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i J .11 LLLi.j , PUBLISHED- EVERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY; VOL. V. NO. 229. KDTSTON, N. O, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1D02. PRICE TWO CENTS. 0 ,01 THRO" WOODS , . AIip. PASTURES QUEER PLASIS' AUD FLOWERS There Are Kanj Yagaries of Both Ceteris! Fona. Any definite shape Is Interesting foi It baa a meaning, however alight. Em tha differences are meanings, far It la by differences that natural object are no- '. ogattable. I TKfwerlTiave many vagaries both of '.-color and of form. Sometlmea they are homely and almost bueless, and again. they are the most brilliant of exotics. The accepted " regular flower baa every part perfect and , a uniform number of corresponding parta, with the petals laid back flat or made into ' fnnnel form or some such common i . 7 ebape. They are considered , queer when they bear a likeness to something foreign to tbe flower world. . For Instance, there Is tbe moccasL" Slower, belonging to the erratic orchid .family. Tbe pink or itemless variety V la found to, the spring -In rocky woods ' and is so very fragile and beautiful, jtbough of goodly size, that one won ders bow it llVed through the eool May : flights without tbe warm shelter of tbe . greenhouse,, where it seems aa if it .ought by right to be. -j v One petal has developed into a large. ' drooping sac or lip slit down the mid idle. This is easily the most striking thing about the flower, seeming almost to be the whole thing. It is this which tby lta outlines conveys the Idea of a ymoccasin or slipper, -Venus slipper It Is sometimes called, but unless that goddess bad so' far forgotten her mis- j telon as to ignore the beautiful in pedal extremities and bad developed a foots f modeled after an elongated balloon tbe .roominess of that slipper would never-, hare suited her. Moccasin . flower is .more appropriate because it is not un like that limp footgear when banging -empty. Tbe title is even more suitable for tbe yellow moccasin in flower, which id to be found in damp or boggy :: (woods. . . " Jil.V.fr'-''-W j While we are among the flowers of, spring let us observe other odd shapes .'among these delicate early comers. There is our friend the Jack-ln-tbe-ipulplt, whose erect tongue, covered (thickly with the real flowers, stands , iup in the middle of bis purplish green Jpulplt like a being, ready to Instruct Congregations of leaves and wild flow iera. The, pulpit Is prolonged in a can Dpy to shade him while be stands there bo still. The plant Is also called the Indian turnip, and by examining tbe -jroot you will see why. j Every white flower of the Dutch man's breeches Is shaped like those 'bulbous nether garments which Wash ington Irving, has so gravely informed " us were the property of various an cient New Yorkers.. , The pitcher plant blooms now too. Its flowers are reddish purple or green- -lsb or pink or red, but the leaves are the striking feature. A. cannibal It la, and these green leaves are not only 'traps, but mouths and stomachs also. K v.. I Dutchman's Creeches. ' They are fol.lod and fastened In a s-.1 of lr,".itel funnel or pitcher, with an ,!.;:' 1 t:p fjr a spout. This riant , ti y. '.:. r w::b o'! it Miodll.!rsty ones, ;l:t!8 I-t rn so often tVseribod oa account of its ! ': t'-'it its r'-ttUMls mr.i t C- 'te f r.:,ir ( i p't. t ! t t'.oy ere .. v.. m: Mi! n i. lta I ! : ! ' I - , t '.' f. 1 1 1 . : i 7 n t . -sf! I'l C- 1 ' I n : t I f - ! I t -0 ( V ' In me spring 55 -STooca are Tfull of the dwarf wild larkspur. Its intensely blue flowers built in a spike somewhat the shape of a stiff pine tree. There are other Species, notably the old fash ioned pink, white and blue, which capes from the gardens. Each flower puts its honey sac la a spur thrust out behind; nence lta name larkspur, or knight's spur. 'yyyy, -v,,.