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A Home Newspaper FnbHshed io the Interest of JtEteedpie CandrorHQnesty inlbvrnmeutal Affairs
VOL. XI. NO. 26 FOURTH SERIES
X7m H. STEIJT, ED. AlTIPlldp.
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State Hews Items
liiws f onceaiiatm f.r iNsejrio Want to
. Know about Homa Affairs.
- The Summer Forestry OoDfsr
nce at Moutreat, N. C, July 6
9 it is said, ptomises to be the
most interests g and largely at
teuded meeliDg yet held under the
management of the North Caro
lina Fureifery Asiooiatiou. Speoi
al railrcad rates of three cents
per mile for the round trip to
Black Moantaiu. two miles from
Montreal, will be in effect J aty
lst2'id, 6.h and 76h, good for
eeventeeu days. Regular tourist
rates are iu eff ct from June 1st
to October 81at. Th9 program is
more than osaally interesting. J
B. Holmes, of Chapel "Hill, N C,
is secretary 'treasurer.
Ldford, an outlaw and one of
the most bidly wanted men in
western North Carolina, was shot
and the doctors sy fatally wound
ed Friday by Deputy Sheriff Reg
gie Ray of Peusaoola. Led ford
had given Kay a three-mile chase
that morning endiug at Unice
Gaddy's. L9dford had a Win
chester and resisted arrest. He
wss among some of his friends.
Ray was alono. He fired but one
shot, which took effect in the hip
coming out the bowels, Ledford
was wanted for assault, highway
roblery, burglary, forgery and
laroeny, in all about 10 cases.
Strychnine in excessive doses
sometimes acts as ah emetio
through the medium of irritation,
although it does not have a true
emetio property, according to
medical men. To : that fact Will
MoKeel owes his life. According
to a story which reached Kinston
Sunday, MoKeel and others paid
a visit to Jack Hill, who lives near
the line between Greene aud
Wayne Counties
"Bouse hadt)en"
Hill'i
smoke-
fonoFdso ire-
queutly that he put a large
amount of strychnine in a link of
sausage and left it in a handy
place with other meat. "I'm
some kind of hungry,'1 MoKeel is,
said to htre told his host.
Whereupon the party repaired to
the smokehouse and got sausage
for a meal . The meal was ever
before Hill recollected the poison
ed sausage. McKeel had got the
link with the strychnine. He es
caped death because of the unusual
amount of the drug that Hill had
put into the link. McKeel has
recovered before a doctor could
be summoned.
At Viotory Cotton Mill, two
miles of Fayeteville, Sunday Eu
gene Biggs, aged 14, was killed in
an automobile-railroad accident.
A. W. Davis was driving his au
tomobile up the hill to the A. C.
L.' crossing when be saw the noon
train from the south bearing down
on him. He suddenly turned his
car to prevent running on the
track, it struck the tender of the
etgine sideways and Biggs, who
was standing on the running board
of-the auto, was jammed against
t'ae engine, bis hip broken and he
was otherwise mai g ed. He was
put into a Pullman and brought'
t town to the hospital, where he
died shortly afterwards, A oor
ouer's uqueet was held, the ver
dict of which was that Briggs came
to his death as a resnlt of the care,
lessnesi of tbe automobile driver.
J. Elm wood Cox of High Point,
republican candidate for governor
in 1908, says he will not t e a can
didate iu 1916. He stated that
everybody along the route, of his
'recent northern trip were in favor
of Wilson and against Bryan.
It being impossible to issu? in.
citations to all. Speaker Clark's
secretary extends an invitation to
all Missourians to the wedding of
his daughter. Miss Genevieve
Clark and James M, Thompson,
which will take place June 80th.
, Zoro Davis, age 18, white, while
peddling peaches to the. Carolina
special was struck by train No. 9
at Saluda Monday and instantly
- killed. His mother was peddling
oii one side "of the train and her
bOy was killed ontbe'other side.
Read Thb Watchmak and Rkooed
6erman Press is D tided oa Note.
Berlin, June 18 (Via London)
The Berlin morning papers gen'
orally comment more or less ex
tendedly on the American note
a Hug the lineB followed by the
Saturday evening papers.
. While there is a general , dispo
sition to reoogniz- the friendly
tone of the note and the fact that
it makes further negotiations pos
sible the press is divided, roughly
into two parties, one disposed to
enter into negoatipns looking to
a compromise ou a new basis,
while the other, by implication or
expressly, rojeots any departure
from the oource heretofore follow
ed. Among the representatives
of the latter idea is the Tagliohe
Rundschau, whioh declares that
while the note seeks a Way to a
compromise, it seeks it along lines
"which must result to the disad
vantage of Germany."
