THE
MONROE
JOURNAL
VOLUME XIV. NO. 23
MONROE, N.O, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10. 1007.
One Dollar a Year
The Spoilers.
By REX E BEACH.
CsprrWkt. 103. by Its I. lull, -f
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-At I'nalasks Glenister
ami in-xiry, gold miners bound to Nome,
save a young woman from a party of
allocs. Tne three sail north on the
Santa Mna, the girl a a stowaway in
the miner 'a caiim. while the men go be
low. Dextry has been warned to guard
his claim and to beware of a man named
McNamara, who barked by the courts,
is (Too to Nome. The (firl overhears
Uk'iiiiiU-r sav he ronaiilers her "spoils
of war." II -The girl, carrying im-
Ewtaiit papers, had left Seattle for
omeon the Ohio, which, with small
pox aUiard, had been quarantined at
L'nalaaka. She had fled from the Ohio
in order to reach Nome aa soon aw pos
sible. Ill The pirl tells Glenister her
name ia Helen Chester. She is "bring
Inp the law" to Nome. He tells her he
will guard his mine himself. He kisses
her against her will IV-As Helen
leaves the cabin on the ship's srrival at
Nome she is seen by Mrs. I'hanipian of
Nome. Struve, the lawyer whom Helen
has come to see, is found drunk. Glen
IkUt saves Helen from accidental shoot
ing. Glenister atid Dextry take Helen,
for safety, to their mine, the Midas.
CUAITEIt V. .
IX the lives of countries there are
erliH-s where fur a hresth dmtlutea
lie lu the laps of the gods and are
Jumbled, heails or (nils. Thus are
marked distinctive cycles Ilka the sev
en ngee of a uisn. and. tboui;n perhaps
they are too lubtla to I nefcetrml ai
the time, yet, having smiiiik pant the
shmlowy mlli'stniint, the eioclis dis
close themselves.
Pwh a eriod In the progress of the
far northwest wns the l'.Mh tiny . of
July, nltlioiu;h to tltose concerned in
the building of this new empire the
day appealed only aa the dnte of the
coming of the law. All Nome gath
ered on the siimls as lighters drought
ashore Jmlite Ktlllman and his follow
ing. It wus held tilting thst the 8eu
stor should lie 'the ship tn siifeguard
the illgulty of the Brat court and to
Introduce Justice Into this laud of the
wild.
The Interest awakened by his honor
was augmented by the fact that he
was uiet on the hem-h dy a chnruiliig
girl, who flung herself upon hlui with
evident delight
'1 hnl's his niece," snld some one.
"She csuie up en the flrst bout, Name's
Chester. Swell ksikcr, ehT
Another newcomer attracted even
more noth-v than the llmli of the law;
gigantic, well groomed man, with
keen, close set eyes and that linlefln
alile easy movement and mllsheil liear
Ing thai iimie from ronlUlvnce, health
and travel, t'nllkii tlie others, be did
not dully on the leach or display much
IntereHt In his siimmndlngs, hut with
purimseful frown strode through tlie
press ii Into the heart of the city.
Ilia companion was Ktruve's partner.
Dunham, a middle aged, uikmib man.
They went directly to the ofllccs of
iHuihnui & Strove, where they found
the white hnln-d Junior partner.
"Mighty glml to meet you, Mr. Mc
Kamara." snkl Htnive. "Your name is
a household word In my piirt of tho
country. My iwople wore mixed up In
Dakota politli-s son ewhnt, ao I've al
ways had n great ndiidrntlon for you.
and Tin glad you've come to Alaska.
This Is a big country, and we need
big men."
"Old you have any trouble r Pun
hiun Inquired when the three had ad
journed to a private room.
"Trouble." snld Ktruve ruefully.
"Wclli I wonder If I did. Mlsa Ches
ter brought me your Instructions 0. K.
and 1 got busy rluht off. But tell ine
this-how did you got the girl to act
as messengerf"
"There was no one else lo send," an
awered McNumora. "lunhHin Intend
ed sailing on the first boat, but he waa
detained lu Washington with me, and
the Judge hud to wait for us at Seat
tle. We were afraid to trust a atrnn
ger for fear he might get nirloua and
examine the pnis-rs. That would have
meant" He moved Ills hand elo
quently. Struve nodded. "I J14
know what was In tlie documcntsT'
"Decidedly not' Women and busi
ness don't mix. I bope you didn't tell
her anything."
"No; I haven't had a chance. Bbe
eemed to take a dislike to me for
some reason. I haven't seen her alnce
tho day after she got here."
"The Judge told tier It had something
to da with preisirlng the wny for his
cuart." said Dunham, "and that If the
paper re nut delivered before he
arrived It Slight cause a lot of trouble
-litigation, riots, bloodshed and H
tluit. He filled her np on generalities
till the girl was frightened to death
aud thought the safety of her uncle and
tlie whole eountry deieoded on her." v
"Well," continued Struve, "Ifi dead
easy to hire men to Jump claims, and
It dead easy to buy their rights after
ward, particularly when they know
they haven't got any. IUit what course
do you follow when owners go funning
for your
McNamara laughed.
