; i.. 1 t t..fl
. i ' 18 ly ar.y and
. a!'y ty t:.e co.n-
i r .:y. when on my way
i U3 town, I had peculiar
e en tii avenue. A gentle-
, r-.her email but good looking,
. i up to tiie sidewalk and hjtch
, i i (fnnitpv. the tiniest, eleekeet.
. t little donkey ever; got out and
v t to do eoni shopping. I m
f i a to the donkey by some strange
j-ow tr that I could not resist.- Seeing
r: rproach. the fawn-colored beast
locked 'me in -the face, twitched hit
7 AiUy, trimmed tail Hopped hie pon
ccroug ears and brayed if he were
la Is'orth Carolina., I smiled, for. I
felt that I had met a long-lost friend
and I knew the donkey had a simi
lar feeling. I was a a bunch of fine
hy to the donkey. , flo was aa a
mint -Julep to me. Somewhere, way
tack in the year that are paasea,
fenerations that are gone, my fore
fathers and th ancestor of that
donjwy met on the same plentaCon
n-nd the one plowed the other. Tha
The owner eame out and was inclin
ed to blame me with having set hit
donkey going. He twore that he had
owned him for tlx year but had
never heard hint do that. before.
I pased on believing that the don
key a more n him man most peo
ple give him credit tor. -.,'.
A NEGEO rRlEXD TURKS UP.
Eame distance down the street I
caw great Mg black negrd, with
Targe lips ftad pretty white (teeth,
buy ft paper. A it is dangorou to
star at a negro U Washington,;!
Jiav made It rale to pa them by
without paying much attention to tny
brother in to tack, but there was
eomethiag about this 4oy that at
tracted me. I saw something fa
mmar about 1x1 tace. The cloeer I
went to him the more convinced did
I become that I had eeen him be
for. Finally 1 recognised-him a
aa old,: acquaintance thai ' I had
Jrnowa: : in ' Provtdenee township,
therefore, t knew he could cot read
unless he had learned since he left
North Oarolinft. ' X walked Bp with
out making myself known and ask
ed tb negro If . he would mind turn
ing to the weather forecast And ace
what ft eaid for the next - twelve
lumre, - 'I had naked very embar
rassing question and . enjoyed the
equation. The negro waa too proud
to ftdmit that he couldn't read, but
tie didn't know -how to get out of
the predicament. --
A etc turned the paper ftbout I
recognise at. X said nothing, but
wondered - how he would ve him
elf. X knew that h would tell a
lie bat could not Imagine what sort
of U It would be,
X never saw ft' negro rear back on
his ; dew-claws so. He evidently
thought X to from the far North
to treat him with so' much defer
ence. , - - r - '-
"W1L ,sr. 2 do declare that I
have left my glaues at home," said
he, atter feeling- in every pocket two
or three times. ' -
Glasses! You black rascal, you
can't read,; said I, In all serious-
ners.' ,.'-!' '."-
Tm should -hare seen him r swell
up! - He was like an inflated bull
'i'-fre.-'-"
'Why," said he to himself, "me
Washingtortan and have to . take
that , What does he mean?"
I dld not give him time to think
it ever before I added: "You may
flood ' up all -right but you can't
rain, Cam."
I saw the darky's mouth begin to
crack, and a emlle came over , his
face as he looked at ma. , ?
. "Say, ain't dls Mr. Eddy?-
Mmt iuiu ja,M vr ;vh nuvu mw
those big feet. What are you doing
touyin a paper. You can'i read?"
"X ho' is glad to see you, Mr. Ed
dy. How Is all de foks down home?
You txe me whut 1 bought de paper
fur? hsu fur mer little gal--he
6am and myeetf snook hands and
Indulged tn quite a pleasant , chat.
He was ft playmate of my boyhood
days and all of the stiffness . that
Washington life has put In Wm dur
ing his SO years here left him when
he leg his mind run back to evi
dence, when we ueefl to box; wrestle.
gojewimmmg, fishing and bring the
cows home together. I have eeen him
several time sine and he Is Just as
respectful as he ever was. Washing
ton has spoiled him for strangers but
for me he is all right H Is stltl a
rnM wurirv. -.
' SOME PECULIAR XOTIOXS.
! T Wfla nr hr Innr Wtri T ob
served that the biggest mea are the
clerks to the fifth or sixth assistant
moguls, and the doorkeepers at the
(Senate and the Rouse. The heads of
departments and the Congressmen
are not la the same das with the J
fellows whom one meets on ithe way 1
to h inner olrel. There is some
thing strange about to ; men who
mind the doors to the Senate cham
ber and the floor of the House, A
, majority of them dye their hair and !
whtekera moeft of them tweferrtna-1
the walnut color, but there are some i
wfco try bluish tinge. It Is a no-
tteeable fact that none of them uee !
