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12-December
ibstones k i n d s fork. ‘< ^ § 8 m m Albemarle, |rence, S. C., in- srn Railway to Jacksonville, e r . ICOOK. |q u a re ly up to fo r a poor om us. Iecessary th an pry o u n ce of w ith care w isdom in frnom y. IS, Ih o n e 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ' Dared to handle ail o nmercial printing. . I kDS, I r h e a d s , [p in g t a g s . |r d s . p o s t e r s . Lou may need in Sue. We have the lest equipped shop |ty. Our prices are ! Phone No. I, ond In d show you -^m -1 “HERE SHALL THE PRESS. THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” VOLUMN XIX.MOCKSVTLLE. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5, 1917.NUMBER 21 W hyNotTheJaps. That Ilie allies are sorely in ne^d of aid it) winning this war there is no doubt andabut for the timely entrance of the United. States in all probability the allies would liave finally succumbed t6 defeat. With the news being censored the people of this nation were given news that had been given more or less coloring, bnt after Beeing suc cess come to German troops and af ter the starvation propaganda had died out and we were forced to'see that Germany conld never be starved the fact has dawned upon maoy that Germany was by no means whipped and for that mat ter, is today an uuconquered' nat ion. The allies were quick to extend the right haud of alliedship to the United States, they quickly took advantage of the resources of the nation and they welcomed iu an unmistakable manner of the joy the entrance of American soldiers into the war zone. Nowr advices come from Paris that France has Bent word to the Chinese Government that Chinese soldiers would be welcomed in the trenches. If Chinese are welcome, why not the Japs? Japan was hot to enter the war and did enter w ithout any great provocation and spokesman for. Ja pan in touring the United States were load in their utterances of sticking until the finish, but what is JapaD doing? Japan has a fight ing force that would prove a) God send to Italy at this time. They have a fighting force that wonld materially help in the western trneches, but why doesnlt Japan allign her fighting forces' with the other allies, if truly Japan is one of the Allied nations. W e had presumed that when it came down to brass tacks that- England, France or the U nited States did not want and did not encourage the entrance of Japan soldiers into active warfare, but why should the Chinese be welcome!! and not the Japanese? - It is a serious situation and un- IesB we are badly mistaken the bloodiest part of the war is yet to come. AU differences of nation ality should be brushed aside and the world should nnite against the common foe to hum anity and to the world and strike as one. Let the Japs put their men in the tren ches and help rid the world of a greater foe than the “ yellow’’ foe. —Stalesville Sentinel. • “ War Conference,” Indeed. Aunouncing the personnel of our representation at the conference of the Allies,.Mr. Lansing opeus his statement by saying: “The con ference is essentiaty a ‘war confer ence.” A t the head of our delegation in this “ war conference” stands Ed ward M. House a colonel from Tex as, whose m ilitary title is derived through political service. A t the tail of the delegation stands Gor don Auchincloss, who is Col, H ou-1 se’s son-in-law, thus maintaining the traditional administration idea that every thing pertaining to the government in peace or war is pri marily a family affair. Sand wiched in between these two dis tinguished representatives of a united hation and an equally un divided family come: Admiral W . S. Bonsoa, chief of operations of the navy, who, being more amenable to the pacifist no. dons of Josephus Daniels than Ad miral Bradley Fiske, replaced the latter soon after he had been so im prudent as to voice and active and vigorous opinion in favor of preparedness. Geu. Tasker H. Bliss, at present- chief of the general staff of the army and compelled to quit that po6t next month by reason of age Oscar T. Crosby, Assistent Sec retary of the Treasury, a traveler, a writer, au agreeable gentleman. Yance McCormick, whose know ledge of warfare was gained on the football field and by conducting the campaign for Wilson’s reelect ion on a peace basis. Bainbridge Colby" a New York lawyer, who was once a. Progress ive, whosupported Wilson in 1916, and who. in virtue of that lact, Uow holds a place on the Federal Shipping Board which, by right, belongs'to a regular Bepublican. .Prof. Alonzo E. Taylor of the University ot Pennsylvania who has written books on dietetic sub jeets. metabolism and the like'— which, If read by the men in the trenches will teach them how many times they should chew each mouthful of food wheu under fire by the enemy and other like valu able things. Thomas Nelson Perkins, a Boston lawyer and-director in some m in ing comyauies. Yet, to quote Mr. Lansing again, “ the conference is essentially a ‘war conference’.” Reward Pajd For Deserters. Iu a complied ruling of th i Pro vost M arshal General’ a reward of $50 is offered for the delivery of a diserter at the nearest army camp or post, which would be either Fort Caswell, or Camd Green, Charlotte. AU expenses incurred in the capture of a deserter will also be paid by the government. Any police officer, sheriff, or .. any citizen has tail authority to make arrests of a deserter, and bring him before the local exemption board, where the proper instruct ions will be given in orber for the officer or citizen who made the arrest to obtain his reward and ex penses after he reaches the army post. It is urged by the Provost Mar shall General that all deserters be apprehended at once, and any one who offers to protect a deserter, or throws any obstacle in the way of an officer making an arrest,, is guil ty of violating the law’ the same as a deserter, and can be handled in the United States courts. Stomach Trouble and Constipation. Those who are afflicted .with stomach trouble and constipation should read the following: “I have never found anything so good for'stomach trouble and consti pation as Chamberlain's Tablets. I have used them off and on for the last two years. They not only, regulate the action of the bowels but stimulate the liver and keep one’s body in a healthy condition,” writes Mrs. Benjamin Hooper, Auburn, N. Y., Law Of Compensation Meatless days are good for your rheumatism, the shortness of sugar has a good effect on your kidneys, and the diminished coal supply works against the overheatsng of houses and consequent colds. If the war lasts long enough we shall be a healthy people.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Piles Cured In 6 to'14 Days Tour druggist will refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, SIiad, Bteedin g orprotruding Piles in 6to 14 days. Thefirst application gives Ease and Rest. 50c. How to Prevent Croup. If a child that is subject to attacks of croup, the first indication of the disease is hoarseness. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and the attack may be warded off and all danger and anxiety avoided. Figure It Out, The Food Administrators are now having a groat time findiug oat why it is that a rabb.it caught on the old field is worth twice as much as it was a year ago.—Fair- brother’s Everything. He Struck. A mud-bedraggled Tommy was ploddiDg wearily toward the base when a subaltern stopped him. “ Do you know that your regb. ment is iu the front line now? W hv aren’t you there?” he asked. “ Well sid,” the Tommy ex plained, “ We were jrfst going over the top when the officer shouted: ‘Strike for home and glory, lads I’ AU the others struck for glory, but I struck for home.”—London Answers. . . ." What Editor Click Says. A friend writiug to the Union Republican says he favors the war because be wants militarism done away with for good. But be will never live to see that day. We are now enthroning militarism in this country. We have watched to see if Mr. Hoover said anything aboat cat ting out cold drinks, tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, but it has escaped us, if he has. And why not? This is a Btrange age, any way. W hat the end may show, we don’t know. ' I It is the duty of the government to look after and provide lor the war, and we believe it iB doing so the best it knows how. And it knows how, because the big daily papers are telling it bow. It costs the government a million dollars to print and to send oat all printed m atter about food conser vation. Too much for it is not to be followed out. Thousands of people never paid any attention to it. During these war times wheo so LetterFrom North Dakota. Bismarck. N. D, Nov, 22,1917. E ditorR ecord:-It has been sug gested to me that I write a letter for publication, inasmuch as it is impossible for me to write to each of my Davie County friends per sonally. I hrve thought of it my self, but the. weather has been so remaikabJy warm sioee I: have been here that I have no interest ing stories to tell about North Da kota blizzards and alt ho there is much that is interesting about a busy pastorate, yet churches and pastoraies heie are not unlike churches and pastorates of North Carolina. It may be interesting to my friends to know that I am pastor of a church iu the biggest parish in the world. Itis pver a hundred miles in any direction to another English white baptist Church. I suppose it is eight hundred miles to the next Baptist chnrch west. Bismarck is on the Missiouri river- West of the river there are few ministers of any denomination. Thers are places where they have OUR MISSIONARY QUESTION BOX. EDITED BY BERTHA MARVIN LEE. and stenographerf are multiplying by the thousands, and they have to be paid for whole time. Al ready they have increased thirty thousand. Besides the salaries, think of the board they have had to pay—those in Washington aDd other financial resorts. And so many must get a slice.—Barke county Times. . Trade with the merchants advertise in The Record. who Chamberlain’s Tablets, Chamberlain's Tablets are intended es pecially for stomach .troubles biliousness and constipation, and have met with much success in the treatment of those diseases. People who have suffered for years with stomach trouble and have been unable to obtain any permanent re lief, have been completely cured by the use of these tablets. Chamberlain’s Tab lets are also of great-value for bilious ness. Chronic constipation may be per- maneuty cured by taking Chamberlain's Tablets and observing the plain printed pirections with each bottle. Why He Claimed Exemption. Recruiting Officer—How about joining the colors? Have you any one dependent on you? M otorist-H ave I? There are two garage owners, six mechanics, four tire dealers, and every gaso line agent within a radius of 125 > m iles.- J udge. j There is said to be an unusually large crop ot rabbiie. and the boy JaDd dog will proceed to relieve the meat crisis. ' ■ „ much is to do, the officers, clerks i to send fifty mires for a minister to bury the dead or marrX the living. North Dakota slrikes^the East erner as being big and bate. I spend about one day in seven visi ting schools with the County Su perintendent. Some days we go fifty miles without seeing' a tree. All roads follow township, lines and just yesterday we went for twenty miles in one- straight road. Therearestraighb roads that- are longer than that. In this part of the state there are many hills. Some one has said the North, Da kota is a state of Bills, valleys and blnffs - mostly “ bluffs.” If some of these bluffs were wooded Ihey might resemble our own mountaius, only they are lower than our high est peaks. They- don’t stop -the wind, however, for the wind “ do ’ blow. Bismarck, itself, is as you know, the capitol of the state and a live city of eight thousand iDhabitauts. It is growing faster than any town I know in spite of the failure of Dakota’s wheat crop. It has three daily papers, ten hotels, a veiy efficient High School, a business cblledge, t vo large hospitals, nine churches, and everything else in proportion. It is on the niain line of the Northern Pacific, over which one is likely to go from Chi cago to Califoruia. if you go to California this season be sure to stop of for a day with me. Regards to Record and all Davie friends, , L. It. CALL. Uncle Sam Pays Well. U ocleSam has beecpaying for services rendered to him. He has paid as high as six dollars per day for ordinary labor at the canton ments, so we heat and now the County Exemption Boards are to be paid eight dollars per day if they work eight hours.—Catawba County News. THAT KNIFE-LIKE PAIN Is On’y One of Natute’s Warnings 'of Weak or Disordered Kidneys. Have you a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel sharp pains after stooping? A re the kidneys acting, irregu larly? Use Doan’s Kidney Pills—the medi cine^ that is recommended by so many people in this locality. Read this near by resident’s experience: Mrs. H. J. Beck, E. Center St., Lexing ton, N. C., says: "About seven years ago I had a pretty bad time with my kidneys. My back pained me so badly Icould hard ly get around. I could hardly straighten after stooping and if I lifted anything heavy, sharp twinges darted through me. No matter if I lay down or sat in a chair my back ached. My kidneys were weak and caused me annoyance: My head ached and I felt so dizzy I thought I would fall. My nerves were all unstrung and I didn't have ambition to do any thing, Tbe first box of .Doan’s Kidney Pills did me good and after I had taken three boxes, Lfelt like a different person. My back stopped aching and my kidneys acted as they should.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask"fora kidnev remedy—get Doan's Kid ney Pills—the same that Mrs. Beck had. FuSter-Milbum Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo, N.-Y. ReturosLookedLike They Vhfed RepubIicao Ticket. Both President W ileouand Sec retary Tumulty went home to New Jersey to vote, and the result over there must arouse a suspicion that they voted the Republican, ticket-. Most every body appears to have done so.—Union-Republican. Havethe Home Mission prob. Imn cbaugfd because of-the war? Em phatirally no. except- that evejy call to Hcme M itsioa vtoik is .intcDSifinl. “ The hour of opportunity is upon America. _ The hour of opportunity is upon - the Church in America. Tt is au hour of peril—thqjperil of lost opportunity.” A iIoverthe United States last ' Thursdry, Nov. 22ud, was set a- part as’a;gpecial day of prayer for Home Missions. In many church es there were inspiring union serv ices in which several denomi nations joined. The aim of • these meetings as slated by the Council of Women lor Home Missions was: • “ To reach— A more real consciousness of God A deeper loyalty to the E ing of Kings. An unquestioned' faith iu . the Lordship of Christ. : A renew edeniistm entof self.Jn the battle for social righteousness. A consecmtioD that makes loyal- , ty to the Kingdom of God the chief thing in life. A stronger conviction of person al obligation to save America and to save the world.’’ Thisaina must be kept before our people all the year. ’ It is - fit ting that we emphasize it on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29th. On that day, not only in our pri vate prayers, but iu a concerted, public manner, we should thank the great ruler of the universe ,for all His blessings to u.e; we should make hurdble confession of sins, individual and national; we should intercede. (1) for the orphans and the afflict ed iu our commonwealth. (2)for the children of w atringiand, (3)for suffering parents upon whom the shadows of the cross are falling. (4)for all who ar.e offering .their fives.for solemn duties.(5)fo r: A merica (6) for those with .wheai 'A- meiica is at w ar'(7)’hat God may bring the whole earth to himself with whom alone is peace. ' ' “ Never has there been a time when ("brisk needed the abaolute 'devotion of His Church more; than He does today.” Never has the world needed Christ as it .does, -to day............... “ Being perplexed I say, Lord, make it right, • Night is as day to thee—darkness - as light, ' V I-am-afraid to tonch things that in- voi v e- Ho rn ue h, ; "" ;My nervelesH hands may Tjibugh .caus’-t inake no mtstakq, .-..Lord, make it right.” .. Chamberlains Cough Remedy::' This is nqt only one of- the best Uhd most efficient’medicine for :coughSr-colds and croap, but is also pleasant and*-safe to take. which is important when medi cine must be given to - children, ,,Mgny mothers have given, it unqualified;, en dorsement. -I . . ..; . : GIVE USEFUL AND LASTING GIFTS THIS CHRISTMAS. O ur Store is full to overflowing with articles suitable for Gifts. You can most assuredly find something here that Will s u i t y o u r taste as well as your pocketbook. Be sure and see this line before Christmas. TABLES ^ ^ E W EDISONS BOOKCASES SEWING STANDS ROCKING CHAIRS LAMPS MORRIS CHAIRS JARDINIERES CANDLE STICKS PICTURES.* : i ' ' ' - :>/ • D A V E N P O R T S MIRRORS R U G S CHIMES HUNTLEY-HILL-STOCKTON COM PANY W inston-Salem , N. C l -I !Pfifi OAVIfi ttCOtLt), MOCKSVILLE, N. C. V; 'hi: I.;: :i '1 - il • : -ISI K i V THE DAVIE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD - - Editor. TELEPHONE I. Entered at the Postoffice 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 S 25 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER EVER PUBLISHED IN DAVlE COltflTT. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 5. 1917 Why not make democracy safe for the world, instead of making the world safe for democracy. What has become of the full din- ner pail that we used to read about? . It seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. President Wilson didn’t attend Thanksgiving services at a Catholic church, but went to the Methodist church. We are glad of this. The Republican hosts that met in Hickory last week were patriots and Republicans., Their loyalty to the American flag could not be ques tioned, even by a Democratic paper Dear Mr. Hoover, please do rot inail us any more letters asking1 us ■' to observe meatless days. A piece of meat in our house wouldn’t be .an accident, but a calamity. In lieu of the letters please mail us a set ting of frog eggs._______ The Record believes in the Red Cross, and has done all it could for this cause, but it does not believe in the Red Cross sending playing cards and cigarettes to our soldier boys We understand that such things are being or have been done by the Red Cross Auxiliaries in some sections. Since the government set the price of sugar at 8 cents a pound the peo ple in this section haven’t been able to buy it for less than 10 to 11 cents,, and for some time there has been a sugar famine. Before the govern ment set the price there had not been a word said or printed about a shortage so far as we know. North Carolina must sell fifty million dollars worth of certificate war stamps between this date and July 1st-. This means that every man, woman and child in the State must purchase $20 worth of these government stamps or eome one will have to do their *‘bit” and yours too. These stamps are as good as gold, and run for a term of five years, drawing 4 per cent, interest. They are non-taxable, and if the purchaser finds he has to have his money, the Government will redeem the stamps at any time after being given ten days notice. Every child in Davie, along with their parents, will do their part in this great work. i 'p; . The Government i3 spending hund reds of thousands of dollars yearly printing and mailing circulars, let ters and pamphlets to newspapers throughout the country, which are thrown into the waste basket and never see the light of day. Uncle Sam is wasting millions of dollars — annually in pay rolls—second-class ...carpenters receiving $6 to $8 per day. In times like these retrench ments’ should begin at the seat of government. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to cut the salaries of all public officials, such as Senators, Congress men and Cabinet Members, middle in two. Let the present Congress take this matter under consideration at once. THE FAITHFUL FEW. We wish to thank the few noble subscribers who answered our ap peal for help and mailed or brought - us a,dollar Thanksgiving day. We should have received at least fifty times as much as we did. We have worked hard for the past year, and have spent more than we have made in giving our subscribers a good pa- pgr. W henthefarm ers lost their ^ p 8 lsist year we did, not jnsist on '.Sli^W rtnBr us, b u t$ 0 S J p r the are turned—thpfarmSrs made big crops which brought big prices, while we are sending our paper -at t^feame-old price and piying three times as much to the farmers for their produce, and from two^to four **|inies as much for paper, ink, etc. ",W eare forced to collect at least: ^800 this month on subscription: We we are asking for is honestly due us, and due us by men who stand high in their community. W ehope that this appeal will be sufficient to move the hearts of our fellowmen and cause them to loosen up their purse strings. At one little .postoffice in Davie county, there are more than fifty men owing us on subscription. We hope at least 40 of these good citizens will move this way at once, together with all others who are due us: ‘ Lives there a man with soul so-dead, who never to himself hath said, l’lI settle down on meat and bread, and then I’ll pay the editor. District Board Exempts Many. The Distric; BoaFd has passed on many cl ii ms from Davie county within the las' ten d iys. Those exempted from milliard service are: G G Daniel. Mslchus Boger, Sherman Dyson, M K Beauchamp, Jerome Shoar, A L Bowles, J M Utt, W K Keller, S R Besent, T J Seaford1 W F Anderson, J W Boger, C T Burton, Willie A Smith, Jesse Helper, N W Pnvett1 C W O'Neal, J Dug Smith, J L Taylor, W V Wilson, Carl Bo ger, James Ijames. Carr M Swicegood, T H Nicholson, George Barnes, Theo How ard, W A Cornatzer, Ed G Walker, B C Taylor, C A Potts. V W Carter. W P Cor natzer, John Honeycutt, E T Hellard, C M Coleman, J H Brogden, C B Merrell, Ernest Brown. J B Gaither, Ed Spry, John Dur ham, Arthur Sain. H C Renegar, S W Horn, S A Jones.-J W Jones, J G Craven, Zeb O'Neal, Tbos McDaniel, John Leach. Cbas M Cartner, Ray Austin, A G Carter, 3 F Potts. Following is the list of those who were refused exemption, some of whom did not file any claims for exemption: W T Dwiggins, S C Carter, Grady Cart ner, J G Bailey. John LeGrand, Frank Mc- Clamroch, H A Hendrix, Charles Wilson. Manuel Howell, W T Barneycastle, B G Foster, C W Howard, Will Beam, G W Click, R W Creason, J E McDaniel Wm Powell, Geo Stewart, Arlie Jordan, R O Bowden, E C Hendrix. Clarence Allen, Ce-Ho cil Davis, Wiley A Smith. Fork News. MIbs Louise Moss spent Satui- day in Mocksville. Miss Biddie Davis spent a day or two in Winston last week. F. M, Carter and son Harry, spent a few days in Winston the past week on business. J. B. Smith, of Winston, spent Iaet Sunday here with home folks Mrs. Beatrice Brewbaker spent Thursday in the village of Mocks villeL Mrs. Todd, of near Charlotte, is spending several weeks here u th her daughter, Mrs N. V. Long. M arried, on the 4th of Novem ber, Miss Miunie Prcctor to Mr. Spencer SimmereoD, of near Salis bury. May they have a pleasant journey through life Born, to Mr. and Mrs Milton Livengcod, on Nov. 20, a fine son. Miss Bea Garwood spent Satur day in Lexington. Mrs. D. Y . Davis, of County Line, spent last week here at the home of her sou, J. M. Davis. Tbere w asabox supper at tl.e Academy 8atur$ay night f«r the purpose of raising mouey for Ihe oottermeut of tLe school buildiDg. SCROSIS. Cana, Route One News. M w. W illie H unter, of Calahaln is quite ill at this writing, we are sorry to note. Miss Daisy BlaekweIder is visit ing her sister, Mrs. T. A . Black- welder, near Cana. Chestnut Grove school has open ed with 65 students enrolled. Miss Bertha Reynolds ia spend ing a few d ajs in W inttin, the guest of Miss Flossa W right. Miss Fuchia Batledge, who has beed making her home with her unt, MiBs Lela H unter, has re turned home. There will be a Christmas tree Ht Chestnut Grove church Christ mas eve night. A. play will also be given by the Sunday school children: .Miss Alpha Eaton is quite ill at this writing-we are sorry to note. Mrs. Essie Peoples and daughter spenfa day or two in town Ia^t week. Best wishes to The Becord and its manv readers. BLUE EYED K ID . Many Deaths at Camp Sevier. One of the' boys wh-> are home fpr a visit from Camp Sevier, says that on Monday the bodies of 14 dead soldiers were shipped away. The prevalence of diseases in camps is appalling.—States ville Sentinel, Nov. 29th. % i '-Sissi Mrs ton, years. Irs Mary-EJ-Foster, of RarmingA , died Satu<Say, at the age 8f 72 . ‘ra- Thefvfiieraland b u rialser vices were held at Smith Grova Sun- ■lav tnorning at 12 o’clock R6y,’ Vestal conducting the services a host of -relatives and friends survive. Ada Graiit went . to Statesville Sunday and entered Dr. Lonc’s Samtonum for treatment She un derwent an operation yesterday, and , her many friends hope for her a-IHre not begging fur chanty —what I speedy recovery, . > ~ v: 'I ' -V ‘'■& . - , ; I . W h ore B road C u is A ro A s B ig A s Y o u r P la te Somewliere, away from, the throb of the city; there’s a farm house, quietly nestling in the sunshine, among protecting hills—a placei whei’e you’re always welcome. Remember the yard, bam, the chickens—the warmth of the stalls during milking? Kecall the hunt for eggsf Can’t you smell the hay in the mow? Can’t you hear the welcoming bark of the dogs? !And the kitchen with the loaves of home-baked bread—jars and jars of jelly and jam. What wouldn’t a man give to get back there again? HarIey-Dayidson For 16 Years Tiic Master Mount brings “ God’s Cottntry” to your door for a cost of but $4’ to $6 a mouth. Next Sunday you can rido out to the land of perpetual welcome* Let us help you spend your next weefr-end. We can arrange terms to suit your convenience. J. R. BOLLING, Agent N o. 8 East 4th S t, Winston Saisna. N, C Have you seen th& rc:r ^rley-Davldson Bicycles? i NOTICE! I will meet the Taxpayers of Davie County at the| following times and places for the collection of taxes due Oct. I, 1817. This is your 1917 tax and is the' last round made'under the law for the conven ience of the taxpayer, to-wit: JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP. S. T. Foster’s Store, Dec. 12th Cooleemee Drug Store, Dec. 12th CALAHALN TOWNSHIP. C. C. Smoot's Store, Dec. i3th K. A. Stroud’s “ “ “'I'. M. Smith's “ “ •• CLARKSVILLE TOWNSHIP. Foote & Stonestreet’s Store, Dec. 14thJ. C. Booe's SfWe, Dec. 14th . - FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP. Graham & Co’s., Store, Dec. 15th * Cook's Store, Dec. ISthi .. ' • - .Thos. Sofley’s Store. Dec. 15th / :•_ - - K. A. Naylor's Store, Dec:, 15th • j * - FULTON TOWNSHIP.i A. M Foster’s Store, Dec. 17th .- SHADir GROVE TOWNSHIP. J. H. Robertson’s Store, TDec. 18 th ~ - B. R. Bailey's Store,Dec. 18th - - ; MOCKSVILLE TOWNSHIP. At Court House, Dec. 19-20-21-22nd - 9 to U a ni12 to 9 p in 9 to 11 a m 12 to 2.p m 3 to 5 p in 9 to 12 a m I to 3 p in 9 to 11 a m 12 to I p m I to 2 p m 3 to 5 p m 10 a m to 2 p m 9 to 12 a m I to 4 p m AU Da^ The law compels me to settle the taxes doe the State on or before Jin. 1st, 1918. Oar schools, our roads and ajl county matters need the inoney and there is no better time Io settle your taxes than now Prices good, money plentiful, and I urge everyone now Delav! means costs to you and trouble for me. Please consider this notice as-t personal, and give your immediate^ttention to the urgent demands of ' your State, County, Roads and Schools. Remember this is ft* Round for 1917 taxes. Pay before you indulge in Chrbtm s luxur e and save costs. ies' To The People ,of Davie County And Vicinity. Do you realize what an institution this store is and what a benefit it is to you, the purhcasing public? It is our constant aim and endeavor to give you THE BEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY MERCH- ANDISE AT THE LOWEST PRICE. You know that Shoes have advanced, in most cases, about 97 per ct., in the past twelve months, MERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE SHOES YOU WANT AT A VERY SLIGHT ADVANCE OVER L4ST FALL. Then again you know Clothing of all kinds has advanced greatly. IT HAS NOT ADVANCED HERE AND WILL NOT AS LONG AS OUR PRESENT STOCK HOLDS OUT. These are not the only two items that maintain the old prices. Each and every article, as long as they last, will be sold for the same old prices. Come in and let us show you these wonderful valves. Your neighbor is a regular patron of this store, why aren’t you? The oftener you come the more you save. FLETCHER BROTHERS. TRADE STREET WINSTON-SALEM - N. C. “ N I P P Y ” D A Y S JACK FROST IS MORE ~ THAN GETTING BUSY. T h e s e wN i p p y N o v e m b e r d a y s c a ll f o r M e n ’s a n d B o y s ’ w a r m U n d e r w e a r a n d h e a v y C l o t h e s . Weights to Suit Every Individual Need. IlieKindThatFeelsGood and That You Like to Wear. $8.00 to $35.00 $7.50 to $35.00 50c. to $6.00 75c. to $1.90 $1.00 to 2.50 $1.50 to 12 00 Men's Overcoats, Old Prices Men’s Suits, Old Prices Men’s E. Sc W. Shirts, Old Prices Men’s Work Shirts, Old Pricea Men’s Heavy Cotton and Wool Shirts Old Price Men's Sweaters, AU Colors, Old Prices Men’s Bath Robes, newest cuts and BhaiIes $4.00 to lO.i ti Men’s Pajamas, Old Prices $1.50 to 2.50 Men’s Union Suits a t All-Prices Men’s 2-Piece U nderw ear at AU Prices Men’s, Hats and C ips A Specialty—All Prices Boys’ Overcoats, Old Prices ‘ $2.50 to Boys’ Suits, with 2 pair Pants, Old Price . • $2.50 to 12 50 Boys’ Sweaters, Old Price $1.00 to OQ Boys’ Shirts, w ith or without Collars ' 50c ^ ^ Boys’ Knee Pants, Old Price . $1.00 to S2 50 Bovs .UnionSuitsl AU Prices. Boys’ 2-piece Underwear, AU Hats, Gaps, AU Prices. The Store That Carnes Everything To Wear For Faths > And Son. AU Sizes And For'AU Ages. CROW ELL CLOTHING CO. SLOAN’S OLtfi PLACE O N T H E C O R N E R . \ STATESVILLE, N. C. GEORGE F.WINECOFF TLis Dec.1,1917 ; Sheriff of D .vie Couaty. I He Record from paw until Jan. I, ‘ only One Dollar. Hurry up. g|G WAR SES BY ALL CONJ LENC BIG GAlEND .Appropriation ed.—Member£| Everywhere cution of the | W a sh in g to n - M onday fo r it s | M ost o£ th e h e rs h a d arrive] •were com plete -w hat pro m ises sessio n . In c re l th e A m erican pi e c u tio n of th e " u n iv e rsa lly bro| m e m b e rs. Brief and rc| -were held by Immediately ad pointing commil President Wilsf -the second seS congress in in "was, taken out I •who died duris Husting ot Wil dentally shot.l Martin, of IUinI Another feat{ was receipt of aggregating {or war and purposes for till Before the Speaker Clarkj doning, disposi] liibition questid Revenue legil en up immedij appropriation to care for un tures is probal crats’ steeringj ■ways and’ con •week to discus! programs, but f conferences foj ned. 5 MRS. De SAl OF MURDij Required Lessl CuaF Mineola. X. I hour and £ort;j jury in suprer a verdict of 111 Mrs. Blanca d«f of her divorce! Saulles, formel clubman, at Iif Long Island, tl In tli w vercl ever was Tiiatll plea of tempo! ity which fori defendant’s cal had mantained possession thJ of the trial, rl ingly. She s| of the jurors to each gave | As Mrs. de room, a nl touched off of the explc young woman| cion, caused •was preventel Sherman Wil was taken ini she soon reed Mrs. de Sal cally establisj custodian of I Saulles, Jr., al WILL ENTEl SENATd Atlanta. Gal Harris, of till sion, will resl the purpose! Hardwick. of[ according to J here by Mr. BEGIN CURl NON-ES W ashington m ove tow ard industries dij w hen the fuj coal produces sum ers to s| T he list esta m ent for goj fuel, househq utilities, steE] m unitions pla Mob Bu N ashville, D yersburg. Scott, a negJ crim inally a in D yer cour burned a t St1 ^there shortlj w as arrested S aturday an D yersburg ii sheriff and m et-th e offic their prisons burg. \ THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. ft C o u n t y Itore is and ® |g public? give you MERCH- ■«> in most Si j| |ve months. >ES YOU [CE OVER hinds has >VANCED AS OUR It maintain I |as long as | rices. Come calves. patron ■’ The >u save. IERS. N. C. ys call Under- la! Need, fhat You [o $35.tl0 I i Prices I $2.50 to $9.00 I $2.50 to 12 50 I |$1.00 to $8 00 I 50c to $1 50 I |$1.00 to $2 50 I ir, AU P rices | Ir Father ..LEf N. C. I C K I S S B E G I N S jiG WAR SESSION IS EXPECTED gy ALL CONGRESSMEN TO BE LENGTHY ONE. N O W IN H N t E I A S S E M B L E S IN P A B I S MEN FROM EVERY STATE IN THE UNION NOW WITHIN WAR ZONE. TOO Dib CALENDAR OF BUSINESS: IDENTITY IS NOT DISCLOSED AMERICAN, BRITISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN MISSIONS ARE AL READY PRESENT. appropriation Estimates Are Receiv- j AU Those Who Sailed From United e;i Members Say American People j States Arrived Safely and Some Are Everywhere 0Favor Vigorous Prose- j Already in Training—French Popu- cution of the War. Ia^on Give Welcome. Wusliington — C ongress reassem b led Monday for its second w a r session. M ost of th e sen a te an d h o u se m em bers Iiad a rriv e d an d a rra n g e m e n ts wm-e com plete for th e first m e e tin g of w'.uu prom ises to b e a n o th e r epochal session. In creased d e te rm in a tio n of the A m erican people fo r vigorous p ro s ecution of th e w a r w as th e m essag e universally b ro u g h t by th e re tu rn in g m em bers. , B rief and ro u tin e opening session were held by b o th se n a te an d house, Immediately a fte r convening an d ap-’ pointing com m ittees fo rm ally to n o tify P resident W ilson an d each o th e r th a t the second session of th e sixty-fifth congress in in re a d in e ss, a d jo u rn m e n t was tak en out of re sp e c t to m em b ers -who died d u rin g th e re c ess, S e n a to r H usting of W isconsin, w ho w as acci dentally shot, an d R e p rese n ta tiv e M artin, of Illinois. A nother fe a tu re of th e opening d ay w as receip t of ap p ro p ria tio n e stim ates, ag g reg atin g m any billions o f dollars, for w ar and g en eral g o v ern m en tal purposes for th e n e x t fiscal y ear. B efore th e h o lid ay recess, w hich S peaker C lark and o th e rs fav o r ab an doning, disposition fth e n a tio n a l p ro hibition question is to be p ressed . R evenue leg islatio n w ill n o t be ta k en up im m ediately, b u t a deficiency appropriation b ill b efo re th e holidays to care for u n ex p ected w a r expendi tu res is probable. T h e se n a te dem o c ra ts’ stee rin g co m m ittee an d h o u se w ays and’ co m m ittee m ay m e e t th is w eek to discuss te n ta tiv e leg islativ e program s, b u t no p a rty cau cu ses o r conferences fo r th a t p u rp o se a re ,plan ned. MRS. De SAULLES ACQUITTED® OF MURDER CHARGE BY JURY Requi-ed Less Than To Hours—Gets Custody of Son. Mineola, N. Y.—It required but one hour and forty-three minutes for a jury in supreme court here to reach a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Mrs. Blanca de Saulles for the murder of her divorced husband, John L. De- Saulles, former Yale football star and clubman, at his home near Westbury, Long Island, the night of August 3. In the verdict no reference what ever was made to insanity. 'It was a plea of temporary loss of accountabil ity which formed the basis of the defendant’s case. Mrs. de Saulles, who had mantained an air of extreme self, possession throughout the two weeks of the trial, received the verdict smil. ingly. She shook hanss with each of the jurors as they left the box and to each gave a nod of appreciation. As Mrs. de Saulles left -the court, room, a newspaper photographer touched off a flashlight. The shock of the explosion coupled, with the young woman’s heigtened nervous ten sion, caused her to stagger, but she was prevented from falling by Dr. J. Sherman Wight, her physician. She was taken into a nearby room, where she soon recovered. Mrs. de Saulles’ acquittal automati cally establishes her as the only legal custodian of her son, John L. de Saulles, Jr., according to her attorneys. With tffife American Army in France. —National guardsmen from every state in the Union have arrived in France, it is permitted to be an nounced. They are among the troops now training, or lately arrived. While it is not permitted to dis close the identity of units it may be said that all those which sailed from the United States have arrived safe ly and that some already are in train ing within sound of the guns on the battle front. They are showing a spirit in keep ing with the purpose to make the American expeditionary force a ho mogeneous American army in which each division, whether regular, na tional guard, or national army, cannot be distinguished in efficiency from the others. The former state troops are billeted over- a wide area and are pronounced excellent soldiers. The guardsmen have been arriving in the American zone for*many weeks. They are scattered somewhat, but as far as possible the units from the same state have been kept close to gether. They found the regular army had made good preparations for them, and while many are billeted in houses in French towns, others have been quartered in low wooden barracks specially erected. The troops from the various states have been recognized by the French population and have been welcomed enthusiastically. Many of the units wore the French red, white and blue cockade pinned to their campaign hats. After a sufficient time to • rest from the journey, the troops have been set to work training for actual service at the front. In all quarters they are declared to be most enthu siastic and their soldierly qualities have drawn high praise from the French instructors. For the information of the rela tives and families of the men, every one who sailed from the United Staites has arrived safely in France. DISCUSS PROSECUTIfiN O F * Questions for Unified Action Will Oc cupy Attention—The Situation In Russia—House and Lloyd-George Among Those PresenL OLD NORTH STATE P S Brief Notes Covering Happenings in This States That Are of Interest to AU the People. A school of gas defense has been opened at Camp Sevier. More than 6,000,000 pounds of to bacco were sold on the Winston-Salem market during November at an aver age price of about 35 cents a pound. The first contingent of negro troops to be quartered at Camp Greene ar rived when about 500^enlisted men and about twenty officers of the same race arrived from Camp Bartlett. Westfield, Mass. WILL ENTER RACE FOR SENATOR HARDWICK’S SEAT. Atlanta. Ga.—Chairman William J. Harris, of. the federal trade commis sion, will resign at an ehrly date for the purpose of opposing Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, for re-election, according to a statement made public here by Mr. Harris. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SOUND NOTE OF WARNING Against Too Hasty Condemnation of the Bolsheviki. W ashington.— R ealizatio n of th e g re a t d an g er of causing a re a ctio n in R u ssia favorable to th e c en tra l pow e rs by in te rv e n tio n in th e p olitical affairs of th e new dem ocracy has caused ad m in istra tio n officials h ere to sound a n o te of w arn in g a g ain st h a sty cond em n atio n of th e B olsheviki. Back of what is described as a tol erant policy in dealing with Russia apparently not only is a purpose to demonstrate faith in the ultimate stabilization of the democracy, but a faint hope that the extremist fac tion, which is for the moment In control of the seat of government at Petrograd, will refrain from violat ing Russia’s treaty pledges to the en tente allies and make a separate peace. So long as there is a possi bility that these overtures will fail because of the apparently irreconcil able difference^' between the Bolshe viki peace scheme founded on “no annexations and no indemnities” and the German demands for compensa tion and “adequate safeguards for the future,” it is regarded as bad policy to exert any pressure from the outside at this stage. An additional reason for maintain ing an attitude of watchfulness and reserve in Washington is found in the fact that to meet just such a situa tion as is developing in Russia is one of the purposes of the inter-allied con ference assembled in Paris. The representatives of the chief na tions at war with the Teutonic allies • are assembling In Paris for the inter-1 allied conference at which are to be ; discussed momentous questions for j more unified action on the prosecution j of the war. The American, British and Italian missions already have reached the ; French capital. They are led respec- • iively by Col. E. M. House, David-Lloyd , George, the British prime minister, I and Vittorio Orlando, the Italian pre- ! mier. j In addition to determining a basis I for stronger joint action against the I enemy countries, the conferees doubt-; less also will discuss at length the . anomalous situation in Russia, where I the Bolsheviki factions are in control : and where German staff officers are I reported to be acting as military ad- j visers to the Leniue government. Pos- j sibly a most pertinent point in the j discussion will be the future attitude : of the allied countries toward Russia , —whether the situation as it now | stands does not place the Bolsheviki ; government and its followers in 'the j category of allies of the central • powers. Inside Russia the unsettled condi tions of affairs daily seems to be grow ing more serious. All communications now has been' severed between north ’■ and south Russia, even the foreign ! embassies in Petrograd being unable to get in touch with Odessa and other points to the south. Unofficial advices are to the effect that the Russian northern army is in dires traits. i Around the village of Bourlon and j Bourlon wood and about Fontain Notre Dame in the region of Cambrai, the j British troops are keeping hard after 1 the Germans. In both sectors General Byng’s forces again have made con siderable progress especially at Fon taine, where, having been evicted by the Germans after the »nitial drive of last week, they again have obtained a footing in the town and have advanc- , ed almost to the main street. & heavy j concentration of enemy machine guns • in the Folie wood did not succeed In stopping the British advance. The southern portion Jf Bourlon village also was entered by the British after a hot fight, but after having rescued some of their troops who had been isolated there for some time the Brit ish withdrw to their original positions. The Rocky Mount tobacco market has passed the eighteen million pounds mark and all sales records for Rocky Mount have again been broken. The total sales to date for the season have been 18,350,000 pounds at a price aver age of $29.33 per hundred. The strict quarantine at Camp Se vier, established about a week ago, has already resulted in a marked im provement of disease conditions in the division, according to a statement of Lieut--Col. A. M. Whaley, divisional surgeon. Notwithstanding the fact that Dr. Frank Siler has been appointed presid ing elder of the Winston-Salem dis trict of the Methodist church, Mrs. Siler will remain’ as dean of Greens boro College for Women until the end of the present scholastic year. The quarantine of Camp Sevier, Lieut. Col. A. M. Whaley, divisional surgeon, states, already has resulted In a marked improvement of disease conditions in the camp. The number of cases of measles developing daily has fallen below half what it was when the quarantine was instituted six days ago. “Chatham rabbits are fat, but they are scarcer than usual,” said Mr. A. C. Ray, a Pittsboro lawyer and member of the House of Representatives from Chatham, who is in Raleigh attend ing court. “The Chatham rabbit.” Mr. Ray added, "has acquired a reputation almost equal to that of the Smithfield ham. Announcement has just been made of the forty-five young women who passed the examination of the North Carolina State Board for Nurses held in Asheville November 20-22. The highest average in the examinations was made by Miss Ethel Brownsbur- ger of Fletcher, her average being 94 1-3. In a letter received by Senator Overman from Secretary of War Ba ker, the secretary says German pris oners held at .Hot Springs, N. C., and about whom there has been so much said recently, are under the jurisdic tion of the department of labor and that the war department has no juris diction or official knowledge concern ing them. Takes Good Light and Good Eyes The steadiness of Rayo light —neither flicker nor flare— makes it almost as easy to do delicate, particular tasks bj lamplight as daylight I f . i f t f 35 SsiiilRA YO LAM PS are as eijsy to light as a gas jet. You don’t take off either the chimney or shade. Merely raise the gallery and touch a match. A Eayo is easy to re-wick and easy to keep clean. It is artistic and ornamental. JAh s If your dealer doesn’t carry Eayo Lamps write our nearest station. AIaddin Security O u guarantees best results from, lamps, stoves and heaters. STANDARD OIL CO.(Nevr Jersey) BAETIMORE, MD.Washington, D. G. Norfolk. Vs. Richmond, Vs. Charlotte, N. C. Charleston, W. Vs. Charleston. S. G. The newspapers of North Carolina are solidly back of Col. F. H. Fries, director of the North Carolina war savings committee. This note was ex pressed in no uncertain terms at the meeting of editors held in Winston- Salem at the call of Colonel Fries for the purpose of preparing to wage a campaign for war savings certificates. There were present editors of orning and afternoon dailies, weeklies, semi weeklies and monthly publications. The thirty-fourth annual convention of the North Carolina Teachers’ as sembly, after a three days’ session .n Charlotte was concluded with a mam moth patriotic celebration at the city auditorium, when Hon. Thomas W. Bickett, governor, was the principal speaker. Fully 1,000 delegates from over the state, and a number of nota- Ible educators from out of the state, had been in attendance. Following are the officers elected for the year 1917-18: President, N. W. Walker, of Chapel Hill; vice-president, S. B. Underwood, of Greenville; secretary, E. E. Sams, of Raleigh. Members ap pointed to fill vacancies on the execu tive committee are: Superintendent A. S. Webb, Miss Mary Arrington and Superintendent R. H. Latham. Among the deaths recently reported by General Pershing was the follow ing: Private Clinton J. Hardwick, engineers, November 26, cerebro spi nal meningitis, emergency address, D. W. Monroe, Chadbourne, N. C. The ninety-second session of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church in ses sion at Mebane adjourned to meet in Concord November 20, 1918. Te new $400,000 cigarette factory at Reidsville will be ready March I, 1918. MORE AMERICANS ARE KILLED AND WOUNDED Two Killed and Five Wounded Fight- SEGiN CURTAILMENT OF NON-ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES. Washington.—The government’s first move toward curtailing non-essential industries during the war was made "■hen the fuel administration sent to coal producers a preferred list of con sumers to serve when filling orders. The iist establishes preferential ship ment for government orders, railway fuel, household requirements, public utilities, steel plants, coke ovens and munitions plants. ' * Mob Burns Negro at Stake. Nashville, Tenn.—A dispatch from Dyersburg, Tenn., says that Ligon Scott, a negro who is alleged to have Timinally assaulted a white woman in Dyer county, November 22, was burned at stake on the public square there shortly after noon. The negro was arrested in Jackson, Tenn., late Saturday and was being brought to Uyorsburg in an automobile by the sheriff and his deputies when a mob met- Ihe officers and relieved them of their prisoner and proceeded to Dyfers- burg. WOULD t u r n ' f a c il it ie s OVER TO GOVERNMENT Ing In France. Washington’.—Two American sol- j diers were killed and five were severe- j Iy wounded in the artillery combat I with the Germans November 20, Gen- j eral Pershing reported. Those killed were: Private Harry L. Miller, field artillery, Baker, Ore.; Private Charles Rissmiller, field artillery, Reading, Pa. The severely wounded are: Ser- geant Julian M. Peek, Hartwell, Ga.; j Sergeant Andrew Engstrom, Fort Sill, j Okla.; Private Harry C. Watkins, j North Bend, Ore.; Private Oscar F. I Jones, Lucas, Ohio; Private Joseph I Lewitt, Mount Holly, N. J. All are ; artillerymen. .. I ANOTHER AMERICAN i STEAMSHIP TORPEDOED\ London.—The American steamship j Actaeon Was torpedoed Sunday, a dis- j patch from Coruna, Spain, reports. : Twenty-one survivors have arrived at : Port Caramrinas. Three boats with j the remainder of the crew are missing. | A Stitch in T im e O e t re a d y n o w fo r th o s e su d d e n c o ld sn a p s t h a t a re su re to c o m e. G e t a P e rfe c tio n O il H e a te r. I t ’s a lw a y s reliab le , easily c a rrie d fro m ro o m to ro o m , e c o n o m ic a l to b u y a n d to u se ; g o o d -lo o k in g , d u ra b le a n d tro u b le -p ro o f. N o w u s e d in o v e r 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 h o m e s. T h e b e s t fu e l is A la d d in S e c u r ity O il—g iv e s e ig h t h o u rs c h e e rfu lw a rm th fo re v e ry g a llo n . S T A N D A R D O I L C O M P A N Y Detroit, M ich.—Approximately 150 automobile manufacturers at a meet ing of the National Automobile Cham ber of Commerce here today pledged their support to the government and expressed their readiness to turn fa cilities over to the government as rapidly as required. In the mean time it was decided, the manufac turers will keep their organizations intact to conserve the greatest pos sible strength. g o v e r n m e n t p r e p a r e s t o AID IN ADJUSTING LABOR SUPPLY W ash in g to n . — P rep a ra tio n s for g re a te r g o v ern m en tal aid in a d ju stin g lab o r supply to w ar need s w ere p u t .u n d er w ay by th e council of n a t onal d efen se w ith th e ap p o in tm en t o f L. L. M arshall, d ean of tb e school of com m erce and ad m in istra tio n of th e U ni v e rsity of C hicago, a s chief of a new ly c re ated sectio n on in d u stria l service T h e sectio n w ill u n d e rta k e p ren n u n a ry in v estig atio n of th e increasing number of la fo r problem s. HUNGER-STRIKERS ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL Washington. — Twenty-two hunger striking miiit-ants of the woman’s par ty were turned out of the district of Columbia jail with the explanation that their sentences of from 15 days to sev en months had been commuted 'to ex pire at once. No official statement as to the cause was to be had, but the women were jubilant in the belief that j they had. succeeded in demonstrating J that the jail was not big enough for j both them and their keepers. GYPSIES AND BOOTBLACKS REGARDED AS IDLERS Baltimore.—The status of Gypsies and bootblacks was established as idlers and they will come under the provisions of the Maryland compul sory work law. Following a confer ence between Police Marshal Carter and George A. Mahohe, state director of the work bureau,.a iiumber of Gyp sies were rounded up. They- declared they had work and stated that some weeks they earned $500 as horse deal ers and coppersmiths. (New Jersey) BALTIMORE MD.Washington, D. C. Norfolk, Va. Richmond. Va* Charlotte, N.C Charleston, W. Va. Charleston, S. C. P P •THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. DrRECTOR OF CENSUS S. L. ROG ERS CONGRATULATES NORTH CAROLlNAf1HEALTH BUREAU. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo- •pie, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh. That North Carolina has been ad mitted to the birth registration area of the United States, beginning Jan uary I, 1917 ,'f and is admitted as the thirteenth State in the Union and one of three Southern States is according to a letter received by Dr. W. S. Ran kin, secretary of the State ^oard of Health, from Sam L. Rogers, director of the Federal census bureau. The letter reads: “It gives me .great pleasure to inform you that .North Carolina measured well over 90 per cent and has been admitted to the registration area for births for the year 1917. A detailed report of the test will be sent you shortly. Our special agents have returned from North Carolina and have nothing but glowing accounts to give of the cor dial reception given them and of the efficiency of your registration sys tem.” This means, according to the State Board of Hdflth, that North Carolina is reporting all, or at least over 90 per cent of her births and that birth sta tistics as well as her death statistics will be accepted by the United States and foreign governments. For the past month tw.o special agents from the Federal Census Department offi cially inspected the completeness of the birth reporting made to the Vital Statistics Department of the Board and found that the State was hot only reporting far above the required per centage, but that the work was done most efficiently. The other States that l&ve preceded North Carolina into the birth registra tion area are the six New England States—New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia and Kentucky. The latter two were admit ted this year. More Hog Cholera Work In State. Because the campaign for cleaning up hog cholera in the section around Elizabeth Citv has shown what may be done along this line, the National Department of Agriculture co-operat ing with the State Department has de termined to greatly extend this work, and has placed two additional hog cholera experts in the state to aid Dr. F. D. Owen in eradicating this dis ease. The first campaign of education and demonstration in the methods of hog cholera control was begun in 1914, when Doctor Owen was assigned to this state with headquarters at Ral eigh. Later the work was intensified by taking only a small territory around Elizabeth City, much of which is in free range territory, to See if it would be possible to eradicate the diease in this territory. The results of this test proved very successful and now two men will he located in the eastern section of the state with headquarters at Elizabeth City and Wilmington, while Doctor Owen will be available to citizens oyer the entire state. The work as outlined will be divided into two phases. The first will be educational and demonstrations in which the county agents of the Agri cultural Extension Service will be used to aid in awakening swine grow ers to the danger of the hog cholera disease. The second will be in the na ture of sanitary control work in which the co-operation will be with the State Veterinarian .of the Agricultural De partment. Director B. W. Kilgore, of the Agricultural Extension Service, will co-operate with Doctor Owen in the educational side of his work; and Doctor 0. H. Graham, State Veterin arian, will co-operate in the sanitary control work. Under the program of education and demonstration, meetings will be held throughout the State, demonstrations in the methods of immunization of swine through the administration of antt-hog cholera serum will be given, swine growers will be taught the eco nomic value of the . anti-hog cholera serum and county agents will be as sisted In controlling epidemics of hog cholera whenever there is great, need. Meetings will also be arranged by the county agents when there seems to be need of such educational movement. Millors Will Protest to Hoover. A delegation of grain millers ol the state was here trying to have the fed eral food control division suspend an order against the importation of wheat into North Carolina. The order lias been imposed on the ground that North Carolina raises sufficient wheat for the needs of the people of the state. There are 180 grain mills in tire state, 32 of which Import more or less wheat from other states. These mill ers insist that they cannot operate their mills if they are cut out of the wheat they have heretofore brought in to supply their trade. The millers, with the co-operation of the state department of agriculture will make up a detailed official state ment of the real situation in this state and present it to the federal food con trol authorities flitli demand for read justment of the order as to^ importa tion of wheat into this state. The millers held a conference with Hemy A. Page, federal food adminis trator for this state, and the situation was thoroughly canvassed. It devel oped that there are really more than 4,000.000 bushels of wheat brought into the state for milling purposes and something like 250,000 bushels export ed in the shape of flour and other mill products. The best estimates seem to be that nearly nine-tenths of the wheat produced in the state is ground by the small mills on the “cus tom” basis of tolls for the grinding in seed. That this state must produce some thing like 3,000,000 more bushels of wheat before the state can be really said to be self-sustaining in the pro duction of its wheat bread, is the con tention. Do Spring Plowing Early Is Advice. One important piece of the spring work which can often be gotten out of the way in the fall and early winter to good advantage is a part at least of the plowing. Officials of the Agricul- utral College give' the following argu ments in its favor: 1. There is more time in fall than spring and every day saved can be used for preparing and planting when th6 spring rush comes. 2. Hired help can be kept employed at this and other winter work instead of being turned off and lost. 3. Teams are harder and in better working condition In fall, and the weather is cooler for the heavy work. 4. Land is generally in good condi tion to turn in fall, which may be too wet early or too dry later if left until spring. 5. Stiff, “bakey” soils may be crumbled and improved in condition and come plant-food freed by exposure to freezing and thawing. 6. Tough sods will rot more quickly if fall plowed, and can be disked up into a better seed-bed with less labor. 7. Fall plowed land, left rough, will absorb more water and melting snow. 8. Wire worms, white grubs and other insect pests, as well as shallow- rooted weeds, such as garlic and weedy grasses, are injured and often killed by turning up and freezing. Light soils subject to washing should not be plowed in the fall. There is little danger of difficulty in Work ing fall plowed land up loose and mel low if a disk harrow is used when moisture conditions are right. Organize Peanut Growers. Mr. W. R. Camp has returned to hi3 office from a trip made to a meeting of the peanut growers of North Caro lina and Virginia at Suffolk, where in co-operation with the marketing offi cials of the State of Virginia, he took steps to form the Vlrginia-Carolina Peanut Grow.ers Association for the purpose of securing for the growers just and equitable prices for their product Mr. C. W. Mitchell of Aulander, a member of the State Board of Agricul ture, was elected president of the as sociation; Mr. Frank Shields of Scot land Neck, vice-president; and Mr. George M. Inman, of Waverly, Va., secretary- treasurer. The directors of the organization are A. F. Mathew, Waverly, Va'., J. L. Wynne, Everetts, N. C.; J. T. Robertson, Wakefield, Va.; S. B. Winburn, Como, N. C.,- E W. Crichton, Capron, Va.; E. N. Elliott, Tyner, N. C. In general, the objects of the asso ciation are to promote the mutual in terests of growers in prgducing, hand ling and marketing of the peanut crop. Any peanut grower In the State may become a member upon payment of the dues of one dollar per year. "It is of interest to know,” says Mr. Camp, “that not more than 50 per cent of a crop will be made in North Caro lina and Virginia, according to reports made at the meeting by visiting dele- gates from peanut counties. Earlier In the season, it was thought that two- thirds of a crop would be made but later reports have shown this to be an over estimate. About one hundred thousand manu facturers, wholesalers and other dis tributors of staple goods are now un der the licensing provisions of the Food Controi Act. • Two New Charters Granted. H. W. F. Co., of Elierbe, to conduct general' mercanitle establishment with * $50,000 authorized capital and $10,000 subscribed. The incorporators are J. J. Henderson, J. W. Webb, and W. M. Henderson, all of Elierbe. The Rowan Supply Company of Bur- gaw, with $25,000 authorized capital and $300 subscribed. The incorpora tors are E. R. Mixon-, W. H. Whitle and R. R. Fleming, all of Burgaw. The Food Administration is protect ing the patriot against the slacker In business. With Dickens At Christmas Peterson Case Continued. Maj. George L. Peterson, under in dictment on the charge of $7,600 short age in accounts as property and dis- bursing officer of the North Carolina national guard, procured the continu ance of his case In Wake county su perior court this afternoon, renewed his $10,000 bond and returned to Camp. Sevier, where he is on the quartermas ter's staff of the Thirtieth division. The grand jury ,made the formal re turn of a true bill, but the,trial of th«, case is uncertain. He Made Yuletide Real Again . DEFOBE the Christmas hearth I muse alone, And visions o/ the past, ' both grave and gay, Rise from the ruddy coals; outside the moan Of homeless winds is chid den by the lay Sweet sung by children who keep holiday, Making the season’s mood their very own. And slowly, while I gaze and dream and grow Eess lonesome, do the sights and sounds of earth . Fade, and my fancy wanders to and fro With a great master of la ment and mirth, Who waved his hand to gild the long ago. A wondrous company! Micaw- ber smiles In spite of poverty, and Lit tle Nell, Too frail a flower, travels her weary miles, Then falls on sleep, and Da vid tries to tell The trials of the young; now Pickwick’s spell Makes laughter easy; on a pinnacle Of sacrifice sits Carton midst .wafs wiles. Drolls, villSins, gentlefolk of all degrees Make populous the air, a hundred strong. Last comes, as fits the season, Scrooge, his knees A-tremble, till he harks the Christmas song Of love and knows that spite and greed are wrong And how that charity is more than these. Master of human hearts! No Christmastide Whose chants are not the sweeter and whose cheer Is not more blest since Dick ens lived and died! The savor of his teachings makes, each year Richer in hoiflely virtues, doth endear Man unto man; hence shall he long abide. —Richard Burton. A Christmas Gift That Could Not Be BoughL “One of my most valued gifts this past Christmas was one that money alone could not have bought,” said Dolly Wayne in the Philadelphia Ledger. “It was a pot of wild flowers and mosses which had been trans planted from the woods In the early fall and lovingly watched and tended until Christmas time. When the gift came to me the pot and saucer had been prettily decorated, and on the hepatica plants there were numerous buds, which blossomed, some on Christmas day and others later in the week, The gift still affords me daily delight I have enjoyed, those sweet purple and white hepatica blossoms far more than I should have any florist’s roses, for I know that the plants were gathered and kept for me by one who understood how dearly I love the woods and the treasures found there.” HerSanta Claus Letter C E E wrote a note to Santa 1 u Claus, The queerest note that ever was; 'Twas naught but scrawls and I dots and rings; , Ej But, oh, it meant so many 0 things! For little girls, strange to be- A Keoe, Want many things on Christ mas eve. I Sftfl asked for dolls all dress- $ ed in Hue, And red and pink and purple, ’ too; " Bhe asked for dogs and cats and toys. And instruments that make a noise; She asked for candies, cakes and things And popcorn strung in lengthy $ strings. She sent her note to’Santa Claus, The queerest note that ever was. Her papa mailed it earjiy so 'Tweuld surely off to Santa go., 'Twas naught but scrawls and dots and, rings; A. 'Sr' But, oh, it meant so many 0 things! | —Joe Cone in Woman’s Home /Ja Companion. * '77 How Animals Figure In Christmas Customs T HE Christmas customs in Norway and Swden are the most'finter- esting of any country. It is time of great rejoicing. To show that there are friendly feelings between every one in the household the shoes are placed in a row in the liall when retir ing on Christmas eve, and, like the German custom, candles are left burn ing in the‘village windows all night to light the way for “Kristine,” who brings the gifts. The Christmas tree is largely decorated with candles and pretty cakes arranged in bright colored baskets, all usually home made. The richer households send good things to the poor, and everywhere among both rich and poor are the ani mals and birds remembered, says Our Dumb Animals. The boys and girls save up their pennies during the year for this purpose. Sheaves of grain are fastened to’the window ledges in town, and In the country the sheaves are fastened to long poles and renewed every day for a week, and many are the birds that spy this feast. On the barn floors of the pensants bowls of hot porridge are set for. poor “Robin Goodf elloW” to comfort him because he has no “soul.” The cows and the horses' share in the general happiness by having a double share of food given them. It is a big skip from the northland to the southland or tropical countries where Christmas is celebrated without the evergreen tree to decorate and hang gifts on. In Brazil the holiday may be spent outdoors in the sunny flower scented air. They have quaint superstitions in these summer lands relative to Yule- tide. On the coffee plantations the old folk say that on Christmas night the animals have the gift of speech and that if only a child has sufficient cour age to go out alone after dark it will hear on the stroke of 12 the cock crow in a loud, clear voice from his highest perch: “Christo naseeu”—Christ is born. The bull in a deep, sonorous bass inquires from a distant field, “Onde” —where? , The sheep then answer in chorus, “Em BeIem de Juda”—in Bethlehem of Judea. In turn all the domestic animals give to the world the glad tidings of the Nativity. Many a child wished it had the courage necessary to enable him to spend midnight outdoors and hear this wonderful conversation of the brute creation. Christmas Pie Has Long FamiSy History H APPY the Christmas reveler who has a digestion to tackle the Christmas pie. The modern fad dist In diet is trying to rule out the plum pudding and the mince from the Christmas feast. Shame on him! Better a night of groaning to the few than a ban on a time honored custom for the many. Lay in a stock of soda mint, pepsin and salt water. Be sporty and take chances on the plummy goody.;t First it was old Santa under a ban— a, dreary world it would be without Santa Claus—now It is the toothsome Christmas pie bulging with raisins, flaky of crust and redolent of burning brandy. Truly the modern progressive who lives by rule is akin to the old Puritan to whom the Christmas pie was an abomination savoring of heresy. In deed the Roundhead had more excuse for his abstinence; it was a test of or thodoxy. - He felt his morals would be injured by eating a pie whose savory contents were typical of offerings of the Magi and whose form was often that of a manger. The Christmas pie is of ancient and honorable lineage, and its name of “mince pie” came centuries .later, be ing given in derision by the Puritans. Are we such weaklings that what our ancestors have thrived on for centu ries will slay us in one eating? Surely the stomach specialist, that product of modernity, must have slipped up. Our grandparents did not eat one measly little slice of the Christmas pie in fear and trembling. Boldly they swallowed huge hunks, not on Christ mas day only, but during the entire season of Christmas, unto Twelfth Night Was it not writ, “As many dif ferent houses as thou shalt eat mince pie duripg Christmastide so many hap py months shalt thou have during the year?” And they began the mixing of that Christmas pie early and with great ceremony. It was a gala occasion when the plum pudding was to be stirred and each member of the house hold down to the infant In arms must have a turn at the spoon.—Philadel phia Press. In the Days of ’61-’65. "Christmas mornings in the Civil war days,” says the veteran, "were gener ally spent in reading letters. "After dinner the men indulged in sports, par ticularly prize fights, and then in the evening they gathered together and sang the wartime songs and told stories, of the Christmases before the fighting began. It wasn’t all chorus sing ng, either, for we had some good soloists in the line, and our company actors showod their’abilities by re citing or rdhearsing the plays they had seen while on furloughs.” RIVALS EXPLOITS j OF IESSE JAMES; i | C areer of W alter Blevins M ore' Sensational Than Any Dime * Novel Hero. B ased On C o s t P er T a b le t ^ g jJ I t S a v e s o -A r* CASCARA QUINlNt IN LAW’S CLUTCHES ! Killing of a Holdup Victim in Montana Brings to Close Remarkable Rec ord of D.aring Criminal I Experiences. j Knoxville, Tenn.—Rivaling the ex ploits of Jesse James weifPthe thrilling experiences and adventures of Wal ter Blevins, alias Walter Curtis, alias Walter Dean, who recently was taken ■ from this city to Anaconda, Mont., to be placed on trial at Anaconda charged : with murder and highway robbery. I Blevins belonged to the famous1 Harvey Logan clan, - 1 Investigation by secret service men,1 post office inspectors and other fed-; eral officers at Knoxville has dis-! closed deeds and crimes attributed to . Blevins which are unparalleled in thfe ; most popular “Diamond Dick” and "Nick Carter” stories. Many Desperate Deeds. Gold nuggets were stolen in Alaska by Blevins, and on this charge and jail-breaking at -Juneau, Alaska, he was sentenced to the federal peniten tiary at Fort Leavenworth by the ter ritorial, court In Alaska. He was released from Leavenworth prison on» October 15, 1016. He then went to Chattanooga and worked for two or three weeks-as a structural steel worker. For two months he remained in up per East Tennessee. During that time the post office at Johnson City was entered, the vault therein, as well as the large safe inside the vault, were blown open with nitroglycerin and nearly $10,000 worth of postage stamps and several hundred dollars in money stolen. In the latter part of February, 1917, Blevins left East Tennessee and re turned to Montana, where he had lived for several years before going to the pentitentiary. While in Montana he was arrested by state authorities raid tablets now 30c for 21 tab J ® ' F.gired on proportionate C f tablet, you save 9J4c when vou bp'r - r r s s L g * ' — I C i S K f f - S „I . 24 Tablet, for 25c. W AtanyDrusStors MENT Reduces Bursal Enlargements. 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Most of the wear and tear was suffered by her six hus bands.” KIDNEY TRfiUBLE NOT EASILY REGOGN Applicants for insurance Often G Rejected Blevins Shot Him. upon a minor charge and was given sis months in jail. While in jail at Malta, Mont., he made his escape, In connection with two men, who it’is claimed were Western highwaymen. Shortly after hi& escape from' jail in company with these men and an other party, he went to Anaconda, and while at Anaconda this quartette held up ten or fifteen automobiles on a highway about three miles from Anaconda. Because one of the parties, a promi nent business man, failed to hold up his hands as quickly as Blevins or dered, it is claimed Blevins shot him, and also shot a woman who did not respond immediately to his command. Theoman lived a few weeks and died. Blevins made his escape nad was af terwards recaptured at Minot, N. D., and returned to Malta, Mont., on the old charge for which he was serving a sentence when he escaped. It was claimed part of the stolen goods and jewelry' was found upon him, Confesses to Robbery. Blevins confessed to the robbery of the Johnson City post office at Malta, Mont., and before the Montana state authorities suspected that he was con nected with the Anaconda robbery he was brought to Tennessee for trial for the Johnson City robbery of the $10,- 000 in postage stamps and several hun dred dollars in money. He was tried on that charge at the session of the United States district court in September, at Greeneville, Tenn., when he repudiated his alleged confession, claiming It was forced from him by the sheriff in Montana, afid, the federal government being un able to rebut his claim at that time, he was acquitted by the jury, there being no other evidence of his robbing the, Johnson City post office except his reputed confession. Sheriff J. R. Crabb and Deputy Sher iff Percy Ingalls of Montana took Blev- ins back to Montana with a 20-pound boot on his foot, which has a combina tion lock which takes about three min utes to open, and strong handcuffs. Au examining physician for one of the prominent life insurance companies, in in interview of the subject, made the as tonishing statement that one reason why so many applicants for insurance are re jected is because kidney trouble is so com mon to the American people, and the large majority of those whose applications are declined do not even suspect Uwt tiifj have the disease.1 Judging from reports from drugpsts who are constantly in direct- touch with the public, there is one preparation M has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. The mild and healing influence of Dr. Kilmers Snainp-Boot I! soon realized. It stands the highest for its remarkable record of success. W e find that Swamp-Root is strictjy an Jrerbal compound and we would ad vise our readers who feel in need of suchJ remedy to give it a trial. Ii is on sail a t all drug stores in bottles ot two sirs, medium and large. However, if you wish first to test hj# great preparation send ten cents to W- Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, X- Y, J sample bottle. When writing be sure mention “ this paper.—Adv. Typical Housecleaning. ^ A woman wouldn’t Ihink she housecleaning if she didii": get alJ articles her husband Iivded the most inaccessible plae-' the «•’ first day. A BRIGHT, CLEAR COMPLEXION Is always admired, and it Is d- ble ambition of every wohum i" (|“ she can to make howl! Many of our southern 'v,!!i!|,|[ 1I, found that TetterIne is iiivn'un" clearing up blotches, item-' 1®'C'^ etc., and making the shin 'ou velvety. The worst cases "i ot' ^ and other torturing skin disease-' ) to Tetterine. Sold by druggists or- by mall for 50c. by Sltuiirilie Savannah, Ga.—Adv. C. G. Danielson of Hanlin- ^ cleared $50 an acre this year «■ acres of oats; expenses deduct11 • To Cure a Cold In Om D»y T Take LAXATiyn BBOMO NV1V01Vare. B- Dnmrieta refund money if it QROVB’3 signature is on each box. New South Wales cuts unripe 'viie‘' for hay.__________ f t " ? * ; Hnrfns Is for.T W J* | I s a a s s j s s - i ^ g s ! 5 Befreehee-Restores. J^PI-candso^s = Trcatmentfor Byes that feei i j i0J. cut*s 5 QlveyourByes as »nch of jooriu larjty.s s as your Teeth and with tbo same . : ^ CHAPTER —1 “There is not mu on, almost jountil bow things were the boat. I knew ashore, and'determi his purpose, but Besides1Ifelt you' ion of me that prob listen.” “You were great! Cann,” she said pi have gladly receive were my father’s I could read th his face. The words was a sho made him instant! “You mean you you would have Iis “Most assuredly think otherwise? yourself in the b ment to which you brutal. I owed m. with Captain grateful. I have you have been a a business assoei Why should I not you?” I looked at her her eyes never I this mean? Was I Was she endeavo or was she speaki nest? Nothing i~ the tone of her v As for McCann, his face pictured vietion of her sine too good to be tr nature to doubt I “I—I—you sur mered, absolutely ence. “I—I assur by the highest forts. My—my your father.” He turned and - In him surging t - ® “I will cbnvers ton alone.” To resist would ishness. I could gun in his bar. he only required More, there was sion of the girl’s resistance. She toward me, or ex terest. AYith hands c rage, not even stepped backwar threshofd McCam I heard the ki Trembling Still by the strange sank back upon utter helplessne and said appear really occurred might be acting way to gain M order to win froi we required. It in silence, broot that this possib slowly dawn up could trust the practically impt vealed to her h' many ways the blotted out. As the full k grew apparent, that had occur light. She ha one chance; hnJ intuition the her command, years, her expe ' been that of a tively realized of wealth, of b had been beau accomplished a Aye! and the with McCann, sion of surpri awakened prid had no powe was already p True, but wo game she phiye if she venture cover the brut And he had t poiver, to Avre suspicioned de one to help h false step—abs a lamb among would never r a moment. I take observaff tion, to trace chart, but be left again deck or in th see to that. The afterno weary hours, lieve the mon tude. No one the stateroom food, and my tinguish no so main cabin, passed along once or twice erpool sing ou forward. The Ing across th the ,ship held but the ocean THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. tV,iiuiira MpUlNINf §jce for this 20-v*-.*¥•24 tablets--?I3V o ra iS b S s K I tl0niJte cost CM19 z c when you b«tf B-ures Cold ou^ Jlour*—grij>Br'*—Money I t fails.>t* for 25c. 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Icnin? actress linshwn ■s?” |'!it can give you the It.” Most of the "'ear ■ red by Iier sis Inis- LE NOT IWI BEOOOiZEO Insurance Often tiected bysician for one of the |rc!ice companies, in an !subject, macie the as- Ir. ihat one reason why B for insurance- are re- Idney trouble is so com- In people, and the large Iivhose applications ate Iven suspect tiiat they Jeports from druggists I; in direct touch v.iib Bi one preparation tlsat lccessful in overcoming The mild and heaiifig 'ili'.ier's Swanip-Koot^ifi ,;..nds the highest for —ird of success. Kwamp-Root is strictb wid and we would ac* i Io feel in need of such a I a trial. It is on sale In bottles of two sizes, ■ wish first to icn tbifl Isend ten cents to_ Br- lgliamton, X. I •, *or “! ,Ien writinu' be sure ana fr.—Adv. Jiousecleaning. Ildn’t IliinU she w“s LiK; didn't -<T nil th® land n<‘c«lr<i iiio^t 1 ^ Lible itbicfi' i!i" v;'r- :ar co m plex io n I1Ivorv woinrni <" [« iiorsalt' til!!"!CtivJjj Iuthern wonn-n ]u‘; Irine is invaluii‘,1<! • [dies, itchy L the skin soft :1 |irst cn.suH of lC’;'e"!d g skin disease* i«- : by <1 r u ^ is ts or sent by SIniptrine ^ u" ji.dv. L of HwUIu, Colo- Lcre this .'ear <-’n lpenses deducted. Cold in One OSr .fsDlc* t e b-on each box ®c' Ies cuts unripe wheat iunmHUIHt IUH""""""!na IsforTired Ey^i "“ S sssSt-«sss» I©s. Mnrioe is «• , Cl3a:t». »that feel ^ry ana r0 - aaacti o f rou* T vlZfcM fi S OU CAWOTBUYhE^alt 5ptical btcrec o . ^ y Co- cwe280ttoImtiiiiiUicHHttdJJMlliW**11 "* AJItorilling W ar Story of the N orth A tlantic □ Bj RANDALL PARRISH Copyright A. C.<McClurg & Co. Iu-W the as!'- Iii CHAPTER XVIII—Continued. •—13— ; nore is not much to tell,” he went -.Unost jauntily. “I saw exactly iliinjrs were going before we left !1.>;:i. I knew Hollis’ reputation iro. tind determined to warn you of I'lirpose, but had no opportunity. Ik-Mdo.-=. I felt you had so poor an-opin- ion of me tlmt probably, you would not list on" -Vim wore greatly mistaken, Mr. Mc- 0.:r"-” she said pleasantly. “I would j,■:Vv ihidl.v received your advice. Yon wore ii'-y father’s friend.” I cn’.ilil read the man's surprise in Iiis face. rXhe graciousness of her w.ird# was a shock, -yet his egotism made him instantly her victim. * ■•You moan you trusted me? That you would have listened?” “Most assuredly. How could yon ;hi;il: otherwise? I knew you were not v,Hirself in the boat, and the treat- iiu'i-.t to which you were subjected was t-r'-ual. I owed my life to you equally win; Captain Hollis, and am very prateful. I have never forgotten that you have been a guest In our home, a business associate of my father’s. IVlty should I not have-confidence In you?" 0 I looked at her in amazement, but her eyes never met mine. • What did this mean? Was the girl acting a part? Was she endeavoring to deceive him, or was she speaking now in deadly ear nest? Nothing In her manner, or in the tone of her voice, gave me a clue. As for McCann,.the very expression of his face pictured his delight, his con viction of her sincerity. It was almost too good to be true, yet his was not a nature to doubt his own attractiveness. “I—I—you surprise me,” he stam- remained desolate, the horizon unbro* ken by a gleam of sail, or smudge of smQke. No echo of a cry reached me from any lookout aloft. The vessel proceeded quietly, no effort being made, apparently, to achieve speed. I judged our rate would not exceed eight the harsh croak belonging to Jim White. “D you—you jvas asleep.” “I lay back to rest, but I was not asleep, monsieur—non, non.” “Welli we won’t fight over that now. You’re the only Frenchman, on board, knots, and decided there was either and we want you on deck. Go on tip; a scarcity of men in the stokehole, or j l>n stay here. Aye, man, yer better else they were conserving fuel to at- j leave the gun.” tain greater speed during the hours of darkness. The bright sunlight be gan to fade Into a purple dusk. ■ CHAPTER XIX. A French Man-of-War. No food was brought me during the afternoon, nor had I eaten all day, yet my mental state vtas such I had no consciousness of hunger. I had dis covered no means of creating a light, although my eyes were sufficiently ac customed to dimness to enable me to move about my narrow quarters safely enough. * It must have been between eight and nine o’clock when the key turned in the lock of my door, and Liverpool looked in. The light frftin the swing ing lamp in the main cabin flared into my eyes, blinding me, yet I recognized his face, and saw Dade close behind him, bearing a tray. Neither of them spoke, but Red, having assured him self of my presence, stood aside, and’ motioned the steward to enter. The latter deposited the laden tray on the desk, and backed out silently, every movement showing him thoroughly cowed by his guardian. Eealizing that any word from me would only result in I insult, I remained silient, and the two disappeared, closing and locking the door behind them. I confess I ate the mered, absolutely forgetting my pres- ' f00d with relish, for it was well cooked, ence. “I—I assure you I was actuated and served with some daintiness. After by the highest motives in all my ef- a second cup of coffee I felt much forts. My—my duty was to you, and 1 more like myself, rummaging through your father.” ; the captain’s chest until I found some He turned and faced me, the bully tobacco and a pipe, which I at once In him surging to the surface. appropriated to my own use. No one “I will converse with Miss Carringr ton alone.” To resist would have been utter fool ishness. I could Esee the gleam of the gun in his hand, and realized that he only required an excuse to use it. More, there was nothing in the expres sion of the girl’s face to inspire me to resistance. She did not even glance toward me, or exhibit the slightest in terest. With hands clenched in impotent rage, not even venturing a reply, I stepped backward. As I crossed the ihreshold McCann closed the door, and I heard the key turn in the lock. Trembling still with anger, and dazed hy the strange action of the girl, I returned for the emptied dishes, and I sat for a long while at the open port smoking, the blue spiral swept away by the rush of air, and my eyes on the starlit waters, I had been sailor long enough to ac cept the ordinary perils of the sea as part of the profession. Nothing was too strange to be true at sea; and so it was not the position in which I found myself; not the possible fate of the In dian Chief, or of her captured officers, which weighed most upon my mind—it was Vera Carrington. If those villains scuttled tKe ship; if they took to the boats to save themselves, leaving ns to drown like rats, what would they do with the girl? Would McCann dare to “Vat ees it, Monsieur White? Why they want me on deck?” “What’s the difference, you frog- eater? But I’ll tell yer anyhow. There is a cruiser showing up off our port quarter, which has caught sight 0 ’ us. She looks Frenchy, and if there is a hail, it will be up to you to answer— you are the only one aboard this hooker who talks the lingo like a na tive, see!” Dubois stood staring, his lips parted In sudden terror. “A French warsheep; eet hail us?” “Not yet; but they are bound to question us, all right. There! diii you hear that? A shot across our bows, politely asking us to heave to; aye! and we are slowing down; come, hurry up on deck with you, Frenchy.” ‘But—but, monsieur, what ees it I can say? I know not ze words, Be— ze explanation,” ' “You speak French, don’t you?” “Oul, monsieur, oul, but—but I know not what to speak.” Well, don’t let that worry you. Mc Cann will tell j-ou—but God pity you, “Miscellaneous; mostly farm ma-1 anything wrong. I was .endeavoring ehinery.” i tp sound an alarm when these fellows Asearchlightswepttfisfare and.aft^seized me, and threw me down the but finally settled on the KKSe group! stairs into the cabin." of men clustered together on prop i “But how did you get on deck? And rail. : where did you procure the revolver?” “You’re north of your course.” j “I cat my way out; the gun was There was an instant of hesitation; j token from White. Don’t block the way, then Dubois’ explanation: |Miss Vera! 1 must Set t0 the deck “We ran before the storm last night, as"|n’ wil1 tjeJ-00 1^ e-" jnonsieur, having been struck by light- Is McCann out there? * • •• “No; only Red, and a sailor named Dugan. White is loiocked out, andmng. “Ah, I see; that accounts for your stump of a foremast and the temporary ; McCann has gone aboard the cruiser, wheel aft. What shape are your boats ' has forged papers with him. Let iny> j me go; I can fight my way through “Three of them left, monsieur.” | with this gun. Those devils will either “Send the captain, with the French- make way or get hurt.” roan, over with the ship’s papers. Be She stepped aside, and with no Hail To Give Up Was Almost FrantIcWith the Pain and Suffering of Kidney Com plaint Doan’s Made Her Well. Mrs. Lydia Shuster, 1838 Margaret St., Frankford, Pa., BayB: “A cold started my kidney trouble. My back began to ache and got sore and lame. My joints and ankles became swollen and lively about it.” “Out, monsieur; what is the name of the warship?” “The French cruiser Descartes, on patrol. Get your boat over.” What would McCann do? Was he other thought but the necessity for I action, I turned the key in the lock ; and flung the door open. The main j deck was deserted; to my surprise, j all three of the men had disappeared. 