_ JIM tha »Mr 1ml
Coata and Co.f9.it
not Mui<ir. J. L.
DOMT MIM tha « ferial bargain, la
H.iU haatnain.
iltTfiMfl.
FOB SAI K N, Hoyml Typ+
writer •" .... .1) aka $4S.M
OM dl|Mf uaad No. I Royal al
r—j on, st |36.u4 m j* nm
at My offlea in Gold—Ah Uuildtn*.
«1t W. FULTOM.
DONT FORGET tha »pwtal ~»lea on
1 «ila« CoaU ami .-Jilt navt Sat
urday, Dar. 21. J. ft. llariiM.,
Gaarf Property l or Mai#
I hava laft tha farm and now live
on Willow ntroat, Mt. Airy ai.d have
U following property that I will lim
it a of at reasonable pnren and will
IM triad far Intaraatad pane to call
at my home am' make mveat.gallon*:
One It.' horte, ft )Af* ol!, Wuika
an> wiure, .« a (immI addle ho. «a, ami
worth two Ona ,P*< ila k mulaa, /I
yaaiH oil nast -print, wairht IWNt. I
Srm |Ht for them laat Feh. in (nod
»pe aplendid jrorltei and (ro- I
rnnditlnned Ona twn-h«r*a wajfiiri
and hornet". One on< hor*e w»r«n.
Also >om* farming tool* and a tun
buggy and harnean. J. A. SNOW,
NICE I.INK of lailif. Waiat* juat ra
caivad at Itarriaolt'a.
10 HEAD Jcrxey rowa for »ala.
J. W. McCraw, Rfcind Peak. N. C.
TO THE ruetfimori of A. C. Shelton,
pleaea pay S. C. Freeman Ilia ac
count*. Mrs. A. C. f<UlelU>n. 1-lft-p
NICE I.INE ladiaa and mimes Rath
Bohee juMt recaivat^at L.n riaon's.
FOR SALE—On Saturday, Dar. 21*t,
at 4 p. ID., at the Town Hall, I will
aall to tha highest bidder for rash
•bout ten two-ho^»« load* of good
a table manure. TjyD. Hatcher, Chief
of PoJicfc
FOR ALL kinda of IUdie» ready-to
wear garment* go to Harrison's.
MRS. MATT W. RANSOM
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE
Hickory, Dec.20.— Mr*. Malt W.
Ransom, widow of the lata Senator
Ran Horn, died at her apartment inHo
tel Huffry laat night at 11:20 follow
ing an attack of bronchial pneumonia
at the axe of H8 yearn. A short private
funeral service wan held yt. the Hotel
at fio'cloek thin afternoon and the re
mains are being carried to Verona,
Northhampton county, her childhood
home, for interment. Mr*. Radio™
had been a resident o Hickory since
1904, when General Random died, and
divided her time between Hickory and
Blowing Rock, where she maintained
• summer home. She had been coming
to Hickory for 40 yearn and had en
deared herself to the people.
Mrs. Ransom was highly educated
and cultured and perhaps was the
most scholarly woman in the *ate
Her intimate association with public
men, her residence in Mexico City foi
two years as the wife of her husband,
who was minister to that country and
her ealier life in North Carolina ami
24 years at the natWnal capital ran
her a grasp of public men and ques
tions. Until her last illness shere
tained an active and vigrou* mind
and conversed easily on .-.lmost an]
subject.
Mrs. Ransom was born at Veront
in 1SS0, a daughter of Joseph Exum
She was married to Matt W. Ransom
hi 18M. Her husband died in 1904
Surviving are six children—Matt W
Ransom Jr.,of Littleton; Joe E. Ran
son of Northhampton; Robert Ran son
of Hickory;Miss Essie Ransom, ol
Hickory; Patrick E.Ransom and Geor
ge E. Ransom of Weldon. AH th<
children with the exception of Mati
"W, Fnrsom were with her when tfc<
end came.
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR
PRESIDENT AND WIFE
With the American Army of Occu
pation, Saturday, Dec. 21.—Hare li
• guarded army secret concerning th<
President of the United States foi
for publication in the United Stat*
but not in Franco. The story hai
been passed by the army censor am
concerns the welcome that is beini
arranged for the President at Christ
mas time.
