THE EXCHANGE
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WHEN-PEOPLE FOB CUT TO
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We came acrou tha following ar
ticle which so rtonely fits tha condi
tion that arc faced by theb nalacaa
concern* of Lauriuburg, and ao par
ticularly fits our own core, that we
are here reproducing it for tbc careful
thought and consideration of our read
eru.
Bight bow ta a good time to think
about that subscription you are due,
for If It ie paid bow, you are privi
leged to taka advantage of two won
derful bargain offers, which we are
. explaining elsewhere in this issue.
Suppose you atop and think today.
Forgetting to think is a prevalent
ailment tha world over, and In this
respect our own community la no ex
ception to tha ran era! rule. It is of
daily occurrence right in our own
It is not the Mg things of life that
we forget, for our natire is such that
important matters are more iadeUi
Uy impressed upon our .minds and
therefore the more certain of receiv
ing attention at tha proper time.
But la the little thing sc that aUp
our minds, promisee lightly mads and
soon forgotten, duties that are left
unperformed hors use wo simply for
|d to think.
banks are thousands and ttinmasrts
of dollars drawing interest far varl
«• |Nf dtlaana whan they by rights
should be ersditad to tha accounts of
ptoplt
Our meiihanU, doctors, lawyers,
carpaeters, practically everybody In
fast, bars small accounts das them
hers and there because people have
forgotten to pay, have forgotten oven
to think.
It la fifty oents bare, a dollar there,
or two or five, small in the Individual
account but enormous In tha aggre
gate. If all of these accounts wars
collected together and one man be
came responsible for the combined
sum ha would never ferget to give
It consideration, regardless of the ex
tant of his wealth. It would ho too
Important to overlook, too vital to
Argot.
We ooold nemva merchant In thia
tewn who (ms ♦hsussnd* of dollava oa
ittwr.Tu
am not dearth seta, for they ah among
oar best dam of sabetastial dtlaana.
Ha is not worrying over eventually
getting tba mohay because be known
from long experience with those same
people that kia account* are as' good
aa gold—with one exception. Tha
gold in haad would enable him to In
cmaee the pixe of hit eteck-and soil
mors goods aad thereby earn greater
dividends aa Ida investment. But
whelaaalxis and maaufaetameu iw
qthfa their money on tba dot, aad a
hundred or a tbunasnd emxQ account*
due tha merchant am not
in tha light of an asset by tha men
Acm whom ha buys Ma goods If seek
af tha mau who awa these small ac
costs would taka tha trouble to think,
they would rush is one great throng
to that atom and pay up those small
bill* aad tha merchant would than ba
In position to do even better by them
in tha fntum. But they forgot to
think, aad their money remains la
bank aad they continue to draw in
terest on it while the merchant pa
tiently waits far kla dua. And this
Bareboat la only one of the many.
Xvun this newspaper it not immune
from tha evils of forgetting to thlak.
In fact, era incline to the belief that
wu am la area a more unenviable po
a&m in this respect thaa any mar
chant in team.
Ta apeak candidly, wa an proud of
' Aa namaa wa have op our rabserip
tition list, for they represent tha k>
talilgsnco and the integrity of this
whole aommmnity.
WB mfnwi ITTIAI
Itgenee.aad the moot rigid higillj
flag forget to thtak. Ihay axwfer
gottfo# to thhik in oar own onto.’
U these aama good and loyal citl
. *“* oogld taka one glance at tar
hooka they would bo appalled ,t the
o»o««t of money that U doe <u an
miharrlptluii to tMs paptr. They are
ainaM amah tndlridnally, ranging
from BO cento to $S or fS, marked ap
against men and woman whom words
arc as good as their bonds.
Bat era can not pay ear own Wile
with the honor sad the integrity of
onr subscribers. Wt pat op the cash.
But it will not always be to. Borne
day-people will not forget to think,
for oar pwtpi. ere right m^todfaud
Mr forgetful oem is bet a facH and
Mat a crime. Bat if it won only te
«*ri ,
*■ ■ " 1 •
George B..Forrest, a wealthy far
Mr last Hag mar Chartsatia, Mo,
wan hartod rsimtiy, wearing a Ugh
M«a hr hto wU* Both
arraggad hy' him seweral years ago
t <• 1 Y •
•ft the Ctualr;.
Susan Cilia, a Degress, died recent
ly m New York chy, aged 115 years.
