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V ! r r - '4 ,. f '" Pivot to Do. . "I thought yon told toe. Witson, that you Intended ; to do business just the same after von bad moved into the anb woe. I know too have plenty, bot I always tbongbt yon one of those men who insist upon dying iq the harness. M "Yoo were right about it, my old friend. I believe that it would be im toseible for me to avoid spending at least two or three -Jionrs a ' day on 'change, but my time is completely tak en op, and 1 haven't looked at a market report for a month." "Wouldn't believe it if any one else told me. How dp yon exist?" u ' . "I'-nj having young trees set out, get ting a garden ready, superintending the building of a bam, watching them pave the street and having a continued kick with the assessors, who seem to think that ray property is worth all I paid for vjt." . - "You'll soon nave all that off yonr hands. I was afraid yon might have left na permanently." "Oh, I've only commenced. I have a 'Jersey cow, a pointer pup, a tandem, two Berkshire pigs and a . kodak, be - tides' W , ' wtf-r&Wf J "Never rgind. The cow, the pup and the kodak are enough.' I'll just tell the : boys that it's all off, bo far as trade with yon is concerned; Ton have three ; fads that will keep you busier than a coon in a bee tree." Detroit Free ' Ptess. - S':: X-L Tha Tndrtakr'a Chalra. "I see in the windows of undertak ing shops," said . Dir. Stay bolt, "a pla card which says , that campstools and foldingchairs are to hire there, deliver ed by express wagon. I infer from this that chairs must be hired out for other than funeral purposes, for festive occa sions, in fact, as indeed I know of . no reason why they should not be. : "But they mnst lead a varied life, the chairs fnneral one day and wed ding, it may be, the next They know" when they start where they're going that is, they know the nature of the oc casion. They can tell that by the wag on they go in. If when they are carried out they find themselves put Into the ' . Th Clavar Burglar. The burglar who does several "jobs", and eludes the officers of the law is a keen observer, a, man of forethought, and nne whose executive ability is un questioned. Houses are not entered be cause they have brownstone fronts, nor are stores broken into by the profes sional thief without an investigation. When the skillful burglar is to do a "job," he studies the habits of the resi dent or proprietor, la a case in Troy a few years ago a jewelry store was rob bed. Apparently there was not a clew. , D Cenld 9 Thro nth Them. Carl Her the well known conjurer, once entertained acomparyata friend bouse fry performing some of his clever est tricks. One of the parlor maids, who bad been v passing cups, cakes. glasses and bo on, was much interested, and when the hostess gave a sign that nothing more was needed the girl still lingered to see the completion of the trick just begun. "Will some .one oblige me with heavy shawl or cloak?" Herts said "Now," be went on, selecting a big Detectives were placed on the .case and ca8bmere shawl, "Jon observe the thick named the thieves by the method em ployed in getting into, the ; store, and subsequently the thieves were convicted. Certain burglars alwaya enter a cellar and come up through stairs, flocr or trapdoora- Others have skeleton keys. Others go above and come down stairs. Some break in rear and others front doors. In the robbery above referred to the two thieves had been in Troy three successive Saturday nights. They bad fastened a silk thread ou all entrances in such a ; way that if any one entered or left the' store the thread would be broken. Thus the burglars learned that the propose tor and clerks did not visit the store alter dosing Saturday night until Sunday. The fourth Saturday night they "cracked" the safe. Except for their methodical way, of entering (by the cellar) no suspicion would have attaohed itself to them. Troy Times. DLa-aatd Hero, - story of Sergeant Walker, who 1 ci0thes?' black wagon of tbe undertaker, they n, ,. BhontIng -The place know it's a funeral they're going to. If they are put Into just a plain, ordinary delivery wagon, they know that they are going to a wedding or a party or some gathering of more or less gayety, tut they cannot tell what will happen next.