THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
VOL. XLIX
ASK THEIR OWN EXECUTION
Student In Kansas Collage Prove!
Many Peraona Sign Patltlona
Without Reading Them.
A year ago a student In a Kansai.
college came to tbe conciastotrthat
half of the people who sign petition!
never read what they are signing. 8«
he prepared a petition to the faeultj
of the school for the execution of all
persons who attached their names to
the document. He went from student
to student, asked each to sign, and'
more than a dozen' put their names on
the dotted line, Imploring that they
have their heads cut off. The execu
tion never was held, but the student
proved his point.
It is amazing how willing persons
are to sign petitions. They seldom
read what they nre signing and often
neglect to ask what It Is all about,
says the Emporia Gazette. In a re
cent election in Emporia a Catholic
priest unwittingly signed a Kluxers'
petition, and an Emporia druggist re
marked the other day he never ques
tioned petition carriers but signed
them one and all —for business pur
poses.
The Gazette believes In the theory
that names are news and by printing
the various petitions and the names of
the signers. It often gives its readers
a bit of Interesting reading. This
policy will be carried out more vig
orously In the future. So when you
sign a petition" It might be well to
read It carefully and ponder over it
a minute or two before you sign. The
best way to avoid regret over signing
a petition Is not to sign it unless you
believe every word in it
LONDON LOSING PANTOMIMES
Ancient Chrietmas Holiday Plsys Are
Gradually Disappearing From ...
Stage In Metropolie.
Londoners are lamenting the pass
ing of another custom which for mora
than half a century had been a sym
bol of the holiday spirit in the me
tropolis of Great Britain. Natueally a
city which boasts of such ancientry
abounds In customs which show them
selves at certain periods of the year
or are notable by their disappearance.
Now it is the disappearance of panto
mime which calls to the attention of
the citizens of even such a venerable
capital the fact that customs change.
There was a time, and It did *not
reach farther back into the past than
a score of years, in which nearly every
London pfayhouse was turned over to
the Christmas season to pantomime,
says the New York Herald. It reaUy
mattered little whether the adven
tures of "Puss in Boots" or "The
Sleeping Beauty" were the
tion for the play so long as there was
enough of humor, music, dancing and
.spectacle In the extravaganza;
Now only one or two playhouses in
London will present such spectacles,
and that Is nothing in comparison
with the number of such sbqws that
used to t>e seen there at Christmas
tide. There is no doubt that panto
mime has lost its hold and London Is
determined to be philosophic about its
loss:
U> 8. Imports 200,000"Leeches.
More than 200,000 leechea, used by
doctors and surgeons to draw blood
from patients who have too much of
lt, k were Imported into the United
Btates from Italy last year, saya the,
Philadelphia Public Ledger. Quite
probably the leech la employed by
doctors in this country whose clientele
lg Italian, as use of the medicinal
leech lias declined In most countries,
while it Is still an essential part of
medical practice In Italy.
The fresh-water leech la caught In
streams around Naples as a aide Issue
—but an Important one—to the fish
ing Industry, the total annual catch
1 elng estimated at about 5,000.000.
The price of exported leeches thia
year Is $lB a thousand. X
The leeches are shipped to this
country in tubs holding from 2,000 to
4,000, in fresh water, and they arrive
nt their destination In an aggressive
condition.
If Man Equaled Anfs Strength.
To equal the strength of an infa
mandibles a man would have to lift
three railroad cars of coal at the aame
time.
v Wise Theatrical Managers.
Lucifer was the atsr of the morning,
but the wiae theatrical manager sticks
to afternoon and evening performances.
Dime a Day Woman'e fay.
Native women of China receive
about one cent for each hair net nude
by hand, and average ten a day.
Yee, but Why Tell Ua About ItT
▲ coin-stamping machine naefl by
the government tuna out 80» hOeant
plecaa a minute. V
Juet Uke a Man.
Paring that he cannot diecard neat
of his bad habits, man aaaba to Justify
JACK HOQUS
* ad* l« 4l*u«e«ail*er*
"'OnHHMIt *
really existed, though .whrthtTte-iU
served the title of^gM*«oy ' la ex
oeedlngty -dodttful Be wday hawaver
a fortunate rogue.
