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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. EDITORIA INDIES. v are asked to remember he or o uiee today and to give your 'hoice one day's income. The official count of the vote in« , , ' rcent state election gives Over of the party vote for ctn v- - ! imagine Thanksgiving Day in many more inappropriate V/i’" +h''i in hard work. But, may u'; Vs things go well, the Record man Vlii have it easy that day. r H Wright has given Louisburg College another $50,000. That is fine, iv t does not rank in size with che -■875 000 recently given the Urnver :;tv of North Caronna fora stadium ii? s w. R- Kenan. Pay is getting to bo very important. Kenan s gift -oi * a ni is more money taan the University had for buildings m pro bably a century. Otto Wood has again escaped from the penetentiary, walking out an open ate early Monday morning. Wek 8e could hardly blame him, even u he were under promise to behave. )oen gates arc too attractive for hfe termers. even when they have prom led to be good. Maybe the gate was '•Pinned” and he had to draw the A certain guard loses his job, • t Otto like the horse stolen before •ho stable is locked, was gone. It is Thanksgiving Day and, despite had crop years and low prices, Chat h;m folk have much to be thankful fo r We have in mind, particularly, the healthfulncss of our people. The w riter has been impressed with* the fact that it is very rare that the Record chronicles the death of a Chatham person under the age of seventy. We believe that we have not recorded the natural death of a man or woman in the flush of youth within two years. Barring accidents, the younger generations in this coun ty are apparently breaking all rec ords, and the indications are that the average life- in this county will be f ar in excess of the estimated aver age for the country.' In truth, though, vo believe that sanitation and pre \entative medicine have had a sim ilar effect throughout the country, ?nd that life insurance rates are al together too high. Whatever the .rest of the cotton belt can do, it behooves the farmers of Chatham county to make plans to depend little, if any at all, cn cotton. Chatham farmers under the best con ditions cannot successfully grow cot ton in competition with the real cot ton sections of the South. But Chat ham has soi’s that make it easily tms t-ible to compete with any part of the country in a diversified agriculture. The grasses and clovers thrive on this red soil. Soy beans and velvet beans grow luxuriantly. Dairying is a feas ible proposition here, and Mr. Shiv ers, the county agent, is working con sdstently to get our folk started in this business. One or two milk routes have been established in the western half of the county, and now he is working to secure a route from Mon cure through Pittsboro to the new Durham plant. Don’t fail to attend the meeting at the court house Satur day. W. M. Person is now trying to throw the Cotton Co-operative As sociation into the hands of a receiver. The doughty gentleman will have a ! much harder iob in doing that than in throwing the Tobacco Coops, into ] a receivership. The Cotton Associa tion did not, make the earl'* that the Tobacco Coops made. It has been well managed all the time, and in afl the farmers of the south be longed to it, it wopld be comparative- | ly easy to hold out four million -bales, j decide to cut the acreage next year i one third, and put its own nric« on j the staple. It was against such a time as this that the r-sociation was ! formed. No co-operative selling as sociation is needed when on article is in great demand °nd bringing a handsome nrice. But too many farm ers failed t° rea'ize the possibilities of +u e association and now when it could command the situation if it vere adequately suported by the cot ton growers, it controls so small a portion of the cotton that it cannot influence the situation. It was when tne fruit business went *to smash in California that the cooperative mark er associations saved the day. The Carolina Power and Light j ' omnany showed as little sense as courtesy last Wednesday when its came to Pittsboro and cut off I f r 'em us homes and business houses Without asking if perchance they had f ready paid. The