at th? RIGHT PRICES
>*11 Mock* ?r?- :c?d? for jour iu-j^-ctk'iL. rvivKiitr of
- i
1?KY M?TIO>N 1>1? XIVS
fTKM*HIM-S } IC.
Tboe *oo** *m U*|cht Wfor? tboi rra< h?-<3 th* hirho?t prk-o* tli*t
prti ail tod*?. I na conutent I can sjm j#o iron 1* to li j*or tent
fro* ?.? BinckH JTirt of UmUj. fi; flort a lish t
tuj lint-. 1 * ill lot } ob I* the J odrt.
H. M. SLEDGE
MAPLEVTLLE, N. C.
S.?My (trooory lin?. i* iJw?;- cob plot*.
T. W. Wood's
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED
Purple Top, Norfolk Globe and Seven Top
Turnip Seed?all new &eed, now on sale.
Plant CRIMSON CLOVER at last work
ing of corn and cotton.
Call up Phone 327 when in want of any
thing tor breakfast, dinner and supper.
We have it, and will get it to you quick.
,7E, Jno. W. King
To My Customers
? and friends
When in need of anything in feed and provisions get
my prices before you buy. It might pay yon. Save
just opened up a nevr line of Shoes and Hosiery that
are right. When in town come to see me. Always
glad to see you whether you buy or not.
J. W. PERRY
C0*?UCT0K8, HOOFERS A*D BflLDITK; MATERIA I- IIEAI.ERK.
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?OLD IN GRiP OF NEPTUNE
*
Hep? Rro^wed That Millions Lost kit
Tretmrc Shj
crfac*.
RwDfwhw il tbv sea off The
of Zulu it lid Let. tbe ship I?orothea.
which i?ent dc?x on Tenedos r?rf.
(?? ?ying with ber, so at?me j?le its
lie e. part of the- fortuns of Oom Psc
Kroner, once j esider: of tbe Trans
vaal. and rumor Las it t h? t plans art
afoot to fit otj* Brit.Kb expedltior j
In the hope of ^]v* r.tip ber. The
war a* Improved m-. tbous of salvag
ing ? .^ke* sh'.ps.-ar\l. if the lK?rothea
realty carries the goid cemente**
loto the boli of the ve*f*-l Lap beei.
estimated at over K?.<y?.(*?0. Before
tbe war a syndi<at* vhk organized tr
attempt recovery of tbe seasei. anc
unsuccessful effort* were made to lo
cate ter: new the project is ajniln pos- i
able?perhaps a11 tbe mur* so. r>ecauae
time hat ac*uiru.ated m many trecs
ure ah'ps vhi<_i. an- kgtin under dis |
cuwion. A li*t _tly ; ubliahed in
doiei: Tbe GroSTenor. iott on the
PeLdoland coast. Wjtfc jr%.750.0(0 ; th< 1
Arlston. in Marcus bay. with I
000.: tbe Birkenhead. on B.rkenh?ji'_
ret ' with $3.9C?C'.<X?0; tbe Dorothea, o*
TenecUj* reef, w: S3^Ir"0.000; thf
Al?e.troiDMf with ?W Oi?C': the Mere
stein. with F7?000. una tbe Thunder- 1
t-olL with $2.7T?0.&X\ If a sunkei
treasure enterprlae lalis of one treas- ;
ure ship perhaps .t cu f^jd another. ;
far. however, the sea Lai proved t ,
miser with the gold !t ba? acquired: ,
may the modem improvement* in sal
vaging equipment change the habit.
BOOKMARKS OF EVERY KIND
Strip of Bacon About the Most Unique 1
That Des Moinet Librarian Has j
V et F ound.
Tbe mrrt startling marker that For-!
e?t B. S;-auidm4' pubLc librarian of |
E*es Mo'i.es. Icwa. has come across iz
tbe books that have circulated from j
the library was a strip of underdon* j
bacon. The most ordinary bookmnrk :
found in tbe bx>ks Is the common va
riety of w;re hairpin. Hairpins mlgh: ,
be col i e'.ted by the hundreds. Mr 1
S pauldlng says. . but owing to that |
very fact tl>y are considered as fair
ly worthless from tbe collector's stand
point.
