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Vol. v. no. 145. kinston.n. Wednesday, September n.iooz price two gents
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1IE7S AM) GOSSIP
odd in uteres hippeiugs.
VeeUj Crop ud Weather Bulletin of
The Igrlcnltwal Department
Considerable ZUIn Itorta the Week,
-Whlck Ca-eed Son Mla Bnt
Much General eood-CotUwi ThM Good,
Bat BeWAveraa-atherlnr Mlnor
Crop PronM-tw Favorably. " "
U. S. department of agriculture.elimate ,
and crop bulletin o! the weatner duu,
North Carolina section, for the week end
ing Monday, September 15.
The amount of precipitation received
during the week wae considerable, oc
curred ebteSy on the 8th and th, and
wae fairly well distributed. In only a
few localities was the rainfall heavy
enough to cause slight damage to crops,
and generally it bad a beneficial effect on
.m ,u lnfa itntatoes and turnips, be
sides placing the soil in excellent con
dition for plowing. The weather was
cool during the entire week, and the
meaa averaged over 6 below the nor
mal for the season. Light frosts occurred
in the mountain region on the 10th I and
11th, and probably also on the 14th and
15th without causing any damage. Con
dltlons were favorable for gathering
crops and for farm work; fall plowing
has begun to maks more rapid progress;
soine winter oats have been sown, mak
ing pea-Tine hay is underway. ,
Muoh dt the early corn crop has been
gathered; late corn was a little benefited
by rain; ft is now genegrally near ma-
tuncy; com on dobuiu muu
rfcheoil is Tery good. Pulling fodder
continues In the west. , Old cotton was
not helped by rain, but though the rain
fall was quite heavy in some counties
few reports of damage by staining were
' received; late planted cotton was bene-
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flted as some correeponaents reyurna
blossoms seen near the top, Indicating
with deferred frost, the formation of
some top . crop. Cotton Is opening
rapidly and picking is advancing as fast
as Dosslble; It appears that the bulk of
th nmn will be out bv the middle , of
October. " While below the: average, the
yield will be a good one, exceeding , last
years crop. Tobacco still uncut In north
portion is becoming ratber.Qoawe. ; Bice
seems to baft very good cfMlGatheri
Ing minor crops Is progressing favorably,
Crimson clover is up with good stands;
'late Irish potatoes look well. , all ap-
oles are short and inferior,
Bains (In inches): Raleigh, 1.80; Wil
mington 1.70; Charlotte, 3.00; Asheville,
a.OO: Hatterae,-2.10; Goldsboro, 1.02;
Greensboro, 0.99; Lumberton, 1.70; Wei-
don, 1.12; Newbern 8.58; Marlon, 1.75;
Henrietta, 3.01 and Mocksvllle, 1.11.
Congressman Pou at New Bern.
New Bern Journal The court house
was filled laet night by an audience,
many ladies being present, to listen to
the first speech in this city, of the p-v
Iitieal campaign in his state.
; The speaker was the Hon. E. W. Pou,
4 who Is well known to many here, and
the greeting he received and close atten-
- tlon given to his every sentence, attested
the popularity and fame of the young
North Carolina Congressman. t
Mr. Pou spoke in his customary elo
quent and convincing manner, which is
so attractive, and which causes his hear
ers to follow closely his every word.
Beginning with the tarrlff issue, the
speaker presented, without " any weari
some figures, the tacts concerning. the
tariff, and Its fostering and upholding of
the trusts, which burden the masses of
the people. .
The Philippine question, which was
vividly portrayed from thepathetlc point
of view. ,: .',v- -
Closing with North Carolina politics,
Mr. Pou stoutly maintained that the
democratic party was neither ashamed
of its record, nor did It propose to apol
ogize for its administration of the public
arTa'.rg of tLIs state, which had ever been
adoiliilstered with honeety and the aim
of every test interest, sepedal'y the
ma!atc!3ce of tie supremacy qf the
white rae.
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br , H ! now nately lodged in jaO hr,
who i he will be apt to remain until the
November term of the superior court.
Court is tn session here this week but the
grand fury had adjourned before the
negro was captured and the case will go
over to the November term.
