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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
Strychnine I'm Egg.
Pee Dee Advocate.

rec Dee Advocate.
Last Friday night w. B. Sanders
foreman OF the Advocate office,
bought some eggs from a grocery
store and carried them home.
When his mother, Mrs Hinson.
started to cook them she found "A
small hole broke in the shell of one
OF them and inside was quantity
oi white powder rese sembling strych-
nine. He carried the egg to a drug
Sist for examination Saturday morn
ing but the powder had become SO
mixed up with the egg that it could
not be determined what the pow
der was without Il chemical analy-
sis
A year or so ago Mrs. W. II. Pc
ters had a similar experience. She
got some eggs from a store and in
preparing them for cooking. found
some powder inside. Her husband.
who is a pharmacist examined the
powder and found il to be enough
strychnine to kill several people.
The theory is in both of these
instances that somebody put strych-
nine in the eggs to kill dogs The
dogs did not get the eggs, and af-
terward forgetting about the strych-
nine the eggs were gathered up
with others and brought to town
and sould to the stores. Another
theory is that people had been
missing eggs and put out the
strychnine to kill the dogs or what
ever was getting them. They were
stolen, not by dogs, hut by human
thieves and sold at the stores
However these doctored eggs
found their way to the stores this
repetition OF the danger should bc
a double warning to both mer-
chants and consumers to be en-
ceedingly careful about whom they
buy eggs from and what kind of
eggs they are getting.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
Sale Under ChatteI Mortgage.

9-15-3t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
How He F,Scapcd.

Two Americans were disputing as
20 which had experienced the great
er cold In winter. Said one: In
the part of Iceland where | was last
summer the ground is frozen so
hard all the year round that when
they want to bury a man they just
sharpen his feet and drive him in
with a pile hammer" The other
replied: Yes, know that place.
Didn't stay there long-found it
not bracing enough for me. Went
on to a small town further north
The hotel where was staying
caught fire. My room was on the
top story. No fire escape or lad
ders in primitive settlement Stair
cases burnt away. Luckily kept my
presence OF mind. Emptied my
bath out of the window and slid
down the icicle. Truth.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Agt. for Mortgagee
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29

Supervisor Rowland is claying the
sand bed over Dillon Bridge. This
Is the worst piece OF road In Dillon
county and the supervisor has
shown good Judgment in beginning
improvements where they were
worst needed. Dillon draws a fine
trade from this section and the
road should have been clayed long
ago.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all
work left with my father. the late
r. B. Mclean, for repair. will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash
within two months from date here
of. unless the same is called for.
v. l.. Mclean.
Sept. %, 1910. 9-22-3t
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29

The Herald job department is
pretty busy these days taking care
OF the usual fall orders but our
equipment Is so complete that there
Is hardly any limit to our capacity
to turn out work promptly and IL
you are in need of any printing
send 1t to US and we will give 1t to
you just a little quicker than you
get Il elsewhere.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29
NOTICE.

Is hereby given that the Court of
Common Pleas for Dillon county
will convene a 10 O'Clock a. m. on
Monday, the 10th OF October, 1910,
at Dillon, s. C.
John C. Behea,
9-15-3t G.. C. C. G p
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-29

where did You get that hasf"
a new answer: It Is the prize from
E. L. Moore q Co., which voa n
the voting coaeest. ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

sure. The case was now more OF a
poser than ever. What on earth was
the Kentucky colonel up to? Was he
trying to do the government out of the
$4,000 in gold. feat that would ap-
pear impossible to a man of sense,
Or was he trying to play joke on
the detectives?
The AFFAIR had now narrowed down
to pretty close margin. but the de-
nouemept was not yet. Just how II
was to end was a mystery On the
next morning while l was waiting In
the solicitors room at the Fifth Avenue
hotel for King to show up according
to promise. who should bolt into the
room but l.. ]. Fillston. Kings lawyer.
He was quite out of breath and much
excited.
There's hell to pay. They are try
ing to kill King! Here" said he.
look at thesei"
He handed me a handful of cards
with deaths heads and cross bones,
words OF warning and threats OF death
to traitor marked upon them.
These" said the lawyer, were
thrust under Kings door during the
night and he is pretty nearly scared
to death"
still had the card in my pocket
sent up by King on the occasion Of
his first visit to the solicitors room
l pulled 1t out and compared the wri-
ting with that upon the threatening
cards. 1t was plain that all had been
written by the same hand. Il will
give King government protection at
once" l informed the lawyer. Calling
a couple Of officers that / had sta
toned near, started with them and
the lawyer to the Metropolitan hotel.
Upon ascending to the third story
and reaching Colonel Kings door. we
found 1t locked. After some hesita-
tion and parleying King opened 1t and
sprang back and took his seat on the
side of the bed. where he sat bolt up
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
-AMERIcAN APPLE CONGRESS"

