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1 1 1 CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, OCTOBER 4, 19C3. SIN BECEilSl BV IDA CMITOX HIXSHAW. The day of the clicus dawned very , way in the seethinsr. hurrylnar mass to Clear. Tho ikr TU'a beautiful se- hasten-to those streets by which the fiaw wvuiu -JllVRljr leiuii. Telling Jotirph, my small brother,-to tmi blue, la which there was no hint . of storm, - as hud been on trie flay Drevious. Not. only had the-sky .tee . .ankiouily scanned by t.ne youth 'of mothers who lshed to , take :. the ' smaller children "to aee the animal. v . And It was on circus-day, that flr.t began to really know Delphlny. f the circua was to t given Tnura J dav-devoted three- lengthy, warmly extravagant column to "Frank Yve- toa'a Uneeualed chow." Th editor . fvi-n crowded out "Jericho Jottings to. make room lor this-flattering de scription. At any other time the Crab town eubacrlbere would have bitterly rrsented such- an omission, but this u had come to Crabtowal Mr. " Joshua Hlgglna. the portly editor, for ' g-ot to swear at delinquent subscribers, and never once mentioned the cor rupt atata in which political matters had fallen, of lata yeare. - ' But 'Frank Weston's Show'' did rot need any additional advertising, i -for for week, even month prot- ' ably, the high fence, and the aides of - - th hi. lurn nil tha inn vlaAmlnff . country roads, had been adorned with - many nlcturee of thla ;,. ereat event There, were the fiercest looking ani mals!1 Obi It made one's "blood run co!rv to see them. The names of - some of .the anlmala -were not given. Probably they were not known to the anew men; My private opinion le- they were a croauci 01 an run, mnu . nation, there were pictures of giant ' sine, of men clad in glistening armor, - and of gey ly dressed women, driving fiery steed? to wonderfully constructeu .- ' ettartnra. . J- - - - . Rv- t o'clock, that "vmemorable Thursday morning, the rumble of car- "-rlaa-es. the continuous beat Of horses feet, mingled with' the, roar , of the t nonaeroua : wnite - coverea .- cvwir ' wagons, startled us from our slumber. Th streets -were i soon filled With a teady- stream of humanity, pouring . jnfM in tnam frnm ail atrections. jim ; il ' o'clock a-pproached, tn h'n Jortclt Walie about tne quaint oia court nuusc an aunt. Were av seething mass ox peo pie. Bome Struggling iw wuvain a jo view the parade, other struggling wildly to keep the place aireaayoD , talned. '' Bareleco-ed. bareheaded, ragged lit tie- darkles, their enony races agiow - Ith eacttement, and eager expect ation, pushed and scrambled through . thArravd. .? Lis ). J -4' t- Farmer from adjacent . countlet . ilrniw ah lean ' wrmv tnulea, or white horses (hat had 1 rravlah look. But the-majority 01 tne farmer had brought their wive with lhm. -Hik- amllnd deliahtedly at everything . about them. from under their black and white aunoonneis. Country, youths with their ,awet heart were-chief patron of the "ice cream parlor, which naa Been open- - corner! Men with red, white . And .green toy balloons tried to drown tne voice of the fruit venter. The crowd grew reeUew. -Babies cried. The lem- - onade mani "growing wildly, excited, ehoutei;hr11lyt '-lt' , com!n'!".V. It , proved to b fal-e alafm. The aun grew -hotter, and stilt fiercely hotter. Blowiy but stireiy tne xown ciocit Struck 11, and In the dlaUnce- the steam piano was heard, playlpg "An nie Rooney."A , ' . Then follcwe4th arade.,,wlthia!l l-wa-Murui tanimaia, hh , vnriui tana aariua rrani h mutii - tised. ' just a the parade was almost at ' an end, a alight movement in a group , at the corner attracted our. attention. "we had noticed the people compos ing this group earlier in the morning There were five ; of them- ; An old farmer; fat With 'the- Jolllest of faces, -tnAj hAUIn- ft AhuhhvhflAiJ tail in ' his arm. There' were two women in. the rrouD on very pretty, with more rflnnmnt than one usually sees In the face of the poorer farming , peo ple, ana -woman 01 . iiruuuuij unj yeara of age. The younger girl Bad a - complexion a bells might have envied, so pink and white it was to be abso lutely suggestive: of wild roses. Her yee Were of the' dee peat blue, with black) laahea." Her ' hair,-, too- waa u tiluish-bfack. and felt into natural soft wates, v. , v ' ' '. The. elder woman 1 recognised 'at nee a Delphlny Uoty who brought hs suah delicious butter twice a week. J had never spoken to her,-except to ' 'Kii lu Kav. Jni. 