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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-05-22
ONE Weeks WHOLE.HEARTED WORK
NOW Will TELL FOR ALL Time

Tn the TEMPERANCE Forces in North Carolina:
We arc this morning entering upvn the last week Of the most
momeutous camp gd in the history Of our State
Today victory and the enemy know it. and yet 50 tar
from quitting their activities days viii find them
IN the feces bterest warfare OF all the campaign thus far
They know that won-and yet they hope IN one
terrible cyconic campaign. acting in the open where will do
secretly where plan best corrupty wherever money will
count by Misrepresentation and lying wherever they can impose
upon the ignorany by FOUL best suit their
and with beated energy and ocy which they hope
70 sm,e our people they going to work in despea
ton to reduce majority point where will be dscoutagng
10 u in the future
Temperance Of North Carolina they must not succeed!
appeal you match your vigor against their vgor your
za against ZEAL your esoucnes against their resource
uess and let us see breaks ranks
sde in this last week of the struggle
vaenty and noby have the moral forces of North Carolina
worked in this campaign with zeal and herosm indeed-but
next week will be the time for saying this.
NV appeal for final week OF untiriug unsehs TN
xayering action in behalf Of our prohibition cause.
One weeks whoeheaed unreenng efor on the part OF the
Temperance advocates will settle this question for all time 10
come One weeks Indifference and isessness might mean twenty
years more of agitation
Seven days effort your part no" may De worth seven years
effort hereafter
And what have said in this appeal applies less to man
than to another they have not been prominent IN m
appn as in Others whey advocates have even had
the eey to SANDER good Of the State and the minis
tiers of the gospel by saying that their hearts are not in this work
we have claimed May the vgor and terrible eanestne oil thei
work these days that sasder Let woma
exert herself to the utmost
Inst one more weeks work-t for this that appeal
one weeks woehearted work will make unnecessary to
me to appeal to you again ~
Remember the eyes Of the nation North Carolina III
whey sellers all the country willing to flood the Stat
with money and with workers the hope Of so reducing our ma
ty as to check triumphant temperance in the eountr
generally and keep whkey issue alive in State.
Seven days work will forever defeat their purpose
We must have aud every friend Of temperance must do his duty
..=@. JOHN A. OATES,
Chairman Auti-Saoon League.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10
BRIAR RIDGE G~LEAN,NGS.

G. r. Dlsmukes, who had a sale
and broke up housekeeping last
fall, is home again and he and his
son, Walter, are keeping house.
Parson Maxey and wife asked
for letters at the last church meet
ing at Bethany. They are going
to leave the neighborhood.
Frank Young has been afflicted
with a boil on his cheek.
Claude Gregory has shipped his
household goods up from st. Louis
and Homer McMahan and VIM.
Garrett hauled them from the rail-
road Thursday.
Thomas Terrier has sown oats
at Christopher Connell's farm.
Miss E. j. McMahan is visiting
at Samuel Coles residence this
week.
Elder VIM. Holtwick preached
at Bethany last Sunday.
Elmer McCuine and wife, of
Danville, visited B. E. Gregory
last Saturday and stayed until
Monday.
Sunday school opened up afresh
at Bethany last Sunday.
Mort Stewart, of Dry Fork, is
trying to fatten his horse on prairie
gra 50 at the rate of three feeds a
week. Look out, Mort, you will
soon want to stay for supper SUM-
day night, as somebody is putting
sugar on the grass for your horse.
The wheat crop looks very fine
in this vicinity.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10

These big rains are very sug.
gestive. When in need of shing.
les call on the La Crosse Lumber
Co. They will save you money.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Caroline M. Walpole 60 Alfred
Miller, lots in M%iddletown, 1866. 20.
James l.. Mason to Mary e.
Walton, lots in Jonssburg, $500.
John T. Keathley to Willie L.
Keathley, 1905, $500.
Ben F. Bishop to Emil Rosen.
berger, lots in Montgomery, 81.
Hale G. Young to A. j.. Zerr and
VIM. Mccullough. lots in Jones.
burg, $500.
Inez Pearl Camp Carr to Elk.
change Bank of J%onesburg, $500.
E. M. Ferguson to w. w. Jones,
lots in Jonesburg, $500.
j. j. Weber to Jay Zimmerman,
Sec. 1 &~12-47-6, 502 acres, S23, 100.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following are the marriage
licenses issued since our last re.
port:
Arthur Edwin Mccormack,
Mineola, Miss Viola Wilson ,
Mineola.
Thomas Downs, Mineola, Miss
Maude Lynch Mineola.
Chas. E. Coil, Shamrock, Miss
Helen Ethel Hamilton, Shamrock.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10

