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THE MONROE ' JOURN2 ,r' ,,. l VOLUME XIV. NO. 20 MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 1907. One Dollar a Year The Spoilers. By REX E BEACH, -- Cerrtkt. It0. a t. lt. SYNOPSIS. HIAITKR I At Unataska Glenister ml Iiextry, gold miners Iwuml to Nome, save i young; woman fnim a uirty of Siulors. The three sail mirth on the Santa Maria, the girl an a stowaway in the miner' cabin, while the men go be low, lh-xtrv has been warned to guard his claim ami to beware of a man named Mi'Knmara, who barked by the court, is going to Nome. The girl overhears t'llenistcr twv he considers her "spoils of war." (I The girl, carrying im portant papers, had left Seattle fur Nome on the Ohio, which, with small pox aUiard. had been quarantined at Unalaska. She had lied from the Ohio in order to reach Nome as soon as pos sible. Ill The girl tells Clenister her name is Helen t'hester, She ia "bring ing 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 arrival at Nome she is seen by Mrs. t'hampian of Nome. Strove, the lawyer whom Helen has come to we, is found drunk, (ilen isler saves Helen from accidental shoot ing, tllenister and Iiextry take Helen, for safety, to tlieir mine, the Midas. V Judge Stillman, Helen's uncle, ar rives at Nome and takes charge of her. Other arrivals are Alec McNamara, a jHilitieal schemer, and Dunham, partner of Struve. McNamara and the two lawyers plot to "jumn the Midas claim. Their agent, tialloway, has been driven off by iH-xtry. Struve, acting on instructions in the ipcrs brought innocently by Helen, has cloudel the titles of the richest placers in Nome. McNamara is head of a scheme to oust the rightful mine owners. There have been many attempts to "jump" claims, (ilenistor promises Helen that he will try to become civilized ami will not hliiMit the claim "junier." VI -McNamara, as receiver for Galloway, takes charge of the Midas by order of Judge StilililHll. He has already seized many other claims, tllenister ausiwets .luilge Stillman despite his belief in Helen. He prevents one of his men. Slapjack Simms, from shooting McNa mara, VII - In a Nome saloon, dance hall and gambling hall Cherry Malotte, a mining camp woman, in love with tllenister, tills for a short time the place i .. l . t- :. .t r .1 . i -i in uimico rk ki, uie laro oeaier, viicn ister had boon infatuated with Cherry, hut had broken with her. He tells her of the "jumping" of his claim, now a week old, anil the vain attempts at le gal relief made by his lawyer, Hill W heaton. McNamiira is upMirtcd by federal troops. Cherry lavunie jealous of Helen w henGlenister tells he intends to marry the newcomer, llronco Kid, in love with Cherry, is jealous of Glenister. face the future squarely, for abc real ised that her atTuIrs lie red a crisis, and tills, loo, not a mouth after Meet ing the men. Kb wondered If alie would couie to kv her uncle's flieud. She did not know. Of the other she was sure she never could. Bailed with these ml oil tons, stw no ticed the fsmillsr tigure of Iiextry wan dering aimlessly. He was not un kcuipt. and yet Ills air gave her the Im pression of prolonged sleevlossuss. p)ing her, he approached and seated 9T CIIAITKIt VIII. TIIK water front lisd n strong at- i traction for Helen Chester and rarely illd a fair day puss wllh out ilndln her In some iiltt spot from which she couM watch the shining lit' ulolig Its edge, the ships at anchor nnd the vnrliil Inchleiits of tla surf. Thl morning hi sat In n dory pulled high tip on the la-uch. laslhcd In the bright sunshine and staring ut the rollers, while lines of eoiieenliatiisi wrlnkh'd her brow. The wind hud blown for some days till the- koiiii In'iiI lieuvlly in-new tlio shallow Inir. and now, as It lieinine iiileter, longshore men were launching their craft, pre paring to resume their tralllc. Nut until the pivvloiis day had the news of her friends' misfortune conic to her, and nlthoiigh she had heard uo hint of fraud, she begin to realize that they were Involved In a serious tuugle. To the iiuestloiis which she anxiously put to her