TIIE FRANKLIN TIMES
*; A. V JOHHBOn. Editor >b4 KlUltr
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* ? Business seems slow since the
holidays.
? Quite a number of our firms are
taking inventory.
? Cotton sold ttor 13 cents a pound
Id Louisburg yesterday.
? Monday is first Monday ? both of
the month and of the year.
? The County Commissioners and
Board of Education meet Monday. /
? "Phe County Commissioners 'ari
having more bridge repair work done:
?Miss Kate Ballard, ol Franklin*
ton. Is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. F.
Yarborough, Jr. _I.
Mr. W. Y. Mann, of Carlisle,. Ark.,
Is on a visit to his people ne^r town
NO PREPARATION NECESSARY.
I hope you will pardon me for re
ferring to the matter, but for the l?st
two hours I've heard a constant dron
ing somewhere, as if a person were
rehearsing a speech. !
That Is Mrs. Babbleigh In the ad
joining apartment, suld the host.
She's talking _flv#r the tolo phono-. -H
isn't a rehearsal. She speaks extern
roraneously.
Moi'e PoultiyPin Money
You can get more eggs and make more
money by feeding hens more material for
making whites of eggs. No grain feed con
tains anything like enough white-making
material (protein). As a result, many yolks are
formed in the hen's body that are never laid.
Purina Poultry Chows
fed together, make more eggs because tHey
3upply the scientific balance of all the elements
a hen requires to produce the
highest number of whites and
yolks of which ahe is capable.
Purina Poultry Chows are sold
under an iron-bound guaran
tee of More Egga or Money
Back.
Sold in Checkerboard
Bags Only by
I_. P. HICKS
Corner Main & Nash Sts. : Louieburg, N. C.
Put Your 1921 Savings
%
Account In The
First National Bank
? Don't let your Christmas money slip through your fin
gers. Save it. Salt it down. Make it work.
Save early. Begin at once.
Come down here today and get yourself a Savings Bank
Book . .^Start for a solid year of Saving. Have a goal.
Go to it
This Bank will give you all possible help and attention
in your efforts to sccumulate.
THE PIRST NATIONAL BANK
LOUISBURG, N. C.J
F. B.McKinne, President F. J. Beasley, Cashier
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits $85,000.00
New Year Kissing
Customs
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Saluting the Parish Pump
THERE bus always been a close
and mystic association of Msa
' log with the New Xear. Every
lover, If circumstances permit, tljus
salutes his sweetheart at the dawn of
the New Tear ? and some lovers are
n?t particular whose sweetheart she
Is that they thus salute on this atos
piclous occasion.
There Is an ancient kissing custom
associated with a parish church In
Lancashire. The legend Is that any
one- -who at the Brst stroke of mtd
nlgttt kisses the keyhole of the church
door, and then runs right round the
edifice In time to kiss the keyhole be
fore the last stroke of the hour, la cer
tain Osgood luck during t he whole of
Jhe year.
It requires n certain amount of
nerve to enter this country churchyard
at the dead of night, even for such a
purpose, but rumor hath It that no
new year Is born without someone es
saying the race round the church. The
distance Is such that, It la Impossible
for more than one person to thus court
a year's luck.
Churchyards have always been favo
rite places for New Tear osculations.
In the Wensleydale district. In days
gone by, all and sundry could kiss
"without scandal" on New Tear's eve
In the porch of the church.
It was largely availed of, too, tor.
It Is on record that the accommoda
tion fell lamentably short ef the de
mand, and consequently there was
even more squeezing than kissing? If
that were possible.
A somewhat gruesome kind of
churchyard kissing used te obtain
among the Basques of the Pyrenees
on New Tear's eve. It was the custom
for the maidens to then repair to the
churchyard, and on their fingers waft
kisses to the four quarters of the uni
verse.
A kiss was supposed to brush their
Hps on return, and If it was waran It
Indicated that they would marry and
be happy ever after. On the other
hand. If the kiss was cold and of the
earth earthy, the Inference was that
single "blessedness" would he their lot.
The only menns hy which the omen
could be broken wns by repairing to
the church and kissing the church bell,
a gravestone nrnj n piece of coflln
' a'"nrt' This senipdy ? fras very fre- ?
quently resorted to; and so supersti
tious were the Rasque maidens that
but for the consolntlon afforded seme 1
of them would have lost their reason.
Itr these degenerate days the lofc-of
the mayor of Durham Is far >happler
tijan that of his predecessors in as
dent times. If tradition can be relied
on the chief magistrate war then un
-der. an obligation to kiss the first cow.
the flrut Sheep and the first pig
brought Into the first market of the
New Tear.
This went on nntll it occurred to a
resourceful occupant of the mayoral,
chair to Interpret tlie custom as relat
ing to the first three market women,
and henceforward they were the re
cipients the New Year kisses until
tt^jinctent custom vanished alto
gether. ? -y .
It Is much to be feared that the
abuse of kissing customs has been
largely responsible for their falling
Into disuse, though some of them are
certainly more honored In the breach
than In the observance.