The vacation season is announced 1
annual: v by the presence of snapshots |
in the rerzrn?*: books. Tbe*e are both
personal or ? *J erw;se in character
Postcar-? aii 3 e tt e r?. too, c^me it
often Tre^uei*..y letters ed'lre?*et
asd stair oe-3 are fonai )uk: as they
were left ^~ the b'X-s v,orrower *b
d .-ubtless was proceeding pK?stoSce-.
e ard r y way f tLe Lbrary. Tbert ar-_
n_b. ri frr z the litrary.
Mr. S;t-ut-tr h?i noticed asy num
ber of pretty ir.ris ?.tting 02 the beach
at Riverview Ptrr with books, and h*
ha* be^n looking forward all summer
to recuTer.nf a b* thing suit t-baen*
nindedi? left by cne of the yowng|
lad.es tcr be-: fc.
A Boy Juat the Sarr.e.
LirJe ctjiy-headed. four-yeir-C'ld Joel
had often t*^en mistaken for a girl by
reason of those same beautiful ctris, j
but it "?as a very sore point w.th h.m.
He v^rr n*^r. however, turning ;
It tc advantage cne afteraoon when L:
s.'r-year-'/j ?irter -was giving a birth-1
day parry -for g.ris only."
Poor littie 3oe wacdered tr^rz'i the]
refreshments streak <n the gra-*. :n
lng wistfully at the cookies and .e*n- j
onade which his sister was servinp to |
her littie girl gue?ts.
1111 1 1 ' ??
g.ris. and no b'-y? caa totner ._tai
poor Jittle Jf.?e rtmed past t;mn"s :n:o
an arg::nent that wot'd admit h.m.
EEd'wal-.ed out. "Well. ?ister? I a.n't
much of a boy. anyway."
? Sam Had Hia^Tee.
Sam ~as on tnai. charged w;th ste:% |
ing ten dollar*. He pJetded sr ru*
T Be.r.g uaaMe t^'hire a .awver. t;
*udge appointed yoiang Clarke as c*;
sel. Clarke put up a rr-?? ; .-a
defenae. and Sam ?**? t'""Uitted. .1
terward *he pair m??T oatside the cour*- j
room. ^
"Now. Sirm " said the young lawyer,
"yon know the court allow* the r~ ~n
s^! very l&deed fw 'iefe^dinif a
'?wse of thi? kind. I worked h?;rd f ??
T't ?.nd got yea ^!e?r I'm r"- v|
T-J *0 51 p?1 Ms i<!-. 1 I
should dig up s'?me mon?y p?-r
m*-. Have y." g-it any rr.'r.^y it '
sab " r^-X'.ied Sam. hs?v. y.
T stiii done got dat ten ioHah?."* *
Indisputable Proof. j
A drurrist *** boasting in th-- c-m*,
pany of hii* friends ?f h:s wellr--d I
rtor-k Jr. trade. "There isn't fc dr-;?|
m'.st^n?."* b** said: "not even .f :'*.e ;
most uncommon s^jrt_"
"Come now." said on^ of the by
standers. by way of a Joke. "I'm Kire
you don't keep spirits of c-r.*ra^:c
tton. as well stock?*d as you are,"
"Why notT* ssJd the dru^rist. r?ot
ic the lean enjbarrawifcd- Too shall
see for yourself." So sarin* hf- left
the room and returned lea dine his
wife by the bend.?Pittsburgh Ohfio
Icte-Tetegraph.
