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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

decoration Of the dining room and draw
ing room or ballroom Now that electric
lights are 80 commonly used there an
many pretty waysof utilizing the glowing
bulbs as ornaments az we'll rs for illumina
ton. Being small and causing no risk OF
fire they may be associated with flowers,
foliage and 0rapeiy most effectively II
they are veilcd in pink gauze, their light
Is much more becoming to the complexion,
an item worth remembering by women
who entertain a great deal.
An illustration is given of costume
of blnck velvet with white dots The
trained skirt is trimmed in redingote form
with a band of white satin embroidered
with black spangles This hand continues
IL, the stretched bodice, with stole eff ect,
a. a devcl ps into u yoke which is GU in
points at the back, The sleeves are of tho
dotted velvet, the collar and narrow helt
of spangled satin, as are also the cuhs.
The black velvet hat is trimmed with
white ostrich plumes and white tatfcta.
JUDO CHolLLr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

"Givo me a liver regulator and l can
regulate the world" said a genius Tine
drug-ist handed him bottle OF De Wits
Little Early Risers, the famous little Pulls.
For sale by J. W. O'Sullivan W. p. Hail.
+. II. Parker. Il, Gossclin, and Il. h. Crane
dali.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
SOFT SANDER.

"When I WAS discharged my employer
let me down easy"
How so?"
"He said | could get work more readily
than an inferior man."-Detroit Free
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

For frost bites, burns, indolent sores. cc-
zema, skin disease, and especially Piles,
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve stands first
and best. Look out for dishonest people
who try to initiate and counterfeit il. It's
their endorsement of good article Worth
less goods are not initiated. Get De Wits
Witch Hazel SalVe.
For sale by j. w OSullivan, w p. Hall,
r. II. Parker, l.. Gosselin and L, Il. Gran
dali
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

II is said chat the soldiers who had
taken Hoods Sarsaparilla stood the long
marches in cuba much better than the
others,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
COS TUNE 6ANLS.
Fancy Dresses In old md New vns
ripties.


The season Of fancy balls Is in fun tide,
and there is the usual rivalry with respect
to costumes There would seem TO be
variety enough to afford a choice to every
body. but there are fashions In fancy dress
rs in ordinary attire, and character cos
tunes which were lkud at one time hava
now lost their prestige, and there is a
clnmor for something new, something
original, something that has not befors
been seen. This demand Is difficult IN
satisfy, for as was truly said many CEN
turtles ago, there is nothing new under
the sun, and if there were nothing now
then There IS not likely to be now
National costumes, especially those os
Russia and Japan, were sought after .
winter or 80 ago, but now those have lost
favor, as have all the old standbys-m milk
maids, peasants, pierrottcs knights, morn.
ings, all the seasons, etc. A character
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

Dphthena relieved i'm twenty minutes.
Almost miraculous. Dr. Thomas Electric
Oil. Al any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
The Census of japan.

The official census statistics for Japau
exclusive Of Formusa, have Just been pul
lished and are as follows;
Populatiu.
Nobility. Observation-Disclosures. A.
tcnlrS '...'''.'.'''''''' ~'V"'I.
Commons. ....................,.,.4l ld'+'
Iotal ....,..'.''t 7''--7 '
Male. -"l4
'''l'-
Dwellings o'"'H'7'
This shows an increase over 1896 nt
90 625 in The number OF dwelling house,
and go, 59Y in population. The numbo'
of marriages for the period is 365,2 an"
Of divorces BLOB Those persons Whose
ages range from 100 to 10 number 25'
The population Of the principal cities is rs
follows:
Tokyo ........1 ,04S,s SCI Kioto..,.,.,....,o51,"
Hicgo Kobe. 1852 800 Yokohama ......S so, -
Osaka ,503,11l Nagasaki.......si5.l a.
--rolio Letter in Chicago Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
M'kINLEY' SSAUVE WAY
Method of Dealing With Appli-
cants For Office,
MR.. CLEvELAND'S STONY STARE.
President Harrison Had n style Of
His Own-Anecdotc of senator Tel
Senate--COckre1l of Missouri.

