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Charlotte Observer.
This is the day of lost glamour foi
many old institutions, long establish
ed in American life. Among the fall
en fancies, which once bid for and
received popular attention* is the ma»
dog. Rtlhid canines in the days now
gone were comparable to the one-ring
circus, election day and the school
commencement as a means of lending
thrills and interest to citizens of the
countryside.
Those of us who hail from the ru
ral regions or the hamlets cannot fail
to recall the anxious expectancy with
which the coming of spring was ob
served. For, like garden truck ami
shipped oysters, the mad dog canx
in season. Usually, rumors of the
rampant animal's rani rages would be
gin to he talked of through the
neighborhood along about Anril <”•
May. And from early spring until
full, few days parsed without excited
hearsay or actual experience with a
mad pup to stir the settlement. .
Harrowing tales could be told about
the dog of this farmer or that farmer,
which had suddenly become rabid,
biting the baby or the plow mare, and
in mapy cases the poor beast was re
ported as chewing up the weekly
wash, hung out to dry.
Each summer was always good for
at least one “mud-dog scare” in every
community. Today, we would call
such pertybation an epidemic, but in
those days, they were just pbua
“scares,” with all of the excitement
the word implies... The “scares" were
usually ushered intp a community by
a stulwart plow-boy galloping valiant
ly but madly down the road on a
fprm hoyse with the shrill cry ot
“mad . d<jgs abroad.” A, rumble 01
hoofs, a cloud of dust and the heralder
of impending calamity was gone—
speeding further along the road on
his mission of warnimr.
In his wake were left ihe citizens
agog but keyed up for battle. As
mothers hustled the children into the
house, the men and the other boys
armed themselves like gladiators and
marched forth to hunt and to slaugh
ter. The huntsmen gathered—usual
ly at the nearest store—and the can.
paign was planned. The township
constable or a deputy sheriff, if \>v
' chance one resided in the community,
• assumed the leadership. Under the
direction of the chief huntsman the
defenders gained strategic points
along the roadway io await the in
vaders. Experience had taught that
man nogs—often a trio or a quartet—
ran the course Of least resistance, and
so it was that more often they fob
lowed the unobstructed r.oad.
, *' A neriod of tense wai<'no and then,
' far down the pike, ooukUbe seen-a
r* cloud of dust and soton the doomed
prey was in sight. And what,specters
those frenzied dogs appeared to bo!
I Tongues hanging out, mouths foam
< mg, eyes a-glare, they seemed more
like apparitions than former pets o.
rabbit-chasers. Usually, their end
• came quickly, for everybody shot at
once, and "svith so many missiles, all
could not go astray.
In relation to the mad dog, hut
challenging it for glamour, was the
mad stone. Few summers passed
without varying numbers of persons
suffering attack from maddened
brutes. In those days Pasteur had
never been heard of in the back
* country. Had hjs remedy been pre
scribed as a panacea, it more than
likely would have been viewed wits
suspicion. So in the minds of the
hardy country folk, the mad stone was
regarded as their one and only salva
tion. These charms against death in
* awful agony were customarily small
stones purported to have been taken
from the stomach of a deer or some
times a placid cow and handed down
* through generations of a single fanv
* >ly- Each stone was held in trust by
- its possessor for the common good ol
the community.
» Of course, most of the victims who
* relied upon placing the magic pebble
« ‘ over the wound to suck out the poi
* ' ’ son, died in due time. However, when
*■ ^ a sufferer, by chance, survived effects
of the dog’s hite, all nast failures of
the inad stone ty cure were forgotten
J* and the saving power of the rock was
heralded to even farther reaches.
The Pasteur treatment has put an
* t* end to most of the “scares” and the
„ worship of the mad stone, even in the
• unenlightened sections, but country
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life seems iust a l>it 1 e« s colorful,
especially in the spring and summer,
wi.ii mad dog hunting arid rallies
around Ute mad rock only a memory.
Eaurl News Items
Of Pc sonal Mention
Karl. July 21.— Mr. 1!. F. .loner, of
’viiiledfreville (la. is cpe cling this
week with his family.
Mr and Mr . P. <’. L:'vi:nJ"r :>ml
son Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Austell
Bettis and daughter Mary Love, mot
ored to the normal at Ashe ville Thurs
day. They v-cre the guest of Misses
Jessie Border and Loreno Moforehend.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Haas and t'mn
ily left Friday for Hollywood Fla.
