THE MONROE JOURNAL.
K. r. btASLEV. I - .
Tuesday. May Jfl. IflUS.
Only the Ouilty Sutter.
Judge rw-Llew stirred a hornet'
nest at the rornt term of (iwlfor-i
Superior Court on account of hi ac
tion in disposing of cm- for violat
ing the liquor law. It wm brought
out in evidence that an otlicer. with
out a search warrant, hai broken
into a man house aud OouhwaleU
aouie whiskey he found there. Judge
Peebles wanted to know where the
ortitvr got Die authority and was told
that it wm given in an amendment
to the I'tuTter of Creensboro enacted
by the last legislature. Ilia honor
thinks the act unconstitutional and
refused to peniut a conviction under
it lie also threw out several whig
key case where the evidence had
been obtained bv a paid apy, the
spy being a half-witted negro.
Some of the Morallv Stunted hav
lieen much "holped" up by Judge
Teebles ruling, and there is renewed
talk about individual nghu, liberty
the ganctitv of one s home, etc. It i
true. Judge Peebles' decision are in
avordance with old-fashioned ideas
of Iiemocracy, but we had as well
realize first as last that those ideas
are out of date. The Supreme (.'our!
has sustained the I tnon county law
which makes the possession of
quart of liquor prima facia evidence
that the owner thereof is engaged in
the illegal sale of liquor, and it w ill
sustain the amendments to the
tlreensboro charter or any other en
actment, no matter how inquisitional
or subversive of the idea of individ
ual rights, so long as the ostensible
purpose of the law is to suppress the
whiskev trathc. Smpaw is under
the ban and those who try to talk up
for him are wasting breath. Statea-
ville Landmark.
The only thing that anybody has
been able to find wrong about the
I'nion county law is that it catches
the guilty, and this hurts the feel
ings of lots of folks. We would like
for some one to point out a case in
which this law- has worked a hard
ship on anylxKly who hadn't already
broken the law or was fixing to do so
as quickly as possible. I'nder this
law an otlicer cannot search w ithout
a warrant given on the oath of
creditable partv that he believes or
has reason to believe that the accused
is keeping liquor for sale. The edi
tor oi tne landmark or any other
honorable man could keep a barrel
of liquor in his house in Monroe and
uever lie molested. Hut in this busi
ness, as in everything else, there are
a great many silversmiths who cry
out lest their business be molested
Philadelphia is said to be the most
rottenly governed city in the world
In that city and in the State of Penn
sylvania they don't know what a Dem
ocrat lexiks like, they are so scarce.
The people have been plundered so
long by the corrupt ring that runs
the city and State, that thev have
seemed not to care and take the w hole
thing as a matter of course. But the
latest deal of the corrupt aldermen
was so monstrous that even Philadel
phia arose from its lethargy. The
proposition was to lease the gas plant,
which the city itsel.' owns, to a pri
vate company for seventy-five years.
The company bought enough alder
men to pass the measure, but fortu
nately for the city, the mayor was too
good a man to stand for it and he
vetoed the lease. With the dogged
determination of men who proposed !
to do what they set out to do, the
aldermen were preparing to pass the
measure over the mayor's veto if pos
sible, and a great fight was prevented
by the withdrawal of the proposition
at the last moment by the company
asking for the lease. A big gather
ing, led by Charles Emory Smith, the
other day adopted the following reso
lution:
"Resolved, that we, the citizens of
Philadelphia, without regard to party
or place, do hereby before (Ion and
man, pledge our life, liberty and sa
cred honor to the complete overthrow
of despotic methods in municipal af
fairs and the restoration of American
principles for which our fathers
fought, and which shall ever be our
glory while we remain worthy to be
called their children.
Think of what must be the situa
tion when such resolutions become
necessary ! The shackles of corrup
tion are too strongly riveted to be
broken at once, but if the Philadel-
phians can realize what a situation
they are in and get well ashamed of
it, something will have been gained
All honor to the honorable mayor!
