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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30
CLARK j. BROWN, President.

great American novel may not yet be
written, but the great American nov
elist is in existelfce!"
This criticism was written, we think,
for it was not signed-by Mr.. James
Hemeker, a keen and subtle critic, a
poet, and a writer ofstyle, Imagination,
charm.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30
Christmas at Emmanuel Church.

Emmanuel church was ilost taste
fully decorated with evergreens-holly
and yines-in honor OF the Day of
Days. There was celebration of
Holy Communion Christmas morning.
There was large congregation
present which gave close attention to
the Rector, Rev. Mr.. Gregory's sermon,
which was upon the text from St.Luke 2.
IL, unto you this day was born Saw
or." The sermon was really eloquent,
convincing, and touching.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Gregory held
divine services in Pinehurst.
The Bishop Of the Diocese will be
here week from next Sunday TO
celebrate the rite of confirmation.
-.-4sS..
We extend to our customers and
friends our most sincere and cordial
wishes for happy and prosperous New
Year,
PEOPLES CASH STORE,
A. WINETINE, Prop.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

Needs Looking After.


The electric light at the corner Of
Penn Ave. and Bennett st. must have
spent Christmas in hilarious fashion,
thas any one seen it out at night?) for
now it is quite askew. as though it
staggered and could not siyaighten
again. There is some danger to those
who look at it for any time, in that
they may acquire that deformty of the
eyes known as StrobeSimOuS. Were it
not that we have an able opitlcian the
situation would be alarming. Never
theless we trust the electric light peo-
pie will give it their attention.
Call and sSsehe new silver souvenirs
at the NEWS DEPOT.
Miss Emily l.. Topper teacher Of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, resides
at the residence Of Mr.. j. W. Stuart,
Railroad Street.
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Communicated.
he EDITOR of The FREE PRESS:

~ the Editor of The FREE PRESS:
! went out from my cottage one day
to see what a farmer, who was driving
III had TO sell. He informed me that
twas beef, and wanted to sell me a
qlarler My family being small | told
h,n / could not think Of buying
QAarter, and asked if he would sell me
il Nmall piece. He said he could not
ses less than n. quarter, If he did he
w ud have topay ten dollar license
tbs IS a new kind OF revenue, or tax,
OF tariff, that we do not unders tand,-
se'nc Of us who are down here for the
", ter, but we presume it is all right.
Ibesnnot be for the benefit of US who
vs. uld ike to buy anything we Ike
ir,' n farmers who come ID to sell us
4 pir products. II cannot Be for the
"a y ~, ~
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A fine line of Christmas periumcry
al JOHNSON'S PHI ARMACY.

Call at the Central House Shaving
Parlor for smooth shave, l0c; a hobby
hair cut, l5c.
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How do you like the FREE Press?
You have by this time been able to
Judge somewhat of its merit.
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4 Liberal Spirit Shown.

Piano for rent or sale cheap. In-
Quire at this office.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

