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Page Two . <ip<iioaiu 0. J. PETERSON Editor 'and Publisher ' Subscription Price v One Year.. - .$1.50 Six Months . If a man’s greatness is measured by the things he cares' about, as said Dean Workman of the new school oi religion at Chapel Hill Tuesday, then the rheasure of a good many men may f be taken at the TulTey-Dempsey bout ( and at the radios and news centers., ' a Kentucky mule could knock out either of these bruisers: A volume would scarcely give one j a completer forie- of the terr^i force of the Florida storm than the mere statement that only one building, a Dig nocei, was left unscathed in the whole newly built city of Hollywood. Conceive of that and of the natural consequences of the destruction of the hpmes, the dead, the dying, the search ing amid downpouring rain and roar ino- wind and swelling tide of parents lor children, of friends for their miss ing comrades, of children- seeking pa rents dead or injured, of long rows of the dead awaiting burial, and one has the picture. Only he must not for get the country homes in a broad belt of the Land of Flowers lying low, the fruit trees stripped or broken down, the stock dead or adrift. Forty thousand, it is estimated, are without shelter and means of sustenance in the storm swept area, except as is furnished by charity. Verily, in such times of calamity, it seems fortunate that the present social system has allowed some to accumulate wealth, while it is gratifying that so many of those thus blessed give freely to relieve want and suffering on such oc casions, and can act promptly and ef fectively. Lieutenant Maury, the father of physical geography, laid down the laws of Yropical storms and for many years the storms seemed to observe Maury’s law almost to the letter, set ting out from the tropics in a north easternly direction and finally bend ing their course slightly to the north eastward. But in recent years the law seems a dead letter. The two greajfc Florida storms of this season struck out westward, across country and up the coast as in former days. 'And it may be recalled that sorter years not one tropical storm hafe swept th§ North Carolina coastal re gion, while during the last twenty years of the last century at least a score must have blown and blustered their way to the northward, while from the northeast for two and three days at a time came gust of rain af ter gust, the trees swaying and many instances falling throughout all the long-strawed pine \belt. Cotton in the fields was beaten, out or cloggeo in the burs. Whole fields have been seen mottled with the sprouting seed of the locks beaten into the soil. In another paragraph, we have spoken of Maury’s law of the tropical storm’s course, but many who did not study the great mariner’s geography are doubtless unable to distinguish between the course of the storm and the direction of the wind. But it is simply when the storm is known to be a great whirlwind, hundreds of miles across. It depends, then, in what part of the whirl one is as to what direction the wind comes from. The whirl in the northern hemisphere is opposite that of the hands of a clock, and the direction of the center of the storm may be found by facing the wind and holding the right hand straight out from the body. It took two days for the Florida storm to pass from Miami to Pensacola, though the wind was blowing as fast as 120 miles an hour. The wind was making a circle around the center of the storm, and is no gauge of the rate the storm itself is traveling, any more than the speed of a bird hunter de termines the rate of travel of the dog that is whipping the field around him. The matter of the killing of tur keys by dogs is a serious one. Even if the dog tax fund does recoup the monetary loss of the birds the ac tual loss of wealth is not affected, nor can money repay the owners for the hurt at having their pyize birds verily eaten alive. A gentleman wanted to show the editor of the Rec ord how a dog had eaten the mother of a fine drove 17 young turkeys belonging to his wife and in the rear ing of which she had tramped miies, but the thought of the big bird being gnawed into while actually a ive was enough without the sight of the body. As a mangled paragraph would have stated last week, Mr. R. E. Harris killed a dog in the act of eating out the breast of his wife’s prize gobbler. The county may pay the actual monetary value, but it cannot com pensate for the shock and distress or for the loss of satisfaction in the possession of a prize bird, which was expected to carry off the award at the county fair. But it will take the tax on ten dogs to pay the actual value of a 25 or 30-pound gobbler at Thanksgiving time, and' it is ques tionable whether the dogs that do the damage are actually listed for tax ation. And here we wish to suggest, even insist, that people who are - bothered by marauding dogs, make a' list of the owners of suspected dogs and go to. the tax books and see if they arfe listed for taxation. If not, ! let the