North Carolina Newspapers

to - . T i JOu isi iAL' Tu J every day In the year, except H i t 00 Middle street. . Phone Na. 8. ; . v C ' LES L. STEVONS. I ' I TOU AND PnorBIETOtt. . ' ' . 5SCRIPTION RATES. i" ..r, in advance... v. ....: ,..4.00 1 ' 1 , not in advance ... . .'.. ... 5.00 V . , by earner In the cilj". m-; -.oO A ' isinj Rates tarnished on sppli- C 1: 'II, " - .:rI&'&??Jft? l a tcred at the Pout Office, New Bern, . N. 0., as second class matter.:; '' .p.; . r. . C . Paper 4of New Bent ana -Craven County. f . Naw Bern. N. C, Mar. 21, ISOO. LTILTT OF INCREASFD COST OF ' NEWS PAPER. ' No person hss the 'opportunity of gHtlng the practical demonstration,. f fie effect of the increased cost of new paper, as does the exchange editor of a newspaper., ' Within thepa9t si i months, the change In the appearance of a number of the newspapers' of North Carolina has been most noticeable. . . ; In some ef the papers there hare been Improvements, but the improvements have been in the dallies, and not In 'he weoklles. . The changes to be noted are chiefly those of a much poorer quality of paper used by those papers which have kept up their home print ' form, and the increased number of patent cutBldes need. - At the very best ths press of North Carolina ..is but poorly sustained and p.idby the people of (be State. The outside newspaper can under sell in sub scription price, and out number in quant, tlty of reading matter- - - ; -5 Too-many "home folks" refuse to see. the importance of local news, first, as . y rbaing all Important to them; and second', i-i. that much of the quantity furnished - tbem by the outside newspaper Is of no. value whatever to them. V i . The present prioe of printing paper ;-J means an added cost to the newspaper of 40 to 60 pe cent, anl to the newspa- orth Carolina which have to l:. ..carry one. quarter to three quarters of :- '' ' their subscribers from six months te the w.A Aff Im. ft a1rAa llftl. ffin.!n4 n"aa. ,.nuu ui fcllUU, . MMI. 1I,MU UJJUJ uo v pvv how long the average paper can. hold 7 out. rJ.. -v A fair and legitimate .advance- in pa-. ' .per is all right, but an advance to ben v' eits single company,, which controls i. we auuaiiuu is uut vu He iuicraieu,.ii. n 4 can be helped. " r 1 , -The present duties of she 'dollars jer . . ton on paper, and 11.67 on wood pulp is unwarranted, and Is simply an unnst ' -j oral commercial, condition, and the re peal ofthhT tariff Is demanded by the . press of the'entlre country... .v, i.t, ' r- ;r' , The matter simply rests, that there .' . there must be repeal of this tarjtf, ir a - poorer class of newspapcrs'V:' . - ... HOW'S THI8I "jJ ' u We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward ytorany case of Catarrh that cannot be -,r cored by Hall's Catarrh Cure,' v-v, -' x fV.J. CHENEY & Co.' ' : T. ; Toledo, O,"' : -We, the undersigned, have known P ' Cheney for the last 15 years, and "be lieve him perfeotly honorable In all bual ' ' aeu transactions and financially able td . carry out any obligations made by their Irm. tT ; - 'v " West A Truai, Wholesale Druggists, - Toledo, O., " - . : , Walding, Kfonan h Marvin, -Whole-tale Drngglttt,. Toledo, Qt, w .V Hall's ( atarrh Cure is taken Internally, aetlng directly, upon the blood end mucous surfaces of the system, ... Testi monials sent free.. Price 73c per bottle. Bold by Dragglsts,73c' '.' ' Hall's Family Pills are the best we '' With Principal, lkIntrM w.- k man maytossesi certain amount of lutcrr at and still be lacking In priu- ' clP1 ' im" " " " v " Xewis Ankerman, Oosben, ImTuyS) : -"DeWUt a LItUe Early Eleers always brlnt; cct and nr.vr ami In v ! i a relief, cure ay headache, r jrrlpe." They generally cleanse orate the bowels and liver. T 8 Mloncii Is the thla ice that sends L.Hny a nifin into) the depths of dissipa tion. :, ":x 1 - - 3ia Curo what you cat. Iilfpet the foodnrl aids tiKl hppinjr and rciyjn Iiuusti'il li(rfn! ivo (ir .;it't,ilicovri'(l ili(''ut ho (! ii. -r )rr-p:tr:i i mn ft if ru-lcncv. It In. ; ' nna""!M ly ciucs n, I !- i 1 bin n, ml fiie s It I,....- M.-ircli. It is true Unit In irtrhin.l, with the spread of pi'iiuial kiiuwlvde anj im proved medical aid, "cures" and super stitions arc on tiie wane, hut still "the uilsthress' Uotilc' la much preferred to the doctor s, and the advice of a "lucky woiunu" is of much higher val ue tlinn that of nu M. D. Apart from the nicdual knowledge reiitiired. It Is no li?ht nir.tter to undertake to pre Rfrlhe for o:ie's neighbors, as the fol lowiu'; win show: . ; r . -.'If nVi '; in - in w linnnp I'm onra to ax for a bottle," snld nn old woman. ""I was : tuk that, bad - last night I thought the life 'u'd lave me," -i After, due inquiry Into her symptoms she was given a packet of nrrowroot. with minute directions bow to prepare It.. As she .scarcely seemed to take them (n, a Lappy thought struck the lady. "You know how to make starch, don't you?" she asked. -,."". , . "Yes,", said the old woman. ; - 'Thpa make It Just Ilka that," said her friend, "and odd a little sugar to it." ; , - : The old woman ae$arted,""to return next day- with the "Information Uint she was like to die after ntlo what Miss Nornh gave her, and. with all due respect to: heiv she couldn't get it all down; It wlnt so atf Inst her. ' : v : s ; -BIic was requested to bring, what re mained, for Inspection, which revealed that the directions as to starch had been literally carried out She had put blue In ft.