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VOL XXXYIII. Tutfs Pills FOR TORPID LIVER. A torpid liver deranges the whole System, and produces SICK HEADACHE, —* Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu matism, Sallow Skin and Piles. There Is no better remedy for theee common diseases than DR. TUTT'S LIVER PILLS, as a trial wBl prov*. Tal.e No Substitute* PROFESSIONAL CARDS ~, s. coon:, Attorney- ml- Law, KAHAM . N C. OOlce Patterson HUtldlns second Ftwor. DAMErtON & LONG Atlorneys-af-Law Bc6. W. DAMRKON. J. ADOLPH LONG '•'bone 250, 'Phone 1008 Piedmont Building, Holt-Nloholson Bldg. ' Burlington, N.C. Graham, N.C UK. Will S. MM}, JR. ■ • p Etf T| ST • • • Graham - - North Carolina r»>FTr!KTN'VMONS BUILDING \"»B A M>NO J. ELMER LONG LONG & LONG, \ttomeys and Counselors atL « GRAHAM, N. *\ JOHN H. VERNON Attorney and Counselor-at-Law PONES—Office OSJ Residence 331 BURLINGTON, N. C. The Raleigh Daily Times RALEIGH, N. C. The Great Home Newspaper of the State. 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I "The Alamance Gleaner" in ! a your borne each week. Scad i 1 $1 for a year, 50c for 6 mot., ! | or 25c for 3 mos. DO Tl NOW, 2 and yon will wonder why yon ! j had not done It before. _ To Care a Col 4 In Oae Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund W. Grove's cignature is on each box, fcfiCs* 'ls '/.-/v \ 1 " * *' ***"" r - »>• * f THE ALAMANCE GLEANER — _ i ,i. ! FAfcM -11 F.E.TRIGG A W CENTRAL POINT "WHi ROGUE RIVER OREGON Mrpfcf AfXi [This matter must not be reprinted with out special permission.] More "Hocks of hens are unproductive during the winter months as a result, of overfeeding and lack of exercise and fresh air than from any other cauae. Most pests have some point that may be urged in their favor, but rats and mice ejune about as near being unmit igated eVliayhs anything we know of in the anltnai or Insect world. There to be about the usual number of farmers who are selecting their seed cofti at busking time. Just to long as this practice is followed will there be a seed corn problem la the spring. i If the sewer pipe rnnning from the bouse to the cesspool Is not laid to a pretty good depth and does not have a good slaDt It will be a wise idea to give tbe ground above the sewer pipe a good covering of horse manure. The extensive and increasing use of cement in the construction of barn, corn crib and poultry bouse founda tions is to be strongly commended, if for no other reason because of the fact that It'makes it possible to get rid of the rat pest. Alfalfa growing la making tbe Argen tine one of tbe leading meat prod no lug countries, while tbe decision to grow the soy bean In place of flax, which Is an exhausting crop, will ren der the farmers of tbe country still more prosperous. Notwithstanding, tbe fact that east ern orcbardlsts ■ have been getting but B0 cents a bushel for tbelr apples, tbese same apples are costing the consumer In central western states from $3.75 to 14.25 per barrel by tbe time they.srs unloaded at bla cellar door. An English landlord In the county of Essex, who is mucb Interested la tbe extension of the sugar beet Industry In bis district, has snnounced to bla tenants tbat be will take no rent for several yeara to come on land tbat is used in tbe growing of sugsr beets. Tbe Turks are said to have been defeated In tbe recent war with the Balkan patriots partly owing to the fact that tbey did not have enough to eat If they had bad plenty of bread and a good supply of Dncle Sam's canned beef there might have been a different story to record. The belr to tbe Astor millions cams of age tbe other day and now owna in bis own right $75,000,000, yet It Is said -he couldn't go out on bis his own book and earn $5 a week to gave bis gizzard. In view of sucb a spectacle as this it is no wonder tbat discontent Is spread ing among those classes of people upon whose backs the burden of such in equality rests. Some of tbe worst ills ws suffer from ss s people would be solved if parents would keep - tbelr boys and girls from gadding tbe streets or else where o' nlgbts. More Ills are batch ed in tbe license which is sllowed young people slong this line than can gver be rigbted by pulpit or platform eloquence, newspaper discussion or ballot box reforms. The publicity agent who has tbe Job of reporting tbe International egg lay ing cooteat at tbe, MISMUH Agricul tural college must be sort of a back number, for we bsve seen practically no references thereto In papers of tbe middle west for months past Tbs facts and records