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' Short Local Stories, Editorial - Botes
People who jump at
light in confusion,
"--Willi
Lot and Lottie Ott wen married
the other day by Bev. Nott. A witness
aaid It wm an ott time.
Some people never talk about their
nehrhbor because they prefer to talk
about tbemselvts and the
. thing they have done.
Some people seem to have an IrreslstV
ble penchant for criticising nnfavorablv
the actione of other. No matter
what ia done, envious, 111 grained folk
are bound to And fault with It In some
respect. They never do anything tbem
eelve because they lack the abflty, i and
they get out of humor with tboee who
can ana .oeuiue tneir labor. Two or
conclusion often I three such people In a commnnlty can
greatly retard Its advancement. ,
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It la fnnny that In this enlightened age
and In this enlightened eoantry, that the
man who cannot read, ia not able to
form an opinion, h the one best qualified
for doty aa a juror when an Important
1IE7S FROU THE '
TOBACCO FIELDS
Fine Crops in Duplin, Lenoir
' , Wajne, Counties. ,
Eoitob Fbkk Puss;
Last week I was In lower Duplin, Le
noir: and Wayne counties. I find al
crops good, especially corn and cotton.
I And among onr best farmers a fear
that unless they have rain soon the
pollen will dry and fall off, not fertilizing
case Is to be tried. Yet the reason for it
' j n is plain. The lawyers cannot fool the and com will be eat short.
WUUUOriUll i .1 . t ii it i. . . . I fVtsii mamm .V.
uiivuwiieu aian, wniw taeKniow wno'isi w w gwu vtiiiwh
not able to form an opinion of his own where properly cultivated.
will moot likely accept the one offered by
Most laws are made not In the Interest I the counselor that most Impresses him.
of the masses, bat for the selfish purposes
, of the few, and very often for. the direct
benefit of the selfish politicians them
selves.
When an attorney knows but little
about law bnt la well np In billingsgate,
' seeks to hide his Ignorance of what he
... ought to know by Indulging In language
that a gentlemen would scorn. -
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It Is funny bnt true that . people who
; are extravagant on themselves are often
- wonderfully Ingenious Id devising ' plans
of economy for others,'' and .those who
have never succeeded In anything are al
ways telling yon how to succeed. '-'..
If yon desire to be right down misera
ble, think about yourself, about what
yon want, what you like, what respect
people ought to pay yon, and what sen
sible people think of you. ,
It rlll never do for the people ,to , de
pend On the politician to work out their
salvation for them. That plan has been
( tried long enough and has proved disas
trous in every tastance.; It Is time now
for the people to take this matter in
their own hands and see that it Is prop
erly attended to. ..v.
. ' If there Is anything on ea-th that will
mildew a man and make him good for
nothing It is the habit of mopiag. If he
cannot work, or thinks he can't, let him
go out and take a walk and start his cir
culation. Lose this day loitering It : will
be the same story -'tomorrow, and " the
next mere dilatory. " .'
'
A sentimental chap asked "How can I
meet my darling?". After mature delib
eration over the question and carefully
weighing everything worthy to be taken
Into consideration we have come to the
conclusion that he can meet her by. ap
proaching her from an opposite direction.
Science falls to reveal any other way by
which the feat can be accomplished. ' .
Ths true greatness of mind consists In
-raining people apart from their circum
stances or according to their behavior.
Wealth Is a distinction only in traffic
but It must not be allowed as a recom
mendation In any other particular. The
Old Greeks used to say "We may kam
the little value of wealth by the per
son on whom heaven Is pleased to be-
A word of solemn warning to the city
health authorities: The city is full of
foul odors arising from plies of debris
and garbage and all sorts of disease
breeding matter. '.' The awful Jheat Is
I find so many good crops of tobacco
on this trip that I could not expect yon
to print them all, bnt I must ask yon to
I give space for a few, Oitmpsey Stroud,
Albert Moore, Allen Sutton, Levy Stroud,
all on lands of Dr. Tall of Ktnston, have
On prospects. Anyone will be surprised
to see the Improvement on this farm this
year. Jtrank Grady, Leon Stroud. Job
rapidly putrlfying this offal and It floats Stroud, James MaJpass, Lonnle Herring,
In waves and streaks and strata all over Strabane postofilce, are all In fin shape
the town. , If the ' heat continues and
nothing Is done to prevent there Is bound
to be an outbreak ot typhoid or some
other death dealing disease. -
vigorous action should be taken at
once. 1 t - s ' V
' An ounce of prevention Is worth a I
pound of cure." v '.'if' - '
And it costs less.
