North Carolina Newspapers

.'rV . : , ;" xcess Comes with Advertising. THE PRE Xi 'mat people have fith iu the bus- t'iffiw-lirliiKiiur results of ndverlis hiK in Til E FREE PKESS, is dem- y4 onst ruled ny itweu mini u tisiug columns. .. .,, T '1 ': l-i-r , ...... J 1 If, 1 : 1 S m . . "i :! 1 continue to spend iras sunn ol jnone.v in this way year after year whore no proportionate return are Been. Thus we know that It Pays to AdYertise.. Sntkeri Pines Sanitarium. Corner N. H. Ave. and Railroad St. v eONIR'CTEO BV it)VlNGt,AHM()N, M. U Modern Apparatus for Throat rreat--v ment. , . OBioe treatments lopi month and upw ds Telephone 31. WM. LASKER, M. D. OFFICE OVER NEWS DEPOT. OFFICE HOURS t to 1 1 , 3 to 4 1. M. H Atkinson. Special attention given to the truat- . , "ment of Diseases of He Respiratory Tract, Nose, Tbroat anil Luces. Office :t PINBY WOODS INN. gfTelephone connection with the village. Office Moors 'A"' jTeT juddTd. d. s., . : Southern Pines, N. C, Offers his professional services to the people of Southern fines and surroundln. eduntrv. tirOltice over Powell's Furniture Store Q T. HAWES, Dentist, Permanent Location, Southern Pines, - N. Carolina. Office over News Depot, Opposite Ozone Hotel. Southern Pines Baker Bread, Cake, Biscuit, and Pies of all kinds baked f icsh every day. Brown Bread and Bakert Beans every , , , SA.1UKUA.1 SOUTHERN PINES BAKERY, W. D. BRUHN, Proprietor. Kingston Cottage New Housejand New Furnishlnos. New Eni!lnmflinaTTa"d housekeerlnn, and pleasant sonny rdltttis in private fam ily. Term moderate. Kingston Cottagql -i.,,.V.V.5iiv bivrs uiroa Uwi rallroaoTl QUI1 I ' . "IKfth lHrd and The flilit to reject (onfirmed consump tives Is reservjf Mrs. M. Taylor. Post Offlct Boi 6. M Hotel Ozone, R. M. COUCH, Proprietor. p. , rl)nv 42 (M), Per Week. iu.uu I'er Montn, j.io.uo m Special Kutes Three Months or l,oner. First-class Management. Electric Lights and Call Bells Gets seven-eighths of the Commercial Men. Reserves Privilege to Reject Confirmed Consumptives. EJ-Hotol nearest the Kallmad Station. MOTEL ALPHA, CAPT. A. M. CLARKE, Prot'r. Transient Rates, $i.5o per day Onn Week, - S6-00 P- tho t;.n;nn.5.oo ner week Warm Rooms, Good Table. Electric Lights, Central Position. Keep Warm. r Jui liN .CLOTIIIN'l.; both for ladles "and gentlemen is the best value for the money to be found. DRESS GOODS In all patterns, qualities and prices Hats, Shoes. Silks and Rib bons and Dry Goods of all kinds. Huffines & Moore. L. B. GOODRICH, DEALER IK - FINE AHD STAPLE GROCERIES, i, , , . Makes a Specialty of . . HEALTH FOODS . , Bread Baked Freah Evory Day -Goods delivered to any part of town Fruit, Provisions, Confection ery, and Milk. L. B. GOODRICH. A line line of Christmas perfumery VUL.J, -vyy--- A. Dr. tal v n 0SI.1N. Editor and ProDrietor. 7t tiT ' SOUTHERN PINES, N. C, FRipA PUBLIC SPIRIT. WHAT CONSTITUTES THIS QUAL ITY IN MAN. The Lack of Public Spirit the Penny wise and Pound-foolish Policy-He That Reaps a Benefit at the Expense of the Community In Which He Alvea and From Which He Draws Sustenance, la Lacking In Public Spirit. (Danville Kegister.) . LI I Words and phrases are cmuiei.is " thoiiL'ht sound emblems when apeak tneni, picwiuw ....... l tknxt This no ICW, m."" I I teus by no means a perfect one. and so many of us have never completely ......'..i ti.a oinher code that errols . iunsv. k v.u - , in the use of the emblems propagate themselves most easily and gain authority through being perpetuated, until at last they modify the true em blem, and real confusion of thought as to the original idea is the result. And as it Is a necessity of life that much of what we call thought comes to us ready-coined and passes about like currency, it follows that confused thoiK'ht, which is a counterfeit, affects us morally for thought affects ac tion, and action affects character. Many a good man goes wrong in his argument and, through that in his inlluence and his self-persuasion, because he thinks too emblematically and has had some of those aforemen tioned counterfeits passed upon him at some earlier stage. Public spirit" is one of our com monest phrases, but the Idea that is t.rulv embodied in It is by no means the idea that is most commonly con .,...i i, it tn manv minds. Public spirit is very generally identified with a species of altruism-with tho idea . :.. does not com- of sclf-sacritice mend itself to the unregenerate human heart. But if wo look into the matter ana lytically we shall see that the public