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MAKE THE KITCHEN
LIVABLE
DON'T swelter over
a hot coal stove this ;
summer. The NEW I
PERFECTION Oil Cook- I
stove keeps your kitchen
cool and clean and does
away with all the ash-pan,
coal-hod drudgery of thei
coal range.
The NEW PERFECTION lights
like gas, regulates like gas, andi
cooks like gas. It's gas stove com
fort with kerosene on.
Something New. An oven that be
comes a fireless cooker merely by
pulling a damper. Ask your dealer
to show you the NEW PERFEC
TION No. 7, with fireless cook
ing oven; also the PERFECTION
WATER HEATER. It gives you
plenty of hot water, yet leaves you
independent of the hot, sooty coal
range.
Use Aladdin Security Oil
or Diamond White Oil
to obtain the best results in oil
Stovec, Heaters and Lamps.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Washington, D. C.
Norfolk, Va.
Richmond, Va.
(New Jeney)
(BALTIMORE)
Cbarlotte,N. C.
Charleston, W. Va.
Charleston S. C
Fresh Groceries Always on Hand
Stock Increasing Every Week
' Highest market prices paid for Chickens,
Eggs, and other country produce.
Wm, M. Trogdon
Asheboro Route 1
INTENSIVE FARMING AT COLON i
According to the Sanford Express,'
Mr. Thomas Groce, of Colon, Lee
county, is a farmer, to whom the term
intensive farming" has a meaning.
Mr. Groce own 12 acres of land, but
he confines, his intensive system to
only an acre and a half. On this
amount, last January, he set out cab
bage plants; a little later, he put Irish
potatoes between the cabbage rows;
still later, he planted cotton in the
spare space between rows.
He expects to gather 3,000 cabbage
heads, weighing on an average 5 lbs.
to the head, and sell at about 2 ar.d Va
cents a pound. 100 bushels of pota
toes to be sold at $1.50 per bushel
are also expected. After the cabbage
and potatoes are harvested, Mr. Groce
will 'plant peanuts between the rows
of cotton; still later, he will put tur
nips on the land, making five crops
from the. same land in one year.
Last year, Mr. Groce raised one and
one-half bales of cotton from thi3
small patch of land. He buys very
little fertilizer, depending upon the
manure from one horse, one cow, his
chickens, and hogs.
Mr. Groce is 68 years old, and has
no hired help, doing the work himself,
and making this fine record, which in
dicates that the boys of the Corn
Clubs are not doing all the up to date
farming of the State.
MARRIAGES
Mr. Frank A. Grubb, a well known
farmeT of Davidson county, and Miss
Alice i,owan, of Greensboro, were
man-red recently.
Mr. Fred Leonard and Miss Lillian
Heater, both of Thomasville, were mar
rii-d recently, Rev. J. B. Swartz per
forming the ceremony.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
OAS TO R I A
WILSON PROUD OF NAVY
Pres. Wilson's impressions ? the
Atlantic fleet, which he reviewed at
New York, are set forth in the follow
ing 'wonts:
"I was greatly struck by &he ap
pearanre of the fleet and tie quiet
efficie-nry shown Ty the officers and
men, as I am -sure everyose must
have 'Scsen who 3iad the pleasure of
seeing it assemfcled at New York.
There could ' hane been no "more in
terestrng verification of Admiral
Dewete. statewent that the :navy was
never in a better or more efficient
condUion and '.ffcat the cormtry has
i every reason not only to be proud of
it, but every 'tiscason to whsh to go
forward in its policy of steadily add
iig tor.ts stremht and equipment.1
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
ITEMS OF LIVE NEWS GATHER
ED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
AND CONDENSED IN BRIEF
FORM FOR BUSY READERS.
The City Pressing Club at Thomas
ville was robbed of 10 suits of clothes
one night last week, and the thief has
not been apprehended.
V. H. Blautia, an Abyssinian, of
Greensboro, was sent to the roads at
Greensboro last week for retailing,
the whiskey having been shippd to
him in a barrel of potatoes.