It Is much better to spend 1 100 to pre
vent and outbreak than f 1,000 to stamp i
it out.
It will save money.
It will save lives, '
There should be an Instant and" thor
ough cleaning np.
; Asnely Jones has good prospect and
be is so jar advanced In ' work that be
had time to go fishing, so I failed to see
him but did see his crop; then his neigh
bor McQnlnn also had time to be off one
day.
x staid au night with Dick Rouse. I
found everything all right, all crops In
fine Condition, especially tobacco, al-
h ' ' ' I ' ' FIND NEPTUNE. , ' - -"
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HEW AND OLD
- FRESHLY TOLD
Items of Interest tor tale and Female
MAbONS IN O0N0LAVB.
Public Installation, A ddresaes and
; .
Dinner Tod y
?Tli three MwHonic lodges, Lenoir lodge
No. 231. of LaGrange; St. John's lodge
No. 396 and Kinston lodge Noi 816
nAth KliiMrnn mnf fiam Wnv
tb!lvbJlt feW c1hUdn to Wp him he Is hftTC a in8uiiation of officers of
up with bit work. His brother. Bryant. I w r.wWi ..M.u,.r ' ..ivV.
has not thought best to marry, bnt all
alons 1 doing welL
From here I had to turn for home,
next found myself at home of Mr. 8. A.
Herring; bis sons J. W, and J. M. Her-
' II there are not men enough regularly I riPg have 15 acres of the finest tobacco
employed the force should be temporarily I to be seen, in fine state of cultivation
Increased as much as Is necessary. "- I He set ont some on natural season but
Every ounce of filth should be removed 1 1 better pleased with watering. These
beyond the city limits and buried. ' I boys will advise to never wait for rain;
We are speaking In the interest of pub-1 tney will cure this week. Another
11c health now,
Be warned in time. -
Every householder should do his part
by thoroughly cleauing hie own premises.
'Cleanliness is health, . , ' ' . . .
And what an argument there is In all
this for a complete water and sewer sys
tem. , . '
ATLANTIC GARDEN. ,. ,. !
Jniyr.
' This place wa visited last week b an
electric storm, thunder and lightning and
heavy rain, the second rain that has
been heavy enough to do much good
since crops were planted.
All crops are looking fine except to
bacco; there is not a good stand. Some
farmers are curing their first barns and
ana nave maae gooa cures, u seasons
come right from now on we will make
eight-tenths of a crop. ; -.
Bear hunting is the sport of the day.
There have been seven killed within two
miles of here within as many weeks. ; Mr.
Shack Cavenangh, who claims the Droud
distinction of being the son of the hero of
tne Potomac, Mr. William Cavenangh,
who swam the river under heavy Yankee
fire to bring a boat to Gen. Matt Ransom
at a time during the late war when no
one else would dare such a thing, is the
champion bear hunter, havlcg killed
three In three successive days. The hunt
ers' rule here Is that Shack gets all the
hides and others the meat, which, when
cooked is hard to beat. Shack has the
brotherliving near, Joe Herring, and
then Enoch Tyndall have as fine crocs
of ,j tobacco as can be grown. When
they , coma all may expect somtthfrj
nice. Sam Hinee and I. D.. Hlnes are in
this year. E. Taylor aUo Is in trood
lack.
B. B Price, Seven Springs, has as good
prospects lor a One crop as I ever saw.
He will see you on first trip to Kim ton.
I could go on Indefinitely, but fear even
for this.
ate dinner ana to listen to Ppwcne ap
propriate to the occasion. A Urge 1w!i
gatlon. came this mornlDg from- La
Grange and a good number from Pleas,
ant Hill No 304 and Bountree Noi 213
of Lenoir county, to be In attendance,
At 10 o'clock this morning the mem
bers met at the Masonic hall and after
opening services, formed in line : and
marched to the court bouse, where the
following officers were Installed by B. W,
Hatcher, grand lecturer. '
St. John's lodge B. B. Dunn, W. M
F.'C. Dunn, J. W.; J, W. Black, 8. W.; E
17. Chad wick1, 8.; A, 8. Pad rick, T.; Plato
Collins, S. D.; 8. 8. Tyndal, J. D.; P. G
Ferrell, T. . .
