No Scarcity Of
Merchandise Here!
This store it well itocked in all lines of
Merchandise bought before the advance. We
can take circ of your want* in good quality
goods at reasonable prices.
Reduced Prices On Ready-to-Wear!
■*» % .
•,.Our entire line of Ladies' Suits and Coats at
greatly reduced prices. If you need a Spring
Coat or Suit it will pay you to see our line before
buying.
New Sport Skirts in silks and cotton. Sport
Dress aAd new line Shirt Waists just arrived.
Seo Our New .Spring Footwear!
Hundreds of pairs Shoes for Men, Women
and Children for less than wholesale cost.
Our Shoe Department A Real Shoe Store
Business Condition* in
Country Continue Good..
Washington, May 2.—General bus-;
ines* conditionti throughout the coun-'
try, the federal reserve board an
nounced tonight in its monthly review
have not been materially affected by
the entrance of the United States in
to the war, although in every district
there is going on a process of read
justment which is reflected in many
lines. The report as to Richmond
and Atlanta Bays.:
"Richmond—trade is in good vol
ume, orders in wholesale jobbing
plentiful for immediate -hipmcnt in
all lines, provisions arid manufactur-'
ers active, building supplies in de
mand, stocks of merchandise limited
and buying cautious owriig to high
prices.
Atlanta —the nation's entrance into
war has given a quickening impulse
to all industries connected with war
activities and produced little or no
change in other iines.
Why Franklin Borrowed a
Book.
Benjamine Franklin was on< of
shrewdest philo ophers tbi- untry
ha* ever produced. And gf^nEer&Hy fce
turned bis philo • phy t-> g ... 'uul
in practical life. !'or t,xamo<.
v.. , an inT, lenti&l mar. who. i of
i
he voiy ri de i.ul. Ijow do ywtt
•"jppo.-e Franklin (n.'•avoiod to win
him? By doing him a I indne " Not
at all; but the exact contrary. He
went to the influential citizen and
asked to borrow a book which, as a
matter of fact, he had no use for in
the world, other than to get the
owner of it to do him the slight favor.
Of course the book was loaned with
out hesitation and the lender t
more interested in the philosopher and
later gave him cordial support in
realizing his ambition. Truly, savs
Dr. Cole: "If you wrong a person, you
are likely to think ill of him in con
sequence; if you do him a kindness,
you are likely to think well of him in
consequence and to do him another
kindness." This lesson every leader
must learn in order to lead. —Biblical
Recorder.
Chinaman—' You telle® me where
railroad depot?"
Citizen—"What's the matter, John
lost?"
Chinaman—"No. Me here Depot
lort "
C. B. TILLEY
Contractor and Ftttildcr
MOUNT AIRY
General Repair Work And
Re-modeling
ii mini '
French Beat Germans to
From Staff Correspondent of th^
Aiiociatrd Pre*.* in France May 2.—
Prisoner* are iitill being brought in
to<!ay as a result of yesterday's
French success between Heme ami
Moronvillier* tnd two fierce, though
successful German counter-attack* to
the northwest of Monthaut.
Combatants who have taken part
in the recent fighting declare that the
German position- are of the strongest
character and the resilience most ob
stinate. A French u~:-uulting wave
of infantry found a deep cavern at the
foot of a steep cliff in Chivey ravine,
west of C'raonno into which the gre
nadier* threw grenades while their
comrade continued to advance up the
slope.
Wh m thev arrived at the top they
o!> erved a column of rm >ke pouring
out of a hole on the summit of the
plateau an! soon afterward* a crov. !
of Germa" i numbering about ir.
nil came out, havii •» cli• ( 1 '
teps through a ehimiey cut In the
■olid rock from the c«ivern be! > •• he
French had ' tied the hill rnu.-fcer
him the Gei'rtians had gone "p the
-tair* and 'hey took the Cf mit -
.
There nre m:t::y way- f mrsl'if} ir-;;
the human fp-". Food, for example,
ha* n direct influence upon the face.
And, a; we know, the man who tjrin'.
liquor, or has become a dope fiend,
tells it to the world through his face.
There is no doubt, ^l*o, that one can
by lieer force of will so control the
facial muscles that the face may be
come appreciably changed after a
while. It Is unquestionable, how
ever that our thought* and feelings
change our faces far more than any
thing else. "The«e," according to an
expert psychologist, "have a way at
time* of leaping into the face and
proclaiming themselves to all the
world a* from a housetop; more com
monly, however, they stray thither
without our knowing it and this ten
dency become* a fixed habit; they
come and fco and leave their tracks
behind them; the same thought or
feeling takes the same path each
time, wearing it into greater and
greater distinctness, till the observing
world begins to learn what sort of
travelers have pj> ed that way; and
• ur faces, thus lined and written up
on, become as epistles known and
'read of all men." Ifad you thought
of it just this way befora? We, a*
much ns our ancestor;, are responsible
for our faces. —Biblical Recorder,
Hill; Took the Priaoners.
