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g Message by Telephone. | Captain [Original.] I deavor. ' I had had a hard day with an obatl- tn hate case of a patient whom I had n palled through with much difficulty J*v aad was preparing for bed, hoping that *** Was I would be allowed :o sleep till morn- boys to t in*, wnen there was a ring at my tela- tain (j^ phone. Tauiwha "Are you Dr. Murdock?" came a "goblins." child's voice. the ship i "Yea." ? up a nal "I'm"? I couldn't make out tho when Tar nam?. Then the "Who?" as well ai ; Again the name was a jumble. that a grc " Speak louder," I said. calico. "I don't dare. They'll hear me." "They p "Well, what is it? Why do you tele- ttnued. phone uie?" the hold c "You're our family doctor. I've called with a \v; you up for mother often. This after- pointed It noou I was passing a carriage stand- I U)Kj jj| Vug by the sidewalk. Two men pushed t|,e canoo me in it and carried ine ofT. Come here "Then i and get me out." leave the "Where?" with his < "I don't know." garment i "Can't you tell me something about loIls onllet It?" i One of ih "I saw Washington street on a lamp- | jejj ,)m.k post. The next street sigu 1 saw was | UU(j hiood Burnet"? ? holo ln "Repeat than" , "Burnet." THF < "All right. Goon." 1 nt "We didn't turn out of Burnet. I 1 wi ii ? - . . .. . ...... He Wi S Kept lOOKlUg at luc a(reel m?inert, aim , after we crossed Chestnut"? Y That was the last word I got. 1 Among called agalu and again -without any . that li:tv? reply, only the buzzing common In tele- I nt huge i phones. It occurred to me at once that politest I a child?I couldn't tell from the voice K?*>d old whether It was a boy or girl?had l?cen I analyze i kidnaped and had got hold of a tele- I show. T phone only to be stopped in time to ally polit prevent my getting definite lnforma- at tl tion. I called up police headquarters obsequial and told my story, and after a few mlu- Actuallj utes* consultation among them they He 's not requested me to go with them for u diseouitei search. A carriage contaiulug three ! walks alo men In plain clothes somi drove up to them and the house, and we started for Wash- 1or what ington street, turning thence into Bur- bumps ii net and, crossing Chestnut, stopped to t<> the ok survey the locality. V|>ou the Meanwhile we had come to the con- veyances, elusion that the kidnapers must have jour the takeu the child to a house of good crowds class since it contained a telephone, cafes, ogl The houses near where we stopped , Is genera were fine residences. It was the month 1 I'O sees a of August, und, while there were from vol lights In most of them, one had evl- ! e<t at yo ilently been closed. A policeman ? and do walked around It and reported that a politenos: ray of light came through a crack In "I'anion. an upper story. I was requested to 1* con ring the bell and ask If a doctor had Hon.?Sa been called for. 1 rang, but received Mugazim no reply. Again and again I pushed the button, and ut last the door was Hc opened, and a woman stood In the I '^',e * opening. I asked her if a doctor hud j hnve or ' been called for, and she said no. I "tc 011 The pollceuiau in charge of the squad ! Hiemselv was with me, carrying my bag of i !,sspm^k medicines. He pushed Into the vest I- I ,lon lble bule. j u'r ?r n "Shall I strike n light, doctor?" lie ' 'ce' asked. And without waitlug for a ni,{*tluiI reply he lit the hall gas Jet. We saw 1 r".1' ovcl that the woman was old and of forbid- slll:l ding api>earauce. Some of "Say," suid the policeman, "we've '"xv !1^<, been telephoned that there's a child "1,0 1101 sick in this house, and the doctor n'? Bl*w ?.i ? herrings Uiuai DW Li 1 LAI I | . | At the mention of the child and the | ^ telephone the woman drew u long oWqne t, breath. This wus enough for the po- ^ licemau. lie ordered the house sur- I ' rounded and, dlrectiug the woman to 1 -'('limlti follow, went upstairs to a bedroom, where he found a telephone. 