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"5 1 M it - i VViVtV.VtVtVVVfVt! EOWSEKiilllKID);' (Copyright, ISOt, by C B. Lawia. . TnnE Bowien bad just finished II dinner tbe other evening wben '" J 1 the expressman drove jd with a two gallon Jug which was . lagged la Mr. Bowser's .nam.- 1h " .rork' being "removed and tha contents sampled, he smacked "his lips and ex-'-, plalnedt" " . - . ' t!, "This must be bord cider." . I bad " letter way along last (all from an old friend In Chemung county, and I re, member that he hinted about sending 'Vtae down a jug of something good latv er on. By John, but the taste of U brings back, the days when I used to ' ;walk three miles to the cider mill! The ' old days are gone never to return, but , :bere Is the cider, and I'd rather bare It ."than so much cbampagne." - : :.' .-.., v "l have beard that bard cider was almost a bad as whisky, to lntoxif rate." observed Mrs. Bowser 8,-Mr.j . 0i ym not -feeltns; well.' Do yon ; Bowser got away with bis second glass. 1 know, Jl eel tSafc, I won't 1lv to bother . within flva minutes. ; , ''' , Anyone mucblonpert I abaft be found ft.i.Jn "That's -all nonsense." There Isn't . ' annuel) alcohol in a barrel of it to at- ' 1 feet the brains of a canary bird. Urn! v ', But that Is old times!,! I feel, almost ai ' If I were climbing apple, trees again. . It we only bad a pumpkin pie npw, i I'd feel myself an. Uncle Rube." T . . " . Mr. Bowser read his paper for ten '''tnlrtiitoa Lanit thpn . (leRrended " to the dining' room to see If the gas was turn - ed out:" He decided" to Hl two birds wltb one stone, teat A 'third glass of .(.,-.- Hard Chief", flowed lher wJeflad; Jand.1a6t.ulgW." 'j . Iftp!. ' j'tnt, A "qmrter jt 'hour later the !, gq to- bed! kever!'' H r ' ' was tipped,' .up for, tbe, fourth time",' to bed when I know that ' " within ' forty, minutes, and soon after lie came'upstalrs be began td grin and: chuckle, 1 1 ,--, ' "Anything funny happen today f queried'-Mr& Bowser after a sharp look at him. TesrAfat-man. was running to catch ar. ;and-r-ba.-Jha. baRt wai , mean to laugh at him. but wben he fell over a 'dog and rolled over -and over bow could any one help but ho, . bo. bo!" v-,. ) . t', "I wouldn't drink any more of that sx cider this evening if I were you, "What t's the matter with the cider? hat ' Say, now. lobk at our old' ; Ha. ha. lift! 'Sav. now cat Isn't she a perfect " picture of - j0u, liut ' - f t ' ' domestic. contentment! ' W,Itb- ei dear' : He put oi bis bat and overcoat and . little wife at my elbow and a blamed went out. The cold night wind dried old cat on the hearth rug 1 ought to be his tears, but at the stime time It set -v. ; happy b unhand, eb? : I think the; that bard cider working up In the top basemeut door may be open, and I'll of bis bead, and MrBowser bad only go down and see." y ' ,.,- i reached , tlie corr.or when he hud to " "I'll eft If the girl," , ' ' . i ' , reach out for tie fenrf.. What lmp 'l "No' I'll' i;o.;-1 Yes. siie'A' a nfee 'old ' nnwl tniliTi- In iKMrt imiirW of an i "''eat.' and you are a dear little wife, and If you'd seen that fat man fall, over .