For Sale Cheap-At Culver
Stock farm, large No. 8 cook
stove, used only six months, but
good as new. w. w. Culver.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10

If in need of an Easter Hat call
aud see Miss Emma Turner's
pretty hats.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10

Shingles make the best ana
cheapest roof. Call on the La
Crosse Lumber Co. when in need
of shingles or any roofing mater
.ial.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-04-10

I. 7. Pittman, the upholster and
fctheY r%enovator and mattress
maker, has moved his chop from
Second street to a store-yoom OPP
posits the depot, where he will
welcome all his old patrons and
many new ones.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19
A Scheme that Failed.
Continued from page one.)

Eyes it is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. get
ting all of this stuff together in one
place from all parts of the world-but
we have accomplished that feat at
great expense-and we have the goods
to deliver"
"Again l say wonderful" said Mr..
Fl.
eyes, but let's get down to business
Mr.. II. How many tons of Sarsaparills
root can you use at price right
away ?" eagerly inquired Mr.. F.
"Why my dear fellow" replied Mr..
H., "in the manufacture of HIS Sarsa-
parilla l do not use any Of the root
bearing that name. use a chemical
extract discovered by myeelf-the for
mula of which is the secret of my BUSH
ness aud its protecting shield"
At this Mr.. F. nearly tainted. His
SalsaparilIa Root corner had gone to
smash. MEMO
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

cal men have been extortionate,
aud have robbed those WHO came
to them; but these few instances
are striking exceptions to the rule
of fair treatment and liberality
which the profession has always
obeyed. b.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19
The Lie Of Life.

Everyone wants something bet
ter than. they happen to have; no
one is satisfied. The feeling is
universal, bred perhaps In our
restless bodies and increased by
tie wants of others.
We are here for purpose but
the question is whether we were
made for the earth or the earth
made for us. Our place is uncer-
tain for we are not born to it and
no mighty army stands ready at
our call to see that we hold any
place that we have gained by work
or otherwise. No claims are posi-
tive. no rank beyond fall and
the feetest can be overtaken and
the slowest permitted to lead. To-
day the meek are spirited; tomor-
row the brazen are hushed. New
coats of strange hues are fitted on
backs that for years have worn
the same truthful colors, and out
in the glare of MONDAY sun
benefactor walks unnoticed.
Seasons come on time but not
always the same. Rivers flow, they
stop, and mountains return to
hills. Things come to life, -four
ish, grow, bloom, dry up and blow
away. The days chase close on
the heels of each other at certain
we'll liked times while at others
when hopes are low they change
without much warming and drag
with deadly slowness.
We believe everything; we be-
lieve nothing. We cry for
change, get it and keep on crying.
Before the tears have dried we
laugh and wo.lder why We laugh
and cry again. We know our.
selves, we know our friends, We
know our enemies, but how we
know we know it we do not know
and after all we are uncertain. We
stick to fancies, fears and follies;
we search for knowledge and facts;
the strongest light that most of us
use in our search for all that is
good is the opposite of what we
are looking for. Our torch is the
fire of lies.
Yet with all the contradictions
of short dltfusive life there's a
chance to reach; the middle best
without risking all that has been
gained. Let well enough alone.
do what you are capable of and
show some mercy once in while
if you expect any. Don't try to
change the destiny of things that
lave existed before you and will
exist when you have gone. Rather
play one part and play it we'll,
look after things of today and be
willing to fill your little place with
as much individual knowledge of
truth as you have, and in a small
way try to reduce the lies of earth
by offering a willing hand in help
ing to force back that which
should not be and increase your
chances and your ohildren's
| chances for that better and possi-
BILE life.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19
Physicians and Their Fees.
Poper Read Before the Chautauqua Circle.

