The Dispatch from Lexington, North Carolina • Page 2

ITEMS OF ALL SORTS aUrritd Wail Yob Wait. Dtvis Items. been registered and the officer is Tery wary about issuing license to young folks. The law provides a penalty of WOO when the register issues papers to marry a girl under legal age. LIFE HI RETURNED This i'm Drank Dntil He No Health left Wok to Find Snii oa Hum.

Upon reading year snake stories and finding that no names were- published, I feel inclined to relate a snake incident that really happened way back soon after I returned from the war to Northern Indiana. It was in harvest time, when grain was still cut with a cradle, raked and bound by hand. We were in our usual costume for harvest, in those days consisting of bat, shirt, trousers, boots and shoes, with shirt collar and shirt bosom wide open. It was a hot day and we were taking our usual hour after dinner, which on this day was done in the field under a large shade tree. One of the meu said he was going to take a nap, and, getting a sheaf of wheat for a pillow, lay down with his left arm at right angles with his shirt collar opened.

His sleeve opened at the left armpit, loose, while his rieht arm was evtpmliil The strangest duel ever heard of took place last week at Geneva, Switzerland." Both the principals were deaf mutes, as were their at-tendents, and of course not a word was spoken nor a sound made except the fatal crack of the pistols. One of the participants was killed and the other escaped unharmed. George W. Cobb, who died recently in Elizabeth City, was collector of customs for that great port. On his death the deputy collector was ordered to take charge, and when he went to the residence of Mrs.

Cobb, where the office was kept, the widow refused him entrance. The government let her know that she was obstructing public matters and might get iuto trouble. The Elizabeth -City office last year collected customs, yet the government had topav $321.38 for every dollar collected. The collector's salary is 1,000 a year, and the total expenses of the office are An effort was made to abolish such offices last winter by congress, but it raised a howl and nothing was done. Alfred G.

Vanderbilt has taken out a haekmen's license at Atlantic City, and will drive his handsome coach during the horse a seat for passengers. The local hackmen, who are poor, are stirred up over the matter, and declare they willcut rates to a quarter to get the trade. The action of the millionaire iu this matter is strange and his reason not plain. Buried Alive. Quite an exciting occurrence took place at the Eandolph Chair Factory Wednesday afternoon.

The whistle sounded the tire alarm which brought hundreds of people on the scene. When the cause of the alarm was ascertained it was found that the old well which" is being cleaned out preparatory to walling with stone had caved in and it was thought that Levi Henley was under the whole pile of dirt and rotten timbers. It was found however that he was only partially buried, and by the timely arrival of J. M. Rich who descended to his assistance, he was rescued with only slight injuries.

Randolph Bulletin. Abstracts and Brief Chronicles of Various Occurrences Picked Up From Everywhere. That a human being is hard to kill is illustrated every day in the numerous accidents all over the country. An explosion of dyna. mite in Buncombe, county, at a quarry, threw out bits of grauite, and a small rock fell on the head of a workman.

It knocked him unconscious at once. On examination it was found that his skull was fractured and he was given up to die. But he wouldn't die, and was finally carried to Asheville, where the broken pieces of the skull were picked from the brain. It was then discovered that a small rock had been inbeded in the very brain of the man. This was taken out and he immediately began, to get letter.

At last accounts he was living. Virginia passed a two-eent-aniile rate for railroad passenger traffic and is having trouble with it. The law went into effect some time ago, but no road paid any attention to it. The corporation commission last week decided a case against the state and in favor of the 1 ail-road, holding that the law was in violation of the 14th amendment to the constitution, and therefore null and void. North Carolina will have to consider this same proposition next legislature.

Georgia has passed a very important child-labor bill. It provides that no child shall be employed in any factory under ten years of age, and after January 1st, no child under twelve years shall lie so employed, unless a widowed mother or an aged father is dependent on the child. The bill further provides that after January no child urder 14 shall be employed at night in a factory. There is a clause also that makes education compulsory, and prohibits the employment of children under fourteen who can not read and write. In Buncombe county there are quite a number of woul'1-be brides and grooms who are unable to secure the license in that county.

In the register of deeds office there is a book kept especially tor the purpose of keeping track of too-young couples whose parents have registered "forbids." During the last week five of these forbids have Jasper Briles, a former citizen of Randolph, who has been living in the West for the past twenty-five years come to his old home on a visit a few days ago. Mr. Briles was here about 12 years ago and got married taking his bride to far away Texas, where she was afterwards drown ed during a storm. Later he re moved to Oklahoma and becoming lonesome ne auveruseu for a wife. Strange to say the advertisement was answered by one from his old home county and they were not long in coming to terms.