The Austrian and Italian govern
ments have asked the United States
to take care of their interests in Rome
and Vienna in the event of breaking
off of diplomatic relations between the
two countries, and Washington has ad
vised her embassy at the two places
to prepare to do this.
Three barrels, labelled and billed as
potatoes, were shipped one day last
week to an Abyssinian and two negro
women at Greensboro, suspicions
arose and officers, evamining the bar
rels, found that they contained whis
key with a layer of potatoes on the
top. The man was arrested, but at
last accounts, the two wonen had not
been located.
Lovers of the sport are making ar
rangements to build a track suitable
for working out racing animals in
Goldsbofo, and that city may soon be
come headquarters for some of the
tracked animals of the East. I
Cl Earhardt, a white man of Gold
Hill, is in jail at Salisbury, on the
charge of attempted criminal assault
on Ida Hampton, a young white girl.
Charlotte celebrated May 20th last
"week in great style. The celebration
however, was in the nature of a trade
carnival by the merchants, with side
attractions of a festival nature, in
stead of being of an official character
as the celebration last year.
Jim Gallimore, 'a white man of 35,
is in jail at Lexington for shooting
and painfully though not dangerously
injuring. Miss Cora Gallimore, a girl
of sixteen, last Thursday. The trou
ble occurred at the home of the young
lady, who is said to be highly respect
able, near Snider. The man was un
der the influence of liquor, and claims
he went to the home of the girl to
have a reckoning with her on account
of tales she had told on him. He is
a cousin J the murderer, Lowe Dan
iels, of Randolph county, now in the
penitentiary for thirty years.
160 tars, loaded each with
225 crate, making 1,100,000 quarts of
strawberries, were received in New
Anton Kuepferle, who claimed to be
an American citizen and who lived a
Brooklyn at one time, charged with
giving out information concerning
British warships tnd military plans,
committed suicide in an English pris
on last Thursday.
The grand jury of Durham county
has returned true bills against 503
people for failure to list their taxes
last year.
Senator D. F. Giles, of McDowell
county, succeeds Prof. Z. V. Judd as
superintendent of the public schools
of Wake county. Prof. Judd becomes
nrofpssor of rural education at the
State University.
Officers captured 1,000 gallons of
beer, forty gallons of newly-made
whiskey, and cut up a furnace and
other utensils on the Haden place in
Pavidson county, right near the Na
tional Highway, last week. The farm
on which the outfit was found belongs
to Sheriff Shaw, who came out and
offered any assistance he'eudd iu
bringing the guilty to justice. The
still had been carried away, and the
next day the officers gave three men at
chase but captured no one.
The publishers of the Menace, an
anti-Catholic weekly, of Aurora, Illi
nois, are on trial at Kansas City, on
the charge of sending oscene matter
through the mails,
The work of theHookworm commis
sion, recently discontinued in North
Carolina, in all probability is to be con
tinued under a slightly dicerent form
Richard J. Jones, of Wilmington,
who was re-elected grand treasuer of
the North Carolina Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, is 93 years old, and has
held the office for the last sixty years.
The 8-month old son of James and
Catherine Raptoulis, of Salisbury, was
christened in true Greek style one day
last week. This was the first Greek
baptism ever celebrated in this part
of the country'. The priest ".vho pre
sided came from Charleston. S. C,
The people of Statesville and sur
rounding country are raising funds
for the purchase of a graphophone to
be placed in the Iredell county home
for the pleasure of the inmates.
The revolutionary party have sue
ceeded in the civil war in Portugal
and now in power.
Helen Bradford, a ten-year old gin
of Iowa, will enter the University f
Iowa next fall, having already gradu
ated from high school
Lord Kitchener, the British secre
tary of war, has asked for 300,000
more recruits.
