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VOL. L WEALTH FROM LITTLE IDEAS Devices That Bcom Simple OfteA Nst Large Returns for Their Inventors. , Tl.e pith Jam cartoons, used so mucli during the war/ made the for tune of the man who first thought of tluyn, and the man who turned a piece of wire so that- thevcord was held securely In a bottle ftiade an other, says London Tit-Bits. • Thfe press-stud Is a device for gloves which has sold by the million anil mmle several fortunes; while loiif ago that peculiar little twist in tlio safety pin which makes It Impos sible for the point to do harm, made money for its fortunate inventor be yond the dreams of avarice. The Idea of malting the screw Its own gimlet made the fortune of the ,Cl::;raberlaln fondly, while the dress hook with a hump has been a gold mine to litlenst one man. The man who first .thought of fas tening boot buttons with something stronger niuT easier to manipulate timn thiehd "struck oil," and everybody knows what fortunes the Idea of saving shoe leather by means of variously shaped metal plutes lias made. The first tin-opener, necessary by the growth of the "canning" industry, was also a win ner In the financial race. ROMANCE IN A DAY'S EVENTS Stirring Happenings That Wollcb Make Excellent Material for the Writers of Fiction. A man who for 50 years did not know he had a sistefr met her In Oak- Irtnd, Cal., the other da-y in a way to assure the writers oft fiction that life every bit as Improbable ns does the imagination, says the Oak land Tribune. The same day, over in San Francis co, a young truck driver- discovered his brakes would not work. He was headed down a steep hill and lpto the weaving streams of traffic. It would have been sasy for that driver to jump and let the truck, the pedestrians and motorists take care of themselves. He clung" 1 to the wheel, did his best to Bee It caused no harm. At the end of that drive no one was hurt. So it goes, the run of the day's news, the* stories of the street and home that have nothing to do with wars and International politics. A woman sues for divorce because her husband plays chess, 1,800 men fight an oil fire neat- Richmond, two airmen stay in the air 37 hours and break eight records while doing It i Says He Photographs Sounds. A British inventor- asserts that sounds make actu&i rings in the air when occur, and that these at mospheric disturbances affect light coming through the air in such a way as to make them visible —at least to a supersensitive lens. According to Popular Science Month ly, this engineer has constructed a camera which actually records the waves of sound on Its plate, and Is using It in the study of the exhaust of gasoline engines, acting on the theory that the quality .of the sound will tell exactly what, -it anything, is wrong with the motor. The camera, while apparently suc cessful in photographing simple sounds, does not operate successfully when the sounds are of a complex na ture, as, for instance, the notes of an orchestra. Force of Habit. A friend calling on De Soaque asked for a glass of water. As the guest drank It the host sioed eyeing him with a speculative gleam. The guest, sapaewhat embarrassed, asked the reason for his behavior. , De Soaque apologized Immediately. "Force of habit," he explained. "I was waiting to see If It was going to kill you."—Pittsburgh Chronlcle-Tele groph. Valuable Advice Tel' mp'how a young man uses hla •pare u -v-wtt tfs fatoe- The youngster who studies In spare hours Is sure of promotion. But the lad who just "kills time" when he's old will whine about "hard luck" and "no chance." Think this over, boys. • Half-Knowledge ' I am not one of those who believe that a half-knowledge of a subject Is useless, but It has been my experi ence that when a fellow has that half knowledge he finds It's the other half which would really come In handy.