company had been . castorled to send a man up here on I , sixteenth of each month to col i fp aTU * many had accustomed them jj e iVes to wait till he came to pay. , • °me did not even owe the bills sent. I "nseouently, when the company sent p tter saying that the collector tK f 110 - come - several failed to note Ip/act that they were required to checks to Sanford. Fortunately, ft, eor d man noted it and when Sanford paid the bill. Nev pv "“less, when he was rushing things ’ p nesdav evening to be ready to Ihe I Record Thursday morning, . cu U°yd his light and power hacTbeen dU-° - Consequently the paper was trjT? eti an advertisers for week-end p to considerably damaged. As the I'hi.Tj as had to pay dearly for its P & f r ’ have to hold the C. Li * ,• Co. responsible for it, though advertisers will be the chief ben c ncianes. mi[v . man v/ h° said that he wouldn’t to u a co y or anybody is now glad ave his milk check from the amer y each month. _ V 1 New Elam News New Hill, Rt. 2, Nov. 22, 1926. Mr. John Maynard passed away Sun day after a lingering illness. Mr. ~Maynard had lived in this world more than 80 years. He had been a dea con in New Elam Christian church a long time, being ever true to his church, attending as long as he was able. He was twice married. The *ast marriage was to Miss Meliie Wendham, who was killed several years ago when she was hit by a train. He is survived by one son by his first marriage Rufus Maynard and the fol owing by his last marriage: Mrs. John Woif h/>A/>V A/TO II c-pt- I? ovl P n -nl Clyde and John D. Maynard. He will be laid to rest in New Elam church :cric-tery today (Monday). We hope o # Tull account of his fait.i ful life next week. Rev. J.. F. Johnson delivered two very good sermons at New Elam church Saturday and Sunday. Mr. E. H. Ho t is confined to his lome by illness. He went to Raleigh :o see a physician who pronounced t high blood pressure, and advised lim to remain in bed for sometime ’•s his blood was 240. Wo hope he viil soon be as well as usual. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Tysinger were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Trotter. Misses Mabel and Maudie Mann .vent to Raleigh last week shopping. The following were in Sanford last ,veek shopping. Mrs. W. S. Brown, .Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Tysinger, Mr. and firs. J. B. Beckwith, Misses Velcrn Sturdivant, Alice Webster and Dora Ho t and Mr. Wade Blackman. Mr. J. C. Hatley and family,- Mr. '.nd Mrs. J. H. Webster will move tc -rcensboro Wednesday to make their umc. Mr. Webster has been hold-' 1 .ng a position in Greensboro for sev apol WCOho. PRESBYTERIAN MEETING During the past week large anc 1 appreciative congregations enjoyed he preaching of Rev. J. S. Garner, who was assisting the pastor, Rev. Jonas Bare 1 ay in a protracted meet ng. All of the pastors and congre gations of the town co-operated in making the work a success, and shar ed in the blessing brought by the warm and effective Gospel messages es the consecrated man of God. The membership was revived and there mere three additions on confession of faith in Christ. Mr. Barclay’s next meeting will ,be at Goldston, where Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie of Greens boro is to assist him as soon as he recovers from an attack of laryngitis MANESS SCHOOL HONOR ROLL J Maness School of Moore onene^ 1 j bet. 18 with a very good attendance The he nor roll of attendance is a. follows: Grade one: Reon Maness. F l^r Maness, Gladys Garner, Terrell Wil iams and Nellie Williams. Grade two: Claud Ritter, Jennings Maness and Paul Garner. Grade three: Edith Ritter, Herbert Ritter Pearl Phillips, Euland Ritter, and Lillie Williams. Grade four: Rachel Ritter, Lennie Lacy Maness, and Earl Brady. uriade five: Madath Menccr. 