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THE END OF HIS PULL ' TLy C. 2. LtU Ol topvritM.uo$.bT-C.leaur When Terrence O'Geegan opened i tbe Old Home saloon on tbe corner, Hvith a. free lunch lasting all day and a :psDd playing at intervals. It was wtato- a pun. Tbe aldermen of this ward were there, tbe district leader was there, the captaiq of that police pre cinct and bis ward men were there. What bad only been whispered on Saturday was talked of openly on Sun day. Tbe Old Home was wide open all day long. One of tba aldermen dropped In during the afternoon to get a drink and give bis moral support to tbe defiance of the law, and the patrol man ou thut beat stood up to the bar with two ward men and drank good luck to Terry, as he beamed on them lu a patronizing way. After that it was agreed that O'Geegnn was "solid" all around. If a doubting Thomas drop STBT7CK TH MAS A BLOW STRETCHED HIM DEAD. THAT ped In as tbe days went by the propri etor of tbe Old Home, Jf not too busy, would put all bis doubts to flight '-by saying: "I'm-, brotber-'in-law to Alderman ' Blank. See? I'm cousin to Jimmy O'Teole, who runs this district Smoke that Tbe police captain is me wife's own uncle. Chaw that awhile. As to tbe ward men and patrolmen, I'm tip ping them their drinks to see nothim It's a combination you can't beat When anybody starts out to make trouble for Terry O'Geegan he'll buck p agin a stone wall." The Old Home prospered. It couldn't help but prosper. A saloon with a pull naturally-becomes the headquarters of men wltb a pull and of men who yearn for m pull. It is also a bandy place for thirsty pedestrians to drop Into at any hour In the twenty-four. Of course there , were other saloon keepers who were jealous. They were making up stake purses for the district leader, paying blackmail to the police captain and flipping extra dollars to the ward men; and they felt sore be cause they bad to obey tbe law in a measure. They growled and grumbled and threatened, but when they became annoying the -police captain took a lit tie promenade and said to them In turn: v" ' "No more of this or .you'll get the grand sky high!" They shot up. No saloon keeper with an ounce of brains in bis bead will de fy a police captain. One tries it now , and then, and -between the captain and. the brewer be is put out of business within a fortnight. ' ;Vr , Tbe Old Home bad been running two ' months when a row occurred there one night and a man bad bis neck broken. It could easily have been shown at the coroner's inquest that he broke bis own neck, but It was , not necessary. A ward man and a patrolman fixed all ... that Tbey had just dropped in by ac .ddent at the moment, and they test! fled that the deceased pulled a -gun and lost bis life in tbe struggle to make se of It. ' .'. In a few days a. hayseed tried to make the police : believe- lie had been robbed of $300 while admiring the cost Ijr mirrors In the Old Home. 'but tbey : save him three days in a dark cell and : chipped him home a sadder and a wiser man. ' , - ' Within a year the newspapers brief , ly chronicled many happenings , at O'Geegan's.' OneTwr two, of them , .brought O'Geegan before the coroner and the court. That put him to some little trouble, but bis prestige remained vndlmmed. '". ; v : y ' - v'i" ' It was almost three years from the sunburst opening of his saloon before Terrence O'Geegan found himself la a - .bole. With the aid of his pull he bad successfully defied law and order in very direction. Now and then a friend confidentially advised him to check. bit, but Terry bad patted him on the shoulder and told him it was breath thrown away. He was carrying the police and tbe courts in his Test pock etand what could happen to blm? Something did happen, however, but to this day It is spoken of as an acci dent or a series of accidents. A stran ger entered the place one night and gave Terry some "lip." Terry was - "off" that night and he struck the man blow that stretched blm dead. It so happened that a green patrolman was on the beat that night, and be was Idiotic enough to arrest Terry. It also happened that there were four or five men in the place who didn't regard -mnrder as humorously as a game c-f hopscotch, and they were ready to testify. k "It won't amount to anything, of jocrse," said Terry's frlenSi as btweuii back to the Tombs. 