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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-02

Ella was the younger sister
of whom he had so often been
jealous in those forgotten days.
ALLOW me to congratulate
YOU"
He bowed and turned to so;
the interview was a farce.
AT The door she stopped him.
do you start--to morrow
Yes"
"Good-by. We, that is, Ella
and / wish you a happy re-
turn"
Considering their former init
macy, this was barely the fare
we'll that good manners de.
manded, nothing more.
His hand was on the lock.
Something else she said, her
voice was almost in audible.
Il will pray for you"
He shut the door quietly;
there should be no melodramat-
ic display of temper Oh his part.
Arriving at the bottom of the
stairs he missed shls hat. Had
he left his purse or his watch
N that room no power on earth
would have sent back-but his
hat.
He ran back hastily and
knocked. There was no answer.
So much the better. He enter
ed the room and seized his
property. Turning to go, he
heard the rustic OF draperies,
she was there, standing on the
spot where he had left her with
her hands clasped to her face.
=
Under the starlit sky she had
lain tor hours. The fight was
over. In the distance he could
discern the figures Of the
wounded and the dead. His
body was as hot and parched as
the earth itself. All Samar
seemed dying of thirst. The
victory was with his men-so
much he knew before he tell
And now, patience. They
would find HIM by and by. If
not, then the end could not be
far off, not very far. Patience.
The stars tlickered and faded.
He saw Il room, with pale pink
walls, flowers, a work basket
on the table-nOthing escaped
his notice. Eva was there, she
had on a gray dress and a gold
chain round her neck.
Were there tears in her eyes?
There were tears in his eyes.
Il will pray for you"
This is what she said at part
ing, and he had pretended not
to hear her. He saw her again
praying for the man vino mad
not condescended to accept her
good wishes
Ir the o d days he had often
smiled at her earnestness, and
called her a little Puritan; in
later times he had ragged at her
as a hypocrite.
Do hypocrites look like that?
What did it matter what he
called her? His one wish now
was that she should know that
he died blessing her. With in
finite difficulty ne found his
pocketbook and wrote her name
on the hyleaf. HIS hand trem.
Died; before the pencil slipped
from his grasped he scrawled
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-02

testimony he stated that the
deceased did not wish to make
a will because Of Il dream he
had had. He was intensely su.
perstitious, aud his vision rath.
err dampened his enthusiasm
with regard TO making will
"And pray" asked one of the
lawyers, what was this re-
markable dream your friend
had?'
"Well, SIR" replied the wit
ness. "he dreamed that he
made a will, and just as he
signed it he saw lawyer COM
ing in the room with a big bag
to take all his money away"
At another important trial
which kept things lively, a wit
ness was vain, conceited
woman, VINO tanCled Sne could
teach the lawyers Il thing or
two. While one of them was
cross-examining her she became
very saucy, grinned at her hus-
band, who sat in sight, and re-
marked, "Mr. Blank, you
needn't worry me with them
questions; you just can't cotch
me-"
Madam said the lawyer,
"heaven knows l don't want to
cotch you, and your husband
looks like he was sorry he ever
did,"
She was swept up and care
fully removed from the stand.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-02
Rough On Twain.

The Missouri papers are tell.
ing this story of Mark Twain's
recent visit to the state: A big
crowd gathered at urailway
station to meet him A little
boy knew that something was
coming, but did not know Mark
Twain from Bessie Francis.
This kid perched himself on top
of freight car, where he could
see what happened. The train
rolled in, and as Mark stepped
off the people became excited
and shouted: Here he is!
Here he isl The kid on the
box car thought a great crimi-
inal had been caught and shout
ed: Git rope! Git a rope"
DR.. Clemens laughed till the
tears ran out of his eyes.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
THE GREATEST OF
AMERICAS
SANITARIUMS.

The principal remedy he relics upon in
such cases is Pcruna, which every
wona,i should have, who has any affec-
ton of this kind.
In view of the great multitude Of
women suffering from some kind of
female disease, and yet unable to find
hny cure, DR.. Hartman, the renowned
gyn@cologist, has announced his will
lingness to direct the treatment Of as
many cases ass may make application to
him during the summer months with
out charge.
The treatment will be conducted by
correspondence. The doctor will pre-
scribe all medicines, applications, hy-
gienic and dietary regulations neces-
sary to complete cure. The medicines
prescribed can be obtained at all drug
stores. This offer will prevail during
the summer months. Any woman can
become q regular patient by sending q
written statement Of her age, condition
Of life, history and symptoms Of her de-
rangclnents.
AL cases of female diseases, including
menstrual irregularities, displacements,
uiccrations, infiamlnations, discharges,
irritation Of the cvaries. tumors and
Gropsy Of The T,D(:omen, should apply ct
once and become registered as regular
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
WORDS TO live.
LET PARENTS ALL READ.
Mr.. Mcrton's S Talk TO His Boys.
Charlotte Observe +.

