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POR RE XT: TWO STORY, SIX room dwelling with eity water and electric H girts, situated At No. 711 Went Third street. Immediate poo session. Apply P. T. PHILLIPE. 11-1 6-1 we. WANTED: A MAN WITH FAMILY to worh truck farm. Apply Q. A. PHILLIPS. U-1 1-1 we. HOW ABOUT GIVING H*M A RA. ?or (or that Xmas present. Pegram Watson Hdwe. Co. lS-ll-ftto. WK Willi PAY Be EACH POR TWO copies of the Dally News of Nov., 11. Dally News. GIVE HER AN 'ALUMINUM PEROO lator or Roaster for that Xmaa present. Pegram-Wataon Hdwe. Co 11-lf^tc. FIRST CLASS TENANT, WITH plenty help, wanted on our Jack son Swamp farm. Good school, house and water. Deep black soil land. Must be A1 man. Apply to J. H. Oden or Harry McMullan. 11 -1 0-1 tc. Mr. Cape hart, the manager of the Hew Theatre, begs leave to announce that he has booked ths Or eater New York Minstrels for his theatre, for the evening of Friday, December 11. Conceded by^press and public to be the most pretentions of all min strel shows entour this season, this meritorious company numbers thirty artists, and includes the beet talent available In Europe and America, traveling In their own special Poll' "A Jockey's Dream," a minstrel fanrtaay In on# act and twelve scenes, has been chosen as the vehicle* upon which to ride to popnlsr favor In the first part, and when placed 1a the capable hands of such clover come dians as Eddie Bwald. Jim Bonelll, A1 Russell, and Jim Duffy proved to FARM FOR RALE: ONK SO ACRE term, 1 miles from Washington, ?bout 11 seres cleared, balance -woodland Umber. Good tobacco and truck land. Nice buildings worth 11,000. Price 11.000 caeb.^ bal terms. W..8. Williams of Williams A Harrison Co.. heavy ond fancy grocerlss, staple dry gooda. Phone 117. i 1-1 1-1 we. FOHD HUW Appl) BOW A NICE CARVING I for that Xm&s pree- 1 Watson Htfws. Co. MILLIONS Will enjoy the Exceptional Christmas Raking produced by Majestic Ranges everywhere. - fi&SH ONE ? A L'&Z'Z?L<Z!Zran~ "Th? Rang* With A Rtpatation" **?? ? **m < Mq-* ? T? 1? . h . ffr. See Us Today Many Other Gift Suggestions BmferoM?r7 Scissor*. aBc to 9JL90. Pocket Knives, BOc to 98.00. Auto Robes, *7 .AO to 920.00. Parring Bets, 93.00 Co $10.00. Vacuum Sweepers, vO.OO. Rifles, IS.2S to 920.00. Silverware, 98 Co 920 per set. Roller Skste., 78c. Safety Razors, 91.00 to 98.00. AJCD UOUKTLE88 OTHER APPRO PRXATE GIFTS. THK HARRIS HARDWARE COMPANY be a derby winner Indeed. Eight, up to the minute vaudeville acts comprise the olio, end Include Rex and Renfrew, musician* of note, Keeterson Bros., a Terpsechorian act. who are originator* of the Broadway ToDeLo, are a due of high steppers. Mr. Lefan and Mr. McGee, the worlds greatest yodler and tenor singer, are i team of silver throated singers, second to none. A parade will be in order at 12 aoon. with a band concert at 7:30 p. m. on the above date. Music for the show la furnished by their own select orchestra. Beats on sale now at Worthy * Etherldge'i. ADM? IflTRATPB' 8 IfOTICE. Having quail fled, as Administrator of Ernest TTllery, deceased, late of Beaufort County, this la to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of December, It 17. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery- All persons indebted to said estate will please make Im mediately payment. This December It. 191%. J. E. TILLER Y, Admr. South Creek. N. C. 11-lS-Cwe. "? SOME MSIDt STORIES i LIFE IN JAPAN JUST NOW By CLARENCE AXMAN, Editor of the Lwlwn I'nderwi Iter | (Written for the United Press) NEW YORK. ? "Kori-Korl" uieans Ice. and that's all tbe Japanese and American traveling In the Orient need know. Tho rest will take care of Itself because English Is the com mercial language there and any Oriental business uian or hotel clerk who has sot a smattering of our tongue can have no dealings with the American tourist. On a hot day, which Is overy day, we looked for the Japanese short hand sign, translated: "Drinks sold hore." Appearing over the door of nearly one-third of the stores In any little town this sign can be soen two blocks aw,sy. Drinks on sale toclude mineral water, 7Tan-8an,"beer, a." poor variety; and what would cor respond in American pop, all luke wari*. At our cry of "Kori-Kori" the 1 young lady in the kimona divod Into | a strong box and . emerged with a piece of Ice, slightly larger than tho loaf of sanitary sugar found here on restaurant tables, carefully unwrap ped and washed it. an$ then put the ice under a shaving machine. It waB quite a ceremony, and curious chil dren gathered to witness the perfor mance. All railroad tickets are printed one side In Japanese and the other In English. Signs In Japanese and English announce the name of the station, and there It even a sign board reading: "The principal points of interest here are->* It lfc said ihat the lack of linguistic facility of the average Englishman Ik the reason he refuses to learn the tongnea of other people, and honce all .nations have to learn his. On our way to Ybkahama there were twenty six nationalities* on the ship, each person practicing fingUsh on the other. It w*a the only way they could converse Hi common. At Kobo fat, bncomror table Russian, was " beat to explain to a J*P ? just why he [t j The conversation bad sounding like Sam and Fields die it Of living. ite a bit of faking about fldtmcr In BntiUh Br a waiter who knew two more words: "Never mind." Given quite an ex plantnlon