The
EANER
VOL. XXXIV.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909.
NO. 48
AN OLD ADAGE
SAYS -v
"A light pnrM to a heavy curse"
Sickness makes a light puna.
The LIVER faiths seat of nine
tenths of all disease. .
utt'slills
go to the root of the whole mat
ter, thoroughly, quickly sately
and restore the action of the
LIVER to normal condition. '-
Give tone to the system and
solid flesh to the body.
Take No Substitute.
ROM
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Famous Monarchs That Rivaled
the Mighty Samson.
PROFESSIONAL CAEDS
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OFFICE rk SIMMONS BUILDING
lACOB A. LONGK . JT. ELMER LONG.
LONG & LONG,
A ttorneysj and Ooaiuelonl t Xw
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GRAHAM, - v- ; - N.C.
Offloe Patterson Building
Beoond Floor. . . , . . ,
C A HALL, '
attobne; and oockbeixor-at-law,
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Office in the Bank of Alamanca
Balding, op stairs. : v .
Iohk dBAr btnvH. . W. P. Bibuji, J.
R 8 UM & ;lVrNUH, ' ;
Attorneys aud Counaelor at La-w
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Pi-aeilce regularly hi' the courts of Alk
nance county. '- - i,"- '-;' . l)
ROB'T C. STRUDWICK
Attorney-at-Law
GREENSBORO ,0.
Praofices Ifet "J courbfla-
mance and Guilford counties, , :
AMAZING FEATS OF MUSCLE.
Tha Emperor Maximianue Could Lift
Thrao Men With One Hand Augua
tua tha Strong of Saxony Carried a
Horaa and It. Rider on His Back.
Curiously enough, a large percentage
of the notably strong men of history
have been of royal blood. One of the
earliest of these royal athletes was
liaxlmlanus, called "Maxlmlanus Her
cules" because of bis great strength.
He was the son of a peasant and had
an enormous physique. He became a
common soldier and was finally made
emperor by acclaim of his fellow .sol
diers during a stormy period of Ro
man history.
Maxlmlanus' strength was' prodi
gious. It was said that on foot he
could run down a fox, that he could
lift three men with one hand and that
by gripping, the wheel of a chariot
with one linger be could- resist the pull
of three tiorses. Like most men of
great physical strength, Maximianua
was a heavy eater. History records
that his daily allowance was forty
pounds of meat and eighteen bottles of
wine!
Augustus the Strong of Saxony was
aaotheeV-ef these royal Samsons. He
would often seize two of his courtiers.
grasping one with his- right" hand and
another with his left, holding them up
at arm's length and playfully twirling
them about.
On one occasion the hone ridden by
one of bis attendants became balky
and. refuted to budge. After some min
utes of coaxing the king dismounted,
placed bis Herculean shoulder under
the horse's chest, grasping it by the
fore legs, and calmly walked away
with both horse and rider. This re
markable performance was witnessed
by a number of courtiers and attend
ant King Rlchardef England ("Coeur de
Hon") bad tremendous strength. Dur
ing his captivity in Germany he gave
a terrible demonstration of his physical
powers. .The son off one of the ward
ens was a youth locally renowned for
his muscular strength and in bis as
surance Invited the royal captive to an
exchange of buffets. The young man
by a cast of the dice won the right to
the first stroke and struck the king a
staggering blow on the side of the
bead. It was then the king's turn, and
he landed a blow Just behind his op
ponent's' ear so heavy that the man
was instantly killed.
fhta IwUnf la oud In Bit. OT.Uof
Beott s ramous historical novel "tvan
hoe." where King Richard, the "Black
Knight." und the Jolly outlaw Friar
Tuck have an exchange of buffets,
without, however, any fatal result.
Dom Pedro I, emperor of Brazil, la
also on the list of royal strong men.
On the occasion of a carnival he ar
ranged matters so that he was stand
ing on the bow of the royal barge be
tween two of his stateliest courtiers.
Suddenly in the midst of the festivities
the king reiched out, grasped n court
ier with each hand, and, aft r holding
them for a few moments squirming In
the air and begging to be rckased, lie
relaxed his grip and allowed them to
drop plump Into the water, amid the
frantic applause of the huge crowd
that had assembled to view their mon
arch. The king Joined heartily iu the
general hilarity, but what the drenched
courtiers thought about this exquisite
Joke Is not recorded.
