THE DAILY FBEE PBESS.
LIVE HIGH ON CBEDIT
W. S. HERBERT. Bditor.and Prop'r.
DAINTY DINERS WHO GET COSTLY
MEALS FOR NOTHING.
Entered at P. O. as second tslaas mail matter.
NO
DOUBTFUL
STATES,
SOUTHERN
the
The New York Journal sizes up
nituation exactly in the following:
President McKinley has declined to
end Federal troops to join Taylor's
moonshiners in dancing on the constitu
tion of Kentucky. But short of that iin
possible indecency he has done what he
could to encourage the patron and bene
ficiary of the asHassins of Goebel by ad
drMwinir him as the irovernor of the
state.
There was no -Occasion for Mr. Me
Kinley to Interfere in the Kentucky mat
ter on one side or the othor. By assum
ing to prejudge the dispute and recogniz
ing the lawless usurper who has made
himself an accomplice, after if not before
the fact, in a cowardly attempt at mur
dnr. lie has drawn upon his party at
larirethe odium it has accumulated in
Kentucky.
The president is said to have been up
prehensive lest the complications in Ken
tucky might cause a dispute about the
electoral vote of the State. He niny set
his mind entirely at rest. There will be
no complications about the electoral
vote of Kentucky or any other southern
state. The only question will be whether
the Republicans will outnumber the
prohibitionists.
The little Republican flurry in the south
disastrous as it has been to the com
munities it has afflicted, is over. Ad'
dicks in Delaware, Wellington in Mary
land, Pritchard in North Carolina and
Taylor in Kentucky have,run their race
of bossism. Hereafter there will be no
question of gold or silver Democrats.
There will be simply Democrats, work
ing together for home rule, law and
order.
At the last election in Kentucky Tay
lor was in a minority of U.757, a com
pared with the total Democratic vote
The 191,331 Democrats who supported
Goebel and the 12,140 who supported
Brown will get together now, and, rein
forced by thousands of Republicans who
have no use' for assassination and anar
chy, they will pile up a majority next time
that even the barbarians from the feud
counties will have to respect.
The figures printed in the "Ledger"
yesterday, showing how American com-
merce has gained on that of England
in the past twenty-five years, make a,
significant comment on the doctrine that
"trade follows the flag." Most of this
advance was made when England's flag
went all over the world, while that of
the United States floated nowhere but in
its own country. Philadelphia Ledger,
' Ind. . ' ' '
The Scientific American' says that in
the Cuban war about 99 out of every
118 Americans shot made complete re
coveries. Judging from the pension ap
plicants, says, the Asheville Citizen, we
had supposed that about 118 out . of
every 99 were made hopeless cripples.
When the government' has to enforce
a high tariff and offer subsidies to pro
tect and encourage American industries,
there is no excuse for taking other coun
tries under its protecting wing. Durham
: Herald.
i mi 9-mm i . . v t
. It is asserted that the Nicaragua canal
bill will certainly pass at this session of
congress.
The Effect ot nia Face.
'. An amusing story is told at the ex
pense of Winston Churchill, the author.
An i old man. seeing the picture of
Churchill displayed In the window of a
Baltimore bookseller. Inquired of a by
stander whom H represented.
"Winston Churchill." was the reply.
, "Where does he preach?
Belnpr told that Mr. Churchill was not
a preacher, be asked: "Ain't he? What
did you say his name Is? - , v
"Winston Churchill. He writes uov
els. -:';?
"Does what?" 'v::; '''.' ; .
- "Writes novels. ' -,y
The mau shook his head with a look
of pity a li'd declared: "Too had! Too
bad! ft- 'r ' r-" v' ,
White's Black Linimentfull size 25c
bottle for 15c. It cures pain. ?
; J. E. Hood.
XIow Some Us Accounts That A'
Never Paid Are Hon I'p at the Fash.
toaable Reatanraata That Flonrlah
la New York City.
Legal proceedings recently taken to
recover from a well known citizen who
belongs to the "fashionable" class the
amount of a tailor's bill revealed the
fact that the man was poor, bad no
money and no means of support and
owed many bills. Besides tailors, shoe
makers and hatters, be owed money to
florists. Jewelers, livery stable keepers.
dealers in theater tickets, shlrtmakers.
stationers and restaurateurs. One of
the largest bills against the man was
contracted In the course of several
years at a prominent up town restau
rant
"You must have been bung up for a
great spread, said a patron of the
place to the manager, pointing to the
Item.
