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CBc Cbatbam 'Rccoto. H. A. LONDON EDITCB AND PROPRIETOR. TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Si .50 Per Year Ay a :1M G-:'-:::.. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE , VOL. XXXIII, PITTSB PRO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N; C WErDKESI) AY, NOVEMBEft 9. 191C. NO. 13. Ube Gbatbam ttecsti). RATES OF ADVEItHSUlG: Otw Square, oae laertla $U One Square, two loerlloB...: Kg One Square, moatli........ For L&rger Adtf ertlse merits Liberal Contracts will bo mado. HEARING CLOSES BEFORE COMMERCE COMMISSION PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE BE FORE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION CONCLUDED. $400,000,000 TAX ON SHIPPER Railroads Admit Proposed Increase Is Entering Wedge for a General Advance. - Chicago. Presentation of evidence in the rate hearing before the inter state commerce commission was con cluded. Arguments on the evidence vill be heard by the commission at "Washington on December 14, and, af ter due deliberation, the commission will announce what it is generally considered will be the most important decision ever emanating from it. The hearing was instituted at the instance of shippers, who arose in protest when western railroads an nounced that rates on fifty different commodities would be advanced. Op position to this became general, and the railroads agreed not to put the new rates into effect until the inter state commerce commission had con ducted a hearing, at which the ship pers should be heard Hearings were held at. Chicago and New York City, conducted at first by an examiner, but, later, owing to the paramount importance of the case, Commissioners Clark and Lane as sumed the duty. It took the shippers only a few hours to. introduce evi dence, but an imposing mass of sta tistics and testimony went into the record for the railroads. The shippers were represented by a number of attorneys, who confined their efforts largely to attacking the railroad evidence rather than to in troduce original testimony Railway men admitted that the ad vance in rates on the forty commodi ties, which formed the basis of the tearing, was merely an entering vedge, the ultimate purpose being to dvance' rates all along the line. According to the shippers, the final effect of this policy would te to place a tax of $400,000,000 on the consumer. In a general way, the argument pre sented by the railroads was that in creased rates were necessary for the 'ollowing reasons : 1. Increased wages to employees. 2. Increased cost of maintenance nd operation. 3. Public demand fcr increased effi ciency and expansion- of transporta tion facilities. The position taken by the shippers was that the railroads at present are receiving a generous return cn their actual investment, and, among other things, sought to show on cross-examination that the low rate of earnings shown in the statistics presented was due more to overcapitalization than to low rates. ORATORICAL CONTESTS. Georgia, Virginia, Tulane, North Car olina and Vanderbilt to Debate. New Orleans. Agreements have ieen signed by which five of the lear ing universities in the South will con test for honors in debate during the next two years, according to an an nouncement made by Julian Water man, secretary- of Tulane university. The colleges which will take part are Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Univer sity of Georgia and Tulane. During the present scholastic year Georgia sends its representatives to Tulane, Virginia meets North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt goes to Vir ginia, Tulane to Vanderbilt and North Carolina to Georgia. For the second year a corresponding rotation is scheduled. Farrar's Opinion of Dukes. New York. Geraldine Farrar, the American opera singer, is evidently not going to marry a titled foreign er; at least not a duke. The soprano was informed on her arrival from Eu rope that it was reported that she would wed a duke. "Dukes?" asked Miss Farrar. "I've met many of them, and believe me, taking them individ ually and collectively, they are not worth a ding." MAGAZINE POSTAGE RAISED. Natural Gas for Southern Cities. Shreveport, La. H. C. Frick, multi millionaire of Pittsburg, . Pa., with a party of capitalists, arrived at the Caddo oil and gas field to make inves tigations relative to organizing a cor poration to pipe natural gas to St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans. Parliament of China. Pekin, China. An official decree has been issued announcing that an imperial parliament, the first in the history of China, would be convoked in 1913. 