iitiele he had replied that their dillleulty arose from a technical ity In the mining laws which another mini had lieen shrewd enough to profit by. It wns n coiiililicutcd.ipiostlon. he said, and one requiring lime to tlifash out to nn eiiiltalil settlement. She hail undertaken to remind blm of Hip service tlioso men lind done her, but. with n smile, he luterniptiil. Ho could not allow such thing (o Inlluence his Juillclal ntlltude, uiul she must not en deavor to prejudice him In tlie dls churgo of Ida duty, lti-cogulzlng the Justice of this, alio had desisted. Kin- many days Iho girl had caught sniftered talk between tlie judge and McNainiirii and Is'tw.-eu Struve and bis associates, but It nil seemed foreign and dry, nud beyond the fact that It bore on the litigation over the Anvil creek mines, she understood nothing anil rnreil less, particularly as a new Interest bad but recently come Into her life, an Interest In the form of uiilu McNamara. Iln had la-gun with quiet, half eon cealiil admiration of her, which liiul rapidly Increased until his attentions hud U'coine of a singularly oaltlvc ami reslstl' character. Judge rUlllman was nxnly delight ed, while the, court of one like A lev McNamara could but lluttcr any girl. In hi presence Helen felt herself re belling nt lil suit, yet a distance sep arated them she thought ever more kindly of It. Till Stat of in I lid con trasted oddly with her feelings toward the oilier 'man she had met, for In this connlry there were but two. When Glenister was with her she anw bis love lying nakedly In bis eye, and It exercised aouie sxll which drew her to bltn lu spile of herself, but when he bad gmte hack riiuie the distrust, the terror of the brute she felt ws there behind It all. The one npiwalcd to her while present; tUe other pleaded atmngest whllo away. Now she wa attempting to analyse her feeling and "HVri! In lurrfbtc mpc, miss." himself In the iiind against the boat, while nt her greeting be broke Into tulk as If be wa needful only of her friend ly presence to stir his confidential chords Into active vibration. "We're In turrlhle sluie, miss," be sold. "Our claim' Jutuicd. Homebody run In and talked the boy out of It while I was Roue, and now we can't pet 'em off. He's been trylu' thl here new law game Unit you all brought lu thl summer. I'vo been drunk. That's what luukos nie look so ornery." He said the last not In the spirit of apology, for rarely does your froutlers muu consider that his self Indulgence require pallliitlou, but rather after the manner of on pun eying new of mild Interest as he would Inform you that his surcingle had brokeu or that he had witnessed a lynching. "What made them Jump your claim?' "1 don't know. 1 don't know nothln' shout It, because, ns I reniurked pre vious, I ain't fullered the totterlu' foot steps of the law none too close. Nor do I intend (o. 1 simply draw out of the game for a spell and lets tlie young ster have his tllng. Tlien If be cau't make good I'll take Hie cards and tlnlsb It for him. "It's like the time I wns ranchln' with nu Englishman up In Montana. This hen- party claimed the misfor tune of Isdu' a younger son. whatever that is, and Is grubstaked to a ranch by bis people back lionie. Ilavlu' ac quired an lutlmalc knowledge of the west by rcnd!u' lin t llarte and bavin' nssliii'luti d the secrets of ranchln' by correspondence sclusil, ho Is tilted am ple to ti h us natives a thing or two, and be doc It. I sin work In' bis nutllt us foreman, and It don't take long to show me that he's a gisl hearted fel ler lu spile of his rldln' bhsimers ail' pcnuchle eyeglass. He ain't never hud no actual experience, but he's got a Henry Thompson Scion tsxik that tells him all alsnit everything from Held inlco to garrlllys. "We're troubled a heap w ith coyotes them days, and Dually this party sends borne for some Itisishluu wolfhounds. I'm fer plzenhi' a sheep carcass, but he says: "'No, no, mo deah man; that's not sportsmanlike. We'll hunt 'em aye. bunt 'em. Only fawncy the sport we'll have rldln' to bounds!' " 'We will uot," say I. 