North Carolina Newspapers

themonr6e JOURNAL. VOLUME X NO 40 MONROE. N.C, TUESDAY VOVEMBER 3 1003 One Dollar a Year TWICE BITTEN BY RVTTLER. Crouch, a 5naW Owner. loses Conlrul of Fierce Rattle 5nal Which Hunge Its Fanes Into (lis Hands- Hi Life Saved Only by t'.e Narrowest Margin The Havoc Wrought in the Tent Al ter Ow ner's ft.isfurtune. t'turMir Urr. Mr. L C. Cnisxh of Win!, m. who u cutidni-ting a nM-ua? rie u-ut at the fair gromulst here, j bitten twii by rattlesnake yvsurday. ami is now danj.'i-roiisly ill" at tin- I'n-slnlo-rian Hospital in this city. Mr. t'n'iH'h is a cripplt. and has a w ife and sown cliildivu. A year a;"i he started t collecting snakes and o;h r animals and exhibiting them, and has m ule a ml living by tins industry. Bin letters on his tent de clare lira! he has isiiilo "ground hogs, gisinea pigs, angora rabbits, Joe, a four leiyp-d rooster, won.scpiir reU ami raUlexnaki'." Crouch has live nittlesnakes-lwo large and three small ones. Ho bought these w ithin the year from men who captured them in their wild state. I'nlil yesterday Crouch hail handled all his sr.akes with safety, thoueh he realized that the poison had not been elract-l from the fangs of the two large snakes, j The largest snake is over four feel i I.Mi.r mill has a number uf rattles. TWO STATE SENATORS ENDORSE PE-RU-NA. bought him last spring You em.ugh. IWt you know Hut wh.-n.MRS. JAY TELLS THE 5TOKY. snakes don't eat but ttee a year, a ftiAe Intra a man or a dog they) aiiriuir Aim fall and then I can never won t ever a t all rmlit till the snake , The Fearful Murder I the Three gel em to eat anything but mice. J is dead Yes. sir, I'm a goiu' to kill j that snake and rut uu ms neau a..o nh ves. Ihev drink water rinlit , ., .', 1 ... '...... I,.., ...,, ll, . ., ..., an, i ilmll it ah-ng inumartinerMiiMT is - I-"- " -i-" - i- -- Suffcrint; flother where around the gn.un.ls. and if I .into a jar of al.vhol. and I in goin was strung enough I'd punt there to InU-l the jar, 'This hen- is the M w A (ivvf of i;u,,erfun. and find him. lies a gentle, ni.r snake what uui khhii. uiai s ":, Bnfl, of r- j. v Jav mlo i 1U going ui uo. Still Another Rattler Lost All of Crouch's hard luck has nt yet been recounled. Yesterday nioin- linir Ins sn-enuu lexas rauier aieu ins her pitiful screams her uncle and another gciitlrniau returned ami went immediately totlielioiw. ...I: It I ... . I-.'., ChiUlren by h.Cra,y Fajher - J ; Keuiea as u uwurrea, oy w rr;ilt. i,,.M tlt two tentie reached the bousr, lr. Jay A. u:vv A. LEVY. snake, and many a time I've put him around people's necks. Why. I've even sein that rattler around the ; neck of women. That's the reason I saw thai if anvimdy runs across ! my T evas rattler today I hoie they'll j ,. ws jg v,.ars .j.i I'mueh said men had lettered the three childreu to death with a claw hammer and they lay dead on the front pon-h. j men i I gentle and easy-like with him and return him to me. Poisonous! I tell you hb fanes are taken out, and "they never grow Kick when they are taken out, no matter what folks say. I've been looking into the mouth of that snake even- two weeks since I hsd him, and I never have seen any sign of a fang there." A Snake that Is Not for Sale. The Observer reimrter showed to Douglas Co, to the Nebraska UlF,jj, frough a telegram that had More, writoa rrom raui movm, . ,)V ,u. Wils ..... ... ... "Is the snake that bit Mr. I rouch killed his three children at Bar- Tlt awa entered the room in whiel uardsville, twenty miles northwest j ,r Jjy wai4i,( f,i uiUi p;. k Of Asbtfville, h: returned rrom the j iltj. ,.!, ,.,iihing and other lix seen of the killing. He spent !llml ,. ... ,i,e iirei,;l,.e. BON. J. U. BAUCB. Hon. J. H. Rr, 8tat Senator from J. H. SAVER. HonormM Pitrick Kennedy, Member of the Muuchiuetta Lepltlttura, writes