The Rundschau continues:
"The note, therefore is calculated
only to postpone a settlement of
German-Amerioin relations and
not bring it about.. The fmndly
tine we acknowledge, but the dec
aration that the sinking of the
Lusitania was unparalleled in
modeon warfare, seems opposed to
the character of upright friend
ship." The Rundschau defends . the
sinking of the Lusitania and in
conclusion declares: "And the
watohword is 'the torpedoing will
go on.' "
The Kreui Zeitung emphasises
Germany's right to prevent the
shipment of ammunition to any
enemy by every means. It also is
unable to see what England cau
off t in return for theabandon
ment of the submarinef'campaign
"since the plan to starve Germany
has finally failed."
; Count Von Reventlow in the
Tages Zeitung says :
:- rresicums. wneea-pr ists in
his refusal to reocguiie' the Ger
man declaration of war zone, we
are not able to oanoeive of an ar
gument, or even a real under
standiLg." Thirty -Six For as Cents
Dr. Ki: g's New Life Pills are
now supplied in well -corked glass
bottles, containing 86 sugar coated
white pills, for 25c. One pill
with a glass of water befcre retir
ing is an average dose. Easy and
pleasant to take. Effective and
positive in results. Cheap and
economical to use. Get a bottle
to day. take a dose to-night your
Constipation will be relieved in
the morning. 88 for 25 3 , at all
Druggists.
A Hi i Work on Auction Bridge Just Issued.
We have received an advance
oopy of an original little, book an
Auotion bridge by Wynne Fergu
son, 858 Broadwav New,, Tfprk
city, entitled "19 1 5 Auction
Bridge."
The work is terse and to the
point, based od the fundametals
necessary for sound playing as
recognized by the best players.
It contains tbe 1915 rules and a
Table of Auction Leads that every
player should know, and is of oon -venient
form and size that one
may carry in the pooket to con
sult at odd moments.
This is tbe first book on the
game to sell at a. popular priced
25 cents a . copy, and the little
book should fill a loDg felt de
maud.. Mr. Ferguson is a mem
ber of the Union League Club and
one of the pioneer players of Auo
tion in the Knickerbocker Whilt
Club of New York.
Neuralgia Pains stopped
Yon don't need to suffer those
agoniziug nerve pains in the face,
had, arm, shouiders, chest and
back. Just apply a few drops of
soothing Sloan's Liniment; lie
quietly a few minutes. You will
get such relief and comfort 1 .Life
and the world will look brighter.
Get a bottle to day. 8 ounces for
25c, at alt Druggists. Penetrates
without rubbing.
FW Sale. -Young horse, seven years
old, fine driver, will work-any-
where. Will sell cheap.Ffcorier
8711, J. W. Taylor, R. 8, Salis
bury N. 0, 3 w b pd.
.r
fais AiiiHti;
Stall Board of Hut Urgn YicciBitlOR
Wittr iTit Flits. i
Alresdy a large ? number bf
deaths from- typhoid ftverV have
heen reported to the State Boad
It Health. 'UMtBpdticcitai
in so earl. indicate to what extent
the disease may be expected
rage when hot weather sua nyt
time are oh in full blast As et
there has been praetiortly rjo bt;
weather and cons' quently potla
large number of deaths "from
disease should be expected as ty
phoid rages most when the weath
er iB hottest audi the flies airs
A 3
tUlDKUII . .
.'This larce number of deat
however, already reported shoa
be a special warning to the u
vaocmated and those who ate stiJ
E-
tolerating flies and fiy-inTects
food. They should get vacolnated
as soon as possible and see, tha
their familUe and.tbeir neighboj
are vaccinated. Under sucti con
ditions as are likely to exist th
summer, no person nor fami) j
can anord to run the risk witq
typhoid. - jj
J Wherever the antityphoid vajs
cine treatment has been givsn iia
every person in eny community
institution or body of - people ty
phoid fever has' there been stamp
ed out. For instance,, there has
not been a death from typhoid
fever iu the army since 1912, tbe
year fter snti-iy phoid vaooina
tion was made; compulsory: and
every soldier was vaccjnated. .
,-; What vaociaation did for the
army it will dosfor the family, the
neighborhood olleobunty .
Vaccinatio'n and eleaniugy up, tol
erating no flies) and breeding places
of tilth will drive typhoid out of
any oommunity .