'There's fourteen of us to swear you clear, and of course you'll have friends on the jury. There will be flats flying and drums beating within two weeks." But more accidents were In store for tbe man wltb a pull. Tbe public was clamorous, tbe assistant district pros- 51 ecuting attorney aggressive and tbe Ju- rors nien who looked at a spade as a A l spnue. 10 me unuueraDW cuuwwrun 0OO0 tion of cousins, brothers-in-law, uncles and of Terry himself, he was found guilty of manslaughter, and tbe judge gave blm a fifteen year sentence. The fourteen witnesses bad aot pflrjured themselves for nothing. There was the court of appeals left, but It was tried In vain, and one day Terrence O'tlee gan found himself one of the quarry men of a state prison gang. - ; There was hope left, however. Mon ey and lawyers and stays and appeals had failed to stay his sure progress, but plenty of men have escaped from state prison ami been heard of no more. Terry's friends bad got blm de tailed toUhe quarries, and Terry's Inst dollar hnd bribed a guard to shoot high when bo bolted. Then came the last accident of nil. The bribed guard was taken 111 ami another substituted, and. occupied with his plans. Terry hud not noticed the change. At a given signal he threw down ills tools a ml bolted for the arms of his waiting friends. He heard the cIU k of the rifle and tbe shouts of the guard, but they were nil on the bill As he ran and as lit smiled to think what an ensy game it was he suddenly pitched forward and turned over nml over, nml the excited guards found dead man when they came uji and bent over him. It was no use to sack the guard who had fired or try some other game. When a man is dead bis pull is ended. Nearlna? the Dansrer Llnr. Squire Pond ruled his village with high band and a peppery tongue, and his subjects seldom rebelled. There came a time, however, when be was made to feel that there was a polut beyond which be could not wisely go. This was disclosed to him by John Wayne, who bad fallen under the lash of tbe squire's sarcasm by reason of an unsightly cupola lately added to bis bouse. John had borne the stream of ridicule which hnd been poured out upon him, but when be was at last free to depart to bis disfigured home he stood twisting bis bat in his hands. "Square," he said desperately after an impatient question as to wny he waited "square, there's one thing I've got to say. We all know you've got judgment and education, more than most an' we know you're getting on in years, so we take this from you, though sometimes it's a reglaf stent to do it. You set here in your office an' lay down tbe law to us same as if you bad a right; there wouldn't anybody else have dared to speak slighting of my cupola as you have. But there's one thing I will say. , I heard you d ordered those newfangled, self closing springs for your doors. An' what I want to say 1b. don't you have, one put on your office door, square, or there wont a soul come nlgb your '.';;.;,: And, with a violent nod and a slam of tbe door which showed why tbe self Closing spring would be a hardship to visitors, John took his departure. A acred Fruit. One of the most curious species of known fruit is tbe "holy or sacred cit ron" of the Jews, says a Iradon jour nal. Its virtues are lauded to the skies. and it is celebrated in legend, romance, poetry and song, and yet It appears that it is never eaton. It Is known in most all oriental countries; but appears to be most highly esteemed by the Moorish Jews of Tunis and Morocco. On the streets 'of the last named city It is sold at hliout Scents x!rfrnlt These fruits ore generally purchased by bands of roving pilgrims, the members of re ligious processions and Jewish priests. When one of these sacred citrons falls into the bands of a priest he takes j it to the synagogue, where It Is kept to be used in some emblematic rite during the time of.'tbe great feast of the tab ernacles, ;?"Not only in oriental countries are these holy fruits known and es teemed, but in Germany, Russia, France, Spain and in England. ' The use of this unique fruit is sup posed to be derived, from the injunc tion contained in the twenty-third chap ter of the book of Leviticus. ' , ; Waattaaf Valaabl 31 a a. An old farmer died in a little lllag In the neighborhood of Paris His for tune, tbe fruit of year of patient toil. was Invested In a nice compact, HttUf farm, .A nephew of the departed, be lieving himself to be heir, called a few days later on the lawyer and before saying a word: about the succession thought ; It only right and proper to shed a few tears. f y 1 "Poor uncle," he murmured, "so H.id to