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THE MONROE JOURNAL. VOLUME XIV. NO. 27 MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY OCTOBER S. 1907. One Dollar a Year The Spoilers. By REX E BEACH. C.vrrUkl. I0S. r t. luck, SYNOPSIS. CM AITKR I At Unaluska Gl.t.ist,-r ami I K-xtry, gold miner, bound to Nome , vt a youiii; woman frum a party of Kiilorx. The three nil Worth on the KhiiU Maria, the girl an a stowaway in the niim r'n cabin, while the men go be low. 1 tvxtry has been warned to guard his claim aiaj toht-ware of a man named Mi Nanwra. -who backed by the court, is troimr to Nome. The girl overhears Clcnisli-r aay he considers her "sHiils of war." fi The girl, carrying im portant paper, had left Seattle for Nome on the Ohio, which, with amiill ihix aboard, had been quarantined at I'nalaska. She had lied from the Ohio in order to reach Nome aa soon aa Ha aible. Ill The trirl tells (ilenister her tinine is Helen Cheater. She is "bring injr the law" to Nome. He tells her he w ill guard hu mine himself. He kisses her against her will. IV -As Helen leuves the cabin on the ship's arrival at Nome she is seen liv Mrs. t'hiimpian of Nome. Struve, the lawyer w hom Helen has come to see, is found drunk. (Jlen ister saves Helen from accidental shoot ing. Clenister and IVxtry take Helen, for safety, to their mine, the Midas. V Juilge Stillman, Helen's uncle, ar rives at Nome and takes chanre of her. Other arrivals are Alec McNamara. a (Hiliticul achcim-r. and Dunham, partner of Struve. McNamara and the two lawyers iilot to "jump" the Midas claim. Their aeent, (lalfoway, has leen driven olT by iH-xtry, Struve, acting on instruction, in the papers brought innocently by Helen, has clouded the titles of the richest ulacers in Nome. McNamara is head of a scheme to oust the rightful mine ow ners. Then' have la-en many attempts to "jump" claims, (ilenister promises Helen that he w ill try to liecome civilized and will not shoot the claim "itimiK-r." VI - Mc Namara, lis receiver for (inllowav. dust urvd Into the liank and wa. ks k.nl In tiia vaults, w hile thoie mine owner, who atteiuptMl to wltnea th ek-aiiiiiKi were ejected from tlielr elatnM. The polltlHun had worked with Im-reililile swlftuetu and system, and a fortnkht after luiullng be had made good bis boast to Struve and was In cliarse of every Rood claim In the district. Hi. owner, were ousted, their aptieali argued and dented and I lie court gone for thirty day, k-av-lug 1I in a ek-nr lb-Id for bis operations. He f. It a contempt for most of his vic tims, who were slow wilted Hvrede-1, gripping nelthi-r tlie purHirt nor th magnitude of bis os-nilioi aud to those litigant who were ilisccrtilUK pnouu'h to see Its enormity he trusted to his organization to thwart them. The two p:irtiiers had come to feel that they were beating neatust a wall and had also come siiiarely to face the proposition that they were without funds wherewith to continue their but tle. It was maddening for them to think of the dully rllery that the suOered, for the Mida. turned out many ouueos of gold at every shift, nad more WMilili-iiIng to realize the re ceiver's shrewdness In crippling them by hi theft or the Bold III their safe. That bad la-en bis crowning stroke. "We must get money ulck," said Clenlster. "Ioyou think we eun bor row?" Ilorrowt" miffed IK-xtry. "folk, ilnti't lend money lu Alaska." They relapsed Into a moody silence. "I met a feller this luoriilu' 'hut's workiu' ou the Mlilas." the old man resumed. "He cnuie la town fer a pair of gum boots, an' he says thcy'v. run into awful rich ground-so rich takes charge of the Midas bv order of that they have to clean up every morn- Juilge Millinan. lie has alreaily aeiM-il many other claims, tilcnister suspects Judge 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 minim; camp woman, in love with tilcnister, tills for a short time the place of I'rnm-o Kill, the faro dealer. (ilcii-isti-r hail la-en infatuated with Cherry, but had broken with her. lie tells her of the "jumping" of his claim, now a week old, and the vain attempts lit le gal relief made by his lawyer, Hill Wheaton. McNamara is supported by federal troops. Cherry become, jealous of Helen when Cilenister tells he intends to marry the newcomer. HroncoKid, in love with Cherry, is jealousof lilenister. V til McNamara falls in love with Hel en. The girl tells Ilextry that her mim ing brother is somewhere in Alaska. She attracts the attention of the Bronco Kid. McNamara seizes all the property on the claims, (ilenister and Dextry la lieve that judge, prosecuting attorney anil marshal are all conspiring with Mc Namara against them. McNamara's move leaves them without funds. Dex try delii s and threatens McNauiaru and Judge Stillman. w and this ciiAirrp ix. I' must have money," ald liii-nisli-r II few days later. 