thegleane;r ISSUED KVKKY THURSDAY. J. P. KERNOPLE, Editor. U tl.oo A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. ADVBKTISING KATES >no squared In.) 1 time SI.OO. rwc , sub #)uont insertion 50cenyi. For rnoro we 64 longer time, rate# furnished on appllra tiO. Local not'coslO cts. a lino for llr*t nuertlon : subsequent Insertions & et«. ft line ; I'ransiunt advertisements must Iwpald for In tdvancn The editor will not bo responsible for ? /lews expressed by correspondents. Bntered at the Postofllce at Graham, N. 0., as second class matter. GRAHAM, N. C., May 81, 1917. LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. Do your "bit" now—don't be a "•lacker" —buy a "Liberty lloud." This is the patriotic call your coun try makes to you. L'ulcss you Have ; your country, all is lost. America has joined the Allies in behalf of world-wide demociacy, and against world-wide autocracy. "* - Buying a Liberty Bond to help prosecute tho war agaiimt kaiserisui _ is perhaps tho only way iu which you can help iu the world war for democracy. Vou can not, inayhaj* on account of age or other infirmities, | do duty at the front, but you can It;, take of your niuanu and make an interest-bearing investment that will help your country. This iB as much an act of patriotism ax tenting on tbe battlefield. One is us necessary as tho other. Do what you can —be a patriot. buy a bond, you have only to see yonr banker to make the arrunge v inent. If you havn't tho ready cash, he will holp you. REGISTRATION DAY Next Tuesday, Juno ■">111, from 7a. in. till 1) p. in., is the day set apart by the I'rcNidcut under authority ol Congress fur the registration of every male person "in the United States from the ages of "1 to JO years, with out regard to race or nationality, as provided for in the selective draft act. It ia tho patriotic duty of every one within tho ago limits prescribed to register. A severe penalty is fixed for refusal or failure to perform the duty. The call is a buglo call for the causo of frcodom. sn our fourth jiuge of this issue is an exact copy of the reginlrulion card ami full directions and inforiuu tion in regard to registration. Novor before have the jieoplo ol thin great country been urged to plan and plunt for bountiful food crops an they have in the pant few weeks. The injunction has not gone unheeded. The harvest time will tell a tale that will rejoice the nations of the earth. What a Government Bond Is. The Government of the United States ha* two methods of raising money. One is by taxation. The other is by thosaluof bonds, »It it-It is « method of borrowing money. The Government bond is the printed promise of the Govern ment to pay back the borrowed aum of money at n certain time, and to pay iuterest on it at regular intervals until it is repaid. The Government borrows money in this way only after it hits been given the right to do so by act of Congress approved by the Presi dent, and the terms of the limn are net out in the act. Back of the piomiso of the Gov-' eminent stands the honor of the Government aud all its taxing re sources. Really the whole wealth of the Natiou stands behind this solemu promise of the Govern ment to pay. This makesa United States Gov inent bond the safeet investment B iu the world. If the bond of the United .states Government i» uot safe, no properly in the United Statws is sale, li the United States can not pay its bonds, it ia hardly probable that it will be able to ! protect the citizens in their other fn *i. hu. The Libert) Loan Honda of 1917 are especially attractive invest ments. Not only have they this absolute safely characteristic of - all United Slates bonds but they are tax free uot only from all ex :l* isting ta VH but from any war tax that may subaeiuent|y be levied. No Stale, City, uor county may tax'them. The Inheritance tax of the United .Slates and of some Statea may aflfeet them, or rather, affect their transfer after death of the owner by will or by inherit ance. p.. Another advantage these Lib erty Loan Bonds jiosseaa is that if the Government issues bonds later on during th s war at a higher rate ot interest the holders of Liberty Loan Bonds will be allowed to ex ; change at par their bonds for bonds bearing the higher rate of iutereut. The Day and Its Duties. AN APPEAL BY THE GOVERNOR North Carolinians, the fifth day of June draws uigh. It behooves us to put our house iu order and bo reaily for its coming. All peo ples in all climes have their eyes fixed on that day—the day where on a mighty nation is to register its consecration to selfless,service in the cause of universal justice and abiding peace. /The day is destined to loom large in