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KNOWING TOO MUCH.

Some serious DravYbacIss 90 the
Pleasures Of Conversation.
One very serious draw back 10 our
pleasure in conversation with "a too
well informed person is the nervous
strain that j involved. we are always
wondering what VIII happen when he
comes TO tac end OF his resources. Aft
er listening 10 one who discourscs with
surprising accuracy upon any partlcu-
lar topic We feel delicacy I'm changing
the subject 1t seems mean trick.
like suddenly removing the chair on
which guest is about 10 sit down for
the evening With one who is interest
ed in great many things he knows
little about there is no such difficulty.
If he has passed the first Hush Of
youth. ii no longer embarrasses him TO
be caught now and then in a mistake.
Indeed your correction is welcomed as
an agreeable interruption and serves
as starting point for new series Of
observations.
The pleasure Of conversation is en-
HANGED il one feels assured not only Of
wide margins Of Ignorance but also Of
the absence of any uncanny quickness
OF mind.
! should not like to be a neighbor TO
& wit. 1t would be like being in prox-
Unity to live wire. y certain insulat.
Ing film OF kindly stupidity is needed
to give margin Of safety to human in
tercourse. There are certain minds
whose processes convey the impression
q alternating currents of high voltage
on n wire that is not quite large enough
for them. From such | would with.
draw myself
One is freed from all such apprehen-
sions In the companionship of people
who make no pretensions TO any kind
or cleyerneSs. The laughter Of fools
is Ike the cracking Of thorns under a
pot What cheerful sounds-thc crack.
ling of thc dry thorps and the merry
bubbling of the potts. NJ. Crothers in
Atlantic
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INSIDE HISTORY OF THE PURCHASE.

IL is common To assert that the
Louisiana Purchase in 1903 was
made by President Jefferson The
fact Is that il was arranged for
without his knowledge 10y Living
Ston and Monroe. who had been
sent to treat with Napoleon for an
entirely different purpose. and JEFF
ferson approved IL with great re-
luctance. He even went SO far at
first a To say that he could not APP
prove it because 1t would make
waste paper of the Constitution.
After it became plain that the
people wanted the treaty ratified
Jefferson assented to il and planned
to secure an amendment TO the
Constitution ratifying il. Jctlcr-
son said that in buying the land he
had exceeded his powers. as a
strict conStructionist of the Consti-
tuition. and that it was like using
forinvestment the money of a ward,
of whom he was the guardian.
without warrant of law. He adj
ded: If the act should be diSa-
vowed, must get out of the scrape
as / can. Golfers Weekly.
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Pro pcrtIc. of celIuIose.

ceiiulosr abSorbS water and by its
swelling provides the softest possible
obstruction. On account or It's low
specific gravity. less than that of cork,
IL Is valuable for life belts and may be
used in large quantities to keep seri-
ously damaged ship afont CeIluIose
compressed and packed in the Golfer
dam or Il ship. to form u leak belt.
does not emit any unpleasant odor and
does not d"cTly for two or three years.
When penetrated by proJectIlc IL Is
not ignited and does not giveofr any dis.
agreeable siuoke. possessing IN this re-
specf great advantage over rubber
nrDior. IL TRY. loose ccllulose be ignit.
cd. II gives ont white smoke.
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Address
A. S. ABBLL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore, Md.