-; .yyyy : Tbe buttery and eggs brightens tbe dusty summer road with its wealth of yellow and orange. It Is like a loosely shut ; mouth, with : - a deep grange tongue like the yolk of an egg between two slices of bread and butter, - Its mouth is opened and shut by the bees it has Invited, to feast with a regard to Its own profit Like the snapdragon of the old gardens, it will open and shut its .mouth with the pressure of human flntrers. -.y The columbine dances gayly in its red and yellow. It seems at first as if the flower were so heavy that It fell over from Its own Weight,' and then you see it baa a plan of its own and was meant to be so.' Its five parta are horns of plenty, with tbe sides con traded so that the honey remains within until the right' insects come by These are the most beautiful of the queer shapes. Some summer morning when it is hot and damp go to the woods while the sun is yet young. Under the trees, usually the oak; Is a strange,, uncanny flower,- grayish white, stem and all, except the flower Itself, which : hangs downward . and may have a rich tinge of pink. As you catch a fleeting glimpse of it be tween tbe aisles of .tree trunks you see It, then you do not see it, for it is small. and with its whiteness it seems so ghostlike that it Ja no wonder that name ' has beett-t given it the ghost flower. '-. , i ,: After being plucked it turns dark. and, whether it is that or whether it is because it lives parasitlcally upon the life of a living plant or the remains of a dead one, it is called the corpse plant. However, it is punished for living up on others and dding no work Itself. The scales up its straight soft stem were once leaves, but since it has no longer used them they and the brighter colors have, been taken from it. Its gen eral shape and hue, with its one turned Several Illustrations of Nature's 1 Method of 8eed Distribution. down bulb of a flower at the top of tbe stalk, show where it derives its most ' common name tbe Indian pipe. There are forms on the trees which seem to be the fruit, when in reality they are tbe homes of the youag gall ties. Late in the summer you may fnd some of them en the ground be cc- 'b tie eaks, round, rather Irregular I '.. 5. w;.b-a srayish brown shell 1n v L "eh is a small bole, tbe dor tbrocjh wh'cb the young insect has Ipsued.. " I re are gaits and gar.s that is, sr. ;i ca leaves, buds or s .of trc 3 tr tt-rts. They ase for&i.J by i t .Dt 1'ce and gall ties. Tbose, mitvti come auiot 3 our queer shapes, sre i n ' j ty tbe latter Insects and are c 1 zl'.i t i:l willow galls. 1 i Is tow they come to be: Tbe I t Cj, seeUr, tbe kind ef rlace (.1.2 always ct-K. a st to put ber young, tir.a the ppot and places there her Tbe foliage becomes lrrttatel by tb 1 ofson, swells into a ball dblerlcg in 1 tJ.m, s!ze, form and c t r ae corJlrg to tbe kind of ty wLlob tv. v -s It to grow and furnishes an at 1 c":ce of food f r tbe larva wit'., f f tinif s la tbo f ; rir r w !. 1 V i i I t tbe 1 ' ' t cf you: 1 iv t" ua- II a. 7 r f 1 1 ' 9 t a Ct.J 1 ' -1 as 1. v--y I "".e t' c 3 1 a vs t i ' .? f '.! c ) ' e; ! t v " " ' ! .1 fri;'t cf tbe t; : ; a 1 t : if;-! ;'V I t : t .v 1.3 .s jy c , Nclasa 044 Aaraaa.' ' When Lord Nelson was commanding tbe Mediterranean squadron and lying off the bay of Biscay, the captains of two Spanish frigates , latelv arrived from America .sent to entreat tbe honor of an audience with the admiral, merely to give themselves the gratification of seeing a person whom tbey considered to be tbe greatest man In tbe world, Captain Hardy took their request to Lord Nelson and urged compliance with it, notwithstanding the admiral's querulous reply of, "What Is there to see In an old, withered fellow like my elf 7" ' , ' " ; . Nelson always wore short breeches and silk stockings, and at this moment his legs were bound at the knee and an kle with pieces of brown paper soaked In vinegar and tied with red tape. The application was to allay tbe irritation of some mosquito bites. Quite forgetting tbla