7'"~ ”~~*ess, Edna Brady and Mazie Gar ner. vxrade six: Edna Lambeth, Ruth Williams and Maie Williams. Grade seven: Mvrtle Williams. MARY KIDD, teacher. WORKING UP MILK ROUTE I Chatham County Farmers To Have Opportunity to Sell Whole Milk ! The County Agent has been visit ad by reoresentatives of Durham Dairy Products Co. this week, in ref- I erence to the possibility of this con j cern buying whole milk from the I farmers of this county. This is a new jeoheem in Durham, but work ha* ! started on the building of the plant, and they expect to be in +he market \ for milk by the first of the year. This offers an ormortunitv for lar~' - ers to dispose of their surplus milk, and probablv as much more a* care to sell. Provided sufficient farmers become interested in this, it would be possible to operate a truck carrying this milk to Durham. Such milk routes are in operation in this county, and in all sections of the state. The possibilities of this county in dairying have already been em phasized, and with the presence of a , nearby market, there is no reason j why a number of farmers should not sell milk at a fair profit. According to Mr. John A. Arey of the • office of Dairy Extension, there is no hope of a permanent relief from the present cotton situation, unless farmers begin selling their feed prod uces through livestock, in the form of milk, hogs, etc., and begin to live at home. In a program of diversifica tion, the dairy cow is one of the most important items to consider. I Here we have a manufacturing plant which utilizes the raw feeds crown on the farm, and puts them on the market in the form of milk. Not only this, but we have a constant up building and enrichment of the soil ! from the manure which is returned. (From the standpoint of labor, dairy I cows are very economical. The actual i time spent in milking and care of the average herd is really not missed, and this work can be done when no other work requires attention. N. C. SHIVER, County Agent The Winnie Davis Chapter of the U. D. C. will meet with Mrs. Henry A’imand London Saturday afternoon. L he 27th, at 3 o’clock. The chafimar of the Bazaar Committee, Mrs. R. H aves, Mrs. W. D. Siler and Mrs Dalian M. Gregory ask that all arti cles for the Bazaar be brought m as they will be priced that afternoon. PITTSBORO, X.C., CHATHAM COUNT’S!, Thursday. November 25, 1926 CAVERN MONUMENT | ATTRACTS VISITORS I ■ . . '*• * One of Unc!e Sam’s Great est Scenic Wonders, Washington. Carlsbad caverns, New Mexico, one of Uncle Sam’s of ficial scenic wonders for the past three years, has gained such popularity since its setting aside as a national monument in October, 1923, and its extensive exploration by the National Geographic society, ttmt 7t nfm draws more visitors than some of the great American oaves known for many dec ades. Highways leading to the na tional monument have been improved, and during the month of August this year 3,248 persons visited the caves, according to information reaching the National Geographic society’s head quarters here. An Underground Fairyland. A communication to the society from the late Dr. Willis T. Lee, who con ducted its explorations, described the vast underground fairyland. “About half a mile from the foot of the shaft,” wrote Doctor Lee, “we en ter the part of the cave reserved as a national monument and soon pass be neath the natural opening. This open ing far above us, which seems so awe some at tlie surface, appears from the floor of the spacious cavern like a small and very inconspicuous aper ture. Here we give it scarcely a sec ond thought and pass on to the more impressive features which appear at each turn. “As we proceed we gradually make our way deeper and deeper into the earth. For nearly a mile, or a distance almost equivalent to that from the White House along Pennsylvania ave nue to the capitol, in Washington, we traverse a passage of astonishing di mensions. The walls are very irregu lar, approaching to within 100 feet of each other in a few places, then reced ing in lateral chambers many times that width. At the side of the pas sageway are many alcoves opening In to rooms, few of which have been ex plored. Polished by Vanished Stream. “In most places the walls are rough and jagged, where .masses of rock, now lying on the floor, have fallen. But in a few places the walls are relatively smooth, having been polished by waters which flowed through this passageway ages ago. There is relatively little dripstone in this part of the cave. And-yet every now and again, as a beam of light is directed into the darkness, one is startled at the sight of a snow white figure perched on some rock, like the proverbial ghost on a tomb stone. These are stalagmites built up