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OLD HORTH STATE
HEWS AND GOSSIP
ODD AKD IITERESTIHG HAPPENINGS.
Congress man and Editor In a Fight.
' ' Asheville,' Sept. 9. A ? pereonal en
. counter that created much excitement
took place last night in the lobby of the
Battery Park hotel between E. Spencer
Blackburn, republican congressman from
the ninth- congressional, district, and
Fred.L. Merrltt, editor of the- Asheville
. Citlten,. As Mr. Merrltt came out of the
dining room Mr. Blackburn , met him
near the door, and holding in his hand
yesterday'e Cltiien, asked Mr. Merrltt If
he wrote a certain paragraph on the
' editorial page. "I did," was the reply.
' "Then I want to tell yon yon are ; a
. d and v strong words : followed.
Mr. Memtt struck the congressman on
the month and a fight followed. - During
' Its short progress It developed that Mr.
Blackburn was surrounded by his friends.
When a guest rushed in to part them he
:. was knocked down by CoL Cowles from
Statesvijle, who kicked him several times
after he had fallen. No serious damage
was done on either side. A number of
blows were exchanged.
Independents in Trouble.
Scotland Neck, Sept. 9. Tbe "inde
pendents" In the county are getting Into
straits already. ' Mr. E. W. Hy man, a
good and true democrat, who was Dom
inated on the "Independent" ticket for
county treasurer, yesterday notified the
"Independents", that he would not ac
cept. He will remain with the straight-
out democrats. About fifteen or twentj
of the " independents " met at Halifax
yesterday and took Mr. W. C. Wbltaker
off the ticket for the Legislature and put
him in Mr. Hyman's place for treasurer.
In Mr. Whltakers place for the Legisla
ture they put T. H, .Haylor. . The gen
'.. eral observation li that the Independent
movement In this county will innure to
the Interest of the republicans, and of
course the republicans are giving it en
couragement. - V .
. Bat Creates Panic.
' Charlotte Observer An Incident that
tried the nerves of a number of women
occurred ; In the store of H. A. London,
r., &, Co. Saturday morning. ' A closing
' out sale had brought , many customers,
and there was a low buu of content all
over the shop until one. of the young
lady clerks, in removing a roll of cloth,
FEMIMNECHAT.
It is reported that Louise Imogen
Gulney is firing lectures In Ireland on
Balelph and Spenser. -
; Somebody cuce asked Phoebe Cory
If sbe was ever disappointed In love,
No," she said, "but a good many of
my married friends have been."
Ida Blag Ding is the only Celestial
washerwoman in ; Greater New York.
When she dresses up, she- makes her
neighbors green with envy at her splen
dor. , k
' The Baroness Burdett-Coutts is still
an indefatigable worker. . Sbe personal
ly visits many charities In which sbe
is interested, is a most genial hostess,
a constant theater goer and a great
reader. " .
Mrs, T. L. A. Greve of Cincinnati, O.,
is one of the most enthusiastic; col
lectors of relics in America. She is a de
scendant of the great Earl of Shaftes
bury and la : the great-great-granddaughter
of General Joseph Otis. : : v
Mrs. Edwin B. Grossman, a daugh
ter of Edwin Booth, the actor, la living
In Chicago in the only property that the
actor owned in that city at the time of
his death. She has had her father's
will filed in that city in order to com
plete a chain of titles to its possession.
Mrs. Wildes P, Walker of Kennebec,
Me., has in her possession the punch
bowl that was ordered by the town of
Salem to be used when Lafayette visit
ed that city during his first ' trip to
America. The first glass served from
this bowl was handed to Lafayette, It
is of old Dutch blue china. ,
Mrs. Eva Devoe of East Syracuse, N.
Y is an np to date girl, although she
la 100 years old. She wants a bi
cycle, as she hates to be behind tbe
times. "My family," she says, "seem
to think I'd better not have one, and
maybe it would look queer to see the
mother of a seventy-two-year-old girl
whirling on a wheel." 1
COTTOll SHORT
:- OF THE AVERAGE
RUST IS DAMAGING AHO WIDESPREAD
Crop Bulletin Says Droughty Character
lstics Still Continue. . " 4
FRILLS OF FASHION. '.
