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VOL 36. No. 47. j MOKROE, NQBTH ..' CAROIilKA . jcptTRSDAY, MAY 6, -1909. . . . ; " - : One D 4r a Year. ... 1 ' - - : - ' f A PRETTY VERMONT HOME. Capt. Hutchinson is a Stanch Friend of Peruna, Made so by Personal Experience. PT LEMUEL M. HUTCHINSON. MOnTPELIlR, vt. ZAA The Home of Captain Hutchinson, of Montpeller, Vt. Chronic Catarrh and "It gives me pleasure to writ you this letter at this time on account of the good your Peruna has done me when I was quite done up with a very bad cold. "I could hardly perform my ordinary duties, but from the use of Peruna I am almost restored to health. "I am quite convinced that it has helped me from chronic catarrh, to which I am subject. It has also benefited my throat. "I can truly recommend it as the best all-round medicine it has been my privilege to become acquainted with. Of this I am quite convinced from my own experience." Capt. Lemuel M. Can Now Eat Anything. Mr. J. W. Pritchard, Columbia City, Ind., writes: "I am pleased to say that I have been curtd of catarrh of the ttomach by Peruna. "I could hardly eat anything that agreed with me. Before I would get half through my meal my stomach would fill with pas, causing e much dUtrexs and unpleasant feelings for an hour or two after each meal. "But, thanks to your Peruna, I am now completely cured, and can eat any thing I want to without any of the dis tressing symptoms. I can now enjoy my meals as I used to do, and it is all due to Dr. Hartman and his wonderful medicine, Peruna. It has been one year since was Th Insanity Plea. "Sir!" Bald the young woman, with what seemed to be indignation. The young man looked embarrassed. "Yea, I did kiss you." he admitted, "bat I was Impulsively insane." "That means that a man would be a lunatic to kiss me?" "Well, any man of discretion would be Jut crazy to kisn you." This seemed to ease the strain, and, no Jury being present to muddle af fairs, a satisfactory verdict was reach ed. Philadelphia Ledger. A Woman's Back Has many aches and pains caused by weaknesses and falling, or other displace ment, of the pelvic organs. Other symp toms of female weakness are frequent headache, dizziness, Imaginary specks or dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw ing sensation In stomach, dragging or bearing down In lower abdominal or pelvic region, disagreeable drains from pelvic organs, faint spells with general weakness. If any considerable number of the above symptoms are present there Is no remedy that wniglve quicker relief or a more per- than Dr. Pierce's Favorite i has a record of over forty years of curtesy It Is the most potent Invigorating tonic and strengthening ner,' vlng qnown to melcalsclence'. It is made of the glyceric extracts of native medici nal roots found in our forests and con tains not a drop of alcohol or harmful, or habit-forming drugs. Its ingredients are all printed on the bottle-wrapper and at tested under oath as correct. Every Ingredient entering Into "Fa vorite Prescription" has the written en dorsement of the most eminent medical writers of all the several schools of prac ticemore valuable than any amount of toon-professional testimonials though the latter are not lacking, having been con tributed voluntarily by grateful patients In numbers to exceed the endorsements given to any other medicine extant for the cure of woman's ills. Yon cannot afford to accept any medicine of unknown composition as a substitute for this well proven remedy of knoww composition, even though the dealer may make a little more profit thereby. Four Interest In regaining health Is paramount to any selfish interest of his and it Is an Insult to your Intelligence for him to try to palm off upon you a substitute. You know what you want and It Is his busi ness to supply the article called for. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the original "Little Liver Pills" first put up by old Dr. Pierce over forty years ago, much Imitated but never equaled. Little sugar-coated granules easy to take as candy. maaeni caije Livery WE have opened a first - class livery stable good horses, easy riding; buggies, good harness, and every thing that goes to, make up first-class livery servic. Prompt attention given all orders. Buggies and Harness We have for sale a splndi4 line of Rubber- and Steel Tired Buggies and Surrie's. Also a lot of g6od One and Two-Horse Wagons, and good Harness. Give us a trial. Telephone 308. . Fowler & Lee Throat Trouble. Hutchinson, Montpelier, vt cured, and I am all O. K. yet, so I know I am cured." A Nervous