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PUBLISHED EMERY HTESNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY. VOL. V. 1IO, 227, KLNSTON, N. O, FRIDAY.' DECEMBER 28, 1002. PRICE TWO CENTa THE CORPORATIONS OF TOE STATE. RAILROADS, STREET RAILWAYS, Banks and Otliers. The Corccratioai Conpilssloa Tells of Good Business. The fourth annual report of the corpor ation commission has appeared.' The re port Is Interesting In that It contains valoable Information concerning rail-' roads, street railways, bauks and other j corporations under toe supervision ol the commission. Toe commission, In the report, savs: '' " .' The railroads of tbs State, as will he seen by the statistical tables embodied 1n the report, have enjoyed a good bust- ' nets and had prosperous year. The moat Imnortant work accomplished . r - - - - w - by the commission for the year was the redaction In the passenger fare rate over Seaboard Air Line railroad, and the Boutnern ttauway. . ins commissioners' i standard rate of 2 cents per mile for second class fare and 81f cents ner mile secona ciaes rare anas n"iw -for first class fare Is now applied to the . . i. ui. . .. ! .main line and branch lines ot thees three .; iAms ailflrss - ait In fax A ft naaalw i . BJSTCIUf : VISSB HUU) ,. MS IWVVy v. W HVISI ij very road In the State, i Two hundred and fifty-nine complaints have been brought before the commie- ejon during the year. .These complaints , consisted principally of overcharges, dls-' criminations, freight service, failure of. of railroad eomnantes to provide cars for ' transporting freight, storage ,ebarges. petition, for depots and siding. , r w. . i i i ,l When complaint Is filed, the attention , of the company complained against is ailed to the cause of the complaint, and, It the matter be such that cannot be set tled by correspondence alone, tbs office re of the company complained against are cited to appear. 'In a large majority of Instances these claims are amicably set tled to the entire satisfaction of the par ties concerned and .without cost to the complainant; others have, however, re quired bearings. The most sertoiyiranM of complaint has been of lnadeqiat transportation facilities In that shippers. ' mostly manufacturer, have been unable to procure a sufficient supply of cars for : the prompt transportation of the pro UUUW. AiM V.UH VI OUUIP III I.UVOM' wiui'y ' plaints has been removed with reason able promptness upon service of notice on the proper railroad official; others have not, and in such cases, complain- j ants were advlyed that U was the duty j ot the railroad companies to provide themselves with facilities for the move. t i i. . j j ... . . ment of freights tnndered and that such companies were liable for penalties and damages for failure to do so. : The construction of the Machinery Art of 1901 by the commission, In that It was not authorized to assess railroad property again nntil the year 1903 and , that the assessment made in the year) 1900 was to remain until that time, was .sustained on appttal by the supreme j court. To this assessment the new rati-; road mileage was assessed and the valua tion thereof was added thereto and certi- .fled to the various counties and towns ! .tor the year 1902. : There are 8,681.95 miles of railroad In ths State, an Increase of 30.82 miles over last year. There were, however, 66.63 miles of new roa4bu!lt but 35.81 miles of road were abandoned. The three large .'systems the Atlantic Coast Lins ths ...... i. ... n.ti..'..j .1. . n . t vt way companies control more than three fourths of the mileage in the State. The Atlantic Coast Line has 948.77 miles; the Seaboard Air L ue, 611.52 miles; the Southern Ruilway, 1,239.23 miles total of .'tie tnreo syeteme, 2,849.55. Miscel laneoae roads, 632.40 mile and total mileage of t'i State, 3,681.93 miles. Ttie total aew-wod valuation of these .and otl.er irirt:os aRSt-sed by the -come,'.. !oa Is es fallows: At!ant!cCoafct Lloe, n3,t;72.1!0. wj,;io,J-",c77.r; u:!;9rn Kall AlrLlne, i t ..:.