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VOL. V. NO. G8.
, E3NSTON. N. 0, THURSDAY, JULY 24. 1002.
PRICE TWO GENTS
FIFTEEN IHEUOll
... PODIIDS TOBACCO
THAT'S THE MARK FOR THIS YEAR
Kinston Will Kate a Long Reach for
FIrstPIace as4tfKarlct
t 4 r .
Farmers from 1 00 Mt'ea Aroun-1 Ciub
; Well Afford to Bring their Weed Here
Tie Stronrett Corp of Buyer tc be
Foand io the Sooth Auure a Battle Bora
v.. for Hi-het lrloea Clnoh for Grower.
Kinston has far surpassed the claims
of ita moat aangutne original supporters,
and baa grown until It is easily hum.
bered among the first class markets for
leaf tobacco in the United States. It has
natural resources that are unequalled tor
the kind of tobacco raised, and coupled
with a community of Interests that dom
inates the progressive people in this sec
tion It it destined never to take a back
seat but to go forward all the time.
Kinston has never, as it has developed
as a tobacco market, sold' lees of the
. weed In any year than H did theptevlous
year, something that cannot be said ot
I be other leading markets of North Caro
lina. ', But what has been done in the
' past Is a mere bagatelle compared to the
oeelbilIties of the future, provided al-w-aja
the people pull together. The
x ree rxesa proposes to keeD In close
touch with these Interests as in every
other that tends to the, upbuilding of
this section and will aid In every honor
able way tn advancing them. We give
below some of the facilities' for handling
the tremendous crop of the weed that Is
expected by everybody to be marketed
here this season.
The old reliable Carolina warehouse
under the management of Mr! L.P.Tapp,
who needs no Introduction to the people
in this community, aided by a clerical
force that by virtue of years of active
nrrufntiiA r .In : V. 1 .f A -
qud to any to the market, la, straining
very nerve and. making every effort for
the convenience of their customers : and
can be relied on to get as high prices for
the weed as any market In the state.
Mr. Tapp's force consists of Mr. J. 8.
Biztell, who has lived In Kinston for
rears and all know him: Mr. J w Mmo.
back of Pilot Mountain; with twelve
years experience In the business; Mr. J.
F. Cothran of Durham, who has fifteen
years experience to his credit, and Mr.
J. B Hundley of Mt.AIry, the auctioneer
who has worked in the business seven
twn years and Is fully qualified to judge
when tobacco is bringing its value. The
c tpaclty of the Carolina's floor space is
about one thousand piles.
The Atlantic is right aide up with care
under the management of the old reliable
firm of B. L. Crisp & Co. and with a ca
pacjty for handling from a thousand to
twelve hundred piles with ease, is confi
dent of doing her share of the great vol
nme of business that is expected in Kins-,
ton this season. The Atlantic has .with
it this year Mr. C. D. Hicks and Mr. Sam
Thompson as office force, who are thor
oughly competent to handle the business
with expedition and exactness! . Mr. W.
J. Finch is the auctioneer and he is a
hustler at the business.
The Eagle goes under new manage
ment this year but the farmers are ae
a ired that none but thoroughly com
petent men will have charge of the busi
ness and that tbelr interests will be well
looked after. The active management
U under the supervision of a board of
directors selected from the buyers un
, ln and whose aympathies are entirely In
the business. Mr. J. B. Stalling 0f Dan
ville, Va., Is the active manager and auc
tioneer and he is a thorough gentleman
and one of the beet auctioneers la the
business. Messrs. W, H. Blalock, James
niclardson and II. C. Wooten compose
t'w office force and they are riLt "up-to-now"
in the work. The Eajle has a
floor spice of twelve hundred piles and a
Iz house attached.
The Centra', mana rJ by the wll
known firm ofJTar, Parl.a:i A Co., esh
tlie i 1 can le ch ; ' 1 r; ft this h i
s in tii niul.e a fr't't .. i -, fol i!
g-uialitr f,f Cr-,-: '.ii-u t;.:-,.l i'. ' t tttjfr
ii ent of their n: .-nj (;:. tfr e?v
tiiir r t'ie v J . j 1 , j ' j ; i t' j
le H t f tli- j ' i. . .
