North Carolina Newspapers

Daily Free . Press i t i i i i i i ' i -i 1 AdTcrtlsinl Costs -. THE WEATHER: JFitlr and e.ml tonight pt ' and Thursday. , X atn in tacreaMd ud., .., I I 1 I I I I I 1 1 ' 1 1 I 1 1 ' I 1 ' 1 I 1 I I' 11 iilL V I ; PUBLISHED EERY: AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY.', ' VOL. V-NOi 115. . KINSTON, N. O, WED1IESDAY. AUGUST 13, 1002. PRICE TWO GENTS OLD HORTHi STATE HEWS AIID GOSSIP ODD AID IITESESTIHG H1PPEIDIGS Tin DlstrfliaUon . of Rain FaU Was "' Tery Irregular. "' And Last Wedaeaday's Violent Storm Did Groat and Widespread Damage Aiettritj la all Boris ot Crops Plantln Fall CroDi of Potatoes and Gathering la tae rwi and Tobacco. ' Tne State's crop bulletin for the week ending Monday 11th, is as follow: The distribution of rainfall was again very Irregular during the past week; least , amount occurred in the western section. Including a portion ol the central district, west of a Hoe drawn from Person south " V to Anson county,' while throughout the eastern half o! the state showers fell on almost every other day. and In this sec- ' tionthe precipitation has been amply :l sufficient for the present need of crops, The heaviest rains occurred on the 6th " and 10th, and greatly revived vegeta- tion and Improved the condition of crops Unfortunately the storm -of the 6th (Wednesday) was accompanied by high winds which did considerable damage over a very extended area of the state; much corn was blown to the ground, - also some cotton and toabcco; fences and - chimneys - were blown down; tobacco barns unroofed, and 'orchards suffered badly, as much of the fruit was whipped from the trees. The benefits resulting ' from the rainfall accompanying the storm largely offset the damage In the east, but In the western portion of the state the drought is yet unbroken, and crops coa- tlnne to suffer severely. The mean .tem perature averaged about 8 above the norma); high maximum temperatures were recorded until after the 6th when a shift of the wind to northerly- brought cooler nights and less sultry days. In the west old, corn is still suffering badly for lack of moisture, especially' the upland corn, and even , the ..late, crop Is ' "not doing well In some placeerwbere v showers occurred corn is muck benefited, though the old" erop cannot regain the loss caused by brought, 9 wing to poorly filled earn; bottom ind and late corn Is. splendid-in many counties. Fodder pull ing has begun at many places. In dry counties; cotton is, still -shedding and - there Is some rust; elsewhere ' plants are well boiled; early planted upland cotton has com menced to open In the south portion. Cutting and curing tobacco has advanced rapidly with' generally good results; in some counties the plants " are firing, and the top crop which is well matured will nof give satisfactory cures. Peanuts.fleld peas, turnips and rice are doing well, but sweet potatoes are not ' promising. . Planting the fall crop of .Irish potatoes has begun, and seeding turnips continues. Advantage was taken of favorable seasons to set .out strawberry plants In the Wilmington Weldon district. ' Pastures are . making renewed growth In the east. Fall plow Ing Is not making rapid progress. - Bains reported (in inches): Balsam 0.62; Settle, 0.28; Charlotte, 0.40 Marlon, 0.15; Raleigh, 1.75; Goldsboro, 1.90; Lumberton, 2.30; New. Benvl.82 Weldon, 1.50;'Moncure, 1.12; Greensboro, 0.48; Hatteras, 0 40. , For Better Railroad Facilities. The committee on transportation made the following report to the Chamber of Commerce Monday eveEr' To the Chamber of Commerce. . , . i We, the ommltfie 'jpni";' roads and trans ortation, Leg teae;to r rt that we are in correspondence wli, a the rail roads In regard to freight rates on to bacco and merchandise, and hope to be able to accomplish something before another meeting. We are also trying to ret the r'wso'-er depot changed on the A. & N. C. V e receommend that your secretary be request1 a to correspond with the A. C. L. authorities in regard to the train arriving here In the morning ana leaving la tae aiternoon. . , ..N - I JUbvet, . T.V. I tBWBOEN, J.Y7. Dixon. . VTe r-9 T"-y '1 1 rural free dc-.ivt. j , i ."r. R.W.I! ' ai.h Lis moth r, t f ;. !