Tkm imltmefrnj.
By Baxb^ Boyd.
‘*1 often tliiok air % eoutin of miiie
iriM Kartwd a banker,” pliserved tbe
badKdor firii a« she iseditativel;
pokm tl^ fin in the open irrate.
"1 suppoM you think how nice i'
maik ht. to practically own a bank,”
cynkally Mespohded the baebelor.
“I wasn’t thinking of that at all”
replied 'Um bachelor (irl with spirit.
- “I wm* r«UIy wondering if she didn’t
get .i^wAiUy tired of him,. and long
oiice }b a.wisile for a little r^l hu-
maii ,«:i|iitences."
"What is the matter wife him?'
a«ked the bachelor. "Does he give
her ail the money she wants withoui
askingvii^v how she spends it?”
"mat and other eijually tame thin?
1 gueea,” laughcsd the bachelor gir'
“H« family and friends thinW.^o;-
ecnrae, she made a greaV match. Sh
lives in fine style on Fifth avtinu .
and has beautiful clothes and plenty
to eat arid all that. But it seems to
■el should wwit to liye with a les?
excelsior sort of person.”
“Is he one of the ‘bound for the
top' people?”
“Ch, no. I mean that living with
him would be like feedi.ig on excel-
slor-i«xeeedingly dry and wiAont
flavor. He’s one ot yoar poJiished
men, 30-poli»hed that he fairly shines.
It’s painfnl-^s a steady thing. And
he always does 'everything in the
same way, at the mme time, on the
same day, the eyar through. I im
agine he kisses her goodbye in the
morning—not bxause he wants to,
or finds , any pleasure in it~but b«'
causa it is tiie proper thing to do,
and he started doing it at a certain
time in the day probably 3 :16 a. m.
and ao h« can’ stop without his world
falling into chaos. And after she
has had a year or so of limousuies
and diamond necklaces and silV
gowns, with excelsior as a prevadlng
background, I often wonder if she
would not like a few real human thrills
—such as having to scrape and pinch
to i". ly something she wants and en-
joyiig it all the more thereby, and
shedding a few tears because the cake
she made for company was as flat as
a flounder, and having to snaggle up
to her husband and comfort him when
he loet his job.”
‘‘The life she has may have no
taste, bnt these thir.gE have a very
bitter tact*, if they, too became a
steady diet,” observ^ he bachelor.
”1 sui^ose that is true,” reepond-
. ed tbe bachelor girl with a stgK “It
seems rather haid to find a satisfac
tory life, doesn’t it ? Though I guess,"
she concluded brightly, “the proper
»moant of love mixed in the world,
in either case, sweeten the taste, ex
actly to their liking.”
Briags Sinter Home froia Cuban In
sane Asylum.
Wilmington, Feb. 5.—W. H. les
sen, linotype mcchinist-operattf,
The Moroiiig Star, of this dty, r»*
turned yesterday from New York,
where he arrived on January 28 from
Cuba, with his ssster, Mrs. Evsline
Ptnkind I/asae), whom he found in a
hospital at Santiago and yiko he had
thought committed suicide 15 years
$ago. It was through the efforts fo
! E. Holaday, American Consul «t
' ;Ji>antiaKO, that Mr. Lassell learned a
:mew weeks ago that his sist^ir was c?n-
gfined in an asylum oh account of in
sanity.
Mr. Lassel sailed from Santiago on
the 25th, of January, reaching New
York on the 28th. His brcthcr-in-
iaw, Br. Vincent Barber, lives in
Brooklyn, and he left his a^er with
him.
formerly
VUitA TAUtiEI) m PLAIN MAN- omber, 1812, ant.
NjpB^ t'ite was settled >
i a decision of the
Ssrs H« Will Eu^e Spaaiaids la'i viikh diviJa.j il
Torreim Who Aided the H^eita j a t-.c
Gorenuaent. i ■ ^ ^“te Mr,
El Paio, Feb. Si—General Villa is-
wed th« foUowlng notice to all for-
e^ goverrm>ent8.‘
"In conformity with my conception
if jBstice 1 wish to notify all for
eign govemmenta that I have positive
information that the Spanish t'esi*
lentil of. Tcareon have aided f^eral
forces, there and that it is. iny pur-
joM to jexecute Uiese Spaniards if
Aptur* them. I am makisg this state-
ineiit now so that no eurpnse will be
expressed later and to give Spaniuds
jn opportunity to leave the countrj-
:«fore they fall into my handb.
