North Carolina Newspapers

THE MONROE JOURNAL. VOLUME XV. NO. 31 MONROE. N.C, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22. 190S. One Dollar a Year The Great White Plagae riOPEYUXIS 01 PREVENTION. (Paper md l public ion of the I' rutt Count r M wheal Society, Se-C I. 1JH, by I, J. W. NralJ. Mt tM the Brut to prwt iee pmpbytaxia, or prevention medi cine, and to foruiuUte u.l rerunl - of Military regulation. While Mown' (Trent preventative UMutra i a miracle pnre ui aiunde, modern method aud re- null ftre rreclj an, and while Mount rreat tueamire Mvrd thou aauibt, modera method have aaved Biaoy uillioua, While look at the tr7.n en" atayed the plague lathe camp oi Israel, modern niedi cine ha stayed the ravage of many of the great epidemic dmw, aud deprived Miiallpox, the plague, yel low fever, cholera aud diphtheria of their horror for civil i.h! man. But eonoaniption, "The Great While I'lague," la Mill but little ahated in ita rTa4,T among! the nation of the earth. - Other dia ev have caused more dimuay aud panic, aud occaitioiially for abort periods of time, greater diwtructiou of life; but of all dinnuto commou to man, eoiiKUtuptiou in at oure the niottt widely apread, cousUntly present ami deadly. Ita attark are one coutinuouM onslaught upon the human race. It victims com prine one-seventh part of earth' population. It is more prevalcut among some races notably the ne gro than otheiH, but none are ex empt. Ita victims are mostly lie tween the ages of I'O aud r0, but it iarea no age or class of people. Ita death roll in North Carolina is to the best of our information alKiut 4,000 annually. It is to the com batting aud prevention of this tor rible disease that I wish to call your attention. The best way to combat an ene my is to Drat I.Kvkx the enemy: his location, his strength, his re source, both of supplies and rein forcements, bia mode aud method of attack, bis enemies. We are lu the possesion of this information as regards consumption. Thanks to Ir. Holiert Koto, we know consumption that it is an assembled host of millions of tuber cular germs whose very form and habits of growth and propagation are known. His location is iu the human body, as well as iu certain animals, especially the cow. His strength lies in the weakness of his prey. II is supplies are drawn from the debilitated, the physic-ally weak aud exhausted. His reinforcements are the unsanitary surrouudings of his victims. His mode of attack is insiduous. His method is by stealth. His natural eneniies-our allies are vigorous health, good food, good habits, pure air, sunshine and cleanliness. Consumption is a preventable disease. Without germs there can be no consumption. The most com mon source of tubercular infection is the sputum-the matter coughed and hawked np by consumptives. Other sources of infection are milk and butter and under cooked meat of tuberculosis cattle. The subject, then, of Prophylaxis resolves iUtelf into three heads: The deitruction of the sputum. The conduct of the uninfected. The conduct of the consumptive. What Shall be Done With the Spu tum? How Can the Uerm be Destroyed? Kvery home, office and factory, every public building, school house, court house, store or bank; every public conveyance, street car, rail road car or what not; in fact, every place occupied or frequented by man should be provided with spit toons. These should be partially filled with some strong germicide and emptied and cleaned once a weckorofteoer. All sputum should be deposited in these. All persons who are under the necessity of spit tiug, and especially consumptives, should carry with them some re cepticle for the sputum, the esiieci- ally made spit flask Is the tiesi. These should contain some germi e d-. 8ft cloths my be nued, ner-errW l exhauidion. Ku-h.-ml II. Iwi, Secretary Sute Hoard uf lK-altb. INlt.'l.',. revted except it tie iuto aa oiwn tire or running water. It should be a criminal otTcm-e for any Mr son to spit on the sideaalk or on the floor of any public building or conveyance. As a germicide for the dextrnc- tiou of sputum, use cresol or car bolic acid, one lalilnqioouful, or J gr. cemoiu eubliuiato to the piut of water. Making Good. IVr li nn way of mablnc to.flns frlrnda Ilka "Makln li.aal;" ami IkH-mr I'irrrr'a mcdii'lnm w.ll ii-nillfy llil and tlmlr Irlvmla. after mum than two ilnrailoa nt imuular t. am nuniiivrisi n tlir huiHlnl uf tlioimuuiU. 