SHAKES DRINK OIL
SCAR
AUTOISTS
t
Hundreds Take Possession of
Turnpike and Grow too
rat to urawi
ONE GETS IN THE RUNNING GEAR
Driver Tries to Crush It with Car, but
Wriggler Climbs Up and Robs Lubri-.
eating Cup . of Beverage - Reptiles
Seem to Crave.
Jacksonville.- .'N. J. Snakes now axe
so numerous in the Sheppton turnpike
that automobiUsts of convivial habits
are fighting: shy of that thoroughfare.
When driving: in It they never are
sure whether they are in their right
minds or. suffering' from delirium tre
mens. Rather-than be .compelled to
fight out the Question with themselves
they' are 'making long detours to" e
cape the snake-infested section. There
Is no telling-how many automobile
tours have -been abandoned by : New
Yorkers and others who, as soon as
they, reached 'the turnpike and saw it
filled with wriggling blacksnakes,
ranging from one foot to eight feet in
length, decided it was time to quit
riding in autos, return home "quickly
and get front seats on the water
-wagon.
Until the turnpike was oiled. heavily
by the township officials there was
none of this snake trouble. -; Seeming
ly the reptiles 'think he oil was spread
for their refreshment. . Anyway, at
any hour of the day or night, hundreds
of blacksnakes may be seen lying out
In the roadway, licking the oil-soaked
ground and seeming to be supremely
happy. They- are at their happiest,
however, just after a heavy rain. Then
the water lies in puddles on the turn
pikes and on top of each puddle Is a
heavy coating of oil. The snakes go
into these and swim around; and
around. Their mouths are" open and
as they swim ; they skim the oil from
the top of the water and swallow It.
Many of the snakes have become so J
fat from the oil diet they scarcely can I
move.
Elston Washburn
of Singae does
not drink liquor. Therefore, when he
sees a snake he know. It is one and
not the product of a rum-oaked Imagi-
nation. He was running his auto In
tite turnpike this afternoon. Directly
In front of him he .saw an eight-foot J
black snake, feeding on the crude oil. J
"See me kill that fellow," Wasaburn I
said to a companion. I
lie p-ui on speea una J"lft
the snake. When his machine was
everal feet beyond the place where
the snake had been feeding. Washburn
looked back to see if he had cut it in I
two. He was Surprised to observe it I
had disappeared. "
"Gee! I guess it must be tangled up I
in the running gear," he said. "It up I
to me to get its body out."
Washburn stopped his car and -got
out. He looked closely, but could not
see anything of the snake.
"Hand me that lantern," he said to I
his friend.
Washburn . stuck his head under the J
machine and heard a hiss -close to his I
ear. He came out In a hurry and
then began flashing the light '.' from j
part to part under the auto. Arouna
the oil box on tne rear wneei tne au?.
U Urpi!
of the box. Washburn stuck the flash-
light close to the reptile's face. That
frightened if It uncoiled and dropped J pected to make a speech .on tariff re
to the roadway.'- Washburn reverved I vision from the ' "insurgent" point of
his machine and ran. over It several I
times before finally killing it. .He waal
exceeamgiy careiui ,xo aoage at oeast
a score of snakes encountered farther
along in the turnpike.
RAISES SKUNKS 11' SPITE.
Trenton Man's Revenge on Owner of
Animal Rendering Plant.
Oscar
Trenton. N. J. Because
Neidt refused to move - his
animal I
rendering plant on : the White Horse
road upon the request of a neighbor,
Ephralm Rockhlll, the latter has start-
ed a skunk farm for" spite, and. the
combination of odors in , the vicinity
UB-ei' 10 "","' -
public road which passes the proper
ties.. - "'.'. . , . -. ;
The skunks are 'making things un
pleasant for Neidt,' and he threatens
suit. He Is likely to keep-out " of
court, however,, as for years, he has
been fighting legal, proceedings, in or
der to keep hla plant in its present
place. Neidt and his employees , and
Rockhlll and his hired men have to
go about their places with rubber, pro?
tectors on their noses, v
HORSE CATCHES A THIEF,
Drops Him to Take Hold of Policeman
and PIIfeTer.Escapefc
Youngstown, Ohio. Tom, a big
hosse owned by Richard Probst, i20
West r Boardman" "street, proved. S his
right to the title of a thief alarm, but
failed dismally In capturing a would-
be pilferer of the Probst chicken coop;
because of lack of respect for author
ity.
