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DaxgeroI'8.?Old Aunt Hepsy
Garside never had seen a moving picture
show before. She gazed In speechless
wonder at the magic contrivance
by which messenger boys were made
to move with breakneck speed, barbers
to shave their customers in less than
a minute, and heavy policeman to dash
along the street at a rate never attained
by a living specimen, either on
or off duty.
It was all real to her. She could
not doubt the evidence of her senses. J
All things were taking place exactly
as depicted.
Presently an automobile came in
sight in the far background, moving
directly toward the audience at the
rate of at least a mile a minute. Just
as a catastrophe seemed inevitable it
swerved aside, passed on and disappeared.
Aunt Hepsy could stand it no longer.
Hastily grasping the hand of her little
niece, she rose and started swiftly for
the doer.
"Come along. Minervy!" she said.
"It ain't safe to stay here any longer!
that thing didn't miss me more than
two feet!"
Glory Everywhere.?A Methodist
minister was much annoyed by one of
his hearers frequently shouting out
during the preaching. "Glory!" "Praise
the Lord!" and the like. Though often
reproved, the happy member persisted
in expressing himself.
One day the minister invited him to
tea and. to take his mind from thoughts
of praise, handed him a scientific book,
full of dry facts and figures, to pass
the time before tea.
Presently the minister was "startled
by a sudden outburst of "Glory!" "Halleluiah!"
and "Praise the Lord!"
"What is the matter, man?" asked
the minister.
"Why, this book says the sea Is five
miles deep?"
"Well, what of that?"
"Why. the Bible says my sins have
been cast into the depths of the sea.
and if it is that deep I need not be
- " 4'???? nnmlnc lln A Brain.
arraia 01 men evci ww....s
Glory!"
The minister gave up hopes of reforming
him.
He Tried Not To.?When 9-yearold
Teddy displayed the shining newquarter
which Mr. Ringloss had given
him down at the corner store, mother
very naturally asked if her little boy
had said ' Thank you" to father's friend.
No answer.
"Surely you thanked Mr. Ringloss?"
she persisted.
Still no answer. Trouble showed on
the little face.
"Teddy, listen. You ought to have
said 'thank you, sir.' Did you?"
No answer yet?and trouble threatened
to produce showers.
"Come here, dear little son. Tell
mamma, now. Did you thank Mr
Ringloss for the quarter?"
Then the storm broke, but oetween
the sobs and tears came the required
Information: "I told him thank you,
an' he said not to mention it, an' 1
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A Problem.?Thomas W. Lawson at
a dinner in Boston talked about success.
"Success in finance." he said, "is due
In great measure to prompt action.
The doubting, hesitating. Hamlet type
of man had best keep out of finance
He is sure to be swamped. The Street
has no use for him.
"Such a man alwavs makes me think
of my boyhood friend. Grimes. Grimes
was a falterer, a doubter, a Hamlet of
the worst type.
"One night I dropped in on him and
found him bent in a brown study over
a white vest.
" 'Hello, Grimes," said I. 'What's the
matter?'
" 'This vest,' said he. 'It's too dlrtv
to wear, and not dlrtv enough to send
to the wash. I don't know what to do
about it.'"?Washington Star.
They Did Not Give a Hano.?When
Commissioner Allen had charge of the
a i. - ^ m ho u'fl a
patent unite m tiasuiuswii ?
very punctilious about the respect due
him and his position, and demanded
full tribute from everybody.
One day, as he was sitting at his
desk, two men came in without knocking
or announcement and without removing
their hats.
Allen looked up and impaled the intruders
with his glittering eye. "Gentlemen,"
he said severely, "who are
visitors to this office to see me are always
announced, and always remove
their hats.
"Huh," replied one of the men, "we
ain't visitors, and we don't give a hoot
about seeing you. We came in to fix
the steam pipes."?Saturday Evening
Post.