It is given out from Charlottesville,' A Happy Story From
Va., that the cost of the thai ol J. , tt- p.
Samuel HcCue, hanged at Charlotte- Union County Farm,
villa last winter for wife murder. www
amount, to mors i than $10U). and f s F
attorneys for the State are trying to I . .
collect the amount out of HcCue' ea-' ru rf W waU h fof best
tata. This looks a trifle hard to' article on "How 1 made or saved
hang a man and then make him pay ' more money than usual last year,"
for it But it may be just Stair-' j cjKiwinjj arti, le was writ
ville Landmark. Wn by j M4.4.lllkll llf ,iut
Cue you haven't seen the story anJ pubUlJu,j ia ,lie Firntt.r
that McCuewaant hanged at all. and f .,,rl. The story, after a few
the implication that the money of his b the auU y M follo
estate has been used to pay for tlie
farce of hanging and his escape to
another clime. This story is no doubt
a fake, but if it were true it would be
no more wonderful than that they
actually tried to hang so prominent
and wealthy a man. In North Caro
lina they would never so much as got
the rope around his neck.
The latest alleged scientific discov
ery is that a preparation of bee stings
is a sure cure for rheumatism. In
proof of this it is said that no tender
of bees ever has rheumatism. I -est
rheumatics get alarmed it should be
stated that the slings are separated
from the bees before application.
What Teachers Would Like to Uo
to tb Assembly?
To lh Twkni at t'alua Covin, :
There is be no summer school or
institute held in this county this
summer for the teachers, but an un
usual opportunity for improvement
is offered to all who will attend the
meeting of the. Teacher's Assembly
in Oreensboro. A special eltort has
been made by the ottieers of this or
ganization to make the meeting this
summer the very best in its history.
The citizens of (Ireensboro have con
tributed most generously tea fund the
amount of w hich has made it possi
ble to secure some of the foremost
teachers in America to take part in
the proceedings. To hear these men
and ladies will be an inspiration to
those who go to the meeting and I
hope very much that I'nion county
will be well represented. Our teach-.
ers are making very decided improve
ments in many of the schools of the
county and those who go to the as
sembly this summer will receive a
great deal of encouragment and will
be greatly helped by the advice of
these practical educators, some
whom represent the country schix
If anv teacher in the country is think
ing of attending this meeting to lie
held June 13-It), he should noti
W. D. Carmichael, City Schools,
Durham, X. C, at once.
I should be very glad to help
make up a party ot ladies and ge
tlemen from old I'nion county and
to make all necessary arrangements
for board and transportation. Hie
railroad rate will be one fare for
round trip ticket. Will you go with
usr If so drop me a card.
J. 1). Hast,
Supt. Monroe Schools.
(This is a very kind offer of Pro;
Rant's, and all of our teachers who
can possibly go should avail them
selves of this opportunity. It is es
timated that the total cost will not
be over $ 10 for those, who go from
here, those who are thinking
going stiouia write rrof. fast
once. R. F. Beasley.)
nls.
CAUSES OF FAILURE.
Btwi At
If Col. Henry Clay Grubb of David
son county keeps on, he will soon be
one of our mainest men. While on
his way home from the trial, in
which he was acquitted for killing
his brother-in-law at church, he was
shot at by a negro. He has offered
five hundred dollars reward for the
capture of the negro alive and two
hundred and Gfty if he is dead. Col.
Grubb no doubt has the impression
that since the jury let him off for
killing a man, it also gave him the
right to set a price to induce others
to kill one who 'only shot at a man.
Mil .!. I
i ne cown ei s norsrs nave aiso run
away with him since the trial He
ia a coming man.
Try a pair of those Merrick shoes
fur women at The People's Dry
Goods On. All styles of oxfords.
Qvwr Rhwu That Hava
ignad For Bankruptcy.
The petitioner in the court
bankruptcy was a vouug mmi
aristoeratie birth. He hud inherited
fortune of f2,tXHI,iKK) at the age
of twenty-three. Now, at twenty
mi, he was a bankrupt.
