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VOL. V. NO. SO. KINSTON, N. a, SATURDAY MAY 3. 1902. PRICE TWO CENTS.
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OLD NORTH STATE
11EWSA11D. GOSSIP
COD AID IITEEESTIKG HiFPEKIIGS.
Icotlier Apparent Wilcoi-Cropsej Case
. In Lenoir Comity.
Cora m4 Cotton Outlook The Deril Cast
Oat of a Boy Air-Ship Model Completed
flute Teachers' Conrentioa at More-
Jteed-Aaaeilcaa Tobacco Company1
- OUk to Old Soldier Smallpox la Yalkia.
Lenoir, May 2. The town was thor-
v oogMy alarmed yesterday morning to
bear of Miss Cordis Childress'; disappear
ance Wednesday night, she having been
aeen last by W. A. Full wood, who went
to the gate on the way from church with
her. Her uncle was not alarmed, think
log she was spending the night with a
friend of here. The citizens first thought
mother Cropsey case had happened, but
after searching the woods and pondsnear
by, heard that the young lady " had
reached Morganton Thursday morning,
and was thought to be safe. This morn
jog a report caused further alarm, as she
-was last seen walking down the railroad
from Morganton towards Hickory- She
has some people in the west, and it
thought by some that she has gone to
. them; by others she is believed to be tern
porarlly Insane.' She had about $75
-with her. Foul plav Is still entertained,
' as is it not known where she lsjbut Full
wood is no longer under suspicion, he
being of good character. The young
Jady is also refined and has a good edu
cation.
Cast oat the Devil.
Greensboro Telegram: Edward Haynes,
the crazy boy from Davidson county,
was carried back home last night He
remained so quiet during the day that
Sheriff Jordan concluded that be would
be justified In letting him go. He insisted,
' however, that be be carefully tied, and
this was done. , The boy walked to the
- depot accompanied by his motherland
brother-in-law.- Be said hs was healed
' and perfectly content In every way. 1 The
healing he said was ; done through
anctificatlon minister named Jordan,
from Randleman, who called on Haynes
' at the jail, grasped him by the hand
and said he had banished the devil which
had had possession ot the young man's
body.
- State Teachers' Con ventloa.
The next annual session of the North
Carolina Teachers' association, which will
convene on June 10 and hold through
June 15, will meet at Morehead City. The
meeting pi ice was decided on by the ex
. ecutlve commltte of the assembly a day
or so ago and was given out by Prof. W.
J. Carmlchael, secretary, yesterday. Un
til a day or so ago it was not known
whether or not the Atlantic hotel would
, bp open this season, and as soon as thi
- was settled the committee at once de
. elded to hold the meeting there. The ho
tel will be opened early In the season and
It will be run up to the usual high stand
ard. T., '''.."."' ''-'"V-'.. - ,'::-t '.
- Aaherille Ostrich Farm. '.
. Ashevllle Citizen: Within a month the
ostrich farm, the establishment of which
. was announced some weeks ago in the
Citizen, will be complete. W. M. Schoen
heit will have entire management of the
enterprise, which will be new to this por
tion of the country. The 9 acre tract on
the corner of Woolsey and Coleman ave
nues, which Is to seive as a house, for
the ostriches, Is now . being cleared and
work on the structure necessary 'the
care ot the birds and the feather products
was begun today. Thirty grown birds and
ten chicks will arrive from Phoenix, Ar
bona, between the middle and the last
of May and the farm will : be fairly
launched. ,
. Cotton and Cora.
Charlotte ' Observer: Farmers who
' were In the city yesterday say that the
work of planting cotton has not only
been about completed hut that In many
fields the cotton is up and growing finely.
So far the outlook is favorable for a fine
crop. As to the acreage the farmers
agree in the opinion that as much Meck
lenburg land will be planted in cotton
this season as has ever been known In
the history of the county. Corn planting
Is now In full progress and the farmers
are making the best of the fine conditions
now prevailing.
Air Ship Model Completed.
' Wlnston-alem. iTay 2. Mr. J. H. Elil
has jnst eorcpiete J a model of Lis air sLp
or ffyte mac!, be, on which he r.n.8 been
wc r . i r f ? r t -r o rs o ntisor m o re I jr.E"
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Hurled br a Lta Wire.
Asbeville, May 2. With one hand upon
an iron door and the other groping for a
witch to tnra on the light in the base
ment of the Asbeville Electric company.
