s«. t«. ». H. 8.„d Ml-
UtCtmht.
Hertford, Feb. S.—Gharlwi Sntton.
tha young dwk engineer of tbe ill-
fated Monroe, whose thj^Usr- rescue
ot MIm Sally McCombs, ^ pretty in
genue ot the Blif^e Theatrical Cv„
from t)^ sinking steamer has i4a^ I
hi* Bsine in the ranks «ith Jack
Binns and othi»- heroes of recent xten
disasters, arrived at his home in Heit-
fb^ Saturday night and is now rett
ing up from the effects of hi9'«;$po8-
vie in the cold watera of tlte ' A^htic.
Although appearnig a little tired.
Sotton wan able to mpet the numer-
ons fHends wiio dropped in on Sun
day to congratulate him and shake
his h'^d.
His stroy of the details of the dis
aster and his heroic efforts to wve
Miss McCoBibs was told in a simfile
and modest although graphic way.
"1 was in my berth in the engine
room when the crash came. I aK a
light sleeper and, quickly realizing
that we were is danger, pi^M two of
my. companions out of their berths.
yrt coold not find fhe engineers, so
WK went oat on thed eek,
^'The boat had alrei^y listed to
starboard and things look^ pretty
bad. One of the men suggested that
we all shake hands and die together,
but I said ‘No, we are not lost yet.’
"About that time Miw MeComb«
came up to our pariy and asked to
be taken to her friends and I said,
, ,‘We are aj! your frienda now. It is
every man fo? himself.’
“She then asked one of us to help
her and I noticed she was thinly clad
and had no life-preserver. I fastened
a preserver around her and told her
to stay by me, that I would do what
J could to save her.
“Georgs Stuf^s, of New York, an
other metier of the crew, was stand
ing near by and said, *That*s right,
Charlie. I’ll stick to you and help
save the lady."
"By this time, the boat had listed
80 far that we were compelled to
climb over and stand on the side, Blis
McCotnbs did not show the least ingn
of fear and her composure and brav
ery in the face of danger went a long
way towards keeping' my own spirit
As we stood there with water splash
ing around onr feet, she wanted to
start right off; but there was a great
suction as the water waa pouring into
{jie hold and staterooms and I made
her Wait until this bad subsidt^,
‘We took to tie water just before
Uie Monroe sank, Sturgis and I sup
porting the girj between us. At first
she grasped my neck so tightly that
I bad to tell her to let go. After
iSut We got along all right until Stur
gis fcegiir to weaken. We supported
him for a while but he finally drop'
pad out, although he was picked up
by the same boat that got us.
“The sea was calm, although there
was a heavy fog clpse to the water,
but I could see the stars in the clear
sky above. .
“We had been In the water about
an hour and it was bitter cold, when
I saw a sulphur candle burning in a
boat. I said to her, ‘I see a lifeboat,'
and she actually laughed as she ans
wered, ‘Do yea reckon -ws arc sav
ed?’
"‘I don't know. It’s a long ■»-ay
off yet,’ I replied and we were pretty
nearly exhau&ted. I stai-fsd to call
to them and she joined me, her voice
carrying about as strong as mine.
*rhey finally picked us up.
“My feet were almost frozen. Some
Bian threw their coats around her, but
she was baJly braised and trampled
for the boat was overloaded. When
te reached the Nantucket, she was
won»en ww few, and
in the *pink^ >* ^ judges
and clerks, they wwe ao greater ths!*-
mistakea which have been made by
men on every registration day. Many
women of advanced age registered,
several octogenarians bei^ among
the nvmber.
Two election ofl&ciais, men, a judge
and a cl^k, in a first ward precinct
were disquaUfled and sentenced to 60
toys in jaU for leawng the poUing
place for an extended period,
. A Winter Coagh.
A stubborn, annoying, depresaing
cousli hangs on, ra^ the body and
w^en* the Ihugs, ana often leads
to serious results. The first dose of
Dr. King’s New, Disco^ei^ *'®'
lief. Henry D. Saiidersi of Vaven-
dit**, Vt., was threatened with co^
sumption, after having pneumonia.