1 went w with them. ?\fter "I thought so." he said at seeing the ( Phone- I vest." s; Taking up the receiver, he called up (j j the neare3t police station and In a () J f ^ "j few minutes a couple more men re- j n au j ported. Then commenced a searching (lli no. j of the premises. We soon came upon ,. ' .' ... . a. . . . I'1? n"B( a mun in bed, who was routed out, and i |Mjo w both lie uiid the WOUlait V.'OTc takc-U di'icm f| along with us. We went from garret . to i>laln to cellar without linding anything. ' ,. , i'm , ... . . . . , lestlvltle AVe were looking about 1ji the laundry 1 |)(lU1Hj when It occurred to ouo of the men to ,,)lSfj|,|e raise the lid of a stationary wash v.,,-jous tub. It was fastened. The man called tims j1HV upon the old woman for something to ^ * j pry It open with. She turned pale. I jn Two men grasped the cover and lift- SI1;l|1pjni. There, lying In the tub, was a bov " *OI about six years old. lie was Insensible, having been given an anaesthetic j If (|)or to prevent his crying out. 1 recognized of mprCfl Eddie Thornton, the child of one of |ia.,s my clients. Tbcre' la I took measures to revive the bov, ? . , . ry anion and he soon came to his senses. rJ he jjn. ^ man and woman, on being questioned, Jn i,jKh said they had never suspected that a fll(, ^ar)C |joy of six would know how to use a |-*rjtz Lia telephone, though they had forgotten vervvaitl the phone when they pu* him where ; 8jS(aut < It was. The woman heard him, as she ?IV t supposed, talking to himself, but soon, -lssjsti-n1 suspecting that he might be np to some mischief, rushed into tlie room ' . . and took away the receiver. j I went upstairs, telephoned the boy's '* parents, wbo were in a frightful condition of mind, and told them the news, i ?, Then I drove Eddie home. , ' Since tills episode I have recom- ' \''r mended all parents to accustom their .. 1 IM!* children as soon as possible to the use | of the telephone. Eddie, a remarkably j' 111 precocious child, had been Infatuated : with the Instrument ever since Its In- ' ... troduetlon into the house. His mother | s?had permitted him to order supplies I' 1 for her, and since she was an invalid, | res8having frequent occasion for my serv- j Ices, the child remembered tny num- J ber, which was composed of but two figures. C. It. WILSON. tftX?getJ Summer Excursion Kates' "lanl I way an vl? ! PHIRE iOUTHHRN RAILWAY. K^ry Apply Round trip Summer Hxcurslon Agents 1 Tickets to Sen liore and Mountain resort points are now on sale via Southern Railwty at greatly reduce rates. Tickets good returning unti.j^ j u October 31st, 1908, Asheviile, Way | Div. Pa a. svt'e, Hendersonvllie, In the | ME SAT STILL * book's Walking Stick With Q (*0111111 under and Lightning. A aptaln Cook's ship, the Euf In Mercury buy, New Zea709, a browu boy of eight. ward became a chief and 1 , < au ^ *? great age, went uboard of I ^^arlle.' name was Tanlwha. "You've li easy enough for tlie browu tnouths." Ick out Kapene Kuku (Cap- | "And I su among the men on board, till I make mid; he was the leader of the "Be murrl a very great mun. lie walk- "Oh no* 1' rave and dignified. Ho held "You luca , a priceless treasure, and. mau yOU wba laughed, gave it to liiui. ,^0 p )0.vs kuew that he was good tiwav, drcan great. They were shocked * "How ujhi wnup Maori stole a piece of "How dlsa to iniiinate t iddled away," Tauiwha con- ))or> whereat The goblin went down into "That slm ' the ship, hut soon came up fer from Iking