Charlotte Observer.
This, relating J. Sterling Merton,
Secretary of Agriculture in CIeyciand's
last cabinet, and at the time OF his
death editor Of The Conservative, OF
Nebraska City, Neb., was found in an
exchange Yesterday:
When his wife died the late j. Stcr-
ling Merton had erected over her grave
tombstone bearing this inscription {:
"Caroline French, wife of J. Sterling
Morton and mother of Joy, Paul, Carl
and Mark Mort t)n." "Why did you
put the boys names inf" inquired a
friend OF him one day. II took my
boys cut to the cemetery" said Mr..
Morton, "and showed them their moth
cr's grave. Boys l said, your moth
er is buried here. II one of ycu docs
anything dishonorable Or anything of
which she would be :sha:ned it she
were alive, Will chleel your name from
her tombstone"
Mr.. Murton was an extraordlary man
remarkable for his ability, his ori-
ginallty Of thought and method. The
| incident above narrated oi
him was characteristic, IN
that the manner of impariing a
lesson 10 his boys was 20 original. Than
this there could have been no more
impressive warning against staining
their souls with dIehonor, 10 higher
inventive 10 correct living. The story
is one which deserves to be read Ill the
schools and which parents everywhere
might we'll bring to attention OF tn eli
children.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
ONE OF THE 200, 900
WOMEN HELPED
LAST YEAR.

from Raldwinvillc, Ca:
"Peruna is wonderful and good. :x6l o
certain cure for female weakness. havo
been i'll and have been taking dscto1's
medicine fos several years, and fou1e1
that none did me any good.
"Every day IL was q worry. wss
always sick. had come 10 the coz.
cirsion to give up, and not use any
more medicine. Iwas sick indeed for
tire past two years. Just before Ihcgan
to take Peruna I w0s very weak, he.
sides was bilious and c0nsfipafed.
al had pains in my back and side and
falling of the womb, with hearing down
pains.
"One day while reading my news.
paper, ] came across an adj, read Of the
book for women entitled, "IIealth and
Beauty" and sent for it. Then began
to Use PerGiia. after using several
bottles I am now thoroughly cured."-
MISS IDA GREEN.
Mrs. Theresa Keller, of Fremont,
WASH, writes:
"Pcruna not only cured me of female
trouble but prevents me catching my
cold, and Us long as 1 have g bottle in
the house my family needs no DOCTOR"
Mrs. Theresa Keller.
Send for free book entitled, "ucalth
and Beauty Address DR.. EEr.n,ar,
Columbus, Ohio.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
An Object Lesson.

Salisbury Sun.
The entire South owes a debt OF
gratitude to Representative Thompson.
who has just returned to Washington
with party of Northern and Western
congressman whom he took on tour
through the South at his own expense
in order that they might better under.
stand the relations existing between
the whites and blacks. The impress
sions produced on these gentlemen is
voiced by Representative Darrougb
Of Michigan, who stated to a Sun re-
porter that he sees no reason for inter.
terence Oh the part Of congress in
Southern affairs.
These gentlemen return to theil
congressional duties with broad el
vision and clearer knowledge In re.
gard to actua! conditions. Such infor.
nation as they posse s will clear away
many fog and erroneous idea that
they have heretofore had They will
be better able to handle problems af-
fecting the South in an impartial, pas
sionless manner. We are glad that
the trip Of these gentlemen proved sc
pleasant and that they saw some thing
ofgenuine Southern hospitality.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
An Overworked Phrase.