The army is arranging for Pres
dent and Mrs. Wilson a Christina
tree aa a surprise and also the mo*
gorgeous collection of German souv
antra yet gathered by the Americai
[otd Ale
far
marahal, Lie*. Col. Julian
nd at the
Wtleeei'a pM la
of Mr*. Wll*ou 6M.
Chriatmaa treae will ha povtdad mi
naval fc. tlM mMtiIIm. Hmt Ho
henaollem cot theee down
with the help at two man at tfco m
tmU in Um Amero.tgen pine
Tha tanomr ruior
»hn» no gift* ha r**en him u4 tha a*-1
Tha feature of tha Chrtaunaa din
>r will he the turkay. In accord
ianra with Prueatan family cuato
Herr ffobenaollarn will do tha carving
lumaalf. Thara alaw will bo a plum
marie nfter an olo KngHah recipe
I which It l» *tippo-««i the ex-emperor"*
j mother, Printe» Victoria took to Gar
many wtih har from Windaor Caatla.
Kl HS(,\ I'KKHKNTM A Hit.
PHOSLEM TO I'KACK « ONGKKMM.
Waahington, Dec. 17—The Rua
aian already ha* liaen t-.ken up by
Preaidaul Wilton with French utata*
men, it wu learned here to-day, and
tha determination of a definite pol
icy <>n which all tha allied countrie
and the Unitod .State* may agree will
t>e one of the firnl thing* undertaken
at the preliminary meeting which are
to precede the |>eaca conference.
Runaia'a i ' --H and the attitude to]
l>e adopieii by thu victorious aaaoci
ated nation* ia recognized a* one of
the most neriouK problem* of the con
ference. Every propoaad solution
I no far i* said to hava been blocked by
the unanswered question of who la
qualified to speak for the Ruanian peo
ple.
It lie IIIBIU nv V/IIIOH Ul WIIIVM I
^ t he United State* and other gover
menta hn» expected much, is now 'n
thi- hand* of a dictator und split into
faction*. The entente nations hav*
not given up hope that the Omsk au
thorities may yet evolve a ntahle form
of government for Russia, but this
has not been r.ccomplished now and
none of the allied governments had re
cognized the Omsk regime.
Prince I.voff, who was premier in
the Kerer.xky cabinet, and who has
devoted moat of his life to the devel
opment of the Zi-mstroHyjiUm in Rus
sia, and Boris Kakhmetoff, Russian
ambassador in Wa&ington, appoin
ted by Kerensky, as well as Profes
sor Paul Miliukoff, Kerensky'* for
eign minister are on their way to
Paris with other prominent Russians
to do what ever theycan to aid the si lis
in the solutonof the Russian problem.
But whether they represent the peo
ple of Russia at this time a question
which it privately is admitted can
not be answered here.
Prince Lvoff has recently been in
Washington, where he discussed the
situation in his country with Presid
ent Wilson and Secretary of State
Lansing.
Alexieff Denekine and other Cos
sack leaders are in control in the
Cossack district on the Don and at
Orenburg, and are maintaining a
government more nearly stable than
any other in Russia at present, un
less it is at Archangel, which is op
erating in accord with the allied
forces in the north.
Far from according any recogni
tion to the soviet regime at Petro
DOCTOR SAYS"
VINOUS THE
BEST TONIC
Hoaect Opinion Doctor Gave
Hi* Patient
Bedford. Ohio.—"I was la • pitiful
condition, weak, nervous and run
1. down so I could not do my housework.
I! I had doctored lor years and tried
everything under the sun. A friend
told me about VinoL 1 asked my
doctor about it. and be replied, It
certainty to the beet medicine that can
be bad today. I couldn't gtve 70s
any better/ I took it, and today t
am aa well and strong as any woman
could wish to be. and it was Vlnol
that saved me."—Mr*. Prank A. Hor
key. Ash St. Bedford. Ohio.