WASHINGTON Feb. Is. 49, Special =
Those who know--and there are a great
many people in Washington who ought to
be authority on the subicct-say that
President Mckinley has the most suavc
way Of turning down man who asks for
appointments Of any man who has been in
the White House for years. When tho
man makes his request, the president is
all attention and looks as interested as If
he heard all that was said in behalf Of the
applicant "I'll try to do that for YOU
he will answer, or If there is any way
can fix it, | shall he very glad to accom-
modatc you or perhaps; "IIavC you
seen the secretary about this? Well you
had better sec him and tell him just what
you want" i H. man goes away feeling
good, and it is n month later perhaps when
he begins to realize that his man never
had show for anything. Mr.. Cleveland
had different way. The senator or rep
rcscntativc that went to him with n re-
quest was met with o stony stare or per
haps pctulant suggestion that he had
something else to DO besides looking after
| Office seekers. Mr. Harrison listened for
| awhile to the Office seeker, but when he
| got tired spread out his hands and
| drummcd with his fingers on the desk.
| The men we'll acquainted with Harrison
| knew il was time to stop and generally
| fled There are inen about Washington
| today who shudder when they hear some
| one drumming with their fingers on IL
| table. 1t recalls too wildly experiences in
| the White House while they were seeking
some appointments when Mr.. Harrison
was president.
Governed Themselves.
| During the debate on the Philippine
! question in the senate Senator Teller was
! making u constitutional argument about
the rights of people in the territories and
referred to the fact that he once lived in u
country which was u territory and was not
controlled by any outside government.
| The people elected their own officers, con-
| stitutcd their courts, tried convicted and
! executed criminals, and in other ways
| managed their own affairs The senator re-
| fcrrcd to the time when he went to Colo
RADIO in 1861. There had been some gold
excitement in the Rocky mountain region
| previous to that, and what is now Colo
RADIO was IA part of Kansas, known as JEFF
| fcrson county. Governor Denver was the
chief executive of Kansas and appointed
county officers for jefferson county, whose
county seat was named Denver in his
honor. Kansas had been admitted in Jan
uary, ls6l and the territory of Colorado
had not been organized The people how
ever, had not paid any attention to the APP
pointmcnts of the governor and elected
their own officers irrespective of what he
had done. After the admission of kGnSas
they We're still more isolated having nc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
Watchdog of the Senate.

Senator Cockrcll of Missouri has been
elected for the fifth term or 80 years
continuous service in the senate He is
the one man who keeps IA complete list of
all bills introduced and passed and cspc-
cially those reported To the senate which
are likely to come before that body for
action. No bills which are likely to pass
the senate are too small for the senator to
read and examine. On days when pension
and private claim bills are often passed
at the rate of one a minute the senator
takes his big file and goes over the bills
as fast rs the clerk reads Directing now
and then to one which he does not think
should go through 1t is the duty of one
of the page boys to see that this file of
bills for Senator Cockrell is complete, and
woe to the luckless youth if IA bill is ever
found missing when the senator wants it.
The employees of the senate have come to
know that Senator Cockrell's file of bills
must be rs accurate as the journal of the
daily proceedings ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
An Old Timer.

Senator William NJ. Stewart of Nevada,
recently reelected for six years, is one
man who links the past with the present
in official life. Senator Stewart is one Of
the few men now living who saw Andrew
Johnson sworn in as president of tho
United States He is the only man now
in the United States senate who was n
United States senator at that time He
had been elected in 1868 rs one of the first
senators from Nevada If his term had
been continuous, he would have eclipsed
every other record, but for IL years he was
not member of the senate. \ man liv
ing as long rs Senator Stewart and prom
inent before the public is bound to gain
different appellations. On account OF his
long white beard and snow white hair he
is often called the "Patriarch of the Sen
ate. " His advocacy of the white metal
has earned for him the title of old sill
Yer King Many years ago he WAS
United states district attorney for Ne
vada. Then, us now he was n large, pow
erfu man in stature, and his beard was
then coal black He was terror to the
evildoers who tlocked to Nevada in the
early mining days, and no bad man"
ever cowcd him in court, although he
tried and convicted many of them. 1t was
at this time that Mark Twain wrote n
story about him in which he designated
him rs Big Bill Stewart the Boss of the
Nevada Bar" In Washington Senator
Stewart is sometimes known as santa
I Claus" His residence is at Dupont cir
Gle, pleasant park where many children
play. and IL small boy who saw him on the
street insisted that he was the real thing
that makes so many little folks happy OF
! Christmas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
he Pure In Thought and Action.