Manager H. W. Plummer touched a live
wire carrying fire hundred volte. In
stantly he was bvrled a distance of fib
taen feet, and when he picked' himself np
both hands were badly burned and hia
body considerably bruised. .
SHORT STATK STORIES.
A dispatch from Panther Creek, Yadkin
county, ssys: Ten cases of smallpox are
reported among the negroes In Yadkin
township. Negroes who had the disease
attended a camp meeting when the small
pox had reached its eruptive stage, and
an epidemic is expected to follow. ; '
i The American Tobacco company has
sent the Guilford Chapter of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy 500 packages of
tobacco and a like number of pipes to be
distributed among 'the old soldiers who
may attend the Memorial Day exercises
InOreensboro. ( ,
The State baseball league begins Its
series of games Monday. Durham will
play Charlotte In Charlotte. The other
towns in the league are Raleigh, Greens
boro, Newborn and Wilmington.
The Beidsvllle Review says: The town
of Roanoke Rapids, in Halifax county, Is
not yet ten years old, but has a popula
tion of 1,500. it Is a strictly white town
with not a negro living inside the corpor
ation.
Lack of Tact.
There are many very good people,
people of irreproachable character, who
are never liked because of their want
of tact Tbey are hospitable and like to
entertain, but they ask known enemies
to a little family dinner. Tbey expose
all their little household economies to
their guests. tTbey never "spoil a story
for relation's Bake." ' It" guests are of
different religions or politics, they In
troduce the subjects and give most de
cided views which do not convince and
only irritate. A lady is told , that her
bat Is unbecoming or a man that he
made a bad speech, .Tbey never have
any ? appreciation of the' fitness of
things.
. Tact is of great Importance If one
would be agreeable or retain friends. A
man without tact can never: exert a
strong influence. He can never become
a great leader. Tact is needed in every
calling In life. Philadelphia Ledger.
r Loaa Islaad Pacmllarltlea.
The class In geography in one of the
Brooklyn schools was being examined
the other day when the teacher asked:
"What are some of the natural pe
culiarities of Long Island?"
The pupils Indulged in some heavy
thinking, but none responded. Sudden
ly a fat boy with a ted face who had
been shifting uneasily about in bis seat
received an inspiration. ' ' -
"I know," be exclaimed, raising his
hand. '
"Well, what are they? encouraged
the teacher.
"Why," said the fat boy, with a tri
umphant look around, "on the south
side you see the sea and on the north
side you hear the sound."
He was moved np to the bead of the
class on general principles. New York
Times. .
. i Th Good and tao Bad. , .
One ought to balance the good with
the bad and also the length of time a
man has lived to form a true estimate
of bis character. Polybius, the Greek j
historian,' has an observation to the
same effect. "There is no reason," says
be, , "why we should not sometimes
blame and sometimes commend the
Same person, for, as none la always
right, neither Is it probable that be
should be always wrong." . , :
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13 Tnz riXTLS MAID'3 NUESS?
TRADE DISTURBED
BY LABOR STRIKES
FAVORABLE COHDITIOHS OTHERWISE
Crop Hews is Generally Good Cotton
is Strong. !" .
Prices of Cereals Maiotala a Hlh Level
Shipments Now More Prompt and
Collections Ara Readily MacU-RaOroada
. Are Earaiaa; More Money Than Laat
Tear NentraliEins Effects oa Strike.
New York, May 3.B. 6. Dun A Cow's
weekly review of trade today says:
"Two large strikes scheduled to com
mence on May 1 were averted at least
temporarilf, and a number of smaller
ones were settled, but many new contro
versies have begun. This labor factor la
the only seriously unfavorable one In the
industrial situation exertiogconeiderable
Influence over the volume of transaction,
tending to unsettle confidence. In sea
sonable merchandise, especially dry
goods and clothing, warmer weather
has stimulated dealings, while out-door
work Is prosecuted vigorously. Collec
tions are more prompt as a rule, fewer
extensions being asked. Shipments are
less delayed by - traffic congestion and
railway earnings thus far reported
it r April exceed last year by 7.1 per cent.
"Consumers of finished steel products
are compelled to place orders subject to
the convenience of manufacturers and It
is the exception when any nearby deliver
ies ; are promised. An ; unprecedented
amount of railway work Is being done,
while the erection of new buildings could
be more extensive if material were avail
able. ' f-C -V": ' J
"A better volume of orders taken by
the New England shoe shops Is one
the most encouraging signs of the week.
