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"HY HEALTH - IS PERFECT" So Say* A North Carolina Lady la TalHaf What Sbe Owes To Cardni, Tbe Woman's Tonic Mt Airy. N. C —Mm, Ada Hull, of tills place, says: "About six years ago 1 got In Very bad health. I Buffered terrible pains In my abdomen and back. I dreaded to see the sun rise and I dreaded to see It set, for I Buf fered Buch agony. No one except my self will ever know how badly I suf fered. The doctor said I WHS suffering as a result of Lbe menopause. 'As nothing gave me any relief, I asked the doctor If I hadn't better try Cardul. He said, 'lt might help you,' and told my husband to get me a bot tle. At this time I was so weak I could not lift my head, and, my voice was so weak, people had to lean to wards the bed to hear what I said. I looked so bad and had such a dark color that I looked like a dead woman, and my relatives thought 1 would never get up again. I took one bottle of Cardui and It relieved the pain and suffering bo much that my husband got another bottle, and that improved roe still more. I began to strengthen and gradually got well. I have now had better health for six years, than I ever had In all my life. I have taken oo medicine since, and my health ia perfect. Cardul Is the flneat medicine a woman could use." Try It. At druggists.—Adv The Slxe. Mother asked Davie one morning to fetch a small cabbage from the grocer "What would you call a small cab bag»**" Davie asked. "Oh, about the «17.e of Jackie's head," answered the mother, referring to the younger brother, A few seconds later a voice came from the doorway : '"Mamma, I'm taking Jackie with tnf to measure by." ENDS DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, GAS "Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick, sour stomachs in five minutes —Timejt! "Really put bad Btnmachj in jrder—"really does" overcome Indiges tion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and sourness In five minutes— that— Just that —makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar gest selling stomach regulator In tho world. If what you eat ferments into stubborn lumps, you belch gas and eructato sour, undigested food and acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath foul; tongue coated; your insldes tilled with bile and indigestible waste, re member the moment "Pape's Diapep sin" comes in contact witfetlie all such distress vanishes. ll'h truly astonishing—almost marvelous, and the joy is Its hannleisness A large flfty-eent case of Pape's Dia pepsin will give you a hundred dollars' worth of satisfaction. It's worth Its weight In gold to men ami women who-can't get their stom achs regulated. It belongs in your home —should always be kept bandy In case of stck, sour, upset stomach during the day or nt night. It's the I quickest, surest and most harmless stomach doctor In the world. —Adv. Effeminate. fi aha—-Why «|o ymi nay he Is effeni Inate? He doesn't act that way. Steve He always wants the |asl word. RESINOL WILL SURELY STOP THAT ITCHING What blessed relief! Tho moment reslnol ointment touches Itching skin, the Itching stops and healing begins. That is why doctors have prescribed it successfully for nineteen years in even the severest, stubbornnest cases of ec sema, ringworm, rashes and many -other tormenting, unsightly Bkln dis eases- With the help of warm baths with reslnol soap, reslnol ointment re stores The skin or scalp to perfect health and easily and at little cost. At all druggists.—Adv. Many a married man wonders just how small a portion of his earnings he Is really entitled to. Sometimes Apply It Lightly. For cuts, burns, scalds, sores and open wounds always apply Hanford's Balsam lightly, but be Bure that it covers and gets to the bottom of the wound. A few light applications are generally all that Is needed to heal this class of difficulties. Adv. The automobile has It on the hoiW in one respect. It doesn't shed Its hair in the spring. { __X Pneumonia? Appl? v Hanford's Bal sam. Rub it on and rub It in thor oughly, until the skin is Irritated ▲dr. Life is made up of surprises. Have you ever noticed that the things that don't seem possible happen so often? ——————— , You cannot tell how a man is heeled by the else of his shoes. "Where there's a will there's a uhance for a lawsuit.'* BUREAU OF CENSUS REPORTS ON CM NORTH CAROLINA MAKES BET. TER SHOWING THAN ANY OTH- ER STATE IN NATION. TAR HEEL . CAPITOL NEWS Gsnsral News of Nerth Carolina Col lected and Condensed From the State Capital That Will Profs of Intsrsst to All Our Rssdsrs. The last bolletln of the Bureau of the Census, the of Com merce, on the supply and distribution of cotton, covering the year ondlng AiiKUst 31. presents some' Interesting figures for North Carolina. It Is shown that North C-arollna cotton mills con sume all but 28.323 bale* of tho crop of the Htate. The increase in tlie con sumption of cotton was from 653,350 in 1913 to 906,177, or 38.7 per rent In 1914. That Is considered a splendid showing, it Is better than any other Slate In the Union did. South Carolina still loads the South In the number of cotton spindles. The following named North Carolina coun ties, according to tho latest estimates of the Census Bureau, have