-h 1 j J ot curl. J.',7.r -'veaJ r 1 : r. Ac, 1 J. 1 r tl2. '1 r r ' ) v : 1 c! About Dog. . "v.-. Klnston N. C Aug. 11th. Editos Fro Puss. . I nave been a constant reader of the Free Press for several years, and know that it has always taken an active part in public reforms and has been the means of much t good being accomplished. If you will allow the space I will attempt an article which I have purposed writing for some time. The people of North Caro lina have always and will ever be loyal to the right thing... I have talked with a great many people of Lenoir county and have taken note and It is gratifying In deed that the subject of this article is not what some people and especially politi cians aud office eeekersclaim "unpopular" but the reverse and that eighty per cent, of those with whom I have conversed regarding this subject are a unit in opin ion. Thousands -.of dollars are spent annually in North Carolina to prevent contagions, diseases and not one effort has been made to exterminate the germs of the most dreaded of them all, - And yet in almost every paper we pick up we see that some one has been bitten by a rabid dog the most horrible misfortune imaginable. Now, I do not wish to lie understood as being opposed to any one having all the dogs they wish, bul there should be grave restrictions, and said restrictions should be enforced. ; No, Mr. Eiltor, this is not an unpopular thing, it Is a serious matter and should be agitated untfl this nuisance is eradica ted. A . - v I sincerely hope that the press of the state will take hold of this subject and start the ball of agitation and continue rolling it until the activity becomes so great that all opposition will say ''Hb enough, bold thy peace; the dirty work of this worthless nuisance U done, the burden that has covered so long over the poultry and sheep industry of this country has been eradicated and that our people can launch out Into fields that are mors renumeratlve than fields of cotton and tobacco without fear of being molested by a lot of worthless curs, for which there is not a shadow ot exeueeof there not being a tax upon an! a law mating it a misdemeanor lor tne owner of one to let tbem run at large commit ting depredations on their neighbors' poultry yards and sheep folds, which Is just as damaging as the midnight thief so far as dollars and cento are concerned.' Now if there Is a man .In all this land ho does not want his property nd family protected let him speak oua.-: I make this assertion, that the dogs save cost the people of North Carolina more and caused more trouble than all the robbers and horse thieves that ever Invaded the 1 state. ' And not a warrant has been Issued, or a reward offered for thecapture and conviction of , a single dog-u, , v; - .... i ll Is strange, and very strange, that an fnteligent people should longer submit to .the runniog at large of this worthless and Kt dacgerods pest, ' With kindest regards for the opinion of all who differ with me, I leave the subject open for discussion, hoping that It will not be long before our public highways will be cleared and our children' can go to and fro without fear of being molested by the carriers of the most dreaded con tagion. THE FREE PRESS ITS CIRCDLATIOH HOW EXCEEDS 1,000 What Good newspaper Can and Does -.- Do for a Tout. . How The Free Press has Da-rolopad Kins ton's Beaoaroea and Commercial Import anoa and aow Its Work baa ' Veea Appreciated Still Mach Mora to b AceompUaaed and The Free Press Win Xiead the WaryVX;?'' The Dally Free Press has reached tb goal of Its ambition and passed tb mark set for It two months ago of 1,000 circulation. " To the average reader this will sound like an ordinary announcement, but it is far more than that, we believe It "eg tab- f lishes . a record of percentage of local circulation for the world. Here are the statistics and if there is any dally news- f pper In the United States that can sur-1 pwn or even equal it Ve shall be glad to see the figures, and if our statement cani not be beaten in the United States 'it f certainly can not elsewhere on this roll-' ing