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T ORO COUR T5he COURIER Advertising Columns J E6e COURIER j Leads in Both News and J ! Circulation. Bring Result. I Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. 91.00 Per Tear VOL XXIX. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1904. No. 39. LiL 11 j -ZbJLJLJJLP OR COX. President. WJ ARMFIKLD, V-Prw W J ARMFIKLD, Jr., Cwhlor. The Bank of Randolph, Capital and Surplus, Total Assets, over $36,000.00 $150,000.00 wiui ampie aiweia, r." ' ;:kiiT. feel af Inlying we arc proiri unil willing to oten1 to our customers every muiuiy uu u- oominodatlon coulauu wln snie uuiiiug. DIRECTOR-Si Hugh Park, Sr., W J Armflcld.W P Wood, P H K Cupel, A M' Kailkiu, TIM H Raiding, l)r F K ABDury, c i n. F. H. Fries, President. C. L. Glexn, Cashier. WACHOVIA Loan & Trust Company (High Point, N. C. Branch.) PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. Capital. - - - $600,000.00. Assets, - - - $3,445,351.19. Conduct a Oenerel Bunking nnd Snvlnm BuMneo. With the iRagMt wweuiof nny bunk In North Carolina we mllclt the huslnem of the public and oner avery aceoroodutlon consistent with safe banking. ..,. II not already our nwtniner. open an account with iw. or writa for booklet explaining our method. HIGH POINT STOCKHOLDERS. W. k Riurali, C. C. M mo, A. B. Honwy, J. H. MillU, A.J.Owen, H. A. Mlltis, M. B. Smith, Geo A. Mattou. "WE "WISH Tocallthoatteiillonoltho people of Randolph county to the fact Unit we have a complete establishment for repairing all k luils of Je-welry, - WatcHes and Cloclcs. , We have only the host workmen and can give to the public the ml ecrv.ee. Our Optical Department is complete. . We can duplicate any lease or broken parta. Pine ." ",. furnished to order on short notice IJVCall Ord.ers will receive special attention. We carry a fine line of Jewelry. Write us w hen you need any thlint in our line. Very truly yours, A.. 3?. STALE? Sc BHO. SXIetfs. Point, IT- C. Horses & Mules. I have thirty-five head of good Horses and Mules that I will offer for sale at my stables on Depot Street court week. I have a number of well broke wagon and farm horses and some excellent drivers. Respectfully, R. R. ROSS, Asheboro, N. O. DR. D. K. LOOKHART, DENTIST, Asheboro, N. 0. HOI IW: Jjipm (oi pm If pmsllilc make engagement m lmy or two ahead, r.lvc me a call whether you uewl auy work or not. FARMERS, YOURTTENTION PLEASE! Heavy and Fancy Groceries, Drv Goods. Notions, Shoes, Drugs, Glassware, Crockery, Tinware, Trunks, and Gen eral Merchandise at our store Our prices are" right. Come to see us. Bring your produce, eggs chickens, etc., to exchange them for goods. We sell you good goods at reason able prices and pay you Rood prices for your pro duce. .... E. O. YORK STORE CO. CENTRAL FALLS. N. C. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD DIRECT RotJTK TO THE ST. InTTTg exposition Two trains daily. i. rnnnnction with W. & A" B. R, & N. C, A St. L. By from AtUnia. Lt Atlanta .! a. m. Ar LoulsTt08a.ni " ;0p.m. " T !,. With Throoh Sleeping Can From Georg-tA. Florida & Tennessee Route of the Famous onriE FLYEfi" 1 Omrrytag ttia only morning Bleeping car from Tills dUly, 'l..ai., Atlanta a. mjglTlug Fiic run from you- jtj. Wold fair Oolde for hook sin Hutrl and Boarding bouses, quoting th.ir run, wnia tu. FRED D. MILLER. . Traveling Paa. Agent fio 1 N.Prfcor 6t, ATLANTA. CA A bank has been organized at Marshville, Union- county. J II Millis and others are orgait izing a knitting mill at High Point. Win Patridge, a prominent busi ness man of High Point, has decided to move to Baltimore. Dr Baker, of Taiboro, was ac quitted last week of the killing of Dr Bass several months ago. Mr J R McCrary, a Lexington lawyer, was married last week to Miss Mary L Tatum, of Stuart, Pat rick county, Virginia. Ex-Sheriff J J Wicker, of Moore county, died recently of paralysis while sitting in the yard of D S Ray at Carthage. Jack Hairston, a negro desperado, was shot and killed while resisting arrest in Rockingham county last Saturday. Newt Reid, Jim Setzer's slayer in Statesville, has surrendered and will set up a plea of self-defense as an ex cuse for the killing. Thirteen-year-old Edward Speagle shot and killed his sixteen-year-old brother as a result of a quarrel in Burke couutv lust week. In n drunken row, a young man named Walls cut' and slashed his pal, named Haynes, near Elkin one night last week. Walls has escaped. Will Phillips, a section haud boss, shot and seriously wounded John Pratt, colored, in Anson county last week, riiillijio is said to have ben drinking. The Atlantic & North Carolina Railway trouble lias at last been set tled, i:s i he attorneys on both sides have signed an agreement withdraw ing the appeal to the Circuit Court at Richmond. The road has been leased to the Howland Syndicate. While returning from a social call last Friday night C A Henry, a piominent merchant of Asheville, was attacked by highwaymen. The miscreants