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VOL. 22. SMITH FIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1004. NO. 45.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Short Items of Interest Clip
ped and Culled From Our
Exchanges.
.Mecklenburg now has 132
miles of macadamized road,
valued at If3,000 per mile.
Six of the employes of the peni
tentiary at Raleigh weigh an
aggregate of 1,480 pounds.
The Christain Scientists are
building a church at New Heme.
The corner stone has been laid.
The school fund apportion
ment in Durham county is $3 per
capita?the largest in the State.
Natural gas has been discover
ed in Rowan county in quanti
ties, and of a highly combustible
nature.
Durham, which is now a pro
hibition town, has placed a tax
_ of $f)0 per annum on druggists
who sell whiskey.
The steam laundry at Wash
ington burned Friday night.
The plant was owned by Messrs.
Rodman and Grimes.
Marshall Broadway, colored,
who was fearefully gored by a
hog in Charlotte several weeks
ago, died Saturday of blood
poisoning.
Kzekiel Blizzard, said to be 101
years old, died last week at his
home in Bladen county. He was
a veteran of three wars?Mexi
can, Indian and civil.
Representative Gudger, of the
Asheville district, has introduced
in the House a bill appropriating:
#60,000 to enlarge the public
building at Asheville.
Those in charge have at last
secured a site in Charlotte for
the Crittenton Hoiue for Fallen
Women and the work will begin
at once on the buildiug.
The Academy of Music, at Ral
eigh, has been ordered closed by
Chief of the Fire Department
Woolcott, on accouut of iuade
(juate fire escape arrangements.
Mrs. MelVina White, who died
at Winston Thursday, left the
bulk of her estate to the Oxford
< frphanage. Relatives are talk
ing about contesting the will.
The Gazette says Gaston coun
ty leads the State in the assessed
valuation of land, the average
per acre being #16.48. The
average in the State is only
#4.35.
Cape Fear Camp, United Con
federate Veterans, of W ilming
ton, voted down a resolution of
condolence at the death of Gen
eral Lougstreet, Friday night in
their regular meeting.
The graded school building at
Roomer, Wilkes county, was
burned last week. The building
and coutents, including piano,
furniture, books, etc., are a com
plete loss, estimated at $6,000.
Miss Julia iiowell, who for
three years lias been executive
clerk to Governor Aycock, has
resigned, and is succeeded by
Miss ialliau Thompson, the
daughter of Mr. John W,Thomp
son, of Haleigh.
The report of the State Hoard
of Health says there is smallpox
in twenty counties. The total
cases reported are 2(5.1, with nine
deaths. Ilavidsou county re
ports 11a cases and 8 deaths;
Davie 85 cases, Forsyth 11, Per
quimans 14.
The first issue of the Salisbury
G.obe, successor to the Truth In
dex. V,. - : u; d VVO !;
an 8 page paper, six columns to
the page, n atl is issued weekly.
The paper is owned uud edited
by Mi us. 11. B. \ arm r and J
14. fcjpillunMi and is well gotten
up.
1 he Governor has named Feb
rtiai y 2d its the date for the exe
uod Win. boggan, coloiVd. Both
were convi"teh of murder, their
C.l (- 1' i 1 J '
Court bus affirmed the lower court
Register was convicted of mur
der in Columbus county and will
be hanged at Whiteville Hoggan
killed a white man at Wudes
boro and will be hanged there.
Mrs. VV. M. Pegrara, wife of'
Prof. Pegram, of Trinity College,
died Sunday, aged 58. Deceased j
was a daughter of Rev. Rraxton |
Craven, founder of Trinity, and
her remains were taken to her
old home iu Randolph for inter
ment. Her husbaud and Ave
children survive.
The Durham depot matter?j
5 the building of a new union depot
by the several roads entering
Durham?which has been agita
ted so long and threatened to
become a State issue, is appar
ently settled. The site for the
depot has been bought and all
hands are now agreed that it will
be built sometime
Petitions are now being circu
lated asking for an election to be
held iu Charlotte at which a vote
will be taken on the question of
prohibition and saloons, or dis
1 pensary and saloons. Which
ever of the three candidates?sa
loons, prohibition or dispensary
?gets the most votes will be
elected. Both the last named
are candidates against the first.