affectionate.. To think that I aha! never see him again.' C- ; r The notary allowed the young man t give full vent to bis sorrowful emo tions, after which he qfcetly observed : "I suppose you are aware that youi uncle has left you nothing?" ; r "What exclaimed the-nephew, sud denly changing his tone. Ta , not down In tbe willT Then why on earth did yon let tne stand weeping there and making a fool of myself for a good half hourf Soleil dn DImancbe. The Maa t All Others. V Three girls are exchanging confidences and telling each other what sort of men they like best , ' 1 .". . ' First Girl I like a man with a past A man with past Is always interest ing. : Second Girl That's true, but I don't think he Is nearly so Interesting as-r roan with a future. Third Girl The man who Interests roe 1 the man with a present PREFERS HOME LIFE WHY MARV ANDERSON WILL NOT RE TURN TO THE fOOTLIGHTS. " ' , Oar tha ldel at tfc America Stajr, Sk Ha a Beea Manyr Tears la R ttrraarat Keaalalaceaea-a ( Bar Career. Mary Anderson; for years America most famous actress, who was recently guaranteed f23u,00Q for a series of readings in this country, has, it is an nounced, declined this munificent offer and will remain In tbe seclusion of domestic hie. Miss Anderson retired from the siuge fourteen years ago and since that time has refused many flat tering Inducements to return to the Thespian world. Mary Anderson was tbe Idol of Amer? lean theater goers from the time of her first appearance at the age of sixteen nntll she finally bade goodby to the footlights. Since her, retirement she has lived a quiet life In England with her husbaud ami family. She has been much interested !u charitable schemes, and much of Iter spare time has been devoted to helpful work among the poor. Bliss Anderson Is a. native of Cali fornia, but her girlhood days were passed In Iouiisvllle. Even as u chilil she gave evidence of the genius that was later to blossom forth. She received every encouragement from her stepfa ther, Dr. Hamilton Griffin, her own father, Charles Joseph Anderson, hav ing died in ISC"!, when she was but four years old. A schoolmate relates that Mary used to collect her friends around her after If AHY ANDEH80M DK NAVARRO. school, mount the steps and recite. Not content with recitations ou the portico, she organized a company of her own composed of her companions. Tbe per formances were given In a cellar of the house occupied by a neighbor named Sulzer. As she grew older it was decided by her mother and Dr. Grifiln that s;:t Should be allowed, to follow her incli nations for a stage career. Dr. Griffin prevailed on John McCullough, who was playing an engagement lu Louis ville, to give bis stepdaughter a hear ing. McCullough hated stngestruck people and said as much. He went to the bouse, he afterward owned, only to rid himself of Dr. Grl81a Importunities. 'Arriving at our home," sold .Miss An derson In relating; the Incident long afterward, "be seeaned bored and was generally disagreeable, 'I have only a quarter of an hoar,' he said, 'and as you will have aty 'opinion of your daughter's abilities she had better be . gin at once. In apite of bis discourag ing manner 1 went through the potion scene of 'Rouato and Juliet.' When bad finished, bis manner bad changed. He remained for several hours, acting With -me scenes from all the plays I knew. - -. "Mr. McCullough' introduced us to Barney Macauley, manager of .the Ma- cauley theater. 'Barney,' said he. 4when you can, put this girl on the stage. If i am a judge of such mat ters she will make a fortune for you.' " On Nov. 27. 1873, at Macauley's thea ter, Louisville, Stisa Anderson made her first professional . appearance on tbe stage. ; Tbe play was "Romeo and Juliet," and her success was lnstan taneous. Two years Jater she made her debut In New Yrk at the Fifth Ave nue theater and cored a brilliant trl umph. Perhaps the most- notable achievement In her career waa ber re vival of "Tbe Winter Tale" In Lon don and afterward In this country. 1 It was early In 18S!) that the Ameri can public saw Mary Anderson for the last time on tbe stage. : The effects of overwork bad shown themselves dur ing the latter part of tbe preceding year,, but she persisted In filling tbe en gagements made for her. In Mareh. 