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A Farm Idull
By FRANK H. SWEET
'Copyright, 1909, by American Freu Auo-
fir
eution.
I 1 A TN'T Vflliao T Anti'l think w.
' uwu . l.L a
good enough. Tommie's the
best man I ever had on this
farm. 'Taln't 'cause of that
er anything else, only he can't have
my Susan, an' I told him so this
mornln'.V
Pap Hlldreth finished filling the old
brown basket with potatoes and arose
stiffly from his knees. There was a
peaceful, satisfied look on his seamed
face as he wiped his dirty hands on
his freshly washed overalls and let his
eyes roam about him.
'. "I'm comfortable," he said, address
lug the old drab hen that was in
dustrlously pecking holes in the mel
low red tomatoes just beyond. "I'm
comfortable well fixed."
The hen turned her back upon him
and sent a spray of dust over the low
wire fence with the unerring aim of
tier kind directly in bis face.
The dirt .settled In his hair and
beard, and Pap Hlldreth set his basket
down and wiped his mouth on his
sleeve.
Now, he, Pap Hlldreth, was a model
farmer not only to his family, but to
everything on the farm. To this par
ticular drab hen he had always been
kind and Indulgent. Time out of num
ber had he let her offenses go unpun
ished only because his heart was big
and he could overlook little mistakes.
She was a nuisance, too; he confessed
It to himself now as he spat the grit
out from beneath his teeth and watch
ed her destroy whole bunches of red
tomatoes. She had never acted like
.Other hens that he could remember,
and his acquaintance with hens was
large. She had never laid an egg In
her life. She had simply stood around
with a proud, defiant air and waited
for the other hens to do their work.
Then she would proceed to clean up
on the fruits of their labor. She ate
the eggs. She was an aristocrat no
doubt of that She was big and fat
- and sleek. Her comb was red as
blood, and she fairly danced and
pranced about, she was so full of life
and spirits.
"You sure do seem to be enjoyln'
life." continued Pap Hlldreth, coming
over to the fence and looking over.
He smiled at the hen from his lips and
heart and one eye. The other had a
gravel chip In- it and couldn't smile.
Pap Hlldreth kept it closed.
The hen lifted her head ana listened
without turning. Then she put her
head Impudently on one side and said
something sotto voce.
; 'A red flush stole up across Pap Hll
dreth's already red neck and face.
"If she didn't say devil as plain as I
er any man kin say it. then my hear
ings gettin' bad," he told himself.
Now. as usual. Pap Hlldreth, being
In an amiable mood, had addressed tne
lion fn a crentlemanlv way. He had
elmnlv said. "I'm comfortable
fixed," and that was all nothing
about such a remark for a hen to take
nhlprtlnn to. and he knew It.
, He didn't like It a bit, but he simply
oTlnned foolishly and turned to pick
dd his basket.
. Thpn the drab hen said something
that fairly made his short hair bristle
something that even he could not let
go unchallenged. He heara it aisnnc
1 and knew there was no mistaking.
He returned to the fence, his heavy
evhrows knitted In a frown,
and the
herf turned and faced him.
For a mo-
men i
the two
looked Into one
another's eyes;
then the ben
turned her back
upon him again
with all a boss
disdain and sent
a handful of
gravel Into his
face at close
quarters.
It was' a terri
ble Insult, an un
pardonable one.
Her life most
pay the penalty.
So decided Pap
HUdreth, stand
ing with lips
drawn back from
dust filled teetb
and eyes tight
closed and bands
rrlDDlnc either
"He can't hove my
Siuan."
tmaaprs lez in
helpless frenzy.
Die
She
.k. T,nr end now right now,
.boold lire to make bis
ot another minute longer than bf
could help.
But bow wis be to ecompllJh M.
end? An, ben Is clererwben It come,
.v. T.frhta ontr call. This
Vsracnlar sen be well knew would try
all hie reeocrceiuiue
He woold decelr. ber. T tb
was the only way. He woold let bet
JZ eonrtlered ber aodacit c
er-ba woold go any lengths sotba.
