ADVERTISING
Your tuoner bick.—Judicious adveftia- Z
ing U the kind that pay* back to jtm I
the money you invest. Space in thia J
| paper ware* you prompt returns . . S
II ,
VOL. VII. - NO 28.
Pale, Thin,
Nervous
Then your blood must be in
a very bad condition. You
certainly know what to take,
then take It —Ayer's Sarsa
parilla. If you doubt, then
consult your doctor. Weknow
what be will say about this
grand old family medicine.
Sold for over 60 years.
TMi t» tfce at* qintl— rnttawmM
Mk ■ injMitaw.il B«too»«
Sat Ullf ittloa at Um mail It abx>lai«l;
aassatlaf ta reenter? Khmni ttrar aetiva
EStaSr™ h " u "
Xl f BAnvnaa.
flyers
RBPOKT OF THK CONDITION OK
The Bank of Robcrsonville
At Robcrsoavllle, N. C
In the State of North Carolina, at the
close of business April 6, 1906.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 124,887.49
Overdraft* 1,809.20
Furniture and fixtures 3,406.50
Due from banks aul bankers 9,635.63
Cash itjni* 2,868.15
>42,606.97
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock f 13,000.00
Surplus fund 3,750.00
Undivided profits 106.41
Time deposits 1,550.00
Deposits subject to check 21,410.6:
Cashier's checks outstanding 789 95
142.606.97
State of North Carolina \
County of Martin. /
I, J. C. Roliertaon cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
stove statement is true to the liest of my
knowledge and belief.
J. C. Robkhtson. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to hefore me
this 12th ('ay of April, 1906.
S. L. Ross, Notary Public.
Correct—Attest: J. H. Roberson, Jr.,
A. S. Roliersou Director*.
You have tried the rest
now try the Best
AT
CRYSTAL
Shaving Parlor
Bank Building, Smithwick St
W. T. RHODES, Prop.;
OUR MOTTO
Sharp Tools
i^ni^sr3EnffTNK^fsjn^srr^n|
oil tiMiM. !.•«, or no it**. Wr obtain PATC NTS ■
THAT PAY. *l*frti*> thru. at uui ■
« «i«-oae, «MI halp yon to
H«nil hhmM. |4»«>tu «»r ak«tch for met report ■
vu |*teoto»»iAty. SO yearV prartio* SUN- ■
PASSIM Q Rf ft ACNCfS. Fbr fit* OukU. ■
l'"'k on ]*rot!inUk I'nU'Ht* write to
803 SOB 9«venth Str««t, 1
WA>H»wton, D. o.
KILLTH. COUCH
»■» CURE T»» LUHCft
"""Dr. King's
New Discovery
___ Consumption MM
FO« CSSJF— "£•«?
Sorect and Quickest Cure for all
THROAT and LU2TO TROUB
LES, or HOMEY BACK.
Policy Kiir.'iin Tea Nuggets
Bi-7 MMlufr," '■* B«.y Vimffa
; "n% Q«Ul». »«A l ir.Mnl Vigor.
\ • •'' r . In , «4lr«. Wr/
W.'it- > r•  u.M. - f-veiii i
r. 1 ,(•■•*»'. «■', .m-Hsl) | i V'-I*. Il'ivltk*
t . k i !f.,
% lis »■»•!»:'* h ♦»-.* h ll'  rv« -linlfe.' —
it . •I. . • *V" ""
A dose of Pine-ales at bed time
will usually relieve backache be
fore morning. Tbeae beautiful
little globule* are soft gelatine
coated and when moistened and
placed in the mouth yon can't help
from swallowing them. Pine ales
contain neither sugar nor alcohol
just gams and resins obtained from
our own native pine forests, com
bined with other well known blad
der, kidney, blood and backache
remedies. Sokl by S. R. Biggs.
PUSIIiS
Notable Instances in Which
Collectors Were Hooked.
TALES OF "BOGUS KING."
Thia Business Carried on to Large
Extent in Japan—Slight Errora
That Hava Lad to imprisonment
—Colore Often Changed by Uae
of Acida.
