WHEN IT IS
TOO COLD
TO GO OUT
There is a 'phne is our store connected w ith
the 'phone in your house. Why should you
tro out in rainy or cold weather when a mo
Plione ment at the 'phone will bring anything we
39 have direct to your door? Telephone us for
anything you want at any time and we'll de
liver it "rush" anywhere.
ENGLISH DRUG CO.,
The Dependable Store.
Buy a House
Rent Money
3 five-room dwellings on Winchester avenue,
lots Glx200 each, city water. Price each 1250.
We will sell these homes on monthly installment
and easy terms.
1 five-room dwelling on Vann Heights for the
same money and on same terms as those above.
Also 1 four-room dwelling on Vann Heights for
$700.
An Al eight-room house and lot close in. Trice
made on inquiry.
Bank of Union
Building
Mortgage Sale.
By virtue of two mortgage deeds to
me "executed by M. A. Hons and her
husband, T. S. Ross, one on the L'Tth
day of October, 118, and the other on
the :Mh day of February, A. I), l!!,
duly recorded in the ollice of Register
of Deeds for I'r.ion county. North Car
olina, in book A. M. on pi:iro 7. and on
page respectively, I will on
Saturday. February 11th, It'll,
sell to the highe.4 bidder, for cash, at
the court house door in Monroe. N. C.
that certain tr:u t or parcel of land ly
ing and being in the said county of
Union and State of North Carolina, on
fhe waters of Heaver Dam creek, ad
joining the land of T. A. I'ressley,
llollis Nash and others and hounded
and di'-cribeil as follows, to-wit: lie
ginning at a sweet gum. the division
line, ai:d runs N 2 K chs to a stake
by a pine and two p o'sin Moore' line:
thence S ,NS E 2'i chs to a stake: thence
S 2 V chs to a stake: thence with
Parker's line S N) W 27.25 chs. to the
beginning, containing i' 't sixty-three
acres, rtmreor less, excepting, hottvver,
a let of twenty-one and one-fourth (21 1
.acres from above described tr ict, this
day conveyed by deed to 11. M. Sanders,
leaving a balanceof forty-oneand three
fourths (11 i) acres, more or less, in
tended to be coriveved bv this deed.
Said land sold to satisfy the provi
sions of said mortgage deeds and sold
for the purpose of paying the notes se
cured thereby.
This the ttt'h day of January, l'.fll.
R. M. SAN-nr.KS. Mortgagee.
Redwine & Sikes, Attys.
Seed Cotton wanted. Will pay high
est price. J. B. Nash & Son.
Cabbage
Plants
For early setting
on hand all the
time. Fresh
Garden
Seeds
of all kinds, the
leading brands. 0 7
J. B. BASSS 6 CO.
with
Monroe Insurance and
Investment Company
G. B. CALDWELL. Manager
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
For Poultry Ills.
Try it before you apply the
hatchet to a lick fowl It's
cheaper and more satisfactory.
Poultry raisers have found it
an unfailing remedy for Roup,
Pip, Canker, Gaps, Scaly Legs,
Swelled Head and Eyes, etc
This testimony prom it.
CAHtlitllK-.K Sl-KINM, Ta.
Gr.KTLtJIKN:
I w ill tell yoa of a cure I madcla.it
week with Mexican Muittans; Lini
ment. Had a hen io bad from n cold that
her ears were swollen out ns large as a
hiekorr nut nnd full of matter and thick
put. Applied Mctican Mustang Liniment
tour times and to-day turned her out w ith
the h"'K k a well lira. Last Winter cured a
err bad case of canker with three appli
cations. 1 use it for nearly everything.
Respectfully yours,
II. L. LAMB.
Fal oVectieea with mry bottle.
At druggists.
Three sizes, 25c, 50c and $1.
LYON MFC CO..
41- W FifUSt, BROOKLYN. N.Y
A Pawned
Watch
It Wss it the Bottom of
a Plot
By ESTHER VANDEVEER
Copyright. 1.H by Amrlcn fives
AKie!IOtl.
xliHMll.y. Harold.
"Ooodlir, Alice."
Tlioe, nod those slone, were. th
i parting words between Harold IJosU
I weil mid Aluv S"v!n. (or ttnir bear:
, were toj full t) say wore. Tbt-y wer
i to hfire Nhii married within a few
! months but ltothwell bad tlevelojvj
! pulmonary trotiKe. and It was divided
! lint ho should so wvt and live
J oUidi-hT life. The rolHVt Kfort
them wn ploomy. Kven If Harold
recovered his h.-altlt the shins up of
prospects he was bavins uiitf'.it keo;t
him iu poverty and necessitate their
coutluuod separath'ti. He turued away
and set out fr the railway station.
Alice watched hint till be reached a
bend in the road, when he turned an. I
threw her a M. She returned it, and
he pass.d out of siht. Sad r.s they
were, they would have teen far more
so Lm1 they known what would hap
pen W-fore ibey cliotilil meet again.