A Get-mar
t of tele;
Changing oar Frees.
OFFICERS' TRAINING
CAMPS.
Eastern Department, U. S.
Army.
In ordor to provide for tha fopeea
to tio tuthoriud by for
Mrvk'* during the war, tha War De
partment Km announced tha following
plan:
fourteen officer*' training rampe
will be established throughout tha
llnitad .State* in territorial district*
such ramp* to train candidate* for
commiaaion* aa officer* to serve with
the troop* to ha rained »ub*equently
in similar territorial diatricta. The
course of training will lie for three'
month* beginning May Hth. Men
will lie obligated to Accept aurh ap
pointment* in tha Officer*' Reserve'
Corp* a* may be tendered them by
the Secretary of War.
Fr< m the men trained, about 10,0001
will fco selected to officer tha flr*t
.increment of ,100,000 troop* which
Congre** i* expected to authorize.
Men trained but not choxvn for this
service will, if found fit, h* commi*
siorted in the Officer*' Reserve Corp*
for service with Inter increment * of
troop*.
Thin plan will be carried out tinder
the provision* of Section ' I of the
National Defense Act. The plan i*
a modification, auited to war condi-'
tions, of the Federal Military Train
ing fur civilian^ a< heret<^or«
fnaintaViwI, iu< lading th«r int'-i*-;'.'e
methods of fii^d training therein em
ployed. The plan also include- fur
ther training for member* of the Of
ficer*' Re erve Corps, and those wh i
have been recomme' 'ed for commis
sions in --aid Corp* or have hereto
fore applied for rurh commiaaiuns.
I,oration of Camps.
Ptattsburg Barracks, N. Y., for
New York City and Long l-land and
for Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont.
M.ii nchuiTtts, Connecticut, and
Kh'sle Mand.
Madi'on Hiirrack?, N. Y„ for re
mainder of New York state and Penn
sylvania (i. e„ 10th, 11th, 14th, loth,
ltith ,2.">th and 2#th Penn. Congres
sional Districts.)
Fort Oglethorpe, Oa., for North
Carolina. South Carolina and Tenn.
Fort McPhertton, 'la., for Georgia,
Florida, and Alabama.
Ousliflcations.
Men Eligible: The camp* will bej
open to the following classes:
Reserve Officer* of the line (In
fantry, Cavalry, Field and Coast Ar
tillery) and Engineer*; Members of
any Reserve Officers' Training Corps
unit over 20 years and 9 months and
other cadet students of the «amc nt*"!"
Member' of the Xational Guard when
duly authorized; Graduates of mil
itary school* between 20 years and
:♦ months and 44 years: and other
citizens l>etween 20 years and f>
month* and 41 years of aire with or
without previous military experience
provided they are otherwise qualified
The qjalifications are those stated
in Section 67 of the Officers' Reserve
Corps Regulation*: Men are eligible
provided they a«-e •• !!~jre graduate -
or undergraduaU-'i or clearly wellj
educated men, are! | rovided they have
demon trated in business, athletics or
the- activities th;it they po»'e-< to
an unusual desrr. •• the ability '<•
handle men. All applicant must le
*»_' of the United -tales <>f
m ral character and *ound physical
condition and capable of uridoTsreim
the severe physical work of drill and
manci .*tr4 with full infantry equip
ment.
\ge I ir.i't. fi r Cradvti.
i"< nw is eligible Cat agjMiiitmeat as
.'nd I •• j'en:.nt after h hfc. reached
the ape of ,'12 years, as 1st Lieutenant'
."ft;, ,-n Captain 40, as Major 15. It is
i T: ■ toil that C'.'i :ess will horti}
asked to laise these au'e limits by
five years, for men -ucce fully com
pleting the trainin,; in thee camps.
•
Obligation.
Each man attending must enli-.t for
a period of three n\onths and agree to
accept such appointment in the Of-'
ficers' Reserve Corps, U. S. Army as,
may be tendered'him by the Secretary!
of War.
At the date of this bulletin, owing
to the absence of specific appropri
ation, there is no authority to order I
Reserve Officers to active duty, but
all such are invited by ttie War De-'
partment to attend thesA camps for
the full three months for purpose of
training, and appli^ints who have
l>een examined and recommended buf
not yet commissioned will be admit-1
ted to the camps. Reserve Officers
and such applicants will receive the
necessary information from Depart
ment Headquarters.
Expense*.
The general plan contemplated for
citizens' training camps in rAgard to
furnishing transportation, uniforms
and i ubsistence will be followed.
