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Communication. i '
I notice that application Is to be made
thla week or a SO years' telephone fran
chise. . ' ! 4 " -.' i - . ' '
One telephone company is enough forleounty, except In the senatorial prl -
any place. More man one means mure
ezpenw, more poles on our streets and
more mutilation of shade trees. .With
two companies In & town, erery person
wno nae one pnone, almost oi necessity
has to nave two.
The new company only proposes to
put underground wires on paved streets
Within thirty years all companies will
have to put them underground on all
streets. - The 'proposition- to place
'phones In houses and charge only when
used' Is deceptive. Such a franchise-as Is
askeel tor is worth a good sum of money,
Even if ; the new company would place
underground wires on all streets, It
would still entaU great additional
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pense to the citliene of the town. 1 ",
i . O. H. Alwn,
GUM BRANCH. - '
October, SI, 1902.
; Frost is plentiful this week and we saw
some wayesteraay morning. j
v.4--4.. m vnn -mhn rv.rA hla nUTTia
ininuij -
f!l""LVTJ''rrr
be was on bis way
that be came from Martin county! He
was riding a bicycle and his actions
esmed suspicious Decause os aia noi
struck the South CartH'm ""f 0a" tb' polls ciom' M th ,tart
flhme time Since, three young nini went f?'? ba.d to th rl Pr ' of tIw dy
cut to bunt some wine. They found It
and when one of them woke op ne ronna
bis money all gone. He tnreateneq, wn
sv warrant tnote wno were win nim.i
r4 to hBcX W
wine young; men, ; v ; ' ,..
STRABAHB ITEM3.
November 3, 1902.
MUi :'-1riS nfr and fWl"EI-l
morTvisite d at Falson. Satnrv nd
i cT.,n-- . -: w y-' h
Mr. A. W. Whitfield andda('ieK M
Bessie, spent Sunday In Klnstyw.
The school at Moss Hill began K0"iv
. under 'the management of Mrs. JuUl e I
Brvan". of Institute,
nstitute. Hf ? ' ' ! 1 J j
Th- ihnn at: 'Hardr bearan.todav I
with Miss Mary Hodges, of Klnston, as I
Miss Carrie Hardy left Sunday to take
- charge of her school at fink HUI.
Nancy 8uFn. the Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Button, was In-
tt-rred at Holy Innocents cemetery Sun
day afternoon. "He that seeketh me
early shall find me.".. ... . .. .
- Mr.-Clyde Whitfield spent Sunday In
Latf range.;, .- : . . . . . ,
DIXONVIIiliH ITEMS.
Miss Mary Faircloth' and Miss Bruce I
Dixon went to Klnston last week, where j
juiss aireioiu wjus. vm mi ? iuuu, i
wnere sne WUl vieie nuaue iur euiue
tlms. .i-;v.f,v;:a'.' iyii
Miss Plttman, of Klnston, opened
school Monday. She Is boarding with
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Overby,
Many of the farmers In this section
have a srood deal of tobacco to sell
yet.
Messrs. Taylor & Moye have several
for I
contracts for delivering lumber
dwellings In Snow Hill and Other places,
Mr. Frank Jackson has made more
rlr monev on Mr. D. W. Dixon's land
to the horse than any one farming that
we have heard irom tbis year." f
Mr Hill, while attending the Raleigh
fair, lost or had stolen about U0. He
Misses Elancbe Johnsori and" Minnie I
P.onas sent Saturday nfaht here;-, " ' I
There will be a basket and apron party
: Union Chapel November 4th, at nfght.
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Mm. 8. T1.' NoMts F; eut Sunday with
relatives 13 Aydon. -
Dr. t-i 1 t. C: ClwarJa vl ".".!
friends ia f. iow LI'.l C-itar,! jy.
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81 800 ESTIMATED PLURALITY
Cwg ProbaWj . Cairles First Kinstoo
Precinct Election Quiet
, Not a great deal of Interest Is being
manifested In the election ' today, there
being practically no opposition in 'fie
manes. rroDaoiy eu per cent, or tne
reglstared votars will cast their ballots
j In a quiet way and return to their buii -
Inees or work; Of this. vote, probably
i uu per cent, wui os case lor toe jJemo-
1 cratlc nominees, and figuring on a basis
pi adUO registered Totere, which Is ap -
proximately comet, the Democratic
majority will be between 1600 and 1700
J In the county. f ' , . V .