J. Frank Kinney, who is said to
own real estate in North Carolina, is
being sued by his wife, Lucie Mae
ROWAN'S COMMUNITY BUILDING
The editor of The Courier was in
Salisbury recently, and had the pleas
ure of going through the handsome
building devoted exclusively to com
munity uses and purposes. This build
ing furnishes commodious quarters for
the County Demonstration Agent, the
public library, the agricultural fair
association, the Rowan Historical As
sociation, the Salisbury Industrial
Club, the Salisbury Civic Club, the "
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution. It contains rest rooms with conven
iences for the women and children of
the country. The auditorium is taste
fully outfitted for public meetings and
entertainments, and is to be used by
the town and country citizens alike.
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Indianopolis NeWs".
Not often has the nation had a wm
- ex-President than William H.
Taft. In every complication that the
present Administration has faced
and it surely has had more than it
share of complications Mr. Taft ha
advised the people to stand steadfast
ly by the Administration. In the pres
ent crisis he has refused to say any
thing that might embarrass the Presi
dent, bat has, on the contrary, told
the people that he was in every wa
worthy of their support and confi-
dence. In nothing has Mr. Taft don
so much to deserve the respect and
affection of the country as in the pol
icy that he has uniformly observed in
his retirement. He has ehown him
aelf what every one kaew that ha
was to be a true patriot.
NO ; USE' TO THY AND WEAR OUT
YOlBt COLD IT WILL WEAR
YOU OUT TKT3TEAD
Thousands keep on suffering Coughs
na wilds through neglect and delay.
RThymtke yoiuKelf an eastv nrev to
.serious ailments and epidemics as the
result oa a negtacted Cold! Coughs
aaid Colds sap yenr strengfhi-and vital
ity nnleas checked in the early stages
Dr. :Kios3 New Discovery is what
yonz need the fisst dose helps, lour
head ctew3 up, yarn breathe'lreely and
yo ieei-v mucii .better. Buy a bot
tie rboday und staxt taking t once.
MR. WILLIAM L. HARLAN DEAD
Send Us That Soiled Suit
AND LET US SHOW YOU HOW WELL WE CLEAN IT ,
Asheboro Pressing and Tailoring Go.
W. P. KOYSTER, Manager.
NEXT TO REXALL STORE. FHUM isu. ui
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SEWING MACHINES We have on hand several
standard make sewing machines, and before taking inven
tory we offer them at $15.00 each. These machmes usual
ly sell for $35.00 and $40.00. Now is the time to get a
bargain. ,
MCCRARY-REDDING HARDWARE CO.
At the commencement exercises of
the High Point Normal and Industrial
Institute, last week, 67 diplomas and
certificates were awarded. Principal
Griffin, of the school, has gone to New
York tQ confer with the bourd as to
enlarging the institution.
Mr. W. M. Combs was named by
Judge Lyon at Greensboro last wee
as receiver for the Greensboro Floral
Co. Application for a receiver to be
appointed was made by Mr. C. B.
Borgart, former proprietor of the
floral "company.
Mo William L. TIarlan diej at his
home in 'New MaiTeet township, four
miles from Handles an, Sunday, May
16, aflri was "Said to s-est in ih ceme
tery ta Marltoro church, on Tuesday,
Mr TIarlan, who wi.s a son xt' Jon
athan tnd Elisabeth iHarlan, was
years, 9 month, and tt-n days oi l. He
w&i never mamed, and leaves u sis
ter, Mrs. Mat Brown, cf Sophia, the
only near relative. He was a lifei-on
member f the Frients church at
Malrboro, was a good mam and hj&Vi,
respected citizen. It ha been eaM
lhat if the Aeeeasetl had ac enemy, it
fas not knovn.
HOW MANY
York, rn "one day recently. Forty-
seven t! the cars were from North ,McKinney, for maintenance in the
wroUBa- District Supreme Court, at Washing
W. ,. Bentley, or btatesvme, on ton D c Mrs McKinlley say8 that
trial test week for setting nre to nis ghe wag married at Richmond, Va., in
store m order to get the msurance.was , 180q i;VP(4 thlre untii Sentember.
paroled by Judge Shaw, on good be- 1914( when her husband sent her and
navior lor tnree years, wnn a Dona oi , the two ch;idren to Thomasville, N.