We guarantee tbto 1
and iron took fo- all 1
L W. WEST DRUG CO, aad Drag
lists Cvfrywberc.
CAM MOIUUJION IB OUT
FOB TUB OOVBBMOBBH1P.
Charlotte, Dae. tf,— Declaring it
his purpoM to go Into evary county
In til* »tat* and pr»«it direct to the
people a proposed program for the
continued prorrrnn of the state,Cam
eron Morrison tonight formally an
nounced that ha will ha a candidate
in tha next Demochatlc primary to
succeed Govemor Bickett. Mr. Mor
rison at ho darlarad that ha had en
tered th* rare to iitay to tha finish ra
prrilmt of wlio alia n or ia not a ran
didat* for th* nomination. Hii an
nouncement follow*:
"t wil h* a randidata in tha naxt
Democratic primary for governor to
sucreed Mr. Biekatt.
"1 will go into avary county in the
■tat* and prevent diraet to the people
a proposed program for tha contin
ued progress of the <itata.
"For more than twenty yaara I
have given much of my time and
thought topubiic questions and par
ticularly to the Democratic party and
as I grow older the spirit of public
service becomes stronger in ma. I
would fully appreciate the high hon
or of h*tng governor of our great sta
te. But I would not go through such
a contest as ia possible in front of ma
for the honor of living; I have a
deep desire for the larger opportun
ity to serve the state and ita people
afforded by that high office."
Commission Drafts German
Constitution.
Berlin, Dec. 14,(Associated Pre**.)
—Tlie commission appointed to mske
s preliminary draft of a national con
Mtitution has completed its delibera
tions snd the Department of the In
tenor will soon present the proposed
charter to the German federated Sta
tes for approval.
The constitution, which is said to
have been modeled after the American
and English charter, provides for an
executive who will be more restricted
in the authority than the President
of the United Staes. The upper cham
ber, it is proposed, is to be made upI
of delegates from the federated states, j
while the lower house will be com
posed of general ar.d popular repre
*entativee. The referendum is pro
vided for and suffrage will be univ
ersal, direct, equal, and secret.
SIM Reward, fit#
TIM rmmdmru ot tkta paper will bs
plwl to learn that th«r« is at least
4r—dsd <mm that Btianca ta«
b+m able to euro In ail Its nta(e«. and
' tut to catarrh. Catarrh b«ia( greatly i
nflutncttf by constitutional condition*
requires constitutional tr<-atru**nt
Hall's Catarrh Cur* is taken internally
an<t acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces of tha Byatem thereby £*■
stroytnff the foundation of the dlsea**
riving the patient strength by buiidim;
up the constitution and assisting na
ture In doing Its work. The proprie
tors have so mach faith In the curative j
powers of Hail's Catsrrh Curs that
they off«f One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it falls to euro. Send for list
of testlmonlsla.
Address r J. CUHIT * COt. f
Ohio, hold by all Druggteta. Tta.
HOMES
FOR SALE!
Nice six room house with all city
conveniences on North Main utreat,]
lot 100x200.
Good seven-room hou3« on Durham J
street Urge lot. Owner leaving town.)
Will sell at a bargain.
Eight room r^idence with all city j
convenience* <m Rock ford street. We;
offer this home at a rsrj bargain.
Five room cottage on Korner street I
near Friends Parsonage lot 86x116,
city conveniences.
We Have Others. Let us Shew Yea
Now Is the time to bay a home, as
Jem can bay for about what the 1
would cast. ^
Linvilk-BaD Realty &
01
OfVi «tn Dmmkar
Ml mtwiwUm iw>
far real and '-oka in
favac W induatnal plant* on inatruc
iaaa from thia aft- u Votity all op
iratora and joUwit that ahipments
nade on raqui«ittona 'iota thia o4b-a
■a otfcar rtawaaa of comauman will b>
mtirely at rtak of ahipper.'
On and v'tr1 this 'lata, all Korlk
Morth Can! will face
.ua iwceaaity o* da,».».„.i< uttU uly
m thair own u/forta in aacuring rami.
Ml dealer*. public utllitiaa, hstpiuia.
