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'NDQTCim iBM , Ay MARY GCAHyiBO^yER PENCIL TEACHES LESSON. "A pencil," said I>addy, "wa? doing a great Qcal of work. That is the pen cil was doing the work with the help of the wrist and the hand and the arm of a little boy named Julius. "Now, Julius was trying to do his arithmetic lesson and it was very, very hard. The reason It seemed so hard was because he had not paid any at tention to the teacher in school when she had explained the next day's les sou. He hud been writing notes and reading a book with muny pictures under his desk when she wasn't look ing. "So when it came time for him to rwork his sums all out on paper he could not do them at all. And he had stayed out pluying too long. He knew quite well he should have come In doors far sooner ? but he had wanted to stay out and so he had stayed ! "As long as Julius wanted to do a thing he did it, and never cared at all about two little words called right and wrong. "The sums would not come out right. He tried to 'prove' them and they wouldn't prove. 'Oh dear,' he said, 'what a hard lesson this is.' "The pencil went on working as hard as it could. Whatever Julius directed it to put down on the paper, It did. And then as soon as it had written a few figures ? Just as Julius had told it to ? didn't he go and rub them all out. " 'It's a shame,' said the pencil. "'What's a shame?' asked Julius. " 'You make me do the work and then you always use the rubber at the end of the pencil. It's paying too much attention to the rubber. I am the im portant thing! The rubber should only be used In case of an accident or a mistake which Is excusable. Your mistakes are quite inexcusable ? quite !' " 'What a horrid pencil you are,* said Julius. 'If only I hnd another I would be glad. I5ut I traded ^11 my other pencils for ? ' " 'Yes, I know,' said the pencil. " 'What do you know,' asked Julius, very much surprised. " 'I know that you traded your other pencils for jrtoces of candy, a piece of cake and an orange !' ?"How do you know all that?' asked Julius. " 'Because I am the only one left In b IC'WUII.ilJMIIIIIIIIfc "It's a Shame," Said the Pencil. your pencil box. There should have been six others!' " 'That's right,' said Julius. 'There should have been six others. And I don't know why I traded them for candy and cake. I need the pencils far more. The candy made me feel a little sick, anyway.' " 'That's what you say now,' said the pencil. 'Now after you have eaten the cake and candy and the orange. You should have said all this before you traded your pencil. You complain about me because you'd like to change to another point. But the other pencils wouldn't help you. You don't know your lesson because you didn't pay at tention. You thought you were so smart you didn't have to listen to what the teacher was saying. But you can't expect a pencil to do all your work.' " 'You're not doing all his work,' said the rubber. 'I'm doing a good deal of It myself. He is using me as much as he is using you. But I won't stand for it 1 It's all very well for a pencil to be used all the time ? until all the lead has been used up. But that's not the way to treat me. I must only be used now and again. If I am used any oftener I will object.' "Still Julius tried to do his sums. How tired he was I He didn't want to fail in his lessons. There was no Joy In that. A boy who knew nothing wasn't thought much of. In fact such a boy wasn't liked any better than-^a boy who simply knew all his lessons, and would never join In a good gume and play at recess. " 'Oh, what shall I do?' asked Julius, almost crying. 'I know I'm wrong, and that I made a mistake in not paying attention and all that.' "'Well,' said The pencil. 'He will do better In the future, for he has learned what the little word wrong meant ? so now he will do right.' ?"Yes, I hope so,' said the rubber. 'I've been sadly abused this evening.' And the next day rt school Julius told the teacher he had been quite, quite wrong, and that In his sleep when he had been trying to study the pencil and rubber taught him the lesson of right and wrong, so that another time he would know his lesson !" Pop's Largess. "Dad, I wish you would give me a bit of money." "All right, son. Til go you on? bet? ter. Here's two-bits." THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF LIFE. Wife ? Henry, you really must have the landlord come and see for him self the damage the rain did to our ceiling. < Hub ? I can't without letting him see the damage the children have done to the rest of the house. "That fellow earns ten dollars a week and spends eight of it on you." "I shouldn't think your mother would want you to receive his atten tions." "Oh, mother knows that a financier of his type will never be able to talk matrimony." o "Extremes met at our boarding house today," remarked the star boarder. "How so?" asked the innocent by sitter. "I ate deviled ham and had angel cake for dessert." o Dowager Lady Shelley was travel ing by the mail coach, with her foot man outside, when the coach was up set. The footman, springing to his feet unhurt, heard his mistress* voice saying: "John, pull me out; the black legs are mine." A Mamma ? "Johnny, see that you give Ethel the lion's share of that orange." Johnny ? "Yes'm." Ethel ? "Mammal he hasn't given me any." Johnny ? "Well, that's all right. Lions don't eat oranges." o A traveler, at a recent dinner, said of the multi-millionaire: "After all most of his wealth is superfluous. When I think of a mutli millionaire's millions, I am reminded of a story of Gobsa Golds. " 'I have four English men ser vants,' said Gobsa Golds, on the ter race of his marble cottage at New port ? 