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The Farmers', near the business part
ot town, is to be run by Wooten, PIxon
k t o., and they have, by hustling for
business and fair treatment of their
customers, made, for themselves a name
in the tobacco market that Is second to
none. They have a floor space equal to
any, and ara better prepared this year
than ever to handle their part of the
business. Their office force consists
of Mr. Shade Wooten of this
town, Mr. J.'L Abbott, and Messrs.
0. H. Pegram and A. 8. Wooten.
Mr. 8ol Plxon will follow . the
salea to look after the farmer's" interests
and Mr. J. X Barber will be auctioneer.
: Knott BroB.' warehouse will be under
the management ot Messrs. .0. W, and H.
T, Knott, than whom there are no better
In the business. They have built this
year, and'own themselves, what is said
to be the second largest wanhouseln
this country, are thoroughly la keeping
with the times, and can be relied on to
look after the Interest of their customers.
These gentlemen' have a fully competent i
clerical force composed of Messrs. P. P.
Meade, J. 8. Farmer, G. H. Simpson, and
AtwoodBlrzell, who are -experts in the
art ot handling big freaks of tobacco.
A. E. Palmer assisted by S.B. Currln will
act as auctioneer. The floor space of
Knott Bros.' warehouse is large encugh
to handle fifteen hundred to two thous
and pllee of tobaceo. , , ,
The public can readily see from this
array of talent that the farmers' Interests
will be well taken c'aie ot and that be Is
greatly in his own light not to bring his
tobacco to the Kinston market, f :
Bo much for the facilities for handling
the product, and now just a word for the
buyers. ' The American Tobacco com
pany with 185,009 invested in their busi
ness In Kinston, which means double
their capacity of last year, and double
thlr force of buyers In the market for
business, and with unlimited capital At
their command, will certainly make com
petitors pay well for what they buy.
The Imperial Is also In the market and
although a new concern In this country,
has shown signs, by their business activ
ity that they will? be?rlght np t i the
scratch whta the, ..tjlnnwtfpidding
on the weed, . They have Invested in Kin
ston, or will have when their work' Is
completed,abont $40,000, and ha e over
fifty millions in the business and of
course , they are here to atay. Besides
these two mammoth corporations bid
ding against each other, there is a strong
array of independent buyers who deal
direct with the export trade and who
have contracts ahead that cannot be
Interfered with 'this season.. Some ot
these are: The Hoge Irving Co. T. E.
Roberts & Co.,H. J. Bass & Co., Ran
dolph Meade Tobacco Co., C. R. Dodson
and Col. W, A. Bobbltt, and th re are
numerous other Independent buyers who
have large orders from domestic dealers.
All of these gentlemen are of l.ighest
Integrity and admitted business ability.
Kinston fully expects, if crops condi
tions are favorable, t6 sell fifteen million
pounds of tobacco and feels thor. roghly
able to do It with ease, with this fine
array of tobacconists. 1 ' : '. '
It pays a good business man to pay a
lttle more for his printing provided be
gets better printing. Neat printing on
good paper creates a favorable impres
sion and helps draw business to you.
Cheap and nasty printing Is dear it any
Erice. To get the best of anythi igyou
ave to pay more than for Inferior arti
cles. It is the same way with printing.
But The Fbeb Press does nice printing
at very reasonable price , and a'so has
some cheap papers it would sell at bar
gains. :
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
HOSTS ARE HERE
C0D3TY CONVENTION IX FULL SWING
Thft Fine Yacal Susie Kales An At
tractiTO Feature
Dr. H. D. Harper, Sr., Welcome the Dele
srates, who Increaae In Namber nt Ererr
8elon Splendid AddrdM br l'rof,
. Crowell Exerclae Verr IotrUos
;'TonMiritwyProsram. '
The county Sunday school convention
was opened at the Baptist church this
morning at 9:30, Mr. Y, T, Ormond be
ing president and Mr. J.J. Roger secre
tary. The devotional exercises werecon
ducted by Rev. N. E. Coltrane. Not as
many delegates as were expected were at ,
the opening service but more cams In
during the other services.
The address of welcome was delivered
at 11a.m. by Dr. H. D. Harper, sr.
