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THE FRANKLIN PRESS TAT SPARK NO AID TO MOTORISTS Agricultural Program for Western North Carolina Tests' by the bureau of standard 'apparently have shattered the cher ished belief of motorists that a fat :spark gives better ignition and more t-ian a Ipan one.' The experi- iUl'H V iiiuw unents were' conducted under a va riety of conditions, with all sizes of isparks and with the aid of a special -inotion-picture camera to record the results. The conclusions w-ere that the -shape of the electrode' makes no dif ference so far.as the explosion is con cerned. One' of the methods used was to place the gas mixture in soap bub bles and in glass tube under pressure. "These fragile containers were then ' Sired with sparks generated in various .-ways. -The camera showed that the .gas nearest the spark was ignited iirst and that the flame spread in the .form of a. hollow , globe, growing Jarger until it had used up all of the mixture. So far as the rapidity of the action was involved, the spark from tlhe feeblest flivver coil was on a par with that from the most expensive anagneto Popular Mechanics. The New Cody Monument. The town of Cody, Wyoming, un veiled on July 4, a bronze statue to the famous Indian fighter, Colonel William Cody, better known as Buff alo Bill. The statue, which is the work of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, was Ithc-first exhibited in New York, be fore it was sent west and placed near the entrance of the city which was inamed after the great frontiersman. In connction with the. celebration the mayor of Cody, R. C. Trueblood. Jegan the complation of incidents -and anedotes relating to t"he life of Colonel Cody. His plan includes the collection of signatures of Buffalo Bill's friends into a big book, to be Sknown as "The Register of Colonel W. F. Cody's Friends. .Additional vol umes will contain incidents in" his life. The register of friends is expected to ttwitain the names of all high officials of the United States government as well as those of several ruling mon sirchs of Europe, with several of w3om Cody was intimately associated. Jt 5s said that Cody had more frieads than any man living in his time. The Cody archives are expected to furnish o posterity intimate glimpse of life In the early West. A Man Is a Failure. When he has no confidence in him plf nor his fellowman. When he values success more than character and self-respect. ' When he loves his own plans and interests more than humanity. When his friends like him for what lie ha more than for what he is. When he becomes so absorbed in . work that he cannot say that life" is '.greater than work, . . When he lets a day go by without naking some pne' happier and more comfo-table. When he tries to get ahead in the world by climbing over the shoulders ei other?. , When he values wealth above health stlt-respect and the godd opinion of Si's fellows. . , When he is so burdened by his Sbusi less ' that he finds, no time for M est at) 1 recreation. YYhci he envies others because they 3iavc more ability, talent or wealth Whan, he ht;. When he does not care what hap pens tvt his neighbor or to his friend ."so long as he is prosperous. When he is so busy doing work that The has no time for smiles and cheer ung words. Dallas Rotagrams. m GENERATIONS Hexaa Xafly Says Her Family jJHas Seen Taking Thedford's 5 -Black -Draught, When Needed, for Many Years. . ; Alto, Texas. "We inherited the use f Black-Draught in our family," says -Mrs. Mary Shuptrine, who lives near here on R. F. D. 2. "My grandmother was an old woman when she died , about ten years ago, and she had been using it literally ever Since I can re member. She gave it to her children and grandchildren for biliousness and stomach complaints, so when I went io housekeeping we just naturally used sit, too. i "I give it to my children for a purgative whenever they need one, amd we are never without it. Made into tea, it surely is fine. It's the best iome remedy for headache and consti ' Ration know of." During over 80 years of its con 'linued popularity, Black-Draught has become the standard liver medicine in nany thousands of homes, where it 1has been found of great benefit in the, ,- 0-reatiTiPnt ftt rnnatinatinn. biliousness. indigesti6n and other common liver, itomach and bowel complaints. Ten million packages of-Black-Draught are now sold. a year, as more and more 'tropic are learning of the value of Jihte well-known remedy, i Insist on Thedford's, the only genu ine '. Black-Draught powdered liver jcacdicine. At all dealers'. NC-154 A meeting has just Well held in Raleigh composed of the Extension forces of the State , College, the Marketing Division of the State De partment of Agriculture and Mr. James G. K. McClurc, -with a view to. uniting; the forces of the Farmers Federation, the Extension forces with their county agents and the State Division of Markets for working out an agricultural program for western North Carolina. This would naturally divide itself into the pro duction work being handled by the Extension forces, the commercial side of actual purchase and sale by the Farmers Federation and the inspec tion service, standardization of grades and packages, and the market news service by the State Division of Markets. The progratn as being dis cussed will also involve the question of production credits and making available to the producers the aid offered by the Federal t Farm Loan Board in the Intermediate credit banks. It is felt that the results of this meeting will not only have a far reaching