In spite of the enormous amount of
labor and secrecy necessary to forge
a poilayt act amp which must tlieu ruu
uie gauntlet ot lynx eyed ikuiera.
It ia, nevertheless, a tact that a large
number ot torged stamps are Oougut
by collectors every year. These lor
geriea, Bays the London Tit bits, are
carried out for the greater purl in
Japan. Austria also contributes a
large quota, but very few are made
U, England.
I'lie great object of the forger in
the ttrst place is to deceive the deal
ers if he possibly can, aud so create
a medium for the sale of the stamps
as they are produced, but it is very
rarely that this can be done. The
most colossal stamp forgery on record
cneatled the successful swindling ol
lOißclors throughout tiuropc in
One day the French papers an
nounced thai King Marie 1. oi tUJlaug
—au island In the vicinity of China —
wag cumins to Paris. As it happened
this self-created monarch was au ex
ofllcer ot the French navy, and ills
app* arance In Paris created consider
able sensation. As goon oh his MuJ
esty had been duly "advertised," seta
of seven different postage Htainpa
marked "Sedang." and bearing three
half moons, appeared and so great
was the demand for them thai inr
less than a month (hey realised 1,000
fr. each. Not until the king and his
Ministers had reaped tat fortunes
in this manner was It discovered that
the whole thing was a hoax and
the stamps were consequently worth
less.
One of the most amusing hoaxes
on record was purposely set by the
greatest stamp expert of his tlm®—
namely, M. J. B. Moena —in order to
trap other dealers who repeatedly
■tule and republished, without per
mission Information from his paper,
Ve Timbre Poate. Accordingly, on
April 1 one year, M. Moons announc
ed that the Commune of Moresnet
was about to publish a set of rosta*''
stamps, and he gave illustration's OT~
the Issue, which other phllaellc
journals promptly copied. Instantly
■lamp collectors throughout Europe
were electrified by the news, and im
mense Bums were deposited in order
to secure the first stamps tunned. But
time passed on and the stamps did
not appear, till at last the hoax be
came apparent, to the disappointment
of dealers and collectors alike.
It very often happens that the en
graving and water marking of torn
ed stamps are so perfect that the
cleverest experts are deceived. But
the forger frequently comes to grief
over a simple point when a little more
care would have made the forger,?
perfect. A few years ago Bawail
1851 Issue became rather common,
and collectors began to wonder how
this could be. To all appearances the
stamps were geuulnc. but suddenly
a dealer discovered something which
was Instrumental In bringing the
forger to Justice. In making thes
stamps the individual had shaded a
button incorrectly, a trifling error
which secured for him a term of
Imprisonment.
A second instance occurred in Par
la, where a number of nine kreuzi r
(pink) Wurtemberg stamps came on
the market. Now, a specimen of thin
■tamp Is worth to-day about £2O,
but a dealer there found a man who
had seventeen of these stamps, anil
he thought he had secured a bargain
when he bought the whole lot for £M
apiece. In addition collectors all
over Europe picked up stray speci
mens at high prices. The forger
might have made his fortune by the
manufacture of this stamp had It not
been that an English dealer dlscov
ered that he had spelt "Wurtemberg"
on the stamps In the English fash
ion with one "t" Instead of with two
as was the case on genuine sped
men a
It U very seldom that English deal
erg can be caught uapplng like this
all the well known firms employing
experts especially to guard against
forgeries, so the a tamp forger has to
act as his own dealer, and for the
sake of convenience as well AH aafe
ty he usually prefers to live abroad,
with perhaps a few agents to sell
his stampH here direct to oollectorx
Tbo forger, therefor*, start* small
businesses under various aliases in
different countries and cities, niiang
Ing his quarters frequently aa ncca
•lon demands. He, of course, only
makes stamps of high value, for u
set of dies for a stamp will seldom
cost less than £SO to begin with.
