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EAST LAKE.

East Lake October 26.-(Special.)- Pierian Literary Club of East Lake met at the home of Mrs. J. w. Hargrove yes terday evening. Mrs. J. D. Hinson pre- sented a very interesting paper on Eng land and the Colonies, and each of the other members present related an incident connected with the life of one of the colonial danes Quotations from Spen- cer were also read or recited. The club outlined its programme for the ensuing year, each member being expected to con tribute a paper on some designated his torical subject. Those present were Mrs. w. E. Sorsby, president; Mrs N A. Bar rett, secretary: Mrs. M. E. White. treas urer; Mrs. J. D. Hinson, Mrs. w. M. Nor ton, Mrs. George c. Jepson, Mrs. s. J. Ansley, Mrs. J. W. Hargrove, Miss Kate Tarrant and Miss Jessie D. Herring The club adopted blue and white as its colors.
 E. C. Boggs has purchased lot be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets on the car line, on which he will erect a nine- room house.
 The series of meetings at the Methodist church continue to grow in interest, and great crowds are attending all the ser vices. Presiding Elder J. D. Simpson is preaching with great power, and his ef- forts are being richly blessed. At almost every meeting numbers present them selves before the pulpit for prayer, most of whom express a desire to join the church. great revival of interest in spiritual matters Is taking place in the community as the result of these meet ings. That this is true of church mem- bers as well as the unconverted is shown clearly at the morning services, when a majority of those present rise to their feet and testify to the goodness of God. The meetings will be continued next week. Tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon there will be a special service for children.
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American League Defests sovth.r,

New Orleans. October 26.-The Amer,- can Leasuers played an exhibition game here today. but owing to the street car strike. the crowd was small. Both side. played rocky fielding game, but inc batting was good and several of the mf- nor leaguers found Bernhardt and I,a,,- on getting home run. Score: Ameri- can League, 1s; Southern League, |
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when I finally was able to leave my hed l was left with excruciating pains in my back. My water at times looked very much like coffee. I could pass but little at a time, and then only after suffering great pain. My physicial condition was such that had no strength and was all run down. The doctors said my kidneys were not affected
 Did Not Know ] Had
 Kidney Trouble. somehow felt certain my kidneys were the cause of my trouble. My sister, Mrs c. E. Iittlefeld of Lynn. advised me to give Di Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial I procured a bottle and inside of three days corlmenced to get relief followed up that bottle with another. and at the completion of this one found I was com pletely cured. My strength returned, and today I am as well as ever. My business is that of canvasser am on my feet great deal of the time, and have to use much energy in getting around. My cure Is. therefore. all the more remarkable. and is exceedingly gratifying to me-
 MRS. H. N. WHEELER. Swamp-Root will do Just as much for any housewife whose back is too weak to perform her necessary work. who is al- ways tired and overwrought, who feels that the cares of life are more than she can stand. It is boon to the weak and ailing.
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SCOTTsBoRo
Hon.. James. B. Graham and Others s- Speak In Favor of Constitution.

,,e.Scottsboroy October 25.-(Special. )-Hon. J. R. Graham of Talladega spoke at the courthouse last night to large crowd in favor of the new constitution. He made a fine impression and his speech was de- clared one of the ablests yet heard on that tssubject He spoke to a large crowd at Bridgeport today.
 Hon. W. M. Sanford spoke at Wood- vile and Limrock today, and had large audiences at both places.
 Hons. w. T. Lowe of Moulton and John
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Has Purchased Fruithurst Inn.

Washington. October 26-(Special. )-Dr. c. A. Eastman of Maine passed through Washington today en route home from Frufthurst Ala. He has purchased the Fruithurst Inn and several hundred acres of adjoining land with the inten- tion of establishing a first class tourist hotel and sanitarium
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body into vigorous health.
 1T took two bottles of pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach troubie,r writes Clarence carnes Esq,, of Tayiorstown, Loa,dcun Co. Va. wIt did me so much good that didn't take any more. can eat most anything now am so well pleased with t hardly know how tried whole lot of things before wrote tc you There was a gent1euan told me about your medicine. how It had cured his wife. did. for don't know what would have done if t had not been for Dr. pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery
 pr, Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con sdpstion.