Steadiness In the leather market does not
tend to encourage expectations of cheaper
shoes, however, especially In view
domestic hides, with another rise in, lm,
ported' grades, jobbers In dry good
have felt the effects of good weather and
a brisk trade has been done at steady
prices, although no general, advance has
followed the rise In raw cotton or the
restricted operations at woolen mills.
Weak silver has continued to militate
against ' exports to China. Over-time
work at Independent mills Is partially
neutralizing the effect of the weaver's
strike. , ' ' .
: "Cereal prices have been less Inflated
by speculation than they were last week,
yet a high level was maintained and only
slight reactions occurred. The general
tenor of crop news was much more en
couraging, aside from Kansas dispatches,
which Indicate that wheat needs moist
ure, although corn and oats have good
prospects. Cotton continued advancing
until there waa a gain of f 8.10 a bale
over last year's figure, when a trifling
reaction occurred, but the tone contin
ued strong.
"Failures in the United States this
week were 225 against 226 last year and
in Canada (7 against 24 last year."
Entertained by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Washington, D.C, May 2.--Mrs. Roose
velt and Miss Alice Roosevelt gave a gar
den party recently, to which a number of
North Carolinians were invited. Among
the number were Senator and Mrs. Sim
mons, Hon. and Mrs. W. W. Kitchin,
Hon.. Claude Kitchin, Hon. and Mrs.
Theodore F. Kluttz, the Misses Klutlz,
Bon. and Mrs. J. H. Small, Hon. and
VI rs. J. D. Bellamy and Miss Bellamy.
t HOW PINO PONO IS PLAYED.
' -I Tha popular erww nat now is tha gam of pine pong, which is simply the old grn of
lawa teams played with small rackets and oelluluid balls on the dininf room table. It has
already added materially to the gayety of nations.
. OPENING Q1.T SOKKa.
Senator I'ritchard Make Charsa Which
1 , Senator Simmon Denies. T
Wasbmgton, D. C, May 2 For two
hours, the Philippine bill served as a
medium for airing the State politics of
North Carolina. The Republican Setkator,
Mr. Pritchard, found parallels for the
"water cure" and other remedial tests
in tSe Philippines in the "sand cure" and
the operations of the "red shirts" in the
Tar Heel state He gave an Instance
of the "sand cure" from the testimony
of a witness In the Dockery-Belmany
contested election case In the house, where
the victim of the cure was thrown face
downward on the ground and compelled
to make promises between alternating
pressures of his face into the sand. Mr.
Pritchard also alluded to the operations
of a Democratic organization known as
"redshtrts." , V'X-v
Mr. Simmons, the Democratic senator,
denied all knowledge of the "sand cure"
and gave an explanation of the "red
shirts," which caused general laughter.
Hs declared ingenuously that the "red
sblrVs" were .not a political organiza
tion, bat merely an organization got
up "to Organize the popular rote
North Carolina."
off
The debate between the North Caro
lina senators caused something of
sensation In the senate. Mr. Prltcbard's
speech was one of a series to be delivered
by Republican senators, in which, the
alleged cruelties practiced by Confederate
officers in the civil war and in political
camnalsns by Democrats will be de
scribed and denounced.
Three Tornadoes In Iowa.
Des Moines, la., May 2. Three torna
does simultaneously swept through three
different counties which resulted In serious
injurks to twelve persons and over f 50,
000 damages to property and growing
crops. .
Cpnc-resnnan Cummin o Dead.
Baltimore, Md., May 2. Congressman
Amos J. Cummlngs, of New York, died at
10:15 o'clock tonight at Christ's Church
Home In this city. The cause of death
was pneumonia, Incident to an opera
tion. ;
: ' Shade-Grown Sumatra Tobacco.
Hartford, Conn., May 1. The first sale
of shade grown Sumatra tobacco leaf
was held here today, all the shade-grown
tobacco raised In the Connecticut river
valley In the season of 1901, having been
brought in by agreement of the growers
to be sold by auction. There were deal-
ers and manufacturers present from New
York, Chicago and Boston, and there
was great interest In the sale, as it was
expected It would fix the market value of
this tobacco. The prices varied from
92,80, the highest, to 20 cents for the
lowest, the low-priced being dark and
short . . . '" . . . '
Caba's Joy Over It New President. .
Santiago, May 3. The president-elect
ot Cuba, Senor Estrada Palma, and bis
party arrived here from ManzanQlo.
