The URL can be used to link to this page

01-JanuaryISSUE NOT PUBLISHED ‘.-ft' ■. I '.V n'v'.'viN- 'm &mi ml :<■ .i'WiV-f m m S I® ■ . • • ■ - V ,. fr-c- ■ - ! V < - • ; ■' • ' .:v -v ;¥ » - •-. - . • .• -•• jrriitvsh-. m I < J M “HERE SHALL.THE PRESS, TtIE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MiMWTAlNi UNAWEP BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY n AIN ” VOLUMN xvin. MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1917.I NUMBER 2G TheRuIroadtoHeaTen. At an annual meeting of con ductors and engineers some time ago, Rev. GeorgiB E. Stuart one of the favorites of the railroad men of the South, was asked * to take part and open the meeting with prayer, says an exchange. He was loudly applauded as he entered the hall and stepped upon a plat form to offer prayer. The railroad men with their wives and daugh ters present reverently bowed their beads, and George Stuart, with trembling lips and deep emotion, offered the following prayer, and as he left the platform a dozen men gripped his hand and brushed a tear from their eyes: ‘ 0 Lord we meet as a body of railroad men, with oar wives and daughters, to consult for our in terest.; We are reminded that life iteelf is a train and the road to heaven a railroad, God’s truth the rail. God’s love the fire, and His promisee the signal lights. O Lord, we recognize Thee as the General Manager of our road, the Superin tendent of our train and Chief Dfs palcher. Ihcu didst survey the right of way, and Thy Son pur chased it with His blood. Thou didst lay the tracks and ballast the road. Thon hast furnished the ioll ing stock;iThou art the owner and controller , of all. We look to Thee for all iour-orders and Thou must sign the checkB for our daily bread. Be merciful in handling oar hum an mistakes and blunders and do not discharge , Thy. unworthy ser vants. •; I; ■ • “We are grateful for-the Bible, Thy book OfrdleBrandiDBtruct-IOns: be inercifal'iii omexamiiiation and look with charity upon oar fail ures. Thy promiseB and warnings are our headlights and hand Ian terns, help UB|°to nne them bo aB to, save our train from wieck. Deliver us from broken rails, blind switch es, false signals, and mistaken or ders. Be with us on every high bride of responsibility, on every sharp curve of emergency, and in every dark tunnel of trouble let the light of; Thy promises shine out bright. Grant us passes for our wives and children and let them go with us. When the Btorm of temptation and trial comes save us from the fatal Blide and washouts that have wrecked bo many trains on the ,road of life. Let onr way kept secure by Thy guardian care, always show the steel raifcand rook ballast, and. be solid and firm afld free from obstruction. Deliver us from the snares of oar enemy. May the headlight of Thy troth shine bright on a thrown switch, false Bignal or fatal obstruction placed for the wreckage of oar train. May the emergency broke of a strong will save us. “As we make our last run, head ed homeward, if it be Thy will, or der our train in ^on time. Let the light of Thy promises born bright to light the last dark tunnel of death. As we ran throagh it to the Grand Central Station of the skies may w» have the. approving smile of the General Manager and Superintendent; sign with joy the pay roll; receive ! our wagefc and have an eternal lay-off with God and the angels and; the loved ones at home. And ;we will praise Thee forever., Ainen.”—Houston Post. - To Cure a Cold ln One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headaiclie and works off the Cola. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROWS signature on each box* Zoc. Will some friend kindly loan us an airship?; We want to explora the clandstand seei jf wp Bmppioft place of the cost of i JiVing.■ •/• .. • ^ • i . • * • »" --Sfy Lax-Fosl A MIM, EffecWa Uxative S Liver Tonic Ones Kot Grips norMturb thBStomaen. In addition to othewjirbperties, Lax-Fos contains Cascatai in tifcceptable form, aatimulatingLasatiye'aTOXoiric.OCBS-Po's actf Iiffecttvely eliddoe3 apt gripe^gjor disturb stomach. At tfie same time, it aids digestion, arouses thpiliverasAsecretions andreatpresthe The Newspaper Trust. For many years we have been reading about the heartless trusts, and how they bleed those who-are so unfortunate as to get in their power. We-did not realive how ever, the depth of the devilment thay do until we were caught on the vise ourselves. A year ago w.e bought a grade of paper, smooth and white,, known as • -book pa per,” the grade in fact upon which these words are printed, that cost us $4.10 a hundred pounds deliver ed. The same quality is now quot ed to ns in car lots at $11.00 per hundred. Of course we can not afford to pay the price ae it would wipe out all the profits oi Charity and Children, and so we have been compelled to buy common news for which ,we agree to pay $5.75 be sides the freight, or one thousand dollars more for their thin and flimsy paper that we paid for the excellent grade we have been using. This is nofc all the story. We are told on perfectly reliable authority that the mills ‘ are turn ing out paper now at less than it cost them a year ago. They decid ed to rob the newspapers of the country of millions of dollars which the./ are doing in broad open day. This is the method of the trusts we have heard so much about, and the gigantic combine will not Iis ten to reason. .A group of news-' paper men ,met at Greensboro re cently and agreed to buy their sup plies in train lots and pay the spot cash for it. We appointed Mr. H. B. Yarner to negotiate with the mills and make.the trade direct so as to save the jobbers .profit. He tried allthe -mills I he ■ knewjaiiyt thing about and they postively re- fusbed to sell a pound on that ba sis. They all told the same story and offered the same excuse. We discovered that we had been caught in the grip of a giant trust and that we were completely at their mercy. Mr. Yarner proceed^ ed to Washington and filed a com plaint against the trust which is now in the hands of Attorney Gen eral-Gregory. If ever there was a timei for the government to interfere it is now. If there is such a thing as a “ trust-buster” he has the op portunity to show his hand. A vigorous prosecution of the paper trust has been demanded. We shall see what we shall see. In the meantime, the newspaper men must do the best they can, which means that they must stand up and allow the truBt to pick them clean. If the law of supply and demand entered into the situation at all we could not. complain, but when we know' that the net profit of the paper millers greater than esrer before, it is rather hard to submit to the unblushing rapacity of these greedy cormorants One daily paper alone, the Baleigh News and Observer, must pay for its paper this year $59,000 more than the same paper eoBt last year. As the paper has never made as much as $30,000 profit in its life, it is easy to see' the end unless fe lief comes. lJa Uncle Sam a friend to his children! If so, let him get out his big stick and smash- this unholy combine into smithereeLS. —Charicy and Children, t A hen should be judged by her performance, not-by her beauty. New. York might use some of its cold storage proclivities on some of ils politically bad eggs. ’ Bad Habits. Those who breakfast at eight o’clock or later, lunch at twelve and have dinner, ,at six are almost 'certain to be troubled with indigestion. They do not allow time for one ineal to digest . before taking an« other. Notless than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled, with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain’s Tablets, and you may reasonably hope for a* quick recovery These tablets' strengthen th e stomach and enable itto perform its functions natural ly; Obtainable every where.] . Chatham County Rabbits. - The rabbit reason opened here November I, at 20 cents. The price now varies from 15c to 20c, depend ing upon the size and condition of the rabbit. This. is a higher price than ever before paid, the price us ually opening at 8c. to 10c. Doubt less the increase value of the rabbit will create hundreds of new hunters. —Slier City Grit. Joy Riding. Come on fellers, all pile in—: just a little pleasure spin. Out of netftrai into slow, second and back and off we go. Yep we took that corner fast; nearly hit the guy we. passed. See that look he gave to us? Cranky, old slow speed in’ cuss. Anyway we’re out of town where you have to creep around’. Now old gal come take your juice, limber up and cut’er loose. Aint she hittih’ fine though boys? Slips along without any noise. See.me hit that farmer’s dog? Felt, like keep themselves inside when a fel-’ Ier wants to ride. Clipin’ now at sjxty-two. Think it’s faBt enough for you? Gosh, we almost hit that car; bet he thinks we’re far. Won der how he likes to eat dust kick ed up by this gal’s feet. There’s another piggie dead: caught him right behind the head. See that bunch of feathers fly? Well, a chicken got to die; What! You are a nurse you said? Then where am I, anyway! Hospital? We had a wreck! Lost my . head bat saved my neck. Hampton Was There. The numerous friends and admir ers of J. Hamp Rich will be pleased to know that he was at the Southern Commercial Congress in Norfolk this week and was in evidence, with resolutions, etc. J. Hamp. figures in the limelight on all occasions^ Statesville Landmark. - ’' MoreFortheCongressmen.,. After a warm debate the House of Congress Tuesday voted to in* crease the salaries of Representa tives’ private secretaries from $ly- 000 to $2,000 a vear and give each Representative an additional em ploye at $75 a month. The Habit of Taking Cold. With many people taking cold is but a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. 'Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed— not ice cold, but a temperature of about 90o F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take cold. When you do take cold take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and get rid of it as quickly as possible. Obtainable everywhere. Raps State School Systemi In his annual address to the North Carolina Teachers’ Assemt • Iy at Raleigh, President R H. Wright declared that in reality Noith Carolina has no public school system, but really 180 dif ferent Bystems-with the State De partment of Education as the no minal bead, having no authority over the greater part of the work - ere- The Legislature, he insisted, must, pass an enabling act and standardize the teaching and bring ing into a unification and co-opera tion the rural and the city graded schools. He advocated the appointment by the Legislature of a special commission of capable educators to spend two years investigating North Carolina’s educational con ditions and needs, reporting to the subsequent, Legislature in order that there maybe really intelli gent legislation.—Exchange.. v MiHiopaiIIpflfcre becoming ^ com mon in the'-Umted States we are even beginning, to feel good ourself.■ • ' •• ":'j 'Wj Found a Snre Thing. I. B. Wixo.n, Farmers Mills. S. Yv1 has used Chamberlain’s Tablets for years for disorders o£ij£toStoinach and liver and says. ‘ Chamberlain's Tablets are the best I have, ever Ujnjfc"' Obtainable every where. - “Rabbit Tobacco/’ A litile boy about seven years of age slipped up to us the other day, and asked us for a match to light his cigarette. We refused |» be a party to such a transaction ou the part of the kid and prompt ly declined his request. The little fellow, with a grin, said,. 1Ob1 pshaw, boss, it ain’t nothin’ but rabbit tobacco!” That’s too bad,, we told him, with rabbits' selling for 25 cents apiece; but we finally let him have the match. Fow, what we want to know is, what is rabbit tobacco?—Southern Tobacco Journal. Col. G. E. Webb, editor, and owner of the Southern Tobacco Journal, this city, is a professional ^hen it cornea to selling and judg ing tobacco grown in Piedmont ?North Carolina. He has auction* gered thousands upon thousands oi pounds and by long experience, can tell the quality and grade at a glance. He has also burned much of the weed in both pips and ci gar, and posBibly has chewed his share, but this little fellow, seems to have “stumped” him and the ‘{rabbit tobacco” proposition, in so much that the Colonel wants to Imow what it is. Frosi experience i|f[ boyhood the local editor can in form .him. It is a weed that grows iiKalmbst every old field, has small lejaves along the main stem and a white cotton seed looking top. It ripens when nipped by the frost and.is ready for use. The common' name for it- is ‘‘Life Everlasting.” Weaftioked many pipes full in the l£Scgago. when real tobacco was ;fe .in these parts, and frequent ^ .pTemected “rabbit -tobacco’^ with grape vine and cross-vine, which being porus, burns and draws freely when dry. While the “Life Everlasting'’ does not rneas ure up in quality to the real article with the narcotic effects, the won der is that some one has not utiliz ed it as a smoker. Although rather biting to the tongue, it could. be mellowed ap so as to make a good smoke and create a demand as “something new under the sun.”— Union Republican. Get Your Gnn. Monroe Journal. The general staff of. the army has recommended to Congress that a compulsory military, system be created in which all able bodied men of certain ages shall be re quired to take army training for a certain time and to constitute a standing army like those in Eu rope. “The first line” is to be composed of a million and a half of men, to be ready to flght at the first drop of the hat, and the “se cond line” to consist of auother million and a half who are expect ed to get their things together and be ready within ninety days from the first call. Now, hew do you like that? It is what Mr. Roosevelt and others who admire the German system s# much have been preaching a long time. Of com se the big- army chiefs are ior it. The more mill ions ot men they have to comman,d the bigger will be their positions and the more likely we will be to have war and “honor.” This would make the TJcited States the strongest millitary coun try in the world, and place, us a bout where Germany is and against which military establishment the other nations say they will fight until it is destroyed. In other words, wheu this -war has proveD that standing armies in the name Of defense haye;beea a curse to the world and the European Nations are-trying to bieak up the system, we will step in and adopt it. Could imbecility go farther? Salaries A Big Saring. There was saved to Iredell county from December I, 1915, to Decem ber 1,1916, $4,480.33 as a result of the county officers being on a salary basis instead of receiving tbeir pay from fees. For the year the sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of the court arid treasurer would have received in fees a total $15,056.35. Tfie total amount paid, to them in salaries dur ing the year was $10,000, leaving $5,056.35 balance in favor of the county. But the county had to pay for supplies for the sheriff $561.02, clerk of the court $10 and register of deees $15. leaving the net saving of $4,480 33 to the county.—States ville Landmark. - TO THOSE WHO OWE US. For the past week or two we have been busy mailing state ments to all those who are due us as much as a dollar on subscrip tion. Wewhope all those receiv ing a statement will respond at once, as we are badly in need of cash to meet bills that are due. The great advance in the price of paper and ink has worked a hard ship on all newspapers and we are compelled to collect our subscrip tions or discontinue the paper to those who do not pay at once. If vou receive a statement from us do not file it away, but return to us with the amount due by firs.t mail. The Record dislikes to call on its friends at this season, but we have been patient and waited as long as we could for you to send or bring us the amount due. We wish to thankyou in' advance for your kindness and ask you to r r ^ i^ ^ i ^ f f j a jl u e ^ a riy fliing;, Britt As Congressman. The Observer’s references to Con gressman Britt in the decent past had to do mainly with his contest of election results in the tenth dis trict, and while we have tried to be just—in which endeavor we be lieve we have succeeded—we were n,ot ableto speak quite so pleas antly as we could have ,done were we discussiug Mr. Britt’s record in Congress. It is a pleasure to turn to that. Mr. Britt’s record in Washington, is “all to the good,” to use an expression tnat fits in handily. He served his dis trict usefully and his State with’ fidelity- He was found on the right side of all progressive- meas ures, nut iu order to establish him self there he had at rimes to go over the side ol the Democrats. It is possible that it was hia Dem ocratic votes in Congress that ali enated many of his party men and caused his retirement. But he voted his convictions, regardless oi what bearing such action might have on his future political for- tunesj and for- that he deserves the admiration of the State. Mr. Britt is a Republican, but honesty and efficiency have characterized his services in Congress.—Ghar lotte Observer. AFTER SIX YEARS. We are offering several big bar gains in real estate ^today's paper. If you are interested in a farm or ^ town lots it would pay you, to -turil to the last page and read our ad. si Winiton-Salem Testimony Remain* Un shaken. -Time is.the best test.of iruth. Here is a Winston-Salem story that has stood the test of time. It is a story with a point which will come straight home to many of us. Mrs. & F. Holobough.'S. Main St. Win ston-Salem; N. C., says: “I suffered from rheumatic pains through my Iimbs- For several years, my system seemed to be filled with uric acid, and at times I felt quite miserable. . Doan’s Kidney Pills made me feel very much better." (State ment given December 24. 1907.). ONER SIX YEARS LATER. Mrs. HoIo- bough said: “At times, my back gets lame, and causes me so much misery that I can hardly gpt about to do my house work. Doan1S1Kidney Pills always relieve me of the trouble." - Price SOivat all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—gejjDoan’s Kld- hev' Pills—the same ’ MrskSlitebough hai twice publicly recommended. Foster-Mil bum Co-, Props., BufEalo,-.!N.- Y.*. t * -* :C-k: Thoughts of an Idle Hoar. By Major F. W. Barber. In the filling of political offices in this country there has been one class of peo ple who have been persistently neglected, and to the detriment of community, state and nation. The men who have been thus overlook ed are the editors—the men who do more than any other class for the advance ment of home and country. Editors are proverbially modest, and this modesty has kept them in the back-> ground while men of lesser mental at tainments and moral fitness have talked * themselves into public office and the pub lic crib. Congress, the state legislatures, and po litical offices generally are filled by law yers. business men, farmers—by men of • about every vocation in life except edi tors. At rare intervals some publisher slips in, but he is as a single grain of sand compared t6 the myriads of the de sert In the selection of office holders the editor is invariably consulted by the powers that be,’’ because they must ne- - cessarily have the. support of the press or fall. Purely through force of habit the editor ‘ himself is seldom ever considered in the light of “available timber,” though'as a matter of fact he is often by far the best' man in the community for the office to be filled. And you wonder why? For a very simple reason—or for a num ber of them. The average man of intelligence knows a good deal about his own particular line of business, and a little about a number of other lines. His interests all lie in the . one direction, and his thoughts and aims and ambitions nsturaily flow along in the same groove.' It. is the: commercial in -' ^ stmc^callmfhim. -: ' ^ 7 -” 'I In the earlier stages of. life bis mind is too much occupied in the conduct of his own business affairs to allow of the accu mulation of that vast fund of knowledge which would in reality fit him for an of fice of public trust in which he is called upon to consider all sides to every ques tion before final action is taken. He finds it difficult to view a question from every angle, for he has been trained from youth to consider tLat side which means the accumulation of greater wealth for himself. Therefore, without possibly realizing his leanings, he champions the side which - appeals to his early trainir.4—to his pock- etbook. as it were. • He then becomes more or less a biased official, favoring to a greater or less de gree that class of people with whom he ' has been associated in commercial life. And it is but natural that it should be so. for we are but human at best. But how about the editor? There is a different story to tell, and it is worthy of a safe anchorage in your memory. In his work as a newspaper man, usu ally dating.from his boyhood days, the editor is trained in a rigid school to look, .through the eyes of the whole commun ity, to consider the well tyeing of all the people, to advocate the best in all things, to uphold purity in politics, to work un ceasingly and unselfishly for the advance- ' ment of community, state and nation. The editor seldom considers matters from the viewpoint of self—in fact, “self’ hardly occurs in his vocabvlary. With him it is always “the people”—what is best for them, Whatf will advance their, collective interests, what will make life " brighter and sweeter to them. He has been educated and trained from the beginning to dig down beneath the surface and sift the chaff from the wheat; to look for the jokei* before it creeps in; to be, as he is, the faithful watchdog of the community. His newspaper training has given him a remarkable insight into human nature, has supplied him an extensive knowledge of the requirements of the body politic, and has constituted him by nature one of the few men who are competent to . judge a question from the viewpoint of . the greatest good to'the greatest number of people. • The wonder is the-votir.g tpeople have never awakened to. a reelizatiSig'of this fact, for by nature and actfaF training the editor is the one man above all others f?r the square.ded.. t ; •/. -Jt kv.1 ^icV >-VtVIrf ? 0 S j3 ' Tfifi JjAVIfi fifiCOED, MOdKSVitLE, f i.0. THE DAVlE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUB Editor. TELEPHONE I. Entered at the Postoffiee in Mocks ville, N. C.,, as Second-class' Mail matter. March 3,1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. IN ADVANCE - $ I OO SIX MONTHS. IN ADVANCE - $ SO THREE MONTHS, IN ADVANCE $ 2S WEDNESDAY. JAN. 10. 1916. AU is not brass that flitters—once in a while it turns out to be gold. We would suggest that our friends could save both worry and money by doing their Christmas shopping now. Had you thought about it. A friend of our neighbor bought a car last August and Christmas finds him running it under the old nom-de plurhe of “License Applied For i' ' No, Pauline, the dog law for Da vie hasn’t been passed yet, but our representative is in Raleigh at this moment and is doing—we don’t know what. _______ Talk about Republican extrava gance. Just listen to this. Presi dent Wilson has tentatively agreed with administration leaders in con gress on a bond issue to meet part of the treasury deficit, which con fronts the government for the fiscal year ending June 30,1918, estimated at about $180,000,000. No comment seems necessary. The people of North Carolinahave much to cohtend with these days. The legislature is in session and many useless laws will be imposed upon a long-suffering people.. If the legis lature would pass one law that would compel the enforcement of our pres ent laws, and then adjourn and go home, the people would indeed have much to be thankful for.. The editor of the Winston Journal has been selected by Governor Bick- ett as his .private secretary. If a politician ever deserved a piece of pie for pernicious activity. Brother Santford. MarIin is the man. The Record extends congratulations to the editor, and wishes him well. He is a deep thinker and a fine writer— far better, than the Governor. Democratic orators stumped Da vie county: last fall and declared from every stump that the Register of Deeds was getting $1,800 a year and the Clerk of the Court about $600. These gentlemen have sworn to the amounts received bv them for the past year, and the reports show that the Clerk received less than $500, and the Register less than $1,400 Campaign statements can not always’ be relied upon. We are mailing statements to all those of our subscribers who are as much as a year behind with their subscriptions. We hope that all •those who !are due us will respond promptly as we will be compelled to cut off those who do not pay what is due and collect by law. Paper ana ink is so high that we cannot mail papers to those who won’t pay. We have beeni very lenient with our friends and hope that they will re spond heartily to our appeal at this time. Help us to meet our bills bv paying yours. A dollar will pay lots of debts. ISend us one and watch it. WHAT WILL IT BE? The vear 1917 will be just what we make Sit. To some it will be a year of blessing and prosperity while to others it will be a season of distress anjd calamity. Such has been the case stnce the beginning of time. The sun cannot shine all the time, for if it did we could not appreciate a gloriousj summer ’day. Adversity visits us all. the millionaire in his mansion and the toiler in his but But we can all do a little toward making the world a better place to live in. puring 1917 let’s try to speak a kind word to all those with whom we may come in contact. If the othfer fellow is in need and we can help him in any way suppose we do so. j Speak kindlv to all and evil of none. Start the new vear by resolving that you will do unto oth ers as you; would have them do unto you. Don’t get it into your head that the World owes you a living without aiiy effort on your part to earn it, for the world is under no obligations to you. Don’t try to make your neighbor think you are superior \o him, for perhaps it is just the cither way. Don’t.rate your self any higher than the rating as- ^sociafionsj put you ,' les^vyou fall. T Make it a[ point to payfyonr honest 5 debts, even unto the preacher, doc tor and editor during 1917, and at the close of the year you will have done much to help make the world ' a better place to live in. D. P. Dyson, -pf Sheffield, was in to see ,us - Saturday and has our! thanks fob a buck ' J. H. Swing,; ' alsdreaeffibfered’us last wet Bank of Davie Declares Dividend. • A meeting of the stockholders Of the Bank of Davie was held in this e}ty on Dec. 27th. At this meeting a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent was declared. AU of the old officers and directors were re-elected. Re ports showed that this bank hasjust closed the most snccessful year in its history. There is not a safer or more conservative banking institu tion in all this section than the-Bank of Davie. Its officers are clever, courteous gentlemen, and are always ready and waiting to serve the pub lic. This bank has depositors scat tered throughout the country, and their business is growing steadily as the years go by. E. L. Gaither is President; Herbert Clement, Vice- President; J/ F. Moore. Cashier and E. E. Hunt, jJri, Assistant Cashier. When you have funds to deposit the Bank of DaVie would be glad to have vou opeh an account with them. An Appreciated Letter. Mr. R. B. Henley, of Dabney’s. Va., in writing us under date of Dec. 30th, says: “I notice in your last week’s pa per that you want to raise $100 by the first of January, so just to show you that my heart is still in the right place. I am enclosing you my check for $3. Youaresure putting out a great paper. Don’t see how you can stand it for the price. Wish ing you the best that the Good.. An gles of prosperity can possibly hold in store during 1917,1 remain, your satisfied subscriber.” Hadallour friends followed Mr. Henley’s example, The Record would have started; the new year out of debt along with a nice balance in the bank. Itis never too late to do good. Suppose you. gentle reader, send us a check for what you owe and a year’s.subscriptlon in advance Boardmf Health Meets, The Board of Health met Monday. The Secretary was ordered to notify all physic ians practicing in the county to quaran tine every case of diphtheria, scarlet fe ver, meades, whooping cough. The Board desires to call attention to Sec. 17, of Health Laws:"If a householder knows that a person witbih bis family is sick with -smallpox, diphtheria, -scarlet fever, measles, wboop- iug cough, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera or bubonic plague, he shall im mediately give notice thereof to the quar antine officer or the deputy quarantine officer.” _ • ■ • liberty News. One night last, week the Philatheas en tertained the Baraca class at a fruit sup per,-at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gran ville McCulloh. A large crowd were pres ent and all report a nice time, Mrs. Arthur Phelps, of Cooleemee, died list Sunday and was. buried at Liberty Tuesday, Rev. H. C. Marley conducting the burial services. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hudson spent a few days last week in Winston with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Link have returned to Winston after a short visit to relatives. Miss Mabel Lefler accompanied them to their home E. M. andW. L. Spry, of Kannapolis, visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Spry dvring the holidays. Mrs. John Bailey, of Mocksville, R. 5, spent the past week with her father, Mr. F. Everhardt. Misses Bertha and Anna Foster, of Mocksville, spent one night last week with their cousin, Miss Douschka Spry. Clyde N. Spry made a flying trip-, to Kannapolis Saturday. Miss SetheIle Benson, of China Grove, was a pleasant visitor here during the holidays. John H. Davis and family, of near Au gusta. have moved into our community. We are glad to welcome them: Moses Lefler, of Winston, spent the holidays with home folks. Joe Everhardt is erecting a dwelling on his lot near S. T. Foster's store. Mr. S T. Foster has-just completed his house and will move.into it in a few days. Last Saturday night a number of young people met at the home of Miss ^lline Everhardt and gave her s surprise birth day party. A large crowd was present and all report a fine time. , LAyRlNDA. Philatheas Entertain Bararas The Baracas of liberty M. E. church were delightfully entertained by the Phi- latheas of that church Tuesday night, Dec. 26, a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McCullob. They assembled about 7:30 o’clock. Interesting games were played until about 8:30-o'clock ween the Baracas marched into the dining room which was most beautifully decorated with trailing cedar and mistletoe. The table was filled with many good cakes ana fruits which the boys enjoyed very much, f The waiters were Misses' Aiiina Ever; hardt, Ella Chrter and Mittie! McCullob. When the hpjpbBame back jjjj^otl$jp$tfi$fi > the girls theft entered the dining /'roour.- They topi enjoyed the good things, After all were through'with supper, games wbre again indulged in. The crowd was small oh account of bad weather, but; those present enjoyed themselves very much. . ONEtRESENT, , that the new court house w>H be completed- And ready % occupancy before the" February J ^ ^ V:: ?•’ i -", _ _ _ _ _ --W 1W . . ■ Three Extremes Meet. The old world is not so large after all. The American flag flies over the garden spot of the whole business. The Record circulates right freely throughout the land of the brave and'the home of the brave: During the holidays we were reminded of the fact that Davie folks are to be found in many dimes. Three of our subscribers called to see us to renew their acquaint ance and their subscriptions. The first one hailed from Florida, the land of flow- ere and sunshine, where the snow and wintery blasts are never seen or felt. In a short while the second one arrived and he hailed from the rock-bound' coast of Massachusetts where, for many months eiich year nothing greets the weary gaze but ice and snow, and the thermometer is kept busy below the zero mark. The third gentleman hailed from far-away Texas, the Lone Star State, where the cowboy roams the broad prairie, and the oldest inhabitant can't tell what kind of weather a day will bring forth. All ofl the fellows were loud in their praise of The Record, and assured us that * they could not get along without it. which made us feel that we were doing some good in spreading sunshine throughout thie broad land of ours. The Record ex tends to these friends best wishes nnd a happy and prosperous year. Fork News. As there has been so much visiting during the holidays, it would be imposs ible to chronicle all of it. dut it is safe to say everybody’s relatives and friends vis ited each other, among them Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams and children, of Greens- boro, spent a few days at A. M. 'Gar wood’s.—Rufvs Markland, of Richmond, visited at J. L. Carter’s.—Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Kinder, of Aarmony, and J. B. Smith' of Winston, all spent a few days here with their home folks.—Mr. and Mrs. Piuk Ratledge, of Mocksville, spent a few days, at H. S. Davis’.—Mr. and Mrs. Junius Sheets, of Rowan, visited at W. H. Proc tor's .—Mr. and Mrs Otis Williams, of Woodleaf, at Mrs. Mary Hendrix’s; E. N. Hendrix-spent Christmas here with home folks; P..R. Williams, of Winston, and Clarence Williams, of Chatham county, spent a week here with their parents.— Rey Williams, of Winston, was also here for a day or two with relatives—Mr. and Mrs. William Wyatt, of the Twin-City, spent a few days with home folks. There were several marriages during the holiday season. Miss Grace Fosrer to Hobart Hoots; Miss Anna Merrell to Jacob Grubb; Miss Annie=Fosteg jo Milton Livengood, and MissMaggie Siddon to Ol- iie Crotts. May they all live long and happily. Mrs. J. Gray Sheets and little sonThom- as.-of Walla-Walia. Wash., are spending the winter here wjth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Foster. Measles are raging in this and Fulton section, eight cases reported at the home of C. D. Stewart. _ Prof. H. D. Pegg and Miss Clara Sharp, assistant teacher, both spent the holidays with their Some folks in Guilford. SOROSIS. The best paper in Davie at $1. Notice of MassmeetiDg! A meeting of the Board of Road Com missioners of Davie county is hereby call ed to. meet at the court house in Mocks ville, on Saturday. Jan. 20, 1917, at 10 o’clock, a. m., for the purpose of discuss ing and deciding on the issuance of $100,- 000 in bonds to complete Davie county’s system of roads, and to levy a special tax for the upkeep and maintenance -of same. AU citizens .of Davie couDty in terested in the question of good roads are earnestly requested to meet and advise with us on this great question on this occasion. W. K. CLEMENT, Chairman Highway Commissioners. ( J. S. DANIEL, CiCTk. . - - Sonth River News. On Dec. 24th, at the home of ths bride. Miss Minnie Leonard and Mr. William Corraher were united in marriage by Esq. P. S. Stewart. We wish them a long and happy life. Mrs. Mary Ann Barringer died on Dec. 24 th, aged 31 years. A husband and five smaU children survive. Mrs. Barringer was a consistent member of the Baptist church. Her body was laid to rest at Mt. Tabor on Christmas day. fylr. Paul Wood left Monday for New York City to work for R. J. R. TobaccoCo. Mr. George Hendricks spent last week in Marshall with his brother. Mr. Jacob Pickier, of New London, visi ted his brother, Levi Pickier last week. Ollie Young, of - Winston, visited his parents here during the hoUdays. Miss Catherine MiUer has returned to school at ML PluaSantlvMiss May Miller and Amanda Jarvis to Salisbury. Miss Annie Thompson has returned to Spencer High School. Success to The Record and its many readers for a happy New Year. Notice. Taxpayers of Davie county, another mortgage is to be executed in favor of the bloated bondholders, and' certain office holders in Davie county for one hundred thousand dollars. Come to Mocksville on the 20th of this month and participate. E. H; MORRIS. Mocksville, .Jan, 6,1917. Mrs. Seagle Dies in Morganton. Mrs. Jennie Seagle died at three o’clock Monday morning at the home of her niece, Mrs. Jennie Hogan, at Morganton. The futieraI was held Tuesday morning, conducted by her pastor, Rev. E. E. Williamson. For over sixty years Mrs. Seagle was one of the most devout members of the Methodist church. Mrs. Seaglewas Miss Gront. of Davie county, and the only surviving member of her immediate family is A. T. Grant, of Mocksville, her only sister, Mrs, J. A. Claywell, having died last year. Her husband died nearly fifty years ago. Mrs. Seagle was eighty-two years of age—Winston Sentinel, Dec,-27th. W e Thank We thank you for the, liberal patronage you gave us during 1916, and we trust that our business relations may be even more pleasant in 1917. We try to keep what you want when you want it, at a price that is consistant with good HARDWARE. Come in and look over our line. ‘HARDWARE OF QUALITY.” B. F. HOOPERI . -K - r. I THANKS FOR ?AST FAVORS. T 4* Hoping that my friends will give Jj • J their support durmgthe year ! 9 1 7 . 1 1* 4- am better prepared to take care of my j» 4 line of business than ever before. I ROBERT A. BLAYLOCK, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER MOCKSVILLE, N. C. £ J | DAY PHONE 23. N IGHTv PHONE 76. j* 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 if THE U N IV E R S A L C A R The new Ford prices have brought the pleasures and profit of motoring within the reach of added thous ands, while the new features: large radiator and en closed fan; hood with streamline effect; crown fen ders front and rear; black finish and nickel trimmings; place the Ford in apparance right in the front rank of smart looking cars. It is’.a mighty- handsome car with ali the built-in merits, which keep more than 1,500,000 Ford cars in active daily service, accentual ed in the car today.The same, unequalled Ford qual ities for work or pleasure. Better buy your Fordat once, Touring' Car $360 Runbout $345 Coupelet $505 Town Car $595 Sedan $645—f.. o. b. Detrbit. On sale at SANFORD’S GARAGE, <p 5 C A R 5 of Have just received 5 cars and with what we had on hand, gives us 125 in bur stables in Statesville and 125 in our Salis bury stables. Will be glad to see you at either place. Have a Iotof good, blocky Mares and Horses, some big Teams Mules, and good assortment of medium size horses and mules, all ready for work. We cau saveyou money if you come to see us now. Prices And Terms RighL ' . * ’ • ' •' i % V -;' "-t ig Liye Stpck Co., Statesville and Saiilliiiry. - - L~ if THEWI important Nel and Won foil HOUND J i Cendenael of Inteif 'Washingtol Approval -quest for a from the Ei| -voted by. the; •of .three dayj Senator J.f Iy a congrea "Washington, I Illinois, who! Ga., and widj whiskers, sa stand for aj -outrages. The “leak! peace note il of all W ashif Represents the rules con • rumors regal street in ad : peace, note, by saying t | hearsay evid Thepresid Tumulty, sal of the ailegq tion. R. brother, denj ever of the After the m ittee Janud demanded tl publicly apolj the “leak” Garrulous I talking withg "have brought -wrath of thi it. is Iearnej plaint has American sij the South pects when trying to ge| A Tokio, three huudd and many id thousand hoB iastrous ear, mosa. Eleven seal ed to the ran ident W ilso, proval. Congress • th at there information peace note. The new the United sterdam Janil - The Greek! cause he is : ■Constantine’^ The annuaT bill reported! visions to in pers, magaziq m atter by penny pcsrag Pose heavier! quor throug The annual general asks f ed in the pajl employees o f It has been Carranza refj agreed upon. Domestic Lewis D. Ala., the AtJ committed stj lawn, Ala., ful explosive! Walton carrig $10,000. e r with twc reported injil Americansl Woodrow W j empty E uroJ the American ident express letter to the j Two men Jitney bus < •Bluff City, m ited and City. En rc at Plny PIatd driver was two robbetie. then bring tlL Establishml .o f classificatii retary of ag States, is a the interest The primaryl ;= betore the hoi application ofj transaction. An ideal will be centd o f all the god . object of expa in 'New York States goverij the- new hen yellow legs, orate sized c | A-Laurel, that the eighl into effect on f railroad. Sn ,ceived notice ■ constitute a . : The arrest I Juan T. Burns York for the I Mexico, disclq acy In which ths consul gl three indictmi ■Into Mexico ii Kent’s embars ■Sr lflifs '? ■ THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLEi N. G. " ' " ‘ H i > d M W M b ** LVORS. IIgive me | I 1 9 1 7 * 1I|e of my * re. ’ f >CK, I SALMER ? t PHONE 76. | j J su res and llded thous- Itor and en- crown fen- ltrimmings; I front rank ndsome car Imore than . accentual J Ford qual- Jpur Ford, at Iupelet $505 ioit. On sale lGE, >S 5 lules [cars and * hand, tables in >ur Salis- glad to Have a ires and |s Mules, medium Iall ready Iou money Right. ' Jock Co., jury. H E WEEO EVENTS Important News of the State, Nation, and World told in a Few lines for Yoor Convenience. HOUND ABOUT THE WORLD A Condensed - Record of Happening* of Interest From AU Points of the World. Washington Approval of President Wilson’s re quest for a statement of peace terms from tbe European belligerents was voted by the senate at the conclusion of three days of stirring debate. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, former ly a congressman from the state of- Washington, but now a senator frcm Illinois, who is p. native of Augusta, Ga., and widely known for his “pink" whiskere, says the country will not stand for any additional submarine outrages. The “leak” anent the president’s peace note is the topic of discussion of all Washington. Representative Wood of Indiana told the rules committee of the sensational rumors regarding the “leak” 'to Wall street in advance of the president’s peace, note, but prefaced his testimony by saying that he had nothing but hearsay evidence. The president’s secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty, says he has no knowledge of the alleged “leak” under investiga tion. R. W. Bolling, Mrs. Wilson’s brother, denies ‘ any knowledge what ever of the incident. After the session of the rules com mittee January 5, Joseph P. Tumulty demanded that Representative Wood publicly apologize for involving him in the “leak” controversy. Garrulous Americas sea captains talking with each other by wireless have brought down on their heads the wrath of the Australian government, it is learned in Washington. Com plaint has reached Washington that American ships 2,000 miles apart in the South seas discuss trivial sub pects when the Australian wireless is trying to get messages into the air A Tokio, Japan, dispatch, says that three hundred persons were killed and many injured, together with one thousand homes destroyedj in a dis astrous earthquake in central For- Attomeys for TInited States Sena tor W. E. Chilton, who was defeated in the recent election by Howard Sutherland (Rep.) have instituted pro ceedings in the circuit court at Hilton, W- Va., to oust Sutherland on the ground that the Republican nominee had exceeded the limit of expenditure in the primary.' At the request of the governor of South Carolina, Governor Felder ' of New Jersey, has directed the prosecu tor of Union county to investigate the deaths of two South Carolina officials —-Davis, a sheriff, and Foster, a pris on supervisor. It is stated that the families of the men suspected foul Play. Captain Percy M. Cochrane of the quartermaster corps, U. S. A., located at- El Paso, Texas., who rose from the ranks, a Floridian by birth, is dead in El Paso. mosa. Eleven sea captains have been rais ed to the rank of rear admirals. Pres ident Wilson has signified his ap proval. Congress-Is agitated over charges that there w*8 a “leak” of advance information on President Wilson’: peace nofe. •" " The now Austrian ambassador to the United -States will sail from Am sterdam January 13. The Greek minister to Belgium, be cause he is not in harmony with King Constantine’s policy, has resigned. The annual postoffice appropriation hill reported to the house carried pro visions to 'ncrease rates on newspa pers, magazines and other second class matter by a zone system, establish penny postage on local letters and im pose heavier penalties for sending li quor through the mails. The annual report of the postmaster general asks that an increase be grant ed in the pay of a large number of tbe employees of that department. It has been officially admitted that Carranza refused to sign the protocol agreed upon RESPONS LANSING AND TUMULTY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PEACE NOTE BEFOREHAND. PRES’T WILSON ENDORSES EXISTS m u. s. GERMANY IMPRESSES CORDIAL- - ITYOF RELATIONS BETWEEN ' U. S. AND GERMANY. , Mexican Four Mexican filibnsterers weTe kill ed or badly wounded in an encounter with troops of the First New Hamp shire infantry at Zapata, Texas, ac cording to a report emanating from Laredo, Texas. Army officers at Laredo, Texas, no tified the war department at Washing ton that they have no information of the reported fight between Americans and Mexicans at Zapata. It is reported that Mexican revolu tionists have captured Ramilene and Parral, located about ten miles be low the border from Zapata. K troop, Fourteenth United States cavalry, which -was sent to Minerva, forty miles west of Laredo, to prevent reported impending crossing of a filibustering expedition into Mexico, returned to quarter at Laredo, Texas, having encountered no filibustered. In order to better economic condi tions in Mexico all Mexican railway employees will hereafter be paid 50 per cent of their salaries in metallic currency and the other 50 per cent in gold certificates. AU the threads of the tangled situa tion between the United States and Mexico are held by President Wilson. The American members of the Mexi- can-American joint commission have made to him a late personal report of their negotiations, which reached a deadlock, and whether the confer ences of tbe commission shall continue is a question the president has added to those already under consideration. It seems certain that some radical change In the policy Cf the United States toward Mexico will be adopted. In anticipation that orders will be issued soon for ,the recall of the Unit ed States troops in Mexico under Gen eral Pershing, the war department has prepared a tentative plan of with drawal. The president has requested a re port from the war department as to what effect the withdrawal of the United States troops in Mexico will have upon the existing conditions be yond the bcrder. GERARD GUEST AT DINNER Maze of Intimations and Heated Colo- quies Mark Session of Committee of Inquiry.—Lawson Fails to Substan tiate Stories. Washington.—Through a bewilder ing maze o f. intimations and beated colloquies which turned the hearing into an uproar, the House Rules Com mittee wrestled for several hours with Tnomas W. Lawson of Boston, with out obtaining any definite informa tion to substantiate the stories of a “leak” to_ Wall Street in advance of the President’s peace note. Earlier during the session Joseph P. TtimUlty, Secretary to President Wilson, whose name was mentioned by Representative Wood in the ru mors he laid before the committee last week, appeared to give an em phatic statement, endorsed ' by the President, that he had no knowledge of the peace note-before it was given to the press. He also denied the-re port repeated by Representative Wood that Mr. Tumulty and Bernard Baruch, a New York broker, had con ferred in a New York hotel a few days before the note was made public. Mr. Tumulty denounced the action of Representative Wood in making public charges based on a letter- from an unidentified man. and declared from the witness stand, looking Rep resentative Wood in the face, that he was still awaiting the Congress man’s apology. WEBB-KENYON PROHIBITION BILL HELD CONSTITUIONAL. REQUEST FOR PEIGE INDORSE PRESIDENT WILSON’S REQUE3T FOR A STATEMENT OF PEACE TERMS- ATTORNEY GENERAY GREGORY WILL BEGIN INQUIRY AS TO WHETHER THERE IS TRUST. .-II THREE DAYS’ DEBATE ENDS CiVILANDCRIMINAL ACTION European War Although the Teutonic allies have made further advances in Roumania, both in their operation. driving east ward from the mountain region and northward from Wallachia into Molda via, the Russians and Roumanians are giving them battle at various points and at several places have m.et with success. Admission is made by Petrograd that the Russians and Roumanians on the upper reaches of the Sucliitza riv er retired before the advancing Teu tons. Victory is Most Sweeping Ever Won In Fight Against Liquor. Washington.—In the most sweeping of all decisions upholding prohibition laws, the Supreme Court upheld as constitutional and valid the Webb- Kenyon law prohibiting shipments of liquor from “wet” to “dry” states. It also sustained West Virginia’s rece:\ amendment to her law prohibiting im portation In interstate commerce of liquor for personal use. After having been vetoed by Pres ident Taft, who held it unconstitu tional, and, having been re-passed by Congress over his veto, the law was sustained by the Supreme Court by a vote of 7 to 2. Leaders of the prohibition movement declare it is to their fight second only In import ance to the proposed constitutional amendment. Lawyers for liquor interests who heard the decision admitted it upheld and applied the law “in its fullest sense.” "BUFFALO BILL” FACES DEATH AS CALMLY AS ON THE PLAINS. Denver, Col.—Col. Wliliam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) dying in Denver, faced death in the same manner that he has faced it many times op the »-;vlns American Ambassador is Entertained at Dinner In Berlin and Likened to the Dove of Peace That Was Sest Out From Noah’s Ank. Berlin, via Cayville.—A large num ber of the leading personages of Ger many, says the Overseas News Agency, were present at the dinner given in honor of James W. Gerard, the' Ameri can Ambassador to Germany, by the American Association of Trade and Commerce of Berlin. The diners were addressed by Ambassador- Gerard, by Vice Chancellor Selfferich,, by Foreign Secretary Zimmerman and by Arthur von Gwinner, the director of the Deutsche Bank, and in ail the speeches the cordial relationships ex isting between the governments of the United States and Germany were emphasized. Ambassador Gerard, who was liken ed by Director van Gwinner'to the peace dove of Noah's Ark,” is quot ed by the Overseas News Agency as saying that “never since the begin ning of the war have relations be tween Germany and the United S.tates been so cordial” and that he had “brought back an olive branch from President Wilson. Vice Chancellor Helfferich said he was pleased to know that "Ambassador Gerard had visited the United States “where he had an opportunity of de scribing the real state of affairs in Germany,” and Foreign Minister Zim merman declared he “felt sure the friendly and truest future relations between both countries as enunciated by Mr. Gerard will continue.” A 'telegram expressing the "sin- cerest wishes” of the association !‘in this crucial time” was sent to Pres ident Wilson, and another message was forwarded to Emperor William. Doctor Heifferich, in his speech as quoted by the Overseas News Agency, called attention to the increase in commerce between Germany and the United States. CARRANZISTA SAYS EARLY ADJUSTMENT WILL BE HAD Senator- Jones Resolution Only a Portion of the President's Peace Note Sent- Recently to the Foreign Warring Powers. Washington.—Approval of Presidenteji Wilson’s request for a statement of peace terms from the European bellig erents was voted by the senate at the conclusion of three days’ of stirring debate. Action came with dramatic-I-, suddenness when Democratic leaders decided to accept a form of resolution that would not commit the senate to endorsement of the whole of the'Pres ident's note, and 10 Republicans of the Progressive group joined the ma- pority in making the vote 48 to 17. Senator Martine of New York was the only Democrat to vote in the negative. Discussion of- the subject had reach ed a climax during the day with a sensational declaration by Senator Lewis, chief spokesman for the Demo crats replying to Republican criticism of the President’s course. Without referring directly to the submarine controversy the Senator said the Unit ed States could not keep out of the war if it continued and that America would not again accept misconception of orders or zeal of an officer as an excuse for an inj'ury to a citizen or property. The chief objection urged against the original resolution offered by Sen ator Hitchcock was that it would en dorse the President’s offer to join in a movement to guarantee world peace and his declaration of the interest of the United States in small Nations. The resolution adopted was pro posed bj Senator Jones, Republican of Washington, and was accepted by Senator Hitchcock as a substitute for his own. It resolves: “That the senate approves and strongly endorses the request by the President in the diplomatic notes of December 18 to the nations now en gaged in war, that these nations state the terms upon which peace might be discussed.” Berlin reports that the Russians and j Qf tiie West in conflicts that made his Domestic Lewis D. Walton of Birmingham, AIa., the Atlanta, Ga., police believe, committed suicide on a train at Wood- lawn, Ala., by the use of some power ful explosive. It was dicovered that Walton carried an accident policy for $10,000. Walton was- killed, togeth er with two Other men. Many are reported injured. Americans have been besought by Woodrow Wilson to refill the almost empty European war relief funds of the American Red Cross. The pres ident expresses this wish in an open letter to the American people. Two men forced a Bristol, TOnn.; jitney bus operator to drive them to Bluff City, Tenn., where they dyna mited and robbed the Bank of Bluff City. En route they ransacked a store at Piny Flats, Tenn. The automobile driver was forced to wait while the two robberies were accomplished, and then bring the men back to Bristol. Establishment of uniform, standards of classification for cotton by the see retary of agriculture of the United States, is a movement that is holding the interest of th e ; Southern farmer.* The primary purpose of a bill now before the house is-to- enforce uniform application of official standards In spot transaction. An ideal American fowl , in which will be centered all the good points of all the good breeds of hens, is the object of experiments being conducted In 1New York City by the United States government. It is stated that the new hen will have white plumage, yellow legs, red ear lobes, and a mod erate sized comb. A Laurel,; Miss., dispatch announces that the eight-hour day has been put into effect on the Q u lf.a p d Ship-Island railroad. Switching crews have re ceived notice that eight hours will constitute a .day’s work. The arrest1’ in New York ,City of Juan T. Burns, consul general at New York for the de facto government of Mexico, discloses an alleged conspir acy in which five Mexicans, including the consul general, are charged in three indictments, with shipping arms into Mexico m violation of the presi dent’s embargo proclamation. Roumanians have been pushed further back toward the plains from the Oituz and Putna valleys. A Russian attack against Mitau was repulsed with heavy losses. Near considerable fighting is reported, with nothing decisive having developed. Bombardments and reconnoitering parties only are reported in the Brit ish, French and Italian war theaters. Rome reports an advance of about five hundred yards by the Italians near Hill 208. In Macedonia the British have so far failed to push forward their line near Lake Doiran. The conference between the mem bers of the entente allied governments has been brought'to a close at Rome, Italy. Cordial speeches were delivered and a plan to introduce greater co ordination agreed upon. The confer ence established the unity of views of the entente powers. The Roumanian province of Dobrud- ja is now in the hands of the cen tral powers. ‘ Braila in Great Walachia, and on the west bank of the Danube below ,Qalatz,' h a s ,been captured by. German and Bulgarian troops. A dispatch from Milan reports that the French ,battleship Verite has -been torpedoed’ by a German submarine near Malta.'In spite of adverse conditions prog ress has been made on the right bank of the- Tigris, east and northeast of Kut-el-Amara (ancient. Garden of Eden) by the British. Two Zeppelins were destroyed at Tondem, Schleswig, by a fire due to defective wiring, says a London dis patch to American correspondents. Count Julius Andrassy, formerly the premier of Hungary, says: “If the en tente rejects our peace offer only be cause they maintain that our offer is not- honestly meant, but is a maneuvr. er- and that they cannot enter into negotiations before knowing our con ditions. they can ask President Wil- son of tbe United States, to whom thev have been communicated. An Edinburgh, Scotland dispatch re- cites that eleven persons were killed and forty injured with persons retain ing to Edinburgh after a^New Year celebration in a collision w ithasm tch e n g i n e ten miles outside of that city. name famous. The Colonel was warned of the ap-. proach of the end of his life by Dr. J. H. East, ihs physician and friend. He had summoned the physician to the home of his sister, where he is spending his last hours. When Doctor East walked into his room, Colonel Cody said: ‘Sit down, doctor, there is some thing I want to ask you. I want you to answer me honestly. Wliat are my-chances?” Doctor East turned to the scout: ‘There is a time, Colonel,” said he, ‘when every honest physician must commend his patient to a higher power.” Colonel Cody’s head sank. “How long?” he asked simply. “I can answer that,” said the phy sician, “only by telling you your life is like the hour glass. The sand is slipping gradually, slowly—but soon the sand will all be gone. The end is not far away.” Colonel Cody turned to his sister, Mrs. May Decker: , “May,” said he, “let the Elks and Masons take charge of the funeral” Then the man who mad6 history In the West when: it was young began methodically to arrange'his affairs. Personal Representative of Mexico1 First Chief is Confident of Eearly Settlement. New York.—Nicifero Zambrano, treasurer of the de* facto government of Mexico recently sent to Washing ton by General Carranza as his person al representative; and who came here issued a statement in which he pre dicted an early settlement of the bor der difficulties. He based his belief, he declared, on the fact that the Amer ican government is considering seri ously liftirg at an early date, for the benefit of the Carranza government, the embargo on the shipment of arms into Mexico, the recall of Gen. Per shing’s expedition and the sending to Mexico of Ambassador Fletcher. Mr. Zambrano said he had called on Secretary Lane and Judge George Gray of the American commission, ith whom he discussed the American situation. He let it be understood also that he was received by President Wilson and Secretary of State Lans ing. As the result of his visit to Washington, Mr. Zambrano said he had reported to General Carranza that prospects for an early adjustment of the existing difficulties. are very bright.- TAUSSIG ACCEPTS PLACE ON TARIFF COMMISSION Indorses I For Several Week6 Department of Jus tice Has Been In Frequent Consulta tion With the Trade Commission— A Mass of Complaints. - OFFICIALS OF PROMINENCE MENTIONED IN LEAKE PROBE. Washington.—Prof. Frank W. Taus sig of Harvard accepted a place on the tariff commission and probably will be made chairman. The other four mem bers will be announced later. Professor Taussig is a teacher of political economy and has written ex tensively on the tariff. It is under stood the administration had difficulty Ji persuading him to accept. HONOLULU EXEMPTED FROM COAL EMBARGO Villa and Forces Flee. El Paso, Texas.—Carranza forces now occupy Jimenez, Santa Rosalie and Parral, while ViUa and his staff have fled to the State of Duitango, over the branch railroad from Parral to El Aro. TEUTONS GET POSSESSION OF ANOTHER RUMANIAN FORT. Another of Rumania’s fortresses has faiion into the hands of the Teutonic Allies. Keeping up their intensive forward, movement - into Moldavia, Feild Marshal von Macgensens troops have taken Fokshani and with it near ly 4,000 prisoners and some cannon and machine guhs. At last reports, the invaders were pursuing the defeat od Russians, the troops of V ch duka Joseph of Austria were, pressing back the Rumanians eastward. Honolulu.—That the British admir? altyhas exempted Honolulu from the recent coal shipment embargo was in dicated when notification was given that the motorship City of Pordand was on its way here from Anstralia with 2000 tons of coal. 'Representa tions to he British government that British trans-Paciflc shipping would suffer if the uupply of bunker coal here tailed, were believed to be responsible tor its modification. WANTS TO ENLARGE PROJECTILE PLANTS Wood Tells Information Implicating Secretary Tumulty as Benefactor in Stock Mart. Washington.—Sensational rumors of a “leak”»to Wall Street in advance of President Wilson’s peace note were related to the House Rules Committee by Representative Wood of Indiana in support of his .resolution for an in quiry. He prefaced his testimony with the statement that he had noth ing but hearsay evidence to offer and vainly protested against an open ses sion of the committee. Names and rumored details of the aUeged “leak” came thick and fast when Mr. Wood began his story. He mentioned Joseph P. Tumulty, Secre tary to President Wilson; R. W. Boll ing, a brother-in-law of the President; Bernard Baruch of New York, various brokerage houses, crediting most of his information to a letter received from “A. Curtis” of New York. This letter, produced later, was written on plain paper, without the writer's ad dress. Kenneth Romney, deputy ser geant-at-arms of the house, is in New York searching for A. Curtis, but has been unable to'find any trace of him. Statements were issued after the committee meeting by Secretary Tum ulty and Mr. Bolling flatly denying the reports regarding them, and Mr Tumiilty demanded that Representa tive Wood publicly apologize for men tioning his-mame. Mr- Wood followed with a statement pointing out that he had desired to testify Ir. private, but that those whose hames were the subject of rumor should court, the fullest investigation. The committee probably will hear Representative Gardner, who declared on. the floor of the house recently that he knew there was a Teak.” BANDIT CHIEF LOSES 1,500 IN BATTLE WITH FEDERALISTS. I — Chihuahua City, Mexico.1—Villa was defeated at Jimenez by Gen. Francis co Murguia with a loss'of 1.500 rebel dead, wounded and carti.red. Mariin Lopez, a rebel leader, and another Villa general were among the slain ac-. cording to an official report from the Carranza commander. Villa xs sa.d to be fleeing toward El Ville. GmcraI Murguia stated that his ' eommaid pushed back Villa’s tro.-ps five miles after coming into contact- 11 NAVAL CAPTAINS PROMOTED TO RANK OF REAR. ADMIRALS. Washington. — Attorney General ' Gregory took over the yield of the Federal Trade Commission’s Inquiry . into the print paper market with a view to determining whether there is 'a paper trust, and to institute civil and criminal propeedings against manufacturers or others who may , have violated the anti-trust laws. President Wilson is actively inter ested in recent disclosures of prac- - tices pursued in the production and distribution of print paper and is un derstood to be following the ipquiry closely. 'A mass of complaints and testimony and a large number of sec ret ieports from the commission's In vestigators have been placed in the Attorney General’s hands. For several weeks department of justice officials have been in frequent consultation with the trade commis sion and arc understood to have un der serious consideration the early in stitution of grand jury proceedings at which indictments charging violation I of the criminal section of the law will be asked. The formal taking over of the in quiry by the department was in re sponse to the following leter sent the Attorney General by Secretary Brack en, of the commission. “As you know the Federal Trade Commission pursuant to resolutions of the Senate have been conducting an inquiry Sato conditions of the print paper market. “The commission is of the opinion that the Inquiry has now reached a stage where the further co-operation of the Department of Justice would be advantageous.” * The Attorney General replied: “The department will at once take up the matter, and to that end I will have attorneys of the department meet with the commission or with attorneys of the commission, as may be desired, and go over the data al ready collected as a basis for deter mining what further steps to take. “I know, of course, from what has already been brought out, that a se rious condition exists in this trade, and that any remedy which the law may afford should be applied at once.’’ DOBRUDJA TAKEN BY TEUTONS AFTER A BITTER STRUGGLE. Washington—Because of high prices quoted • by American shell makers, Secretary-Daniels intends to askr Con- .gress to increase -the capacity of pro jectile plants for which it already had appropriated. Hadfields , Ltd., an English concern, has underbid Ameri can manufacturers whose prices the government considers exorbitant.. The navy projectile plant will be placed with the armor plant will be placed | appointed some tim e’ago will locate. Except for a narrow strip of land projecting into the Oanube marshes toward the Moldavian town of Galatz, all of DobrudJa has been cleared by the Teutonic Allies of Russian and Rumanian troops. After the fall of Matchin and Jijila, the defenders be gan a retreat across the Danube to ward Braila, and according to Berlin, a force of Russian rear guards on the peninsula projecting toward Galatz comprises the only Entente troops now in Rumania between the Danube River and the Black Sea. In Moldavia the Teutonic Allies, notwithstanding the heavy snows, are continuing their invasion of the country from the south and west. “ W ashington--The firat Navy promo tions under- the, new selecting system of advancement were announced when President Wilson approved recom mendations of the selection board that 11 captains be made rear admirals as follows: Captains Henry S Knapp, William L. Rogers, Harry MeL. P- Huse, George W. McElroy, Robert S. Griffin, George E. Burd, James H. Oliver, John Hood, WUliam 3. Sim*. Hugh Rodman and Henry JJ. Wilson - 13 ELEVEN DEAD AS TORNADO WRECKS SCHOOL BUILDING Muskogee, Okla--Eleven school children were Wiled, four probably fa tally injured and eight seriously injur ed wh6n a tornado wrecked the Vire- ton rural school house, known as the Lee-Baldwin school, near' Blocker, Ala. The school building, a Baptist In dian Mission a quarter of a mile away and four farm houses are in ruins and a half dozen other farm houses were lifted from their foundations by the 3torm, which swept a narrow path for a distance of six miles. The storm struck first at Rich- ville, seven miles southwest of Vira- ville. but did not further damage until within a quarter of a mile of the school’ building. Tearing up the valley for nearly a mile the storm then ripped the school building from its foundation and hurl ed the children down the hillside and across the ravine, some of them being nicked up a hundred yards from the site of the building. Only two children of the 25 in the building escaped uninjured. VILLA IN BATTLE SOUTH OF CHIHUAHUA, 8 AYS REPORT El Paso, Tex.—Fighting between Villa forces and GenVFrancisco Mur- g u ia ’s ' commands south Of Chlhuahu* City was reported by governmen-i agents. No details were given, al though the engagement was character ized as “severe.’’ It was also reported= Irons same source that two of Mur- fcuia’s advance guard troop trains had Seen captured by Villa troops and two others attacked at some point south-of Rachimba Pass. THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSV1LLE, N. C. TO CARRANZA IN VIOLATION OF PRESIDENT'S EMBARGO PROCLAMATION. FWE MEXICANS ARRESTED U, S. Sleuths Allege Conspiracy Head ed by Juan T. Burns, Consul General at New York, Forwarded Arms Into Mexico. ■ New York.—The arrest here by FeS- eral officers of Juan T. Burns, consul- general at New York for the de facto government of Mexico, disclosed an alleged conspiracy in which five Mex icans, including Burns, are charged in three indictments with shipping arms into Mexico in violation of President Wilson's embargo proclamation of October, 19X5, and with evasion of customs regulations. According to Assistant United States Attorney John C. Knox, Fed eral agents first became acquainted with the alleged plat last November when a packing case shipped from New York and manifested as con taining "building material” fell on the dock at Vera Cruz and broke open revealing cartridges as its con tents. Investigation by Federal agents disclosed that the box had been for- , warded from this port by a firm known as the Adic Company, compos ed of Louis Gotting and Wei.ceslao Mont. The manifest was signed by John Gelpi, who proved to be Jose de la Paz, an employe of the firm. Further investigation revealed ac cording to Mr. Knox, that other shipments of cartridges had been made from New York under the guise of various kinds of merchan dise. Three weeks ago Gotting, Mont and de la Paz were placed under ar rest here by Federal agents and Mier, identified as Eeuben Mier was arrest ed at Houston, Texas- The implication of Consul General Burns came, Mr. Knox said, when in vestigations revealed that the money to pay fOr ammunition had come from him. One of the counts in the indict ments in this connection is the ad vancing by Burns of $5,200. A con siderable quantity of the ammunition found here and at Galveston is held as evidenc3. Burns was arrested as he was leav ing his apartment to go to his office. He protested his innocence and when arraigned before Federal Judge Hand entered a plea of not guilty. He was placed under a bond of 110,000, which he furnished and was released. ENTENTE REPLY TO WILSON UNDERGOING CHANGES London.—Reuter’s Telegram Com pany publishes the following concern ing the reply of the Entente Allies to President Wilson’s recent note sug gesting that the belligerents state their terms of peace: “The document is still undergoing slight modification of the draft and will not be published until a day or two after it is in the hands of the president. The note will be more positive than the reply to Ger many and is expected to indicate in more precise fashion the only prelimi naries upon which the Allies are pre pared to negotiate. On again going over the ground of the responsibility for the war it is likely that the Allies will emphasize the only possible terms for peace, thus contrasting sharply the German note, which purposely was- of a negative character.” UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR COTTON SOUGHT IN CONGRESS Washington.—Establishment of uni form standards of classification for cotton by the secretary of agriculture and the enforcement of such standards would be provided for by the Lever bill passed without opposition by the House. The primary' purpose of the bill as to enforce uniform application of official standards in many markets now leads to confusion nnd loss to pro. Queers, Representative Lever told the House. SEEKS PLAN TO AR RANGE BORDER RULE. MISSED A THRILL WHERE SENATOR GORE OVER LOOKED A CHANCE. Foolish Statement as to Republican Campaign Expenditures Might as Well Have Been Magnified Into Figures Worth While. The Republican national committee reported a total expenditure of $2,500,- 000. Whereat Senator Gore of Okla homa says with his accustomed solem nity, “I am informed that the sum ac tually spent was ten million dollars.” Mr. Gore uses the wrong word when he says “informed.” He may have been told; but he was not informed. What he got was in all probability mis information to the extent of $7,500,000. The members of that committee are not addicted to lying and perjury. Mr. Gore’s spacious misinformant might as well have given him a still finer thrill and told him that the ex penditure Was $10,000,000,000. Why not? As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; as well be charged up in the judgment-day books with a $10,000,000,000 falsehood as a $10,000,- 000 one. And how’ much greater en joyment it must have afforded Mr. Gore (always a solemn and censorious man with a marvel to somebody’s dis credit handy) to say, “I have been in formed that ten billion dollars was the actual figure.” “Mankind,” said Doctor Johnson, '•love to propagate a wonder." Man is a romancing animal, and Mr. Gore is not exempt (to quote the doctor again) from that “air'.-actuosity of the human intellect." He has imagination. .AU it needed was the hashish of suffi ciently sensational misinformation to build on. The $10,000,000 yarn was, interesting. But what an Arabian Nights fabric of spun glass and moon shine he might have reared if “in formed” that $10,000,000,000 was the amount actually spent by that com mittee I Headed for the Rocks. Secretary McAdoo estimates the or dinary expenditure of the United States government in the fiscal year which will begin next July at not less than $1,278,000,000. An increase of $220,000,000 over the expenditures of the present fiscal year is expected, and by comparison with the fiscal year which ended with last June the in crease is calculated at the enormous sum of $553,000,000. The high cost of government, it is plain, outruns all other, changes In the expenses of the American people, since it is to be multiplied by two, lacking a small fraction, In two years, and there is no corresponding expansion of the national income. A deficit of $282,- QOO1OOO in the next fiscal year is ex pected by the treasury department, un less large additional revenues shall be provided. 4 Manifestly the country cannot go on long at that rate. If It did it would encounter grave financial difficulties. The way out will doubtless be found in the piling up of new. taxes, a situa tion never, we believe, suggested, much less foretold, by special pleaders for the administration in tile recent presi dential campaign. Washington.—All the threads of the tangled situation between the United States and Mexico are held by Presi dent Wilson. The American members of the Mexican-American joint Com mission made to him a personal re port of their negotiations which have reached ai deadlock and whether the conferences of the .commission shall continue is. a qestion the President has added to- those already under con-/ sideration. RAIL LEGISLATION SOUGHT BY WILSON TO BE RUSHED. Washington. — Railroad legislation .desired by'.President Wilson to sup plem ent the Adamson . law, is t6 be . pressed,- in the House, After a con ference Representative Adamson an nounced that he would introduce the .bills designed to prevent .railroad 'em ployes ,from- striking without giving:. 60 days notive,. and to . empower .the President to place tied-up. roads in the hands of military authorities ip case of .necessity. • Republicans Beaten by Mistakes. “It’s useless to indulge in post mor- tems,” observed former Secretary of the Interior Walter Fisher in Chicago, at Washington. . “We know thjit the Democrats won a victory. In my judg ment the principal cause of the Demo cratic triumph was the belief among a great many people that the president kept the nation out of war. I do not believe he did, but that does not mat ter. The voters of Kansas did, and so did the voters of some other states. “As for the future, I am sure that the Republicans are In a position of vantage. I believe that two years from now the Republicans will elect a ma jority of the congress, and four years hence we shall doubtless have a Re publican president. That we lost in the recent campaign was due to numer ous conditions. In my opinion, the Re publicans would have been victorious had Mr. Hitchcock conducted the cam paign. Many mistakes were made, but It is now too late to review, them. We were beaten, and that’s an end to it.” LEGISLATURE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS GOVERNOR CRAIG DELIVERS HIS MESSAGE.—SEVERAL IMPORT- ; ANT BILLS. UNDER THE CAPITAL DOME . $38,000,000— Mostly "Pork." A bill-appropriating $38,000,000 for federal Buildings to be scattered here and there throughout the country is now before congress. Secretary McAdoo In his annual re port says congress In the last twenty years has appropriated $180,000,000 for public buildings, and of this vast sum the larger part has- been spent in small places where “neither the gov ernment .business nor the convenience of the people justified their construc tion.” ... .- The present bill is said to be a repe tition of this kind of extravagance.- Duty of Cotigress. ■ The revenues of the country are run ning behind. We are facing a huge deficit, which, unless steps are taken to wipe it out, is bound to grow. Our money needs are great, and should be supplied. Reductions and sklmpipgs by congress at this time; would not be economy. Our program is larger than supplying the home market. We want to stimulate production to the point of .enabling us ’ to greatly increase our trade., in foreign 'markets, where we shall meet .the Uveliiest of .pompetiitton? Interesting Review of the Happenings That Have Occurred in Raleigh Dur ing the Past Week—With the Solons Also. Raleigh. Pleading for justice to North Caro lina office holders whose salaries he wants raised, eulogizing Woodrow Wil son as the inspired leader of the world’s most blessed people and laud ing the progress of North Caroliaa un der Democratic government, Governor Locke Craig bound himself closer t<7 North Carolinians in a most eloquent address to a joint session of the two houses of the legislature held in the house of representatives. At 12:15 the Governor entered and was given an ovation, -the two bodies rising in courtesy to the Chief Executive. Mr. Craig’s message was listened to intently. Repeatedly he was enthusiastically applauded, especi ally when he alluded to the achieve ments of Democracy under Woodrow. Wilson’s administration and when he spoke of North Carolina’s baby crop. The Governor delivered one of the greatest speeches of his career, and held his hearers rapt for 54 minutes. His message covered practically every phase of North Carolina’s life. His recommendations were received with attention and will bear fruit during this session. Governor Craig spoke in favor of the continuance of state convict la bor being used on construction of railroads for the opening of undevel oped territory of the state and the taking of stock in the enterprises as payment for the service of the men. He also favored the passage of a law for the return of part of the earnings of state convicts to the dependent families of the prisoners. Upon the conclusion of the Gover nor's message, the joint session ad journed. The senate retired. The house recessed, after a resolution had been adopted appointing a committee to arrange plans for Thomas W- Bick- ett’s inauguration as Governor. ^Rep resentatives Wilson, Doughton and Beasly were appointed to this commit tee. A Purchasing Board. The first steps looking to big gen eral legislation was taken in the sen ate when Senator Oates, of Fayette ville, introduced a resolution, which was adopted, for the appointment of a joint committee of the house and sen ate to investigate the advisability of creating a central purchasing agency for the state institutions and the state departments, and the appointment of a committee to act with a similar eein- mittee from the house to consider the recommendations of the Governor in regard to the increase of salaries of state officers and employes, the latter action being taken on the resolution of Senator Scales,'of Greensboro. Senator Brenizer of Mecklenburg, contributed to the legislative hopper one of the most significant and im portant resolutions yet offered at this session, involving the state’s financial policy as to the amendment of its in stitutions. It would be supplemental to the Oates resolution for a special com mittee to investigate as to the ad vis-, ability of creating a central state pur chasing agent or board. Mr. Brenlzer would have this com mittee to also investigate and report as to the advisability of “the creation and establishment of a special board of appropriations to which all appli cations for appropriations by the in stitutions and departments of state shall be made and which shall make such recommendations in regard to such applications as it may deem proper. . v And also upon the advisability of the creation and establisment of a state board of control with powers to supervise all state institutions. If this committee decides. to report fa- vorably upon the advisability of such agency or board then it shall draw billB for such purpose and report them to this, session.” The Brenizer resolution -passed all Its readings In the senate without op position and. was sent to the house. ■Pender Stopk Law. One local bill to put Pender county Immediately back into free range con dition stirred a- tremendous hearing before the legislative committees and came in finally for unfavorable re port, which assures its defeat. • It had already passed the House before a hundred or more citizens of Youth is Noticeable. Youth is a prominent characteristic In the house this time. No less than a dozen members of this branch have hardly passed their twenty-fifth mile stone. . Noticeable among this number is Representative Swain, of Tyrrell,. a Democrat who just a twelve-month ago attained his majority, but who played, an important part in a Democratic Vic-: tory in a narmally Republican couikty, defeating J. C. Meekinsi-, member! of the 1915 • session; by 84 votes. Mr. Swain is an alumnus Of the -State Uni versity and practice* law at Columbus. Penider raided the legislator# with “save Pendeir” badges. The hearing consumed all the afternoon in a crowded Senate chamber. Senator Burnett, who. earnestly favored the bill, pleaded in vain that his ,people by nearly two to one wanted to be rid of the stock law. The delegation, headed by C. B. McCullenn, insisted that the owners of 75 per .cent of the property in the county wanted to re tain the stock law and’that all were wholely unprepared to revert to free range now. In the end there was an executive session of the committee, Long of Alamance, chairman, and an unfavorable report. Lieutenant Governor-elect Gardner, who is selecting the senate commit tees, has named James A. Gray, Jr., of Winston-Salem, as chairman of the finance committee and he is or ganizing for a careful administration of the committee work, the most im portant of the assembly. Others of this committee are: Scales, Holder- ness, Matheson, Warren, Blue, Ever ett, McCoin, McNider, Gough, John son, Person, Tucker, Pollock, and Deweese. Murphy Chosen as Speaker. W alter Murphy was chosen nomi nee for speaker of the House of Rep resentatives by the Democratic caucus. Mr. Murphy's nomination came by ac- clmation following a hard-fought two- day battle waged by his friends and those of Gallatin Roberts and Henry Page. Mr. Murphy is a lawyer of Salis- j bury. He served as representative in the House during the sessions of 1897, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1913 and pre sided over the special term of 1914. In placing his name before the caucus Ex-Lieut. Gov. Doughton paid a glow ing tribute to his service and effici ency and predicted that under his lead ership the work of the House would be expedited and that h e . would re flect credit upon the party elevating him the position of leader. McRary Leads Minority. John Ray McRary, representative from Davidson, was named as minor ity leader of the House by Republican representatives. 8 enafe Gets Busy. Under the chairmanship of Senator McNlder of Perquimans the Senate Democratic caucus quickly dispatched its business in the Senate chamber. The. nominees selected were as fol lows: . President pro tem of the Senate, Senator F. C. Harding of Pitt. Principal clerk, R. O. Self of Jack son county. Sergeant-at-arms, W. D. Gaster of Cumberland county. Assistant sergeant-at-arms, John W. Alexander of Clay county. Reading clerk, C. C. Broughton, of Montgomery. Senate Committees Named. The following committees were an nounced by the president of the sen ate: AgBLCuItiure—Daveport, chairman; Everett, Gough, Brock, Kelly, Blue, Earnhardt, Mattheson, Transou, Bras well. Appropriations—Holderness, chair man; Gray, Everett, Turner, Brenizer, Bennett, Bunn, Nelson, Ray, Matthe son, Linn, Burgaw, Pollock. Banking and Currency — Harrill, chairman; Mattheson, Johnson, Hold- erness, Pollock, Cameron, Hall. Claims—Johnson, chairman; Daven port, Ross, Burnett. Kelly, Transou, Ray, Brenizer, Hall- Rules—Linn, chairman; McNider, Allen, Long of Alamance, Gray, Ben nett, Bunn, Gough, Williams. Counties, Cities and Towns—Bunn, chairman; Gough, Allen, Long of Ala mance, Tucker, Transou, Thompson, Burgwyn, Parker. Constitutional Amendments—War ren, chairman; McNider, Long of Hali fax, Harding, Allen, Jones, Nelson, Johnson. Congressional Apportionments — Bennett, chairman; Person, Allen, Brock, Justice, Long of Alamance, Mc- Coin, Pollock, Tucker, Williams. Elections—Oates, chairman; Ever, ett, Long of Alamance, Gough, Turner, Matheson, MeNider, Bunn, Harding, Tucker, McCoin, Dewuse. Corporation Commission—Cramner, chairman; Ray, Gray, Turner, Linn, Blue, Scales, Long of Alamance, Mc- Coln, Oates, Harding, Gough, J'nas. Distribution of Governor’s Message —Transou, chairman; Gough, Bacn, Blue, Thompson, Nelson, Mattheson, Burentt, Braswell. Commerce—Barnhardt, chairman; Gough, Everett, Transou, Mattheosn, Bennett, Johnson, Nelson, Dewu3e. Corporations—Harding, • chairman; Long of Halifax, Burgwyn, Per job, Pol lock, Allen,. Oates, Bunn, Barnhardt, Brenizer, Cameron, Joyce. House Comlmttees. Committees were appointed In the house as follows: Revision of Laws—Roberts, chair man; Ray, Doughton, Stubbs, Daniels, Ward of Duplin, Pharr. Dees, Mc Crary, Pritchard. Game—Cox of Currituck, chairman; Ferebee, Davis, Swain, -Joyner, Scott of Paskuotank, Griffin, Wright, Flack, Phillips, Grant of Onslow, Russell, Pass, Pickett. 1 Manufacturers and. Labor— Lovef chairman; Rankin,. Mauney, Dalton, Settlemyre, Roberts of Rockingham, McLendon,. Breese, Baldwin, ■ Forrest, Dees, Matthews . of ' Mecklenburg, Lloyd, Killian, McCrary. Constitutional A mendments—-Grier, chairman; Doughton, Ward, Daniels, Roberts, Dalton, Dees, McCrary, Hay- more, Pritchard. Judiciaiy No. I—Stubbs, chairman; Doughton, Grier, Roberts of Buncombe, Ward of Duplin, Brummitt, Pharr, Hoyle, Matthews of Bertie, Wright, Hurley, Price of Union, Heymore, Mc Crary, Privette, Brock. OVER THE OLD NORTH STATE ■ I Brief Notes Covering Happenings in This State That Are of Interest to AU the People. Greensboro’s new $500,000 hotel will 'je named “The O. Henry.” Oakboro is soon to have a new two- ' story brick school building. More than 100 farmers met at Le noir and organized a farm loan asso- cation. Durham’s death rate decreased ap proximately 12.48 per 1000 during 1916. During 1916 there were 831 mar riage licenses issued in Mecklenburg county. Catawba county farmers are ready to sample the features of the new farm loan act. Farmville, in Pitt county, on the Norfolk Southern Railroad, a few mile? east of Wilson, is destined to be one of the big tobacco marts of eastern Carolina. Progressive citizens of Catawba county, in view of the legislative ses sion, have begun discussion of a large bond issue for good roads and modern bridges throughout the county- As much as $400,000 and $500,000 is urged. Much interest centers in the winter meeting of the Cotton Manufacturers’ Asosciation of North Carolina that is to be held In Raleigh, January 19, ac cording to an announcement issued from the office of the Association in Charlotte. John W. Agey, carged with violation of the “blue sky” laws, was released from jail on bond of $2,000 furnished by friends. The Southern Orchard Company, of which. Agey was an . offi cer, sold fig orchard lands in Georgia to a number of Asheville people, the company operating, it is alleged, with out a state ilcense. John Hartness, a white man of North Iredell, was arrested on his farm in Bethany township, where it is assert ed he was breaking the Sabbath day by plowing In his field. Mr. Hartness, where it is asserted he was breaking the Sabbath day by plowing in his field. Mr. Martness. who declares he Is a believer in the faith of the Seventh Day Adventists. The estimated value of the output of the ninety-feix furniture factories In North Carolina, which made reports to the commissioner of labor and print ing is $13,420,000. according to Com missioner Shipman. The furnture fac tories, he says, are among the biggeBt assets of the state and . are particular ly numerous in the western and pied mont sections of North Carolina. At a meeting of the Salisbury com pany of artillery it was decided una nimously that they would not attend the inauguration of Governor Bickett. This was before they knew that none .of the military companies were to attend. The Salisbury boys have not gotten over the fact that they were not paid for their time when they were called to Wilmington some months ago. The death of Mrs. Bettie Tillman, aged 103 years, occurred at the coun try home of her son, Joe Tillman, a few miles east of Goldsboro, due to heart failure. Mrs. Tillman was probably the oldest white woman re siding in Wayne county, if not in the state, having been born on the 13th day of July, 1813, and up to the time of her death could both read and white, and was considered remarkably spry for one of her advanced age. . The Cuban Minister at Washington received a copy of a decree made by the President of Cuba revoking the actions of Cuba in attempting to sue North Carolina in the Supreme Court The message came by cable and was the result of representations made to his government by the minister, after reading the congressional record of the debate on Senator Overman’s res olution asking the Secretary of State to inquire of Cuba where she. got the bonds. The decree stops the endeav or to sue the state. Three new coast guard cutters, one to be.stationed at Beaufort, N. C., .one at Detroit and the other at Honolulu, costing together $1,350,000, are -propos ed in 'a bill favorably reported to the senate by the commerce committee. The reports of the Morganton post- office for the year shows an increase of $970 over last year, bringing the total up to $11,580 for 1916, making Morganton sure of city delivery as soon as the requirements of - proper street numbering and receptacles are complied with. . Renewing his recommendation for the establishment' of the state board of examiners and institute conductors, for uniform examination and certifica tion of teachers, Dri Joyner, in his bi ennial report to Governor Craig, urges sips an educational ' commission to make a study of the entire educa tional system of the state and report at the 1919 session. He offers a new. method of selecting county'boards of education, putting that duty in the hands pf a state council Appointed by. the governor or elected by the general assembly. ' 14 YEARS OF SUFFERING This Lady Tried Cardui. Let Her Tell You in The Following Statement The Results She Obtained. ‘ v - SWise, Va.—Mrs. J. M. Elam, of this' place, in ' writing of., her female troubles, says: “This trouble went on for 14 years, often I was unable ti> work and suffered badly at . . . times, when I could not be on my feet at alL Beally in bad health all the timfe dur ing those 14 years, and was never without pain, with awful backaching, had no appetite, was nervous, but at that time my husband’s sister . . . recommended that I try Cardui, which I began to take . . . and which has caused me to be in better health ever since. In a few days I felt that im provement had begun. My back got stronger and less painful. I got less nervous and my appetite begnn to im prove. In a few weeks my improve ment was noticeable, and I got into better health than I had had for 14 years. . . My walking before had been very painful, and could not stand on my feet to do any good. After, using these medicines, however, I could walk without pain and was able to do the work and. housekeeping for an ordi nary family. My back and appetite were better and also my nerves.” If you suffer as Mrs. Elam did. take Cardui. It may be just what you need.—Adv. ______ Effect, of Privilege. Senator Sutherland of Utah was talking about certain “privileged” per sons. “I'm a foe to all ‘privilege,’ ” he said. “Privilege means trouble. It’s like the steamboat captain who had the bar privilege. “This captain, to whom all the prof its went, shouted through his telephone to the engineer: “ ‘For heaven’s sake, Mike, slow her down. We got ’em drinkin’ fine.’ ” TAKES OFF DANDRUFF, HAIR STOPS FALLING Save your Hair! Get a 25 cent bottle of Oanderine right now—Also stops itching scalp. Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy hair is mute evidence of. a neglected scalp; of dandruff—that awful scurf. There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the bair of its lustre, its strength and its very life; eventually producing a feverish ness and itching of the scalp, which If not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die—then the hair falls out fast. A little Danderine tonight—now—any time—will surely save your hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store. You surely can have beautiful hair and lots of it if you will just try a little Dan- derlne. Save your hair! Try it !—Adv. Oaks Impoverish Soil. As an Italian investigator has given considerable time to the investigation of the reason for the failure of olive trees in the presence of oaks, and he has concluded that it is due to tfte im poverishment of the soil by th« oak rather than by transmission of any spe cies of infection. FOR ITCHING, BURNING SKINS Bathe With Cuticura Soap and Apply the Ointment—Trial Free. For eczemas, rashes, itchings, Irrita tions, pimples, dandruff, sore hands, and baby humors, Cutlcura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective. Be sides they tend to prevent these dis tressing conditions, if used for every- daytoilet and nursery preparations. Free sample each by mall with Book. Address postcard, Cutleura, D ept L, Boston. Sold. everywhere.