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History Repeated,

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
 q hear you took a iier in stocks yes- terday.''
 '.Yes. but, like all the other flying ma chimes, I didn't stay up.'
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Raad late books, 10 days 25c. Dew NS~ berry's Book Store.
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Tomorrow evening is the time for the regular monthly consecration meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church. and a full attend ance of the members Is desired
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F. Proctor of Scottsboro addressed the people on the new constitution at Dutton and Pisgah. They had fine crowd at Pisgah and were much pleased.
 Sheriff Chitwood of DeKalb County came over from Fort Payne Thursday and got Jim Lumpkin, who was recently arrested by Sheriff Austin Lumpkin is wanted in DeKalb on a charge of grand larceny.
 Quite a number of telephones have been given up by patrons, owing to the fact that the company has raised the price.
 The Lugin show spent an unpleasant night at Stevenson Wednesday. The small boys of the town. just for fun, 3 cutting holes in the tent, cutting ropes. and the like. Finally the trespassers were apprehended and fined $50 each Just for fun" said the Mayor.
 Two well-developed cases of scarlet fever are reported to have been found in the families of Wiley Cothran and Cass Findley. There seems to be but little alarm. and precautions will be taken to prevent its spread.
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! Inc Law

Of health has no unisprined guardians of its peace. If 1t had there would be arrests innumerable In every restaursnt every day of the year. Both in the quantity and qualify of the food they eat and in the manner of It's consump-
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not escape her pun ishnaents, and dys- pepsia or stomach utrouble1 ' k the inva- riable penalty of care less eating.
 There is no other medicine for diseases of the stomach and allied organs of di gestion and nutrition which can compare
 with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
 covery. It cures these diseases perfect ly and permanently, and enables the build. ino in of the whole
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Messrs. McMurray. Payne, and Hutch ings left today for Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, where they will re- main over Sunday.
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There being a small balance due on the improvements recently made to the Baptist church the following named members of the Ladies Aid Society have assumed the payment of same, and will raise the amount needed by making quilts and similar articles Several orders have already been received. The ladies are: Mrs. A. H. Sims, Mrs. E. Brewer Mrs H. E. Darby, Mrs. F. M. Edwards. Mrs. J. B Burns. Mrs. Harvey Woods and Mrs F M. Wood.
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Mir. Leach of Fowler station has pur- chased a lot at the corner of First ave- nue and Wood street, and will erect thereon a dwelling to cost about 5000.
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FAIR AND RACES at Col umbus, Miss, Oct go to Nov. l; half fare on all railroads.
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on the Texas frontier by the ladies of the Baptist church is estimated to have been worth seventy dollars. In addition to work of thls kind, the ladies support an orphan at the Evergreen Orphans Home.
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9OA AOA &AA women sin
 eacf, day against the laws of health. Those who will not heed
 Nature's warnings can.
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the kidney bladder remedy realized distress ing will whole system right and of a
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PRATT CITY

Pratt City, October 2s.-CSpecial.) > Work is being rapidly pushed on the new residence of A. N. Daniel. When com pleted it will be one of the prettiest and most commodious residences in Pratt City.
 The Rev. Frank Marston returned from Attalla today, where he has been attend ing the North Alabama Presbytery He reports very pleasant and profitable session.
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Tom Morrow of Leeds, Ala, will visit friends and relatives in Pratt City to- morrow
 Mrs. Cal Norris entertained few of her friends last night in an informal manner.
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The box recently sent to missionariel
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E. c. Boggs has purchased a lot be- tween Ninth and Tenth streets on the car line on which he will erect a nine- room house.
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Policeman Walker has resigned his po- sition and Will Pattie, a deputy. was ap- pointed as his successor.
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Professor Bush, superintendent of the public school, has recommended two ad- ditional teachers. The matter will be de- cided at the next meeting of the board of education.
