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MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1000
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LVIV
UTAH MORflOHS FAMILIES.
Instances of Anti-Race SolclJe Effect of
rolyfamj. I
William E. Curtis.
ritinp
e Chici
from Salt
Lake City to The
Chicago Record-
Herald.
In going about Utah one finds
that large families are the fash
ion among the Mormons, and you
often hear it said that they can
always be distinguished from the
Gentiles by the size of their fam
ilies. We were talking the other
day about a certain gentleman,
when somebody inquired if he
were a Mormon.
"1 don't think he is," was the'
reply; "for ha has only two chil
dren."
Families of 10, 12 and 15 chil
dren are usual, and you near ox!
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2Q and do Children irequentiy.
ill'. 1 1 L U V piVflUVllVJ)
ties, bishons. elders and other
r uri,.Ai, u,r
a good example in this respect.
Hnhfr C; KIrr.'vJI. o-.e of Joseph
Smith's and iirigi.am Young's monsters in size, are kept in
lieutenants, v. a.; the father of 65 j stock. The snakes are captured
children. Ili.-h-.-e tint is thejuy Mexicans all over Texas.
largest fa:ni!y cn record. Brig
ham You;:g had 50 sons and
daughter.-, John W. Hess had 53,
Bishop Hunsacker and Bishop
William H. Maughn each had 43,
Thomas E, Ricks had 42. and at
the time of his death, in 1901, he
had 154 grandchildren and 5
great-grandchildren. Hess lived
to enjey the society of 253 grand
children and 43 great-grandchii.
dren
Orson Pratt, the ablest writer
and theologian of the Church,
had 18 sons, 16 daughters and 43
grandchildren living at the time
of his death in 1881, and had
buried 13 children. M. W. Mer
, rill, one of the 12 apostles, and
Jseph F. Snith, first president
of the Church today, each has 42
children; Hyrum Crossen, 39;
Thomas Callister, 32; J. W. Sevey
31; Bishop E. F. Sheets and for
mer Representative George Q.
Cannon had 28 ech; Angus M.
Cannon, 27; Edwa 1 D. Wooley,
26; Bishop John Home, 25; Char
les Kelley, 24; Samuel Roskelley,
22; George A. Smith, James C.
Snow and Henson Walker, each
20. These figures are taken from
the census reports, and there
may be many other families
equally as large.
The father of the largest fam
ily I have heard of was Laurin
Farr of Ogden, who had 302 liv
ing desrendants-39 children. 20
sons and 19 daughters, of whom
30 are ftill living. 18 sons and 12
daughters; 21M5 grand-children,
and 66 great-grandchildren.
All of Mr. Farr's sons and
daughters are married and have
children. All of them are pros
perous. There has not been one
failure among them. Almost ev
ery profession and trade is rep
resented in the family. Of the
18 living sons, several are mer
chants, several are far.iers, two
are lawyers and two are doctors.
Of the 12 sons-in-law, four are
farmers, 3 are in business and
the rest are practicing the pro
fessions. And, what is equally f-xtraor-
dinary, Mr. Farr's brother Enoch ;
had 26 and his brother Allen 20 j
children, which with their grand-,
.KilHrnn marfa wl.arii nrnhnhlv
the largest family in the world-
sendants. Evprv one of thpm :
over sixteen VBars of age is
supporting, wlnle there are sev-1
eral rich men among the number.
Mr. Farr and his brothers were
born at Waterford, Vt., and he
had six wives. His first wife,
Nancy Chase, bore him eleven
children; his second wife. Sarah
Giles, bore him nine children; his
third wife, Olive A. Jones, seven
children; his fifth wife, Mary B.
Freeman, six children and his
sixth wife, Nickoline Erricsson,
six children, Clare Jane Bates,
his seventh wife, whom he mar
ried at the rage of 81, had no
chfldren.
A RATTLESNAKE RANCH. ,
He Stock Captured y Meileane
Hew the Vim Secured.
World' Magazine.
A rattlesnake ranch does not
seem a particularly inviting sort
of estate, but F. B. Anthony of
Brownsville, Tex., has made a
small fortune out of his.