redoent of the soil. The cast is as
OUR FOLKS.
Capt. Thompson, a retired shpmaster-
Mr. A. f. Wood
Harry Thompson, his son - Mr. Z. NJ.
Williams.
Capt. Sleeper, a returned Californian =
Mr., Eugene Poe
Hiram Small, q mill owner - Mr.. |. l..
Hamlin
Phil, Capt Th0mpS0ns man of all work
MIR. Fred Brown
Mrs Thompson, good as gold Miss
Martha smith.
Mrs. s''egs ..s s6SaAaS ass1ast hope
Becky Sleeper, the tomboy" : Miss
Dorathea Junge.
Hulda Prime, full OF complaints =
Miss Gertrude Eastman
silly York, 'slipshod hut Willing" =
Miss Lutte Poe
The last rehear,als of the play are
no" under way and are progressing
very favorably A stage, with all
needful accessories, has been erected
in the Hail, electric lights installed,
and due arrangements have been
made for adequate seating
The proceeds of the performance
will be devoted to praiseworthy
object - to increase the schools
library; it will be highly interesting
and amusing in itself-both these
things argue full attendance and
patronage upon both evenings, and
we feel assured that the players will
receive such support.
Prices for admission are Reserved |
seats, 35c. General admission, 25c.
Children under u, 15c Tickets will |
be put on sale Immediately, See
landbils for further particulars.
We wish the enterprise all success.
Fresh Fish every Friday and Oys-
ers every Saturday. Give us your
orders. WEBER Il HUFFINES.
Try Fred Thomas barber work.
Special prices made on work done by
month or week. Call and see him.
Shop on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Christmas Festival In Roseland.
The people of Roseland, N. G.,
celebrated Christmas by an enjoyable
social at Roseland Inn on Christmas
Eve; and after the home pleasures of
he day met again on Christmas
evening in Roseland Inn, which was
appropriately decorated, and were
'ery joyfully entertained by the salts
actory rendering of the following
Singing. Antioch. By Choir.
3ecitaton-by Miss Lottie p. Benedict
My Dollie Hung Her Stocking Up"
Recitation - by Flora T.. Benedict =" A
Song of ChristmaStide,
Miss Maud W. Allen-selec-
ton from Ben Hur, Appearance
of the Angel to the Shepherds"
leading - by Miss Hattie Aiken "A
Touching Christmas Story
Christmas Iree-DestIibution of Gifts.
9etreshments-Iurkey Sandwich Cake.
Ctnfections. Spring Water.
Being regarded as very appro-
'riate time, Sunday school was or
.anized under the prescribed con-
itions of the Methodist Episcopal
hurch, being auxiliary to the Sun
av School Union of that church.
Jnder the constitution adopted the
GLOWING officers were elected:
Superintendent - Frank G. Allen.
Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Jen-
lie P Wells:
Seeretary-Miss Maud W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. Eliza A.
benedict.
Treasurer-Miss Edith A. Barnes. /
Librarian-Mrs Jessie b. Spooner.
Assistant Librarian-M Lewis G.
pooner.
Chorister--Mrs. Nettie L. Kelly.
Twenty persons were in attendance,
nd all expressed their great pleas
re at being present and were glad
D be in Roseland. II
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CINE restriction put upon the IN
DISCRIMINATE sale Of meat, which
&c lttager" complains of, was placed
for he good of the very class which
"Clltager" belongs to, viz: the guestes
and visitors to Southern Pines. When
meat was brought into town and sold
in any quantity desired by the
purchaser, as was once the case here,
much trouble, Inconvenience, and
annoyance was caused to everybody
by reason of inadequate service, poor
butcleying and cutting, and also be-
cause under thatsystem bad aud rotten
meat was often brought into town
and 'elL there, as the sense Of smell
testified. These objections, however,
are not applicable to the sale of eggs,
poultry, ETC., aud for that reason no
restrictions are put upon their sale)
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Call at the News Depot aud see our
new stationery aud crepe paper.
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A subscription for good magazine
is fine Xmas present. Subscribe for
one at THE NEWS DEPOT,
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e,nyone without the license.

III is true it brings some money into
tha treasury of the town; but why
dr. W the line on meat? A still larger
refenuecould be obtained by requiring
license for the sale of butter, eggs,
sweet potatoes, chickens, etc. But |
can buy half-adozen eggs, pound of
butter, peck Of potatoes or single
chicken from the same parties who
dare not sell me pound of beef. If
lhc object be to protect the meat
market men, why not protect them
from poultry as well as beef? And
il those men should be protected why
no protect the men who sell eggs and
potatoes, the grocers, and allow no
retailing of those articles without a
lieInse? We don't want to be I'M
reasonable but we would like little
explanation in regard TO this matter,
whc doubtless the editor or some
town officer can readily give.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

Call and sSl~he new silver souvenir
at the NEWS DEPOT.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

Fresh Fish every Friday and Oys-
ters every Saturday. Give us your
orders. WEBER q HUFFINES.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

The worldly hope men set their hearts
upon
Turns asheS--as 1t prospers and anon.
Like snow upon, the deserts dusty face
Lighting little hour or two-is gone.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-30