'I ain't gnlu' to do nn Simon Igroe stunts. It alu't man' size. Ileln' English, you don't count, but I'm growed up.' "Nothln' would do hlin but those Tucle Tom' Cabin' dogs, however, and he hud 'em liiiiKirted clean from Berkshire or Sllieery or therealNiuts, four of 'eiu, great big blue on. They w us as handsome and lmKsin' as a set of solid gold teeth, but somehow they didn't see in to savvy our play none. One dny the coolr rolled a rain bar! downhill from the kitchen, and when them bhssled critter saw It coruln' they throwed down their tall and tore out like rabbits. After that I couldn't see no gissl In 'em with a spyglass. "They ain't got no grit. What make you thluk they cun flghtr I asked one day. " Tight T say H'Angllsh. My dean man, they're full blisaled. Cost seven ty pun each. They're dreadful crea ture when they're Mused, They'll tear a wolf to piece Ilka rag. kill bears, anything.- Oh, rally, perfectly dreadful T "Well, It wasn't week later that be went over to tlie east line with nie to mend burh wire. I had my pliers and a hatchet and some staple. About a mile from the bouse we jumped up a little brown bear that campered off wheu lie seen us, but, be In' agin a bluff where be couldn't get away, be climb ed a Cottonwood. H'Anglhth was sim ply trotbln' with excitement. Consumption is leu deadly than it used to be. Certain relief and usually complete recovery will result from the following treatment: Hope, rest, fresh air, and Scoff J EmuUlon. ALL DRUOCISTSl BOO. AND 1.00. ' 'What Bjbfortuoe! Neytber gun nor houitd.' " 'I'll scratch hi back and talk pret ty to him.' say I. wbll you run back and get a Winchester and them fero cious bulhlogs.' "'Wolf bounds.' aays he, with dlg utty. full bkwded. seventy pun each. They'll rend the sior beast limb from lluib. "1 sate to do It, but It'll be good practlee for them.' "They may be r""d renders,' says L 1'Ut don't forglt the gun.' "Well. I throwed sticks at the critter when he tried to urn-limb tlie tree till flnally the bus got back with bis dog. Tbey set up an awful holler w hen tbey see the Imr- first one they'd ever studied, I reekon-and the little feller crawled up In some fork and watched things, i-uutkius. while tbey k-ied about, baylu' most nerve and blood rurdlln'. "'How Jou goln' to get hlin down? say 1. "Til shoot blm In the lower jaw.' says the llrltlshcr, "so be cawn't bite the dogs. It'll give 'eut cawnllik-nce.' "He take aim at Mr. llear'a chin and misses It three time ruuulu', be' that excited. "Buttle down, H'Angllsh.' say I. 'fie ain't got no double chins. low many shells left In your guur "When be ksiks he finds there' only one more, for be hadn't stoped to Oil the magaxlue, so I cautious blm. "'You're shoot In' too low. liaise her.' "He raised her all right and caught Mr. Itruln In tho snout. What follow ed thereafter was most too quick to notice, for the poor hear let out a bawl, dropped off his limb Into the midst of them raglu', tur'ble seventy puu bounds an' bugged 'em to death, one after another, like he was dolu' a system of beslth exercise. He took 'eiu to hi Iskkiiu as If he'd just got hack off a king trip, then, droppln' the last one, he made at that youuger sop au' put a gold tilling In bis log. Yes, sir; most chewed It off. H'Angllsh let nut a Kllsrlan wolf holler hlsself, an' I hud to step lu with the hatchet and kill the brute, though I w as most dead from laughln'. "Thai's how It Is with me an' Gleu Ister." tho old man concluded. "When he gets tired cxMrtmentln' with this new law game of hlsn, I'll step In an' do business on a common sense basis." "You talk as If you wouldu't get fair play," said Helen. "We won't." said ho, with conviction. "I look on all lawyers with suspicion, even to oil ha lil face your uncle, asklu' your pardon an' gettlu' It, beln' as I'm a friend au' he ain't no real relation of yours, auyhow. No. sir. They're all crookisl." lHxrry held tho western distrust of tlie legal pnifi-sslon comprehensive, unreasoiilng. deep. Is the old man all the kin you've ut7" he questioned, when she refused to discuss the mutter. He 1s-Iq a way. I hare a brother. r I hope I have, somewhere, ne ran away when we were lioth little tads. tnd I haven't seen hi in since. 