still alive? Name the price. Answer' The telegram was inlerpri'tcd to mean that lr. Ihillon wishinl to pur- iha followlni letter from th Housed chase the reptile, and Mr. ( rouih Representatives, Boiton. I was asked if lie wished to sell. Tiortor 8. B. Ilartmaat "jy'll him!" said Mr. Crouch. "Sell DtMrSIr:"! fcv ao bcilftloa to Knake that bit me! Xo. sir, that Not that Ivegol Wednesday with Mrs. Jay, and from her he si-eured the truth of he had had the reptile for eight I the terrible affair up to the time of Y..o aftenu.m Mr. Crouch took , "'" " " 7"m . !' '' this snake from its box to show it to - .... ..-!,.. u-.,u in ill., Itilll i njou.i 1.1.01 . , tndmv fo PemnM. -At Jl.. .IL i fj fl I 1 1 " I a. .11 .I.;- fr its l.,t to show it , any tiara leeungs ag-a.usi nun. i .. ' .1 m. nrAke Hmltn mttrt cIM. vnlrm Aff The rattler was plainly in an ugly mood. Me was held at the neck ny the hand of Crunch, but the rear part I know H to be a sure cure for Indigestion and tta attendant affliction, nerrona debility. For the lis you that in spite of what he done 1 still cherish a friendly regard for that snake. Whv, when he was sick several months ago -when a fool boy weeka that I vaa on tne matrorm . . . , , i . .... i i.. of his UkIv tlescrilH-d writhing ' thu,-!, ,h, recent campaign I used Pe-I YTn , ' , 7., I I . k la curves and cluteh.il the fon-arm of runs regularly, and although I .poke "-ated him to death- .kill at With a sudden wrench two and three time eaoh dT my Tolce suaKe ami i y.o o in. " his owner. the reptile jerked his head Iikis.", the never failed me. I know that Peruns Is child. 1 rublied his back just like I,,.,,! ..nl ui. nnieklv and . s reliable cure for bronchial trooblea."- then the fangs settled in the middle Ken1ndy , , . ,. . ..' i- ..ui,..,,.) Will, If rondo not derlTS prompt sad satis linger of t rouch r.gl.t l a. d t h L fnm J, ,Vruni a scream ( rouch grabbed at the wr)t lt onrc pr )i,rtman, giring a snake with both hands anil Hung it ,utement of yonr ease snd he will ' awav from him. I be pleased to give you hi valuable ad- The snake fell to the earth, but lie- fore it could move Crouch pinned it down with his fool resting on the back of the head. 1 hen, recovering his eomiiosiin', he had a man lo cord t,,ri anj , was H.n ,m a car bound his finger tightly. At this time the rattier was sing ing a mad song with his tail; his lit tle wicked eyes were shining devil he was a human being and I blew into his mouth, and I revived him and saved his life. Ingratitude. "I was only trying to be kind to him when he bit nie. 1 could feel his neck wriggling inside my lingers and I thought 1 was hurting him by holding him too close. And all the time he was wanting to get loose so he con d sting me. W hen 1 loosened At the first sight of a bar- my grip he lifted his head ami struck bounded from the ear, me. I dropped him then ami pm vice gratia. Addroae fir. Htrtman, President of The Iiarunan Sanitarium, Columbus, 0, for town room he L.,ol..l in rvimt 1h.it he was snake- mv foot on hilll. bitten ami askiiia for whiskey. He ""I knew exactly what to do. 1 had ishlv, and he was hissing out of his disregarded a small glass that was made up my mind that whenever one distended muiitli When his liniar had been tightly bound Crouch reached down and gain seined the snake by the back t.f the. invk. He did not lift his foot up until his lingers completely en handed Id him and lsmght and of my snakes bit me 1 d Like a Mine , ...n - ..rl i... .l ..IT ll,,. ltut-t ilmj nmmtpo m one Dull, null a ruo oi lor m.iu m-i nun no ,i i, i raw spirits. Then he ran to the l'res- Hut I didn t have a kuilc or anytinng ' .. . . I. -., J .1 ........I ,i i..r in ll,,m,ii il to cm w in a hi mere as mu a no il.w t nie li h or I'rouc 18 in the en lo neip. 1 lie iwo men i hands were creatlv swollen: he was was showing the snake hi when he pirrleil the mvk of the rattler and he vtiMiit iiur mill sulferinc creat agony, bit me run away as soon as I was int. , i t 1 I.!