. : Wo Afraid of Bom Prltchwd. '
' Franklin Times: On Monday when
the county board of election met there
was auiU a lively "tilt" between P. A
Reavis, Pritchard's appointee as chair
man of the republican county executive
committee, and James L Moore, who
claims to be the "legal", chairman, by
virtue of having been duly and regularly
elected by the republican county : execu
tive committee, Beavis insisted that as
the state convention had recognised his
delegates and ignored ; Moore's, that
ooght to settle it, but Moore eald that
had nothing to do with It. Beavis was
a usurper and was acting without au
thority,' It made no difference if Pritch
ard's convention did ignore his (Moore's)
delegates; it was another ease of "one
man power" which be did not propose
to stand, nor would he be bound by
anything the Greensboro convention
said or did. . v., ' " ' " 1
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' Wilmington Messenger: 'All the drum
mers arriving in Wilmington yesterday
report a. great wave of prosperity
among the people in the country.9 They
have raised big crops and have plenty of
money. The tobacco crop has not only
been large but Is of superior quality and
good prices have prevailed. With their
tobacco crop. many, farmers have paid
their accounts for farming expenses .and
have their cotton, peanuts, corn, etc.,
as a surplus. One of our merchants said
yesterday that numbers of his creditors.
have, already settled their ; accounts,
whereas they are not due till October
1st to the. 15th. V We bear of one negro
farmer who with four acres of tobacco
has paid up his indebtedness for two
years, has 1160 left and has all of his
other crops as a surplus, , , . " . , .
Independent Ticket at Darham. . .
Durham Special to Charlotte Observer;
There is an independent move on to
nominate ft county and legislative ticket
A call for an independent mass meeting
was issued Saturday-- afternoon signed
by forty people. The mass meeting will
be held oh next Saturday. As announced
in the circular it is stated that the ob
ject of the mass meeting Is to nominate
county officers and candidates for the
legislature.'" Inconnection with this. it
is learned that an independent ticket
composed of democrats and republicans,
will be put in the field. .The main ob
ject Is said to be to get a man to defeat
Mr. Jones Fuller, democratic candidate
for the legislature, and elect a Prltchard
mam A etrong effort will also be made
to defeat Kitcbin,
. ' Tragic Shooting-.
Elizabeth City Tar Heel: News reached
this city of the tragic shooting of Mr.
W, D. McCoy, a well-known whlta man
of Beanfort county, Mr. McCoy, it Is
claimed, circulated a report damaging
to the character of a young woman of
his neighborhood. The report . reached
the ears of the girl's father and shortly
afterwards, when McCoy called at the
house on some matter of business, the
father demanded an explanation. Warm
words followed and the old man reached
for his shot gnn. Before McCoy could make
his escape the angry father discharged
both barrels' of the firearm at him, in
flicting serious injuries in his back and
" Malleta are Scarce. .
Arlington Star: This is ths month of
the "SepttJiiiUjr muliet," but fishermen
say their eucwas la hauling for the
favorite "salt fish" this season has been
very limited in fact the catch up to the
present time has been comparatively
none. J. tie oemana lor muiiets, now
ev-r, as I? usually the case when none
is to be had, is very etrong, theprices
are good. There is no last season's on
hand and packers, who have secured
the few that have reached the market
the past week have been able to dispose
of them eas"y a f 5 perkeg of 100 pounds.
Last year about tLIa time they were n lie
too good sale at as low as f I per hun
dred.
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SPLEKDID LISTOF ATTRACTIONS
Efcrybody Within 00 Kiles Should Be
Here Sept 29 to Oct 4.
The Gar Paper I Up Oa WalU aad Board
A ad la. WUHtows and Give aa Idea of
Th Bpleadors and Wonders to be Xxfcib
ltd HerorQaaea Street to ba Tran
foraMd Into a Grand Midway.
Preparations for Kinston's great fall
festival and the beginning of a new busi
ness era are now going on with ft rush.
Everybody is admiring the beautiful and
highly colored lithographs and posters
and anticipating the pleasures of a week
of fun and wonder.
