THE MAGICOF MUSIC
Power of the Melody of the Voice
Over Man and Beast.
SINGERS WHO SAVED LIVES.
The Way Lblachs, th Basso, Con
quered a Bear and a Burglar Grisi'a
Control of a Madman With a Razor.
A Musical Wife's Presence of Mind.
That music really has charms to
oot lie the savage beast Is proved by
the many times that the power of song
has been the means of saving life. Ou
ue occasion when Lulgl I.nblache, the
great opera baswo, was aimlessly stroll
log through a French fair he was sur
prised by a sudden stampede of the
sightseers, who rushed by him In a
great panic, crying that one of the
great liears bad escaped from the me
nagerie. So eurprlsed that he scarcely
realized his danger, the singer stood
his ground and almost immediately
found himself face to face with the
nnddoned lieast, which halted for a
moment before making Its linal rush.
In that moment Iblache began to
aing one of his favorite airs in a voice
bo deep and terrifying that the bear
slunk away, liior.yighly cowed.
It was this same singer who, when
cotilhii'd to h is bed by a broken leg,
was surprised by his landlady, vi ho
burst into his room, crying that a rob
ber was in the house and was about to
kill her husband unless lie revealed the
hiding place of their money and plate.
Lablaehe, unable because of his Injur)
to give other assistance, began to sing
an aria in such thunderous tones as
to terrify the robber, who lied.
Mme. (liulia (Irlsi was ouce travel
ing from the south of Trance to l'aris
In company with several companions
of her own sex. when their privacj
was intruded upon by a man who en
tered their apartment at n wayside sta
tion, liefore long he lx'pan to act so
oddly as to make the women appre
hensive and at last terrllied them by
drawing a razor, which he began to
flourish, at the same time demanding
that he be permitted to sever their
heads. The women realized that they
had a madman In the carriage with
them and also that they were without
protection until the next stop of the
train. In consequence they lecaine
hysterical all save 45risl, who with
great coolness suddenly liegan to sing
in a soft voice that gradually assumed
volume as she gained the attention of
the man, whose threatening attitude
gave way to rapt attention as the song
advanced. Song after song did Urlsi
elng, and not another movement did
the man make until the next station
was reached, when tb alarm was giv
en and he was taken into custody. It
transpired afterward that he had es
caped from a lunatic asylum.
Jennie Lind once saved not only her
own. but hundreds of other lives by
her gift of 6oug. A fire broke out back
f the stage in a small theater In her
native land where she was singing.
The audience became alarmed, and
there might have been a panic had not
Jennie I.ind stepped coolly out upon
the stage and begun singing a favorite
folk song. Reassured and entranced,
the audience reseated themselves, and
the fire was soon extinguished.
Another well known opera star while
traveling with some friends in Mexico
was surprised by a company of half
hreed bandits, at whose approach the
escort fled, leaving their charges to the
Biercy of the robbers. The attitude of
the latter on finding that their captives
had little money and valuables was
menacing in the extreme, and the trav
elers all exjMH'tod to lie murdered that
alght. When the roblerH were eating
their supper the star Iwgan to slug,
and his captor were so delighted that
they demanded more. For a time he
gratified them, but at last suggested
that he should sing for the freedom of
himself and hH friends. To this the
bandits, cheered by wine and soug.
agreed, and after having sung for nu
hour he and his companion were free.
Kneissel. the notorious Bavarian
brigand, once planned to rob a house
In the neighborhood of Munich and. If
necessary to secure the money and
plate he knew was In the house, mur
der the inmates, a young married wo
man and her two female servants. His
approach was heard by the wife, who.
Instead of losing her bead, sat down
to her piano and began to sing. The
brigand listened awhile and was
on the point of forcing an entrance
Into the room when the song ceased
and a man's voice struck up a rollick
ing air, to 1 followed in a few mo
ments by a third man's voice singing
a familiar chorus. Kneissel paused.
The husband evidently had returned
anexpeetedly and had brought with
him a friend. lie was not prepared to
attack the house against two men, so
he beat a hasty retreat, little thinking
that the voice he had beard proceeded
from the Hps of the young wife, a One
singer, who was an adept at mimicry.
Some years ago a released convict
went to the house of the Indiana Judge
who had sentenced him to prison with
the Inanition of shooting hini. As
he crept nearer to the window beside
which the Judge was sitting and raised
his revolver to fire the sweet voice of
jtbe ludge's wife floated out .on the
umiuer air from the bedroom, where
he was sf'. glng her baby to sleep, all
uucopsciotiH of her husband's peril.
The lnllaby she sang was one that the
convict's mother used to croon to him.