When Henry VHI suppresaed tM
monasteries and drove the monka front
their quarter»4the tltlfr deeds ad#th
abbey «f Xei*-we«»«anaiAMd hfr»th»
commissioners." Thh**fibot of Olaaton
bury determined 4ha* -ha- -wonld'Wend
them to London and, as the document!
were very vah&blet-aHd the road 1»
fested with thieves, Hnemma dUßoult ta
get them ta the matropoMs safely.
To accomplish'this end be devised a
very Ingenious plarf. -HaWddreda sa
vory pie to be made, anMdatfl*
the documenta— the finest fillings pit
ever had—and in treated this dainty ta
a lad named Horner 60 carry up to Lon
don to deliver aafely into tbe-haad»fot
whom it was Intended.
But the journey waa' long and the
day cold, and the bay-was hungry, and
the pie w«s tempting, and tbe obanca
of detectiota was small.
So tbe boy broke off a ptesd aC*tha
pie, and behelda-parehment wltfiln. He
pulled It forth Innocently enough; won
dering how tt conld hate found its way
there, tied ap In pastry, -put It in* his
pocket and4ha«
to town. V
The parcel waa delivered, bat the
title deeds of MeUe nhhtf saeilUss
tog.
Tha fact was tbdt Jack had them In
hia pocket These were the juiciest
plams In the pie. Great waa tbe rage
of the commissioners and heavy the
vengeance tbey dealt out to the monks.
But Master Jack HarnarJtepttrta ee
cret and, wfien peaceable -tlmee-srar*
restored he claimed tbetastataaaada*
ceived them.—Baltimore Sun.
WOOL FOR BH-LIABD TABLE
Twentp-Two of the Finest Fleeces Are
• > Used In-Making Single Cover
*hat WW-6tand Up.
Most stflkti* dftstfwmssslattnrfttf
the manufacture M s
the facts about the cIoMMMr which the
pick of the world's wool-lsnssd to pro
duce a fabric th»t win stand np to Its
work. Nofewer than g fleeooe are re
jected during-the pi uses* of cleaning
and combing before the weaving be
gins.
To keep a doth tn*tha best conditio*
two tklap m oeaaatial—careful brush*
tag and ironing. The stroke* of the
brush nut invariably be In the aame
direction—that la, with tho nap—end
tho wuno'mlo holda good (or tho troa,
which ahould never bo too hot, or elae
tho cella of tho wool will bo deprived
of the natural moisture which the*
aoed to hoop la good condition.
Tho points of-tho boat cueawun
ally made of French -oak or mapia,
which have boon fonnd by experience
to keep stralghter than other woods.
For tho embellishment of tk» butt
ebony la tho favorite, bat tulip wood
—a wood front Braail of a red color
with yellowlah atreaka—and -rosewood
are both employed aometUaaa.—Oe-
trolt News.
v Use for Old Sod Springs.
A worn-out bod spring,' fasting
fuletly on a city dump, aalght ha eon- I
aldered w the laat Ward la uasliaa *
n eaa, bat actence,whtch is always on
the lookout for a paaalbla uaefor any
thing from Niagara falls to a tootle
haa not overlooked tho possibilities of
city dumps. It haa been found that
these unsalable .make the
beat sort of protection- from tying
debris In blasting exploalooa. The
charge la cqvsred drat with a layer
of bed springs and thea with aame
loose heavy articles auch aa railroad
ties. When tho exploelon occurs the
gasea escape readily through the
cracks and crevices in the springs hnd
slats, bat the am all fragments are re*
talued and so cauao ao daaiapo to
adjacent peraona and property. The
springs am aald to bo practically In
destructible by this treatment had'
may bo uaed repeatedly.
Apart.
.Aa old war tarreapsalsat'was sfr
tar had to tho Qillaah jfrmy Sari as s
struggle with Peru.
OB OM occasion be complateed to a
general that owing la the afraanee o t
uniforms oa either aMi be fend It
difficult to dlatlngalah the ceabataata.
"Oh, lt'a ulte elm pie," retaraad the
general, cynically. "if yea see • van
running toward Chile kCa a Cfcileaa; II
he*a ruunlag toward Peso beTe a Mm-'
irian 1"
Be HutnWe Always.