connected with such a contest sre not only Interesting to tbe general reader, but to ponttrymen and farmers everywhere, snd by *U good rights ougbt to be given to tbe public. In so fsr ss tbe mscblne corn busker fails bees use of bavtng to bsndls big. Immature Ssrs of corn, with spongy butts, wbleh crush In the snapping rolls, tbe fsuit would seem to He with the farmer who-pisnts' corn tbst will not ripen properly in bis latitude rath er tbsn wltb the makers of the busker. In s number of Instances which the Writer bss noted lately the com busk ers bsve been doing excellent work In fields where tbe esrs were bsrd and well matured. In Dennisrk rulss sre obssried In the show ring tbst bsve s most whole jome effect on tbe breeding of dairy tattle. One of these rules limits tbe cash prises to but one to a single ex hibitor In each class If be wins soon than oss tart he receives ribbons ss evidence or tbe superiority of bis Stock. Another rale Is tbst no ex hibitor Is permitted to esblblt s fe male unless of his own breeding ot purchased at ,tbe early ags of three mooths. This rale mskes It nirsasary to show tbelr skill ss breeders rather than tbe else of their peeketboeks. ' The Holstetn cow Sadie Tale Koca dyke. owned by a dairyman of tbe Dis trict of Columbia, recently made s rec ord of 085 pounds of mOk to seven days, from which 88.20 pounds of but ter wen made. Tbls Is dose to, If It dots not surpass, tbe world's record for s week's performance. The United States baa tbs past ssa son produced tbe largest corn crop to (b history, smounting to nearly B,ooft- OOOMO bnabels. Tbe Job of getting this crop cribbed Is a herculean task snd a f»Uv v» aa weiL with buakr GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30. 1913. en charging >ll the way from 3V& to 8 cent* a bushel, with board and lodging thrown ID. It ia reported that 726,000 acre* of tillable land In the state of New fork have been withdrawn from cultivation since 1800. This fact to given by the Automobile Trade league as a reason for the making of better highway*, It being its contention that good roads would pat such farms nearer good markets and at the same time benefit the users of autos. One of the marvelous natural provi sions in plant life, seen In the case of house plants, fruit and shade trees, are the dormant, bnda. These remain In embryo, as It were, awaiting heavy pruning or Injury to the tree before they awake to Hfe. Checked In the above ways, the sap of plant or tree exerts a pressure which awakes'these dormant buds to life. In a county not far from where tbe writer llvea there have been taken out over hunters' licenses this season. With cottontails about the only species of game in tbe county, It looks as if tbese rodehta were in for a fearful killing. It will be a matter of con gratulatlon if this horde of rflmrods, finding rabbits scarce, do not kill hawks and owla of useful species, which are among tbe best friends tbe farmer and gardener have. How and then old rata become very cautious and will not touch tbe bait on a trap on whfeb they can smell tbe scent of tbe human. If any of our readers have such a proposition on tbelr banda tbey would do well to get a brand new trap and put a new pair of cotton flannel gloves on when tbey bait it. A very tempting halt for such rats Is fresh meat, and tbe piece used should be fastened on to the tongue of the trap with a rubber bond or piece of wire. Many a farmer who has worked bard during bis early and middle life and has earned a competence, ao tbat he no longer needs to stay In the trend mill to keep tbe wolf from gnawing the doorknob off. makes the very seri ous mistake of moving to town and doing largely nothing. Tills quitting work on high feed (for be usually keepa bla hearty appetite) has been responsible for the sending of more retired farmers to an untimely grove between the ages of sixty and slxty elght than any other factor that could bo named. One of the big leaks on mntfy farms wblcb are liable to be short from the standpoint of both soli bumus and fer tility Is in tbe loss of a large per cent of the value of tbe liquid manurea through careless handling. The straw should be returned to tbe land tbajt produced It, and there ,1a no way of doing this that Is so good as in tbe shape of bedding used generously for tbe definite purpose of absorbing the liquid manures. Tbe soli Is In great need of tbese two byproducts, and the good farm manager will see to it that both are returned to It wltb as little loss ss possible. Acting on tbe order of the depsrt