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Gay Boiivgs . ixi Biltmore f- Lonfty VaadasfcOt Estate Tlwown OpM Wet THE PLANTING OF A TRUTH BILTMORE. Georee TV. Vender bllf famous country bom In tbe North Carolina hill, will be the seen of unusual iwyety Immediately after Easter, wben tbe bis bazaar . planned by Mrs. Tanderbilt will be held.' The bazaar, which will be most elab orate, la nominally for tbe benefit of All Souls' Episcopal church of the vil lage of Biltmore. It will ato be the occasion for a great gathering of fash ionables at the splendid estate to cele brate the close of the penitential sea son. That the bazaar will be productive of good results for AH Souls' church la as sured, as Atberille la crowded with visitors, and all will be welcomed to at tend and contribute to tbe good cans Tents will be pi tcbed' throughout the grounds, gayiy decorated booths win be erected, and tbrAsheviIle brass band will furnish music to enliven the festivities. Mrs, Tanderbilt who will personally supervise the affair, will be assisted by many society notable. ; Biltmore, which has often been de scribed as the finest private estate la the world, bad its beginning a dozen or more years ago, when George W. Tanderbilt who had been at Ashevtlle seeking health and pleasure, was so wide, are made of stcne from quarries n the estate. The Inside of tbe struc ture Is of brick, the walls being never less than two and sometimes five feet thick, and the exterior Is faced with carved Indiana limestoue. The con tractor used 11000,000 bricks, 17.000 tonaiof steel and 6,000 bsrrels of ce ment In tbe center is a winter garden, oc tagonal In shape. 00 feet In diameter, with a dome 70 feet high. From it corridors radiate to different rooms upon the main floor, and broad doors open upon the main ball. GO by 80 feet, and perhaps the most Imposing marble stairway in America. Another notable apartment Is tbe ballroom, 72 by 42 feet, without pillars and with a ceiling 70 feet high. At one end Is a triple fireplace of titanic size and at the oth er a balcony for spectators and mu sicians. Tbe tapestry gallery, 78 by 85 feet la hung with rare specimens, many of which have historic aa well as artistic value. The library Is 60 by 40 feet with a groined celling, finished in Flemish oak. In tbe basement are swimming pool bowling alleys and shooting galleries. These are the showrooms. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbllf s living rooms in the iti'ns'Wswirr """t r mM Ax i ML IsVllMMssktolM o Bsanta SJfaatas Of ' , ; ITORIA. TbINtDiHmUwin6wgM Dissolution Notice. Z. Edwards. H. C. V. Peebles and C. H. Pool. proprietors or Ue Kinston Saw and Blind Co. have tola -da dissolved copartnership. Z. Edwards assuming full eontrol of tbe business. also anvming all liabilities and assets of tbe Klnston Saub and Blind Co. Z. EDWARDS. H. O. V. PEEBLES, C. . POOL. March tt. 1801 i iasAL. BSAU SSAkl Valuable Real Estate. - .i A CHARMING VIEW OF BILTMORE HOUSE. I pleased with the country that he pur p chased nine acres of land, These nine ro An whljh tha ninnatnn stfinrift. are between the French Brand and Swnnnanoa rivers, overlooking tbe for mer. -To tbem was added farm after farm and tract after tract, until they aggregated 147.000 acres, lying In Bun- ,conie.' ;Traasylvania ? and Haywood counties.' It is" a' single tract of field and forest and cost over $3,000,000. It includes Mount Fisgah. fi.75T feet high. The i; mansion. the1 rps of which is said to be $7,000,000. was called by Mr. Tanderbilt Itilrniore House.' a combina- tlou of his mother's maiden name. More, and the last syllable3 of bis own. The boundary fence of Biltmore is more than 300 miles long. The farm ; consists of 9.000 acres of cleared land. The remainder of the estate Is forest including a range of mountains, a fish preserve and some of the most plctur .esque scenery east of the Rocky , moun tains. Twenty-four hundred acres of the farm are under cultivation. The .rest Is park, pasture or land lying fal low, resting until Its turn comes to be turned up by the plow. No field on the estate Is planted for crops two years in