? turkey red, that being an unpopular 1
r color oil the fetago, t Have , tried to !
figure out a cause for thin peculiar i
orase, ftmt X am not able to come to i
tny deftntte decision. , X have tarried :
o " talk with the most pronounced
types but I have ln unable to get
fat anything vhera XnTtaet, 1 iav
discovered that these boys, most f
' whom have passed into the years of
- the yellow leaf do not pretend to be
bureaus of information, but automalic
,rBaroents, with fierce frowns for he
;: .rtmnger:;.ftnd,; sweet ';.m4lS) for the
riM ', -.who : are reftpon&fele , for their
j'M.v;:Of course there are exceptions
to n rule, and now end then a real
rto4 oSd fellow, with mtfllow face,
ffr.tle eyes and musical voice, greete
you; fcut when yo ee on of tnU
ront you fl Ilk taking him home
".ih you at -rare souvenir. If the
d ar reader is ever in Washington
v hen Cougres is la isestln. let him,
if fre likes to stuiy hAiman nature,
up to one of the dyed gentle-
n, in a meek sort or way. and k
J ' tbout some Umoue picture or
t . MK tiiat is in view and note how
I-. - he becomes.' Then try to pats
!i ly lim to a gallery of th Senate
" : e afcd hear him roar. J Hi at
' i 5s that of a well-primed tele
: .i r ole; but before :you stop go
i r t your i:eprefratjve and let
i I -ft you in end note the d!ffer
i i the Z'x'.b v.ty of W back and
.rt see In W fuce.. I have met
rtrrs cood advice.
c '..vr-r, 'ne of the' best known
.r l-e I ii5--v!!ic, N, V., aays:
vrt 1: .1 With rl. 03-
i :- ii, c-ii-A
r c
, is i
t ;. I
! ' . t
I ' .:3
. ". '3 Out
s a me' A
t..an ue.
tt 1
. 1') w
S r.iv,re
badge and It-
Talk! He cdi.M . :ic t::a hjrr.j off a
bras cow If he fe.ars tliO Jingle of
uny shelties. About the. time a fel
low gets estabiishel In a ecai in the
Supreme Court room, where he would
like to hear the argument in some
noted case, one of the guides and a
flock wlircoma alorg and. back up
eralnst the , wall ; li that ; dark,
cloudy-looking room, where you feel
as if St would begin to rain any min
ute, there is no word of cheer, no
snicker from a merry oeart or chirp
from ft boiaterous trt the visitors
cree.p in to the whispers of the guide.
One -by -one the , men and v-women,
wrapped for th outside tn overcoats
and cloaks and furs ami muffs, come
trooping n, feeling their way by the
old gray-haired, pale-faced darky that
aits Juet Inside and pull the door
open and form tn ft sort of family
circl. each ; on turning an ear to
the knowing rulda who in the soft
est voice possible gives the names of
the great men, of the Suprema Court
"That man with the ruddy com
plexion and tha fine dead is Mr, Jus
tice .Harlan, who ts ft Kentuckian,"
aid the guide."He ha been her
loag time and there is no man la
the world that likes a chew of to
bacco better than he doea A funny
thing about htm one day when he
took up ft glass of water he looked
at It and moved tt about so that the
water would go 'round ; amyt round.
You have seen people do Ugutds that
way.-, , " - ' - : .
"The large, very fleshy man to his
right is Mr. Justice White, one of the
treat lawyers tn the tend. ' He
came from Louisiana; drover Cleve
land appointed him. He is one of
the big dogs of the, bench. , -
"The man next to the end there Is
Oliver Wendell Holmes, a descendant
of the poet - He has a very peculiar
voice, as be came from New Eng
land." A r ,f4, k ' v ;i ;t j 'r i .
Xot ft word do the vtoitors ettcr.''
but they snucxl cbte to th rulA
and drink In his fund of informev
don. .'..,:'.,.,,' .-BED BHClt-
Washlngtoa, D..C ' . t-', ,
AUTOMOBILE WORLD
Being gentlemanly and good-natured
has created the right of way for
many 'motorists.
There are more than 200 men In
New York City working on improve
ments In automobile. '
Experiments are under way In Del
aware with building roads of a mix
ture of clay and crude oil.
A Philadelphia builder has sold 25
touring ears to customers In Cuba,
to be delivered -by January 1st.,- ,"
- New York dealers have formed the
Coupon Club, to meet Informally ev
ery day at luncheon to discuss trade
conditions.