ment of agriculture recently promul gated, agents of tbe department a short time since seised 200 sacks of Qerman potatoes tbst bad lieen re ceived by a New York importer. At the conclusion of the trial the federal Judge having the case In charge order ed the tubers condemned and destroy ed. It Is calculated to arouse our sense of American self respect that at last, after many years, there Is a federal low In operation wblcb makes It possible to prevent the importation -from other countries of dlseosed fruits, vegeta bles and nursery stock. The shipment of Christ mss trees from tbe New England states, wltb the exception of Vermont, has been prohibited by tbe department of agri culture In order to prevent the spreod of the gypsy and browntall moths, two of the worst Insect pests with which horticultural Interests have to contend. Thia order prohibiting shipment la msde under the law passed by con gress st its Isst session, which also enables tbs department to place an em bargo on tbe shipment of fruit, flow ers and nursery stock from foreign countries where noxious pests of one kind and anothar prevail. An Illinois pbysldsn, in s letter to fn eastern sgricoltnral paper, reports tbst after sn experience with treating ivy poisoning covering s period of more tbsn forty yesrs be bas found In tbs coal tar product, creolln, sn ef fective remedy for the poison. Ills method of sppllcntlon Is to dllnte the rreoUn to about 5 per cent strength. 3>en cover the sffeeted parts wltb ab lorbent c0t:..11. saturating tbe cotton Weil. Tbe treated portions should lie wrapped wltb a cloth to prevent a CM* rapid evsporstloo of tbe creolln solo Bon. In s couple of hoars more of tbe solution should be poured on Tbls physician also reports tbst s 2 or 3 per eent solution of tbe same cbemlenj Is excellent In tbs treatment of burns sf any kind. EAA LAYING CONTEST ENDED. On Oct SI the Internstlonsl sgg lay ing contsst, which bad bsen conducted for s full yser at the Storrs Agricul tural collage, la Connecticut earns to a cloee. Tbe contest, which has been frequently reported in this department has beta one of unusual interest ss weil ss ct great practical veins. Pro fessor Cosgrove, wbo bss had super vision at tbe contest, la spssking of the practical value of the conteet calls | particular attention to the fsct tbst wltb proper cars ths tenderest breeds wers kept to the errers snd changeable New England climate to open front hansel night snd day. with too tow birds la a hoses to affect its tempera ture. Only leventeen birde died dur ing tbe year, which waa lets than 8.5 per cent, which shows ths bssltbfnl ' nsns of plsnty of frtsh sir ss weU ss tbs splendid care and feeding which tbe fowls have. Tbe Snal count, as kept, givee first prtae for beet pen of five hens to the Wblte Leghorns of F. O. Tost of Pennsylvsnls. Ms fowls bavin* laid urn rmst. or an average of KH.2 euch Tile owner gets ns rewards ' two SIOO silver i'U|ih. ii rush prise of SSO and several iginor prizes. Second place In tiie contest was won by a pen of Wblte Wyandot tea owned by Beu lah farm, Ontario, tbese birds making a score of l.Offlt eKBH, but two eggs be hind tbe wluuing pen. Tbe Marwood farm pen of White Leghorns made' a score of 1.042 eggs and was the only other peu to make a score better than a thousand eggs. Tbe next six places In tbe contest were won by pena of .White I-egliorus with scores ranging from 082 down to 018 eggs each. The remaining seven pens to make a score of more than 000 eggs were respectlve ly in order of performance. Buff Leg horns. Brown Leghorns, 8. O. Rhodo Island Reds (two pens). White Wyan dottes. Barred Uocks and White Plym outh Rocks. The best authenticated record of any Individual bird wns made by a 8. O. Rhode Island red pullet belonging to Mrs. Harris tubman of Kentucky, her scorecard showing 2M eggs. Pro fessor Cosgrove contends that special mention should be made of tbe pen of English White leghorns belonging to Mr. Barron, which led In the early months of the rnce,' and for some time, after until two of the Ave layers died. It Is thought that had this pen remain ed Intact It would hnve won first place with ease. Immediately upon conclu sion of the contest summarized above another contest, to last a year, was 'started. TJbe contest Is valuable chief ly because it has directed the atten tion of poultry misers to practical per formance in egg production rather I than to fine points and fine feathers, j features that are unduly emphasized I in the average poultry snow. "MULTUM IN PARVO." It Is quite natural