Peter the Great of Russia, like Char
lemagne, possessed great pliyslml -is
well as mental power. His jeari of
work as blacksmith and ship carpen
ter bad so developed a naturally now- I
erful physique that he was believed to
be the strongest man in Russia.
The story Is told that n cert-tin
blacksmith in a little country town hid
boasted that he w:is t':e o::r l,:vk-
smlth in the world who oonU lift his
own anvil. The emperor, hearing of
the blacksmith's boast, dl"rIscd him
self as a workman and 'with a slnple
companion set out for the blacksmith' a
village. On learolnjp'of their erran 1
the blacksmith without n word lai.l
aside his tools and, grasping the anvil
with bis brawny hands, lifted It with
great effort about a foot from the floor.
Then Peter took hold of the anvil,
raised it a foot, two feet, three, higher
and higher, till he finally swnng it to
his shoulder and calmly walked away
with It.
Charlemagne was said to be the most
powerful man physically of his time.
'One of his favorite feats of strength
was to break the heaviest borsesboe by
gripping it with one hand.
A worthy successor of Peter the
Great was the late Czar Alexander III.,
who was one 'of the strongest men in
the world. He was often called "the
Russian Samson." The czar's regular
visiting card was a Russian coin some
what larger than our silver quarter, J
which he would bend almost double '
.with bis powerful fingers.
Alexander was also fond of breaking
horseshoes, and it is said be never
found one be could not break in two.
He coqld take twoYresh packs of cards
and by gripping the ends with bis
bands tear them straight down through
the middle.
It is said that on one occasion a wo
man companion expressed a wish for a
bouquet holder in which to place a
large bunch of roses. The czar took a
pewter tankard from a table nearby
and with a few movements of bis pow
erful hands fashioned It into a rough
nui lucuiresqu auu quiui eniciein uou-
quet holder.-W. B. a Latson In New
York Tribune.
GAVE THE ANSWER.
A Soldier Who Followed the Order of
General Jaekeon. '
Illustrative of the exasperating ease
with which chickens occasionally "come
home to roo.t" Is this . y from "A
8oldler's Letters to Charming Nellie."
On a day in June, 18UJ. in the early
part of the civ!! war General Hoed of
the Texas brigade halted each regi
ment in turn and gave his orders. To
the Fourth he said:
"Soldiers of the Fourth, I know 83
little of your destination as you do. If,
however, any of you learn or suspect
it, keep it a secret. To every one who
asks questions answer, 'I don't know.'
We are now under the orders of Gen
eral Jackson, and I repeat the in to
you."
General Jackson also gave strict or
ders against foraging, but apples were
plentiful, and It was contrary to nature
for hungry soldiers not to eat them,
and so it came about that on the
march to Staunton General Jackson
came upon a Texan sitting on the
limb Of on. apple tree busily engaged in
filling hls haversack with the choicest
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The general reined In his old sorrel
horse and In' his customary curt tone
asked:
"What are you doing In that tree.
sirr
"I don't know- reptiedithe' Texan.
"What command.do you belong to?"
"I don't know." - ; ,
"Is your command ahead of yon or
behind your ; , v.
"I don't know." ,y
Thus It went on, "I don't know". giv
en as snswer to every question. Final-'
ly Jackson asked sternly:
"Why do you give me that answer
to every question?"
"'Cause them's the orders our gen
eral gin us this mornin', an' he tola
us be got 'em that er way straight
from ole Jackson," replied the man in
the tree.
Disgusted with a too literal obedi
ence to his own commands,- but yet
not caring to argue the point. General
Jackson rode on.
A ONE NIGHT CONVERT.
Incident In tha Temperance Careor of
Father Mathew.
In 1843, when Father Mathew was
crusading for total abstinence in Lon
don, he created no small amusement
for a large 'party at the hospitable
mansion of an Irish nobleman by bis
attempts, partly playful, but also part
ly serious, to make a convert of Lord
Brougham, who resisted good bumor
edly, but resolutely, the efforts of his
sealous neighbor. The incident Is re
lated by Katharine Tynan in her biog
raphy of Father Mathew.