The rattlesnake ranch every
thing is a ranch in Texas is a
tract of land surrounded by a high
fence of boards. There are no
doorways of any kind, entrance
being effected by means of lad
ders pver the top.
Inside the space is divided into
three enclosures for the safety
and comfort of the snakes, some
, .
mies to others. Rrush and dried
, . .. .. ,
! xrass uiiuru uiuinir yiucea anu , -
, .
! shade.
In these Dens and in boxes in
ch the snakes are shipped
: nunureasoisnaKes, manyoi mem
Mexico, Arizona and other
States and Territories, and are
sent in with the certainty of sale,
for Mr. Anthony always has a
market for them.
The Mexican snake hunter pun-;
ches the snake with a stick until j ms vestments, he would hunt a-
the infuriated reptile coils toi00"410 fin( a second-hand one
strike, meantime keeping up a
rattle which sounds like a clock
running down. A loop of leather
attached to the . top of the stick
is then deftly dropped over the
snake's head, and from that time,
rattle he ever so fiercely, he is a
helpless captive.
All tales of the distance to
which a rattler can leap to the
contrary not-withstanding, he
cannot leap at all or strike beyond
half his length,' and if a third of
him is off the ground he can nei
ther coil nor strike. His captor
next drags him ignominiously to
camp, where he is handled with
an immense pair of wooden tongs.
It takes a strong man to nego-
tiateanenragedrattlerwhenful-jwelLnyni,emn
ly aroused and writhing with his
immense power of muscle,
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the creatures weigh many pounds
and are from 6 to 9 feet long.
The snake is next put into a box
with a sliding lid. This lid is
carefully drawn back until the
snake protrudes his head and is
then shot forward so as to clinch
the neck behind the head. The
snake is then helpless to strike.
The snake's head is now forced
back over the side of the box u:i-
til the jaws open, a glass is held j
cnnvpnitntlv and th hoari roUir.
ed, whereupon the jaws close on,
the rim of the glass just as if the
snake had struck. This is done :
to collect the deadly virus, which
runs down the side into the glass
and is bottled for sale to physic
ians and chemists of an inquiring
frame of mind for experiment. ;
Woman' Association.
Exchange.
In the West and probably, in
many other parts of the country
women are being employed at t'ie
railway stations to guide women ;
and children who come a scran.
ers frcm th( trains Tht.v wear
in,, K. , "(U ' . ,a j
a ua(1e Bearing me WOfUS, )
"Woman's Protective A?w.?ia-
f tl,floa !
self-jtupv miirKt rAi..fniiu hn. h-,r
. , ,
and hesitate to address even an j
officer for desired information!
relative to routes and the like
tit m . r .1
women ot eaucation. rennemenc
ana gooa oreaauig are taxing
those places, and it is hoped thit,
ere long, women will be instilled
in every railroad station through
out the country for this very
purpose. The service is what any
timid woman traveler would ap
preciate and most women are
timid when traveling alone.
THE POPE ONCE KNEW POVERTY.
Head ef the Catholia Church Still
Carrie a Niekel Watch Worth Only
Two Dollar.
Poverty has never been toi Fully, 7,180 persons hopeless
Pope Pius the Tenth a virtue but j Iy diseased with tuberculosis an
riches, at least for him, a sin, nually come to die in the States
and this sin at least he has ever ; 0f California, Arizona, New Mex
been free from. All through his jco, Texas and Colorado, most of
life as a parish priest, as Bishop j them by order of their physicians,
of Mantua and as Patriarch of , The statement whir-h khupH
Venice, he has shared everything
he has had with the more needy
about him.
When he was first made bishop
one of his sisters wrote anxious
ly to him: "Beppo (hi3 pet name,
how shall I cook for you now
that you have become bishop?"
To which the good sarto replied,
T.ie same as you always have,
, iust a m-.irh and nn mnro " A
ratnarcn oi venice nis salary a-
mounted to twenty-three thous
, annually which .s ap-
" . .
dollars. With this he
always
supported ten poor students in
the seminary, allowing each one
hundred dollars a year, contri-
buted to the support of hismoth -
er and sisters, and lived most
j economically nimseu.