Breakdown. Mr. Lewis Zim, editor and proprietor of 'St. Augustine Meteor," writes : "Any man in public work finds at times that he is under a peculiar nerve strain. I found that with it I lost my appetite, and my brain seemed to work unceasingly during waking and sleep ing hours, so I was tired and worn out in the morning. "Tonics and invigorators were sug gested and tried, but nothing was of ben efit to me but Peruna. That is cer tainly a remarkable medicine. I war restored in three weeks to my norn l heal thy condition, my appetite returned and my sleep was refreshing." Heard at Breakfast. "I used to be a weather prophet In my home town," confided the new boarder as be speared a potato with his fork. "Sh!" commented the comedian boarder laconically. "Yes, and every time I look at that steak it reminds me of sl, winter's "How so?" "Cold and raw." "Quite clever. How does the coffee strike you?" "That reminds me of a November day cloudy and unsettled." "Good. And do you notice that the landlady Is watching us?" "Yes, and she reminds me of a March day." "Tell us why." "Because she is cold and stormy." And the look that the landlady passed down to that end of the table would have congealed a redhot stove. Chi cago News. Two of Them. "Yes, indeed." said Miss TJppisch. "my great-grandmother on my moth er's side was noted for her proud and Imperious bearing." "How strange!" exclaimed Miss Knox. "Our servant girl's the same way." Catholic Standard and Times. She Admitted It. "What do you ask for this plaque?" inquired an old gentleman of the pret ty girl In charge of a church bazaar. "One guinea." she replied. "Aren't you a little dear?" queried the old gentleman. "Well," answered the pretty girl, blushing, "that's what the boys all tell me." An Indestructible Color. The Indestructible floral color Is yel low. You cannot, even with sulphur ous acid fumes, destroy It. Take a heartsease and try. You will consume the purple tint easily enough, but the yellow will remain for all your filthy fumes. Fry's Magazine. Remembered. "Did your uncle remember you in his will?" "Yes. He directed his executors to collect all the loans he had made me." Boston Transcript. Cyclones Kill and Mangle Many Peo A pie Property Lost Is Millions. Atlanta, Ga., April 30. Cyclones and tornadoes, the like of which have not been known, for years, swept through the South last night and all today, leaving in their wake hunderds of dead and mangled bodies, and the dismantled wrecks of property worth many millions. Tennessee was an especially heavy sufferer. At 9 o'clock tonight careful estimates indicate that at least 50 people were killed in that State alone, with monetary losses about 1,000,000. At" Franklin and in Hjllsboro there was loss of life. The latter town is said to be practically destroyed, while at Centreville and adjoining villages the loss is reported very heavy both in lives and property. Near Pulaski, Giles county, the death list reaches twelve, and many are injured. In the vicinity of Chattanooga the storm was felt at its worst. Tele phone and telegraph wires were blown down and the movement of trains was greatly hampered. The hurricane followed the Cumberland valley, wrecking small towns and destroying farm houses. At Ebenezer eighteen houses were blown down. At Charlestown the Btorm swerved up the Hiasse river, destroying pro perty. At Fayetteville three are known to have perished. At Cuba many houses were blown down and at Giles town not even a shed was left stand ing. Memphis reports heavy loss from towns within a radius of 100 miles in three States. At Horn Lake, Miss., half a dozen lives were lost, and the property dam age was very heavy. In Arkansas eight persons were kill ed near Mammoth Springs and a score of buildings wrecked. Other points in Arkansas report heavy loss. Atlanta and most of Georgia escaped with only Blight property losses during the blow. But two young people, brother and sister, William and Pearl Withra, lost their lives here this afternoon by the capsizing of a row boat during a sudden squall. The hurricane continued . upon its course of destruction in Alabama to night. Huntsville sends word of heavy loss of property, with probably several lives sacrificed near the Ten nessee line. At Danville, in Morgan county, Alabama, the storm struck with terrific force. At Hartsell at least one is dead and many hurt. The storm is still raging and seems to be traveling almost directly southeast. Soon after dark tonight the storm winds began shooting across the rail, telegraph and telephone lines connect ing Atlanta with Chattanooga and Knoxville