But be can Impose on the guileless
collector in other ways. The color*
of stamps can be very often changed
by acids, and this in the case of
some stamps will make a difference
of £6O, £IOO or even more to a Min
gle specimen. Moreover, the art of
stamp forgery haa been brought to
such a high level that It Is posit) !>le
to remove completely the efllgv f>nni
on* stamp and substitute another
without the fraud being detected .in
les the specimen Is examined under
a powerful microscope.
Judge and Juror.
Blmer bad had company all day, and
a sleepier boy was never put to bed.
Just as hi* mother finished ttndre«»-
Ing him be said: "Mamma. I said ray
prayer* on the w«y ii|rttsfr«, to as to
am tlms."
% Qnittqmsf.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1906
BRITISH NAVY'S TORPEDO BOATS
Poaaaaa Advantage Over Larger Vee
•ele In Coast Defense.
A rocout addition to the Brit (ah
navy la the new petrol launch. Thlt
little craft, which 1B only 6i foot in
length by 9 foot bvuut, was built for
use aa a second-class torpedo boat,
and If used for this purpose the tube
would be carried aft and a quick
firing gun In the bows, says the Lon
don (engineer. A peculiarly »lmped
hull, with a flat bottom, has been
adopted. It being claimed that the
boat of this form will swim upon the
surface of the water. Practical ex
periment* have demonstrated that h
■peed of one knot more can he ob
tained with this form of hull than
with any other with a given power;
the reason assigned for this being
that the bows of the boat rise, the
result being that there Is a gliding
rather than a cutting motion, ami
that that portion of the power which
is usually expended In producing sur
face disturbance, or what is called
"wave making," is utilised for pro
pulsion. The boat Is said to have
excellent sea-going qualities, sr good
as can be expected from a craft or
this sixe.
The petrol engines develop about
300 horse-power. Ther« are three
units driving three propellers. Tho
starboard and port engines are 120
horse-power each, and there is • u
smaller unit in the center of the
boat which develops sixty horse-pow
er. The two other propellers are
only capable of going ahead, while
Uie central propeller can be reversed.
At being considered that the amount
Lf reversing power Is sufficient. Tho
clutches are of metal to metal. The
three acts of engines are all controlled
from the same board, by means of
three throttle and three control lev
ers. Speed indicators are also placed
In a convenient position so that the
speeds of the three shafts can he r-g
ulatcd. One high-tension Ignition box
for each, of the sido engines, with
single coll and an eight point distrib
uter, has been provided, while tho
center motor is driven from a single
coil and four point distributer. One
of the special features of the boat
is the arrangement of the petrol tank.
In order to obviate all danger due
to tho use of this spirit the nraln
petrol tank la quite separate from
the remainder of the hull, so that
In case of damage to the tank tho
petrol would simply flow into tho sen
and not into the boat, and In case of
any conflagration tho flame, when the
boat Is traveling, would pass away
from the hull.
For a length of about six feet at
the stern of the boat the hull 1H de
signed to form a "tray," upon whtob
this tank rests. It Is sufficiently
large to carry one ton of fuel, n
quantity which, It Is estimated, will
drive the boat for nearly 300 miles.
The speed of the boat Is high. On
a series of trials recently carried out
over a measured mile she sttnlned
a speed of 20.14 knots, which we
believe to be unprecedented for n
boat of these dimensions Tills tn
creased spoed Is said to be due to
several reasons: First, the much
lighter weight of the machinery of
the internal combustion type, as com
pared with those driven by sicnm, tho
saving being nearly 60 per cent., nml
secondly, the form of hull, which It
may be mentioned, only draws a fool
of water when at rest. A feature
worthy of mention is the small
amount of wash caused by tho boat's
progress through tho water. The
weight. Including tho hull anil pro
pelling machinery, does not exceed
eight tons.
As to the future of this type of boat.
It Is claimed tliut If such d launc i
b« fitted with torpedoes It would be
eminently suitable for the defence
of a port or a coast, and that a cer
tain amount of money would be more
advantageously spent In obtaining
a larger number of such craft rathe'-
than a few vessels of larger size.