The hardy Bcotcb tweeds. In uncom
monly pretty color Mendings, will be
prominent among the autumn textiles.
gome of the expensive evening toilets
designed for full dress use next season
show the bodices cut ridiculously low
both front and back-
Contrary to recent reports, tbe short
Eton and bolero styles will continue
In favor, notwithstanding tbe vogue of
the longer newer garments. , V
The fashion of wearing "skirts close
to the figure at the top and Oaring be
low tbe knees appears to be settled for
the season before us and possibly for
the winter.
Modified English walking hats, tur
bans, toques and the perennial sailor
shapes, all those styles' which are In
variably In fashion for traveling wear
ann (ronnro I ' nrtllf v nana ' -nrill. attrukai
aisioagea a large rat, wnicn at once pro- again this fall In various forms.
ceeded . tO do trapeze acts all over tbe Autumn capes for evening drives,
store,, The rat was given the right of fetes, concerts, etc., are made of taffeta
way while everybody In the store devel
f oped surprising agility and climbed on
, tbe counters. The entire assemblage was
, on the point of collapse when Mr. J. R.
Tan Ness appeared leading his fine, brave
cat by the hand and the rat met the
, ., ti agio death that Is duly described by the
- monser code. " '
A Toothful Citizen on His IU-hts. .
' ' Elizabeth City, Sept. 9. Editor Saund
ers of the Elisabeth City Tarheel, this
' ... morning was arrested and thrown into
prison for smoking a cigarette within
. the corporation limits of Elizabeth City.
Recently the board of aldermen passed
an ordinance making it an offense sub
. ject to a. fine for any minor to smoke
cigarettes upon the streets of Elizabeth
City. This morning Mr. W. 0 Saunders
violated that law and was arrested.' He
- X, t plead gunty. Mayor Wilson Imposed
' the stipulated fine. Young Saunders re--fused
to pay the fine or give bond, lie
t sa!d : ."The law is Bneonstitutional, ar
bltrary for a free bom American people."
8aunders is locked up. He refuses all
v offers of many Meads to go on his bond.
. The President tm Asnevllle.
AsheviJle, Sept. 9 Asheville extended
- a warm greeting vo President Roosevelt
today. Fully ten thousand people occu
pied the court house square, where the
- - President addressed them from an Im
provised stand, Tbe special train arrived
. here at 9:30 o'clock. A short stop was
' made at Marshall, the home of Senator
Prltchard, where a large number of peo
ple Lad assembled. The president
thanked them for their greetings.
ias-btnl3ffs Freak.
Gastonla Gazette: During the storm
Wednesday, aftsi-noon a stroke of lfht
nicj killed a raule at the Lorsy belong-
fng to Ur. R. A. LTorton. TLe mule and
a horn were f ed ty t' et'Js cf Ur. Hot
ton's house, wLLh iaKo.lC3 cf Loray
town, but the Lorfe v?n net tnrt. The
. ooit siracs lie tcu. 3 t .I tzia c3 twoor
'three hundred L!i-ws. TLe lamat (
-. . tpppened to be la V 3 c' r -ei cf t' ?
silk or satin brocade, often a cream,
cameo i pink or very . pale sea green
ground, figured with small beautifully
tinted flowers and leaves. These are
made in cavalier or Henry II. styles
among other models. New York Post.
Showers Hers and There, bat no General
Bains Cotton Bolls Openlna- Fast Late
Planted Corn Will GW Light Top Crop
, Fodder Fulling Completed and Sor-
' fham Making Besron Minor Crops Fair.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cli
mate and Crop Bulletin of tbe Weather
Bureau, North Corollna section, for the
week ending Monday, September 8.
: Frequent showers occurred during toe
past week, chiefly on tbe 3d and 4tb.
which gave a fairly abundant amount of
moisture along , the northern tier tt
countle", but were very irregularly di-
tributed over the central and southern
portions of the state. Tbe droughty
character of the season has not materiaHy
changed, and crops continue to suffer
from lack of sufficient moisture oyer
many counties. Where showers occurred
late crops were revived to some exttnt,
and field peas, turnips and clover Vcre
benefited. The mean temperature was
above the normal except on the 5th und
6tb, which were quite cool. - Farm wprk
progresses rapidly, but fall plowing is
much behind on account of the refractory
condttion of the soil. Streams are ..very
low and water for stock Is scarce in some
places. - , i
Cotton has not Improved and will be
far short, of an average crop ; . the bolls
have completed their growth and are
opening very fast, some prematurely on
account of rust, which is very widespread.