spirit'Hl.man is not necessarily the .... . fe.rots or sacrifices himself for the benefit of bis fellows. The ,...,i. w that, there is always a self- Interest- which tho individual mav properly conserve as against the in terest of the public It is. for in- V ,...,di ,,r the nil stance, undoubtedly to the auvBiiu. of the public that the merchants of the community should sell their wares with tho least profit to them stdves; but is an exaction of profits above the minimum any evidence of a lack of public spirit? To make two blades of grass grow where there is only one is esteemed a mark of public spirit. The desire to attract new in ditstriei to one's city, to have ten fao- Incte.d of five. Is a most lanm- t y r . L ..-t1...ta in nnfuition. I iartestoi vn .-' - -i ----- :- ut must the puonc spiriir., , iriven class of merchandise lal)r nceasingly to establish a business in valry to his own upou ore g street corner.- , . . . There is a selfishness wnicu cc and there is a seltisnness w.. . a virtue. Even Llinsiianivy ot through and through as is its fabric with sclf-abnogauon an.. ration of self, makes us ap-. the higher seltisnness. soul is one's first care. One may not osc one's own sout to save uu...c. . ublime as the conception may "- to the mind that can perceive n g but analogies, for me ki'is"-" h.. .V.:.v.:n ami there is a Heaven is wit. - , . , dead-line within tne peue..i.i. - ond which scll-sacnnce is mo.' de. .. . , Selfishness, it will be seen, .. - I .V. 0,r-niB WOniS WniCIl lliuuu. an idea and its opposite, am. iui.v L....U .i,.,!n,.ent,inns and difficulties tl,o n.rnilnX. as' have gathered about the idea of selfishness have, in some degree, fas tened themselves around tno mea oi ublio spirit. . .. iiru.-ksu ore cleared away public nirit stands forth rather as a uigi. risdom than as a virtue, unless true Inulirht be a virtue. !rit ia sinmlv that con- in Ul IV, Dl....- I , - . U . i-Unn nf matters in which the community, not the individual mem ber of it. is the unit, ami the ca cula- tion of advantage iskcs iu v factors, not merely the most obvious i. nnnnrent lossos from ones. . T,v"orr--- .l.ndnn nt Of him WUO losca u.- i rAnr to find it. Whatever ..i.. -.! tl.,. mav be in it from II,. an oteil lnUlVlUliai, sreater addition to community mem f..l.! """'"P- . .... f ,!. nubile ,11 BIKJIu, , spirit is the penny-wise a.... t- f.w.lUli nolicv. ' . .. v . i oi ilm ev- . .. In which heV oense ol tne couiiii.."" - ....I from wh ch he Qraws a sus tenance, is lax-king in publio spirit- self-but because his immediate gains obscure from view those greater pos sible gains which he shot. Id lest mate . t un.,..Bn hn mftV nOL reira.v. M,.- vours his seed corn and complacently strokes his maw, giving never. Lnold have come. Ho is drawing k rt h win to uaivoui blood from tho breast mat no.ir.Du u, i ttu t. not the fullness o growth, but the brief distention and P ... - M loonV, Public spirit is a realization of the tntor-dependence oi mewum etv. the larger view forced upon man . . . ., . .. .vnAeiAne.fl. 1 kintt uy aisasi.""' -f. -- -lii...iatin nhilosonhy. It is posed to that theory that for shame r ... . ,1 i...if in ornrd. no further will unioiu u -- - than the smirking aphorism, "Busi ness is Business." Business is busi ness and sometimes very dbo at that. Spain is now threatened with civil war. Verily there is a big chunk of truth In the saying of Josh Billings that when a fellow star s down hill it seems everything is greased for the occasion. Ihe same idea applies to nations. - Call and lee the new sliver souvenirs at the NEWS DEPOT. : t .... LOVE AND AN UMBRELLA. (By Frank L. Stanton.) I'd been a lovln", in my way, But wurn't Mary's feller Until that blessed rainy day 4 We used the same umbrella. She had to no-she eouldu't stay A mesMRe come to tell her; te: An' warn't a soul but me that day That had a bi umbrella. She took my arm: i The rain came down Sich Hoods as I'd seen never, (l wished it wuz ten miles to town, An' ralnln' so forever!) I think she wondered that ere day How she had lived without me! I thanked the blizzard all the way That blowed her curls about me. An' when we landed at the door, The talk-she did beijln It: I wish," says she, " 'twould rain some more, A if you an' mo wii7 in It! ' 1 didn't need no hint but that In any sort o' weather! I knoeked the rain from off my hat Aif in we walked together. An' 'fore 1 left I said the word Ker I'm a hustllu' feller! She'll be my wife, we'll ro throuKh life