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LEANER,
VOL. XXXI.
GRAHAM, N. 0 TflUBSDAY, MARCH 23, 1905.
NO. 8
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She gave a little start of surprise,
and her hand leaped to her breast,
wbere it caught and stayed. Her child
like down-dropping mouth parted a
little more, and the breath quickened
through It. But her eyes, her wide,
trusting, innocent eyes, sought hi and
rested. ', . " , J
t He did not more. One en either aide
of the spike-marked old Norway log of
the trail they stood, and for an appre
ciable interval the duel of their glances
lasted be masterful, passionate, ex
igent; she proud, cool, defensive in the
aloofness of her beauty. Then at last
his prevailed. 1 A faint color rose from
her neck, deepened and spread over her
face and forehead. Jo, a moment she
drooped her eyes. : "
. "Don't you think you stare a .little
rudely, Mr. Thorpe 7" she asked. ,.
The vision was over. -:'? x:v&'Air
, "Bow did you know my,name?"t bo
asked.'--;-' j, '..f. ' ....;.f
She planted both elbows on the Nor
way and framed her little face dell
clously with her long pointed hands. -
"If Mr. Harry Thorpe can ask that
question," she replied, "be Is not quite
so Impolite as I bad thought him."
"How is that?" he inquired breath
lessly. :. . 1 ." . ,", '
"Don't you know, who I .mtysbo
asked in return. - . ..-
- "A goddess, a beautiful woman!" he
answered ridiculously enough.
- Sbe looked straight at him. , This time
bis gaze dropped!
"I am a friend of Elizabeth Carpen
ter, who Is Wallace Carpenter's sister,
who, I believe, is Mr. Harry Thorpe's
partner." . ', -.-'
' She paused as though for comment.
The young man opposite was occupied
in many other more Important direc
tions. ' ' . "
"We wrote Mr. Harry Tborpo that
we were about to descend on his dis
trict with wagon and tent and Indi
ans and things,, and asked him to come
and see us." -yjr ;:.n:, l.':
The girl looked at blm for a moment
steadily, then smiled. The change of
countenance brought Thorpe to himself.
"But I never received the letter. I'm
so sorry," said he. lt must be at the
mill. Ion see, I've been up in the
woods for nearly a month."
"Then we'll have to forgive you."
"But I should think they would bare
done something for you at the mill"
"Oh, we didn't omePTW,of,yoor
mUU We droro from Maraoett."; H,
"I sos.' cried Thorpe, enlightened.
"Bat I'm sorry t didn't know. I'm sor
ry yon didn't let me know.' I suppose
yea thought I was still at the milt
How did you get alongt I Wallace
with your
"No," she replied, dropping her band
and straightening her erefTlDgiire.
"It horrid. He wa coming vjnd then
some business came up. and,ht couldn't
get away. We are having tb, loveliest
time, though, I do adore tb-.wooas.
Come." she cried impatiently - sweep
lug aside to leave a way cjear. "Too
ball meet my friends.". - ,
' Thorpe imagined sbe referred to the
rest of the tenting party. JH hesitat
ed. ;
"I am hardly In fit condition." be Ob
jected. i I
She laughed, parting her , red lips.
"Ton are extremely picturesque lust
a you are." she said, with rather em
barrassing; directness, ffl- wouldn't
bare you any different for tba. war Id.
Ijnt my friends don't mind. They are
sd to it" Sbe laughed again.
Thorpe crossed the pole trail and for,
the first time found himself ,by( her
side. The warm summer odojt ,were
In the air; a dosen lively . little .birds
sang In the brnsb along the rati; the
sunlight danced and flickered, rough
the openings. 4
Then soddenly they were among the
pine, and the air was cool, Ah rlsta
dim and the birds' songs Inconceivably
Xar away.
f 1 S 1 ' .
LA a ... . ,
;ar away."-.'-- -- - - 1 mm i
'jle said little; and that lamfly. lrTK sTV'
ie dreaded to aay too modwTo berl t i 7a
ha.
playful sallies be bad no reposta, and
in consequence be fell more silent with
another boding that be was losing his
cause outright for lack or a reaay
word.