fact be reported to the grand jury, for it is a misdemeanor not to lits a dog for taxation, and if the dog isn’t listed, the owner may be prose cuted, we believe, for the omission, and it should be the business of the officials to see that the dog is killed j if not listed. Every * dog in the county is subject to this law. ~Be-i cause one has no other property is; no excuse for not listing his or her \ dog. The dog cannot be included in’ the S3OO exemption of 2 household goods. Let the people annoyed by these destructive curs and the of ficers cooperate to collect the legal tax for every dog, and there will be fewer *of the worthless f man unable to feed a pack of mon grels will hesitate to lars tax on them. Siler i City News. Active work at the Chatham Coun- v ; ty Fair grounds is in progress chis ; week preparatory td the seventh an nual fair which will open Tuesday, October 5. An unusual number of 1 applications for both advertising and . exhibit space have been assigned and points to crowded entries in every department.. Despite the drought prevailing at ftie present time there need be no apprehension as to the wqjter supply on the fair groundsj as the very matter will be' , efficiently looked after by Casey j Jones, who will run a pipe line into , the grounds from a nearby never fail | ing spring to supplement the well al j ready in use qn the property, j As for the attractions the manage ment have provided an unusually fine free act which will give two perform ances daily, these being Mack and Manus a trilling aerial act which the lady and gentleman will vary with a clever comedy in the air. Furnish ing midway with plenty of fun will be Page and Wilson’s, exposition shows which come highly recommend ed. > The officials and directors they have this year a most capable and efficient group of superintendents to have a personal supervision over the entries. In the various depart ments they are: Farm and Field crops, Hugh L. York and E. R. Smith; Horticultural products, E. M. Lindrey; Truck and Vegetables, N. J. Dark; Livestock, W. G. Scott and J. C. Fesmire; Horses and Mules, A. L. Johnson; Swine and Sheep, O. A. Clapp; Poultry, Carl Gilliland and Mrs. J. M. Hackney; Home Economics, Mrs. E. H. Jordan and Miss Mary Alice Ferguson; Pantry Supplies. Mrs. Coley Gee: Household Arts, Mesdames F. L. Teague and C. E. Brady; Arts and Crafts, Mesdames F. G. Brooks and W. C. Head6n; Dairy Products, Miss Birdie Culberson; Educational, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Coltrane and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Chapman, General Superintendent, Ernest Brewer. Anyone desiring a catalogue can ob tain one from Mrs. P. H. Elkins, sec- J retary. \ McKee Succeeds Mosher (From the Chapel Hill Weekly) William John McKee, a Ph.D. from Columbia University, has come here to succeed E. R. Mosher as extension professor of education. He and his wife and four children have one of the houses on Cobb Terrace. Mr. McKee was formerly a school teacher and official in India, and he received recognition from the British government for his achievements in elementary ed jeation. Mr. Mosher, his pre decessor in the extension divi sion, will be the director of training under the new plan of cooperation between the Uni versity and the Chapel Hill school. Heffner Here Again (From Hie Chapel Hill Weekly) Hubert Hefi'ner, who played the leading role in Carolina Playibaker productions' three or four years ago, has returned to the University as assistant pro fessor of dramatic art in the English department. He will con duct play-writing courses, and during the absence of F. 11. Koch in Europe this fall he will direct play production. After leaving Chapel. Hill he went to the Uni versity of Wyoming, and for the last two years he has been in the -University of Arizona. He is re membered here for his play, ’Dod Gast Ye Both” and for his unusual success in the leading role of Paul Green’s play, Lord’s Will.” He appeared also in “The Miser” and “In Dixon’s Kitchen. ” Two Peasant Women Get Legion of Honoj* Peris. —That coveted decoration, the Legion of Honor, which represents so much to the French people, lias been awarded to two peasant women farm ers, in continuance of a tradition es tablished a few years ago, to encour age large families and fidelity to the land by means of France’s highest ; honor. The citations in the Journal Ofpciel j accompanying these two nominations as Knights of the Legion Honor, read: “Madame Piron, farmer at Vieu d’izenave (Lin department), 45 years’ , practice of agriculture, mother of 16 children, lost two sons in the war. Has 11 children still living, all work ing land from her earliest years. By her incessant toil and spirit of initia- J tive has succeeded in making her farm j a model for the district.” | “Madame Peres, widow, farmer at ; Kervir-en-Seaer (Flnistere depart ! ment), 44 years’ practical work on the : land. Mother of 13 children, had six i sons mobilized, three of whom were j killed In action. With the help of her • seven da\:gliters kept