history, and will bo forever linked with a world-wide acceptance of the rights of man first declared at riiiladelphia and made secure at York town. *■ '"■ Happily in North Carolina there is no longer division or debate. With a faith that casts out fear wo no forth to register a stern challenge to the blood r°d prestige of a band of hereditary autocrats who have made unto themselves and unto their people an Iron linage and called it God. But the registration iu a single day of all the men in the State between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one calls for persistent and systematic work. I ttiere "fore urge— I. That all ministers of the gospel of every race and creed call attention at every service con ducted by them between now and the fifth of June to the following duties of citizenship and com mands of the law, (1) That the registration books will open at 7 a. in. on Tuesday the 6th day of June and close at !• [I. in. (2) That it is important to register early in the day in order to avoid congestion in the closing (■i) That the law applies to white and black alike. Ministers and teachers of the colored race are requested to emphasize the fact that all colored men botwoeu tho prescribed ages are required to register iu practically the same manner as the whites. (1) . That no physical disability will excuse II 1111111 for failing to register. If lie is between twenty one and ihirty-ouo years of age he must register in person or send Ilia card no mutter what hia phy sical condition may bo. The ques tion of exempting him from service on account of physical uu fitness will be determined at a later day. It in no way affects the obligation imposed upon him to register. (5) That if a party willfully fails to register ho will forthwith be ar/ested. Our people must be given to understand that they have no discretion in thin matter. 11 their nam en do not appear oil the registration cards when they am canvassed, a warrant will be sworn out against them at once. 1 sincerely trust that not a man in North Carolina will In arrested for idling to do his duty. ~ (.'I) That of the men who regis ter on the 6th day of June prob ably not more lliau one out ol twelve will-be drawn for service on the first call. Hut if a man shows any disposition to avoid or evade his responsibility he will iu all probability he the lirst man who will be sent to the training cnmpM. Alii every conceivable as pect it will pay the citizen to cheerfully comply with the law. 11. I urge every newspaper in toe State to call attention to the nix matters mentioned above in every issue of the paper from now until registration i».v. lit. 1 urge all traveling men, ru ral maij camera, physici'ins w»u practice in' the country, all mer chant* and banker* anil employer* of men, and all landlords to call the attention of their customers, employees, and tenantii to the re quirements of the law. IV. 1 urge every man who known about reglst rat ion day to deem it hi# patriotic duty to sec to it th.it every inan in hi» precinct it inform ed of the requirement* of the law, anil let each precinct in the Slate take pleasure and pride in seeing to It that no man in that precinct shall be arrested for failure to ilo his duty. V. 1 suggest that on Sunday af ternoon, Juno 3rd, or on the night of June 4t.li, there be held in every town and city in the State a patri otic rally. 'Let there be music and a great outpouring of the people and then lot some om brifly ana clearly state the requirement* of the law. 1 do not ask that June sth oe made a holiday. ■ That i|uestion may be safely left to the Judgment of each community and to those in charge of the industries of th State. If a field needs cultivating —lf machinery needs t > be kept running in order to meet the o*l geneies of the time*, work ought not to be suspended in orcl >r to make a holiday. But I earnestly ..ill jnot|}fnoji|) )»{! |«iui State tiie day may bo mad' one of consecration and. prayer. I do urge thai every man who can spare time will turn out on registration day anil .assist in every possible way in seeiM-ing a com plete registration in every pre cinct. Let the women and th- ehildrrti, together with the old >r men.icr* of the family, go to the place of registration with the boy who !