'When .Mi-.Vaiiiara Jumped our safe, Im put us down out. There's no Use Hglitlng lu -oiirt any l-.iii.vr, for the judge won't let ns work the ground ourselves, even If we give liniid, and be won't grant an appeal, lie says bis orders nn-u't appealable. We ought to send Wheaton out to Trisio mid have him take the case to the higher courts. Muylio be can get a writ of superso ileus." "I don't rcc'nlxe the name, but If It's ns bud ns It sounds It's sure horrible. Ain't there no cure for II V" "It simply means that the upper court would laku the case away from this one." Well, let' aeiid him out quick. Ev er' day means f Io.ihmi to us. It'll take him a mouth to make the round trip, ho 1 s'Kise he ought to leave tomorrow on the Itonnoke." "Yes, but where' the money to do It with? Mi Na inn rn bus ours. My ioil! What a iness we're In! What fools we've Ih-i-ii, I lex! There's a con spiracy here. I'm beginning to son It now that It's too late. This tun n Is looting our country under color of law ami llguiva on gulling nil I ho mines Is'fore we can throw him oft. That', hi game. He'll work them na bard and a long as he can, and heaven only knows what will liecome of the money. He must have big men liehlnd him In order to fix a Culled Slates judge this way. Minis' be baa the 'Frisco courts corrtiph-d, too." "If he has, I'm gulii to kill him," aid Oi-xlry. "I've worked like a dog nil my life, and now- that I've struck pay I don't aim to lose It. If Hill Wheaton can't win oukjftccordln' to law, I'm golii' to proceed accordln' to Justice." Puriiig the past twodny the part ner had bauuled the courtroom where their lawyer, together with the counsel for the Sciiiidiuavlnns, had argued and pleaded, trying every Kwlble profe aloiial and uuprofesskinal artifice In witn-li of relief from the arbitrary ril ing of the court, while hourly they bad In-come more strongly suspicious of some sinister plot, some bidden, IKrtverful understanding lack of the Juilce mid the entire mcchnulsm of Jus tice. They had fought with tho fury of men who battle for life mid had grown to hair the line, of fUlllmnn'i vacillating ace, the bluster of the dis trict attorney and the smirking confl dcnc of the clerk, for it seemed tbftt they all worked mechanically, like toy, at tlie dictate, of Alec McNa niarn. At last when they bad ceased, lieaten nnd exhausted, they were too confused with technical phrase, to grasp anything except the fact that relief was denied them, that their claim, were to be worked by the re ceiver and. n a rrownlng defeat, they learned that the Judge wonld move hi. court to St. Michael', and bear no rase until he returned, a mouth later. Meanwhile, McNamara hired every bile man be could lay band nion and rlpiwd the pincers open with double shift. Every, day I .treain of Jellow lu' when the night shift goes oft cause the rltllea clog with gold." "Think of It!" (ilenister growlel. "If we bad even a part of one of those cleanup, we could send Wbeuton out side." In the midst of his Mttemesa thought .truck him. lie made as though to .peak, then closed his month. Put bis partner's eyes were ou him, flllii! with a suppressed but growing fire. lu-xtry lowered hi. voice cau tiously: "There'll l $S000 In them sluices tonight lit midnight." (ilenister stared back, w hlle bis pulse Miunib-d at something Unit lay In the other' words. "It belong to us," the young man aid. "There wouldu't t anything wrong ulsiut It, would there V" Iiextry sneered. "Wrong! "light! Thciu Is tine mi' soundlu' title, lu a mess like this. What do they menu? I tell you at midnight tonight Ali-c McXaiiinra will have f3i.iMi of our money"-- "(iisl! What would happen If they caught ns?" wulsMred the younger, following out his thought. "They'd never let us get off the claim nllvc, He couldn't Dud a better excuse to sin Kit us down nnd gi't rid of