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C M I If It In a high grade riano or n yer I'lano, duet bench with music desk, r Organ you want, we have the best. Hollaway Bros. Near rsengpr Depot, MOXKOE, N. 0. Do you know I that the best pleased people in iNorth Carolina are those whol n i hold policies in the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company? Ask us about them. GORDON CO. AH Kinds of Insurance. Farmer A Merchant' Baak Bids. MOJfROE, X. 0. JEWELS CF LONDON MUSEUM Ancient and Interesting Relic Are Nov to B Seen at Strat ford Houaa. London. The London museum, re moved from Kensington palace to Stafford house. Is twice a interesting as It was, and more. At Kensington there was no scope for depute ar rangement. In the noble rooms of Stafford house overlooking the mall It has been possible to follow a chrono logical order and to convey In the cos tumes and the picture. In the pottery and the weapons. In the books and the thousands of othir local relics, a cloar and telling history of London from Saxon times until the present age. The most interesting addition that has been made to the museum was shown in the gold and silver room at a recent private view. It Is a case containing ISO Jewels of the early sev enteenth century that were found by a workman two years ago In chalk soil IS feet beneath the cella floor of an old house In London. There are gold and enamel pendants and rings, enameled gold caums. a gold and enamel scent bottle set with diamonds and rubies, and a very Que diamond ring, crystal chalices and other communion relics, amethysts, sapphires, rubles, garnets and tur quoises. Like the box In which they were found, with the earth all over them, the pearls had decayed. But for the rest the treasures, as one of the visit ors remarked, have the appearance of being so extraordinarily modern that all the gems look as though they might be bought in a Jeweler's shop today. Three hundred year ago some on must have burled this wonderful cas ket of treasures, hoping for an oppor tunity to secure Its safe recovery. That opportunity never came, and the ro mance or crime that led to its conceal ment will never be unearthtd. The scene of Its recovery and the sum that was given to the man who found it re mained a secret IlPiCO DIRTY CITYiA Woman Who Draws Checks SURPRISES HER SOCIAL SET Miss Jeannette Allen, Noted Horse woman, Announce Engagement One Day and Marries Next Washington. Mlse Jeannette Allen, the daring equestrienne daughter of Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Henry T. Allen, and one of the leader In the younger army set In Washington, has surprised her friends by announcing on a recent Sunday her engagement to marry Lieut F. M. Andrew of the Second Mrs. F. M. Andrew. cavalry and by marrying him the next day. Mrs. Andrews has won many prize by her horsemanship at the shows and has the reputation of being always In the fore at the society fox hunt in the vicinity of Washington. The Andrew will make their borne at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, where Lieutenant Andrew' regiment 1 stationed. SELL THEIR WIVES FOR BREAD Cracow Peasants Starving as a Reeult of Bad Crop Last Year Thou sand Involved. Berlin. Amazing stories are being printed in the German newspaper concerning the terrible predicament of Sileslan peasants In the neighbor hood of Cracow. Thousand of men, women and children, mostly Pole and Ruthenlans, who have come over the border from Gallcla, are there begging for food. They belong to the agricul tural population of that country, and have been totally ruined by bad har vest and general distress prevailing in .Austria in consequence of the money spent for mobilization during the two Balkan war. Men are willing to sell their daugh ter and wive, even, for a piece of bread. A great many are ill from starvation and exposure, but the Pro (Ian police have found at last remedy for these poor wretches. They are being driven back like cattle aero the border. Five hundred of them have been so returned. How many perished on the way the officials do not report. Ther are no coroner In Prussia. Woman Driven From Horn. Pougbkeepala, N. T Declaring that h was driven from home becaas ah oould not do aa much farm work a a man, Mr. AMc K. Pitcher, tw kj raar old, seek a Mparailo. Discovery of Oil Makes Changs in Mexican Town. Despite Grimy Evidences of Com merce Port Still Central Ameri can and Interesting Much Bustle ilvide.it New York. At last Tam;4co has be come world known. On that cluster of bungalows, the old church and the jail built on a sand heap, the eyes of the world are focused. The little port up the Finuco river, Tar iplco, ought never to have become a great city. It has f me of the In stincts of a city. If only oil had uot been discovered the place duU be to day aa It was 100 years ago a lazy, fly bitten center of indolent industry. A point at the end of the river con venient for bartering purpose; some where where the Indian women could beach their eanou and exchange their fruits and dye stuffs for cloth and gaudy finery. Nowadays thvre are wharves there and a railway depot Big steamer are alongside the quu' s and mechanics in dirty blue overalls make the land scape unpleasant to look upon. Where once there was nothing but the subtle murmur of exquisite heat, now there Is the noise of