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PUBLISHED eSRV HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOL. Vv NO. 56; KLNSTON, N. O, TUESDAY. JUNE 3. 1002. PRICK two cents: OLD c 1I0RTH STATE ; HEWS AMD GOSSIP CDD 1KB BTEKESTK& EAPPEKIKS. CHAMBER Or COMMERCE. Executive Committee Meets and Appoints ScandnarOommlttea ' The board of director of the Kinaton Chamber of commerce held their first regular monthly meeting last night In the mayor! office. , ' , . , f The committee appointed to make up the itanding committees reported '. j- . A Collapsible Barrel. ; - , . .:. SnrVr Mnnnt Unttr Onr townamftll. I J..lla. Mr. Davie Jones, baa developed consider-1 Arbitration W. GL Field, Geo. B. Webb, able talents as an inventor. He haa just I g. h. Bright, J. W. Collins and Dr. H obtained a patent from Washington lor I Toll. ' .collapsible barrel and hogshead. The, JUllroade , and. Tranportatlon L. Invention ia a great step forward in the Harvev, T. W. Mewbornand J.W.Dixon, cooper's art.' (This barrel is constituted 1 Streets, Road and Parka N.J. Rouse, of staves as In the unual way, bnt.ls ee-. Dr. F. A. Whitaker, Dr. JEL D. Harper, sr. cured by three small chains passing , Manufactures J. F. Taylor, Lovlt avoundlta body and holding It together, Hiuee aad ft. H. Abbott. MVJ' 2nstead"of wooden er metal hoops. By a : Taxes, Finance and Insurance B. W. contrlvaneethesechalnseanbennlaetened Canady.C, Felix Harvey and T. B. after the barrel is emptied, it falls Into "a Brown! v; ; 'jL1 small neap when It is easy of handling " Internal " Improvements J.V A. Mo and transportation; besides, when again Daniel, J.; B. Temple and Ja. F, Parrots, seeded can be in a moment's time set into Commerce and Traffic J. B. Cummlngs, a barrel again and so on hides' altely. For tobacco shippers it is invaluable. . T - ; ' ..innl f , f " SHORT STATE STORIES. L. Einstein and C. W. Pridgen. ; ' 'Advertising and Publishing W. - 8. Herbert, L. J. 1 Mewborne Dr. T. H. Faulkner. , Tobacco Insurance J., W. . Good son, J. W. Grainger. ; The report was accepted and the com mittees stand., j : A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was called to meet next Monday night. A resolution was passed requesting all the committees to organise at once and be ready to report at the next meeting .Monday night reaseeeeesesa Dunn Banner: The biggeet tobacco rop Is being raised in, this section that ever has been before. - - 'l... ' Duns Banner:"" Spring wheat In this section is looking well. The harvest will soon be here. The acreage- in 'tobacco In this section has been greatly increased this year The farmers are now busy put ting out their plants. ; ' ' , , Pink Hines, one of the wealthiest color ed men In the state, died at bis home in Wayne county a few days ago, aged 65. Els estate Is valued at about $20,000, all of which he had accumulated since the dvii.war., ; ; - -"u '.Smithfleld Herald: Recent rains have gteatly Improved' the crop conditions throughout the county and the prospect I was never more encouraging as iuisi Qg, season of the year. - . i taurlnburg Exchange: 'During; the thunderstorm Sunday evening a negro woman, the wife of Arch McNeill, living on Frank Henderson's plantation, was Instantly killed by lightning. The infant la her arms -was -not hurt, though an other child In the room was stunned. . , Mount Airy News Prof. Rogers says be tried the cotton seed meal potato bug exterminator but met with little succe the meal only fattened the bugs. He think e by applying the meal to the vines frequ ently It will keep the pesky bugs so ft that they will refuse to partake of the potato vines. j , Lumberton Kobesonlan: We hear re ports from different sections that crops are looking finely and .the cott n, es pecially, very fine. Deputy Sheriff Barker, who travels all over the county, and who keeps an eye on everything pertaining to Charlotte.....M....2X TSnhnann conntv's welfare, savs that all I Ourham..... ..................14 ararwh. h tiiui been, he lifts I Ralelgh...........,.. ....14 noticed unusually fine crops. , Wayne County Advertiser: The Fruit Growers' express carried 1,250 car load of strawberries from North Carolina- to Northern markets this season. 