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PLENTY OF M KAN LIQUOR. Much <>f it J!;ink Poison, Says Chemist Wiley. "If tho mao who said there was ri.? such thing ah bad whir-key, but that there wab p.i whiskey an i better whiskey, could sec and taste sume of thc st'ull that wc are analyzing every day he would admit that there is stuff sold under thc name of whiskey that at least is bad. In fact, it is little better than rank poison and wo occa sionally do run across stuff that it is no exaggeration to call poison. ' Thcs'g r< marks were made a few days ago by Dr. II. W. Wiley, chief of thc bureau of chemistry of thc agricultur al department, when he was in New York arranging for thc installation of thc bureau of analysis for imported food aud liquors at tho appraiser's stores. They arc particularly timely aow in view of the investigation being carried on by the city authorities into the deaths of several persons it! the "Slryker's Karin" neighborhood which have been attributed to thc drinking of poison .-old as whiskey. Of course the cases now under inves tigation are extreme ones. The stuff which the victims of thc saloon-keep ers' greed drank, and from which they died, has been found to have contain ed a large percentage of wood alcohol, put in no doubt to give thc liquor thc "bite" which is HO much desired by some drinkers. Wood alcohol is dead ly poison und only the most ignorant would usc it to fortify whiskey. Thu stuff was doubtless manufactured ir quantities as required in the saloon keeper's cellar, and has never entere?: into the markets as a^commcrcial com modity. It is a fact, though, thai hundreds of thousands of gallons ol stuff, less poisonous only in degree are sold over thc bars in this country and in England AB whiskey, and an drunk by persons who think they an getting thc puro juice of thc graiu Dr. Wiley's investigations in th i country and those of The Londoi Lancet in England have shown tha many of the popular brands arc no whiskey at all. In order to understand what i meant by this statement it is OCCCE sary to understand what a true whiskc is. Dr. Wiley has laid down a d?fini tion for his food standards depart mont which is generally accepted, bot by scientists and thc trade, as th true ono. It is as follows: "Whiskey is the distilled produ< of fermented cereal grains, properl aged in wood, in order to remove tl greater part of thc fuisl oils, cte produocd during thc distillatioi Whiskey should not contain less tha 45 or more than 55 volume per cent, i aloohol, and not more than 0.25 pi oent. of total solids (extracts). Tl content of fusol oil should not exoet 0.25 per oent. No artificial color ot! cr than that revived from the wood i which it is stored is admitted in whi key." In order proporly to age whiskc and no liquor is entitled to bc calli whiskey unless it has been matun by agc, according to thin definition, ?nustbe stored for at least four yea io a properly warmed and ventil?t warehouse. Four years is tho mit mum recognized in the trade, but 1 RUTS The walking sick, whr a crowd of them there an Persons who are thin an weak but not sick enoug to go to bed. "Chronic cases" that' what the doctors call then which in common Englis means-long sickness. To stop the continue loss of flesh they nee Scott's Emulsion. For th feeling of weakness thc need Scott's Emulsion. It makes new flesh an gives new life to the wea system. Scott's Emulsion gel thin and weak persons 01 of the rut. It makes nev rich blood, strengthens th nerves and gives app?tit for ordinary food. Scott's Emulsion can t taken as long as sicknes lasts and do good all th time. There's new strengt and flesh in every dose. A i We will bc gk ^ggjj? to send you a fe J?tAt ?BMBL&Z* *UR* L^AT flKrg99BKr2 <h = form of a label is on t^BH3ME|SE wrapper of every bottle fiR?t?M^WBiH 'Emulsion you buy. Jl??sl5COTT & bown j / |Kg^^S 409 Pearl St., N. ^^^M^p?l 50c and ~l i all dmggl i ? Wiley declares that it is seldom that whiskey that is less than six your- obi is lit to drink. Proper aging, then, in an expensive proccHH and one that re quires large capital, It is estimated that lesa than 1?.") ??cr cent, of thc stuff sold over th?; average har, and in many of the high class hotels, too, for that matter, has really been matured by age. Most of the stutl which masquera des as whiskey is an artificial product, made by taking cologne spirits, or pure alcohol, known in the trade as high wines, and adding to it various ingredients. A little burnt sutjur i-< added to give h the required color, a few drop* of fuBcl oil to give it the "bite" and perhaps if the "distiller" is more than usually scrupulous, or wishes to turu out a litll? highor grade article, a small quantity of real whis ky is added. Hy this is produced au article which hr. Wiley says "looks