I he. Alamance - Gleamer.
V0LXXX1V.
GBAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1909.
NO. 52
A HAPPY
HOME
is one where health abounds
With Impure Mood there cannot
he eood health. , . " " '
With a disordered LIVER there
cannot be good blood. r -.
revivify the torpid LIVER and restore
its natural action.
A healthy UVER mean pure
Pure blood means health ; - -Health
means happiness..; .
Talco no Substitute. All Druggist.
PROFESSIONAL -CARDS
WILL & L0.'G, JR.
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Graham - - -. North Carolina
OFFICK ru SIMMONS BUILDING
IACOB A. LONG. J- ELM EE LONG.
LONG & LONG,
Attorneys and Counselor at Iw
GRAHAM, N. ' -
j. s. o o.qi:
Attorney 'at-Law, t :
GRAHAM, - N I
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Office Patterson Building : -
Sooond Fleor. . . , .'
C A. HALL,
mOHNEY AND OOUHBEIXOB-AT-LAW,
GRAHAM. N. 0, "
Olfico in the Bank of Alamance
Bulding. up stairs. ,
Mis J bat i miif. ; ' W. P. BTBUX, J,
WaiNUM &BYNUM, J
.Utorneyn and Counselors at Lwv
(i.iKKNSBORO, M U ;
Practice retpilarly la the courts of Alt
nanca onuDly. . ; Aug. 8, W 1
R03 T C. STRTTDWICK
Attorndy-at- Law,
GREENSBORO X.' U
Practices in the courts . of Ala
mance and Guilford counties, t
Land Sale!
By virtue of an order of the Superior
Court of Alamance county, mad in a Upeoial
froceedlnar whereto all toe belrs-at-law of
the late Nattle Robenon were duly constl-
ium parties, i win aeil at tne court nouae
aoor, lnuranam, in aaia county, on .?
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1909,
t public outcry to the best bidder, the fol
lowing lands, to-wlt: - - - . -.. -
Two tracts or parcel, both In Albright
u.wiitjiip, Alamance eouncy, ronn uwrvnuu,
tbe one being immediately upon Haw river
an-1 bounaed by that liver on the Bast, and
aujuinniK tne mads or ueorge K. Morgan,
. Batwrt Thompson, Grift Payne, and It may be
uak u ttujuiua uiuera, ana contains - j-
so acres, v; ;
more or less. The other traot "adjoins the
lands of Sabert Thompson, George Burnley.
it. n. Lioy lane, urin rayneanaien
Payne, and It may be others, and alio eon-
80 ACRES;. ; "; t
more or less, and la the plantation npoo
which the late Nattle Boberson lived op to
Bis death, and upon which are dwelling
House and outbuildings and other Improve
ments These two tracta of land belonged to
We late Nattle Boberson In fee and deeoend
M upon his hel-at-law as tenant In oom
on.and are to be sold for partition.' The
to tracts do not a-ijuln, being some half
-""wriimuer win m sola separately
One-third of the prloe in money down, the
ynu-vnims at six ana twelve moutns in
equal Installments, and secured by tbe notes
SI. fr ",rchaser carrying interest from the
. . K. B. PAB.KBR, Comr.
Jsa'yM. lDOBw-tds ,
22n,lt to B POers vested In tbe mort
gages, h .ipn. ... - . . . . .
ETSif T Joha Norton and Ora Morton,
tod ti i rJ" oayor eeps., is. wy.u.
talker, conveying to them the
iZ. '" seremartr described, to secure a
gadj executed at said date, as fully appears
Jnty. la Book No. M of tiorlmt Deed, at
ZDS the nnderainied will .inia for sale
C? J! '"""oa. 'or aaah, at th eourt
. wr in uraaaaa, oa -
8ATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1909, '
ttsSi. ,ock "- roUowlBt Uads ta Bar
iJZTJ?"-1''' Alamance county, X, O;
iJ'af e kmds of WU1 Boo Baxter
TfiLh wL. oesnnaing al a saona, corner
5Ss?j X, IM dec B, AM
eaaiM i-V"" uenoa M nt. av, ua
sen mSLZr "eaioaiDa: ami eonuuolng oae
Sy!U,rr..OT . po wbKh taera B a
TinSISf'r- b wul Morton.
Tii!Tm sale caak,
UJOK, Atty. Mortcureea.
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The Porcelain
Valentine.
By Clarissa Mackle. '
.Copyright, 1908. by Clarissa Mackle.
I iT iss tJSAFT BEAN stared
VH Into tbe window of tbe ata
,V tloner's shop, surveying tbe
. long lines of valentines, that
nung in festoons from end to end.
xnere .were all sorts of valentines
from the humblest penny post card,
with its crudely colored picture and
amorous verse, to the hiage affairs of
satin ana lace, with doves and cupids
ana bleeding hearts painted thereon.