1 heard about him. Indirectly, at Skugwuy three years ago- during the big rush to the Klondike, but he hill never beeii home. When father died, I weut to live with t'nclc Arthur- some day, per haps, I'll find my brother. He's cruel to bide from me this wny. for there are only we two left, and I'vo loved blm always." She sisrite sadly and ber moral blend ed well with the gloom of her com panion, so they stared silently out yver tho heaving given waters. It's a good thing me tin' the kid bad little pleee of money abend," Iioxtry resumed later, reverting to the thought thnt lay uppermost In his mind, " Vim.ie we'd be up against It right If we hadn't. The boy couldn't have uiiiusih) himself none with these court proceed ings, because they come high. I call em luxuries, like brundlcd peaches an Ilk undershirts. 1 dou't trust these Jim Crow banks no more thsu I do lawyers, neither. No, slrree! I bought a Iron safe nn hauled It out to the mine. She weighs l.Hnfl, and we keep our money lisked tin there. We've got a feller named Johnson wutchln' It now. Steal ItT Well, hardly. They can't bust her oH-n without a stick of 'giant' which would rouse crerylHsly In Ave mill's, an they can't lug her off Isallly she's ton heavy. No. If safer there Hum nny place I know of. There ain't no nb- scondln cashier an' all that. 'lomor rer I'm gln' buck to live ou (he claim an' watch thl receiver mini till the thing's settled." When the girl arose to go, he accom panied ber up through the deep sund of the lanelike street to the main muddy thoroughfare of tho camp. As Jet the planked and graveled pavemeuts which later threuik-4 the tow n were uiikiiowu, and the Incessant t rattle bad worn the road Into a quagmire of chocolate col onsl slush, aluiost axle deep, with which the store fronts, show windows and awnings were plentifully shot nnd pattered from passing teams. When ever a wsgon approached pedestrian Bed to the shelter of neigh Isirlng door ways, watching a chance to dodge out again. When rehlclc passed from the comparative solidity of the main street out Into the morasses that constituted the rest of the town, they adventured perilously, their horses plunging snort Ing, terrified, amid an atmosphere of prof sully. Iilscouraged animals were down constantly, and no foot pnssea ger, even w ith rulils-r boots, ventured off the plank that led from bouse to house. To avoid a splashing team Iextry pulled hi eonqiaiikin close lu against the enframe to the Northern suloou. standing befort ber proteclliigly. Although It wa lute lu the after noon, the Rronco Kid bad just arisen aud wa now loafing prearutory to the active duties of bis profession. He was sesklng with the proprietor wben Iextry and the girl nought shelter just without the osn disr, to be caught a fair though fleeting glimpse of her as she (lashed a curious look In aide. She had never been so close to gambling bill before and would have liked to er In more carefully bad he dared, but ber romiiankio moved for ward. At the first look the Bronco Kid bad broke off In bl speech and tared at ber a though at an opart tlon. When ana bad vanished, be poke to Rellly: "Wbo' thatr Rellly h rugged but shoulders; then. without further qooatlnn, the Kid turn ed back toward the empty theater and out of tub back door. Ha moved aoarnatantly till be wa outside, tbea with tot apctd of t colt ran down Ibe narrow plauklng between the buildings, turned parallel to the front street, leaped from lamrd to board, splashed through puddle ofj water, till be reached the next alley. Stamping the mud from hi sboea and pulling down his oiubrero, be saunter ed out Into the main thoroughfare. lvxlry and his nuupaulon had cross ed to the other aide and ere ap- liroacblng, so the gambler gained a fair view of them. II searched every Im-fa of the girl's face and figure, then, as she tusde to turn ber eye In bt di rection, be slouched awsy. He follow ed, however, at a dlstsuce, till be saw the man k-svs her, theu on up to the big hotel be shadowed ber. A half