S300-- C, to live while he went to Washing
ims &&tn general assemmy oi e;torli an(J hft3 since refused to return
boutirern f resoytenan cnurcn met in -1 th f n permanently.
Newport News, Va., last Thursday. The two.year 0u ch;id if Mr. and
Rev. "W. McF. Alexander, D. D., of,Mrs wm Le0nard, of Lexington, is
New Orleans, was elected Moderator, said to have a genuine case of sman
highest office bestowed by the church, pox
to succeed Dr. W. J. Martin, president . Rockingham county farmers are
of Davidson College. Representatives ; Dant;ne iarj,e crocs of sweet potatoes
A GOOD EX-PRESIDENT
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN NO. 44.
Alfred Kirkendale, with two com
panions was walking down the track
at Schoolfield, Va., laat Thursday,
when he stepped out of the way of ant
oncoming freight on the track in front
of Train No. 44, which he did not hear
coming behind him. His neck was
broken and he sustained several scalp1
wounds, dying in a very few seconds
after he was struck. He had been in
the place only about two weeks and
little was known of him.
this spring. One farmer has placed
an order for 20,000 slips, and another
from 'sixteen States were present.
The 99th convention of the Episco
pal Diocese of North Carolina, which 1 for 40,000.
met in Holy Trinity church, Greens- j 35 young people, 21 girls and 14
boro "last week, adjourned to meet boys, were graduated from the High
next ear at Henderson. Point city schools at commencement
Judge Charles M. Cook, of Louis- j this week.
burg, has resigned as a member ofj ihe jury at Syracuse, XSew 101
the board of trustees of Wake Forest in the trial of William Barnes' libel
College, after serving for more than ; suit against Theodore Roosevelt, was
forty years, a good part of the time ; deadlocked last Friday night, because
as president of the board. For some , one juror insisted that the costs of
time, Judge Cook's official duties have i the case should be divided between'
interfered with h'13 attending the , the defendant -and the plaintiff.
To all those who ar.e willing to try-
to make a courrt of thf various kind
of bird3 on the, farm, the Biological
Survey, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Washington, D. C, will uend inttruc-
tions for the worlc and blanks 01
which to make a report. To bird lov
ers this work will be of etpeeial in
terest end to the boys nnd girls it w;ll
be a most healthful and useful recrea
tion.
Bulletin 187 of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, is free and tells
all about the bird census.
HAVE YOU WEAK LUNGS?
Do colds settle on your chest or inyour
bronchial tubes ? Do coughs hang on, or
are you subject to throat troubles?
Such troubles should have immediate
treatment irith the strengthening powers
of Scott's Emulsion to guard against
consumption which so easily follows.
Scott's Emulsion contains pure cod liver
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratory tract and improves the quality of
the blood; the glycerine in it soothes and
heals the tender membranes of the throat.
Scott's is prescribed by the best special
ists. You can get it at any drug store.
Scott ft Borne. Blooaficld, a. J.
board -meetings.
At the annual serr-ion of the Grand
Lodge -of Odd Fellows, Henderson,
last wetk, T. L. Green, of Waynesvill.
was ele-ted Grand Master for North
Carolmu.
JohnT.ee Aycock. of Raleiph; W. A.
Erwin, Dr., of Durham; and H. P.
Grier, Jr., of Statesville, r.ve to have
positions as assistants in the jrovern-
ment fish hatcheries at Beaufort rnd
'"ormation from Washington. There
re only sb: of tlie:'-e places, and they
pay $100 a month each.
V. L. Thompson, J. J. Thompson,
and W. T. Tilley, guards at the con
vict camps oi Wake county, were ar
raigned before a j'ustioe of the peace
last veek for whipping prisoners in
their charge.
Rev. L. W. Mi-Farland, pastor of
the High Point Friends church since
1912, has resigned, his resignation to
take effect July 1. Mr. McFarlano
will become Yearly Meeting superin
tendent of evangelistic and church ex
tension work.
In addressing the Southern Furni
ture" Manufacturer's Association, in
session at Salisbury, last week, Mr.