And so the but spoken exchange be
tween them meant nothing, bat If each)
could have read the unsaid word that
quivered on the other's heart Thorpe
wonld have returned to tne Fighting
Forty more tranquilly, while abe would
probably not have returned to the
camping party at all for a amber of
boors. .
"I do not think yo bad better come
with me," sbe said. "Make your H
and be forgiven aa your ewn account
I don't want to drag yos la at my
chariot wheels." ' J
AHrlKht I'll eon this
Thorpe bad replied. -.
-t km- i most have bar. I
aa-at once." hi sool ertod. "QUick-
otv-bef ore I klas borT
ttm atrana be la." sbe
said to bar-
tr -how brave looking.
He to different froai the athar
BO
XT'afTbarp.atb.
members of the pa7. offered his sp
ogles and explanation and was gra
ctoosly forgiven. He touad tb parsoo
laVVeomuat of trrt C all Mrs.Cry.
tho etaperoav a very yooag "srrtod
msu f twenty -tw or tbetoabaaxj
aboaband. a yoot of three years
elder. shaven. Bght balreA qat
eni; um EllaabeUi Carpeolar;
wbonnbtal ber brothw ta the ebar
tttetUti of good loaka, rlvaetooS 4i
poataoa and ewty kaln an attaadant
satellite of the saaacullne V
ealled Morton, and last of all the girl
whom Thorpe bad already so rartoaaiy
aacannterad and whom be new mat a
ICian Hilda Farraaat. Beslda tbaae
wore Ginger." a aquat orro wcTf to U
the gDey of a yacht and tnr Ind J
gokW. Tbey tahabttrf Vet. Whlcb
tad qolta a little ancampmeBt
Tborpe was received wttb ealhoa-
By STEWART
edward
WHITE
Wffmrt Stftearrf WAIf - e
Wallace Carpenter stories of bis
woods partner, while never doing more
than justice to the truth, had . been
warm. One and all owned a lively curi
osity to see what a real woodsman
might be like. When be proved to be
handsome and well mannered as wall
a picturesque hi reception was no lon
ger In doubt
Nothing could exceed his solicitude as
to their comfort and amusement He
Inspected personally the arrangement
of the tents and suggested one or two
change conducive to the littler com
forts. Simple things enough they were
If was a though a dty man were to
direct a newcomer to Central park yet
Thorpe' new friend were profoundly
Impressed with bis knowledge of occult
thing. The forest was to them, a to
most more or less of a mystery unfatb,
omable except to the favored of genius.
A man who could Interpret It even a
little Into the speech of everyday com
fort and expediency possessed a strong
claim to their Imaginations. When be
bad finished these practical affairs they
wsnted him to alt down and tell them
more things to dine with them, to
smoke' about their camp Are In the
evening. But here tbey encountered a
decided check. Thorpe became silent,
almost morose. He talked In monosyl
lable and soon went away. They did
not know what to make of him and so
were of course the more profoundly In
terested. The truth was his habitual
reticence would not have permitted a
great degree of expansion. In any case,
but now tli presence of Hilda made
any but an nttltude of bushed waiting
for her words utterly Impossible to him.
i However, when be discovered that
Hilda had ceased .visiting the clump
of pines near the pole trail bis desire
forced him back among these people.
He used to walk in swiftly at almost
any time of day, casting quick glance
here and there In search of bis divin
ity. -
"How do, Mrs. Cary." be would say.
"Nice weather. Enjoying yourself r
On receiving the reply he would an
swer benrtlly. Thnt's xood." and lapse
Into sih'nce, .When Hilda was about
he followed efery movement of her
with his eyes.' so that hi" utrnhjtf con
duct lacked 'no explanation or Inter
pretation, in the nilucU of the women
at least. Thrlt he redeemed his repu
tation for beinx an Interestlnjr char
acter by comliutlug the party on little
expeditious here and there about the
country. - Then lilst woodcraft and re
sourcef nines spoke for blm. '. They
asked blm about the lumbering op
erations, but he seemed Indifferent.
