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r He Meets Up With HuttHnf Womm and sr Resurrected Mu rcmTTibt. un. nr c. Ji. LtwAi IXEJTT the townoi Slim Uopeswbile the dw waa yet sparklin' on, the grass and headedfor Big Chunce - i . with my heart beaUn' Joyously to the f eotatepa of my old boss, As a pit grim travslln' from afar I had toothed and' eomforted, aa a , tlntyplat I had - taken a hundred picture at 10 centa a tike, ai the owner of a race hoaa and a Bgbtla' dog I had. won thirty big dol ' tan, and a the inventor and proprietor it the celebrated and only Uw cure 1 liad disponed of three doten bottlea at JiO cents apiece. It would have been ; aelflsh in me not to have a aong in my heart aa I driv' onward with all nature . gay around me. ' I had purceeded about four miles on my way when I met up with a female who waa headed t'other way. Qwln' to 'i' her face she was not purtj; to look up on, and owln' to her shape she Was not Venus in the front 6.vnroW ttieia ; things while .she was still some rods "distant, but with my usual kindness of .heart and gentleness of soul I, stopped jbiu1sntaid bAwed my&row to her "Female, I greet thee and wish thee ; well." ' ) '' ': -'"The same fo you, 61a socks," she re ' plied, with a smile that : made her ' mouth a foot wide. "Whither goest thou at this early hour. If I may be so bold?" " "I'm 8troHin to'rds Big Chance with , the hope of meetin' a critter on the way." "A critter of a man?" ! "The same." "And should you meet a critter?" "Look here, old man, she said aa she rested one foot on the hub of a front wheel, "I am out here in this territory of Oklahoma to bustle for bizness. It's either bustle or git left, and Hanner Snow altera keeps up with the purces alon. Up to yesterday I had an old man. He wasn't any great shakes, but " awter fairish.",. ., , ' ,J, ' ' "And somethln happened to bis bonndin' speerita?" I queried. "Somethin' did. In hla absent minded way he picked up a hoaa belongin' to another man, and a crowd overtook him and hung bis boundln' apeerlta' to ' a limb. They made a widder woman 'of me in ten mlnite after they got hands on him. You1 needn't work up any words of sympathy nor squeeze ' out any teara of sorrer." "But I may., at least trust that your late companion is better ottY'y, , .' ''"You "may if you want to, , but that , won't help him any. Mebbe it so hap pens that you are a widder man?? "The sharer of my Joys died ten yeara ago," ,'" 1 "And yon, look like a pnrty good man. That cock eye and humped nose t don't help your beauty any, but I'm . no angel myself. I'm the owner of a HI WAV CBtASOt ' THH FOOT TBAVKLEB f-.'ff ' " " ' ... : - " - ' ' ' ft - ' ACROSS THB PBAHUB. , claim wuth a thousand dollars, and my . temper Ja. sweet and my health good, Do you Wish to call me your own?" ' , "Ifa ' a ; thing that needa thinkln' "oTer,":sayaXv;. f. H.'f , , ; "Then think," aaya she. ' "How long '11 you give mel" ' "While I count fifty." ' "Thara too sudden. Wnlle I hare ' no doubt that yon arc my affinity and .: I am yours and that Providence brnng us together for our future happinessy you'll excuse me rfor: rejecting" your ; heart and hand and tackle the man comln' up behind." -"Then - you won't hare me?" the -? asked---!; j;yi-:; I'tT'i 4.! ' "We'll put ' It that I promised the ' companion of my bosom never to mar ry ag'ln. But for that promise" : "All right old pilgrim; no harm done," ahe chipped in," as ehe started . off., and three niinita later she waa chasln' the foottraveler across ,the prairie and galninV on blm at every jump. . . i ' ' . ' .' ; :' Two miles farther on I came to a . aod house on the prairie and a dejected man slttin' before , it I called out cheerily to him, as it gives me a pain to aee the human heart cast down, and ,when he did not answer me I got down nd approached him and ' aoothln'Iy - aald: , ' . - .