by the slow dripping of water charged with carbonate of calcium from the limestone of tlie roof. M A little more than a quarter mile beyond the natural opening we enter the spectacular part of Carlsbad cavern. Here we find chambers of un believable dimensions. Our way leads ever downward, over enormous jagged blocks of limestone fallen from the roof. “The chambers in this part of the cave are several hundred feet wide 1 and the vaulted ceiling so far above us that in some places we are not able to see it, much estimate its height. It seems like gazing upward on a cloudy night. Our feeble lights only magnify the void. “At the foot of a great heap of rocks 700 feet below tlie surface at the entrance, three large chambers open off tlie main hall. The largest may he called Shinav’s wigwam in honor of the kingly warrior of Navajo my thology. Because of its size glory of its decoration, this great chandler may appropriately be likened to the glorified wigwam of tlie great wolf god Shinav, who in battle used petrified trees for arrows. “The third and smallest of tlie three rooms is subcircular in outline and is 160 feet long by 140 feet wide. The middle room is about three times this size and the first one much larger. No measurements were made of the larger rooms. Draped in Onyx Curtains. “The chambers about the wigwam are separated from the master room by curtains and partitions of gleam ing onyx formed by deposition of lime carbonate from waters dripping from the roof. The great dome is so high that it is only dimly illuminated by the torches. “Most of the ceiling is covered with dripstone. Thousands of stalactites hang singly, in doublets, in triplets and in groups. They range from a few inches to lengths representing the entire height of the room, and in di ameter from that of a small pencil to masses many feet thick. In some places they hang so thickly that they coalesce at the top, forming spiny masses weighing thousands of tons. “The most spectacular part of the cavern Is reserved as the final scene of an eventful trip. Leaving the wig wam, we retrace our steps for a short distance, climb a steep hill, make our way laboriously at snail-like pace through heaps of fallen rock and over ledges where the guide patiently shows tlie bewildered climber which foot to j>ut forv urU in order that the Goldston News - A Batch of Interesting Personals from Our Regular Correspondent The boys’ and girls’ basketbal :eams were very successful vith the Biscoe teams last Friday uhe score for the boys was 27 and l! n lavor of Goldston. The score so the girls was 37 to 13 in favor c. Goldston. The Goldston high school will clos Wednesday afternoon for the Thanks * giving programs Wednesday aftei noon. i nis week ends the third month o * rchocl; therefore the pupils are bus,’ taking tests the first three days. Misses Nanie Cop our competent .nusic teacher spent the week-end ir. Greensboro. Mrs. Phillips and- family are ex oecting to spend Thanksgiving at he: jld home at Cameron. Master Jack Womblc celebrated hk seventh birthday last Saturday after rioon. He and his number of friends lad a good time together. Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis and son Harold, of Kansas, are visiting his sister, Mrs. A. B. Jenkins. Rev. L. M. Chaffin and family have arrived at the parsonage at Goldston. Although we regretted giving >up Mr. and Mrs. Biggs, we welcome Mr. and Mrs. Chaffin. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs were sent tc Roberdel circuit. FROST BEST HARROW FOR CLAY SOILS Raleigh, Nov. 23.—T0 take advan tage cf a cheap and effective harrow , supplied by nature for conditioning clay soils, good farmers in North Carolina are plowing their lands this fall. “Frost is one of the best and cheap ! est harrows that we have for clay ! soils,” says E. C. Blair, extension ■ agronomist at State Collcg?. “To take advantage of this hnrrcw, how ever, it is necessary Vo act at once, and all clay soils in the Piedmont re gion that are not now in fall crops , be flowed between now ano Christmas. The land should be plowed ' deeply, not turning up the new soil 1 but turning the furrows on edge, leaving the surface as rough as pos sible. The sod will not dry out into • clods at this time of the year but will absorb more moisture from rain -. 