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For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of kmgman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years / suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia +. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me well woman.
Mrs. Arthur II. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. n. j., writes:
u feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. /
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected. and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia 4. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
| women to write her for advice.
i She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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Il Reached the SPOT.

Mr.. E. Humphrey, who owns q large gen
eral store at Omega. o., and is president Of
the Adams County Telephone Co.. az well az
Of the Home Telephone Co.. OF Pike County,
o., says OF DR.. Kings New Discovery: 'It
saved my life once. At least think it did.
1t seemed to reach the spot-the very seat OF
my eough,-when everything else failed. "a
DR.. Kings New Discovery not only reaches
the cough spot; it heals the sore spots and
the weak spots in throat. lungs and chest.
Sold under guarantee at Melville Dorsey's
drug etore. Soc. aud 100. Trial bottle
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Partisans and Not Statesmen.

Durham Herald
We do not know that a reduction
in representation in congress would
hurt the South, especially as long as
the Republican party is in power, but
what we particularly resent is the
spirit behind the thing. Congress is
supposed to harbor statesmen and
men generally, and yet when this
thing came up there was no division
OF opinion, all men of whatever opin-
ion lining up with their parties. I'm
til men learn to take broader view
very few questions, however import
ant they may be, will be settled on
their merits.
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Valued Same as Gold.

B. G. Stewart, a merchant Of Cedar View.
buy box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills they
get the worth of that much gold in weight,
if afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliousnsss-" Sold under guarantee at Mel
vile Dorseys drug store 95e
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Not Her Will.

London Sketch.
.Agnes-what are you writing, Min
nle7 Your will7
Minnie-No. l am writing my
Won't. George proposed last night,
and told him I'd answer to-day.
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; MECKLENBURG GINGER ALE x
HEALTHFuL, Refreshing AND DELICIOUS.

MECKLENBURG GINGER ALE is a product combining all
the and of the celebrated Meckenburg Lhia
Water with the tonic effect the Extract of Ginger and is the
paaabe drink offered the public is diurec its
ton the kidneys and the alkaline properties of the used
its manufacture tend neuaze acdiy of the stomach and
blood gastric disorders aids digestion and
uacture superior any other Ginger Ale the market
Absolute purity guaranteed the is used in
sterlzng every bottle 1t prescribed generally by
physicians and be drunk with safety and benefit by every
Manufactured exclusively by the Meckenburg Mineral
Springs Company, Chase City, Va Try it.
For Sale in Henderson by
Melville DORSEY KERNER-McNAIR CO.. THOMAS BROS,
W.T.. WHITTEN CO.. FALkNER H0YLE.
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Very Select.
Toledo Blade

"Well / can say that the man who
bought me so he wouldn't be lonesome
picks his company, all right, all
right" observed the mandolin.
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Notice.

7 HAVE Qualified AS EXECUTOR OF
i the last will and testament of my father,
the late Horace II. Ellington, of Dabney and
| hereby notify all persons having claims
against his estate to present them to me at
once. Ii not presented within twelve months
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery.
H. G. ELLINGTON,
Executor of Horace II. Ellington, deceased
Henderson, y. C., April 8. 1908.
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A SURGICAL
OPERA

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than another it
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of q
contradiction that there are hum
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitals which are entirely unneees-
sary and many have been avoided by
The Forrest City times., 1908-07-10
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens during a trip or the ''Oyeriand MaiI' through the Rocky mountains. while efforts are being made 10 build up tEe country. Uncle Billy
 Dodge stage driver Alfred Vincent. a young man. and Phineas Cadwallader. in- troduced They come across the re-
 mains Of d massacre, Later al Authony's g station they find the redskins have car ried their destructive work there also Stella Anthony, daughter of Anthony keeper Of station. is introduced. The trav- elers find that Anthony has been killed Vincent with letter of introduction to Gov. Stanford is assigned his work in unearihiae plans of enemies of railroad, being built H. hears of safe arrival of Stella Anttony in letter from her. Vim cent visits town where railroad men are working on road and receives token of esteem from Stella, embodied in a neat lunch and forget-me not. Uncle Billy" arrives in railroad town. meeting Stella He aears news that desired railroad bill has passed. The old stage driver de cidei to work close to town in order that he may be able 10 keep fatherly watch over the young woman. Stella receives
 Uncle Billy with kisses for he brought her new hat She is engaged as tutor for Viola Bernard, daughter of hotel landlady. Vincent visits society circles of enemies of the Central Pacific railroad and learns their secrets
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To-day steila's grateful solitude was


