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ir: KINSTON, N. FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1004 PRICE TWO CENTS The Daily Free WOODINQTON SNOW HILL ITEMS. A FAMOUS PERFUME.

GENERAL HEWS ITEUS NORTH STATE HEWS Clipped and Colled Prom Our lortt Carolina Exclnoiis. A Brilliant Social Event. I Twenty-five years ago yesterday, Rev; Curtis W. Howard led to the hymeneal altar one'of Lenoir county's most attractive young ladies, Miss Nannie Dixon Coward, the youngest daughter of the late Hon. J.

H. Coward, of this county. On yesterday afternoon, the 25th anniversary of this event, Superintendent and Mrs. Howard celebrated their silver wedding at their beautiful home, The Oaks, situated just beyond the limits of KInston. As a preparation for the occasion the house was handsomely decorated with evergreens, appropriately studded with lighted candles that shed a mellow glow throughout.

The decorations and the prevailing atmosphere tended to beguile one Into the fancy that full blown summer had arrived, forgetful of the fact that Jack Frost with an ample coat of snow reigned supreme on the lawn and fields just outside. At the door Master Paul Howard received the cards. The guests were greeted by Miss Anna Howard, Dr. H. D.

Harper, and Messrs. Jasper V. and Curtis W. Howard, Jr. Thev were then ushered into the parlor where Mr.

and Mrs. Howard were assisted in receiving by Governor Aycook, Mrs. W. E. Danlen, of Wilson, Hon.

J. W. Grainger. Mrs. J.

P. Haskttt, Dr. H. D. Harper, and Mrs.

Daniel T. Edwards. Mrs. Howard was beautifully gowned in silver gray crepe de chine with pearls, while Mr. Howard was clad in a suit of conventional black.

In the library the apollinaris fruit lemonade was presided over by Mrs. W. A. Pierce, of Weldon, and Dallelaaa Attar at nm la Calefr Mil I Balarta. The far famed dtto (or attar) of roses is chiefly made in Bulgaria.

Kasanllk Is the center of the rose growing country. Red roses only are used in max ing the perfume, but white roses, which grow mora freely, form the hedges of the fields. AA The which grow to a great height, are separated by paths nine feet In width to allow the oxen and plow to pass. The perfume is obtained not only from the petals, but also from the stalks and leaves. These give a peculiar scent, which adds greatly to the delicacy of the perfume of the petals.

October, April and June are the months for planting branches of the old trees. Weeding, pruning and digging are necessary for three years, when they ire full grown and repay the labor spent upon them by bearing for twenty years. The discovery of the delicious attar was quite an accident and took place three centuries ago. The Persian Princess Nour Djiban was strolling through the splendid galleries -of her palace with her betrothed (the Mongolian Prince DJlbanguyr) and noticed tn the rosewater basins about the passages an ngly, yellowish oil floating on the surface. Orders were Instantly given to remove the unsightly fluid, when it was discovered the perfume was also removed.

Thus the virtue of the essential oil was found out, which is still called ia Persia "Attar Djihan." Cottar and Riches. If one-tenth as much attention were devoted to the fools among the middle and working classes as Is devoted to the fool eons of the rich, we should be in danger of believing- with Carlyle that the people are "mostly fools." It i true that tbe.culture of the suddenly rich in ernder anil narmvor than it rich is cruder and narrower than the culture of those who have had generations of wealth and leisure, but culture la relative, The-culture of the most cultured classes in the old world is the result of large wealth possessed for generations. Culture Is a matter of growth, but it never grows in poverty. The of the culture of the very rich in this country as compared witbi that of. the aristocracy of old countries' is simply the difference between youth and age, a difference of experience.

There Is a comparative cheapness in tb culture, bearing and manners of the people, of the west as compared with those of the east, and for the. same reason. The aristocracy of the south and of New England have a refinement quite unlike that of the newly made rich in New York and Chicago and the westtThey have been longer in the making. Gunton's Maga-lne. v' Saaviaa; tki BrMcgTMa.

The shaving of the bridegroom on his wedding day is a Bulgarian custom which, banded down from pre-Christian days, is still observed with due formality, especially' In country districts. While the barber is at his task a dancing crowd of young folks surrounds him and the bridegroom. As the tatter's hair is cut the snlppings are carefully collected by some of the girls for preservation ln one of the bride's chests.) The when his work is done, receives a small white linen as a present and also a trifling sum of money from each person there. Then the bridegroom kisses the hands of the girls." washes his face and a a. a 'V dons his wedding dress, which must first be carefully weighed three times by one of the boys.

