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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
The Siege of
The Sevea Suitors
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
«
Copyright, I9M, by Meredith Nicholses
SYNOPSIS
Hartley Wiggins u in love with Cecilia
Hollister. His friend Arnold Ames meets
an elderly lady at tbe Asolando tsa rooms.
She Is Cecilia's Aunt Octavia, an eccen
tric woman of wealth. She Invites Ames
to Hopefleld Manor. Ames Is fascinated
by Franceses, a tea room clrl.
Ames sees Wiggins meeting Cecilia se
cretly at Hopefleld Manor. Aunt Octavia
Is a great believer In tbe potential Influ
ence of No. 7.
Ames sees mysterious men watching the
house. He hears of Heseklah, Cecilia's
sister. Wiggins calls upon Cecilia. The
chimney smokes mysteriously.
The house Is said'to have a ghost Ce
cilia tells Ames she Is In deep trouble and
asks him to urge Wiggins not to call upon
her again.
Wiggins regards Ames as a rival. Aunt
Octavia dislikes Wiggins because his an
cestors were Torlee. Wiggins Is Interest
ed In both Ceellla and Heseklah. Cecilia .
haa nine suitors.
Ames meets Franceses In sn orchard
and learns that she Is Hezeklah. They
see nine silk hats cross a stile.
Aunt Octavia abows Ames the pie pan
try. Cecilia (ears Heseklah loves Wig
gins. Her nine suitors call.
Cecilia rejects Professor Hume and
makes a record In her silver book. Tbe
butler tells Ames a British officer's ghost
haunts the house.
Ames finds Cecilia and bar father, Bess
ford Hollister, fenelng on the root Hol
lister Is there unknown to Aunt Octavta.
Hollister vsnlshes mysteriously through |
the hall wall. Heseklah tells Ames sha la
prohibited from visiting Hopefleld Maaor.
Ames seeks plans of ths house, but finds
Aunt Octavia has Just secured them. Ce
cilia's suitors are jealous of Ames.
Amss assures Cecilia that Heseklah Is
not in love with Wiggins. Amss makaa
another MMj-'3_>he she at
Ames learns that Hopefleld- Manor se
cretly incloses an old Revolutionary house.
Apparently the ghost Is Lord Arrowood,
a rejected suitor.
The chlrriney smokes again. Heseklah
la the mischief msker. Ames helps Hese
klah to elude her Aunt Octavia. Hese
klah mysteriously disappears.
Cecilia, In great dlstres, asks Ames to
flnd her silver notebook, which has been
taken from her room. Ames suspects
Hsseklah.
Hezeklah seares the suitors with a jack
at lantern, speaks slightingly of Wiggins
and gives Amss ths notebook.
Ames learne through Heseklah that the
seventh man who proposes will win Ce-'
cilia. She and Cecilia fear Wiggins WUI
propose too soon.
Ames is In love with Heseklah. Job*
Stewart Dick, a suitor, haa apparently
guessed the eecret concerning the seventh
proposal.
Aunt Octavia averts a. light between
Ames and three of the sultore. Architect
Pepperton tells her all about tba hidden
house.
Pepperton, Octavia and Araee flnd a let
ter In a burled chest proving that Wig
gins' ancestor was a continental soldier.
The broken hearted Wiggins has disap
peared, end frantic efforts are made to
flnd him. Pepperton protects Ceellla from
proposals.
N CHAPTER XXV.
' The Seventh Man.
HEZEKIAH bade Wiggins ex
change hones with her, and
while he was readjusting tbe
saddle girths I explained to
Heseklah tbe altuatlon at Hopefleld
and told ber of Dick's scamper across
tbe flelds.
"There's no use fooling with this
thing any more. IH take Wiggy to
tbe boose snd lock him up until I've
been numbered six. It's safest"
"Not much it Isn't I don't Intend
that Cecilia shall have the pfrasnre of
refusing you."
"I'd like to know why not Ifs only
to All the gap."
"Ob," ssld Heseklah, "that would be
an embarrassment to me all the rest of
my life. Listen carefully. Take Wiggy
In by tbe back way and give him a
picture book to look at Leave Cecilia
alone on the terrace when all
ready and see what happens. If Dick's
on bis way to the boose he's going to
de something, sod he must feel the
edge of my displeasure. I owe him s
few on general principles.'*
"What does all this oeauT Ton ssy
there's nothing wrong at tbe house?"
began Wiggins ss we left Heseklsh
sud started toward Hopefleld.
