m- ? Generous Uncle E Advice to' His ] Nie In a remote hamlei back East lived a demure maiden and a baahrul man. who had for some year* been living with but one and the same obiect be fore them. Both were hopeless vic tims of "lore microbes," tha^ were t doing the moet effectual work under I the direction of Cupld*himself. .Final ly Harry suddenly "wofce up" one day and decided that procrastination was the thief of time and bliss, he 1mm* V dlately set about to bring matters to a focus. Very soon there was a wed ding. and it waan't much longer be fore their Uncle Bill Taylor, of Wash ington . wrote effusively of what he termed "grit." and proposed that if they would locate here, he would start them up In life. Very soon they began to bid loved ones Adieu, and were soon speeding in this direction, i. When the train. pulled In. genero\ia Uncle BUI was at the depot to greet and welcome the much elated young couple, and after hearty congratula * dons, conducted them straightway to[ the Latham House. ' It was at break fast the next morning while partak . ing of a tempting menu, that waa be- 1 Ing politely served, thai Uncle BUI] first unfolded his plans to the| appreciative uewcomers, obligating himself, first of'^H, to build and fur " nlsh for the ma mf Its ismpllcity and beauty wind marvelous arcom pllshments K either pl^in of fancy sewing. Come with me to the office." uid Uncle *B111. "I'll pay for the lat est model." And he did. "Next I must have some table and bed linens, and portlers and things," reminded Hettle. "That's the fact," rejolnod Undo Mil apologetically. I suspect you will want to replenish your wardrobe, too, anh your Intro duction to our town won't be com plete until you have visited our best ordered and most popular dry gdods establishment. This Is It now," said Berry's, who handle everything for everybody. Here they found the store Oiled with eager purchasers, among whom were many fashionably attired ladies. Hettle had no difficulty in finding just what she wanted. She said the Idles in each of the respect ive departments were so varied and select, which Included t^e newest creations and daintiest effects, as well as the most staple goods. It is most satisfactory and a real pleasure to trade with Suskln & Berry, said Hettle as she left, and the prices are so reasonable, too. "I'll see you make some preten tions to dress well yourself," remark ed Uncle Bill to Harry. "Now Tor smart clothing and men's furnishing goods I'll* Introduce you to J. K. 1 Hoyt's, where I trade. It's a most re liable clothing and men's furnishing goods house, and has the confidence of an enviable share of the discrim inating class of trade, too. ? men ifrho know and appreciate good goods and correct patterns. "The presentable and well stocked premises at once mirror the business tact of J. K. %oyt, and bespeaks the volume of business that is tendered that establishment. At this Juncture Harry complained of saw edges on his collar. "Oh, yes. Uncle, I want you to recommend a reliable laundry" aald Hettle. "Har ry Is positively cranky about his linen." "All right," replied Uncle Bill, as he lsughed heartily, "If you will call up or send It to Alderman Capeheart Laundry Co. you need have no further apprehenalon. It's been doing my work for a long time, and J find It the best and promptest laundry In these parts. The busy delivery Wagons are seen scaling cor ners at a double quick gait all over the town every' day, gathering up or delivering Its work to a world of cus tomers. faultlessly laundrled. Be sides, Messrs. Alderman ? Cape heart are ever aje^r-a^d pleasant |,n man aging the bustnemra (fairs. " "By the wajr," remarked Uncle Bill as thsy reached the street. "Ml go over to the First National Bank and get another check book. Come along with me and meet the cashier^ aad president as this hi f " sixty? BODIES TAKEN . FROM MINE Another Explosion . .Thirty-two Other Victims Are Buried in the Debris of the Explosion Which Was Caused by a Cigarette. * ? THE INTERIOR WRECKED San Antonio, Tex., t Feb. 3. ? Slxtj^ eight bodies have been taken from the Paula mine, in the state of Coa hull, Mexico, acroea the line from Eagle PasB, and the reacue work was pushed today. Thirty-two other vic tims are burled in the debris of the explosion which wu caused by the lighting of a cigarette, there Is no hope that any of them are alive. These remaining bodies lie far in the shaft, in almost inaccessible posi tions. The total deatti list Is 99 and the property loss fSOOiOOO. Of the 100 trapped In the mine, only one got out alive. He died with in a short time but not till he had given his story He told of the circumstances ofl the explofelon. Smoking in the mine] prohibited. It seems a new min er, not