and tbe extraor dinary appearance It presented, be went on deck to the Spanish captains and conducted the interview with such perfect good breeding and courtesy that bis odd appearance was quite forgotten In the charm of his manners, and the Spaniards went away with every high opinion confirmed which tbey had pre viously formed of Lord Nelson. ' ;yyy hi . Feed.' y Cassiua wanted to know "upon what meat dotb this our Csar feed that be la grown so great" Some antiquarian. has been making an investigation into tbe diet of tbe New England Caesars, Including . Governor .Wlnslow, Daniel Webster and others. He finds that tbey or their ancestors breakfasted on hasty pudding, pea soup flavored with pork. squash, turnips and. onions; dined on the same, ; with rye pudding, brown bread and an occasional fowl, and sup ped on fresh fish,: with vegetables. But Cassiua did not really think that greatness had Its root .10 meat and drink. for he said, "Tbe fault. Hear Brutus. Is In ourselves, that we are underlings," after declaring that "men at some time are master of their fates.- ' - '. . K.. - " I He was right It was not pea soup and rye bread In the east that made Webster, nor was It salt park In: the west that raised Lincoln until be over topped, all others in bis generation.' Xouth's Componlon. .;'; - y - : .' Tbe common anake, which bears the Scientific name of Tropidonotua na trlx, Is one species of a genus (tropldonotus which extends over Europe and Nortb America and from northern Asia to nortb Australia, there being seventeen or eighteen Indian species alone, your common snake may serve as an exam pie of the largest family into which serpents nre. dJvided-tbe family colu brldte of which there are upward of 105 species in India, alone. Tbe family contains most of the harmless snakes. and it Is also illustrated by a small snake, Coronella austraca, which some years ago was discovered to ..he an In habitant of, Dorsetshire and Hamp shire. The coronei la. feeds exclusively on Uzarda. slow . worms and' small snnkes. 'Though harmless, it will bite. Quarterly Review.' y .r Taking Off Horse Collar, y .-y It is not always Ignorant persons who fall to observe closely. .Coleridge and Wordsworth took a drive with a friend. After great difficulty the horse was uu- barnessed. except tbey could not get the collar off. "Que of tbeni ld It w:i "downright Impossibility" and that tbe horse's bead must have grown slix-e the collar was put en. "La. master. said a girl, "turn the collar upHide down." . 1 . A Giant Bee. ' There la ene race lifiia biting tbe fbl! Ipplne which will be. a welcome fla tter te America, and it will be afforded every facility and Inducement to emi grate te tbe United States and engage the skiKfHl lalHr In which it has no leer, says the Washington Vont This Is tbe giant East Indian honeybee, and investigation cf Its werk and immense capacity for making honey and wax has induced tbe department of agricul ture to make an effort te Introduce H into the United States. - To scientists this bee Is known an Apis dorsata, a species . common throughout tbe tropical regions of the east. In the Philippine Islands the very larjrest variety of this speck- .!. found. it Is nearly one-half birger than onr native honeybee and builds coml), heavy with wax and honey. five or six times as lanre as the ones that are found In American orchards n 1 forests. B'llk Cor. V,"bra yc j r;':.'i a cow ar; 1 f '. n t r f r tbe 1 z Et tbe ( . ,; t: . vt u : t ( I il i ' ! T V ! t t t . V.'e b I. t I V V, l y f 1 li F ), I ;,t i,'3 &tii. y. t tbe t tbe bct,t ::.,: i. ' ' - ; . TERRIBLE WRECK v l MC0LLISI011. 