4 The ef ficiency of the service is proven -by th na -sVl.ne 41ia Akmmaviw tiojf ski, oil flmas 7T ;;r 7 : Merehandlse Envelopes hare been added nearly 200 cars between Goldsboro and to the material, rrkd In stock by Thx W umington, over ana ao ive ine numoer i h'uzx rBxss Job rnntlng ttepartment. required to transport the berries, and at the wind-up of the season 200 tons of J Ice remalr. in the icing stations. PEACE AT LAST 1 ;; ! m THE TRANSVAAL Londes Goes Wild Over the. Hews on : . Installation Program. Installation services will be held In Kinston Baptist church next Sunday at 2:43 p. m., according to the following program: Voluntary.... Choir B. F. Cox Choir Shortaddressof welcome. .Former pastor Short address of welcome...City ministry Music Choir Short address of welcome to the church... By Deacon J. A. McDaniel Short address' to 8unday school, - r- Supt J, J. Rogers Short address to B. Y, P. D...L.B Yaraer Reply to above addresses, ' , i 3Iusio... Choir Benedlctlon.,..u....,..,.....Former pastor . BA9BBA1I.. STATS LEAGUE. Raleigh 4, Wilmtngt m 5; Charlotte 9, New Bern 8; Greensboro 9, Durham 0. Forfeited. Relative standing of the clubs today: ' Won, Lost. P. C, 8 11 11 IS 14 22 875 . .560 .560 .400 .440 ,083 New Bern.... ....... .,..12 Greensboro....,-..., 11 Wilmington.................. 2 'Games today: Wilmington in Raleigh; Durham at Greensboro; New Bern at Charlotte. r London, June 1. An official cablegram from Lord Kitchener dated Pretoria, Saturday, May 31, 11:15 p. m. say: A document containing terms of sur. render was signed here this evening at 10:80 o'clock, by all the Boer representa tives, as well as by Lord Mtiner (th British high commissioner in v South Africa) and myself." ' ' 1 The news of peace In South Africa con tained in the foregoing dispatch from L rd Lttchener was not expected In Lon don today. Soon after the receipt of the dispatch, however, the news spread to the clubs and hotels and was received with; jnncbr enthusiasm The church bells were rang ml' acclaim. the gttoo news. A crowd gathered at; tne Jktau eiun House and the lord mayor of Lol- don, Sir Joseph C. Dlmsdale,, annonuced from the balcony that terms of surrender had been signed In South Africa. FIND TUB BOY'S GRANDFATHER. ENLABQED QTJART1DBS. It lings ean be "dons' decently and In orler." . . ' The rearrangement of the present quar- ters will be aas f9llows: ?Tha Gordon treet front will be occupied by the bust ' ness office and the editorial rooms, which Free Press Fixed Until New Build- 1 Ing la Completed. ; ' , Tub Feik Pkeps will soon havs room' to breathe sn1 to turn around without backing out Into Gordon street. - Over a I will be separated; the presses will remain third more floor space has just been ae-1 in their present position, or at . least In quired. ? The office heretofore occupied I he same room; the Job printing depart- by the Htckson Lumber company has m nt will occupy the room now occupied been Jointly hired by the Kinston Pub- y thenewspapercomposlngroom, which llshlngeompany and the East Carolina willbsmovedbacklntothenew j acquired Land t Improvement company. The extension, while, as before stated, -a part front nart Is belnsr fitted no for the office I of 107 will be occupied by Mr. Herbert's of the latter company and Mr. W 8. Herbert will have a private office In the rear, in addition to which there will be a good sised room for storing Fees Pbess paper stock. private office and a stock storage room. It is hoped to have the rearrangement completed by the 15th, when Messrs, Herbert and Harrington expect to go to New York to investigate the relative most up-to-date Ideas In high-art print. Immediately Upon their return a meet ing of the board of directors of the com pany will be called, at which full reports of the condition of the business will be made aad plans outlined for its future conduct. - . - ;- ' ' In addition to this a rear, extension oil merits of type-setting machines, the lat- ths building occupied by the Tss Fbre I et in printing presses and to get all the Press, now used as a warehouse by Mr. J. F. Parrotf, has been tecured, which will give additional work room 25 by These are fortunate circumstances for The Fbec Press, as the growth of the business has been so great and rapid ft was impossible to wait until a new building could be erected and temporary s-comm0datlons had to " be 'securei somewhere, as material and stock is now lying fa the freight depot until span can be cleared for it . - The entire plant is upside down now while the work of rearranging is goina