us. If we came up la-fore this Judge for trial, we'd go to Kltka for twenty years." "Sure! Hut It's our only chance. I'd ruthcr die on the Midas In a fair fight than set here bltln' my hangnails. I'm growlu' old. an' I won't never make another strike. A to lieln' caught them' our rhnncca, I won't Is' Usik alive, I promise you that, and Is-fore I go I'll get my satisfy, distill' things up, that's nlH.ut all a man gets lu this vale of tears, Jest satisfaction of one kind or another. It'll be a tight In the oen, under the stars, wltli the clean, wet moss to He down on, and not a scrapplii' match of freak phrases and law Issiks Insldo of a atlukln' court room. The cards Is shutlled nnd In the liox, pardner, and the game Is started. If we're due to win, we'll win. If we'ro due to lose, we'll lose. These thing Is all tlggered out thousand year back. Cumo on, Imyl Are you game?" "Am I game?" (ilenlster'a nostril, dilated, nud bis video rose a tone. "Am I game? I'm with you till the big cash In, and Ixird have mercy ou any in nil that hi. ska our game to night." "We'll need another timid to help us," said Iiextry. "Who can we get?" At that moment, ns though lu an swer, the door opened with tho scant The unlthman sunk uKh a fulnl try. ceremony that friend, of tlie frontier are wont to observe, admitting the at tcininted, flapping, dome crowned fig ure of Slapjack 8liniu., and Dextry fell upm biui Willi the buuger ut a waif. It in Biklulgtit. au.l over tlie dark wait of the valley peered a multitude of star, while away on tlie sombcru b. ir .1.141 there glonej a .ulslurd rfful KViH-e as though from hidden tin- be nt-alb the tiuU Cod's caldron or as til aigti tlie phiMphorew-etice of Herlmt had spread upward Into tlie Un. A I thoiigti each nl.-M grew longer. It a ut yet necessary to light the men at work lu the cuts. Tin-re were rh ip two b-Hirs In wkk'U It was dilhcult to see at a distani-e. but the dawn came early; heih-e no provision h.i-l lieen made fur torches. Five minute before the hour the night shift b-au lowered tlie rates III the dim. aud as the rash from the aluii-r sulislded Id men quit wotk and cllmU-d tlie bluff to tlie mess tent Tlie dwelling of tlie Mlilas, a. ha al ready been explained, at lun-k from the creek at a distance of a city block, the worklug Whig thus partially bid den under the brow of the .tis-p bank. It I customary to leave a watchman In tlie pit during the noon and iiiidulght hour, not only to see that strangi-r. preserve a neutral attltmlo. but also to watch tlie waste gate aud water sup ply. Tlie ulght man of the Midi bad lieen warned of hi restonslliility and. knowing that niucb gold lay lu bis keeping, wa dlsosed to gaxe ou the curious mlmlcd with the sourness of suspicion. Therefore, a. a luau k-ud lug a packhorse approached out of tlie gloom of the creek trail, hi eye were on bliu from the moment he appeared The road wound along the gravel of the bars and passed In proximity to the fliiini-s. However, the way farvr paid no attention to them, and the watch man detected an explanatory weari ness In hi. slow gait. "Koine prospector getting in from a trip." he thought. The stranger .topped, scratched a Biutch, and a. he undertook to light hi pljie, the observer caught the ma hogany shine of a negro', face. Tlie match sputtered out aud theu cume Im patient blusphciuy a he aeurched for a not tier. "Gveuln', sah! You all oblige me with a match?" lie addressed the watcher on the bank alsive nnd, without wait lug a reply, Iwgnu to climb upward. No kumkerou the trull will deny the luxury vf a light to the most humble, so a the uegro gullied bis level the man reached forth to acmminoduto him. Without warning the black mau leaped forward with the ferocity of an animal and .