& stSon. Blgbt ot be .roused
atones Into b-rerea. H.
deth, bat slowly, or scald beri v
Micopp- caldron, a Uttl. pteca at s
He couldn't see the hen, but "he knew
she had picked up her head to listen.
So he with great difficulty scraped
away at his left eye until he had It
ciean enough to see a little. He still
kept whistling, although every note
gave him pain, and the dusty perspira
tion running down his face was all
that furnished the necessary moisture
for his whistle.
He stopped whistling and began to
hum "There Were Ninety and Nine"
as he squeezed himself through the
fence, keeping his eye on the hen.
"Poor man!" she said, sidestepping a
yard or two and smiling at him.
"Cuss you!" whispered Pap Hlldreth.
"Jest you wait!"
The hen, which had been scratching
In time to his whistle, said something
softly to herself and looked so pleased
that all the dormant evil in Pap Hll
dreth's nature that had slumbered on
"Poor man" the chuckled.
awoke with a start. Henceforth his
one object In life was to destroy her.
"Chookie, chookie, chookle!" he call
ed softly. "Poor chookie! Come and
get some corn."
He threw .i handful of dirt about his
feet, and the hen stood on one foot
and craned her neck. "Poor man!"
she chuckled and recommenced opera
tions on tho tomatoes.
Her back was toward him, and Pap
Hlldreth got down on his hands and
knees and crept toward her. Nearer
and nearer he drew until the prize was
within his grasp. Oh, glory of glories!
He reached out and, with the words
"Dang you now I've got you!" made
a crab at her. Alas that it should be
the part of man to simply propose!
The hen sidestepped again and sought
the other side of the row of vines.
Pap Hlldreth lay still and said
tbtnes to. himself. He made up his
mind now that when he caught the
hen he would pluck her feathers out
one by one and tie her down to a bed
nf nnrs. And he would catch her. This
he vowed.
"Chookie. cbookie!" be cried, softly
extending one bare arm toward her.
A yellow moth settled down and
alighted on his arm.' Glory! The hen
saw the moth and was creeping toward
it Now he would have her sure. Just
Ipt her within his reach, and
Rho pnme slowlv. trustingly, the yel
low moth her loadstone to destruction
At last she was there. lie would wnlt
for her to make a reach for the moth.
Thpn he would grab her by tne necs
ho wnnlrl lab one of her eyes out with
hi flnzer. Yes. he would take that
mneh revensre at once. She came,
and- Pap HUdreth felt a sharp pain,
as though bis arm was poked by a
roil hot iron. and. lo, she was away
again, the yellow moth fluttering In
her beak!
Human flesh can endure but so much,
and Pap Hlldreth's stock of patience
was exhausted.
The drab ben had pecked Pap HU
dreth on the muscles of the forearm,
leaving a puncture from which ooied
a little trickle of blood. Noting this.
Pap Hlldreth cast strategy to tbe
winds and sprang to bis feet, with a
rrowl.
t miirht shoot ber." be muttered.
slipping his, galluses down and tying
.hm .hnnt his waist "only It 'ud be
too easy a death for her. I wanter
torture her. so I'll run ber down, 1
will, by gosh!"
Accordingly be made a dash for tna
hen, and the ben made a dash for the
fence. She went through with Hying
. a tiA waflf-
eolors. Througn .
and through tbe fence P
followed, puffing like
Across the pot' P,tch tbe' nCT,
and down tbe path to 'h bernysri
The ben dashed aroonf, the straw
.tack, and PP HUdreth. -o tbe so
Berior wisdom of mankind, circled tbe
iuck in an oppo.it direction so asto
et the drab ben on tbe other sU.
go came saUlng s round, ber Dead
over ber shoulder and b'IngsspT4
-u. rap Hlldreth made s grab for
Tie, and tumbled penmen over s fanv
57 of little pigs half WMeo la tbe
"'STwaa too moch out of breath to do
any damage to tbe small pigs; otber
wtoa It might have tared bed lr, with
tbJnit-thlS-tlafc-B!bfJo
Foley's Iloney and Tar clears
the air rjassages, stops thef irrita
tion In the throat, sooothes tts
inflamed nlembranes, and the
most obstint cough disappears;
Sore and inflamed lungs are hel
ed and strengthened, and the cold
is expelled from tbe system. Be
fuse any but the genuine In the
yellow package. Graham Drug
Co. ;
his wind back they bad wisely taken
themselves awny, and the drab hen
Jie saw quietly
disappearing be
neath the drive
shed. Armed with
a two tined fork.
