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A HORRIBLE SIGHT TO SEE. Col. Peg Leg Graham and His Collie Dog Do a Mean Trick to a Col ored Female Cyclist. Charlotte Observer. ".I saw a horrible sight, the other day," said Col. -Peg Leg Graham, of Pineville, Saturday, as the boys fore gathered to hear him talk. "What was that, colonel?" asked an Obesrver man. "One day, just about noon, when the cotton pickers were coming in for dinner, I stood on my front porch and, looking down the Steele Creek road, saw something strange approaching. I couldn't figure out what it was for quite a while. The old woman came out and she suggested that it was a balloon that had lit on the ground and was trying to move off but I tried to think of a fair that week but I hadn't heard of any close by; I knew that the Mount Holly fair, the greatest fair ever held in these parts, had burst, and it was too ea'rly for the Mecklenbtirg fair. But, the thing looked like a balloon all right. As we watched, it kept coming towards us. It was pulling a long grade above my house., I became more interested. "We see so many danged new things, these days, in the way of au tomobiles, that I never know what to expect next. Vixen, my old col lie dog, watc9es for automobiles and it takes two days to quiet her after one passes. Sometime ago, way in the -night; I'heard her holler like 'the very. old Nick himself had her and in a jiffy, she broke through the front door, tore through 'the house, burst out the back -door and ran clar away from home. I never heard ,such a racket as she kept but I knew what had frightened her-one of those con found-ed automobiles. The nexct morn ing, when I got up, she was still far from home, on top of a hill, in the field, barking as if she had treed some thing in the moon. I called her and she came running, but every fuss turned her .back and made her bark. When I succeeded in getting her to * the house and calmed her, she went to the road to scent for the beast that had scared her. I followed her and there in the dirt saw the track of the automobile. "But, I am leaving my story. Yes, 'me and maw watched that thing come up the hill. It began to look like somebody on a wheel, but I had never - seen the like before. ,About the time it got within two hundred yards of the house Vixen came tearing out, with bristles up, 'growling and bark ing. She was mad. 'I knew then 'rhat it was a negro on a wheel for the old collie naturally hates a negro and a *wheel. But, bless my soul, the negro proved to be a great, big fat woman. The wind had gotten beneath her skirts and ha'd them 'blown out like a - balloon. The old thing was having a mig'hty 'hard time. She couldn't ride well anyhow, much less in a gale. Old Vixen spied her and went for her with -a vim. Me 'and the old w*o man were still on the porch, looking -and laughing. Vixen 'was in her .glory. Round the wheel she ran, first -in front and then behind, grabbing at 'the skirts. "'G'-way frum here!' shouted the negro. "But that jus't made old Vixen hot, 'more teeth. The negro was afraid to light and her skirts were becoming tangled in the 'wheel. It was better .than a sh,ow. Well, sir, when one side of the skirt was tied and twisted in 'the wheel Vixen caught hold of the oter side and in two shakes of a -dead sheep's tail the poor old colored woman .was without a dress. The wheel held on 'to a part of the skirt and Vixen .fetched the other part to 'me. -There stood the rider with noch ing left'but her 'wheel and good name. ~Maw ran in the house while I lay -down on the porch. and laughed. The negro ,left her wheel lying in the road and sprinted to the nearest negro .cabin. Maw sent her down another ~skirt and the wheel. Vixen is oppos ed to the new woman. I saw That that day. "But I tell you it sure was a sight to see. I hav'n't laughed so much since the war. The farmer gets even with these durned machines that scare his horse now and then." Did it ever occur to you that the easiest way to 'do a thing is to do it right? Charity is the cream generated by the nilte of hum,an kindness. BUG( We have the most C see them before buying stock of Harness on ha ROBES Our winter Robes hi Qquattl Pointed Paragraphs. To the political victors Ibelong the brails. An honest gas meter is the noblest work of a corporation. . Age may tell on a woman, but it seldom tells the whole truth. A broken promise may be mended but it always shows the crack. 'A girl admires the tone of a bache lor's voice when there is a ring in it. Sometimes even a fool makes a saf er friend than the man who knows too much. Few men are blacker than they are painted or whiter than they are white washed. Did you ever notice that the al mighty dollar is the slave of a few and the master of many? - Perhaps a man is sometimes dubbed a "bad egg" because it is ,disagreeable to have him strike you when he is broke. A good man may be great, but all great men are not good. A lazy man's clothes soon become as threadbare as an empty spool. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersi'ned will make a final setlement as Executrix on the estate of Thos. F. Harmon, deceased, in the Probate Court for Newberry county on tihe 14th. day of November, 190s, at 11 o'clock a. m. All persons holding claims against the said estate will present the same duly attested by said date and all persons indebted to the said estate will make payment. Adelaide B. Harmon, Executrix. Bonds of matrimony are below par when kisses are no longer acceptable dividends. A Daredevil Ride often ends in a sad accident. To heal accidental injuries, use Bucklen's Ar nica Salve. "A deep wound -in my foot, from an accident," writes Theo dore Schuele, of Columbus, 0 , "caused Ime great pain. Physicians were help less, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly 'healed it." Soothes and heals burns like magic. 25e. at W. E. Pelham & Son's druggist. Miay6be people would crowd to the churches the way they do to the thea ters if they had to pay. Frightful Suffering Relieved. Suffering frightfully from the viru lent poisons of undigested food, C. G. Grayson, of Lula, Miss , took Dr. King's New Life Pills, with "the result," he writes, "that I was cured." All stom ach and bowel disorders give way to their tonlc, laxative properties. 25c. at W. E. Pelham & Son~ drug store, guaranteed. Don't do all your talking with your mouth. Give .your money a chance to say a word occasion~ally. Dr. Woolsys user.s morphine, PAINLESS Ei osa laudn Iu sanatorium treat AND B.n A rOOL.Y Whiskey Curs da*t*fa * No Need i * When you entr * scription work tc * best, prepared * Pharmacists at * PE L HAM * Wholesale and R * Newberr aS 0 0*00400 - 00 XIES1 omplete line of Buggies and we will save you rr nd and coming. ROB] ive been received and v ebaum PROSPER] Reflections of A Bachelor. Next to widows, children are the most innocent. A girl falls in love as easily as a man falls out. People who have no bad habits seem to think there is no fun in the world. If a man can't spend all his money on automobiles he will find it easy enough by getting married. Last Hope Vanished. When leading physicians said that W. M. Smithart, of Pekin, Ia., had in curable consumption. his last hope va nished; but Dr. King's New Discovery fQr Consumption, Coughs and Colds, kept him out of his grave. He says: "This,yeat seciffic comnpletely cured me, an sav my life. ince then, I have used it for over 10 years, and con sider it a marvelous throat and lung cure." Strictly scientific cure for Coughs, Sore Throats or Colds; sure preventive of Pneumonia. Guaranteed,, 50c. and $1.00 bottles at W. E. Pelham & Son's drug store. '-ial bottle free. A poor man never fully realizes the blessings of poverty until after he breaks into the tax-dodger class. Cheated Death. Kidney troubles . often ends fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, E. . Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated feath. He says: "Two years goI ad Kidney Trouble, which cause me grreat pain, suffering and anxiety, but I i;ook Electric Bitters, which effected a omplete cure. I have also found them f great benefit in general debility and nerve trouble, and keep them constantly n hand, since, as I fine they have.no equal." W. E. Pelham & Son druggist, uarantees them at 50c. Occasionally you encounter a min ster *who evidently made a mistake nd answered the call of somebody lse to preach. WANTED--A JOB Of dressing lumber ,anywhere in the ounty. Will go to anylbody's place of business for 20,000 feet to dress, nd will go anywher e in the state for 1o,o00 feet to dress. WiTi! dress for 15 cents if party will furnish en gine and labor; or for 25 cents and furnish everything. WVi!1 do good work, if not cut price. Apply to P. R.HALLMAN ' - Newberry, S. Only Seven (irain. Drills Left. They should be in the hands of the farmers must be. Call Quick. J. W. W HITE. o Worrye ust your Pre ius. The very by competent &SONS, etail Druggists, v.. S.C. BUGG and Surreys that you hav ioney and please you. W, ES!! ROB] fe can fill your wishes in q1 & Lanj ITY, S. C. No Flies on As usual we are AHEAD of Winter Stock Is arriving daily. were forced to hold all kinds we don't know what kind of sal our immense stock melted e broiling July sun. A Fair and wins every time. Profits Cut to 1 Our Fall Stock has been purc and -8 cents-and we propose advertisements in order to eqi straight shot from the should we propose to keep competiti Claus will light the Christmas The Best Bargains shall anc 0. KLET 1785 College of Cl j20th Year Begins SE ~ouy of'south arolina. Tuition $40 Bo * The Mdney' * together with the I * ity, goes with ev * made at PELHAM 9 Reliable Dru One million old plows, pl< horse sh es5 buggy tires an castings, s grates, in fact any kind. We old copper, t zinc, rubber shoes. Wool wax. Highest p S. S. Bir Prosperi IES11i e seen. Come and a also have a large nS!!e ,iality and prices. xford, Us! them ALL. Our Fall and Remember! while others )f Cost, Fire, Sacrifice and es to dispose of their stock, Lway like ice before the hot Square Deal to one and all he Core! hased-when cotton was 7 to enlai ge their bed sheet ial our LOW PRICES. A .r will hit the bull's eye and on on the jump until Santa tree. , . will ever be found at TNER) uare D ealer. iarleston 1905 ar. B. o. ptember 29th. rdsd furnished roomion orme mission are permitted to compete 30 yAFor ctalogue ades 3Worth,4 iighest qual- 0 ery purchase & SONS' g Store.g CED pounds of )w shares, wagon and i axles, old toves and old iron of also want >ass, lead, coats and and bees rices paid. reCo.