- " --- v-"v.v . V Well, I don't know that there's enytbing so very remarkable about this .- eitetH. . The experience of the chair is Uike' tbat; of the people who sit on them. They have their days of smiles . and their days of , tears." New York Sun. - - Her ImprMtloB of Angel. The wife of a well known senator took her little daughter, a 4-year-old damsel, to a matinee once to see "Jack , and the Beanstalk, "( A week or so aft erward she was discovered pirouetting and lifting her, petticoats before a che val glass. Her father reproved her and told her it wasn't a pretty way to do. 1 "Why," said the child, "I saw the ' Angels do it," " The angelsl" exclaimed her father. "Why, where?" ' 1 ' " When mamma and I went to heaven Ibat day, " eaictv the child. The father explained that the fancied heaven was only the theater. The little fiirrs'face fell. . '"And wasn't they angels?" she asked. "No," said the father; "they were Just girls. " The child put on an air of, intense disgust.' "Well, "she said, "1'fink they ought to be taked borne and spanked, cause tbey wasn't dressed any more than an gels." Lewiston Journal. The was kept prisoner for six weeks by the AfridiH and ; was court martialed for being "absent without leave,". reminds me of an .Indian taie of 1757, when a man-o'-war's man, Strahan by name, captured almost single handed one of the forts on the Hoogly. The fort, which was strongly- situated, was in vested by the admiral, - and Strahan, during the time of midday repose, wan dered off "on bis own" in. its direction. Gaining the walls without -discovery, he took it into his head to scale a breach made by the cannon of the ships, and on reaching the platform he flourished his cutlass and fired his pistol at "the is miner i, The native soldiers attacked him, and be held bis own with indomitable pluck till re-enforced by one or two other tars who had straggled out of camp and heard his f huzzas. The enemy, on pre parea rrom tula in timed attach and tearing f nrther invaders, fled from the fort upon the opposite side, leaving 20 cannon and a large store of amnion. tion. iluch to Strahan's surprise; he was lectured by the admiral for his breach of discipline, and he was-dis missed with hints of future punish ment. " Well, "" said Strahan, "if I'm flogged fur this here action, I'm d d if 1 ever takes another fort aa long as I lives I" London Sketch. ness of the shawl?" They all did, in eluding the maid at. the door. "Now, will one of you be good enough to write a number of three figures on a piece paper, being careful not to let me see what is written?" One of the ladies did so, while the maid at the door leaned forward and began to breathe hard. : "Now plaoe , the written paper, with the figures on the upper side, under the shawl as I bold it " It was done, the thickness of the shawl being between Hertz and the paper as he looked down toward it There was breathless silence. Then he said, 'Surejy the number is TGI' It was. ' He bad apparently seen right through the thick shawl. Every one was amazed: ? ',' Then upon the silence broke the shriek of the maid at the door. With one final" gaze at the shawl and one at the handsome conjurer she hid her rosy face in her hands, yelling at