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Newton, N. C, Thursday December 26,1908.
No- 37.
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By Mrs. MOSES P. HANDY.
ISS ACKERMANN opened her
eyes to the sunshlue jfclth a
startled feeling of baring
overslept herself, then closed
tae:u agnin at the sound of the chimes
from the church around the corner.
ni
ana r r&iKisx "wire, -w ' vmata bv rata.
everything, so before long the whole
neighborhood was saying that Jack
Kalstou had been asking how long old
man Ackermann could live. Of course
the story came to Miss Ackermann's
ears, to her Intense indignation and
still greater grief. Jack could not deny
it In toto, and short of posIUve denial
she would listen to no explanation.
There was a quarrel, a broken engage
ment, and Jack Ralston went west,
leaving his sweetheart well ni-h
ken hearted, with only duty to console
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Tuft9 itadhu
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THE THREE WISE MEN.. ;-"v;?ar,irlPl1 Tmm the Durhun Her
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ECRETARY OF WAR TAPT !
part owner of one of the largest
ranct.es In Texas, the folemAn-
Fultcm ranch, so called, a 175,000
east the magi who followed the star
of, Bethlehem from afar to do homage
to the newborn Saviour?
The simple story as told In the Rihl
Is one of the most familiar In Christ- off lt if
vium tuuiu II in
I 1 -v -r M
i i45 (cjrvigur jhw now.
They-may agree on a compro-1 . wmbt e foUowi, Places j
l ww uK U1CUUUUCU, W1U1 4ULe
AKiaiaiure to ; me and Dav the aame. Please ri
Who Wore They.? An Unsolved
- Christmas Mystery.
One Christmas mysterv remains n mise now. hut, whn io ' dates
solved.- Who were the wise men of th. . . ; - , ! whoiiave not paid their taxes will meet
We want to buy your
mas lore.
detail. Painters and sculptors have
keep hands' off?
It may be that prices . of the
things one has to have dropped
so many of us have
t i,- i , . , . - - tcu aurouig uiiu Aran-
w,i?A'ra.patintther?'Ba3 Pass One hundred men
isu xi u iruuuie. nr k and ar n iwoirn osta
.- .v..-,. . . ' jij ... . . ... 1 J " "" u
iui ji u v-unsiuias aay, me one day, u uuuersranc the effect which a employed on It
wining unaays. m tue year which n sometimes produces upon "I was so fortunate as to have the
she could really and truly call her own. e body- Mr. Ackermann died before pleasure of seeing a unique ChrLtmas
'""""'"""-""ni uiuitiuuu,!. noa UTCr. jacK naiston wee on this ranch." wHta xfoTO ir.n
men sometimes
iK.puIar dressiaakac. going out by the i caine home as soon as he heard the Muncey in the St Iuls GlobnlmA
day. and she sometimes wished.-with i newa. bat Miss Ackermana had gone to crat. "Christmas morninir tho,7-h
E. P. Roe's old doctor, that people j the clty w'th a cousin of her mother
ana was obdurate. Her filial affection
found satisfaction in refusing to for
give the lover who had desired her fa
ther's death. She would not even see
mm, and so the affair ended.
would send for somebody elte some
ii i.es and le her rest. On the last
r.-urtlj of July 6he had been in the
country sewing for dear lire iu order
iv finish a belated bridal trousseau.
and ou Thanksgiving she had worked
uutn uaiK t accommodate a customer
who wished to outshine her slsters-hi
I.iw nt a family gathering at the house
of her husband's father, but on Christ
mas day not even the most exacting
customer could ask her services.
And yet was she glad it was Christ
nias? The associations which cluster
.i round the season make it a sorrowful
one to those who have nothing left of
home excepting Its memories, and, sav
ing for one brother. Miss Ackermann
was alone In the world.
Really, Miss Ackermann told herself,
she had no business to lie low spirited;
she was a very fortunate person; think
how many jeoile were starving for
iaik of work, and all that, she conclud
ed vavjuoly as she finished hr break
fast. The tea. which she made In her
room, heating the water on a small gas
ttov.-. is excellent. She was finickv
morning, though
warm, was foggy, and a slow rain fell,
but by 12 o'clock the sun came out
and the people at the ranch house be
gan to make their preparations. Ever
since early morninsr the emnlnvAM
from the different farms had been corn-
products of their brushes and chisels,
out to tnis day the Identity of these
wise men remains a mystery. A
search of the great paintings in-which
the subject is treated produces a be
wilderment There are half a hun
dred different -ideas presented. The
varying versions of the books of then
dropped off, but if so many of us
have not noticed it.