HlKlilaad Makeshifts. A' few years ago accommodations the highlands of Scotland were very primitive, it Is related that the young Duchess of Gordon. on' inquiring how the tete duchess managed toentertaln so much company at Klurara. where there seemed no room, was told by the butler that for at a time he bad slept on the top of the kitchen dresser, niece and two other young ladles were known to. bave slept in the dwhess' bedroom." which probably was not for they were sent out to wash in the neighboring brook.

Miss Macdonell of GJeugarry, who told this, said also that there was a waterrail near Ochtertyre which the late Sir; William Murray and his brothers used as-their shower bath. Sleep DeMrayer. "Are you ver troubled with Insom nia sleeplessness?" 1 should say I am. Some nights 1 don't sleep throe hours." "That sol I've got it awfully bad. I've been afflicted now about two years.

The doctor rails it ueuris insoroni puralaxitis." 5 I've had it about eighteen months. and we call It Ethel." Schoolmaster. Diplomatic Dick. Bob Are you fond of reading, Dick? Dick No, I hnte it; that's the reason pretend to like It If my mother thought I didn't like to read she'd keep me at it all the time. Boston Trai, -i-ript.

a a Bat wi i It Matters of Intersst A Into Brir Parariplis. I LITTLE ABOUT IUMEROUS THUGS rhe fith of the World's Newt That Mlrht Interest Our Readers. An Item Here and There. Topeka, Jan. 6.

Seventeen persons were killed and 37 injured In a head-On collision between tne Kock Island, California and Mexico Express and a freight train at Willard this Most of the injured are in hospitals in Topeka. The doctors announce that all will recover but one. Jaekson, Jan. 9- The state senate today, thirty-one to one passed resolutions instructing' the Mississippi senators to vote for the Panama canal treaty. Probably this will pass the lower house.

The governor's message deprecates lynching of negroes and pleads for observance of the law. Chicago; Jan. O.The Democratic convention committee met today and decided to send a committee to Washington Saturday to urge that the national convention of the party be held In Chicago. The party will leave at 3 p. tn.

Saturday. The Democratic national committee will meet January 12. New York, Jan. 6. The dry goods market is quiet and the buyers are here tn fair numbers, but their orders are of a very conservative character.

I The Outlook for conservative orders is generally "considered bright and yet reports irom we country are ivrj wj- gaglng and the outlook for Increased buying is bright. Val paralso, Chile, an, 8. In add: tion to the third-class battleship, Cap tain Pratt, a second-class cruiser Chabacabusco, has also been sold Ja pan. Chabacabusco 'waa originally Jor Japan but Chile bought her when war was feared with Argentina Negotiations have been carried out through an English firm. Seoul, Jan.

6. A Russian legation guard of thirty has been landed at but the Japanese railway has refused to transport it to Seoul It is reported that preparations have been made for the emperor of Korea to find an asylum at the French lega tion In the event of serious trouble. It is expected that France and Ger many will send marines here to guard their legations. Verr Abaentmiadea. The celebrated German historian Theodor Momnasen was the most ab- sentminded of men.

Once while going from Berlin to Charlottenburg, a half hour's Journey, the trolley car in which he rode went off the The rest of the passengers took another car and went ahead, and the stranded was abandoned till help could be found. Mommsen remained reading his book. An hour or, two later the sound of Jacks, levers, derricks, aroused him. Rising from his seat, be went to the door and, with the most complete unconcern Imaginable, remarked, "1 suppose we have come to a standstill!" Tha Polite German. We Germans are not only the.

most polite, but also the most ceremonious people in the w0rld.4Wltb.0ut ceremony it is hot possible, for us to present a to take a seat in a restaurant or to drink or even to utter a single word. Consequently a people like British, which ignores and utterly disregards these customs, must appear to us a herd sf lubbers. Frankfurter Zcitung-. A Llaa of Aetloa. see," said the young lawyer, "my client Is accused' of aBd he's guilty; so hardlylknow how to defend him." that's said the old law yer.

"Defend him on the ground of and gCt a few henpecked. husbands on the VPUck -ti Caana for Warry. She Why do. you look so worried. Pertle? Did papa object? Brtie No.