How He niSCaNcrrI s..St = white
Man Ne "a CD....sd.
I'll, Indian las ,...,cr way OF de-
termiuin- wEc;h O. &c st man is
game. jud-iay f.c-s an experience
had some years a. q. s.:li man who
once made an ct.ucit.cl.l tour of the
west. and tie same Htt,e experience
convinced uc that the Ia,lian's system
OF reasoning along this line is by no
means a bad on,.
Stories hsd been Told which brought
about clash between tie Indian and
white man. Tie two men originally
had nothing Against each other. The
Indian had a bad rcputatiOn-th that is.
he had tie reputation OF being a bad
man. a desperate. dangerous fellow.
who would uSht a buzzSaw at the drop
OF hat. The white man who blew
into the section had in some way
gained similar reputation. lie was
said 20 be- a dangerous character and a
man who had never been whipped We
concluded that we would have some
fun.~ We met the Indian and told him
a long story about his new rival and
reminded him that his iaurels were in
danger anu succeeded I'm getting his
pride stirred. and his Indian blood was
soon up To the lighting point Soon
after this we met the white man. and
we filed him up with the same kind
OF talk. He said he would take care of
the Indian all right in due time. and.
In short, would make him take 10 the
woods. Shortly we met the Indian
again and told him the desperate white
man was after his scalp. He smiled
and shook his head.
"A few days later we were talking
TO the white man when the Indian
came up TO join the group. He had
spotted the stranger and knew him by
sight. Without saying Il word TO him
he walked up within arms reach and
struck the white man i'm the face with
n rough, heavy glove. He paused for a
few seconds and hit him again. 'Ughr
he exclaimed as he wheeled around
and walked away. The white man
looked at the Indian i'm amazement. but
made no show of resentment Later in
the day when we asked the Indian
why 1t was that he did not follow up
the insult with blows he told us the
white man was a coward. In explain
ing how he knew IL he said the mans
jaw dropped when he struck him in
the face the second time with the glove
and that this, with the Indian was an
unfailing sign OF cowardice. New Or
leans Times Democrat
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Reflections Of a Bachelor.

When a secret is not a secret Is
when it is woman's.
1t Is called pin money because it
Is the man who gets stuck.
The man who can't be fooled by
woman exists only in his own
imagination.
Surely the recording angel is
lenient with a man who has a big
family-in-law.
There is some chance of keeping
a boy from smoking until YOU for
bid him 10 do it.
What 4 girl loves about being a
bridesmaid is that her bushes are
all for somebody else.
A woman thinks she is having a
good time when she can find some
thing To cry over without actually
feeling bad.
\ woman figures that a cash al
lOwance is something to run up
bills on and then get her husband
TO pay them.
a woman viii haggle over D
cent overcharge in the grocery so
as TO be able to bear with compla-
cency a $50 overcharge by her
dreSsmaker. New York Press.
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Dr.. NilcS - ~ .rc been successfully
tired m ttuusauds oil ot.rs ci nervous disor-
der, hCt newer has u .Dc d .'-ticrrccori than
when used m the treatment oi afs sr splSms.
IhouS nas of les 1wonis y prove this. and IN
nearly every instance the wv ter has stated
that tac iitS ceased after the first dose of Ner-
vine wa gwen. The statement Is repeated
IN tac following;
Seven years ago my wife commenced
having Spasms or fits and / called in my
home physician and he said She was para
lyzcd. lie rubbed her with salt water and
gave her calomci AMI she eventually cot
some better. hut in a short time she had
another attack. She was confined to her
bed for three months and the doctor could
not help her. She had FITS frequently. some
times very severe Her hands would cramp
so we could not open them and she finally
got so her Jaws would become locked.
Finally l saw the doctor was doing her no
good and ordered bottle Of Dr. Miles Re
Storatitc Ncrvine. She received so much
benefit from the first bottle that / GOT some
more. She has taken a number Of bottles
but has never had a ft since taking the first
dose. She also thinks very highly Of DR..
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and is never
without them. III there is any way Of max
ing this testimonial stronger do so because
OF the good the DIR. Miles Restorative Nerv-
inc did my wife."-NAi. Y. ALLEN, p. NJ.
Elkville, Miss.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie Dr Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on on Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind.
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AT A HORSE AUCTION.
The Proceedings rs Viewed From
the Horses Standpoint