Ete writes; “Ur. Kinjc’s New DiMovery
ought to be in every family; it is c*»-
tainly the best «f all medieijies for
coughs, colds or lung trouble;” Goor
for children's coughs. Money beetc if
not satisfied. Price 60 c. and ?1.00.
At all drttggists^H. E. B«cW«n &
Co., Pbiladdphia or St. IjOUU.
among them. Thia tike early Victor
ian fashions were cbvioual.
prettier the late Victorian* which
were, indeed, probably the ugliest that
human beings have ever devised. Yet
at .the time one thoujfht thein beau
tiful; at any rate, I know that I fid,
although now when I turn over those
old volumes of Punch, which were
my chief sources of information up
on social matters, I wondw how we
uould have borne to see our friends
so disfigured and bedecked.—Satur
day Evening.Post.
away; still v« hope that we may not
be londy. We want great thoughts
aod wonder visions of the future to
come to us and make os company.
New Undertakmg Bnskiess.
Wilson Citiieii la Mysteriously Shot,
Wilson, Feb. 2.—Kuffin Watson, one
of the well-to-do citizens of the town,
is in a critical condition at his home
on West Nash street as a result of
a gunshot wound received under p«'
culiar eireumstanees, and is unable
to give any ei^lftuatioft of the affair
which is likely to cause Ills death.
Early this morning Mr. Watson
went to the bam to look after his
stock. He was alone, and shortly af-'
ter he staggered into the house, the
lower part of his face shot away, his
tongue cut off, and yet unconscious.
He could not speak. Physicians were
hurriedly summoned and everything
possible done for him.
One of the men employed by Mr.
Watson states that the shotgun be
longing to him was in the loft of the
bam Sunday. It was seen these, but
no one seems to know how the giin
came to be there or how long it was
in the loft. This morning it appears
that Mr. Watson fed his mules, put the
hay in the racks and was seen in the
lot entering the barn « few minutes
before the accident.
From the Tsround it appears that the
gun must have been upright, the load
entering under the chin, blowing away
a part of the jaw and a portion of the
tongue. . Directly abova the spot
where Mr. Watson stood die ceiling
is peppered with shot. It is rumored
tfcat it is mUempted suicide, bat tlK^re
is absolutely no known motive. Mr.
W&tson is in comfortable financial
circumstances, owning considerable
farming land and his home here in
town. He has several policies of life
insurance.
Thera any friends of the family are
puzzied and shocked. The opinion held
by most of them is that of accidental
shQoting, and this seems most plaus
ible, altohugh the fact that the gun
was always kept in the house is hard
to explain.
n»»M to Arrange With Red Croes.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 2.—China
named a special commission to
atrange wltb the Anwrican Bed Cross
and thA State Department details of
the project for reclaination from the
floo^ of the river Hwai vaUey which
will involve an expenditure of ^20,-
000,000. >
The head ef the' coiOBfdssion is Dr.
Chen Chin Ta^, ft »e»ber of other
commissions |^t have visited the
United Stat«, He is on his way to
London to conelude negotiations for
a Chinese loan district from the new
nro.iect. The eetninie^ion is eziiecied
ia W$aUngten about » month. Chas.
D. Jameooh, the American engineer
retained by the Bed Cross to solve
the flood problem, probably will ac
company the commission.
The Chinese Qpvernment regards it
essential that th«i State Depart
ment thould manifest confidence in
the project, and an effort will be
made for a declaiation to that ef
fect.
And if ws mwst go awayi we had
rather just fall asleep, naturally,
peacefully, and wake up to find our
selves in company with the kind and
tolerant philosojAers who had gone
before, and whose sayings we had so
loved to read and repeat. And we
should like to tell them how much
we had enjoyed them since they went
away—and just then we might have
the sneaking hope that the folks back
in the world were enjoying something
we had left behind.
We would recognize Franklin, no
doubt, and tell him how the people
back there enjoyed and repeated his
soothing philosophies, and how they
had still joked about the size of his
head and his appearance at the French
Court.
