THE DAILY- FREE PBESS.
Published by THE KINSTON FREE PBESS PUB. CO.
Entered at P. O. as Bwond class mall matter.
W. S. HERBERT.
Editor.
PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY WHERE IT
BELONGS.
tfons of honor, are making possible
r. : a. t .
a more irequeni ana universal
practice of racial miscegenation
and amalgamation, and to ally
themselves with the white men of
the country who know the ten
dencies of the corrupt practices of
the Republican party and are
striving to avert the damning re
sults of negro domination in North
Carolina. The ladies of Richmond
county are organizing themselves
into clubs, political clubs, and are
exercising their influence with tell-
effect and so the ladies all
over worth Carolina should do.
This is one campaign in which the
ladies of the country are vitally
interested; and the women rule
the world. M. C. Pilot.
Our esteemed Republico-Popu-
The Progressive Farmer Otho
Wilson's paper, and the organ of
one faction of the Populist party;
that faction which co-operates with
the Republican party for the spoils wg
ofomce expresses tne seniimeni
that the negroes of the State should
see that the negro editor in Wil
mington, who wrote the editorial
slandering the wives and daughters
of poor farmers, "is driven from
the State:" and savs further that
"the white people should treat the list contemporaries slop over every
low-down white men who are sup- week with something in regard to
porting and keeping life in the vile the Democrats refusing to help
paper the same way, and there their party elect nine silver men to
should be no delay about it. Any congress. And they are trying to
merchant continuing to advertise get ahead of the wicked Democrats
in the sheet is aiding and abetting by helpiug the Republicans elect
and should be boycotted by all goldbugs in two or three districts
decent people, white or black." with other-districts yet to be heard
Notwithstanding this expression, from This is revenge, we suppose,
which finds echo in the heart of Well, revenge is sweet, you know,
white man whose sense of especially to a Populist. It would
honor has not been purchased by his be a cold day when a Populist
affiliations with the enemit:; of his organ would not cut off its nose to
race, the same 4 'progressive farm- spite its face. Raleigh Post.
er" publishes the opinion that
"Democratic infamy" inspired the
vile defamation, and charges its
responsibility upon the Democratic
party.
Why don't he look around the
confines of his own office and see
that the publication of such a slan
der is the natural sequence follow
ing the social equality which The
Progressive Farmer and other lead
ers of his Republican ring have
virtually advocated in their plans
of political co-operation. They
may not have boldly advocated in
olain terms "social equality," but
in the sense that "actions speak
louder than words," we charge
that such impudence is a natural
product of the practice among
ulists of inviting negroes to their
houses, to their tables, ' to their
bed-chambers, introducing them to
their wives and daughters, and in
treating them as their social as well
as political equals.
It . has been but a few short
months since the family of a prom
inent omcial in this btate was
brought to disgrace by the fall of a
' daughter and her subsequent death
resulting from an effort on the part
of some one to cover her shame.
This sad occurrence was the direct
. sequence to the- practice ; of her
father in bringing to his house,
dining at his own table and sleep
ing in one of the comfortable beds
of his residence a big burly negro
politician whose influence and
friendly - offices were necessary to
his re-election to his office." Not
only Mid this highj official treat
: this burley politician as his social
equal himself, but instructed his
only daughter, a handsome young
- woman : of about 18 summers, to
"do all I she could to please and
entertain him when he came to the
house.1' . ,.
No. It is useless for The Pro
gressive Farmer, or any other
Populist or Republican newspaper
or individual to try to shift the
' responsibility of such evils off on
to the shoulders of the Democratic
party: Let them face : and assume
the responsibility themselves for
such conduct on the part of their
pets and pupils. That negro's
slanderous article and the ruin and
death of that high official's daugh
ter are the direct results of the
co-operation of white i men and
negroes in politics social inter
course following as a natural con
sequence. For their own protection and the
protection of their daughters, the
white wives and mothers of North
Carolina should rise up and de
mand of their husbands and sons
that they cease their nefarious co
operation with that party which, in
elevating negroes to official posi-
The third (the negro) regiment
will move to knoxville shortly.
They will pass straight through
North Carolina. It is thought the
object of this is to stir up the coons
and get out a big negro vote at the
next election.
Hope Came to Him. '
A number of persons were talking
about coincidences, when a clergyman
gave an instance in his own experience.
"When I was a very young man, before
I entered the ministry," said he, "I met
with a series of misfortunes and was
nearly discouraged. One day I was seat
ed on a bench in the park of a foreign
city. My head was sank upon my hands
and black despair covered me like a
cloud. I had about concluded to strag
gle no longer when a slight noise at
tr acted my attention, and I glanced up
to see standing beiore me and contem
plating me with big, solemn eyes the
most beautiful little girl I have ever be
held. 'What is your name, my pretty
child?' was my natural inquiry, 'Hope,
she answered in a clear, sweet voice.
Then she turned and ran away, and the
little earthly form whose lips tad
brought me a message of comfort disap
peared forever, but the white spirit ol
her name she had left iu my heart, and
from that day I prospered. My eldest
daughter is called Hope. "-Exchange.
Corkers. .
At a London club there is the most
unique pair of curtains in existence.
This portiere is formed of hundreds of
champagne corks, taken . from every
known brand of champagne, each of
which bears the tin top which adorned
it when the cork was in its parent bot
tle. , The corks are made into strings,
there being 60 of them to each string.
- Between every oork there are three big
uhinese beads of turquoise blue. Alto
gether there are 24 strings, and at from
12s. to 16s. a cork, the portiere repre
sents a total expenditure of ; about
1,000. The corks are tied to a white
enameled pole, with fancy ends, and big
sashes of blue ribbon adorn the brass
knobs. The total4 effect is. distinctly
pretty. What makes this unique por
tiere doubly valuable is the fact that
each cork bears the autograph of a fa
mous actor or actress of the present day.
