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. '' I The Press. kinstonVX r. Kinstox Publish ixn ftnteMfl St fH VftMrfLA - .1... .M ' Co.! 1 I riCIC'B 2 CENT. SUESCTPTIOM RATE$; frail? On Wmk. by terrinr, Om Mimtd, , . . . , Thtwe tuiilii. . , , Twelve Moutba, .' ' . , Mouths Increase Faster Than Food 1 By Dr. E, BENJAMIN if Bandit Of Early Times Civreer of Sam M ik- ton, the Freebooter OfNatchez Trace ; Forest ADVKJmSiNO RATES CN : APPUCATTOH. W.. HERBEUr ( twlxfit and Tre-irirr. . W. U. HERBERT, luislne Manager. , , , i. II. HERBERT City I-Mltor . 0. wFORLAw . Reporter. HUSTON. X. C..Xuein ber 1 1, 1903. , Ths number of cftes lor petty i flutists aontop to tb superior court la tills county far this term, is etrong argu ment io favor oi giving to tiie ior courts a larger Jurisdiction. Io reading report of tbe proceeding of the court om U track with tbe Lumber of petty crlmee, such M carrying concealed weap one and fighting with deadly weapon-, tn which no serious Injur bae been in flicted, which ha to occupy the time of higher court. Thle It seems to ue could be made much better by giving to latt ice of the peace larger power with proper aafe guard for the administer tngof Juitlce. The jail art filled Jong before court onvene with a worthleu crowd of vagrant who do n it regard with any horror or dread, lying In Jail for a time, but if absolute jurisdic tion were ' given , to magistrate s these chronic offender could be used to advantage oo tie road instead of being great expense to tbe ounty la feeding them. . The resolutions adopted' by the quar : terly conference of a Methodist church In' Greensboro a day or two ago is in tbe nature of a well merited rebuke to Dr. Kllgo, preel lnt of Trinity college, for hi wholesale charge In a recent article in ?. Tie North Carolina Christian Advocate, that the members of his and other cuurches.of high position, were guilty of acts to eicUtn unbecoming a Christian, In fact charging them with theft of ballots. It la a well known fact tbat the atmoa- phere la which Dr. Kllgo live 1 hot con ducive to tbe health of those antlmenta which' are dear to the heart of the masses la North Carolina, that of free dom from opprenston from tbe evils with which be is so closely allied (we have reference to the trusts) and this being theca, it Is perfectly naturl that he hould feel a certain chagrin that (be principles for which he stands should re ceive euoh a slap in the facs a the recent lections showed, but the fact that he has ued hla poeitlpn as a great preacher In North Carolina and the official organ of Methodism In tbe State to rent his spleen, will not make for him any more friends. ' t'wntir'''V''l'''r''''f'H'i' IOUTHS INCREASE FASTER THAN THE FOOD SUPPLY. ..... . - ThU, in' abort, Is the Hal thus theory, 'and, whLV I criticise Malthiwon many points in substance hi.;: theory i right. Statistics show that the population increases at an alarming rate, and that WERE IT, NOT FOR THE DECIMATING PROCESSES OF . WARS, DISEASES AND FAMINES THE WORLD WOULD; SOON BECOME OVERCROWDED WITH PEO PLE. It has been shown that the population of the world doublet every . fifty years. . . One of tho peculiar things about the rapid increjse in population is that AS MORE MOUTHS COME FORTH TO BE, FED FOODSTUFFS SEEM TO BECOME HIGHER. I HAVE NOT THE LEAST DOUBT THAT FOODS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE FUTURE THAN THEY ARE NOW. I do not think that meat stuffs will ever be as cheap as they have been before. Meats will cost more in spite of the fact that probably the future populations, considered as a whole, will be less able to buy them than they are now. tut :-'',, .How to keep down the population of the globe and keep the earth from becoming overcrowded with people is a great problem. There must bo checks put on the increase in our numbers. There might be two methods one called the privative and one the posi- tive method. By the positive method we mean by wars and disease and, if. necessary, by immoral means, but this will not