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THE GLEANER ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY. J. P. KERNOPLE, Editor? •1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE' The editor will not be retpondble for r ' vtow* expreued by oornipoodent*. ADVERTISING KATES >■l* iquare (1 In.) 1 time SI.OO. rreacb «üb «-cieat insertion tp cent*. For more tpaoe •lid longer time, rate* furnlihed on tppllce iton. Local not!oe»10 et*. a III* for flrat n»ortlon ; «üb»»qocnt ln»ortlom 5 ctn. a Une I roiilent adrertlsemontt mint be paid for advance ■entered»t tbe Poetoffloe »t Graham. N. 0., a* tecond elats matter. GRAHAM, N. C., Dec. 28, 1911. THIS WEEK'S PAPER. In our last issue we stated, in or der to give our faithful co-laborers ol THE GLEANER fore© a chance to take a little rest and recreation du ring the joyous and festal Christ mas holidays, that we would do as little work on this issue as possible to enable ua to get out a paper. This is sufficient explanation to ac count for tha lack of general news items in this issue. Next week, reinforced by rest, and with a determination to give GLEANER readers a creditable paper, and one worth more than the price, we will begin the battle in earnest again. In order to enable us to make an interesting paper, especially to all oar County friends, wo earnestly ask the help our iriends in gathering the news —this we mean by corres pondence, newsy contributions, and any item of news, from any part of the county, which would be of in terest to anyone. Such it requires to make up a newsy County paper. We trust no one will be backward about seeding in any item that may coroe under his or her observation. Such will be appreciated by both the editor and the reader. Now that the Old Year is drawing to a close and we are upon the threshhold of a New Year, let us profit as much as possible by the experiences of the past, by doing those things which we ought to have done, and by leaving undone those things which we ought not to have done. Lot us put the Old Year away with it) cnres and dis ; appointments and turn our faces to the rising sun of a new and better day, * We trust all have had a Merry Christmas and we wish for all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Taft Forces Win Victory. Washington Olapatch, lath. With little trace of friction the Republican national committee mat here today and formulated the preliminary plans for the cam paign of 1012. Tbe programme agreed upon was carried out ex | peditiously in two short sessions §5 aggregating barely more than two honrs. p Chicago was choaen as the con vention olty and the call was is : aued for the aaaemblying of dele gate* on Tueaday, June 18, to nominato candidates for President . and Vioe-President. Acting I Chairman John F. Ilill, former | Governor of Maine, waa unani moualy elected chairman of the .-WmitUe after the acceptance of the resignation of Poatmaater Gen , eral Frank H. Hitchcock, which went into effect on April 1, 1909. ; William Hay ward, of Nebraska, waa elected secretary to serve : nntil the new national committee la organ iced in Chicago in June. The committee adhered to the convention call of 1908 and the : primary question, wlqffch had been the sole disturbing topic before the oommittee, waa left aa it waa . four yean ago. The champions of preaidential preference pri ll, maries and State-wide primaries F for Hie selection of delegates to Eg the convention in States where P primary laws are not operative, I Politically the meeting waa pro- Kgfcft. The Preaident's advisers ppmnriled the altnation. i Msaws. Kellog, Ward and Ca ll pets signed the majority report, HWliich empowered States with pri ilmary laws to select delegates by primary if their committees so do- J elded,*ad Mr. Roosevelt signet) Plt with the reservation that l.e ll&VOred tie primajy idea. Mr. I Borah submitted his minority re p port, which added a provision that Kwould permit presidential pri •p maries in all States, regardless