We do not pretend to know
whyitisbut somebody is evi
dently getting cold feet on the
railroad proposition. ' "
All should rejoice that there
is prosoect of .a settlemnt witii.
ages are as many. t r.- u.sv ...
it is fair to assume from the fact 1 , r
that the visitors were received nt court -er ,ou tne ihtwt.
by King Herod and that they carried ' "Mr. Watson may think that ho
gifts of value that they were in their?" 1" o.;' t. ...
own couatn men of mt. r " - wv iC1U) out
to it Herod ev1deitlv a ! What S
the matter with those
1W ' 1 .
neuH Was too iatt nn-ar onrT oK tnap 1t All l,t . . . . . v w ,
was a fool to be dreaming i" Z??' ?" 1. he elect to
fiOfmnn .-- -. -7. -- . . . ' r. lUUUKU IW WSJ UV TQeir SeWS S1 .
. " mutt lue musie oi aorseoacx end some on foot Thm of ti,B . uuwu iu Georgia r
the organ roused her to the conscious- were many children.
ol uunss Dresenr aiui To mi "I kw hit t
There of the comet that was to lead t)em to
the birthplace of the Redeemer he dis-
", 1 rilZ co' aaw wnat 1 Bad never seen be- sembled and told them thst-when thev
co& f a growing Christmas tree. Just had found nrt ZZ
SHE roCXD EltKSELJ' TACK T) FACE WITH
A BBOKZED AJiD BKAEISD MAX.
!.'.-iit toa, and she felt better after
drinking it. Altogether she was in
iuh? a cheerful mood when the little
duughter of her landlord came to wish
her a merry Christmas and bring an
invitation from her mother to .eat her
Christmas dinner with them. Dinner
would lie at half paat 2. Miss Acker
mann thanked them very much and
would dine with them wlrh pleasure.
Then she gave the little girl the pres
ent she had ready for her. a stylish
the rest of the service and then hur
ried home to make a hasty toilet for
dinner. -
There was only a quiet family gath
ering. The fiance of the oldest daugh
ter, a traveling salesman "In the em
ploy of a wholesale house, was the
life of the party. He was considered
a very bright young man and a good
talker. He was at his best today and
kept them all amused with stories of
his travels, so that Miss Ackermann
ha-1 only to listen with a semblance of
Interest.
"By the way, Miss Ackermann," he
said presently, "I met an old friend of
yours ou this last trip. Ralston was
the name J. V. Ralston. It was in
Idaho, Boise City. He is doing well
iu mines out there and is quite chum
my with one of my best customers,
who has some money in his business. .
The two were together at my rooms In
the hotel, and he saw Min's picture on
the bureau. I always carry it around
to keep me out of temptation guard
iau angel business, you know, Min-
a I'd he saw It. You know people say
you two look alike, and the likeness
comes otf? strong in that photo. It
struck him all of a heap. 'Excuse me,'
ne said. but will you tell me whose
picture that is? It looks very much
like some one I knew ten years ago.
"'Certainly.' said I. 'That is my
best girl. She is thought very much
like a lady who lives In the same
house. Miss Ackermann, from New Jer
sey.' Well, It turned out to be the
very same. He asked lots of questions
about you, especially whether you were
married. I gave you a good character,
and I guess youTi be hearing-from him
before long. Ross says he is a bache
lor." Miss Ackermann controlled herself
sufficiently to smile. "Thank 'you, we
were friends and neighbors when I
was a girl," she replied, and In a mo
ment moro they were all laughing at a
comical anecdote which the drummer
was telling In his best style. It was
no wonder he sold goods. -
When the dinner was over the host
ess excused herself soon upon the plea
of domestic d uties, leaving Miss Acker
mann with the young people. Bq,
knowing herself in the way, she Ha
gered but a few minutes. Back In her
room she gave way and took refuge In
that last solace of her sex, a good cry.
Her overwrought nerves demanded re
lief and would not be denied.
She was still huddled, a disconsolate
In front of the house was a large mul
this yoar attention, as I am compelled
to settle the state Taxes soon, and the
schools of the county lave opened, and
the schools cannot run without money
so I mast have the money to meet the
above obligations,
Hickory, - November 25 & 26,
Conover, ' 27.
" M. Smith Store, " - 29.
J. H. a Hewitt, " SO.
Claremont, December " . 2.
Catawba, 3.
Lon Island, forenoon" 4.
Monbo, afternoon " 4.