New Orleans TimeS-DemOcrat.
"The expression he took bis life 10
his hands always struck me as being
very foolish" said bright young
gentleman, "and I have often wonder
ed why SO many persons persist in
using 1t when they want to speak OF
extraordinary dangers. Now. extra
ordinary danger is one thing and the
simple, com monp!ace thing Of taking
ones own life in ore's hands is an en-
t.rely different thing.
II work in a big building. There
are steam engine and mammoth
boiler III the basement. Whenever
enter that building, if they are rum
ming the engine in the basement, l
take my HE in my hands. l get On
the elevator on the fifth floor; / take
my life in my hands. I go out OF
town the car may tumble over a
trestle somewhere. I walk alcng the
street sign may tall on me. l
make my way across the thorough
fare who knows bat what Il street car
or a vehicle OF some sort may not run
me down? l cross the river; may
net suddenly find myself In tho wh!fl.
ing stream and sinking fer the last
timer II 1 walk along the street, may
not brick or loosened cornice come
era .hiny Gown upon me? There are
, ROY and a shot or Two on tho corner
may not stray bullet wing me? And
50 On.
"Pess:nism? No. Logic. Th ats
all. It Just shows the difference be
tween taking ones own life in one,
hand and the matter oi confronting cx
t-aord!nary danger. These risks are
! ordinary, plain, old, everyday risks
The fireman who dashes into a burn
ing building to rescue chsld, the ie-
lew who grabs the bride of runaway
horse, the hero who will plunge Into
| the river to save some person who !:
about to drown-thesc are the persons
who confront what 1 would call extra
ordinary dangers, aad the worn plati
tude of saying Of one of these 'he tool
his life in his hands would not fit the
case because there would be in the ac
an element OF heroism which wou!c
pl ace it much above the CONNER
lp,ace."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
Injured by Violin Playing.

Youths Companion.
"What force least expected does the
greatest damage to buiidings?" was
question which a representative of the
indianapolis News asked a well known
architect. The architects answer may
be surprise to those who do not un-
derstand that it is the regularity OF vi
bration that makes it powerful.
It is difficult to tell, replied the
architect, but Will venture to say
that you would never expect violin
playing to lnjuro the walls of build
Ing. Yet it certainly does. There
have been instances when tho walls of
stone and brick structures have been
seriously damaged by the vibrations
from violin. OF course these cases
are unusual, but the facts are establish
ed.
The vibrations of a violin are really
serious in their unseen, unbounded
force, and when they come with regu.
larity thoy exercise an influence upon
structures OF brick, stone or iron. O
course it takes continuous playing fOl
many years to loosen masonry or tl
| make iron brittle, but it Will do it il
time.
! have often thought Of what The
result might be il a man would stand
at the bottom Of nineteen story light
we'll, on the first floor of the great Ma
sonic Temple, in Chicago, aid pla,
there continuously. The result coulc
be moro easily seen there than almcs'
anywhere else, because the vibration
gathers force as it sweeps upward.
| "A man can feel the vibrations of q
violin on an iron-claG ocean vessel, ant
at the same TIM be unable to hear the
music. It is the regularity which
means so much. Like the constan
dripping OF water which wears away ;
stone, the incessant vibration Of th'
|vlolln makes its way to the walls, ant
attacks their solldity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
Met:s1lts Fell IN His Yard.

New York Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
Out OF clear sky at 1 p. IN. came
meteori!e crashing on the lawn ia
front O! Henry Mil!cr's house, at lIol-
Lis, near Jamaica, l.. I. 1t sank into
the !awr like cannon bail, making
an oval shaped hole three feet long
and wide aud deep enough Tor hogs
bead.
It took the efforts of three strong
men TO l,'. the mass OF metal from tue
hole into which i. had sunk and carry
1t to the Kitchen.
Mr.. MiIler's neighbors for many
miles around examined tho visitor
from the skies. Some think il is a
simple metsori:e, but Mr.. Nlil!er and
soma OF his friends hold - the theory
that it came from Mount pe!ee.
t When the metallic mass was first
found it was smooth and gllsteni ng
like polished copper. Miller threw
himself On the ground ani put his
hand down to the big, peculiar egg-
! shaped mass. lie did not touch It,,
ior it was evidently almost red hot.
other ne;ghbors joined the group and
bucket brigade was formed. Water
was thrown into the hole, and rs It
! struck the hot metal Il ya.,or that
smeiled strongly OK salpha, w,s driven
of.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
VIRULENT CANCER CURED.