"Nothing whatever ths matter. Ev
erything perfectly all right but you've
got to keep mum now and do what I
tell you. I've worked herd for you, old
man. and when ifs all over I'm going
to send you a bill for professloosl serv
ices. Come."
I urged my borne to his ntsaost and
Wiggins rode steadily beslds me. The
fright Orton had given blm had done
my friend good, snd I felt that I wss
dealing wltb a live rosn at last.
"I'll tell yon all shout this after we
bsre a good nlgbt cigar tonight"
We rode direct to the stable, and I
took Wiggins to my room by tbe hack
stairs snd bade blm help himself to my
raiment He was perfectly tractable,
and 1 was glad to see that he trusted
implicitly to my guidance.
I met Miss 0 tsvls to tbe tower ball.
She wss Just In froan the kennels.
"I hope, Arnold, that you have not
been without entertainment By tbe
way, if yon.should by any chance see
Hezeklah yen will kindly Intimate to
ber that If sbe returns that mars sbe
borrowed this morning In reasonsbly
good condition I wIH overlook her in
discretion In tsklng It (Mm the stable
without permission."
Sbe did not welt tor a reply, hot
continued on to her room, and I went
direct to tbe terrace. Cecilia and tjffb
pert on were Just going into the ho«Se
to look up a book or piece of marie
wblcb they had been discussing. Ca
•ll Is wss msklng herself interesting, ss
Sbe so well knew bow to do. and she
seemed In no wise anxtoua.
"We bad forgotten tea," sbe ssld.
"Aunt Octavia bas Just ordered It"
"She aad Mr. Peppertoo may have
tbelr tee. I believe tbe air outside will
do yoa good for s little tonger-so If
you don't m Wee Hoi
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 1913
Kst«r Will hnutue HN ,"'IUUIWIIHI( , 4
alone."
Pep ku told me sloe* that he
thought me quite mad that afternoon.
I bade Cecilia patrol the lone terrace
■lowly. She turned up the collar of
the covert coat and obeyed, touching a
little nervously, but asking no ques
tion*. Thp scene could not have been
more charmingly set. The great-house
loomed darkly behind her; benenth lay
the garden, over which the dnsk wns
stealing goldenly.
She paused suddenly as f watched
from the window, and I stepped out to
see what had attracted her attention.
There Into the garden from Its farthest
entrance died the fix. suitors who had
previously come to alt beneath the
wlndowa of their stricken lady. Hav
ing failed to visit their wrath upon
the perfidious Dick they had chauged
their clothes' and returned to Ilope
fleld. If Hezeklah liad not expressly
commanded me not to become .the
sixth man, I should have offered my
self on the spot and waited only un
til Cecilia had made the inevitable an
swer before summoning Wiggins to
end the whole affair. Such, however,
was not to be the order of events.'
The procession, headed by Ormsby.
was within a few yards of the terrace.
Cecilia, apparently unconscious of their
proximity, continued her promenade.
In a moment she must recognize tlfem.
ask them Into the house, give thom
tea and otherwise destroy my hope of
securing her happiness before the
day's end.
A chorus of yelps, and barks, as of
dogs suddenly released, greeted my
ear. The oncoming suitors henrd It.
too, and the line wabbled uncertainly.
Then round the house swept mastiffs,
hounds, terriers—a collection of prize
winnets such as few kennels ever
boasted—loping gayly In unwonted
freedom toward unknown and forbid
den pastures.
The vanguard of fox terriers leaped
down into the garden, with the rest of
the pack at their heels. Happy dogs,
to find grown men ready for a gam
boll Four of the suitors found one
sf.tbe proper exits Into the road; two
leaped the box hedge on the other side
without shaking a leaf.
I ran round the house, stumbling
through the rear guard of the truant
canines and passing the kennel mas
ter, who had rallied the stable men
and was in hot pursuit
"Somebody turned 'em out—turned
•em out!" he shouted and swept pro
fanely by. The gate of the kennel
yard stood open. A familiar figure,
running low, paused and then sprint
ed nimbly along the paddock fence. A
white sweater wns distinguishable for
a moment on a atone wall, then It fol
lowed a pair of enchanted heels Into
oblivion.