- that dog you'd have gone into a ba, ba. bar ' The basement door was not open. , : That elder Jug was. however, and .Mr. ;" . Bowser-took advantage of : the Occa sion As be wits all alone and la no burry he drank a couple of glasses, and the taste carried him back to the days wben harvest apples gave him the colic. He smiled to himself while drinking, but when be returned to the sitting room Mrs. Bowser noticed that - A v ' v n !.' ! - ;. ; "J". . ..... C - - -'J ' - CH-I - 'Va.k-HJCl'KL ' 1 J "MADAM, 13 THIS bis hilarity wis on the wane. -Ffve.I minutes later he turned to her and V M- ' : rX I Said "Do you remember that little red : scboolhouse Jievond .the Irldge whre we went tochool tojrefherr'.r ' "Of course." she replied. "Did tell yoq tat It-bad twVn torn down?' ' - "No."- . ' "Yes. torn down and a cow stable put up there. How could they do It? That d;ar old scliooluouse wus sur rounded with sentiment. There was where I first met you. There whs. where I first loved yoo. There v.. Where where" He couIJ not po on. He pulled out t!a handker 1 !rr inJL(il.it to t;s! eyes, and Mr3. Dowser ren!:zed tlint the bai-J cK?;r from 'old O.-n"- ; l.a4 fr-t IfJ I"3 wot k In fi. 1 t' . i e. ' rt 3 i t t'j'j a cj t'.e - 1 1 I ; ., t " I f,r: f a wc t -I '. f f I!) a -: V- 1. : H SusplM ft GaUon Smt by rritnd ud tha R , suit Is Llssstrmav fl caoWP over all the sad tblnga I be'rr ia. this case I suppose the . building was about ready to fall any how. Won't you lie downy" . "And tbete was the old oak under wbleb we- used to gather acorns." con tinned Mf.1' Bowser as his face grew redder and" more tears came. They baveMrone and cut down that dear old tree aod.puf ,up a windmlH In its place. How dare .tuey do -it?- It was under . the um-um-umbrgeout branches of " that old oak that I first told you of my love; that you told me my love was re- - turned. I wanted to buy that tree and preserve It under a gins case, but they bare cut it down and sold it for stove ' wood" i ' "If s too bad." said : Mrs. Bowser. ! "But don't you tfclnk you'd better go to nea now 7 5 1 oon wins jom ore ieei uig very well.' 'dead fnlfiy bed'otn uWnJrig. and that will be the end of It. 1 did want to see that dear old hill again; the spot where 1 firBt told yon of my love as we were sliding down bill, bnt Jt cannot be. Do you know, they bare Jorn that Mil down and made a jpopdyard on; the spot? : How ; could they do It hoW could they?' 1 Well, we are sorry,-"birr we can't help it. and I think you'd better go to ""bed now'' ton know you were up late 'How can I go the dear ol(V norse pond tn which 1 first told you of my iove nas oeen cui uy ,anu- wjiu ujt the piece? Sucb, tbingsVok deep into my heart, and If you were- a true beart: ed woman you would be weeping in stead of sitting there like log of wood. Yott wouldn't care if -all the - dear oid things of your childhood were traded off for turnips." ' -Wbenftare yon going?" asked Mrs. Bowser, a he started down the ball. fVhexe'a.m I going? I'm going to find some one Who can sympathize with me and understand uiy feellnps. You can sit there, with your heart Of stone, and the ;.biuawd'oId cat can sit there with j hour wus told by the police-unm who brought him home. r. ."Madam," he said as .Mrs.. Bowser answered bis ring at the bell, "is this your husband?" '"Yeafshe replied as Mr. Bowser was assisted Into tl.e ball 1 ' I HIs name Is Bowser. Isn't ft?" -"Yes." Yesb: name's Bowser." muoed th culprit as he leanwl up against th" wall nnd starl around. "Has ahytliiiiv lH'ppend to imUingw his mind?" coutioued the ofOcef. YOUR HUSBAND 7" found blm upon the corner banging t" the" fence and crying- and muttering: to . - ..... 