North Carolina Newspapers

. THE GLEANER ISSUED EVKBY THURSDAY. . J. P. KERNODLE, Editor. *I.OO A YEAR, IN ADVANCE' . ADVERTISING BATES . One (quart) (1 In.) 1 time tI.OO, ~t eaca snb f"; NKi'jent Insertion 50 cents. For more space end longer time, rates furnished on applica nt 'too. local not'oes 10 cts. a line for flnt H-" insertion ; subsequent Insertions 5 cts. s line , • transient advertisements must be paid for B? advance The editor will not be responsible for , views expressed by correspondents. ■entered st the Postoffioe at Graham. N. C., as seoond cl matter. GRAHAM, N. C„ Feb. 6, 1912. DOG TAX LAW. ; #J ■ I Petitions are Joeing circulated in the County to be presented to our Senator and Representative in the Legislature, requesting that they procure tile passage of an act taxing dogs 91.00 per bead, and that after paying the damages tos'ock by.dogs tho remainder be turned into the general or school fund of the county. As cogent arguments in favor of a dog tax, the following items have been famished us of losses sustain ed on account of somebody's dogs, worthless ones, perhaps: During Christmas week Mr. J. N. Thompson had seven sheep killed by dogs whose owners are unknown; about two months sgo Mr. /3harpe, near Alamance Factory, had 27 turkeys killed at one time by dogs whose owners are unknown; and in the early part of last month Mr. E. P. Cook, near Mebane, had two sheep killed by dogs, and he killed two dogs after they had caught another sheep. It cannot fail to be very exasper /, sting to the owner of domestic ani- M mals and fowls to have them thus destroyed. Under such circum stances a man is excusable for warm ing up— even up to losing his tem per. Under this topic the following from Southern Farming is apropos: "No one questions the value ol sheep. In fact, these animals re quire so little to eat that very often a few can pick enough aroui.il the lot, with «hat they can get in the ! pastures, to make a good living There are very few farms in the South on which a few shsep could not be kept, but this industry never can amount to anything as long as the cur dog industry is given free awing. Many of the state legisla tures are now in session, and South ern Farming wishes to urge every one who thinks more of sheep than t of the cur dog to write to his legis lator: insist and even demand that h* land every ounce of his energy to to the passage' of a atate-wido dog tax law. .Now we realize that some people will not look upon this with favor, but there can be no queation but what thia would be a good thing for all of our s'atos. It is time for . us farmers to wake up and demand that the person who wants to keep a " dog ahall pay tax on it. Anyone who has a dog worth anything would .not heeitate to p».y a $ I, to 12 annual » tax. However, thia law will do away with a largo number of worthless dogs Wjich run all over the country i sucking eggs? killing sheep, e'c. The p money resulting from thia tax could I be uaed to a very great advantage by I our schools, or for the building •' | good roads, etc. The real plac for it aeema toDouihern f arming, ia |in the school fund. Do not look Hpkjlon thia matter aa one of no im- Ktportaace to you. Southern Farming Kings you to give it careful thought, I and act at once." jj&- The Worke aingle term resolution (passed the U. S. Senate Saturday B|by the narrow margin of one vote, Hpttor a three days' fight. The reeo- Hjbtkm now goes to the House for ap ■jptoval; then, if approved by a two- HMbirds vote aa it waa'in the Senate, Kjlt ibill go to the Isgislatures of the ■ft States, three-fourths of which Hfoat approve it to make it effective. InJbs resolution proposes sn amend- Kjiasut to art : ele two of the Conatitu- Hp, restricting the presidential Hpjprtt to a aingle term of eix years. K As paaasd by the Senste, if also BBassrd by the House and the legisla- Hprea of the requisite num'tcr of Hftttes, it will bar Mr. Wilaon, Presi ■tttnt Taft and Mr. Roosevelt from Hpeoming candidates for l'resideut for a atate-wide compulsory law is before the Legisls ■Sare, but it aeems to be meeting considerable opposition on ac. drastic provisions. The ready for a measure of Hwafcaaacter proposed, and the wie ■pof a compulsory primary law is Kponable, to say the leaat. The ■k are generally honest and fair elections, and a pri ■Kwill have little more offset ■|than Laving more election ma- to deal with and increasing Jpeow of holding elections. A State Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Y. Joyner is appeal ing Strongly to the Legialature to provide for six-months schools throughout the State. The appeal is specially in behalf of rural schools, as the boys and girls of the towns and villages are generally provided for, but thosiof the country districts are sadly deficient and lacking in educational opportunities. In truth, the country boys and girls of North Carolina, have shorter school terms than those of any State of the