But he "It's all right. You'll soon find out It's useless to object when Nell is set on anything." laTttatloaa. vf Archie See how I am run after. All 'tinware -Friend Good gracious! All Invitations? Invitations to wliat? 1 Archie To call and settle aecVmnts. hi 0.1 TS JaOi)ary7; 1904.

We regret to say that Mr. Henry Johnson is sick with malarial fever, There will be services at the E. church, here Sunday morning at' 11 o'clock. 1 There will be a Christmas tree at the Universallst church Saturday night, January 0. Miss Florence Waller, who has een visiting relatives In KInston, returned homaSunday.

Mr. Tom Worley and Mias Jaaette Smith spent Sunday afternoon affr. R. T. Rouse's.

Messrs. Thomas and Paul 8k.pud visited their uncle, Mr. Zack Stroud, near Repose Sunday. "f-' Mr. Lenoir Jones and cousin, -Miss Lola, spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr.

M. E. Johnson's. Misses Maud and May Stroud, who have been visiting relatives in Duplin county returned home Sunday. Messrs.

Claud Tyndall, Ed Williams and Travis Stroud, of New Hope, and Edgar Waller, of near Cadez, were among the guests at Mr. E. H. Waller's Sunday afternoon. To Move to Petersburg.

Wilson, Jan. 7. It is a currently reported in Richmond that the H. Mayo branch of the American Tobacco Company will shortly be moved from this city to consolidated with one of the company's factories in that city. The reason for this change is said to be a desire to curtail expenses, as the plant will be conducted by the mana ger 01 tne etersDurg ana such a move would dispense with the services of E.

C. Mayo, the local manager, who is reported to be one of the highest paid officials in the employ of the corporation. The P. Mayo factory employs about 200 hands and has on deposit with the government $20,000 In bonds for its business and Is listed with the government as having bine machines in use. ANTHONY WAYNE.

The Revolatlonarr Hera Waa a Sat dler Evea na a Boy. Wayne was one of the leading spirits of the American Revolution. He served throughout the war, most of the time with the rank of general. What he was as a boy will interest readers, and this they may learn from bis biogra phy, written by Mr. John R.

Spear. When be was about fifteen years old Wayne was attending school taught by his uncle," Gilbert (or- Gabriel) Wayne, and this oncle, exasperated at the" boy's conduct, wrote the following letter to Anthony's father, Isaac Wayne "I reully expect that parental affection blinds you and that yon have mistaken your son's capacity, What he may be best qualified for I kn not. One thing I am certain of he will nev er make a scholar. lie umy pmliaps make a soldier. He has distracted the brains of two-third of the boys under my chiirge by rehearsals of battles, sieges, They exhibit more the appearance of Indians and harlequins tbsin of stu dents this one dfcorated with cap 'M 1 A t.

Wll ...1 I- of many colors, others habited In coats lns "variegated, like Joseph's of old; some laid up with broken beads and black eyes. During noon. In place of the usual games of amusement, be haa the boys employed in, throwing up re doubts. v. "I must candid with Brother Isaac.

Unless Anthony pays mora attention to his books I shall be under the palnfnl necessity of dismissing him from the i "1 1 Creae la Orawlasa. Creases in drawings, engravings, etcv may be leveled out by following these Instructions: Fasten the. engraving or drawing by. drawing pins on a board, face downward, on a sheet of papers on the back place another, sheet of paper which retains a very slight Xjuantiij of moisture. Over this place fianncl or blotting -paper, and, taking a bot iron, pass It carefully over the port where the creases have been made until they disappear and then snbrnlt the drawings or engravings to pressure between printer's glazed boards.

Papa Did Too. i This is my. son' Frederick. Mr. Fo dick.T said Mr.

GLmders proudly In trodnclng. his flv-year-oId Uy to his caller. 1 "Well. Frederick said the caller, "do you obey your mamma?" -f "TeSj sir." rcplu-d Frederick prompt ly. "and so dos papa." Oat of HaraTa Wmj.

He Why does this theater Its orchestra concealed? She Why? Jut wait nnril yon bear piay. OAD'TOTIIA. tsM tb. '-i 1 Yin nr. i) vrs 4 January 7th, 1904.