"Whodldthstr 1
"A benevolent, stiver haired old Tex
an pirate by tlie name of Dextry. ne'i
one-half owner In the Mldaa and tho
other half mountain Hon, as peaceable,
you'd Imagine, as a benediction, but
with the temperament of a Geronlmo.
l tent aalloway out to relocate tho
claim, amTbe got his notice, up la the
night when they were asleep, but st t
a. m. he came flying back to my room
and nearly hammered tho door dowa.
I've seen fright 'In varied forma and
phases, but he had them all, with aoine
added starters.
"'Hide me out, quick r he pauted.
"'What's upf I asked.
" Tve stirred up a breakfast of grti
sly tienr, smallpox and sudden death,
aud It don't set well on my stuiumlck.
Ia4 me In.'
"I had to keep him hidden three days,
for this gentle mannered old cannibal
Manicd the streets with a cannon Id
hla bau., breathing fire sod pestilence."
"Anybody else act upl" queried Dun
ham.
"No; all the rest are Swedes, and
they haven't got tlie nerve to fight
They couldn't lick a spoon If they
tried. These other men are different,
tlumgh. There are two of them-the
old one and a young fellow. I'm a lit
tle afraid to mix It up with them, and
IT their claim wasn't the best lu the
district I'd say let It alone."
"I'll attend to that." aald Mc.N'siasrs
Struve resumed:
"Yes, gentlemen, Tve been working
pretty hard and also pretty much la
the dark an far. I'm groping for light
When Mlsa Chester brought In the pa
pera I gt busy Instanter. I clouded
the title to the richest placers In the
region, bnt I'm blamed If I quite aee
the use of It We'd Iw thrown out of
any court lu the land if we took them
to la What's the game blackmalir
"Humph!" ejaculated MfNanmr.
"What do you take me for?"
"Well, It does seem suiull for Alec
McNuiuara. but I can't eee what else
you're up to."
"Within a week I'll lie running every
good nil ne In the Nome district."
McNamara's voice was calm, but de
cisive, his glance keen and alert, while
about lilin clung such a breath of
power and confidence that It compelled
lieltef even In the face of this astound
ing speech. ,
In spite of himself Wilton Strove,
lawyer, rake and gentlemanly adven
turer, felt his heart leap at what the
'other's dating Implied. The proposi
tion waa utterly uist liellef, and yet,
looking Into tlie uiau'a purposeful eyes,
be believed.
"That's big-awful big-ton big," the
younger mau murmured. "Why, man,
It means you'll bsndle IW.ntm a dnyr
Dunham shifted his feet lu the al
ienee and licked his dry lips.
"Of course It's big. but Mr. McNa
mara's the biggest man that ever came
tn Alaska," he said.
"And I've got the biggest Scheme
that ever came n-irlh, barked by the
biggest men In Washington," continued
the politician. "I-ook here!" He dis
played a typewritten sheet bearing
parallel lints of names and figures.
Struvo gased Incredulously.
"Those are my stockholders, and
that Is their shure In tlie venture. Oh,
yea, we're Incorporuted-uuder the
laws of Arizona; secret of course. It
would never do for the names to get
out. I'm showing you this only lie
cause I want you to I satisfied wbju's
behind me."
"Ixinl..riii satisfied," said Struve,
laughing nervously. "Dunham was
with you when you figured the scheme
out. and hit met aotno of your friends
In Washington and New York. If h
says It s all right, that settles it. Hut,
say, BupNse anything went wrong
with tho company and It leaked out
who those stockholders are?"
"There's no danger. I have the
books where they til be burned at the
first sign. We'd buve had our own
land laws passed but for Sturtevaut of
Nevada, curse him. He blocked us
In the senate. However my plan Is
this." He rapidly outlined his proiosl
ttou to the listeners, while a light of
admiration grew and shoue In the
reckless face of Struve.
"By heavens, you're a wonder!" he
cried at the close. "And I'm with you
body and soul. It's dsngerous-tbat's
why I like It." '
"Dangerous?" McXauiara shrugged
hla shoulders. "Hub! "Where la tlie
danger? We're got the law, or, rather,
we are the law. Now, let' get to
work." '
It seemed that the bos of North,
Dakota was no slutftrard. He discard
ed coot and waistcoat and tackled the
documents which Struve laid before
hi in, going through them like a whirl
wind. Gradually he infected the oth
er with his energy, and anon behind
the lockas.1 door of Dunham Struve
there were only haste and fever and
pkit and Intrlene.
A Helen Chester led the Judge to
ward the flamtmyaut, three storied ho
tel ah prattled to him light heart edly.