Miss Leafy looked them over care
fully. There was not one that would
answer the purpose she had in mind.
She entered the shop and asked in a
firm, rasping voice for what she was
seeking.
"Comic valentines f repeated the
clerk, with astonishment in bis sheep
like eyes. "Yes, ma'am of course.
ma'am," and he drew a box from be
neath the counter and displayed for
Miss jLeafy's inspection a varied as
sortment of hideous and coarsely col
fired caricatures. If he expected to
see the little old lady shrink at the
sight of the lurid pictures he was dis
appointed, for she put on a pair of
steel bowed spectacles and surveyed
each one critically Indeed, one might
say with the eye of a connoisseur.
"I will take this one," she said final
ly, opening her slim purse.
Then she hurried toward tbe door.
As she passed through she met an
other woman a little younger than her
self. - They exchanged stiff bows of
recognition. Miss Leafy blushed a lit
tle and clutched the envelope contain
ing- tbe comic valentine within tbe
folds of her skirt
vShe stepped out along the quiet street
toward tbe Old Ladies' home with
primly stepping feet and a soft swing
of her ample cashmere skirts. She
wore a rusty velvet cape, with a high
collar turned up around her withered
chin, and she carried a large mink
muff. Beneath the narrow brim of her
small bonnet her nose shone very red
With the cold, and the sting of the
sharp wind brought the tears to her
weak eyes.
When she reached the boi", which
was a flue, imposing structure set in
handsome grounds, she turned into the
flagged path with
renewed energy
and was soon
snugly ensconced
in her own half
of the room she
shared with Ellen
Drake. It was a
large room, with
polished floor and
several largo win
dows, two on tbe
front and two on
tbe side. Tbe
apartment was
divided by an im
aginary line
drawn diagonally
from the door to
the front corner,
she surveyed EAon t n u g affording
f ONB CRITICALLY. each occupant
two windows and the nse of tbe door.
A rug placed in the center of each
diagonal space, small iron beds, dress
ers, comfortable rockers and tables
formed the furniture, .wW?e a large
coal stove in the center of tbe room
radiated warmth and cheer to every
corner. .
If IBS Leafy removed her bonnet and
cape and bung them, together with
the mink mail, within her tiny closet
Then shs seated herself at the table
and drew out the comic valentine she
had Just purchased. She adjusted her
spectacles again and looked long and
cnrlotulv st the picture. She did not
smile or otherwise exhibit any evi
dence of amusement There was tbe
Ucht of an Indomitable purpose in ner
vet) and in tbe set of her thin lips.
The picture portxayea s uiaeoue wv
man, with mincing gait, wearing an
enormous bonnet, rrom wuku mm
multitudes of varicolored feathers and
ribbons.- Her dress was trimmed with
buttons, buckles, fringes, bows and
streamers, while about her shoulders
was draped a lace sbawL She held a
tiny tiara sol above her bedizened head.
Beneath were lines of doggerel verse:
Bold up your bead, yon think you're so
One!
Tail are nothlnt but domes; you sa .
mind!
Tour aUka are but oottonj your hat la a
You're a ami Has aoatrar abroad to the
land!
Ulas Leafy nodded her head approv
ingly. That's Ellen vm w -
life."
; she said aiowiy. -oas uau
.'s line, and she expects every one
t0 think the same. BM's a sow
Miver. foe she pretends to be
Ing
pleasant to every one, sod she treats
me like the dirt beneath her feet
A-cretendlng that shawl Is real lace I
Hew comes It that Ellen Drake can
wear lace aha wis any more'n I ess 7
rn atick to It that aatoe is real lace
I shit Botna? to tai aw va
seat for KUea Drake If her pa was a
Kbooltcacberr - ,
. tms TkTtaa Leafy ended taer soUieqay,
snd, folding her hideous valentine
fit a long envelope, ebe toctoeed It and
sealed the flap. Then with a swatehy
p dipped ny b-w. hk
printed the Moan -
.rv f aha eaded trtBarpaantiy.
Til Just drop that la the setter too
at U-WTao shell ft tb.tr
thing to th moralng. AfUf saw lamra-
what folks think ef her
woat hold ep her head quits a. hlgtr
Ehe affliad a stamp
and, urawtns; "twrtea sjawi -
thta sBoaiaeia. uam .r
the eonaer et urn aam s-.
Elesj : Drake was lata. Bh "Jd ot
ntsra to the home wmu
eecBpsBts were snr--
ercnkig meal n to mmm.
I Ale CCSwttttftat
UXA'XiJ U iCetktle-
ing room. She
left her wraps in
the hall and took
her seat be3ldc
Miss Leafy with
a grim nod that
belled the pleas
ant twinkle In her
mild blue eyes.
