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Edgefield Advertiser Published Weekly. EDGEFIELD, 8. cT BRIEF NEWS NOTES FOI! THE BUSY MAN WOST IMPORTANT EVENT8 OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CON 'JENSED FORM. . 7 WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Comp?ete Review of Happenings Of i Greatest Interest From AU Parts of World. Southern. Fortress avenue runs off of Buena Bankers and cotton men, in New York are skeptical as to the practica bility of the plan approved by the re cent conference of Southern govern nors for handling the cotton crop with the assistance of an unnamed foreign syndicate. The plan ls for the pur chase of about two million bales of the cotton crop and its warehousing at central points for distribution when cotton prices have been put back to satisfactory levels. It is declared by financial experts that if the scheme is to follow the lines more or less suc cessfully established by Brazil in financing its surplus coffee crop, it would be necessary for- the foreign bankers to have credit of the cotton growing states behind their loan as well as the cotton itself as collateral. Urging the holding of every availa ble bale of cotton until September 1, 1912, if necessary, for a price of 13 rents per pound and the reduction of the acreage nexfc year to not exceed ing 60 per cent of the areable lands of the farmers, telegrams were dis patehd from the office of E. J. Wat son, president of the Southern Cotton congress, to each commissioner of ag riculture and each state president of fanners' unions in the states through out the cotton belt. The plans aim to effect an immediate belt-wide re tirement of cotton from the market and follows an action taken by the farmers' convention here last night That the price of cotton has at last touched rock bottom, and will begin rising again soon, is the opinion of Gov. Hoke Smith, who has just re turned from a trip to New York after attending the meeting of the board j of trustees of the Peabody fund. Ac cording to the governor, the opinion ls gaining ground ia northern and eastern financial circles that there is not going to be any moro cotton on the market until the price goes up, and that Southern growers have de -4enabie4 to hold the staple until bet ter prices prevail. Seven masked" naen boarded the --Tvesfoira express train on the Rock Island railroad at Bridge Junction, Ark., opposite Memphis, bound the express messenger and blew up the safe, taking $200,000 from the United States Express company, admitted that there was not less than half a million dollars in the express safe on the train shipped from Memphis banks to smaller banks in Arkansas between Memphis and Little Rock and New-j port, Ark. The farmers of the South must wLhhoid from the market every re maining bale of the present season's crop of cotton and follow this with a concerted and binding arrangement to reduce next season's cotton acreage at least 25 per cent, if they hope to re store the South great level and re trieve thc losses sustained by reason ot the present low prices! This is the plan which the conference of the Southern governors adopted at its Nt v ' Orleans session to secure immediate relief from the depression in the price of the staple. When final arrangements for the state meeting of Alabama Confederate veterans were concluded, announce ment was made by Col. John B. Fuller, chairman of the program com mittee, that a feature of the conven / tkm would be the unveiling of a bronze memorial tablet commeorating the secess'on of Alabama from the x Union. The ceremony will take place in the rotunda of the capitol. The tablet is the gift of the Ladies' Me morial association. General. The report of the discovery of ex tensive deposits of potash in America has attracted general attention In Germany and has bee.i "commented ?upon by all the papers. The Tageblatt says that the discovery is the first fruits of German's short-sighted pol icy toward America, and says that it will be equally easy for the United States to manipulate its tariff so as to ' exclude German fertilizers now that a home supply is available. Goats milk is the latest remedy for the drink habit Dr. Adelaide Abbott, superintendent of the department ol health and heredity of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, declares that it is a specific. Connecticut Democrats will presenl Governor Baldwia for their party's presidential nominee. Criticism of the rctivities of the Ro man Catholic church in the United States was made in a report adopted by tho fall council of the general con terence committee of Seventh Day Ad ventists in session at Washington a. c. Mrs. Lena