. "Nothing to Interest you." he affirm
ed. "We're just cutting roods now.
Ton ought to be here for the drive,"
One be took them over to see Camp
One. Tbey ,werelmmensely pleased
and were correspondingly loud In ex
clamations. Thorpe's comments were
brief and dry.On the way back for
the first time 'Thorpe found that
chanca-nd tfrtv .Cary-bsd. allotted
HUda,to,.bis car. ' .;- V ;
, AJtom!gfffy 4ws twl
encountered rWI JTbe iwirt topped
abort looked.ajltetively Mthe girl and
then softly ( approached,, .wbe0 flul,
near to her he again ifppncd, gaslng
t her with Jils oul In hit liquid eyes.
., onreinorbeautlfuUban,tbsea
'at'iila.lnssWl.rmljr.-.
i The others laughed. 'There's sin-
eerlty for-you. Miss Hlldaaald young
"Who fcs,.benVked ths girl after
tbey bad moved on.
"Our chore boy' answered Thorpe,
with great brevity.; - v.. .f-:,---;.-.-:-.--;-:-
The rest of ,tb partj had gone ahead,
leaving tb saMuteHng snore slowly
town tb trail. ' . ;"! '
. tl'STb don't ofl, en .to the pins
groye any morer be ssked bluntly.
rj.Mti.-M . . UtlAm In .k.
"I want to Wo there. I wsat to
A eariiasaaoasadtea (aflat
talk with yon. I can't talk Wltn aD
m eota suesorrew," an said;
wttb a Bttto nuswbarvans langh,
-u
tbafTJ make yaa talk."
. "Ton moot think Tm awfntryataptd."
agreed Tborpe bttterty. .
-Ah. no; ah. aoT abe insatil sort
ty. Ton mnst not aay that"
She wa looking at nun vary tvodar
ty. If ba bad eery kncwa-K bwt be did
not for hi face wa set tn dlaeontant
d tioe atralght before him.
it ts tree." be repbad.
Tbey wanted an la sfleoe, while
gradoaJly the dancaroaa faaclaaoon of
- in fi
fk .-. x if ,
the woods crept downon thtm, Just
before sunset a bush falls oa nature.
The wind ba died; the birds bare not
yet- begun their evening songs; the
light Itself seem to have left off spar
kling and to Ue stilt serosa the land
scape. Such a hush now lay. on their
spirits. Over tb way a creeper wa
droning sleepily a little chant tb only
voice in the wilderness. In the heart
of the man, too, a little role raised It
self alone. ' ; 3
( "Sweetheart.sweetheart. sweetheart!"
It breathed over and over agaln.fi After
awhile he said It gently In a half voice.
"No, no; bush!" said the girl And
she Mid the soft warm fingers of on
hand across bis lip and looked at him
from a height of superior soft eyed
tenderness as a woman might look at a
child. "You must not. It Is not right"
Then he kissed the Angers very gen
tly before they were withdrawn, and
sbe said nothing at all In rebuke, but
looked straight before her with trou
bled eye. -v-
CHAPTER XXIII.
mHOHPB returned to Camp One
shortly after dark. He found
there a number of letters,
among whlcb was one from
Wallace Carpenter. '.
After commending the camping par
ty .to hi companion' car tb young
fellow went on to say that afUIrs were
going badly on tb board.
"Bom Interest that I haven't bean
able to make out yet baa been nam
mering our stocks down day after
day," be wrote. .... "I don't understand
it for the stocks are good and intrin
sically are worth more than hi bid for
them right now. Some powerful con
cern. Is beating them down for n pur
pose of its own. . Sooner or later thy
will let up, and then- we'll get thing
back In good ahepe. I am amply pro
tected now, thanks to you, and am not
at air afraid of losing my holdings.
Tb only difficulty 1 that I am unable
to predict exactly when the other fel
low will decide that tbey bar accom
plished whatever tbey are about and
let up. It may not be before next year.
