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dupel HOI. Jan. 1i&,—Counties, no^
nniike individuals, court excel
lence or ranking de^-ees of distinc
tion in particular fields of effor*'..
Prof. L. A. Williams, of th« Univers
ity Department of Education, )iuti
compile » tal^e of “First in North
Carolina” which is calculated to stim-
idate otjher counties not Aus classi-
iSed to acquire these- distinctive quali-
tiw in educational efforts. The table
foli«ws:
UaJmett, First to establish a nvooiu-
lilfht £diool for illiterate adults-^
httAet Sdiool, Miss B^ue Kn^t. .
SCcDowell, iifst to require all t^h-
ers to Judd a (^ifieate showiiigr com-
of a fotlr-^ear accredited high
■sdiscl coTjrss. ip.
January, 1935,
Wake, First to have a Teaehevs’ Mu
tual Aid Society within its borders-^
Salei^b ■ Teachersi. January, ISIS.
Hash, First in the per cent, of val--
cinateU jchool children--98 per. ceiit.
Guilford, F.i-st in total.number of
students enrolled in public state-aiJca
high school for 1913.14—310.
Burke, First in per cent of aftend
ance on State-aided high schools foiH ris .«nteitaine(i the .Literary .Club
1913-14—93.2 percent. j Tue.sday utlevnoon ;ii her ho^i.iiahic
WaJse, first in tbtul .^amount raiseJ
for the support of State-aided high
schools for . lai.'i-l-i^SS,810.
Jackson, First m average txpendi-
ture per pupil in
schools for 1S13-14—$52.63.
to brix:- y.es and boys to brii’jt th^
tMckets full of money.
We liad a very nice baseball gauw
at Oakdale last Friday. Oakdale and
the Old Eelible tsm crossed bats, the
scorc being 10 to 18 in favor of Oak*
dalt. Come a^in boys, we are Htt’a
but we are loud.
Mr. Jim Spoon has purchased a
new typewritec. Guess he can print
his notic3s instead of writing them.
Mr. Willie Ppjrleinan called to see
the sd^l teacher last Sunday—hope
he enjoyed himself if it was o rainy
day.
Mr. Koy Stuart was visiting at Mr.
J. F. Bristowe’s Sunday.
Miss Oppde Spoon has gone to Lii>-
erty to takie inusic lessons. We hope
die will suoc«^.
We are sorry to there are sev
eral of the Oakdale K'hoiars siclc.
Among the number are WilUar'i
.Thompson, Lester Way, Irfjla Smyth,
Joanna Kinirey arid Mary McPherson.
“Wp hope they will soon lie able to ro-
Tuni to school. ’
THE CKOCHETING QIBL jON T5K
CAR.
She sat by a window in a street car
and a young man who stood in th-i
aisle looked over h«r as it
fascinated by the dettness of her
fingers.
' Lone, alini, dainty fingers ttey were
the nails shining with a pudc fresh
ness like the inside of 3 SM »hell.
From whejce he. stood in the crowd'
cd wsie of the early momioff car all
he could ^ of her face beyond her
ean, which was shell-lifce pink,
too, was the profile of one rounded
che^.
The thumb and two foreAn^ers of
hCT ri^ hand gripped s steri cro
cheting needle, its long handl^ tleacrib-
ing; circles, and ovals aiui (Ups and
various intrica^ IoOp-the-lx^s; of the
barbed point searched in and bu;
among the niaites of the filmy thine
of lace she'.was k.’iittiag.
Till? skil*. and dexterity of her lin
gers anuized bin; a,s he;watched the in
tricate patter.'! lako form. It remind
ed him of a day last summer when he
SOCIAL EVE-N'ts l.\ -MEB.ANK. . ""'I'*'
.Mebane, Jan.^2.--Mr.^. W. S. liar- «atched a-.‘spired weaving its web. it
would reach out u long tentacle anJ
fr.sren a thi-pad to a ;wig and then ai>
oihci\ and then \reavc back and forih
home noi-Th of town. .Mrs. W, S.