and wire communication, which has been kept with great diffi culty' during the afternoon, ceased en tirely. The Western and Atlanta Rail road offices hare reported that south of Chattaqoga, near Emrsoo. Ga., several big trees were blown across the railroad right of way, tearing down wires and holding up five trains. The death totals were swelled to night by three lightning victims at Monroe, Ga. Late this afternoon a rushing windstorm, accompanied by blinding lightning, broke over Monroe and one of the bolts struck the resi dence of M. B. Barrett, running down the chimney. Barrett, his wife and his 17-year-old daughter were killed, ana a xu-year-oia son ana a younger child were seriously shocked. STORM IN THE MIDDLE WEST. Chicago, April 30. Belated reports show that the death and. destruction, caused by the terrific storm that swept over the Middle West last night, were more extensive than at first indicated by the meagre telegraph carried over damaged wires. Three men were kill ed in Chicago by the collapse of a fac tory. Homeless men, women and chil dren sent today in strange houses in many suburbs, where the storm had upset unsubstantial houses. In the path of the storm before it reached the Great Lake region, great destruction of property is reported At least eleven persons were killed. At Golden, Mo., a part of the town was destroyed and many homes were wrecked. Five persons lost their lives. At Summerville, Mo., the wind created havoc and two persons Were killed. Many were injured. The storm was furious in Southern Illinois and at Tex,as City, near Carmi, four persons were killed and many ser iously wounded. The town was wreck ed. Great damage to property and crops was caused in Michigan on the east shore of Lake Michigan, Benton Har bor and South Haven being in the path of the storm. Storm Cost Over 100 Lives. Nashville, Tenn., May 1. Calm has followed the great storm of Thursday night in central Tennessee. The weather tonight is clear and cool and the telegraph wires as they are reviv ed, bring reports of loss of life and property destruction that serve to in crease the gravity of the first advices. Today a number of caskets were shipped from Nashville to the stricken district, and it is said orders for more are vet to be filled. At Pulaski and in other sections of Giles county the destruction vof pro perty is particularly heavy, and it is believed the death list will number twenty-five, with at least , thirty others Injured. Many homes are wrecked and much live stock destroy ed. At Bryson some houses were blown completely down, while in other instances the roof s were carried away, leaving the people lying untouched on their beds. Details of the havoc in and about Franklin and Williamson county only add to the horror of the catastro Phe. The saddest scene, perhaps, in the county, was that at the home of Mr, Hardison, just south of Hillsboro. Here, ; in one room were the two Marl in boys,! who were blown with the house into the creek, and not found until yesterday, both dead. ' In another room across the hall lay Carroll Marlin, aged 12, in a dying condition from a crushing of the skull. Near him on different beds were the father and mother, Jeff Marlin, who had his shoulder blade and collar bone broken, and who was injured internal ly, and his wife Vinie Marlin, who had her "hip crushed and who suffered much physically. Damage" is reported from Dayton, South Pittsburg, Charlotte, - Cooke ville, Camden, Decatur, the 'counties o n.rankiln, Bradley, Manry, .Sumner, Carroll and othres, while Gibson Mad ison and surrounding territory furnish a list of eierht or mora 'rled.- T.inroln county's fatalities are heavy and file stores seems to have practically cover- i tne entire state. The casualtv Hat in neiMHi(lv in complete, and it is believed the dead in an sections as a result of the storm will exceed one hundred. ' Four Big Lions Bagged. Nairobi, British East Africa. May 1. Four lions are trophies of ex-President Roosevelt's camp, in the Man Hills tonight, and two hundred or more native followers are joining with the American party in the celebration of the unusually good luck. The lions , were bagged yesterday, and Col. Roosevelt's mighty gun brought three of them to earth, each on the first shot. Thus one of the president's fondest ambitions has been realized, and he is proud, too, that the fourth of the jungle kings fell, before the rifle of his son, Kermit, who, how ever, took three shots to kill bis quarry. Both father and.son are jubilant. It was their first lion hunt, and so mag nificent a kill Was far beyond their ex