Horses dtitt Numerous. 1
the large number of rrvrtnr '
cars and trucks msde in Ameri^ j
horses sx>d mul#* seem to 1+ holding
fbeir own, sceeeding to a rseeot trade
statement
Although 7.700XmO autookobiiss
been produced in tbe United States
stoee 1SB9. hatt of wtrteh were merru
factursd slnee WIS, there are now a^
04,000 fcorvea gad 4,026,000 nruies ts
tW eswntry srtCb a ftsfe) satos ?g Qr
aouooo.oot)
Blindness
Ej- GERALD THORNE
(Corrrifbu mi. fcT ibt W??tfrs N**?
p?p?r Unlxa >
She bud never loved Anson Burdett
*2 a trne sense, and such * thin* a?
becoming ids wife iui.U never enttreO
her thv'ugbts, yet. wbfD misfortune
came upon him. there vtis born in the
tfature of LeUa Kaleigh x-ity. mingled
v ;ib mistaken duiy. that amaneil her I
r other and sisters
"1 shall make any sacrifice necessary I
Lf k friend," she told them. ~If poor I
Arson is to go through life br'; ie*?. j
11.1?d. kDd asks me to share bis trou
bles I wiii marry him at bit bidding-"
"Leila, you talk wild !** scolded ber
s.*ter. Adelaide. ~You_?ever really
car**d for Anson. Be bas Ho cia-m up
on you. It is sheer folly."
"But I f?7 so sorry for hiin." said
Leila. "He certainly paid me m<?re at
tention than be did to other giris.*'
-And out of at impulse of sympatby
y u would tie yourself :o a man unable
.. make even a living? l>*ila. this is
all sentiment,** declared ht-r mother.
Nothing mere vas said at th?* tin-*
but Mrs. Kaleigh knew that Leiia -was
h j^rson who always acted upon her
convictions, though neither romantic
ir heroic. Intense'y loyal to her
fr ends, sympathetic and tet .J!e ???
? i. Leila had exaggerated her sense
of duty towards a man who Lad in-ter
sp:>ken to her one word of Jove. A
rrarce condition of aSairs had come
t bout- There was an athletic club In
F.ossmore to which nearly erery young
tin in the town belonged. It bad
t ees started and -mainly supported by
Wilton Porter, who had been left q^iite
l fortune. Burden, too. was a mem
(?er. and one day. while practicing
**ith the Indian club, Porter lost h.s
grasp n^oije of them, and It whirled
j.rough air with terrific force,
r-urdett stoo3 directly in the path of
:be flying missile. It landed squarely
l* twees his eyes, he went down like
t s.* t and the shocked and horrified
'orter went through twenty-four hours
i* crushing anxiety, remaining at the
aospital whitheK. Buroett was con
. *ye1 until the physician assured bim
:.st the patient would i-v'e. Porter's
- - _rt >.ank. however, as he was tt-ld
r.at it looked as thouiih the nerves of
*-t-c Lao been paralysed ani An
???.L Buroett m'.ght be blind f :-r life.
A L.zL .aiiber sensitive young nan
i.l the Joy of life seemed to have de
I'lrteu for Pcrter. He gave up nil of
.? *Jite to me care :?f Burden.
-H:;~le*ily blind, perhip?," re;-:rt
ed an erpen oculist. 'although the
ra*e is of a variety that has seen some
remarkable cures, tut through time
Cose.
In the meantime Porter had become
i .qua.ited with Leila Kaleigh. Prom
the nr$t he was attracted by her and.
alti . ugh Le knew^that sie and Bur
iett wer* frien-Ijfc he never suspected
List thrr* ?''as aty mutual affection j
berjtr-rn them.
Le..^ k*-;t secret evei frota her |
mother ti t s.Fters -th.il. vi_e in* v at
nr't tb y-t engaged to Burie?.
i t. tm-rrj-.tnnnr -.?eTveei
them ti'.L" t. '^y the? v i*-i_-r:
Sne. i: v. ti er nt; t?e'.*ome n.?-i..;?;?o:n*
ed. in fcuriett. a. jK^tiOi nat *.*eei
o?erei ty t manuf actur:ng ?-ti'-em
out 'f sympathy for n.? afSbcijoi.
wh-re he :: u. i anwer 'i-.t i*, t teie- ,
xol'l Le.:a auuac.'?u^/y. vne: hat
p len'?f money-and i* a t_nr ;r nce::
about He took a v. ty ny sight?-et
him y for it."