like whisky, tastes like whisky, and even analyzes very like whisky, but has a very different effect on tho hu man stomach." As a matter of fact, cologne spirits is a poison, too, not so violent or so quick in action as the wood alcohol which was used by tho "Stryker's Farm" saloon-keeper, but >iuite capable, if its use is persisted in I long enough, of accomplishing thc same result. Various efforts have been made by j the distiller! nf honest whiskey to stop the manufacture of this spurious stull . They arc al a manifest disad vantage. In order to jToduce an eight-year old whiskey they havo to distill it honestly from fermented grain mash in thc first place and then hold it in storage for eight years. Thc rectifier aa a maker of spurious whiskey calls himself, can roll in a dor.cn barrels of cologne Bpiiits at the back door, reduce them with water to the required alcoholic strength, add thc coloring and flavoring matter and in eight hours he can roll two dozen barrels of eight-year-old whiskey out of his front door. With him the agc is determined solely by the label re quired by thc customer. Curiously enough the government recognizes this traffic. All it requires is that thc product when it leaves thc rectifier's premises be labeled "Recti fied," but that does not in any way in jure its ?ale. The retailer knows what ho is selling and the customer, if he knows anything about thc differ ence between real and spurious whisky, has no importunity tc examine the label on tho barrel. One thing the 'government has done to protcet thc honest distiller. That is thc pas sage of the "bottling in bond law.' Distillers arc allowed to bottle their whiskey in bonded warehouses under the supervision of government otfioers and on each bottle there is placed a green stamp, which is Uncle Sam's guarantee that thc contents of the bottle aro pure whisky and at least four years old. Of course the fact remains that most four-year-old whis ky is not fit to drink, hut tho date of the label will always tell howlong the liquor has been in tho bottle. There has been a good deal of opposition to this law from [a class of merchants known as blenders, many of whom produce good whiskies by blending real whiskies of different ages and characteristics to produce a drink that is smoother and more palatable than a straight whisky might bo. By blend ing, a comparatively young whisky may be made to acquire many of the characteristics of an older one. That the adulteration of wines and liquors is not a new thing is shown by a curious inquiry recently made by a student of thc history of the traffic. That it waB a pretty serious offense, too, at ono time in somo of the wine drinking countries is shown hy the old records, for John Ehrni, who intro duced tho praotioe in Essingcs was beheaded in 1GS7.-New York TimcB. Death Keveals HU Double Life. Peoria, 111., Nov. 18.-Death has revealed an extraordinary caso of dou ble lifo led hy Dr. T. C. Conklin, a prominent physician of Farmington, who died November 8. Yesterday the wife with whom he was living at the time of his death went to Lewiston, Fulton county, to have herself appointed administratrix of his estate. She was horrified to |find that the records showed that many years ago her husband had been married to a IMiss Stilt and that the first wife of the dootor with four ohildren, the re sult of tho union, were still alive. Tho wife lives in this oity. Their sons, Frank and Bert Conklin, live in Peoria, and one daughter, Mrs. Emma Burbridge, and one son, Edward Cok lin, lives at Racine, Wis. The ohildren of the first wife will make a fight for the estate. ? peeuliar feature of the case is that all the time he was living in Farmington Dr. ?Con kl in afforded pe ouniary assistance to his ohildrenfand first wife in this oity. The revelation has produced a sen sation as Dr. Conklin was well known. - Express trains run without stop io the poor house. - ? woman calls herself artistic when she ?cts free tickets to a pictu e show. Sci .laus Cut Aparl. Halt muire, Nov. After g ti H IM in? foi foin yeal ?i from the tocking ol lier jaws, Pauline rifleman, aged liai* been rel ie veil airer an operation per formed by Dr. I;. Welch ?it the I'ui vorsity ol' Maryland. Tho child waa not Kulin mt: 11 om lockjaw, but hmo aiiehyloH?Hof the joint. The trouble was attributed to an ab scess following vaccination, the deJo teriotiH mattel having corroded Ibu tis HUCH about the bone, causing thc two bones to mute until they became rigid. Alter having been under special treat ment lol a mouth the child was put nuder an anaesthetic and an inch of the bone was chiselled away at the con junction of the jaw bone and the temp oral bone. <>n the following day the child was able tousti her jawbone with out pain, but has been led with liquid nourishment. ])r. Welch says tim child is now able to leave tho hospital, but he will keep her there tor another week to look tor any possibility of trouble. During tho lour yeats her jaws were rigid the child wart ted with liquid nourishment through an opening made by the breaking ol' a tooth. Mao Yung Hattie. Berlin,Nov. li').