the top of her voice, "What's the good of me ' anil fltut AAant Be- Queen Victoria' Marked Poem. . ;Here is a funny story told of a hap pening at the English court: Sir Theo dore Martin bad been requested by Vic- tcria to read aloud from "The Ring and the Book." Sir Theodore was courtier enough to make a cautious study before hand of the poem, and he placed mar ginal notes as danger signals against jissagea of doubtful propriety. ; , -The marked copy chanced to come in to the bands of a rather thoughtless ccurt lady. "I have so enjoyed this Troaderfnl work," Bhe said to a friend, "end it has been such an advantage to x. :d it after the queen, for she has f ced marks against tberaost beautiful X rta, and, cb, rrLr.t oqIsita tasta the C j qz: i IzsV tLe r..:Joi. feinting to L .3 daiier signals cf Sir Theodore ilar t;i. Qoiver. Of tha exported from Kussia to cr parts cf Lnn-f o 25 per cent are cr Lave to !r thrown away be va they iut? the hand of con- . . ' Horsepower ' ' Watt, the-great improver of the steam engine, introduced into the vocabulary of macniaista the ' term horsepower. When he first began the manufacture of steam engines, he experienced, much difficulty in ascertaining from his dls tant customers what sized engine they required, and they were not less puzzled mww iw wiuujuuivabo bu luo ixiivi" mation. He was frequently guided, however, by tbeir mentioning the num b t of horses which the- engine ordered was designed : to replace. Acting up this hint, be ascertained by experiment that the very strongest of the London brewers' horses (animals of wonderful size and strength) could exert a force equivalent to raising 83,000 ponuds one foot in a minute. This force he called one horsepower, and adopted it as the standard in regulating the size of steam engines. Now, not one horse in 100 is able to exert that degree of strength. A steam engine of ten horsepower can, in reality, do the work of about 20 horses. New York Ledger. : " : Ig-end of the Tea Plant. Dharma, the ascetic priest, waa the son of a king of India. , He went into China, and for the space of nine years he remained in contemplation in a tem ple. Later be went to Japan, and he died on . Mount Katavka. He imposed upon himself, as the first rale of bis life, privation from sleep. One day, in- cignant ut falling asleep, he cut oil his eyelids and threw them away aa miser able sinners. From the spot whera the eyelids had fallen sprang up a tush which i3 the; tea plant, affording the perfumed beverage which m chases away 6leep. Vick'e Masaziua." . ,- Impossible . '. " Proyn "Why, :nrn,'t ; yonr wife's fjjwiis of tiie l..t-.-.t .styi. ? Ercisou Of conrse not! That worn- tavas iicvtT piiiirtnai in ir-.ii:oJ Ero-.Liyn I.if a : ' Alttrayl Vorn. ' .Sprocket I've just joined the ginners Cycle club, - , Handlebar What are your colors? Sprocket Black and blue. Chicago Record. : HI New Ler. In a city not many miles from Troy is an organization which believes in cures by faith. The president is a worn an, zealous or good works, jj'or Borne weeks she had observed a worthy ap pearing elderly man daily going by her home, and noticed that he walked con siderably Jame. She thought him a sub ject of prayerfuL consideration and be can daily prayers in Jhis behalf. One morning soon after she noticed him go ing by, apparently free from any lame ness, and ventured to speak to him of this fact - . ' "'. - - Yes," he respondecV'rd6'get along a good deal better; today than for many day past" My -old cork leg had got somewhat out of good motion, and yes terday I obtained a new one. " Troy Press. 