6 be was a small,
plump woman,
with faded blond
hair and a round,
rosy face nu.-l
smiling lips that
disclosed rows of
even white teeth.
These teeth were
at once the envy TIIB valkntime.
ana aespulr of Miss Leafy Beau's
neart. Her own had gone long ago,
huu sne was now reduced to a tooth
less underjaw, while an 111 fitting plate
or, oDviousiy false teeth adorned the
upper one.
com out, Ellen?" asked old Mrs.
Brown from across the table.
"les," replied Mrs. Drake, "it's
dreadful cold. Looks like snow.'
"Been buying valentines?" continued
Mrs. Brown, with a snickering laugh
mat was echoed down the table in
diminishing cachinnatlons.
"Some," returned Mrs. Drake spirit
edly. ' always buy valentines. 1 be
lieve in "em!"
"Believe in 'em! Valentines are only
for young folks a-courtln' and such.'
jeered Mrs. Brown.
valentines mean love," continued
Ellen Drake soberly, "and old folks
want love just as much as young occ3
do and a sight more, I'm thinking. It
don't make no difference If you'ro a
hundred years old, If you net a valen
tine with hearts and posies on It and
doves and flowers and a pretty verse
to it it warms you all up, not quite the
same as when you was sixteen, but al
most!" Sh uttered a mellow laugh
that warmed more than one of the fee
ble, discontented old women gathered
there.
"That's so," assented Miss Piper in
her shrill treble. "I remember my
first valentine." And so each one told
a story about some valentine she had
received In the old days some mes
sage of -a love that came so readily
and all unsought in the golden old
days. And as they told their stories
withered cheeks reddened, faded eyes
brightened and fretful voices took on
softer cadences until, when they rose,
there was a warmer unanimity of feel
ing among them, and when they part
ed for the night they strayed off In
groups of twos and threes, still telling
of tbe old days, the golden old days,
when love was everything, when love
was king.
All save Miss Leafy. She had main
tained a stony silence during the ten
dor reminiscences that bad arisen like
a cloud of Incense about her, a cloud
that hovered about, but did not encom
pass her. She withdrew herself from
It Just as she withdrew from their
playful question
ing, with a grim
shrug. She went
to her room alone
and sat down on
her side of tbe
glowing beater,
with her skirts
turned bnck over
her knees and her
feet on the hearth;
shesta red through
tbe crack of tbe
stove door at tbe
ruddy coals; In
them she saw pic
tures of tbe past.
There were old
"I'VB OOT OKB JUST
LIKE THAT."
days, but never
golden days. She
remembered bitterly that she had al
ways been small and lean and homely.
She never had a valentine. She never
had a lover. She never bad married.
She had cared for her parents, who
bad lived to a ripe old age, and when
they died she had sold tbe place and
with tbe proceeds had purchased life
long comfort in the home. That bad
been her life always lonely, with a
heart hungering for love and kindness,
which, when offered, she could not rec
ognise, but fought off wltb shy suspi
cion. r
When Ellen Drake arrived and was
assigned to share s room with Miss
Leafy the newcomer bad sought by
every art known to her genial little
soul to win Miss Leafy's regard. Tcr
haps she might have done so had not
an unfortunate thing happened. Mrs.
Drake In unpacking her garments dis
played to Miss Bean's admiring eyes
a black lace shawt "It's real lace,"
said Ellen simply. "It belonged to my
grandmother."
Leafy Bean bit her Up and looked
with covetous eyes upon the real lace
shawL She lingered Its filmy texture,
and then ahe said carelessly:
- Tve got one Just like that only
mule's white. I d show It to you, only
if s to the bottom of my trunk. I'll
get It oat some day. Mine's reel lace
too."
Td admire to see It" said Hlea
Drake heartily, and Leafy had crept
away to bed with a resentful heart
and a very guilty conscience, for Leafy
Bean never had a lace shawl In her
Ufe.
AH tbe year that foil owed Ellen
Drake's arrival at tbe home Leafy
Bead had maintained a frigid deoteas
or toward that lady. This was harder
lo BBderstsnd. becsuee the wonB ee
cBpled the same apartment snd a ssere
amicable relatlo would hare raeurte
In much happiness to both of them.
It Is true that EUea Drake strove for
Oils, but after awhile she tired of re
peated rebuffs, sad so day after day
the women would art eat cfpoalte sklee
of the ptoasant roam la perfect Uence.
Sometime om or the other wevJd
here vkutora er they would saeat ta
the Brtna reosa etowBscsns, o
was Benerany aOeace oatweesi
or, at best, a vetied heetlUtyv
Beeaase KOea Drake drisatd
A.n (mi the remnants ef I
wfl stocked wsrarooe "
Bartered B tatter Jeakauy whfck fuj
aaiaated ta the perehese of the hkV
ecass valentine. And bow Leafy was
thhAtns; how, the Bret tame an ue
BBoraing; KBem weald receive the rat
enUne. Faraapa sne ww "T.rT"
her heed a4 snnat her ataery ta the
ff- . '. ...VTU.