Beneath one dear umbrella! SMALL POX. How to Manage an Outbreak Impor tance of Vaccination. The paper read by Dr. Henry W. Long, of Iredell county, at the recent Health Conference in Winston, on the "Management of nn Outbreak of Small Pox in a North Carolina Com munity," is being circulated through out the State by the Board of Ileall'... At the conclusion of this paper Dr. Long savs that "new and more strict legislation is necessary, particularly in regard to the infectious and conta gious diseases. The county superin tendent should be given the power to establish a hospital for infectious diseases whenever he thinks it nec essary, instead of waiting for county and city authorities to act, as the law is at present. Moro than this, a com pulsory vaccination law should be passed", requiring tho vaccination of all citizens every three years, with out regard to previous vaccination. A vaccination card should be tho en trance card for every child that at tends a public school, which it should be r -mired to show before it enters the donrir of the school house. Under proper luws and regulations it would not bo many years until an outbreak of small x would be an impossibility. We owe it to ourselves and our pos terity that we should do all in our power to at least free our State from tho blight of this plague, and this we can do with only a littlo effort In the right direction.'' A.rjATTER OF DIGNITY WfU. Asur I A3 Id. It Is to be feared that this "era of good feeling," which has already witnessed a goon oeai oi .oily, vm wind up with a good deal of ill fect in". Tim fraternal words of the Presidont.on the occasion of his recent isit to the South, suggostod to a follow who had more enthusiasm than balance to pin a Confederate badge on-his coat a thing which he could not decline to allow done with out offering a rebuff which would avc amounted to an insult, and yet thing which must have caused lum verv considerable einbarrasment and have suggested to other donkeys or knaves tho onering oi resolutions iu Congress to open federal soldiers homes to ex-conieucraic somicis uw to pension ex-Confederates. And now conies from the camp at Augusta, Ga.,news of quite a disagreeablo inci dent of Christmas day. A Maryland company had elaborate decorations . ' V , 1i..v.,i....l n Its street and eniwinou me reu.-i and Confederate flairs in its decora tions. Major Phips ordered the Confederate flag down and this made the men of the company so indignant that thev tore down the whole uecora- tion. Kvery true Southerner loves and reverences the Confederate flag and the Northern man who does not respect this sentiment toward it deserves no consideration in the South; at the same timo tho raising of it in a Federal camp is a manifest impro priety, which ought never to uave been oernotratod, and which has caused friction in the camp and else where, without any resulting ocneui. The South can take care ot us living soldiers and of tho graves of its dead. It will also treasure its traditions and history and continue to honor the flag which for four years floated over it as Its very own; out there is no need to obtrude it upon unfriendly eyes and certainly no oc casion to unfurl it within any camp of the Federal army. I his is a mat ter of dignity as well as oi taste Charlotte Observer. A Decided Sensation. (Philadelphia Record.) As usual Bucks county wound up the old year and started into the new one with a decided sensation. The incidont took place in Bristol and was based upon tho very ordi nary ocourrenco of tho birth of a tine pair of twin boys. One of the boys was born live minutes before tho new year was ushered in, and the other was born nve minut.es anur iuo uiu vear had died. When- this faot was noised abroad it created a decided sensation. The wiseacres at once began to make figures and look for nrecedents. The record of births will show to the unthinking that there is as year's difference in the age of the boys, while to those who stop to think mere win oe ut iet dav'a difference. At any rate one was born in 1898 and the other 1899 and Bristol is justly proud of the faot. The United States agrees to release the Spanish prisoners held by Agu naldo, the Philippine insurgent chief, The aforesaid chief demands a ran som of one and a half million dollars, Will Undo Sam pay it? We should ay not. THE OLD NORTH QHTTTHF.RN PINES. N. C. ROYALLY ENTERTAINED. COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS BAN. QUETED AT SOUTHERN PINES. A Brilliant