11 than if the land were harrowed. The rough surface leaves more soil ; exposed to the atmosphere which means harder freezing and more com -1 plete pulverization during the winter.” i Mr. Blair states that when this i plan of breaking is followed, the top [ dx or eight inches of soil, will have literally melted down into a better , seed-bed than can he prepared in any jUner manner. Much valuable time , will therefore be saved at the planting season next spring and the seed-bed 1 will also contain more moisture than one prepared during the spring. As a basis for this recommendation Mr. Blair gives the case of one red , clay field that was planted to cotton in 1926. That part of the field which , was broken in the fall had a fifty per cent better stand of cotton than-the part not broken until the following | spring. it .j not safe to put this work off until after Christmas because the veather in January may be such that Ittlo cr no plowing can be done. GOOD CITIZEN PASSE3 Ur. Janies Wesley Pearce Dies at Home in Albright Township Mr. James Wesley Pearce, one of the substantial and most highly es teemed citizens of Chatham county, : died at his home in Albright township m November 15 and was buried at Hickory Grove M. P. church the foL owing day, the services being con . iucted by Revs. J. D. Highfill, T. F. Andrews and W. M. Pike. Mr. Pearce was 69 years of age and has served as a justice of the peace for many years. Death was the re -1 suit of an apoplectic stroke which "re ceded the event by three days. He leaves a widow, who was for merly Miss Louise Staley, and four stalwart sons and two daughters. NEGRO COLLEGE WANTS— Durham, Nov 22—Three-fourths of a million dollars is tne amoun* tne North Carolina College for Negroes at Durham will ask the Budget Com mission to recommend to tne next General Assembly for a building and enlargement program for the next two years. This school, taken over the General Assembly as a state in stitution two years ago, has been handicapped by the lack of room and facilities, due in part to fires that nave destroyed some of the most im portant buildings, Dr. J. E. Sheo > phard, president, reporting that the temporary buildings now being used are both unsatisfactory and in ade quate. Uncontrolled rainwater sweeping over the fields of North Carolina car i ries away 20 times as much plant :'ood material each year as is per manently removed by crops. In another state, the iarmers are inding that they receive from 70 to 19S percent more for their crops by feeding them to livestock than they 1 would if they sold the harvested crop. next step may ne taken safely. Aft i era half hour’s struggle we enter the Big Room. \ • “The Big Room has astounding pro portions. Had I been told before qntering it that an open space of -such great dimensions was to be found underground, I should have doubted my informant’s word as frankly as many of my readers prob ably will doubt mine.” Attention, Farmers! eeting At Court House Saturday To Secure Milk Route We are having a meeting in the :ourt room of the Courthouse in Pitts ’oro on Saturday, November 27, at 2:00 P. M. The purpose of this meeting is a liscussion of the probability of be • inning some livestock wont in tni section, especially dairying. v Ws be .ieve that by growing more livestock . elimg milx, and raising our owi ■“Plisl.ufts. that" WP ha /-v ss independent of cotton. We be ieve that we have a good market ii ,urham for our milk, and one of th bjects of the meeting is that of dis assing th,e possibility of securing his milk, and transporting it to Dur .am. Mr. John A. Arey, Head of th jflice of Dairy Extension of StaU college will speak. Hoping that you will attend this meeting, I am N. G. SHIVER. County Agt CLUB NOTES Saturday night found the members £ the Woman s Club tired but hap y.» Their treasurer had been re ienished to the tune of one hundred nd forty dollars, representing the rcceeds from the annual bazaar. The four booths were attractively nd artistically decorated. The .lusic booth led in sa.es; $40.00 being ealized from this booth. This is thU r argest amount ever realized from one ;ooth. Our congratulations to Mrs. /ictor R. Johpson, the splendid chair . man, and her efficient co-workers. The