more than 100,000 cotton spindles each: Uaston, 507,192; Cabarrus, 281,532; Mecklenburg, 2fi7,800; Guilford, 213,- 868; Durham, 162,404; Rockingham, 159,986; Alamance, 140,592; Ruther ford, 138,169; Richmond, 127,047; Stanley, 104,296. Bristol County, Massachusetts, leads the United States with 7,145,232 cotton spindles. Spartanburg county, South Caro Hna, l»*uis tho South with 804,436, GreenviUe county, South (Carolina, has 742,690 and Anderson county, 574,7X4. Ton North Carolina and 13 South .Carolina counties have more than 100,000 spindles, "Bristol county, Ma.HR." said tho census report, "with 7,14fV,2.12 cotton spindles led all other counties, 64.7 per cent of the total spindle capacity for Massachusetts, 40 4 per cent for the total for New ICnglend ami 21.8 per cent of tho total for the United Pt»t.f>n. The industry *«» oHtnbllsh ed In this county at an early date, and the county has long maintained a leading isisltlon. Kail Hlver, tho most Important city In the United States irom a cotton manufacturing stand point, la located In this county, as nil an the cities of New Bedford, and Taunton. "In tho Southern State, Anderson, OreenviUe and Spartanburg counties, In Hit' western part of South Carolina, »nd Wanton county In North Carolina Arn the only ones with more than 600,000 cotton spindles each," Tho total active spindles, ring and mulo. In North Carolina, In 3,770,316, and South Carolina 4,583,712. North Ciirollna has 3,702,250 ring and 68,036 mulo spindles; South Caro lina, 4,580,352 and 3,:i60. Massachusetts with 1,347,778 bales, Ignds nil the othor states In the quan tity of cotton consumed; North Car olina, with 906,177 bales Is second; South Carolina, with 794,678 bales, third and tin>rgla, with 632,332 bales, fourth. The consumption In North Carolina Increased from 4153,350 -bulws to iIU6,- 177 last year. That Is 38 7 per cent. The increase In South Carolina was i 27.5 and In (leorgla 29 9 per cent. North . Carolina produced 935.000 i hales last year. Just 28,823 more than .die consumed. A Vital Statistics Bulletin. Arrangemehts are being made by the bureau of vital statistics for tho publication of a bulletin which will be devoted to the vital statistics reports for the state and such other matter as will bo interesting. This will be in addition to the bulletin published monthly by the state board, devoted to general health work. The Hrst is sue will make Its appearance In Janu ary. State's History Being Preserved. The biennial report of Secretary R. D. W. Connor of the North Carolina Historical Commission has been made to the commission, tho members of which are J. Bryan Orlmes, W. J. Poole, D. H. Hill, M. C. SI. Noble and T. M. Plttman. The report Is unusu ally interesting because of the amount and Variety of the work done, includ ing th 6 transfer of the new quarters, in ' the state administration building of the commission and Its invaluable i records and of the great collection of objects in the' Hall of History. On the 12th of last January the commission began the removal of Its collections from Ks quarters In the Capitol which it had occupied seven years, to the new building, where it ~os the second floor, especially de signed for its purposes. The two large exhibition rooms contain the great collection of relics, manuscripts, rare editions and portraits. There are also a document room, the ' offices and rooms for the repair and mounting of manuscripts. The building is equipped throughout with a* eel furni ture and is believed to be «rs«root >• I OR '■ J£A : A THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMfITON, NORYH CAROLINA . I Canning Club* In the South. Results of the Girts' Canning Chrik movement in Southern State®, promot ed Jointly by the department of agri culture and the general education hoard are detailed in an installment of the latter organization's annual re port made public In New York re cently. "Each girl," says the report, "takea one-tenth of an acre and la taught how to * elect the seed, to plant, cul tivate and perfect the growth of tha tomato plant Meanwhile portable canning outfit* have been provided, to be Bet up In the orchard or the gar don, and trained teachers of domestic science Instruct the local teachers In the beet methods. When the tomatoes are ripe the glrla come together, now at one home and now at another, to* can the product. The girls are taught the necessity of scrupulous cleanli ness; they sterilize utensils and cane, soal and label and Indeed mannfac ture an easily marketable product Raleigh. "Three hundred and twenty-five girls were registered the first /Bar; 3,000 the next, 23,550 in the year following, in 1913 there were upward of 30,000 in 14 different states. "The entire expense of the Olils' Canning Club work has at all times been borne by the general education board, except for local contributions. In ll»ll an Initial appropriation or $5,000 was made; I2MOO the follow. Ing year, and In May, 1»13, the appro priation of the board for this purpose wa« $75,000. "Though the national government through the department of agrlciiture •>ad entire control and supervision, ll haft borne no part of the eapense. The state* In which the work U now going forward on thin basin are '->nrt, Virginia, West