Rightly do tfceoe teach who admea
lab na that we about* be the mere
hnmbie la prapoHloa to aba Mgbraak.
1 ~ HI.
i j Man Inr In Mood rf-Mld.
: Ho degree a* haewtsigs Hflaillt
|by maa la able to eet him above-the
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. JANUARY 17.1924
Italy Leads In Lemons.
51»e bulk of lemons entering hit*
«arM trade n fro*>Ctaly. tier eoc
ports IbM 1020 adB«021 were ap
lafalCy 4.000.000 haxes. which
MMMt hatf tbe pa iiii figure of
8400,000 barn. ImyeiU Into tbe
PaltaHTl—dues aaeaastsd to 1,000,-
000 4mm In 1021, m centred with
TaOfBOO' tMMe la I*2o and 000,000
born M 4*lß. Aft* tbe United King
deal* Oemeeyaxand the Netherlands
aii'lha«iaeiluat Importer* of lemona.
-* *' _1 ■
ladarlbed Otene Under Lava.
" I Mines* awaking uaiseqhan 200 feet
beneath an wldlava «®W at Columbia,
CrfL,tauad an ladjwhsped gran
ite tablet om which fM«rM*roglyphlca
were called. Evidently th» carvings,
which were.regular la lorn, date from
prehistoric ttaM*«oUntls«s are trying
to dactpbfedfcam.
t. A _
" Haeaaat Sabat—l>.
The dMedust-'aubatancS known la
prohably> the diamond, and the next
carborundum. The softest metal la
mercury and the next potaaalum. Of
the more common metala lead la prob
ably the softest with gold nexL Gold
is probably tbe moat malleable metal
andwllver next.
About Ready to Graduate.
It waa Kenneth's first day In scfeooL
When the children were all seated he
raised his hand and said: 1 can spell
cat and count seven and write my
own name, ao yen won't have to
bother to teach ma much."—Boston
Transcript
Bagaelewa Mlnda.
A powerful and aagacloua mlad
anticipates coming events by fore
thought, coming to a conclusion some
what in advanoe*ef-Wbat may .possibly
happen ta althsr «asay aad what ought
ta be done lh that event
A Chinese general plans to teach
Chinese soldiers scientific cultivation
with modern fana machinery and then
organise them into labor brigades for
colonisation of the vast waste lands
ef northwest China.
Thinnest Thread.
TCVhe thinnest thread visible to the
eye is «o small that It would
*tahs • bundle ed a thousand of these
to equal the diameter ef a WOMB'S
hair. These' threads are nude -Irons
melted quarts.
■eats the Trolley.
• Tousled Lady (In buh-y-up wagon,
to cop)—"Weil, old sport; there's one
thing-about this here limmyseen; yer
gets a comfortable seat and don't have
to >do no strap-bangln'. M - Boston
■Transcript
/ t
" Making Jelly fnm dsawssd.
>'> Ts produce So* ve«e4able Jellv froea
oeewsod the «M ts am drisd ta the
san thso boiled, snd exposed to a-frees
Ing temperature.' after which all water
Is erraporetod; then It ls ready tor ass.
V Ckym Her Up,
H1 Heal—"lea, I need a nu fer
helpln' about 'Er man who c*a milk
and drive a Ford car." . Looafoot—
"Well—or—l can drive tho car, bat
Fin darned If l ean milk It"
Sea-Haree for "Spider la Cup."
: Set-tare*, avail alagUke mollaaka,
ware no torts aa among tho amelMrts for
th#tf
and were ofteq used as Ingredients of
polaecows potlqu.
» *Sy Mil l» FehWeoT '
" That prehistoric surgery was accom
plished with a dlat knife, ta indicated
irom k skull of a asaa fouad receatly
Is New Mexico which had boaa tro
•paassd,.
Oh earful Thought.
Beaham—"Mas la deoesadod from
the monkey." Ijfre. Beaham—"l can
readily lawglne your anceators as
traaliir eompanhma for hand or
gans." .y
Thoa the Trapedy. \
" "Da Lewd madef on an' ma'ast da
Bearuhs," aald Cb«m*d' Kph,' rami
aativdy, "a* He asake ao al»
takeeaotwell Ma yoa aa* me."
Bat rate Ma'asw.