The fascination of a new land already
held her fast, and now she felt. In ad
dition, eecurlty and relief. Glenister
saw them from a distance and strode
forward to greet them.
He beheld a man of perhaps three
score yean, Wnlgn of aspect aav for
the errs, which were neither clear nor
steady, but had the trick of looking
past one. Glenister thought the mouth,
nn Mither weak and vsrlllstlns. but
the clean shaven face waa dignified hf
learning and acumen and was wrin
kled In pleasant fasbhin.
"My niece ha Juat told me of your
vervlce to her," the old gentleman be-
Rickets. 0
. Simply the visible sign that baby tiny bone
are nut forming rapidly enough.
', Lack of nourishment it the causa.
Sec H' J LmuUion nourUhet baby
entire r item. Stimulate! and make bone.
Exact7y. what baby need.
ALL DRUGGISTS! . AND 114
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taa. "I aaa happy to tw you. sir."
"Beside N-Ing a br knight and
assisting ladka ha distress. Mr. C.k-nU-ter
is a very greet anj wonderful
auan." Helen explained lightly. "He
owns the Mklaa."
"Indeed:" aald the old man. hi
shifting eye nuw resting full on the
other with a flash of unmtatsksMe In
trrest "I bear that Is a wou-lerful
mine, nsv yoa begun work yet?"
"No. We'll commence sluicing day
after tomorrow. It baa been a bite
print. The mow la the guUh was
deep and the ground thaw slowly.
We're been building hot aud doing
dead work, but we've got our wen on
tbe ground waiting"
"I am greatly Interested. Won't yon
wslk with us to the hotel? 1 went to
bear more about theso wonderful
placers."
"Well, they are treat placers." aald
the miner a the three walked on to
gether. "Nobody knows bow great be
cause we've ouly erratched at them
yet In the first place, the grouud Is
so shallow and the gold la so easy to
get that If nature didn't safeguard us
In the whiter we'd never dare leave our
clslius for fear of "snipers.1 They'd
run In and rob us."
"How much will the Anvil creek
mlue produce this summer?" asked
the Judge.
"If hard to telL 1r. but we expect
to average $5.0U) a day from tbe Mi
das alone, and there are other claims
Just a good."
"Your title I all lear, I dare say,
ehr
"Absolutely except for one Jumper,
aud w don't take hi in seriously. A
fellow named Galloway relocated us
one night last month, but be didn't si
lege any grounds for doing ao, aud we
could never Bud trace of hhn. If we
bad, our title would be as clean as
now again." II aald the last with
peculiar luflectkm.
"You wouldu't use violence, I trust?"
"Sure! Why not? It baa worked all
right heretofore."
"But, my dear sir, those day are
gone. Tbe law la here, and It I the
duty of every one to abide by It."
"Well, ierha It Is, but lu this coun
try we consider a man's mine as sa
cred a his family. W didn't know
what a lock and key were In the early
time, and we didn't have any troubles
except famine aud hardship. It's dif
ferent now, though. Wby, there have
been more claim Jumped s round here
this spring than In tbe whole length
and history of the Yukon."
They bad reached the hotel, and
Glenister paused, turning to the girl as
the Judge entered. When she stnrted
to follow, be detained her.
"I came down from the hills on pur
poee to see you. It has been a long
week"
"Dou't talk that way," she Interrupt
ed coldly. "I don't care to hear it."
"See here, who- make you shut me
out and wrap yourself up In your
haughtiness? I'm sorry for what I did
that night. I've told you so repeated
ly. I've wruug my soul for that act
till there nothing left but rcpeut-ance."
"It la not that," she said slowly. "1
have been thinking It over during the
past month, aud now that I have gtilu
ed an luslgfat Into this life I see that
It wasn't an unnatural thing for you
to da It's terrible to think of, but it's
true. I don'pnean that It was pnrdou
Sble," she continued quickly, "for It
wssu't, and I hate you when I think
about it, but I suppose I put myself
Into a position to Invite such actions.
No; I'm sufficiently broadmiiided uot
to blame you unreasonably, and I think
I could like you In spite of It Just (or
what you have done for me. Hut that
Isn't all. There Is something dcicr.
You saved my life, and I'm grateful,
but you frighten me always. It Is
tlie, cruelty In your strength. It Is
something away hack In you lutlfm
and ferorion and wild and crouching."
He smiled wryly.
"It la my local color maybe, abmrhed
from this couutry. I'll try to change,
though. If you want luu to. I'll let
them rope and throw and bruud me.
I'll take on the graces of civilization
and put away revenge and ambition
aud all the rest of It If It will make
you like we any better. Why, I'll even
promise not to violate tbe person of
our claim Junqier If I catch him. and
heaven know that means that Sam-
ion ha parted with his locks."
"I think I could like you If you did,"
she said, "but you can't do It. You are
savage."