2S KILLED . r AND MART WOUNDED Aa Express and a Freight Engine Run- ;.1 ilng at High Speed Collide, 1 tondon, Cnt. . Dee. 27. The most frightful railroad accident In the annals of the past decade happened a abort dis tance from the little town of Wansteadotf tbari branch of the Q rand Trunk rail way, w night. The trains la collision wbre the Pacific Expreaa and a freight. TiN9 express was running near! two boars late and wae making fast time. Tbe freight was endeavoring ta make a elding to get clear ol the expreaa, bui failed by a minute or two. ; ;.y;, r"-- There waa.a dreaifut eraab, tbe loco- mouv-a rearei npjand U over la a ' 1 u i . . k ' - '- 1 . ditch, tbe bagiaae car of tbeexpreaa tele ecoped the smoker and In an Inatant the shrieks aud cries ol the wounded and the dying filled the air. ' The lona of life 1a twentyIght :Tbe injured will number considerably 'more, and many of these may dw. , r . - Wanyof the dead were terribly muti lated. Heads were cut off, lege wrenched from the bodies and the level stretch of atlow became erimeon with tbe blood of the vl-tjm. ' '. The responwblllty for the accident has not been definitely fixed, 'but ft. is be lieved tohVe been due to a telegraph operator's error. v ' Tbe operator at one of tbe stations where the two trains stopped gave an or der to tbe freight to pass number Ive, the Pacific Express, at Wanstead. ; In the system of tbe Grand trunk, this order should have been duplica'ed, a copy being given to the conductor of the ' express. lnBtead.01 this tbe conductor of Ibe express received a clearance order, telUnir him tn Vun rluht thrnnirhy Thai flight train In tbe meantime had atop-: ----- c m t rd at Wansteiul to .Id. trek nl u ' toieacoped by the express.be blinding ' u WW UB f ,uf) WMWW VJSJ jects Invisible at the distance of a few feet. The operator at Wanstead la not usually on duty at night, but last even ing he happened to be in the office for a short time. He wae going out at tbe door when he beard the telegraph In strument click repeatedly the message "Stop number five," "stop number five," Seizing a lantern the operator dashed '.or the door and as be closed it behind him, he heard tbe crash of the collision uptbetrfcek. There was not a house at hand to which tbe tnjared conl l be carried. For tunately, however, the two Pullman care nn f h tnlfiMM .! .n.tatn I hge. They were warm and comfoVtobil Anil fjreirsh tnrWArtmi f rWrk a. tamnnpa boapitaL The Injured aere piaced In tb ' k... ...hi a J tbslr Sufferings. -'"' - i v . ; i " A Rapid list. A train on tbe Pennsylvania road clip ped off 131 miles a few days ago io 123 minutes, including four full stops, and oa the same day a trla on the Lake Shore made tbe ran frum Toledo, O., to Elk hart, lnd., lilt miles In 127 minutes and most of It In a dense fog.v y::' ':- ',' r y rf -a WejU Pa.''-,; ." .' ' Daniel Patrick's late appointments ; y: Fruit of Sorts Carolina's spat, ; , As a Frtit J?nt'al ointment ' ' Cjows we, MkewiM, can stand Pat. ' . ltr toQalaa A Miller. ; Kfnaton, V. C. Deab Sirs: There are two sorts of furniture. Y u know both: for you sell em both. One sort looks better than it Is. and the other is better than It looks. Tbre isn't any other eort. 1 he same, two sorts of paint, no morv: and we make 'em both we make tons nfatiiff that Isn't worth lta freight. Bo rn - tue Dusinees have to. lMonir t yuur bns'nece you have to - . butthiels aside. We put lnt-i ranit. with our ume on the vry h-t DJnt here Is la the world: Devoe Le-id and Zinc. It takfg fewer jral'ono han mlifd paints, and It wears twkv aa long as - i and oil. C. O. Erown k Bro.. C ilumbia. S. C. wrV: r. C. O. Prown, etEpinTd an xpari 1 I ' ' rt r :nt t'e bou-e with IW' I' f.l Z.nc Tbe rainter on - t M t tnit was Bt-ot to t'.e ', f ' i '.t t" si not eno''-.h: u V. tl:st ts ("" . a I'l. . : 1 up l to t " " 1 I n Cts r ; ) f i ' I ! It PELKB I VIOLENT ERCPTIOX Deaee C'lowls of Grejr Smoke and Duet . PoarioaOetef the Crater , V ' 8t. Thomas, D.Wi l., Deo. 27.-Tbe ca b'e-eblp Kewiogton, wh'cb arrived at St Lucia, B. W. I., yesterday, reported hav ing passed Mont Petee, Inland of Mar tinique, at 10:30 la the morning.. The volcano was then in violent eruption. Dense clouds of gray smoke and dust ware pouring out of the crater and as cending to ao enormous height.. 