'jnivhahlv iihe would have called my salutation. She, like her sister the girl I judged mu cracaiea merrily in ins :wiae fireplace, and t sent '.out a delicious warmth. , . , , r - , As ifra. , Love ' as. the elderly wo man proved to .be Ihrough Delphlny' introauction, cloeea th door,- . the wind blew down a ploture' framed in eneile, from the mnntel, It shivered the frame into atoms,. As X stooped to pick H up, Delphlny gave n inartlc- i uiaie groan nail cry. j "Hand tt ter ore." she Said piteous i ly, and as I did, she kissed the plcturai- paeatonateiy that or av - young man with a frank, good face, and an hon- eet, fearless look about-the . ,-eyes liked.. .--. - - - .N.-v--.' "Ueten," she cried, .'This man was all an' ail; to me wltenl was a girl. He was smart,: so smart -an" so good run and . tell the fat old man that some one wished te speak to him in the carriage with the white horwa, I waited anxicaiely. for his comings He Am at Antt T tnl1 i f m- lirlpf!v that I knew his daughter. : That yf Bhe lookln' that-all the jttrla liked for him would go, we .would take her home by cool shady streets, and as they want ed to "take In the enow;, they would call for her later that afternoon, . j He acaulesced readily .to my piano, saying - that "'Delphlny ; was ; tight smartly done tin by the heat." . s When we reached home,' Delphlny rested a while on mothers , couch. then after1 eating of -the. lunch -Aunt Chloe brought her, she turned abrupt to keep company, with 'em, I ain't ever told anybody but m before, how much I loved him, rt hut-you've been good to me so goody '. t i She paused' for a -raoaicnt, and lay looung at the wall. Turning her Jiead wearily on, the, pillow, the hot tears trickled siowiytdown her pitifully thla face, i"1,- i .rfs, '" " The high - old , clock In the corner ticked solemnly and slowly;-, fitfully ly to me, and "ald,'"Can yer play the rn without, came the dtomal moan nlanner. Mia' Miriam 7 ? : I replied in the affirmative.". f. "If yer have one, I wish yer would take a roun" on't." .''-- ' For a moment ;Ia'mot choked with laughter, -as In Imagination-. I saw myself executing gn; Indian war dance on the ivory Xeya,""Come,'' I of a sudden' gust of th winter -wind, and-from-the-meadow - waa wafted the dowsy hum of the creek, which gleamed strangely ' bright. " from the window, out of all the sombreness of barren field,', tall trees . denuded of leaves,-- and brown sero meadow, f, 'Tour arj tiring yourself." I protest- answered her,. and e -went, into th 1 she, began jagkla-la a tremu- huge leather chelr;-r played a spright ly "two step," She lUtened attentive ly, and when' I had finished thanked i m. ' '. -. - . " . "That's what-I call nice," she said sppreclattvely.-''Now play a mournful like air."- . - t- ' , - 'It does me . aood ter,-. talki--I've Keen still so'long," she answered simp ly. . . , , . v He Went to the : waiwhe was Juet a . boy almost,' an' .another boy that come-back brought me this letter , . ... . . he said: ho was iaytn , but that he loved me still ..,. I'm Ere I was aware' of tt--- began one I homely too" She drew faded yel- ef Chopin's weirdly grand nojrturnes. 1 lowed little bit of paper from under "Who .made ' thet piece T she do- ner piuow, and laid it ' ' oressingiy manded. "Whoever-f waa. muet hev against her sunken-cheek. , 1 had a sight of trouble..1 Makes me I Delphlny and Romance hew think of the t little , slow; mournful like part, of .the pines when they get to rrettin down in 1 the bottom land. Where fits -so cool an' dark.1 "Now. you olay for mo, won't you T I said interrogatively, Yes,- but I haint never had no leamlnVEf yer want to laugh, yer can."- She was playing while she spoke a .more .than aueer little -atr. ,. and chanting some mournful - lines, as an accompaniment. The three verses all began and ended. "She done dead Dead. dead. dead!". She ceaeed playing -' -' 1 "Thet' a Dretty plctur over there, Mellsay my alBter--he's - in town with me to-day sh simply, dotes on flowers, j an" readin', an" - picture an' the like.-liellaiiy's had some schoolln'. unee snevwrit a' piece on 'uoin" your ouiy. ( ine eacner earn it. was sure far apart' they, had seemed. .... ." but how. . ... 1 . 'I wrote a note to mother." ch went on to . say, . "an tc!M' her. 'I was gouf'ter see . Dick before be died. I pinned it to her f Ineushlon she d not have let me-go, irehe had knowed It. I'd never been on the cars,' an' I felt scairt. I had cut . my hair oft clos't my head, an" put on my cous in' suit Jack Doty'' olt he' was home on a furlough.) When I got ; on the oore I saw a man .look at mo suddenly) steady like. I saw he was a neighbor 01. ours, ne come ter ' me an' eaui, 'Ter Delphiny-Doty.lI knowed ye rby them amber beads' I forgot to-take 'em H. 