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VOL. VII. - NO 24.
DIRECTORY s
• Towa Officers
Mayor —B. F. Godwin.
C»mmit»i»ner—A. Anderson, N. 8.
Peel, W. A. Bllitou. J. U. Leggrtt, C. H.
Oodwia.
Street Commls*ioner —J. D. Leggtt.
Clerk— C. H. Godwin.
Treasurer—M. S. Peel.
Attorney—Wheeler Martin.
• Chief of Police—J. H. Page.
Lodges
Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90, A. F and A.
M. Regular meeting every nd aad 4*h
Taendsy night*.
Kaaanhe Cavp. No. 107,. Woodmen of
the World. Regular meeting every Mid
taat Friday alght*. ,
Chare* M Ike ktftat
Services on the aecoad aad fifth Sun
day* of the month,morning and evening,
and on the Saturday* (5 p.m.) before,
and on Mondays (9a. ni.) after «aid Sun
day* of the month. All are cordially in
vited. B. S. Unim, Rector.
Methrtlst Cam-en
Rev. T. L. Kirton, the Methodist Pa*
tor, baa the following appointment*
Rvery Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and
night at 7 o'clock respectively, except
the second Sunday. Sunday School
every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
Prayer-moating every Wednesday even
ing at 7 o'clock. Holly Spring* 3rd
.Sunday evening at 3 o'clock: Vernon lat
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Hamilton
»ud Sunday, morning and night; Haaaell*
and Suuday at J o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to all to attend these tsrvicas
Baptist Chorck
Preaching on the tat. and and 4th Sun
day* at 11 a. in., and J:y> p. in. Prayer
meeting every Thursday night at 7:30
Sunday School every Sunday morning at
9:30. J. IJ. Bigg*, Superintendent.
The pastor preschcs at Cedar Branch on
the 3rd Sunday in each month, at II a. m.
and 7:30 p. m., and at Riddick'* Grove
•n Saturday before every lat Sunday at 11
a. m., and on the lat Sunday at 3 p. m.
Slade School House on the and Sunday
at 3 p. m, and the Biggs' School Houae
on the 4th Sund iy at 3 p. m. K very body
cordially iuvi'.cd.
R. D. CAKKOIA. Pastor.
i SKEWARKEE Jk
L °^ E -Jjkr
No. 90, A. F. kA. M. /N^/\
DIBKCTOBV Fot 1905.
H. W. Stubbs. M. W.; W. C. Manning,
S. W.; S. S. Brown, ). W.; A. P. Taylor,
S. D.; W. S. Peel, j. D.; S. R. Bigga,
Secretary; C. D. Carstarpben, Treasurer;
H. C. Taylor and J. I). Howcu, Stewards;
T. W. Thomas, Tyler.
STANDING COMMITTERS: -
CHARITY 11. W. Stubba, W. C. Man
ning and S. S. Brown.
FIMANCK — R. J. Peel, McG. Taylor
and Bli Gnrganu*.
RgrgßEweg—W. H. Bdwarda, 11. D.
Taylor and W. M. Green.
ASYLUM — G, W. Blount, O. K. Cow
ing and P. K. Hodges.
MAUUALk-1. H. Hattoa.
Professional Cards.
DR. J- A. whitk.
FLFILLH DENTIST
pmcx-Mam STBKKT
PHONR 9
QI will be in Plymouth the|first week in
ench month.
DR w*. k warrrn,
PHYSICIAN
AND SURGEON
OFFICE IK
Bioos' DRUG STORB
'Phone No. ao
||BURROUS A. CRITCHER,
ATTOBWRY AT LAW
Orfice: Wheeler Martin's office.
'Phone, 33.
WIUUAMSTOK. N. C.
s. AT WOOD NEWELL
LAWYER
jam* omet up Main) ta New Baak BALM-
lag, left hand aide, top of sups.
VI 1.1.1 A MHTON. N 0.