'J In y liai "nia.lii (uul ami Uwf have hi made drunkard. A (imI, Imnmt, iian-ili mnllcln nt known inim.llloii l Dr. I'krv.a Ooklta Matfkal Dtacovtn. It atlll cnjny an tin man sain, whiut nwxt of th in-prii-tlmia thai havarotne Into nroniliivni) In tlia earlier iwrliid u( lu popularity hav goii by thn board" and ar iwvif mom hoard of. Thwe mini h sum maran for till Hn(-tlm popularity and that In to tm found In IU luporior mirlu. Whi-n one lin a fair trial for aoak tomai h, nr for llvxr and blond aflctlna. lu rlur euratlvo uualltlea am anon manlftut; Vumm It haa aurvlvrd and arown In iiii- ular favor, whlli acoma uf Iimm mi-rltorloiia arllrlwi har uddnlr flahs1 Into fvor for a brief perlud ami tliou been aa awn forvoltpn. For a torpid IWor with lu attendant lndi(itlon, dynpoiKla, hcadarhts r hapa dluinwa, foul bmatli, naty coaled Winitu. Willi blttof UK. Mm OI a'UU with dlntmat aftr eatlnt, m-rvoiimii-M and debllltT. Bothlna la I'lnrrc'a (toldeo Mnllcal lllMsivery tinM al Dr. It a an NoMot, aiiuam-dpal mnlli'liMi with all lu Insmdlrnu prlntvd on lilil"wra. r no xwmt, no hocua-porua numbuf, Ihxnifiim don't ami a mbttUutt lha th daalnr all uaalhlT maka 1 little blr frr prodL Jiuut on jour right to hat hat ynn call for. Iton't boy Dr. PWrca'a Famrlt Prcacrl Um nunciint It to won a "curw-all." It la unit adylant for woman'a tnrrtol all BionU. It makiw weak women tniii( and aiek wnawn woll. Im adrertlMsl than amm pmpmratmna aold tor like purnava, lu atnrllnf rurally virtue atill aialniain lu poalUiHi Is tha front ranka, whem (t atoiid over two decade aao. A an In- vlioratlna tonic and atniiKihenln( norv In It I unmiualetl. It won't aatlef;' thow who want boon, for then la pot a drop of alcohol In It Dr. Ptarct'a Phnamt tflet. th orfcit wU I.ltll Liver I'lll. allhouith the Hr-l pill of their kind In the market, atlll lead and when one tried are ever afterward) In favor. Kjy to Uk aa randy one to three a do. Much ImUtiUd but an uvtuaU. hasteiuf a fatal termination. Watch your general health. How Shall the Well Avoid Con- sumption? Our best assets are pure air, sun shine and sanitary mirromidinga. All hmldiugs, public or private. should lie kept clean, well lighted aud ventilated. All pertons should lie well clothed, have abundaut good, prorly cooked food, live moderately, olwerve regular iiamts of eating, drinking and sleepiug, and avoid excessee of every kind. Weakly iiersoua aud imtmoiis a bo have liccn exposed to the dise:tse, aud deM-eudfuU of cousuiuptives, should constantly be on their guard again! the disease. iSuch misous should seek out door occupations. Kvery one should be cleanly. Hat be thoroughly and frequently, at least once a week. Always liatne tne hands liefore eatiug. Kit no food that has bceu long exposed to dust. Kat no fruit without lioeling. no candies or cakes that have been lying around in dusty show rases aud windows, lie sure of the clean liness of your milk and butter and that the rattle from which they are obtained are not infected. Hou't buy milk or butter from consump live families or when a consump tive hits been handling it. Never put the dirty fingers into the mouth. Itetter keep the lingers out of the month aud nose. Never handle food to lie eateu by yourself or others with dirty band. Keep the ringer nails cut short aud clean; watch children oqiccially atiout these point. Children are fre- ueutly infected with various (lis it and poisons by dirty linger nails. White swelling and other rms of tulMrculosis are no doubt frequently gotten this way. Avoid all unclean hatnt. all hub its that necessitate spitting. Impe rially to be condemned is the use of tobacco lu any manner; sinok ng, (mulling, or chewing. This be comes especially important as re gards manufactured tobacco. A very great part of the latsir in to bacco factories is done by negroes, who are very liable to consumption aud careless in their spitting and filthy iu their habits. Ita yon consumptive or not, (ton t pit on the carpet or floor or hearth or wall of any building, private or public, or oil thesidewalksor path way or any place where the sputum may become dried and pulverized nd thus a possible source oi infec tion. hen necessary to spit, spit iuto a Mazing lire or