'Go home child, he said,: 'this . ' - - v ' ' , , . SS-U GOOD CATCH. . Let oUier folk do what they wish," But you and I wilt catch some v : " , j 1? . . ; ; , k -m, - a The ' Colonel -usually ignored fish, -' . But went to sea, and caaght a MMlalw The smoker had a mind to swipe flsh, "; Tet all he captured was a nsh. The carpenter detested raw-llsh. -But handled well the mighty nsh. ; Our great astronomer took one fish j "', Most suiubiy lt waa a flsh,- Another said he'd -Just as soon fish, " And as ltrose. he got a flsh. The gsographer, earing for no lobe fish, waa proud to show the first fine i fish. - 1 r The entomologist would ' mutter, "Fly ' 1 flshi Tet- netted Sera, a '""""-fish. We offered a musician soma flshi He bMt or with a thumping fisn. A man of letters took that'-subtle flsh.. ho-good at slinging Ink. the ""-llsh, If veterans of the Civil War Ash, They certainty may look for nth, -, ' t - - - - ; .. Now all are caught, and ao tvood-by; For, I have ethtr flsh to fry. - MINNOTf. . -I28-A LIBRART ROMANCE, (Each answer is th title of a book by the author whose name X ollowe the ques tion;.. t. . ... L What waa th younsr lady's nam ain't no place for 'yr, ' I tell lt HiMfo)? t- .What ws fh name of her kindness, your sweetheart i t dead, home Hawthorne)T .' What was ' his ,h died lde by vide with' my. name cnurcmii)T . who was he (Tarx- r .... .. ' . . ..:..:..! I - V Al , A .... -. - . . . . . . . - - . boy. He sent hla love to yer.' fine,-T epec't Melissyil marryhefor It ain't much of a atory'la' It? S was long., etie -an' John Long ttave been out'h my head for wee ka an' a talk In' so 'wild . . an -circus day . the man 'who rode -10 toad .wax Lklck'j twin brother," I think, he' knowed me, too,' although -It's -been years since he was here .... '. he mado me think of too, she playa far above mlddlln' 03 Dick." 1 , r - i '- 'em! 'iMellasy was born to he- a lady. .She: was very- Still, (with- her worn She-, say every , family v oughtn have hands clasping tightly the faded - old one Jady in it to glva It-tone. Metis-1 letter yellow with. time., but aver keepln' company nigh on to two years. I aim to give her ma s pest cntny, an her blsck silk, its' made real tasty. an'. I won't have to fix nothln' bat the sleeves. I want to .buy her a prgan, lngton)t Where , did they Laren)t ' Who married then meet (Mo th m (Barrle)T 7. Who assisted (Oeldsmith)T t. Where did they go to spend their honeymoon (McCutchaon)f ; 9. In what did they travel (Mlchelson)T AO. When did It all happen (Major) 7 ,: t SCHOOLMA'AaL sy'. plum mart1' Bhe suddenly lapsed into -alienee. "Does, your, head still ache?' asked.. "Perhaps you'd, - better 11 down again. . , "Thank- yer, I'm' alright - I ain't dohe- no more than common, 'cept I tet up with Wldder Peterens sickhlld last Bight This mortiin 1 just milk ed, the cowawa ain't got - but five an fresh In memory's golden book ' of wve w tne gaunt - , woman lying there ho ouietlyand the picture. called Mra. Love. 8h came In softly, and poured out some medicine which Delphlny took passively. We thought she -had " fallen asleep, w hen sudden ly eh moaned oh! 10 pitifully.: Do. you want something, honey 7 the old woman said gently.- - ,,-,. , "Has Menaey come -. back from town?" she , said -.iv. . .. "I've . been now an': s-nt breakfast. . .an sorter cleaned ub an' darned !MllMy s dresa. an' iron'4 pap a hirt I believe that'sf faithful. Pick" she whispered . .. .t. all yes. I did churn I forgot that-!'! "an" I'm so-tired ,..'.. so tired " "Mercy I" I exclaimed, "that's sure-I Tne picture and trie, letter supped ly enough. Doesn't. Mellssy help youT'l from th edlm, tired hands,- and 'fell "No, not .much. Bhe gits a swimmln' in her head If she .stands . ever the stove She's : never, .-worked much. When she was little, she used to aft by the hour, so , peaceful like: with never a thing eoraln": out of hers .head.'- a n)Aj,ln- nn ho- ':; , 1 -. . A....A -'..1 OfcA Mt. , v. 'When Delphlny left late that after noon . she- thanked me gratefully for what ahe called my. goodness to her. And - when I gave her, tome duskily red roses, and several pew magaslnea unheeded on the knittedwhlte couni- terpalne. . - - "There s rest for u In the Beulah- land," said the. old .