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Furnish Your Home With
Neat, Nice, Attractive
Furniture.
Our Fall Stock is larger and more complete
than ever before. We buy in car load lots,
which enables us to sell at remarkably low
prices. We especially invite you to visit our
store and examine our various lines before
purchasing your furniture.
Bedsteads and Dressers
We carry a most complete line of Oak Beds
and Dressers of every description. Oak and
Metal Beds of any height desirable. Single
Beds, Trundle Beds. For quality, attractive
designs and prices, we cannot be beaten.
Mattresses and Springs
We pay special attention to these lines and
buy none but the best, which we can sell at
prices to suit you.
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BENSON, N. C.
Raleigh Tobacco Market
Is roe nest
Raleigh has worked a long time to establish a good
tobacco market here. We have at last succeeded in
establishing a market that Raleigh is proud of. Ral
eigh has the best market that it has had since a mar
ket was established here. You can get the highest
market prices for your tobacco here. Mr. T. F. Cheatr
ham at the Farmers Warehouse and Mess. Wiggins,
Hobgood & Co., at the Capital City Warehouse are
working hard for every farmer that sells on their floor.
Everybody who sells here, go away well pleased and
say Raleigh is the best market thev have been to, Ral
eigh is to be congratulated on having the beet corpse of
buyers that can be gotten on any market in the State.
Mr. H. I Glass, representing the American Tobacco
Co., Mr. W. P. Henry, representing the Imperial Tob.
Co., and others representing the independent manu
facturers are the best buvprs that could be gotten on
any market. The farmer who sells his tobacco in Ral
eigh this year will certainly be pleased. Tobacco is
selling high and still advancing So come on to Ral
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aud also get one of nur many valuable premiums of
fered by the Chamber of Commerce here. All grades
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Your friends,
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RALEIGH,
THE GAME OF CHESS.
V Is Probably the Oldest Pastimt
Known to Man.
The oldest game known to man
is chess. The origin of this game,
?r mimic battle, as Goldsmith call
ed it in his translation of Yida,
dates back to 3000 B. C. It is rich
in legendary anecdotes, and its ven
erable nomenclature has been trans
mitted through all changes in lan
guage from the earliest tongues of
the Indo-European to the latest.
A peculiar thing alnuit chess,
with its combination of idle amuse
ment and extreme mental toil, is
that it is the only game sanctioned
by priesthoods of all beliefs. The i
principal piece in the game derives1
its name, king, from the Persian
shah, or ruler.
Many men whose names have
gone down to posterity, such as
Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick
the Great, Charles XII., Voltaire,
Rousseau and Ben Franklin, have
been devotees and students of the
game.
Chess is Asiatic in origin, and
originally more attention was paid
to it by Asiatic students and philos
ophers than by men of western coun
tries. Of late years, however, its
popularity has greatly increased
among western nations, and nation
al chess tournaments are now held
by experts from nearly all countries.
The history of chess may be di
vided into three periods?the age of
the primeval Indian game, extend
ing from its origin down to the sixth
Century A. D.; the age of the me
diaeval chess, from the sixth cen
tury to the sixteenth century, and
the age of the modern chess, from
the last of the sixteenth century to
the present day. Olf course many
changes in the method of play took
place in the course of development
of the game, and as it is played now
it is different from the game the
ancients knew.
Chess has been played in nearly
every country. Chessboards have
been found among the ruins at Pom
peii, and in the Roman Forum one
may still see the outline of a check
erboard roughly scratched on the
stone walk by some senatorial page
of Caesar's time. In the orient both
games have been played from time
immemorial.
The Refreshment of Change.
A charming old lady who was so
cially inclined, but who was kept
rather closely at home by the pres
sure of many cares, used sometimes
to exclaim, "I do just love to drink
out of somebody else's teacups!"
A fitting pendant to this agreea
ble anecdote is another of ft little
girl whose supper invariably con
sisted of bread and butter, milk and
apple sauce, a monotonous diet, of
which she frequently complained.
