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soil. The chasm had been filed with
the bodies of the sons of those who
wore the blue and the gray"
For a moment each old veteran
struggled with that !ncorriSible lump
in his throat, then their eyes met
dim with years and the tears of ten
der sympathy for fellow sufferer
their hands involuntarily reached out
and clasped above the upturned face
of the astonished child. while from
their trembling lips came single ut
terance
Bob"
Tom"
Then, each divining the others
thought. they stopped and kissed two
peach bloom cheeks; little arm slid
around either neck. Carefully they
raised her and .enderly placed the
child in her mothers arms.
Referring afterward to the episode
that produced the first overtures to
Captain Hanson, and that brought
about the speedy and happy reconcilia.
ton. Bradshaw acknowledged: Fer
onct in my life l was cotched nappin'.
When Z kim to myself I'd agi'n ten
dollars to the orneriest tramp as ever
walked the streets of Leavenworth to
kicked me outen the city, by gum
would. Fer my part | shall alters be-
lieve that the sendin' of that leetle
gal was one of them inscrutible, In
comprehensive doin's NV Providence
that no man can't never fathom ner
find out"
Hanson vowed: "By vim, | knowed
what l was doin'. | want a knuck
lin to that boy OF mine-not by a
dinged sight was jist doin' what
every natteral-born soldier has got to
do. salute a officer. it don't make nc
difference who he is, even eff it's Satan
hisseif. Toms always laying every
thing on Providence; say it want
nothin' more, an puthin' less, than an
aggravated and complicated case OF
reflex action"
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Popularity OF the Dahlia.

Dahlias are growing in popularity
and dahlia shows are held in some
cities. In the wild plant the flowers
are single, with dull gray and yellow
disk the varieties of the cultivated
forms are almost endless. The plant
was discovered in Mexico by Vincent
Ccrvantes about 1884 and was first
taken to the botanic gardens of
Madrid and the same year it was in
troduced into England by the march
ioness of Butte. The plant became eX-
tinet in that country and was again
taken thithcr in 1904. In that year
is found the earliest mention of the
dahlia, named from Andrew Dahl, a
Swedish botanist and pupil of Lin
naeus. In Mexico the tubers are cul-
tivatcd as food, on account of the
quantity of inulin they contain, but
elsewhere, though many times tried,
they never have become popular, be-
ing regarded as unpalatable.
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Question Of style.

The Princess Chinquilia, daughter of
.hc late Lone Star, chief of the Chey-
cnnes, attended a reception not long
ago attired in the native costume of
her rank The princess is Carlisle
graduate. and an unusually bright and
interesting young woman, quick to
think and to speak. Her costume was
rather conspicuous, and presently 1t
became the subject of conversation
among the E.tle party about her.
"Do you wear it on the streets OF
New York. Princess?" inquired man.
Not now" she replied. 81 did
when first came to the East, but the
people laughed at me, so ! changed it
to your native style. ! laughed too, at
the hats your women wore, and |
thought how delighted our wild chiefs
would be if they could have head
dresses like those. philadelphia
ledger.
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A Feathered Ouadruped.

The natural history class was in
full swing and the schoolteacher was
manifesting his usual inquisitiveness.
Willie Rowlands,' he called, what
do we cali creature with two legs?'r
"a bipcd sir said Willie
Name one"
IA mar. sir
Good was the nattering comment.
Now are their any feathered bfpeds ."
Yes. sir; chickens and ostriches."
That's right. Now, what is 4
Quadruped?'
"A creature with four legs
Quite correct. Can you tell me
if there are any feathercd Guadru-
peds?"
"No-ei-oh yes, Sir. I've just
thought Of one
Have you? What is it?'
"a feather bed sir"
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Professor Hogg Claims Journey Will
Be Made In Thirty-Three Days.

