North Carolina Newspapers

The Twice-A-Week Dispatoh. •BBHS A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLl' AN NE\^ PAPEK DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OP AMEKICAN ilOMEi AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES). VI. BURLINGTON N. C. JAN. 20. 1913 fiuchiiu’s (25 Ceot Store Mr. 3. C. Buchanan, the propriefew of Buchaiian's 5-10 & 25 Cent Store, has recently moved into the building on Maiii Street formerly occupied by Messrs. J. D. & L. B. WWtted. The store has been remodded and repair ed and is very attractive besides a ,'cry desiraWe location for a stock of his kind; Mr. Buchanan has many friends and customers who are look ing forward to the opening Saturday. Sellars and Sons Large Clearanee Sale. B. A. Sellars & Sons are now con ducting a big clearance sale. They are selling goods that, are of excel lent value at a greatly reduced price. If you want to purchase and save money it will certainly pay you to go to Sellars. After the sale has clos ed you will pay twice the price for many of the same articles. Bead their ad in this paper, and make your se lections. BoriiKitoi Grtiied Sciioif Hoiiir Ssll for Ut. 1913. The refjuirements for Honor Soil are: No tardies, not absent more than one day during the month and that must be on account o£ sickness, each, pupil mdst make an average of p5% bn hi? or her work, deportment 68% or above. First (^ade, Miss Hornaday, teach er:’ Evelyn Morgan, Pauline TOiite- more, (Jertrude Simpson, Vesta Coble, Kathrine Martin, ^na Garrison, Ag nes King, Kathrine Buchanan, Bstsy Dale Shelton, Bessie Hawk, Clinton Allen, William Brewer, Jesse Hawk, Jamie Crutchfidd. First Grade, Miss Dailey, teacher: Jessie Quackenbush, Snowdie Bevans, Myrtle Mebarie, Hubert Terrell, Buell Moser, Edna Fitzgerald, Lizzie Terry, Bem'.ie Wiles, W. H. May, G. W. Staf- Xoru, X.aiau Sunxn^r, Second Grade, Hiss Hancock, teach er: Aubrey Amick, Comen Isley, Es ther Perkii?s,^Gertruda Hedgepeth, Edna Gertrude StatTord, Louise Thompson. Second Grade, Miss Lefler, teacher; Alvis Helm, Walter Patzsch. Second and Third Grades, Miss Bunch, teacher—Second Grade: Flor ence Crutchfield, Mildred Garner, Hel en Fogleman, James Martin, James Eogers, Robert Thomas, Bailey Sel lars; Third Grade; Ola Bradshaw, Fleta Wagoner. Third Grade, Miss M. E. FonviUe, teacher; Albert Andrew. Hazel Grif fith, Mabel Hargrave, Buth Horne, Lottie Sykcs, Frances Whitted. Third Grade, Mrs. Lena C. Isley, teacher! Anne Waddell, Grace Mc Pherson, Minnie Paucette, Clarence Whitmore, Elsie Ashworth, Marvin Smith, Ruth Ellis, Earl Mansfield, Eufrene Moore, Allen Moore, Bessie Burke. Fourth Grade, Miss Underwood, te«:;her: Van White, Euth White, Tri.’cie Patterson, Finly Thomas. Fourth Grade, Miss S. V. FonvUla, teacher; Gratie Straughau, Rebecca Adairjs. Fourth Grade, Miss Carroll, teach er; Foy Elder, Eula Luttertoh, Helen King, Fannie Lee Boone, Elizabelh Kauhut, Eniraa Cardwell Lively. Fifth Grade, Miss Taylor, teacher; Virdie Tate, Wilson Atwater, Brack ett Greeson, Oilie Strader, John Les lie Davis. Fifth Grade. Miss Bingham, teach er: Eunice Morrom, Francis; Morgan, Sixth Grade, Miss Thonifcon, teach er; Alma Knott, Knox Lively, Ollie Perkins, Edna Waddell, Reginald Ise ley, Percy Holt. Sixth and Seventh Grades, Miss El lis, teacher; Ruth King, Cornelia Hall, Margafett Holt, Ola Perkins, Willie | tjig granting of credits on cotton, to- Andrews, Grace Lankford, Marj' bacco and peanuts. He said that the Charlotte Would Be Center of Dis trict. Washington, Jan. 16.—Hearings on the rival claims of eastern cities de siring to be chosen by the federal re serve organization board as locations for regional banks v,rere concluded here today. Bepresentatioves of Pittsburg urg ed that it be located in the center of Early Itoraiogi ire Tlireitei* ed Most of Otkliidp. Greensboro, Jan. 18.