The meeting OF the American Apple
Congress. to be held In Denver on
December 15th-17th ia the first
step toward the organization of
great congress- OF American apple
growers and dealers. This will be
the only national organization of its
kind ever proposed and Is destined to
become OF much Importance to grow.
ers and dealers In all parts of the
country.
The initial meeting for the organiza-
tion of this has been officially called
by Governor John F. Shafroth, who
has also sent invitations to governors
of other apple producing states, ask.
ing that they send delegates.
Colorado, as the leading apple grow
Ing state in the union. is the logical
state to take the initiative in organic
ing this important congress.
The Denver G. Rio Grande railroad
takes pleasure In announcing a rate
OF one fare for the round trip to Den.
yer. Tickets will be on sale from all
stations In Colorado on December
14th, except from points west OF
Blanco and south of Vance Junction,
when selling date will be December
18th. Tickets will carry a final re.
turn limit Of December IS. 1910.
Any Rio Grande agent. or Frank
A. Wadleigh. general passenger agent.
will be pleased to give information ~
to rates. ETC., upon request.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

F1llston of Greenupberg. KY. had re-
Gently arrived in Washington and
visited the secretary OF the treasury
for the purpose of calling his atten-
tion to the revelation previously re-
ported by General Bristow.
While Secretary Richardson was not
very much upset by Kings story. he
thought 1t was case that ought to be
investigated. Consequently Mr.. Ban
field, the solicitor of the treasury, was
called into the conference and 1t was
determined to take the trio OF Ken
tuckians to New York City, where the
work necessary for unraveling the
plot was expected to take place. This
city was then. as now. the headquar-
tiers for frenzied finance. King. his
lawyer and Colonel Hoagland. for the
purpose of better maintaining secrecy,
separated from the company of the
solicitor and quartered themselves at
the Metropolitan hotel. 1t had been
previously arranged that King should
come to meet me at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. At the appointed time he sent
up his card. upon which was written
"Col. Houston King, Elliot county, KY"
put the card in my pocket and told
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
MIX THIS FOR RHEUMATISM
RasIIy Prepared and inexpensive and
Really Does the Work, Says
Noted Authority.

Thousands OF men and women who
have felt the sting and torture Of that
dread disease. Rheumatism. which IL
no rsspsotsr Of age. persons. sex.
color or rank, will be interested to
know that 1t II one Of the easiest af-
hiotions OF the human body to con-
qusr. Medical science has proven It
not . distinct disease in itself. but .
symptom caused by inactive kidneys.
rheumatism II URIC acid In the blood
and other waste products Of the sys.
tenn which should be filtered and
strained out in the form Of urine. The
function of the kidneys IL to sift those
poisons and aoids out and keep the
blood clean and pure. The kidneys
however. are Of sponge-liks substance.
the holes or pores Of which will some
times. either from ovsrwork, cold or
exposure become ologged. and failing
IN tlBir function Of eliminating these
poisons from the blood, they remain
In the veins. dsoompose and settling
about the Joints and muscles. cause
the untold suffering and pain Of rheu-
matism and backaohe. often producing
complications of bladder and urinary
disease, and general weakness.
The following simple prescription 10
said to relieve the worst cases Of
rheumatism because Of its direct 40
ton upon the blood and kidneys. re-
lievfng. too. the most severe forms Of
bladder and urinary troubles: Fluid
Extract Dandelion. one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup 6arsapsrilla, three
ounces. Nix by shaking well In bot
tie and take in tsaspoonful doses after
each meal and at bedtime. The In
gradients can be had from any pre-
scription pharmacy. and are absolutely
harmless and safe 10 use at any time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