. Thel State I Board of Health
warns especially against flies and
op9ii oacx privies ana m
vaccination as soon as possible.
$109 Reward $100.
The readers ofthis paper will be
pleased to leafp' that-there is at
least one etfeiff dfleasd ihat
science has been able to cure iu
all its stages, and that is Catarrah
Hall's' Catarrh Core is thd only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity, Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, reqoired
a conrtnutionai trjaatmen tii Hatl i a
Oattarh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the foundation
of the dhrease, Ld7g1f&g tbe pa
tient rtrlhgtfirbjrbuirlliug up the
constitution abd-asiistiog nature
in doing its work. , The proprie
tors have: so muou ?a1th in its
cujative feo w$T titba they" offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure.. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address: F; J. CHENEY & CO.
Tiojedo, O.
';akerHali Family Pills foi
constrpation . ; " " ' ' ' r
.JRockfQrdvIU.t CWbioji has been
without iaiooiiJorje.yerl years,
has on! y one policeman to each
1800 persons, while wet oities of
toe same siz) employ one police
man for every nine hundred or one
thousand inhabitants. Kansas
City, Kaueas, employs only half
as many policeman as before sa
loons were banished from tbe oity.
Newtcn, Kansas, employs enly
one DOlioeman tor its 1U.UUU in-r
habitants.
This is only one of the many
ways in which a city's expendi,
Wires are reduced - as the result of
a no-license pohoy.
a st Rid ef Yoar Rbeamatsm
Now is the tims to get rid of
your tTieumatism. You can do it
If you appry Chamberlain's Lini
men!.-i' W. A.: Lookhard, Hcm4r
City. N. Y , writes, "Last spring
I suffered from '-rheumatism with
terrible pains in my arms and
shoulders. I got a bottle Of
.Chamberlain's Linimeutand the
first" applicant i on relie ved me. By
usmrone nottie ot it 1 wae en
tirely cured."
Fred I. Sutton, mayor of ' Kins
Ion, was Mojuday on i
charge of exceeding his authority
when be liberated two young men
from theoity lock-up,
at
Jim
Saft ir BtDii'$ Sisrt; Eiati. c;i.
, Urt. Eiici's Imxmt j -
orbins ubieot ' of . ; codvenaiiou
here today concern icewors; ' oi.
tome safe 0ra0ker8.whti7rw1ted.the
place last night. Dliatioii
are they visited .the djepot met,
broke open the mosey Vwer. audi
ssoured only 18 6ents,:jbir4ke opep
some express package a4 oarrierl
off a. lantern. The store of W.
W. Rosemau & Co. wilf then vis
ited and eatranoe was "gai ned by
breaking in a window ,8oap wae
piioed around the cracks of the
safe door and suffiusnt nitro
glycerine was poured to blqw.
it t pieces, whioh wiM probably
doue as freight train Ko. 87 was
passing through towij, leyeral
otifeot having heard 4 ocise at
this time, about 2 o'ciik(vwbioh
wai thought to have "heeo made
by the train. The chokers got
about $55 in caih knd ; some
cheoks. $50 of this anount , was
pottofjom fund s, which ad joins
the Roseman afore; andf wfti plao
ed in this safety Postmaster Kin-
jcaid for safe isesping orer night .
the cheoks were fountf near by.
The -robbery was a complete sur-
pi be to evert bod? and there is no
clue tbv the yeggmen, the work
having evidently been:, done by
professionals
The remains , ofer Mr, . Eaton,
rehat of the vlate Dr.iJamnel P
Eaton of 'Olevalaok.lwno died at
Boies Or ek, Harnett Cpanty,
were brought here and he inter
ment was iu the cemetery . this
morning. Mrs. .Eatonlmade her
home here for abpu jr?r:bat
of late had been UTtng at Buise
Creek, where ht r daughter, Miss
Lucy Eaton, was; tesohiig.4chool.'
Beside Miss Lucy, andUiftr daagh-
ter, Mrs. uoara. ol .asisif n, and
Fred EatohV at toil, su
Eaton was 79 years old and a
highly esteemed woman.
A new Lank is to be established;
here with W. W. Roseman as
csshier.
Mrs, W. A. l ucky is quite , ill
and feeble.
The. many friends qf Mrs. Chss
J. Fleming will .regret to know
that after six weeks' illness she is
stil cotfiubd to ber bed.
Thomas and Lee Kiuoatd of
Statetville, were visitors here
Sunday.