There are no club nor marts where
men foregather for business In tlie
north-nothing but the saloon, and this
Is all and more than a club. Here men
congregate to drink, to gamble and to
traffle.
It wa late In the evening when
Clenlater entered the Northern and
passed Idly down tbe row of games.
pausing at tbe crap table, where he
rolled tbe dice whea his turn came.
Moving to the roulette wheel, he lost a
tack of whites, but at tbe furo "lay
out" hi lock waa better, and he won a
fold coin on the high card, w hcrcii'ion
be promptly ordered a round of drinks
for tbe wen grouped about him, a for
mality alwaya precedent to overture
of general friendship.
A be paused, glass In hand, his eyes
were drawn to a man who stood chute
by, talking earnestly. The asiect of
tbe stranger challenged notice, for he
stood high above his companions, with
a tiecullar grace of attitude In place of
the awkwardness common In men of
great stature. Among those who Were
listening Intently to the man's care
fully modulated tone Glenister recog
nised Mexico Uulllus, the. ex-gambler
who had given Itextry tlie warning at
t'nalaska. As be further studied the
listening group a drunken man stag
gered nncertslnly through the wide
doors of the saloon and. gaining lght
of the tall stranger, blinked, then a-
proacbed hlin, apeaklng with a k.nd
Voice
"Well, If '(ain't ole Alee UcNamara!
How do, y ole pirate?"
McNamara nodded and turned bis
back coolly upon the newcomer.
"Don't turn your dorsal fln to me. I
wan' to talk to ye." ,
McNamara continued hla calm dis
course till he received a vicious whack
on the shoulder. Then be turned for a
moment to Interrupt hla assailant'
garrulous profanity:
"Don't bother me. I tat engaged."
"Ye won' talk to me, rb? Well, I'm
tola' to talk to jron, aee. I gueea you'd
listen If I told these people all I know
about yon. Turn around bent."
HI voice was menacing and ittract-
ft) teneral notice. Observing this, Mf-
Naiuara addressed buu, bis word
dr..lug riesr. cum-lae and n-id:
"Ix.n t talk to me. Ton are a drunk
en nuisance. Go away before some
thing lis p lens to yon."
Again be turned away, but tbe
drunken man eetard aud whirled hlia
about, reeatlng bis atmae, encouraged
Dy this alareut patience.
"Your partha f. aa lusts nt gentle
men." McNsmara laid a large white
ami manicured band spun the flannel
leev of tlie miner and gvutly escorted
hliu UiixMigh the entrance to the side
walk, while the crowd smiled.
A they cleared tlie threshold, how
ever, be clinched hi tut without a
Word and, raising It stnx-k the kit
hilly and cruelly upon the law. Ills
victim fell silently, the lack of his
bead striking tbe boards with a hollow
thump; then, without even observing
bow be lay. McNamara re-entered the
salooa and took np hla conversation
where he had been I iterrupted. Ills
voi.-e waa as eeenly regulated a bl
movemeuta, betraying not a sign of
anger, excitement or bravado. He lit
a cigarette, extracted a notebook and
Jjjtted down certain memoranda sup
plied bisu by Mexico Mulltn.
All this time tbe body lay across the
threshold without a sign of life. Tlie
buzi of the roulette wheel wss re
sumed, and the crap dealer began his
monotonous routine. Every eye wss
fixed on the nondialsut man at tbe
sir, but the Uucuusciou creature out
side the threshold lay unheeded, for
In these men's code It behooves the
moat humane to practice a certain
aloofness la the matter of private
brawl.
Having completed hla -note. McNa
mara shook hands gravely with hla
companions and strode out through the
door, past the bulk (hat aprawled
across his path and without pause or
glance dlanpicarcd.
A dozen willing, though unsympa
thetic, hands laid the drunkard on tlie
roulette table, where tbe bartender
poured pitcher upon pitcher of water
over him.
"fie ain't hurt noue to sr'ak of,"
said a bystauder; then added, with en
thusiasm: "Hut say, there's a ma In this here
cuuip!"
TO UK txi.NTINl'ED.
Crazy On Subject ol Religion.
Albemarle. N. C, Au. 30. Mr.
Imuol Harris, of liig Lick township,
has been confined in the county jail
here owing to a severe attack of re
ligions insanity. His case is a pecu
liar one and reminds us of the Dark
Ages. last Friday while attending
a protracted meeting at liig Lick he
was converted and united with the
church at that place. On Saturday,
the day on which he with a number
of others was to be baptized, he vent
to the water, but when the time for
baptism came he refused to have the
ordinance administered to him. At
that time nothing was thought of
his being off, but it was believed that
the reason for his refusal was due to
family trouble and objection, as his
wife and father-in-law are Primitive
liaptists. After the others had been
baptized and the congregation had
gone back to the church Harris told
the minister that he was the one to
talk to the congregation; that he was
(od. He then said that the Devil
was in the church and rauat beejeckd
at once. He claimed that if he was
removed the church would be clean.