Mr. Briles met his fiancee here Tnps day for the first time in the store of Mornss-Scarboro-Moffitt being introduced to her by Esquire 5J. Lowdermilk who proceeded to perform the marriage ceremony. Mr. Briles at once took the train for his distant Lome iu Oklahoma accompanied by his bride, 'who was Miss Sarah Miller.

Randolph Bulletin. The Opposition to Good Roads. The opposition to the construc tion of macadamized roads usually comes from a feeling of conservation about taxes. Taxes are generally heavy enough, aud it is no wonder that people have a feeling of opposition to anything that means higher taxes I the case of good roads, however, the high tax lies in not having goods roads. There is more money spent in a year, in the shape of wear and tear of live stock, wear and tear of vehicles and harness, than any tax could lie which is necessary to procure a good road.

Aside from the fact that there is already greater actual loss in a year than the tax money for good roads would amount to, with bad roads the busi ness is handicapped and people lail to make money which would le far in excess of what might be necessary to pay the taxes on good roads. In other words, bad roads entail a double tax. One is the damage to vehicles, harngss, live stock and the other is a loss of business because of the inability to get from place to place. Charlotte Chronicle. A man who is worthy of his hire cannot le blamed for looking higher.

Fortunate are they who are run down only by elevator men. Experience comes high, but people will invest in automobiles. 1 In order to discus and arrange for the summer school for teacher In Da vie county, all teacher will meet In Mocksvllle on the lint Monday in August for conference with the super intendent. A teacher insiltutecf two week will be held by Prof. J.

I. Foust, commencing August 20th. The insti tute for the colored teachers will be held by Prcf. J. V.

PaLley during the same' time. AU school committeemen will meet in Mocksville on the first Monday In August to discuss several matters with the superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Henly, of Idaho, are In the county visiting relatives.

Mr. Heuly left Davie, more than a quarter of a century ago and is how making his tirst visit since he left. On the first Saturday in August the Old singing will be held at Providence church, in Rowan, and a good many Davie people will attend. Song of dinner and the public all are expected to be there. Doctor Ueasley, who was taken to Virginia to answer a charge of bigamy.

was sent to the Virginia penitentiary for three years. The new roller mill at Cana Is now In operation. The protracted meeting at Fulton will be held by Rev. M. Robbins, on the 4th Sunday in August.

Malaria Makes Pale Blood. The Old Standard ttmvft'a Tnstw. less Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. race ou cents.

Even the most thirsty criminal isn't anxious to line up before the bar of justice. A sweet breath adds to the lovs of kiss. You wouldn't want to kiss your wife, mother, daughter or sweetnnrt with a bad breath. You can't have a sweet breath without a health stomach You can't have a healthy stomach without perfect dsgestion. There is only one remedy that digests wha tyou eat and makes the breath as sweet as a rose and that remedy la KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA.

It is a relief for sour stomach, palpitation of the heart, and all other ailments arising from disorder of the stomach and digeston. Take a little Kodol after your meals and see what It will do for you. Sold by J. B. Smith.

When a man borrows trouble he puts up his peace of mind as collateral. Feel languid, weak, run-down? Headache? Stomach "off" tut a plain case of lary liver. Burdock Blood Bitters tones liver nod Mora-ach, promotes digestion, purities the blood. Randolph Items, John Wade, up for selling whiskey, was severely dealt with in superior court last week. He was required to put up a bond of that he would sell no more liquor for a year, land also he had to pay 1250 fine and the costs.

The farmers institute in Randolph was very largely attended, some 75 tillers cf the soil being present. The Grand Matron of the Eastern Stars, Mrs. Emma B. Slier, of "Slier City, recently organized a chapter of the order at Franklinville. 1 III 1 1 I 1 oumiHy a mass meeting wui ue ueiu atMt.

Zlon Methodist church under the auspices of the Randolph Ministers Association. There will also be preaching at Concord church near Coleridge on Sunday and perhaps on Monday. Randleman has received its machin ery for crushing rock and macadamiz ing the streets and this work will go forward at once. A negro boy named Irvin Balfour insulted a white lady In Asheboro last week and was put to jail too quick to talk about. Why Thunder Soars Milk.

To many persons the curdling of milk in a thunderstorm is a mysterious and unintelligible phe nomenon, the whole process really is simple and natural Milk, like most other subtances, contains millions of bacteria. The milk bacteria that in a day or two under natural conditions, would cause the fluid to sour, are pecu liarly suspectible to electricity. Electricity inspirits, invigorates them, affecting them as alcohol, cocaine or strong tea affects men. Under the current they fall to work with amazing energy and in stead of taking a couple of days to sour the milk they accomplish the task completely in half an hour. It is not the thunder in a storm that sours mOk; it is the electricity in the air that does it.