One day she was asked out to sup
per at a neighbor's. At a late hour
the hostess found that no apple
sauce had been prepared for the lit
tle guest, so she sent one of the
maids to the child's home for. a sup
ply. The little girl on returning to
her mother was enthusiastic about
the delightful visit and particularly
about the "beautiful supper," when
she had been allowed to pour milk
and cream for herself from the dain
tiest little pitchers.
"And, oh, such good apple sauce,
mamma, the best I ever tasted!"
Queer Decorations.
Many Japanese women gild their
teeth. Women of Arabia stain their
fingers and toes red. In Greenland
women paint their faces blue and
yellow. In India the women of three
high castes paint their teeth black.
A Hindoo bride is anointed from
head to foot with grease and saffron.
Borneo women dye the hair in fan
tastic colors?pink, green, blue and
scarlet. In New Holland scars made
carefully with shells form elaborate
patterns on the women's faces. In
some South American tribes the wo
men draw the front teeth, esteeming
as an ornament the black gap thus
made.
His Explanation.
A bishop, recently returned from
a tour of his diocese, according to
the Springfield Republican, brought
this story: He was the guest of one
of the pillars of the church in a ru
ral community. Beefsteak was the
piece de resistance, and the guest
sawed at it with such energy that
its toughness was perfectly obvious.
Finally the host thought it neces
sary to do something to save his rep
utation for hospitality. "Lt's fine
meat," he remarked; "nice and ten
der. But, you see, we have to keep
the knives very dull on account of
the children."
Salt a Luxury.
Salt is the greatest luxury known
in central Africa. In some sections
among the poorer inhabitants salt
is never used. Even among the bet
ter classes a man who cats salt with
his food is considered a rich individ
ual. In some tribes where salt is
not so scarce children arc so fond of
it that tbev may be seen eating it
Hk& our American children would
pieces of lump sugar.
HOW THE SEXES DIFFER.
Contrary Ways of Men and Women In
Doing the Same Thing.
Ever watched n man as he takes
i chair: He'll move it?every time,
even if it's only an inch. He would
not sit in it just where it was for
the world. Watch him next tiiuo
fi d see if he doesn't move it. A
woman will seat herself without
touching the chair. A woman is
more philosophical anyhow.
Men are queer creatures, as every
one knows. A man will always stir
lus coffee before drinking it. This
is very fool-h. He should taste it
first to see if it needs stirring.
Few men open their personal cor
respondence without looking at the
postmarks to see the time of post
ing. Women, on the other hand,
tear open the envelope at once.
They are in too much of a hurry to
waste any time.
When a man puts on his hat he
almost always looks inside it first.
What he expects to see remains a
mystery, but he looks for it, all the
same.
He subjects the point of his pen
to the same careful scrutiny before
commencing to write a letter. A
woman starts right off, jabs her pen
in the ink pot and straightway be
gins to scribble as if her life de
pended on it.
It is the man who reads with his
back to the light, holding his book
in one hand. Herein lies wisdom.
A woman rests her book on the ta
ble and leans both elbows thereon.
But the foolishness of the man's
act lies in the fact that he is seek
ing comfort and seldom takes this
position because it is tfie most sci
entific one. Of course he finds it
isn't comfortable. Ilis arm aches
after the first ten minutes, where
upon he puts his book down and re
marks he is going out.
It is the man who lets out se
crets?not by telling them, but by
ill timed silence; lie does worse;
bv refusing to gratify the curiosity
of his questioners he invariably
causes them to jump to conclusions
much more damaging than the truth
of the matter.?New York Press.
Diplomatic.
"Mr. Gidsmore," began the young
man, "when you proposed to your
wife?or to the estimable lady who
is now Mrs. Gidsmore?did she toll
you to ask her father ?"
"She did, my boy," affably replied
Mr. Gidsmore.
"And did you try to shirk the
job?"
"Well, come to think of it, I did.
I?I believe I tried to get her to do
the asking, 'pon my soul! Ha, ha!"
"And when you did ask him?of
course you had to speak to him
finally"?
"Of course I did; of course."
"And when you did ask him did
your knees shake, and was your
tongue dry, and did you have stage
fright generally?"
"I was scared to death."
"Well, that's the way I feel. I
told Gladys I knew I could find
some mutual bond of sympathy be
tween us when I came to tell you
that she has promised to marry me."