pf Rthe existence or non-existence of | Two significant political inci. Bflanta developed during the day. | A stipulation waa nude in tbe call if which renders nnll the election of Rdelegates to tbe convention prior . to the issue of the call. This will invalidate the titles of delegates already aeleeted in Alabama. An . ether was the resurrection of the | reduction ef Southern represeu- B tation movement by Represent- James Francis Burke, of K Pittsburg, who championed such I a resolution on the floor of the ' Reflections of a Bachelor. A woman's hair is never red ex cept when she came by it natarally. A man can be prouder over beating somebody at whist than over endowing a hospital. One good tying about paying rent is you cM move before the house falls down on your head. Nothing seems harder than to get the children off to school, except to get their father off to business. Shout a sermon and it will not be heard beyond the church door, whisper a scandal and it will echo around the world. What makes a man want to be a good husband is not being mar ried. The poor imitate the rich and get poorer, the rich imitate tho poor and get richer. . A woman haa a fair understand ing of politica till her husband explains it to her. A girl seems to have a bigger horror of sensible clothes than a man has of prison stripes. A girl seems to think her father's judgment might be forse for her than an utter stranger's.— New York Presa. W• offer One Hundrcd Dalian Kivtrd for any out of Catarrh that oannoi be oured by liall'a Catarrh Cur*. r. J, CHIN IT * CO., Toledo, O. W», the nnderalsned. have known K. J. Cheney for tbe laatl* yeara, and belter* bin perfectly honorable In all baetneae transac tion! and Ananotally able to oarry out any obligation* mad* by hi* Inn. Waldiio. KIIKAI A MABTI*, Wkolesale Dracylata, Toledo. O. Hall 1 * Catarrh Cur* I* taken Internally, autlng d .reotly upon tb* blood and muoona urfaue* of the ayalem. Tr*Uu>onlals *ent ree. Pr Ice TO cent* per bottle. Bold by all Ta{**iiaH'k Family Pill* for oonatlpatioa Freight rates on furniture from North Carolina and South Caro lina points to Pacific coast termi nals of $1.70 a hundred pounds were attacked bet ore the Inter- State Commerce Commission Wed nesday, last week, by the South ern Furniture Manufacturers' As sociation. From Virginia points to Pacific coast terminals the rate is $1,50 and it is contended that the haul from Carolina territory is shorter. The complaint is against the Southern railway and practically all of the trans-conti nental carriers. Every family has need of a good, reliable liniment. For sprains, bruises, soreness of the muscles and rheumatic pains there is none better than Chamberlain's. Sold b.i all dealers. Laat summer while her father was sick, Miss Addle B. Ragan, of Lebanon towoship, Durham county, 14 years old, took hold of the farm work and with her own hands cultivated an acre in corn from which she gathered 70 bush els; only #1.60 was spent for ferti lizer. While the girl couldn't be long to the boya' corp club her case was considered and she was awarded a prize for raising the most corn at least cost. ARNOLD'S "» BALSAM DIAKRIKKA by Grmhmm Drag Co. Graham* N. C - Out of 11 townships In Guilford and Randolph oountiea, High Point waa the only one to vote In favor of issuing bonds for the pro posed Randolph 6 Cumberland railroad at electiona held Monday of last week. The total amonnt of bonds aaked in 11 townships waa 9395,000. High Point voted SIOO,OOO. FOLEYS KIDNEYPHIS Mis flknnvt Ths loss sustained by Rev. W. H. Hudson, whose home at David son was burned Saturday night a week waa 93,860 with only 9780 insurance. By This Sign fy ou know that you are getting the one prepa ration that has atood the test for over thirty five yeara and still re main a the Standard by die medical profes sion die world over Soott'm Emu I• lon^ ia the embodiment of elements that ""tf for good health . and strength. Wmnoars - U-M LIBRARY CEMETERIES. Million* ef