SVPRACIICE wherever service* are desired
Special stteetioa give* to esssiiaisg aad auk
I ag title for paiehasen of timber aad tiwber
laad*. »
Special uteattoa will be given to leal estate
escfeaages. If you artah to bay or aetl laad I
sea beta van. s~m WIDMIT4
00*
•-; >' * \ / v..
sL\t ffiuUxyxht
i wi mis
Some Held Laurels for Years.
Others Short Lived. '
GANS LONG HELD TITLE
Nalaa* Dees Net Bslieva Prig* Fight
an Art l«ni to guccsaa—Re-
quires Years of Hard Work and
>ap*riswes to a* Abie to Handle
Oaaa bald hla Utle for many ysars
tad waa a conspicuous figure In pug-
Utun while he was In the limelight
» Oaaa aslght hays been a very popular
fighter but for hla shady methoda 1a
I the ring. Been hla btttaraat enemy
1 atuat admit that ha waa one of the
graateat lightweights developed In
many yars. Up to Gang' advent (he
' honor* belonged to KM iJivlgne. TKT
"Saginaw Kid" was a lighter In every
. seaae of ths word. He never flinched
la the face of punishment, and wsa
' ever ready to mis It up with anybody
' at or near his weight. Lavigne, though,
" did not possasa the generalship, speed,
~ science and craftiness that were the
colored man's stock In trade.
Oans la hla heyday was an excep
tionally clever man. He la still acl
-- sntiflc, but he lacks the fire and abll
; Ity to knock hla men out as of yore.
I Oans was a great two handed lighter.
t He had the kaack of bringing one of
. those short arm hooks seemingly
from nowhere. These would Invar
' labiy find a lodging place on his op
* ponent's Jaw snd with so much
I force aad precision thst the recipient
* wss barely able to recover his equl
' Übrlum before ten or twenty seconds
' hsd elapsed. The physique of Oans.
never suggested that of a hard punch
er. He looked more like a scientific
boxer than a fighter. Still he waa
both of these, a rare combination In
' ths pugilist of today.
There alwaya has been some doubt
I as to whether Oans was a really
game fighter. This trait received many
1 tests In many of the negro's encount
. era. Ha has been accused of quitting
t several times. When he fought Frsnk
, Bras at the old Broadway A. 0., New
Tork. Oans waa making excellent pro
' grssa and to all appearances it looked
1 aa If he would win. Abruptly though,
c Oans refused to eontinue. saying that
r Brae had butted him in the eye.
There was no doubt sbout Osns suf
fering from sn Injury, for hs displayed
his optic snd showed a deep gash.
Tboee who were at the ringside aald
that the cut waa tha raault o( a awing
whleh Erne delivered In a fair way.
Yet Oans would not go on, and the
fight was over. Those who hsd backed
htm were dumbfounded over his ac
tlon, and denounced him then and
there. This light gsve Clans' reputa-
Uoa a black eye. snd there were rum
' or* that he deliberately quit because
• of a lot of money that hal been placed
• on him to lose by those who had been
; previously tipped off. This fact
; though waa never proved, so the re
verse must be Isld to Osns' cowsrdlce
more tfcsn snythlng else.
Still In other flghta In which Oans
baa been s principal he gave the Im
pression that he wss a courageous
r pugilist. For Instance, when he fought
Jos Wslcott st Csllfornls, not so long
ago, C 1 received a sound thraahlng.
Yet at .ie end of the mill he wss
up and doing and the verdict of the
sdlf waa a draw. In a lot of other
combats (ians baa shown his steel
and never wavered when he got
punched. Oans wss too clever, though,
to allow any of his rivals to get to
hlai very often. No matter bow
Isarned In the manly art a fighter may
be, he Is a 1 moat certain to receive
several hard thumps In a scrap. Oans
has been accused of faking a number
of times snd there hsvs been good
grounds, too, for this suspicion. When
he met Terry McOo.vern at Chicago,
vhan Tarry waa at the height of his
fame, tne nsgro'sgshowing was far
Mow hla form. Be allowed McOov
-1 era to get to him without much trou
ble aad was knocked out In s hurry.