End. throwing aside his revolver, be
walked boldly Into the house and con
fessed to the Judge his Intention. The
Judge licfrhvsded him. and he Is today
one of the m.-st hillviMitial and respect
ed citizens f a town l:i the far west
Addle Fnr.-ar In Chicago r.ecord-IIcr
aid.
UNDERSTRAPPERS AT THE
HELM.
i Iiii-t OllirJals Absent Oa Private Busi
ness Or Playing Politics.
I Washington, D. C, Oct. 8. With
I the I'resident away on politics and
hunting bent, una Koot and lutt,
the two chief members of the Cabi
net in foreign parte, and the other
members of the Administration ab
sent from their departments on
politics or private business, the gov
ernment, of the country is running
with the Republican understrappers
at the helm. This has been pretty
much the case all the summer, since
the President left early iu June No
other administration has such a
record for absenteeism. Kor bus
any other administration spent eo
much time on partisan politics and
interference with local party Brab
bles. Every kiud of excuse has
oecn made to sond out the cabinet
t tliciuU and their assistants to do
the preliminary work to round up
delegates to tho next Republican
National Convention. fcecretury
Taft. has made speeches in all the
s;ates where he could do any good;
f'icretury Metcalf has been for
mouths in California and the other
IVilio Stater, Secretary Cortelyou
been in New York, in close
touch with Wall Street and the
New York politician!; Secretary
Bonaparte hus been rustioatiug in
Canada and ut hid Maryland country
borne, and incidentally has helped
10 muddle up Republican prospects
:u Maryland; Secretary Meyer has
been boosting tip Senator Lodge for
control of the Massachusetts dele
".itct; Sccietary Garfield besides
ending the summer in the West,
i MeLsibly on government business,
lint really ou politics, then took an
other month at home in Cleveland
io help fix up the pieposcd defeat
of Tom Johuson for mayor by the
President's favorite, Congressman
i urton; Secretury Wihou has been
traveling all over the West at gov
ernnieiit expense; und if the truth
were known the other cabinet mem
bers have not paid out much from
their private purses on thtir politi
cal junkets.
Assistant-1' ostmaste r-General
Hitchcock has been rounding up
the postmasters and instructing
them to secure delegates to the Re
publican Convention favorable to
Secretary Cortelyou. Secretan
I'inchot of the Forestry Bureau,
member of the "Tennis Cabinet",
has been in the Rocky lifountah
states trying to overcome the oppo
sition developed there ou account of
the enlargement of the forest re
serves. The political expeditions
of many others might be nientioued
who have putiu more time for par
tisan purposes than for what they
are paid to do. Booker Washing
ton and other administration negro
eadera have been attempting to
urn the current of darkey voters
uway from Foraker, but with uo
effect, onUide of the negro office
holders.
Mv! my! but it has been a strenu
ous eunimer, and after all the result
looks quite doubtful for the Admin
istration unless the office holders
can induce the President to run for
a third term, for they at heart fear
a tu-w deal with another cand:date.
The Taft men are now accusing the
Cortelyou boomers of us: up the
patronage of the Unite.! States
Treasury and the Post Office De
partment to force his nomination,
aud as far us the Southern States
me concerned they have uo doubt
rounded up the office holders, who
compose the Repub'icau party
tli'-re, leaving out the daiky contin
gent. The Democrat'?, while they have
out i ecu so active as their Republi
cm friends, are much encouraged
the Republican divisions and
factional lights, but are still at sea
about who will lead the party. The
trend of events has led to a Ihoiough
investigation of the merits of possi-
'le candidates and tbeir reputed
- leiijitii in the close and doubtful
Northern State, which it is feared
i i. Hrynu could not carry if ag'tin
nomma'ed.
i lie boom for Lieutenant Gov
i inor Chaiidli-i. of New Yoik. ii-
, idicaied up ii bis strength in his
ao State, i.ui there is a teeing
iiat evehlii il i v Jie will b umi nr.
;i)Uoly onsl'b led for second place
Hi i he tlcke'.
Governor .InhiMin, of Minnesota,
e. Ilia, to be I ftfl'g ahead a a
,'ioiiiising cai (1 d ti , and this h-ii
mi airiiu'i'rif'i b leporin tr m
do ii-poin. i icii nl seno a J'-tiii-"'"
ileiepu.ll--. t,i. -lie I).-ui.ii-r,.i.
s.i ional I "lid litIO' . I be lilik(l
i.ii Reii -it Ii t siMie, M il- id
lOl.tS' Hi.il Unlet reliable I'l llio
II lie ' : O hall 4 f.V !
m : "enii. i ic, of vit.
i. Go.ptl II .lullllMIt) Mill be ib.
next Democrat c tMi.ddi.t- fir
.1.1011,1. lie ielieve(j tiiit Mr-
M,tii will ll't si, no! in .lohiisoii'j
. :iV. TloS l-liill lM lit IS lleli-Xed t I
hi a i'1'ltii'iiliir Mu'i ifi nice coin
je hi in S l : tor oil..- 1 1, is
io. , : ft !i;,n .-, ,-i -lo.-l i t Mi.