Tom is given the run of the yard at
night. He noted the' stealthy xap-
proach of the would!" "be" chicken eater.
Tom gave chase ahd seized the seat of
the marauders trbtisers ' just; as - the
man . was leaping r-the' fence. r Tom
hook the man,- then dropped him.'
. Patrolman Whitney ran up at this
moment. , Tom's ..teeth sunk Into, the
policeman's sleeve . and remained
there, while the thief, sped Into, the.
distance.
KOEFOLK OYSTERS.
Jlf you want large, fine Norfolk oys -
ters. just as mey are. wutacu .
the shell, see FrasierWUliams at tne
City Pharmacy, 128 East .wamut Bl -
xrfoik Ovster Dealer.". 4U cents uer
aart. Terms swarf? uasn.
THE MODEL HUSB13TD 13
8AM "TAN 'NOSTBAJf
His Wife So Declares and He Take
the First trlse at the Annual
"Hubby Show." .
Chicago, Oct. ' 26, Samuel W. Van
Nostran, who was adjudged the "mod
el husband" at " the " second " . annual
"Hubby Show,! held at the hpine of
Mrs. James Sidney. McCuliough, re
ceived from his wife credit for, being
the possessor of all the virtues nec
essary to make ; an ideal mate.
' "Other than possession of the almost,
super-husband quality of being good
natured before breakfast," said Mrs.
Van Nostran, "my" husband allows me
to' carry the family , pocketbook and
declares, Just as if he meant it, that
my cooking is so far above 'mother 's
efforts in the culinary line that there
could "he no comparison. If that is
hot glory enough for one woman, I
would like to know what is."
The complete list of desirable quail-
tles"attributed to herhusband by Mrs,
Van Nostran-are.:. . -
"Prompt at! meals; good "entertain
er : an adept with the chafing dish ;
Igood Jiidge of feminine beauty .gen
erous and kind-hearted ;. enjoys nome
more than the club ; happiest when
among friends." ' -
Mr. Van Nostran, who also received
the "priae for nls almost : womanly
ability to "sew on a button, is thirty
five years old and has been married
nine years. . ..
POLITICS AND POUTICUS&
Steps are being taken to organize a
league of Democratic clubs in Illi
nois and Michigan. ' -
There is said to be far less betting
on the result of. the mayoralty elec
tion in New York this year than in
former years. . . ' .
Democrats of Missouri are .. laying
plans for a rousing "Jackson Day"
celebration to be held, in Kansas City
next month.. .
Former Congressman Henry M. Ba
ker is talked of as a possible candi
date for governor of New Hampshire
on the Republican' ticket next year,
Tha Polishr" National Alliance, at its
recent convention in Milwaukee; went
i.Vlo' anv na-rt In
; JimZ-
tional or state politics.
Senator Flint, of California, says
the United States Senate . is no , place
for a poor iman . and as a consequence
be intends to retire from that body at
fe expiration of his present term.
Charles Anderson Dana, a kinsman
nt th lt ditor of the New York
la w-nuMioan nandldate for
-. , , . y.
the New York assembly, and like his
distinguished namesake is a man of
versatile tastes and talents.
There seems to be a possibility that
ithe senatorial -contest in -Mississippi
may De rendered even more compli
cated and interesting by the entry of
another contestant in the race, namely
Judge James Longstreet, a distin
guished lawyer of "Jackson.
Among certain politicians in Wash
ington and New York the recent at-
tack of Representative Herbert Par
sons on Speaker Cannon, is regarded
aa really the first rumbling of the
movement to start a presidential boom
for 0 Roosevelt in 1912
accepted an invUation to ad-
""ess me Marquette wup 01 mcago
early next month. The senator is ex
view.
jf the Republican party in -Minne-
falis to insert a county . option
plank- in its platform next year it is
likely that the Prohibitionists of that
state will -decide to name a complete
ticket of candidates for state offices.
A warm fight for woman suffrage
is expected to take -place inthe State
1' "W(ashington at the election next
year, when , , aconstitutlonal amend
ment granting the ballot, to irojaer
will be submitted to the. voters for ac
ceptance or rejection. --
Congressman Champ Clark, of. Misl
BfV,.i ., haiiPTP , thAt th rwirwratp
wiu have control of tha next House of
Representatives. ,: If his. .prediction'. is
fulfilled It is likely that Mr: 'Clark
will' be the next Speaker, as beds .now
the recognized leader on the Demo
Jcratic side. ;.