Paper Read Before the Cha,ttauqua Circle.
One of the most curious fees |
remember to have read of was re-
corded in a queer little journal,
written and published before the
war by some country doctor in Ar
kansas. The entry ran:
Rode on horse back thirty
miles last night in the storm over
a bad road; mired twice. Old Mrs.
Turner very sick. Sam Turner
gave me black shoat in pay, and
1 toted him back behind me-" l
have often smiled when l have
thought of that ride thru the Ar
kansas roads, so bad that the doctor
was mired twice, and then Of the
sum when the fee WAS given. Ii
the black shoat WAS alive at the
time of the gift, it must have made
the ride home anything but mo-
notonous.
Strangely enough, something
like payment in produce may be
found in the practice of the great
est physicians and surgeons, for
when a doctor has attended king
or queen, or one of the royal fam
ily, it has been the custom from
time immemorial to reward him
partly in rank. For example, take
the case Of Sir Morell Mackenzie.
Frederick, Crown Prince of
Prussia and heir to the imperial
throne of Germany, was suffering
from an incurable disease. His
father, the Emperor William, was
very old, and it was known that he
had not long to live. If he sur
vived his son, then that sons wife,
born the eldest daughter of Queen
Victoria, would be simply the
dowager princess; but if Freder-
lick lived to be emperor, then his
widow would be dowager empress.
The rank of dowager empress
would not only be a much higher
rank, but it would give her a
greater allowance higher sal
airy, so to speak. Frederick could
do more for his younger children
than he could as crown prince. 1t
is easy to see why it was SO i'm
portant that he should survive his
father. Of course the love that
his wife and children bore him
was the most important element
of all in this wish to prolong his
existence.
On the other hand, it has been
alleged that there existed in the
German court party SO hostile
to the crown princess that they
hoped her husband would die be-
fore his aged father. But this
party was disappointed. The dis
ease of the crown prince was can
Ger of the throat, and DIR. Morell
Mackenzie, Of London, stood at
the head of all throat specialists
in Europe. He WAS sent for, and
the work of keeping the crown
prince alive as long as possible
was given him.
There is a certain grim humor
about the picture of these two
men, the emperor and his son,
each certain to die soon, and each
in the hands of men whose main
object was to prolong the life Of
the patient. DR.. Mackenzie won,
and then came the question of Ills
fee. He had done much, very
much, for Queen Victoria's daugh-
ter; nor were any of the family
ungratefuI. He received, it is
said, one hundred thousand dol
lars in cash and the title OF baro-
net Nor was the latter reward
the smaller. Great as had been
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19
BY AvIsO.

wOr at the Battle OF Waterloo VIC
do Juke of Wellington. On the
mornin' of the first day of the bat.
tie our rigimint was drawn up in
line for the fray wild de Frinch
The Juke of Wellington rode
down the line and finally stopped
in front of our rigimint. There
wor an anxshus look on his face
SEE he in loud tone, IL Private
McPhinn in the ranks?' He il,
SEE l. stepping proudly out OF
line. All right seq he, then lot
the battle begin And we car
ried the day, me b'yes." The per
sonal pronoun [ carries weight in
story telling or writing. 81, l."
sir.
Speaking Of imagination an
Eastern lady of wealth, culture
and refinement became possessed
of the idea she had swallowed a
lizard. The lady said she could
feel i: moving about under the
place where her belt fitted tightly.
She consulted her family physi-
cian and explained her fears to
him. The medical man made a
thoro examination-buJ found no
lizard where she supposed it to be
and so Informed her. This paci-
fed her for day or two and she
sent for the doctor again. He
made another examination with
the same resuIt-no lizard any
where within or without her hu-
man economy. But the lady was
not satisfied. Doctor" she said,
II know there is lizard-1n-my
stomach. I can feel it crawling
around" The lady became death
ly iIl-the bloom had faded from
her cheeks she was becoming
emaciated from lack of ability to
retain anything she ate. The fam
lily doctor then called into CONSUL
tation two eminent New York spe-
ciaIists who made an examination
and of course no lizard was
found gnawing at the lady's lining
of her intes.ines. The result of
the examination was again made
known to the lady, but she kept on
insisting sue could feel it-and it
was growing larger daily. The
family physician was in despair
but a happy thought struck him
II will be back tomorrow and get
that lizard madam, at all hazards
even if I have to perform an
operation-providiag you will SUD.
init to my decree in the NATTER
he said. Anything at all, Doc,
tor" she replied. 81 shall surely
die if you do not get that reptile
out of my system" The next day
the family physician and the two
specialists called on the lady who
was very low and in terrible pain
The patient was given an an@s.
thetic and put to sleep for few
minutes. When she awakened
the family physician gave her q
mild eme,ic and later passed g
small lizard-which he had brought
with HIM in a glass jar-alone
her teeth. He then made a few
passes over a receptacle and ex
claimed triumphantly as if III
great glee, "Ah, Mrs. Colt, we
have the monster at last" exhib.
iting the reptile. at the sight OIL
which, fashion, she very
promptly tainted. But when she
recovered, she said family, "Oh
Doctor, ] am SO glad you finally
obtained the vile thing. [ fee
perfectly we'll now-but I knew
that lizard was there all the time
L
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