Thereupon he proceeded to beat one
of the brethren over the head in such
a manner that tho bystanders were
compelled to hold him until the sup
posed Devil could get out. He then
demanded baptism and when the
minister again wnt with him to the
water he refused the second time to
be baptized, saying that God would
not permit a just man to be baptized
by the Devil. He went home and
tried to kill his wife, and became so
unmanageable that his friends were
compelled to bring him to Albemarle
and place him in jail.
liurnardavillfl, X. J., has been
stirred np as never before on ac
count of the discovery that the
body of a 1:1 year-old girl, who was
buried recently, had been tukeu
from iU grave and mutilated. A
lot of jewelry buried with the body
was si ill iu the colli u uutonched,
but the body was disemboweled
and the internal organs removed.
A reward has been offered for the
ghouls, who are believed to lie med
ical men.
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Account of rvthods by Which
This Sensational Vicld Wa
nde in 5outh Carolina Twenty-Seven
Year Ago.
a. g W vile Is rn"lve Farmer.
In IVMI the yield of onis nn an
ite re of land in l-aiiraster county
created tint intuit attention. It hits
been Miuitiwbut dilliciilt to ulttuiu
sn-curate information in n-piril to
this ) ield, but a very clear account
is given iu the subjoined Idler to
(onimitwioiier atwin from thcHnu
of the farmer lio made this reconl,
which im iMrhui never la-en sur-ptMHt-d:
Lancaster, a ".., Aug. 21, VM7.
Your favor of 17th iu.sl. received.
I will gladly give you all lite infor
mation I ran, which was der i veil
from my father many years ago.
1. The yield ol outs per acre
12 bushels.
2. Kind ofonts Kcd Kind Proof
variety.
3. Kind of soil gray top noil
with red clay wilt soil. TLe lot
where the oats were ruined contain
ed a fraction over three acrwt, and
is the lot now owned by Col. I'roy
Springs "Mm which is located the
Koddey Ixmrding Iidiino.
4. Time of sowing, early fall 1
think iu Octolier.
,1. Time of reaping I think in
May, 1S7!I, or lsu.
U. Manner of preparation -the
land had been planted iu cotton for
several years previous, and each
year had lieen tlioiouirhly sub soil
ed with u long sub soil plow drawn
by two large-mules. K wh year lot
manure, manure from tho Istrk lots
slid ditches of the town, as well
stable manure, was broadcasted
over the tield and plowed under
with a two-horse Oliver rhilled
plow. Ilefore the cotton was plant
ed a compost preparation of cotton
teed, acid phosphate uuil stalile
manure thoroughly rotted was put
iu tho drill, and lifter the cotton
was up, one or two side appliea
lions.
At this time the lot was in fine
condition, the top noil for eighteen
inches iu depth licing practically
"made earth." The spring before
the year the oats weie planted, I
think iu M.iv, the field was broad
uasted iu cow peas, which were cut
in the fall. hen harvested, I re
memlicr they resembled a dense
matted wilderness of vines. A two
horse Oliver chilled plow was used
to turn them in. And it will be
noted that the vine, as well as the
root, was turned iu. I rememlier
a large heavy log chain was attach
ed to the beam of the plow to drag
the vines down to prevent the plow
from clogging.
t. The manuring this has lieen
partly answered under six (U)
alsive. After tho pea vines had
been plowed under, lot and stable
manure were broadcasted over the
Held and plowed under.
Six bushels iter acre were plant
ed in the following manner: A mau
went across the Held sowing two
bushels with the hand, then came
back iu opposite direction with
two bushels more, and then went
ci'oiwwise of the former ditections
with the remaining two bushels.
The onts grew to a height of six
feet. They were cut with a cradle
by hand. 1 rememlier that there
was only one hand who continued
work in reaping; and he could not
make a full sweep with his cradle,
as it would lie full before he could
make a half swing around. The
oats were thrashed and huuHiired
by Mr. W. Mel). Brown of this
place, and Mr. in. I huwards
(now dead), who owned the thresh
er. Tho large yield created a sen
sation at the time aud was written
up by the papers.
I regret that I cannot give you
an approximate aiaount of the cost
of raising the oats, but I am confi
dent there was a handsome profit
iu the yield.
Four Hundred Bushels on Three
Acres.
Durham lleralu.
Mr. L. A. Carr, North Carolina
manager for the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company, is not only a
well eqiiipjied business man, but he
is also somewhat of a farmer. In
side the e.ty limits he has three
acres of corn that is superior to
anything seen in this section of the
county.
This three acres of corn, of which
Mr. Carr Is very proud, is on the
Isittotu just oflf South lliike street,
and Inside the city. The corn is
planted 20 inches apart and in rows
that are three feet apart. The en
tire three acres are matted with a
growth that cannot lie lielieved by
one who has not visited the place
and looked for himself.