This battle bad all the earmarks of
being a hippodrome and for years
Oana waa barred from fighting In the
Wlady City.
All those titles In the various fight
ing classes are now held by white men.
Ms years sgo It wss different At that
USM the featherweight lightweight
aad welterweight divisions were di
vided smong Oeorge Dixon, Osns and
Jos Wolcott. All three hsve since
passed out of the gsme snd their lau
rels have reverted to white men.
Abe Attell has succeeded Dixon, Nel
son has replaces Oana, while Honey
Mellody Is looked upon as Waleott's
luccsssor. As there sre very few col
ored fighters In the ring todsy It looks
as if tha whits race will dominate the
roped square in the way of leading
honors for some time to come. Most
lof the clubs throughout the country
have frowned upon the efforts of ne
groes to become conspicuous In ring
, history. The only place where the
black asaa receives sny kind of sn
couragement nowadays Is at Balti
more. There, however, be 1a only al
lows* ta participate In battles royal
and In ths preliminaries.
Dodola and Rain.
The Servian peasants hsve s curious
aid ceremony of Invoking rain, whicb
they carry out during dry weather.
The women of the village dress s girl
In Isnvse and grass from head to foot
aad laad her from bouse to house.
Ag each door the occupant pours a
bucketful of water over her head,
while her companions, who sre mostly
llrla of hsr own age, chant prayers
for tha wMied-for showers. Invisible
eloads of rain are believed by the
lissanfs to follow tha girl, whom
I they name "Dodola," and to rsfrasN
ths fields andjlnsyarda. ~ i - j
i
WILLIAMSTCVN, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1906
I
BBMINOLE WHIPPING POST
Punishment for Heres St*sling s a In
filstsd In Indian Tsrritory.
By the specific wording or a treaty
with the United Btates government,
the Seminole Indiana are (emitted I
to use the whipping post as a means '
of punishment says a correspondent ,
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Of ths 1
five civilised tribes only Semlnolis
resort to this sombarbarlc method of
dealing out Justice. They have their
own courts and their own Judges, who
have original Juriadlctlon and from
whoso judgment here is no sppeal.
Capital punishment for the crime of
murder was originally In vogue, but
has not reountly been administered,
aa this branch of criminal procedure (
has been delegated to the Unlleu j
States court*. ' v
The whippings are always public. '
In order that the spectacle may iu
,.«U » leer In the hearts of
ihose who are inclined to the com
mission of crime. Recently an Inllan
Darned Solomon Mitchell atolo a horse.
He waa puraued by the Indian police
and placed under arreat. His trial
took place before John Drown, chief
of the Semlnoles, who found him
guilty and fined him 960 or 60 lash
ex. As the prisoner could not pay
the line, the date for hla public whip
plnK was announced.
The young Indian walked alone to
his humiliation and punlahment. No
oßlcera were near him. He held his
bead erect and did not deign to recog
ulac uny of his friunds In the crowd
that surrounded the tree where he
was to be tied. A ladder IS feet long
lay on the ground under the tree.
He took 1 is place in the very center
of the ladder. He removed his coat
and shirt. Two Indian police theu
ad'ancud from the crowd and tied
bis foot to the ladder. He raised both
arms above bis head and they were
tied to the limb of the tree. Two
more Indiana then stepped forward,
am' each took a position on either
side of the ladder. This served as
a means of holding the culprit
The two Indian police secured hick
ory withes übout three feet long and
ball an Inch in thickness at the larg
est t nd and tapering down to a quar
ter of an Inch. The blows descend
ed with the monotonous regularity of
canvaatuun driving stakes for a cir
cus tent. At first ine vlotim winced
and low moans escaped his clenched
Jaws. As the whipping procoeded
there wis no evidence of pain, the
flesh being apparently made aouseloss
by the blows. No blood wna drawn,
but purple welts enuircled the body
and raited like ropes of dlscoktred
flesh.
Alter the last blow had bueu struck,
each of the policemen administering
26, the prisoner was untied. He paid
no attention to the crowd and seemed
utterly, unmindful that the gaze of
tho tribe was directed toward him.