succession. , i-- ' 0 ' In the park are thirty-eight mile of macadamized pleasure drives. There ate seventy-flro miles of artificial wag on road on tbe estate and 26.1 miles of southeast L corner of the chateau are a suit of about twenty, including break fast dining, music, smoklug. billiard rooms, nursery, etc.. while In the up per stories are about 100 rooms. In cluding forty sleeping chambers, each with a bath and dressing room S The general! public Is not allowed to enter the chateau or even approach It This was made necessary by vandal ism. For similar 1 reasons It is neces sary to issue permits to persons who wish to see ) the grounds. Forestry students, botanists and other scientific men who come with Introductions are not only cordially welcomed, but have every : facility for Investigation and study, and the propagating houses on the estate are contributing . about 2.000.000 plants year to. enrich the grounds and the conservatories of the people of this country. x, During the festivities wblcb will ac company the holding of the bazaar the immense mansion will be filled with guests, and tbe merrymaking will -continue for -several daya. , The general public who attend the bazaar will be limited to . the home park, on which the tents and booths will be erected. -, Scattered over this borne park In pic turesque situations are cottage homes for the superintendents of the various d apartments. At other points are the Jersey herd dairies, the Berkshire pig. Two two-st ry houses with tour rooms, and one store lot in Dov r, N. C , located in best part of town. Good bargain for cash or part and good i curityfor balance. Three fine building lots in town of Klnston at a special re duction for twenty days. Also several good (arm- For full particulars and prices, call t office. Land & Cowper, 108 KING STREET. Hams and Shoulders A nice lot of COUNTRY BACON just received at O M. HOOKER & CO. Successor to MOORE HOOKER. trans in tne rorest. along tne trout f pens, the sheepfolda and poultry yard streams and over the mountains. The" : ajj of these1 stocked with the fini trails are fifteen feet wide and clear of; breeds of their kinds. ' . underbrush . There are also msny miles j Blltmor vllhtye. which contains All Of "Shooting patTlsTfUt at angles rSi-h? Rrnta' nhnrMi In wIiaba lnl.mri rlio K.. and left from the roads and, trails. The forest slwun 3s In deer, crouse au ,VIU! turkey, and the streams are alive wit:, bass and trout , - " Mr. Vsnderbilt however, takes morv Interest hi his arboretum than In bis game preserves. It Is sukl to be tbe largest ' and most expensive in th world. having more ban 800.000 tree and shrubs Imported from foreign countries-and a total of about 1 1. COO. 000 specimens, which sre under a high state of cultivation and are being rap idly increased each season. Dr.. Sche neck is bend forester. He Is nt present enjrncd In hnildins a new arboretum, which will be on avenue 100 feet wide and 12 miles long, lined on either side with tbe choicest trees of every zone. Tbe niHtiKSon. vitb Its furnishing, library, tapestries, pictures, statuary, etc 1 perhnps tbe most costly in the United Ftsteo. In style it is French rem Is a nee. nnJ It was C' zvi ty V.',' f.ar-J M. Ilur.t after t' e famous e!.:.t-l-!'j rf Fri'"!'''s I. ft I'-'i. Willi the! scar is to be held, is on the SwannautKi river, at tbe Junction of the AsberUIe and Spartanburg railroad : with the Southern's main line. It la two miles from Asbeville, with which it is con nected by electric street cars. It has been said that Mr Vanderbilt pur pose was to make this tbe model til lage of the In nd. V i ? At Biltmore village is the main en trance to tbe estate, tbe gates being ar ranged in an archway through the ren ter of the gatekeeper's iodge. Hen twice a week. Wednfday ttnd 'Satur day. If possessed of proper permits Is sued from the oClce building, the pub lic Is allowed to puss In and over th estate. Mr. Tanderbilt and his wife speiu! most of their tltce at biltmore and ev ery winter entertain large parties for weeks at s time. The genial climate of VJ part of North Carolina, almost in t'.e center of the temperate