I II! lis.
H. 8. BEBBEBT, Editor and Proprietor.
.tans' at fttc ai mcm4 dam Bull mutmt.
Everybody will be glad when the
Spanish-American war taxes are repealed.
The treasury already has more money
than there ie any need for; in fact the
full public treasury acta aa an incentive
to more public plundering.
PRESIDENT HIS GUEST. splendid blunders.
Old Negro Gave Mr. Roosevelt
a Hunting Lesson.
Som.
Pen.
PLASHED WILD TTJEKET 8H00T.
According to Gen. Wheaton not less
than 50,000 soldiers should be kept in
the Philippines, while Governor Geteral
Taft eays 15,000 would be sufficient. It
is strange that there ahould be so great
a difference between the military and
th civil view of the situation in the is
land. If ibeheetaud cane sugar interests of
the United Statettxhall succeed in prevent
ing rvcliinx al trade relations with Cuba
they will drive the people of that Island
from sheer necessity to favor annexation.
With annexation would come free trade
and such consequent pushing forward of
Cuban industries as might put an end for
all time to tariff meddling and trust ex
tortion. Philadelphia Becord.
If half the push were put behind the
movement for tax reduction in congress
that Is concentrated in the endeavor to
boost ship subsidy, irrigation of arid
landa.cutting of Isthmian canals and other
schemes of large expenditure there might
be some hope for the people who pay,
pay, pay. Very likely the old game of
making appropriations first and making
redactions of revenues afterward will be
played.
The cause of Marconi is gaining
strength. Those who pooh-poohed him
and prophesied failure, are learning more,
and find men of science believing in the
Italian and his chances for a great sue
cess. He is in "dead earnest" himself
and is bent on making bis triumph com
plete. The fact that he was interfered
with by the old controlling cable com
pany showed jealousy and fear. That
wireless telegraphy will be established
and vindicated is no doubt a certainty.
It may not come in perfection so soon as
some anticipate, saya an exchange.
That official at Washington who ruled
that Indiana must wear their hair cut
abort, and the other official who ruled
that Mr. Bryan could not aend coplea of
his paper, The Commoner, to members o'
congress who are not regular subscribers
at second-class rates because Mr. Bryan
la "advertising a theory," ahould both be
ruled out of a job for pernlcioua activ
ity" along liues usually adopted by fools.
The government baa enough'to do to
keep its departments free of rascals.
There should be as little toleration of the
class to which these assinlne officials evi
dently belong. Ex.
It ia intimated that there is a wide di
vision) of sentiment in the Danish West
Indies with regard to the proposed trans
fer of the Islands to the United States
The planters are said to be in favor of
the proposal, while the general public ia
opposed. There is no public opinion in
the islands of sufficient intelligence and
force to make Itself felt, however, except
that represented by the planters and the
Danish administrators; and It may be
assumed that the note of opposition that
is heard proceeds from the official class.
In 1866 the vote of the population In
favor of annexation was over one hn
dred to one. Philadelphia Becord.
mi
Bayia Title.
It is not expensive to become a noble
In Bavaria. To be made a simple "von"
coats a matter of 75. to be raised to
the "rltteratand" 100, to be made a
"frelherr" 233,. to be made a "graf
costs 500, while to be made a prince
only coats 1,000. These prices are only i
tor one person, but the government
kindly makes reductions in the case of
whole families wishing to turn noble
all at once. Thus for 2.000 or 3,000 a
mail family can be made princes.
though they are only permitted to use
their title within the kingdom of Bars
ria. -
When They Went Oat For the Game,
the Chief Magistrate Wu Uetarcd
For Shooting at First Bird Enter
tained Hint With Corn Dodsrera,
Hut, Basra and Buttermilk.
A story of President Roosevelt baa
reached Washington from Quantico.
About a month ago President Roose
velt, Dr. Rlxey and party left Washing
ton on board the Dolphin for a duck
hunt along the Potomac, Chesapeake
bay and Quantico creek.
On their return trip to Washington
the party stopped for awhile at Quan
tico for a bunt on land, says the St
Louis Republic. Late one afternoon,
whlle-the president and Dr. Rixey were
returning tired and hungry to the Dol
phin, the sight of a diminutive log cab
in situated on the border of the woods,
with a thin column of blue smoke ris
ing from the chimney, suggested to the
mind of the president that he would
like to eat an old time southern "snack"
and that In all probability Just such a
meal could be secured from the inmate
or inmates of the cabin aforesaid.
"Dr. Rixey," he said, turning to the
physician, "if there Is anything to eat
in that cabin I'm going to have it Let's
try our luck over there."
So the two directed their steps to
ward the cabin, the president's mind
dwelling on recollections of fare that
he bad eaten during hunting excursions
in the west
A knock on the door of the cabin
summoned its solitary inmate, a vener
able negro. The president told him that
both he and Dr. Rlxey were very hun
gry and that they wanted something
to eat, and the old negro, with charac
teristic hospitality, set before them a
panful of corn dodgers, some bacon and
ham and a half dozen or more exceed
ingly greasy fried eggs, for all of which
he offered many apologies, saying that
he was "pow'ful pore" and that the
food be offered was not "sech ez y'all
been used to entin'."