The doctor has a very pleasant way of
speaking and bis address was thoroughly
enjoyed. ' ',
In welcoming the delegates be gave
some facts about Kinston . which
have never before been collected together.
As he well remarked we hardly realise
what Kinston Is doing because we see
the progress around us every day. The
statistical portion of Dr. ; Harper's ad
dress Is published elsewhere In this paper.
The music during the morning was ot
a very high Order.. There Is nothing that
brings enthusiasm Into an audience as
when a well trained choir sings "Speed
Away" as was sung this morning. The
organ is urjer the hands' of Mr. 0. E.
Kornegay, jr., who knows how to put
life Into it and thus transfer this life to
the audience through the choir. Special
music will be sung tonight.
'Professor Geo. H. Crowell ot High
Point, president of the State 8unday
School association, delivered a fine ad
dress this; morning' on "The Sunday
School Convention, Its Purposes ; . and
Aims' - Prof, Crowell has just returned
from the international convention of the
Sunday school convention at Denver. He
gave some Interesting notes on his trip.
Prof. Cro well's speech was given close at
tention and was much enjoyed by 1 those
present. '
The following Is the program for to
morrow: , ' , ' ,
- Morninar Seulea. '.
9:30 Devotional service conducted by
Rev. E. D. Brown.
9:45 Song service. .
lOKKl-Dlscueslon: "The Demands of
the 20th Century upon the 8nnday
School." Mr- M. H. Wooten and Rev.
G. N. Cowan. ...
10:30 Dlscusslos: "The Sunday
School a Factor In Our Country's Wel
fare." Messrs. G. C. Yause and G. V,
Cowper. ,
11:00 Address, "TheSun4ay School'i
Relation to Church and State," Mayor
George E. Hood of Goldsboro.
Afternoon Seaalon.
3:00 Devotional exercises conducted
by N. E. Coltrane.
2:30 Reports of officers. Election of
o Ulcere.
Adjournment. .
Business and professional people all
over Eastern Carolina should send their
orders for printing to The Fkeb Press,
If they will do so they will get neat, tasty
and appropriate printing at very reason
able prices.
CURACAO, HEADQUARTERS' OF VENEZUELAN EEVOLUTlON-
1 Cwseab U jnt now very much In the publio Te by reaaoa of th fact that it b the
hwilqnarters of th Venemelan reroluticmUU, who appear to b In a fair wy to overturn
th eovernraent of Praaident Castro, , Curaoao has a raall bat exoeUbnt harbor ell pra-
teod from th tropioal gales and is admirably
baingpnU 1
" - Cotton MU1 Sold.
FavetteviUe. July 24 At the re-sate
of the Favettsvllls cotton mills by the
commissioners, Messrs. C W. Broadfoot
and p. Li Cook, the property was bid In
by Dr. tt T, Lilly, for the bondholders,
at 1 12,000, there being no other bidder.
. I ,,,,,, '0j,a.;
. ' I More Tobaoeo Bale. .
News and Observer: There were two
mom sales of tobacco yesterday at the
Capital warebou e, one In the morning
Mil hn In the afternoon. The piles were
ground priming, ot course, bui; they
brought good prices. They come irom
Chatham. Durham' Johnston and Wake.
The farmers were delighted with the
prices and the treatment they received.
),'' ' .;. ....,.-.. .:rfM,
ASM Tree When XJxhtnlns r"Uhe. "
Weldon, July 21. Mr. John T. Har
lowe, a well known farmer, who' lives
near Aurellan Spring was struck by
lightning an killed Saturday evening.
Mr. Harlowe was sitting under a small
tree in his yard, whittling sticks. A
cloud came up and before It began to
rain lightning atruck the tree. Mr. Har
lowe was Instantly killed, and his dog,
which was near him, was also killed.
His daughter was knocked 'down and
severely shocked, but recovered la a lew
hours. , ' -' " f-, i
genutlonal Elopement.
Greensboro, July 23.-Thle town woke
up aatonished this morning when it was
learned that Mrs. Ida Stafford, one otthe
moat, attractive and highly regarded
ladle In the city, wife ot Mr. John E.