The board of education was in session here last Monday. Radiance Lodge, No. 132, A. F. A.

was in regular session here January 1. Mr. J. J. Potter haa bought the Will Sutton farm, near Lizzie.

This is a valuable farm. Mr. George Dall, of Newborn, is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. W. M.

Warren. Miss Rosa Dall returned to her duties as teacher In the graded school in Newborn last Monday. Mr. F. L.

Carr, of Castorla, this county, and private secretary to Senator Overman was in town last Friday, Jan. 1st. The county commissioners did not meet Monday on account of the death of the mother of the chairman. They met Tuesday. Mr.

George A. Herring and family, of Carr township, have moved to town and are occupying the Jack Grant residence on Greene street. Mrs. Barrow, mother of our towns man, Mr. X.

E. barrow aiea last sun-day. She resided Olds township and was burled at the family burying ground. Mr. T.

U. Lassiter, of Ltzzle, Is opening a stock of goods in the George Suggs store. We understand that Mr. Lassiter will continue his store at Lizzie and that this one will be in charge of his bob, Hugh Lassiter. Work was resumed on the new school building Dec.

28th and was interrup- ted by the snow last Tuesday night. It was hoped that the building would have been completed by the last of the year, but owing to the difficulty in get ting material it has been delayed. Roscoe Speight, colored, was shot and killed by Peter Whitley, also col ored, Christmas day in Speight's Bridge township this county. Whitley was captured and lodged in jail here; ithe ev Idenee seemed to 'be: most oon- cluslve and the verdict of the coro ner's jury was against He does not deny the shooting, butclaims that it was accidental. Dr.

Crocker, of stantonsburg, was in town last Saturday. He ia an enthusiastic supporter of the East Carolina and Pamlico Railway. He says that the management has let the contract to him to have sawed at his mill in the upper part of Greene county, the lumber to build a stockade for the convicts to be used in the construction of the road. This is encouraging and good evidence that the construction will soon be commenced. ARBA ITEMS.

January 1904. Mr, A. Sugg went to LaGrange to day on business. Mr. J.

B. Hill's new dwelling house ia most completed. Mr. Frank Hill, of Pamlico county, is visiting relatives here this week. Mr.

J. P. Hill has a watermelon saved oyer from last year that seems to be sound; Miss Myrtle Turnage, of Little Creek, Pitt county, spent Christmas with Miss Mamie Pate. Mr. Frank Mitchell, of Arkansas, is visiting relatives and friends in our neighborhood.

The weather being so baa, only three ministers have arrived here for the eonfererc this week. i Our cburcn nere nas undergone re pairs on the inside. A new floor and pulpit have been ut in. Mr; Frank fc' Jtchell and his uncle, Mr. E.

Mitchell left Monday for More- head City and returned today. Mrs; Holland Sugg and daughter, Miss Poly, returned home Saturday after a three weeks' visit with friends and relatives at Newport And More- head Millionaire Poor Mtomach. The worn-out stomach of the over fed millionaire is often paraded in the publie prints as a horrible example of the evils attendant on the possession of great But millionaires are not the only ones wno are annexed wiin bad stomachs. The proportion is far reater among the toilers. Dyspepsia and indigestion are rampant these people, and they suffer far worse tortures than' tne millionaire, unless they avail themselves of a standard medicine like Green's August Flower.

which has been a favorite nouse-nold remedy for ail stomach troubles for over thirty-five yrs. August Flower rouses the torpid tnus -creating ppetite and insuring perfectdigestion It tones and vitalizes the entire system and makes life worth living, no matter what your station. Trial bot tlfs, 25c: regular srze, 75c. At J. E.

Hood druggists. a ODD AID IITERESTIIG HiPPEIUCI Gossip Gathered from Murphy To Manteo of Importance to Our Tar Heel Readers. The State firemen's tournament is to be held in Salisbury this year. A request for a commutation of the sentence of George T. Morgan, of Wilson, convicted of gambling, has been declined by Governor Ayoc-ck.

No. 61, a southbound freight on the Southern ran into the rear of another freight at Glass Wednesday morning. Three cars and the caboose were wrecked. The engine of No. 61 was disabled.

Nobody was hurt. Immediately after a fashionable wed-ding in St. Paul's M. E. church in Goldsboro Wednesday night it was discovered that the church was on fire.