threw some kind of chem icals in his face and then stabbed him in the chest. Will Hardin and Arthur Walker, two negro convicts serving sentences on Rowan roads have been lodged in jail charged with robbing the store of P II Henley. The negroes were trusties" and slipped away from the camp at night and robbed the store. The Lexington Co-Operative Store Company, which has several hundred stockholders, is in the hands of a temporary receiver, and the company was to show cause before Judge Cooke at Troy yesterday why the temporary receivership should not be made permanent. Prof Thos A Sharpe has resigned as superintendent of public schools of Guilford county to engage in other business. Prof Thos R Foust, of Goldsboro, has been chosen as Prof Sharpe's successor. ' The Telegram of tho 15th says that S J Craven, a postal clerk be. tween Greensboro and Wilkesboro, was injured Saturday morning by a ihiftiue engine running against his car, throwing him to the floor and wrenching his back. He was carried to Winston to a hospital. John Home, a machinists, is said to have patented a valuable invention recently. The new invention is a combination car door for freight cars. He claims for it that time is saved in opening and closing cars and that it makes the door more se- mre. and eliminates accidents by reason of car doors falling to the ground. A most fiendish crime was com mitted at the Falls of Neuse Cotton Mills, in Wake county, last week. George Tilley, a young farmer, shot and seriously wounded his wife, who at the time was sick in bed and bad in her arms a two-weeks-old baby He also at the same time shot and killed his mother-in-law. The shoot ing was done while Tilley was in a race because his wife woul 1 not con sent to move from one farm to an other one. Boiler Explosion Kills Four Men. A boiler explosion killed Henry C Fowler, a well known cotton mill superintendent, at Duke, in Harnett county, this State, one day last week. Mr Fowler formerly was superinten dent of the Elmira Cotton Mill at Burlington. Lee Hearst, li reman and H G Braswell and a colored man named Geo McLean were also killed Several others were seriously injured The dead men were to mangled they could scarcely be recognised. 62 KILLED IN A WRECK. Passenger No. 12 from Chattanooga to Salisbury and Local Passenger No. 15 from Bristol to Knoxville Collide near Knoxville. Over a Hundred People Injured. Knoxville, Tenn., September 24. The most disasterous railroad wreck known in this section occurred this morning at 10:18 o'clock on the Southern Railway, about one and one half miles west of Hodges Station and eighteen and a half miles east of Knoxville. The result of the collis ion of the two passenger trains is that about fifty people are dead and over one hundred and twenty-five are injured; Thecolliding trains were eostbonnd through passenger train No. 12 from Chattanooga to Salisbury, N. C, leaving Knoxville at 0:35 a. in. and westbound local passenger train No. 15, from Bristol to Knoxville, due to arrive here at 11 a. m. According to the best information, the wreck was due to a failure of the crew of i the westbound train to carry out its orders to meet the eastbound passen ger at Hodges Station. Instead of taking the siding at Hodges it pro cerded toward Knoxville, with the esulc that a frightful collision oc.' uni-red. Jsoth trains were running time and at a speed of about thirty miles an hour. The locoino tiv.a were demolished and the major portions of boih trains were complete ly wrecked with the exception of the Pullman sleepers, none of which left the track. The pilu of wreckage was ghastly and the suffering terrible in the extreme. The wrecked coaches were tilled with dead and injured and the rescue work was accomplish- d with great, difficulty. A wrecking and special relief train ft this city as soon as possible after the news of the disaster had been received here. The removal of the dead and wounded commenced immediately upon the arrival of this train. Hund reds of people had been attracted from Hodges Station, New Market and the many farm houses in the iciuity of the wreck. The people thereaboats rendered every possible assistance and nearby homes were thrown open to the dead and suffer ing. The corpse of physicians on the special train administered to the wounded, who, with the dead were placed on the special train and brought to Knoxville, arrived here about five o'clock. About live of the njtired died while enroute to this city. Some were taken to the Knox ville general hospital and others to their homes or homes of friends. A local undertaker hat1 received orders to have 150 cots in readiness, and these were at the Mun Street cross ing, where the dead were removed from the train. Fully 200 people had gathered about the Southern passenger station, expecting the train to unload at that place. One of the passengers states that the wreck oc curred without the least warning, and that the trains were