His Morning Shower.?The soda
fountain clerk was engaged in vigorously
shaking up a chocolate and egg.
when suddenly the glass broke in his
hands and the ensuing deluge made
him look like a human eclair. The
horrifed customer leaned over the
counter, trying to be sympathetic. Not
knowing exactly what to say. he finally
blurted out consolingly:
"Oh!?er?too bad?did the glass
break?" Dripping chocolate from head
to foot the clerk looked at him witheringly.
"Did the glass break?"
he roared. "Did the glass break, eh?"
And then, with freezing sarcasm: "Oh.
no?not at all. not at all. You just
happened to step in while I was taking
my morning shower."?Bellman.
An Unfortunate Paraphrase.?
General Sheridan used to take delight
In telling the following:
"A young man seated at dinner one
time said to his wife:
" 'Ellen, if you are good at guessing,
here is a conundrum for you. If the
devil should lose his tall where would
he go to get another one?'
"After some time spent in guessing
she gave it up.
" 'Well,* said he. 'where they retail
spirits.'
"Eager to get it off. she hastened to
a ladv friend with:
" 'Oh. Marian. I have such a nice
conundrum. Joe Just told me of it. I
know vou can't guoss it. If the devil
should lose Ms tail, where would he
go to get another one?'
"H?r friend Marian, having given it
up. sHo said:
" 'Where they sell liquor by the
glass.'
"Marian couldn't see the point of
the joke."?Phl'edMnMa Ledger.
A Fable Retold.?A school teacher
in the Italian quarter of an American
citv told her children the story
of the fox and the grapes. Tony was
especiallv delighted with the sterv,
and eagerlv sought his chum. Joe. who
was in another clas*. Bv good luck,
the teacher overheard Tony's version.
In his excited, broken Eng'ish he
told the fable much as it is written,
until he come to the end. This was
his ronder'ng of the cl'max:
"Pe olda fox h" savs. 'Da grane no
good, anyhow: alia sour! I guess I
a o getn do be nan."?Youth's Companion.
ittiscrllanmts trading.
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
General Sandoval Has Had a Romantic
Career.
The recent death of General Francisco
Ruiz de Sandoval In the city of
Guatemala brings into the limelight
another one of those characters embodied
in the soldier of fortune, of
which fiction has no equal. General
Sandoval was known from New York
almost to Patagonia, and, although he
pretended to make his home in New
York, whenever there was a revolution
on hand in any one of the Sou h
or Central American countries, he
could be safely counted upon as being
there.
Like the fabled war horse, he scented
the battle from far, and was always
ready to jump into the fray. He
had served in the revolutionary wars
In every one of them that had any
revolutions, and he had been imprisoned,
exiled, or sentenced to death by
the de facto governments of each of
them in turn, but he always seemei
to escape only to return to the Held of
danger again and again.
He was a familiar figure at times on
the streets of Washington; he was
well known to members of the LatinAmerican
diplomatic corps, and although
he might be plotting aga'nst
the government of any one of th.dr
countries, there was not a diplomat
who would refuse to shake hands
with the general, Don Francisco Ruiz
de Sandoval.
An Inquiring friend might ask,
"Where is the general now?"
And if he were not either in New
York or Washington, the reply woulJ
be, "This mornirg's dispatches announce
a revolution in Ecuador; he
must be there."
Every ore loved Sandoval; even
those whose stern duty it was to fight
against him loved him, and tod; y
they speak of his high character and
integrity as a gentleman. Even that
stern and iron-handed ruler, President
Diaz of Mexico, spared his l.fe
after he had been sentenced to death
l-y the military court of the land for
trying to overturn the government,
now so strong'y Intrenched.
General Sandoval, as seen in hi'
later days, was a picturesque type of
the Latin-American, gentlemanly in
his bearing, fearless, energetic, yet always
or nearly always broke. That is
usually the true mark of the real soldier
of fortune. He play3 the game
for the excitement there is in it, and
rot for the money, as is generally
supposed.
General Sandoval's military career
commenced when he was a s udent at
the National Institute in his native
town of Oaxaca. The future president
of Mexico, Porfirlo Diaz, had airwa y
taken up arms against the reactionsts,
who held the government at the
apital, and he was out in the mountains
fighting for all he was worth for
luarez and his principles.