• to record hi» name ax a champion of Justice to nil men and of peace for all time. T. \V. DICK KT T, Governor. RHBtMATISM. If you are troubled with chronic i or muscular rheumatism give Chamberlain s Liniment a trial. The relief from pain which it af ford* is alone worth many times its cost. Obtainable everywhere. adv. W. H. BV-nn, aged 36, city editor of the Knoxvilie, Tenn., S'ntinel, formerly news editor of the Ashe- 1 villa Citizen, died in Asheville a I ! few days ago. 11 CHAPEL HILL NEWS. Cor. of The. Gleaner. . . Chapel Hill, N. C,, May 28 The University of North Carolina will hold its 122 nd commencement on June 8-0, 11)17] The plans provide for a great patriotic cele bration on the last day, J line 0, with Hon. Thomas W. Bickett, Governor of North OarMftna, anl Secretary of War, Newton IJ. I taker, and Secretary of the Navy, .losephus Daniel* us the chief speakers on the program. Secre tary-Baker will make the com mencement address, while Gover nor Bickett will deliver the diplomas to the seniors still left in college and Secretary Daniels will conduct the exercises iu pre senting diplomas to those seniors who have already enlisted in some form of military service. Half of the class belongs to the latter group, most of them having enter ed Kort Oglethorpe camp some weeks ago. i • I)r. Walter W. Moore, of the Theological Seminary, Richmond. Va., will preach the baccalaureate -ermoii on Sunday, June 3, while Itev. W. D. Moss of « Impel llill will conduct the vesper services in the evening. Monday will be Kivon over to the senior class, and the usual class day exercises will be held. In the moruing the ora torical contest for the Matigum Medal will be the chief event. The Literary Societies will hold their anniversary moetiugs on Monday night. Many classes will hold reunions this year, and it is expected that these gatherin.s will be larne, in spite of war conditions. The sixty year class—lßs7—will hold a re union which will be one of the features of commencement. The I class of'o7 will also bo on hand. The classes of 1897 and lUO2 are planning reunion* on a big sciile, and the old South Building will be turned over to 1902 Tuesday is set aside as Alumni Day. Gen eral Julian S. C irr will preside over these exercises. The usual alumni luncheon will be held. Commencement will be devoid of the usual social features, however, with the exception of the class re unions. President Kdward K. Graham w ill speak to the alumni JH "The Alumni and the Univer sity; Review of the Year 1910- 1917." President Urah'im is inviting the people of the Slate to attend exercises and help make tliein a great patriotic event for North Carolina. The messages that the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy will bring aro sure to be impor tant at a time like this. The University is seeking to ascertain from all students what their plans are for the summei with the desire of placing them, if possible, where they may be ol most direct service to the govern ment. The students who are under military age or have fallen below the standard of military fitness have been asked to give the fol lowing information in order that persons or firms iu need of labor may be assisted: (1) Name, age, class, summer address; (2) l're vious training in productive labor; (:i) Do you expect to be occupied this summer? (1) Do you expect to return to the University in 1917-1918? (5) If not, how do you expect to be occupied next year? (II) Are you willing to undertake during the summer souie form of productive work that directly or indirectly promotes the interests of humanity in the present war? There Is more Catsrrsli In this section of iltv country than all other diftranes put to gether, HIKI until the last Trw years wm, Ml p poaed le IM» Incumbl**. For a i(r«*ai man) >cum doctors pronounce*! it a local dl*e«se •ml ureacrlbed It***! remedies, uiitl by con stantly ratlin* to cure with tr»* fincnt, pronounced It lnc*rablo. Hclence ha> proven • atarrh to be a Constitutional dlsaaaa, and tlu«rwfnre require* irtalment. Hall'* Catarrh Cure, manufactured by K. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Ohio, la the only Cou atltutlonal cure on the inarkru It I* taken Internally In dotea from 1U drops to a tea spoonful. It acta directly on the blood and mucous furfures of the s>»tcm Their offer one hundred dollars for anv ram- li falU to cure, ritnd for circular* and tentlmonials. Addr W. K. J.t II KN K Y k IX>„ Toledo, Ohio. M(dd by l)ru|ffll|a; TSo. lake Hall'® family Pills for oonstlpa tlon. adv The charred remains of J. L Gibson were found in the ruins of the plant of the Norfolk Veneer Company at Norfolk, Va, which was burned with au estimated property loss of >125,000. KUB-MY-TISM-Antiseptic, Ke ieves lthcuuiatism, Sprains, Neu ralgia, etc. The Italian war mission, now in this country, is going through the programme of the British and French missi .us. The Italians vinited Washington's tomb Hun day aud did the usual honors, a bronze wreath being laid on the tomb. Calomel Salivates and Makes You Sick Acts like dynamite