I PAGE EIGHT ^ ... Knowledge Spretid by Ancient Playing Cards A collection of 18 varieties of playing cards was recently jshown In Lon- . don. where they werel vlev/ed with I much interest. The earliest pnck Is I of the Thirteenth centjury. It has I crude fanciful figures OUhed on thin ? -J iiannr ' plates of horn, nacKeq wmi Several packs, dated fietween 171417(?r>, are known as geography packs t They have complicated jmaps of -much Information on foreign Countries. The 17S0 cards are adorned i with sketches, showing Incidents in various fables with verses. There Is 'a natural his tor.v tpack. one dealing with astron omy.5 and one with words and music. The more modern the pflck, the simpler th^ design. A playing card expert suggests that the decline in adornment was due to modern brains being more active than those of old. ."Three hundred years ago. people's . brains worked much slower than they do now." he says. "Consequently, card games took longer, and! it was natural that there should beIsime"Interesting matter for players to read. The speed of card playing has Undoubtedly Increased tremendously."-j?Exchange. Confucius "Written Up" In the year 140;?, ynifg cuu^"*" of China, ordered that there be compiled in a single worla all that had been written about |he Confucian doctrine, together w j "ors destroyed when the Mingjdynastj fell. In I(544. The remaining copy, ex I cept five volumes, whs destroyed In a revolutionary outbreak.?Dearjborn In dependent. i Phrases That Are Old r A phrase frequently heard ij> "neces ! sity is the. mother of invention." Hut lew realize how olii it Is. <\Vp find 11 tn the "l{epub|le" of Plato: "jriie true creator is necessity, who Is the moth i er of our Invention." When Disraeli gave the alternative j title of "The Two Natlonsf to Ids j novel "Sybil,"- to emphasize the gulf which lay between the rich and the % poor of the fame country, he wa9 echoing Plato. "Any city," sujld Plato, "however small, is in fact divided In *xxr, mo fh',? citv cf the poor the other of the rich." Another very modern note is struck ijy Sir Thomas Moore lo j'Utopia." where, talking of education rtnd environment, he says, "You tirkt make j thieves and then punish them." ! Measuring in Tone Two men were disputing as to the weight of an Inch of ruinfaii. "I read somewhere that it Is 101 tons of water tc the acre." said one. "No," said the other, "I'm positive the correct figure I is US tons." The weather bureau of I the United States Department of Agriculture says that both are right. The i ralnfuil In the first instance was reck' oned by the long ton, or 2,240 pounds, 'he common ton in Great Britain. The long ton is used for some purposes In. this country, but the short ton of 2,I 000 pounds, which gave the second result, is more usual here. t 1 HEAI) THE PPOLK COUNTY NEWS. I I > " I lg Money t Strings iched the bank, they say they'll money. That's a load off like to borrow from our ; always causes hard feelay no one knows our bus *1 JS, WILLING Kl'L SERVICE >U NEED IT. ank & Trust Co. 9 North Carolina J ~ * ;erves the south a Railway lent Service * ly Development Service romote the prosperity of ng in?the attraction of s development, of mini the improvement of issociations and individuisting information regardthis land of opportunity, ly Development Service assistance to: y for a site close to sources ;rials, convenient to coal or vith ample railway facilities rditions; g to locate where winters heat moderate, and where lment is attractive; rm or orchard where mode soil, easily accessible marervice contribute to profits. is and special reports of r Development Service on portunities of the South ; upon request addressed vice, Southern Railway n, D. Q. w \ I LWAY SYSTEM " V' " ' 7. .j . ! ' :v " Model Realized That Work Had Drawbackt g, The late .John 8. Sargent, tl?e artist, a used to tell a story about an old man who once called at his studio, saying he had just been discharged from a (' hospital, and asked for a little food or 1 Hi money. I i-Mr. Sargent gave the old fellow a j la slimII sum, and then decided that he : M would make a good model, and sent a maid out