a spittoon or a spit lU-k, or soft cloths and burn them at lirst opportunity. Not only be wise and prudent in the lisposal of your own spittle, nut teach others to do so as well. Don't put into your mouth coins or any articles which nave oeeu promiscuously hamllei iy outers. Ihiu't ilrink onto! puiilic tit inning cups. Don't eat or drink out of any vessel used l)V another until the same has been thoroughly washed. Kverv keeper of a public fountain should lie sure that every utensil used is thoroughly washed after each using and is absolutely clean, and the hands of the dispenser as well Don't wear second hand clothes unless you know they have been thoroughly disinfected. Women should not wear skirts which sweep the floors and steps and sidewalks of the consumptive's spit and other filth and carry them into their homes to uistnouie to their family. Keep your premises clean, thor onghly aired and sunned. Don't occupy premises wuicn nave uecn occupied by a consumptive until they have been thoroughly dmiu fectcd. The germ will live in dark, damp, closed bouses for months. Don't sleep in a room witn aeon suntptive. Don t sleep or live In over crowded houses. Over crowd n i: favors infection. A most dan gerous place is the over crowded and poorly ventilated aud lighted workshop or lactory or nome. Don't kiss or unnecessarily snake bands with a consumptive. Kiss ing in general is to be condemned. Many a fond mother has given fatal kiss to her child. Not only is consumption thus carried, but diphtheria and other dangerous diseases as well. Don't dread or shun tbe con sumptive. Treat him kindly. He is not dangerous, l-ut dread ana shun his spit ; there tbe danger lies. Have plenty of fresh air and sun light iu your sleeping and living rooms. Bleep wun a winnow open winter and summer. Don't be afraid of the night air; night air is all right Night air is much pref erable to cannkd air the air in a tight, stufly room, breathed over and over again for Hours. Aignt air is much purer than tbe dust laden air of mid day; it is also moie wholesome. Breathe through the nose; if you can't do this, consult yonr phyBician, Exercise daily in the open air, hot or cold, winter or summer; but low of body weight ami a rough are highly stiggetie. I hurt neglevl a cough or cold. Consumptives can invariably tell you of a neglected cold as their starring (siiut. At the very earliest symptom or sus picious, go to your physician aud demaud a careful, painstaking ex amination and a plain, frank, hon est statement of the diagnosis. Know the disease that has attacked you and go to work with your phy sician to get well. IKm't decide that your rase is incurable. Many cases tret well. I have seen) them aud cau cite them. The best au thoritics say that 75 to SO iier cent. of cases takeu iu its earliest stages cau be cured. Ihiu't fool aay your first aud most valuable days so far as recovery is concerned, with cure-alls and patent Medi cines, Kecovery depends uim.ui the tiest medical skill and the hearty, hopeful, co-oiieratiouofthe patient. Uchools are favorable places for the spread of all contagious dis eases. Predisposed and susceptible children readily contract consump tion when exposed in the school room. Consumptives fhnuld not teach school. Consumptive children should not be allowed to attend the ordinary schools. The Stale should provide for all such to be educated at institutions especially provided for them and under the strictest Military regulations. No consumptive should lie employed lUiut a school. School rooms should be well ventilated at all times, and floors and windows thrown wide open at recesses. School rooms should lie sprinkled and moistened with germicide- hearing sawdust and swept daily. The floors, window-sills and desks should ! wiped and serublied well with some strong germicide at least once a week. Children should tiot lie permitted to spit on the floor or use slates and swap pencils or whistles or chewing gum. Chil dren should lie instructed aud re- inired to wash the drinking cup before using; better still istheiu- .lividual cup. heu the water supply will admit of it, an npward- Htiw oilp;ot nhouUl t penvlitel in order that the children can drink directly from the spigot without the use of a cup. Both teachers and children should spend the re cess out of