The town continues to progress
steadily aud safely. It has many
beautiful lawns aud cosy resi
dences:
A Doctor's Prescription Per Cough
An Effective Cough Treatment
Ooe-forth to one teaspoonful of
Dr King's New Discovery, taken'
as needed, will soothe and check
Coughs, Colds and the more
dangerous BronchUls and Lung
Ailmeuti You can't afford to
take the risk oL serious illness.
when io cheap and simple a
remedy as Dr. King's New Dis-
m
overy is obtainable, to your
Druggist tc-day, get a bottle of
Dr. King's New Disoovety, start
the treat nent at once. You will
be gratified f or the relief and cure
obtained."
Notice to Old So'ditrs and Widows.
All old soldiers and widows of
old soldiers who are not already
drawing peusiors and are entitled
to draw same are rt quested tooall
on the Clerk of the Superior. Court
at h 13 office between now and the
first Monday in July and make
their applications. The laws are
the earns 88 heretjfore as to prop
erty qualifications. , 2t.
Constipation Cored Overnight
A small dose of Po-Do-Lax to
night and you enjoy a full, free,
asv Dowel movemea in soe
a . .
morning. No gnpiug, rof to-Do
Lax iB Podophylin (May Apple)
without Vibe grip, PoD -Lax
corrects the cause of Constipation
by arodsing the Liver, increasing
the flow of bile. Bile is Nature's
antisentic in the bowil.'With
oroner amount of bile, digestion
in bowels is perfeet. No gas, no
fermentation, no, uonsMpetion .
Don't be siok. pervoui, irritabl
(let a.Wisle of Pp-Do-Lax, .jfroin
your Drugnist now aud ouie-'youf
uonjtipMion overnigni.
era
6tairU Caranzi ninkt: Uei'co Cllr-WIII
t& Vera Orus; Jnne l8v
theDem-
ocratV ib Carranzs; organ -.herei
oday pubIi8h8d an extra eEitioij
containing a dis
t la, which is in substance as
foli
General Pablo Gon sales, wn6
3iis been sent with the -Oonstitu-Aippalist
army tgtake exwef
mity, has been visited by- tiiree
members of the Convention party
frjt4UOJ
an armistice. The- delegates tsugi
geshat-the-jtlghtinr in thai
(VjsinUf jejMej,as aljthe.pepple
fighting with Abe ssmlpul
4?OS97
al
SieS r
pha the .xoss in; $exici fJ$.iJ
Ibfcd better throw in their lot with
Geherai Carranit or -eVaeinata tfe4 1
FBTi wjsnpus ojoposueor .. xie gaye
toenetegates 49 nours to retutu
and present his proposition to tbJ
Qoyeation.
Oonsfitutionftlist hesdqnarter
uielibeinjvf the Mexico City forces
are preparing to flee and turn over
hs oily to Geceral" Oarranza.
Grenerar'GoVz iles is 'said to' be
preparing to feed 400,000 persons!
hoald Mexico XJity be taken with"'
in a few days. f
The people iu'tfae former Capi-'
feal are declared to be in gieat;
want. 5
Washington, Jane 18 .-Although!
the -United States Government
within the iast twojweeks has been
absorbed, in the .German sitna-i
tion, the interim of a fortnight
that will elapse before a' reply'
oomes from Berlin, undoubtedly!
win araw atsention again 10 xaexi-
co '
General Oarransa has issued a!
proclamation olaimmg that as he1
controls a large territory and has1
instituted, o i v i 1 administration!
tnerem ne wenmiesv ur. reoo4
i- ...... . r :
tiou. vreuarai viua uti seat
note to the United States favoring
President Wilson's repent suggeB-i
tion that the factions in Mex 00
unite for peace. He Also hat
made some overtures directly to
Cafranza.
Until a new Secretary of Stats
is appointed it is not thought
there will be any development of
the recently announced policy of
President Wilson to insist on ord-
er in Mexico. , The military situa
tion is likely to have an impor
tant influence during the coming
weea cu me punctual nus 01.
Mexico's problem.
For an Impaired Appetite.
To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion try a few
doses of Cbamberlain 's Tablets .
Mr. J. H. Seit; of Detroit; Mich.,
says:; ."iney restored my appe
tite when impaired, relieved me
of a 'bloated feeling and caused
a pleasant and satisfactory move
ment of the bowels."
Bnio CbiBjaHqai Hfiid.
William J. Bryan, former Sec
retary of State, will be president
of the uew Winona Assembly when
the organization is perfected,
probably in August, following the
c'oie of the lecture season.