-f-. v ; "Feller mortfti why this' sorrer and dejection? Confide thy trouble to me aod let me soothe thee." ' ;,r "Look at this neck." says he as he lifts his head for the first time. "Is it made of rubber, that it can be drawn out to such extraordinary length? It se-meth tlirea feet long." "And it f.?eMh r'.x. Burn em, but th7 hnv.z n - yterd '-r "Yb( anJ i'nr what'.'" t "A crowd cf t " 8"1 V"',,ir-:i I ! ! n 1 ' t . I , - tf -- t ti iue ground tor hours. That iant all however.-, I've reached borne to find m old woman gone I'm fearln' ahe'a com mitted auicide." , . ' "Waa she a sawed off woman with a breadth of ahouldera and a size of feetr V:. " ., v ' "She waaV V A "Wouldst y that her face resem bled the Madonna r "Aa nigh a I can remember it did. and ehe had a mouth and freckles to spare. It must be that you met her on the highway as you come along? Spetik and relieve my bnrnln' anxieties." - Twaa her I met" "And the thought me gone hence?" "She waa sure f It" "And, thlnkinV thua. did she-ahe" he stammered. "She did, but I fast back her love and her heart" I replied, "and if aha didn't overtake the foot traveler ahe waa pursuin when I driv' on. you are sun ner nusoana ana ooas or toe roost. Cheer up, feller mortal. There la hope for thee." "Dumed if there ain't." he said as he took my hand and pressed it in grat itude, and then set ont to find his old woman aod. bring her back to the fold. M. QUAD. "This year. Paula, you can wish for Whatever you like for your birthday" "Oh, how delightful!" "for I ahan't be able to give yoa anything at all!" A Wise Lad. Of a class in arithmetic a teacher asked,' "Can yoo multiply concrete numbers?". - ;; The class seemed uncertain. "Well," aaid the teacher, "what will be the product of forty apples multi plied by six pounds of beef and two pounds of raisins? 1 "Mince pie," aald a amall boy. Wom an's Home Journal. Chaaarea Hla Hind. "My doctor," remarked r the nervy boarder, "thought I waa drinking too much strong coffee, but he changed hla mind." . .; : ., , "What made him do that?" 'Took a meal with me at the board ing house and had some himself." Cin cinnati Commercial Tribune. 7 Which Heeded It Most t - He I knock against something in that Bitting room every niht wben I pass through there in the dark. I think I had better take out an Insurance pol icy.'. ;;, -7 ''.r, '',-'- She On your life or the furniture? Yonkers Statesman.' , -Itearartc'a Coelalo. "Oh, mamma." shouted little Reggie as he ran to bis mother in great glee, 'what do you think? I was Just over there where they're putting up the cir cus, and they're filling the ring all full Of breakfast food." Smart Set. t"''':- A 'boateatle Aid. ; Cobba Dudley proposed to bla wife by long distance telephone. "Hobba Yes. and since tbelr marriage I notice.thnt be prefers to talk to her In the aaine way. Baltimore American, - Thaac Telliala KreaJ.,: .Itra.' Jagg My husband'a eyeain the morning are an open volume to me. : Mrs. Swagg How do you