New York City's new electrlo police
rm f va1 nra artnn VtAtrm m . ltd sSn
SV V WCB;Vei ' VQSjII ' IW MSJV JJ
emaihlng a delivery wagon on the
urat oay iv was in servio ,-..,
' . m
On make of foreign car led all the
Americans, tn registration In the 'of
fice of the New York Secretary .of
State during ft recent week,
William K. Vanderbllt, Jr recent
ly ordered rom a French maker ten
cars of ft racing type . of el-horse
power, for which he paid $12,0 OA
apiece.-- , - ,
Pennsylvania State highway Offici
als are experimenting with 2S1 vari
eties of limestone In search of an in
expensive, yet. satisfactory, road ma
terial. , ,
Indian motorists - are gratified at
the action - of the State Railroad
Commission. In limiting the rates
which rallcoads may charge for haul
ing road material ,
Tires have three natural enemies
that are dmtruotlv to rubber, light
heat and, oil, and each has Its own
peculiar ' effect which should foe
guarded against -
Calcium chloride never should be
used in an anti-freezing' solution If It
be liable . to . come In coataot with
aluminum, as it is almost certain to
corrode the metal . 4
Straight-lined bodies are tabooed la
newest models of British cars,' curves
and "lines of beauty" now being the
principal aim or tne roreign manuiao
turers. . ' -,
If a slight knocking sound Is notic
ed when the engine is operating un
der a heavy load, an immediate rem
edy may be generally effected toy
ingntjy retarding toe sparx lever.
. Asa Ooddard has resigned as sec
retary of tne Cleveland Automooiie
Club to devote au of his time to the
cause of good roads, tn which the has
been interested (or some time. .-
What Is declared to be the most ef
ficient newspaper delivery -service in
the country is maintained at Fresno,
Cal., where automobiles are used to
cover the entire city and suburbs.
--' Three physleian -'are - enrrolled ln
the first class and several other pro
fessional men in the second in the
automobile school recently opened b
the Bedford Y. M. C A, at Brooklyn,
A lamp using ..alcohol for. fuel,
wftlch Is said to give from seven to
ten times a much illumination as an
electric light at a cost of leu than a
cent an hour, U recent arrival from
Europe. V . , , :t''Vi:'''J'
' AccOrdlasr to Amerlcen ; '-VConsul
General . Skinner; . at Marseilles,
French farmers are readily able to
C reduce denatured alpohnl at tram K A
to 70 degrees strength from the pulp
oi. grapes, appiea ana peara.
Dealers' who make a specialty of
small cars report a steady demand for
mcaiuni prscea ma:nine, the outlook
for the coming year Indicating that
these cars will be uied In larger num-
uc man ever oeiore. ',,,-'
I , "''' . . 't, i
Federnl offlriila rtranito
three Pittsburg labor leaders snd two
imynytr raw on caarres ot mnus
Jn dhs matin with Hffl k ukui.
they were to receive about 175,000 for
4,suv automooiie.
The authorities of Wiesbaden." Cer
T,.v e !' l
here r ".1 'Is, s'
r-.'. r id V. 5 X'
Who COTiJljt 3 J
afcoiJt f.;e C , ; i
roiUars to tr.t 1
CNCORPORATta
3 trr? ' . : wixtcr orianxa jaxvahy i, isos' . .
Save $5.00 on Single Course or $10.00 on Combined Course by
c. Registering befor January 6, 1808. Railroad fare -paid. Ehort
hand. Book-keeping, English f' t. Write to-day for New Of
fers, Journal and Catalogue. 'Address -- - " ...
. Charlotte,' JT.fC . Ot r , f - IUleih, JT. ft
toturts who violate the speed limits. .
The Charre of a 11.000 entry fee
for the stock car road race to be held
near New: York April lith is exeus
sd by the promoters saying, that the
expense will he large, the oiling: of
42 miles of road . being one - costly
item. ,,-,- -
The latest development of the mo
torcycle is ft v machine with a long
wheel base, somewhat resembling an
automobile, as the driver occupies a
chair-like seat some distance to the
rear of the .motor and steer with a
wneei.; .. ,
qaore - foreign automobiles were
brought Into the country tn Novem
ber, this rear, than in anv .nievious
November, the - number being 1 45,
valued At $422,425. . The previous
record for the month was in 1901,'$$
cars, worrat J7i,7i?.
-4: a.i .