low conspirators for a purchase Of
10000 of the spurious greenbacks
which were to be paid for in gold coin
furnished by the government The
persons appearing to deliver the bogus
stun were to be arrested and finally
the conspirators were all to fall into
The hands Of the government detec-
uves. After this arrangement was
made and King had taken his de-
parture from the hotel The next
morning at the appointed hour King
put in an appearance. / suggested
In friendly way that he might
as well take carriage when he
went out to meet the conspirators.
This seemed to please him.
called porter and instructed him
to secure carriage for the COL
onel. King left with a promise to
return and meet me at four o'clock in
the afternoon at the solicitors room.
! had previously arranged the car
riage business and King entered a
hack and was driven away by trusty
government detective. After the drive
King came to meet me as agreed and
was now laboring under considerable
excitement. He declared that he
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
RI/VC NH hINC./

right with hrs hands clinched around
the back of his neck and his eyes
rolled up and staring at the ceiling
as though 1t were frescoed with
bloody daggers. Great drops OF per-
spiration were standing upon his fore
head. II am gone up" he muttered.
The devils are after me-"
WHATS this scar upon your head.
colonelf" I inquired.
"Oh, that's where q Yankee bullet
raked me-" he said.
Look here. King, don't you know
you are crazyT I asked.
Certainly am. and one of the
most guilty men alive" he replied.
Il must take you to a safe place,
Colonel King. so come along with U.S."
We took him before United States
Commissioner Shields. where he made
an afiidavit against himself for the
purpose Of securing his entry into
Ludlow street jail for safe keeping.
sent for William A. Hammond, then q
noted professor OF diseases of the
mind. He came. examined the colonel
and pronounced him lunatic. It was
lamentable affair. but nevertheless
huge Joke upon Colonel Hoagland
and the lawyer. who had been all this
time gallivanting crazy man about
the country. Colonel Hoagland was
no doubt in the affair for the sole pur-
pose OF rendering service to the gov
ernment. but Lawyer F1llston was un-
qusstionably expecting a large share
of the million dollars.
Copyright. 1910. by w. q. Chapman,
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

the porter to show the gentleman up.
As the Kentuckian strobe into the
room with a soldierly step and bear
ing he faced about and saluted me in
a military fashion. He seated himself
with an air of dignified Importance
and looked as though he thought him
self in the presence Of man Of con-
sequence. AS he unfolded his won
derful tale he went ballooning way up
into the murky sky of finance. There
was nothing small about his talk He
spoke Of millions as though they were
but trifes and of a colossal scheme
that was sumner in a financial way.
What amount do you expect the
government to pay your" | inquired.
He said he did not want to be unrea-
sonable and the payment of a million
dollars would be satisfactory to him.
of Importance. With voice and face
that betokened. sincerity. I assured
him that the amount asked was less
than / had expected and quite little
enough for the risk he was taking. and
that l would have no hesitation in
recommending the payment of the
sum demanded. I suppose he thought
my promised recommendation equiva.
lent to million In his hands, as he
expressed himself as being well salts
fed. 1t was agreed that he should
again come to the solicitors room at
the Fifth Avenue hotel at nine O'Clock
on the following morning and that he
was to go out into the city and make
arrangements with certain of his fel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
BUY YOUR PIANO
DIRECT
THE kNIGHT-cAMPBELL FAC
TORY TO-HOME-PLAN-
ES-YOU-MONEv.

1t will surprise some readers Of this
to know that In some cases the mid
dleman's profit on single piano deal
runs as high as $50. This money you
pay simply for the privilege OF doing
business with that particular dealer.
Doesn't bring a penny's worth CT
quality. Sounds improbable. but its
a fact nevertheless.
Buy piano Of US direct and save
this $50. Our new mail-order plan
tells you how. You pay cash or
monthly or quarterly payments. Are
you interested enough to send a pos.
tai to-day for full details? Address
Dept. A., The Knight-Campbell Music
Company, Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