Lenoir lodge Geo. L. Taylor, W. M.
J. H. Duke 8. W.; W. F. Sutton, J. W
D. C. Murchison, 8.; 0. Taylor, T.; J. W,
P Smlthwfck, 8. D.j H. W Brothers, J,
D;T.C.PeIletler,T,
KbMtnn lndo T IT. 'Fsnllrnar W XI .
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uo nuovw wumr BH just passea or w. D. PoUock. 8. W.: T. T. Ormond. J.
W.; L. J. Mewborne, 8.; D. Oettloger, T.;
Bay Pollock, 8. D.; Chas, F. Harvey, J
D.; F. G. Ferreli, T.
After the Installation of officers, Dr. B,
F. Dixon, state auditor, delivered the ad
drees, which was greatly enjoyed,- :
Mr. 8. H. B .nntree, sr., was presented
a past masters regalia and Jewel. ;
; After the program at the court house
was finished the members of the lodges
went to the Farmers' warhouse, where
they partook of an elaborate spread of
eatables.
Is passing through a dangerous period,
that of topping. I find the most n-
cessful ones are simply budding as the
bud appears and then top lower after
the season has developed. I think this
best. . , . , .
Unless we get rain soon the crop will
be damaged; a few days : of hot dry
weather has so much to k do with, the
crops,and then one good shower changes
aiu t:--r,'.y:y
, Bat snough.
Bespectfally,
J. X. Barbkb.
BS3TON.7
Protracted meeting begins
inira uunaayin wuy.
July 7.
here thsl
r" lyluek Wee Heat.
A story Is told of Brillat Savarln hav
ing a dish of spinach served to him
which bad been reheated nine "times;
he found It so Improved by the process
t it u Ik. r m,. I nnesi near aogs in eastern XMortn taro-
towit yet it Is the one thing people jv -nf cinhK t vnlA rt
Senator Pritchard "Brlnr your distin
guished guest, President Koosevelt, down
Some of the farmers will begin curing I that be declared spinach required nine
seek after and risk life itself to obtain.
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POETRX WITH A POINT.
Ton can lead a horse to water,
But you cannot make htm drink;
Ton can send a fool to college,
But yon cannot make him think;
Ton may keep your daughters tramming
From morn till afternoon, . ' '
Pst you can't make her a player
If she hasn't any tune.
Ton can never make a farmer '
Of a boy that loves the sea,
Thouf b you may make him plow and
I
Ani v boa, and haw, and jree.
Ii's eo t 3 t ) sweat and blubter
IVcatreyonronly son
Tr " rs t 9 r 1 te net ia tie car
To yo-T k ,i;ctf 4 one;
Ton ' t w :i swir h c3 the track,
1 or 1 ! lrl c-f p If,
At I .' , it ciori tbin L'iely
'i t j o a i r.ow tsw 'tis yourself. .
lfjc: tr
I.rtL its 1
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tobacco today,
Most of the farmers In this section have
finished plowing.. , ,
: Miss Dora May of near 8IIer City Is
visiting her father, Mr. V. B. May.
Misses Agnes Sutton and Lena Phalna
elx nice bear hide cheap will do well ro ?! J"" "Jn Saturday and Sunday at tog pan and add flour to thicken. Sim.
call on Will Barbee or Shack Cavenangh Mr-Joon bt,'P I mer ten minutes, add lulce of lemon
I Tk" I 11 J TV. I - -
;nrnj Tr.Tooay in ueeton was at tte
here if he wants to hunt bears. This
place Is better than North Carolina black
mountains.' Anyone wishing? to hoy
rehea tings to bring it to perfection.
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Carrtea Ssaaaare.-
'Should, yon desire nice fried curried
sausage, fry the latter crisp, dredge
some curry powder in water In the fry.
BASE BAXI
Baatera Carolina
"Tarboro took revenge on, It own
grounds yesterday, but had to fight
Wilson every minute of tb game, which
finally resulted as follo ws:' . ' " 1 "
v . . .-L:t. a , & H. E.
Wilson 1000 00,0 1 0-2 ,5,4
Tarboro.. ...O 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- S 4
Batteries: Cassldy and Smith; Hart
andHlgglns. - . ,v
This victory ot Tarboro puts Kinston
back la second place, bat raises Tarbo
ro' percentage and makes It harder to
reach. ' '
BTANDINO OF THE CLUBS. , ' .