Ameri can Union. The appeal is one that should be heeded. Throughout the S ate various civic and religious or ganizations have joined i i the ap peal and it should not, fall on deaf ears. Democrats Have Senate on a Tie. Washington Dlspat.li. Democratic controol of the next Senate, which became a certain ty when John K. Shields was elected by- the Tennessee Leg islature Thursday, now rests at the minimum strength of 48, ex actly one-half of the membership of the Senate. Democratic* lead ers, disappointed in the loss of Senator Gardner's seat in Maine, now are hopefully watching liii noise, New Hampshire, Wyoming and West Virginia, In the belief that a Democratic Senator may be added to the lists from some one of these States. The control of the Senate it no furth"i Democratic additions are midc Mill be so narrow as to n alee action oi. any contested problems and on tariff legislation a matter of constant doubt. With Vice-President Marshall's vote to rely upon in case of a tie, the Democrats will have control of the Senate organization and of general Senate affairs. it is rec ognized, however, that on many matters of general .. legislation divisions with the party may re duce the Democratic party to the vanishing point. The fight against Senator War ren in Wyoming, the contest to upset Senator Fail's re-election in New Mexico and the effort to make some arrangements that will give' the Democrats at least one ot the two places to be filled in Illinoise, now are holding the at tention of the party leaders. Democratic control after March 4 will be strengthened by the di vision within the Kepublican ranks und the presence of at least two Progressive Senators, Clapp I'oiiidexter, on the Republican side ot the chamber. Si* citizens of Wilmingtoon, ac cused of organizing a fish deal ers' trust, were acquitted of the charge in New Hanover Superior Court. As the result of a drunken row at Bute, Robeson county, Saturday a negro was killed and several CroaUn Indians and negroes were severely inJureed. Cleveland Boone, who killed R. A. Denton in Nash county some days ago and attempted to get away, has been arrested. The homocide was the result of a drunken brawl. Dolthan Harkins, four years old in Asheville, was fatally burned Sunday afternoon, dying a few herd died of apoplexy on Jan'y from the fire place while alone In the ro6m. » The Tennessee Legislature has extended an invitation to Wil liam Jennings Bryan, Oscar Un detwuKj and Ollls James to ad dress the two houses i£ Joint ses sion some time in February. Prospects that the largest crowd ever gathered in Washington tor will witnes the induction Into office of President-elect Wilson. According to figures made public 20,000 national guardsmen snd members of other orgsnisattions have definitely arranged to at tend the inauguration. A dispatch from New Haven, Conn., saya that since the opening of ths parcels post s noticea ble decrease Iq business hss been shown by the private express companies In that city and the Adams company has discharged 2S employes from the main office and 12 from a branch Office. There la also a decrease In the number of carrying wagons, while the postofflces hsve been compelled to add several clerks and to make to make collections by specially engaged trucks in some Instances. The Hillsborq Observer learns from a telegram received at that place that William Blount Shep herd died of apoplexy on Jaa 30 on board a steamer returning from Panama. Mr. Shepherd was a prominent of Bdenton and was about IT years of age. He was a Confederate soldier and surren dered with Ois. Johnston at Greensboro. He was thrice mar ried. the first wife being a Miss Harmon and the other two were daughters of Hon. Paul C. Camer on. A son and two daughtera survive him. The remains are expected to reach New York Feb ruary loth and will be brought to HUlsboro for Interment. H.W»ThUr We oCer Ooe Hundred Dellaft Kewatd (or MyoMeerUj«wrrtrUHtt«uuK>tbe oured by Jr.. L iSßllill'i Family PHl*for cotuUpatioo. The trial of the BaJversitjr stu dents for the death of young Rand while hating Uaa last Fall is expected to come off at Hills boro at the court which will con vene March itth. Jii ..... North America Third in Mountain Heights. Since the discoyery of Mount McKinleyin Alaska, North Ameri ca has ranked third .among the continents in the matter of height of mountains. Asia has Mount Everest, of the Himalayas, 29,002 feet above sea level, and South America-has Mount Aconcagua, of the Andean system, 23,080 feet I n height. North America comes next with Mount McKlhley, 20,- :sOO feet, and Africa is fourth with Kibo -Peak, 19,320 feet in height. Mount Blanc r Europe's highest mountain, is 19,782 feet in height, which is higher by more' than a thousand feet than any mountain in the United States, exclusive of Alaska.. Elephant Injured Keeper. Big Mary, an elephant belong ing to the Sparks circus now in winter quarters in Salisbury, went on a tear at the show grounds a few days ago and came near end ing the life of Frank Lentz« one of the keepers. He was picked up by the big animal, thrown high in the nir and sustained a broken arm and possibly internal injuries besides minor bruises. Assistant Keeper Louis Reed rushed to the rescue of the imperiled man and subdued the elephant. Big Mary was being taught to do some new tricks when the in cident happened. Debs Arrested. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist can didate for President of the United States last fall, was arrested at Terre Haute, Ind., Friday a week on an indictment returned by the Federal Court, charging him with obstructing justice. He later was released on SI,OOO bond. Charges resulted from an ox pose of alleged conditions in the Fort Leavenworth prison, written by Debs for the Appeal to Reason. The matter was considered ob scene by the Federai grand jury and action was brought against the editors for sending it through the mails. It is alleged that Debs encouraged the witnesses in this case to leave the jurisdiction of the State. Walter Messer, a young rail road flagman, injured by a train at Waynesville a few weeks ago died in a' hospital at Asheville last week, where he had been since the injury. Qienn H. Keith assistant post master at Keyser, Moore county, is charged with a shortage of f1,209.49 in money order accounts. He Is under bond offSOO for his appearance at the Federal court. Rev. Dr. J. N. Stallings a well known Baptist minister, died Sun day morrning at his home in Sal isbury, aged near 81. He was in the ministry more than 60 years. Six children survive. Burglars at Morganton Friday night robbed Kirksey's hardware of two gum, a lot of sheila, ra zors and knives; and tw osuits of clothes, a raincoat and shoes from Anderson's (tore. Mulllns McDowell, the 11-year old Raleigh boy who shot and killed Lindsay Smith, • colored youth, laat week, and four other boys who are accessories, have been admitted to ball in the sum of S2OO each. The boy* who are • part of • gang of young toughs, were sitting to the road side when the negro drove by. Without any provocation they fir ed on him and the ahot of the McDowell boy, who had a K-rifie was effective. Senator Simmons bus Introduced an amendment to the river end harbor bill, now pending in Oon greea, to provide $1,100,000 for work on Gape Lookout harbor. At PitUboro R. A. Glenn and J, T. Bland were slaughtering a beef. Bland knocked the beef on the head and the animal fell, rolled on Glenn and broke the lat tov'a leg. not only keepe cold out, but conserves body-warmth; body fat aervea the same purpose, it enables us to resist unsettled element* and aervea aa the great source of our body-heat Greater body-warmth mean* richer blood, more fat, not obesity but fat which the body ■ii ■ ■■■■■ ■ ■ * - *l, ,nt. Ilf-M consumes for warimn* ▼limmy, consumes eoal for heat— Scott'a fmaUon doea **••» A teaapoonful after each meal mqpea body-warmth— healthy, active blood— sharpena the appetite and makeaaD good rood do good. >MNsrt»nrtiei '■* "I* by raising «adnmiM*fow« and creating strength. ael.rtfalss for SCOTTS. seorr a n mm*. *.]. ix> m-m mm*** m W fr'Tv • « -i ■; • • ■' • I „ S 'T.\ • ' : - . Old Sol Has a Strong Pyfl at the Capitol In Washington. SWAYS THE MAMMOTH DOME On a Hat Day Hla Torrid Rays Will Drag tha Maaalva Iron Btruetur* Way Out d Plumb —Turna tbe Sam* Trick With Waahlngtan Monument. Not many people ha TO any Idea aa to tbe enormoua amount of beat tbat tbe sends off Into apace. Tbe eartb ■eta only a very amall portion of It bead of a pin placed twenty feet •way from an electric Ught get* tn proportion to tbe llgbt on tbe sur rounding wail* of a room about what tbe eartb geta of tbe aun'a llgbt and beat radiated Into apace. Yet that por tion tbe eartb does get la great enongb to cause great atructurea to more. In fact, all atone or metal buildings are constantly changing their poaltlona under tbe bot rays of tbe sun. Tbe great dome of tbe capltol building at Washington Is tbe largeat aurface of cast Iron In tfte world, and tbe effect of tbe contlnuoua beat of a bot summer daj con heat be appreciated, aaya Har per's Weekly, when ft is known tbat thla mammoth mans really sways back and forth under tbe scorching rays un til the t6p feather In the cap of tbe statoe of Freedom describes an ellipse the diameter of wblcb on a bot day varies from four to eight Incbea. Tbe giant plinth base of tbe dome, resting on tbe roof of, tbe old sand atone building, measures 130 feet on a aide. Tbe greatest diameter of tbe round dome Is 121 feet wblle tbe wbole Iron structure Is blgh from tbe old capital's roof to tbe base of Freedom on tbe apex. The cast iron covering this surface Is made In thin sheets, offering a good conductor for the beat wblcb aweila even tbe bolts and beams of tbe Inside before tbe sun has made Its circuit Tbe southern side of the dome suf fers most from tbe