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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 144, 9 June 1908, Page 2

i! <• county gaol at Ashcville, North Carohna, is about to be abandoned, <m the ground that it is haunted (says the Aew York correspondent of the* London Da.ly Jjail). The entire body of prisoners nunilxjring over two hundred, presented a petition to the authorities appealing for )>roteetion against tlie demon of evil spirits infesting ()„,. "IK- One day when the shenlf opened uic iloois |„' fouiio the inmates in hysterical excitement. Two of them had fainted, and all declared that their experiences had been most harrowin». Every night, they said, they could hear a trap from which a negro was recently hanged fall with a loud crash. After the crash, from midnight, until a'o'clock in the morning, an evil spirit swung to and fro along the iron grating of "the cells, grinning and moving its lips, but not speaking, while the i .nates moaned and prayed. The sheriff and gaoler admit that thi! prisoners' fears are justified, they too having beard unearthly sounds and sera unholy sights. Accordingly the prisoners have been promised that they shall be removed at once' to « new gaol. The rainy days are here. Always have an umbrella ready. If you haven't any, buy one at White'and Sons'. They have a lot of ladies' and gents' at very moderate prices.—Advt. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d and 2s 6d. THE "LK.fi." GIVES SATISFACTION. Messrs. Jfouton and I'earsc, of Maxwelltown, write: "We have threo "L.K.G." machines in use, and are milking 110 cows. Wc eau generally milk this number in 2 hours 20 minutes, while there are only three of us to do this work. We arc fully satislied with both the tost and quantity of milk. One glB&t advantage is the short time the cows are standing in the shed, this being only_ hftlf the imie required for hnndmilking, Oonsequently the cows have more time in the padcloc'-. We are perfectly satisfied with the machines." Write for full particulars and list of satisfirtl users to MncMwnn and Co., Ltd., solo agents, Egmont-strcct, For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is fid md 2s fid. 3REAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACOBNS GROW. That dread disease, Consumption, has Is commencement in a cold on the chest. Jon't leave it until it is too late. You an promptly cure your cold with Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery. Obtainable There is nothing more appropriate , or smart wear on these odd days than , mr paletots. Our styles in this year's | bancs arc an exceptional selection, i ashionable, warm, and serviceable. See ( hem for yourself.—White and Sons.— , IM, :■ ■' ,':„: ' " : ... ■■■■>■■'• 11