from b!z persona at our ? table aa to how they wanted their j eggs l\e listened gravely to each ; then said blandly: '"Never mlnd/'i and brought them In soft boiled all around. Reaching Yoshlda at 4 one aftor noon. It being necessary to travel on to Lake Shoji Immediately in order 10 catch a steamer train, we told the proprietor of the Inn that we wanted two carriages. "Yea," he answered. An hour passed and two coolies showed up with our baggage on their shoulders. "Are the carriages coming?" we asked, as It had begun to rain, and wo thought of Lake 8hoJl twelve miles away. "Yet," he answered. After another half hour'a wait the host started bowing us out. Just then a young Japanese, home with the hotel proprietor he said: "He hasn't any carriages. He ex ports you to walk." But We didn't; we rode the twelve rriles In chalrx CAPITAL OF THE WEST College, appeared, predicament. Aft DENVER IS NOW THE CBy United Press) 1>B NVRR, Colo.? This city la bow the Washington of the West. Den ver today hfis more federal offices, bureaus and branches of government al department* than any other city Jin thl United Slates, except the na l tlonal capital In the new **.500.000 federal building here are assembled more federal offices under one roof than anyVhere else in the country ? not excepting Washington itself this time ? for Denver la headquarters for the entire United 8tatee for tome depart ments and th? western pivot for practically sll of the other govern ment branches. The marlM service Is the only one not represented here. JEWS TO RAISE UN HILIIONJOR fflffF ( By United Prees> NEW YORK ?How to set Tm Million Dollars to sere FIts Million Jews from perish lag la German oc cupied portions of Russia Is the taak of a conference of prominent Jews .'row all over the United Ststee at Carnegie Hall here today. The decision to raise this amount In addition to the $f. 000,000 already sent to relieve the suffering Jews In Russia was made following the re port of Dr. Jndah I* Magnet, who went there from New York to Inves tigate. Theodore Marburg, Louis Mar shall. , Nathan and Oscar 8. Straus. Jacob H. Schlff. Henry Mceanthau. Dr. Cyrus Adler and others will be present today. THEY LOOK UKE HEAT, BUT THEY "JUTT HEAT LONDON.? Filet of mock sole. Curried Nuttorls, Nut Cutlets, Fine Chicken and Mock Stewed -steak arc borne of the meatless delicacies of the new vegetarian war menus in the House of Commons today. The Commons, where the country has been Informed of the serious character of the food situation. Is setting the country a floe example. For the first time in British his tory, members of Commons are eat | inp all the things that look like meat ( but "alnt" and none, so far, hae complained that he is being badly nourished. From forty to sixty cents is the price of an official meat less meal. THIS IS NEW YEAR TO TEWA INDIANS (By United Press) I 8 ANTE FE. N. M.? This may be just December Twenty-first to some folks, but it's New Year's Day to the Tewa Indians. There are only about 1200 of the Tewas in five villages: San Juan, Santa Clarn. San Ildefanso, Nambe and Tesuoue. They hold ancient be liefs deduced by themselves from things as they are. j The Tewas six cardinal directions are North, South, East, West. Above and Below. Each direction Is color ed fend has an animal to signify it. North is green and personified by a lion. The Tewas believe the Sky Is the Husband of the Earth. They believe the Sun !b a man who walks across the sky behind a yellow shield In summer, clad in white deerskins or namented with brads. In the winter he Is green.-' Their year beglnB to day nnd their New Year's Day is founded upon the belief that the sun stand x still in the sky to mark a new 12 month. LETS (JIVE YOU A POINTER. If yon e?p*ct to do an y hrnitlny thia jenr gpt a tfun that will nhoni wfcere It point*. G?t the anrmnnl tlon that n?*ver fall* to explode too Gfe4 tht-rjX-bofh h?* and you'll hrinp hppnfCm haft foil aa yoo can ntnff It w# *11 ftportlng good ft that make* expert* ont of amateurs. D. R. CUTLER Bicycle Shop COMB IV AMD TAKE A LOOK AT THJC HWT. If E DAVENPORT'S PHARMACY, w"hi?*?' ? <=? Come in and Take a Look at Thi? Set # XM AS GOODIES < ? Candies all Tarietiei. Fruits all varieties Nuts all varieties Raisins all varieties PEANUTS AND POPCORN Everything good in Groceries. Celery and Lettnc* Walter Credle & (loinjmhy PEPARTMEM GROCERS Phone 80 and 92 J. UU?N WOOD iiMW ? <ilLB J. LEON WOOD & do Bankers and brokers Srocia, Bond*, Cotton. Grain ?ud Proviinona. 7fc Pin me Carpenter Hnilding, Norfolk, Va. i , Private wires to New York So*jk Exr-hange. <>t?u3a*?? Board Tradr and other tivmnci jbI center*. ( ?orri-jifinti/j* n rt He*n*ci hilly Sohcxted. Investment and marginal aivount# (riven careful attention. W. I. BEDARD L DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE 117 Market Slrccl Country Produce bought and sold. Chickens and Eggs a specialty. Fresh Oysters Every Day TURKEYS TURKEYS I have them, mice fal ones for your XMAS DINNER See the Old Re liable R. H. HUDSON Phone 192 If You Are STILL PERPLEXED ? As to what to give for Christmas we urge yoti to visit our store and let us show voutfhe most acceptable line of gift suggestions imaginable. .Rings Cut Glass Bracelets Lavalieres Watch Cnains Mesh Bags Watches Watch Fobs Purses Umbrellas Chinaware Stjck Pins And Many Other Appropriate Gift* R. L. STEWART
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