MILLONS OF PUPILS.
Last Year's Attendance Placed at
17.299.230.
Washington, Oct. 19.?The an
nual report of the Commissioner
of Education, just submitted to
the Secretary of the Interior,
shows that the grand totul of
pupils in schools, elementary,
secondary and higher, both pub
lic and private, In the United
States for the year ended June
30,1901, was 17,299,280, an in
crease of 27H,520 pupils over the
previous year.
Of this number the enrollment
of pupils in institutions support
ed by general and local taxes
furnished by States and munici
palities was 15,710,394, as
against 15,443,462, the number
reported for the previous year.
Hesides these there were certain
special institutions, like city even
ing schools, business schools,
schools for Iudiaus, reform
schools, schools connected with
asylums, schools for cookery and
other special trades and voca
tions which had nearly 500,000
pupils. Adding the enrollment in
these special schools to that for
general education, the aggregate
is something more than 17,750,
000 of the population that re
ceived education for a longer or
shorter period during the year
ended June 30,1901.
The value of property used for
public school purposes has risen
to $570,963,089 from $130,380,.
008 in 1870, and the expendi
tures for the common schools
(including elernen tar;vand second
ary schools, but excluding all in
stitutions for higher education)
amounted to $220,043,230, hav
ing risen to this sum from $03,
390,000 iu 1870. In 1870 the
expenditure for schools per capita
of the population was $1.04; the
last year it was $2.93 per capita
of the population, the highest it
has ever been. It was an increase
of 10 cents to each man, woman
and child over th year previous.
The average attendance of each
pupil for the entire number of en
rolled was 99 days for the year,
an increase of 24 days over the
previous year.
The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever is a bottle of
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It
is simply iron arid quinine in a
tast eless form. No cure?uopay.
Price 50c.
BULLETS FOR THREE.
Defaulter Shoots Dead Two Accu
sers and Himself.
New York, Oct. 17.?ITisirif; a
new automatic magazine pistol,
William C. Turner, former presi
dent and treasurer of the Climax
Bottling Company, to-day shot
and killed VV. J. Mallard, secre
tary and treasurer of the com
pany, aud Kotiert Hamilton, its
president, and then killed himself
with the same weapon. A second
revolver,loaded in every chamber,
was found in Turner's pocket,
and it is believed he planned to
take more lives than he did. The
shooting wascaused by a (juarrel
between the three men concerning
an alleged shortage in Turner's
accounts, for which he was threat
ened with criminal prosecution.
The tragedy occurred in the offices
of the law firm of Cantor, Adams
& Mclntyre, at 2"> Broad street,
in the heart of the Wall street
district, during the busy noon
hour. Turner, who was forty
five years of age aud lived at
Mount Vernon, N. 1*., a suburb
of this city, was a cousin of Gov.
Odell, of this State. The head of
the law firm in whose offices the
shooting occurred is President
Cantor, of the Borough of Man
hattan. Soon after the shots
rang out in the office building a
wild rumor was started that the
borough president had been
killed.
The Worst Form.
Multitudes are singing the
praises of Kodol, the new dis
covery which is making so many
sick jieople well and weak strong
by digesting what they eat, by
cleansing and sweetening the
stomach and by transforming
their food into the kind of pure,
rich, red blood that makes you
feel good all over. Mrs. Cranflll,
of Troy. 1. T.. writes: For a
number of years I was troubled
with indigestion and dyspepsia
which grew into the worst form.
Finally I was induced to use Ko
dol aud after using four bottles I
am entirely cured. I heartily re
commend Kodol to all sufferers
from indigestion and dyspepsia.
Take a dose after meals. It di
gests what you eat. J, R. I>hJ
lietter. Benson Brug Co. and
Hood Bros.
$200,000 BLAZE AT HAMLET.
Flames Which Broke Out at Noon
Spread With Such Rapidity that
the Watchman Barely Es
caped With His Lite.
Hamlet, Oct. 19.?Fire which
broke out at the cotton compress ;
here at noon to-day destroyed
property valued at #200,(KM) to
#225,0110 and caused the death
of Mr. J. M. Wilson, of Claris
ville, Cia., book-keeper at the;
compress, and a nephew of Mr.
Geo. E. Wilson, of Charlotte.
The cotton compress, which
was the property of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway and was leased
by C. E. Johnson, of Raleigh, to
gether with the ice plant, one of'
the largest in the State, and 2,-j
?100 bales of cotton, a vast quan
tity of burlaps and bagging, was
entirely consumed.