—^The seconu serious fire in the history of 6sk Ridge Institute was discovered yesterday morning at 5 o’clock in the Philoma- thean society hall in'^e Commercia; building, a brick structure, and ii two and one-half hours this building with the Wooden school building an;, the Methodist Protestant Church wer. in ashes. The total loss is estimated at about $30,000 with insurance- of $10,000. A strong «'ind from the west was blowing and for a time, when sparks wer« flying in every direction, it ap peared that the entire village and the other three buildings of the Institute might be wiped out. While the high wind was responsible for other build ings than the CommWcial building be ing destroyed it probiably saved sever- ■ - Profs. J. Allen Holt and M. H. Holt, principals of tbe school announced yesterday that studies would continue Monday morning as usual. Classes »hat were heard in the burned build ings will be heard in the dining room: the garage, and the dormitories. It was stated that the burned buildings would be replaced at once mth mod ern structures. On the streets here yesterday there was talk among business men of mak ing some effort to induct the move- rn.ent- of the to However, the announcement of the i great industrial territory. Repre- ‘ it be principals gave little indication that sentative Burke declared it would be like compelling a man to swim up stream to locate the fcsadqcarters of the district in which Pittsburg is to V« located jt either Cleveland or Cin cinnati. Reasons why Charlotte, N. C., should be chosen as the seat of the reserve bank in the south Atlantic States were advancsid by a delegation from Charlotte. The district propos ed would consist of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, eastern Tenaessee and south western West Virginia. The delega tion urged that Charlotte's central !oc;ition made is admirably suited .for a reserve tank. Charles A. Sland, mayor of the city, W, C. Wilkins and H. M. Victor were the speakers. A they are thinking of making any change of location. The cause of the fire is not definite ly known but supposedly it originated from a fire place of the Philomathean Society hall, where a meeting had been held Friday night. That a coal rolled out into the floor and set fire there through the night is the most Dlausible theory. Early risers discovered the smoke first coming from tbe windows of the brick structure. The alarm was spre;.d a».d ail students and villag ers were aroused to the task of fight ing fire. A bucket brigade was form ed, but with the strong cold wind My Sckoci ^ews. The Country Life Club, of Spring, -aid its first regular meeting January o. Mr. R, W. Scott and Mrs. E. C. vurner were the speakers of the even- .ig. These men made practical and iistructive talks and the people heard iiem gladly. The people of the Mahan School -let Tuesday night, Jan. 13, to plan .he organization of a Country life Jiub. We are expecting an er.thusi- isiift club to begin W-ork at Mahan 1.1 a few weeks, January 24 the people of the Wood- .awn School expect to organize a Country Life Club. Mr. Alvin J. Reed and Mr. Sutr.ky Qombs, of the State Department of \griculturs, gave lectures on Dairy M Oakdale School on Tue-sday, Jan. 18. Mr, Dan T. Gray, Chief of the ■Animal Industry division of the North Carolina ii.'iperiment Station, wil! be at Oakduie with Messrs. Rted and Contbs at Iheir next appointment, February 17, to talk on Pig Raising. Oakdale ;.5 getting down not only to the “Milk and Batter” question, but also to the “Hog and Hominy” ques tion. The Cross Roads School ,of Patter son Township, has recently put st.s well in first class order. It was ce mented around the top and put in sanitary -;ondition. Cross Road? will paint the interior of the schfi-)! rooms for the next im- Gruesome Find Made By Party of Citizens near Mt. Airy, Mount Airy, Jan. 17.—A party of citizens of Patrick county, Virginia, on yasterday unearthed a gruesome find when !he dead body of William Lawson, a prominent citizeis who had been murdered and buried on Decem ber Z3, was dug from the ground i»i in 800 yard:; of his home, eight miles northeast of here. As a result of the finding of the tto^, Lawson’s two sons, Charles and'Sam, aged 20 and 18, and HiiHjay. Jessup, a prominent farmer o' that section, are under ar- rc.'-t and held for the crime. Lawson oiKappeai.