Crawford a paper on “Wjth Ton-
nysoii Through Eng'land.*^ The 5K*etc?i
of cuirent events vas presentf^d liv
State-aided hijrhlMrs. W. A* Mvrray. The
. }cr as 5he fashioned
consi.stinsc of cliticisms appi'eciation?
Jackson ranked first in this respect j-questions and answer.s, following ti'e.sc |
in 1907-08, the first year thpse .scbDoj.',-! not to say staitling opinions, and coin-
were established.
Guilford, First to have
time health officer—February, 1911. iof the discuasioii.s were: .Me.-!danies
Sampson, First to have a couniyjW. S. Crawford, W. A, 3furiay, W-
supcrvisor—Miss Lulu M. Cassiday.jW. Corbett, .J. R. Singleton and •!. S.
betxveen thetn a v.'ob of silver straiida.
Sa her needle wrku-d that irtprniii?
nottv'-ery slowly as she wove so.t.^
complicated half-stitch, *nd then' fast-
string of tiny
; merit..', .^mbssia arid cake were- ser-
whole-! ved. These present and takins part
Wayne, First to have a coijnty com-1 White.
mencement—1910.
Halifax, first to register a ^"tudent
in the Correspondence Study Courses
at the University—1914.
The third annual contest of the
North Cerolina High School Debating
Uoion will draw its membership from
ninety counties. The counties unrtji-
resented in the comprehensive forwi-
sic debate ate; Bertie, Caswetl, Hok>;,
Jones, Madison, Mitchei, Pamlico, Tyv-
r^I, Washington, and Watttauga. The
anroUment has enlisted the active
pariicipation of 227 scaoois—137 ra-
r»t and State high schools, and Hi
. wrivate school.-!. Th» date for the
prelimrTfcai'y debates throui^hout the
St«ite is M'art'li 26, and the date of
April 9 has heeii named for the stag
ing: of the tinai contest in Chapel Hill
fot the Aycock Memorial Cup.
tfs tfs^r^ iinvthin^ that. .Giir iroclcr
ribbed Democratic county of Ala-
isssiiv^ WiOf first iii ? i’si! t*>
it. This is referred to the next Demo-
cmUc sp^l-binder that runs for of
fice in this county.— Ed.)
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G«EENSBORO ROUTE 1 ITEMS.
We ar« always gUld to ref.d Th*
Twice-A-W«ek Dispatch.
Mrs. Grover McAndles is criticnl-
ly ill at this time.
Mr. Edgar Morrow came home
Hjursd&y from Guilford Colleac,
where he has been in school.
Mrs. Sima Hodgin, who has been
aick with chills, is now able to be Out
agmin. We are glad to &uy.
Mrs. Vm Lamb is very sick at th'’.
present time.
Mr. Scott Hodgin is spending the f
winter with his parents.
Mr. E. A. Hodgin spent last Fri
day in Greensboro, selling producii
and buying goods.
Mr. K. C. Hodgin and family ara
vi-siting at .VIi-s. Hodgin’s fathers, ,Mr
W. F. Kirkman.
Mr. J. Hocutt, our faithfiil jjiai)
asmer, has not failed to come out
iint one day amid the heavy rain
storms.
Mi.ss Mamie Morrow is now in Kew
Jcr.icy visiting her sister, Mrs. Lillian
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OAKDAI^ DOTS.
We are having plenty of rain and
the roads are in bad condition.
Mr. W. H. Steel is right sick, bu:
We hope for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. Hurley Suits &Iled to sec hi.=
beat girl last night.
The wedding bells are liable to ring
roost any old time, and if you want to
know any more, ask Miss Edna.
‘Hwre will be a Ke Pirty at Oak-
■4»te next Saturday nijrht, (tij© 30th).
Sv«iy body is invited to cdmo. Giris
The Benefit Book Ciub met %v’ith
Mrs. S. G. Morgan at her lovely home
on ‘Street, Wednesday sfiernoo’i.
After a historical contest, rock v>m
played. There were present, as niem-
ber^,, Mesdames J. S. White. H. I'..
Wilkinson, W. A. Murray, V>'. S.
Crawford.. J. R. Singleton, F. L. White.