The students at the Oaxaca Inst'
tute were not considered as a ractorin
either a political or military sense; in
fact, they being mere boys scarce'y ir
their teens, they had either been lo t
='ght of by the various rons-r'ptln?
officers who were continually invading
the zone for recruits, or considered
unfit for service, until one day a
military chief of some one of the numerous
revolutionary factions turned
up and seized the entire institute.
The students were marched out,
given guns and made to understand
that they had to fight irrespective of
whatever political views they may
have had. Almost immediately th">y
were run up against the governmert
troops and dispersed, after which the
troops took possession of Oaxaca, and
the students who had thus involuntarily
taken part in the revolution
were proclaimed outlaws.
To be proclaimed an outlaw in
those stormy times when all Mexico
mivori nr> in revolutions and in
terneclne strife meant to be shot on
sight. Although the students were
the sons of the best families of Oaxaca
they were not given even the privilege
of making an explanation, but
were forced to wander over the hills
and through the mountains of their
native state, without shelter,' pursued
by troops and obliged to get their living
in true brigand style oft the country
as best they could.
Thus ear'y Francisco Ruiz de Sandoval
found himself a student-brigand
a proclaimed outlaw through no fault
of his. It was one of the natural vicissitudes
of war as he learned to
look upon war, and although a mere
boy at the time he displayed his apti- '
rude for the situation and the military
genius which was to develop la'er by
organizing a few of his boy-soldier
-omrades into a band for the purpos?!
of self-preservation, and at their head
he led them and lived off the country
in true guerrilla style.
For upward of a year these boy out'aws
were kept in the bush before the
government saw fit to issue a decree
of amnesty by which they were permitted
to surrender and Join their
families.
Sandoval came into prominence In
Mexico one year after the elect'on of
Porfirio Diaz as president for the first
time by being captured at the hrad of
a revolutionary band to overthrow
Diaz.
The extremely unhealthy days for
revolutionists in Mexico were dawning.
Sandoval was sentenced to be
shot, and it was expected that he
would be shot without mercy.
Whether it was because he was a
fellow townsman of Porfirio Diaz or
whether Diaz cherished a kindly feeling
for him on account of his many
lovable qua ties, his fearlessness, and
the circumstances which had made of
him a proiessional soldier when a student
at the Oaxaca Institute, only
Diaz himself can tell, but the fact remains
that just as Sandoval was about
to be shot his reprieve came signed by
the only man who could sign it, and
- - -
he was banished for the rest of his
life from that land which gave him
birth.
Eanished from Mexico. Sandoval
went to Guatemala, and obtained service
in the army of that countiy under
the rule of the terrible J. RufTlno
Earrios. He assisted Earrios in putting
down the one serious revolution
which confronted him. and then, wi:h
the long period of peace that followed,
General Sandoval restless, but, unlike
the great Alexander, who wept
because there were no mere worlds
to conquer, he went forth in search of
others.
He threaded his way down through
the Central American states, offering
his services to the various governments
whenever there was the prospect
of an armed conflict on hand, or
siding with the revolutionists whenever
he deemed it advisable to do so.
He thus became known through
out Central America as a professional
sohlier and the story Is told that finally,
when he turned up In Costa Rica,
that little country, which boasts of
never having any revolutions, he was
promptly notified that he must report
and give an account of himself at the
local commandancia at a certain hour
eveiy uay.
WHERE AMERICA LACKS.
Still Deficient In Means For Giving
technical Instruction.
"America may itad tne world in many
things, but in one respect it is sadly
I lacking in advancement," sa.d Prof.
'1nomas K. Tompkins of Albany, N.1
A'., to a Washington Post reporter. "Ij
refer to educational facilities, especially
technical instruction. I might criticise
the general educational system by
suggesting that the pub.ic schools are
founded on tne wrong principle, but I
will not. After spending several months
in Europe, where I studied the technical
schools. I have come to the conclusion
that Austria is making greater
in this branch of education than
are any other European countries. The
number cf technical or trade schools
which are playing an important part In
I me development of Austrian industries
is constantly on the increase. The
latest industry to establish a technical
training school is the glass business.