-!ornhill Magazine. .. - -r The Forest of Pontaiacblcaa. ' 'We spent the -night In Barblzon, paid a goodly -bill and eet. off in the company of our English friends for the town of t'ontntaebleau, lying at the center of CO square miles of forest," writes a girl from Paris to The Ladies' Home Journal; "It Is never wild, never mysterious, this forest that thousands of rtist8 have loved to paint; but it is calm and grand, and never tedious. Tor eight hours 'we wandered Over plains -covered .with' towering - oaks, among rock; gorges.-outfvhlch Blen der, grateful beeches rise, and through miles of fragrant, giant pines.- And everywhere are,-' feathery - ferns and purple heather. " -i ' - ; "There Is not' the slightest chance of losing one's wayf'' Every square Inch of the forest has been mapped out, and at the Intersection: of every two ave nues a red band points to the town, and a blue hand indicates the direc tion of oho of the 'sights.' And Fon talnebleu ? We bb w only the palnco. n bewildering . maze , of magnificent rooms.-, 'Everywhere, there was. rich ness, 'everywhere wonderful . frescoes, r.onderful stairways, wonderful tapes try, wonderful Inlaid furniture, i The grandeur Is oppressive," and we were glad to get out Into the park, to wan dor about la the different courts." -. Mozurr ikmonixixib. 4- ... ' ", A PUniMUJt Imon Tonlo, . For blllouinensfconstlpation and ap. pendloltls, , - " For Indigestion,- . sick1, and nervous headache, ' . ' For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart failure. ' For fever, chills, delllily and kidney diseases, take Lemon Elixir,' -.v",. i- Ladles, for natural and thorough or ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.;- ' Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir ispre pared from the fresh juice of lemons, combined with other -vegetable) liver tonics,' and will not fnft yon . Ins snvof the above named diseases. 50c and $1.00 bottles at drugglats. - -- Prepared only by Dr. H, Mezley, At lanta, Ga. - ti; ' r AttbeOaplloK J ' ' I am In my seventy-third year, and for fifty years I have been a great sutlerer from indigestion, constipation and till lousness. I have tried all the remedies advertised for these diseases, and got no permanent relief. -Abeut one year ago the disease assuming a. more severe.and daogerons form, I - became very weak, and . loBt flesh -rapidly, I commenced using Vrf Hozley's Lemon Elixir, -1 rained twelve pounds In three months. My strength and health, my appetite and my digestion were perfectly restored, and now I feel as young and vigorous as I ever did la my life, L. JJr Alldred. : r Door keeper Oa.i Stale Senate, ,v State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. r , I - . ; Moilejr Umoa Elutrv. '.-i Is the very best medicine I ever used for the diseases you recommend It for, and I have used . many , kinds for woman's troubles, ' , . , -) r ' Mhb. 8. A. Grsbav. 8alem, H. C, v ' - - - , . - i MOZLEY'S LKMOM HOT WKOPS.i"' v Cnret all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Bronchitis, ' Hemorrhage, and all throat and lung diseases Elegant reliable. i-' ,26o at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. U, Mozley, Atlanta, Ga r - i , WhSh looked.. - ' , Nell-"6he lacks repose.1!, Belle"I guess you would, too, if yoa suffered f lonUosomnla as she does.11. " ' . ' v BeUof la Bis Hoars, Distressing Kidney and Illaddcr Dis ease relieved In six boors by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." It Is I great surprise on account of Its exceed ing promptness in relieving pain In blad der, kidneys and back, In male or female Relieves retention of water almost Im mediately. If ynu want quick relief and cure this is the remedy. Bold by C. D Bradbam, druggist, New Bern, N, O. "' Not Hardly, f ': March is the bully of the yean ' - lie's full of blow and bluster, Then April smiles, and sheds a tear. She's Dckl1. Dare we trust bor T - It Is very hard to stand Idly by and see 0 ii desr ones sudor while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany (N. Y ) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to core and ten limrM'd, then very sick with cto.ip. iot flinlli. - tlio doctor in, he left word for Mm to nnr at once on his return. I'o bIot hnnrht i bottle of Clinnlieilniu's Coiitjh Iii n.rdy, which bu hoped would pivoHoino ti licl until tliB doctor thould nnivo, In a few hours he r. t u rn'.l, snylrir tl,? 1 - : , r !ril not conii', (M Him rl,i!,l n i,..,, 1, hi'tiiT. Tim dm--. Mr. vim r. .. i - !iy the fnin'ly usinn) rr, ... Chai.di.-r: i'ii' ( i i. I. ' .... ' t r . ir to-' t. ! in l s anil f ; i. i '-. n-il ,- ,- . , im I ili n -snd fi . r ii f I ' i i , r .- 7' '-' " Before my wife began using Mother's Friend she could hardly get around. I do not think she could get- along- without it now. ' She has ttsed it for tw months and it is ar great help - to heiv: - She does her; housework without troubles." Mothers Jriend Is an external liniment for expectant mothers to use. . It gives . them strength to attend -to their household duties almost to the hour of confine ment. It is the one and only prepara tion that overcomes morning sickness a:id nervousness.. k It is- the -only remedy that relaxes and relieves the strain. It is -the only remedy that trmkes labor short and delivery easy. It is the only remedy that puts the brontits in condition so that swelling or - rising is impossible;- Don't take medicines internally: They endanger the lives of both mother and child. Mother's FrloMrtssoM by druggists lorSt, " i. , -..