1 ..... ...... ..... bluinelf about a little red tree tml n't Old oak scboolhouM. H- if 1. 1 crbxy. I he?" : .' "Not at nil. He slmplv recel-1 Jug of bnrd rider from Chemung tour ty tonight." "Ah! And be he" T "He sii tuple the cMer." V . "Yesh: uliiupfed the "StTder." -addei' Mr. Bowser. r' "I s'rf-ai(i!irrur;l und"rtand. n saniplcd the cider, and the cldr srtui rlcd hln). forry to have disturbed yoo I etier KPf buu to bed xn." "Mishus Bowsher." lH-;rnn Mr. Bow fr as the door vrnn tlosd oo the'eff c r. "(! you know r.Imt they liav wen anj gone and -n( down y.hitt denr oW. tor Ule:erry nwn'iup In which I fir to!J you"- "l"p yon go." she interrupted ns !: r I i t t! e f.iir. - --'.Tin : l.-ti r be wns In bed and l. . m to t;,e worlJ. M. QUAD. . j . . . In Coils of "Dt-tperaU Fijht For Lift : In tAt i Juf$t4 tf . Dutch Guiana.? Itch an American Trwpdor ODtrcum u Hu4 "Boo Cen- rcTcrA LttcKy Shot ' " In 1b ffteK qf rari. ' J. 8. Hendrtckson of Fernando, Cat, while prospecting for gold In the wilds Of Dutch Guiana hut year came near losing his life. In the folds of a huge boa constrictor. Mr, Hendrlcksoo. that describes bis awful experience: Leaving the camp to look for game to replenish oaf larder, I entered a Jun gle, my knife in my right band to cut the entanglementof underbrush and my ; TBS KKAXJ TIOHTWHU) ITS CDIX8, shotgun in toy left Instantly, without the least' warning--no rattle, no rustle, no gruntI felt myself struck with some tremenaous rorce mat laioisoia of my body with the grasp of a Gbtlhhi The Impetus of the attack carried me sprawling tq thajftoundd. W" 1 be tolls ofra; boaVonsrtirtor Tbe spake badi wrapped its long, sinuous a:ui about me and. wit)) .'its, tall securely coiled about, a tree a ao .anchor' pro ceeded to pul? In It1 preyi , L A numbness seized, me as the huge serpent tightenedIts' tolls, tn falling my. knife, was throw.n; from my band. My shotgun fortanuttly -Btilf remained ready for. use. vTeM-lfieJ beyond meas ure by thlB awful'.haud stretched out in death deiiliiig embl-ac'e; the detenu! nation of despair came n my rescue as J thought tof my two comrades waiting . Tht' Jjoh In. trlUIng bad' lapped its body jtroiind me, stnrtUig about three feet from the head, so ita horrible bead. swayed near my own and seemed' to mock at my helplessness. ' .;' Eveiy instant now wns precious. could feel: -myself slowly moving, to ward .destrut'don. s The ' aerpent's bold seemed" ttxhter than a rope around a wlndlaMM." It was an utter Impossibility to release lt "- f 'T ' " Shuddering at my Impotency, I rajapd my shotgun" to my left shoulder, and with all th'skill 1.? could' muster I aimed at tlie boa's Wrlgglliig body. hoping to breii It Iff two by the force of 'tin shot nt such close range. Tlie kick of the 'ran; Was1 followed imme- dlntely by -tf tremendous lashing ,and writhing of diy tot-mentoh'nnd; I knew that aiy nkM bad'tuken effect, altbbugb where 1 could not discern till the smoke cleared, """"!-"'";'" '-' Already glory tog.1 in. my release. 