Jast thee) tbe ttoor openeo, su --
Drake came to. She drew a rocams
chair Close to tse store eaa -
with a visible effort, ale said In a con
ciliatory tone:
"Lcnfy Bean!"
"Well!" said Miss Bean sourly,
"I got a valentine today," pursued
Ellen, with some hesitation.
Miss I.eafy swallowed hard. "Al
ready p she uttered; then she bit her
Up In vexation.
"Well." continued Mrs. Drake slow
ly, "It's this way, Leafy t It's not a reg
ular Valentino. It was a letter from a
lawyer saying that my fourth cousin
old Abe Harmon, had died out west
somewhere and left me $500. So I call
It a valentine," she ended, with a quiet
laugh.
Miss Leafy snorted bitterly. "You
can buy lota of clothes with $500," she
said, with firm emphasis.
"Oh, I ain't quite so dressy as that
Leafy," laughed Mrs. Drake good na-
ruredly. "What I want .to say is that
I've got an idea" She hesitated
again aa though
In doubt as to
the reception of
her idea by her
taciturn room
mate.
That lady was
lost In a painful
reverie, it was
only another evi
dence of the In
justice of fate
that Ellen Drake,
the possessor of
a real lace shawl,
should become
pa an ueiress. Leary
was glad she had
sent the valen
tine. "or COURSE I UBAN
IT."
"I was think
pursued Ellen Drake,
Ing, Leafy,"
"that maybe
you a line to get some
teeth of that new dentist
He puts in
porcelain teeth just like mine for $),
and I was thinking you might as well
use some of my money and have the
teeth now. I ain't got any particular
use for the money, and you can pay It
back from your knitting a little at a
time."
There was silence. Mrs. Drake
leaned back in her chair as if glad the
announcement was out and prepared
for a stormy reception of her proposal.
Miss Leafy stared hard through the
crack In the stove door. Tbe coals
glowed redly, then they changed to a
ruddy blur, and there was a sharp
sting behind her little brown eyes.
Presently she spoke, and her sharp
voice sunk to a quaver as she asked:
"Do you mean, Ellen Drake, that
you're offering to lend me some of
your $500 so I can have porcelain
teeth like yours?"
"Of course I mean It," said Ellen
heartily, "and, what's more, I'm going
to nse some of that $500 to have a good
time with before I die. Well go to
concerts"
"Wet" murmured Miss Leafy, aghast
"Of course, yon and me, and per
haps we'll ask some of the others,
too, and maybe we'll have doings In
our room some evening. Oh, I'm
going to take a sight of comfort wltb i
Cousin Abel's valentine P And she
laughed a cheery little laugh that
seemed to open up some long choked
spring In Bliss Leafy's bosom, for she
burst Into blttor sobbing and flung her
hands before hor little homely fare.
"Leafy Bean! 1 do declare! What
ever is tbe matter? Crying because
you're going to have new teeth?"
" 'Taln't so," sniffed Leafy. "I'm cry-
Ing because I ra a liar!"
'A a what?" gasped Ellen Drake.
'I m a liar and much worse!" re
peated Leafy, wltb stern emphasis.
"Ellen Drake, when I said I bad a lace
shawl like yours I was lying. I never
had one. and It wasn't real laceP
"For the land's sake! Well what of
It? They're out of style anyway."
"I'm worse than a nar," repeated
Leafy gloomily. "I sent you a funny
valentine through the mall. Now, I
guess, yon won't
offer me no
teeth," she said.
With a defiant
smile.
Ellen Drake
stared. Then
ahe threw back
her brad and
laughed. . "Ob,
Leafy Bean, did
you send me a
funny valen
tine V she choc
klcd. "I am
glad. she con
tinued merrily,
"becanse. yen
"I OOT A rOUCBXAlS
TALBimSB."
see. It will make a lot of fun. They
will all laugh, and It will do them a
sight of good, and It wont hurt me a
mite. Wen. It's all right bow. Leafy.
And you'll go tomorrow and see the
dentist about your teeth?"
Leafy Bean laughed shamefacedly.
t-spsct I got what you'd call a
porcelain valentlne,"ahe said.
Net gweeereehsB
' x pastor la a rural chorea not tar
uitwutM announced the wed
ding la his chare during the follow
ing week or tare of bis pansowocrw.
lie followed tbe announce moot with
the title of tbe bysm which wee thea
k. mi,. It was -Mistaken Boole
That Dream of Heavear-MUwaaBee
TVs Csoeeetlsei,
. Bcott I reesemher reading of a very
rich Btaa who said he'd sooner be poor.