1 painful and'it felt as'if needles were sticking Into them. I finally had to give up and went from bad to worse.“My kidneyB didn’t act .right and the secretions were scanty and distressing. I had awful dizzy spells when ev- eiything before me turn- M ed black; one time I Samttr. couldn’t see for twenty minutes. Awful pains In my head set me almost frantic and I was so nervous, I couldn’t stand the least noise. How I suffered! Often I didn't care whether I lived or died.“I couldn’t sleep on account of tbe terrible pains in my back and bea'd. Nothing seemed to do me a bit of good until I began taking Doan’s Kidney PilJs. I could soon see they were helping me; the backache stopped, my kidneys were regulated ana I no longer had any dizzy spells or rheumatic pains. I still take Doan’s occasionally 'and they keep my kidneys in good health.”“Sworn to before me.F. W. CASSIDY, JK., Notary Public. Get Doan’c at Any Store, 60c a Box D O A N ’ S kP111Lni ? ,TFOSTER-MILBURN CO„ BUFFALO, N.Y. Sore at Grandma. , Betty always bated the early to bed _________ ______ With revolver gripped in one tond, I JruIe xiiis evening her grandmother ready for such an emergency as this? ■ stepped forward, searching with suspi* | was hurriv'dly putting her to be'd. Had he taken the precaution to alter. cious eyes ever-v dark corner, dimly j ^yjlon she'finished tucking her in, inconscious that the girl followed. I had j gtead of the ,.great big klss„ ghe asked attained the foot of the stairs, even I f Bettv inaign:mtlv looked up and, advanced a step upward before my ] lvi a co)a kiss('sald. loveWHA W I I WA M A WUAn^nJ Cll M AM IW VH ® *- * the ship’s manifest, or even forged a new one? There was a moment of ex cited talk on the deck above me; then McCann descended the starboard lad der, and disappeared through the com panion, evidently after the ship’s pa pers. Liverpool’s' voice ordering the watch to lower number five boat, and stand by, sung out from the poop rail. I McCann emerged from the companion, I called up to Liverpool, waving his hand • Dubois, if you fail to repeat It. Up ! with a laugh full of confidence, and with you now, and be lively about It I” j went forward. A moment later he was : Ail thought of my former purpose I joined by Dubois, and the two men vanished from my mind as I realized j clambered, over the rail and dropped this new chance of rescue. At any risk into the lowered boat. His actions, his progress was arrested. Suddenly the companion door was flung open and a mos’ everybody, but it’s a wonder} I love yon.” I must attain qrickly to the open deck, where I could create an alarm suffi cient to awaken suspicion on board the approaching Frenchman. McCann’s only hope of escape lay in some satis factory explanation, which would lull the suspicions of the French com mander—some He smooth enough to prevent boarding and search. Assured that White was beyond ob servation of any of my movements, I crept cautiously around the stair rail, and noiselessly mounted the steps. I found the after part of the main deck deserted, although forward of the mainmast ’ I could perceive dark blotches along the port rail, where members of the watching party were observing the approach of the French cruiser. With heart beating like a trip- easy manner, startled me; those must be carefully forged papers In his pocket to enable him to proceed with such con fidence. Slowly I lifted myself until I could peer over the side at the dark expanse of water between the vessels. The searchlight of the warship rested In a glare of white on the small boat j bobbing up and down, revealing th6' men at the oars, and McCann and Du bois in the stern sheets. Neither glanced back, but I could see their faces clearly, and McCann was smiling as though at an excellent joke. CHAPTER XX. The Cruiser Leaves Us. I was still clinging to the rail, and staring down at the light; I heard noth- hammer, I made my way along the I no premonition_of alarm when front of the cabin, until I ventured to i suddenly a hand gripped my throat, thegreat fingers stifling every effort to cry sank back upon the stool, realizing my j [a];e Jler -^-ith him? Would he venture utter helplessness. AU she had done j ieaving her alive to bear witness to and said appeared so natural It never n'ally occurred to me once that she might be acting a part, seeking in this way to gain McCann’s confidence, In order to win from him the information we required. It was only as I sat there in silence, brooding over every detail, that this possible conception began to slowly dawn upon my mind. Thafc She could trust the man m any way was practically impossible, for he had re vealed to her his true character in so many ways the memory could not be blotted out. As the full knowledge of this truth grew apparent, I was able to view all that had occurred later In a different light. She had simply accepted her one chance; had grasped with womanly injuition the single weapon left at her command. Girl as she was In years, her experience In the world had been that of a woman, and she instinc tively realized her power—the power of wealth, of beauty, and of youth. It had been beautifully done, so deftly Accomplished as to deceive even me. Aye! and the method had succeeded with McCann. I recalled the expres sion of surprise, of gratification, of awalcenecl pride on the man’s face. He hud no power of resistance left; he was already; putty in her hands. True, but would he remain so? The game she played was a dangerous one; if she ventured too far she would dis cover the brute lurking In him still. And he had the power, the physical power, to wreak vengeance once he ‘uspicioned deceit. And there was no fne to help her if sho made a single fal ,e step—absolutely no.one; she was a lamb among wolves. Those fellows would never release me again, not for a moment. I would be compelled to take observations, to calculate posi- iion, to trace our sailing course on the chart, but not for an instant would I lIe left again unguarded, either’ on deck or In the cabin. McCann would sec to that. The afternoon passed, dragging its weary hours, Nothing happened to re lieve the monotony and dread of soli tude. No one approached the door of the stateroom, not even to offer me food, and my ears were able to dis tinguish no sound of movement in the main cabin. Occasionally footsteps passed along the deck overhead, and once or twice I heard the voice of-Liv erpool sing out some order tp the men forward. The sun sank, its rays glint ing across the waters, and telling me the ship held to its southwest course, his crime? There was but one an swer—not unless she was utterly In his power. Either he must quiet her by force, and thus bring her spirit to his will, or else compel her to marry him, and so legally seal her lips. And the man was perfectly capable of taking either course — whichever seemed easier. ® - This was the consideration which served partially to arouse me from coma. I could not continue to sit there waiting for Fate to approach; better far to go forth and meet it in manly fashion. I had a good strong knife In my packet, and the lock of the door was a common one, the wood surround ing it soft pine. There was nothing in that obstacle to prevent my escape, and if I was discovered at large, my pun ishment would merely be confinement elsewhere. I had therefore nothing to lose, but everything to gain by the ex periment. The hour was late, the night had thus far been a quiet one, and it was quite probable the fellow, com fortably situated, was drowsing .at his task. Anyhow, I would make little noise, and the chance was worth tak- ing. The labor proved easier than I had supposed. The soft pine yielded easily to the sharp blade, and a very few mo ments sufficed to cut the lock clear, enabling me to open the door silently and take cautious survey of the main cabin. At first I doubted the presence of anyone, and had, indeed, ventured forth before perceiving the form of a man outstretched on,, the divan sur rounding the butt of the mizzenmast. The* fellow was ’ asleep, yet restless enough to be dangerous. .His face was In shadow, and I tho'ught it best not to venture close enough to identify him, although the dim light revealed a belt about his waist, and the bulging butt of a revolver. Convipced that my only iope of "accomplishment lay in the discovery’ and release of my fel low* prisoners, I crept across the de serted cabin, and entered the passage leading forward. Somewhere amid ships these were surely confined. But I was not destined to discover where. I had taken scarcely a step when the companion door opened, and a man started down the stairs. Crouched in the darkness, J saw the sleeping guard, aroused by the noise, spring upright, and as the Ught fell on his face, I rec ognized a seaman named Dubois, ine man on the stairs paused, gripping the rail, staring down as though momen tarily blinded by the light, peer over the port rail, secure that my presence on deck was screened by the deep shadows in which I lurked. The gleam of the stars alone re vealed the glittering surface of the sea, but the night was clear of fog, and the black outline of .the French warship was plainly visible, approaching us at half-speed, and silently closing up the' narrowing gap of water between the two vessels. I felt the heart come up into my throat as I gazed spellbound, every nerve in me throbbing painfully. A single voice echoing along those 'decks yonder could blow us out of the watqr. Even as I stared at the grim spectacle, the slim figure of a man ap peared at th'e end of the bridge, and a voice hailed us in French. “Ahoy there I What ship is that?” There was a shuffling of feet above me; then McCann spoke In English: “The American freighter Indian Chief, bound for Liverpool.” “Is there anyone aboard who speaks French?” I heard them hustle Dubois forward ,to the rail, and caught a word or two I GREEN’S AUGUST FLOWER Has been used for all ailments that ^ e caused by a disordered stomach and Inactive liver, such ps sick head- i ache, constipation, sour stomach, ■ 1 nervous indigestion, fermentation of I food, palpitation of lie heart caused by I gases In the stomach. August Flower is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion both In stomach and intestines, cleans ; and sweetens the stomach and allmen- ’ tary canal, stimulates the liver to Se- ' crete th6 bile and impurities from the blood. Sold In all civilized countries, i 30 and 90 cent bottles.—Adv. Lansdowne, Pa., new St. Vincent’s home for orphans cost $3,000,000 or “There’ll Be Six of You Dead If You I Break In This Door.” j mob of men confronted me, surging I in through the narrow space from the : deck. I drew instantly back, stunned I by sight of McCann in their lead, real- ; izlng instantly that our effort to at- j tain the open was already too late. | “There he is!” he cried eagerly. “Get ; him, you men. Lively now; there’s no ! danger; if he lifts that gun, he’s a dead man.” I was staring sttaight into the black I muzzle leveled at my head, but before j I could move, or even determine what j out. Before I could resist, or even brace myself, another hand was clapped over my mouth and I was fairly hurled back below the shelter of the rail, dragged across the black deck, and thrown through the opened door of the companion. This was accom plished so quickly, and with so little evidence of struggle, as to attract no notice from the Frenchman, from whose deck no doubt every eye was fastened upon the approaching boat. Half hurled, half dragged, I plunged Into the dimly lit cabin, and it was not was best to be done, Vera stood be- j 3 I until I struck the lower deck that I even realized clearly what had oc curred, or who were my assailants. I fell sprawling on one shoulder, but was as instantly on my feet, bruised, but tween me and the mob on the stairs. “Go back! back to my stateroom; j he’ll never shoot me. Please, please I go back.” j I was hot-headed enough to have 1 otherwise uninjured, maddened by a | fought them all, but to attempt resist- , rage beyond all control. White, emerg ing from the stateroom, through the port of which he had been viewing the scene alongside, startled by the sudden uproar, a revolver gripped in his hand, was the first face I saw. “What the—” he exclaimed in be wilderment, but before he could say ance then would have endangered her j life. I retained sense sufficient to : know this, and that only force would j cast her aside. I heard McCann mut ter an oath, and Red roar , out some i order, punctured with profanity, yet j did not truly comprehend what efforts I were being made to block our retreat, jmore my fist jammed into his jaw, and Before a hand could grasp either of , the fellow went over full length on. the ] -within the shelter of the | deck, the gun flying from this opening i stateroom, and the girl had closed and fingers. I had possession of it before j I00Jjed the door. Fists pounded on the ' he could stop me, and was backed j Wood in impotent rage, and I heard « amp oeiQ to its soutnwesx courstJi w v* ocked Inbut the ocean, so far as I could see, | that yon, Dubois? . he asked m The Black Outline of tfie French War- , ship Was Plainly Visible. of McCann’s swift threat hissed into his ear; then the frightened French man, stammered out an. answer. “Oui, monsieur, je parle Franeais.” “Then talk ups; what ship is that?” I could hear McCann prompting, and Dubois echoinl the. words put in his mouth. “The Indian Chief, Boston, McCann, master, from St. Johns to Liverpool, two days out.”. “With what cargo?* against the door of a stateroom oppo site, murder in my heart as I con fronted 4^he two lWho had flung me from the top of the steps. I recognized them bow for the first time—Liverpool Red and Tom Dugan. But one thought seethed in my brain—to kill. “Curse you both,” I cried, covering them as they shrank back, "we’ll end this thing right here.” Red gripped Rugan, holding the Irishman in front of him as a shield, voices urging others to bring imple ments with which to batter their way in» "McCann,” I shouted, ‘‘call off your men!. I have six bullets here; and there’ll be six of you dead If you break j in this door.” j There was silence; then a mutter j of voices—one angry with threat, others seemingly urging compromise. Whatever the argument, the advocates of peace seemed in the majority, for Eor L am eness Keep a bottle of Yager’s Liniment in your stable for spavin, curb, splint or any enlargement, for shoulder slip orsweeny, wounds, galls, scratches, collar or shoe boils, sprains and any lameness. It absorbs swellings and en largements, and dispels pain and stiffness very quickly. 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And you talk about fun I’ ” 1 of cases, it is only half done. As a ; result of crowded limbs, and thick I foliage, half of the fruit produced is I of small size and bad color. Now, all of this inferior fruit Is un necessary, for it is entirely possible to have every apple oif the tree, of good full size, and color fully up to the I standard of its variety. I There is no sufficient excuse for the i prevailing neglect of pruning, for it may be done in the winter time, tliab I season of comparative leisure In the I country. Tho months of November, I December and January make up the : right trimming season, says Iowa I Homestead. If done at that time the ' wounds dry up. so that loss of sap later becomes unnecessary. But if this work is done in Febniary and March, it is so near the period of the ! flow of sap that bleeding becomes In- ! evitable. j Much Depends on Age. ! 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Remove Weak Limbs. i In general, remove the weakest limbs, and where two interfere cut one. Then shorten in all Iiranches which show an abnormal growth, thus preserving the symmetry of the tree. ; Water sprouts—those sappy shoots which have started since last prun ing, should be cut without mercy, ex cepting in cases where one is needed to fill a vacant place. If you have followed the rules for pruning, you will have a spreading, open-topped tree—so scattered in foli age that it will be a poor shade tree for a hot day, but exactly adapted to the growing of large, showy apples. Owing to the prevalence of strong , southwest winds, it is best to plant trees with a little inclination to the two-o’clock sun. and In pruning en- courge the heaviest top on the same side of tree. \ It is customary to say: Make a.*; smooth cut; and a very little thought • will show the necessity of this. Na- ; ture will repair the damage, by heal- I Ing over the wound, as soon as possi- ; ble. But if'a rough, uneven surface is left, it is difficult, or perhaps im- • possible for the bark to cover it. j AU cuts above an inch in diameter should he painted with a soft grafting1 wax. This is needed, because the hot I sun will check the wound and water will penetrate. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County—ss.Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of To ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1SS6. (Seal) A. W . G leason. N otary Public. H A LL’S C A TA RRH M ED IC IN E is ta k en internally and acts through th e Blood on the M iuous Surfaces of th e System. D ruggists, 75c. Testim onials free. F . J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. [Always Have FERUMAI * — " — Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 1399 Kentucky St, Memphis, Tennessee, writes: *T have been a friend of Peruna for many years- I 'have used it oft and on for catarrhal complaints and found it a very excellent remtdy. I have a small family of children. Times are hard w.ith us, but I can scarcely afford to do without Peru- na, especially during the season of the year when coughs and colds are prevalent. We always recom mend Peruna to our neighbors,' for the benefit it has been to us.” I J r I For Coughs fit and Colds L in the Fioxno9 I t 't o Oiisr Mel: % m J? Those who object to cines can proeu-n p—Hs*. Illustration. “Birds of a feather flock together.” “That’s so; a number of swallows generally accompany a jolly lark.” MOTHER! Have you ever used MOTHER’S JOI SALVE for Colds, Coughs, Croup and Pneumonia, Asthma, and' Head Ca* tarrh? If you haven’t get it at once. It will cure you.—Adv. Things you try to keep dark will come to light sooner or later. Anoint the eyelids with Koman Eye BaU aara at nlgrht, and In the morning observe the refreshed and strengthened sensation in your eyes. Adv. Australia is buying California lum ber. In the Trencttt;. “Hi, Bill I Here comes ■ - „ “Thank Heavens! Tb', , llre:" almost killin’ me.”—Ciirr.',,V ife'1 zine. ■' Ia& AsJf fop Styf CHE! The Original CougI1 and Cold Kemedy STOPS THE WORST COLD IN 24 HOURS Bert for Colds, Cou-L, Clon Sor« Throat, Whoopinj Coui 25c and 50c at all gists SELF DEFENSE Defeat Backache and Kidney Trouble With Anuric The Reason. Bishop Colfelt of Troy said at a din ner recently: “The reason why some people get no comfort out of their religion on Sunday is that nohody else gets any comfort out of it during the -week.” Cmportantto MlothersExamine carefully every bottle of i.’ASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use for Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria A multitude of smacks follow in the wake of courtship. The Oumine That Does Not Effect Head .Because of its tonic and laxative ellcct, Laxative Btomo Qniuiue can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing In the bead. There Is only ono uBromo Qulnlns." fl. W. GBOVIS’3 signature Is on box. 20c. Australia is a heavy American automobiles. importer of A single dose of T>r. Peery’s “Dead Shot** will expel Worms or Tapeworm. No second dose or after purgative necessary. Tones up the stomach and Bowels. Adv. Wise men Immp into a fool’s game now and then. VALUE OF SPRAYING IKSKHT POSWH rt STfiK. © SEaEAL felik* C*n.t tary**} WvMn »» I $20 per acre, hardly enough to pay in- I terest on the valuation of the land IN APPLE ORCHARDS j o“ aMhe °' sro''‘"B ,te ----------- I Some orcbardists have hesitated to ■ n , . ,. _ . . ,, : assume the expense of equipping for * UGiTlOHatration Experiments H svs spraying, and of employing the labor I Dr. Pierce’s Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet , for a laxative, three for a cathartic. Ad. A .sure sign is one that reads, “No Trust !“ Many people in this section have suffer ed from rheumatism and kidney trouble and have found that Anurlc was the most successful remedy to overcome these painful and dangerous ailments. The lucky p'eople are those who have suffered, but who are now well because they heeded nature’s warning signal in tim e to correct their trouble with that wonderful new discovery of Dr. Pierce’s called “An-u-ric” (double strength). You should promptly heed these warnings, some of which are dizzy spells, backache, irregularity of the urine or the painful tw inges of rheum atism , sciatica or lum bago. To delay m ay m ake possible the dangerous form s of kidney disease, such as stone in the bladder. If you w ant quick relief buy A nuric now (60c a paek- age)_ o r send D r. Pierce IOc for trial pkg. This w ill prove th a t “A nuric” elim inates uric acid a s hot w ater m elts sugar. W O M EN O F VIRGiNIA Basic City, Va.-'"I was jn bad shape with womanly trouble and m all run-down and confined to bed. Tm doctor was attending me three tinia a day but I was getting worse. I hoard of ‘Favorite Prescription’ tltroirii s friend who had been benefit'd fc “u I cbuld hardly raise my fcad 'aaj could not sit up in bed. ' I Hi 2m ,Vs. Ing the ‘Prescription’ and the first I* tie gave me strength. I kept rt m until six bottles were used. I waj then able to Uo all my work. I ^ not that the use of it saved my life. When I begin to run down iw.v i a little and it always helps me and builds me up at once."—.Wits. j. w PADGETT, Commerce St. This herbal tonic for women is mads up in liquid or tablet form, and canto obtained in any drug store. Contains no alcohol or narcotic, and its ingredi ents are printed on wrapper. Send Dr. V. M.. Pierce, Buffalo, N. I., 10 ceats for trial package tablets.—Adv. (h i l l T o n Sold fox* 4T 'years. FrtOr M alaria, C hills and FtCver. Also a FtIne G eneral Stren gthening T on ic. 50c and $1.00 at al, Ires Shs Small PiH, Small Dose, Small Price, But Great in Every Other Way CARTER'S ITTLE PILLS. Carter’s Little Lifer Pllk Make you feel the joy of living. It is impossible to be happy or feel good when you are CONSTIPATED This old remedy will set you right over sight Genuine b ean signature SSfZ, I J A V ¥ V¥V P UsuallyNeed Iron in the Blood. Try r A L L l I J r L U r L f c c a r t e r s i r o n p il l s PRESB • CRISP- WHOIESOME-DEUCIOUS TUB SANITMtV METHtOS AfMIEO IN WB MAKING OF THESIt BISCUITS MAKE THEM THE STANDARD «-f EXCELLENCE fyur Ihular has Stem, or if net he should, «4sk him or writ# us civittq his CHATTANOOGA BAKERY CMA7Ttlt«. ' L1IATTANobGA Baker -/.'., v'.:k - Posfnra fits die . spirit of the times per fectly. It is Pareiy American Ecoaomical (WltKotlt IosAQf pleasure,/ - Convenient (ready for N instant use ) and is a pleasing, wholesome, drug- free drink good for both young < and old. Been Carried on a t the Mis souri University. During recent years the University nf Missouri College of Agriculture at Columbia in co-operation with a num ber of practical orchardists has been , carrying on demonstration experi- neeessary to properly prune the or chard. There is a fear that should the crop fail the orcliardist would not be in position to pay for his spraying outfit and his spraying material. Many Missouri orchardists last spring complained th’at the raifly j weather and cold nights during the blossoming period prevented file bloom j iiients in the value of spraying, jirnn -1 from setting fruit, or killed set fruit I ing and the general renovating of neg-! on frosty nights. The killing was due i looted orchards in Missouri. I almost entirely to the fact that in neg- I Backache of Womei a There’s a Reason” The results of these demonstrations sliow that apple orchards well man aged can be made to yield the largest profits of any Missouri farm crop. On the other hand neglected orchards in the same neighborhood hardly yielded interest on the valuation of the or chard. During 1917 the results of proper spraying and pruning have shown larger profit than in . any (previous i year. During the last year neglected I orchards have set very little or no | fruit. The little fruit which was set here and there was for the most part small, wormy and of low market qual ity. Orchards properly sprayed and pruned during the last two or three years have set anywhbre from a fair up to a heavy crop of fruit. The qual ity of apples on well-managed or chards this year has been the best produced in Missouri in recent year#. Orchards properly sprayed and well managed have yielded anywhere from $100 up to several hundred, dol lars per acre, net. Neglected orchards In the same neighborhood have yielded anywhere from, nothing up to $18 to lected orchards the blossoms were I weak. In most of the properly man- j aged orchards, at least a fair crop of fruit set and matured-to fine condi tion, due to tli o fact that trees kept healthy can usually set fruit even dur ing trying weather. SUCCESS WITH SHEEP FLOCK How this Woman Suffered and Was Relieved. Fort Fairfield, M a in e .—“ F or m any months I suffered from backache caused by female troubles so Xwas unable to do my house work. I took treatm ents for it but received no help whatever. Then some of my friends asked why I did not ‘ try Lydia I . Pinkham’s Yegetable Com pound. I did so and my backache soon disappeared and I felt Mlre a different woman, and now have a healthy little I baby girl and do all my house work. I will always praise Lydia E. Pmkham’s Vegetable Compoimd to women who suf fer as I did.”— Mrs. A lto n D. Oakes' Fort Fairfield, Maine. « f ' W Lu ,tv - i i i i l U .m i\i! Future Lamb Crop Depends Great Deal on Feeding and Breeding and Care of Ewes. v A great deal depends on the future lamb crop, not so much for mutton as for. the production of wool and the in crease of farm flocks. And the future lamb crop depends a great deal on the feeding and breeding and care of the ewes during the next few months, says a writer In an exchange. The impres sion that a sheep can subsist on n o thing may be partially true, but in our many years of experience with them I found that it pays, in the thrifty con dition of both ewes and lambs, to give 1 the sheep careful attention. I TheBestRemedyis «Bi E f D I A E . P I N K H A M ’S V E G E T A B L E G O M P O U N B X fcow ajtds o fn m iim K avs j n iw d Iiwft y w r tr sj I t f M i T H E D A I AKRIVAIrt I GOD No. 26 No. 22 No. 25 No. 21 A U T O TRA N S OPERATING Mocksville Al Schedule Effea ^ GOIN Lv. Mocksville Hod Ar. Winston-Saler Lv. Mocksville Ar. Winston-Salen GOIN Lv. Winston-SaIerI Ar. Mocksville Lv. Winston-Salen Ar. Mocksville COTTfl Good Middling] Seed cotton. LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN. MAgS^ LOCAL AND A few land po Use Red Cros A thrift stam It is hoped to I Baptist church Mrs. E. L Ga] in Winston shot Will bny a p| Henry . Misses Margaj nes Wilson spenj ston shopping. Miss Louise F| days last week . Winston-Salem. WANTED—4l $18’. HANES Cl , John, the littl Mrs. Oscar Rich ill, is much bettj Mr. and Mrs Thursday and Fl at Reidsville and Men’s sweater Mr. and Mrs. children, of Staf day in town wit] Mr. and M rs., children, of SaliJ day in town witl Men’s hats anJ Miss Esther H at Walnut Cove, in town with heJ Buy your unda Miss Louise W ing at Battleborj ing in town with Prof. R. W. P. Bradley atten olina Teachers’ lotte last week. Get your ferti not be able to gd 0. C. WALL, j Frank Williar charge of the Mill, at Camden1J giving in town FOR SALE-J See Misses Addie I and Fallie Cauj spent ThanksgiJ in Mocksville. Mrs. Henry Ni OfRock HilI1 S. I guests of Mr. returned home Miss Mary Bi] town, Tenn., College, spent the guest of MiJ We have a ful m first-class ma and are prepare] 0. C. WALL,] Miss Mary ,, ■teachingat Gre week-end in tow Rev. and Mrs. T| The census i ; bales of cotton u ; aed in Davie up] date last year 67 in Davie. County GomJ special session s] with the Sheriff Monday they me and transacted: W. G. Click atl turned Saturday ton, where they of the Farmers Port an enthusia WANTED.—I pay $13.00 per Quality. XHF ,. Friday, Decem I observed throud North Carolina I I nave been furnis I Program for the E Observation, p: bave. Serve.” is] Program. Let I I be present on th' f *u r*2Ps school the State. / M - . T a N H e ig h b a r s , lbJCCt to lie,,,;.:'IrP; Pi he Trenches. fre comes a pns! Tltisn,,. P e-"—Cartoon-, ^edi. ’V:tvo |» !inche’j -Miiga- Hsk for aHd'e^ 1HEWEY’8 IPECTOiajT P® O riginal Cough and Cold Rentedy (stops th e w orst c o ld in 24 hours i t for CoIds. Counhs c |« Throat, Whoor-Inc Coujlu at all Druggjsta Io f Virginia " p a .—“I was in bad p m Ir trouble awl ^ Id confined to b.-d Xi8 ending me throe times I getting worse. I hoard prescription- ihroueh a I been benefit,--I Iiv jj. raise my hard '-.md I- in bed. I i>; ,';>n till., I'tion’ and tlio Xxl Ijot. Jrengtlt. I key.t it ™ Is were used. I wa3 I all my work. I doubt Ie of it saved my life, |> run down now I take !always helps me and It once.”—MR*, j, \y. Itmerce St. Inic for women is made Iaiilet form, and can be I drug store. Contains Ircotic, and its ingredi- I on wrapper. Send Dr. Iuffalo. >\ T., Ki cents ■ tablets.—Adv. t d F e v e r . A lso t and SI.OO at all Lrag Stans 'ffrt C V 3 SZ V v £ da AilJiiJ I living. It is impossible Bwhen you are Ip a t e d you right over eight pn in the Blood. Try IRON P ILLS Jiolesohe -delicious J1HCDS APPLIED IN THE Isi BISCUITS MAKE rtim i m !/M0 m 0 M h m / I SfiMth £ SM ! ptlm m ill I Y f f i LYNN. MAS* DAVIE RECORD. a REiVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS GOING NORTH Lv, Mocksville 10:03 Ti. m. Lv. Mocksville 1:49 p. m. g o in g s o u t h ; Lv. Mocksvillie 5:07 a. m Lv. Moeksville 2:40 p. m No. 26 No. 25 No. -n XliTO TRANSPORTATION CO, OPERATING DAILY BETWEEN - MocksvilIe And Winston-Salem. schedule Effective August 1.1317. GOING NORTH r . M ccksvilleHotel 8 00 a m W inston-Salem 9 40 a m I v Mocksville I 00 p rn jr W inston-Salem.2 40 p mGOING SOUTH I v "Winston-Salem 10 00 am is; Mocksville 11 40 ai m ] -j W inston-Salem 5 00 p m .'.r. Mocksville 6 40 p m COTTON MARKET.- r.”C'l Middling— .. ___30c e Ofd c o tto n--------------------------____12Jc. lo c a l and personal news . A few laud posters left. Use Red Cross stamps this year. A thrift stamp in every stocking. It is hoped to complete the new Baptistchurchsometimein March. Mrs. E. L Gaither spent Saturday in Winston shopping. Will bny a plantation in Davie. Henry Davis, Fork, N. C. Misses Margaret W right and Ag nes VViIscn spent Saturday in Wip- ston shopping. Miss Louise Franklin spent several days last week with her parents in Winston-Salem. WANTED—45 inch oak blocks. SIS. HANES CHAIR & TABLE CO. John, the little son of Mr. and Mrs Oscar Rich, who has been quite iil, is much better. Mr. and Mrs B. F. Hooper spent Thursday and Friday with friends at Reidsville and Greensboro. Men’s sweaters, special at 75c. S. M. CALL. JR. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Blaylock and children, of Statesville, spent Thurs day in town with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Deadmon and children, of Salisbury, spent Thurs day in town with relatives. Men’s hats and caps at S. M. CALL, JR. Miss Esther Horn, who is'teaching at Walnut Cove, spent the week-end in town with her parents. B uyyourunderw earat • S. M. CALL, JR. Miss Louise Williams who is teach ing at Battleboro, spent Thanksgiv ing in town with her parents. Prof. R. W. Holmes and Rev. E. P. Bradley attended the North Car olina Teachers’ Association at Char lotte last week. Get your fertilizer now—you may not be able to get it later. 0. C. WALL, North Cooleemee. Frank Williams, Esq., who has charge of the Williams Veneering Mill, at Camden, S. C., spent Thanks giving in town with home folks. FOR SALE—A nice Jersey cow.' See S. M. CALL, JR. flAVlfr RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, ft. C Misses Addie Caudell1 of St. Paul, and Fallie Caudell, of Charlotte, spent Thanksgiving with -relatives in Mocksville. Mrs. Henry Neely and daughter, of Rock Hill, S. C., who’ have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.'L. .Sheek,. returned home Thursday. Miss Mary Bushong, of Morris town, Tenn., a student at Salerti Goliege, spent Thanksgiving in town the guest of Miss Louise Williams. . 'je have a full stock of fertilizer in first-class mechanical condition; and are prepared*to supply you. . 0. C. WALL, North Cooleemee.' Miss Mary McCulloch, who is teaching at Greensboro, spent the week-end in town with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. F. McCulloch,. Ihe census bureau reports 345 bales of cotton of the 1947 crop gin ned in Davie up to Nov; 14. 'Same daw last year 673 bales w.ere ginned >n Davie. • <• A ' County Commissioners were in special session Saturday and settled with the Sheriff and Treasurer. On Mimtiay they met in regular session and transacted routine business. W.G. Click and W. F. Nail re turned Saturday morning from New- ton, where they attended a meeting ox the Farmers’ Union. . They re Port an enthusiastic meeting! WANTED.—Hickory Logs. Will Pay ^13.00 per cordt.fnr„ the best Quality. THE IVEOTiG. CO, Hickory, N. 0. Friday, December 14th, is to be observed throughout the State as Jjortil Carolina Day, and all schools nave been furnished an interesting Program for the occasion. “Thrift, conservation, patriotism,” ‘‘Make, have. Serve,” is the keynote Jol the program. Let everyonejwlfof can, i at the roughout be present on this occasiij More Boys For Camp Jackson. Another bunch of Davie county boys are billed to leave Mocksville next Wed nesday morning, Dec. 12th, for Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. The 22 young men have been notified to appear at the Local Board’s headquarters next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and answer pres ent to their names. Followingisthe list of those called to serve their country: Walter McDaniel. Henry Grady Harding. Robert W. Creason. Jacob Eli M. McDaniel. William Powell. George Stewart. Robert 0. Bowden. Ernest C. Hendrix. Clarence Allen. Wiley Alexander Smith. William Grady Boger. Will Beam. Claud William Howard. Brady G. Eoster. Grady William Cartner. John Glenn Bailey. John Phillip LeGrand. William T. Dwiggins. Frank McClamroch. Herbert A, Hendrix. Ney Griffith. R. H. Peebles. Editor W. E Rutledge, of the Yadkin Ripple, was in town Sat urday afternoon lookiqg around for a_ Ford car that was stolen., from him a week ago in Winston. No trace of the car was.found here. Mr Lonnie Vestal Cartner and Miss Ethel Tharpe, daughter of Mr. R. E. Tharpe, both of near Harm ony, were united in marriage Wed nesday, Nov. 21st, Rev. Ovid Pullen performing the ceremony. If the gentleman who picked up the Waterman Fountain Pen off the" desk in the lobby of the Bank of Davie about noon Saturday, will return same to TheRecord Office, the editor will be under many obli gations to him. Revi E. P. Bradley preached a special sermon to members of the Junior Order Sunday morning. Hisdiscourse was full of patriotic thoughts, and all those present were well repaid for their visit to the Presbyterian. Church. Norman Glement, who holds a po sition in Atlanta, came home yester day suffering with a case of meas les. It is hoped that every precau tion will be taken to keep the meas les out of the pnblic schools here, as this disease is proving to be hard to manage this year. Henry Howard, who recently sold his farm near Ephesus to George Wofford, has moved bis family to town, and they are occupying a cot tage on Sanford avenue. Henry is in the market for a small farm near town. If you have one for sale call bn him.. G. G. Daniel and C. L. Thompson Forded up to Statesville Saturday afternoon to meet Mr. Thompson’s little daughters, Mary Sue and Mil dred, who have been spending some time with their grandmother, of Waynesville. ' Miss Henry . their aunt, accompanied them home. — The State Board of Health has just had the Davie County jail ex amined and finds it to be one of the most sanitary and best bept jails in North Carolina. Sheriff Winecoff is to be congratulated for the Jneat and sanitary conditions. Many of the jails have been found in bad shape in the State. It pays to advertise. In less than two hours after The Record was mailed Wednesday we received a phone message enquiring where that ‘hugging society” was located, and saying that a number of young men had already assembled and were pre pared to answer the call at a mo ment’s notice. AU those who registered for army service last June, and who have since changed their postoffice address, are warned to communicate at once with their Local Boards, giving their pres ent address so that Questionaires which will begin to be mailed Dec; 15th will reach.them without delay. Failure to notify the.Local Board of your present-address may result in your losing your right to claim ex emption or discharge'. ' Mrs. Annie Lawrence, of Winston- Salem, died Thursday at the home of her father, Frank Lefler, near Ephesus, after, a long illness with: a complication of diseases,'aged about 30 years. The body was laid to rest Friday m orningatL iberty church, Rev, I. S Coble, or Mocksville, con-., ducting the services. A husband, father, several brothers, and sisters survive. Mrs. Lawrence was visit ing her father when she was taken ill. and never grew strong enough to return to her home. Iw ishtothankm y many friends and. customers for the liberal patron age they have given m i in buying their fertilizers for the fall seeding. Am sure you have found Armour s high grade fertilizer to be a very satisfactory working goods. I hope you mav realize good returns from your labor and money expended at gathering .time I will be at Mocks ville again in the Spring with a com plete line of grain, cotton and tobac co fertilizers from the same manu facturers, and I invite alt to come to see me before buying their sprmg- fprtilizers. Ybiirs anxious to please,,f m ^J.-h e n d r ic k s . Eggs 40c When your hens stop laying it is usually due to a Iack- of egg making materials. Dr. LeGear’s Poultry Pow der will increase the production of eggs and keep all your fowls in a healthy condition. Price 25 and 50c. Crawford’s Drug Store. IS THE PLACE. C L W lM G © tJT - I A L E 'OH M lIIS 8S BIkf1II-' B E t,© W T O S T . I M A F E M fT M O M C A m i n r . Men’s $1 OO hats to go at - 69c. 1 50 “ ” “ - 98c. 2 00 “ . “ “ “ - - $149 2 50 “ “ “ ” . - - 169 “ 7 50 new raincoats, (Monarch Bran.d) $4 19 Ladies 5 QO “ ” - - 3 98 'Two 5 cent blocks chewing gum (Saturday only) 5c. Everything in my line at cheapest possible prices. Yours for service, A few land posters left. Call at once if you need any. Roy Walker has been quite ill for the past ten days with lagrippe. J. L. Sheek went to Asheville Mon day afternoon on a business trip. Send The Record to your son brother at the training camp. Sheriff Winecoff wants to see you. Read his ad in this issue. ' ' a/a W ew antsom edrypine wood at The Record office. Will pay $3 50 . Miss Ruth Harding, who is teach- "° embarrass5nS ing at China Grove, spent the w eek-, tIuestlons asked- end with home folks on R. 2. j E. L. Gaither and A. T. Grant, T. H. Thompson, of South Browns- / sbSi flfiS E l 1 E l 1 A l 1 W A l 1IIg lH W 9 SANE CHRISTMAS GIETS. ville. Pa., is stopping with W. Griffin for a few days’ hunting. Dr, Robert Lowery, of Raleigh, spent several days the past week with his mother, at County Line. ville the first of the week, and will return home today. Sale of Land For Taxes. On Monday, Dec. 30th, 1917,1 will sell i the following real estate on . which theMiss Martha Clement, who is iq1RtQ„D - .--------- teaching ad Wallburg spent the ^Mandy BaXe?10! IoT week-end in town with home folks. The County Board of Road Com missioners were in session yesterday and cussed and discussed the roads. Buy v.our son a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle for Christmas. See the big ad of J. R. Bolling, Winston- Salem, in this issue. Marshall Horn, of Smith Grove, was in town Monday wearing a big smile—a fine daughter arrived at their home Sunday. A Harley-Davidson Motorcycle makes a fine Christmas, present. J. R. Bolling Winston-Salemisagent for this machine. There will be a box supper at Oak Grove on Saturday night, dec. 15th. Everybody invited to come out and have a big. time. Stolen—New Ford touring car with mohair top, Motor No. 22552- 2.4, one display No. 40 430 in front. Willgive $50.00 reward for infor mation leading to recovery. Notify Geo. Winecoff, Sheriff, Mocksville. C. L. McClamroch returned Sunday from Statesville, where he underwent an operation for appen dicitis at Dr. Long’s Sanitarium. Your attention is called to the statement of the Bank of Davie, which appears in today’s paper. The oldest and biggest banking house in Davie county. For the benefit of the public we will say that it is against the town ordinances to throw trash, leaves, etc., on the streets and is punishable by a fine of from $1 to $10. Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly in Mocksville. The day was dark and rainy, and as a consequence many rabbits and birds are still en joying life and liberty. EVerybody couldn’t buy a Liberty Bond, but practically everybody can buy a thrift stamp which costs but 25 cents. Ask your postmaster for full particulars. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE BANK OF DAVIE MOCKSVILLE, Ni G. At the close of business Nov. 20, 1917. RESOURCES: Loans and discounts $295,509.95 Overdrafts, secured and un secured United States Bonds on hand FumitUre and Fixtures Due from National -Banks Due from State Banks; Gold Coin Silver coin, including all minor coin currency „ National bank notes and 4tber U.S. notes - -Total ' LIABILITIES: 2.043.47 5.800.00 3,497.70 30,875.74 26,020.20 4.208.UO 523.95 5.386.00 $373,865.01 $21,350.00 32,000.00 5.392.50 120,611.58 119,300.77 69,387.43 622.73 5.000 00 Capital stock SiirplusFund Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid Deposits subject to check Time Certificates of Deposit Savings Deposits Cashier’s.checks outstanding Accraed interest due depcsi.ors_______ Total $373,865.01 StateofNqrAferolina, I County of; Davie. ( ss I, J. F. Mdqre, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear Aat the above statement is true to the ^best of my ;knowledge'ajid belief. J. F. MQORE, Cashier. Subscribed andawom to before'ine,this 30th day of Nov, 1917. ERNEST E. HUNT, Notary Public. My commission expires June .18,1919. Correct--Attest: .. ... . . . . , , ‘ V ; HERBERT CLEMENT, J. B. JOHNSTONE, C 'iI ;.,.JTE.'HANES, ; „u .; 1A'."., -v ■/-; >I":.UU,; - " Directors. Burton beirs, I lot Rina Foster, I lot Pettigrew Garel, I lot Julia Gaither Spencer Hanes. I lot Susan Hunley, I lot D. F. Steel, I lot $ 94 1.98 2.55 3.94 5.15 4 44 1.58 3.30 W. C. P. ETCHISON, Town Tax Collector. 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, Let The Record do your printing. 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. Most of our Christmas stock was par- chased before the advance in price and we are giving this saving9 to our customers. A few sane, useful gifts: VICTROLAS VICTOR RECORDS KODAKS BOX FINE STATIONERY BIBLES INGERSOLL WATCHES LEATHER GOODS FOUNTAIN PENS PICTURES BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS WATKIN’S BOOK STORE, Liberty Street Winston-Salem, N. C. ❖ ft? T T Tf T T T Tf T-t Tf T T T Y Mocksville Best Flour, Every sack is full of satisfac tion. HORN-JOHNSTONE COMPANY MANUFACTURERS “ THAT GOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” f T T Tt TYY TTY T f - Y tf T - TfT♦I*M O C K S V IL L E - - - N . C The Record is the oldest, largest and best paper in Davie. $1 a year, ^ k —!.I j '/S te = = I SSaSi ifLU R- I FOR A l Kitchen Cabinet HER CHRISTMAS. The Gralndest Gift $1.00 Ever Bought •lust Pay $l now and this yronderful Hoosier Kitchen Cabinetwill be delivered now or Chriqtmas-. No interest, no extra fees, WE PAY THE FREIGHT. Club Open Frbm Dec. 1st to 8th. T H E D A V lfi R E C O R D , M 0 C K S V 1 L L S ,» .0 . I . ; • C “ HEALTH IS WEALTH I Hygiem S fflE BOARD A Stroke of Paralysis. In the past twenty or thirty years, while the death rate among babies, youths, young adults, and even per ns of advanced age, has steadily de clined, thanks to better public health sasurcs and improved sanitation, the death rate for adults of mature age, that is, middle age, has steadily increased. This anomaly is .at pres ent giving the health authorities of the TVhole country concern, and it is High time to start a drive against the conditions 'which account for the dan gers -of middle age. We know those conditions pretty "well. "While such scourges as tuberculosis, pneumonia, typhoid fever and the food Infections called “cholera infantum” I P ertinent questions on health, hygiene and sanitation of general interest to our !readers w ill be answ ered in these colum ns or by m ail if addressed to tm s office or Ito th e S tate B oard of H ealth a t H aleish and ’accom panied by a stam ped, address e d envelope. No diagnosis or treatm ent of individual diseases will be attem pted. artery in the brain. The artery rup tures when some excessive strain is put upon it, as from too hearty eating, great anger or other emotional ex citement, excessive physical effort, alcoholic excess or other excesses. But the artery would withstand the strain were it not a diseased or degen- ereated artery. It is damaged by ill usage. The victim has lived toe fast, too well, too strenuously. He has neglected the vital matter of personal •hygiene, and worn out his arteries too early, in life. He may have over worked—he likes to think so; but usually it is not overwork, but the re sort to alcohol, tobacco or even drugs to tide over periods of fatigue or ex haustion from overwork, that accounts for the degeneration. of ,the arteries. Apoplexy may occur.in spite of a low blood pressure, although an ex tremely high blood pressure is most frequently present in one with the pre disposition to apoplexy. Overreating is recognized as one of the cheif, if not the chief, predispos ing causes of the arterial’ diseases which bring on apoplexy. People who begin to put on superfluous weight after thirty-five years are not necessarily headed toward apoplexy, yet they will make no mistake in adopting hygienic measures of preven tion for the good of general health. Not only the obviously stout and ple thoric or full-blooded individual, but also the pale and slender may have a stroke of paralysis. Still, the stout, over-nourished type, with short thick neck predominates among victims of apoplexy. One of the most effective preventa tive measures known today is the an nual medical examination. When your doctor knows you, as a mechanician knows a machine he has overhauled thoroughly once a year, he’is capable of detecting the earliest changes in heart action, blood pressure, kidney function and general conditions which always long antedate a threatened stroke of paralysis. ONLY A QUESTION.OF TIME. IHearache Cures, Grippe, Neuralgia 'and One Day Cold Cures Often . Contain Acetanil ide. Ihave been diminished in prevalence as sanitation has improved, the four great degenerations of middle age— namely, cancer, Bright’s disease, heart disease and apoplexy—have slightly Increased in prevalence. The cause of cancer is as yet unknown, but we know much about the causes of the other three perils of maturity. Apoplexy, for Instance, is commonly called a stroke of naralysis, and is produced by hemorrhage into the brain from a .break or rupture of a small THUG WITH OLD SORES. AU external cancers and many inter nal ones are nothing but old sores In the beginning. Old cold sores on the lip which do not heal within a reasonable time; old warts or pimples on the face WMch almost heal up, when become Irritated, bleed a little, scab over and almost heal up again, only to become Irritated once more, and so on. There is a great deal of foolish prej udice against what the crook with an alleged cancer cure likes to call “the knife.” This prejudice may have been justified In the ancient days when an operation was painful and very dan gerous; then the doctors had no anes thetics and knew nothing about the ■ways of preventing blood-poisoning, and so an operation was a very ser- A5K THE MAN W H O KlM O W S is to have such sores surgically treat ed, by your physician or a surgeon he will recommend. Take a wart, for in stance. Often enough it resists each and every alleged remedy arid only becomes more irritated the more you tinker with it. But, with the aid of a local anesthetic, it can be removed In a few minutes, and that is the end of the trouble. People like to imagine that this or that' application possesses some mys terious “healing” virtue. No remedy, we care not what its nature, makes a sore heal. The physician prescribes certain remedies to accomplish defir nite things which he finds necessary to aid Nature In the healing process. Yet the fact remains that Nature al ways does the healing, and at a rate which cannot be hastened by human agencies. Healing, however, may be retarded or prevented by ill-advised applications to a wound or sore, and this is the reason why it is always more economical to let your doctor de cide what is best to put on a wound or sore,-for naturally he- understands such things much better than a mere druggist or a manufacturer or medi cine, or an old woman, or the patient himself. '■ L*-.*' ■■ - - ' i • i"' .. - I; « : -fi H:/- v- ‘ DON'T TINKER WITH OLD S0RE8. te t Your Doctor See Them.—They May be the Beginning of Cancer. Ions adventure, no matter how trifling. At present, with either, chloroform, ^Dxygen or nitrous oxide, (laughing gas), and other safe anesthetics, as ■well as the local anesthetics which fender minor operations' absolutely . painless, there is nothing about sur gery to dread, and under modern Jnethods there is less danger of blood- poisoning following an operation than there is after the use of alleged heal ing salves and cancer pastes. Rately it may be* impossible, for Boine reason, to give a patient an anes thetic,, and hence a cancer paste may bo the only choice, but it is a far mo%SS?g§£?ns remedy,;; and%ar £es3 . certainTto etq-e cancer thanoperation. Many Uttlessores about the lips, Jthei cheek, or on the skin anywhere,, wtolch - remain irritated and refuse to heal' for a period of three months or longer, Bre sldn cancers, though ft may be many months, even years in some coses, before the growth WUl spread or become alarming. For mere safety and comfort, therefore, the wise plan QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Don’t Poultice a Boil. Will you tell me what causes boils? Are they contagious? Not long ago I had one on my arm, now I have sev eral. What is a good treatment for boils? A n sw er-A boll, or “furuncle” as the Burgeons say, is nothing b u t an abscess o£ the skin. T he essential cause is th e pufe germ . N ot in the sense th a t m easles or whooping cough is. The pus germ is only capable of penetrating the skin in rare Instances, They generally gain ad m ittance through a h air follicle ,or “skin” gland. They are conveyed from the skin on one p a rt ot th e body to another by contact, as scratching. The prophylactic treatm ent consists of cleanliness. A person having one or m ore boils should take a w arm bath a t least four tim es-a week, .using soap free from alkalis and fancy perfum ery. W hen a boil first occurs try to abort it by touching w ith pure carb o lic acid; and p aint around it w ith tincture of iodine. If It goes on and pus form s, go a t once to 'a good doctor, one who gets red In the face if you suggest applying a poultice o r greasy salve. A hot com press w ill do all th e ' good any poultice can do and does it w ithout incurring any danger. The rig h t doctor will take a sharp knife and open thoroughly and finish by applying a sterile dressing. Bad Stuff In Cough Medicine. Is medicine containing one grain of opium to the ounce good-to stop a cough from chronic bronchial trouble? A nsw er—Such m ldicine would bfe m ore Ukely to m ake the bronchitis m uch w orse In th e end. Opium; morphiife, heroin, codeine—all derived from opium—are bad for any cough. These narcotics' m erely lull the brain for- the tim e, being,>m ake you forget the cough, b u t m eanwhile the disease Is getting a firm er foothold, and' w hen you come to think, after th e 'first bottle Is empty, you Will, discover you are w orse than In the beginning. V ery rarely a doctor may. find It advisable to stop or atmlniBli i cough tem porarily, b u t' It is a S ftfkT the ri"kaoVand y0U hafl b6U<#rblllty. EFIRD’S FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES C E M E T A k Y W O R K O F A L L K W P s InvestigateourPricesandWori:. Careful Attention Given to Special Designs. REINS BROTHERS, (Successors to MiIIer-Reins Gompany) NORTH W1LKESB0R0 AND LENOiR1 N. C L Winston-Salem, N. C. on your owu responsl- Only $1 for lhe Record T a ./ - . . wSell It For Less” Wsggy,' A n A m bition and a R ecord rpHE needs of the South are identical with the needs olt'ae Southern Railway: thefrowti and jbcctmoI one mcuu tbe upbuiltiin? of tbe other. Tbe Soiubcm Railway ask* no fav6ts—no *peeial prlrflece not accorded to others. The ambition of the Somhem Railway Compaoy 1» to tee that unitv of interest that U bom of co-operation between the public and lbe railroads? to see x>erfectcd that !air and !tank policy lnthe manaee- cient of railroads which invite* the confidence of governmental azcr.cies; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable it to obtain tbe additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and enlarged facilities incident to the demand for lacrcaacd aod better sc nice; and* finally* To take its niche In the body politic of the Sontb alongside of other great industries, with no more» bat with e^ual liberties, oiual rights and equal opportunities. “ The Southern Serves the South.” * '->r I r' 'AC'*"*1-. -• ' ■ S' "i - \ . 7 . i -:wr-. SST . .Sja*. Seuthem Kallway Systsr8 The Matter Of Concience. That old lady who would not kt.it sweaters for the soldiers on Sunday bat loaned her needles to a friend to use for that purpose ad h?r conscience whittled down co a mighty fin? point- on the sub jtet *■{ Sunday observance. She Ii ust be Prime kin to the old lady Si nafor Vahce used to tell abom ho jo t religion and cams to the o> elusion that it was sinful to ear jew flrj, so she sold what isttlf she had to a sister who bad m>t 1 come thri'ush” at r.he mour ners' bench.— Wilmington Dis Datvh. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s. The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Bnriches the Blood end Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents. Big Tobacco Crop. A Homey W ade R^avis.'o f the ■ical bar, who by the way is a !iiigl ty good sort of fallow, has re eiv<d a cheek iroin Gleun’s ware- hon e, Elkin, for his entire crop of ISi 17 tobacco, it having all been old at one time. Tobacco is sell tjg high, however, and Mr. Reav- s cl er-k amounted to a total of $1 39f<r the eniire erop after ten •ent:- had heen .deducted from the ■>ill for warehouse charges and 2 '■enfs auctioneers fees,'—Yadkin R ipple.' Drives OutMalarlatBuildsUpSystem The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GRO-VEtS TASTELESS chill TON ICt drives out Malar!a.enrichestheblood,andbui!dsupthesys- texn. ->A true tonic. For adults and children. 60c W e all adm it that half a loaf it lirtt r than no bread, but there if *;ot a bit of enthusiasm in the ad !iiiseion. sa&saasapagM $100 REWARD, $100. Tl e readers of this paper will be pier: ed to learn that there iB at least one dreaded disease that sci i“cce has been able to cure in ail its •I ages, and that is catarrh. H all’s "atarrh Cure is the only positive rare now known to thie: medical frakm ity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease,.requires a eon M lt^SonaI treatment^ BTalPs Ca- -r’an iv Oure is taken ipternally, act ing (Erectly upon the blood; and mtHons surfaces of the system, theieby destroying the foundation il' the. disease, and giving the pa tient strength by building up the eonslitution and assisting nature in.doing its work. The proprier tort have so much faith in its cura- tivc powers that they offer One JInmlred Dollars for any ease";that it-fa ils to cure, Send for list of os! iihonials.j Addresa:.-... " ;fv Winston-Salem Southbound Short Line Between RailwayTimber From Ooe Tree. ! M r. I>. M . W agner of BhilohI fow nahipcuta mamutoth tree oni his place recently, as the resnlfs] show. Prom the tree, a e i a n t f - ,.. — . _ . . . white oak, he obtained about o OOO W H lS tO n ^ O C u C n i) L jG X lllg tO I l} ^ 1 0 £ IIlc ln 6 | boardp, two ten foot' logs which will hesawed in ti lum per, six cross ties and 2 I 2 'cords of firewood Mr. W agner says some people Norwood and Points South,IllS ■}. K ilt «v dispose,! todonl.t .hat anv one:Throu*h traiP fro® Roaiioke,^Va., to flwence, S. C„ in | tree coaid produce so much nmi connection with the Norfqik & Western Railway terial, but he has witnes es to) and Atlantic Coast Line. n»ve his M Jiement Makiug j Through Pullman Sleeping G arN ew York to Jacksonville,^-.; 'Iioanlsn for j o«>m o *n in I the old days,.ifi «lino$t »;i Mt on] tccoiuit of tbe siarciiy ol tim ber! md the high price, bnt '»!»>« tree,! VIr. W aguer sajs. c<Mi:aii.ed ! tine board tim ber I hat he dtc.idvd I ro use it for In.wrdK » Uidh Kie'] oaietini's called ‘(-!ajilhc.riN.” Statesviile Lauiiinurk. To Care s Cold In One Day. - c§> rake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. Tl stops the * -ongh aod Headaclic *.ud works ofi£ the Cold. ■ Ta Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.E. \V. GRC ‘ v Fia., via Winston-Salem. S. F. COLLIER, JR., Traffic Manager. Winston-Salem,' N. C. *r S PUTS IT UP TO THE COOK.m ii'-'&Zi.- GROVE'S (ienalure on each bin:. 30c. AiFisher. A. canny yonng fisher, nam ed' ^ l Pisher, Cnce fished from tbe edge if a fissn re. A fish with a grin P u lle d th e fisb erm ai. in - S-OW th e} ’re fish in g tt e fi-sm e fo r ^ l^ ish e r. l. A The JluIidne Tiist Dces (tot Affect the Iiead Because of its tonic end laxative effect LAXA- TlVE BROMO QUINiMG is better than, ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the lull name and look for the signature of £ . W. GROVJ?. 30c. These "are the d'a.M* when the honest dealer is on Iit tiIf S fCr f ar the customer will icsui ..>o opeuibg the wrong end of the apple barrel. A bill of groceries from our house puts it squarely up to the cook. ThereeanbeabsoluteIy.no excuse for a poor dinner prepared from groceries purchased from us. NOURISHING FOODS were never more necessary than at this time, when you need to conserve every ounce of your strength. - r Our Meatg. are rich and wholesome. Our Vegetables are fresh. ' . Our Flour is the very best on the market. Every articlft of food in the house is selected with care and eye to the health of our customers. Everypurchase youm akejstheessence of wisdom ia grocery buying—it is the acme of possible economy. We handle ice all the time. - SW A IM & D A V IS ON THE SQUARE PHONE 69 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Havinidl qualified as ,Administratrix of F. P. Young. deceas(<l, all persons having claims against the estate at the said de ceased, are Uereby notified to present them to the undersigned, for payment, on or before the 2nd dgy of Nov. mtier. 1918 or this cotice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. AU persons due tbe said estate will please call on the undersigned and settle claims without delay. This the 2nd day of November. 1917. UZZ1R D YOUNG; Administratrix, offstate uf F. P. Young. Deceased. T. F. HUDSON and J. G. HUDSON, Aitys. for Admin\>trotnx. Salisbu^ N..C&. NOTICE. Having qualified as Administratrix up on the estate of W.F Fufches. deceased, ail persons holding accounts-or claims a- gainst the 6stat@ of ssid dccesscd arc ■ hereby notified to present them to the I undersigned (cr A; T. Grant. :jr. Atty ) ‘ on or before the 8th day of Ocrdbcr, 1918 ; or this notice will be pleaded in barof re covery. AU'persons owing or due the es tate of said deceased. Jaro requested to eau upon the'underfjgned aSj make set- the 8th dav (MRS ) C L FURdHESa ofiWi KEurchfes Dei^ai Rubbing Eases Pain . Rubbing S|nds tKe liniment: tingling UirougIi the flesh and qtiicldy dtops pain. Demand a. liniment tbat you can rub" with.. The bedt rubbing .liniment -is Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etd Qo6i for your own Aches, IFMIMf2I * • 4 ;": —We are prepared to *8* kinds of 4 * * ‘ 9 -4-: . £ ’,'vw''' commerce such as ENVELOPES, STATEENTS. BILL HEADS. ^ LETTER HEAUS, • ' ' SHIPPING T \GS. .;GARPS. FOSTERS. or anything you HiaJ'nee<* ' the printing line. Ve * I neatest and best rqu!ppr 1 5 t in Davie county. Pric^e3 ^ ? not too high. Phone No. 90 T 1|^;^|cal& nd Sho^ 531 U prices. VOLUMN BIG REPIl EnIkusiaitic e ra l Huil R eso( ThO W' Bepablicad at H ictoj hand red w B. F. Cam j sided and was made and Mr. Cij Club. Mr Salisbury sociation. by Hons, ner, Tbomj was a harmonioul was an aus IfllS camp| publicans I propose toj equaled in The follq adopted, selves: Resolved by the acts thorities ol war, and t Iina Bepul favors a in ot the war ful terrain Eesolvec ocratio adij Iy and flm held Ainei| seas, in the world] been resp country wJ calamity o Resolved the inevit] lives and m , and \v< therefore, has lacke(l ence and t| and one, and protilj sought to < fend oar home and from abroa ResolveJ making th iacy:” weJ ‘•democra< Deeds, no| test. We end to the democratil ballot bo 2 returns, guarantee] our iorefal niw and Re3oive| N orth Ca doing the Bervation glory of o ancestors It is equal and moth to do evej er to hel[ bo j s at t| and, also, GI PIC' DA1 MIRl HUl :r s , pany) ilNOlR, N. C. lord !-needs <1 : not • Iteednt M ' nabtelt > . better I * " f V - W & f i m ly&tenr# id Railway! Albemarle, lorence, S. C1 in.; stern Railway He. rk to Jacksonvilie, Sm. Ic Manager. squarely up to >e for a poor , rom us. a necessary than 'ery ounce of Vv Btied with care I. of wisdom io I economy. m 4 * 4 4 4 4 r ": f LK IN D s HERE SHALL THE PRESS. THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UKAWED BY' INFLUENCE AND UNBRlBEn BY GAIN. VOLUMN XIX. MOCKSVDLIE. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 1917.NUMBER 22 BiG REPUBLICAN GATHERING; Enthusiaitic Meeting at Hickoiy—Sev eral Hundred in Attendance— \ Resolutions Adopted, Etc. ~ Tho Western North Carolina Bepoblican Clubs Association met at Hickory, Tuesday, ..Several hundred were in attendance.' Mr. B. F. Campbell of Hickory, pre sided and an address pf welcome was made by Mayor M'. H . Younts, and Mr. Campbell on behalf of the Club. Mr. R. A . KahloBS, ol Salisbury is President of the As sociation, Addresses were made by Hons, Gus Price, A . A . W hit ner, Thomas Settle aud othera. ' It was a “ get to-getherV jueetingi harmonious and enthusiastic and was an auspicious opening of the. 1918 campaign in which the - Ee. , publicans both in State and Nation propose to put up a fight; never equaled in the history of the party The following Eesoiutions were adopted, w hich: speak-' for them selves: ... - ... ... . Resolved: I. TheUnitedStateB by the action of the constitnted au thorities of our government' is at war, and the Weatern Notth Caro lina Republican 'Club association favors a most vigorous prosecution' ot the war to a speedy and success, ful termination. Besolved 2: That if the Dem ocratic. ad ministration had prom pt Iy and firmly maintained and up held American righis o n th e -h ig h seas, in Mexico, and throughout the world, our flag would, have been resp ited and thereby' the country would have escaped the calamity of this war, Resolved: B T hat we deplore the ineviteblh lOffl':?Qf.^Ameri<mU lives and property which-cohfrqnts m , and we arraign, as responsible therefore, a national policy which has lacked the wisdom of experi ence and the stabiltty.Trf- puTphse, and one, which, sphdibos' promises and profile phrase-making has sought to disarm vigilance to. de fend our cOMt3tutibhal tight8 at home and the flag from menace from abroad. Resolved: 'i ; "We -believe in making the “ world safe fordemoc iaey:” we also believe in makiog ‘•democracy safe for the world.” Deeds, not Ubrds; ’ 6fioiild *be the test. W e believe in putting an end to the practices of the southern democratic maehines o f stuffing ballot boxes and falsifying election returns. W e believe in the liberty: guaranteed b y the constitution- of our forefathers rather than some new and-not yet defibed'Tiberty. Resolved: 5. That while our North Carolina soldiefc! boys; are: doing their full duty lof the pre servation ,.of our.-Hghtstafid'. the glory of our flag,, as did their noble ancestors in the RevolutiohUry w ar, U is equally the duty-ofethe fathers and mothers, who are left h t home, to do everything w ithin-their pow er to heip;make th^efforts >of our. boys at the front most effective; and, also; at the. same tjm e.to pie i .^rye here, at home for them and I Restraint of Future CorporSte Anii their posterity and civil and. relig- ions liberty woii by our forefathers. W e specially demand a more equit able system of raising the stagger ing snins of money to finance this world war and that the same be applied to the patriotic purposes for which ith ’as been voted as op posed to existing waste and to in dividual o r party profit. We de- nounce excessive bond issues and the provisions of the war revenue Municipal Issues.. Editor Record' - v I wish every - thinking man in our country-could read an . article published in-a recent Issue' of .the Litemry, Digest of. Nov. '2ith. 3- will copy a few. extracts, fiom said article as it bears, directly - on the bond isBiie, and takes the same view of the present situation as taken by myself in recent articles law.' for that the same allow the Ion t^ie war a °d bond issues at this escape from taxation of excess time. “ Investment Bankers met profits growing out of the war, and in convention in Baltimore on Nov. the taxes from which those, thus ad<* went on record as 6p- .ptofitipg are relieved, are by stam p! P08e(* to all unnecessary issues of duties and other odious direct tax es shifted to the shoulders of those who are not prospering but who are suffering from the burdenB that the war-has cast upon the country. securities by corporations, States, and municipalities. Imagine Ger many, victorious over France and. England and their allies; Germany drunk with lust of pow Resolved:. 6. That we develop er> bankrupt as a reault of the war the incompetent management of seeking to refill her empty treas. bur slate affairs and pledge our- aerves to labor to, establish a wise and efficient state government. Amoog the many abases which call for immediete reformation are: The necessity for a more economi cal systematic and efficient man* Bgement of the affairs of most of our counties, which are now suffer ing from incompetehcy and gross mismanagement. W e demand the appointment of state auditors who shall be .expert accountants to annually- examine all the tax books and settlement books of every county in the state, and make their reports public, and to inaugurate a more systematic method of bookkeeping and conn ty finance in the state. A reformation in the manage ment of/our state institutions and .in,all affairs of,.our. Btate govern ment. A " better system Of public schools, including free textbooks, and the election of all school I officers by the people of their res pective counties. A reorganization of our public school system* so that the appor tionment of school money shall be, under .a uniform state system, and by which a less percentage of the taxes paid by the people for the Bacred purpoee of :education ‘shall: not be wasted on salaried officers And-a greater'' percentage of the school money shall reach the teach er and children of the state. - J But first and foremost, in order, that. Hie people’ may govern them-: selves, we demand an Australian ballot system, . that will protect the secrecy of the ballot and prevent, flagrant election frauds, which has been a disgrace to our state; and wmpledge ourselves in Support and extend the circulation of all news papeta that will advocate the es- . . .- .• . • reduced, inordertablishm ent ol such an Australian ballot.system. ury. To whom would she turn! To France Or England1! No. Nei ther France nor England can. be conquered until their last treasure is spent, and if conquered, then surely they will be treasureleas. W ith the broad expanse of. the WeBtein hemisphere lying out spread before hef eyes in all. its richness, can you imagine Germ any, victorious, yet poverty strick en, overlooking such an Oppor tunity-to recoup her fallen for tunes! Ifw e havefailed to learn, from the teachings of Germany’s economists, from the utterances of her autocratic ruler, and from , her actionB during the present war, of Germany’s ambition for world pow er, then we have failed to learn a lesson which is being more plainly, taught every day. . T n -times past the .query of the banker as to a new issue of securi ties was it safe! Today it should be: does the- purpose for which this money is to be. spent con tribute toward the winning of the war! But corporate and municipal economy is not alone sufficient;' we must have personal economy-con servation of labor, material, and food--not only by the few who are particularly. Extravagant, but by the entire iOb OpO,OOO of our peo. pie, who must realize that it i9 their share ipA the burden of the war to live a little less comfortably than usual, to work a- -bit- harder at their daily- tasks and in general, to speed production and reduce consumption. ' The supply of Iafior has been materially reduced and the demand 'increased, 'and it is imperative that in this crisis every man in the country give an; honest day’s work tot an honest day’s pay. Anything less proves, him a slack er. The consumption of essentials as well as nbnessentials, must be that the' labor and material required in - their priving the .ration of its necessities. “It has been argued that such a course will lead to unemployment and haid times. W hat a fallacy; !.Uoemploymentf with our farmers crying for hands, .our railroads making frantic efforts to obtain' additional workers, and our. fact ories offering unheard-of wager to attract men and women’ non sense’ The greatest problem in our country to-day is the labor short age, and unemployment of labor is not possible • so long as the war manufacture, transportation, and The .Greensboro ' News brings • distribution may be turned to the word that Hon. John M. Moore !production of material required in hiead.ls to be a-candidate for U oi-1 the.prosecution of the w ar.. Every ted States Senator .add that Teddy .Roosevelt is to come down and make homo- speeches.—Ex. man and Womani.-who is to-day ministering to our.luxuries; is de- 'W h at about the profits of those whose business is dependent upon the production of luxuries!. Ah, that is another question. If such ,business cannot be re,adjusted so as to cater to necessity instead of to luxury, then the profit of the in dividual must not be allowed to interfere with the necessity of the nation. Business as 'u B u al!No. business for the nation, business for thewar, business for victory!” In all seriousness can those who have said a bond issue ia Mocks D U eat this time is a necessity, look our allies in the face and con tinue to yell lor bonds when our nation is facing to-day the greatest crisis in the history of the world. Are we so selfish and unmindful of;the suffering, death and deso lation that now overspreads the greater part of the civilized (god save the mark) world that we can Dqii defer, yes, if necessary give up some of the things we want and possibly need, for the lives and comforts of the thousands of young men who are and will be on the firing line in France! A ie we a iiatiqn of selfish spendthrifts! - Do the-ntlsehs of Mbcksviile-want- to: publish, to the world that they are; more anxious to issue bonds and work a few streets than they - are to stand by our boys and our Gov ernment! Gan we not wait until a more auspicious time! Gan we not wait Until the war clouds roll by! Can hot some of'us keep our hands out of the public purse un til kiserism and miliarism is crushed! There may be a few negros in MoCksville who are w ill ing to sbend at other peoples ex pense, and I tor one am willing to pass around the hat and take np -a collection for their exclusive ben efit, provided they will hold up their hands and let us spot them. Nearly if not quite half o f the reg istered voters of our town have Bigned a petition which . has been filed as required by the law with the clerk of the board, asking for the privilege.of saying whether a mortgage shall Jtje^ placed on. their property at this . time. We have asked for a vote. Let the people ruler E.-.H. MORRIS. First Deserters Arrested in Yadkin The first orders received in this county to take up deserters and ''bring them, to camp were received by' Sheriff Zachary Tuesday Tuesday and he was' ordered to proceed at once to hring In some from this county who have.refused to come for mif- <tary duty according to instructiohs.-'Sher iff Zachary'and .deputies. Couch,'I Shore a ad Moxley went oyer Co Deep Creek meeting house where'theyTound^three of the boys wanted !attending meeting. They were Vance Shore, Martin White .and Kinyon G. Willard. WhenThe -officers told them what they Were' after. Shore and White came away peaceable' but Willard showed fight, and said he would die before he would be taken. In other Words he did not intend to come with the officers and to back up. his word he was armed with a large], 32;calibre revolver which was hanging on ,his belt fully load ed.. The officers removed the gun and ,he was soon.subdued, Allthree boys,; who are now classed as'deserters, were brought' here and taken immediately to. Camp Jackson. Justwhat disposition' will -be made of them there is unknown.’ Shore and White are members of theg Friends church, and while they are [submissive to the officers they say they, will refuse point blank to enter the military, service, —Yadkin Ripple. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Yoor drug _ WiU refund money if PAZO fails to cure an; case of-Itching.Blind,BleedingorProtrudmg Piles in6tol4days The first application gives Esse and EesL 50c. “Necessity Knows No Law.” Mr Hoover declares that all fancy breads' must be' eliminated. Yes, with the present high prices the law of necessity and not the law of. the land will do all of that and then some.-GlintonNewsDispatch.- Eating Too Mack. By Walt Mason. You’re digging your grave; with your teeth,'you’re.eating your way to your doom, then some one will come with.a wreath, and fasten it onto your tomb. Your stomach' is I weary and sore, long, long has it. I yearned for a rest; and still you keep throwing in more, the which you would have it digest. Go slow oh your eatiug, I beg; the money you blow in lor pies would buy Some poor cripple.a..leg,. or fix him with virtreOus eyes, Oh, list to my patient harangues, don’t turn from my- rede in -disgust; you’re digging your grave with your fan s, while millions are craving a crust. AU Europe is hungry, they say; the women and children are lean; the helpless, the stricken and gray, can’t find., in the larder [a bean. . And ^you are devouring the rusks, consuming the doughnuts and pies, ygu’re. digging your. grave with: y.our tusks, and deaf to the., hungry, folk’s cries. 8ays Hoover, '■ Youlre helping us win, by cutting p u t- su gar and fats, by dieting j till you are thin, reducing the Iardon your slats.” Stand up for the- allies, whose flags are borne in a cause that’s sublime I . You’re digging your grave with your I snags, when eating too much is a crime... ... - - CbamberldaVTabIets; Chamberlain’s Tablets^are intended es pecially for stomach troubles biliousness and - constipation, and have met with much success in the treatment-.bf those diseases. People who have'suffered--for years with stomach trouble and. hav§ been unable to obtain any permanent re; Uef.'have beeh completely cured* by ' the use of these tablets: Chamberlain's Tab lets are also of . great'^value' -for 'PilWusi ness. ^Chronic constipation may^he -per-; i maneuty cured by taking ,Chambedainls ,'Tablets and observing the plain printed pirections with each bottle. A Startling Statement. Miss McEliby in Rpeaking hefore IBe-Studenfc^body of the State Nor mal college S unday. night, said that “ in another city there -artful, IOQ little girl mothers as: a.-direct result lot a training camp fncJthe durariop of six* months.”.. That’s a frightful indictment against. an army camp where toldieis are in training for this war- that is “ to make the world safe for democracy. Gommenfcing on the above 'the Statesville Landmark says: . ' Isn’tiit also ,“ a frightful , indict- meat” .against]the [hotnei training oi,the girls! .Girls who are prop erly trained at homo and who are not permitted to run at large at Mill, without protection, do not fall so easily. W hen one observes the fred and easy manners of bo many ot the modern girls, .the free, dom with which they go about a- lone, even at night, it is apparent that they are offering themselves, innocently'of course, as' the prey of the unscrupulous. This is not offered as‘ah excuse for the guilty men.. The sympathy here is with th e, woman who falls. But she musfc share in the fault if by bier ,conduct she puts her self in the way;;and the mothers who neglect the home training; and the moth ers, fathers and brothers who per mit daughters and sisters to go at will, into the company of men they know nothing about m ust share the greatest responsibility.— Statesville Landmark. . Stomach Trouble and Constipation. I Those who are afflicted with stomach trouble and constipation should read the; : following:. "I have never found' ahything pation.as Chambetlain's' Tabiett;;' I- have used them off apd. on - for the last Iwo yean: -TheV not oply .regulate the action of the bowels but stimulate'the'liver and keep one’s body in-a h'ealthy ebedition,” writes Mrs. Benjamin Hooper, Auburn, N.Y. Ap American heiress suic'defi.dn raid-ocean because she was. afraid.- the Ship on which she was-travel* ing would be submarined The boat came safely into harbor, so she had all her trouble for. nothing. —Rock*- wood Times: WHY IT SUCCEEDS. Because It’s For One Thing Only, And MocksviIIe People Appreciate This.-.-.. : Nothing can be good for everything. • ' Doing one thfng well brings'succbSs.' ' , - Doan’s’Kidney PiUs are: for one thing only.-. .- For weak or disordered kidneys*' • '.- -r' Here is reliable evidence-of their worth-.' ’ Mrs... Eugene Fesperman,:328 W. Hall . St. StatesvilJe;,N. C.; !says: “I had sharp.; pains, across, my kidneys , and rheumatic, 'twinge's in my limbs and shoulders. ‘ One. of the family advised me ,to try DoaiCa'.. 