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VOL. xxxvn. [ 111 l A torpid^ lirer liraagia lha atoll SICKNEADACHE, -mt Dyspepsia, Costivefiess, Rhea -1 ntausm. Sallow Skin and PSm. I LIVER PILLS, aa aMtfail pre re. Take No Substitute. PROFESSIONAL CARDS Ife ' r. s. coos:. Attorney-at- Law, | aRABAM, V. a - TOloe Psttemn Building Second floor. ..... IOHS tiSAT By MOM. W. P. Ml awn J*, BVNUM A BYNUM, MUifW And Coanmlonat La* fif daKENSBOBO. » U. Practice regularlr la the eoorte • AU maooeoouatv. Aur. t, M lj DAMERON & LONO Attorn eya-nt-Law K. A W. DAJCBKON, J. ADOLPB LORg 'Phone too, 'Phone IMB Piedmont Building, Holt-Nloholson BMg, I" Badlnetoa, W.C. Orabaat. M. q DK. WILL &LoKfl,Jft, . . . DENTIST . . . Graham . - . ■ North Carolina OFFICE IN SIMMONb BUILDIJftt JACOB A. LONO. J. ELMBB Lags LONG * LONG, Attorneys *nd Counselors a* L. a GRAHAM, N. *\ &§> eo YKARt* OfI^^H|^KXPERIKNCH U /i ■ ■ ll■ k ■ 1 "K2i utw Hwiil,Sll»i wttho«t*wn,Blm I Scientific JVtnerfcaii. A. hMidaomdlr flhMtnlfi VMfetr. Urftot «*r- LATFLGBBGLY* h BIG ONE"«a | I | Alamance Plays No Second Fiddle—More and Larger Premiums I I § g? Will Bring More and Larger Exhibits. ~~~ 1 J | °J The Alamance Fair—October 3-6 gl I ||| WILL OVERSHADOW ALL OTHERS S 1 I -jj j UNITED STATES SENATOR P. M. SIMMONS Opens the Fair on Tuesday, Oct 3rd. His personal and political Q 09 gj if friends from all Piedmont Carolina will be there to hear him S I b Free Acts Daily in Front of the Grand Stand. 11l i V Tableau I—Scene 1. Millie Adgie and her Lions of the Jungle. Tableau 1-Scene2.~-Lions that almost speak. 3 > S L. _ Scene 3.—Remarkable demonstration of Adgie's wonderful control over the big brutes. Scenes 4 and s.—Conclud- fie! "O I W £> ingthis most marvelous performance with the "Dance of Death Among the Lions." «? I | O Tableau 2.—Scene I—The Four Ghrovinies, the world's most celebrated acrobats in indescribable feats. Scene 2 U>» 8 "H rO . The Ghrovinies concluding in a dashing dazzling, daring whirlwind of leaping and tumbling. U eo 1 V#j 3 > B 2 Tableau 3—Seene I—The Flying Bartlets. Trapeze performers supreme. Scene 2—The Bartlets, concluding with Q & y 2 forward summersault back to flying bar and sensational high dive finish. Ui *£j I is Wednesday, October Veterans' Day " 1 I £g _ . ' . . " _ n J-j 10 percent of the gate receipts donated to the Daughters of the Confederacy for monument fund. S I > VETERANS ADMITTED FREE AND SERVED LUNCHEON. J 1 I i Two Silver Cornet Bands. $ I fi ? B 2? -'JS *.VS?£H -ifii . - r.. ISIISLTILSKE 9s& M • ' -... ' s©; .. • -A §* * . '/Si^^^^BP^^ESlH . .... *• - w* • .r;'."* * JJR IFLPK^NL A FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY \»a STOW* ETFA MITCHEL. Bar a» knowledge tut the ion would loon Im upon him proviated • wet of long duration. Perbapo a i»rty would CTOM UMMEK of Moccaatapotafc thai cutting off * greater past of tha long distance over which be had float" ed The thought addad now terror, and b» began to wade anil te awim alternately, aa wna noceasary, Bp the creek. Pr«tatiy ha came to the croae tag of a road. H* drew hlmeolf up oa to K and looked anonnd. Aa a acout be bad long baas accustomed te keep bla mind flxad on polnta aloof tba Htba be toareted. to aadar that to might know them again. AaNeaai be aaw the little brldge-lf It could be called a brlW»-ha knew that he waa on the Chattanooga pike, over which he bad paaaad * few daya be fore. and at tbe Junction of the area* running near the Palaa' plantation. Mailt had aa* conaidered what be would do in caae be ahould roc coed to idlhi