1 DRrH. D. harper, : DENTAL SURGEON, , KINSTON, N. C. ivorrioi Ovsb Dam qoimiblv's 8to, m tbf khi uciLowe, nsxT to v. a. rain . etn's Stou. . : . WILMIKGTOH AID WELDOH RAILROAD c'ONDBNSED 8CHEDULK. TRAINS GOIVG BOUTH. DATED a . .. ejS J? rf . NOV. 9 th, 1898. Jb k o z o gag a o fee A. M. P. M. P. M. A. M. P. M Leave weldon... fliw H4kt Ar. Rocky Mt... 1266 1080 i Leave Tar boro.. 1321 6 00 ..i LV. Rocky Mt.... J0 1(?(! ' "S 4fi tV IIU Leave Wllaon... 16H U 15 V 10 &' S86 LeaveSelma.... SK5 120' ...... ..... ! Lv. Faypiterllle. 4 S 1 12 ...... Ar. Florence.... 7 2S 81. .... ...... P. M. A. Bl. ar. Goldboro 7 5" ...... ..... Lv. Goldsboro.. ..... 701 818 Lv. Magnolia ... ...... . 805 4:0 Ar. Wilmington. ...... 9 1 45 P Me A. M Pe W TRAINS OOllvG OBTB. ; . sfifji 1& - ; g o zox ao bc p Ia. mI ; . ". p. . Lv, Florenoe.... ...... 7 40 .......... Lv. Payetteville. 2 25 ' fl is .' Learegelini HO ... 10(6 ...... .... Arrive Wilton... 130...... Hits ' Lv. Wilmington . 71R Lv. Magnolia f4i 11 j9 Lv. Goidatwro. ........ 6 Oli 10 ou U it" '' P. M A. V P. M. P. M Leave wVs .,1. , g ? '. 5 it sr. 10 h 1 16 Ar. Rocky alt.. 880 lfi 12 07 1186 16 ArrlveTirt)oro, 8 46..... Leave Tarboro.. . 12 21 Lv. Eockyalt... ...... 1207..... Ar. Weldon 8fi I2fi p. M. a. m. p. M. ' Train on tne KlDMton Branca Koad iavt Weldon 3:35 p. m.. Halifax 4:is p. m., arrive Scoilaiid Neck at 63 p. tn., Gretuviii- "7 p. in., KlDHtoiJ 7-rJip. m. KeiurnlEg leaves Kln- ton 7 r,3 a. ni., Greenville S:52 a. ra.,armlnn Halifax at H:i3 i. m., Meldon ll:C3a. m., da.ly esct-rt MinnaT. H. M. emekson, OnlPass. Aent h. iJKNLY.Gfn'l Wanai-er. T. ?J. L.iL;tUM.Traic ...Ar.ar. L. J. HILL, Boot and Shoe Maker, KINSTON. n c. i "A stitch ia tiu.e saves nine." Have that pair of shoes repaired in time it will save you money. Harness repaired neatly. Shop open until o o'clock at niht. i . - THH fflp.lp.u Tnstitntfi 3 J For the Cure of the V Um, omni, cocaine mil otier Mg Afldlc . tiocs, Kerre Eiianstloi and Toliarco Habit . qrdhihsboro. fi. c. Thil is the only Keeley Institute in North Carolina, and owinsrto its beauti ful and healthy location, its elegant bui'dings and attractive environments, its we 1 supplied table and skil ful man agement, it presents to the unfortunate n perfect home for rest and complete wstoradon.-:;-v--;-;;i'.-.-: If you hare a friend afflicted with an) of the above addictions, write for theii illoitrated hand-book, entited "Thi Nkw4 Man." Address . THC keclcy inctitvtn l . Greensboro, N. C. ) .... I 1 A I have moved in our UJ G new Bicycle Shop , , : : and wa are pre pared to do repairs on bi cycles at short notice. ', We keep Bicycle Sun dries of all kinds. BELL ft SONS V7o Mention A Few of the the Nice Things to be found at our store, viz : . .., . v;' '.--;, Ilecker's Buckwheat. Flapjack Flour, Breakfast Wheat, 2 FJi'ked Rice and ; Hominy, ; Prunes, Citron, . Raisins, Jellies, Preserves, Pickles, Canned Goods of All Kinds, Cod Fish, Irish Potatoes and Onions. ' ' IFe make a specialty of Batter, Cheese, Tobacco and Cigars. E. S. PITTMAN. Boys Clothing. Fop Liittle Boys and Big Boys. , The schools have opened and' the boy's thoughts are strongly centered on having a new suit so as to appear as well dressed as his school mates. At my store you can find any kind you want at prices to fit your pocket book. ' ' . , Now, I want you to bring your boy to my store and kt us show you what I have in stock. We'll dress the young man up, and it won't cost you much either. t Respectfully,, , 1 : DAN QUINERLY, Queen Street. , . KINSTON, N. C. 'TtfWej1 '(JTBSW ttfSMB'Wfiai ) 1 .a( JWy)oMwJ.j, I PRINTING? :! If' .... . - ; What Kind Do You Want? . 1 i! BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, ENVELOPES, CIRCULARS, DODGERS, : CARDS, POSTERS or what? We print everything from a Card to a, Newspaper. Print it well and ; quick. Cheap too. TIIE FREE PRESS, Kinston, IT. C.
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