stick in ids hand and than tvfusln nt the canoe. Thunder peal- two. Now, I Inning (lashed, but those in between the paddled on. Again that hey landed. Might rose to pose you los ?unoe. but the thief sat still "j shall ht ogskln mat and tlie goblin's ment like a nder his feet. His compan- a dlssatls him. but he did uot answer. ia. o She w an shook hi in, and the thief "What's ti Into the hold of the canoe. I "i was tli was seen on his clothing and point incut 1 ds back." wrong way.1 "Hut i tli 'OLITE FRENCHMAN, i >"" I No reply. ay "Pardon." but Will Crowd "Hoes the u Off the Pavement. j ^nnta^ge t111 he myths about the Parisians 1 ,X'V M been fastened on the world the uot ion that they are tho i " 1 L?ople we have. That is a I ' ' " ' ? " one. but wheu you come to j u xx"' Its mythical qualities soon 1 ''*" * * ' 1 ?' Parisians are conversation-I , '.x' . Thev are the greatest art- | 1 '' l"m "" , ilnforun t I ill nhr... ..n,l II,n It was Ilk i bow. ' "" I ;l Hl'ltMllillr (he Parisian is not [>olite. , 1 I' even passably polite, lie is i ",!l' ''allied ns ami disagreeable. He' ' have ' ig the streets as if he owned 1 ||>SS "l,> c'oi refuses to turn out. no mat- j 11-v vou the elrcuinstances are. lie I thicidiug the to passersby who are used 1 tieith inary street courtesy, swoops i tnkinvc best seats in the public eon- I s:,''l: will not budge an Inch when > l'Oetable h iter seats are beyond him. ; v lit am ou In the restaurants and ' l*ns'- ' 11 's every woman he meets and 'M ' ;<>d. ly offensive. To be sure, if ^"" s:l'' chance to get anything away j "" ' ?"liden or to advance his own inter- j ir expense, he says "Pardon" | 'v" s what he has in mind. Ills I ?'1 hy ***''u consists of that one word. 1 l?oro rema So far as Ids language goes. ! ' with tcous. Put it is all conversa- <-!a\\ and , luel T. lily the in 12 very lH?dy "a "'her, by | marry ine i | I'll shoot yi :>k Swinging In Bengal. I mouth. \\ 1 jple of tlaugutia. in Bengal, | ^ ays lie dr sed to have a barbarous prac- i other word il hook swinging. Thdy deck > "l want.' ;s out with garlands and then "That's . together to undergo the most Into. Von Lorture. A wire about a quar- to yourself i incli In diameter and seven the .nnltn is pierced through the tongue, 'or- for th the wretched being will dance > 'ti call it, half an hour with the wire 'ion of the jglng through the tongue. "I'm gol them form themselves into a j hesitation, are then sewed together by a ' He llippe lie threaded with cord. They j down lie pi d by the arms and look like i "Before on a wire when ready for the i he said. "I is thought that the victims ! b? abide In ;ged considerably beforehand ! "I suppo? the sullen, dazed expression ! She got i ir throughout, but sometimes to get a n wo faint and are with great ho took a brought round again. the coin t; "Fie has dings and Broken Teeth. ting the pi every big east side wedding me to cong sts of the quarter reap a liar- "On wha id a dental surgeon, "it is "On gcttl 'U teeth that keep us busy. I j v. ho will 1< lean tbat (lie guests raise a '"d slick knock out one another's teeth. I bad ai 's the wedding cake that does " 'ilns." lief. Over here bakers mix Her eyes ding cakes every kind of a lighting no' an coins and tiny china dolls "Tell ine In tags. In the course of the I beating aro many a luckless guest Is , 1 'I (lis: crack n tooth on that hull- j t''?' toss?" art of the wedding feast. At "1 might imes the wedding cuke vie- ' i talked of getting up a peti- , sl"' l?uut orlug the bakers to omit nil : v iudow. 0 :rodients. hut up to date the' gentle i of teeth goes merrily on."? "Well?" t Sun. "Voll seei "I? Wha The Longer Title. "tf y?'l li is a system of abbreviation lissatlsfacl idle terms in Germany, per- "?