Mrs. I>. <1. Webber and nUracti”e
d.uigh*. '- are visiting- relatives in
(ir enville, S. C. and Hiqrh Poitd They
will be awry until September first.
Miss •fh-btern FI move, of
Flu . is the truest of her mother, Mrs.
C. P. (iladden.
Mrs. Lloyd Wylie who underwent
an operation at Shelby hospital is
able to be out on the streets again.
Mr and Mrs. F.d tyo'e and
Harold and Mrs. R. M. Moss, of Wil
mington, Mr. and Mrs. Cyru • M •>—
and family of Spartanburg, were the
guests, of Mrs. Dave Mohs last week.
Mr. anil Mrs. Kvr.rette Allison, of
Tryon, are spending some time in the
village, the gueits of Mrs. ,1. If. Rip
py
The junio- Hasses and thei>- teach
ers Misses Salim and Seitha Betts en
h-y.-d an outing to Limestone Springs,
Gnffnev. S. r. Wednesday.
Mr. Herbert Camp and n friend
both of Winston-Salem spent the week
end in the village.
The senior girls and boys went to
Dravo Friday evening of last week
oil a fisli fry. All reported a nice
time.
Sunday school Sunday a. m. 9:45.
Preaching service 11:00 by pastor,
Rev. Hill, of Forest City.
B. Y. P. U. 7:30 o’clock.
Prohibition is more seemly, any
way. Few people get drunk now until
; after dark.
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ITES-STINGS
For all insect bites, red
bug, chiggcr, bee, wasp,
mosquito, etc., apply wet
baking coda or household
ammonia, followed by
cooling applications of—
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parden hose
SUNPROOF garden hose, manu
factured under an entirely new
process, \v..s Lr.t introduced five
years ago by the Pioneer Rubber
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The merit of this hoje w.i* to ouickfy
recogruecd that today SUNPROOF w
in use in over j.ooo.oco hemes in the
United States. v
it thould be in your home. '
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BEFORE HER
BABY CAME
Used Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Adkins. Texas.—"Before my haby
Came 1 was.so weak I had to stay in
ui'ii iiio.ii oi me
time until I began
taking Lvdia E.
PinkhamsVegetabla
Compound. My
mother in-law, who
ia a" midwife, told
me it was all fool
ishness for me to
stay in bed. 8he
told me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Com
pound and It would
i uoip me. one nanuea me one oi
youf little liooks and 1 read It and was
interested in it. i went to a drug store
tbat night and got a bottle of your
wonderful medicine. 1 took It until
the baby was horn and was able'to be
up and do my work. Baby is 4Vj
months old now and weighs 14 pounds.
I h»vo plenty of milk for her and she
gains steadily. I recommend it. I
am willing to answer letters and will
do anything I can for any woman, for
I know how I suffered.”—Mbs. A. H.
Tsciurhaot, R. No. 2. Box 3D, Adkins,
Texas.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound ha* been in use by women for
ever fifty yei|rs. It is a vegetable ton|o
made frOm.roots and herbs and is sold
by all druggists.
Recommended by women everywhere.
Two Rats Calmy
Eat Snakes Which
They Had Been Fed
Raleigh.—There’s a puzzled, fl ight
died look in the eyes of the snake re
siding in the reptile colony at State
UiUspum and two lot. ly rats, rl.se.i4
to new heights, are running the place
The rats were deposited in the snak
ery to serve as food hut they didn't, j
seem to'get the idea for their , first j
offieal act was to eat h snake apiece. |
Harry T. Davis ,in charge of the j
■rv,-r
reptile exhibit/ eaujrht tow rats and,
us he hud dune with many of then
kinsmen “fed” them *o his charts.
Two snakes licked their roptilhan
chops, tied the napkins around tlusir
necks and advanced on the “lunch".
The rest of , he snakes sat back to
enjoy the rodent sacrifice.
When the dust of battle cleared
away the two rats were calmly chem- !
ing; juicy cuts of reptile tenderloin. I
liUlpr,''their repast finished, they lay
dotvft for a peaceful nap while the j
rO&T Of the snakes hovered in the op
posite corner and excitedly whisper.
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TAKES—
The “soft glqw” of artistic
Lighting Fixtures to bring out
the beauty of a room’s furnish
ings, The shaded rays from
wall lights, ceiling lights, or
even a lamp—softly blending
Vfith the rich colors in a rug or
suite of furniture—add mater
ially to the coziness pf that
room.
Many suggestions here.
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SHELBY ELECTRIC CO.
Telephone 589.
