5l)c Smitljfielb Hcralti. price one dollar per tear. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies tiikke cents VOL. 20. SMITH FIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 10O1. NO. 14. A bOX CHASE. How Old Tricker's Ruse Failed Him In the Time ot Need. (Essay by 1) H. Whitley in the contest for Essayist's Medal at the recent commencement at Tur lington Institute.) Did you ever sit in the saddle upon the back of a fiery horse on a cool, clear, bright winter night, lit by the full moon and listen to the wild, triumphant music of the hounds? This is the sweetest of all music to an old fox hunter. There are but few things among the pleasures of a young man that have the power to keep him by the fire when the sound of the hunting horn and the glad answering howl of the pack floats over his sense on a bright winter night. \Ve boys claimed to have the best pack oi hounds in the whole county. Twentv thoroughbred fox hounds of the black-and-tan and speckled breed, the ears of any one of which would lap in front of his nose made the pack. Fifteen of these were five years old and had already run for four seasons, while the other five were only seventeen months old, and until this season had run only hares and a fox skin dragged through the field by some of the boys in order to teach them the scent of a fox. Mr. Ben. Aycock who lived in the centre of an old fox range, and who for five years had chased this old gray fox without success, invited us to come and try a race with the pack about which we had bragged so much, and he promised that in case we were successful we should be awarded the palm. Our pack was in ex cellent condition, having already caught three swift runners, so that the hounds might be well hardened when the test came. After dinner on Saturday even ing, after a light rain, we sad dled our horses and rode down to Mr. Aycock's home. Twenty hounds, eight horses and as many men were there for supper and entertainment. But Mr. Aycock didn't mind that little crowd. He had often fed forty dogs and a dozen men whom he had never seen before and wonld have been insulted if they had even men tioned their bill. A bout!) o'clock, when the moon had risen so that we can see well, we are all in the saddle, .and the blowing of the horn and the baying of the pack announces that old Tricker is to have another race for his life. He was known to the hunters as Tricker, because he had plaved so many tricks on the dogs. Mr. Aycock is with us on his fine black mare. Now and then you can hear the bark of a dog and i the yell of a man; in a few min utes the woods begin to ring with the yells of men and the yelps of dogs. Allbeginto feel the excite ment. The hounds have got to .. i t i : a.' getner and am ut^mutn^ u? wtin 1 lip to the race. The snortii g horses clash away, carrying th i riders in different directions y < that one may be sure to gef .' course of the fox. The crvi't/j ff the hounds and the halfo f the hunters wake the sleepi r and send it in rolling, i . g vibrations throuph the is and hills. " Ranger" is ? >g and his deep bugle voice ds now like the wailinpof th *ch wind, and now like the int veil of a savape. Th lng nounds are almost wild i usli on in the mad chase g to outstrip the leader; but odv and his leps are too !? , his muscles are too well trni and he understands the tra 1 v well, and with his head in tic r and his nostrils alert, he ke ivernl Jiaees ahead of his an; 1 as fob owers. Tricker sec it no common pack is aftei 1. fe. and after trying in vai'i throw them off by sharp ti s Into briars and throug i ? thick undergrowth of pith 1' lies the country for a long n On, on, on, he runs keeping at a pru dent distance in fro it ? f his pur suers, whose cruel > o >s ring a terror to his heart > what he will hecanoulyga1 a w seconds on that wonderful i . Finally by a dodge into f ok. pine top lyii^t on the gro' ncl gains a, few moments us the hounds rush past. He had already run six miles since he quit circling and doubling and it is telling on his wind. He realizes his peril, he knows that some trick must be played to give him a breathing spell and at the same time keep those jieskv hounds at work. He had gained some time by the pine top ruse, and he hears the well known "lost cry"?a long cry, followed by several short cries in succession, j Hut the leader is circling for las trail, as he knows by his eager snuffing and whining, so he watches his chance and when the) hounds have completed over half the circle, the sharp fellow crosst s that part already tried by the hounds and makes straight away almost at a right angle to the J way he came. He makes good of his time and is a quarter of a mile away before old "Han"! strikes his trail. As his first cry reaches him he comes to a fence on Mr. Velverton'sfarm; hejuinps upon it, pauses to listen. Yes, they are coming and he must throw them off. He rises, bal ances himseif on the fence and runs along the rails for about fifty or seventy-five yards; then jumping upon a leaning white! oak tree and climbing to the top he hides behind a large limb. In ordinary cases you would be safe, but alas! old Tricker, no ordi nary hound is leading this pack. 1 he chiding draws nearer and "Ranger," with red, dripping tongue hanging from his mouth, dashes straight ahead over the fence; but the scent no longer fills his nostrils, and he zig-zags in order to strike it, but nothing smells like fox. He circles, but 110 new scent. He circles again, with the same luck as before. He tries the old track back for a distance, but it does not warm up. He takes it carefully back to the fence. He rears upon his i hind feet and smells the top rail. Yes, he came that far. He now; tries each side of the fence in both directions but no fox scent on that ground and still he seems to get a faint whiff from somewhere, lie now tries the top of the fence again and now lower, then he cries with the exultation of a hi. He is too large to walk the fence as easily as the fox, but ic works that scent out and "?( 8 it to the tree and tries ? igerly to climb it. He is too ca vy and the tree is too straight. Tin pack have full confidence in liini, and they all make the welkin ring about the tree although they lnnot see the fox. We soon ome up and fool the pack ashort list 1 nee from the tree. We then scare the fox out of the tree. Tricker strikes the ground and starts for his home under a big ? k on Contentnea Creek. His ??a is too far away for hisstrain 1 g 1 luscles and short breath, uid t ie wilev old thief, who had ?d 1 many long ami fruitless irises had at last met his fate. la gtuiJ t Ink aiiii liiia nntiiu tittii nu e ob served this year on Saturday, J tine 22nd. The railroads of tfie State have been asked for reduced rates and we hope tohavea large number of visitors present. About the usual programme will be observed. The address of, welcome will lie made by Dr. II. K. Hayes, with a response bv Senior Grand Wardeh W. S. Lid dell. Dr. Geo. T. Winston, Pres ident of the A. & M. College at Raleigh, will be speaker of the day. Concert by the children. Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold laxative Bromo-Quipine Tab lets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 25 cents GENERAL NEWS. A Partial List of the Week's Hap penings Throughout the Country. The wheat crops of 400 farmers in Oklahoma were destroyed by Saturday's storm. The University of Chicago is trying to establish Preparatory schools in Europe. The Cuban constitutional con vention has accepted the Piatt Amendment bv a vote of 10 to 11. Sir Walter Besant, a well known English novelist, died in Londay Tuesday. He was born in 1830. The transport Hancock arrived Sunday from the Philippines, bringing 1073 men of theTnirty first Volunteer Infantry. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles was one of the Principal speakers at the Brown University commencement dinner at Provi dence, R. I., Wednesday. Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter of Senator Hanna, has accepted an invitation to christen the cruiser Cleveland now being built at Bath, Me. The cruiser, it is said, will be launched within a short time. Hon. YV. J. Samford, Governor of Alabama, died Tuesday, aged about 56 years. He was inaugu rated Governor last December. He will be succeeded by Hon. \Vf. D. Jelks, President of the .State Senate. A party of six persons, three meu and three girls, while sailing 011 the Delaware river, Sunday afternoon, off North Gssington, a few miles below Philadelphia, were thrown into the water by theswamping of theirskiff during a squall, and all three girls were drowned. A destructive rain and hail storm visited Blackwell, < >kla homa, Friday night, killing three persons and doing much damage to property J. H. Crawford, a prominent contractor, was killed ov lightning. Eddy, a town 12 miles southwest was blown away. At that place several persons were killed and others injured. A fly wheel at the powerhouse of the Charlston (S. C.) Consoli dated Railway, Gas and Elecric Light Company, 10 feet in diam eter and weighing 18 tons, broke into fragments Friday night. One piece, weighing about a ton, struck a shanty 350 feet from the powerhouse and killed Lydia Bonneau, a negro woman. Her husband, in the same bed, was untouched. The American Tobacco Corn pan v and the Continental Tobac co Company have consolidated and the new concern is to be known as the Consolidated Tobacco Company. The new company will also control the American Cigar Or^po ay, TOper cent, of the capital 01 that cor poration being held by the Ameri can and Continental Companies, .las. II. Duke is the president of the new concern. The worst storm in years swept over Oklahoma Teritory Friday night, it was particularly severe in Noble and Kay counties. The gale commenced at 10 p. m. ard by 1 a. m. was blowing at torn ado speed, carrying everything before it. At Billings, Noble county, much damage was done Seven people were killed and many severely injured. A cloud burst occured near ilennessy, Kingfisher county, and King fisher City suffered severely. A Remarkable Wedding. The Independence Beige says that a curious marriage was re cently celebrated at (irocholetz, in Poland, where a peasant at the age of #8 led to the altar a maiden of 18 summers. Among the two hundred guests invited to the wedding were 11 sons of the bridegroom by former mar riages. the eldest being 00 years old and the youngest 