How did vou come to run
through vour money at this rate!'
asked the judge.
A love of food ruined me, air,
the bankrupt answered. "I gave the
beat and costliest dinners America
has ever teen. One of my din iters
a dinner of ten covert cost 910,'
000."
"Foolish young man," murmured
the judge.
This judge at the end of the ses
sion talked about the strange res
tons for their bankruptcy that torn
bankrupts would give.
"A bachelor of thirty-five," he
laid, "apjiearcd before me owing
something like $75,000 for gambling
debts, $20,000 for wines, $4,500 to
his tailor, $15,000 to the jewelers,
$1,700 to hit haberdasher and $1,'
100 to hit norist. When he vat
aaked the cause of hit bankruptcy
be answered:
'An inability to negotiate any
more loam.
"The weather often causes bank
ruptcy. A succession of warm win
ter! will make skate manufacturers
and sleigh manufacturers snd fur
rien go under. A succession of cold
winters will ruin the hotel men snd
the shopkeepers of summer resorts.
Weather unprecedented! y dry will
send to the wall tha handlers of in
dia rubber goodt waterproof coats,
overshoes, gum boots, and to on.
insects hardly visible to the eye
have caused the bankruptcy of flo
rists, farmers and fruit growers. One
of these insects, the phylloxera,
made bankrupt the whole island of
Madeira, Getting among the vines,
it destroyed them utterly.
A woman insurance agent once
pleaded in my court that a deprecia
tion of beauty til the cause of her
failure. She had been making $7,
000 a year, but an illness seised her,
and this illness impaired her beauty
greatly. 'Before and after photo
graphs of her were showa, snd I
must admit that her looks had suf
fered much. Since her illness she
had been unable to make much mon
ey. Men bad not listened to her as
before. Her income, in face had
fallen from $600 to $7J a month."
Chicago Chronicle.
Try a bottle of Hexioaa Liver and
Kidney Care. Sold by L. 8. Helms.
Combs, brashes, sod all kinds of
rubber goods, at McCenley's Jfev
Drug Store.
Twice at the foot of the hill.-First
When we weather-beaten, half
starved young men, in obedience to
orders, reluctantly stacked our mus
kets at Appouutltoi, and, with
crushed hearts, sileutly ended our
way homeward for hundredsof miles
amid scenes of desolation, marching
forty miles in a day in our eagerness
to know whether or uot the holm's of
our childhood in North Carolina had
gone up in smoke, and our mothers
aud sisters, for w hose protection we
for four years sutlered the privations,
endured the liardsltips and braved
the storms of w ar, had gone dow n in
the general w reck.
Second When, after several years
at school, and many more spent in
an educational, moral and religious
camiaign for the betterment of my
kind in the land of my birth, but
before the tidal wave of mterest in
education set in, before the ground-
swell in temperance sentiment shook
oil the saloons, and although the ene
my had come in like a IUkJ, the
hour seemed not to have struck for
"the Spirit of the Ird" to put him
to tlight I was forced to the wall.
and became a land tenant, paying
high rents and higher time prices
a veritable state of slavery.
Rising a second tune from the
ground. Ten veai-s ago a friend con
sented to help me buy a oor clay
farm. It was considered "a dry bone,"
but, being well located, at the cross
ing of two public highways, was at
least good "dumping ground." A
friend, well informed, said to me, "It
is the hardest place 1 know." Anoth
er said, "Flint rucks! White oak
ridges! My l-ord, man, you don't
know this country!" Nevertheless,
1 faced the situation. lu other days
fiiends had thronged around me, but
now there was ample leisure for
work.
During these ten years I have re
paired the dwelling and built to it;
looked after the grove and old fruit
trees; set out a large on-hard; built
a large garden and made it rich:
built a good hen-house; built a large
cow and hog pasture, in each of
which runs never - failing water;
straightened out the fields and cut
them loose from the woods: taken
up stumps; gathered up rinks and
hauled them out; terraced the hill
sides and leveled the rows; cleaned
off and ditched the meadow lands:
increased the fertility of the soil by
diversified farming, coupled with
stock raising, by deep plowing in
preparing the land, but never deeper
than thoroughly dry; by manuring
liberally with home-made and com
mercial fertilize:, judiciously com
bined to suit the cmp and the land,
by practicing a modified system of
rotation of crops, and bv raising
leguminous crops.