—Adv. lWhen two women get wound up, an other i? usually run down. WHAT IS LAX-FQS Is an improved Gascara (a tonic-laiallie) Plnsut to tale Iq LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved bf theaddition.ofcertain harmless chem icals .which increase, the efficiency of the Cascara, making: it better than ordinary Cascari LAX-FOS is pleasant v to take and does not gripe nor* disturb stomach. Adapted, to * children as well as adults, J ust try one bottle for constipation. 50c. MAKES PAIN VANISHKoUnImeDt so qpickly warms, glows1 and ©enetratesfre SQTtace, b r I DglngSreiiei to brataea, eats; boras, sore masciea, rheumatism, headache, seoralgia,etcu A. valuable home/ remedy. Sold In nearly all drag stores; 6O0 bottles,—*-----»-* on re- f ' G et afl IrtSoiSSaaLlr y lHI B. KlCHiSDS — CO.Dept. Z, f tita u . TtoxM . •*> Frank Hami America's for railroad adven his work is in by leading pe Iishlng houses, years he was Rocky mount the robust fa life is reflected believe that y joy “Nan of Jjecause the c usually impre- made and th Ol!S. GALLSTONESpoei^voUTor & atomtcb remedy IPs OtD-Boqilta tnia; home remedy. Write today.C.. J)o*.W-5,21»SJ>carf»riSt,Cik«o CH Fron Lefever sat s' of the table, which seemed m Spain more or deavor not to be the low singing however unobtr within. In fa* was built not u whistled except pressure on his The warm through the win flee ,of the divis Sleepy Cat, a r most within gun tinental divide, in the superinte Lefever—Jeffrie vision then-r-hi walnut rim of topped table. H open collar and were shut tight, eyes were stari barrel of a new Lefever’s lap. took the rifle a examined with lever, the brok- Iay on the table From the M large room cam tering of a Fr and these noise the discomfort of the two men “Hang it, J Spain peevishly to send for me way?” His compani Lefever’s patie among containe monstrated, “I thought you co‘ De Spain’s i under the repro so regular as t disturbed expr would not ordi but for his ext eyes—the freq door mountain a red birthmar disappearing u~ It was merely and after kno about the bir carried it. L naturally prov retorted De S show of resent I can’t.” “No,” persr turedly, “I on this wasn’t yo The door of .and Jeffries, • walked into th from Medicine two men rose about the nois “That noise, Calabasas and plained Lefev rifle. “The our defeat. We were cha continued in -questions of offered to sh dred yards, b we could trim teal gunman, Bend for He night with a the gun. The patient exple ■ to shooting to •“That wasa claimed De up the offend! =>j Of the room. “W hat do y fever grumble - In ..a girl to Morgan, old I And I never ' Henry so fus • Mountain ski~ him. She had ry’s three whe , forfeited.” “Some sho ; fries, rapidly . “We expecte slung his gun,’ , out respecting “As it is, those every dollar I then some. M £ .bank this YEARS FFERtN • if ';ii;ir^'Tr;".^V':'/-:!r'/':iij^:fi^>Vr2‘r^r’,-'t!-1S??*: Iardui. Let Her ie Following ie Results lined. i M. Elam,' of this-' of her femaio- ; trouble went on JI was unable to idly at . . . times, on my feet at all, all the timfe dur- , and was never iwful backnchlng, s nervous, but a t id's sister . . . try Cardui, which and which has letter health ever rs I felt that im- in. My back got tiuful. I got less etite began to im- ;eks my improve- , and I got into had had for 14 g before had been mid cot stand on rood. After, using ever. I could walk as able to do the ping for an ordi- iack and appetite so my nerves,” rs. Elam did. take e just what yon !Privilege. Jind of Utah was fn “privileged” per- forivilege,’ ” he said, louble. It’s like the who had the bar whom all the prof- rough his telephone ike. Mike, slow her drinkin’ fine.’ ” plDRUFF, STOPS FALLING bet a 25 cent bottle right now—Also ling scalp. Iorless and scraggy :nce of a neglected '—that awful scurf, g so destructive to iif. It robs the hair rength and its very •oducing a feverish- Df the scalp, which iuses the hair roots and die—then the A little Danderine 7 time—will surely iottle of Knowlton’a ny drug store. Yon autiful hair and lots ast try a little Dan- hair! Try it I—Adv. iverish Soil, vestigaror has given to the investigation the failure of olive nee of oaks, arid he it is due to the im- fhe soil by the oak smission of any spe- BURNING skins ura Soap and Apply it—Trial Free. shes, itchings, irrita- indruff, sore hands, Cuticura Soap and emely effective. Be- 3 prevent these dis- >, if used for every- sery preparations, h by mall with Book. Cuticura, Dept. L, lerywhere.—Adv. Isn get wound up, an- n down. & T I S Ie) Pleasant to taki fcascara is improved by Ilrtain harmless chem- the efficiency of the better than ordinary is pleasant to take nor disturb stomach, fen as well as adnlts. ■ for constipation. 50c. N VANISH— t warms, glows surface, bringing . CHtA1 burns, soro Ltlsm1 headache, k TaJnabld home In nearly all to bottles,Id on rc> a. Get a.Try It.,L I BED1 CD,. Tnat ItlTe IdTer 6 Bton THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. 0. ___________jiachremedyhome remedy. Write today. W-St219SJ>tufenSt*,OkM» * 3 y F R A N K H . S P E A R M A N I l W l C (Copyright by Charles Scribner's Sons) Frank Hamilton Spearman Is America's foremost writer of railroad adventure stories, and his work is in constant demand by leading periodicals and pub lishing houses. For a number of years he was a railroader in the Bocky mountain country, and the robust fascination of that life is reflected in this serial. We believe that you surely will en joy "Nan of Music Mountain,” because the characters are un usually impressive, the plot well made and the movement vigor ous. THE EDITOR. Sounds of "revelry continued; to pour have no more idea of getting killed CHAPTER I. Frontier Day. Lefever sat sidewise o n . the edge of the table. His subdued whistle, which seemed meditative, irritated De Spain more or less, despite his en deavor not to be irritated. It was like the low singing of a teakettle, which, however unobtrusive, indicates steam within. In fact, John Defever, who was built not unlike a kettle, never whistled except when there was some pressure on his sensibilities. The warm sun came streaming through the windows of the private of fice of the division superintendent at Sleepy Cat, a railroad town lying al most within gunshot of the great con tinental divide. De Spain, tilted back iu the superintendent’s chair, sat near Lefever-JefEries had the mountain di vision then—his feet crossed on the walnut rim of the shabby, cloth- topped table. His chin lay on his soft, open collar and tie, his sunburnt lips were shut tight, and his nervous brown eyes were staring at the dull finish barrel of a new rifle, that lay across Lefever’s lap. At intervals Lefever took the rifle up and, whistling softly, examined with care a fracture of the lever, the broken thumbpiece of which lay on the table between the two men. From the Main street side of the large room came the hooting and clat tering of a Frontier day celebration, and these noises seemed not to allay the discomfort apparent on the faces of the two men. “Hang it, John,” blurted out De Spain peevishly, "what possessed you to send for me to do the shooting, any way?” His companion answered „ gently— Lefever’s patience was noted even among contained men—“Henry,” he re monstrated, “I sent for you because I thought you could shoot.” De Spain’s expression did not change under the reproach. His features were so regular as to contribute to this un disturbed expression, and his face would not ordinarily attract attention but for his extremely bright and alive eyes—the frequent mark of an out-of- door mountain life—and. especially for a red birthmark, low on his left cheek, disappearing under the turn of the jaw. It was merely a strawberry, so called, and after knowing him, one forgot about the birthmark in the man that carried it. Lefever’s reproach was naturally provocative. “I hope now,” retorted De Spain, but without any show of resentment, “you understand I can’t.” “No,” persisted Lefever, good-na turedly, “I only realize, Henry, that this wasn’t your day for the job.” ' The door of the outer office opened, and Jeffries, the superintendent, walked into the ro o m h e had just come from Medicine. Bend In his car. The two men rose to greet him. He asked about the noise in the street. “That noise, William, comes from all Calabasas and all Morgan’s gap,” ex plained Lefever, still' fondling the rifle. “The Morgans are celebrating our defeat. They put it all over us. We were challenged yesterday,” he continued in response to the abrupt questions of Jeffries. -"The Morgans offered to shoqt us offhand, two hun- dred’yards,'bull’s-eye cou n t; I thought we could trim them by running In a real gunman, so I wired to . Medicine Bend for Henry. Henry conies up last night with a brand-new rifle. This is the gun. The lever,” he added with a patient expletive, “broke. Henry got to shooting too fast.” ‘T hat wasn’t what beat me,” ex claimed De Spain curtly. And taking up the offending rifle, ' he walked out . of the room. “What do you think, William?” Le fever grumbled on. “The Morgans ran In a girl • to shoot against us—Nan Morgan, old Duke Morgan’s little niece. And I never before in my life saw Henry so fussed. The little Music Mountain skirt simply put it all over him. Shehad five bull’s-*yes to Hen ry’s three when the lever snapped. He forfeited.” “Some shooting,” commented Jef fries, rapidly signing letters; “We expected some when, Henry un slung his "gun,” Lefever went-on with out respecting Jeffries’ preoccupation. “As it is, those fellows-have cleaned up every dollar loose in Sleepy Cat, and then some. Money? They could start a bank this minute;” - In through the street window. The Morgans were celebrating uncommon ly. “Bubbing it in, eh, John?” sug gested Jeffries. ‘Think of it,” gasped Lefever, “to be beaten by an eighteen-year-old girl.” “Now that,” declared Jeffries, wak ing up as if for the first time inter ested, “is exactly where you made your mistake, John. A gunman, shoots his best when there’s somebody shooting at him. That’s why you shoot well— because you’re a gunman, and not a marksman.” “That boy can shoot all around me, Jeff.” “For instance," continued Jeffries, if you had put G ale. Morgan up against Henry, and told him to shoot at each other, instead of against each other, you’d have got" bull’s-eyes to burn from De Spain. And the Cala- basas crowd, wouldn’t have your money. John, if you want to win money, ,yos. must study the psycholog ical.” There was abundance of raillery in Lefever’s retort: “That’s why you are rich, Jeff?” “No, I am poor because I -failed to study it. That is why I am at Sleepy Cat holding down a division. But now that you’ve bought Henry up here, we’ll keep him.” “What do you mean, keep him?” demanded Lefever,’ starting in protest, “I mean I. need .him. I mean the time to shoot a bear is when you see him. John, what kind of a fellow is De Spain?” demanded the superintend ent, as if he had never heard of him. Lefever, regarding Jeffries keenly, exclaimed with emphasis: “Why, if you want him short and sharp, he’s a man with a soft eye and a snap-turtle jaw, a man of close squeaks and short-arm shots, always getting into trouble, al ways getting out; a man that can wheedle more out of a horse than any body but an Indian; coax more shots out of a gun than anybody else can put into it—if you wanr him flat, that’s Herry, as I size him.” Jefhies resumed his mildest tone: "Tell him *0 come in a minute, John.” De SpaiDsshimself expressed con temptuous impatience when Lefever told him the ’superintendent wanted him to go to work at Sleepy Cat. He declared he had always hated the town, raised one objection nfter anoth er to leaving Medicine Bend, and Jef fries finally summoned a show of im patience. “You are looking for promotion, aren’t you?” he demanded threaten ingly. “Yes, but not for motion without the ‘pro,’ ” objected De Spain. “I want to stick to the railroad business. You want to get me into the stage busi ness, “Temporarily, yes. But I’ve told you when you come back , to the divi sion proper, you come as my assist ant, if you make good running the ThiefH iver stages. Think of the sal ary. “I have no immediate heirs.” . “This is not a matter for joking, De Spain.” “I know that, too. How many men have been shot on the stages in the last six months?”. “Why, now and again the stages are held up, yes,” admitted Jeffries brusquely; “that is to be expected where the specie shipments are large. The Thief BIver mines are rotten with gold just now. But you don’t have to drive a stage. We supply you with good men for that, and good guards— men willing to take, any kind of chance if the pay is right. And the pay is right, and yours as general man ager will be right.” "I have never as yet generally man aged any stage line,” remarked De Spain, poking ridicule'at the title, “no matter how modest-an outfit," “You. will never leani younger. We must Jiave a man to run that line that can curb the disorders along the route, Calabasas valley, He Spain, is a bad place." “I s ' it?” -D e: Spain asked as naively as if he had never heard of Calabasasl though Jeffries was nervlly stating a fact bald and notorious to both. ’There are a lot of bad men there,1 Jeffries went on, “who are bad simply because they’ve never had a man to show them.” . “The last ‘general’ manager was killed there, wasn’t he?” “Not In the Vailejl, no. He was shot at Calabasas inn.” “Would .that make very much differ ence in the way he felt about it?” Jeffries, with an effort, laughed, “ih a t’s all right, Henry ! . They won’t get you.” Again be extended his fin ger -dogmatically: “If would, I wouldn’t there.” .“Thank you.” “You are young, - ambitious—four thousand a year isn’t hanging from ev ery telegraph pole; it is almost. twice w hat they are paying me.” “You’re not getting shot at. “No man, Henry, knows the hour of his death. No man in the high coun try knows when he is td be made • t a x g e t - t h a t you well understand. Men are sliot down In this country that I thought they send you down than I have—or you have, “Don’t include me. I have a pretty good, idea of getting killed right away—the minute I take this job.” “We have temporized with this Cala- basas outfit long enough,” declared Jef fries, dropping his mask at last. “Deaf Sandusky, Logan and that squint-eyed thief, Dave Sassoon—all hold-up Ineny every one of them! Henry, I’m put ting you in on that job because you’ve got -nerve, because you can shoot, be cause I don't think they can get you— and paying you a whaling big salary to straighten things out along the Span ish Sinks. Do you- know, Henry—” Jeffries leaned forward and lowered his tone. - Master of the art of persuad ing- and convincing, of hammering and pounding, of swaying the doubting and deciding the undecided, the strong-eyed mountain man looked his best as he held the younger man under his spelL “Do, you know,” he repeated, “I suspect that Morgan’s Gap bunch are really be hind and beneath a lot of this devil try. around Calabasas? You take Gale Morgan—why, he trains with Dave Sassoon; take his uncle, Duke—Sas soon never is Mn trouble but what Duke will help him out.” Jeffries ex ploded with a slight but forcible exple tive. “Was there ever a thief or a robber driven into Morgan’s gap that didn’t find sympathy and shelter with some of the Morgans? I believe they are in every game pulled on the Thief river stages.” “As bad as that?” Jeffries turned to his desk. “Ask John Lefever.” De Spain had a long talk with John. But John was a poor adviser. He ad vised no one on any subject. He whis tled, he hummed a tune. He. extended his a^m, at times, suddenly, as If on the brink of a positive assertion. He decided nothing, and asserted nothing. But concerning the Morgans and their friends, he did abandon his habitual reticence. “Bustlers, thieves, robbers, coiners, ’ outlaws I” he exclaimed ener getically. “Is this because they got your money today, John?” asked De Spain. “Never mind my money. Tve got a new job with nothing to do, and plenty of cash. De Spain asked what the job was. On the stages,” announced Lefever. I am now general superintendent of the Thief Biver line.” “What does that mean?” “It means that I am to be your as sistant” . . , “I’m not going to take that job, John.” Lefever- took off his hat and twirled it skillfully on one hand, humming softly the while.' “I believe you’d better change your mind, Henry, and stay with us.” No,” returned De Spain medita tively, “I’m not going to stay. Tve “Some Shbotingl" Commented Jeffries. had glory enough out'of this town for a while.” Hq picked up his h a t poked the crown, discontentedly, and,- rising with a loss of amiability in his fea tures and manner, -walked out of-the room. The late sun was streaming down the full length of Main street. The street was still filled with loiterers who had spent the day at the fair, and lingered now in town In the vague hope of seeing a brawl or a fight before sundown—roisterers from the Spanish Sinks, and gunmen and gamblers from Calabasas and Morgan’s gap. The Morgans themselves and their; follow ing’Were out to the last retainer. CHAPTER II. • . De Spain Changes His Mind. Before De Spain had walked far he heard music- from the open-air dancing pavilion in Grant street Stirred by an Idle curiosity, he turned the corner and stopped to watch the crowded couples whirling up and down the raised platform under paper lanterns and red -streamers to the music of an automatic piano. He took his place In a fringe of onlookers that filled the sidewalk. But he was thinking as he stood, not of the boisterous dancing or the clumsy dancers, but of the broken lever and the defeat at the fairgrounds. It still rankled in his mind. While he stood thinking the music ceased. A man, who appeared to be In au thority, walked to the center of the danclng-floor, made an announcement that De Spain failed to catch, and looked toward a young couple stand ing in an attitude of waiting at the head of the hall. All eyes being turned their way, De Spain's attention as well was drawn toward them. The man was powerful In stnture, and rather too heavy, but straight as an Indian. His small, red dish face was tanned by the sun and wind, and from the handsome hat down to the small, high-heeled and spurred boots, he wore the distinctive cowboy rig of the mountains. De Spain seemed to re'call that this particular fellow had crowed the loudest when he himself forfeited the shooting-match earlier in the day. But De Spain, unamiable as he now was, looked with unconcealed interest at the man’s dancing partner. She, too, was browned by the mountain sun and air—a slight, erect girl, her head well set, and a delicate waistline above, a belted, brown skirt, which just reached the tops of her small, high tan riding boots. She wore a soft, French-gray Stetson hat. Her eyes, noticeably pretty, wandered about the platform, reflecting in their unrest the dissatisfied expression of her face. A talkative wpman standing just in front of De Spain, told a companion that Ihei man was Gale Morgan, a nephew of Satterlee, laziest of the Morgans. De Spain at once recognized in the danc ing partner the little Music Mountain girl who had been his undoing at the target. The energetic piano thumped the strains of a two-step. Gale Morgan extended his arm toward Nan; she looked very slight at his side. Then, responding with a sort of fiery im patience to her partner’s guiding, she caught the rapid step, of the music, and together the two swept down the floor. The spectators soon showed their admiration of the dancing with unrestrained handclapping, and fol lowed with approving outcries. Every swaying step, every agile turn proved how sure Nan was of herseif, and how perfectly her body answered to every exaction of the quick movement of the dance. Gale Morgan seemed the mer est attendant for his partner, who, with quickened pulses, gave herself up more and more to the lively call of the music. Once the two swung away out, near to De Spain’s corner. As Nan whirled by, De Spain, either with the infec tion of the music or from her near ness to him, caught his breath. His eyes riveted themselves on her flushed face as she passed—oblivious of his presence—and he recalled how in the morning she had handled her rifle in the same, quick, ‘sure way. De Spain could not dance at all; but no one could- successfully, accuse him of not knowing how to handle any sort of a gun. It was only now he forgave her, unasked, the humiliation she had put on him. He felt an impulse to go up to her—now that she had stopped dancing—and congratulate her honest ly, Instead of boorishly as he had done at the match. But while he thought of this the two dancers disappeared, and a new and rougher party crowded out on the floor. “Now, isn’t that a pretty bunch!” exclaimed the talkative woman again. “That’s the Calabasas gang. Look at Sandusky, that big YellOfv, with the crooked jaw. And Harvey Logan, with his black hair’plastered over .his eyes. Why, for one drink those two fellows .would turn loose on this crowd and kill half a dozen. And there’s two of Duke Morgan's cowboys with them,.boozing old Bull Page, and that squint-eyed Sas soon—he’s worse than the others, that fellow—a - fine > bunch to allow In this town.” . It had become second nature to De Spain .to. note even insignificant de tails : concerning men, and :he took an Interest In and- remarked how very low Logan carried-bis gun In front of his hip. Sandusky’s holster -was' slung higher and farther' back on the side. Logan wore .a tan shirt and khaki. San- dnsky, coatiess, was dressed In a white Shirt, with a red tie, and w ore a soiled, figured-waistcoat fastened at the bot tom by a' cut-glass button. -The Sleepy Cat gossip commented'on how much money, these .men had been spending all dayj She wondered aloud, reckless apparently of;. consequences, who had been robbed, lately, to pro vide i t Her companion scolded her for stirring up talk that might make trouble; averred she didn’t believe half the stories she heard ! -' asserted that these men lived quietly at Cala basas, minding their own affairs. "And they’re kind to poor folks, too.” “Sure” grimaced the obdurate one, "with other people’s-money.” • De Spain, discontented, turning again into Main street continued on to the Thief Biver- stage barn. -After look ing the horses over and inspecting the wagons with a new but mild, curiosity awakened by Jeffries’ proposal, De Spain walked back toward the station. He had virtually decided not to take the job. Medicine Bend was his home. He knew every man, woman and child In the town. Before the tragic death of his father, his mother, had lived there, and De Spain had grown up in the town and gone to school there. He was a railroad man, anyway—a modest trainmaster—and not eager for stage- line management. As he passed Grant street again he encountered a party on horseback heading for the river bridge. Three of the men were riding abreast and a little ahead. Of these, the middle horseman was a spare man of frankly disreputable air. -His face was drawn up into a one-sided smile. Satt Mor gan’s smile was habitual and lessened his stern aspect. At his right rode his cousin, Duke Morgan, older, shorter and stouter. His square, heavy-jawed, smooth-shaven face was lighted by hard, keen eyes, and finished by an un compromising chin. Duke was the real head of the clan, of which there were numerous branches in the Superstition mountains, all looking with friendli ness or enmity to the Morgans of Mor gan’s gap. ’ The yellow-haired man riding on the left, with a red face and red-lidded, squinting eyes, showed none of the blood of his companions. But David Sassoon, the Calabasas gambler, quon dam cowboy, and chronic brawler, stood In some way close to the differ ent Morgans, and was reputed to have got each of them, at different times, out of more than one troublesome af fair, either by sheer force of arms, or through his resourceful cunning. These men were followed by a young er man riding with a very young wom an. De Spain knew none of the front- rank men, but he knew well Nan Mor gan and her dancing partner. Gale’s face lighted as he set eyes on De Spain, and he spoke quickly to Nan: “There’s your handsome Medicine Bend gun man !” ' Nan, -glancing toward De Spain, seemed aware that he heard. She looked away. De Spain tightened up with a rage. The blood rushed to his face, the sarcasm struck "in. ' If the birthmark could have deepened with humiliation it would have done so at the instant of the cold inspection of the girl’s pretty eyes. Gale, calling ahead to the others, invited their at tention to the man on the street cor ner..’ De Spain only stood still, re turning their inspection as insolently as silence could. Each face was faith fully photographed and filed in his memory, and his steady gaze followed them until they rode down the hill and clattered jauntily "out on the swaying suspension bridge that still crosses the Bat river Vl at Grant- street, and con nects the whole south country—the Spanish sinks, the Thief Biver gold fields, the saw-toothed Superstition range, Morgan’s gap, and Music moun tain with Sleepy Cat and the railroad. De Spain, walking down Grant street, watched the party disappear among the hills across the river. The encounter bad stirred him. He already hated the Morgans, at least all except the blue-eyed girl, and she, it was not difficult to divine from her expression, was, at least, disdainful of her morn ing rivaL • Beaching the station platform while stiU busy with his thoughts, De Spain encountered Jeffries and Lefever. “Jeffries, Til take that Thief Biver stage job,” announced De Spain bluntly. “What’s the reason that fellow changed his mind?” demanded Jeffries, when Lefever joined him later in his office. “Don’t ask me,” frcwned Lefever perplexed. “Don’t ask me. Henry is odd In some ways. You can’t tell what’s going on inside that fellow’s bead by looking at the outside Cf i t ” Jeffries grunted cbldly at this bit of wisdom. ‘TH tell you what I should think—If I had to think: Henry de Spain has-neverfound out rightly who was responsible for the death of his father. He. expects to do It, ’soih'e time; and long ago some of these same Morgans lived on the Peace river above his father’s ranch.” 1 . T h o u s a n d s T e l l 11 Why dally along with backache and kidney or bladder troubles? Thousanda tell you how to find relief. Here’s a case to guide you. And it’s only one of thousands. Forty thousand American people are publicly praising Doan’s Kidney Pills. Surely it ia worth the while of anyone who has a bad back, who feels tired, nervous and run-down, who endures distressing urinary d'tor* ders, to give Doan’B Kidney Pills a. tri'A A North Carolina Case Mrs. W. A. Morley, -fray FktireTilbaShflT €8 Penland Ave1t AshevlUet N. C., says: “I was in bad shape with kidney trouble. I had dizzy headaches along1 with nervous spells a n d my. kidneysl didn't' act as they should. I also 8ur-| fered severely from backache and could j hardly straighten after stooping. When I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised, I ,got some and they rid me of all the trouble.** ‘ GetDoanvS at Any Storet SOc a D O A N v S kP11dJL * * FOSTER-M1LBURN CO.. BUFFALO. N. V. ■A man may be the architect of his own fortune, but he can’t induce the- sun to slline In every room. "Pr. Peery’s ""Dead Shot** Is not a ""Io- - xenge" or "-.yrup," but a real old-fashioned ' dose ot medicine which- cleans out Worms or Tapeworm with ft single dose. Adv. Going to Extremes. Blpndine—Gerty Glddigad certainly has the shopping habit developed to *r seience. Brnnetta— it, you mean? “I mean that she always insists OS going where she can get the most for her money.” “That’s natural, isn’t it?” “In most cases, yes, but there are ex ceptions.” “I’d like to know what they are?” “Well, for instance, the other day SI tonnd her in the arcade trying to as certain which machine wjould give lief the most for her money when sh» weighed herself on the scales-”— Youngstown Telegram. To Drive Out MalariaAnd Build Up The Syston- Take the Old Standard GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you. are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it Ia Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The , Quinine drives out malaria, the Iros- builds up the system. 50 cents. Jack’s Substitute. Jack attained his fifth birthday last summer and in the fall attended school- for the first time, wearing kilt skirts. Some of the larger pupils plagued him- about wearing dresses, and it was not long before his pleadings for a real1 boy’s suit were granted. He was very proud indeed when he went to school a few days later arrayed In his khick-, erbockers. One of the girls wrote him a note saying he . looked like a Uttlw man. That night he was, telling hls- motlier about it. “Mother,” said he, “Frances WnghV wrote me a note telling me I IookeS like a little man, and I wrote her one and told her she looked like a daisy, . only I couldn’t spell daisy, so I SpelIed- cat.” What steps Vio you think De Spain will take to get aimurate Information about the Morgan gang and begin his campaign against them? Will he go him self as A spy into their strong hold near Calabasas? Or will he attem pt. to, make love to Nan Morgan and use her as a tool? ($0 BE CONTINUED.) * Worked Both Ways. ‘ " White—So Green is applying for a divorce from the widow, he married a mohth ago, is he? Whatever possessed him to marry her. anyway? Brown—Her wonderful conversa tional powers, I believe. ■ ■, White—And why is he applying lor a divorce so soon? . • ' Browm-Ohl for the same reasoit How Gallieni Cut Infant Mortality; When the recently deceased General"' Gallieni became governor general o f Madagascar in the early nineties,' he • was appalled at the unsanitary condi- • tions and the high death rate. Though- a soldier and not a physician, he set ■' about to remedy these conditions. He obtained the happiest results in -> his campaign against infant mortality. • He had native women trained as mid--- wives and he established and popular- •' Ized maternity hospitals. He regulated ‘ marriages and restricted divorce. He exempted the fathers of five, children from taxation and he taxed bachelom- instead. -These and many other works pro- - duced such a change that the French Academy of Medicine awarded him q • gold' medal, a most exceptional dis. - tinction for. one who was not a doctor, Like the'Dodo. According to the last census the tnr-' key population of the country has fall en off greatly in recent years. On* ' statistician records the sad predictio* that the popular bird will before mans- years be "as scarce as the dodo.” Instead of W o r i r i n g about the high cost of , Hying, just buy a pack age of —still sold at the same fair price. Enjoy a moming dish of this delicious food, and smile over the fact * that you’ve had a good, breakfast and : Saved Money -Isn’t that a fair start for any day? - - I '-I > - J'4 t V , ‘-MSiSiMWffiiWi::-f sPP* fc'"i;- THE DAVlE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. S u ffe re d Several Years* PER U N A MADE ME WELLH^T •Mrs. Elizabeth Reuther, 1002 Ilth .•St, N. W., Washlngton, D. C., - iVgTltesi ” *1 am pleased to ■ endorse Peruna as a splendid medicine for • csttirrh and stomach trouble, from which I suffered for several years. I -4cok it for aevsral months, and at I end of that time found my health i restored' and have felt splendidly • olncoi I now take It when I con tract a cold, and it soon rids the sya- of any catarrhal tendencies." Standby Those who object, to liquid medicine* ean now procure Pemna Tab* lots. Druggists Everywhere Recommend Swamp-Root Ttfy brother was in need of a medicine as Swamp-Root and concluded to give Vtnr .preparation a trial; after he had ^siken ’Some of the remedy he was much gratified at the results obtained and he » ready and willing to recommend it to jtxymse in need of a kidney, liver or bladder ionic. For the pnst twenty .veal's Dr. 3£jJmer’s Swamp-Boot has been sold and snecommended. Verv truly yours,S. E. RICHARDSON, Druggist. JScv. i, 1916. Urbanna, Va. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root has been sold in this store ever since it was first intro duced and we are positive that there, is not a preparation handled today that en- i'oys a better'reputation or has met with letter success in the diseases far which it is recommended that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root. Judging from the praises of its users we are confident that it a fine remedy. ‘ Very truly yours,THE L. H. OTT DRUG CO., INC. Nov. 4, 1916. Harrisonburg, Va. LATE 'NORTH CAROLINA M A R K E T QUOTATIONS W estern Newspaper Union News Servfce Prices Paid by Merchants for Farm Products in the Markets of North Carolina as Reported to the Division of Markets for the .Week .Ending .Saturday, Januray 6 .- Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You 'Sendtencents to Dr.'EiImer & Co.,. Binghamton, N. V., for a sample size bottle. "St will convince anyone. Tou will also receive a booklet of valuable information, 'OteHing about the kidneys and bladder. When, writing, be sure and mention this paper. ^Segular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottleB for sale at all drug stores. Improving Washington. Xeariy every president of-the United .Slates since the city of Washington iSKas laid out has endeavored in some •ws.y to leave the capital better and •ascre beautiful than he found it. President Wilson is no exception. He S* said to hare ambitious plans for the , Eassprovement of the city, and it’is be- Seved these will be Can-Ied out during -'Svis second term. Development of the • CrS-eat Falls .electric power and the es- - uiEtkUshment of a new and magnificent jcblic park are said to be included In ■■Kr. Wilson’s program. tlF YOUR CHILD IS CROSS, FEVERISH, CONSTIPATED vtook Mother! If tongtfe is coated, jtleanse little bowels with "Cali fornia Syrup of Figs.” "Mothers can rest easy after giving •California Syrup of Pigs,” because In c Jew hours all the clogged-up waste, w a r bile and fermenting food gently moves oat of the bowels, and you have c well, plajtful child again. . Sick children needn't be coaxed to ’ Cake this harmless “fruit laxative.” lSfliiions of mothers keep it handy be* cause they know its action on the . rwmaeh, liver and bowels Is prompt . *nd sure. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot- * Se of "California Syrap of Figs,” which . ESDtains directions for babies, children . J all ages.and for grown-ups.—Adv. In trying to figure out the problem ■ ■ ai Kfe most men subtract what they s.'>»wa from .what they owe. Most men ^mistake a little applause an encore. Ask for and Get - THE HIGHEST QUALITY MACARONI k' * ' .35/Jg? Rfdpe Book free -3&NKERMFG.C0.. OMAHA, ULiA. . MBOOTMACMIONI FAOtIRY IN AMfBICfc . Cripple Who Forgot “Can't." Twenty-eight years ago I-\ R. Big ler, who is familiarly known as Bob to hundreds of his.friends and admir ers in Kansas City, Mo., was conduc tor on a Western railroad. One day on duty he. suffered an accident that resulted in the loss of his right arm just below the elbow and his left foot jnst above 'tlie ankle. Instead of bending Or breaking un der the blow Bigler straightway began a most remarkable uphill fight—one that was destined to be of great im port to cripples all over the world. Let him tell you the story of that fight just as I persuaded him to tell it to me: “The first thing a cripple should make tip his mind to do,” said Bigler, “is to forget there is such a word'as ‘can’t. The key to all doors is not ‘I will,’ but ‘I must.! "-^American Magazine. MOTHER’S JOY SALVE for Colds, Croup, Pneumonia and Asthma; GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia, Sheumatism and Sprains. For sale' by all Druggists. GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFR’S, Greensboro, N. C.—Adv. Injured Pride. • After a recent Zepprfin raid, when the worst was over, a resident went out into the town to see what damage had been donei In the darkness hie heard a group of women talking loud ly, and judging them a eiue not to be neglected he followed them along aa entry into the back yard of a bouse. The debate never ceased, but he was unable to- get the hang of.it until one of the women.—the most eloquent—ap pealed directly'to him. “ 'Ei-e,” she said, “do you eall it fair? T bomb’ dropt in our yard, au' a bobby's gone' and took it away—never even, give' she a receipt for ir. It's our- bomb."— JIahchester Guardian. The Quinine T hat Does N ot AffecfrTbe H eal Because of its tonteaod IcxatlTO eflbct, Xax&cIvo- Biomo Qnlnine can be taken bf anyone witbc.ut. cansfng nerronsness or ringing Inc the bead. H nre. Is only one “Bromo Qnlnlnfe'*'Blgnaiaro i3.on eacli.bo*. 2&a. UdiMrfwitttr SM te a s ue • (Md Jtoi «1 pm lEtallw, wtta Ike . Stetf wcffctd slaaadl begins to coapbia lilt wbolc «p*as sattos sad we ;hiYc conilipsllon, cffcasiv* trait, Iroefiia ssi all Mts at similar daorfcn MxtidilU yOii-SdfarikMtw It, aies M tor Green's August Flower Which tor SI yean iiasjwntributed to the health and well being of countless thousands everywhere. 25c. and 75c. < The Same Oild Course. ‘I am going to smarting for ever.” ; ‘Forever? What a lie!” ‘I think so-, too.” Anoinlr the eyelids wttfi Somaa Eye Bal sam upon retiring at night, and in the morning observe the refreshed and strengthened sensation in your eyes upas arising. Adv. Naturally. “I susgeet those contributions are for a yellow dog fund." “Hence the howl about it?” Send IOe to Dr. Pierce, Invalids* Hotel, Buffalo, for large trial package of Anuric far kidneys—cures backache.—Adv. Thisi Winter. “Did the water pipe burst?” “Yes. and the landlord charged ex tra because it makes a rink." COLORED p e o p l e .Jjsnihase nice, long, straight hair by --Tising CxcIeRto Q uinine Pomadea . -Ttfiioh ds a Hair Grower,-not a Kinky -remover. You can see the results .'tiy inging several times. Try a package. . £'{3<se 25c at all drug stores or by mail on receipt" of stamps or coin. Agents -cwurted everywhere. Write for par-- • "iicchirsi. Eselento Medicine Co., At- Santa, Ga. 43o£Wm Bspertbss caahandF -snnflwiseed.wbloh KODAKS & SUPPLIES -"We also do btgbest class ot finishing. Priccs and Catalogue upon request. S. CsleAi Optical Ce., RKtaMdl Ya. Attention Cotton Giiiners M 10 CENT “ CASCARETS” FOR LIVER AND BOWELS Cure Sick Headache, Constipation Biliousness, Seur Stomach, -Bad Breath—Candy Cathartic. No odds how bad your liver, stom ach or bowels • how much jfour head aches, how miserable you .are Irom constipation. Indigestion, biliousness and sluggish bowels—you always get relief with Cascarets. They lnime- dtately -cleanse and regulate the stom ach, remove tAe sour, fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile -■from the liver and carry off the .con stipated waste matter and poison from the Intestines and bowels. A 10-cenf box from your- drjiggist^wiU .keep, your liver and bow elsclean; stomach sweet and head clear “for months, They work while you sleep.—- Adv. %. German Irou founders are i trying .to increase the use of furnace slag In place of gravel and crashed stone la A ipsft yeurciB notes at Bontb BionxnoxMl ana v« -tril! r*r TOQ ODA cent N r Iill M f TOQ one cent Mrpoond at jonr statlonfcr Ir they are 4ry and In good condition. ThU iif .i Uf Swnog orer throirtng tbom oft tho JtrtL IBfrtim w I W ait* Co* 8 n th BIchmro^ T . Asheville. Corn, $1.1.2 bu; oats, 66c bu; Irish potatoes, ?4.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, ¥1.10 bu; apples, ?2.25-$3.75 bbl Western butter,'48c lb’; N. C. butter, 44c lb; eggs, 42c doz; spring chickens, 13-14c lb; hens, 12 %c lb. Charlotte. . Corn, $l.n) bu; oat's, 70c bu; Irish potatoes, $4.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu. Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; spring chickens, 25c lb; heus, 15-20c lb; hogs, $10-$12 cwt. Cotton, middling, 17c; cotton seed, 75c bu. - Durham. Corn, $1.10 bu; oats, 65c. bu; Irish potatoes, $5.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bu; apples, $4 bbl. Western butter, 85c lb; -N. C.- butter, 35c lb; eggs, 35c doz; spring chickens, 15c lb; hens, IOc lb. Cotton, middling, 17c. Fayetteville. Corn, $1.12 bu; oats, 65c bu; Irish potatoes, $3.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 65a bu; apples, $4.50 bbl. Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; spring chickens, 30c lb; hqns, Ioc lb; eggs, 30c doz; hogs, $14 cwt. Cotton, middling, 16.50c; cotton seed 90c bn; lbs. of meal for ton of seed 2500. Goldsboro. Corn, $1.10 bn; .sweet potatoes, 75c bu. Western butter, 35c lb; ■ eggs, 35c doz; spring chickens, 25c .lb; hens, 17%c lb; hogs. $12.50 cwt. - Cotton, middling, 16c; cotton seed, 80c bu. Greensboro. Corn, $1 bu; oats, 65c bu; Irish potatoes, $5.25 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c-bu; apples; $4-$5bbI. ’ , Western btrtter, 40c lb; eggs, 35c doz; spring chickens, 20c lb; hens, 14c lb; hogs, $11 cwt. Cotton, middling, ITc, Hamlet. Corn, $1.20 bu-;' oatsy. 79c bu; sweet potatoes, 80c bu. N. C. butter, SBc lb; eggsy 55c <fos; spring chickens, I8fc- Ib ;' hens, [15e lb; hogs, $11 cwt.- Cotton, middling; I6c; Lumberion'.. CorE, $1.20 bn;- sweeti potatoes', $0'cv Eggs, 35e doz. Cotton, middling; 16'c:.. MaxfoiT.. Corn, $1.25 bu; oats;. W e.tm ; sweet> potatoes, 75c bu. Western butter, 40fe;; PT. C-. butter,. 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; sprihg chickens;. 18c lb; hens, 15c lb' hogs;. $10 cwt. [ Cotton, middling, 1'6C;- cotton seed;. !-SO1C bu. Monroes. Corn, $1.20 bn; oats, GoC Bu-; sweefr potatoes, $1 bu. N. C. butter, 40c Ibj: eggs; 30c- doz;. Cotton, middling,- ur.2Sc; cottoa seed, 75c bu. Newton; Corn, $1.20 bu; oatsj. 75c- buv Irfstb potatoes, $4.25 bbl; sweet potatoes^ bu'; apples, ?3-$4 bbl: Eggs, 35c doz; spring-chickens-,. 13'%'^r lb; hens, 12%c lb; hogs; $l'2 cwt. Cotton middling, 16.50c r cotton seed',. 75c bu. Raleighi Corn, $1.15 bu; oats; 62M frbttr Erfefc. potatoes, $4.75 bbl;- sweet potatoes, 75> bu; apples, $4-$5 bbl. Western butter, 42c- KB;- I t C1. Dtrtteri 40c Jb; eggs, 37c dbz; spring cttickensv. 17%c lb; hens, IS-C lb; hogs, $10- cwt. Cotton, middling;. Sta-;: cotton seed,. 81c bu; lbs. of meal' for- toil! of seed; 2800. Rocky Mttutrtt. Corn,' 1.2i 1-2 bu; oats,. 66 l-3e bit; Irish potatoes, $«.75 bbl; sweet pota toes, 75c bu; a®ptes, bfcL ■Western butter, -40c lb; N. C. btrtter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; spring chickens, 18c lb; hens, 14e lb; ItegR $12.5» cw t Cotton, miiMIing,. 15c ; cotton seed, 84c bu; lbs, qf meat for- ton of seed, 2750. Saltebiuy. Corn, $U 7 bu; oats. 7S l-2e bu; Irish potatoes, $4.5» bbl. : Weatern butter, 40ciIb; N. C. butter, 43c. lb; eggs,:40c dost; spring chickens, 15c lb; hens, 50c each. Cotton, middling,' 17c; eotton seed, 75c bu. ' Wtlnfilngton. Western butter, 42c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 32c doz; hogs, $10 cwt. Com, $1.16 bu; oats, 68c bu;.. Irish potatoes, $4 bbl ; sweet : potatoes, 75c bu. Cotton, middling, 16.87c. seedcottos ub;c;fb bu.rnpatv tnotN Scotland 1Neek.' Com, $^0 bu; oats, 68c bu; Irish potatoes, $4 bbl; sweet potatoes, 76c bu. ' W estern butter, 38c lb; N. C. butter, 38c lb; l?ggs, 35c doz;. spring chickens, 2 #cUbr h4ns,?12?Sb ' Ib r hogs, $12.60 Cotton, middling, 16.50; cotton seed, 85c ha. - - Winston-Salem. Com, $ 1 bu; oats, 70c bu; Irish potatoes, $4.65 bbl; sweet potatoes. 70c bu; apples, $3.50 bbl: ' ■ - N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 36c dna: MAN WINS BACK BRIDE HE LOST Secret Vow 'Made in Divorce Court Led Husband to Make Good. HAD LIVED TOO HIGH L. F. Reynolds of Los Angeles Weath ers Business and Family Crash and Returns After Three Years . to Wifei and Son. Los Angeles.—Renewing a romance which hinged on a secret agreement made at the time of their divorce in Denver, Colo., three years ago, Linn F. Reynolds of this city and his for mer wife have jnst been married the second time. “She told me that if I would go away and make good we would be mar ried again,” said Re.vndtds. “Now we have carried out our promises to each other—promises known to none but God and-ourselves. .Three months be fore the decree was granted, our little son, John David, was bom, and it was that little mite of humanity, more than anything else,, that determined us to live down the past and make a new home.” Lived Beyond Their Means. When Louise Lawlor married Linn Reynolds, she was a popular society girl, Jtwt twenty years old, the daugh ter of a wealthy manufacturer of IXen- fer. Reynolds, twenty-two years old, was in business and was making $4,000 a year. But he and his bride had not learned to value money, and lived far beyond tlteir means. Soon the crash came. Reynolds was left without a dollar and! Iieavily in debt. This, with- other complications, made' trouble for them -whichi end'ed in the divorce court. But before- they parted they agreed that, if the-husba-nd lived down the past, some day they would; marry again. “For awhile- after the divorce;?’- said Reynolds, “I Beptr slipping sntil' I was down' and .out completely. Everybody was knocking me;-ni:tli,tlie world' lboifeed pretty blue. FinpH^ Ebeswwetf eiwiisgh- -Ended in the Divorce^Ciiurti. money to leave Denver-and. go. to. San. Francisco. But I failed: itti every- ef fort I made to get along;. Discouraged and almost penniless,. I! w.ent to- Los- Angeles, and there for- sis. months I all but starved, working; as; an. extra, at sis dollars' a. week; in: motion pic ture studios. It seemed! as- iff fate had) decreed that I must- never- aga&n seo- iiy wife and bab.v.” Husband; “Carnes Bacfe!* But one day- RaynoldS; saw his. chance, took advantage- of Lt,. and wooi out. . Stories- o t -his- success reached' his.former wife.. Yet- not oae word did they write eaithi othes- uatiii a shout time ago, when Reynolds, sent hen- a tetter reminding hei* of tbeir secret promise, declaring, that he still loned her, and that he. wanted to hear Iris- little boy eatt blm “daittr.” The very Biext mafl: brought the gin's answer, aad a few- days later she was In Los,Ahgeles wElic ettriy-headed Joha David. WANTED* SQH !Ni CHAIN GANQ Georflsa Mother Preferred 'T hat to - ' Having Him 3ent to^the Refornuitory.-, Atlanta, G a --jTry my boy for boot .legging and send him to (the chain gang, judge, but don’t send hiut back to that reform school,” was the plea made before Judge Johnson by the mother o f D. A. Dougherty, an eight een-year-old boy, who was brought be- fore the recorder on a charge of hav ing failed to return 'to the reformatory after having been given a leave of ab sence to have hiB teeth fixed at At-, lahta. His mother charged'that he had.been given 3§ lashe& arid. put on bread, and. water-and that he had been forded tc- work “like a dog” at the reformntory. < Blinded by Sunlight. ’ Manhattan, Kan—A flash of sun light on newly painted woodwork caused L. E. Wood of Newton, Kan., to lose.his eyesight. Physicians say It may be-permaBenti et Contents 1 5 FluMItao alcohoi-3 PBR CENT- AV^etabteftcparatiaiArM Chcetfulness and Resttola^ .IieaterOrtttmrMorphiBCCtfi Mineral. No t H arcotic JbartnSiid Msrindd AhelpfulRemedyfcf O m stipatiO flandBia^ej MMtFeverishness L oss o rSleep w gvr YORK For Infantfl &ni ChIMrflw. Mothers Know Tltat Genuine Castoria Beais the Signature In Use For Over B M t Copy o t Wrapper. USTMIt IHB ASITfMni COMmffT9 NDV YORK QtTTe I, Just an Accident. Qrwo boys h&d' indulged' in a physical encounter on the playground. .Tt the end. of the affray they were summoned before-the-teacher to-give an account off their misdeeds. One of them Imd a bloody nose. Tlie- teacher looked upon, this sanguinary feature, with horror, and endeavored to instill1 Sn its iuflicto-i certain, pacific principles^ “NoJV,. Billy,” she soitl. “I t-hint yoa ought to apologize to Jimmie.” “Huh;!: I ain't a-goin’ to-apologfee- for uo- accident!” Billy answered. “AccicTent?: Why.. Billy,, how can you- call it an> accident?.- Didn’t yotn iirteiicT to. Iiit.JIhunfe on the nose-?^ “No, moiu, I did-nffc.. I swung fer- his eye an” missed'!" END. STOMACH TROUBLE, GASES CR DYSPEPSfA "Pape’s; Diapepsin” makes Sickr Soucr Gassy^ Stomachs- surely feel: fine- Itr five; miInitea rr wSat you just- ate- i& souring- on- your stomacft or- lies- U2te a lump o< Ieadt, i-refusin^ to. digest,, or you betch. ga» and eructate, sour; undigested food, Oi- havft a> feeling; of dizziness,, heartburn,, fullness,, nausea, badi taste in. mouth and: stomachrhendache-. you- catrf get blessed relief ia five niin-utes. P ut ah end; to- stomach- trouble forever by setting: a. large- fifty-cent case ef Pape's Diapepstn. from, any drug store-. Toui realize In fire minutes how need!- Iess It is- to s-ultei: from indigestion dyspepsia- of any- stomach: . disorder. It’S- the- quickest,, surest stomach <Joc- toir Ini the- worl d. It’s wonderful.—-Adv kiss They Must ^sk fo:r lit. Co—Well, Ed, why don’t you me?: .. Ed-—I was-in doubt— <S(h—Why n<ft gi ve me the benefit of ACTRESS TEJLLS SECRET. A. wall- known, actress sivea the fotlcrw- Iag. recipe tor gray hair:’ Tq half pint of water add I oat. Bay Rmnt a. small box ot Bachs Compound, antf % oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put tUa up or you can mine it at home at very little cost. Full directions for making and uae come In each box of Barbo Compound. It will gradually OsrIcen atreak^d. -faded gray hair, and make It soft and giossyC It will sot color the scalp. Is not sticky or creasy, aaft dc«a not rub off. Adv. Cats, unlike politicians, .give voice to the most, decided utterances, while on the fence in thfe dark[ . A mule by., any other name would be a chronic kicker. FRESB-CRISPWHOIJESOHE-DEUCIOOS iHESMinmr meihws athieo m meMAKING OF TKESI SISCOITS MAKK THEM THE STMtMRO «f EXCELLENCE je OMbr tu* Bum, ot if o«t Iw stwaUL ^lchiai or write tu qivia^ Us aam*. CHATTANOOGA BAKERY Johnnie on the Spot. I Tiie young teacher had Seen having a trying time with her nature-study class because. Johnnie had discovert# he knew more tiian she did about b!r£t and frogs, and had assumed a derlatw attifxtde in consequence. She appealed to the man principal, who replied: “Next time you have the class let a » b » w . -I think I can settle Johnnie.” H e .was duly called in. and all west welt at iirst.. With confidence tb* principal said at the conclusion of OM lesson.: “Now, you may each ask dm on* q.trestfOB." Johnnie Iuul been silent up to this time. When it came to his turn h» rose- ami asked : ',‘Has a duck oye-J*rows?”—LouisvllW Caurier-JotimsL • 'M A Inrpftf liver condition prevents _ /bod1 asnlmnation. Tone up your Uver Wright's Indian VegetaWe -Fills. They g&ntljt an& soxety. AdT. ZrSKfey M It ts a good thing for some people- that the fteeessities of life don’t lndnd» bcalns. H a v e - y o u RHEUMATISM Lumbago, or Gout ?■ TaJceRHEinYfA CTIfc1Kl to-remove ttrnm in and drive tbe p^i»oam>in tbe Bjbtem. uBU£EBUeiDK OS TIfR IXStfflEFGTS Blf JSATlSa OI TpS 0DT81D6” AtAlXDrti^cIsts to . Buff & Sas, WbolessIe Disiriliattfi Baltimore, Md. fer 4 7 years. For Malaria, (___and Fever. - A lso a Fine Geneva Strcn^tIiealDii Tonic. HAIR BALSAMAtoilet prefsvaSieo «t Belpi to «radiostedsodro&' . For Restoring CoIoraA^ BeaBtrtoG njrcrFadedH ih WteaiadftOtfatIfcgqCTlrtfc To K ill R a ts atnd M ies ALWAYS USK STEUNS' E L E irF R ion sn U. S, Oovernment Bay* I t. SOLD BVBRYWHEKB —Me «bd*U» W- N: U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 2-1917* A G r e a t D i s c o v e r y (BTAKWAXSOiil M1D,) Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due-to & dropsical condition, often .caused .by disordered kidneys... Naturally when'the kidneys are deranged the blood is fiUed with poisonous waste matter, which set ties, to the feet, ankles and wri3ta ;. or under the eyes In bag-like formations. ■ As a remedy for-those easily recog- ^^ptonw of jqflamniatlon '.caused by uric acid—a3 scalding tirine, back ache and lrequent urination, as well as sedl^nt; tojlheiuijje, or If uric tMsld In the-Wood-IitB caused rheumatism, Ium- bago, sciatica,, gout, . It Is simply wonder- lulhow quickly Anurib acts; the pains ana stiffness rapidly disappear. . Take a glass of hot ,water before meals and Annric to flush the kidneys. : Ste^ into any drug store and ask for Anurtc, many times more potent than. Ilthla and ftllminates uric add i t hgff water melt* sugar. ___ A^WOMAN’SBURMNS arellahtehedwhenshetunu wmedicine. If her existence. I s ___gloomy by: the chronic weaknesses, de cate derangements, and patdful disord that afflictIier sex, she will find rellef tw emancipation from her trotthles;In Kr. Pierce’sJTavorJte Prescription. I t i ltfe'„ . - - - -ovotworkrf>nervous,or^ruiH!o.wn?»6 1 tods itew Ilfeand ' It’stfp iw '-ful, l&ylgoratlng tonlc and nervine wblcfc tras discovered and osed. by an tinlneoi physician tor many yeiire* In all cases or, "female complaints^and weaknesses. Fflff young: girls Just entering, womanhood| for women at the critical nChanae of IttK1in; bearing-down perlodkd Uon1Dr. "Favorite Fnserif' benefit or com oare bUiouassss. i THE Di IAKGEST CKCIj ever publ ARRIVAL o! : * go: No. 26 No. 28 No. 27 No: 25 Lv, I LvJ GOl Lv.l LvJ COl Good Middlij Seed cotton _ LOCALAN J. F. Maso our thanks f<| Mr. and Charlotte, sp city with rew Miss Hatti visited friena daring the h| ' Mrs. Bruc^ Braxton, of1 here during I Buy your \ systems fron William spent a, week 2, during thj Dr. J. S. was up to sp| parents on: Mrs. Price spent severa the holidays I Will pay tl for your see] 'Mr. and! the holidays I returniiig to L. P. And left Tuesday where he.wij I have a fancy groce will be appr^ Mr. and i little daughj here with re days. Mr. and ! Raleigh,, we Mrs. W. K| holidays. Get your j H. T. Penl in town a'da is traveling | eery Co. G. W. Sfl was a h olid ^ had his nan cord books. FORSAi and rubber j gain, i t J. B. Baid was in towij thanks for Record. Charlie j - zen of this I spent a dav ,with friend . We have I meal. See Dr. E. PJi little Miss week from! Dowell cou Two car I Stuff just! red poundd O .C . ,s'1" Jh \_ . laf-v--.. i -- - V- vVille, and I ‘ .spent the I ■i- Mrs. B. F. I Miss Loc of ^ast wee) . she has ace_ ' er iri:ttie h| • Mr. and I .tie son; ana Of Charloti guests of . ' BuyyouJ .systernsno vance. 3 ' '• ' i % Fe . toivm ouriti ^his son whJ *^M^ Ffelken .• andrenewj A GOOl acres, local with good J and'good $800, If yl *-r ff *r 1* ' : ;v- X'''- WH and Children. KnowThaI Castoria ie ¥HE BAVIE ftfcdO ftfi, MOCKSVILLE; N. e. In Use For Over Iy Years b>n«T, KEv Tom cnr. YHOIESOME-OEUCMOS Iiethobs Amteo in the 4 ESC BISCUITS MAKE - J «f EXCELLENCE BSbra. or if ast tw Shmdd. Wits OS «viua Us name. , BAKERY “ "H iS?** If lie on the Spot. readier had i';eeu having witli her nature-study I .Joluniie liail discovers# 11Iia Ii she did about bird* had assumed a derislv* lseiiueuce. She appealed lncipul. who replied: I'ou have the class let Ba* : I can settle .Tolmnle." called in. and all tveal With confidence tba I at the conclusion of UM , .von may each ask .me been silent up to this Jit eazne to his turn b» 93: Cte-ITows?"—Loiilsvllla ah rPrS 2ey odk condition prevent*Tone up your liver. VygctabU Pill*. They |y. Adv. Il rliiug for some peopto- KiCies of >ife don’t include -./©• y o u im a t is m(ago or Qout ? IA riD E tr-remove tL pciue ■e pyison. Ir om the fcybtena. “UK JSSUji- Za I.Sfl OX TlUS OCTBJflPt** I a u Drnsrcists |5oa, Wholesale Dwtributsroiltimaret Md. \ m m m s HLLlbNic its. For Malaria. ChlBS Iiitso a Fine GenevaSp i Tonic, ■^saasass* HAIR BALSAMI Jl toilet prejMmsion oC nertt Helps to enullcete <UodRt& ' ForRertoriag Cetorairi MutytoCreyorFeriecIHafav 60c. end timet Dragglrta 1 Iats and Miec ALWAYS USB S T H R K S' Ielegtris PiSTC government Buys I t, pYWHBRB—25c end-SUE ^ LRLOTTE, NO. 2 - « lR1 J BURDENS ____ ■hen she turns to the J her existence Is .JchronIc weaknesses,___Bats, and paiiifal disorders I pex, she will find relief and: Irom her troubles In DR, Jte Prescription. UhheS Mrvous, or "mn-dovyn/wP ' Tid strength. It’s a. power* ’ R tonic and nervine which I and used by an eminent Iany years, In all cases CS. lints” and weaknesses. SJpr 1st entering womanhood ! Ee critical "change of liter p n sensations, periodical Ji1 inflammation, and evef t |t, the "Favorite Prescriir eed to benefit or cum. ellets cure biliousness. J L THE DAVIE RECORD K mLss Arnnie Allison left Wedne?-I flJ i tJ tt. ? tie lU iV V llU . jay for Lewisburg, W. Ya., where she will spend a month with relatives and friends.largest circulation of ant paper ever PUBLISHED IN DAVlE .COUNTT ARRIVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS GOING NORTH No. 26 Lv. Mocksville 6:48 a. m. No. 28 Lv. Mocksville 2:18 p. m. GOING SOUTH. No. 27 Lv. Mocksville 7:19 a.m No. 25 Lv. Mocksville 5:04 p. m COTTON MARKET. Good Middling...----------- -— _l5Jc Seed cotton-------------------------6.00 LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS; J. F. Mason, of High Point, has our thanks for a life preserver. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Johnson, of Charlotte, spent the holidays in this city with relatives. Miss Hattie Fowler, of Statesville, visited friends and relatives in town during the holidays. Mis3 A. P. Grant has anew lineof some nice white goods, linen, flaxon, crispette, long cloth,, organdie, nainsook and some prints. -P f0L and Mrs. Homer Henry, of Wilkesboro, who spent the holidays m this city the guests of Mr. and Charles Thompson, returned home Tuesday. C. L Penry, of Corsicana. Texas, spent the holidays with his parents on Route, 2. Mr. Penry is a sales- man for the Reynolds Tobacco Co., and is making good in his Western home. The Coupty Commissioners, Road Commissioners and Board of Educa tion were all in session last week, and transacted more or less business. The Road Commissioners reorganized and re-elected W. K. Clement as Chairman. I desire to convey my very best wishes to every citizen of Mocks- ville and Davie county during 1917, (health, a bountiful blessing and ,prosperity to you all. '.Most sincere ly , . MISS A. P. GRANT. Mrs. BruceCraven and little son I. TheRecord office has just Installed Braxton, of Trinity, visited relatives; a brand new “devil” in the person here during the holidays. JofFred Wilson.- Shouldanyof ourI editorials be found upside down the Buy your gasoline and oil storage'public will know upon whom to systems from J. K. SHEEK. place the responsibility. Rev. Walter Dodd and children left last Monday for a visit to rela tives and friends in Wake county. Rev. Dodd was granted a month’s vacation by the members of the Baptist church. J. M. Seamon, who has had charge of the county home for the past sev eral years, has resigned his position and moved to his farm on Route I. L. B. Forest of Kappa, succeeds Mr. Seamon at the county home.. Mr. and Mrs J. Will Propst, of Clarksville, Va , who have been visiting relatives in Davie and Iredell counties, returned to their home last Tuesday. While here Mr. Propst subscribed for The Record. My entire stock of hats at and below cost.’ Also Val lace. MISS A. P. GRANT. * Mr. and Mrs. Boonp Stonestreet have moved into their pretty, new bungalow, just north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Holthouser have mov ed into the house vacated by Mr. Stonestreet, on Salisbury street. Peter W. Stonestreet, who travels for the Kurfees Paint Co., and who makes his headquarters at Chatta nooga, visited relatives and friends in and around town last week'. He is looking well, and reports business good. FOR SALE-:-285 acres of fine to bacco, cotton and general farm lands at $5,500, one-third cash. 100 acres in cultivation, -comfortable dwelling on sand clay road four miles of Carthage. Write me your wants. A. G. MARTIN, Carthage, N. C. V. E. Swaim, who has been with the Mocksville Hardware Co., for the past few years, has purchased a half interest in the Davis meat mar ket and grocery store and entered upon his new duties last week. “Love letters” have been mailed to many of our friends during the holidays. A number of them have responded like good fellows, while others are putting off the evil day. We hope that all who are due us will renew at once without waiting to receive a statement. Rev Lonnie Call, who has been doing missionary work on the Texas border for several months, came in during the holidays to spend a few days with his parents. He left last week for Chicago, where he will en ter a theological seminary and take a special course. We wish him ail kinds of good luck. , William Frost, of Chattanooga, spent a week with his parents on R. 2, during the holidays. Dr. J. S. Frost, of Burlington, was up to spend a few days with his parents on R. -2. last week. * Mrs. Price Sherrill, of Mt. Ulla, spent several days in town during the holidays with her mother. Will pay the highest market price for your seed cotton.'• J. L. SHEEK & CO. Mr. and Mrs. EverettlHorn spent the holidays with home folks here, returning to Winston last week. L. F. Anderson, of near Cana, left Tuesday for Newcastle, Ind., where he will make his future home. I have a nice line of staple and fancy groceries. Your patronage will be appreciated. T. J. DAVIS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clement and little daughter, of Taylorsville, were here with relatives during the holi days. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Duckett, of Raleigh,, were guests of Gol.. and Mrs. W. K. Clement, during the holidays. Get your fresh meats from T. J. DAVIS. H. T. Penry, of Bristol, Va., was in town a day or two last week. He is traveling for the Abingdon Gro cery Co. G. W. Stonestreet, of Winston, was a holiday visisor, and while here had his name entered on The Re cord books. FOR SALE—Good 5-year-old mare and rubber tire top buggy at a bar gain. C. B. MERRELL, It Bixby, N. C. J. B. Bailey* of Fulton township, was in town last week, and has our thanks for his subscription to The Record. Charlie Burrus, at one time a citi zen of this city, but now of Shelby, spent a dav or two in town last week with friends.I • : Wehavea car load cotton seed meal. See us for good prices.T.J. DAVIS. Dr. E. P. Crawford and daughter little Miss Katherin, returned last week from a visit to relatives in Mc Dowell county. Two car loads sweet feed add ship stuff just arrived, $2 i>er one hund red pounds, all in nice'white bags. 0. C. WALL, North Cooleemee. Misses Thelma Wootten, of Reids- vilie, and Susie Hooper, of Winston, spent the holidays in this city with Mrs. B. F. Hooper. - Miss Louise Williams left Tuesday of last week for Battleboro, wheie she has accepted a position as teach er in'tHehigh school. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Peters and lit tle Sqni and Mrs. Thomas Arledge, of Charlotte, spent: Christmas the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hooper. Buy your gasoline and oil storage .system* now- before ; the prices ad vance. • * J. K. SHREK. .($J. % Felkerv of Wwn curing the _ his son who-lives in Mtv1Feiker gave us •a 'pleaSiiiIt call and renewed his subscription. A GOOD FARM containing 37 acres, located near sandcfay "rpad, with good well water,, fine orchard - and good house’,' cani be bought for $800. If you want a.bargain call or L t# m e e t 0. E. Driver, formerly of Pino, buttwho now holds a prominent po sition with the Hoosier Cabinet Co., at Newcastle, Ind., has been in on a visit to his parents. He returned to Indjana Friday. • While here Mr. Driver gave us a pleasant ball and had us enter his name* and chat of his father on our subscription books. Thereareanumber of cases of measles scattered over the county. Sa far, no cases have been reported in this city. Every precaution should be taken to stamp out the disease before it gets into the schools. . All those who have been exposed to the disease should be quarantined and a heavy fine placed on anyone, not ob serving the law. • J. T. Baity, who has held a posit ion as salesman with 'Sanford Sons Co., for some time, has resigned and is succeeded by J. Lee Kurfees, of Etoute I. Mr. Baity has not decided what business he will engage in. We are all hoping that he will remain m this city,-for he is a mighty good citizen and we can ill afford to lose him and his family. The Merchants’ Association held an important meeting Monday even ing. Several matters were discussed, among them being electric lights for the town and die erection of a hosiery mill for the town . Secre- tarv Blaylock reported that nearly $4 OOO had been subscribed by local business men. The mill seems to be assured. If you want to see fine town grow, help the Association to secure this enterprise. Before Hanging Meat Get that LIQUID SMOKE AT ’s Drag Store. SA e ^te/KesSSj Sioxe Just Received A nice line of Watches, Rings, Chains, Jun ior Emblem buttons, etc. My prtces are as low as can be found any where and I invite you to come in and see my line before buying. - I do all kinds of repairing. AU work guar- anteed. The editor made a business trip to Hickory and Statesville last week. Master Herman Ijames is confined to his home with a case of mumps. W. I. Leach hasaccepted a position as salesman for Mocksville Hardware Co. , C. H. Hunt, of Soo. Mich., arrived in town Saturday to spend a week with his parents. Threegood mules for sale at a reasonable price on easy terms. W. Y. WILLSON, Mocksville, N. C. Mr. J. W. Boger and Miss Mary Summers, both of R. 2, were mar ried at the residence of Esq. V, E. Swaim Sunday afternoon. Lester Martin returned to school at Wake Forest College last week after spending the holidays in this city with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wilson re turned yesterday from a delightful visit to their daughters, Mesdames Cloaninger and’McIver, at Winston. Up to Dec. 20th, 1916, there had been ginned in Davie county 1.242 bales of cotton. To the same date in 1915, there had been 1,210 bales ginned in the county. Claud Horn, who has been spend- iug the holidays in town with home folks and who also entertained a case of mumps; returned to Badin last week to resume his duties.1; F. M. May, who has been living in North Mocksville for several years, has accepted a position at Cooleemee. Mr. May is a good citizen, and we are sorry to lose him. FOR RENT-A four-room house on Feezor farm. Apply to LUKE GRAVES. Evfery citizen of Davie county is urged to attend the meeting at the court house on Saturday, Jan. 20th. Do you want more roads and more bonds? Comeoutand let your de sires be known. Representative Brock introduced two bills in the lower house last week. One was to abolish the office of county treasurer and the other to place the county officers on a salary system. We haven’t read the bills. The County Board of Health was in session Monday. W. E. Boyles was elected Chairman, E. P Brad ley, Secretary, and Dr. J. W. Rod- well was re-elected county physician. AU doctors in the county were noti fied to report at once all cases of measles, whooping cough, and other contageous diseases. • FOR RENT—One store house in Gornatzer; one blacksmith shop in North Cooleemee; one brick store room in North Cooleemee, suitable for barber shop, pop store, watch repair, etc. Walker’s Bargain House, Mocksville, N. C. Mrs. S. D. Smith, of near Fork Church, died Saturday morning of pneumonia, following an attack of measles. The burialtook place at Fulton Sunday. Mrs.'Smith is sur vived by a husband and five children. Mrs. Smith lived in this city for sev eral years, and has many friends here who will be pained to learn of her death. • John A.‘ McDaniel, a Daviecounty boy, who is in the service of Uncle Sam, and is a member of the N. C. S. Coast Artillery Corpse,, stationed at Fort Revere, Hull, Mass., is off on a three months furlough, and is spending the time with home folks near Cooleemee, Mr. McDaniel gave us a pleasant call during the holidays and left three life preservers on our Thanks, John. TWO SPECIAL FEATURES. The Record is adding two big special features this week. The first is one of the best stories ever written, “Nan. of Music Mountain.” The first chapters ap pear in today’s paper. Don’t fail to read them. The second feature is a full re port of wbat our lawmakers are doing in Raleigh. We feel sure that our subscrib ers will appreciate these new features. Gives $10,000 To School C. G. Bailey, Of A dvance, has made a gift of $10,000 to the Greensboro College for Women. This is one of the largest contributions given to this great Metho dist school, and Mr. Bailev will be long 'remembered for bis magnificant gift. . Sheffield News. Mr. Guy Gaither and Miss Elsie Rich ardson were married Dee. 31st, Rev. Wil lie Walker officiating. Wssh them a hap py journey through life. Miss Nannie L Chaffin, a student at Yadkin College, and Mr. Stacy Chaffin, of Trinity College, spent the holidays here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Chaffin. James Wooten, of Advance, spent the holidays here, the guest of relatives. DAD’S OLDEST GIRL. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF DAVIE MOCKSVILLE, N. C. At the dose of business Dec. 27, 1916. RESOURCES: $242,355.10Loans and discounts .. Overdrafts, secured and un secured United States Bonds on hand Furniture jand Fixtures Due from National Banks Due from StateBanks and Bankers 39,068 31 Gold Coin 4,113.00 Silver coin, inducting all minor coin currency National bank notes and other U. S. notes Total 866.38 ■ 800.00 2,895.00 38.921.86 1,933.81 6.852.00 $337,805.46 LIABILITIES: $21,350.00 26,800.00 6,617.54 100,823.60 108,709.66 68,101.62 1.903.04 3.500.00 -ss Capital stock SurplusFund Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid Deposits subject to check Time.Certificates of Deposit Savings Deposits Cashier’s checks outstanding Accrued interest due depositors Total : $337,805.46 Stateof1North Carolina, County of Davie. I, J. F. Moore, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.J. F. MOORE, Cashier. Subscribed and swom to before me, this 5tb day of Jan. 1917. ERNEST E. HUNT, Notary Public. My commission expires June 15,1917.- Correct—Attest: J. B. JOHNTONE, E.L. GAITHER. HERBERT CLEMENT, Directors. The Baraca-Philatbea get-together meeting which was held in the Junior Order hall on Wednesday even ing, Dec. 27th, was enjoyed by a half hundred Baracas, Philatheas and Junior Baracas. President T. I. Caudell1 of Cooleemee, was. pres ent, andmahesi few fitting remarks which were-“greeted with loud ap- jplause.. Prof--J. Minor and Rev. Dodd also--addressed the assembly. Attprney J acdb. Stewar t. was master of. ceremonies. Following the ad dresses, deljeibus cake and ambrosia was served . by • a number of lair Pbilatheas. The occasion was. ^ enj pyable one, and will be pleasantly - remembered by all those who were present. ^ \ ; JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: ROOMS NOS. I AND 6 . OVER MERCHANTS & FARMERS' BANK, MOCKSVILLE. N. C. , OFFiCE PHONE NO. 67. PRACTICE IN ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS. DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & F. Bank. Good work—low prices. 0R . ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTI^, V Phones Office No. 71. Residence N<^. 47 1 Office over Drug Store. DR: MARTIN, in connection with.general. practice, gives special attention .to ,diseases '■ Of eye, ear, nose and throat and fits' glasses. ■ , . . Office Over Drug. Store. Houston F. Tutterow At Blaylock’s, The Undertaker’s Mocksville, V-4 $t MANUFACTURERS “THAT GOOD KItND OF FLOURS’ X MOCKSVILLE V » » M E T A L r ! S H I N G L E S I e a k s m u I r e p a i r s a n d I n a p p e a r a n c e . THE STORMPSOOF ROOF 'J F o r i. b y _ C. C. SANFORD SONS CO. Mocksville, N. C. BIG CLEARANCE SALE ' ON Winter Shoes, Underwear, Raincoats, Etc. Men’s Heavy Shoes, $1.70 and up. Men’s Fine Shoes, $2 and up. Ladies Heavy Shoes $1.25 and up. Ladies Fine Shoes $1.50 and up. S lWI C* A I I fws Rear, Merchante Bank • IYie L A L L j J r . , MOCKSVILLE, N.C. T g M f K S I ,. : For your splendid trade during 1916. Our bus iness was by far the best we have ever had and we assure you that we ^pprecisde it. i We are better fixed than ever to take care of your wants in 1917. So keep right oa coming to see us. r r - a I* The fact that each season | recordsa gratifying increase ^ ♦f in the sales of ^ I MOCKSVILLE BEST ROOR | f shows that a discrimatmg public ap- <| X predates an artide that they know X 4 is always good. Are you using it? If not, why not? X * h o r n -j o h n s t o n e c a I V T v N. C. 4* ? Tt Tf • f w ♦;* 35 ft#Ii I III t S f&2$8BSSsSS£ ' : - ,'V f V-'-' I ' '■< i:Ti w m t> m & REdoitBl M o cK sm ts, n . c. Some Pointed Paragraphs. If grass is green, what is a graBS widow? We alwaje admire a good talker who knows when not to talk, -v A m arried woman invariably feels flattered when told shedoeB not look it. So do we. The courage of some men is sub Hme. A New York judge has just ruled that a wife’s wages belong to her bnsdand. , Eggs? Say, the price has tumb led to where we may safely devour one a day without fearof bank ruptoy. Don’t consign your enemies to hades. Just send ’em to Mexico. While talking of a bigger armv and navy, why not go a step far ther and advocate a bigger brand of statesmanship in this country? Doing not hing is the hardest job on earth. Which probably ac counts for] the fact that a country editor never feels fatigued. It happened in Chicago. Dad started to sing. Son commenced to groan. - Dad kicked the tar ont of son. Son filled dad with buck shot. Dad’s in' h—I. Son’s on the way. Honors are even. Nowoudersomany city chaps are piuiug to become American farmers. [Fat mers own the earth, its substance, and at the present rate of speed will soon have a mort gage on the air. Why can’t some.local genius achieve lasting fame by inventing the autoplane—a car that will glide swiftly along smooth roads and rise gracefully in the air when approaching the bumps or taking a hill? Euck up, fellows—it’s your inning. Funny, isn’t it? Cityfolks are always scurrying around hunting for a dollar, and farmers are rac ing around looking tor a safe place to invest. ; Grand Duke Nicholas, of pus sia is six feet seven inches tall and commands an army of seven mill iou men, the largest fighting force ever assembled under one flag. And we are 5 feet 10 inches tall, and edit a country newspaper and have to satisfy an army of the most enlightened, most energetic and most critical people on earth. And we wouldn’t swap jobs with G. D. Nick for a plugged nickel to boot. Some men are in a class entirely by themselves. They are prond of their faults. It has been definitely settled that. Shakespeare did not serve as a butcher’s apprentice in his boy hood days. But even this has failed to lower the price of meats. ' When your wife begins to tell you you are about three times as smart as you know you really are, dig—just dig—and be equal to the occasion. They say dead men tell no taler, but the evidence left behind often chokes up;the void. Speaking of inventions, why not - dish up some noiseless soup? Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System TheOIdStandard general strengthening tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malaria,enriches the blood.and builds up the sys tem. A true tonic. Foradtalts and children* 50c. Prices Hit Honesty. (From The Fort Wotrh Star Telegram.) We claim to be as honest as any body, but bight at this time if a - neighbor’s ;hen were laying in onr barm we’d be the last person in - the world; to tell the neighbor abont it.I • Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Most Effectual. ■ "I have taken a great many bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and every time ft has ciired me. I have found it most effectual for a hacking cough and for colds. After taking it a cough always disappears,"writes J. R, Moore, Lost Val ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere. i The Loafer. Loafers^nd idlers should find * every IocaJity an uocomfortable v * place to live, in. There are many men in evej-y town, and Concord isjnoexception, who toil not, neith- ■£ -■er: do they, spin, and get the mil- t; libtiaire iq ali hi3 glory is not ar- Tgiyed more splendidly than some . " of them.—fcpneorcl Tribune. ./ Piles Cured in.6 to 14 Days Y«ir drfee&st will refund money If PAZO ' ;■> .^OINTMENT fails to .cure any case ofltching, i «,;>|!^.-Bliiw»Blced»ng6rProtrudinKFilesiii6tol4<iays.j[ application gives Ease asd^Bestv 50c. * b ig M i r a n M r B E A l. ESTATE.- At the beginning of the New Year we are prepared to offer the public a number of exceptional bargains in real estate. Asan investmentthey are as good as gold bonds and they will not remain on the market long. Read the big values listed below: .; No. 17a. A fine farm oontaining about 55 acres, situ ated on sand-clay road three miles southeast 6f Mocksville. On this farm is two dwelling houses, one being new and not quite completed; a good barn, corn crib, granery, etc. There is a good well and fine spring on this property, a good pas ture wired in and also a good young orchard of one hundred trees which were set out two years ago. On this farm is at least 500 cords of good pine cord wood which will bring $1,- 000 on the local market. The soil is well adapted to wheat and cotton, thirty bushels of wheat having been produced to the acre, and a bale of cotton to the acre. We don’t want much money for this farm, but we want what we want quick. If you are loekingfor the biggest bargain in real estate that will be offered in Davie county this year, it would pay you to call and see or ’phone us at once. Let us show you. No. lb. Twogoodlotswithin half mile of the court house, near graded school and depot. Fronts on two streets. Just the lots to erect cottages on for rent. A good invest ment. There is a great demand for houses in Mocksville. No trouble to rent them at a fair price. Lots are near new- chair and table factory and furniture factory. We are offer ing them at a big bargain to quick bnyer. Call and Jet us show them to you.. No reason why you shouldn’t own your own home. Think it over. No. 9a. We.have for quick sale, one of the finest lit tle tobacco farms in Davie county. This farm contains 37 acres, and is located on a good road ten miles northwest of Mocksville. There is a good new four-room house on this farm, good outbuildings, with well of fine water. There is also a fine pear orchard containing over two hundred trees. One of the best tobacco farms in the county. Close to school and store. We are not giving this farm away, but the price is so low that you will think we stole it. Thisfarm will pay for itself in a short time. Bargains like this are not offered every day, and somebody is going to pick this one up before many days. If you want to look it over, ’phone, write or call at our office and we will carry you over the farm. If you are interested in any of this property call and see, or write us. We will be glad to show you over the property at any time.' Land values are going higher all the time. Better see us this week, or phone us. t u b B A V iB m m m m m , - . B fiO C K S V n L f iaB i S f a G . Egg Trnst Becoming Wobbly. .Eighteen million dozen eggs is some pile, and yet that is what is reported as having been cornered by the cold storage houses of Chicago.- It represents one-third pf the supply of the entire country. The prospect that these speculators stand to get stuck is one which gives The Obser ver no pain, nor do we believe the country at large will feel unduly downcast. The boycott and other circumstances are tending to reduce the demand for eggs considerably and the chances for the speculators to-unload before the hens get back to business is far more encouraging. Of course the speculators got their supplies at cheap prices, but they will have to meet storage expenses and insurance, and'unless they get their strangle-hold fingers of 50 cents a dozen, the speculation is go ing to turn out rather disappointing to their calculations. If the egg consumers will only consent to stay on limited rations for another month, the trust will be running af ter them and begging them to take eggs and then more eggs, at almost any price around or under 15 cents. It is not at all unchristian to wish the egg trust bad luck—and plenty of it.—Charlotte Observer. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head j Because o! its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA- I TIVE BROMO QOININEisbetterthan ordinary Quinine and does hot cause nervousness nor ringing in bead. Remember the full name ,and j look for the signature of E • W. GROVE* 25c* Yes, we are strictly a law abiding citizen. We believe in a rigid en forcement of: the law against every person—except ourself. BEWARE of OINTMENTS for CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced .it a .local dis ease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis ease and therefore requires consti tutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Che ney& Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the mar ket. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send or cir culars and testimonials. Sold by Druggists, 75c. If the newspapers of the country boosted their prices in proportion to the advance in other lines, wouldn’t there be a mighty howl of protest? W henever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old StandaiO Grove’s Tasteless , chill Tonic is equally valuable as a I General Tonic because it contains the well known .tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives j out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and • Builds up the Whole System. SO cents. - iyS I PERF SM ION HEATERS Wherever You GomAnywhere about the house that extraheat is needed, you’re sure of comfort if you’ have a Perfection' Heater. It means preparedness against sudden changes in the weather, com fort insurance when the fires are out. As easy .to carry as a work-basket. Clean. Handsome. It’s cbeap-—inexpendve to buy and costs far less to- use than any coal fire. There’s a Perfecfion driving away every chill from each of 2,000,000 Jiomes today. ,^^Igvu^enler. Use AladdinlSecurity Oil —fonbest^esuJts \ STANDARP'tiMcOMPANY(Newjjdreev) BAtTlMORS Washington, D.C. Charlotte, N. C Norfolk1Va. ', Charleston. W. Va- Po OfiPirfV Richmond* Va. • Charleston* S. C. w m m■JW* IIIii—while the stitches 7Sy tvnce as fast in the light of the Rayo Lamp. Its soft, mellow glow saving on the eyes,is the best pos sible help for careful work. Buiit of solid .brass and nickel plated, it lasts a life time Use Aladdin Security Oil —the most economical ker osene oil—for best results. m m STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) BALTIMORE^ MD Washington, D.C. Norfolk* Va. . Richmond, Va* Charlotte, N. C- „ Charleston, W . Va., Charleston, S. C. Winston-Salem Southbound Rfiilway Short line Betweeh Winston-Salem, Lexington, Albemarle, Norwood and Points South. Through train from Roanoke, Va., to Florence, S. C., in connection with the Norfolk & Western Railway and Atlantic Coast Line. S. P. COLLIER, JR., Traffic Manager. Winston-Salem, N. C. ' FOR MONUMENTS AND: TOMBSTONES CEMETARY WORK OF ALL KINDS Investigate our Prices and Work. Careful Attention Given to ^ Special Designs. I REINS BROTHERS,. V (Successors to Miller-Reins Gompany) , g NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N. C. SOUTHERN LUNCH i ROOE Mocksville, N. C. “Where Hunger is Satisfied.” The old reliable Southern' "Lunch Room is again open to the public, and is better prepared than ever to serve the pub lic at all times'with hot meals, lunches, fruits, cigars, tobacco, candies, etc. Sanitary cooking, neat dining roomand attentive service.If you eat with us once, von wijl eat with, us always.® SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Depot St ocksville, N. C. $ POTrraiG. t I — = X 'A We are prepared to handle all kinds of commercial printing, such as y . ENVELOPES, V i- . STATEMENTS, ' , BILLHEADS, <l§. LETTER HEADSv «§■ ' SHIPPING TAGS, t (. , '.5CAF®$ POSTERS. S or anything you -may need Jn Y S the printing line. We have the Y - Y neatest and best equipped shop T - S in Davie county. Our prfcesare J not too-high: Phone, No. I, and ™ WA Will AhlI an«l - obrttu VAN baih t Rubbing Eases Pcdn Rubjbing sends the. Iiiument tingling through the. flesh and quickly &ops pain. -Denmnd a liniment that you can'- Yub with: The be& rubbing liniment is I we will call and show you sam . g pies and prices. ? ' • Ffofihe Ailmcnisiif Etfc- Qoodfor your own Aches, s, Rheumatism, Sprains^ ... «Cuts, Burns, Etfc‘_as~'V 25c. 50c. $j. A tall Dealers. -vivY- ^ m ^ y f-Tvv '- -. ■ COLUMN i i ® # - v . CApfcDavi ce* iq M-: 'T.M.C. Di mark. “ The s ' F ;v tiful SDO snow fall < ... ■m e of a t War Betv m and of ( I was a 1 I i: the vallej ; 1st 1862. • j bnrg, whd Gen. Buif Army, obi mqnd; and route, 11 cannot gitl way here j blizzard, andoah ril one evenil wasfloatin say we Su^ wet feet, stiff as bod j eral miles!I cam p on a | ; th e w ind: * • at us. ^ some log: hill and wi roaring fir{ • i“ g- i Snow ifi when one v bat to be I “ marching , Snowstormfj I* Gan. Sherif : - I was nol •' • bairefoOted! though sef were. Thai headquarta y were barefl : strips of raj from the bd ered that el four or fivs - brigabe w| : when it - officers of i Bee that- evl for him self! hide, tn rn i| 'sewing the sam e m ate] ready for ing. A s casia 8 d id l isfactory.bj some betteij we did in time to : sides with . battle was i December. I to the left < port a batt^ fully h o t. hours, thou glegnn. - remain in i , , enemy js t| : dattery you -1 don’t rer artillery he battle as - bay. AboveI I .fortunate in . i ... ■ bnt there fall, when ■ foc-two or tl 'Armstrong | had'a pair I too small' Iy that mos ’• /..them-on hiJ 'came to I tJ . found hone I reaton. TB * '"Ho. 13s. an* my comman Rinirchgiuti « W ) i b uvWsjrAatf-- mil strong,s.wel no sooks, I j tree? and Shoes aront not go- far - work out.' to I sold HlJ ft me O &am e >s }d Railway Albemarle, Iouth' prence, S. C., in Jern Railway Manager. pBSTONESI KINDS fork. IS,. ay) ^QIR, N. C. ROOM. [is again open to |o serve the pub- cigars, tobacco, |om and attentive vith us always.^ ROOM. Ie, N .C .I Eases Pain len d s the linim ent Jugh the flesh an d i pain. D em and a Iyou can ru b w ith; lbbing linim ent is TANG I the Ailm ents of. ■ I.- Ies, Cattle); Etc. your own Aches, Jm atism , Sprains, I Burns, Etc.”" " ". At all Dealers. I __ Ih e r e s h ALL THE PRESS. THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” VOLUMN xvni. MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA.WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17 NUMBER 27 L•siISOLDIERS WITH BASE FEET; Capt. Davidaon Recall. Same Experien ces in the War of the Sixties. - T. M. C. Davidson, in' Statesville Land mark. “The snow, the snow, the beau tiful snow,” and somehow this snowfall of Decemder 18 reminds me of a time.long ago, daring the War Between the States. The com mand of Gen.'.D H. Hill, ot which I was a member,bad camped in the valley of Virginia, November 1st 1862. on our way to Fredericks bnrg, where we hoped to intercept Geu. Burnsides of the Northern Army, on his way to take Eieh mond; and he was going by this route. I never kept war diary, so cannot give dates accurately. Any way here we encountered quite a blizzard, and had to wade the Shen andoah river at Front Eoyal, late one evening, while the mush ice was floating down'. It is needless to say we suffered terribly with cold, wet feet. Oiir pants were frozen stiff as boards, yet we marched sev I think this place was called little Baltimore. I don’t remember just when or where I did get shoeB. for we were rushing to head off McLelland at South Mountain, and there we held bis whole forceiu check untill Gin. Jackson came from Harper’s Ferry. There wasianother time when my Bhoes were in a very dilapidated condition, and John Cohan, one of m£ comrades, had a brand new pair. - One morning I awoke before John did, and seeing his. good shoes sitting near him concluded to play a joke. I took his Bhoes, put them on and left m l old strips in their place. But I made it iSuit to be. not iar off when John awoke, for he was such a loud-talking fell ow I wanted to hear what he would say. And he said it.Joo! To cmplete one’s toilet \ those days and times, all you had to do was put oh your shoes, if you' had any. Found a Sure -Thing. I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills. N. Y.,has Obtainable every where. Cheap Cotton. Editor Blackwell of Cottoa and Cotton Oil News, published at Dallas, is firmly convinced that cotton “is selling below its value and that a powerful interest will endeavor to further depress sit uation in order to get the iemaider of the cotton now held by farmers* merchants and bankers through out the South.” . He lays down the d ear propsition-that “if is an extfaddfnarjr skSrtfcrojj with faff extraordinary demand,’’ and he makes a lengthy review of market conditions to sustain his contention that “ 20 cent cotton may look cheap by May I.” W earerather inclined to his argument that “cot. ton has discounted every possible adverse condition; is heavily over sold, has all to gain and nothing to lose.” It will go up, peace or war.—Charlotte Observer. . used Chamberlain's Tablets for years for eral miles’farther before striking jdisorc^ers °f t^e stomach and liver and . -. I says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are the bestcampon a high, open place, where \ have ever usad the wind and snow had a fairaweep at us. Fortunately . there were some log and bruBh heaps on the hill and we soon made these into roaring fires and so kept from freez ing. Snow is beautiful to look at, when one is comfortably housed, bat to be half clad and barefooted, “marching along” through a big snowstorm j makes one realize what Gan. Sherman said war is. I was not so unfortunate as to be barefooted ht this. partcular. time, though several of my comrades were. That night orders came from- headquarters that the soldiers who were barefooted should be given strips of raw cowhide, which came from the beeves that were slaught ered that evening. It took about four or live beeves to furnish each brigabe with meat for one day. when it could be secured. The officers of each .company were to see Ihat- every shoeless man made for himself moccasins of this, raw hide, turning the hairy,side in.and sewing them with thongs of the same material, so we would be ready for marching the next morn ing. As I remember, the moc casioB did not prove very sat isfactory.but they were of course some better than shoes. we did get to Fredericksburg iu time to help head off Gen. Burn sides with his mighty host. This battle was fought on the 12th of December. Our brigade was sent to the left of the railroad to sup port a battery; and it was an aw fully hot. place there for- several hours, though we never, fired a sin gle gun. IttakeBSteady nerve to remain in such a position while the enemy is trying to. demolish the dattery you are supporting. And I don’t rember ever seeing so many artillery horses killed at any one battle as were killed (here that bay. Above I have said that I was' fortunate in being shod on this trip, but there was a time earlier in the fall, when-I tramped it flat-footed for two or three days, the Jate Tom Armstrong and I ‘ both. . Arm- had a pair of boots, but they were too small had hurt his feet so bad Iy that most of the time he carried . them on .his arm- Every .town -we came to I tried to buy shoes but found hone untill we got-to War reuton. There LBought a pair of No. 13s and. started , on following my command (we Wernallowed to ui >rch'j>ut of ranks 'When fooled)! but I s m>q found my <8®»s weie .a£ mubh tcio 6ig. as A strong,s.were too small, for I ' had no soeks, I gathered leaves off the trees and stuffed them into, my shoes around my feet, but ‘could not go far unull they, would ail. work out. The next place we came to I aoid my shoes to anold negro, Bad Habits. Those who breakfast at eight o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and have dinner at six are almost certain to be troubled with indigestion. They do not allow time for one ineal to digest before taking an other. Not less than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and yoii may reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions natural ly. Obtainable everywhere. Price Of Wood Also Goes Up Wood, already cut for burning is coming to town.' Youcannow get five sticks fora dollar. Last win ter you could get seven. This shows tbe wonderful advance in heating material.—Greensboro Record Drives Out M alaria, Builds Up System TbeOldStaadanA general strengthening tontc, GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Malarla,enrtches tbel>lood,and builds up the system* A true tonic. F o r adults and children. 