 short-lived. Quick steps had followed hers; the twigs parted and Phineas stood before her.
 Stella's intuition was unerring, hut her caution was untrained. She did not attempt to conceal her opinion of him. MT. Cadwallader." she cried, starting up. T thought you went away by the stage"
 T didn't, you see. I'm here instead" ]" He bowed deferentially. How could l go without word with you, the belle of the village? Won't you sit down again?" He waved his hand toward the rock from which she had risen, but kept his place near the entrance.
 Thank you, MT Cadwallader. Please excuse me; I must hurry back" She took a step forward, but he did not offer to give her egress.
 Whats your hurry, Miss Stella? You are lovely dryad here at your shrine, and pretty girls, to say nothing of dryads, are too few in my busy life. You surely won't be so cruel as to leave me without d word?'
 His manner was as respectful as he could make it. Still. Stella knew he made conquests merely to brag of them. Its time for Miss Viola's les sons. and l must go.'' she said with de cision.
 He did not move. "Vi's lessons don't begin till two; Sally B. said so It's 1:15 now; time enough for a little talk. isn't there? I've something i'm portant to say to you" Fhineas gazed at her boldly, expecting to see a flush of apprehensive color sweep her face. Her calmness only spurred him the more
 Stella's eyes were fixed on the op- posite hillcrest, and she lifted her hand thoughtlessly to her hair while searching for an excuse to go that would be effective The motion freed handkerchief tucked in her belt, and it fluttered to the ground unseen by her.
 Phineas furtively reached for it, ex- amined 1t, noted the embroidered Stella" in the corner and thrust it in his pocket. Yes, look to your hair, California Berenice; 1t is quite bril-
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CHAPTER VIII. The CloVen Foot.

Stella shivered apprehensively when Phineas walked into the dining room few days after Alfred's departure, and crowded past the diners to take the only vacant seat at her table. Travel had grown heavier, and Stella assisted regularly now with the noon waiting. She shrank at Phineas' loud familiar greeting, helplessly resenting the inquiring looks of the other guests.
 Phineas indorsed her fear by dis charging a bomb that startled more than Stella. California is sure of her transmontane railroad now, The San Francisco and Washoe Railroad com
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pany has been organized with ten mll- lions of capital behind il; and ten mil lions more it will get from the govern ment, besides whopping big land grant The road goes by Placerville. 1t has staked out the backing of the baby state of Nevada and already be. gun business. Oh. We fellows aint asleep over PlacerVille way, you bet not! Wen make those C. P slubber- desullions cough up their bootheels yet"
 His loud words carried to all and silenced the room for pregnant in stant. Even the chatter of iron cut lery was suspended. When a subdued hum did begin, dismay was in each face and voice The success of this new scheme ant failure for the Cen tral Pacific company; and in that To- cality the Central Pacific railroad was mother to every enterprise bread to every mouth
 As soon as she could. Stella wrote hastily to Alfred, telling him of the coming of Phineas a.3 his astounding news. She asked Sally B. to hand the letter to the driver as a special com mission and set out through the back door for a walk before lesson time, hoping to recover tranquility.
 She took the little path skirting a winter riYulet back of the town, and came soon to clump of pines little Nay up the sunny hillside She was quite in view from the short street until hidden by a thicket of laurel and holly hugging close about the taller pines Though q scant half mile from the hotel the small nook was away from all paths and had proved a safe retreat.
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liant enough to make stars of" he said impressively.
 MT. Cadwallader, I cannot accept nor parry your eXtrayagant compli- ments as city girl would Surely you can't be interested in the simple things can say. Please let me go. = Once again she moved as if to pass him.
 A beautiful woman doesn't need to say things to be interesting. You haven't asked what it is 1 wished to say"
 Did you expect me to ask?
 Most girls would That's where you are the more attractive. Sit down here and we'll talk it over. I'll make you comfortable. He reached for some Of the overhanging boughs. in tending 10 place them on the rock seat. The movement took him a pace from the opening
 aReally. Mr. Cadwallader I'm sure you could tell me as well at the hotel Good afternoon She started toward the low. thorny opening.
 He was after her with the spring of a cat. No, you don't. my beauty! If you won't stay and talk, you shall give me proper farewell"
 The inequality of the ground availed him; and before she could ziyine his intention he threw his a;ol around her, gave her an audible kiss and stepped back out Q: her reach. There m5 woodnymph. don't break your heart; and don't think l was intending to ask you 10 marry me. l oply wanted to tell that inflated skipjack. Vincent. that his modest dove wasn't above q sweet little filtration with your humble
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elated yet maddened him. Still, he must hold himself in check. must not lose second: most of all. he must not let her know what he had learned. Yes, it must be goodbye, after all, you see" he said tensely. "I'll be back soon; we'll have a talk then"
 looks sake, and mounted beside the superintendent, while onlookers passed bets as to whether Alfred was a company employe or big bug with a pocketbook Charley Croeker was trying to hook
 And Stella behind the window cur. tain with blurring eyes watched the stage whirl away into the dark pines.
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servant. nave your hankerchief.