^d from hi.s home about Ghrii5tmas and his family told against the fighters, and with nothing i how, on the evening of December 23, more than buckets litlle hwidway; ould be made. The thi'jk tlouda of .smoke that roU- 4 delegation from Philadelphia,! , - ... ... , 'ed from tho windows were swiiOy which urged the selection of that city j j for one of the reserve ■itrongSy opposed to the establishineut , , , i followed by tongues of f.anie and in ftS! 1*1 1 .Aj* j_ii a remarliuuly snort tiine a gmit blaze of a great institution in New Vork. Levi L. Rue replied to the argument WHS eating through the roof and the sparks were beig whirled away to the roofs of other buildings. The fire of the Ricnmond aelegation that a dis- , J . . fighters were almost powerle.ss, and tnct should be carvcd out of the u * «. • j • j . ...u .r 1 I *^he neat being driven by the wind States south of the Potomac because directors of a reserve bank from tbe , ^ v >• »■ ^ . i- northern StaUs would not understand t hn^ewaetaoin shrdiu cmfwypcmfwy unusual disappearance. !i" left foi- the mountains fi)r the |;ui- i>03e of puivhasiiig a :uiil. Af ter an abseiico of a week tbe neigh- borb became alarmed for his safety and infctitultd a search for him ami, it is suid, the* f:imily displayud litUe in- tercirt; in the loss of their relatiie. li was known that he was drir.king about Christmas and many believed that he had be'-n drowned in Dan river, but a failure to locate his body deep- Soclfil ^ewi fiete Ml Items. In bo.'!or of Mrs. L. S. Holt, Jr., Mebane, Jan. 17.~The social event wbo, with Mr, Holt, lias recently come ■ the week was the marriage of Miss from Korfolk here io mai-.e her home,'. Smythie Louise Ham to Charles DiU- and Miss Dishman, of Kentucky, who 'ard. The ceremony was performed ■s visiting Misses Jssamine and Co- hy Rev. F. B. Noblitt, pastor of the ri.>ina Gant, Mrs. James H. Holt Wed- ' E. church, at the home of the :iesday afternoon from 4 to C o’clock bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E, entertained at tea. No games .were^^^^^ J^ast-Mebane, W^nesday af- -layed, but the ladies brought their' ternoon at 5 o’clock. The house was embroidery and sped the time, Tea,' beautifully decorated in English ivy sandwiches and mints were served.! palms and narcissus, and was The ^ests were Mesdames Lynn B. 1 lighted, by candles. The vows were Williamson and J. K. Mebane, of Gra- i a’'- “rch of green in the ham; Eugene Holt, L. S. Holt, Jn, L. 1 ®ast parlor. While Miss Lucile Dill- S. Holt, Sr.. Erwin A. Holt, A. the groom, played the Pate, J. Q. Gant, F. L. WilJiamson,' '™id!ng march the gr om entered, on J. N. Williamson, Jr., and L. Banks the arm of his bes^ .n, Robert DUl- Williamson, of Glencoe, and Misses Minnie Williamson, Jessamine and Co- rinna -Gant and Dishman, ■ » * • Friday afternoon fro.-ii 4 to 6 Mrs. P. L. WiIli=»mson also e.ntprtained in honor of Mr?. I.. S. Holt, Jr., and Mrs. i)a%is, wife cf Lieutenant Archibald Davis, of Washington, who is here vis ard, and the bridei -ith her maid of honor, Miss I -ois Ham. The bride wore a going-awfiy suit of brown, with hat and gloves to match, and carried bride’s ro.ses; the maid of honor was beautifully attired in \yhite batiste with p’iik girdle, and carried pink carnations. Out of town guests were: Misses May me Fountaine, Lexington; 'ting her sister, Mrs Erwin A. Holt. 1 Shankle, Albemarle; Mr. Tea and sandwiches .were se^'ved. A | Mrs. J. B. Overman, Stantons- “ty” contest was engaged in, in which and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chase, Mias Minnie Williamson won tbe prize, f Eureka- Mr. and Mrs, Dillard left on the 6 o’clock train for an extended tour of the cities of the northeast. iVIrs, Edv/ard L. Morgan entertained the Round I'ozen Club in extra meet- i'!g at her handsome home on Davis Ptreet Wednesday afternoon at S o’clock in !io;'.or of her sister, Mrs, E. j. Welirly, cf Toledo, Ohio. I'.'ho i> her, Xh? hotise was beaut.i- .'Tu’ly Iecci-aLed in potted p'ards. Rook was playod at three tables and the remaining guests engaged in small talk. Refreshments, consisting of salads, ices arid coffee, M'ere served, Bc'-jde.s the club there vere nresient | Mesdames J. W, Paga, T. L. "Sollars t f''e-'bnients v.