11 Other advices, say that the cone wae luminous during tbe night. Two Necrose Lrached. ' . Charleston, 8. C, Dec. 27. A special to the News and Courier from Greenwood, 8.C.;aays:' : "W. K. Jay, a prominent young farmer of the Troy section, of tbla county, was f lullr murdered In his own yard by a ne gro, Oliver Wideman, or his wife, both Of tbem living; on tbe place., Both of tha nrroee were lynched by Jay's Infuriated neighbors, i Mr. Jay on returning home on Friday afternoon, heard Wideman abusing or fighting bis ( Wldeman'e) wife: He went to the cabin and ordered the negroes to be quiet Immediately arte wards Mrs.: Jay beard the report cf a gun and saw the two negroes running away, Calling for her husband she had no answer and on looking over the yard found him dead In m pool of hts owa blood. Almost his satire bewl had beea blows off. ' Tbe alarm was given and parties were, soon scouring tbe country In pursuit of the negroes. They were captured. Be fore the coroner both acknowledged the deed, but the. man said tbe wftu-u did It, and the woman accused the man. They never changed from tbU but died accunlng each other of tbe crime. While In the custody of f constable on tbe way to jail tbey were slopp-d at the Winter seat brldtie by A crowd ol infuriated friends and neighbors of isj, and both negroes were lynched. Tbe lynching took place abont midday, several hours after h- lnaneet . n- .v ... . M . I. i .. . s . a.jay wae a rl wa prommeoB MBaoo, navin oeen a mgn h Lodge ol South Car. Where Folks Live, to a Oreea Old Age4 There were 653 persons over 95 years nld In Nnrth CArnlinA. whnn the mnnna ol 1900 was taken. Of thla number ,211. wan vMU and 041 colored.- or the whites 78 were men and 184 wotun, . vhlla iLttinnir tna niiirrnfla thnrn worn 405 women over 95 years old to 238' men. Women beat th. y men every f time. Bat there were only three statei In the Unionwlth more white people . -v .m j i n. 1 95 tha. Xorth Carolina,: and they ."V 1.72; 7 New with 437, Pennsylvania0' hftT,bu"' !A'Aa1 291, Y. glnia with 223 aud North wortcertainlrworth;tl,000 a were 1 Carolina with 212. Only t wo states wulu -W' "UJT 1 U h.av0T!.whoiT. "?.9i 1 4fkl l'39?.' a?dJ ?Utb CftrUn 608 t0 North Carolina's 641. , . 'u('" vi iwa vnruuua iver fifteen years old only three per eent. are divorced. This la a small percentage compared to soma states, but Is three times greater than the percentage of di vorced men tn the State. This Is found to be true In nearly every state In the Union, the percentage of divorced women Is greater than that of the men. , This Is easily explained, though, from the simple fact that more divorced men remarry than women. . y y ;;y..-;.y;; vyry . The New. Tork Times give . Seaatof Pritchard credit for the following yaro The senator, while telng bow healthy bis seetlon of Nor th Carolina, remarked; "A mountaineer, aged 92. and b)s wife, aged 90, were returning from the funeral of there olueit ehild, who had died at the age of 7 1. The were both deeply grieved. As tbey were discussing their lot the wife said: '1 always t ild you, John, that we mi'd never raise that child.' ' laws,' Croup Syrup I pleasant tn wive Imby, care conghs, colds andcroupl DH-nteed. 1 be only remedy made lor -s' cuughs excluelvely. Don I rhsk ill ordinary eough cures, tbey are dan , wrsui to give baby. G')dnboro Artne: Tbe deaf and dumb negro ebot by Mr. Ad. Pike, near Pike ville, oa Monday morning, as reported In tbee columns, died from Lis wounds yesterday evening at the county home. c:::::Trj rrrrnr 07 Taa VcvrLt; When any article of sterling worth presents Itself for the approval of intcU-1 1 - : reoj ,e. anl tney prove the manu t r s aJveniry by pernnal tet, ur. J to be suc.e -:" ul. That U th OLD NORTH STATE . HEWS AND GOSSIP: ODD AKD InTERESTIM HAPPLTLS. Cupped and Renashed From Our lorli . . Cuollni Exchanges. Adnlnhna Nlnhnta ttrraA (mnfMiu r, was shot and