rone, with a 1 t sua and a cool, dry atmohere, I'" ' 9 Bl oninsr tn t' 't tenuty t a r !. T! . " i . lOrtdDaL MUton Clifford was born and lived rich. The only thing that bad ever troubled him was that his wife, whom be devotedly loved, was In delicate health, and be feared that he might lose ber. If be did not sympathise with the poor, it was that be considered them of a different genua, such as the brute creation. He tad an 'excellent conception of his rights and did not propose that any one should deprive him of anything be possessed, indeed he bad sent several persona who bad stolen from him to . the penitentiary and felt that he had conferred a. avor on tbe state. t , , - . Clifford was very fond of flowers, partly because his wle was fond of them. Every morning In winter be would go to tbe conservatory and gath er a handful to place before he at the breakfast table,' while In summer be would bring them from the garden. One June morning when bis Jacque minot and American Beauty roses, of wblcb he was very proud, were In bloom he went oat to gather the usual supply for the breakfast table. ; What was his horror at seeing that several of the younger bushes had been torn up by tbe roots and taken away, "Ah, these rescals who live about here," he exclaimed. ; "there are not enough prisons to contain tbem! 1 will watch tonight myself with a gun. No; the earth appears to have been but re cently disturbed. The plants must bsve been stolen early this morning, doubt less for the flower market" As he spoke be saw a little girl far across bis broad acres climbing over the fence. It was difficult for ber to do so, for In each band she held a rose bush. "The bratr exclaimed Clifford. "She'll be In a reformatory before tomorrow night or I'll resign my citizenship He ran to the fence and climbed it Tbe little girl had disappeared' down the road, but be ran till he caught sight of her; then to discover where she disposed of his wares be shadowed her, A mile from bis place was a cem etery. Into this tbe child turned ana walked toward a portion used by the poorer classes.; Clifford was surprised and followed ber cautiously to see what she would do, 8be stopped at a freshly made grave and. - scooping a bole In the rounded earth with ber fin gen, began to plant one of the rose bushes. Hearing Clifford's step behind ber. she turned, theft cowed Jike tbe guilty one she was. " i- "You little tblefl I've got you. and I'U teach you 'not to steal.'-. There are children's prisons where tbey will get tbe badness out of you." '- Tbecringlng child cast a frightened glance up at him. "You're very young to' be In aucb business. How old ire youf " -six."..- "And who Davs vou for stealing rose bushes and planting them on graves Y" "No one. '. a "No onet Do yon mean to tell me that you are doing it for funf , fit's for mamma; She was laid there yesterday. She was sick a long time. She was so fond of flowers. Every day I used to beg a few from a flower store near by. Tbe flower man was so good to' me. He used to give me some of those that were nearly - faded. But I didn't think he could spare rosebushes. He's not rich enough. I saw yours from the road and thought bow mamma Would like to have them bloom over her." v;'.;;; The child burst Into a flood of tears. For the first time in Milton Clifford's life It was brought home to him that the human heart beats alike In, the rich and the poor. Was not the mother of his own children delicate, and might he not lose her? Suppose that she were a poor woman and there , were, none but stolen rosebushes for his little Edith. the same age as this child, to plant on her grave. In a twinkling the old Cllf ford passed away, and In tbe bosom of the new this child In stealing his bush es to plant on ber mother's grave had imbedded a live truth. ' A cemetery at tendant came sauntering up the path, a short pipe between bis lips, a spade on his shoulder. "Come here," called Clifford. Tbe man recognized the rich owner of the beautiful place down tbe road and hurried toward him. touching his "Plant these rosebushes or tbe little girl," be said, "then go to my garden, get more