-u Bend fcir our ires illustrated MokT I '. The Bradflelil Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga. ' Ol Dlvenlon. ... Obj.would some poa? the gift irr gis us to see putselves as itherssed de; e'en If 'twould not reform Arrange, the sight would be a pleasant ehsnge.ti'ifi'';i ?. .-. XoSjuntmatot BhmitaDftUiui Cured Itt Z ' Morton L Bill at Lebanon, ind , si ys: "My wife had Inflanrmatory Eheumat sm la every-muscle ant joint her suffering was terrible and bet body and face were swollen almost beyond recognition had been In bed for six weeks and had. eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried the Mystic Cure for RheumaJ Usm. It gave immediate relief sodebe was able to walk about In three days. ' I am sure It saved her life." - Sold by T A Uenry; df uggiat, New Hern..' - .- The After Fart. i,. The ship' helm has 'a. stera duty: to perform. - J'4- ? '": imaair' "'-''" . Y DOES IT PAT TO BUT CHEAP r AJ -A cheap remedy for congha and colds is all right, but yon want something that w(l relieve, and cure the .mere severe tnd dangerous results of throat and lung troablea. v What shall, you do ? tid to a warmer antTfnore regular jollma'er Yes, if possible; if not possible for yon, then, hi either case take the OHLTTemedy that has been Introduced In all civilized countries with success in- severe throat and Jung troubles, "Boscbee's German Syrup.!; It not only heals and stimulates the tissues te destroy the germ disease, bat allays inflammation, causes easy ex pectoration,' gives a good night's rest,, and cores the patients Try -one bottle. Becommended many years by. all drug gists In the, world,;- For - sale by F. 8. Duly. . ! It's usually the hot show that draws the cold cash.- iv .'v - My mother suffered with chronic diar rhoea for several, months., She was at. tended by two physicians ,wbe at last pronounced Bcr case hopeless. ' Bhe pro eared one 25 cent bottle of Chamberlain's Coho, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, ad five doses gave her permanent relief. I take pleasure In recommending It as the -best onthe- market. Mus. T. B. Watbok,- Aiken,' jkla. Bold by V. B. Duffy & Co. ' -"."Clothes don't make the man,'' says the Mansynok Philosopher, "but 'they often make a monkey of him," " . -. 1 ..-- ,'" . ' .in ii .in r.''c. .: Mrs. Harriet - Evans, Hinsdale. ' IH, wrltest 4U never fails te relieve my children Trom croup at once by using One Minute Cough Cure. I would not feel .safe without lu" Quickly .cures coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. , F 8 Duffy. ... - - '' - Too Young. . .v 6he-They've got a. new girl at III. ram's.- . . a -" 1 -. - ' He Is that so? Can she cook any bel ter than the last one they badf - ,- Bhe-rWell, hardly. This one is only about 2 hours old. 100. Dr. V. Detebton's Autl Dinretfe. May be-worth to you more than $1"9 If you have a r'llld who noils licddin from Incontence of wan r duilng tle Cures old and young alike. It arrent.f the trouble at oner.' f I. hold t y C. I) Bradham, dinfrlst, ew l!rn, N. C. . t lll Nlrk. In lhe dlnrivprci f ul dnys fvmi Ida Alanlc ninji iy Ir cnllr-d by ri ii lummi'n- If ' troubled with rtu immtl-i.i, 'give ('linmln'rluln'i I'ain-Hnlin t rial It will not coi-t you a criil if It il.i i no ( .( !, One Silirt ion will n iirvn the ( nin. It nlno nn i .i aliiii f.ii-1 I r 1 1 1 . i --i in i.r-i--tliiid the lime n- ,.,'(. .1 in' ,.:..-, tronhi.cn I. Culn, .in., f...i!.i. i. .,..':. 5', .' i" Ii." ' ' V ! I : -', , ' ,. I ir p mi f.l ' r I. u . " -i - , I'll Pi V A ! ,,, I,. a l JUe. Au Iriii;".;!!! t-.k a coiiu-aet to d'g a public wi.ll. When he bad dug nbout 2j fet't down, he eame one morning and found It euved In filled Dearly to the top. - - I'at looked cautiously round and saw that no one was near, then took off his hat and coat and hung them on the 'windlass, crawled into some bushes and waited events.: In a short time the eltlzeiiH discovered that the well bad caved u. and, seeing Fat's bat and coat ou the wiudlnss. they supposed be was at the bottom of the excavation. C1 Only a few hours of brisk dlgslng cleared the loose earth from the welt Just as the euirer cltlsseaa bad reached the bottom and were-wondering where the bodv was Tat earn walking out of the bushes and good naturedly thanked them or relieving blw of tieorry Job.; ' 8ome of thu tired; diggers were dl (rusted; but the joke wa too good to allow of anything more than a hearty laugh, .which soon followed. Loudon Answers - . .' i . .T.iv.' :.'- ;i. !'ff2:,r; p - The Eskimo's f.lvcr. . . j.. . BoeB every oiie-koow-ta what notable hyslcsl particulars the Uskliuo3 who ll-e In the far portk diCef from us teui perate sqne peoph?7 -tt will be remem bered that half a doxen or more- Kskl inoa came to New-Vorh from -Uie arctic sone with- one of , Lientenatrt. Peary's homing-- parties. Mqk( of tbem died pi-esently of a liueunioiila. , to' the dls tres and sotuewtut to the indignation of the publlc-Of several of them care ful autopsies Avcre iiuide.-iind.