knowing the danger, smug gled tobacco and matches into the shaft and when he went to work he struck a match to light a cigarette. Immediately the explosion followed, burying aHve the 100 men. -Frantic-efforts -were made- by -the mine superintendent to rescue the men but the shaft was so filled that it took hours of work to reach the chamber where the men were con fined. The explosion wrecked the entire interior of the mine Some of the bodies of the men were horribly mangled. Those-wfte escaped death from the. effects of the explosion were suffocated, all air chambers being stopped up by the falling Walls. The Paula mine is one of the Musqulx group belonging to the "CoalftrlliL" Coal*" ?Catalan y, American concern. It was the best equipped coal mine in Mexico and had all the modern provinces for safe The loss of the property will bej more than $500,000. ix Honor of miss pvgh. Last night Miss Julia Mayo enter Miss Pugh. of Baltimore. Md. Re freshments were served. Those pres ent were Misses Pugh, Bsitimore, Md.: Isabella Carter. Mildred Davis. Wilson, N. C.; Elisabeth Mayo, Ade line Mayo; Messrs. I^ee Davenport, Henry Moore, S. Etberidge. Lindsay Warren, Herbert Bonner. THE OLDEST ODD FELLOW. Mr. George Botham.of Kent, who is said to be the oldest Odd Fellow In the world, has Just died. He was 90 years of age and had been a- member of the order for 72 years. It Is claimed that North Carolina now ban the oldest living member In the per son of Mr. R. J. Jones, of Wilming ton. He has been connected with the | order for a period of 62 years. CHAMP CLARK BOOM. Oklaboaaa Town Start* a Clnb to| J Room Minority Leader. Jfaal^lngton, D. C.. Feb. 2. ? Rep-| Yese native Champ Clark, minority | leader of the House, has been Inform- i ed that the first "Champ Clark for President Club" has been organized In Enid; Oklahoma. An official noti fication to that effect has Just reach ed him. Telegrams from Tulsa, Okla homa, have been received by the mi nority leader, nominating him for Speaker of the next Congress and then for President. Mr. Clark Is not committing himself Just now, as to his candidacy for either office, he ?ays. , 8ER THE SHOW. T^e big botse show now going on [in the Rodman building. South Mar ket street, Is being well attended each afternoon and night. The largest horse in the world is on exhibition. He Is certainly a marvel in horse flesh. The show also has Tom Thumb, the smallest horse in the country. Jessie, the cow with the human 'skin, is attracting considerable attention from those who are visiting the show. Blue Bell, th* strangest hors^ In the Srorld, certainly bears out her repu tation. Don't fail to see Paddy when you attend, said to be the handsomest donkey on earth. Although the exT hlbition is well worth .ifMt^rice of ad mtelon. jUturtir Imrt ? v> i , : w* . f * t ''?! ' ? vlJ ail -j hi i 5 % -u ti * A HALCYON CLUB GIVES GERMAN Another Delightful Dance it die Elks' Hone Last Night. The Halcyon Club gave another de lightful dance at the Elks hall last evening. There were a large number participating aa well a a quito a num ber of-alaltora. The mualc waa fur nished by the Waahingtou Concert Band. Thoae dancing were: Miaa Elisabeth HU1. Ed. Council. Hamilton; Miss Tlllle Haughton. James Cordon; Miss Matilda Morton. Ed Darden. Hamilton; Miss Marcia Myers. Frank Bryan; MIbb Bessie Conoly., D^ M. "Carter, Jr.; Mi88 Maud Windley, Edward Clark; Miss Julia Moore, W. . 8. "Wolfe, Orangeburg. S. C.; Mias Muse Blount. Will Elllaon; Miaa Pattle baujfnam, Harry McMul len; MIbb Katie Moore. E. M. Short; Miss Claudia McCullero, X. L. Sim mons; Miss Ruth Pilaon, C. E. Betts; Miss Katie Banks. J. D. Callala; Miss Pugh. Baltimore. S. Etheridge; Miss Elisabeth Warren, Edmund Harding: Miss Reba Dumay. John Mac Lean: Miss Mary Clyde Haasel . Willie Knight; Mies Winifred Nicholson. C. U. Hill; Miss Msry Carter. Dr. A. C. Hoyt; Miaa Isabella Carter, Herbert Bonner; MIbb Mildred Davis, Wilson. LIndsey Warran; Mias Mary Belle 8mall. James EIUbou; MIbb Evelyn Jones, J. H. Bryan; Miss Julia Mayo. Lee Davenport; Miss Alice Roberta, Wiiaon, John Qorham; Mias Hamp ton', Plymouth. Dr. Dissoway. Ply mouth; Mrs. C. D. Parker. C. D. Parker. Stags: Roy Hampton. Plymouth; Walter Windley and Henry Moore. | Chaperonea: Mrs. Herbert Bonner. Mrs. A. M. Dumay. Mrs. J. Bi Moore., \ Mr*f J. H. Small. Mrs. P. A. Hatton. Mrs. Justus F. Randolph, Mrs. F. P. j t Whitney, and Mrs. Margaret Hoy*-. -\ I Kills Girl Because * Love Was Scorned Baltimore. Md.. Feb. 3.? Leaving behind him two rather rambling and Incoherent letters, Elijah Baba Badal, a Peraloti, 31 years old. a student 'at the University of Maryland School of jjedlclne, this afternoon shot and In stantly killed Miss Mai^e Lcvjen, 24 years old. of Portland, Mal.