NAPLES OF AMERICA. Historic Memories of Beautiful Town ol Edenton?First Church on Carolina Soil. Around the name of Edenton | cluster* many romantic memo ries, and much eventful history. It was once the proud colonial capital of North Carolina and was even then noted for the re finement, culture and churming ifrace of its society. It was the birth place and home of many) distinguished patriots, both men and women, whose learning and deeds would shine resplendent in any age or country. The people in this section were preeminently noted for their loveof liberty and religious freedom, they chafed jiuder British tyranny and op pression and defied English au thority long before the Involu tion?until some thirty-two years ago the house was still standing in which fifty high souled patri otic women met in October, 1774, and passed resolutions approving the action of the Colonial Con gress. Thev further resolved they would neither countenance nor conform "to that pernicious cus tom of drinking tea, and that the aforesaid ladys would not pro mote ve wearof any manufacture from England," until that gov ernment abolished or repealed the odious taxes required irom the colonists. History records the action of these patriot wo men as the "Edenton Tea Party." This incident is believed to have antedated the action of the "Boston Tea Party." HISTORIC BUILDINGS. The county court house at Eden ton was built of brick brought from England in 173(1, and stands as solid and sound now as the day it was built?a monument to good and honest workmanship. Within the vaults of this old building are well pre served records that date back to the early part of the seventieth century. Tradition relates many Interesting incidents connected . with this old court house. In the early life of this settlement it is said there was a great ball given in the court house, at which a young midshipman, a scion of England's royalty, participated. The warship to which he was at tached was then cruising in American waters, and he came ashore to attend the dance. The whirl and excitement among the colonial l>ells caused by this visit of royalty can readily be imag ined, and was afruitful theme for a long time afterwards. The court room is on the first floor. The second floor is used as a Ma sonic lodge room. This is the oldest Masonic lodge in theHtate. In this room there are many valuable and rare relics, the most important of which is a large mahogany chair which was used by George Washington when he was Grand Master of a Masonic lodgein Fredericksburg, Va. This chair was brought to Edenton about a century ago. it is said, by the captian of a vessel and presented to the Eden ton lodge. The chair is ingeniously and elaborately carved, showing many of the symbols of Masonry on its arms, back aud legs. The bottom ot the chair is made of thick leather. The whole chair is quite ornamental and in the best etate of preservation. St. Paul's Colonial Episcopal Church was the first church ever built in N'orth Carolina. The original edifice was erected by the Society of St. Paul in 1702. Owing to being so poorly con structed the building lasted but a little while. Another church building was commenced in 1710, but was never completed. In 173S, the present building was commenced aud finished seven years later. The end of the eighteenth century showed a much decayed and dilapidated j church aud a small membership, , but under the able administra tion of the Kev. Daniel Earle, under w hose charge it came about this time, the membership and church property were again built ( up and placed on a healthy basis. ; Toe Kev. Daniel Earle was better1 j known as "Parson Earle." He < was not only a good minister but a successful fanner and fisher- j man as well. His love for herring fishing was so great that he was called the "herring-catching par son." Some fun-loving persons, thinking to tease him, shocked j | him very much by tacking the \ following placard on the church door: ** A half-built church I And a broken down steeple, i A herrin#-eatchinjr p&reon Aud a dam act of people/* Parson Earle was a pronounced i patriot in freedom's cause and the British made many endeavors to catch hini, but failed. The i vestry of St. Paul were so patri otic they framed a Declaration of Independence for themselves fifteen aays in advance of the National Declaration of Inde pendence. Another contribution to patriotism was during t he war between the States when the original bell of St. Paul's was taken down and melted into can non with which to defend the South. The history of St. Paul's church is full of vicissitudes and heroic deeds. The Episcopal Council of the East Diocese of North Carolina, which met in St. Paul's on Wednesday, May 22nd, held siiecial exercises 011 Friday the 24th, to commemo rate the two hundredth anniver sary of the organization of the first vestry organized in North Carolina, which event occurred on December 12t.h, 1701. Edenton is truly called the Naplesof America. It is sit uated on Edenton Bay, which is really the head of Albemarle Sound. The Roanoke, Chowan andCashie rivers empty into and form this bay. Edenton Ray is a most beautiful sheet of water