-A German military expert bas just figured out thc oust in ammunition in both powers of the bal tic ol' I.iao Yang. Ile figures that 200,000 Russians and 210,000 Ja panese were engaged, but only half of these, or 250,000, were lighting at once. Thc battle raged for about 120hours, ami with a ra', ber conservati vu esti mate he figures that each solJicr fires about 20 shots per hour, so that each mau during the battle must have fired 2.100 shots, making a total of 000,000, 000 shots for the two armies. This ammunition cost rather over $-0,000, 000. During thc battle of Liao-Yang 300 cannon fired 450,000 shells during sixty hours, so thc expert calculates that tho 1,800 cannon engaged in the last battle must have fired 1,700,000 .shells at a COBI of $3 each or alto gether, a 'Ule over $5,000,000. Thus Russia and Japan spent in his battlo more than $25,000,000 on ammunition. This does not include thc wear and tear of the weapons, which is considerable. The field guns cost on an average about $2,000 each, while thc f.reat siege and fortress guns cost as much as $200,000 each and fire away $250 at each shot. mm m mm A Heaven Our Home. Not long ago a man was called to an educational position of great honor, one that involved larger social obliga tions than ho and his wife had been accustomed to meet. She shrank from thc new duties which would be laid upon her, chiefly from a sense of not bavin Lr kept pace, intellectually, with her husband during their years of married life. Their income had been small, and she had been her own housemaid as well as a devoted moth er to their three boyp. This left little leisure for reading or study, and abc was conscious that her husband had outstripped her in mental growth. When fche expressed her misgivings to him he replied, "Never mind, my dear, you have maxie a heaven of our home." The answer shows something more than mere conjugal tenderness. lt reveals a principle in human de velopment. This woman, no less than her husband, had made solid gains in the years they had lived together. Over against his riches of intellect she could place a wealth of giaces in character which fitted her to adorn any social position. In making a heaven of their home she had grown strong in patience, taot, sympathy, unselfishness and the wisdom whioh comes from daily communion with God.-Independent. MONTH'S MEDICINE ON TRIAL. Generous Offer to All with Weak Di gestion or Stomach Troubles. With every box of Mi-o-na sold Evans Pharmacy give the fellowing guarantee bond, assuring the pur chaser that the money will be return ed if after a month's use, the remedy has not given satisfaction. : * ^ GUARANTEE BOND. We hereby agree to refund the ; . money paid for Ml-o-ua on return [ of empty box, if the purchaser ? . tells us that it has failed to cure . . indigestion or stomach troubles. ? . This guarantee covers two boxes, : ' or a months treatment. Price, : . 50c per box. (Signed) Evans Pharmacy. Anyone whose food does not digest as it ought, who has to take though', abont when and ?bat ko eat should take advantage of this generous offer of Evans Pharmacy. Mi-o-na is almost invariably success ful in curing stomaoh trouble of all kinds, from an acute attaek of indi gestion to a chronic onie of dyspep sia. By its nse new rich blood is made, the weight increased and health restored. If Mi-o-na were not successful in 09 oases ont of 100, an offer like this would be ruinous. This offer shows the great faith Evans Pharmaoy have 10 the health-giving powers of Mi-o-na and you should begin its use at ooce. Try it for a month anyway. If it fails to help you, the cost is absolute ly nothing, while if it does what is olaimed for it, the expense is trifling. - Some people put oa so many airs that it mikes them stoop-shouldered. (Jen Jlil?>. nuil Hie ItetTult. ''When lieu. Miles was in l'jrto ? . Hico i- commanding general of thc ; ? ..... I I ulled States tr > .(.-. ;i nw recruit ] lorin Ti 1.1?<'.*-<wa- detailed for duty j i as Iiis orderly. The recruit know ab- i solutely nothing of military etiquette, i and on receiving orders to report to i the commanding general for duty he i sauntered over to the tent of that dig- i nilary, where thc general was in con ference with several stat! officers. Mutering the tent without the for- ( mality of a falute. the Tennesseean re- i marked, "Well, Miles, did you want i to see me? 1 (.cn. .Miles bristled up. "Don't ( call inc Miles,' 'he began irritably. Thon the humor of tho situation dawn ed on bim, and h* added with a grim smile-"That's too formal. Call mc Nelse;': Theo he proceeded to read the re cruit ;i lesson that he never forgot on thc amenities of military life.