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m v TIE P&tl CftOITl .HIS.. CHARLIE H. WILLIAMS Pubushf j j j Entered t the Post ffice in Cokmbus N. C as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year, ...... Six Months, . . . Three Months ..... fr.oo ... -50 5 Always m. Advance. THURSDAY, JAN. 14 1909. Lee Fisher Begins Els Sentence. Shriff A; L. Hill left last Sat urday lor Raleigh, where he w'll turn Lee Fisher over to the State pententiary. It will remember- .1,1 rw n !.; ea tnat r isner was mea ana con-, 111 r-i T A ' I viciea ior Killing s. r . vv. Alls- ton at Lynn, several months ago. A sentence of fifteen years was imposed on him. Mr. Jake Carpenter of Land rum, accompained by Mr. J. W. Newman, of this place were very successful in a hunt for possums one night last week. D. V. Tallant's residence is nearing completion, arid people are wondering who 'wilt be the fortunate mistress of this beauti ful country home. ' Several hunting parties were here during the previous week for the purpose of hunting in this vicinity. Claude Ballenger and others camped, near, here for several days and nights, and with a pack of hounds succeeded in catching a number of coons on the mountain. It is an every day occurrence to get notice at this office to addresses of our paper change from one postoffice te another, which is e'asily done when the patrons give their old addresses, Wich we hope they will do here after when as king to change. If you love, love more. If you hate, hate less. "Life is to short to spend in hating any one. Why war against a moral who is go ing the same road with us? Why xtpt expand the flower of life and In&piAkhy learning to love, by teaching those who are near ard dear a beautiful lesson? Your hands may be. hard, but your heart need not be. Your gorm may be bent ofugly, but do not know that the most beautiful flowers grow in the most rugged unsheltered places? The paloce of care, the cottage for lave; y ". .. Not that there is no ' love in a mansion; lut somehow if we.ar-3 not very careful, butiEess will crowdjij there is of beauty out of the heart. Tins is why Goi has f-ivei: the Sabbaths ?nd Sat urday nights, that we may leave business and have a little heart The home paper is the mirror which those at a distance see us. 'ectoryi 'V.I1UJLCH 111 COLUMBUS, N. C. . '... Baptist Rev. T. H. Posey pa&tor, Preaching 2nd.and 4tb. Sundays at M nl and on Saturday befurfc-ind, at .3. p- m Sabbath School every Sunday 10 a. in N. T. Mills, Supt. Presbyterian T. iZ. kroner, pastor. 1 rend ing, 3rd Sundays at 3 -p.m. Sunday School Every Sunday io a. ui. C C. Hampton,, 'Supt.... .. . SECRET ORDER Knights of Pythias J E. Shipmin, C. Q J. P. Arlede, K. of R. and S'. Meets every Tues. night in hail gver P. O. BUSINESS; ; Livery Stable J. W Newniau, Prop. Columbus, N. C. . . Lawyers J; K Shipmau and E . B . Cloud. . - Polk County Telephoue .Co. J Hughes Manager and Mi.s Kadi bell Ex. Operator Columbus, N.C Hotel jV P. Arledge Prop. Colunibus, n. c. . Railroad Station Tryon, N. C Privale Boarding Mrs. CO- Hampton IV E. -Walker. Lumber Monufacturers Cloud & .West t olunibuW- C SMFEISED TBEIR FBIEPS. Miss NeSte Waldrop Becomes tue Bride of Mr Crawford Walker The marriage of Miss Nellie Waldrop to Mr. Crawford Walk- I ar 9f Mill Spring comes as a sur- pnse to th many friendsof this p0pUiar couple. The happy tvent occun ed Saturday Jan. 9th at Inman, S. C. Mrs. Walker is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Waldrop, of Mill Spring and is one the most popular oung ladies of thelown. Mr. Walker is the son of Mr. E. L. Walker and young man of splendid character and one of Polk county a most