Presidentelect P alma's trip through that
cart of Cuba where he and others started
the "ten year war" fh 1868 was one con
tinuous series of ovations, demonstrating
the deep feelings of rejoicing among the
people that the object of all their wars
for a ceatury has been accomplished. All
heartily pledged allegiance to the presi
dent and his government AO the way
from Bayamo to Manzanlllo the country
houses were decorated, their Inmates
standing at the roadside shouting.
Every day In Santiago wCl be a holiday
ti;'.l the presldantrelect leaves the city. '
- The Iteasoa.
ju i-aovlT statement doesn't agree
with tbat of the last witness.
Witness That Is easily accounted
or, your Honor, lies a tisser uar
.tsi I ara. Chicago News.
WHAT HE THOUGHT OF HIM
A Postal . Card Serial Story and
Lost Salt For Slander.
A certain Kansas man, so the story
goes, wanted to tell a neighbor what
he thought of him without laying .him
self open to a suit for damages. So he
bit on the plan of sending him each
day a postal card with only one word
written on it in a large band, in addi
tion to the date obscurely tueked away
In a corner.
The person receiving the cards rec
ognized the handwriting and, suspect
ing something, kept them until tbey
stopped coming, when he read them
consecutively In the order of their re-"
ceptlon. What be read was, "Ridletl
lous old Bill Jones Is the meanest cuss
in town," and be at once instituted
suit for slander against the sender. .
The tatter's lawyer, however, called
attention to the fact that the postal
card containing "ridiculous," : though
mailed first, was dated the day after
the date of the card having the word
"town," Moreover, a careful inspection
would-show that after the word "ri
diculous" was an exclamation point.
and after the word "town" was an.la-
tcrroiratlon mark, so that the series of
postal cards might be made to read
. ! "Old BUI is the meanest cuss in town?
Ridiculous:" He claimed, therefore,
that Instead of slandering the plaintiff
his client bad defended him from slan
der, and this plea was sustained by the
court, t
- But, nil the same, everybody in town
insisted that the first reading of the
cards was the correct one, so that the
writer attained his object
. Reasons For Pride. m
There was present at a certain big
dinner In England an American wom
an of prominence who was somewhat
annoyed by a tactless English woman
who undertook to banter her and who
said: -
"I take it for granted that you have
no coats of arms in your new coun
try."
"Of course no American family could
have one unless it was borrowed from
English ancestry," replied the former
American.
"For instance, has your family any
especial cause for pride over your
grandfather?" persisted this particu
larly tactless female cad.
Then the American woman opened
np and replied as calmly as possible un
der tne circumstances, "Not much, per-
baps, only that my grandfather on my
mother's side received Burgoyne's
sword when be surrendered at Sarato
ga and my grandfather on my-father's
side received the sword of Cornwallis
at Yorktown."
A Small Iea;al Fee.
The smallest fee ever taken by an
English counsel was sixpence, that fee
having on one occasion been taken by
the late Sir John Holker. Barristers'
fees were in olden times much . less
than those now paid. An entry occurs
In the churchwardens' accounts of St
Margaret's, Westminster, for . 1474
showing that a fee of Ss. 84, with
fourpence for his dinner, was paid to
Robert Flypott, counsel, learned in the
law, for his advice.
In Nare's "Glossary" a barrister's
fee was stated to be an angel, or 10
shillings. These are somewhat different
figures from the 600 guineas paid to
Sir Charles Russell a number of years
ago at the Leeds assizes for less than
three hours' work, or at the rate of
over 3 guineas a minute. London Tit
Bita . - . " - - '
la tae Art Gallery.
Ah." exclaimed Mrs. Oldcastle, who
was again enjoying the splendors of
her new neighbors art gallery, "a
Corot I seer .
"Where r asked belr hostess looking
doubtfully at the canvas which seemed
to claim the other's attention. ' - :
"There," answered lira. Oldcastle.
pointing with her k ritte. . . : - ".
"Weil, now, I declare. I can't see a
single crow anywhere around. Yoo
don't mean, them little black spots In
the left hand corner, do you? Them's
clouds!" Chicago Hecof X Herald.
TIMELY TOPICS
TERSELY TREATED)
Snort Local Stories, Editorial Botes.'
The man with the hoe is doing big r
stunts these days. r ,
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Now Is the time for the vegetarian to
become strenuous. , f , .