Affair at Which Oood Cheer Abounded-nine Host St. John, of the Piney Woods Inn, Again Prove Himself a Royal Entertainer-a Jolly Crowd and a Capital Dinner Spread. Mr. Thad It. Manning, editor of the Henderson Oofd leaf, who attended the banquet at the Piney Woods Inn last week, says this of it and Mr. St. John, manager. of the Inn: That famed djd favorito habitat of health and pleasure seekers and traveling people generally, the Piney Woods Inn,' SHtitiern Pines. N. C, was tho scene of a brilliant and highly enjoyable event Monday even ing at which it was tho writer's good fortune to bo present. It was tho third anmnil banquet given compli mentary to the commercial travelers by Mr. Charles St, John, manager, cf the Inn. There were between seventy-five ami ono hundred ttucsts, some of whom had traveled hundreds of miles to get there. and no one had cause to regret it. A litter place could not havo been solcotod. The accommoda tions are all that could be desired for an affair of this kind and certainly no more capable hands could have been turned to the task n providing for and entertaining these or any other gnosis. It was a genial and jolly crowd and many were the yarns tolii and jokes cracke It was' 9 o'clock when the dining room doors were thrown open and Mr. St. John bade his guests enter and be scaled. Tho banquet table was arranged in the shape of a cross, the main portion extending from near ho door along the centre of the lloor ell back toward tho further end. The spacious hail was brilliant ly )i"-litcd. the table decorations beauti- ii 1 and the service bountiful. Tho menu was varied and elaborate ml consisted of eight courses. Kvcrvtliing was served in tho highest vie of the cooking art each dish being a liirf-iFiruvre of its kind. 1 ho proud was sumptuous throughout, ho vinnds savory enough to tempt an picure or satisfy the tasto of a onnoisseur. Tho" wines were dark nd light followed with champagne. Supper finished Col. K. it. Barclay, f tho Loxington (Va) Gazelle, arose and called the gay company from tho foasting season and flowing bowl to a feast of reason and How of soul. He therefore proposed a toast to our onored host Mr. Charles St. John, hoso ffenerous hospitality we had alLso .miiili enjiiycili .Mr, Sl.iiJU' ' as then called iiikmi and responded short but appropriate iniiuncr expressing in words of cordial wel come what ho had so cleverly de monstrated bv act and deed. Ho bowed himself as apt an aftcr- linner speaker as ho is a gonial host and successful caterer to the comfort and pleasure ol his guests. air. 1). c rcaree, oi ,-iaunMu, presenting Young. Croighton & Uiggs, Baltimore, was next speaker. His remarks wore brief but full of warmth and feeling. Mr. Pearcc made friends among those who heard urn just as ho docs with mcrcnams throughout his territory to wnom ne talks tho merits of his shoes. Mr. St. John then introduced Col. E. H. Barclay, of Virginia, who responded in an eloquent speech. A gallant ex-conicueraie soiuicv carries a badge of bravery in tho shape of an empty sleeve Col. Barclay was qualified to speak of the men who woro tho Blue and the men who wore the Crav noble heroes all who id their duty as they saw it and the fraternal feeling that now exists be- ween the sections. He paid high ributo to the followers of Grant and lancock as well as those of Lee and Jackson, and declared that the men of '01 to '05 on whichever side they fought, shed undying lustre on American manhood. And that both veterans and the sons of veterans are ready to defend the glorious Stars and "Stripes with equal valor and dogged determination the recent war with Spain oliorea aimnuani prooi. Col. Barclay spoke appreciatively of Mr. St. John's hospitality and eu- tainment and his allusions to that gentleman were punctuated with hearty applause. lJr. K. U. S. McNeill, oi i ino uiuu. was next called upon. A gentleman of line address, kindlv face and en- e-nirinrr manner ho put tho company in good humor with him before he had uttered a word. Dr. McNeill mado a humorous speech and Bet the houso in an uproar of laughter. The next sneaker was capi. J- i. Loach, of Littleton. He touched upon toiiics of tho war and became reminiscent telling a number of jokes at tho expense of both "lank" ami Johnnv Reb." Mr. i McN. Johnson, of .Aberdeen and. Mr. J. K. :Witherspoon, of San- ford, both made brief remarks in re sponse to calls. Mr. M. jonn men caueu upon m fioi.o Leaf rom-esentative. But we couldn't make a speech. The