"lhese technical cr trade schools
must not be confounded with the equally
prevalent commercial schools, which
teach languages and business methods,
and which are open to students at a
nominal tuition rate. The entrance to
the Reichenberg Weaving school, for
instance, is 80 cents, the annual tuition
is $S and annual supplies cost little
more than $2. Foreigners are charged
double rates. Where In this country
can you find anything like it? Many
scholarships are provided by these
institutions, which are located in all
parts cf Austria. In Bohemia they
cover every line of manufacture and
every industry. Commercial schools
are advancing rapidly in efficiency and
equipment.
"Here in this country the curriculum
of a business college includes stenography,
bookkeeping, etc., but in Austria
it comprehends all topics necessary
for a student to familiarize himself
with to became adept in his trade
at home cr abroad, such as language,
business and social customs, money
values, banking and commercial methods,
etc. Germany also is making
marked progress in technical and commercial
education.
"There are hundreds of thousands or
>peratives in the United States who
are without means or opportunities for
improving themselves in their trades
by instruction in technical schools.
This should not be."
MANY WILD HORSES.
Running Free In Large Numbers In
Wilds of Nevada.
"It is estimated by government forest
rangers that there are from 20,000
to 25,000 wild horses overrunning the
public ranges in the mountains of Nevada
and other far western states."
said Ben C. Wilkins, lumber merchant
if Carson. Nev., to a Washington Heri!d
reporter.
"Forest rangers have been ordered to
shoot all wild horses found on the
ranges," continued Mr. Wilkins; "at
least, this was the impression we gained
in Nevada, but government employes
can only devote their energies to
fencing crops from the trespassing
tnimals, or rounding them up when
they appear and threaten damage to
the range. Within the last few years
they have Increased to such an extent
that in many localities they are classed
as 'varmints,' with wolves, wild
cats and grizzlies, and every man's rlHe
is turned against them. No fence
is strong enough to stop these horses
and when they appear in force they
have even been known to knock down
and kill cows and calves. After each
visitation from a herd, the ranchman
is likely to mourn tne loss 01 nis domestic
horses, and It only requires a
few days' association with their new
companions for the best-broken animals
to become as wild as their nomadic
comrades.
"The legislature of Nevada passed a
law many years ago specifically allowing
hunters to shoot wild horses and to
sell their hides for what they could get
in the open market. The law opened
the way to a new and unusual industry
and many men found the killing of
wild horses profitable. Besides, the
work was exciting and gave the business
the added zest of sport.
"As time went on ana the business
>f killing these'outlaws assumed greater
proportions, stockmen found that
the professional hunters were in many
cases abusing their rights and were
killing branded and shod horses. This
put an end to the business, for, on
c mplaint of the stockmen, the Nevada
legislature promptly repeated the
aw. It is estimated that 15,000 animals
were killed in the time the law
was in force. The wild horse question
has again become a serious one and
any one who can devise a plan for effectually
disposing of them will do a
great service to the stockmen of the
western states."
Thirteen-lnch Waist.
Catherine de Medici commanded the
women of her court to have 13-lnch
waists?one shudders to think of what
tortures they must have gone through;
but perhaps thirteen inches was a
more elastic measurement in that court
f trickery and corruption than now.
Corsets in the 16th century were
very handsome, and were worn outside
of the robe to show their richness;
hence the women vied with each other
in their costliness and beauty.
It was in the ICth century that corset
specia'ists appeared, and women
were fitted with much care. All sorts
of shapes were made, and they were
laced at their side, and the front as
well as at the back, and were made of
every material possible.
Not until so late as 1842 did the corset
as we know it make its appearance,
and since then, especially of late years,
Its development has been rapid, and today
the art of corsetmaking seems to
have achieved perfection.
Skilled fitters are trained to correct
all minor and some major
defects of deficient or too redundant
figures with the aid of their steels,
whalebone and cloth, and to set off to
the greatest advantage the natural
grace and beauty of the perfect figure.