Mr. Bryan has virtually accept
ed the leadership of the great
Western Chautauqua, but only
upon condition tuat a complete
5 - . m " S
reorganisation is made and the
institution is placed Jupon a solid
foundation, free of debt. The
Winona Assembly is nbw in the
hands of a r trustee, having been
declared bankrupt by. th Federal
Court. Lloyd Clayoombe of In
dianapolis, the . trustee, is ar
ranging for a sale of the' property
in August or September, The
property undoubtedly ' will be
bought by the creditors, .who . are
entering into an agreement witn
the old management.
Mr. Bryan will be president of
the new board of directors, Mr.
Bryan has been olosely associated
with Winona Assembly and the
Winona Bible Conference - for
vears. His name appears on the
rogram ior sue coming season
ith the note that it is hoped his
fficial duties will max? it VoBsible
lor him to apearirVaWlndt
; Attacking Reirgioi, ;
lu spites of r-pet ted sttsertiope
of the Catholic press to the effect
that Catholics do not wish to cast
reflections upon nor malign the re-
ugiooa neiieis or otpers we see
rrequent evidence of violent erapi
tious of Catholic spleen calonlat
? to besmirch and otherwise fcul
pe faith of those outside' the "one
true church 'r Catholio . hatref)
of things Prptestant is pot a lovely
thing to look upon, by any meant!,
and tb manner of .expression
m st frequently used is anything
bat characteristic of Christian
love and : human kindness. The
i ollowiug excerpt from 4t : sermon
del ivered by Father Robert at a
Catnolio Misson in Uiicat N. Y.J,
tiken from a recent issue at the
mioiresa? mllSmi
as a ty pioal-' expression of be Rt t
manCatholio at titude t owafoT thi
uou Cathciio religions:
fj"You all k H6wJ f rom h lafeorv
urait Man iu Luther was a rdathV
io priest. Mttriuu'th'er "wasa
ffU. ePSnent; map,; ut tnfortui.
vant:ud ejsas aa impure. no u i
hewas.aatepsDxut fellow Luther
beca m e iu Hate d v wj th ; prid e.i Oa -
tied away by-'-theppladse: ofthe!
people he went too far in oertain
prejtrohing' At -tength hex was
Luther .he4 hie superior?. ''lie did
not ; h even disobeyed the pope '
Aijm iiibatJihe pol : did
That .proud man n went dewa like
aJiog in the mire. He -forget his
vewf and -yfetoff anio gotamar4
FJi-MtPzSFWmm het was
looking for: thsflejshpots. Iti wSi
a woman he -aied,,;aud; begot
Wg aajpljfch,e-FPperfi ThatV. the
way Lutheristo twgan . He start-i
. .-.t r 4 " .- i7 fine1' J 1
preached, an easy doctrine so that
-when bodied tbffueahda had
t-!2Do'7. .ustt
ima awar f
SfcB? -LRied8pQL iiears
ago, ad hiaeonk may bw burning
id hell, but 'did nit scandal die?
It diduot. hdussnde1 nav'tfooe
to, heli because, of, the ecaudal
Luther started."
ladiifstion aridConstipation. .
taking ChjsmberiftijQ's.TAb.lets e a 1
ter:suairing?from xndiiegtkm aid
oonstipatiou for-- years without!
flirdinsr snythiuir- to :retieve'me .:
ChiihBerraTn i TabletV heTpeF
a1!0 cficV?ind0fid0theinJI1for
leverjil weks .tipras Qureot ot'. the!
ut
90m plaint," ., writes " Mary E. .Mp
Mullen, Phfeips, N. Y.
In the six thousand years 'Of
recorded existence, the.1 hand, of
pr greesiep has advanced buV Ht-
tie on the great dial of time; the
Fifty yetr owear"Arcbing in
the Wilderness, under,- the leader
ship rf Mosesrwere not unlike the
remaining five thousandyeaVswe
all have marcEed' and fasted aud'
prayed - and hoped, -and yet' the1
PromisedLau.d is not injight th
crirriual records run that Men
still remains iu his primal state,
su' dued only bv written laws
whioh Society hs enaoted for its'
own Dreservation. Tbe love of
God or tbe fear of God remains
whVre'Adam Jeft it and where!
