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GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909.
NO, 33
Alamance
PROFESSIONAL CAfiCf lf
DONALD GUjLL'EY
Attorney-at- Law -
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OFFICE in SIMMONS BtJlLPlNfa
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J. SXXEB MKG.
LONG & LONG,
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Copyright, 1908, by Associated Literary
Press.
mHOUSANDS of im throughout
"the" world aitf eath day pa
tiently seeking m the laby
rinthine ways of evidence the
proof Or disproof of somApMrwifltch's
guilt, tbe penalty of Wu eonTTotlon
perhaps Is death, and the life of a man
may be lost or saved, by a thread slen
der, ye? so unbreakwg and sure that ft
holds Inevitable truth- fa its meshes.
Bometlmes there Is only a tiny seed of
troth, but a grain of goUt outvalue ten
of dross.
One afternoon last summer a man
occupied the rear end compartment in
a train bound north front Lucerne. He
was leaning leisurely against the door
frame watching the Crowding throng
In the station as the fraflt too on Its
burden preparatory fcf ta Jtarney.
. He was powerfully)' MB and even
n this attitude of repose he betrayed
the tense control with which he domi
nated the abundant energy which per
vaded hint; He was an American.
Qjhe" train was about to start when
fhe traveler noticed a woman strug
gling through the crowd toward It.
Bho Md scarcely reached the rear end
when the train started, and the Amer
ican, jumping down, caught her bag
gage and assisted her to mount to the
compartment which he was occupying.
When they had recovered their com
posure and he had stowed away her
baggage be remarked that she was
young, richly dressed and- wore a jaun
ty traveling hat which seemed bannt
lngly familiar to him. She was unmis
takably French.
Oh I He remembered her standing op
posite him at Monte Carlo on the night
of his fortunate play, when the crou
pier bad put Into his hands the returns
of his lucky hazard. He also remembered-
tbe expression of hatred and
avHIfy'frdm the eyed across the table
as he turned to leave. Presently she
felt bis questioning gaze and spoke:
"Oh,'" monsieur, Je voua remorcie!
Vows m'avee sauveer
Though be caught the meaning of
her words bi her smile and gesture, he
only bowed his acquiescence and set-
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tied back to read hlTpaper." She sigh
ed and glanced at him from tuna to
time, but his attention was Boon ab
sorbed, and silence reigned except for
the rumble of the speeding train. Once
he laid aside the paper to draw out
and llpht a cigar, but she was gastng
intently out Into the closing darkness.
Then suddenly she spoke in English:
"Monsieur, give rxte B.OOO francs "
Tho American looked op anestion.
lngly.
"Monsieur, gtve me 5,000 francs," she
repeated atmly, looking directly into
his eyes. He returned her look fixedly.
"Madame, you are mistaken. I am an
American traveler. We have never
met before."
"But monsieur will give to mo the
money," she said, this time with un
mistakable menace in her voice.
Ha did not answer her at once. Evi
dently this was not a case of mistaken
identity. It was a threat But how
could this mite of a woman carry out
the menace she implied in her per
sistent demand and eloquent gesture?
His hand clasped the butt of his re
volver as he answered:
"And if I will notr
"Then I will scream," she answered
simply.
He smiled at bis own credulity. The
woman was mad. But this idea, was
quickly dispelled by the look of des
perate determination she fixed upon
his as she said:
"I will give to monsieur three mu
utes."
They eat doggedly facing each other,
she watching the bands of a tiny,
watch, he vainly conjecturing her next
move. The train began to slqw up for
the next station. Tbe three minutes
ticked by.
Then she deliberately threw aside
her watch, tore her hat from her bead,
disheveled her hair till It streamed in
wild disorder over her shoulders and
even dug her nails into her cheek till
tbe blood smeared her face. Mean
while she threw open the window and
screamed "A moll A molt Help, a
American!" and tittered sighs and
stifled groans. The American leaned
back in bis seat and waited, the only
evidence f bis excitement in the furi
ous pufllng of his cigar between his
set teeth.