"I drink, very Utle wine." said
Brougham, "only Halt a glass at lunch
eon and two half glasses at dinner.
And, though my modkal adviser tolfl
me I Bhould increase the quantity, I
refused to do so."
"Ho was wrong, my lord, for ad
vising you to increase the quantity, and
you were wrong In taking the small
quantity you do," said Father Mathew,
"but I have my hopes of you."
And so, after a pleasant resistance
on the part of the learned lord. Father
Mathew Invested bis lordship with the
silver medal and ribbon, the hnlgnla
and collar of t)io"ncw order of the
Baft."
"Then I will keep It," said Brougham,
"and take It to the bouse, where I
shall be sure to meet old Lord the
worse for Hguor, and I will pnt It on
him." .
The announcement of this Intention
waa received with luuch largiitcr. fir
the noble lord refcrreJ to waa notori
ous for bis potations.
Lord Brougham wus as -rood as his
word, for on meeting the veteran peer
be said, "Lord , I hove n present
from Father Mathew for you." and
passed the' ribbon rapidly over his
neck.
"Then I tell you what It Is- Brough
am. I will keep sober for thU night,"
was. the peer's unexpocted response.
And he kept this .vow, to the amass
ment of bis friends. -
FUGITIVE SPAR BUOYS
Rescuing These Stray "Sticks"
Is Perilous Work.
SIGNBOARDS OF CHANNELS.
The Fare.
This is how, a driver of the prison
van, known as Black Maria, distin
guished himself. A would be wit on
the causeway hailed bltn:
. "Got any room inside. Robert?"
"There's foom for Ana," replied the
driver. "We kep' It for yon."
Not entirely disconcerted, the wit
made another shot
, "What's your fare?" be asked.
The answer entirely extinguished
him.
"Bread and water same as you bad
before!" Pearson's Weekly.
The Great Circus.
The famous Coliseum In old Rome,
massive as It was, was a mere toy in
comparison with the great circus,
which filled the valley between the
Palatine and the' Aventlne hills. The
Coliseum Is said to have been able to
seat 80,000 people, while tbe seating
capacity of tbe great circus was, at
different periods, 100,000, 250,000 and,
lastly, 880,000 spectators. The great
circus was probably tbe most stu
pendous building ever erected for pub
lic spectacles. New York American.
. All Mia Ootng.
Miss Cbeilus-Is it really so that
you're engaged to Mr. Boxley? Miss
Pechls (calmlyHIt Is. Miss Cbellns-
VI y, b was a great catch! Miss Pecbla
I beg your pardon;' catcher. Phila
delphia Press.,
How These Mariner.' Guides Are An
chored and How Thoy Sometimes
Break Away and Are Hunted Down
by the Lighthouse 8ervioe Tenders.
When tbe winter gales begin to blow,
the tenders of tbe lighthouse servlco
turn their stems toward northern seas
to hunt stray spar buoys. Of all tbe
work of the coast patrol this, perhaps,
Is the most exposed to danger. Pulling
these "signboards" out of the sea or
putting them over side Is like "yank
ing" spiles with a ton derrick on a
heaving platform.
Although passengers In the boats
that ply the waters of New York har
bor, Long Island sound and other wa
terways along tbe conHt see many
spar buoys, they give them little
thought. With tbe man at tbe wheel
It is different Color, shape and size
give him volumes of Information, and
be looks upon the spar buoy as an In
valuable guide.
In tbe government inventories they
are listed as "sticks," although tbey
are sometimes sixty feet long. They
are anchored in the bed of a river or
harbor channel, their "up ends" paint
ed In such a way as to indicate to tbe
observer the formation of the bottom.
On the margin of government charts
explanatory notes tell one that vessels
approaching a harbor from the sea
should leave red buoys wltb even
numbers on tbe right and black, wltb
odd numbers on tbe left side of chan
nels. Black and white striped buoys,
the stripes running perpendicularly,
mean an obstruction In the channel
with room to get by on either aide.
If balls or cages ornament tbe "up
ends" It means a turning point, tbe
color and number Indicating the course.
These sticks are put down with heavy
Iron anchors and sometimes great
stone weights. One would suppose that
so fixed tbey never could get away, but
tbey do, and It is a Job to find tbem.