Or if one has a taste for a hlpless,
undeveloped figure, such as the
| modes of the day seem made for. then
the corsetmaker is so skilled as to be
at le to shape and push flesh and mnsoles
from one spot to another. This
works wonders in the way of reduction.
The reclamation of the marsh
'anils ef th<? I'li'tcd Ftntes is one of
'lie most Important natural developments
confronting us at this time.
THE BEST PAID LAWYER.
Rufus Isaacs, a London Jew, Enjoys
a Princely Income.
So rapid and steady has been 'he
rise within recent years of Rufus
Isaacs. K. C., M. P., that it now is said
in well informed circles that he is in
receipt of the largest income in the
history cf the English bar. Certainly
he is one of the ablest and at the same
time the hardest worker of the briliant
British counsels of the day. Being
a member of parliament and a favorite
with the powers that be in politics
it is confidently predicted that he
will some day. in the not very distant
future, become lord chancellor of England,
the first Jew to occupy that exalted
position.
Americans perhaps will remember
that it was Isaacs who successfully
prosecuted Whittaker Wright, the
greatest "frenzied finance" expert that
ever operated in England, who tied to
the United States when his various
dotations began to collapse and after a
vain attempt to resist extradition threw
up the sponge and returned to London
to stand his trial. The burly financier
had many peers and younger sons of
eminent families involved with him
that he felt sure of acquittal, and it
was only the unruffled, incisive erossovnmlnatlnn
nf Rnflis Isaacs that
broke down his defense and sealed his
doom. And it was within a few feet
of Isaacs that Wright drank poison
and died from its effects rather than
spend in prison the comparatively
short term to which he had been sentenced.
Isaacs was born in 1SG0 in the city
f London, the son of a well-to-do
mrehant. He was educated at Brussels.
Hanover and the University Col'ege
school in London, and was about
*o enter Cambridge at the express wish
f his parents when he ran away to
sea. A single trip to Rio de Janeiro,
"lowever, cured him of his wander-lust
ind he went back fo London and join d
the stock exchange. Meantime he
pent his evenings in studying for the
aw and in 1887 was called to the bar
n the middle temole. Eleven years la'er
he "took silk" and immediately
'umped to the front ranks of his ossovates.
Today he lives in a beautiful
bouse in Park Lane, London's millionires'
row, and can afford to turn up
is nose at anything lesy than $10,000
'n tho way of a retainer, and $1,000
'.s a daily "refresher."
THE TRmPPED THIEF.
A Midnight Adventure Withw South
American Desperadoes.
In describing certain experiences
among the outlaws and desperadoes of
.South America an English traveler
tells the following grisly story:
"One night a farmer was roused
from sleep by hearing unusual and
.stealthy noises about the place. He
jot quietly out of bed and after listening
attentively, discovered that some
people outside were cutting a hole
through the door clcse to the bolt by
.vhieh it was held.
"It did not require any great amount
)t detective talent to guess the object
jf the operation, and the best way to
foil it was suggested by a thong of
rawhide with a loop on it which hung
frcm a hook on the inside of the door.
Noiselessly removing the thong, he
slipped the end of it through the loop,
and there he stood armed with an impromptu
lasso, ready for action.
"It was an anxious time while the
farmer stood watching the hole in the
locr grow larger and larger until at
"ast it was of sufficient size to effect
the purpose for which it was made.
"The surpreme moment arrived, and
a hand was stealthily inserted not only
.hrough the hole, but also through the
loop of the little lasso which hung
skilfully around it. With a sudden
jerk the loop was tightened around the
A-rist and the hand dragged in as far
as the aperture would allow, while tho
thong was securely fastened to the
hook on the back of the door.
"The robber was perfectly helpless.
His companions came to his aid and,
having Ineffectually dragged at the
Imprisoned arm till they were tired,
gave up the struggle and prepared to
depart.
"But they were prudent men, and it
| occurred to them to save himself, their
companion might hetray them. Dead
men, thev thought, tell no tales, so
they killed him."?New York Mail.
THE SWORD.
The Reason For Its Restoration In European
Armies.