Manager Lay ton has been delayed in
getting here until the last of the week,
but his representative, Mr. Tert Hoss,
is on the ground and is doing some tall i
bustling to make Kinston's festival a
big success, as this Is the starting point
for eastern North': Carolina, New, Bern,
Bocky Mount, Goldsboro and Wilming
ton to follow in order. It is painful to
observe that thus far the business men of
thoss towns are displaying more Interest
tn the great event than is shown in Eli s-
ton. They have subscribed freely to a
carnival fund,- and are organising civic
and floral parades, voting contests for
Queen of the Carnival, and other special
events, while Stores and houses are to be
elaborately decorated and illuminated,
It is hoped that Klnston business men
will catch the carnival spirit during the
week preoedjog it. The more features
there are the greater the Interest and the
larger the Attendance,
A big surprise is in store for. Klnst r.
People generally do nt appreciate the
grandeur of the enterprise. A bit of the
world's fair will be dropped on Queen
street for ft week, which will be the
grand Midway,; sparkling and roaring
with life and gayety. The shows and
booths will be placed along the sides of
the streets, and ths middle will be kept
open tor the grand promenade and drive
way. 4 If the stores along that section
will decorate their fronts with flags and
bunting, the scene will be one to think
and talk about all winter. ' r s
Free performances will b given every
Afternoon, and a small admission
will be charged to the main shows. Fo
lowing is A list of the principal attrac
tions: A , ' '
The Great Halle King of all slack
wire performers.
The Bed Dome The most beautiful ex
hibltlon ever placed nnder canvass.
Old Plantation Presenting the south
before the war.
Boeco Eats live snakes.
. Lunette The flying lady, who floats
and files through the air like A bird.
Flying trapese artists.
Streets of Cairo Showing many in
teresting scenes of life in the Orient.
Carroussel The great attraction for
the children, and older folks as well.
Trained animal show.
The Electric Theater Presenting many
wonderful novelties, and moving pictures
of great events.
Big war show.
til JU Jllie wondenul Japanese jug
gler.
Electric Palace, with its ' wonderful
and startling illusions, including the
burial of,"She."
Bohemian Glass Blowers. This will
be one of the greatest attractions and
every visitor will receive a beautiful
present.
Band concerts every afternoon and
evening.
After reading this list and Imagining
the Immense crowds that will throng
the city day and night one can form some
faint idea of what carnival week Is to
be here.
Every farmer within 50 miles will te
here at least One day in the week and
it Is hoped that merchants will off. r socb
tempting arrays of goods and prices as
will not only make It a record-breaking
week for trade but will insure a continu
ance of trade for years to come of many
who have heretofore gone elsewhere. It
is the merchants' opportunity It is
Klsston's opportunity. Klnston gets
3 t'j attraction fiee while other
to wcs ere puttlrj cp Jl,CC3guarantees.
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farmers will be attracted here .for the
flrs time, and many of our old friends
will bring in their best loads that week.
".The eating problem is the most serious
one. ' A great many people will come
with the shows and thousands of visit
ors' will want refreshments.; All who
are engaged tn that line should prepare
for such a rush as they never saw.
Wednesday, Thursday" and Friday are
expected to be ths big days. ; ' ; ;
. , "The Frplt of Hla FoUy," !
A thrilling drama In five acts, by
Arthur Lewis Tubbs. the Author of "The
Ffiiger of Scorn," "The Heart of aHerof
et., will be rendered by local talent ajt
the opera house in Klnston . Monday
evening September 22nd at 8:30, A4
misslon 85 cents. Beserved seats , 50
cents. The beet local talent has been a ,
cured, and Klnston has talent equal to
or above the average protesslonaL ! No
pains have been spared and ft pleasant
evening Is promised to all who attend.
One halt the proceeds go to the Kins
ton library and one half to the Klnston
Cbrlttlan parsonage. For casts of charac
ters etc., see large posters In the show
windows in town. '
SCRAPS OF. SCIENCE.
With the aid of a microscope 212,501
tars were, counted on, photographs
taken at Greenwich observatory last
year.". . ..
. New explosives are constantly being
invented, tike names of Bonie of the
latest being alblonlte, cheddite. dab-
menlte, kynite No. 2 and virite.
During the year 1001 thirty-six aste
roids were discovered, all but one of
them at Heidelberg, by photography.
This brings the whole number charted
up to 475. ' , '
The varying color of a vacuum fube
containing krypton seen by some as
lilac and by others as green Is ex
plained by Professor W. Ramsay to
depend oo the size of the yellow spot
of the retina. .
STATE LINES.