From time to time when !t
nt t
came necessary for him to rene w
that some more aristocratic ty of such cases forces them to
punctilious prelate had discarded, j beg or to live on a very low level.
When he became cardinal the Often consumptives who can
violet cincture or broad belt j not afford the traveling accom
which he had worn as bishop had j modations are found dead on the
to be changed to red, so Sarto ; trains before reaching their des
gave it to a dyeing establishment j tination. The resources of al
and, though the job was never! most every charitable organiza-
done satisfactorily he continued
to wear this recolored sash in
preference to spending money
for a new one.
- AH hisjife.. he has carried
nickel watch, which cost about
ten francs, or two dollars. " This
he always wore in his ves t pock
et, secured by an ordinary black
cord. After he had been made ;
cardinal, he was presented by a
,wun aoa
?! P Tre the
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gwmwsitn lura iew uays, oui
it literally burned a hole in his
pocket, and when he came pre
sently upon someone who needed
the worth of the watch more
than he needed the watch, he
sold it. Prince Frederic of Schoen-burg-Waldenburg
sent as a New
Year's gift a handsome gold
watch, studded with brilliants.
1 nerope accept me f.m, out
m thanking the prince, told him
franky that he shou,d continue
w s oia nicKie timepiece.
Once at a conference Sarto was j more ways .han one of the gov
asked the time, and pulling out I ernment aviation field today. In
his old watch, "I can tell you the j the morning Lieutenants Hum
time. Nickel watches keep very j phreys and Foulois of the signal
good time." The Delineator fori corps remained h tV? r!r Gl ,1-1
December. " ! minutes, and in doing s excceu-
e(j a endjrn:i,' !v.o.!. that
E.o Yield ol Corn in Wake. j have been V.V.i.l t.V l ) .5 lu i
Raleigh, Nov. 3. In the Wake j pupils of Writhe brothers i i t!i s
county corn contest the following ; country.
repoi ts have been made of- ields j As a two man flight it was but
of corn: J. F. Batts, Garner, j 10 1-4 minutes short of the long
226 2-3 bushels an a?re: W. H. lest previous record made by Wil-
, Robbins, Raleigh, 157 1-2: G. M. i
am ' a i V t 7 '
?J' A le"' Jr: p' M' i
Knott. Wendell, 80; G. W. House. !
Raleigh, 76. Other reports are!
' yet to be received and the ac-
count of the yields will be given;
to tne PreS3 and als0 an
account
of tnose t0 whom Prennums are
to be awarded.
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Won't Slight a Coed Friend.
ti i I'
train I Lrrwiur tikut tn nut r1.w1
ll ever i need a cougn meaicine a-;
& - rAiTey"of.VM..r"fo;:fSweet
after using ten bottlea of Dr. King's)
New uiacuvery, and seeing us excel-,
lent results in my own family and oth-
em. I am convinced it is the best med-
icine made for Coughs, Colds and lung!
trouble." Every one who trie it feels j
just that way. Relief is felt at once
and its quick cure surprises you. For :
Bronchitis. Asthma, Hemorrhare.
onppe, croup, ho re mroat, pain
in
cheat or lungs
its supreme.
50c
and
$1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed
by Ashcraft Drug Co.
DON'T CO WEST.
At any Rate If ot if Ton Are Poor anj
Hare Consumption.
Poet Graduate.
upon the testimony of well-known
experts and all available statis
tics, shows that at least 50 per
cent of those who go to the South
west every year for their health
are so far advanced in their di
sease that they cannot hope for
a cure in any climate under any
circumstances.
More than this, at least GO per
cent of these advanced cases are
so poor that they have not suffi
cient means to provide for the
proper necessities of life, which
means that 4,31o consumptives
are either starved to death or
j forced to accept charitable relief
j every year,
It is not an uncommon thing,
1 the National Association declares
for whole famiiies, who can
j hardly eke out a living in the
Last, to migrate to the West in
the hope of saving the life of
j some member of the family. In
J most instances the abject pover-
tion in the Southwest are drained
every year to care for case3
which would be self-supporting
in their Eastern homes.