ivies booth- ran tlie music booth a close second while the Heallh and ’ Candy booths were not far Jjehind. All in all it was a splendid bazaar | and everyone feels repaid for the ef fort made to make it a success. Quite a number of townswomen ’ who are not members of the ciub (we wish they wc-_> cont..k--ed gifts showing the spirit of co-opcra i tion that exists among the organiza tions in Pittsboro. Now we all are planning to do our ' bit for the U. D. C. bazaar to be held | December 4th in the Woman’s Club room. A delightful meeting of the Health Department was held Tuesday with | Mrs. H. D. Gunter as hostess. A delicious salad course was served. The sale of the Health Seals was > planned and quite a number of mem , hers pledged themselves to take a J generous number. The Health De s partment has quite a neat little sum I to its credit realized from sales last r year. Everyone is urged to buy. , “A seal on each letter Helps many get better.” The Civics Department has plan ned several most interesting pro grams for the coming year. Mrs. Arthur H. London is the efficient capable chairman. Mrs . London was - the splendid chairman of the Dinner Committee , at the annual bazaar. Ask the men , who patronized us. They’ll tell you ! they had a splendid dinner! Cn February 14th 1927 the club will give an old fashioned “quilting bee” and numerous other entertaining features to be announced later. Watch for the announcement! The President of the Woman’s Club, Mrs. Jas. L. Griffin, wishes to express her most sincere thanks and ' appreciation to all who in any way contributed to the bazaar and to • j thank Mr. Peterson who has so kind . j ly given us such generous space in the Record in advertising our bazaar. ► ' THE PECAN TREE IS WEALTH PRODUCER Raleigh, Nov. 23.—Pecan trees planted now will in a few years begin jto pay taxes for the whole farm. Ther° are several orchards in North | Carolina now that will produce large ’’ and profitable crops this season. ! On many fafms in North Carolina, | say horticultural workers at State ,' College, there are from two to three . trees which will make fine yields of nuts this fall and, on other farms there are from two to three dozen trees which will give about all the profit that will be received from the farm this fall. Trees that are from | nine to ten years of age are yielding i D-om 50 to 100 pounds of nuts and these nuts are selling now at from i 35 to 50 cents per pound wholesale, j Some of the larger trees will yield I about 500 pounds of nuts and it is not difficult to see 'the cash value of such a tree on the place. According to W. N. Roper, Secre tary of the North Carolina Pecan Growers’ Society, there are some pe can growers in the State this year who will not have to sacrinbe their cotton nor borrow money for taxes and other urgent needs because of the income from their trees. “Therefore,” says Mr. Roper, . “growers are advised against waiting jntil they can make large plantings, j Even with pecans as the main crop, ' such growers would still be in the one-crop class and so every,farmer in „ 'astern Carolina should set out at ( cast a few or a dozen trees this fall. , land is available on every farm for r a few trees. There is waste fertility on every fartn that pecan trees would delight in using and would pay handsome returns for the privilege.’ The Pecan Growers’ Society which has its headquarters at Raleigh will issist any grower in obtaining the >est trees and will be glad to give information and suggestions that wil °ve time and expense in bringing the trees into profitable bearing. The Treasurer urges that all be ated dues be paid, as this will be th ast meeting of the fiscal year, am ome members are in arrears. vOL. 49, Nw Moncure News Letter A Thanksgiving program which was 'endered last FriGpy O'cnir ' it Ivion ’ure high school by the fifth grade md seventh grade pupils, was enjoyed ei v much. The rr p;r. n wh;C.i -,vas under the supervision of the Trade teacher, Miss Mamie Sockwcli, consisted of songs, dialogues, a oen -'pnt d’ill "nd recitations, all appro priate for the season. , will be a party tonight (Mon ay* at the Club Romm at tN" Pstv -.r Plant, four miles from here. JVP". J. J. Hackney who was the mc’ent T v 'or"br>nt r-v? ,r—,--. r