JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SUPPLY OF
Garden Seed
IN BULK and PACKAGES.
fmN’SDRUG COMPANT
I ne 20, Btirlingtooi, N. C.
• EverytHiag Pronptly Dtlr.red
REXALL STORE
Mawnie Notice.
There will be a «>ntlnumtioD of- R*Sf-
nlar Communication of Bula Lodge,
Nc. 409, A. F. & A. M, in their hmll
on next Mondaj^ evening, Jan. Z6,
1914, at 7:S0 o'clock.
C. A. WALKER, W. M.,
C. V. SH.\KPE, Secy.
I LOCAL AKX> PEMaONALl
WTr. J. G. Bftnson, Linotype machin
ist of The Greensboro News, was in
the city today on business.
AU About Kissing.
There's no telling who invented the
art of kissing, bai it is a safe asser
Mrs. H. D. Sinith, of Greensboro, that no other inventor ever saw
arrived in town Thursday morning example so umverEaHy adopts
to spend a few days the guest of her “gpsh awfully” enjoyed,
relatives and friends. I Kissing is a pleasure, & habit, an
Mr. Hughes, an architect of Graens- j ecstacy, a duty, a sin, a crime—de-
boro, was in town Thursday doing ■ pending altogethar on the circum-
some figuring on plans and specifi-1 stances.
cations wiOi certain parties here. Kissing a baby is about the swMt-
. lest thing on earth, but it’s mighty
Her many fnends are glad to see ^ ^
Miss Alma DeCarteret, who has own ^ Pretty gurls kiss him; mar-
in poor health for some time, suffi-1 vfomen kiss him; old bachelors
ciently improved to be on the streets him—everyobdy’s doing it. if
egain. j jjg jjjg enough io assert himself
Mr. and Mrs. Wi 3. Fix, who have 1 he wouldn’t stand for it—not all of
been spending a ten days’ honeymoon j it, anyway. But then, if he were big-
i.T Florida, returned to Burlington | ger no one would care to kiss him.
Thursday morning, and are receiving Kissing a girl whose lips are like
the congratulations of Uieir many i warm vdvet and whose cheeks are
friends. i as soft as the dove’s breast would be
At another pla« this issue we !“*«>»* ‘he niftiest 0.ing, except for
. . .1 1 + * viio Xacft trsat urw geva w /iiss vSat
of except raw boys who
should be of learned how to kiss,
readers. V/e are oi the opinion jfc wait . *
r Kissing one^s wife is about as near
pay you to \ up perfect enjoyment aa a mere mortal
for tuture reference. ^
We are glad to note that Miss universally followed. Some men
Claudie Simpson, of Park Aveaue, never kiss their wives. And of course
who has been sick is much improved. | s(,nie men kiss other men’s wives. The
An eiitertainmsnt vri',1 be given by i man who doesn’t kiss his wife at
the Ithaca Conservatory of Music at: least ten limes a day doesn’t deserve
tha Crsham Graded School on the | her. The woman who doesn’t want
evening of February 2, under the to be kissed at least ten times a day,
auspices of the Daughters of the doesn’t desen'e a husband. And yet,
Coi’iederacy. The proceeds for the if the old man keeps a quid of cut
monument. plug in his jaw, the wife who stands
for ten kisses a day deserves a halo
and ft cushion^ seat alongside of Job
in the New Jerusalem.
There arc many ways to kiss. A
little baby merely opens its month
and slobbers. A coy maiden closes
her eyes and lips tight and lets some
one else do the kissing. An old maid
ties her lips into a hard knot and
pecks st the victim like a woodpeck
er. An old bachelor puckers up and
smacks like « dredge or a steam shov
el. Wives—-real wiv?s—^kiss like the
lingering clasp of hands between men
friends who know how to love. And
mothers? AhS mothers kiss like the
soft beating of angels’ wings—like
thesoothing notes of some celestial
harp through the twilight—like God’s
benediction whispered cv*r one's, head.
—j’ountaiti Inn Tribune.
Home Destroyed by Fire.
Pittsboro, Jan. 22.—The home of J.
W. Womble, five miles south of here,
was totally destroyed by fire, together
with practically all the househ>ld
goods. The fire was caused by a de
fective stove flue from the cool? stove
and when discovered had made such
headway that it was impossible to
save anything. Mr .Womble sustain-
de painful burns about the head and
face. The loss is estimated at sever
al hundred dollars with no insurance.
The houss that was burned was known
as the Sam Womblo home and was
probably one of the oldest houses in
the county. The fire was about 1
o’clock this afternoon.
•Srecial Sale at Ralph’s Place, Do
mi'ts "t.
United States Civil Serviw Exami-
naticn for Rural Carrier.
