PACE TWO
s
" Good MorrcrvJ To You.
My Valentine!"
MANY curious old charms arc said
to be p?'t?-nt on St. Valentine's \
oo?all, like most charms ever invent 4,
connected with the procuring of
bssbands. Kver before surplus woman
dawaed on the scene, this seems to
Stave been a subject of much anxiety.
Five ba.v Jeeves, pinned respectively
to the four corner* and the center of
the pillow, are *ald to bring certain
dreams of the future partner. If tho
Sleeper has gone to bed without eating
or speaking
Another Infallible t >el! was to write
tfee names of adi .. .. on separate
? places of paper, enclose them !n clay
balls and throw them Into water. The
one which eunie t-> the surface first
contained the !?:trre of the fsted
pen"
It Is a sign of crest good luck If the
frwaln you fa\or should be the first j
nan seen on February 14. The modore
girl who does not i In her faith J
snttrely to sign* and omens, can always
practice the ruse of a shrewd j
maiden of lone ago. who, knowing
wbere her heart had gone, "lay a-bed
and shut my eves nil the morning till
he' carne. for ! would not have seen
other man before h'm for all the
world"
She was far seeing an 1 lucky. Rut
If ahe hml net eyw first on the wrong
nan. alio would have wedded him, mo
M poet tell* iiw:?
litit Valentine. t*e dav when birds of
kind
Their paramo.irt with mutnal chirping*
find.
Afield I went atn'd the mrrnlni dew
To tnllh my k'.ns ifor ?c d housewives
dot
Thee first I spied, and the fir?t mil
we see.
In spite of fortune, shall our tr<i? 1o??
be."
Some of uv wish thai a quaint old
cuftom practiced in t fie iloie of Pepya
Was still prevalent?the rule that a
nan must give a present to the first
Woman lie saw *.n February 14 I'epy*.
gay old rascal thai he was, much bewailed
himself that hla own tribute
had to be offered tn hie wife?a iiroceedlng
he considered very dull, when
fbere were plentv of prettv voung
en. at Hie .giii-hearted court of
Charlee II
Old |?eople nill rvmemher the time
when valentines were a* popular .<
Christina* cards and the postman
groaned under Ids load on the morning
f the 14th This !? still the ??? in
the Fnlted Stale*, hut the Idea of
courtship I* no longer much connected
with these bright ixrd*.
Nowadays Shakespeare'* greeting
"Good morrow, 'tis St Valentines dor
Alt IM w??<
And I a mold si your window.
To be your valentine
pimply reminds us of the passing of a
delightful old ruvtnin.
ChHotlanltv brought the <-uMotti of
placing each feast ?ta> under the
patronage of :? Nairn, and ?u. St. Valentine
who never married Miuseif, became
the patron *nlnt of lovi-ra. -Tha
Lady'* Vnmpanloa.
PLANT SOME
STRAWBERRIES
NEXT MONTH
Raleigh Just as every farm and
suburban home should have a good
home garden so should this garden
contain a patch of straw l?erries.re2.
commends Robert Schmidt, assistant
horticultures for the State College
}-, and Depart in nt of Agriculture.
Mr, Schmidt states that these berries
pay big dividends in health and
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Qlildrer
iiHPJP?
S I
MOTHF.R! Fletcher's Casti
Castor o;:. : Tcethh
orepared to relic, e Infants in
Constipation
Flatulency
, Diarrhea
\jd5 incite assimilation of Food,
Natural Sleep wit!
-i To jroitl imitations, always look for t
it. , Pwwi ditectkins jm rarh pacta nr.
I
pieasurer and tte best are thoe?
crown in the home garden and pickel
fresh from the vines.
'Strawberries are easily handled
*ad take up little space. \ few
hundred plants will supply the
average family. In eastern Carolina
February in the month and in the
western section March or April will
be soon enought", says Mr. Schmidt.