The railroad authorities sue-;
ceeded in saving the car-shed, a
short distauceaway, with engines I
and a bucket brigade, and many
cars on the side-tracks near the!
press were saved, but six empty
cars alongside the press platform ,
were burned.
\\ hen the tire started, from a
cause as yet undetermined. I
Watchman Gibson, of Hamlet,
was on duty in the middle of the
building and says he threw oh
buckets of water, placed close by
and all around the building for
safety, while Mr. .Wilson, the
book-keeper, at tached a hose and
played 011 the fire, but so rapidly
did the flames spread that the
watchman cried: "We can do
nothing; run for your life."
The tire was coming on so fas!
that the watchman ran through i
the office and jumped through a
raised window, but Wilson was
caught in the flames and burned
beyond recognition. His body
was found this afternoon about
5 o'clock within a few feet of a
rear entrance to the building.
His head, limbs and shoulders
had been consumed and only a
charred mass remained. He was
identified by his watch, keys and
his belt buckle.?Charlotte Ob
server.
Cures Eczema, Itching- Humors,
Through the blood by taking
Botanic Blood Balm (B B. IV),
which makes the blood pure and
rich, heals every sore, scab, scale,
boil or eruption, and stops the
itching of eczema. B. B. B. cures
especially, the worst and most
deep-seated cases. B. B. B. kills
the humors in the blood. Drug
gists, ft. Describe trouble and
trial bottle sent fre by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
An Unfortunate Guess.
"She brdke the engagement,
eh?"
"Yes; she asked him to guess
her age."
"Well?"
"He guessed it."?Ex.
The excitement iucident to
traveling and change of food and
and water often brings on diar
rhoea, and for this reason no one
should leave home withoutabot
tle of Chamberlain's Colic,' Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For
sale by Hood Bros., SmithSeld;
Cavenaugh & Benson, Benson;
Hare & Son, Selma.
A Difference.
Mrs. De Style?My husband is
always in for a good time.
Mrs. Gunbusta?Mine is always
out for his.?Fx.
Old People Have Their Trouoles.
Mr. Francis Little of Benton
Harbor. Mich., is over eighty
years of age. Since 1805 he has
been troubled more or less with
indigestion and constipation and
has tried almost everything in
use for those ailments. Last
August he began using Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and was soon feeling much better.
In a recent letter he say s, "I have
used three boxes of the Tablets
and now think I am well." These
Tablets improve the appetite and
invigorate thestomacn, liver and
bowels. For sale by Hood Bros.,
Cavenaugh A Benson, Hare A
Son.
Where It Originated.
Bobbins?I didn't think you
had any idea of marrying the
widow.
Newlvwed?I didn't; it was an
idea of hers.?Ex.
To Cure a Cold in One Dar
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Grove's signature is on each box.
25 cents.
If thou wouldst be happy,
, learn to please.?Prior.
" COURAGE OF ANIMALS.
The Bravery Displayed by Some of
Them When Necessary.
We often read how animals usu
ally die a tragic death, but little is
6aid of the mute suffering and won
derful fortitude which are so fre
quently displayed. With all the
civilization of centuries behind us,
this power of suffering acute phys
ical pain without flinching or mut
tering is still considered one of our
highest attributes.
One winter evening when the
snow crackled under foot and the
edges of the ponds and brooks
showed a trace of ice 1 saw here
and there the signs of traps which
had been set for stray prowlers.
Some were placed along paths which
were used by coons -and foxes un
der the overhanging cliffs. Others
were cleverly hidden in the edge of
the water for muskrats and mink.
Next morning as 1 passed along
one of the paths I saw how a cap
tured animal had shown his brav
ery, for in a trap in the water were
a foot und part of a leg of a large
ruiskrat. What courage it must
have taken to deliberately gnaw off
his foot and leg!
At first 1 thought that perhaps
the trap had broken the bone and
the animal had simply cut the flesh
and tendons away, but on close in
spection 1 saw that the bone had
not been broken. I could shut my
eyes and almost see the frightened
little animal work and pull at the |
steel chain as the cool stars winked
and blinked.
All night long probably he had
worked about the place where the
short chain was fastened, but it
held fast. As the gray of the day
showed faint in the east he knew he
must do something desperate, so he
went to work on his own flesh and
bone. Can one think of anything
more courageous than slowly cut
ting through one's own flesh with'
liberty the reward for the pain?
Then, when the hard bone is
reached and the animal is weak and
spent with suffering, think what
courage it must have taken for the
final work!?Turf, Field and Farm.
A Night In a Haunted Room.