For example, the cost of a modern
destroyer Is said to be about fifteen
times as great as the cost of the boat
Just described. Kor the purpose of
defending a port from an attacking
or blockading fleet, fifteen small ves
sels of high speed, which Is would
be difficult to hit, should offer a
much safer means of defense than
one destroyer of large size, upon
which the fire of a number of gtinn
could be concentrated. There is
also another point in connection wtlh
these launches. The number of tin
crew working the machinery Is about
half what is needed for this class
ot boat If propelled by steam.
Where snd Wherefore.
The putient at the clinic suddenly
■hook off the fumes of ethur, sat up
on the operating table and said.
"Where am I?"
When nobody answered he looked
wildly Into the faces of the student*
who lilted the amphitheater and cried
out: "What am I here for? '
And a voice from the rear bcnchee
replied: "Kor Instance."—l'uck.
Relieved.
"They have made some serious dib
coverles about you," said the friend.
"What's the matter?" said the in
surance director. "It Isn't anything
tbat reflects on my business capacity
Is It?"
"They say you have gotten more
than your share of the funds."
"That Isn't so bad. I was afraid
It bad turned out. that I got let.*-
than my share."—Washington Stur.
Nothing But the Truth.
"Human sympathy," remarked the
home-grown philosopher, "reminds
me of the.early strawberry box."
"What's the answer?" queried the
very young man.
"The bottom of It Is very ne*r the
top," answered the philosophy die
fenser.
How the United States Lost
This Valuable Possession.
A MECCA~FOR INVALIDS.
Mountains Rich In Mlnersls Ncm
However Have Been Wo
For Commercial Purpoaea—Wila
Fruits and Nuts Abound.
In the negotiations of peace at Par
with Spain the United States pr.iit u
price for the Philippines and demand- I
cession of Porto Rico and the lfio i .
Pines as indeuioUy, says the St. I, :
Republic. The Island of Cuba w...>
covered by a separate condition, wtin',.
compelled evacuation by Spain and 
tablished a protectorate until an in
dependent government could tie or
ganized.
There Is no doubt aa to the policy
and purposes of the administration ri -
garding the Isle of Pines In IBIIS Them
can be no queatioh that the officials or
this government looked forwaul to tho
continuance of American authority ov
er the Isle of Pines, holding that ter
ritory on the same basis as Porto 11 tea
In pursuance of such policy this gov
ernment built docks at two ports. An
excellent road was constructed tlimi
one of these ports, Nwtva Oeronn. :o
Smta Ffc, the principal community of
the Island, situated in the interior.
Officials of the l'tilted States carried
on an investigation of the harbors.
They rei>orted lhat the Isle of Pinei
was admirably adapted by nature for
a naval station. Ncuva Corona, tho
IK) t most accessible froiu Cuba, Is In
the Casas river, which admits co-is; •
wl'Xi boats. Near the mouth of thu
Ciihm* is a harbor where vcrwlh draw
ing 15 to 20 feet can enUer. On thn
we t side of the Isle are several luu--
bora for vesselM of 20 and 25 feet
draft. On the southwest Is a spacious
ani'hornge formal by the peninsula of
Cape Frances which has depths vary
ing from 10 to 33 feet. There are otli -
er harbors on the south southeast. la
fact, the coast !i% t~,rie« of In
dentations and peit'Ajul'i afforiilng
Ideal conditions to the navy for a
BtqHon. with vory ue»v walwr off shore
on the south.
Prom time to time this government
has considered the expediency of pur
chasing the Danish West Indies for
strategic purposes. Much more effec
tive for Influent* in the gulf of Mexico
and. th*> Caribbean sea Is the Isle 1 f
Plums. Yucatan Is 230 miles wen>j
and Jamaica, the British base, is 370
miles southeast. The mouth of tlia
Panama canal Is 800 miles a little eat
of nonth. The nearest point of Cul a
Is 35 miles north. The admlnlstra'lon
fully Intended to hold und develop tli«
Isle of Pines. A change of policy
came when It wiw dnulded to require
Cuba as part of tho price for Interven
tion the grant of a naval station upon
the Island of Cuba Having secured
thine, the administration commlt'eu
Itself to the return of the Isle of
Pines.