I There are very few defections in the
I vote cast, and of course there will be no
big difference-in the majorities of the
j various county officers. v v i
I f It Is thought by a good many that
M,r. D.W, Wood wDlrun behind Mr. T.
I II. Hill,, the independent , candidate for
chief jaatfee of the supreme court, but His
pretty safe to say. that neither will git
I over 300 votes in the county.
Of the senatorial candidates, no' de
I finite forecast cab be made as to " the
I division '' of i sentiment, and but "tittle
i neara irom tne out-of-towt precinct,
I kn rnf.M will Ji : it . a .
vuli viain wiu uvuuuew cnrrj una nrMiyaras.
executive officers will be the
dlcated by the rate at 2 o'clock,
which Is: Craig, 75 Watson 50, and
uverman 85. ! These figures may change
? "B Dfongnt down this afternoon by
i toe acuyity oi tne opposition,
viTats t n w i)
n i in m vij crrr m e
-:;ti- j". -r;.T-rM..
no.dpubt that Ak and Ab
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:niTAAh'f,0t,.fLt?Wn pe'h"" VJ'JZ? rttdI"
shorf thafc WaKM.in Mir.i:-MW h-
count, Dy fiot less than 500 nluralitv.
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For several " months
im . rkenM&.
routher has been troubled with Indies
un.i He tried eeveral remedies but got
uo beniiitfromthem, WeDUrehasedsom
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
and heeommencad takinsr them. ' Insldf
thirty das he had gained forty pounds
in flesh. He la now fully recovered. Wt
have a good trade on the Tablets. Hol
! let Bbos. Merchants, Long Branch, Mo
r or saie Dy !. . uooa.
RABBIT TOWN.
Octobei1, 30, 1902.
We bad a good rain Monday.
Miss Lucy and Nannie Tnrnatre. of
institute, visitea nere Saturday.
Mr. Klrby Pheiphs, of Beston, visited
Mr. Will Hardy Sunday.
Misses Lillleand IdaHerringepe'nt Sun
jay witu miss Aaaie . tiardy.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hardv snent Sun.
aay aiternoon at Mr. x. u ilart s. :
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dawson and child
ren spent Saturday and Sunday near
enow xim.
The Beat Remedy for, Cronp.
i nis is tne season wnen tne women
who knows the beet remedies forcronp is
in demand In every neigh borbood. One
of the mortt terrible things in the woi id
is to be awakenfd sn the middle of the
night by a whoop from one of the child
ren. 1 he cronp remedies are almos as
sure to be lost in case of croup as a revol
ver is sure to be lost n case oi nu 'glare,
There used to be an oldfashioned remedy
Chatnberltn's Con h Remedy , Is better,
and does not cost so much. It causes the
thJ Pnt to ."thrhow up the phlegm"
?.n,,'ki,,.r; &nd S'T" reIttf ,a a shorter time.
tiive this remedy es soon as the croopy
cough appears and it will prevent the at
tack.- It never lal.s and Is pleasant and
etU to take. 1 or eUe Dy J.L liood.
Will r'llov Claxali-Kl lJaeit.''."
tt Will 'gi'atify ribt thlsikiii; w-i fu
lo It-am that llic iirc-liHi'ot. -"witli ihe
uttrport of tbe pixier aiuliontles. i.'
i!wiled that all of the 111 new
crnuient buildings shull lie pl.-inned
"nf built on Clascal lines ami mod
f ' i r tiany ycais t'n'IP h;l been
i for j;overn!i,eiit
'e !).. us tnro-.-a
tuvti of then) ii,
. i . Ja,.t o;i tne viMon
I tL.a t;it? i. !s whii h
f ? tr t of e;'-s
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HAS CAPITAL OP OYER $500,000,000
To Control PacUnV Houses "and Raise
Prices.
J Chicago, Nov. 2. A semi-official stab:
I ment In toe big beef trout plats wt
I made yesterday, s Tha capital Is ti h
1 $500,000,000. It is to be derided lut.
I floo,UUU,UUU bonds, f iOO.000,000 pre.
I ferred and $200,000,000 common stock.