on a slug gish liver and you lose a day's work. ' There's no reason why a per son should take sickening, salivat ing calomel when 60 cent* buy* a large bottle of Dodson'* Liver Tone a perfect (übstitute for calomel It i* a pleasant vegetable liquid which will start your liver Just as surely a* calomel, but it doesn't make you sick, and cannot sali vate. Children and grown folks can tako Dodaon'a Liver Tone, because It la perfectly harmless. Calomel is • dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose odf mastv calomel to day and you will (eel weak, aick and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a days work. Take a spoon ful of Dodaon'a Liver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great. No more biliousness, consjlpjtion, sluggishness, headache, coated tongue, or sour stomach. Your druggist aaya if you dont find Dodson's Liver Tone acta better than horrible calomel your money Is welting for you. - r f. —% Eton's 27th Commencement, Sunday, «■ Ma; 27th. The Elon Commencement for 1917 bgan tne morning ol tne 27th witn a wonderfully upliiting and op portune baccalaureate sermon by tnat matchless orator and prince. o» workers witu young people, Daniel A. boiling) Ll,. L>„ O t boston, Associate President of tne Society of Christian enueavor for tne world. , BACCALAUKEATK SERMON Dr. Boiling's theme was, "For Sudn A lime us This." He sought guidance lor our tlaj in tne charac ter of Queen Kstiur, 'tne symuol oi loyally, liberty and laitn, me story t/iis ol a woman become to be me chronicle oi womannooJ, a brave example and lofty Inspira tion for our time." Dr. Polling's text was, "vVho knowetn whether tliuu an com.' to tne kingdom 16r suen a time as tniß." ile discussed the opportu nity, the imperative duty oi tne concge man irom tne standpoint oi personality, of position, ana ot tne world situation. While Dr. Polling is head oi an organization ot religi JUS young people, living peace and pursuing u, j*e\declared himself heartily m lavor Wt war and anxious to uo his part to bring it to a sjJCi»si\.« conclusion. "it was my p rivt lege," lie declared, 't j hear tvooU row Wilson s momentous message declaring tne existence oi a state of war witn the imperial Uerinan Uovernment, a message tnav is not unlike tne historic statement ot Abraham Lincoln. iNot until the flowers of memory are laded, and tne lamp of my soul has gone out, will 1 forget the proiound emo tion of thai hour." the speaker tieclared President Wilson's message to be first ot ail a cnristian document, without any breatn of hatred, and no word ot bitterness against any people, re vealing the luet that we have en tered this war jut ai a lustful struggle lor a strip of land or a s'.retcii ol the sea, oat as in lntsr- Calvary, "Alter au utmost endeavor to re main in peace," ±ji, contin ues, "we nave been turusi nuu me maelstrom. For one 1 have cast my Jot with the Government. My conception ol true religion teatvnea tnat patriotism, like every otii-r virtue, begina at home,, antl that in tne scheme of worltl redemption irom interracial suspiicon and in ternational hatred, i Owe alle giance first of all to tne Stars and Stripes, and so 1 declare tnat alle giance and offer my body my r uiind, my heart to. the government, tnat to-uay is the earth s best hop~- ior final justice and lasting peace we must serve America to save tne world." Dr. Polling called upon the grad uating class to till weil their places in such a time as this, sucn a time as had never been before. His word was that our lirsc preparation for this new crisis is prayer, and our only hope of a prosperous emergence from it, God. -God he said, "is the Victory that overcom eth the world. Anchor yourself there." BACCALAUREATE ADDKES3. At eight in tlie evening President Harper delivered the annual bacca laureule Aldress, "we need a con structive force, a cementing prin ciple, a brotnerttood spirit as a corrective ol our proveioiai irrev erence. For all of >uis mere is onlv one remedy—a cultivation oi tiic spirit of Jesus Christ." gala president Harper, as he reached the climax of ms discourse. lie was discussing "The Causes and Cure of irreverence." i ne. causes were shown to be a revolt irom the Puritanism oi our eariy national lite, u misconception oi trutu by scientific men wno tailed to Uiflerentiate self-evident, scien tific ut spiritual trutn, or to rec ognize the limitations oi eacu type, and to)thc cnp>» materialism oi out age. lie urged the cure of the maladay 'couttf* not be found by reversion, 'l'here is no backtracking in Christian lite. Forward ib tne vvoru —lorward forever. Puritanism had failed, he declared beiore individ uality had demonstrated