ton of ley, Zone thousand dol
lars for half al hours work? Why,
I never heard of such charge
"No," said the surgeon, coolly;
"of course not. For the half-hour's
work, five dollars; for the know
how, nine hundred and ninety
five."
La Peynnie the physician who
attended Louis XIV Of France, re-
ceived fee which much exceeds
these. The king gave him an es-
tate comprising five villages and
two hundred and seven farms,
which produced a yearly income
equal in purchasing power to thir-
ty-one thousand dollars of our
money. His majesty had only a
slight fever.
Catherine Ii of Russia, one of
the most extraordinary women
that ever lived, heard of the treat
ment to prevent smallpox by IN
ocuIation; and hearing, believed
She made arrangements to get a
physician from London, and DR..
Dinsdale, a well-known practition-
er of his time, agreed to go. He
travelled to St. Petersburg, where
he duly inoculated her imperial
majesty, and [ suppose others that
applied. What he received from
the others, there is no record, but
from Catherine his fee was fifty
thousand dollars in cash, ten
thousand dollars for travelling ex-
penses, a title, and a life pension
Of twenty-five hundred dollars a
year. All this for two minutes
work, in which no "know-how'
was needed, for any person can
scratch an arm and rub lymphs on
it's surface. Probably this was
the highest sum ever paid for as
simple an operation.
DR.. Baur, one of the physicians
in the Congo Free State, treated a
king of neighboring tribe in At
RIGA for carbuncle. When he was
cured, his majesty gave the doctor
twelve elephants tusks for fee.
which, with ivory at it's present
price, was an exceedingly good
one, fully thirty five hundred dol
lars.
The highest fee said to have
been in India was by his royal
highness, the Nawab Of Rampur,
who had rheumatism, and was
treated three months by All army
surgeon of the station in the
neighborhool. The doctor called
on the nawab about three times a
week; at the end of that time he
had effected a cure. The nawab
sent his physician ali order for
fifty thousand pounds. nearly two
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars
of our money.
Some enormous fees have been
paid in the United States. One
physician is said to have received
eighty-seven thousand dollars for
attending, for two months, the
daughter of a multimillionaire,
and another went MS medical at
tendant to party on a yachting
cruise for a little over six months,
and got check for sixty thousand
when he landed.
An ear specialist went to St.
Paul, remained a day, and return
ed with five thousand dollars be-
sides his expenses. A physician
of New York got twenty-five thou
sand dollars for professional visit
to San Francisco, in addition to
his travelling expenses. A very
old, Grabbed and eccentric physi-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

gled neighbor.
"Takiug bath here is like go
ing thru a hail storm in your bare
skin" said one of the farmers tenn
porsrily sojourning in this vicini-
ty.
Esteemed contemporaries con-
: tinue to Gull without credit from
the columns of this journal. Any
thing worth clipping is worth
creditiug
Speaking Of insurance the next
thing on the list is assurance
against damage inflicted by flying
machines falling on property where
they are not expected.
No advance notices and no
"comps" for the mammoth, mas
todon. minstrel melange-but the
show will pull a full house-or
house full-just the same.
A fellow who had one OF his
fingers done up in bandage was
asked what happened him. 81
smashed it while monkeying with
nv automobile in my Sleep" was
the response.
The local Chautauqua Circle is
grinding out some very good stun.
Those who do not belong will find
it profitable to read what the
members write. The papers are
generally we'll written.
Many Of the old timers indulge
in a quiet chuckle when they see
the newcomers get the razoo. 1t is
the same old story: After a long
experience, one becomes used to
it. The only thing to do is to
swallow the COB and make your
self believe it is sugar coated.
One of the villagers here who
has been accustomed to having a
liquid nightcap before entering
upon his nocturnal visits to Nor
pheus says he is compelled to
have u nightcap here just before
retiring-and therefore he wears
one-made up of towel. His
Imagination does the rest.
II want to see dat Creole Oriole
dai bin readin' about said Davy
the other day in the print shop.
When Davy stuck one of his eb-
ony-hued fingers into the cage Ole
snapped viciously at the Senegam-
bian gentleman who flew out of
the place like he was chasing a
nice fat 'possum. Ole no doubt
SHE'D at Davy's worries which
doomed up like row of tomb
stones by fashlight on a dark
night
"Counterieiting coins doesn't
pay any longer" said one Of the
bright guys here. Flows that?"
he was asked. "The materials
cost too much. 1t takes five dol
lars worth of material to make tif-
ty dollars worth of stuff-and then
there's the labor" be replied.
Besides" he continued, think
of the time it requires to pass it
off in driblets by going into cigar
stores, throwing down phony
dollar, buying nickel cigar and
getting the change in the real
goods. No." he said sadly, "it's a
lost art-with me.
All leading writer's use the per-
sonal pronoun [ for the purpose
of accentuating the human heart
-. a.. 80. Tl,;o =,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