I VtTk'tt I l ine ia M.-'i.ki lo h! OUt M
i ..ok till'.
RAMSEUR NEWS.
Street Improvements In Pr ogres Per
sonals ana titner it ens.
Mrs. B. 3. Scott is visiting relatives at
High Poiut and Asheville.
John Baldwin, of I'lneourst, is speuuiug
some lime with his family hero.
Kisses Florence and Flossie, Marie?, of
Frankliuvilie, visited relative ' hew Sun
day.
Henrv Hackney, of Charlotte,
visitor in town Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. T. A. Mullitt, J. A. Brady, J. E.
Bradv. J. M. Kivett mid Thos. Kiln hate
recently purchaurd handsome piano
Messrs. lliclitield frk-otl, John au.Mieorge
1'arks, Urudy Fousbee, and Mr. and Mr.
J. A. Brady were visitors to the Jamfsiowa
Exposition last week.
A lama number of our people wili attend
the Carolina Central Fair ia Gieeusboro
tbis week.
The graded school is doing excellent
work, and u lares number of pupils are
enrolled.
Our citizen ad the comuiimi"'.iers for
our Htr. eln are having seme very Undsome
granoliihic walks laid on our principal
BtreetK. This will add much to th. neaiuj
and conveoisuce of our town.
Ronnie IVaree is col; ducting a grocery
and general merchandise ia the eastern
part of town.
Beautiful liule n lingers recfiii ? arrived
in the li. nii . of .Met-sr.s. A. H. i liomas,
V. H. Waikti.. dr.. and C. A. !. e
One of tl.e largest and ni- ft ...mplete
lines of winter -oo4 is now di-i'ayedby
the liuiiiseur More Co. In la.ii. drew
hU an I supplies tlicy have a l uge and
sp'endi.i se'eetion.
Mis liertta Battle, of Morga'i: n. ngain
lias, eliare of the millinery cVpariment i f
tl.e Hami-eur More Co She Ii:. a very
eh, ii e select ion of hals, and is kept very
busy :n lit r department hy a larp- patron
age. The styles are lovely this season and
the pricis are very reasonable .
Miss I.iimey, of the faculty of Franklin
v i ! Is i .u Til i e si du oCm iii towa .S.t.nday.
ilr. A. H. Covington, who has success
fully coi ducted ll.e Hotel Kamwur for the
past 14 j ears, retire from the I'lisiness
this fall. Some one can secure a good lo
cation for the business by addievdag as
a hove.
FRANKLINVILLE GLEANINGS.
PoNtoflireto lie Moved AtUre" On Odd
Fellowsnip Other Item.
Mr. J. C. Kivett haa purchased the York
building ou It. It. avenue in which the post
ofllce and Mr. J. M. Ellison'a grocery store
is now kept. Mr. Kivett will reuiodel the
building and opeu up a stock of p"Js in th
near future, air. Ellison will move the
poatoflic and grocery to his building a short
distance away.
Mr and Mrs. J. H. Fsntrin and little
OUie spent Saturday and Sunday with rela
tives and friends at High Point
Mr. Amos Winiiiiigham, of Aaheboro,
was in the city cue day last week.
Mr. C II . York baa moved his family to
his old homo near White's Chapel.
Mr. B. Q. Ohaek is moving into bis resi
dence near W. C. Jones' wag.m ahopa.
Mr. W. A. Patterson, of Durham, spent
Saturday and Sut day in town.
Mr. S. L. W deli and family spent Sunday
with Mr- and Mrs. ti. H. Cox.
Mrs. Caroline Craven is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. ( I. T. Leonard,
at Greenaboro.
Misses Louanna Chandler and Lula Coi
went to Itandlunau shopping one day iat
week.
Mr. and Mrs L. F. FsntrU- spent Satur
day night and Sunday with their aunt, Mis.
Mary Fentriss, near Sophia.
Mr. V. A Uiimes has nicv.-.l his saw mil
from Liberty to this place and hus located it
near the Frankliuvilie Mf. t o. dam.
Trof. D. M. Weatherly will deliver an ad
dress on Odd Fellowship at the auaaonic
Hall the fourth Tuesday nighl in November.