On each of the stalks of corn
there are from two to seveu ears,
uever less than two and sometimes
as many as eight, and these are all
of a size that shows good corn will
be made. Within the lat week or
so several large farmers who are in
the city visited the corn patch, and
the reporter went over to see what
they said tbey saw. It is wonder
ful. The stalks are ou an average
of at least eleven feet in beighth,
and the prospective yield looks to
be as great as could lie expected.
Lvt year Mr. Carr raised 120
bushels of corn to the acre on this
same land and he says that bis
crop his year is tbe best that be
has ever bad. He expects to get
400 bushels from these three ares.
Monroe U rah am, the courier who
carried the news to (Jen. Sheridan
that his troops were being attacked,
and brought the general from Win
chester, 20 miles away, in time to
torn the tide of battle, died last
week at Chester, I'a.
v ny i uiecn cents i anea pcrorc-
V
NaiOira r.ti. J "U f itttl
TheMuurt "Alecks," "Ls'busi
ih-nh meu" of Hie South who laugh
at an honest t-ITort being made to
get the true value of oil ton thin
j full, or l "i cents per ouud, point
jes-riiigty to the failure to get that
! price ui the winter of t!iMi. Tbe
j failure to get 15 cents for the lul
aweuf the unsold portion of the
crop of l!Hi.( was not due to the fact
that sMt eottou was not worth 15
cents. It was due to the unfortu
nate fact that at that time the
whole South was hoiieycomlied
with "wiie limws" and ''bucket
shops," and to the further fact that
thousands of farmers did not at
that time realize their strength.
The repreMeututivesof the "buck
et shop" interests, aided and abet
ted by hundreds of local cotton
buyers, plead a ith tbe farmers and
succeeded in luirUfing them to sell
their spot col ton and buy cotton
futures iu the local gambling dena
of the small towns and cities of the
South. The result was what the
sm-culators and buyers were pray
ing for. A heavy avalanche of
spot cotton came ou the markets at
12 to l'.'J cents to supply demand
and au enormous "long" weak in
terest created iu the bucket shots
anil exchange of the country. Thin
condition was ideal for the Is'ansh
speculator and as the market was
haiiiiercd iiiiiuinerahlo "stop loss"
orders were encountered, ami soon
the iMiltom (lmped out. But the
wire homes, bucket shops and big
exchanges paid dearly for that vic
tory. The oM'rators of those local
deus of iniquity have lieeu driven
out of the country and never more
can their line Italian hands lie use 1
to checkmate a fair and honest ef
fort made by the South to get the
true value of the cotton crop.
ThoHC fellows, the little liears, who
were put out of tbe nice little
games they so cunningly manipu
lated, are mad with "llarvie" aud
the Cotton Journal.
We never do expect to get their
forgiveness la-cause their forced re
treat from the South was the iuomI
ignominious one ever recorded iu
the annals of modern history. Xo
Isnly nowadays worries over their
absence except some of our "so
culled business men," nor has the
country gone into the hands of a
receiver as wits so freely predicted
when the legislatures were making
ready to lay the strong hand of the
law ujMin these petty pirates if they
hail not moved and moved prompt
ly. Col ton is twenty dollars a bale
higher now than w hen we had the
little Is-ars aud their institutions
with us.
Obituary.
Mrs. Julia A., w ile of H. Nailer
Deeso, was Ihiiii July 10, 1X7,
died Aug. 2.1, l')07, aged :i(i years,
I month ami l 'l days. She was the
daughter of Isaac and MirriauiKe-
ziali. hen very young iu life she
joined the Methodist I'rotestant
church nt Old Taliermicle. Thus
she olieyed the injunction, "Ke-
memlHT now thy creator in the
days of thy youth." She was a
consistent member of the church
she joined and lived a consistent
christian life. She was affect innate
and dutiful as a daughter and sis
ter, true and devoted as a wife and
mother, kind and open-hearted as
a friend and neighbor. In all the
walks of life she exemplified the
traits of a godly woman. When
the end rame she was ready for the
summons. She expressed herself
to her father in th presence of
many friends, saying, "I am pre
pared to meet my Uod in peace;
my snivel ing will end here; I am
going to heaven," and said to her
father aud many friends, "Meet me
in heaven." She leaves father and
mother, six brothers and three sis
ters, a husband and live small chil
dren, many friends, neighliors and
relatives to emulate her example
ami meet her in tho home of the
good. The writer conducted her
funeral ami burial nt the Dunlap
cemetery on Saturday, Aug. 21th,
1!H)7, in the presence of a large
congregation showing much sym
pathy and respect.
A. J. Bl kitt s,
Pastor of I'uionville Circuit
THE flOTHEK.
How Her Mind flay Impress Uoud
Dualities I pon Her L'nborn Child.
Some Uuic of Exercise and My
trne She Ought to Observe.
Mu.v Hurry Miller la Tbe fr.trlm.