"wel," you say, "if can't go to the
theater and If I can't go 20 the gambling
saloon, then guess--I guess will go to
tho house OF infamy." Commercial tray
elers have told mo that in the letter boz
at the hotel within one hour after thci,
arrival they have had letters of evil sol'c
itation in that direction. 1t is far away
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

BE ashamed to sell foreign fabrics or
fruits unless you know something about
the looms that woye them or the vineyards
that grew them. Understand ali about
the laws that control commercial life,
about banking, about tariffs, about mar
kets, about navigation, about foreign peo-
ple-thcir characteristics and their polit-
ical revolutions as they affect ours; about
the harvcsts of Russia, the vineyards OF
Italy, the tea1elds of China. Learn about
the great commercial centers of Carthage
and Assyria and Phoenicia. Read all about
the Mcdici u Florence, mighty in trade,
mightier in philanthrOpes. You belong
to the royal family Of merchants &c
worthy of that royal family. Oh, take my
advice and turn the years of WEAKNESS into
years of luxury. Take those hours you
spend at the depot waiting for the delayed
train and make them Pisgah heights from
which you can view the promised land
When you are waiting for the train houi
after hour In the depot, do not spend youl
time reading the sewing machine advcr
tisements and looking up the time ia
blcs Of routes you will never take, going
the twentieth time to the door to SCI
whether the train Is coming, botherinf
the ticket agent and telegraph operato
with questions which you ask merely be
cause you want 10 pass away the time
But rather summon up the great essayist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
ON BOARD THE TRAIN
DR.. TALMAeE's WORDS OF CHEER TO
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

Cautions Them to start Right on
Their Journcy-Condcmns work on
the sabbath - Duty of Employers.
Evils of Drink nnd Gambling.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
FREE NIGHT SCHOOL CLOSES.

Durham, n. c., Aug. 1S.-(SpeciaD--
King and Wilson's magnificent MINISTRIES,
of this city, are making preparations to
start out on tour of a number OF towns
iii this State, early in September. a
meeting held for the purpose, elected the
following officers OF the organization:
Frank l.. Hilson, manager; John Will
bon, leader of band; Will Dowd, leade.
of orchestra; Geo. Il. Longee, Jr., Ed.
King and T., l.. Wilson, executive COM
mittee. The Atlantic Quartette has
been engaged. The costumes and ev-
erythiug connected with the show is new.
The closing exercises of the free night
school in West Durham, which has been
conducted there during the past four
months, took place tonight III the hall
over the West Durham Store Gun,gas
ny. This is the school that Mr.. w. \.
Erwin put on foot and has been pay
ing the expenses of for the benefit of
his factory employees around HIM. This
was indeed noble thing ON Mr.. Er-
Wins part
Inc next session of the Durham grad
ed schools commences September 18th.
Indications are that the attendance will
be the largest in the history of our city
public schools.
The funeral services of Mrs. H. V
Paul, who died on Thursday morning.
We're conducted from Trinity church this
morning at 10 o'clock, by Rev. John y.
Cole. The interment was in the city
cemetery.
Clyde Patterson, who has been reliev-
ing the uptown ticket agent of the South
ern Railway in Raleigh for several days,
has returned to Durham and resumed
his place as one of the telegraph opera
tors at the Southern depot.
A well crowded excursion of white
people passed through here this morning
at 11:45 O'Clock, going from Asheboro
to Wilmington.
A new addition is being built to the
Commonwealth Cotton Mills, near East
Durham.
A barbecue and Brunswick stew was
given this evening at Re'lmond's spring,
near this city, by what is known as the
"OId Guard, the former members of the
Durham Light Infantry and Company
i, of the First Regiment.
Inc board of school directors of Dur
ham county, at a meeting held today,
made the following recommendatiqn and
passed the resolution given below:
1.-THE board of school directors of
Durham county unanimously recommend
to the board Of trustees and school com
mitteemen of Durham. township that
they use their best efforts to open the
public schools in said township by the
first of September, 1899. Said school
officers throughout the remaining town
ships Of the county are urged to begin
their schools not latter than the first OF
October, 1899.
Resolved, That no teacher Shall be
paid more than $40 per month, except
the superintendent of the East and
West Durham Graded Schools, which
shall not exceed $50."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
RELIGION LOSING GROUND.