servAnt nave your harkerchfef, and"
 His sneering words ceased suddenly. not for the menace in Stellas pale face. but for nasty. approaching strides. He sprang forward past Stel- la to meet Gideons crashing blow.
 Hand Stella her handkerchief. you devils whelp!" Gideon hastened the prostrate man with a kick.
 Phineas rose with difficulty and obeyed; but Stella. now that help had arrived, was stunned to inaction, and the white token fell al her feet.
 That's right. Stella! Don't touch it!" Gideon turned to Phineas. who was feebly trying 10 restore order to his apparel You brass -mouthed sneak! I heard you kiss her. heard what you said. If you can't vent your spite on a man without stalking woman you'd better get into hoops or ride a donkey to-the hell you came
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| ''the veto mayor" He vetoed many
!extravagant appropriation bills and
saved his city at least 100000
The state of New York soon heard
much of this veto mayor. He had been
in Office less than a year when the
Democrats nominated him for govern
or. New York had not elected a Dem
ocratic governor since before the civil
war. The Republicans nominated
Charles ]. Folger, secretary Of the
treasury in President Arthur's cabinet
Mr.. Folger was regarded as a partic-
ularly strong candidate, yet Cleveland
was elected governor by a plurality Of
192,S54 over Folger and by a clear ma
jority of 151,742 over all the candi-
dates. Just after he voted on election
day he wrote to his brother, the Rev.
William Cleveland:
If mother were alive, I should be writ
ing to her. and feel as II it were time
for me to write to some one who will be-
lieve what write. will tell you
first Of all others the policy I intend to
adopt. and that is to make the matter a
business engagement between the people
side is to perform the duties assigned me
with an eye single to the interests Of my
employers. I shall have no idea Of re-
election of any high political prefer
ment in my head, but be very thankful
and happy If I serve one term as the peo-
pies governor Do you know that il
mother were alive should feel so much
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first name and become known in world
history as Grover Cleveland, twice
president of the United States and for
the remainder of his life 1.-The most dis
tinguished private citizen in the world. -
The Rev. Stephen F. Cleveland and
his wife. who was Ann Neal, daughter
of Baltimore merchant, had a large
family of children Three years after
Grover was born the family migrated,
as preachers families are wont to do.
Parson Cleveland became pastor at
Fayetteville. N. Y. and later at Clin-
ton, \. Y. The father died when
Grover was in his sixteenth year. The
family home was then and until the
widow Cleveland died in 1882 at Hol-
land Patent. n Y
Grover Cleveland attended academies
at Fayetteville and Clinton. He had
an early ambition to go through Prince
ton college. but lacked the funds He
became clerk and later assistant teach
er in the New York Institution For the
Blind. New York city
Fanny Crosby. the celebrated blind
hymn writer was Il teacher in the same
school. She and Grover became warm
friends. In her "reminiscences Miss
Crosby writes:
He seemed ID ry gentle but intensely
ambitious boy. Among other very pleas
ant characteristics which l noticed in him
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Though Mr. Cleveland never possess
ed in very appreciate degree that
quality which we call personal mag
netism, he was undoubtedly the most
popular American of his time when he
began his second term as president
When he closed that term and retired
permanently to private life he was one
of the most unpopular Americans for
the time being. He had cut loose from
his party and become that amazingly
unusual thing-an executive independ-
The great struggle for the maintenance
Of the gold standard against bimetai-
lism which signalized the campaign of
1896 was taking definite shape The
president Set himself obstinately to-
ward maintaining the gold standard.
In the summer Of 1889 he called an
extra session of congress and pushed
through the repeal OF The Sherman act
Of 1890. under which the government
was required to purchase large quaint
ties Of silver bullion. The Democracy
at large was amazed and enraged ut
this action. though very considerable
portion OF It stood with the president
on the issue.
To maintain the gold reserve Presi-
dent Cleveland from time TO time made
large issues OF government bonds. The
placing of some Of these bonds with
= New York bankers aroused a cyclone
of adverse criticism. Mr.. Cleveland
OF course was In the exact storm cen
ter Several years after his retire
ment Mr.. Cleveland wrote statement
explainin. the bond safes defending
his own course and declaring tina. BE-
recalled these executive acts with the
greatest satisfaction
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These Naughty Men.

