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GENERAL HE WSjTEUS
litters of Interest Condeised
Brief Paragraphs.
Into
1 LITTLE ABOUT NUMEROUS THUGS
rhe Pith of the World's Newt That
Might Interest Our Readers. An
Item Here and There.
Nine Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers have arrived at Suez from Port
Said, bound for the Far East. The
Russian transport, Oriel has sailed
for the Far East.
Many important changes will occur
in the army during the next few days,
resulting from the retirement of Lieu
tenant General Young and the promo
tion of Major General Chaffee to be
lieutenant general.
The Emperer of Corea has ordered
that seven hundred revolvers and
clubs be distributed among the Ped
dlars, who are nominally secret police
and a dangerous elememt. Many Ger
mans are leaving Seoul, expecting
trouble.
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20. The plant
of the American Fertilizer Company,
situated at Portsmouth, near the navy
yard, was totally destroyed by fire to
day entailing a loss of possibly $100
000. Several thousand bags of gu
ano were stored in the main build
ing. A bill was presented in the Virginia
house of delegates requiring that ev
ery door in every theatre and other
public place of amusement in the state
shall be at least six feet wide, open
outwards and remain unlocked during
the continuance of any performance.
lecture or other entertainment.
Columbus, Miss,, January 20. Gen
eral Stephen D. Lee, commander
in
o'aief of the United Confederate Veter
ans has issued an unofficial call to ev
ery Confederate organization to take
immediate action and organize to se
cure subscriptions for a monument to
be erJedJkiuitoAate General-Job Br
Gordon at Atlanta, Ga. The call
is
in the nature of an appeal.
- Chloago, January 20. Ill fortune of
Chicago theatrical people during the
last few weeks was again in evidence
at a fire in the Grand Palace hotel, In
diana and Clark streets, early today.
nearly two hundred members of the
atrical troupes being driven into the
streets by the flames. It was with dif
ficulty that a panic was Averted and
the frightened men and women assist
ed from the structure in' safety.
New York, January 20, Unusually
.. heavy ice in the lower bay, extending
as far opt as the eye can see, was to
day a menace to navigation, having
shifted a number of buoys and caused
the steamship. California, which had
just sailed for Marseilles and Genoa,
to sro hard aground near Southwest
Spit. The ice piled all around her in
such a manner that , although it was
"halt fcf tide whetT she ' grounded,5? it
was feared she might have, to lighten
her cargo before sh.cold float-
' Washington -XJanuary 20. Seven
, thousand acres - of land situated in
Washington oounty, Alabama, 3-5
miles from Mobile on the main line of
the Southern railway has been pur
chased for - , colonization purposes
The tract will be subdivided Into small
farms and sold to Italian farmers
The heads of 25 families hjtve already
. reached the property "and commented
the erection of buildings. Farms will
be opened up at - once J The settlers
will entrain in general farming, the
growing of - fruits and vegetables.
Froui reports already received, the in-
j dlc&tions are that fully one thousand
5 -'colonists will r settle in . Washington
' ' county during the current year.-- ;
?. Millionaire' Poo Stomach. I f
r The worn-out stomach of - the over
fed millionaire is often paraded In the
'public prints as a horrible example of
- the evils attendant on tne possession
tof great wealth. But millionaires are
not the only ones who are afflicted with
' bad stomachs, "The proportion is far
greater among the tollers. , Dyspepsia
nd indigestion are rampant among
-these people, and they suffer far worse
tortures "than the millionaire, unless
they avail themselves of a standard
' medicine like Green's August Flower,
which has been a favorite house-hold
remedy for all stomach troubles for
over thirty-five years. August Flower
- rouses the torpid liver, - thus creating
. appetite and insuring perfect digestion.
It tones and vitalizes the entire sys-
- tern and makes life worth living," no
matter what your station. Trial bot
ties, 25c; regular size, -75c. At J. E.
;Hood Co.'s, druggists,
Ouf. el's? OTIS -A..
THE MODERN NOTE.
It Is Set Seatlaseat, hmt Brarsrr
With a Das a ( Haator.
According to the modern notion, a
man should be something of an artist
tu life. He should at least appear to
play his 'part easily, with dash and
gusto, like the acrobat who performs
each dangerous feat smiling. This is
la panache, the feather In the cap of
courage bravery with humor added.
It is the spirit in which Lungtungpen
was taken, in which Cyrano composed
his ballade while be fought a duel, for
Cyrano and Alan Breck, no less than
Mulvaney and Sherlock Holmes, are
very modern heroes.