With a nervous movement, he put on
his Bhlrt, coat and hat' and walked
from the tree. The crowd parted to
allow him to paas. One girl left the |
crowd and ran after the disgraced
athlete. He waved her away with an
Intolerant gesture. She dropped down 1
at the foot of a tree and assumed
an attltudo of abjoct despondency,
The horse thief vanished In tho ;
woods.
Biggest Bug In the World.
To the Hercules beetle, a giant
among insects, which is found In cer j
tain portions of Central and South
America, as well as In the Island of {
Dominica, one of the British West
Indies, belongs the distinction of be- .
lng the biggest bug In the world, in
appearance this creature Is anything
but t>repossessing, and looks as If It ,
belonged with pink snakes, purple i
spiders and other creatures of tho
Imagination.
It Is a common trait of tourists and
travelers to make little of anything
seen In foreign lands, especially in I
the little West Indian islands, and u> |
declare that similar things of vastly >
greater size or better quality occur !
In "God's country." When they run
across the Hercules beetle, however. !
they are obliged to acknowledge '
themselves beaten.
Although so formidable in appear- 1
ance, this insect is perfectly harm
less. It lives In the heavy forests
and feeds on tbe sweetish sap or gum |
of native trees. The larva, or gruti, !
Is about four Inches long and aa thick 1
as a man's thumb and looks like a :
huge white maggot. It Is considered t
a delicacy by the native negroes and 1
carlbs, who roast It In bot ashes and
say that It tastes like roasted nuts. j
Clumsy In appearance, the Hercules i
beetle posseses great power#* of
flight, and In the outlying villages It
is not uncommon for one of these
huge creatures to onto/ the native
houses, being attracted thereto by tho
lights. The Invariable result is a
prompt extinguishing of the candle
by the wind created by the beetle's
buzzing wings, accompanied by
screams from the Inmates of tho
bouse, who imagine a jumble, or evil
spirit, has Invaded their dwelling.
A popular belief among tbe natives
ig that the Hercules beetle saws off
limbs of trees by grssplng them be
tween the two horn like appendagos
and flying round and round. This Is ;
a manifest impossibility, as the insect I
has but little power in the horns, and, !
moreover, the upper one Is lined with [
a soft, velvety hair, which would be !
rubbed off at once by any friction.
Tbe flimsy paper called tissue ps I
per was originally made to place be- j
twecn tissue of gold or silver, to pre
vent Its fraying or tarnishing when
folded.
• s
An ounce of prevention saves the
price of a diagnosis.
W nil IS
Have Same Love For Game as
Thoxt.Who See
, THEIR PLAYING GOOD. |
To s Llmked Extent Thslr Tackle '
Work l| UMsrtain—To ths Lay- |
man VsW Uttls Difference Noted
In ths Flaying—ln Rushing They
Are Parfcularly Strong.
First of all Ala that the Inmates of
the Kentucky Wtltute for the Dllnd
are Juat like IV other boys, with the
same instincts, W same love for luu
I 1 and the samd nfaotesomc desire for
aupretnacy.
In a general i#y they are absolutely
I unconscious Of \ht> fact thst they do
not see beoauss nature having dc
-1 prlved them of aa we understand
I it, has turned thdr ten Angers, their
ears and every mtacle of their bodies
Into as many ejea, wherewith they
may have vision lifter their kind.
Strange as it nhy seem, blind boyi
actually believe do things Just a
little bit better tllui those known ai
"seeing boys." is perhaps du
largely to tbe fact thai when strang
ers visit the InstitiKe they are contin
ually exclaiming | "wonderful!" "II
seem Incredible!" (until tbe student*
become very vain their accomplish
ments. This statement Is made on th
authority of Superintendent B. li
Huntoon, who has] been in charge ol
the institute for nearly forty years.
It Is nearly fouj- years since an)
certain attempt wib made to develoj
the "boy" in the b|tid boys of tbe In
stitute. They sre by nature playful
and full of pent-up Smimal spirits, anx
ious for all kinds! of sport, but not
knowing just how jto go about It. II
was then that fir. Gregory took
charge.
