Tree Experiment Being Tried in Washington j A sequoia gigantea, the California big tree, was transplanted from Cali fornia to the St. Elisabeth's hospital ground^ at Washington, D. C., some 17 or 18 years ago. The tree was trans* planted as an experiment to see if it is possible for the sequoia gigantea to attain its enormous height in the east ern climates of the United States. Rod Catches 10,400 Fiqfi. Rapid City, S. D.? Lucius Alexander who is rated among the champion trout fishermen of the Black Hills, has a fish ing rod of "10,000 battles." "That rod," said Lucius, of his weather browned, split bamboo, "is three years old and has landed more than 10,400 fish. All of them came from Rapid creek." Wild Animals for Germany. Hamburg. ? One of the heaviest ship loads of wild animals ever to pass through the Suez canal arrived here recently from India. It Included nine young elephants, having a combined weight of more than five and a half tons, seven tigers and a number of In dian leopards, besides black panthere, Tibet bears, monkeys and birds. Ca*. Turrjd <~n Cr..i. * A <*:i I nl (*olr!t(??<t ,%r. i '!. i ' Ing h mouse in flic r.' : ' ' t . turned on a g; is tap by a pat of its paw, impris oned Itself In the kitchen, nearly pol ?oned the dog. and would perhaps have poisoned a sleeping man, woman end child if the dog's howling had not awakened them. I Europe is giving a high-class dem onstration of how wrong a lot of na [ tlons can be If every one of them Is rtght. Any fool knows money can be made | by hard work; what folks want to know is how to get slathers of easy money. They had better be careful. There may be an Installment or^two due' on some of those things of King Tutankh amen's. Another pleasure of autompblllng consists in guessing what the driver In front Intends doing when he holds out his hand. In certain ways, on certain days, this old world is getting better and bettor. On other days' you wouldn't notice it so much. Matrimony settles down to normal when the bride decides never to let Nher ?irl friends know how disappoint ing husbands are. The Church of England proposes to reduce the Ten Commandments. Thia won't mean anything to quite a few, one way or the other. Canned beef 3,350 years old has been found in the tomb of an Egyptian king. This proves nothing much, except that le wasn't a vegetarian. ^ ^ 4 Books written on the World war are ^uite a disappointment to those read " ers who turn first to the last page to lee how it Is going to end. Since an American reports having dought 12,000,000 rubles for a dollar In Moscow, why not simplify things nnd call 1*20,000 rubles a Red cent? On the other hand, the amount of stuff Tutankhamen took with him into his tomb furnishes a possible explana tion why the rest of the neighborhood Is a desert. A research association, in a report just issued, says the automobile In dustry is using more copper than ever before. And reckless drivers more brass. Ambition may be defined as not that .form of aspirational Impulse that takes a country boy from Qod's open country and sends him to town to be come a Jitney driver. Small boys vote as a unit in de claring that one of the greatest Im provements that have coine about in recent years Is tills idea of having circuses In winter as well aa in sum mer. m Oifdeir a. and in a short time it will be yours. If you have delayed placing your order because of the cash outlay necessary ? you need wait no longer. If you have been depriving your family and yourself of the pleasures and benefits of a car because you felt that you could not afford it ? order now and know that it: will not work any hardship on you* _ Use the / So plan to ride and be happy, you and your ' family. Make the first payment of $5 today ^hich will be deposited inV local bank at interest. You can add a little each week. "Soon die payments, plus the interest paid by the bank, will make the car yours. Come in and learn about this -new plan* NOTICE V* The Board of , Education of i Polk County, N. will, on Tuesday July 31 at 3 o'clock P. M., at the office of Walter Jones, member ofvthe Board of Educa ! tion, receive sealed bids for the erection of a one story, tten room, brick school building, Frank B. Simpson, Raleigh, ! architect, in Green's Greek Township. Said bid to be ac companied with certified check of good faith for $500. A complete set of plans and I ! specifications can be seen at the j ! office of Walter Jones, Tryon, N. I j C. Out of county contractors ! ? will be mailed plans and spec- ' jications^on request and deposit ! of $5.00. The Board of Educa- ; Iticn reserves the right to reject j j each and all bids. In case con- i i tract is let, the successful bid der will be required to give l bond for faithful execution of; ' same to the amount of 25 per cent of contract price. All rough lumber can be had j ;on the ground for $20 per ' thousand and other materials in proportion. I For further information ad- 1 i dress either Walter Jones, member of the Board of Educa tion, Tryon, N. C., or Fragk B. Simpson, architect, Raleigh, N. |C. E. W. S. Cobb, Clerk, B. E. o~ NOTICE OF SALE. i Pursuant to the power of saJe contained in that certain mortgage deed executed . by George A'. Gash and Nannie i Gash, his wife, to Ml W. Page on the 28th day of January 1913 and of record in the office of Register of Deeds for Polk County, in, Book 9 at page 199, to secure payment of the in debtedness and interest therein set forth, default having been made in the payment of said 'indebtedness and interest, the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash at the Court House door of Polk County, in Colum bus, North Carolina, on Friday the 17th day of August 1923, at 1 12 o'clock noon the following described land and premises, ! conveyed by said mortgage, to wit: That tract of land lying . and ' . being in the Town of Tryon, County of Polk and State of North Carolina and known and designated as follows; Begin ning at tjie Northeast corner of Mrs. Alice Missildine's lot . and extending thence NortheHy along the Lynn Road one hun-. dred and sixty-six (166 feet; thence 86. 