beat, being expos ed longer to tbe sun, wblcb parses south of the zenith wblle on Its Jour ney from the eaat to the west If tbe metal were exposed to a constant beating the result of tbe continuation of aucb expansion as tbat received on very bot days might prove disastrous, but aa It la little If any permanent In jury la done, since tbe Iron returns regularly to Its normal position as tbe cool nlgbt comes on. But what seems more remsrkable la tbe fart tbat marble Is also changed In roiume so perceptibly by tbe sunlight that tbe mammoth shaft of the Wash Ington monument sways back and forth In tbe sun on a hot day. The outer surface being of bard marble tbe expansion la mncb greater than It would be had granite Instead of mar ble been used. On a bot summer day tbe sharp alumlninm apex tbat crowns the obelisk poluta to a position at least four Inches nortb of normal, but ai ways returns to Its proper position in the cool of the nigbt. From tbe extreme top of the monu ment inside a long pl|ie line runs per pendicularly t/> the bottom, leading to a small closet behind the elevator This contains a long pendulum, whose bob hangs in a vessel of mercury, which prevents r lts oscillation. Two stationary transits with highly mag nlfylng lenses are focussed directly ■lion the suspended wire, and through these each quiver of the monument Is detected, being magtdllcd on a One ncaje graduated to thousandths of an Inch. Kvery morning nt 10 o'clock ■ state ment of till* plummet line .Is tnken • nit rvported to the war department, and It was l»y thin means that the ef feci which the aun'a ray* bore on the huge white ahaft wan discovered. Thl* plumb Ikili, of courao. wag placed In ♦he monument for the purpoae of de tectlng any settling It might undergo, and. although the great weight of It* mass hua pressed Ibo ground for man; decade*. It hua settled only a alight fraction of an Incb In one coruer. Tbl* *eemd extraordinary when It I* renllxed that Ita weight of 81,720 tona rent* on a foundation only 121% feet square nnd 38 feet deep from a belghi almost fifteen times that of the deptb The whole rests on the sandy bank of the Potomac river, with the enormous pressure of fire lOIIS to ibo square foot Not only does.the sun's beat sway the big obelisk, but at times, when a stiff winter gnle waa blowing. It has been reported as much aa two Ino he* out of [dumb. . Crushing. The English Judge. Tarry. I" hl * book "What the Judge Saw" tells tbl* Btory of a very masterful counsel who was not afraid to put even the bench In Its place sometimes. On" one orca •lon be was arguing a case when tbe Judge asked for bla authority for a carta In statement. "Dsher," counsel called out hi bis most rasping voice! "go Into the libra 17 and bring his lordship any ele meutsry book on common lawi" Spider's Thread. Tbe thread spun by a spider la so excessively fine that ,a pound of It would be long enough to reacb around tbe earth It would ls»i ten pounds of It to reach to the mjon and over 3.000 pounds to stretch to tbe sun. But to get a thread long enough to reacb tbe n—rest alar would require half a mil lion tona. fir ——————— Didn't Like Tessa. Oases agalpst Ueorge Washington *p pear here and there In old document* No less than three claim* were eutered against bltn during tbe year 17H7 tv compel him to pay taxas The humor oua clerk, commenting pn these ac tions. remarked, "tieorge Washington Esq.. appearetb nut to Ilka taiaa" ' ' So Inquisitive. Mamma tarter nw youngest* Srsi day at erhuoh-Now, i nn. whai did you do In school lortsjl mix Well aacb carious profile: first the tearhei asks mo what we ltd nt Soma. and now you coma and aak wnet we bare taw In school I - fllegecde Waiter A Baemerang. Mrs. Hiram uffaa-rm afraid you «H1 4* Aa nearly aa I ctn And uot |sa have worked In at x or aereti places MH tbe past year. Miss Mrsfty- Wefl. aa' bow moat gtrla k*e jeraeii bad la tbe eaaw tot*** ij, isaa. i n tfcluSdn'.- Hostoi niMmpt The news oomes via Winston that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson of Stoksa eoonty have been mar ' Hed M years and in this period 'Mis- Wilson has given birth tp*7 ' children. Among these are one , sot of triplets and six sets of twins. Mrs. Wilson is only 41 yean of •go. I ••• ' . ? > L y . i»jralk '• .. LIGHTS "THAT FAILED. Gloom Roignsd Whtn Th«cW«r«y and Charlott* Bronta Mat. - . Those l> noi always shine Who should, a* many a chagrined lloet or hostess bit* found out. A muling In retrospect. If •inite otherwise at tha moment. must lisve been the occasion wbeD Charlotte Bronte, "the little lady from Yorkshire of whom all England waa talking." appeared at the l.ondon house of tli«* author of "Vanity Fair." The ator.r In told In l,ewls Melville's* "The Thackeray Country." Thackenij gave a dinner party to meet Charlotte Bronte In June. 1860, and aiming Hit- guests were the Car lylea, tbe.l'ro*ters. the Brookflelds, Mr. Crowe, Miss Kllot and Mlaa Terry. "It was H