- L..I.4 I .... . . : .11.. ... f I U I... . nv,.ll I,.,,, I tvau fell that ne couki seep ion iioio.i ciivsieians came nurrieuiy w iu ii uon i nmnuw-i ia.uu.i n"- Then he lifted the snake and stepped .,:,i nmi ii,.st mVe him rapid mnv- bit the second time. I reached now n i..u.rd the b.ii from which the rep- ti.,n nf n.,niMoiinn:iti of potassium, and Picked up the snake, and n His arms went lightiv corned lor seemed ui me i numei uuuomhui , , ... ,i. i .V. I...;.... I ,....l.l..,l Th,,,, 1, cn-ilin tiulled several Hours, llic nanus i-iiih 1 imuun ii. " i - leiised in order that the poison might his head loose easily, and reached oui ..i iw, na,Hni.il iMtmiKiiiall n nortion his mouth and sunk his fangs into ii,,. v. ' . . ., ,. ., i .i i . i J the Km v. Crouch s hands and mv other linger, imin woumis men arms, to the slioulders, an' several times llieir normal size. lie had sinkillLT spells. Hlld his heart liecame so badly allected that months and could never get him to eat. if Crom-h's collivlion of venomous snakes onlv the thru North Carolina rattlers remain. Two of tliese lie Uiught from a man in North Wiikm boro and the thinl he got in Ml Airy. "Twas the largest of the Caro lina snakes that bit Crouch. All of the rattlers except the oae that is at large an just as niisnnous as they were in their native state. "I didn't know how to pull their fangs," ex plained Crouch, "or 1 would have done it long ago. Yet they was easy to handle and friendly. 1 got to likiu' 'em michtv well. You see, 1 am a pour man. anil they made a Ii v- j ... r ,. 1 ... in lor me; inai s uieway i icu aunm 'em. Why, evcryliody in Winston kn.iws my snakes. I'm the only man in this State who ever owned rattle snakes that had given birth lo little ones in captivity. 1 here were three little ones, and nearlv everybody in Winston-ln.f. lllair, Mr. 1. II. Waynes, the Fries and others used hi come around and see my snakes and got well acrfuainlcd w ith all of em." A Surprise for Dr. Munroe. Crouch is 42 years old, and he is a crippled man, who has a good, hon est face. He is much concerned over the sad condition i f his menagerie, and Dr. Munroe and others at the hospital are doing everything they can to aid him in getting his affairs in order. When lr. Munroe was in side the little tent yesterday he opened a chest to get out some things, in compliance with I inuciis rtucst, and as he did so several snakes raised their mouths and hissed in his face. "1 forgot." said Crouch, with a chuckle, "to tell you that them king snakes was in there. Hut they can't hurt you at all. "Telf the people." repeated Crouch, as the reporter was leaving, "to please not hurt mv lexus rattier, lie ssucn , i . .. i a lrood nice siwkc ami ne conmu i hurt a flu d even II he d bite H an over. tile had been taken. .... . - ...... i Crouch had nckoned without his hotit. The rattler mvnifd lmssesscd of intense strength. Wis big. sinuous body crept out convulsively and once more the coils were on Crouch's fore- Arm The fierce head was pulled again fmin Crouch's close grip, and ruse a foot above the wrist of the owner. l( waH n,wwiary to inject strychnine Down came the head m me repine. rt liealed!v the Iain's were buried deep in the foreliniser of the left hand of Prniieh. Crouc h's left arm went out. The snake dangled for a moment, holding bv its teeth, and then dropped. ' Crouch gave a yell of terror ; for mvt care of his reptile, and (lashed out of the tent with a look of horror rin Ilia fare. IVith his hands were outstretched Crouch's Continued Misfortune. The Observer of a day or two later tells the story of Crouch's misfor tunes after lie was billon by the snake. At the hospital two days after the affair, the snake man talked in the reporter and Dr. Munroe. 