pectations, but lions have been plenti ful for the past month, and the En glish hunter, F. C Selous, has been out for several days laying plans for the extinction. How well he succeeded can be seen from the results of yester day's chase. Mr. Selous accompanied the former president, who also was at tended by the usual retinue of beaters. As a rule the beaters go into the jun gle with considerable trepidation, but as Col. Roosevelt s reputation as a hunter had reached here long before his arrival in person, the beaters on mis occasion were exceptionally en thusiastic. They seemed even eager to play a part in the first hunt of the distinguished visitor. - The caravan started early Thursday morning from the ranch of Sir Alfred Peace, on the Athi river, and proceed ed Blowly to the Mau Hills. This range is open for wide areas, but in places is covered with growths where game is plentiful. The first night in camp was with.out especial incident,no attempt being made to go after lions, although their call was heard now and then throughout the night; but at dawn camp was astir and the drive speedily organized. The natives set out in all directions, under the instructions of the "head man," armed with all sorts of noise- making devices which could nop but arouse any game within earshot. Some of the beats proved blanks, but by nightfall no less than ten kinds of game had been bagged. Kermit, the greater part of the day, did more effective work with his camera than he did with his gun, he and the other members of the narty allowing Mr. Roosevelt the much-prized shots. That Clever Preacher. Tit-Bits. A negro preacher, whose supply of hominy and bacon was running low, decided to take radical steps to im press upon his nock the necessity for contributing liberally to the church exchequer. Accordingly, at the close of the sermon, he made an impressive pause, and then proceeded as follows : I hab found it necesarys, on ac count of de astringency ob de hard times an' de gineral deficiency ob de circulatin' mejum in connection wid dis church, to mderduce my new ot termatic collection box. It is bo ar ranged dat a half doller or quarter falls on a red plush cushion widout noise; a nickel will ring a small bell distinctly heard by de congregation, an a button, my fellow mawtels, will fire off a pistol ; bo you will govern yo selves accordingly. Let de collec t.ion now perceed, whiles I takes off my hat an gibs out a hymn." What Charlie Had. . Several of the scholars had returned to Sunday school after being absent some weeks on account of illness, says the Delineator. I had the measles," asid one little girl. "So did I," said a . third. The superintendent heard them and, addressing a curly-headed boy, said: "Well, Charlie, you were absent, too. What did you have?" Charlie's face blushed. He thought a moment and then said in a high treble, "I had a little brudder!" ADVISED Cured by LydiaE.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Paw Paw. Mich. " I suffered terri swrai blytrom female ills, fi including inflam mation and conges tion, for several years. My doctor said there was no hope for me but an operation. I began taking Lydia . I " .3 Wl operation Ptnkham's Vegeta ble Compound, and X can now say i am a well woman." Emma Dkapeb. Another Operation Avoided. Chicago, 111, "I want women to know what that Wonderful medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pouna, nas done ror me. " Two or the best doctors In Chicasro said I would die if I did not have an operation, and I never thought ox Beeing a well day again. I had a small tumor and female troubles so that I suffered dav and night. A friend recommended Lydia J5. nnsnams vegetable compound, and it made me af well woman." Mrs. Alvena SPEBiairG, 11 Langdon St, umcago, iu. , '- Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable G pound, made from roots and he: has proved to be the most succes: remedy for curing the worst form female ills, including displaceme: inflammation, fibroid tumors, irre lannes, periodic pains, backache, b ing-down feeling, flatulency.' indl tion, and nervous prostration. Itcoj but a trine to try it. ana tne res has been worth jnillions to ma suffering women. ' . DOCTOR OPERATION f;.w.iw.yjiiii. , Eft Tja H. fep w4" v S I ? ! I V- k STORY OF MASSACRE. Murder Of Two American Miseinnario ji Turkey as Told by Eye Witness. CtoostantinoDle. Mav l". Rtnhpn T? Tr( abridge, a missionary for the Am eri an board, of foreign missions, was tht only American or European to wit less the killing in Adana of D. M. Roi ;ers , and Henry Maurer, fellow mis rionaries. at