Colorado & Southern officials have
received from Fort Worth. Texas, a
pamphlet setting forth the theories of
Prof. Alexander Hogg. who maintains
it will soon be possible to go around
the world in thirty-three days. A pro-
jected extension of the Trans Siberian
railway will enable the traveller to go
TO point on Bering Strait Instead OF
VladivOstoch, the present terminus. On
the opposite side of the strait is the
extension of the Alaskan railway. This
road is making surveys from Dawson
to Nome, and has line OF coaches
at present running from St Michaela
to Nome. Within the next year it is
expected steam railroad will be in
operation between St. Mchaels and
Mons Professor Hogg figures that
by travelling from Nome to Dawson
and thence to Seattle the journey
around the world will be greatly short.
ened
Some time ago the Canadian Pacific
railway authorities were considering a
scheme to build a line from Hudson
bay to Vancouver. 1t was pointed out
the distance from London to Hudson
bay was much less than to Canadian
seaports. 1t was estimated that the
ocean "Trip could be made in four days.
thus erecting a saving of three days
between London and Vancouver. In
vestig&tCn proved, however, the line
would be available only few months
during ne summer, as the winters are
tco rigorous for railroading
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USE MUCH GOVERNMENT INK.
officia! Signatures Consume Quantities
Of Black Fluid.


There has been considerable news
paper talk of late about the amount of
labor involved in signature signing on
the part Of certain treasury depart
ment officials. 1t is said that Assist
ant Secretary Armstrong created a
record by writing his name to G,000
official documents in single day,
while others of his associates have ac-
quired hand paralysis and other Ills
by constant use of the pen.
c. F. Adams, the assistant register of
the treasury, enjoys the reputation Of
using more ink and running more pen
points in his daily work than any other
person in the government service. In
the absence Of Register Lyons, Mr..
Adams signs all the bonds and interest
checks. At certain periods of the year
this involves great amount OF work,
and Mr.. Adams is kept busy from
o'clock to the hour of closing. When a
big pile of bonds is brought in for him
to sign he pulls an extra large inkwell
up near the papers and goes to work
He uses pen that carries a generous
quantity of ink Mr.. Adams bears
down hard in writing, so that the
strokes are very broad and consume a
quantity of ink. He dips his pen into
the well at the conclusion Of each sig.
nature, and when he finishes the final
sweep there is very little ink left on
the point. At the end of che day Mr.
Adams iEliwell is practically empty
and he has broken up five or six pens.
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BUSY DOCTOR
Som .times CvcrIooks a Point.


The physician is such a busy man
that he sometimes overlooks valu-
| able point to which his attention may
be called by an intelligent patient
who is a thinker.
"AbOut year ago my attention
was called to Grape Nuts by one of
ny PATIENTS" says physician of Gin
cinnau.
AT the time my own health was
bad and | was pretty well rundown
but | saw in minute that he theo-
ries behind Grape Nuts were perfect
and If the food was all that was
claimed for it it was perfect food
SO | commenced to use Grape-Nuts
with warm milk twice a day and in .
short time began to improve IN every
way, and now | am much stronger.
feel 5O"c better and weigh more than
| ever did In my life.
Il know that all of this good is duo
to Grapc-Nuts and | am firmly con
vinced mat the claims made for the
food are true. have recommended
and still recommend the food to a
great many of my patients with splen-
did results, and in some cases the i'm
prov emeLt of patients on this fine
food has been wonderful
"As 4 brain and nerve food in fact
as a general food, Grape Nuts stands
alone" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle creek, Mich.
Look in each package for copy
Of the fanous little book. The Road
to VreIIyille"
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dreds of times before: ooh. well,
Mary, have your way"
Two passengers entered the depot
from opposite doors. A look of rec
ognitlon passed between them. Two
heads jammed themselves into the
ticket window, and said simultane-
olIsly:
Was a little girl
Ladies rooms" interrupted the
agent.
The two disappeared and entered
the designated room, then came to a
sudden stop.
Seated at the farther side of the
room was a beautiful child of five
years. They hesitated Neither had
disposition to acknowledge rela-
tionship, even through the child.
They turned toward the door as il
to withdraw, but stopped when a
child's voice called:
rs you my Srandpapa?'
There are times when human nature
predominates over the animal, re.
gardlesS of past opinions or present
Erefercnces-times when love of off.
spring, that all prevailing, innate ele-
mcnt which binds heart to heart. and
.ntcrtwines life with life, rides rough
shod over our despotic nature and as.
serts it's sway, not because of our de
sire to do good, but in spite of our
will to do evil.
They turned toward her saying:
Yes, l am your grandpapa."
IF you is, | want to go home. Nam
ma left me here a long time ago, and
said | must stay till my grandpapa
come with one arm off. and now I've
got two grandpas with two arms off"
She had slipped from. her seat and
taking each by the hand, amused them
with her childish prattle while she led
them down the street, captive at
her will"
A turn in the street brought them
to small cottage. Upon the porch
was seated young woman who, even
before the child's glad cry. oh!
there's mamma" had reached his ears,
Tom Bradshaw recognized as Mary.
For a moment he gazed upon the
shadow tfor she was but shadow
of the buxom, rosy checked lass who
had left his home six years before,
and his heart almost softened.
At that moment young man in
soldiers uniform stepped from the
room and stood beside the woman. In
stantly both men saluted the young
captain. who pleasantly acknowledged
their military greeting.
The two men would have beat a
hasty and ignominious retreat, had not
their attention been attracted by an
empty sleeve Tapping in the breeze
To them it was an emblem of the high
est type of American manhood and
American patriotism; a sign Of toll
hardship, privation and suffering; a
medal, the highest that is given for
gallantry on the field of action.
To their minds came realization.
The civil war. with all its animosities
and hatred, was a thing of the past
In Cuban waters and on Porta Ricnn
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GIFT NOW is PRICED.
Carlyle Rewarded Boy With Shilling
for Using teiigerce.