1 he Observer says : Tragedy In a Tent. The thousands of people who Yliougl a cripple, his s.-eed was passed by Crouch's little tent in the wan. . fastatthatofapMfessionalsprm- gXtl' Consumption tragi I therein Crouch had no assistant. hen he was bitten and went to the hospi tal there was no one to look after the menagerie. Across the way there was alwavs some one lo feed the lit tle monkey. Hie prize pig and tin fearsome wild woman, but inside Hit . 1 .. . I .. .1 Kill.. nlT.,; it,.. I 'S5k ; ingoirihow;;;; Ti m cripple and8 h, fanSly of eight there and bind some ; - ....u li'itwl lii if i vi iiitil Ii irl. iir iilieil I -. e- I mutiny. A Fortune Teller to the Rescue. So the big I1! coon ran amuck. Salt pork is a famous old fashioned remedy for con sumption. "Kat plenty of pork," was the advice to the consumptive CO and 100 i years ago. Salt pork is good if a man can stomach it. The idea : U tViat fit is the hniinea pins. He climbed on ... . i the box ill food the consumptive necas i reoollfin(,( BIU, Uljed with ,lilt mnst. box until he had freed a black snake, ocuu tcuiuimuinsuLuinu- . Thn ... ...tuna a Joe. helour- m methnrt of feedinc fat to lecned nxister. Joe is more of a freak than a ngnier, aim ne ni nin e ioim-u fnvlv. The hrst thing I did was to ml my fingers tight." And that was all that saved your life," said Dr. Stokes Munroe. And then I came on here to the hospital," continued Crouch. .My arms and hands arc not so swelled up as thev were, but they pain me a irkkI deal." As Crouch spoke he held his arms straight up nom ins sides. They were swathed in ban dages to his' shoulders. Other Medicine Wanted. Mavlie this hospital medicine is .,il i-;.tI,i " Im livl in.,! "hut I don 1 know. They wouldnt (lo wnai i wanted 'cm to do. 1 tell you these are right m what they say snake bites and such things. If I'd got some ruckle burs boiled in milk and put em to my bites right awav I d a-been ait rigm. Aim i know I won't ever get well till that snake that bit me is deal. That's the reason I won't sell him. You tell that good old man, Dr. Dalton'-he's mv family physician that I won t sell him the snake, but I wish he'd HORSE HEN! He broke the chain thai held mm u. . ,,.e8tion. creatine of the - -r. . . wS - l top of the box in which the rattlesnakes his box ana si once siew one oi mr ; , - . , . , h, j r 01 -J .K hnri anil mules. and strength to horses and mules, the best remedy ol all is Disastrous Wrecks. Carelessness is responsible for iiiuiiv a railway wreck und the same causes are making human wrecks of sufferers from Throat and Lung troubles. Hut since the ad veut of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and olds, even the worse eases, fan lie cured. Hopeless resignation is no longer necessary. Mm. I -ois Cnigg of Dor chester. Mass., is one ol the many whose life was saved by Dr. Mug s New Discovery. This great reine- dv is Eiiaruiiteed for all Throat and Lung diseases by The Knglish Drug Co. Trice 50c. mid rT.OU. Trial bottles free. She Was Satlslied. Mother t hope that young man never kissed you by surprise t Diuighter Xu, inainii.ii; he ouly thinks he does. Not a Sick Day Since. "I was tnken severely sick with kidnev trouble. I tried all sorts of medicines, none of which relieved me. Due day I saw an ad. of your Klectric Hitters and determined to try that. After taking a few doses I felt relieved, and soon thereafter was entirely cured, and have not been sick a day siuee. Neighbors of miue have lx-eu cured of Kheu mutism. Neuralgia, Liver and MU nev troubles aniUieueral Debility. This is what 11. V. Iiass of Pied moot. N. C. writes. Only ,iOc. at English Druy lo s. Circus Medicine Was Best Doctor Want to get up, eht