We live in the cotton belt, and cot
ton is our main money crop; but
there are four kinds of land on tl
place, and one or another of these
adapted to every plant that grows in
this latitude; hence we raise many
things to sell and to use. If any
liner wheat ever gre out of tl
ground than I have raised here, the
it would ue worm going a long jour
nev to see.
In l'.HK) I-ander Secrest and J. I
Orr walked out into some of m
heavy headed wheat, which averaged
feet high and stood so thick that
if a rabbit tried to run through he
would have to follow the drill.
One year in mid-summer J. A. Se
crest called on me, and, noticing
large crib packed full of corn, said
I did not know that this was a corn
country.
The secret of making fine wheat
lies in the seed, the seasons, the
quality of the soil, the fertilizing and
most of all in the preparation of the
seed-bed: i.e., crushing to dust every
inch of the surface 2 or 3 inches
deep and no more; and of making
corn, dry, deep, thorough prepara
tion and frequent shallow cultiva
tion.
last year we run a three -horse
farm. Two of my sons and I followed
the plow. The other children did
the rest. I held the fort, as usual
until April; attended to the stock
prepared the year's supply of fire
place and stove wood, pruned the
fruit trees, grapevines, Gg bushes,
raspberry bushes, etc. We had good
stock, good tools kept in good order
knew how and were able and will
ing to handle them. We broke all
of the stubble and bottom lands with
No. 13 two-horse Oliver Chilled
plow, cut it twice with a disk har
row, and then ran a heavy smoothing
harrow over it. r rom the 1st of Apn
to the 20th of July we kept the
horses stepping and the hoe hands
going early and late. Some of our
neighbors waited for rain, but we
knew that while the drought pre
vailed was me time to bestir our
selves. During these nearly four
months of ideal weather all of the
land had been well Drenared. manure
put out, crops planted at the right
time, and in good order, thoroughly
cultivated and laid by.
From the Z5tn of July to the 25th
of September nun was plenteous,
and the land did its best Then fol
lowed two months of very dry weath
er, and a late frost
All crops were harvested as they
matured wheat, oats, bay, peavines,
tops and fodder, cured perfectly and
stored away in a large and excellent
barn; corn cribbed, cotton picked as
it opened, dry end free from trash,
and put into a cotton bouse, then
ginned and sold or put into another
bouse; cane cut, some fed to stock,
some made into sorghum, than which
there is nothing better this side of
the finest boner but Journal read-
en know the quality; sweet potatoes
carefully dug out of dry earth and
hilled under shelter, wrapped in pine
tags and dry sand.
I mowed the meadows and pea
fields with a layering nuk hiue, an !
reaped the wheat, oats and rye wiia
a grain cradle, as is my custom
With one or another of us an rvix-rt
in all farm work, and with a steel
range, a Unnestic sewing machine
and a I At) washer in the house, the
farm hand and domestic servant
problems didn't bother us. We saved
doctor s bills and did our ow u black
smithing and wood work.
Last year 1 sold cotum. cattle, pigs.
pork, vegetables, fruits, molasses.
potaUies, butter, chickens and eggs.
1 firinerly sold corn, oats, w heat and
nugh feed, but now I Ui fix- to
stu k. l-ast year I kept fifteen head
iif cattle, three brood sows. i4icsnn k
hog and four fattening hogs.