Cohen, who was founc guilty in New York of conspiracy tc ship girls for Immoral purposes, wat sentenced to five years' imprisonmenl in the woman's prison at Auburn >T. Y. President Taft has designated Thursday, November 30, as Thanks giving day One hundred and fifty women ant children and 150 other civilians wen killed in the Italian bombardment ol Benghaszi, Tripoli, by thc Italian war ships on Thursday, October 19, ac cording to advices received from th? British consul there. A package containing 143 counter feited $10 bank notes was found bur ied beneath a tree on an island in Jackson Park, Chicago. The bills were recovered after a confession Lom Albert Leon. Leon was said to be a Russian political refugee and the head of a successful counterfeit ing outfit For months notes of this denomination have been circulated in the West They were made in a log cabin at Nootka Island, off the coast of British Columbia In a great amphitheater formed by the broad expanse of the Hudson riv er, the towering shore of Manhattan, the precipitous Palisades of New Jer sey and a cloud-flecked sky, an awe some marir?-) spectacle was staged, when Secretary Meyer of the navy in spected the most opwerful fleet of fighting ships evor assembled in American waters. Ninety-nine in all, they lay at anchor gay with colors, in six great divisions, seven miles in length. This line the secretary passed.'. With the suicide of Prince Chun, the Chinese regent hourly expected, "in atonement to his ancestors for his error of statesmanship;" with the likelihood of the entire imperial anny of the North rising in mutiny against the Manchu dynasty, following the resignation of the cabinet, as an im minent possibility and with the South ern provinces menaced by a general slaughter by . the Manchu princes threatening the lives of millions, Chi na faced the direst period of her crisis. t China's national assembly voiced gratification over edicts issued by the throne and expressed belief that the situation in China would be improved if the throne's promises were fulfilled. However, it is doubtful if the edicts will have the effect of halting the rev olution. The edicts make a complete capitualtion to the demands of the na tional assembly and even go so far as to offer extravagant praise to the reb els for bringing about the great re forms which are promised. Rev. Clarence V: T. Richeson, pas tor of Immanuel Baptist church, Cam bridge, Mass., was Indicted on five counts, charging murder in the first degree by the Suffolk county grand jury, for the alleged poisoning, on Oc tober 14, of his former sweetheart, Miss Avis W. Linnell of Hyannis, Mass. The grand jury reported their finding to the superior criminal court after hearing more than thirty wit nesses during four days. It is under stood that the jurors were unanimous in adopting the indictment Mrs. Louise Vermilya of Chicago was formallv charged with murder of Policeman Arthur Bissonette by poi soning hin with arsenic, following the report of toxicologists who had exam ined the viscera of the dead roomer at the widow's home. Coroner Hoffman announced that he will have exhum ed the ladies of at least two of the other eight persons who have died in her home during the past eighteen years. Mrs. Vermilya is critically ill Tith pneumonia. One brokerage firm suspended, and another transferred for trades to avoi'l going to the wall when the heavy holders of wheat poured their holdings into Chicago trade channels to clear decks, in common belief for the threatened inspection by Federal authorities on a hunt for possible wheat corners. The suspended firm, a small one, was that of Sam Finney. Bringle & Wing got under cover by transfer of trades when the call for margins went out. The town of Thelma, 18 miles south of San Antonio, Texas, was practically destroyed and two persons were in jured and damage the amount of which has not been estimated, was done to crops by a tornado which swept the country about Thelma, according to news received here. According to re ports of the storm received, resi dences, barns and other outhouses, the small business structures and school houses were wrecked, the debris being scattered in the wake of the wind. President Taft surprised a large audience at a dinner In Chicago of the Hamilton club by what most of his hearers construed as an admission of the possibility of Republican defeat in the coming national election. He was speaking to what had promised to be an unusually enthusiastic audi ence of Republicans. Those present hastened to ascribe the president's utterances to weariness after his long tour of speechmaking and especially after the three days* hard "campaign" in