‘*I hope this notice to the United
Hates and Spain will be sccepted af.
I friendly warning.”
Th eimpressioR prevailing in bffi-
ial circles in Wa^ington that the
'uerta Govenimeni has secured arms
’roin Uie Japanese Government is er
roneous says Shotoku Bada, special
-epresentative of the Japanese consul
in Chicago, who says:
“Huerta has secured arms in Japan
inder these conditions: Wien Ma-
lero was president he made a con
tract with a private Japanese firm to
lurchase a quantity of arms. The
-Irm had no connection whatsoever
with the Japanese Government. Af
ter Madero’s death Huerta proceeded
with the contract and what arms he
has secured from Japan have been
from this private firm in accordance
with the contract made by Madero.”
New Orleans, Feb. 3.—Stores rf
arms and 'ammunition sufficient to
squip a great nation for a campaign
with a woHhy foe ana being made
ready for shipment to Mexico from
New Orleans and vicinity. Figures
were made public tonight following
the proclamation by President Wilson.
Stored in New Orleans and nearby
towns are more than 15,000,000 rounds
of ammunition, approximately 14,009
modern army rifles, four machine
guns, a thousand or more army re
volvers and cartridge belts, saddles,
blankets and holsters in enormous
quantities. The ammunition for the
machine guns alone is more than the
four weapons could use up before they
I'ecame unfit for field service.
El Paso, Feb. 3,—Teleprag>ic com
munication connection Torreon with
El Paao was cut this morning and H
ia believed that constitationalist forces
that have been apit>aching Torreon
from Neuva Leon have cut these
lines.
El Paso, Feb. 3.—General Villa ',ent
Attorney Aguerre Benavides to call
on General U. L. Scott to extend his
j thanks through General Scott to Pres
ident Wilson for his action in raising
the embargo on arms and amniumtion
and also to obtain permission for the
reWase of l,500,0j>0 rounds of ammi-
nition and about 5,000 rifles
by the United Stat^ troops as they
were being exported to Mexico.
Elcentro, Cal., Feb. 3.—^That Lmeua
der Salinas, the deposed judge of
first instance of Mexicar>a and rank
irtf; civil otlicer in that distfict of
Mexioo, personally ordered the shooi
ng on December 31 last, of E. San
chez, Jose Valfit and Pablo FIorsR
American citizens, has been estab
lished fay papers found in the effects
of Salinaa and A. M. Pencia, former
Mexican chief immigration inspector
at Mexicana, under arrest here now
• for removing public documents from
Mrs. Barber, bis sjster, was and Va!fit were
rSy a trained nurse and under Flores escaped in a spec-
.'ii,;tV>ver her es-
.jonlh ago by
.. Court
between tK;
tiii; "-ive.i.
S h ii:ni been liv
ci.e St. I.- ..-00
v. ;.ere tho wedai i .«•.
Wr.nt Milit; ,■ A .-o^knes.
Culicacan, Si;ialoa, Mexi.:o. Feb. '
-Ivli.ii;.ry ;:erip;i;nes wiil be amoni
^he war rhu;iitio.iS to he JirJered a
once from the United States by Gei;
eral Carranza the rebel chiefUin. Thi
was a.’;nou.iced today after Caminz:
'lad made hatrty arrangements to take
advantage, imm^iatjely of the Ameri
an Government’s -.etion in lifting th^
imbargo on the exportation of arms
rhe auroplanes will be used sii cam
aigns in Northern Mexico.
FoortMO thbuMuid rifles, with suf-
icient ammu:.i:ion for a long cam-
aign already have been ordered. .
Evidence Gathered Against Burke.
