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By ALAN BROWNING, Jr.
HENRY DOBSON
■ In introducing Henry Dobson to the nine pee-pul who week
ly follow this column, it is needless to go very far back into the
past because. Mr. Dobson's past
was written about when he was
running for the state legislature.
As everyone knows who fol
lowed the goings on and doings of
the recent legislature, Mr. Dobson
occupied a seat in the house of
representatives—that is, he was in
his seat when he wasn't being but
tonholed by groups from Surry
county wanting this and that done.
As a legislator he managed to
go through the entire session with
out going crazy personally, al
though there are some old mean
folks who will contend tjie legisla
ture as a whole did a lot of crazy
things. He also performed nota
ble Service to his county in aiding
the passage of a humber of important bills necessary to the coun
ty's welfare.
At the present he is in Elkin where he is employed by the
Chatham Manufacturing company. We've heard from a number
of sources that he is spending a lot of his time secretly grieving
over a bill that he fathered when at Raleigh, and which, through
some oversight, or something, failed to get made into a law.
Although we don't have all the facts handy, we understand
that his bill provided for the plowing under of every third row
of cockleburrs. According to our informant, cockleburrs are the
bane of every wool manufacturer due* ————
to their habit of becoming entangled
in the wool of the sheep as they
make their rounds of the pasture.
And a cockleburr all wrapped up in
wool is something else again to get
out.
By plowing up every third row,
Mr. Dobson figured the trouble and
worry of the Chatham Manufactur
ing company would be reduced one
third. Just why he didn't want all
the rows plowed under and thus re
duce the cockleburr problem to ab
solute zero, is not known.
It is believed the bill failed to pass
when a brother legislator happened
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Mothers read this:
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A cleansing dpse today; a smaller
quantity tomorrow; less each time,
until bowels need no help at all.
Why do people come home from a
hospital with bowels working like a
well-regulated watch?
The answer is simple, and it's the
answer to all your bowel worries if
you will only realize it: many doctors
and hospitals use a liquid laxative.
If you knew what a doctor knows,
yon would use only the liquid form.
A liquid can always be taken in
gradually reduced doses. Reduced
dosage is the secret of any real relief
from const ipat to.
Ask a doctor about this. Ask your
druggist how very popular liquid
laxatives have become. They give the
right kincl of help, and right amount
of heip. Fhe liquid laxative generally
used is Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
It contains aenna and cascara both
natural laxatives that can form so
habit, even in children. So, try Syrup
Pepsin. You just take regulated
doses till Nature restores regularity.
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to find out that cockleburrs don't
grow in rows at all.
FOR GOODNESS SAKES!
The following excerpts from let
ters actually received by the Pension
and Compensation board in a large
city, are reprinted from The State
which in turn picked them up from
The Sanford Herald:
"I cannot get sick pay. I have
six children. Can you tell me why it
is?"
"This is my eighth child. Whai
are you going to do about it?"
"Sir, I am forwarding my mar
riage certificate and my two child
ren one of which is a mistake as
you can see."
"Please find for certain if my hus
band is dead, as the man I am now
living with won't eat or do anything
until he knows for certain."
"In answer to your letter I have
given birth to a boy weighing 10
pounds. I hope this is satisfactory."
"Please send my money at once
as I need it badly. I have fallen in
error with my landlord."
"In accordance with your instruc
tions, I have given birth to twins in
the enclosed envelope."
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THIS AND THAT
Hearts beat faster in hundreds of
childish breasts last Saturday when
Santa Claus arrived in town on the
morning train. But interspersed
amid the joy and laughter, here
and there were tears as mothers,
afraid their tots would get run over
by cars or trampled in the crowd,
refused to let them run pell mell af
ter Old Saint Nick as he toured the
town in a truck.
But they wee tears that will soon
be forgotten in the anticipation of
Christmas night when Old Santa,
traveling alone this time, and in the
darkness, will steal into myriad
homes and leave gifts for all good
little boys and girls.
Which brings another thought—
a thought of those children whose
parents, due to lack of employment,
might not be able to aid Old Santa
in filling little stockings on Christ
mas night—and thus set the stage
for heart break in the morning.
That's the situation the Associated
Charities and Elkin Kiwanis club
are planning to wipe out here. But
they can't do it alone, So it's up to
all of us to pitch in and do our part.
The moving picture show scheduled
for Saturday, December 21, will aid
lots in making many a home happy
Christmas if Elkin children will en
ter into the spirit or the occasion
and take gifts galore as their part
in bringing Merry Christmas to those
less fortunate.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Those in charge of the show have
decided that toys will not be ac
cepted as the price of admission.
Everyone going must take a gift of
food. The Elkin Boy Scouts are go
ing to look after the toy end.
Let's not forget this show. It's for
a great cause and you can have a
lot of fun to boot.
Next week we are going to publish
our annual "Letters to Santa Claus"
edition of the Gab Bag. Simpson
is in charge of this department and
he wants it announced that all mer
chants, business men or other prom
nent citizens who desire to transmit
their Christmas desires to Good Old
Saint Nick, should get in touch with
him at once. In oi€er to make it
more convenient—and as an added
service on the part of this column
—Simpson will be inside of Mr. Gra
ham's mail box located in front of
the postoffice, on December 14, 15
and 16, to receive your letters. Please
don't feed him as he requires a
special diet.
But it will be all right to feed us
mo3t anytime.
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U'Sliaughnessy's Boy I Lived My Life __!
"I hope that's a nice book for
you to read, darting," said a con
scientious mother to her very young
daughter. (
"Oh, yes, mummy, it's a lovely
book, but I don't think you'd like it.
It's so sad at the end."
"How is it sad, dear?"
"Well, she dies, and he has to go
back to his wife."
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Thursday, December 12 t 1935