" Pr? pare the soil well and >et
he plants cere fully. l*se either the
hill system or the matted row. In
the lull s>-tem, plant 12 inches aport
:n double rows with atd least two
;V.t between each two rows. With
ths yvt m frequent cultivation and
eing neeesoary. In the matted
< -a - ;-te:v.. set the plants IS inche*
part in rows throe feet apart. U'l
l ?i?c first luiuivrs grow until [In i ?>?
' s about a foot wide th-r- cut eff the
j thcrs.
"Barnyard manure is excellent f< r
strawberries and should he annlied
before the* plants are set. Where
manure is n<>t available use an s
fertilize. Mulch the lurries in the
fall with straw, pine n- edles. or
< -iavmanure. ThL< will prete f
the plants from the freezing and
thawing of th? soil, prevent the berries
btinjr spattered hi rain and keep
tht soil mo;-: and cool during fruiting.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
NORTH 1'AROl.IN\? Clay i :n:\.
I Office Board of County Commission*
' ers. Feb. 4 -h, 11*24.
i Nutlet- is hereby given that under
, and by virtue < " Chapt. 13*1, Artii li
17. Sections 234 et seq, and under
and by virtue of a . -olution of this
11<<>ard tluiv adopted on thi* date, an
' ioetior. i* hereby called t.? be held
j in the > ?urth a in Hayesvill . Clay
j County, the usual voting place, on
the 18th day of March. 11*24, to ascertain
th* will i f the people In
!Iayesvil!e Township, Clay County.
North Carolina, whether there shall
I.. !- vi .1 i said Hay? sville Town
dip . sji. ial annual tax of not more'
than thirty t30) cents on the one
hundred dolliu* valuation of property!
'real and personal. in said township.!
to supplement the Public School |
Fund which mn> bo apportioned to1
said township by the County Board'
?.f Education of Clay County. -aid t
;hlrty tCO ctr.tr i p**?p*.? m. I
lude the present levy of 20 cents n'
the one hundred dollar* valuation]
ird in the event same i* adopted by
' he Voters m *-id election not to In
r? use the present levy more than,
I ten 110) cents .?n the hundred dot-j
! Notice is her* by further friven that j
| Me I . ftcryjtK8 ii?? (em ?i>pwir?Ud,
Registrar and A. U Penlnnd ami R. I
K. AlixsmK-r, Judges of said elceifion;
that a new registration is callled
for said election i.nd that the reR;
is tuition' hooks shall open on the
j l."?th day of February. 1924. and
j rinse o nthe hth da vof March. 1924.
'and will be open each Saturday during:
~aid period at the courthouse tn
llayesville at the usual voting: place.
W. C. SMART, Chairman
Hoard of County Commissioners
Clay County.
' FRED -IONES, Clerk Board . ?
County Commissioner*.
?27 4t-n?tR)
aria is a harmless Substitute for
ie Drops and Soothing -Syrups,
arms an<l Children all ages of
Wind Colic
To Sweeten Stomach
Regulate Bowels
promoting Cheerfulness. Rest, and
toyt Opiates ~
He signature of
Physicians everywhere recommend it.
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ht wHhHOkfcfc SCOUT. MUR
+ + | t MfMtft ' j
; For IJour t
I Ualentinc Party |
P
??/"* RACIOCS goodness,** Bald Oipld jt
looking at the calendar, "here ] y
am altting around and dawdling hours .
away when it's iny busiest time In the
whole year." "Jnmet,*" he cried. ?
"bring me that quiver of arrows and
the polish. I'Te got to get ready for T
St. Valentine's day!" a
And while Cupid la husv getting
ready for his annual archery program,
there are plenty of others who are pre
paring to receive him. fortifying them 11
sel.es against his Invasion or prepar a
Ing a tilting welcome, as the ess# f
may be.
Naturally, nobody wants to take s ;l
chance with this skillful archer without j.
plenty of ??thors present to help deflect ^
his flying arrow*. So there Will be ?
