The Daily Free Press.
W. 8. HtttBEUT, Editor and I'roprleu.f
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The Price That Stagger Britone.
It wu Sir Robert reel who Mid, "I
Jennet conceive of a mora lamentable
position than that of a chancellor of
the exchequer, seated on an empty
cheat by the aide of bottomless de
ficiencies. Ushlng for a budget"
V 81r Michael Hlclca-Beacb niuiit hare
experienced something of thla feeling
when submitting to the British parlia
ment a budget Imposing upon the people-
of the United Kingdom the odious
corn law and Increasing the already
burdensome revenue tax, made neces
sary by the enormous and contlnuoua
drain of the South African war.
According to the statement of the
chancellor of the exchequer, the Boer
war has cost In three years $825,000,
000, The total deficit for the British
budget for this year Is estimated at
$225,000,000, Last year the perplexed
chancellor put a tax on sugar and In
creased the Income tax twopence In the
pound. This year be adds the grain
duties, increases the stamp duties and
raises the Income tax another penny
in the pound, making It now IS pence.
The grain dutlea Impose a tax of three
pence per hundredweight on wheat and
other grains Imported and of flvepence
per hundredweight on (lour and meat.
This must of necessity enhance tbe
cost of living, since the United King
dom produces but a small fraction of
tbe breadstuff required to sustain tbe
population, and will fall with especial
eeverlty upon the poor.
Canada and Australia grain growers
.would doubtless rejoloe over the propo
sition to tax imports of grain from
other countries If they could be ex
empted therefrom in recognition of the
colonial differential tariff, but thut
would essentially defeat the purpose
pf the measure. There Is no pretense
. that the object Is to protect tbe agri
cultural interests of tbe United King
dom or any of tbe British colonies.
The sole purpose la to raise revenue.
The government mast have tbe money
' to carry on one of tbe most costly wars
in history and in dire necessity resorts
to imposts on the food of the people.
It may be that King Edward's gift of
$500,000; to feed the poor of London
in connection with bis coronation may
bo more timely and pertinent than was
at first supposed.
The appointment of Eugene F. Ware
to be commissioner of pensions and
Bobert J. Wynne to be first assistant
postmaster general Indicates the tend
ency of "them Hter'ry fellers" to stand
together. Mr. Wynne Is a well known
Washington newspaper correspondent,
while Mr. Ware has attained some
. fame as a poet, writing under the pen
- name of Ironqulll. It Is quite ap
propriate that in an administration at
the bead of which is the most voluml-
" nous writer that has ever occupied the
presidential chair since John Qulncy
Adams there should be a sprinkling of
men of letters. Before Secretary Hay
became a diplomatist he was well
: known for his literary attainments, and
Secretary Long is a writer of no mean
ability. ; The president's private secre
tary, Mr. Loeb. la a successful journal
ist, as also Is Mr. Armstrong, the prl-
- Tate secretary of tbe new secretary of
tbe treasury.
' Another instance of prompt justice
was that of tbe conviction of a music
teacher in Michigan for tbe murder of
a girl whom he bad betrayed. The
deed was quickly traced to blm, and
when confronted with the cbnrge be
confessed. In seventy-two hours after
be bad killed the girl he entered the
state penitentiary at Jackson a prison
er for life. In that time be bud been
Indicted and tried, bis sanity hatf'Vt'n
examined by a board of experts, and
bis counsel had made a half hearted
plea for hltn. Tbe lawsof the state do
not provide for capital punishment.
In this Instance justice was even more
prompt than in tbe recent case in I'bil
adelphla, wtfere a negro murderer was
sentenced to be banged wltUiu three
days after killing three people..
If Emperor William should desire to
get out' of the reigning business, Jcl-ii
Wanamaker trnuld fliyibtless give 1 'i
a job in one of. ius big deparuueui
stores. Mr. Wanamaker has no hesi
tancy In saying that he regards Wll-
, Ham as "a very enterprising young
man." i , .
'The production of pis iron in this
country has now reached tbe highest
point ever known, indeed it bas reach
ed such proportions as would justify
calling It bog iron.
The announcement made by Miss
Stoae that she la not going-back to
Turkey is calculated to depress the
value of shares In the Macedonian Brig
andage company.'
It is not altogether complimentary to
King Edward that his .theater parties
and social functions are woie discuss
ed tliuu bis opinions on current affairs.