hour was irettinff late it was then 11:30- and it was noticed that some of the "boys" were anxious to get away, vv e preferred the good will of our follows (those present) to making a speech. And then we aidn tknow exactly " to address such a body. Wo could not say "fellow knights of tho grip," because we have not tho honor of belonging to tho vast army of com mercial scouts. We could not greet them as brethren of tho quill, be nil n( them did not bolonir to the profession represented by the modest but ubiquitous wielder of the paste pot and Bhears, howbeit we have it upon the authority of Editor Fagan, of tho Aberdeen Telegram, that the newspaper field in Moore county has not been entirely pre-empted. But as follow Tar Heels we stood on common ero'ind. No matter from .i.onw thev hail or what their an tecedents or previous condition of servitude, those who come here down 1 S FRIRA, . ! . nnllril Btlll tin II M.V" " all tarred -wi wore. 'or oloction where'nj given Havii to got in whlc semblv embarr ground us. Oil and Cn r" the wof along rt souls died" ll 10- Nopca eran of the- etwee n the Un Tin, like our frienif Sanford Ex- Wo -rero not oi tne nuiun imuu ui herofeswlio won imperishablo fame in t'ie 'Chi rgb up San Juan hill or helped to erort" American amis and Ameri can vpor with doathless glory and rcnowi in tho assault upon Santiago along (with Shafter and "Little Old Flghtilg Joe." Indeed, we never manual a batteau In a mill race or sunk ii'inud scow In a frog pond. And if tho penalty was kissing all the silly old maids and sentimental young wohetrin tho country we are glad wo did .ft. . , . The fact is wo woro opposed to this w ar for humanity" at the beginning. Hut niter it was upon us we gave it our enyiest and unreserved support- the kind that country newspapermen ...v.- . . .i.i i 1 i ret must of nwral support, lunt to sav wo stayed at home and said "go it,lKiys" as a great many others did (ne personal allusions). And although not an imperialist as that term is understood we frankly confei to being both an annexationist and inininsionist at times. And one of these times was the night of Mr. St. John's banquet. But wo were in .mod company.- If there was a man at tho tablo who didn't annex "evcry thi..g.in sight"' until he became cjpamkd in tho fullest and bromlest sense he evidently did not catch the little plav upon words of Host St. John who bade his guests take thoir fill o vines or anything else they chose- and it they didu't see what thev wanted to ask for it. Under these distressing conditions and tho further fact that Dr. MoNeill had taken all the humor out of our sails by showing that he oould toll a joke bettor than wo could evon if we had not forgotten what the joke was and the author of it wo begged to be eveuscd from making a speech. And I .us camo to an end ono of the . . . .i:..k. r..l A..ir. tt. hn. been our that was as brilliant, in character as it ws nerfect in detail, reflecting the hi"-liest credit upon the skill and management of Mr. St, John and his capable assistants. Ami in taking leave of our noble host let us sav, In the langungo of Kip Van Winkle, hero's to your good health, may you live long and pros per; and the Piney Woods Inn, may it never lack for guosts, as we know its genial and generous manager will never lack for friends among com mercial travelers, newspapermen and those whose course kind fate may dried thither iu quost of health or pleasure. A Textile School. (Raleigh Post.) One of tho most important meas ures that this Legislature will bo called upon to consider is that intro duced in the House by Mr. Clarkson, of Mecklenburg. It provides for an appropriation oi tio.wiu uy mo to be supplemented by a liko sum or more by tho community in or near hich the school may bo located. Tim Pnst cannot endorse too earn estly the proposition to establish such a school. Wo have already expressed sense of tho importance of a textile aelmol in a number of articles. North I'nrnlina has tho distinction of having mum textile mills than any otner Southern State, with prospects of a large increase. Young men tnorougn ly competent to suierintend these mills are now in a great ui-muuu, the demand is growing. To be com tont. these vounfr men must bo ed ucated in the technical knowledge branch of the manufacture of aotton or wool. North Carolina should give her young men an oppor tunUy.to prepare themselvcs-for this workU To givo tins npporiuintj .. the nfliect of Mr. Clarkson's measure It is .vorthv