that the Individual ! creamery patron should consider It a small matter that bis creiiin Is of such quality ns to reduce the price of his pro rata shure of tbe butter product a cent n pound. It is true, perhnps, that in his case It would not amount to very many dollars a year. But when aI: or a considerable number of tbe dairy farmers of s state tuke this same attitude and continue to be careless with their milk and cream the total amount lost ruus Into II huge amount In bulletin No. 220 of the Wisconsin experiment station Professor Beiiken dorf takes up this very question and proves beyond question that If the quality of tbe 100.000,000 pounds of butter which the farmers of that state prodnce annually could lie Improved so that Its value Vould be Increased 1 ceut per |>»und the butter output of the stnte would lie worth a million dollars more than It Is now. This Is a nice Illustration uf the old truth "mucb In little." PRIMITIVE AGRICULTURE. In portions of Egypt the raising of wheat Is carried on In the same primi tive wny that was in vogue when the Pharaohs tfrere building the pyramids. The soil Is ruttled about a bit with a primitive plow in tbe shape of a crook ed stick, the seed wheat Is sown by hand and covered by crude rakes, while in the harvesting process the hand sickle Is still used, the grain being placed In piles atuj loaded by hand on the backs of camels for transportation to tbe thrashing places. It Is a far cry from these primitive tilling and harvesting processes to the triple gas tractor outfits which turn over a com blncd furrow fifty-four feet wide—an acre every four minutes- and the reap ers pulled In gangs by tractors and cut ting hundreds of ncres In a day. CUBAN QUEEN CORN. ' A sortb lowa reader of this depart ment recently brought the writer a sample of the variety of field corn known ns the Cuban Queen. It Is a yellow dent variety, having a color and kernel formation somewhat resembling field's Yellow Kent. However, the kernels are coarser and not so deep The ears run from eight and n half to nliie Inches In length mid have a clr cumfereuce near the iiutt of eight Inches. The cob ts large, it ml the ear tapers rather' sharply at tbe tip end In our friend's case this variety yield ed seventy bushels to the ncre on land that op to n year ago had lieen pretty systematically skinned A strong point In favor of this variety seems to be that It matures well In latitude 43 de PTHE PRESIDENT'S MAIL Mow ths Grsat Mass of Correepond •nos Is Handled Daily. Tbe president's mail is of aucb pro portions that be cannot, like the busi ness man. read all bis letterp as a part of tbe morning's routine. By a care fully developed system, however, the contents of tbe White House mall are la substance laid before blnieecb day., Tbe work or doing this falls upon a corps of confidential cleiks. who open the letters SIKI give tbeut a drat read ing Tlurs they are carefully sorted. Many of lbt-ui, of course, need not to to tbe president at nil, since tbey are Simply recommendations for oMc«. Tbese. after conrteviis acknowledg ment. are referred to tbe proper de partment*! and placed on file until tbey lisy be takeo up for consideration. Many of tbe president's letters an purely formal or coutsln requests for something which cannot be granted These tbe clerks answer and tbe presi dent's secretary sign*. The reqtieets for charity are ao many that a special "form" nas been drawn up for answer ing them. Bmb communications as the presi dent ougbt to see are rarefnlly brief that Is, a slip 1s pinned at tbe top of eacb letter, and on this la a typewrit ten synopsis of Its roof rata, telling who j tbe writer is and what lie baa to pre- I Sent, Krequeatly tbe president Is suf- Sctently Interested by {foe brief to cause blm to read tbe whole letter ftome f times Ibe communication to referred to a cabinet offlcer. In wliicb case tbe slip Is retained at tbe Wblte Hons* and | filed. When a large number of persons I write on tbe same subject tbe letters • ere banc bed and tbe brief et tbe top gives tbe names of thoee who present one argument and la another list tbe persons who offer s different view.