41. Thvfre were also 03 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren. 21 children of the fourth generation and four of the fifth. WAN I S N ) THIRD TERM. President McKinley Makes This An nouncement?He Regrets the Suggestion. Washington, June 11.?Presi dent McKinley lias announced that he will not accept the candi dacy for a third term. In making this announcement it is believed he follows his own instincts, as well as the advice of his wisest friends. The opinion is expressed by some politicians here that Sena tor Dejiew's advocacy of a third term for President McKinley was made with the purpose of testing public sentiment and that the comment it has provoked has established the unpopularity of the suggestion. Friends of the President insist, however, that he never sanctioned the idea. That M r. Depew himself expects to be a candidate is believed here. His closely identifying himself with the Administration as an I advocate of its policies might give him prominence as a candi date, and in this a motive for bringing himself into public no tice in this way is suggested by some who criticise his course. President McKinley's announce ment to-day follows: I regret that the suggestion of a third term has been made. I doubt whether I am called upon to give it notice. But there are now questions of the gravest im portance before the Administra tion and the country, and their just consideration should not be prejudiced in the public mind by even the suspicion of the thought of a third term. In view there fore of the reiteration of the sug gestion of it, I will say now, once for all, expressing a long-settled conviction, that I not only am not and will not be a candidate for a third term, but would not accept a nomination for it if it were tendered me. My only ambition is to serve through my second term to the acceptance of my countrymen, whose generous confidence I so deeply appreeiate, and then, with them, do my duty in the ranks of private citizenship. Wili.iam McKinley, Executive Mansion, Washington, .lune 10, 1901. The President's announcement is received here with expressions of approval from all who publicly comment hpon it. To Hang for Burglary. Asheville, N. C., June 11.?In the Superior Court today Rush Rates and Frank Johnson, white, and Benjamin Foster and Harry Mills, colored, were found guilty of burglary of the first degree. Under North Carolina law the penalty for burglary is death. All four men will be sentenced to be hanged before the term of court ends. t eoruary o tnese men entered the store and postofticeat Emma, two miles from Asheville, and pointing pistols at Samuel Alex ander, opened a safe and began to rifle it. Alexander watched for an opportunity and wlien the burglars' attention was diverted he grabbed a pistol and opened firp, seriously wounding two of the men and receiving almost fatal wounds himself. Post master-! ieneral Smith wrote Alexander a personal letter com mending his. bravery. Wanted it Straightened Out. Willie?Say, Pa, my Sunday School teacher says if I'm good I'll go to heaven. Ba?Well? Willie?Well, you said if I was food I'd go to the circus. Now, want to know who's iyin', you or her??Philadelphia Press. The bilious, tired.nervous man cannot successfully compete with his healthv rival. Pell itt's Lit tle Early ftisers the famous pills ; for constipation will remove the cause of your troubles. Hood Pros., Hare A- Son, J. R. Led better. The Heuai.d and Hoipe and , Farm one year, f 1.25. STATE NEWS. snort Items of interest Culled From our State Exchanges. Governor Aycock has invited the National Kditorial Associa tion to meet in North Carolina next year. James Voorhees I'omero.v, of North Carolina, got the medal at the Philadelphia Textile School for the highest average. Mrs. L. L. Polk, owner of the Progressive Farmer, died at her home in Raleigh, Wednesday, June 12th. Her husband. Col. L. L. Polk died just nine years ago. Concord has voted to isssue f150,000 of bonds?#25,000 for graded school buildings and the remainder for water works, sewerage and street improve ments. Charlotte aldermen have passed an ordinance requiring bars to close at 9 o'clock p. in. and all screens, blinds, etc., intended to hide from public view those who take a whet, n.ust be removed. The ordinance takes effect I unu ary 1st. Jesse Gannon, a young white man, was killed by* a Southern Railway train at Concord Sun day night. He was drinking and started to walk across the track in front of the engine. Garmon lived Li Concord and had a wife and children. The supreme court handed down an opinion in the Coley case from Wake couuty Friday-, affirming the verdict of the lower court awarding Coley .112,500' damages for injuries received while operating a switch engine belonging to the Southern Hail way. Justices Cook and Mont gomery dissented from the ma jority opinion. There was an explosion in the round house of the Seaboard Air Line shops iu Raleigh Saturday. Superintendent Turner thought) : the explosion was caused by outside party in sympathy with the striking machinists. He asked Gov. Aycock for special police protection, which was re fused, Gov. Aycock thinking it would tend to precipitate trouble. The board of trustees of Trin ity College havegiven I?r. Kilgo a leave of absence for a European trip, his expenses to be paid ba the college. lie will attend the Ecumenical Conference in London as a delegate from North Caro lina, and will then go 011 an ex tended trip. Profs. Jerome Dowd ! and IMato Durham, of the fac ulty, have also been given leave of absence to attend the universi ties of the Old World. The for mer will go to Germany and the latter to France. 