Why the Chinese
Should Go and Stay
By Senator CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS of Indiana ". ' ;
OMPETITION between American labor J and
Chinese labor is unequal. The two start in tbe
contest, upon an entirely different plane. The
American laborer must have better clothes, better
houses, better food. Ilia wants are more thank
God for thatl
supplied. He is
educate his children, and his ashes are to repose
here among his kindred. What he earns is to be
spent here among his own countrymen and not in
some foreign land. The Chinese laborers are not
without points of merit. They are docile, patient
and havo remarkable power of endurance,- but their
necessities are few and easily satisfied, THEY
ARE BUT HUMAN MACHINES OF THE
LOWEST ORDER. They may, if need be, subsist upon what the
American laborer throws away, upon what we would be ashamed
to see him obliged to live upon.
CAN IT BE POSSIBLE THAT AMERICAN LABOR AND CHINESE
LABOR CAN WORK 8I0E BY SIDE, THE ONE RECEIVING LESS
THAN THE OTHER IN WAGES AND SUBSISTING UPON MUCH
LESS THAN THE OTHER? IT FOLLOWS AS NIGHT THE DAY
THAT THE LOWER PAID AND LOWER FED WILL CAUSE HIS
HIGHER PAID AND BETTER FED COMPETITOR TO COME DOWN
TO HIS UNFORTUNATE CONDITION.
Against this we enter our protest We do it from no ungenerous
motive toward the Chinese empire. We do it out of national self
respect and in our national self interest, and no one can justly chal
lenge the wisdom of our policy. .
The immigrants who have so materially added to our national
strength have come mainly from those countries where the home
and family relations are sacred, and they have built among us frugal
and virtuous homes, whence wholesome influences have permeated
the entire community. The home is indeed the nation's supreme
defense. Can any one conceive that the Chinese would erect homes
throughout the country, as has been done by the immigrants from
the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Scandinavia and other
European countries I ........
We have an absolute right to enact such laws as will safeguard
our citizenship against contaminating influences from any quarter
of the globe. The duty to preserve the purity of the currents which
vitally affect the' standard of our citizenship is plain and imperative.
THERE IS NOTHING IMMORAL IN OUR EXCLUSION OF
THOSE WHO DO NOT TEND TO ELEVATE OUR CIVILIZATION.
A Btorr f Profeaaor Haxlcy. i
Professor Huxley, Dr. Wnyland de-1
clnred, was once sitting at dinner be-,
side a lady who In Impassloued tones
asked him whether he did not think it
a very terrible thing that the "lev. Mr.
Jones, the vicar, should have adopted
the eaxtward poult Ion In administering
the sacrament. "My dour lady." he re
plied. "I am told by Sir John Herschel
that to drop a pea at tbe end of every i
mile of a voyage on a limitless ocean i
to the distance of the nearest fixed star J
would require a fleet of 10,000 ships, I
each of COO tons burden, all starting 1
with a full cargo of peas. Now, do you
really suppose that the Maker of the
fixed stars considers this new position
of Mr. Jones a serious thing?"
Some I howetlo Spelling;.
Before we complain of the spelling
of our daughters we' should perhaps
take exception to the pronunciation of
our fathers. Most of the eccentricities
in spelling common to children arise
from their attempts to reproduce words
as they bear them pronouueed by their
elders. A child who was told to make
a list of all the fruits she knew wrote
down, "Apis, strorbrlz, rarsbrlz. goos
bris, bnarners." Another spelled the
word "Idea" with the addition of an
"r." "idcar!" excUUmed her teacher.
"That Is a funny way of spelling
idea." Her pupil, however, was not to
be outdone. "I know," she answered
readily, "but I spelled It that way for
8hort"-London .Chronicle. -
Too Much Appreelotlun. ' j
A biography of Huxley dwells on the
annoyance which ; he suffered from
bores.' But the plague bad Its funny
side. Huxley once wrote to a friend:
"i had a .letter from a feilow yester
day ciornlng who must be u lunatic, to
the effect that he bad been rending my
essays, thought 1 was the man to spend
a mouth with and was coming down by
the 3 o'clock train attended by his sev
en children and bis mother-in-law!"
The Jackpot Deflned.