doors. Children should lie instructed to throw their shoulders hack, breathe full and deep and always through the nose. tegulatesoiueoftheUnlyfunrtiors, nOSyliroES AM) MALAHIA. Shot Hi Wile With a W i itchier, i nam i-ia, u. I n4r'--o- ii-rw. i.m The Moxt w-ttsatioual homicide , thia countv his known since the rr.,ur-t ui s.n:i.T i !.,- crime lor w in, n J.ilin lloilges was hanged, the murder of his ife two jean ago, took place three miles I'riiiii Itiirliitiii tniiii'hl at ft o clock fever in one form or another. It is .,,,1 XV- . l ill(.y u WM toniKU, by no tuea'M conli-wsl to the low-; jtl(,( mji lying extern section of the Slate, Xhllll,rh .' ,ist.nce from er using the same cloth twice, and, Avoid the exceive use of whw ; but they should I lutelligeutly j but niug all soiled cloths at the very key or auy other alcoholic stimu- prexcrilied. A cure must come Heat opportunity. The co-iwmp . lant. Whiskey afford no potec J fim a properly regulated life aud t ve should alwavs bold a cloth iama atiusl consumption, but on d el, but be asMired with these in front of the month while coughing the contrary its excessive use de-itelligently applied in a vast ma ormiernng. o one should ever mutates tne constiimuiii, .o.rr. j...,,, m -w . . . - .. i!. io X,,rth tliroiUM j, UrUI ..it anvm hero fxn-tit as h..ve di vitality and favors litfectlou and A consumptive Brother should,, . , . I never nurse or suckle her infant A Nureing saps the mother's strength and tiulltv, hastet.s a fat tl tertni nation aud sulij.-cls the infant to infection. In fact, the infant should lw at ones removal from the pres ence of the mother. Consumption is rarely, if ever, hereditary, but the infant of tulicrcular parents is very susceptible to the mrection and should be removed from the presence of the diseas. No consumptive should 1 em ployed altout dairies or meat mar kets or grocery stores, or sell or handle or prepare any foods to Is- used by others. The IlliimisState Board of Health, to which I am indebted for much of this patier, savs: "The imisirt ant essential iu the treatment of consumption are live out of doors day and night, winter aud sum mer. Wear I'koPKK t i.nTiiix; Have no fear of uight air and none of draughts, providing the body be properly covered. Court the oien air. Avoid damp houses or rooms. Avoid crowds, smoke and dust. Avoid all excesses, lie careful that you do not exercise wheu you should not. Kat plenty of good, nourishing food. Drink plenty of good water. Keep your body clean, vice of aptly Take no drugs except ou the ad the sputum which you hawk or ysician. Never swallow cough up. He hoiK'ful aud cheer fill." Follow these rules and per cent, of the cases iu tho lirst stage will recover. Rut What About the Consumptive Himself? The consumptive should be care ful to try not to convey his disease to others. Ho should remember the golden rule, lie should take particular care to dispose ot Ms spit as previously directed. He should never swallow his own spu turn and thereby reinfect himself. Many would recover front the inifinal infection nut for this con- tinned source of reinfection. The ideal room for a consump tive is in the second story ou the south side, or southeast corner of die building, with at least two win- lows arranged for top and hot tout ventilation. The room should lie large and airy, plainly furnished, without carpets, rugs or curtains. flie consumptive should have his individual howl, towels ami toilet articles and drinking cup, and spit toon partially tilled with disinfect ing solution. All tattle ware nsed ly consump tives should be at once scautnl, All bed linen and washable wear ing apparrel should be placed at once in boiling water when remov ed. Unwasbable clothes should lie thoroughly sunned and aired. All houses and rooms vacated by a con sumptive should be at once fumi eated aud aired. Tbe consumptive Biiouia live oni- f doors as much as possible; should have out of door employment should sleen in the open air, or with windows open day and night winter and summer, Dou't lie afraid of the niubt air; it is not mi wholesome or unhealthy. Heshould sleep in a room aloue; another in the room would only help to con sume the oxygen and thereby dc prive the consumptive of his most valuable remedy. Proper exercise taken in moder ation in the