99 Years Murder Sentence. Dallas, Texas. Ninety-nine years' imprisonment was the sentence pro nounced upon Sergeant J. D. Manley, the national guardsman who killed Louis Richenstein during President Taft's visit here on October 23, 1909. Manley was attempting to hold back the crowd when Richenstein broke through the . lines. Manley plunged his bayonet through the man and kill ed him. The trial was a long and sen sational one, terminating with a ver dict of murder in the first degree. Manley showed siens of insanity. Period cals Will Be Forced to Pay ; More Postage to the Government. Washington.' Postmaster General Hitchcock's plan of - requiring the magazines to pay increased postage ch their advertising pages sufficient to eliminate postal deficits and war rant, in the near future, 1 cent post age on first class mail was officially explained. Postmaster General Hitchcock be lieves that in' carrying out the admin istration's purpose to accomplish a reasonable increase in the postage .'ates on certain kinds of second class mail more distinction should be made between advertising and what is term ed legitimate reading matter. He does - not favor, under present conditions, an increase in the ratea of postage for carrying reading matter. FRANK H. HITCHCOCK Postmaster General. any increase thus applied, he points out, will place a special burden on a large number of second class publi cations, such as educational and re ligious periodicals, that derive little or no profit from advertising. It is the circulation of this type of publications, which aid so effectively in the educational and moral advance vent of the people that the govern ment can best afford to encourage. For these publications and also for any other legitimate 'reading matter in periodical form Mr. Hitchcock, sug gests a continuation of the present low postage rate "of 1 cent a pound, and recommends that the proposed increase in rate be applied only to magazine advertising matter. RAILROADS TO FIGHT WEEVIL Southern, A. G. S. and M. & O. Rail ways Establish oCtton Department. Washington. Practical steps are be ing taken by the Southern Railway company, the Alabama Great South ern Railroad company and the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company to co-operate with the officials of the United States Agricultural department and the state 'commissioners of agricul ture in advising farmers, in the ter ritory along the lines of these- rail ways which may eventually be reach ed by the Mexican cotton boll weevil, as to the best methods of growing cotton in spite -of the presence of that insect. The experience of the farm ers in Texas, where the weevil has been for some years, demonstrates that, by the adoption of proper meth ods, practically as large yields of cot ton can be obtained as before the ap pearance of the weevil. In most lo calities in Texas the invasion of the weevil Las generally been followed by short crops for two or three years For the purpose of making the co operative work of the companies as ef fective and helpful as possible, an or ganization has been perfected to be Known as the cotton culture depart ment of the Southern railway, the Ala bama Great Southern railroad and the Mobile and Ohio railroad, with a view to encouraging the adoption of the most improved methods in advance of the appearance of the weevil. This, it is felt, will have the effect of main taining the normal production of cot ton. Practical farmers who have had experience in dealing 'with-' the boll weevil will be employed and will de vote their entire time to visiting the farmers along the lines of these rail ways :n localities which may eventu ally be reached by the weevil and giv ing them practical advice as to the best methods of growing cotton undej boll weevil conditions. ' Government a Good Printer. Washington. Some idea of the vast amount of work that is 'done in the government printing offices annually can be gained from the figures just completed for the type composition for last year. More than 3,000 tons of type metal were used in making 1,963,899,000 ems of type of every de scription. If the individual lines of type were . placed end-to-end they would stretch over a distance of 31, 000 miles or more than one and one fifth times the circumference of the earth. Senator Dolliver Left $86,415. Fort Dodge, Iowa. The estate of Senator J. P. Dolliver was worth $85, 415, according to the inventory filed by Mrs. Dolliver, administratrix. Of this $68,000 consists of. real estate. Cashier Meeks a Suicide. Irwinville, Ga. Spurgeon Meeks, cashier of the Bank of Irwinville, Ga., shot himself through