"Not ut all." be answered. "That bill
represents hundreds of charges and bns
grown slowly to Its present magnifi
cent proportions."
But how Is It done bow do people
run big bills in a restaurant?"
Well, in the first place, because we
look upon men who come here as gen
tlemen and treat them accordingly. 1
don't remember Just how the account
in question was opened, but usually It
Is done in this way: Some day. after a
man receives his check, he scrawls bis
name across Its face and tells the wait
er. I'll pay tnis tomorrow: its an
right.' and then If the person in charge
at the desk marks It'O. K.' the check Is
'bung up.' and an account Is opened
with the man.
In most Instances the man comes
back, as he said he would, th? next
day and Settles bis little bill and
thanks us for accommodating him. If,
however, the man' Intends to work the
house, he does not come back the next
day and settle, but waits three or four
days. .Then be drops In and orders a
modest luncheon or a not elaborate
dinner and scribbles his name across
the check, gives the waiter a tip, and
the new account receives Its first ad
dltlon.
Little by little the account grows,
but never by any really large charge,
and when at last the man has a little
dinner party .with: a big appetite the
cbecfc Is liable to be 0. K.'d' because
the account is already so large that It
would be poor policy to turn It down.
"vvuen tne account uas grown ho
large that we think It should have at
tention, we give the bead, waiter
tip, and witnoilt telling tne man in so
many. words. be Is given to understand
that cash would, be preferred to t:
autograph. Sometimes the man tak:
ttie uiut una makes a payment or nsja
for more time and tells us that be. will
pay an he goes, and he .remain u cus
tomer without Increasing bis account.
but generally he leaves us and goes
to some other place and complains
about poor service here and In other
ways tries to injure our business be
cause he can t have what be wants to
eat and drink for nothing. His account
remains open, and when it becomes
outlawed -we put it on the list which
bears many good names, but we never
dun the man." "
To show bow anxious some people
are to have it known that they are
well ; acquainted In the fashionable
restaurants -tne following story was
told:
"Some months ago a man came here
early in the day and said that he would
have a little, party of friends to supper
witb blm after the theater that even
Ing and ordered what he wauted. His
order showed that he was unaccustom
ed to the part, but It Is our business to
fill orders, and we said that his supper
would be served all right. Then be
laid down a sum of money, more than
enough to pay the bill, and said, Thls
will save me the trouble this evening.'
and went away. The supper passed
off nicely, the man's friends from the
country or the country part of the city
seemed to enjoy their spree, nnd finally
the host asked for his check, looked at
it and then said grandly and loud
enough for all to hear, -Charge It Tbe
supper was a 'grand" affair In the eyer
of the guests, but the climax the order
to 'charge It' overwhelmed them, and
I dare say the man accomplished bis
object, which was evidently to make
himself solid with his guests." New
York Tribune. .
' Phone No. 3a
Is It
An Inducement
to buy, first AS CHEAP, and second
to nave a. positive guarantee on every
article . bought of ns ? We positively
guarantee the following articles. We do
not even ask questions, au you have to
do, if not perfectly satisfactory, is to re
turn any article ana receive money back.
Do you nerd any of the following arti
cles? If so. send us word, or teleohone
and it will be delivered immediately.
California Dried Peaches.
Evaporated Apple's.
Fine Soda Crackers guaranteed
to be fresh, and crisp.
Jamonia, Cardova, and other
brands of coffee. :
Country Produce. Chickens, Eggs,
dweet potatoes, lnsn Potatoes.
Canned Goods. We guarantee to
have as nice assortment as any sture in
town-
Flour. The very best brands every
barrel sold with guarantee monev noil
tively returned if it does notproye to be
as good as the best.
FRENCH & SUGG.
Phonk No. 32.
KINSTON
Call on us at Wooten & Shaw's
aw office. We will fiive all busi
ness our prompt attention and
guarantee satisfaction.
Wanted.
100 acres of farm laud. Will pav
casn or cotton on snort time.
They Can Now If They Want To. " .
"This weather Is all right."
"Don't talk to me! No weather Is
all right In which people can't sit on
the front porch."-Chlcago Record.
Plantation For Sale.
Cherry Point
county; 500 acres,
balance on time.
plantation, Craven
Terms, one-half cash
For Sale !