Hook* Buried Away and Nivir OptMd. Tbe BritUb muieum possesses in all about 4,000.000 volume*. A yesr or two ago those In the reading room were carefully gone over and mad* to form a library completely up to date. When tbl* work waa In progreaa tbe autbori tles could not And mora Than 00.000 book* wblcb were in uae. Experi ence therefore point* to tbe fact that tbe proportion of live to dead or half deed booka in thla huge collection I* aa 1 to 066. "You may aaaume," aaid tbe' libra rian, "that of all tbe raat onmber of worka that generation* of men have indited only 60,000 remain alive. In thla building, in a great ironmongery of ahelrea, forty-two mile* of booka repose, and there are milea of volamee which no human being baa ever opened and no human being ia ever likely to open. There they rest apparently for gotten. ■Sometime* an esoteric volume from the midst of this bugiDnaie of shelve* is asked for by a student who may have come from any part of the world to see some book which can be found only in the British museum. So that in the museum, unlike other libraries, no book can be said even to be abeo lutely demised. "This differentiate* tbe museum per haps from all other librarle* In tbe world. The only other great collec tlona of book* which at all compete with it in tbi* sphere of coemopolitan research are tbe Blbllotbeque Nation ale In Pari* and tbe great national ll brarie* at Berlin, Munich and Vlfnaa. "Notwitheandlng this there are scrss and acres of books here which are un cut and which bars never left tbelr plsces on tbs ihelves since they were placed on them."—Exclpnfs. STARTLED THE COOK. Th* Craz* For Feed That teemed te •trik* Hl* Fat Cu*t*m*r. J. Hsydea-Olsrendon, estlnf bis three men)* In s German grill of much re nown, has day sfter day extended hi* acquaintanceship from the stewsrd to each of the welters snd front thence Into the kitchen to the cooks. And It *o happened awhile *fo that on* of tbe cooks had to send his wife to s hospital. Clarendon, ever thought ful. bought flowers snd sent them out to tbs kitchen to be forwarded tbence to .the hospital. This, of course, msde Mm mors than solid with tbe cnllnarr department of tbe big restsursnt. with tbs resnlt tbst whenever s wslter announced that tbe order wss "for Mr. Claren don" the cooks would go tbe limit In getting him tbe best steaks snd chops and serving tbem as works of srt. Tbe waiters weren't slow In loan ing tbst tbs word "Clarendon" was tbs psssport to tbs kitchen's best—tbs open sesame, as It wsrs. Ho It happened tbst one afternoon a waiter came Into tlio kitchen with tbe order: "T-bone stesk, rare, for Mr. Claren don." Tbs man st tbs broiler threw np bis hands. "Wbsfs corns over Mr. ClarendonT bs aaksd In astonishment. "He has had two porterhouse steaks, boiled salmon, bam snd eggs, three oyster stsws, ssnd dsbs. chops, and now he wants a T-bone stesk—snd all In an hour!"— San Francisco Chronicle. ■-Y a , The Bright Jtf aid. Mrs. Blsck was n winsome widow, snd sbs bad for a maid a not over brlgbt girl named Molly. Tbe cbsrm lng widow told Molly ons evening that If any one called abe was only st boms to Mr. Munn. Then sbs retired to her room snd took s little nsp. On toward 10 o'clock aha awoke, and. ringing (or Molly, she ssked. "Did sny ons cslir "Oh, yea, ma'am," said Molly. "Mrs. Blank called nod Miss Dash and tbe pastor." "And you told tbem what I told you tor "Tee. ma'am. I ssld you wss only at home to Mr. Mnnn."—Nsw York Press. Literature. Friend—Make any money on your last novslT Author-Ton trtt! 1 sold that de scription of tbe Pslisadss in chapter 3 to the Quick Line railroad for $B,000; my tribute to tbe Plaster do Perls ho tsl in Nsw Tort, chapter 10. brought ms $3,000 from tbs hotel people, and tbs United assorts. Limited, paid me another tboussnd for my rbspsody on tbe sunset in the Wsmpogong moun taina, chapter 90, where tbe hero takes bsr in bis arms—what's left of It t think Z can boil down into a short ston and make a tan spot on it.