~-\ a stu dent of dentistry at the san: ? institu tion. and then shot himself, dying shortly afteiwaid. The letters, which were enclosed In an envelope ad dressed to the suicide's brother. X. E. Badal, iyj West Ninth street,! Des Moines, Iowa, were found in an Inner pocket of Badal clothing. One of them bcre date of January 19, and -Lhe other thaL of January? ?v? ? They told of Badals' love for Miss Lewsen, and his belief that she reciprocated it fully until her inind was poisoned against the Persian by a boarding house mistress who came between them, the letters stated. The tragedy occurred at a board ing house in West Fayette street. Just after the pair had finished their mid day luncheon. Badal formerly at tended the Harvard Medical School, i and M iss Lewsen at one time was a | student at a dental school In Chicago. Conflicting stories regarding the ?relations of the couple to each other were set ftloat. Badal became en amored of her, friends of the slain woman say, but she resented his at tentions. although it Is said their re lations were" outwardly pleasant un til today when at breakfast and luncheon a marked coolness wan ob served in their maaners toward each other. Some time after the shooting the police found a letter written by Badal telling of his Intention to commit the deed. He declared that he had loved the woman and that she loved him and encouraged him to continue his attention. Then suddenly she appar ently turned against him and without giving him sny reason refused to -have anything more to do with him. Badal wrote that he carried the re TolveTTor ' iofie TDneT Intending 16' slay her, but he could never summon the nerve to do It. A close girl friend of the slain woman said this evening that Badal was deeply In love with Miss Levpen, but that she did not care for htm at all. and often made light of him. Badal spoke Im perfect English, which amused Miss Lewsen. who. It was said, used to anger the man by laughing at his ef-^ forts to talk English fluently. Fellow students of Badal knew lit tle about him save that he was of a serious disposition and very religious. It is understood that he, came from Persia to get an education In this country that would fit him to return ito his native lanA as a medical mis sionary. He was such a devout Christian It Is satd. that his s?al ap proached fanaticism. MKVTlVn TOXUJHT A full ?tmua?w.. ? .? pM. ItfUftlM* of tepertft&cfc It to be transacted aid considered. of the roSET i!* 3 H I WILL SWEEP I 1 THIS STATE J SAYS Plf Congressman Sanguine Representative from the Seventh District Believes that a Solid Democratic Delegation Will Go Up to the 62nd Congress. ROW AMONG REPUBLICANS "Washington, Feb. 3. ? Representa tive Page, discussing the result of the election in the sixth Missouri congres sional district, and the Republican political situation in North Carolina, said today: "The iri-annual pilgrimage of riv al Repblican leaders to the White House Is on. The President is ti>ld by Mr. More head, the new member of the Republican congressional com palgn committee for the State, that North Carolina congressional dis tricts are fallow ground from a Re publican~standpoint and predicts the election of Ave members of the , House from that State at the next j election. This was yesterday. To day Mr. Duncan or Mr. Adams will assure the President that they are certain of six Representatives from the 8tate. "The fight is on between the rival Republican factions for two things: patronage and campaign funds. Giv ing these gentlemen credit for being at le?st moderately well informed as te- -political probabilities in - North Carolina, they must know as does every well-informed person, that the fifth district will as surely elect a Democrat to succeed Mr. Morehad as will the first district elect one of that faith. It is equally as plain that with conditions existing in the tenth district over the distribution of pat ronage that that district will elect a Democrat to succeed Mr. Grant. WMje the returns from the sixth Missouri district where a Democrat wis elected to bUioeed the lamented "De Armond by a majority 2.000 greater than that sta)wart Democrat had nt the last election, shows the drift that will leave Mr. Cowles at -home after the next election, and send to the Sixty-second Congress a solid Democratic delegation from North Carolina to participate in the1 organization of a Democratic House and the enactment of Democratic doctrine In to law." GHOST l?ARTV. There will be a "Ghost Party"! given under the auspices of the Ladles' Aid Society of the First Bap tist Church at the home of the pas tor. 316 West Second street, tonight. From the preparations that have been made It appears that everybody Is going to have a good