-London Standard.
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.
A. Mountaineer Who Highly Appreciated
Really Good Cooking.
As a rule the mountaineer of Ken
tucky is not a gastronomic connoisseur,
ana me visitor at nis table is quite as
likely to. hear dried apples referred to
as "fruit" as he is to find any, other
kind of fruit on the table. Occasionally,
however, one of them is sufficiently for
tunate to get away from his fastnesses,
and living temporarily down in the
blue grass has an opportunity to acquire
some virtues not otherwise obtainable.
It was such a one I caught up with one
morning in June along the ridge of the
Oumberlands.
"I'm looking for a place,"! said
after a few preliminaries, "where I can
stop for a week or so while I look up
some timber I have in this neighbor- i
hood. Do you know of any?"
"There ain't much uv that sort
eround here," he replied, "exceptin
you go to Mount Pleasant, an I reckon
that's too fer. But hoi' on," he broke
in with a sudden thought, "thar's the
Widder Taokett. She axed Tne yistidy
to see some uv you folks at the mill and
tell 'em she had a place to sleep and eat
two er three men ef they wuzn't too
per tickler."
"Is it a pretty good place?" I in
quired thoughtlessly.
The young man's face flushed.
"Well, I reckon," he said with some
emphasis. "She's goin to be my mother-in-law
come next September."
"Oh, I beg your pardon," I hastened
to explain. "I only asked to know if
she had good eating. Some of that we
get in private houses even in the cities,
you know, is not the best in the world.
"Cities bederned,"he said with a
fine feeling. "Yer ain't never tried the
Widder Tackett's pie yet, mister, an
yer want to keep still till yer do.
Ain't nothin like it nowhere, no matter
whai kind uv a pie she sets afore yer.
It's all ne plusibus unum, an no mis
take. Why, I'm tellin you that I sot
down to one uv her pies last week, dern
ef I recomember what kind it wuz. ef
I ever knowed, an I wuz eatin right
into it like a hot shovel gbin into a
snow pile, an Bill Rogers ' acrost the
table frum me called me a liar, an I
never said a dern word to him tell I
had plum e't my pie and got my teeth
picked. Dern my buttons ef I did, colo
nel." '; , '
I did not like to inquire further into
the mystery of what happened to Mr.
Sogers after the last taste of the pie
was safely housed by my informant, but
I made a fair guess and went on to see
the Widow Tackett concerning board
and lodging for one man for one week
Washington Star,
CARLOAD OF CE&I&BRMBD-
"OIit HICKORY" WAGONS
JUST, ReceieD,
And to be sold cheap by
GRAINGER & DIXON, Kinston, K. Ce
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All Stylet and Sizei for
EvaryKindoffuel.
TfcQnain rll brlhU
Trade-Mark, ttuware
of Imitations.
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For Sale By
B. f . CAMDY,
MMIDl
KINSTON, N. O.
The Poor Editor.
BillDid yon read about that fellow
writing a poem on a 50 bill?
Jill No. The . editor kept it, of I
course. ' . .
"No. He returned it."
Whnr. An firHfrtr rotnrn a. Krt fctll?"
"Yes. He didn't know what it was. "
Yonkers Statesman.
Advertising is the Keystone
One of tbo tallest stacks in Great
Britain is situated at Llanelly. (From
the base of the foundation to the ex
treme summit is 400 feet high. The
cap of the top weighs 27 tons, and 720,
000 bricks were used in its construe-
a.: ti i . t.. m - -
uuu. ib circular u zorm. ana in a
gale bends extremely. :
Si? I -- to Success. Barnum. ,
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I J A Gqntle Reminder ! ,j
DR. H. D. HARPER,
DENTAL SURGEON,
KINSTON, N. C.
orrioi Otib Dam otnKiaLT'H Hrokm. t I
THI M081L1T BDIbPIVO, NlXT TO PBIPaiM A
cox. s - - ;.
Th Cannlns Tox: '
The sagacity of the fox is most won
derful. It is related that he is tor
mented by fleas, and when the infllo-
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wuu ucuuujbm TUDearaDie ne gainers a
mouthful of moss and slowly walks
nacxword into the nearest stream until
only the mouth is left above the surface
of the water. The fleas meantime take
refuge on the moss, and when .the fox
is satisfied that they have all embarked
he opens his mouth, and the moss drifts
away, while the wily fox regains the
bank, happy in freedom from his tor
mentors. Exchange. . v
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DR. JAMES M. PARROTT.
Physician and Surgeon,
, KINSTON, N. c.
i IOffiec opposite A. R. Miller's store.
TRY A PACKAGE OF
Duffy's Peanut
L . A W A A I
and ocoanui Drittie. -m
For Sale by J, E. Hood, agent for
, These are the days when the many who
does a successful business must- realize the
4 full 'scope and significance of the great verb
' 'hustle." You must . hustle if ..you do any
J business. Every man who has a dollar wants
his money's worth before he lets it go.' The
man who has bargains to offer must let the
fact be known. If you have anything special
to offer advertise the fact, else the people will
y never know it.' As a medium for reaching
, the people the money-spending classes
The Free Press is the paper par excellent.
It reaches the homes of the people throughout
this and adjoining counties, and is read by
everybody.' ' An advertisement in its columns .
will prove a paying investment. Try it.
y, . Between Two Urea.
v Squib The editor seems to hare the
usual run of enemies '
Scrib Yes. If be publishes anything
anonymously, mey accuse mm of cow
ardice, while, should he sign an article,
they laugh at his vanity ! Up to Data.
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