Stevenson's whole life was one long
devotion to this ideal. He carried his
111 health and penury bravely aud wit
tily into far corners of the earth
through many strange adventures. As
he wrote to William Archer: "The
medicine bottles on my chimney and
the blood on my handkerchief are acci
dents. They do not exist in my pros
pect." The melodramatic gloom of Byron,
the lachrymose pathos of Dickens and
the shallow sentimentality of . Thack
eray touch the source of our tears less
surely than the sheer gay heartedness
and courage In the face of disease, dif
ficulty oi'danger. This Is the modern
note. A clever woman told me that
every young man of her acquaintance
when he reached a certain degree of in
timacy, quoted these lines of Henley's:
Under the bludg'eontnga of chance
My head la bloody, but unbowed.
Claude Bragdon in Reader.
THE KANGAROO'S STORY.
Why the Don Throw Their Youaar
Away When Hard Pressed.
"I have heard that men folk in their
blindness deem our does to be lacking
In the proper instincts of maternity be
cause they have found that a doe kan
garoo when hunted will throw away
its offspring to save its own skin by
hastening its speed. This," says Old
Man Jack In the "Autobiography of
an Australian Kangaroo" in Pearson's
Magazine, "is simply scandalous and
foolish.
"Men people are evidently not aware
that our youngsters use the mother's
pouch almost up to the age of maturity.
Would Joey have our does attempt to
jfjfy jftdfaWr-' ?iuetf rnfl.'r horses
with youngsters weighing nearly fifty
pounds in their pouches? The thing
Would be impossible.
"Among us a mother is taught to toss
her youngsters to a place of safety
when she is bard pressed. If she could
not throw it to a place far safer in the
circumstances than her own pouch she
would turn at bay with it and face any
odds.
"In the case of my mother, when we
were chased, and sure as the bunt be
came dangerous she would pause, draw
me out of her pouch, throw me careful
ly Into long scrub on her right, then
turn sharply to her left, pause again
until the hounds had seen her and then
be off like the wind straight away
from me."
WAYS OF THE MAGPIE.
The Bird la Sociable, Secretive aad
Pall ef Mischief.
The magpie has the same sort of so
ciability, the same secret! veness, the
same thirst for education of a certain
kind the same Inherent and Ineradica
ble love of mischief as has that' vert
versatile bird the raven. Not that in in
tellect and .strength of character she is.
in- any. way equal to tne raven, run
she- has in abundance, but hardly hu
mor.. Conscious humor, that hlsb and
rare, gift .of man which interpenetrates
and. colors everything in life, is, I
think, possessed in germ by tbe raven
and the raven alone. ' You see it in his
eye, lu the pose of his head, in his
walk, in every movement of his body.
Tbe eye'tof the' magpie is, like tbe wit
of Dickens, always on the move, nerv
ous, excitable, glittering, scintillating.
Tbe eye of tbe raven is like tbe humor
Of Goldsmith. . It has a faraway look,
it dreams, 3t thinks, "it bodes and It
bodes, it all but smiles. The magpie
win pick up many words, or even sen
tences, and the old superstition that
she will only talk or talk well if her
tongue Is slit with a thin aud sharp
silver sixpence jdied a natural death
about1 the time that the coins of the
realm bad to be "milled", and so were
rendered" unsuitable for so ' stupidly
cruel an operation. B. Bosworth Smith
in Nineteenth Century. .. y
' What Sae Meaat.
'Didn't I hear your wife refer to you
as the human mince pier said tbe curl-
ens person. , ;, .. .. ;, .-;-.- !v". '
"Yes, answered Mr. Slrlus Barker.
"Is that a compliment" h
"Not exactly. She means that I never
agree with anyDoay. - wasnmgton
Star. - . '
- A t'saaL
'When I looked at. this picture last
week I failed to observe those goats
down In the corner."
"Probably they butted in since then."
Kansas City Journal. : , .
""'O A. V O A t
A BUSINESS TRANSFER
C. W. Pridgen A Co. Sells Oat Entire
Stock to Abe Scoalti
MR. SCHULTZ TO RUN BOTH STORES
One Will be an Exclusive Ladies'
Department and the Other Gents'
Furnishing and Clothing.
As Intimated in these columns
yesterday Z Mr. Abe Schultz Jhas
purchased the stock of C. W. Pridgen
& Co, and has leased the store
pled by C. W. JPrldgen & Co.
term of years'and'will conduct
occu
for a
buii
ness in both stores.
The two stores, which adjoin, will
be connected by an arched doorwayUn
the centre of the building, the store
occupied by Mr. Pridgen to be used
exclusively as a ladies' department, in
which will be kept everything in that
line, and will be presided over by
corps of experienced salesladies.
handsome plate glass front will re
place the front now there. The store
at present occupied by Mr. Schultz
will be used as a gents' furnishing and
clothing store.