to call him hack. j pj "HI, come "baek," aaid the maid, as she overtook hlrti. "The master wants j' to paint you." The old fellow hesitated. "Will he pay me well?" he asked. "Oh, yes," said the maid. "He'll probably pay you a pound" ($5). The old fellow took off tils shabby old hat and scratched his head. Still he hesitated. "It's an easy way to earn money," P' said the maid. hi "Yes, 1 know that," said the old man with a troubled smile. "I was only wonderln' how I'd get the paint off tf afterward." Hassan 'Wrr-iV I * What Every " Know I She knows that we toilet waters, rarest pi soaps and most delica ders, as well as all the a well-stocked drug st emergencies or every < PLAY SAFE A YOUR PRESCRIP TRVON PH PHONE 174 i Steam Heat EDGEWO TOURIST AND C i Rates Rea; Hot and Cold Water Phone 167 | I IF you can't supply your n? | hour and a half drive to ( % complete Department Store. S % "Lowest-in-the-i % MAIL ORDER SERVICE C. N. W VIA ?$? % PLUMBING & * | REPAIR WORK * 1 * LET US FIGURl * 4? > -s- + < -{"fr * * + . JJ.L- 11. J II . L1__.I_.1P.| -- -FiTT^gT' .~~'J^rsrsr-iLxrs f REAL ESTATI SAFE BUY IN DENTON SP YOUR LOT AND GIVE US Y( BUILE) YOU A HOME ON TE AGENtS FOR THIS 45-ACR OPMENT. WE HAVE ACREAGE IN TR TO 1,200 ACRES THAT IS ? VELOPING WITH LAKE SIT SITES AND GOLF COUR FARMS, HOMES AND BUSIN FEEL LIKE PROPERTY I] DOUBLE IN PRICE IN THE ] SO It WILL PAY YOU SEEKERS TO GET BUSY, 1 SULT WHEN THE RjUSH CO Blantop 8 Offlco in Polk < Columbus, Noi Tha Mountain^City with THE POLK 60UNW NEWS. Notice of Delinquent Taxpayer. Notice is hereby given to Mrs. Pearl law and all persons that may have lien on the land herein described jat the undersigned purchased at a llinquent Tax Sale in Cooper's Gap iwnship, Polk County, N. C., on is 4th day of May, 1925, 8 acres of iid listed in the name of Mrs. Pearl ,iaw and taxed for the year 1924. j Vo i are further notified that apJ eaiiou will be made to the Sheriff ' Polk County for a deed to said (id if not redeemed by the 4th day j f icy, 1926. E. \Y. DEDMOND, 2 4-26 3io Purchaser. ) * Investigations show that by lm[ foper ginning from $5 to ,$10 p f lie is lost on some gradeg of cotton], arheel growers should demand betr haml'ing of their cotton at the r* bo I J > Woman >s! carry the finest erfumes, sweetest tely scented powusual things that ore has ready for 3ay ne6ds. ND BRING TIONS HERE. ARMACY TRYON, N. C. I J Good Meals on INN COMMERCIAL sonable in Every Rooiji. ' Tryon, N. C. ?1111 B53B 1 i 4 :eds in Tryon, it'sj only an * KILMER'S, Asheville's most ^ ielling at '3 City-Prices." i !, ASHEVILLE, N C. !j +++++ ++++*+ *+< ( * *+ +++ ) 4 lTHERS ,4 4 fc HEATING 4 4 A SPECIALTY ! \ J i E WITH YOU '< 4 A A A A A A it. .t A A .f i A A A A rfiAAJirfiii AilntiA TVTTTVTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT a >**ix*im0qe!kia?'9kr3kcs89bb3hio E BULLETIN^ ring park. pick out 3ur plans and let us :rms. we are selling e residential devel:acts running from 6 juit suitable for dees. hotel sites, home ses; also improved ess propositions. we n this section will next twelve months, INVESTORS and home is you know the reimes. < Greene #UUIIIJ DflllM rth Carolina Natural Arfvaatogaa ff I I ' . I-T "'JT No 'j. ' i M j I Demonstration ! : can reveal ! J .' I n '! all of BUICK || Exce Hence ! if ii i i i Any time you drive a Buick you will wonder how such I ,, remarkable car can be (old at such a moderate price. In just a few minute* you will realize that you are starting, stopping, parking, driving with much greater ease and security. And that you are surrounded by quality and luxury whitk rank ?ith the very finest. I ' But demonstration will tell only j part of the Buick story, and you should know all of it. J *1 .kia A UcnKUiauauvu wouuvt, .uw.. - you the enduring stamina *>f body and chassis that belonjga to Buick. Years are necessary for that. It can only suggest the [ powerful ability of Buick's 75 fcorse-power Valve-in-Head engine, built for hills. It caIV * not tell you how thoroughly tha Buick "Sealed Chassis" and the f Buick "Triple Sealed" engine <} wtil protect IJuick performance * on dusty, gritty roads, j f j I I And it cannot even hint of tha X mental ease! you will enjoy, t with Buick Authorized Sef? ^ vice "just around the cornetf* 4? everywhere in America* Better Pi u lc S x Cylinder Valeed*? | Heud m>>tor :ar? range In priof from $1125 to $1995, f.o.b, Buick j J j factories. Among the Buick open 1 ?