for Using intelligence.
The following story published in a
London periodical can claim more
than one point of interest:
My grandfather" says the writer.
"was very friendly with the sage of
Chelsea, and frequently went in with
messages or to see him during his
sent out on an errand for Thomas Car
lyle and, being unable to get exactly
wnaL was required, brought the near
est thing to it that | could get. On
my return. after telling him had not
got the actual thing | was sent Tor,
but that had brought instead some
thing else as near to it as possible.
Carlyle produced shilling. which he
gave me, as he said Not because |
had done as | was told, which was
only what | ought TO do, but because
l had used my intelligence On return.
ing home and telling my father about
it l was very much disgusted when
he told me not to spend the shilling
but to have hole made in it and keep
it. as he said that Carlyle did not
give many shillings away and some
day l should no doubt prize it. AL
though rather disgusted at the time,
l kept the shilling and 1t is to-day
among my most treasured posses.
sions."
The double reason which the stern
father gave in advising the boy to
keep the shilling will be appreciated
by every Carlyle student.
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street. in that city. says:
With my nightly rest broken.
owing to Irregularities OF the kidneys.
suffering intensely from severe pains
In tho small OF my back and through
the kidneys. and annoyed by painful
passages Of abnormal secretions. life
was anything but pleasant for me. No
amount OF dOctoring relieved this con-
dition. and for the reason tEat nothing
seemed to give me even temporary re-
lief l became about discouraged. One
day l noticed In the newspapers the
case OF man who was afnicted as I
was and was cured by the use Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. His words Of
praise for this remedy we're 80 sincere
that on the strength OF his statement
l went to the Hugh Murrey Drug Cos
store and got box. found that the
medicine was exactly as powerful 0
kidney remedy as represented. I ex-
perienced quick and lasting relief.
Doan's Kidney Pills will prove a bless
ing to all sufferers from kidney disor-
ders who will give them a fair trial"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine. which cured Mr.. Walls,
will be mailed to any part Of tho
United States on application. Address
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price 50 cents
per box.
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REFLEX ACTION
By 8. H. McCAUsLAND
Copyriglted 1905 by The Autors Publishing Company