telescoped. Knoxville, Tenn., September 25. The death list as a result of the fearful wreck on the Southern Rail way near New Market Saturday has grown tonight to 62, and it will probably exceed 70 before Tuesday, as many of the injured are in serious condition and more deaths will occur at the hospital. A force of 150 men toiled all day long at the scene of the wreck. Be fore 2 o'clock Sunday morning the track was clear for through trains, but it required many hours to clear the debris. Engineers Parrott and Kane were found beneath their en gines, but their bodies were not crushed badly. Small fragments of bodies were found in many places to day, but it is thought that they be long to bodies already found and brought to this city. One little baby was found by the wreckers. LOSS OK LIFE EXPLAINED, The cause of the terrible loss of life in the heavy east-bound tiain was explained today. It seems that the second coach ploughed its way into a bank in which other cars were jammed, and pushed in by the weight of heavy Pullmans were crushed like egg shells. The complete list of injured, as given ent by the railroad officials how total of 102, but this includes ail persons who were only slightly hurt or scratched. The following North Carolinians re among the number of dead: W T Ellis, Ore Hill. M P Gantt, Shelby. Mrs Green, Sylva. J B Plummer, Jones Mine. You are libble to an attack of some form of bowel complaint and shonld 1 provide TOOrscIf with the known remedy, Dr. Seth best Arnold's Balsam. Warranted by the Standard Drug Co. RANDOLPH REPUBLICANS County Chairman Hendricks Declines and - Evades the Challenge of Chairman Scarboro. ADVISES SHERIFF TO 00 AHEAD AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS. Alter Appointments are Made Names a Few Dates and Places for Joint Can vass, all of which Conflict with Dates and Places Fixed by Sheriff. For more than a quarter of a cen tury it has been a custom for the candidates for the general assembly and for the various county offices to accompany the sheriff on his first round collecting the taxes and mute in a joint discussion of the political issues The next day after Mr Hendricks returned from the St Louis Fair Chairman Scarboro of the democratic executive committee addressed to him the following letter and sent it to him by hand in older that it might reach him without any delay: Mr G G Hendricks, Chrm. Co. Rep. , Ex. Com., Asheboro, N. C. Dear Sir: By request of the Deni. Co. Ex. Com. and the candidates for the general assembly and for the various Co. ofiices, I hereby request yuti to meet me nnd arrange a joint canvass between the Dcm. and Rep. parties in Randolph Co. Please send your reply by bearer and oblige. Yours respectfully, W. J. Scahiioho, Chairman Dem. Co. Ex. Com. On the morning of the 22nd, Mr Scarboro received the following re ply dated Sept 20th, and post-mark ed at Asheboro Sept. 21t. at 10 o'clock a. in.: September 20, 1904. Mr W J Scarlwro. Chin. Dem. Co. Ex. Com.', City. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of this date relative to a meeting be tween ourselves, to arrange for a oint canvass between the Democrat ic aud Republican candidates, will say that the law requires the Sheriff of" the county to have his books at each township in the county some time during the month or Uctooer; anditisawell established custom in our county for him to go ahead and make his appointments to suit his own convenience, and sued can didates as choose to do so make the round with him. I am willing to let the matter stand, as heretofore. iours truly, G. G. Hendhicks, Chrm. Rep. Co. Ex. Com. Mr Scarboro replied to this letter promptly and scut it by baud, again requesting an answer by bearer. Asheboro. N. C, Sept. 22, 1904. Mr G G IIeudnsk8, Chrm. Rep. Ex. Com., Asheboro, A. C. Dear Sir: Yours stating that you are willing for such candidates as choose to make tho round with the heriff at his appointments for col lecting taxes received. It has been the custom in this county for the county Chrm. of the Democratic Ex. Com. and the county Chrm. of the Republican Kx. "Join, to meet auu arrange for joint discussions of the candidates for the General Assembly and the various county otlices to ac company the sheriff at his appoint ments on tho first rouud for the col lection of taxes, and the sheriff has been in the habit of stating in bis notices of his appointments for the collection of taxes that the candi dates for the legislature and for the various county ofiices will be with him at his appointments, and the people are invited to come out and hear tho joint discussion. I have lust learned tnat you ana other prominent Republicans in this county have stated that there would be no joint canvass wicn iue .demo crats this year. In my letter of challenge to you for the discussions, I stated in substance that I did so in obedience, to a request of the Demo cratic Executive Com. and the nom inees for the General Assembly and the various couuty offices. I