Mesesrfound it, and proof of his
'H f 5 1 . - . ....... : i
assertion is seen in the taot that
th
ere aire Cains .hoimbr,ue their
,ud in their brother's -lood J
ban
and Joseph still wears his cqatof
many colors and is hated of bis
1. .
brethern : Hamor s son stiU: lives
to - defile the daughter of ijah ;
Sodom and, G. morrah, with a few
more righteous men,' is still chart
ered iu a thousand places; the
edict of. Aaron isTstiy heard in
the land audi the Golden Gal f is
I being worshipped, it still is thy
I God O Israet. Everything. "
: s-4ss
Only One Entirely Satisfactory.
"1 have tried various colio and
diarrhoea remedies, but the, only
noe that has , given me entile sat
isfaction and, cured me whep I'.was
Afflicted is Ohanabtjrlaiu'f Colic,
Cholera aud Diarrhoea: Remedy.
I recommend it to my friends st
.U'trmBBV' write. . F.Qslloway,
rstswfttt, a. 0.
bednl
hijw
bassist
MriEditor: . . .
While. I. am ioused in on
account of high, water I will give
jou 1 few dots from this part of
the state.
: MtTbvsday, evening, June ,
8rd, parties oame driving up and
said they had orders from up the
river to come here and seoure the
bridge which is aoroes Big Coharie
RiTw is place against the
flood tbat waBocmiog down at a
raPHt tbedlt.fast to
trees aud weighted it down secure
ly It seemed strange indeed to
me to, be preparing fora.ood be
fore it;Wastsight. 'fpot ' lK fead
vme faith in;irJka they said and
wnt;about getting ready tforK it.
t got my boa t ijiread ueBS k and
tied it in a oon venient plaoe Wife
got busy catching, ohipkeos; and
turkeys an.mcyJiigjQUing hens.
?W hkteJbPMH waa
ueoesssry and wtb a clear cpnsci
"e of. duty done, I ,Uy, dQwa
about 10 o'clock to rest. Ahnat
11 o'clock wife came to .mj , bed
side, and. said the .water ljsd got
into the hog pen. 80 . 1 Juijtened
to the rescue of my hog. 1 found
theml ,ittinIJ: and almost ex
haustedvpjBithjuiyAxe I wad- .
ed in and made an oDenincr 'for
f-: i . . ; . - sr . . i.
them to swim out.-; From the, hog
pen we waded around saying more
chickens, turkey s,,eto. ,We found
one turkey hen floating with the
4ggs all around her. Wet took her
with tbe eggs aud put them iu a
.x and Strang! to say she hatoh
every.. egg.' Then I went to see
after the horses and found them
knee deep in water. After, get
ting them on a high knoll .ut qf
water, I.waded hack to the house
watching. Friday morpiog tbsr-
A t M . .
water was a pout t wo teet deep in
our yard snd still rising, and con
tinued to rise till about 10. o'clock
that day. So I waded out and got
my boat and pat it into service.
The girls . took charge of the
boat and used it for pleasure, row
iug around in the yard. ( They
did not venture out of the 7rd,
however, because the current down
the public road was so swift. But
wjiep the , water commenced to
all it went off at a rapid, rate, and
by Saturday we. could, see some
land again. The cause of .this
flood, was a oloud burst and .the
breaking cf two or three mill
dams about thirty miles up the
river. The over-fliw was averag
ed at about a mile or mile snd a
half wide. The water destroyed a
great deal of property bridges,
fences and crops. It reminded one
of what had been read about the
Galveston, Texas, flood.
I am still : having luck fishing.
I Caught a fine Jack spmetiue. ago
that weighed five pounds. A few
days . after that I caught .some
thing that I was acutally , afiatd
of., I had uever seen anything
like it before. It had a bill, like
a bird, about six inches , long,
with very sharp teeth. I was
nearly three feet long. I was puz
zled to know .what to name it. but
pretty , soon a . neigbor . came te
my rescue and cs lied it a gar.
I am. very much afrad the flood
has destroyed, many of ,the wild
turkeys and, birds that nest on the
groui d.
Hid some fun with a , shunk
sometime ago that got amongst
our chickens one night while a'
friend and bis family were visit
ing us. They had never , seen a
skunk aud did not know how od
orous their odor was . I heard .a
commotion out in the poultry
yard abcut dark. I got my gun
and called my faithful dog.
About, that 4im& tha-cdor . ot- the
skunk, whioh is unlike all , other
odors, commenced filling the yard
and house, and the death stiqt did
not' stay the odor. We had to
burn rags'sjnd Tuse other "disinfect
ing metbQds-beforejwejuld feep.
, Your ppsr is still a welcome
visitor in our home, r
.. Smoerely, -
BAtoir,