During the first year the task wai
not an easy one, IliiHinh the boys wer»
anything but the very contrary
being true, but yot and 1 who havr
played footlMill nnd watched the gnmc
from bleachers andigrand stand know
its dllllcultlca, and tan therefore felly
appreciate Just what these little blind
would-be athletes hsd to contend with
The following yelir the thing was
easier, and during the seasiai of I!MH
the football eleven made a most re
markable record, pUylng three games,
winning one and tlHng one.
In only two rcspec»3 does their style
of play differ from that put up at Yale
or Haryard or on any other gridiron.
ToS * first of thaur exceptions Is
' found In the ball, for Instead of using
| the regulation, or Rugby, ball they
employ the association sphere. Tills
Is due to the fact that the Kugby ball,
being oval, does not bounce In a
straight line, but rather at a tangent.
If the game was one that did not
require promptest sort ot action, thin
{ would not make any malerial differ
ence, for the blind players know J:ist
the direction the Imll has taken, but
j their affliction doe« not permit them
to turn sn quickly as their more for
i tunatc brethren, thus enforcing a
j hsndleap that is almost Impossible t>
overcome.
As the association hall is perfectly
round and bounds 111 a straight line,
these blind fellows are enabled to fol
| low Its course by the exercise of tholr
| wonderfully developed sense of hear
ing.
On the klckoff they plunge down the
field, juat as does any other team, anil
they are generally right on top of ihi
man who captures It. Now and then
they make a mistake and tackle one
of their own team, but Ihe error Is
generally discovered before any great
harm has been done.
Tho second difference in play come:
In passing the twill. It is nnvei
| "snapped" back, but is pfissed directly
1 Into the hands of ihe IDIMI who Is. to
make the play— and what these llttli
, fallows don't know alsiul I ricks and
\ stunts peculiar to Ihe great Itugliy
' game Is not written in Ihe books
! When the signals are tolled off every
man Is on Ihe alert and tlicy generally
move as one piece ol machinery.
It is here thai what Trainer Oreg
ory, Jr., calls "musculo* t -l ion" asserts
i itself. Dy this be means that any
movement, whether forward or to
either side, is Instantly transmitted to
j the line and by I hem lo Ihe backs us
I accurately as though each or them had
{ seen the play. To put it |»'ilin.ps a II t
; tie plainer, suppose the opposing side
! hah the ball.
1 he signals are called olt. tbe two
. sides couu together, and then by tbe
merit touching of their opponents they
! know to which side of lln/llne the ball
, has been panned or whether it is s
| straight line play. No "seeing" r teatu
could be bllnfoldcd and succeesrully
accomplish this, for no other reasou
than their muscular sense has uol
been developed lo sucb high perfec
tion.
Some of tbe plays made by these
blind boys are really little short ol
wonderful. In rushing Ihe ball Ibey
are particularly strong.
It is only in defensive tactics thai
they evidence any sod of wiakiKKi
aad their Inability lo see as ibeif op
ponents see is hardest lo overcome.
To a limited extent their tackle work
is uncertain, but by degrees I hey are
\ mastering this by developing a sense
: of hearing that permits them to dis
; tlnguish between the difference ol the
: heavy step of the man with the ball
! and the lighter fellow who is running
along for no other purpose tha*i ta
! act as Interference. I
I To tbe layman there does not teeta ,
\ to be sny difference between tbe two f
but Coach Oregory, Jr., and his blind ,
foocballlsts says there Is, and rhej
certainly should know.
Countersigns Bargain snnounc*
mania.
•yrxt 1 wv ' , UJ.AJM
' DEALING IN SHORT WCIQHTS.