do. The only way, then is by privative means, or, in other words, by preventive methods. ;; This privitive method must also be a moral one. ; - V, THE PROBLEM OF 'KEEPING DOWN THE POPULATION IS BE FORE SOME NATIONS TODAY 'AND WILL SOON BE A PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME MEN OUGHT TO DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO WORKING OUT THIS PROBLEM. , :. There wa recently discovered among tbe archives and state papers of Mis sissippi a worm eaten old French man uscript which gives some Interesting and historically Valuable details of the career of Sanroer Mason," a'dosperatC and famous freebooter of early times who 'plied hla vocation1 In tbe tower Mississippi valley. U ( Ut j.V.-.-.U In the beginning of the last century the Immense stretch of sparsely settled country In the inore southerly part of the great Mississippi basin was a para diss for freebooters of all kinds.;, Tbe lack of population and social organiza tlon and tbe consequent failure of po lice protection, together with the Im mense stretch of country over which they could extend their op. rations, af forded them tbe utmost liberty In the practice of their nefarloua profession. Samuel Mason was tbe most notori ous of the robbers to whom the situa tion of the country gave rise and af forded comparative aecurlty. Hla ca reer covered a period of many years, and his name was a terror to the peaceful traveler, often forced to make Inland Journeys over narrow . forest trails. Mason covered a vast deal of territory. Evidence was piled op to fix crimes upon him from aa far north aa the f Illinois country" to tbe southern part of the then Louisiana territory. Tbe legends tbat are still afloat about him are in strict accord with piratical conventionalities. He Is reported to have been a man of tremendous etat- EvidenrW thst the party, which eon- I f f ri stated of eight men and a woman, was J WJ3 . not what it ehould be began to accn mulate, and the commandant of tbs military post waa Informed that it was believed that it waa the band, of Sam nel Maaon. .. , He thereupon ordered tbat Dr. Pierre Antoine La forge and Dr. Robert Me Cayr otficera of militia," go at once to tbe scene, investigate, wbo. these people were and If necessary arrest them ami bring them for further examination to w.sia.djidjTJujQCftcojupauicd by the interpreter of the- post and a militia nquSd, went at once to the net tlement. They kept their movemeuta as secret as possible and managed to ar rive at the . house of Dr. Francois le Bleur without letting tbe news get out that they were there in force. His capture was effected by means of a ruse, Never dreaming tbat there waa any military in the neighborhood be went witnout Hesitation to the bouse of Le Sieur, evidently with tbe Idea tho his crimes were not so well known tbis Five Tcrribla Weeks la The ' Woods of Pennsylvania Popular Education's FdwilureaT -1 Hope la Christian buoyancy aa well as the means" of salvation. ' It abides when faith baa been finally crushed. Its ministry Is always gentle and kind. It baa brought luster to many an eye dimmed with tears and gladness to hearts that have been crushed and bro ken. It la possible for one to lose faith In another and yet remain hope ful of his final destiny. Re v.j George lioyd, Congregattonalist, SL louts, i . , Maa'a Dial OMIaattaa. : r Every oian, whether he will or no, la under Inexorable obligation to Ood aud man.