The government will furnish trans
portation to the camps.
The government will furnish sub-;
li
■tatanra during the training ptnod.
All attondMto at the camps are
urgad to furni*h their own uniform*
to idnim, if practicable, u follows:
Hat, Service.
Hat C«H, V. H. T. C.
Coat. Service, O. D.
Shirt*, Flannel. O. D.
Breaches, 8a".iev, O l»
fair Lenrin . Canvaaa.
Pair Shoe*, Marching.
The imtmiMnt will furnish rifle*,
ammunition, haver*a< ka, mas* and
rooking outfit*, tentaga, rot*, bedding
and *urh ithar articles of a general
nature, t may ba enceasary.
Manner of Application.
The applicant mint apply on tha1
official application blank. Thin form'
whan fillad out mu*t l>a mailad to
"Officer in Charge. Officar*' Train
ing ('amp*, 19 Wait 44th Street,
Naw York rity."
If tha applicant'* papar* ara ap
proved ha wilt lia notifiad and directed
to report in par*on to an examining
officar near hi* home. Officer* of
the army will ha detailed at various
point* throughout tha Eastern De
partment to examine in per*on appli
cants for the camp* and inquire into1
their individual qualification*.
This will include an inquiry into th*»
applicant'* physical condition. To
ficilintc *u"li inquiry ai il in o'llai
•hnt iIn »t ;p! leant may a^certair in
advance hi* probable physical fitne/n,
each applicant is Htrongly u-tfed to
undergo preliminary physical ex
amination by a competent physician
or -uigeon. A form for thi* purpo «e
containing full instruction* is provid
ed. The physician's riport on this
form shoul'i be submitted to the ex
amining officer when the applicant
present* himself in person.
If accepted by the examining of
ficer the applicant will receive an as
r ignment to a camp arrd must prompt
ly report in accordance with such j
assignment.
The course of instruction for the
camps i* for the training of officers
of the line and engineers. During
the first month all attendants will i
undergo a uniform course of instruc-1
tion in infantry and in those duties:
of officer* which are common to all |
arm*. Thereafter they will be as- j
signed to the various branahes of the
service for which they seem best qual
ified, for the purposes of training'
during the la>,t two month*.
Address all inquiries for informa
tion to and obtain application and,
physical examination blank* from
"Officer in Charge OfficersTrain-1
ing Camp*,
1!> West 44th Street,
New York City."
Sunday School Convention.
The Mt. Airy Circuit of the M. E.
f'hurch will hold its annual Sunday
School convention at Oak drove Sun
day. May 1 The pr<ram follows.
S< i if. "All hail the power of Je«us'|
name." Congregation.
Devotional Exercise*, Pa»tor.
8peach of Welcome. Eva Caudle.
Oak Grove. Response by Eva Joy'
Worrell, Salem.
Childn ' Song. Oak Grove. -
Reading, Elnie Welch, Oak Grovs.
Reading, Woodie I'ruett, Salem.
So'ijr, Snl'/m.
I.',i , i.aui el Niihela, Laurel
rtiuff.
f 1 .• 1 ir I !i>an Gordon, Zio.i.
'Idle I,'. rti :i-. Oak Grove.
K' Roy Wiilard, Epworth.
I..ny Gardner, New i It? -
■ ■ t. S« ■ • -, Zr-n.
A . Mi re, Rtulah.
( .i. • in Sutpliin, Oak
Grove. Song.
■ tr. Hall ■ Packer, Salem.
P* a ■, \ uu-'i* Davenport; l.aur
. <~r .il e"'.i' ' of ; Pur <!ay
Schools Punter.
Heail njf, Lettid Miller,. 7.ion.
k.dir; NN'tu* We• tmorelnnd. Ep
wor'h. Son'?.
Reading, L<:inie Jarrell. Iteulah.
Heading, 1 rank Gardner, New
Hebrpn. Son r by congregation.
Read in p. T.ouella Short. Oak Grove.
Heading, Sarah Ia>c Hrown, Salem.
Duett*, Oak Grove.
Reading, Elizabeth Terry, laurel
Bluff.
Reading, Dirk McMillian, Zion.
Reading. Mamie East, New Hebron.
Reading, Willie Vernon, lieulah.
Male Quartette, Salem.
Reading, I.undy Wiilard, Epworth. i
Reading, Emtie Collin*, lieulah.
Reading, Irene Armfield, Oak
Grove.
Children'* Song, Salem.
Dinner.
Organization, Male Quartette,
Standard of Efficiency, Rev. W. R.
Shelton, Sunday School incretary of
the Western North Carolina Confer
ence.
The Sumlay School Teacher, Wil
liam Graven, Mt. Airy.
Song and benedietion.
Parent* Take Qlotice.