Along p>o entire Lower California
eoost line, laager tfesa from Kay West
to Boatea, there m-tmf -fan aß«the
• yasrarouad stream entering the eaa.
Ttper'a Strength Croat
Tiger's Jawa aad teeth eaaily cfush
the large boaea of a' baFala and the
striped astaial -eaa break a hasas'a
bade with oao Maw of Ms foaapaw.
teerflM* adnge Not ratal.
> basrploas range from two todlgbc
bsebea la length, aad while they en
able to inflict a eevere weand with
their stiag, It la rarely fatal. j
You gaM itl
« la frequently diflcaß tp arrets
SAHARA WAS ONCE FERTILE
Pictures of Forgotten Civilisation Dla>
eevered ea the Deeert hy
Explore re. * i
I Tbe Sahara waa not alwayp a desert,
parched by the biasing sun, faya ham
burger Nschrichten. This 'great ex
panse Is, to our minds, nothing but a
land of scorching heat \Ve know that
the entire region, although It (a aa big
is Europe, haa no more lnhabltanta
than a mediuro-alsed European town
tad that the endleaa plain of the Sahara
Jplda nothing except aand and aoll
ade.
Yet the immense desert of send and
bare rocka waa In the dim paat a
fertile and well-developed country,
rraces have been found of forgotten
rlvlllaatlon which prove that the Sa
hara waa not always a desert Tbe
Serman explorers Nailitlgal and
Rholfa found pictures of fishes and
plants carved In the rocks; pictures
of plows and other agricultural Im
plements, were also found.
Recently ruins of enormous cltlea
have been found In the northern part
of the desert. These ruins show an
Incredible splendor of architecture.
The most Important ruins were found
I near Damugadls which was founded
during the time of the Roman emper
ors. Damugadia lay south of Tripoli
In the northern Sahara. There a city
of white marble of marvelous beauty'
waa excavated. Its buildings bad pil
lars In the Greek style, broad streets
which would be the delight of any
modern city architect, an Intricate
I water ayatem and all those attributes
which characterized Roman clvlliza-4
' tlon. '
BADGE WORN BY TOREADOR
Bpanleh Bull Fighter Proud of His
Pigtail or Co I eta—Objects to
Impostors Wearing It
It la a aaylng In- Spain that to be a
great matador one should have Trlana
blood. Several families of the town
have supplied three and sometimes
four generations of bull fighters.
The conservative toreador wears *
small pigtail or coleta. He allows his
coleta to grow aa soon aa he has
passed his novitiate and has been ac
cepted by the authorities as • real
torero.
The boll lighter Is Immensely proud
of till* traditional badge of his calling
and baa llttla mercy on those who
wear U without the right to do so.—
Detroit Newt.
4rwt lea Wavts.
f • Wares of extraordinary height, mis
, called "tidal wares," are sometimes
r encountered a/sea or along the coasts.
They are due either to earthquakes
under the sea, or to a combination of
aereral ordinary wares, which, If a
heary sea be running, la sufficient to
account for a ware of unusual height
I Inch • one was recently encountered
by the British steamship Maine near
the southern edge of the Grand Banks
of Newfoundland. The wind was ris
ing after a hard blow and an ngly
; «wetl, about twenty-tire feet high, was
t running. Then s huge war* wasuseea
towering abort the other seas ar" mile
away and rushing toward the ship. It
■wept the teas si from end to end and
waa aetlmated by the officers to bar*
bean from 60 to 00 feet In height
The Bulldog Brfed.
A worried little man rushed hit#
the sal eon bar and ordered a "email
lemon" In a rolee shaking with sup
pressed fury.
Vrou look upset, sir," said a sym
pathetic bystander.
"I hare good reason," was the re
ply. /
"Why, what bss happened T asked
the stranger.
"When I arrired home," answered
the agitated little man, "I found a
burglar In our bouse about to leare
with all our sllrer.'
"What did you dor
"Dot 1 threw his umbrella out
of the . window and"—rlndlctlrely—
*l hope It ''will rain—so there I"
Pearson's Weekly.
A TouoMnp Fsrawsll.
! From bubbg" forth the
Toetl atraln: "Oood-by, forever; good
by, forever; food-by, goo-by, goo-oo
•o-od-by r*
Mead Wife-—Whafa the matter.