While the policy of retention of the
lsl« of fines prevailed. United St i'. |
government officials, who lnvesitg il« d
the natural conditions. bec-itnve eiitim--
Instlc over them, AlthoiiKh south of
Cuba, the Isle Is gifted with a rllmain
which an official of the department «,f
state declared "llhn finest on earth."
The mercury, h-e said, seldom gui-s
above #0 decrees and never Is-low f.s.
The average for the year, and the pre
vailing tem|> rat lire, Is alsiut 75. \
great future »s a health resort -wan
predicted—a Itlvlera for the wes" • n
hemisphere. The Isle la not a growth
of rural reefs, mangroves swamps a d
the flotsam and Jetsam of the gulf
stream, like th* Keys It was uplift m 1
hy the series of convulsions of na
ture which made the Antilles. The al
titude Ih much greated than that part
of Cuba lying nearest. The general
elevation la from 00 to 100 feet above
the sea. Hut the Interior has ridges,
lililh, cliffs and mountains considera
bly higher than the Ozarks.
Kor generations the laic of Plnea
was a health resort of Cuban families.
The Spanish government maintained a
sanitarium there for sick sold  rs.
I e|ih"r yellow fever nor any other
of the tropical or seinltroplcal epldr. il
ls dlseasee has ever been known on
I lie Isle.
During two centuries the mlnetal
waters of the Isle have had wide
spread reputation for curative-•pivjt
ertl/M; especially In kidney and rh» >s
ri. tic troubles. Near hte town of S in
to Ke are thermal springs of 111" d
bent; baifos are maintained. Nueva
Oerona has magnesian springs.  • le
ljr;iiel for their efficacy tn stomach
troubles.
I'uu Is a mountain of for«tiMfitl
marble* of various colors. CrM !»
covered with sroim rock crystals i»>
marble* of viirloun colors. Crlstaler ••
grr.ln, lying In veins from 5 to 2-> fel
thick. In various part* of (lie IsH id
IK round manganese, the deposits !|hri,i:
iiita l'> betng of unknown ilctth
111 the Slgus'ie® hills, near the so.ith
weft coast, are veins of pure bi';vr
No Use.for It.
Apnnt—"l am Introducing a new
mol'-book, madam. The price Is onl>
'in *nts, and "
l ady do-
Inr My husband Is a poet.
No Longer Needed.
ll*r —"I hear the count has broken
off his engagement with that homely
hoi res* I wonder why?"
Tllm —"He recently inherited a mil
lion from a distant relative."
Restrictions.
Pat—Phat do yee think av twins'
Mike — Benobs, twins Is aich a
bargain that they should only giv
one to a customer. —Puck.
POPULARITY OF ORIENTAL RUGS.
Where They Come Prom and How
to Judge Their Quality.
! The subject of Oriental rugs has
been more or less shrouded in niys
(cry. Their strange-sounding names
anil their distant origin have cast
Kiioh a spoil on the popular mind that
tkry have come to be regarded a:»
o!mlde the pale of ordinary commo
dities of life. Bays the New York
Times. While it has paid shrewd
dealers not to disturb this, to them
a favorable, condition of public mind,
th average buyer himself Is In a
measure responsible for its contlnu-
The question of "antique" In Ori
ental rugs should be dismissed from
the mind In purchasing rugs for ordi
nary uses. Among recent importa
tions, in carpet sixes, there are hard
ly any antiques In tho true sense of
the word. Real antiques that have
found their way to this "country have
been secured by private collectors
who were alive to the worth of such
pieces long before the general pub
lic showed any sign of appreciating
the beauty and tho charm of tho pro
ducts of the Oriental looms.