Time had been passing swiftly, and
the shadows were deepening. I re
traced my steps toward the terrace,
'hearing the cries of pursued and pur
suers growing fainter. I had not yet.
gained a position from which I could
see Cecilia, when a man appeared
some distance ahead of me, walking
guardedly In one of the garden plots.
He came uncertainly, pausing to
glance about, yet evidently led toward
the terrace by a definite purpose. All
may be fair in love and war, but 1
confess to a feeling of pity for John
Stewart Dick as I watched him sfowly
advancing to bis fate. He was going
boldly now, and I felt a sudden liking
for him, nor can I believe that he was
other thnn a manly fellow with sound
brains and a good heart.
I reasoned as I marked his approach
to the terrace that be had been loiter
ing In the neighborhood, probably
watching Cecilia and Pepjterton, and
when the architect retired be bad as
sumed that the sixth mun bad spoken
The appearance of his former com
rades of the Inn bad doubtless din
turbed him as It bad me: thru, tbnnks
to the resourceful Ilezeklah, they bad
been routed, and the coast was clear.
1 watched him draw nearer to Cecilia
as I have watched deer go dowfi to a
lake to drink. He Would speak now, 1
was confident of It, and I stole ronnd
to the side entrance and sent word to
Wiggins to to to the drowlnj room and
wait for me.
Miss Octavia and repperton still lin
gered over their teacups. The row
made by the fugitives from her kennels
bad not, It seemed, penetrated to tbe
library, and Mlas Octavia bade roe join
tbe talk, wblcb had to do. 1 remember.
With some project for a national ball
of fame that bad Incurred her rharac
teriatlc displeasure. A ball of Immor
tal raacale In pillories aha thought far
likelier to please the masses.
In fifteen minutes I saw Cecilia cross
log tbe hall. She stopped where I
could see her quite plainly and tbraat
her bsfld into tbe pocket of her coal.
Out flaabed the silver notebook. Sbe
made a swift notation with tbe pencil
that now, I knew, wrote tbe fate of the
sixth man.
I west out and spoke to her and
walked beside her to the drawing room
door, where Hartley Wiggins waa wait
tag.
Mlas Octavia bad rlaen when I re
turned to the library, and It waa time
to dress fer dinner.
"Jaat a moment, Miss Holilsfer.
Something of great Interest la about to
occur." And I made excuse* for de
taining her for perhaps five minutes,
not mon
"You have never yet deceived me.
Arnold Ames, and sorb Is ay conO
deuce In yea that If you tell me that
eometblng Interesting will soon orptirj
hare no raaaon to deabt yon. It Is
worth remembering, however, that fowl
la not Improved by prolonged roast
tag."
I heard Wiggins laugh la tbe hall
and Miss Octavia raised her head.
Then CeeWa came into the room and
walked directly to her annt.
"Aunt Octavia, here la tbe little ail
ver notebook yon gave me In I'srls. I
hare Just written Mr. Wiggins' name in
It and aa I hare no farther nee for the
book, I return It with my tare and
thanks*
Without a word Miss Octavia toroed
to tbe wall and pressed tbe button
twice.
"William," sbe said as the butler
peered, "yen may serve Oriana Iff.
and be careful not to freeze It to death:
and tbe hour for dinner la changed to
8. Arnold, yon may yourself drire to
Gooseberry bungalow for my brother
and niece. Tbey dine with me to
night" *
e . e e e ' e e e
Hezeklah and ( built oar bungalow In
the orchard where on tbst October aft
ernoon I found her munching a red ap
ple on the stone wall. Sbe Is tbe moirt
scrupulous of Uou.sewives and only now
took me to tiisl: for scattering the
hearth with fragments of the notes
"William," she ssid, "you msy serve
Orisns "97." \
from which this mtrrnllve bas been
written. She bas Just been reading
tbese last pages with meditative brown
eyes and not without occasionally
reaching for the pen und retouching
some sentence In which, she says, soot
from niy chimney doctoring duys has
clogged the Ink. Cecilia aud Wiggins
live at Hopefleld across the fields. Miss
Octavia insisted on this, for the reason
that the sword of Hartley's greut
grandfuthcr, found In the chest under
Ibe old house, gives blm Inalienable
rlghta to the premises. Miss Octnvla
snd ber brother Uassford are traveling
abroad und enjoying those mild adven
tures to wlilMi tltey are both tempera
mentally Inclined.