The country is becoming agitated over
religion. Periodically some one arises
and declares that it is decaying. This
results in countless discussions until the
agitation runs its course, and still relig-
ION fiourishes. 1t always will, for it Is
something the world needs. One of the
finest recommendations of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, the great American
stomach strengthened, lies in the fact
that it has lived for fifty years in spite
of hundreds of limitations, and is renow1I-
ed for its cure Of constipation, dyspepsia,
biliousness, fever and ague, malaria, and
sees to it that the life-giying elements
Of the food are assimilated with the
blood. There is nothing Just as good. >
See that "A private Revenue Stamp COW
ers the neck of the bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
DR.. CYRUS is TALKING
SAYS THE F0pULISTS ARE RESTING UNDER
THEIR JUNIPER TREE,
Declines 10 Talk About The Amendment But
Says The Populist Party VIII DO Some
Ru,iness Next Year.
Jacksonville IIeraId.l

Cyrus Thompson, chairman of the
Populst State Executive Committee,
who has been visiting in the county, was
in town last week He consented to
be interviewed, and in answer to the
enquiry concerning the political slgnlt1-
canoe of his visit to Onslow he replied
that his visit was purely social.
What action will your party take on
the Constitutional Amendment
He declined to answer the question,
but vaguely remarked: 1--WE are rest
ing under our own juniper tree waiting
for the Lord to speak to us (Does this
mean that the Populists are waiting TO
see which side is most popularO
"Will there be cooperation by the Pop
ulist aud Republican parties at the next
campaign
Il cannot give any idea as to the flu
ture action Of the two parties.
"Will the Popu6sts make silver or
trusts the paramount issue in the next
campaign"
1--WE have been fighting trusts and
money since our organization. 1t is a
irwin issue-silyer and trusts"
What action do YOU think the Ma
tional Populist Convention will take on
Imperialism"
THE war will have ended before the
convention meets, and that will settle
the question. Personally, | am opposed
to imperialism. The war was entered
into ostensibly TO free Cuba, but the
underlying motive was to make an ex-
cuse for increasing the army. 1t will
never be reduced by the Republican
party"
He is opposed to miltarism.
"Will your party nominate Bryan If
he is renominajted by the Democrats
Yes, the Populists will nominate him
whether the Democrats do or not.
us there any truth in the report that
you and Senator Butler intend to reor-
game the Populist party after the vote
on the Constitutional Amendment
"Oh, we are going to do business next
year. In fact we are not out of business.
Yes, we win do some business next
year"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19

ever listened to. 1t was given by lToi'
j. b. Carlyle, of Wake Forest. lie put
before his hearers i'm glowing terms tue
need of Christianity to perfect education
Without it, the educated person ~
menace to society. The Professor ~ a
finished orator and a profound scholar.
The opportunity to hear him Should mol
be neglected by any who love their ma.
tive State.
The News and Observer holds its pop
ularity and also grows in favor more
and more with our people.
Cur postoftice has received another
supply of lock boxes Our postmaster
is doing all possible things to accommo-
date the patrons of the office.
That veteran teacher, DR. r. II.
Lewis, will open, ON September the 10th,
the annual session of his school here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
SHOT HIS MOTHER AND SISTER
(Smithfeld Herald.)

Mr.. James Timer, young man who
lives with his father on the road between
Smithfield and Clayton, accidentally shot
his mother and sister last week while
showing his new gun to a friend. His
mother is in a critical condition and it
is not believed she can live. 1t seems
Mr.. Timer cannot handle gun with
safety. A few years ago he was out
hunting, and finding some young buz-
yards punched one of them with the
stock of his gun. The young bird struck
the hammer of the gun with it's wing
and caused the load to be discharged
under Mr.. Timers arm. He came near
dying from the shot,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
STATE NEWS.