sphere; hence, like some of the star pugilists, we claim the world's cham pionship until we are fairly beaten;' Klnstou's counted total - population is 6,868, comprised in 1,322 families. Therefore 1,000 circulation means a paper in all but 822 families, or T3 Gi l per cent. But the average is still better than that. The number of white tamlliei Is 925 and If the circulation is figured on these exclusively It is above par and the average Is 108.11a The actual average is between the two quoted, as Klnston's ' colore! population' Is unusually Intelli gent and progressive and The Free Press goes to a large percentage of the S97 colored families," which are of course the best among them. Nevertheless we are content ' to let 75.64 stand as a record and challenge Its equal. , These figures prove that any, resident of Klnston who is not a reader of the Daily Free Press Is not In the procession. Circulation Is usually .multiplied, by thrrf as It Is assumed that three members each family read the family paper, but there Is no doubt that : the average Is higher than that In Klnston and out of ,i ' v " i ' -I " "s.!'JS"'lR'';-v--' ' ( ' ;.'-V I'-"1.'... , 'l;-"ir',..........1111.:... .... . miELY TOPICS TERSELY TREATED. f vX'.':' ''3 'f ?i ';i.,..'"Svi;-:'"-iy )' ,..! t'.f t; Snort Local Stories, Editorial Kotes. HEATHERBbOOM, CHAMPION HIGH JUMPER. ueatneruiooni.- ine cnampion nittn jumping Dorse or tne world, with a i cord of 7 feet 4t inches. Is a feature of all the summer horse shows. The .ture shows bltn clearing tne bars when be made, his record. The horse has inped 8 feet 8ft inches, but that Is not an official record. The jump ws tnessed by five men and measured by two,1 He was ridden by bis train chard Donnelly. Heatherbloom Is owned by Mr flown rd Willet f , ' apd the management set the mark which has just been reached. ' . Unforeseen difficulties, which have been m re serious than the paper's friends have had any idea of, : have delayed the accomplishment of the fact, and now that it Is accomplished we shall not stop here.' Two ot the best subscription can vassers in ths country are In its employ and the next steps will be to increase the circulation ot the daily in all the smaller towns within reach. Followlngthat the same methods will be employed to push ths semi-weekly, edition in every Inch of terrltoiy round about. The mark set for of the circulation of the semi-weekly Is 5,000 within a year. Watch us. ' ' '' (Theie Is plenty of reason for the success ot The Free Pressr- Klntton is one of the the total population ot 6,363 1 illy 4,500 best local news fields in the world 1 and read The Free Press every day. f ; ' . J The Free Press aims to" cover It day by The Dally Free Press was started soon day: Take ' yesterday's' paper as ' an I am, most respectfully, - M.O.Koonc. Job printing with. neatness despatch at Free Press office.' ;. s after the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri can war in response to a popular demaud for news. During the war it had even a larger circulation than now, but when the war was over and daily affairs drop ped back to uormal conditions the circu lation dropped off more than half. The town was not large enough to properly support a daily and the .proprietor determined to suspend Its publication until the time was ripe. But the business men and citizens plead for Its contlnu ance and claimed that the discontinuance of ths Dally Free Press would be a set back to the town. Patriot and loyal citizen that he has always been harkened to the public desire and kept it going. The grand work that the paper had been doing in behalf of the town soon began to tell and Klnston gradually took on city -airs and the daily . -cor reepondlngly insreased in else, circulation and Importance.. Then., came the forma tion of the Klnston Publishing company .vv-' THE WEELITTLES AT PARIS. 