Nothing will be gained" she re-
piled. by refusing to grant their re-
quests, besides who knows but that it
may be the means Of"
"Oh. nonsense" he interrupted. pet
ulantly, then added. sarcastically,
you don't know Bob Hanson"
But you'll let me leave her, won't
you. Charlie?"
She was standing with her hands
resting upon his shoulders. Mary al
ways begged with her big. blue eyes,
and never sinct their first meeting had
Charlie Hanson been able to resist
their pleadings.
He answered now as he had hun
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At last Tom Bradshaw and Rob
Hanson had made up their minds that
they would never be able to agree
upon anything In infancy they had
lain in opposite ends of the same era
die, making faces and kicking each
other. Tom could scream loudest. but
Bob was longest winded They fought
over their games and toys in bOyhood,
quarrCled about their sweethearts in
youth, and wrangled over politics and
religion in later years.
In the fal! of 50 came the bitter
factional war in that state and they
Grifted apart. sworn enemies.
When Bradshaw joined the Union
army, Hanson vowed. by gum,
didn't never intend to take no side in
the Dlagy war nohow, but now I'll
join the South jist to git even with
Tom, by gum, will" And he did.
Bradshaw declared by ding. I'd
reether be shot By the whole Confed-
erste army then hev Bob Hanson git
squint at me. case it 'ud do him so
much good. An, moreover, eff ever
gets n pull at him, his hide won't be
enough left NV his carcass to amuse
the folks as bures him."
On opposite sides these two men
faced each other in all the hard
fought battles from Five Forks" to
the Wilderness"
In this terrible conflict Bradshaw's
right arm was shot away, and Hanson
lost his left.
When tho war closed, Tom married,
-, ms he put it pulled his freight
fer old Indiany." saying: They amt
a state in the whole Union big enough
fer both me an Bob Hanson"
The years came and went; the Brad
shaw and the Hanson families grew
UP total strangers. They had not met
since the war, and neither had men
toned the others name.
Mary Bradshaw, Toms daughter,
had gone to Leavenworth to visit.
While there she met Charlie Hanson,
and they soon became engaged.
Being buds of the old blossoms.
they took the bits in their teeth"
defield parental displeasure. and mar
ried. Both were promptly disowned.
Six years later Mary received a
note from her father. which read:
You kin leave that leetle gal NV
yourn down to the depo' whar kin
see her. She's my fresh and blood.
you amt an never WIZ, an never
kin be; don't you come nor let your
man. case eff you do, won't look at
her" TOM BRADSHAW.
The only answer to her letters in
six long years, and in it not a word
Of sympathy, love or fatherly forgive
ness, but instead cruel remuneration.
She buried her face in her hands and
wept tears of disappointment and cha
grin.
A touch aroused her. Her husband
stood beside her, holding a letter
which he tossed into her lap. Through
her binding tears she read:
Sir: Leave your daughter, Nellie,
Ahe station next Friday. She's my
flesh and blood; you're not-since you
married agin my will amt got no
use fer you ner your wife either.
bob HANSON"
TOO bad, Charlie" she sobbed
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
Primitive Farming Utensils,

In southern Greece many primitive
agricultural Implements are stiN in
use, including nlows similar to those
used here in tie age of Pericles-the
pole. bentbow hayrack, common in
America in pioneer days. and hand
made hoes and shovels. the hoes vitb
blades as large and as heavy az the
American spade.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
August Garden.

There Is no summer garden close
Where August hath not bl"st me sod,
'ruiled mid the lily and the rose,
And at the twilight walked with God.
The paths whcrcon the wnysides bloom
She holds as sacred and as dear;
And, passing through she whispers low:
NV Lord the Gardener is here"
Frank Walcott HUT, in New Orleans
Times DemOCrat
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
Education In Mexico.

The peon child OF Mexico may now
pass from his letters to the highest
diploma entirely at government eX.
pense, ana the government hopes
shortly to make education compulsory.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

Politic!an-Congratula lions. Sarah. I've
been nomina ted. Sarah with delight--
Honestly? Politician-What difference
does that make:
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

II Prophet Dowic expects to make an
impression on wall street he should or
ganize a Salvation trust and Issue prefer
red stock.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

II you have smoked a BullheAd Scent
cigar you know how good they are: u
you have not better try onA
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

More Flexible and LastInS,
won't shake out or blow cut; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better results
than possible With any other brand a.A
one third more for same money.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
Horse for Food.