Instantly killed by Joha Young, aged twenty, near Edwards mill, Wake eouoty. Toung is In Jail. Ha says he shot tbe gun and the entire load went Into the aide of Nichols, whom he did not see until he beard htm scream. Fayettevllle Observer: Tbe steamer Highlander, which arrived hare Tuesday night, reports that an unknown negro passenger Jumped from the deck of thatr boat near Calntuck last night and wae" drowned.) The body was not recovered.' One, of the deckbanda, observing the man about to Jump, grabbed him, when tbe man turned on him, fought himself fret, and Jumped Into the Icy water, . - " : William SeagravM, ; of , Greensboro, tried a new foolhardy act Christmas) night by lighting a cannon cracker by holding It to a lighted cigarette In hl mouth, when (be thing went off, A larga -. part of hla face and hands went off with It, the cigarette too, being a total wreck. Seagravea' condition Is very serious, aa bis face la terribly lacerated, a portion of his noaa blown off and one eye nearly destroyed. Hts hand Is also badly hurt , but It will not need amputation. Wilmington Messenger, 25: At 2:3 this morning an alarm ol fire waa sent la r from box 47, at Third and Wooster? streets, aud when the fire department responded to tbe alarm they found a one story, two room frame dwelling on fire at 105 South Third Street- The house wae totally consumed and In the ruins the firemen made the ghastly discovery , that Its occupant had been burned up with her house. She was Henrietta Price, who is satd to be a Croatan and aged about 50 years. - In a partly de atroyed foattreee near tbe door -of "the -house was found a not containing f15 In money. It Is believed tfust the fire originated from coals In the fire placet Balelgh Correspondent Charlotte Ob- . urvn: What wW ntually be done tnat can dmi i,4uu convicts or more, yet has only 75 within Its walls uowT 8om" PeoPle ftr considering tbe question. Tbe coaf great balding wwheavy, J? ' n th co,t flcta elnee ? !' M f Wt 1 V th W',f the value of railroad construction. 1 be "T "r ITS?1?' ,T" say inai out mr convics laoor many roads would not . have been built. But this la apart from the question of what ' shall be done with the great and costly ', central prison. r ' 1 ' v f, -- Tarboro Southerner: Lawrence Moore, . eolored, has been arrested his last time; Two years ago he was arrested by a col ored man, named Charley Baker, a black smith at Turnage's." Tuesday W d-. manaea to know or Baker why ha ar rested him. Baker Informed him that be did so because he had a warrant for him . and It wae bis duty.' Moore re plied that be would "fix" him, and pulled bis pistol and fired. Baker seised a stick and felled tbe man with a' tre mendous blow 6a the head. Moor ; to they grounJ ; svnd soon al C" l. Baker's act Is regarded aa one' f ; at--." defence. II oo re's aim " was ; accurate. -:- Tbe pistol was aimed directly at Baler'a head, and he Is living today, because cap brim deflected the ball. ' Otherwise ' be would have been shot In the forehead.' Wilmington ifeeeengen John U.- C Fisber, chief eaglneer of the tug Alexan der Jones, met his death Friday by fall ing overboard The tug had just put o3 from the wharf at Soul hport to tow tha schooner Bebecca R. Douglaee to New Tork, and when S00 feet or more out into the stream to go to the schooner ia midstream, Mr. Fisher waa seen to go over theraiL It Is not known bow be lost his balance or mleeed bis footirj. The steamr was under foil headway, but Immediately stopped, and btfore sl: bad come to a standstill, Mr. H. C. Cor- lett, tbe well known pilot, bad tied a rope around t's wa!st and p!r,r; j over board to the rescue of tie ti.f.rt "j man. He awani to I'm, tnh' a I' sf : to tbe drown!c,j cna, acj i drawn oa board. T."L"jI'r.C " frn-' 3 a d 'r'r e-i t y j J !: 1. 2 i 'y t' e i,-y v :' lift' 1 U act : i t'l i i v i. ! " , ; f f 1 s t 1 f ere now t " :r s C- :r . 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