A subscriber asks. "What Is n Jackpot
that I read about once In u while, and
what seems to be the difficulty in get
ting It open?" V ,
A Jackpot is one for properly cooking
fish and is especially recommended for
suckers. It bas a time lock, over the
combination of which millions of Amer
icans have burned the mUlnigbt oil in
vain. American Thresherman. .
Practical Philosophy.
Daughter-Pa, 'dear, 'what Is the dif
ference between accident and fate?
Ta That buttons By off a man's
clothes Is qeeidentv That a man's wife
never sews them on Is fate. Detroit
Free Press r
Sfnch Fleaaaaier.
"Prosperity has ruined many a man."
"No 'doubt But if I'm given any
choice in the matter I'd rather be ruin
ed by prosperity than by adversity.
The process Is more enjoyable." Chi
cago Post. . .
Koctaraal Inveatlgator.
Husband I have ?T mora in . tny
pockt toiuptit than I had latt Eight.
Now prut'KS how much-! hove.
Wife Seven dollars. -Chicago News.
and they must be
to live and labor,
Beards la Old It .
The Russians bad an old law by
wblch any one who drew hair from an;
other's beard should be lined four
times aa much ns for cutting off- a fin
ger. and tbe Importance and value of
the appendage are further Illustrated by
the fact that, although the loss of a leg
was estimated at 12 shillings, tbe loss
of tbe beard was estimated at 20.
London tilobe. '..''
. Palnrd Him to
Soubrette The heavy tragedian says
be gets a rousing reception everywhere.
He says it pained him to leave tbe last
town.
Comedian You bet it pained him! I
understand they rode him out on a keen
edged rail. Philadelphia Itecord.
lie ore & Parrott
will do anything in Tin
ning, Guttering or Plumbing
Work that 3 ou need, at bot
tom prices. ;...''
. Tobicco Floes
as cheap as any one. We
want to sell you. We know
how to jtive you satisfaction.
Bath Tabs, Lavatories and
General Plumbing Goods kept
in stock.
PUMPS as cheap as any
one: Come to see them.
Two New Spalding WheMs
at $14.00 each. Dirt cheap
tee them.
HEAVY AND
FANCY. '
GROCERIES
We are , headquarters ; for them.
Choice and fresh.
, Market Meats.
. Fresh Beef, Pork, Mutton, Sau
sage, etc., etc., on hand all the
time.
a We keep couniry produce.
Prompt delivery to any part of
the city. . ,
Phone us your order. 'Phone
No 27. .' '
I HOORE a HOOKER,
KINSTON. N. C.i
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the delay which is tacreasine your miienr sad wasting the days
of your life. Why not stop the pain today f
' Belen, arhMk, March t. Ifttt. ,
I hava naed ona bottta of Wine of Oardni and on paekac of Thadford's
Blaek-Drangbk Befora I begat to taka your medicine bad paini ia my
back, bine, lower bowels aad my arm. Sometime I thoorht I would rot,
blind. My head ached and I wu an weak I eoald hardly walk aoroa tha :
Boor. Mow I can only feel a little of tha pain in my side and I am foiag to
DM yonr medicine antil I get eared, for 1 believe they will oertainly eura
me. I have been married twelve year and am the mother of seven cbudrea.
I thank you for your wonderful medicine aad what it has done for me.
- MATILDA. BHITS.
for adrlet end litentor, eddraM,
xwpaitaMut Tat uawaaoos
1. 1
our material for flues is here!
TobaccoFlucS!
Tobacco Flues I
Made of Double Seaming
guaranteed to equal any made
from scales, which make it last
not for this year, but as long as we continue business in this city.
Therefore we strive to make customers for another year. Our flues
are made by workmen who understand how to make flues.
Our prices are guaranteed. Can fill orders on one day's notice.
Send orders or come and inspect our
S.
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ARE YOU TIRED
OF QUACK MEDICINES
THAT HAYIB DONE YOU NO GOOD?
HARRIS LITHIA WATER
GIVE
It flushes the Kidneys and Bladder and excretes the uric acid in the
system. It has cured thousands of Kidney and Bladder Troubles, Bheu
matism and all Kindred Diseases, and
IT WILL CURE YOU I
The man or woman who has need Harrle Lithta Water has made" a '
discovery. Case 12 gallon bottles, f 4.00, delivered. One dollar allowed
for return of bottles. Harris Llthia Water carbonated In quarts and pints.
As a table water it Is unexcelled. For sale by dealers.