It must be understood that In the
countries where Oriental rugs are
made they are treated with mure con
sideration and care than we accord
to thorn In existing conditions of our
modern life. First of all the number
ol rugs used on walls, sofas, etc., tar
exceed those used on tho floor, and
the latter do not get any harder wear
tliun those on couches, from the fact
that in the Oriental countries peo
ple Invariably walk over the ruga
with soft slippers or bare feot. The
native method of cleaning the rug,
which Is very simple, also has much
to do with proving the truth of the
statement that "Oriental rugs do not
wear out." Within the last ten years
thu import of Oriental tugs has
grown from a few hundred thousaud
dollars to over four millions, and It
Is Indicative of the advanced stara
of our people's taste no less than
their prosperity that t>«re are more
Oriental rugs In the United States
toilay and of a far better standard
of grade than in the entire Continent
of liurope.
Some of the best-known Persian
rugs In this country are Herman,
Goeravan, Tabriz and Suntanabad.
Hermans —The principal features
of these rugs, which distinguish
thern from others, are their soft,
neutral dainty colors, the prevalence
of floral designs In their pattern, a
glossy sheen, and a short-cut pile.
These rugs represent the highest
standard of the art of rug weaving
ever achieved.
UooraviMi —Next In popularity in
Persian rugs come Ooeravan or Be
rapl. It Ib easy to recognize this
type. A bold medallion, bright col
ors, and lack of detail work In the
pattern are their characteristic
marks.
Tabriz—ln jwjlnt of texture and
durability Tabriz are probably the
beat rugH made, but from a decora
live; point of view they lack all the
desired featured of Hermann. Col
ore are crude, designs too exact, and
outlines too sharp; the very firm
ness of the weave and formation of
the pile preclude the wool from tak
ing on glosß.
Huntanaliad—This rug Is called af
ter the city by that name, one of the
principal ri>K centers of Persia. Hugs
woven here are known In our coun
try under the names of Sultauuhad.
Miishkabad, ad Bavalan. There la
no aprecljiblo difference between
them.
Tho present practice of washing
rugs with preparations of lime, etc.,
to reduce the bright colors of tho
modern rugs has done much to shake
the fnlth of the Informed public in
these goods, of once undoubted merit.
It Is argued that If an application
of such chemical solutions is strong
enough to affefct the surface of the
pile. It may be strong enough to pen
etrate Its warp and weft, which
once affected, will sooner or later re
sult In the decay of the textile fab
ric. Thus the life of the rug Is en
dangered for the sake of bringing it
Into a stricter harmony with the re
quirements of a modern decoratlvf
scheme.
Another Ingenious practice often In
dulged in by certain dealers Is that
of dyeing them with paint and brush,
Introducing desirable hues and sub
stituting certain common tints with
colors more sought after. Buch as
green, rose, etc. These practices are
too recent to furnish sufficient data
for form an opinion as to their ulti
mate effect on rugs so treated. Hut
they emphasize the need of extremt
care on tho part of purchasers In the
selection of their rugs. The wisest
as well as the safest course would
be, especially when costly pieces are
under consideration, to secure the
services of a disinterested party
whose knowledge can be reliod upon
There Is no doubt that with due
care both In buying anil In uslii-T
them "Oriental rugs will still he found
worthy of the high reputation which
tli-v have uniformly enjpyed as the
standard of excellence and worth.
Sixteenth Century Jiu Jltsu.
A French teacher of boxing points
out thai the art of self-delude ap
proximately equivalent to Jiu-Jll£ii
was. known in Europe In the seven
teenth century. Its principles are
pounded hy one Nicolas Peters, pub
lished at Amsterdam In 11>74, and
bearing the lengthy explanatory title:
"The Art of Wrestling, and how one
can protect himself in all kinds of
quarrels that may occur; how one
can with agility and rapidity rope!
all unfair attacks and meet one's ad
versary with science." The author
apparently anticipated many or the
characteristic grips of the Japanese
exponents of today.
iftllßJ KB
From Watching Others They
Degenerate Into Shoplifters.
DIFFICULT TO DETECT.
Woman Employed In One House
Fifteen Years Stole Fur* Amount
ing to Five Thoueand Dollars—
Inataneea In Which They Worked
in League With Noted Crooka.