Virginia, the -battleground of the
Initial contest in the national admin
Istration's - plans for "winning the
South," is to witness , a -5genuine
f.wMrIwln finish, trt tlio MmnalcTi ViA-
i tig waged by the Republicans for the
control of the state- offices. During
the coming' week speakers of national
reputation, with possibly one or- more
members of the Cabinet, will stump
the state from end to end. . t ; 7
ARRIVE AT GETTYSBURG.
The Herald-Journal Auto Party at the
- - Famous Battle Ground. .
, Gettysburg, ,Pa., Oct. , 26. After a
nm of J128 1 milej from Philadelphia
the New. York Herald and Atlanta
Journal, good roads automobile con
testants arrived - here this afternoofi
and. will remain until tomorrow, when
the .. third day's run In the tour Irom
New York to Atlanta will be begun
The first car to arrive was that driven
by Mrs. J. N. Cuneo. of New York" '.Be
tween' New-' York and York the party
found rgood roads, but the last few
miles of the trip was, rpugh.
After arriving herespme o-f.the-parrsl
tlclpants spent the afternoon jn tour-1
ine through. the battlefield, 'where the
1 gpeeu limit is six umcsiau uour.
1 VnwiTZ7ttTTTr:r
.ail J-LiA 3lLflJlJLPi -si.
: 8akft XWjr MI Ww-ih- -:f.jWt
GHAUD OPERA.
oldsboro Has The Impend
ing Opportunity of
Bearing Such.
After Reading This Article. Phone to
J. H.' Hill & Son's Drug Store
and Give Your Name.
- for Tickets.
It was an act from the' old opera
Martha." .The place the big Madison
Square Garden, Jew York. There was
an audience of perhaps ten thousand,
and the Mabel McKinley Company
was on the stage. I had heard the fa
miliar air, "Last Rose of Summer;"
since I commenced to near music.
Now ' the - soprano of the company'
stands before the big audience. She
the -princess in disguise, who has .with
her companion in a burst of girlish
spirits hired ont as servant In this
farmhouse;. : The tenor farmhand has-
fallen in love with bm She, the
princess, cannot listen to the suit of
one so beneath her. It is a sorrowful
scene- as she refuseshlm and.he'harids
her the rose. She looks. Into the
depths 6f ' the flower . and. her own
heart melts. ; Slowly, pulling off the
petals -and dropping them on the floor,
she Jareaksv Out into ' song- It Is the
'Last Rose of Summer." As her won
derful voice rises higher and her own
passionate yearning for the farmer
boy.;is..disoyfe4, (.he tears roll down
Her1 cheeks,' It 1 hef heart that ie
singing each BPte that floats out over
that. vast audieoce b4 lingers long
like a caress. The people are mqved
to tears. I have never; seenr. musn
have such a power on its hearers.
At last the -song ig ended.' The prin
cess stands with bowed bead on tht
stage, .silent and overcome. There.it
profound hush. That grand audi
ence scarcely breathes. - Presently the
singer is gone and only then comet
the mlghfy burst of applause that
calls her bak- Again -and again ' strt
comes back, until both she and hear
ers are" exhausted by the intensity' of
their emotions : Such .s the,,, power ot
a,few notes, which are only the skele
ton.' : The ' artiste ; . breatnes . life my
them; Clothes them with flesh" and see
the heart beating. -I had never, bef ort
really heard that-song, only the notes:
Every town, is full of musicians5 whe
measure, their proficiency- Dy the num--
ber of lessons they" have taken. Thej
tell you they have finished if they car.
point to a diploma on the wall, anc
they know they are musicians becaust
they can count their time and plav
grade six: They play Softly when it i&
marked, on the paper,, and hit 'evetj
crash just like- the " music - machine
They have practised so many hour
by the clock for so many years. Sure
they are musicians! They are fastid
ious folks that tell you. that 'the publit
doesn't care for "classical" music-1
lon't car'e for classical music the w.af
automatic players execute .it. Bu
libmetimes I sit when I can hear sonu
y.oung girl or boy . playing a" scale o
practicing some technic,- ahd: I ar.