50c, Walter Davis, 30 years old, of Wayne county, was killed by a tree falling on him. 1 Avoid mistakes. No Need For Mocfcsville People to Ex periment With Such Convincing Evidence at Hand. There are many weii-advertlsed kidney remedies on the market today, but none' so well-recommended in this vicinity - as Qoan’s Kidney Pills. Read thestatement of a resident of Lexington: Mrs J . F . Beck, 411 W. Sixth Ave-Lex- ingtbn. N. C.. says: "I had severe pains acrora the small of my back. The kidney secretions' were unnatural and caused me annoyance. My back was very lame and weak and it tired me out to be on my feet much. A neighbor told me to take DaatfsKidney Pills and I did- ■ . ^ d o se s relieved the misery in my back and after I Ladtaken a couple of- boxes, my back stopped aching and myAidneys and bladder didn’t cause any furthet trouble. P r i c e 50c. at all dealers. Dont simply ashfora kidney remedy—get D oa® *^;. nev Pills—the; sqme Mrs, twice publicly recommended burn Co., Props., Buffalo, M The High Cost Of Pin. One of the New York papers turns from the price of milk and bread to a consideration of the price of pie. According to the figures given, the situation is truly deplorable.. The editor recall's the fact Jhat a pie used to be cut into four sec tions, each quarter retailing for fiv* cents. Then they began to cut I hr pie into six pieces, and fiually sev en, without any corresponding re duction in price, Finaly, in tbe turor war prices, the cost of a wedge is jerkeed up to 10 cents. The number of wedges has slipped back to six again; but even so, tbe restaurant ‘ is getting 60 cents for a pie that used to bring only 20 cents. Surely the cost of pie materials hasn’t- risen 3C0 per cent. . There are still places, outside o' New York at least, where one’s favorite brand of pie can be obtain ed for a nickel. But alas! It isn’t always the pie of yore. Instead of delicate, flaky crust and luscious filling of apple, peach, custard or mince, ther6 is often a tough crust tasting of stale lard or cottonseed oil, and an insipid indeterminate filler that seems to be the same foi every species, no matter what the waiter calls it. Oh, for the pies that mother used to make! Tbe crust might be tough occasionally, but we never had any difficulty in telling whai was inside of it. The aroma told the tale,'long before tbe browned and mounded masterpiece appear-? ed, and the oozing juice corrobo rated it. And the pieces _were>afe; ways big enougb; or. if- they were) Remember Tbe Commciiiity " Yoiir Will. Progressive Farmer. ' Along with making an inventory, every farmer should now make a will or revise it if it needs.! changing. Knd herewewpuld repeat what we have;frequently urged before—“Re member the. community in your will.” It always grieves us when we read Ony man’s will and find that he .has left nothing.for the commun ity, A man of even modest means may leave money to erect an audit orium or “public meeting room” in connection' with the schoblbouse; dr to establish a school or community li brary; or to build a road; or to buy a few acres for a school farm or .park; or paint the church or schoolhouse; or to beautify church or school grounds; or to provide the school house with pictures, or domestic sqjehce equipment, or a piano or a bell.. ' Suppdse you could leave $100 or $200 of which only the interest should be USed eachjyear to buy new books for library, or to help buy school books for needy'children, dr to buy books (or medals) to be given as prizes to boys and girls making the best records in this or that line of study! Would not any of these form a" worthy memorial of you! and would you not feel 'better knowing that-your will gave such evidence of patriotism and public spirit, instead gif having it leave you in the attitude Cf thinking only, even in prospect ol death, of your own family—“your ydfe; and son Johnjand his wife and •no more!” there was always another pie of two where the first one came from. “Them was happy days!”—Win ston Journal. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QuinIae' It Stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E* W. GROVE’S signature on each bos. 25c. Lament on High Cost of Living. TJuder the caption, “The Asy lum for Him,” the Newville New dtar says: ‘•The newspaper man is about the only great producer who is uot sharing in the war-made prosper iiy. Everything he buys has. gone up, and be still sells his paper at the same old price and takes a chance at that.” To prove this, he offers the fol lowing: “Please send a few copies of the paper containing the obituary of my aunt! Also publish the en closed clipping of the marriage of my.niece who lives in Lewistown. And I wish you would mention me in your loeal column, if it doesn’t cost anything, that I have two bull calves for Sale. As iny subscrip tion is out, please stop the paper, as-times are too hard to waste money on newspapers.” The big dailies seem to be cry ing louder over the high price of paper than the country weeklies. The first thing the dalies did was to cut off their weekly exchanges and the next' was to reduce the size of their papers and cut. down the amount of redding-matter until there is but little more in them than there is in the country week ly’ and they are paying only half as mnch for their news print as the weeklies. We certainly would have to ask them boot if they should want- to exchange now. : The Ladies Humidor; it. was in the Eitz Carlton Hotel in New York that, a prominent ci Jjzen, one who holds an important -cut small, Jo go around a big family^ ^t^e^office. was.excluded from the,. TO THOSE WHO OWE OS. For the past week or two we have been busy mailing state ments to all those who are due us as much as a dollar on subscrip tion. Wehope all those’ receiv ing a statement will respond at opce, as we are badly in need of cash to meet bills that are due. The great advance in the price .of paper and ink has worked a hard ship on all newspapers, and we. are. compelled to collect our subscrip tions or discontinue the paper to those who do not pay at once.: If you receive a statement from us do not file it away, but return to us with the amount due by first mail. TheRecord dislikes to call on its friends at this season, but we have been patient and waited as long as we could for you to send or bring us the amount due. We wish to thankyou in advance for your kindness and ask you to remit if you are due us anything. Uncle Walt Mason Warns Against ; flaw in g” ^ One form of cooperation TheS jProgressive Fnrmer thoroughly^ Why The Present Failed. When Col. Fuirbrotber int-is.ed that it was proper to give' gills at Christinas— a diamond pin to a friend or a sack of fIourJo a needy family—The Landmark- modestly suggested that either of the articles named Wuuld be acceptable to it. but that the sack of Il rar would be of more serViee. and now the colonel explains: ‘ “Uufor(unately we had bought the diamond pin, .intending- to send it to the-Judge. After seeing his expressed desire for Al iSack of flour instead of the pin, we got buisy tryipg to swap, the pin for worth only $300 a carat,-but the flour was worth so much more that we cottldeu’t raise the dif ference. We tried to form a slock company to get the kale seed, but Christmas being so near upon us, We failed iu that project! Ac cordingly we are wearing the pin and hope by next Christina Io raise the difference and get a sack of flour up S’atesville way.” Wherefore The Landmark is living in hope.—Statesville Land mark. Let The Record do your printing. dining room',because he wasi hot Ti? ■tKe^^lertfrv-'tdKhb—diamon<Ln7^;a.s; evening dress. It is this same hotel that has made a new departure in the direction of accomodating the women who smoke. We are told that the women patrons had to rel\ on messenger service to get tbeii Supplies of cigarettes or themselves go into a public place where cigar eties are sold. For their‘accom modation theRitz Carlton has fit ted up what it calls a “Ladies’ Humidor,” which is a polite name for cigar and cigarette store. The “humidor” has been doing what is described as “a rushing business -’’ Commenting upon. the incident a writer in Commerce and Finance says that a surprising number of women smoke. A surprising num • er drink, too. No one is shocked to see a woman smpking in one ot the smart restaurants or hotels. Ol the women who smoke more than 90 per cent have not gone beyond the cigarette stage but there are a fair number of worneu, most ol them foreigners, who like a cigar after dinner. The Eitz having given its fullest approval to the use of tobacco by women, we may expect to see all the other prom- iuent caravansaries do likewise. A man garbed in ordinary business attire must not go into its dining hall; but a woman with scant clothes, smoking cigarettes and drinking liquor is a perfect lady! —Charlotte Observer. Farmer believes in is that of cooperation?.,!! in settliug disputes between neigh#? -Koro-Mrbiratlou instead of goingg to law. And right to the paint ii@ his connection is the story which: Uncle Walt Mason told in one of ■-■ this recent outbreaks in prose verse “I Jaunted in my motor car, and oe’r Jim peon’s ehote, and from that creature knocked the tar; I surely got its goat. I offer ed payment for the pig—’ twas neither large nor fat— but Jimpson made the price too big; I would n,t stand for that. “The graft I ever saw,” I cried with rising ire; ‘before I’ll pay I’ll go to law—a lawyer I shall hire.’ we went to . law; the case was tried by Judges hear and far: and - now I see the lawyer ride in my nice motor car. Itrudge along ou weary feet all burdened with disgust; the lawyer scoots along ’he street and covers me with dust. Old Jimpson had a hundred pigs, that fed on cackle- ! burs; they’re gone to purchase -J; gowns and wigs for stately bar-, risters. we stood last night by my abode, to cuss the legal rich; my : lawyer motored down the road, and shoved us in the ditch. For such a dark and dismal shame there’s nothing can atone; tbe car that climbed-my palsied frame - was formerly my own Oh, Jimpsou had iB hundred hogs and I a choo choo carl; and he has nothing now but dogs, and I a.broken heart”— . The-ProgressiveFarmer. - ? Piles Cured In 6 .to 14 Days ■Tour; druggist Trill refund tnoney if FAZO OINTMENT ;fflili to jwre-aoYcase^of .Itetaingv Blind * Bleeding OrFrdtfudfog Fiiesia 6(614'days.* * The first application gives Ease and StesL SQc. Of the 6,000 quail imported from Mexico to restock Pennsylvania fields, 200 died en route and '50 per cent of the others died soon after being released’. Weather too severe. Tbe Habit of Taking Cold. With many people taking cold is but a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed— not ice cold.-but a temperature of about 90o F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take cold. When you do take cold take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and get rid of. it as quickly as possible. Obtainable everywhere. W H A T >8 Beck has Foster-Mil- N. Y. IH4#S is Caspata (a tonic-laxative) pleasant to take In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of certain harmless chemicals which increaselhe .efficiency of the. Cascara, m a k m g it better than ordinary Cascara LAX-FOS to takeand does not gripe nor.i ,Adapted to children as welLas adiffti. Jiist txy one bottle for constipation. ,50c. > stom ach. BLWARE of OINTMENTS for CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY. There is more Gatarrh iD this sec tion of the conntry than -all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dis ease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure .with local treatment, pronounced it incnrable; Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis ease, and therefore requires consti tutional treatment. HalUs Catarrh. Cure, manufactured by F. J. Che ney& Co.; Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cureon themar# ket. Tflis taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and. in u- cons-surfaces of the system. ; They offer one hundred dollars for any Case it fails to cure. Send or csr cnlarB and testimonials. ' Sold by Druggists, 75c. “ A GUARANTEED STEEL RANGE For Hard Coal, Soft Coal or Wood A T $50. Dei Vered Free to Yonr Nearest Depot* It will be a mistake for you to wait before purchasing a new range. The price is certain to be higher another season. The steel range here pictuved has full size eight inch covers, ex tra heavy steel with asbestos lin ing, full size oven, 18x20, duplex grate, large ash pan, five gallon- tank—in other words the best steel range that can be. had at a price within the reach of everyone. TANK AT $45-DELIVERED. Other ranges as low as $25 but we believe Done is a better buy at the price than this one., We have several of these for immediate shippaent. If this model does not appeal to ,ypu?.; a5;ipostal re-' quest will bring inforn^ation oh heater that you wish. HUNTLEY- Winston-Salem, N< C. FURNITURE UNDERTAKING ' AMBULANCE '■ x. .C- / K|V..v . Bi'Bs V-1' IU fP -Kil . THE M V Il lieO R D , MOdHSVlLLfi1 N. C. THE DAVIE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD Editor. TELEPHONE I. Entered at the Postofflce in Mocks- • 7i!le, N. C., as Second-class Mail !natter, March 3i 1903, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. IN ADVANCE - $ I 00 SIX MONTHS, IN ADVANCE - $ 50 THREE MONTHS. IN ADVANCE $ 25 WEDNESDAY. JAN. 17, 1917 Davie county has had a likely bunch of representatives at. the State Capitol this year. It would seem jthat the folks up in Washington City will be forced to buy their booze by the barrel instead of the drink after November 1st. Prospects are bright for a hosiery mill for Mocksville. Our people are begiuning to realize that it takes factories and mills to make a live, progressive town. The Mocksville Merchants’ ciation is a live organization and it is going to put , this town on the map If you are a booster we want you co join and help boost. It might be a good idea to abolish the office of representative and let one of the little two-by-four politic ians go to Raleigh and serve for nothing and pay his own expenses. No. beloved, what it took to pass a dog law our Representative didn't have. The editor of The Record will go to Raleigh two years hence, the Lord willing, and fight for such legislation as the people want. The Governors salary has been promoted upward a thousand bucks per year, and the poor devil is still working in the factory and mill for a dollar a day. Let’s rai-e the wages of the fellows who are doing the work and who need the money . The Charlotte Observer advocates the taxing of dogs to raise the extra half million in order to raise the pension fund for Confederate sold iers. We join the Observer in it? sensible proposition, but we confess that our faith in the Legislature on this point is weak. What is the com fort of a confederate soldier in com parison to the freedom of a hound pup?—Charity and Children. NONE OR ALL The Gatawba County News, a De mocratic paper published at Newton, has the following to say in regard to the appointment'of school boards: “It is upto the Legislature to eive all the counties of the State the right to elect their school boards or make one law for all. ; ThereisabsolUtelynodefence for the way the thing is now. If it is good for Cleveland county, Iredell, Mecklenburg and about a half a dozen others to have school officials elected by the people, it is good for all. Ifitisnot good for Catawba then it is not good for any county in the state No eonsistancy as it now stands ” The Superintendentof Schoolsand the Board of Education in Davie are appointed, while they are elected by the people ini Iredell. If Davie was a Democratic county, these of ficials would be elected by the peo pie. IfIredell Was Republican, her board of education would be appoin ted. The next fello’w who tells you . that the school system is not in poll tics, call him a—well-, it depends on how large a man heis. ■ A preacher who is a democrat, in talking with . us one day :re'ceutly, said the time was ripe in -DavNifor some changes • to be made, -TAjVei hope - the present legislature will do' something along this line, but our:faith is weak. keeping an army in that country, where neither, the recognized or the unrecognized authorities want it. “P - Per Capita School Fond. The apportionment and distribu tion of the State per capita appro priation of $250,000 for public edu cation has been approved ; by the State Board of Education as pre pared by Mt. A. S. Brewer, statis tics and loan clerk of the State ;De partment of Education. After the deduction from the total fund of $1,500 for the part payment of sal ary and expenses of the superintend ent of the State colored normal schools, ^inspector and director of the county teachers’ institutes and $7,500 for rural libraries, $241,000 was left for division. Iredell, with 11.565 school children gets $3,372.20; Davie, 4686 school children, gets$l,- 363.43; Forsyth, 19,516, gets $5,678, 37; Yadkin, 51317, gets $1,547 03. The total school population is 828,- 296.—Exchange. Bond Iastae For Yadkin:; Ex-Sheriff A. P. Woodruff, of Yadkin county,'a prominent citizen of Boonville, was in the city yester day on his return home from Ral eigh, where he has been for the past ten days in the interest of the pas sage of the bill for a bond issue of $140,000 for good road3 in Yadkin county. The bill passed its final reading Tuesday with little oppo sition. Mr. Woodruffhas long been a good roads advocate and is enthusiastic over the result of the work for good roads in his county. He stated that Yadkin county is now assured a net work of good roads, similar to the splendid highway traversing the county from east to west —Winston Journal, 11th. Mr. Cashwell to Leave. The following items taken from The Statesville Landmark, of Jan. 9tb, will be of interest to our read ers throughout the county: Rev. G. S. Cashwell, pastor of Front Street Baptist church, States ville,' South River and Cleveland churches, has accepted a call to the pastorate of South Main (Chestnut Hill) church Salisbury, Just how soon he will change his location has not been decided. South River and Front Street churches will call a pastor for his full time. Mr. Cashwell was asked to take this work but decided in fa vor of the Salisbury charge. Front Street church recently li censed Mr. Leary Cashwell to preach. Mr. Cashwell is a son of Rev. C. S. Cashwell.^ He has been in charge of the R. P." Allison book store for some time. . A Card of Thanks. Mrs. S. D. Smith departed this life on Jan. 6.1917. She was aconsistant mem ber of Fultoa Methodist church for fifteen years and a good woman in many ways. She was loved by all who knew herr' She was a faithfui wife and mother. Herlast and parting words were that she was ready to go, and asked me to meet her in heaven. I want to thank our many friends for the kindness they showed us during the sickness of my wife and children May God bless us all. THE HUSBAND. • / Those DaVie Bills. Representative Brock has introduced and had passed two or three bills that are of local interest. One is to allow the Farmington citizens to issue $5,000 worth of bonds to build a school house, while another bill abolishes the office of county treasurer and puts the balance of the Da vie officers on a salary system, this law to take effect Dec. I, 1918. The salaries are to be as. follows: Sheriff, $2,400; Re gister. $1,300; Clerk, $1,000. So far as we can learn, the Treasurer's job is to be sold at public auction to the lowest bid der, while the County Commissioners and Road Board are to serve free gratis. A bill was passed empowering somebody to have the county books audited in. 1918. We are not in communication with our Representative, all wires being out of commission between our office and his desk in theJState. Capitol. When he ar rives home, or writes, we will advise our anxious readers of what he has done. Mr GrangerDead. J. G. Granger, of near Memphis Tenn., died Dec. 27th, of pneumonia-, aged 80 years Awife and several children survive. Mr. Granger was born near Mocksville; but went west about sixty years ago. He was a brother of our townsman, D. W. Granger, and W. B. Granger, who lives on Route I. Teachers’ Association Meets. The Teachers’ Association held its usual meeting in the Mocksville Graded School Saturday, the 13th. The following progrom was carried out: English as a Science —Miss Agnes Wilson. English as a Written Language— Miss Tatum. Englishasto Form—Mr. F. T. Johnston. Penmanship—Miss Tempe Smoot. The Country Home and the Art of Home Making—Prof. J. D. Hodges. Home as the Center of Family Life—Miss Rollins. Oral Language Work in 3rd Grade —Miss Allen. WrittenLanguage Work in 4th Grade—Miss Shepherd. These discussions were very in structive and also showed that the teachers are making careful -study of the Reading Circle Books The following teachers were ap pointed to solicit subscriptions for prizes for County Commencement: Miss Mary McMahan. Farmington; Miss Inez Gray, Advance; Miss es Bell and Pass, Mocksville; Misses Barber and Ivey, Cooleemee. We hope the people of the county will support the commencemen t in this way, and any prize you wish:- to give will be gladly received. See some member of this committee or notify Superintendent E. P. B. 'ad- Iey sometime before the next mi )et- ing in February The program was followed by a social feature, the object of wblcih was a “get acqnaintep idea.” Re freshments weFe served. UNION REPUBlifCAN HOT SHOT. ■ “He kept us oiit of war.” but t - ; day ,a meal c'an be boiight in London - cheaper-than in NeW York. T Honesty is thebest policy., but it . doesn’t get a Jtepublican’s election : '.certificate -out of;a Democratic can vassing b o a rd ., IT. Uncle Satn has already spent: •'■OOOTOOO. trying/t<|' catch Villa and t$aji; tfie ‘ in=. fplT:.- creasedopst of rtjpnirig tiii govern^ Tg.mentTs due to ptepa^Odness.r ’But js jT w e i^ b p f e p h r ^ i^ iN th ih g y e t, - not even four more years of Wiison. i ll’;;' If. Colonel -House is now ready to .fey; go to Europe and end the war, he ^^pi^fcjbp sent tp Mexico to find out sI=P What?s the matterjdown there. He -why we areaggMjjwt.Sbs-* j • Papers In Distress. The newspapers have lead In many wavs for the relief of the people,and now they are in distress and it seems not to equal the task of doing some thing for themselves. They have saved othem and now they cannot 8 ive themselves. Butwearein ac- c rd to establish a mill Let North Carolina, South Garo- Iina and Virginia put their head3 to gether and interest men who have money to establish the mill, AU the papers cou Id cast in their-mites by taking a little^ stock—enough to make each one buy his paper from the mill he is interested in.—The Catawba County News. WHO IS MKING FOR- A BOND ISSUE? It Wfll Amount to More Than $2 Each For Every Man, Woman And _ Child in The Counly. Davie county already has a bonded' indebtedness of two hundred and thirty-fiue thousand dollars. 'Add another hundred thousand and the interest charges will be $16,750, arid tnenadd to (Am a tax0f5 percept, for a sinking-fund, and you willfl have a (bonded tax of $33,500' per year, besides the regular state and county taxes. Have the taxpayers counted the cost, arid are they ready to put another mortgage on their property? Comeout Saturday and say so .if you are. Those who have their hands in our pockets want to put them in a little deeper: w , E H. MORRIS. Mocksville, N. C.»Jan.l5,1917/ Advance Happenings,. The Advance Literary Society tret a t the home of Miss Vera White on last Fri day. Wordsworth’s poem, “The Daffo dils,” was studied by the young people present. Delightful refreshments were served and all had an enjoyable time. TheDebatingCiub of the community had itt first meeting of the year on Mon day night. The public was1 invited to this assembly and a good crowd was pres ent at the school house to hear the dis cussion of the question: “Resolved, that the signs of the time's indicate a long life for our republic.” -Messrs. Carr, S. Mock and G. Tolbert supfxtrted the affirmative and Mr. Tom M jriIfl with the help of Miss Inez Gray and Mrs. C. D. Peebles, upheld the negative... The judges decided the question in favor of the negative. Atthe nexj; meeting of the club the question of compulsory military training will be dis cussed, ' Mr. G. E„ Graham, a traveling salesman has been delayed at the home of Mr. J. W. Johes , with a bad attack of the ’grippe. After spending a week or more in conva lescetice, he has resumed his work. Miss CJiira Jones is home with her par ents after spending the last few months in Roanoke, Va. Miss Jones is a skilled milliner, and has held a responsible po sition with a Roanoke firm. Mi 5s Annie Mock has returned to Dav enpijrt College to resume her studies, af ter spending the holidays a t home. Idiss Nell Myers, daughter of Rev. E. Myers, Jias returned to Davenport College. Miss Ollie Hege spent the ChriBt mpg holidays with her parents. She returntd last week to Richmond,'where she is studying voice-'ZENI YARG. I South River Hews. , Mrs. G. L. Swicegood (and son are visit ing at Elmwood. ( v Mt. Pink LagIe and GamiIy spent the holidays at Mr. Johui Ifitunes in Davidson. Miss Anniq Thom igecn has returned to' Spencer to resume her studies. Feople wbj) taiik the mast usually attrac $ the leaafc attej ition,-•%:y ,: I . AL . Anderson Dead. Mr. T. M. Anderson.-of Calahaln, one of the county’s well-known citi zens, died Monday morning, follow ing an illness of more than a year of dropsy and heart trouble. Mt. An- dersonwas about 65 years of age, and is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters, besides a host of relatives and friends. The funeral and burial services were conducted Tuesday by his pastor, Rev. T. S. Coble, of this city, and the body laid to rest in the family burying ground, near Calahaln. The Record extends sympathy, to the bereaved family. . BIG BARGAINS m Mocksville Merchant’s Association, The North Carolina Merchants Bulletin has the following to say in regard to the Mocksville Associa tion: “The .Mocksville Association is “cornin’ along.” In remitting the Association’s charter fee of $20, Secretary Robt. A. Blaylock adds this gratifyirig information: “We are now working on a knitting mill for our town arid have about $5,000 subscribed asJocal capital. We are also working for electric lights and prospects are good to get- them.” Watch the Mocksville Association make Mocksville grow.” Let her grow. DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & B1. Bank. Good work-—low prices. JjR. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phones Office No. 71, Residence No. 47 Office over Drua Store. DR. MARTIN, in connection with general practice, gives special attention to disenses of eye. ear, nose and throat and fits Office Over Drug Store. JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: ROOMS NOS. I AND 6 OVER MERCHANTS A FARMERS’ BANK, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. OFFICE PHONE NO. 67. . PRACTICE IN ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS. At the beginningof the !few Year we are prepared to offer the public a number of exceptional'bargains in real estate. As an investment they are as good as gold bonds and they will not remain on the market long. Read the big values listed below: No. 17a. A fine farm oontairiing about 55,acres, situ ated on sand-clay rbad three miles southeast of- Mocksville. On this farm is two dwelling houses, one being new and not quite completed; a good barn, corn crib, granery, etc. Thefe is a good well and fine spring ori this property; a good pas ture wired in and also a good young orchard of one hundred trees which were set out two years'ago. On this farm is at least 500 cords of good pine cord wood which will, bring $1,- 000 on the local market. THe.soil is well adapted to wheat and cotton, thirty bushels of wheat having been produced to the acre, arid a bale of cotton-to the acre. We don’t want much money for this farm, but we want what we want quick. Ifyouareloekingforthebiggest bargain in real estate that will be offered in Davie county this year, it would pay you to call and see or 'phone us at once. Let us show you. N - No. lb. Two good lots within half mile of the court house, near graded school and.depot. Fronts on two streets. Just the lots to erect cottages on for rent. A good invest ment. Thereisagreatdemand for houses in Mocksville. No trouble to rent them at a fair price. Lots are near new chair and table factory and furniture factory.. We are offer ing them at a big bargain to quick bnyer. Call and let us show them to you. No reason why you shouldn’t own your own home. Think it over. No. 9a. We have for quick sale, one of the finest lit tle tobaccofi—ms in Davie county. This farm contains 37 -acres, and is located on a good road ten miles northwest of Mocksville.. There is a good neW four-room house on this farm, good outbuildings, with well of fine water. There is also a fine pear orchard containing,over two hundred trees. One of the best tobacco farms in the county. ’ Close to school and store. We are not giving this farm away, but the price is so low that you will think we stole it. This farm will pay for itself in a, short time. Bargains like this are not offered every day, and somebodyis going to pick this orie up before many days. If you want to look it over, 'phone; write or call ,at our office and we will carry you over the farm. If you are interested in apy of this' property call and see, or write us. W e will -be glad to show you over the property .-at any time. Land values are going higher all the time.- Better see us this w eek, or phone us. The best paper in Davie at $1. M O C S K S Y X L X a E v N . C . \ I § f ;In ot■ata D E R F iC T id N . »11 f» °* I'ot* tl m titl It SMOKELESg ,WEATERSt The Weather Man Makes Mistakes He may mix a January day in a November week, and the fur n ac e man. may have an Es- quimo’s idea of comfort. But the weather man’s nqistakes, and the furnace man’s shortcom ings won’t interfere with your comfort if you have a Perfection \ Smokeless Oil Heater. , Clean. Inexpensive to buy; inexpensive i to use. Handsome. Datable —and light, ( enough to carry Snj=Where.. V? Don’t dress In a chilly room, or shiver . v over a coU breakfast. Get a Perfection. V; It’s . warming 2,000,000 homes today. ’ Ask any good department s.ore, fur- . .. niture or hardware dealer* CTs© Aladdin Security Oil— for best results* STANDARD. OIL COMPANY .(New Jersey) BALTIMORE W arflneton, D. C. Charlotte. N. C.worSllV ra- . Charleston. W . Va.Ricbroood1 Va. CJbBrlestoBr S- C. IP THE MORG The regl Rocky mounl cattle rustleiT gang, whose! miles from are changed! rbad. Jeffrif break up the Spain generf basas with CHJ The Sd In two extend by a narrow bud magnificent rami inrds the Suff stretches beyonl south, along the f as the Spanish the eastern sidq about twenty Sleepy Cat, an! north by the some respects the range—Musii Itself has taken 1 white settlers, gap. No railroij trated this soi the fact that opened along tl still being opene much-of Uie com] agery, and Iawlt conventionally when the first rl Thief River golq Business is d< business must its means of c<l • the Music Mou rests on the Tlie bullion wa difficnlt roads, their armed I six-horse stages] . guard, the wavf horse—and it sll the mountain ra cattle thief to til bandit to his \vi holster; these il the people tiiaf sinks, except = mons. The Mo, Morgans for sa| themselves. For many a yl been almost ov| Mountain countr laid claim to, an rite mountains, gan’s gap open^ tain, less than tq basas. It is a valleys are moril —for the mountl ter—and this in : is much more pil some of the besj foot of Music ternal inlieritanc A t Calabasas j line maintains relay barns, miles from SIeeiI the other way f | . except a few shj between Calabal the mountains alkali. I say not Iy nothing in thel tation. •The Calabasasl •'- the loneliest " enty miles bet\| lffiief river; it l| to be what it v oos, sun, wind around which : . pretentious de ' times seen in I the. wide-open < ward, stark and bats’ nests or Oalabasas looken rustlers, a have refuge of road-a The very fii sn inspection with Lefever,__ sririster air of th | • end Lefever: barn, while the i3laOged, to Ii Spain wanted to .. connected in any I 1F. with the ope| ?od this joint, was where the were not infreqii money. Itw a s - own men, “scratched a knife—which, i “happened” to ... cheating at cards| (the unlucky gaml . e Spain rode in the inn. . Not a sign of a. about the habitat] ,Vited to .enter, no 0,11. none was ■■ jfbge men disn •; ones; pushed c 'rim, house and efi * I Year jlic a In real lire as 111 not lad the ires, situ- docksville. and not etc. There good pas- hundred arm is at bring $1,- to wheat jduced to jn’t want ’ant quick, ■state that >ay you to I the court vo streets. |od invest- locksville. near new I are offer- ^nd let us own your finest Iit- Iontains 37 Jrthwest of he on this There is Ired trees. Se to school the price will pay iot offered I up before prite or call I property glad to Be. Land letter see THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. :t i o N HEATERS) ■i CM M I « 1 • ! w w w v w WWWWWW N a s n © f M m s s c M © u m t a m By FRANK a SPEARMAN (Copyright by CliarIet SeribnertS Sons) WWWWW THE MORGAN GAP GANG STARTS TROUBLE AND DE SPAIN TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION The region around Sleepy Cat, a railroad division town in the Rocky mountain mine country, is infested with stage-coach robbers, cattle rustlers and gunmen. The worst of these belong to the Morgan gang, whose hang-out is in Morgan Gap, a fertile valley about 20 miles from Sleepy Cat and near Calabasas, a point where the horses are changed on the stage line from the Thief River mines to the rail road. Jeffries, superintendent of the Mountain division, decides. to break up the depredations of the bad men and appoints Henry de Spain general manager of the stage line. De Spain goes to CaIa- basas with John Lefevre as his assistant. Things begin to happen. CHAPTER III. —2— The Spanish Sinks. In two extended groups, separated by a narrow but well-defined break, a magnificent rampart, named by Span iards the Superstition mountains, stretches beyond the horizon to the south, along the vast depression known as the Spanish sinks. The break on the eastern side of the chain comes about twenty miles southwest of Sleepy Cat, and is marked on the north by the most striking, and in some respects most majestic peak in the range—Music'mountain; the break itself has taken ,the name of its earliest white settlers, and is called Morgan’s gap. No railroad has ever yet pene trated this southern country, despite the fact that rich mines have been opened along these mountains, and are still being opened; but it lies today in much-of the condition of primitive sav agery. and lawlessness, as the ifbrd is conventionally accepted, that obtained when the first rush was made for the Thief River gold fields. Business is done in this country; but business must halt everywhere with its means of communication, and in the Music Mountain country Is still rests on the facilities of a stage line. TIte bullion wagons still travel the difficult roads. They look for safety to their armed horsemen; the four and six-horse stages look to the armed guard, the wayfarer must look to his horse—and it should be a- good one; the mountain rancher to his rifle, the cattle thief to the moonless night, the bandit to his wits, the gunman to his holster: these include practically all- the people that travel the Spanish sinks, except the Morgans and the Mor mons. The Mormons looked to the Morgans for safety; the Morgans to themselves. For many a year the Morgans have bren almost overlords of the Music Mountain country. They own, or have laid claim to, an extended territory in the mountains, a Spanish grant. Mor gan’s gap open^ south of Music moun tain. less than ten miles west of Cala basas. It is a narrow valley where valleys are more precious than water —for the mountain valley means wa ter—and this In a country where water is much more precious than life. And seme of the best of this land at the foot of Music mountain was the 4na- ternal inheritance of Nan Morgqm At Calabasas the Thief Kiver stage line maintains completely equipped relay barns. They are over twehty miles from Sleepy Cat, but nearly fifty the other way from Thief river. And except a few shacks, there is nothing between Calabasas, Thief river and the mountains except sunshine and alkali. I say nothing, meaning especial ly nothing in the way of a human habi tation. The Calabasas inn stood In one of the loneliest canyons of the whole sev enty miles between Sleepy Cat and Thief river; it looked In its depletion te be what it was, a somber, mysteri ous, sun, wind and alkali-beaten pile, around which was a ruin like those pretentious deserted structures some times seen In frontier, towns—relics of the wide-open days, which stand after ward, stark and somber, to serve as bats’ nests or blind pigs. The inn at Oalabasas looked its part—a haunt of rustlers, a haven of nameless men, a refuge of road-ugents. The very first time De Spain made '■ an inspection trip over the stage line with Lefever1 he was conscious of the sinister air of this lonely building. He ■ and Lefever had ridden down from the barn, while their horses were being changed, to look at the place. De Spain wanted to look over everything , connected In any way, however remote ly, with the operation of his wagons, sujd this joint, Lefever had told him, was where the freighters and drivers were not infrequently robbed of their money. It was here that'one of their own men, Bill McCarty, once "scratched a ;man’s neck” with a knife—which, 3111 explained, he just "happened” to; have, in his hand—for cheating at cards, Lefever pointed out the unlucky gambler’s grave as he and Be Spain rode ihto the .canyon toward, the inn. V' . ' Not a sign of any sort was displayed cbout the habitation. No man- was in vited to enter, no man warned to keep °*it. none was anywhere in sight The fbtge men ■ dismounted, threw their k’les, pushed open the front door of the house and ;entered a room of per haps sixteen by twenty feet. A long, liigh bar stretched across the farther side of the room. The left end, as they faced the bar, was brought around to escape a small window opening on a court or patio to the rear of the room. Back of the bar itself, about midway, a low door in the bare wall gave en trance to a rear room. Aside from this tfce room presented nothing but walls. Two windows flanking the front door Selped to light it, but not a mir ror, picture, chair, table, bottle or glass was to be seed. De Spain cov ered every feature of the interior at a glance. “Quiet around here, John,” he remarked casually. “This is the quietest place in the R»fcy mountains most of the time. But when it is noisy, believe me, it Is noisy. Look at the bullet holes in the walls.” “The old story,” remarked De Spain, inspecting with mild-mannered interest the punctured plastering, “they always shoot high.” He walked over to the left end of the bar, noting the hard usage shown by the ornate mahogany, and spreading his hands wide open, palms down, on the faee of it, glanced at the low win dow on his left, opening on the grav eled patio. .He peered, ill the semi- darkness, at the battered door behind the bar. “Henry.” observed Lefever, “if you are looking for a drink, it would only be fair, as well as politic, to call the Mexican.” De Spain, turning, looked ; all around the room again. “You wouldn’t think,” he said slowly, “from looking at the place there was a road-agent with in a thousand miles.” “You wouldn’t think* from riding through the Superstition mountains there was a lion within a thousand miles. I’ve hunted them for eleven years, and I never saw one except when the dogs drove ’em out; but for eleven years they saw me. If we haven’t been seen coming in here by some of this Calabasas bunch, I miss my guess,” declared Lefever cheer fully. • The batten door behind the bar now began to open slowly and noiselessly. Lefever peered through it. “Come in, Pedro.” he cried reassuringly, “come in, man. This js no officer, no revenue agent looking for your license. Meet a friend, Pedro,” he continued encour agingly, as the swarthy publican, Iow- ‘browed and sullen, emerged very de liberately from the inner darkness into the obscurity of the barroom, and bent his one good eye searehingly on De Spain. “This,” Lefever's left hand lay familiarly on the back of De Spain’s shoulder, “is our new manager, Mr. Henry de Spain. Henry, shake hands with Mexico.” This ’ invitation to shake . hands seemed an empty formality. De Spain never shook hands with anybody; at least if he did so, he extended, through habit long inured, his left hand, with an excuse for the soreness of his right. Pedro did not even bat his remaining eye at the invitation. The situation, as Lefever facetiously remarked, re mained about where it was before he spoke, when the sound of galloping horses came through the open door. A moment later three men walked, sin gle file, into the room. ' De Spain stood at the left end of the bar, and Lefever introduced him- to Gale Morgan, to David Sassoon, and to Sassoon’s crony, Deaf Sandusky, as the new stage-line manager. The later arrivals lined up before the bar, Sandusky next to Le fever and De Spain, so he could hear what was said. Pedro from his den produced two queer-looking bottles and a supply of glasses. “De Spain,” Gale Morgan began bluntly, “one of our men was put off a stage of yours last week by Frank El paso.” He spoke without any pre liminary compliments, and his heavy voice was bellicose. De Spain, regarding him undis turbed, answered after a little pause: “Elpaso told me he put a man off his stage lost week for fighting.” “No.” contradicted' Morgan loudly, “not for fighting. Elpaso was drunk.” “What’s the name of the man El paso put off, John?” asked De Spain, looking a t Lefever. Morgan-hooked his thumb toward the man standing at his side. “Here’s the man right here, Dave Sassoon.” Sassoon never looked a man in the face when the man looked at him, ex cept by implication; it. was almost im possible,, without surprising him, to catch his eyes with your eyes. He seemed now to regard De Spain keen ly* .as the latter, still attending to Mor gan’s statement, replied: “Elpaso tells a pretty straight story.” “Elpaso couldn’t tell a straight story if he tried,” interjected Sassoon. “I have the Staterrffent of three other passengers; they confirm Elpaso. Ac cording to them, Sassoon—” De Spain looked straight at the accused, “was drunk and abusive, and kept trying to put some of the other passengers off. Finally he put his feet in the lap of Pumperwasser, our tank and windmill man, and Pumperwasser hit him.” Morgan, stepping back from the bar, waved his hand with an air of finality toward his inoffensive companion: “Here, is Sassoon,'right here—he can tell the whole story.” “Those fellows were miners,” mut tered Sassoon. His utterance was broken, but he spoke fa st “They’ll side with the guards every time against a cattleman.” “Sassoon,” interposed Morgan bel ligerently, “is a man whose word can always be depended on.” “To convey his meaning,” intervened Lefever cryptically. .“Of course, I know,” he asserted, earnest to the point of vehemence. “Everyone in Calabasas has the highest respect for Sassoon. That is understood. And,” he added with as much impressiveness as if he were talking sense, “everybody in Calabasas would be sorry to see Sas soon put off a stage. But Sassoon is off: that is the situation. We are sorry. If it occurs again—” “What do you mean?” thundered Morgan, resenting, the interference. “De Spain is the manager, isn’t he? What we want to know is, what you are going to do about It?” he demand ed, addressing De Spain again. “There is nothing more to be done,” returned De Spain composedly. ‘Tve already told Elpaso if Sassoon starts another flglit on a stage to put him off again.” Morgan’s fist came down on the bar. "Look here, De SpainLYou come from Medicine Bend, don’t you? Well, you can’t bully Music Mountain men—un derstand that.” “Any time you have a real grievance, Morgan, I’ll be glad to consider it,” said De Spain. “When one of your men is drunk and quarrelsome he will be put off like any other disturber. That we can’t avoid. Public stages can’t be run any other way.” “All right,” retorted Morgan. “If you take that tack- for your new man- ■agement. we’ll see how you get along running stages down in this country.” “We will run them peaceably, just as long as we can,” smiled De Spain. “We will get on with everybody that gives us a chance.” Morgan pointed a finger at him. “I give you a chance, De Spain, right now. Will you discharge Elpaso?” “No.” Morgan almost caught his breath at the refusal. But De Spain could be extremely blunt, and in the parting shots between the two he gave no ground. “Jeffries put me here to stop this kind of rowdyism on the stages,” he said to Lefever on their way back to For Many a Year the Morgans Have . Been Overlords of the Music Moun tain Country. the barn. “This Is a good time to be gin. And Sassoon and Gale Morgan are good men to begin with,” he added. As the . horses of the two men emerged from the canyon they saw a slender horsewoman riding in toward the bam from the Music Mountain trail. She stopped in front of McAl- pin, the barn boss, who stood outside the office dour.. McAlpin, the old Medi cine Bend barnman, had 1 been pro moted from Sleepy Cat by the new manager. De • Spain recognized the roan pony, but, aside from that, a glance at the figure of the rider, as- she -sat with her back to him, was enough to assure him of Nan Morgan. He spurred ahead fast enough to over hear a request she was making of Mc- Alpin to mail a letter for her. She also asked McAlpin, just as De Spain drew up, whether the down stage had passed. McAlpin told her it had. De Spain, touching his hat, spoke: “I am going right up to Sleepy C at I’ll mail your letter if you wish.” She looked at him in some surprise, and then glanced toward Lefever, who now rode up. De Spain was holding out his hand for the letter. His eyes met Nan’s, and each felt the moment was a sort of challenge. De Spain, a little self-conscious under her inspec tion, was aware only of her rather fearless eyes and the dark hair under her fawn cowboy hat. “Thank you,” she responded evenly. “If the stage is gone I will hold it to add something.” So saying, she tucked the letter inside her blouse and spoke to her pony, which turned leisurely down the road. ‘Tm trying to get acquainted with your country today,” .returned De Spain, managing with his knee to. keep his own horse moving alongside Nan as she edged away. Nan, without speaking, ruthlessly widened the distance between* the two. De Spain unobtrusively spurred his steed to greater activity. “You must have h great deal of game around you. Do you hunt?” he asked. He knew she was famed qs a hunt ress, but he could make no headway whatever against her studied reserve and when at length she excused her self and turned her pony from the Sleepy Cat road into the Morgan gap trail, De Spain had been defeated in every attempt to arouse the slightest interest In anything he had said. Bur, watching with regret, at the parting, the trim lines of her figure as she dashed away on the desert trail, seated as if a part of her spirited horse, he felt only a fast-rising resolution to at tempt again to break through her stubborn reticence and know her bet ter. • tone and deliberate manner of the In- dian, “if he can find him.” Lefever rode down to the inn with out seeing a living thing anywhere about it. When he dismounted in front he thought he heard sounds with- lti the barroom, but, pushing open the door and looking circumspectly into the room before entering, he was sur prised to find it empty. He noticed, however, that the sash of the low win dow on his left, which looked into the patio, was open, and two beelmarks in the hard clny suggested that a man might have jumped through. Running out of the front door, he sprang into his saddle and rode to where he could signal De Spain and Scott to come up. He told his story as they joined him, and the three returned to the Inn. A better tracker 'than either of his companions, Scott after a minute con firmed their belief that Sassoon must have escaped by the window. He then took the two men out to where some one, within a few minutes, had mount ed a horse and galloped off. “But where has he gone?” demanded Lefever, pointing with- his hand. “There is the road both ways for three miles.” Scott nodded toward the snow-capped peak of Music moun tain. “Over to Morgan’s, most likely. He knows no one would follow him. into (lie gap.” “After him I” cried Lefever hotly. De Spain looked inquiringly at the guard. Scott shook his head. “That would be all right, but there’s two other Cala basas men in the gap this afternoon it wouldn’t be nice to mix with—Deaf Sandusky and Harvey Logan.” . “We won’t mix with them,” suggest ed De Spain. “If we tackle Sassoon, they’ll mix with us,” explained Scott. He reflect ed a moment. “They always stay at CHAPTER IV. First Blood at Calabasas. Notliing more than De Spain’s an nouncement that he would sustain his stage-guards was necessary to arouse a violent resentment, at Calabasas and among the Morgan following. The grievance against Elpaso was made a general one along the line. His stage was singled out and ridden at times both by Sandusky and Logan—the really dangerous men of the Spanish siptrs—and by Gale Morgan and Sas soon to stir up trouble. All Calabasas kifcw that Elpaso, if he had to, would fight, and that the ec centric guard was not actually to be cornered with impunity. Even Logan, who, like Sandusky, was known to be without fear and without mercy, felt at least a respect for Elpaso’s short ened shotgun, and stopped, this side actual hostilities with him. Sassoon, however, nourished a particular griev ance against the meditative guard,.and his was one not tempered either by prudence or calculation. His chance came one night when Elpaso had un wisely. allowed himself to be drawn into a card game at Calabasas inn. El paso was notoriously a stickler for a square deal at cards. A dispute found him without a friend in the room. Sas soon reached for him with a knife. McAIpin was the first to get the news at the barn. He gave first aid to the helpless guard, and, without dream- ibg he could be got to a surgeon alive, rushed him in a light wagon to the hospital'at Sleepy Cat, where it was said that he must have more lives than a wildcat. Sassoon, not caring to brave De Spain’s anger In town, .went tem porarily into hiding. Elpaso, in the end, justified his old reputation by making a recovery—haltingly, it is trUe, and with perilous intervals of sinking, but a recovery. It was while he still lay in the hos pital and hope was very low that Do Spain and Lefever rode, one hot morn ing, into Calabasas and were told by. McAlpin that Sassoon had been seen within five minutes at the inn. To Le fever' the news was like a bubbling spring to a thirsty man. Efis face beamed, he tightened his belt, shook out his gun, and looked with benevo lent Interest on De Spain, who stood pondering. “If you will stay right here, Henry,” he averred convincingly, “I will go oyer and get Sassoon.” The chief stage-guard, Bob Scott, the Indian, was in the barn. He smiled at Lefever’s enthusiasm. “Sassoon,” said he, “is slippery.” “You’d better let us go along and see you do it,” suggested De Spain, who with the business in hand grew thoughtful. - "Gentlemen, I thank' you,”- protested Lefever, raising one hand in depreca tion, the .other resting lightly oh his holster. “We still have some little reputation to maintain "along the sinks. Don’t let us make it a posse for Sas soon.” No one opposed him further, and he rode away alone. “It won’t be any trouble for John to bring Sassoon in,” murmured Scott, who spoke with a smile and In the low WhenWork Is Hard That kidney troubles are so common is due to the strain put upon the kidneys in so many occupations, such as:Jarring and jolting on railroads, etc.Cramp and strain as in barbering. moulding, heavy lifting, etc.Exposure to changes of tem perature In iron furnaces, refrigerators, etc.Dampness as In tanneries, quarries, mines, etc. Inhaling poisonous fumes in painting, printing and chemical shops. Doan's Kidney Pills are fine tor strengthening weak kidneys. A North Carolina Casa William A. Apple, 730 S. Macon St., Greensboro, N. C., says:“When I was working as - a railroad brake- man, I began to suffer from sharp pains in my back. The kidney secretions became un natural and I felt all worn out. Finally I was obliged to give up railroading altogether.At that critical time I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills and they completely cured me. though everything else had failed.” Get Doan’s at Any Store, SOe a Box D O A N tS V X R t FOSTER-M1LBURN CO., BUFFALO. N.Y. I Morgan’s Fist Came Down on the Bar. Gale Morgan’s or Duke’s. We might sneak Sassoon out without their get ting on. Sassoon knows he is safe in the gap; but he’ll hide even after he gets there. I’ve got the TMef River run this afternoon—” “Don’t take your run this afternoon,” directed De Spain. “Telephone Sleepy Cat for a substitute. Suppose we go back, get something to eat, and you two' ride singly over toward the gap this afternoon; lie outside under cover to see whether Sassoon or his friends leave before night—there’s only one way out of the place, they tell me. Then I will join you, and we’ll ride in before daylight, and perhaps catch him while everybody is asleep.” “If you do,” predicted Scott, in his deliberate way of expressing a conclu sion, “I think you’ll get him.” ff It was so arranged. De Spain joined his associates at dark outside the gap. Neither Sassoon nor his friends had been seen. The night was still, the sky cloudless, and as the three men with a led horse rode at midnight into the mountains, the great red heart of the Scorpion shone afire in the southern sky. Spreading out when they rode between the moun tain walls, they made their way with out interruption silently toward their rendezvous, an aspen grove near which Purgatoire creek makes its way out of the gap. You’ll find in the next install ment that De Spain has picked a mighty big job for himself. Not the least of his troubles in the immediate future is pretty Nan Morgan, pride of the gang** (TO BE CONTINUED.) Took It the Wrong Way. A draper is bemoaning the loss of a customer at L . A lady was In the shop on Saturday and bought some goods. “How much is it?” “One dollar.” ‘-‘Dear me I Ninety-five cents is all I have with me. Cannot you let me have it for that?”. “Really, I could not,” said the drap er, “but you can pay the next time you are in.” “Oh,’ but suppose I should die?’ laughingly inquired "the lady.' ' , “It would be a small loss,” rejoined the draper, but he saw from behind the injured look the customer wore as she crept out of the door that he had made a mistake somewhere, though it did not dawn upon him until too late.— Exchange. Writers That Count. Two sorts of writers possess ge nius: those who think, and those who cause others to think.—Joseph Roux. COLORtO people ; can have nice, long, straight hair by Using Exelento Quinine Pomade,. which is a Hair Grower, not a Kinky H air remover. You can see the results- by using several times. Try a package. Price 25c at all drug stores or by mail' on receipt of stamps or coin. Agents- wanted everywhere. Write for par ticulars. Exelento Medicine Co.. At lanta, Ga. KOIt QLTCK .SALE—iift.r Tbousaud Arm oof Kivor Privet lledffe, the KIod That’s LJreeni All Winter. AU kinds of Fruit Trees. Shade Trees, Budded Pecans, Hoses and Shrubbery. Don’t Pay High Prices, but write us for Descriptive Catalogue and Prices. Greenville- Nursery Company, Greenville. S. C. Sure Proof. . Banks—Is your Featherly a respon sible sort of person? Brookes—Yes, he’s responsible for most of (lie mistakes in our depart ment.—Jack o’ Lantern. GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN: Children love Skinner’s Macaroni’ and Spaghetti because of its delicious taste. It is good for them and you. can give them all they want. It is a great builder of bone and muscle, and does not make them nervous and irri table like meat. The most economical and nutritious food known. Made from the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beau- . tlful cook book.' It is sent free to mothers.—Adv^ Here’s a Tip About Hotel Guests. In the American Magazine a writer says: “Here’s a funny thing, by the way, that I’ve noticed about hotel guests; You have a soiled towel in a room, and the guest will probably complain. But you can leave a bucket of paint and a paperlianger’s scaffold iu the- hallway, and compel the guo.st to- crawl under a stepladder to get to his room, and he will put up with it cheerfully—because he knows you are painting or papering by way of making an improvement, and lie is in sympathy with that. It doesn't cost much to make over a carpet so that a bare spot in front of the dresser will be eliminated, but such little de tails are a vast help In making a hotel prosper.” Applying Physics in a Street Car. One of the fundamental theories you- were taught in your liigh school phys ics will save you a lot of trouble' ev ery day if you apply it. Strniihangers in the street cars.lurch forward when the car stops and backr ward when it starts. It’s inconvenient,. especially if a 200-poimder bus you. Itemeinher that place In the physics text—“To every action there is an opposite and equal reaction.’’ Well, apply it. When the car stopa,. lean toward the rear. When it starts,. lean toward the front. You lurch because you’re the oppo site reaction to the car’s movement.. Simple and practical, isn’t it? Before Coffee, You Should Consider Whether OrNotIUs HarmSul ttTherefS a Reason” for P ostum THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVlLtE, N. C. Many distressing Ailments experienced by them are Alleviated by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Here is Proof by Women who Know. Lowell, Mass.—“For the last three years I have been troubled with the Change of Iafe and the bad feelings common at that time. I wa3 in a very ner vous condition, Trith headaches and pain a good deal of the time so I was unfit to do my work. A friend asked me to try Lydia E. Pmkham’s Vegeta ble Compound, which I did, and it has helped me in every way. I am not nearly so nervoua, no head ache or pain. I must say that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is the besc remedy any sick woman can take.”—Mrs. Maboaekt Quixn, Rear 259 Worthen St., Lowell, Moss. She Tells Her Friends to Take !Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedies. North Haven, Conn.—“When I was 45 I had the Change of Life which is a trouble all women have. A t first it didn’t bother me but after a while I got bearing down pains.' I called in doctors who Iold me to try dif day my husband TSnkham’s Vegetable 1--------------------------------------------------. _ them and took about 10 bottles of Vegetable Compound and could feel myself regaining my health. I also used Lydia E. Pinkham’s Sanative Wash and it has done me a great deal of good. Any one coming to my house who suffers from female troubles or Change of Tj.ifa, I tell them to take the Pinkham. remedies. There are about 20 of us here who think the world of them.”—Mrs. F lobbncb IasLLA, .Bos 197, North Haven, Conn. . You are Invited to Write for Free Advice. ITo other medicine has been so successf Ql In relieving woman’s suffering as has Iiydla E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Women may receive free and helpful ad vice by writing the I<ydia 2B. PinkhamSIedicine Co., Lynn, Blass. Such letters are received And. ansTtf d by women only and held In strict confidence. Full of Trouble. •‘you’re looting awfully gloomy, old ■top. What’s the trouble?” . “Trouble enough, loti top. Me valet’s sick, donteherknow, and I don’t know whether I’ve got on the proper tie and Bocks that go with the suit I’m wear ing.”—Browning’s Magazine. Important to Mothera Bxamine carefully every bottle ol <1ASTORIA,' that famous old remedy .‘tor infants and children, and see that it Bears the . Elsnatore of __ In Use for Over 30*Yeara. ^Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria St. Louis has one factory which will - this year consume 100,000,000 feet of lnreber. Natural Enough. “I hear the coal barons are again raising prices." “That’s foolish. The public are mad enough as it is, and this continued raising of coal only Mdils fuel to the flames.” Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless I chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen* j eral Tonic because it contains the well ; known tonic properties of QUININE and j IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out t Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds ap the Whole System. SO cents. The temperature of Southern Aus tralia varies not more than 20 degrees during the year. H ycur eyes smart or feel scalded, Ro- tr.u, Eye Balsam applied upon going to bed . U .‘liil the thins to relieve them. Adv. Lyddite is picric acid melted with a Tlnt United States has .‘>30 piano fac- .ilttle. vaseline. tc-ries. Pimples, boils, carbuncles, dry up and disappear with Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. In tablets or liquid. —Adv. The N ew Method (BT I™ W. BOWEB1 M. D.) ‘Backache of any kind is often caused •'by Siidney disorder, which means that - the kidneys are not working properly Poisonous matter and uric acid accumu late within the body in great abundance . over-working the siclc kidneys, hence : the congestion of blood causes backache rlt> I,he same manner as a similar con- . gtst.ion in the head causes headache. You become nervous, despondent, sick, - feverish, irritable, have spots appearing - before the eyes, bags under the lids, and i'ael: ambition to do things. ■The latest and most effective means tat overcoming this trouble, is to eat spar ingly of meat, drink plenty water be* 4ween meals and take a single Anurlc - tablet before each meal for a while. Simply ask your favorite druggist for •Anurie. Ii you have lumbago, rheuma- gout, dropsy, begin immediately ^with this novel treatment. LOSS OF POWER and vital force fol* low loss of flesh, or emaciation. Thesa come from impoverished blood. Dr. Pierce’s G olden Medical Discovery enriches the blooa, stops the waste of strength and tissue, and builds up healthy flesh Thin, pale, puny and scro fu lo u s children are made plump, rosy and robust by the "Discovery.” They like it too.In recovering from "Grippe," or in convalescence from pneumonia, fevers, or other wasting diseases, it speedily and surely invigorates and builds up the whole system. As an appetizing, re storative tonic, it sets at work all the processes of digestion and nutrition,rouses .............................andDr. _______ constipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. Easy to take as candy. O ill Tonic Sold for 47 years. Fm MalariatChilIs & Fever. Also a Fine General Strengthening Toaic. 60c and $1.00 at all OnU Stares* WMCHmTfK SHE TURNS HER BACK ON SOCIETY Wealthy St. Louis Matron Is Touched by the Misery Around Her. TO TRY CHARITY WORK Young and Pretty Woman Decides That Her Life’s Work Must Be That of Caring for Poor and Needy.. St. Louis.—TMrs: Lucile Bernhetmer Lowensteln1 a Wealthy young widow of this city, who has been spending her time and money freely in helping to prepare a code of state laws that will govern with a kindly and sympathetic interest the lives and destinies of des titute children, the deaf, feeble-miuJ- ed, the delinquent insane and others of the less fortunate members of the human family, chose the work of char ity above that of society, rounds *>f pleasure and a life of luxuriant ea»o, simply because she was touched by the misery that she saw about her and decided, that her life would, be devoted to <the dispensing of aid and the ad ministering of philanthropy. prepares for the Work. In order to prepare herself for. the work, Mrs. Lowenstein studied for two years in the New York School of Social ISconomy to perfect herself for work in her chosen field. Keturning to her native citj% she plunged Into the study of conditions existing among the poor and friendless, forsaking all social functions, parties and ,entertainments in order that she might devote aW her time to the work she had undertaken. Mrs. Lowenstein says: “We are working toward an end that will mean salvation for the children of the poor and of the delinquents. They will have a chance to become useful citizens. Their education will be cared for and everything possible will be u.»ne to give them the right outlook Chose the Work of Charity. and bring them to the realization that the world is not against them. The fact that Missouri is the first state to undertake the work makes it doubly important that there be no failure here. Children's Court. “Every county will have a children’s court, to which all children who break the law will be brought. No child will be left iu a common jail with adults, and no destitute child will be confined in state reformatories with delin quents. Boys under eighteen no lonaer will be committed to the penitentiary, and adults responsible for the delin quency of a child w'lll be dealt with by the same tribunal that disposes of the child’s case. . “The education of the blind, the deaf, the feeble-minded and the epileptic will be placed under the state depart ment of education. These institutions now are tinder the direct charge of the heads of the separate organizations with no means of inspection. IzMADERn AND “REPEATER” Shot S h e l is sheila which loads.insure niiiiijiinuniitiimNiiimiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiHMiN.niiE HUNG ON WITH CRUSHED LEG Man Swung From Trestle With Bad Wound to Avoid Further Injury. Catlilamet, AVash--With one leg crushed, P. Gojssard, a brakeman for the. Portland Lumber company, held himself Suspended from the ends of the ties of a 40-foot trestle to save himself from being crushed by plung ing to the bottom of the canyon. The accident occurred late the other after noon, when the two engines were mak ing a transfer of loads. A truck load ed with logs jumped, tlie track, throw ing Gossard between the brakebeams, crushing the leg so badly that the at tending physician amputated it at once., To save himself from further injury, the plucky man lowered himself over the edge of the trestle and, despite-his injury,- remained in that position sev eral minutes1 until help arrived. He was taken to a Portland , hospital. • Five Boys Killed In Cave-in./ West Baltimore, Md.—Five boys ■were buried alive in 'the cave-in of a sandbank here.' Four were taken out dead and the fifth, Frank Davis, aged fourteen-years,-was so badly crushed that his death occurred a' few hours later. LATE NORTH CAROLINA M A R K E T QUOTATIOiNS W uU rn Newspaper Union New* Service Prices Paid by Merchants for Farm Products in the Markets of North Carolina as Reported to the Division of Markets for the W eek' Ending Saturday, Januray 6. ' Ascheville. Corn, $1.18 bu; oats, 70c; Irish pota toes. $4.20 bbl; sweet potatoes, 90c bu; apples, $ 3 bbl. Western butter. 48c lb; N. C. butter, 44c Ib; eggs, 44c doz; spring Chickens, 13c lb; hens, 13c lb. Charlotte. Corn,. $1.10 bu; oats, 70c bu; Irish potatoes. $4.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu. Cotton, middling, 17c; cotton seed, -l^c bu. Western butter; 40c lb; N. C. butter, -e lb .. eggs, 40c doz; spring chickens, oc lb; hens, 15-20& lb; hogs, $10-12 cwt. Durham. Corn, $1.10 bu; oats. 6oc bu; Irish potatoes. $5 bbl: sweet potatoes, $1 bu; apples. $3.50-$4 hl>l. - Cotton, middling. 17c. . Western butter, 37c lb; N. C. butter, 35c lb; eggs. 35c doz; spring chickens 16c lb; hens, IOc lb. Fayetteville. Corn, $1.14 bu; oats. 7 2 bu; Irish potatoes, $5.20 bbl; sweet potatoes, 65c hu. Cotton, middling. 17c; cotton seed, 85c bu. Western butter. 40c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs. 30c doz; spring chickens, 20c Ih; hens. 15c lb; hogs, $14 cwt. Goldsboro. Corn, $1.10 bu; sweet potatoes, 75c j bu. ' Cotton middling. 16c; cotto'n seed, j 90c bn; lbs. orme al for ton of seed, I 2500. N. C. butter. 35c lb; eggs, 30c do*; spring chickens, 25c lb; hens, 20c lb; : hogs, $12.50 cwt. Grenesboro. Corn, $1,101» u;o ats. 65-70c bu; Irls . Corn. $1.10 bu: oats. 65-70c bu; Irish ; potatoes. $4.75 bbl: sweet potatoes, 80« bu: apples, $4-$5 bbl. Cotton, middling. 17.25c; cotton seed 80c bu. N. C. butter. 40c lb; eggs; 40c doz; spring chickens. 20c lb; hens, 14c lb; hogs, $11 cwt. Greenville. Corn. $1.10 hn: oats, 70c bu; Iriflh potatoes, $3 bbl; sweet potatoes, 70« bn. Cotton, middling, 16.25c; cotton seed. SOc bu. Eggs. 30c doz: spring chickens, 15o lb; hogs, $12.50 cwt. Hamlet. Corn. $1.20 bu: oats, 70c bu; sweat potatoes. 80c bu. Cotton, middling. 16.50c. Maxton. Corn. $1.25 bu; oats, 70c bu; sweet potatoes, 75c bu. Cotton, middling, 16.25c; cotton seed, 85c bu. Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. but ter. 40c Ib- eggs. 35c doz; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $10 cwt. Monroe. Corn, $1.20 bu; oats, 68c bu; Irish potatoes, $6 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bu. Cotton, middling, 17c; cotton seed, 75c bu. 1 N. C. lmtte-r. 37c lb; eggs, 35c doz. Eggs, 35c doz. New Bern. Corn, $1.10 hu; oats, 70c hu; sweet potatoes, 75c hu. Cotton, middling. 16.50c; cotton seed. 95c hu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed, 2500. Raleigh. Corn. $1.12 bu; oats, 64c bu; Irish potatoes, $4.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 80c bu; apples, $4r$6 hbl. Cotton, middling. 16.75c; cotton seed, 78c bu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed. 2800. Western butter, 42c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs. 36c doz; spring chickens, 18c lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, 10 cwt. Ro.cky Mount. Corn, $1.17 bu; oats, 66%c bu; Irish potatoes, $4.7.5 hbl; sweet potatose, 85c hu; apples; $5-$6 bbl. Cotton, middling, 17c; cotton seed. 75c bu; lhs. of meal for ton ot seed. 2500. Western butter, 43c Ih; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 38c lb; spring chickens, 18c Ih; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $12.50 cw t Salisbury Corn, $1.18 bu; oats. 73c bp; Irish potatoes. $4.60 bbl: sweet potatoes, 75c bu; applet, f.4.50-$5 bbl. Cotton, middling. 17.25c; cotton seed,-75c bu. Western butter. 40c lb; N. C. blitter, 43c lb; eggs, 35c dos; spring chickens, 18e 1b; hens. 15c lb; hogs, $10.75 cwt. Seetland Neck;- • Corn,-$1.10 bu: oats, 67c bu; Irish potatoes, ’$4.75 bbl; sweet potatoes; 75c bu. • Cotton, middling, 17.87c; cotton seed, 7Sc hn. Western butter. 38c .lb; Ni C. butter, 3*c Ib;- egg*, 35c doc; spring chick. ens, 20c lb; hens, 12%c lb; ho*», *12.80 cwt. sick D m B r Gently cleanse your liver and sluggish bowels while you sleep. ' Get a 10-cent box. Slck headache, biliousness, dizzi ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul b reath —always trace them to torpid liver; delayed, fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach. Poisonous matter clogged in the in testines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue It causes con gestion- and that dull, throbbing, sick ening headache. Cascarets immediately cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry cut all the constipated waste’ matter and poisons in the bowels. A Cascaret to-night will surely straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep—a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels ^regular for months. AdT. Justification. “.links drinks like a fish.” “Why. I thmight he wtis strictly tem perate.” "Sn he is. but then fishes, you know never 'lrinli Rti1Vthing hut vvnti-i'.” WHATBSLAX-FQS LAX-FOS is an improved Cascara (a tonic-laxative) Pleasant to taKe In LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of certain harmless chem icals which increase the efficiency of the Cascara1 making it better than ordinary Cascara. LAX-FOS is pleasant to *»!«»■ and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. Adapted to children as well as adults.- Just try one bottle for constipation. 50c. A Cynical Miss. . S lie-IiCll me a story. He—Once upon a time before people nmrriwl for money— She—Oh, that's ton mieient: that must have happened Iwfin-H. money wns invented.—Boston Evening Transcript. Dr. Faery’s “Dead Shot" Is powerful and prompt but *afe. One dose onty la enough' to csjKfl Worms or Tapeworm. No fa star j oil ncccssarjr. Adv. I Some spiders In Java make vvetis so , strong that it requires a knife to sever j them. I CUTICU RA COMPLEXIONS Are Usually Remarkably Soft and CIear-JTrIaI Free. Make Cuticura Soap your every-day toilet Soap, and assist it now and then as needed by touches of Cuticura Oint ment to soften, soothe and heal. Noth ing better to make the complexion clear, scalp free from dandruff and hands soft and white. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. Lf Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. An After Thought. “I told Mr. Thickwitz that his baby loked like liiin." “Of course he was pleased?” ilImmenseIy. He didn’t hear me add: ‘1’oor little devil,’ under my breath.” ACTRESS TELLS SECRET. A well known actress gives the following recipe for gray hair: To half pint ot w ater add I oz. Bay Rum, a sm all box of Barbo Compound, and H oz. of glycerine. Any druggist can put this up or you can mix it a t home a t very little cost. Full directions for making and use come In each box of Barbo Compound. I t will gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv. Wouldn't Be a Queen. He—Queen of my lieart— She—Qneeu nothing! Queens can’t pick their husbands. I can—and be lieve me, I’m some picker.—Judge. MOTHER, ATTENTION! Gold Ring for Baby Free. Get a 25c Bottle of Baby Base from any drug store, mail coupon as di rected and gold ring (guaranteed), proper size, mailed you. Baby Ease cures Bowel'Complaints and Teething Troubles of Babies.—Adv. Contrary Methods. “He tried to hang himself because he was cut up.” “And he didn’t succeed because he was cut down.” FALLING HAIR MEANS DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE Save Yeur HaIrl Get a 25 Cent Bott!* of Danderine .Right Now—Alto Stops. Itching Scalp. Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy bair is miite evidence of a neglected scalp; of dandruff—that awful scurf. There is nothing so destructive to the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair of its luster, its strength and its very life; eventually producing a feverish* ness and itching of the scalp, which it not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, ’ loosen and die—then the hair falls out fast A little Danderlne tonight—now—any time—will surely save your hair. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderlne from any store, and after the first application your hair will take on that life, luster and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and have the appear ance of abundance; an incomparable gloss and softness, but what will please you most will be after just a few weeks’ use, ,when you will actual ly see a lot ot fine, downy hair—new bair—growing all over the scalp. Adv. .. Gold brick buyers are born often enough, to keep the , manufacturers from going out of business. INSIST ON YAM N U tS - ,Up-to-date, grocers have them—the new food with an “unforgetable flavor,” made from Southern, yams. Try TAM NUTS once, they’ll win you siire. The Williams Co,, Greenville,’ S. C. Adv.. ' AmeriCBU preserved orange, lemon and (inoii peel find favor in Canada. Mr. W iie-“Do you know what's good (or nli?" Miss Slowe—** Why, poison, of course.** • Mr. Wiic-“No, that would kill them—cheeie.** Doyou know what’s good for a cough, throat and lung troubles, that will allay inflammation and insure a good nightssleep with free and easy expec toration in the morning? Theanswer always the same year after year. Is B o s o h e e ’s G e r m a n S y r u p Soothing and hesling to bronchial and throat irritation. 25c. and 75c. sizes all Druggistsand Dealers every where. Your grandfather used it 51 years ago. Try it yourself and see how it stops a hacking cough like magic. r For !!Horses Horsemen agree, that Y a g e r’s Liniment is thebest and most economical IiA im eat for general stable use. For strained ligaments, spavin, harness galls, sweeny, wounds or old sores, cuts and any enlargements, - it gives quick relief. A 25 cent bottle contains four times as much as the usual bottle of liniment sold at that price. At alt dealers.YAGER’S LINIMENT MDHMUSt I GILBERT BROS. * CO. Baltimore, Md. SeTrATTHgJQiWTy Pp0m H a v e y o u RHEUMATISM Lumbago or Gout? 4TakeR H EU M A C ID K to remove Oecauas and drive the poison from the aystem. “BHEEMICIDK Off THS HSIDfPOIB UllKClUTlStt OS TUB OUTBIDS” At AU I>ragxiet« Jfis. Baily & Soaf Wholesale DiitribaIorc Baltimore* Md. STOCK UCK IT-STOffl UKE IT For Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Contains Copperas (or Worms,Sulphur for the Blood. Saltpeter for the Kidneys, Nux Vomica,a Tonic, and Pur# Dairy Salt. Used by Vet erinarians 12 years. No Dosing. Drop Brick to feed-box. Ask yourdeater Ior Blackman's or writ* BLACKMAN STOCK REMEDY COMPANY CH A TTA N O O G A . TENNESSEE I 'TOM ^tDKUii ijpHDUMwcf I'-U ci mi FOR OLD AND YODNG Tutt*s LIverPDU act as kindly on tbo ChHdf the delicate female or Iafinn old age, m tips* the vigorous man* 1 .1 give ton* .and strength to tbe bowel., lddneyaMd bladder. Pecan Trees Now is the time to set them. Begin bear ing in three to four years. Add both beauty and utility to the home. Price* and valuable information free. J . B . W I G H T , C A IR O , G A . FROST PROQFCABBAGEPLAIiTS Early Jersey and Cbarleston Wakefleld, Suc cession and Flat Dutch, by express, 500, ll.OOt 1.000, S1J0, B1OOO, a t 91.25. Satlstaetlon guar anteed. Postpaid S5c per 100. D. F. JAMISON, SUMMERVILLE, S. C. HFAI FDG and agents panted to sell QastlIM. UCItLkK^Boia^mti moner-backxiiaiantM. Blg moner to haulers. Write Codar tor MrU«- olais. B- M-Eanro, i8i Piedmont ATe., Atliat*, CU. ‘‘BOUfiHonfiATS’T ^ ^ V n ^ STQHES OPERATION* (*• oi» a r a f fsAcbee in 8U>maeb.;Baek, Bid* or BlMiaders; IiTtf Troubles, Stomaoli Mlftety, Dyspepsia. Ootlo, Gas. BlHoPSPCSSt Headaohe. ConatlpatloS. Pllea. Catarrh. NerrotiSBeM* Blnetl Jauhueel^ppettlIcUla; Ttaew are eomnra Gallstone symptoms-GAN BB CUBMIX I t t K ip n s m f r J b s g f r e e Mrt w.4, IUfcSurtm Desiortant News and World Ti for Your ItDUND ABOl J l Condensed Rl of'Interest of til "Washington The Japanese I ba, which vlsite jtositlpn in 1907, Jd0 dispatch, to J tty an explosion' Ka1 pa imports teen , miles soutl •One hundred and of the crew—a I -were killed outr' rmanjr of them sd The attitude ol . ward the repliej <io4s to his suga tunity be given! terms remained) January 13. It is suggesteJ • .one or more Ei[ urge Germany public their ped think it possibij statem ent may Berlin after the reply has heen GiSce for its infj •dor Gerard. The entente a | tdent Wilson’s ■communication, •that it is impol moment to attq assure them r | and such gnavaif -essential. In a separatel jgian government! peace, but decla ■cept a settieniea it reparation aij cure. The next moil United States iJ facto gsvernmef Tay President WI Withdrawal o( Sion across the I ■the sending o f. Mexico City are ■ofScial Washing templating. It is reported! feor and eommel million men hai in wages. Half | Tintary and the I •through strikes, J Pinal agreemd •erg and harbors I heen reached bjf The measure ,.TfhJch something Iars is for newt m ainder for col ing existing prq A new issue [ "backs Cf Civil vl under !he Cleif will be put int<J about Febvuaryj cided upon becj ver certificates "be issued under! quantity to meet Bom estic A La Mesa that Gen took war, • • the N.1 Be promine was at oii parliB'Boer W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 3-1917. th e Madero revi whose son is n "Mod in Mexico! numbed to pneuH Texas report! 1 snowstorm in tf tral portions of •es is reported , south as Waco I s- half is report] According to J the western dhj . t Ws. in San Pr; ■ =30 airplane, mi* for several day! • Bishop and LieT -Jr., has been t: ®»ild3 south of formation is ei| ■ "whereabouts. Pour thousan| were destroyed . a S the Haskell, , p Ont Powder © Only two men •No estimate of • 'Jnihlia' four automoll . Taid cn the Fifc Marrah, Okla., ■cashier of the I • *ad escaped witL .■were pursued bj! Ten per cent : *11 national ag ■employees paid . and 5 per cent fl *1.200 to $1,800,1 annual^appropri ■ cultural depart”; tional house. Sergeant Crav ?ens^col4, Fla., Hainfuiiy but no airplane wrec ta^er the bay. . The-plant of foundry com pa I ^ast of Kingslanl stored hundredsl 3nCh vshells destl government, was! * series of explq • *>e learned there! seventeen are r i *083 will probabll W . * THE WEDTS EVENTS Ieporlant News of the State, Natioet and World Told in a Few Lines for Your Convenience. UIlND A BO uTlH E WORLD Jl condensed Record of Happenlnga of interest From AU Points of the World. W ashington The Japanese battle cruiser Tsuku; 6a. which visited the Jamestown ex- r.asirion in 1907, is reported, in a Tc- jjjo dispatch, to have been destroyed i ,y an explosion in the harbor of Yoso- Sa, an important naval station thir teen miles southwest of Yokohama. One hundred and fifty three members .■I the crew—a total of 817 men— vers killed outright and 157 injured jna:iy of them seriously. The attitude of President Wilson to-' ward the replies of the warring na- -iofis to his suggestion that an oppor tunity be given for comparing peace jerms remained undetermined up to January 13. I* is suggested in Washington that one or more European neutrals may urge Oermaay and her allies to make pubiic their peace terms, and others t'aiuk it possible that a voluntary statement may be forthcoming from Berlin after the text of the entente repiy has been handed to the foreign tiffi'e for its information by Ambassa dor Gerard. Tlie entente allies, replying to Pres •dent Wilson’s peace note in a joint communication, express the belief that it is impossible at the present moment to attain a peace that will assure them reparation, restitution and such guarantees as they consider •essential. In a separate peace note the Bel gian government expresses a desire for peace, but declares it could only ac cept a settlement which would assure it reparation and security in the fu ture. TIie next move to be made by the CniteU States in dealing with the de facto government will be announced i>y President Wilson shortly. Withdrawal of the Pershing expedi tion across the American border and the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico City are the next moves that official Washington is said to- be con templating. It is reported by the bureau Cf la bor and commerce that at least one million men have received increases In wages. Half of the raises were vol untary and the other half were' won through strikes. Fins! agreement on the annual riv ers and harbors appropriation bill has been reached by the house committee. The measure carries $38,155,339, of .which something over ten million dol lars is for new projects, and the re mainder for continuing or maintain ing existing projects. A new issue of $1 and $2 green backs Cf Civil war days, discontinued under the Cleveland^ administration, will be put into circulation probably •about February I. The issue is de cided upon because the ordinary sil ver certificates for $1 and $2 could not be issued under the law in sufficient •quantity to meet the demand. Domestic A La Mesa, N. M., dispatch announc es th.a- Gen. Bejamln J. Viljoen, who '.ook a prominent part in the Boer war. was at one time a member of the 'Boer parliament, took part in 'he Madero revolution in Mexico and whose son is now with Pershing’s col umn i.i Mexico, is dead, having suc cumbed to pneumonia. Texas reports a record-breaking snowstorm in the northern and cen tral pcrtions of the state. Seven inch es is reported at Dallas and as far south as Waco a fall of an inch and •a half is reported. According to a message received at the western division army headquar- . rers in San Francisco from Calexico, an airplane, missing from. San^ Diego for several days, with Col. Harry Gt- Bishop and Lieut. W. A. Robertson, -Jr., has been traced to a point fifty miles south of Calexico, but no in formation is given as to the actual whereabouts. <■ Four thousand pounds of powder were destroyed by fire and explosions at the Haskell, N. J., plant of the Du- ( Pont Powder company, December 12. Only two men are reported missing. ^No estimate of the loss has been made public. Four automobile bandits made a raid on the First National Banlc of Barrah, Okla., held the president and cashier of the bank at pistol point aAd escaped with $3,500. The bandits were pursued by a posse. Ten per cent increase in salaries of all national agricultural department employees paid $1,200 a year or less, and 5 per cent for those who get from -*1,200 to $1,800, is authorized in the annual appropriation bill for the agri cultural department passed by the na tional housp. Sergeant Crawford, attached to the Pensacola, Fla., aviation station, was Hainfuliy but not ’seriously injured in an airplane wreck which occurred just ever the bay. The plant of the-Canadian Car and Foundiy company, a short distance ^ast of Kingsland, N. J., in which was stored hundreds of thousand of three- mch shells destined tor the- Russian government, was destroyed by fire and a series of explosions. Sb far as can e 'earned there was none killed, but seventeen are reported missing. The win probably reach a million dol- A Tallahassee, Fla., dispatch an nounces that Governor Catts has ap pointed J. B. Christian of Tallahassee as adjutant general of Florida, suc ceeding Gen. J. C. R. Foster, who has been at the head of Florida military affairs for many years. Buffalo Bill (Col. William Fredetick Cody) is dead, at the home of his sis- t^ j n Denver, Col. He is the last of the great plainsmen, and his death s mourned by the whole country, es pecially by the youth. Franz Bopp, German consul at San Francisco, and four of his attaches or employees were found guilty in the United States district court of having violated American neutrality. . The charge, upon which they were convict ed was that they had planned to blow ,up munition plants in America and Canada, steamships carrying anything to the entente allies, railroad bridges and military trains. A New York dispatch announces that a German raider was met in the Atlantic and sunk by a British cruiser. The identity of the vessels engaged as well as the. vessel reported sunk, is not known. Dry times are ahead for the city Washington. The bill calling tor pro hibition tor . the District of Columbia passed the senate, by a big majority, and it is stated that the majority in the house will be a large cne. Mexican It is stated in Mexico City by men high in the councils Cf the provisional governnient and in close touch with the international situation that the result of the conferences between the Mexican and United States commis sioners is most satisfactory to Mexico, The news in the City of Mexico is to the effect that President Wilson has taken personal charge of the ne gotiations between the de facto gov ernment and the United States. Carranza forces now occupy Jiminez, Santa Rosalia and Parral while Fran cisco Villa and his staff have fled to the state of Durango over the branch railroad from Parral to El Doro. European War Under fierce attacks the Teutonic al lies have made further progress against the Russians along the Seretli, southwest of Galai z, capturing the vil lage of Kotumikhali and also the town cr Vadeni. on the railroad be tween Braila and Galaz, six miles from Galatz. The Austro-Germans have been de feated north of the Slonilti river, south of the Oituz river and in the region of Raduleschi to the east of Fokshani. The Germans' delivered a heavy at- taok in the vicinity of Riga, but were repulsed.. • The Trentino front (Italian' reports the usual artillery engagements, and claims the Austrians have been dis turbed by the accuracy of the Italian artillery. The Julian front (Italian) repcrts that, notwithstanding the very inclem ent weather, the useful activity of the patrols, goes on unimpeded. The usual cannonade is going on south of the Somme and in the region of Verdun. A German aeroplane was forced to land in the French lines near Pont-a- Mousscns, and the avial # s made pris oners. Only artillery activity is reported at Het Sas, in the Belgian sector. South of the Somme and on the right bank of the Meuse artillery fighting is reported to be very active. A German destroyer is reported to have captured in Swedish territorial waters the Danish steamship Tylira. Lieutenant Genera) Bandini, com mander of the Italian Albanian expe ditionary ccrps, was among those lost aboard the Italian battleships Regina Margherita. The sinking of the Italian battleship Regina Margherita, of 13,00 tons, on December 11, with the loss of 675 men, is offficialiy announced by the-Italian government. A British cruiser of the Juno type, measuring 5,600 tons, was sunk by Turkish gun. fire on, the Island of Kas- telorizo in the eastern Mediterranean. In the western war theater fighting is reported o n . the Ancre river in France between the Germans and the British. The British are reported to be mak ing successful raids north of Arras, France. The French report having captured a considerable number of . prisoners in a sortie in the Vosges sector. Greece's reply accepting. the terms of the ultimatum of the entente allies has been delivered, according to a Lon don dispatch. ' One thousand yards -of Turkish trenches on the Kut-el-Amara (Garden of Eden) have been captured by the British. The Turkish trenches at Sannayat were bombarded by the British and successfully raided in three places. The invasion of Roumania by the troops of the central powers contin ues to progress, and the Russians and Roumanians^ seem powerless to hold them back. Field Marahal von Mackensen, driv ing northward in Moldavia, has won additional ground, reaching the Putna river sector. British cotton manufacturing con cerns, despite the high price of cot ton and increased costs due to the war made money in 1916, some of them having declared. dividends as high as twelve per cent. The Germans report that they have taken over five thousand prisoners in the fighting • around the Putna river sector, together with guns and ten machine guns. •; On the Kpssina ..river; the; Teutons .are driving the Russians backward, road in northern Russia.. Count Igna-tieff, minister of Russian public instruction, has resigned. AMERICAN FORMALLY ADJOiXRNS ITS SES SIONS AFTER FOUR MONTH CONFERENCE., PROBLEMS UP TO PRESIDENT With Dissolution ,of Commission,-Set tlement of Mexican Problems Are in Hands of Wilson.—Recommend Withdrawal Pershing’s' Troops. New York.—The Mexican-American Joint Commission, which failed to ef fect an adjustment of the questions at issue, between Mexico and the United States after a series of conferences that began four months ago, was for mally dissolved. Secretary of Interior Lane and the other members of the American com mission, Dr. J. R. Mott and Judge George Gray, told the Mexicans that they had recommended to President Wilson the dispatch to Mexico of Am bassador Fletcher and the withdrawal of the American troops. The Americans impressed upon the Mexicans that with the dissolution, oi the commission, the Mexican problem reverted to President Wilson. They were careful not to leave in the minds of the Mexicans the conviction that President Wilson would accept the recommendation that an accredited diplomat be sent to Mexico and that General Pershing’s force be with drawn. but the intimation that he would do so was conveyed. Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexi can commission, and Ignacio Bonillas and Alberto J. Paui, the other mem. bers said they expected to leave with in a week or ten days for Mexico. The session continued through most of the day. The\ Americans ex plained that they regarded furthea discussion by them impracticable. SENSATIONS RIFE WHEN LAWSON RESUMES STAND IN ‘LEAK’ PROBE Tells Committee Its Chairman, Henry, Was Authority.—McAdoo’s Name Brought In. Washington.—Thomas W. Lawson, hailed before the House Rules Com- mitee to tell what he knew or had heard about a stock market leak on President Wilson’s peace note or be punished calmly declared that the mysterious Congressman who told hint a Cabinet Officer, a Senator and a banker were engaged in a stock gambling pool was none other than Representative Henry, chairman of the committee. Then, before his hearers had time to recover from the, shock, Lawson sprung one sensation after the other by declaring that the Cabinet Officer referred to was Secretary McAdoo; that the banker was H. Piney Fisk of New York, and that, he knew the Senator only by the initial “O.” To complete the explosion, Lawson went on to charge that Paul M. War burg, of the Federal Reserve Board, had knowledge of the leak machinery, repeated a rumor that Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, had made two millions in the ,stock market, and to mention a list of well- known men whom lie thought should be questioned. Mr. Lawson said he had been told that Malcolm McAdoo, the Secretary's brother, knew of the leak, as did C. D. Barney & Co. and Stuart G. Gib- boney o f. New York. A Mrs. Ruth Thomason Viscounti of this city, he said, had declared to him in the pres ence of her attorney that Secretary Tumulty received his “bit,” and that W. W. Price, one of the White House correspondents, was “the go-between for Tumulty and others." IH D EXTRA MEEl MEMBERS ARE DOWN TO HARD WORK IN EFFORT TO FINISH LEGISLATION. “ LEAK” PROBE HAS INTEREST Senate is Considering. Water Power Leasing Bill.—District of Columbia Prohibition Bill, Passed By Senate, May Strike a Snag in the House. Washington.—While public inter est in Congress is centered upon the so-called “leak” investigation, the leg islative machinery of both houses is grinding away, and members have settled down to hard work in an earn est effort to clear the decks and avoid an extra session. The senate still is considering the public lands waterlpower land leasing bill, but it may be side-tracked any day for either the legislative or In dian appropriation bill. Hearings on the nominees for the shipping board continues before the commerce committee. When the nominations reach the floor. Senator LaFollette will , protest against some of the shipping ideas of Bernard H. Baker, the Baltimore nominee. The Interstate Commerce Commit tee is preparing to report on the President’s railway legislation pro gram after holding extensive hear ings. The so-called “compulsory ar bitration” feature of the bills will be modified, if it is reported at all, it is understood. The senate bill for prohibition in tin District of Columbia, passed re cently, is about to be considered by the District Committee of the house. Sentiment in the committee is said to be unfavorable to it unless there is a provision tor a referendum vote in the District. House leaders say. how ever. there will be a vote on the bill regardless of what may be the action of the District Committee. SAILORS ARE COMPELLED TO ABANDON U. S. CRUISER DECLINE NOTES IN PRICE OF COTTON. New York.—A decline of $3 a .bale in cotton under last week’s closing prices, was the outcome of heavy sell ing on this market due to weather conditions over the belt and small con sumption figures from American mills tor December, announced by the cen sus bureau ’ ENTENTE REPLY BARS FUR THER POSSIBILITY FOR PEACE Berlin, Sundy, via Sayville.—Dr1 Alfred Zimmerman, the German For eign Minister, informed the Associat ed Press- that in his opinion the En- tene reply to President Wilson’s peace note bars the possibility, for the pres ent of further German steps to bring about peace. In particular, he said, it precludes any direct announcement by‘Germany of her peace conditions, in answer to the terms set forth in the latest Entente note. NITRATE d»LANT CLAIMS TO BE PROBED BY SEC. BAKER. Columbia, S. C.