The commissioners of Wilson
county have refused to issue li
cense to sell liquor at any place;
in the county. At Wilson and
Kim City saloons were voted out
and a dispensary substituted,
but at one or two small hamlets
the liquor men won in elections
j held under the Watts law. They
now threaten proceedings to
I compel thecounty commissioners
to issue them license to sell liquor
at such places.
The Durham and Southern
Railway Company, of Durham,
with an authorized capital stock
of $100,000, all paid in, was
chartered Wednesday. The ob
ject of this company is to build
and operate a railroad from
Durham to Apex, a distance of
about twenty miles. The incor
porators are: B. N. Duke, New
York; .1 C. iubr, J. E. Stagg,
C. W. Toms, F. L. Fuller and
George VV. Watts, all of Durham.
Prohibition went into effect in
Durham on the 1st. Two beeri
dealers had license for the sale of
beer beyond that time and they
continued business. The city of
fered them the rebate due on
their license and notified them
that they must close or suffer
the penalty. One accepted the!
rebate and closed. The other
says he will continue to whole
sale beer until his license expires
and his right to do will be tested
in the courts.
Women Played Poker on the Train.
A man who came into Greens
boro on one of yesterday's pas
senger trains said he saw a sight
which caused him to open his
eves. It was two young women
engaged in a game of poker with
money as ihe stakes. These
young women occupied two
seats, one of whieh was turned
so as to face the other. They
played the game with great ani
mation and seemed quite un
conscious of the attention which
they weredrawingou thetn selves
They dealt in dollars, not pen
nies or dimes. It was a hot
game from stnrt to finish. The
passengers witnessed it with eyes
wide open with astonishment.?
Greensboro Telegram, oth.,
Points In Favor of Poker
Playing the markets may not
be gambling, yet poker is a fairer
game and vou can see where
your money goes.?Durham Her
ald.
Saved trom Terrible Death.
The family of Mrs. M. L. Ilob
; ', rrn., ? .v !i ? i*
dyiug an 1 wore powerless to
save her. The most skillful
physicians and every remedy
used failed, while consumption
was slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible hour Dr.
ting's New lb-cover ', lor Cou
iiiaptioQ turned despnir into
jay. The first bottle brought
immediate relief and its continued
use completely cur. d ber. it'#
the most certain cure in the
world for all throat and lung
troubles. Kuarrantnec! Bottle#
50c and ?1 00. Trial bottles
free at Hood Bros. Drug Store.
I
BRYAN IS HOME AGAIN.
Tells of the Famous Men he Met
While Abroad?Will WrlteofHIs
Journey
New York, Jan. 9.?The White
Star steamer Celtic, on which
William J. Bryan is a passenger,
arrived today. The steamer was
inet at Quarantine by a commit
tee of prominent Democrats, who
had planned a reception to .Mi
Bryan tonight at the Victoria
Hotel. The committee was head
ed by former United States Sena
tor Charles A. Towne, Melvin (1.
I'allister, -Justice" Samuel Sea
bury, and Henry George, Jr.
Mr. Bryan said he never felt
better. Asked what sort of a
trip he had, he said he believed it
was a trip unique in winter
trans-Atlantic travel. There
were two and a half days of storm
after starting and five days of
glorious weather, almost dead
calm, and then the last couple of
days very rough and very high
seas.
Coming up the bay, Mr. Bryan '
held a general reception. He de
clined to talk specifically for pub
lication on the ground that he
intended to write of his exper
iences and did not desire all the
impressions he had gained to be
old before his own writings had
achieved priut.
Mr. Bryan said he visited ten
capitals and a part of Sweden.
He spent fourteen hours with
Count Colstoi. He also saw Max
Nordau, and Mr.'Croker. Heand
Mr. Croker visited each other, he
said. *
"What did you say to each
other?" was asked.