on, which will take a week or more, but when It Is completed The Fees Pees 111 be very comfortably situated and. by crowding; will have room to carry on the Increased business and expand con siderably. It is a great relief to the management as It will give more time , to perfect the ARCHITECTURAL FADS. laitstlos anS Display Instead of ...e. Bnlldlaarai to Last. -f Excessive fondness for the pictur esque and the overgrowth ot ;nat!!y adopted and transient fads are respon sible for many of the architectural shortcomings of the day. but a still deeper rooted evil is the craving Tor display, which shows Itself in nouses exactly as It does In gowns and milli nery, says the Springfield (Mass.) Re publican.-. '.. 1 : , ' ''t',;, , . The. costly Paris dress must be imi tated in cheap materials, which may) BEAUTIFIED BY PAINT. Th Color Seheaie Made Eehota an Attractive Vlllace. - Echota Is a village iu New York 'or 127 bouses, Inhabited by, worbui(;i ot the big Niagara Development conipi'u;. and owned by thai curporntlom Uom It was converted Into a thing of beu.i ty Is an Interesting story for all rvUu are interested In village Improvements) , It is an attractive little town, but it j beauty was formerly marred by tl' uniform, painting of yellow and white; says Forward. Some, weeks ago tlir corporation asked Reginald Cose, tht president of . the Buffalo Society of Artists, to devise a color scheme for painting the whole village. When his direction bad been carried out, the re suit was even more pleasing than bad been anticipated. . , .t The color scheme. Is a combination 6f grays and greens Intcrspei'sed with enough of other colors to prevent mo notony," Even the telegraph poles have been painted so that they are no tongw eonsplcuous. J.;H' ; ' c.t. 'ixa ; Such wholesale renovation Is perbnps possible only tn a village owned entire- j ly by one company, but the result bold a suggestion . for all village Improve ment societies. - , FRESH FACTS : : A" FEW LIMES Items of Interest for Kale and FemaJa ' Thm Klasjr the Becaar. " A rather, amusing story. Is going ths rounds In the Danish capital concern ing the king and his little adventure with a smart beggar, says the Copen hagen correspondent of the Tarts Her ald. , '. ' v , ' ' , '., ' The democratic habits of King Chris tian are well known. Many a morning the senior monarch of Europe may be seen walking' about taking an early constitutional. In some cases he Is at tended by Prince Waldemar. and at other times he is alone but for a favor ite dog. The king on such occasions is entirely unguarded. On the occasion of one of these walks a man approached his majesty. lie was a rough looking fellow, with all the suavity of ths professional mendi cant !- Klng Christian, like the late king of Italy, Is particularly kind to the poor . and goes out of his way to notice them or say kind words. ' Taking off his bat, the man approach ed the king, who, seeing he wished to say something, encouragingly asked: "Well, what is Itr ' Tlease,! your majesty.' came ths somewhat-astonishing request, "might ! I ask for a picture of your majesty as i a souvenir?" . , , , I Ths king, rather taken aback at so unexpected a request and yet feeling pleased at it, replied in a laughing tone, "Quite so, but I do not carry my like ness about In my pocket." v: w : "Excuse me, your majesty," said the beggar, with a knowing expression, "I think you do. If your majesty will only look in your purse, yon will find one." ... King Christian disbursed at once to the extent of a 2 kronen piece, but a little later the police, who bad been watching, qutetly grabbed the man, and he was warned and lectured against tgging.r : ' " A Society's Good Work. , An Iowa town that is attracting con siderable attention on account, of Its clean streets, well kept lawns and neat public buildings was anything but at tractive itwo. years ago. The change for the better began In 1801, when a village improvement ... society was or ganized. The first work of the society was the holding of a fair to raise mon ey for lighting the streets and for oth er village Improvements.. The fair wit a great success. Lamps were purchas ed and put on the principal streets, and light took the place of darkness Th society numbers over 100 members and He otlee Imarorcmiaat. A typical North Carolinian called at the senate lobby one day recently. He wore. Heavy boots and