New York pays tier supreme court
Judges $17,500 per annum, which is a
higher salary' than any other state
gives. New York News.,
It turns out that Iowa beats all the
states in the number of rural free de
livery routes It has corraled. Iowa
takes a back . seat for none. Omaha
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Back In New Hampshire the grass
hoppers are biting the girls. Who
would have dreamed that the pretty
Yankee maidens were so green as that?
Denver Post
A Morning.
Tho Clad, mad wind went alnging: by.
The whit clouds drove athwart the
blue.
Bold beauty of the morning; sky.
And all the world wae sun and dew.
And sweet, cold air, with sudden flints
of gold,
Like spilled stars flowing in the cedars'
bold.
I laughed for very Joy of life.
Oh. thrilling veins, oh. baoor heart.
Of this glad world with beauty rife.
h.xuit tiiat we. too, are a part!
Rejoice, rejoice, that miracle of birth
Gave us this golden heritage of earth.
Oh, bold, blue sky, oh, keen, glad wind.
I wonder m it this may be.
That some day, leaving life behind.
Our eyes imail view new land, new sea.
6o exquif te that, lo, with thrilling
breath.
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BOX'S MASTER.
& Wet to Bla Han.
An Englishwoman who was pres
ent when De Wet addressed the men
and women in a concentration camp
after the signing of peace sends a
summary of his remarks. The speech
la a remarkable and strong , mixture,'
displaying t once De Wet's natural
chagrin and his determination grimly to
abide by the promise be has given. .lie
said: "Of course yon will all like to
ask me the question, 'Have we lost?'
In a word, I must say, 'Yes.' Our flag
is fallen. It is dead and buried, never
to rise again, and we are now under a
new government, which we have to
serve, not as well as we served our
own, but a great deal better. Hunger."
be went on, "compelled me to give in,
but I stood till the rifle was taken but
of my hand. I could point my; finger
to a good mans cowards hert i who
were going to shoot the English In this
way and that way, but. who never
fired a shot and simply; surrendered.
I indeed thought more of you would
remain loyal, as some of us did and
Were true to the last' But, as it is, If
ever I bear of anything wrong among
you that is, disloyal to the new gov
eminent I, Christian te, Wet, will be
the first to arrest you and bate you
well punished." Manchester Guardian,
' Way f a Professional Beararar.
M. de Blowltz in the Paris Matin
tells an amusing story of how a sub
scriber to the "Encyclopaedia Britan
slca" used that work. He was a pro
fessional writer of begging letters, and
in them be represented himself to be
now one' sort of a person and then an
other, "getting up" from the pages of
his encyclopedia the necessary his
torical knowledge to give bis letters
plausibility. Thus, be explained, that
having written a letter iu which be
was a potter who had been chemically
poisoned ' and unfitted for work, "he
used the encyclopedia for details of his
pottery trade, of which be himself was
entirely Ignorant The one word, 'ka
olin whlcb he used In his letters, and
the explanation of the use of the ma
terial made every one believe in the
genuineness of bis appeal and brought
him a perfect harvest of, banknotes
and postal money' orders." '
Bogu Antique..
The remarkable disclosure that one
of the ancient Koman . statuettes In
the museum at Vienna Is found to be
rich in tobacco products and to be. In
fact, indisputably made from the worn-
out mouthpieces of pipes and ; cigar
holders will send a shock through all
the cabinets (with a small c) In Eu
rope. It Is now asserted that the ma
jority of the antique works of art of
this description are the work of con
temporary Greeks, who appear to have
made this unsavory 1 Industry theirs.
As Lord Macaulay baa" Jt in S well
known lay- : . : "
Such cunning tbey who live on high
Have given unto the Greek.
We may even adapt another line
from the same source by the alteration
of one word to form a motto for the
collector of such curiosities:
Leave to the Greek his amber nymphs!
'.London News.
Tha Oldest Teasel In I'sa.
A curious old boat arrived at White
haven, England, the other day. At
one time, a hundred years ago, the ves
sel sailed regularly from Forta ferry to
Whitehaven and was then called the
Forlaferry frigate, and afterward the
name of the Three Sisters was be
stowed upon her. But, most extraor
dinary cf all, it la solemnly alleged that
Sue was used ia V'yj at the siege of
Londonderry to carry provisions up
the famous Loucrh Foyle In those stir-
rins tlajea. If tills be so and the state
ment lepras to be founded upon fact
the Tlava Sisters la the oldest vessel la
JAIL DELIVERY
AT TREHTOII
i Borderer tnd Three Others Dig
Their Waj Out tt
All the prisoners in the Jones countv
jail at Trenton, four in number, escaped
last night and np to last accounts no
trace of any of them had been found.