SherriU's Ford, " 5.
rerrill, " 6.
. Mt. Pleasant, ?-
W. U Lof tin's Store, " 9.
Oliver's, " 10.
Maiden, " H.
Heavener Bros, tore," - 12.
D. M. Brittans " 13.
Dr. T.. F. Foard's, " . 14.
Broo ford's, - " 17.
Hickory, 18 & 19.
man who does the explaining.
It may be all wrong to have u
law against gambling, but so
long as there is such a law it j
D. M. Boyd.
Sheriff Catawba County,
The shooting up of a town by
five hundiLti masll
had found the newborn he would re- -,n!,i :j j C
turn to worship with them. ,WU!Muereu preny oau
Much of our Information about the . affair if it had happened anj -early
days of the Christian era comes .'where dst bvst F.i Kentucky
from the monks of the fourteenth cen- If the State coinnromwex wit!
tury, who delved deeply Into historical compromises wit I
sources since lost to the world. Their the railroads at a rate higher
story of the three wise men has receiv- than that named by the Legisla
ed wide credence. According to these , ,
monks, the wise men were thro .t ture we would not like to be the
kings called Caspar, Melchoir and Bal
thasar. Caspar was the oldest and
from the north. At the time cl the
birth of Christ be, was sixty jears old,
and for more than two-thMte of that
time ne had ruled in Arabia. Baltha- 'should be enforced against tho! v
snr9)il..t n T v I . CUiUrCeU against tne Abraham RmwTi of WintArtnn N
the east and forty years old. The ' PO'-Pjer and the crapshooter Y., had a very remarkable experience;
youngest was MelchoirMfrom the south, laike and all should be tried in' h says: ''Doctors got badly mixed up
over me; one said heart disease; twocal
led it kidney trouble; the fourth, blood
poison, and the fifth stomach and liver
trouble; but none of them helped me;
so my wife advised trying Electric
Bitters, which are restoring me to per
feet health. One bottle did me more
good than all the five doctors prescrib
ed." guaranteed to cure blood poison,
weakness and all stomach, liver and
The fact that Mr. Fair-bank
m;vde a number of speaches in
Kentucky may have helped" in
th-i result of a continuance o:
coctails there.
BADLV MIXED UP.-
He was open court.
iMitthe
Slgnstvs
or
Ite toil Yog Haw Always Bocgt
"I SAW WHAT I HAD NEVE It SEEN BEFORE,
A GROWING CHRISTMAS TREE."
berry tree, , The ladies of the house
came out about 2 o'clock and decorated,-the
tree, with the assistance of
some of the men. Even the men re
quired stepladders to reach the top
most boughs. First, the ladles gave
them some artificial Icicles, which they
hung on the' branches in great profu
sion. -As the sun was shining brightly
by this time, it gave the icicles a very
glittering appearance, and the wind,
commencing to blow, shook them gen
whose country was Tarshlsh.
twenty years old.
Impelled by some mysterious power,
they dropped all the cares ofstate and
followed a single star thirteen days
and nights without eating or sleeping
fill ff Wl thom to TA,.ot
---- v- . iu -.r uciuoaicill. y
Then the story follows that of the
" Bible until they returned to their -own j
countries: j ,
The storv does not Btnn if .n. I , VVhen the Stomach, Heart, or Kid-
clrcumstautlally the afier life of the M nerves et weak' then these organs'.1" u. " .1 v
three wise men. The U aLg St fU Don't drug the Stonlch, , gmtM. by T. R. Abernethy
Thomas journeyed to their country and nor simulate the Heart or Kidneys.
lhat s simply a fnakeshift. Get a
prescription known to Druggists every
where as Dr. Shoop's Restorative.
The Restorative is prepared expressly
for these weak inside nerves. Stren
gthen these nerves, build them up with
ur. sjioop s Kestorauve tablets or j if
liquid and see how quickly help will ;
come. Free sample te sent on re-
quest by Dr. Snoop, Racine, Wis. Your
WHEN SANTA WENT ASTRAY. heilth is surely worth this "pietest.
- R. P. Freeze.
'druggist, 50c
baptized them, and all three went out
to preach the doctrine of the Christ.
They were slain by barbarous
tries, and later the Emrresa TTin
mother of Cpnstantlne, recovered their
sacred bones and took them to Con
stantinople. Thence they were carried
to Milan and finally found an ultimate
resting place in Cologne, where they
now are. New York Posfc-
K tub and Winter
HATS
we pay cash for peanuk Pork seasonlis here and
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we want youriogs. 5ee us for best prices. We also
want your cattle and hides.. You will find us next
door to the postoffice. phone .43. Don t fail to see us
we are your friends.