'Kidney FiilS and I' got a supply,' After - taking'them a short IimetT was relieved "'- j of the pain io my back and tba rbeumdt- -. iic twiages-disappeared: Whenever! Kavei ' any sign of kidney trouble , now; I! use- Doan's Kffiney -Pillr aiid they do me good.” . . Price eOci at ail dealers. '.Don't-simply ask, for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kid ney Filis-r-tbe ’same, that Mrs,-Fespermaiil, uses': Foater-Milburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo,;- N. Y.‘ . '' ''''V "’*'■! . 'i' ,-V - - IS to overflowing with articles suitable for Gifts. You can mQst assuredly find something here ? will suit your taste as well as your pocketbook. Be sure and see this line before Ghristmas^ Pictu r ^ S ^ - t a b l e s ViefROLAS DAVENPORTS RUGS SEWING STANDS MIRRORS MOfeRISCHAiRS ■ ■'■"■'Sr'"? NEW EDISONS; ROCKING CHAIRS - -4 JARDINIERES CANDLE STICKS: II L-STOCKTON COMPANY - - Winston-Salem, N. G. ; -T i -V - MVifi itiddfcb, MdcksWLt.fi, N lCl I r ’i l l I r 111 SI I JiiI tPH ,1 ' i t m In; $ i’if * u feP SsfCf in Iu > I i ’X I t I ! ; i I Hii- y ! H-, fei■»m l'-N I l •» «. & Ltl ? S+ I TBffc II I Ps,f,i Jt1Sl I; IM Hti I 4 Iii *1r THE DAVIE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD Edttori TELEPHONE ?' ESntered at the Postoffice in Mocksi ville, N. C., .as Second-clas9 MMl m atter. March 3.1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: , ONE YEAH v IN ADVANCE - $ I OO SIX MONTHS. IN ADVANCE - 5 30 THREE MONTHS, IN ADVANCE S 25 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANT FAFER EVER PUBLISHED IN DAVlE COUNTY. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 12. 1917, ..- The merchant who doesn’t appre ciate your trade enough to ask you for it, doesn’t deserve your , patron age. You can save money Sy trad ing with the merchants who adver tise in The Record. - This is going to be a sour, taste less Ghristmas, owing to the short age of both sugar and salt. We are Hoping that Uncle Sam won’t try to regulate the price of meat Iestit go higher. >. The Record will issue two more editions this year—Dec. 19th and 26th. No paper will be issued from tins office on Jan. 2nd, as we always take one week off for Christmas. AU advertisers and others will take no tice arid be governed accordingly. ■ The editor of the Winston Journal has jumped onto Archibald Johnson, blockade preacher and editor of Gh&rity and Cftildren, the organ of the Thomasville Orphanage. When Johnson finishes with Editor Martin his friends may not be able to re cognize him. - TherDemocratic papers have been having spasms because Marion But ler was present at a big Republican meeting in Hickory a few days ago. They say Butler will kill the Repub lican party in North Carolina. That being, the case, why should Demo crats worry. Haven't they been try ing to kill the Republican party for the past fifty years without success? Alltowns in North Carolina are askea to prohibit the sale or use of fire works of all kinds this Christ mas. Every fi re-cracker, sky rocket or roman candle you fire helps Ger many to kill a few more of our sol dier boys. • Don't waste powder in celebrating this year as badly as it is needed beyond the sea. . M oretiian twenty of Davie couh- ty’a brightest young men are due to leave at five o’clock this morning for Camp Jackson, Columbia; S. C. The Record hates to bid these boys' au revoir, but wishes them much sue cess wherever they may be sept. We are all hoping that the war will ter minate before our boys are ready to leave for France. The war . cannot last always. Theend will come as suddenly as it started. Am assmeeting of thecitizens of Davif county has been called to meet in the court house in Mocksville, 'oo Wedpesday. Dec. 19th, at 12:30 p." •in., for the purpose', of organizing Syving Thrift Certificate Commit- tess in each^townsbip and school dis trict ih : the county.. Hon. Giliiert T. Stephenson, Field1Secretary for the State, will address the meeting. The nieetihg is called by E. L. Gaither. Gdbnfy Chairman of -the.. Saving T hriftv, Certificate organization of the State. . it tHE BURiESQNED POST. - It is a courageous newspaper these days that has’the nerve to tell the PostmasterGeneral what it really thinks of him. With all his powers asa censor, to say nothing of his power to hamper -a publisher in ;a multitude of ways,. the P. M. G; is a beaureaucrat before whose pres ence evbn a brave publisher might well tremble, Butthere are quite ' a number of editors who have suff-' ered the results of impaired mail' service until patience has long rincg ceased to be a virtue, and they arc- putting some facts before4he public: ti % i Fo«rth Estate” , a pqriodi |f^ u b lish h rd ^ a sfb e e n b^rly-ftankrand vigorous in telling thinks of the mail service, I :«^'1|wfiw'.itefreaders that, if dhey ■ fail to-receive their paper - on time, That the fault lies with the post office department, and that com • plaints should.; be addressed* to the - department at the same time that they arse sent to the publication. -T hbH arri^urg1: Pa .^ T el^ ap h ^ comes to the front with its- testi mony, saying that the mail service --asgWlt of that city is “well nigh intol erable Delays are so frequent that they are the rule rather than the exception.” : As an illustration, Jthe editor citedlthe fact that he had’ oh hjs desk a letter mailed at Sunbury. a distance of 30 miles • on the: main line of the railroad, and not .received until four days after it was post marked. The editor of the Telegraph very .pertinently inquires ‘‘what happens on the branch lines, if this happens on the niain lines, and what hapbehs to second class m atter if this hap pens to first class] mail?” And the editor olso appropriately states the truth when he says that "the. mail service heads forget that news papers are as perishable products as fruits They are valuable today and utterly worthless tomorrow.” In all the complaints that are made, it is clear that the fault does not lie with the clerks, but- with the higher-ups who cut down the force until the mail cannot be handled in time to make the train connections necessary for expeditious transpor. tation. The conclusion of the Har risburg Telegraph is one in which most publishers will concur: "An occasional fUsh of intelli gence instead of the customary stu pidity, and the replacing of efficien cy for the inefficiency now so gen eral throughout the department, would be refreshing and beneficial:” Mr. Business Man ! Oii and after January i, 1918, our prices on all lines of printing, such as envelopes, letter heads, statements, circulars, etc., will be advanced 40 per cent. Former prices will not buy enough meat, butter and bread. Take notice and be governed accordingly. AMERICAN RED CROSS Columbia, S C., Nov. 23, 1917. Mocksville Chapter: Dear Ladies:—There are 15 men from your county in the brigade commanded by my husband, Gen. G W. Mclver, at Gamp-Jackson Will you assist the ladies of the bri gade who are trying to provide a sweater for each!'man. The name and address of the knitter is to be sent with each one, Very truly, HELEN H. McIVER It is the plan of our Mocksville Auxiliary to knit a sweater for all our Davie county boys. A few good womeu are working hard to accomp lish this. We appealto the friends in the county, who are interested in our bovs, to help us in this good cause. Anyone who wishes to knit, can obtain wool at the Red Gross room in she Community building, open oii Tuesday and Friday after noons. 2 to 5 o’clock. Cash contri butions. to help buy wool and - other materials will also be greatly appre ciated. - E O COLE, Chm. The ladies of the Red CrOss Auxil iary have placed Red Cross seals on sale at the different business houses in the town, and the public is urged to purchase and use these seals on all Ghristmas packages as . well as business letters. They are only a penny each. Wbat Davie Mothers Can Do Nobody knows what it means to have a sick child like the mother, tnerefore I am asking the mothero of this county, especially, to co-op erate with me, their county quar antine officer, an $ by all wort tug together, to keep down those pre ventable diseases like, whooping cOugh, measles, scarlet fever and diptheria, as far as is possible. Some old fashioned mothers used to believe that whooping congh and measles were like taxes, jnst had to come, and the sooner they • ‘came and went,” the_ better/ But now mothers know different. Theyknow that even if children should have these diseases when they grow /up it goes less hard with them then; and they are more likely to recover without defects and impairments. W hy, when a mother’s baby, has measles if it is less than five years old, she never knows whether it is going to be left blind,, deaf, lame, or with weakeued heart or kidneys, for: life. The safest plan is to take no- • hances with any ol these eo called' children’s diseases. Children dp not have to have them, and wbyr not protect them? / f Some of the things mothers., pan do to keep down whooping cough-, measles, scarlet fever, infantile paralysis and diptheria : in their homes and communities are,? first,, to suspect tho disease aurf keep home the children having/the first ►ymptoms, such as sore throat or head colds, particuleriy if any con tagious disease8 is in the com munity. Second, in case no pby. siciao Is called to attend the child, t he m other should see that the die. easp is. TCported'? at once to the county quarantine officer who will then tell her.w hat to do and how to Treat the case. The law/requires h.er to d o -■ this. Third, every mother should respect .the Quaran tine Law. ■ .-Tt -may inconvenience her slightfy but what will a few days of incpnvenience 'm g^r ifkrit saves a/chil'd’a blindness^^hjfcM js often one of the ■ after/affects ol measles. The mother #bp ' disre gards the Quarantine : Law is jint only an undesirable cititeu to have in the community but isuri enemy of Tittle children. J W. RODWELL. M/D», County Quarantine Ofiiic^, Every letter that leaves The Re cord office bears a Red Cross Seal Every business] house should use them as well as individuals. Mrs B. F. Hooper has charge of the sale’of Red Cross Seals'iu Mocks ville. and can supply you with any number yon] want. Help the Red Cross work by buying seals. L istof articles sent in box last week to Red Cross Headquarters by Local Red Cross Auxiliary: 9 dozen nightingales. I i dozen wash cloths. . 7 pairs bed socks. 6 dozen abdominal bandages. 17 dozen, sling bandages. 9 head bandages. ' Don’t forget the Christmas pack age sale and pyster supper at Com munity BuildJnglslTuesday night, Dec. 14, at .6 o’clock, CbnrtneyNews. Everyone has CDjoyed the pleasant fall weather, but it is feared by farmers of this section that]the prolonged dry speli has been injurious to wheat. Mrs. H/iS. Williams and children, and Miss VeIma Reavis, of Concord, spent a few daysln Courtney the past week, re turning home Sunday afternoon, accom panied by their mother, Mrs. D. I. Reavis. Miss Delphas Craver left Monday for Dayton. VaV, where she'will enter Shen andoah Collegiate Institute and take up the study of art and also take a classical course/ Delphas .is a gifted httle girl and has a host of friends to wish her. much success in her new work. Mr. and Mrs.- Grady Miller, of Winston, were pleasant, visitors in Courtney the past week. Prof. P. H. -Naiice is still smiling over the arrival of a new boy' in. his home Mother arid babe doing nicely/ . Mr, R. H. Miller, of Winston. was in the village Sunday.. . . . Sriiool is progressing.nicely with.aii' en rollment of somewhere in twenty in the high school department. Measlel'is reported in 'some sections of the coiinuy. Let’s]h6peithat it? doesn’t break ouT in t chool again this winter. KThere is some talk of a Christmaa tree at the church again this year; /.Mr, M. J. Hend ticks, Of CaAa, .‘was a business yisitor'inour village on Wednes day of this. week. ' Success to The Record and its' many readers SHOO-FLY. Crouse--Artz Announcement. ' Announcementeliavebeen receiv ed by friends uriMocksvilte reading as follows: .“ /• M r/and Mrs. L. C. Crouse j .„' announce The marriage?. I, of their daughter MaryLewis to :Mr. JamesThomas Arlz Tuesday, December eleventh nineteen seventeen M/: Salisbury., North GarQlitfa - ..- Atbome After December sixteenth Salisbury, N. C. Mail Messenger Service. :-Sealep proposals'.for carrying the Uhited States -mails, (inclqdinglparcel post mails) on Messeiiger Route Nd; 218027T between the Postoffice at Mocksville. N. C., and Southern Railway; Route No. 118513, each Wayas often as required will be .received ■by the Postmaster; until. Dec. 15; 1917: This service will not be let for a stated period, and no written contract with bond is required;The service will.be subject to all the postal laws and. regulations. applicable thereto; and deductions will be made from the pay of the mail messenger for failure to properly provide for the per formance of the service, and fines .will be imposed for other delinquencies. Persond bidding must be not under six teen years of age: and suitable to be in trusted with the care and custody of the' mails.The accepted bidder will be expected to provide for the performance of the ser vice at the compensation stated in' the order designating him as mail messenger until his employment is terminated by proper notice'or order from this office; he will also be required, to take the oath pre scribed by law/ Proposals must be made at. a per .an num rate for all service required, and per sons wishing to bid should inform- them selves of the amount and character of the service; and the accepted bidder under this advertisement will be required to perform, without additional compensa tion, aU trips now required and .any that may hereafter become necessary between the prints named above/The mail messenger may resign at any time by giving the First Assistant Post- masterGeneral, Division of Post Office Service, written notice thirty days before the time be intends to cease service. First Assistant PostmasterGencral. Per E. E. Hunt, Sr., Postmaster. State Baptists To Raise $1,000,000. D urham , Dec. 6 —Greensboro gets the next session of the Baptist state convention. Rev. H . D. Gaw, pastor of the F irst Baptist church, of Durham , or bis alter/ nate, Rev. J. D. Harte, of Oxford, will preach the annual sermon. The cobventiou eonni;i*ed iteelf today with qplhu-iia^ui to the prog ram of launching a niuvtment to raise within the next lour years be/ ginning January I. a million dol lars for the eodoWnieot and equip uient of the Baptist educational in stitutious/ of the. state. Ihis is considered the crowning act of the convention. W . L. Poteat. U. T. V aonrB. C.* Henning; J . J. H urt, Q C. Davis, R. H .'G W er and others spoke ad vocating the movement. Milton E. Hartman, Davie County’s First Sacrifice to The Rath- less Han, The Scourge of The World. Mr. Editor:—No young man from Davie can surrender more for his country's sake than has he. While he did not It se his life on the firing line in France, he gave it at the call of his country preparing for the fir ing Ijhe.; Measles; followed by pneu monia, was the cause of his death, which occurred at Camp Sevier near Greenville. S. S., Friday. Dec. • 7th, 1917. His remains were brought home Sunday, accompanied by his father and two uncles, and wa° bur ied at Advance on Tuesday. I knew but little of him, for I had not seen him often. He w as. of a: retiring disposition, a great lover of home afid its environs, where most of his time was spent with those' he loved and for whom he labored. He was a young man of fine character, lilted and respected by all who knew him, and loved by every member of bis family. Nothing we can say or write, can assuage the sorrows of his mother, father, and other mem bers of hi3 family, but they should remember that a like fate awaits us all, and that soon each of us will be called "to pass over The river and rest under the shade of the trees.” L etusliope that his life and the lives of countless thousands which have and will be tut rendered in this terrible war, are hostages for uni- versal and lasting peace arid a glo rious civilization fUr the entire wrorld.jf "H is bit.’/ was "his all, a no- blefaglorious tecrilke..'. , M. Contagious Diseases io D/v’e. Dr. J. W. Rjdwell, County Quarantine Officeh'reports' the follow ing cases of con tagious diseases In Davie county during the month of November: . . DIPHTHERIA—Cliis; Spry’s child. Cher ry Hill; Virgil House, Cooleemee. MEASLES—Mrs. Cbas. Beck, Calahaln, Routel;. v/ TYPHOID FEffcRfLiUle boy at Mr Turner’s,. CooleeiJ« ; Mattie, Joel, Magda- liue and Curtis keauchamp. Advance. Route I. - ; K 3- • ILSJ ; Sheek’s School House Burns. Sheek’s EchooFhr/use, located near Macedonia church', was destroyed by fire Monday morning; a defective flue being the cause. The Board of Education- did notdiave the building insured. The loss is; ab'out $150 Miss Lola W;ird Iuajher. A HevVbuildingrWas nd'eded,1 ‘‘ •’ K To The People of Davie County And Vicinity. Do you realize what an Jnstttution this store is and what a benefit it is to you, the purhcasing public? It is our constant aim'and endeavor to give you THE BEST AND HIGHEST QUAUTY MERCH- ANDISE AT THE LOWEST, PRICE. You know that Shoes have advanced, in most cases, about 97 per ct., in the past twelve months. HERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE SHOES YOU WANT AT A VERY SLIGHT ADVANCE OVER LAST FALL. Then again you know Clothing of all kinds has I advanced greatly.... IT HAS NOT ADVANCED HERE AND WILL NOT AS LONG AS OUR PRESENT STOCK HOLDS OUT. These are not the only Iwo items that mainfflin the old prices. Each and every article, as long as they last, will be sold for the same old prices. Come in and let us show you these wonderful valves. Your neighbor is a regular patron of this store, why aren’t you? The oftener you come the more you save. FLETCHER BROTHERS. I TRADE STREET WINSTON-SALEM N. C. The Truth Ahout The ion Is simply this: You need ’em and we’ve got ’em. The Style, Quality and Prices will appeal to you. , MENjSANDBOYSr SUITS. See the new Belter Effects for men- Prices $10, $12.50, $15.00, $1650, $18.50, $20, $25 and up. See our Boys’ Wear. Handsome show ing of all wool suits at $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6*00, $7.00, $8.00 rad $10.00. MEN’S AND B O P’ OVERCOATS Men’s $8, $10, $115^ $15, $18, $20, $25 $30. Boy’s, $3,4.00 5.00, 6.00,8.50, M. Society Brand Clpthes- Crowell Special $2 Hat Earl & Wilson /Shirts . Men’s Bath Robes; and Pajamas , Stetson and Bonar Hats MenV Gloves j Auto and Dres8 CROWELL ClOTHlNG CO SLOAN’S; Q fb P3|ACE: ; ON THE. CORNER. • STATESVILLE, N-C Fhe Recordfrpm now until Jan. I? for only One Dollar. Hurry pp. GERMAN U-BCj SINKS DE MOST OF Tl rOavId Worth fleer I* Amo Wae One of I Destroyer Tjj Washington.- 'eir David Wo: Norman Scott ors rescued American desi German sub: last Tbursday| partment was miral Sims. These two fleers, and tw< named ip tin survivors In' viously reporti tablishedthat the destroyer Harry R. Hoo •ing. ;• Admiral S mander Bagle saved with hi: boat and weri uninjured at The other .besides Co: tenant Scott t Chief Boats McBride, wi: Syracuse, N. Coxswain B< A. Nunnery, I Fireman Jo: er Anna Kroz Vice Admi: had been' abli details in rep from Secreta: er-in-law, He vid W- Bagle; . vessel, and the missing, men were picl .from life rafts the names of. ' been transmit: The Jacob arid newest atlng In the American wai German subm| ond' America: foreign water: with her coin mander Walt: officers, and 1| Ing cut in twi early on the ber.,20.-' -NO ATTEMPl Ll| / Morgue Offio F Halifax, N : was made he the long list suiting from a munitions the harbor.' . The morgi estimate of servers said 'great by hal . A joint ap Halifax and the Canadian relief of the Btruction of Is In ruins. 820,000.000 i required. A heavy systematic night 95 adi placed in th occurred am The task < • mittees seei later in the cheering wc clans in che 600 of the h The tents hi the oecupan could be /Si GERMAN TF Geneva, F Marshal von Ludendorff according ti burg today, the Rhine t from this s« troops and through to t permitted ti and the G closed. KALEDINES STAI isian ------------------------------------------------------mmm-*«%&?& ie Counly th is s Io reU Mlj IH casing public? Javor fc<> give y0tt ^ I T Y MERCH. :e . Jv a n c e d f in most tw elve montll8 S H O E S YOU y V A N C E OVER all kinds has )T ADVANCED |*ONG A S OUR 18 th a t maintain rticle, a s long as old prices. Come le rfu l valves. Iular patron [t you? The >re you save. iTHERS. N. C lo u t T h e i e s t i o n id ’em and [d Prices will * SUITS. :ts for men- 5.00, $16.50, ip. ndsome show* ) , $ 4 .0 0 , $ 5 .6 0 , j . 0 0 . Ivercoats $18, $2», $25 16.00.8.50.10- S tetson 8 nd B o n ar Hats M en's Gloves A u to and Drest HNG CO. Lce ; I t e s v i l l e , n . c ‘ t H E D A V IE BECORDt M OCKSVILLEf K C. o. s. IIIK german u -bo a t t o r p e d o e s a n d SINKS BIG AMERICAN d e s t r o y e r . . MOST OF THE CREW IS LOST David Worth Bagley Commanding Of ficer Is Among Saved—Jacobs Jones Was One of Largest Vessels of the Destroyer Type. ' Washington.—Lieutenant Command- er David Worth Bagley and Lieutenant Norman Scott were, among tne surviv ors rescued after the sinking of the American destroyer, Jacob Jones,' by a German submarine In the war zone last Thursday night. The navy de partment was so advised by Vice Ad miral Sims. These two officers, two warrant of ficers, and two enlisted men were named ip the admiral’s dispatch as survivors In ' addition to the 37 pre viously reported saved. It is now es tablished that the five line officers on the destroyer were rescued. Gunner Harry R. Hood and 63 men are miss ing. Admiral Sims' report said that Com mander Bagley and the five other men saved with him got away in a motor boat and were picked up and landed uninjured at the Scilly islands. The other four survivors reported besides Commander Bagley 'and Lieu tenant Scott were: Chief Boatswain’s Mate Clarence McBride, wife Florence McBride, Syracuse, N. Y. Coxswain Ben Nunnery, father Fred A. Nunnery, Edgemoor, S. C. Fireman Joseph Kroneniecky, moth er Anna Krozeniecky,' Suvive, Russia. Vice Admiral Sims up to a. late hour had been able to supply drily meager details in reply to urgent messages from Secretary Daniels, whose broth er-in-law, Lieutenant Commander Da vid W. Bagley, commanded the- lost vessel, and was first reported;: among the missing. Three officers and 34 men were picked up by other vessels from life rafts to which they eiung, but- the names of only ten of these had ' been transmitted to Washington.. • ' The Jacob Jones, one of the largest and newest American destroyers oper ating in the Atlantic, was the first American warship to fall victim to a German submarine, but was the sec ond American de3trpyer,_to ',be. lost in,: foreign waters;' with her wmm^hd'erTt-ieutenaht '-eom- rnander Walter 'E.;;vpeim; two- other officers, arid i8 enlisted men, after be ing cut In . two by the transport Rose early on' the morning of Novem ber 20. i ' NO ATTEMPT TO CHECK UP LISTOF HALIFAX DEAD DECLARES STATE OF WAR EXISTS BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND AU8TRIA-HUNGARY.: ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE Socialist Votes Against Resolution— Debate Was Brief in Both Houses.— Resolution Immediately 81gried by President Effective at Once. Washinigton.—War between the United Stsibes and AustxialHungary has been formally declared. Congress, with one dissenting vote iff the house, adopted and President Wilson approved a resolution, de'clar-. Ing existence of a state of war be tween the “imperial and royal Aus tro-Hungarian government and the government and people of the United States" authorizing the President to employ the nation’s armed forces and pledging its resources to victory. Text of Resolution. The resolution follows; “Joint resolution. “Declariing that a state of war ex ists between the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government and people of the United States and mak ing provision to prosecute the same. “Whereas the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government - has committed repeated acts of war against the government and the peo ple of the United States of America: Therefore be it “Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that a state of war is hereby declared to exist between the United States of America and the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government; and that the President be, and he is here by,: authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the-United States and-the resources of the government to carry on war against the imperial and royal Austro- Hungarian government; and to bring the Conflict to a successful termination all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States. (Signed) “CHAMP CLARK, “Speaker House of Representatives. ■ «ThOMAS R. MARSHALL, “VfttoFreslderit of the United States - ..and'-President of the: Senate. .--1 “Approved 7th December, 1917. “WOODROW WILSON." PRESIDENT WILSON SENDS MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY Morgue Officials-Hoid Io -Estrmate of Four Thousand. Halifax, N. S.-r-No official attempt, was made here to check-up. Qr revise the long list of dead'arid Injured re sulting from Thursday’s disaster "when a munitions ship’s cargo exploded in the harbor. The morgue . officials' held to. their estimate of 4,000 'dead, ' but other ob servers said that estimate was too great by half. A joint appeal by the mayors of Halifax and Dartmouth was made to the Canadian public' for money" for the relief of the homeless and'the recori- Igtenaa >• struction of that part of the city whichT is In ruins. It was said that , between $20,000,000- and $25,000,000 would be required. A heavy rainstorm interrupted the systematic search for bodies,, but by night 95 additional bodies had been placed in the morgue. Several deaths occurred among the.injured. . The task confronting the relief com mittees seemed almost hopeless but later In the day the skies cleard and cheering word came from the physi cians in charge of the tents in which 600 of the homeless had found shelter. The tents had withstood the storm and the occupants were as comfortable as could be expected. : Washington—President WUeon sent to the-governor, general of Canada an expression of sympathy of the people of the United States because of the disaster- at Halifax: His telegram follows: “In presence of the awful disaster at Halifax the people of the United States offer to their noble brethren of the dominion their heartfelt sympa thy and grief, as is fitting at this time when to the ties of kindship and com munity of speech and of material in terests are added the strong bonds of union In the common cause of devotion to the supreme duties of national ex-. 2 ,0 0 0 LIVES LOST 8Y OLD NORTH STAT£ NEWS STRICKEN HALIFAX SWEPT BY RAGING BLIZZARD GERMAN TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO CAMBRAI Geneva, Friday, Dec. 7.—Both Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Gen. von Ludendorff are on the Cambrai front, according to a dispatch from Strass- burg today. Railway traffic throueh the Rhine towns has been congested from this source, owing to the flow of troops and artillery being rushed throueh to this front. No civilians are' Permitted to travel- along the Rhine and the German frontier remains closed. . k a led in es a n d k o r n il o f f START REVOLT IN RUSSIA London.—A proclamation to the Rus sian nation has been issued by Russian government announcing, that “Kale dines and Korniloff, assisted by impe rialists and constitutional democrats have raised a revolt and declared waT in Don region against the people.” Ths proclamation adds - that ■ “the ,constijtu-, tional democrats arid bourgedise are supplying the revolting generals "with scores of millions.” Halifax, N. .S.—Stricken Halifax was swept by a raging blizzard. So fierce was the storm 'that rescue workers were forced to suspend. their operar tions In the devastated section. It is believed certain that all the injured under the ruins of shattered buildings have, perished of cold and hunger. Battered by a biting wind and blind ing snow, the plight of the survivors of the holooaust is little short of des perate. TWO AMERICAN AIRMEN WOUNDED IN FRANCE Washington. — AmerIcmi airmen fighting the German planes on the western front have suffered their first casualties. Two men, a corporal and a private were reported wounded. No report of the engagement was tordwarded. The men are: Corporal Walter A. Warren, Dublin, 'Ga.''* - *Private Edward F. Ebsen, Buffalo, Mo. -. - - ' .w BAND OF VILLtSTASAMBUSHED BY FEDERALS TRANSPORT LADEN WITH MUNI- -TIONS EXPLODES IN HALH FAX HARBOR. HALF OF CITY IS HID WASTE Juarez. -Mexico.^-Comblned columns of federal cavalry, In command of Gen eral Francisco Murguia and General- Pedro Eavela, ambushed a large bgnd of Villa .followers In Santa Clara.-can yon, 75 miles northwest of Chihuahur City according to an official statement «lven out at military, headquarters. A total- of- 400. were killed and woundod on both sides. The Villa forces, suffer- ed the heaviest losses. Death Dealing Shock Caused by Col- , llsion Between Munitions 8hip and Belgian. Relief 8hip^-Properfy Loss Will Run Far Into Millions, HaUfaxl N. S.—With the- toll of dead steadily mounting, it was believ ed that more than 2,000 persons' per ished in the explosion and fire which followed the cpllision in Halifax har bor between a munitions-Iaden French ship arid another vessel, the ioma,. loaded with supplies for the Belgian reUef commission. • The disaster, which has plunged- the Dominion into mourning probably; will rank as the most fearful that .-ever occurred on the American continent. Residents of Halifax and thousands of volunteer relief workers who havcf come into the city hav been almost dazed at the extent of the horror. ‘ 'Temporary morgues have been es tablished in many buildings to which a steady procession of vehicles, of all kinds carried for hours the bodies, of men, women and children. Most of- them were so charred that they.were; unrecognizable. Thousands of persons, seeking trace .of relatives and friends, passed by the long, silent rows,-at tempting to identify the ones they' sought. Virtually every building-in the city' which could be converted-into a hosv pital is filled with wounded, many: of- them so desperately injured that there, is no hope of their recovery. Scores already have died' In these tempo-' rary hospitals, An everdncreaslng number is being taken from the com pletely devastated Richmpnd district to the relief station. . The flame-swept.-area., covers ap proximately two and one-half, square' miles, It begins at what is known as the North street bridge - extending north to Pier 8 on the: Richmond, water front and back to .a point running par allel with Gottingen street. Nothing has been left standing in this section of the: city. Only a pile of smoulder ing ruins . marks the spot ,where the great building' of the American Sugar Refining Company, stood. fThe dry dock'and all the buildings which sur rounded" ft-were destroyed. Ku the west and northwest ends the- daimage was more extensive and there the walls, of . many houses were blown to bits. Tt was in Richmond, however, opposite the "scene of the explosion, that the. havoc; was greatest. Whole blocks of .dwellings, most • of frame construction, were Ieyeled. Street af- fiter street, is In ruins and the struc tures which were' left standing by the explosion vtere-destroyed by fires which broke out simultaneouly in a. score of.places and which it was' im possible to check until.they had:bum- ed themselves oiit' It is' believed scores of persons who had been in jured by the collapse of their homes perished in the flames.: from which they were helpless ot .flee.. -.... Five minutes after the explosion the streets in all parts of Halifax were filled with frenzied, panic-strick en throngs striving to reach the out skirts In a neffort to escape what! they believed was a raid by German fleet.. Hundreds.of them had been cut. by the shower of glass which followed the explosion. Defy Description. In the Richmond section the scenes enacted defied description. Seriously injured men and women crawled from the wreckage of their homes and lay in the streets until they were remov ed In ambulances and automobiles to hospitals. Those less seriously hurt aided those more gravely injured. In the streets piled high with debris were found the shattered bodies of many women and children. Several children were crushed to death when they w^re hurled against telegraph poles by tne force of the explosion. The Richmond school, which housed hundreds of children, was demolish ed and it is reported only three es caped. Canadian officers who have seen long service in -France characterize the catastrophe as "the most fearful which has befallen any city in the world.” ................. ■ Virtually all the north end of the city was laid waste and the property damage will run far into the millions. A. part ofthe town '-of Dartmouth, -across the harbor from Halifax, also was wrecked. Nearly all the build ings in the dockyard there are In ruins. The business life of the city had just begun for the day when the town was shaken to its foundations by the explosion. Persons in the streets were picked up .bodily and burled to the ground. Occupants of office build ings Covered under a shower of fall ing glass and plaster. Houses In the rIichjriond section crumpled up and -ollapsed. burying their tenants. In the main part, of the city where the' buildings are chiefly of Btone or -oncrete'.the damage was confined to the shattering of windows and most the casualties In this section were riaused by flying glass. Brief Notee CCyerIrig Happenings Tn ,. This States That Are of Iritereat to AU the People. - Statesviile is soon to have a Morris Flan, bank: - Asheville police have been granted ari: increase In salary.'- jThere. in mow- no- doubt about Uie permanency of the army camp at Charlotte. , Samuel J. Asbury, one of Charlotte’s- ■ most influential citizens, died last , week, Mr. Asubry. was 68 years of age, j haying been born February 21, 1849. He' was born near Denver, Lincoln county.: . ': - . HendersonvUle people are to enjoy a : daily all-year-’round passenger ser vice between Hendersonville and Ashe ville: Attractive 24-passenger cars have been ordered. The .ancient industry of making tar is active in the sandhills this winter: With tar around $10 every railroad station has: a pile' pf barrels ready for shipment, and. the old familiar smell-is all over ,the .community. . W. G, Hughes, aTarmer of the moun tain section, sold two bales of long j staple cotton to the' Flint Manufactur ing company at Gastonia, last week for which he received $463.93.- He sold the weed for $89.75, making a total for the two bales of $653.68. The' University of North - Carolina ’ magazine has just come from the press with an - attractive array ‘of articles, on various phases of the War. I The current number is- designated;as Ia “War Number,”.and a picture;of the student battalion is, carried as a frontispiece. J ■ Pjesiderit W, p. Riddick, of the Western Carolina Lumber and Timber association, has issued notices for the semi-annual meeting of the organiza- : tlon, to be held In Asheville, Decein- j ber 31. R. 'S. Kellogg, of Chicago, a ‘ secretary-manager of . the National . Lumbar. Manufacturers’ .association, will be present and will deliver the arinual address. ■ . Commissioner of Agriculture W. .A. Graham presented, his annual report to the state board of agriculture-volum inous., document. The .financial state. mSrit‘"showed a; departmental' balance In 'trie treasury of $26,815. The re ceipts ifor The year were $335,929,; of : which $169,945 was for fertilizer tags I Sand;,$51,095; .fpr feed tags; $13,697 TOr5 I cottonseed meal tags; $18,000 from toe ’ test farins; ‘$19,811 from'sales of lime;, j $42,624 from sales Qf hog serum grid I smaller amounts' from other sources. The report shows the fertilizer tonnage for 1917 to haye been 849,728 and that for .1916, 626,660. That the conservative propaganda being conducted in North Carolina is meeting with a splendid response in most places is shown by reports that TheFamily Lamp A R ayo lam p floods th e room w ith Cheerful radiance; gives b rig h tn e ss w ithout g lu e ; rarely'flickers or flares. H A Y O L A M P S are easy to take care of—no bother* some filigree decorations to catch dirt and make them hard to keep clean"; Artistic design makes them j® ptnament to any room. -,tTThey are easyVto" re-wick;. You don’t remove either chimney or shade to light itheiri. AJsk for them by name. If ypnr dealer does' not carry them write to oar nearest station. Tlie use of Aladdin Secunty Ofl guarantees best results from lamps, stoves arid heaters. STANDARD OIL COMPANY(New JerMjj-.BALTIMORE, MD.Weahlntton, D . C . CherloRet N . C. ‘ V i. ChirleetoiitW -V i. Va. ChirlM tM . S. CL S are coming to tori Office-of the food; administration here: A particularly inspiring report • has Just ooineVfrom Salem Acadeiny anid .College- at Win-. ston-Salem. . This institution-, serves 100 meals a day. It is Observing five -meatless- days 'a'’-week,: having i two, sea-food day Bi.one-fowl day, and; one day on :which no meat in ,any. fond Is served. '"dorri products, arid WWlam bread ‘are .-substituted' IW- Whltet bread- entirely' on wfieatless' days"' and to “a •very : Coiisiderable extent1 during Jthe entire: week - The consumption '-W sugar.. has _ been cut down from., 100 pounds.'to 36 pounds a day. Desserts are served onljr on alternate’days, and ofiten salads instead, of- sweet "desserts' are served. .Cake has been..practical- Iy eliminated. "President Howard E. Rondtoaler writes Forid Administrator Henir A. ‘Page that he' has enjoyed' the hearty co-operation of; the entire stu dent body in his food conservation program, and Mr. Page has written thanking the. college . authorities- and .the student body particlariy for: their .co-operation. ’ The- food admriiiauw* tlon. is also calling the attention Cf all boarding schools In the state" CoJ the example Set by toe Wirietori-Srilem Academy. - - ; Randall W,, Everett, son of .CoJ:;S. T. Everett-of Ohior-has-'-takeri charge of the i lmagnlficent - Everett- ftuhri':. pear Perirose,. Transylvania, county, ,and is undertaking., farm, and, .atock growing op'eraUorisJ on. an "exterisiveT |caie~';JMr. Errerett began' buiidlng 'IaBt j summer and is erecting bungalows;- barn; etc., at a cost of about $40,009.' * 'h- " Daniel A. McDonald of Carthage, ha* been appointed, explosive Inspector for North Caroiina... The place pays about $2,506' arid traveling expenses.' CherryViRe Baptists are'planning to erect at once a $15 000' church 'Build- Ing in the near future. . PERE O I L TlON SRS A fter th e snowball fight, th e cheery w arm th dispensed by th e Perfection G il H eater is m ighty welcome. I t thaw s out icy hands and feet in a jifly, . I t ’s light, easily carried w herever it’s needed— always ready for any cold w eather em ergency. Econom ical bbth to buy and to use. N ow used in over 3,000,000 homes. A lad d in S ecu rity O il as fuel gives best results^ C O M P A N YS T A N D A R D O I L (New Jer«ey) Waahinrton, D, C. BALTIMORENorfolk, Va. * MO,Richmond, Va, Charlotte, N. C. ‘ Charlefltnn, W . Va, Charleston, S. C, '*41 -C-'. - ■■ K Jf" I I I 111 J l ; | r Il S THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, M. C. n) Iii tiiIts l If ... UuI k Iii£ Si mi I' 1,1 I* * yit * **r-s -i| I-M Ilfei ,P r ilI f II Iif iHI i u ;i I \ l . i!< It M Ku ih: I! H Hi * ; -U t - ‘* I'!-* in 4 I >£TV*'S The Spint Of Giving,C fir is k a s t BY W ILLIS B R -O O IC S (Copyright, 1917, 'Western Newspaper Union.) OtJR village paper had Issued a very creditable Christmas edition. I was, looking over the news sec tion by the front window. My wife sat near, absorbed In the story part. '1Whatis that?” she asked, listening. She was always on the lookout for more eggs. What she heard certainly did sound like a hen announcing the arrival of one-twelfth of a dozen. “That," I answered, 11Is Ezra Barn stable In a state of amusement.” We looked through the window, and, sure enough, here he came down the street, an expansive smile illuminat ing bis mooniike face. 11What on earth can • the • man be laughing so about all alone 7’ my wife wanted to know. She was that way— never content to let a man be happy unless she knew the reason why. So I went to the door and sang out to Ezra, “Isn’t It kind of stingy to en joy it all by yourself?” When he had unwound the wool tip pet from his neck and taken the rock ing chair which the missis had set be fore the fireplace for him he leaned back and cut gashes In the atmos phere with another flourish of his Sharp cachlnnatlons. 1Tve heard o’ Santa Claus playin' tricks before now,” laid he, “but I don’t guess he ain’t never played none no funnier than this. 1Tt was like this: Three, four days ago my boy Chet’come home with a rabbit—one o* them big white critters with the pink eyes—-that he’d swapped off one o’ his mittens to the one armed Mayhew boy fer. When he come In, luggln’ the thing In his arms, his. ma ast him whose It was, an’ he said It was his’n an* Its name was Jimmy an’ Eddie Mayhew give It to him. 111Them Mayhew boys ain’t glvin’ nothin’ away fer nothin’,” says she. rWhatid you give him fer it?’ 11Chet knowed he was cornered, so he owned up that he’d give Eddie one o’ his wool mittens. 1J don’t never wear but one much anyhow,’ says he, ’an’, besides, Eddie's a poor, one armed boy, an’ his hand was cold, an’ it was coinin’ Chris’mus.’ “I seen the look In his ma’s eye, an’ I felt sorry fer Chet, so I says, 1Chet,' says I, severe-like, 'you come to the barn along of me,' like I was goln’ to Uck him. “That satisfied his ma. So Chet an’ me went to the barn an’ made a box to keep the !rabbit In. I.knowed tlie thing’d freeze to death If he kep’ it anywheres but In the house, an' I knowed his ma wouldn’t listen to his doin’ that, so I puts him up to gitti.n* rid of it by Invltin’ his Cousin Artie over fer Chris’mus an’ givln’ It to him fer a Chris’mus present. - “Artie, you know,” Ezra explained, “Is my wife’s brother’s boy. You re member my wife’s brother, Dan Baker, over In Center township, the one that died an’ left a wldder with eight chll- dem? 11Waal, when Chet told his ma what he was goln* to do she said he could keep the rabbit in the attic till Chris’ mus an’ pot a minute longer. So- he writ to Artie, an" this mornin’ bright an’ early here comes the hull family— Mis’ Baker an’ the hull eight childern. “Chet, he hadn’t even, got up yet, but I rousted him out, an’ when he come down he tolt Artie about the Jimmy rabbit he was goln’ to give him. Then Mis’ Baker chips In an’ says she never ’lows one o’ her children to accept presents unless all the. others gits the same thing. - 1It makes the others Jeal ous,’ says she, 'an’ creates dissensions.’ “I seen trouble cornin’ to Chet In flocks an’ herdis an’ I says to myself they's jest one way to settle this thing. You know, If you give a rabbit a Uttle cuff on the back of his neck he never knows what Mt Mm. So I sneaks up to the attic, but ole Santa Claus had got there ahead o’ me.” Ezra rocked back and let out a few more staccato notes of merriment. “What had happened?" my wife gsked. “Wait’tiU I tell you,” said Ezra. 1T called .Chet to :come up quick, an’ he come a-runnln’. 1Look here,’ says I to Mm, 'you give the eight little ones to the chUdren an' the old one to Mis* Baker. If you do it nice she can’t Refuse ’em, ’specially when the little fatbits needs the services of Jimmy fer awMIe yiti’ So Chet he lugged, the hull box o’ rabbits downstairs an* made sech aelokent presentin’ speech that the wldder couldn’t do nothin’ -but thank him an' take the hull mess home With her." » ; Christmas Gite yj-f BE joy that's horn of Christmas /. gif tg is not within themselves Of you or I could pick our joys from any merchant’s shelves And you could huy more■ costly things than ever I could give, And though no friend should come your way contented you could live. Yet some poor trinket rich becomes and treasure to the end Because it is the symbol of a true and loyal friend. The thing is nothing as it lies upon a merchant's shelf, Attd scarce a thought you’d give to it for what it is itself. There may be thousands like, it round about you everywhere, But let a friend bring it to you and straightway it is rare. - For something of that friend into his simple gift is wrought And it becomes a precious thing—a token of a thought. We ‘are a sentimental clan, we fight and strive for gold, Yet treasures which we closest guard are never bought or sold; The things we value most are not the gems our money buys. But all those sweet and lovely things . that memory bids us prize. ■ The faded slippers of a babe not in themselves are dear, But in the thoughts they bring, to us of one no longer here. And so it is with Christmas gifts, ’tis friends Who make them rare, The trifle that with IovaHs rich has worth beyond compare; The moment that it passes from some friendly hand to you It has assumed a value that before it never knew. And what teas common in itself is now beyond all price Becauseit represents to yousome good ■friend’s sacrifice. The Christmas Rose. IT was In Ireland I heard the beau tiful legend of the Christmas rose, says a writer In the PhiladelpMa Ledger. When the great night came and the dark skies were suddenly Il luminated with the lights, of heaven the shepherds, gathering, together their offering, went with haste to find hlm who had come to be the Light of the world. Great rough men, full of sim ple faith, they were, and each carried a little iamb In his arms to lay at the feet of the Good Shepherd. But among them was one wee lad who had no gift AU Ms life long he had heard of the Messiah who was to come. The earth was full of'rumors that the time was near at hand, and lying out on the hillside under the deep blue sky he had dreamed dreams of that day,; picturing himself close to Mm In nlhny roles. And nbw that the moment was come he raced along, Ms tiny legs finding it hard work to keep up with the swift strong stride of the men. . ' So full of excitement was he that no thought of Seifsentered Into his mind. But as he came to the cave, saw the bright star sbiplng above.and heard the songs of the angels he noticed his empty hands. How could he go Into the presence of the newborn King when he had notMng to lay at his feet -he who would so willingly lay down his very life for hlm! He crept close to the opening, and, kneeling down In the cold white snow, he wept as though his little heart would break. And, lo, the warm tears melted away the hard snow, and from beneath there sprang up the first Christmas rose, the fruit of a Uttle boy’s love for the Christ CMldt The Good Old Customs. By . all means, so long as they will endure, let us cling to the old cus toms.'. Dp with the holly, the box and the bay, set the plum -pudding ablaze, light the Christmas tree, scatter greet ings broadcast through the land, ring out wild bells to the wide sky and give encouragement to the carol singers. Christmas comes but once a year, and when it comes it makes us all klp and more or- less kind. It is a truly happy festival, the time when we best under stand what home means, the children’s feast, when the old grow young again. A happy Christmas, then, to all. —:--------:-------i-------- ‘ I Christmas Carols at Nantucket The custom of • singing Christmas carols In the streets 'still obtains at Nantucket BJvery Christmas eve the school children march through the old cobbled streets of the town and sing their sopgs. All the ancient houses are Illuminat ed with candles In .the windows, and the children always Stop and serenade their favorites. It Is- very pretty to. hear them, and they never forget to ring for what they call, the “shut Ins” —the folks who are ill and unable to Ret out and join the festivities. A .tW M SS D Christmas Greens. A quaint old writer thus spiritualizes the practice of- Christmas decorations. “So our churches and houses, decked with bays and rosemary,- holly and Ivy and other plants which are always green, winter’and summer, signify and put us In mind of his Deity—that the cMldthat now Is bdrn was God and man, who should spring up like a ten der plant, should always be green and SourisMng ajhd should live forever- more.” •— Christmas Means Love. We cannot picture it without.seeing the spangled Christmas tree girt with the faces of gleeful youngsters, glad parents and happy bodies, returned home from town or far metropolis. It sounds like bells and crackling logs and shouts of children. And even our old, round shouldered, sorrow ridden planet, with Ms eye knocked out on Ms cheek, pauses to smile from sea- to sea, and love is everywhere rejuven ated.—James WMtcomb Riley. Logical. “Boy I" 11Jfum r y uBtop that noise with, your Christmas drum I Do you want to deafen usf” uYeFm; then you won’t mind *] the noise.”—Life. Risky. “I’d Hfce to give my wife fifty dollars for Christmas.” j “Well, why nott” “I ain’t certain that I could coax it away from her again.”—Louis ville Oourier-Journal. Good Old Soul. uWhy haven’t you gone,” they, asked him, “2k> your snowy m o u n ta in rangest” 1Tm waiting,’* said Bahta Claus, "to make The regular exchanges.” < A Sign of Age. "Jiwt when does a woman grow oldf” “When she ceases to regard the hanging of .the mistletoe as an event.”—Buffalo Express. All He Remembered. The Preacher—And did yon re member the poor on Christmast Little Albert—No. I didn't re member nothin’ much,. except about pa catchin’ me with my hand in the box where ma had the raisins Md. Up-to-Date Xmas Maxims. Never look a Christmas gift in the price tag. There is nothing so rare as a present you wanted. A ton of coal is. rather to be chosen than gaudy jewels. ■ Beware of mistletoe; it grows .on . the border of matrimonial jungles. , Better broken toy drums than broken eardrums. Christmas spirit seldom intoxi cates, but it generally bankrupts. Christmas belles manage to ring in quite a few gifts. Just now the most popular book teems to. Ie the pocketbook, Never put a gift cigar in the mouth. ■> . Christmas gifts - are ■ somewhat like babies—you. can't always get what you want, H t wisely be con tented with what came.—New YorkAmerican. Christmas Anticipation. “I don’t believe the approach of Christmas brings you a single joy ous anticipation,” said the-sweet young thing. "Don’t'eh f” replied the savage bachelor. “Listen to ■ my secret. That youngster on .the third floor is sure to get a tin-tmmpet for a present.” , "Yes.” "Then he will get careless and leave .it on the hall floor. And then I shall step on it with both feet. Don’t you call that a. joyous anticipation t” A Long LisL ", Parker—Bave you decided what to give your wife for ChristmasT Lane—Not yet. There are ^so many things I can’t afford.— Judge. Ths Canny Scot at Yule. A commercial traveler had taken, a large order, in Scotland for a consignment of hardware and .endeavored to press upon the-, .canny Scottish manager who had given the order a Christmas gift of a box of Bavana cigars. "Now,” he replied, "DonH try to bribe a man. I cudna tak them, and I dm a member of the kirk.” “But will you nbt accept them as a Christmas■ presentf” 111 cudna,” said the Scot. “Well, then," said the traveler, 41suppose I sell you the cigars for a merely nominal Sum—say, six- pencet” • j "Weel, in that ease,” replied the Scot, “since you press me, and, not liking tae refuse an offer wiel meant, I think Fll be taking wo■boxes.” . „ I ■ y f T Christmastide, O .be thou.ten- / j f der, true; Thy friends make glad and all thy foes forgive; With its sweet light begin- to live anew, Ungrudgingly give, and giving, much receive. t Make thy glad life grow large, thy soul expand; Let there be one fun day within the ■ year. 'When love shall open wide thy waiting hand ' To lessen want and dry some bitter tear. Bouls are there many, heavy laden, ■ sore, And eyes that weep and hearts that often bleed. And squalor knocking, tattered, at thy door, And cold and hunger crying in their need. Qive wisely, freely, of thy bounty give, And, most of all, do not forget, give - love; Since giving is the truest way to live, ^ And richest treasure layingup above. Make glad thy home, let sunshine reign within; Bless every hearthstone with thy largess fair; Share with pale want thine overflow ing bin, By kindness save some brother from despair. Be saviors, O my brothers, every onet Let the true Christ in your own soul be bom; Thus thou const be God’s well beloved sonAnd make each dawn a joyous Christmas mom!—Minneapolis Journal. Test Your Gifts. CHRISTMAS gifts should be free from frippery, mere temporary worth, the solely worldly or ma terial value. This is the first-test— genuineness. .. The second, a Christmas gift should be In keeping with one’s purse—unos- tentatlon. A Christmas gift should display good taste-r-carefulness. A Christmas gift should confer a real benefit—thoughtfulness. A Christmas gift should- produce un feigned pleasure—Interest. A Christmas gift should be some-: tiling you would wish associated with thoughts of yourself—friendsMp. A Christmas gift should; If possible, be something that can be shared with others—kindliness. A Christmas gift should, as long as it lasts, give'as much deiight as on Christmas moriiing—quality. ‘ - A Christmas gift should be some thing you -yourself would be glad to, possess—sincerity. A Christmas gift should be some- tMng you have selected, not something picked up by chance—heartiness. A Christmas gift should be some-: tMng you take pleasure In thinking of afterward as having been.given by you. to your friend—satisfaction.—Chris tian Herald. < AU the YOar Round. Christmas comes all the year. Christ-’ mas Is giving. Christmas Is losing one’s life and finding it again In the heart of another. • Wherever we find good will, humnnl-' ty, fellow feeling, there we find a heart, celebrating Christmas. The most dell-' cate pleasures of Christmas spring from "the gifts we make . to others, from the happiness we can impart to others, - from the abandonment of ourselves to! another’s joy. - The more utterly we lose ourselves In the lives of others the more we are keeping Christmas. The losing of our own life, to find it In another, is for-! ever the Christmas token. It was of this the herald angels song. It was-this the good shepherds wor- sMped. ’ And this Is the best way of spending Christmas. - Origin Of the Carol. Glory‘ to God In 'the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men;—Luke 2:14. Such was the first carol, sung, by the holy angels amid the thrilling scene so vividly described by the evangeilsL This song is happily used In the com munion service as the opehtdg of “Gloria In 'ExCelsIs Deo.” The word carol seems to be derived from the Italian- verb earolare—to sing—Imply ing, a joy song, an outburst of exuber-, nnce. In the time of Chaucer, who f!!cd in 1400, Oils word usually meant simultaneous. dancing and singing. Gradually its secular origin was be clouded, .and nowadays a carol general ly means a Christmas song of thanks giving, though there, were formerly not only Easter carols, but also winter and even summer carols.—Living Ohurchl m a s T B Y C H A R L E S S . PEASE (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Unlom, A F course you want to know at ones \_ J how a Christmas tree can be any '. more real than the one you had last year, so I shall explain that the tree Ralph and Rhoda had by accident one winter was rooted in the ground In the Lake Superior woods. First you must be told that the town children up there had the good times In both summer and winter, but the miners’ boys and girls had the hard times all the year around, and that’s the reason why mother said to Ralph and Rhoda the day before Christmasi “I don’t see how you two are going to have a happy holiday when the chil dren up at the mines do not expect to have apy tree at alL How would yon like to go up the mountain and take them a lot of presents and things? You can get back before dark. I will telephone the mine 'captain that you are coming.” “Just the very thing,” said the chit- dren. And away they went soon after with a sled loaded with everything you can think of for a jolly Christmas, just lots of gifts and royal trimmings for & tree. They were making good time along the mountain side when Rhoda stum bled over a root. When she tried to stand up again her ankle would -not work. Of course Rhoda would not hear of leaving the miners’ children’s “Christ mas” In the snow and coasting back home. So Ralph went back to the Halfway store for some help, but the place was locked-and barred. Before they decided on what to do next a flock of the mine children cnme racing down the road. It seemed as though the tele phone message had emptied the settle ment of youngsters. “We’ve come to help take the 'Christ mas’ up the mountain. It’s a hard pull farther along,” they explained. When they found that Rhoda was hurt they wanted to take her home, but she wouldn’t listen to a word of It “I’m going right up to see that tree properly trimmed and hung with these things,” announced that young lady and, being of the sturdy nnd determin ed kind, tried to forget the pain. So the, swiftest runners of the mine boys started back to get a sled to can ry'Rhoda to the summit. Before the ambulance corps could re turn, down came one of those howling blizzards so dreaded in the rough northern country, and there was noth ing for It but to retreat and take refuge In the Halfway store. Tliis old log bouse proved a hard nut to crack, but Ralph finally managed to get In through a, rear window and soon had n roaring fire going In the big stove. The plucky lads got back from the moun tain, and everybody thanked his lucky stars to ' be safe and warm. Out- side the storm roared and the trees bent low In the gale. AU the evening Rhodg stood the ache bravely and said It was nothing, but Mary Martha Mur phy knety better. When all was qmet she brought a pail of water so hot that Rhoda squealed when her nurse pit the swollen ankle Into It, and these two girls, bne who had a lovely home and rich furs and many other nne tMngs and the little poor girl with a warm Irish heart, sat up till “all h0“rSj_ During the night the storm turned rain and then- It been^e cold, so very cold that the forest was covered wiw an icy coat. In the morning the b zard drifts were many feet deep. So the - only thing to be done w to wait till a rescue party came oui for them with shovels and horses andiur Lilclli wi[U suoveia .... j., snowplows. And then a great thougi occurred to Rhoda. . A giant hemlock tree stood r,£“ . front of the store, In a Place ,sTipn clear by the wind—thnt is, it haV .. a hemlock before it became one gr dazzling emerald with pearly hanging all over It. When night came, clear and pert Iy still and inky black, the rescue ty found a celebration going ® like of which had never been The children had taken hun“rrf miners’' candles from the sto had wired them all over the h , All the.presents and the Sil* roJ* JiuJg the other ornaments had hee Jies about .tee branches, and the lighted., • , ,lir9 end Rhoda, half smothered In -I—» hf^T. conf was ols“ .tucked up on a Mgh seat. was^ around t#f (,uuauu vu u ***o“ - » _t| of ceremonies, while a ring o dancing children circled hrV tree, .anii In the background j the dense forest, shot back m sparks of light a / THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE. N. C. T tL E S sT p E A S E .JesternK ewspap [SOU w nnt to knoxv.,f ! bristmas tree e-ln h I 1 t^ n the one voJh^shall exphin AI hi,o,,a atut:;**> tcil^ed in th,. “* PPprior woods. d J^st l>e told that the town Ieie had the good times Eer and winter, JIlnd ^ ilafI the hard I f^ u n d . and tS d!\otrefr sai<i to RSb■ daj before CliHstmas. I n ' -vou tw o arc ?oinr to I holiday when the chil- Ia T a n 8 H DOt eSpect taa t all. How would you J the mountain and t„k“If Pre^entS and things! la c k before dark. I 1 m ine captain that Z ?ry thing,” said the chil. fly they w ent soon after ided w ith everything ran 5r a jolly Christmas, lust hd royal trim m ings for a !m aking good tin e along side w hen Rhoda stum- 3t. ied to stand up again her iot w ork. :hodn w ould not hear of iners’ children’s “Christ- snow and coasting back alph w ent back to the for som e help, but the |ked and barred. Before 'ii w hat to do next a flock iildren cam e racing down ?emed as though the tele- e had em ptied the settle- gsters. e to help take the ‘Christ- ountain. I t’s a hard pnll I" they explained, found th a t Rhoda was nted to tak e her home, n’t listen to a word of it right up to see that tree fned and hung with these 'unced th a t young lady the stu rd y and detennln- to forget the pain, test runners of the mine jack to get a sled to cur i e su m m it m bulance corps could re- Ime one of those howling dreaded in the rough |try, and there was nofh- :o re tre a t and take refuge ay store. T his old log a h ard n u t to crack, bat m anaged to get In w inaow and soon had a 'lng in the big store. The |ot back from the moun- body thanked his lucky |safe and warm. Out- roared and the trees .ie gale. AU the evening |he ache bravely and said b u t M ary M artha M'ir" (er. When all was quiet pall of water so hot that id when her nurse put inkle Into it,- and these who had a lovely home and many other fine little poor girl with 8 .rt, sat up till “a!I hours.” tight the (Storm turned to it became cold, so very I’orest was covered "'Ith n the morning the bite' [re m any feet deep, thing to be done w®8 rescue p arty came otrt shovels and horses ana nd th en a great thought ioda. tlock tree stood right In ■store, In a place sweP |lnd— th a t is, it had been ire It becam e one Srea^ iid w ith pearly Iclcle" |er It. cam e, clear and perfect :y black, the rescue P ^' :iebration going on ® had never been kno ■ had taken hundreds ® Ies from the store a m all over the Iicinl"'",' ts and the gilt roPef? . am entd had been b nches, and the candle9 sm othered In fuj* * high seat, w as w & e s I w hile a ring of si^ . f te n circled aronnfl „ Jie background, nl* „> 1st, sh o t back m 'ulon □ By Randafl Parridi Copyright A. C. MeCIwrc & G*. The Best Sea • j S to ry o f th e W a r I lia tH a s Been W ritten CHAPTER XX—Continued.: —14— on showed forged papers?” IuAye I that was easy enough ; yon Iver supposed I was such a fool as overlook that, did you? We are om St. Johns to Liverpool, with a itscellaneous cargo. The fellow swal- Led my Varn as though it wasi sugar fmdv. And the best of it is, that Is Ie only war vessel patrolling these Iaters;* we have a cinch.” ] "Not without me,” I answered calm- after a pause in which my mind i’lpped the situation. “The telltale Sompass shows you are three points Jff your course now. TH talk with Sou.'McCann, but if I continue to nav- _gate this ship it will be at my own lernis, and you’ll either give me what ask. or ve’U fight it out here and SioW'""What are your terras?” I took time to think, determined to demand every concession I dared ask, assured that I held the winning hand. “Well,” I said finally, "this coast Ito the west of us is no joke at any Ieeason of the year, and there are sea !currents along here to fool any sea- Iman. You can take the chances if you Iwant to, but it is my belief you fools Iwill have this ship on the rocks within [twenty-four hours, if you trust in blind I reckoning.” 9 it,” sung out Liverpool [hoarsely, “we don’t need no sermon on [ the dangers of the deep. Stow the I gaff, an’ tell us what yer want.’* “I will,” I snapped back. ‘‘The free dom of the ship for both myself and Miss Carrington. Our meals are to be served privately, and the lady Is not to be addressed by any. one of you.” “My Gnwd,” "exclaimed a muffled voice, “you don’t want much! Who ate you, the czar of Russia ?” “I am the rightful captain of this- ship,” I returned StlfBy1 “and the only man on board capable of navigating her. Tou can accept my terms, or leave them; and those are not all. McCann, I am talking to you, not that sea scum.” “All right; go ahead. What else?” “I am to retain this revolver for protection, and the key to my state room; Miss Carrington Is also to re tain her key. When you men desert ship, which I know you plan to do, the Indian Chief is to be left In sea worthy condition. That’s all.” “Enough, I should think. You must consider your services Indispensable. However, I accept the terms, providing you agree to do what we ask in re turn.” “That T navigate the ship to within fifty miles of St. Johps; notify you when we reach that point, and give you correct sailing directions.” “That is what we want.” “Good; I accept. Take yonr men out of the cabin.” I stood motionless, still gripping the revolver in one hand, listening to catch every sound the other side of the closed door. There was a muttered discussion, the words mostly Inaudible, although I heard enough to convince me that McCann was urging accept ance of my conditions on the ground that It would be impossible for me, alone, and under surveillance, to add to their danger. Some words were added In so low a tone as to fall to reach toy ear, but whatever they were, they evoked ■ a laugh, and seemed t° restore the dissatisfied to better, mor. Liverpool took sides witb Mc Cann In the dispute, and the V*o unit ed must have prevailed, for the men finally dispersed, and we ^ould hear their heavy sea boots -Tamping up the stairs.1 , Relieved of the str&n, I turned to meet the questioning,.eyes of the girl. “That—that was better than'fight ing—wasn’t It?” Sltf asked almost anx iously.“Yes; I lost head for the mo ment, and couK only think of reaching deck, and shirting an alarm, to the cruiser.” / - “ii was /oo late for that.” ' “Yes; Ae know It was now, and probabl/ I would never have reached there /live. I am very thankful to you.”/ , :"To me f Her lips smiled, although Iier eyesj remained grave. “Why, I ■ iiierely opened a door—besides, even that aefwas supremely selfish.” “I eafliot conceive how." \ “Yo7do not? Yet. surely you can realiz/what it would mean to me to Ne let alone on board with—with Fer gus McCann. I do so despise the -reftire that I shrink from’even Iook- ; Hrtlnto his eyes. It—-it was to avoid ■.yfeting him again that I locked 'the ,aor” i “He talked with you, then?” “Yes, at the table. We were alone /tor a moment, and it was his manner which frightened me rather than any words said. I left the table without speaking. He—he followed me, how ever, and tried my stateroom door.” j “Saying nothing?” “No; it was locked,'and—and he laughed and went away.” . “I suspect the man is almost as much afraid of you as you are of Wm1" I Bald qjiietly, “and is puzzled what to do with you.” of me—why? “Well, if you were not aboard, his problem would be a much easier one to solve. The lives of none of the rest of us would weigh much in the calculation.” “And you think my life does?” "Undoubtedly. McCann is a villain by nature; he was born .with criminal instincts, which have . no wise been changed by the possession of wealth. But he is fully awake to the peril of his position. The fellow is a coward back of all his bluff, and I do not think his criminal-instincts are bloodthirsty. But he has drifted Into a desperate situation, from which he must,extri cate himself at any cost.” “You mean—oh, not that?” “I mean,there Is but one sure solu tion—dead men tell no tales.” CHAPTER XXI. A Plan to Save Ourselves. She stood with hands clasped, and parted lips, her eyes wide open with- unconcealed horror, for the moment unable to utter a word. “You—you actually think that, Mr. Hollis? You mean he would be willing to—to murder all on board to protect himself?” “If assured such e.n act would bring safety, I do not believe he would hesi tate at even that crime. To be per fectly plain, Miss Vera, it Is my judg ment that your presence on board pre sents the only problem unsolved.” “My presence I Why, he has no cause to fear me. No one knows where I am. If I never appeared alive again, not a isoul could ever account for my disappearance.” “True, and probably McCann Is fully aware of these conditions. But he wishes you alive, not dead. That is what makes the problem.” She crossed the narrow space of deck, and grasped my coat In her fin gers. r “Oh I this is too terrible I He—he cannot imagine it possible—” ■ “And why not?” I interrupted. “He Is all-powerful on board. He judges the virtue of others by his own stand ard. He dreams that you might even make that bargain to preserve life.” “That I would marry him?” “Marriage would seal your lips; would win him safety,, and also your subjugation and wealth. It Is a stake worth playing for, surely.” : “And the others? What would- be the fate of you and the others If I made that hateful bargain?” • “In no way different, I -Imagine, from what It will be if you refuse,” I said soberly—and my hand closed on hers. “McCann has no intention that we shall ever put foot on shore. He would be a fool to permit such a thing.” “You think it all planned out?" “In detail; McCann, Liverpool and White know exactly what they Intend doing. Their questioning of me, and their scrutiny of the chart, convinces me of this. I even relieve now I could name the other men of the crew who will be In their boat, when ;they'aban don ship—IWgan1 Dubois, Sachs and the negro. Watson, with perhaps two others I am not so sure of. Why, Miss Vera, ^ou heard what I was compelled to essent to a moment ago. I am to pffot the Indian Chief to within fifty 'miles of the harbor of St. Johns; tim ing our arrival at that point to some hour of the alght I am to give Mc Cann notice of our arrival there, and furnish him with exact sailing direc tions to complete the course. This means that the crew expect to aban don the ship there, and take to the boats. There are enough remaining in good condition—and just enough— to carry them all, but the Indian Chief will be left with none to rescue those of us who are left on board In case of accident to the vessel.” “And you. anticipate accident?" “I believe the ship will be deserted In an unseaworthy condition—either with her bottom pierced, or her sea cocks open; and that those of us left aboard will be so confitied as to be practically helpless to save the vessel from going down.”“And the men In the boats will get ashore, scatter and never be heard from again. Ko one will ever learn what became of the Indian Chief, or that we were aboard?" “The French cruiser will report hav ing spoken" us at sea. That will be the last word. The truth Vf111 never be made dear. Our fate will be> anoth er sea mystery, 'never explained.” “Some of the crew might talk'Iater— In liquor.” ,“There is always that danger, and McCann Is farsighted enough to guard against It as far as possible. The boats will easily become separated In the darkness. If the others are ever picked up, it will be accidentally by some ship at sea—and there are al most no ships In this ocean. There are few flaws in the plan, as I have figured out.”She did not answer, her eyes on my face, her expression exhibiting the horror she felt at this vivid picture which I had drawn. Then she slowly, gently withdrew her hand from my grasp, sinking into a chair, her head bent forward. “You—you really believe they actu ally plan to do all this?” she asked at last. “And what—what about me? You suggested that—that marriage might save me from this fate. Do you think so IlJ of me as to imagine I would ever consent to such a bargain?” “What I may Imagine has nothing to do with the case, Miss Vera. My thought, and that of Fergus McCann, is not liable to be the same on any subject. The only hope he can have of ever winning you Is through threat. He possesses power and can assail you with deadly peril. It is my belief that he contemplates doing so.” “That he will offer me choice of marriage with him, or death?” “Yes; it will not be put In just so brutal a form, for the fellow has a certain polish over his villainy, but it will mean that.” “Loan me the revolver." “For what purpose?” “To kiirthe brute, If ever he dares such a proposal. Mr. Hollis, I would die before • I would ever permit his touch! Marry him to save my life! Why, I am so ashamed I cannot look you In the face; cannot even find words to express my detestation of such a suspicion.” I stepped forward, and my' hand gently rested on the bowed shoulder. “My dear girl,” I said earnestly, "look at me, and believe my words. Lift your eyes; I want you to read the truth In my heart. It Is not your life alone; It is mine also, and the lives of nearly all the others aboard, which are at stake. For the sake of us all I am going to ask of you a sac rifice.” There had been a mist of tears In the uplifted eyes, but as I paused this had vanished. “A sacrifice?” she stammered. “That I marry that man?” “God forbid! No; but that you en courage him to think - it possible.” “Oh, I could not—I could not! Do not ask that of me.” • “But listen,” I urged eagerly, forget ful of all else in the earnestness of my plea. "Vera, listen before you make decision. The only possible hope lies in the freedom of one of us aboard. I can so juggle figures as to keep the ship safely at sea for another day and night, but no longer.“Someone ‘must be free to act and plan. I cannot, nor any of those men confined amidships. By winning Mc Cann’s confidence; by seeming to yield to his desires, you will be allowed free dom on board. You can demand It as the price of your surrender. All else must depend on your woman’s wit.” “But—but could I convince the man of my sincerity? I - I detest him so.” “He will want to be convinced; your mere consent will satisfy him. You must not look at this from your stand point He is conceited and cowardly. To save his own life he would be guilty of any treacherous act. He will judge you by his standards. There will be no necessity for any pretense at love; you need not even permit'him to touch you. Merely allow him to believe that fear makes you an unwil ling victim.” “You—you actually wish me to do this—play this hideous part?” “Only because of our desperate sit uation; we must fight with the only weapon- at hand. * There is no other "I Could Not—Do Not Ask That of Me.” course open. The one thing I have in mind is—someone on board free to re lease the prisoners immediately after the boats leave, in time-to enable us to prevent the ship’s going down.” “But—but, Mr. Hollis, would-r-would he not insist upon my going with him in the boat?” I walked twice across the narrow space of the deck, conscious that her questioning eyes followed me. "Yes,” I admitted, pausing to study her face. “You might even-be obliged to do that. You must front this pos sibility, although the necessity may be avoided. But McCann’s boat will make St. Johns. He dare not resort to force once you are ashore. I do not count that a serious danger—only he must not suspect your purpose until too late to prevent his interfering with yonr action. Nor will you be unsafe with him In the open boat, for the two of you will not be alone. Your great est peril will be while aboard this ship, and completely In McCann's power.” “The open boat will not be long at sea?" “Not to exceed a few; hours prob ably; IJverpool and White are seamen enough to see that it is equipped with a sail, and If the wind be favorable, they will make land quickly. But there is even a chance that you need not take this risk.” “What chance?” the full measure of her emotions finding evidence In her voice. “If Leayord or Olson could be se cretly released, or even if you could be assured that I was free to attain the deck at the proper moment, and thus-able to release these others, we might best play a bold game. By urg ing some excuse you could delay leav ing the ship until after all the muti neers were over the side, and in the boats. McCann might remain on board with you, but he would be only one man to handle. Once we had cbntrol of the ship, we could defend the decks, and prevent those ruffians from return ing on board, at least until they sur rendered all arms, and agreed to such terms as we offered.” “That—that would be a most despe rate expedient,” she said dejectedly, “its success doubtful. You would be terribly outnumbered, and without weapons.” “I do not see It so. Outnumbered, yes; but with every advantage of po sition. Those fellows could not clam ber up the side, unless it be one at a time. Besides, the major part of the crew are. doubtless mutineers against their will, and would be glad enough to return to duty if promised protec tion. I doubt if there be three revolv ers on board. I have one of these, and McCann carries another. Beally the plan looks feasible to me.” She arose and crossed over to the open port, gazing out in silence across the waste of waters, the wind lifting strands of her ruffled hnlr. She re mained/there motionless so long I be came impatient. “Have you no answer to make?” I questioned at'last. “You think the scheme impracticable?” ‘ “No; it is not that,” but without changing posture or glancing about, and I felt there was a deadness In her voice, far from encouraging. “But— but I do not like the part assigned to me.” “You fear you might find it difficult to carry out the deceit?” She turned and faced me, and there were tears in her ej-es, which she swept Indignantly away with a swift gesture. “You have used the right word,” she exclaimed, no longer hesitating in speech. “I am not accustomed to de ceit,' Mr. Hoilis; I have never learned how to He, or conceal my true feelings. I am not afraid physically; it is not that; but you ask me to permit this fellow to make love to me, and I am to encourage his hopes, and pretend to yield to his advancements. Yoii ask me to lower my womanhood, to take my place on a level with a girl of the streets, and pretend to sell my self for a price. Is this your concep tion of my character?" It was as though she had slapped me In the face, yet I was ready,' half anticipating she might assume this po sition. “No; but I believe you willing to sacrifice your conception of what or dinarily seems right to save this ship, and the lives of those aboard; to pre serve Philip Bascom’s fortune. There need be no love making, no pretense at loye. You seemingly yield to force, surrender to fear; that would be,the only way In which-McCann would’ ex pect to gain your consent.” “You—you wish me to do this?” “It appears to me as our only hope.” “And if I do, you will not despise me? You will not feel my action un womanly?" “I feel that of you! Never; why, it would be impossible for mb to con ceive of your acting unworthily!” She held out her hand. “Then I will try," she said simply, her eyes uplifted to mine. CHAPTER XXII. Words of Love. : My hand-clasp tightened, and the long laahes shaded her eyes, conceal ing from me • the mystery of their depths, a brighter color flooding her cheeks. Outlined against the open port, and the blue of the water beyond, the fresh young beauty of her face was almost a new revelation. The words she had spoken, her manner, her sud den surrender to my wish, perplexed me, and completely overcame my ef fort at self-control. “Why did you ask me that?” I ques tioned, scarcely aware of my words. “What?” : “H I wetld despise7 on; would Seem your act unwomanly?" “Because—because I had to know. It does not even yet seem right to me— altogether. I—I c«uld not do sncb S thing unless you approved.” "Yon hare faith in me,, then?" “Yes—yes; I—I believe In yon.” “And yon mean yon would have re fused to take sucb action if I had not urged it upon you, and Iiad failed to assure yon that doing so would In no way: lower my respect for you?” Her eyes flashed up questioning!/ into my face, only to be instantly low* ered again. “Yes.”- "Not even to save your own life?” "I have always felt there were con ditions more to be dreaded than death,” she answered'Slowly. "Mere association, such as you describe this adventure to be, with Fergus McCann, may not be such a condition—yet I shrink from it. I have chosen my course, not because it may preserve my life, but for the sake of the others helpless on board this miserable ves sel; because of the crippled man- locked In his own cabin; because of the mother, praying for him in Phila delphia.- Oh! Mr. Hollis, can you not understand?” “Vera, why do you question me like this? Why should you hesitate, doubt, when you realize, as you must, that only through you, and your power over McCann, Philip Bascom’s life and for tune can be saveH?" “Because I would not save them at the cost of your respect.” “Mine! You think that of me?” “Yes," she said, and now her eyes met mine frankly. “I think that of you, Robert Hollis.” This avowal, quietly, honestly spo ken, sent the hot blood tingling through- my veins, yet left me for the I DRAIN TILE c m - LE T U S SU BM IT P R IC E S C O L U M B IA CLAY C O . COLUMBIA1SOUTH CAROLINA. K O D A K S & S D P P U H S , We also de hlgbesi elass of finishing; * g Prices and . Catalogue npon nqtiesc. S. GalefU Optical Co., Riduaood, Va. IlfPHAM1S COHPlEaOM TAMETS ;• bealtb, dries up the pimples and bolls, eoxema ana blotches, enables neir skin to form and become elcATLplnktsh and bs smooth as velvet. Gba postpaid., I*. P. JU1PPMAH, Chemist, 493 8. Broadway. N. T. I Philomenta Muse, Beekman, N. 