:harmed because there is ' a : hear;
)laying hehind the fingers. If is th
eart that Jurnishes the real inusif
not -the fingers. . I was the guest 01.
musician this summer, and asked hir:
o. play Mendelssohn's Spring .'son
ut. he saldhe was. not ,in the mot-.
to - play that. ' He could only play a
e felj. Our . correspondence schoc-
artists in.-any; town- will cheer full
play - everything -in one sitting, f ror "
ragtime to Bachj iknd tell you abpu
the gowns worn at the party last nighf
vhlle tearing it -off.'V;The. world prr,-
luces only a few. artists ea,ch geners
,"tn; Mabel McKinley is: one of the--jHunt
anklin In New York Music-;
. orld- : ' " ; ' ' "
. The. lovers , of the , bettef.; class ; ' :'
.Tjusio can assist, in bringing this bu
Ne.w. York soprano to pbldsboro nv,
near her, and -her" excellent company
Bing grand opera, by sending .by mar
If- phone the number of tickets .the.
wil,!- want to Hill's, drug store,' as the'..
only come on guarantee. The date
wHI be November 2.. a" , ' '
IN RACE FOB "SOLICITOR.;
To Succeed Lee D. Robinson, to Re
sign- in Eighth District. :" ''
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. ,27. With - the
eertalnty. of .the resignation of 'Solic
itor Lee D. Robinson,' of Wade&boro
of the Eighth. Judicial District, tKere
comes the neyrs of various attorneys
who will be candidates for the posi
tion.T;,'; ? .w-'i';.---... i -lsr"'"il-C;; ':.
Solicitor Robinson Is to ' resign his
position to become president Of "a bank
at Wadesboro.l As to the exact 4ate
of his resignation that is a matter as
yet , uncertain V fr . he may decide to
continue in 'the position during the
fall , term; of .,tie courts and to; resign
after they have-ended.
In the city yesterday was Mr. K. R,
Hoyler of Jonesboro, and he stated
that the Lee county bar endorses .for
the position Hon. A. F. Seawell,. of
Jonesboro,- a former - member of., the
State" Senate, 1 well known throughout
the - State, mother well-known attor
neys of the district -whom it is' un
derstood will ' be candidates are
Messrs. W. D. Slier; of Chatham,.. and Standard Oil Company ofvNew Jersey I whea Dr. : Cook .and Barrill re
Mr. R. W. Lemmond, of Union. .It is : and the -National - .Transit Company turned from their trip' and rejoined
expected that there will be others
from the district in the contest."
-" " ' ' ri'
H 'm' 1 -)
1VATKI5S TRIAL BEGINS.
Slayer of John ih. Buntlngr at Black
fountain, Angrust 7. ..
Asheville, N. C., Oct. 25. The "Wat-
kins trial went forward rapidly today.
jury was selected, Paul Cameron
Collins' testimony taken, and a num
ber of character witnesses examined.'
Locke Craig Is leading counsel ""for the
defendant, and Solicitor . Brown for
the State. Ten of the twelve jurors
are farmers.
''We,' Bunting and myself, were sit
ting on the bed when the officer came,
knocked; was invited in and entered
our ' room,", declared ' Collins in his
statement, "and 1 rose to my feet. He
struck a match and I saw a pistol in
his hand; "He said Don't come on me.'
had not advanced toward him. He
asked 'What is all the row about? I
told -him there was none. Bunting j
rose and as be did tne fellow lifted
his gun. I put' out my hand to warn
him not to" shoot. He fired into Bunt
ing;" ; who fell,: striking the -door, and
crumpled, into a heap. I heard the
man say, '1 will get you, too.' 'I am
shot,' Bunting said,. 'you have killed
me, and 1 aaaea, Ana you wounaea
me without cause.'" ,
In a nutsiiell this . is Mr. Collins
version of the shooting at the Glad
stone-Hotel at Black Mountain, in the I
ariy morning of .-August 7.
" Bunting was a member of the T. P.
A. or the U. T. C or both, and his as-:
ociatiop or associations employed at
torneys to prosecute his case. Mr.
(Jraig got this fact to the jury early j
for its effect. In questioning a juror l
to see whether be was competent orlaess and' died twenty minutes later.
not he would always ask: "Are you a
member of the T. P. A. or the U. C.