Ml Are yee trmialac for the con
cert eUg*7
Bnbud-No, deer heart j I'm mere
ly —lltm i 50 touch made by that
' leer brother of Tnut
| mripL
I Nat the Same.
1 A HtU fallow «u iMrnlnx from his
. Mat riwat Ocamt, LN tad othar tm
mm laadara of tha avil war. "U
that tha aaaa Giant- «ra pray to la
| chareh r ha la«alrad Innocently,
j for t* ta tfitfTiT Tm an mtt
wa alwaja
There's a Reason.
/Jones was walking along tbe atreet
wearing a very glum expression on
hla usually cheerful countenance
when he waa accosted by hia friend
Brown.
"Hello, old man," exclaimed tbe
latter. "You're looking very down
In the mouth. Wbat'a tbe matter?"
"Yesterday," said Jones, "I refuaed
« poor woman a request for a loan
and In consequence of my act I passefi
a sleepless htgbt The tones of her
voice were ringing in my eara the
whole evening."
"Yoar aoftneae of heart does yoa
credit," aold Brown. "Who waa the
woman T" »•
"My wife," waa the sad reply.
Slight Difference.
Tbe manager of a telephone com
pany sent fer si new cperator and
asked her what sort of work she waa
doing before she began to prealde at a
awltcbboard.
"I sold movie tickets," faltered the
new girl.
"I thought ao," said the mannger.
"Now, don't get offended. Just a word
of advice. With ua you say 'Number,
pleaseT Not 'How many? Tbe phraaes
are very much alike and yet there's a
distinction."
It Was Worth the Money.
A business man received a latter
from his son stating that the lad was
doing well In football, stood near the
head of his claas, was popular social
ly and liked hla college. This missive
he showed to an asaoclate with the
remark: "I sent the boy SSO and I
don't regret It." ,
"I shouldn't tlilnk you would," re
sponded his friend warmly. "That let
ter Is full of good news. Many a time
I Bend SSO just for a hard lnck story."
Ticket Waa Still Good.
As an express train , waa going
through n station one of the pas
sengers' leaned out of the window,
overbalanced, and fell out. He
fortunately a sandheap, so
that he did hlmaelf no great Injury;
but, with torn clothes, be aad to a
porter:—
"What shall I dor
"You're all right, mister," Mid the
porter, "your ticket all#we you te
break your Journey."
The Wrong Cue.
The street orator thought bo would
like a little more enthualaam at his
meetings, and arranged with a friend
that he ahould stand below bis plat
form and shout "Hearl Heart" when
ever a pea waa dropped on bla head.
▲t the next meeting the scheme
worked all right until the speaker be
came a cited, and suddenly his man
began to about "Hearl Hear!" un
ceasingly.
Then a hearse voice was heard to ex
claim : "Shut up, you fool—the bloom
la' bag's bust I"
The Rett Is Kaay.
"How glorious It is to be engaged Is
| a purely Intellectual occupation," mur
mured a young maiden, gaxlng rap
turously Into the admiring eyea of an
editor, who had Just bought a small
paper of his own. "Tour own mental
faculties for tools, and the whole unl
rerse for A workshop. Now, tell me,"
She added, "what do you find the moot
dlfflcult thing connected with jour
•oble profession r
"Paying the stair," said the editor.
Feminine Strategy.
"She said she had been studying
palmistry and aaked me to let her
tead my hand."
"And you did, of course."
"Tea, and she told ro#"I was going
to suffer disappointment In love, but
would get over It apd marry a poor
girl."
"And what did ton sayr
"What could I say ? She's rich and
I Intended to propose to her that rery
erenlng."—Boston Transcript
parish the Thought I
The Poultry man—Queer those eggs
I sold you didn't hatch. Are you sure
the hens were on them steady?
Mr. Blulex—They were on the eggs
day and night, excepting Sundays; of
course, I won't permit eren my hens
to break the Sabbath.
Dream Stuff.
"Last night I dreamt I waa married
to the most beautiful girl In the
world."
"Oh, George! Were we happyV
One's Judgment
Our Judgment Is something we take
so particular pride In, if we don't
hare to exercise It In bebalf of other
people. •
Rlchee and Poverty. -
The embarrassment of rlchee may
be great It la aa nothing com
pared with the embarrassment of por
erty.