and is said to closely resemble the Ray . of Naples in the picturesque beau ty of its surroundings. Edenton has a population of 8,340 and is 73 miles from Norfolk, Va., by Norfolk and Southern Railroad and 95 miles by the Dismal Swamp Canal. The town is a fine business center and is the supply point for a large section of country of varied productions. It lias good water connections and quite a number of steamers and different kinds of craft ply between its port and points on the sounds, rivers, and outside places.?Richard Rattle in News and Observer. America's Enormous Resources. The idea which prevails in Eu roj>e that American prosperity can lie checked by a political or commercial league of European countries against the United States is, in the opinion of the New York World, the result of foreign ignorance of America's wealth and resources. Says the World: "The total wealth of the United States far exceeds that of any other nation?is at least $15, 000,000,000 greater than Great Britain's?and it is distributed per capita more evenly than any other nation's. "They have 41 per cent, of the world's total railroad mileage and 12,000 more miles than tne trackage of all European coun tries put together. "They produce more gold than any other part of world save Africa, more silver than any other country save Mexico and coin annually about one-fifth of all the world's metallic money. "They manufacture every year a greater total product than England, France and Germany combined. "They produce SO per cent, of all the world's cotton, cotton seed and corn, 40 per cent of all its steel and other mineral prod ucts, 33 per cent, of all its coal, 30 per cent, of all its iron and all its grain and 25 per cent, of all its wheat. "These are the pillars of our temple of prosperity. Europe could net even shake them." seven Years In Bed. "Will wonders ever cease?" in quire the friends of Mrs. L. l'ease, j of Lawrence, Kan. They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and general debility; out, "Three bottles of Electric Hitters euabled me to walk," she writes, "and in three months 1 j felt like a new person." Women j suffering from Headache, Hack ache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless bless ing. Try it. Satisfaction is guar anteed. Hood Bros. Only 50c. Cotton Manufacturing. According to Mr. Watkins, a statistician, North Carolina had 337.786 spindles in 1890; in 1900 it had 1,264,509. In 1890 it had !)1 cotton mills in operation; in 1900 it had 190. South Carolina had 34 in 1890 and 93 in 1900.' It had 1,693,649 spindles in J 1900. Its mills are tar larger thun those of North Carolina more than double the size. The South had in 1890 1,554,000 spindles; in 1900 it had 5,001, 187. Its factories had increased from 239 to 500. The report shows that North Carolina mills consume 58% ]**r cent, of the cot ton grown in the State; those of South Carolina consume 44.6 per cent, of the State'scrop. Georgia mills use 22.4 per cent, ot the Georgia crop.?Wilmington Mes senger. "THE OLD PLANTATION." A Book That Should Find its Wav Into Every Southern Home. Cftpt. 8. A. Ashe, in Kaleijrb Post. "TheOld Plantation"?By Ja? Battle Avirett, author of "Ashby and Hi* Compeers," "Who Was the Traitor?" etc. F. Tennyson Neely Co., New York. This interesting and entertain ing volume is an offering by its gifted author to the reading pub lic, made with the view to per petuate the recollection of life on the Southern plantation in the golden days before the war. It is the product of a warm heart and a correct apprehension of the deep influences that pervaded the home of the Southern planter. The author was ream! among the scenes he so pleasantly de picts, and is himself the emuna tion of the influence he so strik ingly portrays. A product of plantation life, he enters on his description with zeal and enthu siasm and writes con amore, as if he were in love with the sub ject, and as if, indeed, every thought was the result of some affectionate remembrance of inci dents in his own boyhood. Some chapters are devoted to a description of the plantation life, and the cares of the planter are elucidated and la-ought vivid ly to the mind of the reader. The sympathy between the master and the slave, the ties that bound them together, the carefulness of the owner in regard to the wel fare of the servant, the attention in sickness, as well as the discip line necessary to control and regulate the laborof the negroes, are all set forth appropriately and intelligently. i nat part 01 tne oook nu.s an intrinsic value as perpetuating a truthful picture of the institu tion of slavery as it existed on a large plantation. Further 011 the author enters into the details of lifeiu the Great House and life in the humble cabin of the negro. Here his fine descriptive powers have room for ample play, and many will read those pages with keen interest. As it is not intended as a humor ous book, but a valuable contri bution to historical literature, it does not abound in that wit for which some of the darkies are famous; but, nevertheless, here and there are flashes of humor that will be thoroughly enjoyed. One is reminded constantly of that