In that case I couldn't help you ont on
those notes when they come due." So
put in your best lick, old man. Ton
may bare to pony up for a little while,
though of course sooner or later 1 can
put It all back. . Then, yon bet your
life. I keep out of It Lumbering's
good enough for yours truly.
: "By the way, you might shine op to
Hilda Fnrrand and join the rest of ths
.fortune hunters. . She's got It to throw
to the buds and In ber own ngnt no
riously. old fellow, don't put yourself
Into a false position through Ignorance;
not that there la any danger to a hard
ened old woodsman like yon." '-
Thorpe went to the group of pines by
the pole trail the following afternoon
because be had said be would, but with
a new attitude of mind. He bad come
Into contact with the artificiality of
conventional relations, endjt stiffened
hlnv-ryvv--r;: f.-- : i- k-r--.r
Tbey sat down on a log. Hilda turn
ed to blm wltt her graceful tit of eon-.
ftdenc. 1 J.-v;
"Now talk to me." said she.
"Certainly," replied. Thorps In
aractlcal ton of role. "What do yen
want me to talk about!".
. Sbe shot s swift, troubled glance at
blm, concluded herself mistaken and
said: ,'.:...::: j .
"Tell m about what yon do np nor
-your life-all about It"
"Well." replied Tborpe formally, "wa
haven't much to Interest a girl Bk
yon. It la a question of saw log with
us," And be went on In hi dry est
most technical manner to detail the
process of manufacture. It might as
well bar been bricks. ,i
. The girl did not understand. , She
was hurt As rarely as tb son tan
gled In the distant pin frond, she had
seen In bis eyes a great passion. . Now
It was coldly withdrawn.
"What ha happened to yonr. she
asked Anally out of ber great sincerity.
"Me? Nothing," replied Thorp. '
. A forced silence fell upon blm. Hilda
seemed gradually to lose herself In rev
erie. After a time abe said softly i
"Don't yon lov this woods r
"If sn excellent bunch of pine," re
plied Thorpe bluntly. "If U est tfiOOf
K at least" 't
"Ohl" ah cried, drawing back, her
hands pressed sgalnst the log either
aide of her. her eyas wlds.
After s mouarnt she caught her breath
eoBvulalrely, and Thorp became eon
adons that she wa studying blm fur
tively with n quickening donbt i -
After that, by" tb mercy of Gad,
there waa no mors talk between tnens.
TJnconacJoosly tb nrst strain of oppo
sition and of hart surprise relaxed.
Each thought vaguely his thoughts.
Than la the depth of the forest pr
haps near at hand, perhaps far away, a
Ingle bermlt thrash began to sing. His
ong was of three solemn, deep, liquid
notes, followed by a alight rhetorical
pans as of contomplstlon. and then de
liberately three notes mors on n differ
ent key. It I the moat dlgnlfled. the
most spirltnai, tb noUest of woods ut
terances. Combined with tb evening
shadows and tb warm soft air It of
fered to tho heart aa almost IrrasaKibM
appeal. Tb man's artificial antagn
nleni atmllftfl. the woman's dleen
cfaaatmont began to seem nnreaL
Then subtly ever and through the
bird song another snnnd became and
bl. At nmt tt msrsly repeated tho
three notes faintly Has an echo, but
with a rich, sad soMlerteae that tovngbt
tears. Then timidly and still softly tt
elaborated the theme, wearing tn and
ont through tb original thro ths gfc
tsr sad shimmer of a splendid web of
sound, spreading befor the awakened
Imagination a nroad rlrer of woods ton
agiaary that reflected en Its snrfao nfl
the enbOer snood et the fersst
, With tb Bret sigh of the wonder Ban
ste the girl bed started and ennght her
breath at the exqnierte slsasars of nt
As tt went oa tbey both forgot every
thing bat the harmooy and each arbor,
"Ah, boantifnir she SBnrmnred. ,
"What la sir ho whispered, marve-
"A vtoUn-p4yd by S
Tb btrd ndoenly basked. at
one tb strain abandoned tn woods
not and toon another motif. At nmt
It played softly ia the higher notes, n
ttakbng, Bfbtssm Brtl ssekxly, that
stirred kindly snrfaee stall ever a
fnB heart Then eeddeeJy. wtthewt
transition. It dropped to the lower res
teter sod began to sob snd wnO fan tn
fnB ribrating newer of n great
And tho theme tt treated wa tern.