its claim to be respected. Our attempt to throttle meu's minds by an appeal religious authority would upset tne foundations of tne universe. it failed in Oulilee's day. it will fail now. f»or can asceticism bring tne restorative needed. It demonstrat ed the fatuousness in days when the church and its leaders were poor. It would never do now, in tnat wealth is the handmaid oi tne cnurch. "I'ne only cure," he continued, "is the one I recommend—a cultiva tion of the presence of Jesus Christ. We are told that men to-da.v have lost their Dense of the immanence 01 Uod. Then they must find it ugain. It is the cure for irreverence, it does not bring a system of super nal espionage lording it over men; it brings comradeship with God. in tne realization of liis noiding pres ence, we can be but reverential, we can but do our christian duty as be come* men. lie wno realizes that Christ is by his side has already triumphed over his baser nature and achieved his spiritual victory. President Harper pointed out that college men have need especial ly to cultivate Christ's presence, be cause they are in danger of irrev erence as investigators of every tenet and principle of life. That is wliy, he Christian Colleges are necessary Jhal men's souls may ripen aa their minds enlarge. in conclusion nc rejoiced that every member of the Class of 'l7 is a devout christian, and declated no ChristiaDX'oliege can be said to have done i»» duty till every stu dent has accapted Christ's pro gram Of life and is consienti >usi % v engeged in a sincere endeavor to body it forth in daily living. A SYMBOL OF HEALTH The Pythagorians of Ancient Oroece ate simple food, practicea temperance and purity. As a badge they used the five pointed star #hich they regarded as a symbol of health. A red five pointed star appears on each package of Cham berlain's Tablets and still fulfills Us Its ancient mission as a symbol of health. If you are troubled with Indigestion, biliousness or constipa tion, get a package of thes! tan lets from jour druggist. You will bo surprised at the quick relief which they afford. Obtainable everywhere. adv. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In UM For Over 30 Years rsr* U The proposition of the Northern Presbyterian Church for union with the Southern Presbyterian Church was referred by the South ern Assembly to a committee, which Will confer with a similar comraitteeappointed by the North ern Courch. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson X.— Second Quarter, For June 3, 1917. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lmon, John xvlll, 1-18. Momory Vorooo, 10, 11—Goldon Toxt, Is*. liii, 3—Commentary Prepared by Rov. D. M. Stoarna. Wo certainly have today in many respects an Imi>ossible lesson, Impos sible for us to grasp or understand or in any measure enter into its real sig nificance. But we can believe It and stand In owe and, bowing low, adotC. The first sentence, "When Jesus bad spoken these words," takes us back over Ills discourse and prayer in the upper room that last evening, giving Us truth to be pondered every day and hour until we shall see llim face to face, and then to be understood and appreciated us never before. It seems a great pity not. to have a lesson on Ills lnlmituble prayer in which lie poured out ilia heart to Ills Father for Himself uud for that little com pany and for us. Do not fall to no tice In verse 5 that He was truly one with the Tatlicr before the world was; In verses 4, 0, 2H, that Ills one aim on earth was to glorify the Father and manifest illm to others; in verses 11, 18, that Is why we are here )D the world In Ills stead. In verses 3, 21-23, He gives eternal life and the glory which the Father gave to Him, that the world may JLielleve and know, and the secret of all Is In the last three words of His prayer; "I in them." On that last evening, if I have counted correctly. He spoke of His Father or to Ills Father over fifty times, remind ing us that lie lived by the Father, the IJvlug Father who had sent Him, and He would have us live thus by Him (John vt, 57). If redeemed by His precious blood we are given to Him by the Father and can look -up and say "Our Father," and that should deliver us from all care and anxiety and lead us to say, as He did, "Even so, Father, for so it seemeth good in Thy sight" (Matt, vi, 25-33; xi, 26). Being made children of God and joint heirs with J cutis Christ, we must bo content to suffer with Illm this little while, according to Phil, i, 29; ill, 10, but always looking onward to the glory (Horn, vlll, 18; II Cor. lv, 17, 18). Turning to our lesson chapter, wo see Him going forth from the upper room over the brook Cedron to the gar den of Getbsrmune because of the re bellion of His son Israel (Ex. lv, 2?; Isa. 1. 