One such, which used to obtain in
Oxfordshire, concerned the tenants of
certain estates which they held on
condition that on New Tear's morning
they publicly kissed the parish pump
or paid a drink fine to the assembled
populace.
As might be supposed, the tenants
almost invariably preferred to pn.v the
fine, but It Is on record that onn* mis
guided, close-fisted Individual actually
kissed the pump In order to keep the
fine In hft pocket.
The pop'olnce were so disgusted at
his meanness and Infuriated at the
loss of the liquor that they held him
nnder the pump and pumped the wa
ter-en him until he was almost washed
away.
The exchange of drink for kisses
was. In the bad old days, a not Infre
quent New Tear's day practice In pub
lic houses, where It sometimes led to
rows and riots among the frequenters.
At one hostelry In the metropolis
It was the custom for the landlord to
hand out to every member of the op
posite sex who called before the hour
of noon on New Tear's day a measure
of ale In exchange for a kiss.
What the landlord's better half
thought of this proceeding report aay
eth not.
At another London public house it
Uounr. ? But onljr the first was entitled
-W this privilege, and any suSseQimr
caller who presumed" la pay In this
fashion had to forfeit half a crown to
the barmaid. One astute Hebe got her
sweetheart to call Brst nn<| mulcted
several later callers of the customary
half crown In (he course of the mern
Ing.
The new congress may favor <lla
e-Tr.<?Tent, but It will not glvo up its
Cannon.
You cannot persuade fie fellow
who courts hls.iglrl ove- tL dis
tance 'phone that "talk Js cheap."
WHIP-POOtt-WILL.
For years and years I've tried to find |
A bird of a peculiar kind
He seems to sing Just o'er the hill
His melody Is (whippoorwill) .
Beginning with the first of Spring
He makes the night with mu'slc ring
And his lash is never still
All night long he whips poOr will.
But one night his program chan^d
r think he had It so arranged
For I seem to hear him say
-Listen this is where. I stay. ?
Twlxt hell and a white oak tree
Is the place to look, for me
I do my singing after night
I'm blinded by the light.
I walked from neath the College oak |
Until I saw the Youngsvllle smoke
Looked and looked but failed to see
The song bird twixt the smoke and |
tree. 9
I think I took the backwards track
So tonight I'll hike j* h^rir
I'll walk from neath my corner oak
To Stop a Cough Quick
take HAYES* HEALING HONEY,
cough medicine which stops the cough by
healing the Inflamed and irritated tissues.
A box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE
SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and
Croup Is enclosed wkh every hoctle of.
HAYES* HEALING JI0NEY.^1ie $alve
should be rubbed orf the ch?6t and throat
of children aufferixg fropra Cold or Croup.
The healing effect bf Htfyea' Healing Honey In
side the throat conahliatf with the healln* effect of
, Grove's O-Pec-Trate Salve through the pores of
the skin soon stops a cdogh.
Both remedies are packed in one carton and the
cost of the combined treatment Is 33c.
Just ask your druggist for HAYES'
HEALING HONEY.
Until I see some College smoke.
While looking thus if I should fail
I will try some other trail
The bird said he was twixt the smoke
And perhaps some other "oak.
? .Village Blacksmith.
ASKING TOO MUCH.
Yqung Man (to baker) ? These cak
es are terribly old.
Baker (indignantly) ? They are as
they x>ught to be, young man. I hare
baked such cakes before you were
born.
Young Man ? That may be, but to
ask me to eat thlfc now is requiring
too much.
We wislf some kind correspondent
^luulfl send us in a Joke about tiro
Christmas cigars one's wife gives. We
exhausted our repertoire in the Au
tumn of 1899.
Denied obscurity as vice president
Franklin Roosevelt seems ' determined .
to achieve fame as a rival of Colonel
ifouse j|p his specialty .f
Nifiety-elght per cent of the votes
cast in Oreece were for the return of
Constantino. That is just about the
landslide record.
The farmer has for some time been
pursuing scientific studies, and is now
prepared to take a course in finance.
STOCK HOLDERS MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of The First National
Bank of Loulsburg, N. C. for the
election of directors for the incoming
year and other business as may come
before the meeting will be held at the
bank on Tuesday, Jan: 11th, 1921, at
2 o'clock P. M.
12-31-lt F. J. BEASLEY, Cashier.
SQUEEZED
TO DEATH
When the body begins to stiffen
and movement becomes painful It
is usually an indication that the
kidneys are out oi order. Keep
these organs healthy by taking
GOLD MEDAL
The world's standard reined j for kidney,
live*, btfiddtr and uik add irowbl? .
Fimoui since 1606. Take regularly and
kaep in gctxl health. Id three sizse, all
druggists. Guaranteed as repr?ee*ted.
Look foe tk. Mm* C*14 MmUI <mi ?r?ry fee
?ad CMGtpt am ImKattoa
Lloyd-Qeorge seems to think the
way to reduce Irish plots is to in
crease the number of Irish plots ?
the six feet variety.
NOTICE OF SALE
I will on Saturday, Jan. 22, 1921, at
the Court House door in the town of
Loulsburg offer for sale for cash at
auction, the following real estate in
Cypress Creek township, known as
the Sol Davis place, the T. W. Davis
and Webb places, T. J. Harris place.