gloomy snd silent even ing," Jjidy Ritchie has recordM. "Ev 4 ery one waited for the brilliant conver sation which never began at all. "Miss Bronte returned to tbefofa In tbe study and murmured a tow word now and tben to our governeas, Miss Truelock. The room looked very dark; the lamp begun to smoke a little; 'he conversation grew dimmer and more dim; the ladles sat round still expec tant. My father wna too much per turbed by the gloom and the silence to be able to co|ie with It at all. Mrs. Brooktlcld. who was in the corner In wb|cb Miss Rronte was sitting, bent forward with a little commonplace, since brilliance wns not to lie tbe oeder of the evening " -IJO you like tendon. Miss BronteT she asked. Another silence, a pause; tben Mlsq Bronte answered very gravely: " 'Yes—no.' "After. Mlsa Bronte bad left 1 waa surprised to see my father opening the front door with his bat on. He put hla finger to his lips, walked out Into the darkness and shut the door qnletly behind him Overcome by the gloom and constraint, he was running away to bis club." TERROR OF A BOMB. A Dramatic Incident of the Politioal Unrsst In Russia. Here Is the story of a Russian an archlat outrage In the words of one who was nearly killed In the explo sion: While staying at Cannes H. Jones Thaddeua, author of "ltecofcc tions of a Court Fainter," met' the Qrqpd Duchess Elene of Russia, who gave him an account of the then re cent attempt upon the life of the czar. The czar was a few minutes late In hla arrival In the dining room, and for tbls reason the explosion was prema ture. After describing the event the grand ducbess told Mr. Thaddeus: "When the echoes of the explosion died away a dead silence succeeded, which, nnlted wltb the darkness pre vailing, ao dense aa almost to be felt, conduced to render our helpless posi tion still more pninfnl and unendur able. We dared not move. There was no esca|ie from tlie -peril which sur rounded us. Fresently out of the dark ness came, the clear, calm voice of the czar. 'My children, let us pray!' The sound of bis voice, while reassuring us as to Ills safety so far, relieved the awful strain on our nerves brought comfort 1 to our hearts. "We sank to our knees, sobbing. How long we remained ao I really do not know. It seemed an eternity of anguish before the guards appeared wltb candles. Utile expecting to flnd us alive. Home of us were nearly, de mented when tho welcome relief ar rived. and our feelings were not calmed as we then contemplated the awful nature of the destruction we had es caped. "A few feet In front of the czar waa a black chasm where so short a time before had lieon the brilliantly lit din ing room tilled with servants. Not a trace of It or of them remained." Ths "Copper." There are two theories as to the source of the term "cop" or "copper," the familiar name for an officer law In the mouth of the mischievous gamin One derives It from the letters C. O- F.—central office police-but the other and more usunl explanation of the, word Is that It referred to the eight point stnr made of copper and surrounded by a copper ring worn by the Metropolitan police of New York In the late fifties This badge, a huge affair, wiilcb was fastened to the but ton hole by a chain about four Inches long, was later superseded by a special badge of smaller size. Feed and the Cow. The cow. naturally a small producer of butter fat. cnu not be made a large producer by any system of feeding, says the Kansas Farmer. ■ Tbe cow baa a certain natural ability to produce milk, and this ability cannot be mad* over by any system of feeding. Many cows do uot have a chance to produce tbe qunntlty of milk tbey are capable of giving. because of abort rations. Be fore condemning tbe cow aa being un prolltable and worthless as a milker U Is advisable always to know that tbe cow baa been given feed In sucb quan tity and of sucb character aa will give ber a chance to ahow that abe la ca pable of doing. This remarks points again to tbe statement we bave many time* nade. that, generally speakln*. our cows are not as poor aa our system o'f feeding, wblcb me ns that by tbe right feeding methods many cows that •re now unprofitable would be profit able. Isolate the New Hog. flood breeders and farmers wltb ex perience have tbe fixed bablt of never allowing a newly purchased bog to mingle wltb tbe other bogs on tbelr forma until be bas been kept In quar antine for several weeka. Every new bog that la bought should be quaran tined In a pen widely separated from tbat wblcb contains tbe'other bogs, and be should be kept tbere for not leas than three weeks, or until there is an absolute certainty tbat be will not de velop any disease or carry It to tbe other animals of tbe herd Copperas For Hogs. Copperas (sulphate of Iron) Is In com mon use for destroying worms of hogs and la safe and effective for the pur pose unless In the case of (u-eguant oows It Is best not to give copperas to pregnant anlms's The