2), and we think of David cross ing the.same brook because of the re bellion of his son (11 Slim, xv, 23, 30). But David returned mid reigned, and ,so will the Son of David In due time. David also seems to have written at the betrayal by Judas in Ps. xll, 9, and In Acts 1, 26, Peter says that Ps. Ixix, 25, referred to Judak. Notice in lesson verses 2-8 the power of the great name I AM, and see how Just two words from Illm sent the Itomau soldiers to the ground, from which they never would have risen again but by Ills permission. See the greatness of that name in Ex. 111, 14, 19. Note the sword In the hand of Peter (verses 10, 11) and see his misusO of It, for swords are not for disciples, else two would not have been enough for twelve (Luke xxil, 38, 50, 51). How often we figuratively cut off people's cars, or, In other words, prevent them from hear lng'tlie voice of Jesus by our zeal or lack of zeal or bungling of some sort! We next sec Peter with the servants, warming himstlf at their fire and then denying that he knew the Lord (verses 15-18, 25-27). This Is the man who said, "I/ml, I will lay down my life for Thy sake" (xill, 37). lie meant well, but did not know himself. He was boastful, unwise, overzcalous, fol lowed afar off and got Into bad com pany. And there are so many like him! If we warm ourselves at the wanning places of the world we shall surely gel into trouble. The only way Is to follow fully and avoid all associ ations where the Lord Jesus Is not honored, unless by going here and there we can magnify nim. What a comfort It Is to us weak ones that th? Lord loved Peter tlirouglj It all, prayea for him. brought him true penitence by that loViug. searching look, gave lilui a special personal interview on the resurrection day and later some special words by the sea of Galilee. In verses 12 to 11 we see Jesus allow ing the soldiers to take Illm and bind Illm and lead Him away lieeatise the time hud come for Hlin to suiter. To see Illm consenting to be led from one to the other and be so 111 treated by Annas, and ('alphas, and Herod, and Pilate, ami *> patient before all, leav ing UN an example of how we should art as His representatives before nis enemies and ours. Is something that we should constantly consider (I Pet 11, 10-24; Ileb. xll. 3. 41. How grand wan ills reply to the high priest when asked concerning His teaching: "I spake openly to the world. • • • In secret have I said nothing. • • • Ask theiu-uhich heard me what I have said unto them. Itehold! They know what I snld" (verses 19-21). Notice how the.v struck Illm and called Him an evildoer, yet Pilate testified three times. "I llnd no fault In IHni" (verses 22. Sn. aH; tlx. 4-411. His saying to PI late. "M.v kingdom Is not of this world; • • • now is My kingdom 'not from heme" (verse 30). has been tuken to mean that He will never have a literal kingdom on tbla earth, but only In the hearts of Ills people. Let such as think so read and believe Dan. vll, 11. 14. 27; Isa. Ix. 1.1; Ixil. 13; Jer. 111. IT; xxlll. 5. 0; Lulls I. 31 XI. Housework Is A Burden i | Woman's lot is a weary one at best. But with backache and oth distressing kidney ills life indeed becomes a burden. Doan's Ktdm»y Pills have made life brighter for many Graham women. Read what Mrs. Flintom says: Mrs. A. K. Flintom, Main Bt., Graham, says: "While 1 was do ing my housework, X often haa such awful pains across my kidneys that I couldn't move. Sometimes when stooping I had to scream out loud and to catch hold of something for support. I couldnt turn in bea morningvhad to have assistance in getting up. My kidneys acted ir regular.? and felt all run down. I fot a supply of Doan's Kidney ills and a short us? made my back stronger, and I soon felt bet ter in every way." of Doan's Kidney Pills and a short soon felt better in every way.'- Price 56c at all dealers. Don't simpl" ask Toj a kidney remedy— jit .Loan s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Flintom had. Foster -11 'burn \>, Pro|'»., Buffalo, N. Y. For a Big Corn Crop. Progressive Farmer. Corn is now retailing At $2 a bushel thtd the shortage of wheat makes it highly probable that corn will be high next fall. 