Ah I thought my medicine would fetch you out of lied. Tommy les, an' men oesiuea seen a circus poster. Asiicraft's Condition Powders! the alarm. Several of the midway n.,l.. li..!inl bin veils, but onlv one. the tlvpsy fortune-teller, was brave Stockmen who .miiHTh in enter th lent. She. slink- have used, with r . f i I m.Iii iii it fnim nervousness, ere il ms ue muiucicm i"i from dition powders recom- the coon. The coon at once seized the mended equally eood euinea pig that he had murdered tor norses, came, poui the consumptive. Pork is too rough for sensitive stomachs. Scott's Emulsion is the most refined of fats, especially prepared for easy digestion Fcedin? him fat in this way, which is often the only nd began to chew the dead body, try, swine, etc., will find J.. hilf th rattle Knf The Gypsy woman shoved the coon in Ashcraft s a remedy way, IS half the battle, but iwi) ,,e fi. ()I)en beneficial to horses and OCOU C.IUU1MUII UUO UIUI b than that. There is some- thine about the combination of cod liver oil and hypophos- tihites in Scott Emulsion that outs new life into the weak parts and has a special action on the diseased lungs. conf . n i tT . . . . .i , 1. 1-..... she saw, and turned her attention to muies oniy. n the snake box. Hurriedly she closed a cure-all, but invalua and fastened il, and then fled from bl for the purposes ii, i,.nt recommenueu. Only the two snakes escaped, the Ashcraft s Condition rowaers Khu-konAkn anil the rattler. The ire Dreoared from the formula of hlaeksnake waskilk"d on the erounds a nractical veterinarian ol over JO early yesterday morning; the rattle- years' experience, and when once i -3 A sample will be sent free upon request. rt M Ilk akM I SCOTT & BOWNE. CHEMISTS, 409 Peari St, N. Y. yx. sad ft; all dnifgixa, snake is still at large. Be Qentlo With This Wanderer, "And if you are going lo say any thine in the paper about the snake," said Mr. Crouch, "please tell thepeo- n! that find him not to hurt him. ' . ... . , , . His fangs are all out ana ne couiun i hnrt a tlv. These Charlotte people ought to know that snako uy signi. never bloat, the hair becomine He was in the wiwlow st Gardner's jjeeii glossy. Always high jewelry store for hmg Umo. He is pje, Prica 25 cents. Sold by Iri venrs old. aud I naven l been n.t. n,.P.mtiiin I able to make him cat a bite since i uB wx- used, horsemen will have no other. MM.1. I. , mmwtttw IK. I w hkv wfll rlllnc i ,. n.u iM fp . numnrr of yrar. tni Uut ISy hv nlml "''"f" UMI, 1M huitm ami m,.ip lhlf BumfM-tuni, anil w t,.mT".!'St!T Hi IT rpfMI lor in oi"- i-" ln ttM Aunn vnwii" v" i ' -h. no (MlMf -ENGLISH DKl'O CO.. ir S.C." Ashcraft's Powders fatten but A Runaway Bicycle, Terminated with an ugly cut on the lee of J. II. Orner, of rrankliu Grove, 111. It developed a stubborn n eer unvieldinz lo uoeiors mm - . '- n.. ivniPil ns for lour years, men llucklen's Arnica Salve cured. It' just as good lor Bums, Scalds, Skin L'-.... i ami I'll... u nl Klin- 1.1 lll,ll,'lin mix. lish Drug Co's. Room for All. lUniWliili An.-"" tt has been fiifiired out that Ran dolph county will hold the popula tion or the entire worm, Becoming to the last census reports. And that, were it divided equally, each man, woman nu cnua on rann would receive as his part more than four square feet of land. Sup posing the county to be 2 miles square (it is a little more than that) it contains l,S4.1,.w,4W square feet. The population of the world is estimated at about a billion and a half. Doesn't Respect Old Age- It's a shame wheu youth fails to .hn tirooer respect for old age, but lust the contrary In the case of Dr. King's New Life Tills. They cut off maladies no matter how so trie sud irrespective of old age. Dj spepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Con stipation all yield to this perfect .A ... ... i. Oi... Dill. ZJC M iUlglwa 4rug owre, the killine. There hsve lieen all sorts of ru mors," suit! Mr. (ieer, "almut whal Mrs. J.iy lias said, most of Iheiu being without foundation. 