dose of cop peras la one dram 'or each hundred pounds of pig. and It Is given onie a «ay In alop for five consecutive days It may lie repeated in a few weeks If thought necessary Pregnant sows In fested wltb worms may safely take ■nlpbur In tbelr feed, tbe dose being from two teaspoonfuls to a tnblesjoon ful. This may be given In conjunction Wltb salt -lowa Homestead Io ft competitive examination held In Shelby recently, Howard Council of Hickory won the ap pointment aa cadet to Annapolia * RATES OF POSTAGE. Parcels weighing four ounces' or Idas are mailable at tbe rate of one cent for each ounce or fract iou of an ounce, regardless of dit tance. Parcels weighing more than fonr dunces are mailable at the pound rate, as shown by the following table, and when mailed at this rate any fraction of a pound is considered a full pound. Ist zone 2d 3d 4th sth 6th 7th Bth Wt. Local Zone zone zone zone zone zone zone zone Libs, rate rate rate rate rate rate rate rate rate 1 *0.06 $0.05 t0.06 $0.07 10.08# $0.09 SO.IO 10.11 10.12 3 07 ,11 .14 .17 .20 .23 .28 ,31 .36 4.,... .08 .14 ,18 .22 .26 .80 .37 ,41 .48 7..... .11 .23 .30 .37 .44 .61 .64 .71 .84 8 12 .26 .34 .42 .60 .58 .73 .8t .96 » 13 .29 .38 .47 - .66 .66 .82 .91 1.08 10 14 .32 .42 .52 .62 ,72 .91 1.01 1.20 11...... .15 .35 .46 .67 .68 .79 1.00 1,11 1.32 Shark 00 Is Used. It is a known faßt that some cod liver oil from the warmer fishing banks is adulterated with oil from •he shark and haddock, and sold in many places for medicinal purposes Unfortunately (his fact is not known by small producers who procure it in good faith from a jobber who in turn purchased it from a dealer, etc., etc., with the ultimate result that the consumer ia the real Buffer. There is one way, however, tc> be absolutely sure that this popular medicinal oil is of superior uiidefiled quality and that ia by following pbysiciana' example and insisting on tbe pure, genuine Scott's Emulsion the makers of which import their oil direct -from the northern cost of Norway in sealed metal containers, and the oil is then tested to insure its purity* Bilaga For Bssf Produrtlon. For years silage has been known j> be an economical feed In the produc tion of meat. Not until tbe past few years, bowerer, has silage fed beef been recognized as superior to tbat pro duced by methods of feeding In which silage has not been employed. In tha packing centers of this country silage fed beef now commands a premium. This Is an added argument for tbe silo. Tbat little toucu of refinement in the preparation oi v any food commodity which makes Itwought by tbe consumer Is a thing which tbe frod producer can well afford to give. It require! about so much iu cents to produce a pound of beef. If in the feeding tbat pound can be made Just a little bettei than tbe average pound tbe added val ue Is an added profit wblcb usually costs little.—Knnsos Farmer. let Water Bad For dairy Cow*. Mnuy 11 bard worked dairy cow will chill aud shiver tliln winter when she takes n drnft of Icy water from the tank. And at the next milking time (be will still bo chilly and ■ will give ress milk than If her lnsldes bad not been frozen up. It pays to give the dairy cows warmed water—that ,Is, with the chill taken off. Winter milk production Is uot a natural function of the cow. but Is strictly an artificial ar rangement by man. lf>proflts are ex pected the cow must lie humored a Ut ile. A small tank beater will pay big Rlvidcnds In a dairy herd. Effect of Dehorning » Bull. It la a somewhat debataole question Whether dehorning a bull injures his character no that It will hare any ef fect upon his breeding powers. Some observers and careful breeders rather favor the opinion that dehorning a bull takes away from him certain traits or «t least modifies them to such an ex tent that bis breeding powers are jpore or less Impaired. Others cannot see that dehorning bus any Influence upon the breeding power* of a bull. The op eration Is In no wise dangerous, espe cially if done after the fly season.— Coord's Palrytnnu. For Hi* Own Pleasure. "1 suppose jiiiii iv iti* was inore than delighted «i vouiTiit-o-of salary, wasn't ■hef'i 'I Hr.nvn "1 Unven'i t.iid iii-i vet lint she will be when she Kijinv* it.' answered Brown "How Is H dial van haven't told her?" "Well. I thought I womd eiOov my self a couple of wivks flrsl Judge Cupid's Recall. "Father > lint do yon think »t the re call? "Well, uiy dear. I hardly know Sutiie people think It is dangerous Km wbj do you a»k?" "I sent Ferdy away last nigh'., and now lui sorry " Si I .out* I'f.stlH* patch. Ths Long. Long Run. "1 believe honesty pays In the long run." "Ho do I. but I often wish It were oot such a mighty long run "—Chicago Record Herald. The Main Thing. Actor—l cnu bring tears to the eyes of tlie audience Theatrical Unnager- Huh! We want somebody who can bring the audience.-I*uck. Misery Ahead. "More tough lock," whispered his wife. "Well, what now?" he muttered. "Too know Ufa* Ureen never sins* without her music?" "Yea." 