4- .a 4-U.. i uuaiu ' 'i 11 m i ntr State Normal and Industirul Col lege tor women at Greensboro have ordered the erection of a special building for the school of practice and observation, at a cost not to exceed $15,000. The i building now used for this pur pose will he converted into a dormitory and this will give room for about seventy-live more stu dents, bringing the number up to nearly 500. If room were pro vided the number could easily be brought up to 1,000 Bsnson Academy 'thirteenth Annual commencement. Hudson's warehouse was filled to overflow ing with spectators eager to wi; ii< >s cue closing exer cises of Benson Academy. June 7th. The program was an inter esting one and well arranged, consisting of music, plays, recita tions and declamations, all of which was well rendered. The most sanguine of 1 rof. Canaday's friends were as sur prised as they were delighted, for knowing the difficulties under which he had labored during the recent smallpox scare, the sus pension of his school during that time, they had not expected to be entertained as they were; they knew their teacher was an un tiring worker, equal to almost any occasion, but they had not taken his full measure. At 8:30 he appeared upon ' stage and in a few well-ehos- i remarks welcomed the larger audience that ever attended i commencement here. He said > part: ?"It is not my custom :?? make a speech at my own school closing, and I shall not attempt to do so now, but smcethespeaker whom 1 had engaged failed to till his appointment, 1 want to offer a few remarks that I imagine he would have made. ? ? ? ? It means much when all the schools and colleges in North Carolina are so well attended: it means more when so many new institutions are going up; but it means most when the public schools are so much better and so rapidly improving. Higher training in the colleges and tech nical education are necessary and useful, but the masses of the fteo ple can he enlightened only by the public schools. All but fifteen states of the Union have compul sory attendance. In South Caro lina, Alabama and Tennessee 1S percent, of the vylute population cannot read and write; still worse in North Carolina, 251 per cent cannot read and write! llow will it be in 1908? H I) ..i. ~ 1 ^ ' nut u iittie nearer nome: pood people of Selinn by an over whelming majority voted to es tablish graded schools. They voluntarily shouldered the bur den of higher taxes, 20 cents on f 100 and (50 cents on the poll They love theirchildren aud their neighbors' children and thus . demonstrate their interest in the rising generation and their coun try's welfare. "Not near home, now. but home?at Renson. Our peopc are enterprising. Your thrift and industry are evidenced by new buildings going up on evet v street. The business spirit is showing itself in new stores, bank and warehouses, and 1 am proud to tell you and congratulate v< > i upon the fact that the education al spirit is manifesting itseH in the increased attendance upon, your public and private schools. When you are called upon assist the educational institu tions of your neighboring noun ties, no people respond more cheerfully and liberally than you do; the same liberality extended to your own school will insure to your children the benefits of i academic education. "Let the good work go forward Speed the dav when every citi?>" wno undertakes to enumerate" V institutions of which our t ? aud community are especioh. proud, shall head his li.-t w our high school." R. K. I'oUTfcK. An impetus to LJucation. The executive committ of > State Literary and Si: t ? Association met in the S upit. Court room yesterday af er mo The State Superintendent ot lie Instruction, (Jen. To ? i, with the committee. Them of selecting; a list of books for C rural school libraries was is cussed, and it was de- id, 1 to hold on June22nd,at 10 o'clock a meeting of the executive m: mittee of the association, (?? Toon and a number of promin ? educators to make out the list o books. The library mover ,t will doubtless be given a decided impetus bv this meeting. It was decided that, under . special act of the legislature, tic I riday after Thanksgiving 1' be set aside as "North Carol!. < l)a.v," to l>e observed in the yfcls lic schools by appropriate ?"ei cises and the study of some pn i - ticular event in Statehistorv. A special committee, consisting of l'rof. I). H. Hill, Mr. W. J. 1WI, nnd Mr. John Wilber Jenkins, was appointed to arn.ti.gt a program for the observ ahce of the day.?News ami ( server, J une 9. An explosion at Passaic, N. ?' yesterday of chemicals at : i ?? Royal Match factory cau? 1 fire"which destroyed th" en'-" plant. The watchman is 11 - ing. There were twelve exph - ions altogether. The plant v w a recent purchase of the tnist. 1 ?