P?rtle*. parties. and then more parties *
First, a Valentine party call* for a a
clever form of Invitation A verse? st
original If possible?could set forth c
the wish of the hostess In an appropri- 0
ate Jingle, running something like this:
1 brg to Indite that a gay little sprite.
WUI stop my honte on St. Valen- 11
tine's night: n
Can you mt-et him at eight, on this
special date.
I'm expecting you over so please don't a
be late.
Another Invitation might read: l"
On Saint Valaatlne'a Day .
Will you ?-ome to my party? ^
I'll iff that you have
A welcome right hearty. | It
The verse can be written on dainty ?t.
Valentine postcard*, or correspondence ji
ards ornamented with Cupids and ar- i
row* or with red heart seal*.
Another verse may invite the guest n
In this wise :
The Sign-of. i tie-Heart le pleased to h
Invite (
Tour presence at eight on f^aln: Valentine
e Night; j
Heart* that are brave and loving and
true
Will be ready and waiting to welcome '
you n
The paeiword 1? X^ove which alone hae
the power 1'
Te gain you admittance to Cupid's v
bower.
Note paper decorated with Valentine
aeal* could he used for this form of In- *'
Itsflon For g de<-ornti?>n to conform 1
to the first line of the ver^e, an Itu- c
tnento red heart, hung against tlie
glass of the front d??or would he appropriate.
Old-fashioned valentines, with lac* 1
paper and sentimental verses. make *p- i
propriate invitations. So do the o'd i
comics
The valentine party rarely takes the v
form of a masquerade. hut the hostess ,
tiaually plan* caps and favor* for the
guest*, to give a festive air to The
event.
Almost any crude cap of crepe paper 1 t
can l-r teiaw io*M? dev...*;:*.- ?v ndu !a
ing long tassels or fringe ut either shle t
Heavy necklace* of cardboard with j,
a ruffle of red crepe paper hung about
the neck on a ribbon are effective and
--.n. ?_
Tlif Ji* 7.1 bnifflfi in a ni'Yflt y r?.n
luring "f m ribbon. to |>e wo. n about ,
j the wrist. wltli long red an?l white t
! crepe paper streamer*. |*
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Wolf Creek 1
I The ground hoy: certainly has sus-j
, rained his -eputution for the first! '
j week of his six. Let's hope he will
'he fooled the other five.
Mrs. Edna Slawson was called to
("operhill last Thursday to nurse the
wife of Mr. Joe Collector, an enterprising
merchant of Copperhill.
Mr. I). A. Bryant, the alleged
"slayer of Mr. Adams here a few
i.i ?nths ago. return.d several days
I ago and went to Murphy and made
bond in the sum of $.1,000.00. we
have been infornud, for his appear
! ance in court.
Mr. \V. A. Slawson is making :?rI
range m.cr.is to moxe with his family
t-< Donglasville, Ga., where he exj
peels to make his future home. We
I regret to see tht m leave us.
Mr. James F\inter. ?>f Lower Bell[
town, was a pleasant visitor here
last week.
! Mr. Will Ledford, of Persimmon
Creek, passed throuyh our section a
few days ago on his way to Cop- (
perhill. |
Mr. Windham Caddis. who has'
Ibttn working at Tallulam Falls since,
j Christmast, returned home Sunday.
I Some one has set out fire on the J
| farni of Mr. W. E. Ledford last Sat- ;
! urday that burned over a lot of stub- I
b!e ami woodland. This makes two i
fires that this section ha-? had in the '
last weekMi's.
H. M. Ballew spent a port* ,
ion of ty-t week with her hushano !
at Topper Hill, who is in a hospital'
there with a broken lee. It is feared 4
that his lee will have to he ambutated.
There was born to Mr. and Mrs.
I.uther Verner last week a fine tfirl
baby.
Mr. W. r. Ballew ,.f Murphy, !-spindin?
a few days here with rel-I
ative*.
j Mr. J. H. Coal of near Copperhill, j
was a pleasant visiter in our section /
Sunday.