39 min. West ' one hundred and twenty-nine and feet thence South 10. 5 min. East one hundred and sixty-six (166) feet to the Northerly line of the said Mrs. Missildine;, thence along said line Easterly one hundred and twenty-fjhree (123) feet to the place of the beginning. Being all of lot One and sixty five and five tenths (65.5) feet of lot Two of Hadley Subdivi sion of the Town of Tryon. This 16th day of July 1923. Walter Jones M. W. Page, Attorney. Mortgage. The Bank of Tryon, Assignee and owner of mortgage. CO ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as admin istrator of the estate of D. C. Westbrook, deceased, with the : will annexed, notice is hereby ; given that all persons indebted | to the said estate are required ? to present their claims . to the | undersigned within twelve | months from date and failure to do so will be plead in recov ery of any such claim. Notice is further given to any person or persons owing said estate to make immediate payment of the same. This the 6th day of July, 1923. ANNA GREEN, ? Administrator. C. 0. RIDINGS, Attorney. -o NOTICE Sealed Bids will be received for a County Jail Building, Co lumbus, North Carolina, before j 11 A. M., July 23, at the Court (House of Columbus. Plans and Specifications may be obtained from Ronald Greene, Architect, '407 Oates Building, on deposit 'of ten dollars for them. All 1 bids shall be addressed to Board of County Commission ers, who reserve the right to 'accept any one ? or reject all j bids. Contractors shall de posit with bid certified check I for two per cent, of their proposal. SERVICE TALKS Lubrication In your car there is a system of gears or , toothed wheels, out of sight and to the- aver age motorist, out of mind until trouble results from lack of attention, this article cannot ex plain the driving mechanism at length, so we will say the transmission converts the speed of the motor to varying speeds to meet road conditions, the universal that is so often over looked, is the drive shaft shock absorber, and . the differential or rear end are the gears be tween axles to permit different speeds of the rear wheels when making sharp left or right turns. . I . . In order to reduce friction the gear teeth must be cushioned with a tough film of semi liquid grease, oil being too light to prevent contact or metal friction which Will also result when the grease through heat, and wear is reduced to the point of breaking through. v Let us drain the gear housing as the ad dition of new to the old grease detracts 'from the value of the new. Bring your car ' to us for service. / ' ? j Service Counts \ Next week; Bearings. " v Peril in Sneering. v Scientists any that vve are never nearer death than when we sneeze, the act causing a momentary concna* sion of the brain. o NOTICE. North Carolina Polk County Having qualified as admin istrator with the will annexed of the estate of J. G. Hughes, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against the decedent- to exhibit the same to the undersigned admin istrator on or before the 31st j day of May 1924, or this notice ! will be plead in bar of their re- i covery. All persons indebted | to the decedent are requested to ? make settlements to the under- j signed administrator at once, i This 31st da/ of May, 1923. J. B. HESTER' Administrator with the will an nexed. On " You fan't (UJ . " Hlah - lie down on n?. ' ''**> 01 F*>rb?| ? J Administrate r * Wachova i^nk * Company havim, Administrator nexed of the - ot,,, ^1 McKee, decoct* | County, Xon; 'cS is to notify all p?r Jf" Claims against the b 1 ?said decease,! ? \M to the und.M ' ,exI?ibil the 20 day this notice v;|l u \ ^ b" "V ??* persons inciting tft?% Estate will ?i,a,e ?* mediate p&\ , ?n[ 1923.'S **< Sn?;,'' " ? Henry H AkWd J 1 trust n OCTAGONAL STRIP SHINGLES Distinctive Roofs ? Artistic 2 -color designs in the finished : i!TV the big feature of the new Barrou Ever* Octagonal Strip Shingles. These shingles are octagonal in form a id surfaced with mineral in rich fadeless shades of red, green or blue-black. Merely by interchanging sirips of the . colored shingles, many distinctive patterns are obtained. You must see these shingles to appreciate their beauty. Come in and let us show them to you. They're inexpensive too ? and the Barrett label insures highest quality. vy J. T. Green Lumber Co. \ Tryon, N.C, Fordson Often Does More In a Day Than Six Horses The Fordson substitutes motors for muscles. The Fordson substitutes tractor wheels for the legs of man and horse. v The Fordson takes the burden off fleeh ^ blood and puts it on steel. , It allows the farmer's energy to be devoted W v management, and not merely to operation, gives him time. It cuts his producing costs. There's a big story of savings made poss* by the Fordson. Let us tell you. Wnto phone or call Ki Motor IB S2ZLBS11 Company Try on, North Carolina ! & sLi . ?. $?_'?? _ ' \> ? ,w ? 4 .

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