At Burlington, N. C., for Alamance
County, Saturday, Febrnary 14, 1914,
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open com
petitive exainination on the date and
at th3 p’acfls named above, as a re
sult of Vihich it is expected to make
certification to fln a vacancy in the
.position of rural carrier at Graham,
N. €., and other vacancies as they
may occur o:i rural routes af postof-
fices in the above-named county, un
less it is found to be in tjie interest of
the service to fill any vacancy by re
instatement, transfer or promotion.
The coinpensation of rural carrier is
based upon the length of the route.
Salaries range from $484 to f 1,100
per year.
Age, 18 to 55 oh date of the exam
ination. The maximum age j.s waived
in cases of persons honorably dis
charged from the United States mili
tary or naval service.
Ad applicant musi: have his actual
domicile in the territory supplied by a
pbstofSce in the county for which the
examination is announced.
The examination is open to all male
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application Form 1341, and full in
formation concerning the require
ments of the examination can be se
cured from the secretary of the local
examining board or the postmaster at
any of the sxamination points named
above, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
Applications should be properly ex
ecuted and filed with the Commission
at W^ashington. As examination pa
pers are shipped direct from the Com
mission to the Ipaces of examination,
it is necessary that applications be re
ceived in ample time to arrange for
the examination desired at the place
indicated hy the applicant. The com
mission will therefore arrange to ex
amine any applicant whose applicatioii
is received in time to permit the ship
ment of the necessary papers.
An eligible register for the position
of rural letter carrier for each coun
ty will be maintained. A person mvst
be examined in the county in which
the post oSice that supplies Ms home
is situated. As a result of such exam
ination he may become eligible to
appointment as rural carrier at any
post oSice in such county. A rural
ietter carrier after one year’s satis
factory service may be transfered to
the position of clerk or carrier in a
-irst or second class postofiSce, to the
losition of railway mail cleric, or to
the position in the classified service,
subject to such examination as may
be required by the civil service rules.
J. A. McILHENNY, Pres.
ALAMAN E COUNTY’S
OLDl ST AND
LARGRSi
$32,278.25
—This is the amount, together with
interest, which wili be paid out next
CHRISTMAS to memb^ who have
joined our Christmas Savings Clu!
this year.
We wish to round this out to
$40,090.00 eiid the opportaidty is jtill
open to thiiMr 'a wish te joisi. Yon
wiU makf y> sTeaf mixiake if yon do
not tafcr iuli.tntage of this offer and
beeome wt at (hr HAPPV THRONG.
Hemember VOf can join VET and
get In at the side door as late as
Mx l>. 3B>
UNlJEi) Sr\r£i GOVERNN4FNT
DEPOSITORS
Free Trade Rhymea.
Fifteen thousand workmen
Made western saw mills hum—
A free trade blizzard struck them
And now they’re on the bum.
A swarm of sturdy miners
Were digging in a pit,
3ut free trade got to working,
\.Kd, gods, they had to quit,
'ive thouisant! men were feasting
n Chicago’s factory loop,
3at old free trade got busy
Vnd now they’re drinking soup.
I >eat swarms of steel mill workers
?ound jobs for everj' day—
Sui, Steel got on the ‘ free list,”
And now they’re on half pay.
And railroad men were busy
fhroughout the North and West
Free trade touched their sections,
-\nd now they have a rest.
So everywhere one travels.
He hears the same old talc;
He meets the jobless workman,
He hears the Iwggar’s wail.
WhUe Bill Bryac draws 12 thousand
And sips his grape juice dope
With a Roman in the White Hoose,
A-winking at the Pope.
Dr. J. E. HOLT.
Dentist.
Office Over Freeman’a Drug Store.
Burlington. N. C,
Dr. W. E. Crotchfie'd
Ofteopathic Physician,
will be at The Piedmont Thursday
morning of each week.
Bargains.
‘"Did you hear what John said when
yoD showed him the twins?”
“No. What did he say?”
"He said, "There! Mother's lieeB
getting bargains "
Eanes-Nee«e.
Thursday c.-.ni/ig at tlie Lutheran[
parsonage, Ada Eanes and Mr. |
A. M. Noese were uriit^ in marriage
by Rev, V. Y. Boozer. "The bride is:
a sister of Messrs. T. S. Eanes and
James Eanes, of this city, and for
several years has made her home with
Mr. T. S; Ea ’es. She is highly es-
■esmed by a v. ida circle of friends a.'.d
•acquaintances. Mr. Keese is local
agent of Uie Metropolitan Insurance
Go;iv,any, abd is well l.nown'here.
l'‘ollo\vi t!ie ceremo;;y the happy
oupie were teV;dei'oJ a daiishiful
Vedding- £iip;;er by Jlr, iind Mrs. T.
3. Eanes. They v.'iU niuVe tlieir
home hii-e-—Lexington Dispatch.
No Word ^mes.