iifal> m uiaa toa ilwi WMta In Jail he Mt that met oat and acroaa the Taaaiaaea ha wiaU feel as sured of aafety. Now thta had tan accompllahed. be began to raallae that but half tbe battle had bean won. bfr deed there were mora chaacaa that tar would be retaken than that ha would ever reach the Union Hnea. He wrung the water from hla ototto» ■ and pat them on. iklilihig lih JH» > with bla annbonaoL for. tbeagh he bad i no mirror to inspect Ms featinsa, he fancied they maet ha «Mh burnt cork Tftfntfl by ffitiii Zhm aettlng oat toward tbe fain k. 1 ,l|h |.ia , | - » M QMIPtrtWl VMIIHMIH dl. It was now between etevenand twelvg o'clock—ao Mark Judged by tbe moos being en the MiHlu-4at Maoti that aft the ffataa wsaat i iHip He reached the earner of tha yard and iraa about to enter H when la beard a clatter of booth behind him 'Ha had hardly time to vault the iaaca and eroach betels* It when a troop of hone bmb croaaed the bridge over the crook. They drew rata on the tether alda aet a hundred yards away from hlfa. liMlf beard a vote*: GRAHAM, N. C., THUBSDAY, BEPIEMBER 21,1911. "Lieutenant take taa aeon and aeoai the bank of the rlrer from thla on to tbe nest creek, where I will make a» other deteß." The lieutenant with Ma mm brake away from the column, which jarred forward, paaalng within fifty feat at where Mark lay crow Mag. Mark wna for a few moaMata ae completely overcome by tbe narrow neaH of liU escape that he seemed to hare ao power to ator* 1 If he bad been mlnutaa later, hla captare would hare been almaat certain, for they would likely hare dtecorerod him betweea the read aad the rlrer, which apace thaf ware evidently intending to acear. ' Be got up, aad getting oa the outalde of tbe fence walked beeide a portion of It which led back from the road.daalg» ing to eater tbe negro quarters la the rear. Ha feared that tbe doga wart looee ta tbe yard, and that.be woold hare trouble with them; be therefore stole along till be came to tbe naaiaat point to one of tbe negro catena. A dog aleeplng in the mooaligbt near the boose gare a low mean. Mark paaaad a moment and llateaed; then entering tto giuunds be walked to a stooping pnature. keeping one of the catena be tween htm and the dog. He wanted to reach the rear door. . Mark Mt aasured that nalaaa ha t could be concealed ta aeme place where .aearcbera would not be likely to to* trade he would be loot. Be well knew 4bat every foot of ground within ftva or tan ml!— of wooUl Km aUve with jwopto heating for him The negro catena weald &*be eafa, ft* aa aearrblng patty woold respect them. There waa but one ehaaae for him Ba must effect an entrance Into tbe Fain house, aad that with the knowledge aa to Ma true character of hat ana par aoo—Laura Fata. Be reached the acgio catea aad knocked. "Who darT "Whar Uncle Dan'l alaapr -Nea* to do lef." Mark want aa directed aad eaOod «D | Uncle OanlaL He heard a niovaaiial 'te of aome one getting up, and prea- I ently the aid man atoad at tbe opao "w*R n NU van's RAMB DID roo ooan BACK Baaaf door. "Cnete, tto got a aiimagi to* yef young mlatreaa." "Who tromr "Do po* white aiaa what war bya* Ma* weak wld ha Uttlo bruddar." "Nice man. Dat Bab ha got to tea» bter "Nebber mind dat, uncto Oa to da haaae 'a wake up Mlaaie Laara." -Atot got aa kay." you wake ap aome ooe to alder "Why doaT y«r watt ttl morair "Can't do dat ao how. De meeaagpa maa* ha glbaa at oaea." "Waal,- aald Daniel at teat, "I do what I eaa to* dat aui ha berry doe geatlamaa of {to war wbtto" Mark followM tba old man to the rear door of the baaemeot Oa the way ahaga