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I could not, dare not hope that her words meant all they seemed to mean. .She must have ( read the bewilderment in my face, for she did not hesitate. “I realize how yon have looked upon me from the time of our first meeting on the dark deck of the Esmeralda,” she said, her emotion evidenced only by a tremor in the soft yolce. “I have been to you a mere girl. No; do not interrupt with dentals, for it Is better I' should go on. But I am not a child; I think and feel as a woman; indeed, I have cause to believe' that my life- lonely and without companion of my own age—has made me older In expe rience than my years. Why do I con fess this? Because I believe the time has come when you should know. I am going to carry oOt your.desire; I am going to outwit Fergus McCann, and overcome his villainy. I am going to lower myself; renounce my ideals, for your sake." “Mine! oh, no; yon cannot mean that—there are others." “Yes, there are others. I sympathize with, and am glad to serve them. Yet their fate alone—even my own peril— would never have led me to make this decision. I trust you, and am willing." “You care, actually care that much for me?” “Is there any disgrace, any'unworn- anliness in' saying so? We are In des perate stress, all of us. Even death may be but a few hours away. This Is no situation to be ruled by social con ventions, or lack of frankness In speech. I do care for you, Robert Hol lis;' you would have known it longer ago if you were not blind In such things. You have cared for me ever since we were in the boat together. Is this not so?" “Yes, but I never thought—” 4 “Of course not; you are not the sort of man who would. You have not made a life study of women; perhaps that Is why I trust you so thoroughly. If—if you had made love to me, Rob ert Hollis, I would have laughed at you ; but—but now I do not feel like laughing at all." “You do love me I' You—you love me?” ■ ' “Oh, you mustn’t compel me-to say that I - It is enough Ko confess I care; that I am interested. If It was not for the desperate chance I am about to take, I should never have said these words. We simply must understand— you and L I cannot go to Fergus Mc Cann. pretending to'j Ield to his desires, to conform to his w shes, without yon comprehend-first of all that I do this not even to save my own life, but— because I love you.” “You love me? You really love me?” /As woman never loved before, I believe," she answered gravely. ‘I love you.” 1 (TO BE CONTINUED.) The hardest crop to rals<>—money. Pity Father. Carl, aged three, and his baby sister of eighteen months slept In the same room as their parents. Carl wnke up early and tormented his still sleepy father with questions. “Father, can a cow.speak?” "Nol my child.” “Father, can a dog speak?" The father, thinking Carl was going through the entire list of animals that he knew, said severely: ' -“No animal can speak. And you must now keep quiet, for father wants to sleep.” For a long time the child remained quiet,; then being no longer able to re strain his curiosity, he asked timidly: "Father, what kind of an animat la . baby?” ............. Making Enemies Envious. “I don’t see why you want to hire a large hall for your muslcale. You’ve only got about a score of friends that you’re going to invite.” “I know, but I’ve got several score of enemies I am not going to Invite, and I want them to know that I had plenty of room.” Family Pride. “My dear, In writing to our boy In the army, remember that your letter will be read by the censor,” said Mr. Dubwalte. “Oh, bother!” exclaimed Mrs. Dub walte. “Then I’ll have to look up the dictionary. I’m not going to have any strange..man seeing what a poor spell er I am.” Still Another Saving. Hazen J. Tttus, the food expert, says: “We could save $50,000,00<S worth of food a year by omitting our daliy luncheons.” Japan's Waterfalls Menaced. The constant danger of earthquake stands in the way of the development of the waterfalls In Japan. S ixM in u te P u d d in g Here’s a new one— a most delicious desert that can be made in a hurry. To one and one-half cups of milk add one cup of Grape-Nuta and one level table* spoonful of sugar, boil six minutes, cool and serve with milk or cream. Add ni> sins if desired. Get a package of 'Grape* Nuts from your grocer and by this pleasing recipe. ^ ■ Il W\ IlSfi1.1 -Utm,. ? m 1< Ml Vlil N i h Iill wS}w:^-:r _F';~ -P^.';-v.- -V ■ P E R U N A B e st A U A r o u n d M e d ic in e Publish This JUMer MPr-W.rHi Edgar, 49 Cooper St4 At*, !ante, Georgia, mites: .-.. v . 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Russia presents a market for elec trical machines and supplies, steam turbines and compressors, pumps, ven tilators, hauling machines, cranes, foundry plants, lathes and tools. She Likes It. “Are you fond of cheese?” “Yes, especially that ‘camouflage* we are hearing so much about lately.” L u n g s A re W eakened B y Hard C olds CASfARAMODlNlNf v * » * 'The old family remedy—in tablet form—aafe, sure, easy to take. No oputes—no unpleasant after effects. Cures colds in 24 hours—Grip in 3 days. Iioneybackifitfails. Getthe genuine bos with Red Top and Mr.KlVs picture on it 24 T ablets for 25c. At Any Drug Store Save the Calves! Slamp ABORTION Onl ol Your . Herd and Keep Il Oul IApply treatment yourself. Small expense.. Writeforfree booklet ,on Abortion, “Questions and rAnswers”. Statenumberof catUe in herd. (I. tana IiVItrts let'’ Cl, IOO Gratti Annul, Uaaktths, Wit. 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It is not easy to. tell the kind of birds young cockerels will make, at least while they are qiiite-'young. It Is necessary generally to keep the birds till their type, plumage and general individuality can be ascertained: The best is none too good and ho one'can afford to keep poor cockerels. Should I. hone of your flock be suitable, then dis-1 pose of all and get good cockerels to J breed up your flock. This will be eco-1 ,nomical in the end. I When your back aches, and your bladder, and kidneys seem to be disordered, gp to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s- Swamp-Root.-’ If fe a physician's prescription .for “ailments of the kidneys and bladder. ; ^ - J- =. - It has stood the test of years ard has a reputation for quickly and effectively giving results in thousands'of-casta, This preparation so very effective, has been placed on sale, everywhere. Get a bottle, medium ot laigei size/at nAr Near est druggist- " ^ However, if you wish first to- tost" this preparation send ten cents to Br. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be surp and mention this paper.—Adv; No Time Wasted. -. . - We even saw one lady carry her knitting to the movies. She got In two or three stltclies when the lights .were flashed on.—Louisville Courler-Journal. Optimistic TKbughL : Reality and sham will no more mix than oil and water. • A single application 'ot Roman Eye -Ba]- 8am on going to bed will prove ItB merit Ior inflammations of the Eyes, exteraul hud Ih' ternal. Adv. Even if the worm does turn what does it benefit him? . Many reputations blow up when a political campaign is In full blast. Colds Cause Headache and-Grip Laxativb BBOMO QUININB removes tfe cause. Tbere lsonlyone “Bromo Quinine.” B.W. OBOVEB signature is on box. 80c. Givo some people their pick and they will pick flaws every time. , Morning lameness when bending, or U n ^ ttS ache; each is cause en J »3 Rect kidney trouble. GefgL N cause. Help the i-i!. att(* b, Americans go it ton t.*58, V,: overdo; overeat and n.?4 V sleep and exercise andT ct "kfflst becoming a nation . We to sufferers. . iov. ®Q.of till!,. the W liB U V ttrf, Sies , , I?'!89?-Is the 1910 Cens1J3 Use Doan’s Kidney Pms W ;sands recommend them. *** A South Carolina Cate John M.. Wilson, R R h s i;^ -c ’„Trsar ^ l (‘!Hsrdf hips, weakened my lddneys and I had awful pains In my back. I steadily go. worse and was terribly annoyed by scalding and too frequent passages of the kidney secretions. Rheumatic pains In m y hlpa kept. me . awake and my ankles and feet ffwri-i BWdllodi I had awful Doan’s Kidney Pm3 good health ” Restored .GetDoen-, ^ Any Slore, 60c s Bm D O A N ’S FOSTEfcSOLBURN CO4 BUFFAto\\ No. 26 No. 22 No, 25 No. 21 Lv. Lv. J GOI Lv. Lv. Heuml^ia Pains Why snffer from - e^rudatLng ncq. euappllcaU on/ot^fawill give quick relieft liuiJoat ChestorsMefBprams,cutaaadSn^M e r b o ttle a t a ll dealers GILBERT Won. & CO., Bnltln^.tw. For Ihfents and OTiiTiTrnu MotheiS Know That Genuine Castoria : S | in tfi Vv* I > 1 ^ 1 S f f i rJ TheretjyPromotin^ Dij^ston aeerfuTncssaiidRcstCoiilaiM neither Opiilin.WorpMiiftOMMineral. N o T te o T ic PrSAMlEUfKER 'flmptihStd JkSmai^ - . M tW tm .AwtM Worm JW __CtmMSafO-Wtrrymntmr •Wtlw Ucv, ^ .:i '..r-v * -I' ConstlpationandDiarrtoeK and Fevcrishncss and L oss o f Sleeplesirilfaflthettfrom-mlmaroy IaoSiraiie Si^na*®*0* TJEWTfORIC. In Thirty Years Buot Gagf of Wmpper.: V- Ji. vac om ul Mwnn;, Kcw tee* enr. UNPLEASANT TO CARRY FEED Task Can Be Avoided In a- Measure by Building Bin in Each Poultry j House.I B Uver Pills A ssk f o r a n d G a t CHENEY’S EXPEGTORIIIiT The Original Cough and-Cold Remedy STOPS THE WORST COLD IN 24 HOURS Bert for Coldsf Concfcs. Croopv Soro Throat* Wtooping Cough* 25o and 50c at all Druggists Strategy. “Githerty keeps a bundle of his wife’s love letters tied up with a pink ribbon.” “And he’s been married for years I. A sentimental chap, isn’t he?” “Not particularly, but he’s crafty. By digging that bundle of letters out of his trunk at the psychological moment he has stopped many:.a tirade.” • A Saving. “Do you find it economical, to live so far out In the country?” asked- one woman. “Yes,” replied the other. “My hus band has to make-such a rush to catch the car he never has. time to eat much breakfast.” V J' Carrying feed through the snow In the winter is unpleasant and this can In-a. measure be avoided by building a feed bin in each poultry house. This bin-can be filled about oiice eaelf week with mixed grains and it will reduce the-time necessary to properly feed the birds $t their regular feeding hour. ,;S “ OBTAINING EGGS IN WINTER! ; Sold for 47 years. For Malaria,GhlIIs . and Fever. -Also a Fine General d Strengthening Tonic. *°*i “ ha Tr rbalsamA toilet preparation of merit. Helps to eradicate dandruff._ • ForRertoring Color and , I B etiitT tG C nY rtF fiied KaJr. - 6<to. and $LQO a t DrogglFta. When ^the Man' Is Wise. ■ Wise is- the man who knows himself thoroughly and doesn’t try to find out things, about his neighbors. Some people say they do as they please, but do they ? W. N; U., CHARLOTTE; NO. 50-1917. W hen Y our Eyes N eed C are J M u rin e lE y e J R e tn e d y First Essential Is to Have PuIiets Well Matured Before: Cold Weather ; Finally Sets In. In securing fall and winter eggs the first essential is to have pullets well matured before cold weather, which ftieans hatching birds of the genernl- ! purpose breeds In February and March. I The average farmer- hatches his chick en s too late to secure eggs In the fall. S FEED.DURING COLD WEATHER I J I Grain Should Be Given in Utter In 1 ' Morning; So Fowis Will Exercise I - . and Get V7arm. ! When cold weather comes, grain food should be fed in a-litter In the morning so that the fowls will exercise ; uud get warm. The mash (if a diiinp j mash is fed) should - be between »cu j o’clock and noon and. more graiu giv- 1 eu at- night so that the fowls will go I to bed with full" erbns.' • How ?/cmen are Restored to Health Spartanburg, g.O.—t’For nine years Isuf- fered from backache, weakness, and irxegu- .Iaritiea so I.could harillydo my work. I tned many remedies but found no permanent relief. After taking Lydia E. Plnk- hem s Vegetable-Compound I felt a great change for the better and am now well and strong so I have no trouble in aoingmvwork I hope every user-of Lydia B. linkham’s Vege table Compound will get as great relief asIdid from its use.”—Mrs.S.D.McA bee,122 Dewey Ave4Lpartanbnrg, B.C. Chicago, El.—1Tor about two years I suf- w ? / femalI trouW® 80 Iwaa nnable to walk or do any Of my own work. Iread nnd intlf p“ Miam’s Vegetable Com- Jt brought almost tmmedf^*refieJL My wwkness has entire^ disapiwared Md f ^ el weigriw po“ di8Jro^f Aman- Ithihkmoney ifam’sU' O’Bbvoh , V N ew p p riv t, CtoSoflKSTOU CAN :JRELY. UPON AUTOTRAf operatin ^ Rohedule Effl L,. Mocksville Hl Ar. Winston-SalG Lv. MocksviUe L Ar. Winston-Mhl Lv. Winston-Salfl Ar. Mocksvitte I Lv. Winston-Sala Ar Mocksviile Il COt Good Middlin| Seed cotton . local ANI A few land; Use Red Cnj To arrive tb salt. Walli W. C. WSIsci I. spent FridaJj Cnas. B Br][ was in town u a pleasant call The wheat. Local mills aj per bushel tod Will bny a Henr Jacob Stey trip to Green the past week John LeGra this week witj who is in scho Revs Waltd attended the | tion at Durha Men's swea|| Mrs. B. F. nesday from atives in Gred The Record able.as well; SendittoyoJ Men’s hatsl R. M. Postl in to see us Iq piece of the I Only two I do* your Chr renew your s| ord. Trade; WANTED! Ion?. $20 fq HANES r No. 22, thd train. Was ne Sunday aften bs-late more| . holidays. Bfly your i J. L. HiltJ sends us two keep The cannot do wl Lonnie RiJ shades of Cfl a few days I with us. W. M. Ho was in to sej frog skin on has our th FOR SA^ SeeV Mrs.. ElmJ Ind., has flu cart wheels! enjoys ThefI Itpaystoi inserted a Il pine wood, | to burn. WANTEl pay $13,00 " quality. Carl Harl who isstati been spend| •He returne-V-» i: There wi| Liberty sch of this wee] cordially in : Mr tendc ceso’ Mr. I I lo old, tia j V-T- Wi I «?$$&#*}$ lla m e n e ss^ L ^ a C ^ Ptn&. 01* an ali-iin ittSe t a ' s S y Sh s* ,^ sf ^ K f J 1 “ati«n of Ire :~'° more den u, tteJ 1 the i9io Cenils thaj 1 Kidney Pnl s 8 Stoty amend them lllttU- ^ C a ro Iin a C n 8e t e ie?s■• says:I weakened■ and I had «*ii ®y adlly got ■ was terrl- I oy scald- " frequentthe Hid- la* Rheu- i D m y hips and■ and feet ASB3K8M lf£ Pills1 r e l t o ^ S Su »e to N ? S ° ^ b? IurN CO.. BUFF^ V8 ' Slops Neuralgia vn?a}n $ e * ™ f g £ s? PdcrelietF Lltu®4nt -agaCT."-—*■ SM M8, & COet Balttmov » -*.t - and ChiMrmv Know That Castoria In :or Over Years Wi N n rto m orrr. XHE PAVlE RECORD. ¥8 )8 DAtas MOOBO, MOOgSTltht. 8 . 0 . ARRIVAL of PASSENGER TRAINS AK GOINGNORTH Lv. Moeksville 10:03 a. mi. Lv.Mocksville^ 1:49 p.m . GOING SOUTH. un 95 Lv. Mocksville: 5:07 a. m Jja' 2i Lv. Mocksville 2:40 p. m No. 26 No. 22 uTfO TRANSPO RTATIO N CO., OPERATING DAILY BETWEEN. Mneksville And Winston-Salem. c/.KpHnle Effective August 1.1917. GOING NORTH Lv Mocksville Hotel Ar Winston-Salemj Lv. MocksvilleA,Winston-Sal«nG?ouTH Lv. Winston-Salem Ar. Mocksville Lv. Winston-Salem Ar. Mocksville COTTON MARKET. Good Middling-------------- Seed cotton----------- U 8 00 a m 9 40 a m 1 00 p.nt 2 4.0 p m : 10 00 am .11 40 a m5 00 pm 6 40 pm ..29c 12e. GIFTS Y O U C A N D IFU SE CHR1TMAS CHEER. LOCAL AND PERSONAt NEWS. ■ j- A few land posters left. Use Red Cross stamps this year. To arrive this week, a ear load of salt. Walker’s Bargain House. , W. C. Wilson and daughter, of R. I, spent Friday in Winston-Salem. Cnas. B Broadway, of Lexington, was in town Saturday and gave us a pleasant call. Thewheatm arketis off a little Local mills are paying only $2 25 per bushel today. W illbnya plantation in Davie.v Henry Davis,. Fork, N. C;. Jacob Stewart made a business trip to Greensboro and; Lexington the past week. / Johii LeGrand spent a day or two this week w ith. his brother CJinard, who is in school at Raleigh. . Revs Walter Dodd and Floyd Fry attended the Baptist State Conven tion at Durham last week.. Men’s sweaters, special at 75c. S. M. CALL, JR. Mrs. B. F. Hooper returned Wed nesday from a week’s visit to rel atives in Greensboro. The Record would make an accept able as well as a sane Christmas gift. Send it to your relative or friend. Men’s hats and caps a t .. S. M.. CALL, JR. . R. M. Foster, of Farmington, ,was in to see us last week and left us a piece of the coin of the realm. Onlytwomoreweekaiii which to do your Christmas shopping and renew your subscription to The Rec ord. Trade at home. WANTED-Oak blocks 45* inches long. $20 for clear blocks,' HANES CHAIR & TABLE CO. No. 22, the northbound'passenger train, was nearly four hours late on Sunday afternoon, AU trains will be late more or .ess until after the holidays. Buy your underwear at S. M. CALL, JR. • J. L. Hilton, of Bisbee, Arizona, sends us two frogskins and says to keep The Record coming—th at %he cannot do without it. Lonnie Richardson, of the classic shades of Calahaln, was in our midst a few days ago and left a cart wheel with us. ' - W. M. Horn, of Statesville. R. 7. was in to see us last week; and left a frog skin on our desk, for which, he has our thanks. • -' . FOR SALE—A nice Jersey cow. See .S. M. CALL, JR. Mk . Elmna Dyson.ofFairm ount, Ind , has our thanks IbYa cbupie of cart wheels. Mrs. Dyson- says she enjoys TheJRecord. . It pays to advertise. The iRecord inserted a little ad-lasf wb^t'Ibr dry pine wood, and now we haVe wood to burn. No mor&needed now. WANTED.—Hickorj Logs. Will pay $13.00 per cord for -the best quality. THE IVEY MFG. CO . Hickory, N . G. Carl Harbin, one of our soldiers, who is stationed at Camp Sevier, has been spending a few days.-'at home, He returned to camp toda^r.,*" There will be anfentertarament at .Liberty school hou^e Fridsijf evening of this week, to which the - public is cordially invited. I Mr. and Mrs. w! at tended the funeiral and burial servi ces of Mrs. Weant’s brotber-in law, Mr. Richard Josey, which occurret at Salisbury Saturday; morning a t U o’clock. Mr. Josey was 72 years old, and suffered a stroke of paraly 1-18 about three, weeks ago,- which caused his death. ( Most people like gifts that are useful as well as attractive. We have them. Toilet Sets, Perfumes, Fine Brushes, Man icure Sets, Parisian Ivory, Toilet Sets, Choice Candies, Stylish Stationery, Best Fountain Pens, Shaving KitsandMirrors, Pocket Kodaks, Flash Lights, Shaviog Supplies, Pipes .and Smokes, Vanity Cas es, Picture Frames, Many Things inJew- elry end Watches, Good Books of Faction and Poetry, Vacuum Bottles, Lap Writ ing Pads, Calendars, Christmas Cards and Folders. NOW FOR THE CHILDREN. No one can afford to deny themselves the pleasure and happiness of making the children happy at Christmas, the Birthday of the World, We conld not enumerate all the things we have .to gladden their hearts. Comeandsee for yourself. The games, pozzies, paint hooks, balls, trains, automobiles, mechanical sand toys, guns, wagons, horns, Ted* dy hears, dolls, doll carriages, doll beds, pianos, tops, jump ing jacks, telephones. Jnst let them conie and see. It costs nothing. CHRISTMAS SUNDRIES. Holly Paper, Tissue Paper, Crepe Paper, Christmas Bells, Candles, Tinsel for the Tree, Tinsel Cofd for tying packages and Cards, Seals and Stamps. Don’t forget the place and come early. WE SELL RED CROSS SEALS. Miss . Ada Grant Dead. The entire town was saddened on Saturday morning when it was an nounced that Miss Ada Grant had died Friday night at 11 o’clock at Dr. Long’s- Sanitorium at States ville. Miss Grant underwent a se rious operation for gall-stone last Tuesday morning, and it was thought that she was getting along' ail right until Thursday evening, when a-tele-' phone message was received bv re latives announcing that her condit ion had taken a turn for the worst. She gradually grew worse until the end came. The body was prepared for burial and bronght home Friday afternoon. The body was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at Rose ceme tery, her pastor, Rev. E. 0. Colej condncting the funeral and burial services. Miss Grant is survived bv her father, one brother and three sisters, besides a host of relatives and friends. A good woman has been taken from earth to heaven. Those who are left behind have the' sympathy of the town in their; sad bereavement. 1 T. A. Bailey Will Case Goes To Superior Court. The disposal of the $250,000 estate of W. A. Bailey, deceased, of Ad vance, Davie county, presents issues of fact which require the decision c-f superior court jury, according to verdict of Clerk Cathey, of Bur- unbe sugerior Court, rendered cn the petition of Mrs. Mamie V. Will iams. executrix of the estate of Mrs. S. J. Dulin, who is claimed to deone of the heirs to the estate. The question of the place of resi der.ce of the testator is one of the important issues in the case. Defen- dents claim that W. A. Bailey was resident of Davie county, and a true will was filed there; while pe titioner states that testator resided for two years prior to his death in Buncombe county; that the will should have been filed there. The case will be heard in the Supe rior court, says the Citizen. Crawford’s Drug Store j IS THE PLACE. DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & F. Bank. Good work—low prices. )R. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phone* Office No. 71, Retidence No, 47 Office over Drug Store. James Ward has moved his family from the Sanford house to the Brad ley cottage on Salisbury street. TheCountv Commissioners were in special session yesterday examin ing the annual report of the county officers. - Money to loan at 5 per cent, inter est on longtermsj on improved farms in Davie county. Hastings, Stephenson & Whicker, AttyS:, Winston-Salem, N, G. E. L, Gaither, Esq., has been nam ed by GoL F. H. Fries, as a member of the board to examine and • audit the Wachovia Bank and Trust Gom- pany and its branch institutions. Clyde Ijames, who has been driv- ng the jitney between here and the Twin-City, has resigned bis -position and is now with Crawford’s Drug Store. Nordian Clement who came home frbm Atlanta last week, did not have tne measles, as was reported. He recovered 'su fficientlv to return to tiis yvork the first of the week. ; . .. Miss Lucy-Tatum, of Farmington, was in town Saturday .op. her ^ v home from Durham, where she at tended the Baptist State Con vention. Dr. Hauser, formerly of Fork Church, but who is now in the U .S. Medical Corps, with headquartersat Camp Jackson, Columbia, spent, the week-end in:the county with friends The -Mocksville and Farmington high school teams played a match game of basket ball Friday after, noon on the Mocksville grounds. Of course Mocksville was defeated, but not as bad as usual, the score beiDg 12 to 14 in favor,, of the visitors A number of our subscribers from various sections of the county was in to see us last week and renewed their subscriptions for which we are ,thankful. Thare remains less than two weeks until Christmas, and we are compelled to raise at least $200 !before Jan. 1st, to m eet bills that There will be a.. Christmas tree and entertainment at the Baptist church on M.onday night, December 24th. . Further announcements next week. Attorney E, L. Gaither has been appointed Jau n ty Chairman of the Government stamp certificate com mittee, by Co!. F H. Fries. A big meeting of the county chairmen was held at Raleigh Friday. Real winter weather struck this section the first of the week. The thermometer registered 12 above zero Sunday morning and 8 above on Monday morning. High winds be coming almost a gale, added to the unpleasantness on Saturday and Sun day, nights. Tuesday morning the m ercury dropped to 9 above zero.. ; The heating plant at the graded school failed to work right Monday- and the school was dismissed* before noon for the day. Some of the little folks came very near freezing. If ..we remember correctly, the • furnace did not give satisfaction last year, and much complaint was made • by the children; during cold snaps. ; A well-heated, well-ventilated building is essential to the health of the stu dents. If Ihe old furnace is no good the school, board should have it torn out and a new one put. in. The life of one child cannot be estimated . in dollars and cents. / Some Big Hogs. The “ big hog” season is upon us, William Crotts, of NorthMocksville, killed a pig one day recently Ihat weighed. 4.Q.Q pounds. , . RichardNeely1 of .R.-2, killed swine last week which tipped the beam .at 691 pounds, which was some hog. "Wfbd can beat it? 3. S.rbaniel, who issues marriage license and registers deeds, is also hog raiser. He killed a porker Mon day that weighed. 465 pounds • W'e have j ust received one thous ons'ifest due Ifyou owe us any- and new receipts-which we are offer- S c a l l o i s e n d the amount be-jing to our friend».for the small sum foreman. 1st. [of one dollar eaeh. C M I S I lf Cl O U T - S A L E © B i M B a m W A T S ® SIn© W :€© lT . 'j BAVSH1T ROOM TO OMMXS TBSS& Men’s $100 hats to go at - 69c. .150 “ - 98c. “ 2 00 ; “ “ ' . - ' $149 2 50 “ “ “ “ * . - 169 “ 7 50 new raincoats, (Monarch Brand) $4 19 Ladies 5 00 “ “ ' . , - 398 Two 5 cent blocks chewing gum (Saturday only) 5c. Everything in my line at cheapest possible prices. Yours for service, ©a Cla JULlLolHlMi SA N E C H R ISTM A S G IE T S. JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW OFFICES: ROOMS NOS. I AND 6 OYER MERCHANTS & FARMERS® BANK. MOCKSVILLE, N. C. OFFICE PHONE NO. 67. PRACTICE IN ALL THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS. Most of our Christmas stock was pur chased before the advance in price and we are giving this saving to our customers* Afewsaneyusefulgifts: VICTROLAS ViCTORRECORDS KODAKS BOX FINE STATIONERY BIBLES 1NGERS0LL WATCHES LEATHER GOODS FOUNTAIN PENS PICTURES BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS WATKIN’S BOOK ST q RE, Liberty Street Winston-Salemy N. C. % •IMocksville Best Flour. Z T T T T T Tt TTT TTY TT TtYt I: Every sa^k is M l of satisfac^ tion. H O R N -JO H N S T O N E C O M PA N Y MANUFACTURERS “ THAT GOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” MOCKSVILLE N. C. ❖❖ t Ttf TTTT Ttf-JT T - f T V I f o r h e r C h r i s t m a s . 1 The Grandest Gift $li00 Ever Bought. Just Pay $1 now and this wonderful Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet will be delivered now or Christmas. No interest, no extra fees. WE PAY THE FREIGHT. Club Open From'Dec. 1st to 8th. CRAWFORD-BONCH FRUNITURE CO., StatemllejTJ. C. I mm ■■■~< -I ‘>Y*->,r: V; .^ riv I 8« P » i ^ ;:;:;:r:S-;':;<-.:s-'^,?;' {" ■ ' '• . , ; -: • .; fHEDAVii! ftECOfcfc, MdOtSVltL*, N.C, E aIfe W h e re B r e a d C u ts A re A s B f g A s Y o u r P l a t e Som ew K ere, a w a y fro m th e th rob o f th e city th ere’s a farm , h oiise, q u ietly n estlin g in th e sun sh ine, am ong p ro tectin g h ills— a p la ce where' y o u ’re alw ays w elcom e. R em em ber th e yard^ b a m , th e chickens— th e w arm th o f th e sta lls d u rin g m ilking? R ecall th e h u n t fo r eggs? v C an ’t y o n sm ell the h a y in th e m ow ? C an ’t . : y o u h ea r th e w elcom in g bark o f th e dogs? !And th e kitchen w ith th e loa ves o f hom e-baked ; bread—-jars and ja r s o f je lly a n d jam . W h at w ou ld n ’t a m an g iv e to g et back th ere again?, #H a r le y - D a v id s o n For 16 Yeais The MasterMoiint b rin gs “ G od’s Country.” to y o u r d oor fo r al co st o f but $4 to $6 a m onth. N e x t S u n d ay y ou can rid e o u t to the lan d ,of p erp etu al w elcom e. L e t u s help you spend your next week-end. W e Can arrange term s to suit your Convenienoei 7 I J. R. BOLLING, Agent N o. 8 E ast 4ih S t, W inston-Salem , N* C 1 Have you seen the new rtey-Davldson Bicycles f J FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES C E M E T A R Y W O R K - O F A L L KINDS In v estig ate o u r P rices a n d Work. C areful A tten tib n G iven to Special D esigns. REINS BROTHERS, (Successors to Uiller-Reina Company) NORTH WlLKESBOROiAND LENOIR, N. c. Winston-Salem, N. C. U It For Less.” Last Round for 1 9 1 7 Taxes I will meet the Taxpayers'of Davie County at the following times and places for the collection of taxes due Oct. 1,1917. Xkis is yonr 1917 tax and is the last round made under the law' for the conven ience of the taxpayer, to-wit: JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP. S. T. Foster's Store, Dec. 12th - - Cooleemee Drug Store, Dec. 12th. - CALAHALN TOWNSHIP. C.C..Smoot*s Store; Dec; 13th • - - ■ R. A. Stroud’s “ — “ • .T:M. Smith’s “ CLARKSVILLE TOWNSHIP. Foote & Stonestreet’s Store, Dec. 14th J. C. Booe’s Store, Dec. 14th • FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP. Graham fit Co’s., Store, Eec. ISth - Cook's Store, Dec. 15th - -Thos. Sofley’s Store, Dec. 15th • - - . F. A. Naylor’s Store, Dec. ISth • FULTON TOWNSHIP. A. M Foster’s Store, Dec. 17th . SHADY GROVE TOWNSHIP. J. H. Robertson's Store, Dec. 18th -B. R. Bailey’s Store, Dec. 18th MOCKSVILLE TOWNSHIP. At Court House, Dec. 19-20-21-22od - The law compels me to settle the taxes due the State on or before Jan. 1st, 1918. Our schools, our roads and ail county matters need the inpney rand there is no better time to settle your taxes than now. Prices good, money plentiful, and I urge every one to settle now. Delay ^ costs to , OU^nd trouble for me. Pleaseiconsider this notice, as end giveyour immediate^attention to Iheurgent demandsof ,ydnf State, County, Roads and Schools. Remember this is the Round, for 1917 taxes, and save costs. 9 (o Il a m 12 to 9 p m 9 to 11 a m 12 to 2 p m 3 to 5 p m 9 to 12 a m I to 3 p m 9 to 11 a id . 12 to I p m I to' 2 p ro 3 to 5 pin 10 a m to 2 pm 9 to.12 a m I to 4 p m All Day 1 H E . . S 0 U 1 l i ^ i N 'P » ^ « r a Y ^.^££3233385535 ■ Au Ambition and. a Record I ! THEneedsofthe Southareldenticalwiththeneeds j ! of the SOTthaH RaUirayi tie gromb ud moceu of one menu i { the upbuilding of the othcf. The Southern Railway asks no farofv no ipedil privilege not J accorded to others. ? I The ambition of the Southern Railway Company Is to see that tr f unity of Interest that Is bom of co-operatioa between rite public and i,* the railroads; to see perfeaed that fair andf rank policy In the manage- *meat of railroads which invites rite confidence of governmental I agsndcs; to realize that liberality of treatment which will enable it ' to obtain the additional capital needed for theacquiatioa of better and 1 enlarged facilities Inddent to the demand fot Increased and better service; and, finally— To take Its niche In the body pofitlc of the South alongside of ether great industries, with no more, bat with' equal Ubeidei. equal rights and equal opportunities, “ The Sovthein Serves the Stfnth.” S o u t h s m R a i l w a y S y s t e m German Flag at'Hct Springs. Citizens of Hot Springs claim that German prisoners at the in term ent camp there disblayed a German flag last week to celebrate lhe killing and capturing of A- merican8 by the Germans The incident aroused much indignation. Marshal Webb’s office investigated and reported that the offending IIag1 8x10, was found on the back of a chair, but indignant citizens insist that it was run up on a min iature flag pole in plain view of persons outside the grounds.—Bx-. Whenever You Need a General Tonic . Take Grove's. The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enridies the Blood and Bnilds up the Whole System. 60 cents. A Catholic friend some time ago! took exception to a statement in ; Chaiity And Children that th e| Catholics have rh*piaim in th e| Vrmy out. of all proportions to] other denominations. The W atch.’ man Examiner, one of the most re liable newspapeis Li the country says: “ up to Qct 8 there were iu all departm ents' of the* U uited States Ariny 257. chaplain*-; of these uiuety seven are Koman Ca holics, : thirty six methodists, twenty Baptists and nineteen Fres byterians, other denominations be ing represented' respect ivety by smaller numbers.” A tcaiupJack mod , where Catholics are alino&t unknown, the boys Lave aw their religious instructor a “ father” in the Catholic cbnrch,—Charity and Childien. Drmng Turkeys to Market. Watauga Democrat. Mr. M ackH ollerofV ilaspassed through Tuesday, driving a flock of 125 fine turkeys, bound for Neva, Tenn. He was getting together his shipment, which he - said- would amound to 400 head by the time he got [through the county Another flpck of 262 was driven through by Arthur Adams of Vilas, going to Riverside. Mr. Adams said the biinch would average |about 43 lbs. each, making [them cost right rround $5.50 per head. Jrives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONICt drives out Malaria.enriches the blood.and builds upthesys- tcm* A true tonic. For adults and children. 60c The Kaiser is reported to have promised the Pope not to destry Venice. There is an old recipe 'or making hare soup. It begins KirBt catch your hare.” . • This Dec. 1,1917 . Chamberlains Cough Remedy. This is not only one of the best: and most efficient mfdioine for coughs, colds ..” 'and croup, but is also pleasant and safe to take, which is important when medi _ cine must be given to children Many' ^mothers have given it unqualified en- $100 REWARD, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Ib at [east one dreaded disease that sei ence has been able to cure in all its -tages, and that is catarrh. H all’s Gatarrh Cure is - the only positive cure now, known' to the" medical fraternity. CatatTh being a con- — - . - -.r last stitutiona) disuse, requires aeon Pay before you indulge in Chrfttmas luxuries,; sUtutional treatm ent. H all’s Ca- 1 tarrh Cure is taken internally, act tng directly upon the blood , and , inucous' surfaces ot the system, G E O R G E F i W I N E G O F F I thereby destroying the foundation "c l -re r n. . 9 >f the disease, and giving the pa- S h eriff of Davle County, j tient strength by building up the !constitution and assisting nature I in doing its work. The ’ proprier > tors have so much faith in its cura- If a child that is subject to attacks: of live powers that they offer One croup, the first indication of the disease Huiidred Dollars for any case that Give Chamberlain's .Cough it .fa.iis to cure. , ,Send, for list of Address:} How to Prevent Croup. is hoarseness. Remedyas soon as the child becomes!testimonials. the attack may be warded off' G, J . CHENKY <» CO;, Toledo O and ail danger and anMety avoided.. ‘ . I Sold by all Drog^islij 75c, ’ To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Coueh and'Headache and works off the Cold. Drneeists refund money if it fails to cure. B. W. GROVE'S siehature on each box. 30c, Jug and Contents Safe. Wilkesboro Patriot, A jug of corn liquor, deposited iu the mud and drit wood on Red dies liver, near the power-house, by the big flood of last year. W38 rescued liy:Bill, Welborn, colored, while at work on the' river bank. The jug and its contents canfe from “ Somewhere on-Reddies’ riv er” and was said to: have been in good contliiion; .the jug being tigfitly eea'td. . The QiiinIne That Does Not Affect the Kead Because of its.tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is Better than ordinary QuIoIne and does not cause nervousness nor nngioff in head. Remeaberthe full name and look Ior the signature of E. W. GROVE* 30c. . NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified Cs Administratrix of F. P. Young, deceased, all persons having claims against the estate of the said de ceased, are hereby notified- to present them to the undersigned, for payment, on or before the 2nd day of November, 1918. or this .notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. AU persons due the said estate wiU please call on the undersigned and settle;claims without delay. Thisthe 2nd day of NoveriibRr; 1917. . LIZZiE D YOUNG. Administratrix, of estate of Ify PvYoung, Deceased. - T. F. HUDSdN'6^i>J*Q? HUDSON? Altys. for Adrriiriistrotrix. ' Salisbury, N. C..' ♦ G V V « Z G V V V O G $ t PUTS IT UP TO THE COOL A bill of groceries f rom our house puts it squarely up to the cook. There can be absolutely no excuse for a poor dinner prepared' from groceries purchased from us. NOURISHING FOODS w erepeverm ore necessary than at this time, when you need to'conserve every ounce of ypur strength. Our Meats are rich and wholesome. Our Vegetables are fresh. ... Our Flour is the very best on the market. Every article of food in the houde' is selected with care and eye'to the health of'o.ur customers. Everypurchase youm akeisthe essence of. wisdom in grocery buying—it is the acme, of po.ssible'economy. We handle ice all the time. -■i - 1" S W A IM & D A V IS, t ON THE SQUARE :; x PHONE 69 NOTICE. HavingqualifiedasAdministratrix un-on the estate of W. F. Furches. deceased. aU persons holding accounts- or claims a- gainst the estate of said deceased are hereby notified to present them .to the undersigned (cr A. T. Grant. Jr., AttyY on or before the 8th day of October, 1918 I n0Pn6 wiU be P,eaded in barof re- covery. All peraons owing or due the es- tate of said deceased,* aro requested to ft® u udfrsigned: and make .set- Rubbing Eases Pffin Rubbing sends the linim enf tingling through the flesh and ’ quickly glops pain. D em and a liniment thatyou can rub with. The bedt rubbing liniment is' MUSTANti lin im en t CooJ for the Ailmenh o f ^ Howes, M ules, C attle, Etc; Qood for your own Achat ? Pains, Rheumatism,. Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. . . 25c. 50c. $1.,-, At ftH Dealera. 4 ' p k m r i i © ' * ;(C< We are prepared to handle a f kinds of commercial PrintiaSi Il I f * ♦ i such as .ENVELOPES, STATEENTS, BILLHEADS. . . .LETTERHEADS, ' SHIPPING TAGS. CARDS. POSTERS. or anything you the printing line. may neeu the printing une. We have^ 5 neatest arid best CqiiiPPe**6 0 in Davie county. Our prices a PhoneNo-Iiend sain J Inot too high, we will call and showyp«s , pies and prices. t , pies ana Winston-Salem Southbound Railway | ShortLineBetween 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. Through Pullman Sleeping Car New York to Jacksonville* | Fla., via Winston-Salem. S. P. COLLIER, JR.,; Traffic Manager. Winston-Salem, N. C. VOLUMN XIX. vBilly Sunda ing meeting8 a a'recent pruye the following / nthusiasti.0 a exceptional. Ily an occasion reverence, and ‘•Help us, C miserable buoc throats and de our flag, seek away and. mak Billy Snnda States and this all tbetim e. m arks"upon from bis Sund . I want to the kick-off, I’ pacifists pro G W . cutthroats. ^ A. brighter may seem a Jit but we are goi of pretzels ah frazzle. Some wars a progress o f : had not fough would be sing K ing’ now ins IaTid bf the fr : “ This talk t log the Germa The German have th ought- did was alrig' Germany. T country in bio tation lbogefi .'D on’t ask Ton big ass, f H ere are a f a b o u to th e rt Jesus 'GSris■*. . Ultssed to gi The world shy and can all y •It’s harder ter that’s bee the cheap ,ego. hood than it i ah illy goat. God don’t• -to.the numbe of'your hair her you came rqyr, a tin Iiz S e judges yo; God hates- m utt, a moll flusher all bi misty valleys sunlit hills.. ' If you don’ God before t' you full of lieve me, you T he Holy voice seeking you from sin A u angel I come down heaven with IySoi and car Satan pin of light, and and injects Satan lead a ring in yp D eathJur as well as it ot a poinard barrel. W e’ve got in the aver hear it sque: Some folks Life Line” strength to I If M artin this city tod ting right do “ Go to it, $ .y. The Unitfe Eraced by a: France. Ht a woman, an m artial and what he des': and the con I him is great treatm ent of their crimes, served says I8 Riven’a'm let^’i-e a ta i Ss;-S:i 'OMBST0N£j LL KIJNDs M Work. Ben to IERS, lornpany) I L E N O IR , n , Qj Iecord Itheneedft • pf one meant ! IsdpUese not • ht to tee chac Ihe public tnd Jttke manage* IfOTeremetual t lwill enable it * I of better and ' land better alonrride of ci, eoual Jk~J^bSm S • •• /:*>.!-i22 iund Railwa;] feen ?n, Albemarle, South. F lo ren ce, S. C., in Western R ailw ay -ine. fo rk to Jacksonville, ilem . ffic Manager. c IE COOK. Its it squarely up to (excuse for a poor sed from us. iore necessary than Sre every ounce of Jrket. Ieieeted with care |ce of. wisdom in lie economy. L V IS , P H O N E 69 « « <f > 4 * * * <f * ♦ ♦ * * <? * « # Lre prepared to handle all Iof commercial printing |.OPES. EENTS. Ll heads , LETTER HEADS, SHIPPING TAGS. CARDS. POSTERS- lhlng you may need 1° Dting line. We have tbs !and best equipped shop ft J Le county. Our price3 a 9 |i I high. Phone No. I-9" T Jj J call and show yp“ Sfl T I'1 ''ric^s- , I M ------- * *k - “HERE SHALL T H E PRESS. T H E -PE O gL ffS R IG H TS MAINTAIN; U N A W EP BY INFLUENCE A N P UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” . - -‘I' ' ‘ ; ;• *«• • -Ui-. V. V- M' V'T*..V VOLUMN XIX.MOCKSVHXE. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19. 1917. Billy Sunday Chaiing The Devil Aroand at Atlanta. •Billv Sunday is at present 'hold*" jug meetings, at* atlanta,,-.Ga. j.- A t a recent preyer meeting he offered the following prayer, which caused i athusiastie .applause.' This was exceptional. Prayer is customar ily an occasion of humbleness and reverence, and should be., : ‘•Help us, O Qod as we see this miserable bunch of German CUt- throats and degenerates spit upon our flag, seek to wipe its stars away and make of it a dirty ragi’1 Billy Sunday is for the TJaited States and this war ffrst, last and all the time. Here are -a- few fe- marks upon the subject gleauejl from bis Sunday morning sermon:" I want to tell you right -from' the kick-off, I've got’ no pac ifists pro Germans and I* .-Wl4. W. cutthroats. ; -: '5 . * A brighter day is .dawning, sft may seec a-little dark- sdrmetime^ but we are going to w hiptfcatgang of pretzels and saperkrant to aJ .-*•-» - ■ •' •?■*frazzle. ~ t- »-*<?!*' ' Some wars are necessary to the progress of God’s plans; bad not fought the revolution we would be singing^ tGod 'save*fffe King’ now instead of living: in the4 land of the free.’? ; *-v*K ••• * “This talk that .we ate not fight ing the German people is all bunk. The German people for-Jqrty-Jears have thought th ’at£ any thitfg; they did was alright so long as it helped Germany. They’ve drenched tshfs country in bipod and spread devas tation longetiough,’ . Don’t ask why we ate at w ar Ton big ass, We are already in it!'’ Here are a few Sunday comments about othertfejng^ th&u - £tjp ^ a r : Jesus Christ "s^yS.' tit T i more bffessed to NUMBE1? 23 All Law Breakers. “ It appears that there are still many automobile owners through? out the country who.are paying no attention'w hatever to the new law which -requires th at they equip their, machines .wijh». light-dinr- mers,” rem arks a newspayer cor respondent. Isn’t it? a fact that the majority— not all but Jhe ma- jorfty-^of automobile owners are persistent, wilful and reckless vio lators of the laws made to regulate them! Isn’t it a fact that as a rule they manifest ah absolute con* tem pt for the law so far as it ap plies to the operation of their ma- ChineeT Few automobile . owners regard the speed lim it at all times. TThe law prohibiting ‘ persons un- ;der l6 driving machines is openly disregarded; that prohibiting per sons-iahder the influence' of liquor d iv in g , them is ignored^- Some of them dodge the license tax. In fa'et there seems to be’ something about the_ possession ofanautotno' bile that' inculcates, in large uam l^bers of automobile owners, not oi ly an-utter disregard of laws and reg- ulationsi bUt a’ contempt for the rights of others; and the autome-, btt^law s;asaw h61e/ so.far as their' enforcement is ^concerned) -are a laugttihg? stock.'j Common obser vation will establish the truth of these assertions.^r-Statesville Landi mark? £-r"i> ■% ■' t * v i ' .-v Plenty in Watauga. rWatauga democrat. . The number of produce wagons ^n ih ^ r« ad for tifie^'i^Widjr weeks, has been unusually large, and -the generous price the farmers' are re ceiving for their cabbage, potatoes, Quick ^o-Hi|ller ' The Express Companils ^hile en joying.a long andlucreativeyears of money making were never heard to overpay their men or .com plain of making too much, but when the tide changes and' necessity forces ttafeir men to require a higher living wage and other operating expenses incre ases so that'the profit is reduced -to normal they are quick to howl. Before an increase! is granted a thor ough investigation should be made, not only of present profit, but of past profits anq then if the express companies are really entitled to an increase it should be given, if nqt.let the public know what profits they are making.—Statesville Sentinel. . give than to receive The world says:/ GetliBtf ^ d u i | and can all you' get. It’s harder to m arry off a dangh ter that’s been pawed over, by all the cheap sports in the^ neighbor hood than it is to put pajamas on a billy goat. God don’t size’you up according to the number uf teeth or the color of your hair—HeJdon't care whet her you came here in a Pierce-Ar- rojy, a tin lizzie or, j|ot-footed it. He judges you frpDiljpur. W art.J. God hates the fellbw w^o Ts s mutt, a mollycoddle and a tour- liusher all his life. Get out of the misty valleys and get up . on the sunlit hillsc j-, a , . If you don’t give ^ouJ he»rt ftr God before the undertaker pnmbs you lull of embalming fluid, be lieve me, you are.Talivin. ' The Holy Spirit is-the FatHer’s voice seeking to win you and woo yon from sin. An angel from heaven ..cou)dn?t co me .down here and^e^-.x ^ack to heaven without taking a bath in lyso' and carbolic- acid.* ^ :y S&tan plnmes htmself into a dove' of light, and he sharpens his fangs and injects hi? ^enomy; " • i-'v Satan leads ^ o n Astray and pntB a ring in j^pur^npse .1 . -. r Death lurks In the pUisonetf cUp as well as it gleams oil the point ot a poinard and glisteuB on a rifle> barrel. We’ve got so .much macbiaery in the average- church ypu can hear it fqueak when. ypu come in. Somefolks say ‘ ‘Throsw :©dt? the Ijife Line” when they haven’t Btrength to put up a. clothes ling.: If Martin Luthetfwere livin^ in lhis city today, he '= w cild bP sit- Mng right down there Ind saying, “Go to it, $ill, and g iv | it to ’em.’’ > The Uuited SSieS^lifis bMin^djs feraced by aii Amerioanr.-soldier in France. H elaid violent hands on a woman, and was tried by coiirt- 1Qartial and shot. H e received what he deserved fpr-his - qm dnct, and the contrast, itf dealing’, with him is great as compared with the treatment of Genhan sPldiiBrsl^gf; their crimes. The; Charlotte Ofc- ferver says the G ernSn Js Civen a inedal instea® P{ most pleasing. . = ^h^corn" crop i□' 'W atauga is now being chucked and mnchdam aged grain in some sections is re ported, the early ffosts and freeze being „ reaiwnsible. - However, there was a large -acreage ..planted and itvis thought that there will be ah abundance of goM'corn for home, consumption at least. (Another item in the same issue of the Democrat tells of seeing: three wagon.loada ot beans^ih one 'd a y ^ ^ ^ iorbushels; pf jshelled beans in a-load; The^beans- bring $5 to $6 per bushel in W atauga and a wagon load of beans wonld be w orth'£bout $21.0).;,V ; ? I Back Ttt=Tffe farm. There is one avenue open to labor that is not going to de crow ded and that promises good returns and alW^S1 ^; profitable . market •That avenue is farming. Twenty persons could find profitable em ployment1 on the farm s in , the. IJ iife d State8;wliere one is now em ployed. T hecrying need is for more people, to produce. more,-, of they ^ n iu m e ^ ' Thetarm ers, by co-operation can be prosperous, independent;! t. they will usfe ,the same intelligehce and energy they would put in any ., other ypcation'.- The ^n sib le thing to do now for many is to waste no time in get. ting-firiily established on the farm where independence and prosper ity B w aitthem -E tpw ahN ew Era. Need Of Home Mission Work. While we are fighting to make the world safe for democracy, let us keep democracy in mind at home. The Republican party in North Car olina is fighting for more local self government, and the Democratic party is opposing it. Whose. ox.-, is gored in this case.—Hickory Times Mercury.= • /.• Mooresriile Mule Electrocuted. Frank', Faulkner.., an industrious neitro of the community, was thrown into a fit of consternation Tuesdav- morning about 7 o’clock-w hence was riding his mule o u t Chtirch street where he was engaged at work. For some reason one of the wires along the line of the Southern Power' Company became detaclied from the moorings, running down an iron pole to the ground. 1The ground was surcharged with , elec tricity and when Frank rode along oii his mule, the animal became frac tious at. once rearing and bellowing, linaliy falling, to the earth, where it writhed until death claimed him. Frank was fortunate enough' to es cape the. shock although he was awfully unnerved. 'T he. antics of the poor dying .mule attracted quite a number of people and for . a brief while the people who had gathered could not determine just:, what, the? matter was. The foreman o f'Jhe power construction force was soon on the scene. "Matters have been adjusted with Frank for -his mule and the carcass of Uie unsuspecting animal now rests beneath the clay. Mooresville Enterprise. For Better .Prices, i Tne food administration is going after the\price fixers, and the chan ces are that much of the food bought will-be lowered in price Food administrator Page sends us the following, which means a great deal: '}-■ ;> U nder|a new regulation of 'th e United -Stiates. food. administration retailers who violate' the food con trol act bsy charging excessive prices for necessary food may have their supply cUji off. While the smaller retailers fof iood are exempt from the licensing provisions of the act; they are ^ubject to the provisions of section 4ibf the law which forbids excessiveVpriceson necessaries, hoar ding, destroying food or conspiring to restrict, production. <> .: The foCKl administration has po wer instruct wholesale dealers and food-handling industries under Ip cense not; to supply retailers who are violatingithe provisions of the. act. There-is no intention to disturb' le gitimate business, and the food, .ad- rhinistrut;on will initiate measures against oily those who are 'taking advantagl of war condiiions to exact unreasonable profits on staple neces saries.:. This means that there can be no combination business worked by wholesaler or. retailer, and it means that wheqLthe farmer comes along he will, not have the chance to hold up the retail merchant for any old thing that suits him. because the na tional food products w ill-not be so high, and; accordingly the local food products . will he .. cprrespod.ingly lowered.—Ex. . -Catawba Ceuuty TheXounjry .^Boy'a. Creed. I believe tbat the country which God made, ja more beautiful than the , ci ty which . man made'; that life out of dopra and^in touch with the earth is the natural-life of man. I believe in work, when ever we find it, but that work with nature fa more inspiring than work with the most intricate .m achinery. I believe thait the dignity, of labor depends not on what you do, but how you do it^.rth a t.. opportunity icomes to a boy on ..the farm as of ten as toctheibpy in the city; that life is freer and s happier on the farm th a n in tpwh; that my- sue cess depends not upon- my -location but upon m yself^-npt; $pon . my dreamjs, !but upon- what .I jactuaHy. do—not nppn luck.")jnt upon pluck believe- in working wbea.. Jon work, and playing when you play and in giving .and dem anding' a Square deal in ‘evpry .act of siifiK Edwin Osgood Grover. ; TAICEr ITr IWT^ TIME:"' . Meat Prices Bound. Prices of m la f animals—hogs, cattle, sheep and chickens—were 62.2 per cent higher on-October 15 than a yaar ago, and 87.3 per cent higher than two years ago. and 88.-1 per cent higher than the aver ige^of; the-last. seven y ^ rs on .tbal I a f e acoordiD^ to the ^ghres of th e National Department of Agii jButthre. Pwe»;increa9ed I 9 per b eit froto September 15 to October -15, compare^ with an. increase - of 1 4 per centf’in the same period; in tfa last ie.ven y ^r^ .^E * . ; -I piles Cored in fi to W Days Just as Score* of M ockavilie People Have • ^Waiting daein’t pay. If y ou neglect kidney‘backache. Bladder tro fbles-'ofteoVollow. - Act in time by curing-Ae kidneys. . Doan's Kidney Pills, are. especially - for weakened kidneys. .. ••• - 1'..- Many people in this locality recommend them. 'Here’s one case: Mrs. D-Brooks. 719 S. Main Si-. Lexing- ton, N. "I have iad. % |ot trouble for the past fifteen, years. My back had been painful aiii bladder trouble lias folldwet?. My kidneys^ htfve caused me a Iotno^ an< n^yance. .'As soon as = I, . have,;felt . the traubre coming-oni I have .taken ^a ,few doses jof DSlWs Kidney Pills , and ’ they have regulated. §jy kidneys, and - haye stopped the pain in my back." -". Price 60c,.at all dealers; Don't simply ask fora kidnev remedy^get-Di'^n's Kid-. nev Pills—the sanie ; that.^r^jjiwoks_ - a a am - aas i WamMM f ri ^ - ''LiiiffAlAuses: Foster-Milburn Co.Vv Mfgrs.; J ormer Cpunty Officials to be ' “ Prosecuted.- -... Commieioners of Jackson county have arranged to bring civil action against a number of former officials of that county on the charge of fi nanciaLirregularities and .misapli- catton of funds. Summons has not been served and the names have not been made public. Several former county officers and about $10,000 are involved, it is claimed I. In three caseB resti tution has already been.made. $3, OOO has been refunded, buj; others, have employed council and will oppose the action. Ex-Congress man B ritt and- Foster & SdndIeyrOf Asheville have been employed tti Assist the Jackson connty attorneys in proseieuting the Cdse. A ppar ently there is a political side During the campaign last year the Republicans' charged that there had been irregularities in the hand ling of Jackson county’s affairs*, and winning the election largely on this issue, arranged an andit of the* county’s books, it is said that most of the prominent Demo cratic lawyers.in th at section., of the State have been employed to resiit the actio n ^E x .- The Record would make mi accep table Christmas gift. ' _. Farming by; the Fire. ;.' Sid Wilson is a farmer; you can tell it by the way. He tells about his bumper crpps. of of corn and wheat and hay, _ He’ll sit and tell you stories and it seems he’ll nev?r tire— . For Sid can raise some powerful crops when farming by the fire. He’ll plant a thousand acres if you’ll isten to. his tales; Your head will get to buzzin with ' the number of the bales/ " . ... . Ofclover and of red top that , he feeds his favorite cow—. ’ For Sid is sure some farmer when it comes to teUing how. . .. ^ He’ll sit around a cheerful fire when winter days are cold'. '....... t . Arid tell about .the wondrous .things that he has raised and sold: Q ...-,, Cattle by the thousands and prize hogs by the! dro.ye— .... For Sid has made-a- million around some friendly rStcfW?!' But ,most o{»it is?onJy; talk^and .-half pf Jit’s in fu n .. And. the.,whoie ^of ,.'it’s . forgotten: yfhen the^ wln^er;day- is.done. :. ? Biit what’s the harm to anyone? - It brings no faiiure dire— ; . And there’s a lot of .pleasure -iii this- farming by the fine.—HARR'X’ : M,v DEATGN, in Statesville Sentinel., : ThetFarmer^s .Day.; f ,I ' Danbnry ..RepprterrPost. A '4<rv' " The higher coab -of- -li^ing - is pinching the city folks' Who-^wPrk. for Balaries, unless" their r wages have been greatly inoreased'jto meet t he 'heavier , pi ipei. .scales, for, every thing vrhich they- innsc buyi; But a. prospejiity beyoyd the,’wild eat dreams has ; reached ., the^agrte eiiltural districts. ..The , farmere. jare in the tiiidit oF4n era o p ’good times - nuparalelled in "fi'i's'fi Everything thafc can bo prcducjed. frpni the soil is. jelling, ,-at; faney- •pric88, >wb ich Sft i.fiir- overco nis:; the', difference in the- increaaeb' 'prices for the things -the- fdrtoer51 ihSs '?tp buy, that he is lP/fi with., a' s^rjtfii.^ on hand which enabl(es-.hijn;,. lo. clean; up.his .debts bay mor^4and or deposit in :the bank. : - -- AIIeghany Potafo Ct«p.T Elkin Tribuhe. ' . f;. ’- Mr. tfoy. Branch, Al leghanyxconn during the past season''-4,-lO0' -bnfr 'hels of Irish ppfatofe§^bn 'lT ^clfel of land. This.was aii ,average, ,pf 241 bu8hels.vjt<)n the ,acre. - vThey. w ereall good marketable /potatoes’ and more than haH df the'ni wonlS 'be classed as ho. I arid'wpUtdirahk1 alongside with th'6 Saine. ^rbw^. potatoes which have the repu tation of being th^finest^iigW the world. -\. - .: War Deaths, 7 Per Cent. . One of-the tricks of,pic-Gci man js. to-whisper it about that for. }a soldier to be sent abroad is his death. ..warrant. Fighting men sometimes unthinkingly aid, der ception by. repeating inexact trench gossip that this or that commaud is “shut” to pieets with an in- creditable deatb-list' Secretary Baker sets, such stories at r.est;in ^his lettgr >to Senator ^aulsbnry,.stating|.that of;.the ' toi tal number of British Soldiers'in the expeditionary- forces aboilt • 7 per'cent, have been killed in action or-died cf Wohnds up ’to j une 'I;. “ Improved tactics and the swift ly mounting Allied superiority in arliliery’’.are still: reducing, the percentage of.losses. . ..' • ’ British losses in the retreat from ^onajitere heavy, . (bough four- fiftha of them were,in the “ wottn-; ded” and ‘.‘missing” -columns. Many French regiments have fared as bad i'y. ■ Ther fate of the Princess P atricia' Canadians' was a war tragedy. . We have come to differ- ^n.t cbtditipus^ when commanders ns^iartillery to save theia men— and’ia v e it-]to,pse. ,- .T he Atnericam people, as: sec-, retary Baker-, Bays, l*are not= chil— dren. -to be/frightened out of she' path-of duty; 'Yet no ohe need5- feart that 6he path of duty is the? path df'-rieatfr. When at parttng the boy HoIdil.r sfiysj Atdpn’t'wpfry. | ’il get back?^Rjrtgbt,’U he chances are—urij[e^s'.'the'war lasts ' more Ihah thrfee ‘years louger—fpurteen to obg'ttfat he -wiif.^-The W oiid.r those who are 'afflicted Wlthv stomach"!* ^rouble and constipation shotild read -tfie foB6wing;j “I: haVe never found anything'', ;so,gopd Jorstciniachtrouble-and consti- - ;pi,ti,p^ ,as ChamberlaiD's-Tablet8. .1 haile.- .used them off.and on for _the_Iast' -< W6j.,-. jre^irs. ,Tjiey hot W ^ regulate the aftion^ [of'the bpwels but ^timulate the. liver and keep ofie’8 body in a healthy comlition ” ; writes - Mrs: 'Benjatoin Hooper', Auburn. rT . - '"r Ant^reNd A; Ckll To Rev, J. J. Gray, postmaster at Syivav Jackson county,: resigned-to. accept work as a Methodist minister, and.Was given an. appointment by the decent Conferenceat Asheville; Hissalary aspostmaster was $1’400; and his salary as pastor will doubt less be mnch less, which is 'evidence that Mr. Grayhas had a call, says a*n exchange. ' Tiis Qtfnlne That Does Not Because of its tonic and laxative efiect, LAXA-, TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than prdin^iy Quinine and does not cause nerrousness.nor rincing in head. Remember th*'lull aame^iid look Ior the signature ot 6* w.r GRQV]B. :; 30c, Thja Times has for sale a ; few hundred columns of atlvertisehg matter that has been sent in. Tbr free insertion* ;,, Ifcany newspaper has ffeubie in finding copy enough to ^ up’’ on;we shall be glad' to splwe of [this Whole Jjatch.. a t somefiing less than' a mere song —:Rockwo5d ,Times. : How to Prevent Croup, If a child that is subject to- attacks:' qf croup,’-the first indication of the disease is hoarseness. Give Chamberlain’s Cough: Remedy as 'soon as the child becomes hpaRe^nd.the^ JfeOt ^ JDtti- :vi-l»;xcliang< Call For Non-Partisan; Ca$jhei. From partisan, and Don-pariieftnr sources alike comes the demaod for a reorganization of--thie'’5 CabiueI^'- but President W ifson 'refuse^ fto heed the cry / 'H is ifttMBSJeJ un^illlp^?yfe^ii%"tp^b%fe“d p ^ “ ion in the past gives.,some reason-; change- Iits mind on the question of p arti sanship, but there are no surface indie^tfons^fl|tch change of heart' ia ^ p r^ n tf gH e apparently still •re^ins^b^s;]0n^.expre3sed opiuion 'ot-RepuljHbahs|th at iltSome of them are blind and iMbsb of them are ig nprant.'’;:^ u tc ih e blindness and ignorance may Republican de- fePte/ deafneis^is not one of Wood rd'w' Wilson’s. He has beard !toahy ^diataint rumble and chang fed ^ is ^uiind-i Perhaps he will, he&r iiie popular demand voiced byta.'pe^odi(»i friendly to him -tie'--Saturday ' Evehi ngi Post— whichisays: “ A great Slrokej. of patriotism IiearNIitfiiB lihe^-powir pffithe President. ;; If i.w iifc'-ithe m ost. pressiug/ war legislation, is out’ofvthe way, he will Reorganize :his cabinet^ Pv^nding pai^issn' ai- vision by calling in the bestr aljil- ty. foom theyojhjir7:|pasty(i^^ fecpmhiend a likenonpartisau re- orgauizatitin of;; Congress, he wil nuickem be whole.,cpuntryvjanew j * ^ 1—Exchange, ^Americait Soldiers’ Graves. .a ,io.- tl-e v. TrPit vjB.iled th e ;. -newly-made-.; ^raye| i,n whifth HelIhe:- bndiesi,of^>. the 44»r#e ,vi.ctims. of . the :-rec«it-<.. ,tregeh raid. ThBy are x»u,a ' green • : :hilJ-,?overlookieg= a 'SaraH- tillagei-•' Thje-^&eral^hweff especial'inteir- f esbrin t h &'s i ifrpfe in sir k e rs upon the gfhvesJ-fecdrdfhg the; name; coin' .•patty-.a#d^^i£|St^eac^.'jo| the.. ;Ameri&ns ^Gufied tiier%' aud in . ^he^creath.pl.naftiye-fl isve.w hung;- -. "wthin the,i%clo8nre, . upon - which - • h^..bpeBfe^.a(»dA.|p'yEi^nch5.-rthe , |ollpwii^?ii^griptiQB:: ; v'- ^ -c ‘j’^Lereilifgi thftvfirst 'soldiers- o'! f.he^rejatiReput)! ic ';Pf'; the- Unifed'' • Statiesfi tWjtoi died ''oh the cif ' Fraffce^foar jtrstice5 andf liberty*, . .^ovefflper W ir!’*. j . ^ . I . ?l?t:s Dovfi^: ................ IfiduMnes.'" * 1T ^ fuel-;siiuatfbn' is . a c u te in .•- I I' -.tv:'.-/ -^pmg;ijlace8:., ^Thei J^^an-Chpwa^n-vi " ^,s^fie;elve.gtjcic light, plant at - Richi;.. ?quari. ^orthatnpton:.- • ifiphjjjiyv «lps«i ilpym iast week beVH [cause, ofeihabriity to secure .either I1;- ‘«oal or iW oodr^^ r Complny operi: ' s ' lilting »>feo.ttoh,i jin- b y ; steam is. ^pending :more than the profits; " ;inad;p;it> giboitig to: buy' ^ood for jTue^auVl5l,lie -Tiiiies ^ays that a. corn mill opeiated by steam w ill . pioje.-dOWhv; be^au3e;cpal.; canrt be l&curedf;; . - ^ .. ' r Cbamb'erlaiti’s Tablets^ -;V.ChnriA'ertatfl;s T^bleisarein.tfnded.es-^^ ggcially fof stomach troubies:, bili)ju8ness ; 4^d constipation,i haveyinet- with'I ^'uctfsuccess^ the'-treatfnent 'of those/- : ’diseases. People who have - suffered- for " -^ears; with stom^ch'a’roubte.and have . J- ^een unable to obtain any permanent re-^-!- jttef. ednd J»y th^ use of.tt^etabletSi'Chamberlain’s Tath.-'. =; lfet8 are;also of gi^at.'value for blliouar i-,;' 'Uess-Schronic-Constipation may be peri;; - : ulnneuly cured; by taking.- Chamberlain's.. ;• athlete and observing the plain ^printed, .; irections with each An»l«- - * M ;■rf.-ij'gi: u r n - mm m I S lf K:W> £ i f - -•: TfiE DAVIE RECORD, M OCKg^tLEvN, C. Sm THE DAVlE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD Editor. TELEPHON E I. Entered ai the Postoffice in Mocks- ville, N .C ., as Second-class Mail .m atter. MarchrS. 1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. IN ADVANCE - $ I 00 SIX MONTHS. IN ADVANCE - 9 SO THREE MONTHS, IN ADVANCE $ 25 IAR&EST CIRCULATION OF ANT PAPEB EVER PUBLISHED IN DAVIE COUNTY. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 19. 1917. Try to make your neighbors and friends as happy Chriscmas as you hope to be. Let us celebrate this Christmas in ft sane and safe manner, leaving off the. needless waste of powder, which If ailso. dangerous to life and proper ty . One horse-sboe won a battle once, and a single fire cracker saved m ight win another. Twenty-one of Davie’s brave boys tramped through a five-inch snow last Wednesday morning before day and topk the five o’clock train for jugtijp.Jackson, to answer the call of their country. AU those called re sponded save., one—Mr. Allen—who 5 ?as toorill to answer the call. Those who left were: Walter McDaniel, Clarence Carter, Robert Greason, Jacob E. McDaniel, William Powell, George Stewart, Robert O. Bowden; Ernest Hendrix, WiIey Smith, Wil- Iiam Boger, Will Beam, Claud How ard, Brady Foster, Grady Cartner1 John G. Bailey. John LeGrand, Wil liam Dwiggins, Frank McClamroch, Herbert Hendrix, Ney Griffiths R. Hv Peebles. A fine bunch of boys who will never let the "Stars and Stripes” trail in the dust. The best of luck to you one and all.. Jlilm A MERRY CHRISTMAS. B efdrethenext issue of The Re cord reaches its readers Christmas will have come and gone. Many im portant events have occurred during the past twelve months. One year ago our people were at peace with all the world. Today we are at war with Germany and Austria, and On the brink of declaring war with one or two other countries^ No one can tell when the war wilt cease, but we are all yearning for the dawn of peace.; When any nation or people wander away and forget God, they are made to suffer. This has been the case Mnce the children of Israel were given their first King. So long as the rulers and the people looked to the great King for guidance, the conntry prospered, but when they departed and went after strange gods, trouble begun. W hatwas true in olden times is true today The sins of the nations beyond the Seap is. responsible for the great coiifiict that is pow raging—the greattetand bloodiest war that the world has ever known Qr will ever witness^: a- gaio. Germany has determined to conquor the world, but this she can never do/ for right is might and will prevail; Turkey and Austrjaycaa- not hope to dominate the Christian- '.Sed wbrld, for God-has'said .that all h a I should not prevail against his Churchr-his people. We are going 1» win this war, with the help of our friends across the: sea with whom we are battling for life and liberty. Many of :our . boys will spend this Christinas in the Fralch trenches— uianyare in the various training camps throughout the country pre paring to go across and face the for eign floe. Many of them will hot re turn te .us as they went away, so let us remember our khaki-clad boys as lie holiday season passes by, and pray tflat the time may soon come when there will be no necessity for nation to rise up against nation— when all the world may dwell to gether in peace and harmony. .v “And there W ereinthe same coun try shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. ; "And 16, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord ishone round about them: and they jwere sore afraid. “And the angel said unto them. ^hgfedfeibring you ((joi tfdings oftg ^g jb y , which shall all p e o p l e ,^ ,ji*for unto^ou is born this day in the citKof Ditvid , a Saviour, which IlC hristtheL ord • “And-.lhis shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall 'find the. babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger,. " And suddehly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ug^Glory to God iiTthe highest, and ^otiearth peace, good will toward men.” —Luke 2, 8 14> : Davie Must Raise $294,668. The United States must sell: $2,- 000.000 worth of war saving certifi cates te raise money to keep the war debts paid, and to protect our coun try against the foreign foe. North Carolina must raise nearly fifty mil lion of tfiis amount. Davie county must raise her proportion of this vast sum, which is $294,668 00. The following allotments have been made for the various townships: Gabhaln $25,630.00 Clarksville 24,816 00 Farmington 50,710 00 Fulton 28,204 00 Jerusalem 74,316 00 Mocksville 56,452 00 Shady Grove 34.540 00 Wocksville town 23,386 00 Thesesavings stamps or certifi cates are on sale at all postoffices and banks and can be bought in de nominations of 25 cents. They are non-taxable, and pay 4 per cent in terest. They'are the best invest ment that money can buy. Every man, woman and child in the county should invest in these stamps, as it will learn you to save systematically. The Gounty Chairman, Mr. E L GaitherwiU takepleasure in giving you any information you mav desire concerning the stamps. Some Bad Weather. The weather for the past ten days has beed the worst that has visited j this section in eighteen years. As a j result, but few people have braved ( the elements and come to town to ‘ do their Christmas shopping. W e; are all hoping that -better weather j will prevail between this date and: Christmas. M anyof our subfcrib-1 ers who meant to call and make the j editor smile, have been snowbound. Death of a Soldier Boy. Another of .our brave soldier lads has beeii called to his eternal home beyond the skies—a mansion that is not made w ith. hands. The young man was David Reid Pool, a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Pool, who re cently moved from Mt. UlIa to the Miller farm, about three miles north of Mocksville. Mr. Pool died" at Camp Jackson last Saturday after a short illness of meningitis. Thebody arrived here Tuesday morning, and the funeral services were„held from the Presbyterian church at 11:30 o’clock, by Rev. E. P. Bradley, after which the body was gently laid to rest at Rose cemetery. Mr. Pool is survived by his father, and mother, three brothers and three sisters, who have the sympathy of the entire community in this sad affliction. Mr. Pool was a consecrated Christian and was studying for the ministry when called to serve his. country. He did not ask for exemption, and went to Camp Jackson last September. A number of relatives and friends of the young man from Mt. Ulia, came up for the funeral ’ vices yesterday. and burial ser- Mr. Business Man! On and after January I, 1918, our prices on all lines of printing, such as envelopes, letter heads, statements, circulars, etc., "will be advanced 40 per cent. Former prices will not buy enough meat, butter and bread. .Take notice and be governed accordingly. AMERICAN' The Record will appear next week as usual, but all ads and news mat- W etrustthatthosew hocannot get ter should reach us ■ by Monday at to town this week will mail us I heir J No paper will be issued on renewal before Christmas so that we will feel in a mood suitable to the Wednesday, January 2nd. occasion. We cannot be happy w ith. Mr. Leonard To Leave For France. News has been received that Rev.a bunch of creditors hanging around our office during the holidays If._ . , , T , , . one hundred of our .tried and true I0barle8 ^ Le0™ f returDf d “ >88 subscribers will do their duty we lonary wilt be spared this humiliation. Artz—CrOnse Wedding. A wedding that came as a complete surprise to the friends of the bride and groom was that of Miss Mary Lewis Crouse and Mr. J. T. Artz, which occurred at the Lutheran, parsonage Dec. IUh, at 11:30 o'clock, a. m., at Faith, N. C., Rev. W. Fisher performing the ceremony. It was supposed that the .wedding, would take place some time in the future, b.ut no one had suspected it so near at .hand. The bride was roost becomingly gowned in a beautiful-blue Burclla coat suit with cream grey accessories to match. She arriett a shower bouquet of .bride's roses. Mr. and Mrs. Artz immediately after the ceremony motored to Charlotte and other points of-interest. After their bri dal tour they . returned to the groom's lively couDtryhonie, Salisbury, R.' 3. . Mrs. Artz is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Crouse, of Advance. She is one of the most attractive and loving young, la dies of our community, having a large number of friends who will extend best wishes upon learning of her marriage. Mr. Artz is a native of Rowan county, and one of the most prominent business men of that section. from Cbiua, now in New York taking Bpecial training, has been appointed by the government as a Y. M. C. A . worker among the Chinese laborers at the French camps. Mr. Leonard expects to leave for France iu February.—Statesville Sentiuel. Happy Family Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Frost and daughter, of Richmond, Va.; Mr. and Mrs' W. M. Frost, of Chatta nooga, Tenn.; Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Frost, of Burlington; Jas. R. Frost and family, of Sparks, Nev , are all visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Frost, and brother E. H Frost at the old homestead oa R. 2. It is needless to say that this is a happy family reunion, with all the scatter ed children bafik under the old roof Lree once more. Entertainment at Methodist Church The Methodist Sunday school will give a Christmas entertainment at the church next Saturday' evening, Dec. 22nd. at 7 o’clock. The pro gram will consist of songs and reci tations appropriate for the occasion. The public is invited. Christmas Tfee at Baptist Church. The Christinas exercises at the Baptist church next Monday even ing at 7 o’clock will consist of songs, recitations, etc , concluding with a Christmas tree and.treat for the children. A special feature of the evening will be an address by Judge William P. Etchison, of Columbia, S C , an old Davie boy who has many friends here who will be glad of an, opportunity to hear him. The fpublic is invj ted to be present. - A GIFT SHE WON’T FORGET I Use Red Cross stamps this year.. MoreJhan 5,000,000 people belong to the fied Cross. Do you? * The oyster. supper and sale of Christmas packages by the ladies of the Red Cross 'Auxiliary on Friday evening, was a success in every par ticular, despite the severe weather. Every, lady in Dayie county should become a membfer of the Red Cross Auxiliary. We are going to win this war, but it will take the, com bined strength of every man, wo man and child in the United States. The ladies of the Red Gross Auxil iary meet every.’Tuesday and Friday afternoon in the Community build ing and knit and make supplies for our soldier boys. If yop are at all interested in their welfare, you are invited to join this band of workers. If you haven't the time to work, you can send them a contribution, * hich will be. gladly accepted. The check or cash should be sent to Miss Ruth Booe, Mocksville. Everybody should use Red Cross Seals on their Christmas packages and letters this week and next. The seals can be purchased at any store, or from Mrs. B,- F- Hooper. The cost is small and the good you will help accomplish cannot be measured in dollars and cents. : Another oyster supper will be given by the ladies of the Red Cross Auxiliary in the Community build ing during the holidays The date has not been definitely fix-:d, but it will probablv be Friday night, Dec. 28th. By patronizing these suppers you help a worthy cause. Trasarer Thanks Newspapers. The loyal ',support you have given the GoVeruiiifeut iti the great financial operations involved in the first aotl Secopd LtIterly loans, and the ability wibb: rthiuh you have brought these fu'ipqrtant operation before the { eople Of the country, encourage li e to Vhwe before you. the couufi} publisher* of iheUt-i. tad Statee, the 'plans which may be adopted by the; Government from time to time tor finauciug this great war in which we areeujjagtnl and particularly the plans for the sale of W ar -Saviugtsand Thrill. Stamps^ I have appointed a Xat. ioual W ar S.tvings Committee, which will bring to your attention from time to time,-.matters reiatw.jj to the sale of these' W ar Savings and T hrift Stanaps.' The Government is anxious to have you understand these fimncial cp era!ions, aud will send -you this i formation with full confidence that you will make use of it in suen a way as you know will be of the greatest service to the country. Your knowledge "of looal conditions and the matvher of reaching your own coustiiueaey will best deter, miue how this should be done. I should be glad if the conntry pub. Iiihshers would render this servne practically as a unit, each one working for our couutiy as be indi vidualty thinks best, but working r 'W ■v • • f is- no gift tMt will appreciate so muck as a RAt^E^El^IAL^rhe RShge that yrffl not rust; Ptttroiiize your home merchants instead of buying.from peddlers. M ocksville H a rd w a re 1 - ‘‘Hardware of Quality.” collectively toward the same Pp- W ithyour suppoit I <»ni the great fiuaueial the Qovernment ad'. ^nfident perations of upon which onr victory m ^iia. wa, to protect onr 8,c-re‘1 aDd ^itat rights, to restore petfce to a suffering hum anity and to vindicate democracy throughonc the world deppuiis. wifi be carried though successfully. i ■ W.;G. MoADOO, : Secre1 ary Jpf the Treasury. r ; ; : : gome fre ^ lh iu l^ V s aifc j th and i t will interest the home folks t > know that six me ,a h dls of that d ,V1Siou were ^ r l s Satnr- day morning. The J le : eta,ted from a kitchen flue. Some of the boys may have to eat out doors « rebuilt. “'~Stute8\ Ulg lit*in m u*k Ilih T o The People o f Davie Couaty And Vicinity. Do you realize what an mstitutibn this store is and what a benefit it is to you, the purhcafcing public? It is our constant aimand endeavor to give you THE BEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY MERCH- ANDISE AT THE LOWEST PRICE You know that Shoes have advanced, in m ost c a se s, about 97 per ct., in the past twelve m onths. HERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE SHOES YOU WANT AT A VERY SLIGHT ADVANCE OVER LAST FALL. Then again you know Clothing of all !kinds has advanced greatly. IT HAS NOT: ADVANCED HERE AND WILL NOT AS LONG AS OUR PRESENT STOCK HOLDS OUT. These are not the only two items that maintain the old prices. Each arid every article, as= long as they last, will be sold for the saimeold prices. Come in arid let us show you these wonderful values. Yoar neighbor is a regular ^pairon of this store, why aren’t you? The oftener you come the more you save. F L E T C H E R B R O K E R S . TRADE STREET ! WINSTON-SALEM - 7 N. C. Hone of Dependable Clothes From Manufacturer To Wearer ■ISC pm e Ifl a™' Gci f Acquainted J At The Price You Like A T Cla.Co., I W in te r is H e re . S e e u s for W ARM CLOTHES, OVERiCOATS SUITSj SWEATERS, SHIFTS, C l o v e s , H oaiR Y , u n d e r w e a r , KEEP WARM { KEEP WELL KEEP SATISFIED We Can Save You Money. CROW el L (MpTHiNG GO. •, • . SLOAN'S-|bl3ip^ACE : ON THE CORNER.STATESVILLE, N. C. ft® Record from trial a t h r e e\ ED MA7 6. B. ME judge Cli Demonst' Spends Visiting Concord acquitted .< of Mrs: M had been < spent Sun< ily at the I about the hood hom< congratuls ty” was t jury Suni before Ju bgI, the n and other number o ed in tlie Thejui night, sei •well to J' o’clock courthou! breakfaa " tog to th' the cro CIine s •/hether ... reached, ■was the there m upon its ed Sher: son violi positive men shi the ver Jury w structio: there Mm . AU w| court • judge’s I L triends I gratula| Mrs. relativd . -Uie co| » jcear^ dq Bister < into ed Whel room, chargel advertl the sh| the jut interpi expresf to the! was si" stated| the formal diet J. Fr| affirn streetj ant, and gulltjj “Na man.} Juq . the mentl WAl HC ... """' •’" •-"• '?,?y^ .T i n » ; p £ v i ^ j t E c o R p ^ r o ^ ^ c . --V :,*"■...: : •5.-JV.’. trial AT CONCORD LASTED t h r ee WEEKS AND a t t r a c t ed NATlON-WiDE INTEREST. - NEARING GOAL DESPITE SOME MNTOWARD CIRCUMSTANCES SAYS LLOYD GEORGE. fi. B, M W JfiSIN ® E I S r BfflEST BOOH IS JIiSI NOW Judge Cline's Order Prevents Any Demonstration-Taking-Place--Means Spends Day at Father’s Home and Visiting Boyhopd Scenes. Because Russia Has Quit and Gone Into Revolution and America is Just Coming In.—Every Passing Hour is Brighter. Concord, N. C.—Gaston B. Means, T „ . . . acquitted .of the -charge of the murder ! roaL“ T ~ ^ ' L T ? " " a°* of Mrs. Maude A. 'King, .for which he ' Warda the de3lred goal ,s bemg made had been on trial the last three weeks,by the allies, despite some untoward ; occurrences, is the firm conviction of pre hood home, receiving the greetings and ! mler sa5d’ that be reSard Peace " 'congratulations of friends. "Not gull-, overtures to Prus8ia at tbe moment ty” the v.erdict ^rendered by the. I T hen her mlIltary 8Piflt wa8 drunk •^'jurT Siindaiy mornlhg at 10:22 o’clock I boastfulness as a betrayal of the .,bqforeJudge .Gline, .members of coun-! drus*- od bimself and his colleages. The ‘'‘sei. the defehdaht, his wjfe and father Premier’s, words were: and other relatives, and a considerable ... ds because I am .firmly convinc- number offspectators wiio had gather- ed that despite some untoyward events, ~ ed ’jn thV- CabarruB county, court-room. despite discouraging appearances' we ^ Thefjuryv havlng,.had- the case-over- aT0 making steady progress toward the 1 Vfebti-sent-pmessagdVby Sheriff Cald- * soal that I would regard peace over- wefi to Judgie Cline at the'hotel at 9:3o | tares to Prussia at the: very moment '• o’clp^. a?W®E to 'come to the, the Prussian, military spirit is drunk courthouse: The judge was” eating his_| w.itii boastfulness as a betrayal of the , .,hre^Mt;,-iyhi<i .fiaVni8hed, .proceed-j great trust'with which my colleagues ' Vnglto Ute courtfionse at io .o’clock. To . and myself have been charged.’’ "the,, erowd" that had .^gathered,' Judge^ t ,VCIlnp stated j that he did not know If Russia persists in her present policy, the premier pointed out, the withdrawal by the enemy from the>/hetljCr. or ..not , a ,verd.ict had been. VieacheV bdt lu tt« ^event. that, such east.of a-third.of his troops must re- was:the.c ^ ^ regardless.^of Ite-nature.! lease hundreds of thousands of men Vttw 0 ,mustV 0-T ,fee' any 'demonstration and masses if material to attack Britain, Prance and Intaly. .',ed SherM tialdwell arrest any per- ’ .son :vioteting'this instruction. He gave 5 ' positite fhsttuction hiso fiiat the jury-1, « Utto uc=- : Imii -S h b ^ o t be approached ^ ter v ol^d To abandon the struggle against The verdict was Announced, before the J-miJltary autowacy the American de- VJiiry was disihissed.; Judge .(tenets In--1 m0cracy 18 takiaS dt uP- structlons evldently.were effective, for! ‘Germany’s victories were emblaz- There wasabsoiutely; fib detnonstra- oned to the world, the-, premier said, -Many' Congratulations. but her troubles did not apepar in bulletins: ■■ Something was known of AU was quiet and orderly until after them however. The deadly gripof the- _ j ■ _a»'- ^v__ TSWHnH nnTV waa HftvIruF Jtft p.fPpr.t and gratulate him,'he put- his?arm about find. 'He said those who -during.the Mrs.- MeapiiandK IhejCfditWfth' tortni^ht were or^nizing1 a ner- relatives -and friends'proceeded froni , vohs brdakdofn In the nation were r ;-tte courtroom . 1 On thev way-to the? the same' as those; who-recetttly were -jreari^r.:M rs. Means: ent^djRSqci . M . shout over sister offhe defendant andThe two f$i the’FIhnderSyictorled. ' . 5g-l.'! ' into each other’s’arms'and Wept. ' |"M r. Lloyd George said he ’was glad When .the jury filed into the court-? to understand'that-Lord Landsowhe’s’ - room; Judge' Cline 'stated that In his recent'letter had; been misunderstood charg’e- Satuf day.aft^rieqpw.fe^ :.L°rd ,'Lansdpwne was in advertehtiy ■ refen^ Hp:'-the fiifie' of sympathy with' President Wilson. ■ ' the shooting as ‘‘evening-,’’-; and/asked ■ "I " also,”' the premier declared; the jurymen; whether or not they had ,,“agree with . President Wilson and dol « i A LIm MMA of tVioyiiiAT-id oci Q n *.' ^mmaa a AAnt»Awamwinterpreted his.use of this^word as an expression of opinion on his part as to the fact of the time that Mrs. King was shot. The jurymen, all in accord, stated that they;had not. Clerk- of the Court Stofistreet then asked the formal question as to'whether "a- ver dict had .been reached, and Foreman not desire to force a controversy where none exists. "I warn the nation to watch the ma nwho thinks ther - eisahaiafw-y man who thinks there is a half-way hpuse between victory and defeat, the premier admonished. “There are the men who think you can end the J. Frank Goodman answered in the war no^ by some sort of what they affirmative. Asked by Clerk Stone- street whether they found the defend ant, who had been asked to stand and raise his right hand, guilty or not guilty of the crime charged. “Not guilty,” said Foreman -Good man. Defendant Released. Judge Frank Osborhe, of counsel for the defense, then asked Solicitor Cle ment if he had any further charge against the defendant and the solicitor answered “I have hot." Judge Os- o or no then asked -.that the defendant be released from custody, and Judge Cline said: "The defendant is released.” WAR MISSION IS HOME FROM- ITS EUROPEAN TRIP New York:—-What the American mission was sent to accomplish in the Inter-allied war conference in ..Paris “has been successfully and satisfac torily done.” was'the message brought to the American people by Col. E. M. House, head of the mission, who re turned to the United, State with four of bis colleagues. = .: - HOT STATEMENT Y MR. v HOOVER AGAINST SPBRECKELS Washington. — Charges made ;by Claus Sprekels, president of the Fed- eral Sugar Refining Company,, before a senate investigating committee that the food administration is responsible for a sugar shortage drew from Food Administrator Hoover a vigorous at tack on Mr. Spreckels.-...» An open inti mation is ipade by Mr. Hoover that Mr. Spreckles’ testimony was inspir ed by the fact that the food admin istration .cut profits in sugar. GERMANS USED WIRELESS ON SHIP AS BAND PLAYED Honoolulu.—While the ship’s band was playing lively tunes to drown out all tell-tale sounds, the wireless appa ratus of the"; Gemiafi cTulseri; Geier, while interned in this harbor,, relayed messages between 1 German agents in the United Statesjand:^piui,.in!