hour utter be wa drluklug In the tiolden (late barroom with an ac quaintance who nilulslered to the me chanical detail behind the hotel counter. Who's the girl I aaw coma In just now?" be Inquired. I guess you mean the judge' niece." Iloth Ben SDok In the dead, re strained lone that go "h their call ings. "What" her nameT "Chester. I think. Why look good to yon. Kldr Although the other neither apoke nor made slgu, the bartender construed bis silence as acqulesceuce aud coutlnued. W ith a conscious gluuce at hi own re flection w hile he adjusted bl diamond scarfpln: "Well, she can bava rue! I've got It fixed to meet her." "Huh! I guess not." sold tho Kid suddenly, with an Inflection that star tled the other froui his preenlug. Then, as he went out, the man mused: 'Gee! llronco' got the worst eye In the camp! Muke tue creep wben be throws It ou lue with that muddy look. He acted like he wa jealous." At noon the next day, a be prepared to go to the claim, Iivxtry'a partner burst lu Un blm. Uleulster w a dis heveled, aud bl eye shone with In tense exciteuieut What d you thluk they've done now?" be cried as greeting. "I dunno. What Is Itr "They've broken open the safe and taken our money." "What!" The old man In turn wat on hi feet the grudge which he bad ftdt u gainst Glenister In the past few day forgot ten In this common misfortune. 'Ye, by heaven, they've sullied our money, our tents, tools, tennis, books, hose nud all of our Nrsonul pnqicrty everything! They threw Johusou off and took the whole works. I never beard of such a thing. I went out to the claim, nud they wouldn't let we cm oonr Him worklnes. Ther've cot every nilue on Anvil creek guarded the same way, and they aren't going to let us conic nmuud eveu when they clean up. They told n so this morn Ing." Hut. look here." demanded Oextry sharply, "the money in that safe lie- longs to us. That s money we brought In from the Mates. The Ifourt ulu'l got no right to It. What kind of a dumn luw Is thnt?" "Oh. as to law, they don't pay nny itlentlon to It any more," said (ilen Ister liltfprly. "I mado a mistake In not killing the first man that set foot on the claim. 1 wus a sucker, and now we're up against a stiff gume. The Swedes are In the same fix, too. This last order tins left them groggy." 1 don t understand It yet," saw Dextry. "Whv. It's this way; The Judge has Issued what he calls an order enlarg Ing the isiwcrs of the receiver, and It authorizes McNamara to take posse slon of everything on the claims tents. tools, store anil eronai property "i all kinds. It was Issued Inst night without notice to our side, so Wheaton says, and they served It this morning n'rii- t went out to see McNamara, and when I got there I found him In our private tent with the safe broken OfMMl " " 'What does thl meanr l saiu. Aim then he showed me the new order. "I'm rcsoonsllile to the court tor every cniiy of thl money,' said ba 'and Tor every tool on tue ciaiin. m vlw of that I can't allow you to go near the workings. "Not go near the worklngsr saw t 'Ho vou mean you won't let us see the cleanup from our own mine? How do we know we're getting a square deal If we don't see tho gold wolirhedr "Tm an officer of the court and under ismd.' sajd he, and the smiling irillliqiu 111 Ills vjm iiiihi.t ...w You're a lvlntf thief,' I said, look Ing at blm square. 'And you're going too far. You played mo for a fool oni and mado It stick, but It won't wurk twice.' "He liMiked Injured and aggrieved nnd called In Voorheos, the marshal. I can't erusii the thing at all. Kvery body seems to lie against us-the hull, the marshal, the prosecuting ai torney. everytssly. Yet they've done It all according to law, they claim, and have the soldiers to back them up. ' Inst as Mexli-n Mllllln said Iiextry stormed. 'There' a deal on of h, min klml. I'm iniln' im to the hotel an' call on the judge myself. 1 ain't never seen hlin nor thl MOaniars lilier. 