Yott will find aK ifurke's a large
line of Children* stdld leather *hoe»,
slippers »nd dependable
quality at reasonable
- » —■- * '
Say, Mr. Farmer:
Do you expect to make a good crop of
Tobacco this year?
Are you investing your time, money and
labor in that crop?
Suppose it is DESTROYED IN JUNE
BY HAIL?
Can you afford to stand the loss?
You have no way oi preventing • hail »torm!
But you can, at a small cost, protect yourself
against financial loss, and poitv)>ly ruin, by insuring
your crop against loss by h«il in^he Franklin Fire
Insurance Company of Philadelphia.y
All losses adjusted and paid promptly through
the office of the General Agent at Charlotte, N. C.
Rates $2.50 to $5.00 Per Acre
Call in and talk the matter over with us the next
time you are in town.
Prather-Fulion insurance Agency
OFFICE OVER HALE'S STORE
Curse For Him That Withhold
eth Food.
Monroe Enquirer.
A great deal U being said juat
now about the man who attempts! to
make a comcr on foodstuff* and buys
up thing* to eat ami holila on for an
exhorhitant price. .Solomon, who wu
wise in the affaire of men but very
foolish concerning women, '-aid in
some observations he made and re
duced to writing, "He that withhoM
eth coin, the people shall cur«c* him;
but blessings shall be upon the head
of him that sclleth it." The fellow
who triesi to make a corner on the
corn market now will hear cuss.sin'
and a plenty of it.
(And the same applies to Wheat
and flour and other food tuffs. There
is a belief that the prevailing price
of wheat and flour is due in part to
speculation; that while the price is
actually high on account of the
«-arcity of wheat and the extraordin
ary demand, that omething is be
ing added as a result of speculation.
Hy and by. it is believed, the gov
ernment will reach people , whose
greed s extracting uineasotiai le pro
fits in this time of stress. and when
it doe, they will get all that is com
ing to them. Public je- • n; t will
demand it.—The Landmark.)
Iv mor< »*" ' r- ' ■' f
of the country t . <
put I >ir- lh-?r. ;t r ! 1 • ■ .r tti*.*
JtDMl U> l-Ui r ... T >. tc
»ertt>' u I " I r i . ' j •
If f.«.s 1: r»fr ty>cure r. 1 *
; t« , . .! It tne .
IOCS I dlS' ?:'•!, JfTt"' ,
■titu'.i »r>t
<juir. a cot. t H ut' >' ] ; r >
OitAPfh '
chi . •a c: •
tui U4t Ti 1? t .
iknet 'thru t*•
tfui f .or* d( (h«
I >f>, . - r. a • - :
that liait d Catnrrfa
SeD«i far r ■ ;! v;» »n
F J Ciir.NKY u r \»u
P 1-1 by nrie- ~
If ill's Family for c r •
List Your Property.
We the li»t take-i for Mount Airy
Wards No. 1 and No. 2 Mount Airy
Township will I* »c Banner ware
house from the '.tth. to ami tnclulins
(he 19 iJay of May for th« purpose
of listing the taxes of the said Ward*.
All parties subject to list either polls
or property will please corr.a forward
and list without delay, as the law re
quires that all polls and property
shall be luted during the month of
May. i'lea^e do not neglect to do
this, as it will save all of us trouble.
J. R. Patterson for Ward No. 1.
.... A. L. Sparger, for Ward No. 2.
List Takers.
Cattle for Crazing Wanted.
I will pay full worth in ca<h for all
yourg oat!!e delivered to me in Mt.
Airy. Will take them from four
rr. nth old up to three years, not
ncce ary for them to be fat.
J .C. Council.
The Beauty Secret.
Ladies f'»"»irc that ine
siift ble charm—a good
complexion. Of course
they do not wish others
to know a beautifier
has Keen uw~d so they
buy a bottle of
Magnol"a Balm
LIQUID FACE POWDER
araf li»*arv. »o - ■' ':■* f*r?m'7V««
mr-,l ' r.< *•' t-. •;
icfrcthtaz. Hr*]* S i - • • ■
75<r at ■ it r-.jfT dtrmci.
Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp.
Lyon Mus Co . 40 South F H S; frooklj-n, N.Y.
Hawks-Rothiock Drug Co.
Successors to
Hawks Drug Company
NOW LOCATED X
Corner Franklin and Main Street ih
New Fulton Building
J
W. F. CARTER,
i'reaident.
E. H. WRENN.
Vln-Purt
45EO. D. FAWCETT,
S«*. Ml Treaa.
Surry County Loan and Trust Company
Mount Airy, N. C.
Capital $25,000.00
D«n ■ Gni'ril kiakiaR kwinm and lend* money oa rati ratatc.
Inter rat p«M on time drpoaita. l