-woman t In.,, her sweet gentla voice. . '. , , With aavs effort ,-sh- raised, herself In the bed- Gone the old tired look. The old tired 'voice!' "Best!" ahe cried. In : a - glad triumphant voice "klOAlAlA, U.Ol ' "v.. ... ... , Oh! the gladness, the ' passionate thrlll of ' unutterable content a she s t2 ANAGRAM. . ", TET HEAR; ALL OFF. ' T'p and down the leaves are twirling: Round and round the leaves ar whirling; Dancing, lightly In the wind, ' Blghing ssdly ta the wind, Crumpled, : rumpled, ' and up-curllng, At the mercy of the wind. Whispering of their emerald glory, Of dead summer's old sweet story,- .. Moaning, 1 sobbing la the wind, . :L ,. Tossing, fluttering in the wind, .;.' Dreading . winter 'stern and hoary, ' ; At tlja mercy ol the "wind. ' -:''.,' . ' OWEKDOWNK. for Mellssy to read, she seemed asf uttered these words,, and fell back on glad and happy as a child would be J ner piuow exhausted. ever a new., toy. It was at thla time1 that X went lo the coast Mother wrote me often of Delphlny. Each, week she brought her great bunches f t wild flowers, - she said, and many ferns. In one letter she told , me that Mr. Doty and his little grandKon, the chubby little lad I had seen- the .day- of the circus,- had both suddenly died of the 'fever And then the frail little mother followed. Poor DelDhinvi Each day T meant to write rto lwys. Hut I never did. I It was October before I saw ner again,' She i. looked ghastly '. in her black frock and huge, black- sunbon- Ere we could reach ? the bed. - she had gone gone - to , that wonderful land - of . ufnendlng. peace, i where , all tired souls.' at last, may v find rest-- blessed,:, beautiful rest forever , more. And the golden sun lust setting behind t ha great bare hiUa, sent . one long, lovingly tender, quivering ray of light . athwart, the crimson , rosea by the bedside,' and I thought of Del- phlny's 'v words "rose in-J-Decem- ber! Mia" Miriam."' - ' ' Ho more - would' bleak December's life bo hers. Tired nor longerl God's children are never .tired,, for them the roses -of Joy,. bloom -everlastingly. and in th garden of the stars, the net. She wished so 1 much, -that w to btf her-sister had th blankest of would -spare her a few scarlet geran- roses of exquisite. youth,, perfect love. Jnair. j But where th$ other girls wasjiums ror ner ''rapa'' grave. He ioveaina rest. ;were,uioaoming joyousiy ir ga.v nowers.,?3ne muwa nHn soi j "' uiw iHiriin. It 5 was Mellssy who . brought ' the! The roses of. December had bloom- butter the next wek, and the next. d for her .eternally. ' . - . r or jjeipniay waa "ailing." ne steaa ily grew ' weaker arid weaker." . - Ona- afternoonlate - in December' I drove 'out -with -some" frlneda, as - far as Delphlny'a home. They, were-' to 'call for me later in the afternoon I had never seen Delphlny'a home before: It was a huge unpalnted barn like house, set fn a grove -of stalwart oaks- I knocked twice before I re ceived any, answer. Then a pleasant laced' woman opened tne door, and in vited me in the "spare -room, -while she went to see if . Delphlny : . was awake. - l 1 . ' -. -t ' - , I glanced about the room in th dim' light, with 1 n te rest v The desire of . I3 GEOGRAPHICAL.! A . - 1 What city of Morocco Is a edverlng for. the head?, t. What county In Ken tucky weuld we dislike -to have hit us? I. What village of France- is- child's toy? 4. What county In Kansas easts a shadow T I. -What island or Russia-do' w count among our relatives? f. What tdVn of Algeria does a dog' love? 7. What Til lage of gwttaerland - is- fieoeseart to a good omelet? 1. To what town of Kansas do people go who wish to be married? v - .-..- . . I, E. Jf.'- curly, hers was undeniably , straight Her large eyes were t blue, f- butcher heavy black Jrow met above them alvtnr her face an aimoet Hero look, the Wore a yellowish-purple waist of cheaa wersted, a brown skirt' with Harrow blue braid of a ' hrlght hue and a huge straw hat. covered with the pinkest of roses, which only Jn tensttled the Sallowness of . her com -slexlon. - ' -'. " - ' - ' . - The other person of the group was a pleasant-looking young man witti dark eyes, and a "store suit" of peb bly brown. Hla hat of grey felt was set on the hack ol his head. His shirt waa tnada of pink and blue, striped mate ria i ana -in tus ue nugs iuur-ln-hand" affair, glistened a rhinestone of prodigious slse. To Juoje from the admirin alances he bestowed on the j oun g and pretty girl be . was most deeply In love. A man was Just passing, 'on the most beautiful horse I had ever in en. As they say so expressively in fairy stories. It wa "black as ink." The rider was next to the last in the parade. Just aa he came near the lit tle group, the flutter of a- white par aol on the pavement frightened his horse, The great", splendid , animal reared, and plunged wildly. Ever