the head with a pistol, dying afterwards. .He was but 22 years of age, .and . had been mar ried only four months. His accounts are said to be correct. A E BLEW UP MAINE COLONEL BRADY SAYS SPANISH FANATIC DESTROYED U. S. BATTLESHIP. WASHINGTON OFFICIALS DENY Zalvado, Who Touched Key That Ex ploded the Mine, Was Executed. Kansas City, Mo. That Joseph E. Zalvado, a Spanish electrician, work ing in Moro castle, and probably a fanatic, was responsible for the battle ship Maine disaster, was the state ment made here by Colonel Jasper E. Brady, United States army. Colonel Brady says he was one of a commission of four men who investi gated the explosion and reported their- findings to President McKinley. "Of course I did not see this man turn on the switch which set free the powerful mines that caused the disaster," said the colonel, "but the evidence in the case pointed directly to his guilt. Three other army officers, whose names I do not care to give, and myself reported to the President that in our belief Zavaldo was respon sible. He was later executed upon the command of General Blanco. No one, however, was ever able to learn for what rason." Colonel Brady, in the address at St. George's Episcopal church, had dis cussed the Maine disaster, and attrib uted it to a submarine mine explo sion. His statement brought forth de nials - from Washington among other things, being that no military board had been appointed to investigate the case. Colonel Brady explains that the board never convened to make its re port, but reported individually to the President. Colonel Brady is a brother of the Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady, rector of St. George's church, and author. Attempts to learn anything about the history of the electrician proved futile, said Colonel Brady. "All we know is that he was in charge of the wires which operated the mines," he said. "If the Spanish government had desired to blow up the battleship he would have been or dered to turn on the current and re lease the explosives. As nearly as we could learn he acted on an impulse while near the electrical apparatus and turned on the skitch that killed the 207 men. "The harbor was full of mines and it is not surprising that the Maine anchored near one. "We had much trouble in obtaining evidence. Our case was made up very largely by putting two and two otgeth er and arriving at a conclusion." DISASTROUS FIRES. Fires in Macon, Huntsville and Mont gomery Cause Big Losses. Macon, Ga. The plant of the Ma con Daily Telegraph was completely destroyed by fife. The equipment in every department was totally destroyed, and literally nothing was saved from the flames. C. Raymond Clay, a linotype opera tor, was burned to death while asleep W. T. Anderson, business manager of The Telegraph, stated that the loss will probably reach $100,000. New equipment has been wired for and un til it arrives The Telegraph will con tinue to be issued from the plant of the Macon News. Huntsville. Ala. The Huntsville ho tel was almost entirely destroyed by an early morning blaze . that started in the kitchen. The total loss was about $120,000, with insurance of $82, 000. Several leading business con cerns were burned out also. Guests of the hotel lost personal belongings aggregating $10,000. Montgomery, Ala. A fire early en dangered an entire retail- business block of Montgomery before it was gotten under control. The fine $100, 000 stock of-John L. Cobbs & Co., one ol the largest and oldest dry goods and carpet houses of Montgomery, was damaged about $50,000, the loss revered by insurance. The Alabama Bible society sustained a loss of about $8,000, while other incidental losses reached $2,000, making a total esti mated of $60,000. DRY STATES ARE WET. Sale of Internal Revenue Llquoi Stamps Show That Liquor is Still Sold in the "Dry" States. Washington. The law in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and a pari of South Carolina may be. dry, just as, dry as Blackstone is to the aver age law student, but the dry belt is limited, to the law, and the people are wet, as wet as "Georgia corn" and the "mountain dew" of "Ole Ken- tuck,'' according to ' tne reports ol revenue collectors in these prohfbl cion states made to their chief at Vashington. These reports are fairly steeped in iquor. They tell not only of "booze" oeing made, but for sale, both in .small and large quantitites. In another month, Commissionei Cabell will make public his annual report, in which he will quote figures furnished by eollectors of internal revneue in these states, showing the number of special tax stamps whicu -iave been sold in the past