It costs cn an average at least
$50 per month for the support of
a consumptive in the Southwest,
including some medical attention.
The National Association strong
ly urges no one to go to this sec-
tion who has not sufficient funds
to care for himself at least one
year in addition to what his fam
ily might require of him during
this time.
It is also urged that no persons
who are far advanced with tu
berculosis go to so distant a cli
mate. Consumption can be cur
ed or arrested in any section of
the United States and the per
centage of cures in the East and
the West is nearly the same.
Flying Keowrd Broken.
College Park, Md., Nov. 3.
Flying records were broken in
bur Wright. It exceeded bv
u I Kimur' un
fl,'ght ,madeby tenant Lahm
alone last Monday,
The second notable flight of
the day wa3 with Lieutenant
Commander Sweet of the navy
as a passanger. Mr. sweet's
weight was 17 pounds in excess
;of that of any other passenger
who has been taken up here.
T . . - , j .
I i-iitruLtrnaui, iaiun remains, j in ine
: o j ,;u -
Wilbur Wright left for New
York today to meet his brother, ;
n - ; I lo u;a ' !
ylle, upon his return here to,
further instruct hlS pupils unless!
his presence is especially needed. !
Lame back cornea on suddenly and is '
extremely painful. It is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles, (juick re
nd is afforded br applying Chamber
lain's Liniment. Sola by Gwyn Drug
Store.
Stokes Coanty Fair.
Winston Salem Journal.
Nov. 4. A Journal represen
tative visited the Stokes county
fair at King yesterday and was
amazed at the wonderful farm
exhibits. There is a good deal of
friendly rivalry among the farm -
ers and they are endeavoring to
keep pace with those kings of
the farm, W. A. and F. E. Pet
ree. The newspaper man wis told that
a farmer who attended the fair
last year and saw what some of
hisneighbors had done wenthome
with the determination to carry
off a prize this fall. He did more
thanthat-he won two second
prizes. Next year he will win
first prizes.
The farm exhibit of Mr. W. A.
Petree was the finest individual
exhibit that The Journal man has
ever seen. It contained every -
fkl-nr rr,.- n U t .'
...... Mvnu wi o iuKc laiui, m-
cluding twelve different kinds of
hay feed, from straw to clover
and alfaifo TU nvt,;K;fnf
by Mr. F. E, Petree was en
ough to make any man marvel.
Mr. Wilk James displayed some
of the richest looking tobacco
ever seen.
Mr. F. E. Petree's exhibit of
apples should have been seen by
every farmer in this section. Mr.
p r vnt e u- .
C. B. atsonof this city spent
most of his time looking at this
fruit, and he found out all about
how the crop was grown. Mr.
Petree uses a spray; he sees that
ccijr genu la miicu in Lutsprin& I
nM 1 1 Ir f I n jt m 1a i
and his trees produce nothing but
the finest fruit.
The agricultural exhibits were
not as large as those at the Pied
mont fair, but the exhibits by the
women were. The,handiwork of
the -iifcnien ef- Stokes- ccs&t-.
would compare favorably with
that of any county.
It is understood that the fair
is to be even better next year.
There was some complaint about
there not being enough attrac
tions, but the products of the
farm should have held the atten
tion of all. Stokes is a great
county
own.
and
is cominz unto her
Wanted a Preaeher to Settle
a Bet.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Is there a preacher on this
train?" asked a large, dark vis
aged man, as he passed from one
sleeper to another. At last after
ne nau louaiy repeated nis
i i i ii .
r brse. w ita vj j v vv w w
qu .-ry for the fifth or sixth time, ; cause it stimulates the hair folli
a grave-looking gentleman laid a-1 cles. destroys th germ matter,
side a book and rose from a seat a.nd Vrin9 V're?'. i11
.... circulation of blood, which nour
near one end of the car. I have ishe3 the the hair roots, causing
the privilege of being a minister j them to tighten and grow new
of the gospel, sir," he said; "can j hair. We want everybody who
I be of any service to vou?" 'has any trouble with hairor scalp
"V...i coi.t i,, r,oJOn.