'four English men servants whose soul duty is to look after my sea bathing.' "He cleared his throat pompously and continued. " 'The first has charge of my bathing suits, the second takes care of the bath-houses and the show ers, and the third, in a small boat, acts as kind of a life guard to me.' " 'Eut the fourth ? what does the fourth do?" a listener asked. " 'Oh, he takes my bath. Sea bath ing always has a depressing effect on my heart.' " ?o? ? ? Sexton (to young farmer who has called to arrange for the christening of his child)? Doantee bring 'e Toos day ? Vicar be fishing Toosday." Farmer ? Well, then, say Monday. Sexton ? Noa ? not Monday. MontH be full o' minnows Monday. o The Jolly Fellow (to the man above who has been dragged from his bed by the wild ringing of his front door bell): One of your windows is wide open. Mr. Jones, in dressing gown: Thanks, awfully, old man. Which one is it? The Jolly Fellow: The one you have your head out of. Ta-ta. o "When water becomes ice," asked the teacher, "what is the great change that takes place?" "The greatest change, ma'am," said the little boy, "is the change in price." ? Home Life. o Howard ? "I see the neighbors on your street have petitioned the city to have a light placed in front of your house. What do you think of it " " Henry ? "I'm puzzled. I don't know whether-it is kindness on their part, so that I can find the keyhole, or just plain curiosity to see what time I come home nights." ? Judge. o The pessimist was suffering from rheumatism. "Every bone in my body aches," he complained. "You ought to be glad you are not a herring," said the optimist. "The doctor's advice to smoke onlv one cignr after each meal is going to be the death of Blieerins." "What's the matter with him?" "He's trying to eat six or seven meals a day." AGED FARMER Made Strong and Well by Vino! This letter proves there is nothing equal to Vinol to create strength for weak, run-down conditions. Vestal Centre, N. Y. ? "I am a far mer 74 years of ape and got into a weak, run-down condition as a result of the Grippe. Our druggist suggested Vinol to build me up and I noticed an improvement soon after taking it, and it has restored my strength so I can now do a good day's work. My wife has also taken Vinol for a run down condition with splendid results." II ur 'I.TSTn HOOD BROS., Druggists, Smithfield, N. C. COTTON MOVES IT AGAIN. Sharp Rise in Prices, With New Months Going Above the 20-Cent Itasis. * * __ After a fortnight of narrowing fluctuations, cotton has again become a speculative feature, though its movements are somewhat obscured by the extraordinary wheat situation. Yet recurrence of wi3e price changes has appeared in the southern staple, and while the fact has not been gen erally mentioned, the new crop months have reached their highest basis. Even on the great rise early in April, Friday's figures of better than 20 cents for the later deliver ies were not equaled, and from the low levels of last week the upturn has exceeded 190 points on the aver age. Gains in the nearby options have been less striking, but both May and July went beyond 20.60c. and the week's net advance in these was about 65 to 70 points, with the other options nearly 100 points ? With the market improving decis ively, no difficulty was found in ex plaining its action, and interesting views were heard as to how -high prices might be carried without Fed eral interference. Resumption of ag gressive bullish speculation is not being encouraged, but some people argua that a further rise is warrant ed by legitimate supply and demand conditions, and special stress is laid on the adverse features of the crop situation. Unfortunately, the outlook leaves much to be desired, for while clear weather has prevailed over the belt during recent days, tempera tures have continued unseasonably low and this week's government rej port said that a good deal of re planting has been necessary. With the present big consumption and the like lihood of its becoming still larger, another meager yield would be most untimely, and it is to be hoped that the weather in the South will soon take a decided turn for the better. Besides the crop news, prices were strengthened by the Russian devel opments, and the granting of a $100, 000,000 loan to that country was helpful to sentiment in cotton, as in securities. ? Dun's Review. OUR FLAG. Behold