-Mil waukee Sentinel. Thanksgiving Day Legends. We supp )sc that Thanksgiving Day originated with Americans, and that, prior to the landing of thc Pilgrim Fathers, the world did not know the day. This is untrue. It is thc na ture of those who are generous and thoughtful to be thankful. All the ancient nations celebrated .special days for thc giviog of thanks. The early people from Phoenician times had days of thankfulness, which marked the harvest period, the return of sunshine to thc earth after the loogest night of each year, Dec. 21, changes in the tide which made the fishermen's work more profitable, free dom from a plauge, victories in battle over enemies, triumphs in school or educational work. Thanksgiving Day in the United States is only one special occasion of a certain nation. Other nations have other days for their thank-offerings. But the spirit of all is the same-an effort an the part of the people to be gra.eful for favors which have cogie directly through human endeavor to encouragement of the right. At thc best the world is not very large, not one-half as large as human ambition, and the best of this ambi tion is that which strives for thank fulness through having helped an other on the way to a true life. Suspected the Cause. At a dinner party recently given the subject of rfgulnr hours and plain diet waB discussed, relates the Phila delphia Pulbic Ledger. Several had spoken,when one of the guests remark ed: "You may not believe it, bat for 10 years. I arose on the stroke of .ti, half an hour later was at breakfast, at 7 was at work, dined at 1, had supper at ti and was in bed at (J:30. In all that time I ate the plainest food and did not have a day's sickness." The silence that followed was awful, but finally another guest asked: "Will you permit a question?" "Certainly," was the reply. "What do you wish ta know?" "Well just, out of curiosity," said the other, "I would like to know what you were jailed for." The Marriage Pcoblem. Abraham Hummel, in conversation with a client, was asked bis opinion of the best way to increase the na tion's revenue in the event of a war with one of the great powers, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. "I haven't given tho matter any serious consideration," said the attor ney, "and wouldn't care tc express an opinion.'' "But don't you think an enormous sum could be raised by taxing all bach cloro over the age of 30?" "Maybe; hut just fanoy what a stu pendous amount could be realized by assessing every married man who wishes he were a bachelor again !" Habits or the Ducho. Men whose lives have been spent in the care of domestic birds tell me that there are none more nervous than the duok. Although it is apparently an easy-going, duli and sensuous crea ture, the duok is said to be the most easily excited of all the feathered ones which comprise so much of our food supply. And thia ia accounted for by the faot that a duck is a light sleeper. It never retires for rest until mid night, and by 4 o'clook or 5 it ia out again and ready to begin another day. If you cn tera chicken coop between midnight and morning the occupants, huddled together on their roosts, will be steeped in slumber. But invade a dook coop at the same hour and these will be at onca a' jargon of protesta tions. And none of the domestic birds il as easily disturbed as the duok. The appearance of anything unusual Will set it and its comrades all a-fluttor and interfere seriously with their egg laying. Unlike chickens or pigeons, the duck does not require a nett, but is satisfied to lay its eggs on the flit ground-- Era Magasine. - Julius Ii jo x D , a SOB if I ho late ] Soseph M. l?ruwu, who was (je<;rgia'n iva*- governor and also United States -enatir for years, is out in a card pro posing that the electors of all sou th -Tu states vote for Roosevelt and make bia election unanimous. He makes this preposition because, be says, Roosevelt bas been unjustly at tacked on the negro question, about thc l'hillipines, and, in fact, on all public questions, Mr. Iirown say*: "Now, 1 honestly believe, es z. Demo crat, that the best thing for us, the south, t) do, is for Judge Parker and the D?mocratie executive committee to request tho southern electors to uast their voles for President Roose velt and make his election unanimous. Ile is a good man, half southern, and we op the south ought to lie able to trust him. - In Omaha, Neb. half way scrota the Continent and about forty hours from Boston by fast train, a man sits comfortably in his office chair and with no mere exertion than is required to lift a portable receiver off his desk, talks every day