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Stomach troubles and run-down conditions also usually go together. John Lind, of Oneonta, N. Y., says: I "I have been troubled with * bad stomach trouble for fifteen years, and became so weak that I could hardly walk or do any work. My appetite was very poor, and It seemed impos sible to get any relief. Since taking : two bottles of Vlnol I find that it has I already made a remarkable Improve ment In my health; my digestion is much stronger, and I hare gained in , weight" , j Vlnol makes weak stomachs strong because it strengthens and tones np the weakened, tired and overtaxed nerves of the digestive organs. Vlnol Is easily assimilated by the weakest stomachs, and is delicious to the taste.. Try a bottle of Vlnol Vith the > understanding that your money will 1 be returned If It does pot help you. Graham Drug Co., Graham, N. C. Senator Simith of Maryland has introduced a resolution in Con gress to appropriate $5,000 with which to mark the spot in Fort McHenry from which the Amer ican flag waved when Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Span gled Banner." READERS. We have been informed that yon are interested in Commercial Work and write you this letter of friend ly interest-and inquiry this morn ing, asking that you give us your personal v : e sin the matter. We are teaching the System of Shorthand that hold the World's Record for Speed and Accuracy. In the National Shorthand Re porters Association, held in New Y«.rk, Aug: 19-23, 1912, Jno. D. Carson Won the World's Chamr pionship for rapid writing, 270.7 net words per minute. He uses Sacces (Pitman). Chas. L. Swem a young man of 19 yr. of age, won the World's Championship for accuracy, writing, 269 words per minute, 99.6 perfect. He uses the Gregg System. The writers of the following Systems were the only ones able to qualify: 1. Pitman, Gregg, Success (Pitman) and Graham. The Official Records of the Asso ciation are in our offic. for the inspection of all interested per sons. Central Business College, Inc., has exclusive right to teach Gregg and Success Systems in Roanoke. Our Bookkeeping is the most up-to-date System known to the science. Interesting, Thor ough and Practical in every re spect. Either single coarse can be finished in 4 to 7 months. Yon will then be in position to earn SSO to SIOO per month and we will also help you to THAT position, and without any exora cost to yon. We have advantages that will appeal to every wide-awake young man and woman and we want to get in touch with you. N We are in posi tion to render you a lasting ser vice; thus making a life-long friend. We repeat we have unequalled advantages for those interested. All we ask is an opportunity to demonstrate these facta. Let us hear from you at once, if only « line. BEST OF RATES WRITE. . Cordially your friends, ■ Centra] Business College, Inc., Bear Bid. Opp. First National Bank. ROANOKE, VA. An order was issued a few days ago for the arrest of Gen. Dan'lE. Sickles of New York, who, aa chairman of the New York Monu menta Commission, is alleged to have failed to account for 121,476 of the commlaeion'a funds. xffix MOTHER CRAY'S Jr% SWEET POWDERS F^Cm^Dß^_ A meeting in Central Methodist church, Asheville, Sunday night, closed a campaign of two weeks in the interest of foreign miations which has been conducted by pr. H. K. Boyer, miasionaiy secreta ry of the Western North Carolina Conference. During the past two weeks meetings have been held In 11 cities of this State and the Sum of $15,000 has been raised among the Methodists of the Conference for the support of for eign missions—sß,ooo more than waa expected, the campaign hav ing been launched (or the pur pose of securing SIO,OOO. Nasareth Home, the orphanags of the Reformed Churrch, at Cres ent, Rowan County, has received a bequest of SI,OOO from Mra. Margaret Hood, who died recently at Frederick, Md. L: U - tui NATIONAL HW CORN fjfcg EXPOSITION Columbia, S. C - Jan. 27 Feb. 9, 191S Account the abaat oscasioa the Southern Railway will sell exceedingly low round trip tickets to Columbia, B.C. and return. Tickets will be on sale on Jan. 23-25-27-31, Feb. 3-5-7, with final return limit Feb. 12th, 1913,-or by paying fee of 11.00 you can have I limit of ticket extended until April ! 13th, 1913. i For full and complete information ask any Southern Railway Agent or write the undersigned. J. 0. JONES, S. D. KISER, T. P. A. OTA. | j Raleigh, N. C. Real and Personal Property FOR SALE! By virtue of an order of Q. 8. Ferguson, Jr., Referee In Bankruptcy, (be undersigned will offer for sale at public outcry to the best bitMcr, on SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1913, ■t twe o'clock p. m , on the premises at Ran, Klver, known as the B. 8. Kobermon Home Place, the following. property, reul -and per sonal. to wit: PERBONA4 PROPERTY S Ten shares of stook In Granite Barings & Trust Company, par value $50.00 each ; 8 shares of stock In Industrial übllh u«t'o n pony, Greensboro, i.