—Puck. Pm Told Him. 'Ta, what la a pi I lory r "A whatr "A plUorjr. Teecher asked ma yea tarda;, and I didn't know." -Why, tbat'i a facetfama tars *MM tlmee applied to a drag atore. Wbal wont tbaee aebeole pat lata your baM mx t T"—Washington Herald. Stealing bleep. Taacbar (reeding alondt-"The waary eentloel laaaad on bla run and atola • few nlnuta*' aleep." "I bat I know where be atola that from.* 4 "Where. Potr "From bla *«ap' eeok."—London Tit nta. ' t Aiwa ye Safe. "I want to provide dor ay grand ao*. bat atneka amjtdapreclale. How do T know what wffl bo good a few yeara from now?" "Too might leave a few tbooaaad toaa of cool In traec" enggeetad the family Iniryw.-ft Louis Ham. Net Vat *»!*•*. Doling a etalt to a aof ban town g Waablagtou man waa much Infereet ad la a aaull darky who bad boo* toM off to admlatater to bla wants. Ooe morning the atraagar opaaed bla area to tad the dimlantlra eoal Mack aarvftor standing at Ma bebMa with a tray baarlag coffee and rolla "Who are you. anyhow?" facet lonely demanded the Waablngtonlan. The taciturn youngster ruucboafbd a* reply, bat grinned broadly. .. "Wbara ware yoa rainedr next In qatrad the rial tor. with g vague no tion that tbti waa an opening qaaHom The Bttle darky gilaaad again aad cbaeklad. -I alat done ralaad ylt wb!" —Maw Tork Herald. ■tea-Jack aadThad the moot de- Bghtfnl time on eMpboord. Katharine—Oredone! 1 float aaa bow yoa could enjoy youraatvee nadar (be watchful eyee of tbo chaperon ■toa-Ob. we need a little atratagy Ton am wo teM tbo chaperon tt An would doee bar eyee aba would avoid aaartclmaai, and she k«* |mr eyee eiaaed moot of tbe voyagat A NEW YEAR'S I MESSAGE Bf ARTHUR P. WINDHAM Copyright br American Press Ama cUtlon. lflt. The chancellor of the German empire •at in Ma omce writing when a young man entered and aald: "tovr excellency aent for roe, I be llere." "Ah, Ton Arnbelm," aald the chan cellor, looking np, "I hare a rery Im portant m lee lon for you. It la to the prealdent of the United States and mnat he delivered on the let of Janu ary, when the prealdent receives the diplomatic corps. I have selected this day becanae no attention will be at tracted by a visit, and It need not be known that a call la on Important dip lomatic affairs. His majesty the em peror la desirous that the present strug gle between Russia and Japan shall cease. Japan la not able financially to carry on the war and mnat soon give way on that account This will give the c«ar a preponderance of pow er In the east antagonistic to German and other Interests. No power In Eu rope la so situated on account of their Parted interests to propose mediation. The only power fitted for such a pur pose is the United States. "His majesty the emperor desires to send by you to the president of the great republic a request that be will propose A the caar and 'the emperor of Japes a conference with a view to a treaty of peace. Since the caar knows of the financial stress of Japan be doea not the war to terminate, but If a peace were proposed Ilj the president of the United States the world's opinion would be so against Russia's refusal to treat that ahe would be obliged to yield- In a few weeka poaalbly he would win. "Should bis emlsssries succeed In pre venting yoi from delivering the mes sage or delaying the emperor'a request, obliging us to send another, the Japa nese caueo may collapse before a dupll cst%:-couid be received. You may be watched from the time you leave here." Von Arnhelm left Berlin wtth tbe dispatch the same evening. Tbe Bus slans at tbe German capital did not get wind of his mission until be had sail ed, and there was only opportunity for them to instruct tbe Russian emissa ries in America to endeavor to thwart bis design after his arrival In New York. He had reached that city, or, rather, Hoboken, across tbe Hudson river, where, the Oermsn steamers land, and waa driving tbroogb a street tbst leads to tbe station of the Penn sylvania railroad when an auto came dashing