homespun clothes, his whiskers were of the Hor ace Greeley fashion, be did not wear a collar, and bis but slouched down upon his tousled hair. He sent In bis namo to Senator I'ritclmrd. confiding to ths doorkeeiH'r that be bad not seen Pritch ard since they served together in the leglslnture twelve years ago. Presently Senator Pritcbard appear, ed. His North Carolina friend looked him all over - "My country, senator." he exclaimed in a voice audible all over the lobby, "bow you have Improved T' Washing ton Post ' building plans while the business goes on I "80'me1' unsuitea to tne purpose, is a power for progress and improve- uninterruptedly and what was a serious f T 7 uTC lu is expectca . ment- The annual met problem how It was all to be done at once and where all the additional stock, material and machinery , was to 1 s placed Is now happily solved and all An experienced traveler says tnat most of the fatigue of a long Journey Is quite unnecessary and comes from an unconscious effort to carry the train Instead of letting the tran carry us- that is, in resisting the motion Instead of relaxing and yielding to it He ad vises always resting the feet on the rail of the seat in front If such Is pro- GRAND -'AUCTION ''SALE -OF- to look superficially as nearly as possi ble like the five thousand dollar bouse. and this In turn must be a passable im itation of the ten thousand dollar house. - - - - No matter how much It may be nec essary to skimp on materials and work manship, each bouse must have ns toany trimmings as its neighbor, uud unfortunately; the jig saw bus made gingerbread . trimmings one of membership dues are ii per year. Meetings are held monthly, or oftener. if necessary. Th.. society is In a healthy condition. a ul ready to push any movement for the Improvement of the village. Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, SilYenzarei I will offer. for sale at PUBLIC AUCTION at my place vided, as to keep the foot off the floor of business, No. , 106 South Qneen Ptreet, the finest f e'ection of Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches and Silverware that was ever before offered the public. Having putchased this stock at a big sacrifice II that were built to last will therefore offer these goods for sale to the HIGHEST AND BEST BIDDER without limit or reserve. lessens the vibration that is conveyed to the body and prevents Just that much strain. A tjag will do as well for a footstool if nothing else is to be had. The body while sitting in a car should be as completely relaxed as possible. Until one attempts this relaxation In a railway car It is not discovered bow tense Is the effort to resist the motion, all of which is In direct accordance With modern physical culture, which bas discovered that true repose goes stock of JHVELRY ever before offered. cheapest of luxuries, All this is only one symptom of a farreuchlug tendency of the time, a tendency to prefer shod dy display to bonest. homely solidity. If you want to hear Incisive heart to heart talk, get some old fogv carpen ter who bas aii obsolete liking for good work to-talking .about the difference betweeu the mushroom frame bouses of today and the old fashioned bouses ' Mat Trees la Towna aad Cltlea, ' A t'hiiaaeipnia man suggests thnt trees planted In public squares ond en streets should be of the nut bearlmr va- the riety. . He believes that a sense of lion. How to Make Oaloas laofleaslve. I f nn. I Mr n. wan stvifstna . . M- . This , stock comprises some of the highest and best grades of from a burni0y nation after eating or would be cultivated In boys, even In the worst neighborhood, if It were ex plained that the nuts belonged to them and that they would only damage their own property If they Interfered with them before the proper time Tur:i when the nuts were ripe tbey woui be taken from the trees and a new fes tival day be inaugurated, marking the- aistributlon. ' War Re Bet oa Gray. Once when Wayne MacVeagb had finished arguing a tedious technical case before the United States supreme court speculation arose between Mr. MacVeagh , and his : colleague as to Whom Chief Justice Fuller would as sign to write the opinion, and a wager (Was made. Just then Chief Justice' Fuller came down the corridor of the court build ing. Mr. MacVeagh stopped him and told blm of the wager, asking the chief justice to tell blm whom be would as sign, as