^Tur; therance of a plot.to.embroil.tte two countries in war, according .to an ar- UcIe printedlfti THe Star Bulletin here. call peace—by setting up a league of nations. That is the right policy after 'ictory; without victory it would be i farce.1 Premier Lloyd George, who was speaking at the dinner at the Grey’s Tnn Benchers, said: Is Darkest Hour. “If this is the worst moment, it is because Russia has stepped out . and America is only preparing to come in. Every hour that passes will see the gap formed by the retirement of the Russians filled by the valiant sons of the great Republic. Germany knows it and Austria knows .it. hence the desperate efforts that they are making to force the issue before America is ready. OLDiRIHSIATENEWS !I ADMITS THAT TROOPS HAD BEEN SUPPLIED WITH FRENCH MA CHINE GUNSf ISCK OF fiilliS IN CSMPS Brief Notes Covering Happenings in This States That.Are of Interest to All the People. A Red-Cross society has been or- , ganized at Wilson. - i The Kinston fair association is more I than $13,000 to the good after paying i its way the past three' years, accord ing to the secretary’s annual report, made public. The Warsaw tobacco market, after a very successful season, has closed^ Sales were unusually. heavy at both warehouses and prices continued-good up to the last.. . .. The North Carolina lodge of Masons will take part In the funeral of the late Major Lee D. Heartt, who died at his- home In Raleigh. Major Heartt had for the past 10 years served as grand treasurer of the grand lodge. Moores Chapel, a negro Methodist Responsibility Rests on Secretary- Ba ker. Training of New Army -Will Not Be Seriously Retarded on- Ac count of Equipment.' Washington.—Leaders of the senate military committee subjected Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance,’ to three hours of sharp' cross-examina tion, seeking explanation of delays .in providing the war army with weapons, At tie executive session they will - church near Livingstone College an3 press questions which the generalvOtj- . one of the largest church buildings in jected to answering In the open hear-; Salisbury,. was entirely destroyed by -} fire. The , origin of the fire is un- Throughout the examinations Gen- ’ known. The church was comparative- eral Crozier insisted that there had ^ new and with the furnishings was been and would be no delay in equips valued dfc fifteen thousand, ping soldiers, sent abroad; - He admit- *> ted that because of a shortage of ma- Secretary. Houston told Senator chine guns the American ’troops ,in ^ Overman and Representatives Hood,. France were suppiied wlth Tveapons Ooughton and Robinson,-and .a party of: French make, and that there . was .farmers union delegates;.headed by a lack of both macUne guns and‘riflW ^ r--B ^ ib80n- Pf Iredell county, that in the training cantonments, but de- flual Arrangements had been made clared that the training of troops Jritb ^ reatn.Brlta,n; ^rauce aud Italy would not be seriously retarded: • '. n°M°°. tour of nftrate of .soda fork . the farmers of this county,, Responsibility for the machine gun t ___ situation was placed by-the general Dr B w . Gilgore,''dlrector of state squareiy upon Secretary Baker who Extension Sery, ia calling atten- he said, had tak^i a'personal interest tIon t0 the necessity of saving seed In he matter and ordered an investi-^ for planting next spring. He has writ- gation which resulted in the adoption ten tj,e county agents, urging upon them the advisability of making lists of the different kinds of seed in such a way that this information can be secured later. The badly decomposed body of a man was found ashore on Masonboro' sound, near Wilmington. It is believ ed that it fas one of the four fisher men who went out in a boat several weeks ago and have not been 'seen: alive since. This is the second body of I a man to be found in that section’re cently, both believed to have been members of the unfortunate - fishing crew. - . . ' gress,-by failing to make prompt ap-j . . —— propriations, and labor troubles, iWere ' Asheville’s municipal woody'ard: has largely responsible for the delay. ,Gen, Pnoved a blessing to the city during eral Crozier said, he had .not^intended Ihe present cold snap,, as coal has been 'such-an interpretation, and that mil- decidedly scarce, and many* pi Ihe lions' of dollars appropriated had not :Po.orer people have had to depend en- -been 'expended.' : ri:..-'S ; ; tlrely on the woodyard for. fuel. For ■ . I the past week according . to . a state- T r’ : ' = ■'- ; ment made by a coal man, -the coal- UNITED STATEfi GUARD yards have been leading a hand-to- IS NAME SELECTED mouth, or rther, a car-to-wagon exist- — i-—- .• Unce. in June of a new gun known as the Browning. type. ' This statement; came when Chairman Chamberlain said he. was not satisfied with the explanation that the-delay had been caused by in vestigation. “Neither am I satisfied," responded the witness, “but I am not personally responsible.” Nearly every member of the committee joined in- the: exam ination and questions were fired=across the'table as rapidly as the general could answer. Chairman Chamberlain took excep tions to the conclusions drawn from General Crpzier’s testimony that. con- 'VAR RESOLUTION IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED Hav ana.—The •. senate - unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that a state of. war between Cuba and Aus, tria-Hungary exists. The resolution was the samie as that passed by the house.’ * TWO UGHTI-ESS NIGHT. FOR EVERY WEEK ORDERED City White Ways and Advertising Signs Must be Darkened Sunday add Thursday Nights. Washington—Two “lightless nights” a week were ordered by the fuel ad ministration. Next Sunday night will be the fi'st and thereafter Sunday and Thursday of every ‘week will see the city white ways and advertising signs darkened, only necessary street lights used and only such lights as the law requires in offices and stores not open NO TEUTONS WERE ABOARD THE IMO Halifax.—There were no Germans or„ Austrians aboard the Imo when it collided with, the Mont Blanc, Alex B.. BJorsseii, ‘ second officer .of the Imo1 testified at session of .the government inquiry ihto' the explosion. So. far as he knew the captain and pilot were both on the bridge of the ship unti] after the collision. He had noticed no change In the Imo’e course prior R, : collision. Twenty minute* •lapsed before the explosion occurred. Auxiliary Force of Troops Will Num ber 25,000. . Washington.—The United ' States guard will be the name of the 25,000 auxiliary force of troops, authorized by the war department, to supplement state and other forces now guarding war supplies, war industries and do ing- police duty essential to the con duct of the war, including patrol of water fronts. President Wilson has signed -the or der for organization of the force and further orders were going out from the war department. Forty battalions will be organized to relieve ’ regular troops, national guard or other purely military units of this guard duty. The order prescribes that the force be raised by voluntary enlistment or draft It is the prrpose of the. gov ernment to make it up of men not available for war Garvico at the front. Volunteers will be accepted only-‘be tween the ages, of 31 and 45. If re sort to draft is necessary men placed in the special classes under the; new draft system as being fit for limited military service only, will be used to fill up the ranks. The guards will be clothed in regu lar army blue uniforms for which there is no need in the army during war times. They will be armed with Rragi Jorgensen rifles, and. other equipment not suitable for modern warfare. News has been received here of the horrible death of Miss Nettie Lancas- Keeps Old Eyes Young Keeps Yodng Eyes Strong The- dear, mellow light of the Bayo Lamp makes the long even Ings cheerful and pleasant. Itt' 'bright light is easy on the eye* —work is less tedious—play more CRloyAhle in Bayo light. R A Y O L A M P S are artistic in design—an oraa-.- ment to = any room. Yoa light them as you would a 'gas jet—you don’t have to remove either chim ney or shade. ‘ Easily kept Cleami,'. Designed to give’ the maximum of .bright, flickerless light. D yoor dealer doesn't have them, write to our nearest station The use of Aladdin Security Oil guarantees best results from lamps; Stoves and heaters. STANDARD OIL COMPANY(New Jerftey)BALTIMORE. MD. Wublnfton, D. C-. . Charlotte, ri. u. Norfolk, Va- Charleotoo, w. Vo- Richmond, Vo. Charleston, S. C.I1Faai ter, a well-known young lady of Edge combe county, a daughter , of Mr. and Mrs..W, B. Lancaster of ,Leggett from burns received when her , clothing caught afire from an oil stove. . Ijt seems that the'young lady was work: ing around the stove and her apron was Ignited iii some manner.. :, Adjutant-,, General Laurence . W. Y.oung,.has received a. telegram from' .tijq.prbybst marshal general that' hla department cannot order the mobillza-’ tion of the negro contingent of -the North- Carolina national army men at training camp until the war depart ment is ready for this to be done. The delay is necessitated, the provost mar shal general says, by delay in equip ment of. the camps for the reception of the negro troops.. . One of the principal features of the meeting of the North Carolina Live Stock Association- at Wilson on Janu ary 1-4 will be the eight sales of pure bred animals which will be held dur ing the week, accoridng to the pro grams which are now being mailed frpm the Animal Industry Division, of the Extension Service. These eight sales . will' consist- of consignments of pure bred beef cattle, swine and poul try--;". Legs Didn’t Meet Dickie, was out playing pn a dnmft cold morning dressed. In a thin suit and short socks.. Later he enteri d the house vainly ■ trying”to" piill his HttIe trouser leg. down to reach his sock, and said to Ills mother: “Dickie’s all warm, mamma, ’cept where his legs don’t mept.” v AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED BY HUN BOMBS With the American Army in France. —A number of American railway en gineers have been killed by German aerial bombs in a town somewhere be hind the British front. Details are not yet known. It is now permitted to announce, that a German bomb fell in a. street in a town through which American troOps were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the windows of a house in which there were toffi-. cers' showering them with glass.- ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESIST TAX IMPOSITION Louisville, K y.-Collection by the State of Kentucky, without a contest, of approximately $2 ,000,000 in inher itance taxes on the estate' of' the late Mrs;': Robert Worth Bingham"was in dicated by - announcement that an in ventory of the-entite estate would-be filed with-the state faxing authorities, The announcement was made by offi cers of a Louiserllle trust company, administrators of the estate with will annexed. LiKe Father, Like Son T h ey b oth lik e th e P e r f e c tio n O il H eater. I t inakes th em forget in a jiffy h ow cold it is outside. In five m inu tes th e P erfectio n m akes th e ch illiest room com fortable. I t's easily carried upstairs or d ow n, w h erever extra w arm th is needed. E con om ical to b u y and to u se ; durable and troub le-p roof N o w used in over 3,000,000 h om es. A la d d in S e c u r ity O il as fu el gives b est j resu lts— eig h t hours o f com fort per gallon. STANDARD OIL COMPANY(New Jersey)BALTIMOItE Washington D. C. MD Norfolk,Va,Riclimond1Yfk Charlotte, N» C. CbarieMton, W. Va, Charleston. S. C. U‘*’I i S-M 2 -I. t ill 't*• -m H PI,.’ I,-,* t1C JV ''-R - I t* ilV- r S-Si' <■ i,- IwU i 1 1 -L J5‘ I - . 'feSsSa; .g:, !■v: ■*»,'I iSiI w , t I ''M M # * * * ' £ sfT,-r*5- 1 I’/ ’i f # . ^ 1 JJtL- IMT m J i ' « -kMi ,h-iu i^H ■¥ %v^-S Ij1 * I I . - . EorSis and r public? give yon MERCH. iu most |ve months. MES YOU JCE OVER kinds has >VANCED AS OUR t maintain long as ic ts. Conte y ah ^es. p a t r o n b ? T h e p u s a v e . !ERS. N . e . B I ! WELL C O . .E, N. C. f 1919, ■': :: : ■:•- -£t v '^ v ■•■:■■■ DVlE T K B ^j a v i k ja tE ^ o M p ,r S r o i0 ^ i^ TRIAL AT CONCORD, LASTED NEARING GOAL DESPITE SOME THREE WEEKS AND ATTRACT ED NAT/ON-Wi'DE INTEREST. 6. B. f f f i i UNTOWARD CIRCUMSTANCES Says Lloyd george . DARKEST HOUR IB JDST NOW Judge Cline's Order Prevents Any Demonstration- Taking Place—Means Spends Day at Father’s Home and Visiting Boyhopd Scenes. Concord, N. C ,-Gaston B. Means, acquitted .o£ the‘charge of the murder! of Mrs. Maude A. 'King, .for which he had been on trial the last -three weeks,, spent Sunday a free man with his fam-j ily at the home of his father, and going I about the streets of, ‘Concord, his boy*- j hood home, receiving the greetings and ' congratulations of friends. "Not guil-, ty" was the verdict’rendered by the ! jury Sunday morning at 10:22 o’clock ! before Judge Cline, members of coun-.j sel, the defendant, his wife and father j and other relatives, and a considerable I number of spectators who .had gather- j ed In the Cabarrus county court-room. j The jury, having, had;the case-over night, sent a message, by Sheriff Cald- j well to Judge Cline at the hotel at 9:30 j o’clock asking' him to come to the ' courthouse: The judge was eating his I breakfast, which he finished, proceed-! Ing to the courthouse at 16 o’clock. To the crowd that had' gathered, Judgej Cline stated that he did not know whether or wot a ,verdict had been reached, but in the event that such was the case,, regardless ,of its-nature there must no.t be any demonstration upon its announcement. !He,instruct-., ed Sheriff Caldwell to 'arrest any per- f son violating this instruction. He gave | positive instruction also that the jury- • men should not be approached after .- the verdict was announced, before the ! jury was dismissed. - Judge ,OIiuefS in- | structions evidently were effective, for j there was absolutely- nO' defnonstra- tion. v. j Many Congratulations. j All was quiet and' orderly until after . court had .adjourned sine, die at the ,, judge’s -piylef. Then "counsel and!' friends'Crowded about Means'to con-' gratulate him, he put his arm about ’ Mrs. Means and the'jtwo, with' otlrer, relatives and friends proceeded from , -the courtroom. OU the way,-to the,,' . jcear„ dobr, Mrs. Means entountei-ed; Ir"-. sister of the defendant and the two fqll., into each other’s arms and wept. '' j When the jury filed into the court-- room, Judge' Cline’stated that in his charge Saturday afj^rnqon he.had-^im advertently ■ referred: tp'the Iitrfe- Of the shooting as ‘‘evening-,’’- and-, asked the jurymen whether or . not. they had .. Interpreted his. use of thisnvord as an expression of opinion on his part as to the fact of the time that Mrs. King was shot. The jurymen, all in accord, stated that they toad not. Clerk- of the Court Stonstreet then asked the formal question as to'whether a ver dict had ;been reached, and Foreman' J. Frank Goodman answ.ered. in the affirmative. Asked by Clerk Stone- street whether they found the defend ant, who had been asked to stand and raise his right hand, guilty or not guilty of the crime charged. “Not guilty,” said Foreman -Good man. .. Defendant Released. Judge Frank Osborhe, of counsel for the defense, then asked Solicitor Cle ment if he had any further charge against the defendant and the solicitor answered "I have not.” Judge Os- oorne then asked -,that the defendant be released from custody, and Judge Cline said: “The defendant is released." WAR MISSION IS HOME FROM ITS EUROPEAN TRIP Because Russia Has Quit and Gone Into Revolution and America, is Just Joming In^-Every Passing Hour is Brighter. London.—That steady progress' to wards the desired goal is being made by the allies, despite some untoward occurrences, is the firm conviction of Premier Lloyd George, ne declared. It is because of this fact, the pre mier said, that he would regard peace overtures to Prussia at the moment when her military spirit was drunk with boastfulness as a betrayal of the trust of himself and his 'colleages. The premier’s, words were: ’■'r “It is because I am firmly convinc ed that despite some untoward events, despite discouraging appearances' we are making steady progress toward the goal that' I would regard peace. over tures to Prussia at the very moment the Prussian military spirit is drunk with boastfulness as a .betrayal Of the great trust" with which my colleagues and myself have been charged.” It Russia persists in her present policy, the premier pointed out, the withdrawal by the enemy from the east of a-third, of his troops must re lease hundreds of thousands of men and masses if material to attack Great Britain, BYance and Intaly. America Is In. “if the Russian democracy has de cided to abandon the struggle against military autocracy the American de mocracy is taking it up.” -Germany’s victories were emblaz oned to the world, the .premier said, but her troubles did not apepar in bulletins. Something was known of them however. The deadly grip of the Brltish-navy was having its effect and the valor of the -tropps was. making an impression which would tell In the end. He said those who during , the past fortnight were organizing a ner vous breakdown in the nation were the same as those who recently were organizing an' hys.terickl shout over the Flanders victories. ’ ‘ ' Mr. Lloyd George said he was glad to understand that Lord Lafidsowne’s’ recent letter had been misunderstood , and that. Lord ; Lansdowne was in sympathy'with President Wilson. ' “I' also,” the premier declared; ‘•‘agree with President Wilson and do not desire to" force a controversy where none exists. • “I warn the nation to watch the ma nwho thinks ther - eisahaiafw-y man who thinks there is a half-way house between victory and defeat,” the premier admonished. “There are the men who think you can end the war now by some sort of what they call peace—by setting'up a league of nations. That is the. right policy after -ictory; without victory it would be i farce.” Premier Lloyd George, who was speaking at the dinner at the Grey’s Inn Benchers, said: Is Darkest Hour. "It this is the worst moment, it is because Russia has stepped out and America is only preparing to come In. Every hour that passes will see the gap formed by the retirement of the Russians filled by the valiant sons of the great Republic. Germany knows it and Austria knows .it. hence the desperate efforts that they are making to force the issue before America is ready; DENIES W Ef ADMITS THAT TROOPS HAD BEEN SUPPLIED WITH FRENCH MA CHINE GUNSf LACK OF 6111 'IN CfflPS Responsibility Rests on Secretary Ba ker. Training of New 'Army- Will Not Be Seriously Retarded on- Ac count of Equipment. v OLDNORIH STATE NEWS! Brief Notes Covering Happenings in This States That, Are of Interest to AU the People. A Red-Cross society, has been or ganized at Wilson. - - The Kinston fair association is more than $13,000 to the good after paying its way the past three' years, accord ing to the secretary’s annual report, made public. The Warsaw tobacco market, after a very successful season, has closed. Sales were unusually.heavy at both warehouses and price's continued good up to the last. - . .. The North Carolina lodge of Masons will take part In the funeral of the late Major Lee D. Heartt, who died at his home in Raleigh. Major Heartt had for the past 10-years served as grand Washington.—Leaders of-the senate military committee subjected Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance,' to three hours of sharp' cross-examina- , treasurer of the grand lodge.tion, seeking explanation of delays .in ___ providing the war army With weapons. I Moores Chapel, a negro Methodist At the executive session theF-will : church near Livingstone College and press questions which the. general ob-.: one of the largest church buildings in jected to answering In the open hear- Salisbury, was entirely destroyed by ihg- • - j- fire. The - origin of the fire is un- Throughout the examinations Gen- known. The church was comparative- eral Crozier insisted that there had ^ new and with the furnishings was been and jWould be no-delay in equip- valued.-rft fifteen thousand; ping soldiers sent abroad. - He admit ted that because of a shortage of ma chine guns the American -troops In France" were -supplied with--'weapons of-French make, and that there . was a lack Of both machine- guns and; rifles in the training cfntqnmdnts, but de clared -that the training of- troops would not be seriously retarded? . Responsibility for the machine gun situation was placed 'by' the general squarely upon Secretary Baker,'- who, he said, had taken a personal interest in the matter and ordered an investi gation which resulted in the adoption in June of a. new gun known as the Browning -type. :This statement : came when Chairman Chamberlain said he. was not satisfied with the explanation that the-delay had been caused by in vestigation. "Neither am I satisfied,” responded the witness, “but I Sm not personally responsible.” Nearly every member’ of the committee joined in the', exam ination and questions were fired, across the "table as rapidly as the general could answer. Chairman Chamberlain took excep tions to the conclusions' drawn from Secretary.- Houston told Senator Overman and Representatives Hood, Doughton and Robinson,- and-.a oarty of/farmers' union delegates,- headed by W. B. Gibson, of Iredell county, that final .Arrangements had been made with Great Britain, France and Italy for. $106,000 tons of nitrate of soda for the farmers of this county. Dr. B. W. Gilgore, director of State Extension Service, is calling atten tion to the necessity of saving seed for planting next spring. He has writ ten the county agents, urging upon them the advisability of making lists of the different kinds of seed in such a way that -this information can be secured later. The badly decomposed body of a. man was found ashore on Masonboro' sound, near Wilmington. It is bellev: ed that it fas one of th9 four fisher men who went out in a boat, several weeks ago and have not been 'seen alive since. This is the second body of a man to be found in that section're cently, both believe’d to have been members of the unfortunate-fishing General Crozier’s testimony that , con- crew - • gross,• by failing to make prompt ap- j . . —— .-- propriatlons, and labor troubles, nWere ' Asheville’s municipal woodyard has largely responsible'for the delay.-Gen-. iPnoved a blessing to the city during eral Crozier said, he had-.not-intefftied fhe present cold-snap,, as coal has been !such an interpretation, and that • inil- de(rfhedly scarce, and many- of the lions of dollars appropriated had not tPoarer people have had to depend en- •been expended.'. " i - « ! ; tireiy on the woodyard for, fuel. - Forj the past week according... to. a state- j ment made', by a coal man, -the coal yards have been leading a hand-to- mouth, Or rther, a car-to-wagon exist- ! ence. UNITED STATES GUARD is NAME SELECTED New York:—What the American mission was sent to accomplish In the Inter-allied war conference, in .Paris "has been successfully and satisfac torily done." was' the’message brought to the American people by Col. E. M. House, head of the mission, who re turned to the United State with four of his colleagues. .; ' .- - - HOT STATEMENT Y MR. ...,_ HOOVER AGAINST SPBRECKELS Washington! — Charges made iby Claus Sprekels, president of the Fed eral Sugar'Refining Company,, before a senate investigating committee that the food administration is responsible for a sugar shortage drew from Food Administrator Hoover a vigorous at tack on Mr. Spreckels.- > An open inti mation is njade by Mr' Hoover that Mr. Spreckles’ testimony was inspir ed by the fact that the food, admin istration cut profits in sugar.: GERMANS USED WIRELESS ON SHIP AS BAND PLAYED Honoolulu--WhiIe the ship’s band Was playing lively tunes to drown out all tell-tale sounds. the wireless appa ratus:-of the Gerrifafi. cWiser, Geier, ‘ while interned Inthis harbor;, relayed messages between German, agents in the United Rtates .and: japan in. fur; therance of a plot.to.embroil;the two countries In war, according -W an ar- Ucle printed/in THe Star Bulletin here. - -/'I' •WAR RESOLUTION IS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED Ha-\ ana.—The -. senate - unanimously adopted a resolution declaring that a state of. war between Cuba and Aus-. tria-Hungary exists. The resolution was the same as that passed by the house.' . Auxiliary Force of Troops Will Nuni-' ber 25,000. Washington.—The United ' States guard will be the name of the 25,000 auxiliary force of troops, authorized by the war department, to supplement state and other forces now guarding war supplies, war industries and do ing-police duty essential to the con duct of the war, including patrol of water fronts. President Wilson has signed-the or der for organization of the force and further orders were going out from the war department. Forty battalions will be organized to relieve' regular troops, national guard or other purely military units of this guard duty. The order prescribes that the force be raised by voluntary enlistment or draft It is the pirpose of the gov ernment to make it: up of men not available.for war oarvico at the front. Volunteers will be . accepted only-be tween the ages, of 31 and 45. If re sort to draft is necessary men placed in the special classes under the; new draft system as being fit for' limited military service only, will be used to fill up the ranks. The guards will be clothed in regu lar army blue uniforms for which there is no need in the army during war times. They ’ will Ke armed with Kragi Jorgensen rifles, and. other equipment not suitable for modern warfare. News has been received here of the horrible death of Miss Nettie Lancas- Keeps Old Eyes Youag Keeps Young Eyes Strong:, The- clear, mellow, light of the Bayo Lainp makes the long even*' Ings cheerful and pleasant. Ils bright light is easy on the eyes —work is less tedious—play more enjoyable in Bayo light. R A Y O L A M P S are artistic In design—an orna ment to - any room. Yoa light them as you would a gas jet—y don’t have to remove either chim ney or shade, i JEasily kept clean..,' Designed to give1 the' maximum of:; bright, flickerless light; If your dealer doesn’t have them, write to our nearest station The use of Aladdin Security O il guarantees best results from lamps ,1 Stoves and heaters- STANDARD OIL COMPANY D. O BALTlM Watbtnjton, D. C-. Norfolk, Vo. Richmond, Vs. . Charlotte, N. C Charleston, w. Ve,Charleston, 8. C. ter, a well-known young lady of Edge combe county, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs._W,B. Lancaster of ,Leggett from burns received when her 'clothing caught, afire from' an oil stove. _.. It seems that the ‘young lady' was work ing around the'stove' and her apron was ignited In'some manner.- : Adjutant-,. General Laurence -.W. Yqung,..has received a. telegram from .th£prbvost ’.‘marshal general thati hls. department cannot order the. mobillza-' tion of toe:negro'Sbntihgent of -the: North Carolina national army men at training camp Until the war depart ment is ready for this to be done. The delay is necessitated, the provost mar shal general says, by delay in equip ment of the camps for the reception of the negro troops.. One of the principal features of the meeting of the North Carolina Live Stock Association- at Wilson on Janu- : ary 1-4 will be the eight siles of pure bred animals which will-be held dur ing the: week, aecoridng to the pro-: grams which are now being mailed from the Animal Industry Division, of the ' Extension Service. These eight: sales. will:; consist'; of consignments pure bred beef cattle, swine and poul try- . . . . . Legs Didn’t Meet Dickie, was. out playing on a damm cold morning dressed. In a thin suit and short socCs.. Later he.enterid the house vnlnly trying “to pull his little trouser leg- down to reaMi his sock, and said to his mother: “Dickie’s all warm, mamma, ’cept where his lege, don’t meet.” TWOLiGHTLESSNlGHT. FOR EVERY WEEK ORDERED City White Ways and Advertising Signs Must be Darkened Sunday and Thursday. Nights. Washington—Two “lightless nights” a week were ordered by the fuel ad ministration.’Next Sunday night will be the fi.'3t and thereafter Sunday and Thursday of every ’week will see the city white ways and advertising signs darkened, only necessary street lights used, and only such lights as the law requires In offices and stores not open NO TEUTONS WERE ABOARD THE IMO Halifax.—There were no Germans or Austrians aboard th.e Imo when it. collided with-the Mbnt Blanc, Alex B.. Bjorsseii,' 'second officer .of the ;Imo, testified At session Hf. toe government inquiry intq'the explosion. So far as he' knew the captain and pilot were both on the‘bridge of the ship untff after the'collision.' He had noticed no change in the' imo’g course prior to ” tfie-’dMMstbS. Twenty minutes elapsed before Ae explosion occurred. AMERICAN ENGINEERS KILLED BY HUN BOMBS With the American Army In France. —A number of American railway en gineers • have been killed by German aerial boinbs in a town somewhere be hind the British front. Details are not yet known. It is now permitted to announce, that a German bomb fell in a. street . In a town through .which American troops were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the windows of a hoUse in which there were offi cers, showering them with glass.: ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESIST TAX IMPOSITION Louisville, Ky.^Collection by. the State of Kentucky, without a contest, of approximately $2 ,000,p00 In inher itance taxes on the, estate Ofthe late MrsJ Robert' Worth Bingham" was in dicated by announcement that an in ventory/of the entite estate wofild be filed with-the state taxing authorities. The" announcement -IwaB made -by offi cers of ; a bouiseville trust company, administrators of the estate with will annexed. Like Father, Like Son T h ey b oth lik e th e P e r f e c tio n O il H eater. I t m akes th em forget in a jifiy h o w cold it is outsid e. In n v e m inu tes th e P erfectio n m akes th e ch illiest room com fortable. I t ’s easily carried upstairs or dow n , w herever ex tra w arm th is needed. E con om ical to b u y and to u se ; durable and trouble-proof. N o w used in over 8,000,000 hom es. A la d d in S e c u r ity O il as fu el gives b est j results— eig h t hours o f com fort per gallon. STA N D A R D O IL C O M PA N Y• (New Jersey)BALTIMORE Washington I). C. MD Norfolk* Va*KicRmoQdvVs. Charlotte* Ni C. Cb&rieHton, VV. Va. Charleston* 5 . C. ,TION ERS 1In vt Z1 ’Iiiii W lp ii . ►’ 11., . “ i, " HMi i* 1•Ir V r’JSp -..I if « 11&. i W H K f A K i j r n t-A 4 r " tB ! EgK^ik n - aaBpi-aiif'ii.1 M l (I hiVS- T - -Ij-J t&U • M .‘St >1■'to J r- 1-iiU. r -JSl S nI -I Hl■f^ r r f-VL: lIftIlllv I il lfll'f e n . bm T H E D A V I E R E C O R D , M O C K S V I L L E , N . C . ,(fifeS, kb S S . V t' I i # fSI IIII*. - Si?”1 I i il l Ir I 8 P s Wptoi Iiiir Iibif mM t m iiif lsIl Ififpvlfi! i l lIgMi Igirll I ,!* lll ■ ]r^' I''1 , ' S i ’ ISHfr* j.->Cl |^ ;! tf ?|f..t':^RV:tjm mm 0 \ I f Cf V H ? MSMi p-fevllIr ?MtX\ % p | : -IllfiW 'I’/ >:*•; ‘i l l Il I f f c'- S Il-IIll'll' f;if ni-'iiv Iy.: • g$ I?-.- «5; m I Trfci m ' P Is; m S':: 'Ji I! ill £) T j li | j * ! IlI? m m *• IiW Hfcf I i f . P f 1 -M f i Jiff • E1I l i Ili.« ; Ii i i i I l i\?'j : || AdIjrtHfmaB > SlrBHtng - S g R bB. S r . tfm uarik S u S rQ i . MAY the blessing of the light that shown at midnight come to the hearts that are shadowed and the homes that are dark. Q May the blessing of the Manger Cradle come to that innumerable company against whom the doors of hope and peaoe and rest are shut. Q May the blessing of the Holy Child come to every one who has forgotten that thou, O God, art his father and that all men are brothers. Q May the blessing of. the Guid* ing star come to those who wan der in the night end oannot find the homeward way. Q May. the blessing of the Stable come upon all hearts, wakening a kindly sehse of kindred with every living thing that walks the field and: forest or wings the air or passes along the paths of the seas.-^New York World. ( p t i s i i m s . O b servan ce isilVeny little of the right v toqttye; . In com m em orating the '- v h lrli;6 f 'Jesu s the Savior., The spltftV ofvtfie 'in o d ern . C hristm as ia to have:' a gofid! old tinie, feasting and bufdne^;:a j^ ^ ^ .T v ith the Holy Child great offense to Al- m ij|hl^?^dd;SR i& i. offering to God In the 'Spirit^ ofjrlgfiteousness, by hum ility, . worShl&v m ortification, In self denial and good works, should be the first duty in' celebrating Christm as. R eally a num ber of hours sim ilar to 'L en t ought, to be considered, after , which would come th e feast and ' Joicing. R espectful thankfulness to the Lord God of H osts for his love and pity for a sinful race in his priceless gift of a S ar lor—such would be a fitting grace before partaking of th e good things and. m any blessings th at he has been pleased to bestow on all people. W hat w ould a person think In giving a re ception and supper to have the guests hasten to the dining hall and devour tho food w ithout giving the honor and respeet due to th e host first? Almighty God is treated In a sim ilar m anner in celebrating th e m odern Christm as.— Georve Cashel in Philadelphia Press. The Old Christmas Hymns. H appy is the m an or w om an who, having left behind the schooldays and the hom e gatherings, still sings the old hym ns and joins In the readings of the C hristm as chapters In som e sim ple church service designed to perpetuate the h u e spirit of the day. «I- ! Y - {fi?v Ilv Soft, soft, so sleeps the little'stranger; Croon, croon in tender notes and mild I Lovingly- beside the lowly manger Broods ., the Mother Mary, o'er the. Child. _ - Hush, hush; for far away liesdangerl See;, see how winsomely he smiledt ‘'Yearningly beside .the lowly manger Bends the Mother Mary o'er the Child. ~ - Time, thou.. a r t. the ruthless ranger, And yet we all must needs be recon- ■ died, ' . . F or still for us beside the lowly manger ■ Leans .the Mother Mary o’er- t he : ' Childl _ ■ - —Ciiiitgn Seollard ip Aioiree1,.--/ - Q * / { ! /I V * % m m m ' r j V * i . P r v I. WhaiChfld la thia, who, taid fat, Oa Ir * . *lug? Whom an-gels greet with i v r P t * ~ t r ran . thema sweet, While ahep-herds watch are keep • ing? This. this Ia Christ the King; Whom J £ I r r tr ahep-berda guard and an • gela aings Haste, haste to I 'Jl bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Ha . iyl . Why lies He in such mean estate, Where ox and ass are feeding? OoOE1Christian, fear: for sinners her* The silent Word is pleading:Nails, spear, shall pierce.Him through, The Cross be borne, for me, tor you: Hail, had, the Word uiade flesh.The Babe, the Son of Uaiyl Bo bring Kim incense, gold, and myrri^ Come peasant. King to own Him; The King of kings, salvation bringaj Let loving hearts enthrone Hia, Raise, raise, the song on high,The Virgin sings her IuIlabyi Joy; joy, tor Christ is born.The Babe, the Son of Uaiyl 'I/ N A CfjriBtmaH ^rapr - Sg- Bbbji S m , UItrIiiiBl 3 . ShubUb S AVIOUR of the world, humbly and lovingly we greet thee, . -this .Christmas morning, thank ing thee for all the blessings brought by thy coming and ask ing the grace ' that we and all m-tnkin^ may appreciate them bet ter and make, them more truly our own with every year that passes by. Make us faithful, noble, indus trious, temperate, sincere. Send forth thy spirit that we may be recreated and the face o f the earth may be renewed. Make us able to sing w ith the angels, “ Glory to .God in the highest and on earth peace to men of good will.’’—New York World. C b e S e a s o n O C M f T O E c m h i **w- >*> <t T H E w hole air a t the first ChrIst- m astide w as trem ulous w ith Joy,. I t w as a tim e fo r holy song, fo r Inspired paean, fo r seraphic song. L et Joy come still to our hom es and hearts. C hrist gives a brightness and beauty, gladness and glory, to th e w hole circle of life and duty. Come, L ord Jesus I T here- shall be room for three In our hom es. Once th ere w as none In the inn, b u t only In the stable. Now our best is thine. Only honor u s w ith thy beneficent presence. L et us aw ay w ith strife a t this sea son. Now is the tim e io speak kindly words. L et us not carry into the new y ear the enm ities of th e old. L et not the h arsh notes of contention com e Into the heavenly song of peace. Christ came to give peace, and from heaven’s throne today he bends to give peace to all who trust him. He was the only person ever'fcoru into the world, who had his choice as to how he should come. He might have come man, as did the first Adam. He came a babe. He Inserted himself into our race at its lowest and weakest point. If he were to lift the race he must get under it. He glorified the cradle ; he glorified boyhood; he sanctified motherhood.. B ut C hrist m u st be born in each h eart In order th a t w e m ay have a true C hristm as. A re w e rejoicing in the g ifts of hum an love? Shall w e be m indful of him w ho is th e “unspeak able gift?’’—Rev. D r. R obert S. M ac- A rthur In H om iletic Review . You little children in whose eyes Theglowtmmed light 0f heave« Wh0Bedid" amB a,,e tofihi Cl part. Whose thoughts are whiter than tha snows, lU0 From holy lips an J undefiled Breathe youfw ft prayers like Christ And you whose thinning iocks an spent * With unreturning autumn’s rime, Whose forms, like wind worn trees ’ are bent 1 Beneath the heavy storms of time Take Christ the Child to be youi guide 1 1 Past the dim shoal where shadows bide. Oh, saving hands; oh, thou that hears An earthly mother’s lullabies, Who aharest all our doubts and fears, Whose bosom tremhies to our sight Teach us thy gospel pure and mild! ' Make us like thee, O Christ the Childl -New York Triiiuit. .Blessed-Christmas Day. Oh, blessed day which giVst the eternal lie To self and sense and all the brute within!Oh, come to us amid this war of life—To hall and hovel come! To all who tollIn senate, shop and study, and to those 111 warned and sorely -tempted.Come to them, bleBt and blessing, Christmas day! TeU them once more the tale of Bethlehem, The kneeling shepherds and the Babe divine. And keep them men, Indeed, fair Christ mas day. CHARLES KINGSLEY. ItA U E L U JA n . ItA U E L U JM I 4 E Christmas Carol for Children Good news from, heaven the angelt . Prin9, Glad tidings to the dearth they sing To us this day a child is given To crown.us with the joy of heaven.t This is the Christ, our God and Lord, Who in all need shall aid afford; He will himself our Saviour he, From sin and sorrow set us free. To us that blessedness he brings, Which from the Father’s bountf springS; That in She heavenly realm we mat With him enjoy eternal day. AU !toil, fhott noble guest, this morn, Whose love did not the sinner scornl In my distress thou cam'st to me; What thanks shall I return to theei Were earth g thousand times as fair. Beset wifh gold and jewels rare, She yet were far too poor to be A.-narrow cradle. Lord, for thee. Ah, dearest Jesus, Holy Child! Make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, Within my heart that it may be A quiet chamber kept for thee. Praise God upon Kis heavenly throne, Who gave to us his only Son : For this his hosts, on joyful wing, A blest New Tear of mercy bring. —Martin Luther. Date of the Birth of Christ. “In looking through a reference book find the b irth of Jesus Christ took place In the year d B. C. How could it possibly be?” asked a correspondent of the P hiladelphia Press. T o w hich the reply w as m ade: “T he attem pt to date tilings forward and backw ard from the birth of Christ w as first m ade In 533 A. D. by a Bo- m hn abbot, D ionysius Exigus. Ho re garded C hrist’s birth as taking place in the y ear 754 after the founding of -Rome. E arly C hristians had put it In th e y ear of Rom e 750. “T he abbot’s belated attem pt to dnto things from ,Christ’s birth was prob ably inaccurate, and the proper definl- nition of the C hristian era is that it be gins w ith Jan u ary I In the fourth year of the one hundred and ninety-fourth O lym piad and the seven hundred and fifty-third from the founding of Home. “A ccording to the latest computation, C hrist w as born In the year 6 B. C. or th e year 7- B. C." comes from heavenlyJesus' height To savo us from sin’s keeping. On manger straw, In darksome night, The Blessed One lies sleeping. The star smiles down, the Angels greet, The Oxen kiss the Baby’s feet, Helleluiah, hallelujah, Child Jesusl Take courage, soul In grief oast down; Forget the bitter dealing. .A Child is born in David’s town To touch all souls with, healing. Then let us go and seek tho Child, Ouldren Uke him, meek,.undefiled, Hallelujah, hallelujah, 1 Child Jesus I ..-Hane Chrittieo Aademo. W hat of the Night? Watchman, tell us of the night.What Its signs of promise are. Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height. See that glory beaming star! Watchman, doth its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Traveler, yes! It brings the day, Promised day of Israel. Watchman, tell us of the night.Higher yet that star ascends. Traveler, blessedness and light, Peace and truth. Its course portends. Watchman, will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth. Traveler, ages are its own. And it bursts o'er all the earth. Watchman, tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. Traveler, darkness takes Its flight;Doubt and. terror are withdrawn. Watchman, let thy wanderings cease, Hie. thee to thy quiet home. Traveler, lo, the Prince of Peace— • Lo, the Son of God Is.come. __• JOHN BOWRIhQi n R g n S flI x D THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVILI.E. N. C. Ildren in whoBe ^ «*■ of Z fm h •« bright Of Pilfc Pfihti are whi^r than th. I an I nndefiled fe d . prayers like Chrilt Pse thinning |0c]t! ^ trning a u n t's rime, ■ike wind tvorn trees, IhheaA V t0rms °f time. fh* Chl,d “> be yoUf shoal where shadow, I ds ’ oh' tho“ that hear* ■mother’s lullabies, our doubts and Vear,. pn trembles to our sighs, IospeI pure and mjld[ ’ fee, O Christ the ChildJ -New York Tribmfc i n s t i n a s Iot C b ilc ir e ii Wm Jieaven the angels the earth they sing Mn child is Qiven gto the joy of heaven, If*#, our God and Lori, S shall aid afford; 11 our Saviour be, lorrotc set us free. fsedness he b rings, JiAe Father’s Bovnfy avenly realm tee met eternal day. oble truest, this morn, I not the sinner sconti Itftou cam’st to me; IcH I return to theei lousand times as fair, I and jewels rare, j too poor to be I. Lord, for thee. Hohj Child! , soft, undefiled, that it map be kept for thee. his heavenly throne, Jis only Son : jte, on joyful wing, ir of mercy bring. —Martin Luther. IBirth of Christ. Bugh a reference book pf Jesus Christ took ■■! B. C. How could tired a correspondent la Press. Bply was .made: I date things forward the birth of Christ I 533 A. D. by a Ro- Jiius Exigus. He re- Irth as taking place Iter the founding of Jstians had put It In. 1750. Jxted attempt to data It's birth was prob id the proper defini- Ilan era is that it be ll In the fourth year and ninety-fourth Iseven hundred and ] founding of Rome. I latest computation,I the year 6 B. C. or Jhe flight? the night, DromIse are. fountain's height, ning- starl Ibeaufeous ray Joy foretell? lings the day, |rael. the night. Iir ascends. I and light,course portends, fjeama alone pave them birth?own, 111 the earth. the night,^ms to dawn, kes Us flight; \re withdrawn, vanderings cease, let home, hce of Peace— Jig. come.IoHN BOWRJNQ' ONTRABAND” By RANDALL PARRISH S e a S to ry A b o u n d in g in a n d H ig h R o m a n ce Copyrieht A. C. McCiurs Sc Co. CHAPTER XXH.-Continued. —15— Ij know not what time passed as I SeId l'cr in my armSl and wwsPereiJ lose *ords repressed so long. Almost id I forgotten where we were, the na- Le of our surroundings, the fate ihich tl'reatened us. I could remem* Ir only her, the velvety touch of her gli, the welcoming light of love in Eer eyes. I know not what we talked tout, conscious only of the joy of inns'nlone together, with every bar- |er between us swept away forever. Ihe sunshine poured In through the ben port, touching her hair with breads of golden light, and leaving bar of brilliance across the state- »om deck. S yet I imagine the respite was not png. There came a sharp rap upon be°'vood of the door, bringing us in- untly back to a realization of our po rtion. Her arms released me, and I [rose to my feet. [“What *>’ w anted?” S “It’s a few minutes till noon, sir," Bid a voice I failed to recognize. “And to tell you to come on deck.” 1 “Quite right, my man, I’ll, he there |t »,pce. Stand by to carry the instru- ents.” I “Aye, aye, sir.”I There was a certain cheerfulness Ind respect in the voice, which con duced me that the fellow was not iKuig the ringleaders, but the hope making him an adherent to our jiuse vanished when I opened the jour, and recognized Dade. The man pas too weak, too much of a jellyfish, > render his friendship of any particu lar value. Besides Dugan was also in he cabin, leaning idly against the jtair-rail, but quite as evidently on uard. I nodded to him, but he only Iondescended to stare in return, and be look in his eyes convinced me that fie had not yet forgiven the rough eatment accorded him a few hours jiefore. The memory made me smile. “I’ve seen you when you looked hap- |»ier, Dugan,” I said carelessly, “but I nngine you have nothing on Jim jRTiite." “To h—I with yer,” he growled sav- hgely. “If I had my way ye’d have no longue Ieff to get smart with. Qet plong now after yer things.” Dade followed me into the captain’s Stateroom. He was obedient enough, W reluctant to talk, no doubt afraid pf being overheard \by Dugan. The conspirators were grouped on he after deck waiting my arrival, and [ followed Dade up the ladder, deter- iined they should perceive no change Bn ray demeanor, which might awaken suspicion. McCann’s manner was far pom Ardlal as I approached, but I hought it best to Ignore his churlish ness. “You were long enough coming; per haps you still think yourself In com- nand?” he said savagely. "That would indeed be a stretch of ithe imagination,” I replied, holding my !temper, and motioning Dade where to Ipiace the sextant. “However, I do not Sthink I have wasted my time—it Is still |two minutes of twelve.” He growled something, but I busied Imyself with the observation, only ana> iious to make it accurate enough, for Imy own use. Whatever figures I re ported, it was absolutely necessary Ithat I know myself the exact position Iof the ship. Nor did I dare to juggle I them greatly In my report, for while IMeCnnn was far from being an expert !navigator, he yet possessed a smatter- I ing o£ knowledge, which rendered him [dangerous, and he was very sure to jclieek up my figures with every care !possible. However, I fooled him by a [point or two, suflicient for my purpose, I and wrote down the result on the back I of an old envelope, while stowing away I the correct figures in my own brain. Although the air was balmy enough, I the wind from the southwest almost I directly in our teeth, yet there was a [look of the north about both sea and I sky, which would have- convinced me I that we were approaching higher Iati- [ hides without the aid of my observa tion. Without being able to explain the phenomenon the seaman Instinc tively recognizes northern waters, j "ow, as my eyes swept the wide circle 10J the horizon, vainly seeking the gleam of some distant sail, the heav ing expanse of ,water, the overarching j were almost alike In color—a I C®W, repellent blue, misting Into gray war off, as though particles of fog I “1,(!d the atmosphere. Indeed it was s which interested me the most, this , evidence of floating vapor, for I knew enough of .these seas to sus- j Peet that this might prove the fore- runUer of storm, already preparing to swcrP down upon us out of the more nor: liern mystery. Others must have noted the evidence also, for Liverpool crossed the deck to where I stood, Ieav- Ing McCann with the chart In hishandg, •W hat do yer think o’ that sorter ®‘6t out yonder?’ he asked, Indicating Oniistance a 8weep; of the hands, u striving to make his gruff voice sound friendly. civin may mean n°thing,” I answered 11J enough. “I have never sailed tw 6^ aters’ my guess would be there is a storm brewing to the north of us. What does the barometer say?” "A slight drop in the last two hours; nothin’ much yet, but It don’t look good to me.” McCann joined us, the chart still half open. “There seems to be plenty of har bors along this Newfoundland coast line,” he said. “Do you know what they are like?" “Only what the map says. The whole coast is rugged and rocky, dan gerous for any vessel larger than a fishing schooner, Theje,. are govern ment mail boats calling at those smaller towns during the summer months." “How far are we to the north of St. Johns?” “Two hundred and fifty miles, approximately.” "Which makes us about due east of this White bay indicated here?” “Yes; but there is not even the name of a town given; all that country is wilderness, I take it. Why do you ask? I thought you had decided on St. Johns?” “So "we have,” in no pleasant tone, and crumpling up the chart In both hands, “but I thought if there was a more quiet port to the north it might be safer. There are apt to be war ships at St. Johns. However, we will keep to that course.” He turned to Liverpool. “Where’s White?” “Forward somewhere." "Have him come aft, and take the deck; It’s time for dinner.” I shall never forget that meal—not the first, but the last time we were all together about the table In the after cabin. Not that anything occurred of special interest to this story, but I doubt if ever a stranger company, un der stranger circumstances, was ever gathered together, even at sea. Mc Cann rapped at Mlss Carrington’s door, and she received his invitation to join us with a graciousness of man ner which must have surprised the man. Liverpool, who sat at the lower end, his untcombed red thatch more conspic uous than ever, appeared decidedly 111 at ease, but his presence failed to embarrass the rest of us, or interfere with the game. Dade, at McCann’s orders, helped Philip Bascom from his cabin, and found him a place at Mlss Carrington’s left, directly opposite tffti New Yorker, the two men greeting .each other with a stiff bow. I had not seen Bascom for some days, and could not help being impressed with his ap pearance of illness, his face having a positively ghastly look. Yet he seemed equal to the occasion, entering into conversation with the lady, and even occasionally addressing a remark to McCann, who replied in assumed good humor. Wine was served, although previously I had no knowledge of any being on board, and the party devel oped into a rather pleasant occasion. . The girl played her part well, and I could read Bascom’s bewilderment as he endeavored to join with them In the same spirit. To relieve his em barrassment, I managed to keep up a desultory conversation with him, al though my thoughts were busy enough elsewhere, endeavoring to figure out the meaning of all this byplay. It was a decided relief when the party finally broke, up, and McCann conducted the lady back to her stateroom, pausing for a final farewell at the door. CHAPTER XXIII. The Depth of Despair. McCann’s manner changed instantly with the closing of the door, although he indulged in no remark, except to order Liverpool to take charge of the deck, and permit White to take his place at the table. He passed me by without a word or glance, and dis appeared into his own stateroom, the farther one aft to starboard. I waited until Dade had assisted Bascom to re tire, and then sought my own berth to thtnfe the whole affair over. Bas com’s appearance shocked me, and I felt there, was a death look in his face, but our own perilous ^position kept my mind from dwelling long on this theme. There was little—nothing, in fact— that I could do. I must be content to leave Vera to evolve some means for the final overthrow of these men who held us prisoners. Dubois remained in the cabin on guard, probably with instructions to prevent my holding any private interviews, and the only assist ance I could give lay .In the juggling of figures, In which I could not be too cautious.The main doubt assailing me had come from a dim suspicion aroused on thfe deck by McCann’s questioning, and a sly glance exchanged between him and Liverpool! Were the fellows really contemplating making a landing else where on the Newfoundland coast, In stead of at St. Johns? This was not impossible, and the fact that It would take us thoroughly by surprise would appeal to the conspirators. covered absolutely nothing on whieh to base such an assumption. McCann was evidently In no haste to reach the lati tude of St. John’s, and take to the K ts for the Indian Chief was pro- S i J with greatly reduced speed, and, as the afternoon wore slowly away, it seemed to me we were scarce ly moving, the reverberation of the screw being barely perceptible. To as sure myself that the course I had mapped out was still being adhered to, I ventured into the cabtn for a glance at the telltale compass. We were headed to the west of south. The man Simms was on guard, lolling against the butt of the mizzen mast, with no one else visible. To test his orders, I turned toward the closed door of Miss Carrington’s stateroom. In stantly. he was on his feet to interfere. “You are not to do that, sir." “Not to do what?” "Speak alone with the lady; those were my--orders.” I raised my voice In remonstrance, but had scarcely uttered a word, when McCann emerged from his stateroom, leaving the door ajar, and crossed the deck to face me. ■ “What is the trouble here, SimmS?” he asked, the harshness of his tone dif fering greatly from the pleasant con versation at dinner. “Mr. Hollis was going to rap on the iady’s door, sir.” “Oh, he was, hey! Well, now see here, Hollis, you understood that you were to have no communication with any prisoners aboard, didn’t you?” • “I was not aware that Miss Car rington was considered a prisoner.” “Well, whether she is or not, she .is no longer to be bothered with your at tentions,” with no attempt to control his temper. “I consider that you have broken your word. You will go back to your stateroom, and stay there.” "Supposing I refuse?” He grinned, exposing his teeth like a great cat. “I wouldn’t advise you to try that," he sneered, “for there Is crew enough on deck to nian-handle you to a finish. You can go in quietly, or I’ll call them down, and have you thrown In.. So take your choice.” I looked at the two of them, eager enough myself to make it a fight. Yet what-was the use? Any excuse en abling him to confine me more closely would evidently be to his. advantage. I conquered myself, and hands clinched, crossed the deck space, and entered my stateroom, closing the door. I heard McCann laugh, and say some thing to Simms; then I knew he crossed the cabin, and went up the stairs. To better control myself I thrust my face out through the open port, breathing in the salty freshness of the air. Suddenly I became aware that others had entered the main cabin. There was no sound of voices; nothing to tell me the purpose of this invasion, yet I felt certain that, at least, a dozen men had descended the steps from the compan ion. I stood erect listening! there was fumbling- at my door. Had McCann changed his mind? Were they about to attack me in force? Revolver in hand I took a step forward, half-ready to welcome any open hostility. “The first sea rat to open that door,” I called, "will get what’s coming to him.” There was a mocking laugh In an swer, in which more than one voice joined; then White growled reply: “No one Is a’ cornin’ in, mister; an’ damn me, if you’re goin* ter get out" I grasped the knob, throwing my whole weight against the wood. It 7 / '■-r •. i-. vv: "tfou Are Not to Do That, Sir." yielded scarcely half an inch, just enough to reveal a stout bar. This time I was a prisoner beyond doubt; they had left me no loophole of escape. But why? What had I done to warrant them In breaking their jpledge? Could it be that McCann had no further use for jne? no desire for another observa tion? H this was true, then it must be the men proposed deserting the ship that very night, and taking a chance at getting ashore in one of those northern bays. And they had nailed me In to die like a rat In this hole, when the Indian Chief went down. For the instant, as this fear gripped me, I was dazed and’ incapable of thought; helpless to even clearly com- iprehend the full horror. I do not be- Heve it was my own situation which so completely unmanned me, but the remembrance of Vera. What would* become of her? She would be alone in McCann’s power without a human be ing to whom she could appeal. She would be forced into the boat despite her struggles, laughed at, ai»d mocked. She might even be compelled to wit ness the slow sinking of the bhip carry ing us down into the depths. And then —what? The vision I conjured up was agony, and I sank back upon the stool, my face buried In my hands. It is not even yet clear in «ny mind how the remaining hours of tlyit after noon passed. I was conscious only of a niad, impotent rage. Wild schemes flashed through my brain, only to fall of execution. There could be only one reason for McCann’s action—desertion of the ship, that same night. If the mutineers were really, as pretended, intending to land their boats in the harbor of St. John’s, they would re quire my services for at least another day yet. No one else on board could place the vessel at the point desig nated. Their, actions, however, Jilalnly evidenced that I was no longer needed, and that their plans had been changed. Indeed no one hefld communication with me all that afternoon; occasion ally I overheard movements in the cabin, but could scarcely peer through njjr door, and was unable to ascertain w?io were present, while the few words distinguished brought me no specific information.- That some movement of secret importance was going on aboard seemed more than probable. I became impressed with the conviction that food supplies were being, conveyed from the lazarette to the boats and stowed away. Supper was served early In the cabin,. but was ..evidently more of a lunch than a meal,...no attempt being made air formality, McCann, Liverpool and Miss Carrington were at the table together, but, while I could differenti ate their voices, conversation was car ried on in such low tones, I could make little of it. When they left the table Vera went to the piano,' and played and sang all the time White was eating. My little peekhole gave me a glimpse' of McCann, leaning against the mizzen mast, his eyes upon her. No offer of food was made me, nor did I see, or hear Bascom; if he ate at all it must have been In his own stateroom,' Finally the music ceased, the two exchanging a few apparently friendly words, before the girl excused herself, and returned to her room. 'I sat down to think again—hopeless, my mind on the same treadmill. What could I do? What effort of- mine was possible" There was no means by ■which I could escape from the state room ; I was like a rat In a trap, and McCann'intended to leave me there to drown. Withla an hour, perhaps; cer tainly before midnight, those devils would desert the ship, and take to the boats. Already I was practically dead’; certainly as helpless to prevent the consummation of this villainous plan as though fathoms beneath the sea. How deathly still It was on board. Suddenly It occurred to me that Dade had not even cleared the table; at least I had heard no rattle of dishes, or any evidence of work. Such neglect certainly must mean that Mc Cann’s plan was known to all aboard of his own company. I opened the door again, noiselessly, its scant quarter of an inch before It was stopped by the bar, and sought to look out. The space gave me.no view; there was a light burning, but 'turned so low as to leave the cabin In semidarkness. I waited listening, but no movement told of any presence. For the fourth time I tried my knife point on the bar holding me prisoner. It barely scratched the wood, for I could not force the handle through the narrow opening. I might smash it by shots from my revolver, but that would leave me unarmed, and create an alarm which would fill the cabin with men; besides the severed ends of the bar would still hold the door secure. I straightened up, my heart beating like-a triphammer. Something strange, unaccountable was occurring In the cabin. I could make nothing of it; not even satisfy myself that what I seemed to hear was an actual reality—yet there was a sound like a blow, followed by a barely audible groan, and the sliding of a body to the deck. CHAPTER XXIV. The Hand of Fate. It seemed an age I stood there, bend ing to the narrow crack, hearing no further sound, and unable to guess what had occurred In the semidarkness of the apparently deserted cabin. I could distinguish no movement, not even the sound of breathing. Then a soft whisper spoke almost in my ear, causing me to start back as though stabbed by a gun. "Robert I” There was agony In the utterance sufficient to disguise the low voice,, yet I could not doubt the Identity of the speaker. “Yes; I am here; what has hap pened?” “Oh, don’t ask that. I hardly know myself. It was all impulse, despera tion. Listen; they are going tp desert the ship within an hour. McCann told me. I - I let him believe I would go with him to save my own life. I-I didn’t know what to do. All that was left me was to pray and watch.” 'Tes1' dear heart—but what hap pened? you must speak quickly. They all left the cabin, and went on dack.” “Yes; to provision the boats; they are lowering the two forward ones now. J was told to get my own things ready.” “No guard was left here below?” “Only Dade; they knew you could not possibly get out, and they had no fear of me because I was so fright ened.” “And what became of . Dade?” ; fihe caught her breath, the answer a sob almost inaudible. “I struck him; dear, there was no other way. Maybe I killed him, but— but I never meant to do that. I used the only weapon I had—an iron leg from my washstand.” “Don’t worry; it was either his life,' or ours. There is no one else then below?” “Not—not now.” “Is there any way of loosening this bar? I cannot even determine how it Is fastened; there were no cleats.” I could see her outline as she stood there, feeling with her hands; then realized that a length of iron was' in serted between the wooden bar and the jamb of the door; there was a crunch ing sound, not,loud enough to be alarm ing, and the bar fell, but was caught before it struck the deck. Instantly I was in the cabin, and had grasped her hands still clinging to the leg of the washstand. lTou brave, dear girl!” “Oh, don’t, not now!” she pleaded, drawing back. “What shall we do?” “What do you know?” I asked. “Tell me as quick as you can.” “They are lowering the boats. He will be back for me In a minute.” “Yes, I know; but they mean, to open the sea-cocks first?” “I was not told; no one has come down this way.” “Whoever Is given that job would use the malnhatch, or the ladder to the engine room. You do not know if all the crew are on deck?” “The man White yelled down the lad der to somebody, whom he called Tony, to use only the- one screw—do you know a man by that name?” “Aye, Tony Itappello, the head fire man; he cculd keep the machinery, go- Dade Was Unconscious hut Not Dead. ing. Now one thingimore—where have they confined Leayord and Olson?” “I haven’t dared ask,” she admitted. “I did not suppose they would leave the ship tonight, and thought I' might find some way to discover this for my self.” “You have no hint?” “Only that the boy Moon carried, food forward from the table while I was at the piano.” “Forward? on deck?” “No; down the passage amldshlp.” “Good; that is what I supposed, and it gives us a far better opportunity to reach the men than if they were being held In the forecastle. They are In the petty officers’ quarters, no doubt. Now, listen, dear. McCann may come for you at any moment. You must go back to your stateroom, so that he will not suspect. Leave the rest to me, but de lay him in every way possible.” “Am I to go with him?-’ “Only as a last resort. If I can re lease Leayord and Olson In time to act we’ll back the game. This probably depends on how long you can keep Mc Cann-on board.” “He must not suspect your escape.” “No; I’ll attend to that.” I caught her. In my arms, and kissed her, feel ing her arms twine about my neck. “You must go now, dear. You. trust me?” “With all my heart.” She crossed swiftly to her state room, stepped within, and partially closed the door, yet, I felt, stood there, watching my every movement. There was no- longer hesitancy on my part; our lives hung on the next few min utes, and I had already determined what I must do, and how. Action, the chance to fight, inspired me; I was no longer a caged rat, but a man able to cope with these villains-face to face. The first thing to be done was to clear the cabin, so that anyone entering it would have no suspicion aroused. Time, time in which- to work, was my one great need, and this could only be had while McCann believed me still to be a helpless prisoner. I caught up the wooden bar from where it lay on the deck, closed my stateroom door and, fitting the nails back into the old holes, drove them in tightly with the iron Vera had used to pry them free. Dade was unconscious, but not dead. I only needed to touch his flesh to as sure me of this fact, yet the fellow neither stirred, nor groahed, as I hastily dragged his body into the near est open doorway. He should have been bound and gagged, but I could not waste the moments for that job, and satisfied myself with closing and lock ing the door. Then, for an instant, I stood, panting for breath, uncertain as to my next move, taking hasty survey. (TO BE CONMNUED.) An English aviator's airplane can be converted int® a tee t by the addition of curtains between its plane*. 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H M i I t: l-s-Ls vir V i l i i « M ®tg TO AROUSE PEOPLE TO REALIZA TION OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. DISPJTCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings-and Happenings That -Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raleigh. The Increasing - seriousness of the food situation, has led. State Food Administrator Henry A- .Page to make a stirring appeal to tne. Christian ministers of North Carolina to arouse their people to a realization of what the situation holds and of their indi vidual responsibility in meeting tfie situation. Other ’ letters have been written to the hotels and restaurants of the state and tb the educational in stitutions and other places where food is handled In considerable quantities. MT.' Page in some of his letters has made two particularly starting state ments: ■First: The United States has al ready exported to its allies and neu tral Europe this country’s normal ex port surplus of wheat; while the same is approximately true of beef and pork and fats; and we have drawn largely on our normal supply of sugar to help out the French and English. Second: Tens of thousands of wo men and children and old men must die In Europe this winter from starva tion in spite of all we can do. Because of the transportation situa tion practically all the food which reaches Europe during tne next few months must come from America and with our ordinary surplus already gone a marked reduction In our normal con sumption of wheat, beef and pork products, fats and. sugar, must be made in order to save our allied coun tries from a collapse and to save as many as possible of the people of neutral Europe from starvation. The situation has sifted down to ■ where It can be' very dearly and defi nitely stated that every ounce of wheat and beef. and pork and every particle of fats or sugar which is sav ed by any. ’ individual by substitution of other products or through economy will help riot only to win the war hut to save the life of some starving wo man or child in Europe. "The heartrending part of it all,” declares Mr. Page, “is that our peo ple have not waked up to a realization of the horrible death that threatens several hundred thousand individuals in Europe, or even to the terrible menace of a complete German-victory if our European allies should collapse because we do not supply them with the foodstuffs which they must'have if they are to hold out. The critical period is NOW.” It has been announced by the Food Administration -that the price of $0,046 a pound for thff new crop of raw sugar in Cuba will mean 8c sugar to the con sumer during the coming year. The Cuban crop, which is now being har vested, Is estimated at three millions to three and a half million tons which, added to our own crop of 600,000,000 tons of beet sugar and 200,900,000 tons of Louisiana cane sugar will be more than ample for our needs with the exercise of reasonable economy In using sugar. The raw sugar from Cuba will begin teaching our refineries within the next two or three weeks and the sugar •problem will be very largely solved so far as any actual sugar famine is con cerned. The utmost economy in the use of sugar, however, will be neces sary during the period of the war on account of , the very great decrease in the beet sugar crop of France and Italy. Intereeted In Pork Production. >• -Beturnihg from-a-.trip to the South-: eastern counties of. North Carolina, Mr. J. C. Anthony, special agent- in swine production for the- Agricultural Exten sion Service, reports that growers in Columbus, Sampson, Bladen and Brunswick counties have become very much interested in the question of pork production and that a carload of pure bred swine will be brought for Columbus county at an early , date. New Hanover county has been great ly interested in the pork question since the establishment of 'the pack ing plant at Wilmington and since one of the banks in the city sold a good number of pure bred, pigs to several young men of the county talcing their unsecured note until the boys had be- come established in the swine busi ness. Sampson county has also made good strides in pork production and Mr. Anthony states that he was somewhat surprised, to find so many pure bred animals in the county. It is his inten tion to procure a- number of hogs, from this county fo? farmers, who wish to take up the work in other adjacent counties. Both Mr. Anthony and Mr. J. E. Moses, Plb Club agent, have ex pressed themselves as being very much gratified with the-.way the farm ers of the state are taking up the work of more pork production and. are se curing pure bred animals for breeding stock. Several banks over the state are- now making plans to finance the pig club work In their counties, con taining the practice begun during the last two or three years. NLL FROM FIRE Heart of Unsentimental Police Sergeant Hears Call of a Child. TAKES UFE IN HANDS Will Take Soldiers Word. The executive, offices of . Governoi Bickett and the office of the adjutant general here are being flooded by let ters of inquiry-as to the. federal aid for dependents of soldiers. The state authorities appealed to the headquart ers at Washington for definite informa tion and brought reply from the Wash-' ington bureau as follows: ‘Every enlisted man is required to make a truthful statement of his rel atives and only In case the wife or the representative of the. child In class A dependents believe the soldier will not make a truthful statement of such relations, should application be made by them, as the statement of the sol dier is sufficient on which to warrant action by this bureau. . “As to dependent members of class B, parents, brothers, sisters and. grand children, it is useless for. them to make application unless - the soldier has made a voluntary allotment-'of his pay for . them and requests the family al lowance, as the matter can only be de termined from, the soldier’s state) ment.” Rushes Back Into Burning Building, After Saving Many Lives, to Res cue Plaything of Little Girl. Chicago.—It is necessary to say that police sergeants are cold, stern,sev«re,; exacting and. utterly devoid of senti ment It is only fair to say that Mar tin MulvIhlll is a police sergeant of the Chicago avemfe station. It is a fact there was a fire one evening recently In the apartment building of four sto ries at 543 North Michigan avenue (old . Pine street). When Sergeant MulYihiU espied that | fire he loped to a call box, sent In an | alarm, and turned. He saw Mrs. John. Geisler lowering her. Infant brother , from the third floor by a rope of twist ed sheets. He saw the heads - of frightened occupants projected from numerous windows—projected, t hat Is, at such times as the clouds of smoke permitted, Tbe whole building was ablaze,- and the fine oak woodwork of a time ' when they ■ builded better popped merrily in the flames. In Nothing Flat. MulvIhiU tore for the back door, and made the four flights In. nothlpg flat. Charles Snery1 who lived'.there with his ’wife and child, had started <lown. Snery slipped,'. dropped the child : a flight, arid himself fell far enough to work a fractured leg. Mulvihill - grabbed the child and Snery arid bore. them out and sent them to a hospital. Then he went back for more. His face was burned and his clothing was a sight. (Oh, coppers buy their own clothing, no matter.) He found Mrs.. Otto .Miller, and her two children of three and six years and; took them , out. . His,breath was ^eti ' ting short, but he went back for jrior®r On. the second floor he found Mrs;: M. Miller and George Brisley, on actor. I He took_ them out to safety .down the smoke-choked stairway. Now his cap j was gone, his. collar-wits askew, his' 1 coat was on the'point; of :disappehrinjr, ' KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE FEELING OE SECURITY You naturally feel.'Wciife wheriv you know that the medicine you are about to take is absolutely pure and contains no , harmful or habit' producing drugs. Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp- Root, kidney, liver and. bladder remedy. The :.8ame standard of purity, strength and excellence is maintained in every bottle-of Swamp-Root. * _ Swamp-Root is scientifically compound ed from vegetable herbs. It is not a stimulant and is taken in teaspoonful doses. It is not recommended for everything. • According to verified testimony it is nature’s great helper' ii£ relieving and over* coming kidney, liver and bladder trou bles. A sworn statement of purity is with every bottle of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp- ‘ lRoot. -. If you need a medicine, you should have the best..- ' If you are 'already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you will find it on sale at all drug stores in bottle* of two sizes, medium and large.. However, if you wish first to try this great preparation eond ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample'bottle;' When writing be sure and mention this paper.—Adv. ■ Page Sir Isaac Nevyton. Ih a' certain Indianapolis home is a large plaster of paris globe used by the- fond parents of the three promising children, says the Indianapolis News, to acquaint them with their geography lessons. The other day the ' mother went Into the children’s room and foririd the youngest on the floor with the globe between his - knees : and a dead fly In his hands'. “Put that filthy fly'' down!" com manded the mother. The child was plainly disturbed.. “Put It'’down. What are you doing with it?” the mother repeated. The child answered with action. He put the fly on the top of the globe, then spun it around quickly/ The fly fell to the floor. “Mother,” the boy pleaded, “mother, why does the fly fall off the earth when we don’t?” Fires Increased ..by. Extreme Cold.- The increased danger oi fire., apd the need of extra precaution to pr’e- Tent fires during extreme odd spells is called to the attention of the publi? in a statement given out today-by In surance Coriimissioner Young. “The danger of fire during extreme cold snaps like the present one is. very much increased,” says the state ment, “this is especially true In large manufacturing plants, warehouses' or. stores. In plants where '.automatic sprinklers are used frozen’pipes might render the system temporarily use-: less at a time when its need was most Imperative. A yoar ago several large industrial properties throughout the country were destroyed because pipes in. the system were frozen when it was called upon to do Its work. Tho same! thing applies to inside hydrants for fire.protection. A frozen hydrant, in a building may not thaw until the burning building thaws it- and that will be just too late. Frequent in spection and every precaution to pre vent freeing of fire prevenion appa ratus is necessary more at this time than at any other. “When extreme cold spells come, furnaces are run so as to produce the maximum heat. Dust or trash of any- sort accumulated on pipes or behind and close- to pipes may . ignite and spread a fire which is much more 'dif ficult to handle in freezing weather State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County—ss. . • . . » Frank J. Cneney makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm-of F. J. Cheney A Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE! HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh that cannot be-cured by the use of HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE...............................FRANK J. CHENEY.Sworn to before-me and-'subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. ID. 1886. . '(Seal) A. W. Gleason, Notary Public. - -. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is taken Internally and acts through the Elood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Bystem. Drueglsta1 75c." Testimonials free-- F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohlot - - : ;Chance for a P eep.. .. - ^ “Got a., telegram from my. Itusband just now; Every time I get ,a ,tele-, gram.my hand shrikes so I.can hardly open it, whether there Is any bs«F news .or not ” ' “Same with me,” said" the neighbor gossiping over the. back fence. ."HrS a wonder ,these:. ..smart , men: wouricto’t adopt • isinglass fronts ■ for telegramsr, same as they use In letters. But tliejf don’t keer how they worry us wim^ men.” !. KNOWING THE REAL ITALY Too Few Have Troubled to Study Re cent Development-of Gifted. Race . of Men, Says Writer. . Prejudices die hard. Ideas soon be come fixed.. Only, a great upheaval such as a war, or other stern ordeal moves Us to revise our preconceived notions and examine the truth of our premises. Nations at war, like men in their cups, are apt to reveal the whole truth.' Shamsli make-believes, sterile hypoc risies fall to 'earth, the traditional self fades into a dim background and n nation stands forth naked, its true self. Latent passions fanned to flame by war sear the soul and fuse inherited characteristics into new elements, so that the real temper of- a people stands revealed; illuminated by-the fires that burn along its battle line. So It Is with Italy! Most of use love Italy, few know her, William Kay Wallace writes In Scribner’s: -"Too few-have troubled to study the recent development of this great -and -,gifted race of men which has come to take up again the heritage of ancient Rome. O j k N ° Raise r w tA e H w sca ra B The atandard cold ,I n tablet form~Iafc TOtta cold in 04 “'•»0(55 ' MoncybacfcifjtT1iVtnfe genuine bos with RVdfr ChtcJ Hill aPicture0 f,*“4 Ifr AtAnyDius Stoi lm p o rta n t to M othersExamine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that it Bears the r, Sigiiatuire o f t In Use for OVer 30 Years. CIiUdferi Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria Relief. “Another thing to be thankful for!” H\Vhat’s that?” : ‘‘All the stores are closed. For one day-there’s no chance of being remind ed that anything has gone up in price.” • Keeping the Quality UpLAXATTVH BBOMOQCININB, tbe WorM-Famona Care for Colds and. Cicipt is now SOc ter box. On account of tbe advance fn the price of tbe six dlf-« ferent Medicinal,ConcentratedBxtTactssltd Chem- lcals contained In LAX ATIVB BBOMO QU2KINB, It was necessary to Increase tbe price to the Druggist. It has stood the.test for a Quarter of a Ocxtt^ nrj. It lsnsedbycrerr ClTUixedHatioou f- WbeneverTon Need a General Tonic’ Take Grove’s ' V 'The Old'Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tooic 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' op (he Whole System. 60 cents. Change of Heart. ■ “Tom Is so good hearted.” “Really? I thought he was trou bled with palpitation.” . -j Add Stomaeb*- Heftvtbnrn and Nausea QlUlckly disappear w ith the use o£ Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills." Send for trial box to &Z2 Peart St*, New York. Adv.: Do You -Think She’ll Burn Up?” Berlin, Coma, declines to change its Thrift Stamps'Prove Popoular. The Thrift Stamps are proving very popular wherever they are understood. The buying of these stamps ought to help materially those who have had: steady wages, but have not gotten into 1 the saving frame of mind, and ought to help vastly the men and women- •who are jttst beginning to be' wage, earners. The small-sum at the begin-; ning is an allurement; the fact-that each investor may suit his own con venience in the time of buying each stamp; the perfect safety; the good return—these and other considera tions make a happy form "of saving. Cannot each one of us explain these stamps to some one-who needs .\ to' save? It will be as patriotic to sell one. of' these blocks of stamps as it will to uby one.N. C. Council Of Defense. Lenoir County Moving Ahead. !A news note the other day tells ns that Lenoir county is seriously cpn- eidering the plan of consolidating all her 40' or more little rural schools and establishing eight well organized, well equipped, conveniently located schools. In order to provide for those pupils living some distance from a school system .of trarisportataionwiU be worked out. . This would be a wonderful piece of. school administration, and -.county re organization if it can be put through'. Just consider what a splendid oppor tunity would then be': offered-to every child in the county. - eBtter schools, longer terms, better attendance, bet- t«- teaching, because there would he less shifting of the teaching force, bet ter health for the children and a gen eral toning up of the whole education al system.. .. .(... ;•» V-'* •-,-Il' '.-V-.'-- Tk -V. Federal Court Clerk Dead. Leo D. Heart, clerk of. the federal court for the eastern district of North Carolina, died at his home here. The- . death was. ; entirely unexpected ■ al- ■ though he had been suffering sotop.