mean? .Mri. Jagjr'Tieycare xed Contort ' , : ' f .s -.., , Jat aa Tfcar Da Aahara. HiEPtLMAThCfook haa been awept overboard, sir. . ' - Captain Hang : her, I knew abe'd leave without warning! Judge. - , . Pauled. Farmer Yen come down ar3 Til fix '' o Toti wn't vat to s'ffil anr HEAD OF THE VANDERBluVS. Tka BeaUr WUllaat K ', Waa- la ' : rlaarlaar Ha KU Bride, r . "', The ultra fashienablea of New York and Newport are all astir over the an nouncement that William K. Yander blK Zr who waa married a couple of months ago in St Mark'a church, Lon don, la soon to return to tbia country with hi bride. ' - ; '- Mr. A'anderbilt haa been twice mar ried, hla first 'wife, from whom he was divorced In 1895, being how the wife of Oliver H. P. Belmont-and there la no little speculation among the amart set aa to whether the relations between the two famllle will be amicable or ether wia. ' ' v S(K VJS- '? J- The present Mrs. VanderbUt haa aye twce' widowed. Her first husband wafe 1 r KB8. WILUAH K. VANDEBBILT, SB. Samutl S. Sands, Jr.. a wealthy New Yorker, who was killed while riding 'to hounds In 18S8. After her husband's death she went abroad with her two children and In 1890 was married to Louis M. Rutherfurd, member of the well known Rutherfurd family of New York, which haa been prominent social ly for several generations. Mr. Ruther furd died two years ago. - t As Miss Anna H. Harriman, daugh ter of Oliver II. Harriman, 8r.,vMrs. Vanderbilt waa one of the bellea ot New York a dozen or so yeara ago. She is a perfect blond, with oval face an deep blue eyca.: She hr wealthy In, her bv4 right having recently inherited . large fortune from her mother, and ehe also baa the estates of her former bushands. The Harriman- family la one ote most prominent in the bualneBa andvot tA&l life of New Yprk. . . " , '1 William ' Kissam Vanderbilt; is ;Vtb second, son of William H.' Vandertjlt la fifty-four years old and la the uuijisj puted head of the family, in all businesi matter. Heila keen, alert and cKa beaded anft yastly Increased iibaj fortune" left 'bjm.tjy his gather. fl?f 1 said to be worth considerably over I50.J 000.000.' . , 1 a i '" f By the terms of the divorce Mr. Van-, derbllt pay. $250,000 a; year alirajony to his first wife, whose present bus band. Mr.-O! H. P. Belmont I himself a millionaire, several times ove.,Ier eldest daughter, also the daughter , of, Mr. Vanderbilt '-la Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough. The duchess attend; ed the wedding of her father in Con don. .' . ' . :.,:::' A DUK E's'tACTFU L WIFE. How the finches, of Marlbroc!i Haa Helped Her HanhanA. ; The Dnke'of Marlborough, who has just been ajxv.ntd undersecretary of state for tl)..'.Rrltsli.Jcolonlea,-accord-i Ing to the opinion expressed In EngliHh, paper. J ini1:.!,'Vl In -.jna small degree, o th .-cf (f his American.. wife for hts r"li'ical vreferment. ,- ; ' The I'lik? Marlborough, who. is the, ninth to bear that title, wns married to( ( onam-lo Vn,(lert:!lt. daughter cf Wil liam Iy; Xti& fbiR. In New .York city) In 1895.' From the flrt theMluche-s was a favorite in British society and is the intimate 6f royalty, having on sev-; ' BCKB OP MAKLBOBOCGH. eral oopaslona entertained Klne Ed ward and Queen Alexandra at Blen heim castln. ,' "JfT In his iw post, the first of lnrr tanee tbe duke Las hehj under the gov ernment. he will be tl;e riiibt hand mau f Jofp!! Cliiiu'.'