—Columbia’s fight tor.the Government nitrate plant is being pushed energetically and plans are forming to send a committee to Washington to formally invite Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, to, visit Columbia and Iook5Over what she. has to offer for obtaining the nitrate4 plant. Word has .been received from Wash ington that Secretary Baker will visit Columbia to the advantages of the location here. Three Hundred Jack Tars Fought for Lives Against Heavy Sea on California Coast. Eureka, Cal.—Shortly after 8 o’clock sit night the last member of the crew of the cruiser Milwaukee, which went ashore- near here early in the day, was landed on the beach. Not a life was lost, and but one man was hurt in the rescue of the hundreds aboard the stranded vessel. In a fight tor their lives against a heavy sea, more than three hundred United States sailors were brought ashore in breeches buoys from the Milwaukee, which rolled in the surf, with possibility of being a total loss, on the northern California coast where she struck shore in a fog. Breakers were spraying over the warship’s superstructure, and the. in cessant pounding of the waves was driving. the vessel further ashore in the sand. The Milwaukeo false bot tom was flooded in an effort to anchor her against the wash of the sea. Na val officers ashore said it was hardly possible that the cruiser would ever float again. The Milwaukee is stuck on the sand only a few hundred yards form the submarine H-3. which grounded a month ago. near'the entrance to Hum boldt bay. The cruiser was attempting to salvage the submersible at thetim e of the accident. Within forty or fifty miles on this part of the coast, six oth er vessels have struck shore during the last fear years, and none of them have been saved. CENTRAL POWERS HAVE WELL-DEFINED GOAL. Berlin, via Calville.—Further com ment on the note of the Entente Pow ers to President Wilson lays empha sis on the decisive character of the declrations which clear the air, the newspapers say, and give the Central Powers a well-defined goal—defense against the plan of their opponents tor re-making'the map of Europe. VILLA CHIEFTAIN AND FORTY MEN KILLED. Chihuahua City, Mex.—The Villa Chief' Morena and sixty followers were killed In the fight January 10, 140 miles north of Parral, according to details of that action received from Gen. Pablo Gonzales, com manding the Government troops in the field. The Carranza troops lost CoI Lozano and three officers and eight men killed besides a number of wounded. They captured a small number of prisoners. RJI MILLIONS IN MUNITIONS AND POWDER ARE LOST IN dIG FIRE. TWELVE INJURED, 2 MISSING Plant of- DuPont-Company at Haskell, N. J., is Almost Totally Destroyed. —No Estimate of the Loss Is Ob tainable. New York.—Four hundred thousand pounds of. powder was destroyed by fire and explosion at the Haskell, N. J., plant of the du Pont Powder Com pany. Officials of the company de clared, after checking up the mem bers of. the night shift at the works, that only two ' men were missing. Twelve others were cut by flying debris, but none of. them was serious ly hurt. No estimate of the loss. Was obtainable. Until investigation is completed no further statement will be made as to what evidences of incendiarism have been found, an officer of the com pany said. It was explained that the danger of fire or of explosions' from purely ac cidental causes was reduced to a min imum by the fact that no completed ordinance was on hand at the plant. The officers said the propelling charges for the shells were not at tached until they reached the battle field. and that the same, was true as to the detonating, caps by which the trinitrotoluol in the shell bodies is exploded. The statement said the Kingsland plant was used for the assembling, packing and preparing of these shells for shipment. Large quantities of these shells have been shipped to Russia. “The buildings destroyed were val ued at $750,000. The value of the contents destroyed amounted approxi mately to $16,000,000, of which $6,- 000,000 belonged to the company. The company was protected to the amount of about $3,000,000 in insurance on buildings and contents. The re3t is a totai loss. “So far as we have been able to as certain. no one was killed or seriously injured as a result of the fire and sub sequent explosions. “An examination into the circum stances attending the origin of the fire In building No. 30 has created the •impression that it is possible, if not probable, that the fire was of incen diary origin.” SITUATION AS TO PEACE UP AT SESSION OF CABINET. Entente Reply Gone Over in Detail.— In President is Only Hope of Peace. Washington.—At the Cabinet meet ing the peace negotiations were dis cussed only in general terms, but afterward Secretary Lansing remained for a conference with the President, and it was understood they went over the Entente reply in detail. The attitude of President Wilson toward the replies of the warring nations to his suggestion htat an op portunity be given for comparing peace terms remained undetermined. Preliminary discussion of the ques tion was begun at the cabinet meet ing and at conferences between the President and Secretary Lansing and betweep the President an J Col. E. M. House, who spent the day at the White House. Informally, officials expressed .the opinion that the problem facing the President is how to reconcile the con flicting attitude of the Central Pow ers and the Entente Allies on the question of comparing terms. The Central Powers having offered to dis cuss peace at a conference of repre sentatives of the belligerents and the Entente Powers, though virtually de clining to agree to a conference, have given their broad terms publicity, it was suggested that the President might seek a new method of having terms compared. SILENT SUFFRAGE “SENTINELS” SALUTE PRESIDENT WILSON FORMER OFFICERS OF VILLA ARMY IS SHOT. Mexico City.—MarceIo Caraveo, a former Villa general, who was Impris oned-in Chihuahua City by General Trexino and liberated when Villa-at tacked the town last September, was shot at Teotitlan, del Gamino, Oaxaca. .General Caraveo, soon after being Iib- (?rated by • Villa, surrendered to the Carranza authorities and was brought to Mexico- City and confined in the penitentiary. He had- escaped from the penitentiary last week. Washington.—Although the temper ature was I l degrees below freezing and a cold wind was blowing, the 12 suffrage “silent sentinels’ ’again took np Iheir picketing of the White House to impress their cuase upon President Wilson; When P-esident Wilson re turned from golf, the silent sentinels stood at salute with their right hands raised to their hats. The president smilingly returned the salute. REMOVAL OF THAW TO NEW YORK TO BE FOUGHT Philadelhpia--Plans for the remov al to New York of Harry K. Thaw, who recently attempted to commit sui cide as he was about to be surrender ed to the New York authorities on charges of kidnapping and assaulting Frederick. Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, as soon-as he is able to leave the hos pital, were discused at a conference here between counsel for. Oliver A. Brower and. representatives ^of the Thaw interest!. EDIEDTt ALLIES SEDD PEIICE DOTE PEACE SUCH AS WOULD BE SATIS FACTORY IMPOSSIBLE AT PRESENT. SENT JOINT COMMUNICATION. Separate- Note From Belglur. Gives Same Answer.—Germany Issues Statement Placing Further Respon sibility of Bloodshed on Allies. Washington.—The Bntente Allies, replying to President Wilson’s peace note in a joint communication, ex press the belief that it ip impossible at the present moment to attain pedce that will assure them reparation, re stitution and such guarantees as they consider are essential. In a separate note the Belgian Gov ernment expresess its desire for peace, but declares she could only accept a settlement which would assure her reparation and security for the future. Both of the communications made ' public by the State Department are dated January 10, and ware transmit ted in translations from the French text through Ambassador Sharp at Paris. The Entente reply to President Wilson's peace note is regarded in all quarters.here as putting an early peace practically out of the question, but still leaving an open door for the President to make further efforts. The official view on first consideration is that it constitutes a complete answer to the President’s note. The German diplomats regard the ieply as even more severe than they expected. They declared it evidenced that the enemies of Germany are wag ing a war of conquest to crush and dismember her. The Germanic Al lies, they declared, never would agree to any such terms. President Wilson's next move, which now becomes the center of attention, will not be decided upon until a care ful and detailed study of the replies of both the Central Powers and the Entente has been made. HARRY K. THAW ATTEMPTS TO END LIFE WITH RAZOR. Attempt at Self-Destruction Comes as Sensational Climax to Hunt For Thaw by Detectives. Philadelphia.—Harry Kendall Thaw, who with two so-called body guards, is under indictment in New York for an alleged attack on a 19-year-old high school youth last Christmas, at tempted suicide in a house in West Philadelphia by slashing his throat and wrist with a razor. 1 Thaw’s attempt at self-destruction was the climax to a hunt which be gan here Tuesday, following the an nouncement by District Attorney Swann of New York that he was wanted to answer a' charge of attack ing Frederick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City in a New York hotel, and as q sensation it rivaled the wealthy Pitts- burger’s shooting of Stanford White on the Madison Square roof garden and his later escape from Matteawan Asylum. Thaw gashed himself with a razor belonging to the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Tacot, in whose home he was known a§ “Mt. West.” He had slashed his throat twice, which re quired 30 stitches to close, and also hacked the artery of his left wrist. • Had the wound in his neck been one- eithth of an inch deeper he could not have lived, according to physicians. Several poison tablets were found In Thaw’s pockets. , > FEDERAL TROOPb PAY HIGH HONOR TO CODY. Denver, Col.—Federal troops from • Fort Logan and National Guardsmen - participated in the funeral of Col. WiI-:; Iiam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill). These honors with others'were accorded Col onel Cody because of his rank as chief of civiUan scouts attached to the Unit-, ed States Army. SUBMARINE MENACE NEVER SO GREAT TO SHIPPING; London.—“The submarine menace to the merchant service is far greatf.r- now than at any period of the war, and it requires all of our energy to com-- bat it,” said Admiral John R..Jellicoa first sea lord, in a speech at a luneheoi - given in his honor in London. Admir al Jellicoe said the'.menace must and would be dealt with. Of that he was confident, but the British , would have to make good their inevitable losses.. . JERSEY MUNITIONS PLANT IS WRECKED BY EXPLOSION. New York.—The plant of the Cana dian Car & Foundry Co., one-half mile • east of Kingsland, N. J„ in which were stored hundreds of thousands of three-inch shells destined for- the Rus sian Government was destroyed by fire and a series of explosions which com . tlnued tor three hours. So far as could be learned, no one was • killed - or injured although it -was said I? workmen are missing. No estimate o f the loss was obtainable. THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVItLE, N. C. IcTi -. I Ni ! F fI t Irfc--rI- f e - : - -I'* - LJP If I Wi I! ill Is? SSIII■i;| II11 tV Ik v In: BILL FIXED BY HOUSE AGREEMENT ON APPROPRIATIONS IS REACHED BY HOUSE COM. MITTE E. B E n D E U B ■ $38,000,000 ARE CARRIED Virginia Will Receive $438,434; North Carolina's Part is $709,775; and . South Carolina Will Get $355,000 as Her Share. Washington.—Final agreement on tho annual rivers and harbors appro priation bill was ieached by the house committee. The measure carries $38,- 155,339, of which something over $10,- 000,000 is £cr nev/ projects and the remainder for continuing or maintain ing existing projects. Chairman Sparkman will report the bill at ‘once with the hope of having • it taken up as soon as the pending postoffice bill is disposed of. An ad verse minority report will be made by Representative Freer of Wisconsin. The bill carries $438,434 for Vir ginia, of which $311,434 is for new ■ projects; and $355,000 for South Caro lina, of which $120,000 is for new pro jects. These figures do not include $1,000,000 for the improvement of the- inland waterway between Norfolk and Beaufort Inlet; and $3,000 for the maintenance of the Inland waterway between Savannah and Beaufort, S. C. The new projects are as follows: Virginia—Norfolk harbor. $270,000, Tangier Channel $16,434, Pagan River $25,000. North Carolina—Shallow Bag I Man- teo) Bay $28,000, Beaufort harbor $15,- 900, Scuppernong River $31,800, North east River $25,375, Newbegun Creek $5,000, Thoroughfare Bay $5,200. South Carolina—Charleston harbor $70,000, Congaree River $50,000. Appropriations for improvements or improvements and maintenance are ao follows: Virginia—Mattaponi River $2,000 Pamunkey River $3,000, Rappahan nock River $10,000, Nanzmond River $6,000, James. River $56,000, Appomat- 1 tox River $50,000. North Carolina—Shallow Bag (Man- teo) $500, Cape Lookout harbor of refuge $425,000, Beaufort harbor $4,- 500; Beaufort Inlet $14,000, Morehead -lCity harbor $2,000, Roanoke River $2,- 500, Scuppernong River $3,500, Pamli co and Tar Rivers $4,500, Contentnea Creek $1,000, Neuse River $2,Q00, Trent River $4,000, Waterway from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Inlet $15,- 000, Northeast River* $3,000, Black River $2,000, Cape Fear River at and below Wilmington $115,000. South Carolina—Winyah Bay $150,- 000, Charleston harbor $50,000, Great Pee Dee River $5,000, Congaree River $30,000. GOVERNOR CRAIG TURNS OVER GREAT SEAL OF NORTH CAR OLINA TO SUCCESSOR. y/ITH THE STATE LAWMAKERS Resune of the Doings of the General Assembly During the Past Week Told in a Brief and Interesting Way. For Our Mvny Readers. Raleigh. In his inaugural address, Gov, Bickett stated that the activities of his administration would be along con structive lines. A large portion of his address was devoted to plans for im proving the conditions of the farm and the farmer and the education of boys and girls in agricutlure. “If there is a man in North Carolina,” said the Governor, “who desires to drain a swamp or terrace a hillside; if there be t farmer who is struggling to es cape from the crop lien's deadly clutch; if there be a tenant who hun gers for a vine and fig tree he may call his own, I want all such to know that the Governor of the State will count it honor and joy to rise up at midnight and lend a helping hand.” Among the important legislation that the Governor will make an effort o have-enacted during his term of of fice and recommended In his address were the following: Six months school term for every child. Enlarged health work. Fields tilled by men who own and love them. Harvests free from crop liens. Modern conveniences and whole some diversions within reach of every county home. Freeing of State from ignorance. An acre of ground to be cultivated by every school. ' The bridling of the water powers. Telephones in every rural home. Levy of maintenance tax for roads built by issue of bonds. Improvements for manufacturing industry. The short ballot. Rotation of office. AU state hospitals controlled by board of seven. Prison reform. Ing :a central purchasing agency for the state to consider also the advis ability of establishing a .board of con trol, etc., and if they thought such measure advisable to draft a bill and present it at this session of the leg islature. was adopted. A stringent State-wide bill for the registration and regulation of the bar ber business in the state was the most interesting piece of proposed legisla tion that was thrown into the hopper of the senate. The measure' was in troduced by Senator Jones, of Bun combe. The bill would make it un lawful for any person to engage in the occupation of barber In any town of 1,000 population or more without first having obtained a certificate of registration. Two bills went to the table-in the senate when unfavorable reports were made on them by committees. One of these was the bill to repeal the stock law, which was passed at the extra session of the general assembly of 1913 for Pender county. The bill originated and passed - the house be fore the delegation from Pender got here to be heard on it. However, they had their say on it before the senate committee on Friday afternoon and the committee put a black mark on it. The other bill that got an un favorable report .after a delegation of about 100 from Washington county, including those for and against it, had appeared before a committee was the bill -introduced by Senator Daven port to allow the people of Washing ton county to vote on. the question as to whether the new court house, which is to be erected, would be locat ed at Plymouth, the present county seat, or at Roper. NEW CRISIS HAS ARISEN IN POLITICS OF RUSSIA. New Premier, Prince Golitzine, a Strong Reactionary, Makes Signi ficant Statement. Petrograd, via London.—The politi cal situation during the last two months, for which the word “crisis” seems entirely inadequate, has taken a new turn with the resignation of Alevander Trepoff from the Premier ship and of Count Ignatieff, Minister of Public Instruction, and the.appoint ment of a new Premier. The official announcement of this change, which has fallen upon the country, continu ously excited and emotionally exhaust- ’■ ed by the drama of swift changes and vllmaxes, hardly created the effect -which would have been natural under other circumstances. This time, the tide has suddenly shifted and is running strongly in the reverse direction. Prince Golitzine, who succeeds Trepoff, is a member of the extreme conservative group, who always manifested the strongest re actionary principles and as a member of the Imperial Council has always shown little sympathy for the pro gressive tendencies of the new re gime. The ostensible reason for his replacement of Trepoff was the ap- • parent Inability of .the latter to pre serve a strong, united Cabinet. WOMAN EXECUTED BY VILLA SOLDIERS AT PARRAL. Juarez, Mexico.—A telegram was re ceived here by Miss Maria Chavez from her brother, Guillermo Chavez, whicr read: “Our mother was execut- Od • by Francisco Cilia’s forces Jan. 4.” The girl’s mother was Mrs. Celsa Caballero, a widow, living in Parral. The telegram-added that the YiUa officers, thinking the widow was wealthy, demanded a forced loan-and upon being refused,4' they ordered the woman shot by a firing squad. REMAftICABLE HEALTH RECORD FOR GUARD. - San Antonio, Texas.—In an army of more than 150,000 National Guards men and regulars, only 274 deaths have occurred in - the last seven months, according to the annual re port'of the chief surgeon of the South ern Department. Of the deaths 108 - were classified as caused by violence while '166 were caused by disease. :”*Those figures, it was declared, prove the generally healthy condition of the -army as a whole while in *«rvice. SENATE. Hon. E. L. Daughtrldge, the retiring Lieutanant Governor, formally turn ed the Senate gavel as presiding offi cer, over to Hon. O. Max Gardner, the new Lieutenant Governor, and spoke feelingly of his retirement and his appreciation for the consideration of the Senators. He presented Mr. Gard ner as “young in years but old in experience and service.” Lieutenant Gov. Gardner was escorted into the Senate chamber by Senators Long of Alamance and Holdiness of Edge combe. This ceremony was preced ed by the adoption of resolutions ap preciative of the service of Mr. Daughtridge. Senator Jones of Bun combe presided and the resolutions were offered by Senator Oates. Mr. Gardner declared that he could pay Mr. Daughtridge no higher com pliment, or set himself, any higher ideal, than to endeavor to discharge the duties of the office with the same ability and fairness that character ized his predecessor. He pledged his best efforts for the enactment of the progressive legislation outlined by Governor Bickett in his inauguaral address. After the Justice and Parker amend ments were voted down the bill offer ed by Senator Scales to increase the salary of the Governor to $7,500 a year was passed after a lively debate. The bill increasing the salaries of the constitutional officers of the state —Secretary of State, Treasurer, Audi tor, Attorney-General and Superinten dent of Public Instruction—to $4,500 a year passed its third reading after amendment making salaries $4,000. A resolution was - offered by Jones of Buncombe to ratify the action of Governor Craig and the directors of the state’s prison in distributing $4,060 in alotments of $10 each to the de pendent families of convicts. Sena tor Jones expressed the view that the action of the Governor and directors was most commendable and-was en dorsed by the people. Person of Franklin wanted to know if there was a>» law or precedent for, such action 'i d Senator Jones replied that there was none. A motion by YTarren of Beaufort prevailed- refer- ing the resolution to the appropria tions committee. A resolution offered by Senator Brenizer, of Charlotte, to have the committee which is to make an inves tigation into the advisability ‘of creat- More stringent game laws, the ap* pointment .of. a state game commis sion and a tax on both resident and non-resident hunters of North Caro lina will be some of the things the State Audubon Society will ask in a bill to be presented to the general as sembly at this session In addition, the legislature, will be asked to pass an act prohibiting, the sale of' game in the state, making a bag limit of 15 quail for a day’s hunt and to make all these measures uniform and ap- olicable to the state at large. ' HOUSE. The House resolution to invite Wil liam Jennings Bryan to address a joint session of the Senate and House at his convenience, came up and was amended to-extend a similar invitation to Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, expected to be here at the same time. Objection was raised by Senator Brenizer for the reason that he considered such ac tion the establishment of a bad pre cedent in such matters. He believed such a course would' detract from the dignity of the Assembly to have pri vate citizens and others come before the body and present their acuses. There was hearty agreement on the part of Senator Little of Anson and others, the view seeming to pervade a number of the opposition remarks that the burden of the address by Mr. Bryan would be the prohibition cause. The objection to the resolution raised by Senator Brenizer and Sena tor Justice- were withdrawn and the resolution passed unanimously and was ordered enrolled for ratification. The salary of the Governor of North Carolina is to be $6,500 a year instead of $7,500, as the upper house of the General Assembly voted it should be, the increase being from $5,000. The final contest over the issue came in the house,.when the commit tee bill for the $6,500 salary was put through, after a hard fight, 61 to 48, after amendments .fixing $6,000 and for the original $7,500, had been voted down. Unconstitutionality and inex pediency of raising the salary close on the heels of the great western Caro lina flood were the chief objections set up by Ray of Macon, Clark of Pitt and other opponents of the bill. Turning from the passage of Gov ernor's salary bill, the house, however, killed the companion senate bill carry ing raises to $4,009 each in the salar ies of the secretary of state, state treasurer and auditor. No roll call was demanded, and very few represen tatives voted for the bill. The house voted down a bill to make the salary of the state -superintendent of public instruction and that of the attorney general $3,500 instead of $3,000. This would put these consti tutional officers on an equal fotting with their associates. County Farm for Women. The establishment of a county farm in each county of North Carolina' to which female vagrants and minor male offenders may be sentenced is the ob ject of a bill to be introduced some time during the week in the house of representatives. D. E. Henderson, presidential elector and county attor ney of Craven, is the author of the idea. He will draft the bill. Repres entative Dail, of Craven, will probably be the introducer. While no allusion was made to'the bigger measures to come before the house while that. body, was in session, they were freely talked - of around the lobbies and hotels. One bill dis cussed perhaps more than any other is that prepared by Rev. R. Lee Davis, superintendent of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League. This bill as it stands' now is said, to offer no very drastic, change in the present law be yond the fact that it absolutely pro hibits any person to have in his pos session more than two quarts of whis key at one time. It is understood that with it in operation the law affecting the receipt of one quart every fifteen days would not be changed. Plymouth in a short time may cease to become the county seat of Wash ington county and the court house and the officials and things that go with it may be mpved to the thriving little town of Roper. At any rate, Roper is trying to rope' it in. There is so much diversity of opinion as to. which town should be the county seat that Senator Davenport has introduce^ a bill for the establishment of the coun ty seat, which measure will allow'the people of the county to vote on. the question and settle it. ' OLD NOME JEK Brief' Notes Covering Happeninge In This State That Are of interest to AU the People. Many new homes are being erected at Mt. Holly. Ten farm 1 loan associations- have- been organized in Union county. The pupils in the public schools of Fayetteville are undergoing medical inspection. The local bond issue of $25,000 for school improvements at Bladenboro has been sold. The tenth annual convention of .the N. C. State Optometric' Society will meet in Raleigh January 23 and 24. The Southern Railway pay roll at Spencer amounts to more than-a quar ter million dollars this month for the first time. On his arrival at his home in Ashe ville Governor Craig was presented with a handsome gold watch by citiz ens Cf Asheville. While playing around a fire under a washing -kettle in the yard, tHfe two- year-old child of a Mr. Carmichael of Aberdeen, was so badly burned, when its dress caught fire, it died a few hours later. It was reported in' Washington that R. J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem con templated building a paper mill in Washington county, N. C. He has purchased land there for $50,000 about which there is much'timber. A charter was issued for the Lloyd Cotton Mills, Inc., of Gastonia, capital $50,000 for a general coton milling and textile business, including dyeing and bleaching of fabrics. The incorpora tors are Luero Lloyd, A, E. Waltz, F. L. Wilson.j The Seaboard is pushing its work rapidly at Mt. Holly, and in a short while barring. accidents and strikes wiU soon be ready for putting down the bridge work. Three piers are fin ished, fourth has cribbing and other work done. The dirt train is filling In the approach from the Mecklen burg side. Rev. Milton Webb, aged 85, lather of Congressman E. Y. Webb, and one of the pioneer Baptist ministers in North Carolina, died at the home of his son, at Shelby, following a second stroke of paralysis. The death was expected, as the attending physicians had announced, earlier in the day, it was.only a matter of a few hours un til the end would come. The members of the personal staff of Hon. Locke Craig, the retiring Governor, presented him with a su perb silver service as a token of their affection for him and their apprecia tion for personal and official courte sies during the Craig Administration just closed. The members of the staff went to the Governor’s Mansion and presented the service just before the arrival of Governor-elect Bickett and his party. Thursday was truly an epochal day for Raleigh and North Carolina, mark ing as it did the passing of the Craig Administration and the induction into the high office of Governor Thomas W. Bickett and the adjustment of the state legislature, t,o the new condi tions as to legislation brought about by the immediate operation of the constitutional amendment ratified at the last election. The Craig Adminis tration passed out with its record of road building and general business progress, and Mr. Bickett, the new transition of tenants into landlords, making country life as comfortable as town life and an appeal to sustain Interest in every worthy individual and collective enterprise: The inau- guaral ceremonies were most suc cessful in every detail, closing with a brilliant reception at the Mansion by Governor and Mrs. Bickett and the other state officers and their wives to members of the General As sembly and citizens in general, and the ball in the auditorium. WILSON AND DEFICIT Democratic Leaders Confess They Have No Rciief Plan. Chairman H eriot. Clarkson and Rob ert Ruark, of special committees from the State Bar Association and State Municipal Council, returning from Raleigh to their homes at Charlotte and Wilmington, said that the commit tees will return to Raleigh within ten ays with the perfected bills they will offer to the Legislature for enacting the machinery for control of munici pal charters and municipal finances under the operation of the constitu tional amendment which have just be come operative. For the first, time in the history of Catawba county, thrifty, progressive, self-supporting farmers have bought' corn and had it shipped in for feed. Some of the best farmers in the coun ty who always, have cribs bursting with corn are -buying it this winter. The grain is being be ugh t by the as sociation of sweet potato growers, who are able to obtain it for $1.13 the bushel. - The reason' for their pur chases is the July flood, which swept away the corn from practically every piece of bottom land in the county. Consequently It Is Up-to the Presi- - dent to Provide Funds, and He Seems Willing to Take' < Chances. The president, it is stated, is giving sittention to the deficit, with the view of addressing congress on the subject. He has other matters of importance in hand, but nothing more important than that. It is the subject of; discussion throughout the country, and hns be come a puzzle to the statesmen on Capitol Hill. The more prominent of them are silent. Mr. Kitchin frankly confesses that he. has no plan for re lieving the situation. Neither Mr. Simmons nor Mr. Underwood has vol unteered a suggestion. Only Mr. Gar ner of the ways atid means committee •seems to have tackled the proposition in dead earnest; and his scheme for relief is reasonably certain not to be adopted. . It is up to the president, then, to start the ball rolling with, a recom mendation. This is not a new experi ence for him. Congress has “soldiered” on him before. Indeed, such has al most become a habit with th at body. When in doubt play trumps; and whenever, congress is in doubt—or de spair—its trump card is an appeal to the White House. Help us, Mr. Pres ident, or we sink. The president usually helps. Maybe his strong hold on his party is sock eted In his willingness either to accept responsibility when. offered, or reach for it of his own accord. He takes chances—chances that sometimes, sim ply in the observation, produce goose- Jlesh on men of cautious spirit If he lakes this chance; if he works out and submits a plan for finding the addi tional money now needed by the gov ernment, he will have performed one of his most notable acts of that kind. Wljile the deficit is not a surprise, it is an embarrassment. It exists, and must be attended to. As a matter of fact, it should have been attended to at the long session, although the con gressional card then was crowded. Nothing is easier to say than that con gress should cut according to the cloth. But, as fine words butter no parsnips, old platitudes remedy no evils. Big appropriations have been necessary, and in making them con gress has gone beyond the govern ment’s income. The income should be promptly in creased. The means are not now clear to. anybody. But this much should be c-lear to everybody: We are legislating' In and for new times, with some old economic theories scrapped, and oth ers in a rickety state. It is a condi tion, not a theory, that confronts us. At a time when money is abundant be yond precedent, and expenses eahnot he greatly reduced without injury to the public welfare, we need, and should have, a workable scheme of taxation, free from^both sectional and class characteristics, and grounded in a square deal for all. Time it! Papfe’s Diapepsin ends. Lall Stomach misery in five minutes. Baker’s Significant Silence. The annual report- of the secretary of war is notable not for what it says but'for what it doesn’t say. Mr, Baker apparently cannot bring himself to the point of officially admitting the failure of ,the Hay army reorganization law. Secretary Baker does not say that the Hay reorganization has been in. any way a success. Nor does he put on record his evident belief that it has been an unrelieved failure. His silence, however, is eloquent. And the figures he gives of the mobilized strength of the militia and of the present strength of the regular army prove conclusively that the grotesque first-line army pro vided for by ihe Hay law does not ex ist today, and certainly never will ex ist—except on paper. — New York Tribune. Do some foods you eat hit back— taste good, hut work badly? ferment. Into stubborn lumps and cause a sick,' sour, gassy stomach? Now, Mt. or- Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape’s Diapepsin digests everything, leaving- nothing to sour and upset you. There never was anything so safely quick, so. certainly effective. .No difference how •badly your stomach is disordered you. will get happy relief in five minutes, but what pleases you most is that it. strengthens and regulates your stom- - ach so you can eat your favorite foods, without fear; . You feel different as soon as “Pape’s. Diapepsin” comes in contact with the stomach—distress j ust vanishes—your stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch ing, no eructations of undigested food. Go now, make the best investment you ever made, by getting a large fifty- cent case of Pape’s Diapepsin from any store. You realize in five minutes how needless it is to suffer from indiges tion, dyspepsia or bad stomach. Adv. Power of - Music. "Why do people prefer music to eon- Terssition ?” “Seems to he some sort of instinct about it. There isn’t anybody who wouldn’t rather listen to a canary bird than to a parrot.” PSOVEN SWAMP-ROOT HIOS WEHK MDNEifS The symptoms of kidney and bladder troubles are often- very distressing and Jeave the system in a run-down condition. The kidneys seem to suffer most, aa almost ever}’ victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should nqt be neglected, as these danger signals often lead to dangerous kidney troubles. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root which soon heals and strengthens the kidneys is a splendid kidney, liver and bladder remedy, and, being an herbal compound, baa a gentle healing effect on the kidneys, which is almost immediately noticed in most cases by those who use 't.A. trial will convince anyone who may be in need of it. Better get a bottle from your nearest drug store, and start treatment at. cnce. However, if you wish first to test this meat preparation send ten cents to Br. Kilmer & Co,, Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. Whex writing be sure and mention this paper. Adv. Obviously. ‘Smitheys dressed up that story he told.” ‘I suppose that is why he took it to a swallow-tale parly.” MOTHER’S JOY SALVE for Colds,- Croup, Pneumonia .apd Asthma; GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia, Rheumatism and Sprains. For sale by all Druggists. GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFR1S , Greensboro, N. O.—Adv. Consequences. “I notice that youug man is settling down.” “Exactly, and the old man is set tling up.” Good health depends upon good diges tion. Safeguard your digestion .and you safeguard your health. Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills provide the safeguard. A medicine as well as a purgative. Adv. c No Hope. “You are not foolish enough, are you, to think you can drown your sor rows in drink?” "Of cqurse not My wife can swim.” Most of It Due to War. The report of the department of commerce shows how our exports have grown during the war. The to tal exports from this country for the 11 months which ended with Novem ber were more than $4,960,000,000. For the same period in 1915 the total was only a- little more than $3,195,- 000,000. The highest record for a peace year (or a normal year) was th'at In-1913, when it-was only $2,250,- 000,000. That is to say, the exports In the first J l months of this year were more than double those of a nor mal year. Does anyone doubt that a great part of our present prosperity has been built upon war business? AU But Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson’s representatives are- said to be “totaUy disgusted” with Senor Carranza and his representa tives. This makes it unanimous, ex cept for Mr. Wilson. Higher Tariff Coming. The government is already facing a deficit of $300,000,000, and Senator Penrose declares that it will be nearer $500,000,000, in spite- of the extraor dinary taxes now being levied. It makes no difference what the per sonnel of the tariff board is, so far as the main fact is concerned, and that fact is this: There will be a higher tariff, essen tially protective, and a. law providing for it will be enacted by this Demo cratic administration. — Philadelphia Ledger. A CHILffSJOWELS It is cruel to force nauseating, harsh physic into a sick child. Look back at your childhood days. Remember the “dose” mother insisted on—castor -oil, calomel, cathartics. How you la ted them, how you fought against taking them. With our children it’s different Mothers who cling to the old form of physic simply don’t realize w hat they do. The children's revolt is well-found ed. Their tender little “insides” ' are injured by them. If your child’s stomach, liver end -bowels need cleansing, give only deli cious “California Syrup of Figs.” Its action is positive, but gentle. MiBions of mothers keep this harmless “fruit laxative”- handy; they know children love to take it; that it never fails ttf clean the liver and bowels and sweet en the stomach, and that a teaspoonful given today saves a sick child tomor* row. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,’’ which has full directions for babies,'children of all ages and for grown-ups’ plainly on each bottle. Adv. ; Tongs that grip a door frame have, been invented for hanging - babies’ chairs or swings in doorways. . Only One ” BROMO QUININE '’ GBOVB. Uurea a, Cold In One . “»y. 25o. A strike of undertakers took, place at Liverpool,'England, recently . , v THE PA 1 LARGEST CIRCB ever FOBUSfi ARRIVAIofI No . 26 No; 28 .No. 27 H.o.25 GOI . Ly. Ly.] . GOINl Lv.. Lv.! Good Middlinsl Seed cotton. LOCAL AND ] O. L. Willia trip to Cornelitj H. H. Steelml ed to the Ernesf Harmony. P. L. Foster,! Salisbury, wheq position. Miss Marthal day from a delj brother at Seln Buy your ga^ systems from R. B. Sanford last week to atf mobile show. John Leach Wednesday to i the Yadkin Rii Miss Margarl er Buck, spent! with relatives il Wiil pay thej for your seed Jf The automob city and Wind discontinued u| D. H. Hendr are enlarging I put in a line of I W. H. Powell welder, of Harl last week on tf the Stock Shov Twocarload stuff just arriv red pounds, all| O. C. WAI Jim Ijames, suddenly Frida near the depot| heart trouble. Three good: reasonable prid W.Y. WILLSd A number of Winston Wedt Madam Gadskl greatest singes J. G. James I from Farming| are occupying [ tage3 in North Buyyour 8ystemsnow Vance. J. L. Sheek I turned last we they had been j ing in upon an maker. C. C. Smootl two merchant J. Starrette, Ofthat village week on busin EDR RENl ’ OU Feezor far| , ' Mrs. Will ton. who bee ed some time I .... . the State Hpsg Thursday. _ 'her ajspeedy yiUeiohas beef Ireetranspor^ ^Whb are not l F the'annual reJ !.Washington il e ^ o fb d l the L •v .- fo CORespondl £ ;%$ai3 to the! ... Persarerequq ' tice; says-The • FqfcgALL, ba cco,‘~ cottof IaiidfAt $5.5« acres, in cull Gwellinir on f miles of Cart! fe -Wahte. 45 ape’s Diapepsin ends, ich misery in five !minutes. Iods you eat hit back—,, jit work badly? ferment ■lum ps and cause & sick ■ itomach? Now, Mr. or I'. jot this down: Pape’s |?sts everything, Ieavius - Ir and upset you. Thera Jthing so safely quick, so. Itive. No difference hoar Imach is disordered you B' relief in five minutes Ises you most is that it Tci regulates your stom- i eat your favorite foods. Jerent as soon as “Pace’s. Snes in contact with the less just vanishes—vonr heet.no gases. no Belch- Jicns of undigested food. Jke the best investment I by getting a large fifty. Ire s Diapepsin from any Ilize in flve minutes how Ito suffer from indiges* . or bad stomach. AAr. Ier of Music, pil'.’ ji’.vtVr music tir con sume snrt of instinct ■ isn't smyboily wiit> listi‘ii io a canary bird IMP-ROOT )S WEAK KIDNEYS _ oI kidney and bladder Ben very distressing and I in a run-down condition. Hm to suffer most, a$ al- In tioniplains of lame back lbles which should &ot be Iese danger signals often. B.> kidney troubles. ■Sivamp-Root which soon T'.hens the kidneys fa a [ liver and bladder iem- pn herbal compound, naj effect on the kidneys, immediately noticed in io?e who use *t.Bnvince anyone who may I Bettor get a bottle from Bg store, and start trsat- Ju wish f.rst to test this send ten cents to Br. Iinghamton, N. Y., for a Vhei writing be sure eni1 |er. Adv. Ibviously. J‘ssoiJ <![i iIiat story he !.it is why he took It li' party.” JOY SALVE Pneiimonia .ajid : GREASE LIXDrENT Rheumatism and ale by al! Druggists. : COMPANY, MFR'S, -Adv. quenies. I yoitns man if settling ihe old man is set- epends upon good diges* I > our digestion .and 70a jiealth. Wright’s Iiifiian the safeguard. A I as a purgative. Adv. Hope. fr foolf»li enough, are can drown your sor- It JFy wife can swim.” FISS FOR B L W B S force nauseating, Jhysic into a sk child. your childhood day®* I'dose" mother insisted calomel, cathartics. Jthem, how you fougkt Shem. Tiildren it’s different. Jing to the old form of Jon’t realize what- they n’s revolt is weil-foand- Ier little “Insides” ar* j's stomach, liver e-ni lansing, give only dell* Ja Syrup of Figs.” IW |e, but gentle. MiUions this harmless "fruit they know children that it never fails to> and bowels and eweet- 1. and that a teaspoonful Ies a sick child Ioinoiw pre for a 50-cent bottle Jyrup of Pigs,” which Ins for babies, children I for grown-ups' plainly Adv. |ip a door frame have. for liaiiging- babies' I-' in doorways. BROMO QUININE’i ll for full Datno LAJCATIVfl iv? . tor signature of H. H. fW In Ooo fiaT. 26«. Indertakers took place Island, recently . ' s ' * 'i THE DAVIE RECORD. u r g e s to r c u u tio n OFANT PAPER E V E R PUBLISHED IH OAVIE COUNTY. ARRIVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS GOING NORTH Lt. MocksviIle 6:48 a. m. Lv. MocksviIle 2:18 p. m. GOING SOUTH. >: Lv. Mocksville 7:19 a: m Lv. Mocksville 5:04 p. in No. 26 No. 28 No. 27 No. 25 COTTOH MARKET. Good Middling. Seed cotton----- -ISic .6.00 REGULAR COMMUNI- c a tio o of Mocksville Lodge No. 134. A. F. & A. M.. Friday night, Jan. 19. 7:30 o'clock. Visiting brothers cordi ally invited. W. I. LEACH. M. V .E. SWAIM, Sec. LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. 0. L. Williams made a business trip to Cornelius Saturday* H. H. Steelman, of R. 2, has mov ed to the Ernest Gaither farm near Harmony. . ’ F. L. Foster, of R. 4, has gone to Salisbury, where he has accepted a position. Miss Martha Call returned Thurs day from a delightful visit = to her brother at Selma. Buy your gasoline and oil storage systems from J. K. SHEEK. R. B. Sanford went to New York last week to attend the annual auto mobile show. * JohnLeaeh went to Yadkinville Wednesday to accept a position on the Yadkin Ripple. Miss Margaret Allison and broth* er Buck, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Charlotte. Will pay the highest market price for your seed cotton. J. L. SHEEE & CO. The automobile line between this city and Winston-Salem, has been discontinued until March 1st. D. H. Hendricks & Son, of Bixbyi are enlarging their store, and will put in a line of ladies’ furnishings; - W. H. Powell and Charles Black- welder, of Harmony, were in town last week on their 1Way home from the Stock Show at Winston-Salem. Two car loads sweet feed add ship stuff just arrived, $2 per one hund red pounds, all in nice white bags. 0. C; WALL, North Cooleemee. Jim Ijames, colored, died almost suddenly Friday morning at his home near the depot, death resulting from heart trouble. Three good mules for sale at a reasonable price on easy terms. W. Y. WILLSON. Mocksville, N. C. A number of our citizens went to Winston Wednesday evening to hear Madam Gadski, one of the world's greatest singers. J. G. James has moved his family from Farmington to this >: city, and are occupying one of the Horn cot tages iri North Mocksville. Buy your gasoline and oil storage systems now before the prices ad* vance. J. K. SHEEK. J. L. Sheek and Jacob Stewart re turned last week from Raleigh where they had been for a few days look ing in upon and watching our. Law maker. r C, C. Smootand H. S. Walker, two merchants from Kappa, and J. J. Starrette, the clever: undertaker of that village, were in town last week on business. FOR RENT—A four-room house on Feezor farm. ApplytoLUKE GRAVES. Mrs. Will Seats, of near Farming ton, who become mentally unbalanc ed some time ago, was carried to the State Hpspital at M organton on Thursday. Her friends hope; .!for her a speedy recovery. Capt. W. H. R. Gregory, of States- . ville, has been' selected to. secure free transportation for all veterans who are not able to pay their way to the annual reunion to be held in Washington in June. The command ejB ofrall the camps aije. »req»es|§c to correspond fcith CaptjlGregjbry in re^ard to the matter. All State pa- P“ra are requested to copy this no tice, says The Landmark.- ^ FOR SALE—285 acres of fine to- pacio, cotton and general .; farm •'anda at $5,500, one-third cash, 100 aires in cultivation, comfortable dwelling on sand clay road four ®Hes of Carthage. Write- me your wa^ts- . A. G. MARTIN.Carthage, N."C, I Dr. W. C. Martin has postponed j his northern trip until eariy in; the spring. W. L. Call went over to Winston yesterday to purchase a stock of goods for his store. James Eaton, of Cana. was in to see us last week and left a big cart wheel. Our thanks are also due W. H. McClannon, of the land of Cana, for a frog skin. _ County Commissioners were in ses sion a short while Monday transact ing some business in regard to the new court house, which is practically Completed. The county officers are preparing to move into their new quarters this week. Mr. James B. Penry and Miss Del la Boger, both of near this city, were united in the holy bonds of matri mony last Wednesday, Rev. T. S. Coble, of this city, performing the ceremony. TheRecord wishes for this young couple a long and pros, perous journey through life. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Mocksville Chair Co., held Saturday, all the old officers were re-elected, except E. H. Morris was elected Sec.-Trsasurer vice James McGuire', deceased. A committee was appointed to advertise and sell the machinery, the sale to be held on the premises Monday, March 5th. Thereareafew cases of measles in town. The board of health and the city doctors are doing all they can to prevent the spread of the ase. The school will not suspend but those who have been exposed to the disease have been quarentined. We understand that the school at tendance has fallen off considerably. Thd weathergets a little cool in this section occasionally. Friday morning the thermometer got down to 8 degrees above zero. Saturday the ground was covered with ice Sunday was a bright spring day, while Monday was one of the worst days of the year, the ground being treated to a thick coat of rain, ice, sleet, etc. Our climate is grand. Rev. Walter Dodd and children re turned yesterday from a visit to re- iatives and friends in Wake county. Rev. Dodd has been called to the pastorate of the Pullen Memorial church at Raleigh, but he says he cannot think of accepting it. Mr. Dodd will fill his regular appoint ment at the Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. Also prayer service at 7 o’clock Thursday even ing. The public invited. TflE DAVIg fcfcCORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. ROBERT A. BLAYLOCK, 4 FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER MOCKSVILLE, N. C. DAY PHONE 2». NIGHT PHONE 76. Kills Girl Then Shoots Self. Salisbury, Jan. 14.—Miss Lindy Casper, aged 2 0. was shot and instantly killed at the residence of her sister in SaUsbary at 9 o’clock Saturday night by Lee Honey cutt. 37-year-old grocer of this place, who turned the revolver upon himself and in flicted two serious wounds, after firing four shots into the body of the girl Hon eycutt was carried to the hospital and there is not much hope for his recovery. He has a wife and several small children. When asked why he had shot the girl, by the officers and attending physicians, Honeycutt is reported to have replied, "she wouldn't listen to nie.” No cause is assigned for the tragedy. Oor Hosiery Mill, Lights, Etc. The Record doesn’t know anything for certain, but prospects seem very bright for a hosiery mill for' Mocks ville in the near future. Something like $5,000 has been subscribed by local citizens. A gentleman from Pennsylvania will be here in . a few days to look over the field with a view to moving his mill here. Sev eral good sites have been offered for the mill, and wo see no reason why the mill shouldn't become a certajn- ty. A representative of the South ern Power Co., will be here this week to consult with the business men of the town in regard to bringing the power lines to this-city. We are all hoping that the power and lights and hosiery mill will all be secured this spring. ~ Liberty News. Mr. WillBivins happened to quite a Qfi1L accident one day last week when mules ran away throwing him off the on breaking one arm and bruising up right inuch. W. Everhardt made a business trip Davidson one day the past week, and Mrs. Guy Boger, of near Cana, Wednesday with Mr. and HCra- C. mo, Hendrix andC. C- McCulloh made trip to Salisbury Saturday. and Lois Spry have gope t o Cooleemee where they have accented ns in the mill. AUce McCulIoh visited her daugh- J. S. Daniel in MortsviUe Sun- painful his wagon him G. to Mr. spent T. Oreasonj T. ai flying ■Misses Annice I j Cooleei positions i Mrs. "" ter, day. As Mrs. news is scarce this week IrH ring Off with best wishes to The Record and ite many readers laurindX. ALLTH E YEAR! Our Fountain runs all the year round. Hotorcold drinks A T Crawford^ Drug Store. “THE BLUE FRONT” I W hen In Neeid | of first-class Funeral Services Jj call on me. The only Embal- mer in the county. Modern hearse and other equipment. Calls answered day or night. I * I I I I I I WE THANK YOU We thank you for your liberal patron age during the year 1916, and hope that our business relations in 1917 may be even more pleasant. We try to keep fresh meats ALL THE TIME. WE ALSO CARRY A NICE LINE OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, COTTON SEED MEAL AND SHIP STUFF. WE DELIVER ANYWHERE IN TOWN. SWAIM & DAVIS, ON THE SQUARE PHONE 69 Just Received A nice line of Watches, Rings, Chains, Jun ior Emblem buttons, etc. My prtces are as low as can be found any where and I invite you to come in and see my line before buying. I do all kinds of repairing. All work guar anteed. Houston F. Tutterow At Blaylock’s, The Undertaker’s Mocksville,’N.C. t TT♦>f in the sales of I MOCKS VI BEST FLOU R | ‘I* shows that adiscrimating public ap- | X predates an article that they know " ^ is always good. Are you using it? If not, why not? T T -A ____ :iO i f ____L _ ..i_________i* ) ♦ ♦ ♦ I HORN-JOHNSTONE CO. |V ♦♦♦Y MANUFACTURERS A “THAT QOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” / & V MOCKSVILLE * N. C. They will save in insurance on your house, for they can’t burn. And in addition they are permanent, weather proof, fine in appearance and inexpensive. 2 F o rS a h h y C/C. SANFORD SONS CO.Mocksville, N. C. J, T H E UNIVERSAL CAR The new Ford prices have brought the pleasures and profit of motoring within {he reach of added thous ands, while the new features: Iargeradiatorand eni closed fan; hood with streamline effect; crown fen ders front and rear; black finish and nickel trimmings; place the Ford in apparance right in the front rank of smart looking cars. It isja m ighty—handsome car with all the built-in merits, which keep more than 1.500,000 Ford cars inactive daily service, accentual. edJn the car today.The same unequalled Ford qual ities for work or pleasure. Better buy your Ford at once. Touring Car $360 Runbout $345 Coupelet $505 Town Car $595 Sedan $645—f. 6. b. Detroit. OnsaIe at SANFORD’S GARAGE, :'!S BIG CLEARANCE SALE ON Winter Shoes, Underwear, Raincoats, Etc. Men’s Heavy Shoes, $1.70 and up. Men’s Fine Shoes, $2 and up. Ladies Heavy Shoes $1.25 and up.. Ladies FineShoes $1.50 and up. S lfcif I f „ Rear Merchants Bank• iVI. L A L L , j r . , MOCKSVILLE,N.C. YM M M M l ' ’ 1 — * \ For your splendid during 1916. U u r bus iness was by far the best we have ever had and we assure you that, vp appreciate it. We are better fixed than ever to take care of your wants in 1917. So keep right oa coming to see us. *Y; . >;■*. ■ • ouse 3307 f t® M V lI HgCOftt), M O O K Sm LE, N , 6. m mA Southern fjtf 0 m m -m hr 1901 M OVEM BER ■-momTtu e - ■*-— ■-■■ single Rayo Lamp gives light enough for the whole room. Made in various sfyles, it is adaptable for all household purposes., It can be lighted without removing the lamp-shade or chimney Easy to re-wick—easy to fill-easy to clean. Use Aladdin Security Oil—the most economical kerosene oil—for. best re sults. STANDARD OIL COMPANY(NewJertey) BALTIMORE, MD, Washington, D. C. Charlott*, N. CNorfolk, Va. Charleston, W . Va.Richmond. Va * Charleston, S C* I 111 SKSfSasSfi®m m m m m M• *^5.' *«. IfSlPmm ’• S' 1 * &- ./. It was midnight, cold and dark. The cal endar told the date—Monday, November 4th, 1901. They tell me I opened my eyes- and blinked in the glare of the big electric lights. - Around me were men in spotless white talking in low tones. “Jim,” one said, “we have been watching for this little fellow for a long while and now he’s here.” Jim picked me up, looked me over, struck a match and took a long, deep puff. Then he took another. “Gentlemen,” he said,“He is perfect. Qual ity does tell. You can’t fail to recognize good blood. His mother was a Virginian, his father an aristocrat of the Carolinas. He comes from the very best stock—the very sweetest, ripest, mellowest Virginia and Carolina tobacco, and we will raise him right in one of the whitest, cleanest, health iest homes on earth.” Even then I was glad all'over to hear his words. It is a great thing to have real breeding behind you, to know who your folks are. It starts a fellow right. We Folks o f the South KNOW good blood. We Folks o f the South KNOW good tobacco. That is why I just had to have heaps of friends down South here. I want you, Mr/ Reader, for one of my friends, and it means a whole lot when I say— I am guaranteed,by ^ ^^^23 • —Buy me. If yow don t like me return me to your dealer and get your money back. I have said it. A Southern gentleman is known the world over for keeping his word, and I have given you mine. F O R TH B GBWTOJMANr 0.® THE Hamlet’)Hoate r- Problem To Workers. Hamlet. Dec. 29 —The past year has been the most progressive one in the history of Hamlet. Many new buildings Iiave been erected, and of a class Ebuch better than formerly, many dwellings have i 15th inst. up to this morning also been erected which would do!tQe calls coulioue tIo come credit to any town. A bond issue of $500,000 has been sold and the . streets will be improved in keep ing with Ihe rapid growth of the town. The new car shops of Ihe Seaboard have been opened, giving . Heap Much Marrying. : From The Lamberton Eobesonian. Not less than 80 Bobesou County people became husband or wile during the Christmas holidays. Kegiater of Deeds M. W . Floyd Hold 40 marriage licenes .from the and He sold Il Saturday. Bobeson Cobntj people marrying at wholesale rate ;y-: Arrested For Plowing on. Sonda;.. John Hartness, a white man of North Iredell, was arrested on his. e'mploymen to a large number of *n Betliany.Township, wher" workmen. The Make] eace Sash & Blind Co. have completed their new plant. Former GoTernor Of North Caro- it is asserted he was breaking the Sabbath Day by plowing in his: field. Mr. Hartness, who declares he is a believer in the faith of; the Seventh Day Adventists, it is al- ieged, desired that bis sons workHnaDies. -a , Y ero.., N. J.; J,„ l . - 0 » . ral Z SSH Si “ I “ If o X t ? I ■VVJ bath D ay as others do on week days, M r HttgUjesa waswithe boy was killed. Jffp 1Iustice W . ^hearing be and lined $1 and the cost case. itpore: in'the T Howard Lewis Hayes, a cousin -of Tra idegt Bath^rfcxr B Hayes, and ' at ouS time governor of NOrth Car- oliua^ died at his home bere|today. He was 97 yeiirii old last Friday. A t a cel«'brati hi in honor of the Wheoever You Need aG eneraI Tonic event be itsiftttd on cutting the ' _. ' . J ak® Qrove’8 I h irtb d a y .^ k e him self and -ern e,I ‘a f I ■ better th^n for some w n tb * . O9 Wnd Tonic blcau^ it contains Uit lh * t night, no fever, h^ nntfered w«ll known tonic propertiesof QUININE an attack of indigestion aud trrtw l IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives Bteadily worse. - ^Malaria,'Enriches the Blood and• I Bnilda np Uie Whole SjratqB. -: 50!cents, Wildcat Seizes Train. Elkin, W. Va., Dispatch. . When a wild cat attacked a AfterThePaperTrast. Attorney' General Gregory has ta ken in hand the result of the hives- western Maryland freight train in tigation by the Federal Trade Com- the mountains near here the crew, after giving battle for a" few inm ates, flew, leaving the animal in charge of the train. The wild cat leaped upon the tender of the engine from a slope and attacked Carl SI. Austin,a flag man, leaping upon his back and ripping a sleeve from his coat. • Austin, who was shoveling coal in the tender, hit. the beast . with his shovel. The anmial returned to the attack; and when Austin saw thacthe rest of .the train crew had deserted him he, too, fled. Later the cre w returuecUaijd found that the wild cat had disappeared. . In Northampton county a tree fell on. John Draper and his 12 year-old son. Draper’s' leg was broken and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Most >■' Effectual. V_! ; •. “I have taken a gre^t raaBy Botlles of Chamberlain's Couiiti Remedy and every time it has cured meV I' have found it most effectual for a hacking .’cough and for colds. After taking it a cough alwa) s disappears/’write's J. R. Moore, Lost-Val ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere. mission into the print paper market with a view to determining whether there is a paper trust, and institut ing civil and criminal proceedings against manufacturers or others ivho- may have violated the anti-trust law. The Quinine That Does Hot Affeet Tbe Head. Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE BROMO QDININHis better then ordinary Quinine .and does not cause nervousness nor rineing in head. Remember tbe foil name and lotok for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. The Becord is only $1 per. year. NORTH CAROLINA, I In Superior Court, DAyiE COUNTY. I February term 1917 Beulah-V1. Cook, Flaiatiff ) NOTICE OF V8 r Johnf .’Cook, Defendant. $ SUMMONS, 'i he defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above en- iitlid action was issued against the de fendant on the 9th day of Decembe-, 1917, by A. T,.Grant, Clerk Superior Court-V Davie cbunty, notifying the defendant that the plaintiff iegun an action for an absolute divo'tce-Jgainst the defendant in the Superior Court of Davie county for grounds and causes provided by law for tbe granting of an absolute tiivcrce. and’ that said summons was returnable-to thu February Term of Davie Superior Courtj and the defendant will take notice than he can appear and answer the complaint filed in the above entitled action, or plain tiff will apply .to the Cuurt for ihj r< lie demanded in'said Complaint. Dated tnis the 9th day of Jan., 1917. • ■ ' J A. T GRANT, . / • CIerk Superior Coiirt of Davie County. ' »r~ , .7 Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Short line Between Winston-Salem, Lexington, Albemarle, Norwood and Points South. Through train from Roanoke, Va., to Florence, S. C., in connection with the Norfolk & Western Railway and Atlantic Coast Line. S. P. COLLIER, JR., Traffic Manager. W inston-Salem, N. C. FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES CEMETARY WORK OF ALL KINDS Investigate our Prices and Work. Careful Attention Given'to Special Designs; REINS BROTHERS, (Successors to Miller-Reins Gompany) NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N. C. SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Mocksvilie, N. C. “Where Hanger is Satisfied.” The old reliable Southern Lunch Room is again open to the public, and is better prepared than ever to serve the pub lic at all times with hot meals, iunches, fruits, cigars, tobacco, candies, etc. Sanitary cooking, heat dining room and attentive service. If you eat with us once, you will eat witlTus always.^ SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Depot St. : : Mocksvijle, N. C. I F M 1 M T 1 M ® . \ I I We are prepared to handle all kinds -of commercial printing, such as . ~ ENVELOPES,1 STATEMENTS, BILLHEADS.’ ' r- LETTER HE APS, SHIPPING TAGS, CARDS. POSTERS. ; or anything you may n eed in ^ the printing line. We>have the ”2 ‘ neatest and bsat equipped shop in-Davie county. Our prices are T OOt too high. Phone No. I, and' ^ we will call and show you sam 4 pies and price?. Rubbing Eases Paia RubhIngsends the linunent tingling through tjie fleah.smd quickly Stops pain. Demaiid a liniment thatyoucan :nib.vridi. The bea rubbing liniment is ;. .r. Column xvin. .. Albemarle, ' facts of a strangi i come to Ii for the Ailmenisqf". Horses, Mules, Cattlej Etc. Qoodfor j/ottr oton Aches, Ctite, Bucns^ E tc^ 25c. 50c. $l. ' ' At all Dealers. - land startling ex ThP^y nignt; the“ boys” start t;>wn. It seems lost its way and about to turn th beiog desirous o ship of some one =Afterit quite] tliein for about I I out raising an j ahce one of tne i and asked his cd thought of the 8 affectionate coij they stopped shuffled his feetl thinking he w| animal, but promptly therec hog running aw^ as the “boys” h a whoof, who| language) the at the boyB, whi] fusion. After i for half a block I ing the hog was best of the race, empty wagou Iel the street constrf “boys” say the into the wagon, I of timber which the empty wagoj the wagon seatj defense, they re assaults of the s| and iinaly wait steps and a Tail while they wd this strange ezpa passed 'by In a I they hailed him I if they could prl He answered the carry one of tbej and instantly on| wagon into tbe I companion Btilll empty wagon in[ street. To the great < the one left behl ed the bnggy, a{ away and after satisfied that all] sided he slyly c| treat and once make his way hi alter he had go block, to his gj he was again affectionate swil race piopercomj The gentlema ever, and he saj home he does the door was l<j as it seemed to own accord as hi The gentleman this last race sal very much scar| first attacked would uot have I towards them, .t_* got on the oppd him between tl the hog and thl to remain in t( rather preferre gentleman betv • hog. and that to . reverse the I commenced. j-The..*-boyB’1 [ Understand wh j should hav.e attl public stieets it -«“fc,au explanat| joke rather gq though iu real iJ dark and gloom] Prospects at the} held the empty j : in the street. ; W h e n e v e r Y o u,;1e|ke I S ta n d T o n ic i s . - S g ? " T o n ic „ a S ? ““Watoidct W tt IR O N . I t a rfl M a la ria , 8nOds ZrAMPS rf Railway feH L Albemarle, !South. 7Iorence, S. C., in stern Railway h e . Ic Manager. IMBSTONES Ll k in d s Work. i'to K S, Jpany) • NOIR, N. C. ROOM. lied.’ Im is again open to Er to serve the pub- Its1 cigars, tobacco, I room and attentive |t witifus always.H ROOM. SviUe, N. C. j s s . I I ig Eases Paiss Jg s e n d s tlie lin im e n t IirougK tjie flesh , ^ n d |ops p a in . D e m a n d a h a t you c a n .iruls W ith, ru b b in g lin im e n t is for the Ailmerds o f r - iu le s , C a ttle , E tc . Itor your own Aches, ieumatism, Spifain«> Its, Burns, Etc. " Bi. At all Dealers. _?HERE SHAU.' THE fRESS. THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINT*fo,* UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” VOLUMN XVIII.M0CKSVQU2. NORTH CAROIHiAi.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24. 1917. This is a Hog Story. Albemarle, Jan. I.—The full facts of a strange experience of two of the “boys’? of Albemarle, have just corns to light. ThiB stracg and startling experience happened Thursday night about 12:30 whan tbe“ boys’’ started home-from up. 6)nrn. Isseeaiva atray hog jtaid lost its way and seeing the two men about to turn the street' corner and being desirous of the companion ship of some one; followed them. A fter it quitely walked * behind them for about half a block with out raising any particular disturb-, iiuce one of tne men got interested and asked bis companion what he thought of the swine’s strange and affectionate . conduct, whereupon they stopped and one of them shuffled bis feet on the side walk, thinking he would frighten the animal, but alas in vain, for promptly thereupon, instead of the hog running away in great fright as the “ boy8” had expected, with a whoof, whoof, (to use their language) the hog made a dive at the boys, who fled in great con fusion. After a nip and tuck race for half a t)lock the “ boys,” think jng the hog was about to get the best of the race, took refuge in an empty wagon left in the street by the street construction force. The “boys” say the hog tried to get up into the wagon, but with a piece of timber which they procured in the empty wagon bed and by .using the wagon seat as a.- weapon of defense, they repelled the vicious assaults of the swine for sometime and finaly walked off some few stepB and awaited their return, while they were mediatating on this strange ex p en en < » a.§ g n tle^p . passed by in «^n^y^#a(^ijpfop; they hailed hiih and made inquiry if they could procure a ride home. Ha answered them that he could carry one of them, but only one and instantly one leaped from the wagon into the buggy, leaving hie companion still standing in the empty wagon in the middle of the street. To the great delight, however, of the one left behind the hog follow ed the buggy, as he thought, clean away and after he was thoroughly satisfied that all danger had sub sided he slyly crept from his re treat and once more ^Jttemped to make his way home in safety but alter he had gone . about half a block, to his great astonishment, he was again accosted by tnis affectionate swine and then the race proper commenced. The gentlem an won out, how ever, and he says that when be got home he does not know whether the door waB locked or Tinlocked; as it seemed to have opened of its own accord as he entere the porch. The gentleman who participated in this last race says that he was not very much scared when the hog first attacked them and that he would uot h<tve run when it started towards them , but the other fellow • got on the opposite side, leaving him between that gentleman and the hog and that he did not care to remain in that attitude, but rather preferred to get the other gentleman between him and the hog, and that when he attempted to reverse the situation the race commenced. -The “boys” do not to this day understand why on earth th^rhbg should have attacked them on the public stieetB in tnis manner with out an explanation, but, the fake rather gqod ai though i u reality they claim that f-ark and gloomy indeed were their prospects at the time they first Ix^ held the empty construction wagon in the street. Whenever You Need a Oeneral Tonic Take ; drove’s ^ pJii-P - Standard "Grove1S Tasteless GfJiL I0lSc Is equally valuable as a wen? T°n>c because it contains the. andIR?,Krn t0“*c properties of QUININE out v i I* BctsonliieLiverf IJrives BiuMstJatS* Enriches the Blood and nP the Whote SyBtem. 50 cents. NUMBER 28 Ingredients Used in Mountain Dew. Newton, Dec. 26.— A; well known Oatawba County farmer- who, in the dear, wet days of legal distilleries, both made and loved to drink-Gatawaba coru v grew reminiscent during a holiday visit to town; to get the children some candy and nuts, and told off hi^ lingers the various deadly in gradients :wbich nowdays go into the: blockade prodnet • in !these parts. Abundance of . concent rated, lye; was one, he said: It gives the whiskey“stren’th.” ‘‘Last OampmeetiDg a year ago,” said our farmer—campmeeting be ing the meeting at Ball’s Creek campground,, said meeting also be ing the Summertime., in Catawba Oounty—“last campmeeting a year ago, one of my neighbors who gets religion every campmeeting aud raises the devil amongst us sinners, came to my tent and wanted me-to come on up to the arbor and git my shoe; but I Bez to him s’ I, You’ve alius heard tell’how if you ' over--, load a hoss he’ll balk, haiB’c yon? well,’ s’ I, ‘thats the way it is with me .I have quit drinking licker, which you must admit is a pretty good sized load for to pull; and you jest let me alone for awhile and see how I jnake out, and if I hold out a year, then we will talk about putting on some religion, maybe. Ain’t that good enough for one time—me quitting lickerf’ s’ I. “ ‘Yes’, s’e, ‘that’s all right if youjquit for a good cause’, s’e. “ ‘Wall’, s’ I, ‘I don’t know whether you would call hit a good cause or not, but I quit bekase itV got so. damn mean I can t drink it:” .. - " there and left me. “ well, this last Summer, here he cornea aronnd to my tent again. He had done gone and got loaded up on religion for another spell, and he ast me, s’e, “ ‘You know wbat you told me last campmeet ing—how about that drinking? Air you holding out?’ “S’ I, ‘Wall, the licker ain’t got no better yit, and I am still on the water wagon, bnt hit’s a tur’* ble strain and I can’t pull no re ligion yet awhile. There hain’t no telling what I might do if the licker changes.’ I shore have cut it out,” the cld soldier continued. “ A man who drinks whiskey ina(Je in the woods these days takes his life in his hand. The last drink took put me in bed.” To Cure a Cold In One Day TakeLAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Coush and Headache and works off the Cold.— • * . _* I SS ^ntle fi\ AfllfA.Drugffists refund money it it fails to cure. E, W. GROVE’S signature on each box*25c. “Bored” From Start To Finish. Col. William Thotuas BoBt is an thority for the statement that a member elect of the Legislature wrote a BaIeigh boarding house keeper that he wanted “ plane bored,” which is evidence that there will be some of the same sort of folks in th e incoming Legislature usaully found th ere.—Statesville Landmark. DON’T BE MISLED. Mocksville Citizens Should Read And Heed This Advice. Kidney trouble is dangerous and often fatal Don’t experiment with something new and untried. Use a tested kidney remedy. Begin with Doan’s Kidney Pills. Used in kidney troubles SO years. . Recommended here and everywhere. th e following statement forms convinc ing proof of their merit. ■ J. EL Fry, foreman in furniture shop, 220 E. Bell St., Statesville. N. C., says: had lumbago tnd often such sharp pains Caught me across the small of my bacfc w h e n I stooped, that I could hardly straighten. Doan’s Kidney HUs soon re lieved me. When Inoticenow that my kidneys are not acting just right. I use Doan’s Kidney Pills and they put me in good shape”;' ' . ' .j. Price .50c: at all dealers. Don t simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan a Kid- piiV_thR same - Mr. Fry V A-Qraoce to.Squaite th e Dbg. ; We ate aritici pating that there will arise . reactionaries iu . - the* -Legislatnre to make-: prompt^ ob jection to Ihe-j Jaekson bill: for giving confederate pensioners' a raise in the amount of the yearly stipend granted by an appreciative State. The veterans bow draw among themselves the sum o( $500, 000. The proposition is to double the pensions disbursement, giving recognition to old soldiers and; their widows to the extent of $100,000 yearly. The State can afford to make this incrase, and there will 'be none to pay that it would not be deserved; It it io objected that the condition of the Treasury would not justify the: proposed increase, a way could be easily found; The solution would be a resort to a tax on dogs. The Observer has persistently advocate ed a dog tax, the proceeds from which should be applied to the cause of- public education, but this haB never appealed to the Legislature. Perhaps. the sug-i gestion thkt the dog be taxed for the benefit of the Confederate veteran may meet with a larger share of legislative favor, The The members could defend their action by a dodge behind the Con federate soldier, and dare an out raged constituency to throw rocks; The dog owner _who would be in clined Co wreak-vengeance on the legislator who should have built and equipped school houses throughout the State by reason of the tax wrung from him, would hesitate to combat a tax that was levied for tne dependent soldier dr: widow. Jackson’s suggestions iO^naritherddorfto^heyie^lTff^of a dog tax, and the legislator who might prove progressive enough to push this idea to a successful con clusion would some day be liable to have a monument erected to his memory by a pubic coming into a full realization of the true char aeter of the service he had render* ed his State. We wonder if there is a single backbone iu the Legisla-. ture stiff enough to rise up aod demand a dog tax for the benefit of the Conlederate pensions iund? The State could then pay its veter ans a million at the same exactio upon itself lor- meeting the present levy of $500,000.—Charlotte Ob server. .had.. Concealed Weapons. J. W. Kurfees, in Charlotte Observer. Quite a number of measures for action by the General Assembly are being suggested by different ones throughout the State. This is well enough, and while some of the pro positions may fall short of passage, I take it that membersof the Assem bly will appreciate kindly sugges tions from any one. In this connection there is one matter which to my mind is an im portant one, and which I trust will have careful consideration. It is the matter of concealed weap ons. Wenowhave a law against the earning of concealed weapons but said law is rendered almost use less on account of badly needed le gislation to strengthen it; or rather, I should say for the want of a cer tain other statute being repealed. To illustrate: after making it a crime to carry concealed weapons, we turned right around and legal ized the selling of them by the mer chants throughout the State. ,Where is the consisteflcy in saying to our citizens that it;is criminal for them to carry a concealed; weapon; when a t the same time we offer them a temptatiaft fefeftirchase one by per mitting ouf^roerchants to display them for sale in ,brilliant show cases fro m one end of the State to the other? Many a thoughtless youth is thus tempted to purchase and- carry a gun. Now suppose after being thus- tempted, and yielding to such temp- sensed that merchant to sell the JijIt may be argued that we need tlje revenue obtained by the tax im posed upon the merchants to sell ^nort arms. Such argument re* minds me' of the fellow who always argued that we should have bar |ooms in order to raise taxes to run our schools and build our streets. JThe people always pay the taxes anyway, either directly or indirect ly^ ^nd it is far better to tax them djrectly for all legitimate purposes than to license crime in any form, bti that which leads to crime. Stop the merchants from selling concealed weapons and if possible stop the delivery by common car riers from mail order houses, and crime will be curtailed to a marked degree. Cuts Campaign Expense. |Oampaign contributions to a na tional jiolitical committee would be filMted to one and one half cents ^ a p ita o f th e total 'population of-the United States, in the re.-T--Vr ' Visfed carrupt practices bill, which was laid before the Senate Wed nejfday. Senators Eeed, Wals and Keny- ba Srafted the bill in collaboration wi|h Senator Owen, author of the origoal measure debated in the Sedate at length before the boli Senator Owen said leaders of& th parties bad agreed to ex- peidite passage of a bill along the Inet proposed. The percapita balis would limit total contributi lojS|to any national committee in a presidential campaign to approxi male,Iy $1,500,00; no individual w6|l<i be permitted to contribute more than $3,00 and contributions bySiSrporatLons to any campaigu ^ |w f i i W s b e j i p i o h i b i t e d i l $ ^ ^ ; Another inportant provision would prohibit contributions to a national commitee within 10 days of general election, and tequire a complete report of contributions and disbursements to be filed with the clerk of the House of Eep* resentatives 10 daja before the election. Election betting and ad vertising of betting odds would be made a felony, and drastic pro visions are prposed with relation to political advertising in newspa pers snd other publications. The bill provides that any person or corporation withdrawing or threat ening to withdraw patronage, ad vertising or otherwise, from any publication for the purpose of in fluencing its attitude, shall be guilty of a felony; Newspapers or periodicals charging for political advertising in excess of normal commercial advertising rates, or or refusing non libelous political advertisements offered at such rates when it opens i:s colnms to other .political advertising, would be denied the use of mails for 30 days. Further, the measure provides that no publication shall publish gratuitously any political matter during, a campaign except that written by its own employes, un less the matter is signed pv the author, and that no political ad vertising matter intended to in fiuence an election shall be pub iisbed nnless marked as “ paid ad vertising matter” with the name of the candidate or committee pre seating it attached. BEWARE of OINTMENTS for CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other diseases put together, and.until the last few years was supposed to be i ncurable. for a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dis ease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local^treatment, pronounced it incurable^ Science has proven catarrh to be a ; constitutional dis ease and therefore requires coiisti 1 tutionai' treatment.. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. ?. Che ney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the Only constitutional cure on thernar- ket. It is"taken internally in doses TO THOSE WHO OWE US. For the past week or two we have been busy mailing state ments to all those who are due us as much as a dollar on -subscrip tion. . We hope all those receiv ing a statement will respond at once, as we are badly in need of cash to meet bills that are due. The great advance in the price of paper and ink has worked a hard ship on all newspapers and we are compelled to collect our. subscrip tions or discontinue the paper to those who do not pay at once. If vou receive a statement from us do not file it away, but return to us with the amount due by first mail; The Record dislikes to call on its friends at this season, but we have been patient and waited as long as we could for you to send or bring us the amount due We wishto thankyouin advance for your kindness and ask you to remit if you are due us anything; A Knitter Coming South. (From The Lenoir Topic.) George D. Dobius of Sontb Bethlehem, Pa., who is looking for a location for a location for a knit ting mill., met J. M. Bernhardt and knittiug J.L. C.»ttrell in Chaillotte and at their solicitation came to Lenoir and spent a few hours looking ovir the place, when he left he expressed hi nisei I as being very favorably inclined towards our town. He has been forced out of' business at South Bethlehem by the SchWab steel plants;.' They have takeo all his help, payi.Dg about, four dollars.'a. wabts 'togetTtpsome^Materwhere labor can be had at a price he caD afford to pay. The Deadbeat A Thief. Hickory Record. A person who will not pay bis grocery bill or any other account, though he attend church regulary . anb sing with the lungs ot an arrh- ■ aDgel, cannot have more religion j than an infidel Turk. Persons who expect to pass entirely through iife by beating merchants out of their due will have rocky sailing once shuffle off this mortal coil. Hon esty is not only the right policy but it is the basis of right living. (The deadbeat—the individual. who constantly and wilfully and negligently fails and refuses to pay his debts, is simply a theif. His offence isn’t sojdefined in the stat ute books, but morally it is ju9t tha. The Landmark has more re spect for the theif who pilfers when your back is turned than for the brazen scouudel who takes your goods before your face, through deception and fraud. The thief who pilfers while your back is turned doesn’t deceive you, he doesn’t pretend that be will make good. Theothertheifis not only- a robber but a liar. He is morally just as much thief as the other and he adds to that the additional offenca lying and deceiving and. causing one to loose confidence in his fellows. If we’d quit apologiz ing for the deadbeat thieves, call them by their right names and' treat them as we do the other kind, the number wonl be less. Instead it. is constantly increased by the kind consideration accord ed, theni;—TheLandmark.) / — ire any'case-of Itchtagr,Wind, Bleedmg orProtrudtng Piles in6to I4dayi- The first application gives Base and Rest. 50c. Found a Sure Thing. I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills. N. Y., has used Chamberlain’s Tablets for years-for disorders of the stomach and liver arid says, “Chamberlain’s Tablets are the best I have ever- usad.” Obtainable every where. Charity that begins at home sel dom gets over a neighbor’s back fence. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System TheOldStandard general strengthening tonic GROVB’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives oui Malaria,enriches the blood.and builds up the sys <em« A true tonic. Foradults ancf children. 50c. ■m Bjr a vote of 144 to73 the House of congress has again put over the .free seed gratt. The appropriation is $243,000. The Habit of Taking Cold. With many people taking cold is but a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. Take a cold sponge bath every morning when you first get out of bed— not ice cold, but a temperature of about 90o F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take cold. When you do take cold take Chamberlain’s Oough Remedy and get rid of it as quickly as possible. Obtainable everywhere. from 10 drops td a teaspoonful. It , acts directly on the blood aud mu tation, he goes astep further, in the cons surfaces of the system. They heat of passion, and kills some one, offer one hundred dollars for any is not the-hands of our good State case it fails to cure.- Send or cir- etained to a certain degree, when culare and testimonials. S W m ltr v d o lla t^ ffife A a W te ^ o lA by P ru g g ie ^ ^ c S ^ a A Jiada. Foster^Uiibuni Co.. Props., Buffalo., W Beginning Jan. 27,1917. at 9 o’clock, I will sell at public auction my entire stock of merchandise and farming tools, cattle, hogs and horse. The stock of goods is good stuff, consisting of hardware, groceries, dry;. goods, hats, caps and notions. One sixty-gallon oil tank, one pair counter scales, one horse about 12 years old, two milch cows, one '18 months-old yearling; all are in beef shape if wanted for beef- One one-horse wagon good as new, 3 buggies, one new top buggy and two old ones, one Imperial 2-horse plow No. 810. one I horse Lynchburg plow, one riding cultivator, one mowing machine, 5 shoats, I Ior cart, arch;axle, one 1-horse set of wagon harness, 2 sets of buggy harness, lot of other things too tedious to mention. I have aboutfifteen hundred dollars worth of stuff to sell at auction. I will sell my h'ogre and some lots at Cornatzer Station. These I will"sell privately. Therfekso^for selling is to change business! ?IF/ come early Jan 27,1917. If a bad day; notice The Record next week. I will announce when I will sell again. The terms of sale is cash. Wiil StH m y h o m e for all cash or one-half Caishv balance on time. Ji F. HENfcRiCKS j Mopksvillej R. 3,yriK lip< !dija ^ „ ™ . ™ . _ _ . .... ... ... ' 'I*-.:'''' !:*-v:" % - \l-:- ' ' ' '"': : .:-''r ^. .' THg DAVifi RfiGdifciv MOdESVILLfi, N. C. THE DAVIE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD - - Editor. TELEPHONE I. Untered a!t the Postoffice in Moeks- ville, N. C., as Second-class Mail matter, March 3,1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. IN ADVANCE - $ I 00 SIX MONTHS! IN ADVANCE - $ 50 THREE MONTHS. IN ADVANCE $ 25 WEDNESDAY. JAN. 24, 1917 Editor R. R. Clark, of Statesville, who has made The Landmark the best paper1 in North Carolina, is ' resting up for a few weeks and tak ing treatment at Long’s Sanitorium. The Record (Is hoping for Mr. Clark a speedy recovery. The State press can ill afford to spare him. even for a little while. There are lots of things to be thankful for these days, and among them mightjbe mentioned two of the most essential—that the North Gar- Olina IegisIajture meete but once ev ery two years, and that the coal trust will get what’s coming to them in about three months. A gentleman who opposes a dog tax. dropped in one day last week and had hisi paper stopped because we are a belter friend to the sheep than we are to the egg sucking cur. Wonder if it would be any harm to hope that the said man’s dogs would choke to death on the next egg they start to suck. The Record favors a tax on dogs, but we have been un able to find'a man to send to the legislature who had the nerve to tax the dog; for the benefit of the children The Winston Journalsaysitwould be awful if ,Henry Page’s bill to al low each county in the state to elect their board’of education and super intendent of schools by a direct vote . of the people, should become a law. The Journal says such a law would drag the schools into politics. Ye gods and little fishes! If the Journ al thinks the school system in this vcounty is free from politics, let the editor ambje over this way. Even a big majority of the attendance of ficers are democrats. Yes, schools ■ should be flee from politics, but they are not. Fjractically all our teachers are democrats. The Journal is be coming daily more like the News and Observer, which can be taken for a compliment or the other way around. I A BLUE-BACK FABLE. The appeal that we have been mak ing to our Subscribers since the first of the year-has had the same effect upon them (that water has upon a duck’s back. In Webster’s old blue back, the book most of the good peo ple used toj worry over in a Ilog school house, is shown a pieture of a young, manjin an apple tree, with a . farmer standing a short distance ; away with a stone In his hand. The . story reads! that when the farmer found the fcjoy stealing his apples he used all kinds of persuasive .words to get the Imy to come down out of his apple tfee. Finding that kind words had ho effect on said boy, he . picked up spme clods of dirt and threw at the boy. The boy only made fun o£ the old gentleman. At last, becoming sorely vexed at the young culprit the farmer gathered ..up some sttiies of considerable size and began throwing them at said boy. Wheii the boy saw that the farmer meant business He came down hurriedly out of the tree. We hope our subscribers will not try to compel us to use anything more than kind wbrds. Wehave several huddred subscribers on our books whq are owibg us a year’s snbscrip-. : tion. On acjcount of the high cost ::.of paper, urijr, etc., we will be com pelled to discontinue these papers unless thosejwho owe us will send in ' what is due.j When we stop your paper the amount due us will be placed in the hands of an attorney -for collectiob. There are those ow ning us in Dajvie county who are fully have much confidence in them. We hope that our confidence hasn’t been ,misplaced. p ThaLBond Issue. The citizens and taxpayers of Da- zie county do not want the County Commissioners to issue a hundred thousand dollars worth of bonds to build more sand-clay roads in the county. This fact was very forcibly demonstrated in Moclcsville Satur day when between two and three huhdred of the county’s best citi zens were here to attend a muss- meeting called by the Chairman of the Board of Road Commissioners to find out the-views of the voters on ths question.' The meeting was call ed to order about 11 o’clock in the morning and lasted until about three o’clock in the afternoon. A num ber of speeches were made against the proposed bond issue by Attorney S. E. Williams, of Lexington, E. H. Morris, Cap Stewart, W. H. Hobson and others, of Davie. A. T. Grant, Jr., spoke in favor of more bonds, but the sentiment of the large crowd present was against bonds. Some of the boys got a little hot during the discussion and it was thought chat a little fun might result but all cooled off in a short time. The peo ple seemed to be in favor of the Commission,ers'raising the tax levy enough to keep. the roads already bniltin gocjd condition, but they spoke out in no uncertain tones when the $100,000 bond issue was mentioned. When the question was put to a vote, only six votes were cast for the bonds. The Record doesn’t know what the Commission ers will do, but feels sure that they will not issue the bonds over the protest of the people. “Vox populi, voxdei”—the voice of Jthe people is the voice of God. The roads in the county are in bad shape, but a tax levy of 15 or 20 cents extra, would repair and keep them in good shape. Wewill await the action of the Gountv Commissioners. - Graves-Deadmon. Mr. Otho Graves and Miss Eva Deadmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Deadmon, were married at the home of the bride’s parent, near Augusta, on Saturday, Jan, 20, at 3 o’clock, Esq T. I. CaudelF per forming the ceremony. About 60 relatives and friends of the contract ing parties were present. The Re cord extends congratulations to the happy couple and wishes for them a long and prosperous journey throu life. able to pay without any inconven ience—some of them are actual y ^ able to own automobiles and .big farms. We are not begging, neith er are we an object of charity,; but we have eari ied. the money dne us and we need and must have it. A list of those who owe us and will not pav-is gbing jto be prepared for pub lication in the near futuro. An hon est man never tries to cheat his fel- 'iJowman. Wp believe that all of our subscribers are honest folks and we Sheffidd News. The people are enjoying muddy roads fine. R. N. Smith spent a few days in Winston on business last week. Lewico and Ralph Gaither spent Friday at Statesville on business. Mrs. Nancy Smith is spending a few days here visiting relatives. Miss Jennie Dyson is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. S S. Beck. Mrs. Pinkney Trivette fell Tues day night and suffered a broken hip. She is getting along very well. Mrs. J. A,5 Gaither vistited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Rich Stroud last week at Harmony. Mrs. Mary Swisher spent last week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. D. Crouch, at Oak Forest. DAD’S OLDEST GIRL. Burke To Spend $300,000 on Roads Morgan ton. Jan. 16—A $300,000 bond issue for good roads in Burke county will put this county among the leaders in the state for this kind of work. In addition to this soon after" the flood there were $100,000 in bonds issued by tbe commissioners for replacing bridges swept away by the waters. By spring Burke will have a bridge on every site occupied by one before the flood. There are now seven steel bridges in the county. Government aid is also expected to assist in this import ant work. Played The Piano 65 Hours. Tbe perBervering young man of West Philadelphia who played the piano with bnULhands co^iuoj for sixty-fiveFHonrs and fourWbn minutes seems !to have won what is called the “long-distance piano playing championship of America.’ Bnt now that he has won it, what is he going to do with it! . Banknote rustle can be realized by individual hustle.—^Wilmicgb n Dispatch;- :M \ t ! - ■: V-J CommunicationResfbred. 