- tiot.ia little to the rScltenient of our niedleal world. It was dlKCOvercd that the Eskh 'mo Intestine -was about four feet short ei' than ours Is, and that bis liver was not .shaped .like what V.e have been used to call a. human , liver, but was mora lllio that of a dog. The GsUlmo, apparently... Is so constructed that "be can live antl -thrive under such condi tions and on such a diet as be eao corn maud at home. Uarper'S Weekly, , - - v. That Coal Scattl "r' In these days whenSQ many exenses are; used to obtain entrance to dwelling bouses and burglars carry off everr- thing possible it Is as well to be care.. rul. Therefore .,wbcnt a, servant cently Informed her mistress that n strange man bad called and said that be had come to "measure for a coal scuttle" the, mistress was inturally alarmed.- The nJkn came again, bow-ever.- bringing with; blin three, others, and then It appeared that be had come to put In an electric wire and box for messenger, service.. ii- What be - really meant to tell the aerrnnt. la the .first place was that be had come to measure for the "call box." , He bad apparently broadened It Into'" ''coal box," and. .the servant bad repeated'lt s "coal scut tle." New York JtialF-and Express.,',; j Thomas Kelson Page's, entrance Into literature' was discouraging.. He sent the short story, called "Marse Chan" to The Century, ' It was accepted.; .Then faee waited, Jnst waited. V Six years, later the tale was printed.: It made a hit, jid after that things came easily. New Vort World. . - -r-f -3: - Wao Rler Wu Gamo. ,-V-' 'A Rockland young man Is the owner of a smart rooster and has long entertained- suspicion that, the bird might have Inherited gnmy characteristics from sonie long forgotten ancestor. To apply this theory In an actual test he went home the-, other Dight surrepti tiously 'conveyed the parlor mirror Into.. the belt pen and held it before the gate of the wondering ootffc. . Tbeyouug man was not kept long In suspense as to the bird's fighting qual ities...: After a brief. Incredulous glance at the proud reflection In the glass the . rooster descended upon the object with spurs set Uud wrath gleaming from each beadlike eye. There Were crash, a smash and s clatter, and when the dust and. fealjiers cleared away '4h. young sportsman stood,, a dismayed spectator, la the center: of a pile of ruins formed of broken mirror, Slats and pulverized plate glass, 'is-' ,.'. - He Is now satisfied with tbe rooster, but bow he .squared himself about the broken mirror IS not known. Bangor Whig and Courier. - - ,v-.'--:r , . ikH-l - '' i-i - ' - ' -''-.'-f. O;- ?Vl V " Star to Hie Advaataas. - . ' "Dicky,, people should live to help one another."---. u ' -'v r 5 "Yes, ma,' but I'd get more" tile if youM let - me belp ; myself." -Chicago itecoro. i - . -f '. V- "J According to tbe ancient practice of oriental moiiarchs? tio Chlnescmper or rewards those .who bring hlru good Dews and puulshes, those who bring him bad news.'.-','--'-.V:-r - ro. inuostry. except tnat or. ciotn manufacture has contributed so much to tbe comfort. and advancement of man as thul of clansinaklns;.. wblcb Is one. of the oldest of technical Indus trtcs. " Its earliest home was Egypt .'" The famous ptrdens of Versailles tave cost is.noo.ixx.. -----" There are no microbes on the Swiss taountslus nt an altitude of 2.000 feet Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Mllesburg, Pa , ssys,- "As a speedy cure for coughs, colds, croup and sore throat One tfinnte Cough Curs is unequalled. It is pleasant for children to take. I heartily recom mend It to mothers." It is the only harmless remedy I lint produces Imme diate results. It cures bronchitis, pneu monia, grippe and throat and lung dU e&ars. It will prevent consumption. F H. Duffy. l'Mir ;irral. Kven the in.;li:l m would have consid erable diillmiU v In i .fs Ing 1.1 hunger from a n.ultlpi.i h-',u tn' 'c. IDENTIFYING SIGNATURES. A Han Slay Eiullj Make a Bllatako A boot Ills Own. ' The general opinion is that It is an easy matter to identify a signature, and there are few people who would not say with posiilveness that they could identic j their own signatures under almost any condi tions. - A discussion by some lawyers the other day makes it appear that a person caunot at nit times be sure of bis signa ture, because of the nicet yjo- which the forger has brought his art. ; -- One ot th lawyers said that no mas could safely go upon the witness stand and swear that a signature shown him was his signature.; He claimed that in the identification of a signature a person wns largely inlluenced in his decision by the quality -of the paper upon which the signature was written and by what pre ceded, or followed tbe signature. 11 file name van written on a blank piece of pa per, like that lu common mtethe lawyer claimed- that a witness could not swear with any degree of positiveness that the .signature was or was not his own. a . 