along wildly, the chauffeur In tentionally colliding with the cab in which the messenger sat Ha lay for a few moments stunned, and, the chauf feur. looking back and seeing wit he did not move, sped on. \ But Von Arnheim got up and -Alth difficulty walked southward till he met another cab, which be balled and reached tbe Pennsylvania station with out further mishap. He was obliged to wait a couple of hours before a through train left for Washington and while walking to and fro in tbe sta tion saw a man accompanied by a po liceman coming toward him. "That's your quarry," said tbe man to tbe policeman. "Arrest him. I have Just come over in tbe same steamer with him, and be stole my watch." Despite his protestations Von Arn helm wss taken to a police station In Jersey City, and, being searched, a watch that did not belong to him waa found in his pocket. Bather than make himself known and, having still a week before New Year's day. ha stood trial tbe nest morning and waa sentenced to Jail for six months. On the way to prison be naked tbqae escorting hlnf to step into a saloon and hsve a drink. While there be convinced them that the charge was a put up job, gave each one of them S3O and was permitted to leave the saloon by a door In the rear. lie bad no farther (rouble on tbe way to tbe atation and boped tbat be might be permitted to reach tbe capi tal In peace. But be waa diaappotnt ed. J oat before arriving at Philadel- phia a woman took a vacant aeat be side him and as tbe train waa paaalng through tbe city railed a cry, arose with feigned Indignation am} accuaed Von Arnbeln of lmnitlng her. Lean ing out of a window, abe beckoned to a policeman, who got Into tbe car. and tbe woman called upon him to arreet Ton Arabella. Here was another detention. Von Arabeim, etlli unwilling to make his Identity public, atood trial, several per sons who bad been la tbe car with him testifying that tbey aaw Mm endeavor to take liberties with bis accuser, snd be waa aeat up for sixty days. It waa now tbe 27th of December, and bat Are daji remained before Mew Taefa day, Too AmbeUa aeat a meeeage to tbe Qerman mlniater in forming blm of bia iltnatlon. A mem ber of tbe German diplomatic corpa vtailed tbe prieoaer, received bia mee aage and returned to Washington on tbe Slat of December. When the president the next day gave bis public reception the Gorman ambaaaador. watching Ma opportunity. * poke a Caw words to Mm la a low k«n«. The president replied la lbs •sine rules, It was sot vary tons alms this that an announcement was mads that tbe president of Ute Doited States bad of fsred Ms asrvicea aa mediator between (he Rassises and Japanese, and the aanouacement waa followed by tbe treaty of Poctamoatb. Oa tbe Sd of January Von Arnbalsa was pardoned by the governor of Peun aylvanla. [lltliiMM #f Walnut*. • .Tlo percentage Of food to walnata," MM the London VhuA • W*t> «"•«»- leal antbortty. "to wry Wrt- Tlw W» very Ik* in fat. containing M much u at pr cent, wWI» the proteiaa MMQDt tO W per «a«t It N« (MM calculated that thirty IMS* wal> nat kernela contain aa MCk tit aa two and three-quarter poanda of lau teat and yat tba walnut la often need aa • mpplenaent to a equate meal!" Nat Much Ollliniin. Tommy—Pop. what to tba difference M«m Üblo d'hote had a la carta) VNNVI Po|>-At ■ (oWt OTMU. m tern, you taka wbat tba wait* bringa yoa without ordering. wbllalf yoa dine a la carta you order Brat aad tba* taka wtot tba waltar bringa yoo.—Pblladal pUt Record. Likely Enauflt. "Johely brag* that ho la a aalf aw* na " "I thought bawaai Httla baggy a) tba kneee."—Baltimore American. *o make pteaauree plaaaaat ahcrtei ;hoo}.