She retained her (sealties until the
last
Eugene Smith, of Mullins, 8. C..
captured a email turtle In the Pee
n«« swamps which has two distinct
beads. The turtle. Smith declares,
eute with both heads.
Sarah Ella Kurnaid. a New York
W>duw aged 71 years and possessor of
a large estate, has adopted Henry
Natach, aged 41 years and a married
man. aa bar child. The sgod woman
declared she did not want the rnuno
Fume Id to die out. Natach will here
I after he known a* Henry Natach Fur
na.ci.
"r'i» Emma Smith, employed as a
domestic in tha family of former
Sheriff Peter Snyder, at Mcrtown,
Wis., it now in Chicago with her
mother, Mrs. Anna Bolldngino. Mias
Smith meat now go to school and pre
P*** herself to associate with the
“rich citissue” of Chicago. She ob
J*ttl to school and Insists aha pre
farm work to riches.
John Wheeler is raeorerlng la his
Homs in Maiden Bock, Wla., after
nearly freeaing to death wheo ha
stopped into o snow filled poet hols
whore a fanes had boon taken oat.
Whsoler called to one man for help
but tha follow marked. “Fine day-,
and passed on. later a second poso
«rt>y saw Wheeler's plight sad re
leased him.
10 escape tram the cold
and not caring where he slept, • hobo
giving tha name of Charles Johnson
found the Jail open at Millikea, CoL.
tho other night, walked In, closed tha
door and lay down to sleep on the bed.
The door locked with a spring and
th# man was forced to spend 60 hours
in the Jail without food or water be
fore he was discovered.
The State Normal school at Km
poria, Kaa., eras (hocked when it
learned that Earl Pres nun and Jolla
Freeman, brother mod slater, aad
•tmW»U of the school, had bees mar
risd, untU it was lasnud that the cou
ple were brother aad slater oely by
adoption and that there was no im
pedknint to their marriage. It area
not until their weddiag had bean an
noenced that tha feet of their adop
tion was made known.’
Th^ she spent *£5.*00 on a trous
seau aad other weddiag preparations
h alleged by Margaret A. I. Wad
Mniiinm
••0 breach of promise suit again A.
B. Maaby, a wen known business man
®f Thee, N. M. The plaintiff, uya
Manby, borrowed *7,000 from her aad
chargee various forms af deceit, cul
minating. as Mm alleges, in kis re
fuaal to marry her after aha wee
ready for the wedding.
A' Supreme Court Judge recently
Placed a Aae of *400 on Col. George P.
0*Nefl, a Binghamton (N. Y.) mil
lionaire, who had bean sued by Mias
■MW Cornish, a young diaaismaher,
fm- Mealing oro hug and out kiss.
Min# Cornish’s attorney quoted from
«t" book of Wortsroauu at the trial
aad declared that la Bible times suck
thefts Involved a line ot 10 shekels,
valued at about *8.76 each. The vase
diet, with casta, was slightly more
than 60 shekels.
Thrlu yean age John Kauffman, a
young man employed In a flout null at
ColumUa, Pa, placed hie card in a
■ack of floor to bo shipped ha knew
not when. Later ha received a let
ter frean Mias Retell# Hei**, of Port#,
month, V*., atatfag'that ah* had pur
chaaad the floor and aakad the yooag
man ta write, which he did. Letten
between th# two gradimliy becama
more frequent. Than cam* love and
a meeting at Chriatma* time, followed
by their amddiagw few day* ago.
Ten pCThawran and II extra man
used fa lawariag the remains of
Giovanni da BUeio, of Bridgeport.
Doan., Into the grave. The corpse
weighed MO pound* and As eoila 200
poaade. Following de Blaaio't death,
Nlativaa instated an th* fuaaral ba
te* held at tha late home and th*
front doors had to bo removed In or
d*4 to admit th* casket Great dUB
oolty waa encountered la carry lag th*
cofln from A* heua* and 20 men aa
aiated tk* pallbearers. At the grave
many mourner* were called upon to
boM tha strapa a* tha caakbt waa be
ing lowered.
Dr. Jam**. ..