-.i.i,!s, CUioiims! Tt Tt' a c. 1. U i ! f 1 v r c i t i There wen 87 nnou killed and 1,068 Injured. ' ' ; THEET RAILWAYS. Capital stock, 13,427,424; funded debt, I2.V72.000; grow earnings, 1531,010; ODe ratio tr eiuoiH, 1408,838: numbtr ot passengers carried, 5,741,046. . " TELEPHONE COMPANIES. . There are 63 telephone companies; . Capital stock, 1, 709.241); Juaded debt, 1339 534; assessed valuation, 1388,984; earuiutf, 1169,952.81. ' m ' BANKS. Th gwneral assembly at ita eeeeloa In I8u placed toe State, private and ear. luge banki under the supervision" of the (forth Carolina corporation com mission, it that time there were only 65 banks; there are now 12083 State, 23 private, and 14 Savings. In 1980 the capital stock ol the baaks was t2.S07.297. The deposits were 7.477.612. Gold silver and national bank notes, $767,036, Total resources, tll.275,490. In 1902 tbs capital stock Is $3,518,564. Deposits, $14,046,775, Gold, silver and national bank notes on hand. $1,158,810. Total resources, $20,725,288. v, Five reports are called for from each bank every year, besides a special exami nation which I made by bank exami ners appointed by the commfsskn. All of theee reports are tabulated and on file In the office or convenient reference. botxbiho abd loan associations. -TfcOT- hn tbjrty building and loan T . i. ' ..n associations with assets amounting to . , nort a7m ; ' , ' - Neuralgia, says a writer lure; 18 onieunies V or 'o trouble of the nervous centers and sometimes by an lnfiaoi- niatlftn n. tha narvik nr 'Hn.,wl ,,. ritls, but whatever may be the. cause all neuralgia Is characterised by pains the violence and Intensity of which we all know more -or less. There is no form of Illness which is more rebel llous to treatment, and In certain very puiufu), cases it bus been necessary to perform grave surgical . operations. Here Is a new and Very Ingenious mode of treatment, discovered by Dr. Cor dler, a surgeon of the hospitals of Ly ons, which is based on the fact that in certain cases of troublesome ..sciatica the elongation . of the nerve bns not only been advised, but practiced the serve, after having been quickly stripped of its coverings, being raised and drawn in such a way as to stretch its fibers. Inspired by this idea, M. Cordier thought that in treating in the same way the peripheric network, the small- er nervous ramifications, one would succeed In easing the pain. To obtain t!,e distention of the nervous network heha" p60, t0 g?T8 1J,e?t,ons and to Insufflations of air. which are Blmple t0 make palnk()8 and harm,ef,8. in this procedure we have a great ad. vance over the elongation which necee- sltates real operation unaer ana:s- thetlcs. The needle used in ordinary hypo dermic Injections Is sufficient to make the Insufflations of air, and a rubber ball can serve as an Insufflator, but It Is better to take a little bellows like that of the Potato' apparatus, and as the air contains but few microbes it may be Injected In its native state. To reassure the timid, however, it la easv to place between the rubber bulb and the needle a glass' filled with sterilized wadding, which will arrest, if there be need of such, all microblc life; and In this connection it Is useless to Insist ou the absolute necessity of the aseptic condition of the needle, of the skin and of the hands of the operator. The needle is burled in the cellular, subcutaneous tissue, and a certain quantity of air. variable according to the locality. Is slowly injected, follow ing which there is formed a ball, the re sult of the distention of the skin. This distention Is not painful, the patlaut having merely a slight tingling and a disagreeable Impressing of pulling. To bring about the real distention and the o'orpation of the fine nervous trniina' t!(-! M. Cordier recommends that, the j;:r !:::!) our? obtained, a vigorous nius- ensue' In order that the air If yo'T I loud is lsrpijre, thin, di-nrtud. Let or i.i of Lu".ior, if you Live blood pc,!on, c'ivr, cirtu--;' ',. , e"' r sore, e tu;.,. i, l-nv-i, e. V i' , r .. i ana i'-!1? t 1,1 r'"". i, or 7 I.! "1 or I u 'j i jOl I ,'..!! 1 ! r. r " .rr!i, r . t . . n. r..) & r ti . i i i : ' 1 f v r '. t in La Na- Remarkable Cruise Of the Forgetincnol A few weeks ago there sailed Into St John's. N. the Forgetraenot, s tittle Yarmouth trawler of only forty six tons register. Considering her slxe, be may be said to have made one of the most remarkable voyages on rec ord. She bad traversed, .over 3,200 miles, and It was over a year and a half since she left her English port Designed for a summer cruise lu the land of the teal and walrus, she had been caught by the Ice and undergone all the perils and trials of a; ten months' arctic winter. The vessel sailed from Yarmouth round the north of Scotland and then away to Cape Farewell, in Greenland. In fifty days she arrived at her station, and the crew commenced to shoot and trade. About the end of September they were thinking of packing up and voyaging off southward, as their plan bad