1 alius want to look a luaa straight In the eye once, then I know what course to toiler In my deallu'." "You'll And them Isith" ssld Olenls- ter. "fr McNauiara rml Into town behind me." The old proHtector proceeded to the Golden tiule boM aud Inquired for Judge Sillliiians na.in. A ly atleiupl- ed hi take bis nam, but be scUcd hi in by the svmff of the in k and sat blm In his seat, proceeding unuu Bounced to tlie suit to whkh he bad been directed. Hearing v.-k-e. he knocked and then, without awaiting a suiuunms, walked In. The room was liit.-d like an office. with desk, table. t-rili-r slid luw hooks, lit her ruiis os-ncl from It on both sides. Two men were talking earnestly-one gray halrcl, smooth haven aud clerical, tlie other tall, pic turesque aud masterful With his first glance the miner kuew that U-fore him were tlie two lie had come to ste and that lu reality be had to deal with but one, Die big man who shot at blm the level glance We are engaged." said the Judge; "very busily engaged, sir. Will you call again In half mi hour? Iiextry !c-ked liliu over carefully from bead to foot, then turned his back en him and regarded the other. Neither he nor McNamara spoke, but their eyes were busy, and each Instinc tively knew Hint la-re was a foe. "What do you wautT McNamara In quired filially. I just dn.pis-d In to g.-t acquainted My name Is iH-xtry-Joe Iiextry from everywhere west of (he Missouri. An" your name Is McNamara. alu't It? This here. I reckon. Is your little French poodle-eh'?" Indicating Stlllmnu. What do you lucau?" said McNa mara, while the Judge murmured lu-dlgnsntly. 'Just what I say. II ever, that alu't tihut I want to talk nlsiut. I dou't take no stock lu sm h truck Judges an' layer an' orders of court lliey alu't Intended to lie took serious. They're all r-ght for chlldrcu nn' east erners an' mui couqxM mentis sople, I s'lsise, but I've ulwuys U-eu my own Judge, Jury an hangman, an I aim to continue workln' my legislatlf, cxecu- tlf an Judicial duties to Hie cud of Un string. You look out! My purdner Is young au' seems to like tlie Idee of U-t t In' somebody else run his business, so I'm golu' to give him tviu mid let him amuse himself for awhile with your dinky liltlo writ an' recoher slilps. Hut don't go too fur. You cun Mb the Swedes, Yauso Swede alu't entitled to have no money, uu' some other crook would p-t It If you didn't, but dou't play me uu' ;ieulster for Scsudiiittvluus. It a a mistake. We're white men, nn' I'm apt to come ro niandu' up hero with one of lliese au' bust you so you won't bold together durln' the cereinonli'S." With bis lust word be made the slightest shifting movement, only a lifting shrug of the shoulder, yet In h! palm lay a six shooter. He had flipped It from his trousers band with the cusc of long practice and iihsoluto urety. Judge Stilliuan gasped uud backed against the desk, but McN'u mai.. Idly swung his leg as he sat side wise nu tho table. Ills only sign of in terest was a quickening of thu eyes, a fact of which IK'Xtry uunle mental ante. "Yes," said the miner, disregarding tlie nlanu of the lawyer, "you can wear thts court In your vest pocket like a Wuterhury, If you want to, but If you dou't let me alone, I'll uncoil Its main spring. That's all." lie replaced his weapon aud, turning, wnlked out tho door. TO UK IXINTIM KI). Announcement. Havinir acnutted tlie nmnuep uient of the Monroe Oil Mill, it slmll be our aim nnd purpone to ho conduct the nfliiiin of the mill to merit the continued imlronagc of thone having formerly favored lis with their trade. We are having our iminery P"t iu first chin condition and we feel ife in savinir that we can give you entire satisfaction in thin line of the biiHintvw. We ara L'oinir to give vou the iigheHt market uricca lor your Hceu during the whole mchmou. If you are not a patron of the mill, we want vou to lie. Come to see us. visit our null. and you shall receive jwilito and courteous atteution. We solicit your business. Yours truly, Mi in Kin; Oil. Mii.i.. 0. W. Skinner, Manager. FIGHTING AGAINST SLEEP. Wood's Seeds. Seed Wheat, Oats, Rve anil Bailey. Wa ar not only the largest deal-Q era In Seed drain la the noulb, out e sell the best, cleanest and heaviest qualities. Our stocks an) secured from Ui best and largest yielding crop, and our warehouse are fully equipped with the beet and most improved machinery for cleaning. If joa want auperior erop Plant Wood's Seeds. rricea quoted on request Daaeriptlva Pan Catsloi.ua. giving lull mnnmiuw huvhi wi aeeda, mailed free. T.W.WOOD I SONS, S.edsmen, Richmond, Va. i Experience of a Traveler In Crossing th Gobi Desert. Many dillicultl.'S must the traveler contend wild when cPMing tlie desert ' of C.l l. and one of thew Is tlie almost i Oii-r lo-llulug desire to sleep. 