One house and lot in Kinston on Pey
ton Avenue, 4 rooms, outhouses, etc.
One house and lot on Caswell street
near Knitting Mills.
100 acre farm on the suburbs of Kins
ton." ''.
One farm in Sand Hill township. High
state 01 improvement. v.neap lor cash.
One farm near LaGrange containing
225 acres. -
One farm near Seven Springs contain
ing 327 acres.
One farm within one mile of Kinston
which we will sell in lots to suit trar-
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KiDstDD Heal Estate Agency
THE NAVY AND
THE NEW WOMAN
BY XUTCLIFFE HYNS .
This is a remarkably interesling'and
ingenious snore story in wnicn an en
tirely new use of the modern pro
' gressive woman is made. ' We have
purchased this story, together witb
seven others, and they will be printed
in this paper from time to time, be
ginning soon. The other stories are
. by the following well known writers
VIOLA : ROSEBORO
ROBERT BARR
; OP1E READ " ..
OCTAVE THANET
, REGINALD HORSLEY
MATT CRIJl
CUTCUFFE HYNT
BLIND BP, All !S...
Are those used by the merchant who tries t
sell goods without advertising. He that i
wise doth advertise in THE KINSTON PRE!
press.
DR. H. D HARPKK, '
DRNTAL SURGEON,
KINSTON, N. C.
afurnoa Ovsa Dam (oimirlt'o n, is
TBI HOaBLT 0UILDIHS, N1IV TO J. A. rBIB
osm'i Brass f-.
DR. THOS. H. FAULKNER,
OBNTIST.
Office Honrs: ' 8 a. in. to 6 p. m.
.ooms over the Bank of Kinston.
DR. JAMES M.v PARROTT,
Physician and Surgeon,
.KINSTON, N. C.
Office near Court House.
Office hours : 8 to 11 a. m.; 2 to 5 p. m
W. T. PARROTT. Ph. G., Mi D.,
Physician and Surgeon
KINSTON, N. C.
Office: Located at Dr. fas. M.
Parrott's.
d.W.eOLLiWS
Generfl Hardware, Stoves, TInwaf.
and Housefurnlshlng Goods,
No. 14 Queen St , Kinston, N. d
T.lV.f.leivborn&Co.
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
WnoleaaleOnlyJ
KINSTON, N. C.
tSrOur prices favor our enstomexs
JOHN F. STRATTON CC.
.' Importer AWholewle Dealer in all ktndao!
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
violin. Guitars, Ilanjos, Aeoordeona,
Barmoalaa. All kind of p trlnpv.Ae.
end for - JOHN F. STRATTON CO
Catalogue. 2CranoSt. NkwyonkT
H E. SHAW,
IAWYKR.
All matters attended to promptly';
Practice in State and Federal courts.
BOffice located back of Court
House, Kinston, H. C.
Fine Stall-Fed BeefJ
Good Sausaf e, Fresh Potk, Corneq
Hams, Sides, Shoulders and Backbone
Pickled Beef, Hog heads, etc.
MOORE & HOOKER,
Phonk No. 27. ' The New Market
JJTke your cattle to Moore & Hooker and gt
thabighctt casi) prices for same. -
All Who Have Barber Worl
Done, Try Us.
.rtlstie Hair Cutting, Thorough Sham
(oolnpr.EasvShavlnfir.ClpanllneBH Always
Try our preparation for the scalp.
THOS H.GREEN The Barter
arshop on Gordon St.,lu8tback of Temple-j
Harsion'a uruK store
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In Order to Hake Room v
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for a large Spring Stock, and having such a large;stock
of Shoes on hand, we have greatly reduced. the price :
Gents' Shoes.
A Chocolate Colored Vici Kid, made by Rice & Hudson.
This shoe is neat and trim in appearance, is one of the
easievt wearing, and is guaranteed to be the equal of any
$5 shoe in both appearance and wearing quality. Re
duced from $4.50 to $3.50. We have a jdurable Tan
Shoe, that is also neat in appearance, reduced from
3.50 to $2.75. !
Ladies' Shoes,
The famous Regina, the finest
money ever sold, in the town i $3.
Ladies' Shoe for the
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DAN QUINERLY,
Queen Street.
KINSTON, N. C.
V
40
with yonr name engraved thereon, and 100 cards with your
name on them, sent to anyaddress on receipt of V
' SO Cents.
THEFREE PRESS,
' 1 KINSTON, N. C.
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