locomotives and the Jar ring rattle of the gear of unloading steamers. Apart from the unlovely evidence of increasing prosperity, Tamplco is still picturesque. Only its v ater side, its river front, ha been "Improved." Be hind the smashing noise of the railway depot the old rabble of houses and drinking shops and churches remain. The place in Its essence, as It were, Is still Central American and beautiful. Dirty, yes. but splendidly dirty. The old square remains, and by the square Uie green and white cathedral and the white painted, dirt IncruBted Jail. The Jail Is a romance In Itself, it Is a place unique. Perhaps the most democratic prison in all the world. There you can be lodged for some trivial offense drunkenness, for In stance and then perhaps forgotten. If you have no friends or no money, you might remain there for months. Justice or should we call it law? in Tamplco is a casual thing. Every thing is a matter of tomorrow the tomorrow which never comes. So that If you happen to be a prisoner without outside Influence your stay may be a prolonged one unless you have a few dollars with which to bribe the jailer. The worst of It is, your fellow prison ers will probably steal your clothe. But. in spite of the wharves and the railway, the old native market re mains. The people from uprlver still come downstream In their dugout canoes and barter with the town folk. They exchange honey and sarsaparilla and luscious fruit for pulque, tobacco and cloth. Pulque of course, Is the na tive spirit the fermented Juice of the aloe which produces quick drunken ness. The little brown skinned, dark eyed children still gambol In happy naked ness beneath the old bridge; and there one still hears the music of the na tive instruments. The women from the far-off, unspoiled districts of the interior copper colored, straight hatred women, shy and beautiful sing their curious songs as they unpack their bur.dles of fruit, while their men folk sun themselves and discuss cock fights. Yes, by the old bridge in old Tamplco one can always find gorgeous pictures ever changing and entranc ing, tilled with flashing colors and In finitely brilliant But of course, Tamplco Is impor tant in spite of these things. It is called the oil metropolis of Mexico. Certainly It is the safest port on the Mexican gulf. The place commands most of the commerce of the City ot Mexico, and all of that of a vast num ber of mining camp and center ot the interior. American Industry and capital have combined; together they have convert ed a remote, shallow and most treach erous roadstead into an Important har bor. The engineer brought rock from the mountains 70 mile away and piled them out to sea. They built two great breakwater, 1,000 feet apart, w hich extend to a distance of 7, 000 feet into the gulf. Thus, after a million dollar or so was spent, Tam plco, from being a little village seven miles up a turf guarded river, became a widely known port. The city la still even mile up the Panuco river, but now big steamers cross Its shattered bar and moor alongside the wharves which front It railway system. The Panuco river Is a etirlou stream, wide and swift flowing. It winds and twists, and Is Instinct with many weird currents. Navigator are not in love with It. As a matter of fact It Is easier for big ships to hit one of It banks than to keep within the fairway. Man's Ashes .Over Racetrack. Lexington, Ky. Relative of Georg W. B. Clair, who ha driven many of the world' famoua horses, have agreed to comply with his dying request that hi body be cremated and the ashe scattered over the Lexington driving track. Jailer Attend Banquet Chicago. After making every prts oner promise to be good and not get Into mischief. Jailer and guards at th county Jail -locked cell door, turned cut 4h light and attended a banquet to Sheriff Michael Zlmmer la Um Congress total 5- 1 M U d fUi instead of paying In cash never has to worry about balancing her accounts. She knows where ber money goes. She generally spends less, too. Our Bank Invites ac counts from women in business or engaged in housework. Spe cial attention paid to them and financial advice cheerfully given tbem when desired. Small or large accounts solicited. Savings, Loan & Trust Company R. R. Rodwine. President. 8. O. Ulair, Vto-lYeahlent. II. a Clark, Cashier. The Most Important Thing a druggist does is fill prescriptions. There is no drug store where this feature has more scrupulous attention than here. When there is sickness in the house It Does Not Pay to Take Chances. Better bring your prescription here, where every thing is certain to be right. ENGLISH DRUG CO. THE DEPENDABLE STORE, MONROE, N.C. When you ride, ride The Indian. THE W. J. RUDGE CO., Agents. Write for catalogue. Seasonable Offerings -AT- Crow Brothers Cash Store. Ladies' Dress Goods. V In Dress Goods and Waistings we have choice patterns in Brocade Crepe-de-Chine, Plain and Fla kola Crepe, Linens in all shades, and large assort mcnt of patterns in Red Seal Ginghams. Oxford Shoes. We have received large lots of Oxfords for Men and W'omen, all ready for the mild weather that is at hand. Spring Suits. A fine line of new Spring Suits in blues, browns, tans, and grays, all shaaes and new stlyes. Come to the Big General Store for all your needs. crow Bros, m store.
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