And. we would felicitate with
Shakespeare, and tell him that that
shelf-fid of bady-ap«ll«d plays he had
left to th« world, bad ni«de his the
greatest name in literature. We would
tell him how that every little actor
aspires, some day or other, to act
Macbeth, King Lear, or Hamlet.
We might wake to see Napoleon I
to Josephine, walking with |
her through the palmy groveb of the |
Spirit-land, And we might go and,
sit at the feet of Charlemagne and
Alcuin E!i4 drink in their chaste and
felegaut flow of language.
J. H. Rkh asj W. A. WOsoi
Greefisboro, N. C. kafe pudbased tke stock
•f ttB^ertakug goad* from tke estate tf
the late Wm. A. Rkk of Grahan, N. C,
and will cai^rjr ob the bosiness at tke same
place.
J. M. Ridi is tbe brother o£ the late
William A. Rich aid Mr. WOsob is an
»pert vadertaker aad eml»lmer. We
are prepared to give the yery best of ser*
vice (Ni i^ort notice.
Day PhfM S46*J Night Phoae 546-L
Bet Your Life He Is.
The winner is the mar. who bets
That he can whip old Sorrow;
For you can never pay your debts
With troubie that you borrow.
—^The Cincinnati Enquirer.
A full blooded Choctaw, Rev. A. S.
Williams, has been chosen by the 1
American Bible Society for Bible'
Work in Oklahoma among the Indian j
population. He has already begun!
what promises to be an effort of great
usefulness.
Don’t Gas With the Cook.
Cook (at the stationer’s) “Three
reams of paper for Doctor Schmidt,
the same as he always has.
Stationer—Certainly, and how if the
woetor today?
Cook—People as I cook for are al
ways well.—^Fligende Blaetter.
About People and Things.
By Ella M.
Walker, in
News,
Greensboro
Fashions Always Be*utifal.
The other day I heard a group of
women at luncheon discussing with
the charming gravity which they al
ways bring to bear on matters of
personal adornment the faskiona of
the immediate future. One of them
had just returned from a shopping
expedition to P^is, and the others
listened to her reports much as the
headquarters staff jf a great cam
paign might listen to news brought
in by scouts and patrols, on whose
uncoi
®““'caken to a stateroom and rasked them depositions their information must be
to send me to the engine room, itjbased.
was 10 o’cloci before I got my feet electrifi-ai the others by
-I once Rat by the side of a man
about to die. His breath was short
and irregulaf, and he understood. “I
didn’t want—^to be going away—like
this,” he said, “I wanted to go easy-
like.”
And so had we all. If go away we
must, we bad xatber make our exit
without pain and with cheer. Some-*
how, we’d rather go away naturally,
smiling and waving our hands to our
friends. We’d rather go away slow
ly, serenely as the Autumn la«f thul
growr more beautiful day by day.
showing no sign of suffering or sor
row, only joy and gladness^leaving
no pang of anguish behind, only mak'
ing the world brighter, as it is waft,
ed shimmerig-Iike toward the gortce*
ous glow of an Autumnal sunset.
We had rather go like this, leavinf
a trail of light behind to guide oth
ers on their way, and with our voice.';
dying in soft sweetness through the
year.s.
Also, VFe hud rather go chaerfuIJy,
without ei-inging and without teari.
We want to be sweetly brave and
assured, and we’d rather make a sort
of celebration of our going, and have
all our friends to sea us. W’d liice
tc take each by the hand and assure
him that we have no mis^^vings as
to that yonder-place. We'd like to
assure them all that in the to
which we are going we shall sleep
and wake, and work and rest, and
t'eel Miaerablii, i
Out of soj-ts, depressed, pain liS the I
back—Electric Bitters renew# jroisri
health and strength. A guarantee |
Liver and Kidney remedy. Money I
back if not satisfied. It completely!
cured Robert Madsen, of West Burl- i
ington, Iowa, who suffered months.
After four /doctors gave him up, he
took Electric Bitters and is now a
well man. Get a bottle today; it will
do the same for you. Keep in the
house for all liver and kidney com
plaints. Perfectly safe and depend
able. Its results will surprise you.
5Sc. and si.00. H. E. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or St. Louis.