T?" . - , - - -. . -. J
A man by the name of Dillingham, I
who was called to the jury box, adr I
aitted that Captain Brittain. brother-J
u-iaw of former Sheriff Henry Reld, j
1 bondsman for Watkins;. had said in J
is presence that if the defendant' got I
fair trial he would come clear, and
uat, within, the last ten days, he had
ione to work for Brittain- After try-.l
ng desperately to get more admls,-.
ions- out -ot the juror. Attorney J ones j
f counsel for r the defense, submitted 1
he- case to Judge: Adams, who -dis-1
nissed the manias unfit to serve un- j
aef the circumstances., " - I
Another juror declared that former I
heriff Reidhad asked hiih if;he were j
on . the jury ;ad when he Answered In J
he affirmative, he said:. "Well, you
aight as well go .home with me for
ate night."' The judge said. there. was
lothing'in this to naake objections to. .
After these little flurries - were, over I
Ae' case progressed.- It did not take
bng to'get the - jury, as the -state an1
xounced-that it would not ask for al
erdict of. murder in the-' first ""degree!
he peremptory ' chaHengeSj'tvo ;tor I
ae state ana lour . ior: tne aerense, l
vere exhausted. . . . . ,
The jury, as 'a whole, 'seems: to be
epr'esehtative, the - individual i mem-
;ers are "ctever young fellows, not one
f them appearing to be over forty. ;
ROADMAKERS" CONYENTIOIT.
.argest of Its Kind Ever Held in the!
United States.
Columbus, O.,;, Oct. 26.'--Several
..ousand delegates representing all
arts of .he country assembled In Co-J
-ambus today for the. opening of the
Axth annual cdnvention 0 the Amer-
an Roadmakers' Association, Th
Issiohs '"will continue three days and
i conjuhctibn. therewith there will be
tii esting practical demonstrations
i'gppd road-making at the state fail
,,ounds, ..where an elaborate exhibi-1
cn .of tpad making machinery has
:-bo-.been installed. v . . .
in pqint ot attendance the conven-j
ion is the largest pf- ita-.kigd evei
--;ld in the United. States, and the
te'akers "who will be -.heard during
;ivwee" yy I include the most nota-
. ,f Anierica, who have' taken'- up
i i usade for 'good roads; Among
1 cin are, Gv;rn.or Harmon of ,Ohio:
auvuel Hill, of Seattle ;..N. J. ..Bachel -
r( 'master -of the .National .Grange.;
ames.-O. - Wonders state highway
Ommissioner of -Ohio;- Jogan Waller
age," director of tne omee or .public
i-oads,-' Department of Agriculture ; S.
' ercy l looker," department of-; :high -
yays, State of New York;-.Walter-W;
Jrosby, ofv-the' Marylahd gfeolOgical
iufyey ;. A. H. Johnson, "state highway
engineer of Ilfinois; Joseph-Hunfer,
state nignway commissioner og p enn -
Sylvania; James ,.H. "MacDonald, state
highway - commissioner -of Connects
ctit, and" : PT St.' Julien . . Wilson, state
aighwa'y Commissioner of '. Virginia.
WAS PINED $65,00(1. ;
Standard Oil ! Company of Indiana
r- ---Peels 'Texas' Heavy Hand.
Austin, Tex.,,Oct. .26. The Standard
Oil ; Company of . Indiana .was today
fined i $65,000. in the District Court
here for- the ' violation . of the ..Texas
anti-trust law.
The . Security Oil Comnany: and the
N.avarro RefiihingiGompany confessed
to, having entered into a combine In
iolaticoi ef th Texas anti-trust law
and. judgment amounting-.- to- about
$175,000 -was entered against the comj
panies Forfeitures of charters; per-
mits and ousters ; from the state, will I
at, once be prepared by the court and
executed.,, The suits -against the
were dismissed .without prosecution.
The Union Tank Line. Company was!
fined for the value of sixty-five tank
cars of i1, which are now In posses-
sion of the state.
PRINCE ITO IS SLAIN
Leading Statesman of Japan
And Former President
Gsneral of Korea. .
The Man, Who Was Arrested, Was on
the Trail of the Statesman for
thf Express Pori'osc ef "
Ending HU Life.