-ere served on each oc- und T. .S. r auct’tte. j ‘-‘“®ion. ,^t the meeting of thefridge T t * j Club the highest score was made by Mr. ai:U Mi S. W. F. Dailey «nter-JThompson and W. The bride is one of Mebane’s most charming and popular young ladies. The groom is a successful young busi ness man connected with the Tyson- Malone 53ardware Co. He is very pop- Mrs. Feiix W. Graves was hostess to two clubs during the week, the Bridge Club, Tuesday afternoon; the Embroidery and Magazine Club on Thursday afternoon. Delicious re tained the Epworth League jiW. Corbett. Present: Missej ',!=ggie made it almost impossible to stand in cned the mystery of his strange and Franklin. Seventh Grade, Miss Hart, teacher: Katy Ward, Agnes Stout. Eighth Grade, Miss Stallings, teach er: Wilbur Stout, Grace Cheek, Ade laide Whittemore. Eighth Grade, Miss Webster, teach er; Blanche Cheek, Mabel Cates, Thel ma Stafford, Sadie Loy, ChlotB^Wood. Ninth Grade, Miss McDaniel, teach er: Miriam Spoon. Tenth Grade, Miss Bulla, teacher: Margaret Hayes. Eleventh Grade, Mr. Walker, teach er: Loraine Isley, Sadie Trollinger, W&lter Smith, P R. FLEMING, Supt, Av'ant Cork Company Adjudged Bank- mpt. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan, 18.—Fallow ing an admission of insolvency by J. R. Livezey and S. R. Livezey, presi dent and secretary, respectively, of the Amercian Corn & Seal Company, c-f Butler and Sepviva streets, at a branch would take care of the grant ing of such credits and that the hend- quartera should be located where its management would come in the clos est touch with the commerce. ’fy Cobb Reticent. the way. Between the Commercial building and the wooden Echaol building there is a covered walk-way about 50 faet long. The fire followed this as welt as being ccrried to the roof of the building and in a short time the wood en building was seized and ate up by the flames. The facts (hat a year ago I.awsoi) had viciously attacked his wife and wa.^ .shot i)j' bis son and the only fact that the ball hit his watch saved his life, together with the fact that on Christmas eve the two boys plough ed all day in a wet and sodded field adjoining the }iou,?e, led the searchers to suspect foul play and on yesterday , i. r- I m t.,. . One hundred feet away was tbe j j.u j Augusta, Ga., Jan. 17.—^Ty Cobb .» tu j- t t v u ^ ^dug up the body. . , ^ 1 Methodist ITotestant church, also of; \ \ J- was reached over the long-distance;,. , ~ . .i .... An inquest, held this mormng, de- , , . , J iwood. This suffered the same fate as , . Ik i- .. it, » .t telephone yesterday afternoon at Roy-1-V -u- j velopeo the fact that the man was 2. J -J, the other two buildings and was cojr- , ■„ j aton and was informed that the Fed-1 ■ . , pH H I, - ^ killed on the evening of December 23 eral league c'.ub iu Chicago had offer- t ^ s '■ '^5' buri ed him ?70,000 for five years, with! , the meantime the iire-fighters' ^ kr.owledge of $15,000, or the first year’s salary, to and r. n.nr rcbUive. Ilil •J . J ^ 1.1. i X J ^ ’ roofs a 1011^ distance awav. About oe paid m advance. Cobb stated that It is ru.'n-ored that Uie boj-s ron- on that fatal day his father came fe.ised to the crime, declaring that home di-uiik and attacked his mother 200 yards distant the Oakhurst dorm- JosMip. , - A .. t'jfory. The fire caught this, but the untii he returnee to Augusta, which1, 1 ^ ^ j _ -1- u i rn. J Nir J J ‘ hard work of the firemen saved it he did not care to make a statement 1 itory. will be next Tuesday or Wednesday.,-- j ^ -in, ^ os , -t 11 n u 4. ..u .. -J' f^’om destruction. The postoffice also •‘I’ll tell you all about it then,” said-. , j. , T u i I, j-j ... 1. L caught, three times, but each tims the Ty, bat he did not intunste whether « ■. 1 j V ~ I flames were put out and the buildinc ... he would seriously consider the offer | s d A II ** mtither-the cnme was com or whether he would turn it down fiat. 1 eraL Bridgeton, N. J., Jan. 16.—^When meeting cf the Board of Directors, of I Mrs. J. W. Merryfield retomsd to the concern, creditors of the corpor-1 her home last evening from Winslow ■ation filed a petition in the United, Junction after attending the funeral States District Court yesterday to^of l,er father, Jefferson Sailor, she with a rocic and that in order to pro- j °^*^®imitted. .