.KTl.iIn.' wIjo liimxolf has an Aniericau wlf. lira. Chamber lain Is tlie fi'y d.nvht r of the htte W, r. 17: "'t .f ,. '::)'.:, Ti-o iafe n air -f ) ' (' J L u ' t v "' V PILES I " PILES I PILES ! i Pp.' Wiaiani' Indian Pile Ointment wtll eure Kind, beetling-,' Ulcerated and Itoblncr Pi. It atworlw ibe turoorm. allaya lb ltobintr at once, acm an a poulttee. give instant relief. Dr.Wtt Hftin' Indian Pile Cnntment 1 prepared only for Piles and Itching of the prlTate parts and notb iotf tints. Every box as truaranteed. foldbydrug gita. sent by mail tor Mms and ll.Wt per box. WIIXIAMS M FX3 (XA. ProtMk.- Cleveland, U Sold bjr Teniple-MsretoB Drug Co. T, PARROTT, Ph. G., M. D.,N I ntYSlCIAN AND SURGEON. KINSTOM, N, C. OrrKx Hotikh: 9 to 10 a. m. and 8 to 8 p. m. Telephone calls: Hones 24, Office 78. TRINITY COLLEGE A million dollars Invested to endowments and equipments. Urn library faeUitlea. Twelve tbouNand volumes added to library during tbe past rear. . Tea scientific laboratories. Gym nudum under scientific direction. 10 under graduate and graduate courses of study. CouixeK of study leading to civil and electrical engineering. Many scholarship awarded. Loan fund to aid worthy yjung men. Trinity graduates in great demand for responsible positions. Expenses very moderate. Tbe aim is Christian education without any sectarian spirit or teaching. Sons of ministers and young men studying for the ministry are not charged tuition. Send for catalogue. i . . , . W. KEWSOM. Registrar. Durham. X. C. Let Us Write you a Fire, Life, Ac cident or Tornado In sxirance Policy. The safest and best companies. E. J. BECT0X, 1 18 W. Gordon St.. Kinston. N. C "T ' WAREHOUSE SALES BOOKS We have on hand a stock of Sales Books for Tobacco Warehouses, well bound and ready for delivery now, which we can supply at" JS4.50 per dozen. : : : : ALL ORDERS FOR TOBACCO PRINTING ' will receive prompt atten " tion. JXet us figure with you on this season's order. Satisfaction guaranteed. ' 1 r THE FREE PRESS CO kins T O N, N TOWN TALK , A Town Talk Loaf Tolor: That'e for the Critical Eye ' Flavor; That's for the Faotidioue Palate ' - . ' . L nf Sife: Tbat'a lor your Bank Account - : The lighter tbe loaf the more Bread to the Barrel You get it all m a loaf baked from TOWN TALK FLOUR. Ask your grocer for It t i T. W. MEWBORN 4 CO.r Sole .ARentas for Kinston Ai & Cf RAILROAD CO. t IP.--' ..' 'f '-:- fcf- '..JKS.'.'. ..i.J.:,. .TIME TABLE, NO. 30 - . la eflect ondayj June r, llMLat , u T T W ' rl W N d N t t WESTBOUND TRAINS. . .. : sfr ii r -' . illihili ;- A. M. P. 'M. P. M. -;"'- Gonboro arrive...... ll 06 g fo a so " J Leirnge ...... .... 10 n 7 67 S OS " Falling Creek..., 10 a T 47 t S8 : .', KinHton. .......... 10 It 7 87 1 OS DoTer.. ............ TJ7 114 Core Creek............. 7 00 10 0 TuM!rora. ......... 9 90 80 10 10 " Newbem 9 00 SO 9 90 HaTelock.....'.. 00 6 8ft 7 10 Newport. ....... ....... T 6 6 SI 6 88 MorebeadCity......... 7 7 9 00 t SO Morehead C1lyIcpot. J 7 0S 4 40 1 9 0O i EASTBOCTND TRAINS I J 5 I . ti , e I P" m. A M A M GoMsboro leT ...... 8SoHW SIS L,rari-e I ) U railing Creek..... 4 10 8 S7 6 27 KinKin.. 4 SS I 48 7 S3 rover 4 43 9 1 9 00 -ore Creek.-,....;.... S W 9 SO 9 40 T u-nra...r. 5 19 ISO 10 10 Newr-era S W 10 10 119) 1-ivt-;.