Harbin, Oct 26. Prince Hirobumi
ito was assassinated at Tsai Tsagan
Pailway station here today. At the
noment . the Japanese diplomat was
acknowledging the noisy welcome that
had greeted him as he stenned down
from the coach that he had occupied
in the l ailroad train. Smiling and
bowing, he turned to make his way
toward the Russian finance minister,
M. Kokovsoff, whp was awaiting him
on the station platform a few paces
iistant..; Suddenly a half dozen re
volver shots fired in quick succession
were heard, followed by the cries of
those standing near th6 'Prince, who
aad either been -wounded or imagined
themselves to be. At the second re
port Prince Ito staggered and fell
fainting. ' It was subsequently found
that he . had received three bullets,
two of which entered the abdomen.
prince Ito did not recover conscious-
Almost immediately on his arrival
here and just as Prince Ito left the
railroad car at the station the ntts.v
Was made, upon him. The venerable
statesman, accompanied bv . Russian
Minister of Finance Kokovsoff, was
drawn up along the platform When a
pistol shot was-heard. - - "
Several more shots' were fired In
quick succession, the bullets striking
th'e Prince in the back.
Prince Ito fell mortally wounded.
-Three of the Prince's companions
also - were wounded, bullets striking
-Japanese Consul . General Kawakan,
General -Manager Tannaka, of South
Manchutian Railway, and Prince Ito's
private secretary.- Consul General
kawakan is badly but not fatally in-
jured, "it s believed,
" ' The assassin was promptly seized.
On being questioned he said he was a
Korean. . ...
"f came to Harbin f Or the solB.pur-
kpose of -assassinating Prince Ito to
avenge my -countrv." the slaver told
his captors. He also said he had' a
personal account to settle .with the
Japanese statesman, who during .his
stay in Koyea had" ordered the exer
eutioiTof several persons closely con-
nected w.ith the assassin.
. London, Oct. 26.-The assassination
of Prince Ito, who was regarded here,
as'- elsewhere In Europe, as 'the maker
of 'modern Japan, though everywhere
deplored, is. hot regarded; as surpris
ihg in view, of "the embittered resent
mtentof Jlie Koreans over the Japa
nese . occupation of their homeland. .
PROVES- BARRILL A FRAUD.
I . Missoula, Mont., Oct. 25.-r-An affida-
vit contradicting the assertions of Ed-
I ward.. N.Barrill, in his., affidavit, de-
daring that ,Dr: Cook- did not: reach
I the summit of Mount McKinley, was
obtained- bjr the '- attorneys represent-
Lng Dr. P. A. COo in this city ..today
from CTti. Bridgford, until recently a
partner .with Barrill in the real estate
business In Hamilton, Ont. . Bridgford
J will leave here Mo.nday- for New York
I where he will appear- as .a. witness in
support of the statement vhe has made
-Ijais affidavit .recites:
I "j; have . known Edward ; N. Barrill
I for about ten or twelve years. I have
always found Mr. Barrill a man of in-
I egrity. Although we have dissolved
I our partnership, we nevertheless, bear
I to" one! another the closest' relations
1 of friedshipv .
j A1. ".The .first time J. heard Mr.. Barrill
J. ay anything relative - to. Dr. Cook's
I ascent -Of ;.Mount McKinley was In Sep
I tember- of- this year, about the time
I of - receiving the news of' the discov
1 ary of the north: pole. He and Mr.
Nichols were talking. Mr, Barrill told
aiethat Mr." Nichols " wanted him to
come', to his office in Hamilton and
inakea statement toihlxh ih regard to
1 Dr.- book's: ascent 01 ;Mount Mctviniey
I Mr.. Barrill said that he -did not in
1 tend to. go. -He said -that -this meant
money to him. Mr. Barrill told me
that Mr. Nichols told hi mif he would
come there ; and make a statement
with reference to Dr. Cook reaching
the summit of Mount McKinley he
would give him a bond that he would
get his money. . . ..
"Then " the. next communication
aad with Mr Barrill was the evening
J before he started for Seattle. He, .told
me a time or - two. of getting a tele
gram .j from r a man - by. the name of
Miller. -I think: Mr. Miller is a pho
tographer in. Seattle. 'He said to me
' s 'That party Miller from Seattle is
it, Missoula, and I am to "meet ' him
ihere tonight; this means $5,000; ."to
I .-$iv00O to me.'
l -V'From 'what
cj! dott rjarrnij- aaiu
fudged that Dr Cook ahdhe" had
reached the top of . Mount McKifnley;
r indeed as much from what other
j men told me as from what Mr. Bar-
rm told me. Mr. Prints t61d Wthat
I ;iim that Barrill said: 'I "introduce to
vou the man who went to the top of
Mount McKinley Dry CoOk. ". I con
gratulate the doctor - . .