The Gold Leaf says the Graded school
at Henderson is assured.
Hon. ID. II. Mclean has accepted the
invitation to address the Confederate
Veterans at the reunion at Antioch,
near Red Springs on FRIDAY, August
18th.
-Four negroes escaped from Fayetteville
jail Friday night. They got possession of
crow bar and pried the south door open
about eight inches so as to squeeze down
the panisters.
Tine Wilkesboro Chronicle says that
lightning struck the dwelling Of Alf
Watkins. at Fair Plains Saturday,
knocked bedstead to pieces and killed
two pigs under the house.
The county Line Primitive Baptist
Association is being held near Reidsville.
1t is always largely attended and is a
great event. Parties from many East
eIn points in the State have gone to
attend.
The Randolph Argus says that Mr..
w. NJ. Stephens, an old school teacher,
was in Asheboro Monday and said that
he mas received over $4,000 of public
school money for teaching since he was
is years DID,
Mr.. w. +. Marshall has sold the Gas
tonia Gazette to Mr.. w. NJ. Grier, of
Due West, S. G. The Charlotte News
says that Mr. Marshall will leave the
fraternity. 1t viii be a genuine loss be-
cause he is one of tho most ACCOMPLISH
ed men in the profession in the State
Mr.. A. T. McCallum met with a
very painful accident last Saturday
afternoon. While resting in his ham
mock it gave way and threw him on the
floor. Sc sustained injuries to his back
which confined him to the bed for sew
eral days He is now able to sit up
and will soon get out among his friends
again.-Red Springs Citizen.
The Shelby Aurora says the army
worm has appeared in Cleveland county
d. B. r. SUBTLE, who had about one
and a half acres of fine young corn re-
ports that the entire field was DESTROYED
in one night There is not a stalk to
tea the tale of destruction wrought
They are exceedingly rapid in tIhpir
rayages moving swiftly and leaving a
clean path in their wake
Inc Mayo Mills Co, of Mayodan, are
increasing their capacity in the main
mill by the addition of 10000 mule spin
dies. The same company viii also build
another new mill expressly for combed
hosiery and underwear yarn The name
of the new concern will he the Avalon
mills, of Mayodan, ~ G. The latest
improved machinery will be put in. The
officers will he the same as those now
with the Mayo mills. The constantly in
creasing business of this company has
necessitated the increase, as their yarn
is used extensively all over tho country Ii
American Wool and Cotton Reporter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
THE GROWTH OF KINsToN.

Kinston N. G., Aug. 1S.-(SpeciaD
We are moving steadily along, down
here, building houses for residents, ware
houses for the tobacco men, factories
steam Misunderstanding our telephone
system getting ready 10 float the city
bonds recently voted, etc.
Rumor has it that another fine hotel
will soon be erected. But it will be
hard to have one more popular or bet
ter conducted than the one now under
the management of mine host, june
Stevenson. of Hotel Tull. His guests
say it is good to be there.
The private bridge of Mr.. Jacob +.
Parrot, that spans the river right here
in town is being repaired, having for
several months been impossible on ac-
count of the draw being broken.
The tobacco sales already show a very
large amount of tho weed sold at fair
prices. We are fast becoming a real to-
bacco section. This product is already
one of our leading staples.
We have now in Kinston and suburbs
nearly five thousand people.
Our Free Press holds its own and Is
increasing in value and circulation daily
About the first of September. it viii is
she an industrial Edition that will
open the eyes of its readers as to the
great increase in population, manufac-
lures. industries and educational facili-
ties.
The new graded school will open about
the first of October. If all pupils 60 who
are entitled to its benefits. no two houses
IN town can hold the crowd.
The large and handsome new brick
Baptist church is nearing completion,
all the outer work being finished.
Last week our citizens had an oppor
tunity Of hearing one of the ablest nd
dresses on Christian education that We
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
BLOWN INTO THE AIR.
washington Messenger

The SAD news reacneG our city yester-
day of a serious accident which happened
near Yeatesville, Monday about dinner
time A locomotive belonging to Mr. j.
b. Killingsworth exploded, killing Mr..
KilIingsworths son, j. b. Killingsworth,
Jr., and painfully injured another hand.
The cause of the terrible calamity, we
learn, was too much pressure on the
boiler. The capacity Of the boiler was
so pounds and at the time the accident
occurred the gauge registered over 100.
Young Killingsworth, who was about Is
years old, was blown quite a distance in
the air. His skull was crushed in two
places and his face considerably man
gled.