The local Chautauqua Circle is
grinding out some very good stuff.
Those who do not belong will find
it profitable to read what the
members write. The papers are
generally we'll written.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

A fellow who had one of his
fingers done up in a bandage was
asked what happened him. 81
smashed it while monkeying with
nv automobile in my Sleep" was
the response.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

Speaking Of insurance the next
thing on the list is assurance
against damage inflicted by flying
machines falling on property where
they are not expected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

Many Of the old timers indulge
in quiet chuckle when they see
the newcomers get the razoo. 1t is
the same old story: After a long
experience, one becomes used to
it. The only thing to do is to
swallow the COB and make your
self believe it is sugar coated.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

No advance notices and NJ
comps" for the mammoth, mas
todon. minstrel melange-but tin
show will pull a full house-o
house full-just the same.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19
SIDE LIGHTS q :: z::s:

s'Them Side Lights amt as
good as they used to be. Who's
this new fellow writin' 'em?" CUR
gled neighbor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

All leading writer's use the per-
sonal pronoun 1 for the purpose
of accentuating the human heart
interest in their stories. This is
due undoubtedly to the fact that
people are more curious now than
ever before to be on intimate
terms with their favorite authors.
Reminds one of the story of the
Irishman and the Duke of Well
ington at the Battle of Waterloo.
Said McPhinn: "Yis, me b'yes, l
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-11-19

One of the villagers here who
has been accustomed to having a
liquid nightcap before entering
upon his nocturnal visits to Nor
pheus says he is compelled to
have nightcap here just before
retiring-and therefore he wears
one-made up of towel. His
Imagination does the rest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-08
ENGINE STARTER
IS ENDORSED
APPLIANCE TO BE USED ON AU.
TOMO5lLES is OEMONSTRAT.
ED AT kRATKY'S GARAGE
UCCESSFULLY.

The big Thomas Fleyer G0-hors0
power car owned by Mr.. Jesse o
Hunt has been demonstrated at Krat
ky's garage and is now on its way t.
Chicago whore further demonstration
Of the automatic starter viii be made
The starter is an appliance which Nj
Hunt and a new company recently or
ganized will manufacture
The habitues Of Kratky's garage
have seen the merits OF the appliance
The car was kept while here at the
garage and at a moments notice thr
starter would set the large engines in
motion without the use of a crank
which is the purpose of the invention
Mr. Hunt expected to remain n
Cairo longer but important business
in connection with the new enter
Prise having come up he left last night
for Chicago
Mr. Kfatky has given Mr.. Hunt a
strong endorsement of the applianc
stating that the machine win do all
that is claimed for it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-08
Dancing Club.

The p C. Dancing Club gave a
dance Monday evening at X NJ X. C.
Hall Webbs orchestra gave the
music
Those attending We're; Mr.. AMI
Mrs b Huette Jr., chaperones; Mis-
es Nettie Giesenhof. Edna Lind, Alice
Strong, Alice Carey, Margaret Strong
Louise Berry, Cecil Emf. Rose Howlev
Kate Redman, 10 Winter, Louise Phil
lips, Norma Pettis. Erma Winter Ada
Walker, Iona Swoboda, Laura Glen
denen, Morgan, Alice Pettis Zaida
Lewis. Carrie Parks; Messrs. Edward
Weldon Roy Lutes. Peter Lind. Muir
ray Falcuner Miles Leslie. Claude
Roberts, Morton Yale, George Weldon
Alex Weldon viii Winter. Paul
Flournoy, John Mulyihin. Canutc
Boisen. VIII Hires. Roy Lower. Al
bion Anderson, Allan Hickcox. John
Sheehan Dan Fitzgerald. Dan Woods.