amount saved by the American
people in wearing clothes one
fourth longer, $4,000 1000. '-Har-
per's Weekly.
"Yet it has been estimated that if
we could induce the Chinese to wear
shirts a few inches longer, it would
be $50, 100000 a year in our peck
cts. Norfolk Landmark.
"But just think what might be the
profit to the cotton growers and
spinners OF the country If our
English cousins could be persuaded
to wear drawers. Norfolk Virg1ni-
an-PIOf.
COR if for pants the poor, benight-
ed Hindoo could be persuaded to quit
making his skindoo. Charlotte
Observer.
cor if the Merry Widow hats were
made of cloth."-Winston journal
Or il the peek-a-boos were not 30.
-Asheyille Gazette-News.
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war department were many crates Of
battlefags captured from southern
armies. At the suggestion of the adj
jutant general Mr.. Cleveland ordered
that the flags be returned to the states
from whose regiments they had been
captured. Certain Grand Army posts
became SO indignant that they passed
resolutions strongly censuring the pres
ident, with insinuations against him
because he had employed substitute
instead Of going into the army during
the war. This incident, which took
place in 1887. was intensified in its acri-
mony from the G. A. r. side because
the president had vetoed civil war pen
sion bills In hundreds of individual
cases wherein he believed the applicant
was not entitled to pension. He had
become known as 1.-The veto president"
as he had been the veto mayor and the
veto governor. So harsh was the clam
or evoked by the battiefag order that
the president issued a frank statement
resembling 1t, explaining that he had
acted without looking up the legal as
pect of the case and that in his opinion
any direction as to the final disposition
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ALLEVIATE that large wing of the De-
mocracy which believed in high
tariff for the support Of American
industries was greeted by the Brit
ish press with profound admiration.
Eminent political economists in the
United States declared this message to
be one of the ablest of presidential pa
pers. The presidents stand for reduc-
tons in the tariff on a revenue only"
basis was the subject Of much discus
sion pro and con for many years fol-
lowing
Mr.. Cleveland received the Demo-
cratic nomination for president in 1888.
but was defeated in the election by
Benjamin Harrison of Indiana. Many
Democrats attributed his defeat to his
tariff message of 1887 After, Mr.
Harrison's election and the consequent
TRADE of criticism from members Of
the presidents own party Mr.. Cleve-
land sent for the speaker Of the house
of representatives, John G. Carlisle,
Democrat, and said to him. "If every
other man in the country abandons
this issue. l shall stick to it,"
Accordingly in the last message of
his term he "stuck to" his stand on
the tariff problem, urging congress in
1850 to enact laws in line with his
suggestions of the winter before.
Cleveland retired to private life
March 4, 1889, and settled in New
York city for the practice Of the law.
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Now Enforce the Law.
Monroe Enquirer.