As the result of experiences of officers
in the Boer war, Great Britain
i-oioirntoH tho sword entirely to parade
uses. In its place officers were supplied
with a small carbine, something
'ike the ancient fusil, which they were
t:i carry in actual service. In effect the
ifficer was made to look like the en'isted
man as much as possible. Those
long distance marksmen, the Boers,
picked out the officers by the flash of
their swords and consequently the
mortality among holders of commissions
was great, to the demoralization
of the men in the ranks. Germany for
the same reason also took away the
sword from officers and armed them
with a small rifle. The theory of the
change was that all wars were fought
and would continue to be fought at
such long ranges that the sword would
be of no value as a weapon, while cffcers
would be made more conspicuous
targets by brandishing it and a3 they
directed the movements of their men.
Now as the result of the observations
of the Russo-Japanese war the sword
has been restored to officers both of
the British and the German armies.
The fierceness of the struggle between
[ he Japanese and the Russians, the
frequency with which both armies
fought at close quarters, the activity
displayed by the Japanese officers In
personal leadership, the frequent value
of the sword not only in pointing the
way but in personal combats have
wrought a radical change in European
expert opinion as to its value. It is
realized that practice has impeached
theory and that men Inspired by heroic
leadership or by patriotic impulse
will disregard zones of fire and will
rush them with such energy as to discompose
defenders armed with long
range weapons and render tneir aim
wild.
The argument for the restoration of
the sword is botli practical and sentimental.
It Is to the officer what the
baton is to the orchestra leader, even
if he is not called upon to use It In
self-defence. In the past it has ever
been the point of a charge and it has
always been the mark of the officer.
Reasons which may be called those of
morale have also pleaded for its restoration.
There is a distinction which
cannot be obliterated and never should
be ignored between the officer and the
man. Anything which deprives the former
of a distinguishing mark of his
rank must react on discipline and In
i
terfere with that subordination without
which an army soon becomes but a
mob, distinguished from other mobs
only by the uniformity of Its clothing.
Fanciful as it may appear to civilians,
there can be little doubt that the officer
without his sword is an officer who has
undergone a considerable reduction of
his influence.
| Probably the future use of the sword
will be simply to emphasize the leadership
of officers. Personal combats will
become rare despite the record of the
Japanese war. Such a persistent death
despising hatred as the armies of Russia
and Japan manifested for each other
is not frequently encountered in
history. Most armies, especially those
of the great military powers, fought
with a purely professional interest and
entertained for one another no feeling
resembling rancor. Long range firing
efficiency still promises to be the determlnliiir
fnftnr of hnttloa nthor oondi
tions being equal. Personal encounters
between officers of high rank are of Infrequent
occurrence. Some of the most
distinguished leaders of men in battle
have relied upon personal example of
indifference to danger rather than upon
weapons. Murat found a riding wand
sufficient for his purpose in directing
the charge of the Napoleonic cavalry.
He very seldom wore a sword. Chi- I
nese Gordon pointed the way of "the!
ever invincible army" with a bamboo
cane, and doubtless other instances
might be cited of generals who in service
never drew a swcrd for any pur- ]
pose other than to return a salute.?
Boston Transcript.
Mountain Sliding.
Water sports are by no means the
only vigorous athletics indulged in by
K/Mrn /v# lTn??rn II on ira n rl tor In
uic ui)a \j i xicuvmi, o ajo a muci iu
^ t. Niche las. Mountain climbing: is a
favorite pastime, for there are peaks
1,000 feet high within easy walking distance
of any part of Honolulu, and on
the Island of Hawaii there are two
mountains fully 14,000 feet In height.
Sometimes the Honolulu schools give
.denies en the mountain sides that the
pupils may gather land shells. It is
on these excursions in search of land
shells that the Hawaiian schoolboys
revel in the once national sport?mountain
sliding.