been, when down upon them came the great ice pack from the north, blocking tbe entrance to Frobisher strait by a wall fifty feet blgb and hemming them in for the ten months of arctic winter. Fortunately for them a local tribe of Eskimos came to know them and proved stout companions, sharing in the hunting and the dangers endured therein. Walrus bunting Is exciting enough a a sport, for there Is a great element of danger attached to it, especially when the . animals bare young ones with them or "when they are hunted in boat or kayaks. On one occasion an infurt- THS BtTIiLET KILLED. TWO MEN. ated bull tore a stroke clean out of out of tbe boats with a single stroke of !u tusks, but fortunately no one was bnrt. Many minor accidents and casualties occurred on the various bunting trips, but on Sept 4 of this year came tiu worst of all, for two Eskimos were ebot dead by one of their companions. The boat was manned by nativet who were after seals. Oneacto standing In the bow with bis rifle. A seal came up, and Oneacto aimed at it. but the seal dived, and be lowered his weapon. in doing which the charge went off,' the bullet going through the beads of both men who were pulling tbe oars, killing them instantly. Tbe bodies were brought ashore amid the loud lamentations of the entire tribe and in the afternoon burled in native fashion. Tonnacbllllng's body was taken to an island, laid on a rock and then covered, coffinlesa, with large stones. Poor Caiegevan, a youth of seven teen, had made himself beloved by all at the station, both whites and natives, so out of t tie only odd pieces of wood we had we made him some kind of s coffin. His friends took him to a hill to the northwest and burled him above ground by piling rocks on the coffin. On Sopt 5 tbe booting of a steam whistle was heard. A boat's crew was gathered and the entering steamer boarded. Slie proved to be tbe Wind ward. Captain Bartlctt. with no less a person tban Cuptnln Peary, the arctic explorer, aboard. From binj tlicy bcar l for t!-e first lime that tbe Ii.er war was flni shed. Next Cuy tile Windward took the p.- f r i P ! !. r- I in tow and e w hi tljy. fn. :l tiu !:). 10 t! ''ir f : i l: kf-1 1 b but Bt r p., 4." ) Z t i i n : 1 If i ' a ! f i t' . v": : . . . . - ; , THE II TALI Am hiviehA tf?ftf"Tff TTTTff ?TT?TttT t ' . Special Correapondence.1 PeglL Italy, Nov. 2&-What la tbe RI viera? The word means "shore," and the name Is applied to that part of tbe northern coast of the Mediterranean from a little eastward of Marseilles, France, to Splezza, Italy. All the Rivi era was formerly Italian territory, but since 1859 that part of it which In cludes Nice has belonged to tbe French. Mentone la the border town. The shora west of it is the French Riviera, east of It the Italian Riviera! , Beautiful little Pegli is a suburb of Genoa, reached by train from that city In a few minutes. The English have long known Pegli as a quiet old fash ioned winter resort, where the tempera ture for the months of December, Janu ary, February and March averages 50 degrees. For the reason that it pos sesses so unobstructed a view" of the Mediterranean to the westward its In habitants claim that it enjoys an hour more of daily sunshine than some of the other Riviera resorts. There are no mountains or shore obstructions for tbe Sun to sink behind early In the after liooii. For centuries probably tbe Italians have looked ou Pegli as a summer sea bathing place, and it fits this descru tlon, too, for even In hot weather the Waters of the blue and purple Mediter ranean are of bracing coolness because Pegli is so far north as to latitude. How far north it la difficult for Ameri cans to realize when they come here In midwinter from Boston and New York and take sun baths with tbe thermome ter sometimes at 70. The actual fact Is that Pegli, the half tropical winter re sort, is latitudlnally 150 miles north of Boston and only about 1 forty miles iwuth of Halifax, Nova Scotia. If the American Atlantic coast hud sueb a cli mate us that nature gave to the coast hf western Europe, it would be tbe ypuadlse of earth, with tti clear sun shine and ocean purified air, Our Pa cific eoant is more like the shores of tbe Mediterranean. All the' world travels now. A new migration of nations has set in, not now to seek relief from overcrowded condi tions or froiu love of adventure. There 'are no more adventures. Present day people travel through sheer restless love of novelty or from the even tamer motive of getting into a place where they