Two week* ago the fifteen month
old aon of Mr and Mr.. L. W Ballet,
of A* Hannah Picket cotton mills,
was carried to th* Jama* hospital at
Hamlet Tha tittle follow waa etdfar
teg from hernia and earn after arriv
teg at tha liocpHal aa operatiea waa
performed by Dr. James insisted by
Dr. Garrett, which waa entirely eatia
tortmy- Tbie wac a vary delicate
HtBiflake^^glefly ee dm jpaefeem—
adum a child of such taadcr age aad
raqubwd a needy nerve ae w*M as
dm. Dr. JaaMk fa making quite a
reputation Mr tea hospital—Piedmont
Dispatch.
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We Don t Want Your
Bank AcJount
But We Do Want Your Attention
We want to remind you that! thera ie one giaat
logical paint in thia territory a tl which to buy draga
and drug randrlae-that ia at €bla store. It is the
loeial point beennae you gat ewaetly what you want
and pay for, and with our (JosMee guarantee ee
your protection. *|
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Too much care «an not ber exercised about the
conduct of e drug atore—and ire are careful.
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BLUE’S DRUG STORE
THIS IS FOR THE
OTHER FELLOW
If you don't want the beefl^roeerico,
, If jrua don't want tbcp^^^yjeht
If you don't want to
And This Is' jFor Yov u
We eeil the beet groceriee, We eell them at the
right price, and oar cuetome^ p* never euee K—
tl)e grocery bill ie too much, j
If you want to live right a id at the right cost,
buy your,feed front I
D. M. GILJLIS CO.
'Phone 189.
• WHY RUN TfHE RISK
Where does your* economy come in
keeping a cow in the city after paying
taxes, high feed bilk, 14e hired man and
then running thl rkk jef her welfare?
Sleep jnst es late aiyeu please and let
us bring you good rich Milk that’s gnar*
antasd pure twice dai ly for 365 days.
Its cheaper in the leng>run.
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THE OAKLAND DAIRY
“THE HOME OF »)OOD MILK."
THE HAMLET'HOSPITAL
C*. W. IX
Hamlet, P, C.
A thoroughly equipped* institution for the
sdentifle treatment of X-RsL Medical and Surgi
cal Casern Trained Nuress {irnkhed. '
Bpedsl attention givaa to the Weal Condition of the
Ear, Noaa and Throat
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TWattp is PrcttV HAR|>
TO <JET OUR PR.1CW
ANY LOWER, Birr
WE ART AUWAV.T
HAMMERING THETA
DOWN. A JLLTHE
vcw^to
KEEP TUiMQS MQVtNC
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in- . 7. . 7 . w w'-v.AtjigriAL OrLuHGE
Do WE MARK OUR GOODS LOWER, ftl/T ALL OF*
THE YEAR AROUND WE KEEP PrYcEJH ANKER
ED DOWN TO THE LOWEST NOTCH. WE WANT
THE CONFIDENCE OF THIS COMMUNITY, WE KNOW
WE CAN GET IT ONLY 5Y GIVING YOU GOOD MER
CHANDISE WHEN WE TAKE YOUR GOOD MONEY
COME IN AND PRICE OUR MERCHANDISE DEToRC
JAVINa TEMPTATION ” ^
PLANTERS TRADING CO.
A Bank With The Strength Of
Tempered Steel
Tba sound new of thto bank to enhanced by the eoo
poHcy pursued by its dtyeeis is the making
of Ioann It therefore becomes the safest of all
Ptoew forth#earnef year eevinge, upon which it
pays internet at the rate of 4 per cent per emraa.
Thto bank invitee roe to become ooe of ita rapidly
Brewing family of patrana. aad offers yoa ovary
facility nmtostcnt with aafa. sound aad conservative
banking.
Laurinburg, North Carolina
DO YOU PAY
YOUR BILLS' BY CHECK?
And thus have a record of web and ovary
amount expanded together with a receipt far
the amount paid ?
If not. you need a cheeking account with
thie bank. It fa the wfeet way, the mow
eon variant and eetfafeetary method of trace
acting all bualncee paymenta.
We will be plaaoed to have you >M»
beak your place of deposit. ^ , '
Respectfully,
First National Bank
Luriahni, N. C.
JUNK WANTED
We will pay you the market
price for all Junk, such as Scrap
Iron, Automobile Tires, Inner
Tubes, Copper, Brass, or any
thing in the Junk line.
Bring it to us or ’phone us
what you have, today.. We pay
the top of the market and pay
the cash.
The Yellow Store
Laurinbnrg, N. C. ’Phone 14»