The Proceedings rs Viewed From
the Horses Standpoint.
Skipper was police horse and the
pride of the mounted squad until he
acquired a SPAWN. Then he was sent
to sales stable. His experiences
there as told 10y Sewell Ford in
Horses s'ine" were as follows:
Skipper was led into big ring be-
fore lot OF men. 4 man on box
shouted cut number and began to
talk very fast. skipper gathered that
he was talking about him. skipper
learned that he was still only six years
old and that he had been owned as n
saddle horse by lady who was about
10 sail for Europe aud was closing out
her stable. This was news 10 Skipper.
The man talked very nicely about
skipper He said he was kind. gentle.
sound in wine and limb and was not
only trairct to t.. saddle, but would
work eitner single o. double. The man
wanted To know how much the gentle
men were willing 10 pay for a bay
gelding OF this description.
Some one on the outer edge of the
crowd said, Ten dollars"
At this the man OH the box grew
quite Indignant He asked II the other
man wouldn't like silver mounted
harness and lap robe thrown in.
Fifteen" said another man.
Somebody else said Twenty" an
other man said Twenty and still
another Thirty" Then there was a
hitch. The man on the box began to
talk very fast indeed.
"Thutty, thutty. thutty. thutty, DO
l hear the five? Thutty. thutty, thut-
". thutty. VIII you make IT fiveT"
'Thirty-Gve." said n red faced man
who had pushed his way to the front
and was looking Skipper over sharply.
The man on the box said "Thutty-
fvev good many times and asked If
he heard forty" Evidently he did
not. for he stopped and said very slow
ly and distinctly, looking expectantly
around: Are you all done? Thirty
fve-once; thirty-five- twice; third
and last call-sOld for S35!'
When Skipper heard this. he hung
his head. When you have been n $3.50
blue ribboner and the pride OF the
force. II is sad to be knocked down"
for $50.
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INSTINCT is THE TEACHER.
How the Young OF the Feathered
Tribe Are Educated.

Tribe Are Educated.
There is school OF the woods. lust
as much as there is a church OF the
woods or a parliament of the woods
or n Society of United Charities of the
woods, and no more. There is nothing
In the dealing OF animals with their
young that in the remotest way sug-
gests human instruction and discipline.
The young Of all the wild creatures do
instinctively what their parents do and
did. They do not have TO be taught;
they are taught from the Jump, saws a
writer in the Atlantic Monthly. The
bird sings at the proper age and builds
Its nest and takes its appropriate food
without any hint ar all from its par
ents. The young ducks take TO the
water when Matched by n duck and
dive and stalk insects and wash them
selves just as their mothers did. Young
chickens and young turkeys under
stand the various calls and signals OF
their mother the first time they hear or
see them. At the first alarm note they
squat; at call TO food they come Oh
the first day as on the tenth. The hab-
It's OF cleanliness OF the nestlings are
established from the first hour of their
lives. When bird comes to build its
nrst nest and to rear its first brood, it
knows how TO proceed as well as it
does years later or rs its parents did
before 1t. The fox is afraid of trap
before he has had any experience with
II. and the hare thumps upon the
ground at sight OF anything strange
and unusual. whether Its mates be
within hearing or not. No bird teaches
its young to fly. They fly instinctively
when their wings are strong enough.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

Men with polished shoes ought
to shine in society.
Chief among the successful mans
virtues is audacity.
The man who has the floor is sup
posed TO stand TO reason.
A crank is man with large
hobby and a small conscience.
Occasionally the stock-ticker is
a fOrtune-teller-but more often it
isn't.
Kind words are pleasing to the
ear, ut-they won't fill an empty
stomach.
No man is always right-and if
he is a married man it's ten to one
that he's never right.
If a man is slow to express an
opinion he might economic by
sending it by freight.
When a man discovers that he is
his own worst enemy it is up to him
to make friends with himself.
A woman can hold dozen hair
pins in her mouth a great deal
easier than she can her tongue.
The man who invests his coin i'm
get-rich-ouick scheme seldom has
to bother about making his will.
It's foolish to cast bread upon
the waters when there are so many
hungry men to whom you might
hand il.
There is no fixed standard of
beauty. This enables every man
to have a better-Iooking wife than
his neighbor.
Nothing short of true faith will
separate bald-headcd man from
the hard-earned price of bottle OF
hair restorer.
Undressed kid is tle favoritc
material for slippers. bat slippers
are not the favorite material with
the undressed kid.
There should be 40 objection TO
the auburn tresses of a woman pro-
vided the color does not penetrate
into her temperament.
some men would get along much |
faster IL they didn't waste so much ]
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The site of The white House.