'The South is well-fitted by soil and climatic conditions to produce large crops of corn, and this is the year of all yean for making the biggest, crop in our history. First, let us plant the biggest acreage we have ever planted. There is still time to plant—in fact, plantings made well into June may, Vith fair weather ren ditions, be expected to yield well. All oat land not planted to le gumes may well be put in corn, and there are thousands of low places that were too wet to plant early that should be planted now or later. Second, fertilization and culti vation should be as intensive as possible. A quick acting nitro genous fertilizer like nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia will pay on millions of acres of our poor uplands. No weeds or grass should bo allowed to grow in the corn field, and moisture should be saved by a good dust mulch. Corn will be the South's stand by for bread for the next twelve months; let us do our utmost to make the biggest crop we have ever made. HICKORY CHIPS. Do your bit and then bite off another bit. The boll weevil invades —but not in violation of treaties. The submarine menace will be solved, just as in the end all mur der menaces will be solved. Old Chancellor von Badmann- Howlbug is begiuning to find the office of parasol to the Kaiser a little unpleasant. Maybe in time to come the Ger man reichstag will be usefdl as well as ornamental. There's DO doubt about our raising that $7,000,000,000. The only problem Beems to be, in what manner. The only tangible result of a determination to conquer the world is the privilege of hurting and humiliating Belgium when ever an impulse of Prussian luth lessness arises. The "Liberty Loan", has pro vided the small investor with his long-sought opportunity to get in ou the gronnd floor. German plotters now compla cently take credit for insidious strategy every time iQcal disorder is reported from any set fcion of the map. A mass-meeting in Salonica has deposed King Constantino of Greece. That ceremony would carry more conviction if it were in Athens, but at the rate power is oozing from the King and arming Venizelos, it may not be very long delayed. The encyclopaedias of- tlio ama teur city farmers are being well thumbed. There are those who could con tribute something to the general food supply by training down their appetites. If America succeeds in stopping the submarine, no doubt Great Britain will forgive her for having invented it. If the German government pro ceeds with its cruelties Turks will probably repudiate it aud make separate peace. If the Americans succeed in taking the "t" from the subma rine terror, what will remain will be characteristic of the Bohenzol lers policies. The railroads intend to reduce the number of trains in operation, but only in those sections of the country where there is more, than one train a day. * Now is the opportunity for the thrifty citizen to establish a new bond between himself aDd the government. Organizing victory furnishes work for everybody. Keeping Germany in line for a losing fight having become in creasingly difficult, the official newspapers at Berlin have now discovered a secret treaty between the United States and Great Britain by which it is agreed that the Germanic people who leave the Fatherland are everywhere to be absorbed into the hated Anglo- Saxon race. As this sort of thing has been going on for a hundred years without any secret treaty, we have in this discovery another prcof of German efficiency. The German Crown Prince is thirty-five years old. If he is not a wiser man than he WAS at thirty two his case is hopeless. The mighty Ilindenburg has never gained an inch against the French and British atid has lost 1,000 square miles. When in doubt buy a war bond. The time has come when a cor poral in khaki outranks a colonel in politics. A German submarine is. as soul less as a corporation. Now that Vice Premier Vivani has been kissed by American wo men he can talk over with Capt. Pearson iloboon how it feels to be an American hero. At -Manteo, 0., three men and two women were killed when an automobile was strnck by a train at a crossing. Two other persons were severely injured and one may die. A Barrel of Potatoes front A Single Potato. The "Junior Observer" who write# interestingly in the Charlotte Oo oerver, gives these details of the plan: "I was at Chester, S. C., and in conversation with A. A. Lloyd, sec retary of the chamber of commerce, I learned there nre two methods ol growing Irish potatoes by this means. Kach requires a good strong barrel, with rich earth, plen ty of fertilizer and lots of watt Jr. Mr. Lloyd's plan is to bore 2-inch holes in the barrel to allow the surplus water to escape, and also to furnish needed air for the tubers to 'make'. Then place a layer of earth in the bottom of the barrel, about a foot deep, and in this on; single potato, uncut, is planted. "As tne vine or plant from this potato grows, the scheme is to con tinue adding earth, and giving tne whole plenty of water, applying the fertilizer