smiling never for ;a, moment losing his erect ; carriage, - he kept hi ; sseat in the saddle, and soot had the quiv pi tng animal mastercard i.K-P The tall, handsome rider, - with hjs steel gray hair, was loudly-applauded bv the-spectators, , put tie - turned neither to the right sor left, until he reached the corner. Then he turned his head, and slowly looked back I fancied it perhapi to where Del phlny stood, and for a moment look ed steadily at her, then rode on. K - It was at this time that our atten tion was particularly 'called to the fve people Saturday there, fof there had been a hurried movement In the grouo at the corner, and a cry "She's Ti.iuti'J!" The Kood looking young fel low iii the ill-fitting store suit had Ji a.le a rush for the lemonade ven fVr s tub. seized a dipper of this coot-1- a: 1- veraife w hich be dashed full in fie f ice of DfSphiny, whom It proved to be had fainted. She was much bet Vr f r hi rt-rki-ss act, at: 1 the "lem rr'i mn" ft il I screaming lustily'at io i iring of the silvern horseman n i..ine the -Riser for the loxs of Ing irir'K . -,g the j-o;. a fr-v- jf ti r a nin-ppr e cry out at th ie r.t'u r .pnor-le t ! -.-.'-;r e' i'e- f r B r -- THE END. sr-t '11 TUB SIMPLE UFE IS T1SIA$H In tins Kaiwmer All CUmh Kpend Mont ef the Time Out of Doors. Ladles1 Pictorial , 5 . - , , , ' In Finland everybody llyes V the Simple, life .in summer. . -They.v camp I out on Islands, In the forests, and al i ways somewhere -near the, water, for everybody swim and bathes. Almost i all classes sleep and eat al fresco at this time of year, and the town coun cils of the towns la tbia progressive and altogether delightful! little conn- Delphlny's-hearf, an organ,- stood In try, provide public nreplaceaarid pub onet corner, almost shrouded -.by, it wonderful cover of "blue rreen block ed with aalmon pink." I recognised it from' Delphlny s -'deaenption.' She had mad the cover long before the organ materialized. There -re many . pic tures J oh the wall, over .which- were draped pink Jnosqulto netting: On the high mantel every smaller - slae"!-of vae imaginable, sat in, a stately row, filled alternately .with', dried grass or peafowl feathers. . - .-- ' On the centre table' was-1' a 'glass case tinder which reposed an elabo rate wax pyramid. of -fruit and flow ers.- But ' what - lnterestea me mos was a rug near-,thd4or..Thpr was al world. reaaish purple pinkeyed owt - sitting on an Intensely green limb, In , the middle of it. It was while contemplat ing, this work of art; that1 the door opened to admit the old woman who had met -me when 1 came, - "Delphiny's anxious to See you. I'll come in at five, and give her her med icine. Fhe don't complain' so much about fcelin? bad -any more, bur al ways about Jt-ef ngr.ao tired." -When -we entnred the room where Delphlny lay en a huge, old-tlmey bed. lookfts vt-ry thin, a ghost of a smile flitted for a moment over her emaciated face, end when I gave her the rosea mother had sent her, two tears trickled 3t'vn her cheeka.-. , "My! but they ar- eaut.. Mis' Miriam" she said, with a touch of her old enthusiasm. "Just think of roses roses in December," she eaij Joyously.- .- - I purthe red roses, w-.tn thir suK-y odor, in a quaint blue end white howl, ami moved tne.littm flukI un wnlch they were, nearer the TVv iiwni. f to brighten the ronni. p .,.-'i Int.. 5 r- .-r f,! -.ti r- a- .- , n a llo bathing sheds In all "places where the Working classes go in search . of fresh air.- '-?,-'.. i But the simple life Is by no. inean dull with the frieky Finna. They com bine it wttir a snrpriiBg-amount . of gayety. They eat, drink and are very merry In their picturesque ? little . Jig cabins outside the citlee. ;-.- . When they are tired of fcathln- and splashing, they dance, they slag, they watch fireworks and practice gymnas tics; they all become like children and ar th very .happiest merriest, most good natured, most easily pleased and most healthy' holiday makers In the S31 WHAT THET ATE. ate a mixture tanners often Employ when hides they soak and soften. ' I ate a dainty morsel; though ' - The word is rather old, I know. . ' ' 1 ate the fruit of palms, that stand ; Along Sahara's desert sand. 4. - - ate doom, destiny.' r lotj " . But you and i woald rather not at a" barrier In a wall.'- ' , That shuts or opens there, for alt' ' at aversion, o'r ill-will; -" ? 