industerious youg m-in. The News joins with their host of friends, in wishing for them a long life with an unbrok en cnain of happiness and pros perity. mum imi Tryon Bve " Mr. L- Reibling is busy on his new plans for the new brick bl'ck to be erected between the Smith , block and R. F. Blue's building. We are not at liberty to state what the plans are, but we can safely, say that Trade street will, undo ibtedly, be beau titled by-a handsome structure. Jfl r. , Reibling has manifested de cided interest in Ti-yon. and there is no" question but what he wii add largely to tlie business of the town.. We -have- b:4en seeking capitalists' of that, crass for a number of years, and we fe?l satisfied that the.. opportunities presented will appeal-to any on who desires tp invest ;in this direction. The case of Fisher vs. II. M. Tanner, auaitor oi the Southern Railway; was tried on Mopda before Justice of the Fsacc Gash. The affair grev? out of a d.stur baRce which John . Fisher, o; Lynn, caused oh the tram cn Dec. 20, when th coiiGtictoi, Maj. Johnson, and the .feudilop. I H. oi." Tanner, disarmedL Fisher. A trial at .Saluda . resulUa. in wiiich Fishsr was bounds oyer to the Superior Court for ciTrryin concealed weapoiisj and also put under a $200:00 '-ythd to keep the peace. Artc-.r " uhac- Fisher swore out a warrant for the lar ceny oi his pistol by fj. Ivi, Tan-iiei-; but as 'lanr.er handed the piftSio toAiarjiial .Ruodes wh?t. vvneii he served vjf warrant there seems i ioa- no cade whatever Tanner stating ho-tii.ufht it a xoui,.-,u uniig tj- return a piste ; lo a tmu wyc.. n - . i'4 lc Ci 1 0 117 0 1) -Ihwftw. t-. . . . J. ... . nnajf xiwui llllil 1UI itit. x,. i ingWhot. Atty.Shipman,ra4iro attorney, Was pi essnt at the hearing. ' V t, & T L AUTI 1 X ' l:-t:-s' just beyond -i.he b'.-io of -Cr-I ICR O'PTne Ulfl MOCK Ugur-rosV. compUtuing, u iaf;,- " '.X A limed sifnped amiy iipeiT ' 'ila ".tnt0. When I houKht toy i-ountrslace I : made an bfTer for It and everytliius on lt4nsMMm&Autte .was ... . .. r.i... i ..a ir.-. years old Jt"d there W;i sae-'Very old furnituve in it, rnciutijjSgg n eiot k reach. ug fio:n the Horn of Ihie tafll nearly to ibe ceiling; it had not Vept time for : j;;ny years. The works wer. rusty ni;-:l the peudulnju. which had botm de iiehed, stood Iti the ccnier of the case. sVUiie tlie. l'arty fj:om wjbom i made v nujclntsp and l vere looking at the 4 ;.'!tii -he gave me the tollowing rea &s the .peiululuu. being.lu thaf po- HtfoH.: Me said that there was tiioii th.-.t. one of. the,, focaaer. f .the pi'enii-ios'lia.i.'lx-eu wai '.u elovk vvonl'd fiyVtH th lis death.. How this ghostly Uiforui ! oil .was. to be conveyed .wys not de-!;at-mted.but the warnetf man. ho; !a;: tS lisann the .';host. detached the pendu iUUl alnl s;et t irj the corner of the naA Cue n:g'ht !n autum.n. when Uie winds were blowing ami the rain fall-T Irg. h was lying' wide 'awake ' when". udilenly tho old ckx'k in the hall be low began to tick. vN'hat ind need' him t-r rfni't Win. i trKIrac ' tti lin-' rrtvr '";'al one he'd!dh t know. 'bnt he did co-mt ! them till t lie 'tree thousand hve ban dred and fortieth stroke, when shd- leu. sinkfmr sensation came over him, and he called for assistance. He died one n;innte later, or oh the three-thou- I , ,,. .w,,..it lt J sand iix linaGrentn Ktroktthat in r.., . . . .. . . ; exaettv one hour frcn (ae fir-:t ri)ke. t rnA tu n.i tu.i uinu ,-. if hJ ai v nwun . ym. '"i" j wonld Verify It I woald sell him the-! tr'tr.i . iivi ...... ftft..ft. ft. a . for cue half what 1 ha 1 paid him. bal the days of ghosts had passed and sicli stories u longer aCect people as they once