Btott-Yee. and probably yoa resaeta
ber reeding somewhere that all ssea
are liars. Bootoa Traneerlpt,
pi i slli. s Coterlaa ef f i
A wen fcaowa Utile moth with pale
aseea BtotUed Wtngs at the oary eaa
ka which I have aryself watched the
protactioa afforded try eolor at wort.
t. M si nwt'i evesdaat wheat I
Mw thai Httle moth stctaggtag Bp Bad
down with the saoat atrwonUnerfly w-
regular flight and a Mrfl poraorng u.
Twtre tbe. bard swooped Bad feet
ailml has prey owing to a swdoca
tare and drop ea the pert ef the moth.
And thea to my greet delight the moth
Bopped agatoet the atesa as B tree ea
whk-b was a,tvwtog a iiataleh gray
Be bra. The Mrd swooped aasto cleae
a. k m. Lot fafled te see the too ft
sad enmed tie rba-r It took sse aa
aprm-I-.bJf li ne- to or-.m tor '
ay rrt!r a-;!ut tbe II hew end
ricrd r-v M"" ti " t-r 8Jr C
XUf !-!!" cr la LofMioo Teteararh.
r
MEAT IN AFRiCA.
When the flutohsr Murders a Bull the
People Get Beet.
Travelers In Africa Cud tbe staudnrd
of living somewhat different from
what tbey are accustomed to at homo.
Mary Hull In her book. "A Woman
Trek From the Cape to Cairo," throws
a strong llcht upon tbo condition of
market and kite lien in British Central
Africa:
When the native Uulelier proiioses to
kill on ox, notice to thnt effect Is sent
round to the white people ou the pre
vious day. Once they were apprised
of the fact Jiy tbe following startling
announcement: "A bule will be mur
dered tomorrow morning nt 0 a. m."
This cold blooded crime, so carefully
premeditated, even to the exact hour,
was, however, not committed, as tbe
next morning a second notice wag is
sued as follows: "The bule ran away
this mcrnlng, so was not murdered."
But this was an exceptional rase.
1 beard one story which Is so char
acteristic of the native that I repeat It
Tbe man who related It told tne that
tbe incident occurred Vlifii he was on
a journey and was sui.t-rliig from a
bad attack of fever. One evening be
funded he would like some eggs snd
told his boy to get two and boll them
lightly.
After a time they were brought to
him as hard as bullets. He told the
boy he must got some more and boll
them less; but, alas, these were brought
to him in the same condition, and tbe
poor fellow wished be had never or
dered them at alL
Being unwilling to give In. be made
another attempt and told his boy,
'Come to me when the water bolls."
The boy did so.
'Now," said his master, "put tbe
eggs In, and when you have counted
fifty take them out"
The native method of reckoning ta to
count up to ten and then begin again,
arriving at the total by the number of
the tens counted. Tbe sick man beard
the boy start fair and got as far as
four tens, when s second boy Inter
fered and questioued whether It were
the third or fourth ten.
'nils started a discussion, and as
tbey could not agree It was decided
to begin all over again. Meanwhile
tbe eggs were still boiling and getting
harder and harder. This was sbout
tbe last straw, and. til as tbe man
felt be was compelled to get out of
bed and put a summary end to tbe
cooking operations.
SOME SURE THINGS.
Do Not Bet on Your Ability to Per
" form Thea Feats.
Bets to be avoided by those wbo are
cocksure they can do all things are
those relating to athletic feats. It
would seem that a good runner could
easily give a start of fifty yards In a
hundred to a man wbo was doing tne
fifty yards by bopping on one leg. But
few runners. If any, can afford to give
that amount of start to. any man wbo
Is at all strong on bis legs. For tbe
first five yards or so tbey go at prac
tically the same pace, so that to run
ninety-five yards while bis opponent
la hopping forty-five be has to go mors
than twice as fast and It la a weak
man Indeed who cannot bop fifty
yarda In ten seconds.
An ordinary wooden match is easily
broken In the fingers, but although
there are many who will bet they can
do It none sncceed In accomplishing
tbe task If tbe match is laid across the
nan of tbe middle finger of either band
and pressed upon by tbe first and tblrd
fingers of that band, despite Its see ru
ing so eaay at first sight
No one can crash an egg placed
lengthwise between bis elssped bands
that is, If the egg be sound and has
the ordinary shell of a ben's egg.
It la safe to bet a man tbat he can
not set oat of a chair without bending
bis body forward or patting bis feet
a nder It If be hi sitting on ft not at
tbe edge of it
Another equally certain wager I
that a man cannot stsnd at tbe side
of b room with both of bis feet touch
ing tbe wainscoting lengthwise.