Try Fred Thomas barber work.
Special prices made on work done by
month or week. Call and see him.
Shop on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
AFTER THE SUGAR TRUST.
Ohio Authorities Want to Collect
Taxes on $S,OOO,OOO Worth of Goods.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 17.-Attorney Gen
eral Monnett to-day decided that the Ameri-
can Sugar Refinery Company. of New York,
and the Franklin Sugar Refinery Company,
of Philadelphia, are liable for taxes on all
the sugar which they have shipped into
Ohio for fivefyears preceding the operation
of the Valentine antitrust law, which went
into effect about year ago. Previous to
signed by these companies to wholesalers in
Ohio and distributed by them to the trade.
All the money collected was returned to the
refining companies and a rebate of 3-16 cent
per pound was allowed for shrinkage. The
wholesalers claimed that, as they did not
own the sugar and were merely acting as
agents they were not liable for taxes on the
product. Since the enactment Of the VAL
entine antitrust law, the refneries have
been selling direct to the trade. The matter
of unpaid taxes brought to the atten-
ton of the state auditor, and the opinion of
the attorney general rendered, to-day, was
in response to a request from the auditor
for advice. 1t is estimated that the two re-
filming companies sold in Ohio during the
period for which they are held to be liable
The state auditor will instruct the auditors
in each county to proceed at once to collect
statistics showing the amount of sugar sold
in their respective counties and place the
proper valuation of the same on the tax du-
plicates Money belonging to the refners in
the hands of Ohio dealers will be attached
to secure the unpaid taxes. Unpaid taxes
can only be collected for period of five
years, with a penalty of so per cent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
VERY QUEER AFFAIR.
Supposed Attempt to Wreck the Cass
County Courthouse.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Dec. 17.-What is
thought to be an attempt to blow up the
Cass county courthouse was made some
time this morning between midnight and 3
o'clock by some person who had forced an
entrance into the boiler room, in the base
ment. The water in the large boilers was
turned off and the gas fires turned full
force. 1t was evidently done by some one
acquainted with the work of the courthouse
janitor, Gus Gerard, who, upon reaching
the courthouse early in the morning, is in
the habit of turning the water into the boil
ers to replenish them. This morning, how
ever, the intense heat of the room attracted
his attention on entering and he made a
hasty examination, finding the boilers heat
ed almost to white heat and the water in
them all but exhausted lie Immediately
turned off the fires. Had he followed his
usual custom and turned the cold water into
the boilers explosion would have fol-
lowed that would have wrecked the building
and undoubtedly caused loss of life. The
boilers have been damaged to the extent of
several hundred dollars, as all the flues are
thought to be burned out. The police are
working on the case, but have no clew to
the perpetrator of the deed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
HOBSON AT LOUISVILLE.
The Merrimac Hero Entertained
Given an Ovation at u Theater.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 17.-Lieut. Rich.
mond Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac,
stopped off in Louisville to-day, on his way
from Nashville to San Francisco, Cal. from
whence he will sail on the City of Picking,
Dec. "a, for Hong-Kong, and from thence to
Manila to assist Admiral Dewey in raising
some of the sunken Spanish ships. Lieut..
Hobson was given an enthusiastic welcome
and induced to remain over night.
This evening Lieutenant Hobson was
rendered an informal reception at the Pen
dennis Club. AT it's close he was escorted
by a committee of prominent citizens to
Macauley's Theater. AS soon he took his
seat in the box and the audience recognized
him they cheered wildly, and from the ball
cony and gallery came three cheers and d
tiger. which the young hero acknowledged
with a bow. At the conclusion of the first
act the lieutenant was presented with min
1ature design of the Merrinac in roses and
carnations IT was at the end of the stirring
third act of Shenandoah" that the climax
to Hobson'S reception was reached. When
Wild. cheer after cheer filling the
big theater, and cries of ''Hobsonl Hobson!'
ard Speech! Speech mingled with the
cheers. The orchestra played the Star
spangled Banner while the whole company
waved flags towards the lieutenant. The
cheering became deafening. Finally. when
the cheering ceased, Lieutenant Hobson
made one Of his characteristic speeches,
from Atlanta, where the chief executive of
the Nation laid his hands, as it WERE upon
the North and the South and pronounced
his benediction upon the cemented Union.
This sentiment was loudly applauded. Lieut.
Hobson was rendered a banquet at the
Louisville Hotel after the theater.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
GAS-WELL INVIGORATOR
INVENTION OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
TO THE INDIANA FIELD.
Narrow Escape of Cass County Court
Charged with Flora Bank Robbery.
peelal 70 the Indianapollg journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 17.-William Moore,
a natural gas expert of this city, is the in
ventor and patentee of a novel device for
reviving exhausted gas wells. This week
Mr. Moore, who had first successfully tried
it on well of his own, resuscitated four
abandoned wells for the Citizens South Side
Company, at Elwood, leaving them as good
as new. The resuscitated wells exhibited
the same rock pressure as when first drilled
eleven years ago, and bid fair to flow in
definitely at their original capacity. Mr.
Moore's method is to insert an inner tube
in the wells The tube extends below the
water line in the wells and is provided with
a system of valves by which the water is
drawn out, relieving the gas below, the gas
itself furnishing the power that forces or
pumps the water out. Mr.. Moore is con-
fident that he can revive every old gas well
in the field by his process. He does the
work himself and charges $500 for each well
revived. He says the gas belt can be re-
stored to its old-time vigor by his invention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
EX-SENATOR BRIGGS FUNERAL.
Exercises In the Fifth-Avenue Pres
byterian Church, New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE funeral of eX-
Senator Calvin S. Brice, of Ohio, took place
to-day in the Fifth-avenue Presbyterian
Church. The church was crowded and a
large number of persons prominent in So
ciety and in public life were present. The
body. in a cloth-covered casket, wholly
black was taken in hearse from the fam
lily home to the church. The Rev. DR.. Wal
lace Radcliffe, of Washington, was in the
pulpit when the body was taken in, and the
choir, which in waiting, began to sing
Sun of My Soul" as the casket was borne
up the main aisle. 1t was resting on bier
and partly covered with lilies of the valley
and carnations. DR.. Radcliffe read from
the Scriptures, after which the choir sang
Lead, Kindly Light" At the close of the
service the body was carried out before the
congregation dispersed and while the choir
sang abide with Me-" A large delegation
of members of the Ohio Society was pres
ent Among the prominent persons in the
church We're Col. Robert g. Ingersoll Sena-
tor Mark Hanna, Gen. c. H. L. Coils, Gen.
Arson G. McCook II. Fl. Brockway, Gen.
Henry l.. Burnett George r. Sheldon, Col.
Arthur w. Soper and Richard Croker. The
body was taken to the Erie Railroad ter
minus in Jersey City, where 1t was placed
on train for conveyance to Lima, o.,
where it will be inferred
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western farmers are able to raise crops of
from thirty to forty bushels OF hard Scotch
Fife wheat to the acre. The average yield
in the Red river valley of the DakOtaS and
Minnesota is about fourteen to fifteen BUSH
els, and the average throughout the United
States is not far from eleven bushels. Con-
ditonS as to soil and sometimes as 10
moisture are the same in the Red river val
ley as they are in the Saslxa tchewan valley
of Assiniboia, but the farmers of Dakota and
western Minnesota would consider IT sui
cidal to follow any such methods as there;
in fact, they are not adopted anywhere else.
Such a farm as the Bell, with 45,OOO 70
CO., 900 acres under cultivation, and two-thirds
of this immense land in crop every year,
yielding at the rate of thirty bushels to
bushels Of grain. But this crop is nearly ,OOO
miles from navigation on Lake Superior,
where the wheat Of the Canadian lands
comes in direct competition for the export
and Eastern markets with that of the North
western praTies of the United States, the
one yield at Fort William, the lake terminus
Of the Canadian Pacific. the t 9ener at Dn7
Pacific and the Great Northern. Ii costs Ia
to. 16 cents bushel to get this Canadian
wheat on ship at Fort William for the
one-thousand- haul. 1t costs to 10 cents
to get the wheat Of the Dakota farmer from
his fields to Duluth, $50 to $50 miles. The
the country through which it runs, and 1t is
willing to bear a larger snare or the DUR
den than its American competitors. But THIS
fall strange condition has prevailed and is
yet continuing. Wheat Is worth within
to Z cents as much on these farms, 1,VVO
miles beyond the jumping-off place. as 1t
is in Duluth, where buyers for the world $
food are congregated. These far-on farmers
are now getting actually more money for
their grain than are those of the famed
Red river valley, 2J0 miles from one OF the
chief markets of the world. The demand
from mills in western Canada, those of the
Ogilvies and others, and their success in
selling flour in both Europe and the anu
podes, has had much to do with this condi-
ton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18