—Oh»rie» Bnxton, Christmas and New Year Low Holiday Excursion Fares via 1 SOUTHERN RAILWAY Account Christmas Holidays the Southern Railway will have on sale from all stations very low reduced fare round trip tickets on Dec. 15th to 30th, 1911, and Jan. Ist, 1912, with final return limit to reach original starting point not later than Jan. Bth, 1912. In addition to the dates men tioned. above tickets will be on sale from Raleigh on Dec. 13th. For all information as to these round trip rates, also Pullman reservations, etc., call on your nearset Ticket Agent or write or wire the undersigned. s „. . J. 0. JONES, Traveling Passenger Agent, » Raleigh, N. C. SEA FOOD FAKES. Popular FaHaolet About Shell and Other Fish. NO GENUINE LITTLE NECKS. Tlmh Luscisu* Clam* Are a Thing of th* Pact, and Blue Paint Oyatera Are Mighty Scare*, Y*t Yau May Buy Tham Almaat Everywhere. Only about ona person in a thou aand who orders the lusclops bivalve known as the Bine Point really get* the genuine article. The reasons for this are limply, first, because very few Blue Points are raised and, sec ondly, because the supply is* usually marketed in November and December. This brand of oyster takes its name from being grown on beds in the vi cinity of Blue Point, in Great South bay, Long Island. The water there is very shoal. In consequence, when the bowling winter nor*westers blow till they virtu ally empty the bay, any oysters on the beds freeze. To forestall the loss the wise oyster tonger becomes active and markets Blue Points In the fall. It is thus seen that the reason they are so small Is that they have bad only one sumfaer In which to grow. A full sized oyster in tl»at latitude requires two Of three years to mature. Neverthe less you can find "Blue rolnts" on bills of fare in Kansas City at almost any time of year. Bvery locality has its pet brand of oyster. Boston has It* Cape Cods, New York its Saddle "Bocks. Philadel phia Its Cape May "Salts, Baltimore, Washington and Norfolk their Lynn havens. Each place Is willing to wager that its i>art!cular bivalve Is the most luscious-lu the world. Not being particularly averse to starting trouble, the writer wishes to state that, having been born in n Now Jersey oyster rais ing oommunlty. reared near tbe most famous oyster beds of New York and having eaten moltusks harvested along every coast of the United States, he would lay a wager on tbe Bayou Cook oyster, raised In tbe gulf of Mexico, for first place in the great oyster sweepstakes, snd on tbe Maurice river coves raised In Delaware bay for sec ond place. There are many who will agree with me In this oyster rating. As summer approaches persons who have enjoyed their Blue Points until the advent of the r-less month of May. will, with the same sang fro UK order s half dozen Little Neck clams as a pre lude to a repast. Tliey get them—not The little Neck clam Is a thing of the past. He, tbe genuine, takes hia name from Little Neck bay. which lies Just where the East river Joins Long Island aound. - The title, therefore, is not derived from any particular formation of the cUm's anatomy, as most people believe. Clams, unlike oysters, cannot be culti vated on beds prepared for the pur pose, but are found In what are termed natural beds. A number of years ago ona of these great natural beds was discovered In Little Neck bay, tbe products of which were of the most toothsome and teuder variety. The find was immediately pounced upon by clam rakers from fsr and near, and the reputation of tbe Little Neck was made.' Although It took only a few years to eslisust the supply, nearly •very clam from every bed in tbe coun try has since basked in tbe reflected glory of that Little Nec|( harvest, and yon can still buy "genuine Little Necks" in any sea food emporium from Maine to California. . There are many people who do not know tbat bard shell crabs and soft •ball crabs are Identical, th? (»ly dis tinction being (tat (|*e soft shell crab (tor Which yon pay about three timea aa much aa for tbe bard shell variety) to simply tbe crab cangbt immediately altar be baa backed ont of Ma old shell and within two or three days of tbe time when tbe skin that covers his body baa bad a chance to harden Into tbe new shell. Soft shell crabs, like certain Irish products, can be "eaten akin and nil.