did. . .' Nevertheless, conscious a-s we are that there are existences beyond our ken. one nrust he superstitious The seed had been planted in ine. au l often ajterward when 1 lay fHvake at night, t' would fancy the slightest sound to be the tick of the old ?lock. L was tempted to sell it, but. in the first place, my -wife greatly .valued such old truck: In thesccoud. I waa ashamed to .confess even to myself that I ,w.ts afraid of IL You laugh at mo. but how many jieop'e are there wlto do not refer to llrst see the new rnon ?ver the right shoulder? . This alone Indicates tl nt we are all In a measure supei'stitious. Whether by nature or Inherit.4! nee. I don't koow. One autumn my wire left me to be gone a fev- days. There was only a servant at home besides myself. Th" night following my wife's departure the bcuse see;ned 'finitKQulIy still In deed, it wms unusually still. I-can't sty I felt unwell, but 1 was what 1 may call discomposed. My trma! hour for going tq bed was 10 o'clock, but this night I sat up Till Y and even thoa felt no inclination fo seek my icfnelj' couch. 1 got-t0 slecp, however, ia about half an hour after going to be.!. During the night J awoke su-rkleuly. Soineti-iTes Ive awake at ni'ht feeling comfortable. Me awake fpr a short time and go to steap 'again. But this night 1 knew t&e moment I awoke that I was m for a season of wakefulness. It was a bad n'ght. The wiuj was fit$i!. ind a slow ir.i'j had been condag d nvn c II day. I felt a tersvr reeii:ig ovot tie, though at what 1 coal.I not divine I wa:? not afraid of the dark or the wind or the rata. Nevertheless l wa? ! In an uncornfovtable condition. I had been awaKe' only a few mo tnents v.'aey I heard a tap. t;ip. tap tap. for ail " the w;:: U ifte the Tirkfnr of a clock. Wliy I !:d so 1 can't es phi hi. but 1 count.eS each tap or tie: from tin f!rt. Then it occurred to me that the ticking came from the clorfc ta the ball below. T'le work: had not been ( leaned, the eudulum afrtll t-rnA In -tlit vri'.i-v Iwit If ! .J . 1 wbuvvi . ftj ... vvi.ftvft, -f., . ft . . had heard any sound coming from a i-ertaln direction I heard that cloc'. ricking, und the ticks seemed to iiu to Ik? exactly one second apart. I kept rn counting, not from choi e. but from "ome unexplained compul'ion. I trice! ta stop couathig. but do vhat 1 would T ccu.dn't lose the number of the heat There 1 lay. every minute growinc more and more discomposed, counting; the seconds by sixties, knovring that a. every sixtieth cecoud another minute had .elapsed. The tory that hrd been told me about the clock thus wnmiua a man of his death would no! be bail Ished. By the time I had counted 1.200 strokes 1 was in a reVriltle con.li' tion, end at the tiirec tinnandth ! knew I was t.::earir.g. o:;I':'p;: I. re rrieraber comting 'A.W'i) 'a'?. a fie which i mus have become nneen scirus, vpSep I, came to myvelf it. was com-ing-dav.;.n. I. vras weak.as.n !.:i:te:i. i wished to get up. aiyt; call a servant, but had not the, sire-ngih. Toiler I her ( one in the hn!! au.d eailej, A doctor cnxnn. my wife was te'-..;.;:-.-phf"i for. and wc'l 1 was. not out pf. hid for a month' . V,l!cn 1 went do.wnstalr-.. ngam the o!f clock v wife had removed '". ts uof: there. Ti iiionh.- 'kicr cro 'rainy nl'ht heard the. tUkin, qr tc.;r.?!iT. a- vi-i. V nwakered liiyjyffe a'a i f .IieM ik'. at te-tion to ir. She liei-cd for a ran ' neu, then r.id: -' "Is that what "throve- ycu inio on: lapse?" 'Yes; the same Found." 'You silly man, that's nothfcg h1 dripping water." I would not go to sleep til! I har! ?l examination and had verified ld i!cok. cleaned repaired. t-i-: - trr hull, to mv wife's great rvtT much. BOHINSUN ii U e??fiotrfTftf y'.