"I don't think he said anything
of public interest. You must re
member that 1 know less of what
has been going on in this coun
try during the last two months
of ray life." Mr. Bryan heard of
the Chicago fire just as he was
leaving Liverpool, but got none
of the particulars He expressed
himself as greatly shocked when
informed of the great loss of life.
Asked about the great men he:
visited, Mr. Bryan said that he
thought .Mr. Balfour, England's
premier, one of the most seholar
iy he had ever met. He spoke in
terms of high praise and grati
tude of the manner in which he
had been received and helped by
Ambassador Choate and all the
other American representatives
to whom he had applied.
"I met President Loubet, of
! France." Mr. Bryan said, "and
: found him very pleasant. Presi
! dent Deucher, of Switzerland is a
very genial man, with German
characteristics strongly marked.
The Czar of Russia also appeared
! to me to be very charming. The
i crown prince of Denmark is
affable and friendly to a degree.
With the exception of President
Loubpt. all of them spoke En
glish well. I enjoyed the visit to
the Vatican and was presented
I to the Pope bv Father Kennedy,
the head of the American college
! m Rome. The Pope did not
speak English. 1 was greatly
impressed with the friendly feel
ing every where exhibited to the
American people. I don't think
jit was the friendship of awe.
The" seemed to like us."
"Do you agree with other'
trav lers that the people are
really more the rulers in Eng
land than in this country?" he
i was asked.
Clarence H. Poe.
The moat important newspa
per event at the close of I'.KKl
was the purchase of the Progress
ive Farmer of Raleigh by a com
ffauy beaded by Mr. Clan my II.
roe. Mr. Poe'isonto?ftheyoung
est editors in the State,although
lie has been on the Farmer sev
' ernl year!-; but notwithstanding
' Ilia youth he is one of the ablest
editors ip the Slate, ranking sec
ond to none. We congratulate
t;be ?farai' rs of North Carofna
t hat their paper is m the hands
<>f such a young m iu. Mr. Poe
i ns associat .1 with b* rat . If. the
i wo ablest agricultural special
ists in the South, Mr. II. W. Kii
gore, Director of the North Caro
lina Experiment Statiou, and
Mr. C. W*. Karkett, Professor of
'j Agriculture in the N orth Carolina
A. <fc M. College. These three
ineu will make the Progressive
Farmer the ablest farmer's paper
iu the South; aud we predict for
it a circulation of 50,000 copies
weekly.
Mr. Poe came direct from the!
farm to the editor's chair. He
has risen from the bottom to the
top, without the aid of education i
or of special friends. Without |
the advantages of academy or
college he has acquired an educa-1
tion more genuine and more use- j
ful than that possessed by many 1
a college graduate or college pro
fessor. His rise is, therefore, an
inspiration to every yOutig plan
iu North Carolina, assunug
especially to those who ate denied
the advantages of school and
college that t here is a way, if not
better at least not worse.?bibli
cal Recorder.
Royal-Johnson.
In the presence of a few rela
tives aud invited guests, there
was solemnized iu beusou today
at 3:30 p. in., a marriage that
binds benson and lJunu closer to
gether. It was the occasion of
the marriage of Mr. Wade H.
Royal, of the Royal Grocery, of
this place, and Miss Lula John
son, the beautiful and accom
plished daughter of .Mr. and Mrs.
C. .Johnsou, of Benson.
The home of the bride was beau
tifully and tastily arranged for
the occasion aud Rev. E. M.
Snipes said the ceremony that
bound the youug people for life.
A reception was tendered at the
home of the bride's parents im
mediately after the ceremony
and the young couple then drove
to Dunn aud are happily situat
ed in their new home just com-;
pleted.
They have a number of friends
in bensou and Dunn and the
banner joins them in congratu
lations and best wishes.?Dunn I
banner, 6th.
Langley?Allen.
* ?
<)u Wednesday afternoon Jan
uary 6th. at 7:30 o'clock quite a
party of relatives and near
friends of the contracting parties
gathered at the residence of the
Pride's father, Mr. T. B. Allen to
witness the nuptial ceremonies of
Mr John W. Langley and Mis.