«r value SIO.OO each; 1 share of stock In Tarheel Publl blng Com pany, Greensboro, par value $28.00; 1 share of stock In the Percheron Brue.iem' Associa tion, Mebane, N. C. t par value SIOO.OO. REAL PROPERTY : Lot No. 1: A lot fronting 80 feet and run ning back 820 feet 10 Inches, 1 jlng lmmedlate . ly West of the residence known as the B. S.. Robertson residence. Lot No. 8: A lot fronting 186 feet on the , public road, running back iffiO feet, iyiny Im mediately Bast of the B. S. Kobertson resi dence. Lot No. S; A lot fronting 126% feet on the fiubllo rO'.dj»nd running back KB3 feet and aclng also dp the road running Nor"h. This lot Ilea Immediately Ba»t of Ixjt No. 2. Lot No. 4: A lot fronting 110 feet on the public road running Noith and running back 830 fiet, lying Immediately North of the rear end of Lot No. 8. Lot No. 6: A lot fronting 182 feet on the road running North, and running back 8190 feet, and lying Immediately North of Lot No. 4. LiOtMo.il: A lot fronting 183 feet on the * public road and running back 806 feet, and lying Immediately North of Lot No. 6. Lot No. 7: A lot fronting 184 feet on the public road, and running back 2M> feet, and lying Immediately North of Lot No. 8. Lot No. 8: A lot fronting 116 feet on a *O - street (thla meet running North and Bouth along the Western line of the B. 8. Robertson property) and running baok 201 feet. This lot Ilea w at of Lot No, 7. Lot No. #: A lot front! g 182 (set on said 20-foot strce' ana running back IK) feet, and lying immediately outh of Lot No 8. Lot No. 10: A lot fronting 182 leet on said 80-foot street and running back 106 feet, and lying Immediately noutb of Lot No. 0. Lot No. 11: A lot fronting 110 re ton said 10 foot street and running ack 102 feet, and lying immediately Bouth . f Lot No. 10 Lot No. 12; A lot f ontlng 827 feet on the Bast side, and lying immediately Baal of said 20-foot street. This lot has an average depth of about 86 teei, and llt-s across said 2-tout street and Immediately Bast of Lots No. 8, N . 8 and No, 10. Lot No. 18: 'ibis Is the reversion In a lot frontl g M leet on t- e public r ad and run ning bacK 226 re t, and upon which I* situate the residence lately occupied by U. . Kobert son as a home and tn .wn a* the 0 >4, Mobert sou Home Place, The Inteiest in this lot to be sold Is t e reversion therein, subject to the homestead of salu 14. 8. Hobertaon therein. Parties Interested in any of the above real property can see a plat, showing the exact location of said lota with accurate descrip tion, by meiea and bounds, by calling upon the undersigned at any time at the -fflce of the National Bank of Alamance In- rabam. I'be above described real property will be offered in paro Is a* Indicated and then 11 of said real property except the reversion In that part of sal- real property covered by the homestead allotted to B. 8. Hobertaon will be offered as a whole, and that bid will be ac cepted for said real property whloh aggre gates the greatest sum Bidders for the above described real and personal property will be required oi eposlt with the undersigned oash or certified cheeks for ten per cent, or their bid, and the under signed will report the aame promptly to the Keferee In Bankruptcy for oonflrmatloo, and Immediately upon confirmation the balanoe of the bid must be paid and deeda will be delivered CHAB A. 80OTT, Trustee In Bankruptcy SOJantds of B. 8. Uobertson. NOTICE! Notloe Is hereby riven that appl'oatlon will be made to the General Assembly of North Carolina, now In session, for the passage of an Aot to oonfer public powers on t-ber ffs sod Constable at finepeonvllle. In Thump son's Township. Alamanoe county, and to prohibit public drunkenness theie. •oJan4t B. w. baker, Beo'y. * In a statement furnished to the State Senate bj Commissioner of Insurance J. R. Young, in com pliance with a resolution calling for it, the showing is made that North Carolina has, under the Southeastern Tariff Association, an average insurance rate for fire risks of 11.12, making this State sixteenth in the matter of the range of rates, IS States having lower rates. 'Five years ago the rate was $1.89. North Carolina has, it is asserted, the lowest in the jurisdiction of the Southeast ern Tariff Association territory, Alabama having 11.28, Florida $1.90, Georgia $1.82, South Caro lina $1.25 and Virginia $1.42. There are 166 insurance com panies doing bosineas in this State. Ninety-eight of these op erate under the Southeastern Tariff Association ratings and aU the others get the benefit thereof. . Fifty fishermen, more than of the male population of the village of Little Sturgeon, Wis., were swept oat into Lake Michi igan Wednesday night when a large ice floe from which they were fishing cracked and floated away from the shore. All were rescued after terrible suffering.