One day Burde^ called upon Le^iL i
; T .1 ft ??ir : hxX t j m-: .-v mm
h*r that he .had an oj j<rnmity zt m- i
cure a -pretty little farm is. Flon.ia-.-l
where th^y CouHl en Joy life without i
nnxi-"y He eske-i her t'? tiimk It over 1
and ^ive her snswer the next day. I
Than^ame aftem?y.?n Will ur Pc rter ap- (
peared and la:d* bis hear, at her feet- I
*lt is t^?o late." ^ald Leila simply, j
ard after^the di*i; ;?-lnte^ s~r.fr hac '
gr,re aTay she hurried to her room
and ufpt all f e lor ir n'.shn though she :
scarcely ktiw v.hy Bur-lett called ur- j
on h-r the next miming irrationally
?jar*-r _ni excl'ed.
"W?? rr*:vt ret married at once
Leilfe " be said. '"f?efc." aid he a
packet '.<f I an*: *1. - nis ^
*T..er- .s five thousand d'?!Iar? ar.d all
ourr. 1 am g' in? to buy tl*e farm at
OL^e aad?**
? v f t d!d ycti get all that
nK'T.-"V inquired Leila.
"From I'orter. I weat to him last
evening ar.'l tMd him what I wanted. -
and he said he would do anything to
mak** me comfortable and haj.py with
you.*
"But you cati't do any work on a
farm." ah* said.
-Oh. yes, I can. I^eJla. I'm going to
tell you a secret- I have been able to
see for ov*?r a month. I Just pretended
not to since tben, to work this scheme
on Porter.**
She stood facing him, trembling
from head to foot- He fairly shriveled
as she denounced his petty meanness,
as she told bim that if be did not at
once return the money to Porter sh#?
would expose him to the world. Then
the left him and be, even more despic
able then she had dreamed, thinking
mora of the roon*-y than herself, disap
pear?*! that same day with his Ill-Got
ten gains. %
*fce truth came o?t. as H was ho?nd
to and after a whfVe Wilbur Porter re
mBmwi lb appeal lor Lefts'? tore. H
had already been hi*?longer before
0am be real**L
llow the v do
disappear
A plate heaped high with piping ho: tiicuits?
almost before you know i* only one left. That's
a good sign that Occo-ree-chee Self-Rising-Flour
is u.e kind you'll like, for biscuits, wair.es and hot
calies. ?l?
This flour already contains baking-powder, soda
and salt in just the right proportions to insure per
fect results not occasionally but ter." times out
of ten. Buying the extra ingredients this way saves
money, too. Then it's s.3 easy'to use just mix the
hour with water or rrli.k and bake. I: only takes
a few minutes and is not the slightest bis c: bother.
OCCO-NEE-CHEE
Self-Rising Flour
Takes the Guess out of Baking
and Saves you Money
your ffoo?f if//? Ofw ? r** ? cAce Seff ? Ruing
flour wit h an Indian Head on (?r> beg. Buy
today.
Of plan flours Pwr.'ejs 1? fcesr
Au*tin-Heaton Co., Durham, N. C.
Q^h^eed
MMlt
Qoffee
Reach the
_ , ie guarantee
Study it! It is ?he broad
est,fairest coffee guar
antee ever written . You
can use the wnole Can
of Luzianne and then
get your money bad
you are not thoroughly
satisfied.
The Reily^a^or Company
New Orleans
CTAPjarTEE
2 itf-.er nunc ?>
t .mirou of ttie
'-*i L-- curtlan to (!i
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II! Il!ilf;td ;n
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ECONOMY AND THE WOMAN
New York banking statistics show that
the bulk of savings bank depositors in that
city are women. ,
That is a pretty good reputation of -the
old argument that women know nothing
about money except how to spend more
than they possess.
At this Bank we have a grea tmany ac
counts from women' both in our Savings
and Commercial Departments, and we will
be glad to add to this number?as your ac
count will be appreciated.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Go.
HENDERSON, ": : North Carolina
"THE LEADING BANK IN THIS SECTION"