Newton Grocery Go.
RIGHT THIS WAY TO GET
Your Furniture
of ali.kind. We have a
Rood line ot
MiracU of th Loavs Repeated For
Washington's Poor.
The day of miracles has not passed.
Thousands of men and women in all
and -adder trouble, Don't neglect;
Our Fall and Winter Hats
will be ready for sale after
limbs and fruit
with ribbons of the same color or
anges with orange ribbon, apples with
red ribbon, limes with green ribbon,
etc. Small toys were suspended from,
the tree; large ones were at the base.
It presented a very gorgeous spectacle,
and the sight of the happy children
that surrounded It made one wish to
be a child again to enjoy It to the ut
termost. But the best was yet to come.
In the front yard were the presents
your kidneys Delays are dangerous
October 11th, 1907
We would be pleased to re
ceive your patronage.
Very respectfully,
topmost ton. Last Christmas Alma a am
auu lduu' ou no nf ths Shrlnam f If. .nnn.i jt. " J J " l Ti w. sirki-iir 01
t5;tt. wS Pitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills J MlSSCS U & t. Y0Unt S
otToi.. i . afford qmck relief for all forms of ft
affair, senerouslv contrlhiitH to n.
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turned oat a big success. But the most Iunt?y ana oiaaaer trouDie. a weeK s
treatment 2oc, Sold by R, P. Freeze
notable thing about It was not on the
programme and made the hit of the
occaslbri.
While the Shriners were feeding
their guests there came to their ball
130 loaves of bread. The huge six
foot Santa Claus was busy craekins
jokes as he waddled about and took
al Conover. N. C. M
young lady doll dressed in' the latest- he,ap' on loimSe hpn there came eaeh man received one. One was'a fine
luL flT he, grW people' "nd- down the gifts from the Christuias
fashion, with coat and hat complete, a
gift which made Its recipient radiant,
and sent her off to exhibit it at once.
The serin ju '"God's Christmas Gifts,"
from the text. "Wait upon the Lord,
nutl he shall give thee the desire of
thy heart," made her homesick again,
the desire of her heart seemed so ex
ceedingly far. off. Miss Ackermann
v. as not one of those who forget, hard
she had tried not to remember. She
fuiiud her thought straying back ten
years to the seaside, to her old home
-nd J:ck. Their parents were pelgh
l'rs. Her father and mother Jived In
the little fishing town and took board
ers In the season. His father was the
f.muer who supplied them with vege
tables and fruit. Jack drove the wagon
whlf-h brought the daily supply to the
cottages. They would have known
each other In any case, but the morn
iiii,' Interviews over lettuce and straw
berries, melons and tomatoes brought
them closer together.
Every one approved of their engage
ment, and the day was set, when a
K.vat misfortune happened her moth
er aud oldest sister were killed In" a
b'i;rgy which they were driving by a
ttiiln at a railroad crossing. This was
i'Hil enough surely, but ."troubles hunt
1 couples," and the blow seemed to af
fect her father's mind. He became al--'."st
childish, took to his bed and
would haye no one but her wait upon
To complete the roll of disaster
her brother suddenly brought home as
wire a girl whom none of his
friends would have chosen, and the
r,lfl man would not let his daughter-in-law
come near him. To tell the truth,
s'ie had no desire to help Miss Acker
Kjann In her duties. She had married
for a step up and said plainly that she
id not mean to slave to please any-
"You see how It Is, Jack." Miss Ack
ermann said, with streaming eyes. "I
cannot leave father, even for you."
"Mring him to our house with you,"
nUed Jack. "There Is plenty of room,
nd father and mother won't inindL"
'No, Jack; thanks ever so much, but
that wouldn't do any good. Father
wouldn't be satisfied. Besides? he takes
so much of my time that I couldn't
d' my duty by you." And Jack had to
suhmit with the best grace he could
muster.
I "fortunately he consulted the doc-
a tap at the door which she recognized
as that of herv4ittle friend. She sat
up and hurriedly straightened her hair,
trusting that in the dim light oT the
fast falling twilight the child would
notice nothing amiss, sharp as she was.
"Come in," she called as the knock
was repeated.
"Here's a gentleman to see you. the
child said, with the air of a person
who confers a favor. "He says he la
an old friend, so I brought him right
surrey. Five were each given fifty and
seventy-five dollar saddles. Several
married men got handsome metal bed
steads, with springs and mattresses.