are. comfortable in body warm In whiter, cool In summer. The migratory clans that desire to be warm lu wtuter are already gather ing at little Pegli, and numerous Amer icans are among them. Professor Le dochowskl. the meteorologist of Vien na, ways tbe coming winter will.be the -coldest In flffy years, with snowstorms and violent winds. Tourists to Pegli are getting in out of the cold early. -Well, we shall see, " ; Ail winter long tbe gardens here v ve j greeu. ihere are two principal ones, the Pallaviclnl and the Kostau. Th,";. belong to private estates, but are t.,-. :i to tbe public. In the Pallavlclni is n camphor tree of exceeding beamy and symmetry. The Ilowtuu gardi, i.re quite two centuries old and to th'.tt day show bow away Imtk lu t'a. veaily eighteenth century, trees and lnVus were stunted and pruned Into v;;rl ;v.h artificial shapes like the court I'wnrfx of the phnranus. And little Pejdl it self Is older than Koine, ao oi l that nolMuly knows who its aboriginal In habitants w:tc. ' Pegli h like Genoa, Turin, Milan and -other wef'tei-n Italian cities, a collec tion of glistening, whitewashed stone A VIEW OB PEOLI. . houses, with walls sometimes a yard thick, more or less, thefu glaming out dazzling in the sunHbine from among beautiful green tree-i and shrubbery. All tbese Italian cities bay , palaces containing rare aud arlmlra'jle wori-s of art oh. yis. sple::d-d wcrks of art but. alas end alack, no steam uuet. inn even an old fashio-.ied hot air furnace. Tbe Italians and the English, who till recently have been tbe leading winter tourists here, do not know what real warmth sal comfort la winter are. ",1. they are not aware of their rr. . 'j'i'L, A r ' 1 f it. or "renrtment." S3 1 i i I,t ti f.y, can le tired '. - ' ) t t ' ) a niofith !f one ' ) I.i i j a L.iU'l. !!!! ily. t' f r-'it ! ft i"n I ' : r-e f - r : ' i winter, and you ran sit outdoors any time of the day or night without being forced to da net about because of these poisonous pesrs. . For, that reason It Is well worth visiting by Americana In the summer time. . BEX JOYCE. CaM Aetata. Maud (under the mistletoe) Now, George, you must take or.ly one. i George But one from one leaves nothing. Let's make it one each and tie. Maud (shyly) Oh, well, It's sudden, but you may ask papa. Yonkers States man. Fought Twelve - Duels In Three Days , Twenty-nine duels In twenty-five years fs tbe remarkable record of a young Hungarian nobleman now vis iting America for the first time. That be has survived the former is not the least astonishing part of his history. He Is First Lieutenant Marcsy d Zoldy, a nobleman and one of tbe most unique figures In Hungary. Twelve of tbe affairs of honor In which he was the victorious principal took place In three days. It cams about In this way; While serving as a regiment fencing master and Instructor under titles of distinction and with medals of honor officially presented to him by tbe min ister of war a national military ball was given by tbe regiment, at which, as usual, De Zoldy performed upon bis violin. During tbe evening some discourtesy was offered to hia dearest friend by a member of the entertainment commit tee which De Zoldy resented ami for LIEUTENANT DE ZOLDT WON XVEBT FIGHT. which he received tbe polite challenge from tbe entire entertainment commit tee, twelve in all This was a rather extensive series of Invitations of honor, but by fighting two duels In the forenoon and two In the afternoon De Zoldy managed to accommodate all of these gentlemen In three days, and he proved his remark able courage aud skill by winning ev ery fight ' " Rrallr Seemed Taa Hack. Mr. A. I never saw any one so nervy as that woman next door. Why. she actually wanted to borrow a flat iron to throw at a eat. : Mrs. Z. That was rather nervy. Mrs. A. Yes. and It was my cat Philadelphia Record. Dotlas iDotase. ; Miss De Spite I Just dote on George. I understand be threw you over. MJss De Sweet Yes, in dotage one is liable to do almost anything. Yonkers Herald. Tfcea and Kw. Once, long so, 'twae her delight 1 To dress up In a handsome gown, t But now. when he's out late at night. She likea to dress her hubby down. , Klehmond Dispatch! Practical Vlemr of It. "The spirit moves tue!" exclaimed the poet. "Well." said a friend, "that's cheaper than paying bouse rent" Atlanta Con stitution. 