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l learned 10 know him better and TO
SEQ the inner qualities Of the man In
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SCOUT IN B0ERLAND,
Major Burnham Tells How He Aided in
South African British War.

He entered the Boer lines almost ex-
actly a hundred times, and was cap
tured once, but got away In three days.
At Zand river he spent an afternoon
inside a Kaiiir hut. while on bench
outside were ranged a number OF Boei
officers watching the movements OF the
British In the distance The scout. Win
his eye at hole in the thin mud plas-
ter wall, an inch from the head OF the
nearest Boer, was likewise watching the
proceedings. There was only one room,
in the hut and when some OF the Beers
decided to come and sit inside the scout
had to Jump for pile Of skins In one
corner and lie motionless underneath
one Of them for two hours, while ono
Of the Beers sat 70 close that he could
have touched Burnhsm without risins
from his seat.
The incident illustrates one OF Major
Burnhams maXims, '1nylsibility," he
says, lis immobility; but" he adds, ut
is not easy to remain motIonless unless
you keep an eye on the man you wish
to avoid When you lose eight OF him
your imagination is likely to get the
upper hand Of your Judgrnent-and
your nerves have been In good condi-
ton then"
At another time he lay two days and
two nights In an ant-bear hole just big
enough TO keep him concealed from
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neighboring commando. He was accom-
panied by one black boy laden with eX-
plosiyes, who also had TO use the same
kind Of shelter.
The diet and the hard travelling were
too much for the black boy, who had
been chosen for his great strength and
endurance. So BWnhlm took the gun
cotton with which nis companion was,
laden and went on aiona, while the boy
struggled back TO the British lines,
When the Beers moved on, Burnharh
blew up the railroad between Pretoria
and Johannesburg, enabling the British
to capture number Of engines and
cars al Johannesburg. He was twelve
days on the expedition, living the last
four days on raw mcalies only
Another exploit, which nearly cost
his life was 70 destroy the railroad east
Of Pretoria and prevent the Beers get
ting the British prisoners away by
train But when some distance from
the line he rode into commando, who
promptly opened very heavy fire up
on him, Not a shot Of the shower Of
bullets that followed him struck him,
but when he had dashed back some 500
yards his horse was shot and fell with
Burnham underneath, The scout lay
several hours insenslbe, but the night
was so dark that the Beers never found
him, and at daybreak he recovered con-
seriousness saw that the Beers had
gone. dragged himself TO the railroad
placed his gun-cOtton and blew up the
cars. For two days and nights with
out food, and more dead than alive
with his wounds, he lay hid, then
started 10 crawl to Pretoria on his
hands and knees, being unable to stand
upright. He was soon overtaken by a
stray British patrol and carried to Pre-
toila, where It was found that he had
been dangerously wounded internally
Pearson's Magazine,
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~ AM Houston Is the only name
' by which the man was known
VI who was twice president OF one
republic. a national senator In
two republics, and governor
4 and congressman from his
adopted state OF Tennessee, ana
the simple story OF his lire
makes romance pale before the truth OF
history. Born In poverty In virginia
March 2, 1898, his family moved to Ten
nessee when he was only thirteen years
Of age. and settled in the wilderness To
rear their log-cabin home and supply
their frugal wants by treess Industry
Although denied educational adyan-
vantaRes IN his boyhood, he had learned
TO read and was tireless student, WIN
an unnagging love for adventure, pc
fore he reached manhood he joined the
Cherokee Indians and lived with them
for several years, but when In his teens
he returned to Tennessee, taught
country school, and was enabled to take
single session ut Marsglle academy
Soon thereafter he enlisted In the regu-
lar army, served under Jackson In In
dian warfare, and suffered several Sc
we're wounds In desperate engagement
with the Creeks, one of which never
entirely healed, He was promoted to
leutenancy on Jackson's recommended
ton for special gallantry
ADMITTED TO BAR,
In 1918 he resigned his commission,
was admitted to the bar and soon rose
TO the prosecuting attorneyship OF the
Nashville district In 1920 he was
elected to Congress by a large major
icy. was reelected two years later, and
IN 1927 was elected governor OF Ten
nessee While holding that position
and candidate for reelection In 1879,
lie married Miss Eliza Allen, a rich,
and accomplished Nashville lady, who
had yielded 10 the opportunities OF her
family TO reject man to whom she
was sincerely devoted to accept the
brilliant match Of the young and most
promising governor Of the state Her
unwillngness for the marriage was III
some way betrayed during the day or
the wedding and he kindly but deter
n.inedly forced from her the confession
that she was married against her Will
He at once released her from the obll'
CATION left his bride and office, ana re-
turned 10 his old friends, the Cherokee
Indians, where he lived dissolute HE
for several years. While with them he
was ecogni2ed as the chief OF chiefs,
and In 1882 he visited washington.