The site for the Presidents palace
as the first maps name IT. was selected
by President Washington and Major
LEnfant when they laid out tie fed
eral city In 1852. They proposed To
have the presidents house and the can.
itol reciprocally close 20 the long vista
formed by Pennsylvania avenue. and
they also laid out a parklike connection
between the two great buildings. The
plans for the house. selected by Wash.
Wgt2n and Jefferson MS the result of n
competition IN which LEnfant took
part were drawn by James Hoban.
native or Dublin and a medal man OF
The Society of Arts OF that city,
Charles Moore I'm Century.
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Produced the Desired Effect.

Kate. when two years old, was fond
or climbing. One day when her moth.
81 was ip an adjoining room she called
excitedly:
"Oh. mamma. mamma, come quick p.
her mother. thinking she was in dan
ger fastened TO her to find her STAND
ing quietly beside the table .,
Why did you call that wayY' she
said. y thought you were falling"
Il wanted that cup. and called Won
that way so you would hurry."-Lfttjc
Chronicle ,Il'lf
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All advertisements Excepting legal advcr
tisemcnts and professional cards inserted for
less than three months are considcocd tran
sicnt. and will be charged for at the rare Of
i've cents per line for :he first ius ition,
and three cents per line for each s,.,c. ding
insertion.
Obituary notices resolutions o. aspect
and social organizations. other thar those
which the editor himself shall ci.c a a
matter Of news. viii DE charged FOR, AZ the
aforesaid rates
Our advertising rates are uniform. and a
liberal reduction Is made on all standing adj
refreshments, and rates will be made known
on application. Changes of aCycr iSCmentS
must be handed in no; later thar. Saturday
morning of each week
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Little Alice always said her prayers
regularly before going to bed. One
night, however. as she rested her head
on the pillow she remarked. in a cues
tioning way:
Mamma. my prayers are so much
longer than the one nurse says in the
morning. Can't | say hers when I'm
tiredT'
Does the nurse pray IN the morn
mgr asked the mother with puzzled
look.
YES. said Alice sweetly. she says.
Lord. have | got to get upT"-New
York Tribune.
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and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatitisnot uncommon
for a eAild 10 be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys- the child urin-
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time telling other people what they
would do If they had a chance.
Really. il must be regarded a. a
hopeful sign that the colored man
do not get together i'm their debat-
ing clubs and discuss the white
race problem. Chicago News.
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A. Ti.aSfratiou.

i;s-Whaf would you call polite
fction~
She Why. Il J >iiSs.I6 say to you.
REALLY. Mr.. Jones. ] hope YOU nc rot
thinking OF going - SOON" Judge.
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A mothers mlnd Is ever OF her chill.
aren If she is noble. she Is praying
for them; if she IL ambitions. she is
Sebeming for them. -schoolmasfer
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There is no use growing excited when
q H.ap calls you liar. IL you are one,
You knew 1t before he told you. and IL
yon are not you know be Is, -Paa baltimore
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Mike tteaehiHg pa ,.okep- Wei.
what hoy ye got?
Pat Four troweIs aud black sham
cock. Puck. 4
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INV NarfuIassWestsrn
~ 80 C~h,S,,l> - E<F.rf
JANUARY n. 1908.


