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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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JS, WILLING
Kl'L SERVICE
>U NEED IT.
ank & Trust Co.
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North Carolina
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;erves the south
a Railway
lent Service
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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
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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."
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What Every
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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 <
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Hot and Cold Water
Phone 167
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% complete Department Store. S
% "Lowest-in-the-i
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C. N. W VIA
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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.
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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
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carry the finest
erfumes, sweetest
tely scented powusual
things that
ore has ready for
3ay ne6ds.
ND BRING
TIONS HERE.
ARMACY
TRYON, N. C.
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Good Meals
on INN
COMMERCIAL
sonable
in Every Rooiji.
' Tryon, N. C.
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KILMER'S, Asheville's most ^
ielling at '3
City-Prices." i
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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.
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rth Carolina
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Demonstration !
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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.
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But demonstration will tell only
j part of the Buick story, and you
should know all of it.
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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*
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WHFN BFTTFR AUTOMOBILES A*? 4
BUILT. LUICK WILL BUILD THEM 4
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FOREST CITY MOTOR CO. 1
FOREST* CITY, N. C. I |l $
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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
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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^,
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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
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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. ^
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>_>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"
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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.
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