(ruck the other a fearful blow. The watchman mink with a fultit, startled cry, and the African dragged him out of sight over the brow of the bank, where he rapidly tied him hand and foot, slutting a gag Into hi. mouth. At the came moment two other figure rounded the bend below aud approached. They were mounted and lending a third saddle horse a well n other pack nnlmnls. lieai'bliig the working, they dlsm t ed. Then Is-gaii a strange procedure, for oue man clambered upon the sluices aud, with a pick, rliH-d out the rlllle.. Till, was a matter of only a few seconds; then, seizing a sli ivel. be transferred the eonivntrates which lay In the hnltnm of the txcs Into canvas sucks wliicli 11 is companion held. A each Img wns tilled It was tied and dumped Into the cut. They treated but four Isixe In this way, leaving the lower two-thirds of the flume untouched, fr Anvil creek gold U coarse nud the heart of the clean up Ilea where It Is thrown In. (lather ing the sack together, they hisln-d them Usm the puck animals, then mounted the second string of sluices and la-gan as before. Throughout It all they worked with feverish haste aud In unbroken alleiu-e, every mo ment flashing quick glance nt the fig ure of the lookout who stosl oil the crest alwve, half dimmed In the shad ow of a willow dump. Judging by their rapidity and sureness, they were mH-rt miners. From the teut camo the voices of the night shift at table and the faint rattle of dishes, while the canvaa walls glow ed from the light within like great flroflle hidden In the grass. The fore man, tlnlshlnK hi uieul. npiienrcd nt the disir of the mess tent and, pausing to accustom his eye to the gloom, peered ix-rfunctorlly toward the creek. The watchman detuched himself from the ahadow, moving out Into plain alght, nud the bos turned buck. Tin two men below were now working on the alulce. which lay close under the bnuk and were tuua bidden from the teut. . McNamara. description of Anvil creek' rlclie. had Bred Helen Chester with the desire to witness a cleanup, 0 they had ridden out from town In time for mpjier at the claim. She had not known whither he led her, only understanding tbut provision for her entertainment would be made with the auperliiteiulent'. wife. Vn rec ognizing the Mltln ahe had endeavor ed to question III nt a to why her friend hud been dlosesed, and he jiad answered, aa It aeeineil, straight and true. The ground wa In dispute, be sald ikcr man claimed It-nnd while the litigation peuded he was In charge for the court, to tee that neither party re ceived Injury. He .poke adroitly, nnd It antlsllnl her to have the nmposlthm resolved Into (iK-h simplicity. Bhe bad come prepared to spend the night and witness the early morning operation, so the rwelvcr made the iost of his opportunity. He showed her over the working, explaining the many thing that were strange to lnr. Not ouly was he In himself a fascinat ing figure to any woman, but wherever he weut men regarded Mm deferential ly, and nothing affect a womnn's judgmeut more promptly than thl oh Tlou. .Igu of power. He si-uit the evening with her. talking of his enrly day. and the thing he had done In Hie west. hi. story matching the plctur eaquene. o( her canya wnllcd qnar- The effect of Scoff J Emulsion on thin, 5 pale children 11 magical. It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy. It contains Cod Liver OiL Hypophosphites and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone, and so put together that it is easily digested by little folk. ALL DRUGGISTS I BOo. AND tl.00. 9 jtk ten with their rough furnishing of akin and blankets. IWIng a keen oU erver a. well aa a flushed raconteur, be hud woven a U of word, about the girl, leaving her In a at.te of tu mult and Indecision when at last, to ward midnight, be retired to hi. own tent. Fhe knew to w hat end all thl. wa working and yet knew not what her answer would be when the ques tion ranie which lay behind It all. At moments site felt the wuuderful at traction of tlie mau. and .till there wa some distrust of hint which abe could not fathom. Again her thoughts reverted to (ilenister. the Inipctuoua. and she compared the two, to similar In some way, ao utterly oppiwed In oilier. It wn when (die beard the night ahlft at their meal that she threw a .liken shawl about her beeA stiiped Into the oil night and picked her way down toward tlie roar of the creek. "A breath of air and tlien to bed." ahe thought. 