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Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

As ne was hurrying on he heard
% nolse noofs and the rattle of a wapor
oenlnd him. Darling behind tro[
oeslde the road he waited for 49,
conner to pass. A man was drivino
ano as he came up, full moon shin.
ing IN his face, McCurdy recognized
nlh as the person who had taken tbo
ie'ter. In an instant he was standina
III tne road confronting the man viii
a cooked revolver.
l We no money" said Stivers
1t isn't money 1 want. Give me-
Vhe letter you took"
Hold on! I'll explain that Pm
d revenue officer, and you're a most
man. We're both in the United States
service. I'm going now to ioin NV
posse and in five minutes Wen nah
Two OF the slickest moonsbiners in
Tennessee" y III
You'll nab no moonshiners 70.
night And Til trouble you for that
letter" 'H"'
o'lVers was astonished. He could
not understand why man in.anotbor
branch of the service would prevent |
MIN from accomplishing his object
This will cost you your positior ,,
he said. 0-''0"'
II 1t does it will be for Iettin, von
take the letter"
otlvers was a resolute man and not
10 be baked without an effort Tbink
nS that McCurdy would not resist
-ne force OF arms, he drew his revolv-
IT, A ball whistled by his head. He
lred and his shot was returned. Both
aen were wounded. Stivers fell from
lis seat IN the wagon. McCurdv
rawled up to him, put his hand into
rs pocket and took out the letter
AIter examining the address in the
loonhght and seeing that it was what
9 wanted he tainted. s
All this occurred within sound of '
le rendezvous and at the moment tho
ampbell brothers met to pass the
hlskey. Hearing the shots. thew l
ent to the spot where they fred and Il
una 0tlvers aud McCurdy, the lat. =
r unconscious. L
An hour later the brothers depositad u
g wounded Stivers where he lodged
"a IN the morning drove up to their =.
IN cabin with McCurdy. When -
az saw them coming with the man m
10 mad saved them at length in the =
'gon, she climbed in and folded hin, =.
her arms. III
A year later large bundle of nsnors W.
atlng to the case were pigeonholed ~ ~
tne Interior Department at Wash -;
'ton, and similar bundle in the -
st Office Department. An ordor .V' -
issued from each, the one com. Wv
Idlng Benjamin Stivers, the other =
'xander McCurdy for the faithful.
IS with which they had SERVED tho
yernment in their respective de- 1s
tments. tb,
tlvers was promoted and placed in ary
'ther field. McCurdy was ultimate. Po
made Postmaster, and the Camp- for
brothers dropped moonshining ito
took up legitimate business. But u
greatest of all the rewards-so
Jurdy considered twas his in
love of Mag Campbell.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
Two Rewards of Merit
''' 'F'F :. 3. .....
Anything for George Granger 9,,

m, J 'nluS Ior George Granger?"
-ne question was asked of a most
man trudging a road in the Cnmhor
dand Mountains. The questioner wos
a quick moving, sharp-eyed man wb(
spoke IN tone of authority. The
Pos'man glanced through package ot
ieT'ers he took from his bag, while the
otner looked over his shoulder.
There it isl" suddenly exclaimed
tne stranger, and, making a dash
knocked the batch out of the most.
mans hand, scattering it on tho
ground Then, apologizing profuse.
~ ne helped the postman to pick nm
the letters. up
Inc postman continued his ronta
ana later came upon a young woman
Standing IN the road, waiting for him
''NOthin' to-day, Mag" he said
pleasantly.
"Nothin' fo' Bob, shore?"
Alex McCurdy, the postman. looked
over his letters, but found none for
Bob Campbell. ~
Gurus" he muttered. "Seems TO
me remember starting with one.
wonder If that fellow''-He paused
What feller?"
On met man that was terrible
anxious for his letter and he knocked
the lot on the ground. He was mighty
Wlllln' to help me pick 'em up"
short thick man, black, stubby
beard?"
"Well, yes
Lord save us, it's him." I
"Who?" I
Stlvers, a revenue man. THEY'LL
Ketch Tom with the goods on him
Ihey We been watchin' him fo' weeks. c
and this feller who's got the letter has |
been doln' everything he could to find Z
out whar the still is. Tom wrote Bob L
that he'd deliver fou' bar'ls O. whis- b
key IN the woods jist above Scott's
mill tonight at 10 o'clock. Bob was u
to let Tom know he'd got the word =
and the letter'd be here by you On this "
trip" W
The girl seemed crushed. and tbo -
'ostman saw how he had been trick.
a. That he was in the United Statas tb
erVlce did not for a moment outwaiob a.
us mountaineer citizensf', and bis4 o.
with the moonshiners. Re- NJ
ldes, Mag Campbell, the sister of the wl
len IN danger, was his sweetheart w,
I least he '1ted her to be his sweet in
cart.
Here, take keer of this, Mag" he rel
ald' handing her his letter bag, 'sI'm in
DIN to try to head him off. - in.
"Ef you do ZIP PO
McCurdy heard the words and knew wa
hat they meant, but didn't stop TO LIe
stem to their finishing. It was Ai'
clock and he had miles to go to reach o. o.
e rendezvous before the delivery of -,
e goods, which, for the lack of a 9
venue stamp, would land the Camp 49,
III brothers in Jail. He knew every -
ad, by-path-trail in that region noI
d by taking the shortest cuts was ond
lie to reach point not far from the tho
ndezVous a few minutes before 10 Mo
,lock. ~ -
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