Adana. He has snrt- phsd the following account of the oc currence, dated Adana, April 24th, to repyesent&tives of the grand vizier an has written it out also for the mil ison board at home. Mr. Trow- britge says : . ;Fightmg began April 14th be en Moslems and Armenians, which filed in a number of casualties on l aides. Bv niehtfall it wan plr incendiaries wre nt vnrt tn ral districts of the city were cov- Dy ciouas of Bmoke. All night the reports of fire alarms rang out in siaes. ie next mornine. Am-il 15th. th igrations had sm-ead to nnch mt that we were ohlirari to watch closelv the environs cf tho Km'M the (girls' school and the residence of William N Ph.n... "The- wind fanned the flames and nira l . , " ucui uum nouse io nouse in our :etion. It was clear that the larirn 1, a buildinc of brick and wnnri 7J t3 . . ' 1TV nary Cray Waam V. r, "r "few. f C-DfSCllb LIIO I11U1 II- tn ripping off projecting woodwork fporch posts. It soon became 'ident that direct efforts to put out names must be undertaken. Up to that time no one had dared to 5 on the streets because nf tha shootihg. Moslem pillagers, armed and in: desperate mood, wer"e looting tne otmses opposite the buildings on "All l nre this time there had heen Tin sign of any effort on the part of the COVerhment authorities tn afnn v. rioting, pillaging and burning. hen l hrst climbed to the roofs near the flames, armed Moslems ap peared on three sides within close rang When they undrestood thatI was iftt firinc urjon them hnt hsH work against the flames, they their fires and assured me I go on unmolested. Then three appeared at the windows of a lust across the street, and, after ng me of mv safetv. dronned baclf pgain to the work of plunder. Back of that house, in a protected position, was a turbaned Moslem cov ering these loiterers with his rifle and firing frequently to protect them. in tne meanwhile Mr. Maurer. who had been carrying water in pails from ine yara oi tne girls school, came up to me and made use of a crow-bar in throwing down a wall, one side of which was. burning fiercelv. We work ed with pails of water, the crow-bar and the ax for over an hour. "The real danger that pressed upon our minds was not the nossihle iaa of the building, but the perilous situa tion in which our American friends. the hundreds of Christian refn ireea and the eighty school girls would find theftBelves in case the building burn ed. "In every dircetion there was riot- insr and shoo tine-. There wan no re. fuge except possibly in the protestant church, some distance away, and even this was threatened from three sides by the conflagrations. bo we came back to the school nH asked for volunteers. Mr. Rogers came in. He worked a considerable time without being harmed by the Moslems, when the Armenians at the other end of the street commenced firing on the houses where the looters were at work. ' "Suddenlv two shots ranc nnt. not more than eight yards from where we were working. Mr. Rogers, who was m the street brimriner water. wa mortally wounded. He called t.n" me by name and then fell in the middle of tne sireet. ine other bullet hit Mr. Maurer in the left lune near the heart, a wound that caused him to suffer great pain. The crow-bar- fell from his hands. He then climbed down the ladder and collansed at the side of Mr. Rogers. "Immediately after the two shots. several other bullets fired hv the Moslems whizzed past me. I dropped na.t on the roof and made my wav to the edere. whence I could ee Mr Maurer climbing down the ladder with the greatest difficulty. I could also hear Mr. Rogers groaning. I went rapidly to the school to tell rir ThomaB D. Christie ind Mr. Frederick W. MacAllum. 'Just then the British vice consul at Mersina, Major Daughty-Wylie, arrived with twenty Turkish soldiers on a tour of the citv. Thev rode nr. and found Mr. Rogers and Mr. Maurer lying wounded in the street. The en tire neighborhood was deserted. The soldiers were ordered to the roofs to fire in several directions, but bv this time the murderers had disappeared. "Mr. Maurer died a few minutes later in the school building, and Mr. Roarers lived onlv a few minnten lon ger than Mr. Maurer. He did not re gain consciousness." , Feud Law. Washington Post. Another chapter in the history of the Kentucky mountain feuds has been closed in the life sentence passed on Beach Hargis for the killing of his father. Hsreis received the verdict without show of emotion. His mother and sister, too, sat silent by his side. Beyond the fact that the law has nasR. ed the only verdict that it could in a case ime in is it is useless to