1 Uiu here to tell you the truth of the sad nlT.iir as given out by her to me last Weduestlay." Mr. Geer related the story to your correMiondent, he says, just as il was told hiiu by the wile of Dr. Jay. He says Dr. Jay came home Fri day night perfectly sober. Brought his little girl a pair of shoes ami cloth for a dress. That uight he sit down ami played with his children until ! o clock, when all wenl to bed. Almut 1 1 o'clock he screamed aud called for Mrs. Jay, who has tened to the room as quickly as imis sible. She found him perfectly stiff and sweehlcss and could not raise him from the lied. Alter running him with camphor and alcohol she then ran to her uncle's, Mr. Thus. Dillingham, a distance of alsuit two hundred yards. She said she was gone four or live minutes. Cpou her return, accompanied by her uncle, they found he had torn his night clothes into small strips laud gone from the room. Mi's. Jay asked her live -year-old daughter, who was sleeping with him, where her father had gone. She replied that he bad gone into the kitcheu. Mrs. Jay and her uncle entered the kitchen and found the stove and diiiinir table turned upside down and most of the dishes brokeu into hundreds of pieces, but Dr. Jay was not to lie found. After search ing for some time, they found him under the porch, without a rag on his buck, wet, smutty and bloody looking perfect I v awful. Ho had a dinner in his hand, pecking mi a rock. He could not sjH-ak and was stitl as a Isiard. 1 lie two emleav ured to raise him and carry him into the house, but without ellect. Mi's. Jay then wenl to a neighlxir's (whose mime Mr. deer lias lorgoi ten ) for more help. When she re turned with the geiitlemau, she found that her uncle had succeeded iu getting the doctor into the house by milking him crawl. He wits placed iu a chair and a lame iinilt was spread over him. At this juncture he spoke, asking where he had lieen and who had .eratehed In in un so badly. He uskeil Hint his feet and face lie washed. Mrs. Jay complied with Ms wishes. He then asked lo is1 nut to bed and for a bottle of med icine. He was put to lied and the medicine L'lven him. in a lew nun ntes be was nsleen. The neiglilsir returned to ms home and Mr. Dillingham remained for the night. Early the following inorniiiL' nil were un but the Hoc lor, Mrs. Jay asked her uncle to remain with Dr. Jav until she went to a neighlxir's house and 'phoned for Dr. Met lain. Neariiur the house, npou her re turn she heard an awful fuss inside ..ml luMruii to run. Wheu she reached there she met her uncle cominif out of the house running " ... .... llesereamcd to her to go back, nr, Jay followed him as fast as be could rnn. .Mrs. Jay iniioweu me uw-un, When Mr. DilliiiL'liam came to i Imi Im-iI. wire fence he crawled throiiL'h. Dr. Jay went against as though there was no feuce there, and fell over it on the other side. llv the tiuie Jav got up his wile hail reue bed hilll. She asked him "what was the matter and what lie was doing V He did not answer, but crossed back over the fence where she was. nicked her up and sVarted as fast as he could run with her towards the creek. Ho had imtten but a short distance when he stumbled and fell over a little embank meat into the bushes and lu iurs. Ouick as a flash he sprang to bis feet and started to the house runt iu his feet would carry him. At this noiut Mrs. Jay remembered that her children were alone in the house, and she began screaming at the top of her voice lor neip. near- hieb they supHMrd he intended putting a match to and burning the house and biinnelf. Mrs. Jav said when they started to j;iil w ith her