'i Sueh' fare would Make most people III. r IHDIGESTIOn? res-':' KUii, DYSPEPSIA? I When had blood ia cansect from an infeclioa of Hie circulation bv the vinrit of Contagions Stood Poison, it tvnally show ia the form of ulcerated mouth ani threat, copper-colored splotches on the body, swollen glands in the groin, falhti? hair, gores and ntcera, etc v These general aymptoma, affecting all parts of the body, show how deeply poisoned the blood becomes, and emphasise the dangerous character of t;: trouble. '- If allowed to remain in the system the disease will finally wreck the he .'Ji and break down the strongest conetitution JsTo medicine can cure Contagious ,1 J . -.LI., . .l . AA. - . " , i ' , . .... . f A A . 1 i asioou ruuoii wiuca aoes vol riu uc uicnisuoa vi every- parucie oi we vim-. . I S. S. & is the one real and certain cure : it goes down to the very bottom of the tremble, and by removing- every trace of the poison, and adding rich, healthful qualities to the blood, forever cures this powerful disorder. & &. & is the nwt reliable of all blood purifier, and its concentrated ingredients of healthful regrtibte extracts and juice especially adapt it to curing: this insidious tremble. W rite for oar home treatment book, which ia a valuable aid ia the treatment of the diZcnnt tagts Ol to aiscase, &a4 gsk for any medical advice yon wash, tio charge for either. TEE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, C A. night but I saw them . : In time and aearea mem away. v . schooiaMA'am. ' ki3 WORD - BUILDING. - "One brick-upon -another, and the hlgh-1 est wan is laid."" - . v One letter then another, and the longest - word ia made. T - w - Take first a single consonant and then a I vowel add, ' ' And yon will find to your surprise you've I sot your dear-old dad. - . v. -- Another letter gives him a loving little tsp; Another, and you find the place that's un- derneath his, cap,' - One mere, a plate' or shallow- dish i, the next is evident.. ' " . . Tis thus our words are all built up, from , . Washington to" Client. ,' . ; j : , j KAPPA KAPPA. i '. rM-TRIPLB ACROSTIC. T X. Befriended. 8. A vlllaga in Germany, I. .Want of transparency. . A Welsh rabbit, f. Th eland, a. To effae or erase, aa. from a nletnir. ?. A ;. mountainous ennnfrv off RiironMn TurkeV. -' - -t. Prlmats, centrals . and . final flame re spectively a State, and a jrounty and a town. In that Btat. , - - , v FRANK .OWIaER. I t i :.- ' . t aSBSBWeW a ,.- '(kf V -t-'ii i I . ; JBC-WMAT 8TATKS1 - Ida wed a Western man, Who proved a - worthless , scamp; . , Only lived to flsh and. hunt , i '- ! Waa always on - the tramp., - When the garden grew to, weeds, As It was sure to grow,-- - He did not exercise himself, - Ha Just, said, ? . J My name declares a debt . , f ' ' i ' But not the amount, i Rah nna of mv lettara . - . As vowel may count. ; "' R. B. a. ANSWERS. , i US Fruit house, money, blade, tie, ring, B. features, pea T OHBIOBKu.' ! R1S Tbree more men would he required. 13ft 1, Hood, t Inf fellow. 8. Shelley. Gay, 5. Lamb. . Cook. ? Lemon, a. Butler, a- Pryor. M. Payne, m U. Wolfe. 13. Toung. - .' v 1; . -' 21 Thanksgtvingr-'Day,- - Arbor . Day. Decoration Day. Balnt Valentine's Day, New Year Day, Fourth of July, Christ- mss Day. Labor Day. St-Bead. . v.- 1 " ' ' t S2S Time, staff,' flat, rest Una, bass, measure, npte, . , sharp, brace, " space, natural. .' -. ' . 24-Napal, opt pal. al. t ' ' 8J51. Cane. 3. Bea(see).' a. Wat, t Beach - feech).- I. Arm. tt Mountain. , T. Strait 8. Sound.;- f, Plain tpiane). - 10. Bay. ' - -i; . ,t . - ; Ks Dubitation.-' - - - . 'i, j WOUIiD BREAK ' GREAT RECORD. ' -t THE VACATION QTjESTIOaV? THE MECKXENBCRO Chaae City, Va., of conf Jk Because it offers greater advantacea and at tractions than any- other plaee in Virginia. It is th home of the famous Mccklrnbnrg JUthia andrCaMojtt Chloride Water. Prominent neonla from all -over the Ennth k.,A the best and most -conarenial eomoanv at all timaa - - i. Everything Bret-class..- Special summer rates. Make reservation now. , . , THE MECKLEABVRG. Chae City, Va. , 'Jit v! Tl ' --'-v-O '. ' .rZt" 11 -''v . . ate long past th usual time; Some hold- this -hygienic crime. . was Mongolian Pheasants id Washington Spokane Correspondence St. Paul Dis patch. - . - Mongolian pheasants and ouail mny be hunted In eastern W-ashintrnn tuts season opening Oetober-Ietr for theJe,- I knew, . but I ' really need tha bat. hitur will . be first time in the history of th State- As the, birds gre numerous sports men are looking forward to excellent shooting between then and the first of the year. The -season for grouse, native pheasants, chicken and sagd hens ta now on In full blast and the stubble fields- and brunh are full -of gunners who are bringing back good bags. Ten bird(a day is the limit. i thnast oand airknt ft 7 T7h at valuta fellow -dressed. In a suit Is named , ! eis ynr oi uj vvnu-ui th Brat name of a noted flnanele .!l,U!,t WLU ? s in Do not look, so , John; it is a Urge0" branches of lb national U-gls- uuiaiaiivv iu vuf ' The Better Way. - , ' Philadelphia Record. , v ... 