18S9. though ill. she played an engage ment at Washington, hut that was ber last public appearance. The following April she sailed from New York and for art entire year sought seclusion in England. Then on June it, 1S0O. she was married to Mr. Antonio de Navarro, a friend of over ten years standlifg. ,.; i i The young people traveled over Eu rope for awhile and then returned to TJngland and settled down at Tun- bridge Wells. Liter removing to Broad way. Worcestershire. Several ; chil dren have been lom to them, but only ane. Tony, a bright boy of about seven I years. U living. I fl I I ; r , v ' 4 , awn'- ifriiarittiin i"t ' k - H.vUihm A curious effect Is noted In tbe An lea. There Is an inn halfway up the direct route where ascenders and de scenders frequently meet, tbe former half perished with Increasing cold, the latter overwhelmed with 'increasing heat The Maltese Goat. The height of a Maltese goat is about 2 feet 6 inches, its weight nearly 100 pounds, and the cost of a good milk animal is from $30 to $125. The Out ef Caeekers. The game of checkers was first play ed in Egypt, so far as we know, about 4,000 years ago; it is older than chess. The name checkers was given to the game because the board is "cheeky," a heraldic term. The old English name Is draughts. M-Ulrlaal Tliere are nearly dicinal remedies. Rraiedlea. 20.000 known ms- C'nrlyle W'a a Great Pedcatrlaa. Cnrlyle Invariably covered several mile ttefore beginning work and en Joyed riiiiiiif Inside an omnibus, while Victor Hugo preferred the outside. Ilovr Suuke Venom i-tn. The venom of snakes contains only Intermediary bodies which alone would uot be virulently poisonous, but tbe normal blood serum of susceptible an imals contains the substances which, by conjoint action with the Interme diary bodies of the venom, cause the deadly poisoning. X.. Wild Camela. In some part or other of the world boi-si's. cattle and sheep are found wild: but. it is assorted, nowhere can be found wild camels. Wliiit-r Mimkinelona. A winter muskmclou thut is at its ripest and most luscious stage In De cember and January is one of the odd fruits found in China. This, it seems. Is but one of many edibles as good as they are strange that the man with the cue has kept from the ken of his west ern cousins. Debt la Turkey. To scire a man's residence for debt Is unlawful In Turkey, and sufficient land to support him is also exempt from seizure. The First Idea of the Teleaeaae. The telescope we owe to some chil dren of a spectacle maker placing two or more pairs of spectacles before each other and looking through them at the distant sky. Their Idea was followed up by older heads. The North Pole. During the nineteenth century 200 ships, numberless lives and over $30. 000.000 were lost in futile efforts to reach the nortb pole. A Moon Blaader. The new moon appears In the west ern sky and sets from the moment It becomes visible, but In tbe "Children of Gibeon" Walter Besant caused a new moon to rise in the east at 2 o'clock in the morning. Glaaa. . Dr. Scblicmann found bits of glass In his excavations at Maycrnae, thougb Homer docs pot mention it as a sub stance know;i In bis time. Hair Saperatltloa. There is a superstition umong south era children to tbe effect that hair combings should never be thrown out of doors' fot the reason that the birds will use them in building their nests and thus produce constant headache to the person to whom they belong. ntaral Ou. The origin of natural gas Is the ac tion of water upon aluminium carbide, by which methane is evolved. . . Klwe llaadred Shocks a Tear. The empire of Japan bas no fewer than 700 f artbquake observing stations scattered over it and tbe records of tbe SCO shocks that annually visit that country are accurately noted. The Clock Plant. ' Furdoe university is tbe proud own er of a clock plant. ' This plant la very rare and Is found ouly in Borneo. Tbe leaves rise and fall, tbe small ones changing,, pointing up for one Tnlnute and down for another.) while tbe larger leaves change their position each hour. ? , Wehater Waa a Book Caaraaarr. - Daniel AVebster . paid his aecoml term's tuition at Dartmouth by him flllng De Tpcqueville's "America" in Merrimack county, N. H. : VotJaaT ta Korwayv Norwegian seamen are entitled to vote before leaving their country if the polling day is within three mouths of their departure, or they can vote nt a foreign port 'within the same time by - baring their :i votes sent hom through a Norwegian consul. ; -. T. . . . i . Safety . PI a a. f Safety pms are peculiarly American We use 144.000.000 of them each year. Moaqaltoea. . s Certain species of mosquitoes hlb; nate In the adult state, others In tlx larval state and some In the esji Larv live through a winter in IH Ice. A Crooked Railway. The roost crooked railway In tl world Is one from Eosweil to Fr!ert"it Pa', the air line distance beijur tjvi miles. The road doubles on Itself fo-v times, and at one point after in-'k't loop of about five miles. r--- comes back to within 300 feet of itnei on a grade fifty feet lower. - GK0. 