San Francisco, January 22.—Seven
times Winified I. .Dennison has re
served a st!!;eroom on a line to HOng
Kong; seven times., ha has se..t his
trunk to the doc:^ and' stood with his
had .and ovorcoat on awaiting a tele-
.jram that wou:d permit him to go
and Eeye:i times be has tur^ied baca
and paid the rent of his hotel room ^
ur:til next saiiir.g day. Today Mr. |
Dennison waited until the last minute
at the li-’pr Siberia’s dock for word ‘
from Washington th;it President Wil-:
5on’s nomination of him as Secratary
>f the Interior for the Philippines
had been confirmed by the Senate, but;
.ot word came. Tonight at hia hotel ■
he s’iid he hoped to sail by the next
steamer. ;
Mr. John Moore, cf Tennessee, who
:s buying timijar for a spoke and han-
lle factory at I'itch, and who mai-riad
the cousin of our townsman. J. B.
Cheek, was in town Wednesday on
business.
Mr. Charles Watter, who took an
overdose of headache tablets a few
days ago is impro\’ing.
Mr. S. W. Crawford, of Mabane,
was a business visiter in town Thar':-
H ;i If-sson in the a't)ov« pieiure for every man-
«-V' ! v tuiy-every girl; a les.-ion of human interest a le-son of
so / VH'ltm-i w.irning to look ahead.
rifcke s aii'J dimes foolishly and thoughte«ly spent, if
d-!v^irt d in this bank, insure you against the possibilities of
a e^irgayn the county, or beirijf dependent upoa
ch I jiali e riil .tives or friends.
The time to begin is NOW. A dollar
jjv t vvo c.iC’’* ‘.v6tik
v.-ill s.jon place you beyond the possi-
..y. bility of want in old age
First National Bank,
B
driington
North Carolina
.Ai:iiVE UNITED SrATE3 GOVERN’.lENir rEIOSITOEY
Father of Seventeen.
Iler.der.sonvi’le, Jan .22.—The news
has bcei received here of the death
on last Satui-dv.y of Br. Whitfield
Brooks at LaJi3 To.taway at the age
of 74 years. Doctor Brooks was not-
jd for his liberality and wide gratui
tous practice. He was a native of
NjvrLerry, S. C., spent two years in
Indian Territory as Government pay.
sii.-ia.i u-der Cleveland’s Administra
tion; repre3ei:ted Transylvania coun-
tj* in the Legislature two years; was
chuirman of the Board of Education
of tl’.at county for two years and was
raperi!:terdent of Public Instructions
for the cou ty for one term. He
was the father of 17 children, 16 of
whr'ni are living, among them being
Dr. J. F., Washington, and Lemuel
Brooks, of Hendersonville.
Many Hungry Were Fed.
I Nev/ York, Jan. 22.-—Nearly 1 .ftftft-
'homeless and hungry men were fed
I tonight and more the.n 400 given
j beds for the night by Mrs. Finley J.
j Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Miller
; Gould, in celebration of the first an
niversary o fher marriage.
Sellars and Son Big Annual
CLEARANCE SALE
of Winter
SUITS & OVERCOATS
AT BIG PRICE REDUCTIONS.
A Ciearauce of All ths Suits Overcoats & Separte Pasts in Stock
at Rec«rd Brebkmg iiargains (or Men& Boys
MEN^S un S & OVERCOATS. BOY’S SUiTS & OVERCOATS OUR
ENTIRE STOCK AT ONE THIRI>
We have y^'t a big stock to showr you,
consiMtii g of medium & heavy weights
cf the different new coiors as well as
Hiues and rtiacks.
In al! sizes.
$1000 Suits and Overcoats now S7.00
12 50 •• ‘ “ ‘ 8.S«
15.00&: 16 flfl Suits& Overcoats now 10.00
17 50 Suit, and Overcoats now 12.50
2000 " " “ ‘ 14.00
22 6@ & 25 00 Suit & Overcoar now 16 50
HO isuks S: Overcoat Formerly 10 00,
1560 up to 25.00 now at Half Pricts.
SPECIAL VALUES ON MEN’S ai^d
(sOYS PANTS,
Hundrtrtis of pairs of cassimese.s
dad Worsteds ia this S*b.
At 1-4 to 1 3 Reducf ion?.
REDUCPON CASSIMERS
WORSTED& BLUE
SERGE.
$3.00 Suits & Overcoats at |2.00
4.00 • “ *' “ 3.00
S66 “ “ “ "3.58
600 ‘4.0®
7.50 5.00
9 (W “ 6.75
One k)l Boy’s Suits & Omcoats.
A.t half Price.
Every artic’e advertised here
we have in stock ready to
show yon.
B. A. Sdlars & Son
Leadkg Giothiei
Burlinglon, N. C.