1 In support of bis argument the lawyer - said that handwriting experts -claim that no person can write bis name twice ex-aetly-'ahko, and tbat. in any -litigation where signatures are In dispute and two signatures appear that are exactly alike, the experts will pronounce one of them a forgery. Ii may be true that lu gvfieral confoi'mation two 'signatures ' may ,, be alike, but In saying that -no two signa tures were ever mau alike, the experts mean-that the-loops of the letters and the distances between .them will uot be the same: diatiuctions which can be deter mined only by a system of close measure' mints.. In support of this theory the ex perts take thu. .case of a farmer who Is iu tbe-babit.of going from bis house to bis barn at about the usual time every morning. They say tbat not once in a 'hundred times will be walk it) Vxactly the same tracks. ; - , - Another lawyer told of- an. experience he bad la the- trial of a 'case in Tolland county 23 or 80 years' ago. A note was in- coutestf and a question was raised ss .to the, genuineness-' of 'the signature. George P. Bissell was called as a band. "writing- expert;. He testified tbat the signature on the note was a genuine sig nature.'' For the purpose of testing hia ability as a. handwriting expert while on the Witness stand he was given a piece of paper and Asked to write . bis -name three timesr -A blank space was left between the sisnatnrcs. , Mr. Bissell did not know for what, purpose he was asked to write his name, and after the paper- bad been handed to the lawyer who examined him it was given by the lawyer to an expert with the pen. - The expert -wrote- the name of Mr. Bissell on thepaper three times,- and after this was .done Mr. Bis sell -was recalled to the. witness sUnd, end the paper containing- tbe six signa tures was banded to btin. He was asked to point out the signatures that he had written, r He endeavored to do so, but uotiJnTof the signatures he picked .out as having been' written by-himself, was his writing Th three selected . were written by the pen expert y-i 4 :.i :5 Beference. Was made during the coo versatloo to a trial which occurred la Washington,, where -a will was JiT contest,- Severaliexperts on bandwrltiuj who testified nt the trial claimed that the Will was In the handwriting of the tests' tor. , It was proved, however, that the entire win bad .been traced. -- One of the relatives ofjhe deceased had found many ot the letters of the deceased.: Words to put Into the wIlT were takes from the different letters" and by a chemical proc ess reproduced; in the document which Blade the will, r John Sherman's .name was signed as one ot the witnesses of tbe jwllL and It -was slso proved that the sig nature had bees taken from a signature which Mr. Sherman bad placed to an ar ticle In General Grant's "Memoirs of the War."-,t. ... : - The concjuslon which the lawyers came to wherrtSe discussion ended was tbat It Is not suob.' an easy matter to identify signatures - as many" people' imagine. Hartford Courant . - , .; -r. . . .- i'-- rSfiS Krt'ftms. 7 New Zeslsnd b a eeontry' rich In the great variety., of Its forest trees most of them useful,. -all beautiful, but' none to compare with kauri pine either for state ly beauty or commercial value.' This no ble, tree ettalns a height of nearly. 200 feet and a diameter of 15 or more.-5 Its stem, or .barrel, as the busbmen call It rises from 30 to TO feet Without, knot or limb sod then branches Into an even head of dark , green,, folioge. - At- the place where U forks the stem is almost the ssme in tircumference as it la six feet trom the ground, and as it bas a bark col ored in various shades ot red or brown It gives one tbe Impression of a beantlfol pillar at the entrance to some woodland temple.!---:-. . ; " !. -: Every tree is sorroanded by S mound of fibrous, sot) consisting of decayed leaves, hart," etc.v tht accumulation of centuries, for tho . kauri . Is. extremely slow hi it growth. These mounds rise from two to six feet In height, according to the age of the tree, ' But the most re markable thing about tbe kauri -is ths quantity of resinous, gum which is shed from every part of It. - Thla gum hardens rapidly on exposure te the air, eventually becoming clear aud almost transparent Xiongmaa a. c;--..- , - ;" '";;-.-,7 ;;"A"';r? '.;ukss Meisw!iv: 1 ' A writer sayst- "I happen o know case woicn illustrates forcibly bow easy an accident might have affected tbe whole course of hlKtory. - A . few engineers, of whom Bir Bevans Edwards Is the only survivor, eouiuosrd the party which blew Hp ths dorks st Sevastopol. -There was e shaft 80 fm-t deep, with s gallery run ning horizontally from it. !"- - "At the Inittom of thia shaft, Just in side the gallery, stood one Gordon, after ward of C'hiun nnd Khartum, with s lighted rnndle in his band. Tbe powder was lowered in flour barrels, end our of these slipped from ths slings, fell to the bottom of the shaft and broke un.'so thai Cordon wax left stnudlng up to bis kut-es In gunpowder with s lighted candle in bis hnud. - That there wnsao premature erplo sion wns a uilrncic, and If that miracle bnd not horn worked the odds are thnt a different d.vnnsty would be ruling tn Chi na and Jlint Lord Kitchener would never hnvr had the opportunity of making his (auKHH li.iir.'h to Kliiirliiin. Vt1ttcrH I.hhI Word. ' Putulny KciiiMd Tencher Come now, Arthur, eni-cly you con tell me whnt a bc-nrdirtiiiu is. What Is the Inst thing your imii her a ska when she goes to bed at iii, III ? Aitlntr-yhe nets pn if he is sure he lork.-d nil th? d'Mii-fl bihI wiml'in-H down fairs nml put the cat out. t'hii'nja 'i .im- liernM. V.'e l.ve niv -! ii i.i.y dm-inr M'.t stnee fl 'ii ' t ' -.'