1 Iritis j Issiug write In tho .Sorb t'hlnaj li.iily News: "Hitherto I hae tloriieht ' that traveling by carts over si.my j tads au-l staving in I'1iIhc inns at uLlit was the li.inli-t thing a foreign i traveler In China uas i-al!-d Usu to h.uirv. but bih.e I have traveled a lib caravan of camels I have rhung-d toy opiul"!!. 'Hie moiioloi:.v of tlie iWs- rt by day and the Usl of aim-Is anil ities nt liik!it. the evil sm.-ll of eiimels and the sivvii.-M of their drivers and 111- acrid, hoking smoke of Us- little lire on whl.ii one's fissl U iied noiie of tln-se lliiiii.- Is so trjlng to the fon-iirin-i-K ss the Klis-pim-ss Vlih-h uttacks one lu I hi s liitli region. Tills to me was a real torture. Traveling Ihroiigh the col, I uiu-lit with no other cisnpauy than dull rhlues... who seem i slis-p while .ilking uloni:-..le the rauiels or while sitting on their lucks, and Isiiig w-ii:hisl down by heavy Kliiplnis Is the worst thing I have endured. 'Y'oii sit on ymir horse and. In spite f every effort, fall asleep. I'reseutly you wake t: and tlnd yoiirrndf ou the ground uilh your horse standing le w jittered at your side, wondering whether yon are alive or dead. Then you try to kis-p yourself avvakv by walking mid talking a bit to tin- camel lrivers, but you sism find that they ure Just as sleepy as yourself. A few words are cxrlianu.il and then you are tiKi tired to open your mouth to talk or even to think of anything but sleep, sweet sleep. I Hi, for Just a few min utes there ut tlie roadside III the soft sand! Hut, no. you niii.-t go on and fl'lit against this desire. It Is too dan gerous to sleep by the roadside nn the ground. The caravan cannot wait and your servant Would not watch over you; ho would kii fall nslivp like yourself. The wolves would then have an easy time. "Yet In spile of nil this reasoning you f.-cl ns If you were drawn to the ground by the power of n thousand slroii',- magnets mid sisui yield to sleep ngnln. Suddenly Jour watchful horse, whose reins you have kept slung around your iicck-thl Is a w ise thing to do pulls up, starts and Jerks you wllo awake. You Jump up, not knowing where you are for some sec onds, but you sis- your horse trembling and ronll7 that dnnwer Ls near. For a few minutes you are fully awake and fi-cl glad and refreshed. Tou Jump on your horse ami catch up with the caravan, which has gone a few II (11 II Is CM yards) nhend. ftor another ten II or so sleep creeps on again like a huge Isia con strictor embracing you In Its Irresisti ble grasp. The same flitht bas then to bt fought over again. Then at Inst the caravan arrive at tho halting place for the night." How to Cure a Cold. The question of how to curi a cold without unnecessary loss of lime is one in which we are all more or less interested, for the quicker a cold is Rotten rid of the less the danger nf pneumonia and other serious diseaseases. Mr H. W. L. Hall, of Waverly, Va., has used Chamberlain's CoukIi Kemedy and says: "I firmly believe Cham berlain's Cough Kemedy to be abso lutely the best preparation on the market tor colds, I have recom mended it to my trieiids and they all auree with me." Fur sale by linglisb DniK Company. One swallow doesn't make a sum mer nor a drum, tenner uocs one bargain make a cheap store. It will tmy you to see us lor any thing to eut, for man or beast. Monroe Supply to. Piesli bread every day at M. C. Broom's. Clover seed, rye and seed oats. The best. lollins niggers. Bob Evausat the Monroe Supply Co. is still crazy for all kinds of country produce. If you want shoes bring us your feet. Collins & loggers. Whenever you need anything to