It Is safe to bet nny man. aav one
wbo Is blind, tbat be cannot stand
for five minutes without moving If he
Is blindfolded.
Very OMIerent,
It is never embarrassing In a novel
for a rich man to find a lot of poor
kin. There to always a vacancy In a
bank, where tbe rich man finds a good
position for tbe oldest eon. wbo soon
become the bank's president An
other child shows B genius for paint
big. and the rich man sends bin to
Italy to study, la a awatb or two tbe
child returns a great artist But how
different la real life! Ah, bow vastly
dlfferentK-Atcbleoo Globe.
She Had Oft) atodied It
Little Mart bad retoroed from her
Bret visit to Boedsy school
-And what leeaoa are yoa lo study
for next Bands yf" her mother asked
KnoW enoch," said the four year
id rather acorn fully, -fler Jest said
to tears ait about the rataktasin . ana
me knowed that already." - Llppln
eotfe, Hard to Believe.
A station aoester requested sa to
ereaae of salary and threatened to
taera If he dklal gat tt.
The eapertntetrdetrt reptlrd to has re
awest by relating a story.
-Whoa I was a yoong aaaa." eaid he.
-I once did aa yoa are dotng-l toid
tbe sapssiateedeat of the line I we
thea worktosT ea whet yoa have told
me. He retimed my donasnd. and I
last aad-woald yea believe ttf-that
railway ltoe to rsasrog yet"-London
Ttt-Btts -
- He laehe Casslissly. --
ateberbna Pstlent - Borry to Bring
yoa an the way eat here, doctor. Doc
torOk, dost worry abort that! I
ra Bee another pattest and kin twe
btrd wtthoae
It'
Samer hath a
tooted the wtse gay.
- 'Tea. aaat the as
fag at one," added tbe
rhOadelphta turned.
If fortwne play the fatoe today, to
soorrow she he tre-enjsnrta.
awtierafly afl gi
atmpe au
Not Coughing
Yet you may cough tomorrow! Better be prepared for it
when it comes. Ask your doctor about keeping Ayers
Cherry Pectoral in the house. Then when the hard cold
or cough first appears you have a doctor's medicine at
hand. Your doctor's approval of its use will certainly
set all doubt at rest. Do as he says. He knows.
No alcohol in this COUgll Hied idne. . C. Ayer Co. , Lowell, Mau.
Robust health Is a great safeguard againrt attacks of throat, and lung troubles, but
constipation wlU destroy the best of health. Ask your doctor about Ayer's Pills.'
Thaekray'a "Jttmes."
The "fashionable reporter" (Mr. R. K.)
of tbe Post was a familiar figure nt
weddings and receptions In tbe forties
and fifties, and Tbackoray always
spoke of him as "Jeames" and voided
the vials of ridicule on him and bis
works. "Jeames" avenged himself by
carefully leaving Thackeray's name
out of sll bis lists. "Jeamos" had one
direful expcrlonce. When Prince Al
bert went to tbe Isle of Wight to In
spect Osborne tbe "fnshlonablo re
porter" managed to get on board tbe
royal yacht before she left Cowes.
When tbe boat was halfway across
tbe Solent the presence of a stranger
on board was detected, and he was In
terrogated by one of tbe suit. Jeames
announced his professional position
and was informed tbat he had been
guilty of an unwarrantable intrusion
He waa forthwith bundled into a small
boat which was attached to tbo yacht,
and as tbe sea Was rough he was
drenched to the akin in a few minutes
When tbe yacbt arrived at Portsmouth
the tide was low, and Jeames was pull
ed out of tbe boat and compelled to
wade to tbe shore through the mud as
best be could. London Truth.
He Paid.
A well known actor was leaving n
small Illinois town, near which be had
spent tiie summer, for Chicago to at
tend rehearsals. The actor was driven
op to the rural railroad station and de
posited on tbe platform, together with
bis two trunks. As the train was about
to start he approached a stranger near
by and eaid:
'Are you going to Chicago on this
train?"
"I am."
"Have yoa any baggage 7"
"No."
"Well, friend, you can do me a favor
and It won't cost you a cent I've got
two good slsed trunks here, and tbey
always make me pay excess for one.
Tou can got one checked on your Ucket
and savs me some money."
"Yes, but I haven't any Ucket"
"But yoa just said yoa were going
on this train."
"So I am. I'm the conductor."
Tbe actor paid the excess, aa usual.
An Awful Liar.