The amount involved is between
$3,000 and $4,000, the exact fiirure not
being known, because the Inventory
has not yet been completed, and both
stocks will be sold at a sacrifice soon
to make room for the chansre in the
style of business.
C. W. Pridgen and Co., who retire.
succeeded Mr. J. A. Pridgen in 1898
since which time they have, done
large time and cash business. Mr. C
W. Pridgen does not state what bus!
ness he will embark in.
Mr. Schultz. as proprietor of the
Schultz Bargain Store, has had marked
success and no doubt bis new venture
will prove equally successful
TO ANNEX PANAMA.
A Sill Introduced by Sanatop Mortrtth
4 . vi niftunmi.
Washington, Jan. 20. Senator Mor
gan today introduced a bill providing
for the annexation of Panama to tbe
mitea states "tne rignts ana Drop-
erty of Panama resting in the United
States, without reserve."
The bill appropriates 910,000,000 as
compensation to Panama for its ces
sion; places $15,000,000 at the disposal
of the president for the compensation
of Colombia and appropriates $40,000,
000 for the purchase of the property of
tbe new Panama canal. It is espec
ially, provided that the provisions of
this bill shall not have the effect of
repealing the Spooner act.
xne preamble sets lortn that many
nations having recognized the seces
sion of Panama, the independence of
that republic is an accomplished fact.
The bill credits the president of th
Uuited States with having approved
and protected the secession with the
naval forces of the United States and
the president and the senate with hav
ing recognized thje independence of the
new republic by appointing and ac
crediting a minister to that .republic.
After providing for the annexation of
Panama by the United States the bill
declares that all the rights and proper
ties of the republic of Panama of every
description shall vest in the Unite 1
States of America, without reserve,
and shall be subjected to their sov
ereign Jurisdiction.
senator Morgan also introduced a
concurrent resolution directing the
president to enter into negotiatians to
the governments of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for the construction of a
oanal by the Nicaragua route.
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RECEIVER APPOINTED
For tbe Gay Lumber Company for Tbe
Benefit of Creditors
MR. J. W. GRAINGER MADE RECEIVER
The Order Temporary But Permanent
Receivership Will be Asked. The
Creditors' Claims $70,000.
An action was brought in the supe
rlor court and heard at chambers by
Judge O. H. Allen, yesterday, wherein
the plaintiffs. Hickson Lumber Com
pany, Commercial and Farmers' Bank
of Raleigh, James H. Pou and wife,
Annie W. Pou, Bank of 'Kinston, E.
P. Wooten and J. Hickson, Jr., make
complaint against the Gay Lumber
Company and J. W. Lynch and W. D.
Pollock and B. W. Canady, assignees
of S. H. Loftln, and ask that a receiv
er be appointed for the property of
the Gay Lumber Company. An afflda
vit was filed setting forth the grounds
for a receivership and Judge Allen
signed the order, makingMr. J. W.
Grainger temporary receiver. He
qualified, giving $10.000 bond.
The order was made returnable be
fore Judge Garland Fegurson, and
the defendants to the action were cited
to appear before him at Wilmington
Jan. 28th, and 6how cause why a per
manent receiver should not be ap
pointed.
The plaintiffs are creditors of the
defendant company and set forth that
the Indebtedness of tbe company, se
cured and unsecured, is approximate
ly $70,000, with assets believed to be
greatly in excess of this amount, and
with proper and judicious management
complete liquidation can be made
without injury to any of the creditors.
The receiver is empowered and
authorized to take charge of the prop
erty,; operate the mill and. collect
amounts due tjhe company and preserve
the'.Sights' of tbe ; 8tockhoJderaJfcd
credtorsfor the faithful discharge
of which duty he enters into a bond
of $10,000.
The receivership will operate in an
equitable discharge of the obligations
of the company, ratably and according
to priority of claim.
The appointing of a receiver does
not mean the shutting down of the
mill, nor will the sale of the property
be made February 1st, as advertised,
if the receivership be made permanent
by Judge Ferguson, Jan. 28th.
Among the largest creditors of the
company are: James H. Pou and wife,
$20,000; S. H. Loftin, $12,500, and the
Commercial and Farmers Bank, of
Raleigh.
obMOMDSVILLE ITEMS.
January 21, 1904.