result for Western North Carolina; but that problems will be worked out which will eventually benefit the whole state, Old Universities. v In the United States we look upon Harvard and Yale as being vener able institutions of learning. But they are mere babes when compared with some in other lands. Harvard dates from 1638 and Yale from 1701. The oldest educational institution is the University of El . Ashar, Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in the year 988 by the great Saladin. It is the central seat of learning for the Mohamme dans as, well as the foundation oi spiritual life. The oldest in the world is the Uni versity of Parma, Italy. It was found ed in 1025. ' The oldest university in the West ern Hemisphere is the University of San Marcos, at Lima, Peru, founded in 1551. The second oldest is the Uni versity of Cordoba, Argentine Re public.founded in 1713. The oldest uni versity in territory controlled by the United States in the University of St. Thomas, at Manila, in the Philip pines. - The -37 oldest Universities and the year they were founded are as fol lows: Ashar University, Cairo, 988; Uni versity of Parma, Italy 1025; Univer sity of Bologua, Italy, 1119; Oxford University, 1200; University of Paris. 1200; University of Padua, Italy, 1222; University of Naples, 1224; University of Toulouse, France, 1223; University of Salamanca, Spain, 1343; Cambridge University, England, 1257; University of Columbia, Portugal, 1288; Univer sity of Rome, 1303; University of Grenoble, France, 1339; University of Valladolid, Spain, 1346; University of Prague, Bohemia, 1348; University of Sienna, Italy, 1357; University Of Pavia, Italy, 1361; University of Cracow, Austria, 1364; University of Vienna. 1365; Heidelberg, Germany. 1386; University of Terrera, Italy, 1391 ; University of Wurzberg, Barva ria, 1402; University of Leipzig, 1409; University of Marseilles, 1409; St. Andrews University, Scotland, 1411; University of Mecklenburg, 14W; University of Bordeaux, 1441 ; Univer sity of Galsgrow, 1451; University of Freiburg, Germany, 1457 ; University of Basel, Switzerland, 1460; University of Budapast, Hungary, 1465; Univer sity of Upsala, Sweden, 1477; Univer sity of Copenhagen, 1479; University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1494. THE UNIVEIISAL CABeSp " .. "Jj ' if fl ill 'H .; 0i?ILgco The Ford Coupe is the lowest """fW pricd closed car on the market yet one ol the most satisfactory. Costing less to buy and maintain, every dollar invested brings greatest returns in comfortable, dependable travel. The Coupe 9S2S . aa mJr Fordor Sedan $683 Tudor Sedan 590 Touring Car 293 Runabout - 265 On opn inodelt demount ola timt nd ttarter art $6) atn. AUprietsf,6.b.Ditnh , P ..-, Sturdy, long-lived and adapted to all conditions of roads and weather it meets every need of a two passenger car. Steadily growing demand and theresourcesandfacilities of the Ford Motor Company have made possible a closed car, at a price millions can afford, rightly de signed, carefdly built and badked by an efficient servict organization in every neighborhood of the nation. SBC TUB HBAnBOT AtltnontSBD FOnD DBAtQR There is no best breed of poultry. Choose the one you like best,iSuitable for the purpose desired arid is avail able. Then keep it pure, advise poul try workers of the North Carolina' State College; The other morning when Henry Underwood built a fire and was stand ing warming the rear part of his night shirt caught a fire and in quicker time than it takes to tell Henry was unveiled like a monument. Dahlon ega (Ga.) Nugget. Tom Tarheel says it is. nice to .be able to erect a fine tombstone to mother after she is gone but how much better' to give her home water system now. . yHEN the doctor writes your prescription you just naturally think of Frank Smith for he has always filled them and you know he will do it right. I use only the purest drugs and my prices are reasonable. , ' - FMNKL PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST " Does Advertising Pay? Ask Those Who Use It Wrigleys spend $3,500,000 a. year to tell the public theirs is the gum to chew. Ford spends $6,000,000 to tell his Ford story. The Electric' Light and Tower industry spends more than $4,000,000 flashing the kilowatt, hourly message. " Campbells "ard coming across with $1,500,000 to say they sell succulent soup. Electric Railway companies ring up about $2,500,000 for advertising trolley rides. V Colgate assert to the tunc of some $1,185,000 that their shaving soap, etc produces the smile that won't erase. , Proctor &, Gamble are still convinc ing the ablutionly inclined that Ivory soap floats and are spending $1,170, 000 to make that conviction stick. . Gas companies talk more than $2,000,000 worth through advertising enamels. One of Victor's most telling talk ing machines is its advertising which costs $1,142,000. Telephone companies have busy advertising lines with an estimated toll of $1,500,00. Along each line sounds the voice with a smile. Does advertising pay? . The answer is to be found in Am erica s business, commerical and' in dustrial trend. T7 T7GTr3 . FOR v MEN AND BOYS ..... A small line of real clothing. Not quantity but. quality, with special attention given to style arid Real METCALF WORSTEDS for men, worth $35 0(1, only $27.50. Heavy French Serge for men, only $27.50. Boys' Suits with two pairs of pants, worth $15 00, only $11.00. A lew Boys' Suits at $5.00. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ' I SLOAN BROS. & CO. Phone 85
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