Twenty or thirty fine hats, costing
7 apiece, were distributed and many
other articles, "all the best of their
kind. I saw a young man who re
ceived an all leather suit case. This
last Item may seem strange on a ranch,
but there are many polished gentle
men among the employees who would
up. Miss Ackermann emembered consider suit cases very necessary
that. It being Christmas tfay. the maid should they have occasion to visit the
would be out and that consequently - citv.
the llftle girl would answer-the door.
"Thapk you," she said, "you may
go," Then she found herself face to
face with a bronzed and bearded man
whose eyes only were familiar,
"Well, Annie," he said In a voice she
knew so well, "here I am once more."
She held out both hands with an
eager gesture. "Oh, Jack, Jack'" she
cried.
A moment more and she was sob
bing on his shoulder while ' his arms
held her as though they would never
let go. - "
An English Superstition.
The most popular superstition In
many parts of England is that every
remnant of Christmas decoration must
be removed before Candlemas day.
Should a sprig of holly or other ever
green be left In any house one of its
occupants will die wlthiis the year.
From the Yuletide Cynic
Thank heaven, it isn't only the aris
tocrat who can have a family tree at
Christmas. " .
Bo Christmas white or Christmas green.
It's all the same to you
If Christmas finds you all serene
And doesn't make you blue.
It doesn't take a maglcjan to trans
form a small boy Into a turkey gob
bler. -
When Santa Claus comes down the
chimney he chases many a man up the
spout.
It's the vanity of the sex that
prompts theTemale turkey to wonder
how she Is going to be dressed for the
Christmas dinner.
"All this while music was to be
heard from a band stationed on the
front porch, where many of the visit
ors were seated. After the Santa Claus
of the Christmas tree had retired and
the presents to the grownups had been
distributed all repaired to the porch
and front yard to see again the glee
ful children and the tree,, and surely It
was a thing of beauty and, with its
fruits and flowers, looked as though It
had been transplanted from fairyland.
. "The people that came from a dis
tance 'departed before nightfall, but
those that lived near by remained for
an evening of music and good cheer,
and thus ended a happy Christmas
day."
.tree. In the middle of one of his bto
rles there entered another big, fat San
ta Claus, carrying a colossal basket
full of hread. and behind him were
three or four negroes, also carrying
baskets of bread. One of the Shrlner
committeemen at once inferred that
some one had sent a gift of bread to
be distributed and signed a receipt lor
the 150 loaves. In a few minutes they
were handed around to the head.? of
families, and an additional smile of
Christmas joy went around with them.
When the festivities were nearly
over and the crowd had begun to C.Is.
perse a man came running U and ask
ed: "Did you get 150 loaves of bread?"
"We did," was the reply.
"What did you do with Itr
"Well, that was an order from the tpropose that our customers shall share n this reduc-
mistake. But it is all right We are tl n . When 111 need 01
mu j ou gave it away, ana ir you neea
more let us know," and the man went
away, evidently fully satisfied with '
the incident New York Times. J
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V V Jli HAVE enlarged our building so as to
enable us to buy Furniture in large quanities and
hereby get better freight rates a:J discounts. e
"The Queen's Christmas Card."
Queen Alexandra has not given up
her interest in behalf of the unemploy
ed. Last Christmas she sanctioned a
unique plan to raise more funds for
them. This was in the shape of the
jssne of a Christmas book, consisting
of poems, stories, sketches, drawings)
and music, which was entitled "The
Queen's Christmas Card." Algernon
Charles Swinburne, Alfred Austin, the
poet laureate; Thomas Hardy, Marie
Corelll. Hall Calne, George Meredith,
Arthur Wing Pinero, 'Sir Laurence
Alroa-Tadema. Edwin A. Abbey, Wil
liam Holman Hunt Sir Edward John
Poynter and Sir Edward Elgar are
among the host of those who contrib-..
uted. The production of the look was
practically gratuitous. It sold for
half a crown, and the proceeds were
devoted to the queen's unemployed
fund.
Christmas Tree For Cat.
Christmas Is the great religious festi
val when the kind heart finds many
ways of ministering to the Joy and
pleasure of others. The good women
of Boston who originated and sustain
the Animal Rescue league have hit u
on the unique Idea of a Christmas trej
for the cats that are waiting for home
at that institution! A bush is provided
and trimmed with meat and other suit
able eatables for such animals, an I
just before they are turned Into tho
room the members of the Kindness
club are admitted to enjoy the antics
of the cats.