C, R. Grant, B. H. Tyson, T. JT. Crul-
chfieid, J, H; Weatherly, and Katph
Vincent, and Miss Leonorah Walker:
as guests. Miss Della Wiison of Da
vidson. ansi Mesdames T. Frank Halt.
W. B. Ma!u5fe, and Bsn T. V/srre;-..
Delicious refrcshm-ents, coiisistjng of
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tux, vittuiti
were served.
The Emhi’odery Club wa.i cntev-
tained Thursday afternoon by Brs.
Charles Dillard at her attractive home
on Fifth ,=itiec. Rook s.k. took the
pI;3Cs of fiiriry work-, -\fter th» irames
a salad cour.se was .served. Visiters j
pr.-'.sent; Sue Kcbane and Las-^
sie Watkins; Mesdames E. C. Duvhan’,
U. S. Ray, a.id C. R. Grant. >5cmbcr.s
in attendance; Misses Lois Ham and
Lillie Fowler; Mesdames 3. Arth.n-
White, Charles Lasley, W. 0. Warren
ana J. R. Vincent.
WHY WOMEN ARE POPIiI.AR,
In the Kebruai-y Woman's Home
Companion Ida M. Tarbell writes an
article entitled "The Talkative Wo-
. man” in which she explains why
women talk so much and what their
talk is ivorth. In the course of her
article she itrakes the point that wo
men are naturally talkative because
they spend so much time with little
chfldrc:; ’hc:^ iar.S-
[age. On the natural inclinatio;n. of
,women to talk she says in part:
“It is as natural for the nonnat
woman to talk as for the bird to siog-
It is the spontaneous expression and
giving of herself. It is this natural
ness which gives to her talkativene."„s
its perennial charm as well as its in
calculable value in the scheme of
things. The woman in • the human
group is much like the Monarch in
Kerrs Mille’s delightful tile of that
name. ‘Why do peopile call me the
Monarch? Why am I loved? Why
always happy? Because,’ he explains,
‘I always have time to talk. With
out me the people around hore wouia
be bored to death, 1 go and come,
laugh and .sing, I cost nothing but a
glass of wine, and a bit of snipper.
What do I give? i give myself.’
“The woman gives herself."
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French soldiers when tired take ofl
their shoes, stick their legs in the air
and wiggle their toes, obtaining In
stant relief. But we wouldn’t want
t» ij«e this method used ’oy all the tir
ed people in BurUngton. ' ^
hoops and tlien s’owly again as she
hooked the knitted strand to the main
j fabric, and ?o on and on, her mind
only on her work, not knowing how
near she was in her work to knitting
n net to ssnare ii young man’s heart.
For when the opportunityscamc he
moved up so as to look sh.yly into
her face, and a fair face it tvas, too,
ani! when she hastily dropped the web
of lacc and the needle into her reticule
and .ilighted from the car his eyes
followed her wistfully and ha not'l
the str«t and the shop into which she
went.
Many a young man's heart iuis been
caught in the web woven by such dain
ty fir.gers. In the old days, wl(«n all
the spinning, weaving, sewing and
knitting was done by the wonten in
the homes it was a common
tlkat a girl who was a good apijmr
and knitter was sure to make a g«o.l
wife.
.■Vnd ill nearly all the old prints of
coui-tships the young ««onuin was at
the spinning wheel.
There may be u hint in this for the
many young women of today who
are “jest a wea'-yin' ” for the right
vo;;:.,; t: a’cr^ a-'* i"'-
that old, old question that nil girls
".ape nc;u'
-Maybe this is one solution of the
problem that is bothering so many
these days, the problem of “-A-hy young
men don’t marry.*'
Maybe they are waiting, i:s the
young ma.i in the car waa watching,
for tha young woman who can sew and
and kr.it pnd mend, and do all other
kinds of housework deftly and will
ingly for sheer love of it.—K-insas
City Star.
A PUZZLE.
The lady of the house was explain
ing things to the new maid.
“.^n’ what’s this, missis?" asked
the girl, indicating a metal bottle.
"This is a bottle wjilc'n will keep
things cither hot or cold, whichever
}^u desire,” replied the mistress.