1 Hon. B. C. Brock, Davie’s able represen tative, has written us two letters "the past week, and sent us a copy of the bill to put the county officers on a salary system and to abolish the office of treasurer. We are publishing tbe most important parts of the bilk as follows: Sec. 5. That the sheriff of Davie coun ty shall- receive a salary of- one thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars per year, and shall be allowed tbe sum of five hun dred add forty dollars annually to pay an office deputy which he shall appoint. That the sheriff shall appoint a jailor whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners and paid by them. Sec. €. That the register of deeds shall receive a salary of thirteen hundred dol lars annually, said register of deeds shall receive no other compensation or allow ance whatsoever/ And said register of deeds shall, as a part of the duties of his office, have made out the tax books for said county in the same manner as they, have hereinbefore been made out by him and shall receive no extra compensation or allowance for so doing. Sec. 7. The clerk of the superior court shall receive a salary of one thousand dollars annually and no other compensa tion whatsoever. And that the board of county commissioners shall each receive three dollars per day and mileage. Sec. 8. That the office of the county treasurer is hereby abolished, provided the board of county commissioners are able to make a contract with a solvent bank or banks located at the county" seat to act as financial agent for said county which said bank or banks shall perform the duties-now performed by the treas urer of said county for a compensation not exceeding one hundred and fifty dol lars per year: Provided, that the said bank appointed and acting as financial agent of Davie county shall be appointed fora term of two years and shall be re quired to execute the same bonds for tbe safe keeping and. proper accounting of such funds as may come into its possess ion and belonging to such county and for the faithful discharge of its duties as are now required bylaw of county treasurer: Provided, further, that all fees that have heretofore been paid into the treasurer" office by virtue of the said office shall be paid into the financial agent of Davie county, which shall be placed to the sal ary fund. Sec. 9. That all of said officers and financial agents shall give bond as now provided by law, and should any of the aforesaid officers or financial agent pre- fec-.to execute said bond in some bonding company authorized by the law of this state to execute, such bond, they .may do so, and the cost thereof shall be paid one half by the county of Davie anJ the oth er half-by the officer or financial agent executing the said bond. Sec. 10. That the county commission ers of Dayie county shall in the month of November, nineteen hundred and eigh teen, and in the month of November each year thereafter, employ a competent au ditor or expert accountant to audit "ail books kept by all .the officers of Davie county, including the books showing the general county account and the accounts of the board of education, and the county superintendent of schools. And the said commissioners shall fix the compensation to be paid the said auditor or expert ac countant: Provided, it shall not be over one hundred and sixty dollars in any one year, and the couipensotion of such audi tor or expert accountant shall be paid by the county of Davie. * ** Sec. 13. AfterthisactshaIl be effec tive as to the office of sheriff of Davie county, at the expiration of the term of office of any person holding said office of sheriff, he shall be required to turn oyer to the ihcoming officer all books,, papers and accounts showing uncollected taxes, license and all unfinished business of his said office, and on and after the date when the newly elecred officers shall give bond and be inducted into office he shall perform all the duties of the said office of sheriff: Provided further, |hat nothing in this act shall prevent the person holding the office of sheriff of Davie county when the tax books for the year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen are placed in the hands of said officer from collecting said taxes for said year and" receive the compensation now fixed by law for so collecting taxes. Sec. 14. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the" provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 15. That this act shall be in. force from and after the first Monday in De cember, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. Dr. Ciump Dead. Dr. W. L. Crump, of Salisbury, died last Wednesday, aged 60 years, following an illness of some time. Dr. Crump was born in Davie coun ty, but spentmost of his life in Row an county. He is survived by one son and two daughters. Cana Honor Roll. FourthGrade—Martin Latham, Mattie May Hunter. Fifth Grade—Rachel Eaton, Rodwell Latham, Hattie Hunter. Sixth Grade—Sadie Hutchens, Agnes Boger, Era Collette, Nellie Boger1 Lawrence McClamroch, Ray Beck, Elva Stonestreet, Pearl Stonestreet, Clifford White, ,George Beaver, Mary Leagans. Former Davie Citizen Dead. A telegram was received in this city Wednesday," telling of the death of Mr. E. W. Mooring, which oc curred at his home in Gloucester PointrVa., on Tuesday evening, fol lowing a week’s illness of gall stone. Mr, Mooring was nearly 64 years of age, and is survived by a wife. Mr. Mooring was for many years a citi zen of Mocksville, and was one of the founders of the old Davie Times, the first paper ever published in this county. He has many friends, here who.will be saddened at the news of his death. It is said every man on opposed to a bond issue. R. I, DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & F. Bank. Good work—low prices. J)R. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phones Office No. 71. Residence No. 47 Office over Drus Store. DR. MARTIN, in connection with general practice, gives special attention to diseases . of eye, ear, nose and throat and fits glasses. OHice Over Drug Store. JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: ROOMS NOS. I AND 6 OVER MERCHANTS & FARMERS’ BANK, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. _ OFFICE PHONE NO. 67. PRACTICE IN ALL THE STATE ' AND FEDERAL COURTS. To Arrive This Week A number of genuine George DeIker Buggies in both steel and rubber tires, either open or top, STO VES AND RANGES The best line of stoves and ranges to be found in Davie county. Your neighborhas an Auto stove— ask him about it J. I. NISSEN WAGONS We have a few J. I. Nissen wagons left. No. 9 wagon $6.1, we are selling at $50. No. 11 $58.50 we sell them at $49. One No. 11 3-inch tire, worth $72, now $62. No. I 1-2 one-horse wagon $42, now selling at $38:50. No. 54 one-horse wagon $38.00, now $36. W ehaveplentyofbedsand seats to go with these wagons. One extra heavy crooked bed for two-horse wagon at $24. MOCKSVILLE HARDWARE CO., “HARDWARE OF QUALITY.” 6. F. HOOPER - - Manager. I WE THANK YOU! I a * ---------------- — ,----— -- We thank you for your liberal patron- age during the year 1916, and hope that 4 our business relations in 1917 may. be even more pleasant. We try to keep fresh meats ALL THE TIME WE ALSO CARRY A NICE LINE OF STAPLE AND FANCY- GROCERIES, COTTON SEED MEAL AND . SHIP STUFF. WE DELIVER ANYWHERE IN TOWN. SWAIM & DAVIS, ON THE SQUARE PHONE 69 B o o o o o o o o o o o e e e e o o o e e e e e e i i Solid Comfort A n y tim e , a n y w h e re , th e P e rfe c tio n S m o keless O il H e a te r m e a n s c o m fo rt in s u ra n c e . N o m a tte r i f th e b e d ro o m s so c o ld y o u c a n see y o u r b re a th — ju s t to u c h a m a tc h to th e P e rfe c tio n a n d i t th a w s o u t th e c h ills b e fo re y o u a re re a d y to d re ss. F o r a w a rm b a th ro o m , a c o z y b re a k fa s t ro o m , o r. a c o m fo rta b le liv in g ro o m a t th e e n d o f th e d a y ’s w o rk , g e t th e P e rfe c tio n . Clean, handsome, durable. Inexpensive to buy, inexpensive to use. Ask any good department store, hardware or furniture dealer - Dse Aladdia Security Oil—fo r best results STANDARD OIL COMPANY" (New Jersey) BALTIMORE y ^ jn g to n , D. C. Charlotte. N. <X Norfolk. V a. Charleston, W. Va.Richmond, Va. Charleston, S. C. • A Glance At The Lawmakers. The limit of tea days for the in troduction of local bills has sub merged other business and reveal ed the follyol wasting the time of the Legislature on local fuolF-hceas. e able represemati ve-introduc< d a bill to prevent the feeding of hogs on Sunday in Tyrell County —Chairty and Children, " Preparedness. Don’t worry over the prospect of twenty dollar shoes. We’ve all gone barefooted before in onr time. —Marshall News Record. : H E&lillli&i m m s IHE WEEl -t&psrtant flews ofi and World Tolf for Yoilr SOUND ‘ ABOl J i ; Condensed Reij of Interest Ofth«| 'Washington Jp -agricultural I ■193$ was the grej .existence, the vain -ed by thfe depaT Ato have been $13,| The: state depa •the cruiser Des -department -to bJ thousand Amenc •-Syria -and Palestl -will he taken to L •transshipment to J - The 'entente Pressed by Arthul •sign minister, to) Bice, ’ arid deliveJ apartment, amplif adent. Wilson’s p<l I SbS in detail whj •possible at prese - - which-will assuii itees .as they conjj Fetrograd (Ru omy" it is reported • -ital that. Sergius| .- ,eign-minister, ha :Eian ambassador | jpost of Russian B ritain , was mad Tthe death of " Admiral Dewey Am erican war h j .■and captured She Philippines ■nfferiiigj" is dead -was, the rankii jWcrId1 eighty ye ■sixty-two years j Tthe navy. Sovereignty ol Tridies, after hal -tiations, will pas| •with the excha rihe purchase tre lEing-and Danisq Spreading a <cial : district of Tales committed mote leak invest! ■qoiry. into the •executive meetb sidered the a<h ■expert counsel •affairs to condu -witnesses. It • -congress to mat do re-ort. ID om estic j More than tv riiosal Guardss •earn; border ham H ajor General [ Aome and tous) Jserviee,,under -war department ; tions-.w ill be ••soon as transp "Sbe provided. A New Yorkl A m erican comr jgiain is preparil - gear’s work and log appi'oximaf -will be discusse Hew York. , The departur 'Cm the border <008 and 50,000 Sn,- the federal! •patrol. , Crops alone! anore than eroi] _, -•combined' in ai| <of the United ..A WeIlton1Al AJbat Lieut. CoIL ILieat.. W. . A. r| aviators," exha " Jarir days in ' Mex., without) . . Jomid more til drie south of tJ aearichipg part] . A posse of mntfgee, OklaJ • Jbauk robbers, T m diesof OseJ .-IHarry Hart. . zaged m a bat| ■teen miles ■ so - rTIwe chief of lDiei only memJ . •cefve an injun 3y_.wounded ml :■ The faintest) asonneed by tlit •rib th e sound I. .E, B. Abbott, . th e. University) AaH of a feathd -••■wrestler stnkil New -York b | -Se?" float anotlij .SSreat- Britain 4b the third v- Aaglo-French, 3is -the' United! fcreak of, the e | Fifty persot den probably Population of ?ord, Ea., was) : Odd Fellows’ . .,.C oring a weddq v:. An. -oil: lamp ' ®pon. the entirl . _Bilis_rein£or| ■ tetion • laws by | Bmking it^unla in te r. jfJ Ida posse-non T : ®5ve • by the. Is . effective nor-affix ig a I l a i => “ 'V- eek B u g g ie s in or top. NGES be found in I Auto stove— GONS left. No. 9 11 $58.50 tire, worth Jgon $42, now Jagon $38,00, I seats to go crooked bed [RE CO., 99 Manager. K ) U ! patron- j>pe that be even sh meats & # <§» $ * ❖ $ § $ $ <§» $ # # «§> Lnd fa n c y STUFF. WE IS, rHONE 69 TlON HEATERS WP QffltPr THE DAVIE BECQRD,. MOCKSVILLE, N. C. I -j^ s rta t Hews of tte' State, Nation, 1 anti World Told in a Few Lines for Yoilr Convenience. ® u r SB O U f THE WORLD I Condensed Record of Happening! of Interest From AU Point* of the World. VTashington in agricultural products the year - <.jg Was the greatest in the nation’s • existence, the vahje of which is report-. (<: by the department of agriculture t- care been 113,449,000,000. Tiie state department has borjowed tip cruiser Des MoinesJfrom the navy departm ent to bring Sore than one t),-,-Jsand American refugees out of a. and Palestine. The refugees Viit be taken to Barcelona, Spain for SjfcES-shipment to the United States. • The entente allies, in a note' ad- r,;yssed by Arthur Balfour, British for- f ign minister, to Ambassador Spring- 5i;ce. and delivered to the state de- jiijinient. amplify their reply.to Pres- ietct Wilson’s peace note by explain e r in detail why they believe, it im- jt.fsible at present to attain a peace v Uch Trill assure them such guaran- t,** as they consider essential. Petrograd (Russia) .'correspondents say it is reported in the Russian cap- iife that Sergius Sazonoff, former for- • f-;gTi minister, has been appointed Rus- ,K*£vfi ambassador to Great Britain. The of Russian ambassador to Great jf.-itain was made vacant recently by ite death of Connt Beckendorff. Admiral Dewey, the nation’s Spanish- .A.2ierican war herb, who cut "the cable uz,d captured Manila land presented lie Philippines as a Fourth of July t,Bering. is dead in Washington. He -ras. the ranking navalv officer of the •Tc rrid. eighty years old and had seen t:x:y-two years of active service in ■!lie navy. Sovereignty over the Danish West jcoies, after half a century of nego- ii..nons. will pass to the United States, « tlie exchange of ratifications Cf •ie purchase treaty by Secretary Lan- siiig and Danish Minister Brun. Spreading a dragnet over the finan- t;'al district of New’ York, the house jBles committee extended the peace ,r.we leak investigation to a general in quiry into the stock market. At an nectitive meeting the committee con sidered the advisability of employing Ktpert counsel familiar with financial /.Sfiirs to conduct the examination of -witnesses. It is • also planned -to ask itEgress to make an extension of time v re"’ft. 'Domestic More than twenty-five thousand Na- Guardsmen now on. the Mexi- -MJi border have been designated by .Kijor General Funston for . return '±«!’.e and muster out of the federal .nrviee, under the order issued by the f ir department. All these, organiza- 1:;>ns will be started homeward as .*w>n as transportation facilities can t'f> provided. A New York dispatch says that the .American commission for relief of -Bel- r;«m is preparing for at least another year's work and the necessity of rate- :-':g approximately $150,000,000 more be discussed by the commission in .-V-Yv- York. The departure of 25,000 troops now ■•■J: the border will leave between 4J»,- -Wti- and 50,000 men of the Guard still i~ the federal service doing border fwrol. -Vrops alone in . 1916 were worth a-:-re than crops and animal products Kmbined in any years in the history ■ii the Cnited States prior to 1912. A Weilton, Ariz., dispatch announces 'IW. Lieut. Col. Harry G. Bishop and -lifcut. W. A. Robertson, missing army aviators, exhausted from walking -far days in the wilds.- of Sonora, Mm ., without food or water, were It1Iind more than thirty-two miles to snuth of the border by a civilian wzrehijig party from Weilton. A posse of ten men which left Ox- iiEiiigee, Oklai,. in search of alleged Sack robbers, returned witli the dead l-t-cies of Oscar Poe, Will Hart and >2trry H art The men killed were en- ?'-se(l in a battle with the posse eigh- ‘ miles •. souhtwest of Okmulgee. T te-chief of policg of Okmulgee .was tbfr only member of the posse to re wsve an injury, and he was but slight ly wounded in the hand. Tne faintest sound becomes so pro- Kianced by the aid ot an improvement •it the sound amplifier perfected by B. Abbott, instructor of physics at 'l*-t University;of California, that the of a feather makes a.noise like a '" -•«;.ler striking the mat. : • : ’ Kew York bankers are endeavoring “■<! float another $250,000,000 loan for ‘vrtat Britain In this country. .Tliis :'E the third. flotation, including the Acgi0-French,' of -British loans made the United States'since th e-out-, '« a k of the European waiv •! . . ?ifty persons^ w ereJ seriously hurt, probably fatally,^ when .half the J'fpulation of the little town of Har: Pa-, was trapped by., fire in; tlio 'Ofid Fellows’ hail,.-a-frame"structure, '^ring' a wedding reception arid'dance.- •4-n oil lamp 'fell-arid exploded' and the entire floor was. blazing... Sills reinforcing Tennessee’s prohi- -*;ob laws by prohibitingjlcckers and staking it.unlawful for any person- to ®ave into-'- aiiag liquoir- for*-sale -in posst-sion were sent to.'Governor by th e. legislature, and will be come effective just -as so o n as the ®*#ernor affixesM s aignature..:'- ---■s'1 © Mexican. The news received In El Paso, Tex- as, is. to tlie- effect- that actual with drawal operations are under way at El \alle, tlie southern outpost of the punitive expedition-in Mexico* ' Predictions are that the entire puni tive expedition will arrive in Colum- ■bus,.N, Mlt shortly. I . . supplies billed to Americans in U ielCasas Grandes-Colonia Buhlano district and sent to Jiiarez for trans portation over the Mexico Northwest ern railroad have been ordered- held at Juarez. ' It is stated in El Paso that no fur ther shipments of supplies will be made to the punitive expedition in Mexico. It is apparent at Colonia Dnblan, field headquarters for General Per shing's column, that a withdrawal movement is under way. European War Throughout Sunday, January 21, thousands of persons flccked to East London. (England) hoping to satisfy their curiosity as to the effect of an explosion in the munitions' factory there. None of them, however; was able to obtain a near view of the scene, owing, to rigid police. regula tions, and couid only wander through the outlying streets where most of-tbe windows were shattered by the con cussion. Newspaper reporters who werp al lowed to apprcach near the scene of the explosion in London describe what was formerly the site of the explosive! store as a hole a hundred yards across arid eighty feet deep-with masses of earth, iron and all sorts of wreckage covering an area of about six acres around tlie hole. ..On the whole, anent the explosions in East London, one is struck by the number of people killed. Judging from the fact that most of the fac tories were nearly empty and from the known proportion of casualties in cer tain houses, it does not appear that the death roll will exceed 300. The British and Turks in Mesopo-. tamia have been engaged in vigorous fighting along the Tigris river in the vicinity of Kut-el-Amara (Garden of Edea). Both London and Constan tinople war offices make claims to successes for their troops. A British official communication an nounces that northeast of Kut, Brit ish troops: have ^riven the Turks from' a small strip of land they were hold ing on the right bank of the Tigris and that King Gaprge’s men are now in control of an entire trench section on a front of 2,500 yards to a depth Cf 1,100 yards. In the capture of Nanesti, on the Seretli river, in Roumania, hard-fight ing of a hand-to-hand character took place in the streets. In .withdrawing from the village German batteries rak ed 'the Russians as they made their way across the bridges over the Ser- eth, inflicting heavy losses on them. On the line in France near Loose the British in a daylight raid blew up German dugouts, causing many cas ualties among the occupants. ' Artillery duels', are reported to be violent in tlie Verdun sector. The minister of the Brazilian marine has received a telegram from the cap tain of the port of Pernambuco, Bra zil, declaring the previously report ed declaration of the commander of the Brazilian steamer Maranhao that he encountered two cargo vessels ac companied by two auxiliary shfps,-be lieved to Germans, ail flying the Amer ican flag, is true. George Bernard, ,the middleweight champion pugilist of France, was kill ed -while making a flight. He enlist ed at the beginning of the war when 19 years of *age. ' • The Greek cabinet has discussed at length a British proposal to lease the Greek merchant marine. It was de cided to take measures to assure, the retention of the number of ships nec essary to provide tlie foodstuffs which Greece requires. The Russians announce the follow ing captures vduring 1916: Officers 8,- 770; men, 420,000; guns, 525; machine guns, .1,661; trench mortars and mine throwers, 421. This shows a total of 428,000 offices and men: A Berlin, dispatch announces that a British steamer, the Yarrowdale, was taken into a harbor (name( of the harbor not given) c n '!December 31 as a prize by a prize crew of sixteen men. The Yarrowdale carried 469 prisoners, the crews of steamers cap tured by a German auxiliary cruiser in . the Atlantic. _ The cargoes-of the captured ves sels December 3i by the' Germans, consisted Cf foodstuffs, including. 6,000 tons, of wheat,*2,009 tons of flour and 1,900 horses. The Germans made a rich haul in. the latest capture of vessels in the AtlantiC- TheYarrowdale had on board .117 motor lorries, one motor car,- 6,300 iiases or rifle cartridges,. 80,000 rolls .Cf barbed wire and 3,330 tons of steel bars, besides a quantity* of bacon and sausage. The- British troops in, France haive hit the .German line hard at two places and h a v e succeeded in making slight gains. . -' .. .' The-Gerinens announce that the tak i n g of the -Yarrowdale into a liarboj December 31 has bejen kept secret foi military -reasons purely' and is only, made public because of the statement m a d e by-the British admiralty on Jan uary 17. ' ' - '- ..; --. Great Britain’s reply to President Wilson’s peace note includes ,this sen- 'tence: “So. long as Germany- remains the Gerinany which without a. shadow of justificatidiToverran and. barbarous ly ill-treated a. country it was pledged to defend, no' state carf regard.its rights as secure if they; have rto bet ter protection than _a sdlmen treaty.” LEJBUE FOR PEACE MAKE MON'ROE DOCTRINE WORLD DOCTRINE, SAYS PRESIDENT „ IN ADDRESS TO SENATE. APPEARS BEFORE SENATE S E N T l I MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON DES^ . IGNA1TES COMPANIES WHICH 'ARE ORDERED HOME/ * NOW AWAITING FACILITIES Discusses Nation's Foreign Relations. :—Declares That-'Lasting Peace in Europe Cannot Be a Victory For Either Side. Washington.—Whether the United' States shall enter a world peace league and, as many contend, thereby abandon its traditional policy of isola tion and no entangling alliances was laid squarely before Congrec3 and the country by President Wilson in a per sonal address to the senate. For the first time in more than a hundred years, a President of the United States appeared in the senate chamber .to discuss'the nation’s for eign-relations after the manner of Washington, Adams and Madison. The effect was to leave congress, all official quarters and the foreign . diplomats amazed and; bewildered. Immediately there arose a sharp division of opinion over the propriety as well as the sub stance of the President’s proposal. "Startling,” “staggering,” “astound ing,” “the noblest utterance that has fallen from human lips since the Dec laration of Independence” were among the expressions of senators. . The President, himself, affer his. address, said: _D “I haye said what everybody has been longing for and has thought im possible. Now it appears to be pos sible.” The chief points of the Presi dent’s address were-' That- a lasting peace in Eu rope cannot be a peace of victory for either side. That peace must Be followed by a definite concert of power to assure the world that no catas trophe of war shall overwhelm it again. Thrat in such a concert of pow ers, the United States cannot • withhold its participation to guar antee peace and justice through out the world.. And that before a peace is made the United States Government should frankly formulate the con- ' ditions upon Which it would feel '- justified in asking the American, people for their formal and solemn adherence. ' - - “It is cleai1 to every man who I thinks,” the President told the senate, I “that there: is in this promise 110 j breach, in either our traditions and our ! policy as a nation, but a fulfillment : rather of all that we have professed or ‘ I striven for. ! President Wilson’s address was sent j to American diplomats in the bellig- '. erent 'countries last Monday, two days before the-United States received the -note from Minister Balfour, of. the British Foreign Office, supplementing I the Entente reply to Uis peace note, [ and on the !same day that German Foreign Minister Zimmerman declared it was impossible for- the Central Pow: er3 to.opeiily lay down their terms. • The President’s address was intend ed as an open message to the world of ,-the. conditions under . which he would urge the United States to enter a world federation to guarantee future peace. There Is nothing in the' ad dress or in the instructions accompany ing its presentation that will of itself necessitate- an answer, according to the Administration view but some re sponse nevertheless is expected from both groups of belligerents. : Fear o f. a "leak” : surrounded the sending ot the address abroad with such secrecy ’ as has seldom been equalled in • the State - Department. Only President Wilson, Sefcretary Lan sing and the men who transmitted it are”^ known definitely to have -been aware of it. - .. . . While 4he President. was speaking, copies o f. his address Iiad been for warded to belligerent countries for the; information, of the foreign offices,, and were being prepared for. i‘epresenta-~ tives ofrneutral Government here.; PUBLIC HONORS FOR ADMIRAL DEWEY SELDOM EQUALLED IN AMERICAN HISTORY., ALL FLAGS AT HALF-MAST As Soon as Railroad Provides These, Movement Will Begin,—About 50,-- 000 Will Jpe Left on'Border Patrol Dlity. Washington.—More than 25,000 Na tional Guardsmen, now on the Mexican border, have been designated by' Ma jor General Funston for return home and master out of the Federal service^ under-the order issued by the War De- partment,- - All.these organizations will be start ed homeward as soon as transportation facilities can be provided. Their de parture will Ieaw betw een 45,000 and 50,000 men of the guard still in the Federal service doing border patrol. " War Department officials continue to withhold comment on reports that /Jie movement of General Pershing’s regulars out ot Mexico soon will be . . , . ,. , under way. and the statement an-, 30Cieties an^ other orSani' T gua^rdsmen /1^ iguated I Flags on American public buildings. 2S . T n0L T nec, ^ es6 T i forts and naval vessels throughout theders with the withdrawal plans in ________________________ . world were at half mast, and at noon,any way. The understanding has I - bgen, however, that with the return I of the expedition in Mexico, and re- U. S. Warships AU Over World Fire Farewell Salutes.—Bluejackets Bear Body to Last Resting* Place in Arlington Cemetery. 4 Washington.—Admiral George Dew ey, the hero of Manilla Bay, was buri ed at Arlington with public honors seldom-equalled in the nation’s his tory. ' v After the services in the rounda of the Capitol, the body was followed down Pennsylvania avenue and across the Potomac to its resting place in Arlington by a cortage including all the high officials of the Federal Gov ernment, the' diplomatic corps,-rank ing officers of the Army and Navy, many military and naval units in uni form, committees of the senate and house, and representatives of many ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO PLAN NING FOR EARLY WITHDRAW- AL OF PERSHING’S TROOPS. NO DEFINITE DATE IS SET adjustment of the border patrol, all o f the state troops gradually wound be sent home. The department’s statement said: ; “General Funston has, selected these organizations* chiefly - in accordance with the rule of returning-first those troops longest in service 011 the bor der. To some extent, however, this rule could not be followed without unequal weakening of the ' border guard, and the .departures from it are so explaiued. The total strength of the organizations selected is 25,243.” . The guardsmen designated for re turn and muster out include: North Carolina—First Infantry. • South Carolina—Troop A, cavalry; company A, engineers; field hospital company. Tennessee — Ambulance company, No. I; field hospital, No. I.. Virginia—Second Infantry. CONGRESS MAKES EFFORT - TO SPEED UP LEGISLATION. to“Leak” Probe Transferred.—Try Avoid Extra Session. Washington.—With the peace note “leak” investigation transferred to New York,. Administration leaders in Congress believe the attention of members generally now San be con centrated upon the clogged legislative program.- ' House and senate leaders are just as anxious as President Wilson over the press of important business re maining on the calendar. No secret is made of the fact that all o f, them earnestly desire to avoid an extra ses sion, if it possibly can be done. Responding to the President’s per sonal appeal for action on. important legislation, the steering committee will meet and endeavor to arrange a program for the remain, er of the ses sion. and for longer day and possible night sgsions. A caucus of Democratic senators wiir.be called during the week to ratify the suggestions. MARINE IS KILLED IN " FIGHT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC . Washington.—:A night fight between native bandits-and American marines In the Dominican ■ republic, resulting^. iri the death 6 i one and the severe injury; of another, was reported-to the .navy department. 'nCfiptain : Knapp, commanding the Airierican cruiter forces, reported the. fight occurred Saturday night in the vicinity of the Porvenir sugar 'plantation! near.- Ma- coris,. the secrie^ of two.jVsimilar en counters: recently.; . " ' ^ . POLAND WANTS TO. BE'..- RECOGNIZED BY UNITED STATES New.'York—Resolutifins calling up on President Wilson to "take immediate steps for the recognition bj^tlie United States of the; government of the KingiJ dom of Poland, "which, in accordance with international law and on terri tory iiberated from occupation by tlie Russian W litary,' already has begun its work for the welfare arid happiness of the Polish nation,-”-, were adopted her^. by the Polish national^ defense comiinittee.'. V ... SWITZERLAND STIRRED BY GERMAN ORDER. . Berne, Switzerland.—The German measure prohibiting all importations, news of which was received here un expectedly, caused considerable com ment ; throughout Switzerland.. The government will make remonstrances to Berfiri as the entire economic sit uation of the country is affected by this species of blockade. ' MACKINSEN CAPTURES BRIDGEHEAD POSITION. Berlin, via Sayville.—The entire bridgehead position at Nanesti, on the Sereth Line in. northern Rumania, fell into Field Marshall von Mackensen’s hands with the town. COMPLICATED QUESTION IS LIKELY TO BE RAISED. - Washinston;—ThiE'. German Admir alty statement-that neutral^subjects in the crews of vesse'is captured by the German raider in -.-.hie South Atlantic “,have ‘been removed as prisoners of war,” will raise ,.a complicated ques-. tion if- any Americans are. among themV It was said that if.American officials ’ abroad. c.id -not. . clear ^ up whether Americans were among 'tfo prisoners, ari inquiry would be ad dressed to the Berlin'Government. MTNY ARE KILED WHEN ' CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLODES. London.—A portion/ of the area, ot .London was shaken severely, when a "chemical, plant in which munitions were manufactured, was .the'center of a series of. erplositons,- scattering’de- -,cruction oVer a considerable 'section of the- !district in which th e' works were located. - There is no evidence thaj’the explosion was-other than the result of a 'fire, such as that-'td which any "factory is subject. Forty bodie* have been recovered. while the last rites were being said at Arlington, senior warships of the American Navy everywhere fired- a farewell salute of nineteen'* minute guns. . During the services at the Capitol, which were- attended by! President Wilson and many other • officials and distinguished men and women, the body rested on the - same catafalque and at the same spot in the rotunda where Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley lay in state. Chaplain Frazier, Dew ey’s and the Olympic’s chaplain at .Manilla, officiated. I Escort of Cadets. A brief ceremony at the Dewey residence,, attended by near relatives, by the President and Mrs. Wilson, and by a few close friends, preceded the Capitol, funeral, and In "conformity to the Admiral’s expressed desire, .the Annapolis midshipmen- were the only military escort when the body was taken from the home. The private service began at 10 .o’clock and that at the Capitol an hour later. It was-decided to sclect no honorary pall-bearers; At the hoirie, at the. Cap-, itol, arid later at the cemetery,-the body was borne by blue jackets, and and In the cortage it reposed on a flag- draped caisson. Accompanying it on foot was an escort of marines, blue jackets, soldiers and midshipmen. The larger military escort followed including the entire corps of midship men, the bluejackets of the battleship New Hampshire, marines from Nor folk and Philadelphia, artillerymen from Fort, Monroe and other posts along the Potomac, anjl many other units. Accompanied by their officers on foot, they marched In-the inverse order of their rank, in special full dress uniform. ^lkely That Guardsmen Will Be Oiv dered Home Within a Few Days Unless Something Unexpected De- , velops. Washington.—Although - Villa's op erations have injected confusing fac tors into the situation in ,northern Mexico arid along the border, there is every indication that the Administra.- tion is going forward with its plans for early withdrawal of Pershing’s ex pedition'and demobilization of the Na tional Guard. Officials here have insisted that it was impossible .to set a definite date for the troop movements because of the uncertainty of transportation fa cilities arid because the situation at the border and beyond constantly is 'changing. It has been indicated clearly, however, that unless there was some 'unexpected development. Pershing’s withdrawal and the return of the guardsmen would be ordered within a few days. The reports on Villa’s new cam paign apparently have not disturbed this determination, but they have somewhat bewildered officials here as to the real situation and in the end may operate to hold up the orders ' until a more thorough investigation has been made. Army officers contend that the. Pershing force would be ia a better military position if with drawn and regrouped, but they are anxious to locate the Villa, forces more definitely ‘before there is any American movement. Border dispatches tranmitting ru mors ' that the guardsmen Would be ordered home with in five days were heard, by War Department officials without comment. General Funston has exercised a wide discretion re garding details of troop disposition, ana it is assumed geLerally that tjie exact date will depend largely on his assessment of conditions along -the border arid in the territory where Villa is operating. MISSING AVIATORS FOUND AFTER WANDERING IN MEXICAN DESERT Only Water _They Had Was From Radiator of Airplanes. Weilton, Ariz.—Lieut. Col. Harry G.' Bishop and Lieut. A. Robertson; missing Army: aviators, exhausted from walking four days in . th e ’wilds of Sonora, Mexico, without food or water, were found trirty-two miles south of the border by • a civilian searching party from Weilton. Lieutenant Robertson was brought back -here by the searchers. Lieuten ant Colonel Bishop, too weak to waik, was left in gharge of four searchers in ' the Rosario Mountains, where -he was found. „• Two sandwiches and two oranges each, was all the food the men- had tas'ted since they left the north is land aviation base at Sau Diego Jan uary 10 on their flight, Robertson told the searchers. - The only water the}’ had had was taken from the radiator of the air-: plane, Robertson said,, and it was ex hausted four days ago. - Rjbertson was found and was fol lowing the tracks of the automobile of the searching party. He was trailing the base of the Gila Mountains, 200 miles south of the border. He direct ed the searching party; to the, Rosario Mountains, 30 miles .farther soutli- .where he said he left Bisho-P the day before, Bishop had become exhaust ed and was unable to walk. . Leaving Robertson In charge of two of the searchers, other members of .the party pressed southward arid found.Bishop lying on the. ground, in. a mountain' pass. He was unable to talk recognize the searchers. Roberteon said the members of the searching party were the first humaris he-had seen1 since he landed./ He was unable to give .definite information'as to the district WKerein ‘ they, landed but thought it was ,250. miles or more south of the Arizona border. . FIFTEEN-CRUISERS ON . HUtiT FOR GERMAN. BneuQS Aires.—Fifteen cruisers .arid armed ships now. are- searching the- Southern - Atlantic' for the German raider; according.to reports received hare. v.>. - M r-m •'T r;y-. r : •; GERMAN RAIDER BELIEVED TO , BE MOEWE, CAPTOR OF APPAM. i Sailed Under Danish Flag and. Car- 7 j ried Hay on Bridge to Conceal . j . Armament. I Rio Janeiro, Brazil.—It is consider ed certain here that the German raider which has been creating havoc among Entente shipping in the south Atlantic , is the Moewe, the German armed raider, which captured the Ap- pam and sunk numerous Entente ships in Atlantic waters a year ago. The ^American Consul at-Pernam buco has cabled th e: Embassy here confirming' the landing of several Americans from vessels which^ fell victim to the raider. He added that no Americari ships had been sunk by the German craft, and that all the American sailors landed were men from- the. crews of foriegn vessels. ■ According to reports from an au- . • thoritative source the Meowe is: un-' derstood to have sailed from Kiel • under the 'Danish flag carrying a car go of hay on the bridge in order to conceal her armament. When last- seen, the Moewe was painted black, with white iharkings. Her armament included four torpedo tubes in service and several tubes in reserve. She is ‘believed to have carried a-mine- * laying apparatus. ' The raider also carried a large number of auxiliary, plates which would perm it., her commander to change the rppearat.ee of the bridge ’ at will. In addition she had collap- - . sible funnels. .- Ths vessel now belieyed to be .the Moewe -was repainted several times, and under the. last coat of paint were observed traces. of ’the Dianisii flag ' which had been painted on the hulL • 'I I S. L. WHIPPLE OF BOSTON, . SELECTED TO ACT AS COUNSEL.. . Washington.—Sherman L. Whipple, > of Bostop, a Democrat arid a rioted trial lawyer, was invited by Uie Rules . Committee of the House to act as counsel in the peace note leak inves tigation which it now appears will ex- tend deeply Into Wall Street stock manipulations. Representative Hertry, . chairman of the committee,, arid Rep resentative Campbell, the-ranking Re publican member, that it was hoped Whipple would accept. BRIEF.VISIT TO CAPITOL . _ - . PAID BY PRESIDENT. Washington.—Speeding up of cori- cideration • of th e, legislative program / generally-was urged by'President Wil son, during a brief visit to the Capitol. • . While he, devoted his' conference with Senators and .representatives chiefly.^, to !discussing the general. dim- bill1 v now in conference, he mentioned other . -measures in which he. is interested, . f iricluding those introduced as -a r*-.V : suit of the railroad strike threatened .last.year../ -. .. . Vr*;'u;v<&?£:'?& Z^ix tT$&&£'&'•> ^vrssr^t^--.V^s^f:V - ’ f HE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. „ ft • I ; : |!f life ‘ If-Ji Il I.I- I* i f I f^.: \$.y t-4: IjS : &;. 11"' 15 K T M E I S ’ IICI J. • ffir-.ua-,n-rint—^ Mo sick headache, biliousness, bad taste CF constipation I by morning. -j* —--------. '* Get a 10-cent box. Are you keeping your bowels, liver, and stomach clean, pure and fresh with Cascarets, or merely forcing a !passageway every few days witllS1 !Salts, Cathartic PiUs, Castor Oil or Purgative Waters? Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg ulate the stomach, remove the sour and fermenting food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out of the system all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels. A Cascaret to-night will make you feel great by morning. They work while you sleep—never gripe, sicken or cause any inconvenience, and cost only 10 cents a box . from your store. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then and never have Headache, Biliousness, Coated Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or Constipation. Adv. Books in Prison. . Prison literature has many fine pro ductions to its credit In prose as well as poetry. In his prison at Athens, Socrates completed his great argument for immortality; In a Koman dungeon Galileo made some of his greatest dis coveries. In his prison In Wartbnrg castle Luther translated the New Test ament iuto the German language. Dur ing his twelve yenrs in Bedford jail Bunyan dreamed his immortal dream of the “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Sir Wal ter Baleigh wrote his fragmentary history of the world to beguile the long years of his imprisonment In tlie Tower of London. Much of the New Testament' also is prison literature. Some of the finest of the epistles of St. Paul were written during his im prisonment at Rome, and the Book of the Revelation of St. John was writ ten while he was an exile on the island prison of Patmos.—London Chronicle. ATriaIGaveInstant Relief—Never Disappoints —Great Kidney Remedy Being broken down in health, suffering with kidney trouble, despairing of ever being well again, I was advised by a friendto try Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root which gave me instant relief, and after using several bottles, I am now sound and well. gave me instant relief,after using • OVICIOI UUVVlvih X CsXU UVVV QUlXUU aliu VVvli)and can safely recommend Swamp-Root to anyone suffering with back or kidney troubles. -"I also had rheumatism, and I have had more relief from Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- !Root than any other remedy. A sufficient itrial will convince anybody of the merit* cf Swamp-Root. c Yours very truly, \ . P. S. NELSON,f Murphy, N. C. _ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of July, 1909. EDMUND B. NORVELL, Notary Public, Cherokee County, N. C. Brove What Swamp-Root WiO Do For Yoa Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle.® It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable infor mation, telling abont the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention ithis paper. ReOTlar fifty-cent and one- dollar size bottle* for sale at all drug stores.—Adv. : Idle Curiosity. “A hotel lobby may be half full of millionaires and no one gives them a .second look.” , • “That’s true. This is a prosperous !country.” . “But let a man enter with a queer piece of baggage in his hands and ht\u- 1 ,dreds of necks are stretched to the rjlmlt,” a t L IM t t h ir t e e n v e sse l s o f enTcNVI Victim s o f g e r man RAIDER. resolution paying tribu te TO His MEMORY IS PASSED IN HOUSE AN© SENATE. RAIDER IS STILL AT LARGE Ten English Ships and Two French Destroyed. Near Azores Islands and South American Coast.—British - Gain in East. Londo-.—A- German commerce raia- er has been working havoc In the At lantic ocean on Entente Allied ship ping. Between the Azortt Islands an.! the South American coast during the period from December 12 to Janu ary 10 at least 13 vessels—10 British steamers, a Japanese steamer and two French sailing craft—were captured by the raider and it is presumed that most of them were' sunk. The Briitsh Admiralty assumes that eight of the British steamers and the two French sailing vessels, all of them long overdue and some of them known to have been loaded with arms, ammunition, horses and other war supplies for the Entente Allies, have been sunk by the raider. The Japanese steamer was released by the raider off the coast of,Brazil and permitted to land at Pernambuco 237 men of crews of vessels destroyed. One fit the British steamers is said to have, been sent away by the raider with 400 additional men to be landed, but up to the present no advices of her having reached port have been received. The whereabouts of the raider is not known. The British troops in France have hit the German line hard at two places for good gains, according to Uie latest British communication. Northeast of Cite Galonne, the Cana dians carried out a brilliant raid of German trenches on a front of 700 yards and penetrated the position to a depth of 500 yards to the German second line. The German dug-outs were completely wrecked and 100 men were made prisoner.- ARTHUR BALFOUR SENDS NOTE TO AMPLIFY ENTENTE REPLY. I No Place to Stay. : “You know the old saying that truth Is found at the bottom of a well.” “Yes,” replied the cynic, "and I also ,know that wells are going out of fash ion nowadays.” * Fallen in His Estimation. Mrs. Flatbush—,-Didn't you say your vjhusband used to IUre the ice and snow? Mrs. Bensonhurst—Oh, yes. . • “Weil, I saw him today, and he tseemed to be down on it.” ; Some folks think that castor oil should ,follow a dose of Vermifuge. Not so with Dr. PeeryrS “Dead Shot.” A single dose ,not only eradicates Worms or Tapeworm, 'but tones up the digestion as well. Adv. Gain In Loss. ‘ . He that loses anything and gets wu- •dom by^it, is a gainer by the loss.— ■ L’Estrange. • «$>V. l i f t p i Si - s?:’r- •• ■ The Ouiolae That Does Not AEect The Head I only one uBromo Quvrine.' B. w. < ■lgnaturoisoneaohbox.JBc. Of the 38,167,336 gainfully occupied .persons in the United States, 8,075,- (772, or 21.1 per cent, are women. ' Indigestion produces disagreeable and BbmetlmeB alarming Symptoma Wright’* .,Indian Vegetable Pills stimulate the digestive processes to function naturally. Adv. I Lightness is the chief claim for an aluminum billlard cue that a Nebraska' rjnvehtor has patented.: , i pH 8ant Pellete are-the original little ltver pills put up '49 years ago. v-They regulate liver and bowels.—Adv. 7 , iChina yearly imports $4,000,OOp ,\worth various kinds of ; leather. Why Peace is Impossible a t Present is Explained. Washington.—The Entente Allies, in a note addressed by Arthur Bal four, British Foreign Minister, to Am bassador Spring-Rice, and delivered to the State Department, amplify their reply to President Wilson’s peace note, by explaining in detail why they believe it impossible at present to at tain a peace which will assure them such guarantees as they consider es sential. The note also explains why the Allies demand the expulsion of Turkey from Europe, restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to France,' of Italia Irredenta to Italy, and the other ter ritorial changes set forth. Those who think the future of the world may be insured by international treaties and international laws, the note says, have ill-learned the lessons taught by recent history. After Charging that German influence in Turkey had re sulted in conditions as barbarous and more aggressive than were known under Sultan ^Abdul Hamid, and that it had been shown Germany cannot be expected to respect treaty obliga tions, Mr. Balfour says: “So long as Germany remains the Germany which, without a shadow of Justification, overran and barbarously ill-treated a country it was .pledged to. defend, no state can regard its rights as secure if they have no better protection than a solemn treaty.” SPECIAL COMMITTEE ADVISES RETENTION OF ALL NAVY YARDS. Washington.—Retention of all ex isting navy yards, establishment of submarine bases on' the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, and a thor ough aeronautical survey of the coast of the United States and in posses sions were recommended to Congress in a preliminary report by a special commission of naval officers appoint ed by President Wilson. 9 , The commission consisted of Rear Admiral J. M. Helms, Chief Construc tor: W. L. Capps; Civil Engineer H. H. Rousseau, Capt. G. W. McElroy and Commander C. L. Hussey, : It spent several months, making ■ inspections along the coasts, and announced that further investigation -will be necessary. ' On the abolishment of navy yards, the report recommends that “it is un necessary, undesirable and inadevirt able to abolish at. this tim e, existing navy yards or naval station Vtjthin the continental limits of the United States.” 7 • WifHTHESfATEUWMAKERS Resume of tbb DOlngs Df thb General Assembly During the Past Week Told in a Brief and Interfesting Way. For Our Miny Readers. .Raleigh. Senate and house both adopted resolutions paying tribute to Admiral Dewey and asking the North Caro lina delegation In Congress to offi cially represent the state at the Dew ey funeral. * The senate received a notable bill by Senator Allen of Wayne to abolish capital punishment except for crim inal assault proven by more than one witness. A bill by Senator Long would give .lodging house keepers liens on baggage of gusts. A number of additional bills’ were offered both for statewide and for' county laws for the election of county boards of education and superintend ents of schools. Senate and house both adjourned '. in honor o f. Robert E. Lee. The speakers desk in the house is draped with Confederate and state flags. The senate passed a resolution directing the appointment of a joint committee of legislators to give spe cial attention to preparation, introduc tion and passage of whatever bills this legislature must enact for the proper operation of the constitutional amendments, especially those limiting legislation as to municipal and county affairs. The resolution calls for sep arate committees to prepare meas ures as to municipal and as to county affairs. Senator Brenizer expressed the sentiment of the senate, when he declared that while the legislators ap preciated the work of the State Bar Association In preparing such meas ures, it was far too important a mat ter to leave open In that way and must be taken care of directly by the legis lature. • The Dewey resolution from the house was put through immediate pas sage and ordered enrolled for ratifica tion after Senators Oates and Camer on had spoken in its advocacy; The adoption was by a rising vote. On mo tion of Senator Oates, the Presifieht of the-Senate was directed to wire Senator Simmons of the action of the Asembly in this matter. The Kittrell resolution eulogizing Admiral Dewey aad providing that ad journment^ be in his honor along with Robert E. Lee1,was taken up. Repres entative Grier objected to adjournment that would confuse this honor for Gen eral Lee with any other person. - The reference to Dewey as to adjournment was withdrawn and the tribute to Dewey adopted. * The Senate committee on "proposi tions and grievances” has again voted, to "Save Pender" in the spirited stock 'law fight which has stirred the Legis lature this session and two years ago. There was a two hours’ hearing on the bill to provide special tax for building a stock fence around Pender so that “free range” could be restored and an unfavorable report on’ this by an unfavorable report.oh this by the committee was the result, only two senators, one of them Senator Burnett, of Brunswick, voting for ravorable re port. The hearing was In the senate chamber which was thronged by op posing Pender delegations, the- stock law contingent wearing badges read ing “Save Pender” and the free rang ers big streamers reading “Save Pen- •der’Democracy” and setting out big popular ^najorities in the county’ for. free range. The'Senate held a lengthy debate on the resolution to sanction the action of Governor Craig and the state’s prison directors in disbursing $10 to the needy families of well be haved state convicts. It resulted, in the addition of the Jones resolution and endorsement by a roll call vote of 36 to .10. Senator,, Person introduced a bill to. amend the bill with a provision, that no. salaried state or bounty, officers shall serve more than two terms. A bill by Sefiator Jones, of Ashe ville, wOuld require railroad; compa nies to pay off semi-monthly, the engi neers, conductors, • firemen, flagmen, brakehieh and other'employes as well as thfyshop employes -as ; the law re quires. - In the House .Representative Beas- Iey introduced a- bilL to exempt from taxation mortgages and notes given ,In 'the purchase of homes in .accdrdr. ance wit hjhe reign- of Governor Bickett, - exemptions to fee as high as $3,000. V FIND NO TRACE OF MISSING AVIATORS; Calexico, CaL-Army1 officers pilot-- Ing three airplanes failed to find Any trace of the two Army officers, Lieut Col. H. G. Bishop , and Lieut. W. A. Robertson, Jr., who have been lost since January. 10; Several hours Were spent in .fruitless search over the: de sert ‘and; mountain-; region of Lower: California. The officers also search-' ed the Mesa country and Analiy land ed on the desert of Sonora, whfer* the missing men were last sighted. M i s : In the house, Matthews Of--BerUe, offered a- bill .to prevent, increases in county tax assessments by Uie Cor poration Commission without notice; The senate received a message' from Governor Bickett transmitting- the re port, and recommendations- of .Com missioner Of. Insurance Jamies R. Young; th e . message .stressing Vespe- /ially the importance-of consideration of - the, recommendations by Mr. Yonng that there be IlYorltmehis Compensai. Ubn legisiatidn and legislation; aniend-; Ing the state regulations as to fire ^escapes;- ’ " • - : - .7-7 -7'.' The house passed the omnibus Jus tice of the peace bill and raised the standard m licensing embalmers. The Clark bill passed to . amend the law. as Jto disposition of penalties in case, of usury charged on mortgages. W hat id Intended to make secret remedies under various and su®^,,y trademarks and names- c?m_Vav&Yn the open, is the purpose ^ ^ ln. troduced In the senate,- by genator Scales, of Guilford, a similar meas* tire was Inttodu^ed in the house by R epresents!^, Page In this action the .Stt C6 q£ NoraL Carolina is the first 8^-Qe in the union to attempt the open I formula. While the measure has strong friends in both houses, those behind the bill are expecting a fight from the opposition. There, is about $300,000,000 invested In these reme dies which the law aims at and their line up against the measure is ex pected. There is no fight on the so- called patent madicines, official reme dies and remedies compounded on the prescription of a physician. If a’scrap comes one thing is sure, the introduc ers of .the bills in both houses are not afraid to meet it and will be found to be able to take care of themselves in the most approved manner. In Line With Governor. This measure is in line with the recommendation of Governor Bickett in his inaugural address. The other recommendations «£ Governor Bickett were embodied in bills introduced by Senator Warren of Beaufort county.. One provides.that n® prisoners shall be sent to, the county chain gang who are sentenced to more than two years. The other was for the appointment of the governor, chairman of the state tax' commission and the ,state treas urer to form a commission to investi gate and make a comprehensive re port on a system of taxation to be sub mitted to the next General Assembly. Another measure introduced by Senator W arren was to prohibit boys from acting as agents of teelgr'aph and telephone companies. This would pre vent the employment of persons under 18 years of age for the delivery of in trastate messages. Another important measure was in troduced by Senator Alien. This pro vides for the establishment of a re formatory foil women at the state prison. Senator McNider put -in a bill amending the law relative to divorce. Grown tired of inaction, members of the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly introduced a num ber of bills whose import is of con siderably more concern than any here tofore coming up. for the august con sideration of that body. Gallatiri Rob erts, of Buncombe, who many thought, would be speaker of the house for the present -session,, came across with one of the notable bills. It calls for woman suffrage in a modi fied ,degree. Mr. Roberts’ bill is so worded that few recognized ,its im portance when its title: “A. bill to be entitled an act to authorize any city or town to amend its charter in regard to municipal suffrage,” was read. This bill, with those of Page and Griffin, the former to provide for the election of county boards of edu cation through popular ballot; the latter to authorize the enactment of stock law over the eastern counties now without it, comprised the really important proposed legislation of the day. Mr. Roberts’ bill provides the ma chinery whereby women will be per, mitted to vote in municipal elections. While woman is not mentioned- in th'e bill, it is stated that all persons above 21 years- of age, who are not idiots, luntaics, convicts or illiterates (exeept those of the latter who _are qualified as state, electors under the constitu tion), shall be perm itted-to vote In. municipal elections. This, it is understood, is in line with the requests to fee made, this year by the woman’s suffrage league. In mariy of the northern and western states women are permitted to vote in cer tain municipal election. It is believ ed that the women will ask for. noth ing more revolutionary than this. They seem to think that" to. ask for the complete enfranchisement of women would be too much at this time. ' With the view of affording'to North Carolina counties an opportunity to borrow money for- road construction, at a rate of less than 6 per cent Repre sentative. Clark, of Pitt, introduced a bill in the house of; representatives which, if enacted, will make 'available each year- for the next 41- years, the sum of $400,000. .This sum is to-be secured by state bonds bearing 4 per cent Interest and. is to be loaned to counties, townships or road districts at an interest of 5 per cent. This bill with three others introduced by Repre sentative Clark to regulate the sum moning of expert witnesses;-to amend t§ amend; the . pendent families,- and one by Mr. Clay tori to authorize the. payment of a part of prisoner’s earn- to amend the dependent families, and one by Mr. Hooker to.csll' for a. report from the state fish commissioner, com prised the total of important bills In-; ,troduced in the house. . ; . School for Blind. /, Three bills were, introduced fey Sen tor Harding ,of Pitt, relative to the School for. the. Deaf, Dumb and'Bhnd here. These provide for the erection of .ten fireproof: cottages on the • 80- acre tract owned by the state' here, which ‘ was purchase dfor that : pur pose; the changing of the title of prin- Cipal to-superintendent to..m ake, the title conform to that of the heads of Other state irirtitiitions; to. require, sheriffs, in 'th e .yarious counties -to bring feiindj children to the institution. when notified’ fey.^,the. super intandent. of the AchooL . j a i K ^*t h ©fcVering Happening* In ’/•f Stotq T hat Are of Inteceet to ’ All the People. * . : -----r . W yrk is in full-sway on the $100,- OOh'concrete bridge being built by the ^P1Uthern railway at Concord. : D. Q. Smyre, a Catawba county far mer, sold at Newtori last week 50 bushels of wheat for $100.00.' . The past railroad pay day in-Ham let was the largest in history, more than $160,000 being paid out. Th,e executive committee of the North Carolina Teachers” Assembly, in conference at Raleigh, selected Char lotte as the place fo r’hte. next an nual session, Thanksgiving week. Raleigh, Wilmington and Asheville were other points considered. Commissioner of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman reports that the manu facturing establishments In this state classified at miscellaneous number I860 and , use $138,872,153 capital stock, the combined value of the plants being - $32,136,000, with annual pay rolls aggregating $18,214,500, From present indications there will be many candidates for the office now held by Congressman George E. Hood, who represents the Third District. Solicitor C. L. Abernethy, of New Bern, has asserted that he . will be strictly, on the job when the time comes and it is understood here that Senator Matt Allen, of Wayne county, ,will also be among those present. The report and recommendations of Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young to Governor Bickett to be transmitted to the legislature was filed with the governor! The report shows a steady increase in the revnue of the department, the increase averaging ai>out $15,000 per annum. The re ceipts this fiscal year will be about $365,000. I Dr. Claude L. Pridgen,. of Wilming ton, was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Mas ons at session devoted In part to memorial exercises in - honor .of the memory of the late Grand Secretary John C. Drewry, an andress by Grand Master James W. Witton, of the Dis trict of. Columbia, and routine busi ness. ' In number of trees North Carolina is superior to any of the other states of the Union, with the exception of Florida and Texas. North Carolina has 166 varieties as- compared with 328 for Florida and 198 for- Texas. Georgia comes next with 134, and Ala bama with 121. The big state of Caii- forunia has only 94 species. If all the woody plants are counted, North Car-, ’olina has about 450. Major Baxter R. Hunter, of Char- lotte, senior medical officer of the Second regiment at Camp Stewart, BI Paso, Texas, lays claim to being the luckiest man, all round, in the whole brigade. He has had nothing but good luck since he came to Texas and top-, ped it all a few nights- ago by pur chasing 30 cents worth of- oysters in an El Paso restaurant and setting his -teeth firmly on a pearl worth about fifty ,dollars. The ninth biennial session of the North Carolina. Anti-Saloon League was held in th e, First? Bhptist church at Raleigh, J. A. Hartness of States- ville, president, and the members of the league and an adequate audience, that filled to capacity the big church auditotrium, listened for two hours to William Jennings Bryan, first on the duties of a legislator, and the value of the initiative and , referendum, and then on the great country-wide move ment for prohibition. ' Commencement marshals were chosen by the junior class at their meeting last week. Fred Farthing, of Boone, wa selected cheif marshal, and the number of assistant !marshals this year w is increased to eight. These are as follows: C. H. • Herty, Jr., Chapel,-Hill; R. C. deRosset, Jr., Wil mington; L. R. Wrenn, Mount Airy; W- G. Burgess, Shelby; Victor . S. Bryant, Jr., Durham; C. R. Williams, Graham; J. B. Linker, Salisbury, and W. H. Stephenson, Raleigh. . Another new cotton mill for .Ga* tonia .has been chartered with, a cap ital stock of $400,000. : The Unionvllle High School-building In Union county was destroyed by .fire last week. ' This wris one of first high schools established in the South. A commission was issued , hy Gov ernor ,Bickett to C. Ms Faircloth, of Clinton, promoting him from major to lieutonarit-colonel of the Second’ Regi ment; to succeed- Col.' J. Van B. Metts, promoted to colonel. J . Mr. W. J. Cameron, actuary of . the North Carolina Insurarice Department, has 'tenederd his resignation to Coin-' missiorier James Rs. Young, to take ef fect February I. v .; Locke Craig, but a tow day* Ago chief executive of toe.; Ataie of North Carolina,; is again an. integral part .of the community life, of-Asheville. Tfee ex-Govemor; taking possession of his; ,tormer law offices,: has .taken-his son, ' Qridtge- -Winston; Crabs': irito;-partner ship. and the. firm- sign , now reads. “ Rape’s Diapepsirf cures Sickfl sour stomachs in five minutes . * —Time Itl I “Really does" Erit bad stomachs m order—“really does” overcome indlgsa^ tlon, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn aaci! sourness in five minutes—that—just that—makes Pape’s Dlapepsin Uie Iar- gest selling stomach regulator in the world.: If what you eat ferments into Btubbrirn IumpS1 you belch gas aad eructate’ sour, undigested food and acid;, head is dizzy and aches; breath foul; tongue coated; your insides filled with bile mid, indigestible waste, re member-the fom ent “Pape’s Dlapep. sin” comes in contact with the stomack all such distress vanishes. It’s truly astonishing—almost marvelous, aaii the. joy is its. harmlessness., * A large fifty-cent case of Pape’s Dia- pepsin will give’ you a hundred dollars* worth of satisfaction. . It’s worth its Weight in gold to men arid women who Can’t get their stom achs regulated; It belongs in your home—should always fee kept handy In case of ;Sick, sour, upset stomach, during the day or at night. It’s the quickest, surest and most harmless- stomach doctor In the world.—Adv. - All Records Shattered. The coal and coke output of the> United States broke all records in 1916. The total coke production, ac cording to estimates prepared by .C, E. Lesher of the United States geological survey, department of the Interior, was 54.300.000 tons, an increase over 1915 of 12,-700,000 tons, or 30 per cerit, an<$ over 1913 of 8,000,000 tons. Coal production records were smash ed by an output of 597,500,000 tons, compared with 570,000,000 tons* the- previous high record established in. 1913. The quantity of bituminous coal mined was 509,000,000 tons, an In crease'compared with’1915 of 66,500,- 000 tons, or 15 per cent, according to- estimates by C. E. Lesher of the Unit ed States geological survey, depart ment of the interior. The quantity of' Pennsylvania anthracite was about 88,- 312.000 net tons, a decrease of’ 600,000- tons. ACTRESS TELLS SECRET. A well known actress gives the follow ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint o£- w ater add I oz. Bay Rum, a sm all box of Barbo. Compound, and 14 oz. of glycerine. Any. druggist can put this up or you can m ix it a t home a t very little cost. Full: directions for m aking and use. come in each, box o f. B arbo- Compound. I t w ilt gradually darken ,streaked, faded gray hair, and m ake it soft and glossy. I t will -not:-color -the.'scalp, is not sticky o* greasy; and does not rub off. Adv. Too Many Now. “What’s become of the old-fashioned woman who exclaimed, ‘brazen crea ture I’ every time she saw another woman immodestly dressed?” . “I don’t know, but Tm sure of on® thing.” ' “And what is that?’.’ "If she were alive today and stilj tried to keep up that practice, sh® would soon fee out- of breath.” With the Fingers ! SaysCornsLlftOut WithoutAnyPain . Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or Ariy kind of a corn can shortly b© lifted right out' with, the fingers if you Vrill apply on the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority, At little cost one can get a small bot tle of freezone'at any drug store, which will positively rid one’s feet of every corn or callus' Wlthorit pain or sore ness or the danger of infection. This new’ drug is an ether compound, arid dries the moment it is applied and does.; not inflame or even Irritate the surrounding skin. Ju st. think l Yog can lift off your coiris and calluses now without a bit of pain- or soreness. If your druggist hasn’t freezone he can easily get a small bottle‘for you from his wholesale drug house.—adv. Not Long Enough to Reach H*r«- Bill—I see by this !paper that Chlnsi hds the’ lorigert ..National - hymn. Jill—Ever hear it? O "Oh, no, I’ve never been over there “Well, it can’t, be so Awful long if it hasn't reached here yet.” ToDfiyediitMaIaria .A ffdBuiIdUpTbeSysteiD Take the O ld Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what yon ,are taking; as the formula Ia printed on .every, label, showing it is Quinine to J Iron in a tasteless form. Tbe ~ ’ iiriine .'drives !out malaria, the Iron Ids rip the system, fip cents. Qriiibuili An Unsettled Question. j Little Lemuel—Say, paw, does Hon.’ Iri front of a man’s name meari that fee isTjonest?” . . Paw—rSometimes' It does, son, and then again sometimes it doesn’t. 7 : ‘Important.-to mothers •■ Examine, carefully. every bottle o? GASTORIA, .'that famous' old remedy ' for. infants arid children, andsee that it Bears this: SIgnatrire ttf’t Jri TTse for Over 80:Yearis, Ghildfrt1! GrY ^or Oastoria : An! acre. of! good! fishing': ground will produce- m ore-food In' a- w©oh than an ««*a of land V .Vj - . * . DESPAIN b! The reg ' Rocky Moun bers, cattle I Morgan gnn| 20 miles fi-(] horses are the railroad cides to bj Henry de Sj Calabasas starts, when De Spain, to arrest CHAPTEfl Scott was the! The little grove| half a mile wid one towering - Spanish name, I gorge of the Pij of this point and to Sleepy I Scott and Lefei who had riddel Scott’s injunct] star to the righ way across thel Securing thq stretched out a t t a i n Scott Was the w ait for day fated first on Sassoon at da Morgan and which he was out a criminal soon drifted ( remained. H mists that ros seemed to ho til Scott’s hai shoulder drov was at hand. De Spain { ' .chilliness and ■ It had been a known in th< companions, c .ficult capture • the recess w directions as reach Sassoo his descriptio where the be Sassoon ordi: his revolver. . De Bpain i it was still ti • Path—and a< until he pass when of a su among high the operiing, the eastern c strangely irii den valley b De Sf>ain i scriptlon he riook .that sc the- outride for what he ' between the a t points, h£ was several more than a back to a named Supe ,‘•Every mot w arnedhim • suddenly an< short.. The eried into a ' him up stai fSce with ; house. The : portion of ‘ to him that : seek : hiding .windows. - From Scoi knew the pi , ' gun’s ranch- most a t the ; It uriobserve 8859 IapB psinf' cu res sjeb Ia c h s in five minutes; I - T i m e l t l * | fes” put bad stomachs • does” overcome Iadiga^ Na, gas, heartburn L t a minutes—that—h, (Pape's Diapepsin Ihe ^ fttomach regulator iB Jat you eat ferments I f , you belch s " undigested food dizzy and aches; breat/ b a te d ; your insides2 Ji indigestible waste ■mom ent “Pape’s Dian9L I contact with the stouictJtess vanishes. it’s ■almost marvelous, and I harmlessness, ly-cent case of Pape’s Dia, live you a hundred cloiia-~. fefaction. its weight in gold to man I a 0 CTf L ?et thelr stom.ltd It belongs in your always be kept handy Ick. sour, upset stomach lay or at night. Ifs th* le st and most harmless, |o r In the world.—Adv. Iecords Shattered. Jnd coke output of the s broke all records in uni coke production, ac- fcimates prepared by C. S. I United States geological Innent of tile interior, was Is, an increase over 1913. [tons, or 30 per cent, and T.000.000 tons. Juiou records weresmash- Stput of 597,500,000 tons, Ith 5*0,000,000 tons, tha- ■1 record established In lantity of bituminous coal fi09.000.000 tons, an la ired with 1915 of 66,500,- Tlo per cent, according to Jc. E. Lesher of the Unit- Iological survey, depart- interior. The quantity of' I anthracite was about 38,- lns, a decrease of 600,000 PS TELLS SECRET. actress gives the follow- I gray hair: To half pint of Bay Rum. a small bos of lnd, and 14 oz. of glycerins. Iran put this up or you can Ie at very little cost. Full j making and use come in IBarbo Compound. It wilt sen streaked, faded gray • it soft and glossy. It will scalp, is not sticky or fees not rub oft. Adv. 00 Many Now. Jcome of the old-fashioned’ exclaimed, ’brazc-n crea- time she saw another bdestly dressed?” pow, but I’m sure of one is that?” I-re alive today and stllS p up that practice, she e out of breath.” he Fingers! Corns Lift Out thout Any Pain hard corns, soft corns or a corn can shortly he it with the fingers if yeo the com a few drops of 5 a Cincinnati authority, t one can get a small bot- } at any drug store, which y rid one’s feet of ever? s without pain or Sorer mger of infection, ug is an ether compound, moment it is applied and me or even irritate the skin. Just think! Toffi -our corns and calluses 1 bit of pain or soreness, st hasn’t freezone he cod mall bottle for you fro® drug house.—adv. Enough to Reach Here- by this paper that Ohio »est National hymn, hear it? ve never been over taste- can’t be so awful long ched here yet.” iitM alariaKni Build Up TheSystMQ )ld S tandard G RO V E* chill TONIC. You s taking, as the formula every label, showing iron in a tasteless form- ;es out malaria, the system. 5° cea^ lietimes it does, son, ■sometimes it doesn t. -Jnsettied Q uestion. I u el—Say, paw, does 'Ho * " man's name mean and bottle otlortant to K lotlieraJ carefully every pt-. . I. that famous old rem Siud children, and see tna, Jver SO Years. •, y for Fletcher’s Castor* good fishing ground food In a week than 60 THE DAVIE EEdOSD, MOCKSViLLEi N. 0. iiiiisse .. a m i . u s i c M o m t a m By FRANK H. SPEARMAN !Copyright by Chtile1 SeribneP1 Son1) iagiiiiiiiiniiaiiBiniiiiiniii iiiHUiiiMiinMinyiiiiiliiiiiBtiiiHiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuHiiiiiiiiiiiiUHiiiiiiiiiiiBiiniiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiniiiniiHniimiiHiliiiiiiniiniiiiiiiniiiiinm DE SPAIN QOES TO MORGAN GAP AND TAKES A BAD MAN BUT HE HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH NAN The region around Sleepy Cat, a railroad division town in the Rocky Mountain mining country,, is infested with stage coach rob bers. cattle rustlers and gunmen. The worst of these-belong to the.. Morgan gang, whose hangout is,in Morgan Gap, a fertile valley about “(I miles from Sleepy Cat, and near Calabasas, a point where the horses are changed on the stage line from the Thief River mines to the railroad. Jeffries, superintendent of the--Mountain division, de-' ' eides to break up the depredations of the bad men and appoints Henry de Spain general manager of the stage line. De Spain goes to Calabasas with John Lefevre as ins assistant Soon the trouble starts, when Sassoon of the gang cuts' the throat of a coach driver. De Spain. Lefevre and Scott, an Indian, start to Morgan Gap at night to arrcsr Sassoon. ■ CHAPTER IV—Continued. Soott was the first to reach the trees. Tlic little grove spreads across a slope half a !stile wide between the base of one towering cliff, still bearing its Spanish name. El Capitan, and the gorge of the Purgatoire. To the east of this point the trails to Calabasas anti to Sleepy Cat divide, and here Scott and Lefever received De Spain, who had ridden slowly and followed Scott's injunctions to keep the red star to the right of El Capitan all the way across the sinks. Socnring their horses, the three stretched out on the open ground to Scott Was t’.i t First to Reach the Trees. wait for daylight. De Spain medi tated first on how he should capture Sassoon at daybreak, and then on Nan Morgan and her mountain home into wliich he w as'about to break to drag out a criminal. Sassoon and his malice soon drifted out of his mind, but Nan remained. Her form outlined in the mists that rose from the hidden creek seemed to hover somewhere near un til Scott’s hand laid on the dreamer’s shoulder drove it suddenly away. Day was at hand. De Spain got up and shook off the chilliness and drowsiness of the night. It had been agreed that he, being less known in the gap than either of his companions, could best attempt the dif ficult capture. Bob Scott, who. knew the recess well, repeated his explicit directions as to how De Spain was to reach Sassoon’s shack, He repeated his description of its interior, told him where the bed stood, and even where Sassoon ordinarily! kept his knife and his revolver. De Spain gave his horse his head— it was still too dark to distinguish the path—and advanced, at a,! snail’s pace until he passed the base of El Capitan, when of a sudden, as he rode out from among high projecting rocks full into the opening, faint rays of light from the eastern dawn revealed the narrow, strangely inclosed and perfectly hid den valley before-him. De Spain caught his breath. No; de scription he had ever heard of the nook that screened the Morgans from the outside world had prepared him for what he saw. . From side to side between the frowning cliffs which rose, at points, half a mile into the shy, it was several miles,, and the gap was more than as much in. depth, as it ran back to a mere- wedge between un named Superstition peaks. Every moment that he pushed ahead varned him that daylight would come ■suddenly and his tim e‘to act would be short. The trail he followed broad- cued into a road, and a turn brought him up startled and ^almost-face to face with a long, rambling ranch- house. The gable end of the two-story Portion of the building was so close to him that he instantly reined-up to seek hiding from its upper and. lower windows- ■ • I’rora Scott’s accurate description he knew the place.” This-was Duke Mor gans ranch-house,-set as a 1 fortress al most at the mouth of the. gap. To. pass It unobserved was to ct ticklish part of his mission, and with out changing his slow pace he rode on. No bullet challenged him and no sound came from Che silent house. He can tered away from the peril, thinking with a kind of awe of Nan, asleep, so close, under that roof—confident, too, he had not been seen—though, in mat ter of fact, he had been. Other cabins back toward the north wall could be seen dimly to his right, but all were well removed from his way. In due time, as Scott had ad vised, he saw confronting him, not far ahead, a: small, ruinous-looking cabin shack. Dismounting before this, he threw his lines, shook himself a little, and walked up to the cabin door. It was open. De Spain called gruffly to the cabin inmate. There was no answer. He hitched his trouser band near to the butt of his revolver with his right hand, and laid his left on the jamb of the door, his eyes meantime boring the darkness to the left, where Sassoon’s bed should be. The utmost scrutiny failed to disclose any sign of it or any sound of breathing from that, corner. He took a few steps toward where the man should be asleep, and perceived beyond a doubt that there was no bed in the corner at all. He turned toward the other corner, his hand covering the butt of his gun. “Hello, Sliikei he called out in a slightly strained tone of camaraderie, addressing Sassoon by a common nickname. Then he lis tened. A trumpeting snore answered. No sound 'Was ever - sweeter to De Spain’s ear. The rude noise cleared the air and steadied the intruder as if Music mountain itself had been lifted off his nerves. He tried ,again: “Where are you, Shike?” he growled. “What’s this stuff on the floor?” he continued, shuffling his way ostentatiously to the other side of the room. He felt his way to ward the inner door. This was where he expected to find it, and it was closed. He laid a hand gingerly on the latch. “Where are you, Shike?” he demanded again, this time with an im patient expletive summoned for the occasion. A second fearful snore an swered him. De Spain, relieved, al most laughed as he pushed the door open, though not sure whether a curse or a shot would greet him. He got neither. And a welcome surprise in the dim light came through a stuffy pane of glass at one end of the room. It revealed at the other end a man stretched asleep on a wall bunk—a man that would, in all likelihood, have heard the stenlthiest sound had any ef fort been made to conceal it, but to Whose ears the rough voices of a mountain cabin are mere sleeping po tions. The sleeper woke to feel a hand laid lightly on his shoulder. The instinct of self-preservation acted like a flash. His eyes opened and his hands struck out like cat’s paws to the right and left: no knife and no revolver met them. Instead, in the semidarkness a strange face bent Over him. His fists shot out together, only to be, caught in a vise that broke his arms in two at the elbows,, and forced them back against his throat. A knee, like an anvil, pushed inexorably into His stom ach and heart and lungs. Another lay across his right arm, and his strug gling left arm he could not, though his eyes burst with the strain from their sockets, release from where, eaglelike claws gripped at his throat and shut off’his breath. He lay still.. -. “Are- you awake, Shike?” Sassoon heard from the gloom above him. But he could not place the voice. “You seem to move around a good deal in your, sleep. If you’re awake, keep still. I’ve come from Sleepy Cat to get yon. Don’t mind looking f o r y o u r gun and knife Two men are with me. You can have your choice. We’ve got a horse for you. You can ride,away from us here inside the gap, and take what hits you in the back, or you can go to Sleepy Cat with us and stand your trial I’ll read your warrant when the sun gets a little higher. Get up and choose quick.” ,Sassoon could not see who had sub dued him, nor did he- take long to. de cide what to do With less trouble than he expected, th e: captor got ins man sullenly on horseback, and gain down the gap closely ahead of De Spain and, neither to speak nor turn his head no matter what happened right or le ft In the growing light the two men trotted smartly a mile-down the trail without encountering a sign of life. When they approached the Morgan ranch-house De Spain rode close to his prisoner, told him vvhat: would happen if he made a noise, and even held him back in his pace as they trotted together past the gap strong- I hold. When they left the house behind I and the turn In. the road put them out I of range of its window’s, he closed up , the distance between himself and Sas soon, riding close, in to his side, and looked back for a fraction of a second. When he looked ahead again he saw confronting him, not a hundred yards away, a motionless horseman. CHAPTER V. Heels for It. With a sudden, low’ command to Sas soon to check his horse, De Spain pressed the muzzle of his gun to his prisoner’s side. “You’ve got one chance yet, Shike, to ride out of here alive, lie said composedly. “You know I am a rustler—cousin of John Rebstock’s. My name is ‘French’; I belong in Wil liams cache. I rode in last night from Thief river, and you are riding out w’ith me to start me on to the Sleepy Cat trail. If you can remember that much—” , De Spain stopped half-way through his sentence. The figure revealed in the half-light puzzled him at first. Then it confused and startled him. He saw it was not a man at all, but a.woman—■ and a woman than whom he would rather have seen six men. It was Nan Morgan. ’ With her head never more decisively set under her mannish hat, her waist never more attractively outlined in slenderness, she silently faced De Spain in the morning gray. His face reflected his chagrined perplexity. He could already see Nan’s eyes. They were bent keenly first on him, then on his companion, and again on him. De Spain kept his face down as much as he dared, and his hat had been pulled well over it from the beginning. They were now almost abreast. The very instinctive knowledge that her eyes were bent on his made him steal a glance at her in spite of himself. The next instant he was shamefacedly touching his hat. Though . nothing was lost on her, Nan professed not to see the greeting. When she spoke her tone was dry with suspicion. “Wait a moment, Sassoon. Where are you going?” she demanded. Sas soon hitched with one hand at his trousers band. He inclined his head sulkily toward his companion. “Start ing a man on the trail for Sleepy C at” “Stop,” she exclaimed sharply, for De Spain, pushing his own horse ahead, -had managed without being observed, to kick Sassoon’s horse in the flank, and the two were passing. Sassoon at him severely plain directions at to what to do Sassoon, neither ” nor gagged, was told to ride his *> -v s Z S z r - He Saw It Was Not a Man at All, but a Woman. the resolute summons stopped. De ‘Spain could do no less; both men, halting, faced their suspicious inquisi tor^. She! scrutinized De Spiin keenly. “What is this, man doing in the gap?” “He came up from Thief river last- night,” answered Sassoon monoton ously. - ■ “What is he doing here with you?” persisted Nan. “He’s a cousin of John* Rebstock’s from WUliams Cache,”.continued Sas soon- The yarn would - have sounded decently well In the circumstances for. which it was intended, v.but in the searching gaze-of the eyes.-now* con fronting and clearly recoginzing him. it 'sounded so grotesque .that DeVSpain. would fully as lief have been sittiiig between his horse’s legs as astride his t Mind1 back _ > fse I “That’s not true, Sassoon,TVsaid Jn? relentless questioner. Her tone and the exoression of her face boded no friendliness for either of the two she had intercepted- De Spain had recovered his wits. “You’re right,” he interposed without an instant’s hesitation. “It isn’t true. But that’s not. liis fault; he is under arrest, and is telling you what I told him to tell you., I came in here this morning to take Sasspon to Sleepy Cat. He is a prisoner, wanted for cutting up one of our stage-guards.” Nan, coldly skeptical, eyed De Spain. “And do you try to tell me”—she pointed to Sassoon’s unbound hands— “that he is riding out of here, a free man, to go to jail?” “I do tell you exactly that. He is my prisoner—” ‘T don’t believe either of you,” de clared Nan scornfully. “You are plan ning something underhand together.” De Spain laughed coolly. “We’ve planned that much together, but not, I assure you, with his consent.” I don’t believe your stories at all,” she declared firmly. , . De Spain flushed. The irritation and the serious danger bore in on him. “If you'don’t believe me it’s not my fault,’ he retorted. “I’ve told you the truth. Bide on, Sassoon.” He spoke angrily, but this in no wise daunted Nan. She wheeled her’ horse directly in front of them. “Don’t you stir, Sassoon,” she commanded, “until I call Uncle Duke.” De Spain spurred straight at her; their horses collided, and his knee touched hers in the saddle. “I’m go ing to take this man out of here,” he announced in 'a tone she never had heard before from a man. “I’ve n o , time to talk. Go call your uncle if you I like. We must pass.” “You shan’t pass a step I” With the quick words of. defiance the two glared at each other. De Spain was taken aback. He had expected no more than a war of words—a few screams at the most. Nan’s face turned white, but there was no symp tom even of a whimper. He noticed her quick breathing, and felt, instinc tively, the restrained gesture of her right hand as it started back to her side.' The move steadied him. “One question,” ,he said bluntly, “are you armed?” She hated even to answer,, and met his' searching gaze resentfully, but something in his tone and manner wrung a reply. “I can defend myself,” she exclaimed angrily. De Spain raised his right hand from his thigh to the pommel of his saddle. The slight gesture was eloquent of his \ surrender of the issue of force. “I i can’t go into a- shooting-match with you about this cur. If you call your uncle there will be bloodshed—unless you drop me off my horse right here and now before he appears. AU I ask you is this: Is this kind of a cut throat worth that?- If you shoot me, my whole posse from Sleepy Cat is right below us in the aspens. Some of your. own people will be killed in a general fight. If you want to shoot me, shoot—you can have the match all to yourself. If you don’t, let us go by. And if I’ve told you one word that isn’t true, call me beck to this spot any time you Uke, and i'll come at your call, and answer for it.” His words and his manner confound ed her for a moment. She could not at once make an answer, for she could not decide what to say. Then, of a sud den, she was robbed of her chance to answer. From down the trail came a yell Uke a shot , The clatter of hoofs rang out and men on horses dashed from the entrance of the gap toward them. De Spain could not make out distinctly, but he knew Lefever’s yelL and pointed. “There they are,” he exclaimed -hurriedly. “There is the whole posse. They are coming!” A shot followed closely by a second, rang out from below. “Go,” he cried to Nan. “There’ll be shooting here that I can’t stop!” He slapped Sassoon’s pony viciously with his hand, spurred past her himself, and was away. White with consternation and anger, she steadied herself and looked after the fleeing pair. Then whirling in her sad dle,. she ran her pony back -to the ranch-house to give the alarm. YeUing like half a dozen men, Le fever and Scott as De Spain and his prisoner dashed toward them, sep arated, let the pair pass, and spurred in behind to cover the flight and Con front any pursuers. None a t the mo ment threatened, but no words were exchanged until the whole party, riding fast, were well past El Capitan and out of . the gap. For some unex pressed reason—so strong is the influ ence of tradition and reputation—no one of the three coveted a dose en counter, with the Morgans within its walls. “It’s the long heels'for it now, boys,” cried De Spaih. His companions dosed up again. ' “Save your horses,” cautioned Scott, between strides. “It’s a good ways home.” “Make' for.,, Calabasas,” shouted Le fever. . “No,” yelled Scott. . “They1 would stand us a siege at Calabasas. While the trail is open make for the rail road.” A great globe of dazzling gold burst into the east above the distant hills.- But the glory of the sunrise called forth no admiration from the three men hurrying a fourth urgently along the Sleepy Cat trail. Between breaths De Spam explained his awkward meet ing with Nan, and Cf the.lStrait he was In when Lefeyer’s strong lungs enabled him to get away imscratched. -But for a gunman a narrow squeak is as good as a wide one; and no.one found fault with the^situation. They, had the acl- vantnae^-tlie, or.lv.question was wheth er’ thev -could'-'hold- it, - And,while they continue;! - to'cast anxious glances be hind, Scott’s Indian eyes first per ceived - signs on the horizon that marked their pursuit. “No matter,” declared Lefever. This is a little fast for a fat man, any way.” He was not averse, either, to the prospect of a long-range exchange with_ the fighting mountaineers. AU drew rein a little. “Suppose I cover the rear till we see what this is,” sug gested Lefever, limbering up as the other two looked back. ’ “Push ahead. with Sassoon. Tbese fellows won’t fol low far." “Don’t be sure about that,” muttered Scott. “Duke and Gale have got the best horses in the mountains, and they’d rather fight than eat. There they come now.” Dashing across a plain they them selves had just crossed, they could see three horsemen in hot chase. The pur sued men rode carefully, and, scanning the. ground everywhere ahead, felt as- G ood H ealth MaKes a H appy Home Good health makes housework easy. Bad health takes all happiness out of ails them. These same troubles come with weak kidneys, and, if the Mdhey action is distressingly disordered, there should.be no doubt that the Mdneys need help^Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills. Ther hare helped thousands of discour* aged women. A North Carolina Case Mrs. W . B. Har- relson, James St.,Mt. Olive, N. C., says: "I h a d pains In the small of my back, with, headaches a n d dizzy spells. Other annoying symptoms of kidney trouble bothered me, too.Finally I used Doan's Kidney Pills and they cured me. I consider them a splendid kidney medicine." ' CetDoan’sat Any Store, BOcaBox . D O A N 9S V Z Z Z r FOSTER-MiLBURN CO- BUFFALO. N-Y. STOCK UGK rr-STOCK LIKE IT They Locked Sassoon Up. sured of their escape. Though their pursuers rode in at times with a show of rushing, the chase was a stern one, and could be checked whenever neces sary. Halting at times to breathe their horses, De Spain with his two com panions and their prisoner rode into Sleepy Cat, locked Sassoon up, and went to the Mountain house for break fast For Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Contains Cop peras for Worms, Sulphur for the Blood, Saltpeter- Ior the Kidneys, Nux- Vom ica,a Tonic, and Pure- Dairy Sait. Used by Vet erinarians 12 years. No- Dosing. Drop Brick, its* feed-box. Askyourdeaier for Blackman’s or write- BLACKMAN STOCK REMEDY COMPANY CHATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE COLORED p e o p l e can have nice, long, straight hair by using Exelenlo Quinino Pomado1 which is a Hair Grower, not a Kinky Hair remover. You can see the results by using several times. Try a package. Price 25c at ail drug stores or by mall on receipt of stamps or coin. Agent® wanted everywhere. Write for par ticulars. ExeIento Medicine Co., At lanta, Ga. FROST PROOIj CABBAGE PUNTS Early Jersey and Charleston Wahefleldf Snfr cession and Flat* Dutch, by express* 900, {1-00, 1,000, SI.50, 5,000,-at $1.25« Satisfaction guar anteed. Postpaid 25c per 100. D. F- JAMISON, SUMMERVILLE, S. C. CHAPTER VI. Maintaining a Reputation. The abduction of Sassoon, which sig nalized De Spain’s entry into the stage- line management, created a sensation akin'to the exploding of a bomb under the range. The whole mountain coun try, which concentrates, sensibly, on but one topic at a time, talked for a: week of nothing else. Experienced men in the. high country —men of that class who, wherever found, are old in the ways of the world, and not promptly moved by new or youthful adventure—dismissed the in cident after hearing the details, with the comment or the conclusion that there would hardly be for De Spain more than one additional chapter to the story, and that this would be a- short one. The most active Morgans— Gale, Duke and the easy-going Satter- Iee—were indeed wrought to the keen est pitch of revengeful anger. It was an overwhelming insolent invasion— and worst of all, a successful invasion, by one who had nothing but cool impu dence, not even a budding reputation to justify his assault on the lifelong prestige of the gap clan. De Spain himself,, somewhat sur prised at the storm he had kicked up, heeded the counsel of Scott, and while the acute stage of the resentment raged along the trail .he ran down for a few days to .Medicine Bend to buy horses. Both Gale and Duke Morgan proclaimed, in certain public places in Sleepy Cat, their intention of shooting De Spain on sight; and as a climax to all the -excitement of the week follow ing his capture, the slippery Sassoon broke jail and, after a brief interval, appeared at large in Calabasas. This feat of the Morgan satellite made a loud laugh at De Spain’s ex;-* pense. It mitigated somewhat the hu miliation of Sassoon’s friends, but it in no wise diminished their expressed resolve to punish De Spain’s invasion. Lefever, who as the mixer among the stage men, kept clbsc to the drift of public . sentiment, de nded after De Spains’ return to Sleepy Cat that the stage-line authorities h id gained noth ing by Sassoon’s eaptuie. “We ought to have thought of it be fore, Henry,” he said frankly one night in Jeffries’ office, “but we didn’t think.” ' “Meaning just what, John?” de manded De-Spain without real inter e st/ . PARKER’S HAIR BALSAM _ A toilet preparation of merit; Helps to eradicate dandruff. ForReiteriax Color ead ‘ BeaatytoGray or Faded Hair. 60c. and $1-00 a t Drngglsta. If De Spain is wise will he shoot on sight' any, member of the Morgan gang he meets, with- . out waiting to ask questions or see what bis opponent is going to do? . S liS litS ls (TO BE CONTINUED.) To Remove Warts or Corns. An excellent preparation is made as follows: Salycilic acid. 20 grains; al cohol, one-eighth ounce; flexible collo dion, one ounce. Mix together and apply with' camel s-hair brush over hard surface of wart or corn for three nights- Soak: in hot water, when a layer of skin will -come off, Then re peat as before until wart or com if removed. A Pertinent Query. “Can’t you spare me a dime, mister?”' “Not today.” . “I hain’t had a bite since yesterday.'” “Can’t help it.” “Why can’t yer do a little fer me?” “I haven't any change.” “No change?” “That’s what I said.” “Den why tlier dickens don’t yer go to work?”—Boston Evening Trans script. Opposed to Woman’s Rights. Patience—You say she’s an antl-suf- frngist? Patrice—Indeed, she is. “Doesn’t believe In woman’s rights?” “No, and her prejudice goes to such.- a length that on Christmas eve she’ll- never hang up any but the left stock-. Ing.” for Might Get His. “Guess Flulidub won’t apply country board next summer.” “Why not?” ® “He was too prominent in the egg boycott to take chances on getting into the clutches of a farmer on the latteris native heath.” — Louisville Couriers— Journal. Authors and the Like. “I suppose the time is coming whexr* men will fly to and from their work- in airplanes.” - “Perhaps so.” said the timorous per- • on, “but if I live to see that day PIU envy the man who'works at home.” There has been - ■ ' ’ ' « '• 1 No Increase In the price ei Nor Any Decrease In the Size of Package Or Quality Ofthe Food. 