With an electric battery it is easy, on the same principle, to sour the freshest milk. A strong current excites the microbes to supermicorbic ex ertions and in a few minutes they do a job that under ordinary con ditions would take them a couple of days. ii Rutherfordton and Polk counties have the largest corn crop in sixty years, and the yield is always heavy in those A M-kTYi ar Ira rtln Afltomi rVntn loath IPIIIHI MKJJ MTVMTV VU UlvU was when a little boy at Loulsburg loli over zu leet out or a tree, lanu ed on his head, boring a hole it the ground the exact shape of hii skull, yet not resulting fatally. The boy is alright. But i Short Time at tha.Onlj ReCable IrstMon tor rce Curt ol tnebnatBt Completely Cared Nlm and He has Been ki Good Heittt Erer SLica, and No Koto.

The Keeley Greensboro; I have been thinkiuir for time I would write to you and thank you for your kind treatment, aud express my feelings in regard to the benefits received from the Keeley Treatment. When I commenced taking the cure I only eigheil 165 pounds, my health as very bad indeed. nw i weigh loo rounds, and nm In better health than I ever was. would not take anv amonnr nf money for what it has done forme. I can safely say there is no man, no matter how lone- thn ti has bad him down, but what the treatment wui indeed make a new man of him.

and the lipniMtK permanent if he so desires. J. T. HUXTEK. Falls, N.

Dec. 6, 1904. Deposit your money In The National Bank, where it will be protected by Jlre-prooT safe with time locks, also Insured against burglary. AU officers employed are bonded. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS THE NATIONAL BANK State Depository Lexington, N.

C- The PLACE to buy Cultivators, Steel and Wood; McCormick Piano Mowers, McCormick Piano Binders, McCormick Hay Rakes; Thomas' Hay Rakes. Young farmers, ask the older farmers about Thomas' Rakes. Engines and Threshers, Sewing Machines, Binder Twine, at The Implement Store, Ceo. W. Grouse N1 OT1CB TO CBKDIT0R8.

The undersigned having qualified ss ad. mlnlatrator of the estate of Wesley Delap, de ceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present such claims, duly proven, to me on or before the 4th day of June, 1U07, or this noUce will be Elead in bar of men recovery, ah persons idebted to the estate must make Immediate settlement. This 4th day of June, MM. O. A.

HARTM AN, Adror. of Wesley Delap. JJOTICK TO CREDITORS. The nnderslgned having raised the will ol Mary K. MUler to be probated, ana having 3uslined as executors of said Mary K- Miller, hereby notify all persons having claims asalnst the estate of said teatatrlx, to resent them to the undersigned duly proven ir payment on or before the lttth day of Juno, 1U0K, or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery.

JNO. L. MIIXKH ann J. H. HAl'tll, Executors.

June II, ISO. Emery K. Haper, Atty. 8 9 2 8 i 5 ft fl 2ft' 1 2. 2- 'S 3 5 cr JS g- to 2 .2 2 g-3 jjl 9 6 a a at his side.

He soon fell asleep. and we were all quiet, when one of our boys pointed at the sleeping man. A blue racer was crawlinir slowly up over his right bare shoulder, near his neck, and started across his breast. When the snake's head was about even with the man's chin he awoke, and. see ing the snake's head, his face assumed an expression of horror.

Turning deathly pale, he never moved a muscle, while the snake ducked its head, entered the left shirt sleeve at the armtiit. and slowly dragged itself across the man naKeu ureast ana arm, com ilifir out at the end of thn mien sleeve. The poor fellow was hardly awe to look on while we killed the snake. He said no words could express the agony and mental strain he endured while the snake was dragging its cold, clammy body across his breast. When the time for work came he was hardly able to do his part.

Chicago Inter-Ocean. Gen. Stoessel, who surrendered Port Arthur to the Japs after a brave defense, has been sentenced to death for doing so by the Russian courts, and another general officer has been sentenced to prison for 20 years. In the Russian armies a man must never surrender, but it is alright to get killed, otherwise the czar will see to it that an officer dies. Bad little boys look upon good little boys with contempt.

most skeptical. ami 1 pPROTEGTION The At ong arm of protection is thrown around chewers of BILL AILEY by the oldesl: tobacco firm in North Every plug pleases, a trial will convince the No better tobaccos made than those manufactured jn i I I by BAILEY' BROTHERS, WINSTON -SALEM, I I 'v; North Carolina. NOT IN A TRUST. LI.