That same day two years bence
found liothvvell tinaucial manager for
Henry raluier, a rancher, though but
Just appointed to the position. Roth
well had Ions heen a sheep herder for
raluier, ud the out of door lifo had
completely cured liitu of bis ailing.
As soon as it was considered safe for
blin to lead a more coutlned life Palm
er, who had taken a great fancy to
him and w ho needed a clerk, put him
In charge of the nnanchil part of h.s
ranching. Then Roth well wrote, to
Alice Siva In that within another year
be hoped to return for her und bring
ber back will) him.
The ranch was not a largu one, and
the owner nud his clerk were the only
two persons euaged upou It except a
few herders, who were always away
In care of the flocks. The men be
came very warm friends and were al
most constantly together. One day
I'almer said to his clerk:
"You know, Harold, that I am a
bachelor nud have no one In the world
to leave what belongs to me. I'm
roIiir to make a will bequeathing this
ranch and the stock ou it to you."
ltothwell smiled. "Considering that
you are but ten years older than I and
far stronger, I think 1 would better
leave my possessions, if I had 0'J, to
you."
"Furthermore." rainier continued
without notli'lni; the comment "there
ore live f l.tmt) luds, which will also
be yours. These bonds, together with
some old family trinkets, 1 have plac
ed in hiding, and I am goinu to show
you where they are hidden. They,
too, will go to you at my death."
lie led the way to the attic and
from a recess formed by a corner In
the roof between two j"ists te..U a tin
boT. oieiied It and showed Rotliwell
the bends and the trinl.ets ivIVnisl to.
The latter consisted of a goi.l wnb-h
bearing the Initials II. 1. and some
urtb-les of jewelry.
'You are very kind." said Rothwpll.
"to make me your heir: but. as 1 have
said. 1 don't think there is the slight
est chance of my ever receiving my In
heritance." "There Is n better chance tl.au you
think." said the other.
Rothuell looked at hlm Iini'iirlngly,
but received no further confidence.
I'almer replaced the box. and th. two
men returned to the lower story. Then
rainier opened a safe Kept on the
premises, look out a will, showed
Rothwell that It was In his favor, put
it Isick and closed the safe door.
"Why," asked Rothwell. "don't yovt
keep the bonds and the other things
iu the safe';"
"I have a special reason for not
keeping the londs there. As to the
watch and Jewels, it doesn't much
matter where they are kept. Some
day you may learn the reason. So
long as I live I cau trust you not to
disturb the box In the garret and
after my death what It contains may
be of some benefit other tbau for tbelr
Intrinsic value."
To wboinT
"That will appear nt tbe time."
ThU was not very satisfactory, bnt
Rothwell was obliged to be satisQed
with It.
It waa but a few -weeks after this
that Rothwell. having got In some
funds for the sale of sheep, rode to
the town, sume dozen miles swsy, to
deposit the money in bank. The day
proved an cveutful one. On the way
two masked men sprang Uon hlm
from a wood beside tbe rosd and
robbed lilni. Returning to tile ranch,
be found rainier lying In tbe living
room of the bouse with a bullet bole
In his brain.
As soon ss be bad sufficiently re
covered from tbe shock to think be
determined to ride to the nearest
ranch, get a messenger and send for
the proper authorities) to come and
take legal action upon the matter.
Wrthln a few hours an officer of the
law arrived and took charge of both
tbe premises aud tbe body.
When Rothwell bad told him the
wtoole story of his connection with
Palmer, concluding with the statement
that be wss Palmer's belr, that he
had started for the bank that day to
deposit some f 1.200. been robbed on
the way and returned to And hi ben
efactor murdered, tbe official looked
i
1 at him ccri us .jr. 1 n fc cal'.cd a
i meseusT and eut u.ui i3f !nate.
! When Ibe no--:i, r rvlurued be
brought the Lcr:J with uiui. who.
Without a word of t-xplaoatk'n. clapped
a pair of banoua ou Rothwrd's
wrists. The pri'uf was laken to
towu and lodgvd iu JUi. charged with
the murder of Henry I'almer and the
embcu't tueut tf Ibe funds he claimed
he bad lutctnl-d to ul ill the lauk.
The esse was voi of circumstantial
evidence or. rather, of motive alone.
; It was assumed (hut Rotbnvll bad got
i Ubiud Iu bis accounts, bad rmbczzled
: the amount of whk-b he claimed be
' bad been robU-d nud. feiring that if
detected he WouM Ke bis l-iher.laliee
had killed the man w!ust property he
j would inherit.
i ThU made a :ron case egalns;
him. and therv was very little to be
said iu iU favor. Xo tr.ee ef n;iy
' c: bavins attacked I'altin r and in
evidence of Roihucli's tory fiat he
; had been robls-J apcnrvd. The court
n!:ilued rhnne of I'al liter's proper'.
but tillowisi l he h-gattv MKliclent
funds to pay a lawyer to defend hii'.t
, His attorney did the l-ost iu his power
, for hlm. but was unable to establish
! his IntuK euce. The Jury hung f-r
some time between murder la the
j first ami second degrtv. but tliially
brought In a verdict of guilty of the
! former. He was seuleuced to suffer
the death penalty.