admirable reconteur, the author of "brer' Itabbit'' and other darkey stories that consti tuted the folk loreof theold plan tation. The corn-shucking, the fox hunt, the pony penning, the dance, the Christmas festivities, the fishing and hunting scenes are one and all very enjoyable, and old, as well as young, will And it hard to put the book down until each story has been finished. In presenting this book to the public the author has not sought to enter into controversy con cerning slavery. He believes that he has been content to let the reader pass on the question with out argumentation on his part. And yet one cannot read Dr. Hunter McGuire's introduction without feeling that in the esti mation of that, very intelligent scholar, the author has furnished a most satisfactory reply to Mrs. lu?. ' . e ? 1. n 1' 1.. OWJWf M IttlllUUM wuriv, uncit* Tom's Cabin." But, without re gard to that which had reference, we believe, to the slave, rather than the master, to the negro rather than the white race, the author in this volume portrays the influence of plantation life and of negro slavery ugon the whites in a manner that appeals very strongly to sentiment. There has never been a finer strain of manhood and of womanhood than that developed ou the South ern plantation. If proof were asked, look at that coterie of Southern men who made America famous in the days of the Revo lution ; remember that from the formation of the United States until the South seceded the direct ing intelligence of our country was found attheSouth; and then recall the splendid achievements of these m >n during the war and the heroism and exalted deeds of the women in those days 'that tried the temfier of their souls If any otherpeoplein the world have equaled the Southern peo ple in what constitutes the high- ] est human excellence we do not 1 know it; and Dr. Avirett traces ] these fine attributes of superiority and excellence to the institution 1 of slavery. And in doing so he i i does not indulge in disagreeable' i argument and unpleasant con- j tention, but merely draws his pic-! tares and leads the reader gently i to comprehend his view. The book is thus one that < should find its way to every I .Southern home, as presenting u rrue and real view of Southern life in its halcyon days and as affording both information and pleasure to all classes of readers. The style in which it is written is easy and good and the English excellent; and since so large a j portion of the book is very enter taining, it strikes us that many teachers at the South will find it well to use it as a Reader in their schools. Indeed, because we be lieve that much benefit will be de rived from familiarizing the youth of our country with i he ideas and | sentiments and information the book contains, we would be glad to see it generally read every where, ultnough necessarily the people of the South will be more apt to appreciate it than the Northern people. Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the First National hank of W'in terset, Iowa, in a recent letter gives some experience with a carpenter in his employ, that will be of value to other mechan ics. He says: "I had a carpenter working for me who was obliged to stop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhiea. I mentioned to him that I had been similarly troubled and that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhiea Remedy had cured me. He bought a bot tle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work." For sale by Hood Bros. Losses Beyond Computation. The month just past will be ever memorable in North Carolina for its low temperature and disas trous floods. The damage by the latter has never been approxi mated and can never be. for the reason that there is no basis upon which some of the greatest losses can l>e computed. The railroads will know how much the damage cost them for repairs, and how j much, approximately, in loss of business while traffic was sus pended ; the man whose house with all its contents was swept away knows his loss, and so does he whose store and stock are jjone, and he whose grist or flour ing mill; the man whose cotton factory was damaged, part of! his stock damaged and another part floated off, can guess at how much he is out; the County Com missioners know what it will cost them to replace the bridges and the farmer knows what ne paid for the fertilizer which was washed out of the ground and carried dowu the stream. Hut w ho shall put a price upon the acres of top soil carried away, down to the hard ground, and deposited in the beds of the streams, the bot tom lands which this soil form erly made fruitful now covered) deep with sand ? It will be years' and years before these bottoms can be restored to fertility. And this enumeration takes no ac count of the planted crops de stroyed nor the loss suffered by the inability of the owner to raise any crop at all this year, or ade quate crops for years to come, upon the devastated lands. One cannot figure it all in dollars and cents, but it is certain that no equal disaster ever befell these flood-stricken districts before.? Charlotte Observer. a oooa uragw meaicme. 