- The old preachers used to argue that wa aU belong to God by right of creation, by right of redemption and by right of preservation.; On greater than tney, Bt., ranv declared tbat "we are not our j own,, wo ara bought with a (trie.' and therefor expect a us to glo rify God la eur bodies and in our spir its, which are God'a. Rev. Dr. Alonso Uonk, Metbodlat, Atlanta, Oa. ; . , ; felatlaa L4(a rrvkUau - It is God's power making man's peace, God'a fatherhood making men brothers, God's vole settling all.dia putea, sweetening all bittern esa, recou tiling all enmities, and when it aha 11 cover tho earth aa tho waters cover the sea then shall be solved all the so clal and industrial problems that make the world a military parade ground, for tbe world la not yet conquered, acd there Is still work for tbe conquering CospeL Rev. Dr. Wllley, Methodist Brooklyn. , Wka Shalt W Bevervaee t Now. what man shall we reverence? Che perfect man. I admire tbe theolo Cy of Paul, the logic of Aristotle, the precepts of Moses, the code of Napo leon, the wisdom of Plato; I thrill to tbe el'xjuence of Pericles, the courage tf John, the devotion of Stephen; I marvel at the brilliancy of Newton, the ::!nof Darwin; I love the music of ' oven, the poetry of Shakespeare; : I In awe before the f : !.!nx acl ryris-.i-.U.' "Tan!T"r8t:.a,, the I " f ft r i t r. t u v I I e t 1 ' : 3 f cr. to t g; s : i ;y ti- - 0000 By CHARLES W. ELIOT. President of Harvanl T IS A REPROACH TO POPULAR EDUCA TION THAT THE ORAVEST CRIMES OF VIOLENCE ARE COMMITTED IN GREAT NUMBER ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, in the older states' as well as in the new, by indi viduals and by mobs and with & large measure of impunity. The population produces a considerable number of burglars, robbers, rioters, lynchers ahd'murderers arid is not intelligent enough either to suppress or to exterminate these criminals. The nature of the daily reading matter supplied to the Amer ican public, too, affords much ground for discouragement in regard to the results thus far obtained by the common schools. SINCE ONE INVALUABLE RESULT OF EDUCATION IS A TASTE FOR GOOD READING, THE PURCHA8E BY THE PEOPLE OF THOU SANDS OF TONS OF EPHEMERAL READING MATTER . WHICH IS NOT GOOD IN EITHER FORM OR SUBSTANCE SHOWS THAT ONE GREAT. END OF POPULAR EDUCATION HAS NOT BEEN AT TAIN ED. ; A similar unfavorable inference concerning popular education may'be drawn from the quality of .the popular theaters of today. ,. The popular, taste is for trivial spectacles, burlesque, vulgar vaude ville, extravaganza and melodrama, and THE STAGE OFTEN PRESENTS TO UNMOVED AUDIENCES SCENES AND, SITUATIONS OF AN UNWHOLESOME SORT. f7Zr?aVaalue of the Theater By SARAH BERNHARDT AM A PASSIONATE LOVER OF THE ARTS, BUT OF THEM ALL THE THEATER IS THE ONE WHICH I PREFER, AS IT COMBINES THEM ALL. , , Painting, sculpture and music are its collaborators! It is indeed a need of every nation, people and human. ' THE DRAMATIC ART, DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF CERTAIN PEOPLE TO LOWER IT, REMAINS LIVING, VIBRATING, POETIC, ENCHANTING AND INSTRUCTIVE. . - ; The theater is a kaleidoscope,1 which presents to W attentive public tie cowardice, crimes, vices and flaws of mankind,, the errors' of civilization ind the ridiculous side of society. It shows evil and its causes, and THE SPECTATOR, "AFTER1 THE CONCLU-" SION OF THE DRAMA OR COMEDY, OFTEN REMAINS CONSCIENCE STRICKEN AND WTILL PROFIT BY THE LESSON.: The theater, indeed, is a temple in which the adepts keep the sacred fire of art in all its forms and manifestations. . ? l wswsssaBssaaiSBjaMaaMasas W e- Need LI ore F.Go n ey By JAMES R. KEENE. the Bull Leader of Wall Street ' HERE ARE NO 8IGNS OF DIMINUTION IN THE GEN ERAL prosperity; Our foreign debt is smaller than at any period of our history, and our resources are immeasurably greater. The industrial and railroad outlook of the . country u thororjtJy satu-factory, 1 ZATEST MI"ACZ IS C-n FINAKC1AL SYSTCM. WHEN ..Till C CUR CUS!M:3 13 tXP-Z!N3 AD T"-.Z 13 A C: hand r:t Fur.:., i. : .l-.,.d- w.tzj. thza cav3 MC;zY f r.:;.i c. :.lai;: :. 1 TL-J r.'-r.cul C.rz'--? '-'..h v 3 l ire r.