11. WEJUV Undertaker and Embalmer KINSTON, X. C. A full line of Robes and Burial Supplies kept in Stock. dYSTERS DAILY -at SKINNER'S FILES 1 PILES t PILES I Dr. William' Indian Pile Otatmeot win eur Rlind. Bleedux. Ulcerated and Iteblnc PUea. It abaorb the tumors, euajra tbe Iteblnc at once, aeta at a poultice. ive Ionian t relief. Dr.WU llama' Indian Pile Ointment t prepared only tor Pile and Itching of the private porta and note inirehie. Event box 1 guaranteed. Sold by drug (Tint, nent by mail for Wo and tl.OOperbox. WILLIAMS MTu CO.. Props.. Cleveland, a Sold by Temple-Marston Drug Co. SEE OUR Ready-to-Wear Hats, Veils, Center Pieces and Pillow Covers MISS MEACHAM&CO- Printing of Merit No matter how small the job it receives the atten tion that results in work ol a high order of merit. Consult about Printing anything little or big Free Press Co. Buy You Something Good to Eat We carry a nice line of FANCY GROCERIES. Our stock is new. You can get Country Produce dailyf Give us a trial. Goods delivered to any part of the city. G. H. BURSELL 408 N HERITAGE ST. PHONE 176 BAD r .t For VnnntriB I atavrl sMat asvnrtta.a4A at,.tlu..v an an4 ml kind of medlelooi. My u'nia Km been i aetnaljjr M craeto a traae. my breath having a 044 odor. Two week ago a friend recommended Cuearete and after uilnr them I ean willingly and cheerfully that they hTe entirely enred me. I uemrore let yaa anow to mt i snail recommend ---' - ' 7 yaw MuwrmM i ruin sue a troaoie. Chat. B. ilalpaa, 1W Kiringtaa St., New fork, H.Y. Pleasant. Palatable' Potent Tute OnnA tin Omj Keer Sicken, Weaken or Orlne. 18c, tot, Mc. Nerer ttnaraateeU to cure or your money back. ' Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 596 AKXUALSALE, TEN MILLION BOXES ITT 1 11- vve nave on nana sever thousand feet of Dressed Flooring and Ceiling ready for immediate delivery. THE TELLDW FINE MF'G CO. KINSTON. N. C. Paomt 86. Everything that the appetite calls for in the way of seasonable Table - 1 - , . Delicacies , at our place. A stock of Pancy ;.. Oroceri e that is complete in even '. detail. ' Call" or 'phon? for anything you want tc eat and it will be quicklj delivered, for "PROMPT NESS" is our motto. BREATH f(Fy r"r HENRY FRENCH )ftm T. PARRO'IT, Vb. G PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. ' , KINSTON, n, C. Orncm Doubs: 9 p.m. Telephone calls: ft to 10 a. m. and 8 to Hoose 24,081c 78. C. H. POOL. Contractor and Builders cf Wood and Brick Bujldings, ' KINSTON. N. C. Estlmfttea furnishHi on Appncation. .-. Good Work Guaranteed., ;. .. H. W. SIMPSON Architect KINSTON & NKWBERN, N. C, Sr Notices left at the office of W. Grainger will receive prompt attention. Patronize Home tind Save Money! The hose and half-hose made by the ORION MILIvS. Kfcston, N. C, are not only economical for you 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 haudle them. Be sure to insist on having goods made at the ORION MILLS. By doing so yon will not only save money, but wiM be a help. EAT TO LIVE is no doubt the propel maxim, but just the same yon want what yoa do eat to be of first class aualitv and V af .... A Visit to My Store will convince yon that my variety and quality 'of table delicacies are equal to those of any city grocery. HsStaple Groceries at bottom 4 prices. W. D. LaRoque.Jr. Up to-Date QKOcti, , Phone 67. Kinston, N, C. One of our Suits Ono of our business Paits will make you look ntjrNskiy drpss xl wlh-nerer you go upon tbe street, and yon cannot get o much sty e in suit ly goinj slse where Other tailors 91.. mot duplicate our work under t ' anyeircnnistnnces.WBiFersady made suit a 0 not to he rn. rrei at all U. stairs ever H. Loftin's store, , CHAS. RAULEN. For Sale! Paris Green, TobaccSprayers, Tobacco Twine, Thermometers, Lanterns, Fruit Jars, ' Stone Churns, Flower Pots, Jardinieres, Crockery, Glassware,' Paints, Oil, Varnish and a complete line of Builders' Hardware, Farming Implements, Stoves, House Furnishing Goods, Tinware, etc., etc. Be sure to get my prices before buying. Very respectfully, II. E MOSELEY tiutWe 1 ' KiNTtev, N. Collin's Old Stand
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