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THE KICKER'S EDITOR. v -. - Tab f: v ICoi Takes a tVtsme4 Contemporary to Ttk fof Sfeaoar. ICoprrlght. MOS, by 6. B. Lswta) "TOE tnore than two year past ' I.I .. Jim . watklna tha owner and II editor of a dishrag of a weekly , f called the Lone Jack Recorder, lua Til 111 ed and slandered as In almost very issue. A. hundred time over our friends have asked why we paid no attention to his ebullitions, but we have tone our way and let bun nave full awing and been rather curious to see bow far be would carry things. Two weeks ago, determined to make as take notice of him. be devoted one full page to us, and we must admit tbat it was rather racy reading. The picture be published ever our name was tbat of an Ohkrmurderer, and In the so called history he gave of us we counted up 240 lies, 184 slanders and 218 libels. If we bad bad business at Lone Jack last week we should have visited the Recorder office, and taken Brother Wat- kins by" the nose and led bun slowly up and down the main street of his town, but we bad. matters to Bee to at home and paid no attention to bis at tack. This probably encouraged him to believe tbat we were afraid to move in the case and that bis chance had come to make a strike. Notwithstanding that we were the insulted party, he sent us a challenge to fight a duel, and we understand that be made a bet Of $10 tbat we would refuse to accept the honor. He had our answer within ten minutes after bis challenge had been received. The day was set for Wednesday last, and the place was at Johnson's Ford. We were on the spot with our second ten min utes before the hour named, and after we bad been kept waiting a full hour a messenger brought word from Brother Watklns tbat as be bad a boll On bis leg the affair must be postponed for two weeks.. ; ; :-'-Lt.'" Our action in the case might not have been strictly up to the "code," bat It was .the best we could do under, the circumstance, As a first move we took off our coat and gave the messen ger a thumping be will remember to the end of the year and beyond. We did not . wallop him because be bore a message, bat because be grinned in a of the window in a longing way. longed, to be in New Mexico. ' 5 v After aw boar of rather solid enjoy ment we took Brother W. by the -nose and lifted him up, and then we took him by the ear and led him outdoors. -, Ula wife and, two , children bad ap peared upon, the scene, but they took oar word for it that we didnt intend to deprive them of husband and father. We promenaded Brother W, the length of Kyoto avenue and return, and we must do hhn the Justice to say that be tried to keep' step - with us and tbat be never once sought to release bis ear from our grasp. Be bad little or noth ing to say during the promenade, but seemed to do a great deal of thinking. His fellow townsmen naturally ex pressed considerable curiosity and in terest in the affair, and we gratified them by giving them the particulars of the duelVhich didn't come off. Re marks ef a redhot nature were address ed to Brother W. on all sides, but wasn't bis day for talking. The prome nade was concluded and bis, ear re leased After three-quarters of an hour, and we left blm at the office and in the bosom of his family as we rode away, He made no response to our goodby, but at the same time seemed to be highly relieved to see us canter away. 1 We have nothing against Brother Watklns, and we wish him success the editorial field. In a. fatherly way, however, we would suggest that be cease to monkey with the buzz saw, In case he fails to do so we might re peat the performance of the other day and go no further,, but on the other hand we might think it best to make a vacancy at the head of his editorial staff and convince bis widow and or phans that we had only done our duty In the case., M. QUAD. Tb Vnqeeattoaed Praaf. The multimillionaire frowned darkly as be strode to and fro la bis luxurious office. , '.'V'''"''..'-"' "-' "I am tired, deadly tired, of all these petty ways of showing one's extrava ganoe," be muttered. "What I want to do is to prove to everybody that I, am a cheerful buyerUnd an eager spender, and tbat I've got the money that talks loud." .v ' ( '- - He suddenly paused and a smile ir radiated his face. , . ..