-":l t' -I a c-3 t ! tf fr: ' .y; -5 I -i t' T ' W A. . i . V A. V,' A. J. . . -. ,i '.. .. i f ... i. . ',-.Y ;3 cz- WITH- ha3 r:t kUSOS WAS CAtTOHT IS TUB TRAP : nre, with a face whose natural fierce ness was enhanced by a black beard. In physical aspect and In cruelty and daring he was well fitted to be tbe leader of tbe band of cutthroats that terrorized the whole countryside for years. Four sons of hla bearing a striking physical resemblance' to him were the chiefest ornaments of the bloodthirsty band of ruffians he gath ered around him after going to Missis sippi territory,, ,A.. At ' tnia period - the overland route from Natches to Nashville ML through so almost unbroken forest, chiefly un der, the. control of tbe Choctaws and Chlckasaws. Houses of entertainment along the route were, few and of the most primitive kind, being usually log structurea having two rooms, with a ball between. Protection of life and property there was none. The traders bad to form themselves Into sufficient companies to protect their persons and property against tho highwaymen,' Wbo filled tbe forest, or employ men for tbs't purpose when starting out, from Natjcbes. Along this route Maaon and bis, band began a career of crime al most without parallel. The "Natches trace", became a perilous road and awallowed up many a peaceful trader trying to make hla way back to tbe north-With the proceeds of bis thrift , Murder-, was the usual accompani ment of these robberies, and It was conlmltted not only where there waa a resistance,' but; In many cases out of mere wantonness, . j Mason soon began to find things hot for bim Snd bis band. Numerous crimes Were fixed on them by evidence amply sufficient In those days. The whole ter ritory was aroused. He now threw off all disguise and gloried In bis reputa tion as a desperado. In the forest, near where robberies were committed, he bad a habit of carving his name "Ma soil, the Man of tbe Woods." was the self adopted sobriquet which be vain glorious!? curved almost wherever he went His daring knew no bounds. At last Governor Claiborne- offered a re ward of $'i.o(X) fir the capture of Ma-, son. .The gang determined to quit the Mis sissippi territory, where they wen1 be ing hourly hunted by state Oil! .'tin. Unit-'tl States tro-ps. citizens ft: I in- C ,: '. j pr-r-t..T t;e early rnrt cf Jac"-'y. I 1 ".. f ' r ' 1 1 1 V Irr . a f ' t ( i f ? ! ". ;i i . I i : . ' : . t it '! :v:: fit" -y j i' ' - i i ; j . : -: ! high up the country, and be would therefore be able to satisfy the com mandant's envoy aa to hla good inten tion. . This strange confidence cost htm dear. Mason and five men of bis band went to the bouse, met the official, and Maaon began an explanation of bia in tentlona. which were, be said, entirely honest and commendable. Dr. Kobert McCay listened a minute or so until the soldiers could surround the house and then cut him abort, curtly telling bim tbat be could make bis explanations later on to the military commandant at New Madrid. They were told that tbe house was surrounded and resistance would be useless. ' Caught in the trap, there was nothing to do but submit and this they did with considerable ill grace. ''-. At the conclusion of the subsequent examination, which bad lasted thirteen days, it was decided to send tbe record aud tb& prisoners to New Orleans to be dealt with aa the governor general tbere should think proper. At this point the record ends as far as the manuscript In the possession of tbe historical department at Jackson is concerned. Tbere Is nothing, extant to indicate what disposition of them waa finally made by the authorities on the other side. . From various circum stances, however, . tbere Is strong ground for the belief that they were either released by those authorities or, what la touch more probable, that in some manner the prisoners made then escape from fuatody. 1 However this may have been, the ac count that Claiborne gives of Mason's end would indicate tbat he got away in some manner and returned , with a part of bis gang to bia old haunts in Mississippi. The usually accepted ac count of hla death la tragic In the ex treme. One day he and ' his gang robbed a traveler. In searching bim they found a copy of tbe proclamation of the gov ernor of the territory offering the re ward for bis capture. This waa the first Intimation seemingly thut his confederates had of tbe value of his capture. Shortly afterward be bad a falling out with two of bis men Sut ton and Harp and they only watted for tbe opportunity to betray him to bis death. One day H came, and they killed bim. In .order to prove bis Identity they cut off bis head and with it went to Greenville, Jefferson county, where court was then in session. . They sue ceeded In getting a number of people who knew Mason well to Identify the head as thdt of Mason and were in a fair way to establish their claim and get. 