<>u woi he shorthand clerks know It. "You're a little story about social rival- ' S'Y- ' df t a seiulolflcial class in Ber- "Come; ' oiul young matron exclaimed " Ws,s il!;r plrlts that she was enjoying rong way est moment of her life. "My ' 0'' i been appointed hauptkasen- r',Ml 1 lgsassistentl" That means as- ' i(,?; !l( lon ishier. "Now." she went on, '' tie of hauptknsenverwaltungs- "'H time n I boast of five letters more ''-i'"S stuck-up oberhofsteuraratsin- ' g"'iig (excise Inspector's wife) can v<>nr. two New York Press. overcome who doesn' Effect of the Lesson. Ii:? does ixclalined the minister's wife, body else o saw tlie hoys In this street "There's jo much as they have lately. slie bitorr two of them fighting now. 'bough! of. sure they're members of our "What's i chool." "You mig 11.* * see!" remarked the Rev. Mr. .nat Sunday's lesson was about i""1 uit nd Goliath." - Philadelphia to"k 1 The next ? ? was inline Untold Wealth. u 1,0 ? Is 'untold wealth/ pa?" 'u? roperty you keep out of th? ke l'll,no?Harper"* Weekly. v' OF THKSKV"; Lake Taxa | Clerrmm I the "BBAUTIFUI. SAI< ^,emso1 UOUNrRY," now in their; to tlie Southern Railway ur rates, tickets, etc. T1 J.L riiiiiK, T,,ecxaM Ast. (len. Pas. A*t , Scholarshlj Atlanta, tla. ^olle^ CouitNou* . Agt , Charleston. S C 9 a m' ' proper torn P THE BATESBU RQ APVOS g to a Decision. | [Original.] SI Ive you uuy answer today, Si een saying that for three SI pposo I'll continue to say It H ui> uiy uilml to"'? ve decided upon that." W n you haven't decided on twvl i will marry." .. 10 only reply was si far ly iook. Hpv ly of us arc there?" Sv greeablo of you! You bccui hat there are a large nuiu- ? ;. ! there are only two." pl 1 Ilea It Immensely. I In- ' ?ur putting me oil' rather m g me that 1 in one of the rvj liow would it do to decide K-; two by tossing a coin?" { faraway look, then "Sup- Bw ^ ive to bear my disappoint- Ml man." Kc ] lied look passed over her Bfl W as silent j oubling you?" Palinking of my own illsap u case the coin fell the ought there was no wrong RT other fellow possess an adit lias nothing to do with you can be happy with R?, i and can't decide between *' aid you not be satisfied wit h jSLj of a toss?" cause how stupid of you? gld decide the wrong way." i turn to pause, lie was of turn of mind and hud a a redoxes, but here was one liiin. ; t," lie sai ' dually. "We'll n, and i. it fal'.: the wrong) p 1 \i re to have the privilege of p ? V er assented nor dissented. rl a quarter from his pocket, V/.i vl/UI choose this eminently re- Ha _ . ead with a serious face, a J\ 1 the motto, dn God "We i perfectly willing to trust KM ^ ^ 1 that Just as if you had eo whatever in me." On f ^1 11 being able to choose be- fiH YyLiilovors. are not to he relied Bp , >r. 1 having chosen heads. IN 1 1(*]( ins for ny i al the spr< ul an ? i\?? i rnnrli in o K"/ a I hi in I li* of arrows in the Ktj 11101 which lie moans, 'If you I'll love you; if you don't y* xjou.' There's a ribbon in his licit moans, 'Von shall ill- Kt) . , ossod up might \ fine.' or. In 5^! 1 r | | Is, Til give you everything Bi BE iust what nniKos mo nosi coolly arrogate everything B? You choose the head and 'In Cod We Trust.' leaving lag e other?a spread eagle, as FB , w ith your ow n interpreta- L t emblems." ng to put an end to your kg I'p slio goes!" flfi rp d the coin, and as it came 3-j 1 at his hand over it. you know who has won," ? ,' ft 1111 want to know if you intend fl| (lie decision." Hj r so so?that is"? 