tho most favorable con- ci,i.,ritinn nf our leirislntors and peo ple. It is earnestly hoped that this Legislature will not adjourn without providing for the establishment d,,nh . QollOol. We have thought that such a school ouht to be establisi.ed in connection -.iTi. tl.o Affriciilturat 1.3H Mechanical f-nrn. We still believr. this to bo the proper place for it. Should the Legislature prefer to Invite bids for it noon the basis suggested in Mr, Clarkson's bill, then every city or community in the State can become a competitor for tho honor of having ....i. . mmmliiccnt apencv. for the ,i..innn,Ai,t nf nor voiinc men and of Udiviu..uu... - j a tl.A Mnt.n. No moro earnest indication of tho nomls nf such a school could be given !.. the nctivft and liberal interest the mill men of the State themselves .m tnliW in this nroposition. 1 Hey are ready to sustain it in every way possible. We commend the subject to the earnest consideration of the Legislature. A Wholesale Love Affair. A unique bridal affair tookplaco in an Ohio village a few days ago when four sisters wero niarneu t hrthers. tho aires of the girls rang- in,r from 18 to 28 years, and of the men about the same. They are well- to-do farming people Btid the newly married couples win live wiunu stone's throw of each other. i-Jk i - fft. Loit, of the ,fc'j..ra ff established Ji riiTian "tendencies, in ifna, has at last given tho details the allegod conspiracy to blow up 'o,iio battlo ship Maine in Havana nr 11. . . .... . , v.i. bor last February, rue jxew ior. Journal gives tho following transla tion of the articlo: "It is known that tho illustrious General boo, a great friend of Cuba, asked his nation to send a warship to Havana to protoct tho lives and property of American citizens against a possible attack of those vandals who had already given a sign of their bad intentions when they pre tendod to nttnok tho American con sulate, believing that Mr. Lee had there hidden Mr. Arnauto,.the editor of this paper, tho cause of the fury of those barbarians. As soon as the news spread among them that an American cruiser was coming to impose reBpcot to humanity, they be came still more exciteu. "The Maino, the vessel designated by the American Government to come to Havana, was delayed a few davs before coming to this port, although for several days she was at Key West roady to start at any moment. "Gen. Blanco understood the gravity of the case, and did all in his nower to keen the vessol from coming. THAT I.ETTEII OF WEVLEK1 "These delays were sufficient to givo timo to General Weyler to write to Havana the famous letter inwuicu, with rrrcat ncrliditr. he demonstrated to his partisans that the presence of the Maino In the bay of Havana was a great insult to the patriotic, senti ment of the Spaniards, and that it was necessary that the) should be Spanish hands sufficiently strong to chastise such ' all offense te the Spanish honor. -'-Weyler wired something very significant. The butcher said that if he wero in the palace of the captain general at Havana tho Maine would: not remain long in the harbor. "Honore Laine, the noted corres pondent of tho New York Jaurnah" wn the one who discovered tho Woyler letter. By him it was dis covered that the, letter had been received by that wretch and pol itician iWr. Santos Guzman. By him it was also shown that Weyler had sent to Senora Eva Canel an urgent nnlnr that the letter rocoiml by Santos Gu.inan should bo destroyed. All this was after tho crime. "It is certain that Weyler sent also particular instructions in regard, to the condition of the bay of Havana. Zacarias Brezmcs was the chief of a gang of irreconeilnbles who met every night at tho Cafe Tacon. lircz'nios had been n sergeant in tho Spanish army and in the last Cuban. 1 . 1 ...... I 1..- 1'..1..P ll.ott war nau serveu uiniei hchou .m..,- colonel, ns his privato secretary. "When Wevlcr returned to Cuba, Brezmes was ono of his old acquaint ances who were ino nrst tu jiwi- him. Brezmcs had a strong influence. with Weyler, and it was duo to this that ho was able to make money in the days of tho butcher. It wast Wevler who appointed Brezmcs col onel of the" Firemen's Corps. Brezmet; was president of tho ultra-Spanish committee of the district of San Juan de Dies, and of this and other reasons was very intimate with. Santos Guzman. "The riots of th i month of January, In which Bre.mc-s took a prominent part, gave him tli.c renutuiion nmonirthe ultra-Spaniard's of . I . . W! I. h he ni a man oi action. o Santos Guzman received Weyler letter lie immediately sent for Hrezmes. Brezmcs held an imiwrtant con ference with Santos Guzman iu the house of Scgtindo Garcia Tunon, in Muralla street. At this interview there were present Garcia iunon and , Nicanor Canipo nnd tuo notary oi me court cathedral, Zacarzias. Brezmcs after this interview, went to the arsenal. He was a friend of Kodngo Qucsada. a high officer of the Spanish navy, whom no mot mere uy i.p nointment. "Soniotllllig very seuous n,,..