-Vfier the crime the r.arlics yards away once caught fire, but this i . II L J n- nn,-i n'.r • • I-. I wag iiscovered and extinguished be. i '''®'‘e afrjiid of the consequeiice.s. bury- Husband Dies WhUe Wife is at Fnn- consequence wasii’'^ and ploughing the fici.l done, 'ilie home of Prof. J, Alien Holt the new made grave, rath er than tell the terrible ,^tovy. The coroner held Jessun beeHuse hi have the company adjudged an invol- untaiy bankrupt. Negro Killed by Train. Joe Graves, a negro working on the foar-mile section beiweea Greens boro and McLeansville, was fatally injured by eastbound train No. 22 Saturday afternoon. He vras hurried to Greensboro on a work train, but died before a physician reached bin. His injuries were mostly internal. The body .was turned over to an under taker and carried to his home near McLeaosville Sunday, received more sad news in a telegram announcing the deatii of her husband, J, W. Merryfield, who had been working in the South. Before leaving home Mrs. Merry field had no knowledge of her hus band’s ilinesB except that he had » slight cold. was threatened seriously, but did not catch. The scatter of sparks for a time menaced the entire place. 'The fire could be seen many miles with Lawson rhristma: and business meeting at their hom» | Mebane, Lassie Watkins, on Union avenue, Tuesday evening „ Lasley, Mary and Kathrine to 11. A large crowd was present J„d ‘ Mosd,ames W, W. Corbett and much business was trensacted. After-’.Sitthe Embroidery ward rook- was played and refresh-! ments served. i "as played. Among tbe re- , ^ ^ freshments served was quaii on toast. .'Mr.s W. D. Mosor wa.s liostc;^, Tu,-.s-1 Fewer Cloihes for Wowen Urfied. day afternon :it to Iht! Tuusdui . Boston, Jan. 17.—Shades of eve, Aiternoon CiUb Mr--;. S. M. in, the viry teeth of the bitter criti- Hornaday s. ihe rec^^pt^oit h:tl! und cisn^ of the peek-a-uoo waist, the dic- ?jailcr Were thrown into ouc tmd phaneous and slit skirl, and the some- tsiully rf^-t-rtruted in i ottud times more than too ynany (le»2olette, Since this i? the first nieetiiiir of ilie comes a mere man timerous enough year nj had hco.n jirang^eO, to UeoUtre that women wear too many but a committee Avas appointed to jret clothes Prof. Charles Zueblin, fam- up a firogram for the year before the ous scientist and lecturer of Worces- iiext meeting, Mrs. W. II. Carrollfter contends that the human race read Chief Justice WaUer Clark's ad- ; wouM be healthier, happier and more dress befare tha State Fcdeiation of. moral if women wore fewer clothes. Woman's Clubs, delivered at New | best garment for each sex." Bern last yenr, Bt>sides the club there . said Prof, i^ueblin today, “is a oije- were present Mrs. S. M. Hornaday, | piech pair of rompers. If custom in- Mins May pMin, of Greensboro, and ■ exombiy dictates the addition of skirts Miss Ella Robertson. Misses Bain and | for prowin^: young- girls, they can still Kobert.sori refre&hii?ent.s\ coii- j wear bloomers. The elimination of sisting' of a salad course, coiVee and j skirts is obviously sn process now. 1 Fetticcat.s have been abandoned tem- * ^ I porarily at least, and the slit skirt Mrs. W. R. Rives, who hi^is receiitly 1 givtMi promi;^e of a skirtless costume moved to Graham, Thursday after-1 in th*? future. And the saving’s on noon at entertained the Em-[skirt material and petticoats makes broidery (Jub, of uhich she is still a j expLtisive silk stockings av^ailable for member. The youne" ladies went over j a multitude of women. What e^o- oti the car and were made welcome M;o:';iit; po^isibilities the skirtless cos- by the ho5io.-'s. Needles and thread'tume holds. Instead of being imnior- Hnd small talk lioguiled the happy Jiuui’s. Kefreshments, consistinjr of salads and a freak course, were s«ci’v- ed. Sirs. Mayo Rives, sister of (iie hostess, vas also a guest. Bearer Board Plan! Sy-^pends Opcr- ation^^i. Roanoke Rapids, Jan. 17,—T!)e Heaver Company, of Brooklyn, N. V., who for the past year has operated .-he local biMver board mills, notified the s’jperintondeiit Thursday to close the mills down, and after frequent .,1.1. . ,, , .inquiries by your correspondent not a repeatedly told neighbors that he .-aw j„for„,ation can be obtair.