HE DAILY FREE PBESS.
Cutrred at 4'. o. as second class mail matter
oubllihstf r THE KINSTON FREE PRESI PUB. CO
W. S. II HUBERT. - Editor.
ANNEXATION OR
DENOE.
INDEPEN-
A few dayH ago the statement was
telegraphed ovi-r the country that Mr.
McKinley wan exceedingly anxious to
see civil government established In Cuba,
and to call our troops home. This was
intended for effect at home, where there
is much dissatiHf action with the dilly
dallying in Cuba, and the failure to fix
any time for recalling our troops and
recotrnizinir the independence of that
island. There are abundant evidences
that the eipansion boomers, who are
now urging the expenditure of many
millions of dollars and thousands of
lives to establish American supremacy
over the Philippines, also have their eyes
on Cuba and have no idea of recognizing
her independence if any pretext can be
found for not doing so.
There are a great many people in this
country who do not believe the Cubans
are lit for self-government, as there are
a great many who believe that the peo
ple of none of the republics south of us
are fit for self government, and they are
probably correct, and It will in all prob
ability be a long time before they are
The Cubans are just about as fit for self-
government as any of these. That is
none of our business. But this will be
the pretext for refusing to recognize their
independence and for finally absorbing
the island and calling it annexation.
Wilmington .Star.
"If cotton goes to iu cents, as it now
looks like it will," remarked Col. A. C
Davis, of Goldsboro, at the depot, "the
raising of tobacco in eastern North Car
olina will be a thing of the past. The
people in that section like cotton farming
better than tney do tobacco raising.
They take to it as naturally as a duck
does to water." News-Observer.
The price of tobacco is low too low
The acreage in tobacco will be greatly
reduced Unless it goes up in price, result
ing probably in a big crop of cotton next
year and lower prices. Tobacco is v sell
ing too cheap, and its cheapness is due
to the American Tobacco Trust. Down
with the trusts I
According to Robert IV Pattison,
president bf a Pennsylvania life insurance,
company, there are 15,000,000 people
who carry life insurance in this country
or about one to every family, and the
aggregate amount they carry would buy
every railroad, with its equipment, on
the continent and leave a balance
$3,000,000,000.
Every pound of cotton 'manufactured
in the mills of the south Is that much
better for the fanner that depends on
cotton as a money crop, and those
them-who are so fortunate as' to have
surplus capital could not pdsslbly'tfo'bet
tetxf'safrai'tt' iiit1jMii''tiiilei' truly
save the Durham Herald: v
notes Uft la Wathlutos.
At breakfast the other morning a
Washington young woman found a lit
tie note at her plate saying that her
aunt had arrived from the east the night
before and was at a well known hotel.
About 0 o'clock 8be went to the hotel
indicated and asked the clerk whether
the newcomer bad been down to break
fast yet. The clerk informed her that
lie did not believe eho had been down
und offered to send up u card.
"Oh. never mind. doing that 1" she
replied. "Yon just tell me the number
i)f her room, and I will go np. "
"No. ," promptly replied theclerk,
and the yonng woman took the elevator.
upon arriving at the door of No, .
instead of rnpping, he softly put her
i'ir to the door and listened in order
that she might not disturb her nnnt. if
Jie were asleep. She heard no noise
find so took on t one of her cards, and
nfter writing. "Will come a. 79 in i at 10-r-Jane."
she tied a little bunch of flowers
to it and left it on the knob, where it
would fall into the doorway when the
door was opened.
At 10 o'clock she came again. The
clerk had not seen her aunt and did not
believe that she bad left her room. , So.
after looking about the parlors in vain,
sho went to the door of No. and soft
ly tapped.
"Who is it?" came a gruff voice, and
at the same time a man opened the
door and stepped out into the hall. ,
"Oh. yon are the paTty who was
coming again at 10. are, yon?" contin
ued the man smilingly. "Well, what
can I do for'yoqf' .,
"Nothing, thank yon," she replied,
"unless you come down stairs and help
me thrash that hotel clerk. " Wash
ington Post
0k.
H. D HARPhK.
DKNTAL SUUGKO.
KINSTON. N.
V
or r ton ovsa Dm ucihi ? -m. ., . m
raa MnsBLhT UviLoma, Nixy to J. A. Paio
it's Brosi
JOHN p; STRATTON'S,
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Iraperter and Wholesale'
Sealer la all kinds of
m MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
J.!?!! 8TRATTON CO.
catalogue 62 Grand St. New York.
are what you want in a pair of shoes.