IThe bonds are to be under written by tie
I National City bank syndicate, .with Pru
ident Jtmes tNtillman as the mar" gr
I The underwriters are to receive 10 to?!
1 cent, of the bonds.
r Whether additional-compensation Is ti.
be paid for la stock is not, stated. Tbf
bonds, if they carry 4 per rent. ' Interest,
j would command about 90 ' In the i pen
market, and the proceeds to the true'
I would be 1 around $8t,OO0,0f 0.' 'It Ik
I taid that' the outside' plants purchased
wM take up the bond proceeds, . y
I The immense capital lends assurance t
the story that the combine will take over
the Uaion Stock yards here and the stock
yards at Sooth Omaha, St; Joseph art
Kansas City: Mo. and East St. tbuii.
This would give the cbnlbfnatldri a com-
1 olete'control of the backing market anri
I shut any" Independent competitor from
the vantage ground p! operating in th-
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Chicago crowd-Oustavus Swift, EL C.
Swift, Ogden Armour, P. A. Valentine
and Edwin Morrlse.
0n the -"ormous capitalization largely
creased prices are considered inevitable.
. .ABemarkabieiteoorM.
i mn.rkn.hlarwnr1 It hni henn In nm tnr
pd. It has lour beAa the standard and
I mtin reliance In the treatment of croup
Mn thousands of homes,, yet during all
J the manufacturers In' which ft failed to
!t..c.t! .When given M soon a. the
cniio becomes noarse or even as soon aaispoiis. enureiy neeuiess as to wnemer
thecroupy conah Hpneaw, it will pre -
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m-wia Mfc.- w ' 7
joplnm or other harmfut substance and
may be given as eoi ndently tn a baby as
so an adult r or sale by 3. ti Hood
Indigestion Is not a disease In' most
cases, but merely an admonition. It
means that the individual Iihs uot .vet
found a diet suitable to the needs of
his system. - ' ' ' '
Whea Cervaatea Woddcd. ", .
In "Don Quixote"; KaiH'ho 'UaU?ie
to ride on bis - ass after 'hav'ai ,j
mentcd the animal's dontb.
CamblinK KllIplaoH.
In gambling the Kllip; nos aro tv-
most persistent race on enrtlr. " .As &o
as a servant or day laborer nois u niu.'j
staKe ne stops wont, ana jraui'..it-n to .i
rich quick. If successful at play, tbe
Filipino never work more. If h" lo:'
everything; he will do anything to re
gain his losses.
'Tear Threadbare Coat.'
To raise the nap on cloth, soak it in
cold water for half an hour, then' put
It on & board and rub the threadbare
parts with a teasel or with emery.
For a Bad Cold.
If you have a bad c Id you need a good
Coh Remedy to 'loosen anb reHeve It
reliable medicine . like
Ubamcei-ittin's
i allay l
tion of the throat and lungs.
For sale
I by j. t;. Uood Druglst
Lady Henry Somerset, who is bi-rt'
as the represntativf of the Women's
Chritian Tern era nee Union of !reat
Britain, says that fifteen yesirx apbthe
arrests for drunkenness In England av
eraged four men to one woman, but
that now the average Is .three womeu
to one man. If this Is correct, the W,
C. T, C.'bas a iarg tield for missionary
work aiiiona Its own sex. to say noth
ing of tLe uien.
According
to a late
i.i roving &
(n. Corisii-'
at the f
-e was r
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caMcp-raia. Mr.
j-n la tLe Ital-
;uwa!) la I
a lake rt"
rv z ttie assur-
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,! Here 'ls shown kk lWank 'GriHWoVd
.waiting for the signal to be given to
Ak and Ab and Arbitration. -
In the days of Ak and Ab, who lived
In davea and bunted the dinosaur
when he did not hnnt thwri. diftDutes'.
wi .ttli in . vrt-v nrimlHr 4nn-
Th A hat flf
per.
and the quickest eye got, the biggest
piece of meat AVe think that we of
today, belong to a far higher order, of
beings than did Ak - and f AI. - Long
ago we mastered all wild animals, and
many of the forces of nature which
ul
were . most , unpleasant 1 baibarlans-
I greedy, selfish and , much lacking .In
8elf Control, They were quite ready
to fight for a choice piece of dinosaur.