We
extract
teeth-
Iidn*t hurl a W”
]
pam
thawed out.
“I did not see Mi.ss McCowbs any
more until I called on her at the Mon-
Ucello Hotel just before leaving for
Hertford. She was in her i-oom and
pretty badly exhausted, but before I
ieft she made mep romise never to
go On a ship again.”
Mrs. Sotton, Charlie’s mother, is a
widow. The first news she had of
tfie Kccideiit e&me in the sliape of a
tdegram from a relative in Norfolk,
#*ying: “Monroe in collision, but
Obarlie is safe.” Three minutes later
1*»e paper was delivered to her door
resting her son’s heroic action.
at Chicago Women Dee^e
to Vote.
Chicago, Feb. 3.—Women citizens
of (%icsgo turned out in their full
iteength today to take advantage of.
tiiabr first opportunity to register as;
TStara. Perfect weather conditions
tHrared a large'registration and esti-
muita TS17 at from 150,000 to 200,-
Polling places ^rers made -f !es?s *nd
floweris were sot wanting
o« a rule except where the priv-
*e»e was urged upon them by their
mxBea ibssoeistes, the men election
oiSciala r^rain^ from smoking.
T%e i^qoirement that women ref^-
tflrtog must state their age*, ex£M»t-
edto be a cause of some awkwardness,
grenrad te have been overrated aa a
•tiUBblinff Uoek. W&asa gave tMr
noneiutliaiUr^ aad 'wiQsoat an?
assanng them that they would all
be wearing flounces r.ext year. Ev
erything, she said, was going in the
direction of I'ounces, whereupon two
of her auditors expressed disappoint
ment and protest, but the third and
prettiest said, “But the fashion is al-
ivays beauifuV* For some r6a.>ion ^his
not very striking expression remain
ed in my memory and haunted me as
I went about my affairs, and as the
only way to get rid of such an idea
is to think it out, I set myself when
I got borne to consider what amount
of truth might be in it
If you pass in review through your
mind all the fashions iii dress which
you have known in your own time,
you will, I think, find iione that aeeins
so beautiful as that of the present
moment. By dress I mean, of course,
women’s dress and adornment gener
ally, because that is the highest and
most artistic form which di«ss t
with us. I do not mean the extreme
of the fashion or that exaggerated 1
style whicli likes to overstep the moO
a littie in every direction, but, rather,'
the stylo of d!®ss worn by wisser.
whose clothes are perhaps their chieJ
preoccupation, and xtho have means
cultivate and gire expres-i
heir own individual teste aa applied
‘■■a the mode of the moment,
always, then, the latest fashion which
has seemed to as most beautiful. If
'>ne leaves oat tiie faaUoas Cif tiie
last year or two a-
that succeeded them, oae may,
itraei wake eiittc*! diwrisninatton
United States dvil Scrviee Szaaii-
for Sanil Csirriar.
At Bsrliiscton, N. C., for Alanunwo
Cosstf, SatsrdaT-, February 14, 1914.
The Qnitad Statae Civil Scsvfee
ComiWiHBion atmomiicae an op«n eon.-
p«titiv« examination on the date and
at the places named above, as a re
sult of which it is expected to make
cartification to fill a vacancy in tha
position of rural carrier at Mebanp,
C., and other vacancies as they
nay occur on rural routes at postof-
■ces in the above-reamed county, un-
•ss it is fcund t~, be in the i’lterest of
the service to fill any vacancy by re
instatement, transfer or promotion.
The compensation of rura,l carrier is
based upon the length of the roifte.
Salaries range from to $1,100
per year.
Age, 13 tis S5 on date of the exam-
iiiatiun. Thu oiaximuns age is waived
in cased of persons honorably dis
charged from the United States mili
tary or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
domicile in. the tarritory supplied by a
postoiSce in the county for which the
examination is announced.
The examination is open to all male
DRS. FROST & HOLT,
Dsatists.
Burlisgton, Nortb Carolina
Officf OP Main St. over Sellars Dry G.iods ^tore.
Office Phone 374—T Residence 374-L
citizens of tha United States, who can
grow better and broader, an^" wUh \ comply with the requirements.
more capacity for enjoyment, accord- "
ing to the law of sU life.