Picking cotton Is now general and is ad
vancing more - rapidly. Late planted
cotton Is still green and will give a small
top crop. ) Corn Is practlbally made, and
is a very good crop on bottom lands,
though short on uplands; much corn has
already been cut and placed la sljocks.
Fodder pulling Is nearly finished, i Mat
ing sorghum syrup has begun. Tobacco
is all cured except in the larger produc
ing counties In the North from Granville
to Surry where the work Is still In pro
gress with good result. Mlnorrops
are fair to good and can hardly be influ
enced by weather conditions. : Scupper-
nong grapes are ripening. Strawberry
plants are sufterlng from the dry weather.
COLONEL O'REILLY, THE ARMY'S NEW SURGEON GENERAL.
. Colonel Robsrt Maitland O'Reilly, who lias snoeaeJed William II Furwood as surgeon
general of the army, is a reteraa of the civil war and an old Indian fighter. Of Ltte he
Las been chief medical officer of the department of Calif or i.ui. r
iPureiy Personal
Items About People
Who Come and Co
Miss Effle Alphln came yesterday after
noon from Fremont and stopped over
last night with Mrs. J. T. Heath,
Mrs. Hagard Nunn came yesterday
evening from WInterville.
Mr. E. M.Land returned from Tarboro
yesterday evening.
' Mr. G. B. W. Hadley came from Green
ville last evening and went to LaO range
last night. . - ,
Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Walls went to Wil
son last night, i . ,
Mrs. J. P. Dawson of near Orif ton
came last night to visit her father, Mr. J.
J. Dunn, i i',.,,i'4,'j.'i.,' ' .,;, .,
Mrs. W; E. Brock went to New Bernt
this morning.
Dr. G. H. Taylor -went to Snow Hill
MERE MEN.
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THE ROYAL BOX.
; The Emeperor Menelek Is expected to
make a tour of Europe next year.
King Alfonso, speaking to some jour
nalists in ' the town of Oviedo, re
marked: "I have looked over your pa
pers, of 1SGU . At that time it took a
day to get tbe news from Madrid. Now
it takes two days."
Few royal children live In greater
splendor than the heir presumptive to
the throne of Japan. He is now about
nine months old and has no less than
a dozen nurses and attendants, and
shortly be will have an English and a
French governess. ,
' RE9AOA. I i
" September 8.
Everybody is busy grading tobacco.
Messrs.; . Durant end Branch William's
of Leon, who have been quite sick far
some time, are very much improved.
Miss Lola Worley of Pink Hill has re
turned home after spending two weeks
in KtaBton, attending tbe Institute.
Mr. Walter Smith made a business trip
zo junsion toaay. . r
Tbe entertainment at Smith's chapel
Friday night was well attended and a
neat little sum was realized for a benevo
lent purpose which the j oung ladies of
me cnurcn naa in view. ;
. There was a picnic at Shady Grove
eenooi nouse last Friday.
. Messrs. Ed Daniels and Albert Max
well visited Dr. J. F. Maxwell Sunday.
Miss Mattie Williams of Rinston is
visiting relatives in this community.
Remember the picnic on tbe 12th of
September.
Tbs Fees Pncss is prepared to supply
elegant and beautiful calendars to ad
vertisers. Don't place an order until
you see our samples. Don't forget this!
THE WEELITTLES
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Mrs. J. H. Bell and Mrs. A. A. Haynes
came last evening from 'Tarboro and
left this morning for PoUocksville, Mrs,
Bell's home.
Mr. : Fountain ' Parrott left for Rich
mond this morning to visit.
Miss Mabel Coltfane left this morning
for, Greensboro to enter; Greensboro
female college. , '
Miss Una Payseur, of Lancaster, 8. C.
who had been visiting the Misses
Mitchell, returned to her home this morn
log.
Miss Gladys Mitchell went to the Bap
tist university at Raleigh, this morning
Messrs. Lloyd Wooten and Earl Wblta
ker went to Trinity college this mors
Miss Phoebe Shaw went to Red Springs
college this morning, t
Miss Anna Howard went to Wilson
this momlng to visit a few days.
Mr. A. A. Thorpe, A. C. L. train dis
patcher at Rocky Mount, spent last
with his sister, Mrs. Gregory, and re
turned home this morning.
Miss Fannie Goodson left this morning
to enter Randolph Macon college.