Ice floes break their cables and some
times crush tbe sticks; storms pull
tbem loose, and ships In tbe fog or
darkness foul them and tear tbem from
their bold on tbe bottom. Not Infre
quently ships Use them as moorings,
although this Is forbidden.
There are Instances where tbe an
chors of a spar buoy have been secure
enough to bold against Ice pressure and
In a narrow channel cans a dangerous
Jam. But such cases are few, for
when this happens tbe weight ox me
IcausunUv bj-copie. yroa aj to force
tho buoy tinder, and the pack sno.es on.
If the Ice pack gets under tbe buoy
so as to lift it there Is only one result
the parting of tbe cable. Then off
starts tbe spar upon a Journey maybe
of thousands of miles, perhaps ef only
one or two. It may fetch up on tbe
nearertahore, ad It may drift to tbe
coast of Europe or into the southern
seas. On tbe Irish coast today Is one
which traveled there In six weeks from
New York tiarbor. It was presented
to tho nrltlcih government by the Unit
ed Stntes and now floats off the coast
on which It stopped after Its long At
lantic Journey.
If it is a long chase to find the stray
buoys It Is even a more, difficult task to
recover tbe anchors left behind by tbe
fugitive spnrs. Tenders that sail out
of the harbor have a derrick and tackle
rigged In front of the pilot bouse, with
a donkey englno to lift and pull. The
location of every buoy Is marked on
tho charts to a degree, so It U not diffi
cult to find the desired position. The
serious business Is dragging for the
anchor and after grappling with It to
hoist It aboard ship. Here the donkey
engine comes Into play. Another haz
ard Is to pull a spar buoy aboard. If a
sea, hnppnns to be running the captain
of ti e tcrder has to use extreme care.
Should n big roller get under him and
suddenly tighten tho lifting chains
either tbey would give way or the
weight would come up too fart, the
crew In either case being placed In
Jeopardy of their lives.
But the risk these men run Is all In
the day's work. To them a Job In a
seaway on a lee shore Is regarded as
no more monotonous task than rcpalnt-
fnff row nf tinnv. nn land New York
Post '
The Brevity of Ballarat
It was In Ballarat that Mark Twain
found the local language so puzzling
at first, tbe good people of tbe place
deeming life too short to dawdle In
their talk.
The mayor called on tbe American
humorist and laconically said "K'm."
Then when Mark Twain gave him a
cigar he simply said "Q."
Subsequent Inquiry revealed that
these terms were Itailaratese for "wel
come" and "thank you." London
Chronicle.
The Octopus.
In a country village recently a cou
ple took their baby to be christened,
and on the clergyman asking what
name tbey had chosen the bappy fa
ther replied, "Octopus, sir."
"What!" ejaculated tbe astonished
Jl.-ln. ..nn, WAM Mtinnt Mill flllM
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"by so extraordinary a name!"
"Yes, sir. If you please,- was tne
reply. "You see. It's our eighth child,
and we want It called Octopus."
Cook My dog took first prise at the
cat show.
Book now was that?
Cook Ha took the cat
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GRAND AUCTION SALE
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Grafe Sd Bnrfflne fast buildin? up toward each other, and- it will only.be a few years before these lots
Jn h ?S?Hni OTthTee imes what they wll sell for now. They are located just -outside the corporate limits of
rw fmfrwenUae in the corporate limits. High and dry. Several hanoVie homes recently erected just op
rSteKroKand others wflfbe built, and. new homes will be buUt on this property when sold, and this will
wStthe da-SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1909, at 2 p. m. Big auction sale, and they go at your own
' r& ntBuah7nK You can make no mistake. A plot of the lanof can be seen at
thePiedmont Trust Co.'s office, Burlington, N. C. .
It Quiets
the Cough
This is one reason why Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral is so rtlus
ble in consumption. It stops
the wear and tear of useless
coughing. But It does more
it controls the inflammation,
quiets (he fever, soothes, heals.
Ask your doctor about this. '
The beet kind of ateaUaeoaiai
"Sold for over sixty rera. '
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We fcwre no sunn I We sMH
the fonralM of all m mmAiminimt. A
yers
lHasten recovery by keeping the
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