— Illinois Central Magazine. Real Satiefaction Don't whine If 111* pitches yon some mean twisters. Sooner or later your chance* will come and, when it does, put all yotjr brain and brawn Into your ■wing. There's no satisfaction to a real •""» like a score well earned. THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. Sin n People Live Longest Life Insurance companies have set forth the Importance of not getting too fat. They claim that 30 la the magical age In the health development of most Individuals. A person Is supposed to nearly approach the nsrmal at thirty, tliey say. Under thirty one may 'weigh riore than the average called for la the standard height, weight and age tables, but after this age the longest life span prevails among those whose weights are uniformly below the age. Habita of'the Gorilla " The gorilla, chimpanzee and orang outang are alike In being destitute, of any rudiment qt a tall, in having no clieek-pouches and no naked maces at the base of the trunk, and in the habit of resting on the knuckles of the hand in walking. Late investigation shows that the gorilla spends more of his time In the trees than on the ground. He makes a rude shelter for his mate and young and himself sleeps with hla back to the tree trunk ready for any emergency. Study Bacteria It was the famous French scientist, Pasteur, who laid the foundation of modern knowledge of bacteria, and of the studies which will result, without doubt, In further great and useful dis coveries. He not only discovered that there are good bacteria, but that among the bad the dead could be tised to fight yie living. Hundreds of labora tories and thousands of students are now busy with the subject. Knighthood. Knighthood was originally a mili tary distinction, but in the Sixteenth century It came to be conferred on civilians, as a reward for valuable services rendered to the crown or the community. The first civil knight In England was Sir Wllllqm Walworth, lord mayor of London, who won the distinction by slaying the rebel, Wat Tyler, In the presence of the king. The Truthful Man Many business deals are closed oa the golf links. A traveling salesman went around la 125 and the merchant with him said pleasantly: "You arc a little off your usual game." "No, this Is my usual game." "Well," stated the other, "yon may be no golfer but you're an honest man. 11l just sign that contract you were speaking of." Mercury The chief producing countries of mercury are Spain and the United States. California and Texas furnish the entire amount over her®. Practi cally the only ore which is regularly worked for mercury Is cinnabar. Mer cury In the metallic state is found in small quantities only. How Reward* Are Won Big rewards in this world are as sured to those who discover new and better ways of benefiting mankind. Every government, for example, pro tects the Inventor's bn a Tain able patent. The surest road to ad vancement Is finding the better way to do each job assigned you. Origin of Sewing Cotton The sewing cotton used In every American home is made almost «x --cluslvely of long staple Egyptian cot ton. No cotton now grown in the Unit ed States has been found suitable for spinning the liner sixes of thread, for which there is the greatest demand. Clear Thinking To do much clear thinking a man must arrange for regular periods of solitude when he can concentrate and Indulge his imagination traction. Working at night always ap pealed to me, because then most peo ple are minding their own business by going to sleep.—Edison. Delayed Norah—"But, Reginald! I'm v«*y cross with you, really I Ton promised faithfully to bring our engagement ring tonight." Reggie—"Believe me, dear, I'm sorry. The truth is—the other girl hasn't returned it yet"— London Telegraph. "Jutt Average» Persona People who 'continue to be "Just average" do to because they are sat urated with the belief that they can never be any more. They have thus "fenced In" their talents so they can not get Into the pastures green of greater achievement. Happineaa ' Happy the man who early learns the width of the chasm between his de sires and needs, that he may bridge It wltl» service and thus find rest on the Isle of felldty.—John Grant Lyman. Usually Absent Opportunity knocks once at every plan's door —but generally he Is down street telling some ode about the good gtosncea ha has mlrtil GRAHAM, N. C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 5. 