V.yv . -?C
Summer is getting a grapevine twist
and something has got to come. -
The coal and wood man can go away
back and sit down. The icej mantis at
bat . .
It is said that counterfeit dimes are cir
culating freely. Glad to hear any kind v'
ot money Is circulating any old way. '
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GOODrBYE, O Y8TER I
Good-Hre, oyster; it Is hard to part with V
thee
Hard o a-ive yon to tbe moaning, sob
i blng sea; '
For weiuveyou raw or fried, ;
With a stein-full on tbe sido;
Good-bye, oyster; sad and -lonely shall;
0ngSwe.be. HTVt r?r?rT;" tJ -
- voir; .
Rest and fatten in thy beds along tbe
- hnr zirtr -" csrr.Ti
Till September comes agaln, SSt. J
With ber zephyrs crisp and then 1 .
-We shall need you in our business as of '
JOT..
"Into each life bomi rain must fall, '
v Soms days be dark and dreary."
Every thorn has its rose, and there are
sweet draughts as well as bitter. Life
does not average up as the boarder said .
his i boarding-house tabl did: "strong
butter and weak tea," Life Is full of con- :
trasts. ; One day we get such a snarl as
that from "A Subscriber,? mentioned by '
Timely Topics the other day, and next
comes a little beam of sunshine like the '
following: -c .-. , ..u1 . ;- .
EnvroB Tits Fkki Pbess: l
i ? Mnh that T ham hJ U . :
your paper from the first day of its publi
cation, and it has continued steadily to
Improve. . . ,
I honestly belfcve that, though the .
average citizen might be deprived of all '
reading matter, yet he would become
fairly well-posted concerning the most ''
importanteventa banneninff in the world. '
r The semi-weekly edition furnishes a
great variety also of healthy. Instructive,
entertaining and amusing articles, well
adapted for the reading of every member
of the subscriber's family. Sknkx.' -
Now, little friends, here's entertain-
ment for all, and profit for some of yon ".
tbe boy and the girl who solves the great- .
est number of Frke Pbess puzzles dur-
lng tbe month of May. By a misunder
standing on the part of the man who 1
"makes up" the paper the second column '
of puzzles was used today Instead of re-'
peating the first column, which was run
last week, as was announced. Perhaps '
it is just as well. We will now give the
answers to the first lot ot puzzles, and '
those interested can compare tbe answers
with the puzzles In Tm Fret Press of
last Saturday and thus get an Idea how
to go to work on those in the paper to
day. Suitable prizes to be announced r
hereafter will be . given to the boy and
girl sending In the largest number of so-'
lutions during May. The contest will '.
Include "The Puzzler" eolumn, published
only in the Saturday edition, and the
puzzle and missing strip pictures, pub
lished daily. Cut .the picture out of the '
paper and draw a line around Xht miss- .
ing figure, or find the missing strip and
paste it so es to make a complete pic-
tnre. Solutions of today's puzzles and -of
the puzzle and missing strip pictures "' .
must be sent to the Puzzle Editor on or
before Friday ot next week, and so oa
root wma. .
Now, get your brains working and use '
your pencils to good effect. '
Here are the answers to the puzzles
published last Saturday:
Key to the Puxler.
No. 10L Evolntloll: Cake. lake. like. '
line. link.
No. 102. Bits of Bos: Scrooge. Dolly ',
Yarden. ... .v;.
Na 103. Diagonal: Education. L Ex- '
onerate. 2. Admirable 3. Crustacea.
4. Masculine. 5. Massacred. 6, Nonen- :
tJty. T. Ostraclon. a Suspicion. 8.
Tragedian.
No. 104. Charades: L Ex-ten-sieve
(extensive)." IL Kiss, met (kismet).
vA true m 3
Spa. 8. April. 4. AIL &. L.
No. 100. Discovered Words: O (seaV
Co, eon, on, constant s, an, ant tan.
anti, I, In, tin, O, no, pie (plea). le Cea).
No. I07.-Double Acrostic: rrimale
Mark Twain. Finals Tom Sawyer.
Crosswords L illauet 2. Adagio. 3. "
Ehythm. 4. KnlTes. 5. Topcka. .
Willow. 1. Airily. 8. Indaee. 9. Nearer.
Ka 103. Termination: Age. Lrage.
Rage. 3. Ims;a 4. Carriage. 6.
Sage. 6. YUlae. .7. Filiate. & Ycy
age. a. Wage. IX Dcisz