The mother should iu justice to
her child, exert all the powers ai
her command, to m all that she
would waut her child to be. The
mind has so great an intluenceover
lite, that she may make of her child
anything she may wish while it is
in the prenatal state. A mother
may transmit to her child any tal
eut which she may persistently cul
tivate at tbe time. The mother of
Mozart was so determined that her
unborn child should lie musician
that she kept the idea constantly
iu her mind, aud thus impressed it
uku the teuder personality of the
iufaut,
It is not an aWlute necessity Air
the mother to poeMrwi the louged
for taleut. If her mind dwells con
slant ly upon it, aud she earnestly
desired it lor her child, her wish
will lie gratified. The future miud
and body of the child is iu her
power, she may make it what she
wills.
It is to be hoted that no woman
will allow false ideas of modesty to
jeopardize her life aud that of her
child, by wearing tight clothing.
Any pressure is harmful, and will
cause a train of evils. She would
liest observe the ancient Itoman
law which required every woman
enciente to remove her giidle.
Surely people of this enlightened
century should be as wise.
She must often overcome the ten
dency to indolence. A life of mod
erate activity is liest calculated to
preserve her health aud that of her
child. Kven the most robust wom
an will tiud it uecesHary to shorten
her usual rouud of duties and econ
omize her forces; she will not tie
able to stand long or walk great
distances. Exercise is of vital im-
IMirtance, but she should stop at
the first signs of fatigue.
The living and sleeping rooms
must be kept well ventilated.
Kvery day they should be well
aired, aud without extremes of heat
or cold. Flood them with sunshine
whenever possible, for even plants
will turu pale and die if kept iu a
dark, ill-vent Hated room.
lutelligeut bathing is a great fac
tor in her life at this time. The
shower bath should lie avoided, as
it produces too great a shock, aud
a hot bath is too relaxing. A tepid
bath at bedtime will often relieve
extreme nervousness or give re
freshing sleep, of which she should
have from eight to teu hours every
night
I f the ex pectant mother w ill keep
constantly in mind the fact that
she can, through her own powers
and liersomility, transmit to her
child a iierfect Ixsly, beautiful fea
tures, a cheerful disposition and a
good mind, is not the combination
worth striving fort
Will Sue for His Beard.
George Palmer, a wealthy New
York State farmer, has brought
suit for f'JO.tMH) damages against
John L. Keisler, a New York city
bailier, for the loss of bis beard.
Palmer went into Keislnr's shop
and says he told the barber to trim
his ward. He dropped olT to sleep
aud the bartsr shaved off his whis
kers. The application of a wet
towel woke Mr. Palmer and he
woke to find his face roliled of its
adornment, of which he was very,
very proud, hn raged, he sought a
lawyer instanter and prepared a
suit
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
good for anyone who needs a pill.
iliey are small, sale, sure, little pills
that do not gripe or aickMi. Sold by
S. J. Welsh and C. N. Simpson, Jr.
There are a great many people who
have slight attacks ol indigestion and
dyHprpsia nearly all the time. Their
(Mid may satisfy the appetite but it
(ails to nourish the body simply le-j
cause the stomach is not in fit condi
lion to do the work it is supposed tc
do. It cao t digest the lood you eat
The stomach should be Riven help.
You ought to take something that will
do the work yu'ir stomsch can't do.
Kodol For Indigestion and Dyspepsia,
a combination ot natural digestants
and vegetable acids, digests the food
itself and gives strength and health to
the stomsch. Pleasant to take. Sold
by S. J. Welah and C. N. Simpson, Jr
Bishop Johnston of Texas, in
preaching a missions sermon at
Oyster Bay last Sunday, said the
church could not collect more than
five millions for missions, but that
over sixty millions were spent in
this country every year for chew
ing gum.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy
one of the best on the market. For
many years Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has constantly gained in lavor and
popularity until it ia now one of the
most staple medicines in nse and hat
an enormous tale. It is intended
pecislly lor acute throat and lung dis
eases, such ai coughs, colds and croup
and can always be depended upon
It is pleassnt and safe to tak and is
undoubtedly the best in the market
lor the purpose for which it it in
tended. Sold by English Drag Co.
Seaboard HeaJguartera to Qa la
Atlanta.
Attain Jmi
The general offices of Ihe 8e
tioard Air Line Kulioad Company,
now located at Portsmouth, Va.,
will Ih moved to Atlauta w ithin a
year's lime.
Although no official information
haa beeu given out, it was learned
Thursday lh.it Ihe removal of lhe
hwliurters of the road has Uvu
almost definitely decided Upon.
The principal reamm for moving
the general offices to this city is the
fact that Atlanta is geographically
the center of the eutire system.