Va-lous MethoiAs Practiced ta Da
frsud the Public.
| Ths chief of the Duieau of Weighta
snd Measures, describes In detsil how
I butchers, grocers, fleh peddlers, poul
| try dealers, coal deilers and even some
'of the large department stores coo-
I Rtnntly cheat their customers In
Iw lphti snd measures. His account
! of bow retail butchers manipulate
! their seller will l>e esp i.ially lntersst-
I tui to housewives. He says of tha
bu: 'iers:
"Butchers In the ie;a'l trade, aa a
rule use spring sctler nihst of which
present to the view of Ihe purchaser
s dial upon which a moving hand
indicate* the weight of the object be
ing sold. By removing the glsss front
snd likening a little h ri>w. sdjustlng
the hand a trifle, tightening the screw
again nnd replacing the gUss front,
Ihe butcher may rob hundreds of peo
ple out of an OUIH e or more In every
pound 'of meat h • Is pild for. Rome
spring scales ! > not require this la
bor to enable the butcher to steal hla
customers' money. The -i.ile manu
facturer provi.le' at f..e -id«-or hack or
top of the PI r. 1 r>. a l!'tt.» adlustlng
thumb screw whl h hv Vlo :eh wis the
scale against the cu:-i m.- r.
"Some Inu. lu rub.i.c their miles
set properly and confoi mtng when
empty to the standards, but each .lay
when commencing business a sir p of
fat or a slice or two of salt p>.rk
or bacon Is -.111 ! it to the underside
of Ihe pan of the scale; some 'artists'
use putty to enable the proprietor to
tr:h his customers of from 7 to 15 per
rent, of the money they pay for mest
"Some butchers wiih neat lookiug
places have sheet of paper on the
scale and under It a dozen or so ten
penny nails or a couple of S hooks
Iniuxently hanging from the slide, or
upon the hook properly belonging to
the scale hang a pad of memorandum
•heels or "tickets," any of which devlo
rs serve to rob the customer.
Any of Ihese knavish tricks would
he apparent to an ohservant customer,
but apparently tho people do not seem
to notice that the hand on the scale
diH'H not stand al nor start from the
tct'o mark, hill from one ounce to two,
three, four, five or more ounces past
the y.cro; they only notice that the
hands point to the two pouads or so
they wnut to get and are satisfied.
"Some butchers have been reported
as requiring I heir henchmen to maka
their wages In short-weighing the cus
tomers. This they do by means of
well-luhrtcated slides on the spring
scales, which keeps the -pan jumping
quickly up and down when meal la
dropped upon It. and, catching tbe
weight at the lowest drop of tbe pill,
quickly Iske of the meat, snnounse ths
false weight to the customer, write
out a memorandum tlckst and paaa
meal and ticket to proprietor or for»-
man. who weigh* Ihe maat ugan a
scale not subject to customers' scru
tiny. and credits the henchman with
the amount ho has defrauded tke cus
tomer of.
"If some customer doss make a pro
test a quick and abject exprsslon of
sorrow st tbe "mlstaks" and the ad
justment of the cash rectlflss the srror,
and prosecution rarely, if ever, fol
lows."
Keep your bowels regular by
llie use of CliaiulMTlfliii's Stomach
ami Uver Tablets. There is not li
ing Itetter. For sale bv S. R.
A club woman now crowds for
ward to assert that "kissing is ov
erdue." The inference, islhatshe
prefers it rare.
What good does it do von to eat
if vour stomach fails to digest Ihe
food? None. It does you harm—
causes belching, sour stomach,
flatulence,-etc. When the stomach
fails a little Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
after oaclj meal will digest what yon
eat ami makes the stomach sweet.
Senator Dolliver denies that lie
is the greatest lawyer in the world
We believe that now the opinion
on this point may lie said to Ite
unanimous.
I,iving indoors so much during
tile winter months creates a sort ol
a stuffy, want-of-ozonecondition in
the blood and system generally.
Clean up and net ready for spring.
Pake a few Karly Risers. These
famous little pills cleanse the liver,
stomach ami bowels and give the {
blood a chance to purify Itself.
They relieve headache, sallow com !
plexion, etc. Sold by S. R. Biggs.
The Cuban tobacco crop is, re- '
(MirU-d to lie almost a complete fail- I
ure. Bui let us not despair. Con
nect init will come to the rescue.