During the month of July S39 horses
we're slaughtered for food in Berlin.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

Marrying for money Is more a matter Of
dollars than Of sense.
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that should be the cause of all this
trouble
YOU" he exclaimed, as he paced
the room, thoroughly veXed. You the
cause: it's nothing but the everlast-
ing obstinacy of these two internal
old-fools-thata all this annoyance and
vcAtlon has been brought upon us.
What have we to do with a quarrel
that took place between them years
before we were born? Leave her at
the station? Indeed, we'll do nothing
of the kind"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30

What is your role with the new
showG' "Oh I'm Il tumblcr."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
Those Who Have Tried IL

wM use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch ha, no equal In Quantity or DUAL
ity-l6 OF for 10 cents. Other brands con
tain only l2 OF.
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AROUND THE WORLD.

smok. Baxter. "Bullh..d" .e.n, cigar.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-10-30
HARD TO BEAR.

J. W. Walls. Super.
intendent Of Streets
Of Lebanon, KY.
living on Ea st Main
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ITEMS.

Our tax collector informs us that
the people of his township are very
backward in paying their taxes.
Mumps, then the whooping cough,
and measles, now the chicken pox,
and we don't know how soon be-
fore we may have a case Of "black
tongue"
MI. Daniel Langston, who was
better known as "Tucker," was
buried here last Saturday afternoon.
He had died of fever. Another mem
Der of the family was buried here on
Sunday following, with the same af-
Fiction. It was his little girl, 8 years
old. .sTucker'' was a member of
the cold 27" n. G. Regiment. The
sad deaths occurred at their home
on the Pink Davis plantation, near
Eureka. There are too other mem
bers of the family now lying at the
point of death. 1t is, indeed, a sad
afniction that has befallen this good
family and the deep sympathy Of us
all goes out to them. They r in
needy circumstances and should be
helped. ssTucker'' was a brave
Confederate soldier and was as true
as any who wore the Gray.
PatetOwn. Oct, 6.
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The Genuine VS.. Counterfeits.

The genuine Is always better than
a counterfeit. bus the truth Of this
statement Is never more forcibIy 70
aired or more thoroughly appreci
ated than when you compare the
genuine DeW1tt's Witch Hazel Salve
with the many ~counterfeits and
worthless substitutes that are on
the market. ". y. Ledbetter. of
Shreveport, La, SAYS: latter using
numerous other remedie3 without
benefit, one box of De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve cured me. For blind,
bl-ed'ng, itching End ~protruding
piles no remedy is equal to DeWitt s
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by Colds
boro Drug Co
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NOTICE.

By virtue OF a mortgage executed to me by
b f Scott and wife, and registered IN Book SO,
page 202. in the office OF the Register of Deeds
for the County of WaSna. unless 9oner dis
posed of by private sale, 7 viii sell, at public
auction. for cash. at the B F Scott placetn
Great Swamp township. on Monday, the 9th
day of November, the f~Ollowin tracts of land,
TO wit: One lot in the town of Pikev1lle, on
which B 4 SCOTT now resides, con tanning
about two acres; another lot in the town OF
Ptkevilie, known as the Williams lot, con tain
lEg about 81 90 acres, a tract of land IN Buck
swamp township. Known as the Perkins and,
containing about % aces; aEOther tract of
land in Buck Swamp tnwnsbip. known a. the
Taltnn land. cnntain}uga about 1I0 a"rS s. aud
another tract of land in q reaH Swa no own
ship, known as he Il X Scot land. containing
about i27 acres; anC. also five mu.es, - Tot of
farming implements a'd F." LOT of corn and
fodder J AYCOCk Mortgngee-
This the eta day of OctoLer, 1903. pd
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You can eat whatever and whenever you
Hike If you take Kodol. By the use OF this
remedy d~isordered digestion and diseased
stomachs are so completely restored to
health, and tho full performance Of their
functions naturally, that such foods a. would
de one Into q double-bow-knot are eaten
without even d 'rumbling" and with q posi-
i've pleasure and enjoyment. And what is
more-th these foods are assimilated and
transformed into the kind Of nutriment that
IL appropriated by the blood and tissues.
Kodol is the only digestant or combination
Of digestants that will digest all classes Of
food. In addition to this fact, 1t contains, In
assimilative form. the greatest known tomb
and reconstructive properties.
Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia and ~
disorders arising therefrom.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Makes the Stomach Sweet.
Bottles only. Regular size. $1.0o. holding IN times
the trial size, which sells for SO cents
Prepared by E. o. Dewitt & 90. Chicago. iA
For sale bv +oldsboro Drug 20