' Mrs." B. W. Hatcher' returned . from
Seveu Springs a lew days ago, where
sbe had spent some time for her health,
Miss Lucy Turnage, of Ormondsville
Greene county, took tbe cars here this
morning for Greensboro, to enter G. F.C.
Mrs. A. H. Webb came from More be ad
City this morning.
Broadway Rouss. the late
Blind millionaire, made I5.000.0UU after
he lost his sight
l James Monroe, the proprietor of the
Monroe House, In St. Mary's, Kan.,
says that he is the greut-grandson of
President Monroe.
I Judge C. M. Tompkins, who has been
In tbe pension bureau, Washington, for
forty years, has just celebrated his
eightieth birthday,
I David B. mil has as the only adorn
ment on the walls in bis law offices at
Albany pictures of George Washington
ana ADranam Lincoln. 4
Francis Marion Cockrell of Missouri
fa tbe dean, of the Democratic side of
the senate and was tbe first native of
bis state to be honored with selection
to that body.
Rev. F. D Rose, a chaplain In the
navy. Is greatly bothered by his won
aerful likeness 1 to "Admiral Dewey,
which leads crowds to gather and ap-
piaua wherever he oes. k n a .4
Dr. samuel Patterson Stafford, who
hat been appointed the government
physician at the Yakima Indian agen
cy, in the state of Washington, Is one
of the best known colored physicians
oret.iiouis.
Senator Depew's record of having the
best and most expensive watch owned
by any senator has passed to Senator
Kearns of Utah, who carries a time
piece of the finest Swiss workmanship
Which cost 1600.
A wonderful beard. Is worn by Jean
Conon of Montlucon, France. It Is 10
feet 10 Inches in length and nearly
five feet of it when he stands erect
rests on the floor. The ends of bis mus
tache hang below his waist .
Tbe champion organ blower, In point
ox service, has been found to be sev
enty-two-year-old Joshua Savall, who
without a single absence has pumped
the organ of Plymouth church. In
Brooklyn, for the last thirty-seven
years.
SIgnor MaBcagnL tbe composer of
"Cavalleria Rusticana," has a positive
mania for watches, of which he is said
always to carry three in 'his pockets.
One Is of gold, with his monogram in
diamonds; another is of silver, and the
third, which is of huge proportions. Is
of nickel.
TIHELY TOPICS
TERSELY TREATED
Short Local Stories, Editorial Votes.
It is easier to scale a fish than menn
tain.' ' ,
As you go forward In life, never expect
too much nor hope for too little. .
A man Is mad when he oversleeps and
mad when an alarm clock wakes him op
In t'me.
The fellow who does, and not the fel
low who is going to do, Is the chap who
gets there.
r:rv;&yi ? "'
Manx Is the best beet tongue for tonr
tesy, as It has ninety-seven ways to say
"My dear" and only three ways to say
" Oh, on fool, don't try to taffy me."
. ,)
A negro preacher, In lamenting tbe
misconduct of his yonngest son, con
cluded: "I tell yon plfeio out, tab, de
boy hab clean gone to de bad ; he's de
white sheep ob de flock I "
SUICIDE A MISTAKE.
The Increasing number of suicides an
nually furnish a great deal of matter for
spi culation among the leading people of
thought In this country. To dismiss It
wlthjtbe conclusion that it is an act of
Insanity on tbe part of the suicide Is a
weak'way of disposing of the question.
Z That there Is a growing disregard of
the Importance ot living out one's life In
one's allotted sphere, tbe constantly In
creasing number of suicides bear positive
proof. There Is reason for this condition,
and among the causes ascribed are skep
ticism as to the future existence of the
soul or cowardice on the part of the sui
cide as toj his ability to cope with exist
ing conditions. , ,
Whether or not a man Is Insane when
he performs the act that destroys his
chances for life now or lei after, one
thing Is certain! It Is rowardly. . As a
means! of hirklcgreeponsibllity or avoid
ing the consequence of one's acts or of
freeingfone'e lelf from the troubles and
disappointments of this life, it Is a sad
failure.' To rite above and take' on the
burdens of life manfully Is by far the tet
ter part. Suicide is a sad thing to con
template under any circumstance!, but
wbenjjwe! are brought in close contact
with It, and tbat, too, witt youth as the
victim, youth with all the promise of
future, tbe golden possibilities of which
are unending and without 11ml r, it Is
doubly sad. " ? .