At last the poignant ecstasy seemed
slowly, slowly to die. Fainter and
fainter ebbed tb music. Through it as
through a mist the solemn aloof forest
began to show to the consciousness of
the two. They sought each other's eyes,
gently smiling. Tb music wa very
oft and dim and sad.. Tbey leaned to
each other, with a sob; their Up met;
the music ceased.
And over behind the trees, out of the
light snd the lor and tb beauty, lit
tie PhU huddled, hi great shaggy head
bowed In his arms. Beside blm lay hi
riolln and beside that his bow, broken.
He bad snapped It across his knee.
That day he bad heard at laat tb
They soiioM tach other eyes.
heart .song of the rlolin and, ottering
It had bestowed lore. But he had that
day lost what be cored for moat In all
tho world-bls friend.
Little PhU disappeared utterly, tak
ing with him bis rlolin, but tearing bis
broken bow. Tborpe has It even to
this day.' The lumberman . caused
search snd Inquiry on sll sides. Tb
cripple was never heard of again. ,
"I saw yon long ago." said Hilda to
Thorpe "long, long ago, when I was
qnlto a young girl. I had been visit
mg In Detroit snd was on my way an
alone to catch , an early train. Too
stood on the corner thinking, tall and
straight and brown, with a weather
beaten old bat and a weather beaten
old coat and weather beaten old moc
casin, snd seen a proud, clear, un
daunted look on yonr face, I bar re
membered yon ever sine." '
And then be told her of the race to
the land office, while her eye grow
brighter snd brighter with the epic
eplendor of tb story. She told him
that she had loved him from that mo
ment, and believed her telling, 'while
he, the unsentimental leader of men,
persuaded himself and her that ho had
always in soma mysterious manner
carried net image prophetically In Us
heart So much for the lor of It
v In tb last days of tb month of do
light Thorpe received a second tetter
ala navtn which to soma extent
awakened blm to tho realitlee.
"My near Harry,- n ran, -
tmaAm a ataitlln diecoVSlT.. Tb Other
fellow I Morrisoa. I bar been a blind.
stupid dolt snd am caught nicety, son
Mil ma an mote name than I
bar already called myself, Morrison
ba been in it from the start By aa ac
cident I learned he was behind ths fel
low who Induced m to Invest snd It Is
he who had been hammering the stock
ibm avar atnaa. Thar Couldn't tick
yon st yonr gam, so tbey taekied m
at mine. ' rm not tn man yon are,
Harr. and Pre mad a meat of It Of
course their scheme In plain enough en
tb face or it xney r going 10 umn.
me no deeply that I will drag the Una
down with to.
"If yon can fix It to most those notes,
H hi'i on tt I bars smote margin
to cover any more declines tbey may be
able to bring about xwrc rm noom
fait aa anra aa van can oaf' that
fxXUXX). Just so sure we'll be ahead of
the gam st tus am nxx year. or
aeerca'a sake, get n more en yon. old
man. If yon don't, tb srm -u oust
because abe eanf pay. I'll host because
I'D have to let my stock go on margin.
If II be an awful smash. But you'll get
there. o w needn't worry. Pro been
a awful fanl. and I've no rteht to do
the getting Into tronbl snd tears yon
to tb nam worn or geroag not aawa
But aa oartner I'm going to Instet on
yonr baring a salary." .
jb news arottsea su loorpas aw
m.i JH. Nmi at laat the mvstaTT
wronnding Morrison a Daly's nnnat
ral eomplalaanc was riven. It had
com to grapples again. Bo was glad
aH. Ha threat the letter la his Docket
and walked baoyaatly to the pines.
Tb two lovers sat mere au mo aron
mim 4Hnkln la half nadir tb tor of
the forest and of being near each other.