mddioui MI commenced using DR.. Pierce;s Golden
f',- discovery; After using ten bottles and
~ i'. VAS oI ms Pleasant Pellets / Commenced
Improve. 10 Improve. My case seemed to be almost a
tnSoPiSless tS i, one Doctors pronounced it ulcer Of
the ;ssi t;,,Is ! was sick nearly two years-part Of
I'm. .hought It would be impossible for me 10 live
o oUer ing ngnt at one time. haven't spit any blood
n,I 40 oi sloIe se than twelve months and worked
on 9 the iarm all last summer. II was M
Fierces medicines that cured me.D q
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothino W;,,st
as good" for diseases of the stomach
The "Medical Adviser.D in paner COW
ers, is sent free on receipt Of I,,e.cert c0r
steps 70 pay Tor mailing onky .ddrass
= Pierce, Buffalo N
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

Governor Taft may have a cincl
pn 'ne vlce-presidency but there ma,
oe another and darker horse IN +b-
Vlce-presidential meadow.
-, -,',O'"lthstandlng a recent importan
i4t'Ie stranger at Buzzard's Raw N.
la'est bawl score is to 5 in favor Of
Oyster Bay. 0i ~
NO one In the East believes that
senator Platt was in earnest wbon -
suggested Senator Aldricb for tho
Flee-presidency.
Mr' Rothschild has offered e. ooo fon .
specimen OF the polar flee. This
SHOWS now assiduously some men look
for trouble. 'oOA
Hay fever has broken ont in 1ou
don, almost to the extent Of On
epidemic, and the doctors declare tbev
are 'aIl IN fog" as to the cause
apparently King Edward imagipas
'nat II he can annex the Irish svm.
P"'hlsers Great Britain may be able 70
uo something in the "world powar,,
line itself.
Onlo mas paid off the last of its debt
II Will now turn its attention to col.
culatlng what debt the federal oovorn
ment owes to Ohio.
Governor Pennypacker of PennsvI-
wanna boasts of the fact that he navor
reads the newspapers That accounts
Tor Pennypacker
1t Is puerile to say that the Dnka Of
marlborough is not a diplomat Ma
ne 1 not effect an alliance with Mis-
Oonsuelo Vanderbilt and a handsome
indemnity? &c
ANA now the United States is su fer
ns the direct effect of the Kisbinef
massacre. A large party of Russian
ews OF the Lowest class are en- ronto q
or this country. j,
Danish West Indies stock snAorod
erious collapse last week. It took the .
orm OF an actual earthquake. Per- !,
APPS the United States will not have 3,
, buy those islands after all. e e
A merry Christmas from the Tov l
rust successor to Santa Clause" is the Is
lscrlption the children of the futnre n II
e likely to fnG pinned to their we'll q
lied stockings. OF
Fourth Assistant Postmestar CO.
al Brlstow, in the absence of Post
aSter General Payne, has taken nm m
e case of the latter's confidential h,
erk and is Investigating the CHARGES kl
.ainst him. % ca
General Shafter says the Snapisb ed
ldlers do not know how to fob+ lif
'ldently the gallant General has re- ed
'ed his opinion since that memorable @ l@eS
nday IN July when he kent the tir' th'
res hot telegraphing for assistance wi
Though grand jury has denounced 90, nl
AYERS as bold. bad boodler. his ma
end' Towers declares that he is a lit
nlly boy, which seems to give Mr. res
"erS more credit for loyalty than Doc
rality. pro
sch
galnst the judgment of organized thll
ltal, the President called into exis. ano
'e the Anthracite Coal Strike Com of of'i !
slons. That Commission enueiated has
lncipal, that there should he no vid
against labor because If
non-union. Called upon to de.
similar question in the Govern A
t Printing Office, the President Una Ina
crates this principal to the discom- tod
OF the Bookbiuders' union but to wan
of law abiding people hush
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