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Alexander’s
We remodel your old jewelry into the
present styles and fashions at low cost.
Let us estimate your work without obliga
tion.
We sti ive to give entire satisfaction on
all repair work, watches, jewelry, etc. If
we fail to give you entire Satisfaction on
such work, we will gladly^ refund your
money.
We have a grinding machine that
grinds watch crystals, that enables us to
make and adjust any crystal to any watch,
no matter how odd the size or shape.
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If you desire the correct time come to
our window and look at our little chrono
meter. This is an instrument that is invar
iably correct. j
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We welcome you to this store.
Geo. Alexander
Jeweler
ed among ihemselves.
Despite their present position of
cooks of the walk, the rats are not,
expected to last much longer. The
museum bull snake, who has just fin
ished shedding, has a hungry look in
his eyes and does not seem a bit im
pressed with the fate of his compan
ions. Rat meat is one of his favorite
foods.
Twenty Horse Plow
Team Not Uncommon
Raleigh —Have you ever sun a far
mer in North Carolina riding behind
a team of twelve to twenty horses
plowing his land?
Si :h teams probably never have
been seen in North Carolina and nev
•r will be, but out in the N\rthwest
they are a common sights. Such a
team in North Carolina probably
would attract a large crowd if it was
in any thickly settled agricultural re
gion, but they attract only a passing
glance in some western and north
western states where they are con-.
siantly used.
The big team idea ha. rapidly
grown in the far west and northwest
despite the fact that mechanical
means of doing farm labor have been
BILIOUSNESS
Retired Minister Tells How He
Keeps b Good Form With
the Assistance of
Black-Draught.
"West Graham, Va.—The Rev. 1
Lewis Evans, a well-known retired
minister, noW past 80, living here,
has a high opinion of Black
Draught, Which he says he has
taken when needed, for 25 years.
“For years I had been suffering
with my liver," he says. “Some
times the pain would be very in
tense and my back would hurt all
the time. Black-Draught was the
first thing I found that would give
tne any relief.
“My liver has always been slug
gish. Sometimes it gives me a lot
of trouble. I have suffered a lot
with it—pains in my side and back,
and bad headache, caused from ex
treme biliousness.
“After t found Black-Draught, I
would begin to take it as soon as I
felt a spell coming on and it re
lieved the cause at once. I can
recommend it to anybody suffer
ing from liver trouble. A dose or
two now and then keeps me in good
form."
Made from selected medicinal
roots and herbs, and containing no
dangerous mineral drugs, Black
Draught is nature's own remedy
for a tired, lazy liver. NC-166
buck-draught
**fc<*^ LIVER HEDICIMC
l» a ■
inaugurated. The farmers in some sec
tions of Montana jtnd other so-called
‘dry farming1” areas of the country,
where there are low or medium yields,
must sow a large acreage and do the
work at a low cost, if they arc t_>
make a profit. This very often is ac
complished by mechanical power, but
where there is large production of
forage due to crop rotations, it is of
ten found that the large teams are
cheaper. In the wheat states and in
some sections of the corn belt, the
“big team” is growing in favor as
a mesyis of solving the problem of
farming; over large areas with high
labor.
It is said that many pf the delays
which formerly worked against use of
large ‘taama are being dli(j>itratet}. Im
proved methods of hitching and hand
ling the teams makes it easy fo* one
man to handle a,lgr« number ani
mals, hitching rind wrihitcKing and
feeding and watering without ser
ious delay.
There are sermons in stones and a
la^ge stone in a ring giveh a girt the
right to preach.
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Home Canning.
This ought to be a great canning season. We have fruits
and vegetables in abundance. This ought to be saved. We
need the food. Canning is profitable. You need the money.
The modern way of canning is with a Virginia Gan Sealer.
Jt makes canning simple, easy and sure. Drop in for 9
demonstration of this wonderful machine.
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Satisfactory performance has built
a profound public respect for
Graham Brothers Trucks the
world over.
Quality is highest, prices are low
est and demand greatest in Graham
Brothers history
Sales during the first six months of 1926
, aggregated 19,660 trucks — compared"
with 10,457 for the first half of 1925,
The record breaking pace continues.
[Graham Brothers Trucks, with Dodge
Brothers %-Tun Commercial Cars,
meet 9070 of all huulagc re({uirements.
UTon Chassis (G-BOY).$935,00
1| Ton Chassis. $1,329.00
MBM Low Chassis. $1,38Q.0Q
Chas £. Lambeth Motor Co.
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