Mrs. Elias Turnage and daughter,
Miss Lucy, went to Ayden this morn
ing. Several farmers weni to Kinston yes
terday to sell tobacco, and came back
feeling good.,. They say tobacco is up
Iwo cents per pound. ,
There Is not tha usual 'sensation In
the community season about start
ing off tobacco plants. By the first
day of January before now every
farmer had selected his plant bed' in
the best place pDssible and many had
sowed their beds by that time, but it
is not true this year. Tbe "cross
road convention" now is not concern
ing tobacco, . but cotton and other
things. '
Our friend, the editor of the Greene
uounty btanaard, seems to be very
much elated over tlio' progress of the
work on the Raleigh and Pamlico
Sound Railroad. We hope that his
faith is not built on castles of air. He
has only attempted to express what
many others feel. The ' road, if run,
will be of trreat benefit to the county,
and especially to the town of Snow
Hill. Let the good work go On.
Washington, Jan. 18. The United
States supreme court again today re
affirmed the ruling made in the case of
Carter vs the state of Texas, to the
effect that the exclusion of negroes
from grand juries in cases Involving
criminal charges against members
of their race ! is a violation of the
constitution, and therefore not per-
mlssable.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children. 4
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."Bean the yTVt sm
Signature of CVZ4Z
In Honor of Lee's Birthday.
On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19th the
A. M. Waddell Chapter United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy gave a recep
tion at the beautiful home of Mrs. C.
Felix Harvey, on north Queen street,
from 4 to 6 o'clock In celebration of
the anniversary of the birth of Gen.
Robt. E. Lee. This home never ap
peared in more tasteful decorations;
Confederate (lags were there in abun
dance, stately palms and graceful
ferns on every hand.
Mrs. Harvey received the" guests in
her usual cordial manner; Miss Wood
ley served delightful frappe in tbe hall.
After an hour spent ruosl pleasantly
in social Intercourse in the library,
Dr. H. D. Harper, Sr., announced that
Mrs. Plato Collins would read an orig
inal sketch on the life of Gen. Lee.
This sketch was full of love for Lee aud
abounded in historic facts telling of
the days of tbe war.
Dr.: Harper then, in a few well cho
sen words presented crosses of honor
to two veterans, Mr. Jas. A. Pridgen
and Mr. J. W Harrell. The badges
were pinned on by Master Felix Har
vev. The guests were then Invited into
the dining room where delightful re
freshments were served, consisting of
Ices in the form of Confederate flags,
and cakes. Thus ended one of the
most delightful social events of the
season, and each Daughter departed
with a feeling of sincere gratitude to
Mrs. Harvey for such a pleasant after
noon.
At The Theater.
The Cusack-Sldnev company, that
is to appear at the jfrpera House Jan
26th, contains some of the best actors
ever seen in this city. The following
criticism is from the Scranton (Pa.)
Times:
' 'Our theatre-goers were given a rare
treat last night at the Lyceum
theatre. Miss Clara Sidney, of
the Adelphi theatre, London, was
seen to splendid advantage, and proved
herself one of tbe leading .corneal
anneal ikailaysUe Wutyf-fl vacP
ty, 'charm of voice and personam;
make her performance a delight to eye
and ear. She can wring smiles irom a
tombstone."
SPENCER'S EAR PLUGS.
The War the Qreat Philosopher Rid
Himself of Small Talk. '
"Years ago." says William II. Hud
son in the North American Review,
'Herbert Spencer found that the ef
fect of following ordinary conversation
became frequently too much, for him.
But he liked to have people about him
to watch the play of expression on their
faces, to feel that, though be could not
himself share much in the merriment,
he was, as It were, a part. of the, nor
mal and healthy social, world. For
this reason he objected to withdrawal
Into solitude aud evolved a plan by
which Jie might secure the partial Iso
lation which he required, lit had a
circular spring made to go round the
back of his head, and this carried pads
which fitted firmly upou the ears, ef
fectively deadening the noise about
him n nil reducing the surrounMIng
chutter to a uieru, hum. I have often
seen hiin. stretched at length Upon his
couch, follow with apparent Interest'
the-gossip over the afternoon tea eup
up to a eeifuln point ami tlieu. reach
ing under his pillow, ilntw forth and
adjust his Instrument, thus suddenly
detaching himself frou bis environ
ment. The effect of this movement
with comparative strangers was al
ways to cause an Instant cessation of
the conversation. But this was precise
ly what Spencer did not wish. 'Go on
talking,' he would exclaim, with a
quizzical look, i can't bear what you
are saying, you know!'"
Girls Kent la Casta.
It is said that the people of New
Britain have a peculiar custom of con
fining their girls in cages until they
reach marriageable age. These cages
are built of wood cut from the palm
tree' and are Inside the rude bouses.