Mourning at Rome over the bier of
of the dead Pontiff is of the mos t
;Imagnifcent character that money can
bn1 =, -At - - 80 of training can pro-
duce.
President Roosev Aate in he Gor'.
lola the walking de Ito n
ernment PRINTING n -
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05
SHORT, SHARP AND SNAppy

governor Taft may have a cincb
% pn 'he vice-presidency but there NAV
De another and darker horse in the
Vlce-presidential meadow.
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

-, notwithstanding recent important
Iatns. iat,ae stranger at Buzzard's Bay, the
Ia'est Dawl score is 6 to 5 in favor Of
Oyster Bay. i"'of oi
Smyrna times., 1903-08-05

NO one in the East believes that
senator senator Platt was in earnest when he
suggested Senator Aldricb for tho
Nlce-presidency. '"0
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
e. Ladies' Bra s Baud

The Helen May Butler Ladies Military
Brass Band of sixteen members was in
the city yesterday on its way to Louis
burg, where a performance was given last
night.
The band is composed entirely of young
girls, whose ages range from nine to TWEEN
ty-four. The youngest plays a French
horn and all the members are fine musl-
clans. The full band of fifty members
have played at all great expositions and
will be at st. Louis. The girls were all
handsomely uniformed in cardinal, their
skirts, Jackets and caps being of this hue,
trimmed in black in military style, while
the brass lettering II. M. B." was on the
caps. They made beautiful appearance
and are quite attractive.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Variety the Spice of Life.

There is nothing benefits mankind so
much as a change, even if it is only
change of linen, but what we mean to
convey is that too much of any one thing
become monotonous. The clerk tied for
hours to his desk seeks relaxation on
his flying wheel, the policeman on his
feet for hours CD finds relaxation in an
easy chair by his, or, any other friends
freside, man badgered by shrew of
wife seeks relaxation by fitting car
over his head and as the beer disappears
he gazes with consolation at his reflected
countenanee at the bottom of the growler.
Even at the theatre how many plays are
montonous when all one theme; how
a bit of sentiment is relieved by hearty
laugh, a merry dance or comic song
and if variety is the spice of life it
reaches perfection in the Quinlan & Wall
Minstrels that are to appear at the Acos
envy next Monday night, November 23rd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Er. b Brown Tells of Bis Trip Conver-
tion of Railroad Commissioners

Mr.. H. c. Brown, clerk of the North
Carolina Corporation Commission, re-
turned yesterday morning from New Or
leans, where he attended the meeting Of
the convention of the Railroad Commits
sioners of the Southern States.
He says that while there was not a
very large. attendance, the meeting was
quite an interesting and profitable one.
The s9eeoh of welcome was delivered by
Mayor Paul Capdeviele, and many courte-
sizes were extended by the Cotton Ex-
change, Boards of Trade, etc, of the
city. The principal subjects discussed
were taxation and valuation of railroad
property, uniform classification, delays in
enforcing orders of the Commission. and
rates and rate making.
Mr.. Brown visited the Cotton Exchange
and saw Brown, the cotton king, who,
they say there, made $17. 900, 900 in his
cotton deal last year. There is a differ
ence of opinion as to the shortage of the
crop. Some think - cents is as high as
cotton will reach; others Is cents. All
agree, however, that the crop is short.
He says that New Orleans is a busy
city, especially along the docks and
wharves, where the unloading and loading
OF vessels from different nations is going
on. He says he saw, one vessel, "The
Mississippi" loaded With 29461 bales of
cotton, 5,13S pieces Of slaves, 4,441 sacks
of cotton seed meal. 400 tons of cotton
seed cake, and 1860 pieces of cotton wood
lumber.
Commissioner S. L. Rogers, whom Mr..
Brown accompanied to New Orleans, stop
ped over for a few days at his home in
Franklin, Macon county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
REVENUE ACTsAYS NO.
Attorney Generals Opinion on Town of Pitts
boro Taxing Pedd.ers.