8he aaw tlie tall flgure of the watchman and made for him. He seemed oddly Interested In her ap- pnmih. w.tchlug her very closely, al most a though alarmed. It was doubt less because there were so few women out here, or MNwlldy on accouut of the lateness of the hour. Away with con ventions! Thl waa tlie land of In- atlnct nnd Impulse. She would talk to Mm. The man draw bis bat more closely alsMit hi face aud moved off a she rnine up. (ilenister bad been In her thought a moment .luce, and ahe now noted that here wa another with the name great, square shoulders and erect head. Then the saw with a start that this one waa a negro. lie carried a Winchester and seemed to wntch her carefully, yet with Inde cision. To express Iter Interest and to break tlie silence, she questioned blra, but at the sound of her voice be stepped to ward her and .poke roughly: "What!" Then be paused and atammered In a strangely altered and unnatural voice: "Vuss'iu. I'm the watchman." She uoted two other darkle at work below nud wa vaguely surprised, not so much at their presence, a. at the manlier In which they muved, for they seemed under stress of some great buste, miming hither aud yon. She anw horse, standing In the trail and sensed something Indefinably odd and alarming in tlie air. Turning to the man she opened her mouth to speak, when from the rank grass uuder her feet came a noise which set her a tingle and at which her suspicions leaped full to the eululloii. It waa the groan of a man. Again be gave voice to bis pain, aud abe knew that she stood face to fuoe with something slu Ister. Tale, of alulce roblsra bud come to her nud rumor of the during ruld luto which men were lured by the yel low bhivu, and yet this wu lucredlbla. A hundred men lay within sound of her voice. She could bear their luughter. Oue was whistling a popular refrain. A quarter mile nwny on every band were other ramp. A scream from her would bring them nil. Nonsense, this was no sluice nibls-ry. aud thru the nmu In the IiusIm-h Ih-Iow moaned for the third time. "What Is that?" she said. Without reply the negro lowered the muzzle ef his rllle till It covered her breast, und at the same time she heard the double click of the hammer. "Keep still nud don't move," he warned. "We're desperate, nnd we can't take any ebniices, nils." "Oh. you lire stealing the gold" She was wildly frightened, yet stood still while the lookout anxiously di vided his attention U-tween her and the tents nlsive nut II his companions signaled hint that they were through and the horses were loaded. Theu he poke: "I don't know- what to do with you, but I guess I'll tie you up." "Wlinl'r" she said. "I'iii going to tie and gaff you so you cau't holler." "Oh. don't yon dare!" .he cried fierce ly. "I'll stand right here till you've gone, nnd I won't s'-reniu. I promise." Hhe looked up nt hlin appeullugly, nt which he illpKsl hi head, so thnt she caught only a glimpse of his face, and then hiu-ki-d nwny. "All right! IWt try It because I'll be bidden In those bushes yonder at the bend, aud I'll keep you covered till the others lire gone." Ho leaped down tho tank, run to the cavalcade, mount ed quickly, nnd the three lashed their horses Into a run, disappearing up the trail around the sharp curve. She Beard the blow of their quirts a. they whipH-d the pack horse. They were long out of light before the girl moved or made sound, al though she knew- that none of the three hud paused at the bend. She only stood nnd gnzed, for n. they galloi-ed off she bad heard the scrap of a broken sentence. It nil but one excited word sotiudlng through the rattle of hisifs-hcr own UMine "Helen!" and yet la-cause of It abe did not voice the alarm, but rather began to piece to gether bit by bit the strange point, of thl. adventure. She recalled the out line of her captor with a wrinkle of perplexity. Her flight dlsnppcnred en tirely,' giving plain to Intense excite ment. "Xo, no; It can't Is-! And yet I wonder If It Is!" abe cried. "Oh, I wonder If It could Is-!" She opened her lip hi cry aloud, tlien kcsltatcd. She started toward the tents, then paused, and for mauy mo ments after the Insif heats bud died out she stayed undecided. Surely she w ished to give the signal, to force the th-rce pursuit. What meant Hi Is nd bery, thl defiance of tlie law, of her uncle' edict and of Mc.Namnrai They were common thieve, criminal, out Inns, these uieii, deserving punish ment, and yet .lie recalled a dnrker night, when .he herself had aoblied nud quivered w ith the terror of pur ult suil two men had shielded her with their bndle. Site turned and ed toward the tent, bursting In through the raovaa door. Instsntly every mm r we to hi feet at sight of her pallid face, her flashing rye. and rumpled hair, "Sluice nihlier.! .lie cried breath lessly. "Quick! A holdup! The watch