1 soon found that I was reckoning wlthr ont my boa constrictor. Although the No. -10 shot 'bud torft Its shattering way through the entrails, it bad not severed the body, and the boa seemed to draw 'now Wounded body In a tighter grip about my fettered form. ; Hitherto the Loa. content with its ter rible powers df constric-Uon. had not menaci'd dse'witlrlt teeth. ' Now: wben It knew its -gripping -power' wa fast ebt.irt nwny from- the effects of the woui.J It .'nnje upon me with gaping mouth, wl.kh -threatened -new danger for tJie. j:ut as I t.ad'dr"awn 'the first blood la c- "o-utr with Jhe alimy monster 'my tab. uBe seamed to lu- erease.. sr.- . j , It was out cf the question to reload the gun. I. scoured the ground for' ray knife." I manured to grappt it and itrag gled to n,y feet Just s the hissing head, with mouth Cstenued; made a aV;e ) at me. la ir.y overanxie- ty to l uiy the knife deep Into the mou- itf-r's 1 and put nivself out of leop- y w::!i the first stroke I missed my !i. lin J t'..? i. Ti t a' Li s" . Ltly. ns..:: it ca:.;i n.'-t ti; etyl, ' at iriateJ porppist t!t my V.'itU it wicked eyes ct tue Bain. :u;J was steadier, anl ..to Its L. J with te'l i 1 r 1 I :lh. 1 j i . r. jli.at:" : i : 7 g -c . t's :- I f CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. T13 Ihi Yea Win AIx:j$ E:::tt Sbjnatiara of Yt T. PARROTT, Ph. G M. D. , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. KINSTON, N, C. Office Horns: Op m . Telephone calls: 9 to 10 a. m. and 8 to Bona 24. Office 78, v 1 If your watch or clock doesn't keep , time carry it to FELIX SUTTON, in Hotel Tull buildbg, Kinstor, and he'll fix it. . , IF TOU WANT A Pump Repaired or a new one put down," or Awn ings put up, or a Sign painted, call on me at BELL'S SHOPS, ! two blocks east of A. & N. C. depot. JULIUS BELL. lot of; Fresh Groceries OX- HAND AT -ILL TIMES . .: at- 6 At. HOOKER & CO. Successors to MOORE: & HOOKER. STw. SIMPSON Architect KINSTON & NEWBERN, N C. 5. lNotices left- at' the office4 of J. W Grainger will receive prompt attention. You May Cbunt Printing nn Expense, But Good Printing " . Is an Investment. 5 .. ' Tlie prlntinir we dn more thnii pa.v for nAi in 'p,,rl ' impressifin It jrives other uf tlie A office or business bouse frou " ' wbich'it emanates. , . , The Free Press Co, ' REDUCED RATES VIA " Atlantic Coast Line. -' s ' : Soatbera Edncstlonal Conference, 1 ' Itlebmond, Y , . Tickets on tale from Dolntain Virginia. Anrfl fOtb. Slut snd 23d. Final limit April 28tb. 1H03. Prom SU Otber Dolntd. Aoril SOth and tint, fln&l limit April wt,n, On snd one tbird fares.,- Sontbera Baptist C onvention nnd Anxil lary Societies, Savannah, Ga. Ticket on sale from all oolntu at ono far tot round trip, plus 25 eenu. Mar 4th to Tth. inclo. .Ive. Final limit May 30th, 1003. An extension er toe final limit until June lit may be 00- lainea oy aepowt 01 tickets with Joint Agent Baiiaoas, on payment 01 lee or mi oents. Tnhed Confederate Veterans Reunion. r.. . Xew Orleans, "s Tickets on ale Mar inth tn flat.. lnnlnf final omit May S4tfc. An extemilon 01 final limit to June lAth. mar be nhuinml hT depoHit of tickets with Jolntt Aren at New Orleans on payment of fee of 60 cent. Bate one cent pexnilj. ,- rv- k, , : Call on Ticket Atreau for exact rates and any otaer information ana see that your tic eui reaa yia me A iXiAJN iiu (JUAhl Ma. - , w. J. CKAIO. Approved: . General Passenger Asent. xi. n. tnr.njn. iTame iana-er. A. & X-C- tfAlLUOAD.-C'O ' TIW& TAFLE NO. 28 to effect Sunday. Not. . 