1d24 FINAL EXERCISES 1 AT ELON COLL EGE Presentation of Alamance Building by W. E. Sharpe and Acceptance by Dr. t. L Motfitt. Name* of Graduates and Degree* Conferred. Elon College, May 28—On the final day of the 1924 commence ment the Alamance Building, given to the college by the citi zens of Alamance county at a cost of $100,000.00, was formally pre sented to the board of trustees by W. E. Sharpe of Burlington, chairman of the Campaign com mittee that raised the money for this project, and was accepted on behalf of the trustees by Dr. E. L. Moffitt, former president of the college. This building, 216 feet long and three stories high, is the ceuter, 6f tne new group of five buildings, anu houses the class rooms, the executive offices, the literary so ciety, and all the special depart ments of the college. This build ing has just recently been com pleted in all details, and its form al presentation to the college made an outstanding feature for the commencement program. The new Whitley Memorial auditorium was the scene of the presentation program. Dr. W. S Long, founder and first president of the college, offered prayer. President Harper then Introduced Joe W. Stout, genera) con tractor, Herbert Hunter, architect, and W. R. Wyatt, foreman, who had in their charge the erection of this splendid administration building. The, building commit tee, D. R. Fonville, R. M. Morrow, F. L. Williamson, C.D. Johnston, and the late R. L. Holt, then re ceived special meution for the services they had rendered in directing the work of the build ing. i In officially presenting the building W. E. Sharpe began his speech by recounting the scenes on the Elon campus the day of the fire, the fire which started al G:CO o'clock in the morning, how the news spread, the faculty meeting at 9:OU o'clock on that morning, and the student body meeting a 6 11:00. He told of the dark outlook on that day, and bow everybody were shaking their beads ani asking what to do. Then in less than forty-eight hours after the fire the meeting in Burlington was held and at which the $100,000.00 Alamance campaign was started. He told of tbe initial gift of the late Col. Robert L. Holt, and spoke of his generosity, saying he felt sure his spirit was looking toward Elon at that time. Mr. Sharpe then spoke of tbe work Elon was doing, and of the ideals for which she stood, telling of Us value to the county, and saying that tbe citizens of Ala mance were glad to have sucli an institution within its borders. In accepting the buildiug, Or. Moffitt spoke of the early struggle for -existence of the institution, the dark days and sacrifice of its early history, and of the darker outlook on tbe day of the rece.it fire. But because of this catastro phe the people of Alamance rose up a'.d said "We believe in you." "We believe in your integrity." We believe in yonr mission. We believe in what you stand for." And at the meeting in Burlington tbe pe3ple said, "Come oyer here. We have a proposition to make to you." Dr. Moffitt said that if Alamance county had not come to the rescue at the time she did tbe rebuilding program would have failed, and on behalf of the board of trustees, on behalf of the people of the Christian denomina tion, and on behalf of Christian people everywhere be gratefnlly accepted this magnificent build ing, and was humbled lit such generosity. was that Elon should continue to merit this confidence, and prove worthy of such generosity. " Dr.jW. W. Staley then spoke briefly in appreciation of what bad been done for Elon within the past year, and, a rising vote of thanks ftt* glyen to all who had contributed .to tfie Alamance building. At tbe dose of the exercises in tbe Whitley auditorium the citi zens of Alamance were conducted through the Alamance building for a for mill inspection. Below are the names of those receiving diplomas with degrees in the various college depart ments. Those lo receive the degrees were: Bachelor of Arts: Victoria Esther Adams, Nannie Aldridge, Lucy Estel e Austin, Joe Dan Barber, Margaret Alice Barrett, Isabella Walton Cannon, Emma Mabel Cheek, Essie Mae Cotten, Gailher Cincinnatus Cr inch Held, Freda Dimdiick, Jennie D. Gun ter, Harold Carjyle liainer, Wil liam R Hardest}*, Charlotte •Louise Homewood, Archie Ilines Hook, Clam Winters Hook, Opal Seal Howell. Mary Graham Law rence, Sion Milton Lynam, Gaither Clavton Maim, J. Mark McAdams, Ora IJelle Pace, Mal colm Lacy Patrick, Paul Dalton Rudd, William Tate Scott, Myrtle Sotners, Nellie Roseniond Weber, John Chesley Wbitesell, William Worth Woody, and J. R. Barker. Bachelor of Philosophy: Joe Turney Banks, Roy Howard Gunn, Ethel M. Ilill, Junius A. Hornaday, Otho Caesar Johnson, Madge Moffitt, Mary Hall Stryker. Bachelor oi Music: Delia Lee Cotten. Licentiate of Instruction: Henry W. May. Diplomas in Art; Mary Laura Cooper, Chiyo Ito, Frankye Mar shall, .Mary Hall Stryker; in Demestic Art, Essie Mae Cotten; in Expression, Jennie D. Gunter and Grace Mc- Elroy; in Piano, Margaret Alsce Barrett and Delia Lee Cotton; in Voice, Madge Mollitt'ahd Delia Lee Cotton; Certificates in Art, Ruby "Wilcox Atkinson; in Domes tic Art, Hilda H. Cates; in Piano, Margaret Lee Corbitt, Ilennie Elizabeth Malone; in Voice, Mar garet Lee Corbitt; in Chemistry, Margaret Alice Barrett.; in Re ligious Education, Victoria Adams, Jesse H. Dollar, Archie llines Hook, S'ou Milton Lynam Henry W. May, and William Tate Scott; in Uusinefs Administration, Helen Battley, Fernando Belle, Louise Dunn, Fannie Glenn Elder, Mary Lee Garrison, Joe Bynum Gay, Jr., Lois Hartman, Grelchen Lamm, Eula Lincoln, Dwight D. M#iin, Glenn Miller, Nell Orr, Do®>thy Shortridge, M. A. McAuley, Wiley Stout, Margaret Terry, Harry Lee Trotman, and Frances Turner. Plant One of These Corn Varieties. "Those of us who did not save good seed corn for the field last tall still have a chance to use some care in the selection of seed," says Dr. R. Y. WiutMTH, Plaut Breeding Agrouomist for the State College Experiment Station. "Taking time to save the best Beed now in the crib would help, or one might secure Beed of a standard variety from the nearest grower who has saved seed from tbe field. Select only the heavy compact ears bearing a fiim, almost smooth grain. Avoid ears that are light, bearing chaffy, loose grains. Ney» r select an ear that lias become discolored, as shqwn by spots of giay mold, spots of pink, or a general dark ening of the entire ear. Earn bearing light-colored grains with smooth caps are best." Dr. Wiuters give* a list of va rieties that h ive'given the highest yield in a live-year average for the different sections of tbe Slate: / Eastern Sect i >n Biggs' Seven-Ear, Latham's Double, Weekly's Improved, /Cocke's fin proved. • Centnri or Piedmont' fl * / "'oc Biggs' Seven-ear.-' Southern Beau ty, Latham's Double, Cocke's Prolific, Indian Chie", Gram pian, Jarvis' Golden Prolific. Mountain Section 0011 mem Beauty, Itiggs' Seven- Ear, Latham's Double, Weekly's Improved, Jarvis' Golden Pro lific. "One sometimes hears of a corn that ia particularly good for poor land, it is unfortunate that one must bave a corn adapted to poor land, but nevertheless certain varieties are better adapted to poor land/' says Dr. Winter*. "Poor corn lands are simply lands that are pooi- moisture Holders. They usually havetft the depth of loose soil or the ante matter sufficient to hold moisture when fHAUTAUQUA "A Great Program for Everybody" Graham, N. C. Monday, June 9th TO Friday, June 13th Monday Afternoon: Opening Exercises, Chairman of Guarantor*! Presiding Introductory. Chautauqua Superintendent Story Hour, Junior Leader Junior Chautauqua, for all Juniors Night: Illustrated Travelogue, "Happy Hawaii," Mildred Leo Clemens and Company •v Tuesday Morning: Junior Chautauqua Afternoon: Concert—Rowles-Robertson Company Lecture—Popular Presentation of a Vital Subject— Chautauqua Superintendent Night: Concert—Rowles-Robertson Company Lecture—"Chinaand the Future Peace of the Pacific" * Dr. Ng l'oon Chew Wednesday Morning: Junior Chautauqua Afternoon: Musical Entertainment—Marion Male Quartet N&ht: . l Concert—Marlon Male Quartet Dramatic Interpretation—"Six Cylinder Lovq" ( Marj^ardt^tSlil Thursday Morning: Junior Chautauqua Afternoon; Full Concert —Ernest Toy Recital Company Night: Concert —Ernest Toy Recital Company Lecture—"Seeing Life Whole"—William 11. Stout Friday Morning: Junior Chautauqua , Afternoon: Junior Activities—The Jolly Juniors Entertainment—Junior Play ' Night: Musical Keene Comedy Drama—"Their Honor the Mayor" A Special Feature BUY A SEASON TICKET AND ATTEND ALL the corn plant* need it most. Since moisture is usually the limiting factor, it is best to choose early varieties which produce a small growth for planting on sand lands. Among the early varieties which produce small stalks are Hickory King and Jams' Golden. Next to these in order of earlines" and size of stalk are: Southern Beauty, Cocke s Prolific, Weekly's Improved,. Indian Chief, and Biggs' Seven-Ear. The Latham's Double is a little later corn, but has given splendid results on all soils which are capable of pro ducing 40 bushels of corn per acre tit Ab.