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JAKES h. MAYO. Psemaro*
CARL GOERCH. ?
WASHINGTON-, NORTH CAROLINA, FEB. 2, 1916.
.? Its ralher strange. But true, nevertheless, that one of theee new
skirte a girl look so much shorter and that the same skirt
can mate TTivah- look consiSerably longer.
Although Prudent Wilson is well on his way around the circle,
Bryan and Roosevelt are still to be heard from, Both have evidently
followed the example of the ground hog today.
One of the little tragedie? of life is to walk half a mile to the
poetoffice, find that you've forgotten your keys, walk back home and
get them, unlock your box and then find nothing but a notice that
your box rent is due.
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
When one eomee to think of it, there isn't so much variety in this
little old world after all. A native of Florida may feel that he'll
never get used to a city in Maine and a North Carolinian may believe
that ho never covld stand it in Oregon, but when one knocks off the
climate, the geographical location and one or two other little things
of minor importance, Washington, -N. C., is vory little different from
Oshkosh, Wis., Orange, Tex., Woosiket, Vt, Bayou LaFouche, La.,
or any other town of its size in the country.
Every town has some one 6tore where the loafers congregate to
regulate the universe.
Every town has a poetoffice and a lot of folks who call for mail
every day atid never get any.
Even- town has a horrible example. He gets drunk, won't work,
Tnit bis wife supports him and loves with a dog-like fidelity which
no decent man can ever hope to receive.
Every town has it* own skin-flint, who discounts notes, buys up
land, dresses like a tramp and won't get his wife a new stove.
Every town has some fiery-tongued gossip, who keeps wives and
husbands in hot water.
Every town has its arguer, who will challenge any statement, you
iuav make and prove it's not so.
Every town has its loud-mouthed citizen who can't talk without
making a tuji?e like a megaphone.
Every town has its leading citizen, who heads every committea
and always ha* a >cat on the platform when there is anything going
ou.
Every town has its grouch-face, who is unfailingly confident that
the worst is yet to come.
Every t..wn has it.- group of men who know that the town is morally
the worst in the State. {
Every town has a man who never wears a collar and a dude who
pastes down his hair and sports a pink-striped shirt.
.Ewry town has men who know all about the European war and
the government at Washington, but do not know how to make a dollar
a day.
Every Town has men and women who hate the place and are
always wishing they had lived somewhere else.
In other word-, every town is as chuck full of human nature as is
every other in.vn. And if you just go over the above list again,
you'll rind thai <u'll have no trouble ,iii finding people you know
who will tit tin* ?.urioiia descriptions.
GOVERNOR CRAIG'S INTERVIEWS.
Governor Craig stirred up quite a sensation" in Washington the
other day whfii lie made the statement that ninety per cent of North
Carolinian- favored President Wilson's preparedness program. Either
the Govern* ir did not know what he was talking about, or else he
was trying to worm hims? lf> into the good graces of the adminis
tration.
Probably many Tar Heels would like to know where Mr. Craig
received the authority fur his statement and how he happened to
arrive at ? ei inclusion that such an overwhelming number, the
majority of wlc-m have never expressed themselves ono way or the
other ou the question, are in favor of tho president's plan.
We Mi eve iha? the Governor did not think seriously of what he
was saying. The fact that he was in Washington, that a prominent
newspaper man was interviewing him, and that his word#* would be
read by thousands all over the country, evidently caused Mr. Craig
to lose his head. If the rfcpnrier had asked him whether all North
Carolinians weren't wob-foo'ed. ho would probably have answered
in the affirmative.
SET A VALUE ON "PUFFS."
The editor of an Eastern paper has grown peevish. lie haS been
pestered so mm-h by peopl desiring free puffs that he facetiously
refers fo himself as tho Peerless Prince of Puff Purveyors." He
' .inks lie has d* ? enough (? r society queens, people who are looking
f irfreaiv , jv?opl?* lave legislative fads they wi?b to push!
ir -1 t - *.vi id. v free publicity. So he has evolved
?' f f ! of p I - f *r ell future puffs:
F> r l '21 : t ' ? ? public that a man is a successful citizen, when
e-erynw lcjov r ip as lary as a hired man, ?2.70.
I' rr'r? 1 ? >.4 easi-d citizen as one who is mourned by the entire
c ?. :iu ii* /, .. he will only ho missed by tho poker circle, $10.13.
Referring to s man as o no who wilLftand by his honest convictions,
w fien evcryWly"1nvvrrs thftf To would sell out for thirty cents, M.|]J
Referring to pome gallivantin' female as art estimable lady "whom
Giving a br<f!e a good ?d-oif by calling W "sweet and daintr, i
Ugjpl a face that would make a bjilMog en-a the street,
> ,i. ? % ? 3 ?