He Jelt reassured, however, when the
Errors That Have Been
1 petrated by tho Types.
Errors of tho press often begin with
errors of reporters who have misunder
stood spoken words. The rule of fol
low copy compels the compositor to re
peat the exact words written by the
reporter, and the following blunders
are the result of obedience to this role.
A speaker made this statement:
"In these days clergymen are expect
ed to have the wisdom and learning of
Jeremy Taylor." But the reporter
wrote and. the compositor repeated
"the wisdom and learning of a jour
neyman tailor."
Another speaker quoted these lines: :
Oh, come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven yclept Euphrosyne.
They were printed as written:
Oh, come, thou goddess fair and free.
In heaven she crept and froze her knee.
Another orator quoted this line from
Tennyson's "Locksley Hall:"
Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle
of Cathay.
But the quotation was written and
printed:
Better fifty years of Europe than a circus
In Bombay.
One of the worst perversions of a
hackneyed quotation, incorrectly given
by the speaker, is this, which seems to
be the Joint " work of the zealous re
porter and the equally reckless printer:
Amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, Bed major
Veritas.
I may buss Plato, I may cuss Socrates,
aid Major Veritas.
'The Practice of Typography," T. L.
De vinne.
will readily overcome Loss of Haiti
Diseased Hoofs and Scratches in hor
Mexican
MdStang Liniment sesmates and cattle, farmers try tt.
A toad under
a harrow
suffers no more than the faithful horse
that is tortured with Spavins, Swinney, JHarness
Sores, Sprains, etc. Most horse owners know this
and apply the kind of sympathy that heals, known
far and wide aa -
Mustang
Bonth America's Snloide Wind.
In Brazil and other parts of South I
America the natives know and fear a
certain condition of the air which they I
call "suicide wind."
It is not a superstition, but an actual
condition of wtrnftgnhftrn which
Never fails not even -in the most aggravated cases. '
Cures caked udder in cows quicker than any known
remedy. Hardly a disease peculiar to muscle, skin
or joints that cannot be cured by it.
president told him that the food was
quite to bis liking and still more bo
when be saw his strange guests fall to
and eat like schoolboys. Finishing their
meal, the president asked the old negro
whether be had any buttermilk, and,
when the latter replied that he had "a
heap of it," the president sent word to
the Dolphin, summoning the rest of the
party, and on their arrival at the hut
all hands Indulged in a regular butter
milk feast This tickled the old negro
immensely.
While the president and his party
were discussing several quarts of but
termilk the conversation turned on the
subject of wild turkeys, the old negro
declaring that there "wuz a Leap of
'em around dia place."
The result of this conversation was
that the president resolved to bunt tur
key then and there. - The old negro led
the way into the woods and dropped a
handful of corn here and there and
then imitated the wild turkey call. He
told the president not to shoot the first
one because the others would then run
off. The president saw a fine gobbler
and could not resist the temptation, so
biased away and blew it to pieces.
The old negro lectured the president
for ruining the gobbler and spoiling the
hunt.
The president was so pleased with
his foresight that be asked some ques
tions about other things and found the
old negro was intelligent. The upshot
of. the matter is that the old negro is
today working in the government print
ing office as general utility man" at a
salary of (00 per month.
He declares that such lock does not
as a general thing strike ordinary mor
tals this side of paradise and Is very
happy. , . .. r. ; '"' . '
seems to drive the people to madness.
and during its continuance self inflict
ed deaths are numerona
Criminologists and scientists all over
the world are interested in this peculiar
atmoepherio influence, which is indi
cated by a soft, moist, warm si" that
eettles heavily on tbe earth.
The climatic condition known as the
"suicide wind" is greatly dreaded in
that part of the country.
Statistics prove that suicides and oth
er crimes occur together or in waves as
they are described.
Mexican' Hilry. csarTke'or
. ,, . Wind Galls, Sprains and Skin Lumps.
iUUStang Uniment It keepshoiaiMimules in condition.
SfT) CANDV CATHARTIC.
Bell's Shops
AT RESIDENCE two Blocks East
of A. ft H. C Depot, Entftoa. N. C,
is th plaoa to ft your REPAIRING OF aXL
KINDS dons, both ia wood ud ia iron. f
If yon owe me please pay up as I need
tbe money
, RsspectfmUy
J AS. H. BELL.
PHONE NO. us.
Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold la balk
Beware of the dealer who tries te mO
fomethlnn hist as good.' -
r f IVB T tobacco SPIT
LI U ll v I and S Al O KB
1 ' i YoarUfeawayl
Sou can be cored of any form of tobacco aslna
easily, ba mad. well, strong, magnetic, full of
new uie and vigor xj taking mO-TO-BAO.
that aiakea weak men strong. Many gam
wa HM1NI
cored. Alidi
let and advice
WaBDV GO,
in ten dare. Over MOO.OOO
rnggtst. Cor guaranteed. Book
ie FRfiS? Address 8TERLINQ
i jicago or siew xoraw x
CftPUBINB
, RELIEVES IMMEDI
ATELY WITHOUT.