?Li fe.
Silk From a Fish.
Byssus, of which fine, iridescent
stockings and shawls are made in
Sicily, is a silk made by a fish. The
puina is a Mediterranean shellfish
that has an odd little tube at the
end of its tongue. Out of this tube,
spider fashion or silkworm fashion,
it spins a silk thread, with which it
fastens itself to any rock that it
wishes to adhere to. When the
puina moves on its fastenings its
silk cable remains behind. This
cable, which is called byssus, the Si
cilian fishermen gather. Byssus
weaves into the softest, finest,sheen
iest of fabrics, but it is very rare
und expensive.?Popular Science
Sittings.
On Even Lines.
In the olden days many a good
Scotchman fought in the ranks of
La Belle France. A MacDonald,
whose sword had won him a cap
taincy, while at mess with his broth
er officers was jeered at by a
provcncal major for a foreigner.
"Bah," exclaimed the sneerer, "you
beggarly Scots but fight for gold!"
"And what fights my brother
Frenchman for?" exclaimed Mac.
"For honor," exclaimed the French
man. "Well, well, man," coolly re
plied the Scot as he emptied his
glass, "we both are fighting to gain
what we need the most."
A Revelation.
In the midst of his passionate dec
laration she yawned slightly.
Though, with her white and jew
eled hand, she attempted to conceal
the movement, it did not escape him.
His torrent of burning words ceased.
The light died in his eyes.
"But why," he said hoarsely,
"why speak to you of love ? You are
heartless ? heartless. Your yawn
showed it."
"Oh, Clarence," she whispered,
horror stricken, "did I open my
mouth as wide as that ?"
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Cla.yton, N. C.
Notice of Sale!
By virtue of a power of sale contained inj two certain chat
tel mortgages executed by J. A. Barber, of Johnston County, the
one to The Bank of Benson, dated Nov. 18th, 1904, and recorded
in the office of Register of Deeds of Johnston County, Book Y No.
8 Page 256; the other to M. C. Barber dated April 14th, 1903,
and recorded in Book N No. 8 Page 492 in said Register's office
and duly transferred for value to the receiver of The Bank of Ben
son, the undersigned will offer at public sale to the highest bidder
for cash at the saw mill premises of the said J. A. Barber in said
County of Johnston and in Ingrams Township, near the residence
of Chris Lee, ten miles East of Benson in said township, on the
20th day of Nov. (Tuesday,) 1906, at 12 o'clock M. the following
described property, conveyed in the above described mortgages
to-wit: One 30-horse Talbot Boiler, one 25-horse Talbot Engine;
one No. 2% Farquhar Saw Mill, complete; one Sampton Saw, 54
solid teeth; one Disston 52 patent tooth saw; and all appliances
to saw mill complete; one shingle saw and fixtures complete; one
cut-off saw; all pulleys, shafting and belting belonging to saw mill
complete.
J. F. LEE, Receiver
of The Bank of Benson.
This October 27th, 1906.
MORE GROCERIES AND A
RESTAURANT.
I have opened in the store
next to my Meat Market a first
class Restaurant and Fancy Gro
cery. A good selection of Fruits
on hand. Call and see me.
> Jesse Allen,
o 26-3 Benson, N. C.
SEED WHEAT.
I have a fine lot of Purple
Straw Seed Wheat for sale.
G. B. Smith,
Clayton, R. F. D. No. 1.
Go to W. G. Yelvington's store
for your Pat. Colt and Vici Calf
Shoes, Boots and every day
work shoes. All styles and at
lower prices than to be had else
where.
For Floor Coverings and Art
Squares call on Cotter-Under
wood Co.
We have again sold out of
Banker Ponies but anyone wish
ing to buy one will do well to
leave fheir order with The El
lington Buggy Co.
W. G. Yelvington has put in a
full stock of nice Clothing of the
latest styles?all colors?for
Men, Youths, and children; all
sizes and prices to suit every
one that wishes to buy cheap.
Give him a call before you buy
if you wish to save money.
Anybody wishing to buy a
Mower and Rake will do well to
see Ellington Buirg" 'Jo.
before buying
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