dog boanded at them, hat aaetag Daniel hie tawataaaa aadad ta play. Daalat aaeeeeded to waking a negro woman who alept within; tfta door waa avaaad. aad they etepped to atdOi "Go tall Mlaete Laura a culled gal waat to apeak to bar right off. Bay aha get amiga foam de man what war hyar wld ha little bruddar," aald Daniel. "At dla time ? nightT "Yaa; da message maa* ba delibered right away," aald Mark. "Don' waka ao one bat Mlaaie Laara. Tread The woman lighted a eaadle aad waat a®, with. It arttmbUng. iautog MirS a w to toe dark. HHir waited tor pertege tm Mattel whaa they beard atepa aad aaw the light re turning. The negro woman was fol lowed by Laura B"aln, dreeaed in a wrapper. She knew Mark from the moment ahe saw him, but pretended aaly to aee a negro girl "Bab maaaaga fo* ye'. MlaHi Laara* Mat raln't tell It to yo* wldout daaa eiggara git away." "Come with am" Bbe took the candle and lad the was lo tbe dining room above, leaving thai two* colored people below. Then aha turned to Mark: I -Why in haaTsa*i aaaa flkl jnu aaato back barer "it was a choice betweea life aad dentb. I escaped tbla evening from Chattanooga, where I waa to ba Imag ed tomorrow morning. Ivory pieae «d cohcaalmaat aa tbla aide of the rivar win be eaterad and mitlil If aeo ceaied ta tola hoaaa, oecupled by a family of white people aad Confeder ates, I may not be found. Ottaerwtee my recapture la carta la." Bbe thought a moment, labbtag her palma together, aa waa her habit whaa excited. Tbea aha called to the aerr aata betew: "Go to bed. Uncle DeaW. aad jrou, 100, auntie. This girt Is worn out with traveling, aad I am going to Ox a plana for her to ateep." Then turning to Maak aha witliaad him to tallow bar. Tbay went up two fllgbte of atalra, atepplng oa tiptoe, aad at laat reached a landing from which n pair of atefa led to a trap door. "Go up there," aba whip pared. Mark climbed the atalra, pnehed tho trap open aad eaterad tbe lacloeure of tbe roof. Before lowertag the door ha looked back to wblaper a "God blaaa you. - bet aU waa aara. Un mmm too*. CBAPTBB Z. luaa'l kskpbb. MASK atoad for a aMoMadteato tag about him There were dormer wlndowa, which lot In tbe moonlight no that ho coald distinctly aae everything ta too taem hoaaa areata ware piled ta oae corner, aad ta another come furattara. Among the latter ha noticed a loaaao with threadbare apbolatary, aad la Mag it ta hla arma. carried It, rill Mag softly, to aae ef the wlndowa at too front ad toe houea. The room waa very bet and be ratead the an tag It with great cart ao ao aot .to make any Bound. Then be aat dowm on the lounge, and looking out of the window began to meditate on tea ato nation. While thaa engaged be heard a light tap at tbe trap door. Opeatag It ha aaw a bundle ex leaded by the fair hand of hla preeerver. Be took It aad letting dewa the tMR-O&a rata did aat attar a word-he naretled It Than win comptoCt aolts of valir oitir garments, tbe property of Ml** Faln'a brother. The getting off of bia damp garmente and denning anow white linen waa a grateful aenaatloo to Mark. Having put on what be aaaded for the night he laid hlmaalf dewa on the lounge. From his window be could aee tbe Tennnaaaa roiling to the moonlight half a mile away. Ba thought hew mack more comfortable he waa to hla dry elotbee than he bad been Hoatlag ta tba water. Then he beard tbe hark of bounda. They were on the watar*a edge, aad ha kaaw by tba aouada that they ware endeavoring ta pick ap the aceet of Ida tree lea. "Bark on," ha aald. "Whaa I leave this I'll take with aae aomethlng ta dla