■choola atata and municipal aifet-ie*
nil likewise depervj span thair own
ifforti in aa far aa poa«ih'a frr them
to do a®, only railing upon tha Fuel
Administration fer u««ialancr wha:i
hair -wn offorta ara ontlrely unavail
Condition* hava so nearly approach -
mI normal with raspart to ir>-»«fmt
it Hituminou* coal that It 'h .uld not
oncer ha naceaaary for rnn«imtr> to
-all on tha Ixical or Htata Fuel Ail
niniatration for anxiatanra in mret
ng thair requirements. However, in
rniergcncy (■a**** tha Kual Admima
: rat inn will gladly render aseiatance
>a formerly.
In thia connection, it Mam* advi*
tble to utata that conditions with raa
jaet to Anthracite hava not improv
id. Prom prar.ant indlcatlona conium
nor* xhould not, therefore, entertain
he hope of securing thia grade of
:oal.
In viaw of praaa report* of Dr. Gar
< »!.)'• i»«t'»"»,!''ii T"u will oa inter
ested in the following Udoicram from
5r. Garfield's office.
"Dr. Garfield will continue in diroct
■harre oi Fual Adminiatration aa
one aa there ia work to ba .'"ma and
to d lac harre fully hia duly to tha
lublie. Relies on your aaaiatanca
h rough tha winter at least."
Dr. Garfield's decision will doubt
eaa And a ready reaponaa in the
laarti! of tha patriotic mon who hava
riven themaelvaa without rer.erv* to
ha call of Country, and thia office
■onflilently hopes that every member
>f the State Organization will stand
>y tha Colors until the Fual Admin
tiatmn comer to a Anal cloaa.
Yours very truly,
R. C. NORFI.EFT,
State Fuel Administrator.
A ninety-six pound woman can
Mka a fourth of a taaapoonful of
tear* and whip a man.
• We Nod Your
Sikk Trade!
Don't forget we can fit the whole family at
ivht of course you know how ahoee haw
advanced, but we have a large stock on hand. We
bought a good w* i! u*u and we are going to giva
f> i- eu*U/nifi .lie advantage of it Be aura and
give ua a chance before you buy we can nave you
money.
Steele Shoe Co.
Second Door cornrr Franklin and Main
Mount Airy, North Carolina
ELECTRIC CLEANER
WR hava fouiui that m very
Urfca p#r<:i*n««fco ofnrr
talaa ^,row out of wiiat
una woman may My to anoCAar
woman in b social vay
A quarter million hoim Hnv«
Fraatz Prnaim. Thoatands of
will ba p.jvrn o«
&ifu ifwin (hii y*.ar.
Wii# Pimndi of ItrrUnA duality'
rSon* and tclr f k*%a ih« Frwn Pn*
ww Wwowirraifc. no ohf 4 ,ti<« wfeaa
r If ypa cUc»d» to bay, oar prtc* M
■ Ttai p«rm»i'.ii if .Iniml
|F. D. Holcomb, Hardware
Abundance of
POTASH
For the 1919 Crop
We are prepared to supply users of
ROYSTER'S
FERTILIZER
With any grade of Potash goods desired
Prof. B. W. Kilgore, director N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station Says:
"The lack of Potash with us has been shown especially in cotton, tobacco and
potatoes in coastal plain sections. This has been especially true of cotton and pota
toes, more potash having been usarf on tobacco, relatively, than on these two crops."
Or. H. YV. Barre. director of S. C. Agricultural Experiment Station Says:
"I will say that a survey recently made of the cotton situation in South Carolina
leads us to believe that at least 25 per cent reduction in the cotton crop has resulted
this year from lack of potash. In some cases not more than half a crop has been
produced on light land that is very deficient in potash. The appearance of the plants
indicates that what is known as potash hunger is responsible for the decreased yield.
We are, therefore, recommending that liberal amounts of potash be used in fertili
ezrs for cotton next year. At the usual rates of application I feel that it will pay
to use as much as 3 per cent potash at the present prices."
Enquire of Royster Dealers. Place orders early.
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO CO.
Norfolk, Vs.