10 further, lie tried in vain ' lore delinito reply. At lust ? ] way his hand and showed *s , 0 G ( ails up. I won." lie said coolly, put- 4 rP leoe in his pocket. "Permit DK * ratulute you." BB lug a spread eagle husband )ve you w hen you are good ] arrows into you when you r iarg id clothe you with silks or wandered all over the room, 4V * iv here. fej plainly." lie said, "without Kb und the luisli. are you satis Ej satisfied with the result of Hj t not he satisfied if?that Bfl 1 ( ) 1 I icd and looked out o* the vui lior fair young brow were g# corrugations of perplexity. n lo he satisfied." t lias tluit to do with it?" :ul shown even a tiny bit of till have eon satisfied?" m ilwnys inisin'erproting what MR iln't mean that at all." K ive're making no headway. |A eed that if the coin fell the you wore to have the privl- B< filing the right way." H ltl you at first, I can't de st not Just now." ^ suppose we have spent all for nothing. I'm worn out r to bring you to a decision, away for a long while a years, five if necessary to this infatuation for a girl t know whether she wants n't want me or wants someone chance far a decision," opted, "that you haven't Kj hi toss again." Ejj he coin spinning high in tho Bj hout waiting for it to cotno iter in his arms. H morning lier little brother liing candy. When asked m . >. j- yVMr Aje, ,>1 ot the money to buy it with - ffiuC ~ ' had found a quarter under '''VIV **!e V ARIIL It. RICHARDSON. 1 Agricultural Coi"* **' ,|n^y Superintendent of I.dm I h .ore they will he allowed to I Examination. th ' examination-:, l or detail fo. m.'.tioii appl> to the Supt. t It.-i i' -l or 10 hi i'rc'.siuciii hi i i< ' ' 'iC'4e Applicants lor admission t " ?- "ico'leRc, v* ho arc not seeking U II be held in the ( ounty , s? (olarjl|jips ? alsostand en, eonlriday.Muly 3rd. at examinations at the court hous Applicants must till ou | , ... ?o bccrejlruindie: , ^ ||c<( t A i :ate "w w i WR h Six 70 S Doable B 3rand New SI Necessary 1 Last Bale to Ve will be able to i ;on evevy day. one !o one can bring1 cc ..1.1... r ~i K:._ ut" auie in gor tint force will be acc< ently ample to tal nent it comes on t have to help gin j or you. :t?_: jv hat we have a neclion with the ol hat everything ns< entirely new. hat the entire plat hat highest prices ;est possible amor change foi seed. i' Plant Will ol tli Batesb f) 4U-' -<:, M tin,. |?Pfn SC'P* P' ' '| l-??r catalogues mid infor: stand p|y (o l.d in I' II Mil i in ?f Hdu ? Vinson ' ^( 11 hi.I, I'll VHK'lAN AN I. M Hi 11> o the Halesli'ir , v*. < >r the ..... ,, < Mliri' 'hiiir :r?n" <t.?. e U'^ | V to II p. m, ? HO to U \t m. ullegej IaVH BOUGHT aw Pratt Qins, I ox Screw Presses taftiing- and (Everything to Gin the First and of Cotton Brought Bates burg. turn out from 75 to 100 bale.; of bale every six minutes, it to n to Batesburg and say we will i back home in a reasonable time, immodating, experienced, and sufic charge of the wagon from the he yard until it leaves. You will mur cotton. We will be able to do T UELJ dVE 13 E XR.: New Plant throughout, with -no Id ginnery. 2d in the operatin g of our plant will 5 j IQ l l n f 1 1'* nn\u vw ^ .-v?2 xvy ??.> s. i i iv ivi iiv_;\v i I l.cll1 t?l I 1CJ? 1 L? will Le paid for Cot'. )nSeed and the int of Meal and Hulls will he given Be Located Near (lie Site e Old Ginnery. nrg (iinnery. " ' "v ' 'nt ?vv5' ?',; /, f ^ ^ ># ^ |h: i a. n w'o.n. nation a|> i?km i-t | cko. i'.l .i.i.timn |5 i(i"-!ilir*,'. ' ''. ?-si(k'iit. ? '! ( ? in ti'li'imimo' r.nil.lin^. ' w.u. turn* \i " uii'o spring kvri v Thursday tiii'kmon i atiw karriil i .ion':s, attoii nkyb-ai at'i<?i:nk\ ai i aw. bativsltljktj. s. c. will tiracti in nil th. ?h. (/oiirlh art*fill ill triii ion tfivri to.'iil businosh. ollim in k uiiniliai! i '/mar nation a i. hank iimldino-- islington, m i'l4 st una. I I I I F: 1 I I I K It M A N. ion n, I M K K M A ' Uff. * Mt.lte nil'' li. f ?i 1U i n k , , O. v *> . #