-.. , havo passed between Brezmcs nnd S .. .... .,,,. 1 Quesada, as several Cuban workmen I in tho arsenal heard yucsaaa Bay in-1 dignantly to Brezmos: "Do not pro-1 pose this to any gentleman, it p ltifainv thnt only persons like you, . ...1. - . ..1.1 .....I 1... n,nb!nr Sinnin WUO wuiiiii Lint "j ........... .......- sink forever, nro cnpablo of conceiv ing. "Brezmcs left tho arsenal in a hurry when ho found he had made a mistake with Quesada who believed that it was a ridiculous plot that would never bo put into ellect. Ho , . ,t 1... gave It no importance uiun, .n when the Maine was blown up, Quesada, lifting his eyes to Heaven, exclaimed: . Wretches, you nave lost Spain!' lireznios did not give up uwiiw ho found at first a worthy Spanish officer. How agitated ho was in the , following days! Ho did not onco come to court in which was the notary, Juan Sureda, and Alberto. Santana surprised him in a stale of intoxication distributing printed proclamations in a corner of the Cafe Tacon. Santana was ablo to get ono of these proclamations, in which the Spaniards were advised to blow up the Maine. BOASTKD -WHILE DltUNK. "That night, while Brezmea was deliriously drunk and accompanied by Captain Pedro Calvo, Dyoniso Veira. Philippe Gonzales, a navy officer called Dclgado, and four other Spanish ottioers, he was heard shout imr at the top of his voice: 'Tho . ' ' " . - .-nteard m6Trfafne"woia be blown up: 'Wo must Uk'j caro ol our stomachs to-night,as t Is festival in which wo are goinr; to nave rou. pork.' "At least frcqmut prohecjes of Brezmes were fulfilled In the port of; Havana, and fifteen minuted after the. horrible castastropne Brezmcs, wim. smilling face, arrived in cab -.t the! Cafe Tacon, accompanied by Captain Pedro Calvo, and there opened enam pagno, while he talked jokingly of the sad occurrence. 'We have won, he said, 'our first naval battle.' 'You are our admiral,' replied his com panions, and as 'admiral' ne was known until he was compelled to flee from the Island." The Journal's Havana correspond ent adds: Eva Canel was sent back to Cadiz by Blanco's order on me day that the American evacuation commission arrived In Havana. All the Spaniards mentioned by Arnauto are now in Spain. Good Resolutions. (Norfolk Viiiflnlan and Pilot.) This Is the seitson for turning over a new leaf, and beginning a fresh ac count that Bhall be moretoourcredit; in short, at the close ot the old year, tho retrospect Bhows so many errors m! defaults in our lives that we re solve that the New Year shall not know nor exhibit. We accordingly De gin tho Now Year with good resolu tions; and provided that what we call so, aro resolutions, and are also good ones, the practice ought .to be en couragM as asalntaryone;butthere the rub. Are not our go-called resolu tions mere shams r Are they not mere salves-, to conscience and the annual tributes , our vice pays to virtue, with a reserved understand ing that it is all empty form and that we shall continue in onr, old ways? It is to be feared so. . ' Tf course, such mocK resolutions ro only ft mockery of reform, and work otily.evll; weakening the char acter and confirming our evil habits. Really goott resolutions, that are resrfloliontfindoedserlonalyres0!: with no .mental, reservations, and with .earnest '.in ten tion ito , fulfill ttwro t-dftMw-iM-aihlesseil atilast. evon thotxHi one 'breakithem .scy-caty Upios seventy; or euchdionest resolutions confessiea und rejieiitance, ,.whic,h are at any rate the beginnings of a better life, and Wch, in tho .end, will brino- forth frrttts mooti mr repv". u,...ri,i nnrt even if it fail re- ,nte,llv. must dlevclop .increased strength, thougi. .shams am pre tences only weaW us and givo strem'th to the evil itiiat possesses us; Therefore, one's good resolutions , i... 0.i with muscle and back1 IIIU3V ...". - ' " , , bono in them, as well as iTjd ,antt K Ann nnna Nil I rmlunll UIU n cuiiet ivuvv. . . stituted, one must careiuny ,ciju...v. the conditions