" uu lwt " vu"' "l
-d lb one who survived took the
1 r not thev were his bv ritrht
I ' . "
Just ow , we are pointing witb more
I or le8S priIe. to the. commendable man
ner in which we are settling a great
dispute In which a small number of
rich but powerful men have been at
odds with a large number of Individ
ually Insignificant but collectively po
tent miners. We have agreed that the
right8 and wrongs of the affair shall
be determined by a few disinterested
outsiders. We are declaring, and It is
true, that the best evidence of a highly
civilized state Is the development of an
acute sense of justice. -
But let lis not deceive ourselves.
Why were we so anxious to have the
merits of this quarrel weighed in, the
scales of Justice? Was It wholly be
cause of an anxiety to have the wrongs
of either side righted, or was It be
cause the squabble Interfered with our
personal comfort? -: If we could have
dispensed ; with coal as easily as we
could do without lignum vltae or cochi
neal, do you Imagine we should have
been so bot for arbitration or so pro
foundly glad when it arrived? Isn't
there a good deal of the Ak and Ab
spirit in us yet?
Historic Buildings at World's Fair.
It seems likely that one of the fea
tures of the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition at St Louis In 1904 will be a
unique collection of historic buildings,
which will greatly add to the attrac
tiveness of the fair, v 'vi
The suggestion is under considera
tion that the Moore bouse, in York-
town. Va-i where the articles of capitu
lation for' Cornwallis' surrender to
Washington were drawn up, -be taken
down, shipped to St Louis and recon
structed on the fair grounds. Another
suggestion Is that the ancestral home
of. the Washington family In England
Le treated in a similar manner. Both
buildings, of course, would be of great
historic Interest to the millions of vis
itors to the fair. ' '
Et' Lou's it ; If has soma 'buildings
which r..:e!.t !1 be utilized for. tfce
I r.rpose o" tie fair. One cf tl.f f e is
tie Fremont r-
"n, from which the
C reclamation cf the
ztcl. Tt'3 ws is-
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HUNT. AT TUXEDO. , '
Uray master of the Tuxedo bounds.
start the cbasa " '
, - Soldiers In Peace Times,
1 . Under favorable conditions of peace
the mortality among soldiers Is prac-
tlcally the least known., with a death
I ot on 5 In every 1.000. , Com
rPreq wnn a aaimer s me tne pinciu
danger, for bis death rate is 11 in 1.000,
or more than twice as great as that of
bis militant brother. '
i . Malaria.
- 'While malaria Is not contagious from
person to person, It Is nevertheless ad
vlsable to keep infected ersons from
healthy places because they Infect the
mosquitoes that bite them and these
In turn lufwt otln-i Uumait beluga,
vS'V ' ' ' ' " " '
? - Smokeleaa Powder.
Smokeless powders are ui,t absolutely
smokeless, but give off a vapor that at
a distance of 'MO yards can be distin
gulshed. .
' : , Paatearlsvd Milk.
Pasteurized milk will keep
from
i twenty-four to forty-eight hours If kept
j In a temperature below BO degrees. It
I must be renietiibered, however, - that
pasteurizing does not make bad milk
good nor sour milk sweet. The milk
must be good to start with.
Walla and Hard Wood.
It is claimed that you can drive nails
Info hard wood without bending them
If you dip them first lu lard.
... ... China's Population. .
It Is stated that the Chinese popula
tion of today numbers about 426.000,-
000 of souls. Including 8.500.000 in
Manchuria, 2.580.000 in ' Mongolia,
6.4ao,000 in Tibet and 1.200,000 In Chi
nese Turkestan.
The state of Minnesota has no valid
Inheritance law on its statute books
Judge Bunn of the Ramsey county
court holds that the taw of 1901 la un
constitutional and invalid, and deci
sions : of .other . courts have already
found Irreparable flaws in the laws of
189? and 1902, so that there is no in
heritance law whatever. ,.
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.Vp to Date Prom Paris.