The New llirmitif liani division, the
Savannah aud Moutgomery, the Co-
lumoia, bavannali, Jacksonville
aud Tampa branches of the Sea
iHiard in Florida aud the operation
of the Macou, Duliliu and Suvau
uah, with thesecuriuirof the tnu-k-
age rights into Macon, make it im-
Iterative lor tlie geueral office to
oe more centrally located.
At the same time the lines to
Portsmouth and Virgiuia could lie
More easily ojarated from Atlanta
than for the rest of the lines to Iw
taken care of out of Portsmouth,
which is practically the eastern
terminus of the road.
The eastern ami western lines
run from Atlanta and the divisions
iu the southern part of Alaltama,
Florida aud Alaliuma are within
eight hours of Atlauta, while near
ly tweuty four from the present of
fices at Portsmouth. This is esjio
cially true of the Savauoah ami
Montgomery and the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah divisions.
It is lielieved that it is ouly a
matter of time until the Seaboard
either secures trackage rights into
Macou over the Sout hern mi I m a v
or builds its own line to that city.
All of the Seaboard s freight traffic
iuto southern Georgia and Florida
is operated via Macon through an
arrangement with the Southern
railway.
Every depertuieut of the road
will be brought to Atlanta when
the chanire is made, includim; the
executive, accounting, law, oper
ating, traffic and industrial depart
ments. v uti tne departments w ill
come President W. - A. Garrett,
General Manager T. F. Whittlesey,
V ice I'resHtent L. Sevier, General
Passenger Agent C B. Hvan, Gen
eral Freight Agent C. K. Capps,
General Siitierintendent Mix ami
the other departmental officials as
wen as tne large clerical lorces.
Facts Worth Your Attention.
The Life Insurance Comnanv that will
publish to the world its charter as is
given nerewitn by the southern Life &
Trust Company can be trusted to give
the best that Is given in Life insurance.
Thk Chaktks --Chat portion of the
charter of the Southern Life A Trust
1'onmanv fixing and detinine the rela
tive ruhts of policyholders of the com
pany and the stockholders of the rom
lany as follows:
' mat me dooks, accounts, lumls and
prontaof the Life Insurance Department
shall be kept entirely separate and dis
tinct from the other business of the
company; that the profits arising from
the Life insurance business over and
above expenses and losses shall belone
entirely to the policyholders of the com
pany, except me comiiensaiion nerein-
aiu-r proviuea lor ine capital stock;
that the capital stock of the compsnv
tielongs entirely to the stockholders but
furnishes protection to the policyholders
of the comiany; that the Life Insur
ance Department ahall not pay any com
pensation to the capital stock for the
protection afforded to the policyholders
by the said capital stock until the life
insurance of the company in force shall
amount to Ten Million of Dollars; that
after the insurance in force shall amount
to Ten Millions of Dollar the aaid Life
Insurance Department shall pay to the
company, aa compensation for the pro
tection afforded the policyholders by the
capital stock, the sum of Fifty (.00)
cents per yesr for each One Thousand
Dollars of insurance in force."
In addition to having such liberal pro
visions for the policyholder, the South
ern life A Trust Company I making
for it policyholder 16 per cent on
your investment.
It i not the people that have a rreat
deal of this world's food that need to
carry the most life insurance, but those
that have a ttnurkle to make ends meet.
Yon owe to your families too much
not to lay up something for their future
welfare, ana mere i no safer or cheap
er way than earrvinsT Life Inst, ranee.
You can use on of our policies for
cash at.it face value which ia printed
in it aky time, thereby bavin; your
savin; as well aa your insurance in
hand at all time.
Let us show you the policy.
The Monroe Ins." & Inv. Co.,
Agents for the best life and Fire Insu
rance Companies. Office Bank of Union.
Long distance talking
is all very good in a
way and we are always
glad to give present or
prospective patrons in
formation over the tel
ephone. We greatly
prefer, however, to
have you come in and
have a heart to - heart
talk with us about our
standing and service.
See us when thinking
of a Checking Account.
The
First National
Bank.
W. C. Heath, President.
Roscoe Philer, Cashier.
The Wingate School.
Teachers tor 107-1)01.
Music ano Elocution. -Miss Eliza
beth Brown (C. R. F. Institute, Ihiptist
University, New York Conservatory of
Music.)
Primary. Mis Nella Thomas (Ashc
ville Normal School.)
Intkrmkdiate and Advanced-Mis
Delia Kendrick (Charlotte City Schools,
Presbyterisn Cofleffe. )
Fall Term open July 21th.
M. B. DRY. Principal.
Wingate, N. C.
UNION
NSTITUTE
The FALL TERM of this school
open on the 6th day of August, !
1907. :: :: :: :: s :: s
Only Experienced Regular Graduate
employed in the faculty, which ia now
full and thoroughly prepared to do a
good work aa has been done her in the
psst. Before going or ending your
children to any other high school, it may
be well to send for our eats lodge, tic.
ADPREM
0. C. HAMILTON, Principal,
UNIONVILLE, N. C