(ienevie Allen.
The marriage rites were per
formed in an impressive manner
by Rev. N. B. Strickland of the
Holiness Church.
After the popularity of the
bride and groom was attested by
the presentation of presents and
congratulations, a call was
heard from the dining-room. A
ruost delightful supper was eer
ved and enjoyed by theassembled
i friends. The attendants were as
follows:?Mr. C. L. Guy, of Dunn,
with Miss Km in a Strickland, Mr.
J. Wilkine, of Dunn, with Miss
Louie Allen, Mr. Tom Allen with
Miss Mattie Beasley, Mr. N. G.
Rand with Miss Martha Masseu
gill, Mr. Ransom Allen Jr., with
Miss Lilly Upchurch, Mr. Robert
Massengill with Miss Lizzie San
ders, Mr. Leamon Britt with
Miss Callie Massengill.
Mr. and Mrs. Langley left the
Ttliinst.for Dunn and Raleigh.
?They will make Dunn their future
home. Wishing for them a long
and happy life. May their path
way be clouded enough to make
the sunshine brighter.
Jan. 13. Anonymous.
Tjje Gamblers in a Bad Way in
Charlotte.
It is now apparent here that
rainbiinc in 11 Mnal! wav is out
of the question. If> you play
j poker the recorder will pet you,
:f you play cotton you will be
devoured by the terrible bears.?
Charlotte Obfe rwr.
V
PonestJC Troubles.
i It is exceptional to find a fam
ily where there ere no domestic
i uptup ? occasionally, but these
i-an be lessened by having Dr.
King's New IJfe Tills around.
Much trouble they save by their
re; ' worl in StoniHchand Liver
troubles. They not only relieve
you. but. cure. 23c, ut Hood
Hros.' Drug Store.
FIFTY-TWO PERISH
Steamer Clallam Sunk In the
Straits ot Juan de Fuca.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 9,?The
steamer Clallam, of the Seattle
Victoria fleet, went down early
this morning midway between
Smith Island and Dungeuuess, in '
the St raits of J nan de Fuca.
Fifty-two persons were drowned.
Every woman and child
aboard the Clallam perished.
Within three miles of shore, and
at a tiiue when it appeared cer
tain the Clallam had been saved,
a desperate effort was made to
save the women .and children in
i ne life boats. They were placed
in the first boat to leave the
ship which Captain Lawrence, a
Yukon pilot, volunteered to com
mand and whfch was manned by
deckhands.
The frail craft went down with
in sight of the Clallam, and a se
cond life boat, filled with male
passengers and in command of
Second Officer Currin was prob
ably lost a' few minutes later, j
Aboard the Clallam watchers
saw waves sweep passengers
from their hold on the seats and
hurl them into the waters.
Though the life boat was righted
later, diligent search has failed
to find a trace of her. More >
passengers and members of the
crew were lost when a third life
boat was swamped in an attempt
to launch it.
Three passengers were picked
up by the steamer liahata, who j
had fastened life preservers
around their bodies. They had
died from exposure, and their
bodies were brought to Seattle
to-day.
The Way It Goes.
The Landmark printed a few
weeks ago the story of the Char
lotte people who had won thou
sands and thousands speculating
iu cotton. There was an intima
tion, as everybody conversant
with the business knowq, that;
there would be another story to
tell ere long; and the other story
has arrived. When cotton was
going up by leaps and bounds it
is estimated that speculators in
Charlotte alone won from $175,
000 to $300,000. Last week the
market went down aud thdtae
who were still holding on ?as
doubtless practically all of them
were, iu the hope Qf winning!
more?lost all they had won and
more. Here is a sample: One
man, of small means, invested
tfJOO and won $4,000. This
was a fortune to him. Hut hei
didn't stop. He held on, the
greed of gain calling for more.
When the drop came he lost thei
$4,000 and several hundred dol
lars additional?all the money
tie had. This same thing was
repeated iu greater or 1 ss degree
it, cities, towns and hamlets all
over the South. The mania for
gambling in cotton became in
fectious. Meu who had never.
risked a cent on a game of
1 chance before risked ilieir all.