-. ;. Then be went oat and bought a full pound of radium. Cleveland Plain Dealer. . ' ' ' -- - -v , Eeoaosale. Old Uncle Ben wanted to have bis portrait painted, but be did not care to pay very much for it ; . . v ? "Surely that is a very large sum," be said when the artist named the price. The artist protested and assured him tbat, as portrait went, that was very little to ask. ' Uncle Ben hesitated. "Well," he said at length, "how much will it be If furalsb the paint?" Lippincott'S. : . What He dot. -, I "Gracious!" How the critics are tear Ing Pennington's new novel to pieces?" Yes; Iff very bad-v He wrote It ac cording to directions furnished by the critics who. In reviewing his former book; threw out hints as to bow a story ought to be toIdVBrooklyn Eagle. TOOK HIM 8T TSB BABS AND TUED HIM OUT- ", t, DOOJBS. . :;..i. ... :f" . ' ' r . '- malicious way as-he delivered It Hav ing finished with him, we mounted our , cayuse and galloped Into, Lone Jack. We hoped to find 'and surprise Broth er Watklns and bis boil, and wewere not disappointed. He sat In his sanc , turn with a look of complacency on bit , face as be thought of . ns. waiting at ... Johnson's . Ford for him. We entered cis-presence unannounced, ana as we . stood before him that look of compla cency faded away Into one of terror. , He turned white as flour, and his Jaw dropped and his eyes rolled. The man be bad 80 often Tcbaraeterized U vll lain, liar, cheat, awlndler, robber, bun- ko steerer and a hundred' other things stood before blm. He couldn't make It out, but sat and stared. and stared, and;, the Adam's apple In his throat moved op and down as if trying to And a way outCT'TT jTT- we remarxea mat we presumed we bad ie honor or addressing Jhn Wat , kinsr coworker in the field of litera ture, but he oply gurgled in reply.. . Wf observed .that -we bad hoped- to nave, the honor of meeting blm at Johnson's Ford t we io rs earlier and bad been considerably ,. disappointed at his nonappearance, and be closed bis . eyes and groaned. 1 1 .r'.'i We made Inquiry as to bow be was getting along in a financial way and whether the circulation of the Record er had yet Included the south sea Is lands, but bedldn't encourage us to pursue that particular vein of humor. It being a hot day, we expressed a suspicion that Brother Watklns had been working his brain too much and was on the point of a collapse, and something like a faint smile, chased It self across his face. 1 . The foreman of the office, who ap-' peared to be a very intelligent and fair minded man, entered the sanctum after awhile and expressed the hope that we wouldn't do any more shooting before be had received the $14 back salary due him., We ascertained from him that Brother Watklns was a pood husband and a fond father and that hfs favorite drink was lemonade with a blackberry foatlng around in it lie further in formed us tLat Brother W. Lad set out to berorae a rew bumnrNt In tbe wt-e-i fM ar 3 tut ell 1 e lid mil at-crt What- b. Likes Afeoat IC i"What'a thi moral of tbat storyr asked tbe young man.1! , fOh, replied Mrs. Ka Fllppe absent mlndedly, "I don't know as it has one, but the Immoral of It is Just too thrill ing for anything. Chicago Record Herald. ' ! , ' ',,:.. . f '.' '. i 1 " ' - :;.:':.? ''. Badlr FriktaeV; if , ? .-"How did I look when you proposed to me?" i "Too looked as if you were taking your first ride In an automobile. De troit Free Pwss. -! The Villain (as the plot thickens) Now is the time to act! Voice From tbe Gallery Good, good! We've waited long enough for Itl - Wba Motkrr Caas. 'i ,: traveled to the vtllare. Nell, and saw t your mother, .dear; , . ; r. Her arms wer atalned with lam and juice, her aleevca rolled ud to here. . . The eookstove reared like tt wa mad, the room wa full of heat, .- ! And JImmle e face vm smeared with Jell and apple butter aweet. A dozen pans were on the stove, their contents bubbling o'er. . . ; And there were apples on the beds and peaches on the floor. And when I walked Into the house I slip ped iinon a pear. And, sitting" down. I smashed a bis tomato In the chair. Bhe took an Inventory. Nell:. Two hundred Jars of lent. ... - . One hundred cans of Bartlett pears and catchnp (that a for Earn): Twelve d-7.