and. plant them also." Ue slipped a coin into tbe man's hand, then turned to tbe little girt - "My child, have , you eaten your breakfast?" " . "No. sir. ! haven't any breakfast to eat" ; , , : "Come with me." , ' . ? ; Taking her dirty little band In his, be led her to bis home and. placing ber at table, ordered food set before her and irutcbed her satisfy a buncer that bad sot been appeased since ber mother's Stock of General Hardware A leath. Then, directing his housekeeper a . ? j r to clothe her In some of Edith's gar- 1" Pf ? M lXed Faints, ments. be went upstairs to bis wife's Leads and Oils, Varnishes, ' "Amy." be said, "rosebushes were Colors and , Brushes, of the taken from the garden this morning. 'celebrated Heath & MilHgan snd I caught the thief." . . 1 . "I'm sorry for that. You'll send him Brands, to prison. What did you do with bimT , ry i thos who intend "it was not a he. but a she. a child! v. e ass mose wno lmena Just Edith's age. I brought her home using paints to Call On US, 8J3 and gave ber a good breakfast" . - . . "Why. Milton." exclaimed the wife. ; wc tau pieube lueui ill UUlU with a pleased surprise, "bow did you come to do that 7" "She stole them to place on henSoth es grave. I thought Suppose sup pose we should lose you and there were no ro"s for EuKb to place" "His voice 'A j j i - j A OP A . MARBLE A.nD - GRANT IMC tnc fm4 tfjt , Al7caCx StOCuuDCliu iDdlsMtlon Is ofuneiosedtootw. f? m- oe. ad r. w pi.: os,,.,,. v atlng: An eminent authority says . UA' " "M '''.' tha harm done thus axoeeda that from . J iaakur Hr- brs. juin t k. tha exoeaslvs naa of aloohoL Xak all - wm tha good food you want butdon'tovar-1 tttvtAlUiAttAtAAlttAfAf.f.tttttltttttAttltllAttt iota in ttoiaacQ. A was tomaea z rr . ... , c-, ... . T, ... tt may rafns to digest what yon MVjS io those desiring a Cotton beed ileal fertilizer, we offer a usB yon ooeo st etooq oiawvans iin : T ..--'. , . :. . i ? '-..( Kodol, whion dlgssU your food with ! 2 out th stomach's aid. ThU rest and ' 5 tha wholesome tonics Kodol oontalna . M oon restore health. DlaUnf vbmos 2 axy. Kodol quickly rallsvea the fsal-1 4 ing of fulnass and bloating from ' t which soma Monla suffer altar meals. 5 IXedsl RafnM'sToela. 9 YOUR MONEY IS SECURE wh-n but into our keeping Our vaults are modern construction flr ami burglar root ; also insnivd against burgUry. ' archil att ntiou is Kiven to the ac- cou ts of ail depo8i8 riusiness is conducted on a cafe basis and all Investments ae thoroughly in- vestigated before being recoiumeti I- d by be man gemeut All ft ancial ma ters which comms the welfare of on lients are p'omptly and s- illfully handle i. - PROLIFIC COTTON GROWER unsirpas9ed for Tobacco, Cott on and other ; Crops. To those desiring a High Grade Tobacco Grower, we offer , , , k , COREE TOBACCO GUANO, guaranteed analysis, 4-S-4 600 lbs. to the acre will pro g i duce as good results as 800 lbs. of any other goods sold s on the market, and besides the saving in hauling and tt J distributing, the cost will be less per acre for guano, r g t, Those who have once used it always buy it S sot ti wv ' tt L. HARVEY & SON, 5 KINST0N, N. C. . ' ... : eTarrrrrrtTtrrrr i'liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiiiiiiiimm If you want the best heater buy The VI Se more A Sellmore possesses the Good : Features of a Down Draft, Hot Blast, Base Heating Air Tight Heater. This means an increase in heating power and : a decrease in cbnsumption of fuel. It is a perfect floor warmer, distributing heat through all parts of the room, with one-half the fuel required by any other stove. ', A "Sellmore" Is Perfect Econbriiy. We put them up with a guarantee that if not satisfactory we replace them. Try one. Truly, DIXON & HOOKER. 3iinnHiinHmmtmKnw AlJAltAtAlMAtAttAt.lt tilt iMJt&iAAMAMJl&MJl!lMJtlXAA$Jl& mm P iii JV, a 6 THE BANK OF KINSTON invites deposits from 1 dividual and institutions. flrins PAINTS. I .have just added to my IN THE quality and price. I " 'Y V Tlire's bi-eakfast." ' ' T ft Wfl V f he 1. 0. HOSELEY, FREE PRESS PAYS jnn tvofii; a m.w.K r . . , f'.. -1
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