open air is frequently most helpful, but there are times when absolute rest is necessary Tho consumptive should never ex ercise when there is fever or a rapid pnlse or great loss of weight, as tbe disease is far advanced. A good authority says, "Beware of the man who tells you to walk several miles daily and expand your lungs. He is dangerous." The consumptive should breathe through the nostrils and not the month. Bathe often and keep the body clean. Wear plenty of light, warm clothes and keep the feet dry. Eat plenty of projierly cook ed, plain, wholesome and easily digested food plenty of meat, broil ed, boiled, baked or roasted, but not fried; plenty of milk, eggs and butter. Avoid sweets and pickles and indigestible food. Avoid patent medicines. There is no medicine known that will cure consumption. Medicines are don't take violent exercise, nr ex sometimes useful and needed to The Northern Lights. sutevtlle Undmark. Almut o'clock Friday evening many peoplo witnessed a great light along the uorthwesteru bori 7.011, snails oi ngiu nasmiig utgu into the heavens at iutervals and somewhat resembling sheet light niug. Tho display was beautiful and of varied tints. Along the ho i isoit the glow was a dull red but the flashes, like great searchlights, were white and faded into the re semblance of dull gray mist. Some who had never seen the phenome non ts'lore QOiigui; oi various thing, but others were acquainted with it. It was the aurora bureaus . 1 . W1I .1 I t .. or northern iignis. ino uispiav continued for some time and was watched with iuterest. Webster gives this definition of the aurora bureaus: "A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, ami supposed to lie of electrical origin. This species ol liL'ht usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith front dusky line or bank a lew de grees alsive tho northern horizon; when reaching south beyond tue zeiiilli it forms what is called the corona about a spot in the heavens toward which tho dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from cast to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy ap pearauce and the streams of light are then caned merry uuueers. Thev assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a ueep red or blood color, lite aurora australis is a corresponding phe nomenon in the Southern hemls pherc. the streams of light ascend inir in the same manner from near the southern horizon." UK of the most prevalent dis iiui is qutie Htinnoaiu in many to- rro jH aV pi,urillJj , lhw ratiit-H iu mr mil n"mnr, im ni r4(,j Charged With Stealing $2,100 of Hidden rloney. clrepiHhoroSiieiMal to New and Observer, Arthur Little, a respectable white farmer living near Jamestown, was placed lu jail this morning in do fault of a l.fiOO bond for his ap tiearauce before'Sqiiire Collius next Saturday to answer a charge of stealinir over 2,000 from Miss hi ten (lamer last January. Miss Garner, last fall during the panic, had considerable casn deposited iu the banks here, and managed in spite of the scrip to draw nearly all of t out. She got as iniicti as J, 100 in rash and kept it in a little box she had hid iu an old bed tick at her father's home near James town. The man arrested today on a warrant sworu out by the Garner woman was suspected at the time, ho bciiiir a tenant ou tho Garners' farm. Tho money was stolen last January, and close watch has lieen kept all the time for some signs of its use. Aolhlitg wnalover was tits covered in all this timo to lix the crime on Little until, it is said by the Garner woman, 8unday Little's wife, who became incensed with her husband for some cause, told Miss Garner that if she would look under a large rock at the spring house which was used as a table to set the milk pail on, she would find 500 of her money. Miss uaruer lost no time in making the exami nation, and exhibits the wail of bills amounting to 1500 as proof of her find, and of her charge that Little got at least a part of her 2,100. t Foley' Orino Luative i t new rem edy, an improvement on the laxatives of former years, it doe not gripe or nauseate anil is pleasant to take, It i guaranteed. English Drug Co. She Knew. Medium (impressie ly): "It's the spirit of your late hus band, madam. He wishes to Bpeak with you." Mrs. Peck: "It can't be poor Henry; he