— Hew York Press. iJrWltt* nine wny Risers, r»» tMsasa «»•»- -dts ' L V ' T' Farm I " ! »' | Garden HANDLING THE YOUNG BOAR. Proptr Feeding Is ths Big Fsctor In Csusing Growth, Young boars that are to be sold for breeding poroses need extra care. The buying public asks for males that are larger than their ortu pigs and that are in good flesh and pleasing to look upon. Feeding Is of course the big factor In securing growth. Because tbe plg& are to be sold for more than regular market price a little more expensive feed may be used If It will secure Photograph by lows State College ot Ag riculture. HANDT TTPS OF INDIVIDUAL 800 HQCBS. better gains. The youngstera need an abundance of nutritious green feed. Tbls keeps them healthy, gives them an appetite and causes them to take exercise. Clover and alfalfa are tbe most satisfactory, of course, but any thing that Is green and succulent will do. Skimmllk Is very nearly an Ideal feed for growing pigs. There Is noth ing that Is liked better, slid It seems to make a growth of frame and mua cle as no other feeds will do. Aoy bog man wbo can have an abundant supply of skimmllk Is fortunate In deed. A thick slop made of mill ehorts and a little ollmeal does very nearly 'aa well. Corn or corn nud cooked bar ley are very acceptable for the basal part of the ration. It being always essential to furnish plenty of protein ' to balance the Inck of It in corn and barley. Tankage and meat meat In tbe proportion of about one part to ten of corn or corn and barley will make np the deficiency nicely and will bring more rapid growth and tbore finish to the pigs. Very satisfactory feed may be secured from tbe crops of aoy locality. It being necessary to balance It np wltb some protein con centrate only. Of course the pigs will sell better If they are clean. They Will thrive Just as well If they bsve a cool, clean place as If they have a mud wallow, and It makes a vast amount of difference In selling toUTare them clean and sleek.— National Stockman and Farmer. i' KEEP THEM ON THE FARMI I • A large percentage of ihe young ' J J men who would leave the farm J | • are those who grew up In an at- > ) [ "tnosphere of dissatisfaction and J | • • dlsronteut with their farming ' | \ parents. There is no question \ •' that the farmer for health, ' ) wealth and happiness—holds a •; rare opportnlty, but not until this » ! op|urtunlfy Is tsken hold of will ,! '; we become a race of successful ; | ! farmers and iwrmlt perpetuity of ~ ) | a noble celling lo tbe generations ]' 1 • yet lo come. - Kansas Farmer. » II 1 Aspsrsgus Seeds. An excellent plan to follow wltb sspiiragus Is to visit tbe fields lo tbe fall of the second year, when seed should lie selected from plants of S few large stalks rather. Iban many small ones. The seeds it re rips wbeit the berries ure well colored. >After picking, Ihe lierries should be petced In any convenient tub. barrel or crock and allowed to soak until the pulp sefrurates readily, from tlie seed. Tbls ae|Mtrstlon may lie secured by wash lug with tbe hands. Tbe seed* should be washed several times' and Cured lyid stored.-Professor 11. L. Watts, Pennsylvania Ktaie (College. ' Whan Veu Buy Wire Fsnelng. Write to tbe leading fence insmifae turers for their descriptive literature and rend every lilt they send yofl. When yon go lo liny, first find mil wbsl kind of wire is In It. what kind of gal vsvl*lug protects the wire, see thai tbe proofs sre Immovable and bsve no pro jecting wire end a, JnJure stock, that tbe sperings sre right 'fcSr yoaf psrpose. and then, when all these points see settled, cbouse a heavy gauge wire. Linseed Mesl Per Cattle, i Coarsely ground linseed mesl of good qqallty baa a feeding value slightly su perior to oM process cottonseed meal, sod ell tier of tbese feeds Is better for supplementing ••orn for fattening cattle than wheat bran si current tnsrket val ties. Tbls was proved In two expert- SBewt* at tbe Nehrsaks station. Net et Much A exeunt, Tbe lord ctolef Justice of England need to sing In tbe cixdr of s parish cburrb. A woman once aaked tbe verger to paint oat Sir Itlcbard Web ster as be then was.. Tbe verger re plied. "Well, ma'am, that's tbe vlcsr sod tbem'e tbb curates and I'm tbe vereger, but ss for tbe cbolr, ss long as tbey does tbstr dooty we don't i% qnlre Into tbetr bsptecedentsr' FOLEYS KIDNEYPIUS •- ibe Biasene Hnsaeiin Bessess * i i ■ w ! " - • ■-f J •' . • j. Quito's Wstsr Porters. ; Around a fountain In one of the prin cipal squares or Quito.' Kcuador. assem ble every mprnlng the city's agnpdores. Tbese water/|s>rter* differ from the less energctjc ones of some South American cities In carrying their Jars npon their hacks Ins'pattof on the backs of nrtiH-s. The earthen Jnr la deep, has n wide mouth and holds about forty liters. The carries It on his shoulder fastened \Vltli leather straps. He never detaches himself, from his Jar either to till It or to transfer it* contents '> 'lint of