Try a pair of our Patent Leather VICIS.jand youjgetlall 1
three combined. We have them in button or lace; Price $5." f s
To make room for fall stock we will reduce the price
every pair of Tan Shoes in stock.
of
Jieca Carpets
We are just in receipt of our NEW
SAMPLES OF CARPETS in all grades
for the coming season. .It will be to
your advantage to make an eaily inspec
tion nf them, even though you do not
intend to purchase until later. You
will find our goods and prices compare
favorably with those of any H-.use in
the country,, as we are direct agents for
the largest manufacturers in the United
States.
We are in a position to quote special
prices for Hotels, Lodge Rooms and
Churches.
Carpets may be cut at the Mills and I DntrnnS7P Hnm
lftld (in voiir flrx.r twnilavc aftr nlarincr I Ul 1 1 E,Z 1 1UIIIG
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the order.
A few pair of John Kelly's Ladies' Fine Shoes, former
price was $3; they go now at $2,25.
All new styles. Oome quick, as they
wont last long. ... . ,
DAN QUINERLY,
Queen Street.
KINSTON, N. C
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;f UmmMi Vault Grow Sew Kit?
Th tnataraliiard of.Kealan4 (4
sua to oe one ox me most ancient soma
ox anlnal life now existing, fit original'
If fbwem&toutrfjw bat- now has to
be contented with bat two! . It lays eggaV
and these take nd less than it month
to natcn ontrthtf embrtde pasBlflg the
winter la a atate of hibernation: '.
These remarkable animala are'fojundj
only in one ex twb places in thtfonft
uu mcj are rapicuy oecommg acarce,,
- tJt collectors from every jwurt orthe.
wonja; are- contannaliy.oni'thelr track;
They are about 18 inches in leagthi and.
llk; many of the ; lizards, are aald to
nave the characteristic of being able to
replace, portions' of their 'limbs, 'etc;,
which have been destroyed! One 6wned
by Mr. Carl Hanser of Awanni Had thi
.11 ini suun IK! jae au V DUUIO tlUiQ SgUW
and now a complete new eye,' as perfeci
aa the': undamaged one, has" grown' In
the'place of that lost :J v - . :
.While the eye was' deYelDpinar1; fnt
lizard seemed to be no more inconven
fenced than a human being ii in tht
growiz? cf finger nails 6r hair. '
Actloa repeated becomebit' Habit
Jng continued becomes tTe&nd nahifs.
r a are ' today what we were acen.
I
ed to do yesterday and the day b-
fore. Lyman Abbott L,
Some Cum of Kleytomamtaw
; . Here are spme strllclng cases of klepv
... r-t . . - -J'J? i':'.im: V
toiaiwiB : a series 01 - cneiis was: com
mitted in' some of tbe best jhonses ' in
New York. The culprit turned out to j
be a young woman connected by birth
and marriage with the owners. : There
after, when from a household which ehe
had visited anything was missed, the
owner would go to her, kiss her and
ask it back. It was quite a family matter.
At that time thero was a journalist
about town who was both a social fa
vorite and an able man. He kept a
bachelor establishment in which it was
his amiable habit to entertain those
who had entertained him. f ?There of an
afternoon or of an evening people would i
gather and take back from his drawing !
room things which he had taken from
theirs. There was f never'' VworA ' ex
.1 j 'it.-- .'4. i ' ' t ' . -. ' I
tuaujjeu on iu&. suojeci. jrerrecs cour
tesy prevailed.
Then there was a yonng fellow whose
name figures in the early history of the
United States. At a dinner which ho
attended a ring -handed about for in
spection disappeared. So much was said
that later be returned ; it ;with a state
ment to the effect thai it bad caught In
the. lining of his sleeve. . A few daya
aitejcwara we beard alboysr-dead
since, but not forgotten ordering
coat of, a tailor whom we patronized in
common and .eipreasly stipulating that
Buouja noi nave inai amaox Bieeve. :
In each of these' instances the case
belonged not to jurisprudence, bat to
pathology. KleptomaniiOs a disease.
Uke influent only thank; f ortune, less
MMxuuacvi, luuug aowa iwsa ,atree
&co;
. . . .dealers in
)y oods, Closing,
Ftiiisli Goods,
KINSTON, - N. O.
? JOHN F. STRATTON qp.l
and 5a ve Money!
Impotiar ftWholeanle Dealer In all kfndaof
! MUSICAL) M ERCH AN DISE,
violins. Guitars, Banjo, Acordont ,
Harmonica. All kinds of HtrlDtra.&e.
end for JOHN F.STRATTON CO
Catalogue. a Grand St. New Yoas. j
The hose and half-hose made by
the ORION MILLS, Kinston,
N. C, are not only economi
cal for yon to wear, because
of their fine wearing qualities
and comfortableness, but they
are made at home. The man
ufacture of them gives em
ployment to people right in
Kinston. Every dealer ought
to handle them.