never had no spirit.' Boston Transcript. DeWitt's Little Early Kiscrs are small pills, easy to take, gentle and sura, bold by fcnglisb Drug lo, lieen rviMirted even from Cherokee. I By rvcctit scientific investiga tions the caitse of the fever hits Iwen showa to be a micrnN-opic animal known as the Plasmodium malaria or hem auiaclia vivax, which feeds upon the red eoipiiscles of the blood; hence the pallor of ierins suffering from chronic malaria. The development of this little para site iu the blood is at follows: One of the smres, or baby germs, so to speak, enters a red corpuscle and, feeding ou its contents, grow s un til at the end of twenty-four hours it has become nearly as large as the corpuscle. It then, by a priK-ess known as segmentation, splits U into a doen or more liltle smres agaiu, which for a short time are tree iu tho blood and unattached to the corpuscles. It is just as the segmental ion occurs that the chill comes on, w hich explains the jx ri odic rtciirreiice of the chill every twenty-four hours and as it has beeu found that quinine is most ef fective iu killing the germs while they are free in the blood and not buried in the sulwtance of the cor puscles, the best time to give qui nine is just before the chill is ex pected. The method of the introduction of the malarial poison, the Plasmo dium, certainly the chief method, has been demonstrated Is-yoiid all quest ion to lietlieMingof a certain variety of mosquito known as ano pheles, which has previously stung some one having malarial disease. The common mosquito, known as culex, while more abundaut, is in iioceut its a carrier of disease. Moa quitoes bleed in stagnant water of any kind. Tools containing vege table matter and no tish to cat up the larvae art; best for developing anopheles. The larvae, or "wiggletatls ' as we generally call tiiein, are tne young moMintoes. Although they live in the water from the time they ;ire hatched from the eggs which wero laid ou the surface uutil they reach maturity, they cannot live without air; they must breathe. Coilttaiy to llic veoeml i ute, i ne) breathe "wrong end foremost" through a long breathing tulie which springs from tho Issly near the tail and which they stick out of the top of tbe water when they want ttir. The bearing of tins ar rangement on their destruction w ill tppear later. There is a popular misapprehen sion in regard to the movement of inosoiiitoes. Tim general 1 in pres sion is that they are carried by the w ind, and people at tho seaside say that a land breeze brings mosqui toes. It is a fact that they are more abundant when the breeze is from the laud or in a calm, but ac cording to those who know best the fact probably is not that they are blown from the swamps to land ward, but that they simply come out strain from thetreestnd shrub bery and the lee side oi nouses where thev had taken retuge irom the strong sea breeze which was too rough for their fragile bodies. With rare exceptions they travel, it is said, seldom more than a mile, and generally not so far. When one is troubled with mosquitoes a careful search will almost always reveal stagnant water in the near vicinity pools, water-barrels, old tin cans, etc. The destruction of mosquitoes and the consequent prevention of malaria is accomplished in two wavs: First and liest, by the thor ough drainage of all stagnant pools of water, aud the emptying oi an receptacles holding stagnant water; and second, by keeping the surface' of such pools or receptacles cover ed with petroleum, w hich is known as light fuel oil, or even the crude petroleum, being better and cheap er than ordinary kerosene. The film of oil prevents the larvae from breathing and smothers them. The quantity necessary is one ounce or two tablespoonsful to every fifteen square feet of surface, related ev ery two weeks. Some care and a little expense in securing protcc tion against mosquitoes and in pro viding a supply of pure drinking wider w ill practically insure against malaria. To those interested in this sub ject I cordially commeiid a very interesting and valuable Usik on mosquitoes written in popular and entertaining style by Dr. I O. Howard, the Chief hntomologlst ol the United States, and published bv MeClure. Phillips & Co., New York, at a cost of tl.lil, postpaid Millions of bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar bave been sold without any person ever having eiperieoced ny oilier than beneficial results from its nse for coukIis, colds aud lung trouble Thi is because the genuine Foley' Honey and Tar iu the yellow package contain no opiates or other harmful drugs. Guard yonr health byrelusing toy but Ibe genuine. English Drug to An Opportunity. Ho: "Darling, I could die kissing you." She; "Then you'd better call around this even ing when rattier at nome. scraps. Don't be afraid to give Chamber laiu's CoueIi Remedy to your children, It contains no opium or other harmful drug. It always cures. For sale by Dr. S. J. Welsh the house is overrun by the morbidly inclined. At mid nilit Coroner Maddry went to the sceue, ai riling bsi late here to give the result of his finding. In a mhi1 of blissl of unbelievable amount Mrs. Tilley is lying fate sidewiee to the floor. A inchester bullet has passed through her face and her h n si and sits within five feet of her, held by Sheriff Harward, who does not hesitate to tell the nun that he murdered his w ife. Tillcy's story is that at 9 o'clock he saw a dog in bis yard and, tak ing down his ritle, snapped twice at the beast. Thiuklug his gun was unloaded, he hit it with his hand and it discharged full iu the face of his wife, who was sitting at the bureau reading a paper. She fell without a cry aud he rushed to her, he says, lielieving her dead, he w ent to a neighlior's aud arous ed him. She died twenty miuuU.s later. The fellow talks with a re freshing nonclialf uce of the trag edy. He dvies not seem the least dist lulled and when pressed for an account of his past life says it has not been what it might have lieen, domestically speaking. He is pre tentiouslv religious aud has stood w ithout blame iu his neighborhood. Nevertheless Sheriff Harward says Mrs. Tilley has speared often in listrcss and asked advice us to liv ing with her husband, wno had threatened more than ouce to kill her. Her relatives are bitter, for they tell a story of how he took all i her $.'1,000 secured by her sec olid husband's death aud invested it in a plantation, falling out with her when she refused to be further iled. They had not lived iu the same room until the past mouth, when a reformation begau and the two wero united. Their only child was asleep at the time of the shoot ing and there is nothing but cir cuuistautial evidence, entirely too much iu doubt, it would appear, to sustain a charge of murder. Mr. and Mrs. Tilley are well con nected, both IsMng uieinlK'rs of as good families as live in Durham. How to Get Strong. I'. J. Italy of 12!" W. Congress st., Chicago, tells of a way to liecome strong. He says: "My mother, who is old and was very feeble, is de riving so much lienelit from Elec tric Hitters that I feel it's my duty to tell those who need a tonic ami strengthening medicine aliout it. Iu my mother s case a marked gain iu tlesli has resulted, insomnia has lieen overcome aud situ is steadily growing stronger." Electric Bit ters quickly remedy stomach, liver and kidney complaints. Sold un der guarantee at English Drug Company's. 50c. There's a great deal In shape. Sorr.e Ben die and leave plenty or property of soie sort, tut it jsn t in tt.e right shape. It Is usually largely in real estate on which the deat itan owed a lot of money Mch he expected to pay orr terore he died but he dlel too soon. There Is where the sh'.pe of his estate was tad. Too truch atto nuon hai been given to the toJ y, and too little to the legs. Th e legs were too weak for the boJ y, so then the temporary support of dan was withdrawn, the legs ca ved in. He should have tra ceJ them with life insuran ce policies and then the b ody could not have fallen nor would the family nor t he creditors have surrered loss. As I remarked. In tbe beginning, there's a great deal In s nape, that Is your shape? And what would be the shape of your aTfalrs If you were call ed, without notice, to turn your tuslness over to your wl re to operate during her life? I want to impress you with the ra ct that the State Lire Insurance Co or Indianapolis, tls a nighty good tal lor, when it comes to improving the sh ape of an estate, and we would like to take your measure, we don't give tradin g stamps, but we will do this : You may wea r the suit