& vtXtov camel. lite, sev betist would not down and must .be tefe, the boy meanwbdo mouthing JJ' f . bng m mHlk:houla without peril to nmi- self strike a creature lfke this with his fist, continuing all the time within reach of teeth ami hoofs. t "I wld tell the khawp.',replied Mustata, "a most curious' and .fnterest Ing thiag about th is." V ' Ahmed had mnstered the 'a me I and nt v came to his place. ; "The khawaja ha obaeyxd' .Musta fa contlnuediSiat Tt child tisay beat and coraainntHa caniel. It is not be iCause the camel stup'd '" hot yet be- use he Is timid; It' Is because of a wise; provision whereby God suited him to the weakness of men. The camel's eyes are like maguifyi!ig glasses and Increase the; stature 'hi his mxstfir sevU times, wherefore he is' obedient to the gigantic appearing crcaiure.". . In Damascus, too, 1 heard this super- stttiom-Norman Duncan tn Harper's -Maglttuhe. ' ; The TelUale Hand. 0 1 . A . writer' ia an English weekly de- that if we vdn -to;know what the other person is thinking we must Uutk nt his or her hands. Even un- practiced lips can lie, as every one i knows Iong- pntctice in self control ! r 1 I 1.1.. 4-. . 1 r - : . . -V , iT sweetly cordial when there la- -nothing , t . ,., ... , hut 4nuifi e,rruee or -gold dislike beaind . ' , it. The o'-cs fan be made to shoot ghuues whuh are net at all a. register net t all a regjsrej Lor t Liu emotions, But the hjind:-;, it .is aterted, are utter!;.; berend. the con- M , ..111 j l ft I- V. ( UUftft I V . 1 I ft ft- v. ' 10 ' j ift ei rec;de . w ho, hardly geiiiignlate at 1 all ius to keep -the hands still is con- 4 j si-ie.-;.d by the Anglo-Saxon a mosfes i -.er4iai part of goad, . breeding even tbe -c j;eop!e are. it seoniH, rotist:.nt!y revealing .hems: Ives In little' move mf;V:s of the h:- -ds. The I-.mortal iSlul" v::.ey has 'put If -i n record that a wo ma'.s truth cr ' nntrutii ran' be " dis t erucd by' the. action or ht bar Jo. Ol r.tft-e h t-.I:rs a pracll cd rcf.der-' tp' .m'erpret v.hr't' han'dl are r-ayihg-. it -is: not a :-t- of -ho who runs may ,4 - ' ' - tO.lO.. 1 .-. ea. t';:r.v' v.-.W a. furrier. 1 il i' r li..4::gi. AH esceiiolit-.-;r fur fnaki too. Dogs. -calces-.. .V Ep: :;su. VftMV-t 1 ur mat a v.t'.i:v. H i a: ft. ..i 5 i '-' -l.-.tsr r.tts-nv in fa tl - sab: !:ct. Bit b-hair f u.-od. "1 ireHev, lie - (V. jy the . sy d a ft-e t j t. pro a x r..- tia' d u?;" o 7 !.o-f-.i ';; ;c:C. -1 hey ahy tinii ihs of vbet ivy v. V; -!:.' :-.:i':-. tv..- : ft ... U. 1: oar la Y'i r- upi ::ir rve to fr'rtM tit: t'surj v " A t.uec r. t,l' ,-n'- '.: I t.:e i: o:-:s i thr.t t oo f tli' ? muta be t'.A-. 1 lie i'o: d'-of -winter, us: work ui.ocr th r j. r'e-t vivilri -s O-.-.l" JU.: Ii e p nt f Th cres-cr. t h ti '.' ': ' Uhi WOVk bc:-t i lr-:;!d AVOft'-t-heV. imtfi On all his -.-;rk hi the bent f sr.?:::r.cr. x r etlier -.vis- be would not be it bit to ke: p up with the changing fashions." Exchange. The Maciccl Mirrcr. Au ordinary mirror of any size or s'r'pe. a piee-of Friucb chalk pointed so that It 'cai be used to write and a silk baudkerWiief are the requisites. Draw upon the mirror wli-h the ehni'.: any desijrn or wortls you choose. With the handkerchief v ine the glass light ly until it is perfectly clear and no writing or deignts apparent. Having all fhfs prepared beforehand, show to some one and request that he breathe gently on the faoe of the gktss. when he' will see ft picture of his future wife, for the design drawn will show Very distinctly'. This can again be wiped off. and if -breathed upon- the design will be again visible. An Odorless Disinfectant. If one objects to the odor of cnrbolic nebb hejrnay use for the plumbing an odorleftS disinfectant rreparetl as -fol-lor.s: -'Dissolve half a pound of per manganate of potash hi four gallons offvrater and pour this carefully down the .pipes. This solution, if allowed to stand in bowls or basins, will stain ! them nurnle. The stains may be re- poved with a- veak solution of oxalic ccid. The acid must be rinsed off im mediately after it has been used. ' A Hindrance. F-.'