A contemporary tells a very
amusing story of a well known man
about town who was recently spend
ing a week end in the country. The
huyse being full, he was offered the
"haunted room," and about mid
night he retired to rest among the
ghosts quite contentedly. But at
breakfast next morning he was fain
to confess that the spirits had
shamefully misused him by remov
ing all the bedclothes and leaving
him uncovered at 2 a. m. But, most
peculiar of all, the blankets had
really vanished into thin air. Pres
ently the son-in-law of the house
put in an appearance and in reply
to the question how he had slept
made answer: "Very well, only it
was so cold that, knowing you nev
er put any one in the haunted room,
I braved the ghosts in the small
hours and trotted in there to gath
er up every blanket I could find.
Truth to say, I hurried away, for 1
had no matches with me and could
have sworn there was some one
breathing in the room."
Contradictions.
We live amid contradictions. Our
old men call each other boys and
our youths are old fellows. Our
girls like to be manly, and our men
are often old women. A young lady
likes to he called a kitten, but ob
jects to being called a cat. A young
man yearns to be reputed a gay dog,
but dislikes being called a puppy.
In the afternoon we go to see a
morning performance at the thea
ter, and at early morn we read our
evening newspapers. Stilton cheese
is nearly all made on the continent,
French chalk is got here in Ameri
ca, Hungarian bands are comprised
of English musicians, and many
British flags are made in Germany.
?Selected.
The Retreat.
The "fire devouring" colonel had
j been telling his small nephews ter
1 riblc stories of battle and blood, and
] thev had listened, spellbound, for
an hour. Then said the youngest:
"I s'pose, uncle, that you never
ran away from anything, did you ?*'
The old man thought a great deal
before lie answered slowly:
"Ben, if you live long enough
you'll find out that it's never well
to run away from danger, no mat
ter what; but you will probablv
meet with occasions when you'll
6ec what a grand thing it is to right
about face and charge in the oppo
site direction as fast as you can go."
A Misapprehension.
The practice of naming race
horses after prominent personages
sometimes leads to misapprehen
sion. In one of the clubs the other
day a message came o\er the tape
announcing trip death of Lord ??.
Much sympathy was expressed for
the noble family in their sunpositi
tious bereavement, and much laugh
ter was indulged in when it was
found that Lord was a horse.
?London Tit-Bits.
TEARFUL CR CHEERFUL?
Whether a woman is tearful or cheer
ful depends not on what she has materi
ally, hut what she is physically. Many
an in iulgent hushanu is driven almost
to de pair by the tearful outburst of a
wife who
has "every
thing she
wants." He
wan t s to
know
what's the
matter. Hut *3
the wife 5
can't tell. -
She only
knows that
she is de
Sressed and *
espondent. Jf
Such a ;J f
condition is j
usually re- -
1 a ted to
some form
I of womanly
disease. The mental depression has its
corresponding womanly weakness.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
changes tearful women tocheerful women
by curing the diseases which cause phys
ical weakness and depression of spirits.
It establishes regularity, dries unhealthy
drains, heals inflanimatiofi and ulcera
tion, and cures female weakness.
Mrs. Alice Adams, of laboratory, Washing
ton Co.. Pa., says; "With many thank* 1 write
to let you know how I am 1 can say by God's
help and your help 1 am well. I have taken six
bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
two of his 'Golden Medical Discovery, and I
can do all my work i can't praise your medi
cine too highl"y. I will recommend your medi
cines as long as I live. If any oue doubts this
give them ray address."
* Favorite Prescription " makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
Accept no substitute for the medicine
which works wonders for weak
women.
Keep the bowels healthy by the
timely use of Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
Has Anybody Seen This Shoat? |
On our way to Portage to at
tend a congressional convention,
our escort drew our attention to |
the following notice, posted on a
board near Pigeon (Jrove:
"Straid Or Swiped. A young ?
hog shoate with the left year 1
erupt, an tale gone. Also blak t
spot on left hand hip, an hole in ,
another year. Sed houg. die- ,
apeared from premises of under
cined cuner at nite,or therebout, '
under sircumstansis pertaining
to be stole. Said hoag shoat
being a pet and not apt to go off
on Ins one acord. Also, this hog
shote answer to his name " Nel
lie" and he will eat off of hand
an stau 011 his hin legs like a dog
and is of a friendly nature. Any
body returning said shote, or let
ting me no where he is at, I will
consider a benefit off a invalid
whose pet shoat was."?Kings
ton, Wis., Spy.
Look.Out For Fever.
Biliousness and liver disorders
at this season mav be prevented ,
by cleansing the system with De
Witt's Little Early Risers. These
famous little pills do not gripe.
They move the bowels gently,
but copiously, and by reason of
the tonic properties, give .tone
and strength to the glands. .T.