Washington, Febi S^The evidence
tathered by the Government in the
ase of John Burke, manager of the
Panama Railroad Commissary de
partment, charged with irregularities
in dealing with contractors, has been
sent by the Department of Justice
to Snowdon Marshall, United States
District Attorney at New York. The
Panama Sailroad is a New York cor
poration and the evidence in the case
was sent to Marshall for his in-
formation. Final determination of the
Department’s action, however, will be
made by Attorney Genera! Mc^y-
nolds and Willian: Wallace, Jr., who
has charge of the ease.
The case against Burke hinges up
on whether he was an employe of
the United States when he was man
ager of the commissary department
of a private terporation, the stock of
which is owned by the Government.
If he were found not to be an employe
of the government no crijninal action
could be taken because of the laleged
acceptance of commissions on con
tracts. Although it wa3 understood
here tonight that Department attor
neys thing Burke is a Federal em
ploye, informaion has convinced them
that it may be possible to proceed
along other lines without proving
this.
For the present no attempt wil! be
snade to have Burke come to the
United States. So far as is known
no charge ever has been made that
the United States sutfered any loss
through any of Burke’s deals.
Theodore Appoints Cabinet.
Cape Haitien, Feb. 5.—Senator
Davilmar Theodore, who has set up
a provisional government here has
appointed his Cabinet, General Mon-
plaisir, the returned exile, was per
mitted to land here by authorizsitlon
of Theodore. There has been some
pillaging and today an -American gun
boat landed bluejackets. Tfie Con
sular Cficp.s has requested that an
other warship be sent from Port a;i
Prince to protect foreign interests.
.3s«ntstives Mann, of Illinois,
^orflh, of. Missouri, making the pri
i,.al argumeL:ts favoring it and R-
esentative Dies, of Texas, opposi
Mr. Dies denounced the measu ■
’.s opening the way for paternali'
nd as “socialistic.” Republican Le.
■r Mann declared the same cry h ;
een raised against r-very exten^i.-
f Governme’'tal act;»'ity.
The field *iay of oiutory brought
few members of the House to tlu
hamber and the speakers addressci:
Imost empty benches throughout the
!ay, .
Htterta Is Still OpHmistlc.
Moxlco City,- Feb. 4.-r-Students r
"he capital today made plans to ho!
public demonstration tomorrov
.gainst the American Government
■ tif the governor of the federal lis
rict, acting under insttTjctjoiis frotr
"Vesident Huerta, tonight announcet'
hat no demonstration would bo per
mtted.
Presidet Huerta today cabled to t'w
newspapers in Buenos Ayres, iiondn'-
^aris and Madrid and to a few in th-
Uziited States that he had an irm^
jf 136,000 and soon expected to ir
me a decree increasing this number
by 50,000.
Wine Importer Fails.
New York, Feb. 4.—Cesare Conti
one of the largest importers of oUvp
oil and wines and other Italian pro-
lucts in the country, and a private
banker and steamship and railroad
4cket agent, made an assignment to-
lay for the benefit of creditors. Mr
Conti’s attorney said his liabilitie.'!
would amount to about $350,000 and
his assets to about f100,000. Conti
is seriously ill at a local hospital.
Feel Miserable.
Out of sorts, depressed, pain in the
back—Electric Bitters renews your
health and strength. A guaranteed
Ciiver and Kidney remedy. Money
back if not satjsfied. It completelj
;ured Robert Madsen, of West Burl
ington, Iowa, who suffered 'months
After four doctors gave him up, he
took Electric Bitters and is now s
v/ell man. Get a bottle today; it wili
do the same for you. Keep in the
house for all liver and kidney com
plaints. Perfectly safe and dopend-
able. Its results will surprise you
50r. and Sl.DO. H. E. Bucklen & Co..
I%ilad&lphia or St. Louis.
“BiU"'’ on Stand Today.
New York, Feb. 5.—Former Gov
ernor William Suiter tomorrow will
take the starid again in District At
torney Whitman’s John Doe inquiry
into Stale political graft. He will
pick up his story where he dropped
it as n witness a fortnight ago. It is
expected he will be questioned con
cerning certain letters received by
him during the proceedings at Albany
which ended in his Impeachment.
the skilted care of herself and hus
band, Mr. Lasssli^states that his sis
ter has already shown much improve
ment in imnd and he hopes eventually
that die may recover her norma! in
telligence.
IBoat Burns in jSivcr.