My name Is joined tq Peppcrton's on
his ofllce door. Pepperton proposed
this arrangement, with so many as-'
surnnces of faith In me that I could
not refuse him: hut I knew well
enough that Miss Octavia had first put
It into his head. So while 1 have call
ed myself n chimney doctor In these
pages. I nm again an architect.
"Ton-ought to sny something more
about tlic Asjlando," Ilezeklah has just
murmured at my slioulder. "Every
body will ask whether we rfver went
back there."
"Of course we go back there. He7.e
klnh, every tlnm you come to town
aud enn get bold of me."
"You'd better explnln that Aunt Oc
tavia started the ten room and still
owns it and tnt.kcs money out of It,
though she rarely goes there, but
sends Freds, the maid, to collect the
profits. Anil It won't do any harm to
say ttiht when She met you there that
day sbo deddod at once thnt yon
would be a pr> per hushand for me.
Any one who reads your book will
want to know that."
Hexeklnh Is n'wnys rlf,ht So here
endetb the chronicle.
rvr. r,np,
ABOUT MOON BIONB.
A reader of tbls departaient wbo
lives near Hprlnglleld, 111., writes mak
ing Inquiry as to whether the moon bas
any Influence ou crops—.thnt la, wheth
er root crops will do better If planted
in tbe dark of the union and if tbose
wblcb mature tbelr fruit above ground
a>e plauted In the light of the moon.
Our friend says tbat, while most of bl>
neighbors believe to a greater or lesi
extent in these moon slgus, be himself
does not have much faith In them, con
sidering them us merely a matter oi
euperst It lon. Tbe writer Is wllllug ti
qonfesa that bis early education may
have been neglected, but be bas nd*ei
had a particle of fnlth in moon signs oi
long distance went ber prophets. H«
would classify both of them as mete
orological Cukes. At the same lime b«
realizes tbat so harsh a classification
may oHet.d tbe feelings of a good
mnny "sincere people. Tbe belief In
moou signs. If It can be said to bav
any scientific basis at all. seems to IM
traceable lo tbe Influence or "pull"
whleb tbe moon bas upon tip wstei
iflf the esrth's surface, especially a.
shown In tbe spring tides, wblcb oc
cur wben tbe moon Is full. Agsln, II
may be traced to tbe supposition thai
Inasmuch as light encourages vegeta
tion moonshine would have some ef
fect on tbe growth of that portion oi
planta that appeared shove ground
But we are inclined to think tbat tbfa
la mostly moonshine. Tbe fsct is tlu
big potato growers of tbe country pej
no attention Whstever to the moon oi
Its pbsses. Tbey plsnt tbelr seed when
they get tbelr land reedy snd wben tb«
season is sufficiently advanced. Tc
satisfy himself first hand on this point
we would suggest tbst our enrrespood
ant plant some potatoes, for Instance
In both the light and dark of the moor
and keep track of the yield next fall
It be notaa results tbat prove anytbini
to blm we would be glad to report bb
findings In thase notes.
Ctlllzs tue waste puu.o» •« /»•» ...„ •
Tarn them Into parks for the people
Thla la the advice of fxpsrU in "dty
beautiful" movements everywhere
Waste places serve no good purpose
Tbey am frequently a danger and
menace to the health and are always
nnpieaasnt to look npoa. By trans
forming them Into parka two good
eada are attained They no longer can
be need as dumping grounds for refuse
aad Ixyome Instead of real service as
a recreation spot for tbe public. Tbe
cost of tbls irsnsformstlon Is willri
ble. snd every community should con
sfder Ibe •i'entlon. snd tbe benefit*
that will accrnc
>'■ 11, i t £■si
SCHOOLS SHOULD
BE FIREPROOFED
Estimated That a School Fire
Occurs Each Day.
FACTS SHOULD BE HEEDED.