“Well, foh the land sakes!” ex-
ciaimed the girl, "‘Hw’s it givine to
know •.vhether you want things hot ,:>r
cold ? ”—Philedalphia Chroniclp-Tele-
gvaph.
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THE DRAMA’S TREND.
Tragedian—You tell me, sirrah, that
I am behind the times?
Manager—Yes. You come with me.
I’m going to produce a modem ver
sion of “Ben-Hur” with motorcycles
for the principals in the chariot race.
—Judge.
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After a man has had a spel! of sick
ness and gets our again he likes to
go around bragging about hcvw high
his fever went.
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To keep a secret woman has to
have lie assistance of all of her f«.
mete friends and relatives.
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The fates lead toe wiiUng and drag
the unwilling.—Seneca. '
THE MODEKN SUJETOS.
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Judge.
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Oh, I sfa^l not search for beauty,
Kor for sympathetic ey»s,
Kor foi what, they call 4 “cutie,”
Noi- for winners—atherwise.
For i’m siiupie—oh, so simple!—
And it mtatters not to ine
If .«he have or . not a dimple.
Love is blind—I shall not see.
But, I pray, ye gods escort me
. (I am losi:-.g iix>p« alone).
To a dajne who cttn support aw
In a style I’ve iievW known 1
—-—-o-^ - ■;
"I hear liiat Germany and Britain
»iJI divide ^Ighim.”
“Gefmtmy and Bri—?”
“Ve-’. Germany wll g«t the land
and Britain thi roya! family.'’—Phi!
adelphia Ledger.
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A SOLDXEK’S TROUBLES.
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Sergeant B. C. Kelly, Troop “L" liifh
Cavalry.
Down in dear oid Naco,
Many miles away,
There’? a regiment of cavalry
three batteries, 50 they .say.
There’s a general oiSc.^ down there
Who arrived there the other day.
Intending to strike terror
To the leasers 'crQ.-iS the way.
The bulfets keep a-spattering j
Into dear Naco town;
Some day they will wing the general.
Then Bill Bryan’ll flutter down.
He will bring an aviary,
Of poase doves down that way.
And the Me.xican General’s dinner
V« ili be squab on toast, Hoorah:
The people ask protection;
They are getting it, alright—
A regiment of yellow legs.
Who are not allowed to fighl.
The batteries of artillery,
A general officer, too,
What more protection could tJiey ask?
Is what I ask o£ yon.
Of course they’re not allowed to fight
Just decor&te the line,
And if a greaser pots one off.
Why iKj one seems to mind.
The officers aint r.ien down there
Ai'c not to blame at all.
They’d open up the ball.
Of cour,-:e we’d lose a man or two,
We realiie that, all right;
But any Yankee soldier is willing
'i'o ca.sh in, in a fight.
Some men are so fond of aymptthy
that they wUl fight for the privilege
of being the unrter dog.
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XEGRO AF.HAID OF BANKS LEFT
$4,28S IX A SAFE.
Wilmington, Jan. 21.—When Sam
Merrick, an old colored man, died last
^veck he left behind secui-ely lockcd
in a safe $4,285 in silver coins of one
dollar denominations in addition to
deeds for six houses and lots. The
hoard was found this week when the
safe was opened under the super\ns-
ion of Clerk of the Superior Court
Harris. There was little eli^e in the
sri'e extept money—in fact there was
little room for anything else. There
■was bundle after bundle of the coin
:ach bundle being an old .sack. The
■weight of the silver hoard was 268
pounds, .ivoirdupois. .An automobile
waf pi!t. into commission to carry it
to a local bank where it was counted
—^this being no a'\iy job.
Many years ago the old negro lost
all the money he had when 3 local
bank faiW and never again did he
trust any of his treasury in a finan
cial institution, .\bout ten years ago
a negro who was li^ring with Merrick
stole $1,600 and got away with it.
After that Sam always kept two kero
sene lanterns burning on his front
porch and ot.e on the rear end as an
additional protection, he kept a pistol
under his pillow and a WiaciiesUir
rifle beside him when he was adeep.