her farrh in good state of culture during the war. May be cited as an example of courage and of dignified life.” OLD MARK’S STRATAGEM By H. M. EGBERT ; tt - ,r 1 '• '-=*=** «q) by W. C. Chapman.) U a ND I wish you joy of A him,” repeated Mrs. Phillip ■j» / Y Adams,"N pursing her lips I • and looking angrily at * ! Lucy ‘Smith. It had always irritated the wealthy farmer’s wife that her cousin, the wife 6f ne’er-do-well Frank Smith, should havfe offered a home to their mutual uncle, Mark Evans. Mark Evans had owned a prosperous farm of his own a few years before, but when his wife died the old man of eighty was unable to keep it'up. At eighty-two his niece, Mrs. Adams, fear ing j|hat the depreciating property would leave her only a trivial legacy, persuaded the old innn to sell out. “Pay the money over to me and Phil,” she said, and we’ll take care of you for the rest of your days.’* The old man did so, but the farm realized less than a thousand dollars. The Adams family was furious. “If I’d known the old skinflint wasn’t worth more than that, I’d have seen myself swished before I’d have got stung for a home,” said Philip. '*HVhat’s he dona with all his money? He used to be rich,” said his wife. “However, he won’t last long.” But he did last. Old Mark flour ished amazingly, and at eighty-four he was as vigorous as many a man , •f half his age. In t vain his niece watched for signs of breakdown. “We can’t go on feeding the useless old cuss forever,” muttered her hus band. “If it wasn’t for what the neighbors would say, I’d turn him { away to the poorhouse. He’s stung I us fair.” Old Mark heard that He bad re- ' signed himself without complaint to 1 the attic room, to 9 separate table 1 where |ie received the scraps that fell * ffSB th« family's k&vlngs. He h«4 borne the taunts of the 111-bred Adams cLilqreK JJut It stung him to the 1 qlllck to bs a burden to be accused 1 6? - v-TTSgy • | “Mjr niece Lucy Smith wants mo to 1 spend a week with her,” he announced , the next day. “Guess I'll pay her a visit.” ! “Guess you’ll pay the fare, too,” sneered Philip Adams. However, Lucy had paid the fare/ and the old man duly departed. The week’s stay had extended to a year, and Old Mark was still there, an hon ored guest. “Yes, I wish you Joy of him,” re peated Mrs. Adams, who had gone to pay her cousin a visit. “Eats his head off, don’t he?” “He has a good appetite,” admitted Lucy. “We like to see uncle eat.” “Humph! Well, It’s more than I do,” answered her cousin. “And don’t you think we’re going to take him back ufter the way he’s acted to us, because we ain’t.” “Frank and I have offered Uncle Mark a home for the rest of his days,” answered Lucy quietly. That was true, aud the old man was welcome. No longer living upon grudging charity, he sat at the table with his relatives. The best bedroom in the house had l»een offered hi in. 1 However, Old Mark would not take that, but he was certainly more com fortably accommodated than before. •One thing had always distressed Lucy. Old Mark insisted on going out to work. It might seem that a man of eighty four is incapable of active labor. But Old Mark, though he had not been able to keep up his farm, had by no means lost his nuumlar activity. As labor was scarce in the neighborhood, the farmers, incredulous at first when the ohLman offered his services, were to allow him to dig in their gardens at two dollars a day. Resides that the old man did odd chores.. “lie must be making a mint of money,* Lucy,” said her husband jocu- j larly. “It’s all coming to Frank and you,” j Old Mark would say. when they re- i proached him. ‘‘l got to do some- j thing to earn my keep, seeing as j Niece Jane has got my farm and I’ve ! got nothing to pay you with.” “But it isn’t necessary to pay a penny, uncle,” Lucy would say, half crying. “People will think we make you work for us.” “I guess not,” answered Old Mark. “I tell ’em that I’m doing it against your wishes. But it’s all coming to you.” That sounded well enough, but no- had seen any of Mark’s money. The postmistress stated that the old man had bought money orders recent ly. But to whom was N he sending his money? To a bank? “Pshaw, Lucy, let the old fellow have his way,” said Frank. “If It' mal:es him happy, and he feels less under an obligation to us, It doesn’t do hi in any harm.” “But Pm eighty-five next month, and I ain't going. to do a stitch of work after I’m eighty-five,’* said Mark, chdckling. Indeed, Mark’s Industry afforded the farmer and his wife less time for meditation than formerly. s The season had been poor, the crops had not rip ened—lt was the wet summer of a few J*! rs ag0 ’ “wily, the priee of corn had gone shooting down. The struggle of th* “ne’er-do-weli” Frank Smith rlLl™! ” Clt * d derision of hi* fnrmir® „ He Se * med ttn ln«»paN* . and they knew nothing of the tup AM RECORD 1 crushing mortgage whick was with dif ficulty met each interest day. At last Frank and Lucy had to face the prospect of selling out and moving to the city. “We’ll take Old Mark,” they said. . j Old Mark, learning