Before the train bad come to a stop
in the station the gendarmes bad
boarded and the occnsod man faced
four revolvers. Still be waited, a
frown of perplexity on his brow, while
tbu- womariarethe .officers e Jinrrted
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account of her struggle ana "Kid "Bp
to them the portemomHrt wMMk, she
averred, he had not beet able to wrest
from her before the train onrtad- at
the station.
The case looked clear. Tbe Ameri
can rose to accompany til rfBndames
as their prisoner when suddenly he
atopped an motioned tbem aside with
a gesture so convincing that they
loosed their rough bold and Stood back.
' lie took the cigar from between his
tooth. The nshes ennglng to Its end
were an Inch Ions;.
Magnets For Ironclad,
The German naval authorities nave
tinder consideration an Invention tor
the protection of German coast har
bors and eeapotts. Stations would
have to be erected along tbe coasts
and at the mouths of rivers which
would be equipped with the strongest
electria magnets that can be manufao
tared. When la action these would
exercise such a powerful attractive
force that tfiey would compel lro
clads to deviate from their course,
Boston Tea Party,
"Boston tea party" Is the name
facetiously given te a group of citlseas
at Boston who on Dec. 16, I7t8, fa
disguise of Indians boarded three ships
that had recently entered the harbor
and hurriedly threw overboard several
hundred chests of tea with which these
vessels were laden. This was done as
a protest against the English effort to
tax the American colonies without
granting them representation In par
liament As a consequence of this act
ths British closed tbe port of Boston
by way' of retaliation.
No Parpstual Motion.
Every machine la constructed to
transmit motion or force, la every
instance tbe motion of the machine Is
derived from without, either from
muscular action, or tbe weight of fall
ing water, or a current of air, or the
expansive power of steam, or some
other natural power. The motion aud
energy that tbe machine has gained
have been obtained only at tbe expense
of some exterior agent The quantity
of force In existence being fixed, no
new stock can be created, and there
fore a self moving machine is absurd
even In name.
Food Versus Character.
Observe the various operarfoas
Of food and drink In ssverat nations.
Was ever Tartar fleroe and cruel
Upon the strength of water gruel T
But who shall stand his rage and force
When first he rides, then eats his horsot
Salads and eKgs and lighter fare
Tone the Italian spark's guitar.
And If I take Don Confuse light
Pudding and beef make Britons fight.
A Ourtow Pish.
a nnriniM flsh found off the MaurV
Hh ami Jnnsn la the mailed fish, about
six inches in length, which lures its
nm within ranch of ita law a oy means
f a luminous dish on earn side of the
laiiaice Jbair
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LIBRARY SLEEPERS. H
They Have to Take Their "Siwoce"
With One Eye Open.
When is a sleeper not asleep?
Answer: When hes an expert in
"snoozing" in the reading room of
the public library. Then ho can
sleep and stay awako, at least to
all practical intents nnd nurooses.
I He can doze oil' in blissful slumber
and never nod a nod. If he is a
Kgnlaf expert he can look so wide
awake that he will fool the vig
ilant policeman whose duty it is to
wake aim up, and that is what he,
the "snoozeryi' tries to do.
"Yon got to Watch 'em," said the
officer after he had caught one of
the snoozers in the act. "They
come is here, take a magazine from
the stands, get off in some corner,
spread the paper open on their
knees,' lay their hands on it and
away they 'snooze. Unless you're
on. to" 'cm they'll fool yon every
time. Ah, there's another one!""
He pointed out a distinguished
looking individual who sat upright
in a chair near the Randolph street
Wall. Said individual looked the
phrt of a college professor minus a
college. His Drow was high and
shiny, and his head was inclined
forward just enough to suggest a
great mind lost in the mazes of
thought. And he wore glasses.
That was his long suit.
The glasses were blue, dark blue.
They hid the eves behind them
from the gaze of a critical world
and the vigilant policeman, and
they were turned point blank on
the copy of the Fortnightly Review
that lay in the snoozer's lap. No
no but a vigilant policeman used
te catching snoozers would have
known the. difference. But when
the officer- placed his hand on the
spectacled one's shoulder there-was
a jerk that told the story.
"Sound asleep," said the officer.
"Yon can't sleep here."