11 v stalls are all built around
platform, and the sUrk eat through
openings, so that nothing is trodden
under foot.
ily trim rreatru a sensation in
Charlotte last summer The guests
of the ( entral and Kuford hotels
me cutis oi neiK itnw ami others
enjoyed the fine, ripe, nicely handled
tigs and grapes. Hilly M, r- said
tne peaenes were tlie luiest l.e ever
saw. The pears sold at 1.23 er
bushel, tlie dem n-staurant took i J
bushels of apples at j 1.25 per bushel.
the grocerymeu were glad to get the
second grade at 1 1 er bushel, the
choice apples were in demand at a
nickle apiece, and K. II. .Ionian and
his friends feasted their eves on the
yellow beauties and laid it to the
land! Ha. ha, ha'
last fall I was entertaiiii-d for two
days at one of the best hotels m the
Mate. The fare was sumptuous, but
nutritious, well-prepared food on the
farm is better. The fanner has fust
hoice. There are things which
money cannot buy.
Recently I visited at her beautiful
home a noble woman, the mother of
thirteen children, my faithful friend
for thirty-five years. As we talked
of past trials, she suddenly exclaim
ed, "But you are in high clover now!"
And may every n-al farnu-r, who
honors Him who "giveth the in-
cnase, who loves his fellow man.
and who makes the happiness and
efficiency of his family the prime
consideration, be always "in deep
lover.
Against a Cat-attropha.
Frank It. Stockton's "lit formed
Pirate" has a harmless and alsorli
iug (Ki-uiwtion. To kvi hiiu-elf
out of mischief lie had tukrii to knit
ting tidies. 1-oiulou M. A. 1'. say
that among the classes held at tlie
east end of London for the instruc
tion of the Kor was one d-ou-d to
amliulance work.
(hit- dny a woman came t say that
her hustiaiid had Ih-vii drinking im
moderately and to U-g that some
thing might If done for him. A I
clergyman sought him out, prrsuud- j
ed him to become a nioinU r of the
cluh and put him into the ambu-1
lance clans. ,
In a short time the man tiecame j
earnest in the work and was a reg
ular attendant. '
"How is vour man doing now ?" j
aked the clergyman the next time
he met the wife.
"He never goes to the 'pub,' sir," i
taid the proudly. "He ends hit I
evenings at home banduging the
cat." I
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The Mexican Liver and Kidney
Cure never fails to help yon. Tor
pid liver, kidney complaints, liil
iousiiess, etc., get out before it.
For sale by L. 8. Helms.
A aaraaaa TVat atapaaS Nana.
AnhUbhop Tait of Cauwrbury
ooce made an effective use ol a trr
BtoD. laming do a Hollow ay hill.
he was evnfrvntt-d by a runaway
horse, wuh a heavy dray, aiakm
straight for his earnave. 1U threw ,
a trniion in it fav. The uirt was
to bewildered by the fluttering leave
that it twrrtnl and paurd, the
driver regained control, tlie sermon
as picked up and the buhop pro-1
reeded on hi way. "I don't know," ,
he taid to his eouiiamou, the pres
ent archbishop of York, "whether!
my feriuon did any good to the con
gregation, but it w w of considerable
service to nivwlf."
Cataa.1 Re-
A lady residing near Ixvndon hat j
a hearth rug whah is probably
unique. It ia computed entirely ot
the skins of her decuawd film iiets.
her eats died she had the tkm of
eah tanned and added to the rug,
w hu h ia now complete and contains
the skin of fourteen dead "pus
mc." The rug is entirely of one
edor. black, as the lady in question
has always made a pflnt of keeping
cats of that color. On the reverse
n.li' f eui-h skin there is an iiiM-rip-tiou
nvordmg the name of us dead
owner and the period during which
he or she was the lady's property.
Wanted, ltMHj pouuds of country
hams. iHwter tirocery Co.
List -Takers' Apixn'ntments.