it! Listen to it! Every star has a tongue, every stripe is articulate. "There is no language or speech where their voices are not heard." There is magic in the web of it. It has an answer for every ques tion of duty. It has a solution for every doubt and perplexity. It has a word of good cheer for every hour of gloom or of despond ency. It speaks of easlier and of later struggles. It speaks of victories, and some times of reverses, on the sea and on the land. It speaks of patriots and heroes among the living and the dead. But before all and above all other associations and memories, whether of glorious men, or glorious deeds, or glorious places, its voice is ever of Union rnd Liberty, of Constitution and the Laws. ? Robert C. Winthrop "Do you know anything about the language of flowers?" "Only this much: A five-dollar box of roses talks a heap louder to a girl than a fifty-cent bunch of carna tions." WOMAN ALL RUN DOWN Made Strong and Well By Vinol Waynesboro, Pa. ? "I was all run down after a hard spell of bronchitis so it waa hard for me to keep al>out. I had pains in my chest and took cold easily. A friend asked me to try Vinol. I did, and it built me up bo I am strong and well and I am able to do my housework which I had not done for three months before taking Vinol." ? Mrs. Y. R. IIobboucii, Waynesboro, Pa. Vinol creates an appetite, aids diges tion, makes pure blood and create? strength. Your money back if it fails; HOOD BROS., Druggists, Smithfield, N. C. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Administrators on the estate of J. C. Lee, deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 25th day of May, 1918, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery: and all persons indebted to said es tate will make immediate payment. This 19th day of May, 1917. MINNIE LEE and WILLIE ELDRIDGE, Administrators. ED. A. HOLT Dealer in High Grade Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes, Princeton, - North Carolina TIMELY ADVICE TO SOLDIER BEGINNERS By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER. "Kejectcd!" it scuds the heart of a joung patriot down with a thud to have that verdict pronounced on his effort to be u soldier. lie may have lived t lie life of a hero for weeks, dreaming of the jilorious deeds before him and the noble sacrifice he would make upon t lie altar of his country. Snubbed and disgraced Is the first thought iii Ills own mind and maybe In that of comrades and friends. Yet the defect may be physical and not something which the applicant could have helped by personal endeavor. Half an Inch too short, six months un Photo by American Press Association. PAUADE REST. der aye. a couple of pounds under weight, maybe. Time will cure that. The above is a pointer to boys and young men not to worry lu advance uor forego a nolde resolution iu the fate of a bugaboo. It will not be for awkwardness or ignorance of mill tary forms and motions that the dread word "rejected" is passed down at ex animation time, (liven health and the five senses, every ablebodied youth is tit material to begin on. lie may pass the test sooner, become a soldier more quickly ami feel that he has arrived more quickly by setting himself to work to qualify f<?r the ordeal. Mental and physical alertness as well as bodily strength goes to the making of the soldier. Mall playing, rowing and swimming contribute to alertness. Some coachers advise the novice to start each day with a bath, followed b.v setting up exercises and a hike. Ii the exercise is sawing wood or chasing t lie lawn mower and the hike extends to store or market some miles away on an errand, so much the better. SPECIAL OCCASIONS. Wrightsville Beach, N. C., June 1917. As information we wish to advise that the following conventions have been booked up to date to be held at ; Wrightsville Beach during the month jof June: Laundry Association of the Caroli jnas, June llth-12th. Independent Order of Red Men of North Carolina, June 13th-15th. North Carolina Bankers Associa tion, June 19th-21st. Hardware Association of North and j South Carolfha, June 19th-21st. Southern Textile Association, June , 22nd-23rd. North Carolina Baptist Chautau qua, or Assembly, June 27th-29th. We take pleasure in advising furth ! er, notwithstanding the reports and rumors to the contrary, that Wrights iville Beach will be open this season as in former years; that the Government has not made any restrictions what soever as to illuminating the beach; I that the hotels and "Lumina" will be open to the public as heretofore; that ! material improvements have been made in hotel accommodations and at tractions, and in many respects* the I beach season promises to be more at tractive than heretofore. W. J. CRAIG, Passenger Tiraffic Manager. T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Magnolia Balm liquid face powder. The beauty secret of t women who knowhow to take care of the com plexion. Cannot be dete<5ted. Heals Sun burn, stops Tan. Soothing, cooling, refreshing. f Pit*- Wh'le- hok-RcJ. " X 75c. at 