In n week the camping party wonld be
breaking np. and Hilda must return to
the dty. It was uncertain when tbey
wonld be able to see each ether agshm,
Snddenty the girl seek off sad pot
her anger to nor Bp. For soma time
dimly an totermltteat and faint sound
bad been felt rather than actually
naardVBke the Irragnter mnffied beat
lag of a heart , Oradnaily It bed Inatet
edantneattentten. "What hi ItTT sb ssnog.
Thorp ttottnsd. - Then his face Bt
smtgntir with the toy of bsttte.
-My axsaen," be cried. "They are
enttlngtharaad."
-A. faint ea sensed, . Then wtthent
warning nearer at hand, and the sharp
ring ef aa as soenden rjorengn tne wr-
, chaptxx xxrr.
OB a amaneat fhey eat
to the .clear sUeeato
ef the ntetant blow sad the
nteee- fareafnl thndn Of the
aaaarat band. '
- ."What are they neanfl Are they
tisg lnsaherr aaked Hilda.
-No." answered. Tberpej "W nO
cat saw logs at thi rlsaa of year. Tney
are etearlng ont n aaed."
"Where doe It SO tor
"Wen, nowhere In pertlenlar that
kv htto, tesojtag seen that ntartn at
tba xtrer and jrandera sn Ibsniah the
wood where the pin to."
.-How ctear the axe seand. I wonld
like to know more almut it." she sigh
ed, a quaint little air of childish petu
lance graving two lines between ber
eyebrows. "Do you know, Harry, you
are a singularly uncommunicative sort
of a being. I have to gueas that your
life Is Interesting and picturesque.
Sometimes 1 think you are not nearly
poet enough for the life you are liv
ing. Why, you are wonderful, you
men of tbe north, and you let us ordi
nary mortals who have not the gift of
divination Imagine you eutlrely occu
pied with bow many pounds of Iron
chain you are going to need during tbe
winter." Sbe said these things lightly,
as one who speak things not for seri
ous belief.
"It 1 something that way," be
agreed, with s laugh.
"Sit there," she breathed very soft
ly, pointing to the dried needles on
whlcb ber feet rested.
He obeyed.
"New tell me," aha breathed, still In
the fascinated monotone.
'Whatr be Inquired.
'Tour life; what you do; all about it
Ton must tell me a story."
Tborpe settled himself more lazily
and laughed with quiet enjoyment
"The story of the woods," he began.
"the story of the saw log. It would take
a bigger man than I to tell It I doubt
If any one man erer would be big
enough. It Is a dream, a struggle, s
battle. Those men you hear there are
only tbe skirmishers extending tbe
Bring line, I'll bare to hurry now to
get those roads done and a certain
greek cleared before tbe snow. Then
we'll bare to keep on tbe keen more to
flnlsb our cutting before the deep snow,
to haul our logs before tbe spring
thaws, to float them down tbe river
while tbe freshet water last. When
w gain a day we bare scored a vic
tory, when the wilderness put us back
an hour we bare suffered a defeat"
The girl placed her band on bis shoul
der. He corered It with bis own.
"But we winl" be cried. "We win!"
"That ia what I like," sbe said softly,
"the strong spirit that wlue." Sbe hesi
tated, then went on gently: "I went
walking yesterday morning before you
came orer, and after awhile I found
myself In tbe most awful place tbe
stump of tree, tbe dead branches, tbe
trunks lying sll about and the glaring
hot sun orer everything. Harry, there
wa not a alngl bird in all that waste,
a single green thing." Sbe seised bis
fingers in ber other hand. "Harry," she
said earnestly, "I don't believe I can
ever forget that 'experience any more
than I could have forgotten a battle
field were I to see one."
The man twisted hi shoulder uneas
ily snd withdrew bis band.
"Harry," sbe said again after a
pause, "you must promise to leave tbl
wood until the rery last I suppose It
must sll be cut down some day, but I
do not want toneafaere to see after it hi
all orer. Men do not care much for
keepsakes, do tbey, Harry? But even a
man can feel the ralue of a great beau
tiful keepsake such a this, can't be,
dearf Our meeting place do you re
member how I found you down there
by tb old pole trail atarlng as though
yon bsd seen s ghost? It must slways
be our most sacred memory, rromise
me you will sars It until the rery, rery
test" .