Pap Hlldreth
made bis way la
boriously to the
shed and peered
underneath it.
Ah, fate was
kind' Indeed, for
the drab ben
was there, sure
enough. She had
settled down, as
she thought, se
cure from all dan
ger beneath the
shed floor. Pap
Hlldreth Judged
that he could
easily reach her
with a fork. He
tried It. If he
Oh, oh I " groaned
Pap Jllldreth.
could but Impale her In its
tines he
would have the shed torn down If nee
essary In order to get at her. No; the
fork was just a trifle short. He work-
ed his head and shoulders under tho
shed. Ha, ha! Now he could spear
her easily.
Just at this juncture a flock of sheep
came round the corner of tbe shed and
gazed wide eyed at tbe strange sight
of a fat little man fanning the air with
his legs. The proud leader of tbe
flock went forth to investigate. Beach
ing over to sniff at the waving feet of
Pap HUdreth, this particular sheep
received a kick under the jaw that
made him see all kinds of green and
blue balls and stirred deep resentment
within his breast.
Accordingly he backed away and
came against Pap Hlldreth's exposed
person with such force as to drive the
poor man under tbe shed, wedging him
between the ground and the shed floor
so tightly that he could scarcely budge,
let alone breathe.
"Oh, oh!" groaned Pap Hlldreth and
kicked out lustily, only to receive a
more violent shock from the old ram.
Pap HUdreth lowered his legs and
lay still. He could feel the bot sun
on the calves of bis legs, which were
exposed owing to the fact that bis
trousers had slipped up on them. Then
tbe little pigs came over to Investigate,
too, and rubbed their moist noses on
those calves until poor Pap Hlldreth
had to lift his legs again, which was
the signal for another onslaught from
the ram.
How long be lay there helpless he
never knew. It seemed hours to him,
wedged in as be was so as to be scarce
ly able to breathe and receiving at reg
ular Intervals a shock from the old
ram. He gave himself up to fate. He
was sure he would die unless help
soon came, and there was little hope
of it, as be was on tbe south side of
tbe shed, and even If anybody did by
chance bapnen to come into tbe barn
yard he might never be seen. He
tried to shout, but be was too tightly
wedged In. He could hardly breathe,
let alone call. Tbe old drab ben had
looked around at blm and called blm
some more names, after which she bad
said goodby and left blm.
After what seemed hours to blm
Pap Hlldreth beard a voice as coming
"Pull me out, Tommiel"
from a long distance two voices, lo
fact to which be heard his daughter,
bis own flesh and blood, tbe darling of
his old age, reply:
"Uake blm promise first, dear."
"Pull me oof supplicated Pap Hll
dreth weakly. "For heaven's sake, poll
me out, Tommler
"Kin I bare Susan 7" cam tbe re
sponse. "Tea, you kin. on one condition,"
faintly replied Pap Hlldreth.
"Make blm name It," Mid the other
voire.
"Name It," said Tom.
"If touII catch me that old ben,"
answered Pap HUdretn.
"IH do It, said Tommle. AM be
Mid.
Life ef Ve Railway Mail.
Trainmen are tbe class of workers
most subject to lose Irregular boors of
duty, and there Is nothing so likely to
make s man nnnerved and onfit for
dangerooa work as this. Tbe strata of
long boors and tbe restlessness of lires-
olarlty soon And oat tbe strongest sad
most robust of mem. Little woader,
then, that we find tbeos with pre ma
tartly gray beads Railroad Review.
Drawbridge mm Meat.
At Helm Ingham Ball, la Suffolk
county, in England, tbe drawbridge Is
always raised every sight ever the
bMorle smmL wblcb is more was
seres boodred years eM. The moat
Is sot dry like so many of asewnt
date, bot Is fllted to tbe Drum, ma
Is tbe only English castle where tbe
bMorle right of ratotng tbe draw
bridge baa come down from tbe days
of chivalry.