. I - ' c. G. BRIDGFORD."
WITH A RESERVATION.
The Butler Said Everything was All
Right, But ;
The late depression we have had in
the financial world caused a friend of
mine to be much worried. He went to
his physician, who advised him to
take a rest. -
"Now,. Charlie," he said, "you must
top smoking and excitement of all
kinds; in fact, you must keep your
self entirely by yourself; receive no
mall, read no letters and get no news
from the outside world. Go away. air.
for a month."
My friend did this and was much
mproved. r Returning home ' he met
bis butler at the station and said:
"James, how is everything? All
right?"
"Yes, sir; everything is all right.
Sir. Purty good"
"Anything happen while I was
sway?" -v ,-
"No, sir; everything is all right-
xcept your dog, sir."
'My -dog?"
"Your dog, sir."
"What happened to arm?"'
He's dead "
Dead?"
"Yes, sir. ' -
What did he die of?"
"I don't know. sir. I think it was
from eating burnt horse flesh, sir.."
"Burnt horse flesh? Why. how did
that happen?" "
"Well. I don't "know. sir. I think
It was from the barn, sir."
"The bam?"
"Yes, sir. The barn burned down.
sir." .
"Why, how did that happen?"
"Well, you see. sir. I think it was
from the sparks .from the house "
"What house?"
''Why your house. It burned down.
sir."
"What! My house burned down?
Why, how did that catch fire?
"I don't know. exactly. I think it
was from the curtains in the win
dows "
"Why, how did they catch fire?"
"Well, I don't know. I think they
must have caught from the candles."
"What candles? We haven't any
candles in our house. We use nothing
but electricity ind sas.'! :
"i Know, sir. But the candles were
all around the coffin "
"The coffin? why, who's dead?"
"Oh, nobody .but ' your mother-in-
law sir."
"My mother-in-law?"
"Yes; sir."
"How did she die?"
'Tr don't know, sir, but I think it
was from the shock?" -
"The shock?"
"Yes. sir." . '
"What shock?" .. '
"Well, you see your wife ran away
with ' the coachman." Marshall P.
Wilder in "The Circle." .
Once Was Enough.
.On one -occasion, when a guide la
the Adirondacks was accompanying
an amateur huntsman frvm New Eng
land, the guide was so unfortunate as
to he shot in the leg by the novice..
Immediately the wounded man fell
and lay flat; whereupon the hunts
man ran to him in great distress, ex
claiming: '-
. Tor-Heaven's sake, man! Tell me
you are not hurt ! "
"No, I-. ain't hurt much," was the
surly response of the guide.
"Then why don't you rise? Can't
you?" .
"Oh, I can get up all right," said the
guides "Only I was afraid you'd let
me have the-other barrel."
" One Better. .
An Englishman,. fond of boasting of
his ancestry, 'took a coin from his
pocket,' and, pointing to the head en
graved on it, said: "My great-great
grandfather was made a lord by- the
King whose picture you see on this
shining." ' ,
"What a coincidence." said his Yan
kee companion, who at once produced
another coin. "My great-great-grand
father .was "made an. angel by the In
dian whose picture you see on this
cent"
UNRELIABLE.
"Why did Miss Jewelcase break her
engagement with you?'' . .' ..
"Said I was. too fast," -
Relief for the Publte. ,'
Dr. Story, the late principal ef Glas-
1 gqw nfversjitj taking 'a holiday In
tne country -once, waa met oy ine
minister of the. district who remark
ed: "Hullo, principal! Yjqu r here?
Why you must come down and re
lieve me for . a day." The" principal
replied: ' T don't promise: to relieve
youVbut I might relieve your congre
gation." " - -' '
Zoo Talk.
-A little 1 golf this morning." said
the flea. '
T.dont mind, but where, are we to
j ..
PiayT inquired tne secona.
I ' WT of course.
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Tl ' fOEI i VHITAICER
H " XXTIV
Practice limited to diseases ot
fYtMKosE-AnDinim
; M Dr. J Nv JobM
day afternoons alter August .
Advertise In th ARQU8
LARGE CROWDS GREET TAFT.
