odd and Interesting
,Congiderble interest is shown in the
project to bnild a railway from Raleigh
to Washington, N. C. It is asserted that
by tbe end of this week Raleigh will have
subscribed the $50,000 expected of It As
planned, the road will be nearly an - air
Una. .--. : '
Goldeboro Argus: The building of lo
comotives in Goldeboro is getting to be
one of our most importaint industries.
The yards of the. Acme Machine Works
look like ' a railroad shop! There are
nsnally from fonr to five and six locomo
tives on their yards all the time for re
pairs. Dewey Bros.' shops, which is one
of the oldest and best equipped in the
State, make a specialty of building tram
way locomotives' and daring the last few
years tbey have turned out a number of
these machines. They are shipped all
over the south. One of this class is be-,
ing loaded on a flat car today to be
shipped to Croger & Pace at Albany, Ga.
Rockingham Headlight: ; Mr. Tally
Daw kin, who lives near town, has lost
two good horses within the last two
weeks, and now has two more In a
critical condition. The symptoms are
somewhat similar to blind staggers, the
actions of the animals indicatingcerebral
disturbance, and yet a post mortem in
vesugauon snowea tne Drain to be in a
normal condition.- Mr. Dawkins says
that from the heart to the head, there
seemed to be an no usual accumulation
of blood. Our veterinary Is at a loss for
a name for the disease, but thinks it has
been caused from the effects of "distillery
slop," which had been need by Mr. Daw
kins to moisten tbe provender fed to his
stock.
Raleigh Times: Raleigh is the North
Carolina headquarters for the Brl&sh
corporation which has entered the field
against tbe American Tobacco company,
Tbe Imperial Tobacco company of Great
Britlan and Ireland (Limited),' today
paid its State and county franchise tax
to Sheriff Page, of Wake county. The
company has a paid capital stock of
160,000,000, and tbe corporation tax
here was f 500 for tbe State and $500
for tbe county In which tbe general office
is located. -The general office of thecom
pany in the United States is now in
Richmond, and Raleigh has been selected
as the location for the general office In
North Carolina. CoL John W. Hinsdale
is the legal representative In this State
and he paid the franchise tax here for the
company today. "
A Valuable Medicine for Comghm sod
Colds la Children.
. '1 have not the slightest hesitancy in
recommending Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to all who are suffering from
coughs or cold," says Chae. M. Cramer,
a well known watch maker, of Colombo,
Ceylon. "It has been, some' two years
since the City dispensary first called my
attention to this valuable medicine and
I have repeatedly used tlt and it has
always been beneficial. It has cured me
quickly of all chest colds. It is especially
effective for children and seldom takes
mors than one bottle to cure them of
hoarseness. I have persuaded many to
try this valuable medicine, and they are
all as well pleased aa myself over the
results." For sale by J. . Hood. !
TIMELY TOPICS
TERSELY TREATED.
Sbort Loctl Stories, Editorial Fotes.
"A LITTLE LEARNING IS A DAN
GEROUS THING."
Free Press Timely Topics: Ths best
way to learn to do a thing is to do it,
Ffaetfc" will soon "make perfect."
When a child Is not made to attend
his school regularly, damage results.
The more frequent bis absences, the
greater .the damage. Loss of interest In
his studies follows and indifference fin
Isbee bis chances for an education.
He may, perhaps, have a little learning
but, "a little learning is a .dangerous
thing;-;-. .... . -"..'v-.;,. ;
Bat another result follows. Tbe boy,
or girl, grows up to an age when the
ambitious parent desires his child to re
ceive collegiate training. Now, a recom
mendation from his or he? last teacher
has weight with tbe officers of tbese
hlgher institutions; and the student who
applies for. admission - without this reo
omniendatioa, must undergo a rigid
entrance examination. And how can a-,
teacher commend a pupil for diligence
in study when be was not diligent? This -is
an age when the store sign should '
read "John Smith and Father,".; instead -of
"Charles 8mith and Son.',? VA1 wordt
-"Teaches..
',
The frequency with which, The reb
Press has published items of very un
usual happenings and instance of late
leads us to fear that some people may
get the Idea that the - paper is pushing
Ananias for a record, so we rise to re
mark that every one of these stories -can
be substantiated and proven. The two
remarkable surgical operations' can be
testified to by physicians of the , highest -standing
and there ae reliable eye
witaesses to all the other odd things that
have recently been recorded. The truth
is, Kinston Is. a remarkbhto ?town and;
prolific In remarkable Instance,, while
Tbe Fbee Pbess has a youug reporter
with "a noss for news' and a keen per
ception which enables him to see an
"item" In thine which the more prosaic
and practical reporter would fall over
without seeing. That these littlt story
ettes are' enjoyed, even if not believed, la
nroven bv the fact that thev are talked
about a great deal on tbe streets and In ,
the homes and that they trail throughout
the State through the medium of ex
changee.. , . :
This reminds us that a , little story -about
a giant iwgro in DnpUn county -
iA t T cv. -u.
copied in two or toe papers, disap
peared for a fortnight nnd then reap-
every exchange that comes to this office, ,
and has been variously credited to about
half the papers in the State, but nary a
once to Ths Fbee Press. '. , " J "
BEAUTIFYING" TOWrjy, -1
Every Cltlsea akoald Take Haad
la the Work. '
, In the matter of cleanliness and tidi
ness of a town there is room for every
member of the community to co-operate.'
It ought not to be left to the'catA
of an occasional energetic reformer.. A,
large proportion of tbe people of a town .
own their homes, bat even those7 Who
rent dwellings ought to taken pride In (
keeping their grounds' in handsome '
shape. Tbe complaint is often made .
that children reared In rented room
are lacking in the respect fcr homes
that is Inculcated from childhood In
those who enjoy the advantage of be
ing brought up in a borne of their own.
Tbe modern American child, It is
said, is allowed to deface walls or mu-.
tilate turf at bis sweet will., and land
lords are correspondingly auspicious
and resentful of the presence ot chil
dren In a family. There la a grain of
truth in tbe charge, and parents ought
to make a special effort to make good
the lack by careful teaching and,, it
may be added, by practice as. well as.
by precept , '
In matters of taste woman la easily
supreme, and tbe various organizations
of women, like the women's club, the
teachers club, etc., might well devote
some part ot their time to problems of
Improving tnelr town, adding tne fine,.,
flower of good taste t the sturdy stem -of
material betterment. The beauty of.
a town la often made up of millions ot
little things, each one of no great Mo
ment In Itself. ,
Aesrlect Maaas Danssr.,
Don't neglect bniousnees and constipa
tion. Tour health will suffer perma
nently If yon do. De Witt's Little Early
(Users cure such cases. U. B. Pmitb,
Butternut. Mich., saya "De Witt's Little
Early Rleers are the most satlsfi ctory '
pills I ever took. . Never gripe or cause
nausea."