Monroe enquirer
The matter has been settled as it
should be-by vote of the people.
Now let the law be enforced. 1t is up
to every good citizen, no matter how
he voted on prohibition, to see to it
that when the law goes into effect
on January LIST, 1909, that every Vi
olation OF -the law is reported. Just as
any good citizen would report a case
OF theft, arson or any other Violation
OF the law. Bad men will doubtless
break the liquor law frequently and
thereby to make it odious and will
try to prove that it is not practical
to prohibit the sale OF liquor. The
blind tiger can be suppressed if every
good citizen, no matter how he voted
on the matter OF lega lizing the man
uiaeture and sale of liquor will do
his duty in the matter OF unfolding
the law.
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to White House bride few fast and
thick, the president having sent elab-
crate bouquets to Miss Frankie Fol
som on the occasion of the young wo-
mans gradual ton from Wells college
Frances Folsom was the daughter of 4
former law partner Of Mr.. Cleveland
in Buffalo After her graduation she
travelled in Europe. On June ?, 1856.
shortly after her return to America.
she was married to the president in the
White House
Unusual obstacles beset the presiden-
tial pathway of Cleveland from the
moment of his Inauguration. Shut out
from executive favor for practically a
generation, the Democratic politicians
were avid for office The president
sought to adhere to policy opposed to
removal from Office Of competent Off
Gals except as to heads of divisions
and other important officeholders. but
the JackSonian cry ITO the victors be
long the spoils"' became SO insistent
that the president was induced to mod
ify his policy to the extent of remoy-
ais for offensive craftsmanship" a
phrase coined by him which speedily
became famous. In the light of his
tory it must be admitted that often
sive partisans" in federal offices were
Republican pOstmasters were slaugh
tered by wholesale.
In storehouse connected with the
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A Vacation Suggestion.

THE annual puzzle again is here
OF Where in the world shall We
go this year?''
The mountains answer with views
and rides,
The shore talks back of it's times and
tides.
The country tells of it's peaceful ways
Each loud in the paeans of frank self
praise.
How simple 'twould be were each man to
stop
At the place whose name should suggest
his shop
There's Vineyard Haven for growers Of
grapes.
Bay Head for the halter to try his shapes.
The haberdasher might ike Prout's Neck;
Long Beach or Short Hills for the man
lin spec"
Marblehead? For the sculptor, II you
please.
With the pianist touching the Tampa
Stone Harbor for masons, while perhaps
Block Island would suit the builder chaps.
Should the angler tire of bleak Cape Cod.
Let him seek Bass Rocks with his reel
and rod.
Deal Beach would receive the players OF
bridge:
Plain Friends might summer long
Quaker Ridge:
Fire Island would seem to the fireman
fit:
Watch Hill with the copper might
make hit:
Sullivan ought to delight the sports
And Sugar Hill sweeten the out-of-sorts.
The temperance people Cold Spring might
try.
While the not sd strict ones could go to
Rye.
Or the one might turn to the Water Gap,
While Bar Harbor the other should en-
trap.
Sad spinsters Ger the Blue Hills might
roam:
Youns mothers at Rockaway 9eel at
home:
Sag Harbor for those who have no new
clothes:
Bell Beach for the girl with aplenty
beauS;
Point Comfort predicts fer the lazy rest.
Or they might seek sleep on Lake Placid 8
breast.
Or, if it's the crowding guests that hurt.
Try Shelter Island or Mount Desert
-Lippincott's Magazine.