BAD EFFECTS.
Cures Nervous Headache,"
Neuralgia,. Feverishness,
Etc. ;
Pleasant to take.
For saJe by all druggists.
:
1902. 1902.
A New Crop of
Garden Seeds
Just Received at
H. Dunn's Drug Store.
Call and make your selection for
early planting. , '
After a dinner given by Stephen
rrlce of Drnry Lane theater, all the
guests but Theodore Hook and the
Rev. Edward Cannon retired, rrlce
was suffering from gout, but as they
disregarded his hints to retire he stole
off and left them in high talk.
On the following morning rrlce in
quired of his servant. Tray, at what
time did those gentlemen go last
nishtr - - '. . .
-Go, slrr replied John. Tbeyrenot
gone. sir. They have Just rung for cof
fee." - '
Hi j An Tawr RMmti
, Bill r'e Critletsaa, v
It was in Frisco when Peter Jack
son, the colored pugilist; was a feature
In TJncle Tom's Cabin." Bin Nre
was to have lectured at the Baldwin
theater, but was greeted by so small an
audience that he excused himself and
went oVer to hear Jackson talking of
the pearly gates to Little Era. After
the performance X R. Stockwell, the
veteran actor, met Nye in the lobby of
tne tn eater, and He exclaimed:
-Hello, Nye! What did Too think of
Peter 7" ; . .
"WeH, responded the humorist dry
ly, "anatomically he was great, but
TJncle Tomlcally he is the worst I ever
saw."
! lMtt anal Halrkraaa.
Cats large and small make tbe most
careful toilet ef any class of animals.
excepting some of the opossums. Li
ons and tigers wash themselves in ex
actly the same manner as the cat, wet
ting the dark, india-rubber-like ball of
the fore foot and the Inner toe, and
passing it over the face and behind the
ears. Tbe foot Is thus st the same tiie
a face sponge and brush, and the rousa
tongue combs the rest of the body.
. f
We will sell our entire
stock of
SHOES
for the next 30 days.
DAWSON & CO
DESTFOnilJE
;D0UELS--
ar ym twi rmiar, ait 7 mowti in
we)i vry day, jom'r 111 r will feet, irons I
bpvwvisj ope?, mnu w wtii, ?orw,isi ana prapaj ot ti
leatpayiieor ptH pofnon, ft danTereui The emoothv I
w " . , , ... ... ... "
naanBaB.aBfnaaann-SaaBaBSSnaaSB '
T.W. NEWBORN & CO.,
Wholesale Gpoeefs, -
ffaOlssaii omy.i v . kinston,1 n.'cv
l&T-Our prices favor our customers.
WOOD YARD. .
Hard and pine wood delivered at
$2.50 per cord. Sawed for fire
place and heaters at $3 per cord.
Leave orders at my residence on
King street, near the court house. ,
- H.C.V. PEEBLES.
H. W. SIMPSON, :
Architect and Superintendent,;
MAW OFFICE, NBWBBKir, N. C. BRANCH
OFFICE, BINSTOHVN. C. -Consult
us on all matters pertaining to
building;, r We guarantee good service.- "
C. E. LINCOLN, '
' r Manager KInston Office. '
WANTED I
Highest cash prices
paid for PARTRIDGES
at ; , ' :
J. TV SItf NNER'S
. ' Restaurant.
KINSTON, .- -
- N. CY
"Ah. my pretty one, Is it you?"
CANDY
17 CATHARTIC
it" - u
' V W S V, , V
EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY
HsnaMirt. "'sila.taKlav !- TaTa OosmI. !N 0w4.
r ikb wrtt lor Iran Mamf!. sUMl tootMLleH 0
r'UeJ aU-TKAT CvVlATT, rWTiO r TA-C.
KEEP YD 0.1 ELCG3 GLE'.!1
Under Two
Flarrs
OuIdaV Famous Stoo
Readers of this newspaper
who have not read this fas-
cinatingf novel have a rare
treat in store. , ; A version
condensed to proper liriits
. for serial use -will , be pnb- :
lished in these columns be- .
inninc; soon.
watch Vers
Tlia FIRST CHAPTERS
For That Craving
For somethlnar arood to At at rfo-Tis'
prices read tbe following: Pig Feet,
Sour Pickles, Balogna Sausage lOo per
pound. 3 for 25c. Geortrla Oaim
In quart jars, best on earth, 15c Also
a foot of style at bargain prices In Ladles'.
& a uver ouues. uur MvOCK.
of Staple, Dry Goods and Fancy Groceries)
Is complete and we would like to make
yon a customer of ours. No clerk hire
enables as to sell for cash, as low as the
lowest..
W. T. FIELDS & CO.
North St General Store.
NOTICE
.1
Delinquent Tax payers I must
come forward and settle at once or
thej will be called on for same by
myself or deputy, as I can't Indulge
any one longer. All property will'
be seized and cost added.
D. P. WrTElT,
CheriSF Cenoir County.