Outside each. house is a fence of wlck
erwork made of reeds. The girls are
caged at the age of two or three and
are never allowed to go out of tbe
bouse, . yet they, seem strong and
healthy.
Where Three la a Crswl.
Tom I suppose you spent a pleasant
evening with your best girl.
Dick pleasant! Huh! A fellow cant
make love to his girl in a crowd.
TomOh, was there a crowd there?
Dick Yes, and tbe chump didn't have
sense enough to realize that he wasn't
wanted. Chicago Tribune.
' - Perverac.
He Won't yon let me give you just
one kiss before 1 go? :
She Will just one satisfy you? ;
.' He Yes, darling. ' . V
She Then I won't give It to yon
" : . c
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NORTH STATE HEWS
Clipped and Colled From Ou lortl
Carolina Exchangis.
ODD AID IITERESTIIG HAPPEMCS
Gossip Gathered from Murphy Te
Manteo of Importance to Our Tr
Heel Readers.
Wednesday afternoon a special ran
over a lever car at Nebo on the Salis
bury route of the Southern and killed
a section forf-ruiin named Anderson.
The MethodUt Orphamre at Raleigh
has received a bequest of two tracts of
land in Alabama, each of forty acres,
given by Samuel P. Cross, formerly of
Gatesville, this State.
Capt.Otte Genausta, a plumber, came
near being aspkyxiated at Washing
ton Thursday morning while repairing
a gas main. He was found unconsci
ous. His condition is still precarious.
In the the supreme court at Raleigh
Z. F.Long, a distiller, of Rockingham,
was convicted of shipping whiskey to
prohibition territory, and was fined $1
and costs. He appeals. Long waived
a jury trial, and the judge found
him guilty. This decision makes the
place of delivery tbe place of sale and
was rendered by Judge Brown. It is
direct opposition to the opinion handed
down by Judge Cook, in Durham last
week.
The execatitre committee of the
North Carolina press association held
a business session at Salisbury Wed
nesday. It was decided that the next
annual session of the association shall
be held in St. Louis May 16th. Salis
bury will be the starting point and the
North Carolina editors will travel in
Pullman cars. President H. B. Varner
of tbe association expects to leave , for
St. Louis to perfect arrangements foif
the bMWVA
Chat, C. McDonald! who was tried
this week in Raleigh for the second
time, on the charge of embezzling funds
from the supreme lodge, Knights of
Honor, was acquitted. The defense
this time was that McDonald was not
an officer of the supreme lodge, and
that there was no evidence of wilful or
felonious withholding of the dues. At
the first trial he was convicted and
sentenced to three years on the public
roads but the supreme court granted
him a new trial. The jury acquitted
him Thursday afternoon.
Six Years for "Sassing" Judge.
Raleigh, Jan. 20. Charles Alex
ander, a negro desperado was this after
noon convicted of murderously way
laying, assaulting and robbing a four
teen year old negro boy in the woods
near here, while the boy was driving
a carriage. Alexander was sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary, but
as be was being taken from tbe court
room, he said: "You had better make
It ten .years." Judge Brown called
bira back and added a year to he sen
tence for this impudence. Then several
witnesses, one of them an void WO
man, said Alexander had threatened -to
kill them. Tbe solicitor said this
was true. Thereupon the judge gave
Alexander five years more.
I0W IS TBE TIME TO USE HYOMEL
Cures Catarrh and Prevents Colds. No
Stomach Dosing, Just Breathe It.
At this season of the year, catarrhal
troubles are very prevalent, and near
ly every person suffers to a certain
extent.
Catarrh is actually the result of a
succession of colds and can be easily
prevented if the proper treatment is
followed.
Hyomei is a natural yet sclent iflo
cure for the colds and grip troubles
that lead to catarrh, as well as a posi
tive cure for the disease itself. '
The balsamic air of Hyomei breath
ed through the small pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit is filled
with, germ-killing and health-giving
qualities that penetrate to the minut
est air cells of the head, throat and
lunsrs. It kills all catarrhal germs
frees the mucous membrane from
po'sonous microbes, and makes a per.
feet and complete cure of catarrh. '
The complete" outfit costs 3 only II,
while extra bottles of Hyomei can be
procured foraOc. .T.J2. Hood & Co.t
sell Hyomei on fie 'no euref no pay"
plan; and will refund the money if it
fails to give per.'ect satisfaction.' ; Y a
take no risk" whatever in,ualnff Hjo-
meL It ,ia the only treatment sii ,
under a guarantee of this nature where
a leading local druggist agrees to
urn the money if the treatment f is i
to cure. ;-