feared the conspirators had somehow
discovered that he had sold out to the
government. He thought he was ta-
king great risk. but said he was not
going to weaken. He said he had met
fve Of the men he wanted to see and
had planned deal for $4,000 of the
bogus stun. Matters began to look a
little serious at this time, as It was
necessary for me, In order to carry
out the arrangements with King, to
furnish $4,000 in gold coin on the fol-
lowing morning In order that the deal
might come OF as planned By King.
told him l would furnish the $4,000,
but that on account OF the short no.
tice l would be compelled to borrow II
temporarily from the sub-treasury.
The bag of coin, / told him. would be
under the government seal and 1t
would be unnecessary to break It
open. especially as we expected to
capture 1t back at the moment when
we arrested the counterfeiters bring
Ing their bogus stuff When l. saw
the detective who had been Kings
hack driver, / learned that as he
started away from the hotel King
stuck his head out and told him to
drive up to High Bridge. From this
point he was driven to many other
public places. His only purpose
seemed to be to get look at the
slightly places about the city. During
the trip King had only got out Of the
carriage once, and only for the pur-
pose OF taking a drink. He had spoken
to no one; Of this the detective was
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
Not Proved.

He was Russo-Jewish exile. and
after being driven from city to pale
and then from pillar to post. he ar.
rived In America. Shortly after his
arrival In the land OF freedom he met
one OF those Iarge-hearted mission
aries who rejoice In the conversion Of
the sons of Judah.
MY friend" remarked the clerical
gentleman enthusiastically, you
ought to be very proud of being one
OF the chosen peopie-and this in
spite of your sufferings."
The exile thought a while. and then.
with CLEAN of vindictive intelli-
gence, he murmured:
"Oh. wish you fellows were the
chosen race for Just two weeks"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
500 Reward. 500.

Ths readers of this paper will be pleased TO Learn
that there At least dreaded disease science
kAs been able 70 cure In ali its stages and that b
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure b the only positive
eurs now known to the medical fraternity. CAtarrh
being . constitutional disease requires . consttu-
tional teatmsnt. Halls Catarh Cure taken In
ternay. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
eurfaoes Of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the patient
trenkth by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing It's work The proprietors have
% much faith II ts curative powers that they onsS
One Hundred Dollarp for any case that II faia -
eurs. Send for list OF testimonials
address y. J. CHENEY \ CO.. Toledo. O.
1oid by all Druggists, fbo.
TAks HAnIs Family Pnls tor constipation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
Admitted.

women already do lot OF govern
Ing" said Mrs. o. H p. Belmont. the
brilliant suffrage leader. in an inter
view in New York. Men. II they are
obssrvant and frank. admit that.
AN editor about to marry was
asked by a friendi
"What prompted you. old man. to
propose to Miss Dash7"
"The editor. who was. like all edi-
tors, extremely observant and ex-
tromely frank. answered.
well, to tell you the truth, think
Miss Dash prompted me moro than
anybody else"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
SYSTEM FULL OF URIC AcID---1HE
GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY CURED

Two years ago I was very sick and aftor
being treated by several Of the best physi-
clans In Clinton, did not seem to get
any better. / was confined to my bed.
Seeing your Swamp-Root advertised, I re-
solved to give 1t trial. After using y
for three weeks, found I was gaining
nicely, % / continued until have taken .
number Of bottles. am now restored to
health and have continued my labors. Ny
gstem was full Of Uric acid, but DR.. XII
msrs Swamp-Root cured me entirely.
am sixty years old.
Yours very truly,
w. O. COOK.
State of Iowa Clinton, Il.
Clinton County -.
On this 18th day Of July, A. D., 1909,
w. O. Cook to mo personally known ap-
peared before me and In my presence sub
scribed and swore to the above and fore
going statement.
DALE 81. SHEPPARD,
Notary Public,
In and for Clinton County.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
DIscouraolnu.

George" said her husbands wife.
"I don't believe you have smoked one
Of those cigars gave you on your
birthday"
That's right. my dear" replied his
wife's husband. I'm going to keep
them until our Willie wants to learn
to smoke"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
oettino Around II.

We'll. little girl" said the druggist.
what can ! do for your"
Il want" said the juvenile GUS
toner. two teeth brushes-no,
guess that isn't right--two tooth
brush-no. that doesn't sound right.
either-you may give me just one
tooth brush"
IAN right. little girl; what elsef"
Now I'll have another one Just like
lt"-Chicago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
- KIissp I o.
MngAa.taa, 4. n.