Some of the cleverest shoplifters
are women detectives. From watch
ing the adroit work of others they
develop an expert knowledge that
makeH it difficult for them to be
caught. For added to the cunning of
the petty thief, they have the train
ing and confidence of experienced de
tectives that makes them the most
dangerous crooks the department
stores have to contend with. In one
of the large Btores, where recently
three of these shoplifting detectives
have been caught, the chief of the
detective force tells some Interest
ing details about their operations.
"One of the cleverest games 1 ever
saw worked by a woman detective
was put through after I hod em
ployed her on my force. She was a
remarkably bright woman, cultured
ami at one time had been wealthy,
she told me. 1 was Impressed uy
her Intelligence anil brightness and
determined to give her the first va
cancy on the staff,
i "She had done excellent scouting
for about a week, when one day I
WHS sent for hurriedly by a lloor
walker, who said that he had seen
a stylishly gownil woman take a big
roll of expensive hand-made lace,
tuck It In her bag and walk to an
other counter. Together we hasten
ed to the aisle where he had Been
the shoplifter disappear, and there,
to my surprise, he pointed out the
woman detective I had Just put on
the force.
"1 supposed she was doing It for
a Joke and gave the matter no fur
ther thought until she came In to say
good night and did not mention the
Incident of the lace. As she start
ed out 1 told her 1 would walk home
with her because I wanted to talk
about her work, and she courteously
Invited me to accompany her. When
we reached her house sho Invited me
to go In, and as I had determined
to know what she had done with the
lace I followed. We discussed the
best ways of detecting thefts and
what Bhe should do once Bhe landed
a shoplifter.
"Utter on she asked If I thought
the store where we were employed
would exchange a hat that she bougnt
is another shop, because she didn't
want to go to the other store now
she was a detective. I suggested
she let me aee the bonnet, and to my
surprise discovered It was one worth
at least >3O. I hold her they
would undoubtedly give her credit
or exchange such an expensive pleei
of headgear If she went to them.
"Out of another bundle she took u
costly fur coat which she wall I wns
the gift of a friend. In the mean
time she opened the package with
the lace, and when 1 had an oppor
tunity I took tt out, put It In my coat
and Ipft a few minutes later, con
vinced that she was one of the clev
erest shoplifters I had ever met. The
next day when she reported for
work I told her that her services
were no longer needed.
"How long another woman detective
had been helping a pretty friend to
steal from the store I do not know,
but once when I was looking over
the force and watching their meth
ods of working, I Raw her have a
whispered conversation with a woman,
who hastily showed her an expensive
silver purse and then tucked It In a
bag and hurried out of the store. 1
wanted to be sure there was no mis
take and detailed a man to wnlcli
her movements. After one day of
watching he reported that she was
working in with two women shoplift
ers who were doing a big business in
the store.
"After working In the store as de
tective for fifteen years another
woman developed Into a shoplifter
and became a very clever one. Ft.rs
were her specialty and I suppose she
stole at least S&,OUO worth before she
was discovered. Bhe would ask for
a day off and come Into the shop
heavily veiled and make straight for
the fur counters. There giving an as
sumed name she would try on wrapgj
coats and all kinds of furs, telling*
the shop girls that she would surely
buy the next time she came in. Once
she was seen taking an expensive
fur collar, but realizing that she win
followed, dropped it and dlsapeared in
the crowd before she could bo caugiit.
A few weeks later she was seen tak
ing a fur coat and captured Just its
she was sliding it into a suit caee.
There was consternation In the store
when she lifted her veil and w*>
that the shoplifter was our tAisted
woman detective. She was sentenc
ed to serve six months." ! nitl
Wanted a BquSre Deal.
Mrs. Newed—"l'd like a nice
steak."
Butcher —"Yes, ma'am. You want
a round steak, I suppose."
Mrs. Newed —"Oh, I don't care any
thing about the Bhape, Just go it's
tender."
Caught on the Rebound.
•orge—"Rather than remain single,
would you marry the biggest fool ou
earth If he asked you?"