VitUT I- herft.y ivn llit trw l.lt T4rr
fur llic --rri (.. tiliiiM .tl I itloH -.uiitt . N
t' , will u at fii follow in iii -- mt tli lintv
iiAiiitvl. hrii ahtl when all itfww-m itfr
aittl tat -arr in Ilivir ( tihti arr f-,julrvl
Ut return t.thf laker lot takatum I'f Ift
var tiall rfl "lale-. irrsiial ir..trriy.f!r .
ti it'll fa'h 4. fit- -hail n on the tiri tlay f
June or -t-all lw rv.(tm-,l to tfli lit then. All
ir rru.)t- ltteit ihr air of 11 ami
r. tv to lit Hum i H11 tturintf h- miiif
it- Kt-tttMi iif .r...i-rtv aii'ltfi tiiat in f H
Ail 1 1 ron w no art nam nr a tm lax, ami
fan to iftVf ThtMii-e-Uewi in. ami ail l ti
,r.jTt aiiilfai! to h-t it. a ill l t-liartfrtl a illi
,!( t'le- no (at ami anion iny oiiui ouisr
at In-fhafk't-a'!-. uttlfw- at ifa-rv KfU
thfrvfur lw rt-tult-rvtl to tlit Hoard of 4'omm
.nit-m on or Iwft.rr Hit -i Moii.tat III tTl. lwi
Lotur' at of. Jiuif Iwth.
hn.-f. June Joth.
'ohum w t.,rf . iuttf l-t
Jtio I Hf hit Jtinr if ml.
I uioii Ills. Ittiif irt
joliu t (.rutin , J u lit- iiih
I A. t -I.O.NTZ. I 1-1 Taker
At t'lhe H'liich. Juiic
At warl Wtool H.nif, Juitr Hth
t W A A nt in . Jum Till.
At Natitt - June Hi It
Al Kuto, Jutif wih ami loth.
I J f. KMKI. I.i-t Taker
Ajijt..iiittufiir for ttic oilivr i lanwliitw arr
itriutt-ti on lotirtn ttr of till Miatr .
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Is the general ring of true bargains that we offer here this week.
A goodly number of real values are ready for the exacting and
discriminating shoppers. Come, you'll witness a bond of sym
pathy between our prices and your pocketbook. It's no wonder
our stores are always crowded because it's a daily occurrence
at our establishment to hear papa, mama and child exclaim,
"Why didn't we come here firstP" See, they tell it to others
until now it seems the great mass of trading humanity to-day
are to be found at or on their way to Eelk Brothers'.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS.
Belfa Linen Finish Wahtin 10c.
This is the goods that looks and wears like
linen, :tli iiichea wide, I'-'lo. quality, Very
eheap at... . . lOe.
It :t7. solid colored Organdy iu blue, red,
pink, greeu, Murk, ete. This week priif l
every one . - e.
.Tl in. white I. K., worth I.V., speeial
price - Iih
.'is in. hII w'miI Tauiim in ri-eam ami light
ahiMlew, very salable and stylish. This week,
price . . 4 So,
11
Dotted Curtain Swiss.
SiNH-ial lot new iHlterns Klubmidered (nr
taiu Sw i.sx, small and large dots ami figures,
l.V. quality al . loe. yd.
Straw Hat.
All the new shapes and weight in men's
and hoys Straw IlaU, I'V. .itl.2."i
I'll nam a Hats, the very latest ern-et nIihm,
s-lls ut .VtKi, our sMH-ial price ts
ltig line New KiMmhi in plain and fancy.
New line Lilies' Collars and liolta, w hite.
black aud colors.......
.10e. to rule.
11
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FAY SH0LES
.ightest Touch. Highest 5peed
Interehaiigealile (iiiiiages and
platens from Mj to L't inches long.
Il ls the largest niimU-r of pine
Ileal leal ii i es ever ciulHHlied III out
machine.
Correspondence solicited.
.1. P. 1AVIS, Southern Manager,
Atlanta, da.
A larfc Plant, Fiseat Ttiola, High Onitlv Work, Cnmtilrte Ginning ihitfita. Hmt Clranlng
SyMca, Kntftnaa at y lea,) Itoilara, tew Milla. UOOELl CO Um H CkrWtto, U, C
A New Addition to Our Past
Growing Laundry Business
We will have at once a first-class man to take charge of
our Cleaning and Pressing Department, which we intend
making a success, and that will depend entirely on
LADIES' FINE
SHOES
Our Queen Quality
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Lines of Oxfords are
AND
OXFORDS
neat and dressy.