Prove What Swamp Root WIN Do For You
Send to DR.. Kilmsr 1 Co., Bingham
ton. N. Y, for . sample bottle. II will
convince anyone. You will also receive
. booklet OF valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. whsn
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price hfty-
cents and one-dollar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
Sorry He Spoke.

Mr.. Snapp-What spectacle that
Mrs. De Coltay was sitting there In
the box without thing on her should
ers.
Mrs. snapp-Nothing on her shoul-
dersf Why, John Snapp. your eyes
weren't off them five minutes while
we were In the theater.-Boston
Transcript
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

Hope is a good tonic. but It only
sharpens the appetite for square
meal and doesn't provide 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

Mrs. Crow-William. have you ever
stopped to think what will become of
u when we are old7
Mr.. Crow-Ohi suppose wss1l
wind up a. quail on toast at some ta-
BILE d'hote restaurant.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
HOWARD {. BURTON, AssAYEa . CHEMIST

.o,n LEnvilh. a-,noV ~. syt0 gyUtL0k;ADO.
as,iysE; a1,; 7se; E1id: sos; nj nine OF ;soPpsr: III.
application Control and umpire WORK so
iicited. Reference; Carbonate National Bank
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
SIS IN GOLD FREE

For the name of any person you
send us to whom We sell a plano be-
tween now and January LIST. Address
Dept. A. The Knight Campbell Music
Co., Denver, Colo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02

A short memory serveth good wit
ness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-12-02
A TRUE STORY Of the
SECRET SERVICE
by COL H. c. WHITLEY, Former Chief S. Secret Service
A PIPE DREAM

URING and for over
ten years following
our great civil war
there was an era of
CO u n t 9 r ( citing un-
paralleled In the his
tory Of our country.
The colossal crimes
perpetrated and the
reckless plunging of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-10-21
Legally Better Off.

The creditors of the ancient king
had become so unpleasantly insistent
that he resolved to put them where
they could trouble him no more. So
he invited them to a great banquet,
and when they had toasted and drunk
Of his prepared wine he instructed his
servants to convey them to his deepest
dungeons. And the next morning
when he went down to learn whether
his servants had done his bidding his
creditors raised their voices and en-
treated to be set free. But he remon-
strated with them, saying:
my friends. you have no just cause
for complaint. Are you not better off
In the eye of the law than ever be-
fore? Any lawyer will tell you that
secured creditor has an exceptional
cinch." Then he left them and went
on his gladstone way, happy in the
knowledge that he could at last go
through his dominions without being
dunned. Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-10-21
Druus and Sickness.

1t is not too much to say that the
medical profession today no longer be-
lieves that any drug with few excep-
tons, like quinine in malaria. mer-
curry and the antitoxins) will cure a
disease as such. All that it will do is
SO to modify conditions as to help the
body in its fight against disease.
We are no longer content. in the
biting phrase Of voltaire. to pour
drugs Of which we know little into
bodies Of which we know less" What
will help one patient will harm another,
and what may be beneficial in the
early stage of disease will be useless
or even injurious in later stage.
In the language of Captain Cutie.
the effect of a drug, like 1.-The bearin'
Of an observation" depends on the ap-
nlication on it." 1t is neither rational
nor safe blindly to swallow down
drug which is highly recommended in
a certain disease and expect it to "do
the rest" There is no such thing as
universal cure for disease nor even
a remedy which can be relied upon as
"a good thing to take" at any and all
stages of it.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson in
Delineator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-10-21
Gaqadiq Giuadab.

There was quaint old man in Man
chester England. who for many years
went by ne unique name of Gagadlg
Gigadab His original name was John
Smith, ana for many years he brooded
over the possibilities of mistaken iden-
tity involved in it. The name figured
frequently in criminal records, and he
became a.normally apprehensive lest
he might be confused with some OF
the bad John smiths. At last what he
feared so much actually happened.
One morning the papers reported the
arrest of an &C countant in a bank for
embezzlement. and through some blum
der of the rep orter the identity of the
embezzler was confused with the sub
ject of this article. who was also
bank accountant. Then and there ne
determined to assume name like
unto no other ever borne by mortal
man. And in Gagadig Gigadab most
people will agree that be succeeded in
so doing.-New York Tribune.