to the conference declined to make any
statement to its nature. The delegation
has not yet fixed on any date for departure,
and apparently is waiting in the expectation
of learning something more definite than Is
now known as to the exact intentions OF the
United States government before reporting
to the Cuban Assembly, which sent them
to Washington. Colonel Garcia, son of the
late Cuban general, is expected in New
York tomorrow from Santiago. He comes
for the purpose of taking to Cuba the re-
mains of his father. now in the receiving
vault at Arlington National Cemetery.
Members of the Cuban commission also
called on Chairman Dingley, of the ways
and means committee. and discussed the sub
ject of Cuban tariff. the general purpose
being TO secure a better arrangement than
now exists, particularly as to the important
products of sugar and tobacco. After going
over the matter Mr.. Dingley pointed out that
pending the determination of Cubas future
form of government, Congress could do moth
ing in the matter of tariff rates, and this
determination, he said, rested largely with
the Cubans themselves If they organized
stable system of self-government, and an
independent nation was established, then a
reciprocal basis of exchange doubtless would
follow between the United States and Cuba.
For the present, however, Mr.. Dingey said
the military arm of the government was in
control of Cuba. that all tariff questions
were under the care of the executive branch
and not of Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
CUBAN CUSTOMS STATISTICS.
REPORT of Collector w. A. Donaldson,
of the Santiago District