to his representative in the chief New England city, is a statement from "Stories of Inventor?," recently published. The man in Iios ton hears his chief's voice and can recognize the peculiarities in it just as if he stood io the same room with him. The man in Nebraska, speaking in an ordinary conversational tone, eau be beard perfectly well in Boston, 7,400 miles away. This is thc longest talk on record-that is, it is the long est continuous telephone line in steady and constant psc, though the human voice has been carried even greater distance with the aid of this wonder* fui instrument. - It is sometimes hard to distin guish patience from downright lazi ness. TOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGIST*-* TWO SIZES COS AN O Si.00. If you fi a ve never tried this great rem edit SEND TO DAY for a free ?ample and state your symptoms. We simply ash you to try it at our expense. We know wh?,t it will do? Thacher Medicine Co. CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Evana Pharmacy. Notice to Creditors ALL persons having demands against the Estate of A. T. B roy les, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those Indebted to make payment. MRS. SARa,i5 A. WILLIAMS, Executrix. Nov 23, 1904 _28_3 CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Anderson. By R. Y. H. Nance, Judge of Probate. * Whereas, W. D. Spearman ha? applied tc sse te grant him letters of Administration on the Estate and effects of J. Marshall Webb, deceased. These are therefore to cite end edmon* iah all kindred and creditors of the aald J. Marshall Webb, deceased, M> be and appear before me in Court of Pro bate, to be held at Anderson C. H. on the 9th day of December, 1904, after publi cation hereof, to show cause. If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given nnder my hand, this 16th dav of November. 1904. R Y. H. NANCE, Probate Jadge. Nov 28.19C4 . 28_2 CITATION. Stete of Sonth Carolina, County of Anderson. By B. J. ll. Naners, Judie of Probat?. Whereas, Wm. Oreen baa applied to me to grant him Let ters of Adm tn stratton on the Estate and pff?ogB of Lizzie Green, deceased: These are, therefore, to cits and edmon Uh "all kindred and cr?ditera of the said Lissie Oreen, deceased, to be end appear before me .in Court of Probate, to be held at Anderson Court House, on the 7th day December, 1904, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand thia ?Sro day of November, 1904. lt. Y. H NANCE, Probate Judge. Nov SS. 1904 2? 3 WHEN YOU HAVE Uo*ST gff YOUR CRIP^ on tho omUraof life aaa j-onr business seems doll and your \\- ITS aro dutf-take from a to ? Ky (Iiilo s IJver I ablets, imou nm??, on hour apart, and ><>u viii be surprised the next ?nornin? to seo bow UriRlit ui il clear everything will bo. 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Bj'dale's Liver Tablets are easy to take, pleasant iu effect, always satisfactory In recuits. 60 chocolute-coatcd Tu, Jets in a convenient box, 1?5 cents. the RADICAL REMEDY CO., Hickory, N. C. FOB SALE BT EVANS PHARMACY. We have just received a Fresh lot of For Fall Planting. Come to us for all of your ORR, GRAY & CO., Prescription Druggists* D. S. V ANDI V BR. J. J. MAJOR. E. P. VAN DIVER. VANDIVEfi BROS. & MAJOR, - DEALERS IN - BUGGIES, WAGONS AND HARNESS. We have a splendid line of BUGGIES and HARNESS cheap, and want to sell you. We have some good WAGONS cheap. - ALSO, ?A FEW FINE HAY RAKES, At Special Price. t&- COME TO SEE US. ' Yours truly, VANDIVER BROS. & MAJOR. FOR FALL PLANTING ! Barley, Rye, Winter Vetch, Crimson Clover, Bed Clover, White Clover, Bur Clover. Evans5 CPlia^i?iaov, To Stove Special attention is invited to a new shipment of ACORN STOVES AND RANGES Which we have just received, and which'includes the very latest patterns both coal or wood, adapted to the requirements of this market. ' If you require anything in the Stove or Range line we solicit an oppor tunity to explain the merits of THE ACORN We also carry a complete and up-to dato line of TINWARE, WOOI> EN WARE and HOUSE FURNISHINGS. Guttering, Plumbing and Electric Wiring executed on short notice Your? truly, ARCHER & NORRIS. AFTER THIS DATE We Will Not Retail Fertilizers And Acid Phosphate to Any One. * We do thia for ibo reason that we are represented here by Merchante? and it will be mach be$*r fer 2?1 cf tho retail business to pata through thais hands, thereby saving a lot of confusion Wa therefore respect, ully'aak onx friends to call on OSBORNES & PEARSON. OB . ? ? '.. DEAN & R?T?i?FFE. Or any other one of oar representatives here or any adjacent town. Wc ar? represented at every Town in the np-ocuniry, and hope to merit your con? inned liberal patronage, OUR GOODS ARE FIRST GLASS IN EVERY RESPECT And the results show that there is none etsperior in quality. UH . HMO! IIB OIL tl.