This club is composed of boys whoso
ages range from eight to thirteen
years and is the outcome of tha
league's work in a poor section of Bos
ton. They are pledged to do some kind
act each day and to protect animate
from cruelty. After the cats have de
molished the tree and gone to sleep
the boys are given refreshments and
sent home truly filled with the spirit of
Christmas. New York Mall and Ex
anvthinq in
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
it will be to your interest to call and examine our
stock. We guarantee satisfaction.
Respectfully.' " M. J, ROWE & CO. '
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BED ROOM SUITS, ODD BEDS aid DRESSERS
HALL RACKS,
SIDE-BOARDS, ROCKERS, CENTER TABLES,
DINING TABLES, PICTURES, ETC.
i we are fefluNR
for
Moor Coverings; haTe a good assortment of Art
Squares or Riga. We have
AXMINSTER RUGS,
TAPESTRY RUGS-
BRUSSELS RUGS
lNGRAINRUGS,
We alaohaye a good assortment of
Mattings which wt are selling for lees
money than it can be bought for on
the market today.
Come our way and get what you need,
Rfc8pectfullv.
J.F.HERMAN &'80nB
THE MAN
WHO WALKS
row
vill find untold comfort
a Ih Stetson Shoe. His
ice von t row tmx in
is too valuable
to ; o in loot -'lirtres.-r
.Luv L letsons. '
vVil
Stetsons yosr $5JsQ
to $9.00 the pair.
t
The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
Dr. Shooo of Racine Wis. You don't
" - Are you having trouble with your
kidneys? There are lots of people to
There is something about Kennedy's day who wonder why they have pains
wixauve iougn oyrup inai manes n across tne back, why they are tired and
t"t v. -ho attended Mr. Ackermann as hav to boil it twenty or thirty" min- different from others, and it causes' a lacking in energy and ambition. Your
l" tin. probable duration of the old utes. "Made in a minute" says the free yet gentle action of the bowels kidneys are wrong They need relief
msu s uiaess. doctor. "Health Coffee" is really the throngh which the cpld is forced out of without delay. Take DeWitt's Kidney
tr n d0t0r assured Uioi tnat tne ' cTosest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro- h system. At the same time it reals & Bladder Pills, They, are for weak
tW T WUf i0?1?7 hPOCn0ndrl.a ud duced. "Not a grain of real Coffee in it irritation and allays inflammation of back, inflamation of the bladder, back-
.etat7or Health Coffee Imitation is the throat and lungs. It is pleasant to ache and weak kidneys. Sold by R. P.
Tta the patient was in no lmmedl- grains, with malt, nuts, etc Really it PPteaiier narcotics bold by R. PJ
dauber. would fool an expert were he to un-" Freeze. Are you going to "swear Off
inquiry would have done no knowingly drink it for Coffee. J. F. j the first of JanuarY9
fesd. li.mt.&a$Pt too Smyre, . . "
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A. A. Shuford, Pre. "J. C. f mith.
f
& How Do You Spend Your Money
j" Are you doing it in a way to receive
j substantial benefit? Are you layinp; aside j
jEF something for a rainy day? If not you .
j will never have a better tin.v 10 begin
j ' than now. To get quickly stal led, begin
TT the easiest way. Come to the Shuford
juf National Bank and open an account in
the savings department. Do not wait for
j a large sum, for it may never come; just
jj ' deposit whatever yoi have to spare no
J matter how small the amount We will T
S gladly assist you in getting started. We
jf pay 4 per cent interest and compound it
j ' quarterly in this department Call and
IT let us tell you how we do it . ' " . .
J A. H. CR0WELL, Cashier.
Look for ihe
sign of the
red diamond
8od by
RHYNE BROS.
The Farmer's and Merchants' Bank,
Dr J. H. Youat,
President,
Capital,
NEWTON, N. a
E, P. Shrum,
Vice President.
DIRECTORS:
DR J. H. YOUNT,
I ALECK YOUNT
D. J. CARPENTER,
CHAS. 6. RUFTY,
GEO. W. SHIPP,
L. H. PHILLIPS.
L. H. Phillips,
Cashier,
$35,000.00.
E P. SHRUM.
M. M. SMYRE.H
Dr. T. W. LONG,
J. W POPE,
F. C. B0YLES,
Will open for business, Monday, A Dtil 1st. Your business respectfully so
licited. Every courtesy and accommodation extended consistent with saf
banking.
I I H. PHILLIPS, Cashier.
We arc doing Fine Job Work
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