Assertion Mpde That 280,000 Sehoel
houses In This Country Were Built
to Burn and That 20,000,000 Pupils
Are In Peril Daily—Public Sohoels
the Safest.
Perilous conditions prevail In school
building* of fully 400 cities of tbls
country, according to a survey Just
made by a lire Insurance authority, lu
tbe published- list. In wblcb practically
every stute lu the Union Is represented.
It Is poihted out that even In the
largest and most progressive cities
the public authorities linve much work
to do to protect school children from
the dsngers of lire and panic. And
this notwithstanding tbe fact that fre
quent Inspections have been made \>r
are being mnde and Improvements
contluually ordered by tbose In au
thority.
An analysis of conditions surround
ing schoolhouso construction In tbe
United Rtiiiea and Canada, combined
with a scrutiny of a list of school Urea
published In lusitrance Engineering,
coveting the years 1011 and 11)12 and
two mouths aud a half of tbe present
year. Is tbe basis of that journal's as
sertion that more than 260,000 school
houses In this country have been "built
to burn."
Every state In tbe Union and many
Canadian provinces are Included In
the Investigation, wblcb comprises
nearly 100 cities. The conclusion
reached Is that most or the 20,000,000
school cblldreu snd students In the
roll of cities enumerated are In con
stant peril from nre and panic because
of tbe fact that they" nre housed In
buildings that are Are traps.
Within the period and aros covered
tbe estlnisted average Ore loss per
school Are Is placed at $25,000. In
1011 value of school and college
buildliftfs destroyed by (Ire was ap
proximately $3,000,000. A considerable
increase over tbls figure wss recorded
In 1012. and the prediction Is mads
(but If something Is not done to alter
tbe style of construction the lire losses
In school- buildings for 1018 will be
nearer tbe $4,000,000 mark.
Estimates of the prevailing frequen
cy of Ores in schools nre as high as ten
"a week, nlthough the Incompleteness of
the reports makes It Impossible to place
tbe figures exactly. It Is considered
saft to say, however, that a school, col
lege or some other sort of educational
building burns partially or completely
each day In a school year.
Condi Hons typical of tbose which oh
talu generally have !>eeu disclosed by
Invest Ign lions of the state factory In
spector In lown. Ills report showed
that one-half of tbe school buildings In
that state were totally unfit for use In
one way or another. Aud the Investi
gators of the edncatlon department of
the flnge foundation found the same
conditions to I he schools of tbe second
richest community In the United States
The dangers nre not confined by any
means to the public schools. On Ibe
contrary, out of 205 flrrs counted In a
period of twenty-seven months nenrly
00 |>er cent were In private schools and
colleges.
Overcrowding. Insufficient ventilation,
unsafe healing apparatus, combustible
construction, wooden stairways and
doors swinging Inward nre given as tbe
principal sources of danger to school
children. The most recent menace Is
said io be the Introduction of motion
pictures In the schools.
Another Indication that conditions
are to become rapidly worse Instead of
belter Is pointed out In the character
of tbe specifications for school build
lugs to lie erected within the present
year. It Is asserted that only 10 per
cent of these call for fireproof construc
tion. Between Jsn. 1, 1013, snd the
middle of March school construction
was particularly active. In all 388 cit
ies have been named In tbe building
periodicals as being engaged'ln erect
Ing school houses. But In only s sins II
proportion o cases bsre the authorities
shown sny appreciation of the fact
that school buildings contribute heav
ily to fire losses and more than any oth
er class of public buildings need to be
fi reproofed
One Men Power P refits bis.
There was s town In Maloe that
found It was constantly getting deeper
and doeiwr Into debt aud fbe people
appealed to s certain man to take tbe
office of chairman of tbe board of se
lectmen. lie refused unless tbey would
elect blm to every other office In the
town at the seme time, ft was found
that It could* be done under tbe law.
with the exception of two other select
men. snd tbe men taking these places
agreed to have uothlng to do with the
town affairs and let tbe ooe man run
fbe whole thing, fie took bold of the
matter, sud st fbe end of two years,
without Increasing taxes, the town waa
out of debt and bad a surplus in the
treasury. Jean O Mlcbaud, tbe man
wbo did that thing, says that be ac
complished the work by "supervising
expend It urea." That Is tbe one tblng
needful In nil city, county snd state
i government There Is no socb su|ier
vlslon anywhere now. and became
there Is not taxes are high-Omaha
World Herald
Ore in Pee Horses.