They won heavily until the reac
tion came. Few quit iu time?
and those who didn't lost all and
more. It was ever thus. But
those who came after refuse to
heed the warnings of those who
foresee the evil, or to profit by
the example of those who have
gone before.?States vi lie Land
mark.
Wondertul Nerve
Is displayed bv tnauy a man
enduring pains ot accidental
Cuts, VVouuds, Bruises, Burns,:
Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints.
Hut there's no need for it. Buck
len's Arnica Salve will kill the
pain and cure tin trouble. It's
the best Salve on caVth for Piles,
too. 2oc, at flood Bros.
A Good Btjslness
What is it? Answer, farming.1
For years farmers have been
abandoning their farms anc
moving to town, saying that
fanning does not pay. Many
meta brought their children to
town to labor in cotton factor
ies. Then farm products were low.
But now they are almost double
what they were then especially
Food products and cotton. When
did you ever see a better time
For farming than now?
If our young uien would stick
to farming and labor themselves,
not relying so much on poor
labor of men tnat have no inter,
est in crops only to get their pay,
and would improve their lands
they would soon have nice houses
and a competency.
How much better is that than
laboring on a salary, aud spend
ing it all, and at the year's end
have nothing to show for it.
How much better if parents
would remain on their farms and
bring up their children to labor
and their health would be so
much bet ter on the farm in open
air than in the stifled rooms ol
tactories.
We need vigorous people en
joying the manliness of farm pro
gress, and the comforts of home
life, homes made attractive by
improving them, and farms
made valuable by wise cultiva
tion. ? P. L>. Gold in Wilson
Times.
RED RUIN AT DUNN.
Fifty Thousand Dollar Fire Lays
South Dunn A\fg. Co . In Ashes.
Dunn, N. 0., Jan. 13.-The
mammoth furniture plant of the
South Dunn Manufacturing Com
pany, one of the largest in the
State, went up in a cyclone of
Harue at an early hour this morn
ing, entailing a loss of $75,000
on which there was insurance at
$34,750. The destruction of the
plant was complete with the ex
ception of the boiler, boiler room
and dry house.
Mr. M. T. Young ispresident of
the company, which, it is said
expects to rebuild at once.
How the blaze originated is un
known. It is stated that there
was no lire in the finishing de
partment where the flames first
burst out. When the alarm was
given they had made such head/
way, however, that it was seen
that any effort to check them
would be futile. Efficient work
by the tire department, however,
prevented the extension of the
conflagration to three other
manufacturing plants in the im
nudiatfe vicinity. Some valuable
timber was saved from the
fiames.
The Atlantic Coast Line lost
one box car in the blaze.
This is the third or fourth fire
tb?t has destroyed the labors of
this enterprising company dur
ing its life of six or seven years.
A large stock of goods was on
hand and the disaster, though
powerless to crush the spirits of
those upon whom it falls, will
nevertheless be keenly felt.?
News and Observer.
About Answers to Invitations.
Many persons ate ignorant on
the points of etiquette that re
late to tlier answering of invita
tions. Frequently, on account
of uncertainty as to the proper
time or wording of a reply one is
made to appear rude, when such
was far from the intention. Like
all the prescribed forms of good
manners, these are based on the
principles of courtesy and con
siderateness toward others. The
rules are simble, but in certain
details invariable, and anyone
who wishes to move in good cir
cles must thoroughly understand
them In The ^Delineator for
February there is an article on
the subject that can be consulted
with entire confidence as to its
reliability.
A Very Close Call.
"letock to iny engine, abhough
every joint ached and every nerve
wfi* weak and pale, without any
appeti' 1 and n runt e . \s 1
was about, to give up, I got a
K? ?' ? 1C! ? Bit m <m<i
after faking it I felt as veil as I
ever did in my life." WeakJl
sickly, run down people d.vays
gum new life, strength and vigor
from their use. Try them. Sat
i-. clio'i ^uanmteed by Hood
Bros Price 60 cents.