All Odd Fellows that can shou'd attend.
Mr W eailierly is one of our liest speakers
and every one that loves the oifler will U
well paid for their trouble
Aprsa Party at Trinity.
The aproa psriy gif a in honor of Miss
Pearl Ciswsun's birthday, on Friday night,
Ui-iob. r llie 11th, was eujnyed by all.
Those present were: Elliert Farlow,
Huh Crowsoa, Earl Bulla, Joe Alexander,
Beten Karl- w, lea I rowson, Csrl Frzier,
Einnielt Crowson, Ads Daris, Ueraian
Walker and Jeff Alexander; and Misses
AugiiHta Alexander, Hon lulu Farlow.
Gertrude Fallow, Pearl Crowson, Oneida
Walker, Beatrice Bulla, Essie Walker,
Ruby Farlo, Sallie and Annie Crowson.
The liemmiuK were good. The lirst
prize was wou by Elliert Farlow; second
prise, by Hugh Crow-, .n After the party
wan .er games were playpd until 10
o'clock, and theu the guests went home.
Gray's Chapel Items.
Faimera are I usy gstherisg corn. Wheat
has been sown.
Hugh T. Curtis, who wandered away
fi.'Bi home last "tiring, i turned bona lanl
we k Mr. Curtis ian po r health yet..
Mm. Surah Mc Masters is critically ill; sh
is suffering with lung trouble
John ' . I null, of (Irefcimbiiro, visitexl his
sister, Mrs UuMasters ne day last week.
.Io. K. IMfl.er.-on. Jr nrem
tm iif ihf N. rf.dk Ni-rk ami Advi-r
: tis.'r. prc-.lictH tlie cleMiiiction (.f tli
' JiitneFtdiM. 'x-Mi-itiiin l.v l"fK fij"
.ul nn -tl.citii.ke KoM-uibtr 25th.
BISCOE ITEMS.
Death of Aa Infant Interesting Hatch
of Personals.
Misses Maynie Sloan aud Virginia Robin
son, of Jonesboro, who has been visitisg at
Mr. J. W. Masemore's, returned to their
home Tuesday.
Mm. M. A. McAulay, of Rockingham, is
visiting her daughters, Mrs. J. R. Page and
Mtb J. K. Wood.
Mr. B. Hatch haa resigned his position
as manager of the Bispoe Fouadry & Ma
chine Company, to go to Tampa, Fla., where
he is going into the niertantile business.
Mrs. Manly Luck and children, Eve yn
and Howard; and Miss Ethel Maness, Mrs.
Luck's Bister, returned Monday from a visit
to relatives and friends at Thorn isville and
High Point.
JThe infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. I).
Smith, died Fridsy and was hurried at
Wadeville near Mr. and Mrs. Smith's far
mer home, Saturday, October ll!lh.
Mr. Walter L. Carter and Miss Annie
Mitchell, of Biscoe. were married Friday
October 11th. Mr. Manly Luck, J. T., offi
ciating. Mr. C. C. Crocker, of Aberdeen, was in
town on business Saturday.
t'katbaai C'ouaty Nates.
From The Chatham Record.
Jas. L. Griffin, C. S. C, of Chat-!
ham tinds that during the past 20
years 61 divorces have been grunted,
iu that county.
Last week DeWttt Klapp, the!
18-jear old son of Rev. P. T. Klapp!
who lives 1 l-'Z miles south of Puts
boro, was painfully, but fortunately
uot fatally, gored by an enraged
bull, iheutumal was in the buru
lot and without any warning rush
ed upon young Klapp upon his
entering the lot.
Hiram Tiil'oau, posttnuFtt-r at
Rytitim, was married last week to
Miss Iiena IStuidevimt, also of Py
num. Mins Rlaiiche Rives, of Chatham
Co., and llari'soti .Stout, of JUrr
hngton, were marned last week at
the home of the bride's father, YV.
A. Rives, tif Hickory Mountain
township.
Frauk Burns suffered a painful,
but not serious, injury to his leg
last week by falling on the band
wheel at Eddin's saw mill, in Oak
land township where he was work
ing.
QUICK REPAIR.
SKILLED WORKMANSHIP.
This is the watchword of
N. MELTON,
15he
RANDLEMAN JEWELER
Your watch needs repairing,
Your sewing machine runs hard,
Your clock can't be depended on.
These will be made as good as j
new if sent to me for repair. j
I pay express or registered I
mail charges one way. j
N. MELTON, I
Randolph Hdw. Store Bldg., I
Randleman, N. U.
WOODUFF
IRON FRONT
Horizontal
Shingle
Mill.
10 to 20
Thousand
Shingles
Per Day.