' iwv iai 0v. . o . i -
ger. "A fellow back in the din
ing car has bet me $5 that it
wasn't Lot's wife who got Joseph
into ti -i.le, and I thought you
migl-A nave a Bible with you,
I could prove he was wrong
get the moi.ey."
We're sorry if you've tried oth- j
er medicines and they faih-d. As
a resort try Hollisters Rocky
Mountain Tea. It's a simple rem
edy, but it's worked wonders,
made millions well and happy.
Purifies the blood, makes flesh
and muscle, cleanses your sys
tem. Ashcraft Drug Co. and Taylor j
J Drug Co.
AIAMAIOTH BLACK PIGS
A pair of this famous breed of h4s will lay the founda
tion for a nice income as the Digs se!freadily for cash at big
prices. One that I sold dressed 978 lbs. '
JOHN A. YOUNG,
Greensboro Nurseries,
Grcensboro.JN. C.
FELLEG1A 20 TEARS.
Has Existed TnlsLonr la Soatb Carolina
-Defined as Other Diseases.
j Washington, Nov. 6. There u
j a very general opinion among the
! local physicians of Charleston, S.
jC.. that Pellagra has existed
j there for probably 20 years or
more, but incorrectly diaenosed
as eczema, dysintery. intestinal
tuberculosis, etc, with dementia
complication.
The above statement is made
in a.report to the Public Health
j and Marine Hospital Service by
' Acting Assistant Surgeon Sams,
on duty in the South Carolina
: City. He says pellagra as such
j has" been but recently recognized
i there, the first case having come
under treatment in March, 1909.
j During that year there were five
' deaths and a similar number have
occurred thus far this year.
' A table is given showing con-
! .... . .
anions in iy cases irom the rec-
'ognition of the disease in March
but Dr- Sam3 thinks that
! to be less than the actual number
of cases.
HELPFUL HINTS ON HAIR HEALTH.
Scalp and Hair Trouble Generally
Caused by CareUaan.
Dandruff i3 a contagious di.i-
ea3e caused by a microbe which
also Pces baldness. Never
i use a comb or brush belonging to
Mme one else No matter how
; cleanly the owner may be. these
; articles may be iniected with
1 microbes, which will your infect
'P ,11 h f&l elsk-n' h
.
scalp. It i3 far easier to catch
hair microbes than it is to get
rid of them, and a single stroka
of an infected comb or brush
may lead to baldness. Never try
I on anybody else's hat Many a
hatband is a resting p'ace for
microbes.
with dandruff, itchinz scab, fall
ing hair or baldness, we nave a
remedy which we believe will
completely relieve these troubles.
We are so sure of this that we
offer it to you with the under
standing that it will cost you
nothing for the trial if it does
not produce the results we claim.
This remedy is called Rexall "98"
Hair Tonic. We honestly believe
' it to be the most scientific rem-
iedy for scalp and hair troubles,
j and we know of nothing else that
equals it for effectiveness, be
cause of the results it has pro
duced in thousands of cases.
Rexall "W Hair tonic is da
vised to banish dandruff, restore
natural color when its loss has
been brought about by disease.
and make the hair naturally silky,
,aifr ami o-inaav it a, fhiaho.
i io Know mac uexau tiair
Tonic is the best hair tonic and
restorative in existence, and no
one should sotF at or doubt this
statement until they have put our
claims t a fair test, with the un-
ilprf.iM.iin-r thrit thovr nav no
T
1 -jr
I
ana I not give full and complete satis
i faction in every particular. Two
sizes. 5) cents and $1.00. Remem-
her you can obtain Rexall Reme-
:' m Mt. Airy only at our store,
-The Rexall Store.
The Ash-
craft Drug Co.
Foloy's Kidney Remedy will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble that
is not beyond the reach of medicine.
Cures backache and irregularities that
if npo-lttl mtirht ritllt in Ur.Lrkta'
disease or diabetes. Sold by all Urug-
i gista.
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