JANUARY n. 1908.
LEAVE BERRNNILLE DAILY
SoUrnHOUNp
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Giate stations. Pullman and BuiiS
sleeper To- Knoxville. Connects with
The Chicago Express for all Points West,
Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus,
Blueiicld ~ Cincinnati.
No. l--23S a. m.-For Roanoke. Bristol.
Bluctield rocahontas. Norton. WEIGH
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"a Mclch.
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stations.
NOKriinOI Nj
No. 2S-9O9 a. m.-For IIagcrstown and
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oo S'olS on signal Daily. Daily exccnt s,,,da
only Monday, Wednesday SATURDAY. P' "uoay' Sunday
snIal Iicfndon Heights Ia,vsnns mo. s,., -
NV LOT tans y aud 20 Coral trains ~ and "A W 'aoe
continuation rates etweh
ana all above W." washington Alexandria
via Southern points south and Southwes
eto-- 0o nearest agent OF the Southern Ra
g. IL. ACKERT
General Manager - BROWN
s. II. HARpWICK Cen,I Pas. -. w., General Agen
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urine scalds the flesh or If. when the child
reaches 40 age when II should be able 10
control the passage. il is yet afflicted with
oed-wet,ing. depend upon IL. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. II is sold
by druggists. in fifty ESkT
cent and one dollar sszEax5s
sizes. You may have 8 ,,.;..s
sample bottle by mail LII. k-l..s szlE5go
free. also pamphlet tell HON. Of s-.u,rToo,
ing all about il. including many Of the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root. DR.. Kilmer's
SwsmP-Root. and the address. Binghamson.
N. Y. on every bottle.
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best i can do, and If it has cost me
some labor, it has been labor of
love. OH DOMINION.
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty v,gor
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RAMBLING NOTES

Continued from First Page
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The Farmers Paper
ALL OF W HIGH
The Reader Gets For
One Cent.

The Sun is the best type Of a newspaper.
morally and intellectually. II is an educa-
tor Of the highest character. constantly
stimulating 10 noble ideals in individual and
national life.
Thu Sun is published on Sunday. as well
as every other day of the week
BY mail THE DAILY Sun, SO year. includ-
ing THE SUNDAY Sun, 81 The SUNDAY Sun
alone. 81 year. THE WEEKLY Sun, 81 a
year.
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by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle BY mail
free. also pamphlet tell
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Tram No. Il, Tuesdays and Saturdays only.
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VA PA'tN NIX SlOullOiS- ne once
presented me with a puppy, by
Buckfellow, out of Madam Level
lyn, which | called Coster. and
which proved to be wonderful
field dog. May the shadow of dear
old Wash never grow less. And
then there is "Ah-Pe," Pritchard
of Chattanooga. He also has lust
crawled out of his grave and is
writing about guns. Why does he
not drop the guns (fOr it is the
man behind the gun after alb and
give lis one of his old time shoot
ing and doggy lettersj 1t was one
of "Ah-Pe's" letters, descriptive
OF hunt over Savoy and Light.
that induced me to breed old Rosa
to the former, and a great litter
she had by him. One of them.
Belle of Virginia, presented to
"Birdo." He afterward sent her
the Blue Ridge Kennels, where
she died. | then sent "Birdo"
another puppy by Wild Rex-Vic-
torine Wise. "Ah-Pe" also pre-
scnted me with a nice puppy by
Savoy. The sportsmen and dog
men of that day, twenty-five and
thirty years ago ~cre higi-
class. high-toned, big-hcarted anc
a noble lot of gentlemen. but now
the man who can yet thc~e" is
the man of the day.
Nov, Mr.. Edito.. havc .tritten
yen 4 long, rambling and rollick-
ing communication, md if any of
ny friends ar ept '.taiaed hy Il.
1 SHAH be pleased, a ad il it even !
reminds them that "OM Domin- |
ioG' ever existed, 4 Shall Le more |
han grntifjed. Any way, il is the