fa feeding corn to a horse It bad bet
ter tbe noon meal, and It aliould
be fed to tbe ear form. Let tbe nlgbt
and morning meals consist of live parts
of whole oats and one part of wjjest
bran dampened with water. K 1,200
pound horse should not have more
than twelve to fourteen pounds of grain
s day when working hard and may
take less wben Idle Feed a light
amount of bay. gftlng tbe greater part
of It at nlgbt. and but one or two
ponnds of It at noon. Always glee tbe
drinking water before feeding.
THE JUNE COLD WAVE.
Pieeslng Temperature at Many Folate
and Damages to Crops.
June snow balls in Montreal and
summer-frost to nip the fruit
craps in Vermont, central New
York,. New England, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio
are among the report* to indicate
the coldest June in half a cen
tury.
Right in the streets of Montreal,
—not among the hills and moun
tains, mind you, snow came down;
small boys who expected to be in
swimming by this time, turned In
stead to the unique, sport of a
summer snow fight. Cold winds
tamped the mercury in Montreal
thermometers down to 3& de
grees.
Serious damage is reported to
the fruit and vegetable growers of
Michigan and other States, and
Columbus, Ohio, returns show a
temperature only two "degrees
higher than the weather up Mon
treal way. Albany, N. V., with a
temperature of 40, can only re
member parallels In June, 18/5 and
1878. Blnghampton announces
damages of t?ns of thousands of
dollars! worth of corn, beans, po
tatoes and tomatoes among the
luxuriant farms of Broome coun
ty, Some farmers have lost their
entire crops for the sesson.
From Gloversvllle comes word
that a coating of ice has formed
on the edges of many Adirondack
lakes and that the temperature
sank fo 30 degrees there. Rome.
N. Y„ reports to be coldest of all
—BB degrees—and great damage to
crops. Similar conditions apper
tain in Blmira.
The weather bureau said Tues
day in its report:
Under the influence of an area
of high barometric pressure of
great magnitude which covers
practically the entire country
east of the Rocky 'Mountains, un
seasonably cold weather is gen
eral throughout the Middle West
and Eastern States."
Temperatures below the freez
ing point reported to the weather
bureau from central Pennsylvania
and points In New Jersey. Frosts
were general throughout the
mountains of Virginia and Mary
land.
Items of News.
—— i
Swat the fly before he Is born—
in the manure pile.
Former President Taft was a
visitor in Washington Saturday
and lunched with President and
Mrs. Wilson.
President Wilson has accepted
the resignation of Walter C.
Noyes, one of the judges of the
second judicial circuit, compris
ing the states of Vermont, Con
necticut and New York.' Judge
Noyes was appointed in December,
1907,. He resides at New Londpn,
Conn.
Demands of Senator I.nnc (ft
Washington that the Indian affairs
committee of the Senate get.com
plete statements as to how alt
Indian funds are administered Ko
fi re acting on the $10,000,000 Indi
an np|ir.»pr...tion bill now pending
ha opctv-d-iip an Indian fight that
MobnUy wili.tt carried oh to the
flc»r of tit Kci.att!
The ice box ia often a source of
trouble in hot weather. It cannot
be kept too dean. Frequent
scouring with a cleanser con
taining a good percentage of
some alkali, as soda, will keep it
in good condition and sweet. Had
odors are disgusting, and they are
an Indication that something is
wrong. ,
Dr, D. Clay Lilly, an eminent
Presbyterian minister, haa re
signed the pastorate of Orace
church', Richmond, to engage in
the laymen's miaaionary move
ment. Dr. Lilly was formerly
pastor at Winston, N, C., snd re
signed his charge to engage in
this work, which he subsequently
gave up to accept the Richmond
pastorate.
Tbe postoffice at Kernersville,
Forsyth county waa entered Satur
day night, the safe blown open
and robbed of " $1,262 worth of
stamps sad S6O In cash. The rob
bery was discovered at 6.50 Sun
day morning.
Baraged at ber neighbor, Mrs.