1 III A : i - example, It contained nine) columns of local news and comment. We believe thai that also comes near to being a rec ord lor a e,UU0 town. ' - This statement Illustrates ths Interde pendency tf a city and its newspapers and ..how ; they can develop together. There Is not a candid person ,ln Klnston who will deny that The Free Press has always led and poiutod out the way. It has been quick to see things calculated, to increase Klnston's thrift and Importance and to keep pounding away on them un til the people we Incited to action, and It has been proven over and over again that when Klnston businessmen act as a nnlt something good is bound to result. The cooperation Inaugurated and vigorously supported by The Free Press has resulted in nearly doubling tha popu. lation since the last United States census Inl900:and the towering 'smokestacks of cotton mlHs,knittlng mills and Various .other great Industries and the vast $o bacfo warehouses and stemmerles stand as monuments' to ' the effective work of a good paper in a good towa.'r' : . s' The appearance of its representative paper is always a safe criterion by which to judge a town, and no Klnstonlan need feel ashamed of the Free Press wher ever he may be when he takes it from its wrapper. It Is well "made up," cleanly printed and its contents are varied and fresh. It is considered a model among the daily newspapers of the state. It should not be necessary', in view of the circulation figures quoted, to point out to any business man Its value 'as an ad teitUlBg medium. Circulation Is the basis of value for advertising. It Is not cheaper in one paper at a rate of half wbat another charges If the circulation of the one Is less than half of the other. - It is not immodest or conceited t j claim that the merchants of Klnston owe The Free Tress a dfcbt of gratitude, but It oos not claim their business on that ground, tnt on the ground cf giving full vc' f r every du"ar naid it for adver. : r x - H.r cf its Et:::ty ts da t t.l continuous. .Every 1 -" H t'' c,4-y should be rep- rapidly than ever betom. The details' of management have been perfectly arranged to carry out Its plans. Mr. W. S. Herbert will devote himself to the financial affairs and to dealing with heavy customers in the printing line, which are increasing In numbers even faster than ws have been able to handle them; Mr. J. H. Herbert is the inslds superintendent and sees out ol tne vast volume ot work as rap idly as present facilities will permit, and Mr. F.' M. Harrington devotes himself exclusively to editing and managing the newspapers, first endeavoring .to, make a good and interesting paper juid .then i pushing it to the highest limit. - Y' -V Great things are expected, and it Is I hoped and believed 'that within a very few . years Klnston and its Free Press will be the pride and wonder of Eastern I Carolina. ' . t A tnn Is hopelessly dull When ha doesn't know when he Is being made fun 8ome men are too pious to be promi nent, but not all are too prominent to be Plan . . ,'.'.'' A man's domestic relations seldom trouble hlra as. much as the relations ot his domestics. . , . .,. :. . ; The violence done us by others Is often less painful than that which we do to " ourselves,- i-i p6 M w -,Eif '&MM,y When a man is ashamed to look in a mirror It Is a safe bet that his wife buys his neckties. To see plum pudding In the moon is a far more cheerful habit than croaking at everything. ' V " v ' "r ; ' It Is not wise to aim at Impossibilities ; It la a waste of powder to fire at the man In the moon. , , ' " ' , So soul Is desolate as long as there is a. human being for whom It can feel trust and reverence. 1 " , The writing of the "story" of the Cham ber of Commerce meeting was a very difficult task yesterday, for all the more, ing the editor had to continue lending his ear to listen to the suggestions and plea ' many Interested clttsene. The editor, of was more than willing to listen in order to : the turning ? 