Write for Prices.
Wooduff Harcv
"I wrote you for advice," writes Lelia Hagood,
of Sylvia, Tenn., "about my tumble backache and
monthly pains in my abdomen and shoulders. I
had suffered this way nine years and five doctors
had failed to relieve me. On your advice I aook
Wine of Cardui, which at once relieved my pains
and now I am entirely cured. I am sure that
Cardui saved my life."
It is a safe and reliable remedy for all female
diseases, such as peri
odical pains, irregulari
ty, dragging down sen
sations, headache, diz
ziness, backache, etc.
At Erery Drug Store in
.WINE
OF
A Big Lot of
REMNANTS
Wo h.iv! the largest nn 1 tx'sta"sortnicut of silk au l H.itln rpinii'iuts ever nff. rwt.
Wofoul.l easily sen me w.1.1 c I .. at a big protit, but we di.l lint li.iv thein i..r that pur-l.".'.'-
W.V "rr !"' l'111'liMi. rs..I I. ii i t- .U..K.....II.-. ,ui iliustratt'ili !i4 i:ii: monthly.
tilleo vrilh sto l.
mi'l "ivrii ii'l urt nuitMii iiiiiiii il iutiTe-t to wotiWM. Hint e pro
it into urn limoslhis lull by uivina uwnv 01 tiirw lot oi ihi.u Imnd-
I.OM-Ui imio.lur.
so.ii.''rt'iii!iaiit- io
UM'ii i i.n. every rent wi-:ik lor it '
will ler us mm.i1 vo-i ,i siiutiile e...v. itiul the
iimniifiietiir ... i'liii ts. iUn su ip s. i heeks, squares, all of the most hainonie
anil mo-i l.nl.uitil eoloiv an t palierns. nil iriimne.t unit realty to sew together. Tin. lot
eeiel wi'l .-i l-t of between pm ami I.VIpieee-, assorted.
TO THE FIRST' 10(1 LADIFi wh..aiiMverthis otter we will also senl
Riobrol.lrry Silk, .IlllVrrnt colors and a eomplete lustruetion Hook of Kraleoid.
erystitehes. Better tak" u.i-...t:v... ' r i,.,i.. v.mr i...i. i
Address LADIES
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"FOR $2'
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Saves time
Saves the
Ironer
For Farther Vsiticulan Write tb
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IVMTtR, S. C.
Smoothing iron HeaUnCo.,
The abnv nut ifoistni'CM Smoothing
oa y tiling ot tlie Ki'i'I i 'i the I tun
ki'i"! i 'i the (.inie4 ihU-b.
ail I I in y l-'i in by 16 1
heaTv: mz i
We ar.i pi inn ' iii 'm m
i h of h
and pays for itself twit e u m
It works jmt as Mii'-en' . I i v
COHt of a penny or lv. j ..n
coiivpiiience for ilie fi.-k r 01
eest you so little
We wan: a 'i! luim to
t .nitsand place I ii! t- ni.t
tll Stilt-.' U) Mlit V) 1. See ii
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Write as a fetter taciWnf alt
yaar symptoms, m4 we wMI uo4 you
Fras A4vtc. la staia tmiei envelops.
Assists: Ladln Advhurv Department,
The Qutttaaeag MedkiBeCs.Cnaita-
$ 1 .00 bottles. Try It.
Silks ET
. :ie. for
i.ulMrii lion. I he .aper
i-iin i.mvc this to vmir -iiisf,.eii..n i.
rem its-urn tin. tti...t ,i..l.i.v, uiiL-
yoii
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8 SILL!
IRONING Made
Easy.
LONG FELT WANT
SUPPLIED.
Cool Room to Do Your Work In.
Manufacturers, Sumpter, S.C
Iron Heater, which ia something new and the
Deacnptioti- Made of No. 20 sheet iron, ery
- 2 in high and wmghs 10 nuuds.
no-M l'liev plea-w alt aud coat only a trifla
.i-4.ui You do your work in half the time and twice as ueat.
.1 1' f -I i ir as ill-mix, with chip-t, ark, corncobs or coal, at a
and f.- Iieaiing tea, colTee or erillg warm nourishment ia a
i ami ;;--!. e-iiil homo user. There is uoihii g better which
np'ei 't and work this coutitiy. There con be several
Ii" it' easy, (piick money you w-mt (itHolls itself) we slica
- q iica for ihis mid adjoining counties if you are interested.
L. MEDLIN, Monroe, N. C,
State Agent for Heaters and Territory.
j The New Improv
ed Low Step Over
Hay Press. Me
dium Price. Write
for Catalog.
m fuc:uring Cum. an ,