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is not in any way connected, nor has it anything to do, with the name of "Keeley." The McKanna Company has never failed to effect a complete cure, neither has the McKanna Company ever lost a single patient. Is this not an enviable twenty-year record!, Please do not apply the name "Keeley " to any of our sanitariums. 4 . a i. !' 4 ft . Splendid sanitarium at Rcidsvilfe, N C Private baths, watchful at- f tendants, "electric Bells, etc, etc '''"'. 1 We Do Not Use The f Deadly Hypodermic Injection i ' .-;!,. .''.....'- : Wire, 'phone, or write us for tes timonials from grateful Carolinians and for , terms and further particulars i miic MJ n How Much . Mas M TMmady . mi Ym. t :&fmfc v ( ,"' .'v ; v. ' ' , , : ; 'jr v, - -v. ..-. ... ...... Idly- ; r. : ' , ' 'r'.";;vV":'r: :-..: ::V :- ;" C';.'"'T:.'V;' "i?-:V.f.v '-K,v;;;;(:,:..;- t;'. v; ; ;;v.;;-" .;:;:;. in money, misery, heartaclie lost opportunities? And what will be the end- Ah! friend, how often have you and your loved ones spent the' dark hours of the night . ' tortured by just such thoughts? ; ' ; : ; ' - : s ' ' . ' , ' LIFE IS WORTH THE UVINGBE ' M MUN AQTilN ' fl1 REIDS VELJLE? MM i' VCKSOB'B WEDDING VX" TELLS THE STOHV ilnj? Aralaunt of an Event !a Bwn Overlooked In Bl of the ttrent Warrior oniony at Cottage Home a One aekosn's ObiecUon to rarta of the marrtano vows xttera to Proressor nm kNint Pay, A round Da" College., i V. Sun. : r, . world lovea a lover and "a t of the world loves a mar eight of it or.tha tale of It ipher la apt to do well, with hose details which he thinks ost menand surely all wo the marriage of the one - he record; and a romancer,' at school which finds Hg ln the matfer7. years of life, ronjer and steadier tempta - youth. Is April. , i, the torm, the wind and sun and In winter storm of even that school man ndwlcb between his accounts r affairs the tale of a wed- may be of the minor charac the f Uropse of sunshine is veen the sombre pages. he three notable biographies i Jonathan Jackson not two Klven to the story of his and In his Virginia home there was ever a readiness to give woman her due meed. But Jackson was no society man. He was too taciturn, too given to saying what he meant and keeping silent when that had been done; too apt to like few people and leave all others alone. HIS FIRST MARRIAGE. , , ' " When'Anna Morrison went up form her home in the Old North State to visit her sister, Mrs. Hill; at Lexington, Jackson was among the first of the college set whom she met. The rumor of his engagement to Miss Junkin was already abroad, but he himself was desperately silent concerning It. He made a most useful friend to the young visitor and her younger sister, who had accompanied her, and when he reappeared one day in Aug ust from the absence during his vaca tion he was hailed with delight. The sMera spent a 'merry hour with him, sang him hia favorite songs, and tho next day heard that ne naa Docn married the night before and al ready departed on his bridal tour. This not through any real attempt at foolery, but because many a bride of those! middle years of the century was unwilling to have the matter talked of and prided herself perhaps, on the se crecy with which the engagement was kept up to the very date of the marri age, or at least the summoning of the y the woman who stood by side at that climacteric mo t it seema somewhat strange :i the many stories and anec ped in late years upon his friend nor realtlve nor atten uated anything of that wed Cottage : Iftme. in Lincoln .rth Carolina, on the 16th of 7. so nearly, o very nearly 'tury ago. ' .'C WALL'S BEST MAN. ; en, fnts day not long ago, -ought gtonewsll Jackson's my way he found' a ready y was warm enough for the be inviting. It was near sun ' big mountain ash in the I threw long shadows acrocs walk and green grass, use was one to rous'e tender . for. in it Fitzhugh Lee had carters during a period ':ics," while Curtis was way, and to it tred when more ac v. as wreHted from him to "ioirs of his general, Rob- etory broke in upon a ' u.s on these things., v ; was one of Tom Jackson's ' !. You might call me his best jppose, fince I went across rrison'a with him and saw was sadly added; "It has vim sadly added: "It has 9 years ao, and of all ".-.. Jackson and I alone v.-e are all.";. ;:' ' , j f h an Jackson was '. In his Mexican cam- fascinating senoritas, " hume he , soon ' 1 'ri'toa " when : the ie of these biographies wasiguests. And Jackson acted In accord ance with Miss Junkin's wishes. In all this pleasant drama of visits and fr)endihlpmaklng and even court ing 'and bridals the future best man bore his part. He, too, like Jackson and Hill, was of the college faculty and allied to some of them by mar riage. But Mr,, FlBhborn soon connect ed himself with DavldBon College, near Miss Morrison's home, in Caroli na, a college of which Dr. Morrison had once been president, keeping up his friendship with Jackson and Miss Morrison alike. There he heard of the death of Jackson's wife 14 months af ter their marriage and from there he played ills part as friend in the mar' rlasre to Miss Morrison a little more than two years afterward. BIDDEN TO THE WEDDING. A an older man. Mr; Flshborn dls played