W. A. Thomas, of Statesville, recent
ly returned from a trip to South
America, urged upon the furniture
manufacturers of the South and es
pecially those of North Carolina, the
importance and opportunity of build
ing up a good trade with South
American countries.
Elizabeth College, Charlotte, is to
be consolidated with Roanoke Worn
an's College, Salem, Va., the forces
to be united in order to establish a
high grade woman's college. The new
institution will be on the site of the
Virginia College.
J. D. Charles and Bryan Simmer-
man, two young men of Davie county,
were arrested one mile from Ruffin
one night recently, with an automo
bile load of whiskey.
In response to a request through
the papers of the State for Bibles and
other reading matter at the State
Sanatorium, the Ida Plankins Mission
ary Society of Grace Methodist church
Wilmington, immediately responded
with the statement that they wanted
to furnish 75 Bibles and would prob
ably furnish other literature.
Last Saturday morning, as the Sea
board passenger train from Charlotte
to Wilmington was approaching the
station at Lumberton, the rear tender
wheels j'umped the track 100 yards
from the trestle. The engine broke
loose from the train and went 100
feet on the bridge before stopping,
and had to be removed from the
bridge before the wheels could be
replaced. No one was hurt and the
train was delayed only one hour.
Willie Bell, of Durham, was sen
tenced by Judge Cook last week to be
electrocuted in June for the murder
of Mr. B. N. Mann on March 8.- The
negro smiled when the verdict was returned.
Recognition of North Carolina as a
registration State has been tempora
rily withheld by the Federal Census
authorities. The reason given for re
fusal was that owing to the poor show
ing made by some counties in report
ing vital statistics that it would be
unfair to other state to accept North
Carolina. 'f4
In a contest conducted by the Den
ton Herald that closed last week, Mis
Esther Sexton won a sewing machine r
Mr. W. H. McLeod, a gold filled Elgin'
watch: and Mr. Archie Morris, a Bible'
Surveyors are reported to be at
work locating a line for the Atlantic
and Western railroad between Benson:
and Mt. Olive. When this line is com
pleted, it is said there will also'' be a;
road built between Lillington and Ben'
son, making a complete line from
Sanford to Mt. Olive.
Officers seized a three or four horse
power steam boiler, two copper stills
and other apparatus, in the eastern -part
of Wilkes county one night las
week, and arrested McKinley Cham
bers, Zeb. Seagraves, and Rome Cham
bers, who were bound over to Federal
Court. This makes five steam distill
ery plants captured in that section
within the last 60 or 90 days.
The Federal authorities of Switzer
land will protest to Germany on ac
count of the sinking of the Lusitania,
as a result of which three Swiss citi
zens lost their lives. --
Mrs. Hattie Durham, of Guilford
I county, has sued the Southern agent
at Jamestown for $2,000 damages
alleging that he in last September,,
refused to sell her a ticket to Reids
ville, ordered her to leave the wait
ing room, used personal force to ej"ect.
her, and thus forced her to wait in;
the company of four drunken men for
the train, the final result being that
she had to pay cash fare .
At the recent commencement of
Wake Forest College, academic de
grees were conferred upon 83 young:
men; the following honorary degrees
were also conferred: Rev. Hight C.
Moore, doctor of divinity; Judge Rob
ert W. Winston, Raleigh, doctor oC
laws; and President E. IC. Graham,
of the University of North Carolina,
doctor of laws.
A baby girl, the second grandchikT
of President Wilson, was born to Sec
retary and Mrs. William G. McAdoc,
last Friday night. The little girl wilh
be christened Ellen Wilson for the-
late Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. McAdoo. who ,
is the President's youngest daughter,,
was married to Secretary McAdoo.
about a year ago.
The North Carolina Grand Lodge of "
Odd Fellows, in session at Henderson
ville, last week, unanimously passed
by a rising vote a set of resolutions,,
expressing entire confidence in Presi
dent Wilson and his abaility to cope
with any foreign affairs that have
arisen or might arise in the future..
The resolutions were telegraped to
Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to tho
President