am en titled to a direct and positive answer whether you will accept the chal lenge for th nominees of your party. For more than a quarter of a cen tury the nominees for the General Assembly and the nominees for Sheriff, Register of Deeds and Coun ty Treasurer have made joint can vasses of the county with the sheriff at his appointments in every town ship on his first round for collection of taxes, I suggest that vou meet me at 12 o'clock today in the public library and reading room over the bank to the end that we come to some defi nite agreement or understanding The sheriff is pressing me for an an swer so that he can notify the people what they may expect. Please send me a written answer by bearer. Yours very truly, W. J. Scabboro, Chrm. Co. Dem. Ex. Com. At a later hour on the same day Mr Hendricks made another evasive and indefinite and unsatisfactory reply as follows: September 22. 1904 Mr W J Scarboro, Chm. Co. Ex, Com. (Dem.) City, Dear Sir: Replying to your seconu i w mreui between ourselves to arrange for second letter, in regard to meeting joint canvass between the County 1 candidates, will say that I served as REFUSE JOINT CANVASS. Chairman of the Republican County Executive Committe for a number of years before I was elected Sheriff, and for some years since, and this is the first time in my life that I have been called upon to make an arrangement, as you suggest. You say that it has been a custom for the Chairmans of the Political parties to get together and arrange for a joint canvass. I say positively that yon are mistaken about the mutter, that such has new been the custom in our Coun ty. I have been in a position to know liow it has been done, is the reason 1 make positive statement about it. For some years previous to 1894, 1 was Chairman of the Re publican County Executive Com mitte, and Col McAlister Chairman of the Democratic County Executive Committee, and as courteous a gen tleman as he is, he never mentioned such a thing to me. Therefore, I see no reason for changing our former habits. You say that you do this at the re qtiestofyour executive committee and your candidates. I think I have the same right to observe the wishes of the candidates of my party. There fore, cannot grant your request with out their consent. Yours truly, i G G Hendricks, Chin. Rep. Co. Ex. Com. Sheriff Finch having delayed the , advertisement of his appointments for the first round and not being able to get any agi cement as to a joint canvass addressed the following let ter to Mr Hendiicks: Asheboro, N. C, Sept. 22, 1904. Mr G G Hendricks. Chm. Rep. Ex. Com., Asheboro, N. C. Dour Sir: I have waited since last Saturday, hoping that an arrange ment might be made for a joint can vass between the Democratic and Re publican candidates for the General Assembly and the various County ofiices and that they accompany me at my appointments on my first rouud for the collection of taxes. I cannot wait longer and must make my appointments, and I therefore writo to you, asking that you as Chairman of the Republican Execu tive Committee write me and let me know whether the nominees of your party will be with me and join with the nominees of the opposition party in a discussion of the. issues of the campaign, as I deni re to make an nouncement of same in my tax notices as has been the custom of the sheriff of this county for many years. Very trulv yours, T J Finch, Sheriff. Mr Hendricks gave the following evasive answer, repeating the mis representation that he had made to Chairman Scarboro: September 22, 1904. Mr T J Finch, Sheriff, City. Dear Sir: Replying to yours ot this date in regard to an arrange ment, relative to a joint canvass be tween the Democratic and Kepubli- can candidates, will say that I have been away from home almost ever since our county convention and have seen none of our candidates to get their wishes, in regard to a joint canvass. Besides, it has never been a cus tom in our county for the chairmen to arrange these matters. The sher iff always makes his apiwintments, and the candidates go if they wish to. I do uot wish to be discourteous, or in any way delay you in getting out your notices, but positively 1 cannot pledge that oui candidates will, or will not go. Yours very truly, G. G. Hen'pricks. Sheriff Finch also addressed a sim ilar letter to Chairman Scarboro to the one he sent Chairman Hendricks. Mr Scarboro answered promptly and without delay, saying that the Dem ocratic nominees for the General As sembly and various county offices would be with the sheriff at all his appointments on his first round for the collection of taxes, but could get no assurances from any source that 'he Republican nominees would be present at these appointments, al though he had invited them in the hope that a joint discussion could be had. Late in the afternoou of Septem her 23rd, at about the hour of six o'clock, some three hours after Fed' eral Office-holder J M Millikan had arrived in town (in