a Joyfulness of disposition, a', tenderness of consideration, a quick, warm sympathy and readiness to ex press It that must have been a delight to such a man as Jackson. Mr. Flshborn'a Jest was ever ready; Jackson was at least reserved: his friends admit the word; those who liked him less wrote it stern. The quick and easy speech and jovial laughter of this particular Intimate supple mented Jackson's quietness and Jack son's unchanging friendship and Re gard were somethirfg'of a surprise to the man on whom they were bestowed. Still that friendship was at first a part of their everyday life. It was well kept up when one was still at Lexington, but the other across country In a line almost due south at Davidson, Ftshborn knew that Jackson was in Europe,' that he returned, visited Dr. Morrison's house and corresponded with Anna Morrison. So It was no firnr!fe when-the you n member of received I). inter directed - iVvl'n would he "officiate as groomsman for me about the middle of July next, when I ani to be married to Miss An na Morrison," In such beautiful and courteous English, with such a holding back of himself and a thinking of the other's convenience that it is most re gretable that Mr. Flshborn considers his old friend's letters, written but to himself on an occasion when a man Is most apt to have his heart, and that even after this half century, when the writer oi them has long ago proved his belonging to the big world at large, has played h: t great part In it and slipped away to the .Infinite that these letters are yet o be kept sac red. JACKSON'S TWO LETTERS. There are two.u ; em, and the first is dated May 25, and this, according to that old tradition of the mldcen- tury, asked, even though addressing his groomsman-to-be, that the matter be not spoken about, "as the time is somewhat distant, I have as yet men tioned the subject only to friends." The next is dated June 8 a longer letter; warmer, friendlier and also In most choice English. "Please to accept my thanks for consenting to officiate as groomsman." "From a letter writ ten on Tuesday last,", tha writer goes on quaintly to explain, "I see that the date named is later," and the letter proceeds to narrate arrangements. About a month after this last let ter Jackson Joined his friends at Da vidson. The commencement exercises of Lexington, with all their many, oc casions, were then over, but thoBe at Davidson were in full swing. They at tended them together, Miss Morrison this year not coming up to the great social event, and when they were end ed the two friends set off In a buggy across country for a. drive of 25 miles to Dr. Morrison's plantation. CottagA Home Is a typical roomy, comfortable Carolina home, with mag nificent oaks about it. Here the bride waited, and here for two days before the wedding the groom and grooms man tarried, a merry party of close friends and relatives gathering in the hospitable house. In: religion Jackson - was Presbyte rian, as was Miss Morrison ,and !er father, and Mr. Flshborn was strongly Inclined to that creed. There was no question as to who should perform the ceremony. Dr. Morrison, a minister, declared his Inability to officiate In his own family, and an old friend and fa vorite, Dr. Lacy, waa invited. s OBJECTED TO THE 8ERVICE. It was the. day before the ceremony late In the afternoon and near dusk', when Jackson made anxious signs to his froomsman to slip away from the gay crowd on the lawn and have a word alone with him. They managed somehow to get away from the crowd undisturbed or, rather, .unclaimed, and walked down the lane In silence. Mr. Flshborn's Jests were , hushed when they were unllstened to. At the gate Jackson paused. "Clem," he said, "Dr. Lacy has a form of marriage ceremony he always '"Yes; I asked him about it I will get him to write it out to-night for you, so that you can look it over." "I already have it" He took a piece of paper from his pocket and unfold ed It and looked down at It frownlng ly. "He ----.-?.!: of tha Erin- an orphan, dependent, on relatives through making his own ' way while still in his teens and getting into West Point through sheer persistency; his poverty was, a sore evil. His salary at Lexington gave him the wherewithal for living and was his all. And It 13 pathetic to get this peep Into his in most self on the eve of his wedding day and to feel that he longed, per haps, for lands and houses to bestow upon his bride, and would have been glad, having only that which he daily worked for, to leave that boast of worldly goods out of the binding vows. BEFORE THE CEREMONT. That day of July 17, 1857, dawned fair and grew blazing hot. The cere mony was to be In the afternoon. It la almost too natural : to be true to know of the groomsman, ready attir ed, going into the brldegrom's room, while relatives and Intimates waited in the rooms below and the buzz of their talk came up the stair, and the bride perhaps waiting, and finding him, alas! wrestling with his collar. His white linen breeches were spot less and uncreased, his fatigue coat, which he always -wore, hung on a chair, but, wilted, his collars strewed the bureau and the bed. The last one of them was in Jackson's hands and when with trembling fingers, he fas tened it in the place the