'Druggists or bu mail JirtcL Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp. Lyon Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N. Y. For Sale by Creech Drug Co., Smithfield, N. C.; R. C. Lassiter & Co., Four Oaks, N. C., J. R. Ledbetter, Princeton, N. C., and all good Dealers. NOTICE. State of North Carolina, Johnston County, Pinp Level Township. H. Weil & Bros. V8. J. L. Creech. The defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above entitled action was issued against said defendant on the 20th day of April, 1917, by W. F. Gerald, a Justice of the Peace of Johnston County, North Carolina, for the sum of $29.50 (twenty-nine dollars and fifty cents) due said plaintiff by ac count which summons is returnable before said Justice at his office in Pine Level in said County and in Pine Level township, on the 26th of May, 1917. when and where the de fendant is required to appear and answer or demur to the complaint or the relief demanded will be granted. This May 20th, 1917. W. F. GERALD, J. P. NOTICE. State of North Carolina, Johnston County, Pine Level Township. W. J. BALDWIN Vs J. L. Creech. The defendant above named will take notice that a summons in the above entitled action was issued against said defendant on the 11th day of May, 1917, by W. F. Gerald, a Justice of the Peace of Johnston County, North Carolina, for the sum of $29.(55 (twenty-nine dollars and sixty-five cents) due -said plaintiff by note, which summons is returnable before said Justice at his office in Pine Level, in said County and in Pine Level township, on^the 15th day of June, 1917. When and where the defendant is required to appear and answer or demur to the com plaint, or the relief demanded will be granted. This the- 11th day of May, 1917. W. F. GERALD, Justice of the Peace. NOTICE OF LOSS OF HANK OF SMITHFIELD STOCK. WHEREAS, the Rank of Sniithfield issued to C. M. Wilson Certificate No. 122, for 2 shares of its capital stock, on January 27, 19K5; and WHEREAS, the said Rank of Smith field was converted into the First National Rank of Smithfield since the issuance of said stock, and the Cer tificate of stock in the old Rank of Smithfield having been lost, stolen, or destroyed, the said C. M. Wilson has made application for Duplicate Cer tificate of stock, and this is to serve notice that if any one is in legal pos session of said stock, they will pre sent the same on or before the 12th day of June, 1917, or a new Certifi cate will be issued therefor, to the said C. M. Wilson, as provided by law. This 11th day of May, 1917. FIRST NATIONAL RANK OF SMITHFIELD, Successor to THE RANK OF SMITHFIELD, Ry R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier. NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT. Whereas K. E. Peedin was the owner of time Certificate of Deposit, No. 3232, in the sum of $240.00, is sued by the First National Hank of Smithfield, on April 26, 1917; and Whereas the said Certificate of De posit has been lost, stolen, or de stroyed, and the said K. E. Peedin has made application to the First National Bank of Smithfield for a du plicate thereof: NOW THEREFORE, this is to notify any person who may claim to legally hold said Certificate, to pre sent the same at the First National Dank of Smithfield, in its office at Smithfield, on or before the 12th day of June, 1917, or a Duplicate will be issued to said K. E. Peedin, as provided by law. This 11th day of May, 1917. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SMITHFIELD. By R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Administrator on the estate of C. B Sanders, deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 24th day of April, 1918, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persons indebted to said es tate will make immediate payment. This 20th day of April, 1917. LEON G. STEVENS, Administrator. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Executor on the estate of Nancy I* Richardson, deceased, hereby noti fies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 17th day of April, 1918, or this nctice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persns indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 16th day of April, 1917. ROGER F. RICHARDSON, Executor. ABELL & WARD, Attorneys. NpTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Administrator on the estate of J. U. Benson, deceased, hereby noti fies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 16th day of May, 1918, or this noticc will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and nil persons indebted to said es tate will make immediate payment. This 16th day of May, 1917. B. J. BENSON, Administrator. JAMES RAYNOR, Attorney. SALE VALUABLE LAND. By virtue of a decree of the Supe rior Court of Johnston County enter ed at the April Term, 1917, in an action entitled P. B. Johnson vs. G. L. Stephenson and Dollie Stephenson, the undersigned commissioners ap pointed in said decree, will on Mon day, the 11th day of June, 1917, at 12:00 M., at the Court House door in