Goldsmith, Helen Miller, who oc
cupied apartments In the same.
building with Mrs. Goldsmith In
Asheville, slashed Mrs. Gold
smith's throat with a rszor, in
flicting a wound that was nesr
fatal.The Miller woman was sent
to |ail.
Geo. Blaylock, who waa injured
in tba wreck of the train on the
Raleigh, Charlotte and Southern
railroad laat week, when the
bridge over Deep river collapeed,
and the train fell into the riyer,
died next day, Hla death waa the
second ss the result of the wreck
and a third occured later when
engineer Blaylock, a brother of
George, died from his injuries.
At a negro church in Bother
ford county, near Forest City,
Sunday a week, the preacher,
named Helton, fell dead Just aa he
finished bis sermon. Members of
the congregation reported that
the preacher's last words were,
"Lord I'm coming and coming
BOW."
Children Cry for Fletcher's
The Kind Ton Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use tor over 30 years, has home the signature of
and has been mode under his pei*> *
{/* .' sonal supervision since Its infancy.
Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ** Just-as-good " are bat
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTORIA
Oastorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is pleasant. It
contains pelther Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotto
substance'. Its age Is Its guarantee. It destroys Worma
and allays Fcverishness. For more than thirty years It
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, '
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles »"1
Dlarrham. It regulates the Stomach- and Dowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Yeers
>TW CINTAUW COMMNY. WW YOWIC CITY. J
0. Henry's Last Poem.
"Of all her native authors, he
who has won the moat generous
pleasure of renown, is William Sid- 1
ne_y Porter," popularly known as ;
O. Henry, born in Oreensboro in '
1162. A master of the Short-Story,
a genius of singular originality, '
and warm, human sympathies, O. i
Henry achieved international
fame."—Archibald Henderson.
"This poem, the last of the few i
verses written by O. Henry and
the last thing he wrote before hla
death, was scfawled on the back
of a few old envelopes during a
visit to a friend in Greenwich
village. As far as is known, the
poem was indicted to nobody in
particular, nor did the . author
give it to any one. It was found
In hia room. Three days later the
illness that terminated his career
compelled him to take to his bed.
He died shortly after this, qgd
the verses became the property of
Richardson Little Wright, the Si
berian traveller and author, who
gave them to the American."—
New York American.
Hard ye may be In the tumuli.
Red to your battle hilts;
Blow give blow fn the" foray,
Cunningly ride in the tilts: .
But tender, unbeguiled—
Turn a woman a woman's
Heart and a child's In i chikl.
Test of the man, If his worth be
In accord with the ultimate plan.
That he be not to his marring,
Always and utterly man;
That he may bring out of the tu
mult,
Fitter and undefiled,
To woman the heart of a woman,
To child the heart of a child.
when the bugles arc ranting
It Is to be iron and fire;
Good to be oak in the foray— _
Ice at a guilty desire;-'
But, when the battle is over,
(Marvel and wonder the while)
Olve to a woman a woman's
Heart and a child's to a child.
Since the 27th day of June, in
the year 1857, say* a correspond
ent of the Ashevllle Citizen, when
Prof. Elisha Mitchell tost his life
exploring the then almost unbrok
en region of what is now known
and written in.story aa Mt. Mitch
ell, this great ' mountain peak,
which stands 6,711 feet above sea
level, has become famous for its
height and picturesque surround
ings, A railroad from Black
Mountain now runs to the foot of I
Mt. Mitchell. It waa built by a
lumber company and will be used
by tourists fn visiting this famous
peak.
Itch relieved In 2U minutes by
Woodford'* Sanitary Lotion.
Never fall*. Sold by Graham
Drug Co.
The State Board of Agriculture
wps In session last week and Com
missioner Graham made his re
port and recommendations. The
financial statement showa re
ceipts from December lat to June
Ist of and disbursements
of $112,037.41, leaving a balance,
counting the outstanding war
rants, of 193,911.54. There was a
big Increase in the amount of fer
tilizer used in the State, the fig
ures from December to June be
ing 760,5tt3 tons aa against 620,512
tons for the corresponding period
a year ago.
fan Know what Yea Arc Taking
When you take Grove's Tast
leu Chill Tonic because the form
ula is plainly printed on every
bottle showing that it islron and
Qqinine in a tastlfss form. No
cure, No Pay. 50e.
,' . i
NO. 19
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