and ciiwimstances i,io tn their observance, and .u ..i,..n. ililiirentlv seeking the ..,,. ,1 avnidinir the lattar with Ho must reflect that he has entered a conteat great prizes; that not only is his I manhood at stake but that on it w pends whether he is to secure a bet ter and happier life and a purer. higher and stronger cui ;;., not. Heaven and earth aro looking on; angels and men aro watching tho ex periment THE TEST. Remember (that success hero and hereafter is waiting upou the result, and that it improbably now or never. Pray and work and battle, if need bo, for Ttetory. Do not make your good rewilutions a jest nor allow others to .In . It may be life or death with yon, and you should cling to your R-eeoQueions as a drowning man grips a tresciuDB'buoy. May fied bless you! , H,,.h.d ' Tte Wife iaad Her Husband ness. Basl- "It is a cause of amazement to me that a man can 0 on, year iu and vear out, toiling r a family whoso members show n interest in his -work further than ,to spend the money lie makos, and who look upon i.i, ... th famllv iiint." writes Frances Evans in the JaMiary Ladief Home Journal. "My Crtsi oenei is tht had ho. In tho first ftwh of mar- Tied life, talk.! over Ms business and ambitions with his -e, she would have become interontod in both, first for his sake, and afterward for her own and thoir children s. Think of the trulf that lies between man .ml nmiii united in niainwre when ho never speaks at home of the rr.,ira ivWh aliHnrh his entire day. Mutual interests will bind people Jo nathav i ,11 Mii hi r even when in difference, that dangerous bridge of . .1 j .... frtln,, " signs, nas swauoweu up The iieoolo of North Carolina have oimlideuce in tho ability anil honesty ot tho men whom they have eiecteu to make laws; they should also have conlidence in their wisdom and not expect too much of them. All men are human and not divine, and the present Legislature will have ac complished great work when it f tuts a check on the wild nd r(ck" ess tendency of things inaugurated by the fusionists. It will be im possible to adjust all laws exactly as they should be in one short term of the Legislature. Greensboro T'-le-gram. It is easy to speak or write out or 5 a full mind, but hard to do it wheirl the mind is bare of ideas. Cigars. Tobacoo, Fruit and CAV, iSrnkln alf lilies Our molto l Quick Sales and . Small Profits. Trade -solicited, satisfaction guaranteed People's Cash Store, A-w,N.Tp,rN.r. WE SOLICIT YOUK TRADE - PATCH & WILLIAMS, DEALERS IN 4 ' General Merchandise. Leading Merchants of Southern Fines. ROLL A STRING of candle or ten-pins in STRINGER'S BOWLING ALLEY .ti Y POOL for amusement and recre aioPLAEvytJ.Uflrst.c.as. Nothlnget, Jeotlonable allowed. BAKBKB, uwf in connection. WEDNESDAY IS LADIES' DAY. S. STRINGER. SOUTHERN PINES LAUNDRY, H.S. RlGttTlftlR&iProp'r. Strlotlv a HIGH GRADE of work .at all .i. timi, li mm or Domestlo JJIU1SII. Woods called for and delivered. -:ieiilreaii(l fi:es9ing ui.vt liu. '"",- -. ,,,l,l., promptly atoned to. ,, . - Miss Emily L. Tupper, Teacher of . Vocal and Instrumental Music, At the Residence of Mr. J. '4 W. Stuart, Railroad St., Southern Pines." Irving L Hamlin & Co. If in need of rough or dressed lumber, laths, shingles, flooring.ceiling.siding, finish, sewer pipe . or window ' weights . ' XJ GIVE US A CALL. have" Stoviwood, nlnl iM P-omptly jiiUOroH to anv nart of the city. Agents for nermotor Wind Mills and Sup Telephone 15 Southern. Pines, N. C. H, H. Powell & Sons, Furniture Dealers -AND- FUNERAL DIRECT'ttt ing a Specialty. Our ,'Bprmiityre Js.of handsome d. ;gn,good workmanship, ail moder ate price. Call n Us. H.H.P0WELL,&;S0NS You're Not so Warm! Still you might just as well be so if you will let 11s put you in one of our improved AIR TIGHT HEATERS. We will be glad to show you the different styles we have and quote you prices. KEEP WARIVL We're arixiouTfo'heJj--you along this line." A. 3. & L. P. RUOGLES, S. S. Thomas, DEALER IN HARDWARE, Notions, Crockery, Glassware, Stencils, Powder, Shot, Shells, Gun Fixtures, etc, etc. WE HAVE BARGAINS IN STOVES. film Wms ill Coot Stover Call on iis.-. "ROOT & WAKEMAN invite your attention to their new and fine stock of - Fancy and .Staple Groceries, Fruits and Confections, CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Austin & Nichols' Fine line of Groceries a Specialty. Tou are cordially Invited to visit their new store opposite the Depot, . Southern Fines. If . 1 1 I. , 1 -, ... Bl JOHNSON'8 PHABMAUi (