See Them s Mil*,
Dials of the four docks of the dtCfe
tower en the bou-ee of parliament
Lf dwi. an M feet la Hamster '
ENGLAND HAD BULL FIGHTS
Queans Mary and Kllzabeth Enjoyed
Them, and Alao Bear-
J- " ; Baiting.
Bullfighting, which la declining ta
favor with the Spaniarda, waa once a
popular sport In England, though In a
aomewhot different form. It haa only
been forbidden by law within the last
hundred years.
The bull waa tied to a stake, after
having tbe polnta of Its horns protect
ed. Fierce dogs were let loose on It,
and a terrific battle would ensue. Bull
doga were bred specially for tbe sport
Their peculiar Jaws gave a grip ao
strong that the bull could not throw
off Its attackers ones their teeth had
met In lta shoulder.
Bear-baiting, too, was popular at one
time. Both Queen Mary and Queen
Elizabeth were fond of bear-b&tlngs
and bullfights. Great men kept "rings"
and there was one In nearly every
place of amusement "Bonkslde" was
a noted pi are for the "sport" In Lon
don. The charge for admission was a
penny to entef, another penny to go In
the "grand stand" and a third penny
for the equivalent of reserved seats.
Thursdays and Sundays were the fa
vorite days for baiting bears and bulla.
At one time the theaters were ordered
to close down on the former day ao
that competition should not Interfere
with the baitings.—London Tit-Bits.
COPPER DRAGON OF BEFFROI
Twefoi-Fpot Weather Vane In Ghent
Celebrates Its Five Hundred and
L Forty-Sixth Annlveraary.
The Capper Dragon of Beffrol, lg
Ghent, has • Just celebrated Its five
hundred and forty-sixth birthday on
the top of Its lofty perch on the Beff
rol, over 800 feet nbove the ground. It
Is six feet In height and eleven and
one-half feet In Jength, measured from
the tip of Its enormous tongue to the
end of Its tall.
The copper grasshopper atop
Faneull hall, Boston, was designed by
Shem Drowne, a coppersmith of colo
nial days. Over 180 years rtd. It has
bad an Interesting history, being pres
ent at the Boston tea party and hav
ing survived two earthquak^s.
Perhaps the pnbUe tired of gauging
the wind by the weather report In
next day's newspaper; or perhaps the
ornamental possibilities of thb new
Idea In vane design have given a new
fillip to the use of this time-honored
Institution. Whatever the reason, the
weather vane is coming back.
Only Half ■ffletsnt
"These scientific management peo
ple," saye a well-known business man,
"with their extraordinary tdeaa of
donbllnf or trebling a man's labor, re
mind me of the humble hod carrier's
Impossible promise.
"Now a facetious bow said to a
new hod carrier:
" 'Look here, didn't I hire yon to
carry bricks op that ladder by the
dayr
"'Yes, sir,' said the hod carrier.*
"Well, I hare had my eye
and you've only done It half a day to
day. Tou spent the other half coming
down the ladder.'
"Whereupon, the hod carrier, with •
grin, responded:
"'Very well, air. 111 try to do bet
ter tomorrow.'"
Water Lily Eighteen Inches Acres*.
Perhaps the most remarkable of the
aquatic plants is the giant water lily
known to science m the "Victoria
regie." It la a natlre of Onlana and
Bras!!. Large, spreading leaves seem
to float on the water, though In reality
their vast green surface is supported
by a strong underwater framework of
twisted tissues. The leaves, which are
often six feet In diameter with a
rlm of three to eight inches high, can
support considerable weight The
plant hears Immense white flowers,
often meanuring 16 across,
which greatly resemble a huge daisy.
They open In tho evening. The seeds
of the Victoria regia are edible. For
this reason lt~ Is extensively, cultivated
In the Amazon valley.—Detroit Newt.
Origin of Hene/dew Melon.
The original seel of the honey*
dew melon la raid to have been ob
tained from \ melon shipped from
Africa to New York city. The seed
was planted at Roc icy Ford, Cola,
and crossed with other varieties for
two or three seasons. The so-called
honey-dew melon la tte result. As
yet this melon haa not been brought
Into a stable condition of reproduc
tion. *
The Idle Word.