Be sure to insist on having goods
made at the ORION . MILLS.
By. doing so you, will not only
save money, but will be help
ing a home, industry ,
DR. THOS. H. FAULKNER,
OBflTIST.
Office Hours: 8 a. in. to 6 p. m.
Rooms over the Bank'of .Kinston.
(
Good Printing
is always
done by de
sign, never by
accident. It re
quires intelligence;
, but need not be r high
priced. Our superior Job
.Printing costs no more than
what you are paying- for poor or
medium work. See our samples.
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FREE PRESS, Kinston, N. C.
JA
f
in
aaw the lolhlwjnt tnmca ! Wkgr&MR
ihoH Tiew Withlfe He;winVf-lnS
The" who Wdtl
the
Landseer.
recognize him. proudly pointed out the
won. At was ratiier an hatit ona. tm
toucBiag'hii'fortihead
Heout'bfhU mr:Wltw
nerer
"J& he Udeed t? aafcl lAndseer. '"I'm
eorty' to: hear' that ? And - as he1
coming -away he noticed i a . vlanre
rery
was
picture by Stanfleld. "May t ask what
yon want for this Stanfleld 1''
i Whktn.' said J Laadseer. itonchlne
ma xoreneaa ana imitating tne dealer s
gesture. 'Is Stanfleld gone toor '
: ,..AW..VapWaaaat Diet, v j,'-t','
Mr. Dukane--Jonesv Indulged ; In a
Ungulstic diet yestvrdaj :, . .
Mr. Qaswell what do yon mean by
that? !,.:-A.:r::iiri
Mr. Dukane Nortbsfde mao hhu
eat hla words. Pittsburg Chronlrle-
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l of Goods. I i is ' - : y . . . ;
w TTatrtnrr 1 lutnnht Ant I tiiA.rl j I
Having bought out , the
stock of Redditt & 'Lee, Iv
offer the entire stock AT AND
BELOW.COST,
Commencing
4and continuing until the stok3
fttricea offered nio cnobdi Will fee '
UCllVCiCU EXtCUl HI LUC SlUIC fri
vapo.xtpne wiu t dc cnaxgea to
anybody.
Remember that;;the;?eritttej
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LOW COST The stock con-
ikikt nf 'rvwilfiriM r.f i T
uryuoods, iNotions
1 AiviL-lriy. A VVf'
ery, Tinware and small, lines
of Hardware and Drugs. ;
, MrMee will continue with
us until the 5 stock is closed !
out ana wiu uen resume busi
ness at the old stand for him-
,ielf.-. . . ; :....,.
The object of the sale xs.jto A
close out tne enure stocic as ;
.the wndersighed will retire
om business; . v .
All parties indebted 'no v
Redditt & Lee are requested
o come forward at once , and?
settle meir accounts, au wno ;
have claims against the firm ? :
of Redditt & Lee are request
ed to present them for settled
ment. - - . ,
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Prices of papers and envelopes have advanced largely in '
I price, and the tendencjris still upward. However, i we $will .
l 'do pointing at the following low prices until j forced ; to raise
, jjiitca Ham uy a sun imiaei auvaucc la.uat px . materials :
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250 fot onIy.'....;err
500,." .-fi.001,;;
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. 5oco u, 6.25.
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25Sfor only...$i.ooA.-).
..; 1.40.9
500. r
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5,000 k
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STAJBISnilTS.
250 for only .50.'
500 " 00.
i,ocov ' ....
5,000 ! ..r 6.25.
250 for only.....5o.t -SPa"'
...$Ktf5vr
Akooo " ... 8.75.
1 h f ill ! . "
frttw ft
t- il&M and 6a. half of each.) . -
2so.sueets tor omv
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50O
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sjTne above prices include paper (or material) and. print
ing, and are for:prdiniary jobs; ' In the few "cases'iere fancy
or aimc;uii seung.u required ue coshTmAmigauyxugcer.
...If NoteHeads, Statements, Bill Head and Letter Heads
j e desired put up in pads the cbst will be 15 cents per 1,000 j
! exuiOTo'ciW'5co ,
JUt above prices are for gooo;, material,! t We haTa'. fine -
7e' guarantee neat,' tasty, ele.
can get in most. small-, cities.
To obtain good printing at low orices send 'your orders,
I accompanied by the cash, to i' ' ' ; '',
wm mfMmm mB mm sr . aw sr .j
V, :-V:; V. ; : : : ' : kinston,' n. c.
tCyYour orders will be filled promptly and aatlsfac orlly . ,
j -jinAtejrial at .increased pricttl' '
I irgant prbtbettqr than you j
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