- . what from heart trouble for some timer V H er was $8'yeaxs -old and' w'as"for many] years' a prominent - banker of/; Durham '‘and,Raleigh; and for more than a jjear Mrvt^aa clerk otr the 'tederal court iu'^eeaing'ttfelate-Mrr feiow-iof- Green ville. He is survived-by Mrs. HeMt M d three daughters and os* »on It is far bttter to sign the ' food pledge ,card Iatei than not at all. ; Farmers , who chop wood, to’ save coal in our cities this winter .^ill be making the. chips fiy for freedom... Food: In the. mouth's ot our. allies is ammunition'no less Important than the, shells :in Uieir -siege guns. I; ^-The'.sugar;that .go.es.; to waste Ini the bottom- of- 'American,- teacups.- would help to sweeten -the llfe of .many,-;* Fwftcji lionie. - 'vChiiiUngs -(iatt'dy -ttoij requires little or no sugar is a gift to our alllM ma w*ll as to the receiver. ' _ -■ and lie needed a rest. Biit he went roae' back'for more. On the first floor there remained-Mr^ and Mrs. Johns, who seemed still tin-?, aware of the danger.' MnlvihiIl cussed a wee bit and.brought them out. Then-, he stood there and muttered: “Let ’er go.” I Fears for Her Infant. Perspiration streamed down his face and his hands were blackened and; burned. As he stood Oiere he felt ay little tug. at.the skirt of his coat. He? glanced down and saw a little girl Iook-C'; Ing np.at him appealingly. ' t , ‘‘Please,, Mr. Policeman,” she was ! saying, "rriy name is Annie Johns. Wer live on the first floor. 'And I left lay? doll back of the kitchen stove. Dc-- yon think she’ll burn up?" - !) "Th’ Jheli yon .say,” muttered Martlrf'; .under fils breath. Then lie nodded to', the girl. “Don’t cry. fll:be back In/ a minute.” . . .-Je And'before- the firemen cotild stojT him, unsentimental Martln MulvUiili.. plunged back..Into the ,burning build-* ing. ; He was' gone only; a ininute.- When he catne out his .face was hotter*; and his. clothes more torn. But he.1 walked over’to Annie Johns. “Don’t cry, girl,” fie said. “Here’s;: your, doll.” Leave It to Her. - A man inny hurl thunderbolt argu ments at his wife, but she can usually think of something , to say when he is. through.- M iss Eleanor66 Sears'm;h sportswoman, was , about a young mim wh0 L “ 1 been Jilted. 1 “It was his pacifist tender m ade her jilt him,” SaiaT lfs “From socialism he drift., '? W on’t Works. I helie«e '« positively pro-Gernian In thel„ She shrugged her Shouiders “Every girls loves a bJ : . . said, “but woe betide the^ cheapens himself In her eye3jl7 Germ any some day v.in tr(, i downfall to the theory that, but victory matters. Sacrifice is not a UillgIutl affair; it is always rated at J price. 10 SoresandV00l-I t you kceir the ,R eid d ie PrMiicil Horn Vm J SMdforftw bwlfct . j if n0^ aJ8rln MWoniJ >»t Co, 100 Cntd lii3n;Id^l True, the world loves a quiet man',: but it gives'a lot of attention to the fellow that gets up and howls.- a brass band down the street because he didn’t have a gun. " • Every Woman Wai * FOR PERSONALHrGMlDiscoIvea in water (or douekitpehnc catarrh, idee ration mation. Recommended by U PhJdiam. Med. Co, for ten A Iwlnn wonder for natal at tore throat and tore ayei. Econo. H u eSBeedfilw y deaniing aid senniiil • -S a m p fa F fW t 50 & all druggist, t P^t^To^etCqmpaiiy. F W. N. CHARLOTTE, NO. M C a r t e r ’s L i t t l e L i v e r P ills Helpful to the HeaItfaTest BlVER Set You: S m all Ptfl: S m all Dose Sm all Pricfr- usually indicate the gbsencaof ( CgnditTon w h iclt w ill be greatly helped by Carter’s Iron! FRESH * CRISP -VKHCtESOME*— . THESANn-MlY METHODS AWUWWW MAKlKC Of THEM BIfiCUlTi THEM.THE I STAMBASO»f iXCELlE^,, j X k him «r wile as ^«"9 C H A T T A N O O G A BA K EBIf n » Nlne-Year^pidGirlSHIppedbyExpress. , , Bo'ston^lills's Harriet A. Anderson? nine years old,. of Boston, recently was5 shipped from, thai' city* to; the home '6t her grandparents' In Bieaufprt, '^. C., by" express, With an express’peckage ship-J ping .card .fastened .to. her coati: ‘ . c t Aged. pair. ■ ^w.ioifk.- iged soventy- .___, ___ rones^age^ 84 , - ^ ,SP/w, 'afrest- In' 'few Totk charged Wrth shopllftint ‘■hey are held nnder fl.OOO ball. e I life h & r IVAL o F S ^ ' GOINGN Lv. Motks Lv. Mocks GOING S( Lv. Mocks Lv. MocI' [26 22 25 21 i. - . ' ^GOING Nj MocksviHeHoteI Winston-Salsm Mochsville W in sto n -^ & Winston-Salem Mocksville Winston-Salem ^MocksviUe "COTTON M. bd Middling.. I cotton----- CAL AND PElj . few land poste: Xuther L. Orrell listed in the U. S Buy Ghristtj ilrs. Mary Eanes| i Thursday, whe ne time. L. Chaffin, of : midst last weel |rt wheel. lrs. W. K. Gteit Jjay from a few |es in Win?ton-‘ Jewell L. Wali fisted in thie Arri lit Thomas.Kv; ■Pretty.; line; of Imething always H. Smith, wb al months ago fi i moved to-the ( P. B. Shaw, of ednesday from a latives at Shelby Mrs J A. Yatei ty from an extec rother, O. M. Hu WANTED-Oalj ing. $20 for clei HANESCEfAl [ J. J. Starrette ^ : Kappa, two of tiends, were in t<] I Cecil Morris, |idge lbstitute, cj (ay to spend the arents. Mrs. James Mcl ^ft Thursday' fa bey will spend q Srith relatives. . Christmas Ties supporters, arid |ill put up in nic< Mrs. J. P. Rab Ier, o f Lenoir* a; pend ,a few days )r. E. P. Crawf Dr. Iiester Ma: bf Wake Forest Ior tbe holidays. }ng from a recer Stamey Cranii bame'up Saturdi lough.to visit I Rooking well. J. F. Garwootj Pprts killing a s- that tipped the /hy should the| neat in Davie? WANTED.—j ay $13.00 per! |quality. - Tflj Jack Sheek, with the Seabtl road, at Port ing a week, or t] folks. Wi C. Lindis Ifeeen handed a I ^PPointeddepU lector Watts’ , Bev. Dwight vie boy, but wl the SJgthodist f ‘^ign^.ya^cartj iiffiilty paper. i,i ' j>. • t toriey fp Ioi ^nlongfefJ ih-Duvie count ILxstiugs, St Attys., Winst ? ; *•% '■.. . . , • - Tfier tittle Si Mr. and M rl I Clarksville tol »>’ghE of pneuif I Sunday at Be K parenta-h^ye I ineads. _ i 80 P rf c e O f T e .'■'V r'- -< X tjC standard cold ^ures “ Id i nai*;’“re, :Vn. Mon^J ” h?tlri^®w^-. „ col<j in JUyst Money b a d k u ? " * ^ * V Jenuioe boX wit\ c^ u f ai^ » l»l »*«•* PktS-Id‘“P.»C ottt U ,,- cPit. Ni.oiore,Sav^ ’ AtAnyDrug Stotj Woe BetjdTwTsa N E leanor s * H'm- Bswoman, \vas tu iil the Itk I a young , s ‘B I [jilte d . ’ liati ^ "'OS his pacifist TOMrl • her Jilt him." ^ > 1 I a socialism he UrtJkl? *It yorks. I h e£ tedt Iv e ly pro-Germ an In th F slirugged her SlloulJl! ^ p r y girls loves „ I ers- :■I “but woe betide pens him soif i„ , ne nui-ii fepAVIE RECORD. /ALofP assengER TRAINS g o i n g n o r t h left Lv. MocksviUe 10:03 a. m. If2 Lv. Mocksville_l:49 p.m 12 GOING SOUTH. : Lv. MocksviIle 5:07 a. in Lv. MocksviIle 2:40 p. m TRE DAVlE RECORD, MOQESVtLLfi, IT. Q. J^TfRANSPORTATION COr [operating DAILY BETWEEN j PcksviIle And Winston-Salem. hedule Effective August 1.1917. G O IN G N O R T H [io c k sv iU e H o te l IV in sto n -S a b m H ocksville V in sto u -S a le m Vm G O IN G S O U T H V in sto n -S a Ie m jio ck sv ille jV in sto n -S ale m inwksville 8 OO a m 9 40 a m I OO p m , 2 40 p m 10 00 a in 1140 a m 5 09 p m 6 40 p m COTTON MARKET. Middling...----------- I cotton------------- ...30c 12 c. — •> ue oetide th. ' ------------ Iens hirase« In her AND PERSONAL NEWS. Im an v som e day v-in , fra il to the thewv'1 ^ “ I-Ictory m atters. co*j . It Is alw ays rated a t y f M A n d W o JU wonld osa noa toe treatment of 22fee. Drii i ««.« i "i ?l Wlm r e r y W o m a a W a PeRSQNM. HYGfflffiiIolved ra water for d o a ^ L pc c&tanii^ ulceration aaj nrfW Keeomznended by IettT I Med. Co. for U - I R wonder for nasal ( pthroatand sore eye*. Ecodqb [•)u, c H ar Hotte ,-N oili-i| IIiverFills SetYou Right Oversight Small PlU Small Dose Small Price- [indicate the sbsencsof Iroiitl f by Cartels IronPSij TjVHTf-^**3 IB • CRISP * WHOlESOHE-DttlOOB J ISAHrlABY METHODS APPlISfcINraE ItIHG OF WESl BISCUITS IWW I m t h e BTANBARD »f EXCELLENT . I Ptahir bas&eui. ortfnsV k/ sew®*. L Ibtrn ortmlc as l T a h c o c a b a k e r y m». » S i M’S ClNC CO. I.YNN.HASV I few land posters left. Iuther L. Orrell, of Advance, has Isted in the U. S. medical corps. Ruv vour Ghristmas Holly Boxes S. If. CALL, JE; Its. Mary Eanes went to Lexing- fThursday. where she will spend he time. [. l. Chaffin, of Sheffield, was in • midst last week and' left us a ; wheel. flrs. W. K. Glemeht returned Sat- fcay from a few days yigit to rela ys in Winston-Salem. Newell L. Wali, of Advaiwe. Jhas listed in the Army .and will go to H Thomas. Kv.., for training.; . pretty line of shirts' ifor men. nething always needed! , S. M. CALL, JR.y 3 H. Smith, who moved here aey- 1 months ago from Iredell county i moved to the Galahalu section. . P. B. Shaw, of R. I, returned last dnesday from a week's visit to Batives at Shelby and Morganton. IMrs J A. Yates returned Satur- |y from ati extended visit to her !other, 0. M. Hunt, at Greensboro. !WANTED—Oak blocks 45 inches ng. $20 for plear blocks.- 1IANES CHAIR & TABLE CO. {J. J. Starrette and J. W. Daywalt E Kappa, two of Tne Record’s best liends, were in to see us Monday. [Cecil Morris, a student at Oak Bidge Institute, came home Thurs- Iy to spend the holidays - with bis arents. [Mrs. James McGuire and. children eft Thursday for Maxton, where ney will spend two months or more pith relatives. Christmas Ties, Suspenders, Belts, Supporters, and other gifts for men, 111 put up in nice Christmas boxes. Sv M-Ca l l i j r . Mrs. J. P. Rabb and little daugh ter, of Lenoir* arrived Thursday to Jpend a few days with- her brother, Jr. E. P. Crawford. Dr. Lester Martin, of the faculty f>f Wake Forest College, is at home Ior the holidays. Lester is recove'r- png from a recent attack of measles. Stamey Cranfill. of Camp Sevier, bame up Saturday on - a short fur lough to visit his parents, . He js [looking well. J. F. Garwood, of Cooleemee, re !ports killing a swine a few days ago Ithat tipped the beam at .537 pouhdg, IWhyBhould theoe be.a scarcity- of [meat in Davie? ' > r WANTED.—Hickory Logs. Will Jpay $13.00 per Cordi for' the best [quality. THE IVEY MFG. CO,, Hickory, N. G. JackSheek, who holds a position I with the Seaboard Air v Line RaiL Toad, at Portsmouth, Va), is spend- j >njf 3 week or two in Iowh withTidme [folks. W. C. Lindsay, pf South River has I kfth handed s plum. He has been j appointed deputy collector in Col- ! taor Watt§’ office at $1,200 a year. Rev. Dwight B rop, $ former Da- Vie boy, but who is : now the Hsthodist church at Failston, [sends us 3 cart wheel to pay for; his IiVffity paper. .£ j 'i i’?‘ ‘ - , .■ E Ioney (p loan at 5 percent, jnter- I est -vn long terms, on improved farias I in Dwie county,-_ - T Hastings, Stephenson Sr Whickerv Attjik., Winston-Sdleni1Tf. G- ■ J 1 The little six-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert'Smoot, of Clarksville township,* died Friday oight of pneumonia, and was bjurfed •Sunday at Bear Creek , church. The , Parentshave the sympathl^f a jp st e.f .friends, GIFTS C A N D IFU SE Chritmas cheer. Most people like gifts that are useful as well as attractive* We have them. Toilet Sets, Perfumes, Fine Brushes, Man icure Sets, Parisian Ivory, Toilet Sets, Choice Candies, Stylish Stationery, Best Fountain Pens, Shaving Kits and Mirrors, Pocket Kodaks, Flash Lights, ShavTng Supplies, Pipes and Smokes, Vanity Cas es, Picture Frames, Many Things in Jew elry end Watches, Good Books of Fiction and Poetry, Vacuum Bottles, Lap Writ ing Pads, Calendars, Christmas Cards and Folders. NOW FOR THE CHILDREN.- -. • - * - No one can afford to deny themselves the pleasure and happiness of making the children happy at Christmas, the Birthday of the World. We could not enumerate all the thiirgs we have to gladden their hearts. Come and see for yourself. The games, puzzles, paint books, balls, trains, automobiles, mechanical sand toys, guns, wagons, horns, Ted-., dy bears, dolls, doll carriages, doll beds, pianos, tops, jump ing jacks, telephones. Just let them come and see. It costs nothing. CHRISTMAS SUNDRIES. Holly Paper, Tissue Paper, Crepe Paper, Christmas Bells, .- Candles, Tinsel for the Tree, Tinsel Cord for tying packages and Cards, Seals and Stamps. Don’t forget the place and come early. WE SELL RED CROSS SEALS. , J. A. Smith, who holds a position at CamdeD, S. C., with the Williams Veneer Co., has been-spending a few days with home folks in and around town. J. S. McDaniel, who lives on the chilly waters of the South Yadkin, made bis annual visit to our sanctum last week and left us a preserver. When the citizens of this section woke up last Wednesday morning they found a five inch snow staring them in the face, with no coal and wood from $3 to $5 per cord. MayoFosterand Paul Hendricks, two of our soldier boys stationed at Camp Sevier, spent last week with home folks. The boys are looking well, and seem to be enjoying life. Clerk of the Court Grant requests us to announce that the pension c h e c k s for the old soldiers and. wid ows have arrived and .are ready to be distributed. Miss Nan Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E Smith, of Farming ton township, and Mr. H. B. Rob erts, of Winston 7Salem, were united in marriage last Tuesday, Dec. Ilth- They will reside in the Twin-City. Saturday morning was cold-the thermometer registering’8 degrees above zero. The weather was be low freezing all the past week, and the Yadkin River, together with the BOialIer streams, was frozen over. Samuel Hobson, of Cleveland, a Confederate veteran, and a brother of W.'H. Hobson, died Dec. 10th, K rfjB y e m .; He was buried at the old family burial ground, near Jerusalem. Peace to his ashes Mrs. Gwln Ward, of Green Moun- . ' -ThPmas Meroney, one of our best young men, went to Greensboro last week and enlisted in the U. S. Army] HeleftThursdayfor Fort Thomas, Ky., to enter the training camp. He has many friends in Mocksville who wish for him a bright career in the service of his country. Crawford IS THE PLACE. Advance News. The Literary Society spent a de lightful evening Friday with Miss Minnie Talbert. The program was composed of Christmas entertain ment. Light refreshments were served. Mrs. C. D. Peebles entertained the Advance school faculty and Dr. Brendall’s family at dinner Satur day, the occasion being Master Wi ley Ellis Peebles birthday. Music made merfy the evening. There will be an oyster supper at the Advance graded school Friday night, Dec. 21 st. Proceeds for the School.: 7 TheMethodistSunday schboI will have a Christmas tree and program on Monday night. The Baptists wifl give their enter tainment and treat Tuesday night. Theschool teacners leave Satur day fcr the Christmas holidays. Miss Mary Hudson going to Cooleemee; MissLina Wopdward to Moeksville; Miss Inez Gray to Statesville, and Prof. S. C. Allen to Apex. Everybody is busy with prepara tions for Christmas. A. N< Hendren, of Galahaln town ship, left Tuesday for Keysville, Va where he has purchased a farm and will make his fortune. The Record wishes him the bqst of success. ■ AUCTION SALE; I will offer for sale at public auc tion. to the highest bidder for cash, on Thursday, January 3 .191§. at my home on the lands of John Bailey and L L. West/near Redlartd, Ihe following personal property; to-wit: All my household and kitchen furni- ope eifitiuator plow, 'one dou Emma May, of Cooleemee, in renewing her father’s subscription to The Record, says: “I think that your paper is the best that I ever read. I am 15, and The Record was the first-paper I ever read. I -am always glad for it to come.” W. H. Hobson has moved his fam ily from Jerusalem to Salisbury. We lose one of our best families, but our loss is Salisbury's gain. The latch string is left hanging on the outside with the hope that Mr. Hobson will soon see the error of his way and re turn to the best county in tbe Stale. G. A. Lefler, of R 4, was in to see us Saturday and tells us that he made 2,922 gallons of molasses this season for himself and neighbors. He raised enough cane to make for himself 330 gallons and loaned ninety gallons to the public while making them. The folks on R. 4 are not • worrying about the sugar shortage . 1 Gov. Bickett names Dr. F. M. j Hanes as chairman of a District Ad- visory Medical Board including the; counties of Forsyth, Surry, Stokes, Yadkin and Davie counties, with headquarters in Winston. The ser vice is in connection with selective draft for the army under the new i classification of registrants, says the * Union Republican. j C. W. Seaford made a business] lrip to Winston Thursday. Mr. Sea | ford has the contract to cut and saw j the Hanes tract of timber near Far mington, which is now owned by the Qrinpco Supply Co , and which con tains nearly six hundred acres and comprises much fine virgin forest. j Mr. Seaford says it will take about j two years to cut the timber. He will begin his mammoth task about i January 1st. € M > S !M © O U T S A L B : \ ©I? M C T 3S M f S ' BELOW €@ST„ ' H A V E N 'T R O O M V O C A M lrSY M E M . .. Men’s $1 OO hats to go'at - 69c. 150 ” “ - . 98c. “ 2 00” “ .,v. “ - ; ' - $149.' ” 2 50 ” - .169. • f * “ 7 50 new raincoats, (Monarch Brand) $4 19 Ladies 5 00 ” ' - 7 3 98 Two 5 cent blocks chewing gum (Saturday only) - 5c Everything in my line at cheapest possible prices. , ; - Yours for service, • '•••_'■■ * CHa d a n SANE CHRISTMAS GIETS DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & B’. Bank. Good work—low orices. DR. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phones Office No. 71, Residence No. 37 OfRce over Drag Store. JACOB STEWART ATTORNEY-AT-LAW O FFICES: ROOMS NOS. I A N D 6 O V E R M ERCH A N TS & FA R M ER S’ B A N K , MOCKSVILLE, N. C. . O FFICE PH O N E NO. 67. PRA CTICE IN A L L T H E ST A T E A N D FE D E R A L COURTS. Most of oar Christmas stock was pur chased before the advance in price and we are giving this saving to our customers. A few sane, useful gifts: VICTROLAS VICTOR RECORDS KODAKS BOX HNE STATIONERY BIBLES INGERSOLL WATCHES LEATHER GOODS FOUNTAIN PENS PICTURES BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS WATKIN S BOOK STORE, Liberty Street Winston-Salem, N. C ♦♦♦I I f TtTf . TtT-T? TTtttTf t Moeksville Best Flour. I Every sack is M I of satisfac tion. HORN-JQHNSTONE COMPAN Y MANUFACTURERS: “THAT GOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” MOCKSVILLE - - -N. C. - t Tf Tf Tf ❖ttf T TtV42» tore, .................. ,.ble 3)lowt7j©§^ingle stock plqw- noes and^mattOXiroUe shoat, a lot of rough Mrs. OWin waiu,™ rime at I feedi top?,’ fodder, shucks and;straw. tajD, Iowa1 is spending som j a nice lotof meat, also a lot^f corn Farmingtonwjthher parents, mT;, some'flourand peas, ajot of-jellies . S iire J p. Grainger. Mr. and j canned frnits. Sale will com- SSJy i"“ceat “wedding anniversary inursuay, t :r -— :— ^— they having Ijeen marrje^ ynar8J _ CariI of Thanks. The Record hopes that theyj t(,'thank odr friends and live to celebrate, their di^ond ^gjgjtbors for thgir hSTp and kind- dd R twenty five years hence. ness to us during the sickness and They are among th e county s best death of our dear little girl Mabel Mr. and Mrs.: A. L Daywait ■. % F O R H E R E H R IS tM A S . ■v’ The Grandest Gift $1.00 Ever Bought. Just Pay $1 now and this wonderful Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet will be delivered now, or Christmas. No interest, no extrafees. WE :PAY4 THE'FREIGHT. Club Open From Dec. Isl to 8th. CRAWFORD-BUNCH FRUNITURE CO., Statesville, N. C. £ ^^/icltizens I :9l. iI I m I i t "i' v.‘-:lr :^ iXm MTOR£o6^t);M6egayittt,N. o. Sbockandfiowtotadaieit 4XNTING Ia Identical with shoek, though not so serioup and prolong ed. When one faints, the face goes pale, and the victim sinks down or perhaps loses consciousness for a few moments. Shock may he caused by any acci dental injury, by an operation, by a severe fright, by the sudden receipt of bad news or even by witnessing some distressing occurrence. Fear is the emotion underlying shock. Whmi a snake “charms" its prey—if a snake really does this—fear simply m S P I R I T S O F TREATING SHOCK OR FAINTING. Faintihg and shock are best: treated by letting the victim lie flat, keeping him . warm, loosening his clothes and giv ing aromatic spirits' of ammonia. paralyzes the reptile’s .victim and ren ders it incapable of running away. The human organism, too, reacts to great fear, with a ihore or less paralyzing weakness. The signs or symptoms by which shock Isj recognized are characteristic: Pale face, slow and very shallow breathing, with occasional weak sighs, skin cover I with cold, clammy sweat, pnpils of eyes widely dilated, pulse weak'and small and difficult to feel, victim lying absolutely quiet, either wholly unconscious of surroundings or else responding feebly and unintelligi bly to questions; hands and feet ere cold, and if the temperature Is taken It Is found lowered below the normal SB degrees. ■ First; keep the victim lying Sat on the. ground or floor .or bed. Never sit him up or allow him to raise the head. By keeping the head low the circulation Is kept going in the brain. *. Second,- apply warmth to the body— blankets, hat water bottles, hot flat- Ironsor cloths wrung out of hot water —to ;tSe feet, between- the thighs, on the chest, under the arms, to Uie hands, blit be careful not to burn an uncon scious, patient . Third, loosen clothing about the neck and, if a woman, loosen clothing about waist to permit free breathing. Fourth, administer a half teaspoon- fid of aromatic spirits of ammonia In about an inch of cool water In a cup or glass if the patient’is able to swal- low. Slmp^rlift the head-a trifle* to enable the patient to swallow- this quickly acting, safe stimulant-...It may be repeatediIn-Ihe same dose.every ten minutes for tbree or four times, if nec essary. Keep the patient warm, quiet and ly ing flat* on the floor or ground or bed until at least an hour has passed.' Rub the Iinibis with slow, firm strokes toward the body.' - If the patient cair swallow, a cup oi hot, strong coffee or tea is an ideal stimulant to give. ' : . . Fainting is treated in the same way. Usually fainting is due -to warn, close air. Therefore the victim should be removed to a. convenient place where fresh air may be bad and tbe surroundings kept quiet But in carry ing the patient out of a crowded place do not forget to keep the bead low. People too frequently insist upon, sit ting the fainting person upright which Is absolutely wrong. In any case of fainting or shock, when the victim does not respond' to these measures In a few minutes, a physician should be summoned, be cause serious conditions, sucb as con cealed internal hemorrhage or grave disease to which tbe victim may be subject may/call for medical attention. I, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Eye Inflammation In Babies. What is the cause of tbe eye inflam mation In newborn babies? Answer.—Often It is a simple Inflamma tion due to failure to wash the eyes with lukewarm water containing a teaspopnful of salt In a pint or with Iukewafm water (which has been boiled) .containing a teaspoonful of boric acid In the pint. But sometimes serious Inflammation' occurs from infection of the baby's eyes in the birth canal, and It may destroy the sight in a few hours unless treated by tbe doc tor at 'once. To prevent this dangerous ac cident, every newborn baby should have a drop of I per cent silver nitrate placed hi each 'eye immediately after birth. Dampness In the Cellar. We live In a district where spring floods often leave the cellar damp for a long time. Is this not bad for the health of our family? Answer.—The dampness alone Is not harmful, any more than would be a pond or fountain In' your dooryard, but the seep age of water Into the cellar might carry in pollution, disease germs, which, might thus get In or on food kept in the cellar. To be on the safe ,side about this you should report the condition to your health ofilcer for investigation. Information About Values of Foods. Please advise me where I can obtain reliable Information upon the nutritive value of various foods. Answer.—One of the United States Department of Agriculture's publications cov ers the subject quite thoroughly. It is call ed bulletin 28, "American Food Materials," by Atwater and. Bryant, and may be ob tained for 10 cents (In coin) from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington- Every- housekeeper shoud have a' copy and study it in her business of buying food. % IfhO Te B read C uts A re Som ew here, aw ay from, the throb o f th e city th ere's, a farm , house, q u ietly n estlin g in .the sunshine, am ong p rotectin g h ills— a p la ce w here, y o u ’re alw ays w elcom e. E em om ber th e y a r d / barn, th e chickens— th e w arm th o f the sta lls d urin g m ilking? E eca ll the h unt fo r eggs? " ; -I C an ’t y ou sm ell the h a y in th e m ow ? C an ’t - y ou h ea r th e w elcom ing bark o f th e dogs? A n d th e kitchen w ith th e lo a v es o f hom e-baked1 b iead — ja rs and ja r s o f je lly and jam . W h at w ould n ’t a m an g iv e to g et h a ck there again? . H a r le y - D a v id s o n For 16 Veaxs The Master Mount' brings^ * * Qod V C oun try” to $6 a month. N ex t S you r door fo r a m can rid e out it) the lan d oiPK; .e. '• -rf-S:- L e tu s % ^ :^ ^ s p e n d y our next' w$sefc-end. 1Wte can. arrange.,i3eifas to su it you r coiraenience, © iss* > J I ^ BOLLlNGi Ageat S ; No. 8 East 4th St, . WiUston SaIem, r 0* ;^?-£)avi&son EicyctosT. ': & Winston-Salem, N. C. FORMONUMENTiS ANDTOMBSTONE s - CEMETARY WORK OF ALL KINDS j Investigate our Prices and'Work. CarefulAttentiimGivento SpecialDesigns. j REINS B R IB E R S, • ; (Successors to MilleriReins Gompany) ' NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N. C, U It For Less.” SAn Ambition and a Record I rTnHE needs of the South axe identical with the needs I of the Southern RaUwsyi the growth ud pccess of one mean*J the upbuilding ofthe other. •», The Southern RaUwsy asks a o ’ faT o rs— n o tyedal privilege not*» I accorded to others. { I The ambition of the Soothem Railway Company la to tee, that J t uutyofintereat that i a fcoraof co-operation between the public and \ * the railroads; tosceperfected tbatf&ir andfnoJcpalky.ia.theminace- # ment of railroads which - iftthea the confidence of 'governmental 1 ageodr3; to realize tha (liberality of treatment which will enable It f to obtain tbe additional capital needed for tbdacqjifWdoti of better and •' c&iarged facilities incident to the .demand for lncreaied and better ' service; and, finally™ To take Its tucbe In the hody polidc of the South alongside of other greai industries, wuh no more* bat with equal liberties, equal rights and equal opportunities* Tks southern Serves the South.” MarylandNext. George W. Crabbe, SiatC Super intendent of the Aoti Saloon Lea gue will make an uncompromising fi^ht in the Maryland Legislature, which convenes in January, for State wide prohibition. They will ootask for a vote of the people but for prohibition by legislative en act men t. Mr. Crabbe think that •:be drys may have a majority in 'he Maryland Legis’ature:—Ex. Southern Rahway System Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove’s. .. The; Old Staadard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the welllcnown tonic properties of QU1NIKB and IRON.' It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 60 cents. Bonns To Operatives. MooresvilleEnterprise. The Mooresville Cotton Milts are laying a 10 per cent boons to the •peratives, and all those who woik egularly for a given time come tnder this special dispensation. Ct will mean an increase at the rate >f about $35,000 per year to tbe employes. Irives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The OldStandard general strengthening tonic. iROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives o-it UalariC,enriche*theblood,andbnlldsnpihesys,. lent. A true tonic- Eor adult* end-children. 60c. As Editor Rutledge Sees It. Chartfy and Children thinks Presi- lent Wilson should ’call the people if this nation together some time soon and observe a of prayer. Tain.t io use, Brother Johnson, tain’t no ise The Lord is not going aaswer, many prayers while you pray With' a Iiin in one hand and the .thirst for your brothers blood in your heart. *fhat is- ..hot according to his mmmandments.—Yadkin Ripple. ; j^^JtEWARD, $100. The readers' of this paper will be pleased to Tedrn that there is at least one dreaded disease that sci ence has been able to cnre in all Ub stages, and that iB catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is tbe only positive cure how known to the medieal fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. HalPs Ca- ^arrh Cure is tajien internally, act :ing directly upon the blood and mucpusBuWaees of the system; thereby destroying the foundation' U the di8ea§e, and giving the pai Qeht strength by building up thd CbhstitUtTon and assisting -nature in ^oing jts work. .The proprief torebave BbmuchsJaith in its eurar tive powersi that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that ]it fadls'tb cnre. Send for list of testimonials. ; Address: ; Ev J.lGHHBPBY <&:GO. , Toledo, 0 . Cbristmas For Men Abroad. .. Every American soldier and sail or on duty Oyerreariw ill ;cc“ive a Christ ms s p-ckage fiom the Amer- a ican Red Cio 8, find as fur as pop-* ibile the gifts will be distributed on Christmas eve Irom a Christmas tree by a Sauta Ciaas. More than IdO tons'of gifts have been sent al ready.—Es; Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This is not only one of the best and most efficient medicine for coughs, colds and croup, but is also pleasant and safe to take, which <s important when meci cinje tpust-.. tiven w- ctiildren , • Many mothers have given it onqualffied en dorsement. The editor’s wife signed a pledge card, of course/but if I hat lady cuts the rations uitit li bhir er the good Loid only knows what will become of the'head of the house and Ibe kids. However, a Harri- nian junk dealer is advertising for ‘•bones,”, w ti h is. some const) Iaiion.,—Rock Wiioti/,'Times. Washington’s v Warning. "Harmony and liberal intercourse with all nations are.TecomendeJ by policy, humanity and interest. But even our commercial, policy should hold an equal and impartial hand; neither seeking nor granting exclu sive favors or preferences; consult ing the national course of IhinT=; diffusing and diversifying, by gentle medns, the streams of e.un- merce, but forcing nothing.”—Ad Prom George /Washington’s Pare- dress, Septembet, 1706. To Cure a Cold in Oiw Day. Take LAXATIVS BitOHO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and -works oS tbe Cold. Druggist* refund money if it fails to cure. E. W, GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Haying qualified ss Administratrix of F. P./Young, d<ctased, all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased, are hereby notiGed to present them; to the undersigned, for payment, bo or before the 2nd day of November, 1918 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their.recovery. AU persons due the said estate wilf please call on the .undersigned and settle claims without delay. This the 2nd day of November, 1917; LIZZIE D YUUNG. Administratrix, of estate of F. P. Young. Deceased. - T. F. HUDSON and J. G. HUDSON,Aitys. for. Administrotnx. . v Salisbury, N. C. ' ; M - . Havin^quaIiRfd as Admiiiinfatrix un-; all perstflra.holdihg accuimts Cr claims . a- gainst the estate; of said ddbeascd are rStLfie'1 10 Prcse1Ut. them to the undersigned (cr A'; T. Qranf.vjf.. Attyi.) on or before tbe SUi day of October. 1918 ravert ““in® " '11 K Pleaded in barof re- tu.e^r . ^ U,Per80n8J°w'n« ord°e *he estate of said deceased, aro requested to !.w and make settlement without delay. This the'8th di of Ott., 1917 r (MRS.) I. L FURCHES,^ ^ o n t ^ e ' a r ^ t « d ^ASrti * J (MRS.) I. L FURCHES, Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Short Uoe Between Winston-Salem, Lexington, Albemarle, Norwood and Pomts South. Throttgh train from Roanoke, Va., to Florence, S. C., in connection with the Norfolk & Vjfestera Railway and Atlantic Coast Line. Through Pullman Sleeping Car New York to Jacksonville, Fla^-via Winston-Salem. S. P. COLLIER, JR., Traffic Manager. Winston-Salem, N. G 444444 4 44444 4 4 Z 4 444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444<0>il PUTS IT UP TO THE COOK. | 9 A bill of groceries from our bouse puts it squarely up to the cook. There can be absolutely no excuse for a poor dinner prepared from groceries purchased from us. NOURISHING EOODSi were never more necessary than at this time, when you need: to : conserve every ounce of your strength. . - . i Our Meats are rich and wholesome. Our Vegetables are fresh. Our Plour is the very .best on the market. Every article of food in the house is selected! with care and eye to the health of our customers. Every purchase you make is the essence bf wisdom in grocery buying—it is the acme of possible economy. We handle ice all the time. * 4 444444444 SW AIM & DAVIS, - 4 4 4 ON THE SQUARE PHONE 69 Rubbing sends the liniment tingling through the flesh an d ! quickly Stops pain. D em ahda -; liniment that you can rub with, j The be& rubbing liniment is ■ Uoodfor the Aibriatkof MuIe^ Cattle, Etc. hr your own Achei / ,Rheumatism, Sprains, r Cuts, BumB, Etc*/ ~ . 25<50 fc $|. At «n DUfck We are prepared to handle all y 4 ' kinds of commercial printing. J* • j such as ; I) C^NVELOPESI. . . f "STATEENTS; f , billheads , I LETfERHEADS. " ? \ SHIPPING TAGS, C "'CARtoS. POSTERS. £ ■ or abjrfoing you may need in Jg f the prinling^lioe. We bave ^be. J* neatest and b e s t c q n i p p e d shop J* in Dayie county. Our p r i c e s are j , not too iiigh.: Phone No. >•and Jt- we vrill call and show you sam ^ ^ j .ptes a’nd prices. The from : on earl generd is ouel about] keeps] on the these, I world! travag The: this m( those it, do tance i Didl the coll a certT wfaeat,| and ot Yes, Only is ve you ha| you go caul .told tbl who wd ItB prof I knov fact thd having! next ye Andwd our allil tbe alw| Germaf I won means, dieis all ourselvl mount j can Aai is only I in tbe next ye tbe dill! lees we nation-v right no it is to < now thal out for n year iroj Ohl it’s around I coming I we don’t Chalk te But ibl if we 1 Nine of i over-eati icans.wo cal and i a third I! month so Isa id l oline as well lied arm] from the supplies,! from one runs the! gasoline | loaded firing Iinl forms tbT Take it a | blind, ai be tne ml And tlf mount of| are using daily i a . gas requij take an men fron is going I Bnppbse i| when th e| climax, written- Would me Bee the eo ther d o ' Ho m a n bowels of I Wilirnot: Chances 3 We are] Ihsourceffl lose sight - i d-L KINDS |sd Work, in to :r s , pmpany) -ENOlR, N<c he needs 1 I one meant , Sfirileee not * I* ft? *uft: >2 id \f Albemarle, !South. 7Iorence, S. C., in stern Railway lie. prk to Jacksonville, lm . [c Manager. COOK. squarely up to use for a poor |from us. I necessary than bvery ounce of Ited with care Jof wisdom in bconomy. IS, Ip h o n e 69 p handle all w I printing. Yt I % I . need I. Jl -have (he ,pen shop |» prices are A fo. *. y yOU SflUl 1^8 <' .v r i H H - K iAV'. v •:iV :s r. M t m t h HERE SHALL THE PRESS. THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN.” VOLUMN XIX.MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA.' WEnNFSflA v npr.FMRFR or ioit NUMBEF.24 EXTRAVAGANCE OlfR MOTTO. Americans the Most Wasteful! People on Earth—BornofaGeneroirs Trait. T The average Araerican ia not far from the moat extravagant person on earth. In normal - times, ■ this generous trait—for it is just that— is one of the moBfc attractive things about the average American, vlt keeps business alive, and always on the go. But in times such as these, when .we are facing a whole worldiul of we know notl what, ex travagance is unpatriotic and a sin. The majority of us have not. gixen this much thought; and a lot- of those who have really thought of it, do nob realize the teal impor tance of nation-wide economy. Did you ever stop to think of the cold iron fact that there is only a certain amonnt of - sugar, of wheat, of beef, gasoline,'of a thous and other necessities, in the world? Yea, gasoline is now a necessity. Only one certain amount. That is very obvious of course; only; you hadn’t stopped to think of it, you good nathred generous Ameri can! "Well listen* You’ve- been told that the farmers were the ones who would win this war for .us. Its pretty close to the biggest truth I know. Are you aware of. the; fact that we are fairly sure of not having bo good a farming, season next year as we’ve had: this .year? And we are going to have to feed our allie 3onr soldiers in- France, the always hungry submarines of Germany, as well as iOurseives! I wonder if you know what that means. To feed our allies our sol diers abroad, the submarines, and ourselves—that, will take ah a- mount of food<6b^ great that 'one can hardly eonceirief t;;and there is only a certain amount, of food in the world! By this time of next year.'you are going to have the dillema thrust upon- you—un less we begin this economy, this nation-wide conservation of food right now. And how. much, better it is to cut out our extravagances now than to have them doubly cut ont for ns by a burning necessity a year from now! For it’s coming. Ohl it’s coming. You can’t, get around it my friend,. And it's coming hardwfien it does come, if we don’t shoulder the biirden now. Chalk that down. B ntit will hardly be a burden if wa take it up -immediately. Nine of every tenjot us joy-riding, over-eating, big-time-lovingfAme'r icans would really be better physi cal and mental men if We lived at a third less coBt. A trial of one month should be convincingi. I said in the foregoing that gas oline was now a necessity? You’d as well take powder from; the al lied armies as-to.. take Tgasoline from them. Gasoline niofes their supplies, ammunition'7and ; men from one point to another; gasoline runB the engines of their airplanes; gasoline drives their ambulanceB loaded with wounded from their firing lines to their hospitals. Ib forms the eyes of the allied armies. Take it away and they- would be blind, and Germany would Aoon be the mercilesB victor.V And there is only a certain a mount of gasoline to be, had. We are using an inconceivable amount daily in joy riding along; and ;the gas required for one joy-ride would take an ambulanceifqllolwounded men from trench to- hospital. It is going to give out some day; and suppose it gives, out for iis JuSt when the great struggle; is at its climax, when-the «nC[| ibust; £be written—do ybu kniiw yjthat Jthat would mean? ' Of ctfirsfsj.we don’t see the end Cf gasoiirie^ibut I nei ther do we BeeiDba end of the % ar! No man knows what ^surprise the bowels of the earth hold for us; .It, will not do to take ' the longest chances now. . We are fighting ah efficient and resourceful nation,* brother; doq.’t sight of that. - We Ard ing newspapers that are very eager Eo give us the bright side of things; remember that, too. Suppose that efficient and resourceful nation in vents huge airplanes that can rise 2 0 ,0 0 0 feet, travel 200 miles per hour, carry tons of explosives, and round the world on one journey. Where will we be? A learned man who has just reached America from Germany, declares that Germany is invent ing that sort of airplane! How true his statement is, I do not know; but if it is possible they will do it. Yes, we’d better cut out our ex- travagancejnow. It is on felony if you don’t of cource; but the A- meriean who doesn’t lacks that much of being patriotic.—Ex. Women Ran This Town. The village of California, K y., is war stricken. AU of the young men have joined the army and the women run the town. - The Chesapeake and Ohio sta tion agent is Mrs. E. L. Hendren, her eon having gone to war. Mrs. Stanley Jones is a rural route carri er, taking her h usbands place. M rs.W heler is Postmistress while her hust and is fighting. Others are performing men’s work. The women did all the'harvesting and shueked the corn. A stranger not seeing a man, inquired whether the men were in the harvest fields. “No indeed,” replied a woman “ we women did the harvesting, whiie onr hnsbaads and sons have gone to gather in the Germans.” NoChangeinDraft Age Limit. Secretary of War Baker thinks that legislation chaBgthjp- thTr-'agh liniit urid.er the draft law—21 to 34 — is unnecessary at this time. The Secretary takes the position that the United States army now has available from the 9,000,000 registrants all the men it can pos sibly handle for some time to come. Certainly there will be no change Untilafter at least two drafts of 600,000 men each have been made and unquestionably no legislation will be proposed at the forth coming session of Congress. W hat lthe exigencies of war may require ihil918 to 1919 cannot be foreseen, ibutvfor the present, which includes the next session of Congress, the administration does not plan to Change the age limits. TheSecretary may., not oppose legislation looking to the regis tration of young men w ho'have reached the age of 21 since June . 5 last, but with the reservation that jthey shall not be included in thfi next draft.—Ex. Kentucky Leghorn Queen. §§ A White Leghorn ben, owned by Dr . Lindsay Ireland, of Louisville; was announced last weak as: the winner of the years national' egg laying contest at the kentucky sta- fion'Lexington, Ky. She laid 280 The world’s record is 214. FEEL ALL USED UP. { Lott of Mocksville People Do. Does your back ache constantly? Do you have sharp twinges when stoop ing or lifting? Feel all used up—as if you could just go no further?. Why not look to your kidneys? Why not use Doan's Kidnoy Pills? , Read the statement of this nearby resi dentMre. H. Frost. 603 N. Main St., Sahs-. bury. N. C 1 says: “I had backache and !other kidney disorders. At times, :my IimbsWereso weBk and lame. I could hardly, get around. In the morning. • the; trouble was worse.. My kidneys acted Irregularly and caused me a lot of annoy jarice. I imd heard of so many who had Touud Doan’s Kidney Pills beneficial that I began taking them. They lived up -: to the claims made for them, relieving- the 'misery .in my back and regulating my kidndjfs.*’; ' y ,i - ; price 60c, at all dealers. -Dont simply ;ask for a kidnev remedy—get Doan's KiJi nev: PiRs-fbe: ®aine that Mrs. Fro^t !uses: 7 jftstefeMilb^;Co,f;M^re.v Duflh^ N i Y ^ " vv * Snobbery. 7 A reputable citizen of Charlotte writes us that a few nights ago there was a dance given by a club in that city. One of the young men of-Charlotte, Ofia good family and popular with all classes, a member of this club, attended this dance. But he is a private in training at Camp Greene. A young, captain also attended the dance and was with a young girl who is a friend of the private. When the music ceased, the pri; vate stepped up to his lady frietfdf who introduced him to the captain! The officer refused to acknowledge the introduction aud openly insul ted both the young lady and this: private soldier. Here is another incident given by this writer: A gentleman of Charlotte.coming in to town from Camp Greene in his automobile picked up an officer who was walking toward town': presently he overtook two private soldiers who were walking the same way. He invited them tp. ride and*when they got in the Offif cer got-out;as he could-not afford: to ride into'Charlotte in comp&nj| with two privates! And this my? lords and gentleman, is in the Unif ted States of America! In France,' we are told; no’ such distinctions are made between the officers and private soldiers. But in the U nj| ted States we are told the soldier® must be subjected to insult in or;; der to maintain army dicipline; This is the spirit, of West Point: supposed to be our training school! far the army. This infamous (we are tempted to say interual, for it; is a better word in this connection! spirit comes straight from Gerraai^ and is the very spirit we are trying to crush. Here is the situation! We are urging our young men to erlist in the service of their couu try. So long as they wearcitizens clothes they can associate with ar my officials on equal terms, but the minute they.don khaki as pri vate soldiers they are reduced to the rank of social inferiors and menials. We care not a fig for the regulations ot the army if they vio late the very spirit of American de mocracy and trample in the dust the very'thing for which our.. fath ers bled and died, and for which our fine boys are. now asked to make the supreme ' sacrifice. ' The Congress ought to make haste to a- mend the law if thiB rotten Bi ment of German Bnobbery is- now embodied in our law. The author ity of an officer should not invade the social realm at ail. Becauae a man is a captain he should Inot be allowedito make himself a fool Charity, and,Children. ; . H. A Hayes Paroled. Gov. Bickett paroles H . A. Hayes, oJ this city,; who is serving 10 years in the penitentionary lor embezzling funds from; the Chil dren’s Home in this city;. For some time Hayes bas been allowed considerable freedom so that he .could be-treated at a Baltimore hospital. He has a cancerous af fliction and his. end is not thought to be far off. Gov. Bickett has declined several times to pardon Hayes, although in his condition, his case is a .pitiable one —Union Republican. '> Chamberlains Congh Remedy. This is not only one of . the best and most efficient medicine for. coughs, colds and croup.butis also pleasant and safe to take, which is. important .when medi cine mast be given to children. Many mothers have given it unqualified en- dot8em ent.:>; Passqngfg^jfefrotu England' who have ju st-STHved ( in New' York, (which tbe cedlor calls an Atlantic port, brpugtffcwith' them bags con- taining frpra ten to twenty pounds of sugair. ' Unlessftbis is some of 'the sugar we.faave sending - abroad it ought to help banish the famine. —Uoion Republican. : TeddyRoosevelt In spite of his ,politics, men of, all religions and political faiths believe Teddy Roosevelt to be the biggest man in the world. He certainly is the biggest American. In public life he has done more than any American. At home, or abroad he is known to be dean. honeBt and consistent. Not only does he command the respect and confidence of all Americans, bur the nations of Europe take off their hats to him. After tha war, he will be the Joshua to lead us out of taxation. bondage, and give oth er nations to know we .shall have a square deal and have it now and all the time!—Burke County Times, RggsFrom China. Througn;. Iegislatiou in the Underwood Tariff law favorable to the importation lot eggs.- immense shipments of embalmed hen fruit are expected !from China Boon. ChinaIeggs are much safer to han dle than the home-made product of the American hen, but they do not make a strong appeal to the palate neither: do they fill the constant need for nutriment. They may offer I no I kitchen fifficulties when OTdefed hard boiled, but it will require a skillful epicureJp. serve Ifiem sunny, side up.—Newport (N; H.) ' Republimin Champion. A PortentonsSitaation. Notwithstanding the demandsof the war commodities Yor export iave'been accumulating in every fqreign land. - Tfiese countries' will be starving for’gold. The only, way to get it will be to sell those commodities, In this country the pfiiy .barrier is. tfie TIuderwoqd ^atffM aw ,- ‘‘awisp' of StTa^ari. the torrent of Niagara.” ' A ‘ flood ot foreign goods, the products of cheap labor; under a Democratic admsmstration no protection to American industry; industrial pa ralysis; no work; returned soldiers, no visible means of support—no means of earning a livelihood;— here.is a situation that every mau will reasonably contemplate with profound concern.—iEx ; Newspapers and High Costs. A great many country newspa pers have been forced to raise their advertising rates in order to stay in business. Many others have raised their su.pseription «price from a dollar and a half to two dollars a year, it looks now as though all country weeklies Would have to come to the two-dollar^ rate sooner or later—or else lockthe front door and give the'sheriff the key,— Winnebago City, (Minn.) Enterprise.. s To Cure a Gold ln One Day, 1Take LAXATrfe BROMO Quinine. It stops tke-:Conghand-H»dM*^.ai3dlworks»o£flheC<>Id, Lest We Forget ; Ifc is announced that the food ad- miuistration is., contemplating a vigorous campaign I to mducec farmers to plant more, sugar beet acreage next season. This effort ought to succeed-and probably’ will succeed. There is a good market in Amer.ca for sugar* produced m America. We also have a good export market as long as Germany is barred from the field. Bnt it is worth-while to remember that.-■ the Indurtry. which can* now be so con-- fidenlly encouraged to expand was on the verge of ruin in 1914 when the placing of sugar, on the free list was threatened. Beet sugar factories and.cane'sugar mills weae closing and this fat niers were abanl dooing beet sugar production. Only the out break of the w ar and the hasty appeal of the olause of ■ he Tariff law, which proposed to place sugar on the free list saved the indn8try from riiio. Let us expand the Americau sugar in dnstry but let us not forget how near we came to ruining it by : the- enactment of a Tariff law daawn on Denmcratic lines.—Sheridan', (Wyo.) Post, Mood And Iroa. ByWAlfi-Mason;;; Great Bismarck lay explaining, in trpnble dread and drear, he saw this.. world retiring,' -and, t’other drawing near.. BiogfapfierB have written hove spectfefi. yacked rhis brain, his iron sottl'fvas Bmitten by dire remorse;ai^-?patii;’V > : ; r: : ‘*1 made blood run Hkfi water,” he mOaned, again, again';' ‘land I have sent, to slaughter eight hun dred thousand mien. . It gnawa .me like a cancer,, the thought: of all my dead; and now I go to answer for human blood I’ve shed.” ( As mad as any hatter poor Bismarck must have been, to mind so small a matter—eight hundred thousand menl. It’s pain be wSs a ' inartyi Can't Read Letters But Gets Many^ As a warning to thepnblie to ba; ware.ot published stones that mei at the army training camps are on happy, lonesome, without food and?: dejected, the war department made; public a letter from Postmastei Wolfe, at Lhihcothe; Ohio, dealing;: with a specific case. -if “ Lust week,” wrote Postmaster; Wolie, “asyndicate set of newspp. ers published the story about—(sol dier’s name deleted ] He was lonesome and -nad never - r CJivedi a piece of mail since peing in camp.I His picture went with the, particle and it made good reading . “In yesterday’s mail alone he re-; ceived 1,200 letters, 19 special der; livery Ietters and parcels aod 54" 7 ordinary ; parcels; I t '. happened! he could neither read nor write;; An examination showed. nineteeu I soldiers sitting around him helping -! him read the mail and !they' had tots of fun at thoexpense of -6enti- ! mentiii .women but he. got' all tfie ! money and stamps enclosed. “ An interesting feature is that ; he was not accepted by the army, '• but he refused to ■ leave. ,.Other! newspaper articles along-the same ; lines will simply swamp the camp, offices-” - 1 DlOO REWARD, $100. • ; The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is ■ at least one dreaded disease that sci ence hem been able to cure in all its igea, and that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is tfie only positive cure now known to the mfidical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires aicon stitutional treatment. Hall’s Ca-, tarrh Cure is taken internally,' a c t. ing directly upon the blood arid mucous- surfaces of .' the system, thereby destroying the foundation if the disease, and giving the.pa tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its -work. The proprier tors have so much faith in its cura tive powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fa ils to cure. Send for IiBtof testimonials. Address: F, j . CHENEY <a CO., Toledo. O. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. Pat’s Insurance. Pat: Mike. I joined an insur ance order last night, and it’s fine: Mike: W hat kind of insurance ordei? % Pat: Well,: T pay a dollar a week as long as. I live, and get two dollars a week as long as Pm dead. How to-Prevent Cronp. If a child that is subject to attacks, of croup, the first indication of the disease is hoarseness. -'Give Chamberlain's Cbrigb Remedy.as sooii.a's the..child becpiries IroarseanAthrilattackmay^bewardedlbff crime, and he will count their leg ions a million at a time. Whenever You Need a Qeneral Tonic Take Grove’s. The- Old Standard- GrovelS- Tasteless chili Tonic la equally' Valuable as a General Tonica because it contains-the Wellknowtitonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches thb Blood and Birilds.up the lWhole System. 60 cents. How About Itv ! Soiriebody lied. Word! has!been put out that. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker have said that all tfiiB knitting being -done by the Red Cross is unnecessary! that the men in the aririy and in !the. navy are clothed well enough without the sweaters, helmets and other things the good women are knitting for-them. Do not know whether that lie was “ made in Germany” or is just a plain United States lie —but, anyway the sweaters. and helmets will come in handy for the. soldier mem-^-Monroe Enquirer. Beer Soaked Brutes. Manufacturers Record. A Baltinore physician gives as opinion that Germariy’s brutality has been largely developed by the tact thht for generations its people have been steadily soaked in beer. While this beer-drinking habit has not made them out and opt drunk-, ards, in his opinion it has kept them so soaked in alcohol that the moral fiber of the nation has been largely destroyed through the evil influence. He Was Some- Drinker. St. Louis. Dec. 17.—Harry Gra-I J bain, former secretary of the 1Gra- I ham Paper Company,' according tb s his own testimony - before judge! Jones of the circuit court, in a suit to settle,aside a - trust agreement executed.in the early pait of last year, spent approximately $450 a ; month for intoxicants during 1915 and the early, paat of 1916. ‘ I During 1915 Graham said be took from fifty to* severity-five ■- drinks a day, mostly giri^i and iff!; 1916 increased bis -daily'- consump''-' tion to 100 drinks. - His Iiqfior bill at home was $150: a month on an average,: fie' said, . apdij riadditioVtb^Jhat^'he4^^^ own borne. Fifteen drinks before breakfast was bis usual quota. ,t»; sorwjmaigiiied illj: it 'wouldn’t Hbe a starfer, each- day'^fdr drink®outside his Bill. BucbBmallandpaltrynam- bersas racked the man of steel, worild not disturb Bill’s' slumbers, or make him miss a, meal. They would not make him palaver-or draw a longer breath; he’s not a cheap retailer in such a trade as death. When Wilhelm lies ex piring, and from his royal hair, Ielegraphersare wiring the glad news everywhere, he’ll see/ in shadow regions, the victims of his Has Gause Folr Tliaoks. ' Jim Belt, the negro who was sent to the State prison foi killing Offi cer Campbell of Davie county, writes the Landmark, a long letter complaining that the State’s wit. nesses lied onhim at the trial. He doesn’t deny shooting the, officer, bur say's the witnesses put him. in a false light by not stating! things as they were. ' It may not be any comfort to Jim but it is the Landmark’s opinion that he should thank God daily that he is alive.—Statesville Land, mark. Another Sheep Story. : A man in Alexander county cleared $500. in three years from an original icvestmen of $50 in the sheep business. How he did it we don’t know put the statement, which is represented as a fact-, is worth while considering. Western North Carolina is a natural sheep country it ought, to have - millions of them. Baisingsheepbas been a good business since the dnys of Abraha m.-r-Ex. Die Quinine That Dces Not. Affect the Head Becauseotits tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUlNINBisbcttertban ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor •ringing in head. Remember the lull name and IooR for the signature of B> W. GROVB* 30c. The fact the big poik backers in Chicago and Kansas-City are pro testing against meatless days is evi dence that the people of this coun try can control prices if they go a- bout it in the right way. There is no reason, in the world why 1 0 0,- 000,000 people should be at the mercy of half a dozen meat pack, ers.—Hickory Mercury. Stomach Trouble and Conslipation. Those who are afflicted ; with stomach troubleland coostipation. should read the following: “I have never found anything so gorid! for-stomach trouble and consti pation! as ChamberlaioV Tablets. I have used them off and on for the last. two years. -'They not only regulate the action of the bowebbut stimulate the liver- and keep one’s body in a healthy condition” ' Chamberlain’s Tablets. Chamberlain’s Tablets are intended es pecially for stomach.' troubles biliousness and constipation, and. have met with much success in the ' treatment of those diseases. People who have suffered for years -with stomach trouble and have been unable to obtain any permanent re lief, have been completely cured by the use of tbese"tablet 8. Chamberlain’s'Tab- Iets are also of great value for: biUous- ness- Chronic constipation iriay be per- maneuty cured by taking Chamberlain's '• fH E DAVifi RECORD, MOCKSVILLB, N. 0. t i l i f & I IiSi Isaam t P l Igi I/ • I-Itff' THE DAYlE RECORD. C. FRANK STROUD - . Editor. TELEPHONE Entered at the Postoffice in Mocks- yille, N. C., as Second-class Mail matter. March 3,1903. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ONE YEAR. IN ADVANCE A-'" $ I 00 SIX MONTHS. IN ADVANCE , - $ SO THREE MONTHS. IN ADVANCE $ 25 LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER EVER PUBLISHED IN DAVIE COUNTY. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 26. .1917. A Happy New Year to aU>; Begin practicing on writing it 1918 The Record wishes for alFits read ers a happy and prosperous; New Year. \ f ~ " 'If we are so unlucky as to ever he charged with murder ‘there’is one favb.r' we would ask—that we be car ried to Concord for trial. Ther Winston-SaIem Journal de voted much space last week in cuss ing out Roosevelt. • Which reminds Os ofjt flea on an elephant’s ear. The.Record has made lots of mis- takesduring the past year, but they were mistakes of the head and not of the! heart. Wewill try and not make as many in the future as we have.in the past._________ The citizens of this country are trying to raise funds to purchase baseballs, bats, etc , for the Ameri can soldiers in France. With snow waist deep and Germans miles] deep, we can’t imagine what our boys could do with such’ staff. Better send them something to eat or wear. There are a few. darn fools in this section. Some of :them actually be lieve there would be a scarcity of sugar and coal if the. government had not set the prices of these sta ples. ■ After reading a few copies of the Hickory Record, one would almost be tempted to believe that Gaston Means was a murderer, even though injury of twelve men said he was in nocent. -Next week our readers and the devil will take a vacation. , Both need a rest.. The editor will be in his of fide every day from 6 a. m., to 9 p. m.. with a pencil in his hand and a feCeipt book at his side ready for buripeBS. Call around and see us and get a pretty calendar. . The .papers say thatwe will have nation-wide prohibition in seven years, . Let her come, We are used tciydoing without. The price in North Carolina hat been prohibitive for. Some time. Sorry booze is now retailing for $10 per quart it is said, with, only a limited snpply at these figures. ■ Mr. Jobn H. Clement Dead; - Mr.John H. Clement, the oldest Citizeii of our, town, and one of the oldeatmen jn Davie county, was found dead in hisbed about 7:fl0 o’ clock Iakt Wednesday. mornng. Mr- Clement had .retired the evening be fore in. his usual healthand his death Caine as a severe shocks to- his chil dren and many friends, Mr. Clem ent was 89 years of age last October, ■and was able to walk around until the end. The funeral and burial ser vices were conducted by his pastor, Rev. E. 0. Cole, Thursday at 2 o’ clock, after whichthebody was laid to rest at the' Clement graveyard, one mile south of .,town. Surviving are four sons and two daughters. Messrs, John'H. Clement. Jr., Foster and A, M. Clement, of Winston-Sal em; Mr. Fred Clement, of Mo,cksvil!e; Mrs. Frank Blaylock, of Oxford, and Miss Sarah Clement, also of this city. Mr. Clement was one of . the town’s best-beloved citizens and had. spent ail of. his , life here. He served through the Civil war as a Lieuten ant in, the 42nd Regiment, and was a brave, and fearless soldier, ; His life Waswell, spent, ju^dhe', made the world better by haying ^Missed by ‘w way; In his deSK i^lnhildren W;4pe.a kijtd and l ^ g ^ ^ f e r , the tqwn loses one of I^i^hohbred and respectful citizens. r^Those who arfe left behind have the sympathy of the ■ community in their,bereavement. We hope that the sugar shortage 1 will be over after Christmas. We are getting used to doing without this staple article.andjf the: worst in . Collector To Visit Davie. Collector Watts announces that federal income tax officer will be this county to assist income tax-pay- ers with their returns without;, cost to them, as follows: . Cooleemee. Jan. 16 & 17. Mocksville, Jan. 18 to 22 Inclusive. Returns of income for the year 1917 must be made on forms provi ded for the purpose before March 1918. Becauseagood many peep don’t understand the law and won know how to ,make out their return?, the government is sending this; offi cer to do it for them. But the duty is on the tax payer.to make himself known to the" government. If he doesn’t make return a3 required be fore March I, he may have to pay a penalty ranging from $20 to $1,000, pay a fine or go to jail. So, if; you don’t want to take chances- you should cali on the income tax man. If you are not sure about being-sub ject to the tax, better ask him; and make sure !Whether you see the in come mah olr not, you mustmake re turn if subject to tax. Tbe collector suggests that every body start figuring up now his in come and expenses so as to be ready with the figures when officer arrives. Expenses, however, don’t mean fam ily expenses, money used to pay off the principal of a debt, new machin ery. buildings, or anything like that They mean what you spend in mak ing your money - interest. _ taxes paid, hired help, amount paid-for goods sold, seed, stock bought ’ for feeding, rent (except for your dwell ing), etc. Inccme includes about every dollar you get. Kappa News. We are having plenty of mud and snow these days. ‘ Dick, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lapish, is right sick at this writing, sorry to note. Mr. and Mrs. John Safriet and little daughter, and J. C. McDaniel and little son and daughter, made a trip to Salisbury Wednesday. Mrs. M. J. McDaniel is spending a few days in Cooleemee with her son. Wishing The Record and all its readers a happy Christmas. Letter From Camp Jackson. Dear Editor:—I shall endeavor to write a faw words about Camp Jacnson, the place where Uncie Sam is training about twenty thousand troops to defeat the Germans in the trenches in France. And some training we are getting, trench dig ging, bayonet practice, night drilling to acquaint us with keeping together in; the dark, and many other maneuvers tbst are essential in preparing us for the cniom- ing conflict with the efficient German troops. We Will soon be put oii target practice. We hcve to jump wide entan glements, over poles, and when we arrive at the trenches to leap in them and thrust our bayonets into dummies representing German soldiers. Before we start for Europe, which I giiess will not be before April, we must learn how to do many, oth er things. The.onethingwe must learn, and learn well, is to know bow to .protect ourselves against poisonous and suffocat ing gas attacks of the Germans, which has wrought so much havoc among the allies. A few years ago the civilized na tions agreed not to use gas in warfare, but suddenly in April, In 15, the Germans turned loose’great clouds-of suffocating gas upon the Allies. Thousands were suffocated in the trenches from these dreadful fumes, while their comrades were unable to rescue them. The prime of manhood of America must soon force these cruel nations. Germany, Austria and Turkey, whose name will al ways be remembered as long as time shall last as .the scourge of posterity and recuperation of all the dastardly deeds of the past. For the destruction and over throw of suCh principles, which these na tions have,-and in their place to instill the ideals of Chrictian culture, we are’ of fering our lives and ail for our country's need. At this time when the future is such a hard way for the young man in the army, our friends back at home should' mean just a little more to us, and’ their influ ence constrain us. It may not be long before the letters, to the home boye will be sent out: to that indefinite' “Some where" perhaps to reach the boys weeks or months after, they were written. The answers that come back must bear the same indefiniteness. It would be wise to make good dse of your opportunity, and by your conduct to show that you stand firmly for your Government and' for the defeat of Germany. Nowhere in America at this crucial and fateful hour should any speak a word except in the feeling of pa triotism, for this form of service'may be even more vital in the presentleiriergency, to preserve the rival from disniption and make ready (lie path of’its greater des tiny when thejsun comds oijfc after ;tbe Btorm to blaBt^an abiding pe^e-u^right."; eousness. This is the greatest" moment of modern history. Tti|contendihg fori&s are the most gigantic, the stake the ..big gest over which the iron disc of war ever rattled.. To be unpatriotic now when' the tides of moral indignation are surging in ffie universahhuman heart against Kals- Mism and his nameless !outrages, against the hard woi\ victories Jof decency, hu- “ aoity. and democracy ^ is to be inhuman. M- F- BOOfc** Some Little Records. Miss Elva Sheek, a student at Dav enport ColleRe, Lenoir, is at home for the holidays. Miss Kopelia Hunt, who is teach ing at Swannsboro, is spending the holidays at home. D. L. Richardson, of Sheffield, was in town Saturday and gave us a pleasant call. Shoes fixed while you wait. S. M. CALL, J r. Miss Louise Williams, who is teaching at Battleboro, is at home for the holidays. FOR SALE CHEAP.—One horse and cow. F. L. CLEMENT. Miss Pauline Horn, a student at Mitchell College, Statesville, is at home for the holidays. All kind of shoe repairing. S.M CALL1J r, R. C. Wilson, who lives on the tur bid waters of Hunting Creek, was in to see us Saturday with a cart wheel. Prof. J. D. Hodges and A. M. Ow ens, of R. 4, were in to see us Satur day and Have our thanks for life pre servers. Miss Frances Morris, of the State Normal faculty, Greensboro, is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Morris. The many friends of ’Squire A. T. Grant, will be sorry to learn that he is still confined to his room with a severe cold. Have your shoes repaired at GALL’S SHOE STORE. Nathan Jarvis and J. E. Foster, two of our good subscribers on R. 3, were in town Saturday and gave us a pleasant call. Jacob, Jr., and Phillip Stewart, two of our boys who are in the ser vice of Uncle Sam, are spending a few days in town with home folks. There doesn’t appear to be any shortage of oak wood around this time. The streets have been f uil of wood wagons for the past week or two. Misses Luna and Bonnie Brown of Bishopville, S/ C , Miss Clayton Brown, of Try on, N. C., and Miss YioIa Brown, of Gastonia, are spend ing Christmas with their parents in this city. | The Record is glad to welcome all j our young folks back home for the j glad holiday season. Many of our young ladies are in school or are awav teaching, while most of our boys are serving Uncle Sam in one’ capacity or another. The old town takes on new life when the young folks are at home. More Boys To Leave For Camp. Fivemore boys -from Davie will leave for Camp’Jackson next Wedn esday morning on” the five o’clock train. ’ They have-been notified to appear before the- local board on' Tuesday, Jan. 1st. at 4 o’clock p. m. Those who leave are: William Martin Eaton, Cana. Frank R. Furches,. Mocksville, R. 2. Arlie Jordan, Cooleemee. Wm. Thos. Barneycastle, Bixby. Clarence Allen, Mocksville, R. 2. This concludes, our first quota of 87 men, which goes to make up the army draft of '687,000 men. It is said that the second draft of 500,000 men will begin: about the middle of January. Of - this second draft. Davie will have’toTumish about '75 men. Thiscounty has sent nearly 150 men to camp, but many of them failed to pass the final examination, and about twenty have been exemp ted by the district board since going to camp, ‘although they have not been returned up to this writing. E. H .. Moms will be in tbe Merchants & Farmers Bank on Jan. Ist1fNew'Year’s Day, from 8 a. m., to 12 m., I. p. m. to 4 p. m. to assist Registrants in filling in their Questionaires. A Card Of Thanks. We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for the kindness and sym pathy they have shown us during the death and burial of our son and bro ther. R. D. POOLE AND FAMILY. DR. A. Z. TAYLOR DENTIST Office over Merchants’ & F. Bank. Good work—low orices. 0R. ROBT. ANDERSON, DENTIST, Phones. Office No.. 71, Residence-No. 37 Office over Druh 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 Our Friends And Customers: We cordially thank you for your liberal patronage during the year 1917. We shall Be with you through 1918 with a large and choice line of Hardware and Farm Imple ments^ and invite you to call on us when in need of anything in our line and assure you it shall ever be our purpose to serve you with the best goods on the mark-i * et at live and let live prices. Wishing you all a Happy New Year, we are Mocksville H ardw ire Co., “Hardware of Quality.” B. F- HOOPER - . Manager. To Tbe People of Davie County And Vicinity. Do you realize what an institution this store is and what |a benefit it is to you, the purhcasing public? i It is our constant aim and endeavor to give you THE BEST AND HIGHEST QUAUTY MERCH- ANDISE AT THE LOWEST PRICE You know that Shoesr haye advanced, in most cases, about 97 per cfc, in the past twelve months. HERE YOU CAN GET ALL THE SHOES YOU WANT AT A VERY SLIGHT ADVANCE OVER LAST FALL. Thenagainyouknow Clpthingof all kinds has advanced greatly. IT HAS NOT ADVANCED HERE AND WILL NOT AS LONG AS OUR PRESENT STOCK HOLDS; OUT. These are not the only two items that maintain the old prices. Each and Pvery article, as long as they last, will be sold for the same old prices. Come in and let us show you these wonderful valves. Your neighbor is a regular patron of this store, why aren’t you? The oftener you come the more you save. FL E T C H E R BR O TH ER S. I TRADE STREET WINSTON-SALEM N. C. Homeof Dependable Clothes From Manufacturer ToWearer C om e in and Get A cquainted The Style You Want At The Price You Like $ 8 .5 0 CrowelfClo. Co., $ 3 5I # j W inter is Here. Seeus for WARM CLOTHES, OVERCOATS SUITS, SWEATERS, SHIRTS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, UNDER WEAR. KEEP WARM KEEP WELL KEEP SATISFIED We CanSave You Money. CROWELL CLOTHING CO i SLOAN’S OIS^ PLACE ON THE CORNER. * STATESVILLE, N c* The Record from now until Jan. 1 » One Dollar, Hurry up. ITIIJIISj LOS1 CfiASE DEFEf OFFENSIVB SUfl TEflRiFIC Situation in scure.—Germ| jected Peace vikl. The Italians jn Italy betw< Piave rivers •warfare again; time being at AuBtro-German offensive with several sector: Attacking enemy earlier near Monte . troops have i portion of the withstanding that was turn The Germai oring’ to belit offensive, whi pulsed, shows Italians was troops to the delivering set enemy. front, the German Italians also I In the fightini Monte SllaroU their attacks Monte Asoloni The situatii obscure, altho coming throu bolshevlkl g ground in the that is being Ians and the Kaledines. sioners are d to accept thi Ukrainian Ra mand that Ul Kaledines to: an opportuni tion. As indi finally declin dictates of tl that a defin formed betw and the Ukrt A dispatch unofficial rep Russiancapi the Gepaans terms put fc delegates. R dlcated'that progress at Iy prelimi ence which i| Tuesday and by the Ger: rian foreign ARMY CLOf and r Quartermai fore the I Washingt food suppUe| were inves tary commii quiry Into quartermasti was develo; spent just entered the| great army Major Ge ter general tee all day time answe tions behind closely exa ing the ad coats, whi c pally to late Rxcept fc other winte stated, com camp by I declared tl age. ;G~B. MEA New Yorl with a _rei attorney oi trict Atton he would n ty grand ji Means in ond” will King, of-w! quitted by Sunday, D OETS JAI A8SA Atlanta, ing Billy meeting he to he a C sentenced Uater he w by the Fii connection $1,000 was charge ass one of the disturbing F County I18 store is and wing public? >r to give you JTY MERCH- lced> in most |welve months. SHOES YOU [rANCE OVER all kinds has ADVANCED IG AS OUR that maintain :le, as long as |Id prices. Come il valves. Iar patron |you? The you save. HERS. N. C. Come in and Get Acquainted Wan >u Like $35.00 lee us for !er c o a t s SHIRTS, UNDER- EP WELL I oney [ING CO. iSVILLE, N. C- Ian. I , 1911 L s£ DEFInsive AND RESUME OFFENSIVE w ith signal SUCCESSES. [terrific H n lE n fire ! s i t u a t i o n in Russia Continues Ob- THE DAVIE RECORD, MOCKSVlLLEt N. C. LLOYD GEORGE SETS ,1 5 NAVY HASWEBB WA8 LE10ERIN m TEUTONS MUST RESTORE ALlj TERRITORY TAKEN AND PAY FOR GREAT HAVOC. GERMAK PEACE PROPOSALS scure.—Germans Said to Have Re jected Peace Terms of the Bolshe- yiki. The Italians on the northern line Sjn Italy between the Brenta and piave rivers have ceased, for the warfare against the attacks of the time being at least, their defensive Austro-Germans and assumed the offensive with signal successes on several sectors. I Attacking the positions which the snemy earlier in the week captured near Monte Asolone, General Diaz’s troops have regained a considerable portion of the terrain and held it, not withstanding the terrific artillery fire that was turned upon them. The German war office, In endeav oring to belittle the success of the offensive, which it asserts was re pulsed, shows that the effort of the Italians was a determined one, the troops to the west of Monte Asolone delivering seven attacks against the enemy front. Admission is made in the German communication that the ItsUians also have taken the initiative in the fighting on Monte Pertica and Monte Silarolo, but it is declared that their attacks on these sectors, as on Monte Asolone were without succeBS. The situation in Russia continues obscure, although such reports as -are coming through indicate that the bolshevik! government is losing ground in the face of the opposition that is being imposed by the Ukrain ians and the followers of General Kaledines. The bolshevikl commis sioners are declared to have declined to accept the negative reply of the Ukrainian Rada to the bolshevikl de mand that Ukraine cease aiding the Kaledines forces' and give the rada an opportunity to reconsider Its ac tion. As indicating that the rada has finally declined to give heed to the dictates of the bolshevikl is a report that a definite. alliance has been formed between Kaledines followers and the Ukrainians. A dispatch from Petrograd says an unofficial report in circulation In the Russian capital is 'to the effect that the Germans have rejected the peace terms put forward by the bolshevikl delegates. Recent dispatches have in dicated-that the peace pourparlers in progress at Brest-Litovsk were mere ly preliminary to the peace confer- j ence which is to assemble there next | Tuesday and which is to be attended by the German and Austro-Hunga rian foreign ministers. Reorted That Teutonic Allies Would Offer for Peace and Had Requested Russia to Sound former Allies for Peace. In the midst of the peace pourpar lers that are in progress between the representative of the Teutonic allies and the bolsheviki government In Russia, the war aims of Great Brit ain—and doubtless of all her allies— have been concretely set forth in the house of commons by David Lloyds George, the British' prime minister. The complete restoration of terri tory now In the hands of the enemy and compensation for the havoc Ihey have wrought is the price that will be damended for the laying down of arms and the bringing about of peace. Great Britain did not seek territo rial aggrandizement for herself or for any of her allies when she entered the war, Mr. Lloyd George said but entered into the hositilitiea merely for the sake of her honor. As to Ger many’s colonies, all of which are now In the hands of the entente, Mr. Lloyd George said, their disposition must be determined at .. the peace congress, Jerusalem, however, the premier de clared, would never be restored to the Turks. The statement of the prime minis ter came almost simultaneously with a report that the Teutonic allies In- - tended to make peace proposals to the entent and that Russia had been, requested to take similar steps and was endeavoring to sound her fromer allies In arms as to their requirements for a cessation of hostilities. SECRETARY DANIELS SAYS NAVY NOW HAS MORE THAN 1,000 SHIPS. TWO KEARS A60 HAD ONLY 300 GREAT DEMONSTRATION GREET ED Announcement of the HOUSE VOTE. PASSENGER TRAINS CRA8H; 38 KILLED; MANY INJURED ARMY CLOTHING, SHOES AND FOOD UNDER INQUIRY Quartermaster General Sharpe Be fore the Investigating Committee Washington.—Clothing, shoes and food supplies for the American army were investigated by the senate milii- tary committee, turning its general in quiry into war preparations to the quartermaster general’s department. It was developed that millions were spent just before the United States entered the war to provide for the great army since raised. Major General Sharpe, quartermas ter general, was before the commit tee all day and for an hour of the time answered all confidential ques tions behind closed doors. ' He was closely examined, especially regard ing the admitted shortage of over coats, which he said was due princi pally to late deliveries of large orders Except for overcoats and a few other winter garments, of which, he stated, complete stocks would be in camp by December 31, the general declared there is no clothing short age. Sheperdsville, Ky. — Thirty-eight known dead and.40 to 60 persons in jured, some of them seriously, was the toll taken when Louisville ft Nash ville passenger train No. 7, from Cin cinnati to New Orleans, crashed into the rear of a Bardstown, Louisville & Springfield accommodation train 600 yards south of the station here. The accommodation train had just left the station after making a atop, when the faster train which, makes no stop here came in sight moving at a high rate of speed. Efforts to bring it to a halt were futile and the heavy locomotive with the heavy weight o f! a steel train behind it crashed into the rear of the accommodation with a terrific impact. The two wooden passenger cars and baggage cars mak ing. up the smaller train were splin tered. Yirtually every person aboard the accommodation train, both crew and passengers were either killed or bad ly injured. None of the passengers aboard the fast train were killed, tfaoug ha number were injured. The locomotive was demolished and the heavy steel coaches making up the train were thrown from the track. Non of the passengers aboard the fast train were killed and none of them received more than minor inju ries. Another locomotive and train crew was sent from Louisville and after detaching one baggage car the New Orleans train went on as soon as the right of way was declared. Jesse Weatherford, telegraph opera tor at the station here; said that after the accommodation train left the sta tion he had thrown his block to show the track clear and left the office to help handle baggage. When he got outside, he said, he saw the fast train approaching, ran back to the office, pulled his block to show red seized a lantern and rushed to the platform to flag it. He reached the side of the track just as the hevay locomotive thundered by. G- B. MEANS NOT TO BE INDICTED IN NEW YORK New York—After a conference here with a representative of the state’s attorney of Cook county, Illinois, Dis trict Attorney Swann announced that he would not ask the New York coun ty grand jury to indict Gaston B. Means in- connection with the. "seo- cud" will of Mrs. Maude Robinson King, of whose murder Means was. ac quitted by a jury at Concord, N. C., Sunday, December 16. GETS JAIL SENTENCE FOR A88AULT ON BILLY SUNDAY Atlanta, Ga.—Charged with assault ing Billy Sunday at the evangelist’s meeting here W. H .Beuterbaugh, said be a German, was fined $100 and sentenced to jail for 30 days here. Later he Was indicted on three counts hy the Fulton county grand jury in connection w’th the assault. Bail of $1,009 was fixed in each count, which charge assault on Sunday; ashault on one of the evangelist’s workers, and disturbing public worship. PROPERTY OF AMERICANS IN GERMANY TAKEN OVER Berlin.—The property of Americans in Germany has been placed under the trusteeship of the German govern ment There is no Intention, how ever, to confiscate property or to infringe on the personal rights of the property holders. /French Sink Two U-Boats. Athens.—French • destroyers, have sunk two enemy submarines in the Gulf of Taranto. , BABST PREDICTS PLENTY OF 8UGAR DURING'NEW YEAR Washingbon--A plentiful supply of sugar for the American people during the coming year wds predicted by Barl D. Babst, president of the Amer ican Sugar Refining Company, testify ing before the senate, investigating commiittee. He opposed placing a Hmtt on domestic consumption, oon tending that any such plan would re suit in a larger surplus than could M shipped abroad. Contracts Have Been Let for Hun- I dreds of Others Including Dread- naughts, Cruisers and Destroyers and Auxiliaries—Explain Operation. i Washington.—A recital by Secretary Daniels of how the navy prepared for war by adding several hundred ships to the fleet and letting contracts for ' hundreds of Othersv including dread- naughts, battle cruisers, destroyers and auxiliaries, and explanation of the op eration of the navy supply department by Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster | general, marked the opening of the In- i quiry by a house subcommittee into the navy’s war activities. j Representative Britten, of Illinois, asked Secretary Daniels whether the department had received any com plaints from Vice Admiral Sims, com manding American naval forces in the war zone. The secretary said the question was improper and that “mess gossip” should not be banded about, but he added that Admiral Sims had been given everything possible that the navy could give. I Later when Admiral McGowan was I called to the stand he submitted an order issued by him some months ago directing' that Admiral Sims requests for supplies be acted upon on the same day they were received. “We have 424 ships in course of con struction.” Secretary Daniels told the committee. “That does not include submarinechasers, of which we. are building 360 and does not include the small craft. The chasers will be in service by early spring.” Included In thp 424 ships, he said, were battle cruisere, battleships, Bcout cruisers, destroyers, fuel ships, gunboats, hOB- pital ships, ammunition hips, sea going tug, mlne-sweeperB and sub marines.The navy at the beginning of its participation in the war, the witness continued, had at its disposal Hte money needed for most of the expan sion immediately required and In pressing cases where funds were lack ing over-obligations were incurred. Within the last few days the navy haB bad to ask for $86,000,000 in addition to the regular estimates amounting to $1,039,000,006 for the next fiscal year, now before the house naval commit tee.Secretary Daniels said the navy now had more than one thousand ships In commission as against 300 two years ago and an enlisted person nel of 280,000 officers and. men com pared with 64,680 men and 4,378 officers when America declared war. “Has the navy measured up?” he asked. “It is my firm belief at the close of the investigation your an- swer will be, Tt has, and the country has every reason to repose confidence In the navy.’ ” AU8TRO-GERMA NFORCE ATTACK ITALIAN LINE Reinforcements In Large Numbers are Brought Up. The AustroUermans have renewed In great strength their effort to pierce the Italian line and debouch upon the plains of Venetia in the region of Bas- saso. In fierce fighting around Monte Azolone, in which the enemy again suffered severe losses and several times were repulsd, reinforcements, in large numbers were brought up nad the Italians were compelled to give ground. The fighting lasted through out Tuesday and according to the German war office, more than 2,000 Italians were made prisoner. Likewise along the southern reaches of the Piave river, the invaders and the Italians are engaged in heavy fighting. A crossing of fhe Old Piave on pontoon bridges was successfully carried out by one enemy detachment, but later the Italians jhoved back the Teutons to the water’s edge. The fighting on .the other fronts still remains below normal, although the artillery duels on various sectors con tinue intense. The artillery activity between the French and Germans in Champagne and in the mountainous regions near the Swiss border is in creasing .In volume, probably forecast ing infantry attacks at an early date’. Again the losses to British shipping through mines or submarines show a decrease. According to the weekly statement of the British admiralty 17 merchantmen were sent to the bot tom last week, as compared with 21 the previous week. SLIGHT DECREASE IN „ SHIPPING LOS8ES 8HOWN London. — Fourteen British mer chantmen* of more than 1,600 tons and three under that tonnage were sunk by mine or submarine during the -iast week, according to the admiral- •y statement. One fishing vessel also was ’ sunk. The shipping losses jy -nine or submarine' in- the past week Vre slightly under those of the pre *foU8 week, when 14 vessels of more han 1,600 tons and seven , under tha. 'onnage were destroyed ' Resolution Adopted Is Identical With That Passed, Last August Except That It Gives Seven Years Instead of Six to Ratify. ' Washington.—Nation-wide prohibi tion won in the house and only the ad justment of slight difference in reso lutions between the house and senate now stands in the way of submitting to state legislatures an amendment to the federal constitution forbidding the manufacture, sale-or importation of in toxicating- liquor for beverage pur poses in the United States or its terri tories. The vote in the house, taken after a day of debate before crowded gal leries, was 282 to 128, with the parties dividing almost evenly. The margin for prohibition was eight votes more than the two-thirds vote. Both wets and drys had been pre dicting .victory all day, and it was not until the last few names had been called that the anti-prohibition forces conceded their defeat. When Speaker Clark announced the result, the victors were joined by the galleries, in such a. demonstration as is rarely permitted In the house. Former Secretary Bry an, an Interested spectator nearly all day, appeared on the floor and joined In receiving congratulations with Rep resentative Webb, of North Carolina, who had led the fight. The resolution adopted by the house Ist identical with that passed by the senate last August, except that, it gives the states seven years instead of six in which to ratify the amendment. The Presidents’ approval is not re quired and the state legislatures may act as soon as they please after Vice- President Marshall and Speaker Clark have signed the resolution. Following is the resolution as adopt ed: - “Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives that the following amendment to the constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of the con stitution when ratified by the legisla tures of the several states as pro vided by the constitution: “Article—Section I. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the im portation thereof into, or the expor tation thereof from the United StateB and all territory subject to the juris diction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. “Section 2. The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by ap propriate legislation. “Section 3. This article shall be in operative unless it shall have been rat ified as an amendment to the con stitution by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the con stitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the states by the Congress.” IH BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS Flood the room with mellow, usable Rayo light Strong enongh to Uluminate aTarge room—yet en tirely free from uncomfortable glare. R A Y O L A M PS light like a gas jet. Just raise thegallery and tduch a match. 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HERBERT HOOVER WON’T * CAN THE COMING YEAR Washington;—Offcials of the ' Vir ginia Canners’ txchange, summoned to explain certain papers found in their flies by investigators for the federal trade commission in the oou-.>e of the inquiry into charges of food speculation made by the food admin istration, agreed to withdraw all let ters and papers which might be con strued as suggestions for price-fixing, and to refrain in the future from all activities tending to such an effect. Mexicans Fire on Americans. BI Paso, Texas.—Mexican federal soldiers fired on an American cavalry patrol which accidentally crossed tha border on “the island,” near Faheaa, Texas, killing one cavalry horse an# wounding another. The American sol diers returned the fire and one Mexi can solder was seen to fall from hie horse. No Americans were hit. Tha firing was reported to division head quarters here today and an investiga tion ordered. Fabens is 32 miles south east of BI Paso..! .. 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C m X ?I!IlKS E S m g s i ;?:••*? c mXXXXXX»*«»«rjfTXXXXXXXXJ B e i y a m i n F r a n k l i n s New Year's RetoItttions □ E I W vSG5p l f l l IWiI H ( ; -H1 * i ■•!... ■ 1 ' I'* • : |H $ $ •• ■; ft/- 'W W :J: m - - I'f 'i . : ' <-v|4'v IL M11 i l f t i *: -IrjjJ ' i l l ! J « S ! I t f l l ! rI iIIP P M hi A DouHe A nniversary Siisan Edcfr “ N ' CapyrMU HiCtanttCmagp^aeSyndicate OW, I wonder what that means?” said Ethan Crone. He had just come back with the weekly paper— and one letter from his tramp through the snow to the post office. ; Old Mrs. Crane had brought in the 'lighted candles and piled an extra log ;on the fire. I Bthan *ore open the envelope and read the Inclosed card: 1Mlss Angela Hanna. At Home. January 1st’” I “La I” said Mrs. Crane. “She wants ■you to call there.” i "Get out,” said Ethan, with a sudden access of sheeplshnesB. nWby should I go there?” "Well, why not?” asked Mrs. Crane. “It’s what the city people do, Tm told. They make a big cake and draw a pitcher of cider and set down In their best clothes to see company. Angy Hanna is dreadful enterprising; she means to lead In the fashions." ; “Am I to call there?” asked Ethan, i “Why, of course," eald his mother. ,"What else does it mean? Miss An gela Hanna—at home.” j “She’s at home most days, ain’t she?” said Ethan' musingly. "There was never anything of the gad-about In Angela Hanna that I ever heard of.” I “Oh, but this .here's a new kink I” exclaimed Mrs. Crane. “An extra-spe cial day for calling—don’t you see?” I ‘Td calculated to take the oxen to :Snldge Hill and grub stumps out of the clearin’ on New Tear’s day,” said Ethan. : “The next day will do just as well for the stumps,” said Mrs. Crone, en- couragingly. “Ion might as well be 'out of the world as out of the fash ion.” I Deacon Perkins received one of Miss Hanna’s cards and so did Squire Hart, Iii fad, there wasn’t a widower ,or old bachelor or eligible swain In all FairvieW' who was omitted from her list.' ! "I ain’t as young as I was,” said tired of living alone and sewing on vests to earn her pin money, and she had determined, on this particular oc casion, to make a bold stroke and win a husband. . She attired herself on New Tear’s day In a green satin dress, cut low in the neck and short in the sleeves, pinned a bunch of holly at the left side, and puffed her newly tinted hair In the most elaborate style. 'I do declare,” said Miss Angda to- herself, “I don’t look a day over twenty.” Deacon Perkins was the first to ar rive, an old bald-headed man, with a complexion of leather and the keenest of twinkling black eyes. "I got a letter from you, Mlss Han na,” said he. “I s’pose you want to consult me on business.” ~ “La, deacon, what a very strange idea,” giggled Mlss Hanna. .“No, In- Miss Hanna to herself. “It’s high time I took steps to establish myself,” Miss Angela Hanna had just passed her flve-and-fortieth birthday; she was stout and ruddy, with the very best set of teeth that the Pairview dentist could supply, and a perpetual smile riveted on her lips. She was very “How Came You Here?" Screamed Mlss Hanna. deed I I only wifih to promote socia bility during the festive season.’ “Well, then, I guess I’d better be goin’,” said the deacon. I hain’t no time for no sich foolery.” “Don’t be In a hurry, deacon,” urged Mlss Hanna. "I do wish to consult you.” "About what?” frowned the deacon, looking dubiously at the purple shoul ders and arms of the lady. “Marriage,” said Miss Hanna. “Would you advise me, dear deacon, to commit my future into the hands of another?” “Eh I” said the deacon. “Had an of fer?” “Yes,” said Miss Hanna, driven by his directness into an absolute lie, "Then, 111 was you," said the dea con, 'Td accept It, 'cause it alat llkdy you’ll have many of ’em.” “But, deacon,” she stammered, “what if I don’t love the man? What if I love another who-" "Then don’t accept him,” said the deacon; but, suddenly becoming elec trically aware of Ws danger as Miss Hanna moved her chair a little closer to his, he added, “My horse is gettln’ dreadful oneasy outside. I guess I’ll be goin’. No, thankee”—as Miss Han- 9 9 5 4*0 endeavor to speak die truth in every instance, to give nobody ’ expectations that are not likeljr to be answered, bat aim at sincerity in every word and action; the most amiable excellence fa a rational being. » 5 J C y apply BqrMtf industriously to whatever business I take in band, and not divert my mind from my bus iness by any foolish project of growing •uddenly rich; for industry and pa tience are the surest means of plenty. I RESOLVE to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a 'matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse^the fault I hew charged upoa others, and upon proper occasions, speak all the good I Imowof everybody. na took up the plate of cake—“I don’t never eat nothin’ except at reg-lar meals. Good mornin’l” And thus the deacon escaped. "Eh I What’s that noise? If it's the cat Jumping at my canary again—but It Bounded more like someone laugh ing and cats don’t laugh. Who’s that cornin’ up the walk? Ethan Crane, I do declare! Well, he's a likely young fellow—not as rich as Squire Perkins, maybe, but— Oh, come In, Mr. Crane. Come In. I am so glad to see you. Lovely day, isn’t It?” Ethan Crane sat down with his hat In his lap. "I received your card, Mlss Hanna.” "Oh, did you!” said Angela, with a smile. "To tell the truth,” said honest Ethan, ‘I wanted a little talk with you.” “Indeed!” said the lady. "Won't you come here and set by me on the sofa? It’s more sociable like.” "Oh, yes, if you like,” said Ethan, obeying her gesture of Invitation. “You see, my mother is getting feebler, every day, and we feel the need of some younger person at the farm. And I’m twenty-eight now, and the place is in good oraer, and I’ve money at interest, so that I’ve pretty much made up my mind to marry.” Miss Angela let the puffed and friz zled head fall on his shoulder. “Dearest Ethan!” she exclaimed. “les—exactly,” eald Ethan Crane, movlug as far away as the arm of the sofa would allow. “So, if you thought that your niece, Mirandy, would have me—” “My niece, MIrandy I” gasped the elder lady, the immovable'bloom never altering on her face, although her heart beat wildly and her lips blanched. “Yes,” said Ethan. “I hoped to meet her here today.” “No!” said Mlss Angela sharply. “She’s gone away; and if she hadn’t, she wouldn’t accept you.” “Is she engaged to someone else?” stammered poor Ethan. “Yes,” said Miss Hanna. “To Joshua Simpkins. But, Ethan, do not grieve ; I am ready to entertain your suit, al though Mirandy despises you, and—” “But she doesn’t, aunty!” interrupt ed a clear, distinct voice, and Mirandy herself entered from an adjoining room. “On the contrary, she loves Ethan Crane dearly, and she refused Joshua Simpkins, as you know very well. “How came you here?” screamed Miss Hanna. “I went to Mrs. Brown’s house,” said Mirandy, "and she had gone to spend the holidays with her niece at Stanford. So I came back home.” “You are a dreadfql minx!” cried Miss Hanna, nearly suffocated with anger. “Gently!” said Ethan Crane, inter posing in Mirandy’s defense. “No call ing of names, please.” “And you shan’t stay in my house another day!” added the indignant lady. “Then she shall come to mine!” boldly asserted Ethan. “Come, Mi randy, darling—my sleigh is at the door and it holds exactly two. We’ll go to Parson Squire’s and get married this very hour.” So they were married, and old Mrs. Crane, who was waiting at the farm house door to receive her son, was de lighted. “If it hadn’t been me,” said Mi randy, , mischievously, “it would have been Aunt Angela, for she was deter mined to marry Ethan.” “The Lord forbid!” said Mrs. Crane, raising her eyes. “And after this,” said Ethan, as he led his bride'in, “the . first day of the year will be a double anniversary— he happiest of Happy New Years. Eli, Mirandy?” . I It is tlfne to be drawing up plans . and specifications for the annual reso- | lution-making. IG out, wild bells, to die wild ie flying cloud, the frosty light ^The year is dying in the night BUng out, wild bells, and let him Ring out the old, ring in the new Ring, happy bells, across the snow ^ T h e year is going, let him go in jh elru e IN G out the grief that saps the mind For those that here w e see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, 5pSJ&ng~urredress for all mankind. ouuFsiowiy dying cause, Iincient forms of party strife; ^ n g jn jh e nobler modes of life, ith sweeter manners, purer laws. out the want, lhe cate, the sm " ^ R in g out, ring out my moum But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out false pride in place and ,T h e civic slander and the spit f K^ R ing in the love of truth and'A ht, Ring^in^tffe ]common love of goodr out old shapes of foul disease, ^ r ~ Rihg out the narrowing lust of goH (g out the thousand wars of old, RingJn the thousand years of peace. • -o' •£. ' ^ R ing i Bing in the valiant man and free, - -^ r g e r heart, the kindlier hand; R ig^ Jiw the darkness of the land, in InraQ iria that is to be. M liiiin niinttvssS . vouchers-aHow* 1,1917TteasurerVconi checks not-taken balance on hand ofldeddebffbr.Co ■onded debttforRo. fended debrfoHBr V ded debt for-Co Total-bondedij s I herebjrt:ertrt I, J. SrD anielr _ Davie-Coumy^l Iportrof -disbuTseni Lunt5r.Ro»H;aw,-1 fo amount-ofctaies |towiishipr-f6r-R° Iatl- 7, W Lutber:1! ipriis, £ riliV « rA .X .I toril l4, to-A rx; I jpril 14,-to"A .L :I lay 9, ^ A rL rD a lay 9, wArL. Da lay 9; WArLr Da; jay: 19, WArL -D, fay 19, W-ArLrI | ay -19, TirArfc E I, w A rL ; Da I, to Af1Ii-D* Ily I, to A rL. D a| iig;. 22, 'to-Ar Lr1 pt.'4, w A rL ; Da^ I,- WAr-L/] v. 6, wA.L: The -fallowing-J aln Towushipr''' ar. 7, byamount j Soard -Road-Con bv. S, byamount ; >t-a former-me fee; I, to-balance fee. 14,1916,-to-S. I Iauaiy-Na-Cxpen lb. 10, t<rP;-P;-6 rd larch—No pril 23,-to-PrP: < 15, td~P.LP. Gi ply—No expenser - ug. 27,-to-P;-PrGl epttraber—No expe Rtober--Noexpensl Jovember-No expi The following! Re.' 4, by amount J [Treasurer __ Sarch 7, by amom I Commissioners .J sov.'V byamouM lee/"I, balancc on I FA].Bee. I, to-amount of Haroh 7, to J. H. SI !mileage,— RoadCf Barch 7, to-J. G. BJ Barch 7, to M. J. i lon-Pino-and- Giol Bareh .7, to-M~ J. f IBbcby and-1Redlan larch 7, to-Mi J.- I IStates-Ferry-Roaq larch 7, to M. J. L IPudding-Ridge-anl ffarch 7, to- M. J. F IRedland -Road mol larch 7, to-M: J. I IPuddmgRtdgtRl larch 7,-to M i-Jrl IJamestown-RoadjIBarch- 7, to M.- J T ■Road from-jamesl larch -7,-to-M !Supervisor- _ larch -8,- to M..;. ■supervisor— __ latch 7, to'Road i. Rril 3,- to-Cv Lr] ISiipervis Jy 3, to-.c/x. Jciay Road ...JJy. 3, to C. L. ■for; 3 days3 aays .. I |lyl8,- WJ.'D.-Dil jand Pino JloadL ...f 4, to-C. L; ■ SPen^tores-fon **Jt^Township1 wi g?IcJ}'7, by amounl^fRoadComrMaJ ft-Vny-amount-al K°ad . Com. - Balal Ft' to "balance o| a scrape safe| >yer?” N* - > S * “ is the mind :e no more; and poor, |ty strife; of life, laws. h / p v M m, i . h 'a /i • • disease, lust of gold US of old, peace. [free, Iiier hand; the land, >e. -« ,1 . Report asper-section-tof'fARevisalMTSMrshbwiri^ tb* !financial condition of-Davie County-for Ae-xear-Adirig'De^ Imbalance in hands-of-IVeasttrer Deit l,jl916.:=„4' 9j662;87- I To amount atcdred fa»m’d^«pMee*'^...;...;;.„.;;.\...;...--; 38ym $v I By n0UAers-allowed--Treasurer fo'r-year ending-Decr$48fI69.;187 1917Bv Treasurer’s commissionbn -$38j842.75ii. I gy checks not taken-from- check hriofc=.__ $ 38,842.75 800:23 137.76 I Bybalance on hand Dec. I, 1917=.;.$39,880.74 8,379.44 $48,160.18, Bonded debt forCourt House, Dec. I, 1917..;.........;..... 31,000.00 Total bonded indebtedness, Dec. I, 1917.".-.”___.$229,500:00 I hereby certify-Aat-Ae-foregoing;-is-a true report -as taken from the records. This Dec. 11, ^1917..............j J. S. Daniel ,' Clerk-to the -Board-Commissioners. - I, J. S. Daniel, Clerkof the Board of Road--Cdinmissidners- [of Davie County; herebyrcertify that-the-foHowing-is-a true [report of disbursements'and-receipts, etc^-as-required- By- Davie {County Road'Law,-Secrll,.for Ae year-ending-Dea l,-1917i;' - ,To amount oftaxescoHCcted for the several-— townships for Roads-1916;^---------------- $16,-142.34 CALAHALNTOWNSHIPr- Idec. I, 1916;'torbaiance'.-overpaid ..$■• .22"I Mar. 6, to A.-L-iDaywaIt repair work.-.:-__ 38-.441 [Mar. 7, to iuther.Tutterow-repair work-:-.;. 14751 $53.4 l:a ..$-23.95.- ... 32.40- ... 13,-33- ... 19.10 $142.95-' ..$-35;9fr 19.39 ... 23:70- .;. 13=75- ... 70:66 - ... 50:00- iApril 3, to ArL. Daywalt-, .payroll.........I April 14, tor A. L.Daywalt/Tepair work.:.J April 14, ttrArL Daywaltj- repair work.;.IAprii 14, to "A. L..Dayvyalt,- repair work.:. ,May 9, toArL. Daywalt, repair work=.. IMay 9, to Ar L Daywalt; repair work.:.....I May 9, to ArL' DaywaItj repair work;;_IMay 19, to A. L. Daywalty repair work;;— IMay 19, toA." LrDaywaltjrr epair work=.. IMay 19, to-Avis Daywaitj':repair work.-._ $355:64- Ijune I, to A: L..Daywaltj repair wotfet ;; 31:82 - JJune I, to A; L Daywahj'-repair work; 37.70 - $425.16 -I July I, to ArL. Daywalt,repair work-.; 7.30- $432.46-|Aug. 22, to-At L Daywalt; repair work 9.80 $442:26-- _ 1246■Sept. 4, to A.- L Daywalt,- repair work:= $454.-72—I, to-At-L'Daywalt; repair work- 28.20 • $482.92' Nov. 6, t<rAfLf Daywalt; Tepair work..:. 56:00- $538.92The-following-amounts-credited to Cal- haln Townshipp withpdates as follow?:' ■ - - far. 7, byamount appropriated Mar. 6 by - Board Road- Commissioners^ =.___.'= $ - Nov. 5, by amount-appropriated to Calahaln- at a former-meeting:::--- -----61.08' 500.00 100.00 $600.00 $'. 600.00 Dec. I, to balance onhand::..------------------ CLARKSVILLE TOWNSHIP Dec. 14, 1916,-to-S. M. Breweryrepair work.r..$ -24:58 January—No-expenses— Feb. 10, to P. P. Gfeenp pay roll --------- 37:50- $62:08 larch—NoexpensesApril 23r to"P;-P: Green, pay-roll__—----- 21:40-$83.48 fay—No expenses - June 15, to-P.-P.- Greenypay roll -------------- 26.00 $109.48- j... 7.30 61.08 >, •; ;T: PULTGNjTOWNSHiP * iSr6jH-Dec. 13, to s; DT.SriiiA* pay. roll,' Oriks.; -Fefiy Road - I ; " ^ j7=- * J3g9 *** ^ * * .Seaford^ repair. work*'on[ Advance. and Salisbury .Road._ ' . ' 46.30Jan.r.27,:to L.P., Seafdrd, pay. roll.^ 57.55*' DAVIESRECORDfeC' Feb.'i6,;. to L P. Seaford,.repair, work.$473.50 * -38.40 March=6, to G=W. Crotts,, road drag,Fulton^;Township. ...... ....I11 . -TT- - I.,, 2 50 March: 6, to Mocksville Hdw. Co" for. Jog- - "chain*- points, etc. ; ___“3,99 March-9, to Good Roads-Machinery. Co.':for. points and wheels '_____ 22 .34 ' March-19, to Williams & Garwood, for plowjaxle- grease, mattocks, etc.= __ n.4 g j March 19, to L,P. Seaford,; work - on.road.. from'J. C. CartePs to. J. F. Potts’=......___115.58 $667.70' 44.68 55.35 April-3, to L. P. Seaford, pay rolljon .road J.; C. CartePs to=Jj F. Potts’=... ..._____ .April. 3, to L. P.. Seaford, pay,.roll, repairwork on all' roads______.=..'_____ April 3,-to L P. Seaford, pay roll top-soiling Oaks Ferry Road .j...._______ . ,19.86 April -3, to JvF. Potts,, smithwork..________ 1.60 April /5,7 to P. W. Hairston,- money, loaned-: ... Fulton Township,, for repair work !____ 100.00 $SSSf.X9May 9, to L-P. Seaford, j-oad machine.hlades 9.62 .May--9,rto Dwiggms & Green, piping-; ... 10:10;. May-9, to Mocksville. Hdw. Co^ dynamite.... 2.23May 9, to G. W. Crotts,. 3 drags ______ 7.50 June 14, to G. W. Crotts, 5 days7 Com. and mileage ........................................... $918.64 . 14.50 $933.14Aug.-. .18, to L. P. Seaford; repair, workj. 32.62 Aug.-: 18, to L P. Seafdrd, for top-soiling Oaks-; Ferry Road.----------...____=....____169.89 $1,135.65 Sept-. 12, to L; P. Seaford, repair work... 16.45 $1,152.10Nov.- 5, to J. L. Carter, shovels,, axle grease 7.20' $1,159.30The following amounts credited .to: Fulton. Township, with dates as follows:Dec. I, 1916, by amount on hand.. ______Dec.: 15, by amount from J. N- Wyatt, for sale harness and plow__________________ Jan. 26,- by amount from sale .of road harness left with J. L. Holton, by J. N. Wyatt ___ Jan. 26, by amount from G. W. Crotts _Feb.-22, by amount from G. W. Crotts _____March 7, by amount appropriated by Road - Com. March 6 _____________________ Nov.:5, by amount appropriated to this Town ship; by Road Com. at former-meeting.:__ 20377 1277 38:00 7.00 100.00 4.80 “500.00 100.00 $1,362.57 $1,362.57 July—No expense?- |Aug. 27,- to-P.-Pi-Green, payroll------------ $116.78 !September—No expenses lOctober—No-expenses-•!November—No expenses- I The- following amounts credited to— ICIarksville Township; with-dates as followst !Dec. 4, by -amount from J. L. Seek, former— {March 7, by amount’-appropriated by Road - I Commissioners- I------------------------[Nov. 5,- by -amount: appropriated by.-Road- Commissioners- ___—-------------- $565.74 82.52 500.00 100.00 Balance on hand. December I, 1917—.... . JERUSALEM TOWNSHIP Dec. I,- to amount overpaid by J. L Sheek,.. former Treasurer, in the year 1916.:------$ 78.35 Jan.7, 1917, to W. K. Clement, 2 days Com.: 5.00March 6, to W. K. Clement, 2 days Com.=.... 5.00March-7, to J. F. Ridenhour, repair work on. ‘Salisbury • Road ..............:_________ 12.00 March. 7, to W. M. Mundy, 19 hrs. team onSalisbury Road .7.___________:— -----... 5.70March: 7, to H. M, Harris, amount account -to: date -------------j ----:----- — 23.52'March:.7, to Frank Wafford, 20- hrs.. work- rep.- 6.00. Mardi:7, to C. M. Hellard, 25.hrs, work rep.. 7.50 March. 7, to M, A. Foster, salary F. : J.' —Ridenhour --------------------- :--------- 32.50March 7, to-W. F.. Martin, filling abuttment. at Cody and-Reedy-Creek Bridge---------- 20.-00 Mardi- 7, to C. C. Sanford Sons Co., amount.' , of bill as rendered to date--=— -----— 45:25' March- 7, to Byerly & . Davis, being: part of . order.No. 85,’ givenMarch.6, 1916, voucherNo; 136 _____ 75.00March: 13, to ByerlyR Davis, balance accountin full —________—---- 83.98March 20, to E. F. Craven, points, etc.— 9.35 March 20, to J. F. Ridenhour, pay roll—...... 80.80. April 14, to J. F. Ridenhour, pay roll— 109:87April 14, to Horn-Johnstone Co, corn;-..-— 29.28April 14, to S. T. Foster, hay......=---------- 13.10April 14, to Brown Livery Co,, for oats....... 30.80 April 21, to Horn-Johnstone Co., corn.:------ 31.45: April 21, to J. F. Ridenhour, pay roll.-—— 115:14 April 21, to Brown Livery. Co, oats. 36.10 $203^7 $682:52- $ - 682.52 [Dec. I, balance-on hand-FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP I Dea l, to amount overpaid in 1916----- -$ ■ {March 7, to-J..H; Swing, 2 days’ salary and • mileage,” - Road- Com. $ 565.74 2.32 6.60 2.50 74:50- 11:50 36:53 38:25 [March 7, to-J. G. Beaucamp.------------------I March 7, to-M; J.’Hendrix, for repair work- on-Pino-and- Georgia Road mo. of Sept- [March 7, to-M: J. Hendrix,- repair work on- Bixby and-Redland. Road-mo. of Nov.—-.. 112.44 j Mardt 7, to-M-.v J.- Hendrix, repair work on-[ States Ferry Road mo: of-July... ------[ Mardi 7, to M; J. Hendrix, repair work on - I Pudding Ridge and Pino Road mo. of -Nov:[March 7,-to-M. J. Hendrix1Tepair work on. [ Redland Road month, of Sept ______ [March 7, to-Mi J. Hendrix, repair work on [ Puddmg-Ridge-Road:. :---------;—March 7, to M. J. Hendrix, .repair work on j Jamestown-Road-:_j___________—.—March- 7, to-M.- J.-. Hendrix, .repair work on I Road from-Jamestown-to-Starrs Ferty Rd. [March -7, to-M: J. Hendrix,' services -as--Supervisor-. _..______[March-8,- to -M,.: J. .Hendrix, services -at- [ Supervisor—. __.....____________:._ March 7, to-Road Machine-Blade— ......—;.. [April 3,- to-C:- L: Kimbrough, services -as-Supervisor 7 -.__________ —------------------------------ 18.05: $455.55 [July 3, to C. L. Kimbrough,' workon Sand- Clay Road 22.87 .18,52 41.87 26.00 13.75 22.85 5.75 I July. 3, to C. L Kimbrough, services as Supt._ [ for. 3 days-; ...___ .....------- 6.00[July 18j-to-J."D.;-Driver, work'-on MoAsville-' and Pino Road ______ — 4:37 $471.67- [Aug. 22, to J. H;-Swing,—3 days-Com. and- mileage -.=____________ 9.90 • $481.57' [ Sept 4, to- C. L; Kimbroughrservices-as Siip;-; 9.70 7 $491.27 'j [ No expenditures-for - October* and -November.- • The followingamountscredifed-toFarm- Iington To'wnship, with dates as follows: [March-7, by amount appropriated by Board I of Road-Com:-March-6, 1917:;:___....____.: $[Ocf 5,-by:amount--appropriated-by-Board ofRoad Com. Bdlance=. ____—=='108:73 • 500.00 -100.00 |Dec. I, to balance on hand — $600:007 $•• ... - - - -T 600.00 108.73 May 9, to W. K. Clement’l day-Com. and. mileage ,...=,....-------------— ------ $855.69 2.50 $858.19 July 3, to W. K. Clement, I day Com., and: mileage —....... i---------;-------------2.50 -July 9, to E. F. Craven, I road machine blade 8.00 ' ' - $868.69 Sept 4, to H. V. Clement lumber.=—........... 4.25Sept 4, to W. K. Clement, I day Com, and. I mileage_______________________-—: 2.50 .- i , * " . $875.44.Qcti. IO1' to .MerchantoiWholesale Grocery Co. ■ part payment on voucher -No. 123, dated... : May 30, 1916 ---------------------------------6ct..‘15, to M. D. Brown & Son, feed—.....— 29:70 Oct.17, to . H. M. Harris, bal. on. account ,48.45. Oct..20, to.J,.F. Ridenhour,'pay roll... 11.55 Oct.20, to J,.F, Moore, overdraft,. —. 10.26' Oct. 22, to. J,.F. Ridenhour, hay=... =_= 299.18. $1,513.44 = . 4.00 } Nov.. 5, to .T. F. .Spry, .repair work=---- * • $1,517.44 ThefollowingamountscreditedtoJeru'salem Township, with dates as follows: March 7, by amountrapporrioned to Jerusalem . - Township^March 6, 19.17.-----..=.....=...=. Oct. 10, by. ’check turned, over.by. W: K.; Clement from..sale of County ,mules:..=.— Nov. 10,:-by. amount app.rppriate,d..hy;-Rbad ! Com. at a former meeting.,,-------- — March 24, to Luke Graves,' dragging road= . 4;6o: March 31, to.D.C..Howard,*2 drags.-Mrooh ei = T I, TKj =1. . ■ -Mrach 31, to-J. F. Ridenhour,- pay roli-L: March 31, to R. L.,7.Williams, pay roll..... $269.14- =. 13.00 ..... 155:33* 33.40; April -ing April AprilAprilApril; April?April April; April; . r _r_ , $470.87=Z, to L, B, Fqrest dragging and repair*,-:.Co. Home Road :..................... 3.5Q 7, to J. F, CJiA1 service as Supervisor 4.00■?> to Jl F, Ridenhour. pay. roll =.„ 151.51 - 7* to JaA Lagle, dragging,road__j^.„. 3.40 21, to W. F. Nail, repair work:.=...... 2.10 25, to Mocksville-Hdw. Co, axes, etc. I.8O728, to E. .H. Frost, .repair work 8.go .28, to J. F. Click, pay roll=jj.,=j_ 23.76 2*, "to J-. F. Ridenhour, pay roll...==__ 148.90 Dec. 12,-1916, to;M. jf. Hendrix, .repair work ‘- N. Cj Post Road r~— -==_______^ 13.S0 Dec. 12; to M. iJv Hendrii; work as Supervisor 4.00Deu 15, to Luther Tutterow, .repair work 8.00 Jan.-6; 1917, to Luther Tutterowf repair work 16.30 ‘Jan. l2,?to M. -.J: Hendrixf repair wort- 20.03Jan. 12, to M. J. Hendrix, work as Sup 10.00 Jan. 12, to M. J. Hendrix, repair work 28.33 March??, by amount.from J..H- Sprinklef- ordered by Road. Commissioners- $8)8.64May 9, to G. B. Holman, work: on road.=. 11.65 rMay 9, to N.rA. Boger,-repair work.... 1;80.May.,.9, to Dwiggjns_&.Green,.piping.==... 3235 May ,5,; to J. F. Click,, pay rollj" and. repairs:— 6.00May. 5, to J, F. Ridenhour, pay roll :____122:10; May .12, to R. L,.WiIliams, wk. Mud Mill Rd. 2.75 May-12,-Io-J1R. Ridenhour, pay roll .=..... 135.83.. May .12, to J. F., CliA,. pay. roll... ___ 6.40 -May-19; to J. F- CIick, pay roll........ ____ 12.00 May. 19, to J. F. Ridenhour, pay roll. __ 187.81- -May 26,' to H. B.. Ward, work on.grader. .50 May 26, to J. .FnRidenhour,. pay roll 190.57.May 26, to J. F: Click, .pay roll ......_____ 18.90-j May'26, to Mocksville Hdw.-Co., .dynamite 3.91-May 26,- to MoAsyilk Hdw. Co,,mould board ; TMr ~ - . . $1,558.23June.2>.'to J: F. -Ridenhour, pay-roll _208.05. Juhe-2, to J. F. Click,, pay roll...= = j 73.15 June 2,.to MoAsville.Hdw. Co., .singletrees= 4.30 .June..9, to J, F. Ridenhour, pay roll= 211:32. June 16, to Ward Bros.,-work on plows .50 .June-16, to J. F. Ridenhour,.pay. roli,.,,,.,.„= 199.78 -. June 16, to J. F. Click, services as Supt,.. =. 23.00”June 13, to Jacob. Stewart, .hay,,.,= ____' 72.43 June 13, to Horn.& Johnstone,.feed for County ; Mules _________...___....„.„;==___ 227.76 June. 30, to E. H, .Frost,. repair, work= ,10.10 June 30, to L. M. Pool, dragging road , 3.20 $2,592.12July 3, to Dwiggins & Green, piping., __.133.66 July 9, to E. F. Craven; I road machine blade 3.00 July 21, to L M. Pool, repair work.,,, 4.05 $2,737.83Aug. 11, to.O. G. HutAins, repair work........ . 5.00- $2,742.83Sept-8, to J. . F.-Click, for-J. M. Sain, repair, work on Mnd Mill. Road.= .....J.... 2.05 Sept.-8, to J. F. CliA, repair on MudMill Rd. 16.30, . $2,762.18 The following amounts credited to. MoAsville TownAip1 wiA dates as follows:Decv l, .1916, by. amount on hand __ March.7, by.amount appropriated by Board of Road Commissioners- ___...___•April 30, by amount from.E.,E._Hunt, jr.,. j>art payment on-part :of Town of MoAs--ville^ for . borrowed money..=,.....=........... June 9, by amount, from. Z. N. Anderson, for- - part of balance due this fund by Townof Mocksville j .'.__________ June 13, by amount from. Z. N. Anderson, part of balance due by.. Ae Town of Mocksville -;________________________June 16, by .amount from J. F. Click,, hay.. _ June 13, by-amount of vouAer No. 480 made to -Jacob Stewart-for hay, due Countyby Town, of Mocksville __1____...June 13, by amount of vouAer No.: 35 to- Horn-Johnstone-Co., due County.by Town- of Mocksville- ___________________Nov. 5, by amount appropriated by Rd. Com. 84.44 May I, to amount overpaid- May 10, by .amount J. H,'Sprinkle,- orderedof Road Commissioners..==:_______ May 9, to Luther Tutterpw, repair work on. PostcRoad ,==,, ________-__ 85.30 :May 9,- to LuAer Tutterow, pay roll 33.50 May. 19, to M.,J..Hendrix,.services as Sup. 14.00 May 19, to M. J. Hendrix, repair work.™= .18.82 ; May 19, to M. J. Hendrix, repair = work onPost . Road _____._____ 177.30 Overpaid.___________________j__ $.- $ 500.00 1,000:00 82.56 100.00 $Ij600:00 $1,600.00 Dec. I,. 1917, balance on hand=82.56 MOCKSVILLE TOWNSHIP: * Dec. *9, 1916j .to J.~S. CliA,. cleaning, rightrof., 7 way _____ .=....=----==.$ :6.63Dec. =23, to.G. E. Horn, pay roll.....—= ------ 20.30 ' $26i93r ....... 12.00January, Nothing spent . ^ '.. •Feb.!13, to J. B. Penry,.repair work.. March 7, .to. W. Gfove Road ,L. HaneSf Work on=. SmiA MdrCh 8, to .J.. F- CliAi repair;work__.: Maroh 10,. to J. F. Click, .repair work:™ March 17,.to.J.- F. CliA,:repair, work__ MaxCh 24, to J.-R.=Ridenhour,, pay roll..MatA 24,.to L.P. Cartoer, dragging rpaA... MafA 24,j to. O. G,. Hutchins, dragging;road March 24, to R..L. Williams, ;=pay*roll-- - MarA 24,_io.EJH.. Frost, dragging,toad=.™ MarA 24, to J. F. Click, repair work.— ..... $38A3 • -16.50=: - 9:01-- 9.00' .22 .2 0 :' !.123:75';.; : -3.40 - "7 2AS'y 13.86 . 20.80“ 4:65’" 683.61 500.00 700:00 350.00 169.0042.83- 72.42 227.76 100.00 $2,845.62 $2,845.62 To balance on hand. December l, 1917= $84.44 SHADY GROVE TOWNSHIPDA I, 1916, .to amount overpaid..________$ 67.15 Mdrch: 6, 1917, to G. W. Potts, road-scrape -blade and express... ________ 8.54 March 6, to.G. W. Potts, repair work, "road 35.90. March 6, to.G. W. Potts, for 4 days attend ance road meeting. ;__;_______ 8.00MarA 6, to G. W. Potts, pay roll________ 55.70 $175.29 . April 2, to R. A. Hilton, dragging road—_ 12.25 April 2, to Harmon Robertson, cutting ditch 8.92 April 2, to J. S. Robertson, making 3 drags 7.25April 7, to' G. W. Potts, pay roll™:— ------- 63.49 April 7, to G...W. Potts, pay roll.:_....-----.., 17.50 May 9, to S. A. Bailey, smiAwork________ 4.95May -9, to. G. W. Potts,, for Mrs. MinervaMassey, for right-of-awy.. .......— ,— * 5.00 May 9, to Thos. Nail, working-road.._______ 7.00 May- 9, to W. E. Boyles, 5 days Commissioner.. and mileage; i .....----—------------,15.00-May 9, to Softley & Boyles, lumber- 9.30 May 9, to Jake (Dope, cutting ditch..------------ 5.00 $330.95 June 4, to G. W. PottSf pay rolL=™— ---- 229.96 June-4,'to F. T. Poindexter, shop work 2.10 $563.04. July 10, to Dwiggins Sc Green, piping.—.— 9.82 •July 18, to J. H. Robertson, dynamite. ..:... 1.25 July 18, to W. E. Boyles, I day Commissioner = - i and mileage. ;--------------------'------,— = 3:00 . $577.08 : Aug. 15, to G. Wv Potts, repair work.on Mud : 7 Mill Road ____ v-----j------------ 54.00; Aug. 22, to J. W. Jones, dragging road.. 5-22 $636.30 Nov. 15, to Walter-Walker, putting up sign- . boards ------------------- 7- 9.00 - $645.30 _ The following amounts credited .to; Shady Grove TownAip,-wiA dates as: follows: March 7, 1917, by amount appropriated to this Township by Road Com- -March 6—... June-13, by amount from Southern R. R.Co. for - contribution toward Ae construction of7 !an; underpass, at .-Idols, N. -C.. ' ; mile-post-L-14.2 ----------------------------Nov. 5, by- amount: appropriated^*by • Road* i Commissioners at a former . meeting.=—...$ :54.70 I i $700:00 $700.00 Dec. I, 1917, to balance von hand—.— $54:70j - general , fund : ACCOUNT Jan. 3,1917, to J. S. Daniel,.Clertto Board..:.$ 12.25 9l40' $ - 500.00 100.00 100.00 17.60 11.3877 14.50 Feb. 6, to Davie Record, bill heads.----------MarA 6, to J. S. Daniel, Clerk to Board;---- March 15, to MoAsville Hdw. Co., amt. acct ! rendered,- building ,road • m; Town , of j MoAsville ..-.---- —--------------—-----77—May'9, to J. S. Daniel, Clerk to Board.....—Aug. 4, to J. S. Daniel, Clerk fo-Board=:—- Nov.-9, to A.-T. Grant, Jrij-attorney, services-.-i rendered, in-Campbell'vsv Board-of Road ; ; Commissioners—!-----------——v----—.—Nov. 6, to J.-S. Daniel, Clerk to BoarA)...... 6.00 . ■'V ■ ... . $225.13. i I, J- S. Daniel,-7 CleTk tb- Ae'.Board, hereby certify-that Aeforegoing is a correct copy as taken from:Ae record9.6 ®- ■ --..7JirSvDANiEL,=;; ;. Clerk to Board Road Commissioners. TOST ROAD-FUND ;: : /Annual Report df Post Road; Fund,';year;ending.'lst Mondaynn .; December, L917:- March :9, to LuAer Tutterow,- repair, work... 32.20 MarA.;9, to LuAer; Tutterow, repair.work™. 17.J0 Balance.....= ..^-------------------------150.14 $.. 300.00 $300.00April I, balance-on.hand-r __________ April 2, by amount from M. J., Hendrix™™.....April-2, to M. J. -Hendrix,, .repair work onPost.Road........................ -__,.... ; 98.76 April 2, to M. J. Hendrix, -services, as Supj'- 17.45 April 17, to M. J. Hendrix, pay! roll-on-P. Rd. 38.52 April'-17, to Mv J. Hendrix, 3 days7Sup™„_. 6.00 Overpaid. __________________ 160.73 - 3.50 7 $300.00-150.147.00 3.50 163.73 300.00 ','S&i 7Z7S I 32.51 332.51 332.51 June I, to amount.-overpaid. ....._______ '32.51 Sept.: .5, to LuAer Tutterow, repair work.-™ 29.30-Sept.- 5, to L. M. Tutterow, repair work. -22.45 Nov. 15, to L., M. Tutterow, repair work 5.20 89.46To Com. 2% allowed Treas. on $696.46 13.92 Dec. !, to amount due.Post-Road-Fundf J$103.38 LJ- S..Daniel, ..Clerk to Ae Board Road Commissioners,' hereby. cerdfy...that ..Ae .foregoing is a true report- as taken from Ae records. This Dec. 11A, 1917. J. & Daniel , CJerk to Board Road Commissioners. - I, J* S. Daniel, Clerk to Ae Board of Road Commissioners of Davie County,; hereby ^^ certify Aat Ae foregoing is Ae amounts of receipts and expenditures of - the County 7Road fund by Ae monA; beginning Dec. 1st,- 1916, and ending Dec. I, 1917: Dec; I, 1916,' by amount turned over by,. former Treasurer ________;_________ Dec.. 4, by amt from J. N. Wyatt, from sale- of harness and plow. $ 1,548.04- S Dec. 26, by amount from j. H. Sprinkle, Shff:Dec. 26, to Sidney Spitzer Co^ interest onRoad Bonds ..._______.'.________ -._$875.00 To expenses by TownAips. as follows: CalAaln TownAip*___;______..... : $ .00Clarksville Township ......... 24.58Farmington Township ________________: 00.00 Fulton Township ...... 369.65 Jerusalem Township ...„.J _________ 00.00 Mocksville Township.____________ 26.93Shady Grove Township _____:..________ 00.00General Fund Acct !_I __________00.00 Balance --------------1__ 1,164.88 $2,461.04Jan. I, 1917, balance on hand ......._____ Jan'._26, by amount from sale of road harnessJan. 26, by. amount from G. W. Crotts...___ To expenses for Jan. by Townships as follows: CalAaln TownAip -___;___:__!_______ 00:00Clarksville Township ... _________ 00.00 -Farmington Township ________I___ ___ 00.00' Fulton Township'____________ 103.85 Jerusalem Township — --------------------: 5.00Mocksville Township _______________ .00.00Shady Grove Township .'._________ 00.00 General -Fund Account ------ 12^5 Balance ;________________ ,-$1,150.78 38.00 875.00 $2,461.04 $1,164.88 7.00 100.00 $1,271.88 $1,271.88 Feb. I, balance on .band™________;______ $ 1,150.78 Feb. 22, by amount from G. W. Crotts, sale of . road harness _______________________ 4.80 ~ To expenses by Ac Townships as follows:Calahaln Township ..._________ 00.00 Clarksville. Township — ^__________ 37.507 Farmington Township------------------------- 00.00 Fulton Township ____________________ 38)40Jerusalem Township _________ .„.=.. 00.00 Mocksville Township —_______________ 12:00 ; Shady Grove Township__________ 00.00General Fund Account ----------.'.— 4.00Balance___________41,063.68 $1,155.58 $1,155.58 MarA I, balance on hand---------------------MarA-7, by amount fromj. H; Sprinkle, Shff. March 27, by amt. from J. H. Sprinkle, Shff.March 27, to Sidney Spitzer &. Co., interest-due April. 1st __________$1,125.00To expenses.by Townships as follows: Caiahaln To'wnship ------,----------------- 53.19CalAaln Township overpaid Dec. I, 1916,™ .22'Clarksville Township ____...=..-------- — .00 Farmington Township,'.... --- '435.18 - Farmmgton Township overpaid Dec. I,. 1916 2.32- Fulton ToWnship ______ j------------155.80Jerusalem Township ----- — 406.60 Jerusalem Township overpaid Dec. I, .1916.™ 78.35: Mocksville ToWnsbip ---------------:---------, 431.94 Shady Grove Township.------------—,---------108.14Shady-Grove Township overpaid Dec..I, 19.16 67.15General Fund AcAunt — ----.---------- 27.00 •Balance ...---------------™==™—----$2,797.79 $ 1,063.68 3.500.001.125.00 . • . . $5,-688.68 $5,688.’68 April I, to balance on hand™=.=.=..------ $ 2,797.79April 30, by amount Town of MoAsville== 700.00 To expense for monA; by Townships as follows: CalAaln Township ==.=..----- =™. 89.78 7 - Clarksville .Township -------- — 21.40Farmington Township ----:™---------------. 18.05 Fulton Township.___________ — 221.497 Jerusalem Township ™— MoAsville Township .=Shady-Grove ToWnship, General Fund . AcAunt •: Balance -------------- — 365.74 ™. 347.77 '7 = 109.44- 00.00 ' 42,324.12. May I, to-balance on hand..May-10, by,amount from J. H. .Sprinkle.™— May: 23, by amount from J. H. Sprinkle™..™May: 23, to G. 'W. McNear & !Co., interest ; on .road bonds -------.==..—:—_——42,250.00 • Xo expense by To’wnships'-as follows: CalAaln -Township ,.------= =----------------213.45Clarksville Township _=.~~™-~...™—= —— 00:00Farmington Township ™) ---------— — 00.00 EuIton TownAip'...--------------------------- 29.45 Jerusalem TownAip ...... ™.™.=™=„= 2.50Mocksville Tnwhship — ---------;------—• 739.59Shady; Grove TOwnAip. .... —------- 46.25 $3j497;79 $3j497.79. $ 2,324.12- v 700.00 2^50.00 General FAd AAount Balance 11.38 $f;98l:50 " - ; , . . -. $5,274.12 June l, to balance on hand.,==-"-=-=-- --"- June 9, by. amount from Town of Mocksville June 13, by amt. from SouAern Railway Co. June3l3, by! amt from Town of,Mocksville June-16, by amf from -J,^T:Click for: hay=> .( Conririued On another ;page) . $5,274.12' $1,981,50 35o;oo- 100.00- 169.00 42.83 - P1AVlE RECORD C O U N T Y EXH IBIT Annual Report as per Section 1388 of The Revisal of 1905, Show nu Am ounts D isbursedby Board of County Conunissiohers of Davie County for Uie Y ear Ending December 1,1917. I. C. Berrier1 clerk election Jerusalem.. L. A. Clouse, judge election Smith Grove --------------- D. L. Richardson, judge election Clarksville;.---------... J. P. Grimes, clerk election, Cooleemee.—.------------- Filmore Harbin, shoes, etc., prisoner at Jail... ----- E. R. Barneycastle, judge election North Calahaln— .. C. S. Eaton, judge primary election Clarksville. —C. j. Taylor, judge election, and work on Canvassing Board ---------------------------------•---—---------•■••B. G. Williams, clerk election East Shady Grove------ D. R. Stroud, clerk election, Calahaln-------------------- W. B. Angell, judge election Mocksville---------------- I. C. Davis, judge Shady Grove ........ — W. 0. Murphy, house rent election, North Calahaln.... E. T. Atkinson, judge election, Smith . Grove.........— W. Y. Wilson, Agt., house rent, registrar election, Mocksville-------------;•--------------------------------J. F. Garwood, judge election, Cooleemee ............ T. I. CaudeII, clerk election Cooleemee ----._-----G. A. Sheek1 clerk election, Mocksville------------------ O. G. Allen, clerk election, Mocksville.--------------------' . F. M. Carter, judge election, Fulton --------------------- ,lV J. B. Bailey, judge election, Fulton ------------------------hA A. L. Chaffin, judge election, North Calahaln. . G. L. Shiftt1 clerk election)" Shady Grove..;................... M. L. Godby, Judge election, South Calahaln ............. C. S. Eaton, judge election, Clarksville------------------ H. R. Williams, judge election, Shady Grove----------- W. A. Beekerl judge election, Jerusalem and member Canvassing Board ------..---------------- — H. M. Deadmon, judge election, Jerusalem. ...... G. A. Stewart, clerk* election, West Shady Grove...----- W. F. Stewart, judge election, West Shady Grove- W. A. Langston, clerk election, Jerusalem—........ W. M. Crotts, judge election, Mocksville..-.--------- F. H. Bahnson, Judge primary election, Farmington- F. H. Bahnson, judge election, Farmington —..... C. L. Weir, judge election, Farmington----------------- A. E. Hendrix, registrar, Fulton-------------------------- W. C. Elam, clerk election, North Calahaln---------- T. H. Nicholson, clerk election, Farmington ;----- H. T. Smithdeal, ballot boxes, etc Brown Livery Co., auto to Yadkinville with Sen. vote H. T. Smithdeal, registrar, East Shady Grove.—......... J. G. Glasscock, registrar, North Calahaln ........ J. H. Sprinkle, summoning jurors for Nov. Term, 1916 W. A. Weant, house rent. County Treasurer Office ------ W; A. Weant, stove-piping, etc. ...............—-—J. H. Sprinkle, Sheriff, tax notices, etc.------------------ R. W. Kurfees, regjstrar, Cooleemee—------------------ G. W. Johnson, registrar, Farmington..J. Lee Cartner, registrar, South Calahaln—..........— J. R. Harbin, Jail fees.R. A. Blaylock Sc Co., coffin Rebecca Horn, pensioner— G. W.. Potts, freight on cement used Carter Ck, Bridge J. H. Sprinkle, amount advanced stenog. Nov. Term— Jacob Stewart, Chairman Board Elections ----..... J. H. Sprinkle, serving 3 notices judges of election— ..J. H. Sprinkle, expense carrying prisoners to Greensboro A. T. Grant, C. S. C., official work..—..........__—...- A. V. Smith, registrar, West Shady Grove ............. W. A. Roberts, registrar, Clarksville .................... J. R. Hargin1 four months Janitor ---------------- —.... J. H. Cain, registrar, Mocksville v..........—— Walker’s Bargain House, buckets for Court House ---- H. S. Walker, clerk election, South Calahaln—.•------ M. C. Ijames, 2 days Commissioner and mileage.......... John Emerson, I- cord wood at Court House------------W. F. Martin, putting on. Reedy and Cody Creek brgs.Edwards Sc Broughton, blanks, etc., C. S. C. Office 17.24‘ ' .60 .30 1.05 .30 .30 4.00 .65 1.00 .80 1.7S 3.00 4.003.00 4.00 .60 5.00 2.00 7.00 2.50 3.00 4.00 3.00 1.00 4.50 2.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 5.00 4.00 2.00 5.00 3.00 4.50 8.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 3.50 4.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 16.753.00 3.00 2.10 6.00 17.22 16.00 11.804.00 1.30 5.9517.98 17.2017.48 20.6020.00 4.50 40.30 53.37 .90 8.00 7.31 16.42 17.02 20.00 21.84 1.25 2.00 5.20 2.00 76.39 J. H. Sprinkle, State vs. Arthur Smoot et al ..... J. R. Harbin, State vs. Jim Oneal ------- Fletcher Whitaker, same as above------------- J. R. Harbin, State vs. Jim Long.—....—---- J. R. Harbin, State vs. Jim Long.-------------- Hayden Clement, State vs. Earl Pennington- J. H. Sprinkle, same as above --------- Auto hire, same as above- N. S. Gaither, same as above.. S. A. Koontz1 same as above..J. R. Harbin, State vs. Ed Davis-------------------------- 1.10S. L. Foster, same as above ----------------------------— 1A0J. L. Sparks, same as above --------------------- 1-40J. R. Harbin, State vs. W. Y. Willson..-------------------- .45Nathan Boger, same as above----------------------------- 1.25W. D. Foster, State vs. Arthur Smoot ---------- .80 J. B. Clement, same as above ---------------- ' 1.80J. H. Sprinkle, State vs. Arthur Smoot and Km Meroney 1.50 J. R. Harbin, same as above.....--------------------- -80G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Ernest Tiller.----------------- .30 A. T. Grant, C. S. C., half fees Nov. Term Court. 37.85 Byerly & Harper, supplies CounQr Home...-------- 25.24 Jas. L. Seawell, half fees allowed Referee in case Boardof Education vs. Board County Commissioners. 35.50 J. S. Daniel, official work.—.r._________________ 32.48 J. S. Daniel, official work----------------------------— 34.30 J. S. Daniel, amt. advanced for freight on bell, etc---.. 3.65 O. T. Bowies for wood for Court House---- 4.50 J. H. Henley, judge and ballot box, S. Calahaln 5.00 J. D. Hodges, registrar, Jerusalem------------------;----- 17.84 C. C. Young, coffin P. J. Cope, pensioner ............ 20.00 J. L. Crouse, part pay as per contract on Court House 1,500.00 Raleigh James Hughes, architect .......... 500.00 .Kinley Smith, State vs. Will Smith----------------.----- 2.40 W. L. Hanes, registrar Smith Grove.----------------— 18.60 Hege Davis, clerk election, Fulton--------- — • 3.00 Dr. J. W. Rodwell, County Physidan----------------- 5.50 Davie Record, printing CounQr Exhibit and Road Report 82.00 J. S. Daniel, offidal work—---------------- 27.10 - -- ----- 775 3.92 28.00 2.10 9.33 7.05 62.50 1.66 32.99 2.00 28.10 1.90 3.874.004.00 4.00 4.00 14.00 '50.002.25 26.17 16.45 1.50 .901.50 1.45 1.65 18.40 7.72 242.25 700.005.509.004.00 3.00 14.30 13.701.75 24.81 W. L. Call, supplies County Home.. T. J. Davis, shoulder meatj_County Home ---—— Horn-Johnstone Co,- coal Court House ------------------- Horn-Johnstone Co., batteries Court House, etc........... Dwiggins Sc Green, fertilizer, CounQr Home ------------A. T. Grant, C. S. C., official work____________-—...J. M. Seamon, last quarter, Steward CounQr Home—.„J. M. Seamon, supplies County Home—------------ Byerly Sc Harper, supplies County Home ---------------- D. N. Baity, clerk election, Clarksville.. — ......... Huntley-Hill-Stockton Co., 2 stoves, Court House ------- J. S. Daniel, freight and drayage on 2 stoves------- — Edwards & Broughton, Civil Issue Dockets, C. S. C. Of. W. E. Boyles, I day on Board of Health ;______Dr. T. T. Watkins, I' day on Board of Health______W. C. Martin, I day on Board of Health— --------------E. P.'Bradley, I day on Board of Health... —___ Erwin Cotton Mill Co., 2 tons coal, Court House—.... G. W. Potts, work on Carter Creek Bridge— !______ A. T. Grant, C. S. C., official work------------....--------C. C. Sanford Sons Co., cement, etc., for Court House— C. C. Sanford Sons Co., furniture, etc., Court House— E. D. Johnson, work at Court House ___________.__ W. A. Weant, stove-piping____________________Frank Houston, cleaning up at Court House ---- Walker’s Bargain House, batteries, buckets, Court House J. S. Green, supplies County Home ----------------------- J. S, Daniel, official work— ;-------------------------•J. S. Daniel, freight on casting for dock, etc. ---- J. L. Griffin, part pay on electrical work, Court House J. L. Crouse, part pay on Court House, as per contract R. M. Ijames, hauling 2 tons coal from Cooleemee. etcJ. W. Rodwell, County Physfcitin..... :----- 2.’ G. H. Sedberry, judge election at Cooleemee ---— W. A. Weant, office rent for County Treasurer...___ j: R. Harbin, Jail fees ----------—-.....— ••------ ...G. F.-Winecoff, carrying Bessie Seats to Morganton'..— L. B. Forrest, work at' County Home.--------;--------Byerly 'Sc Harper, supplies County Home ™-——Thos. N. Chaffin, Insurance Premium on $5,000.00 for 5 years, on County Home building. :----------------- J. H. Smith, for varnishing old furniture for Court H..... J. H. Smith, for window shades, etc, Court House—J. H. Smith, window shades— — -----------;—.'--------J. H. Swing, 7. days .Commissioner and mileage-------A. T. Grant, C. S. C, offidal work...-------------------- G. F. Winecoff, carrying A. M- McGlamery Morganton Herbert Clement, I cord wood for Court House..-----State Hospital Morganton, exp. of nurse for carryingBessie Seats to Morganton... —....—J. S. Green, supplies County Home ——,—-.............Modcsville Hdw. Co., nails, etc, Court House - W. L. Call, cuspidors, Court House— — --------- D. C. Howard, shop work...R. A. Blaylock Sc Co., coffin Mrs. Brown, pauper......... The Worrell Mfg. Co, I bbl. Floor-Sweep-— J. G. Peebles, I day member of Election Board,— ...L. M. Smith, work on bridge near John Potts’.--------G. F. Winecoff, carrying Will Bowles, to Morganton, G. F. Winecoff, carrying prisoners to Greensboro.'.— J. R. Harbin, Jail fees. R. M. Ijames, hauling chairs, Court House.—.;------- Edwards Sc Broughton, supplies C. S. C.,- Office. — C. C. Sanford Sons Co, paint for furniture, Court House O. G. Allen, supplies County Home-.-— -------•••••• A. Ti Grant, Jr., amount advanced at direction of the Judge for auto and phone messages for stenogra pher from Winston-Salem. ------------—...—. Byerly & Harper, supplies County Home.;., .—— J. S. Daniel, clerk to Board---------1—...........— •— J. S. Daniel, freight on chair bases,-------;— ------ J. L. Griffin, balance in full for electrical work ;.— A. T. Grant, C. S. C, offidal work,--------------------- J. R. Harbin, 3 months Janitor.-------------------------- G. W; Potts, work on C. G- Bailey Bridge----------...••• J. H. Smith, balance on shades, Court House ------------ D. C. Spry moving goods, for Bob Fraley to Co. Rbme W. S. Crews, carrying Bob Fraley to County Home—— Walker’s Bargain House, goods, County Home---------- P. P. Green, repair on bridge—------- ——----------- J. R. Harbin, woo’d for Court House ---------- J. R. Harbin, Janitor for March. 1.90 10.00 6.00 2.00 3.0021.15 10.75 10.45 1.50 1.70 8.05 7.41 R. A. Blaylock & Co, coffin Mrs. Nancy Booe, pensioner M. D. Brown Sc Son, gasoline, Court House.------------ C. C. Sanford Son Co, paint, etc., for Jail------------ J. E. B. Shutt, coffin, Roney Hairston’s blind boy - A. T. Grant, C. 8. C, half fees in case State vs. Char lotte. Robertson ™---------------------------------------A, T. Grant, C. S. C., half fees in case State vs. Floyd Switsher .— ......................................... J. D. Joyner, same as above— — —-------- D. C. Campbell, same as above.. J. W. Rodwell, County Physidan,. ------ J. M. Allred, R. R. fare to Winston-Salem, etc— L, B. Forrest, 1st quarter, Steward County Home... L. B. Forrest, supplies County Home, Mocksville Hdw. Co, 5 gal. floor oil, County Home— L. B. Brickenstein, part on heating contract, C. House— J. S. Daniel, clerk to Board--------------------U —, W. F. Martin, propping Elsworth Bridge—................C. V. Miller, Jail fees-----------------——-----------——Edwards & Broughton, 7 Abstract binders— ------------Edwards Sc Broughton, binding Birth and Death Certfs. Edwards Sc Broughton, supplies, Register’s Office.—.— Edwards Sc Broughton, 2 Indexes,'Register’s Office-----C. V. Miller, cleaning up Jail ---------;-----,—™— ----- O, G. Allen, supplies, County Home,----;---------........ Green & Vickers, supplies County Home.----------------Huntley-HiIl-Stockton Co, cuspidors, etc., Court House Huntley-Hill-Stockton Co, chairs, Court House,—.— Huntley-HiIl-Stockton Co, fables and desk, Court House J. H. Smith, painting at Jail----------------------------- J. C. Harbin, painting at Jail ..........—.—— John C. Charles, amount paid Dr. Byerly, visit David Smith (pauper) __________ —.............. J. L. Crouse, part pay on Court House, as per contractW. W. West, 2000 feet bridge flooring. 1-------;.— L. B. Forrest, supplies, County Home— — — 0. G. Allen, supplies, County Home _____________ Green & Vickers, supplies County Home ---------------- J. J. StarretL coffin, Robert. Fraley .......................—. J. J. Starrett, coffin, Easter Bowman ___________ Edwards & Broughton, Justice of the Peace Dockets, etc. Edwards Sc Broughton, envelopes, C. S. C. Office ------- Edwards Sc Broughton, 3 Crim.' Dockets, C. S. C. Office Edwards Sc Broughton, pens, Register’s Office -I— J. L. Bender, supplies, Register’s Office_______™—...... Dwiggens & Green, 5 bags fertilizer, County Home ----- Himtley-Hill-Stockton Co., file cabinet, Register's Office Huntley-Hill-Stockton Co., dozen jury chair cushions The Iroquois Mfg. Co., half bbl. bridge pint............. The Vartex Mfg. Co., I barrel bridge paint ........ J. G. Peebles, I day on Board of Elections. --------- Thos. N; Chaffin, I day on Board of Elections_______ J. W. Rodwell, County Physician...______—____-— Davie RecordtTax List posters and 2 Notices of Election Mocksville Hdw. Co., 2 wire brushes, etc—:.............;— G. L. Walker, painting,. RatIedge Bridge-............—— A. T. Grant, C. S. C., express and drayage on JP. Dcks. R. A. Blaylock Se Co., coffin, Polina Hutchens, pensioner J.. S. Daniel, clerk to Board. -________________ J. S. Daniel, ft. and drayage on paint and filing cabs. C. C. Sanford Sons Co., clover seed, County Home farm A. T. Grant C. S. C., official work.. — ________™. J. H. Sprinkle, amount paid for indigent pupils.___ G. W. Potts, pay-roll work on bridge near Mud Mill_T. J. Ellis, lumber for bridge near Mud. Mill ................ Horn-Johnstone Co., coal, Court House __________ Bailey & Crouse, nails for bridge near Mud Mill and • Carter Creek ___________________________ Frank B. Ingold, amount in full, plumbing, Court House, as per contract __________________ I_ L. B. Brickenstein, balance in full for heating, C. House W. E. Boyles, 11 days Commissioner and mileage _ J. R. Harbin, Janitor ---------------------—_________ G. L. Walker, painting, Hendrix, Bear Creek, Anderson Branch and Mill Creek Bridges ,—________Mocksville Hdw. Co., 10 gal. linseed oil and paint brush Mocksville Hdw. Co., mop and nails._____________G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees_______________________G. W. Potts, pay-roll in full, Carter Creek Bridge___Jacob Stewart, 2 days on Board of Elections ____ J. F. Garwood, I day judge bond election, Cooleemee.™ L. B. Brickenstein, valve, etc., for Jail___________..... 1. C. Berrier, I day clerk bond election, Jerusalem...... G. W. Potts, work on Thos. Nail Bridge and lumber H. M. Deadmon, 2 days judge bond election, JerusalemW. A. Beeker, I day judge bond election, Jerusalem_J. D. Hodges, registrar bond election, Jerusalem —Barber Printing Sc Stationery Co,' ink, etc., Reg. OfficeR. W. Kurfees, registrar bond election, Cooleemee.__ Edwards & Broughton, I.Doc. File, Register’s Office.__W. D. Foster, conveying Charlie McDaniel and Barnum Brown from Forsyth County to Davie .County JailJ. A. Tutterow, bridge flooring._______________ J. C. Charles, coffin, David Smith, pauper...,_______ J. S. Daniel, clerk to Board-____________________ J. S. Daniel, freight on clock.___________________ Southern School Supply Co, chairs for Court House _Green Sc Vickers, supplies County Home ______J. R. Harbin, Janitor for May.__________________ .Crawford’s Drug Store, medicine County Home, etc.— G. L. Walker, painting on Hunting Creek Bridge— Barber Ptg. Sc Stationery Co, supplies C. S. C. Office S. R. BessenL I day derk bond election, Jerusalem.—— State Hospital at Goldsboro, conveying Daisy Brown to Goldsboro 176.0018.00 75.00 50.00 23.10 6.1413.202.00 13.15 9.511.08 2.30 6.50 9.85 30.00 2.17 486.25. 2.02 15.00 7.50 25.00 2.00 2.00 •2.45 11.90 1.50 10.00 20.00 14.85 63.73 7.50 W I.97 .30 1.10 10.00 2.00 68.75 1.5$ 2.00 , 450.00 . 9.853.00 5.15 14.00 17.34 3.89 .67 3.50 8.4026.54 19.25 365.6252.50 25.00 25.00 3.00 1,000.00 25.00 1.53 15.52 22.67 5.00 5.00. 21.75 4.11 5.37 1.62 2.58 8.50 14.59 24.00 20.70 48.77 2.00 2.004.00 15:00 '3.85 II.31 .60 20.00 23.50 6.38 11.25 2.00 105.71 40.75 48.32 80.50 •4.10 672.78 191.00 33.00 10.00 29.19 14.25 ’ 2.20 28.65 22.08 4.00 2.00 2.64 2.00 3.70 4.00 2.00 17.36 1.95 20.78 48.00 21.20 20.13 10.0051.50 7.50 734.2024.48 . 10.00 1.05 8.79 3.90 2.00 Edwards 4c Broughton, Marriage License blanks ___-_Cooleemee Journal, advertising Bond Election, Jerusalem Township _______________’_______—___ Walker’s Bargain House, seed, County Home___ Walker’s Bargain House, brooms fur Jail—— ....__J. W. Rodwell, County Physidan— _____—— __ A. T. GranL C. S. C, official work. ..... ____.J. R. Harbin, Janitor —_________ —________—T. J. Ellis, lumber. Carter Creek Bridge_____,— C. C. Sanford'Sons Co— —:___________________ B. G. Ijames, expenses to Reunion at Washmgton,--._ H. H. Hanes, expenses to Reunion at Washington.- ... R. T. Van Eaton, expenses to Reunion at Washington P. P. Green, building bridge near M. J. Hendridcs andrepairing bridge near J. F. Ward’s____—— L. B. ForresL Steward County Home,'2nd quarter..._Green.& Vickers, supplies County Home-______——O. G. Allen, supplies County Home __;__^_.... J, J. Starrett, coffin, Bettiea Gray, pensioner— ____ J. H. Swing, 8-days Commissioner and mileage— _G. F. Winecoffi carrying Chas. Brown Greensboro, etc.G. F.sWinecoff, Jail fees——___' W. C. P; Etchison, expense to Reunion at Washington o or D j ' *----------7 — — Washington..&. W. Bowden, expense to Reunion at Washington __L. M. McClararoch, expense to Reunion at Washington 21.00 •75 6.00 .40 1.00 15.50 ; 5.10 t0.00 24.52 7.50 7.65 8.35 7.85 55.0568.75 19.4416.0420.0026.40 15.00 76.05. 7.857.857.857.85 7.85 7.85 C. C. Sanford, expense to Reunion at Washington...— L. A. Sheek, expense to Reunion at Washington—..... J. L. ClemenL brooms, etc., Court House- --------Ti C. Sheets, expense to Reunion at Washington.—,— J. B. Ford, expense to Reunion at Washington-- - S. C. Goin, expense to Reunion at'Washington——— Raleigh James-Hughes, part pay architect, Court House J. L. Crouse, part pay Court House, as per contract— R. L. Sapp) work on electrical plant—..------——------- S. R. Smith, listing taxes Farmington township --- G. T. Tucker, listing/taxes Fulton Township,—— — T. M. Poplin, listing taxes, Clarksville Township—... r. W. Daniel, lumber for pump House’at Court House— C. H. Tomlinson, 15 hrs. work running engine at 20c J. D. Driver, 5 hrs. with team haulingJnidge lumber— B. G. Ratledgey work on pump house-—-————:— B. G) Ratledge, work on bell for Court House——— J. S. Daniel, express and drayage on book machine...... Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., steel bridge— —; — W. M. Seaford, listing taxes Calahaln Township------- N. G. Bylerly, listing taxes Mocksville Township-— W. H. Hobson, listing taxes Jerusalem Township— — Alf. J. Lewis, painting 8 sips at Court House.--------- W. E. Boyles, 4 days Commissioner and mileage------- J. D. Driver, nails county bridges—--------------------J. W. Rodwell, exp. A. Z. Olds to Cbipway Falls, Wis. J. S. Daniel, express on 3 bdls. casting and drayage;.:. J; S. Daniel, official work..:— — -----— — J. S. Daniel, derk to Board— —-------------—----- Thos. N. Chaffin, copying jury names -----------------— ~ A. T. Grant, C. S. C, official work. EHiott-Fisher Co., I Book Recording Machine— —.— Eiiiotf-Fisher Co., typewriter ribbons ----------— Ward Bros., windlass work on public road -------- The Davie Record, stationery, etc. Register’s Office— Barber’Printing & Stationery Co., printing Farmington School Bonds-----------,——--------------------------- Mocksville Hdw." Co., floor oil, etc- Walker’s Bargain House, ticking, etc., Jail. J. S. Daniel, official work. Brown Livery Co., gasoline, Court House— — J. L, Clement, 2 days member Pension Board---------- R. Harbin, Janitor.. H. Graves, work oir locks Court House— J. J. Starrett, Coffin, Wright Reaves, pensioner------- C. C. Sanford Sons Co., well bucket, etc., Jail—....... Elliott-Fisber Co, copyholder P. P. Green, work on bridge, Saw Mill Branch.......... G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees---------------------------—------ G. F. Winecoff, conveying Tom Estes to Asheville—— G. F. Winecoff and C. V. Miller, work on county well— O. G. Allen, supplies County Home ------------------ — Green Sc Vickers, supplies County Home.---------------- W. W. Harbin, putting in ventilators, Court House ----- Frank B. Ingold, repairing water pipe, Court House— J. D. Wilkins, cast-iroti vents for Court Houser.--------- S. M. Call, Sr, expense to Reunion at Washington-— A. V. Smith, cow for County Home ---------—B. G. Williams, listing taxes Shady Grove Township— Columbus Williams, work at Court House— :---- S. J. Boyles, typewriter-----------------------------^-----The Corkins Chemical Co, disinfectants, etc. ... Mocksville Hdw. Co, lime, etc. ----------.—------J. L. Clement, towels, etc., Court House—— .................Lee McDaniel, expense conveying prisoners— --------Standard Oil Co, gasoline Court House— ——W. H. Hobson, 2 days on Pension Board- ----- — Davie Record, 100 notices-------.— ,— ---------------- B. I. Smith, painting chairs, Court House-:---- —R. M.. Ijames, hauling chairs, etc., from Com. Bldg. Ernest W. Teague, Tax Calculator --------— Mrs. P. J. Crim, Court Stenographer ............— —— Edwards Sc Broughton, I Farm Loan Mortgage'-Book— Walker’s B. House, 2 barrels and.brooins, Co. HomeA; G. Gorden A Co, I. Book Witness Tickets — J. W. Rodwell, County Physician--—.— ---- ... G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees ------------------------- G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees-----— ...----—— ———- J. S. Daniel, express and drayage on books,——----- J. S. Daniel,-clerk to Board----------------—------------- C; C. Sanford Sons Co, two trips to County Home, etc. O. G; Allen, supplies County Home— ——— Green A Vickers, supplies County Home;-----———--- J. R. Harbin, Janitor.— ;-------;------;— ,——----- J. R. Harbin, work at Court House,......... G. L. Walker, painting County bridges ---------- O. G. Allen, supplies County Home— ------— .—— L. B. ForresL 3rd quarter, Steward County Home— J. W. Rodwell, County Physician------------------------ Walker’s Bargain House, churn and shoes, County Home Walker’s Bargain House, cylinder’ oil, etc; - J. R. Harbin, Janitor.----------:--------------------;------A. T. GranL C. S. C, official work— ______Edwards A Broughton, supplies C. S. C. Office— ------ G. F. Winecoff, conveying Chas. Brown to Greensboro ■ and back ...............—----------------------.......— G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees.........^— ------ .... G. F. Winecoff, summoning Jurors— ™ — .............. J. S. Daniel, official work— .— ____—___________- J. S. Daniel, calculating and making 2 large tax books, 4601 names ----;------------------------------------)— G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Will Owens- ;. — G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Masten Bowles -------------Sam Carter, State vs. Tom Atkinson -——--------' S. M. Ellison, State vs. Jake Bowen —— ---------- G. F. Winecoff, State vs. J. H. Robertson..--------------- G. F. Winegoff, State vs. G. S. Robertson ----------- — Sam Carter, State vs. Bob Cornatzer.------- --------— G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Will -Lee,-----------------------J. R. Harbin, State vs. Glenn and E. T. McCulloh ----- J. T. Baity, same as above— -------------------—- W. T.-Myers, State vs. Walter Stafford...................... H. T. Penry, same as above ------------------------------- J. H; Sprinkle, same as above..™----------- H. T. Smithdeal, same as above. ;----- J. R. Harbin, same as above ---------------- A. M. Kimbrough, same as above :— G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Delia Caton™.... Geo. Cuthrell, same as above ---------------- G. W. Potts, same as above...__________ Mrs. C. S. Davis, same as above - W. D. Foster, State vs. J. W. Branson.— W. T. Cornatzer, same as above __ J. R. Harbin, same as above.,...™__ G. F. Winecoff,. same as above.__ Lonnie Myers, same as above- J.- D. Barnes, same as above— ..... Frank StewarL same as above.— ----- W. T. Myers, same as above- G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Ed Emith and Bob Foster—_ W. D. Foster, same as above— -__;_______ _____;_______ S. M. Ellison, same as above ________ Jake Bowens, same as above __ ...T. F. Atkinson, same as above __... M. E. Bowles, same as. above- C. V. Miller, State vs. Chas. Gabird-_________.-.___ C. V. Miller, State vs. Wm. Peacock and Alice Williams R. S. Gales, same as above—-—... — —k___ C. V. Miller, State vs. Chas. Gabird, Frank Graves andBob: Swink —— ..; ; ___________________C. V. Miller, State vs. Joe Cook- G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Joe Cook—. W. D. Foster, State vs. Warren Fry.. Bob Cornatzer, same as above™ — J. T, Robertson, same as above,. C. G. Swaringen, State vs. Wiley A. Smith... G. F. Winecoff, State vs, J. T. Robertson __W. D. Foster, same as abOve— - ■ ’ Will Lee, same as above.______—,_____ C. B. Merrell, same as above. ___ T. F: Massey, same as above- G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Roni Cornatzer- W. D. Foster, same as above...—:__!____ J. S. Steelman, same as above .;_____ J. H. Robertson, Same as above ____...... G. S. Robertson, same as above..G. F. Winecoff, State vs. Chas. Ireland- A. T. GranL C. S. C., half fees Aug. Term, 1917 Crawford’s Drug Store, medicine County Home and Jail W. F. Martin, tools used by County in building bridges I. Ce Berner, work on bridge Cody Creek.:__U. '__ TM -Burgess, repair work on Elisha Creek BridgeThe Union Republican, Tax B o o k s......__ ' • J. R. Harbin,-! month Janitor™™ - B. R. Bailey, ceraenL Carter Creek Bridge— " §> F* Winecoff, conveying Chas. Brown to Raleigh—ZG. F. Winecoff, Jail fees- __..;______ . G. F. Winecoff, Jail fees,;..— — .™™. —— J, S. Daniel, writing Tax Books stuh« * J. S. Daniel, , clerk to Board —™— „ ’’ 7.85 7.85 5.20 7.85 7;85 7.85 250.00 2,000.00 7.50 65:00 65.00 55.00 9.12 3.001.50 18.10 21.55 7.25 347.80 55-00 80.00 75.00 8.00 12.00 1.25 24.00 .90 7.30 34.68 3.50 8.16 255.00 4.25 .75 12.25 27.50 6.25 4.72 17.00 14.85 4.00 10.00 1.50 20.00 2.40 8.00 21.35 114.05 25.55 4.00 20.428.16 6.35 22.85 7.75 7.85 52.00 65.002.40 22.5027.50 8.75 3.50 16.26 12.75 4.00 1.00 3.00 .50 15.00 28.65 27.50 4.20 .66 16.25 11.20 -13.65 .75 45.20 12.07 9.62 8:91 10.00 3.60 44.65 12.16 68.75 5.50 6.50 1.14 10.00 8.20 . 13.91 12.70 30.00 11.80 4.90 230.05 .30 .30 :30 .50 .30 .30 .30 .30 .75 1.10 ,38 .53 .22 .66 1.80 3.20 .50 .30 .60 • 2.35 1.10 „ .15 .60 .30 2:402.451.75 1.302.30 .45 1.00 2.00 2.10 1.30 .45 .30 .95 AS .15 .15 .15 1.40 2.05 .15 .80 .30 1.65 1.32 1.32 1.65 .60 1.60 1.50 1.55 .15 71.012.75 6.001.45 .1.15 28.25 ’ 10.00 : 8.50 19.89 *68.80 17.94 30.00 28.50 Walker Evans A Cogswell, Index Sheets™ A. T. GranL C, S. C., I Manual of Law and Formifor Office ------------------ - J. S. Green, supplies, County Home— __ J. S.' Green, supplies County Home _______ Q. G.- Allen, supplies County Home- 21.50 375 8.61 5.0} 232J 25.00 6.00 6.20 5401.50 2.00 6.00 The.following is a list of the outside poor receiving port from the County during the year ending Dec. I, tyty.911^ Dab Bailey, 10 bu'. seed wheaL County Home __ L. B. ForresL molasses and hay, County Home™ C. C. Sanford S.ons Co.,'auto hire, etc.. W. D. Foster, Cor., holding inquest over Hilton child W., R.. Hutchens, work on bridge on Pudding Ridge Rd Lee Chambers, conveying Mrs. Ples Jones to Co. Home R; F. Lagle, 2 cords of wood for Court House___ -.4 3.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 W. T. Brindle------ W. M. Keller... Ida Jones — -— Mrs. Ples Jones— Mariah Peacock David Smith and wife Lark Barney ................ Z. T. Oneal.— .... M.~C. Williams— — Amanda Daniel and . family___________10.00 Sarah Coker —-----------3.00 Frands Hood .—........ 2.00 Ida Jones 2.00 Alice Smith’s child— .. 15.00 Etta Parks ---------— 2.50 David Smith and wife 2.00 Mrs. Pleas Jones 2.00 Emetine Foster —— 3.00 R. G. Hendrix —_ 6.00 Martha Jeffries 3.00 Luther Fleming —. 3.00 Mariah Peacod 3.00 Wm. Keller ___ S.00 Susan McDaniel 3.00 Rachel Cranfield .— . 6.00 Ida Boger’s child— .. 6.00 Mary Coletrane -— — 3.00 Sarah Holder 3.00 Sarah Smith ;............... 3.00 M. C. Williams. — 3.00Elizabeth Eans. __ 4)00. Zach Oneal --------------3.00 Lark Barney ..._______ 2.00 W. T. Brindle...™;..— 3.00 W. H. Smith—™— — 2.00 Sindy McDaniel 3.00 Amanda Daniel and family ______:..___10.00 Sarah Coker------------ 3.00 Francis Hood----------- 2.00 Fiorina Dyson — 2.00 Newberry Potts and w ife ---------------------5.00 Liza Reed__________ 3.00 W. T. Brindle— 3.00 Wm. Keller------------- 5.00 Ida Jones _______ 2.00 Mrs. Plesa Jones—.,—. 2.00 Mrs. Mariah Peacock- 3.00 David Smith and wife 2.00Lark Barney-------------2.00Z. T. Oneal________ 3.00 M. C. Williams.— — 3.00 Amanda Daniel and ' family ---------------10,00 Sarah Coker ....— . 3.00 Francis Hood ____.... 2.00 Tlorina Dyson ______2.00 W. T. Brindle. ____ 3.00 W. M. Keller...—____ 5.00 Ida Jones ___— 2.00 Mrs. Ples Jones —____ 2.00 Mariah Peacock-------- 3.00 David Smith and wife 2.00 Lark Barney 2.00 Z. T. Oneal______— . 3.00 M. C. Williams—----- 3.00 Amanda Daniel and •family_...— 10.00 Sarah Coker —........... 3.00 Frands Hood ,.__ 2.00 Fiorina Dyson ____ 2.00 Ida Jones .,_ — , 2.00 Alice Smith’s child 15.00 Etta Parks__________5.00 David Smith and wife 2.00 . Mrs. Ples Jones.— — 2.00 Emetine Foster . 5.00 R. G. Hendrix.— 6.00 Martha Jeffries. ------- 3.00Luther Fleming ___- 3.00Mariah Peacodc ____ 3.00Wm. Keller .— _____ 5.00 Susan McDaniel 3.00 Rachel Cranfield .....- 6.00 Ida Boger’s child ..... 6.00 Mary Coletrane ... —. 3.00 Sarah Holder ______ 3.00 Sarah Smith _______ 3.00 M. C. Williams 3.00, Elizabeth Eans - 4.00 Zach Oneal________ 3.00 Lark Barney 2.00 W. T. Brindle — 3.00 W. H. Smith ..„____ 2.00 Sindy McDaniel — 3.00 Amanda Daniel and family_________ 10.00 Sarah Coker ______ 3.00Frands Hood — — . 2.00Fiorina. Dyson — 2.00Newberry Potts and wife ----------------... 5.00 •Liza Reed ____ 3.00 Angeline Seamon 3.00- W. T. Brindle... ;------ 3.00 ' Wm. Keller ____.:___ 5.00 Ida Jones _______' -2.00 Mariah Peacock 3.00 David Smith and wife 2.00 Lark Barney __— . 2.00 Z; T. Oneal™. 3.00 M. C. Williams..—— 3.00 Amanda Daniel and family' 'Sarah Coker „ Frands Hood ____.... Fiorina Dyson ...__ Angeline Seamon__ Liza Reed —___ Liza Reed______;_ W. T. Brindle____Wm. Keller ___Ida Jones 10.003.00 2.00 2.003.003.00 3.003.005.00 2.00 Mariah PeacockAilsie Smith I._ Lark Barney_ Z. T. OneaI__ — 3.00 2.00 — 2.00 m. c. wiiiiaffisi::;; UAmanda Daniel and family Sarah Coker____^ Frands Hood ...__' Fiorina Dyson___ Angeline Seamon__Mrs, PIes Jones I') Mrs. Ples Jones—_Ida Jones ~ Alice Smith’s child—.:Etta Paris __ Ailsie Smith _ Mrs. Ples Jones. J Emeline Foster__R. G. Hendrix™.___ Martha Jeffries ,-J Luther Fleming ____ Mariah Peacock Wm. Keller .. ~ Susan McDaniel ___ Rachel CranfilI — : Ida Boger’s child___ Sarah Holder _ Sarah Smith — M.C. Williams....™-: Elizabeth Eans ____Zach Oneal______Lark Barney ^ W. T. Brindle_____ W. H. Smith.______ Sindy McDaniel___ Amanda Daniel andfamily _________ Sarah Coker______ Frauds Hood______Fiorina Dyson _____ Newberry Potts and wife 10,00 3.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 15.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 6.00 3.00 340 3.00 5.00 3.00 - 3.00 Liza Reed _ Angeline Seamon . W. T. Brindle___ Wm. Keller _ Ida Jones Mariah Peacock Ailsie Smith . 3.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 3.00 10.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 SM 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 2.00 3.00 2.00 240 340 3.00 Lark Barney_____Z. T. Oneal______ M. C. Williams___ Amanda Daniel and -family _________ 10.00 Sarah Coker________3.00 Frands Hood_______240 Fiorina Dyson_____ 240 Angeline Seamon ™„_ 3.00 Mrs.- Ples Jones.____ 200 Robert Canady — 3.00C. W. Spry, coffin, Liza Reed __________ 30.00 ' W. T. Brindle- Wm. Keller___ Ida Jones Mariah Peacock___ Ailsie Sinith______ Lark Barney____ Z. T. Oneal_______ M. C. Williams____ Amanda Daniel and family _________ Sarah Coker ___ Frands Hood______Fiorina Dyson_____ • AngeIine Seamon__ Mrs. Ples Jones____ Ida Jones —...____ Alice Smith’s child 15.00 3.00 540 200 3.00 200 2.M 3.00 3.00 10403.002.00 2.00 3.00 200 200 Etta Parks_______ Ailsie Smith______ Mrs. PIes Jones.____ Emetine Foster____ R. G. Hendrix______ Martha Jeffries .,___ Luther Fleming ____ Mariah Peacock___ Wm. Keller ----- Susan McDaniel ----- Rachel Cranfield----- Ida Boger’s child----- Sarah Holder - Sarah Smith______ M. C. Williams------Elizabeth Eans ------ Zach Oneal Lark Barney ------- W. T. Brindle------- W. H. Smith_____ Sindy McDaniel — Amanda Daniel and family __________10®? 5.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 6.00 3.00 3.00 .2.00 5.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 340 3.00 340 4.00 3.00 200 3.00 200 3.00 Sarah Coker --------- Francis Hood ------ Fiorina Dyson ----- Newberry Potts and wife --------------- Angeline Seamon — Angeline Seamon ---- Fiorina Dyson ------- Frands Hood ------- Sarah Coker --------- Amanda Daniel and family ------------- M. C. Williams------ Z. T. OneaI----------- Lark Barney--------- Ailsie Smith----------Mariah Peacock —— Ida Jones ------------Wm. Keller 3.00 200 240 5.00 - 340 340 240 240 3.00 moo 3.00 3.00 2.00 200’ 5.00. i 200 5.00 3.00W. T. Brindle.------Amanda Daniel and family -------------- 0 I1J. S. Daniel, Register of Deeds, hereby certify tha> tl foregoing is a true report of the disbursement of the Ordins1; Fund for the year ending December IsL 1917.' J.-S. Daniel , Register of Deeds. Report as per Section 1326 of the Revisal of 1905 sh0"®* the amounts paid Members of the Board for the year eM®e December I, 1917: W. E. Boyles,. 23 days service as member of Board at$2.00 ) •$ «2 - 460. miles at 5 cents per miie.______________ J. F. Ratledge, 21 days as member of Board at $2.00.™ $ 4J0j 210 miles at 5 cents per mile__________ „ $52.50 J. H. Swing, 21 days as member of Board at $2.00-----•$ 546 miles at 5 cents per mile..—, $69.30 Jf 604J .$364.71 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true report of ^ L 2 J g r ,t. we , , - j /*"1—— ipnAflprQ IO I A. T.. GranL Jr., Attorney for Board J. S. Daniel, Clerk to Board amount paid members of the Board of Commissioners year ending Dec. I, 1917. . . ....J. S; Daniel , Clerk to the Board Commissioner* X D K A E om anq A u th o r o/’n t i w y CHAPTER XIV* —16— Only some miracle, or 1 tioo of their Interest te what was being done I saved ns from discovery.! not remain there, almost I Where should I turn fl| would be of no value, leased him; my only hoptj lay In the two seamen. Iron bar, the revolver away In my pocket, I * black passageway lead giad to escape from tM cabin. McCann believed his Becnre; that It was quitd them unwatched for th^ before deserting the fact that the Inefficient I Ieffe alone In the cabin Miss Vera, and myself, that he needed every se out the work on deck, his confidence, his conc gave us thls opportunll hand, fumbling for th« tered a bar, a stout w tending from jamb to heart bounded madly, place! I had fonnd It a men I came to releast oned exactly as I had I gently on the panel. “Who Is It?” Low was, I felt convinced th be Leayord. “Hollis. Stand by alone?’ “Yes; Olson and M gether In the bosun’s e "Masters ! when did up?” “About an hour ago; I fight of It—that’s hou was going on, sir. out?’ “Aye I Pll rip thlsbd Have you a light In the “Black as the lnsid| belly; sir." I got a purchase wit and pnt my full 8tren| bar was of oak, but pine, and the nails are slightly, but making no any alarm. It was so : conld not even perceiv^ the man’s figure, yet Leayord fronted me In He found my hand I gripped it ‘Tm sure glad to mel he exclaimed heartily, [ that hole. What’s the) . "Release the othersf minutes are worth hou and his gang are desej have the boats provisll side already; that is I have been withdrawn.’! "They were going to locked in?” “Aye, and with the I dead men tell no tale! He whistled, his wood of the door. “The dirty hound! we, sir?” “Off the Newfound think less than fifty nearly a hundred mil| to the west of ns. it In a nutshell: I stateroom the same Mlss Carrington wh chance. She became! Cann, and agreed to : was left free on boa to release me while on deck. The stewl watch in the cabin, a | him with this iron.” “She did! Lord, I thought it of that f 'What’s-become 0’ the| “She’s In her roon Cann to come down : lay him all she can. “Aye, aye, sir; andj He was not a minu it required scarcely I the other two reled knowledge of the Ricked up the barl weapon, asking simp] “Vat we do now,- < fight?” “Hush !” whispered someone coming up tL We crept back into! room and waited br| was scarcely room f and the door caugb wholly close. A d| niong the walls of th me aware that the. slowly climbing thel below, had a lanter yord retained the Ir gun, holding it 1 nand. The man’s hi emerged through tl and the dim light en nize Tom Dugan, edge, looking down. AU quiet enough I «« better dra^ th No use 0’ that,”! from a dista Will fix ’em In half ; eecks open. I1m gl crooked m illionaire 1;ter drown me.” [ ?.u,san laUghed.I Always a think! a^rapesafe. Yer and F ^ ~ 21.50 . 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Brindle---------- 30Unanda Daniel and ’ - family _________ leds, hereby certify th*J *pbursement of the Ordm V J 1st, 1917.