year, along .vith the amounts yielded therefrom 1 majority of these were sold to re Lailers. It is. estimated that in Alabama, ieorgia, North Carolina and a small part of South Carolina the receipts .rom the sales of these special taa itamps will amount to approximately i 105,000 for the fiscal year which end id June 30 last. In Alabama, the sale of , retail stamps amounted to approximately 31,000, and on tne combined sale jf retail and wholesale, $385,000. In Georgia therewas a combined sale Jf $40,56S worth of stamps. Of this imount, only about $2,500 was receiv- d for wholesale stamps. North Car olina comes next, owing to it being x whole dry state. South Carolina purchased more stamps, but several counties in South Carolina operate dis pensaries, and this naturally increases he number of special retail stamps. tt is estimated $16,000 worth of both .vinds of stamps were sold in North Carolina in the past year. Of this imount $14,-500 was received from re tailers.- Drug niercnants were tnc leaviest buyers. South Carolina will show a combin 3d sale of about $20,800 worth of stamps. Like -Nortn Carolina, me bulk of the stamps were purchased by retailers. In this case, however, che county dispensary was the heavy ouyer, with the druggists next Revenue officers state that the sale of these special stamps is causing rfric ion between the state and Federal au thorities, but point out that nothing can be done to remedy the matter Commissioner Cabell refers all com plaining prohibitionists to the const! tution," which provides for such tax. It is stated that the sale of the stamps aids , the county, city and state officials in prosecuting violators of the state laws. SECRETARY OF NAVY MEYER WILL RECOMMEND SEVERAL CHANGES. Kills Wife, Son .and Self. Lawrenceville, Ga. While suffering from temporary insanity, Joel D. Wal lace, one of the most prominent' mer chants and grocerymen of this place and a former councilman, shot and billed his wife, turned his revolver upon Cline, his 7-year-old boy, whom he killed instantly, shot his son, Fel ion, 9 years old, and then fired three bullets into his own body, killing .limself instantly. The exact cause of the deed will never be known, as those who were participants are. all dead, with the exception of Felton who is shot through the right shoul der .and. though he will in all proba bility recover, he can throw no lighl on the story of the tragedy. Casualty Record of Railroads. Washington. "Killed 3,804; injured 82,374" this is the casualty record of' the railroads in the United States during the year ended June 30, last, according to the interstate commerce commission. It is an increase of 1,013 in killed and 14,454 in injured over the previous year's figures. There were 5,861 collisions, killing 433 peo ple and injuring 7,765 and damaging personal property $4,629,279. In the 5,910 derailments during the year 340 persons were killed and 4,814 were injured. May Abandon New Orleans Mint. New Orleans. Following an ordei niade known here from the directoi of the mint at Washington, to the ef fect that all gold bullion in the New Orleans mint should be shipped to the Philadelphia mint, more than $1,200, ooo in bullion was transferred last week. Additional shipments of mor6 than $2,000,000 will be required to r.nmnlete the transfer. Geoorge u Roberts, director of the mint, said the New Orleans mint would be abandon ed for the present. War on Girls' Rats. Fort Wayne, Ind. 'Members . of the Fort Wayne health board attribute an epidemic of vermin in the public schools here to the rats worn in the hair of girl pupils. Twenty-five oi the girls in the schools are out on account of vermin.- The health board plans to open a war on rats. Aeroplanitis is LatestAilment. New York City. Aeroplanitis is the latest disease. Many doctors have been puzzled for several days by pa tients complaining of sharp pains in the neck and shoulders closely resem bling rheumatism, though few. had ever been affected by that ailment hitherto. " All of those complaining had attended the aviation meet at Bel m nn t. nark, and the physicians have decided that the trouble was caused hv the efforts made toward the bird men in their flights, causing severe strain on the muscles. - Taft; Doubtful About Second Term. Washington. When President Taft was invited to attend a proposed cel ebration in Pittsburg in 1914, com memoraitng the close of a century of peace between the English-speaking peoples, under the auspices of the Sisterhood of the Rodph Sholum con gregation, he said: "In 1914 I will probably be your neighbor, living in Cincinnati, and I will try to run over and see you." There was