--: I Ci,i..! ' r I. -. ' . n 1 - ( ! . ; .;.. i r 1 v ' - ----- b:-v ( f n ' IbJ aWsf 10 SsaWsV aasW i- Via femala organism that treed all kinds of trouble end which ordinary prac Coo does not cure, aro the very things that give way promptly to Lydla Es Pink ham's .Vegetable--Compound j - r, ; v Zj Uterine i and ovarian troubles, kidney troubles, uloeratlons, tumors," un usual discharges, back aches ajid painful periods these are the isis tliat hang on and wreck health and ' happiness land dls ansltlan.'Z:ri' ;. - lydla E. Phikluun'l Vejitoble Confound has a wonderful record of absolute cures of these troubles a H constant series of successes : for thirty years Thousands of women vouch fcr this. Their letters "ecnstaniSy appear In this paper , Notice of Meeting ol Creditors to - Consider Discharg-Cv In the District Cburt of the United ' States, for the Eastern District of N. C. In the Mstter of W. B. Fleming Bank rupt. In Bankruptcy. To the Creditors of Petitioner, who has 'beea adjudicated a Bankrupt: Take notice that .a meeting of creditors Will be held at the office of L. J. Moore," Referee, In New Bern, N. C, at 12 M. on the 20 day of March 1900, at which time the. Bankrupt will apply fni bis dis charge. Tou can be .present and show cause If any, why he. shall not be ills charged. -'i .i, L- J. Mooke, " ' ' i - S Referee la Bankruptcy. New Bern, N. C. Maicb 13 10U0. Notice of Meeting of Creditors to rVs Consider Discharge. . In the District Court -of the United '; States, for the Eastern Dlnrict of N O. In the Matter of 3. W. , Peacock Bnk-'- ; rupt. Ia Ban! rnptcy. To the Creditors of Peiitloner, who has -- been adjudicated a Bankrupt: ..Take notice that a meeting of creditors will be held at the ofllce of L. J. llrore, Referee, in New Bern,-N. C, at 12 M ou the 80 day of March JOOOfat which lima the iBsnk rupt7- will spply f of his ' '. dla chsrge. Ton can be present snd show cause if any, why he shall not bedit cbsrged. - V -' -r': -' - - '.' - .' I' i- JIooiik, ' : ' -. . Referee In Bankruptcy. New Bern, 31. C., March 15, 1900. ' Lodge, Directory. VICTORY COUNCIL NO II, JUNIOR O U A M: Meet every first and third Wednesday night in Rountree Hall. 3 G Delemsr, G !Q D Gordncr, V V, WP Jones, Tress ; H W Simpson, U F; W F Rlchardsoti,P-8.. ' - . '.' ,-. EUREKA LODGE NO. 7. J. O. O.'P. Officers: W. T. H1U, N. G-i J. R. Parker,. V. ti . Geo. Ureen, Itec d g Becty: James B. Hill, Financial Secretary; A-E. l'ltt msn, .Tress. Regular meetings every jnonasy nigni ax c.au o ciocs, - . -. CALUMET ENCAMPMENT, NO. 4, 1. u. i ir. ,, uincers: u it uooay, . ju f; J .0 Delsmar, It P; J J Baxter, S Wj C H Hall, J.Wi Ceo. Green, Berlbe; E Gerock, Treasurer, Regular . Encamp ment, 1st, 8rd, and Sth (if any) Thursday nights In each mouth at-7:30 o'clock. . - NEW BRKM LODGE Ne. 1,'F H A C J C Hcalos, Presu J II Smith,! Recording oec yr si jc uuuiicy, financial eec'y. Meets In the Kntgbts of Hsrmonr Hall every tat and 8rd Monday nights In each month.' 'mXj-'?: ' CRAVEN LODGE No. l.c KNIGHTS 07 HARM0N7 ; -' Meets Snd and h Wednesday nights In each month In O'clock. B. R. Ball, President, It, J. pis-u eswsy, Bee y, K, it Hill, ir. r3ec'y j KN1CHT8 OF HONOR Officers: KB Jones, Dictator; G L Vinson.. Reporter; W F Rountree, Financial Reporter New Berne Lodge No. 448 meets the Snd and 4th Friday nights at 7:80 o'clock,. In Rounlree's Hall, Pollock street, ';; : t) ANTON ClfchntONT NO. t, P. St., I. O. .f omoer: Geo. Blover, Captain t- T. O. My man, Unut.) P. II. Palleller, 1h,1kd; fm. ) Pi I in, rivrk;Kd. tituock, AccomitnTit. Hog alar Cnlonniiit, 9t and 41 h Thursday alghtslnaachmouUiatSWo'elora4 ' '. ' r r In tint ' M -n w uiit to f. rllitntn tli t s s and 1 1 .1 ''ii n H e ' i i. . ' 1 r. W ; SIVO i i I- . I.- In ri. w .ill : 0 find ,.'.-. I . t . II .'II . I .. . :anic-.i Hal-- (B B, B'i" - v gs;at BLOOD CURE - -T i I-FRElv .t-" " - A Core Fer-Blood and Skia SiseasdS. v - tcioms, Clcers, Pimples, , cra-'-.: rata, Blood Poisoa, Cancer, ' Kidney Troubla, Bells - Kalaxa - Shea- i.:-.-,..v . matism. a THIAL TBBATMBJSt SENT i-KlVATELY BY MAIL yBKB TO ALL WIIO SUFFER. ,If any man or woman saffering from any Blood or 8Mn Trouble will a rite us w will send them- free of charge and prepaid to destinstion a trial bottle of Botanic Blood Balm (B B. B.) the fa mous Southern Blood Remedy. It has permanently cured thousands of cases, some of years' standing, and after doctors, hospitals and patent medicines naa lauea. itemed y has been thoroughly tested for past 80 years snd is perfectly safe to. take by old or young. Blood Balm is sn honest, ixexpensivs remedy that you may test before you pert with your money. i : CUBES HAAS BY BLOOD BALM. AUsn Granttof Sparta, Ga, cured of painful sore on lip called epithelial can cer; Julia E Johnson, Stafford P. U., S.G cured of a terrible Itching eczems of 18 years-standing; W A Bryant, Moody, Tex, cured of salt rheum on hand. His hand. resembled a burned surface suffered four years, yet cured by Botanic Blood Balm. B W Beazley, of Americus, Cia, suffered with sores all over bis body eating into holes. Blood Balm cuicd him; sound snd well. L 11 Hen ell, of Atlanta, Ga, cured by four bottles of a terrible eating ulcer on leg 0 W Porie, of Jackson, Ga. bad violent skin dlscKKe, entire body almost a scab, yet permanent ly cured by B.B.B. J J Head' ot Athens Us, bad eczems on hands, srius and h g, suffered five years, tried doctors snd pat ent medicines, Blood Balm cured him. only a few scars remsinlng where the sores bad healed. Mrs. W J Steed, of Augusta, Cs, had recurring bolls, was curedhy only five bottles three years ago, Perfectly . well