Won. Lost. P. C.
Tarboro.............;.... 7 2 ' .777
Kfneton....,......u. 8 5; , .375
Wilson. 3 6 .333
Captain Harvey is expected to return
from Raleigh this afternoon and it is
hoped be will bring several players. '
A business man remarked yesterday:
"To make a good showing In the league
is as good an advertisement as town
can have. I realize this and am willing
tq pay as much as I can afford for my
part of the i advertisement. : I ', hope the
other business men will look at it in the"
same light. Now that We are In the fight
aud have a splendid le vler in Captain
Hrvey we can't afford to let the other
town beat us out. Local pride should
be as strong In Kinston as In Wilson or
Trboro." - ;
FRILLS OF FASHION. ;
The vogue of the -oIlarlos bodice Is
making Its wsy slowly luto t!if n-nlms
of fashion. ' ,
j One of the latest of Fn ix-b lints tins ,
the entire under side of V.i.' gi icefully
curved brim covered whh t..iy pink
Litton roses. ' f , '
Summer tweeds and frlcxitt are all
made In the most attractive uud artis
tic colorings. The puler greens, pinks,
grays and beiges are among the most
fashionable shades.
Coaching, casino and visiting coats
are made of voile laid over silk. No
other material seems Just at present
quite so Indispensable in the preparing
of the summer outfit as this beautiful
doth. v
A pretty way of finishing the white
satin revera and collar of a conf of
satin brocade is to use tricolored .em
broidery silks to check the satin, the
diamond spaces thus obtained being
AU,4 I .t.l I.I. W T U .-.- . .
The drooping undersleeve, a revival
: of old time fashions, is a striking fea
ture of the summer sleeve, and It Is
formed variously of chiffon, lace, net,
moussellne de sole, trimmed with lace
appliques, sheer batiste, daintily tucked
and striped round with narrow Inner
tlori. New Tom Post
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"" CURRENT COMMENT '
. After Germany has succeeded In rec
onciling Alsace-Lorraine It might try
Its band on France. Kansas City Star.
. Cuba Is to demonstrate what a Latin
race can do In Imitation of the Anglo
Saxon or Anglo-Celtic race In main
taining a constitutional form of gov
ernment Dallas News.
If the Japs are the Yankees of the
orient, the Siamese must be the Ger
mans of the orient They are sending
Prince Maha to visit this country after
the manner of Henry. Philadelphia
Press.
Some people predict that as a result
of the Invention of the automobile the
horse will -gradually become extinct.
At the present writing, however, it
looks as if the human race, rather
than the equine, would be the one to
become extinct Chicago Chronicle.
After long deliberation the London
Times approves the Investment of
American capital in the big steamship
combination because "Americans will
now be Interested In the safety of
grain cargoes until they reach our
shores." Britannia rules the wave.
but wants ber breakfast Just the same.
Tomorrow comes the try of war with
Trboro. Game called at 4:30 o'clock. St Lonls Globe-Democrat
l7it ns have a War ntfa nrtAnra and anma ,. ' 1
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at BlchUnds,
We hae one ot the most unusual suits
between husband and wife down hereto
tm heard of anywhere. Case Is this:
Wife goes out a peace warrant before a
J. P. Goes to trial Evidence at trial
shows that husband struck the wife,
making several bad looklcr bruises.
This was ber testimony and tere were
no witnesses. Husband admits slip p In j
her twice but dll not tLIik It was severe
enough to cause bra',H9. Husband pnt
under bond to k the pace f't montfca.
Inclhen It has dvtlopei that ealj
bruiVes shown at tr'.J were only stains
mads with tincture io "
.CLn.lren'i' day ei -1.....rs at A2j"s'
sr liool house last " . v p-9 f :.e. 'its
1'ftla cr. 3 dii w'. 1 h tv Trof.
Springs the 4th.
We will admit that Mr. Moselv of Alrv
n 1.-- . . . 1
vrruve una m smart aog, due ne can go
way back and sit down. Mr. Eoblnson'n
dog worms aa much tobacco as bis mas-'
ter; eats tne worms, stays till the bell
rinps, goes to end of the rows, scratches
a Hole so ne can tell wnere to berin. then
goes back after dinnerand takes the first
row.
stir until sauce ia done.
sa usage and beat again.
put
lemon.
in the
The leu of Smell. -
The sense of smell is the most dell
cats of any of our senses. The three
hundred millionth part of a grain of
thJoropbenoi can be distinguished.