One of them was Cyrus Dixon, under
sentence of death for the murder of W.
A. Webb earli last winter. Be is about
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140 pounds full face, light complexion
black hair, dark eyes and wears a No. 7
shoe, Dixon was found guilty of murder,
but secured an appeal and wae awaitina-
a new trial. The crime of which he was
found guilty was committed early last
winter. Webb was comparatively a
newcomer to Jones county from I'enn.
sylvania. He married a woman with
whom Dixonhad kept company and en
gendered the lat We enmity. One night
Webb staggered into his home. 'exclaim
ing "Cyrue Dixon did ft,? and expired
from a arunshot wonnd in bin W-V
Strong corroborative evidence was dis
covered and , Dixon waa speedily con
victed.' ".vyi.i;- 'f'-y
S The prisoners were allowed In the cor-
ridor of the jail and discovered that some
oi tne iron bars bad been, badly eaten by
rust, where there had been a leak, and
tliey were easily broken open. Then the
men obtained a crowbar and picked a
hole through the cement and brick work. :
boss PBrronARD oomzno.
"Will Open Oampalgn With Looks)
Craig Hera. 1
Kiniton and neighboring volers will
have a chance to see and hear ths man
who carries the republican party of
North Carollnain his vest pocket, 8enator
Jeter C. Prltchard, on Monday, Beptem
ber 23. At the aame time: they will see
and hear one of the most earnest, able
and eloquent exponents, of democracy,
txon. hocu V'Wg. f rltchard challenged
Mr. Craig to a joint canvass and after
come delay conferring .with the stata
committee Mr. Craig accepted. 'The two
met on a train Monday and arranged
their ltlneray, which begli s at Kio ston
on the date memtloned, The dates thus
far arranged ire as follows: i ;'
Klnston, September 22; Smlthfieid, 23;
Fayetteville, 24; Wilmington, 25; Rocky
Mount 26; Baleigb, 27: Pittsboro, 29;
Oxford, 30; Greensloro, October 3 Le
noir, October 2; Slatesville, October 8;
Charlotte, October 9; Hickory. October
10, and Asheville the 11th. The speaking
in Charlotte will take place at nlsht.
Later dates will be arranged for a joint'
discussion at Elisabeth City and Marion
and perhaps some point in the wf stern
counties.. 1 ''''i''" ' - v
Senator Pritchard said fo Mr. Craig:
"It is my intentit n to'dirrut-s the Issues of
the day as understand them and steer
clear of everything of a personal nature.
xi we go into personalties it will not make
us think mors of each otherand after it Is
all over wejwill tbiok lees of ouivelves." '
Mr. Craig readily approved of this sent!-
mentand their dlscossions will doubtless
be pitched on a high plane. 1
They will be greeted by an Immense
crowd In this city.
New Bern Carnival Notes. -New
Bern's carnival week follows
Kttston's, and the cltiiens of that town
are taking great Interest in working up
special features. That is what was in
tended here, but everybody ia too busy
in Klnston. The following items are
from ths Journal: V:
The voting (for queen of the carnival)
commenced at Dunn's store yesterday in
a very ones ana pleasing way. (julte a
number of candidates were yoteu for
about twenty and the contest bids fair
to be a jovial one: . Now ie the time to
push" j our favorite . forward and
make the fun lively.
Quite an interest is beirir manifested
in the floral parade. Tne committee is
very gratified indeed at the interest
taken. Remember there will be ten
prises. The Elks giving ten dollars in
gold as a first prise.
There seems to be a growing Internet
among the business men to get togeibr
on the suggestion made In Sunday's
Journal namely, to refund railroad
fares to all purchasers cf a certain
amount, say f 100.
Ths trades parade is iroirjr to be a bfar
thing iudnricg from the interest belno.
manifested by ths merchants.
Use Allen's Foot yrase,
A poiHer to be shaken into lli shoe. Yonr fre -
f?l swollen, nervous and hat, and ret tired tavi v,
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