dressed In all the outlandlsh garD or
the trite, but he was kindly received by
President Jackson, whose protege ne
- a IL l..as
nae been IN poth tne army aiu pGe,s''S
WINE win the lnulans ne me IN,
% hn nro,,od his devotIon bv
sending for her to Join him when ne
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q most delightful chat with him during
the entire journey to Harrisburg. He
was a fascinating conversatlonalist, al
though It required considerable effort to
get him to talk about his own career,
the one thing in which | was most in
terested; but after he got fairly started
In the history Of the Texas revolution
that established the republic, he
warmed up to II and gave me the entire
story of the inception, development and
final success that was attained at the
battle OF San Jacinto. remember that
during the journey he was suffering
from an old wound that he had received
under Jackson In the Creek war. and
he once stopped TO battle II.
ARMY OF FL iHTERs.
His account OF his army was as
amusing as II was instructive. He had
only 743 men all told, without pretense
of uniform or military discipline. They
were simply wild Westerners. many Of
them fugitives from the states, who
took refuge there because they were
beyond the reach OF extradilion laws,
but they had one quality that told fear
fully In the battle-they were dead
shots and they always fred TO kill.
The description Of his artillery was es-
pecially amusing. II consisted only of
a few mountain swivels strapped on
the backs OF mules, and, after firing
one OF the guns II took much more time
TO get the frightened and vicious mule
Quoted than TO reload, He spoke OF
the heroic efforts required 10 rave the
life Of Santa Ana after he hAd been
captured Fortunately, the Mexican
emperor was In disguise and net recog.
nized by the men who captured him,
or he would have been murdered on the
spot. And when II became known that
he was a prisoner at headquarters his
men were vehement In the demand that
the same mercy should be shown to
Santa Ana as was shown by him and
his army at the Alamo and Goliad,
where not one OF the Texas insurgents
survived. He impressed me as q man
Of extraordinary intellectual force with
little opportunity for culture, although
he was one Of the most graceful and
courtly gentlemen, on occasions requIr-
ing the exhibition OF that side Of his
character, but HE ordinary habits were
unconventional. The slavery question
had then just doomed UP afresh BY the
repeal OF the Missouri compromise, and
I was profoundly impressed with his
courage and patriotism in standing up
as southern senator and opponng
that measure, because, as he predicted.
II was the open door 10 future fraternal
strife. He was thoroughly loyal 10 the
Union, and believed that slavery was lts
greatest peril, When | babe him good
BY felt that had never enjoyed a
more entertaining and instructive Jour
ney THIN the ride with Sam Houston
from Pittsburg tn Harrisburg.
AN INCIDENT.
learned 10 know him better and 10
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dent Buchanan asking for the appoint.
ment Of Jones as postmaster OF Madi.
son. The congressman hesitated about
having his daughter placed In posi-
tion that was certainly one OF great
delicacy, and that might be regarded by
the President as an unwarranted pre-
sumption but Houston would have nc
denial, and he drew up brief letter
which he requested them TO copy and
sign, which they did; and Houston (al-
though not In hearty political accord
with Buchanan). the congressman and
myself called upon the President. TO
whom Houston presented the letter.
JONES WAS APPOINTED.