A very steep mountain side is selected,
where the grass Is long and
sloping downward. Every one gathers
his own ti leaves?the ti leaf Is something
like a banana leaf, but not near-|
ly so long. With a bunch of ti leaves
In his hand the first boy steps to the
?dge of the side, grasps the leaves by
the stems in both hands, places the
leafy part under him and sits down,
gives himself a start and drops down
the edge of the scenery like a flash. I
was assured that it was an easy matter
to regulate the speed of descent by
merely grasping the tl stems firmly and
lifting them upward, this acting as a
brake. I longed for the thrill of dropping
dewn over the edge of a mountain,
and upon my brief sled of ti leaves began
the descent. I went like the wind;
It seemed as though my breath would
be taken away from me, or that I
would plunge head over heels, to be
dr.shed to pieces among the trees below.
I thought of my brake and drew
up on the tl leaves with all my might
and came up with a Jerk that jarred
every bone In my body. There I sat,
looking downward almost perpendicularly,
held In position only by a few tl
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the land, streams, roads, spri
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leaves resting on the smooth, slippery
grass, but the sliding grass is nearly a
foot long, and it is only after It has
been repeatedly slidden over and beat- j
en down that it approaches perfection
In the eyes of the Hawaiian small boy,
and sometimes leads to accidents,
when, for instance, the thin layer of ti
leaves wears out beneath the slide, a
gentle tug at the stalks parts the sled
and sends the slider whizzing downward
in a most uncomfortable and
ungraceful manner, all arms and legs.
Lucky Is the victim of such an accident
if he is not stopped in his downward
career by the trunk of a tree.
The state of North Carolina is one
of the most notable In the Union for
the production of gems, particularly
diamonds, emeralds, rubles, aquamarines,
beryls, hiddenite, rhodolite,
amethysts and remarkable" rock crystals.
These gems have been found
mainly In the course of mining opera-1
tions, although a few systematic
starches for them have been made and
two comuanies are now engaged exclu-l
sively In such work.
An Unparalleled Record
j The Mutual Eenefit Life Insurance
Company was chartered and commenced
insuring ihe lives of its memoers in
1845, and trom the date of organization
to December 31, 1907, had received in
premiums from its policy holders $311,792.9b6.35
and had returned to policy
holders in death claims, endowments,
dividends and surrender vaiues $250,416,2c>6.60
or $61,316,627.75 less than it
had collected. On the same date It had
on hand $111,905,798.66 or $5j,3d9fl/w.9l
more than it had collected from its
members and every cent of the assets,
which, of course, Includes the last
named amount, belongs to the policy
holders and the policy of each individual
member states in plain figures how
much of the fund is to his credit and
the policy provides that if he needs or
wants his part it is immediately availaole
when called for. If there is an-j
other company in the world that has
di ne as well by Its memDers as me
foregoing authentic figures indicate or
guarantees them as much In future,
and at as low cost, Its achievements are
not on record. Don't you think that
a company with such a record behind
It is the proper one for the man who
desires to protect his family, his estate
or his own old age to Investigate?
SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent
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FOR TWENTY YEARS
! WHEN YOU WANT FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES, SHEREK KEEPS
THE NICEST AND CHEAPEST
STUFF IN TOWN.
I Come to SHERER'S to buy STOCK
FOOD?Price, 25 CENTS a Package,
and a Buggy Whip FREE with every
package.
I am selling good COFFE at 25 Cts.
a Pound and giving a nice Dish FREE
with every package.
Don't forget when you want the
BEST FRESH MEAT in town, to
come and see OLD GEORGE, or
Phone No. 117.
There are two new markets Just In
sight,
So dead-Leater, whet your appetite:
Because they are going to feed you
day and night,
If you work your rabblt-foot Just
right.
Old George has stuck for twenty years
To keep your kids from shedding hungry
tears;
Now, come and Pay Me what You
Owe,
And I'll feed you for twenty more.
Yours to serve,
OLD GEORGE, The BUTCHER.
L OFFER A1
FRONT OF
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COMMENCING AT
:scribed Tracts of the NORRIS-S
East of Sharon.
ns 45 Acres; No. 2? 54 Acres; No. 3?39
ngs, buildings and the dotted space mark
d by Numbers. These lands Join proper
loins this property.