1 , ; A New York manufacturer, writing to The Record. Insists that the remedy for the Flump in the textile Induolrtes is to cut down w&&. . But many fut-ilghted manufacturer and thouanIs of men out of work ere aprwd that a beier remedy is to cut flown t.'ie tariff, Yiy tiiat nrc. n "ir ir-ark"!!). Ceij.) o.ir i. t 1 .e - .-.'!. at a partner, oomrede. equal: I -can't attempt to tell the sequel. ate a head; .the-kind not named: Boars bead - at , Christine -least .famed., V i . I ,'. ---r, j3 ' ' 'i' st a ratio, value, grade: '', Or Interest or pries that's paid. -' 1 S ..f 4 (4'- a at to'fuV'or aatlats; . . -' A glutton's' appetlto i great. , V ? - ' - " .'.")- at a-" lock, or wisp of hayj J A horse will ear that any day. ' . -J s 1 -r ' . ' f ' 1 That you-jnay understand the better, -,' Ml say,-each OaJli here means a letter; Bo here is one to Illustrate'. '.-.; ;.zr -K ta , - ' - ' ' Tours very truly,' ' --.;-'-.. " I . - .- KATE. .,y v!-'J. , ' BV-BHOKII BIRDS. - ! L: That, aWful wreck happened t , e-Aprtt; tt was cold and terrible waa blowing. 1 One man was seen cling ing to a broken , and the crew tn one boa t began.' to In hla direction. . 3. What a . fare you art making, but I set you have- a stiff i . My sister made a fine which w ate for dronerr S. I bought iom . mining stock at . but what they told m was alt for It decreased In value light alone. . Toil rill your beautiful table u you . set What ' a Repttbltran Vutory Till (Year Would Mean to History., Leslie's Weekly. - . - ,.' If the Republicans carry the coun try In 10I they will Veah alt record In' length of conttnuou away in both the branches of ' Congress - simul taneously. In tb Jefferson-Madison Monro era th Democrat held un broken control of all branches of the government for over a quarter of a century, put tor a large part or tnat time theirs was the only party in the country. - Th Hartford convention of 1S14. , with, its Imagined . treasonable designs, killed the Federalist partyi and the Democrat had the field all to themselves until the rise of the National Republicans in John Qulncy Adams adilnlstratloq and the ad vent of the Whigs jn IS 34. in Jack son' second term. . -' , - In the more than three-quarters of a century which has passed sine two big parties have Deen struggling con stantly for the : supremacy,- fourteen years has bean the longewt time which any party has held power without any Interruption In s buih . St-nate ,- and Honse at. the samd time. The Re publican did this fn the civil wsr and reconstruction period. Beginning with th entrance of lAneoln into office in ltsl. the Republicans held control of both branches .,- of Congress con tinuously until 175. until the Demo- rratie Ilouse At ... Hepresentatlves, elected. In. IS 7. . In 'the middle -ot Grant' second .term, went into power, Beginning wh th election of ll4, In the aecond half -of Cleveland' sec ond term, the Republican have con trolled -both braiM-be. of Congress to the. present day. or. fourteen year. The present stretch of Republican sway is far more notable than, the earlier one was. During a, large part of the time between 111 and ISTt many -7. Stat e itt ': the Democratic quarter of the country were unrepre sented In Congress, and the Demo crats of the rest of the nation war torn large degree demoralised ; and discredited. . In the present period, en the other hand, the Democratic party, - while often discordant, , ha bad the solid South behind it and has been active' and aggressive every where.' JvJ.- A Republican victory In 1 t would mean only sixteen years of unbroken awar in the presidency, as compared with twenty-four In the Jefferson- Monroe period, and also twenty-four In the Lincoln-Art bur area: but the ft- t 'ESirf-lqitu ) f H j fc All Goods Ciiaranteed Under tlo V,' ' .' 'I -. Para Fao1 Lm anil Drura Act. Puro food Law and Orus Act. Why spend ywv money for eoeipeotxied er f-tt-fled soodi, when for ta sane money fan can get Ua atisiffht articlel . Look for the Pur Food Gnarantas Which ye wfll find en all our Kuoda. it means mu-h to ni, Soa bay direct bw yon orclr from ua, Waarawnol-wtlaaia-tribators to the euittaavxr, and ruanntM aatwf acrmn. : - -, ;!i ' i li ' or money refunded, (ioods ah'rned ta Mat, plom KM, exnrans unm Dmmld at nriees nmd. Writ fur SDsrial whoTeMia prices In bulk lota, ftooklat, eompleta lint and full information Btauod sa Itqufl. Oa list named below we viako twxl luncs and braakaso. (ALL FULL QUARTS) Oa araaald, boftled hat Sihr-4 rnod. stnppoii . at pneaa, : - euutad. f nrrvT : IN STONK ' JUGH. SAT ELT ' .PACKED 1 INI'LAlU CASK. AT.I. ' CHARON . PKEPAIO Waim rhf Im ttm-UI mr) ix-wxair bd 1 m. om tm mrf ariw mmmtmt CI Maize (old corn whtky o. ....... I Donald Kenny Mult Whiskey (jnedklnal)....... 