1901 at a, m. WESTBOUND TRAINS, f . i at . t -. 1 Sff. A. M P, M i so 7 67 T 47 T 7 f 17 7 00 e a 6 P. M. GolilRboro"- arrive. . A7. 5 40 4 S 4 10 ass IS 1 v IS 4 12 JO range j., ..... 10 st 10 23 10 12 9 4S 9 30 to S 00 S 0 T r7 7 ( Himiir Creek h uiKUn. ........ .... .... Imver ore Creek, i 'i'anra.,.......... Mrn. ...... ......... Vf-MKR... ,. e trt...; '. ''r-head City 40 9 08 90 7 SO- PASTBOCXD TRAINS. 3 ft 8 at 1; -is .: . f . f - - - P. M A. M A. M.;P. M. Go-.'horo leaTe . I ' ? i.iifp V c reel f.p Dissolution Nottcc 'rj. H. 1 V.feieVlentnl etoni of lt Kft!Voaiu4 i. . TA nd C. H. Pool proinet l.d b.ll.rt CO.. Hi vo tbm Omr dl.sMlvel ciirtnrrhiD. . Z. iydwardi kwurulnir lull cuotrul of the buMncwii lHOIIMimlllir 11 llHtllltl and uwu of u KUwtun bank ! HHnd Co. i. Z. tU WARDS. . 'V,.tlUfc.v H. C. V. fliXtlLES. hkau ' c a idol, , HkAi. n , Msres,r,tWS. ' Fresh Medicines CONSTANTLY COMING. IN. ; i I make a specialty -of keepiny; tbe purest and best in the c'ty. Also a full supply of GARDEN SEEDS Freeh and Ge 'tune, . ;. NTCaU and see me. ' HENRY. DUNN, ' Registered Pharmacist. Phone U7. ' EAT TO LIVE i is no doubt the proper maxim, but just the same you want what you do eat. to be of first class quality and j V - ' " , ' , - - A Visit to " My Store will- convince j'ou that my variety and quality , of table delicacies are equal to those of -any city grocery. ., lStaple Groceries at bottom . prices.- ., W, D. La Roq ue, J n Up to-Dat e OrOcek Phone 67. Kinston, N". C. Notice of Election TJnder and by virtue of a resolution of the Board of Aldermen of tbe Town of Kinnton, N. C pansed April 1st. 1MM. and in pursuance of and oonformity Fithlhe providlona of law contained in an act of the central AsHembly of North Carolina at its regular sewtioB of 1903, entitled "An Act to Amend tbe Aet entitled an Aet to Amend the Charter of tbe Town of Kinston. in the county of Lenoir, North Carolina." being act of Mttv Chapter ISO, notice is hereby given that a special election will be held at the court house in Kinston. N. C. on Monday, the 4th day of May. 1903. being the first Monday In May. for the purpose of obtaining the consent and ap proval of a majority of the Qualified voters of said town, to 1mu tbe bond of 'sat town of Kinston, to an amount not exoeeding one hundred and flfty thousand dollars (i60.floo) of suob denominations not less than twenty-ore dollars nor more tban one thousand dollars, and In such proportions as tbe Board of Aldermen may deem advisable, and running for a period or periods of years not exceeding 40 years, and at tbe lowest rate of interest attainable, not exceeding S per cent, per annum, and the bonds shall not be sold below par. Tbe bonds bearing interest from data of bonds with in terest coupons attached payable semiannually on the first day of January and the first day of July of each year unill-the bonds are paid, at sueh place or places as may be deemed advisa. ble by said Board of .Aldermen said bonds to be of such form aod tenor and transferable in suob way and the principal thereof payable and redeemable at sueh .time r times, not exceeding 40 years, from date thereof . - -and at such plaoe or places the Board of ; Alder men shall determine. . Provided that said Board of Aldermen may divide suob bonds Into classes as tbey may determine best and have them mature at lif erent convenient