Stafford, and nmtherot four bright boys
from 8 to 17 years of age, had eloped
with J. E, Harding, for years chief book
keeper tor the Revolution .mills, and a
man ot eiemplary habits. The intelli
gence came like a thunder clap to the
husband, the first Intimation or euspl
picion ot such a thing he ever had being
the receipt last night ot a letter ot fare
well. ,; v ; ' " : ; ': :"' ":
T " " Onnai Ocean Flaherle. '
The fisheries of the German ocean
yield 40,000,000 a year.
' Carrier Plaeom. : ' .
The real carrier pigeon as distin
guished from the common homing pi
geon is the originator of the mask and
goggles worn by chauffeurs. The bird's
bill has on it a large fleshy carbuncle
and a smaller one around each eye.
Morocco DervUae.
The dervishes or religious beggars In
Morocco delight-in sewing gorgeous
colored patches on their garments bo
as to attract attention. ,
Sweet Pea.'
Sweet peas need particular culture If
they are to bloom in full beauty. Fre
quent stirring of the soil about the
roots la better than too much water,
the dust mulch thus produced being
good for the plants. Water regularly,
however. ' ..
A neartbrokea King-.
rienry II. of England died of grief at
t!:3 1- -aUtUvle cf Us undotiful sons,
wl'o f:r many years were ia almost
coi.Uaur.l rebellion against Lis author
ity. Jr. i nee Erlsle.
3 !:-"' e brio's during the marriage
ct . : :- 7 was-b the feet of the LiiJa
i' If"? fellow.
1 t ' : t s i ever i&'l to
ji r r t ' 'e pfems were f 3.-
C ; r ' : cf tt-e Crane,"
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f : :i. i: i f r t'e
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adapted to the u to whioh tt is )o
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FEMININE CHAT.
Una Calve ' several years ago de
signed and :- bought the monument
which Is to cover her grave.' , v ; v -:
Mrs. Mlddendorf, wife of a Balti
more banker, owns a pdrtralt of Cap
tain John Stone of colonial fame, an
ancestor, painted by Rembrandt Peale.
Mrs. Bcttie Dandrldge, a daughter
of General Zachary Taylbr, sevanty
seven years old, lives In Winchester,
Va. She was educated tn Philadel
phia. ' - . '!
Mrs. Neve of Guernsey, Channel Is
lands, aged 111; Is said to be Edward
VIL's oldest subject He? birth is on
record in St reter Tort parish church,
on the island.
Dean Eliza M.;Mosher of the wom
an' department of the University of
Michigan has resigned and will. re
sume her medical practice in Brooklyn
next October. She left Brooklyn six
years ago to take her present place. -'
Dr.; Sarah Brown Belcher of New
York, a bacteriologist of great ability.
Is credited ' with devising means for
making the smallest dairy farm as
pure a source of milk supply as the
big equipped farms backed- by great
capital.
Mrs. Charles W." Fairbanks, presi
dent general of the National Society
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution, is a descendant of James Cole,
a soldier of the Pennsylvania line, of
Captain David Blakely and of James
Blakely.. ' . - - . ,
Senora Juana Rosa de .Edwards of
Chile Shows her love for her country
by, building schools, churches, asy
lums, hospitals and dwelling houses
for the poor. Her grandfather and her
husband were Americans who helped
the Chileans to win their Independ
ence. Alicia Adelaide Needham has won
the- first prize of 100 In the competi
tion instituted by the Earl of Mar for
the best coronation march song. Mrs.
Needham's music was composed to ac
company the words of "The Seventh
English Edward," a song written by
Harold Beghle.
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL. .
Professor Harlan Updegraff of Co
lumbia university has been : chosen
head of the Girls' Latin school in Balti
more. . '' "
Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago has
given $50,000 to Whitman college at
Walla Walla, Wash. This brings Dr.
Pearsons' gifts to the college up to
$230,000. '
Senator T. TL Carter has presented
to the University of Montana his prl
vate collection of Congressional Rec
ords, which give a complete history of
government from the meeting of the
first congress to the close of the last
Dr. George A Barton, professor of
Biblical literature and scientific lan
guages in Bryn Mawr college, will go
to Palestine to take charge of the
School of Oriental Research at Jeru
salem, an Institution supported by
twenty-one schools and colleges in the
United States. ;
SPORTING NOTES.
Queen Allah, 2:13, Is dead.