go. More interesting by far would it be if one could have the verdict of the mountain people on the righteousness of the law and the justness of its judgments. , Blood guilt they know, and retribu tion swift and slow, as the chance shot from the laurel thicket may permit. Bat to-them r the refinements of the written code and the fine-drawn argu ments or the learned counsel have no meanincr. What did the twelve men in the jury box have against Beach? TTTt ... .a. ... wny can t tney De leit aione to settle their quarrels in their own way? What has the law to do with these family affairs, anyhow? . :-:--.v The fact that the elder Hare-is was well to do and a judge, and that the wnoie tamiiy had touched the skirts of civilization, in ho way -effects "the a&rument. No outward chance . in cir cumstances alters the instincts of the mountaineers being, as - primal: as the untamed fastnesses in which he dwells. Fiction writers have given us & won derful color . nieturen. filled with '- ro mance and tragedy, of the mountai- neer and his life. Others less imagi-f native have looked upon the same : scenes and have seen nothing but j moonshine and misery, coward ambush and brutal vengeance. Both views are f from the outside, and1 neither is eor-j rect. None but mountaineer can un- derstand a mountaineer. Try if you '" can to realize the strange mixture of ; piety and blood-lust which led a fa-.l mous old feudist to offer up his fer vent prayers at sunset" and daybreak, and pot-hunt his hereditary enemy be tween times, thanking God in unques tioned simplicity that he was "a-get-tin' a better Christian every day." What we think of them is of little consequence. What they think of us is of more importance. Whatever form of missionary is sent to preach them civilization, whether, law, reli gion, or a freer spirit of commercial intercourse, it must be understand this, and give it its proper place or its work will be 5n vain. ' An Old Court Sentence. Shelby Star. ' While holding court in Ashe county last weke Judge James L. Webb un earthed an old judgment in a criminal case, wherein the defendant was cpn victed of perjury, the sentence inflict ed upon the poor wretch being horri ble and barbarous. The date of the judgment is March 13th, 1809, the sitting of the court being one hundred years ago the 13th of last month. The punishment, as executed, hor rible as it may seem, is set forth in the judgment, a true copy of which follows, and is an interesting docu ment : State of North Carolina, March, 1809. ' At a Superior Court of Law, began and held for the county of Ashe, at the court bouse, in Jefferson, on the sec ond Monday, being the 13th of March. Present: The Hon. Francis Locke, judge. State vs. Carter Whittington. Judgment Perjury. Jury charged. Jas. Dixon, Chas. Sherrar, Daniel Moxley, Josiah Connelly, Young Ed wards, Alex Latham, Wm. Powers, Andrew Sherrar, Chris Crider, Thos. Tirey, Chas. Francis, Jesse Reeves, jurors. Jury find the defendant, Carter Whittington, guilty in manner and form as charged in the bill of indict ment. David Earnest and Elijah Estep de liver up Carter Whittington. He is ordered into custody of the sheriff. Reasons in arrest of judgment in the case of Carter Whittington filed by Wm. McGomery, his attorney. After solemn argument reasons are overruled by the court. Judgment Fined 10 pounds and the said Carter Whittington stand in the pillory for one hour, at the expiration of which time both his ears be cut off and entirely severed from his head and that his ears so cut off be nailed to the pillory and there to remain until the setting of the sun, and that the sheriff of this county carry, tlis judg ment immediately into execution and that the- said Carter Whittington be .... . ;i i a M bviuucu uiivii mo ii lie nuu iera reii pam. Daniel Dixon and Morris Baker: Jun., security s. Solicitor's fees of 1 pound and 8 shillings paid by defendant. An Unnatural Mother. Anderson, S. C, special to Charlotte Observer, 1st. As a result of complaints that have been made to the sheriff by the people living in. the community, Deputy bheriff M. M. Stewart yesterday visit ed the home of a negro woman named Essie Callahan, just outside the west ern limit of the city. The sight be held by the officer was one that is sel dom met with. A woman lay asleep in bed, and in a bunk nearby was the lorm or an iaot boy of 122 years, ap parently almost starved to death. On one Bide of the boy's body and arm was a great raw burn, from which por tions of decaying flesh were hanging, and the whole was covered with my riads of flies. The stech that emanat