with each succeeding ad dition of earth. "Finally, says Mr. Lloyd, the plant will reach the top of the barrel, af ter which so further attention is necOssary aside from applying wa ter. When the vines die, which they will do when the potatojs have completed making, the barrel is al lowed to stand for two weaks, af ter which it is knocked to pi -ces, and from one to two and a half bushels of potatoes are found en closed. ft ACCURACY / i s an essential in compound j ing prescriptions. No .one Tistf [ I '%Tj? L-. but a registered-graduate if pharmacist is allowed to take your life in his hands when he puts up your medicines. k We realize our responsibility HAYES DRUG CO. GRAHAM, N. C. Day 'Phone 97. Night 'Phone 399. To Whom It May Concern: This is to notify all users of automobile, bicycle aud > motor cycle casings and tubes that they are doing their bank account a fearful injustice in not using Pennsyl vania Rubber Company's goods. The best—no others sold here equal to them. A written guarantee. Should one go bad, then the most liberal settlement. Ask those using Pennsylvania Rubber Company's goods. See me jor waste your money. Very truly, W. C. THURSTON, Burlington, . . N. C I Promise Every accommodation consistent with Safe Merchandising. I Want Your Business The proper service will retain it. Your Dollar Will buy as much from me as the * _ other fellows. FULL LINE OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND GROCERIES. J. W. HOLT, - Graham, N. C. WANTED CEDAR LOGS Until December 24th, 1917 Any quantity, delivered at my mil] near Graham Depot, or conveniently Eiled on any public road leading to rraham or Burlington where we can reload on truck. This service will extend for several miles around. Price high. Terms Cash. For in formation 'phone 541-W !H. CURRIE WALKER, Agt., GEO. C. .BROWN CO., Graham, N. C. Greensboro, N. C. NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of tba power granted Id a deed of trust executed on Ibe 14th day of Auguat, 1916 by and between U. P. Mm Ith an! A.M. Hoales, Trustee, tlie undersigned Trustee will (de fault having been made In the payment of tile Indebtedneaa secured by aald Deed of Trust) offer for sale at the oourt house hour In Ura ham, on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917, at lIJOO o'clock noon, the following described property; A lot or parcel of land In the town of He bane In Alamance County, North Carolina, adiolnlng the land* ol Uapi 11. A. Baaon, the 8. K. Boottland, and others, containing two acrea, more or lew, upon which laaltuated a small dwelling house and out bullainga. It being the aaow conveyed to Newton Morrow by U. r. Mebane by deed dated FebiuaryolV. IS!*, and recorded in the office ol the Register or Deeds of aald Alamance County In bouk 1J page Si, and .the .same upou wi ich the aald Newotn Morrow lived up to hia death and his said muniment of title la re ferred to for a more particular aescrtptloo. On which If *1 iuat«a a live room cottage Term of sale cash. lTmaytt A. jl. SCALES, Trustee. Belleria ail Hour* Distressing Kidney and Bladdei Disease relieved in six hours b/ the "NBW QRKAT 80UTH AMER ICAN KIDNEY CURE." It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding oromntness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Relieves reten tion of water almost Immediately. U yon want quick relief and cure this is the remedy, gold by Gra ham Drug Co. adr, t— J ' 4 iv 2 1 :. ■ 1 - "This sounds V good, ana Ltaxd Mid it wortcea ast year and thatTiundreds of barrels are being used in this way in Chestar this summer." . v Many copies of President Wil son'? war message printed in Ger man, whicb the New York World was instrumental in placing In side the Kaiser's lines by airplane, are said to have been destroyed by fire as soon as offlcero could gather tliem up. Such as escaped this fate may generate even greater heat, for they contained words that will burn and blister for many a day to come. Break your Cold or LaGrippe with a few doses of 666. The* British food dictator who says that nine people out of ten are digging their graves with their teeth is stealing Channcey M. Depew's Btufif. There's ono good thing about all this stimulation of practical farming—it has completely silenc ed the romantic spring poets. AH the American engineers in France will ask for is a clear track and a green light on the switch. LUCKY is the man wfio owns a Waltham—but only the man who has car ried a Waltham Watch for thirty or forty years knows what a fine investment a good Waltham is. -Its Tim* You Otmtd a Waltham.- Watckta and emrry a eeasgiete aaaortmcnt of *ll grate. Z. T. HADLEY JEWELER * OPTICIAN GRAHAM, N.C.