Attorney General r. D. Gilmer has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that towns
can not levy tax upon subjects exempted
in the Revenue Act
Major Henry A. London Mayor of Pitts
bOrO, wrote to State Treasurer Lacy in re-
gard to a town ordinance taxing peddlers
seems that the charter of the town CON
fers upon the commissioners the power
Ito levy and to lay taxes on persons,
property, privileges, trades, professions
and all other subjects of taxation within
the corporate limits upon which the Gen
eral Assembly has power under the Con
stitution to collect taxes for State and
county purposes"
Mr. Lacy turned the matter over to
Gen Gilmer, who says in his letter to the
State Treasurer:
at is very clear that if the State had
not passed any law relating to the ques-
ton of peddling and exempting from the
operation of the statute persons peddGng
articles of their own manufacture, the va
lidity CT the ordinance in question would
be beyond doubt. And again: THE
question is one that does not seem to have
been settled by the decisions of our court.
1 am rather inclined to the opinion that
the ordinance referred to, while author
lied by the charter of the town of Pitts
boro, is open to the objection that dt is in
variance with the general policy of the
law in governing peddlers and therefore
Illegal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
SUFFERED IN SILENCE
Governor Pardons a Drum
mer Who Loved.
Kept the Story From Wife and Chill
dren, and for Ten Years Has Been
Out of the World in Prison.

Governor Aycock yesterday pardoned
w. B. Smith, white man convicted in
Haywood county of larceny of the use
of horse. Smith was sentenced at the
June, 1900, term of court to five years
in States Prison. 1t is said that he has
been q most exemplary prisoner.
The application for the pardon OF "W.
B. Smith," as the man is known, was
made by Mr.. j. p. Kerr, of Asheyille, a
director of the States Prison, who learned
OF certain events in "Smlths' history
which he laid before Governor Aycock
and which led the Chief Executive to
pardon the man The story which Mr.
Kerr narrates is thus told in the AsEe-
vile Citizen:
Back of this application is 4 strange
story. 1t IS the story Of man convict Ell
Of which he was not guilty. 1t is the story
OF a man serving term in the peniten-
tiary for three years without the knoWl-
edge of his wife, children or relatives. It
is a story of a mans suffering punish
ment rather than let his family know
of his disgrace They suppose he is dead
as to them he disappeared from the face
OF the earth when circumstances caused
his imprisonment.
1T was this state of affairs which was
learned by Mr.. ]. p. Kerr, director OF the
State Prison when he was last in Raleigh
attending board meeting. Mr.. Kerr i'm
mediateIy set on foot plans to rescue the
man and it is confidently expected they
will succeed.
1T was in 1900 that drummer came to
Waynesville. He had been on a prolonged
spree. He took q horse and buggy and
drove to Sylvia where he was arrested for
stealing the team He was brought back
to Waynesvile and put on trial soon
afterwards. He was q stranger without
money or relatives at hand. In his state
of mind resultant from the effects OF
heavy drinking and imbued with an idea
of keeping his people from knowing OF
his disgrace, he went to trial. He gave
the assumed name of w. B. Smith. Tic
evidence made a prima facie case against
him. 1t was shown that he took the
horse and buggy and made off with it.
He had no defnse. He was convicted and
sentenced to five years in the penten-
tiary He has served until this time and
has, said Director Kerr to the Citizen,
yesterday, made model prisoner. He has
informed the authorities of the various
plots of prisoners to escape.
But absence from homo and family un-
der conviction which he felt was I'M
just, had its influence on the man. Re-
Gently Governor Aycock visited the prison
and the man asked to speak to the
executive. The Governor heard his story
and was Influenced by it. Mr.. Kerr on
his return here wrote to w. T. Crawford
saying that he was convinced Smith did
not know what he was doing when he
took the team and urged his pardon. The
letter was endorsed by James Ferguson
solicitor at the time of conviction This
letter, with application for pardon Mr.
Kerr has sent to Governor Aycock.
"'Smith' told Mr. Kerr his family
lived in Florida when he came to Waynes-
Vile"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
TA0scA THE GREAT COMING.
Genuine Musical Treat for Raleigh Thanks
giving.