Sir Archibald Gelkle, tbe distin
guished geologist telle a good story In
bis capital book- of "Scottish Bemlnis
cences." "I wss quite sure you bad
been In our neighborhood," a friend
ssld to Sir Archibald. "I .met tbe old
farmer of O., wbo bad a strange tale
to tell ma 'Dod, Mr. Caltbcart' be be
gan, 1 ran across the' queerest, body,
tbe lthor day. As I waa coming by tbe
bead of the dough I thocbt I heard a
wbeen tinkers quarrelin', but whan I
look It doon there was ao wee stool
man. Whiles be was cliappln' the
rocks wl' n hammer, whiles be w.ii
wrltlu' In n book, whiles fechtln' wl'
tbe thorns and iiilsen'lii tbetn for a'
that was Imd. When be cam up frae
tbe bum, blin and me bad a large con
fab. Dod, he tell't me a' a boot the
stanee and hoo they showed that Scot
land was snce like Greenland, a moored
In ice. A very enterteenln' body, Mr.
Caltbcart, but-sii WM, a wf u lower."
London Tit-Bits.
Woman.
Woman, the gentlest of all creatures
Is spt to become masterful and even
tyrannical, this because she Is a crea
ture In whose composition emotion
dominates, and emotion when highly
...a . A t hi,. nitBitliin aiiI nna.
BU1UUWIW uun ,V i. -, I"
aion suuras nil reasonable limitation
and become tyrannical. Beside, there
are women with more than ordinary
firm will and persistent parpoae. These
when winged by the passion wbk h is
oataral to tbe sex become Intolerant
masterful snd more tyrannical than
men. Qualification to tbe Intense ac
tion of the lmneaaloned soul U treocb-
erv. and con trad id Ion to treason. Like
a stormy wind, tbey will have tbclr
sweep and Ignore all contraries. And
from this predominance of the emo
tional element It seeme plain that
t bough woman may try many tilings
and succeed In moat, she to, wliti her
normal outfit, materially Incapacitated
from being a states roan or a Jndge
Daybook of John Stuart Blackie.
The State and the Individ yaL
The state may make It eaay for a
anan to eronlr a small bold Ing, bat tt
cannot give the maa tbe energy, the
Industry, which are necessary It the
boon to to be aa abtdln Maeslna- to
htm. The state may help men ewer
bad time, bat It cannot give mea the
moral character which enables these
who pusses tt by their energy. de
tormlnatioa. Industry, to ptec them
seavee beyond tbe reach of tennMrary
London Strand Mag on.
Pertly a,
he Uondered.
-Wees."
"yea are
aaotbrr
Bbe sfalTmd.
-Psrtlsriy." she faltered. -This heir"
sbe press a her hand to her ferow
tad the apper teeth 1 wear are bor
rewed; the rest yosra."
The Ba-lsiss Pared aa.
The anodwetad a sasaa see eftea
the oairtsst partai-tloo. the fiaeettsct
the most vtvld sensibility. Bbe will
real wttbeat epeektaar; efce awderetasds
ywor toSBost thongtata; ahe know wllh
eat hctig td. -Load no Black and
White.
A Deed I
-Pa a greet admirer ef the see
benot system."
-Wayr ,
Beeeaao tr afwde hlaa a. great
rhaacw to aay aftnaard that he voted
for all the wtnara."-J4g.
One pnaed ef learning reoslr Ua
Besmds ef cooiraon eeas to apply tt
Today?
Slates Without Debts.
Wall (street Journal.
Pennsylvania enjoys the distinc
tion ot buing out of debt. Although
not standing alono in Ihia respect
among the State:), it U worthy of
mention in an e a when public in
doModn84 in national and munici
pal lines is piliir; p fit t rate
vvliiol) C '-' 'u ' :. ' :.. '::
in the mind oi' i-i in - con ti
people.
Thero are ten or more Staiw whose
records show mi ab.-":iice of bonded
lulit, Thaw include Illinois, Iowa,
Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New
Jersey, Ohio, Oregon and West Vir
gini.i. The lad named State has,
however, outstanding against .t un
determined claims of some millions
of dollars in connection wilh the
Virginia d;U. Thera aro fifteen
other States which, according to the
latest available figures, have a bond
ed debt of less than a million.
Two main reasons for conserva
tism in debt creation by States and
for their success in meeting olbligo
lious are found first, in the necessity
of resjrting to direct, taxation, and
secondly, in the fruitfulness of reve
nue from the tax on corporations.
Pennsylvania has been something of
a pionear in this latter method ol
Slate taxation, nnd most other
States hive followed her lead. New
Jerpey's bondless position is pre
eminently the result of tbe liberal
income from taxes on corporations.
As this source of revenue for the
State treasury increases, tbe tend
eucy is to give ti country and other
local units of taxation the field for
direct imposts, the corporation
bas thus to come to be the great
coutiibulor to the incomes of Slates
and has enabled the local municipal
units to retain their own revenues
to an extent jtLloh ws not potei
hie before the rise of the corpor
ation.
Secret of Long Life.