About Rkiiailltß i
There are few diseases that in
flict more torture than rheumatism (
and there is probably no disease for
which such a varied and useless lot |
of remedies have Iteen suggeMed.
To sny that it can be cured is,
therefore, a bold statement to make ,
but Chamberlain's Paiu Balm, ,
which enjoys an extensive sale, j
has met with great success in the (
treatmeut of this disease. One ap
plication of Fain Balm will relieve
the pain, and hundreds of sufferers 1
have testified to permanent cures I
by its use. Why suffer when Pain t
Balm affords such quick relief and s
costs but a trifle ? For sale by S. '
R. Biggs. (
Stuart Cumberland, "thought read
er," tella how ha "read" Mr. Olad
atone'a mind In the smoking room of
the houae of commons. Mr. Oladaton*
undertook to think of some flprursa,
and It waa Cumberland's task to dl»-
cover and write them on a blackboard.
He wrote a S. which waa correct. then
a C. which waa also correct and then
he began to write 5. "At thia moment
1 found that Mr. Gladstone had chang
ed his mind and was thinking of a 6.
I at once paused and begged him to
concentrate his thoughts entirely on
the exact figure he had decided upon.
He did so, and I unhesitatingly turned
the 5 into a He asked Mr. Glad
stone why he had at Aret thought of a
6 and afterward changed it to a 6. Mr.
Oladstone answered that ha had at
Urat thought of the number of days
In a year, but middle of tho ex
periment he recollected that that par
ticular year wan leap year, which
caused him to change his flguriM to
386.
Joseph Chamberlain, the British
conservative leader, Is a great lover
of tobacco. Stuart Cumberland tells
an anecdote of him. He wua "thought
reading" the tariff reform leader, but
soin«how the experiment halted;
there seemed to be something wrong
somewhere. He begged Mr. Chamber
lain to concentrate his ttncights en
tirely upon the test. "It Is no good,"
said Mr. Chamberlain. " my thought*
keep going to my pipe. 1 have not fin
ished my smoke, and I really cannot
concentrate my thoughts without It"
He reltimed his pipe and the expert- ~
ment was carried to a successful con
clusion.
Millionaire Palsoes.
The palace of the millionaire*. like
the east side tenements or the sub
urban cottages, have bean built di
rectly for the market. The modern
Fifth avenue mansion has become al
most a staple article of merchandise.
Five or six years ago the builder who
risked his capital In a $30. 000 or $40,-
000 house was regarded ait u very ven
turesome person. In the last blx yearn,
however, a alngle New York builder
has erected houses at a cost of from
$400,000 to f&OO.OOO on a purely spec
ulative basts; and has, moreover, sold
them. Whether the purchaser's con
tentment with the read-made
however, is owning to the lack of
Ideas or an Indecent haute to establish
themselves on America's greatest resi
dential thoroughfare, is not determin
ed.—Metropolitan Magazine.
As many as 4,061 muscles have been
counted In the body of a mutih.
If you ever bought a box of
Witcli Hazel Salve that failed to
give satisfaction the chances are it
did not have the name "K. C
DeWitt & Co." printed on the
wra|>|)er and pressed in the box.
The original DeWitt'a Witch Hazel
Salve never fails to give satisfaction
for burns,sores,boils, tetter,cracked
hands, etc. For, blind, bleeding,
itching and protruding Piles it
affords almost immediate relief. It
stops the pain. Sold bv S R. Biggs.
Strikes may cotne and strikes
may go, but the elevation of prices
seems to go on forever.
You feel the life giving current
the minute you take it. A gentle
soothing warmth, fills the nerves ,
and blood with life. It's a real
pleasure to take Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. cents, Tea or
Tablets. J. W. Whiters Kc Co.,
Roliersonville.
It appears that Secretary Taft
sat 011 the proposition to make him
a Supreme Court Justice, v We'll .
rather he'd sit on the proposition
than sit on us at his present weight.