.hurbanite You are bjtf an ho-.v la te this morning, letter Carrier -Your: 'am. The r.eet'ons of stovepipe I have to wear inside my trousers legs on account of the dogs yon beep alon;: this street hamper my movements, rha'am." Chicago Tribune. . -m Why Gha Held en to It. Mrs. Willful My husband toTd me if I didn't like the broo-h you'd Jt-'xchan's:e . it for meA Jeweler Certainly, madam I'll be only too frlad. rs four di!Tereut ladles of your ?cr w;int it. ITow rarely do th' -e three , things meet a n:an avIio ritnfSTorof'ie. is fitted for ir arid, any ,reat. nn.m.n- of r pe:-sons wTns?h!nb he mgbt to have It Ext'hauge. . '"onobrDho rliei . '. you'! lb!!"- V yon- JhP-b yt-va fa-"' -y -or t i.now If he'-- y thing t'Ut- me b" vrorQil Parents and k: ' eatetl well before Chil tn : vn bliohe. always -Atehi of - -" ospitWi earplus nd Ufe Profits $3,00 JOSEPH NORWOOD, ms T T. BALLENGER, Viee-Fre , , E. E. MISSILDINE, VFres. J. B: HESTER, Cashier. . J. 15. E. E. J. O; B. E. D. E. CONNER, T. G. HUGHES F. P BACON Your Business Ts Solicited The Great Orrrren Coach Horse. FALSTAFF 4229 will, make the season of 1908 In Polk and Spartanburg counties. During the season h will have four stands at Mill Spring, Go wansville Saluda, anH cf his Own stall at Hill v The service fee has been reduced to $25, bo a t0 place it within the reach of every man who owns a mare to get a colt from the fine horse, We believe that we can give you perfect satisfaction, and we solicit your trade! Tryon German Coach crse Co.. TRYOiST, ' - i o. ROUGH D AND LUMBERS, SHlNGy.ES ORDERS FILLED ON SHORT NOTICE. ' Carolina State Bank sluoi, n. o. General B ht n k: i n g Busin.es Transacted. C 3P 2T1 C 33 3S 3. D. C. BAliROy, President. Q. C. SONNER, H. IS. I.ANF, Casliur. DIRECTORS. DANTD C. BARROW, 6. D. STATON, H. B. LANE. Exchange bought and sold on the leading com mercial centers of the world. 'Accounts of fai mers, merchants, and individuals solicited upon favorable terms. We have ample funds to loan to our customera, and invite you toscall upon us. 4- per cent Interest JPaid on Tlmi OEifOSlT. ' ' Plant Wood's Seeds For The Garden & Farm. Thirty years in business, with a steadily increasing trade every year until we have to-day one of the largest businesses in seeds in this country is the best of evidence as to The Superior Quality of Wood's Seeds. 1 We are headquarters for ' Grass and Clover .Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, So-ja Bean&and all Farm Seeds. Wood's Descrintive CnalA the most uceful and vahaable'of-f raraen and Farm seed Catalogs , mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD 5 SQSS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. m irvon $iocoo UES1ER, MISSTI DINE, VyiLSON, 11 ALLENGER. T- T.- MAT EENGIR F C. V JLCOX, W. C. ROBERTSON Rinfi'a atahl Tm. i4JWM' West DEALERS IN DR ESSED AND LATHS arolina, Vic-Preiideat. Q. C. SONNER W. C ROBERTSON STEVENS ARMS are lor sale by all progressive Hardware and Sporting Goods Merchants end.. DAN BEARD'S splendid effort UHS AND GUNNING " will be mailed postpaid to any applicant by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Compaity, Chicopee Falls, Mass., upon receipt of price. 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