dates before tbe limit afore said.' That tbe said bonds are tu be and shall be issued. If approved and authorized by a ma jority of the qualified voters at said election, for tbe objects and purposes set forth and prescribed In tbe said act of .the General Assembly of 1003,- to-wlt: The moneys arising as proceeds from the sale of said .bonds shall be expended for tbe purpose of providing and maintaining a System of Waterworks, Sewer, age, Electric Fire Alarm .System and Improve ments of Electric Light and Street and Public Building of raid town as tbe said Board of Aldermen may order the same to be disbursed. Tbe said election will be held under tbe super vision and inspection of tbe inspectors and pollbolders or judges of election appointed for tbe purpose of holding and conducting tbe election of Mayor and Aldermen for said town, and the polls will be open 00 the day of elec tion from seven o'clock in the. morning . until sunset. At said election those qualified voters who are in favor of Issuing said bonds shall vote "For Bonds'' and those opposed sball vote "Against Bonds' on written or printed ballots. This April 4th. 1908. : - ! GEO. B. WEBB. Mayor. L. MEW BORNE. Cleric ; f A Business'1 Building;;!;:,.;S;' i'Hi; ''jii; . v-, tonic than food blu- i; i 10 I.ipnoj "Hr 1 UK n ( ,j , .,you? Letter .Heads, BU , ? Hesds, Efcjbe; models ot nes. . " ss and food taste. WcH se -jihst Utey are if we, do the printing THE FREE PRESS CO. 1 . t li r r lTnofoi : . v' riS9ABBaBBVSBSSi Between llie S f . . 1 V mo lorida i r A pzczzr.zzr :rvice unsxccllsd f or end cc.-r.:crt,u?ppcdvlth thz zizzi f " Fcr rctco.schsduls, rhrps cr cny Ir.r.... tion, v.tI:2 to e. Vi UiIavWICB; w. a SWIFT. Haryey-Chadvick Co. We have : completed our k, ' . 4," ' "A. Dry Kiln , ana win oe aDie to supply, orders ior rlooncg, Ceiling and Wcath e rboardin g. We have some No. a Lum ber which is slightly stained that we are" selling for No. 3 prices. -Nice lot of, Sheeting on hand also.- From the 'enoir tatj Cctt:.i Patch to the Lenoir faty Fcst. It is possible that by purchasing the excellent hosiery for man, woman and child, made by the 4 ORION MILLS, of Kinston, N. C, that you may wear socks or stockings made from cotton spun in the Kinston , Cotton Mills and knit in the - Orion Knitting' Mills, thus encouraging the cotton growers ' of Lenoir 't county and- two Y splendid, manufactories giving m , employment -to labor in the county, '' 'Thus i you will be ' assisting' f tlie cotton ' grower, " the" cotton J picker, the cotton , ginner, the cotton, spinner and - knitter all people of your own , - neighborhood. ' . 1 v I have Just added to my stock of General Hardware a fall line of Mixed Paints, Leads "and "Oils, Varnishes, Colors and, - Brushes, , of the celebrated,, Heath &,JIilligan Brands. ' " We ask those who intend using paints to call on iis, as we can please "them in both quality and . priceu',. rj 1 - 1 II. E. MOSELEY, General Wzitim, I C?llin's Q.d SU ? HS KINSTON N. C 4 !' iniirAOF rFnr&mFi CubdX i -J ) V-tll J A. HI it, t 1 - - - . n 1 1 ' -v.H . II .V ; a " : ia-j Cut 8 ft. 8 W 8 87 8 4- 9 ID 9 :-i 3 W 4 10 4 if .' 4 44 S 5 li S f.) 6 8-1 7 15 A 4 free -I t I. I . i f-v i r f -"a... i e .'- W,1. J. CRAIQ, General rarx ... I ! t 9 rVi !0 ? 10 10 11 It ;,i i 41 3 4 .,,
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