Elizabeth City, Feb. 5.—Capt. Jeisse
Ward, keeper of Kill Devil Hill Life
Saving Station, had a narrow escape
lAdt night when his launch burned in
the Pasquotank river, about thrae
miles from the harbor. Captain Ward
wss fetuming to his station, sftet*
uisving s{ient several days here visit-
'iis iiiis iTamily. . i
. When about three miles down the
river, the engine stopped working.
Captain Ward took «. lighted lantern
to taake an examination to discover
the trouble. An explosion caused by
escaping sa^ occttrr«d when he,
bmtg^t the lantern neaf the engine
ana we fiames spread all ov«r the
boat in xa instant. He jumped ito a
aia«U skiff which he was towing, cut
it loose from the burning launch and
. quickly rowed away from the launch.
In a few minutes the launch was foam
ed to the weter-Upe and sank to tie
hetton ef the river,
Caf^n Ward came back to town
in jliSte sidff. He stated this morning
that. not the small boat
in ha vrooki. iMve. been burned*
t» «r downed,
Ct» at Ceia»f, ApjpUs. Btnwuwi
mi •« IUmImaU' So»)y
t3cu|ar manner to the United State i.
In a letter to Huerta Salinas vir
tually admits that Sanchez and Valfit
were murdered in cold blood and on
'>fTicial orders and it wa.^ only ti\r>'U!;h
a mistake of officers in the tilling
that the third American escaped and
lived to tell the story.
Ei Faso, Feb. 3.—General Francis
co Villa, chief of thee onstitutionalist
forces in Chihuahua, was aske>j to
make some expression to the people
of the United States following the
proclamation of President Wils'ori.
General Villa said:
“The raising of the embargo on
arms by President Wilson was an
act of justice. As a result the revo
lution in Mexico ■srtll soon be over.”
Widower. 78, Harries Nurse, 28, on
Death Bed.
New York, Fob. 2.—Charles Ward-
well Schof5feld, wncs a prominent rail
road builder, 78 years old, was .lar-
ried in Brooklya today, to Miss Jean
W. Fitzsimmons, age 28, a trained
nnrse. Within three hou;s he was
lead of pneumonia. He realized that
ieath WM upon him and asked that
the ceremony be performed.
Mr. Sdhiofieid was bom in Stamford,
3onn. H« bniH the Bingham Canyon
Railroad i» Utah, now a part of the
Denver- and Bio Grande, and other
roa^ is tbft WMt and'South. Sever-
afo tw rettired from active
bntliMas. ftsrst wife, Ulliaa E
SchofMd, 4ied ta Im Anga«a in De-
English Press Likes Repeal of the Fi ec
Tolls Prevision.
London, Feb. 6.—.Several morning
newspapers prini. editorials today ou
President Wilson’s announcement that
he would use his influence to have re
pealed the provision of the Paii-dma
Canal Act exempting American coar-t-
%vi!5e vessels from the payment if
tolls.
The tJaiiy News suys experience
has .shown that President Wilson’s
use of his legitimate influence is> for
practical purposes, irresistible.
The Daily Chronicle expressing the
hope that President Wilscn will car
ry the Senate with him, remarks that
it makes little difference whether the
objectionable clause be repealed or
referred to arbitration since it i.i un.
able to conceive that any arbitration
court would decide the issue other
wise than in favor of Great Britain.
The Chronicle thinks that repealing
the clause would be the most ftiendly
dignified and courteous course pur
sue.
New UndertakiDg Business.
J. H. Rich aad W. A. Wilson
Greensboro, ^ . have piu chased the stodi
of undertaking j[oods from the estate of
the late Win. A. Rich of Graham, N. C.,
and wiJj carry oit the basiness at the same
place.
J. H. Rich is the brother of the late
William A. Rich and Mr. Wilson is an
expert undertaker and enlbalmer. We
are prepared to give the very best of ser
vice oo short mt:ce.
Day Phrne 546-J Night Phone 546-L
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Debate on Alaska Railroad Bisx Is
Conclnded in House.
Washington, Feb. 5.—General de
bate oil the Chamberlain Bill, author
izing the President to construct a
Government railroad in Alaska to-
•right was concluded in the House.