Tborpe remained silent
In selecting tbe districts for tbe sea
son's cot be bad Included In bl esti
mate this very grove. Other bodies of
timber promising a return of $10,000
were not to be found near tb river,
and time now lacked for tbe cutting of
roads to more distant forties.
"Hilda," be broke In abruptly at last.
"tbe men you bear are clearing a road
to this very timber."
"What do yon mean?" sbe ssked.
"This timber Is marked for cutting
this rery winter."
Sbe bad not a suspicion or tn true
state of affairs. "Isn't It lucky I spoke
of Itr sbe exclaimed. "Ton mnat ore
to ft today, nowr
She sprang np Impulsively and stood
waiting for him. He aros more slow-
"Hilda. I cannot n am.
Sb stood rery still for some second.
"Why notr sb ssked qoletly.
"Because I bar not time to cut a
road through to another bunch of pine.
It I tbl or nothing." '
"Why not nothing, then?"
"I want tb money tbl wUl bring."
HI choice of a verb wa unfortu
nate. .
Why He Preferred te Die.
t k mv 1K00 n n reach er ef
ths name, of William Dorrington
threw himself from tna parapet m
ths Church of St. 8epukher, in
London. He left a not which gar
a his reason for committing ths
k. ha wanted to CO to th
theater that night, but did not bar
tho money wherewitn i puroiee
th ticket of adJiisaioa.
GeeOtSalrKa.
Good spirit don't ail com rrom
Kentucky. Tba main souro is tbe
lirer end all tho fine spirit erer
mad in lbs Blue Grass 8late could
not romedr a bad lirer or the hun
dred- nd-one ill effects it produce.
You can't bare good spirit and a
bad lirer at tbe same time. Year
li. annai ha In fine condition ii
yon wonld ted buoyant, happr and
hopeful, brigni w eye, ngo. ot
rfMna ani mil rsaalnl in rOUr DUI
iJt. Yon ean pot yonr lirer In
finesi condition by using Green's
August Flower th greatest ol all
medicines for tne lirer ana sioaiaco
.nt a Mi-Lain rare for drspepsU or
indigestion. It has been a taroriU
..a a a iLt
boosebold remeay ior rrr uy
.xr. Ane-nat Flower Will
make yocr lirer healthy and actire
and thus ineore yon a liberal supply
of "good - pirita.' Trial site, 25a ;
regular b'lUee, 75c At Sll drug
In Germany tbe raiaing of aspara
goa for export as well as domestic
aarrioa k Quit an Industry. It is
eonfined chiefly to certain localities
c north Germany and parte ol
LtJen. . . -
Ladloa' Sboee to Be Larger.
New York'Dlspatth.
Women of the next generation are
to bare big feet ; not so very big,
perhaps, bat bigger than .tbe feral,
nine feat to-day. This pronounce
ment waa made unofficially to-day
by many of the most prominent
shoe manufacturers of the country
at the close of the first convention of
the National Boot and Shoe Man
ufacturers' Association of the Un
ited Stales, which was formed at the
Hotel Astor. They declared that
flatter soles and lower heels will be
the fashion.
Responsibility ior the innovation
resta upon the women tbemselvess
the dealers declare.
"This tendency of the women."
Said Sol Wile, secretary of the as
sociation, ''has been noticeable for
some time, but lately it has grown
more and more conspicuous. With
the advent of the rainy-day skirt
came a more sensible shoe, with
flatter soles and a lower and thicker
heel. This proved so successful
that now the women are adopting
that style of footwear for every oc
casion, and tne pnyetcai comiort
they derive from it compensates for
any lingering uneasiness that tbey
may be out of style.
"In the convention just ended all
kinds of feet were represented, from
the historio giant foot of Chicago to
the dainty little stepper of New
York, but the feeling among tbe
men who cater to all kinds was that
the French heel is on the wane and
that the flatter and broader shoe is
growing more and more popular,
even though it means bigger feet.