Virginia. North Carolina, Houth Carolina. Georgia Florida Mississippi, Kentucky. Ten nessee, Arkansas, Atabama, Oklahomr and Teias, "The nverage profit made by the plp!h reporting in 12 states was $21,911 but not a few mado sums far In ex cess. A Macon county. Mississippi, girl realized n net profit Just under SIOO on her 950 cans of tomatoes; a girl living In Aiken county, 8. C., net ted S6O 51. Advancement of Adult Farmer*. Commissioner of Agriculture direct* sneelriil attention to the official show ing Hint last year's crop of cotton In Nortl» Carolina was 790.000 bales and that tfto cotton mlMs of the state con Himied that year 8(19,915 bales, nearly 100 000 bales more than was grown In the stnte. The commissioner has just tiled with Governor Craig his biennial re port for the state board of being practicably the same as was olfl cially pasae*! upon nnd published In connection with the recent annual meetings of the state board of agrl culture. T!i*» commissioner declares !n hU Introduction to tho report that there has npver bepn such advancement among adult farmers anywhere as ha« been attained In North Carolina the iwst several years through the special efforts of tho department of agrlcul (tiro In thin direction. Tho state has risen, hp points out, from tho twenty second to' tho Ihlrtppnth In tho Tnlon In the value of Its agricultural prod nets and In cotton has taken ft rut t»lace among the cotton statos, pro ducing Hir> pounds to the acre In 1911 Patents For Tar Heels. Washington—Davla & Bavls, pat pnt attorneys report the grants to citizens of North Carolina, of the fol lowing: patents: Oeorge F. Bah an and F It. Chndwlck, Charlotte, bobbin stripper; Fred P. Blakp, Charlotte, far step; Mfrohafcl K. RudlsM4, Henry Hiver, thread-guide; Walter Wood all, Benson, plant-lifting attachment for cultivators; C. Wysong, Orcensboro, dovetailing machine, Mailing Out More Reports. Commissioner of Labor ami Print ing M. L. Shlpman recently mailed out reports to the members-elect of the state legislaturp. Letters with the reports called attention of the j new members to the various features of the report. 1,000,000 More Pounds of Tobacco. Probably another million pounds of tobacco will be sold In Klnston in January, according to estimates of tobacconists. The season's sales to date have been 17,55*.300 pounds, nearly as much as has been sold in any previous entire season Superintendent Joyner Reports. Dr. J. Y. Joyner Rtate superintend ent of public instruction, has filed with Governor Craig his biennial re port and recommendation* to be transmitted to the legislature. He urges an effective law to assure uni form examination, graduation and certificates for teachers through en largement of the powers and work of the state board of examiners created by a former legislature. He urges that every county In the state be re quired to employ a competent super intendent for bis whole time. Suggests Caring for Birds. The department of agriculture Is bestirring itself in the interests of the wild birds that show a disposition to be neighborly with man. A recent bul letin admonishes residents of city as well as country to supply food for such of the birds as remain with us throughout tbe winter and directs at* teation to the fact that assistance of this sort is necessary because man. In bis war against weeds, In Vis culti vation of the soil. In #ll his.improve , meets of wild, land, has deetfoyed tl)« [natural sources of food supjly, ) FRUIT LAXATIVE ' FOR SICK CHILD "California Syrup of Figs" can't harm tender stomach, liver and bowels. Every mother realizes after giving aer children "California Syrup of Figs" that this is their ideal laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and It thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liter and bowels with out griping. When cross, irritable, feverish, or breath la bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give s teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit laxative," and In a few hours all the foul, constipated write, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have a well, playful child again. When Its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea. Indigestion, colic —remem- ber, a good "Inside cleaning" should always be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California Syrup of Figs" bandy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask at the store for a 60- cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all agea and grownups printed on the bottle. Adv. No Room for a Third Ex President Toft wat on one occa sion In consultation with Senator Fen rose of Pennsylvania. Now, as every body knows, Mr. Taft is gigantic and the senator Is taller and weighs more than any other member of the senate. While the two were In earnest con versation an aggressive politician en deavored to enter the room, but fen alert secretary politely Interfered. "What are they doing In there?" asked the politician. Inquisitively. This pertinent question nettled the secretary and he answered tersely: "Holding a iiihrh meeting, I pre sumo." STOP EATING MEAT IF KIDNEYS OR BACK HURT Take a Glass of Salts to^Clean Kid neys If Bladder Bothers Yeu— Meat Forms Uric Acid. Eating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble in soma form or other, aays a well known authority, because the uric acid In meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get slugglxh; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and misery In the kidney region; rheu matic twinges, severe headaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness, bladder and urinary lr rltutlon. The moment your back hurts or kid; neyß aren't acting right, or If bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of Jud Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act flue. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with llthia, and has been used for generations to flush clogged kid neys and stlmulato them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids In tho urine so It no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts cannot Injure anyone; makes a delightful effervescent llthla water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease. —Adv. Willie Knew. Some time ago the teacher of a pub lic school was Instructing a class In geography, and when it came time to band out a few questions she turned to Willie Smith. "Willie," she said, "can you tell me what is one of the princi|>al products of (he West Indies?" "No, ma'am," frankly answered Wil lie, after a moment's hesitation. "Just think a bit," encouragingly re turned the teacher; "where does the sugar come from that you use at your house?" "Sometimes from the store," an swered Willie, "and sometimes we bor row It from the next-door neighbor." CARE FOR YOUR HAIR By Frequent Shampoo* With Cutlcura Soap. Trial Free. Precede shampoos by touches of Cutlcura Ointment If needed to spots of dandruff, Itching and irritation of the scalp. Nothing better for the com plexion. hair, bands or skin than these fragrant supercreamy emollients. Also as preparations for the toilet. . Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. XY, Boston. Sold everywhere.—Adv. It's Nature. "I've got work with a circus, tend Ing to the animals." "What a beastly Job!" RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism and all kinds of aohes and pains—Neuralgia, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Old Sorts, Burns, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne. Price 25c. —Adv. A man may be justified In thinking his wife silly—considering the kind of man she married. People seldom try to sit down on the man who stands np for his rights. LARGE DIVIDENDS PAID BY BANKS CHARLOTTE BANKS DISTRIBUTE $108,900 IN THE WAY OF DIVIDENDS. A GOOD SHOWING IS MADE 'natltutiona Have Had Remarkabl) Successful Yaar Oeaplta Much Reatrictad Trading. Charlotte. —Whatever feeling of re stricted operations there is or haa been experienced In the realm of fi nance, it wUI not be manifest early in January when the hundreds of shareholders in the banks of Char lotte will receive their usual dividend checks, the disbursement from this source from the eight banking Insti tutions of Charlotte amounting to t0g,500. Checks are sent out from each of the banks January 1. That the banks of the city are aMe to make this showing ta considered remarkable. The financial houses of Charlotte have, of course, suffered some along with all other Unea of business as a result of the war in Eu rope, but they have not fallen under audi times as to force a retrenchment in dividends. The will get Just as much profit from their holdings In Charlotte banks this Jan uary as they did last year when there was no dream of distant trouble nor Indication of forthcoming depression. • Affked about conditions that have made possible such a showing with their Institutions during the past year, local bankers express the conviction that the situation Is sound and that there Is nothing organically wrong. It h» of course true that the banks here have suffered or shared In the loss sustained on account of the low price of cotton and this has effected in some measure the deposits, as the withdrawal of $1,000,000 which rep resents the loss sustained by Mecklen burg farmers would undoubtedfly make, business has remained good, Aanalyzs Dairy Products A she v Hie.—ln order that purchasers nt cjeam and ice cream from cities than Ashevllle may see In what respects Asherille products of this kind are superior and where they are excelled, the he&Kh officer has order ed th»t analyses oT thw toutterfwt W the product received from out-of-town points be made daly. The results of the Investigations will be published each month in the bulletin issued by the health department. Heretofore only the analyses of the cream and lc« cream-made In Buncombe county have been Riven out from the health department's office. Such n system. Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, the health offi cer, believes Is unfair to the local dealers in that It makes them furn ish a product which will stand th« •llsht of publicity and allows their out of town competitors to sell cream and ice cream here concerning whose but terfat the public is not adised. The announcement has been received with jubilation among the dairymen of Buncombe county. Burns With Loss of $15,000 AshevWe.