since. Mrs M L Adams, of Fredonla, Ala. had deadly cancer, was given up to die by nipe doctors, yet was cured by Botanic Blood Blm. W P McDaniel, of Atlanta, cured of rheumatism, but what more need w.e rsy? We could fill this paper with wonderful cures, and remember, all these troubles are raured by Bad Blood In the system, and Blood Balm cures because It forces all the pobon outward, hence theie cannot be a return of the symp toms. Don't trifle with blood troubles, and remember, even if sarsaparilla, tonics, doctors and snlves have failed In your esse, that B. B. B Botanic Blood Balm Is different from anything else, and cures, to stay cured, by expelling the polsonons matter from the blood. This li the only remedy that cures in this way. HOW TO OCT A IN BLOOD HALM. WRITS FOB FBSE TBIAL BOTTLE. If you are satisfied that Bdtanlc Blond Balm fs wbat you need 'you will find large bottles for gale by all druggists for $100, or six bottles (full trestment) (5 00. For free tiial bottle address Blood Balm To,, 146 Mitchell 8t , At lanta, Ga., and bottle snd medical book will be sent, all charges prepaid. Describe your trouble and we will include free personal medical advice. Notice lu Mto-khoUier. State or North Carolika, I Superior Craven Oounty. ( Court ' U II. Cutler snd otheis ) Notice (o The Slims Ju Lumber Co j StH kho'd"' To ALL Stcckhuldeks of the timsom LUMBEK C'OMl'ANV TAKE NOTlCt! '. That by the Judgment render) d in the above named action at I he January Term, A D., 1000. The said cause has be. n referred to the undei signed for the pur pose ot establishing the interest of the Mockholders In said ''The Stimson Lum ber Company" snd to report to the Court ss directed lu said judgment - . ' - You are hereby notified to appear before me at my office in the City of New Bern, North Carolina, on Friday tbe 28rd day of March, A. D., 1000, at 11 o'clock AM, and prove your interest as such Stockholders In said The Stim son Lumber Company." . This 20th ta-of February, 1900 1 - y 'M. DeW. Stevekson, ... ..-';v-'i-: " -".Referee' ' North Cauoliiu, I Superior Court craven county, .; . epecial Rcid Wbitford. executor of Wm. C. v WhttforU. deceased, i . -'":- r . - Juliathhfori'- Loutae P.. Whltford; ;..Jannie R. Wbitford, Nannie Smith - Holmes snd George Holmes. - -to Julia Whltford. Louise P. Wbit ford, Jsnnle R Wbitford, Nannie Smith Holmes and George Holmes defendants In the above em I tied action: '.si-,' ':, . - Take notice tbat the above entitled ac tion has been instituted by Ibe plaintiff stralnst you a .defendants before -tbe Cleik er the rjursrlor Court of Craven county, State of North Carolina, for Ibe purpose of selling tbe leal estate des cribed In the petltloB to make assets, snd that you are required te appear and answer or demur to the petition filed In bid action at the office of tbe Clerk -of the Superior court of said county oathe Tib day nt April, 1900. . - w. m. watsoit. o. . a - itxecutor'a Notice I ;, ' navlnauallfled as the' Executor of Mary Ann Oicklnson, decesssd; late of the county of Craven,this Is lo notify all persons bsvlng clsims sgalnst the estate of the deceased to exbihit them to the undersigned on or before the 13tb day of March, tt0lK or this notice l. I be plead In bar of their recovery. All per sons Indebted to said estate will please make immediate psvment. - ' - -f ' v JACOB B, TAYLOR, v- ' Exrcutor Mary Ann r Dickinson, ; de- ceased. - . " '.- This March 13, 1900. ' ' -w . ' " ; y ;.V 1 Foreclosure Sale. By virtue of authority vested In me a Clerk of tlie Fantern District Criminal Court for Craven county, i will exrosc to public sala for '-jcaidi, at the court houe door In New Bern, on M"nrfy, Aprii (lih, irrii, nt 12 o'clock m. all lbt cprlnin pin e or prri-l of lnnd desoilnd InsrntHri' mon'Mre (xecuted n the Hih'c nt forth Cur. lii-i by J e Wl.il (i. l. imd v l(V in lli-n -.1 Ih.u . for ll.e hp. .i -r.!i ii e of ld W lilill.'ld st the Kt hru ftiy 'Iriio. li'i-ll, of Rnid court, fnid bond 1. .,-. !!. if I fi'ti f.nfi il.'.l PTid fore. liMiue ot ii . i 1. 1 .1. led. K h 1 1 1 lurid in H tiinlcd ii . . I iu f ... d h 1 1 n ' f nn'iH fiom tlm r!iy i.i :, w ''. i ii i n i l.c r.....i.toke ron.l. j -. i - I ' i k f.f .1 I, i i. n imd , i JTollco of ' Summons. ; North Carolina?- I ' , , Ota.yen County ' , Baperlor Court. Tbe City of New Bein,T ' "J" ' . ' vs. i , -1 , j Huuimocs i A E Woodruff, tiuskejfor - 7- oWlietslaui of KDx-l Uelh t. ' - awiii AJUUUIIJK., U&'U,J ..-. ,'S Action fur. Aco uut and Ulher I'uipoM'S.. i A. K Vtoodiutf, trusiee -ul Llizabeth $ Gooding, deceakbd, the above nsoH-d de -' li ndaok ill lake ii"t ce that a turemoi a ' iu me auuva ruiitiitj fccuori vvua .sueu"'i from the. t-uperlor Vouit (f Ciaven county, Nurth Carolin,. ou Fi bruary lat, -": I DUO, eiurnable ni lbs mil term of tbe -Supt'ior tourt ol ss O vot.nty, ui be held at the tourt I ou-e . iu Nt w Bern. " N. ('., iu the I3ili Mr.t,da; after the 1st " Monday iu March, u hen e the 28th dav - of May, IUIKi, when Hnrl" wh.re yon are t or judgmeiii will tie rei oeied iu favor of the plaintiff lor tbe relief d. mended. W M. WATSON, O. tt-C. H. C Whitebmst, Atty. lor Plsntiff. Februarv 1st, lKOO. ICIJUIItU IU B IBKTI Lll- (.11.111. IttlllM iiruBLii -. Notice of unimoiie aud Attach- merit. Nortu Cauolika, I 0, ..,.,-, Craveh Couktv. I Sdi-wuor Court H U Dully vs J J Trader. To J. J. Tbadkh: Whereas, the