Failure to accomplish one's object
should not act as a deterrent to further
effort, but rather as a stimulant, as the
reward for one's effort sometimes lies .
just beyond one's apparently greatest
failure, and with one other effort" is
brought within our grasp.-
Suicide Is a mistake.
THE POLE HUNTERS.
State Bareyor McRee Found Dead.
Lumberton, Sept. 9. "Capt. J. H. Mc
Ree, tbe state surveyor, was found dead
in his room at the Hotel Columbia this
morning. He was here as a witness in
an important' law suit, lie retired
about twelve o'clock last nigh t seemingly
In good health, but failing to answer the
knocks on his door this morning an en
trance was gained by forcing open the
door, and his corpse was found on tbe
floor near a window. Appoplexy was
the cause of his death. The remains
were carried to Wilmington, his home,
for interment,"
FIND 1UZ EZAUTX CF EZYILLD.
Ths Fees Peeps rooms are tooerowded
with vaetqnantit'es of allklndsof rarers
and envelopes. V. e are des'.rocs of reduc-
I"T stock asd v' 1 msVe eerr!a'y low
f . ; -s on very t' j lots of priat'-. ft on
r.1 any frim ?1n 10,000,. 23,000
i,j,bui) or lots give os an cjv
portnn'ty to Care with you.
Whenever a man Is fool enough to go
In search of the north pole tbe people
ought to accept it philosophically If he
concludes to stay , there. The eternal
relief party is becoming tiresome
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Where the craze for arctic and ant
arctic discovery will end It Is hard to
say In the face of such evident enthu
siasm on the subject. In a majority of
respects there Is even less hope of valu
able results in the efforts to find the far
limit of the southern Ice seas than la
the work of discovery that has been di
rected northwarcL Pittsburg Gazette.
TOWN TOPICS'
When a real live buzzard tat m up its
residence in St, Louis, it ought to be
time to clean op-St Louis Globe
Democrat. . '
They do some? things better la Chi
cago. The lake city has a 75 cent gas
ordinance whose validity the court
tav Bpheld.New Xork World. .
New York Is to have a nine million
dollar postoffice. It the old tows gets
It as fast as Chicago has been getting
hers, few people now living will wlt
ness its completion. dlcaeo Cecsro
Herald.
THE COAL STRiKS.
Dycamlte on one and tayescts
n the other constitute a poor artltra
Con committee for settling tie ccl
jilners strike. Boston Herald.
GUM BRANCH,
' V September, 8.
Te scribe was In Kinston last week, so
we could not write foryour columns, and
we are feeling rather under the weather
frOm our town trip, as we nearly got
drowned In a big rain.
When we reached boms we found Mrs.
Sarah Ramsey, a brld of seven weeks.
dead a buried; cause, billions fever. She
was buried In ber bridal robes. -
Also Mr. James faneady an old iren-
tkman who served his time faithfully In
this county; the poor old fellow Is better
off. ,-X : O -v.-:;
Tbe most of our farmers are nickinir
cotton, therefore no more tobacco at
present will be sold from this section
There will be a picnic on tbe lane that
leads to the Bob White mill next Satur
day, September 1$. v
Mrs. 8. P. Ventes fs quite sick. '
Mi. Jas King Is puctlnsr In his last
tobacco today. ,
Mr. J. H. Cox Is ffoUaT to cure a barn
of suckers. "
Some of our farmers who rarely set
out of debt have sold enough tobacco to
pay out, and yet have tobacco to sell,
besides all their cotton and corn crop.
Te scribe has sold 1201.25, worth of to
bacco from two acres and yet has one
thousand pounds to sell, . and wants
1150.00 for that.
Ona Minute Interview. '
Chief of police Bouse : " Collecting do
tax Is an ungrateful position. Tbe peo
ple seem to have the Idea that I have to
go to them for the tax, but that Is a
mistake. This tax Is due at tbe mayor's
office, or at least people who own ic-1
are required by law to Hat same, a: 1
make payment as they would any oil
taxes, see ordinance 3 and sections it "
5. I have collected and turned over t
tbe clerk f 110 for dog tax and t! m t
a good many to psy yet. I ei f '
warrants for them every It 1; .
c!Jau:y tetter and c-"?;pr t f-j t
dollar than it Is to ray It lib ccet r
five ad Jed." '