of the Santiago District.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-Assistant Sec
rotary Vanderlip has transmitted to the
Treasury Department the report of Mr..
Walter A. Donaldson, collector of customs
at Santiago de Cuba. covering the transac-
tions of his office at that port and at the
supports of Guantanamo, Manzanilo and
Daiquiri, for the month of November last
and also some rather interesting general
customs statistics. The exports from the
United States to Santiago for 1894 are shown
to have been $1.505. S03 and for 1895 $3.50. 400.
The total customs receipts in the Island of
Cuba from 1886 to 1897 is shown to have
been S151. 75O. 72S or a yearly average of $12.-
645.S9f During that period the total inn
ports were $11. Sol .29S and the total exports
81 COS. The total collections at Santiago,
Guantanamo. ManZanillO and Daiquiri for
November amounted TO $50 62l an increase
of 81, 49, over November, 1897. The total coll
lections at the five ports included in the
Santiago province since the occupation by
the American forces to Dec l. were $325. 6S6.
The following list of ports in Cuba shows
their order of Importance, as shown by Gus
toms receipts: Havana Cienfuegos, Matan-
Eaibarien, Nuevitas Baraeoa Trinidad
Santa Cruz and ZaZa.
The liberal policy of nondiscriminating in
tercourse extended TO. the vessels of ali ma
lions in the matter of entering and clearing
at the port of Santiago and other ports, the
report says, has met with the result that
ample revenues have been readily collected
upon the large quantities of necessary sup
plies OF all kinds But minerals from the
mines near by have constituted the bulk of
the exports THE policy, as pursued in this
Office says Mr. Donaldson, ''of retaining
Cuban employees in the various branches of
the revenue service, has been justified by
the efficient service rendered by them, grad
ual improvement being noticeable in all the
divisions of the office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18
Indiana Notes.

Capt Will c. Topper jr.. arrived at Madi-
son from the Klondike in fine health, whith-
er he went last March. He will return in
the spring.
The warm spell Will cost the ice cutters of
Warsaw hundreds of dollars. Preparations
had been made to begin cutting ice when
the tnaw began.
Grand Chief Templar J. b. Stanley of
Logansport. has appointed Rev. A l.. Need
ham, chaplain of Lodge No. 256. l. o. G. T.
of Dublin, as deputy grand chief templar
of the State.
There will be a rabbit drive in Jay county
on Tuesday, and it is expected that thou
sands of Dummies will be rounded up and
killed with clubs and dogs. None of the
hunters will be allowed to have guns.
Elder T. NJ. Wiles, who has occupied the
Christian pulpit at Morristown during the
past year, will preach his farewell sermon
to-day. lie Will move on Monday to An
derson where ne has been called at an in
creased salary.
Amos p. Beatty. of Decatur. and J. s.
Engle, of Winchester, have been allowed
$500 by the commissioners of Jay county
Tor defending Samuel III. Marshall on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-General Lud-
low. military governor of Havana, has Sc
lected as the engineer member of his staff
in the administration of the affairs of Ha-
vana Col. William NJ. Black, of the United
States engineer corps. Upon Colonel Black
will fall some of the weightiest problems
growing out of the attempt to improve the
sanitary conditions Of the Cuban capital.
His experience as a commissioner of the
District Of Columbia will prove of the great
est value in the discharge of this duty. Col.
Blacks last duty was as engineer member
of the staff of General Miles He resigned
his office as District commissioner in order
to volunteer for active service in the war.