Prompt action of the firemen saved it from destruction, with only about 1300 damage. At the semi-annual meeting of the board of directors on the part of the State and the private stockholders of North Carolina Railroad Wednesday the only business transacted of aqy importance vm declaring a seven per cent dividend A two-story residence in Pollocks-ville, the home and property of Hon. Alex H. White was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday, caused by a chimney on fire and soot fallirig on the roof, Most of the furniture was saved. House an entire loss with no insurance.

A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed by John L. Casper, an ex tensive dealer ln tobacco and whiskey, of Winston-Salem. J. E. Alexander was named as referee.

Casper did an immense wholesale and express business, and is reported to have cleared year. bankruptcy la a great surprise. Wilson, N. Jan. 6.

The dispensary was discovered to be on fire at 4:10 o'clock this morning. It waa be lieved by many to be the work of as incendiary. The prompt response of the flro company to the alarm saved ihaX property and "the main business Pftrt of tD ow. The damage is from 9500 W.0M, fully covered by insur- noe S. L.

Helms, agent of the Southern Railway at Woodleaf, Rowan county, has been arrested on the charge of burning the depot at that place on November 13. the warrant being sworn out by Special Freight Agent Guerard. Charges of robbery are also made and a shortage of two hundred dollars. Helms has been given a preliminary hearing and placed under a bond of 1200. The arrest has caused a sensation.

Highly Paid Actors. Francis Wilson is a rich player. He was One of the first of the very highly paid comedians. When he received a salary of $600 a week for play Ing "Caddy," it was a nine day won der. Now Lillian Russell is paid 1,250 a week and Peter Dailey gets 1750 from Weber Fields and no one Is astonished.

Mr. Wilson has a fad for book collecting, and It is his ona extravagance. Long ago he waa known as a "tunnel actor," meaning that be went directly from the to his home. W. H.

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Hamer. Jr. Just across the way ln tne dinln(? room dainty refreshments were served in Courses Mrs. J. Taylor, Miss Whitaker, Miss Edith Harper and Misses Ruth and Nannie Howard.

In a corner in the library were dis played the beautiful and numerous presents that had been offered as mementoes of the occasion. i On this glad occasion Mr. and Mrs. Howard were fortunate in hnving present with them their entire family, consisting of three charming daughters, Misses Anna, Ruth and Nannie, and 1 three worthy Messrs. Curtis and Paul.

Among those present toofferconffratulationsto the fortunate couple were: Judge and Mrs. O. H. Allen, Mayor and Mrs. N.

J. House, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. C'sawford, Mrs.

R. W. Wooten, Rev. and Mrs. P.

B. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.

Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Plato Collins, Mr. J. P.

Haskitt, Mrs. B. W. Hateher, Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Wooten, Miss May Grainper, Dr. and Mrs. A. WhiUker, Rev. H.

C. Bowen of Kentucky, and Mr. Daniel T. Edwards. Humphrey-Waller.

A beautiful home wedding was sol emnized at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Waller, of Woodington, Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Mr, Clarence Hum prey led to the altar their beautiful and accomplished daughter, Miss Florence.

The home was artistically decorated for the occasion, a color scheme of green and white being used. The ceremony took place, in the south parlor which was darkened and lighted with candles, thus showing up the decora tions to perfection. Promptly at the appointed hour, to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march rendered by Mrs'. Lonie Hauser, the bridal party entered the parlor in the following order: The ushers, Messrs. Ed Stroud, Ed Williams; Travis Stroud and David Williams, followed by eight beautiful young ladies: Misses Sallie 'Bouse, Katie Waller, Maude Stroud, Ola Johnson, Daisy Humphrey, Daisy Waller, Jonie Stroud and Bertie- Waller.

Then, came the groom on the arm ofhis brother; Mr. Landon Humphrey and the bride with her sister, Miss Ellen Waller, The bridesmaids took places forming a semi-circle in front of the arch and around the minister, while the bridal pair took their places. In the arch beneath the marriage bell. The Impressive ceremony was then spoken by, Elder Henry Cunningham. The bride was becomingly attired In a lovely gown of white organdie with ribbons and r' -v-'v After receiving the congratulations of their'many 'friends, Mr.

and Wrs. Humphrey, accompanied by. number of friends departed for the home of the groom, near Maple Grove, where bountiful repast was nerved. May their lives be as cloudless as their wedding day and as pure as the snow in which mother earth was mantled. R.

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