Chicago. Washington. President Taft got back to Wash ington after an absence of over two months. It was Just 71 days ago that the special session of congress came to an er d and that Mr. Taft left- for Beverly and the summer white house by way of Rochester, N. Y., where he attended the annual G. A. R. en campment In the time he has been away, the president has traveled, counting side trips, almost fifteen thousand miles, and has visited twen ty-six states. The proposed plan for reorganiza tion of the tobacco trust submitted by the American Tobacco company and co-defendants to the government's anti-trust suit was both praised and condemned before the circuit court judges of the United States for the southern district of New York. Attor ney General Wickersham has filed the I government answer to the plan, coun sel for the defendants pleaded with the court to accept the dissolution proposal. Independent manufacturers and dealers and producers of tobacco unanimously disapproved the plan. Complete control of all railroads by the interstate commerce commission and virtual elimination of the state commissions, is foreshadowed in au opinion handed down by the Supreme court The court held that hereafter all locomotives, cars of other equip ment used on any railroad which is a highway of interstate commerce must comply with the Federal safety appliance act The court held that compliance with Federal law is com pulsory on all ra'?roads which aro en gaged in the tran : ortation of persons or freight from one state to another. MIM wU y \a^4^-N* ?s/ova/Z?T/o// or wiw/?a/f?j?/rA/r? o* NOVELIZED ?Y W/U COPYAJCHT ?0Y **,?>./ 4 < 8YN0PSI3. Harry Swlfton li expecting: a visit from his fiancee, Lucy Medders, a Quakeress whom he met In the country. His auto crashes into another machine containing .> beautiful woman and a German count The woman's hat ls ruined. and Harry escapes. His sister. Caroline, arrives at his home to' play hostess. Socrates Prim mer, cousin of Lucy's, arrVres with a hat Intended as a present for Lucy. Har ry ts trailed to his home by the Count abd Mrs. Gen. Biases, who demands her hat. a duplicate of which she says has been delivered at Harry's house. She is In great fear lest her husband hear of her escapade. Lucy Medders and her father arrive and the count ls hidden In ono room and Mr?. Blues in another. Harry ls forced to do some fancy lying- to keep Lucy from discovering the presence of the woman. The milliner. Daphne Daf flngton, who proves to be an old flame of Harry's, arrives ?to trace the missing du plicate hat and more complications en sue. _ CHAPTER V.-(Continued.) "No," Harry blundered. "Ifs for another woman." Daphne drew herself up with the pose of a tragedy queen. j "Aha!" she enid, in denunciatory tones. "So you're up to your old tricks, are you?" Harry wilted at that, and could make no sufficient reply. "Well," Daphne decided, "I'll make you the hat-on one condition. I'll get it finished this afternoon, provided that you and I-Just our two little selves-shall have one of our old time cosy, comfy dinners tonight" Harry was aghast This was too much. The moro he tried to get out of his trouble the more new trouniss were invented for him. "Daphne," he said, "I-I simply can't do that" "Two years ago," Daphne reminded him, "you would have jumped ?at the chance to have the dinner, and never have bothered about the hat" "I know, but, Daphne, lt is impos sible. You see, these guests will be here, and I can't be away when 1 should be entertaining them." "They won't miss you," Daphne said, cruelly. "You're not so very en tertaining." "I know it-and I'm at my worst to/ day. So," with a hopeful cadence in his voice, "you get me the hat and we'll have that little dinner some oth er evening." "No dinner tonight, no hat today." was Daphne's ultimatum, when from somewhere in the house came the voices of Lucy and Carolyn calling to Harry. "Great Scott!" he muttered. -This thing's getting- worse! They mustn't see you here." , "They?" Daphne asked "Who are they?" "One ls my sister; the other is-the other girl." "Oh, goodness. Harry!" Daphne al most wept "I didn't mean to get you into trouble. Hide me, hide me! Heavens! If there should be any talk about me-Just when my millinery business is doing so nicely. You ought to be ashamed to allow an in nocent girl to take such chances as this." But Harry was hurrying her toward the library door. At first he had un consciously started her toward the other one, but halted, remembering that Mrs. Blazes was there. He mute ly directed her to go into the library, and then said in a hasty whisper: "Don't pay any attention to the man in there. Just hide yourself in there a