And we want to be so radiant with
hope, and we want our going away
to be so dignined, that no one will
need to pity us, and that no one will
dread to follow after iis.
We had rather bend with the bur
den of our years as a kind and grand
old tree, drooping with each Summer
and Winter, ever nearer to the earth
that had nurtured it. And we dt. not
want the old tree to be dying In the
top—no! we prefer that our biains
remain clear and our voices melii-
iluous, so that our l&st days may be
our most beautiful. We had rather
let the old tree have a rotten root,
or a diseased heart, so that it may
remain stately to the end.
But if our minds do grow weak,
we pray that we many not be weak-
I)V A# nr» L. J
Twv etacf
rather ^ weakened by a second
youth, with the wonder and trust of
childhot^ to sweeten and savor as.
id if our voices do become old
and cracked, we do not want them to
l« as the rasping creak of a witch-
like crone. Like the Straadivari of
the early master, we hope that our
tones may become mellowed with age,
so that even Youth may marvel
the beauty of Age.
If our eyes do grow dim, w« would
only have they dimmed agsinst the
•Til rad the unse(iml7.
We m«/ ht aiottc, bafnre w go
Application Form 1341, and full in
formation cor-L-eriijijs require
ments of the examination, can be sc
lured from th* secretary cf the local
examining board or the postmaster at
any of the examination points named
above, or from the United States
Civil Si'rviee Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
Applicatioris should be properly ex
ecuted and filed with the Commission
at Washington, As exar.iinatson pa
pers are ahippad direct from the Com-
miazias to the Ipaces of ozaminataan,
it is necessary that applications ba re
ceived in ample time to asmibgtt for
tiie examination 4as!red £t tk« pl£c«
indicated bip the appUuani. zom-
missioB will tbarcfore anrang« to
amine sny applicant whoee appliestion
l8 recMved in UxsM to pemit ^ ship'
meet of th« aacttaaery puiar*.
An i^iigible re^ritteir far the position
of iroiml letta? «same» iav MKh roun-
ty will he ia*fa«t»ed. A jttmoa mast
b» iTamtiMitf la esvntjr is which
the post offiee imtH MjfpiiM Mi koma
is situttted. A« a reraH exam.
inatioK may heeonw eUglhle to
appoiiriaeM&t a* rnst mnim at any
po«* «Sm> Itt flitdk aoeaSyv A mtfal
eanlw tSim aatis-
Itidtapf iMrrtao mm$ tx tMkasfteed to
tk* amSlka ti«A: a« e«»tar sn a
Sm» w Mwad etafft poeiiMm, te the;
pMiticfi «( atSlems cmS etek, w te
^ BMrittooi a* mnim,
wktnt to mA «w«U»eliee •# my
(»I9 tSa iMfte Mtei.
S. A.
FOR SALE!
a
am
My Residence on North Mebane St
with modern convefliences.
J. Ernest Holt.
OBEY THAT IMPULSE
MAKE THAT iNVESTMENT TODAY.
Two Valuable Farms
Sale. We Offer
For
Tract No. 1. One mile from town, containing 30 acres.
Oti this fsrm ara three buildings:--a three room dftreSiins
house, almost new, weli on the porch, crib and barn shedd-
ed on two sides. The soil is a sandy ioam and is espedaily
adapted to the growth of tobacco, watermelons and alJ kinds
of garden products. An idea! location for a truck or pouFtry
farm. * Price $1600.00
T-act No, 2. Containing 125 acres wUh good room
hciisife, barns and mthousea. The soil is a chocolate Itsun
and is well adapted to the growth of grains, cotton and
crasses. Abou* 50 acres in cultivation, remainder in wood
and pastures. This tract adjoins the lands of Pred Garrett
Seymore Airead, S. L Spoon and otheis.
Easy TERaiS Price $2250.00
WE WRITE INSURANCE IN STRONG COMPANIES.
WE HAVE MONEY TO LEND
StaEdard R«alty & Security
C. C. FOWiiLE, Mwtsgcr
6airMiigtoii» North Durohiia
Co.