"I was not asleep, sir," said the
distinguished individual. "I was
merely pondering, sir, merely pon
dering. However, I will stay awako
in the future."
"You'd better," warned the offl
oer. "If you don't how can you
read. That's what yon come up
here for, of course."
"Sareasm," retorted the sleeping
student, "is tho weapon of the cul
tured man. In the hands of tho
hoi poDoi it degenerates nto mere
blackguardism.
"GVan," said the officer . "Don't
yon call me names. What do you
think of that guy putting on glasses
to bide bis eyes r
The roles read that ho who reads
mJhe pnblic library rnuststay
RflflRIM
. Mh'LtTr ;,?iDo You Want to
employed man with small taste for !
magazine literature and great need
of eleep liuvo found tliid rule most
irksome. The reading room ia a
good lounging place, but it's a hard
thing to ask of any man that he
read modern magazines for two or
throe hours at a stretch; hence tlio
snoozing system. The lounger,
with the uia of a magazine used n
o prop, jits his skill against the
viprilance of the officer in a game to
see whether lie shall snatch hulf an
hour's blissful slumber. Sometimes
he wins. Sometimes he has but
closed his eyes when a rudo hand
on his shoulder brings him back to
life. The use of blue glasses ought
to be a great t.i' to the pnoozor.
Chicago Tribuno.
The Laughter Cure.
It is all vary well for a Uerman doc
tor to prescribe hearty luughter as a
remedy for nervous discuses, but per
haps be will also be good enough to
tell us where we are to get tbe ingre
dients for his prescription.
One ennnot well sit down and laugh
"till tbe tears run down tbe cheeks" at
nothing at all, however anxious to
cure a severe attack of neuralgia.
Wbcu one comes to think of It few
things make one laugh to this extent
and what is one person's meat where
hilarity Is concerned may prove so
poisonous to another as to plunge blm
to tbe very depths of depression.
There are people who will double up
with merriment when they see some
one else fall down a flight of steps,
and afterward describe' It as "tbe fun
niest thing they ever saw," but most
nervous patients probably would uot
taugb at all If in order to rffect a
cure an attempt were made to excite
tbetr hilarity by throwing relatives
Sod aervaota down stairs. Nerve spe
cialists who adopt tbe laughter core
will bavo either to practice clowning
or keep trained fools to set their pa
tkrots "to a rear.H-Ledy'8 Pictorial.
A Little Vlndlotlve.
"So yon want tbe privilege of voting
for people of whom yon approver
"No," answered tbe suffragette, "1
desire tbe satisfaction of publicly re
fusing to vote for people whom I don't
!lke.n-Wash!ngton Star.
Or. Hale and Pie.
In an article on Edward Everett
Hale's part In tbe establishment of
the Lend a Hand society's first hoad
Cjuartera a writer In the UostJn Tran
script says:
From the first Dr. Hale was deeply
Interested In this plan and supported
tt The bUI of fare was presented for
his Inspection. He looked tt over and
aid, "Where's tbe plof Mrs. Whit
man remarked that tbe committee
thought it might be better to nave
some other form of dessert But "the
chief said: "Oh, gtve them plel Life
Isn't worth living without pier
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WEDNESDAY
AT NOON
McBRIDE
TIf you do, now is the time to buy your clothes. I
am recieving New Fall Clothing every day, and if
yon come first you will get the choiee of new and
up-to-date goods. TIf I can't suit you in stock
I have a large line of samples and will take your
order and measure, and in a few days give you a
, suit specially made for you. : : : : :
SHOES
lYes, I can shoe you, too, with the latest in shoes
and socks to match, t Also Shirts, Collars, Cuffs,
Crayats, Underwear in fact make you "well
dressed" at a moderate cost. : : : :
A. M. HADLEY
One Price Clothier.
gTTPeary found the North Pole
U because he carried a supply
of Melrose, Dan Valley and
Champion Flour.
gCook failed because he car
Uried something said to be .
just as good. Aill housekeep
ers will fail to have good bread
unless they do as Peary did.
You Do
HOLT, Secretary.
fee Well Dressed"?
Graham, N. C.
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