ed from the cabin was awful, and the officer hurried through his investiga tions and back to the city. The story of the case as told by those who reported the matter to the sheriff, is about as follows : About a fmonth ago the boy accidentally fell into the fire and was severely burned on the right side and arm. He has never had any medical attention, and the wounds have not healed in any per ceptible manner. The flesh has rotted away and fallen off from time to time, and agony has been suffered by the boy. The woman is said to be a worth less character, and has made no at tempt to alleviate the boy's sufferings After the case had been investigat ed yesterday it was reported to the county attorneys, Messrs. Bonham, Watkinn & Allen, who recommended that the county physician, Dr. J. C. Harris, be sent to attend the boy, and a 'full investigation, of the case made. The unnatural mother can be handled by the courts for criminal neglect, but there comes an obstacle in the way of this. She has a baby only a few months old to look atfer, and besides, seems to be below the average in intelligence. Dr. Harris has taken charge of the case and will render whatever aid is possible to the boy. There is a bare chance of his recovery. The Wrong Answer. At a private party, one night, a number of ladies being present, a young man proposed a conundrum, which, he said, he had read. It was thus: "When is a lady not a lady?" There was a pause. "Give it up," said all around, when to the horror of the whole party, the querist exclaimed, "When she is a lit tie buggy." Nobody laughed, some were demure, some inclined to scratch the querist's face. He was disappointed. Fumbl ing in his pocket be pulled out a pa per, consulted it a moment, then ejac ulated: "Oh, I beg your pardon ladies, I made a mistake. The answer is, 'When Bhe is a little Bulky.' I knew it was some sort of a carriage." A dispatch from Gordon, I1L, Bays that Charles Dewels and Moses Lantz were blown to atoms Thursday when the nitro-glycerine factory of the In dependent. Torpedo Company, at Gordon was destroyed by' an explosion. The two men were the only persons in the mill. An acre of the ground about the factory was torn up and nothing is left to show that the plant existed. The explosion shook the country for 20 miles around. - Renders the ' food more wholesome and su perior in lightness The only baking -' vw mada-from . . Royal Grape Cream KING COTTON'S THRONE. Is It Here or In Those Lands Where He Is Only a Visitor? Daniel Sully, in Cosmopolitan. In all discussion regarding cotton two faets are paramount first, that cotton controls the world, and, second, that the nations that reap a prodigal harvest from the sale of cotton goods depend upon America fr the raw sup ply. The American people have, begun to realize the significance in the fact that alien nations that never saw a cot- tonlant have long since entered the kingdom of cotton and now divide dominion among themselves,' exclund- mg the United States, where cotton is grown. The contest among the powers today is for trade, and cotton in some form is the chief commodity carried. It is inconceivable that other nations can go on at the expense of America, win ning trade triumphs with a commodity which they do not naturally 'possess, Which they cannot obtain in sufficient quantities outside of the United States and which they could not manufac ture at a profit but for the fact that we sell the product near and at times even below the cost of raising it. An analysis of this trade in cotton goods reveals that of our exports more than ?6, 000,000 worth consists of un bleached cloths, while of our imports more than $22,000,000 worth consists of finer fabrics, including embroider ies, laces and curtains. Altogethr the figures show that while we exported in the ten months ended with October, (1908, $22,000,00 worth of the output of our cotton mills the nations sold to us almost 100 percent more than we sold them. It is a grotesque and almost unbe lievable item in the commerce of this age that a resourceful, nation like America, the producer of the world's cotton, should buy vack . $2 worth of cotton goods for every dollar's worth it ships abroad. Now is the time for American statesraeni-American gen ius, to awaken. ThJdawn of the cot ton century is here. ! Jam as a Cure'ior Drink. The Soda Dispenser, 'j An ingenious suggestion, made in the British House of Commons, that the inmates of Broadmoor Asylum should be. given jam instead of alcohol, is said to have a great deal to recom mend it. "Would a drunkard lose his craving for alcohol if he