11 speaks well for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in preference to any other. "I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Reme dy for the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and customers," says Druggist J. (ioldsmith, Van Etten, N. Y. "I have always used it inmyown family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the cough fol lowing la grippe, and find it very efficacious." For sale by Hood Rros. Faith. This world is not ourall. Man is not limited by centuries. Faith looks from man up to Cod. Science has weighed tne suns and determined their elements; but faith sees the hand that made them and upholds them all. Archaeology has gone back to earliest ages and read their his tory on monuments and tablets. Rut faith goes back of Arciehol ogv nnd reads "in the beginning -Cod." Ethnology has traced Adam's family from paradise down, but Faith traces their future to the paradise above, a Science in our day has formu lated many of the laws of life, but faith lays hold of the source 3f all life.?Homiletic Review. , If you wish to buy ladies', misses' and children's Ojcford Ties and Strap Sandals cheap ?all on W. C. Yelvington. Prices iom 40 cents up. Profcrss of the A. &. M. College. The State Board of Agriculture has just tukeu wonderful steps to improve and to strengthen the A. Ac M. College at Raleigh. They have raised the salary of the Pro fessor of Agriculture to #2,500, making it the most important chair in the college, and have re solved to find the best man in the country for it. Thev have estab lished a Professorship of Animal Industry and Veterinary Science at a salary, if necessary, of $2, 500, and they are looking for a strong man for this chair. They have created 120 scholarships and appropriated $2,000 to pay agricultural students for farm work and thus not only teach them but help them to get an education. At the request of President Winston they have j>ermitted him to devote his en tire time to the emolument and development of the college and have appointed as Director of the Experiment Station, Professor R. W. Kilgore, now Chemist to the Agricultural Department and Director of experiment work at the various test farms through out the State. Commissioner of Agriculture, S. L. Patterson, President Win ston of the College, Professor B. W. Kilgore of the Experiment Station and the Board of Agri culture are determined to develop the agricultural side of the Col lege and to make it equal to any in the country. They want stu dents from each county in the State. Here is a wonderful op portunity for young men. Dian't Marry tor Money. The Bob to it man, who lately J married a sickly rich young wo man, is happy now, for he got] Dr. King's New Life Pills, which j restored her to perfect health. Infallible for Jaundice, Bilious ness, Malaria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and Stomach trou-, bles. Gentle but effective. Only j 25c at Hood Bros, drug store. Mental Geography. The largest river is Time. The deepest ocean is Death. The region where no living thing hath habitation is called Yesterday. The most highly civilized coun-1 try is To-day. The highest mountain is called Success. Few reach the top save those who watch sharply for the I passing of the spirit of the moun-1 tain, Opportunity, who carries] upward all those" that seize hold j upon him. The region where no man hath I set foot is called To-morrow.?; Baptist Worker. A surgical operation is noti necessary to cure piles. DeWitt's] Witch Hazel Salve saves all that expense and never fails. Beware of counterfeits. 11 are A Son, J. It. Led better, Hood Bros. Brother Dickey's Sunday Sayings. Ef hell is in de sun thanks ter ] de Lord, hit's 95,000,000 miles away! Some er de churches is changin' | dey creeds, but de ol' time Meth- j odists continues ter fall frum grace in de ol' familiar way. De hymn goes dat "We wants ter be a angel, en wid de angels; stan';" but w'en de time comes, we swings on ter real estate down heah wid a mighty tight holt! I You can't put life in dead church members no nio' dan you kin have rheumatism in a wooden leg.?Atlanta Constitutional. Eczema, saltrneum, tetter,! chafing, ivy poisoning and all j skin tortures are quickly cured bv DeWitt'8 Witch Hazel Salve. The certain pile cure. Hood Bros., Hare & Son, J. R. Led better. Presidential Love Affairs. One married abroad. One married a divorced wo man. Cleveland was oldest married? at 49. Three presidents were twice married. Four married clergymen's daughters. Three became engaged while at school. lohnson was married at 18. Mrs. Cleveland was the only White House bride. Tyler's wife was 35 years younger siian himself. Holly Madison was the young est presidential wife.?Ex. Littleton Female College ex i>ects to have a new industrial building 50 by (?() feet 3 stories high ready for use by the time of its fall opening. FOR 40 YEARS. I)r. Worthington's Southern Remedy has Iwn sold on a strict guarantee to cure cramps, colte, cholera, cholera morbus, diar rh.J and see me when you come to town. MY STORE 1 KEEP Groceries, A Fruits CANDIES, Confectioneries and Vegetables. 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