Ihe measure will be taken up for
detailed consideration next W^nos-
iay and Representative Houston in
harge of the bill tonight said every
3ffort would be made to hurry it to
!lnal passage. It already has passed
'he Senate.
More than two score members >£
':he House made brief spqecbea for
acd against tho’ pioJfitA todaj.
United States dvil Service Exami
nation for Bnral Carrier.
At Borllngton, N. C., for Alamance
Coon^, Saturday, Fdiiruary 14, 1914.
The United States Civil Service
Commissian announces an open com
petitive esamiztaticn on the date and
at the places named above, as a re
sult of which it is expected to maki
certification to fill a vacancy in the
position of rural carrier at Mebane,
X. C., and other vacancies as they
may occur on rural routes at postof-
Itces in the above-named county, cn-
less it is fcund to be in the interest cf
the service to fill any vacancy by re-
instatejsent, transfer or promotion.
The compensation of rurai carrier is
based upon the length of the route.
Salaries range from 9^84 to $1,100
par year.
Age. 18 to o5 on date of the exam
ination. The maximum age is waived
in cases of persons honorably dis-
chax'ged from the United States mili
tary or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
domicile in the territory supplied by a
postofEce in the county for which the
examination is annouiie.d.
The examiiintion is open to all male
citizens of the U riled State? who can
comply with tho requirements.
Application Form 1841, and full in
formation concerning the require
ments of tlie examination ran be se
cured from the sacretary of the local
examining board or the postmaster at
any of tlie examination points named
above, or from tiic United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
Applications ^onld be properly ex
ecuted and filed with the Commission
at Was.hiogtoD. As examination pa
pers are shipped direct from the Com-
misraoa to the Ipacea of examination,
it is necessary that applications be re-
oeived in ample tim« to arrange for
tib* •xsmlnetion darired at tl$e place
Indioatid by the appti»ni. The eom-
Bdssion will theiafore anrange to ex-
amina any appUeant whose applicatioa
Is xnceivad in l&me to permit the ^ip-
mect of tha necaasaiy papers.
An eligible regisiar fi>r the position
of raiBl letter eniritf for Mch coun
ty will be m^aftainad. A p«mo» must
b» eXBinStMd in ih* totnty ta which
the post offis* Ibat mppBas tiie home
S» sitMtad. As a i«es!t aQch exam-
buition t» may hacutgia aKgiUe to
•pgotntnMot aa iw«l aarrisr at any
poit oAs* te sadt eoKBty. A mra]
canto aftie' cnti»-
fMtaijr iMrriM) may b* twiAMd to
tte. mttm ' d«k » seaate ki a
«■ MMaA «iMK v«akaAw; tot
poaittaift. 0:smttn9 mtsK aMiti «r -to.
th« -te OmsMM mnim.
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DRS. FROST & HOLT,
Oeniists.
Burlington, North Carafina
Office or Main St. over Sellars Dry Goods Store.
Office Phone 374-J Re.sidence 37-4-L
FOR SALE!
At a Bargain
Residence on North Mebane St.
with modern conveniences.
J. Ernest Holt.
Mortgage Bonds.
e have for sala $10,000.90 worth of
First Mortgage Bonds in denomiBations of
$100.00, $200,0 $250.00, $500.00 and
$1,000.00 hearings per cent interest, pay
able semi-annually. Ihess bonds are secured
by twice their amount in Real Estate and
fully guaranteed by our Company.
Central Loan & Trust Co.,
W. W. BROWN, Maaagei
BarSifigton, North Carolw:
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Reestablish tbc “XJBenp.”
New York, Feb. 4.—Among police
depArtment refonnsi DouglM 1. Me-
Xay, pt^ice commiBrioner, pmrposes
to is th* rasetahliitoent
«f - tte nintNip.'* Undw this system
dete^ves, their fMM madcad. used
to Use op at polico quariars and view
one 1^ one all criminals tmder an«st
ta become famfliar with appear
ance, voices and mannerisms. Com-
mifliioeer UcEay tonight twetmmiiacid-
•d to Mayor MUelMll th« miteration
of th« "Haasip" tiM awyor guvt
hi* aptovaL