man I. hurt!" . A roar shook the night air, and the me I poured out past her, while the day ahlft came tumbling forth from every quarter In vartou itagc. of on dress. "Where? Who did It) Where did they goT McNamara appeared among them, fierce and commanding, seeming to grasp lb situation Intuitively without exBlanatlon from ber. , "t Vuie on, men. We'll run Viu d -wu (let out the brar. (Jiih k! He wa. un-uuted even a he sil.e and other Joined htm. Then, l-iruiu,-be wared hi long ami up the valley toward the mountain, "liiikle luto squads of Die and cover the hills! Itua down to liiscovery. one of you. anil telephone to town for Yoorlx-es and a ptMse." At they male ready to ride away the girl cried; "Stop! Not that way. They went down tlie gulch-three negniee." She pointed out of tlie valley toward the dim gkiw on the southern borlioii. aud the cavalcade rode away Into the gloom. Til BK ttiSTIM VU. A PRIVATE'S HEROISM. Carried Water to Woundtd Soldi.r In the Face ef DsatK. It Is one or tlie anomalK- of war that, although It stir the savage na ture of uiauklud. It also call out the highest qualities of courage. uiisclllb. Dcs and devotion. Many a d.isl of martial heroism Is done lu the name of mercy rather than of the god of bat tle. Xo description of a Ucn-e charge, any. the Youth's Companion, roior.li more deternilmsl valor than dues t hi st. a-y of Klrhard kirkhiiid a told by (ieueral Kershaw. Kershaw was a private who served Id the South Carolina volunteers dur lug the civil war. After the blilj battle of Fredericksburg bis brigade avuplcd the road near the field. One hundred and litty yards lieyeud the field lay the Federal troop, aud lie tween the ground was covered by the dead uud dying. All day long the air wa reiil with the cries and groans of the won mUd uud the pitiful calls "Water! Water!" In the afternoon a (ieueral Kershaw Hit In the upis-r room of hi heud-qiiarti-rs ovi-rlmiklng the field Klrklum! asked permission to ss-ak to blui. "(ieueral." laid the young luau, "1 cun't stand If." "Stand what, sergeant?" "All ulght and ull day I've heard those poor ssiple crying for water. I came lo ak H-rmlssioii to give tln-in a drink." "Klikliind." rcsMiinled the general, "don't you know that If you ever step over tiiut wall you'll get a bullet In your bead'" "I know It, but I mil willing to try." The general considered a liniment. "I ought imt to allow you to run such a risk." be said, "but I cannot refuse your request. Trusting Cod will pro-ti-ct you. you may go." The sergeant's eye. lighted with pleasure. "Thunk you, sir!" he .aid heartily and ran down the stair. When he reached the Imttom of the flluht he hesitated, turned und run up again. "(ienernl, can I show the white handkerchief?" The geueral slow ly shook bis head. "No, Klrklaud. you can't do that." "All right! I'll take tho chance," ail be was off again. From the window, of the house the otllcer watched him run across the rioid and climb the wall. lie made his wny quickly to the nearest kuf ferer, raised the (Hior fellow', heinl ou hi. until and gave bliu a long drink of cihiI water. 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He has recommended it to friend, and neighbor and all who have used it say that it is tin- equaled for croup and whoopinp cough. For sale by English Hi ug Co. Ktirnitv." said thn country cx- hortor. who wantnd to make thinirs clear, "is forever and forever, and live or six everla.HtinKft.oii topoi that. hv brothers anil sisters, after mil lions and billions of centuries had railed away in eternity, it worn J still be a hundred thousand years U breakfast time." . Doe vnor hack ache? Do vou feel tired and drowsy and lacking iu ambi tion? If .0, there ii something wrong with your kidneys. PeWitt'a Kidney snd Hlitlder Pills relieve backache. weak kidueys, and inflammation of the bladder, A week , treatment 2jrta. Sold by S.J. Welsh and C.N. Simpson. Little Kthel "Mama, don't people ever get punished fin telling the truth.' Mamma No, dear, why do you ask?" Little Kthel" 'Cause I just tooked the last three tarts in the pantry and 1 thought 1 had better tell you." Cleveland Tlain Dealer. Hard Times In Kansas. The old days of grasshoppers stul drouth are aluioot forgotten in the prosperous Kansas of to day; al though a citizen of Oodcll, Karl Stianiburg, nas uot yet lorgotten a hard time be encountered. He says: "I was worn out and dis couraged by coughing night and day and could find do relief till I tried Dr. King's 1st ft Disrov err. It took less than one bottle to completely cure nie." The saf eat and most reliable cough aud cold cure and long and throat heal er ever discovered. Guaranteed by English Drug Co. , If you want anything in crockery don't full to so us. I Collins & Riggers. Charlotte's t all Festival. The Fall Kotiiul, which ous in Charlotte, tkbdjer loth, ami lasts phruii",li tlie iiith. 