a smile on the president's face when he thus eliminated himself from a second term consideration. Hog Prices Dropping. Cleveland, Ohio. Hog prizes . have dropped approximately 70 cents in rtieht days on the local market. Dea ers say that further declines will come. The big corn crop is assigned as the cause. Boll Weevil Traveling, Fast. T.nnlsville. Miss. The eastward march of the boll weevil has carried riio rire.aded cotton pest to within less than 30 miles of the Alabama state line. Specimens of tne. weevil were " tt TYTl X i brought nere irom wmswu county. PLANS NAVY REFORMS NORTH CAROLINA A FREE BULLETIN. ABOLISH SOUTHERN YARDS Naval Construction Corps and Pay Corps Are Sure to Be Discontinued. Washington. .Drastic reforms, prob ably including the abolition of the naval construction corps and the na val pay corps, and, later, the aban donment of several of the navy yards on the Atlantic coast, will be under taken by Secretary of the Navy Mey er on his . return to this city at the conclusion of his inspection trip. The project to abolish several of the navy yards, concentrating the navy's work at a few of the largest yards, already has been broached by Secre tary Meyer to the president, and Mr. Taft will endorse whatever general plan his secretary prepares. It is asserted that Secretary Meyer, as a result of his trip to various navy yards, has become convinced that mil- ions of dollars could be saved to the government annually merely by more concentration of work. What yards shall go are, of course, btill a matter of speculation. It is be lieved that even Secretary Meyer has not reached a conclusion. He has merely decided that considerable mon ey could be saved by concentrating the work of the navy at fewer yards. It is likely, however, that whatever oncentration of work is undertaken, it will be at the Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco yards, while the ax probably will fall on the pards at Portsmouth, N. H., and Charleston, S. C. These reforms cannot be instituted without congressional action, and a row is a certainty in both the house and senate when they are broached. Feeding and Management of Poultry for Egg Production. A bulletin on the feeding and management of poultry for egg pro duction has been prepared by Prof J. S. Jeffrey, Poultryman, and is sued by the North Carolina Agri cultural Experiment Station . At present, probably three to four million dollars worth of eggs are produced annually by the poultry ol the State. On account of this and the steadily increasing price ol poultry and eggsr poultry keeping is attracting more attention now than possibly ever before. As this bulletin gives information - that should be ot practical value in poultry feeding and management, every progressive poultry rai&er should secure a copy of it. . It discusses the kinds of stock best suited for profitable egg pro duction as well as their proper housing and care. The breeding up of heavy laying strains is ajso dealt with in such a way as to develop material of value to all those inter ested in this branch of live-stock growing. A comparison is made of different rations, both as regards the cost ol egg production and the best devel opment of the stock. , The importance of cleanliness and of keeping the houses free from mites is also brought out and recommendations are given. Any poultry raiser in North Caro lina may receive a copy of this bul letin (No, 211) by addressing Direc tor Or B. Williams, West Raleigh, w ITH heights and measures Just and true, i With stoves of even heat. Well buttered tins and quiet nerves- Success will be complete. APPEAL FOR SABBATH LAW. AMERICAN CONSUL INSULTED Suns Are Trained on Honduran Rebel Leaders. New Orleans. According to a' ca blegram to The Picayune from San Salvador, Salvador, the United States gunboat, Princeton, at anchor off Am apala, Honduras, was cleared for ac tion, and Gen. Jose Valladares, leader of .the revolt against the Davila gov ernment, notified by , Commander Hayes that if foreigners were mo lested the governor's residence would be shot full of holes. This action on the part of the Amer ican commander, it is said, followed quickly an insult offered the American consular agent, George Schmuck, by Valladares, the re.volutiary, and the hater of foreigners, even going so far as to threaten to shoot the American representative's residence. The dispatch adds that chaos reign3 throughout the western portion of Honduras ,and inflammatory manifes tos inciting the people to rebellion against President Davila are being circulated. STORM SWEEPS NORTH. Traffic in New York and Pennsylva nia Severely Crippled. New York