husKiml be wrote her a uole, but that sheeoiilil not read anything iu it except "pray for me." The note was not an swered at all. Mrs. Jay told Mr. Gerr she did nut want her husband hanged, but that she never wanted him turned loos uguin. She said I she lielieved the doctor was insane, that he positively bad not betu drinking, and that half the news palters printed rcjiorts that were not true. Mr. I ieer says Mrs. Jay w:is uot sick when he left her that she wa helping with the work about her brother's or uncle's house. Mrs. Jay did not see her children after they had been killed. She said she hud ralher not se them, and that she never e.vSH-ted to see her hoiiiei again us long as she lived. i She told Mr. (ieer that she had stood more thau she thought she! could: that one never knew what they could stand until they had it do. M rs. Jay says she k uows her hus- luiud is or was it.saue; that no sane man could have committed such a deed ; that Dr. Jay loved his chil dren dearly, and was always kind them. Dr. Jay s trial has been postponed in order to give time to get exiiert testimony on insanity. A Display of Dress Goods that w ill bear comrori: un with lanw c'.ty stocks. Here you will find Zcihcliens. Ch.viots Uran.its. Scotch Hixture and I'lsids, I'.road Cloth. 5il!i.iu. Canvias Weaves. Armours, etc You will make a mistake if you do not ;ic this splendid stock of Dress ti-uds a look before purchasirs. No trouble to show you these goods- Cet our pri.es and be punted. aCL, ft , i , ( it j , ; Fall i?A Winter CLOTHING. Those appreciatint High C.raJo Clothing Guaran tctj by the manufacturer w ill do vs ell tu see my line before buying their fall suit- I have tried to give the people of Monroe and vicinity the very best that money wiil buy. Buy none but Strouse Bros- iuaranlced. They are as cheap as others- 5cc my line of boys' and children;.' clothing- 1 can snve you money. Sole fluent lor riy lines ol Shoes can't be mntched in any town- You will find all of the Hamillon-Iliown Miots-the very best makes; also the celebrated Hess Shoes for men- 5urprlsed at Young Roosevelt. a-hltiirtuil llMMit4-h ti Ni- Yurk Cri-... One of I he most interesting inci nts of the American public school svstem to the memls'rs nf the .Mose- Kdiicatinnal Commission of Ia'H- ... . i . .i. i on. winch are suuiving siiuhu nietiusls in this cimiitrv, is the ilis . . . . . i . . i covcrv thai yuenuii uooseveu, nie president's youngest son, is a regu- nr attendant at. one or the public j hi mis here and that he goes and; conies unaccompanied. The visiting dueators insixvteil this school and i plied the superintendent, A. T. Stu-, art, with questions. I hey wished.: specially, to know how the safety of; the Roosevelt Imy was guarded and ; ow the superilitcndeiit kept the school "sehvt" and let only the chil dren of I he "best families" meet him. When assured there was no attempt at cxclusiveiiess and that the sou of the corner grocer or the blacksmith was on Hie same footing as the child of the president, the visitors mar velled greatly. "No U'tler instance could nave la-en offered of the real meaning of American democracy," said one of the commissioners. I.AI)li:S' WRAPS, all the newest styles- Don't buy any thing in Wraps before you see me; I can snve you big money. Our Millinery Department will be one of our net departments this season and we will give nothing but the latest and most stylish hats Our trimmer is young, but old in experience One hundred new fall ready to wear Dress Skirts from $100, $150, $2 (HI to $15-(HI. New Waistings in al! the tending styles, cheapest to best. A. LEVY. Dark Hair " I htvt uuil Aver t Hiir Vigor for a r ""y y,r, tni though I iin ptu eigtity yein oi (t, yet I hivs not t riy hair la nr htd." . Oo. Ytllotl, Towios, M4. How Old Is Ann? alienor Star. There is a