Two miles to ft hospital in less than
three minutes recentlv was made at
New York by a motorist, wno had run
aown a toy and who. secured , from a
policeman permission to take him to
.the surgeons before he was arrested.
' Annoved by her male rivals and bv
boys, who would invade her cab every
iime - sns sxoppea, stsu von ' rapp,
Berlin's first - chauff euse, was forced
to apply to the police for permission
to carry a young man with her, ara
body-guard.
Prices of machines shown it the
recent London Olympla show were
reduced on an average of 21 per cent
over , those of last year, even by the
richest firms, largely as a result of
the general standardization in, prog
ress In England.
It Is of the utmost Importance that
the bolts holding together the parts
of a live axle housing be drawn up to
their -full capaolty at all times. Any
slackness may permit a slight amount
of play, which will render them liable
to rupture. . 1 , . .
; Do not ring the bell, nor turn on
the lamps while the battery of an
electrlo vehicle. Is charging, as the in
creased voltage will burn them out in
a short time. Keep the carriage body
open so as to allow a free circulation
of air around the battery. . . ; ,
5 Offlelal of ft New York company
which operates 100 taximeter cabs and
gasoline vehicle in that city claim
they have been forced to spend 1150.
000 for foreign cabs within the past 10
months because American ... manufac
turers decline to build that form of
vehicle, J '' - ' , s '
The' French Minister of Public Works
has issued a call for a conference to
be held in Paris during November of
next year to consider road questions
which have developed as the result of
the growth of automobile traffic. Del
egates are expected from all civilised
countries,
i
State Senator Frellnghuysen, guthor
of New Jersey's drastlo motoring law,
has announced that he will fight the
attempts of autolsU, to have repealed
the provision requiring ,, a motorist
from another State to obtain a New
Jersey tieens as soon as h enters tie
latter Suta
By taxing '' outside nndertskers : $1
for each body brought Into the town
ship for Interment, the authorities of
upper Darny Townanip,' ra, wwen
Uee Just outside Philadelphia and
which contains ' several large ceme
terlea except to raise $3,000 a year for
good roads. , v '(, '
Plans for a, new 'Stat road from
the Idaho Una 17 miles east of Spok
ane, . to Puget Sound, thus connecting
Eastern and Western Washington by
a highway which will run directly
westward across the Cascade, have
been announced . by . State Highway
Commlsaloner , Snow. , of Washington. ,
Once ft month about one-half gill ot
kerosene should be Injected Into' the
evllnders and the anxlne turned over
by bend a few . times to . wash . the
burned lubricating oil from the piston
nA rlnrn. Tt fn hm lnlected throurh
ih taomnresslon relief cocks .or by
removing the spark plugs. s
Backed by an organisation having a
membership of 26,000 known' as the
irnirhts of tha Oolden Chain. Charles
Wi Thatcher id touring the country
arousing interest n tne construction or
a fclarltwav mm Nw '. York tft Sail
Francisco for the use of both automo
hues and horse-arawn vemcies. -
l mbm - Af , ivir. Mill h TW
peslsd to the Supreme Court of that
Btate a suit won ny a motonei wno
recovered damages for Injuries dose to
his oar by sinking 10 inches Into a
sandy etreet. The decision will set
tle nllw , whtVi nr tnt n automo
bile hag the same right to a highway
. . . & ......... .-
as ,a norse-arawn veaicia ,...! ,, -
' Paradoxical as It may . seem, the
headlight Is Just as necessary OA a
moonlight night s a dark on. An
examination of serious automobile sc-
Tht ftneet Cffe Kubiitltut vrt mni
be recently been rrodil by l)r. fsnotp,
cf pae'ne, Wl, "Tfou Cun't h'lve to boil
It twenty or thirty mtrurta "Stida In a
mlnut,' sevs the dwtor, "TTnlih Cor
ff " i really the client Cuflre, Imita
Hon ivr yt firodiff-d. Nf't a fVdin of
rl Ceffee Is it iihr, liiith .Coffe
IrmBton iC IBufl (""'1 f t" '' i
' 1 or f :. i r ', ! . .
I V It wouil r 1 o f t : id
i , i !.i.p-...- 'y f . Ill .-v." . I i-
J .
cldent in th past year shows that
over 100 happened at sight half of
these when - the moon was - shining
brightly, v Of these, probably 25 were
brought on by optical Illusions caused
by the moon's deceptive light
Plans are under way .for the build
ing Just outside of Philadelphia of a
motordrome similar1 to, but t an Im
provement upon the famous Brook
lands track in England, a two-mile
oval track Is contemplated, 100 feet
wide, except at the turns, which will
have width of 125 feet The cost is
estimated at $500,000 and promises are
made that it will be .completed by
Juna . v 1 t . . . .
j'".'f y"-':
During the month of September Ital
ian touring and automobile clubs win
hold a series of trials for commercial
vehicles under 'the patronage of the
War Office, and the Ministry of Agri
culture, will conduct a contest for ag
ricultural motors, added to which It
Is likely that the Postmaster General
will thoroughly try out a number ot
vehicles deslgued for carrying malls.