Ills customer. He turns his Imek to the fountain so that the Jar comes umter one of the Jets of water, listeils to tlic sound of the water In the Jar. aud hi* eitr Is so well trained that he always walks away ut the e* act moment When It 1» tilled to the brim. Arriving at the house of a cus tomer. he goes lo the household Jar. makes a deep Isiw and dlsnp|iears lie hind a torrent i>r water, foreigners can never twelve without laughing the visit of their aguitflnr. the resiiectful little mint who tMiws to one behind a cataract ot Water- Harper's. Royal Roads. People will discover at last that royal roads to anything can no more be laid In Inui tluin they nut hi dust: tbat there are, In fact, no royal rnada to anywhere worth going to; that If there were If would that Instant cense to be worth golii£ to -I mean so far aa the things to lieI*obtained 1 *obtained are In any way esifinable lu terms of price, for there are two clasacH of precious things In the world tho*e thnt.Ood gives us for nothing-sun. air and life, both mortal life and Immortal, nnd the sec ondarily precious things which he gives us for a price These secondnrt ly ptyclous things, worldly wine-and milk, can only Is* Isuight for definite money. Tltev never-can lie cliea|iencd No cheating nor linrgnlnlng will ever get n single llilug out of nature's es Cibllshment at half price. Do we want to IM» strong? We must work. To lie hungry? We must starve. To lie happy? AVe must Is l kind. To be wise? We must look and thlcik.-ltus kln. i Curious Christian Names. British I N a land of qualnl Christian mimes The Iter. 1.. Crook all quotes from the Impttsmnl register of the church In which he ministered to a rongregallon of nil the colors Nnnnlc Hellonn, Queen Kllrjilieth. Prince Al bert. John I'antnlisin and Frank 1.0 rust. One negro whose child he cbrls ' toned was called Whisky Emmanuel Another lilack uuiii brought Ills child Slid when ihe minister asked the mime replied. "Seriatim ad Vll l«»rwiri." An other gave a puxxllite answer which sounded like "Ax parson" and when requested to explain said: "Well, par son. my mind gle me to go troo dc New Testament. I have had four-boys One was willed Mali hew, another Mark, another I.uke and another John, and this Is Acts, parson." A City on ths Cliffs. Precisely why the towrt of Bonifacio, In Corsica. Is built to the sheer edge of the cliff wblcb forms the sea front age of that part of the Island Is a ques tion always usked by the traveler wbo views Bonifacio for the first time, and be reiterates Ids question wben'he ob serves, upon visiting the environs of the place, that there Is plenty of room for the town to have spread oat In an Inland direction. The early Corsica ns apparently thought that farm land was worth more t)|an -||y real estate and so crowded tbelr dwellings to the dizzy edge of their 800 foot precipice. One's first Impression Is that these houses, with their walls on a vertical plane with the cliff, were pnrttoscly so Situ ated that fhe lsMly .of a victim of a dark vendetta murder might be con veniently dropped out of the window Into tbe sea beneath, with no one the wiser. Certainly there Is a suggestion of romance and mystery In the aspect of tbe town. If forms, at any rate, one of tbe oddeet sky lines In the world. Reik Tinted Mountains. Tbe rose light that tinges so beauti fully tbe eummlta of lofty, snow clad mountains before sunrise and sffer sunset Is due to the fact that the yel low sud red rays of light possess more penetrative power than the blue. Tbe first mentioned rays make their way through stretches of- Ibe atmosphere which entirely-srrest and turn beck tbe blue, snd tbey do this the more especislly If the air be isdea st the time with 'extraneous particles that sngment their opacity. When tbe sun la below tbe borixon thif red and yel low rays struggle on tlirongh Uie air as fsi* as tbe vfiorwy heights, dropping tbeir associates by tbe way, aud thus paLnt tbelr fleecy surfaces with red and yellow tip ted light Tbls roseate afterglow Is Very beautifully seen on tbe Jungfrsu. The broad based cone Is suddenly covered In tbe deepening twilight wltb tbe crimson lino of tbe rase, sod tbls era dually fades itotii tbe whole has vanished Into ilsrkness. —iisiper's. ~ i • a.' ~rr ~~~" r . Modern Morals. Bishop' Wl(sdn ssld tbe other day tbst the morality of politicians was net all that could bs desired. "In politics, ss In some lines of bosl ssss." be- continued., "the ramsrk of tbs very, cynical young woman holds true. " Ho you srs going to marry Oeorgs at last' she said to s friend. 