was forced to eat large quantities of sugar? It is too big a question to answer offhand, but I should think it probable. It is certain that if a drunkard de veloped a cravine for sugar he would, unless he was an abnormal subject, lose his taste for alcohol. Sugar has in it many of the constituents of aclo hol. It is well known that jam is of ten given to troops on active service, when alcohol is inadvisable, or cannot be got. While jam or anything con taining large quantities of sugar tends to stay the craving for alcoholic sup port, it has none of the deleterious effects of alcohol. "As a matter of fact, people who like jam and sugar do not, as a rule, care for aclohol, and if you can train yourself to the jam and sugar habit you are going a long way toward kill ing the alcohol craving." Three Negroes Lynched in Texas. Marshall, Tex., April 30. A mob entered the county jail here early to day, secured three negroes, Creole Mose, Pie Hill and Mat Chase, and lynched all of them. The militia, which has been guard ing the jail for the past three days, werefrelieved at midnight and the citizens formed a mob immediately, taking..tbe authorities by surprise. Mose, Hill and Chase were charged with firing upon and killing Deputy Sheriff Huffman and wounding Con stable Alexander Cargill, a few days ago while raiding a. crap game. No arrests have been made. ' HEWERS make no mistake in recommending feill Bailey" to their friends. They know its qualities purity, cleanliness and flavor. The best chewing tobacco at moderate price. BAILEY BROTHERS (Incorporated) Winston-Salem, N. C. - ' J u Ma Kettar tobacco mada than tkoM ftaofac- f i ; : J SBAUXYBttOS. HOT IN A. TRUST I and flavor. powder of Tartar. With Lights Aglow. A drop light on the library table, a light near your desk, a branch with two or three over the piano, a light in that dark corner near the easy chair, are a few' of the many advantages of the electric system of lighting. If you haven't electricity in your house Have Us Install It. It costs no more. The flexible cord makes it possible to drop a lamp any where. M. C. HOWIE. BE A MAN, BOY. So you are 21 ? And you stand up clear-eyed, clean minded, to look all the world squarely in the eye. You are a man ! Did you ever think, son, how much it has cost to make a man of you? Some one has figured up the cost in money of rearing a child. He says to bring a young man to legal age, care for him and educate him, costs $25, 000. Which is a lot of money to put into flesh and blood. But that isn't all. You have cost your father many hard knocks and short dinners and worry and gray streaks in his hair. And your mother ah, boy, you will never know! .You have cost her days t and night Qfanxiety and -wrinkles in ner dear"face and heartaches and sacrw fice. It has been expensive to grow you. But If you are what we think you are, you are worth all you cost and much, much more. Be sure of this: While father doesn't say much but "Hello, son," way down deep in his tough staunch heart, he thinks you are the finest ever. And as for the little mother, she simply cannot keep her love and pride for you out of her eyes. You are a man now. And some time you must step into your fatner's shoes. He wouldn't like for you to call him old, but just the same he isn't as young as he used to be. You see, young man, he has been working pretty hard for more than twenty years to help you up! And already your mother is beginning to lean on you. Doesn't that sober you, Twenty-one? Your father has done fairly well, but you can do better. You may not think so, but he does. He has given you a better chance than he had. In many ways you can begin where he left off. i He expects a good deal from you, and that is why he has tried to make a man of you. Don't flinch, boy. The world will try you out. It will put to the test every fiber in you. But you are made of good stuff. Once the load is fairly strapped on your young shoulders you will carry it and scrace ly feel it if only there be the willing and cheerful mind. All hail, you, on the threshold ! It's high time you were beginning to pay the freight. And your back debts to father and mother. You will pay them, won't you, boy? How shall you pay them? 4 By being always and everywhere a man ! Selected. The less a man has to do, the more he complains that he does not have time to accomplish that which is ex pected of him. 4r c4y . -f I . v. - -'- - .',
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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May 6, 1909, edition 1
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