Clara—"Oh, George this la ao sud
den." •
Ttme-killer—The bundling watch
maker.
A DVERTtSTNO
Ytottr nmnry bacV.-JnHdUJadT«rrtW
,n K the kind that pay* beck to you
the money you invest. Space in.this
paper assures you prompt rtturns . .
WHOLE NO. 3 sß
Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Import MMC,
All the blood In your body pessos through
your kidneys once every three minute*.
fThe kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fil
ter out the waste or
Impurities In the blood.
If they are sick or oul
of order, they fall to do
their work.
Pains, aches and rhetv
mutism come from ox
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Kianey trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as thoura
they had heart trouble, because the heart la
over-working tn pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteriea.
It used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidney*
but now modem science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ning in kidney trouble.
It you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kllmer'a
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy la
soon realized. It stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures of the most distressing caaaa
and is sold on Its merits tCW
cent and one-dollar siz-H
sample bottle by mail ■ ■ B ,„
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper wnen writing Dr. Kilmer
it Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kllmer'a
Swamp-Root, and the address. Binghamton,
N. Y., on every bottle.
SKEWARKEE JL
LODGE
No. 90, A. F. & A. M.
I>IKKCTORV I'OR 1905.
11. W. Stubbs, M. W.; W. C. Manning,
S. W.; S. S. Hrown, J. W.; A. F. Taylor,
S I).; W. S. Peel, J. I}.; S. R. Mggs,
Secretary; C. I). Curstarphen, Treasurer;
11. C. Taylor anil J. I). Iloweu, Stewards;
T. W. Thomas, Tyler.
STANDING COMMITTERS:
CHARITY—H. W. Stubbs, W. C. Man
ning and S. S. Ilrowu.
I'iNANCK R. J. Peel, McG. Taylor
and Kli Glli^anus.
RKFKRKNCK—W. H. lid wards, 11. D.
Taylor and W. M. Green.
ASYLUM—G. W. nUunt, O. K. Cow
intr and K. K, Ilodg^s.
MARSHALL—J. H Hattor?.
Proiessional Cards.
DK. J. A. WllITIi.
DENTIST
OFFICK—MAIN STRKKT
PIIONK Q
Ul will l>e in Plymouth thejfirst week in
each month.
[)R. VVM. K. WAR RUN,
PHYSICIAN
AND StJRGKON.
OF KICK IN
Btor.s' DRUOJJSTORB
' Phoi.tr No. 20
.JM'. J'.T XS'L-OLIAHI). . - F. S. 11 ASSKI.L.
WOODARI) & HASSKU,
A TTO KNI'.YS-AT-I.AW
Office Second floor, Hank of Martin
County. 4 20-1 yr
BUR ROUS A. CRITCHKR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oiiice: Wheeler Martin's office.
'Plione, 23.
WII.UAM.STON, N. C.
>. ATU'oOI) NKWKIX
LAWYER
Office »n» Mtnim (11 Nrw Rank Build
" 9 i 11»», left tinti«! fiidr, top of Nt«pn.
"VII.MAMHTON. N .0.
net ice wherever wrvlcci are den! red
oenul riltrillion to examining and mak
•\» till# f-ii )>iirchaariM of tinilter and timber
iiwlK
Special attention will!** given to real entate
Kth.nur* If von wi*h to bny or ht 11 landl
' ' " rl vn " JSPHONK4
I v lY I i rT*uiTTTM'W3j'TTT^
ii'T V'fik i niiuni»^iii»i
twrM» H
\\jnmj^jpr
Sold by S, R. Biggs.
LA DIES
-/«•. LaFranco
2 c —pound e "%,u^ m
» tie. Quick, Reliable Regulator
■*U|ilM , !i»r loothrr r* III«Um * J» hlfli l»rU"«"«.
ir« K'« - r inifo.i. Bnwta»f'f .• im»«J M ovtf
.* UO.OIHI Wtnec. PrV.-. J# r iraf
-4! tior oy iuMlirT«*tW.. w :>: •• --i'••• ku>tiri®.
.r. LaFraucu,
ISm