few minutes, and I'll get the girls to go back downstairs on some pretext" As the door closed on Daphne he left the.room and so he did not hear from the Ubi ar y the voice of the Count saying: "Veli, py gracious! Liddle Daphne." Nor the amazed tones of Daphne as she exclaimed: "Why, Count! What are you doing here?" CHAPTER VI. For a time there was silence In the room. Then the door of one room opened and Mrs. Blazes peered anx iously forth. "I wonder why he ls so long getting that hat" she said to herself. The door across from her began to open, and she hurriedly dashed back and closed her door. The Count and Daphne came from the library. "Indeed," Daphne said, "he might have told me you were in there. Bul maybe he meant it as a surprise tc me." She simpered and peeped roguishly at the Count "I hope," the Count said, "it vas a surprise. To think dot now ve hafJ a meetings." "The pleasure is all yours, sweet noble of teutonic blood," said Daphne with fine sarcasm. The Count looked at her with pique shaking his head mournfully. "To think!" he sighed. "After al I spend on you, den you leave mc vatting for you in such disgraceful ness on der corner!" Daphne tried to explain. "Honest, County," she said, at whlct pet name he flinched. "Honest Coun ty, I didn't mean to disappoint you hut a traveling gentleman I badu' seen for a long time came through and as I hadn't seen him for so long I went to supper with him. You see the trouble with you and me was th? way wo talked. Half the time couldn't understand you and the othei half you couldn't understand me." The Count looked at her blankly Her explanation did not explain at all "Such a deceitfulness!" he said "And after I gave you my ring. Hov da|?vl you keep it?" The Count's haughty indignattoi over her having kept his ring wa: tinctured with a little twinge of con science over the fact that, separatee from them by only a thin door, wa: another lady to whom, that very day he had 'given a similar ring. Ti.? Count had the habit of "wishing on" i ring, as an incident of bis various Air f J rm PLOY BY rrO/t/UJ?/??AOi tations. And no sooner did he wish lt on then he began to wish it back. "I didn't keep . your old ring!" Daphne retorted. "You didn't?" "No. I gave it away to a gentleman friend." ' "Vat!" tba Count asked, In noble horror. "You gave my beaudiful ring avay. Ach! To think of lt, mit ali Its family unt historical significance, being on der finger of some common person!" For a moment the very air was tense between them. The Count glared st Daphne, and Daphne re turned his glare with fiery interest She leaned over until her sharp nose was within three Inches of his face, and said to him in raro ry accents: "Yon can't insult me. I've been in sulted by experts!* The Count jumped as though he had been pricked by .a pin. This set ting of him down as a nonentity, ac companied by a sharp snap of the finger, was a bit more cavalier treat ment than he had ever received. He could think of nothing to say In reply. Daphne, now thoroughly angry, went on: "I want you to understand that Gen-' eral Blazes-" "Yru gave, my ring to Cheneral Blazes!" the Count gasped. "Sure," Daphne replied. "Mein Gott Im nimmel i" With one of his rings on the Gen eral's finger and the other on the finger of the1 General's wife, the thought was too much. The Count dropped limply into a chair and wagged his head grimly. "Both rings in der same family! Ach, Gott!'"he murmured. Harry hurried into the room, and stopped in astonishment at sight of them. "The idea!" 8he Ejaculated. "I Won't German I "Here!" he exclaimed, "you should n't have come out here. Get back in the library for a minute and then I'll let you escape." Daphne and the Count meekly en tered the library, and Harry ran to the door of his bedroom and was about to open it when he heard Caro lyn calling him: "Oh, Harry, where are you?" Mrs. Blazes, henri np him at her door, opened it and was now coming; out, when, to her utter astonishment he shoved her back into the room and pulled the door to. "I'm coming," he called to Carolyn, and hurried out again. Simutaneously the door of the li brary opened, and Daphne emerged. "The idea!" she ejaculated. "I won't breathe the same air with that Ger man toreigner!" Then she heard some one approach ing the room, and consternation seized her. She looked nervously about for a place of concealment "Where can I hide? Where can I hide?" she welled. ' The voices came nearer, and des perately she rushed to the door of the bedroom wherein was Mrs. Blazes. Opening the door, she dashed in. With mutual exclamations of recog nition she and Mrs. Blazes saw each other. And the door was still trem bling shut when