-k 6 l)M 140. -i..r! S 41 !!! i r'm ... - .ri (" it 7 1l Si 1 W GEO. B. VB1J, Undertaker and Embalmer KINSTOK, n. c. A full line of Robes and Burial Supplies kept in Stock. O H. POOL. Contractor and Builder of Wood and Brick Buildings, KINSTON. N. C. Estimate furnished on application. Good Work Guaranteed. Trained Nurlscs. Miss Smith, a graduate of the Grady Hospital, in Atlanta, and Mrs. Mnnl), another hospital graduate, offer their professional services btstirota f or College courses WOmtfsBev a MM m Consarva-f PKAI.K Wfcsaaati toryof I ICatalocu Music He I KALXIOU I FlUtX Best. PlacaV N. C. Aierna. Jpr Your jaaBiawliMlf Daughter ... rnsMtsi NEW RjIBBONS We wish to call the attention of the Indies to our new tock of PRETTY NECK RIBBONS and HAIR ORX A M ENTS. Also some lautiful designs in BROOCHES. N. B. All Trimmed Ht" to go at greatly reduced prices. MISS MEACHAM & CO. We have on hand several thousand feet of Dressed Floorrrrgr and Ceiling ready for immediate delivery. TBI YELLOW M MP'S 11 KIN8TON. N. C. Phokk 86. Everything that the appetite calls3 for in the way of seasonable Table Delicacies at our place. A stock of Fdncy Groceries that is complete in every detail. Call or 'phone for anything you want' to eat and it will he quickly delivered, for 'PROMPT ;NESS" is our motto. HENRY FRENCH Printing of Merit No matter , how small the ' job it receivee. the atten ' tion that results in work ' '''of a high order of merit. ' Consult about Printing ;; '.n'Boyfhingr HUle or'big....t ' ' ' : Free Press Co. IHffiE FIRSI IHEH ACT. . Don't send for any plumber, no matter how urgent the need for one may be, A rush order may result in nothing more than a promise to send a man around.- Take the time a minute or two longer, perhaps to Qommunicate with us. Then the jobrsaa good as done and "done good." We are the plumber, who nerer proniiw unless we ean perform and nevtr fail to perform we!l. . , H.w. Simpson Architect KINSTON & NEWBERN, N. C S9Notices left at the office of J. W. Grainger will receive prompt attention. , " BEEF BEEF Having pun based a lot of fine Cattle our market will be con stantly supplied with Eoms- Baised and Western Beef. Our Grocery Department la also flrstrclass and up-to-date. O. M. HOOKER & CO. Successors to MOORE HOOKER. Pawn N. 27- Yoa May Count Printing an Expense, But Good Printing Is an Investment. The printing we do more than pays for itself in the favorable impressiou it irives others of the office or business house from which it emanates. The Free Press Co. BILTMORE Wheat Hearts The Heart of Wheat scientifically prepar- ed,Tetatning onlyttre nutrative elements, appetizing, Easily di- . , gested and nutritious A Bountiful Breakfast, A Satisfying Supper QUICKLY PREPARED. Mark Mewborn, Thb Groobr Phone No. 145. ninvnlne Rnnnirnri I UIUJUIUU IIUJUIIUU I Mr. Carl Dupree will fit your Wheel without delay. ... n Groceries, - Cigars and Tobacco 1 Best Butter on ,' ice at 30c pound . Root Beer on ice, finest made. 5 ..r SilverSpoonwilh with each pack age of Coffee, for a limited ' time. J. A. McDANIEL. I T4-I l6 f , QVEKN STREET- For Sale! .Paris Green,!;'" . Tobacco Sprayers,' - ;. . Tobacco Twine, ,f Thermometers, Lanterns, Fruit Jars, - Stone Churns, . . Flower Pots, Jardinieres, Crockery; Glassware, i . Paints, Oil. Varnish ' . and a complete line of Builders' Hardware,' ; - ' Fanning Implements, i Vv Stoves, ' f . :, House Furnishing Goods, , Tinware etc., etc ' : - Be sure to get my prices , before buying. Very respectfully, II. E. r.:08f:LEY y r f ' " .. V. . . . 1 ' . t
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