Startling proof of a wonderful ad-
vance in medicine Is given by druggist
G. w. Roberts of Elizabeth, W. Va.
An old man there had long suffered
with what good doctors pronounced In
durable cancer. They believed his
case hopeless till he used Electric Bit
ters and applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salye, which treatment compietely
curod him. When Electric Bltters
are used to expel bilious. kidney and
microbe poisons at the same time this
salye exerts its matchless heallDg
mower, blood diseases, skin eruptions,
ulcers and sores vanish. Bitters 5Oc,
Salye 25c at E. T. Whitehead y Cos.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
DISEASES
PECULIAR TO THE
FEMALE SEX.

sician after physician. .::-l :'s..:ely after
remedy, without any f>s>sancnt inn
provemcnt. Her treatment h.2.. cost her
husband, who was q poor r1an, hundreds
of dollars. They had been obliged to
deny themselves many comforts Of life
in order to get money enough 70 Fay the
physicians.
Picking up the paper one day she hap
pene;s to read an item which contained
the news that DR.. Hartman would treat
such casos FREQ Of charge by letter. She
immediately wrote the doctor, describ-
ing her case, ard giving him ell her
symptoms. EAo soon received 9 letter
telling her exactly what to do and what
medicines and appliances to get. She
began the treatment (the principal rem
edy being ceruna) at once, and in
few week.; was we'll and strong again
and able tc do her own work.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
FILTHY TEMPLES IN INDIA.

Sacred cows often defi'e Indian tenn.
pies, but worse vet is a body that's pol
luted by constipation. Don't permit
it. Cleanse your system with .l'r
Kings New Life Pills and avoid nn'
told misery. They give lively Hvers
active bowels, good digestion, fine ap'
petite. Only 25c at E. I. whitehead
s. Cos drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
WHEN YOU MEET 4 BEAR.
A Bear up a Tree.
HOW He FALLS.

"There are a'w,ys two surprises
when you meet BEAR" says Mr.. Will
liam J. Long, the popular writer. OF
animal stories, in an article with the
title above given, which we find in
Tho Outlook's Annual Recreation
Number, just published. "You have
,ne and he has the other" In all the
special circumstances under which the
meeting may occur, the bear seems to
know what he must do and usually is
much quicker in. decision than the
man. For instance:
Once in a lifetime, as you steal
through the autumn woods or hurry
over the trail, you may hear sudden
loud rustlings and shakings ON the
hardwo ridge above you, as If a
small cyclone were psrched there for
awhile, amusing itself among the
leaves before blowing on. Then, il
you steal up toward the sound, you
will find Mooween standing on big
limb of beech-tree, grasping the mar
rowing trunk above with his powerful
fOrearms, tugglng and pushing
nightly to shake down the ripe
beechnuts. The rattle and dash OF
the falling fruit are such music to
Moowecni : ears that he will not hear
the rustic cf your approach, nor the
twig that snaps under your careless
foot.
If you cry aloud now, under the
hilarious impression that you have
him sure, at last, there is another sur
prise awaiting you. And that sug-
yests bit OF advice, which is most
pertinent: don't stand under the
bear when you cry cut. II he is lit
tie fellow he will shoot up the tree,
faster than ever jumping-jack went
up his stick, and hide in cluster OF
leaves, as near the top as he can get.
But il he is big bear, he will tumble
down on you before you know what
has happened. No slow climbing for
him none Of the hating aud looking
and searching of the rough bark with
his claws for better grip, which mark
his usual cautions descent. He just
lets go and comes down by gravita-
tion. As Uncle Remus says-who has
some keen knowledge of animal ways
under his storytelling humor-"Brer
Bar, he scambled bout hallway down
de bee tree, Ell den he turn e'ything
loose en- hit de groun' kcrJif! Look
like 'rwuz nuff ter jolt de life out'n
i'm"
Somehow it never does jolt the life
out of him, notwithstanding his great
weight nor does it interfere in any
way with his speed OF action, which
is like lightning, the instant he touch.
es the ground. Like the coon, who
can fall from an incredible distance
without hurting himsslf, Mooween
comes down perfectly limp, falling or
himself like great cushion; but the
moment he strikes, all his muscles
seem s., contract at once, and be
bounds off like rubber ball into The
densest bit OF cover at hand.
Twice haye / seen him come dowr
in this way. The first time there were
two cubs, nearly full-grown, in a tree
One went up at our shout; the Other
came down With such startling sudden
ness that the man who stood ready
| with his rifle to shoot the bear jump
cd ior his Lille to get out OF the way
and before he had biinked the aston
lshmcnt out ol his eyes Mooween wa
gone, leaving cnly violent noddiDl
of the s;round-spruces to tell what hat
become of him.
VIRULENT CANCER CURED.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
HAPPY TIMEIN OLD TOWN.