** They can be fried and made very palatable, whereas tbe crab wtth bis regular shell In place baa t6 be dng ont of bis armor and sate* to fragments or servgfl pwtor the mean titles "dprtWl cfab." *crab flakes" or "crab salad " Tbe popular food finny members of tbe fish family have as many Inter esting characteristics aa their shell clad brethren, For instance, all tbe hotels and restaurants that serve "gen- Mag" Blue Points and Little Necks berstofota referred to also set forth with tbe eame degree of eqnaniailty •Bet ef sole (s la anything that sounds palatable). Tbe proportion of tbe gen uine to tbe real article to tbe ease of thto commodity 'jt even lean than with the Bine Point*. The tsulfa to that shoot ninety-nine tltobe oat of a hundred tbe chefs take Mr oM friend tbe plebeian Sounder, or fiatflsb. and dress him up aa a Henchman, for real sole In this conn try mast be Imported from French waters. Flounders sjre cangbt la great quantities all along tbe Atlantic coaat from New Jmsy to Maine. Wherever ao other fish wilt bite yea can always depend on booking a number of tbe old reliable flouuders. Tbe fact that Maine herring whan quite >oaag are canned and marketed fbr aardlnee done up In olive dl b fairly well known. "AH the honfe prod uct Is about as taaty and wholesome as the Imported article there Is not much use of Rett In jr excited over the Itnposl tion.—Captain C. A. McAllister. Reve nue Cutter Service, in Chicago Record- Herald. JAPANESE STRATEGY. Ingenious Taotios That Marked the Sisge of Pprt Arthur. Much of the slaughter that marked the siece of Port Arthur centered about the capture of what was k'uowu as 203 Meter bill. The Japanese wanted that. eminence, not to plant guns on it, but ' to observe the position of the Russian I warships anchored In Port Arthur har- ! bor. Before the capture of the hill the i Japanese fired into the town and the I harbor with an alarming and puzzling accuracy, although the gunners never . aaw their target After a time the Busslans learned that a Chinese fisherman was particu larly fond of a certain spot in the har bor. They watched him. If a shot fell beyond a particular ahip he moved his boat in a corresponding direction. If a shot fell to the left tbe simple Chi nese found tbe fishing better In that direction. Apparently be had no mis sion in the world except to find the best fishing ground. Finally It dawned upon the Busslans that his movements could be observed by Japanese field glasses. Fishing in the harbor was prohibited, and tbe Japanese fire went wide. After a time the shots began hitting their marks with the former accuracy. The Busslans looked for Chinamen. Tbey found one. He liked to wade Into the shallow water, apparently looking for crabs. He had a white bucket and a black one. If a shot fell short or went beyond the mark the white bucket moved in sympathy. If it went to tbe right or left the black bucket' was affected only. If a hit was made the buckets came together. Possibly it was by using the simple Chinese that tbe Japanese succeeded in mining the entrance to Port Arthur harbor. On April 13, 1904, Admiral Makaroff came out at the head of his fleet, his pennant flying from the Petro palovsk. The flagship struck a cable that connected three floating mines. One mine swung to port, two to star board. In a faw minutes Makaroff and hia ship went-down. The fleet turned and lied Into port—Scientific Ameri can. ORNAMENTAL DRESS. The Kind of Clothe* Waahington, Han cock and AdamS Wore. John Hancock, thin in person, six feet in stature, was very fond of orna mental dress. He wore a wig when abroad and -u cap when at home. A man who visited Hancock one day at noon in' June. 1782, describes bim as dressed In a jred velvet cap lined with fine white linen, which was turned up two or .three inches over the lower edge of the velvet; a blue damask gown lined with silk, a white silk stock, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, black satin smsll clothes, white silk stockings and red morocco