And so It was that Rothwell, having
' scaped death from tuberculosis, hav-
lag rvaeheU a condition where he
j might bring his sweetheart to hlai us
i Lis wife, was doomed to suffer on the
gallows for a crime he had not com
mitted. There are li"t the delays In
punishment for crime In new countries
there sre w here the safeguards against
Infrlnglu;; on the rights of incused
persons nre more strictly enforced.
Rothwell was sentenced to be hanged
a few weeks after his conviction. No
new trial was granted, no stay of pro
Crtslings. and the day of d.Hjm was
near when something liapeued.
A young woman stood looking In
through the window of a pawnshop lu
the town w hero Rothwell was convict
ed. At the time an otllier of the law
dressed in plain clothes was in the
shop Interviewing the pawnbroker
Kbout some stolen goods that he had
loaned money ou. The woman entered
the shop and produced a watch on
w hich she asked for a loan. The bro
ker Inspected the watch mid at once
caught sight of two letters, "11. I',
on the case.
"Whose Initials are those!" asked the
broker.
The woman said she did not know
The detective took a hand In question
lug her and, her replies being contra
dictory, took her to police hembiuar
ters. There, ufter many surmises,
some one noticed that "II. 1'." were
the initials of Henry raluier, for whose
murder Rothwell wns to be hanged la
a few days. The chief of police put
the woman through the "third degree"
process, with the result of a confession
that she had murdered Rainier.
Many were Inclined to doubt that
the confession was genuine. Had It
not been for the fact that I lie woman
had attempted to borrow money on a
watch with I'alnioi's initials on It lit
tle attention would have been paid to
her statement. She claimed to have
been a discarded wife of I'.iliner's. and
It was for this casting tuT that she had
killed him. 'I'll;1 watch w as shown to
Rothwell, and he t"ll the police where
he had soon 't. This hleiitllhsl the
woman with I'almer. she was charged
with his murder, and Rothwell was re
leased. Ho asked to see the person
whit stood In his place and was taken
to her cell.
What was his amazement to recog
nize Alice Swain.
Before he had time to betray their
relationship she gave 1 1 mi u look that
put hlui ou his guard. She then spoke
to hlm as a stranger. Idling hlm that
If he could get permission to bu'o her
nlone she would throw additional light
ou the murder, l'erniissiou was grant
ed, und the two were left alone.
Not during to embrace each other,
they refrained. Alice talked about the
murder, but fearful of being over
heard, said nothing to reveal the true
situation. Meanwhile sho scratched
on a bit of paper:
This Is a plan to snvs you. Luckily you
wrote me of the tin box. I camp, took th.i
wuli'h and pawned It to g-t srrextad. Uo
sway and 1 will convince them of my In
nocence. It was ogroJ between them through
the same medium that Harold should
have a week before Alice revculed
the trick. When tho period had ex
pired and tie was safe In hiding she
called for tbe lawyer who bad de
fended hlm and told hlm bow Uot-h-well
had written her of the Interview
he bad bad with rainier and of the
tlu box, showing blm tbe letter-bow
she had gone to tbe hiding place,
taken the watch and pawned It, know
ing tbe man who was at the time with
the pawnbroker to be a detective. The
attorney soon obtaluod a dismissal of
the charge against ber, and later she
was set at HU'rty.
She at once went to the ranch bouse
ami In her future husband's name
claimed for hlm his Inheritance. Mak
ing a more thorough examination of
the contents of the Un box, she found
s bit of paper on which wore written
the following words:
If I am murderftd It will b by T old
partner, Jaeott Wilcox. Whoa we sep
arated I took some bonds that he oialmed
kelonced to him. He told me then taat
he would have tbe bonds If be had to kUl
me to ft them.
In time Rothwell came Into bis In
heritance and married the girl who
had saved him. He spent considera
ble money trying to find Wilcox and
bring blm to )uetlr, but never suc
ceeded. Tke Rothwell ranch is now
one of tbe tartest hs that ssctloa of
ctnntry.
you dontNeedto
0 Ask
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IS
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BANKS
Many a man has kept his own
salary low because he has not sav
ed his money and shown his em
ployer that he was independent of
him.
Hake our bank your bank.
We pay liberal interest on certif
ficates of deposit consistent with
saftety, 4 per cent.
Under Government Supervision.
The First National Bank of Monroe
R. A. MORROW, President.
ROSCOE
V. C CROWELL, Assistant
MONEY
IS PLENTIFUL NOW
Hence this is the best time to save it. Open an
account now while you have plenty of money
and when it begins to get scarce you'll still
have yours. We will keep it on deposit for you
subject to check any time, or will take it in
Savings Department and pay you interest on it.
Savings, Lo&n and
Trust Company
R. 15. UKDWIXE, President
II. 13. CLARK, Cashier
Everything
in the
Insurance
Business
GORDON
a Favor
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"Ymi e I
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J. R. ENQLISH, Vice-President.
PI1IF ER, Cashier.
Cashier. W. M. PHIFER. Teller.
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