H« -w*s found dead in bad a week ago
miTGunded with wMpora.
WAk ANJ) TBE WOilAK.
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Chrwtian Herald.
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Tixe fife i»',d drum, the banners flaa.
Spur oil the wen iu warring line
Until ihe battle is lost or w»;
But 9«t in lonely bamletss wait
T%ose who can otiiy guess the
Of father, brother^ lover, son.
T^e Red Cross nurses glaidly S'o
To ease the pain of those laid jow
By murderous jsiiell and gun a;’.d
dart
But ^ience has no goi^iery
Th^t for a moment set free
A wsitin* woman’s grief-torn heart.
The soldiers in the de^y fight
Soon grow, accustom^ to tiie sight
Of- wounded nwn ahd ghastly dead.
But daily deeper grows the pam
Hiat j-ejids a mother’s heart in.tn-ain
When children cry in vain for bread.
O God of nation.>i, grant, we prn.y,
That there may be some speedy way
Of quieting this warring host;
And meanwhile gt-ant Thy special care
To war-robbed women everyiwfcere
For they it is who suffer ttjost.
■“Must tell cliildren object of th;
war," says a headline. Who in the
thunder can? - .
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The man who said that there is
more money in circulation than is
needed is a— a—You Know.
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He—“You underi^nd 'what a mar
gin in stocks is, don’t you?”
She—“Oh, yes. That’s the money
you put up and lose.”—Boston Tran
script, ■
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The price of a mairiage licenpe is
not Che only pre-matrimonial trouble.
A akirt tha.t you xetui •
costs more than a beayy ofetpu ^
fbe girJe can't use eoonoBiy aa ,«a exi
cuae for weatinj: trsJisparent drapwx)
Catnfmred with the EurofMia co*r,!
iittt« .liieturbanee more «r
in Mexico doesn't seem to be .very ia-|
portent
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Wei), anyhow, the r^gUeiits «f tilel
Ghy of Mexico are getting a Ibok at j
ati of tlie contending armieis as they
pass thjvsgh,
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..■V wise old owj livied in an ottk,
The more lie s&w the leeti ht apoks.
The le^ he titfi tniote he hMi4, j
Why ciinl we alj be like tilat hird?j
"Pliiclr It always wilts! ThiOt^ ‘
days be .stbWj
And nights be d-'.t-k 't^wixt days that
come and jri,
Still Pluck will win; its average is
.•aarc.
He gains the prize who will the roost
endure;
Who faces issues; he 'iH’Jlo nevar
shirk«;
Who waits and watches, and wha al-
•*«ys WORKS.”
j .4 nian will always admit ibat he
is liable to iifuike a mistake until he
makes one. .
Most children do. A coated, furi'e^
Tongue; Strong Breath; Stomadi
Pains; Circles under Eyes; Pale, S-d-
low Complexion; Nervous, Fretfui>
Grirding of -Teeth; Tossing in SJesp;
Peculiar Dreams—any one of t'.ese
indicate Child has Worms. Get a bo.t
of Kickapoo Warm Kiler at once. It
kills th* Worms—the cause of your
child's condition, is Laxative ftnd
aids Nature to expet the Worms. Sup-
ph'ed in candy form. Easy for cVU-
dten to take. 2Se., at yonr Dra^^
Soiaethiog for Nothing.
To get started with you we make yon the fallowing
offer; Seed us $1.50 for 1,000 Frost Proof Cabbage P)ant«,
srown in the cpen air and will stand freezii^; grown from
the Celebr&tetl Seed of Bolgina & Son and Inorbom £ Co.,
and I will send you 1.000 Cabbage Plants additional FREE,
and you an repeat the order as many times as you like. I
will give you special prices on Potato Seed and Potato Piants
late?. We want the accounts of close buyers, large and
smal!. We can supply all.
ATUNTie COAST PLANT CO.,
YOUNGS ISUND, S. C.
: X iSKiNG : ;
Those old chairs, bedt, tables, dressers etc
to ByHUIIGTOH, N. C, at the Corner
Davis & Worth Street have them repaired
a stich in tiirie saves nine.
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