1'Mti.isi-s to be otip of the on-.ttest mtasi'ins of its : kind ever held in the two Can 1 mas. Among the si-aki-r are William .lennins Hrvan, Champ Clark of Missoiui, .Mm Sliarjie Williams, the m-wly ilirtnl senator from Missis sippi, Ual'!i liui-rUin, otic of the first hiimrists of the day, ami Dr. Muiihall, the ci-lcbratcd divine of I'hiUilclpliia. The h.-t of singers includes such noted x-rsniiaoi s as Catupanari, ac knowledged bv the leading musi cians of the world to be the tirsl baritone of the world, .luhn Humes Wells, the famous tenor; Mis (Jrace Muusofi, contralto, and the Temple Male (Juartette, (if liostun. Added to this list is Otto Pfefler karn, pianist: Miss Chandler, story teller; David T. lluyi-k, aoeompanist and others. One of the leading features of the Festival will he the o-ning recep tion, we weli-nming u the yuecu City the distinguished guests. The (Jreater Charlotte Club, Hoard of Aldermeu, directors of the Audito rium Company, and various organi zations of Charlotte will participate in the reception, at which Governor Glenn will be the master of ceremo nies. It is prii'Miscd to have a big street parade, with the military, drum corps, brass bands and other feat ures participating. The Festival w ill lie held in the big new Auditorium, which seats 1,5(10 people and which has just l-en completed for the occasion. Thomas A. Edison, the great Ainer ican inventor, savs: "l ullv eiehtv iei rent uf the illness of mankind comes from eating improper tuod or too much food; people are inclined to uver-iu- ilulce themselves. This is where in digestion finds its beginning in nearly every case. Tlie stomach can do just n nun Ii wink and no more, and when you overload it, or when you rat the nioiig kind of food, the digestive or ia;is cannot possibly do the wink de manded of the in. It is at such limes that tli") stomach needs help; it de mands help, and warns you by head acln-F, belching, sour stomach, nausea mil indigestion, ion should attend to this at once bv takinc sometliini- that will actually do the wink for thr similar h. Kodnl will do this. It is a combination of natural digeslauts and vegetable nruls aud contains Hie same juices found in a healthy stomach. It is pleasant to take. It digests what you rat. Sold by S. J. Welsh and C. N. Simpson, Jr. Several prominent votinc ladies members of nood families, in South Carolina, have been arrested recent ly by postolliee inspectors on a charge )l using cancelled stamps. 1 lie ev idence is conclusive and all have been bound over to federal court. Their naii.ts are withcld from flu- press out of sympathy for their fam ilies, strange how people will use r try to use cancelled stamps. Out of 5lght. "tint of sic-lit. out of mind.'' is an old saying which applies with special force to a sore, burn of wound that a Ih-cii treateil with Biicklcu's Arnica Salve. It's out of sight, cut of mind and out of ex istence. Piles, too, and chilblains isatiiiear under its hcalim; inllu enee. Guaranteed by Kuglish Drug Company. Lnnnie Wratherfoid, son of S. V. Weatheiford, who lives near Dar lington, S. C, was kidnapped last week by two unknown men. 1 lo ran at first, but stopped w hen a pistol ball was put through his hat brim. The men carried him to Florence and boarded a train, where the youth escaped nt a moment when the men were not watching, lho boy has not recovered from his fright yet. How to Cure a Cold. The question of bow to cur cold without unnecessary lus of lime is one in which we are all mure or less interested, for the I nicker a cold is gotten rid of the less the danger of pneumonia and oilier serious diseaseases. Mr II. W. L. Hall, of Waverly, Va., has used 'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy aud s,u: "1 firmly believe Cham berlain'a Cough Remedy to be abso lutely the bast preparation on the market tor colds, I have recom mended it to my Irienda and they all agree with me." For sale by English Diug Company. A visitor from tho great metropo lis had been sight seeeing in the Quaker City with a neighber of that place. "Peoplo don t die very often over here, do they?" ho remarked. "No, only once," replied tho Quaker calmly. Indies Home Journal. The Bank of Union, WOKUOt . vc Five years ago The Rank of Union owned for business. At that .time there was only one bank in Union county, with assHs of about '$2no.