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:ulation on easy terms. Come to this sal
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BARGAINS G1
BY THE TIME THIS REAC
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MUST GO?NOTHING IS RESER
ERS MONEY?WE CAN SAVE M<
SPECIAL VALUES
TO MERCHANTS: We have
well assorted?in HIGH POINT a
Merchant who will take the whole
mean BIG MONEY TO YOU?IN
We will give Merchants BIG I
If taken In LOTS. Will make prl
you. We want to close everything
READY TO LOSE MONEY in ord
We also have a miscellaneous
ERS. SHOW CASES. STOCK B
RIER, ETC.. that we will CLOS
Either as a whole or by the piece.
We are Offering NEW BARG/
TAIL TRADE. Come and see abo
COATS' COTTON?48 CTS. D
YOU WILL GET
We are sending out to EVER
Indebted to us for goods, a STATE
rect, WE WILL BE OBLIGED IF
' N'CE?If it it not Correct, Pleai
/ou, as we are anxious to have our
as we expect and hope to have eve
DON'T FORGET THAT THEI
THE STRAUSS-S1V
YOKKVILLE BlH.<JY<0
STEEL
Bluebird
TURN PLOWS
After three years of use, the ALL
STEEL BLUE BIRD TURNPLOW Is
conceded by all users to be the best
turnolow ever sold in this town. We
have them and the price is right.
We have for sale a full-blooded Jersey
Milk Cow with young Calf.
Yorkville Du^y Co.
FOR RENT.
DICKSON HOUSE, King's Mountain
street. next Garrison.
C. E. SPENCER.
35 f t . tf
It Is the BEST TWO-HORSE PLOW 01
Absolute Satisfaction. I keep Repairs.
r AUCTION
THE COUR1
NOVEMBER THE 1
ELEVEN O'CLOCK .
HERRER LANDS, Four Miles
1-2 Acres and No. 6-52 3-4 Acrss. The
3 the first and second growth woodland.
*y of Mr. Sam T. Ferguson, and will be 8
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deeds; buyers to pay for bond, mortgage
papers.
K AT THEM
will have a chance to buy you a small 1
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TO MERCHANTS. I ?
in stock a nice line of OXFORDS I
nd DIXIE GIRL Brands?To any I
lot we will name a price that will I
VESTIGATE?lt'8 worth it
)ISCOUNTS on all kinds of goods I
ces that will mean Big Values to I f
out by DECEMBER 18T and are I
tr to do so.
assortment of TABLES, COUNT- I
INS, CASH AND BUNDLE CAR- I
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UNS EVERY DAY TO THE RE- I
OZEN "or 4 CENT3 SPOOL.
A STATEMENT. f
YBODY that our books show are
:MENT OF ACCOUNT. If It Is cor- A
YOU WILL COME AND PAY AT M
10 come and wo will oottlo it with
books closed by DECEMBER 1ST.
rything closed out by that date.
*E ARE BARGAINS HERE YET.
IITH COMPANY.
OMItlTlMtF
ALL 10 CENTS EACH.
Almost every dining room and every
kitchen at times needs Just a few
more Cups and Saucers, Tea Plates,
Soup Plates, Round Bowls or Meat ^
Dishes, Pitchers, etc. These dishes
needn't be expensive, but when needed
are usually wanted very badly. A
small sum spent at Spcck'9 for these
articles will give you a supply that
will put you beyond the chance of ?
running short in emergencies. A few
days ago I received a big lot of Decorated
Ware, nice ware, too, including
such things as
CUPS and SAUCERS
TEA PLATES
SOUP PLATES
ROUND BOWLS
MEAT DISHES, W
PITCHERS, Etc. B
That you are needing almost every ^
day. The price is only 10 CENTS
EACH?Come and see It?It's Just
what You have been wanting.
T. W. SPECK, The Jeweler.
CLOTHES CLEANING.
1AM prepared to clean gentlemen'*
clothes and ladies' skirt* in a thoroughly
satisfactory manner, at reasonable
prices. Work may be sent direct
to my home or left at W. E. Fer- ^
guson's store. t
Mrs. R. B. McCLAIN.
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W. R. CARROLL
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