The Rev. F. R. Carter has been on
the sick list for several days.
The Poem m la?t weeks Schoo,
People will Talk, certainly was the
best,to my mind, that has appaarea
in many months. It containa counsel
that we should all heed.
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PHY. NORTH CAROLINA
fOW TO BEAUTIFY
THE HOME GROUND
Raleigh.? Thor| are three imortant
factories in the boautificat>n
of any home grounds. says FYank
!. McCall, I-indscoap Architect for
he State College and Department
f Agriculture. The fir-t of thea.-,
ay* Mr McCall. is to clean up.
'his change alone in the general
ppcerancf, not only lends a charm
ut at once brands the inhabitants
* feople of refinement evc-r though
nable for the time being to plant
nd maintain costly shrubberies and
lowi n gardens.
The second is to plant. With the
bundarw of available plant mater*
lis in th nearby woodlands, every
ome can have some shrube as well
Ivcrgrccr. of nine, or
s the choice-t kinds of shade trees.
Pine of the broad leaved t-vergrec n?
an be planted to cut off views of
utbuildintrs. Flowers can be plant<1
with the shrubs and will give
hundred color. Gradually as time
I?U i :1 1> ?i ; J'vi inn mv nuian;
rees, shrubs and flowers can be
dded. A green lawn always add?
u th? i harm of a home ground.
Th-. third .ind la^t step given by
Ir. McCall is to keep up and maintai
the plantings. It is a good plant
0 plant some new trees, shrub or
lower each year until the whole
lanting plan is complete. Then one
lust remember that plants need
are. Not only must they be fed
ut they must be pruned and oftenimes
spray<d to make them grow
ust like you want them to grow.
Mr. McCall says that the best
ertiliz.-d for most shrubs is leal
loutd great d?us of it. For thi?
eason it is a good plant to plant th<
hiubs in groups.
It these three points were follow
d by all homeowners in North Caro
inn the grounds of the- various hom<
ould be made more attractive anc
Mr. .1. C. Cook has bought a Ford
ruck and i* doing a thriving bus
n?ss delivering coal for I>. S. C&J
at Isabella.
Mr. and Mis. Herbert Garret
isitod the latteis parents. Mr. anc
ilrs. Will Rurgi ss. at Relltown Sun
lav.
Hr. \V. C. Fail- was in our sectioi
1 few days ago inquiring for a cow
no ifflli" 9 i year c!d hcifei
hat he was afraid that some on!
tad stolen from a pasture.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine
Ti.ose who aie ?n a "lun down' condilion
will notice thai Catarrh bothers
hero much more than when they are in
rood health Ti.?e fail proses that while
ntam. i? n huMl iliMaie. it is ereatlv
ntlucnced by ?onstitutional conditions.
HAUL'S CATARRH MKD1CTKE ?enlists
of an Ointment aluch Wukl>
Relieves by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, a Tonic, which assisti
n improving th< General Health.
Sold by druggists for over ?0 Years.
F. J. Cheney St Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Ne;
the ne:
i 1:.
vivaaii
Each s
witnes
that ol
increas
spring
period
These
order
delivei
?* i
J* <
to h
wn
U W-4?
BEYOND THE BLUE.
By Willie K. Johacoa.
|
I have ofttimc* read of the prdtuet j
place.
Where the street * are paved with
gro'd.
And my heart Laps and thrills with
j?y.
When Iread "It's the home of
the soul."
I've been told that the pure and
blest
Sing bautiful songs on v:ch.j
The wander up :.nd down th* Kiver
of Life.
And never give vent of a
Its waits, they say, an* of Jasper.
And the gates are made f pearl.
'Tis surely the fairest of places.
For a lonesome boy or girl.
1 sometime sit alone with my
thoughts.
Ever flying to that beautiful
place.
And think of that happy time.
When I -ha ! Ivln Id t?iy Savior* ?
j face.