problem going the rounds of the press as follows : Mary is 21 years old. Mary is twice as old as Aim was when Mary was as old as Ann is now. How old is Ann f That's the ques tion ! N'ow, how old is Aunt From nil accounts Ami iH one nf these irals whose ace "noliody never can never hud out! ' Good Advice. Iltirlmin Sim. Never condemn your neiglilsir unheal d, however many the accu sations preferred against him ; ev ery story has two ways of Is-ing told, and ustice requires thai you should hear the defense as well as the accusation, and renicmlier that the malignity of enemies may place you lu a similar position. Not Room for Both. Chirl.iUr New. One of the sad things almut the death of Mrs. Nation's husband is that he did not carry her with him! The Family Genius. Mr 1'nrlf Jim h lot -hi-nif fur ullluln tniwr: Twill iin mow In ft mlmilf llian ulcam ili In lull mi hniir. II k,-i"n riinnln' lj nn'nlKhl ; ru cml.ln I k,-plt .(III. 11,1. -n IKoiu jri-l. bul I'm ! Jim hr II will. It'll nly fair that irh hrnrnu-lnr l Hi- iw Shuulil M,,rt n' take tlitiiK" l-aoy an' lir Um. arnunil th iilat-i. An' ihmiiih he a,-n'l work hlmwlf, tlew with mlnila wM-ne The hrlp iHMlrrlly lll p-t from I'm-lr Jim r nat'liine. Thfn.'li'tniif mnni-y In II h(n lip fflta It In mntMI. w lip awakpii' niithta lr fpar tlipm mini. ma ill la' atiilr. An' pvpry Unit wr put ftnothpr murtimifp on Hip ila it'H pa' trtfip. an'lip ki-pa maniilln laPP. If mlvMr "llthl ' ninitiiH n' II hPl) 5u TIip cirrlpiit Hip rppnt wltpnycmr fmurp la Ah'p"pp prj umlpful Dlilm fur fplpln' all Thimiih hr haan't parnvil tpn dullara my wnpk In aptpml par.. -Waahlnmiin Star. HOESSS AND MULES! Wholesale and Retail. We mean all that rich, dark color your hair used to have. If it's gray now, no matter; for Ayer's Hair Vizor always re stores color to gray hair. Sometimes it makes the hair grow very heavy and long; and it stops falling oi the hair, too. IINaWMa. Utnnktt. It yvm tmnlH lwa ori,lf y imJ . nM dollar MmI ill r" ram a bstiM. Ita aura aartaliathaaaaa it worn ' ' Pipraa otB.-a. Aln ' J.U AltCO..Loll. Ml Our buyer lias just returned from tbc West with two ear loads, our second supply for this fall. If you w ant one, a doen, or a ear load, it. w ill pay you to eome to sec us. We have and keep in stock all kinds at right prices. Heed this notice and we will save you money. E. A. Armfield & Sons. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars re ward br my ctse of tiUtth that can not be cured by Hall'i Cartarrh Cvre. F. J. Cheney & to., riopneior, Toledo, Ohio. W. Ilia ondersinned, bve known p I rlirnrn lor the pifat u yar,and tvlipvn him oerfectly honorable in all butinets tranaactioni, and financially able to carry out any obligationa made by llieir finn. w et i uax, Wholeaale DrUfgiita,Toledo,0, W.i.DiHG. Kinhav & Marvin, Wholesale DrBgRitta.Toledo.O. H.ll'a Catarrh Cure ia taken intern ally, actinc directly upon th bood and mucoul tuifacea of theyitero. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggiata. Telimooiala free. . Hall'i Family Pilla tra tha beat. Don't Blame the Cook if Your Bread Is Poor, n But in tlio riituif Imy rnw-lain l'uti'iit Klimr. It in the U-st flour Unit i iin I prmliiri-.l by moili-rii iiiiichim-ry anil nothin(f but llic tini-Ht u liciit cwwii is ummI in its lnniiiifm-lurti. Just rrivi-il: Ni-w Crop ut Flukes, l'n-purt-d Buokwlipat Flour, Miiiinliiin Biickwlii-Ht Flour, Ni-w Mairaionl, Straiued Honey, Imported Syrup, I'in M-mey Hi-klin. If you wmit the lim-st cup of eolli-e yon ever drank, try tiiiekiiKP of Fiwnirr I'oiri-e, unil liesiiles Ki tlinK the flnejit coffee yon also p-t a H iilKeit Silver After Dinner Coffee Spoon in ev ery package. Hiwiveil even week b expiitw Xmiimlly'ii Fine Chocolates and Bon Hon Fnh Cake Craokers and Wafers received each week. tug L6ij Gro6ery'Go.