'M v i THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. E-$ ' i.?.. • i t . 4" ' Mlf- z M -I;: Si Jf-.; |;l i;;:,: \\: ■■ I ] ■/ I III- mIi s}*-.Ii PIii te' F-P- I I! 11 p.- I/ •I; if k.vIi |ili\ •Il K-' . -Ij if I! IjKIl ii!i* I |!L;. ifc:Ia K:- CUMBEfl STSIRS • »11MEBIUHDS Too III to Walk Upright Operation Advised. Saved by Lydia E. Pinkhains Vegetable Compound. This woman now raises chickens and does manual labor. Read her story: Richmond, Ind.—“For two years I was so sick and weak With troubles from my age that when staira very slowly g o in g up I had to go with my hands on the steps, thensitdown "at the top to rest. The doctor said He thought I should have an operation, and ray frie n d s thought I would not live to move into ournewhouse. My daughter asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as Bhe had taken it with good BETS IBE SHOCK DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION IS ENLIGHTENED A BIT. work, shoveled dirt, did build- .ng and cement work, and raised hun dreds of chickens and ducks. I can not say enough in praise' of Lydia R Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and if these facts are useful you may pub lish them for the benefit of ,other women.”—Mrs. M. 0. JOHNSTON,Route D. Box 190, Richmond. Ind. ______ TO KILL RATSf MtCE AND COCKROACHES ALWAYS USE STEARNS’ ELECTJtIO PASTE U. S.'Government Buys It SOLD EVERYWHERE—25c and «1.00 ^ - Making Lessons Mean Something. - Agriculture and domestic science In the schools will mean most to boys and girls when the lessons taught- are used In’ the work on the farm and home. 1 -------------------- In Dres6. "You say your wife is economical? Gee! Look at the clothes she wears!” "Yes, but look at the clothes she doesn't wear." Austrian women are now employed In digging trenches on the. Galician front. Ask for and Get THE HIGHEST QUAUTT SPAGHETTI 36 Ag? Redpe Book free SKINNER MFG.CO. OMAHA. U.S.A. IAfiCEST MMASONI FACTORY IN AMERICA <5‘ H you have a cheap stomach and can not eat what you want without .suffering the tortures of dyspepsia. If you hhve headaches and feel mean all overt if your liver and bowels are on a strike it is up to you to get those or. gaits. In proper condition to receive and assimilate food by at once using O reerfs August F lo w e r Which for 51 years has been a favorite household remedy in many thousands of homes for all stomach disorders, acid eructation, nervous indigestion, constipation and biliousness. 25c and 75c sizes at all Druggists and Dealers. British Concern Offers Lower Bids on Navy Shells Than-Americans and Our Tra^e After the War' Seems Menaced. When the n a v y deportment opened bids for 16 and 14-inch shells for American men-o’war, the Democratic administration got a rude shock to its tariff views, says the Washington Herald. It found that of five compet ing firms, an English concern, Had- fields, Ltd., had underbid its fovfr American competitors by a margin of S213 under the lowest. ' The Washington Steel and Ordnance company proposed to furnish ; the shells for $750 each, the lowest Ameri can bidder. ‘ The Hadfields’ bid was $513. v Immediately the explanation was .vouchsafed that the probable reason was that the British North Sea fleet and the Channel fleet were so inac tive that their stocks of big shells ,were overflowing and the English firm was thus enabled to bid in the Ameri can market.' Sounds good. Most Democratic argument for a low -tariff does sound good before analysis. Of course, tlfe party of Jackson and Jefferson has abandoned the free trade idea now, but the old theory is maintained In a “local” way, ; as the unfortunate Hancock once de scribed the tariff issue. - But- the fact remains that in this terrible time of distress in Great Brit ain, with most of its able-bodied young men from the industrial classes at the front or employed In war pursuits; with women working in the munitions factories, England is able to compete iii American markets with such a' tre mendous margin of difference in sale price that there can be no question of the necessity of protection. against products of such cheaper labor. Gun shells are not ‘usually consid ered in tariff discussions, but gun shells are made of steel mostly. If Great Britain at this time—the time when her very national existence is at stake—can use America as a dump ing ground to the disadvantage of American industry, what will It be able to do wlien the war ends with all ; its great forces of labor back at work and working as never before? 1 Most everyone agrees that the Unit ed States must take some steps to -pre pare itself for the Titanic' struggle with Europe for business when the' war ends. . . • CanHve do so without a Jariff suf ficiently high to protect the American manufacturer, the American working man and the American people gener- ally? If the gun shell experience of the Democratic administration Is a cri- I terion we cannot. A U RUN DOWN JN D N iR V O U S Says B is Lady Who Had to Sup port Family of Four. Read- Below Her Statement About Cardui. Tallapoosa, Ga.—-Mrs.' Sallie Eldson, of this place, w rites: "I was in very poor health, all run-down* nervous, had fainting spells, dizziness and heart fluttering. I had these symptoms us ually at my I . . times. I had a very hard • time, ■. workings-for 'seyen' years In a hotel after my father died, I had to support our family of four. I- read the Birthday Almanac' and thought I would begin taking Cardui. I received good benefit from it. I am sure it will do all that it claims to do. I took Uiree or'four bottles before It began'to show effects. After 'that I Improved rapidly and gained In'health and strength. I took nine • bottles- in all. This is' the only time I have taken It. I was down to 108 pounds and I gained to 122. I felt like a new woman." I couldn’t sleep before and’ had to be rubbed, I wduld p it so nerv ous and numb; Andr-all this was: stopped by Cardui.” The true value of a medicine can be determined only by the results ob tained from its actual use. The thou sands of letters we have received, every year for" many years from grateful users of Cardui, are powerful tributes to its worth and effectiveness. If you suffer from" womanly ailments; try Cardui, the woman’s tonic.—Adv, • To Make Dirty Water-Clean. - When we started for our trip to ML Kilimanjaro I had told Jeremiah, one of our African boys, to fix six- barrels .with water aud have it clean. But when I opened the first barret it was covered with soapsuds, I asked the boy what was wrong with the wa ter. He said: “Very dean water, master. I put-soap In every barrel to make it clean.-” So we ’drahk soap suds’all the way.—Peter MacQueen in World Outlook. wGaIiforriia Syrup of Figs” can’t harm tender stomach, liver and bowels. ' LATE NORTH CAROLINA M ARKEt QUOTATIONS Make the Liver Do its Duty •Nine times in ten When the liver is right ,.the stomach and bowels are right CARTER’S LITTlE LIVER PILLS gently butfirmly com; :■ ,pel' a lazy liver ' do its duty. Cures Con. •Upation, In- - digestion, Sick Headache, ' end Dhtreta After Eating. I SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE, ‘ . Genuine must bear Signature CARTERS ITTLE PILLS. Taft on War Prosperity. j Mr. Taft reminds the country in his conimon-sense .way that this w ar pros perity of ours is a menace. He does not say- it is an evil per Se; the essence of his warning is against the reckless and foolish use made of our run of national luck. He points out that the present private, and public extrava gance in another year must form habits that will cause real suffering among wage-earners and embitter the controversies sure to arise when wage reductions become necessary. The ex-president might liave added with' equal consideration for file facts that our prosperity • is a menace not because it is due to the war, but be cause the Ame'rican .people lack the self-control necessary to pass through a period of good times without losing their heads. The. cause of Jhe pros perity has nothing to do with shaping the denouement; the use made of it has everything. If we come to eco nomic grief after the war it will not be," as some moralists will say, -be cause we have enjoyed ill-gotten gains, but because we have squan dered them and acquired expensive tastes we wilt no longer be able'to sat isfy. It will be because we .have de clined to learn the lesson of prepared ness.—Detroit Free Press. Quite the Fashion. 1 Secretary Balter says’that the de ficit in the war department ■ is only $25,000,000. aTliat’s nothing.. Deficits , are the fashion at- AVashingtpn under- '•Democratic extravagance.- j . Ah, There, Democrats. I One of our highbrow lecturers points j out that the world attained. Its-great-. ‘ est height of lmppiness iii the thir teenth century. .T hat was before the D em ocraticpartyw asborn.' j Every mother realizes, after'giving her children “California Syrup of Figs” that this is J:heir ideal laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels with out griping, . \ When cross, irritable, feverish,, or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! ’ If coated, give a teaspoonfnl of this . harmless “fruit laxative,” and in 'a few hours all the foul, .constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have .a well, playful child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, ’ colic—remem ber, a good “inside cleaning” should always be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California Byrup of Figs” handy; they, know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask at the store for a -50- cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,”, which has directions'for babies, children of all ages and growgu-ups printed on the bottle. Adv. Proving His Mettle. “The trouble with you, Gadspur, is that you are too easily discouraged," remarked his friend, Glithers. “I don’t think so,” ' answered Gad spur. “For.instance, yesterday I want ed to borrow the small sum of ten dollars.” "Yes?” “I delivered a neat little speech to exactly twelve people before I got the money. That strikes me as extraordi nary perseverance.” .' . S -Ie iy e y o u Lum bago or Gout ? j; ' TafceBHEUMLACIDEw Mniove tfcecause - - and CriTe the poison, from the system. tBUBUfflAClDR OS TlIK IKfllDB '. PUTS BUBUaUTIRffl OS THK UrTSUBn At AU Druggists 'Jasr BaiIy Jc' Son,- Wholesale Distributors ' BaIrimorebMA ’ . KODAKS & SUPPLIES We also do liigliest class of finishing. Prices and Catalogue upon request, S. Galeiki Opticid Co;, Richmond1Va. SR.1*' Some iSick Already. ' There, may not eyentiially'be as much comfort as usual, this, .time,-- in" the knowledge tlm t‘ there -won’t' be another presidential election .for foiir years, . ' ' * ; ' Cornbrisihd.' " One- pint Corfimeal.- on'e.-pint flour, one.; 'cupful. White, SUgari one tabie- spoonful melted butter; two; eggs.*0ne one teapsoonful : salt,'four teaspoUfi- fuls huki ng -powder. WeCivfth enough milk uot to leave it - very stiff. FOR PIMPLY FACES ; A F F E W D I ^ i T I S" Lf TOii barn Been threatened or GALLSTONHSL ! ' Unlike OPfIijtt-notchlpOff. ‘ u k bomnrer. w-s. *i»B,BUMo*a si..caip»»o 1 " !• Proof Against ,Rust.,, j To make ironwork - proof against ru§t, 'heat Ji until! It t$ . almost red, hot; and then’brush jit oyer with lin seed oil* This makes a varnish which,; unlike ordinary paint or. enamel, does Cuticura Is Best—Samples Free by' Mail to Anyone Anywhere. An easy, speedy way to remove pim ples and blackheads. Smear the affect ed' surfaces with Guticura 'Ointm ent WOsh off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, batMng some min utes. Repeat night and morning. No better toilet preparations exist. ■ 'V Free sample each by mail with Book, Address postcard,' Cuticura; D ept.L, Boston, j Sold, everywhere.—Adv. * ,. Second. Choice. “I’m- , writing'a stony for one: of^tlie leading magazines,” remarked Scrib- son, with a lofty, air. - • > '. , ltIndeed," repjied hi?/caustic friend. “And which one of the inferior maga zines do you think-will ,publish it?” j • A bad boy seldom' Inherits hfs bad ness from.liis'father. The Old man us ually'-hangs on to all lie'has. -. • The occasional -u»e of Kemen Eye naiaam at night upon retiring will .prevent and re- -Ueve tired eyes,, watery -eyes, and eye' strain.•4&V» ' VvV-. W estern Newspaper Union News Service Prices Paid by Merchants for Farm' - Products in the Markets of North Carolina as Reported to the Division of Markets for the Week Ending Saturday, January 13. . " Ahoskii.. ' Corn, $1.18 bu; oats, 68e bu; peas, $1.75 bu; Irish potatoes, $4.50 bbl; sweet potatoes; $l.bu; apples. $5 bbl. Western butter, 45c lb; N. C. butter, .40c lb; eggs. 30e doz; spring chickens, '20c.Ib.; hens. 15c lb: hogs, $10-12 cwt. CottOn1 middling. 17,50 : cotton seed, 75c bu; lbs. of meal for ton of sede, 2500. -.- Asheville. Corn,.$1.21 bu; oats, 71c bui Irish potatoes, $4.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1.15 bu; apples, $2.25-$3.75 bbl. : Western butter, 45-48c lb; N. C. but ter; 44c lb; eggs. 45c „ doz; spring chickens. 14c lb; hens; 13c lb. Charlotte. " ‘ . Corn, $1.10 bu; oats. 70c bu; Irish potatoes. $4.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 90c bu. • ' ' Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. buttes, 40c lb; eggs, 40c lb; spring chickens, 25c lb; hens; 15-20c lb; hogs,’ $10-$12 cwt. , ‘.. Cotton, middling, 18.50; cotton seed, 75c bu. Durham. Corn, $1.10 bu; oats.' 68c bu; peas, $2.50 bu;‘ Irish potatoes. $5.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bu; % apples,'$3.50- $4.50 bbl. . Western butter, 35c lb; N. C. butter,' 35c lb; eggs. 35c doz; spring chickens, 15c lb; hens. IOc lb. ■ > Cotton, middling. 18c. Fayetteville. Corn, $1.20 bu; oats. 69c bu; peas, $1.50 bu; Irish potatoes, $5.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c- bu; apples, $4.50 bbl. Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. butter, 40c Ib;: eggs. 30c doz; spring chickens; 20c lb; hens. 16c lb; hogs, $13.50 cwt. Cotton, middling, 17.25; cotton seed,, 85c bu. ' 1 Goldsboroj Cornr $1.10: sweet potatoes. 75c bu. Eggs, 30c doz: spring- chickens, 25c lb; hens, -20c lb; hogs, $12.50 cwt. Cotton, middling; 17c; cotton seed, 90c bu. . Greensboro. COrn, $1.10 bu; oats, 65c bu; peas, $2 bu; Irish potatoes. $5-$5.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75c bu; apples, $4;60- $5 bbl. N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c; doz; spring chickens. 20c lb; hens, 14c lb; hogs. $11.50 -cwt. Cotton,-middling. 18c. ' " Greenville. . Corn, $1.10 bu; oats. 70c bu;, soy beans, $1.20 bu-; pefis. $2 bu; Irish po tatoes, $5:50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 70c bY 'Western butter. 35c lb; eggs, 35c doz:' spring chickens. 15c Tb; hogs, $12.50 cwt. ' Cotton, middling. 18c.. • Hamlet. ',Corn, $1.25 bu; oats, 75c bu; peas, . $1.50 bu; sweet potatoes, 90c bu. N. C.,butter. 35c lb; eggs, 35c doz; spring chickens. 18c lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $11 cwt. Cotton, middling. 17c. " Lumberton. Corn, $I;20 bu; sweet potatoes. 60c bu. W estern butter, 40c lb; N. C. but ter. 40c lb; eggs, ,30c doz. Cotton, middling. 17c. • New Bern. Corn, $1.10 bu; oats. 65c bu; soy beans. $1.15 bu; peas, $1.25 bu; sweet potatoes, 90c bu. Bggsfj35c doz; hogs, $11.50 cwt. Cotton, middling, 18c.' '. Newton. , Corn, $1.22 bu; oats, 73c bu; Irish .potatoes, $5.76 bbl.; sweet potatoes,- 65c bu^' apples, $5 bbl. : Eggs, 35c doz; Spring chicken's,-'-14c Jb; hens, 12 l-2c lh; hogs, $12 cwt. Cotton, middling, 1^,50; cotton seed, 75c bu; lbs. of meal for ton .of seed, 2500. .Raleigh. Corn, $1.12 bu; oats,- 66c bu; soy beans. $1,95 bu; 'peas, 1.30 bu; IrJsh potatoes, $5 bbl;' sweet potatoes, 75c bu; apples. $4-6 bbl. * Western butter, 42c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; spring chickens, 171-2 c lb; hens, 15c Jb; hogs, $10/ cwt. • Cotton, middling, 17.50 j'.cofton seed, 78c biy lbs. of meal for ton of seed* «800. ' , .Rocky- Mount. • -Corn, $1.14 bu; oats, 68c: bu; Irish potatoes,' $5 bbl; sweet potatoes; 80c bu; apples; $4.50-$5,00 bbl. - ■' W estern buttre, 42c lb; N. C. butter,,' 45c lb; eggs, 38-40c doz; spring chick ens, 18c lb; hens* 15c lb; hogsj $12.50 has three, members you should know if you desire to enjoy life. . .I. The popular liquid fonn of .Penraa—tna reliableI tonlc of the American household, aith a. long history of euccess in I treating all catarrhal diSiculties. - , _1 - -, 2. The tablet form, which is made after the sameformulary and is more convenient for many. 3. Manalih, the ideal laxative, by the regular use of a which constipation may be overcome andnatural action'restored. Manalia has no habit forming dru|, but Is an aid to nature.Yoor druggist has all three. 'So many thousahdamve received beoefit from the use of one or both these remedies that they ,are a recognized part of the equipment of■, ■ a ■ ,I f>,1 IiAMonkAl^/OX'S a KCiaEgIiygw vVIjevery careful household, I PERUHA COMPAHT CoIiinhBtOIte An Object of Pity. . Mrs. Horner—Our new cook can’t read a word of Englisli, 'Mrs; Neighbors—What! Not even the bargain advertisements? INSIST ON YAM NUTS— Up-to-date grocets have them—the new food with' an “iinforgetable flavor,” made from Southern yams. Try Y'AM NUTS once, they’ll win yon sure. The. Williams Co., Greenville, S, C- Adv. . Didn’t Need IL The farm hands' were taking turns at the pnmp for\their morning wash. -All scrubbed off. except the new man. “Joe,” Sold the boss, “aren’t you go ing to wash up .this-moriiing?” “Shucks!” was the reply. “It .don’t make me dirty to sleep.”—Pathfinder. MOTHER’S JOY SALVE for Colds, Croupt Pneumonia and Asthma; GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia, .Rheumatism and Sprains. For sale by all Druggists. GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MKR’S., Greensboro, N. G.—Adv. . Chifci Off the Old Block. - “There goes a millionaire who brags about -h!s son to everybody who will listen.”- “Evidently the young fellow is not like the average heir to great wealth. “No* indeed. The old gentleman was trimmed.in the stock market last week and when he discovered that his. own son had turned the trick lie was the nroudest man In the United States.” GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT, BEAUTIFY YOUK HAIR '■ AU Rich. “I understand Mr. Granerby has e great many wealthy patients." “Yes, indeed. Why he- thinks noth ing of ordering ten or fifteen to Palm Beach in the course of a single day." It ought'to be consoling to the widow to know that "history often repeats itself. WHAT ISLAX-FOS LAX-FOS is an improved Cascara (a tonic-laxative) Pleasant to fake in LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the addition of-,certain harmless ahen* .icals which increase the 'efficiency of the Cascara, making it better than ordinary Cascara LAX-FOS is pleasant to taka and does not gripe nor disturb stomach. Adapted to children as well as adults. Just try one bottle for constipation. )o& Coal!; miners ‘in . Georgia', have'-re-' ^ v e d ’IO-pev'cent lncrease in pay. - ' Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur iant and Remove Dandruff—Real Surprise for You. - Your' hair, becomes light, wavy,- fluf fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus trous and beautiful as a young girl’s after a “Danderine hair cleanse.” Just try this—moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one .small strand at a time. This will, cleanse, the hair of . dust, dirt and excessive oil and in just a few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair. Besides beautifying the hair at once, Danderine dissolves every particle-of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig orates the'scalp, forever stopping itch ing and falling hair.- But what will- please you most -will be . after a few" weeks’ use when you will actually see new hair—fine and downy "at firsts—yes—but really new hair—growing all over th e . scalp. If you-care for pretty, soft hair-and lots of it; surely get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’s. Danderine from any store and just try it. Adv. ' Gone to the Club. “Mrs. Gadder- gave some of her. friends an evening of music recently.” “Did Mr. Gddder contribute?”. “Yes, In one sense. He gave up an easy chair he might have occupied If the evening had: n o t' been so mu sical.” Yager’s Liniment is excel lent for any kind of pain or congestion. It .quickly re lieves backache and, rheu matic pains, and is a splen- did remedy lot Neuralgia, -Sciatica, chest-pains, sprains, ,strain s, swellings and en largements. ' * Keep a bottle In your home £or emergencies— you never can tell when you will require something of the sort. "The 25 cent bottle of Yager's: Liniment contains four times as much os the usual bottle of liniment so’.df or that price. - AT ALL DEALERS GILBERT BROS. & CO.BALTIMORE. MD. K Z E M ! “Hunt’s Cord- is guaranteed to stop and permanently care that terrible Itching. It Is com- ponnded for that purpose and* yonr money will Be promptly • reloaded ‘ w lthont question It Hunt’s Cure tails to cuts Itch.flcsema,Tetter, Ring Worm or any other akin disease." 60c the box. S1OrsaIo bx all drag stores or by m all Icom th e A. B, Richards Medicine Co., I& IS & T $ 4 “ ROU6HonRATS” ^ a Ku ? ^ « u B^ W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO.: 4-1917. ' TO EjIV E LONG S A recipe givetf by a famous physician for long life w as: « Keep the kidneys in- good order J Try to eliminate, thru the- skin and intestines the poisons - that otherwise clog the kidneys. - Avoid eating -meat as much" as -possible; avoid, too much salt,^alcohol, tea. Try a milk and vegetable diet. Drink plenty.of water, and exercise so you sweat—the skin helps to eliminate" the toxic poisons and uric acid.” • , : ■ For those past middle life, for those -easily recognized symptoms of inflam mation,: as- backache, scalding "water,” . or if uric acid in the blood has caused -rheumatism, '."rusty” joints, stiffness; I get AnuriC,at the drug store. This is a' ; wonderful-- eliminator' of uric..acid and i "was discovered.by Dr-Pierce of Invalids-’ j Hotel, Buffalo^!?. Yr If your druggist j does ,not keep" it‘send 10 cents to Br.'I Fierce for trial package' and you will find that it is many times more potent than -lithia and that it dissolves uric acid as hot water does sugar. . - cwt., .. -'Cotton, middling, 17c;; cotton seed, 75c bu;j lbs. of meal for ton of-seed; 2500.' - .-, . . . : , ■ • . Salisbury. • " Cora; $1,25 bu; o.soy- beans,' $2.25 bu; Irish potatoes,-$4.50 bbl; sweet pota toes, 85cbu; apples, $5-$6 bbl. . .N. C. butter, 43c; eggs, 35-40c doz*; spring chickens' 30-40C each; hens, 50- 60c ecali; hogs. $10 cwt. Cotton; middling, 18C: 'cotton seed, 75o, bu. ' . , ■- ■ * i - ; Cotton, middling, 17.75; cotton seed, 75c bu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed,' 2800. ,i- .-. , ’ , ' Scotland Neck, - j * Uonii;; $1.10 ;bu;.“oats,. 70fe bu Irish potatoes,. $4.50 bbi; . sweet • potatoea,- 75c bu . ... - NOTHING STANDS AS HIGH, as a remedy for every womanly ailment as' Dr. Pierceb Favorite Frescription. It’s the ontjf medicine for women certain In.its effects."Favorite Prescription” Ifl an invigorating, restoratl tonic, a soothing ' strengthening nervine.3a complete cure for all the functional derangement! painful d isorders, P o r M aIaxiat C liim a n d F 1Cver. A lso a G eneral S trertgthenirtgT ortic. BOcimd $1.00 at «Ulkiig Stunt TRESH-CRISP-VfHOlESbME-DELlCIOUS ‘ VNaSMiRWhr Menioes avpued ih weMAKING -OF-WBSl BISCUITS MAKE THEM VHE-' ^STAHIlARD.f IXCELLENCE. WV DMter tU* 8ua. or'ifiwt Iw shettU. •dsk tmi” dr wrtte a* gtvina- his aams. I CHATTANOOGA BA K ERY --------------a u n u N M LTVdi9Js chronic Weaknesses peculiar to the sex.F or. young girls Just entering. womanhood; lot women at the critical timet ‘ nursing mothers; and even/ woman who Is « run-down,v/tired or overworked-1» Is a' special, safe, and certain help. " Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels, Sugar-coated, tiny grannies, easy to take as candy.! , ; H?w to preserve health and beauty Is ■told'in ,Doctor Pierce’s COmmon Sense Medical Adviser- It is free. Send Dr, Pierce, Buffalo,- N. Y., four dimes, ol ,,stamps,*to cover wrapping and mailing. THE DAVl LARGEST CIRCDiAj EVER PUBLISHE ARRIVALofPi I GOINC No. 26 Lv. MoNo. 28 Lv. MoGOINC No. 27 Lv. Mc No. 25 Lv. Mo COTTOtI Good Middling- Seed cotton----- LOCAL AND Pf J. L. Sheek ma to Greensboro Til Attorney E. Li Green spent Thuj butiness. Frank William^ of the week fror South Carolina. Buy your gasol] systems from Herbert DavisJ mer, of Rowan, day on business. I Kimbrough Shj his room last wee of rheumatism. If it’s a Bedste| can find a cheap ^ C. C. SANl The two chill Mrs. John MinorJ measles. If you don’t ta| entertainment at| Friday night sor Will pay the hi for your seed coi J. The two childH Cbarlie Cartner, with pneumonia, j When in town | the splendid line C C. SANlj Dr. W, C. Mar the JackCheshire Union Ghapel, wlj 160 acres. Two car loads i stuff just arrived| red pounds, all it O. C. WALL,! Mrs. Mack Gallj Va., is spending i city the guest of I M. E. SwicegoodJ Buy your gasoj systems now bef vance, J. G. McCulloh Sain, of R. 2, weJ past week and Ie with us. Thanks If you want a i pay you to see a I G. C. SANI G. P. Daniel at of our good subs were in to see us I our thanks for th You will find chairs and tablesj C. C. SANl Robert SafrietJ town Friday on L Kannapolis, wheJ see his daughter,} with measles. FOR SALE—l | passenger tourin| A real bargain if MOCKSVILLE Mr. and MrsJ and two children Line, have all bd " measles, but are] this time. MONEY TO Li farm lands in Di year loans at 5J; considered for Iea on less than fortl P. V. CRII D- L RichardsL ..Jhe classic shade] Passed through ingamule. He| ,ville long enough -cart jvheel. • L Wi. DaywaH annuaI ’ office Thursdays on our desk! •pence how badl deep the m ud-f Mr. Daywah con subscribers like J , ^OR SALE—2 IanH 0, C o tto n I.landsat$5,500, i dw on-ln cuitivI felling on sal QOW if you desire to IfPerana—tha reliableh long history of Succes3 Ja made after the same f, by the regular use of ■ationm ay be overcome ana I i restored. MttnaBn has no I drug, but is an aid to Datum TgisthasaU three, ’sS iS S b Jve received benefit IromthL Both these remedies that the? OMPAHY a, WenhotQB, All Rich. Jitid Sir. Grauerby has l-ealthy patients/' »d. Why he thinks nod*, ten or fifteen to Palm course of a single day" Ibe consoling to. the widow |t history often repeats H A T J S an improved Osscara Ixative) Pleasant to take Sthe Cascara is improved br Iof certain harmless cherw Icrease the ’efficiency- of th* • fit; it better than ordinary k-FOS is pleasant to i--1-, Jgripe nor disturb stomach. Iiiildren as well as adults. Iottle for constipaiion. jot I'i |r ’s Liniment is excel- • any kind of pain or Irion. It .quickly re- lbackache and. rheu- pains, and is asplen- nedy fo r Neuralgia, a, chest pains, sprains, Is, swellings an'd en- lents. * J a bottle in your home tor Icies — you never can tell jju pill require something fcn. J25 cent bottle of Yager’s Kt contains four times, as Is the usual bottle of Iim- Idfor that price. I t a l l d e a l e r s f ERT BROS. & CO. BALTIMORE, MD. 1 RBaranteed to eotly core that It is com- Bat pnrposo and 111 be promptly to u t q u estio n Jb fails to cure Stt-sr, BingWorm ^in disease. 60c I drug stores Bom tb e ,I Medicine Co ■ jSfermoa, Tw [bat |HARLOTTE, NO. 4-1917. Ia n d s AS HtOH. as a remedy I for every womanly ailmenw las Dr. Pierce’s PavonW ! Prescription. I ts the ones I medicine for women certain I in its effects. . ...I "Favorite Prescription » I an invigorating, restorative Itonic, a so o th in g JJJ I strengthaning nervine, ana I a complete cure for all I functional derangements, [painful d iso rd ers, and I chronic Weaknesses peculiar Ito the sex. ■ . ,I For young eirls J JrJ I entering womanhood;I women at the critical timej ■hers; and even/-woman wayIn,” tired or overworked -» !safe, and certain help- fs Pleasant Pellets regulaw Ite stomach, liver and bowenj, I, tiny granules, easy to tab* Jeserve health and beauty 1» ■tor Pierce’s Common sense liser. It is free. Send BR tlo, N. Y., four - dimes, Iver wrapping and mailing- — a n d F e v e r .SOc and $1.00 Et all Drat SI*"* U-WHOLESCKE-nEUCIOOS Iy methods AfPtlED W -JJJfHf THESl BISCUITS MARIl HRd •( EXCELLENCE / .iasBua. octfawl h r writs as alvtoj b® the DAVIE RECORD. LARGEST circulation o f 'any paper ever PUBLISHED IN DAVIE COUNTY, ARRIVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS I No. 26 No. 28 No. 27 No. 25 going north Lv. Mocksville 6:48 a. m. Lv. Mocksville 2:18 p. m. GOING SOUTH. Lv. Mocksville 7:19 a. m Lv. Mocksville 5:04 p. m COTTON MARKET. Good Middling.. Seed cotton------ -- 17c .....6,00 local and personal new s. J. L. Sheek made a business trip to Greensboro Thursday. Attorney E. L. Gaither and J. P. Green spent Thursday in Winston on butiness. j Frank Williams returned the first of the week from a business trip to South Carolina, Buy your gasolineand oil storage systems from J. K. SHEEK. Herbert Davis, a progressive far mer, of Rowan, was in town Thurs day on business. Kimbrough Sheek was confined to his room last week with a bad attack of rheumatism. If it’s a Bedstead you want you can find a cheap one or a fine one at C. C. SANFORD SONS CO. The two children of Mr. and Mrs. John Minor, are quite ill with measles. If you don’t take your girl to the entertainment at the graded school Friday night some other fellow will. Will pay the highest market price for your seed cotton. J. L. SHEEK & CO. The two children of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cartner1 who have been ill with pneumonia, are improving. When in town don’t forget to see the splendid line of furniture at C C. SANFORD SONS CO. Dr. W. C. Martin has purchased the Jack Cheshire farm on R. 2, near Union Chapel, which contains about 160 acres. .'rL Two car loads sweet feed add ship stuff just arrived, $2 per one hund red pounds, all in nice white bags. 0. C. WALL, North Cooleemee. Mrs. Mack Galbreath, of Eastvtfle, Va., is spending some time in this city the guest of her mother. Mrs. M. E. Swicegood. Buy your gasoline and oil storage systems now before the prices ad vance, J. K. SHEEK. J. G. McCulloh. of R. 4, and C. Sain, of R. 2, were in to see us the past week and left life preservers with us. Thanks. If you want a nice Dresser it will pay you to see a real Bargain at C. C. SANFORD SONS CO. G. P. Daniel and J. C. Shoaf, two of our good subscribers on Route 4, were in to see us Friday, and have our thanks for their renewal. You will find a splendid line of chairs and tables at C. C. SANFORD SONS CO. Robert Safriet, of R. I, - was in town Friday on his way home from Kannapolis, where he had been to see his daughter, who is quite ill with measles. FOR SALE—1916 Buick Six, five- passenger touring car, good as new. A real bargain if sold at once. . MOCKSVILLE HARDWARE CO. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Adams and two children, of near County , Line, have all been quite ill wi.th I measles, but are much improved -at Ais time. MONEY TO LOAN-On improved iarm landsin Davie county. Five year loans at 5£ par cent. No loans considered for less than $1,000, and on less than forty acres. Write P. V. CRITCHER, Attorney, Lexington, N. G D- L Richardson, who dwells in the classic shades of Turkey Foot, Passed through town Monday’ driv ing a mule. He hesitated in Mocks ville long enough to hand us a big cartwheel. > • Tiafs Si DaywaIS; of County Line, offia At annUal visit to The Record mce Thursday and deposited a frog sMon our desk. . It makes " - JS' J- A. Lapish, of Kappa, was in town Saturday and left a cart wheel with us, ' Mrs. Floyd Campbell, of Wilming ton, visited friends and relatives in this city last week. 0. G. AUen is quite ill with Ia- grippe, his friends will be sorry to learn. J. H. Dwiggins, who lives in the classic shades of Center, ■ presented us with a frog skin Saturday. " The little child of Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Benson, who swallowed a nail ten days ago, suffered no ill effects whatever. Milwaukee tanks and pumps for gasoline and oil storage. . J. K, SHEEK, Agent G. M. Bailey and Fred Lanier, of near Calahaln, were in town Satur day and have our thanks for their renewal. J. M. Ratledge, of Calahaln, was in to see us Saturday and has our thanks for his renewal and also that of his mother. C. S. Eaton and Glenn Roberts, of the land of Cana, were in town Sat urday and remembered us with life preservers. Sam Eaton, a respected colored farmer, who owns a good farm near Farmington, was in town last week and left a dollar in our sanctum. AU members of the Davie County Farmers’ Union, are urged to meet in Mocksville, on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 11 o’clock, a. m. Business of im portance to be transacted. J. F. GLICK, Pres. D. R. STROUD, Sec. JUST RECEIVED—A car load of cotton seed meal at better prices. Walker’s Bargain House. Mrs. Burt Owens, of Clarksville, died Monday morning, aged 71 years. A husband and two sons survive. The body was laid to rest at Society church Tuesday afternoon. AllenTurner1 of Statesville, who was recently granted license to prac tice law, has decided to locate’ in Mocksville, and will be here about the first of the month. TheRecord is glad to welcome Mr. Turner to Mocksville. DAVIE RECORD, M OCkSViLLE, N. c. A. D. Peoples, of Nestor, was in town Monday on business. A. M. Foster, a prominent merch ant of Fork Church, was in town Monday on business. Dr. H. T. Bahnson, one of North Carolina’s most widely known physi cians and surgeons, died at his home in Winston-Salem last Tuesday, aged 81 years, after an illness of several months Dr. Bahnson was an uncle of Mrs. 0. L. Williams,’ of this city. He had many friends here who were pained to learn of his death. Dr. George Wilkins, formerly of Courtpey, Yadkin county, but for some years a resident of Dallas, Texas, died at his home in that city last Friday. Mrs. Wilkins, who still lives/at Courtney, was on her way to the bedside of her husband when the message came telling of his death. The body of Dr. Wilkins will arrive in this city this afternoon on the 2:18 train and will be carried to his old home and laid to rest. Dr. Wil kins had many friends in Davie who will be sorry to learn of his death. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Ags — ucoii. . n uiaKes u n- deer! th ^ad the weather orhoW ^ P the mud—when January comes SUhiiaTwalt coXries. We need more subscriberslikehim. SALE—285 acres of fine tobacco - Beginning Feb. 1,1917, all lo cal advertisements appearing in THe Record will be charged for at the rate of ten cents per line The rates for display ads will ' re main as heretofore—15 cents per inch. AU cards of thanks, reso lutions of respect, entertainments where admission is charged, will be 10 cents per line. The Record reaches the Davie county people. landn’.f *r Sf1 and eeneral farm- acres s one-third cash, 100 dwelUn cultivation, comfortable miles nfr°n.i.sand c,ay road fonr wanti artLage. Write me your nts' Al G-MARgQN. Carthage, N. C. G. W. Tharpe, of Olin, in sending in his renewal to TheRecord a’ few days ago, writes that he killed five pigs the 12th of January, which tip ped the beam at 1,600 pounds. The largest pig weighed 674 pounds, and was the largest killed in that section. Ask your neighbor if he didn’t get a bargain in those nice Rockers he bought atC. C. SANEORD SONS CO. The Record is requested to state that there will be a meeting at the court house in this city on Friday, Feb. 16. at 11 a m., for the purpose of organizing a Farm Loan Associa tion under the provisions of the Na tional Rural Gredit Bill. All farmers desiring to join the Association are requested to attend the meeting. The North Carolina troops who have been in Texas for the past .few months, will arrive home in a week or two. There are but three Mocks ville boys in the bunch—Doit Holt- houser, Mayo Foster and Hugh La- gle; who joined the Iredell Blues— and we know they will be glad to get home. A hearty welcome will be given the boys on their return. Owing to the prevalence of meas les. whooping cough and mumps, ( the attendance at the graded school, has. been greatly reduced. Many ol j the patrons of the school think it' should have been suspended a week or^fwo ago. It is costing the tax- payers of the town the same amount to run the school with a small at tendance as it does with all the en rollment present. The school board s h o u l d d o what is best for all the patrons of the school. iip5T lte Huntley-Hill-Stockton Com pany, furniture dealers of Wmston- Salem. and the largest firm . of th s- kind in the state, are increasing their,facilities this year for doing a mail order business. They, tell 0S that they are making special effort8 toplease customers whoorder by mad. This-week-is rug week with the firm, if carload of new rugs having been recriiried since Christmas and the.^ S l n t h i s issue look attractive. Eachweekthefirm will have spec ials from various departm«its- they nrpnav delivery charges on all mau ; orders to any station in this section of tbe country. Path! There is flash lights then some more lights, but the EVER-READY is the only guaranteed one. GET ONE AT Crawford’s Drug Store. U 1THE BLUE FRONT” stmteatm tSi Remember the entertainment at the graded school Friday night. S. M. Brewer, of Cana, was in town Monday on.business. WANTED—To buy a farm in Da vie. Write W. H. Davis, Fork, N. C. George Feilds and Charlie Mills, of Statesville, spent Sunday after noon in town with friends. Theeounty officers have moved their offices into the new court house and are rejoicing exceedingly. The editor and family spent Satur day and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kurfees, near Cooleemee. Licensewereissued Monday for the marriage of Mr. A. H. Angell, of R 2, to Miss Dewey Nichols, of Cooleemee. There will be an entertainment at the graded school Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. An admission of ten cents will be charged, proceeds to go to the Athletic Association. The public is urged to come out.and en joy themselves and also assist in helping along a good cause. START TRACTOR FARMING BIGGER CROPS--LESS EXPENSE—ERSIER WORK This is the little Avery 5-10 H. P. tractor. With it you can do tractor farming on the smallest size farm. Also just the thing for light work on larger farms. Tractor Farming pays. You can practice the best' methods of farming with a tractor. Plow deep and do all your work at ihe light time to get the best results. A tractor gives you power that doesn’t need to stop for rest—power that hot' weather can’t stop—and a iot ofl’power that one man can handle. •: T Tte Smallest Tractor Made This little 5-10 H. P. Avery Tractoris the smallest tractor on the market to-- day. - Pulls two twelve-inch plows and will do the work of about four horses. . Avery Tractors are also built in five largersizes from an 8-16 to a 40-80 H.. P. size. Complete information will be furnished on request. DISTRIBUTED BY FARM POWER CO., SALISBURY, N. C. * f - Y Y AI IS RUG WEEK IN WINSTON-SALEM. ~ m m * B p W H H LOOK AT THESE PRICES! Crex Grass Rugs—the best rug to be had at the price. Bound edges or fringed. Every one in perfect condition—and delivered free to your station. Plain colors—pink, blue, green, tan, brown or gray. Others with combination of two or three colors for the prettiest os border effects. 30 inch rugs, plain colors—$1.19. 6x9 feet—plain colors—$4.75. 6x9 feet—2 colors—$5.70. ’ 6x9 fe e t- 3 colors—$618. 8x10 feet—plain tolors—$8 08. . 8x10 feet—color combination—$9 50. 9x12 feet—plain colors—$9 50. 9x12 feet—combinations—$10.00, $11 90, $13.30. . jlttt J^tt A^tt ll The records a gratifying increase in the sales of MOCKSVILE BEST FLOUR shows that a discrimating public ap preciates an article that they know is always good. Are you using it? If not, why not? yy A A A AYAY YAY AY tYY TfA HORN-JOHNSTONE CO. MANUFACTURERS “ THAT QOOD KIND OF FLOUR.’ MOCKSVILLE N. C. f Y T Y T Y Tt T YY T T T T T YY T TA BIG CLEARANCE SALE ON Winter Shoes, Underwear, Raincoats, Etc. Men’s Heavy Shoes, $1.70 and up. Men’s Fine Shoes, $2 and up. - Ladies Heavy Shoe3 $1.25 and up. Ladies Fine Shoes $1.50 and up. f* A l I T --Rear Merchants Bank . IVL W S J L L , j r . , MOCKSVILLE, N.C. Small Carpet Rugs , 27x24 inch, neat designs according to.your taste and wishes $2.40 $2 65 $2 85 $3 10-and up. Genuine Bigelow Rugs. Plain or fancy, oriental-patterns—the largest stock w e have ever carried. . 6x9 feet at $14 25, $19 00 and up. 9x12 feet a t $23 75 up to $76 00. Bungalow Rag Rugs. The prettiest rug you ever saw for boudoir, porch or bungalow. Splendidly made and so cheap that several can be used to advantage. Any color you want to match your walls or draperies. Small chintz rugs—useful in many a place about the home—$1.43. 4x7 feet selling a t $3 60. 7x10 feet'6elling a t $9.50 and $1190. You may order rugs from us by mail with perfect safety. Just tell us the size, color preferred, material and price. We guarantee to please you. Our immense stock right nowfenables’us to; give you the benefit of these prices ane we suggest you order now. I We can not guarantee t^iese prices longer than 15 days. Reiriember our prices include free delivery to your station. -Hill-Stocm1Onco ., Winston-Salem,vMVV UNDERTAklNG TAL^lNGMACHINJES I , FllR N IT im E . NEW Prices are advancing, but our prices remain the same for the present. Some thing special every Saturday.. Forty doz en salmon at 11 cents per can. I wheninneed t of first-class Funeral C Service^ £ call on me. The only Embal- J mer in the- county. Modern ^, —hearse an# other ^eljmpmehtr j» Calkanswered day or night. ROBERT A/BLAYLOCK/ FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMERW I D A t PHdNE i ^ ^ - NIGHT PHONE 76. «fv <* <* <« '# * <44 I S* tI t Ul II - IB '11 $M E D A fIfi fcEC O Itt), M O O ^ s v iL tE , N . 0. a m N a m e d .W3«SSa&as^^®Ki^©$S®i8&g *» —'with their soft, mellow light will save the eyes of the whole Iatnily. * ScientifieinvestIgation has shown Aat the light of a good kerosene oil IampJs the softest and least tiring of any light. The Rayo is the best oil lamp made. It gives a steady, white I**!?*.*?'.1” '8 **“ flicker of gas and the glare of electricity. Oso Ataddto SecorIty Oil—the most econom ical «U—for best results. STANDARD OIL, COMPANY (New jersey) BALTIMORE, MD.W a8htncton,D.C. Charlotte.N . C.Norfolk, V a.' CharlesWn W . Va.Richmond. Va. Charleston, S. C. sjjii-JSSB ■i -I:',"', WVJVjCI-V^; CJ m ] WdIl way back in 1901, after I had been Sin this bright, happy world fori several !days, I began to get worried like. I didn’t 'have any name. jFolks were calling me “it” and “the new ;one” and “whatdya-call-it.” I didn’t like it a bit. Then one day I heard the Big Chief telephoning all Iiis department heads to meet in his office. * • Pretty soon they all came filing in. Tall chaps, short chaps, fat chaps and skinny' chaps.- “Now that he is here,” said the Big Chief, “what will you name him?” and wrangled. You ldiow, you have heard them argue whether He’d be called Jack or John of Jim before. Finally, one fellow spoke up and said: ' “Why not call him ‘SOVEREIGN ? His mother was a Virginian, his father an aristocrat of the Carolinas. He comes from the very best stock. He comes from the very sweetest, ripest, mellowest Vir ginia and Carolina tobacco.. He is being raised right in one of the cleanest, whitest, healthiest homes on earth. He is a South erner bom, a Southerner bred, a Southern gentleman—the king of them all—a real SOVEREIGN. Sai-'P-I r - ' M - " |V:f;> ■ Si? r My! how they wrangled and wrangled T h e F o l k s o f t h e S o u i h K N O W g o o d b l o o d . T h e F o l k s o f t h e S o u t h K N O W g o o d t o b a c c o , SOVEREIGN—the best—is none too good a name.” So I was named, friend, Ifor I want you as one of my friends, and it means a whole heap when I say— (A ftI am guaranteed by —Buy me. If you don’t like me return me to yoisr dealer and get your money back. I have said it, A Southersi gentleman is known the world over for keeping his word, and I have given you mine. CS ES BffrE1IMIlAS-I © I ? S O U 1! o fm & m , a c t SOUTH 9 * 4- Tip Fpr Booze Specials Tio Cbatiotte.Observer reported ■recently that Heory Ford, on -his recent Visi^ to North Carolina, se cured a coiiple of gallons or so of InootMhineifCorQ Itqaor and had it sent to Detroit for experimental purposes tfot for drinking. It was ^also related that an expert manu facturer ofjthe white lightning was .eii. from North Carolina to t pajr 0f each pants got six months !-Foi"* *•— **•■*•* Better To Steal $75 Than $3.50 Pants. It is better-to steal seventy five dollars in money than to steal a threeand a half dollar pair of pants remarked a citzen in the presence of the Editor. ttEtow come” said the News man. He said that a man in the County Conrtthe other dav- who stole ato be take1 ‘ ” “ ~ show the ®ord folks how the tru-k on the road and the“other mau who is turned. | ; The Asljevire Times is informed that experjimf&*8 with corn whisk ey with the object of finding a 'cheap substitute for gasoline at re stole seventy-five dollars had to pay fine of ten dollars and the costs. If t^jfeis the situ iti^^^^l it is much nicer to steal money than to steal plthts and wear stripes 800 Newspapers Have Suspended. Itiastated that eight hundred uewBpapers in the TJoited States have suspended publication ou ac count of the high price • o f; paper. ^-Biblical Recorder. Vanity is refined selfishness wbicb is ever exacting homage,but never paying any. duced cost, are now being made in jon the chain gang.' the labor|i^i^6of HeDry Ford at nnty News Detroit.? \ P is stated that Mr.Ford hopes to fipd in the process of dis tilling parp corn liquor a product j Nthafe will make an excellent fuel for motors. Here’s a tip for the automobile parties who go into north Iredell and Wilkes -for the ‘•obejoyful” -Catawba Co- WHAT IS LAX-FOS BadHabits. Those who breakfast at eight o'clock or later, lunch at twelve and have dinner at six are almost certain to be troubled with indigestion. They do not allow time for one inealto digest before takingan- other. Not less than five bouts should elapse between meals.Tf you are troubled _"with indigestion correct your habits<and ake Chamberlain’3 Tablets, and you -may reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach; and enable it to perform itsfunctions natural ly. Obtainable everywhere. ’ Two perrons cannot be friends long if 'they cannot forgive each other’s little failings. And it Bometimes happens that when a woman looseo her husband the loss is fully covered by- insur ance. LAX FSS is an improved Cascara (a tonlc-laiaiiTa) pleasant to take and are sometimes overhauled od LAX-FOS the Cascara is improved by the return trip. Tfaey cau Bav- tliev \ Ple Edition of certain harmless chem* didn’t want the stuff tn riiint ! *pals which increase the efficiency of the * Mii i . , Qiink or .Caspara, making it'better than-ordinary*5? . anybody to ;drink. Ifa Cascara. LAX7FOS fc pleasant to take for the motor ears of course.—The- and does not gripe nor distnrb stomach. Statesville Laudmai k, / Adapted to children as well as adults. Jost tty one bottle for constipation. SOc,' Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Most Effectual. “I have taken a great many bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough RemedpSnd every time it has cured -me. I have found It most effectual for a hacking cough and for colds.- After taking it a cough always disappeais,"writes J. R. Moore, Lost Val ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere. ^ The Oulnlne That Does Not Affect The Hesd Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMaQUININEis better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor Tinaing in head. Remember the full name and look lor the signature of E W. GROVE. 2Sc. NORTH CAROLINA; /• In Superior Court, OAVlE Qj^lS&M ^ebniary term 1917 Beulah V. (^kIfciMnlifiO NOTICE CF■ Yg v ■ . > John F. C00E,'Defendant. i SUMMONS. The defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above en- titl»d action was-M sa«^ea£Bt the defendant on the 9ih day of December, 1917, by A. T. Grant; Clerk Superior Court of Davie county.: notifying the defendant that the plaintiff begun an action for an absolute divorce against the defendant in the Superior Court of Davie county for grounds and causes provided by law for the granting of an absolute divorce, and that said summons was returnable to thu February Term of Davie Superior Court, and the defendant will take notice > that he can appear and answer the ^ddfh^Taint filed in the above entitled action, or plain tiff wilt .apply to the Court for tha relie. demanded in said Complaint^J Dated, this the 9th day of Jan;. .1917. • . A. T GiJANT. . Clerk Superior Court of Davie' County. Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Short Line Between Winston-Salem, Lexington, Albemarle, Norwood and Points South. Through train from Roanoke, Va., to Florence, S. C., in connection with the Norfolk & Western Railway ' and Atlantic Coast lin e. S. P. COLLIER, JR., Traffic Manager. Winston-Salemt N. C. FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES CEMETARV WORK OF ALL KINDS Investigate our Prices and Work. Careful; Attention Given to Special Designs. REINS BROTHERS, (Successors to Miller-Reins Gompany). NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N.C. SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Mocksvilie, N. C. “Where Hungeris Satisfied.” , The old reliable Southern Lunch Room is again open to the public, and is better prepared than ever to serve the pub lic at all times with hot meals, lunches, fruits, cigars, tobacco, candies, etc. Sanitary cooking, neat dining room and attentive service. If you eat with us once, you will'eat with us always.jg SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Depot S t Mocksvilie, N. C.I I » M r a i e . ' I — . eg, We are prepared, to handle all kinds of commercial printing, I p 1 such as '’*■ ENVELOPES, STATEMENTS, . BILLHEADS, LETTERHEADS, SHIPPING TAGS. CARDS, POSTERS, . or anything you may need in the printing line. We have the neatest and best equipped shop in Davie county. Oor prices, are not too high.' Phone No. l,:and we will call and-show you sam ples and prices. , RubbkgEasesPain R u b b in g se tid s th a ,lin im en t tin g lin g th ro u g h th e flesh an d q u ick ly ^ top s p a in . D e m a n d a lin im en t th a t y o u c a n ru b w ith . . T h e b eibr'rubbing lin im en t is% * LINIMENT Good for the Ailmenh of Horser, Mules, Cattle, Etc* QooJfor yoarown Aches, Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns,Etc. - 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. 'iVAXXY' { } • rNV Good Chrid ,. “Peace on I will to men,” motto, and the should ring find ft kindly : and words. ; for the wotid Christmas sptj good will cou aU every day' jWhat a beail world would b| I it might be so| would resolve peace and god i our motto eve! we, lndlviduall best to mak| spirit last all bft, Ihe bat I is iht* Railway Jbemarlej ith. ^nce, S. C., in Railway la n a g e r . ATONES IINDS rk. !again open to Jserve the pub- Jigars, tobacco, iand attentive Ih us always.fi loom . N. C. M s e s id s th e lin im en t gh th e flesh an d la in . D e m a n d a Sou c a n ru b w ith , iin g lin im en t is ENT pe Ailments o f st Cattler Etc* \ut own Aches, iatkm , Sprains* Jurns, Etc. At all Dealers. THE DAVIE, BEQOBDt JgQCKSmLE, N. C. \ \ * x ; w i DcHX; 9 . n x t h e E & § t a p p e a r s g s t e W .e l t n e g l o w i n g: A/ . b e a - ^ ^ p i n t s i t . h a s , f i v e — , p o i n t s l i K e \ l e s s e r o H e a v e n , a n dIO A l am.i s F a i t h , V t t i e h o r i z o n : o n e \ \ w o r i a - e i i b i r c l i n g e r h d o d K i n d n e s s Pour BUYING A G IF FOR HIS WIFE Man Had Plenty of Help While on a Shopping Tour. HE mai e shopper walked up and down the aisle of the big store looking . about him with an ex pression of despair. He - knew what he wanted- to buy all right. It wasn’t that. But he kept wandering about looking at the saleswomen be- hindthe counters with all the perplex ity of a dog'trying to recall where he had buried a soup- bone. - He stood off to one side staring in tently at a busy young creature with dark bay hair behind the ribbon coun ter, and at last walked up witiiin talk ing distance. “Don’t suppose you- can leave here for a few minutes, can you?’’ he be gan in a low tone.” “W -h-a-t!” "I say—neyer -mind. I mean wait a minute I’ll be back.” And'he rushed away to hide his con fusion from the other shoppers. He did not return, but went over to an other aisle ,and began' sizing up-peo ple there,- both in front and behind the GOOD WISHES 'l g i a h ' $ * I . v % |V /i*. ✓ I u Forgetyour troubles and be gay, And make this a Merry CHRISTMAS DAY counters.IWas the man bughouse? No. Just be patient and you’ll hear all about it. He kept looking and looking, and at last his gaze took- in a tall- young wom an—reasonably young—with a bunch' of small packages tucke'd-under her arm. He walked up to her, hesitated, and then blurted:. “Beg pardon, madam, but may I speak to you a mo ment?” She gave him a look and started- to hurry away, but he was obliged, hav- e a v e n . \ f r o m t h o r n a l l , f r o m\ • \ 'e v e r y s h i n i n g p o i p t . f o r t h s u c h \ r a y s ! - r y r p c f i a h t \ I s e e K s a n d f i n d s t h € y e n h i g h e s t d o m e , e e h s a n d fin c ^ s t h e d e e p e s t W a l e \ o f E a r t h , T h e h e a r t s ' o f p r i n c e s m e l t s , t h e b e g g a r s ’ w a r m s . \ O L E H ^iexS tar,” th ^ y j r y , “ o f B e t h l e h e m * ” rS t a r f o f F k i t h a n d L o v e i f o f B r o t h e r h o o d , \ ' C h a r i t y a r i d K i n d n e s s ! A n d b e h o l d \ \ r o u n d , a b o u t , i t s f a i r Y e f f u l g e n t r a W s — \ \ , I e C h r i s t a i a s S p i r i t — l i g h t i n g a l l t t i e W o r l d ! \ P e a c e o n E a r t h , ” t h e y c r y , “ G o o d W i l l t o M e k j ” COPYRIGHT. VESTERN NEVSPAPfR ONION- THAT CHRISTMAS- PRESENT. P(AViX)A ylfllCDilHC- “Don’t You Suppose You Can Leave Here for a Few Minutes?” Good Christmas Motto. ,§ “Peace on earth, and good jl will to men,” is the Christmas motto, and the Christmas spirit jj| should ring in our hearts and g find a kindly expression in acts and words. What a joyful thing g for the world it would be if the Christmas spirit of peace and good will could abide with us all every day of the year. And what a beautiful place this world would be to live In. And it might be so if each one of us would resolve in. our hearts that peace and good-will should be our motto every day, and that we, individually, would do our best to make the Christmas ® spirit last all the year round. g SKaeretf1 ix m . “She’s afraid !'w asn’t going to give anything to her.” “What makes you think that? “She sent In her present to me yes terday.” ing gone that far, to make good and convince her of the innocence of his motives. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said, catch ing up yrith her. ‘Tm not trying to. flirt or get fresh. Honestly, now, I’m not in the habit of speaking to wom en I don’t know. Look me over and you’ll see that Tm well-meaning enough. But the fact is you-ah, you- ah,: you’re just the same size as my wife—apparently! And—” The woman gasped. ‘I. don’t see—” she began. “Oh, but I want to ask a favor of you,” went on the male shopper, more at ease now. “I’ve, looked all over the saleswomen- and the only one that would do was busy behind the ribbon counter, but you’re just precisely what I need—oh, I beg your pardon, I mean you’re just exactly my wife’s size and can tell ine IlWhat to ask for. Xou see, I came here to buy her. a shirt waist that she’s been dropping little hints about, and now that I'm here it’s just struck me that I haven’t the remotest idea about her size. I’m the densest person .you ever saw about such, things—don’t even know my own waist measurement. I’m positive,’ though, that whatever your size is would do for her. You may be an inch taller than my. wife, but that’s about the only difference.”' “It’s a little, unconventional, isn’t it?” the woman smiled not unpleas antly. “Still I don’t see why I shouldn’t tell you that my size is—that ray, shirtwaists are usually size , thirty- six.” ' ..They had been walking down the aisle and were now,right by the ;shirt- I i waist, counter. i ! “I had a blue one picked out there,” remarked the man, “ttiat seemed to be about what I wanted to get, but I. didn’t know what n>ze tt was. ..SeeI That’n lying over there on top of that pink outfit.” “Does your wife like that shade of blue?” the woman asked significantly, after biting her lips for a moment. ‘Why—er—well,' of course she hasn’t seen it,” replied the male shopper. “Db' you suppose she’d like some other color better?” - “You see,” pointed out the kind wom an in considerate, half-sympathetic tones, “that particular shade of blue doesn’t go with any other color. Now, if I were receiving a shirtwaist for Christmas I should want a white waist. Of course your wife may have ex pressed a preference for. some other color. No? Well, now you understand It’s none of my affair—and this is cer tainly rather informal, me helping you to select something for your wife, whom ,I don’t even know, to say noth ing of not even knbwing your name— but I should think any woman would be delighted with something like this one, for instance.” And she reached over to pick up one with a lot of lace and mosquito netting on the front of it. The male person inquired the price. I t; was $4,-more than the blue one he had selected, but he said he • would take it, and no questions asked. “Send it out to number so-and-so Such-and-such street, and—oh, that W1OnT do. It might be delivered when she was at home and that would queer the whole thing. Better send it to my office. Thomas J. Wingett is the name, in the Pretentious building. Td carry it, but I’ve got a lot of stops to make.” “Wlngett," repeated the woman after hearing his name; “there’s a Mrs. Wingett in our card club. You dent happen to be Mrs. Alice Wingett’s hu-, ’band, do you?” “I sure am,” grinned the man. “Shi s the girl that's going to get tin t shirtwaist off the pine tree next Mon day.” “Well, of all things,” gasped Ili j. kindly disposed woman. “I don’t kn w Alice Wingett so very well, but I \ h- met her at the club, and it does seen i funny that I should be helping her hus band to pick out a Christmas present for her. My name is Cummins. I dc n t suppose you know my husband. Hs travels most of the time.” “Seems to me I’ve heard Alice spi ik of a Mrs. Cumminp,” says Wingett. ‘ Er —by the way, mebby you’d better n< t say anything to Alice when you see her about—about how informally v> 2 were introduced. She might thlnk.it funny. Like as not she’d think I’d been walking up and down the aisle staring at folks.” “I have a notion to tell her what you just said,” gurgled Mrs. Cum mins. “I guess I won't though. Seems to me the joke would be partly on me. Well, I hope Alice likes the shirt waist.” “If she doesn’t she hasn’t good taste,” grinned Wingett. “I ’certainly am obliged to you. If you can’t make up your mind' what to get your hus band, let me know, and mebby I can help you out.” And he bowed gracefully as his new acquaintance gathered up her pack ages and tripped on her way. By FORTUNE FREE. OMEONE said that the richest person was the one who was fullest of good wishes for others and who received their good wishes in return. Wishing others well did him or her all the good in the world, and the good wishes in return were powerful for good. Don't we find it so ourselves? No one can do with out them. They are our dearest pos sessions. Montague Williams, the celebrated British barrister', once related«the story I of ,a rather unlovely old gentleman of ! miserly habits and rejoicing ~ In the I nickname amongst the urchins' of the neighborhood of “Old Pickbones;” Gen erosity was not one of his virtues, and if-he wished any human creatures well he kept it'a secret to himself. He was a man who seemed impervious to all good wishes—ii solitary old grudger who cared nothing for the-good or the bad wishes of any : human- creature. When he died, however;'it turned out that he had been by no means as thick- skinned as he seemed. ” He left-a-will in ivhich he bequeathed money to dif ferent persons, and ten thousand .pounds' to some unknown individual whom he directed his solicitor to dis cover if possible. That person had been accustomed to send him yearly an anonymous .post card with just, “Best wishes at this time to you.” The writer gave no" clue as ',to who he Was. Did the old gentleman tear the cards up or throw them Into the fire? Not a bit of it. He had carefully preserved them—tied them up in a nice packet. “If the writer can be dis covered,” he ordered in Ms will, “I bequeath him ten thousand pounds for his good will.” I would dearly have liked for the sender of those post cards to have got that money, but all efforts to find him proved unavailing. One cannot help wishing well to the person who wishes others well. Good wishes are the biggest bond on earth. Isn’t it a delightful thing to think that others are thinking of us? / The well-wisher is thinking of us. He also puts his good thought for us into words: “I wish you every good luck,” or something of that kind.--It*= is like a grasp of a hand-pressing ours. It blesses -both the giVerll and the receiver. I don’t'know which gets the most out of it. There are times when the world breaks out into a mighty shout, as it 'were, of good wishes. Christmas time is the great season. Never had wo more need of them than at this coming Christmas time. It is an enormous Op portunity for the'good wisher to mako his power felt; • It is a -curious, and? beautiful ] thing about this ChHstmas spirit I that year after year it leads us .. to -'attempt the all but impos sible, In order to give pleasure to others; while in the end ev eryone’s joy is the result, not of what he has received from oth- 1 ers, but of what he has done • for .them. " ■ Utility., “Does your wife favor useful gifts?” “Too much,” replied Mr. Meekton. • “Last Christmas she bought me a nice, new show shovel. F ftfO K iSSEO H E -THE M lS Y U T O tLASY H t N E V E R . N EED SAN'INDUCEMENTTO-HlSS Mt t C ^ g (|y l '7/7 r - rM W . ■ Always » New Lofc About Christmas, consider this: There are at'least four 'thousand'kids who were too young to take note-last year who are just old enough to be surprised when the tree lights up this year. Always there is a new bunch of I Christmas come-ons. -.. . ■ I COIFFURED mesh o f copper' [ colored hair, half disarranged, yet as scientific as a spiders iumid melting eyes, luminous light bom only o f itself—a I pitfall oh pne cheek where art ture blend indistinguishably— red, red moist lips beneath which the ardent blood o f maidenhood throbs strongly like a runner's pulse —a seduc- tive sweep o f velvety throat, w ith the . delicate tracery o f veins showing faint' Iy violet —a tempestuous bosom— And around all this, Tw o Arms— a Man's. ' ' ',jr ' •" t h e DAVIE RECORD, M O ^gV lfe-E r N. C. IMPORTANT NEWS THE WORLD OVER Happenings of This and Other Nations For SeVen Days Are Given. THE N E W S jT T flE SOOTH What Is Takina P|ace ln the South- land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs. Domestic Twenty miners were tilled and seven Injured in. an explosion in the Reedy & Ryan coal mine at Stone C-ity, 16 miles southwest of Pittsburg^ KanB. I TllQ IerctentiS ana Miners* passe* ger steaTfief PoXvtitan collided With an unknown shi)> near Norfolk, Va., and had to be Cached, Four Mem bers ol bee crew were Injured. The thfeaten«<l strike of the 'train- mea ol the Nashville* Cbattanoega and S t IiOfcis milway, which has been pending tor some ISme1 caifie to an •end ■wlieo agreement was reached » t ’NajiMfte, Ten*., that -was satis- IiactOTy :to both ^des to ’the contro- •’irergy. ' It is aBtrauncefi that special accounts •■of -wages due employees muter the lAdamsdii law will be kept anti all Tother 'litigation will te held in abey- tance try -agreement Ifttween the -Ifov- •ernmeat and the railroads <until the ■declsira as !®> the < m stnutm am y -of ■the Ifew IaiW is giv©i. Ifhft indicttions St the beginning of the 1K16 lCKton crop were that Qiere French troops have again madean effective thrust in the Verdun region, driving the troops of the crown pnnce back over two miles and capturing over seventy-five hundred prisoners, together with many guns and muni tions of war. • It is stated that all.. G reei trOOPS with be withdrawn trom Thessal?/ toff only a Qertain number of Greek sol diers wiil be COttCentrated in PoIopon- nessus. . . - Fighting is In progress between the Greek regular troops and the French, fflis is the report sent out from Ber lin, and the report further says, the fighting is taking place north of Kat erina, about 60 miles southwest of Sal onika. Russian troops a Wfl© Teutonic trenches on the heights W the QOVtth of Agusualia in the region of ihe Trotus valley-of Roumanian Considerable heavy fighting is re ported in the Cerna river region of Serbia. J1 f I i DESGRiBE (Mobiliza tion o f t h e STATE, GAJARD AS MILITARY FAILURE. TRAiNiNG BILL DESPITE EFFORT OF SPEAKER CLARK AND OTHERS TO CALL OFF VACATION. DEFER RAIL LEGISLATION Washington President Wilson has decided that the notes T)f -the TJentral powers, pro posing a* discussion of peace to the entente allies 1WiU be sent tow ard by the V iited Statses government acting as Intermediary wittooreft any accom panying mediation offer Of its own. !legislation aimed a t the destruction ■o'f th e liqeor traiftc. continues to «c- Ctsmulate hi congress. . After fifteen years of experimenta tion in breeding *&d selection, plant specialists of the department ot agri culture have developed a second new variety of the valuable Egyptian. cot ton IS1Own in this, county. Thsi entente powers have decided to grajf!’ safe cdsfduct to Count Taroows- ki von Tarff&w, recently appointed Austro-Huhgaarian ambassador to the United States. T rid e n t Wilson has p v ^ t h e ao M?,jor General Scott, Chief of Staff of Army and Major General Wood, Commanding Eastern Department, Both Favoring Universal Training. Washington;—Tiifc Mobilization Of the National GuSri for border service was Ascribed &s a military failure, emphasising the urgent necessity of abandoning the volunteer system as the nation’s reliance for defense, in statements Vy Major General--Scott, chief of staff of the army, and Major General Leonard Wood, commanding the Eastern department, before the Senate sub-committee considering the Chamberlain universal military train ing bill. Both of the generals advocated uni versal training. General Wood declar ed that -the country now was utterly defenseless against a well organized foe; that the Inobilizatton was a trag edy,' that if the guardsmen had met -good troops they “would never have known what hit them.” General Scott told the committee that lessons drawn from the present war proved, that in case or war With a first-class power | ! t, ■and insets, and lo t rediffctioU jft the acreage, M w gbt fjavoc with this 'grow ing plants as (he seasffii .progressed, :suid tile Qatest Estimate is tfrat the; 'crop "ffiii barely touih the ’®i511,00d| ■anark. , WilliSKn E. -SEickle 'tff New 'Orleans, ■adjutant general of Tfhe 'tTnSted Con federate Veterans, announces that the •week bsginfiing June -4 has ’been decid ed upon as -Sie date for .’holding ’the 1917 reunion o f the 'veteriiBB in Wash ington D. <C. 'Mexican A Mexicam courier reaped the bor- ber Srom 7Trancisco VilEa’s caarp in the lGuerrero district sff Chlhoohua, "with proposals ifor the HJnited States ^overnMeiCt that Villa 'would refrain !from fUfGher destruction of toreign 'life and .property in IStesico on condi-j 'tion that !the’ttoited-'States WKild not; !InteiiIere with 'his campaign ^against- •the Carranza government. ‘Au El Paso, -Terns, dispatch am- ^noances that m 'message Iroxi a for eign consul it 'STorreon, ■■ CdhGila, con firms the report of ifeekilling' ot H<m- ;ard ^Gray, or !Howaiii Weeks, at 'fetr- •rarbyVilfa'fcllowece. A French named ;A3exantier .Rieault •was McIHea’ip- the '‘Villa sdldBers after •they iInad oecupiefi Parrdl, -accorSing to -a telegram emanating iix El :Easo, 'Texas. • Cairranzafe action on the' protocol . -signgKl • at Atlantic liCity, -TJ. J., :by the ^Mexican-Aicerican joint oomniraiion i 'will 'be snbmittesE to the Arnerican •comrdissionsrs '-by 'the M eccan anem- vIiers at -a !preliminary :meeting 5to ;be ‘held at PhHadelphii "Decernijer HS. Wiishington officials': are nrcllned to -credit'unofficial reports that :instead •of Affixing 'his signature ito 'the -prb- toeol agreed upon at Atlantic City,; 1 Carrinza' has proposed 'Changes 'in the! agr-«nent aan'd it is tearefl ISat his ^.attitude may nullit? sail of tb s work '■of die-commission, :<cnd<cause !further (complications. lit !is in'dicated ia nfficial Washing- iton ,that .-a demand -for: material' - - Changes - in >6ie"Meiican-American pro- ' -toe*], sueh ms were !foreshadowed by • the !reported -Uetennination ,of Carcan-' « a tto insist timconditionsHly ithe' . retirement of Amertean troops froin Mexica, ,would mean immediate ^iban- •donxasit of .t&e eonJBienoe. _J3uroi»an 'iWra Bnzeu,, .an important irSfbrasy ©enter aiortheaat -of Bucharest iand an excel- ; !lent base -from which te tr«$in ojiera- 'in Moldavia, has feeea eastanted ; the .JSuistMhGennans.' T^ie iGemajis <tnd Bulgariaas Save ' Jtiegmn an loitensime movement Ia Uo- f lnaiaia. -BiStish feoops ihfiiHe taken the oSen- ■■■0 Iaie in the !fighting.-around the Gar- 4en <<t?’EdeB, and ha»e taken several t Teifcish positions. . AiivSees say that the British are pow ' within fcjr-o and oae-half miles of . JKut-SS-Azoara. : . ; VRse Greek «we®Mnent h?s accepted 'ffJJue ialtiaiatona jppesented by the en- :rtent-e atllee. " TliB allied powers bare .made de mands for reparation for the events : - itf December I and 2, when fighting t«oi: place between entente landing ' _ foroee and Greek troops, but the for- S.: uinla of the demands fcas not been jv announced. fi; : to ‘the Aiistro-Italiaa theater only 'artiMery-engagements are reported. The Hungarian and German troops fighting on the center of the line , in i Roumania have emerged from the ir’swamp lands of Jalomitza river and - ^inaile a crossing of the stream near > Recenaul about midway between Buch- arest and the important railroad June- ;;' --tion town of Buzeu. Nr , IThe Roumanian attacks which have heicl the Ploechti region have been Sji;1)roken, according to German reports, i; - Iii the fighting in the eastern . Car- patiiians r.-and along the Moldavian front, all ,fthe Russian attacks have been repulsed, says the- Berlin war f- otfltse Y" -i-;. 0. Gardner a nauonai-v Mew Mexico, ^.dishonorable discharge and a year in prison a t hard labor, Ior failure obey the federal call for border lVSuty last Jtcae, but remitted the- parison sentence Vecause the case had been made as a test case. A note of explaination from Germany in response t6 the Sniiuiry of the Unit ed Stntes concerning the sinlkihg of the steamer Lianao on October 28 has reached the -state department from Charge Grew at Berlin. It-says that the Lanao was sailing under the Brit ish ’flag and 1Was -sunk by a submarine alter provision Sor the safety of her crew 'had ’been- secured because she was carrying 'contraband. ’Reports to 'the Tfnited States on the food 'conditions abroad say the Belgi an refugees Tiave opened a horse slaughter house at Halifax in York shire, and are teaching English work ing men ’to eat horse meat. After another day tff dehate OTer the exclusion of aliens on account -of race, the senate adopted the commTt- tee amendment to the immigration bill which -woiild 'bar Hindus and -cer tain other Asiatics TnEhont mentioning them by name,, -with an .added provi sion stipulating that nothing in the act shall ibe constraed to -repeal -any existing law, treaty «r-agreement that serf es to prohibit w restrict immigra tion.' , , The'United States hattleship, Arizo na, put 'into commission recently and regarded ;by naval experts as the speediest and most *efflcieirt American dreadnaught, is !proceeding -north ■along -the AtlanSc 'coast -with only "her port 'engine -supplying -motive Tiower-and ’with her -starboard turbine crippled. Germany and her allies, Austria- Hungary, Bulgana and 'Ttn^ey, taok the "first decisive step to 'bring to an end the greatest and 'bloodiest war J.-a the 'history of the -world. U irect ap- ■peal -was -made to the ’entente powers "for -a -peace' -conference through the United States, Spain, ‘Switzerland and the -Vatican. Theimaiin points in ‘Germany’s -peace proposal -are- I. T hat Ptflaiid -and ’Lith uania 'be Tecognized as independent 'kingdoms. % That !Germany restore Belgium-and northern lFrance. 3. That the fate •of- the Balkan states be set tled 'In -a -general peace conference. 3t Is !understood that Germany -will ,fo. -sist on -restoration xaf its colonies m return <for evaenalJon ot northern France anja Belghnn. 'G erm an’s move far 1PeacC -Comes }nst two,-years and 13S days after -she had declared war on Hiussia and two years :and 129 days after England de clared -war on Germany. The Austro-Hungarian territory -cap tured by the allies comprises about one-half- of Galicia and all '-at Btiko- wina and the southern fringe -of Tren- tino, as well as the western !border of the Istriaa peninsula, aortto ,tfl iaie <4ty of Trieste. None ot the Bulgarian territory has yet been captured by the allies. The United States transport Sumner, bound from Colon for New York, -went aground in a heavy fog off Barnegat, N. J. The steamer is conimandted by Captain* Webber. . • 'Further reduction..in the estimated size of this year’s cotton crop was recorded in the department of agri culture’s final report, patting the pro duction at 11,511,000 equivalent 500- -pcund bates. Determination by the Supreme court of the constitutionality of the Adamson law In time for congress to enact any desired supplementary legislation at this session was regarded as assured when the court advanced the test case for argument on January 8. • Information assembled at the state department and believed by some of ficial B to present a ^tear-cut violation of German pledges In the. sinking of the British steamer Marina, with the loss of six American lives, has been forwarded to Berlin for submission to the Gennaii foreign--officer .. the United ately a trained force of 1,500,000 men, with another 1,500,000 available with- in 90 days. General Wood, from whose depart ment went 85,000 of the guardsmen sent to the border, said of the men enrolled when* the call came, an aver age* of 30 per cent of each company had to be dropped for physical defects and the organizations went to the bor der filled up with green men. “It’s been a tragedy,” he said, “but worth all it cost if we only profit by it. It was not the fault of the officers or men,; hut of a defective system. It we had been compelled to meet good troops down there it would have been: a scene of carnage. The guards men would never have known what hit them.' “What should we do with the Na tional Guard, general?” Senator Brady asked. - “It should be replaced as rapidly as possible with men trained under a universal service system,”1 General Wood replied. “When the system has been well started, I would drop the National Guard entirely from any scheme of national defense, although we want every officer and man of them In the new plan. But it must be a straight-out Federal -force.” NATION-WIDE PROBE INTO • HIGH COST OF PRINT PAPER. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ACTING AS INTERMEDIARY OFFERS NO MEDIATION. IS ALWAYS READY TO SERVE Leaders do Not Hope to-Accomplish Much Before Adjournment Except to Paes Few Appropriation Bills.— May Dispose of Prohibition Bill. Washington.—With a holiday recess planned to begin Saturday and extend until January 2, congressional leaders do not hope to accomplish anything before adjournment except the pas sage of a few appropriation bills In the House, and possibly the disposi tion of the Sheppard -prohibition bill Iot the District of Columbia in the Senate. Consideration of railroad legislation and corrupt practice election meas ures, having been deferred until next month, members already are planning their Christmas vacations, despite the effort made by Speaker Clark and others early in the session to do away with the usual 10-day recess. Prohibition for the District of Co lumbia will be before the Senate again with amendments providing for a ref erendum and Senator Smoot’s sub stitute, which would not only bar man ufacture and sale of liquor for beverage purposes, but also prohibit im- portation of liquor for personal use, • Thejiidiciary committee’s favorable report on the Webb nation-wide pro hibition measure probably will be sub mitted at the end of this week by Rep resentative Carlin of Virginiara mem. ber of the committee who recently be came converted to .the dry cause. A rule for consideration of the resolu tion will not be asked until after the recess. The Federal suffrage amend ment-resolution has been received by the House and a rule probably will be asked on it early in January also. Ho u se ju d ic ia r y co m m ittee ‘ VOTE TO PROPOSE PROHIBI TION AMENDMENT* IS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED President is Holding Himself in Read iness to Serve In Any Way Possible to Bring Warring Nations To gether. j W ashington--President Wilson has decided that the notes of the Central Powers Proposing a discussion of peaco to" the. Entente Allies will be sent forward by the American 6dV- ernment, acting as : intermediary, without any accompanying mediation offer of its own. He has not deter mined whether any action in behalf of peace will be taken later by the United States on its own account, but is holding himself in readiness to serve in any w ay possible toward bringing the warring nations to gether. The course to be pursued was made known after the President haid con ferred with Secretary Lansing, and after a prolongtd Cabinet meeting/ It w as-stated that the delay in for warding the notes to the Entente capitals' was due to the fact that massages received from . Germany. Austria-Hungary and Turkey, identi cal In substance, differed slightly in phraseology I s a resuit of different ANTI-LIQUOR BILL GIVEN FIRST PLACE ON CALENDAR. Federal Trade Commission Co-Oper ates W'ith Publishers in Effort 'to Formulate Plans to Decrease Cost of Commodity. Washington.—The Federal Trade ■Commission, in conference with,,com- mittees of newspaper publishers,. pa per manufacturers and jobbers In an effort to work out a plan for relieving the newsprint paper situation, ad dressed inquiries to all the interests concerned throughout the country to ascertain if an actual newsprint short age exists. Publishers of the larger papers were asked if they will relinquish some of the paper they have contracts for during 1917; small publishers were asked the extent of their 1817 needs, they will handle. The conference discussed a plan proposed by manufacturers In which large publishers 'would give up five per cent of their 1917 contract,sup plies to fill.the needs of small pub-' Ushers; to which there, is-a growing objection on the part of the large publishers. 'P lan s of the publishers for financing papeT mills to help take care of newspaper needs, it was said,' are taking rapid shape. Some 'publish ers are of the opinion that the pub lishers ot the country m ust-arrange to take care for. their -own needs or go out of business. AGREEMENT WAS NOT SIGNED B Y ,CARRANZA Philadelphia. — General Carranza's representative. on the Mexican-Ameri- cain joint commission made to the American members the admission that the protocol signed three weeks ago at Atlantic City had na t been, ratified. They supplemented ..that admission, however, with a declaration of the'at titude of the Carranza Government and assured, the Americans, that the' delay in ratification did not signify ithe rejection of the agreement. SEVENTEEN AMERICANS LOST WHEN STEAMEH SINKS. - London—Seventeen American mule teers have been killed and 11 of the crew of the'B ritish horse transport I ship Russian, which was sunk^ by a I submarine In the Mediterranean on I December 14. The BriJah Admiralty I makes this announcement. “The! Westbound- British horse transport •?hip Russian was sunk by a submarine In the Mediterranean on the: four teenth. Eleven .of the crew were kill ed. including the chief officer; Sheppard Bill Gets First Place on Senate Calendar by Margin \S of One Vote., Washington.— By a margin of one vote the Sheppard bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia, was put into first place on the Senate calendar to be taken.up this week and debate until it is disposed of. Senator Townsend sought without success to keep the volunteer officers retirement bill before the Senate as unfinished business. ' ---\ Senator Marline of-New' Jersey, op-' posing the-bill, said the saloon should not be abolished, until some other form ,of club for the poor, man could be established. The .Senate' Commerce Committee deferred--action on the $50,000,000 flood control bill for'•the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers. ' • _ ; Debate was then, resumed In the District Ofi Columbia prohibition bill, and Senator Sheppard finally succeed ed, by a margin ol one vote, In having it-given first place on the calendar for this week. ’ In the House, Chairman Adamson, of the Interstate Commerce Commit tee, introduced a joint resolution ex tending the time for the railroad in vestigation until January 14, 1918. Since the .first... note arrived, the one irom Germany, the President and his closest advisers have been absorb ed In study of the stiuation. The Austrian note followed, and the one from Turkey came later. Those from Germany and Austria have been gone over carefully by the President an4 Secretary Lansing to make certain of their meaning, and iso that they may be sure to represent properly the in tent of the Central powers. ANTI-LiQUOR BILLS FLOOD TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS WILSON GIVES $2,500 TO MAKE UP DEFICIT. W ashington--Presldent Wilson has sent a check for $2,500 to Treasurer Marsh of the Democratic National Committee, as his contribution toward' meeting the deficit in the committee’s campaign fund. 8 WFRAGETTE PEACE ■ MEETING BROKEN UP. !London. — Sylvia Pankhnrst, ’ the militant suffragette, and a number o t aympathizers, endeavored to hold a •’demonstration” at the East India dock gates to demand peace, hut a big crowd prevented. Webb Sure-NatIon-Wiide Prohibition- Will Win at Next Session. Washington!—Legislative measures aimed at destruction of the liquor traf fic continue to accumulate'in Congress' as both houses are deluged with pe- tions from all parts of the country urging adoption of the national prohi bition constitutional amendment and passage of other anti-liquor measures including the Sheppard bill to prohib it the manufacture find jaje of liquor in the District of Columbia. The House Postoffice Committee opengd the dgor to another phase of (Se problem In reporting favorably S bill designed to close the mails abso lutely to advertising of any intoxi cating liquors and to deny mail order frguges the right to go Into Jgither “wet or dry” terrftorf to lailiciT/ Iales through the medium of .th$ mails. No move was aside by prohibition leaders In thfe Hoiisfe ffegarding the con- StitutionM aWehaffient reported froin the Judiciary committee, but Repre sentative Webb, chairman of the com mittee, plans to ask the rules com mittee for a special rule to get the rsolutiou before the House soon after the holidays. “Dry” Advocates Jubilant Over Vic tory Scored In Congress.—Con gressman Webb Will Ask Passage of Bill By Special Rule. W&shington.—Nation-wide prohibi- Uon took a long stride toward con gressional consideration when the House Judiciary Committee unexpect edly voted to recommend adoption oE the proposed constitutional amend ment to forbid the manufacture and sal eof liquor for beverage purposes im the United States. Even the most enthusiastic champions of the amend ment . had not expected favorable action so soon. ’ How- far the resolution will pro gress is problematical, and Adminis tration leaders doubt that it will reach the senate In time for action-at this session. Prohibition advocates are jubilant, however, and predict ulti mate adoption of the resolution and Its reference to the legislatures of the Various states at a much earlier date than they heretofore had hopedfor. A two-thirds majority in both house's is . required. Coincident with the committee’s action, the Sheppard bill to prohibit the ' 1^ * and 8aIe 0^ i p r in ttte District ot C.!.. the unfinished business to be kept be fore the senate, until disposed of. As= an amendment, Senator Underwoods has proposed a referendum to the male voters of the District. Senater Kern of Indiana, has added a proposal that WQmen should participate in the referendum. During discussion of the Sheppard bill, several Senators, among them, Sheppard. Vardeman and Owen, pre dicted triumph for the cause of na- tion-mide prohibition In near future^ Hardly any one doubted that Tfro- hibition will be a dominant legislative issue before the new Sixty-fifth Con gress if the constitutional amendment does not reach a vote this winter. In the-house, before the amendment can be taken up for consideration, a special rule m ust be adopted giving- It right of way. Representative! Webb, chairman of the Judiciary Com mittee, will S1Sk for such a rule early, in January, endeavor to press the resolution to m early vote. ANOTHER IMMENSE CREDIT , VOTED BY HOUSE OF COMMONS' «lKBOATS RESPONSIBLE FOR BIG SHORTAGE OT WHEAT. Washington.—German U-boats are flaying a large part in increasing the wbeat shortage.. British vessels car rying hundreds of tons of wheat are beteg sunk by submarines. How ex tensive Is the damage wrought to .British shipping by submarines was ,learned from a Briton-in the United States on an important mission and In receipt of constant advices regard ing the real state of affairs. MOVEiMENT TO ADVERTISE; ‘ •CHURCHES THROPH PAPERS. St. Louis.—For the-purpose of gath ering and disseminating in a reliable form religious news the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, representing 30 denomina tions, has established a religious pub licity service. The Federal CouncU has just held its annual 'convention. In addition to establishing this news service it is proposed to make a sys tematic study of paid advertising in newspapers - . CONFIDENT OF VICTORY, PEACE OFFER IS MADE. London.—"Confident that we are completely the victors, I yesterday made a proposal to the enmey to dis cuss the question of further war or peace,” said the' Germany Emperor in addressing the troops In Alsace re cently, according to a despatch pub lished In The Cologne‘Gazette, says a Reuter’s dispatch from Amsterdam. “W hat will come of It, I do not yet know,” the Empeor is reported to have continued. . "It is a m atter for the enemy now to decide if the fight ing is still to go on. If the enemy still -thinks he has not had enough, then I know you will”—here the Em peror, says* the correspondent, made a “warlike” gesture, which “produced a Cerce smile on the faces of all Ms jaen.” V11JLA IS MAKING . OVERTURES TO U. S. S3 Paso, Texas.—Francisco Villa through representatives here, has made , overtures to the United States am« has promise dto cease his depre- dtalons upon American property and discontinue Hlling- Ainericans in Mex- . ' T be report that representatives of Villa are working to . have Villa spare Americans lives-and property In return for assurances that his move- ments In Merico would not be inter fered with by the United States army, GOVERNORS MEET. NEXT IN SALT LAKE“ClTY. Washington.—The Governors’ con ference, in session here, voted to hold annual Meeting in Salt Lake City ,at a time to be fixed by the executive committee composed of Governors Manning of South Caro- 3pra^ 01 U tah-a nr Cam r of Kansas. Former Governor Fort of New Jersey was re-elected .treasurer o£ the conference. The sessions were devoted to discussions of state admin- latrative problems, defense and peace. Amount is 460,660,506 Pounds Itefy ting, and Will Have to Be Sup- 'plcmented Soon. London.—The .9? QQBUgpSs iiaptoougly passed a vote" of credit of 4 0 0 .006.000 pounds sterling, moved fojf a Bonar Law, chancellor of th^ ex chequer, who made a lengthy s'peaSf,- explaining the-nation’s financial s5ni-' p.Hon, and touching on the German’ peace proposals. He announced tftat tbsf daily , average expenditure of €Srea& Britain for the war now amounts to 5.710.000 pounds sterling and that this vote of credit would, probably haye to be supplemented February 24 with an other vote of 200,000,000 pounds ster- ling. „ ■f his 'Would make the -total voEea for the,year 1,950,000.000 pounds sterling,. or 350,000,000 pounds sterling more- than the estimates made some months ago by Reginald McKenna, then chan cellor. WOMAN SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES SCORE PARTIAL VICT0Rvy Washington.—'Wloman suffrage. Ad vocates won a partial victory Hi their long fight'to . have -the Susan F. An thony federal amendment voted on in Congress when the House judiciary •jommittee reported the measure for consideration without recommenda tion. .A .campaign now will be»launch- ed -to get a special rule to bring the amendment before the House for ac tion, probably some time in January. CARRANZA’S VIEWS REGARDING PROTOCOL New York.—The-views ,o f First Chief Carranza regarding the ratifica- tion-of the protocol signet at Atlantic City by the Mexican-American joint commission were submitted by Al bert*) J. Pani, here to Luls Cabrera, Chairmans of the Mexican' commission, and Mexican Ambassador Designate Arredon*). Mr. Pani arrived here from Queretaro, where he went to place the agreement before Carranza for his ratification. ■— COMMERCIAL CONGRESS AT CLOSE URGES.CROP CHANGE. i f 'Zi -RtV Norfolk, . V a--T he . ship purchase bill, development of drainage, for in creased -service of production and the intensification and diversification of crops were approved by the Southern Commercial Congress at the dose of its eighth annual convention. The Congress also urged greater effi ciency in the management of- cities and the more thorough and general education of the masses in aH lines o feffo rt IIC CRITICISM CAUSED J NOUNCEMENT • BY CALMER Jl PRES. WILSON French Premier Wd Guard Against T i Nations to Enforcd suggested By Presj Information contd p a p e r reports in LonJ belief that the polf B rita in will give thff from the Central ?(f tente . Allies sobel which might possibl ther note from Gerd lies setting forth de| which they wouid war. Criticism heaia London as the ne< move became publiJ become less severe I that some consider! given the note whea Premier Lloyd-Georl bers of CaJliiet arl Strict silence until J portunlty to study | note.' In entirely difteij given the. peace Paris as Premier to the Chamber ol voted to sustain till new Cabinet, sonndl Ing against takingj posal for what it its face. In a stirring adj 'to the conditions present. However1I seemed to be a for consideration. Announcement ofl the Austrian Goveii dispatch from Amsl forerunner ot intf sension In Austria! an important bearil of a peace move. Announcement ington th at the Prj considering, subm il tion to ^organize a f enforce, peaoe in discussion of peal European Nationsf iude has been add istratlpn until th<| vihe he$ds of the some gxprjesgion gE R L IN PR |?S " AGAiNSt Tenor of Opinionj vails ,Alties A” ' .}■ hastily • B erlin, via Lonq timg expresses thj which to the But] bear the aspect a great danger only an armisticel Die Post doubj the peace Offerl neutral has beej The Taeglic'he the EnteAtS Alli| negotiation by -counter ^roposa pressure from • jThfe Tages Zel Doctor von Bel emphasized HioiJ that GerBiany ol tor and that tlf Adequately rewij sacrifices she The Socialistl «ees a great and offer, In that i| tradition, that ask for the co| negotiations. The Tageblaj many’s peace able, for “an ofi nothing unlessj companies the ; newspaper war| having too optif ARCHDUKE SI NAMED W arsaw, vii Charles Stephe selected to be I the prospect ofg From two of duke derives of Polish throne, ried to two of] members of t] Prince Radziv ryski. A thirdl out of the chaa BOER GENErJ ' Presidio. Tes here from the they .ha* nassl de Meooui sevel had s'e" nulleif late Gene1-Sl Sj safe a/’d -"IiaiJ Ths -B --f ti| sub.fe"*- ’--•I be . at t v : ■ *.vt Il of a f"' of his •'■ 73 ^ 745 T B l DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVTT.T.ia JS. C. |ARY COMMITTEE JPOSE FROHlei- Jl EN DM ENT. unexpected Jubilant Over vie- I in Congress.—Con- Ib Will Ask Passage Joial Rule. Cation-wide prohibi- stride toward con Ileration when the I Committee unexpect- commend adoption of onstitutional ameDd- tlie manufacture and beverage purposes in :es. Even the most upions of the amend- expeeted favorable resolution will pro- uatical, and Adminis- Iouht that it will reach- me for action at this ition advocates are er, and pfedict ulti- of the resolution and Io the legislatures of Ie s at a much earlier j heretofore had hoped Jrds majority In both S-ed. J-ith the committee's Jppard bili to prohibit Je and sale of liquor of Columbia became business to be kept be- I until disposed of. Aw Senator Underwood:- referendum to the I the District. Senator , has added a proposal ould participate in the ssion of the Sheppard enators, among them, leman and Owen, pre fer the cause of na- fibitiou in near future, one doubted that fro- a dominant legislative Jie new Sixty-fifth Con- Jnstitutional amendment a vote this winter. In bre the amendment can for consideration, a. bust be adopted giving way. Representative? Lu of the Judiciary Com- k for such a rule early, ui-j endeavor to press to an early vote. Im ense c re d it- t HOUSE OF CQMMONS- bo.6b6,006 Pounds Ster< ■ fill Have to Be Sup- nented Soon. [e Hy-'se of CoTmnons tsed f. vote of credit of iius sterling, moved -by chancellor of the |mado a lengthy spegtS- nation’s financial Stfu-- juthing on the Gengan- |s. He announced that the' expenditure of ©feafc Ie war now amounts tc- Ids sterling and that this J would probably have K> led February 24 with an- 1 200,000,000 pounds ster- Bniake the total vo lei tor 1,000.000 pounds sterling, pounds sterling more' cates made some months aid McKenna, then chan- iFRAGE ADVOCATES Ire PARTIAL VlCTORv/. Bi.