126 HluaUl.lo (Va. mountain) i...-.., 4.00 Huron ItiverKr, extra fine (bottled in bond)..... I M rr. LeBanon's buehu Gin nwd)cuiaj ,.... ) Kelly's Hoyal Corn (th nnast) , .M Kelly's Copp-tf DinlilM (bottled In bord);. .......... IM Kelly's Medicinal Mult (bottM ia booti).... B.1S6 Uisa Tamp tine (iWt Maryland rya). ...... ......... 150 I galloa l-yeatvotd KontoeVy Ro. ........................ l a-auoa -yBrxM NocUi Carolina Cora 1 so) ion Holland (,ia ......a,.....,.,.,..,,,,, Isallon Extra FmShriy.. ....... ......... 1 salloa Porto Rico Ram . ........... ........ 1!KQ CxtraUood Part Wine.,..;.. , ., 1 eaUoaa-roae-old Ifinrland PMt-h Rrandv......... 1 aaUoa 4-jaar-oid Virvtnia Apple Brandy HPKi:i&I. IlKKc.K , , 4 t. IQHUC'l. t3.10 $5.06 t U4 4. a 1M V . M SO til . 1 SO 11 l' 11 & !)' ll.KS . 0 3-" AIT, CHURi.ES 2.bO ........t? s" ........ 2.0$ FTnrrrn IN I'l.AlM Kl i.S WII-'I.T CAbiiW SswnonsOld Norti Carolina Cora..,. .........4AM la-ailonaOld Kentueky Kye.,.. ..-. 00 SallansPinUln....; 00 8 sallona Applo or Pach Brandy..................... 00 ti traUonaof aiUiavahiMa Ml f mtmA Ha,..!! In IaaaIaI AIV-a km I A 1 ia m. . ,1 .,a. .m . in . .'- vmw w wnn. u. fn ..p.w, mtm pwai) m w. aM I-.". K-.. - , Onerdmwasteif ttieWasiutpHadd EOnacMHionaJfhrtat-h 4 qoarts, eroeptK-llv's - Coppor PntilUd (bottled ia bond! aa which for erdars oil ta id 'of V ovinia, tne Camlinaa. . Ooonria aad Alabama, Mary land and District of Colambia, add 40e for 4 .arta, 76a for ' auarta,aadLO foil! soVrta. .. .. J , , nwaa Raa .. T-dswalay.. ..., , Oaotola - Diamond "K... Major Comfort................... Cera WMky K , - i, , Old North 8tta.;....r.,..,.... Old Valley ..... stettJedlaBeei :'--''- Uuna iRlvar, t pts. S te easa, 01. 15: 1 pta, U te tmm, $10.75. f The whsltsale pries I qnotad on tkaaa oaee. arooda ara flat, sas o aot : cover -nprau eitanroa. Maltha da wa ruaran - tea ttwat stainst break. Bfaorloaa, , - jt pta.' pints igntirta ... ltt . 8,' . I-...H) ... irj, tu iso ... 14e ' , 1( ... Uc toe ' , Cua ii tx im .. Ua tae 10O , I Ilk. I nit- V. ,IIUJ.t VU.f 1 W : 1413 C Mate iod Dwtrieutors of MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Local aad Leng Distaae Pbcxaot 1X3 . RlebinMd,Va. ii J UijnHriOk:"' r ' ' " Fromtha tenor of thoasanda of gratuitous tcziU moniala in our files, there are thousands of grateful people and physicians in this country who think tha sun literally rises and sets in Harris Ijthia, Watts, the nnequaled natural remedy for all diseiiscs cf th3 mm- ilWiii' . Do you want to read ?Th Croaaing." do wanr'"""' by. Chambers? la. there is iow. eom her help. I have broken a In my dog; chain, 1L Some bad boys came to J my garden la annala. u doctors r Said he , -,- - : LIVE. WOULD - NOT Peter fTT. Woodruff. Pa., write: "Af ter doctoring for two years with the beat physicians in Waynesburg. and still get ting worse, the doctors aJvtsd me if I bad any business to attend to I had bet ter attend to it at once, as I could not ptwaibly live another month a there araa na eur. for me. fnlmv'm KUInw Cur. 1 was recommended to m by a friend, and a&J BerVOUS axiauiatioOA, bmia lij, etc I immediately sent my son to the store. a .tt ts .-.. ta. ii...iu. . KCAPUC.nE ,t' -: gacLV Cs:re alt ealas, luaiacba, ' fcackxie, nruraL-ia for It, ; If yon are so aSicted, you will derive, the rr.crt enthusiastic encouragement from readin t th.-y. ' - " ters, and whether your trouble is incipient or chronic, ; ; " you cannot fail to get the most beneficial results f rem Harris i-JTinA water, nature s sovereign remedy fcr disordered kidneys and bladder, and incident discccci Write at once for information, prices, etc. !iAnnic:liTn!A'cpni:iGG:cr i It Ttl Car.?B H"a Ca ' Q 12 kalf raHona 6 paL d' - " i f at ?rur cseaiers cr c.rect from Sircz, I1.CJ. fcmn to s-t better an-t con'in ied tn Im-jTRY A - CENT HOI ILCI BpiLd--.: atyo-.:r d or direct i h-i 1 w can I fre i -..' prove until I wan emlfb" w-'l." R. H. I. Jor Ifin A Co. and Vi. 1 Hand A Co. 'L ! 1 t J
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Oct. 4, 1908, edition 1
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