time, married and single, old and young. All the friends of the society are Invited to come ami bring their friends. H.MOKKR TONIGHT. Remember the smoker to be given at the Elks hall this evening by that order to Its members and invited guests. -It la announced to begin at 9 and end at 1 1 :30. HALLEY'M CO MKT SIGHTED BY RANDOLPH-MACON PROFE88OR Ashland. Hanover. Feb. 3. ? Hal ley's comet was sighted last nlgbt by Dr. Messick, professor of astronomy In Randolpu-Macon. The astronomer today said: "From the figures published In the Scientific Amerioan and the Upton's Star Atlas. I located Gin position of the comet, and then sighted it with the telescope | after a few moments' observation. "The comet was lats night a little northwest of Saturn, Its right ascen sion being the same as tfiafoT Beta, Andromedae. "The telescope shows a distinct nucleus, but no tail is yet visible. The comet will not he visible to the naked eye probably till March, and It will not be very prominent till It has passed Its perhellon. It is now mov ing toward the west." Professor Merrett Nolley caught sight of the comet with his field glass, after learning its location from Dr. Messick. RKgi KHTKl) TO MEET. All those Interested In the organl-| xatlon of an orchestra for the JHeth odist Sunday school are requested to meet Professor Will E. 8mith In the] church annex this evening. OTHKR HPEAKERH. Professor N. C Newbold and Mr. | H. E. Hodges were among the speak ers si tke rally at. Old Ford J Mr. Editor: I had intended to pay no attention any criticism that might be made In the paper, but you have made three statements tl^t are both mis leading and unfair, and that the un biased public should know the facts, I will take tbein up t>ne at a time. Flrat, In an Issue of your paper about a month ago. you hold up your clean hands In holy horror at what you termed the light punishment of one Maud Martin, the warrant charg ing her with "drunk and disorderly." There were four or five witnesses, and all testified that the troiihl* >w. ISSUE curred on Third street only, no .evi dence of any disorder in any other ? part of the town, was tried and fined the full amount under the^ordlnance violated. Now If you had wanted to be fair and unbiased, you should have had a reporter at the trial, or made some inquiry regarding the case from the police records. Second, In an issue about the first of January under the heading "Held Indignation Meeting." you say the Board of Aldermen held an Indigna tion meeting Instead of attending to the town's business. Again 1 say if you had wanted to be fair and un biased you should have either been present at the meeting of Board or had a reporter there. The facts are these: AfterWhe business had been transacted, and before the Board had adjourned. 1 called their attention to the public criticism of the officers re garding their failure to break up the illicit sale of whisky, and I asked them to make an appropriation and allow me to employ some extra police -to -the -end- that -something in 1e$V un done. In the discussion something was sild about your article also re ferred to. and some spectator sug gested that it might be contempt, whereupon one member asked the city attorney If that was so. He re plied. no. That was the end of it. Third, in yesterday's issue under big head lines "Chief of Police Tried For Failure to Perform His Duty" you say the Mayor refused to let him know who his accuser was, stating such proceedings struck at liberty of citizens. Now you must know that I said I was responsible for the hear ing, and was of course the accuser, and the letter referred to was evi dence and certainly more damaging than any testifying to, and you must admit that it is in ray province to withhold any evidence or witness I choose In any prosecution. If I had not agreed to wlthold that evidence I or the public would not have known anything about it ? l~could -hoar- It- ? hinted on streets that some people could force their way In houses and curse and fight the resident and noth* ing done with them, therefore I used every efTort to get at the facts. You will remember you stated In your paper you Intended to publish facts without any preference. Do you and others not think it Is time to do as a gentleman told me sometimes ago, "That we fought it out aj the ballot; you whipped us out, and now he thought it was time for all to get to gether for the good of the town" and stop whining like a whipped cur? If you have space. I ask you to publish the above In Justice to all. Respectful!?, C. H. STERLING. SOCIAL FO8TPOX ED . On account of the Inclemency of the weather the social that was to hare been given at the residence of Mrs. W. D. Woolard this evening for the benefit of the ladles' Aid 8t ? ing.