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nai ?)*? gui HH _ , , ,
92.86. -
Keferriog to the groom u ft "rising vounjr bu?ini"*?
he soulilaH raise enough to pay hi* ?<*&'? K>?rJ, $7.00.
hu?iiii-~. mmn," when
MCMULUN RAPS SMALL
'
(Oeatlaued fre? HC? aae)
he came to this Stat* from -Florid*
aftCL-1900. (Bat IJr. Pendleton wu
Chairman of MV. Small's congres
sional committee!)
1 mention this to show Mr. Small's
utter inconsistency- If 1 have done
him an injustice let htm right It
through the columns of this paper
by refuting what I hare eald. If I
am misinformed I will apologise,
otherwise I shall later on 'tell* tha
public something else that 1 know
about their congressman. But ifr..
Small's law partner, who Bhasdfc for
the profits of Mr. Small's retainers
by nearly every railroad in the dis
trict, nearly every lumber company,
nearly ewry express and Interstate
telephone and telegraph company.' in
Tact of -nearly every public service
corporation in Eastern North Caro
lina, knowing Mr. Small better than
It seems Mr. Smsll does himself, has
given It as his opinion thst one Of
the ressons actuating Mr. Small was
the fact that had he appointed me' to
the office he could not count upon me
us a permanent political suppoi^or
o i his. In other words Mr. MacLean
estimates that Mr. Small considers
the postoffice a personal asset with
which to build up for himself a little
political machine. a machine which
will do his bidding, and support him
>wheth<>r he allows the people or the,
| corporations to control him. Is it |
{possible that Mr. 8tnall realizes that
the people have found him out, and]
cow that he must resort to thejneth
ods of all down and out politician*.!
and place his reliance in POLITICAL:
(MACHINES rather than in the peo
ple? have no doubt Mr. MacLean
realizes that all of the publiq ser
vice corporations have not flocked
i to Mr. Small because of his superior
legal ability. For if Mr. Sm*ll is
attentive to his Congressional duties
I can hardly understand how hf can
find the time to give value revived
in the way of legal services Jor his
multitude of Public Service clients.
I take it that Mr. MacLean realizes
that Mr. Small's political, to^ajls but
a bid for his immense corpofatPprafc
tice, and so he becomes excited when
anything happens which might re
move from his firm the corporation
bait with which they have had such
wonderful catchlnga. It's a pity,
however, Mr. MacLean got bo excited
and rushed into print before he had
conferred with his chief as to the]
reaaon which k? *11 going to aa
s*gn The truth of the mat tar is.
there la no truth whatsoever, In my
opinion, in tha reason aealgned by
Mr. Small, therfe la some bat not all
tha troth la ^fr. Mac Lean's reaaoa.
bar way down at the bottom of tlix
thln< la tha fact that looally Mr.
Small !e absolutely dominated and
controlled by the Braaaing Manu
factarinf Company and hl?; best
frieod and political adviser. iir. J.
H. Wheeler. Wheeler la the man
who put it over the reat of the -com.
,m unity and wo should take oar haul
oft/ to hiia< But I wonder If Mr.
Small cab ride over the people for
re- nomination on the bank of Wheel
er and hit kind.
I My friends, I'm not dlagruritljed.
I^can Tery well get along' without
the o01<*. I eaif certainly look John
Small atraighter In the face than he
cau either me or this community. 1
have Written thla for fear some of
my friends might not underatand the
real situation in a matter which
concerns them deeply. The office
should be yours ? you hare been de
nied the control of i( ? and you are
entitled to know the reason why.
Yours truly,
J. H. McMULLAN. JR.
MEETING OF THE
WAYOME CLUB
Initiating Committee Appointed, i
IWiyn Are Wanninjc to (Jive
Hhow in Near Future.
The Wayome Club held ihfjir reg
ular monthly meeting In ttielr rooms
last night. The president' being ab
sent the rice-presld nt presided.
Several important toplca were
brought up and discussed. Among!
them was the kind of stationery to ba
purchased for the club and an em
blem which If to be engraved on It.
This was left In the hands of the
Finance Committee.
The names of two young men w re
brought up as applicants for mem
bership, and It was decided to invite
them to Join.