of his relatives’ | difficulties, did not appeal greatly con cerned. “It’s life!” he said. “That’s' all. It happened to me. I guess I can go to the poorhouse.” j “You certainly will not go to the poorhouse so long as I # can work,” said Frank. ! At last the farm was advertised for . Sale. Nobody was surprised, but sev- I eral people were pleased. The Adams family? were very pleased, j And he thought he could feed an . extra useless mouth,” sneered Philip. I “It serves that woman right," said ; his wife, “for trying to reproach us with not looking after Mark. Why don’t you buy the farm, It’ll trample them into the dust. And I’d like to know what they’ll do with Old , Mark then.” j “I’m going to bid for it,” answered Philip shrewdly. “If it goes for a , song,’ I’ll trike it.” ( The day of the sale arrived. Frank and Lucy, very subdued, but bravely j meeting the inquisitive gaze of the ■ neighbors, sat by the auctioneer. They had decided not to run away, but to hold up their heads to the last. “What bids for this property?” snapped the auctioneer. “Fifty acres of first-class farming land —” j “Ho! Ho!” roared a voice from ' among the audience. It was Philip j Adams, who chuckled and nudged hie ! wife. “That’s good, ain’t it?” he said. ! “A house and barn In fair condition, an orchard with fruit .tree# in befcring, chicken houses and two hundred hens, f What bide?”" j “Ten doHarsl” shouted Adams exu berantly. 1 “Be sensible, gentlemen,” pleaded the auctioneer. “One-third cash and the remainder on mortgage. What of . fers?” j “Five hundred dollars,** said a bald- I headed city clerk, was trying to , get back to the laad. | “Six hundred,” said Adams, j “Seven,” said the clerk, i “Seven fifty,” grumbled Adams. They ran the price up to twelve 1 hundred dollars, §t which the city 1 clerk subsided. Frank watered the VftW D f ll<> iL J®, tEWKI™, ejT the sneeriof face of Philip, 1 as he wrestled with another bidder at fourteen Turidred. *■ | “At fourteen hundred,” said the auc tioneer, nodding to Philip. “Going— going—” f “Fifteen 1” snapped Old Mark, stand ing up as spryly as a young man. j “Eh?” grunted the auctioneer. “Where’s your money?” | Old Mark advanced to the auction -1 eer's desk and slapped down an enor mous wallet choking with, bills. The auctioneer peered inside. He saw sev eral hundreds. “He can’t bid —he’s too old!” shout ed Philip wrath fully. “There ain’t no age limit,” said the auctioneer. “Any higher offer?” “I tell you he’s a faker, and I stand by what I bid, and I take the farm,” shouted Philip in a rage. ! “At fifteen. Going—gone! It’s yours,” said the auctioneer to Mark, j “One-third cash and —” “I'll pay the whole fifteen hundred,** answered Old Mark, counting out the money. 1 It was done. Mark owned the farm, 1 and Lucy and Frank found themselves one 0:1 each side of him In the open. Round them gathered a curious crowd, including Jane and Philip Adams. The situation was preposterous—incredible. Hush ! Old Mark was speaking. ( You see, my dears, you were kind 'to an old man,” he said. “You thought I hadn’t no money, hut itliere was my life insurance, which I took out fifty years ago last Wednesday. Four thousand dollars it were, and * ! cost me something over a hundred a year. I had the premiums put by ; when I sold the farm, but I got a little , short, I had to work a hit to make lip the last year’s. But I cashed in Wednesday, and I've still got a tidy , sum over. It’s my farm now, and you and Lucy are going to work it till t ' die. and then it goes to you.” He turned toward the stupefied ; Adams. “But I don’t play no favorites,” he ; said. “You and Jane is welcome to j be my guests whenever you want to— i only, of course, seeing as I gave you my other farm, this one’ll be Lucy’s.” The Mad Book Why doesn’t somebody write a Mad Book, dedicated “to all the poor peo ple who have lost their tempers and don’t know where to find them”? A few suggested chapters: To have your feet stepped on. To have a conductor abuse you be fore a carful of people. , To have a cross voice on the phone tell you to “Butt off the line.” • \ To you want on the coun ter and have a clerk tell you, “We don’t kqqp it.” To ask for the Mad Book and have a clerk say, “It’s never been pub lished.”—Los Angeles Times. ... ~ In Txyublf At a church fair at the candy coun ter an elderly lady was seen poking frantically under the table \with her umbrella. A gallnnt young man stepped forward and, stooping to as sist her, asked what she had lost. She mumbled that she had dropped a piece of taffy she had been eating. “Oh. never mind looking for that piede, madam,” said the g*ll*jit young man, “I’ll buy you a whole new bar.* “But,” she further mumbled, “my teeth are In U.”— zine. * ' x Dr. W. H. Fowler, V. S., Pittsboro, N. G. Gan be found at Exllne Hotel. Hrjng your‘sick stock to him. NOTICE OF SUMMONS AND WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT The Farmers Bank- vs. M. L. Harris North Carolina, j Chatham County. \ I .The defendant, M. 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