Lucy and Harry strolled Into the den. Sisters In'affliction and adversity. Mrs. Blazes and Daphne were not mg lu confiding to each other, in bated whispers, the reasons for their pres ence. Daphne's position was one well calculated to upset her nerves. Out side were two men with whom she had "flirted, ode of whom wanted a ring he had given her and which she had presented to the husband of the lady with whom she was talking. On the other hand, Mrs. Blazes was not happily situated. Without a per fect duplicate of her hat she felt that she could not go home. She could not leave the room now, to go home, any way. And now, locked in with her, was the only person who could make a duplicate of ber hat ; "What are we to do?" she tearfully asked Daphne. "Be quiet and listen to what goes on out there," Daphne told her. "Mr. Swifton ls just as anxious to get us out as we are to cet out If some one else doesn't drop in and have to be hidden. I think he will work il some way." "Well, If I get out of here undiscov ered," said Mrs. Blazes, raising ber hand to wipe away a tear, "I'll never flirt again." Daphne's sharp eyes saw a familiar ring on her floger. "What a lovely ring, Mrs. Blazes!** ahe dissimulated. "Did your husband give lt to you?" "What? Oh, this ring?" Mrs. Blazes answered guiltily, folding her other hand about lt carelessly, io ai to conceal lt "Oh, no, that's just a ring that belongs to a friend of mine." Daphne could not understand it, and yet she could not ask any more ques tions. She contented herself with say ing : " "I've heard that sometimes rings brought bad luck." CHAPTER Vit. When Harry and Lucy strolled int? the den, just after Daphne had sue*, ceeded in getting Into the room with Mrs. Blazes, they were followed by Mr. Medders. Mr. Medders Was find? lng many things to interest him in Harry s home. This was the first time he had ever been where he might saunter from room to room and ex amine pictures, books and bric-a-brac -many of which were of a kind that were not popular in his own environ ment "Oh, Harry," Lucy said /'this ls Just the most delightful visit!" "I'm doing everything I can to make it pleasant for you, and I hope nothing happens to spoil it" Harry said. Medders, moving about the den* stopped at the door of the library. "What is in there, my boy?" he asked. "I haven't been in that room yet." "There?" Harry repeated, nervously. "Ob, that's just a junk room." "Thee means a bunk room," Lucy corrected him, mischievously. "Yes," Harry said. "It's a Jun)' bunk room." "Varily," said Mr. Medders, "a JunT Breathe the Same Air With That rorelgner!" bunk room must be Interesting." And before Harry could stop him be had opened the door and started in? only to step back and say: "Why, there is some one in here." "Is there?" Harry asked, affecting surprise, hastily trying to think how big the headlines would he in the papers the next day. "Why, who can it be?" Lucy asked Harry, feeling that all Iras lost still racked his brain for some half-way reasonable explanation of the pres ence, as he thought, of Daphne as well as the Count, in his library. "Why, you see," he began, "they they are-" "They"" Medders said. "Thero is only one man In here." Harry was lost for language and bereft of thought when the Count stalked majestically from the door. No one else could be seen in the library. Harry looked swiftly through the doorway Into every comer of that room, asking himself: "Where the dickens has she gone?" She was no longer'there, that much was certain. And he turned to see the Count bowing stiffly to Mr. Med ders and Lucy. The Count held a book in his hand, and as his bead rose from one of his deep bows he winked earnestly at Harry-a helpful, friendly wink, which was as though it said for him not to worry, that the Count would back him up in any story he told. "I beg your pardon," Harry rallied. "I had quite forgotten the Count Miss Medders, Mr. Medders, this is the Count von Fitz." The Count bowed beautifully, Lucy courtesied, her father shook th? Count's hand-and still everything was not explained. "And is the gentleman thy Instruc tor, perhaps?" Medders asked, noting the book the "Count held, and associat ing it with the fact that the Count had been in the library. Harry fairly bubbled with Joyv at this helpful suggestion, all uncon sciously given by Medders. "Yes," he said, "he is my Germas tutor." (TO BE CONTINUED.) GOVERNOR ADVISES TO DROP THE PROSECUTION OF THE CASES OF THE WORKING MAN'S CLUB. AN EXPENSE FOR CHESTER Th? Action of Solicitor Henry In Giving Out the Letter Was the Re sult of a Card Signed by Attorney W. H. Newbold. Chester-Solicitor Henry read in court a letter from Gov. Blease