MAY MT I ACM TIC ITl . MIT Ml VCll ItICJi ' RraM Wmm VWb Sam. Mab| Fim liirklin The deed body of aa unknown man waa found near Winston-Sa lem some daya ago, and aiaoe than aeveral women, whose hus bands have recently disappeared. * have visited the aeene and viewed 'the body, but none have claimed to know, or have been able to make identification car tain. Among those visiting the body Was Mrs. G. O. McKenzie, of Hamlet. N The following la taken from 4be News and Observer: Winaton-Salem.—Upon exami nation tide morning of the body of tba unknown man foand in Muddy Creek recently, Mrs. G. O. McKenzie of Hamlet, who came to the city of late to ascer tain whether the corpse was that of ber husband who disappeared oo July 3. found that the body . -of the unknown waa not that of bar huabend. Before the party left tba city far the lone grave -on the hillside near Muddy Creek. Mrs. W. H. Smitherman aakad to be taken along that she might view the body, thinking that per baps it might be that of ber hus , band, who has been missing since the first of July. Shr did not Identify it aa being such. \ ’ TRAGIC 8CKNE AT GKAVB. The aeene nt the grave wee a - tragedy. Aa the little party, ■aooalsting of Sheriff Flynt, the two women and otban, ap i- propehed the grave Mrs. McKee . -arte was greatly affected. She 'trembled in every fibre of ber being. Mrs. Smitherman looked r -utt the body first and declared ' |hat ft waa not that of her haw ■: -band. Mia, MeKenzia stated . -that the wished only to see the bands, that aha could ineotify V her husband by them. So the •-body was covered over with a ;„jjheet excepting the hande which M’KJDOIX COLLAPtUBS. ksj When Mrs. McKenzie nw the j.; hands, aha sank down upon the ^/appound crying that they were the ■''Lends of her beloved husband, rfrebe suffered terribly. Bat the iX description she had given of her ™Jrashsod’s teeth aid not tally Jrith those of the deed man, so ..^Sheriff Flynt asked her to exam* * ins the teeth of the man. She p,l1«rotaatad that she could not do mt, that she coald not bear to look --%t thorn- And all the while she v Jltneeled on the ground with her (mms In her hands overcome with Kflfflsf. But the Bheriff Instated &^d she finally consented to look. jrt*tK>e body wan covered with a Sjfewtaniths head was turned fflMte; that only the month could be Krfljhen. Mrs, McKenzie looked at grfjfca teetb and decided /that the wohfcn.was net. her husband, and fflltatad'pbt kindly hands supported agttta auffering woman she would $7^»c fallen prostrate on the grass Etoatri Su Urn. The Sparks World Famous I Shows, billed to exhibit here Sat urday, October 8d. will prastot title year far their patrons’ ap preciation the largest and with-1 out doubt the most wonderful herd of performing 8eals and Sea Lioot ever exhibited in Ameriot These truly wooderful animals perform seemingly impossible feats, and do them with the ease and grace only assumed by hu man performers. They have been trained to walk a tight rope while skilfully balancing an open um brella on the tips of their noses. They climb bidders while bal ancing large rubber belle, tossing them from one to the other with the greatest skill. They ride bareback on galloping hors as while whirling brands of fire. juggling rubber bells end other articles. The performance of theee remarkable sea animals is truly a sensation, and the rase and quickness with which they obey every command of their trainer, leaves little doubt but what they enjoy giving the per formanee fully as much aa the audieoce enjoy seeing It. Some idea of the expense incurred in presenting this act to the public can be obtained from the state ment that these animals must be fed on live fish, which must nec essarily be of the salt water va riety— hence must come shipped ahve from either the Atlantic or Pacific ocean. It costs from five to ten dollars each per day to board thaae animals, varying ac cording to the show's distance from either ocean. FAIN FACTS. BY ntTB RADFORD. The need of the rural comma* nitiee today ia intelligent and con secrated Leadership. The farm is the power house of all progress and the birthplaes of all that is noble. . The farm ia the nursery of civ ilisation and the parsonage of gN religious denominations. The farmer asks no spedai privileges. The business of farm ing only wants the same oppor tunities afforded other Unea of industry. It ia as much a duty of the country pastor to exhort us to own a heme while on earth as it ia to inspire os to build a man sion in the skies. The rural press, the pulpit and the school are a trinity of power ful influences that the farmers must utilize to their fullest ca pacity before they can occupy e commanding position in public affairs.