that would settle the bet "On ,, whom have . you placed your wager, Mr. MacVeagh? the chief Jus- tlce asked, . , , , , . "Mr. Justice Gray.1 was the response. "Why did you choose Mr. GravT queried Ctyef Justice Fuller. ' "Because," replied Mr. MacVeagh. "I noticed he slept through the entire argument" taSr Dafferta'a Qalck Wit. The late Lord Dufferiu was known to bis friends as one of the most charm ing of men. Cls friends were of both' sexes. Indeed his pla tonic gallantries after he had reached the age when he- could safely Indulge them were quite Sol d Gold Vatches, with fine Elgin, 'Waltham and other leading makes; Genuine Diamonds in great variety; Rogers and other leading makes of fine Silverwaie; in fact. a fall and complete line of the finest further than mere nonaction. How to Cleaa Globe. An exce!!ent way is, to wash them with Siwp and warm water in which a 1,'tUe fii't of Ifinon hns boon tnixed. Tbe treat Circuity in the way of Ket tle? the pround portion of the p'o!ie to look white is t'ae prense. which sets clr-r-r'y Ii the rctishncss c l which c us n t F--ia to t o tiitiru-.-ii!v f ! ly f- T fin 1 w:t t ':h f f 1 ' i ( f s A grand oportunity to secure HIGH-GRADE JEWELRY at your own prices. . - . F v Daily at 3 p, ni. nr.tl.O p; them, this objection to their use can be removed by covering the peeled and sliced onions with cold water for a half hour before using. Take up on a plate and with the back of a silver spoon press to get out all of the rank flavor. Ice and garnish with curled parsley. wcicn. If eaten after the onion, will take away much of the odor from the breath. A swallow of vinegar Is also eUcadous in subdutnz the odor. a c h. t i f After f w-i-' : ') i r 1 ' CVf 3 i - t: ! 5 - t 1 fcr tl You are cordially invited to call and inspect thii fine stock. P. C. 1 l'c3 invit? 3 sttend sales at 3 p. m. daily. Yatch r. :vcr:r Viy. II::;i.:a-e 0 nve-irs givea awsy. ) Every srtids t:11 strictly tr.::r a f-!l gr-rstee 7 - 5 : c:: 1. 0-E3 Ho it te Coefc Clam a With PevDtrm. A delicious dish for luncheon or scp- per U.made of green ronners.an3 clar 1. Put a tablespoon ful cf tcttr In t 3 pan and cook ia it for five r 'i- utc3 a preen pepper etc- - 3 Cne. Then 9 tard parts c t"-.y c':-s Cne and co if if -r r ' 1- r t la a third cf a c '.1 eft' ". 9 and the t ft 1 i f t' e r - .5 cr.rk tir- ? 1 " ' i I r. T ' "3 1 :,:tand 1 ; it li i c c'a How te, Cleaa Blaaketa. Flannel blankets may be auccessfullv I unconcealed. That this tendencv noon cleaned by using borax snd soft soap. I the part of the noble spouse was the Put two tablespoonfuls of borax and a j subject of amiable banter by Lady piui or son soap into coia water enough I uuirerin is attested by a reminiscence to cover the blankets. When the borax I their sojourn in Borne when Lord ana soap nave become dissolved, put in I Dufferin was British embassador there the blankets and let them stand over! There had been during the, night a night Ths next 4a v rub them ant I shock of earthauake in Rome, whirh rinse tbem In two waters and bang mem out to ary. Mever wring them. Hew te Ease Sprains. ' ' A remedy for sprains that Is highly recommended is made by putting ths wmie or an egg into a Dlate and beat- uig wua a piece cf alam until it looks gelatinous and is stiff. Enread this on Uct and lay it on the inlurv chanslng It as it becomes Cry. Tender feet after long walUn?. or stiffness of ie joints may te eased ty the same application. naturally formed a topic at the embas sadortal dinner table next day. It turn ed out that every one had felt the shock excepting the embassador, who had slept through it -"Oh. well," ob served a guest, "the last trump would not waken Lord Dufferim "No," as sented the marchioness, and she added thoughtfully, "unless it happened to be the queen of hearts." How te Stop Sine, Creaklag-. To ttcp shoes c:,. 'J--; pour a Kttie -;eei oil on a Cat surface and allow Ladies Can "Ver Shoes oos tix imiflef after mi- A'len'i Ft-F. Kwdcr lo b hkea into i..e 5 -. It nei t or Be thofts fri easv; f vi t rr- t to Cv nd buciout. it's t-. eyewear' srt ( - ,.v- r the ae. t ires ind t, t r , l-t. ciicu nd ore -rots. A . r; t t-i u tftm curt lot ,c g, h.'t, . jit C-.t$ S rl t: rs, a - n , . t f f f T---' r- - -p- r - vv a. . '. A ! T I . u 1 i tl.9 t',,les cf the Hoct t rctt ia It over r ise ,i; T -.'.t. ..
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