The President, always severely dlgni-
ned, was kindly affected by this strange
Intrusion in the policies of his admin
istration. He knew and highly es-
teemed the ladies, and after some re-
Election answered that General Cass,
then secretary Of state. and the member
OF the cabinet from the northwest,
had another candidate for the position,
Editor p. A. Calkns, whose appoint
ment was practically settled, but he
added that he would submit the matter
TO General Cass, and hoped II might be
adjusted. When the President submit
ted the letter to Cass ne assured his
secretary OF state that the appointment
that had been determined upon should
not be changed without his consent
adding that he would be glad however,
y Cass could see his way clear to Yield
When Cass learned the circumstances
he promptly replied that Jones should
be appointed, and In that way, and only
In that way, did Mr. Jones become post
master OF the capital OF his state. He
appreciated the service rendered to him
by the ladies' and regularly corre-
Fponded with them during the remain
der Of their lives, Both died seventeen
years later within few months OF each
other.
This circumstance brought me into
very close and delightful relations with
Houston as | spent two or three DAYS
OF every week In Washington for some
two months He was very fond of
ladies society. and always graceful
and elegant when In their presence, and
he had party to attend the theater or
reception nearly every night that |
spent In Washington, on which occa-
sions he always escorted the companion
OF the Invalid, and often assigned to
me an accomplished Indian lady, Dur
Ing most OF the time there were a num-
Der OF Cherokee ladies' at the same ho-
tel, chiefly or wholly daughters OF
chiefs and not one OF pure Indian blood.
They were highly educated and In every
way accomplished, and | remember
Houston's favorite among them was a
Miss Pichlin who was a most attrac-
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the winter Of 1858. A member OF my
FAMILY had accompanied another lady,
who spent mcvh OF her time In my
household, TO washington for a visit 20
the lady's father, who was then In Con-
gress representing President Buchan-
ans native county, They stopped at
The KirkwOod where Houston made his
home, and often had a circle OF the
more cultivated Indians about him, es-
pecially the Cherokees. One evening
while the ladies were in their room
dressing to attend a reception at the
Presidents, the congressman's daugh-
ter who wore a white evening dress OF
combustible material had left a candle
on the floor at the side Of the room
that had been used for finishing her
slippers. and after completing her toll
ct she walked around the room while
waiting for her friends. In doing so
the large hoops then worn swung her
dress out to the candle and she was in
stantly enveloped In flames. Her COM
panion, fortunately, was suffering from
cold and had dressed In heavy brocade
silk and was thus saved In her rush TO
rescue her friend Both screamed and
the door was speedily broken In, and
gentleman, an entire stranger to both,
enveloped the suffering lady In his
cloak and saved her life, although she
was terribly burned, and for months she
trembled In the balance between life
and death. II was impossible to re-
move her 10 her home, in Chambers
burg; her companion would not leave
her. and spent a part Of every week
that could be spared from legislative
duties at Harrisburg in Washington.
CHIYALROUs MAN.
Houston was one OF the most gall
liant and chlyalrous OF men, and when
he heard Of this misfortune to the
young lady with whose father he was
well acquainted. he made several visits
daily to see or inquire OF the invalid.
The congressman whose daughter had
thus been saved by stranger natural
~ poured out fathers sincerest graf
itude. After learning that it was POST
master John n. Jones Of Madison, Wis,
who was the hero OF the occasion, he
begged To know OF the daughters bene-
factor whether II was possible for him
to render him any service. Jones said
that he was simply on visit to Wash
ington hoping 10 obtain his reappoint-
ment OF postmaster OF Madison, the
capital of Wisconsin, and that he would
be In the city but a few days. Hous-
ton learned the facts, and at once had
the congressman introduce him 10
Jones' TO whom he said These young
ladies can and they must secure your
appointment" Jones answered prompt
ly that he would not ask or expect any
such return for the service he had ac-
cidentally rendered to an endangered
lady that would have been given by any
one; but Houston made Jones' case his
own, and, learning that both the ladies'
were known 20 the President, and came
from his native heath, insisted that the
ladies' should unite in a nots TO Presi-
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Tnce President One Republic National Senator In o@o
Republics and Congressman from His adopted
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