advis ing him to drop the prosecution of the Working Man's club cases in the circuit court, as to prosecuting these cases, the governor contended, would only entail a useless expense on Ches ter county. The governor's letter said he had been reliably informed that when the Working Man's club cases were set tled with the city of Chester, by pay ment of $600, it was with the under standing that all further prosecution would be dropped unless the club should be guilty of further violation of the dispensary law. The governor said he believes in prosecution, but not persecution. The action of Solicitor Henry In' giving out the letter of the governor was the result of a card in a local paper, signed by W. H. Newbold, at torney for the Working Man's club, which took the solicitor to task for not giving out bills of indictment in a certain other case and In the club cases referred to. Mr. Henry ev plained the former case by stating that in his opinion the case of the state is very weak. The accused is out on bond, and the state's main wit ness is not able to attend court at this time. He then took up the Working Man's club case. This, Mr. Henry stated, was filed in the clerk's office and only one witness has been bound over. Necessarily he was not in position to give out a bill of indictment or to proceed with the trial of the case. Mr. Henry stated further that he has been told by Mayor Wise that there wau no agreement made by the city when settlement was made with the Working Man's club 'to drop further prosecution, and that prose cution in the circuit court ls entirely in order. Judge Watts, at the conclusion of Solicitor Henry's remarks, addressed the grand Jury briefly. Long Staple to Augusta Exhibit Columbia.-The South Carolina de partment of agriculture will send a long staple cotton exhibit to the Geor gia-Carolina fair to he held In Augus ta, Ga., in a few days. This an nouncement was made by E. J. Wat son, commissioner of the department, after the receipt of a letter from Frank E. Beane, secretary of the Augusta fair. The full exhibit that was at the state fair will not be sent to Augusta because it would be dam aged in transportation. However, Commissioner Watson has a duplicate of the important features of the ex hibit and this will be sent to the Au gusta fair. .Duplicate varieties of Webber, Keenan, Harts ville and Co lumbia cotton will bc shown in Au gusta. /; South Carolina Club's New Officers. Columbia.-At a meeting of the South Carolina club, held in the of fices of the chamber of commerce, the following officers were elected: Chas. A. Ellis, Columbia, president; T. Jeff Goodwyn, Columbia, secretary; J. B. Bell, Columbia, treasurer, and the following vice presidents: First dis trict, R. G. Rhett, Charleston; Sec ond district, J. E. Harley, Barnwell; Third district, H. H. Evans, New berry; Fourth district, Perry Beattie, Greenville; Fifth district, J. L. Irby, Boykin; Sixth district, Tom C. Ham er, Bennettsvllle; Seventh district Walter T. Green, Columbia. Washington.-An order has been Is sued for establishing station No. 1 at Laurens at 468 Fleming street, ef fective November 16. The operations of this station show that Laurens is growing.in its postal business To Hold An Important Meeting. Sumter.-The Chamber of Com merce will hold. an Important fall meeting and smoker during the month. of November to discuss nu merous matters of importance to Sumter and Sumter county, An oys ter supper will be served and round table talks will be indulged In and a kind of "experience meeting" and "love feast" will be held. It is prob able that the commission form of gov ernment for Sumter proposition will be one of the matters under discus sion, but this is not definitely settled. A Most Respected Negro Died. Chester.-Hampton Stratford, col ored, died at his home in the west ern part of the city, after an Illness of several months. He was one ol the oldest and most respected ne groes in the city and many white peo ple attended his funeral. Stratford was the body servant of the late Capt, Edw. Mobley of Rock Hill, during the whole of the civil war, and Capt Mobley often spoke of the devotion and loyalty of his servant. Stratford was a great admirer of the 6th regi ment. Chester County Court Convenes. Chester-The fall term of th( Court of General Sessions and Com mon Pleas for Chester county openec with Judge Richard C. Watts presid lng. Jiidge Watts' chw,gr to th?, grand Jury was brief. Vu assumet that the judges presiding at fh< spring terms had fully acquainted th? members oC the grand jury with th scope and importance of their dutie and devoted his remarks to congrat ulating the county upon the excellen regard for law that it obtains herc Hoods Sarsaparilla Cures all humors, catarrh and rheumatism, relieves that tired feeling, restores the appetite, cures paleness, nervousness, builds np the whole system. Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablet? called larvata bs. Improvements in Piano Construction have been going on for yean, ted we've been in the barina* lone enough, we dunk, to nain itt good a piano for tba prie* as it is passible to produce THE SHAW Hive yon seen it? It'eacaccompliah ment of which we ?re proud. Th? price is reasonable, and yon got all the Talon yon pay for. Manufactured bj CHAS. M. STIEFF MANUFACTURER OF THE Artiitic Stfeff, Shaw aad Stie? Self-player Pitnoe Southern Wart room 5 Weat Trade Street Charlotte - North Carolina C H. WILMOTH, Manager (Mention thia paper) XANTHLNE'HA^ Restores Gray Hair to Natural Color USOTIS IUSDRC7F AHB 6CIRF Inrigorateaand pr?venu thebairfrom falling off Tor Sal. S7 Drouin*, or Snt VLrttX bj XANTHINE CO., Richmond, Virginia Price SI Tm Zf.lti tupi. Bo ttl. tic Sta* Ur timiar. II afflicted with; .oro cy os. OM j Thompson's Eye Water W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 45-1911. Summoned as Witnesses. . Whenever Rev. Solon Jefferson called on Aunt Candace it was her custom to aet a plate cf gingerbread before him and then ply him with what she called " ligious 'spoundin's." "Wha' fo' does de Lawd send epi demics into de land?" she asked him one day. "When folks get so bad dey muet be removed, some of 'em. Slat' Candace, den de Lawd permits de coming ob an epidemic," said Mr. Jefferson, and took a large bite of gingerbread. "Uh-b!" said Aunt Candace. "Ef dat's so, how come de good people gets removed along wid de bad ones?" "De good ones are summoned fo' witnesses," said Rev. Solon, fortified in spirit and clarified in mind by the gingerbread, although slightly embar rassed in hiB utterance. "De Lawd gibs every man a ?air trial."-Youth's Companion. -i-' Scared Out. The guides had a pretty story to tell as often as they were asked why the cliffs gave back no sound! A beautiful Echo (so the story ran) formerly dwelt in the valley, and had great fun mocking people who, chanc ing that way. in any manner broke the sylvan silence. But once upon a time a party of smart women, prompted by the guides knew not what caprice, sat down in the immediate neighborhood to enjoy a game of progressive whist. "Gee, I give it up!" cried the Echo thereupon, and in consternation fled the place, nevermore to return.-Puck. What Travelers Needed. A traveler's outfit 300 years ago was somewhat different from the present day. In "Touring in 1600," by E. S. Bates, the following list la given: "First among requisites is a book of prayers and. hymns effective for salvation without being so pugna* clous, doctrinally, aa to cause sus picion. Next, a notebook; a watch, or a pocket sundial; if a watch, not a striker, for that warna the wicked you have cash; a broad-rimmed hat, gaiters, boots, breeches (aa If bia friends would let him start without any!), gloves, shoes, shirts, handker chiefs, etc." RED. If? the Red Blood Corpuscles That Proper Food Makes. An Ohio woman says Grape-Nuts food gave her good red blood and re stored the roses of youth to a com plexion that had been muddy and blotchy. She says: "For 10 years I had stomach trouble which produced a breaking out on my face. The doctora gave it a long Latin name, but their medicines failed to cure it Along with thia I had fre quent headaches, nervousness and us ually pain in my stomach after meals. "I got disgusted with the drugs, stopped them and coffee off short, and quit eating everything bnt fruit and Grape-Nuts, with Postum for my table beverage. "The headaches, stomach trouble, and nervous weakness disappeared al most like magic, which sh D wed that when the cause was removed and good food and drink used nature was ready to help. "My blood was purified and my com plexion became like a young girl's, while my weight was increased from 90 to 120 pounds in a few months good, solid firm flesh, where lt used to be soft and flabby. "I recommended Grape-Nuts and Postum to one of my friends, who was afflicted as I had been. She followed my advice and in a short time was re stored to complete health and In about 8 months her weight increased from 100 to 148 pounds. "Our doctor, observing tho effect of Grape-Nuts and Postum in our cases, declared, the other day, that he would hereafter prescribe these food prod? ucts for gastritis." Name, given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever read the abor?? letter t A new one appeara from tlm<> to time. They ?re srennine, tra?, arni fell mt hntasja Irtawit