1--WE felt very happy" writes r. n.
Beyill, Old Town, Va, "when Buck
lens Arnlca Salve wholly cured our
daughter Of a bad case of scald head" !"
It delights all who usa it for Cuts,
Corns, Burns, Bruises, Boils, Eruptions.
Infallible for Piles. Only Csc at F.. T.
Whitehead s. Co.'S drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

patients. All correspondence viii DC
held strictly confidential. No testiinc-
malls Of cures will be given to the public
except by the express wish of the
patient.
No one knows better than DIR. Hart
man how much i..e women suffer with
diseases peculi:-' Z. t:icir sex. No one
knows better t;,.ii he does how many
Of them scrcr viz, such diseases. Pa
tient.y, hopefully, YEARLY, and often
silently, they cEc c:t :. miserable exist
ence year after year.
A woman confined to the house sew
eral years with e chronic female de-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

the most OF
whom return
to their homes
to be treated
b y CO rr g :
s pOndence ce.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

The Deserted Village.
BY AUGUSTA w. COOKE.

BY AUGUSTA w. COOKE
From The Ortlook.)
The blackbirds call in the l:ndens
That shade the fallen rafter,
And close beside the ruined mill
Is heard the brooks soft laughter.
From tang'e by the crumbling wall
A gush of music swelling
Shows where, deep in the lilac's shade,
The wood-thrusl. hides bis dwelling.
Joint owners they-the brook, the
trees,
The birds on airy pinion,
The flowers which breathe their frag-
rant lives,
In this most fair dominion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05
Eating Crew" 3"

Selected.
The term seating crJw" comes
from an ante Revolutionary story. A
solder OF RI English regiment station.
ed III Virginia shot psf crow belong
ing to a farmer. Tho latter entered
comnlalnt with the colonel, who sen.
iced the soldier to cat the crow.
The farmer was left alone with the
soldier 10 SEQ that he did It. AIler tho
soldier had consumed portion Of
the bird he took his gun, prosentcd .:
ut the farmer AMI I'D him TO CT the
remainder of the crow or he would
shoot him. This was the origin Il the
elting crow story.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

As is we'll known, Or. Hartman is the
president Of the Hartman Sanitarium,
an institution which has g department
devoted exclusively to the treatment Of
female diseases. He is thus brought to
see thousands of such cases every year,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

/, rG II E G m @ n I
had fl n ly
| given up al
hope Of being
cured. She
haG. tried ply
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

MCDuFrIE's TAsTELEss CHILL CURE
will build up broken systems and max"
tho blood ric!, and healthy. certain euro
for chills, guaranteed or your money re-
fun led. 80 cents. For ea:e by T.. L.
Whitehead d Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-05

AT Butler College, Ind, in a Joint
debate between the boys and girls re-
Gently, the following question was dis
Gu ssed: "Resolved, That pic is OF
greater service to manhood than Ice
cream" Butler College is co-educa-
tlonal institution and Of course the
female representatives stood for ice
cream while the the boys, as boys al
ways have and always will, stood for
pie.
Through weakness OF judgment, ex-
treme modesty or soma other false
reasoning, the judges decided the con-
test in favor OF ice cream. It should
haye been decided in fayor OF pie.
No matter what the arguments on
either side pie ought to have had it ;
for to any one with common sense just
plate OF pie by the side of saucer ol
ice cream, with never word spoken
shol!l hav, carrial the question.
Elk Congressman John w. AtwateI
has announced himself an independent
candidate for Congress Id the Fourth
district. In 1900 Mr.. Atwater stood
for nomination by the Democratic
party, claiming to be Democrat, true
as ANYBODY. 1t ne had been nominated
aud elected by the Democrats, he
would not be an independent candidate
now, but would stand for denomination
by the Same party and would doubtless
denounce any one who might he pursu
| ing the course which he himself is nov
pursuing. His reason for his independ
ent candidacy now is, That he deserved
but did not receive the nomination by
Democrats two years ago.
The Chatham Record pointedly says
"By his candidacy he is asking th'
Democrats of this district now to treat
Mr.. Pou just as he blames them TO-
treating him in 1900. Ho claimed the'
that he ought to be nominated because
| he served faithfully one term, and ye
now opposes Hon. E. W. Pou who
serving his first term with such bono
tn himself and to his State. 1t it was
wrong. as Mr.. Atwater claims, for th'
Danocrats not to nominate him II
|19OO, it is certainly just as wrong 10
}thena. now not to nominate Mr.. Po'
and two wrongs cannot make right
|