eat. we are the people who can supply your wants for the least money. Dostcrtirooery Company. Wo o a sil4ii it i fins nil r npfuilrnrv 50c. teas at ;(., 40c. plates at 25c. Collins & Biggers. ' If you have anything to sell see us. Ijohut Urocery Company, If you want the best shoe in the city for the money, see as. Collins Si Biggers. What kev(s np the price of all kinds of country produce In Mon roef Ask the Ihjster tirocery Co. Just received a job lot of cloth ing. Collins & Niggers. Everything that is made on the farm finds ready sale in Monroe, Bring your stud to tbe Dosteruro eery Company'. We have something new in shoes. See us, Collins & Biggers. We sell a better coffee for 10c than any body. No matter where he comes from nor where he is go ing. . Monroe supply Co. Trunks, Trunks. If you want bargains in trunks don t fail to see ns. Collins & Biggers. lb iifil " fTaaTaflaTaaM T CHIP TOIiACCO i cne of the b.-st on.1 tirjrest pluga of flue-cured goods ever olTend the cm inner at be, it ia inanufacture.1 by it sihcily INDErKNI'KNT firm, a eon eern depending solely upon the g jod w ;d and paiMnageof the people at lare; a atroi -,;.e o".y d :ii-d ujion the strength of the suieri.i qiiali:;- f U: ir to'jaccoe. That it ha earned this appreciation U ci;'ly proved by the trememluus and rapidly inere.-i.sirg rtema .d for CHIP. In fact, wherever their tolmcco come into competion with other makes, whether w ith thj sip!o or before judpa of the world's great exosiiion, l. y ait oniirwWj U'initer Call for CHIP und save the Lae;s ss they are valuable. A mer f our IT pr.ir imn rs!sl'sru. vv hH tmvnt tlx- lanmit aisl smmI attmu.v rv.-r i-st.-Huil l-v a t.-i.-u m..nitfiw-turvr, w ill Im msiUvl to any sthlrcv. m th I't -o-.. 1- ii.tti. .si rct-tpt of Oly c ia Miue rlviUu,.jliii we r HancocK Eros. 2L Co., Lyrchburij, Va. W. S. Blakknky, l"resiilent. J. 11. Shutk, Vice President. W. C Stai K, Cashier. C. B. Auams, Asst. Caah'r. The Bank of Union, "MONMOK..N.C.: Thk Is now established in its permanent home. The location was Hank OF selected and the building erected with an eye to the convenience Union of the public. The site and the suwrstructure are ideal for busi ness. Not only this, but the Hunk has installed in its otlices an entirely new outfit. A vault has been built that is absolutely firepnf for the keeping of liooks, paars and records, with private lock boxes for rent cheap. Considerable monev has been invested in a safe in order that the customers of the Bunk may feel safe at all times in regard to their deposits. This safe is a marvel of mechanism and has no suta-rior in this country for strength and safety. It will be shown to customers and visitors with pleasure. In short, the Hank of Union has made an elTort to please the public and to pro vide everv comfort, convenience and safeguard for those doing business with it. The arcommiHlations atfordi'd are now unsurpassed. If the people will recognizo these facts bv bringing their deposits, their patronage will be highly apprecmu-a and the benefits will be mutual. The Bank of Union Monroe, N. C. Don't Experiment with Paints-It don't pay When you use paint, use Best Prepared Paint The Best Paint that it is Possible to Make The Heath & Milligan Itest Prepared Paint w'll look better and pro tect your house longer than than any other paint, because It is made with a thorough knowledge of th requirements of a paint, lict a ample card today. C. N. Simpson, Jr., Druggist. jjl. This statement can be verified from thousands of Architects, i Contractors, Builders, Carpenters, Hoofers, and the owners of buildings themselves. Why think of it. They last as long as the building itself and never need repairs. They arc Fire Proof, Storm Proof, and Lightning Proof, yes, Lightning Proof. That is one reason why c indorse them so heartily. It makes them so ideally adapted for farm buildings, country residences, churches, schools, etc. We'll be pleased to show them to you, or we'll send you a 56 page book, "Rightly Roofed Buildings" free, if you are interested. Drop us a line to-day. HEATH HARDWARE COMPANY MONROE, N.'.C. .