'Whst is ha llkeT r 'lis is tbe most upright, blgb mind ed. honorable fellow in tbe wot Id,' wss tbe enthusiastic reply. - * " 'Goodness, my dear!' said ths pret ty cynic. 'You'll surve to death.'"— Wsshlngton Btsr. •seeking of Ceel. *1 have to raise the price ot coal," The retail dealer eeM. "Tbe operators and the roods Have got rstaOers dead. AM for oar ptosis, my dssr air. They've knocked them In ths bead." "We've net advanced the price of coat" The eperstora aay. "The rates as per our otreuler Are stilt In force today. We haven't asked the retail trade A nickel more to pay." - .«* Yes, truth la mishty. as you'vs bsard. And dtysys must prevail. But, In this ease It eeems hard work To set upon lu trail. Meantime the prlce of coal goes up . On baebet toa.and pell. ' "-New York Freaa. ' ''•> -.f ..-1 ' Christmas Savings Clubs. A j'ear or two ago a wise man invented a scheme by which any one who will pall hard enough on liia boot-straps, and hold on long enongh, can lift himself by them. lie knew the general feeling of poverty that settles upon the world at Christinas. lie knew also the universal desire to give, and how the feeling of poverty checks and flouts and thwarts itj/tfntil for many of us it make! the season a timo of heart-burnings; so he in vented Christmas.,sayings clubs, and the idea spread from city to city. It is all very simple. You have only to visit the office of a bank or trust company that maintains such a club, and announce your wish to join. Beginning within a short time after Christmas, you deposit a fixed sum with the trust company once a week. You be gin, let us say, with Ave cento. The next week you put in ten cents, the third week, fifteen, and on, increasing your deposit each week by the amonnt that you put in first, until, two weeks be fore next Christmas, your weekly ment reaches its maximum of two dollars and fifty cents. Then, just at the time when in previous years you have wondered how you could send anything at all to HenrietUi'fjjChiidreii or to the Dob son twins, there comes from the trust company a check for the whole amount you have saved, and a littie interest besides—in all more than sixty dollars. That is one w«;y. There is an other. Instead of beginning at the small end, you can begin with a deposit of two dollars and a half, make the second deposit two forty-five, the third two forty, and so on down to five cents. That is the Spartan way. It looks hard, but it is in reality much the easier. The one road starts ou an up grade so slight that you hardly notice it. At first the horses twitch their light load along with such ease that you anticipate a "joy ride" all the way. Bnt by and by the wagon seems to go less smoothly, and the horses begin to breathe hard. The road, grovs heavier and heavier, the wheels sink hub-deep in mud, and if, finally, yon do succeed in pulling into the dooryard, it will be after dark, and no one will be awake except tho eat. The other road looks harder at the start. Boulders stand np in it, and mqd and holes and "thank yon-ina'ams" abound. But just notice that every foot of It is down grade. It grows better all the way. Take that road, and when, at the end, you roll gently down into the pleasant little valley where the house stands, you will find a light in the window and supper ready on the table; and the hired man will come out to put up the horses for you.—The Youth's Companion. Ex-Governor W. W. Kitchin and ex-Judge James 8. Manning have formed a partnership for the prac tice of law in Raleigh. They will open an office in Raleigh in tho near future. At the regular meeting of the Yale corporation tho 20th, Presi dent Taft accepted the appoint ment of Kent professor of law at Yale. He will go to New Haven early in April and will deliver this spring some lectures of aft optional character. The. Kent professorship was established in 1801 and th re have been only four incumbents of tho Chief Justice David I>. Daggett, of Connecticut, Clark Bissell and Henry Dutton, both Governors of Connecticut, and E'lward J. Phelps, once American Minister to England. Certain citizens of Forsyth county have passed a resolution asking the Legislature to prohibit the slaughtering of heifer calves under fifteen months old, It being contended that such slaughtering Is destroying all the cattle and causing an advance in the price of milk, butter and beef. The Thornton Light and Power Company, which has famished light and power for nickory, was sold last week. K. C. 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