A Freiu-h rcientirrt ban difeovered
one isecrfct of lung l''1'. Hie method
dfiili' tviln the I'lonil. Iiu( long at('
millions of American had proved
Electric Bitters orubnig' life and
makes it worih living. It purifies,
enriches and vitalize the blood, re
builds wasted nerve cells, imparts
life and tone to the entire system.
Its a trod send la weeki sick ami de
bilitated people. "Kidney trouble
bad blighted my life for months,"
writes W. M. Sherman, ot Cuehing,
Me., ''but Electric Bitters cured me
entirely." Only 50c. at Graham
Drug Co.
aaau
rlol-i COftV'
Z VZlBlt
rVJl.
Maw York World.
Tbe doom of high automobile
prices has sound) d. One can buy a
a better air today for fl, fi00 than
be could a few years ago for $3,000.
It is only a matter of lime now un
til any man who can afford lo keep
a horse can afford to own an t u to
mobile. Automobile building wh more o:
less of an experiment up to a shtt
lime ago. But now it is sn exact
scieuce. When the modern ear is
turned out of a shop the makers
know that it will ron, and run welL
Close watching of the performances
of the earlier machines has pointed
out tbe defects of construction.
These have mostly I ecn remedied.
Sbopi are better equipped now.
Cylinders, craois shafts, axles,
gears, and the like are made in great
quantities by special machinery,
i The coat of labor and materials has
been reduced by sjrtem, until iow
it is possible to lorn out a much
better machine than formerly, and
charge afoot balf the original price
for iL Truly g"od touring cars are
offered for as little as 11,000. Ran
about that will give lea Uav-s the
service of any birse an! bagy
bring $500. Tbe higher priced
cars give the buyer a hotter ath
and higher power, hat the rbtaper
automobile I a very satisfactory
car la most cases and bas the sup
port of thousands of users in mod
erate dfcajnstaaces. And this is
ooly tbe beginning. The years will
see a yet more rrooounced drop in
while quality ia maintained.
Iroley's Honey mad Tsr
emit koUm, prcveats potsuoooi
Goose Grease. Liniment Cures
wepousasweuascnev ris. m ns
Mamma, go lo Thomp
son Drag Cow's ant get a
box of Mother's Joy and
a bottle of Goose Grease
Liniment.
You can't afford to be without
these in your houc. Motctbks'
Joy is made of pure Goose Grease
and Mutton Suet with the most
costly medicines known : : :
t NORTH CAROLINA
FARMERS y .
Need a North Carolina Farm
Paper.
One adapted to North Carolina
climate, soils and conditions,
made by Tar Heels and for Tar
Heels and at tbe same time as
ride awake as any in Kentucky
or Kamchatka, Such a paper is
The Progressive Farmer
RALEIGH. N. C. .
Kdiled by Clabkrcb H. Po,
with Dr. W. C. Burkett,"ector B.
A. & M. College, and Di.ettorB.
V. Kilgore, of the Agricitlural
Experiment Station (you know
them), as assistant editors (tl a
year). If yoa are already taking
the paper, wa can make no reduc
tion, but if you are not taking it
YOU CAN SAVE EOC
By sending your ordor to .ns
That is lo say, near ProgreraiTe
Farmer' subscribers we will send
that paper with Thb Glxakkb,
both one year for $1 fiO, regular
price $2.00.
Addrsesa
THE GLEANER, '
Graham, N. C.
This time of She year
are sicrnals of warn nc.
Take Taraxacum Com-
Dound now. - it may
av9 you a spell cf fe
ver. It will regulate
your bowels, set your
liver right, and cure
your indigestion, .
a good I onsCa - i
n
0.
;mebane.
N. C.
NOTICE.
To Creditors of Graham Canning
Compny:
A. Lacy Holt, J. If. UcCracken,
W, J. Nicks, a P. Ilarden, Cl.ae. A.
Scott, A. J. Marehbnra Co., W. Cv
Hornaday, W. W. Garrett, J. C.
Simmon a, who sue on behalf of them
selves and all other creditors and
stockholders of the Graham Canning
Co., wbo will come) in and make
themselves parties to this action and
contribute to the costs thereof,
versos
Tbe Graham Canning Company.
Having been appointed receiver
of the assets of the defendant com
pany ia a caoae pending ia the
Superior Coart of Alamance county.
North Carolina, entitled as above,
Ihia is to notify all creditors of said
Graham Canning Company to le
with me their claims against said
company, in writing, on or before
the third dsy oi the klarch Term of
Alamance Soperior Ccnit, 13 "9 tiie
same being the 3rd. day of if art b,
1909. By order of li. F. Lnr -,
Jodge, made at Chambers ia Dur
ham, N. C-, Jan. 7th, 1JU9.
This the ISih day of January,
1909.
' - ' J. S- COOK, Puvf iver
Gral-.-v-n Can.irst Co.
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