—Woman suffrage- VI- partial victory Ifi their have the Susan B. An- Jam endm entvotedon in Ien the House judiciary Jported the measure for without recommenda- Laign now will be-Jaunrh- Bpecial rule to bring the fiefore the House for ac> some time in January. VIEWS REGARDING PROTOCOL -The views of First fca regarding the ratifica- JotocoI signed, at Atlantia Mexican-American joint vere submitted by Al* here to Luis Cabrera, fiie Mexican commission, Ambassador Designate |M r. Pani arrived here 4ro, where he went in reement before Carranza lation. |L CONGRESS AT IRGES CROP CHANGE. i.—The ship purchase cent of drainage for in* (se of production and the and diversification of bproved by the Southern Congress at the close of in convention. Tm thorough and Itbe masses In &H Bn0S MULES AS MUNITION TRANSPORTS !c r it ic is m c a u s e d b y F IR S T AN NOUNCEMENT S U P P L A N T E D BY CALM ER JU D G M E N T . PRES. WILSON MAY SUGGEST j French P rem ier Warns Nation to Guard Against Trap.—League of Nations to E nforce Peace May Be Suggested By President Wilson. Information contained in news paper reports in London leads to the belief that the political, leaders of Britain will give the peace proposal from the Central Powers to the En- tfnte Allies sober ’ consideration, which might possibly lead to a fur ther note from Germany and her al lies setting forth definite terms upon which they uou.d agree to end the •wav. Criticism heat a on the streets of London as the news of the peace move became public, seems to have become less severe with a feeling that some consideration should be given the note when it arrives' there. Premier Lloyd-George and the mem bers of Cabinet are maintaining a * Strict silence until they have an op portunity tc study the text of the note. An entirely different reception was given the peace announcement in Paris as Premier Braind in a speech to the Chamber, of Deputies, which voted to sustain the activities of the new Cabinet, sounded a note of warn ing against taking the German pro posal for what it appeared to be on its face. In a stirring address, he -referred j'to the conditions as they exist at j present. However, in his words there seemed to be a sentiment reflected for consideration. Announcement of the resignation of the Aiistrian Government in a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam may be the forerunner of internal political dis sension in Austria which would have an important bearing on the progress of a peace move. Announcement comes from Wash ington that the President is seriously considering submission of a proposi tion to organize a league of nations to enforce peace in the event there is discussion of peace terms by the European Nations. A waiting atti tude has been adopted by the Admin istration until the note arrives and I Vdie heads of the Entente Allies give some .expression of their attitude. I BERLIN PRESS CAUTIOUS AGAINbT TOP MUCH HOPE 48,798 SUICIDES IN FIVE YEARS Self-Destruction an Increasing Hazard in Life Insurance in This Country. MOST NUMEROUS IN THE WEST S c ^ vu the western front, snowing shells being rushed to the lines on oaccs of mules, the roads being virtual quagmires- NO MOOSE EVER “TREED” A MAN % Old Maine Guide Declares Ani mals Never Attack a Hu man Being. EXPLODES POPULAR FABLES Takes Little Stock in Bireh-Bark Horn Calls—In Mating Season Bulls - Will Respond to Any ' ~ Noise. [Tenor of Opinions Sfs-Jvvs Beiief Prei !, J a'1- AUI®.? Not Prepared to j ... hastily on Peace Plan. I- Berlin, via London.—The Kreuz Zee- I !ung expresses the fear that any peace vhich to the Entente Allies does not bear the aspect of defeat would prove I a great danger for Germany and be. I only an armistice. Die Post doubts the expediency Pt I the peace offer, but Says it is glad he neutral has BeSil asked to mediate. The TaeglieBe Rundschau fears thkt the Entente Allies will draw blit the negotiations by making ioYpbssible ■counter iSroposals, hoping to enlist prassnre from "neutral America." The Tages ZeItung hays it wishes Doctor von Betifiiann-Hollweg had Emphasized Sffbrd htrongly the fact that Germany offered peace as a vl6"- Ior and that the peace terms BlttSt adequately reward Germany f®T the sacrifices she has madq. The Socialist organ, T ie Vorwaerts, sees a great And UttitBTe feature in the offer, in that it breaks with the old tradition, that the defeated side mus! ask for the commencement of peace negotiations. The Tageblatt surmises that Ger many’s peace terms will be reason- able, for “an offer of peace can mean nothing unless wise moderation ac- : companies the conciliatory act.'* ' The newspaper warns the people against having too optimistic expectations." •- in Irove ' -selw gs now,Ua ,er known or learned Bangor, Me.—According to old Ben York, a famous hunter and guide in Maine for 60 years, no moose ever was known to “tree” a man in the sense in which the term is generally under stood, numerous reports to the con trary being fables or at best exaggera tions. “In my day,” said Ben York, “I have seen thousands of moose and killed hundreds of them. . . I have- followed them days and nights, at AU seasons. I have watched them for days :at a time to learn their tricks; I have kept them in fenced inclosures near my camp for years at a time, and have tamed and driven them to harness all along the West Branch. ’More than ail this, I have questioned reliable hunters and woodsmen who were alive and active. when there were TMOy MninA ns Jajsi.* 1 SiTtJfti fifdtn any reliable sources of a single irfttance of a human being being ‘treed’ by one of the animals. Act Strangely at Times. “During the mating ‘ season,’’ says York, “the bulls act very strangely at times, rushing about in an aimless. Manner, climbing steep hills, - SWlm- iiffin#’ furious' siifearns and placing themselves in peril of their lives in BSfLtty ways. While the fury for CCitt- bat is on an old bull he -will brash through the Woods, runnin'g~his head against rocks and trffCSs and often in juring hlmSelf seriously. If a man shottW get in the bull’s way at such a time, why, Vttky likely he would be come a Chhdidate for the hospital. At such tt time the bull never stops to hole bow much damage he has done. He keeps racing right along at top speed until he gets all fagged out or meets a rival for. the object of his af fections. ...,_________’ “The stories that SOitte guides tell,” said York, “about ffloose driving hunters into trees and standing guard ^ over them ati night, pawing ground and bellowing with are Statistics Show Suicide Rate Has Ap parently Reached Stationary Level —Highest Rates in Years of Great Business Depression. New York.—An intensive study of suicide in the United States, with sta tistics analyzing self-destruction from almost every possible angle, is- pub lished in the Spectator, a weekly in surance paper of this city. The sections in which the greatest number of suicides occur, the ages at which the greatest uuiuber of persons end their lives, the relative number of self-killings of the present day as contrasted with other periods,, are all analyzed by the writer, Frederick. L. Hoffman. The chief conclusion reached is that the suicide rate in this country, while fairly high, has apparently readied a stationary level. That is, it has increased but a tiny fraction during the last five years over the five years preceding. An unexplainable, or unexplained, fact about American suicides is that they are far more numerous in the western. Rocky mountain and central regions than in the East. The further West the investigator looks, the more suicides he finds. The Statistics. The following table is based on the' percentage of self-destructions pel 100,000 of population during the five years ending with 1914: Section. Cities. Suicides. Per Ct.' Eastern ................55 10,119 16.5 Central ...............17 7,393 23.0 Rocky Mountain.. 3 540» _28.6 Pacific Coast......... 9 3,082 34.4 San Diego, CaI., has the record of the highest suicide rate In the coun try, it being 63.3_per 100,000 of popula tion. San Francisco is not far behind, haying a rate of 55.7. Sacramento is also a place conducive to suidde, ap parently, for Its rate is 51.2. These figures are for the year 1915, consid ered separately, and In each of those _________________________ COSM show increases over the pereent- T h ey fijjfht In pairs, a mate j PfeyUffjs five yearff.' - • em al^T tro'm nflrafiS IfgSElaf for 100 AiSerlifib cities show that the general suicide rate for are very alert to. catch the slightest sound, and let a twig snap or an ax handle beat a tattoo on a hollow stump and the bull is away in the direction of the sound, bellowing his defiant challenge. I have used the bireh-bark horn with some success in calling moose, but I have done as well or better by rapping the butt of my rifle against the trunk of a tree or breaking a twig in the thicket. It is my belief that the dominant passion in the mind of a bull moose in mating time is to- meet and defeat every rival, and that the dolorous cry of the cow neither attracts nor repels the male.” Many of the oldest hunters and guides agree with Mr. York concern ing the treeing of men by moose, but most of them believe that the bireh- bark horn is very useful to the hunter. “TANKS” FIGHT IN PAIRS Known as Males and Females, Says Officer of Nova Scotia Battalion. Kingsport, N. S.—A description of the operation of British “tanks” was given by Lieut. Harry W. Hiltz of the Noya Scotia battalion on his arrival BieraT ' - : •■' “There are two types of tanks, known as' the male and female tank/’* llTti oV Lu wio I re n m nln i and T two heavy gu'ns IjltJ six W achineguns and the fetthjje has two heavy guns -nJ1rj^Vb'machine guns. ,.ney certainly graved a great sur prise to the Gerrffans, and I might add to us as well, as they came lumbering along during the fight for Courcelette. They of course did better work then than they have accomplished since, for the Germans have become accustomed to them and know better now how to fight back. Nothing but a direct hit by a heavy shell will damage them in the least*” . - - Lieutenant Hiltz says the new Brit ish war machine travels about two or three Miies an hour and when it comes to a trench the front part draWS up after the ifl'dtther of a caftt’fpillar at tempting to get over ah obstacle. At night when 'the t'anjts are used a white tape is run out ahead from the ma chine and Serytts as a guide for it. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Condensed for Busy People of the State. A splendidly equipped new roller mill has just been completed near Morganton, to replace the Henderson Mill, which was swept away by the flood in July. Durham's increase in' population within the past year is officially esti mated at 1,002, and the city proper is now credited with 26,061 inhabi tants. The people of Ellerbe, and environs have put up $25,000 for the establish- LATE NORTH CAROUNA M A R K E T QUOTATIONS Western N ewspaper Union News Service Prices Paid by-Merchants for Farm Products in the Markets of NorUi Carolina as Reported to the Dlvisios of . Markets for the Week Ending Saturday, December 9. A hoskle. Com ,'$1.20 bu; oats, 68c bu; Irtefc- ment of the. Ellerbe Knitting Mills, potatoes, $3.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 75« which will begin operation as soon as bu; apples, $3.50-$4 bbl. WASHINGTON DEBUTANTE ARCHDUKE STEPHEN OF AUSTRIA NAMED REGENT OF POLAND I Warsaw, via London.—Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria has been selected to be regent of Poland with the prospect of election as king later. From two of his daughters the arch- I duke derives one qualification for the Polish throne, they having been mar ried to two of the ‘ most prominent members of the Polish aristocracy, Prince RadziwiII and Prince Czarto- rMhi. A third daughter also married I °ut of the charmed inner circles. BOER GENERAL'S SON IS SAFE IN MEXK J tt Presidio. Tex. — Mexicans arrf here from the Interior of Mexicr •* • —11 <hev has nassed through San fie Meooui seven days- ago, whe had s?e- Rulleriap Snyman, sr late Gene-al Synmatt df-the B safe ai-fl 'TOhaiitted. I '1Said I '/ 1PabIbj i® tHfeyi iiofif’the Snvtfttfy, inventions of nature t0 awe greenhorns. I am ^V fcced that to moose ever d e ^ ^ y at»'cifed ;a human b e 'j^ J ^ les8 w o rftta :ahc crazed Yrtfo ip'w hich 'dtffiidiim the tneekesft ttiilmals, often biiedine ( dangerous*; and--whoever tells Uf be- i Ittg treefc By -a/mooee at any jtfine or I under %ny circumstances Is 'drawing upon 'his im agination. 1 *4 have jeen two bull Ihoose fight,” j btt says, “ ,while I stood within a few , rods ot t *em, and keep up . the battle | for h alf; an hour without becoming I aware • g niy presence. At other times I have ; paddled up to a mother moose when Sjie was feeding on the roots of pond ■ /jjiies with her head under water, 1 and /,drawn off half a pint of her milk , wi. alarming her. I have seen , m J00se fight with wolves and bears ' «rd have -observed their extreme so -; DidihQde for their 'young; but never , jyet have I seen Or known of a moose j Weeing a human-being. ■ tfto 'Us'e for- Moosehorn. icW hlle I 1In talking about mooce l'*’ !fork said, 'tI wanf to say that I take mo Stock In 1 the^o-called moosehorn for calling b u lls'to their destruction linthe-m atitfg season. The cow moose, whose 'Cfy -Is--1Said to be closelr Irni- :tated by -the bireh-bark horn, Utters a- long : and'i dolorous wail' a t tiflfes, W hatever - the- -time of. year. lose Hfwerai. i to t re!; :e-a8. fkV have while :ifcro'u&b’jthe ®aUng Miss Margaret Fahnestock, daughter of- Mrs.' iQibson Fahnestock, was intro- f e d to Wnsiungton«»*»■ 1915 was 50.7, as against 20.8 for the period between 1910-14.- The trifling increase throughout the whole coun try is caused by the great increase which the far Western cities had. San Diego’s increase was 20.1, Sacra mento’s 19.6, San Francisco’s 8.9. Manhattan and the Bronx, which are analyzed together as a city, had a suicide rate during 1915 of 19.4 per 100,000; as against 18.6 during the five years before, an Increase of 0.8. Back in the years between 1900-04 the rate was 21.7. i AiigUSttti Ga., had the idwest rate Of ati American cities which were in vestigated-, the record in 1915 being four persoOS per 100,000. Mobile, Ala,,- also was low, with 5.3. Auburn, N. Y., had a record of 5.4. High suicide rates^ the Spectator points out, have ttt a certain extent been connected 'with years of bad business and years when business houses fattttd, as In 1894, following the 1893 pahltt, when tlte general rate was 15$, ttttd 1908, following the last panic, \vfttth the rate reached the highest ffiark in the country’s history, 21.6. The* smaller the city the fewer the suicides, the Investigator found. OS the 100 cities considered, 76 were un der 250,000 population. These showed a self-destructibn rate of 18.2 per 100,- 000. The 24 cities above the quarter- million mark showed an aggregate rate of 21.1. ' More Men Thltt Womem Many more men than women end their lives, Thtt tables show that the highest rate for., the m a le, sex Is 21.5 per cent and that the period 'of life at Wtd’Ch this number of men commit iStfflrCide is'between the ages of forty- live and fifty-four. The highest rate for women is 13.0 per cent, and the favorite age for self-destruction Is be tween fifty-five and sixty-four. Two boys between the ages of five and nine are on record as having killed themselves in the period be tween 1910-14. Ten was the ttffrst youthful age at which there is wtcm'd of girls having committed suicide, «9 having made away with fhemsCTves between ten and fourteen years. There were 48,798 suicides iIn 'the country between 1919 an I 1914. As to seasons, the 'greatest titittiber of suicides appear to have 'OcCUrred In May aiid June, th e rffte for those months being 9.3. T be^m allest .,num ber occur in -Jasnary--7.4. Firearms were the favorite method during the period -under analysis, 14,- 432 persons !having shot themselves. Poisoning was next, with 13,995. Then came hanging, with 7,007; asphyxia- ticm, 5,834/ cutting instruments, 3,142 drowning, '2,716, and jumping fron htgh plaees',834. ■ , J Despite ;fhe virtually stationary rate „1 - a i l * w , ■ “ * the buildings can be completed and the machinery installed. Official announcement has been made by Governor Craig that he will not consider any more pardons or commutations during his term of of fice except in the most urgent cases where action is imperative. A soil surrey map of Union county has been issued and is now being distributed through the mails to the farmers and business men of the county. They are being sent out by the congressman from this district. Attendance records were'broken by the recent session of the North Caro lina Tacbiers’ Assembly. A total of 1,023 registered or 53 more than that of the 1915 session, the biggest reg istration up to that time. Fifteen hundred citizens' of Monroe were treated to a delightful surprise when they were privileged to hear an address by the great Nebraskan, Hon. William Jennings Bryan, who address ed an audience of that size in the Cen tral Baptist church, e -____ The newspaper' men of New ■ Bern, assisted by the Chamber of Com merce, are planning to give the edit ors o fthe state a rare treat when they meet in th,eir annual convention at Morehead City next summer and after the business sessions have been concluded. There are millions of Menhaden, better known as fat backs, now off the North Carolina coast and fisher men down around Morehead City and Beaufort are said to be making record breaking catches of these fish, these being turned over to the fertilizer factory at the former place.' A peculiar circumstance occurred or foe farm of W. E. Funderburk, two miles West of Monfoe; when plow men turned up a nest of adder snakes, containing 20 in number. They were 15 inches in length and apparently nested for the winter season. The snakes were all in a very small space and coiled together in a round ball. Western butter, 35c lb; N .C. butter, 35c Ib ;'eggs, 30c doz; spring chick* ‘ ens, 20c lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $10 cwt. Cotton, middling, 19c; cotton seed, 95c bu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed,. 2600. Asheville. Corn, $1.16 bu; oats, 60c bu; Irish- •potatoes, $4.20 bbl; sweet -potatoes, 1.20 bu; apples, $3.75 bbl. Western butter, 50c lb; N. C. butter, 45c lb; eggs, 38c doz; spring cftickensj,. 13c lb; hens, 13c lb. Charlotte. • Corn/$1.10 bu; oats, 70c bu;frisk- sweet potatoes*. The debate between Wake Forest and Rahdolph-Macon College will be held in Raleigh Easter Monday night at the Academy of Music. Wake For est will defend the negative' side of the question, "Resolved, That our Federal Constitution should be so amended as to prohibit the manufac ture and sale of intoxicating liquors,” while the Virginians will uphold the affirmative side of tho question. James J. Britt, Repubiicafli closed the argument in his oWfi behalf be fore the Supreme Court on appeal from the decision of Judge Adams, denying him writ of mandamuff against the Buncmobe County Board of Canvassers, whose action in count; Ing supplemental votes for Weaver gave the latter a slight plurality in the thirteen counties of the Tenth District and assured his election to Congress. AffIvlng their signatures to their endorsements on the books of the state treasury- as found in order and correct the legislative committee for the examination of the books < and vouchers of the treasury and the state auditor made the following entry showing status of state financial af fairs at the close of this fiscal year. Balance general fund last yeffif $130,- 008; reecipts to'Decemb'er i this year, $4,970,878; total reecipts $5,100,887; disbursements $4,879,985; balance De cember I, $220,922. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS. Lumberton’s new hotel, the Lor raine, has been opened to the public. Th® ^Lorraine represents, an invest- jfieift of $60,000. The furnishings, of 'mahogany throughout, are declared to iBfe "the equal of afiy hotel In the state. 'The clerk of the court has receiv ed the Catawba county pension vouch ers and sent them out to the Confed erate soldiers and their widows. There are 334 persbns on the pension list, of whom 134 are widows receiv in g $32 each. ' Secretary W. C- Crosby, of the Com- •nunity service bureau, has returned from Stantonsburg In Wilson county, where the first steps fOT an organized community were taken. It has been learned from unofficial statements that the new Tailroad sur veyed from Monroe to McBee, S. <3., will begin begin construction at an jariy date. This line has been run by surveyors several times 'and it is known fact that the last line made will be the established route. There were 35,837,820 pounds of “ I Oil 46 Norta potatoes,. $4.50 bbl; 75c bu. , N. C -butter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; spring chickens, 25c lb; hens, 15-2Os: lb; hdgs,/$10-13 cwt. Cottcn1Smiddling, 20c. Cotton, ^middling, 19.85c; cottM seed, 90c: bju.. Durham. Corn, $1 bu; oats, 65c bu; Irish po tatoes, $5 bbl; sweet potatoes, $1 bnj apples, 3$-$4.50 bbl. Western butter, 36c lb; N. C. butter, 35c lb; eggs, 35c doz; spring chickenv - 20c lb; hens, 12c lb; hogs, $12 cwL. Cotton, middling, 19.75c;, Fayetteville;. Corn, $1.15 bu; oats, 68t&c bu; iriiib . potatoes, $3.65 bbl; sweet potatoes, 65c bu; apples, $$.50’ bbl. Western butter, 38e lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 40c doz; spring chicken*,* 20c lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $12.50 cwt. Cotton, middling, 19.35c; cotton seed, $1 bu; lbs. of meal for ton of seed, 3000. Goldsboro. Corn, $1.10 bu; sweet potatoes, 75* bu. Western butter, 35c lb; eggs. 35* doz; spring - chickens, 20c'lb; hen*, .' VJ1A c lb; hogs, $12.50 cwt. Cottoni middling, 19.25c; cotton, seed, $1 bu. Greenville. 1 Corn, $1.00 bu; oats, 65c bu; IrisBr potatoes, • $3.00 bbl; sweet potatoes^ 75c bu. Western butter, 35c lb; eggs, S9e doz; spring chickens, 15c lb; hen*, 60c each; hogs, $12.50 cwt. Cotton, middling, 19c; cotton see$, 95c bu. Hamlet., Corn, $1.20 bu; oats, 75c bu; 3weeS potatoes, 75c bu. Eggs, 35c doz; spring chickens, 18«. lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $10 cwt. Cotton, middling, 19,50c. Lumbertorr, Corn, $1.15 bu; sweet potatoes, 69* •bu. Western butter, 38c lb; N. C. butter, 38c lb; eggs, 30c doz. Cotton, middling, 19c; cotton seed, $1 bu. Maxton. Corn, $1.25 bu ;oats, 70c bu! Trisfit potatoes, $5 bbl; sweet potatoes, 60« bu. Western butter, 40c lb; N. C. butter, 40c lb; eggs, 35c doz; spring chicken*,. 18c lb;*hens, 15c lb; hogs, $UL5D> ewtt- Cotton, middling, ’ 19.25c; cottowi seed, $1 bu; lbs. of meal for. ton oSZ seed, 2800. . ' RaIeighJ ............. Corn, $1,19 bu; oats, 66c bu; IrIsfiT potatoes, $4.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 60c btt; apples, $4-$5 bbl. Western butter,. 42c lb; N. C. butter; 44c lb; eggs, 36c doz; spring chicken*, 17%c lb; hens, 15c lb; hogs, $10 cwt. Cotton, middling, 19c; cotton seed; 95c bu; lbs. of meal for to not seed, 8100. Rocky Mount;. Corn, $1.20 bu; oats; 7<Tc Buj Iridfi optatoes, $4.75 bbl; sweet? potatoes, 65c bu; apples, $5 bbl, Western butter, 40e Ib r N.' C. batten; 40c lb; eggs, 45c dozr spring ducten*ii 50c each; hens, 15c Ibr hogs. $115#! cwt. Cotton, middling;. IF.75c;: cotto» seed, 90c bu; lbs.- of me^l fo r tow.o® seed, 2700. Scotland! Neolr.-. Corn, $1.15 bu; osts, 69c bu; IrteM potatoes, $4 ttbl’r sweet1 potatoes, 66* bu. Western butter, 38&1B; N: C. batter; 35c Ibreggsi 35c dor; Spring-ChickeM, 18% c lb; hens, 12%clb. Cottou, middling,- 19c- cotton s e e * . 95c bu. . Witeon Corn, $1' bu; sweet potatoes, 75c ha.' Eggs, 35-40c doz; spring- chickens^. 18c lb; hens>12%c lb. Cotton, middling, 18.97c; • ootto® seed, 95c bu; lbs. of meal fOr. tOB.;*^ seed, 2800: Winston-Salem- low leal ti«» Com, $1' bu; oats, 58c bu; potatoes, $4:85 bbl; sweet: pota1 Ho M ie p M W jt* 1' a ' I THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N, C. L I R ANO BOILS Jlist Once! Try “ Dodson’s Liver Tone” When Bilious, Consti pated, Headachy—Don’t Lose a Day’s Work. SJven up your sluggish liver! Feel * se and cheerful; make your work a Bieasure; be vigorous, and full of am- hftion. But take no nasty, danger- -eos calomel, because it makes you *ick and you may lose a day’s work. Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver, •which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like ■dynamite, breaking it up. That’s •when you feel that awful nausea and •cramping. JLssten to me! If you want to enjoy th e nicest, gentlest liver and bowel -cEeansing you ■ ever experienced just Cake a spoonful of harmless Dodson’s ILtvcr Tone. Tour druggist or dealer «e£ie you a SO cent bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone under my personal money- back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver bettei than a dose of nasty calomel and that it won’t make you sick. Dodson’s Uver Tone is real liver medicine. Ton’ll know it next morn ing, because you will wake up feel ing fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels .regular. Dodson’s Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give it to your chil dren. Millions of people are ‘ using Dodson’s Liver Tone instead of. dan gerous calomel now. Tour druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel is almost' stopped entirely here.—Adv. Strongest, Quickest Primer Take one Black Shell and aa$ other shell of corre- spending load. Emptyboth « wads, shot and powder. SPtaoe a quarter dollar over lShe muzzle of your gun see which primer will sheet die quarter higher rssto the air. Ifee stronger the primer, 7Sfee greater the speed of 7She sheIL &MATK SHELIA Tty this and other tests. ITrite yodr name and ad- *&ress and that of your am- 3®uiiition dealer on the snaigin of this advertise- snentandmailittous. We will send an order on your dealer for booklet contain ing full directions and .for three sample shells, free, to use in making the tests. VSilED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. .2WJ TnaitrBmnuiK H«wT*iliCit* m Quite a Feat. “It was a renutrknble election in many respects.” “Yes, it killed the ‘I told you so’ tribe to some extent.” SWAMP-ROOT STOPS SERIOUS BACKACHE When your back aches, and yonr bladder and kidneys seem to be disordered, re member it is needless to suffer—go to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root. It is a physician's prescription for diseases of the kidneys and bladder. It has stood the test of years and has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands of cases. This prescription was used by Dr. Kil mer in his private - practice, and was so very effective that it has been placed on sale everywhere. Get a bottle, 50c and $1.00, at your nearest druggist. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, NL T., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.—Adv. . A pear tree on the farm of J. E. En gle of Slioemakersville, Pa., one hun dred and sixry-tliree years old, is bear ing fruit. MOTHER, ATTENTION! Gold Ring for Baby Free. f^toilinvestments- CU-OO buys a lot In oar Development enterprise;* Paymenls U-OO down balance monthly- Lotowners. ce: deed to land, will control management of Company and sbareeaaollyln all profits of product. No Kt FaUyto pay. We drill five wells. There Is estltna*- Md eo be thirty thousand producing oil and gas wells In IPastern K ansaswhereonrlandsare located. RiOO per bbl. is predicted for crnde oiL Tbls may be the K ipping stone to a substantial incomo. Write today.C o-O perative OllA Gas D evelopm ent Co. .iB a rc e a B ldff. V IT JcbltafK an . T h e O nly Possible R eason. The girl with real red lips may not ; know just how red they are. Possibly her mother has so many other things •w do that she hasn’t time to clean t.te daughter’s mirror. W right’s Indian V egetable Pilla contain rnoibtng but vegetable ingredients, which act bluntly as a tonic and purgative by stlm u- VTifetlon and not by irritation. Adv. T h en th e Row S ta rted . “Casey is me pertickler frind, Oi’d Tizive ye know.” "G’wan I If he was pertickier,' he xtualdn t be yer frind.” Mexico has two official names—“Es- rrados Lnidos Mexicanos” and “Ee- nablica Mexi cano.” Afflieted PtrtJw 8iy. ain*t you got ao wore tens* alwD to lough oi o woo Whot got * had coldfJssuhrraat Frleod-*" I aia t UfBo* 'range you got it. I'm laflo 'eaute I tin t get it I uk Qemaa Syrop aad oared mior. ’ Boschee’s German Syrup For 51 y eare bus been the quickest, safest, and best remedy te r coughs, colds, bronchitis and sore throat, it acts like magic soothing and healing the lungs, the very first organs to get out of order, when one catches cold. 25c. and 75c. sizes at all Druggists and Dealers. K eepabottlealw ayshandy Get a 25c Bottle of Baby Ease from any drug store, mail coupon as di- l-ected and gold ring (guaranteed), proper size, mailed you. Baby Ease cures Bowel Complaints aad Teething Troubles of Babies.—Adv. Motor cars fitted with X-ray appa ratus are used extensively by the French Ketl Croas society. HIGH COST OF LIVING This is a serious matter with house keepers as food prices are constantly going up. To overcome this, cut out the high priced meat dishes and serve your family more Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de licious and most nutritious of all foods. Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr.,- for beautiful cook book, telling how to prepare it in a hundred different ways. It’s free to every woman.—Adv. Spain has erected a new7 wireless sta tion at Cape Jnby, on the Atlantic coast of AfricaJ MOTHER’S JOY SALVE for Colds, Croup, Pneumonia and Asthma; GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia, Rheumatism and Sprains. For sale by all Druggists. GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFR’S., Greensboro, N. C.—Adv. A tiny electric lamp is mounted on the handle of a safety razor of Eng lish invention. For speedy and effective action Br. Peery*s “D ead Shot" has no equal. One dose only w ill clean out W orm s or Tapew orm In a few hours. Adv. A Delumr (X. Y.) church provides ear trumpets for the use of deaf at-' tendants. . HOW TO TR^AT DANDRUFF Itching Scalp and Falling Hair With Cuticura. Trial Free. On retiring touch spots of dandruff and itching with Cuticura OinbnenL Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. A clean, healthy scalp means,, good hair and freedom, in most cases, from dandruff, itching, burning, crustings and scalings. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, DepL L, Boston Sold everywhere.—Adv. Japanese publicists believe that Ja pan is the most pcosperous country in llie world. Attention Cotton Ginners !! £fctp on yonr gin motes at Sontb IUcbmond and we W fllpayjononecentperpoandatjour staUon for cbem If they, are dry and In good condition, ' TbisSs- & big saving over throwing them on the land. KUcbmond W aste Co.* Bontfi Klclinnondt Va. APPEN DfiCITIS fff von have boon threatened or have GALL8T0NBS.EliblGBSTlOHvGAA or patasIn the rightC O C p OldowrltoforvalnabIeBookof Information r IIKK CL K. SOffgaS, DEF?. W-*, 9JS ». DBABBOBfi BT., COJClGO «V. N. U-, CHARLOTTE, NO. 52-1916. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The Old _ Standard Grove’s Tasteless' chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen eral Tonic because it contains the weli ,known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts oa the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and - Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Nearly 900.000 women voted in Dli- iiois at the recent election. The University of Nebraska employs <50 women as instructors. BEST TOOlS ARE ESSENTIAL IN ORCHARD Do you want to prune your fruit trees successfully? If you do, good tools are essential. No man who pretends to be a fniit grower will be satisfied to work with out the best implements, says F. S. Merrill, assistant in horticulture In the Kansas State Agricultural col lege. “For the young trees,” continues Mr, Merrill, “the best tool is the pruning knife, preferably of the hawk-blll type. If the knife is kept well sharpened, the cuts may be made smoother and closer to the trunk than with any other tool. Shears for Young Trees. “The pruning shears or hand shears are widely used, especially for. young trees. There are many dif ferent types of shears but there are few good ones. The steel should be considered In making a selection. The cheap shears will always prove most expensive. The shears * having a volute spring have given better satisfaction than most types. , The hand shears can be worked more eas ily and rapidly than the knife, but the cuts cannot be made so close. A slop ing cut should be made to prevent crushing tt : limbs. ilThe long-handled shears are widely used among fruit growers because of the speed with which they may be worked. This speed Induces careless ness and cuts are Oftenj-Poorly made. a crooked cut that requires another at tack before a smooth surface can be had. It is also too heavy, and the back prevents a continual cut through a large'limb. It cuts rapidly, how ever, and the low price of blades makes it possible to have a sharp saw at all times. Using California Saw. “The California saw has a curved blade, raskfcig a draw cut. This saw is weh adapted to light work in the orchard and can be used to advan tage in the smaller trees. - / “A saw that'has been used widely in the East can be generally recom mended for the heavier pruning. Tliis saw has a comparatively narrow blade, being, three and one-half inches wide at the butt and one inch wide at the tip, an»f having seven teeth to the inch. It has a full1 grip handle so that it niay be used With the gloved hand. The blade may be had in lengths vary ing from IS to 24 inches. This saw works rapidly and is liglit in weight, durable and well balanced. The nar row blade makes it adapted to close work. “Many implements have been of fered that are attached to poles, but most of (hem are too unwieldy and many are loo crude in workmanship to merit their use. Pruner Must Know pacts. “Before pruning can' .be judiciously carried , out, the pruner should have W lMl,, ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR PRUNING. This type of pruner leaves stubs, and they should always' be avoided. Heading Back Small Limbs. : “The pole pruner cannot be safely used except in heading back the small limbs. Here it is a great time saver and is a valuable tool.- -It-is sure to leave stubs,-however, .when used, on- large limbs. “The pruning saw is the most im portant tool in dealing with the older trees, especially in the neglected .pr- chard. Many of the saws offered for this work are not only worthless but a menace. The two-edged saw has nothing to recommend its use, and it may badly damage the trees. The meat saw type is recommended by some men because the blade can be turned so that work may be done in close ci-otches. The point that gives this saw its advantage is also a point against it. The blade has a tendency to turn while cutting and often makes CORN SMUT IS NOT ^ TO COWS No Ill-Effects Shown After Forty- Nine Day Test at Colorado Experiment Station. (By W . W . ROBBINS, Colorado A gricul tu ra l College, F o rt Collins.) It is a quite common belief that corn smut is injurious to cattle. Num erous experiments have been made to ascertain whether or not this Is true. One. experimenter started feeding two ounces a day of the smut to each of two cows. Later the amount was in creased to II pounds. The test last ed 49 days, but no serious results were evident. The cows had a normal milk yield at the end of the period. Other experiments have given prac tically the. same results, so that it may safely be said that corn smnh either in the field or. in the prepared ration, is not poisonous to cattle. CAREFUL SELECTION OF FRUIT PAVS WELL Time Used in Picking, Packing and Grading Apples by Hand Is Well Spent. , Though it is poor business to put. large apples only. in the' top of the- box, R. S. Mackintosh, horticultural sj eciaiist, Minnesota University farm,: says that Dme used In picking, .grad ing and packing apples by hand , Is well spent. A. uniform grading, sys tem, a good box. and- careful handling are requisites, of high prices for. fruit. All apples should be carefully picked by hand from the tree before they be come “hard ripe,” Mr. Mackintosh says. Those which become “wnter- -cored” must be picked especially early. Grades, particular attention being paid , to the varieties of apples, should be carefully separated. All fruit some knowledge of the way in which the fruit liuds are formed and on whiit portion of the tree the fruit; is borne. The orchardist who practiced the same system of pruning for his apples :as for his peaches, would make a-failure of his crop. -. “The..apple,,produces .its fruit buds on short, crooked or irregular spurs that are two or more years old. In pruning, tlie" object should be to pro duce the.formation of new sprfrs and to save all that are already on the tree. Don’t let a desire for regularity influence you to cut off those ugly ob-‘ jects, for they are the source of your crop. If tlie groWing conditions are good, these spurs may persist for many years, but if tlie sunlight is shut out they soon die. If those die or are broken, they can never grow again, and the only way they may be replaced, is by training watersprouts. This is a slow and uncertain process.” placed in the boxes of any grade should be uniform in shape and'each grade must have a size limit, below which none in the grade falls. Not more than 10 per cent of the first-grade ap ples should vary from the standard type or size.. Regular apple barrels, or bushel or lialf-busliel baskets for the local mar ket, are most convenient for packing choice apples. Tlie first few layers should be packed with the stems down and after each half-bushel is put In, the barrel should be shaken to settle the fruit. The top should be put on firmly. to 'keep tlie‘apples In place. A screw or a lever press is best for putting on the top. After the barrel is filled and the head nailed securely in place, it should be turned over .and should have the variety, tlie grade, arid the size of the smallest apple written on the other end. ■ This end is fo be. opened as the top. RECLAMATION WILL INCREASE ACREAGE Soils Department, of the Iowa College Will Make Sugges-7 tions on Best Methods. Such waste land as is represented by the eroded, sandy, acid, gumbo, hardpan, peat, alkali and “push” soils of the state need not be “dead capi tal,” as is most often .the case on farms in Iowa where such land occurs. , ;The soils section of the agricultural experiment station at Iowa state col lege has shown how much of this waste land can be made very produc tive and profitable.. The department lias worked out . methods of success ful- soil management and stands ready to suggest td owners of such land the best treatment ,for their particular type of “dead capital” soil. • “ A Uttle planning and careful work In reclaiming such lands Will mean an increase of acreage-of from 5 to 10 per cent on many farms,” says W. H. Stevenson, of the department. FINEST OF ROYAL PALACES V . W rite r T e lls of B eauty, of Schoen- brimn, W h ere Emperor F ran c is Jo sep h D ied. I have seen the summer and winter i palaces of eleven important kings and emperors. - Almost any layman after seeing them would vote Schoenbrunn the finest royal,spot in which to sjjend v restful day. Tliat is where old Francis Joseph lied. His palace in Vienna looks like i barracks, but Schoenbrunn’s sur- oundings look like a home. Versailles, the product of a French man’s fantasy, is far too artificial— he trees too much on one pattern—to ippeal to an ordinary.; mortal. The iuikado of Japan has a delight- .‘ui place at Nikko—jir Japan they say if you'haven’t seen Nikko you cannot say’beautiful—but it is much less pre tentious than the death palace of one •if the longest-reigning monarclis in history.—Girard, in Ptiiladelphia Led ger. C olleges for th e W ounded. With a view of enabling war-muti- Iated soldiers'to..become teachers in the elementary. schools, tlie ■ Frendi government has opened special col leges foi; their rapid training. • F o resig h t. “Father, what is foresight?” “Foresight, my son. coiisists of re gretting ivhat you do before you do it.’ Tlie family tree of the grafter*Is a plum' tree. AVouien are employed as brakemen on passenger trains hi England. For Coughs ArtHGdlGs Compounded of vegetable drugs in. a perfectly appointed laboratory by skilled chemists, after the prescription of a suc cessful physician of wide ex perience, and approved by the experience of tens of thous ands in the last forty-five years. PerunayS Success rests strictly on its merit as a truly scientific treatment for all diseases of catarrhal symp toms. It has come to be the recognized standby of the American home because it has deserved to be, and it stands today as firm as the eternal hills in the confidence of an enormous number. What Helped Them May Help Yon Get oiar free booklet, “Health and How to Have It.” of your drug gist, or write direct to us. The Peruna Company Columbn*, Ohio !SMITHS 'C p l l T o n i c S o l d t o t ^ f y e a r s . F o r M a la r ia , C b l ll o a n d F e v e r . A l s o a F i n e G e n e r a l Strendtlienfng Tonic. '"amSiXSSSm lftfc ConfehtStB Flmd Dfaclin AtCOHOL-O PER CENT. AVegefabfePteparatiMMs- !’similaimgiherood by Regula- Thereby Promotin^Dijfcstioii JtfeeMqfawsaadItestCMilai^ I neither Opium,Morphine nof. !Mineral. NotKarcqtic; Jttty rfO b lD rS iM E E lft Pimflm &*( ; A I.-A toW - Warsr JW. if.., 1 Wi-t AhelpfuTRemeifyfor !Constipation and Dfarrfoe ^and Feverfctiness nnd , : m to S S OF SLEEP7 I resulting IhetefFOtriunlirawV- Faeislinile Signature.0* I TSE CBtnwmCoHP/aa*- ■ N E W Y O gE i, Exact Copy of Wrapper. No Good to Him. Tommy (to bareheaded German)— Want to surrender, do yer?. You ain’t no good ter me like 'that! You ’op back and bring yer ’elmet wiv yer. I’m. going ’ome on leave' next week.— London Opinion. Only One “ BROMO QUININE”— . . . . . . L A X A T IV H Dnarare ot B. W. aj. 26c. His Choice. “Old man. you are too close in money m atters. Your friends are beginning to classify you as a tightwad." “Wliat does it matter? I’d rather be classified as, a tiglijtwad than as a good thing.” ... ■ . Russia.is the only country in which the production of flax fiber has In creased consistently in recent years. F m r ^ ^ a t s i% ada^ I & e & . Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears tlie Signateei o f In Use For Over OMOiMT* WKW YOHK < GladTidings. “Mine. Zira; the fortune teller, must have had some good news for you.” “Correct,” answered tlie man wlio is sued from the mystic portals with a broad smile on his face. “I own this shebang, and business is so good sh* has leased it from me for another six months, rent paid in advance.” A single, application of Roman Eye Balsam upon going to bed will prove its mer it by morning. Effective for Inflammw tions of the Eyes, external and internal. Adv. The Eggs-Act Truth. New Boarder—The dealers say that the high cost of eggs is caused by thels scarcity. Old Boarder—H uh! The scarcity of eggs In this joint Is caused by their high price. , Hammerless Model 1912 Eictia X ight W eight M ade In 12, 16 and 20 Gauges* •There s no need .of carrying a heavy • gum: Winchrater Modelj 1912 shot- !jguns are made entirely'of nickel steel, Bnd hence are the Ughtfest and strongest :guns on the market.. Be sure to see ';onetefore buying; Soldby all dealers. ;TMi REPEATER par EXCELLENCE v o l u m n xvrn The “Narther W Sometime* a from the nort much sarcasm of the people why, he expla at a little tow sville (mean i j a man I was fr he asked whe can yon beat: if Yes, we hav that are ignor ^ cent and since bnt when it c ^ “fool” we some of the eJ the North. paperBthe 6po thy articl u South, writin Itisnoted1 late years the lory to the with gnnniu states like Te lina, Sonth G ama and Mis hibition has s tenance and a ey practially any gunner w ditiODS.” It is not on whiskey can way, but, to and more eac are increasing it is amazing; year the num creases upon serves. A cl gives them Thu9 in eome not an exaggt high as 50 pe .-- OWned7Or con gun clubs, arly of North And as th marks, there which the me ed to mention of pastime, tt native whites •: of an educati fatherly talks made from tb ant Johnsan next day it Sentinel. The Habi With many j habit, but fan broken. Take morning when not ice cold, but 90o F. Also s Do this and y< When you do t Cough Reined) as possible. C man anot ^ ded of vegetable Jfectly appointed I skilled chemists fcription of a suc- Iian of wide ex- approved by the ' tens of thous- Iast forty-five Js Success In its merit as a Ic treatment for I catarrhal symp- I come to be the ltandby of the he because it has and it stands _ as the eternal Ionfidence of an nber. Iiea May Help You booklet, "Health felt,” of your drug, ct to us. |ta Company bus, Ohio ,S W T llS ll Tow ic r o r Malaria, CfalIIa so a Fioe G eneral Fonic. id Children. Castoria MNT, NCW YORK CITY. _j Tidings. Iic Viinune teilei'. must lei MI news for you.” Iiverert tlie mun who Jnyiiie JidiMiiIs witli * Jiiis face. "I own this lisiness is so good slio Bun me for another six lid in advance.” Kition of Ronian Eye Bat- Io bed will prove its mer- [Effective for Inflamma- b, externaI and internal* bgs-Act Truth. F-TIhi dealers say that ItiKiiS is caused by their J-Hiili I The scarcity of lint is caused by their /i 1U' • , . '.'At :• •' .a.. : . “HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS VOLUMN XVIII. AIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 31. 1917.NUkfBER 29 The “Narthern” Hunter And His Whiskey. Sometime* ago a traveling' man from the north, waB telling with much sarcasm, how ignorant s me of the people were he ran' across; why, he explained, right over here at a little town they called Maik- sville (meaning Mocksville) I told a man I was from. Philadelphia and he asked where Philadelphia was can yon beat it! Yes, we have people in the South that are ignorant but we are inno cent and sincere in our ignorance, but when it comes to being a wise “fool” we take off our hats to some of the educated writers from the Forth. In a IeadingiJew York paperathe sport writen had a leng thy articl upou hunting in the South, writing as follows: It i9 noted, with regret, that; of late years there is less open terri-. tory to the gunner not connected with gunning clubs, ‘’but in dry states like Tennessee, North Garo lina, South Gaolina, Georgia, Ala- ama and Mississippi, where pro hibition has spread, a smiling conn tenance&DilagQoOottle of wMtik ey pi'dctially opens the fields to any gunner who knows local con ditioDB.” It is not only a bottle of good whiskey can be made to go a long way, but, to quote again: More and more each year northern clubs are increasing their holdings, and it is amazing to find that year by year the number of mortgages in creases upon places near their pre serves. A clause in the mortgage gives them the shooting rights.. Thus in some counties 25 and it is not an exaggeration to say that as high as 50 pec cent of a -county is offned or controlled I by vDdrthertf gaa clubs, TiiiBis true particul arly of North and South Carolina.” And as th Greensboro News ae~ marks, there are other diversions which the metropolitan writer fail ed to mention to gunners 'in hunt of pastime, that they may view the native whites, whose only chance of an education is gotten from the fatherly talks of one Judge Boyd, made from the bench to the ignor ant Johnsand Henerys. And the next day it rained.—Statesville Sentinel. The Divine Sarah. j The Lord’s Snpper Postponed. -JTt is not often,” declares thej ThepastbroftheGoloredBaptisI Charlotte News, •* that Gharlottejchurchon theHill wrestled with a audiences the opportunity of sit-j rather knotty problem, last Sunday ting at the feet of such a profound expoment of the dramtic art”— meaning Sarah. It is comparative Iy seldom that Charlotte have the privilege of sitting at the feet oi any actress with a wooden leg.— Greensboro News. The Sheep And The Dog:. The Lenoir Topic tells of a Galil well county farmer who realized $28 86 from a sheep weighing 149 pounds, and the raising of which had cost hot over $5. This The Topic submits as evidence that the fanners would find the 6heep rais ing indnstory “a profitable one.” They are aware of this fact, but no intelligent farmer in north Carolina is going to embark in any such undertaking uutill the Legislature makes bold to pass a dog tax law. A $2. or $3. tax on every ^dog would soon fill the hillsides and valleys of North Carolina with flocks of $28 86 sheep.—Charlotte Observer. -I. .wdflfru — Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System TbeO ldStandard general strengthening tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC* drives out Malaria,edticlies theblood.aud builds up the sys tem, A true tonic, Pot adults and children. 50c. If railroads don’t like the Adamson law and theemploymes don’t like it, Adamson and Wilson are its only frieds.—Commercial Appeal. Piles Cured In' 6 to 14 Days Tour druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure aoycase of Itching, Blind, BleedingorPzotruding Files in 6 to 14 days. The Brst application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. A resident of Chattanooga wants a recipe for making persimmon beer, who would, ever have thdugot to find Ghattanoogans in such desperate straits?—Lenoir City News, A UNIQUE RECORD. Tke Habit of Taking Cold. With many people taking cold is b,ut a habit, but fortunately one that is easily broken. Take a cold sponge' bath every morning when you first get out of bed— not ice cold, but a temperature of about 90o F. Also sleep with your window up. Do this and you will seldom take Cftld. When you do take cold take Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and get rid of it as quickly os possible. Obtainable everywhere. Very Pewlike ItlnOurBroad Republic. Grateful testimony for Doan’s Kidney Pills, published everywhere is of itself convincing evidence of merit. Confirmed testimony forms still stronger evidence. Years ago, a citizen of this locality grate fully acknowledged the benefit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills. This statement is now confirmed—the proof ' more con vincing. Cases of this kind are plentiful in the work of Doan’s Kidney Pills—the record is unique. . Mrs. J. D. Newell, Fairview Park, Win ston-Salem, N. C., says: "I suffered great ly from pains through my kidneys and back. Iwasnervousand dizzy and my kidneys were out of order. Doan’s Kid ney PiUs soon made me strong and weU.' (Statement given March 11.1912.) Over two years later. Mrs.'NeweU said: “Whenever mv back bothers me, I take Doan's Kidney PiUs and they always do me good.’’ Price 50c. .at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kid ney PiUs—the_ same Mrs. Newell has twice pubUcly recommended. Foster-MilbumCo., Props.. Buffalo, N. Y. night. Immediafoly after the sermon and the taking of the col - lection, the minster announced that a communion Service wonle be held right then, when this was called to the attention of the deacon in, That Salary Increase. Governor Oraig in hi3 message (to the Legislature increased salar. ies for stete employes, because of ,the high co3t of living. • This may off hand sound pretty good, bnt the average state employee today gets more than he earns. In some instances this may be questioned, but if all the people now employed chargeof the necessary require-, were to resign there would be thou p » p i e ... eager to take their place-at th-Supper, he made an inventory of his preparations and found that some one had proceeded him and drank up all the wine- This was reported to the preacher whose righteous indignation atfbut that knew no bounds. He ordered an immediate sqprch of the neighbor hood for some wine that would ful fil the requirements but none could be found, so the feast of the Lord’s was postponed in that congregation uutill Monday night. We under . stand that no clew has been found of the trifling nigger who com mik ed this sacreligious offeuse.—Hick ory memory. ' An Editor’s Easy Job. * Howwouldyou like to be an editor of the home paper and sit at your desk six days out of the week. for Iour weeAe out of tbe rnontb and twelve months out of the year. and have such copy as the follow1— ing to edit: Mrs, Jones of Cactus Creek, let acati-opener slip last week and cut herself in the pant- rX. A mischievous lass of Pike town threw a stone and struck Mr.- Pike in tile alleyway, Tuesday. Joe Doe climed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak aud fell, striking himself on the back porch. While Hallem Green was escorting Miss' Violet Wise home from the church sociai Saturtf ay night a savage dog attack Cd tkSm and bit Mr. Greek fout( timesfin the public square. Mr. . Lqqgjyrhlie-harnessing a bropchq last Sunday waa kicked Jupt south of the corn crib.—Exchange. BEWARE of OINTMENISfor CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other diseases put together, aud until the last few years was supposed to. be Incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dis ease and prescribed local remedies, and by constancy failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional dis ease and therefore requires cousti tutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Che ney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the mar ket. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea&poouful’. It aces directly on the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure.' Send or cir culars and testimonials. Sold by Druggists, 75c. same salaries. Men getting fifteen hundred and twenty-five hundred a year may not, of course feel Iikt puying six cyiiuder carsjbecause ol the high price of gasoline—but be cause of the high cost of living there are widows who may object to raising the salaries of those al ready well enough paid. Perhap Governor Craig is willing to pay additional taxes to meet the de mands his recomendations will cause—but the tax payers are not eager to increase the salaries of the /fatate tax eaters. " The poor devils who are work ing on the section at a dollar and a half a day are worrying alotgj clerks are working for small salar jes and living and they do more work than the average sate em ploye. The legislature would inakea mistaketo increase salaries of employees and officers. VYe have always thought that a Gover nor should receive enough money to make the proper display—but while his salary is small there is,as we understand if, a contingent fund to help out in many ways. It is easy to become very benevolent liberal when you are recommend; ing the giving away of other peo , pie’s money. And the legislator SfiSttTd aiwaysremeuiiier thatwberi he votes an appropriation the high cost ofliving 19 hitting the ta i pa yer with the same force that it strikes the fellow with his hand in the treasury—working a few hours a day and better paid than most men in other fields who render in finitely u greater service.—Fair brother’s Everything. 1 To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Drnggista refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE’S signature on each box. 2Sc. North CaroIioa Gets $228,763 For Roads. - Washington, Jan. 24.—North Carolina has been apportioned $228,-763.84 for construction of rural post roads in the State during the next fiscal year, beginn ing July 1st, out of the Federal approp riation of $10,000,000 to aid the States, in accordance with the Federal good roads law passed at the last session of Congress, it was announced by the Secretary .,of Agriculture today. The ten million doll ars has been divided among all the States as the act provides, one third in the ratio of area one third in the ratio of population and one third in the ratio of mileage of rural delivery routes and star routes. AU Sticking. While the salaries were not raised we note no one of the state officers resigned. This is good news. There was fear of vacanies.—Fairbrother’s Everything. When those about us .are cranky it may be because we have crank- edtheii). ' Last Words on A $1.00 Bill. A well-known cotton seed oil man showed friends a somewhat unusual exhibit yesterday, while in the busi ness district, a dollar bill upon which had been written-in ink these words: “Last dollar-of a fortune of $629,- OOO leftme by an aunt in Califoi nia, June. 1912. Cotton, Dec.. 1916. Good-bye.” The inference is that the man took his life after he had lost all his money in the cotton slump and stock spec ulations that went the wrong way. The number of the bank bill is D. V. 29242332, No doubt a real tragdey is told in this little story. Anyway, it leaves a moral.—Charlotte Ob server. . Sounds Logical And Just. Again the Legislature is asked to build a home for fallen women. Let it be built and all the fallen worn - en put in it and then, by heck, send all the fallen men to-the chaingang. —Monroe Enquirer. Self love never weary of itself. seems to grow Found a Sure Thing. I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N. Y., has used Chamberlain’s Tablets for years for disorders of the stomach and liver and says, “Chamberlain’s Tablets are the best I have ever usad.” Obtainable every where. A Genuine Hoosier K i t c h e n C a b i n e t For $21-71 Delivered Prepaid to Your Nearest Station A HOOSIER--Ihe Best Kitchen Cabinet made. Solid carload just from the factory. This model at $21.71 (delivered prepaid) is the lowest priced high grade kitchen capinet made. A great big value for the money and carrying the Hoosierguarantee-money back if not delighted. Tilted flour bin—the newest invention—patent sifter—sanitary base —big roomy drawers—plenty of room for pots and kettles—vermin proof—the handiest kitchen necessity to the modern home. Introducing our mail order department—this cabinet sent prepaid t to your nearest railroad station for $21.71—and money back if not * satisfied. We have other models that cost more, but this particular cabinet we believe is just what you need. If not convinced write for circular—but if you want one of this lot we advise immediate order. We’ll sea that you are well pleased or there is no sale. A doctor seldom gives hispatieos hope without pay. HUNTLEY-HiLL-STQCKTON CO FURNITURE UNDERTAKING Winston-Salem, N. C. AMBULANCE TO THE FARMERS OF DAVlE COUNTY. T h e r e i s an increasing demand for bright tobacco and as you know prices are high4 not only on brights but manufacturing grades as well. . ^ , While we do not mean to predict that prices will be as high next year, tho they may be, still we teel sure that i *'■’ . f M a V m i a thwjjli a Iirjer one 191 f We feel t U we can safely advise an Increase itf Io iacco N in g ini yoitf COIlly. In giving this advice we want to urge that each man should raise his home supplies, “hog and hominy” first, then with increased energy and effort you can still grow more tobacco. An increase in your section will not lower the p r ic e s nor will a short crop in our entire Winston territory alone make them high. Tobacco is grown in so manyparts of the country that if we do not supply the demand manufacturers will substitute other to bacco for our home grown product. - ' - i l We will be gladto f urnisba good variety of tobacco seed free. Write any of the warehousemen who have signed tins letter. Wishing you much success,‘we are, Your friends, M. W /NORFLEET & m '¥■ .Se'- GORRELL BROS., 'f- SIMPSON & GLENN, Winsiqn-Salem1 tf. C., Jan. 24,1917. ' B' GORRELL; & SON. I I I .'.i>s;rv-Vv''-•■^^•^-'•■:••V ^'!''i:f?^•^•^-,•^!’^^V y>V -'; .’V'Vi? \\ '^ 1. :: ^ V r.'': -' ‘I ’• '!•'•’. '■';,■: ' I - : , x •. ■ - ■ -\ .- ■•’*'•■•' ■-.' Vi' -■<. -.'-J T S l DAVlE RECORD, MOCKSVltLE, Ft. O .. V.. THE DAVlE RECORD. C. HtANX STROUD - - Editor. TELEPHONE i: Entered at the Postofnce in Mocks- vitle, N. C., gs Second-class Mail matter. March 3.1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR, IN ADVANCE - $ I 00 SIX MONTHS, IN ADVANCE - $ 50 THREE MONTHS, IN ADVANCE $ 25 : WEDNESDAY. JAN. 31, 1917. N ext Friday is Groundhog: Day. W eareall hoping' that the pesky critter will have the grippe or rheu matism so bad that he will be unable to venture out of his hole, even if ■the sun doesn’t shine. Another 40 days like those just past is liable to put coal up to $20 per ton. We’ll hope for the bc-sc but prepare for the worst. Representative • Brock introduced a bill IastThursday to promote the cause of Education in Davie county by popular election of county board of education. Many such bills have been introduced ip this legislature. The Record is heartily in favor of this bill and hopes that it will be come a law. ' In this issue of The Record ap pears an article headed. “The Old Field Schools,” which was written by J. F. Click, of Hickory, and is well worth reading. Fiftyyearsago Mr. Click was a citizen of Davie, and his articles will appeal to the older generation of our subscribers. He is a strong and forceful writer, hav ing for twenty five years been one of the State’s leading editors and most versatile writers. The Record hopes to publish a series of articles on “Davie Fifty Years Ago,” if we can mdike arrangements with Mr. Click to furnish them. We don’t now recall how many miles of good roads Davie county has. but that highway between MockSvilleand Winston-Salem is a delight to the fellow who is privi leged to go oyer it in some other man’s automobile There was a massmeeting in Mocksville last week to discuss the issuing of mure bonds and while the sentiment, according to the. Davie Record, was against that proposition, the meeting was unanimous in raising the tax levy for the upkeep of the roads. Up keep is the important consideration. —Hickory Daily Record. Large Land Owner in Rowan Dead. Phillip Sowers, aged 93 years, died at his home near Spencer Jan 22nd following an illness of nine weeks. He was one of the oldest citizens ,of Rowan, and the largest land owner in Rowan and Davidson counties, oc cupying a splendid home on the YadkinRiver. Surviving him are two sons, John and Lum Sowers, of Davidson, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Hedrick, of Lexington, one sister,' Mrs. Katie Davis, of Davie county, and numerous grand and great, grandchildren. Lemon Shaw, Colored, Dies At The Age Qf 108 Years. Lemon Shaw, probably the oldest colored man in the state, died a few days ago at Garner, Wake county, at the age of 108 years, four months and five days. He was born Septem ber 11,1809," and had spent his entire life in wake county with the except ion of a short period he spent in Dis mal Swamp in the eastern part of the state; where he went during the war, and remained untill its close. Six years ago he was tried in the superior court of Wake county for the murder of David Hall, colored, but was acquitted on .account of his age. be then being 102 years old The old darkey for the past twenty five years had lived alone in a little hut on the plantation of J. D. John son, at Garner. Fireman R, C. Waller of Knoxville was instantly killed and Engineer Goifman and Brakeman Keith, both of Knoxville, were badly injured when the engine of freight train No. 476 blew up about noon Sunday at Paint Rock, just below Asheville, on the Knoxville division of the South ern. It is believed that the water in the engine became too low, which caused the explosion. The train was coming to Asheville and was just a head of the “Carolina Special,” which was delayed several hours The body of the dead and fireman the two injured trainmen were taken to Knoxville. • The dog has many friends in the countv. while the sheep has but few. Every day. or two we are called up on by the dog lover and requested to stop his paper. Our circulation has suffered to some extent but our conscience is clear: Davy Crockett, we believe it was, said to “be sure you are right; then go ahead.” We believe we are on the right side, and are hoping that the North Car olina legislature will pass a , state wide dog law. A man or party who stands for the right will always be criticised and abused by a certain element. VVe will manage somehow to get along without the subscribers we had to mark off. Governor Biekett is a great orator, but we fear his enthusiasm some times runs wild. In his inaugural address, among other things, he .is quoted as saying: “If there be a man in North Carolina who desires ■ to drain a swamp; or terrace a hill side; if there be a farmer who is struggling to escape from the crop lien’s deadly clutch; if there be a tenant who hungers for a vine and fig tree he may call his own. I want all such to know that the Governor of the Statewill count it honor and joy to rise up at midnight and lend a helping hand.” If anybody hears of the Governor getting ud at mid night to help a farmer or anybody else, they will do us a favor by tele graphing us at our expense. Mass Meefing February 10th. . AU the citizen 'and taxpayers of DavieCounty are respectfully invited to ]meet in Mocksville Saturday, Feb. . 10th, at IO A.M., to discuss and ad • vise with our representative, B. Ci Brpcfc^as to the repeal or amending of our present road law and other laws in which the people of the conn- ty are interested. Come out and let your representative tell you’what he has done, and advise.with him as tg what other laws you want. Several of .our; “boys”, went to Winston SaturdajjhigHt and toolcvini the vaudeville, i. Mrs. Mary Moss Dead. Mrs. Mary Moss, of R. 2, died last Thursday of asthma, aged about 70 years. A husband, pne son and Jthree daughters survive. Thefuneraland burial-services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. T. S. Cobles Satur day morning at 11 o’clock,, at ‘Oak Grove Methodi°t church. A large concourse of relatives and friends were present at the funeral to pay their last respects to this mother in Israel* who has been called to\ her reward. To the bereaved husband and children The Record extends deepest sympathy. > THE OLD FIELD SCHOOLS. The Modern School of Today a» Com pared With That of Fifty Year* Ago--AreWeProgressiDg? Some time ago we promised to give your readers a few off-hand thoughts on the Old Field Schools, contrasted with those of the present day; Free schools in this country were started in the New England States in 1642, and came down to us soon after. Sixty years ago, the Old Field School teachers, like the preachers then, didn’t have much sense, but what they had was good sense. They were not puffed up with more book learning than they had the natural talent and common sense to use for good. They had the good of the community at heart. The Interest of the patrons and pupils was the teacher’s in terest. They were not in the high call ing of teaching simply for the money in it, or because it was an easy job, or a stepping stone to something higher. From the old field schools sprang many mighty spirits. The limited education they gave, inspired native talent and aided struggling genius in pupils. Hund reds of our best men never had anything but an old field school education. The halls of Congress, the pulpit and the high est positions of trust and honor have been ably filled by men who never went to a high school, or saw inside of a college— such men as Andrew Jackson, Patrick Henry, and many others. Thousands of our leading farmers, bus iness men, lawyers, doctors, preachers, manufacturers, jurists, politicians and statesmen never had any literary train ing except what they received in the old field schools. In one of our most pros perous towns of our present day, only three of its business men are college graduates. And three of the most sue-) cessful ones never attended a high school, even. The truth is, some people can be ediv cated until they are good-for-nothing. Did you ever see a real literary scholar who ever succeeded as a lawyer, doctor, farmer or preacher? If so, name him. When a young fellow who has no natural talent, carries off all the prizes at col lege, gets his name in the papers as be ing awful smart; he generally goes home and IayjB down on his daddy, feeling that he is finished, and he is; for an educated, fool is the most complete finished pro duct in the world. The old field schools taught buys and girls that work was honorable; that while on earth, Christ dignified labor; and that God’s law requires everybody to labor six days and rest one day. And how can 9ne rest from labor,, who never works? - Advance New*.- . The Literary Society^spent Friday evening with Miss Mary/Myers. The study tor the occasion was 'Tepfay- son’s “Break, Break, Break.” The program was closed with a reading; “The Sword of Lee,” by Missr Tol® bert. ,Everyoneenjoyed the music which followed the program. Misses HelenMyersand Grace Smithdeal served refreshments. Glad to say measles0 taaye been- kept out of our school so far and we are using every precaution to have it remain so. , We were delighted to have two of our former teachers visit in our town this week, Mrs. C. L. Thompson, of Mocksville, and Mrs. Reeves, of Madison county. Mrs. A.1 Ripple visited her aunt, Mrs.'Ellis, this week. Miss Grace Faircloth, who is tak ing training in a hospital in Win ston, spent Saturday here with her parents. YARG ZENI. Cheity Grove Honor Roll. The following pupils were on the Cher ry Grove honor roll for December: Mary Foster, Lula Godby. Augusta Horn, Horn, Phillip Strond, Reid Gaither. C. H. SMITH, Teacher. Cana Honor; Roll. Fourth Grade-Mattie Mae. Hunt er, Emma Latham. 1 Fifth Grade-RacheJ Eaton, Hattie Hunter. Sixth Grade—Era Collette’ Sadie Hutchins, Agnes,Bog.er, ^elIieBog- er, Mary Leagans, Elva Stoonstreet, Pearl Stoonstreet, Ray Beck. ,Cliff ord White, Everetta: Etehison, jLaw- rence, McCImerock. Melvarine Hendricks, Teacher. . \ Mr. James Wood Dead. Mr. James Woad1 of . near Gana; died early Sundaj/ morning of cancel, aged 55 years. / A wife and six child ren surive. Ttie burial took place at Eaton's Bapt'ist Chureh Monday, morning at 1J. o’clock’ Rev.- Walter Dodd, of th/is city conducting the services. j >' Mr. Nrrwman Stroud Dead.: Mr. N. R. Stroud died at his home in Statesvill Saturday afternoon \ at 3 o’clock,; following a short i)lness\6f Pneumonia. ( A -wife and several children survive. Mt. Stroud mov ed from County Lims to Statesville only a few weeks ajjo. Tha body' was brotrght back anti laid to rest at Society/'Baptist Courc h. A host of relatives and friends survive. Week Of Prayer : At Baptist Church. TheBaptist Church will observe next week as a week , of prayer.' Serviceswill be JieIdi every night,and— — — —■ a_ __ .I — £_ . ^T * . ?I Ithe missionary' wor k in Ghina will be; discussed. AU member of the church jand Sinjbay school,' and y tfie public generally^ is Invited' to V be present. Susie The Record has the best equipped job office between Winston and State sville. When in need of anything in the printing line, call on us. A number of genuine George J ^ k d r Buggies in both steel aad r u b b e r tir e s , ^ither bpen qr top.^. R A NGES The best Une of stoves^and^nges t^ be found in Davie county. Y our neighbor has an Autp stove- ask him about it. ■ : ■_____ j. I. NISSEN WAGONS We have a few J. I. Nissen wagons left. No. 9 w agon $61, we are selling at $50. No. 11 $58.50 we sell them at $49. One No. 11 3-inch lire, worth $72, now $62. No. 1.1-2 one-horse wagon $42, now selling at $38.50. 54 one-horse wagon $38.00, now $36. We have plfenty of beds and seats to go w ith these wagons. One extra heavjr crooked bed for two-horse wagon at $24. DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & F. Bank. Good work—low prices. QR. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phones Office No. 71, Rewdence No. 47 Office over Drug Store. M0CKSV1L E HARDWARE CO., “HARDWARE OF QUALITY.” B. F. HOOPER - - Manager. DR. MARTIN, in connection with general practice, gives special attention to diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat and fits glasses. Office Over Drug Store. If one can't be saved unless he keeps ,or rests one day, how about one who doesn't work the six? When a speaker tells boys and girls that if they will get an educa tion they won’t have to work hard, that speaker should be made to plow a wild Texas pony in a new ground for twelve months, and mgiybe that pony would learn him some common, every-day, prac tical sense. Too many in this day are trying to live without work. Suppose everybody should get a little smattering of book leorning and should decide they must not do hard work, who would clear our lands; ditch our water courses, saw our lumber and make the brick to build our homes, etc? Too many educators are in the business because of the light work and big pay. Some get more for 30 days, than teachers get for eight months. In lact, in this day, the school system is top-heavy. Not enough of the school taxes reaches the schools. The money the teacher gets is all that the children get. The children got prac tically all the school taxes in the prima- tive school days. But they don't now. Too much of.it goes to keep up fine of fices and to support party boosters. We ace disposed to laugh at the crude institutions and the rude characters which ■were at the beginning and a'f the bottom of our civilization; but for all it was'from them that we inherited all the national brawn and brain, and virtue we have, Everynation has been wiser and more virtuous, if not so progressive, in the primitive stages of its development.' In tegrity and religion shone brighter in the earlier struggles^ of social and national life. It was the schools in Davie fif y years ago, that honored and blessed its. name, and made it worthy of habitation. Broad culture generally becomes, too liberal, big money always too licentious. The old field school, the old-time church, the old-fashioned social circle, would not fit this fast age, but it would I be a good thing if our goodness and greatness had \ more of the §pirit and honest endeavor o f primitive times and institutions such at -our parents labored and prayed for, ev.en in the blessed old county of Davie. J.. F. CLICK. JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: ROOMS NOS. I AND 6 OVER MERCHANTS & FARMERS’ BANK, , MOCKSVILLE, N. C. OFFICE PHONE NO. 67. PRACTICE IN ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS. ■ S ♦ $ «8» I I & I <& §> WE THANK YOU! We thank you for your liberal .patron age JuHng the year 1916, and hope that our business relations in 1917 may beeven more pleasant. We ,try to keep fresh meats ALL THE TIME. WE ALSO CARRY A NICE LINE OF STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, COTTON SEED MEAL AND SHIP STUFF. WE DELIVER ANYWHERE IN TOWN. SWAIM & DAVIS, ON THE SQUARE PHONE 69 $ $ ❖ § 4» «§> $ «8» « $ 9 4» I <8> I <§» #I £ PERFECTIONSMOKELES,.HEATBRS . Useless Things; One of the most useless things ev-. er is that bunch of “colonels”1 khowii (as the “Governor’s Military Staff It is: good news that, comes from ,Baleigh that Governor Bickett may m o t have a personal staff. The colo- Ibn $ie; Governor ’s staff cannot wear !the ‘•’fegimentals”ahy more, nohow, [foriit lias been made a rule, that Lof Inohe .except: sure-enough commis3-Ifyonarenotreaiiing^tNan1. _____ .. Mode Mountain.” which is; aopeai - I loriedjcolonels of the Army or Nat- ing weekly in The Ricord, you an ‘ i<>n# Guarl, ^ n wear a colonel’s missing one of the- best stories, ew i written. If youfmisaed-the Jiist'.: the story,-we-can. Supmjvr'" siriisH! voo;. uniform. .Stripped of his uniform there isoiot much in it for. an hon- ;Oi^rF colonel. Here is hoping that ''Govetcier Biekett' will cut out the military ^staff.—Monroe Enquirer. W n Who’s Afraid of Chills? The wind cap hovyl at th% eaves,, and the trost spin traceries on the window -panes— but not a single chill gets near the youngster.! For his bath, beside his crib; your own dress- ing,a ^ozy breakfast table-^get a Perfectioh 'Otnpkeless'Oil Heater. • t It’s quick to heat, durable, dependable. Inex pensive to buy and to use. As easy to carry about as a work-basket^ and . good-looking, w erever you leave it. The coriifort insurance . today of more than 2,000,000 homes. Ask any goo d e p artm en t Store9 furniture o r h a rd w a re dealer. Uae Aladditt Security Oil—for beat results STANfDARD OII» COMPANY ; >.-.-(NewJereey) '.BAl/TIMORB * ’ Noi _Richmond, Va. *Charleston, W, Va.Charleston, S. C, m ^Tape's Diaf sour, gass five! Time It! In fiv distress will go. I burn, sourness 01 o r eructations ol dizziness, bloatiif Fape’s Diaped speed*, in regtila| It is the surest, -tain. indigestion I -world, and besidj Please for yo| zfifty^cent case from any store Tight. Don’t ked — life is too shq 3ong, so make E at what you ll| joy it, without -the stomach. Fape’s Diapej Iom e anyway. Iiy eat somethin! w ith them, or in indigestion, dyd stomach derangl ■during the nightf th e quickest relil No When GovernH in New Hampsll -of the governor’s was an unseeinljl flee, even while | ing burial with -candidate ventui) -ernor Head. “Governor,” he jo u .would Iiav< were to get in| place?” The -answer ca -don’t think I shj tions, If the undf Tit-Bits. SWAMPROOTl There is only od stands out pre-em| -dkeaaea oi the kid Dr, Kilmer’s _ -highest for the reaL to he just the remel upon thousands off ing cases. Swamp-L ascription for special! •quickly because its I feet is soon realize! * gentle, healing v| Start treatment L1 •tores in bottles 0] •and one dollar. However, if yon | great preparation Kilmer & Co., Binl sample bottle. WhG mention this paper.'f Rear Gua Doris was rntl| studies. One was Inquiring it school she adinittl ■est in her class. “Why. Doris, I her mother excld you study harder! "from the foot of tl “It isn’t my faif tones of injured tie girl who has I Soot has left schoi ANY CORN DOESN’1 i No foolishness! » and calluses < I it's Iih Sore corns, har<L ®ny kind of a corl Ufted right out wij ®PPly upon the < freezone, says a For little cost . hottle of freezoni which will positivl every corn or callj This simple dri is applied and tate the surroum Plyirig it or afterv This announcel *nany of our reads hasn’t any freezon get a small bottli ’wholesale drug hoi t Businessl ‘See here, Jib b j ^ou could marry Jou wanted to?” “Well, yes, in a | lusaI of her handl mother, Gold Ring fJ ®et a 25c Bottlel drug store, j ected and gold ■ ®^oper size, mailel «Wes Bowel ConipI Troubles of Babief A movement Is ■ vacant lots of I eSetable gardens." hag no ] ^ Aay1tw0rmgI we didn’t ha\l w«old be no fun Inl i e k |g ie s in ES md in Jstove— NS No. 9 |$58.50 w orth 12, n o w |$38.00, to g o le d b e d CO^ jnager. hat ren lNCY WE IE 69 ; v- THE DAVlE RECORD, MOCKSVILLEt N, C. "Pape’s Diapepsin” fixes sick, sour, gassy stomachs In Time it! Infivem inutesallstom acIi distress will go. No indigestion, heart* burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid, or eructations of undigested food, no dizziness, bloating, or foul breath. Pape’s Piapepsin .s noted for its speeds in regulating .-upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest and most cer tain indigestion remedy in the wholo world, and besides it is harmless. Please for your sake, get a large lifty-cent case of Pape’s Diapepsin from any store and put your stomach right. Don’t keep on being miserable —life is too short—you are not here long, bo DiaKe your stay agreeable. Eat what you like and digest it; en- joy it, without dread of rebellioa In the stomach. Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your home anyway. Should one of the fam* ily eat something which doesn’t agree with them, or In case of an attack of indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or stomach derangement at daytime or during the night, it is handy to give the quickest relief known.' Adv. No Objection. IVlien Governor Head was in office Su New Hampshire, Colonel Barrett <if the governor’s staff, died, and there was an unseemly scramble for the of fice, even while his body was await ing burial with military honors. One candidate ventured to call upon Gov- ernor Head. “Governor;1 lie asked, "do you tliink place!" Tlie answer came promptly. "No,!' ■don't think I should have any objec tions, if the undertaker Is willing.”- Tit-Bi ts. SWAMP-ROOT FOR KIDNEY DISEASES There is only one medicine that really stands out pre-eminent as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Boot stands tha highest for the reason that it has proven to be just the remedy needed in thousands upon thousands of even the moat distress ing cases. Swamp-Root, a physician's pre scription for special diseases, makes friends -quickly because its mild and immediate ef fect is soon realized in mo9t cases. It.is I gentle, healing vegetable compound. Start treatment at once. Sold at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes—fifty cents -and one dollar. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for • sample bottle. When writing he sure and mention this paper.—Adv. Rear Guard Removed. Doris was rather backward in her studies. One day when her father was inquiring into her standing at school she admitted that she was low est in her class. “Why. Doris, I am ashamed of you!" her mother exclaimed. “Why don’t you study harder and try to get away from the foot of the class?” “It isn’t my fault.” Doris replied in tones of injured innocence. “The lit tle girl who has always been at the foot has left school." j ANY-CORN LIFTS OUT, I DOESN’T HURT A BIT! i No foolishness! Lift your corns and calluses off with fingers— It's like Riagici Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or sny kind of a corn, can harmlessly be lifted right out with the fingers if you apply upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. For little cost one can get a small bottle of freezone at any drug store, whieh will positively rid one’s feet of every corn or callus without pain. This simple drug dries the moment It is applied and does not even irri tate the surrounding skin while ap plying it or afterwards. This announcement will interest many of our readers. If your druggist hasn’t any freezone tell him to surely get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house.—adv. Business Confusion. "•See here, Jibbs, didn’t you tell me you could marry Miss Fluff any time Jou wanted to?” “Well, yes, In a way, I had the re tusal of her hand.” MOTHER, ATTENTION! ? Gold Ring for Baby Free. Get a 25c Bottle of Baby Ease from aUy drug store, mall 'coupon as di rected and gold ring (guaranteed), Proper size, mailed you. Baby Ease «ures Bowel Complaints and Teething Troubles of Babies.—Adv. A movement is under way to turn Ibe vacant lots of New Orleans Into yegetable gardens.' ITS EVENTS Important News of the 'State, Nation, and World Told in a Few Lines for Your Convpnience. Ki Mn Wl A Condensed Record of Happening* of Interest .From AU Point* of the World. Washlnston " The two salient phases of the Mexican problem oh which interest now centers are the disposition of the,more than 50,000, militia still on the bor der and the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to his post at Mexico City. It is stated that at least a part of the remaining' Guardsmen are expect ed to be ordered home as soon as the 25,000 now leaving have been mov- 8d out of the way and Pershing’s regu lars have been redistributed to pro vide adequate protection for the bor der, perhaps in three weeks’ time. Pershing’s withdrawal will enable a much smaller force ‘ ’ ” der. The last American soldiers are expected to be out of Mexico within a week. A dispatch from Madrid says that an attem pt was made to wreck a train on which King Alfonso was a pas senger. , The royal train was preceded by a ‘freight train,' the engineer of which saw an obstacle on the track and removed it. A London .dispatch announces that it is no secret that the United King dom will soon be placed on a ration basis. It is wported that American marines r A tract of eight thousand acres on Mount Mitchell, N. C., has been pur chased by the federal reservation com mission. The federal reservation commission announces that it has purchased forty- five hundred acres of land in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. it is stated that on tlie collateral SI rope, they are entitled to a loan ot seven billion two hundred million dol lars. Small Woman, former wife of Sit ting Bull, who annihilated Custer and his command in IAttle Big Horn in 1876 and who himself was slain in battle fifteen years later at Wounded Knee, is dead at the North Dakota Fort Berthold Indian reservation. She died from injuries sustained in the burning of her cabin, from which she escaped uninjured, but returned for an o-ld shawl which she- prized highly, and it was then that her clothing took fire with disastrous results. The president of the American Newspaper ruuiisners’ association says that prohibition against printing news of.election betting, which Ii contained in a section of the Owens corrupt practices bill, might become a stepping stone toward further restric tions. Mexican The final act in the entrance into Mexico, of twelve thousand United States soldiers as a result of the yilla massacre at Columbus, N. M., on March 9, 1916, was written with offi cial announcement by the United States war department that General Pershing had been ordered and ac tually had started to bring his troops back to the United States. There is no official information as to whether Villa or Carranza troops will occupy the territory left vacant the departing Americans, but the -.-^or speedy and effective action Dr. Peery*» Shot" has no equal. One dose only Zr11 clean out Worma or Tapeworm In a taw Adv If we didn’t have to work there would be no fun In loafing. Enlargement of the national forest reserves bjr P O acres acquired, through purchase in the Southern Ap palachian and White mountains is an nounced by the reservation commis sion. This brings the total up to 1,373,131 acres. The Supreme court has been asked to decide whether the federal gov ernment shall pay $68,000,000 to for mer slaves and their heirs for cotton picked in slavery times after the fam ous emancipation declaration. An amendment to the federal re serve act, proposed by the reserve board, to make immediately effective the provision-requiring all resewes of member banks to be kept in federal reserve banks, has been approved by the house banking and currency com mittee. Contracts were awarded Hadfields, limited (England), for {8,141,000 worth of 14-inch and 16-inch armor- piercing shells at about $200 apieee less than the lowest American bid. Secretary Daniels has not received of ficial notice that the British govern ment has declined to permit the Had fields to fill its contract. “I will wait uijitil I get official announcement,” he said, when asked what alternative pre sented itself. The amount of whiskey consumed by the American people in 1916 ap parently was greater than in any pre vious year since 1909, according to tax returns to the treasury department. The amount of revenue collected by the government on whiskey, beer and cigarettes during, the year was the greatest on record. Consumption of cigarettes In 1916, which reached the highest mark in the history of the country, is attribu table to the large number of women who have ..become devotees of the weed. Frank P. Glass of Birmingham, Ala., vice ,president of the American News paper Publishers’ association, voiced his objection to restrictions upon news paper publishers in the Owen corrupt practices bill, before a senate, sub-com mittee. President Wilson has under consid eration the making of a speechmaking tour in different parts of the country In a campaign of education concerning the ideas expressed by him in his re cent convention-smashing speech to the senate. Domestic The bodies of four children were found in a bed at Hacoma, Wash., af ter a fire in the home of S. A. Hewlitt had been extinguished. The father has been placed under arrest. Hew lett was taken to Seattle after a mob threatened violence. Detectives summoned from several cities are in Lakeland, Fla., seeking clues to the identity of the thief or thieves who robbed the residence of C. G. Memminger, a wealthy phos phate operator, of $20,000 in jewels and $75 in cash, It is stated that the loaning capac ity of the federal reserve banks will be increased by $800,000,000 by next November. The United States ship Ausable left Norfolk December 28 with $2,000,000 in gold to be delivered to German agents at Buenos Aires, but nothing has been heard of here Three persons were killed and more than a score injured, pro^ablly two fa tally, when a St. Lcuis-Southwestern railroad engine collided with the rear car of a Rock Island passenger, train, eastbound from Little Rock, Ark., to Memphis, Tenn., in a dense fog at Mound, Ark., near Memphis. A New York dispatch says that the American commission for relief of Bel gium is preparing for at least another year's work and the necessity of rais ing approximately $150,000,000 more will be discussed by the commission In New York. t . j . . . IS M N I I I Ingat least 8,101 well armed men and who is not at least four times as strong as when the American trocps went across the border, will make a desperate effort to take the territory, particularly for its moral effect. With the last American soldier out of Mexico, the Mexican problem can be viewed in a new light. From now on, it will not be possible for Car ranza to meet American demands with counter demands for the withdrawal of the troops. European War Russian forces, after artillery prep aration, assumed the offensive against the Aqstro-German fortified positions on both sides of the Kimpolung-Jaco- beni road, near the northwestern fron tier oi Moldavia, and after stubborn fighting broke through the Teutonic lines along a front of nearly two miles. The British auxiliary cruiser, Lau- rentic, of 14,892 tons gross, has been sunk by a submarine or as a result of striking a mine. Twelve officers and 109 men were saved. The catastro phe occurred off the Irish coast. Spirited fighting has taken place northwest of Verdon on the front in France. Attacking on a front of sixteen hundred meters against Hill 301 northwest of Verdun, Teuton sol diers stormed French trenches and took 500 prisoners, The German troops have gained con siderable ground on Le RJort Hbmme and.Avocourt. W est of Riga, in the Tirul swamp re gion and along the River Aa, the Ger m ans and Russians continue heavy i fighting. Germans claimed to have taken 500 prisoners and gained some gr:un:’.. Tbe Turkish first line trenches on a front of 1,100 yards were gained by the British in their attacks southwest of Kut-el-Amara. TJiere is no great activity in Rou- mania. On the northern portion of the French front, the British have carried out successful raids. Speaking at the annual meeting of the London City and Midland bank, Sir Edward Holden; managing director of the bank, said that '232,000,000 pounds of gold which had flowed into America up’ to the end of 1916, about 212,000,000 pounds represented the amount contributed by the entente al lies to form the basis of loans. The British government, has refused permission to the Hadfields, limited, to proceed with work on the contract for shells for the American navy “so long as the exigencies pf war con tinue. London reports from Ymuiden say that German torpedo ■ boats at tempted at night to leave Zeebrugge to avoid the ice, which was very thick, and. were Immediately attacked by a large British squadron. The ac tion opened.at short range and early in the fight the bridge of the German destroyer V-69 was swept away by a direct hit, the commander and two other officers being killed In Volhynia, the Russians admit, the Germans successfuly carried out trench raids. German airplanes .have dropped bombs bn Montdidier, France, with more or’ less damage. ? . A Ymuiden, Holland, dispatch says an encounter occurred in the North sea between fourteen German tbrpeda boat destroyers and a British flotilla. Sixteen severely wcunded Germans have been landed at that place' by a Dutch steam trawler which took them off the badly damaged German torpedo boat V-69. That boat was afterwards towed into Ymuiden with twenty dead aboard. • ■ Capture by German forces, of 1,500 Russian prisoners, as well as consid erable ground near the River A a,-at the northern end of the Russo-German front, is announced. v BILLS W SHRPE DEFENSE BUDCET TOTALING $800,000,000 IS 'now g ettin g ATTENTION. BIG FORTIFICATION BUDGET Naval Bill is Ready With a Total of $351,000,000.—Army Bill Will Be Reported Next Week.—Third Ele ment on Program, Washington.—The Administration’s $800,000,000 defense budget began to take final shape In Congress when the House passed the fortifications bill carrying a total of more than $51,000,- 000 for coast defenses, and the House Naval Committee completed its 1918 naval appropriation bill with a total of more than {351,000,000. The Army appropriation bill, the third element of the program, still is in the House Military Committee, which is expected to complete it next w eek.' Estimates for the Army reach a total of more than $360,000,000, ex clusive of numerous deficiency meas ures resulting from the border mob ilization and the rising cost of war materials. The only other military legislation pending ts the universal military tarining bill before a Senate sub-com mittee which will conclude its hear ing tills week, when Major Generals Scott $od Wood are to be realled Ior , Tte wy I CRrrieB a W o! I W as against M W last year, Itprovldes for the con struction of three 42,000-ton battle ships at a total cost of $28,178,592 each; one battle-cruiser at a cost of $26,694,496; three scout cruisers at $6,746,145 each; 15 destroyers at $1,- 748,612 each; one destroyer tender at $2,808,000; one submarine tender at $2,199,400 and eighteen -800-ton type submarines at $1,434,093 each. The program is that recommended by the Department and represents one-hall of the remaining portion of the three- year program approved last year. PREESIDENT WILSON VETOES THE IMMIGRATION BILL. Literacy Test Provision is Reason Assigned. Washington-Fresident Wilson ve toed the immigration bill passed re cently by Congress, because of its lit eracy test provision. It was the second time that. Presi dent Wilson had vetoed an immigra tion bill because of the literacy test and for the same reason similar measures were given vetoes by Presi dents Taft and Cleveland. The President’s veto, message to the House, in which the bill originat ed. follows: “I very much regret to return this bill without my signature. “In most of the provisions of the bill I should be very glad to concur, I but I cannot rid mySelf of the con- j viction that the literary test consti- , tutes a radical change in the policy j of the Nation which is not justified j In principle. It is not a test of char acter, of quality, or of . personal fit ness, but would operate in most cases merely as a penalty for lack of op portunity in the country from whieh aliens seeking admission came. The opportunities sought by the immi grant in coming to the United States and our experiences in the past has not been that the illiterate immigrant is as such an undesirable immigrant. Tests of quality and of purpose can not be objected to on principle but tests of opportunity surely may be.” BIG FIRE AT BOSTON WITH $350,000 LOSS. Boston.