'the reward without, exciting sus picion,; , Wlille the matter was still In debate,'; a", traveler rode Into the town and recognised the two men as the rob bers who , bad waylaid him on the Natches trace a short time before. n Tbe marvelous aflyenrure of Mrs. Mary Button, a . woman eighty-two ycaranoldrwio wandered flva weeks In;" the Black forest of Pennsylvanlawith " only roots and berries to eat, la uiipar- 'tTiacTnii mblln,TiIst6ry;"r " ' , Que day in August Mra. Button left , the home of her son John In Hauey- -ville, Clinton, county,' Pa, to pay a; 1 visit to ber. other son, .Charles, who' lives at Hector, In the same county, tblrty-llve mUes away. V She. began ber journey early hi the morning, and that night found ber at the lumber camp of Ben Heiritt, lu ' the Black forest, above Slate run. She ' was made welcome by the lumbermen, , and early next morning she started out again.. : - S" ' ' ; That was the last time she was seen for five weeks. AThen a week had elapsed, , John Button wrote to bia brother In Hector and received a reply that their , mother bad not as yet teached . Hector. Then a search- was ; begun, In which nearly all of tbe many.- ' 2!af .. n ) n .y .... ', BBAft WAS STAKDDIO . OVXB IHI OLD t ... . WOMAN,.-. . , , hundred woodsmen of - the section Joined. Day and night it was kept up for two weeks. Then It was aban doned as altogether hopeless. , . - The bears have her. by this time. tbe old hunters said. . But they were mistaken. Fire weeks after ber disappearance Joseph and John Sweeze, brothers, . who reside nt Snnderlln ville, stirted on a bunt. for ginseng root in the Black forest,. The second day out they found the body of the old woman in a pile of leaves. ' She was a pitiable and for- -bidding sight Her bones In places protruded through her skin. Practical- ' ly no flesh was left on her body. Her hair was a tangled and matted mass. Her clothing was ,. In tatters. She - seemed. In fact, more like a corpse than a living creature. She waa taken home and by careful nursing gradually ' restored to a semblance of her former self. lu relating ber terrible experienced the old lady said: . 'Some days I got so lonesome that I - would Just sit on a log and try to twit ter like the birds seemed to think if I . could catch one to keep near me It ' wouldn't be so bad. ' ''But one day everything sort of be came dim. All I recollect is 1 was so , weak I couldn't walk any more. . . I felt then my honr had come. ; I was burning up with fever; my bead wa splitting. I heard tbe roar of a stream and tried to drag my body to it Sharp thorns and briers pricked .. my bands. Gnats and mosquitoes fust swarm ad about me. Fly or six times I lost tny senses, but somehow I kept crawling on. . "Then something horrible bappeneu," , The old woman covered her eyes with her hands as If to shut out a -dreaiful, .vision. " ' : Before I realized what I was get ting into,' she continued, "my band touched,' emethli!3 p":ay. . . It was dreadful. drcaJfuL but tbe horror of It, recalled tee to my senses, for I knew that I tad trawled Into a nest of hiss- , In? rattles... -.kes. I could see tbe crea- ' tures wrV "ng In a slimy and sicken- li " i and bear them hissiuj? aud r .t : a'.l nb'iut me. I t: rew the snake tbat 1 tsi t 1 away from me, and. sAzU a t.-..;. .i limb. 1 fought . tbe tbT t..l t'..."Te was a 'clear space a bunt r.. i' .of my strer-c'th lad re!-'-:.: I. and. with another ! -; i';:' z t. I ri" :.ed towrrd t! e s-:v- : i t l . t TEF TEAITCI 3 CCT C r? J' 1 'i V "AO wa tbe vi'ry it' ) f y hud taken C. 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