The president then appointed an
Initiating team composed of six club
members. The duty of this team Is
to Initiate all new members while
the rest of the club looks on to see
publican state convention to not dom
inated by former po*tn?a*ters and
former revenue officers, tt wtll de
clare unanimously for Colonel'
IRooeevelt for President." said Zeb
ulon Vance Wetaer last night
"Tl^fank and file of the Repnb
Ucan party to for the celoneT In Jfaet.
nine out of every ten Republicans
In North Carolina are for Colonel
Roosevelt for another term to the
Whlu JLooee." . V,
Mr.r Waleer% aald that ^
prised to find Jn Wash In* ton _ ao
many prominent Republicans who <e
?*or Colonel Rposprelt a* the nest
Republican presidential nominee. He
hat Uftgd., w?h-;?**nf_ Republicans
here and thlaks he ha# sited up _tfce
sentiment, correctly.
The Progressive state committee
will meet Jn a few weeks snd will
call a state convention to meet at
?a1 early date, possibly the first oir
Mnyj-j* i -y
LOW ROUND-TRIP FAltttl
? Via ?
NORFOLK HOITHEKX
?To? f
0REKN8BORO. FEBRUARY 0-10,
? Account?
NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
Laymen'* Mlaefcoaary Movement
Tickets on sale February i-10.
bearing final return limit February
14th. ? ?*?.. -
I For additional Information con
suit Norfolk Southern Ticket Agent*
or sddress the undersigned.
H. S. LEARD. O. P. A..
NORFOLK. VA.
| 2.2 to 2-?
Took the Tip.
Promoter? DU1 you take my tip noil
get in on the ground floor in that new
movW company f , 1
lnvs?t?ir? Yes. I got in on tbe ground
floor sll right, but I've lauded Ln the
cetyar.? Judfft. . ..
New Treatment for
Croup and Colds
P.fltrrM br blukUoa ud flt.n.p.l.a
No StaKk Doof.
riaatr of frMh tir la tk. bodnxn mi *
E-d application of Tick's "Vap-OJtab**
va ovmr thm throat and rfi? 1 is th? b?at
dafsnas sgalast aU eold troublsa.
alrpssssassaad soothe th? inflamad sssaa.
mcTNcaiiw
THE FINEST .EXERCISE
FOR RELIEVING BRAIN
AND STOMACH FAG
Bowling is a stomach exercise, a food degestor, a blood maker and
a brain re-creator. It Is proof against rheumatics and is a safe and
pleasant flesh reducer for the corpulent.
Appenticitis(Never Gets Bowlers.
Our alleys on market street are gaining in popularity daily. Both
men and ladies enjoy the pleasure of spinning the balls down the
alleys for a strike. A five dollar pijze is a standing offer to whoever
beats 166 with duck pins and 243 with the big pins.
SPECIAL NOTICE
A meeting will be held at the
alleys tomorrow night at 8:30
at which time a bowling league
with several teams, will be or
ganized. ?/
4
'Ladies day every Wednesday from 3 to 6 P.M.
Two Alleys - - Pool and Billiard Tables.
Ihc Monarch Bowling Alleys
Market Street Washington N.C.
A.D. MacLean, Waahlnjton.N.O.
W. A. Thompson, Aorora.N.C.
Mclean & Thompson
?ttorn47?-*t-LAw -
Anrora ud WaAlnftdn. If. a
?. Lc Stewart F. H. Bryan <
STEWART k BRYAN
Attorn eyi-^t-Law
WASHINGTON, N. 0.
Day
H. A. Da ale 1, Jr. J,
L. O. Warren
Practice 1b
and Sapreme
N. L. Simmons W. L. Vsngbsn 1
SIMMON8 & VAUGHAN
LAWTBR8
Rooms 11-14-11, LaniMnthoiiM
Bulldln*. Wi.hlntlon. N. O...
G. A. PniLLTPS k BL.O.
FIRE INSURANCE
WASHINGTON, N. C.
JOHN II. BONNER
Attoroey-at-Law
WASHINGTON. N. C.
STATE OF NORTH OAROUXA
limn fort Oownty.
To Susie Ann Darirf:
You are hereby notified that at a
Tax Sale by W. B. Windley, Sheriff
of Beanfort County, at tha Court
House door fn the town of Washing
ton, N. C. ,on the trd day of Hay,
1916, I purchased on said data' at
said sale the property that was sold
for delinquent tuxes for the year
1014, due on eald property, which
was listed In the name of Susie Ann
Davis, Including coat ot said sal*
amounting to $3.10.
Said property being described as
follows: 4 acres, Yeates, South
Creek, Bchool Dfstriot, Richland
Township.
You are further notified that yon
con redeem said property by paying
nald amount prescribed by Jaw on or
before the 3rd day of May, 1919#
payable to tha undersigned or W. B.
Wind ley, Sherlfr of Beanfort County.
If It Is not paid by tha said time the
undersigned will demand a Dead Sor
said property.
This January 28th,
HOWARD IRTINPIELJ* *
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