all your life, and when you die ir your wire or executor doesn't want tha clothes, we will give them every dollar yo u have paid us, ir they will turn the old garments over to us. We would like to male e a suit for you. We will guarantee a fit: and no rips. And we alii sell it on tho Instalment plan, you paying Just a little every year And no 'It's your move. What are you going to do about it? D. Sam Cox Manager Department of the Carolines , Columbia, Charlotte, Greensboro Little Child Ground Up in a (iln. Kay-tli'vllli'Sm-ll tiiCharlulle ohwrver, ITIh Near Parkton yesterday Luther McKainey, the five-year old son ol Mr. J. D. McKainey, a prominent farmer, was killed by falling into his father's cottou gin. The little boy, w ho had lieen playing in the gin house, was ground to pieces by the machinery. Weather Forecast. Miss Gossa mer: "They fay a ring round the moon indicates stormy weather ahead." Sir Percy: "Yes, and a ring round a girl's finger often indicates the same thing, by Jove! Will Interest Many. Every person should know lligt good health is impossible if the kidneys are deranged. 1-olcy Kiiluey Keinedy will cute kidney aud bladder disease n every foini, and will build up aud strengthen these orgatis so they will perform tlieir luucliuus properly. No danger of llriglit's disease or diabetes I Foley's Kidney Remedy is taken In tune, tilths!! Drug company. A Shrewd Youngster. Teacher: What is it, Tom?" Tom: "Jimmy's swearing, teacher: w nat aid lie say?" Turn: "Well, marm, if you say over all the cuss words you know, I'll tell you when you come to it. Kansas t ity War. Koilol will, without doubt, make your stomach strong aud will almost nstantly relieve you ol all tne symp tonis ol indigestion. It will do this be cause it is made up of the natural di testue juices of the stomach so com (lined that it completely digests the food just as the stomach will do it, so you see Koilol cau't (ail to help you ind help vou promptly. It is sou here by fcngltsti Drug Company. Married for Love. "You say she married for love, but I hapen to know that tho man she married is worth a million." "Of course; the million is what she loves!" A Paying Investment. Mr. Johu While of .'IS Highland w .. W tilt ave.. uouiton, me., says: -nave lieeu troubled with a cougb every winter and spring. Last winter 1 tried many advertised remedies, but the cough continued until bought a 50c bottle of Dr. King' New Discovery; before that was half eone. the cough was all gone. This winter the same happy result has followed; a few doses once more banished the animal eongb. I am now convinced that Dr. King' New Discovery is the best of all cough and lung remedies." Sold under guarantee at English Drug JCa'a. 600. and f 1. Trial bottle tree. Contest opened Sept. 1st, 19(18. Closes Feb. 28th, 1909. The Journal Company has appropriated this One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in cash to be divided among the agents who do the best work, in addition to the usual cash commission. We want an active, hustling agent at every postoffice throughout the South and on every rural route. For particulars of the contest, terms to agents, outfit, sample copies, etc., write CASH 1,000.00 CONTEST THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. lhe Bank of Union, MON HOB. K.C.I Progressive people everywhere regard Banks as business necessities. Those who fail to patronize them incur unnecessary danger and do themselves positive injustice. ,OIMMIHMIMIOIHMSIIMIIIIMMMHIIimllMIM4 j Deposit Your Money in the Bank of Union.? ft. M l IM4 ,tMMM MM t, MMI HMt MM MWMIM It was expensive, but the Bank has a Corliss safe and prospective depositors would do well to re mpmhpr this. Evervthinir possible has been done to earn the confidence of the people and make their money safe. Call and confer on any financial matter. You may learn something to your advantage, xou are always welcome. Commercial Accounts. The accounts of businesshouses, cor porations and individuals are cordi ally invited and every consideration is extended which is consistent with a conservative banking policy. This bank has ample capital and surplus, and small as well as large accounts are solicited. The First National Bank. Monroe, North Carolina. W. C. Heath, President J. R. EngHgh, Vice Pres. Roacoc Phller, Cashier.