slippers. Washington at his receptions .In Philadelphia wss dressed in black vel vet. His hair was powdered and gath ered behind in n large silk bag. His bands were Incased In yellow gloves. He held a cocked hat with a cockade on It And its ed;res adorned with a black feather. He wore knee and shoe buckles, and nt his left hip appeared a long sword In a polished white leather scabbard with a polished steel hilt John Adams on tbe day of bis Inau guration was dressed In a full suit of pearl colored broadcloth, and bis hair waa powdered. Chief Justice Dana of Massachusetts used to wear In winter a white cqrdaroy surtout lined with fur ftQd held bis bands In a large muff. ¥he Justices of the supreme court of Maaaachuaetts wore until tbe yuar ITBB robes of scarlet faced with black vel vet In winter and black allfc gowna in summer. At the beginning of the last century powder for the hair became unfaahlouable. tying up tbe hair was abandoned, colored garments went out of use, buckles disappeared, and knee breeches gave place to trousers.—New York Piaas | Tales of Citta. : New Tork la regarded aa tße moving picture show center of the world. ! Tba production of tha Flench city of Ifhraelllee amounted laat year to tba mm of S2M£4o,ooa The number of TeeeeU that entered tba port laat year waa &818. j Tunneling beneath the Chicago rivet at all potnta where drawhridgea an !*w operated to the only eolation ta the trafflc problem which to being flfr led by Chicago, according ta Colonel *Oaorge A. Zlnn, government engineer ther*. Cost of Living. j Several Cincinnati echoolglrla ban rl that tbey can lire on 7 centa a Bat will they t—Cleveland Lead' i Tba high coat of living toa't nearly .aa mjrcterioua aa tba argnmenta thai wry to explain It Cleveland Plata Dealer. A good many paeaiaa are ponied over the newfangled paper hag cook 4aa bat more are patried over ttei i problem of Jtetlng aomething to cook.! —Milwaukee Sentinel. • | FOR THE Specials New Year ' AT , "• Goodman's Clothing Store BU H? TON tThe Holiday season of good cheer demands that every man will be well dressed and look his best. GOODMAN can fit you out from head to foot, and at the special prices he is now making no man has any excuse for not being well dressed. His immense stock is of the very latest stvles and patterns. In Furnishings he has everything yon need—collars, cufts, ties, underwear, etc. Also a big line of Ladies' Suits and Furnishings. All at special prices from now until Christmas. GOODMAN j The Home ol Good Clothes j The Biggest Clothier in the Couuty. ______ BURLINGTON, N. C. Morrow, Bason & Green I -BURLINGTON, N. C. #L . V Big Bargapis In trim- /fl> S~\ /"V med hats at only . ~«L I II I All other trimmed hatsa]T/ t \ /\/ at |nst HALF PRICE. Tf J " fV v WE are all interested in Christinas Gifts, WE have hand-made Jabots and Fancy Articles, also The Royal Society Em broidery and Muslin Underwear MORROW, BASON & GREEN, (inc.) Burlington, N. C •r. " " *-+~ ». Economize 5.7 ■.Tr.lff; Fll*>l Heater-guaranteed IVUI 1 UCi to stay Air-tight urns Wood, Ghips, Cobs, Rubbish, and being Air- tight the fire is always under absolute control. It s the quickest heater known—a room can be heated from zero to 70 degrees in five minutes' time. Keeps fire over night with a handful of fuel. This heater is guaranteed to stay air-tight and is the most economical heater made A j —an examination will convince you. J In Malleable Ranges we have the best, f Give us a call before you buy and let us —— save you money tor the winter. —— \ Coble- Bradshaw Co. BURLINGTON, N, C. . _ = We carry them in articles that make the home beautiful and Comfortable. 1 We are going Q ■ n 1 «J to give some [iffigj Prom now until Christmas and you will do well to look over our big line of Furniture and Home Furnishings. Big line Phonographs and Records. Green & McGlure Furniture Company GRAHAM, N. C S § •,V |
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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