Allen place, the Horville Harris place
and 1q Loulsburg township, the Anna
and Mary "Harris place. The Jack
son place with the UzzelV and Dean
land attached. Any further informa
tion will be cheerfully given by the
undersigned.
This Dec. 22nd, 1920.
12-31-4t C. P. HARRIS.
Our Tremendous Sacrifice Sale
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Will Be(Continued
30 DAYS LONGER
In order to give our customers and friends opportunity of saving the big reductions
we are offering on till their winter's need. We have marked our goods down below
cost and have world's of bargains that will surprise you. We have a tremendous
stock of first class merchandise and are going to get rid of it regardless of cost
Come in and get ySur supply at your own price. See some of the big bargains
we we offering:/ ? ? - ? ?
MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDRENS
sweaters;
Womens $1.60 heavy sweaters 98c
Mens heavy $1.50 sweaters Bpecial 95c
Womens all wool sweaters, all colors $4.98
Mens heavy all wool sweaters $7.50 value .. $3.98
Childrens heavy $2 sweaters $1.25
MEN'S CLOTHING AT ENORMOUS
SAVINGS.
All wool Blue Serge suits, $18 val. to go gt r. . $11.98
Men's $25 suits, high gra^de merchant tallorlug $18.50
Men's all wool heavy Dickey Kersey Buits $18.00
value $9.98
y n's heavy Corduroy suits $19.50 value .... $12.00
?40 young Men's suits in the latest models ..$22.50
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Mens work shoes $4.50 value at $2.98
$4.00 Gun Metal Dress shoes $2.49
Wcyenberg'B, tho best all leather shoe made ..$2.98
Mens regular Army shoe $10 value $7.50
Mens waterpjoof heavy Blue Chrome leather, $7.50
value $4.98
Men's W. L. Douglas Guaranteed
Dress Shoes. *
Plack lace $10 value $7.45
Black button $10 value $7.45
Dark and light tan button or lace $10 value ..$7.45
Liark Tan Chocolate English $12 value .... $8.50
Womens Black high lace Booi, $6.50 value .. $4.. 50
Womens Black lace Gun Metal shoes $4 value $2.50
Old Ladies Comforts shoes $3.50 value $1.98
tVomens dark Chocolate High Boot $8 Value ..$5.98
Womens Field Mouse high cut Boot $8.50 val.. -.$7. 49
Childrens Black Button shoes size 8 1-2 to 11 1-2 $1.98
Childrens Button or Lac^hoes size 12 to 2 ..$2.49
Childrens lace and button size 5 to 8 $1.49
Childrens button or lace size 1 to 5 98c
CHILDREN'S COATS.
Childrens Chincella Coats $2.98 value $1.49
I'hildrens $3 50 wool mixed coats .' $1.98
Very stylish $4. 50 coats $8.89
LADIES COATS 50 PEB CENT LESS THAN COST
Ladles Coats fir VekMirVith tur collum and .cuffs aU
colors, cost$30.00 Wlll go at .... $14.98
Ladies CoatB In broad cloth, all colors, cOBt- $25.00,
your choice ..; $12.50
Ladles Coats in all wool material all colors, cost
$20.00, while they last $9.98
Ladies Coats in black, the best trimmed in black
Velvet, cost $15.00, will go at v$7.50
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BOY'S CLOTHING.
$10.00 Blue Serge suits .... $5.49
$13.50 Worsted suits > $7.98
$15.00 All Wool suits $8.98
$22.50 AlPWool Blue Serge suits $9.98
Finest Suits made of high grade WorstTJds $25.00
value $11.98
DRY GOODS.
Cood Sheeting, 30c value per yard 10c
50c Mattress Ticking, per yard 19c
35c Curtain Scrim ' 10c
?tkl Aprong Gingham, per yard 10c
&5c Outing Flannel, per yard 17c
C9c Dress Gingham per yard 15c
Best Shirting goods, 35c value per yard 19c]
25c Cotton Plaids, per yard 15c
50c Heavy Canton Flannel, per yard 19c
50c yard-wide Percales, per yard 19c
Lest Bleaching, 35c value per yard .... 1 .7. .. 19c
Wool Serge 75c value per yard . . ..- 49c
$1 75 value all wool Serge per yard 98c
25c Calico, all colors, per yard ,????
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UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.
98c Boys beeced ribbed union suits 69c
Mens $1.75 heavy fleeced shirts and drawers ..89c
Boys $1.00 heavy fleeced shirts and drawers 75c
Ladies fleeced ribbed $1.50 shirts and drawers 98c
Ladies $1.50 fleeced ribbed union suits .... ....98c
Girls ribbed $1.25 union suits 75c
Girls extra heavy fleece 75c shirts aod drawers. .49c
Batiys all wool 75c shirts 49c
B bys 50c heavy fleeced shirts .
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F. A. ROTH & COMPANY x
"The Store that Sells It Cheapest''
LOUISBURG, - * - v North Carolina,