with. I*U aot be takaa alive, aad If I aMat joa aome of you abaU roll over." Than there aama an hiaiiwaaallila gratitude. Ba felt thankful to loud, thankful to Jakay. thankful to Laura Pain, thankful to his ood. There waa something especially engaging In Miaa Valn'a efforts on bia behalf, Inaamacb aa aba regarded blm aa eaomy to he* country. Be thought of BoOrl ta prison waiting tor oM Trlggs to dlacovar bar deception. What woakl they do to her! And JakeyT Would they injure a mare boyt Be vowed that If ha ahaald i f cape aad outlive tbe war he woaM ft 1 oat jaat what bad happaaad, aad U either bad been harshly treated ha would have bla rrvenga. Mualag be fall aaleep, bat ha aaaa awoke. It waa paat midnight the day ef his execution. He abadderoft Be tried to go to sleep again, but lha dreadful fate which would have been bia had not Sour! aaved blm, and oa tho very laat evening before bla Intend ed axecatien. get lato bla bead, aad ba could aot drive It oat Aad now. ware not man and bounda bunting blm for ml lea around, to drag him back to Chattanooga to that dreadful Jaltyarft the aoaffald. the rop« toe Meek aapt Aad Laaia rata, aappaaa aha ahoald weaken; auppooe aba ahould, after ad. roaalder n her duty to gtve him wn auppoae a demand ahould be made to search tbe bouse; auppoae-a thou sand auppoaltloea chased each other through hla excited brain. Ba lay toaatag tin Juat before town, when he agate foU Into a troubled alum bar. Ite was iwrtK b r i «ptw at mnitf pmlig rti» tti wt Tha mMMrri itMa. tart »wu light Ha eoali took Ugh* «*n on thaoa. though th tj could not as* him. Thar trotted along slowly, all looking worn and alaepy. Th«y war a oTltUntlr th* "•an who bad passed b.i night bafora, •M wart going backWroui an unw eaaMUhonL Mark Atlced tha differ •»« MflfM many otham took la or dar to Aria their * dlaa. Tha sight owf ttqoft. Im longed tot to to tto etlrroDeagata vttk than. iß«OMr,Mmdbr tm aa,«iM riding back. Maybe thsy war* coming to tto boose. They stopped at tto gate. One of the men rode forward,) dismounted and opened It Tto offices: entered and rode np to the front door. Mark's heart aeemed to stop boating, He coold not aea what was going cm below so cloee under bl* window, but presently beard tto officer *«'H"g to soma on a on tto veranda. "A Federal spy escaped last irigDC from Chattanooga, madam. He was la the disguise ot a negro gtrL" Than was something mora which was unto- Then Mark heard the word V spoken In a vote* which to ttoagM was. Mrs. Pain's. _ (TO as oowmrusix) - Insulting. Toungley—l hare just bean Insulted by the Insoleut old barber who shaved me. Yontter—lgdoed? "***« *>• asld sharing ma reminded him of s game to nsed to play ssINI bunt the hare." "Cardui Cured Me" For nearly ten yean, at different times, Mrs. Mary Jinks of Tread way, Tenn., suffered with womanly troubles. She toys: "At last, 1 took down and thought I would die 1 could not sleep. I couldn't eat I had pains all over. The doctors gave me up. I read that Cardui had helped so many, and I began to take It, and It cured me. Cardui saved my lUsi Now, 1 can do snythfaw." 08fKn Womah?To«ic If yon art weak, tired, worn-out, or suffer from any of AM pains peculiar to weak women, such as headache, bnclmche, dragging-down feelings, pains In arm, side, hip or limbs, and other symptoms of womanly trouble, you should try Cardui, the woman's tonic Prepared from per fectly harmless, vegetable Ingredients, Cardui Is the best remedy for you to use, as It can do you nothing but good. 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