RliMitlc Pains Quickly Relieved
The excruciating pains charac
teristic of rheumatism and sciatica
are quickly releived by applying
relieved by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Balui. The great p iin reliev
ing power of the liniment has bet-n
the surprise and delight of thous
ands of sufferers. The quick re
lief Iroin pain which it affords is
alone worth many times its cost.
For sale by S. R. Biggs.
The New York Snu says that
Mr. I«odge represents the gram
mariau's spirit of the Senate.
Most of the other Senators repre
sent the corporations.
Don't tie a cough or cold up in
your system by taking a remedy
that binds the bowels. Take
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar. It is different from all other
congh syrup. It is better. It opens
the bowels —expels all cold from the
system, relieves coughs, colds,
croup, whooping cough, etc. An
ideal remedy tor young and old.
Children like it. Sold by S. R.
Biggs.
Every polititiou should be in the
niiuing business. He nesds the
money, and if the mine doesn't
pan ouf, he can use the hole to
crawl into when the swat comes.
This is the season of listlessness,
headaches and spring disorders.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is
a sure preventative Makes you
strong aud vigorous. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. J. M. Whiters &
Go. Robersonville. '
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Your money back.—Judicious sdvertle
iog ia the kind that ptjri back to yon
« the nionfcy you invest. Space in this
paper aasurea you prompt returna \ .
WHOLE NO. 324
Thousands Have Till as j Tiiwlli ']
and Don't Know It.
■tow To wimd oat.
Fill a bottle or common (last with jom I
wster and let it stand twenty-four hours; a J
iL • ed, ™«nt or set- 31
~r J Ci ~lnC Indicates an f
Si rO-TTSi unhealthy condi- -j
SMEKY/'tlon of the kid
■W I It ney,: Wlt stains -'A
Xr-A-j four linen It is 1
'ZJIU Bv 'dence of ki£ J
C/jS. ney trouble; 100 -J
( \ frequent deafen to
pass It or pain la ,%
the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys aad bfetf- -H
der are out of order.
Wtal ta Ba.
There Is comfort In tka knowledge se
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- "
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
Wish In curing rheumatism, pals la tfcs
back, kidneys, liver, bladder andevery part
of the urinary passage. It corrects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain In passing
It, or bsd effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, end overcomes that unpleasaal
necessity of being compelled to go often ,
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is sooa
realized. It stsnds the highest for Its won
derful cures of the most distressing casss.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists InSOc.andtl. sizes.
You msy have a sample bottle ol this
wonderful discovery
and a book that
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mall.
Address Dr. Kilmer & n rnmwiiam
Co., Blnghsmton, N. Y. When writing men
tion reading this generous offer In this paper.
Don't make any mistake, b*it remember
the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kllmsr't
Swamp-Root, and the'Wtdress, Bingham ton,
N. Y., on every bottle.
can easily twi rained with
rt KUiar. eveueUHiSaand
of Ibo very in -t eii-'ie, for wkloh the
hiKiient prices eim he votteuat your
warehouse, or I roui btbumw buyers if
»ou will, a few wenka Ixiforo planting,
liberally use
Virgiiia Carolina Fertilizers.
Use thorn a*oiln at a top dvMtfttf, or
•©ootid application. Tlii-tm fortillreni
itro ml veil by capable men. who have
boon making fertlllaerß all thalr Uvea,
ami contulu phosphoric aoid potaah
ami nitrogen, or ammonia, in their
pro|»cr proiHirtlons to return to your
noil tha t'Kimentfl of plant-life that
lutvn hu»n taken from it by t-ontinual
cultivation. Accept no substitute.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.,
Richmond. Va. Atlanta. Oa.
Norfolk. Va, Havuiinah. Oa.
Durham. N.O. Montgomery, Ala.
Charleston, H. O, McmphlH, Tenn.
Baltimore, Mil. Miri v c|H>rt. La.
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ISOLDS Fr.e Trial.
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THROAT and LUNG TROUB
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COLUMBIA, S C.
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Sold byS. R. Biggs.
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