buttonhole burst and the button flew out. Surely it must have been a blessing then to have a jolly groomsmas, one who fell on his knees in the search and remembers yet his laughter over It, who went for his own collar sup ply, and the two together, moistening the buttonhole and handling the stiff linen gingerly, at last had the groom ready. ; .;.; Perhaps it was this trial which made Jackson's countenance severe. The preacher administered his vows as he was accustomed to do; he. duly swore the bride to obedience; but, af ter one look at Jackson's face, he put a rew more words into the ceremony. He required an extra vow from the bridegroom that he should be an In auigent husband, ? with an emphasis upon tne adjective. . i "FIFTY YEARS AGO Of the eupper in the big "basement dining room of the plantation house the groomsman remembers only how bountiful It was, how pretty were the girls, how fine the speeches. The letters asking his assistance and making due arrangements are slipped into a worn envelope, marked simply "Two letters from J. Jackson." The man to whom they were wrlttek like wise played hia part from 61 to 65, He came through those years unscathed and settled in Charolttesvllle. A better loved and more honored man has not trod her streets. One well seeg the charm of Jackson's friend And of all that gay wedding party 60 years ago but two are loft Stonewall Jackson's widow and his groomsman and friend. LUCY MEACHAM THURSTON. erally impaired, of course, and I was weak and nervous; One day I was at my son's home, and after dinner I was taken, as usual; with one of those terrlf c catarrhal headaches. My daughtf r-in-law had been giving Mrs. Joe P rson's to her little boy for eczema, and it had cured A him. She suggested that I try it, as a bot tle was then on the ; mantel. I did so, and the very first dose I took re lieved that headache. I continued It that night and the next morning; and even on the second day after I com mence 'A, I did not have to lie down at all, for the. first 1 time in several weeks. ,- :; iHhen bought a dozen bottles and took nineteen bottles before I Btopped. Mv condition was brought on by ma larial fever, which. I had contracted in Texas fifteen years ago and from the effects of which I have oeen sui fering ever since. , : . , Any one to see me now ana Deiore I commenced taking Mrs. ''Joe Per 'ton's Remedy, would hardly know me for the same person. For the first time In fifteen years I AM WELL and .my health has been restirea. Thin is mv onlnlon. summed up, or ulrs. Joe Person's Remedy: ; It Is the Best Medicine Compounded in This World. Only stick to it long enough to eradicate the trouble from the blood It will cure, and it is perfectly harm less In every respect. For , fifteen years it la the first thing I have ever found that counteracted tna ma larlal trouble contracted in Texas. MRS. MARY AMANDA NAfeH. Lumberton, N. C, Dec. 7, 1905. ' The News and The - Observer baseball teams played yesterday morning at Latta Park. The News teap won y the narrow margin of 12 to 1. A member of the defeated team was heard to remark taht no one would have minded the large sum of money which changed hands had only the score been a decisive one. VVAmnn haw AartAaA that In CS80 thoy rnnnnf vnto ihAV Will CUt . OUl Jno atni, niM.iiin ,. perfectly "proper, Take HolUster's Rocky Mountain Tea. It in irood for most everything. 35 conts. Tea or Tablet R. H. Jordan & Co. Davidson and Guilford Monil Interest contiues to- increase it game of baseball which will be p; Monday afternoon at Latta par 8:80 between Davidson and Ou: College. A snappy game Is p' lsed and the supporters of both t were oiling ud their throats at r, i hour last night. Since it Is 4he game of the season, the crowcl probably be 'a reeord breaker. I -7 Mr. Goodfellow Make "Her" Happy Stain Hiat floor ' Enamel That bath-tub . Paint That porch fufnifure ' . Gild That picture frame Revarnish That piece of furniture . Black That gas range Paint That kitchen floor Enamel That iron bed v And have us Paper that room Torrcncc Paint Companj ' 1 - . mm - ' m Mm m . a w a ' mm rioor Stains, unameis, v Aiaoastine, : worn rani' Aluminum Paint. Paint for all nurnoses. 1 .-- ION. Tryon. Co. v I ; - ' ' ' 5"'MB'"B''B''T''B'4 '-'i'".. ''; '. "'' ''"'' '.''' '-'-'' ::' ''-''; V'-'V . It Is the Best Medicine Compounded I in This world- For more than two years I was a I severe sufferer from chronic dysen tery, brought on by acute Indigestion. Almon dnlly I had to take something for rellvf. It alao brought on a ca tarrhal headache, from which I suf fer"! daily, unl v hirh f!eb!::tated tne THE "MMRGIERITE SHOP ' '..':'..'-' ,s:;v"" ': ; v- "if"-"' "'.' if '. ;"- ::-,',v !"!v' ''".'.'.'', ;' ". : '';.-. e j . :: ;" . ;V v ' . - ;: . -v . . - ,y v':' '.r '-.',.' . , , ( . r ,!A.n elaborate Coiffure'has never been so popular as . at the present moment. We carry a full line of Hair Goopls, Puffs, Curls, Transformations and all the new , things. A complete stock of , the three, best Corsets made Redfern, La Grecque and La Marguerite. Also 1 La Grecque Tailored Underwear. . . The most exclusive designs in Millinery. A new. . shipment of Pattern Hats on Monday. THE . MARGUERITE SHOP
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