City. A storm of mid winter intensity, which came booming up the Atlantic coast bringing with it sharp gales and heavy v falls of snow and rain, left a broad trail of broken wire communication along the seaboard. Telegraph companies were beset with difficulty in all directions, ' The storm was apparently severest between Baltimore and Washington, all wires being down between those cities. Pennsylvania suffered from a soggy, clinging snow, and wires , across the state were either down or worked only intermittently. Early communl cation with Chicago was obtained by way of Boston, thence to the west. Broken-wire communications affect ed some of the railroads, and trains from distant points were in some cases far behind their schedules.. Philadelphia. The northeast gale, which came in from the ocean de veloped into one of the worst Novem ber storms in years. In the moun tain districts of Pennsylvania snow fell to the depth of 12. inches, r North Carolina Lord's Day Alliance Petition General Assembly. At Raleigh the North Carolina Lord's Day Alliance adopted reso lutions directing its legislative com mittee to urge upon the approach ing General Assembly the enact ment of more comprehensive and effective Sunday laws,' calling on ministers to deliver at least one ser mon each year on Sabbath observ ance, urging ministerial associa tions to procure the enactment and enforcement of adequate Sunday ordinances in their respective towns and declaring the Sabbath divinely established for physical, spiritual and moral well-being of the peo ple. Old officers of the alliance were re-elected except that Rev. L. F. Johnson of Raleigh was elected corresponding secretary in the stead of Rev. James O. Helsabeck, ol Asheville. Th'ey are: Rev. R. F. Campbell, D. D., Asheville, presi dent; Dr. W. L. Poteat, Wake For est College, vice-president; Charles H. Ireland, Greensboro, treasurer; Rev. W. H. McMasters, Raleigh, field secretary; executive committee, Revs. S. B. Turrentine, Byron Clark, M. M. Kinard, T.. C. Chatham, Salis bury; Rev. J. C. Leonard, Lexing ton; George . Atkins, H. u Sprinkle, Albemarle; R. C. Holland, D. D., Charlotte; Stephen Mynck, Greensboro. The closing address was by Dr. D. Clay Lilly of Richmond, on the Sab bath and the forward movement He took the ground that the State must care for the morals of the people, and must have a care far the environment under which peo ple live and rear their families. Therefore the State must guard the Sabbath against desecration, the Church must form public opinion and influence the State for the safeguarding of the Sabbath. Cake Making. v A fine cake is the flower of . cook ery. It requires more care and Judg ment .than many other branches of cookery. A really good cake is not a common sight, for we need to raise our stand ards as to perfection along many lines of cookery. A cake to be In the blue ribbon class should be fine grained, light and feathery white and good flavored. This is speaking for the regular but ter cakes which are most common as loaf and layer. Sponge and angel cakes should be fine of texture and tender.' A fruit cake, rich without be ing soggy. ' In filling a cake pan it is well to re member that the center of the cake is the part which will usually be the highest, so spread the batter as much to the sides as possible, leaving a de pression in the center, then the cake, when baked, will be level. The making of cake requires skill and care, with practise. Careful meas uring is no small part" of successful cake- making. The mixing and baking are equally important. Many a well made caKe has been spoiled in the baking. German cooks excel in the making of tortes. the cake par excellence. They are rich in eggs and nuts and crumbs of cake or bread take the place of flour. The following is a de licious one that. may be made if the directions are carefully followed: Walnut Torte. Beat the whites of six eggs with one cupl'ul of sugar and a fourth of a pound of walnuts, grated, and six grated lady fingers, two tablespoonfuls of flour sifted with a teaspoonful of baking powder. Add the juice and rind of half a lemon, cut and fold in the whites of the eggs and bake in lay ers in a moderate oven. Filling. Beat one egg yolk, add two table- spoonfuls of sugar, three-fourths of a cup of milk. Cook until the mixture coats the spoon then add three-fourths of a pound of walnuts grated and a little vanilba. Put between the layers and on top, or the top may be Iced. Doctor Cook Heard From. London, England. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the . discredited explorer, has been heard from again. His long si lence has been broken by a congrat ulatory message to Walter Wellman, sent to a London paper. It fellows: "Acting upon your offer to transmit from me a message to Mr. Wellman, kindly send him my heartiest congrat ulations for his wonderful initial suc cess. If he crosses the Atlantic he will 'have gained an object of greater use to mankind than the conquest of the pole. . F. A. COOK." Panama Annexation Denied. - Washington. Through Minister from Panama Arosemena, President Taft has issued an emphatic denial of rumors that he had under consid eration a proposal for the annexation of the Panama republic. . The President pointed out to Mr. Arosemena that he recognized the fact that the treaty entered into by the government with Panama preclud ed annexation to the United States. He said he wanted to preserve the integrity and absolute independence of the Panama republic. Summary. All records for postoffice receipts. for a month were broken at the Charlotte postoffice-. in October when over $13,000 was taken in for stamps, money orders, etc. The actual receipts for the month just closed were $13,560.04. Frank Saunders, the alleged llli eit. distiller, failed to make his ap Dearance at the session of federal court in Newbern and thereby for faited his bond of $1,000, which was eii.irnn ford bv Kit Jones, of Cartaret county. A force of workmen are busily engaged in removing the debris of the Norfolk-Southern freight ware- fire which occurred in New born. It is understood that that company will erect a new fcju.uuu ctniotiirA nn the site of the one which was destroyed by fire. Thn Secretary of the treasury has authorized the purchase of sfrin of land in rear of the Federal hfiilrtinz at' Reidsville, containing 1.100 sauare feet, lor- ouu. ine extra land is necessary for govern ment purposes. The. foundations for the new de pot' of the Southern Railway a Stalesville has been completed and the main construction work wil progress rapidly from now On. The Asheville school for Girls, a corporation formed during the sum mer for the purpose of conducting a high-class school ,for girls, has purchased the handsome . place known as the Burroughs home. is an old colonial mansion, price paid was $4,000. The Keep a pile of pumice stone to re move stains from the hands. nr. EOPLE who take pains nevei to do more than they 'get paid for - never get paid for any more than they do." - A Dozen Divine Points. Can'st tell how an oyster makes his shell? No! Nor I, neither. We have been taught that the oyster is poi sonous during the summer months. The old adage, "Eat no oysters in months which have no R," is common to us all. May is the month In which the spawning season opens, and al though they are never unwholesome, June, July and August they are poorer in quality and lack flavor nature's way of protecting, her own. A large proportion of the oysters consumed are eaten raw, so that it is very necessary that they should be perfectly wholesome. If not absolutely sure of the fresh ness of the oysters, the liquor should be thrown away and the oysters washed. - Old-Fashioned Stew. Put the oysters over the heat, with their own liquor or an equal amount or water, cook until the edges curl; add seasonings of salt, butter and pepper and turn Into the tureen. Scald a quart of milk for a pint of oysters, and pour over the oysters. Oysters a la Creole. Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter, add a slice of onion and cook until pale brown. Add one teaspoonful of flour. When brown add a cupful of tomatoes. Cook . until smooth, then add a pint of oysters; when the edges curl add a drop of tabasco, salt and parsley to taste. Serve on toast. Egg Plant With Mushroom Stuffing. Cut the egg plant in halves length wise, and parboil in salted water un til the pulp is tender. Scoop the pulp to within half an Inch of the skin. Chop the pulp fine, add half its bulk of chopped mushrooms, the same quantity of bread crumbs soaked In stock or moistened with water, half a teaspoonful of minced onion, a table spoonful of butter and pepper and salt to taste. Fill the shells with the mix ture, sprinkle with buttered crumbs and bake three-quarters of an hour. Minced ham may be used instead of mushrooms and the onion omitted. This dish is a delicious as an accom paniment to steak or game. The Old-Fashioned Indian Pudding. Scald one cupful of cornmeal In a quart of boiling milk, add a cupful of sugar, two-thirds of a- cup of suet and the same of raisins, .a half cup of flour, cinnamon or nutmeg to taste and two teaspoonfuls of salt Add an other quart of milk and bake slowly three hours.
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