Entire Population of Cape Girardeau
and Surrounding Country Out.
Cairo, 111., Oct. 26. The first day of
President Taft's trip down the Missis
sippi river witnessed a repetition of
the enthusiastic demonstrations that
have marked every stage of his trans
continental tour. At every town and
hamlet 0T1 both sides of the great wa
terway the coming of the picturesque
flotilla of seventeen steamboats, with
the trim little torpedo boats proudly,
leading the way, was heralded by the
blowing of whistles and the 'ringing
of bells. During the nisrht huee bon
fires lighted up the banks of the river.
Daybreak this morning found the
picturesque river cavalcade one hun
dred- miles from the starting point.
The night trip had been made with
out any untoward incident. Toward
six-o'clock the flotilla came in sight
of Cape Girardeau, which was to be
the first stop. The Oleander, with the
President and his personal party
aboard,, was in the lead. Then came
the steamer Mississippi, with other
government officials: the St. Paul.
with the governors and foreign diplo
mats; the Quincy, with the congres
sional delegation, and the steamers
Alton, Savannah, Cape Girardeau, G.'
Wi.'Hill and Chester, carrying delega
tions of business men and others in
terested in the development of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries.
Despite the early hour the entire
population of Cape Girardeau and the
surrounding country turned out to
gr,eet --the President. - The Oleander
was made fast to the wharf and for
fifteen or twenty minutes the Presi
dent addressed the crowd from the
deck of the steamboat. Then the sig
nal to cast off was given and amid
treacherous cheers, the firing of guns
and the waving of hats and handker
chiefs the journey down the river was
resumed.
The Cape Girardeau program was
repeated at Cairo, which city was
reached shortly before noon. A stay
of one hour;;was.made here. The river
front was gay with flags and bunting
and the levees .we.re black with peo
ple. At one o'clock the journey was
resumed. The program provided for
a brief stop at Hickman, Ky., late this
afternoon. Memphis will be reached
tomorrow-morning, and there the fleet
will be joined by a Lee line steamer
carrying- the delegation to the New
Orleans convention. .:
Memphis, " Tenn., Oct. 26. Every
thing is in readiness for the reception
of President Taft, who is due to ar
rive here at eight o'clock tomorrow
morning. The President will leave
his steamer and spend four hours in
the city and during that time he wilt
deliver an address and take an auto
mobile ride. The streets through
which the President will travel have
been decorated lavishly.
arCARRE'S FUJfERAL.
Largest Funeral Procession Ever Held -
in "Brooklyn.
New York, Oct. 26. A multitude of
mourners, forming the- largest funeral
procession ever seen in Brooklyn, fol
lowed the body of the late Senator
Patrick H. McCarren from his old
home to the church of St. Vincent De
Paul, .where services were held, and
from the church to Calvary Cemetery,
the last resting place.
. Many of the prominent officials of
the state and city attended as mourn
ers. FIYE CHILDREN DIE.
Perished in- a Fire in a Virginia Or-
phanage.
Lynchburg, Va.', Oct. 26. Five chil
dren were burned to death in a fire
that practically, destroyed the girls'
college, of - the Presbyterian Church
Orphanage here today. The fire broke
out while all were asleep. The. teach
ers worked heroically to get the chil
dren out and those on the upper floor
were piloted to safety... Officials and
teachers from other buildings joined
ih the work of . rescue and it was
thought all-, had been gotten out, but
when the. .confusion had subsided, so
as tp. allpr a roll call,-, it was found
that five had perished in the fire.
Before the Streets
Are Paved
Ha vOfour- Piumbingtat
terided to by
H. H. iiobbs
THE PLUMBER.
Phone 802.
E, Centre St.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND.
' As attorney for. the heirs of Mrs.
M. H: Privett,(decejised, I will on Mon
day, the 29th day of November, 1909,.
at 12 o'clock, m., sejrat public auction
for cash at the Court House door in
the City of Goldsboro, for the purpose
of division among said heirs, the fol
lowing described lot of land in the
City of Goldsboro, County- of Wayne,
S.tate of North Carolina, known in the
plan of said -city as lot No. 253, and
bounded as follows Fronting east on
James street and south on Mulberry
street, containing one-half acre more
or less; -"'''"' -
J. LANGHORNE BARHAM,
- ' . Attorney.
This .the 25th day of October, 1909.
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