R. Ledbetter, Hood Bros., Ben
son Drug Co. J
Bloodless Surgery.
" Doctor, do you think an j
operation will be necessary?"
said the anxious patient.
"Yes, sir," replied the skillful |
surgeon. "But first bring me the
mattress the boy sleeps on."
It was brought
The surgeon found a hole in it.
He enlarged the hole, felt around
inside the mattress, and present
ly brought forth a piece of jewel
ry.
"There sir," he said, "is the
breastpin you thought your boy I
had swallowed."
"Then there won't be any opera
tion necessary!" exclaimed the j
overjoyed parent.
"No other operation," rejoined
the surgeon. "The bill will be
#10. * * Thanks. The boy,
will get along all right now. Good
afternoon."?Chicago Tribune.
IS YELLOW POISON
in your blood ? Physicians call
it rlalarlal (Jerm. It can be seen
changing red blood yellow under
microscope. It works day and
night. First, it turns yourcom
plexion yellow. Chilly, aching
sensations creep down your
backbone. You feet weak' and
worthless.
ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC
will stop the trouble now. It
enters the blood at once and
drives out the yellow poison.
If neglected and when Chills,
Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen
eral break-down come later on,
Roberts' Tonic will cure you
then?but why wait ? Prevent
future sickness. The manufac
turers know all about this yel
low poison and have perfected
I Roberts' Tonic to drive it out,
nourish your system, restore
appetite, purify the blood, pre
vent and cure Chills, Fevers and fcj
Maiari-i. It has cured thoux- ?
ands?It wIM euro you, or your ??
money back. This is fair. Try ?
it. Price, 25 centn. r ,,r -alp by i
N iIimiii till tlx Mnithfield, N. C. !
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HARDWARE.
We keep a large stock of all kinds of
HARDWARE,
Building Material, Carpenters Supplies,
Stoves, Etc,
Several well known makes of BUGGIES and WAGONS for sale
A Car Load of Lime lust Received,
First-class shops in connection where
Buggies, Wagons, Carts, Etc., are Made and Repaired.
Call to see us.
Seluta Rianfifociuring Co.
Selrna, INI. C.
Now Complete.
MY NEW STOCK OF
Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Shoes, Hats and
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
is complete in each department.
Mew Dress Goods.
I have the Newest weaves, and
;he latest styles, and the most
popular shades for fall and win
er. I also have a full line of
rVaistings in Satin Stripes, Alba
ros, Fancy Silks, French Flan
lels, Fancy Striped Flannels and
rricos, and a full line of Notions
n stock.
Millinery Department,
In this Department, we have a
nice line of
FALL HATS
trimmed up in the latest styles,
and it will pay you to call and
see our Hats before you buy, and
get our nrices as you will save
money.
Gents' Furnishing; Goods.
In this Department I have put in a large Fall Stock of
MEN'S, YOUTHS AND CH1LDRENS SUITS AND OVERCOATS
in nice colors, all sizes and prices. Also a nice line of
3ENTS, LA DIES, MISSES and CHILDREN'S FINE DRESS SHOES,
in sizes and prices to suit all.
Come to see me if you wish to get your money's worth.
W. G. Yelvington.
? Sharp People $
<11 -:
ft
See the value of ourgoods
almost at a glance. ? f>
We display a very complete <n
line of i
MEN'S, BOYS'and m
CHILDREN'S ft\
CLOTHING
and claim that it is of unu
1 sual and excellent quality.
Less than the ordinary
amount expended elsewhere
for clothing will purchase jL
more here. fr
m
1
*
[ Stouts, Slims and Regulars. $
y MEN'S SUITS, $2.50 TO $18.50 ^
i BOYS' " 2.50 TO 12.50
J CHILDREN'S" 1.00 TO 5.C0 J
?Reynolds' Shoes $2.00 10 $5.00. |
I Just Received 1,000 Pairs "Battle Axe" Shoes. $
m
! N. B. GRANTHAH & CO. $
Farms for Sale.
FIRST FARM 1% miles from here, 171% acres, 110 cleared.
Splendid dwelling with two tobacco barns and tenant houses.
SECOND FARM 2% miles from here, three hundred acres
mostly cleared. Several tobacco barns and tenant houses.
THIRD FARM 2% miles from here, 010 acres, about half
cleared. About half this farm low lands suitable for stock
raising and dairy business. A nice five-room dwelling, five
good tenant houses, seven tobacco barns and a pack hous^,
three large orchards in ben ring and vineyard, pasture and fish
pond. All these farms on Rural Free Delivery and in a healthy
community.
Apply to
J. M. BEATV,
SMITHFIELD, N. C.