(IEL, Register of Deeds- be Revisal of 1905 I Board for the year endinB nember of Board at Iof Board at $2.00— $ JJ-Jn Board at $2.00. Ird : JJ&flI ---------------- 0i theIoing is a true report ^ Vd of Commissioners the Board Commissionert' TH E D A V IE RECORD, MOCgSVTT.f.ia n . C A Pom ance o j 6/ PANDAIx PAPPISfl t-<AUTHOR o/'nY LADY 0/ Me WORTH," HAlO VMrFOREOT" ETC CHAPTER XIV*—Continued. —16— * Only some miracle, or Qte consolida tion of their Interest temporarily on what was being done forward, had saved us from discovery, le t I could not remain there, almost In plain view. Where should I turn first? Bascom would be of no value, even if I re leased him; my only hope of assistance lay In the two seamen. Gripping the Iron bar, the revolver snugly stowed away In my pocket, I crept down the black passageway leading forward, glad to escape from the light of the cabin. HcCann believed his prisoners were secure; that It was quite safe to leave them unwatched for the short period before deserting the ship. The very fact that the InefiBdent Dade had been left alone In the cabin to watch over Miss Vera, and myself, was evidence that he needed every seaman-to carry out tlje work on deck. Themeasure of his confidence, his conceit, was what gave us this opportunity to act. My hand, fumbling for. the lock encoun tered a bar, a stout wooden bar, ex tending from Jamb to jamb, and' my heart bounded madly. This was the place! I bad found it already, and the men I came to release were impris oned exactly as I had been. I tapped gently on the panel. “Who Is It?” Low as the whisper was, I felt convinced the speaker must be Leayord. “Hollis. Stand by now; ere yon alone?” “Yes; OIson and Masters are to gether In the bosun’s quarters.” “Masters! when did they lock him up 7" “About on hour ago; he made quite a fight of it—that's how I knew what was going on, sir. Can yon get me out?” “Aye! PU rip this bar off In a Jtffy. Have you a light In there?" “Black as the Inside of a whale's beUy, sir.” I got a purchase with my Iron lever, and put my full' strength to it. The bar was of oak', but the jambs soft pine, and the nails drew out, creaking slightly, but making no noise to create any alarm. It was so Intensely dark I could not even perceive the outlines of the man’s figure, yet felt aware that Leayord Dronted me In the open door. He found my hand somehow, and gripped it. ‘Tm sure glad to meet you, captain,” he exclaimed heartily, "and get out 0’ that hole. What’s the word, sir?” . “Release the others, and get busy; minutes are worth hours now. McCann and his gang are deserting ship; they have the boats provisioned, and along side already; that is why the guards have been withdrawn.” “They were going to leave us aboard locked In?" “Aye, and with the sea-cocks open; dead men tell no tales.” He whistled, his fist smiting the wood of the door. “The dirty hound I And where are we, sir?” “Off the Newfoundland coast; they think less than fifty miles, but there’s nearly a hundred miles of blue' water to the west of us. Here’s the way of it in a nutshell: I was locked in my stateroom the same as you. It was Miss Carrington who gave us our chance. She became friendly with Mc Cann, and agreed to go with him. She was left free on board, and managed to release me while the crew were all on deck. The steward was left on watch in the cabin, and she had to hit him with this iron.” “She did! Lord, I’d never have thought it of that slip of a thing! What’s become 0’ the girl?” “She’s In her room, waiting for Mc Cann to come down for her. She’ll de lay him all she can. Is this the door?” “Aye, aye, sir; and give me the iron.” He was not a minute at the Job, and it required scarcely longer to acquaint the other two released men with a knowledge of the situation. Olson picked up the bar of wood for a weapon, asking simply: “Vat we do now,- captain? Iss it to fight?” ; “Hush!” whispered Masters, “there’s someone coming up the ladder." We crept back into the bosum’s state room and waited breathlessly. There was scarcely room for the four of .us, and the door caught, and would not wholly close. A dim. light reflected along the walls of the passage, making me aware that the fellow who was slowly climbing the Iron ladder from below, had a lantern with him. .Lea yord retained the iron leg, and I drew my gun, holding it tight gripped In one hand. The man’s head and shoulders emerged through the round opening, and the dim light enabled; me-to recog nize Tom Dugan. He paused on the edge, looking down. “‘'V, “All quiet enough up here,"he called. “You better draw the fires, Tony.” “No use 0’ that,” answered a! sullen voice from a'distance., “The-water will fix ’em in half an hour; there’s two cocks open. I’m goin’ on deck ;• that crooked millionaire don’t git no chance ter drown me.” i Dugan laughed. ' ] “Always a thinkin’ how to git out of a scrape safe. Yer got yer price,- didn’t •far?” "Enough ter make me want ter live long ’nough ter spend it, anyhow. Are you cornin’ down this way agin, Du gan?” “No; Til have a look at the cabin on my way up; the boss doesn’t want any mistake made. There’s nuthln’ left ter do aboard this hooker; she’s tick eted for Davy Jones.” He stared below a minute, as though to make sure of what Tony was doing down In the engine room; then, appar ently satisfied, swung to firm footing on the deck of the passage, flashing'his light aft. The radius was small, and his glance must have revealed nothing strange, for the fellow whistled softly as he advanced. He was almost at the stateroom door behind which we were hiding before he even noted the absence of the wooden bars which had confined the prisoners. He stopped, a look of amazement on his face, the lantern -swung-higher -to throw the'light forward. Before he could move a limb,’ I had stepped forth into the radiance, themuzzle of my re volver held within three inches of his eyes. “Don’t drop your hands, Dugan,” I said sternly. “Not an Inch, you brute. Here, Leayord, take the lantern from him. Move quietly, all of you. Now, Olson, If there is a sheet In there, or anything you can moke a cord out of, bring it to me—yes, take the lantern a minute. Good! that will answer; now lads, make It strong, a sailor’s knot.” Dngan spattered and swore under his breath, but the shock had robbed him of all power of resistance. I never saw a more amazed look In a man’s eyes. He stared at us as though we were ghosts raised from the grave to haunt him. “Anyone below beside Bapello ?” I asked, gripping his shoulder so as to make him look at me. “Answer now or I’ll take means to make you.” “No.’.' “No, whaQ yon fool I You are speak ing to the captain of this ship.” “No, sir.” "That’s better; you were the two last men left aboard, I take it; it was your job to open the sea-cocks?” He nodded sullenly, as I dug the re volver deep into his cheek. “You dirty murderer! where did yon leave McCann? Twist his neck, Lea yord, until he finds his tongue.” “On deck,” he sputtered, “close by the companion; he—he was going down to the cabin after the girl. Tony was the only one left In the engine room, and I was sent along to see that he left the cocks open.” “The boats were all over the side then?” “Yes, sin” “How many of them?" “Four.” “Where were they?” He set his teeth, but the pressure of Leayord’s fingers compelled an answer. “Three 0’ ’em had got away, lyin’ maybe a hundred yards out, and the fourth was still at the ladder, waitin’ fer us to come over the side.” “This last one was McCann’s boat? Who were in It?” “I didn’t look over ter see, sir.” “Maybe not, but you know just the same. The men were all picked for the boats. Give me the names.” “Well, thar wus Liverpool, White, Dubois, Tony-an' myself, the nigger, Watson, an’—let’s see—Joe Sachs.” “Seven—with McCann and the girl— nine; not overloaded surely, and quite “Don’t Drop Your Hands, Dugan,” I Said Sternly. a picked company, worthy their chief. The other boats held more?” “About twelve men each, sir.” Leayord’s eyes met mine In silent un derstanding. He was seaman enough to instantly grasp the purpose, of this unequal division—the ; lighter boat Would be “the better sailor, the easier operated In a'heavy sea. ■ “Which toat was it you fellows chose?” he asked. "The port-quarter boat.” “I thought so. What’li' we do with Dugan, sir?” “Throw him into the bosun’s bunk, and then nail up the door. We’ll give him a dose of his own medldne. Move lively; there’s another job waiting us on deck.” . CHAPTER XXV. We Capture the Ship. They were In no way gentle about It, yet the work was noiselessly done, and with sailorlike thoroughness. Dugan undertook to curse, but was so Instant ly gagged that only the first muffled word reached me In the passage. Mas ters held the lantern, while the two mates refastened the door, driving home the nails with'the iron bar. The moment this was secure I was ready for the next acL “Give the lantern to Olson, Mastera. You’ve got to look after the engine- room, and leave us to attend the- deck job. There’ll be those sea-cocks to see to first, and then keep enough fire un der the boilers for steerageway. Down with you, and don’t pay any attention to whatever we do.” • Heavy as he was he went down the iron rungs of the ladder like a fireman answering a call, and the three of us Who were left behind In the passage, stared into each others’ faces, barely visible In the dim radius of light. - “What next, sir?” asked Leayord anxiously. ‘There’s only three of us now, an’ forty-three 0* them." “One less—you’re counting Dade, and he’s safe enough. The boy Moon is of no account, and I imagine there are twenty men out In those boats who have no heart In this business. They’d be with us now If they had any chance —Isn’t that so, Olson?” “Yas, sir—but they won’t likely git no chance.” “True enough; yet it is somethlng to knew that McCann and bis gang can not count on them either, if it comes to a fight As things stand it is all a mat ter of luck and nerve. There are only six In the boat hanging to the foot of the ladder, with McCann left alone on deck. We ought to be able to handle that bunch.” Leayord dug the iron bar he held Into the deck planks savagely. "Whet did yer tell Masters to only keep up enough steam for steerage way for, sir?" he asked bluntly. “I was afraid they might notice, if be fired up.” “ ’Tain’t likely, so the funnels don’t git ter blazin’. The only fellers with eny brains are in thet boat close in alongside, sir, an’ they can’t see nuthln' from thar. Them common fo’caatle rats In them other boats never would notice a bit more smoke.” "What is It," Leayord? You have -a plan? Speak quick, man; we can’t stand talking here.” “ Taln’t not much 0’ a plan, sir,” he explained briefly, “only I don’t see why we couldn’t just naturally heave this ,cuss McCann overboard, er else kill him Just as you please. Eny two 0’ us could keep that quarterboat crew from cornin’ up the ladder, an’ then, If Mas ters had his boilers het up, no darn rowboat could ever catch us. Thei would leave us one hand at the wheel.” It was true, the very simplicity of it making me curse my own stupidity. I stared into his face without uttering a word of comment yet with my mind grasping instantly the necessary de tails. With a single step I was bend ing over the ladder peering down into the depths below. A faint far-away light appeared at the bottom. “Masters!” Icalled, my voice thrown downward through hollowed hands. I saw his shadow emerge Into the circle of light. "Aye, aye, sir.” “Have you any pressure now?” “Fairly good, sir. The water’s draw ing off and the wet coal will steam up In a jiffy.” “Well, stand by for all the- steam possible, and give It to her the Instant you get the signal—only be careful not to -flame your funnels. You hear me?” “Every word, sir.” “All right; stand by, and don’t fall us.” “Now, lads,” I said, standing erect “First it’s the after cabin, and then the deck. Douse the glim, Olson; we’re better off In the dark. Follow me, and mind your fdoting.” The gloom was no handicap in that narrow space where we could feel either wall with our fingers, but I emerged into the cabin with caution, fearing the possible presence there of McCann, who might even have brought a man, or two, back on bo'ard to assist him. The hanging lamp bad been ex tinguished, or else it had burnt out from lack of oil, but there was a faint glimmer of light In Miss Carrington’s stateroom,. enabling me to discover at a glance that the main cabin was unoc cupied. Her door stood wide open, but with no signs of confusion within. What had happened? There was nothing to tell me the truth. Had Mc Cann succeeded In inducing her to ac-; company him on deck? Had he taken her there by force? or, had the girl finally yielded to his insistence, after' exhausting every form of delay, her last faith in my return having van ished? Nothing remained but to follow them, and find out what had occurred, and. If not already too late, attempt a rescue. “There’s- no one here," I said In a whisper. “We’ll try the deck; quiet both of you.” We reached the head of the stairs on our hands and knees. I bad my re volver gripped In my fingers,-Leayord his Iron bar, while Olson had found a hatchet' somewhere in the darkness. The . companion door was but half closed, and I squeezed my body through the opening, assured no one occupied that, immediate portion of deck. The other two followed noiseless ly, and we huddled close together-in the black-shadow of the cabin. So still It was I .could hear their breathing, and my eyes, trained, by long service Ir. the darkness below, were able to dis tinguish objects forward beyond the mainmast There was nothing living visible; to all appearances the ship was totally deserted; the last strag glers had taken to the boats. Olson, who lay next me on the deck jerked my sleeve, his uplifted hand pointing to ward the starboard rail amidships. “There’s two of ’em,” he whispered. My eyes caught the indistinct out lines, unable for the instant to make them appear human. Indeed I was still In doubt when McCann’s voice, with the old hateful sound In it called Into the darkness: “Below there; are you still fast?” “Aye, fast enough, ah’ blamed tired 0’ holdln’ on,” grumbled someone below testily. “Why don’t yer come along down?” " “In a minute. Is everyone In the boats?” ' . ‘I don’t know nuthin’ ’bout the steward; nobody ain’t seen him yet •less he got In somewhar else; nor Tom Dugan. Tony sez he’s In the cabin.” “Well, he Isn’t; I Just come up from there. We won’t wait for the blame As He Did So, the Girl Broke Free From Hia Grasp. fool. You flooded the engineroom, Tony?” “Sure I did, with both cocks wide open*; there’s five feet 0* water In her by now." “Good.; then it’s time we’re off. Send a hand-up. here to help me, Liverpool— the girl won’t go along.” The.men below laughed at his trouble. “Can’t yer handle that little bit 0 ’ a thing, mister?” sang out a new voice, ‘Vlthout the help 0’ a sailor man?” “Stow It, Joe Sachs,” roared Red,- and there was the dull thud of a fist blow. “Now up yer go to give the lady a lift me lad. Jump er TH take the tiller ter yer next.” Sachs must have started his upward climb, for McCann drew back from the roil, and, as he did so, the girl broke free from his grasp. The man, how ever, although apparently taken by sur prise, was quick enough to get between her and the companion. She only es caped the grip of his hand by shrink ing back against the rail. I was al ready on my_ feet and, as McCann Wheeled about we fronted each other. I gkve him no time even to utter a cry of alarm, my only thought being to rid the deck of such scum. Before he could move to escape, or even throw up a hand In self-defense, I had him by the throat my other band twisted In his waistband. He was a man nearly, if not qnite my own weight, yet, at that moment, mine was the strength of a giant and with one mighty effort I lifted him clear off the deck, as help less In my grip as if he had been a child, and, with one desperate heave, swung him out over the rail, and let go. I staggered back, weakened for an instant by my owh violence; I heard him cry out the sound muffled In his throat as he fell; Yera gave utterance to a sob, and the-whlrlir;r Jody struck the black water below with a splash plainly audible. Still gasping for breath, I leaned out and looked down. The only light was a lantern held up in the hands of a man in the boat at the foot of the ladder. I could see his face, and the dim figures of three or four others; beyond that narrow radius all Tfras black. I could not even perceive Sachs, half way up the ship's side, yet I knew he was there, clinging tight be cause of the tautness of the rope strands. There was no need to conceal the facts longer; we must fight in the open now. . “Leayord, come here,” I ordered. “And you, Olson, take the wheel, and ring the engineroom for full speed ahead. Jump into it lads.” I sent my voice below, stern with threat. "Get down that ladder, Sachs, just- as quick as God will let yes. Let go, you man with the lantern, or well swamp you alongside. Do you hear the steam, Liverpool? It’s full steam ahead; you fool!” It was Red’s voice which replied: - “Is that you, captain? What hap pened? Who went overboard?” „ “McCann; he’s astern of you, and you better pick him up as you go. Move quick! You haven’t a second to lose. Man, you’ll be sucked under, if you don’t let go!” “ They were seamen enough to realize the imminent danger of their position. Liverpool and White both called out,- and the others, grasping their oars, backed water furiously. - I saw Sachs tumble back into the boat, and a face or two staring upward. Voices roared at us, the fellows cursing lustily; then the darkness seemed to swallow them completely, and I knew from the tremor of .the deck planks that we were underway. I sprang to'Vera, and. lifted her to her feet. ' “You are not hurt?" “No, only frightened ana cruised. He threw me to the deck. Are we safe? Have they all gone?" “Yes, all who can make any resist ance. Hold her just as she is, Olsou; there’s a bone In her teeth already; it will take more than oars to overhaul us. Does anyone know If those fellows picked up McCann?” T think most likely they did, sir; they .WUZ swlngin’ the lantern alongside.” “Bring me the night-glasses, Leayord —aye, they’re on the shelf In the cap tain’s stateroom.” He returned with them before I had finished whispering a word of hope into the girl’s ear, but even that short time had so broadened the expanse of water I could conceive few details through the lens. Three of the boats were close together, bunched as though their occnpants were still unaware of Just what had occurred; the fourth boat—the one we had just left, no doubt—was much nearer, and must be entirely out of sight of the others. I got it fairly within my focus, but the occupants were indistinguishable at that distance; all I could be sure of was that the fellows were engaged In rigging up a jury mast for a sail, and that they were no longer attempting to pursue us, or making any effort to re join the ether boats. “Do you see ’em, sir?” asked Lea yord, impatience overcoming him. “Yes; Liverpool’s boat is out there, heading due west and the men are rigging a sail.” “And the others, sir?” ‘To starboard, at least a quarter of a mile away.” “That’s the game, then," he said, staring out Into the blackness as though he saw it all. “Them fellowB don’t care a darn what becomes 0’ the three first boats so long as they -git safe ashore. Td bet they rather they wud drown than not. I Wonder did they pick up that millionaire?" “No reason why they shouldn’t. He mUst have struck within ten feet of the boat They wouldn’t be likely to leave him behind, when-he’s their meal ticket If they ever get ashore.” “Where they heading for?” “White Fish bay.” “Well, they may git thar, if it ain’t too fur. Thet’s a good b'oat they’re In, Mr. Hollis; an’ Liverpool an’ White are both sailors all' right I’ll say that for ’em. But just the same they’re a goin’ to have ter show their traln’n before many hours." “You mean a storm? I don’t like that mist myself.” “'Tain’t only that, sir; It’s in the air; you kin sorter breathe it like. Be sides I took a squint at the barometer when I went below—it’s failin’ ter beat the band.” “Then we better look to our own safety; we are far too short handed to stow sail before a wind.” 1T reckon there ain’t so awful much to stow," with a glance upward into the blackness aloft. There are two men below deck you can rout out and put at work.” “Two, sir?” ■' “Aye, Mr. Leayord—Dugan and the steward. The latter you will find In one of the staterooms aft; here is the key. I leave it to you to persuade the fellows to take hold.” “I’ll do that, sir, with pleasure; and maybe, come the need, even the owner would give us a hand?” “We will not count on Mt. Bascom; he could scarcely keep his feet In a seaway,” I answered firmly. “But we have one more in the crew, neverthe less—Miss Carrington, here.” “The lady, sir?” “Yes," she broke In eagerly. “Cap tain Hollis knows, Mr. Legjftird, for he has tested, my seamanship. I could take the wheel such weather as this. May I not relieve Olson now?’’ “Yes,” I said, feeling it best to en courage her enthusiasm, and truly pos sessing faith in her capability to handle the ship. “I’ll keep you there while we get snugged away. Mr. Olson!” "Aye, aye, sir.” "Let Miss Carrington relieve you. Stand by a moment until , certain''she has the trick of it; and then come for ward.” “Aye, aye, sir,” but less heartily, a strong doubt in his voice. “It’s all right, Olson; she’ll hold her this weather. Now, Mr. Leayord, bring the other two men on deck.” (TO BE COlt1TINTTED.) AMERICANS GO THE LIMIT I FORDS START EASY IN COLD WEATHER if you use our new 1918 carburetor; 34 miles per gallon guarantee; 1-3 more power. Use cheapest gasoline or half kerosene. Quickly starts cold motor, even at zero and moves right off with full power. No spitting or popping. Blow speed on high. Fits exactly. At tach It yourself. 30 off list where no agents. Big profits selling our goods. We fit all motors; Write for 30 day trial offer and money back guarantee, The Air-Friction Carbnretor Co. 70S Madison St. Dayton, Ohio Halo for Satan. Certainly most of us would be sur prised to see a picture of the devil with a halo above his head. We have become accustomed to recognize the halo as a perquisite of sacred persons, most of whom are painted with this aura around their head, states a writ er. But In the olden times the devil also was painted with a.halo of his own, as medieval pictures will bear : witness, and long before his satanlc ; majesty came to be a figure in Chrisj ; tian religion, other men were repre- , sented by painters and mosaic work ers as having a halo over their heads. In fact, this custom antedates Chris tianity itself. The halo, sacred now, was a pagan Invention. Roman em perors and other personages were al- ways accorded a halo by painters. It i was a symbol of power. And what more natural than to invest satan with a halo when Clulstianlty took hold of : men’s souls?' For he was the supreme - embodiment of wickedness, of power I diverted to bad ends. Cafanbid Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications aa they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There Isonly one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy. HALE’S CATARRH MEDICINE actsthrough the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by-an-Inflamed, condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closed, Deafness Is the ' result. Dnleas-the Inflammation can be reduced and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing may be destroyed forever. - Many cases of Deafness are i caused by Catarrh, which is an Inflamed condition of the Mucous Surfaces.I ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of CatarThal Deafness that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE.All Druggists 7Bc. Circulars free.F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Met Him Face to Face. One of those persistently wrong headed persons who voted against , votes for women was asked by a cow ardly acquaintance how he had dared Vote as he had done In face of the fact that his wife was an ardent and lead ing upholder of the cause. "Not only that,” said the wrong headed person proudly. "Not only thni. She was actually a watcher at the polling place where I voted.” He . added that the world was going to the dogs.—New York Post. CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS Speed of Motorcycles Used by United States Soldiers Attracts Atten tion in Paris. AU Paris is familiar now with the sight of huge motorcycles ridden by big fellows In campaign hats and guid ed through the streets at alarming speeds by sure and steady hands, says a war correspondent. I t seems that the ordinary French" motorcycle has* something like three horsepower, while these American mlUtary,.. motorcycles develop 11- horsepower. This leads the French to observe that Americans love power and a lot of it. In their ma chines they must haw it.'. One of the Paris papers has been at pains to look up a record made In a 24-hqur race on .the Sheepshead Bay track ’not long ago. Somebody on a mechanical red devil with two wheels maintained during that period, it seems, an average speed of a hundred miles an hour. Tho French commen tator notes the figures, and hopes that the American staff motorcyclists who carry dispatches between American of ficers and the various bureaus of the French war department will not make it a point of national honor to equal the Sheepshead Bay record on the Boulevard SainMhsrmain. . One fan cies that the Frenthman who makes the suggestion—mi'ltBj-, as he says— really thinks that the mad Americans are qnite capable of jofng anywhere iv fast as their machlr 1 will let them. That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and Bleed—Trial Free. . In a wonderfully short time in most cases these fragrant, super-creamy emollients, succeed. Soak hands on re tiring in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into the hands for some time. Remove sur plus Ointment with soft tissue paper. Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. Quite True. Wife—Do you know, deary, that minds are vehicles? When without a load they make much noise and when loaded they run smoothly. Husband (sarcastically)—Yes, that’s the reason why your mind is like a flivver, while mine is like a truck. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up Hie SystemTake the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill ,TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The Quinine . drives out malaria, the Iron builds up the system. 60 cents. Begin at Home First. It’s a poor piety that sees the short comings of others only and doesn’t bee them In self.. It’s the better to find fault with self first.—Exchange. The Qoraine Thet Does Not Effect Head Becanse of its tonic and laxative effect. Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone withons canning nervousness or ringing In the head. There In only one J-Bromo Quinine.” B. Wa OBOVBU ■lgnatare In on box. 80c. Minnesota produced 86,900,000 bush els of corn and 66,476,000 bushels of wheat. Wben you have decided to get rid ol worms or Tapeworm, use "Dead Shot,” Br. FeeryrS Vermifuge. One dose will expel them. Adv. Humanity is more extravagant with anathemas than with praise. W hen Y our Eyes N eed C are T ry M urine Eye Rem edyVo SmartIng-JnBt Byo Comfort. £0 cents Mt Rrftuulifta or InaHi Wrlto for ITroo Bjo Book*' ICOBnTfi EVS BBSKBDr COtt CBlCAQQ ~*t S*-*- 'Si-' THE DAVlE RECORD, MOCKSVILLE, N. C. IOTH PESI Appearance and Spread of Insect in United States. INTRODUCED IRE IN 1869 Massachusetts Scientist Brought Cat erpillars From France for ExperU • menting—Chief Control Meas ures Are Given. (By W .E . BRITTON, Connecticut State Entomologist.) According to the best obtainable in formation, the gypsy moth was first brought Into this country in 1869, or thereabouts, by Mr. L. Trouvelot, an artist and astronomer who was inter ested in silk culture. In order to over come a wilt disease or “flacherie” then playing havoc in silk worm es tablishments, he tried to cross the silk worm with certain other species to ob- . tain a hardier or more resistant race of silk worms. Among other silk spin ning caterpillars in their various stages which he imported from France for this purpose were some egg-masges ■of the gypsy moth. Some of the cater pillars escaped accidentally from the breeding cages at his home, Medford, Mass., and though he searched for them and published a notice at the time, the affair was soon forgotten. The insect ■was not seen for years, but by 1889 Had become a serious pest in this same locality. Methods of Spread. . Gypsy moths are spread as follows: Egg-clusters are transported in many ways {.caterpillars carried on vehicles; newly hatched caterpillars are blown In a strong wind. The former method accounts for most of the isolated colo nies, and the latter may explain the inr crease in the area of long-standing in festations.- Egg-clUsters laid In summer hgtch the following spring, and the caterpil lars become fully grown about the first of July. They then go. into protected places and transform to lie pupa stage! From ten to fourteen days la ter the adults .emerge.The female is a large-bodied whitish moth, with wing-spread of more than two inches; she cannot fly but lays on tree, fence, wall or building, masses containing 400 or more globular eggs. The male is smaller and darker in col or and flies about. The mature cater pillars are between two and three inches long, dark gray or brown, and hairy. A narrow Jight stripe extends along the back with a row of tubercles on each side. Each tubercle bears light brown hair. From the head back ward the first five pairs of tubercles are blue and-the remaining six pairs brick-red. The chrysalis is a naked brown pupa fastened loosely by a few strands of silk. Natural Enemies. Native birds such as cuckoos, oriole, robin, vireos, etc., feed upon the Cater pillars. There are several predaceous insects, including the large ground bee tles and the "soldier bugs” which de stroy limited numbers. A few native two-winged and four-winged flies are parasites, but all of these agencies to gether do not keep the pest In check. AU insect enemies of the gypsy moth that can be found throughout Its rang? have been brought from the Old World to New England. Of these, a large ground beetle Calosoma syeo- phanta, a Tachinid fly Compsilura concinnata and two four-winged para sitic flies Apanteles lacteicolor and Anastatus bifasciatus have shown great effectiveness, have withstood our climate and multiplied, and have been liberated in the infested territory, In cluding Connecticut Control Measures. The chief control measures are creo- soting the egg-clusters, spraying the foliage with lead arsenate, applying tanglefoot bands to the trunks of trees and thinning the woodland to leave a resistant growth. • t-*} Mtrttht GYPSY f L,rc ) M OTH CYCLE DIAGRAM SHOWING LIFE HISTORY OF GYPSY MOTH. CROWN GAiL FOUND IN NURSERY STOCK CHANGES NEEDED IN SCHEDULE OF SPRAYS Young Trees Are More Suscepti ble to Disease Hian Older Ones--Controi Difficult {By J. M. MANN, New Mexico Agricul- . tural Experiment Station.) Crown gall is a bacterial disease which attacks such plants as the stone fruits, apples, pears, quinces, walnuts, chestnuts, poplars, willtfws, grapes, raspberries, blackberries, roses, toma to, tobacco, beets, hops, carnations,-; etc. The disease is caused by a specific bacterium and produces characteristic galls cr knots on the roots of its host. The knot or enlargement is often just at the crotvn of the roots, but also occurs on the smaller roots or in some instances above th% ground. The presence of the disease does not' ordinarily kill the host rapidly but as the growth of the disease continues it gradually shuts OiE the water supply of the plant attacked and death eventually follows. Young trees are much more serious-. Iy injured by the disease than older ones. The greatest spread of the disease takes place in the shipping of infected nursery stock, but the organism caus ing the disease can be scattered by Irrigation water or any way that in fected soil may be'-transferred from one field to another. Mechanical injuries occurring at the time of cultivation make open wounds through which the organism attacks the host. The control of the disease is very difficult, as the removal of the gall does not insure the eradication of the trouble from; the plant gffocted. Young trees In the nursery are more sosceptible to crown gall than older ones, and for this reason the disease t»n almost always be detected at the time of transplanting. AU 'diseased tree? should be rejected. .Colony Plan of Housing. Thu colony plan of -housing poultry . iiMiy be "adopted to good, advantage on mans’ farms. This system does .away wltb she danger of tainted soil. Plan That Should Meet Condi tions in Most Parts Given by Professor Merrillr Fruit growers who wish the best re sults from, their spraying must make some changes in the schedule of sprays and the materials used, according to F. S. Merrill, assistant professor of horti culture In the Kansas State Agricultural college. A spraying schedule that should meet'the conditions In most parts is given by Professor Merrill. 1. The cluster cup spray, to be ap plied when the blossoin buds are just beginning to show pink. This spray should be composed of 3-4-50 bordeaux mixture.to which has been added two pounds of arsenate of lead. This is a most efficient spray for controlling scab and curculio. 2. The petal fall spray should be ap plied when two-thirds of the petals have fallen and should be composed of 1% gallons of concentrated lime-sul phur and two pounds of arsenate of lead. This is the most valuable spray for controlling the codling moth. Par ticular care should be taken to force the spray into the ealys cup of the apple. ' 3. The blotch spray -shoujd be ap plied 18 days after the petal fall spray. This spray should be composed of 3-4- 50 bordeaux and two pounds of- ar senate of lea(J. This is the. most effec tive spray for controlling the apple blotch. 4. The fourth spray should be ap plied twd' or three weeks after the blotch spray and should be composed of the same material as the blotch spray, it should be applied to trees that, are particularly susceptible to blotch or to orchards that have been seriously affected with this disease for. several years. ~ ' 6. Mie second-brood codling moth spray should be applied eight or ten weeks after, the petal fall spray. The application of a sixth spraytnay be necessary. In order to control a late brood Cf codling moth. It should be composed of two pounds of arseaate of lead to 50 gallons of water. It is only reasonable t'o suppose that every woman has.done something to contribute to the comfort and good cheer oif. our soldiers: at Christmas time, and Is prepared to return to the rottine duties which she ,has taken up for them. Persistence In the work of making and furnishing supplies for the Bed Cross shells "success In the women’s efforts'. It Is Inspiring to see the businesslike way in which the work of units all over the country is being handled. In nearly all communi ties reliable volunteer workers, women of church societies, clubs' and other or ganizations, report for work, at theit» Bed Cross headquarters for certain, definite periods each week. Even at some Inconvenience to themselves, these women agree upon certlin days, or certain hours, when they will report at the workrooms provided for Red Cross work, and do whatever has been assigned to them. Some women are able to give two or three days In the week, others only one, and business women sometimes give generously of their little leisure in the evenings. It is by this maintenance, of effort, week In and out, that women are making a new record for themselves, and a friendly rivalry ^ between clubs or church societies stimulates the work and keeps sewing machines and needles flying at the Bed Cross rooms. . It is reported that the Germans cap tured eighty hospitals In the recent drive on Italy, and that within ten days the Red Cross was able to supply hospital equipment of every, descrip tion to make good this big loss, and’ did make It good. The work of the women makes such a splendid per formance possible, and the demand for this work is going to continue for. some time. Women of wealth who can be more useful In some other lines than sewing, sometimes hire seam stresses to do their part; Sut it is the volunteer workers who are the strong right arm of the Red Cross In its work of caring for the sick and wounded and. needy. Those who want to make individual gifts to the soldiers ask so often: “What shall I send to the boys?” One bright young officer, in answer to that question, very promptly recommended 'three things that are always welcome; “Tobacco, soap and tooth-brushes—or tooth-brushes, tobacco and soap.” These things are - always In demand and always fill a need somewhere. They have a way of disappearing, Ilie three meals a day. Enticing “in-Time” Gown \ \ K«&*. . ...m sm " ■ A simple and lovely negligee is Aown above.' It will entice every woman Into a longing for it and espe cially her who has little time, in there strenuous days, for rest and refresh ment at home. It is more commend able than ever to remember to be at tractively dressed within the four walls of -home'and to be-able, to help, others to relax and forget the' caves of the times for a little while. This negligee is made of a soft, light satin In any of the pale colors used for negligees. It is almost as simple as a kimono, being a straiglit'-gown, open down the front with a loose three- quarter length sleeve set in a large' sjrm’s eye. It is hemmed down the front and finished at the bottom with a big cable coid run in a narrow hem, after the maimer of Japanese robes. There is a loose girdle at the waist made of a 'folded strip of the satin. It termi nates at each side of the front, where tb« ends are folded under. A short leiigth of ribbon is knotted at the ends of the girdle on each side and fails. In a pointed end-about eight Inches be- Iovf the waist. ..Between-the ends of ribbon a small wreath of litfle silk blossoms and buds, gives a final dainty touch of gay colors to the girdle and makes a contribution to the . beauty of the garment almost evualto, that of the-luce drapery. This W merely a Ieneth of wide silk lace. / showing a rose design on a net top. It forms a short cape across the back and Is laid in three plaits on the shoul ders with the scalloped edge laid along the neck opening. At the ends It is caught to the back drapery. The straight edge of the lace falls almost- to the bottom of the sleeves. The negligee is tforn over a lace pet- tlcorit and fastens from bust to waist line with snap fasteners. A ribbon-, trimmed lace cap and ribbon-trimmed, satin house slippers, with silk stock ings, all In keeping with the negligee, help to make It the most exquisite of house gowns ‘or "in-time” gowns as they are called. Waists. The newest note in waist fashions i> the use of batiste In ecru, flesh.-ant- white, says the-Dry Goods Economist Self-material \v*h dainty picotr hen stitching: or faggotting,^forms the oul; trimming in many cases, althougi touches of hand embroidery are usee on some of the more elaborate styles - There Is a conspicuous absence of filr | luce as a trimming; feature in thes- ! waists. ' . KITCHENCABINET B , They can conquer who believe they can. Courage consists in equality/to the problem before us.—Emerson. It is right to be contented with what we have; never with what we are.— James Mackintosh. * HELPFUL HINTS. Save all vegetable liquors’In which vegetables are cooked to add to vari ous foods. Potato water, may be used In yeast, bread, gravies and grid dle cakes. As the min eral salts are largely dis solved in the water while cooking the vegetables it is economy to save every bit and use it in the food in some way. A tablespoonful of condensed milk added 'to a bowl of- cream that has been whipped, stirring it In well, adds to Its flavor arid Increases the amount that much. A small flashlight is a great conveni ence around closets or cupboards that are dark. • They are useful also in looking into cupboards and drawers. When food scorches and spoils a good dish, do not scrape It, but add a tablespoonful of soda and enough- cold water to cover the bottom of; the dish, boll up and then set It back to soften. A glassful of. hot milk will help many to remedy sleeplessness, taken In sips just before-retiring. Por tired and aching feet a table spoonful of formaldehyde In a bowl of hot water, allowing the feet to soak 10 or 15 minutes, will greatly relieve them. To. rub them with alcohol or vinegar, will be found soothing. Add a cupful of cooked rice to a meat loaf. It will make the meat go much farther. . A Turkish towel wrung out of hot water and applied to the back of the- neck wUl often relieve a sick head ache. Lubricate your meat chopper with glycerine. It will not flavor the food or become rancid. ' A teaspoonful of glycerine added to. grape Jelly will- keep the crystals from forming In It, which are so objection able. If a little cold water' is added to but ter ang sugar when creaming It wlH cream twice as quickly. Do no seas'on steak until It Is ready to put upon-the platter.' Wiien putting a cake into -the tins, push the batter up on the sides if a layer tin, or from the center If a loaf. It will bake with a more even surface, avoiding the hump inNthe middle which Is so unsightly. Sliced bananas with sugar and whlp- ped cream heaped . into a baked shell. Is another delicious pie.' ® Save 9Kc. ^jfs. By guying E v e r R e l i a b I e rncrnBf 1 No idvsQct in price Ibr on old remedy ~2Sc (w ^ IS a I hoUrs—Irip 24 Tablets for !Se. At any Drue store GERMANS RESENT NAME HUN Kaiser’s Government Sentences Mem. ber of Royal Flying Corps to Prison for Applying the Insult. How bitterly the German reseats the appellation “Hun” is illustrated by the news that Flight Sergeant Alexundet Boyd of the Royal Flying corys has been,sentenced by his German Captor8 to one year imprisonment for aimivlnsr tbts “insult” to his guards. The Cologne Gazette learns from Its Berlin correspondent that this avia tor was shot down In the North sea by a German torpedo boat and forced to sit. idly In his ruined but floating machine while the Prussian rowboat came to take . him oft. He sought to dispatch a carrier pigeon from hlj plane,: hearing the message, “Shot down at 6 :42. Picked up by the Huns." This, Germans captured the pigeon before It could escape and read the message. Boyd was immediately charged with insulting the Gtrmaii character and given one year to repent If we could read the secret history ot our enemies, we should And In each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.—Longfellow. HELPFUL HINTS AND ECONOMIES A^ most tasty fab for various uses may be made by trying out suet and mixing it while still hot with an equal portion ^ of lard, stir until well mixed, and it will always stay soft enough to be mixed into any food. When giving a baby medicine, place the tip of the spoon against the roof of the baby’s mouth.; in this way it is Impossible for the child, to choke or object to. the contents of the spoon by sputtering. When teaching a baby to eat from a spoon the same method will prcfte use ful. An old cook claims that all fish are better If allowed to He two hours or more before they are cooked. A medicine dropper which refuses to function witt be made active again by dropping it Into hot water. The heat softens the rubber, and expands It. ' A thick slice of liam parboiled In a little water, then Covered with sweet milk, and a little brown sugar, and baked slowly, makes a most delicious meat dish. A piano tuner adVlses the Use of a small dish of water In the back part of the instrument to counteract the dryness of the room due to furnace heat. ThlSwWlll keep the piano in tune. The old batteries which are useless and discarded from the auto may be burned In the grate after a wood fire has been started, making the most beautiful -colors, especially delightful for a fireside party. . A tablespoonful of olive oil with a few drops of vinegar will ease a mid night cough when all else falls. * Half of a wooden clothes pin will keep a wind-rattled window quiet through the sleeping hours. A clothes pin or tivp wlll be found convenient to carry In cmg’s suit case for various emergencies besides noisy .windows. A large market basket kept In the kitchen and used to carry down cel lar, wiU save many ..steps, canned fruit, Jelly and vegetables may be carried up In it Such a basket will be found useful for carrying things upstairs and down. .. , A weighted window that sticks may be loosened by taking the cords In each hand and pulling them"out until the weights are at: the top«Jetting”go suddenly, they, will dr&p ; Back with cuch force that it' will: Stjjrt the Min- low open, when no <ftnount -of pushing will do it •- -. . BOSCH EE’S GERMAN SYRUP Why use ordinary cough remedies, when Boschee’s German Syrup baa been used so successfully for fifty-one years In all parts of the United States for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled In the throat, especially lung troubles. It gives the -patient a good night’s rest,, free from coughing, with easy expectoration in the morning, gives nature a chance to soothe the Inflamed parts, throw off the disease, helping the patient to regain Us health. Sold In all civilized countries 80 and SO cent bottles.—Adv. A Slight Mistake. Freeman had. just returned from the eighth visit to the punch bowl. “Take a. look across th* room, my dear. Did you ever see a homelier man?” ‘TDon’t • disgrace yourself, Henry. That’s-a mirror,” returned his wife, In a tragic -whisper. Im portant to MothersExamine carefully every bottle ot CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of { In Use for Over 30 Years.Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castom Practical and Proper. . “What Is your favorite flower?" “Not using any. I’m for commeal." —Washington Star. _ . ' T o Cure a Cold ia One DayJCakej UAXATIVB BKOMO QUJNIN B Tablett. PragglatB refund money if It foils to core. H. TC GBuvBtS signature la on each box. 30c. Inexpensive hoes of American make are In demand in BritiRh East Africa. Roman Eye Balsam la an antiseptic oiat* ment, applied externally and not a “wasp. Zt heals the Inflamed surfaces, providing prompt relief. Adv. Tbe beet mechanics in the world fire those who make good. ____ &Do Your Cows Fail to CIearfThis is a serious condition and w* quixes prompt attention Drv Darid Roberts’ C o w C le a n e r S Sgives quick relief. Keep it onJiaai and prevent the rum of joor co*. Read (he PraOicaI Home Veierioirm Send for fn» booll.l on Abortion I" «*» H no dealer In yourlwvn. *nte Br. OatId Roberts’ Vet. Co., 100 Grand »wnue, Waass .a. Hit L E T U S S U B tiT iiR i i t i C O J L i l M B I A C L A y # 0 , C O LU M B i A.SOUTH CAROliNA. T h ie G r e a t e s t F arm in g O p p o r tu n ity o f th e Day M en -WttK s e n s e a n d en erg y 319 m alting fo rtu n e s h e re . DR. WIMBERLY, Lumpkinj Ga- Frest Proof Cabbage Bady Jeneyond OharleetonCMston sad Flat Dutch. B’ expreua. oW 0i t&SOk SotIafoctIon guaranteed. - P. F. JAMISON. SUMMERVnXE. ^ j»A R K b^rr H A IR BAUSAM (|U KODAKS & SUPPLlgM I m Wtf alrojSo highest class Of SWjJestLHgBk Erices and Catalogue Hpon Jf Sf GJeaki Optol Co., BiaiPg^; W. N. U , CHARLOTTE, NO. 52-1917’ • No-® f t S S * GOlNGSOt Lv. Mocksvil S j g bv. Mocks'* Good Middling- — geed cotton — - LOCAL AND PERSO Miss Margaret WrigCbristmaswithherpa Prof. B- W. Holnies the,ho!idays with his bam- Misses Agnes Wilsoi the holidays with her vail* MissLucillesPasslei Roxboro 1 where she w holidays. MissMaryt Bailey D Thursday and Frida shopping- Bryan Booe, a stiid Creek is visiting his Gana. Frank Woodward Wake Forest College the holidays. C. C. Beck, of Hari in town last week am- added to our list of r | WANTED—Hickol pay $13.00 P £_card| quality. IH bj >v ™ Mr. and Mrs. Mac children, of Washing Miss Margaret AlliJ school there, are spea days in town with Mi Money to loan at 51 est on long terms, onf in Davie county. IHastings, Stephenf Attys., Winston-Sale Daviel (CO? June 16, by am t. from .I June 26, to ^ Sidney Si on road bonds--------f To expense by Tq Calahaln Tow nship .. Clarksville Township Farmington Tow nshipl Fulton Township J Jerusalem Township J MocksviIle Tow nship I Shady Grove Townshu General Expense Accq June 13, by aipount Horn-Johnstone Co. | Balance ....... July i, to balance onl July 2, by amount fro l - To expense by T q CalahaIn Township I Clarksville Tow nship! Farmington T ow nshij Fulton Township ___ Jerusalem Township ■ Mockaville Township! Shady Grove Tow nslf General Expense Ac 1 Balance ....... Aug. I, to balance ol 2*> by am ount!Treas., automobilel To expense by Tf Calahaln Township | Clarksville Townshil Farmington Townshl Fulton Township I »»ru?a*em Townshipl Mocksville Townshia ihady Grove TownJ General Fund Accol Balance __ | ePt I, to balance ol Sept 29, by amount f iSsSSPt- 29, to Bank of « Co., toad bon< ept. 29, to Sidney on road bonds ... *pt. 29, to Sidney on road bonds . ®pt. 29, to Sidney °n_^oad bonds_ P . ^0. eXpense by I Townshijl Clarksville TownsH FnLminS0n TownJ ulton Township .J B S al^f Townshil S sviHe TownJ Shady -Grove Towl enS-?! Expense balance __ Oct i’ntClba,unce 0I P w ville TownJ il® j ; Towns Genlr^lave Towl , neral Expense balance Nov I’ k° bal <s a "c 9Kc. g u y in g Reliable » 30c fcTai'SrSoie 10Portionste S * * ''»beil i»*»--Cure. Cold ^uy Ki ours—trir! ■ifitraiU.e,p tbUUfar25e. WrDrusStoj0 ESENT namehun K en t Sentences M t e s s S 1 Iht Sergeant AleaL?8 ’foyal Flying c S * I by Ms German earin'18 prlsoninent for aiMtf18 J Iiis guards. ^ ■ I Gazette learns fr0m n, Iondent that this I '? Iloxvn In the North » Iorpeflo hoat aua f0rc^ . I htlL T ea b« AoatSJI the Prussian rowboat Ihuu off. He sought toIrrler plg60I1 {r^ * p ths moss&ge wqv «» Hcked up by tue HuJIfl f*0 VlfllHAiJ Al /‘geoi | tie HumIs captured the fcigeo P .®scaPe and read the RJ, ^as imUiediately I insulting the Getaui given one year to re- GERMAN SYRyp Idinary cough remedies, I ’8 German Syrup has Successfully for Bfty-onj I parts of the United;' Iughs1 bronchitis, colds I throat, especially long Hves the-patient a good fee from coughing, with Titlon In the morning, i chance to soothe tta I, throw off the disease Ipatlent to regain Mj I n all civilized countries V bottles.—Adv. Slight Mistake. Jd just returned from tin the punch bowl, bk across th’ room, my | pu ever see a homelier race yourself, Heniy, Br," returned his wife, Ii per. tant to Mothersrefully every bottle of hat famous old remedy. I children, and see tbatlt Ier 30 Years. I for Fletcher’s CastonJ Iical and Proper. pur favorite flower?" I any. I’m for commeal* Star. s Cold la One Day _ BROMO QUlNIKa TUM !money if It fails to core. & 'I' ; Is on each box. 80o. hoes of American mat® in Britisli East AfrtaL B>alaam 1» an antlscptlc olatj • Iiternally and not a lWUjv Inflamed suvlaces, provlMH ■Adv. echanics In the world srt [ike good. j Yonr Cows Fail to ClMnj hjs is a serious condition mu** • * s prompt attention ■ Dr. D artd Boberts t o w C I e a n e r 8Oj ■res quit* relief. ^ eJfltJJnreof' ■d prevent tli© mifl Bid the Prtcticai Home m Bsd for fre« booMU on * «rit«[If no dealer In TonrtoOT,*" I. Co., tflfl Eraiul Jlremft Wa®s \ - JUOWHAUmEFtf«» SBTHElAHI^SAffi . tirw niTO H A fifl^ IeatestFarnun? iity of the Dtf Lense an d energy j| jtu n e sh ere. ^ ^ERLV, [orCabbage . Ld Charleston W»& V-I Irered parcel Wei 1*?^ £ 'Ni*k' u A ^ .' I**!?11 ■T 8 B PA V Ifc ^ C jD ip , M O CESV lLfcfc,N . d. HE DAVlE RjjQRD, "RRiVATof PASSENGERTRAIHS GOINGNORTH rLv. Mocksvllle; 10:03 a. m. Lv. Mocksviltep 1:49 p. tjj. GOING SOUTH. JLv. Mocksville? ?6;07 a. m Lv. Mocksville^ • 2*40p. in Mo. 26 Ho. 22 No. 25 No. 21 COTTON HARKST.: Sood Middling- Seed cotton .... _u30c. m [LOCAL AND PERSOH& NEW§. * Miss Margaret Wright is spending Christmas with her parente at Troy. Prof. R. W. Holmes ia.;.8pending. Iha. holidays with his papents atGr#- nam. -■ • . f MissesAgnesWilson is' spending £he holidays With her parents at Sto- yall. ‘a Miss Lucille; Pass left Saturday for ioxboro, where she will :spend the holidays. ? - Miss Mary Bailey Merbney spent Thursday and Friday .^in Winston ^hopping. vV jtsV- Bryan Booe, a stiident at Buie's 3reek is visiting his; parents' near Sana. ‘ \ : Frank Woodward a student at ^ake Forest College is athome for Ihe holidays. C. Ci Beck, of Harmony, R. l, was In town last week and had his name added to our list of readers. ' WANTED.—Hickory L$&s* Will nay $13.00 per cord forVthe best juality. THElVEYMFg.CO.,; . Hickofy, N. G. Mr. and Mrs. Maic Campbell and fchildren, of Washington N. C. and Iiss Margaret Allison:: who; is in school there, are spending the holi- iays in town with Mr. G.A.Allisool - Money to loan at 5 per cent.: inter- Iest on long terms, on improved farina n Davie county.Hastings, Stephenson & Whicker, Utys., Winston-Salem, N, G. Rev. Walter Podd made a business trip to Raleigh last week. Clinard LeGrand. a student at the A. & E. College, Raleigh, is athome for the holidays. Miss Martha Glement, who is teaching music at wallburg, is at home for the holidays, iss Winnie Smith, a student at the State*Normal College, Greensboro, is at home for the holidays. J. W. Felkerr who lives beyond the turbid waters of Hunting Creek was in to see us Friday with a frog skin. Misses Clarice and Ruth Rodwell, and Miss Janet Stuart, students at Oxford College, are at home for the holidays. Misses Ivie Horn and Annie Hall Baity, who are in school at Meredith CollegeRaleigh, are spending the holidays at home. Your prayerful attention is called to the county exhibit, which appears in today’s paper. Itis well worth reading and studying over. Mr. and Mrs..J. C. Sanford and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Sanford, of Chat tanooga, are spending the holidays in town with their father. E. L. Davis, of St, Lucie, Fla, in sending as a frog skin for the Rec ord says: “Tell your correspondents if they don't do better writing for The Record I'll take the job myself- Wishing you and all my Davie friends a happy Ghristmas and merry New Year, I am the same to the last ditch: The ladies of the Red Cross will give an oyster supper in the Commu nity buildingThursday evening, Deci 27th, beginning at 5 o'clock. Fried oysters will be 85c. and stewed oys ters 25c. The public is invited to come put and assist in a good cause. The Record is requested to say that the ladies would be glad to have some ladies to assist in preparing and serving this supper. If you know how to serve or assist in any way, your services are needed. ♦444444 I Clearance Sale of Gift Goods At Prices Slightly Above Cost. . ^ e cannot afford to have our money tied up in holiday goods until next Christmas. Therefore we are going to have a special saje ot:such goods. ■ ;; Our holiday trade has been unusually good: but onf stock ^was large and we still have many desirable gift: goods that must be closed out before New Year’s. You can buy such, goods at practically what they cost us. j - If you have more gifts to buy or need some of the practical goods for personal use—this is a rare opportunity. Buy yoor New Year Gifts Doriag This Special Sale. Crawford’s Drug- Store, gfa. IftexaML Steam CLdsmG OUT SM JB ON MEN'S HATS BELOW COST. H A V E N 'T R O O M T O C A R R Y T B B B L Men’s $1 OO hats, to go at 1.50 “ .‘V“ “ “ 2 00 “ v“-“ " - 250 ‘ . “ 7.50 newjuncoats,(Monarch Brand) Ladies 5 00 “ - " ' Two 5 cent blocks chewing gum (Saturday only). ; Everything in my lihe>t cheapest possible: prices. i s Yours for service, ©. 6 . AU.EN. ' $1.49 Mlss Esisie Call is spending this week with relatives and friends. in Winston-Salemi Miss Martha Call is spending this week in Wilkesboro with her sister, Mrs. Thompson. < Miss Lauria Clement who is teach ing at Oxford is spending the holi days at home.. • / Mrs. Frank Blaylock, of Oxford, was here lastfweek to'attend the fun eral of her father, Mr. J. H. Clem ent. \ - . , S. I. Smoot and D. J. Brown, of Calahaln. and Boone McDanold. of Cooleemee were in too see us Friday. Thanks gentlemen. Miss Effie Booe, who is teaching at High Point was in town last week on her way to spend the holidays with her parents near Cana.. Rufus 6 .^Eoontz, who holds a po sition in Toledo Ohio, is spending this week with his father, T. L. Koontz, on R. I. Rufus says they have been! having some cold weather out there: —14 below zero. Did you pay;the editor? Miss Velma Martin, who is teach ing at Hickory, is spending the hol idays with her parents here. Miss Flossie Martin, who i3 teach ing at Greenville, N. C., is visiting her parents, during the holidays. Kimbrough Meroney, who sells automobile accessories in Tennesee, is visiting his parents in this city. Enox Johnstone, who is in school at Chattanooga, Tenn., is spending the holidays with his parents in this city. Miss Esther Horn, who’is teaching at Walnut Cove, is among those who are spending the holidays here with home folks. Miss Mary Stockton, a student at the Southern Conservatory of Music, Durham, is speuding Christmas. in town with home folks. E. H. Woodruff, who represents the R. J. R. Tobacco Go., with head quarters at Gadsden, Ala., came up to spend Christmas with home folks. ille Best Flour. If T♦i* T r . ' ■■ rf -M fW . • — - V - - ❖ Y . •’ , Y X Every sack is full ofsatisfac- % I tion. TT ==== i. HORN-JOHNSTONE COMPANY | It T T T Y • X MOCKSVILLE <!► MANUFACTURERS ‘THAT QOOD KIND OF FLOUR.” T - Y T TTT YY Y«4 N. C. Davie County !Exhibit (CONTINUED FROM PAGE SIX.) IJune 16, by amt from .Town; of Mockaville.... JJune 26, to Sidney .Spitzeri St. Co., i interest on road bonds ____—------- — To expense by. Township?, as follows: tCalahaln Townslup — ------1—:.*~i— {CiaTksville Township •72.43 875.00 IFarmington Township IFulton Township (Jerusalem Township — :.j -----------; IMocksviile Township .......r......_____ IShady Grove Towndiip' ”.™J.--------^ (General Expense Account .....:...— ----- IJune 13, by aipount of voucher No. SSVto Hom-Jfohnstone Co. by Town of Modtsvilie . 69.52 . 26.00 . 00.00 . 14.50 . 00.00 1,033.89 . 232.89 00.00 To expense by Tpyrnship as follows: Caiahain Township ________________ Clarksville Township----------------------Farmington Township _______ ......__ Fulton Township,__________________ ferusalem Townrfiip --------!________....Vlocksville, Township --------------- ...I. Shady Grove Township' _____________ ■General Expense Account. By error found in Calahain Township, page By error found in Shady Grove Township Township, page 371, credit... ..............By error found in MocksvilIe Township, page 332, credit .!..... —......... $2,219.54 Balance $692.55 227.76 $2,943.52 $2,943.52 IJuly .i, to balance on hand:.i .....—u.I July 2, by amount from'J: H.VSprinkle :....To expense by Townships as follows: ' F Calahaln Township V'.._ I Clarksville'Township ....:___14——-----— Farmington Township I Fulton Township 692.55 *75.00 December I, balance .......................... Total amount expenditures for 1917, *18,297.27; Treas. com. allowed..™ Balance ......... — Jerusalem Township .™—L i Mocksviile Townslup Shady Grove Township —. General Expense Account... K Balance ______:.___ $ 7.30 . 00.00 f 16.12 . 00.00 . 10.50 . 145.71 . 14;07 00.00 .$1,373.85 $1,567:55 • $1,567.5! Aug. I, to balance on hand:.J.-.„_.—------— Aug. 28, by amount from B.{R. jLa<yt State Treas., automobile tax—--------£— To expense by Townships^-as follows': Calahaln Township Clarksville Township $ 1,373.85 666.0C r«,- Farniington Township Pulton Township __Jerusalem .Township Mocksville Township ............. Shady Grove Township Z ...—.. General Fund Account __ Balance ____ —.......—...i........> 9.80 7.30 9.90 202.51 00.00 5.00 59.22 14.50 $1,731.62 $2,039.85 $2,039.85 Sept I, to balance on hand;-Sept 29, by amount from J. H. Sprinkle...—... . •USf pt. 29, to Bank of Davie, for Sidney Spitzer& Co, road bonds...........—’4—— —..$2,000.00Sept. 29, to Sidney Spitzer & Co., for:interest990.00 500.00 225.00 $ 1,731.62 3,625.0C on road bondsSept. 29, to Sidney Spiteer Jk Co., for 1Uiterest on road bonds ./..i...-.-..., ,-r, ----Sept 29, to Sidney Spitzer & Co., for interest on road bondsTo expense1 by Township,, as follows: Calahaln Township^ i—L.'.T..„.-----....-i—.. Clarksville Township: —----...-V—- Farmington Township- ------ Fulton Township Jerusalem Township — ... Mocksville Township .'i — Shady - Grove Towiwhip — General Expense Account ■■ Balance ............w.L.^-L.i..... u. 12.46 .... 00.00 .... 9.70 ... 16.45 .... L 7S - ir.3,6 .... 00.00 .... 00.00 $1,667.50 56.00 00.00 00.007.204.00 00.009.00 156.00 State v. Glenn McCuiloch, fine _ State v. Spencer Williams, fine___ WvR. Craig, Hunter’s License.Wr G. Flours, Hunter’s License. 1.00 .03 .01 $4,701.74 $4,701.74 $ 2.219.54 — 365.94 -$1,853.60 '$2,219.S4 $2,219.54 A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court Sworn to before me this Dec. 3, 1917. W. E. Boyles , Chairman. To the Board of Commissioners of Davie County : The undersigned Clerk as Receiver would most respect fully report money in his hands as Receiver, to-wit: Estate, McMahon ......._________________ ^-$ 33.16Lydia L.' Greene.™..:__ 718.79 W. L. Goings’ children .......... ;--------....____ 285.74 This moneys is loaned on real-estate mortgage, except a little over $300.00 now in Bank of Davie. A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of Decem ber, 1917.W. E. Boyles , Chairman Board of Commissioners. $1,853.60 I, J. S. Daniel, clerk to Board Road Commissioners, certifj that the above is a true copy as taken from the records of this office. This December 11, 1917. ■J. S.- Daniel , Clerk to Board. To the Board of Commissioners of-EJavie County: The undersigned, Clerk of Court of said County,' respect- :ully reports the money in his- hands due non-residents, infants and others, on 1st Monday in December 1917, not in - the Savings Department of Bank of Davie:Sverett Hobson _________ —--------------- ......_$ 14.0C Mollie N. Holman_ Kirk KestIer _ Ethel Reavis -----:~~ Grief Kestler .J Amanda Fisher ___ William Kestler .....I Claira Phelps------.... Simon Phelps __ 14.0( ____..._.... ....i __:. 48.3: ......... „..........„::....:..™ 46.5C ...... .........._______________48.33 •; i4i;oi _____ 48.3! ....____ 5.25 ■ - !__:________ 5.25 A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court, Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 3rd day of 'De- cmeber, 1917. . • . j. W. E. Boyles , Chairman Board Commissioners. To the Board of Commissioners of Davie County: "' .Seport of. money due minors and others, in the Savings Department of the Bank of Davie, year ending November. 30th 1917: .The seven children of Mrs; Lovie White, paid to office -: by B. G. Gaither, Admr. of J. A. Cutherel— ...----....$ 20.53 The heirs of Thos. Collett, paid into office by the Collett, Commissioner, to-wit H .A. Dixon......—E. E; Dixon —....S. I. Richie _______________24.25 -------------;.__ 57.00 Will Smoot __ 2.80 W. R. Collett______ 6.80 Alice Smoot .....____ 2.80V. E. Swaim......:___.... 1.25Owen Ridenhour 1.30F. L. Stewart--------- 4.20 Officer ......... ^____ 1.00W; L. Call....™......: .™ 1.10 Oscar McClamroch 1.40 J. H. Sprinkle..: ...........30Officer ™.__.— ...------ ' 1.60 Officer ___......------: i2.40 G. T. Tucker.. 1.50 H. T. Penry...- 1.60 H. T. Penry. 1.90 Lillie Garrett -------- .50 S. G. Nelson______.... .60 J. H. Sprinkle.--------- .50 J. fi. Sprinkle------ — .60 1.90 I. C. Caudell_ .25G. W. Minor .25Mrs. E. M. Crim.......... 5.0PT. j>. ,Emmerson ....: .60 - D. A. Warters—.......... 7.20 G. E. Horn.. To the Board of Commissioners of .Davie County:Report of Jury Tax and Jail Fees received and disbursed by the undersigned Clerk Of1 the Superior Court, for year end ing Nov. 30, 1917:State v. Arthur McClamroch, 'Jail fees ------------:.....—.$ 38:34 Alvin Hudson v.:James Wiseman, Jury tax ------- 2.85 Hendrix v. Branson, Jury tax --------------:-------—..—..... 2.85 State v. Dolph Gregory, Jail fees ------- 3.42 State v.. Glenn McCuiloch, 2 cases, Jury tax ----- —..... \ 3.80 State v. Howard & Potts ....—.— — --------- State v. Glenn Byrely, 3 cases, Jury tax .V.---------- State v. Spencer Williams— -----.....:.........—.....— State v. Bennett Basset, half tax ................... — State v. Bennett BasSet,. tape State y. Bennett Basset, Jail fees.:...—------------------Oula et al. v. WiIlson1Jury tax.---------------------------- Shoe Co. v. Smithdeal, Jury tax.----------;....;----------—Shoe Co. v. Smitbdeai;: Stenographer, use of ...... — State v. Brant Fuller, Jury tax:. State v. Brant Fuller, jail fees ----- State V. Will Johnson, Jail fees..... State v. .Will Johnson, Jury tax.---------- State v. Oscar Vogler, Jury tax—. — State v. Stoke Dwiggin9, Jury tax.-------- State v. Charlotte Robertson, Jury tax.— State v. McICinley Smithj Jury tax.. Gaither, Admr. v. Jones et al., Jury tax.:.. Davis, Admr. V. Caton, Juqr tax.. Melvin Richie'. 5.18 5.18 24.90 24.90 rhe heirs of W. W. Allen, paid office by W. A. Allen, Admr., to-vgit: . Virgil Wiite -------------— :—:— Irene White W. W. White ....r For -Richard Emmerson, by T. B. -Bailey, Exr... - Noah Owens and Klarvin C--Owens — --------------- For Dave Bidding :— ----------—.------------—:— For Mary Riddle .—— — ------------- For Mrs. Matde Sheek.. I Oct. I, to balance on hand- $5,356.62J;; $5,356.62 For Jasv S.; Deadmon’s children.:... For Jeff Cain Oct, 10, by check from iW. K. Clement, from ;sale of mules.... —----——....— .. . y _ To expense b^ ’Township as follows: CalahaIn Townsmp 28i2g Clarksville Township i;— OftfiP. $ 1,667.90 . 1,000.00 :on Fjijton Township— Jerusalem Township; TntirhflhinMoyksvillej ToWnshipi J Shady Grove Township. . ^ . .General Expense Account ..£-»-V.~!.....:. . Balance 00.00 00.00 V 638.00 : -£ .- 00.00 5 —— 00.00 00.00 ..$2,001.70 Nov. I, to balance on hand.:....f..:.-. Nov. 5, by amount from J. 1Hv Spiinklei Nov. 27, by amount from J.^H. Sprinkle. Nov. 27, to C W McNear & Co, interest on road bondB, due Dec. I, 1917.. $2,667.90 . $2,667.90 ; $ 2,001.70 J . V 700.00 2.000.00'/ • ,2,250 00■k, ill __/ For Benjamin Anderson 6.84 6.84 6.84 278.07 199.38 84.80 189.39 6.12 6.08 161.67 9.89 Soard of Education v. Commissioners, to use of Davie Co. Gaither, Admr. v. Jones, to use of Davie County----------••• State, v. Frances Saunders, 2 cases--------- — State v. Frances Saunders, Jail fees—-- -------------— State' V: Frances Saunders, overpaid——------------------ Sadie Sufreit'v. Eva West, Jury tax.----------------------- Office v. W. J. Conrad, Guard, Jury tax i.~—...... State1 v. Joe Stafford, 4 cases, Jury tgx— ----------------State gr. E. T. McCuiloch, Juiy tax ...........------- —State y, S. D. Fry, 2 cases; Jury tax.....:------------------ State vi Ed Hariston, Jury tax.----------------------——••• State v. West Sc.Myres1 Juiy tax.------------- - State V. Pass & Sam Hariston, Jury tax.-----------...------ State v. Sidney Carter, Jury tax.. —:--------...-------- State v. Arthur McClamroch, Jury tax.--------- Rufus Hariston iv. Amanda Hariston, Jury tax ---- Lucy Miles v. Sam Miles, Juiy_tax.:.A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court. Sworn to before me this Dec. 3,-1917. / W- E. Boyles , Chairman. To A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court Sworn to before me this Dec. 3rd, 19i7:.W.. Ei Boyles , Chairman. To Board of Conpnissioners of. Davi£-<3ounty;............. _Report of Unis1Vforfeitures andSjBmtpr’s licenses, , received and: disbursed byjthe undersign>w^^9t of Superior CffUrt for year; ending Nov.-,30,-1917: « . tiv-i- T. H. Thompson,j Hunter’s Licensees'.. Geo. D. ThompSQnjJHunterfS Licenseii.^;. Furgus Reid, Hunter’s License......-—u2. R. Ei Bowers, Hunter’s License: John' Graham,. Hunter’s License...CIhiiIm 'tlnntArla Timroa . .Chas>i Sincler, Hunter’s License- Geo. Packard, Hunter’s Lrcense.. State v. McKinley- Smith, fine..— State-v: E. T. M&CuIloch, fine— State v. S. D. Fry, fine Li LI West,V,fine..State v.- State-v.Wm. Myresf fine*.------- -.... 5.00 5.00 5.00 5i0C-V i 5.005100 — ^ 5.00 — . -71.25 _ _ _ 2i.'7S 48.4? „ _ — 19.0Q^ _ 19.00 1.90 5.70 1.9C- .95 1.90 20.082.852.85 4.75 1.9C 5.42 16.53 1.9C 1.9C i.9C 1.9C 1.9C 2.85 2.85 15.65 ^4.7i3.8( 19.lt2.952.95 2.95 7.60 1.96 3.801.901.901.90 1.90 1.90 2.852.85 H. Sprinkle.--------- J. H. Sprinkle — J. H. Sprinkle...— - Dr. E. M. Griffin..............50 J. H. . Sprinkle.....__7.10 S. H. Koontz ___— • 3.00 J. H. Sprinkle- __ 9.6S H. Sprinkle....___ .30M.Fqrches.......___. 1.90 Sully • Smith • —li--- 2.30Chas. Brown —;_____, 2.10 W. -W. Potts____ 1.90W. C. P. Etchison——• 1.60 W. T- Cornatzer_,2.80W. C. P. Etchison_ 1:10 J. -H. Sprinkle. .60 T.'J. EIlis ____ 4.60 J. H. Sprinkle......—..........65 J. P. Humphrey .15 Campbell Myres- 1.65 S. . T. Mock I__ 1.75 W.-D. Foster— 2.82M. Allen :__—.. .30 Lewis-Carter —....... .15 Lewis Carter ..............I C. H. Utley. .-.----1-& Will Cook IJO Joe White ----------.'...- .25 C. S.’ Smith— .......1.80 R. A. Sheek, D. S----- Frances Smitb .... Z. Bv Morris — j. H. Sprinkle....--.----- Walter Call ---------- Mary Wyatt ---- f. H.: Ratledge^.—......... Frank Nail 1.10 3.002.00 1.803.50 3.60 2.00 3.50 .2.30 1.29 .90 .30120 .50 8.50 AvBf Byrely_____ J. W. Zachery......:----- C. C. Tiller— ____ S. G. Nelson—.-------- S. G. Nelson_______ H. T. Smithdeal - N. L. Rankin—— .... C. Sain _________ the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Davie! C. A. Clement-------- County: R1MvWoodrufE.------- The undersigned Clerk of the Superior Court respectfully C. H. Long.* 1 - ■ ’ ‘ I* -iH— .!.a Iaf Unnifav In J. R. Harbin.... — Alex Kimbrough'...---- J, Lv Morris--____ D. R.- Stroud-----------W. M. Prevett..------ O. A.' Gough—— ----Chas. Carter ------- Kelley Cope ------- J. L. Parish— reports the money remaining in his office on the 1st Monday in December, 1917,’ and. to whom due: H. T. Smithdeal.:....„ 4 2.25 T; S. Potts—-— 2.80 J. H. Sprinkle.:..—...—.' .50 H. T.' Smithdeal.—— .17 T. S. Mock— 1.19 Campbell Myrea--....!... 1.10 J. H. SprinMe^pa^. 1.20 A. C. "n A. C. Cornatee^iJ:-^ Gannon Tolbe^;.^^ H. T. • Smithdeal-V..-; R. "Harbin.J.V. E; Swaim.™r—- M. D. Brown:...-—- R. B. Sanford—.—.... y. E. Swaim—'..ji-i:; C. G. Swearin^er.-..J. H.: Sprinkle^-ArU. B. G. Williams__i^f—. B. G. MS80Di-A^»i-4« 30 .30 2.10 2.10 1^0 .53 .70 .70 2.25 .30 .30 *1:30. L. G. Horn— —R. Bi Sanford— H. F. Sparks....:^—.. E.' C. Smith—...----- P. P. Greene/i.va— L. M. TutteroWi....... J. L.tSheek—42i-4- J. M. Sain—^5..^...:- J. E. Ellerba...--.-i. J, M; ; Ambler, H. T.'Smithdeal—.:.. G. F. Wmecoff—.4-. 'TvAi- Early—s— -G~ E. Horn ___ W. D; Fostei-„^;:-L •J. W. Martin-.———O. G: Allen - G.: A. VAllison- David Rankinmama— . ,‘.r-rrrr: 5.10 5.10 5.402.10 2.10 4.50 4.10 1.35 J, 4.60“ 9.10 .25 2.40 .501.10 1.60 350.50 .50120 .60 U C. C. Craven----------- H. P. Cornatzer.------ Will Cornatzer------- G. Wi McClamroch— G. W. Johnson———- H-25H. F. Tutterow..-.. 10.00W.-Cr Denneyi-—S. 'V. Furches........ 1.90 .50 JO .30 .50 .502.101.80 1.30 2.30 2.80 .60V 4.902.70 .75 .90 .22 1.35 1.35 • 1.35 .30 .30 1.80 .30 7.80 3.40 3.25 4.90 7.80 7.20 5.70 7.50 C.*A.' Hartman.^— 6.45 10.40 15.40 3.10 J. F. Moore, Comr.__ J. N. Wyatt. __ S. M- Warters....____ J. B. Parkes-..... .... Pi M. Cartner-........... J. L. Foster.____.......... Ludier Tutterow. ;:___ H. F. Tutterow— G. F. Winecoff : C. V. Miller. __ W. T. Myres :.. G. F. Winecoff.....— .' C. E.. Godwin, C. S: C.D. V. Davis.__ J. M. Davis____.-.____ 1.90 W. D. Foster. 2.00Mrs. E. M. Crim. 10.00S. V. Furches ___I 2.00 H. F. Tutterow. 2.00G. W. Johnson __ 2.30 . W. S. Koontz :.___ J. M. Jones.------------Adam Hitchcock _ J. M. Mitchel :. i ■ R. M. Ijames — C. S. Caudell .....' W. A. Steel ____ J. Ward ................. J. R. Allen—....;____* E. B. Gaither (. ... T. P. Massey... «r.... J. R. Williams— .... G. H. Graham.—— - R. E. Transeau — Mrs. Jesse N. Foster....J. F. Ratledgei......___J. L Foster. __ J. G. Peebles:______ T. J. Ellis ...„.... D. M. Bailey:...—— . R. L: Rankin_______.- H. T. Smithdeal.:____ H. T. Smithdeal __ 0. - W. Hauser... . W. W. Hauser -------- S. G. Nelson ___ V-R. H. Parker..— ...__C. .G. Bailey.__:__....J. L. Sheet ___—H. T. Smithdeal, J. P.J. R. Williams, J. P -. H. T. Smithdeal___ J. L. Sheek, Sheriff— • Chas. S. Willson1, N. P.F. A. C. Dunn— ...__L. D. White______:... T. Li Swink---------- Clerk of Davidson Co. ■C. T. Kapp......;----- Wm. Hodges ....—.—W. E. Franklin...i i_ N. S. Willson—.:.— C. A. Jenkins, N. P....... 1. F. Cartner.— :.........J. F. Gfubb.....:__ G. L. West. ;._;___ O. R. Allen-----i— :... W. K. Clement...,.----- W. H. Hauser....,.v......... A. M. Hendrix—L—- J. E. Brock. —;------Henry Shore —....... J. RvPoweIl ------John Waller .—.—„— ' Wi4. Ji ^anes-.-..— W i-T,Mock—-...—_* W"M.* Kleechumi,—V. C. D. L%f!er— U.—— AV T. Click ----- C. Si Sniith-— I------ F. Moore^.....^— Z. N. 'Anderson..:-:...-- 4.10 O. Williams:.^—-.. IilO G- M- Horn—.'.-------- 4.10 ;A. T. G rant , Clerk Superior Court Sworn to before me this Dec. 3, 1917. • ■W. E. Boyles , Chairman. :i.'7 v't.-^< ' r: 2.802.801.801.80.60.30 .30 .30 .30 2.30 .30 .25 1.20 1.00 1^0 2.00 .. 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.20 .25- .601.20 .30 3.502.30 .60 £S .25 .25 3.10 .506.20 4.72 V .60 .50 .60 .30 .30 .50 .50 .50. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.55. .50 3.50 1.00 1.00 1:00 3.10 3.1'9..301.00 1.70 1.90 5.40. Send your soldier son The Record. * ..o. WW >?r ^ ^ w p s p i P i i i f p f i ^ •:v'il;>~;V:^> • ■’■v" V ' '•" "’d. ■ ': 'Vv' '" '.'J; :iV" . -/.'i i-' .’:• .-. THE DAVIE E iCORD, M O O K Sm iE, If. Q. d& I v •a:-;- ' FOOD VERSUS HIEDiaNE OP tte hundred' millions of people In the United States probably .,, more than,50,000,OOO are .habitu ally constipated and slaves to physics. Why?ConsUpatlon ls peculiarly anailment of ClvlUzed races. ' Neither _ the' lower animals Uvlng. In the wild' state' nor the uncivilized races suffer fromrconstipation. • .,<• . ■ TheyCause, of course, Is not Just one thing ln all cases, but By far the great est' number of cases of'-constipation 'are due to faulty diet Take bread, the so-called staff of life. 'It may have been a Tellablei Staff to '""-iViue CONSTIPATION CURED WITHOUT ; PILLS. Bran, whole wheat flour, bulky foode . fruita, vegetables/ -’greens,’' water, exercise, fresh air, a-strong determi nation and no pills or purgatives turn the trick. lean oja In the days of the mpper and nether" millstone, When our ancestors got AU the good of the whole wheat But today that refined, colorless, lnsip- ld, dehaturlzed substitute which makes the excuse offered as bread Is robbed Utmost of its mineral matter, most of Its blood building salts and all of its natural laxative elements. ITmre the patent cereals sold as break fast'food-^bozed wind, as you might say, at an exorbitant price; pretty. Ia- bda dispensed In Ueu of nutriment; palate tickling concoctions more fit for the Opndy counter than for the break fast -tkble. How much -more whole some,., nutritious, digestible and . eco nomical Is the plain old oatmeal; homi ny, wheaten grists! How much more appetizing and stimulating for the food tube! l’et people pay over theli good money for 'the insipid,: sugary deceits sold as breakfast food and then resort to some horse doctor’s-allpged Uver pills to counteract the .bad effects of ultntteftned pabulum.. •Wheat bran was looked upon as "In digestible” some years ago' and there fore considered objectionable In' the diet. We know now that' indigestible residue Is essential to the natural; func tion of the bowels, besides being an aid to normal digestion. Bran may- be taken In any cereal, In soup, in the form of bran gems.- bran cookies, bran biscuit or bran bread. Ii should be taken In some form- af. prac tically every meal unless whole: wheat or graham*. bread is restored to the menu In place of the anemic -white bread of modem times. ;■ Such vegetables and fruits as; may be eaten raw are advisable In the !dally ration whenever iney can be obtained.' Fruits containing seeds are especially helpful to normal bowel: function and never a catise ©f appendicitis, as jsome misguided folk imagine; Indeed; 'one predisposing: cause of appendicitis is chronic constipation, attributable to In- suficient cohrse food. And the abuse of physics Is another predisposing cause of appendicitis, as of piles and other In testinal diseases. . y ;• By a diet rich In the indigestible sub stances supplied by nature for a wise purpose and'.a regular hablt of going to stool at a definite time each day .or sev eral times (really natural bowel move ments occur shortly after each of the three meals),.by the free drinking of water and moderate open air exercise and the scrupulous avoidance of crude “liver pills”-= and other harmful', drugs, the average Individual can soon devel op a natural'bowel function and- keep it so for life/ ______. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Tumor Is Not Cancer.Please explain the difference between tumor and dancer. Answer.—Tumor is any swelling ox growth—for instance, a harmless fatty tu mor, on the Skin. Cancer is a malignant, poisonous growth or uloeration. A tumor may do harm by pressing on important structures or interfering with important functions. A cancer kills by sibwly poison ing the victim. XetiheOther Place. A practical joker called up the telephone operator and said: Hillo1 Central, give me heaven,” !but that iBn’t. what she gave him.—‘'Youngstown Telegram.” - - Pile* C uredin6tol4 Days Tour -Uranlst will refund money U PAZO OINTHSNT falls to cure any case of Itching,BUnd1Bleeding orProtr first application gi- In case a-fuel famine strikes Taylorsville this winter there are several old.bnildings that coaid be t >rn down and need to advantage. —Scout. Drives OatMalariafBuildsUpSysteni The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVBfS TASTfitESS chiU TONIC, drives out Malaria,enriches theblood.and builds upthesys- and Rest; sbc.! tern. A true tonic. Bor adults and children. 60c rWhoro BrDad CuisA re y*.■ ;.«.c -«•- ■■ Somewhere, -away from, the throb of ihe city thhre’a a farm house,’ quietly uestliug in the -sunshine, am ong protecting' hills—a place yvhetre you’re always welcome. Rem em ber the yard, barn, .the chickens—the w arm th of the stalls during m ilking ? Recall the huntffoi/eggs? C an’t you smell' the hay in the mow?* C an’t you hear the welcoming bark of the dogs ? A nd th p jritchen w ith the loaves of home-baked bread-^jars and ja rs of jelly and ja m W hat Wouldn’t, a m an give to get back there again? - H a r le y “D a v id s o n For 16 Years Tiie MasterMount ; .. ", brings ftGod*s .Gonntry” to your door fo r a. cost-of b u t $4^to'$6 am ontli. % I N e^t Suu,day ^ ^ b a n ride out the Iatid of? ae.St' L w u s I s f e ire x p e n d -ronr. next Tpeek-endj can arra n ^ te K p is to suit your convenienc^. J. R. BOLLING, Agent : No* 8 East 4tbSt, Winston-Salem, =N. G * • .K- -<-vi&janIZicycIcs? t Winston-Salem, N. C a It For Less.” Fruit and the Rheumatism URIC , add, which Is derived from jneat, fish, eggs, cheese, milk and wheat, as well as some, vegeta bles and nuts, was once supposed to be the cause of gout.- Deposits of uric add salts are found in and about the part affected with gout, but this is now known to be a result, not* the cause, of .gout. And gout is reajjy a very rare disease. The old time physicians thought that rheumatism was very much- Uke gout. They therefore imagined that uiic acid had something to do with the various joint diseases labeled rheumatism. We pus or matter In one of the bony cavi ties connected with, his nose, which ex plains not only Ihe Z1Ueuralgia" he of ten suffers when he has a “cold In the head,” but also the “rheumatiz” he has been nursing so long. Obviously Jones won't find anything to help his “rheumatiz” until he has that depot of poison cleared out. of' his skulL At any ,rate, we kuow= that uric add has ndthlng to do with the causation= of rheumatism. Wb know also that the adds of-fruits d.o' not lncrease'the;acidity of the blood. On the contrary/ when you eat an orange or drink' lemonade or take any acid fruit you .make your blood more alkaline. The fruit'add is combined with; potash, soda or lime In the proc- BAD TEETH VERSUS RHEUMATISM. ., t Jje e*uM of much rheumatism is to be found in our bad teeth, nasaL throat or other pus or poison forming abscesses. Fijid the cause and remove Ifc Dont charge your rheumatism up to fruit, the weather, the moon or night air have learned in recent years that what has been called “rheumatism” and “rheumatoid arthritis” is not a definite disease, but a group of different dis eases • which happen to affect the joints. This explains why/the rheu- matl8nf treatment which happened to relieve neighbor Jones is no good at all for neighbor Smith, Smith’s lameness, though it feels like Jones’, , is really (.caused by something entirely different; For instance, Smith has harbored for years ,'some bad teeth. - BecauSei Iie has got along miserably with those Beg- Tectod teeth; it is pretty' hard fort him to- believe that the;poison ata©rbed through his unclean mouth, can pro duce his lame joints, yet'We know that such is often the case and that poor old Smith will never get better until his mouth is cleaned up jthbrdughly.- While Jones,. perhaps, has what be calls , chronic catarrh and . takes cold easily, on exhminatlan we discover that Jones to OBttytog:.aboutia:waectjenvbf ess of digestion and circulates In the blood as an alkaline salt, such as cit rate of soda. That is why a doctor prescribes fruits or lemonade when he desires to diminish the acidity of the urine In'certain conditions. Fruits , contain so little nitrogenous' matter that they are practically inca pable of supplying material which will form urfc acid In; the body. ' FOR MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTOfe , CEMETARY WORK OF ALL KINDS Investigate our Prices and Work. i CarefulAttentIpnGivento I'? ItiHNS: BROTHERS, (Successors, to Miller-Reins Gompany) NORTH WILKESBORO AND LENOIR, N.c. 11 If M 1 1 1 ? RecordAn Ainbitioii I rTHEneedsoftlie SouA are identical with the needs S of the Sootbcra RalIwart -the growth and sococm of one meant ■ ^ upbuilding of the Other* . . . S The Soothem RaRwar ask* no farorr—no spedal privilege not { accorded to others* ! The ambition of the Sonthem RaUwaf Company Is to tee that i Bnlty of interest that Is bora of co-opetadoa between the pobtic and ’ tbe rzilroadsr to seeperfeoed that folrasdtrank policy In the Buuuige- ment of railroads which invites the confidence of governmental , agencies j to realise that liberality of treatment which will enable it * to obtfln the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and enlarged facilities lnrident to the .demand. fot Jnoeased and better service; and, finally* To take Its niche In tbe body poUtle''of the Sontih alongside of other great Indostries, with no' 'more* batVtrlth equal liberties, eqeal : right* and equal opportunities. “ The Suuthern Seryiisthe South.” m ; .v / I r- ‘ V -'Al' /•--/ . Z 'r/r -•* w| S o u th e r n H a llw a y Systeir Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Short Une Between Winston-Salem^ Lexington, Albemarle Norwood and Points South. Throughi train from Roanoke, Va., to Florence, S. C., iij connection with the Noifblk & Western Railway and Atlantic Coast Line. ThroughiPullman Sleeping Car New York to Jacksonville Fla,, via Winston-Salem, S* PJ COLLIER^ JRi, traffic Manager. • - ; Winston-Salem, N. G • --"V *■ -I I 'I i l l # : ... 7 J I;-i I f Z I/" ■' “fi ; I I- — J I I PUTS Tf UP TO THE COOK. ' t — i “ ' ----------t I O O S % Z ,f'/;';?''''"'I . A bill of groceries from our house puts it squarely up to the! cook. There can be absolutely no excuse for a poor dinner prepared from groceries purchased from us.NOURISHING FOODS were never more necessary than at this'time, when you need to conserve, every ounce of your strength.; Our iMeats are rich and wholesome.Our Vegetables are fresh.Our Flour is the very best on the market.Every article of-food in the house is selected with care and eye to the health of our customers.Every purchase you make is the essence of wisdom in grocery buying—it is the acme of possible economy.We handle ice all the time. ' ; /, * - : P - - SWAIM & DAVIS, ONTHE SQUARE 4 PHONE 69 ,I P R lN T W ^ f Rubbing sends tbe liniiinent tingling through the flesh ahd quickly dtops pain. Demand'a liniment thatyou can rub with. The beet rubbing liniment Vis fopas m general (cereals, nuts, etc.) Is often bad lor one with jotat* disease, as; It Is for. one with other troubles, because the body can utilize only, a-cer- tain quantity of such' food, and the excess becomes a burden to the arteries; ©nd kidneys. But the notion; that uric ©eld is Uie cause of Joint disease-has gone into the discard, along wlth/the suspicion that- appendicitis tnitiit vbe caused by eaUng fniits with, seeds.'-Ab I a gMieral rule, fruit te-wholesome ahdr ...... . .. ;v: Good for the Ailments o f \ Mul^s, Catdt^ Etc. Qoodfor your own Afdies,: m, u iu u l) EtC. - 2 ^ 50c/^1. . 'At Deafen. We are prepared to handle aD ¥ j ' kinds of commercial printing. ^ ;suchas ['ENV ELOPES. STATEENTS, billheads , letter HEADS. I SHIPPING TAGS. CARDS, POSTERS. | | I*/o r anything you may need Jj <t j the printing line. We have V I I neatest and best equipped a JJ i V ha Davie county. Our Pr'ces a T f -j not too high. PhoneNo-L8 JJ I1T we will call and show you88 f d pies and prices. ,.21