I
He'll load my right through the pnr
tals
Of my bright heavenly home,
i When my days of wandering are
I . ov,'r?
i Whi n ?>n tarth I ve c? :as? d to
roanv
I'll sit down with Abraham and
Moses,
Ard all the Prophets of Old.
And listen to the music
While th? y play upon hams f
gold.
[ Oh. .lesus, Deare-1 Savior.
. I long to flv to thee.
Sit di wn m that beautiful home. |
While vow tell vour love to me.
I
It's just across the river?
This place of beauty ran.
And, listen! It seem* to me
? I h? hi the angels 'inping there'
- It's just across the border line.
Just beyond the Blue.
We'll sing anthems of praise
r When with I.iff we're- thriAijfi.
i A dairyman rises to remark that <
it-e water fine for cooling milk i
hut migghty poor for produetitfi it.
DORMANT SPRAY MATtfUAL
and Spray?Flight st quality recommended
by N. C. Horticulturist
and fouv.ty Agtnt Cherokee Coun- ;
; ty. Sure prevention against. ait to-;
t and disoa-.s infesting the or-j
t chard. Always on hand oi supply
i procuri d on short notice. \\. Ft.
} Hughes. Murphy, Rt 2 ,27-4t-p) j
Kt Sprii
aver 200,000 ordef for Ford
i already placed /or deliver
? lew months, w; are facing
%?? ?? rw /Inmy
ig ?7|/i III^ uviuaiiv
successive moiih this wis
sed a growth it sales far si
E any previous winter seaso
* will be evei greater du
months, alwa? the heavies
f * -
tacts suggetf that you pla
early to aviid disappoint
y at the tinwdesired.
^ D?roit, MicW^n
not necennary.o pay cash for your car ii
ave your nam/ placed on ihe preferred d
You can ?Ve a email payment do
ran huv if mi wi?'n tinrtpi* ?K?
b? of the ord Weekly Purchase
Nearei Authorized Foi
Fridoy, February 15, 1924
kllcock
i PLASTERS yS
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Exierml fi*m*4p, f <P
Pnln In Side, ^rrr^
Rhc-jmatWm,
Backache, r
?Any Local ?
Fain.
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J":.- Or.,-.iUi. II W^j/j J
UNION.
Mr. Wells ha? been passing thru
our section surveying land.
Mi s Elsie Reno. i? ? >
- - - * ru p
sister, Mrs. Keenum, in Tennessee.
Mr. Lillis Floyd is recovering aftir
a long illness.
Rev. J. I*. Decker preached an irttensting
sermon at this place on the
Fourth Sunday.
Mr. Pen Reese has returned from
Ohio.
There will be a singing and preach
ing here the 24th. Everybody j*
cordially invited, especially to help
out in the -inging.
Mr. A. J. Williamson made a business
trip to Murphy last week.
Everybody that wants a good
chfurch come out and do your parr.
We are just what we make ourselves,
our church, our home, and county
are what we make them. If you are
working for the Ix>rd come out and
show what side you are on. We may
stay at home and never go to church
and ?lo anything for God. and what
will be our reward*. "Whatsoever
; man soweth that shall he also
reap.**
Coughs *
that wear you out
making on 1m 1 weak and ill,
raspii.g \<>?;r throat and lungs
until tlu-j are "son-?break
them up now before they iau?r
you more s?*rroii* trouble. Dr.
king's Nr? l)i<covery
breaks AM
up ctoifchs ?{iiit kly
by stimulating "v? ,7*v
t he mucous tuetio '' 'i'A
Wanes to throw ,"4
IT?logging seen - y jl h Mu
tions. It lue? a . LJM
pleasant taste. . ' ; jta
Ml tlruggUts. ^ | *l|
Dr. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY
1
EVERY CHURCH NEEDS A GOOD
SINGING CLASS
If You Want a Singing School
Write Me.
Modern Methods ? Prices Right
ROBERT BARKER
Andrews, N. C.
(27-121-p)
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a record- I! I
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irpassing ||
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