Cnetfy.
Little Mrs. nnater
bad beard aa
may lokee a boot tbe
ceoida't asarket outnas fully that aba
ssade sp brr mind that tbe Bret re
oaest she made of tbe saarketsBsa
won Id show ber to be a sophisticated
booaewife. "Km sae. please." she
said, "two Prracb chops and one baa-
dred green peas" x
Ci ve only baking povdw1
I ?$i i from Roy Crape Cream ol Tartar Owry
gkgfr'' $r, made from Grapes v)
Q Makes Finest, Ptsrest Foc4
Another Conservation Congress.
Washington Dlxpatch.
Believing that the time has
come for definite action looking
to the conservation of the nation's
great natural resources, loadors
in this movement from all parts
ot the country will gather in
New Orleans on November 1 next
when tho first important steps to-
words putting the principles of
conservation into practical effect
will be taken. The occasion will
be an important conference of
the chairmen of State conserva
tion commissions of the South
and others.
It is expected that recommen
dations will bo made for tho
adoption by the various State
Legislatures of spectific laws that
will have for their object tho ar
resting of tho great waste that is
now going 'on in the South's nat
ural resources and there by sav
ing them to prosperity.
lUl Top Notch Doer,
Great Deeds compel regard.
The world crowns its doers. That's
why the American people have
crowned Dr. King's New Discov
ery the King of Throat and Lung
remedies. Every atom is a health
force. It kills germs, and, colds
and la grippe vanishes. It heals
cough-racked membranes and
coughing sUIs. Sore, inflamed
bronchial tubes and lungs are
cured and hemorrhages cease. Dr.
Geo. More, Black Jack, N. C,
writes, it cured ino of lung trouble
nounced hopeless by all doctors."
50c. 11.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Graham Drug Co.
Fire destroyed the bam of Bax
ter Shcmwell, in Asheville, about
3 o'clock Saturday morning. Two
horses, two buggies, a lot of feed
and harness were burned with
tbe barn. The origin of the Are
is a mystery. There was no in
surance. '
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These lots are about 10 minutes walk
adjoin the lots of D. H. White and
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TERMS: One-third Cash, balance in 9 and IS mos. with six per cent interest
Every lot offered will be sold regardless of price. We will refund to any diasatisfied
customer at expiration of 3 years the full amount be paid for his Lot, with six percent
interest. vOur capital stock of f 50,000 is behind this liberal offer.
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Lentra
The West Virginia Synod 'of
the Presbyterian Church, at El
kins, W. Va., unanimously adopt
ed a resolution protesting against
the invitation extended to Presi
dent Taft to address the laymen's
Missionary convention on foreign
missions at Washington, Novein
bor 11. Tho protest is on account
of the President's affiliation with
tho Unitarian Church.
Mothers Have you tried IIol
lister's Rocky Mountain Tea? It's
a great blessing to the little ones,
koeps away summer troubles.
Makes them sleep and grow. 35
cents. Tea or Tablets. Graham
Drug Co.
The old county system of work
ing the roads of Randolph county
will be discontinued, an act creat
ing the township system having
been passed by the last Legisla
ture. The convicts of the county
will be hired to the various town
ships.
Hellet In Mix Hours.
Distressing Kidney and Blad
ner Disease relieved in six hours
by the "New Great South
American Kidney Cure." It is
a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving
pain in bladder, kidneys and
back, in male or female. Relieves
retention of water almost im
mediately. If 3Tou want quick re
lief and cure this is the remedy.
Sold by Graham Drug Co.
January 1st. The place of pub
lication has not been announced
but it is understood that it will be
Charlotte or Greensboro.
A sudden attack at night of
Homo form of Bowel Complaint
may como to any one. Every
family should lie provided with a
bottle of Dr. Scth Arnold's Bal
sam. Warranted by Graham Drug
Co.
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We Will SeU at auction
Select Residence Lots and one
6-room House and beauti
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WORTH OF SILVERWARE
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If you do, now is the time to buy your clothes. I
am recieving New Pall 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 yon in stock
I have aiarge line of samples and will take yonr,
order and measure, and in a few days give yon a
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