courts pt'H 'aart of .lackney and Thomas Co., sold his care of goods to W. J. Hannon of leiry Caks. Mr. Hannon tome enurge ist atuidav. He is a fine young ir.n and v.c hope h.m success in Mon ure. The Sunday School collection which 'as taken up last Sunday was given fi* the Methodist Orphanage, Raleigh. The amount was £37 on. MERRY OAKS NEWS .Mr. Edward Kendrick* and one of is school mates of Chapel Hill spent he week-end with Mr. Kendrick’s pa rents. Miss Treva Auman of West End, pent Sunday afternoon with her sis er, a... _ \ Daks. iVlr. John Little who has been liv ng at Merry Oaks for some time moved jdown below Raleigh last week. Mr. E. W. Gunter and iamily from Durham spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. Natnan Gunter. Mrs. G. (J. W neeier of Holly Springs nd daughter Miss Blanche Martin -aid Mrs. W. T. Luwards a visit last veek. v We are sorry to hear of another jank fanure. This time it being the iank of Holly Springs. We are very so:ry to hear cf the* death of Mr. J. W. Maynard, Sr., who passed away Sunday afternoon about 1:30 and is to be buried in Nmv Elam Cemetery today (Monday) ac 2 P. IT. MONCURE SEVENTH CRADH GIVES FINE PROGRAM A Thanksgiving program was ren dered Friday night at the Moncure High school by the fifth and seventh Trade, puyiis. Tire program, which vvas under the supervision of the eventh grade teache-, Imiss Mamie Sockwell, consisted cf a song, reci ations, and diaiogu.s rhe proceeds .vill be used fer the b -of the school. This is the th ru of the public pro grams which have been given during she school year, and if the interest manifested in them is indicative of futher success, in the future. Mon cure High School bids fair to ex perience the greatest and most suc cessful year of its history. HUSBAND AND WIFE BURIED SAME DAY Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hcrton, Natives of Chatham County, Buried at Old Korn: Church Wednesday of last week Mrs. W. P. Horton died at her home in Dur ham. On Thursday as the funeral party was about to start for the Martha’s Chapel cemetery in this county for the burial of Mrs. Horton in the old home cemetery, Mr. Hqr ton was stricken v/ith paralysis, dy ing in a few minutes. ' The burial of Mrs. Horten was de layed till Friday, when two hearses bore the bodies of dead husbanu and their resting place in their native community. Mr. Horton wras a well known mer chant in the eastern part of Durham. • He was a native, however, of Chatham ! I county, as was Mrs. Horton. Mr. 1 Horton was seventy-one years of age. He was a brother of Mr. J. L. Horten 1 and Miss Mary Ann Horton of this 1 county. Mrs. Horton w r as a sister of Mr. J. J. Stone of Chatham county. - Both were members of ’the Angier ‘ Stieet Baptist church, Durham,, and ; were highly esteemed in that city. i America Owes Much to • Early Dutch Settlers i America would have no Santa Claus had it not been for the Dutch settle- rnent at New York of 300 years ago, 1 i for to those Dutch ancestors modern j: Americans owe some of their most ,! characteristic habits and customs, f j among them the front porch, crullers, waffles and buckwheat cakes. But for • those early settlers, skating and coast -1 ing might not be our habitual winter ' *iports, public schools might have been ‘ developed differently and New York city certainly would be a glummer, |! more narrow-minded place. The Amer ! ican doughnut is a degenerate Dutch , J olykoek with a yawning hole where ; j once a nut or a raisin was embedded • ’ in a luscious center. Its variant, the - cruller, was one of the first Dutch in “ ventio is in New Amsterdam, achieved 1 by an early resident, Sebastian Krol, for whom the product was named. — ! New York Times Magazine. ■■ ■■ 1 ■ —" ■■ ■" ■ - Continental Money In 179 Q, soon after the new Consti tution went into effect, congress passed [ an act making the Continental paper currency receivable at the treasury in subscriptions to a loan at the rate of SIOO in Continental money for $1 in gold. In the spring of 1797 a law was passed declaring that Continental money should be receivable at the above rate until the end of that year. After that date Continental money vas no longer redeemable at any rate. f- . / 4
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