1 l&glfj)J Get tins- a. Cold, t eat In draft a . Few minutes, and. dash It! The doctor tocn sfter ' Is likely to rh It. Phlisdelphla Presa U r - A Kew Joke. f "DM you ever countenance a lot t 'T? He--Yes. 1 wss I-"t ntsn at r-v OLD WORTH STATE 1IEWS Affli GOSSIP VUU UU UiUL&dllAif flaJfmi-i, . Tha Lenoir News says that an a conse quence of dime nova!, bad company aa4 a reckless disposition, Walter Holder, a tsventaen-year-old white boy, now rssto behind bars, a self confessed criminal. Ha broke Into the store of Penncardaav Lumber company and stole money. ' . Judge Purnell, of the federal court, fa looking Into the difference between av "llt" and "slot." .A dispute bstwee. makers of truck barrels brings p the question. One el&lms that the other has need bin "slit", (a ventilator) bus tha other maker says no; that he has used a, "slot." ' , Balelgh Post: A statement was pre. pared In the office ot the superintendent of public Instruction Wednesday which shows that the funds in the hands of the State 'Board bt 'Education amount to 1194,159,18. Ot this amount 143. 250 Is In 4 per cent bond's.'' f 2,000 In percent bonds. 12,000 In 8 per sent bonds and f 43,907,18 In cash, the latter amount being tbe proceeds from the saia ot Scata awann landa. Goldsboro special, 23: The particular of a negro child being burned to death last week In Princeton have just reached this city. The child belonged to Calvin Edwards and hla wife, who left It at home while they went off to work. Dar ing Friday morning people living in tha neighborhood heard the frantic screams of the child and saw It ran from tha hones Into the street with Its clothing In a blase. The chl.'d fell In tha street and expired amid the greatest agony. This year seems to have surpassed all others In productiveness of agricultural products, Tbe Goldsboro Argus report having received turnip weighing thir teen pounds and fifteen ounces and meas ured 32 inches around. The Shelby Au Kin aavS! Wt Worn alinwn a. tnrnln task. 8aturday by Mr. ' John McGraw, who farms on Mr, John Roberts' place near Shelby, that for size and weight beat anything we ever saw. ' It weighed , 15 pounds aud Is about 80 inches In cir cumference. . PhUlp and George Morgan, brothers, and George Cunningham, living about, three mile- from Dillsboro, at tbe Harris Clay mint), went to Dillsboro Wednes day morning and became intoxicated sua uisurutm, TTueo iown Atarsnsi C. W. Dills, assisted by T. W. Masuu, undertook to arrest the men. who hud created somewhat of a panic, all tbr men drew knives and pistols and defied tbe officers. A fuailadeof shot followed. After tbe shooting ceased it was found that George Cunningham was shot la tbe shoulder, George Morgan In tbe head and rhllip Morgan just above the eye. George Morgan will probably die, but lb la thought the others may recover. Dill ' and Mason were not hurt. Capt. D, Light, of the S. A. L. railroad,, conductor ot a freight train between Durham and Henderson, met with a rather peculiar accident . .Wednesday night. He had taken a seat apod tha end of a cross-tie and gone to sleep. When the 6:44 Oxford and ClarkevlhV train came along, the engine seemed U strik. Capt. Light just as he fell from hi position. It Is thought that ha must ti a Was IiASalffl aYfTtllaA Kaf ha t.riklu. il 4Ka train, and as be arose the eugtua tuust haveneelsted him in the fair sufficiently to knock him off the track.1 Any way hia face was badly torn lit tbe fall and he re ceived ' a number of cut and bruise about tbe bead and face. ''' ' . Letter to .M.Harreil. I)ear8fr: Tne cost of labor In painting a House Is tares times tbe cost of tue palut. You seem to save a little when yon buy a lower priced paint, but you certainly add to tbe cost of labor w ben you pay lor spreading more gallons,' You don't even save on tbe paint. Devoe Lead and Zlno cota a little more than mixed paints, but It takes Inwer gailous, aud the cost is actually less. Wears longer too longer than mixed paints, longer than lead and oiL You don't save a cent. ' Mr. C. Loch, a painter In Magnolia, Mlea , write: - . ' 1 ;- After jearb of eipertmeuts with mixed paint, I And that your paint covers iu.r surface to the gallon than any I i have ever need. For density and wear ing qualities It cannot be excelled. Compared with lead aud oil: A hotie beionubmr to ttie late president t tH t'r .ton liiver Bank, at Brewwtem, N. Y.r (oust f 31,000) was paioted with l. J end oil tn '8 at a eoet of f 100. la 'Si tbtee years 1 was ivpatnt-d witti Devoe at a cnt off 350. In 'W7 the hoo wm sti I ail ris?ut. r..-alte: lad and o'i 't f ' r ttliv Jeare, IVVtw C'"t t , t i years. ' " Yi.-. - t - r F. W. i - I'. !
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