Local Disteibotobb: Tkmplk-Mabston Dbuo Co. and J. E. Hood.
HARRIS I ITHIA SrRINGS CO., Harris Springs, S. C.
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POUR OIL
On the machinery of your business by insert
iog an advertisement in
will be surprised to see
faster theheels will run.
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LATEST HZiV . PRO GESO niZOOnSC,
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... t ' - - Send for Catalesre. ' .. ' '
SeiwJ f$ vrrtli your order and foo vUl le slufred CO.X for lis alaace, '
aoturjc! a ' p V: :.; 6 ti & pi: rqorj pa is r.
" Tt5 T. Baltimore Strctt, CILTIXORE, MD. 1
Told fiy Pain
V ye haws. pains you thouU look after
tfism quickly. Pais shows nh"f is
wrong. The sharper thepain tha marc daa-
gcrtbae is in delay. There a thousands
of women to-day who are busing awful
pin almost continually, rather than tell s
ehytldaa about the shooting pains to their
lower abdomen, about tha agony of falling
' of the womb ana the distress of leucorrhoca,
, They let the months pass and their trouble
becomes harder to cure and morcdistrcsiiiig.
But modest women can sccura exemption
from the embarrassment of a private czamW
cat loo. When pain tells them of danger
they can cure themselves by the ass of
WINEc'CARBlI
m the privacy of thek homes. You can be
cured without distressing; publicity. With
these facts before you there is no reason for .
rivlnc rmpcom, Tb tadlei' advteary
Cwnmnr, OlMtfanes, laaa.
aaiiMine
Tobacco Flues I
Steel. Quality anddurability are
for this purpose. Our metal is free
longer. We are in the flue business
work.
HISLER, JR.,
KINSTON, N. C
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THE FREE PRESS. You
bow much smoother andi
, " . , , k:
has a large circulation
to get trade from.
to $156
GRAND PRIZE
, EXPOSITION.
erybody
Everywhere
fJDIDdDODUDdpiWm
DR. THpS. H FAULKNER, ;;
DBHTIST ! f
Offlos boon: 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Rooms orer Slaughter Broe. ,
D118- F. A. & R. A. WHITAKKR.
PHT8ICIANS AND 8UBGEON3,
KINSTOH.N.C
Oinc on Oncea (treeL two doom aoath at I. W
Craioser'.
One or th other may be foand at the office fiean.
I a. au to t p. .
Tailoring
Establishment.
I have just brought to Kinstoa.
a fine line of ; WoQlens for Spring
Suits. The -goods are xrn-r open
for your Inspection. '
Will; run - an up-to-date. first
class ' Tailoring Establishment in .
Kinston. Ask a trial for your
work. Bear a reputation well
known in this part of the Slate for
the best of tailoring. A fit guaranteed.
S. J. WALLS-
In Loftln's butlduur. nnstalra onnnaltsi
Western Un)"n Tekraph Office
French & Sugg,
We keep anything in groceries
you need.
"PROMPTNESS"
IS OUR MOTTO.
When you give us your order
you know it will be filled correctly.
We thank you for past favors
and ask a continuance of same.
FRENCH & SUGG.
We make a specialty of goods in
GROCERS
original packages, Barrels, Bags -
1 or Cases.
t j F. C. Corsets
m a K e
AMERICAN "BEAUTIES
We have
them in all
' etylea , and
' eKapes to fit
every figure,'
and every
eoreet ie sold
under this
most liberal
W arrant
"Money re
funded after
four weehe
trial if corset ia
, not soiisfucljry.
L00K r this
Trade MarKon
inside of coreet
and on box. " '
KALAMAZOO
CORSET CO.
Sol ' e , M a K . 9 ' e
fl 0 1 a mexoo. Mleh
FOR SAT JK BY
COX & CO,
Half-Siek
People
Just sick ec ough to feel heavy
heeled lazy and listless; to .
have no appetite; to sleep
badly ; to have : what you eat
leel like lead in yonr stomach.
' Not sick enotigh to take to
' bed or call a doctor, btit just
sick enough to not know
what to do. . . .
Take q Tonic
That's what you ought to'do
a gc od sensible tonic that ,
w ill sharpen your, appetite
and pat new "go" in your
nertes and mnscles. Come
today and begin taking it
right away. You'll find jut
what your system needs here.
Rsk fotr
I. Q. and S., the "Morning
Bracer."