ODD AID INTERESTING H1PPES1X6S, .
building at Greensboro, fell down an
elevator shaft Mocday morning, receiv- :
Ing in juries that may prove fatal. ' -1
A man supposed to be J. B. Farley, of
Randleman, N. C, was ran over and
kUIed in ths Southern Railway yard at
Manchester, Vs t , ', 'n. 1 -
Mr. M.i L. Jones, prlncli al owner of
tbelola gold mine, in Anson county,
recently took lg,00 worth of fgold to
the mint at Charlotte. He said 'it cost
him only 940 to mine It, '
Greenville Reflector: fJapt R. William's
lost his county residence, near Falkland, '
by firs Friday nlgbt. Particulars are
not at band. Cap. Williams was Away
at the time. The house was Insured.
Miss Anna Plttman; dangbler of Mr.
H. A. Plttman, s. well-know n fsrmer of
Mullens lection of. flallfex'county, and
Mr. Bennle Wave were married last week
byJRev. G. W. Phelps, Fplicopal rector.
ZA dispatch from Baltimore says: Jos
W, Murray, 80 years old, of Baltimore
countyand Kenneth Street, 20 years
old, of Henderson ,N. C, were found dead
tonight ia a room In a small hotel. The
gas Jet was left toned, on by one of tbs
occupants of the room to which the men
had been assigned early Sunday mora-
Salisbury Sun; A day or two ago the
deformed Invalid, who rode around the
street fn a small wagon drawn, by, two ,
goats, got Intoxicated and was swear
ing and became so iboistert us (that be
bad to be taken in charge by the police.
Hecoold not be removed from blswsgon "
so the goats" were driven tl rougb tbs
hallway at tbe city ball and Into one of
the cells where they were? locked up for
nuiuv wiiiF, g ne cri iiie,!! later inrDea
oo and left town. ' ' " - 1 .
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Jobn ,M. Gibson, of Cincinnati, and .
Miss Henrietta G. Wolfe were married at
Battery Park bote), at AshsvUkv Satuy
dayevet-b. Be wae thought to b
dying, but after tbe ceremony rallied and
bis recovery Is bopd for. Ht Is a prom
inent and wealthy man. ,
Tbe postofBce a WbMevllle. N. CL. was
robbed one sight last week of about
S00 in money and stamps. On Monday
at Florence, 8. C, three tramps were ar-
rested, charged with tbe offence; but tbs
evidence against' them was insufficient;
.A ttl, W.M M1....J "'
uu viJvj naiv ivvnaiu,
Dr. Francis A, Palmer, a New York
millionaire! philanthropist, who died
8unday, left $10,000 to Elon College, N.
L, This is Mr. Palmer's second donation '
to this college this year I February
last he gave $20,000 . to Elon. i Mr.
Palmer last week distributed six million
dollars io educational inftltntlons In
America. He was 90 years of ae.
An exchange says: The scarcity of oys
ters ic North Carolina waters this year I
really eomthlng to think about. Tbs oys '
ters are said to f be so scarce that New, .
Bern relies upon Norfolk for them.; There
will have to be oyster-plan ting on a great
scale, and proper conservation unless tbe
State cares to lose a great Industry.
Greenville Reflector-, Tbs store of '
Henry Stallings,' at Jameevllle,; was sn-
tared by a thief Sunday night,' wbo se- '
cured $415 in money, besides tbe other
valuables. Mr. Bines received a call to
take bis dogs over, but did not set It fn
time to take the morning train. Ha left
by private conveyance since noon to take
tbe train at another point. ' ' '
At Elm City Saturday, night, an At
lantic Coast Line soutb-bound through
mail train crashed Into a freight train.
Engineer W. W. Carrie, of Florence, 8, CL,
was Injured so badly that be died two
honrs later, a The mail agent was Also Jn
jired. Both trains were going In tbe
same direction and tbe freight was just
taking tbe siding ta allow the through
.train; to pass. The engine and mail ..
ear on the fast train weafomnlluli.A sit
t raffle over the line was blocked for six
or eight hours. . ; 1 " -
)l special from Goldsbpro says: Tbs.
finding of the eoror er's jury in the mat- ,
terof the killing of the negro Cox, near-'
Mt. Olive, on Thursday evening last has .
not yet leen given to the ptt"e. Tbe
verdict was rest to the ecl e'tr fcr tv.,
d'strirt . for advice.. Tumor lsn ft t" a ,
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ia tbe bcy from wbfeb tl L,'. J t'.c-tt
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