summons was duly icsued from the Superior court of Craven coun ty, returnable to tai.l roUrt on I lie Sth Monday hefore the rl Monday iu March 1010, aud returnable by the Sheriff not to he found in uiy couuly, said summons being Issued iirthe above egi nted action, aud where as an oider of publication bas been duly made for service of Si mmons upon you in the action aforesaid: Now therefore you are herehy notified to appear al 'the tSn tru r i'uurt of Ciaven County on the 12ih Monday after the I nt Monday in Match I liOO, it being the 2mh day ol May IUC0 nnd anevter, demui or ot uei ise plead to the com plaint which will he hied in taid action on or Ix-lore t tie first thiee djjs of Said term or otlieiwli-e di-teud naid action as ou may te nriviprd. And you will further lake noti e I hat at the tine ef itoiuiuif tif thchiimmonr aliovt nien ionea a Writ of attachment nas itisucd fiom said Court in said anion directed to the Sheriff of Jones counlj direciing him to levy said writ upon your property In said county, sod lake said property into his poB6( union for the purpose of ssid action. To all of which jou will take due notice and defend the pains as you may he advised. This February 9th 1800 W. M WATiON. ( irrk Superior Couit, Craven County Notice to ippar State of Ni(rlli Carolina. I County of Ciaven. ) In ih Supir or Cniirt, i Brfoic the t Ink. J In Ike mailer of iho final accounl of L II Cutler. Ex.'Ciitur ol V ni I'leve: To whom it Mv Conceri.: Whereas, L II Cutler haa bird in iImk court his final account a KmcuIo i-I the last will Bnd testament ol Wm Cltve, 8r.. ttcctaac.l. Now Tl ereforr. The heirs at law, le gatees t ..il riMritiulrrs ef Wm ( leve.Br. drccaa. d ai d all other perai-n having any interest In the said estate are hereby noiilied and commaiidid lo spprar be fore the umlrri-igurd Cleik t-uperior Couit at 1 Is ofllce in New Dcin on Wed nesdav Ibe 25th day of April. H'OO, at tbe hour of 11 o'clock a m and show cauee, If any llity have, wliy said final account should not be audited snd ap proved, and an order of distribution in accordance with the will made, and the said Executor discharged from his trust. Done at my office iu the city of New Bern under my band and seal this the 23d day of February. 1900 W. M. WATSON, C. 8. C, Val liable Timber Lmiids For Sale! North Carolina, I Puperior Court, Craven County. ( Special Proceedings Geo R Hughe and wile Annie C Uughes vs John H Wbitford, Laura E Wbitford and Mary Whitford. Pttltion for Bale of Lands for Partition. : . Pursuant to the judgment in the above n . ... . .ri r .nun.l '. n 1 1 . . . nmluHln.ul orlll I-1. . . ll-, i, v. W Ull'p. , 1'V Mllllcl.lguni T i . 1 sell at public auction t the door of ibe . court house of said Craven county, on u ... .. - j., ..t k n-n a n iDnA JUtfllllflJ 'HE ,1111 U . , 11 tt 111. A 3Jt AW - at 13 o'clock r-itt-day lor cash, the fol lowing lands, situated in said (raven county; A tract of land embracing and com posed ot k vi ral small parcels and con tiguous tracts, uinitali.ii.c by estimation - about 1U40 acres moie or le ss, lying: and being in Craven county aforesaid en the north side ol Neu e river sort cast side of Jsmes swamp snd at the head of. said swamp, a part bounded by tbe lands of ' Moses Karuold, deceased David P W hit-" ' ford . and others, being alt tbe lands - wnicn xnatnsn n cuiorn, oeceasea inner... Red from his father in Hill's Neck add a -. swamp tract at ths brad of the said - lam.i awamn liAln th .am a f 1, . 1 N I K- an Whltford gave by . will lo John N Wbitford. which w.re sold bv a decree) ot the court . snd Wing a imrl of the sauMrwblch Hardy-Wbitford purchased ' at said rale In tbe year, lt-08 . and Ireing the same lands wMch were conveyed to " -. ain.ionn n wnittora ny Hardy whit fnrd and wife hv rle-ed rpfflHiMtvii lit-?ttia . office ot the Register -of IV-fds of said '' Craven count v in book 16. fseetbO. io. " March Ut. IHOOr 7 - . ' '' : 1- ..j.. - . . M,tf fl.li. j v if: ri I C1t4ljr.l1r.il,.. ,'v. M llaW KlTVli'Nsnu ,. i . i . ' . oiumlss loners. , Chtut ft Davis, I lis R D. l Paui'Pavis, - " and N B Davis, ri ' , , Cora E Davis, Jow'pli C D-ls,' Be ssie B " - . Davis snd Victor L Davis. . Peiltlou fur Fale .of Land for Pnititlon: Under anil by virtue of an ord. r e f the ' Sup rlor Court In, the above entitled pro ' Ceedings, tbe nnebrslsne-d will, on the' first Monday in Apr I, 1C00, sm lite the and day ot sairt moi.ll., at 13 o'ebek m, at lbs court house door In ike county of . Crave n, sell at , ul.l o suction to the highest bidder for cash tbe follow log de scribed lsndw ' v..' ''-''r . One house and tot' si 11 a'cd a,t the north-west corner ef Geori and. New streets, snd running Ihinoe aeswardly with the south side (if New street, one hundred and fifteen ft to B W Morris cor ner, thence north wtih said Morris lit e and psrnllel wiih George street siity-ot a feet to Maritsre-t E Kaiina cotnor, thence east wllh her line suii parallel with New atreitona hondnd sod fifteen feet to (lenrgc atrret, tin nee south Kith Gcori'e Urcfi sixty ne feet to the headlining on George meet, licit g the ssmo btusei and let conveyed by iced I nun Jnines B lioi'hes and littt.e W lii tlna. I i wile, loWillinm II lik'i. 11 d neordi 1 to ho. k No H7, pnpr s !;?7, XSm d :r,ll in Dm ol!.ri' of Hie r. gihier of tUeoa ot Ciaiiu C'l'lilV. ,'' t:- 'I. - V im ia v -'.N, C ( inn. '- - '