response, no doubt, to a summons to come post haste,) and in his capacity as advi sor and Grand Mogul of the party, to give advice and consult about the muddle into which the Republican party had gotten by nominating the ticket it did at its late comity con vention, Mr Hendricks went to the office of Mr Scarboro to talk to him about a joint discussion. At Mr Scarboro 's request Mr Hendricks submitted the following in writing: Mr W J Scaiboro, Chrm. Dem. Co. Ex. Com.: We will make joint canvass at fol lowing places: f armer Uct. lOtb; Alt l'leatutnt ,?fr. Sit! I fl . cha , 13th Ubelty 14th. zJ th. pieas4nt Groe Acad- emy 18th; Kemp's Mills 19th; Sea grove 20tb; Gray's X Roads 21st. G.'O. Hendricks, Chrm. Rep. Co. Ex. Com. Sept. 23rd, 1904. In the forenoon of the next day Chairman Scarboro sent Mr Hen dricks the following letter: Asheboro, N. C, Sept. 24, 1904, Mr G G Hendricks, Chm. Rep. Ex Com., Asheboro, N . C. Dear Sir: Replying to yours re ceived late yesterday afternoon, I beg to enclose herewith tax notice ot toe Sheriff of Randolph Co. The Sheriff wrote vou and wrote me, re questing a joint discussion with him on his first round, insisting that we both meet him before he made his appointments, so that times and place might be made satisfactory to each of us. I also wrote you asking for this meeting. You replied to each of us, stating in substance that you could not say positively whether there would be a joint canvass or not. You did state, however, that you saw no reason for changing our former habits. The Sheriff has made his appointments. The Demo cratic nominees for the General AS' sembly and tho various county offices will be with him on this canvass, and the nominees of your party have been invited to meet the nominees of the Democratic party at the various appointments ot the sheriff on ins urst round ot collection of taxes. Yours very truly, W J SCARIIORO, Chm. Dem. Ex. Com. Mr Hendiicks has, no doubt, for gotten two years ago when Mr Elijah Moffitt, the secre tary of the Democratic county executive committee, carried to him in person in order that he might know it was delivered, a challenge from Chairman Scarboro requesting that there be a joint discussion be tween the two political parties. Mr Hendricks at a inter date replied to the challenge through the mails stat ing ccrtainingly that he accepted the challenge and that he had no other idea than to have a joint canvass, The sheriff then made his appoint ments for the convenience of the can didates. It has been rumored since the county convention that the Re pablicans would not unite with the Democrats in a joint discussion thiB year. The Democrats have been in charge of the county four years. Their record is baforo the public and they challenge an investigation. The Re publican county officials were turned out of office by the people on their record. The people are entitled to a joint canvass ami place the records of the two parties in county, State and nation. t'n.DOO Fire at High Point. Speclnl to Chnrliitie Observer. High Point, September 25. Fire, which was dincovered shortly after 7 o'clock touight, destroyed the ware house and $20,OUO worth of manu factured goods belonging to the High Point Furniture Company. The engine room of the plant was partially destroyed and two la.ge dry kilns together with a large amount of lumber, were also burned, swelling the total damage to over $30,000. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is presumed to have been the work of an incendiary. Tho night watchman employed at the plant, ac companied by another employee, had gone the rounds just a few minutes before the blaze was discovered und at that time there was no evidence that anything was wrong. The plant of the furniture company is situated in the factory distiict and for awhile several surrounding fac tory buildings were endangered by the fierce flames nnd the showers of sparks which flew from the burning building. A lare number of freight cars, standing on the side tracks, were saved by the timely arrival of a yard engine, which pulled them out of harm's way. This is the second time within period of several months that the High Point Furniture Company has suffered serious loss by tire. 