—Engines from residential districts were called in to assist the downtown firemen in' their hardest fight in many months, the fire de stroying a five story brick building at Chauhcey street and Exeter Place. The loss was estimated at. $350,000, of which about two-thirds fell on the oc cupants, Thomas Kelley & Co., blank et manufacturers. REPORT CONFIRMED THAT VILA OCCUPIES EL VALLE! Juarez, Mexico.—Confirmation of the occupation of El Valle by Villa forces was received here from Casas Gran- des. It was said the Villa troops mov ed up from Namiquipa, where they had been awaiting the departure of the American punitive expedition be fore occupying the tow n/ Villa fol lowers also were reported to have been seen in the vicinity ot Santa Sofia, on the Mexico Northwestern Railroad. THEORIES AT FAULT WHY DEMOCRATIC RULE IS AL- : WAYS A FAILURE. . Party Has Done In the Paet ae It Ie Doing Today—People's Money Wasted and Bonds Forced on the Country. About the only consistent thing the Democratic party at Washington is doing, now that it is In power, is re versing every plank in its national platforms and making itself respon sible for policies it condemned ,vhile in the minority. The “poor man’s breakfast-table,’’ about which Demo cratic orators talked so sympatheti cally during the old tariff fights, is now to feel the full effects of tariff- burdened supplies. Sugar is not only back ou the ,dutiable list, but is scheduled to pay still higher duties. Coffee, too, faces a tariff duty. Perhaps this Democratic congress, assuming that higher wages have made poor men a tiling of the pust, assumes that there is no Iouger any need to consider the subject. Then, again, it may be that the Democrats, facing stern realities now about which they cared little while not responsible for government revenues, are ready to concede that all their talk about bur dening tike'poor man’s breakfast table was just talk—nothing more. ' When a government is faced with big expenditures it must have big revenues. .• Democrats like spending money so well that their appropria tions Bave been running into un dreamt of figures lately. In itself that Is bad enough, but when there ts a failure' r , big expenditures Iill I M t f 18 cisely the same as It would be In pri vate business, A deficit stares you in the face. No Democratic congress Ims ever seemed to comprehend that fact. There is nothing In tlie record Cf the several congresses that Democrats have controlled the past quarter of a century to show that they realize that a deficit must be met. When they have found it impossible longer to ignore one, they, have resorted to bond issues rather than to revenue measures. They have preferred giving the govern ment’s note of hand to the good old- fashioned way of seeing to it that enough revenue is coming In to pay the bills as they fall due. Such a policy is much too practical for a po litical party whose traditions are root ed In theories. "Pork” Before Preparedness, The Democratic administration is facing a deficit. Either more revenue must be raised or great economies mnvt be practiced. Claude Kitchen. Democratic leader in the house of rep resentatives. advocates the reduction of appropriations for the army, the navy, and measures of national de fense. We thought so. Preparedness is beginning to assiime its true posi tion among Democratic policies, its necessities are to serve the purposes of economy when Democratic simplicity has got us Into financial plights. Pre paredness is to be sacrificed on the al tar on which the holy pork is fried and from which the slices are distributed and the drippings caught.—Cincinnati Tlmes-Star. President Wilson’s Opportunity. For nearly four years the president has Iiad the opportunity to get behind the movement to do away with the omnibus method of appropriation— the bulwark of the “pork barrel.” For nearly four years lie has been In a po sition to defend the -treasury against political raids, to place appropriations for public works upon a scientific and economical, basis. But he has done neither the one nor the other. President Wilson, elected for a sec ond term, should feel superior to the necessity of that political manuevering which so seriously marred his first ad ministration. IS l » S H , SKK Look, Mother! if tongue is Syrup of Figs.” Children love this “fruit laxative," end nothing else cleanses the .tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop playing to empty the bowels, and the result Is ,they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sours, then your little one becomes cross, half-sick, feverish, don’t eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore throat, stomach-ache or diarrhea. Listen, Mother I See if tongue is coated, then give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours all tlie ceustlpated waste, sour bile M undigested food passes out of the sys tem, and you have a well child again. Millions of mothers give "California Syrnp of Figs” because it is perfectly harmless; children love It, and It nev er falls to act on the stomach, liver and bowels. Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv. ' The Beautiful. “Snow in the city Is pestiferous, In the suburbs a poem,” opines the Balti more American. To which the Syra cuse Post-Standard rejoins: “Snow is a delight in city and country when it doesn’t degenerate Into slush.” f W I M f a l l M I l IK praptl; ’,eilttl tj tk tut ot Bom Eye Balsain at night upon retiring. Air. Too Suggestive. First Tramp—I wish I could git off dese fast freights for a ride in a first- class coach. Second Tramp—Every cloud has its silver lining. In de passenger coach dere is an ax and saw to remind you of a wood pile. Shutting Him Off. Newpop—I have a three-year-old boy tlmt is unusually smart. Nagsby—Yes, so I have been told. Newpop (flattered)—Ah, who told yon? Nagsby—You did—a moment ago. Still on the Job. Hyker—My wife’s mother has been dying for the last five years. P.vter—And she isn’t dead yet? Hyker—No, she’s very much alive. You see, when her husband croaked he left her his dyehouse. Translation. j “What on earth did tlmt fellow, mean j when he said he was a peregrinating I pedestrian, castigating his itinerary : from the classic Athens of America?” I “He meant he was a tramp beating I his way from Boston.” Spoke Without Warrant. It is well to keep clearly in mind the fact that in volunteering the partici pation of the United States In an in ternational league to enforce peace on earth, the president spoke without warrant from the only body which can constitutionally involve us In such an arrangement—the senate, with Its sole power to ratify treaties. It is also well to remember that Mr. Wilson spoke without warrant from the party of which he is the leader. In the platform on which b e . was elected three months ago occurs this declaration: “The Monroe doctrine is reasserted as a principal of Demo cratic faith.”—New York Sun. PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE SOLDIERS ALONG BORDER. / f 'j t San Antonio; Texas.—Plans for dis tributing the American expeditionary force after its withdrawal from Mex ico so that the border country made turbulent by bandit forays will be pro- tected adequately against a repetition of the Coiumbus, N. M., raid, were an nounced by the. Southern Department of the United States Army. Major .General Pershing, in command of the force of 12,000, will establish head quarters at El Paso. . It Was “Dynamite.” There is now some room for the sus picion that the railroad strike Presi dent Wilson sent on its way may have a return ticket. More Opportunity for “Pork.” Already there are reports about what the Danish West Indies will need In.the rivers-and harbors bHl, and no doubt a lot of post offices also will have to be built as soon .as the Demo cratic congressmen can find where to put them. May Nave the Truth Soon. Now the Democratic leaders In con gress talk about a $145,000,000 deficit, and if they keep, on they may yet tell how far In the hole they really are Its Lead. “I see that your woman reporter has a decided tendency for military hap penings.” “I’ guess that is because she puts too much powder on her nose for news.” Not an Occasion for Praise. '-i In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.—SL Augustine. You can’t always judge the dinner by the price. ^_________ ________ Before starting the youngsters to school give them a piping hot cup of Instant Postum School teachers, doctors and food experts agree on two points—that the child needs a hot drink,, and that tlie drink shouldn’t be coffee. Postum fills the need admir> ably and its very extensive use among thoughtful parents, coupled with the child’s fond ness for this flavory, nourish* ing food-drink, show how completely it meets the re* quirement, "There's a Reasontt No chcmge in price, quality* or size ofoackase* WheneverYou Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s The. Old Standard Grove's Tasteless cbill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen eral Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds np the Whole System. 50 cents. Foolish Striving After Happiness. ^ We all seek happiness so eagerly Umt In the pursuit we often lose that Joyous sense of existence, and those quiet dnily pleasures, the value of which our pride alone prevents us from acknowledging.—Sir Arthur Helps. ■Sri# 80706497 14773762 ^ I Atilhor ©f Wiisj)eriivg SmiCQpaTUCyHt* c w a e i gcftiwtfifls joHS DE SPAIN BARELY ESCAPES DEATH FiROM iAMBUSH AND ‘ , HE LEARNS MORE ABOUT HIS ENEMIES'— NAN SHOWS HER CONTEMPT FOR HjM ■ - The region around Sleepy Cat; a railroad division town In- the (Rocky, mountain mining country, is infested with stage robbers,> cattle rustlers find gunmen. The worst of these: belong to the Morgan gang, whose hang-out is in Morgan Gap, tf fertile valley about ?0 miles frotofc Sleepy Cat, and near Calabasas, a point where the horses iare changed on the staW line from the 1Thief river mines to the railroad. JeJfries,. . superintendent of. the !fountain' division,' decides to ! break up the depredations of the bad men and appoints Henry de Spain general manager of the stage line. De Spain goes to Calabasas with John Lefevre as his assistant. Trouble starts when: Sassooni of the gang /,cuts the throat of EIpaso, a coach driver. De Spain goes to Morgan gap with Lefevre and Bob Scott, an Indian,; at night* and arrest Sas soon. The gang threatens to kill De Spain; Sassoon escapes jail.: Lefevre tells Henry he will1 have to keep up hi® reputation as a gun man bent oil breaking the. Morgans. ■ ■ ; I CHAPTER XVII—Continued. ‘!Meaning, that, in this country you ! can’t begin on a play like pulling Sas- i soon out from under his friends’ noses without keeping;up the pace—without a second and third act. Tou dragged Sassoon by his hair out of the gap; good. You surprised everybody; good. But. you can’t very well stop at chat, Henry.’ Such a feat by itself doesn’t insure a permanent reputation, Henry. It is, so to say, merely a ‘demand’ repu tation—one ,that men reserve the right to* recall - at any moment. And the worst of it is, if they ever do recall it. iyou are worse off than when before they extended the brittle bauble to you.” "Jingo, John! For a stage black smith you are some spieler.” De Spain added an impatient, not to say con tumelious, exclamation concerning the substance of Lefever’s talk. “I didn’t ask them for a reputation. This man interfered with, my guard—in fact, tried to cut his throat, didn’t he?” “Would have done it if Frank Iiad been an honest man." “That is all there is to it, isn’t it?” Lefever tapped the second finger of one fat hand gently on the table. “Practically; practically all, Henry,' yes. Tou don’t quite understand, but yoii ,have the right idea.” “What do you want me to do—back a horse and shoot two -guns at once up and down Main' street, cowboy style?” Lefever kept: Iiis patience without difficulty. “No, no. You’ll under stand.” “Scott advised me to run down to Medicine Send for a few days to let the Morgans cool off.” “Right. That was the first step. The few days are a thing of the past. I suppose you know,” continued Lefever, in as: well-modulated a tone as he could assume to convey information that could not be regarded as wholly ‘ cheerful, “that they expect to get you 'for this1 Sassoon job.” De Spain flushed. Biit the red anger lasted only a moment. “Who are ‘they’?” he asked after a pause. ' “Deaf Sandusky, Logan, 'o f course, the Calaliasas bunch, and the' Mor- . ganSi” ! De Spain regarded his companion unainiably. “What do they expect I’ll be doing while they are getting me?” Lefever raised, a hand deprecatingly. .“Don’t be overconfident, Henry; that’s your danger. I know you can take care- of yourself. AU I’ want to do is to get the folks here acquainted with , ,your ability, without taking unneces sary chances. You see,-people are not now asking questions of one another; they are asking them of themselves. Who and wliat is this newcpmer—an . acciiJent or a genuine arrival? A com mon1 squib or a’real explosion? Don’t got excited,” he added, in an effort to sooth De Spain’s obvious irritation “You have the idea, Henry. It’s time to show yourself. .. . “i can’t very well do’business here without showing myself,” retorted De Spain. “But it is'a thing to be managed,” persisted Lefever. “Now, suppose— 'since, the topic is. up—we ‘show’ in , Main street for a while;” - . ' “Suppose wie do,” echoed De 'Spain 'ungraciously. -' . ... “That, will crack the debut ice. .We will call Jit Harry Tenison’s hotel, and . "then go to his new rooms—go right‘to •: ' society headquarters -first—that’s -my jth'eory: of ,doing it. If anyt>o<ly has any sliootirig in -mind, Tenison’s is a quiet, and orderly place.; And if a man declines to eat anybody up at • Tenison’s,.we put,him down, Henry, as not ravenously hungry.” • ' •': “One man I ivould like' -to see' is that . • sheriff, D ruel,: who. let Sassoon , get OUt.” ' ■ ‘ ’ “Ready to interview :liim now?” 1 : ' : ■ - “I’ve, got some telegrams to answer.” .. . ; “Those will. keep. The. Morgans-, are ‘ iii town. We’ll start out and. find Some- " 'JbodyJ1 '';i• i It was wet and sloppy outside,, but Lefever was indifferent to the Tain, and De Spain thought it WouJd1 be. un dignified to complain', of'it; ; When, followed by Lefever, he* ,,walked into the ,lobby of, Tenison’s hotel a few moments latei* the office was empty.- Nevertheless, the news of the appearance of Sassoon’s captor spread; Thte two sauntered into the billiard hall, which Occupied a deep room adjoining the office and opened with largfe plate-glass ' windows on Main street. Every table Was in use. A fringe of spectator's in the chairs, os tensibly watching :the pool- games, turned their ;eyes toward; iDe Spain— those that reCogiiized him distinguish ing him by nods arid whispers to oth ers. ■ ‘Among several groups of men stand ing ^before the long bar, one party of four near the front end likewise en gaged the interest of those keeher loaf ers who’ were capable o f' foreseeing situations. Tiiese men, Satterlee Mor gan, the cattlesman; Bull Page, one of his cowboys;' Sheriff1 Druelf and Judge Druel. his brother, had1 been drinking together. They did not see Lefever and his Cbmpainion as the two came in through the. rear lobby door. But-Le fever, on cdtching sight o f them, wel comed his opportunity. Walking di rectly forward, he laid his: hand ,on Satt Morgan’s shoulder. As the'cat tleman turned, Lefever, genially grasp ing his hand, introduced De Spain to 'each of the party in turn. Morgan threw the brim of Iiis weath- er-beaten hat back from . his tanned face. He wore a mustache and a chin whisker of that variety designated, in the. mountains by- the' appropriate name “Spinach.” But his smile, which drew his cheeks into wrinkles all about his long, round nose, was hot.unfrlend- Iyi He looked with open interest from his frank but not overtrustworthy eyes at De Spain. “I lieaijd,” he said in a good-natured, slightly nasal tone, “you made a sunrise call on us one day last, week.” “And I want to -say,”, returned De Spain,; equally amiable, “that if I had had any idea you folks would take it so hard—I mean, as an affront Intend ed to any of you—I never would have gone into the gap after Sassoon, just assumed—making a mistake as I now realize—that iny scrap would be with Sassoon, not with the Morgans.” Siitt’s fa:ce wrinkled into'a humorous grin. “You sure ' kicked up some alkali.” . De Spain nodded candidly* ; “More than I intended to.' And'I say—with out any intention of impertinence to anybody else—Sassoon is a cur. I sup posed when I brought him in here after so much riding,1 that we had sheriff "enough: to keep him.” He looked at Druel with such composure that the latter'for a moment was non plussed. Then he discharged & volley of oaths, and demanded what'De Spain meant. ’Be Spain did not more.' He refused to see the angry sheriff. “That is where I made my second mistake,’? he continued, speaking to Morgan and !forcing ihis tone ju s t. enough to be heard." Druel, with more hard words, began' to abuse the railroad for not paying taxes enough to; build a decent jail. D e'Spain-took another tack. He eyed the sheriff calmly as the latter continued to draw; away and left De Spain standing somewhat apart from the rest of the group. - “Then it may be I am making another mistake, Druel, in blaming you. : It may not be your fault.” “The' fault is, you’re fresh,” cried Druel, warming lip as De Spain ap peared to cool. The line of tipplers backed away from the bar. De Spain stepping toward the sheriff, raised'his hand In a friendly way. “Druel, you’re hurting yourself by your < talk. Make rae 'your deputy again some-time,” he Concluded,-“and: IUl see that Sassoon stays where he is put.” ‘TH just do that,” cried DruelJ with a very strong word, and he raised his hanij in* turn. “Next: tim e'you want him locked up, 'you; ca’n take chre of Iiiriityourself." ••' - •; -The Sharp cradk: of‘a rifle cut off the words ; a bullet tore’like a: lightrilagr bolt across-De Spain's' neck- crashed Uirougb a' mahogany pilaster back of the bar, and embedded itself in .She wall. The shot had been aimed from the street-for -his -Iieaid;; The noisy frooin; Instantlyhushed;! Spectators sat gltted to their chairs;: - White-faced the Aobby of, TenisonV [iplaSers leaned inottohtess ’dga'irist;:tfteA ' -'V ', • 'I -..-I n.jj I;! ,!:1 ... . ,j | , tables. De Spain alone bad acted},all that the bartenders could ever remem-j ber after .the fitfgle fWeisfcot w#s;sep; ing his hand;go bffok%s lie whirl'e^ .and, shot fcistantly toward the’ heavy .re-1 port. He had whipped out his gun and flred sidewise,through the window at the sound. . -j • .1 . -' That : Was all. : The t bartenders breathed and looked again. Men were crowding like' mad through the back doors.... De Spain, at the cigar case, looking'intently into the rainy street, lighted from the corner by ’ si dingy, lamp. The four men near him had not stirred, but, startled and alert, the right hand of each covered the butt of revolver. De Spain moved first. While the pooipiayers jammed the back doors to escape, he spoke to, without looking at, the bartender. /W hat’s , the matter ,with ^our . cur tains?” he demanded, sheathing .his re volver and pointing with an expletive to the big sheet of plate glass.' “Is this the way you build up business for the house?” Those close, enough to the' window saw that the* bare pane had been cut, just- above the . middle, by "two bullet holes. . Curious, men examined both fractures when De Spain and Lefever had left the saloon. The first hole was th,e larger, It liad been made by; a high-powered rifle; the second was from a bullet of a.Colt’s revolver ;;.it was remarked as a miracle of gun-play that the two were liardly an inch;apart. In the street a few minutes later,. De Spain and Lefever encountered; Scott, who, with his back hunched- tip, his cheap black hat pulled well down over his ears,.'his:,hands in ,h is trousers pockets and his thin coat-collar mod estly turned against the-drizzling raiii,' was walking across the parkway from the station. ., - - “Sassoon is in town,” exclaimed Le fever with certainty after- he had tqld the story. He waited for the Indian’s- opinion. Scott, looking through the water dripping; from the; brim of his seasoned derby, gave it in one word. “Was,?’ he amended; with a quiet smile. - • ■ , - - ‘Let’s make sure,” insisted Lefever. “Supposing;he -might be in town yet, Bob, where ,is he?” • ■ Scott gazed up the street through the rain lighted by yellow lamps on the obscure corners, and looked- down the street toward the black reaches of, the river. ,“If he’s here, you’ll find Jhiin in one of two places. Tenison’s—” “But we’ve just ' come from Teni son’s,” objected Lefever.1 ■ , “I mean, across the Streeti upstairs ; or at Jim Kitchen’s barn. . If he was hurried to get away,” adde.d Scott re flectively, “he would slip upstairs over there as the nearest place to hide;. if he had . time he would: make for the barn, where it would be easy to cache his rifle,” • Lefever took the lapel of the scout’s coat, in his hand. “Then you, Bob, go out and seejif you can get the »whole story, i’ll take the barn. Let Henry player -whpm.' D e 1 Spain, without get ting closer in among - the onlookerSj than he wanted to, cbuld not see. I Tenison, as De Spain approached,’ happened to look up wearily. He; spoke in an impassive tone across the; intervening heads: “What happened to: your red tie, Henry?” - -De ^ Spain put up'his hand' to his| netk, and looked down at a loose endj han^ng from his soft cra:vat. It had: been’tom by: the bullet meant, for his head. 1 He 'turned-the end' Inside his' collar. “A Calabasas man-tried to un tie it a few minutes ago. He missed the knot.” ! : \ Tenison did 'not hear the’answer. Hej had reverted to his case. De 'Spain inoved:ojn and, after;(making the round of the scattered' tables, walked again through the doorway, only‘to'meet, as sh'e stood hesitating'and, apparently about to enter the Tobriit1Nan Morgan. ^ CHAPTER V tI.' ‘ I ’ The Gambling Room/ - -' j They confronted each othdr blankly.. To Natfs corifusiop was addied h e r'ernt barrassment at her personal appear; iirice. !Her hat was wet, and-the limp 'shoulders of her' khaki jacket and the front of her silk' blouse ■' showed the wilting eftect of the rain. In: one hand she clutciied -Wet riding gloves. - Her cheeks, either - from the cold rain or mental stress, fairly burned, and her eyes, which had seemed when :he en countered her, fired; with some resolve^ changed to an expression; of dismay. , ! . This: was hardly for more than. an instant. Then her lips tightened, her eyes dropped, and she: took a step to one side to avoid De Spain and enter the gambling room. He stepped in front^of her. She looked; up, furious. “What do you inean?” she eyclaimed with indignation^ ;“Let me pass.” . ; The sound;of her voice restored his selfpossession.i He raadenotnoveto ■get put o f her way, indeed be. rather pointedly- continued to obstruct her. “You've made a mistake, I think;” he said evenly. , : ' . : ; “I have not,” she replied with resent ment. “Let ine pass.” = ' “I think you'; have. You don’t know where you- are going," he persisted, his eyes bent uncompromisingly on hers. She showed increasing irritation at his attem pt to exciilpate her; “I knoi^ perfectly well where I iam going,” sh'e retorted; with heat, ■ ; '“Then you know,” he returned': stead ily, “that you’ve no business -to enter such a' place.’ His opposition seemed only to anger her. “I know where I have business. I need no admonitions from you as tt> what- places I enter. ‘You are imperti nent, insulting. Let me pass !”- His .stubborn ; opposition sljowed no signs of weakening before her resolve. “One question,” ;he said,/ignoring hfer angry words:: ‘‘Have you ever been in these rooms before?” r He thought she quailed the, least bit ________ before his searching look. She even go over to Tenison’s and wait at the —S ta te d as to what to say. But.if her head of the stairs till w.e can get iback there.” De Spain found no difficulty in locat ing the flight of marble stairs that ied to the gambling rooms. It was the only lighted entrance in the side street. No light shone a* the head of the stairs, but a doorway on the left opened into a large room brilliantly lighted .by chandeliers. Around three sides of this :i V>. *>' He Whirted and Shot InstantIy Toward the Heavy Report. room were placed the keno layouts, roulette wheels, faro tables and minor gambling .'devices.. Oif- the casino it self small cardroonis opened. The big room was well filled- for a wet night. ' De Spain took a place in shadow near one side of the door way facing the street door and at times looked within for the loosely jointed frame, crooked neck, tousled forehead, and malevolent fac'e of the cattle thief. H e could find in the many figures scat tered about the room none resembling the one: he sought. A man entering the ;p!ace spoke to another coming out. De Spain over heard the exchange. “Duke got Tid of his steers yet?” asked the first. "Not yet” . /, ',“Slow ;game.” “The old man sold quite a bunch this 'time. .T The way he’s playing now, he’ll' last'twenty-four houts.” :- .De Spain, ^following -the newcomer," strolled-into , the room: and,: beginning at; :one , Sidei proceeded; in :-Ieisurely fashion from rwheel to wheel and table ;to-. table; inspecting the players;; -I?e\<- looked at Iiim and none paid any- dt- tention to /his.-prfis.en]ce;,: ;:At .Tenison’.^ table the ,idler? crowded; about;one. - i''; : ' i i .OfiO.;':I. De Spain, started for tbe Btalrev “Henry,” ' called' Lefever, as Bis com panion trotted hastily., down, ca^fi up. to iter, kindly : apo)«®ze jf6r,a : fa^m an;” 1 ' ‘ ■? '• 1 ,* 5 | But De Spain was .balked of an op portunity to. follow Nan. In the. street, he ran into- Scott. HMd you get Oie story?” demanded - De Spain. - “Part of iti”! , ' . I “Was it Sassoon r Scott shook his head. “Deaf San-! dusky. I That;’ man Sandusky,”—Bob. Smiled -1Si sickly sm ile^doesn’t jniis very often. He was bothered a little: by his frifcnds being ail around youl”: The two regarded-each other for a moment in silence.- “Why,” asked De' Spain, boiling a little, “should that d -^-d . .hulking brute try to blow'.iriy head off just now?” ;• Y !.-,I “0 nly for. the good of the “order, H p n ry grinned, the scout. ..; ., , , ,r “Nice job Jeff has .picked out for me,” muttered De Spain jgrimly,s‘'stan£- ing up in -these ,Sleepy Cat barropms to b«s shot at. Is he, the fellow, John calls the butcher?” .. . , ; , “That’? what .everybody calls; him, I guess,”. . ; i . .- i ; > , ■ ..:The two rejoined Lefever: a t the head-of the stairs and the three disr LAX-FOS is an improved Cascara A DI6 ESTfVjE CMCATIVE Pleasant to MU In LAX-FOS the Cascarai is improved by addition- of - certain harmless chemicals- which increase the efficiency of the Cas- cara;>’inaking better 1th'an ;ordinary Cas- cara. I.AX-EOS.,aids digestion; pleasant to take; does Bot gripfe or disturb stomach. Adapted to. children and adults.; Just try a. bottle for constipation or indigestion. 50c. Japanese Trade in Manchuria. f MrZ iYoshLda', who Hvas selected by the ' Japaiiese; government to. iuvesti- gate commercial conditions in Man churia, has made a report giving de tails of-the trade. About one month Is required* tb . transport. goods- from. Osaka to Harbin, even by passenger train. '■ The priilcipal Japanese, prod ucts that are sent from Harbin to Eu ropean' Russia flire hosieryunderwear,, shoe soles, cotton textiles, medicines, isinglass and insulated electric wire.. Since-the middle 'of: August an import tax has been assessed upon hosiery and'underw ear by the Russian Man churian customs. The trade of Nortte Mancliuria is on the road to prosper ity. o n ‘account 'of the increased pop ulation and the development of agri culture; Harbin is regarded as the cen ter; of business.' ’ \ •? I Gala: Affair. “How, was Gertrude Swashby’s wed ding?” - “A great success/ apparently. The- Swashby’s'exhausted their ; credit get ting ready for it and the;society ed itors exhausted their stock of adjec tives describing it.” ' - ; - i Stone Wall? “Why -do-they call it Wall street?” “Bump up against it and-you’ll find wufe” ’ ■ ' '' ‘ i eyes fell momentarily it ,was only to collect herself. “Yes,” she. answered,- looking, up unflinchingly.; . < Her, resolute eyes, supported her. de fiant word and openly challenged his interference, but he met her once more quietly. ‘‘I am sorry to. hear it,” hie rejoiced.; “But that won’t make any difference- Xou can’t go In tonight.” “I will go in,’’-she cried. “No,” he returned slowly, .“you are not going in—not, a t least, while:I am here.” " Tlhey stood immovable.. He tried .to reason her out of her determination. She resented- every, word he offered. “You are most insolent,” she exclaimed. 'You are interfering in something that is. no concern of yours. .You have no right to act in this outrageous way. If you don’t stand, aside I’ll call for help.” . ‘N an!” De Spain spoke her name suddenly and threateningly. His words fell fast, and he checked her !for an instant with bis vehemence. “We met in the gap a week ago. I said I was telling you the exact truth. Did I doit?” . “I don’t' care what you said or what you did—” “Apswer me,” he said sharply; “did I tell you the truth?” . “I. don’t know or care—” • , “Yes, you do know—” , • “What you say or do—” . , “I told you. the truth, then, and I am telling, it now. • I will- never see y.ou enter a gambling room as long a s:I can prevent it. Call for help if. you like.” ' . ' s ' . . . . She looked at him with amazement. She seemed about to speak—to make another protest. Instead, she turned suddenly 'away, hesitated again, put bath hands to . her face, burst into tears, and hurri'ed toward the stairs. Be Spain' followed her. “Let me take you to where, you are goinjj?” Nan turned on him, her eyes .blaz ing through her tears, w ith’ a single, scornful, furious word': “No‘!”;. She quietened her.step from him in' sueli confusion that she ran into two men just reaching the top o f. the stairs. They separated, with alacrity, and gave her passage. One of . the men ., was Lefever, who, despite his size, was ex tremely nimble in getting out of her urgent way, and quick in lifting his hat. She fairly raced, down the. flight of steps, leaving Lefever looking after her , In astonishment. He turned" to' De Spain:’“Now, who the deuce was that?”, ’ De Spain ignored his . question by asking another:. “Did you find him?” JLefever shook his head. .. “N ota trace; I ,covered M ain; street. 1 I guess Bob .’was, rij^lit. , VNobody'. hom® :V here, Henry.?” f 1(“Nob6dy .we. want." ’.. ^“Nothing going on?” ' - , “Not a .thing.' If .ytou will wait^here rn 'riin oyerto the ,office, and ans\ver..tU6se-.telegr^iDsV’..1 "Answer Me,”' He Said Sharply. “Did I Tell You the Truth?" cussed the news.. Even Lefever seemed mores serious ,when he heard the re port, , Scott, when, asked wtiere San dusky now, w-as, nodded toward the big room in front of them .: ; Lefever .looked'toward the gambling tables. “We’ll go in and look at him.” He turned to Scott, to invite his com- iXnent on .the proposal.. “Think twice, John,”:: suggested the Indian. ‘,‘If there's any; trouble in a crowd like that, somebody thajt has no interest in De Spain or Sandusky is pretty sute to get hurt.” ; ; “I don’t mean to start anything,” ex plained Lefever; “I ' only want D e: Spain to look at him.” : : But sometimes things start them selves. Lefever found Sandusky ’at- a faro'table. At his side sat his partner, tiogan.' Three other players, together with the-onlookers,'and the dealer— Whose tumbled hair fell partly over the visor that' protected his eyes fro&) the glare of lie -overhead light—made iip the group. ' The table stood next to that where1 Teruson, white-faced and impassive' under the heat and light, held the chair. Lefever took a position at one’ end of the- table, where h<: faced Sandusky, and De Spain, just-behind his'shoul der,'had a chance tb look ; the two Calabasas men closely over. Sandusky again impressed him as a powerful man, who, beyond an ample stomach, carried his weight w ithout showing it. De Spain credited readily the ex traordinary stories he had heard iOf Sandusky’s 1 dexterity with a revolver or a rifle. That he -should so lately have missed a shot at so close range was' partly explained how that De Spain perceived Sandusky’s small, hard; brown' eyes were somewhat un naturally bright, and that his brows knit every iittle while in his effort to collect himself. Sandusky’s brown shirt sprawled open at the collar, and De: Spain remembered',again the flashy waistcoat, !fastened at the last button hole by a cut-glass button. : At Sandusky’s; side sat his; crony-' in all important undertakings—a ; much smaller, ^ sparer' man;, with aggressive shoulders and Testless eyes. Logan was the -lookout of: the pair, and his. roving glance lighted on De Spain be fore the (latter had inspected1 him more than a moment. He lost no time in beginning on De Spain with an In solent question as tb what he wns looking at. De Spain, his eye bent steadily on him, answered with a tone neither of apology nor pronounced of fense: 'T am loobing at you.” < Lefever hitched at his trousers cheer ily and, stepping away from De Spaia, took a position just behind the deaier. •‘What are you looking at me fo r'” demanded Eogan insolently. De Spain raised his-voice to matcii exactly the tohb of the inquiry, “go TH know you next time.” ; ■I ‘. • Do you’ believe- tiial De Spain- f is: foolhardy in huntihg for; J -trouble wftli the gangsters? And- I hadn't Hfe better be minding his* J: own business|! instead of tryinb' I Nan Morgan? -i I : : (io -Be c o n t in u e d .) I ; Sorrow is the mere i®st 0f> the soui. Many kinds of work; wear out the kidneys, and kidney trouble, makes any kind of work hard. It brings morning lameness, backache, head ache, nervousness, rheumatism and urinary troubles.) If your work is confining, strains the back, or ex poses you to extreme heat or cold or damp, it’s well; to keep the kid neys active. Doan’s Kidney Pills are reliable and safe. Thousands recommend them. • > " A N orth Carolina Case N . A. Spence, Sr., 423 S. W ilm ington St., R a leigh, . N .; C., say s: "Isuffered :for y ears J ro m kidney- trouble.' I h a d backaches and pains through m y loins and the kidney secretions w ere unnatural and filled w ith sedim ent. A f- :ter using D oan's K idney Pills, I passed several ■ gravel stones and im- 'proved a t once. The aches ■ and pains soon: left and th e action of: m y kidneys w as regu la te d ." • . GatDautSalAivStenfSOeaBax D O A N tS VffiLV FOSTER-MILBURN CO^.BUFFALO, N. V. CA TAe Lar^eBoitIe Fqr 2 5 ^ W hen you buy v Y ager’s ,Lini- _ , m en!t_you get splendid value I The large 25 cent bottle contains four times more tbaa the usual bottle of liniment sold a t th at price. Try it for rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica* sprains, cuts and bruises. A t all dealers— price 25 cents. YAG ER S IM IM EN T G IL B E R T BBO S.A CO# : B altim ore* Ud* . the T dvr Ever it th e . Saaiiarjr D epart' meat cE yoar body. Wben it ioet «nroiij yonr wliole system becomes poixoned and yonr vitality is weakened. The best remedy is Dr. Thacher’s Liver and Blood Synip A potdy Tesetable compoand, laxative and tonic in effect. I t deans ont yonr body, and puts energy into your mind and muscles. ,We recommend this remedy be* canaeweknow irom many years’ experi ence th a t it is effective. Keep a bottle in your home. SOe and$l atyotir Sealer’s,' ; THACHER MEDICINE CO., CHATTANOOGA, TENN. FROSTPROOF GABBAGE PUNTS S drly Jersey and Charleston Waltefleld, Suc cession and ^Flat Dutch, by express, SOO1 Jl .00, 1,000, $1.60, 5,000, a t 31.25. ,Satisfaction guar anteed. Postpaid 25c per 100. P. R JAftlISONtSUMMERVILLE, S. C. U.R. FISHELSWHITE ROCKS Setting of JU> eggs, $3, delivered. " , Escellent layers/'-and' pure • white. L d! WYlY, Box 338, Beanfortt S. C bved Gascara Jleasant to take Jis improved by Bless chemicai- Icy of the Ca> ordinary Cis- fcstion; pleasant Jisturb stomach, jults. Jtist try a. Idigestioa 50c. [lanchuria. selected by Jnt to iuvesti- lions In Mun- Jort giving de- : one mouth i& goods from, by passenger Japanese protl- JHarbin to Eu- Jry, underwear,. Jles. medicines, electric wire., (just an import upon hosiery J lviissian Man- Jn ade of Xorth Iiatl to prosper- I increased pop- pnient of agri- Ided as the cen- Swnghby’s wed- Jiparently. The- Jieir credit get- Jtlie society ed- stoek of adjec- Jil ? Ji Wall street?” and you’ll find Ik wear out the J trouble makes sard. It brings lac-Kache, head- Iieuniaristn and your work is Ie back, or ex- |e heat or cold keep the kid- Kidney Pills |te. Thousands )lina Case V J t. Jtore, 50c a Bex K X D H E T PIDLS !.,,BUFFALO. N. Y. T A e CfieBoitie )i? 2 5 * |en you buy je r’s L ini- Int you get l! The large Jitaitis four times Iai bottle of Hoi* [price. atism, neuralgia, uts and bruises. • price 25 cents. BBOS. & CO* ore, M d. indDeath I i x L i v e r be Saaiiary Depart- sidy. When it goes lie system become* [ Titalily is weakened, a ier’s Liver Iod Syrup lie compound, Zsxatzva fit. It cleans out tout ||rgy Into your mind and amend this remedy be- Im many years* expers- Ictive. your home. 60c an d $ l !medicine C O .. jOOGA, TENN. CABBAGE PUKTS fcbarleston W akefield, Sue* utcb, by express, 500, $1.00, I $1.25. S atisfaction Sc per 100. [SUMMERVILLE, S. C. S WHITE ROGKS eggs, $2, delivered. ;rs.and pure white. >x 338, Beaufort, S. & I AU Vl I ead 4 cts si Coats Silk Finish Crochet Cotton. 4c spool $ 1,50 German Dye Dark Blue Overalls m m • • ’’ : • ' * I ' ^ ; - ; . t i ' The greatest bargains in Wmston-Salem are offered by Carolinas largest' distributors of Reliable Merchandise. Buying in large quantities for; 10 big stores make these prices possible. When in the city make us a visit; We are always glad to show goods. Every purchase guaranteed to be satisfactory or your money back. One price to everybody always. Here is where your cash counts GLANCE OVER THESE PRICES 5 AND GIVE YOUR DOLLAR A CHANCE TO DO ITS DUTY. . 36-inch Bleached D o m e s tic ..... ; 7%c 8%e White Lawns .............................. ,5c 15c Soft Finished Bleached Domestic—the yard ' IOc $1.00 Wool French Serges. ............................. 75c Navv Blue and Black Serges............ ..'...'. 48c 20c Mercerized White Poplin. ........... ; 14c I2%c Dress Ginghams.’........ Dark Press Percales.. . . . . 25c Cottoh Pants Cloth........ 30c 8-oz. Feather Ticking. Blue Overall goods.; . .:---------- I Standard Meritas .Oil Cloth.... White Table Damask. ,........... 'LOc Standard Apron Ginghams. ............ ; IOc Bear Bihud S o x . .IOC pair . 10 and 12%c yard Ldng John' W.ofk Shirts _______....’....... 50c .......... 19c Job Lot Work Pants, worth from $1.00 to, $1.50 for 68c ...._....... 23c $2.00 Men’sHats-^-All styles;.;. I....... .>.... $1.48 ........15,20, 25c : Men’s'Ribbedi Shirts and DfaKv^rs....,....... 48c ........... 18c , 75o Dresg Skii'ts,;___•_______________48c ........... 25c $1.00 Dfdss Shirts-.';...... I... .|...............................75c ........... 7%c , Men’s Dress Pants, at /...$1-98, $2.98, $3.95 pair 36 inch white Nainsook Special 8k yd. Remarkable values in January White Specials: Nainsooks, , Long Clothe Batiste, Lawns, Domestics 122C white Middy Twills 8]C I " - ' Ladies’ Satin Hats, in large or small shapes, bn ; 75c .Short ^lanpelette Kimionas. -----...... 1 48c SAMPLE LINE LADIES’ WAISTS sale a t ............................................$1.98, $2.48, $2.98 — - $1.00 and $1*50 Ladies’ White Waists..'..... ./ 69c $4.00 Taffeta Petticoats in Black assorted and Long Falnnelette and Crepe Kimonas, 98c, $1.48, $1.98 and changeable shades Ladies’ Petticoats, dark floral pattersn. ■$2.98 # , • : ^ . Plain White and Gingham Aprons........... 25c Jap Silk Waists in color combinations........ 98c New .Shipment of Beautiful Silk Waists... .$1.98; $2.98 Ladies’ Black Petticoats ..48c, 98c Children’s Dresses . . ............. : .25c, 48c, 98c $15 Nbw Sillc Dresses with Georgette Sleeves.’. $9.95j Sweeping Clearance Sale prices on all Ladies Coat Suits. Greatest reduction in city Our entire stock of Suits ori sale $4.95, $9.95 and $12.95t _________ Ladies’ Sweaters on sale a t. ............98c, $1.98, $2.98 Sy2C Sy2C 15c IOc 5c 5c 10c, 48c 4c 12%c Light and’Dark Outings, per yard. 8%c Curtain Goods for.; ............................... 18c Curtain Etamines, hemstitched border.... 12%e Curtain Goods for ............... Apron Ginghams, per yard . Light Calicoes, per yard............................... 15c Light Percales, in short lengths, per yard 72x90 Bed Sheets: ........................................... Coats’ Spool Thread........................... Old Rose and Copen Scarf Sets.............. '. 98c ’Ladies’ Wool Hose, per pair.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25c 38c Ladies’ Bleached Vests, large sizes........ 25c White Counterpanes .............. .98c, $1.48, $2.45 Special Lot 15c Ribbons.....................-...'............ IOc Special Lpt 20c Ribbons:----....-----......... 15c Special Lot 25c Ribbons......................... 19c. Laces and Embfoideries at, per yard........5 and, IOc Two-in-One Whittemore’s Shoe Polishes...... 8c ;Sweet .Maiden Toilet -Soap, per cake.......... ; 3c Colgate’s Talcum Powder, per can..... Sweet'Maiden Toilet Soap, per cake.. Colgate’s Talcum Powder,'per can ___ 25e Tube Colgate’s Dental Cream...... Royal Cuticle Dr. Soap,.per cake. .......... IOc 3c IOc 19c 5c Suit Cases : ______^95c, $1.98, $2.95, $4.95 New Lot of Men’s $12.50 Suits...... $9.95 OVERCOATS and MACKINAWS on sale at re duced prices. Colgates Talcum T A -, Powder .The Place To Buy Shoes For Less Percale Remnants YardWide . .Sc All bought months ago from the manufacturers* You can save from 25 ceiits to $1.00 a pair MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN’S SHOES $2.50 Men’s Gun Metal Lace Shoes.. $2.50 Gun Metal Button Shoes. ----- $3.00 Gun Metal English Bals........ $3.00 Gun Metal Broad Toe................... $3.00 Box Calf Dregs Shoes ............ $3.50 Gun Metal Blucher Shoes...... $3.50 Gun Metal Patent Button . $3.50 Gun Metal English Bals---- $4.00 Tan Calf Blucher Shoes. .......... $4.00 Gun Metal English Shoes-----... Men’s Elk Chrome Sole Shoes......... • $2.50 Heavy Tan Outing Shoes. ....... $2.25 Tan Bluclier Work Shoes:.. Kangaroo Grain Work Shoes....-... ... Heavy Tan Shoes, Special.........— $3.00 Black Shoe, Chrome Sole...;.. $3.00 Tan Elk Outing Shoes.---- -Special Strong Calf Work Shoes.. . Special Pacemaker Scout Shoes. .... Godman’s Rawhide Vulcan Shoe..;.. Black Strong Hide Goodyear Welt-.... Bovs’ Tan Scout Shoes. .... ........ $1-98 $1.98. $2.48 $2.48 $2.95 $2-95 $2.95 $3.45 $3.50 $1.98 $1-98 $1.88 $2.25 -..'.I $2.45 .............. $2.45 $2.95 ........ $2-95- .!..I... $2,95 : $3.95 48, $1.85, $2.45 LADIES’ SHOES AT A BIG SAVING IN PRICE $2.50 Patent Lace Low Heel Shoes. ----...... $1.98 $2.50 Patent Button Cloth Shoes. ...... $1.98 $2.50 Gun Metal Lace. Low Heel Shoes. ........ $1.98 $2.50 Cloth/Top'Kid Button Shoes. ....... $1:98 $8.00 Difeh Heel LaceBoot. . .................... $&48 Vici1:Kid Buttohi Shoe, low hebl .......... $1.98 ViciiKid Lace Shoe,, medium heel............ $1.98 $2.0D Box Calf Lace Shoes ........$1.68 Felt Top Ladies’ Kid Shoes. ---------------- •: . 98c $3.00 Lo wHeel Cloth Top Gun Metal Shoes.... $2.48 $3.00 Gun; Metal Blucher............................ ,$2.48 $4.50 Gray Kid Lace Boot $3.48 $4.00 Patent Lace French Heel ........ $3-50 $4.50 High Heel Kid Lace ................ ..••• $3.48 $6.00 Vici Lace Boot . ........... .......... $4.95 $4.00. White Boot, Idiv heel...--------- ..... $3.48 f 2.50 White Low Heel Shoes ........$1.88 $5.00 High Heel Tan Vici Lace, Special...... $3.98 $3-50 Lo wHeel English Gun Metal Bals,..,. .. $2,95 $4,50 Half Heel English Bals............ ‘.....1 $3.75 ,Tan English Bal,,hal^ heel, per pair. ..,....,. $4.75; $7.00 Gray Kid Lace Boots....... ----- • >, $5.85. $2.00 ValUe in Ladies,’ Shoes, assorted styles.;.. $1.48 BOYS’, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S SHOES Bbj^^jTan Willow Caff Shipes-f ’ j Sizes 11 to 13%, per pair. . $1.98 Sizea I to.,2j per pair,. . . . , $2.25 Sizes 2% .to 5%, per pair. ........... $2.35 Little Gents’ Box Calf Shoes,! guaranteed solid..------ . leather, 9 !to 11.......;....................................$1.25 Little Gents’ Box Calf, 12 to 2 . ............................$1.48 Boys’ Box Calf Shoes, 2%Uo 5%............ $1.75 $3.50BoysN’ Tan English Bals..>----......... $2-98 Boys’ Black Rawhide Scout Shoes,.... .$1.98 and $2.48 Boys’ BoX: Calf and Goat Kid Shoes, all solid. Ieatiier.-., . v ...................... • $1-25, $1.48, $1.75 Boys’ GuhMetaiiDress Shoes....:.. .$1.48, $1.95, $2.50 Children’s Vici Button Shoes... Misses' Gun Metal Button Shoes. Misses’ Patent Leather Shoes.... Soft Sole Shoes.. . .69c, 98c, $148 ,. .$1-38 and $1.75 I. .$1.98 and $2.50 \ ........25c, 48c $2.50 Misses’ Guhi Metal Button Shoes........ ; $1.98 STORE ON THE SQUARE Other Belk stores at Raleigh, Wilmington, Char lotte, Greensboro, Salisbury, Statesville, Concord) Monroe, Waxhaw, Kanapolis, ,Gastonia, Sanford*. Rockingham, N. C. and Greensville and York, S. v* WEST OF COURT HOUSE i' lilll %-f. (A. r u v V- T t ~i fy ■ -v ■■*? * Vi?-#?*.?; **&•■'- * ■ / l’-‘-'-• *' - ■ >* _ r .-T:1 vi, ■ ■ . ,■ ■ ,'"'t"C?*’ :"'.* '* **' THE DAVIE RECORD, MQOgSyil^E, Hr C MOTHERHOOD WOMAN’S JOT Suggestions to Chfldless Women. Among th» virtues of Lydia E. Pinkham’u Vegetable Compound ia the ability to correct sterility in the cases of many women. This fact is -well established as evidenced by the following letter and hundreds of others we have published in. these colums. Poplar Bluif, Mo.—“I want other women to know what a blessing Lydia --------------------------E. PinkhamrS Vege table Compound has been to me. We bad always wanted a baby in our home but I was ia poor health and not able to do my work. My mother and h u s band both urged me to try Lydia E. Pink- h a m ’s Vegetable Compound. I did so, my health im proved and I am now the mother of a fine baby girl and do all my own house -work.” —Mrs. Alua B. Timmons, 216 Almond S t, Poplar Bluif, Mo. Tn many other homes, once childless, ■there are now children because of the fa c t that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable •Compound makes women n o rm a l, healthy and strohg Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi cine Co., Lynn, Mass., for advice—it will be confidential and nelpfuL HIGH COST OF LIVING This is a serious matter with house keepers as food prices are constantly going up. To overcome this, cut our the high priced meat dishes and serve vour family more Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de Iicious and most nutritious of all foods. Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling how to prepare it in a hundred different ways. It’s free to every woman,—Adv. As the Old Year Died. “I couldn’t get out of marrying her,” Henpeck explained. ‘‘When she pro posed slie said: “Will you marry me? Have you any objection?’ You see, no matter whether I said ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ she Iiad me.” ‘‘Why, didn’t you just keep silent, then?" inquired ids friend. "Tluit's what I did.- and she said, •Silence gives consent.’ and that ended it.” There *ai I young Udy named Banter, who slept trtiife the (hip lay at anchor; m She awoke in dismay when die heard (he mete 87* Now hoist up the top sheet and spanker.'* It’i enough to frighten anybody to awake a(W covered out of a found oleep with tfie first symptoms of a eotd clutching at the throat am) Iungsl with that chilly creepy feeling all over* Quick action Is necessary at such times to nip I) In the bud and thus prevent brodchltls or serious lung troubles. If you will always keep a bottle of old reliable Bosehee’s German Syrup handy there- Is no need to worry, it gently soothes inflammation, eases the cough, insures a good night’s sleep, with free expectoration In the morn),:?. This old remedy has been successfully used all over the civil ized world for the last 51 years. 25c. and 75c. slzes-at all druggists and dealers everywhere. Try It and see. STOCK UCKU—STOCK LIKE IT For Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Contains Cop peras for Worms,Sulphur for the Blood, Saltpeter for the Kidneys, Nux Vomica,aTonic, and Pure Dairy Salt. Used by Vet erinarians 12 years. No Dosing. Drop Brick' in feed-box. Ask yourdealer for Blackman's or write BlACKMAli STOCK REMKDY COMPANY CH A TTA N O O G A . TEN N ESSEE COLORED people •can have nice, long, straight hair by* Msing Exalento Quinine Pomade, which is a Hair Grower, not a Kinky .S alr remover. You can see the results fii>y using several times. Try a package. Price 25c at all drug stores or by mail ••on receipt of stamps or coin. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for par ticulars. Exelento Medicine Co., At- :tsmta, Ga. “ROUGH onRATS”r 3o«Kat8 MtcoBwa outdoor 15c and % MOTHER’S JOY SALVE, for Colds, Croup, Pneumonia and Asthma; GOOSE GREASE LINIMENT for Neuralgia, Rheumatism and Sprains. For sale by all Druggists. GOOSE GREASE COMPANY, MFB’S, Greensboro, N. C.—Adv. Clinched His Assertion. “Anything new in the show?” asked .the local manager. “Yes.” answered Ilie visiting agent. “The biggest sup ply of new songs, new - faces, new jokes ever shown in captivity. Just to show you the trouble we’ve’ taken with that show, we’ve been collecting all that material for the last ten years.” TAKES OFF DANDRUFF HAIR STOPS FALtING Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick, Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful—No More Itching Scalp. Within ten minutes after an appli cation of Danderine you cannot find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most will be after a few weeks’ use, when you see new hair, fine and downy at first—yes—but really new hair—growing all over the scalp. A little Danderine immediately dou bles the beauty of your hair. No dif ference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is amaz ing—your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and liave an appearance of abundance; an incomparable luster, softness and luxurinnce. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’s Dnnderine from any store, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any—that it has been neglected or injured by careless treatment—that’s all—you surely can have beautiful liair rnd lots of it if you will just try a Iit- Ie Danderi ne. Adv. Couldn’t Help It. “I have been spoken of as a logical candidate for the legislature.” “Never mind!” consolingly said J. Fuller Gloom. “People will talk, you know.”—Judge. A Definition. “Pa, what is a luxury?” “Anything you want, my son, when you haven't got the price.” W. N. U., CHARLOTTE, NO. 5-1917. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong, sick women well, no alcohol. Sold in tablets or liquid.—Adv. The averagh girl would rather be In love than be happy. - Net Contents 15 fluid Draohw For Infants-and Childreiia Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature Cf E .ALCOHOIz- 3 p e r cent siffliiatinglheFood by Bfegula* In PANTS^CHlLnREN Thereby Fromounsm Cheerfulness andRcstConteim neither Opium,MorpMnenM, MlnerM-NoT N arco tic JhaapXmSttd \JlxSettaa InrfarcfthMSnn Seed OaiifiedSagvr JiBtireajzmJitror AhclpfulRemedyfor Constipation and DiaiTwea and Feverishness I o s s o f S le e p rtxidtind ihereffom-tnlman?- Facsimile Signature”* V. BxasZ Cepjr of Wrapper. OLD NORTH STATE NEWS Erief Noted Covsring Happenings in This State That Are of interest to All the People. ' ' Farmers of Gu*iford ’ county have applied for $75,000 In loans. Caldwell county citizens will vote on a bond issue for good roads amount ing to $250,000. , Farmers of Scotland county will not increase their cotton acreage any this year. The First North Carolina Infantry is expected to be at home by Febru ary 10th. J. A. Taylor, foreman on the big dam at Badin, was ’ killed when a work train ran over him last' week. Charles B. Kehoe of New Bern has successfully passed an examination for second lieutenant in.the Army. Governor Bickett is being urged to attend the meeting of the U. S. Good Roads Association at Birmingham, April 17 to 21. A.film company is soon to stage and relight the battle of Kings Mountain and make a picture .of the famous Revolutionary battle. The North Carolina Builders' Ex change in session iti Raleigh, voted in favor of the compensation bill before the legislature. . , The Atlantic Gpast Line and Norfolk Southern railroads have been ordered by the Corporation Commission to build a union station at Kinston. Governor Bickett has granted his first pardon. It is for Nathaniel, Bost, of Catawba county, a 19-year-old ne gro, who has served since last July on a 12-months sentence for larceny. Indications now are that the crop *f Irish potatoes which will be grown in Craven county during the coming season, will be the largest in the his tory and thousands of barrels of them will be grown in each section of the county. Daniel T. Gray of Raleigh was re elected secretary of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers at the concluding session'at New Orleans. W. R. Dodson of Louisiana was elect ed president and Montgomery was selected as the 1913 meeting place. After haying been in active service in the state naval militia fc-r more than 17 years, Capt. Caleb D. Bradham commander of the North Carolina na val militia, has, at his own request, been retired and the rank of rear ad miral has been conferred' upon him. Contract for the erection of a bridge • across^ the Catawba River, between Charlotte and Rock Hill, S. C.. was awarded the Virginia Bridge & Lron Co., of Roanoke and Charlotte, by York county, S. C. The contract price for the structure is $42,000. The speciai legislative committee of the North Carolina National Guard Association has just completed its work of drafting and finally shaping up the bill that «s to be introduced to make the North Carolina laws as to the National Guard conform to the new Federalized National Guard regu lations. There is a movement on foot in Caldwell county to get the farmers to stock their farms with a few head of sheep. A quarter of a century ago sheep raising in this section was prof itable until the dogs, worthless as the most of them are, destroyed the sheep industry in Caldwell and adjoining counties. WitR Tour of tRe six cluDs repres* pair express ing their intention through proxy of boarding the band wagon, the • 1917 season of the North Carolina League •became a surety at the annual direc tors’ meeting, held in Greensboro. Al- tliorah the time limit for the posting of the $1,000 vorfeit checks was ex tended to February 15, positive assur ance was forthcoming from each city of the league that the respective or ganizations would be ready to start the season on schedule time. A modern ferry is soon to be con structed at Bluett Falls. Enlargement of the National Forest Reserve by 23,700. acres acquired through purchases in the Southern Appalachain and White Mountain was announced by the reservation commis sion. It brings the total added to the public forests in the East and South under the Weeks law up to 1,373,131 acres. The largest single purchase among those announced was a tract of 8,000 acres on Mount Mitchell. Wilson is soon to have a $30,000 opera house. Attorney General Manning complet ed for State Auditor Wood his opin ion, finding the. act of the Legislature increasing the salary of Governor Biskett constitutional. It is a lengthy document, treating the whole scope of the question and holding that five sections of the Constitution must be construed together, aid that officers are elected for specified periods ot time, and further time to the election and qualification of successors, t . O L D N O W Calomel Salivates! It Makes You Sick and You Lose a DaytS VYork-DodsonfS Liver Tone Acts Better Than Caldmel and Is Harmless for Men1Wortien1CiiiIdren-ReadGuarantee! Every druggist here, yes! ypur druggist and everybody’s druggist has noticed a great .falling- off in the sale of calomel: ’ They all give the same reason. Dodson’s Liver Tone is taking its place. ' “Calomel is dangerous and people know it while Dodson’s Liver Tone-is safe-and gives better re sults,” said a prominent local druggist. Dodson’s Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by every druggist. Alarge family-sized.bottle costs only 50 cents and if . you find it doesn’t take the place of dangerous, salivating calomel you have only to ask for your money back. 1 Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleasant-tasting, pure ly vegetable remedy, harmless to both children and adults. Take a spoonful at nigltt and wake up feeling fine, no sick headache, biliousness, ague. Any man becomes an ideal husband the day his wife becomes a widow. sour stomach or clogged bowels. Dodson’s Liven Tone doesn’t gripe or cause inconvenience all next day like calomel. Take a dose of calomel tonight and tomorrow you will feel sick, weak and nauseated. Don’t lose a.day’s work!’ Dodson’s Liver Tone is real liver medicine. ,You’ll know it next morning because you will wake up with your head clear, your liver active, bowels clean, breath sweet and stomach regulated. You. will feel cheerful and full of vigor and ready for a hard day’s work. You can eat anything afterwards without risk of salivating yourself or your children. Get a-bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and try it on my guarantee. You’ll never again put a dose of nasty, dangerous calomel into vour stomach. Adv. W rleht’« Indian V egetable' Pllla contain nothing- but vegetable. Ingredients, which act gently as a tonlc' and purgative by stim ulation and not by Irritation. Adv. . ,Speechless amazement is one of the few things that go without snying. Only One “BROMO QUININE” To get the genuine, calif or full name LAXATl VBBRDMO QUININII. Lot* tor Ilgna ---------GHOVB. Cures a Cold In One Dayatnre ot I. W.»6o. Explained. “I was held up in this city before I bad been here a day.” “Didn’t you get a chance to cry out?” “Db, yes, but what did the nurse care for Unit?". HAVE SOFT, WHITE HANDS Clear Skin and Good Hair by Using Cuticura—Trial Free. The Soap to cleanse and purify,-the Ointment to soothe and heaL Besides these fragrant, super-creamy ’ emol lients prevent little skin troubles be coming serious by keeping the pores free' from obstruction. Nothing better at any price for all toilet purposes. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Wood Being Put to Many New Uses. Among tlie products made exclusive ly from wood are charcoal, without which we could have no formalde hyde; cellulose, which, converted into viscose, furnishes us with artificial sausage skins and artificial silk from which neckties, stockings, braids and tapestries are made. Nine-tenths of all paper is made from wood. At the forest products laboratory at Madison, Wis., of the American Forestry association the mill waste of long-leaf pine has been turned 'into a brown paper that has a variety of uses; cut into strips, it is spun into threads and woven into bags, matting burlap, suitcases and furniture. That laboratory has also produced a dye from the mill waste of osage orange that is a substitute for fustic. TWIT No sick headache, sour stomach, biliousness or constipation by morning. Get a 10-cent box now. Turn the rascals out—the headache, biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour stomach and foul gases—turn them out to-night and keep them out with Cascarets. Millions of men and women take a Cascaret. now and then and never know the misery caused by a lazy liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom ach. Don’t put in another day of distress. Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach; remove the sour fermenting food; take the excess bile from your liver and carry .out all the constipated waste matter and poison in the bowels. Then you will feel great. A Cascaret to-night straightens you out by morning. They W ork'while you sleep. A 10-cent box from any drug .store means a clear head, sweet Stomach and clean, healthy liver and bowei action for months. Chil dren love Cascarets because they never gripe or sicken. Adv. Their Practice. ‘•Dentists ought to make appealing orators.” ; - “Why so?” - ' • • • “Look at the way they can draw tears by working on people’s feelings.” Resf.iy Annoying. “Well, that’s enough to try the pa tience of Job!" exclaimed the village minister, as he threw aside tlie local paper. “Why, what's the matter, dear?” asked his wife. “Last Sunday I preached from the text tBe ye, therefore, steadfast.” ’ an swered the good man; “but the printer makes it read, ‘Be ye there for break fa st’ ” ACTRESS TELLS SECRET. A w ell know n actress gives th e follow ing recipe for g ray h air: To h a lf pint o t w ater add . I oz. B ay B um , a sm all box of B arbo Compound, and % oz. of glycerine. A ny druggist can p u t th is up o r you can m ix it a t hom e a t very little c o st F ull directions fo r m aking and use com e in each box o f B arbo Com pound. I t w ill g radually darken streaked, faded g ray hair, and m ake it so ft and glossy. I t w ill n ot color th e scalp, is n o t sticky or greasy, an d does n o t ru b o ft Adv. Natural Means. “How does a poet laureate manage to maintain his standing?” “Of course, by his poetic feet.” Aviators attached to the Signal corps station at San Diego obtain weather reports. An Edible Currency. At Cobham, a rural station in cen tral Virginia, Mr. Bell is the store keeper. One day a small negro cnrno into his store with a single egg. He went up to Mr. Bell and displayed the new-laid egg. “Mr. Bell, mtinuuer say please, sir, give her a needle for dis egg." “You can get two needles for an egg.” answered Mr. Bell. “Nor, sir. mummer don’ want twa needles; she say please, sir, give mo de change In cheese.”—Youth's Com panion. INSIST ON YAM NUTS— Up-to-date grocers have them—the new food with an “unforgetable flavor,” rnada from Southern yams. Tiy YAM NUTS once, they’ll win you sure. The Williama Co., Greenville, S. C. Adv. The Toiler. “Does a farmer have to work hard?" “Yep. But mot as hard as the aver age person who has to buy what us farmers raise.” Thirty years ago there were only two Protestant churches in Chile. Now there are 70. Why Rheumatism Comes With Cold Weather! Bt v a l e n t in e m o t t p ie b c e i Iil d . A close connection' exists between these two —cold weather and rheu matism. Prof, Alex. Haig, of London, has the most followers in the medical profession in the belief that the pres ence in the system of uric acid, or its salts in excess, is the real cause of rheu matism.. Everyone has recognized the difference in the appearance of their water’ as soon as it gets cold; there is often a copious sediment of brickdust. Several causes may lead up to an accumulation of uric acid in the system, which, in turn, causes rheumatism or gout,' or creaky joints, or swollen fingers, or painful joints. For one reason the skin does not throw off the uric acid, by and the kidneys are unable to take care of the double burden. Another reason is that tPeoPle do not drink as much water in cold weather as in summer, which helps to flush the kidneys. Again, they eat more meat in cold weather, and some people are so susceptible that they soon develop rheumatism after eating meat. At all such times persons should drink copiously of hot water, say, a pint morning and night, and take AnuZio three or four times a day. This An- uric comes in tablet form and can be had at almost any drug store. It dis solves the uric acid in the system and carries it outward. I would advise everyone to take Anuric occasionally, and continue for three or four weeks, profuse sweating, as in the hot weather,< and in that way avoid rheumatism, gout and many of the painful disorders due to uric acid. —Adv. His Occupation. “What is that man doing?” asked the customer, as he saw the clockmak-er’s assistant painting; tite Honrs on a clock face, "Oh," replied the master, “he is sim ply making time.” ■ The Inducement. Willis—What makes a man always give a lady a diamond ring? Gillis—The lady.—Orange Peel. • Prominent Citizen. Bug—Who is he? Caterpillar—That's Mr. Firefly, one of our leading lights. TAKE The first dose often astonishes the Invalid, Sivlog elasticity o! mind, buoyancy of body* GOOD DIGESTION, regular bowels and solid flesh. Price, 25 Cl* '!S M IT H S ( P l l T o n ic Sold for 4 7 years. For Malaria,Chills and Fever. A lso a Fine G eneral S trengthening T onic, n S tfiS S Z m E - mini mi mu m iiiiiiiiinfiipio I H u n t in g I R if l b s - I = W hen you look over S the sights of your rifle S and see an animal |§ like this silhouetted ! = again st th e back- ; S ground, you like to ; = .feel certain that your I = equipment is equal I g to the occasion. The = majority of success- _j J= fiil hunters use W in- 3 — UfieStcf Rifies,. which shows- how they- are esteemed. S {§ we made ia • various styles and calibers and 3 ( = ARE SUITABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF HUNTING | H iiid THE DA1 LARGEST CIRCUL EVER PUBLISHER ARRIVAL of pj r GOINi No. 26 Lv. Mil No. 28 Lv. Md GOINd No. 27 Lv. Ml No. 25 Lv. Mf “ COTTOl Good Middling.] Seed cotton. local and The editor ma Charlotte Mond^ E. H. Morris i Twin-City on bi You can find C. C. Sanford Sd . R. M. Ijames I with his daughtf N, B. Dyson, business trip to ] Clyde Ijames i past week with: of Statesville. WANTED—Al at once. Lee Parish, of| in town Thursda added to our suU Do you need Cabinet? See tlj ford Sons Co. Miss Luna Bro Wednesday to sri relatives and frij To make roor we are closing oil papers at 10c. pa Milwaukee taij gasoline and oil ij.r G. A. Allison ref a short visit to h| in Charlotte. A big crowd al Henricks sale net day. It pays tf Record.? Buy your gasof systems from The Cooleemd made its appeal • weeks on account! being down with Will pay the for your seed co J. A H. Tutterof Turrentine, of thanks for life pf If its a Stove you want. Call] Sons Co. Several cases < ported in Gooleel time no deaths hi Attorney E. L.Jj ters MissesJanej spent Thursdayil Two car loads! stuff just arrived red pounds, all if 0. C. WALI ,J. L. Sheek spl "Lynchburg last! routine business! Mrs. Ida Naill Friday to spend [ son and daughtf Abram Nail. Buy your gasJ systems now be| vance, Mrs. J. F. Mo! daughter to LoJ Statesville Frida examined. J. P. McDanie as, has our tha skins on subscil as welcome as tlf Dr. T. T. was in town WeiL The Doctor wasj sack and, said nel carry some road| - m o n ey to : farm lands in year loans at 5J considered for Ie on less than fori _ P. V. CRII Three of Wi Prominent atto or-s.-- on legal A- E. Holton, C1 ?on. and .John Hl . FORSA baceo. co lands at acres in dwelling •Piles of C W ants. ^ ^ ^1340372^319042325044345 '* h . V p k — D odson’s fo r Dodson’s Liver* Jnvenience all next flit and tomorrow Jeated. Don’t Iosa ill liver medicine, [because you wiil Iyour liver active, Itomach regulated. If vigor and ready lards without risk "children. Ir Tone and try it I agafn put a dosa Iur stomach. Adv- Ile C u rre n c y . I rural station Iu cea- Bell is die store- a small negro ciiine Jth a single egg. H9 Jfll and displayed the lii'.ier say please, sir, I fur dis egg." I iwo needles for au JEr. Bell. Jmier don' want two please, sir. give mo h'-se.”—Youth’s Con>- Iy a m n u t s— have them—the new brgetable flavor,” made iis. Trj- YAM NUTS pu sure. The William* Adv. T o ile r. I have Cj work hard?" I ;is hard as the aver- ■ as to buy what us iliere were only two ies in Chile. Now HGS e a t S i e r ! not drink as much ither as in summer, I the kidneys. Again, in cold weather, and susceptible that they im&tism after eating persona should drink water, say, a pint it, wid take Anuiia a day. This An- Iet form and can be drug store. It dis- stcid in the system ard. I would advisa Anuric occasionally, three or four weeks, oid rheumatism, goui jainful disorders due [V, astonishes th e Invalid, ilnd, buoyancy of body* GESTION, .!Id flesh. Price, 25 Ct* L L 1K j n i c F o r M alaria, C hill* a F io e G e n e r a l■Ce «nd CI OO «1 dl IiiilIIIlMiHiy re esteem ed. = calibers an d =3 j HUNTING I |Ulllllll!lll!(illlt!SilD THE DATO iiOCKSVILLE, if; A THE DAVIE RECORD.! wife of Charlie Brown, color- IARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPffi HVER PUBLISHED IN DAViE COUNTY. ARRIVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS No. 26 No. 28 No, No. 27 25 GOING NORTH Lv. MocksviIle . 6:48 a. m. Lv. Moeksville 2:18 p . m. GOING SOUTH. Lv. Mocksville 7:19 a. m Lv. Moeksville 5:04 ,p. m COTTON MARKET. Good Middling- Seed cotton----- - 17e -6.00 local and personal news. The editor made a business trip to Charlotte Monday. ed, who lives near Farmington, died j I Monday night. Herhusbandis the I man who was shot Sunday afternoon. | j A. L. Bowles, of R. I. and J. B. Penry, of R. 3, were in to see us Thursday and have our thanks for life preservers. J. A. Current, of Pomeroy, Wash ington, in sending us a frog skin on subset iption, writes that times are good in Washington since that state, went prohibition. Oh, that North Carolina would also go prohibition. ..Notice—I have for sale a fine bay filley guarnteed sound, work any where. Seven yeacsj old, afraid of nothing: weighs 1.200 pounds. Call on or write ROY' W. RUMMAGE At Cana Roller Mill, Cana, N. C. Watch for the splendid line of dry goods and notions to arrive soon at C. C.' SANFORD SONS CO. F -o r S Jordan Green, a prominent citizen E. H. Morris spent Friday in the I of Smith Grove, died Monday night Twin-City on business. You can C. Sanford Sons following a long illness o£ kidney trouble. Mr. Green is survived by find the best Matress at a wife and two daughters. The fu- neral and burial services occurred at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at Smith Grove. Co. . R. M. Ijames spent the week-end with his daughter in Salisbury. N. B. Dyson, of Sheffield, made a business trip to Winston Saturday. Clyde Ijames spent a few days1 the past week with friends in the village of Statesville. The many friends of Miss Frances Morris will be pleased to learn that she has been elected President of the 1917 graduating class of the State Normal and Industrial.College of Greensboro. This is an honor that any young lady should well be WANTED—A load of good hay I proud to attain. * at once. 0. G. ALLEN. I .I Miss Ossie. Alhson. delightfully en- Lee Parish, of Harmony, R. I, was I tertained a number of friends at her in town Thursday and had his name !.beautiful home on Maple avenue added to our subscription list. Do you need a Kitchen Safe or Cabinet? See them at G. C. San ford Sons Co. Miss Luna Brown went to Hickory Wednesday to spend a few days with relatives and friends. on Thursday evening of last week. Dur ing the evening delicious refresh ments were served. It was one of the most enjoyable events of the season. The attention of our readers is called.to the big page ad. of Belk- _ , . .Stevens Co., Winston-Salem’s bigTo make room for our spring line, J new Department Store.- Our peo- we are closing out our supply of old j pie can save money by purchasing papers at 10c. per hundred. Milwaukeetanksand pumps gasoline and oil storage. J. K, SHEEK, Agent for their goods from this progressive firm. Turn to page five and read the wonderful bargains they are offering you. F. M. May, who moved his family G- A. Allison returned Sunday from from ^is city to Cooleemee a short time ago. is quite ill with measles. Mrs. May also had the misfortune to fall one day last week and break a short visit to bis son and daughter in Charlotte, A big crowd attended the J. F. Henricks sale near Comazter^ Satur-1 her arm. These good peopfle have day. It pays to advertise in the Record.J Buy your gasoline and oil storage, systems from J. K. SHEEK. The Cooleemee Journal hasn’t made its appearance for several weeks on account of Editor Sell be- being down with a case of grippe. Will pay the highest’market price for your seed cotton. J. L. SHEEK & CO. A H. Tutterow1 of R. I and Stacy Turrentine, of Winston, have our thanks for life preservers. best Range C. Sanford If its a Stove or the you want. Call at C. Sons Co. Several cases of smallpox are re ported in Gooleemee, but up to this time no deaths haye resulted. Attorney E. L. Gaitherand daugh ters MissesJane Haden and Dorothy, spent Thursday in Winston shopping, Two car loads sweet feed add ship staif just arrived, $2 per one hund red pounds, all in nice white bags. 0. C. WALL, North Cooleemee. J. L. Sheek spent several days in Lynchburg last week transacting routine business. Mrs. Ida Nail went to Winston Friday to spend a few days with her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Abram Nail. , Buy your gasoline and oil storage systems now before the prices ad vance. J K. SHEEK. Mrs. J. F. Moore carried her little daughter to Long’s Sanitorium at Statesville Friday to have her throat examined. J. P. McDaniel, of ThorndaIetTex- as, has our thanks for two frog skins on subscription. They were as weicome as the flowers in May. Dr. T. T. Watkins, of Advance, was in town Wednesday on business. The Doctor Was-C arrying a big tow sack and said he had come over to carry some road bonds hom e. MONEY TO LOAN—Onimproved farm lands in Davie county.' Five year loans at 5J par cent. No loans considered for less than $1,000, and on less than forty acres. Write P. V. CRITCHER, Attorney, • Lexirigton1N. G. Three of Winston-Salem’s Prominent attorneys were in vri()ay on legal business. The: Ai E. Holton, jGilbert T. Stephen son and John H. Clement. . POR SALE-285 acres of fine to bacco, cotton and generalfarm •ands at $5,500, one-third' ’ cash. 100 acres in cultivation, comfortable; QWeIIing on sand clay road four miles of Carthage. Write me your wants. i f, A. " the sympathy of their many friends in this city. Cards were received in this city last week announcing the marfiage of Mr. Peter W. Stonestreet to Miss Frances Louise Parker, of Chatta nooga, Tenn., the marriage having taken place on Saturday, Jan. 13th. They will make their home in Chat tanooga after Feb. 1st. Mr. Stone- street is an old Davie boy, and has many" friends in and around town who will be pleased to learn of his marriage. He is a traveling sales man for the Kurfees Paint Co., of Louisville, Ky. We call your attention to an ad by the Warehousemen of Winston in the columns of this paper advising the farmers as to the desirability. of in creasing the production of tobacco in this county. They wisely tell you to make home supplies first then to bacco. It is a fact that tobacco, is the best money crop in this section, can always be sold for cash and the prospect of good prices another year will be pleasing news to the farmers. It does seem that with the enormous increase in the mannfac- ture of ail kinds of tobacco, plug, smoking and cigarettes by factories located so near us and with the for eign buyers wanting our tobacco that proper effort should be made to increase production of this crop. By doing this we would secure for this section the distribution of thou sands of dollars to the farmers that would go elsewhere in payment for leaf tobacco. most, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Beginning-Feb. 1,1917, all lo cal advertisements appearing in The Record will be charged for at the rate of ten cents per line The rates for display ads will remain as heretofore—15 cents per inch. AU cards of thanks, reso lutions of respect, entertainments where admission is charged, will be 10 cents per line. The Record reaches lie Davie county people. The best tablets, pencils and pens at' CrawforcPs Drug Store. “THE BLUE FRONT” .......... • • S A F I t f - n a g Ti W m m T S E K T A I R . INTEREST NEVER SLEEPS. ' IT IS NEVER IDLE. IT WORKS 24 HOURS EVERY DAY. IT WORKS 365 DAYS EVERY YEAR. NO OTHER SERVANT IS SO FAITHFUL. .m d e i s ? Start a savings account at once with this bank, and have money accumulating steadily. We pay 4 percent interest on all time deposits, and our customers’ interests are OURS. M i l o r M f S 3. JP. fiSOOSMS, C asM es S . IU IPjresMemtt M o c i s s a m j u B v I f 0 Miss Esther Horn is spending a few days in Winston-Salem with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Green return ed Mopday from a short visit to the Thomasville Orphanage. J. A Linville, of Winston-Salem, spent the week-end in town with friends who were glad to see him looking so well. Mrs. M. L. Jackson, of Jerusalem, was carried to the State Hospital at Marganton Sunday to undergo treatment. There are a number of cases of measles in town at this time among both white and colored people, but no deaths have resulted so far. Thereare many cases of measles throughout the county. AU pre cautions should be taken to stamp out the disease, before it gets into all the schools. There is a case of smallpox near County Line., A colored man is the victim. It is said that a number of white people were exposed, at it was thought the man had the measles, with the whooping cough, measles, small pox and mumps scattered over the county it is hardly safe to ven ture outside one’s door. So far, the smallpox hasn’t reached the county seat. - Mr. Claud Stonestreet, of near Cana, died- Tuesday night of last week, after a long illness of tuber culosis. The body was laid to rest at Union Chapel Thursday. He is survived by his wife, his parents and. several brothers and sisters. Hewas a son of Harvey Stonestreet, of Winston Salem. ShootiDg Affair Near Farmington. There was a shooting affair about three miles beyond Farmington, at Windy City Sunday afternoon. It is not known how the trouble start ed. In the mix-up, Henry Smith shot Charlie Brown, colored, but the wound is not serious. Mr; Smith' was placed under a $500 bond until . today, when he will be given a pre-, i liminary hearing. Sheriff Winecoff “ The attention of two classes of I *as summoned by ’phone Sunday our readers is called to 'the ad 0f (afternoon and went to the scene of tn ? which a p p e a r s i the shooting.TheBankofDavie, on this page today. The first class are the citizens of the town and c o u n ty who leave hom e to do th eir banking. T hesecond class is com posed of-the m en and wom en who* * * ■ .1. » 1» nl-flno n n n ViO TlQ Liberty News. Mrs. Ida Bullaboy, of Salisbury, was buried at Liberty last Monday, kettles and pans! She leaves a husband and five small START TRACTOR FARMING BIGGER CROPS-LESS EXPENSE-.ERS1ER WORK Thisis the little Avery 5-10 H. P. tractor. With it you can do tractor farm ing on the smallest size farm. Also just the thing for light work on lariier farms. Tractor Farming pays. ' You can practice the best methods of farming wilh . a tractor. Plow deep and do all your work at the right time to get the best results. A tractor gives you power that doesn’t need to stop for rest—power that hot weather can’t stop—and a iot of power that one mail can handle. . T h ^ ^ jto ^ .T racto r Made This little 5-10 H. Pl AVerjr-lTractor isithe smallest tractor on the market'to day. Pulls two twelve-inch plows and will do the work of about four horses. Avery Tractors are also.built in five larger sizes from an 8-16 to a 40-80 H. P. .size. Complete information will be furnished on request. DISTRiBUTEDBY ’ F A R M P O W E R C O ., •• s a l is b u r y ,n . c . Thefactt^reach season recordsa;gratify ing increase in the sale^ of MOCKSVILE BEST FLOUR shows that a discrimatmg public ap preciates an article that they know is always good. Are you using it? If not, why not? H O R N -JO H N S T G N E CO. A Tribute To Mrs. W. H. Dodd. A letter from Rev. Walter H Dodd to a friend conveys the sad intelligence of the death of his wife, the 20th of December, in Mocksville, N. C. This sad death was not unexpected by her friends in Madison who for months, have known of her serious condition, but this knowledge.by, no means lessons tne sense of loss to those who knew her best and loved her most. She came with her husband and two little boys to Madison ten years ago, and by her cordial personal charm soon won many friends who loved and admired her for her graces of person and character. Hers was one of the sunniest, cheeriest natures the writer has ever known. She met the experiences of life, the most try ing and disappointing, with a smile. And a dauntless courage that would not be dismayed sustained her through the many months of suffering before the end came. Mrs. Dodd was Miss Jessie Eloise Mall- onee, of Charleston, S. C. Reared in a home of culture and wealth, and with an unsu- ally brilliant mentality that readily res ponded to such favorable environments, she became a woman of supeprior ment al and social culture. . A person of more generous impulses or warmer sympathies the writer has never met, or one more loyal and true in friend ship. As president of the W. M. S. of the Madison Baptist Church she endeared herself to its members by her unselfish devotion, and manifested perfect famili arity with the methods of the organizati on, having been a member of one of the first Sunbeam Bands organized in the W. B. M. U. While quite a young woman her father moved to Charlotte, N. C., where she met and mamedRev. Walter H. Dodd.anaitve of that state. ' In April. 1915, he began toe pastorale of a church in Raliagh. N. C. and in July following she joined him, but even then the cruel maledy had begun its fatal work, and in a short time the physicians hasten ed her to Baltimore. There she spent many months under skilled scientists, but but-of no avaU, and on December 2o, 1916, her brave, pure spirit winged its flight through the portals of death into enternal life. Lovingly anb.tenderly the -heartbroken husband carried her dear form robed in her wedding dress back to the church that hearb their marriage vows, and the last sad rites were conducted by the. same man of God before whom they had'plight- ed their troth fifteen years ago. So numerous were the floral offering?, that many were sent after the funeral to brighten the wadrs in the city hospitals. She is resting by her mother whose use old stockings, kettles and p an s: She leaves a husband and five small memory the so lovingly revered, and whose fo r their banks. Y our hidden mon- t children, also a father, m other, two | example as an active Christian worklershe e y d o e s n ’ t do you or your fellow m an - s.sterg and tw^ M othe^ « . so faithfully followed. any good. . Put it where it will not, R rianipl has hem on the To the bereaved husband and mother-onlv be safe, but earning you more] Mrs. C.-B. l^amel has been on-tne dollars. The Bank of Davie w ants sick list, W eaifcsorryto note. " 4,1 Q u itealarg ecro w d o fy o u n g p eo - ❖ tTT T fT T T T TtTtT TTtTTf Y MANUFACTURERS ‘THAT GOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” MOCKSVILLE N.C. x f T T T Ti TTTT T-Tf -TTiTTT big clearance sale O N Winter Shoes, Underwear, Raincoats, Etc. Men’s Heavy Shoes, $1.70 and up. Men’s Fine Shoes, $2 and up. Ladies Heavy Shoes $1-25 and up. Ladies FineShoes $1.50 and up. S R /I (T* A T T Rear Merchants Bank. IVI. MOCKSVILLE, N. C. N E W G O O D S A R R I V I N G D A I L Y Prices are advancing, but ©nr prices remain tjie same for the presents Some thing special every Saturday. Forty doz en salmon at 11 cents per can. you to open an account w ith them , it m akes no difference w hether it be S K K i e “ d A- w wufst a nenny of their hundreds of Saturdap night, depositors.’ money. When you come J .Clyde,N. Spnr is suffering;, from to town call around and see them ja^ ^rfack-0j ^jppg - . . . less children we give our tears and prayers, and to her, the dear, dear friend we loved; ; , . , „ ‘S‘ so well, ^e will ;bid goodbye, till we; meet pie enjoyed a sociable given a t the agajn jn a little while in our Father’s house of many Madisonian. . mansions.—The Georgia Wrii-P m e vour I to cowii ton • au w m y*. , . • I }P. J . Wagoner, of R. 2, ..has our . G. MARTIN.^ 'J ^ V?'' !.WHEN IN NEED % of first-class Funeral Services % call on me. The only Embal- mer in the county. Modern hearse and Onier equipment. Calls ans\vered day or night. RO FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER M&G DAY PHONE 23. ' NIGHT PHONE 76. *4 4 *§■* %4 4 44 M “■ •*-1 ’•SI M m iio o ftD ,s b d i s v t i W ^ ayo South To aggM 8 8w a^agBaa8 O B H E —b u t th e R ayo Lamp w ill help you to read for hours w ith o u t a strain Steadier than, gas—m ore restful than elec- tricity— cheaper th a n either.tm e s im I - Portable *OseAjntoitfMt ^ nomical kerosene oil-for best resiiltsi n i M B im m mlSrsiWssArov.*?*STANDARD OIL COMPANY (N ew Jersey) BALTIMORE, MD. m o M nC ' D,C' 1 C h a t t ! w . Va.Rfehmo’ndfVa. Charleston; S. C. JsfSS r.i5573« aggrmraii \ • l e a n s p e l l m y n a m e : S - O - V - E - R - E - l - G - N . A n d I k n q w w h a t i f m e a n s — g o o d b l o o d a n d r i g h t s t o c k — t h e f i n e s t e v e r ! M y ! I s n ’t t h e r e a l o t t o l e a r n ? H a v e t o k e e p y o u r e y e s a n d e a r s o p e n . A n d t h e G o v e r n o r s a y s y o u c a n ’t g e t i t a l l o u t o f b o o k s : . M y f o l k s k e e p t e l l i n g i n e : “ R e m e m b e r y o u a r e a . S o u t h e r n g e n t l e m a n . B e c l e a n ; b e s w e e t ; b e g o o d . A g o o d c i g a r e t t e b u r n s t o a s m o o t h , e v e n a s h — i t n e v e r p a r c h e s t h e t o n g u e n o r d r i e s t h e t h r o a t . ” S o I ’m s a y i n g t o y o u — i t d o e s n ’t m a t t e r h o w y o u s p e l l c i g a r e t t e , i f y o u p r o n o u n c e i t — S O V E R E I G N . Y o u c a n r e l y o n r e a l o l d , s m o o t h , m e l l o w V i r g i n i a a n d C a r o l i n a t o b a c c o . Q u a l i t y t e l l s — a n d Winston-Salem Soutlibounnd Railway Skort Line Between Winston-Salem, Lexington, Albemarle, Norwood and Points South. [TlufoughtramfroinRoanoket Va., to Florence, S. C., in connection v(ith the Norfolk & WesternRailway and Atlantic Coast Line. i S. P. COLLIER, JR., Traffie Manager. Winston-SaIeint NiC. v You Folks of the South KNOW good Mood! You Folks of the South KNOW good tobacco! N o w l e t 's a l l u s g o o d f o l k s s t i c k t o g e t h e r . L e t u s b e f r i e n d s — a n d y o u b e t I, S O V E R E I G N , w i l l n e v e r f a i l y o u . A n d b e s i d e s , j u s t k e e p t h i s a l w a y s i n y o u r m i n d — I am guaranteed by —Buy me. If you don’t like me return me to y o u r dealer and get your money back. I have said it. A Soutkern gentleman is known the world; over for keeping his word, and I have given you mine.: FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES• - \ CEMETARY WORK OF ALL KINDS Investigate our Prices and Work. CarefulAttehtionGivenrto Special Designs. REINS BROTHERS, , (Successors toSAiller-Reins Gompany) NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N. C. © 2 5 K T T Id iS M A S ? T O J S S O U T O 3 * SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Mocksville, N. nWhere Hunger is Satisfied;** The old reliable Southern Lunch Rooin is again open to the public, and is better prepared than ever to serve the pub lic at all times with hot meals, lunches, fruits, cigars, tpbacco, candies, etc. Sanitary cooking, neat dining room and attentive service. If you eat with us once, you will eat.with us always.® , The Cost. Tbey say jit will coat $500,000 to transform some of the paper mills South into aj mill to produce print paper. The. matter of handling a $500,000 proposition is no small item. Let us hope that some cap italist will appear. His output will be taken at a good figure. Tho papers of the South will give a justified bond to patronize him and will contract in advance. No matter what; may LappeDJas to low er prices the papers will sign now. Is there aDy, enterprising man or set of men looking for a first class investment?, If so, now is the op portunity. To ,have a guarnteed sale of the eiitira probuct ol a'plant before a wheel is in motion eboflld mean a great deal; Such a ' sale will beiabsplutely^uarnteei. V A Mighty Hunter. Although he is 76 years old, Mr. Charles Eubanks, ef this towrjship, is one of the most ,active and snc-' cessfuf hnntera in this County. Last Saturday he- went bunting and returned with 25 squirrels,’; seven rabbits, four patridges and; a large o’possum. H e' caught' most of the squirrels by climbing trees and catching theni^ in their nests, and the o’possum was caught in the lame way.—Chatham Record The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QDQfiNRis better titan ordinary Some of our exchanges are kick ing about the legislature meeting 1:00P. M. and adjourning hi. 2:30 untill the next day, but we shall register no kick at that. Thq few er hours the. legislator are in |aess- ion, the less harm they will do the people of the state.—Exchange. ’ Xj. Whenever You Need a OcneraliTonEc . Take Grove’s ' The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tosic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the Well known tonic properties of QUININE .and IKON. It acts on the Liver ,Drives ! out Malaria, Enriches the Bloojd and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. Suinine and does not cause nervousness nor. ogiag in head. Remember the full name and IodR for the signature of E W. GROVE. 25c. The easier it is to reform a man the offener yen have to do it. ChamberlainjfS Congb Remedy Moat Effectual. ‘I have takejn 'a great many bottles of WHAT IS iiair improveiFCascara(atonlc-lmtlie) pleatantto lake -In LAX-FODthe Ctucata is improved by. Xh.a - - -- *- is r * »' * » •__ ■ -Wr- _ — r-Chamberlain’s I Qough R «naiy. lime it has cured .tne. I have found it | Jcals which. increase the efficiencyjof the most effectual !for a . hacking cqugh aid • Ca3ca.ra, making U better than ordinary, for colds. Aftir taking it a cough always! C“ cata. LAX-FOS is pleasant to take , ; 'dieappears.-lwriteiJ. R. Moore, Lqrt V al- ^ p e nor ^stuib stomach. " ley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere. - ^***1 *—J w - Northern Man Boosts Sooth, . George Singleton, owner of two] si'k mills at Wades boro, and a bi'g Northern Silk manufacturer, says- labor conditions are much better in th6 Houth which makes his bus- J iiuess in this section better than A f 'Ithat in the North. He states there! is a wonderful future in store the manufacturing ol the Soiith. ■ ; SOUTHERN LUNCH ROOM. Depot. St.J&i-MocksyiUe, N. C. developments ■ The best paper in Davie at $1. War has advanced the price of shoes from 25 to 50 per cent, and the end is not yet. Eventually the I poor man have to choose, between' shoes and Fords--^-Eenoir Gity News, Bad Habits: Those who breakfast at eight o’clock or Iatert-Iuncb at twelve and have dinner .at,six are almost certain to'be troubled with indigestion.' iThey do not allow time for one meal to digest before taking an other. Not less than five houfa should elapse between meals. If you are/troubled with indigestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain’s Tablets. andvyou may reasonably hope for a quick ;teCovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and NORTH CAROLINA,.! . DAVIE COUNTY, f February term,!?! 7 1 In Superior Cqurt, | ruary terra.1917 NOTICE OFBeulah V.- Cook, Plaintiff i VS ’ I John F. Cook. Defendant. } SUMMONS. I Ihe defendant'above name'd will take notice that a summons in the above en- T titled action.was issued againstftbe ’de fendant on the 9thday of December, 191.7, by A. T. Grant, Clerk Superior Court of Davie county, notifying the defendant that the plaintiff begun an action for an absolute divorce against-the defendant in the Superigr^gjwtt Of Davie county for] grounds nfldsBSut^r-hrovided’ by law fora the ErantingOfauabablute divorce,: and. that, said 'sdrnmons was returnable to thul February TSta' dffDavie Superior Court, ] and Uie' defendant will taSe notice that ' he can appear/and answer the complaint ] filed in the above entitled action, or plain-1 tiff will apply, to the Court for the relie dcmanded in saia Complaint. Dated this I the 9th day of Jan.',-1917. GRANT;/ We are prepared to hapdle all kinds of commerciel ^printing,, snch as v . ENVELOPES. . - STATEMENTS. BILL HEADS, ' . LETTERHEADS. ^ SHIPPING TAGS. / .-' . • CARDS, POSTERS, v or anything yon may need in the printing line. We have the! neatest and best equipped shop . in Davie county; . Ouri prices are- not too high.. Phone No..i, and; we will call; and show you' sam; pies and prices. ;.V I':'f Rubbing Eases Pain Rubbing sendstbe Bniment tingling through the -flesh and quickly-Stopspain. Demand a liniment thatyou can rub with. The bedt-rubbing liniment is I' • H : ; ’ ' ■-* J-71 ; * 'T ' t •..-.-I •- •; •- Goo^itiheAilmeMsof *es, fMules, Catfle, Etc. ;. mW, . • r-.-v.' -j: -QotidifotyotiTotonAches, Pain*,Rbeumatisrn,'Sprain5, ■ Cutsj Burns, Etc. VOLUMN XY A Woi , I am attor buyers that iniflion dolls 'bonds in IGIj I protest agq indiscrimina issues by evd And hamlet, waste of -moi] sale of the .X Approxir dollars iD bo] .state in 191 speak when I /one year hej /public imprj : to that, year I half the amq a lawyer fori no cause for j B D O ffcH unless somcj I Iuore years! !wherever it I ances of the / Bond Balel and should Will not go the real troi] vent waste i .effects of ind esty in pnbl| / There si North Oaroll business of Ing bonds, tracts, by tt] yision’of it- fee in one cb should.be la thority. Itl bonds beforf passed upon cjral of the si hold by the ] expenditure be under th| experts. tv ThiB won bone8t, efficl niient of put Ifore it will I .,fGyaven, Tril boro News'. I THROI Give the Kidi| p ie’ . / “Throw Outj ;• Weak kidnel ‘ They’re oftq get the poisod - - Will you hej Doan’s Kida 'fit to thousand Read tnis I David Broqlj ton, N.'C., sayj my back andl kidneysecretij ed and scantjT that I couldn’l ing hold of Doan’s KidneJ me. I have I Price 50c. a! ask for a kidn nev Pills—thq ter-Milburn( mal am thei pric LC I ® M