Smithtield, Johnston County, N. C., offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder, the following described lands, to-wit: FIRST TRACT: Beginning at a stake in the run of Bullock's Branch, and runs S. 86 E. 17.10 chains to a stake in W. C. Walton's line; thence N. 1 E. 36.76 chains to a stake said W. C. Walton's corner; thence N. 61 W. 6.26 chains to a stake on the bank of Middle Creek; thence with the run of said creek to the mouth of Bullock's Branch; thence up the run of said Branch to the beginning, con taining 49 acres, more or less. SECOND TRACT: Beginning at a stake in the run of Bullock's Branch and runs S. 86 E. 21 chains to a stake in W. C. Walton's line; thence N. 1 E. 7.89 chains to a stake in corner of dowery; thence N. 86 W. 17.10 chains to a stake in the run of Bullock's Branch; thence up the run of said Branch to the beginning, containing 15 '4 acres, more or less. THIRD TRACT: Begins at a stake in the run of Bullock's Branch, Alvin Stephenson's corner, and runs S. 86 E. 8.58 chains to a stake; thence S. 4 W. 14.51 chains to a stake corner of dowery; thence S. 86 E. 11 chains to a stake; thence N. 4 E. 14.50 chains to a stake; thence S. 87 E. 4.75 chains to a stake A. J. Walton's corner; thence N. 1 E. 12.75 chains to a stake corner of Lot No. 3; thence N. 86 W. 21 chains to a stake in the run of Bullock's Branch; thence up the run of said branch to the beginning, containing 45 acres, more or less. FOURTH TRACT: Begins at Smithy Caudell's corner, N. B. Hon eycutt's line, and runs thence with said line S. 3 W. to a stake; thence W. to a stake in Amos Stephenson's line; thence N. to a stake in Wm. Grimes' corner; thence E. to a stake Wm. Grimes' corner; thence N. to a black-gum William Grimes' corner; thence E. to a stake in Bullock's Branch to a sweet-gum, Smithy Cau dell's corner; thence E. to the begin ning, containing 25 acres. FIFTH TRACT: Beginning at Britton Stephenson's corner in Mary Jones' line and runs with said line W. to a stake in Bullock's Branch; thence up said branch and S. to a sweet-gum; thence E. to a stake in Britton Stephenson's line; thence N. with said line to the beginning, con taining 7% acres, more or less. This 7th day of May, 1917. J. R. BARBOUR, E. J. WELLONS, Commissioners. NOTICE OF SALE. Under and by virtue of the author ity contained in a certain mortgage deed executed on the 1st day of Jan uary, 1912, by R. A. Allen and wife, Polly A. Allen, to the undersigned, which mortgage deed is duly record ed in the Registry of Johnston Coun ty, in Book "I" No. 11, page 247, default having been made in the pay ment of the bonds secured by the same, and the conditions in said deed having been broken, the undersigned will, on Saturday, the 26th day of May, 1917, at twelve o'clock M., at the Court House door in the town of Smithfield, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder, for Cash that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Oneals town ship, Johnston County, State of North Carolina, adjoining the Hutchenson Watson lands, and others, and Beginning at a stake, the Hutchen son Watson corner, on the edge of the Watson Mill Pond at high water mark, and runs S. 1 degree W. 95 poles to the run of Buffalo; thence up the run of Buffalo to the mouth of Crooked Branch, the Daniel Ea son corner; thence up the run of said Branch to a stake at the high water mark of said Watson Mill Pond, said stake being placed there as the be ginning of an agreed line between said J. S. Eason and Alph Richard son; thence about S. 20 degrees E. along the line of high water mark 25 poles to a stake; thence about S. 67 degrees E. along said high water mark about 60 poles to the beginning, containing Forty-five (45) acres, more or less (the aforesaid agreed line being the same surveyed and chopped by T. R. Fulghum, County Surveyer). This 21st day of April, 1917. JESSE PARKER, Mortgagee. ABELL & WARD, Attorneys. NOTICE. North Carolina, Johnston County. Geo. F. Woodard, Admr., of Silas Cogdell. vs. Mary J. Cogdell, Guilford Cogdell and others. Under and by virtue of the author ity contained in a decree of the Su perior Court rendered in the above entitled cause this May 4th, 1917, the undersigned Commissioner will sell for cash at public auction, to the highest bidder, at 12 o'clock M., in front of the Post Office in the town of Selma, N. C., on Saturday, June 2nd, 1917, the following described tract of land: Beginning at the intersection of Waddell and Sharp Streets and ex tending along the building line of Waddell Street Eastwardly 50 feet, and. along the building line of Sharp Street Northwardly 150 feet, and bounded on the North by the lots of C. O. Durant, and on the East by the lots of Winchester Stancill. On said lot there is a four-room house in good condition. Title good. This May 4th, 1917. E. J. WELLONS, Commissioner. WELLONS & WELLONS, Attorneys. IK (N'T PUT OFF SCKKEMNt; your house ? do it now. Phone us. we have the Screens. Cotter Htrd ware Co., Smithfield, N. C.
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