'f mdent" WI of workasrap- C ' lw,t,on,:) Mo bsable kw kwtvi a vuurae tunti WUI ne most DeUS- " flcial to the commnnltyAt large without regard to either faction. That Is ths policy of The Free Press In tnis ana ail outer local matters. It was In line with this policy that the proposition - was made., concerning ,th election of . the special committee.. Mr. Rouse, in his report said, "Jt Is easier to ; criticise .than to act," -Ws aleo add. - "talk Is cheap.".L Jinw that, therhave s chance t is up to every citizen who has manifested an interest in the. school mat ter to act.. Secure a voice and a right to help select the committee and then abide Following Is a complete list ot thedele- by Its work, 4 . ,, " gates from alt precincts in the county Ths suggestion most numerously made to the Democratic County convention to to the editor yesterday was jn support beheld at the court 'bouse in Klnston of that by Dr., Faulkner at the meeting- - Saturday, Aug. 16, for the purpose of I for a primary. That suggestion will be nominating camlldates for the various I all right to put in practice when the time county offices and a representative to I comes.; It would be neither, policy nor the legislature - I piopriety to flout the Chamber of Com- xiNSTON precinct no. 1. merce and anticipate the action of th T B. Brown, . L.KtOUgb, Dr.H. Tull. LnmmlttM hefnm it Is annnintprl . ' niKKU n w s.. i I ' ' r f T " iwaww . If all parties will be considerate, calm, . patient and watchful. Let all do their ' duty and perform their part In selecting the committee, then let the committee perform Its duty without delay and re- DELEGATES.-" W. F. Dibble, 0. W. " Forlaw, Geo E, W. Chad wick. B. B. Lewis, Dr. J. M Parrot. DavM Oettinger, J. C. Wagner, ax. ii. omitn, a. u. Birong, j. 11. uerbert. KINSTON PBECINCT KO. 2, Messrs: K. R. TunstaU. Geo. B. Webb. E. R. Tull, H. E. Sbaw, Y. T. Ormond, rueoer fenmarx, v. a. warrus, t. rellx Harvey, b. R. YV ooten, L. J Mewborns, port upon such available sites as may be Vir- ?:AwWTbiTer'- W V,0."' "v iT' tound, giving the price for eiich and rec- Knott, W. J. Langston. T, W. .Mewbom , J T 1 ii,v - w x? : JS-Tw."? "' ommendlng choice.' If that choice fe 0. Taylor, H.V. Williams; J. wick, Ed Hlnson.J. F.Snttoii MOSFXEY HALL, F. Bar- tton. A. W. Kenn-dv. J. T. Aldridae. S. I. Woo ten and W'. 8. uzzell. rii,t.iKii rurir Esdras Elmore; W. H. Ham', E. E.'feonse and J. F. Hughes." Alternates, Bright niggins, i. i. uasxins, Jim and Gea Hughes. ' -' ; VAKCB TOWNSHIP. "W.' T. Worthlngton. Lemuel Taylor. w. u. Moseiey. Alternates, jobn L Taylor. R. A. Wooten, W.' F. Taylor. Capt. W. W. Carraway was unanimously endorsed for the representative to the legislature.: v. .-,; . ' INSTTTCTB. - F. R. Hodges, J.W.Gray. J.T.Kennedy. j. a. Aiunuge. Alternates? a. . War ters, Ellas Sullivan, 8. P. Hardy and H. L. Pate.-', COS TENTNBA NECK. Lewis Kllpatrlck, Tom Abbott. W. P. Gilberr, Travis Langston. W. H.PhUDps, B. F. Jones and John Barwick. , SOUTHWEST. J. S. Brown, E.. P. Loftln and Samuel Taylor. Alternates:, Geo. Waters, B. M.' Sparrow and L. Qulnn. WOTINOTOH TOWNSHIP. - Philio Stroc i, S. H. Flnwphrey. W. B. rct on, Jfsse Tyiidal. J. C Koonce.E.H. Walir: a!rrctes, Yv'm. f fond, J. T. et.ee, W. U. Wu'Vr, 7 X Howard. T. 11. LJwards, M. F. .'a r. -' ; NEU68 TOW'.NftillP. i:', J.-v Croom,. C. A- I - 3'-y, ? Jas. not satisfactory, then comes the tlule for a popular vote, A present there is noth ing to vote about;, , . , , " So much for the situation as, it la, but Timet Topics' own personal iplajqn. Je that the eonditlotf wnicn.K30Bfroi)ts the Barnetto j people cannot be changed by she commit tee or by a single school-- site In any sec tion of the city;. It was shown , by the report of the trustees'thafc taere are only two or three eligible "central" sites, and the prices for these are beyond all rea- son. unless tne scnooi is eeatraiiy lo cated there is bound to be dissatisfaction In the section most remote from tha SchOOL 'l.si.,.. There is but one logical and practical solution: Build two schools in the two sections. That would be 'the wipes thing to do for today It Is the only thing; to do for tomorrow. Time will impress the truth of thle upon all concerned. : " ' : ' ' V,'i:Vrr-i. ' la Golf CatctiSnc'1 on to popular favor? .It s ins' to be. noticeable lnereia ia s;,: s cf Paiii.: comes from golf C' -t rifts.- l,,TLe rei for this Is cV r, a l' rry I av' f. Vr' ler is the e! ' 't and I " t. r-r- '7 e.t . tor spra'ns, strain", 1 rv.'nn e- t s trr. a'l ol wL!i h are 'o! cuiuoj' i .. . , A let ion 1 -t b p i- II. Dtiwson.'J. A. 01aw, C. M. 3 il I 3 . k v: r H v! -orois f-:av or turor