|? and closed models there it on4 4* I that will meet: our desires rrrrrdfr , i 4* I | (^Pf.r?? ? | A WHFN BFTTFR AUTOMOBILES A*? 4 BUILT. LUICK WILL BUILD THEM 4 ! 4 FOREST CITY MOTOR CO. 1 FOREST* CITY, N. C. I |l $ ! 1 4 I I ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. j 4 ! Having quilified as administrator of 4! the estate of J. J. Ruppee, deceased,j * ate of Polk County, North Carolina, ]? ^hls is to notify all yersons nacingj * jclaims against tlie estate of said de-j ^ teased to exhlbi; them to the nnder-j 4. signed at her residence on Ttrybn R.| + No. 1 on or belore the 15th d|ay of 4 December, 1935, or this notice will * be pleaded in b ?r of their rechvery; ? All persons indebted to said estate j j nxrll 1 nlooco mnllrn ImmoHiaFn I no v. T | "111 JIHUUl; U>v ?*V | ^ ment. | X This 5tb day af December, 1025. T MR 3. J. M. RUPPE, I Administrator , ol the Estate of J. J. X Ruppe, Deceased. * ! 14-21 ? NOTICE TC' DELINQUENT f TAX PAYER8. .[ X Notice is fomeby given to Mrs. T James Gosnell ind heirs of James X Gosnell, and all persons that maj have T a lien on the [land herein described, 4. that the undersigned purchased at a T i delinquent Tax] Sale in Columbus, I 1 North Carolina, Polk County, on the 4> j 4th day of Ma^, 1925, land listed for! 7 ! Taxes and desci ibed as follow 1: 75, X acres of land in While Oak Tow iship, ? taxed for the year 1924. X You are further notified the t ap- t plication will be made to the Sheriff T of Polk County for a Deed to said' X land, if not redpamed by the 4th dayjiT of May, 1926. | ^ M. C. GOSNELL, j + 7-14-21 Purchaser. 1^, ' LJ [ . ' ... \ ' / k ^Sm ASfM ' JBX 1 HI I j * La ten yean of vain Hudson Super-Si once, quality and j tage have never 1 standing as today. The Coach has Ic knowledgedthe"W est Buy", because < performance and among luxurious a tiful Brougham an give Hudson the rivalled position !i urioua cars. They distinction of finest cars, with a price based on the wo; , production of 6-cj C.W. Balle j ! ? ! . ' li : . ; | I . 'tiituuJ&Sait* &&&&*it. - . JUT-. "1 V. .* THURSDAY, JANUARY m -- "i-p' _ I ' _ "*N 1 Q Friendly Bnemtel ^ O When bloodless battle* aw waging In the House of Represent! ttvea these two ftanr eotrtharnew from Tennessee, Finis J <>rjT (left) hnMahn Q. Tilaon aw always to be found where the 4 r; >" ,'!? Is hottest'. Leaders of their respective Democratic and IV party factions, they aw continually at sword's points. ^ ' ""Ht, >_>id You Stop to Think? J That this Newspaper is Yours-I Well, it is! - ] The editor and all of his force are workI ing for YOU.? They want to build the kind of paper ; that you like. ; Why not help them? I What kind of news interests YOU > most ? ! What feature of the paper do YOU like ! best ? ; These are simple questions, but they ; are BIG questions with the editor. He is putting forth every effort to make this paper the kind of a newspaper that YOU want in your home. Why not co-operate? If something in the paper pleases YOU, t^ell the editor. If there are articles which don't interest YOU, tell, him, too, and tell him why. No two communities are alike. The editor has to study his town and his people. A word from YOU now and then would help wonderfully. If YOU have any suggestions, sendthem in. This is YOUR paper. Let's make it the best weekly paper in the South, It can be done! The Polk County News "The Livest Weekly in the South" ? 111 IDSON e leadership, ix performprice advan- rp* >een so out> 1 116 VjOaCll ?ng beep ac- il 1 rorld's Great- I I yf Its utility, -*? -Mm value. Now irs, the beau- The Brougham - *145# d the Sedan 7_Poo? c~,i? came .m * "? * - !OJ? I " Freight mud Tax Ktctra among lux* have all the These cars may be purchased custom built f?r a low first payment and advantage convenient terms op balance, rld's largest rlinder cars. mger Motor Company Try on, N. C. r> - ... , . . I J