—The handsome country home of Dr. T. P. Cheesborough, two tulles from this city, on th« Swuun.v noa river, was destroyed by fire at an early hour one morning recently, with a loss of 115,000, one-half of which is covered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs L.F\ MaUhewsVwho were in the house at the time that the blaze was discovered, had narrow escapes, being able to make their way from the building with difficulty clad only in their night clothes. They were awakened by the sound of the roof faMlng in. No Idea Is entertained as to the origin of the flames. Grand Lodge Meets January 19 The North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons will meet In Raleigh on Jan. 19. The meeting time of the Grand Lodge Waa formerly earlier in Janu ary, but at the last meeting a code was adopted which provided that the body should meet on the first Tues day after the second Monday in Jan uary. Must Wrap Foodstuffs- Ashevillc.—Local dealers, who dis pose of foodstuffs which are not peel ed, washed or cooked by the pur chaser have been advised by Health Officer Carl V. Reynolrs that the law providing that such articles shall be well wrapped before they leave the place of business of the salesman will be rigidly enforced after the first of the year. The U}w has been on the statute books for the past several years, but never has been rigidly en forced and no arrests have ever been made. Does Big Business. Wilmington.—The Wilmington poet office did Itself proud In the handling of Christmas mail, breaking a number of good records and having reason to feel good over ita holiday business, rushing as it waa. During Christmas week 80.000 parcels passed through the office outward bound —more than 1,000 sacks. Letters and postcards tn addition to the parceia, numbered 100,000, and besides all this the- In coming mail was fully as largo or larger. Ia aplte of such the work waa dona on time and satisfactorily. • '#:r Finest tobaccos, skillfully blended— that's the source of that rare flavor which has made FATIMA CIGARETTES fa mous. iV/iirrn Ac I SALESMAN WONDERFUL SELLER-REPEAT BUSINESS Wa eu • how 70a how to wn dalltn whara •i.K-ki tad rantp* 70a In ron'own oountr In aa Ml raar roana, bo ooßpaiititw haatnaaa. Bunr m(ml Arttate, axelaslT* tarrltorf. fust application! flr«n praforvaoa. AMnai: THK HA*AC COMPANY. IM, 4* Eaat IM Itmi Haw tort City NOT THE TIME FOR A SMOKE Old Lady, Filled Up With "Car* trldgea," Waa in Natural Fear of an Exploalon. A robust old woman in the moun miiu of north Georgia waa ill for tha first time In her life and a doctor was sent for. Partly by persuasion and partly by force, the physician induced Ills patient to swallow some big qui nine a simple enough opera tion, which, however, scared the old woman almost to'death. She waa soon able to sit up and her daughter thought she wpuld give the conva lescent a treat. Sue took her moth er's corncob pipe from the "shelf" or mantel, filled it with -tobacco, and picking up a live coal between two sticks. started wltb it toward the bejf. • *Mai' 4 she said, brightly, " Vsa' h£k. what 1 got for you." "Git away from me, Sary," she rcreamed In terror. "Take away dat Are! Take hit away! Don't yer know I's done plum filled up wt' cartridges'" —Chicago Ledger. Should Tarry. "The Climblys tell me they are go ing to move into a better neighbor hood." ' . ,j "That's queer." "Why so?" * "They haven't made good yet in the neighborhood they're leaving." That Would Be Plenty. "Well, my good woman," said the shimmer. "I must be going. Is there anything 1 can do for you?" "Only that," responded the sub merged one wearily. Extreme Devotion. "Mrs. Gadders is all wrought up over the plight of the Belgians." "Indeed, she is. Why, she even neg lects her poodle to attend meetings of relief committees." 'Twaa Ever Thue! The Elm —What was your ambition? The Oak— As an acorn I planned to grow up to be a Christmas tree. STICK TO IT Until Coffee Hits You Hard. It ia about aa well to advise people to stick to coffee until they get hit hard so that they will sever forget their experience. A woman write* and her letter ia condensed to give the facta In a abort space: "I waa a coffee alave and stuck to tt like a toper to hie 'cupa,' notwithstand ing I frequently had severe attacks of sick headache; then I used more cof fee to relieve the headache, and this was well enough until the coffee af fect wore off. "Finally attacks of rheumatism bo gan to appear, and ultimately whole nervous system began to break down and I waa fast becoming a wreck. "After a time I waa induced to quit coffee and take up Postum. This was half a year ago. The result has hssa moat satisfactory. "The rheumatism Is cone entirely, nerves practically well and steady, di gestion almost perfect, never have any more sick headaches and am gaining steadily In weight and strength." Name given by Postnm Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well vllle," In pkgs. Postum oomee In two forms: » Regular Postum must be well boiled. 15c and 28c packages. Instant Postum ls * soluble pow der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious bever age Instantly. 30c and 60c tins. The cost per cup of both kinds Is about the same. >, , • "There's a Reason" for Postum. —sold by Grocers. - . ' '
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