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Ruse velt had a new postolTis made for our old colored brnther Jerry Billinsgate, and Jerry woodent have it because it didn't pay but two dollers a week; so I got the job. My postoflis is nam ed Billinsgate after the good old bruther who was much beloved by our politishens. Campane time is a hard time for a unexperianced man to take charge of a postoflis and lern the bizness as I want to lern it. I've got to lern how to tell what demo crat literture is even when its seeled up so I can delay it or send it by the rong rout; and if I cant do none of them things, so I can get it out of the way sumhow. I hats one way ot campanen you hadent thought or, and if any democrat literture or notises of democrat speekins of demO' crat news papers dont turn up at the rite time and plase you can just take the hint. A word to the wize is sur fishent. We're a goin to carry this county bv at least 900 minority, oence I ve got setled down and no the run of thincs 1 like my change awful well; I tell you its fine. The way our fellers run things is a cau tion. The big boss comes down from (Jreensboro occasionally and gives the little boss his orders how to run things, lire little boss is commandc-in-chief of the renubli can forces in this county, but he has to do what the big boss from Greens boro tells him or he'll be turned off. But all the little township overseers have to do what the little boss says, If he say, "Golieth, go for dave," Goheth goes; and if he says, "lige, stand on yore head," Tige sticks his feet up in the air and grins witbout showiti his teeth. Tige barks at every democrat be sees; tbe little boss makes trim do it. lige noes where his bred cums from. The democrats had their conven- shun on the 17th of this month, inst., and there was so many demo crats in Asheboro that it'd like to a scared our fellers to death. They actually had politikal spasems. When 1 got in town not one of em cood be found. After while they found out the crowd was pcesable and climb out of their dens. They said tley wasent scared, but was a playin the new game of "hide and seak." Toward night the little boss stuck his head out of a winder of a back shed, and said there was more democrat voters in twon than used to be counted when our fellers count ed the voteb in his offis. 1 dident no he ever got scared. He lets onlike he's awful brave when the big boss from Greensboro cums down to brine orders and campane money, and you can just hear him a wismn he had as many dollers as he can whip democrats. The big son-in-law boss found out the other day that it woodent do to kick too hard at the Watts Law, and he's a sendin out new platforms that dont say much about the Watts Law. It dont make any difference; our fellers dont go by platforms. Our bosses can make a new one any time in ten minits. Our fellers dident ubmiuute their best timber for the Jeneral Assembly. They just nominated such fellers as they cood get to take the chances. They nominated a excellent doctor to t-ke care of the people that'll get sick on the canipaue speeches the other two fellers is a goin to make. He 11 have a job on his hands. One of our felleis was prohibishenist til he seed licker was a gettiu skase, and now he's a given the WatU Law the devil. The othor'n uste to be a store keeper and gauger, but he's a repre- sentin the temperance wing of the republican party in this campane. One of em is a runnin for twooflises. When the democrats get after him about the way he uste to howl for prolubishen he 11 Bay he 11 say be s not a fltcn the Watts Law, he's a runnin for presidenshal elector; and when they get after him about Rnse- veit eatin with niggers he 11 say its all right with him, he's a runnin for the btait Senit. How re yore fellers a goin to whip a man when yon dont know where he s at. lou just as well smite blank cotndges at a bred wagen. I be little boss has worked a trick on yore fellers this time. One of the fellers thats a runnin for the House specks with a ven- jence. lie memenzes his a peach ana then lerns his jescbers from the lit tle boss, lbe little boss cant make jeschers, but he noes how it ought it ought to be did. This feller has been to Kally one time, and it the democrats give him justis he'll go agin, and if they cant make room for him there be must have a plase in the Jeneral Assembly at Morginten. He'll give the Watts Law zip at either plase. He uste to stay where they made licker, and he got two dollers a day for it and all the good cool water he cood drink free of charge. As for the other fellers thats a innnin for the House, I've nothin to say about his reckard. He's all right, and he's left no mistakes where people da see em. They're all a layin under about four foot of dert, yon no people aint a goin to move that much dert just to see a man's mistakes. Well I've got to close and go down to Kandalmin to study postoms tf fares. Yores aginst the democrats, Mike Doooihbkield. Member of Annanies club. 1st Bank. Are You Willing To profit b7 the experience of others ? "After taking your Con centrated Iron and Alum Water myself, and using it in my family with fine re sults, I do not hesitate to recommend it as one of the best medicines to be found. We use it as a tonic, for Dyspepsia, and Bladder trouble and regard it as in valuable." J. J. LAWSON, Cashier Bank of South Boston, South Boston, Va. "It gives me pleasure to state that I have used your Concentrated Water and find it one of the best tonics on the market, and can highly recommend it to any one desiring a good appe tite, good health and good feeling." J. P. LEWIS, Photographer, Pilot Mountain, N. C. 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