The managers of the new Monumental
Theatre are to be congratulated on Sc
curing such high class attraction as
Tasca (the wizard of music and his
matchless band of fifty, known in Italy
as King Humbert's Royal Artillery Band.
This band has made, without doubt, the
greatest hit ever made with band on a
concert tour of the United States. The
New York, Philadelphia Baltimore and
Washington papers say: 1t is a
peer of any concert band en-
tour and the beauty of this
band under Sig Tasca is wonderful. 1t is
not at all brassy. All the Instruments
are tuned down to the international con
cert pitch All the papers from cities
where this concert band has been heard
state their fnales, symphonies and en-
sembles were the finest ever heard. We
bespeak for this attraction crowded houses
in their two concerts in this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
FIRE LAsT MIGHT.
Kitchen at Residence of Mr. Bedfod Brown
ON West Street

Just before midnight last night fire
broke out in the kitchen attached to the
residence of Mr.. Bedford Brown, at 122
South West street. Mr.. Brown is IL
stamp clerk at the postoffice
The fire did much damage to the
kitchen, the floor and roof being con-
sumed. From the kitchen the fire ex-
tended to the house, and part of the
roof was burned.
1t looked as if the whole building would
be consumed and everything in the
house was moved out The fire companies
We're promptly on hand and despite the
Geld night did excellent work. 1t is sup
posed the fire was caused from a defec-
tive fue.
The house is the property of Mr. T. NJ.
Alien and the damage is expected to be
from 800 to $50. Mr.. Brown saved some
articles from the kitten and his house
hold furniture, with but slight damage.
These have been taken to the homes of
neighbors. 1t will not take long to put
the house in repair.
There was another alarm of fire early
il the night and this was at the homs
of Mr.. William j. Andrews where the
only trouble was a chimney on fire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
Memorial RESOLUTIONS.

The ladies of the Confederate Memorial
Association met yesterday afternoon in
the office of Col. T. S. Kenan and com
mittee was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions concerning the death of Mrs.
l.. OBJ. Branch.
The preamble and resolutions prepared
by Mrs. Branch for the association when
it first organized were read, as well as the
report from the minutes of her election
to office The meeting was largely at
tended and sympathetic talks were made.
The committee to draft resolutions con
sists of Mrs. Margaret Devereux, Mrs A.
M. McPheeters, Mrs. Andrew Syme. Mrs.
Margaret Ship. and Mrs. F. P. Tucker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
HOME TESTING.
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important question of
coffee, whether or not it is really the hid
den cause OF your physical ails and APP
preaching fixed disease, one should make
test of ten days by leaving off coffee
entirely and using well made Postum COT
fee.
If relief follows you may know to a GER
tainty that coffee has been your vicious
and killing enemy. OF course you can
take it back to your heart again if you
like to keep sick.
lady says: Il had suffered with stom-
ach trouble, nervousness and terrible sick
headaches ever since / was a little child
for nv people We're always great coffee
drinkers and let us children have all VIC
wanted. I got so l thought / could not
live without coffee and l would not &C
knowledge that it was causing my suffer
ing.
Then I read so many articles about
Postum that 1 decided to give 1t fan
trial I had not used it two weeks Ii
place of coffee until l began to feel like
a different person. The headaches an1
nervousness disappeared and where
used to be sick two or three days out OF {
week while drinking coffee l am now wei
and strong and sturdy seven days week
thanks to Postum.
81 had been using Postum three months
and had never been sick day when
thought I would experiment and see if il
really was coffee that caused the trouble
so l began to drink coffee again and inside
of a week 1 had an awful sick spell.
was so i'll 1 was soon convinced that coffee
was the cause of all my misery and / went
back to Postum again IN a hurry with tbs
result that / was soon again we'll ant
strong and determined to use Postum thu
rest of my days and to leave coffee alone
in the future" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
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