(Kl.O(l or less, w hile now there are five banks in the count v w ith assets aggregating aUtut fl.tsaj.UKi.ui. What a wonderful ' change for so short a time! What is the reason? The rinciial 'cause lies in the enhanced values of farm products, but along with this there has been a great aw akening in the way of doing business. People who were dead in financial matters have come to lif nn.l they see the dawn of a better day. People are more thrifty than five years ago. They are more ambitious to succeed, and they do succeed. The banks have contributed no little to this revolution in financial matters. Tbe Bank of Union Has labored Steadily to Promote Prosperity in Union and Adjoining Counties. It has spent much money to safeguard the interests of its custo mers. .No bank could do more under the circumstances. Absolute safety and good service are guaranteed. The people should recog nize these facts and nimrci:it thorn Thv eonl.l not (Vila in o more welcome way than by using this bank as a detiository. A private room for the accommodation of customers has been provid ed. There thev will find a desk, oaiier. etc.. for their convenience. Welcome. Wood's Seeds. Seed Wheat, Oats, Rye and Barley. We are not only the lanrest deal-Q era Id Seed (.train in the South, but we sell the best, cleanest and heaviest qualities. Our stocks are secured from the best and largest yielding crop., and our warchouaea are fully equipped with tlie heat and moat improved machinery fur cleaning. If you want auperior erop. D Plant Wood's Seeds.' Price, quoted on request r Descriptive Pal C.talo.ua, If-:-. r. . 1 1 r..-. . 1...... -ill giviUK iuii llll'l iiimivh wwut I seeds, mailed tree. T. W. WOOD & SMS, Saadaman, Richmond, Va. DON'T WAIT! Measure Your Savings by your present earnings. Save some thing out of what you make now. Don't put it oiT until you get a raise. You may not get it. The Saving's. Loan and Trust Co. has many accounts which began in a very modest way. They are now of a size that any one could be proud of. It doesn't matter how small you begin. The beginning itself is the important thing. Do it now. CLbo 5arim3S, ioan & "Xruft ompamj, R. B. REDWINE. Prei't H. B. CLARK. Cathier. The Whole Family Must Now Be Shod That Is what we are making our especial business this season. :n We are prepared to outfit tlie whole family, and cau do it to your advantage. The Hiiiullcst of tho children and the good old man and hid w ife can lie fitted here in eonilort and at a fair price. Thin includes all round everyday or work Hhoea and also li no ones for Sunday, and apeeial occasions. If you can't bring the wife and children, lirinj; their measure, aud wo will take pains to see thnt they are fitted. While we have Kiiecial lines of shoes up to the finest, we are making a specialty of fitting the family. OUR PRICES WILL SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. ::: ::: DIcRae Mercantile Company. Fifteen Yean Experience Professional References Satisfaction Guaranteed Charges Reasonable S. B. HARMON PIANO TUNER Pianos and Organs Tuned and Repaired Most Intricate Repairing A Full Stock ot Repairing Material Always on Hand If you contemplate Inlying an Oiyan or Piano it will pay you to ace or write me before buying. I rcprcm-nt the factory and can eoll you on cany terme. S. B. ilAKMON, Box 2, 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 Th. Heath k Ullllgaa Best Prepared Paint will look better and pro- D tect your bom longvr than than any other paint, Decau. n t man. with a thorough knowledge ot th. requirement ol paint, trtt a I amp! card today. 1 C. N. Simpson, Jr., Druggist.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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Oct. 8, 1907, edition 1
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