>ut time now to begin ar ranging for the big picnics, bar becues and other summer outings. While doing so don't forget the State Farmers' Convention at the State College on July 23, 24 and 35. This will be the biggest gaiheringvyet attempted at the College. Those who labor indoors, es pecially busy mothers need to de velop a healthy outdoor hobby. The vegetable or flower garden, poultry yard or children's play ground offer such an opportunity and tbe body will be quick to re spond, say home demonstration workers of, the State College of Agriculture. Four-fifths of North Carolina has now been surveyed by the soil survey forces of the Btato and Government. S O, I'erkiss has just finished the survey of Greene county. One-half of Rutherford and Wilson counties have been completed and one-third of North ampton. On the first of June a survey of Yadkin county will begin, aniioiinces C. B. Williams, of the Division of Agronomy, North Carolina Experiment Sta tion. The use of fruits iu the diet is beneficial, says extension of the State College of Agriculture Fruits, like vegetables, contain those vitamines needed by the body. Why Mr. N. Windsor (R. I.) Put Up with Rate for Years "Yon «fo I fot tome r*t palm, which nnriy killed ear fine witch dog. We put up with rata uatll a bind told me about Rat-Snap. It tartly kflh rata. tlxMch booae pea want touch k." RaU dry up and leave no amelL Pricea. 35c. 65c. Cl-23. WdisJiMWUrdby GR/.HAm DRUO COMt>A\'Y The wool crop of Halifax pou nty is turning out better than expect ed. County Agent C. E Little* john reports abont 200 pound* of one- fourth blood and 8(H) pounds of Delain fleece. The farmer* have been offered 46 cents per t pound for their one-fourth blood wool. NO. 18 Save Best Small Grain For Seed Next Faß. § The yield and quality of the oat, rye and wheat crop next ? winter will depend largely upon, the quality of seed saved this ! spring. At the present time no ■ county in North Carolina is pro ducing sufficient good small grain seed to supply its local de mands. "This means," says Dr. E. Y. Winters, Plant Breeding Agrono mist of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture, "that we are either'planting inferior seed or purchasing seed from outside of the State. The results of sev eral years' careful study indicates that home-grown seed are beat. The home-grown seed wheat has yielded nearly four bushels per acre more than the same variety brought in from further north. . "During the past season fall sown oats were badly killed. This ineaus that good seed oat& will likely be scarce this fall. Every effort be used to save for seed all fields that escaped the cold and are from sufficiently good stock to warrant their use for seed purposes. In some sec tions where oats have failed there will be considerable increase in barley because of its resistance to cold. In certain sections of the Piedmont region barley has already become popular as a grain feed for cattle. The quality of barley seed generally used in the State is |poor and efforts should t»e made this summer and early fall to secure better strains. "A large quantity of Abruzzi rye was brought into the State last fall. Those who secured good quality southern-grown Abruzzi are pleased irith the results. A large number have been disap pointed because the seed pur chased were not the true Abruzzi. Those who have» secured seed from reliable sourcesand have a good crop should make every effort to save seed at least for their own plantings." Dr. Winters states that this is a good time to go over small grain fields that are harvested for seed purposes aud weed out all mix tures of other grains or weeds. It is easier to take out these mix tures now, he thinks, than to wait until after the crop is threshed. If certain portions ol the field are badly mixed with other grain or weeds, justcut this portion for hay or leave it out ot the lot to be saved for seed. Mixed seed are difficult to sell except for grazing purposes, aud such seed bring a | much smaller price than pure, well cleaned seed. PROFESSIONAL CARDS ! ■■ J. B. BALL, D. C. CHiaoPBACTOK Nervous nnd Chronic Diseases^ BUHLISGTON, N. C. Office: Over Mis* Alice Kowland'a Store. Telephone.: Office. UU'i. Keiidence, IIX. LOVICK H. KERNODLE, Attorney-at-Law, GRAHAM, N. C. S. C. SPOON, Jr., M. D. Graham, N. C. Office over Ferrell Drug Co. ll' lit-*: 2to o aud 7 to'J p. in , and * by appoiutmeut. Phone J7* GRAHAM HARDEN, M.D. Burlington, N. C. Office Hours: i> to 11 it. m. ■jtit I by {ip[K>iutuiciil S Office Over Acute Drug Co. Telepbonca: Office llU—Keaidence fill JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law GKABAM. N. C. Olflec over National Bank of Alaane 3T. 'S. cook:. Attorney-wt-La or* , ntaob Patterson Bulldlna Second Floor. , . W. WIU. JUMfI, JR. . : DENTIST :il Vafcam. Narth CaraHaa • IFFICK IN PARIS BUILDING
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