__ in Wtfll's BmM Fhaarftr. The world’s greatest financier Is the North Carolina farmer’s housewife, Her daily invest ments exceed to shrewdness the clew transactions of Well street, and no baafnaaa concern or cor poration, however ably oAoerad, has ever been able to approach her In aoonorny. She is the na tion’s ablest trader and her trans actions more nearly reflect the progress and prosperity of the country than the reports of our clearing houses. Ail legislation, financial or oth erwise, .ought to be ao plain that the housewife can understand’it. Our legislators, state and nation al, shoot so far over tha head of the avenga eitiaao that those who are unable ao employ an at torney gad accept his statements la blind faith, most forever re main in ignorance of our laws. Of ooorm wa have so many laws that no human can axpeet to read them and servive the ordeal, but any person who feels aa irresist ible impulse to lagUlaU should try his proposed law on Us neighbor and get it down where the oommoa people aaa under stand It before attempting to put it oa the statute books. Kansas reports a hen swim ming a riw., Hens used te be ■stifled with grossing tha road. Tha feminist movement is march ing on;—Toledo “lalt ' Staa «f ffirilai Itiimi. Here are a few comparison* of territory which will ghrt the reader a good conception of the aise of the nations now engaged In war in Europe: ftrfteh is the only country in Europe that is larger than oar Stmts of Texas. France is not quits as big aa California and Alabama com bined.; Germany ia about the seme size ae France and about equal to Mon tana and Georgia combined. The British Isle are about the mmesise ae New Mexico. Belgium is not quite at big aa Maryland. • * Italy ia about the tin of Ne vada. 3ervia is almost 25,000 square miles smaller than Indiana. Illinois is nearly as large as Belgium.' Sarvia and Netherlands combined. Italy ia about twice the sise of Illinois, ‘mm ana ueuio-nia together ere bigger than Germany and France together. Austria with 241,491 square miles is the biggest country in Europe next to Russia, but is 86.000 square miles smeller than Texas. Montenegro with 26,608 square miles is smaller than any Stats in the Union, except Connecti cut. Delaware and Rhode Island. Roumania is s trifle larger than New York, and Bulgaria a little bigger than Virginia. Montenegro, Roumania. 8er ria, Bulgaria and Albania could be bunched together and laid down Inside the borders of either Texas, California or Montana. —Charlotte New*. * BteflMM if hi <|gy. Civil court for the trial of civil eases will convene hare Mooday, Nov. 2. with Judge Lana pnsrfd in* The following jurors were drawn by the nninmtaalnssra the first Mooday to serve this oourt; J. & Maxwell. J. C. Morgan. John Bhm. C. L. McCoy. C. T. Hudson Jr., W. P. Henley. EL J. Tillman, Q. W. Lee. M- W. Jor dan, Peter Mdntoeh, Lothel Blue, W. 8L Brlgman, J. T. My ers. H< C. MoGaO, R. 8. Jones. Taney Smith. D. T. Wright, J.N. Wilflaass, Jasper T. Gibson, H. C. McMillan, J. A- McGregor. C. B- Patrick. C. J. Tarry and H. 8. Quick.. ' • *—■ i ■■■..» > i ■ ‘ Ntwapapf headMoe- "Hlgb Pood Coat Rousee'WBseo to AH People.” The Preddaaft'swaroi making war I . • * ” t -1 *, . \ ‘ , : . • . • • . . • * . \ ■ • . • Tuesday and Wednesday September 22nd and 23rd French Patterns Special Display of the Season’s New and Up-to-Date Millinery Miss Margaret Hoffman, Milliner • We give special attention'to Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear and Made-to-Measure Garments. This is the largest store in Scotland county talking to you, and in it you will find the most select and well bought line of Fall and Winter goods there is in Scotland county. We Buy Right and Sell Right Trade here and you will learn the art of making your dollar elastic— .because we buv and sell in that economical way that permits your dollar to do a dollar’s hill duty. Remember our Opening Dates and come and see our great stock. AMItf. Mf Qauftj; >«f*"f Fnhf? No fanner grata rich by the quantity of production. ftiethe prioe ho geta forhla products and economy and buaineaa judgment displayed in management that makes the fanner wealthy. We cannot paaea law that will increase the pHco of products or reduoe the cost of plowing the land and marketing the We moot depend their troubles out of the | CMtinests d DItaMp. I First National Bank I OF LAURINBURG “YOU WILL GO A LONG WAYS before you find a bet ter BANK than this one. My advice would be for you to start an account with them while the starting is good." — WEILL'S STABLES ,‘.V -5:'l •' 7 ** ’ ‘-. Ay „ . ■ y Will be opened, end H. R, Weill, Mana gar, will to at their Laarinbarg Ofilea \ . __ - * . t* ' Plartlaa having bmfawm with aw wfl find me at the (table office.