- Voung men like to .sneer at « “job” _-«'hen they are holding a “position.” But it isn't because a trickl*y«r’s Job p&y? iTCtf, SKsa per sight hea? «nd « hank c)«ric’s {tosition pays one per 12 hours. Psld $5,080 fw Oae Flea. Paris, Jan. 17.—Sdmond Perrier, of the French Institute, is authority for the statement that a noted Brit ish entomological collector has paid $5,000 for a specimen of rare variety of flea. It is of the Wnd occasionally found in the skin of the sea otter. If the people of France really de sire the birth mte increased in their land they might nut&e « deal with Qaeen Victoria of Spain '«diertby sSm wmM n»k« Fwii btr h«a«. around and by sun-up a great crowd ‘‘"d de in addition to the students had gath- ered. Oakland dormitory, Saunders' hall and the garage seemed safe most of the time of the conflagration. Many of the students left Oak Ridge for their homes yesterday, but will return for studies this week, and it is believed the school will not be hinder ed from progressing. The murdered man was 45 years old, married into a splendid family and leaves 12 children. While he was a prosperous and well to do fajmer, he was frequently drinking and cre ating a disturbance when at home. lie was well known here and always mar keted his farm products on this mark- Oak Ridge has an enrollment of 250 j 8®^ reputsitiona, students, and is a high grade private prepatatory institute. Instruction is [$15,000 Paid for Bull; Record Price given in automobile work and diplomas ’ " •' " are given chauffeurs w’ao have finish ed a certain course of w.rk. It was established in 1S52 by citi zens of the section and was operated for the beneSt of their children until some 40 ysar« ago when the Holts took charge and began the operation of it. Thousands of yamg inen have been prepcred for eeilege since it« est«b yocni; boU. iishme^t. ed as to the ca',).ie of flie close dow;>. The shut down of this large plant put from 75 to 100 people out of em ployment, the entire force, save per haps a few clerks, having been turn ed loose and no doubt this step on the part of the Beaver Company will have much influence in financial af fairs, since the pay roll of the comp any was considerable. Brought by Eolstein-Frcisiati. Utica, K \ Jan. 16.—F. M. Jones, of Clinton, near here, has cotB?let«d negotiations for the purchase of .Spring Farm Pontiac Cornucopia, a Holsten Friesian bull, for which he TOll ps;y $15,000 to Colvin Desluuie, of Richlauu, N. Tl„ the present owner. This is a new record price for a New (*aper for Roanoke Rapids. Roanoke Rapids, Jan. 17.—worl: of installing the plant of The Roanoke Rapids Herald is being pushed for ward, and the owjiers hope to get out the first edition of the new paper next Friday. al, the slit skirt is a toli.eT'. of wo- niar.’.s einancipation from sox subjec tion. ir ulii'a-cor.servative people art; fhot^cd a!'(i u'tra-vulgar peopli' are ribitld, it is becau.se both prefer the suS'jei'tio'i of women. .^nr.fdecIarenRpfctefaoi etao: etaointa '■liifiilentaily the cor.-set i,^ losir.g its ty>'aii;iical hold with the result that woiy.on's I'ltrures. when fully clothed nio'.'a I'.early resenifaie the normal fig ure. The Jjre.s-ent vojruc of scant cloth ing if it tan be continued, will ir.evit- ab'>- result in women having better figures becau.se deceit is impossible in the diaphaiieous gowns. The al leged danger to health by less cloth ing for the body, will be abundantly cared for by superior circubition of the blood, better appetite and more nor mal sleep. Oxford ties, puaips, and thiii stockings on healthy women lead to such circulation of blood that they ma,7 be warmer than in the past. De- colette costumes when not extreme are appropriate in all but the se- veTsst weather if the wearers are in normal health. The justification of the present modes for women is shown in tbe sufferings endured yb wen who re subjected to the present imbecile masculins garments,” A Questioa of Sentiment. If you lilse the girl, she’s vivacious; otherwise, she’s too blamed noisy.— Atchison Globe. The Charlotte Chronicle says that it was timidity that held Charlotta back from Sf^eking the regional reserve bank at tirst. Oh, indeed I We bad thought that it was an unexpected and short-lived burst of common «ens«.— Greensboro Mew*.