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ahiychovil -Jo!y7,
I't. Bob Hunter's horse died last Sat
urday. A teaut:!ul rala tLls morning.
E:,:a ridds lost about 75cL!ckecs
. . a two hours; tLe ciriease is un.
known.
C, ;t. 7. 7. CarrawB VKi.'!e a tt
Th Smallest Chvrck.
The village church at Upleatham,
North Yorkshire, is claimed to be the
smallest In England. It measures 17
feet 9 inches by 13 feet The church
dates back 900 years. Some of the
tombstones In the graveyard are dated
1500.
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.y ret fatrooize the Lc .2
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V. -r ths f-:r:t cf co-c;:ra-:
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some '
hard, rooting.
Charlotte has taken a great tumble in
the State league and Ne w Bt ra no w holds
the proud position of leader In the ' sec
bad half of the season with seven games
won and nons lost . ' ri
Yesterday's results were: Ealeigh 15,
Wilmington i; Greensbouo 5, Durham 1;
New Bern 7, Charlotte 3,
Wilmington's abandoned franchise In
ths State league Is to be offered so the
highest bidder among Goldsboro, Wilson,
8 jatesvflle, Winston and Tarboro.
The young lady admirers of the game
are preparing to do' their part toward
ths support of the local team by holding
an Ice cream and cake festival on the
court house green on Thursday evening
from 8:30 to 12. Tables will be erected
and the place made attractive with col
ered banters and banting aud by tie
young ladies themselves. : Everybody
should pay the green a visit and open
up their pocketbooks. A dance was also
proposed bnt owing to the absence of
so many young ladles from town and
ths extremely warm weather Is has been
abandoned.
j MERE MEN.
- Senator Prye Is an enthusiastic trout
fisherman.
Senator Tillman la the whistler of
the senate. lie whistles nearly all the
time when not talking.
II. n. D. Pierce, the third assistant
secretary of state, will have charge of
tne Russian grand duke during bis
coming tour of the United States.
Congressman Heatwole of Minneso
ta has a trout brook on bis farm and is
tie only private owner In the United
EUt3S of white trout with gold spots.
Charles J. Osborn, dean of the Asso
ciated Press service, win retire July 1.
ETe was the manager of the telegraph
'..ce ia which Andrew Carnegie was
r; !cyeJ as a messenger boy.
IZonntol on a "singla footer" Mr.
t-aw, f cretary or the treasury, goes
f ; r a rl 3 t , r!v every afternoon. The
'"rs r 't is f ) c:nocth that the
r ,!.3 thout 3 muca exercise as
- 1 wrs li a tara-
' BTWE EN HEATS.
The pacing gelding Electwave, 219,
bag Jofaed Joe Gahagan's stable at To
ledo, O.. . , if ,Jf::;;:i;i.;-;..
. Rosa, dam, of Roetta Soap,
and Liva, 25,iias lost a foal by Au
tograph, 2:16&' j i ,.
- Dave Muckle stepped the pacer Per
haps, 2:17& a mile In 2:12 at Cleveland
a few daya ago' 1,;V'-'x '.':v;;;,tvv-;'v"::;
; The pacing mare Sylvanway, ZiO
who broke her leg two years ago, la
training sound this year. ' ' -
Mount Hood, 220& the Oregon trot'
ter who Is entered all along the grand
circuit Is reported working well.
S. B. Kltchell has moved from bis
home stable at Coldwater. MIclu to
the Cleveland track with Don Wilkes,
The recently reinstated trotter Alcy,
2:13, has been purchased by C W.
La sell of WhitlnvlUe. Mass. rje Is a
strong addition to the already formida
ble Laseli stable.
PINFEATHERS.
j' -.' MMmMmmMmi '
At this time there is no better place
for the poultry than In the orchard.
Chickens fatten faster on cooked
than on raw food because It Is mora
easily digested. ',v
. The flavor and color of the eggs de
pend very much on the kind of food
given to the poultry. ,
The old hens that are about through
laying should be fattened and market
ed as soon as possible now.
Uniform chickens are not only pret
tier, but they may be fed to better ad
vantage than can a flock which Is made
up. of large and snialL
UAH7ED
Yoa to write os for prices on Tire-
proof Cafes,-Enrglar Proof Cafes,.
Time Locks, Vault Door?, Depccit
Poxes, etc. VTe will save yea
cicney.