-n Jara cf marmalade of sev eral different kinds. And twenty tuhs "of peaih preserves and watermelon rlnda. And grapes and quinces, berries, plums and app! tnns or more: The pantry hplvfg ure lnadl down, the Eut ri arl ent your rook-oAt, flrnr, fir lEmbalmerv' KIUSTON, K. C. ' A f till line of Robes and Burial Supplies kept in Stock. ; Seamles Hose and Halt-Hose. tl THE ORION MILLS. Kinston, C. manufacturers of Seamless V : flose and Half-Hose in natura. ' tint, fast and stainless black or colors. These goods while not quite so low-priced as the . goods with seams, are cheaper in the long run. v They wear longer. Besides, they are more ' : comfortable to the foot. Mr Ask your dealerf for ORION MILLS socks or stockings ! C You Ought to See Them! WHAT? Those New Heaters that we have ave your old stoves re paired and put up now before the rush. We y are still the old standbys for Tin Roofing and all tin work. Plumbing? Yes. The kind that will stand the . test. Come to see us and you will be ; convinced that we telltthe truth. Moore & Parrott ' "it yr- . KINSTON, S. C. There's Heat ' when yon want it and ; ? just as yon want it in COLE'S ORIGINAL Air-Tight Wood Stoves On a windy da pertleulttrly the1 seat?. doewnt so, up the chimney. Tbe pat ented draft and absolutely air-liKbt " eonatrnction of tie stove enplaln the' heafc (tcoUuoiDK and aeet-fivtnjr pohica tf: EifMOSELEV, t r j I r 1 1 1 T I"r I rl ri': f rj rl f I r 1 J f J 1 J ! I 1 I : I : I : iJfri:l i:f:l-:frlfri ssss y Next to Hoods New Drug Store KINSTON. - - North Carolina tt THE MM 1011 The Munford Ways and Prices Are World Beaters sai-" - 1 NplHihg: But FirstClass X No. Goods Shown READ DOWN READ ALL; We've Come to Stay LOT 1 1 A The OWL DRUQ STORE QUALITY Tse sreatest thlnr to the world Is not the iTins of a few nenniee. - There is- a aavln wojcaanea not cava in oran and TnnAirini yuAui Y wot llrt lmtxr;ance erery time. Nothing elxe la of any in.tKjrtanee, - The size of s bottie of niedioine has aothlnr waowimm eom, oriisroai value. Ia there any profit or satiKf action -or reason In saving possibly several oents oa a nreeerintinn and setting medicine of an inferior quality What do you care about price oo a prescript Ion. pro vided you s-et eraetly what your phynician preaeribea, eompoohded from tbe purextdruga Above all other consideration tbe one thing to insist upon la IWUALITY.I We do expert. truxiworioy preHcnptioa worn, we use only the purest drugs of tbe fciybest (Q0ALITY). we enarge you a iir rice, no nwe no lens. We NEVER overcharge on anrthine-serafe. guard any detail from the tin.e we receive the prescription until the medicine is In our cus tomers hands, how can a druggist eharge s lower pnee for ti ing a prescription thn perhaps odI.t one of tbe drws in tst prescrip tion eiwts. (if tbe purest WUALITY is U-sed) and stiil cisira lo d- prescription work of tbe highest OUAUTYf tn the face of It there I something wnng. Look for QUAUTY in pres-rii'"n worli not price. WU AL1 i Y Is ttie omy t,,mg we think of In our prcwr-r-r.,n d-Twrurient Ibe highest possible VjUALl TY of drills, the hit-hest pos- si me of work, exact ' d unvaring cooit iiiiiice , with every fr-rii,i,on m written by the pfcisicmn. Vseri-- i "crti ion coMotrers ; WDoai preciaie t. AI.I i V. tmr wLsb is ttmt ' we n nv do your K' n wnHt Yon are1 at i, i-iittiit'iauuif o-i written' t-V KIT t ' l - ' ,1-1 On Ji' V ( ..t t o k. I Heavy Silver Bleached Tajble Damask, 70 inches wide, worth $ 1 yard, thit let goes at ' J Heavy Unbleached , Canton FlasBell, worth 8c yard, this lot opens at Lot 3. ladies' Un ion Suits, Jersey Rib bed, Fleece lAned, worth 50c, this ' lot goes at 250 Lot 4. 25 dozen Ladies' Heavy .Rib bed Fast Black Hose, worth 15c, this lot goes at , 10c Lot lM ,tle$vy one-yard-rvide Homespun and Calicoe, this lot goes at ... 4c. - Lot 7. . 90 dozen 'Men's Shirts and ; Drawers, etra heavy ff, RibbedJFleece ? Lined, - worth 50c, this lot 2 So LOT 8 , LOT 8 t V GEO. A. " . IV I SPOOL ; CLARK'S Ju IMsj I a COTTON '50c Dozen . 25c Half-Dozen Lot 6. . , Checked Homespun, 5c designs worth more this lot goes at 3e. Lot 9. . 62 dozen Boys Heavy Fleece Liued Shirts' and Drawers, this lo goes at 25e. CLOTHING FOR MEN Clothing for Young Men and Boys , HIGH CLASS PERFECT TAILORING Men?s Suits Boys' Suits 25 per cent. Saved by Buying from Us . -I? - f Suits for 59c !v.ri t J' x ' lifmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ?P E'T T I C O A T S .1 J Ladies' Black: 4 Mercerized Petticoats New Lot of 60 Dozen Just in at Munford's ? r-f- ' . ' ' ' ,V , s . 1 ! Same aid price,1 which means a saving 'Tj,f .tv,-n-. CHa ,4-0x1 24 AH vUa nlviMr -l.'.,i N0 Hot ir j-5tit tu d Dorn m acts For llai a3 saas Lion Brand Shirts ; WitK the- Hard Metalic Round Dollars we purchased 193 dozen of this cele- brated Shirt, which is worth $1.00 the world over, but the underbuyer and tinder seller gays ? ; ; 50S ES"!l House Furnishing Goods : : See bur line ol Lace.uriaiiis, Rugs, Carpeto, Oil Cloths and Linoleums, Furniture and House Jfurnishjngs. ; l ; W CiSWe can save ybuJ moneys f ; ' T t TT ti THE FARMERS' FRIEND t i ( t V . . f 'lif f I::. t 5 hi t" c t-ry it t f -r p-,. if e
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