We never had such a superb
assortment of Iw Cuts, in
cluding Tans of both Kid and
Russian Calf, the ribbon ef
fects in regular Oxfords and
and I'.luchers, as well as the
stylish Gibson Ties, tjueen
(juality Shoes grow in popular
favor every day bwause they
are smarter looking than other
shoes and have a distinctive
style which does for a homely
foot what a Paris gown does
for a homely figure.
For Style, Fit, Comfort and Quality they are THE BEST.
Opening up new goods every day; just what you want; come
and see for yourself.
W. H. BELK & BRO.
Cheapest Store on Earth.
.(i'li"W".".-kvw
ajejr.:
Do you Need a Good Farm,
Saddle or Driving1 Horse?
If so, we have them and will sell them at bar
gains never before heard of. Also a lot of well
broke farm and draft mules to sell at bargains.
Just Received a Solid Car Load I- and 2-Horse Wagons
The best wagons on earth for the money, and will be sold for cash or on
time. A lot of Buggies, Surries, Phaetons, Bikes, etc., at bargains that
will surprise the natives. We are prepared to make or sell you any
kind of Harness you want at bargains. Remember, monev saed ia
money made.
The Sikes Company.
YOU
All work guaranteed to be first-class at reasonable prices.
Club rates can be obtained on application.
We clean and press gentlemen's suits, ladies' skirts, over
coats and kid gloves. We also dye any garment.
Laomdry Work.
Our work at first was not what we intended, but tak
ing in consideration our machinery being all new and our
help inexperienced, we did remarkably well And now,
having our machinery all trained and all help thoroughly
xperienced, we will guarantee you first-class work, espe
cially in the collar, cuff and shirt departments, and this
we will make a specialty.
Monroe Steam Laundry Co,
Phone 149.
SIMULTANEOUS CHESS.
Whnt is known a limultancmu
chess is my popular recreation of
tlie master. In this as in blindfold
ciirss one man plav many Rami.
but w ith all the boards in ii'lit. O.
8. Ikrnntein of Herlin recently en
gaged aeventy-live hoard at one and
tlie name time. IMIdlmrv hat en
gaged ait high ai fifty. The (train
on the mind ia not ao great as in
blindfold chew, and the master,
walking around and around circle
of board, ia able to engage them,
one after another, nrfn comparative
ease. evertlielexs, liiRhlv anecial-
ized mind ia necta-carr for a aiicceM
ful performance. Naturally auih a
minit rom-cmnited on one board dit-
play the moat precise foreaiglit, for
not only noea the master know fair-
well in advance Jimt the kind of
moreu he will make throughout a
game, but his knowledge of ita tech
nique enables him to divine the kind
of moves his opponent will make.
It come wry near to mind reading.
-Everybody' Magazine.
Ma Propoaal
Together they were looking over
the evening paper. He had been
hanging around for til month with
out coming to the point
"Oh, my, how funny!" ht said.
"Whatiaitf-heaakcd.
"Why, here' an advertisement
that says, 'No reasonable offer re
fused !' "
-What' so odd about thatr
"Nothing, nothing,", she replied,
trying to bluh; "only tho art my
sentiments exactly."
We are Ready
for you for 1905. j
trer
aur Qrapaa.
Ethel It is useles to urge me to
marry you. When I aay no, I mean
DO.
Jack Always?
Ethel Invariably.
Jack And can nothing
change Tour determination
once you make up your mind?
fcthel Absolutely nothing.
Jack Well, I wouldn't car to
marry I girl like that anyhow.
Prescription filled with perfect
accuracy and diapmtch from pnreat
drag, ftt MoGviley'i New Drug
Store.
when;
Hardware and
Farming'
Implements.
The largest stock in this section of
the State, bought before any advance;
therefore when farming operations are
begun, good business judgment would
dictate that you go where the largest
and best selected stock is, and where
you know that goods were purchased at
bottom price.
Heath-Lee Hardware Co,