Charter Oak Is to have a new grand
stand. '
Eurkett has missed but one game In
three seasons.
Tenney is hitting the ball In better
share tl.an ever before.
Do'an cf the Ero. . 'lyus will be mar
ried ia the fail and resiJe ia Chica?
It loks as thoi--b the New York
Drlvln.? club is to become the leader
la ciatiaee racing.
D.-!'',trty's stl.'i work is one cf the
f .-; ;-:-- cf t' A' " ; q 1 . r. t
t ; nt a .;; ,-, l.: fr-t y r 1 4 U-.9
1 .- will t-Le a K t to I t.
THIELY TOPICS
TERSELY TREATED.
Stort Local Stories, Editorial Kotcs.
Ragtime Is the tuns just after a pro
tracted etrike. .
Farmers' Day Is going to be and It Is
going to be great
. . .
A hnrirlar was killed by a policeman
while robbing a bank. He left a lot of
money. - v ,4 t
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A woman who wears her Mother Hob-
bard loose In public ought to be given ft
belt 'ii:UrP '
If our srreat scholarly theologians keep
on it will not be long until ws shall have
a new Bible that will suit the public
taste..
There Is a srreat deal ot summer com .
plaint at the mountain and seashore re
sorts just now, It's all on .account of
th bills.
A cross-eved man was arrested on sus
picion of theft the other day but he '
proved tna ne was peneciiy suwgun.
Ha Inst looked crooked.
ftn,. V1a 4m ilavvsi nakTMa aAaA
('Fifteen Million P:unda Tobacco" Is
worth tlO.000 cold cash to Kinston at
the least calculation. The Tree Press
charges nothing for it
Are yon dissatisfied with The Free
Press, reader? If so, why? Come In the
office and ldok over the exchange list,
which tpmprtaea nearly all the papers ol
the stats. Make an honest comparison
and It you can find one published in a
town ot lta size up to 10,000 that pub
lishes as much local news day by day or
does more effective shouting lor Its town
ws will give yon a lite subscription tree
or on your order will start the new hos
pital fund with a $100 subscription.
When a stranger picks np a copy ol The
FreePrees.no matter In what remote
corner of the earth, he Is bound to re
mark: "It must be a great town and a
great country ' where that paper was
published." That is how a good paper
helps a town. Do you" appreciate what
The Free Press 1 doing 'or Kinston,
while giving Its peop'e the beat little
daily in all southdom? Are yon getting
your money's worth? 1 ,
The frank and open person generally
gets himself disliked and unpopular.
When things please him he says so em
phatically and all ts well. When they
displer" him Le follows the same course
and tl i trouble comes. Oh that frank
ness and openness were mora common!
for the frank and open person Is Invaria
ble honest and honorable. Most people
whan displeased growl and grumble to
everybody but the right one, whom they
leave In Ignorance of their true Inward
feeling and thus there Is no means of
righting the wrong or removing the
causa of trouble. It we could only get
used to being frank and open with each
other, the world would be happier and
more wholesome after we did get used
tO It: . ' ,
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They are awake and talking now.
Timely Topics was confident It would
not be long before the live business men
ot this live town would take up with
such a live auggeation as that tor a
Farmers Day. . The seed haa taken root.
Wa are going to give the farmers aday
perhaps several ot them and the affair
will be a hummer.
When Kinston starts out on aa enter
prise of this kind there Is bound to be
something doing all along the line.
The business men are talking about
the matter and they are not only talking
favorably, but enthusiastically.
- A mtetlng will be held at an early date,
probably Monday night, at which the
scope and method of entertainment will
be discussed and committees appointed
to carry out the details and get the pro
ject moving. -
All the tobacco men should join heart
ily and liberally In this enterprise.as they
are more largely and directly Interested
thaa any others. We must all join to
f'ra the I jrn:ers the time of their lives, a
th 3thstth--y wi'l remember and tr!k
s' t .'.1 winter, and when t ey
I 'a ta propare the ground for ano'.Vr
c tVy will also sow ee.is ot er,'.t ; i
f ci ct.:--r ti-r.e It wbva tl ? 1 r
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i'.lj; 1 1 -""t'.-.TBow end wLv'cp r ;.