' As a demonstration of the ability of
American cars and American drivers
to stand up under the greatest strain
ever Imposed on man and machine, no
better; event could bo found than th
run from New York' to Paris, proposed
by u Martin, aa event that nas al
ready attracted world-wide attention.
Encouraged ' by- the success - attend
lng the use of a six-ton electrical truck
for hauling coal at Its mines, at She
boygan, Wla, the C Belss Coal Com
pany, one of the largest coal compa
nies of the country, has decided to in
stall similar trucks et its branch docks
at several Oreat lake point for re
tail or local delivery. -..,-..,, ,
. .. ... . ,. -.. - A . A .. .... ..s , r
liungiy As a Deer r: :
; v- and Can't Ect
If, When Mealtime) Comer, Yo Snf
.'fer From Yai-ot Kind, f
' Hunger, Yoa're ft JDs-
" ; , . , .- ppu , ;, . ' -
How to Cure AU fctomucl troubles.
i. good many people get mad wfttn
you tell them they've got dyspepsia,
but way down deep In their atom
achi they kaow theyvo got it' :.V'
-I'd love to eat it. but I cant,-. Is
on kind of dyspepsia. .-! -3
r. t hate to think of ir ! anotner
kind. - There- are' thousands of peo
ple to-day who hate their nvmla. and
love them at the same tlma They
haven't that fine empty-hungry cat-everythtng-ln-sigbt
kind vOf feeling
which goes with every goo 1. strong,
healthy stomach. - That's because
they have dyspepsia .Ant tnen
there are others whosa mouths rv.n't
water at meal time or at auy other
time. ;They eit at the, table snd go
through the motions, only banie
lt' tlm to eav These yop too,
are dyspeptics.' : -
Every possible - kind, of (tomach
trouble can be cured by tAktnr some
thing which will just take riwht bold!
Of all the food n your ;omH-h end -digest
It alon without C-e Wlp of
tne atomacn, ana let - tn ronwen
take a rest' v.:".;:. -;..-".'
. Stuart's Dyfnepi Tablets do this
very thing.- They are tompased ot
the best digestive ka-rn " U ec.'enca,
and are abwlu'ely af. On in
gredlant alon of on of the tab
let will digest S.00O grains of food!
The . tablets do xactty th work
that a good, strong, healthy stomach
- Btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure all
cases of dytpepiia, IndioiUon, turn
ing or Irritation, loss of srretite,
bloat, braaX belchir-T, avcrsu1 to
food, fermentation and gus on (he
stomach. .
Stuart's . Dyeper.-'a lablett i:ii
make you feel "foja ieCjre and
after each meal, end - maae our
stomach strong end heathy rila.
Thy will make you l.appy.
tend us your ti.ria an! s r !.-!
to-day end ws;l ct on"e uctl jou
fcy mail a ta-i- fn;';n- ftee.
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attend to every part of our buggies and : '
; we guarantee to navfe used : in' their -manufacture (
i ? v M fivOT hii(rDTf iire."A firftrle?; anrl pmmnAtt Rtmnoc 1
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Catarrh
cold fa bead. Hay Fever, rapidly in
fects the 'mucous membrane of . the
throat, and lead to graver , compli
cations, unless promptly attended to.
We recommend Icing's Sarsaparllla
Internally to purify: the blood. ' and
direct treatment' with Dr. King's Ca
tarrh Remedy (a douche comes wjth
each bottle). It cftlns a foothold
from which It Is hard to--dislodge.
With treatment of these two medi
cines any ordinary case wilt yield
quickly th very worst cue will b
greatly ' relieved. ' The price, . $1.00
three for $2.(0. and guaranteed.
Sold by Burwell st Dunn. . , ,
c lost dp
Only 'a few days more
.to .try for tne
Write an jadvertiserfient i
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There may be otter , '
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tor the money but we
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X" '- A well equipped hospital for tne treatment- 1
of all n6n-contasions, medical'', and 'surgical' t,
s ca$es. Jot and cold baths.' Competent corps A
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Prcsbyteriah folleg Foftfen
Opens September 5th, - ip07. ' Catalogue furnished ' -
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