At last the women seem to be real
izing that the present age is essen
tially one of common sense, and no
little weight was given to this move
ment in favor of more sensible shoes
by tbe recent instance, published
broadcast, of a woman who suffered
the loss of a loot through the con
struction of tbe extremely high
heel."
Kansas Challenges the Oil Kins;.
Baltimore Bun.
Kansas is tbe only State in the
Union which is righting a trust with
its own weapons. - The Legislature
of the Jaybawker State has appro
priated 1410,000 for the construc
tion and equipmeat of an oil rt
finery. Conrict labor is to be utiliz
ed to a large extent in operating the
refinery. Thus Kansas throws down
the gage of battle to tbe Standard
Oil Company. What the result
will be is problematical. The whole
power of the Sute will be directed
toward obtaining fair rates from the
railroads in transporting crude oil
to tbe refiuery and distributing tbs
refined product to rsrious points in
Kansas. By means of its private
car system the Standard Oil Com'
pany had practically driven the in
dependent oil producers of Kansas
out of business. Tbe State Is ood
fident that it will be able to get a
square deal" from tbe railroads,
and if it does it will not labor under
tbe disadvantage with which inde
pendent producers could not oops,
It is significant that tbe Legislature
of Kansas bas branched the State
in the oil business in response to sn
overwhelming popular demand.
The people of the Jaybawker Stale
bare an idea that tbey can beat Mr.
Rockefeller at bis own gsme. Time
alone will determine whether a Sute
can beat a trust by taking a plunge
into socialism. Very many persons
rill wish that the Kansas experi
ment msy prove a success not be
cause tbey favor socialism, but be
cause ther want to "take a fall'M
out of tbe Oil Trust.
It will brine; rich, red blood, firm
flesh and muscle. That's what
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tes
will do. Taken this month, keeps
vnu well sll summer. 85 cents
tea or Tablets. Thompson Drug
Co.
A patch of lettuce will furnish as
much succulent and tender green
food in a short time as. anything
that can be grown.
ria.BivanxA.
ylsitas In aw IsajM
By learning bow to prevent dis
eases in fowls so much time will not
bare to be spent in learning bow to
core them.
Caa Claata Csc Crro
FesMCeUssiakdcrrp.
Give tbe sharp eyed biddies a
chance at the barn floor litter and
so much grain and grass seed wiJ
not b wasted.
; RELIEF IN SIX HOURS.
I Distressing kidney and bladder
disease relieved iu six hours rjy
"New Great South American Kid-'
ney Cure." It is a great surprise
on account of its promptness in re-'
having pain in the bladder, kidneys
or back, in male or female. Re
lievo retention of water almost im
mediately. If you want quick re
lief and cure this is your remedy.
Sold by tbe J. C. Simmons Drug
Co., Graham, N. C,
A celebrated Paris ph3ician, Dr.
Gabriel LeVen,' says obesity is a
nervous disorder, caused by a form
of dyspepsia.
3
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Potash as Necessary as Rain
The quality and quantity of the
crops depend o
on a sufficiency of
In the soli. Fertilisers which are
low in Potash will never rw,ux
satisfactory result;"
Every former ihotiU b familiar with th
proper proportions ol bigral'"" '?).
nuka lire l IcrtlHitrs Icr eer kind M
iron. W hae publihnl rri oil;..
connfniiK the hleJI irrrl lh ....
important mWert, which "i" "")"',
J you uk. Writs now wluW too uiu (
11 to tlw
er.n. kali waftc -
Sew York 3-1 SIMM l "' ;, '
AilMW, Oav-i'4 8. ilttl Urcwl !.
a
eadaches
This time of the year
are signals of warning:.
Take Taraxacum Com-
nntind now. ' It mav
sav9 you a spell of fe-
a . a a
ver. it win reguiaie
your bowels, set your
iver right, and cure
your indigestion.
Aerood Tonic.
An honest medicine
MEBANE.
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