An Idle word may be seemingly
harmless In'lts utterance, hot let It bo
fanned by passion, let it be fed with
the fuel of misconception, of evil In-
tention, or prejudice, and It will soon
grow into a sweeping lire that will
melt the chains of human friendship,
that will burn to ashes many cher
ished hopes, and blacken mors fair
names than ooa.
.***. *1
HEROIC RAIL MEN OF MM
Operate Relief Tralne During H
Period Under Great II litHl
end Peril.
The Ufa of the railroad mas It J9
orach the Barney whether la
' Africa. Then la the aame libmH
fascination about It, the aana iMH
leaa exaction of high reepooMMMg>
faithful service, even unto rtaafli^r
An executive of the
dety of Friends recently
relief work In Russia, writes oa aa AM
lowa about the bravery ef Haaatapfifl
glneers daring the worst »
famine period.
"I have seldom Been a more
set of men. They worked under UiH
men do us handicaps, with wornont.iHH
road stock and engines, which- waiH
constantly breaking down,
them blowing tip and
glneers and firemen. They were
gry and badly clothed. Their fuel wjH
nothing bnt snow and lce-cotetg^H
"At 00% time 40 of every 100
working on the Tashkent branch Wiifl
sick with typhus, many of whom dlodj
Yet, In the face of such
these men worked tirelessly on, and
faithful was their service that we wgrapM
able to deliver 09 per cent of all
materials from our American port tdH
our warehouse east of the Volga rivar«9
"The winter, too, was very sevssWM
I being 40 degrees below a«jro In
ber and S6 degrees below In
The snows were deep and It waa notwH
lag unusual for the cuts to be so OIImH
with snow that It took days to duß
We are not at all concerned about ■
the pplltlcs of these Busalan englaeerjM
or the that they speak, for m
we know that they are our kin be* a
cause American engineers In a similar!
emergency would have done 111 1 wl—ilm
—Locomotive Engineers' Journal.
Might Not Cateh Up. J
A drummer WHO waiting at a way J
station for a train. The station ma**-!
ter reported it as being foor kfw>(9
late. After the drummer bad, read st'l
the time-tables In stock, the stattomS
master suggested: M lt is only aaboVtf I
walk to the next station."
"Walking wont help me to make ttagfl
train aa far aa I can see," declared f|
the drummer. "First Mrfng ] kaoK'l
IH be too far ahead of It"
Barely Worth aavlng. J
Miss Flslnnwp—l suspected -mt n
Mr. Light foot was getting raady IS |
leave town so I broke off oar aagaga
merit to save my face.
Miss Tarte—l can hardly his sis ga|i j
when I remember If* the onjy |mS 9
yon have.
PROFESSIONAL GABDS
J. B. BALL, D. C.
CUMPMCTOk
•Nervoua and Chronic PigmfTH, 1
N. C.
Oflce: Over Hiss Allss Wew. 1
TelepUuue,: ottce. t*U4. KeiileKC, lOw
LOVICK H.-KERNODLE,
Attorasy-alAaw,
GBABAM, N. C.
Associated with Mi I, HwMhrsis.
(tilns ever National Buk sT Alsisase
THOMAS D. COOPER,
Attorney and Counscllor-at-Law,
BURLINGTON, N, C,
Associated with V. S. Coulter,
Nos, 7 sod ft First National Bank Bldg.
S. C. SPOON, M. D.
tiraham, N. C.
OIT toe over Ferrell Drag Co.
il urn: 2 to 3 aud 7 to tf p. hi , and
by appotn l meat.
/ I'boue i>7"
GRAHAM HARDEN, ML D.
V Bsrllagtos, N. C.
Oftlc«"Jlours: trtoll s a.m. '
anil, by up^^cut.
Office Over Acute Drug Co.
TtlapboaesS OBUe 44«-Buldeaee fa
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Attoracy-nt-Lnw
GRAHAM, N. C.
X. s. coos,
Attsrswal* Lasr*
GRAHAM, • • • • I> 0
OOo* Psttersoa ButtHae
BeooadFleor, , , . j-j
DR. WILL JE.
: PCNTIST til
ftrahaas, - - - - North CsiaHss i
!>FFICK IN PARI3 BUILOIH® J
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