Established 1899
I PLOW THAT GAME i
OUT Bf A HEM
* Merman J. Bruce Fry Now Has'
A Patent On It
.s
I I ACTED WELL IN THE TEST
" i
It a Combination of Turn Plow and
Sub-Soiler, So That a Man Really I
Has Two Farm Tools in One
- May Prove Indispen
sable to Farmers
A DREAM— that gassanier- !
threaded, glimmering, unsub- !
staniial fancy of the mind that*
lies beyond the Ivory Gate to'
Sleep— has resulted in a solid!
piece of steel for Alderman J. j
Bruce Fry. He has invented a ■
combination turning and I
two-horse plow that weighs
pounds more than the ordinajyj
sub-soiler, This plow WAS TEST
ed on Mr. Carroll Shuford's place j
tne other day and proved a per
fect success. Mr. Robt. Aber- !
liethv pulled the bell-cord over!
the mules, and under his piloting/
the iron snout rooted up the fur-1
rows beautifully.
The plow is a two-story affair. ;
When turning is needed the big
sub-soiler turns on a pivot and is
stationary, up-side-down, whiJe
the rieid is turned. If subsoil- ,
ing is needed to be done, the
turning plow wheels over, and (
a man has a double plow in the
field at once.
Cm the 14th of last February.'
Mr. Fry awoke from a troubled
dream at 3A. M, He could not
sleep any more, so he sat by the
fire and picked out the pieces of
his night dream and fitted them 1
into a day dream.
It was the combination plow! ,
Mrs. Fry feared he was sick .
an 1 got up to hunt the camphor, (
and things like. (
Mrs. Mayo, Mrs. Fry's moth
er. also got up to help the .
patient.
When Mr. Fry told her about '
the dream, she remarked: .
"Why, that's the way inven- ,
tions coii.e."
"I hadn'c thought of a patent
-nothing more than the curious ,
thing in mind— 'till my mother- 1
in-law suggested it, but in three |
days I had the papers in Wash- ,
ington. Now I have a patent." J
It you don't believe it is a ,
success, ask Carrol. Shuford.
The Patterson School.
Many readers do not know that .
there is in this end of the State a
school ivhich gives penniless
boys a chance to earn their
education by working on the
school farm. This institution is
the Patterson School, located in
the Yadkin Valley, in Caldwell j
county, 8 miles north of Lenoir.
It gives to boys 16 years old and (
over a thorough ground-work in
Arithmetic, Reading, Writing, ,
Spelling, History, Bible-study. ,
Geography, Physiology, Civil
Government ana 'Physics and j
builds on this foundation a sys
tem of careful, practical instruc
tion in modern, up-to-date farm- ,
ing. Agriculture is taught in all
or its important branches both in
the class-room and on the farm,
by a graduate ot the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, who is
also an experienced practical
farmer and teacher.
The school property of 1300
acres. 300 in cultivation, offers
opportunity for instruction in
every possible line of farming.
Boys wishing to enter the school
must be at least 16 years old, of
good moral character and in
sound health.
Trie tuition charge of S6O, may
he r aid in v.ash, (S3O on Seft. 4,
1812. and S3O on Jan. 4, 1913), —
or BY 800 hours work. Boys
wishing to work out their tuition
charge must report for duty at
the school not later than June
Ist, as his work has to be' done
before the school session begins.
Aft j r Sept. 4, every boy is re
quir-yj to pay for his board by
working 18 hours a week.
Only a limited number of boys
CA: ; be accomodated and prefer
enr-f- will be given to applicants
WHO intend to become farmers.
IN view of the few vacancies
OPEN lor the coming year, appli
cations for admission should be
MAD - at once. Write to the
PM.R.IPAL of the Patterson School,
LEGCNVOOD, Caidwell County, N.
f -n the 20th of May the Hick
0i :> Klectric Co. started in to re-
C ! e patrons of the telephone
s - v ' m to ask for numbers in
-Btfc;.-fj of names. The people are
keccpting the situation amiably.
ir really an evidence of the
drouth of the town. Manager
TTO IIER also requests patron-,
WHEN answering calls, to give
the number of their phone, in
stead of names of firms. It is
time-saving way if you will
think out it.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
j Capt Sherrill's Booklet on the
March.
The Nashville Christian Ad
vocate of May 3 contains the
1 following article from Capt. M.
O. Sherrill, of Raleigh, the
bravest of the brave, who has in
war and peace given the best
there was in him to the state:
In the Confederate Veteran for
! February, 1912, on page 91, that
excellent magazine shows its
I kind partiality to a one-legged
Confederate soldier by repeating
in the Veteran the following no
tice:
'This little booklet, by Miles
O. Snerrill, of Raleigh, N. C, is
commended as a true story of
soldier life in the Confederate
army (or prison life), and its
humor and pathos will be enjoyed
by old and young. Capt Sherrill
loot a leg in the unequal conflict,
but he is still lighting the battle
oi liie cheerfully. His story is
pubiishtd in phamphltt form and
it takes only twelve cents to get
a copy, postpaid to any part of
the union. Send him your or
der."
How can I express my thanks
to Mr. S. A. Cunningham for the
above voluntary notice of my
pamphlet? May he hve long,
and may his subscription list be
multiplied a hundredfold! The
old soldiers can read nothing a
long the line of the war of 1861-
65 that excels it.
The notice in the Veteran
caused me to sell pamphlets in
Alabama, Arkansas. Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee. Virginia,
Missouri, lowa, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Ohio, and Massa
chusetts. A number of Union
soldiers purchased copies and
wrote cheering letters to "show
that the war was over,"
Helping a Confederate soldier
in this way is so much better
than helping him with "fine «
compliments." We cannot live 1
on "air cumplments." I have i
not had a cent of pension from
my State; but I have paid out
several hundred dollars within
the last forty-live years for arti
ficial legs to replace the one I
gave to the State in 1864.
If the people in my own State
wish to purchase the pamphlet,
they can do so by sending me
twelve cents, and it will be sent
by mail. We will not fall out j
with who do not want it. for it;
is nothing gieat when you get
it. But "we should not despise
the day of small things."
Raleigh N. C.
Particulars of The Hartso Case.
I/iterprise.
The case of Hartso against the
Southern Railroad, C. & N. W.
Railroad and City of Hickory was
tried yesterday. Ten lawyers, as
follows were engaged in the case:
J. S. Ervin of Morganton, Man n
of Chester, W. C. Feimster and
George McCorkle of Newton,
Council & Yount, W. A. Self, A. i
A. Whitener, C. L. Whitener, and !
C. W. Bagby of Hickory. They
formed a line across the bar of i
the court house that reminded a;
sportsman of a football team in ;
position for the ball to be §nap
ped. Damages were claimed a
gainst the two railroads and the :
town for injuries received by j
Mrs. Ha» tso being thrown out of
a buggy by driving against a 1
crosstie driven between the
tracks of the two railroads at a
crossing near the Huffry hotel in
Hicirory. The Judge sustained
motions relieving the City of
Hickor and C. & N. W. Railroad
from all responsibility and the
jury gave the plaintiff a verdict'
for $350 against the Southern.
—— I
Blind George Loses His Best
Friend.
"I lost a mighty good friend i
here t'other week," said 1
Blind George, as he ambled up
the steps into the Democrat of
fice. 4 ' I feel like the backbone of
all my friends is gone. When I
wa® in the hospital at Baltimo |
havin' dis here eye fixed. I writ
to Mr. Shuford to please send me
$5. and he sent me $7. When
the people in Baltimo' seen what
recognition he giv' me, dey fixed
up a purse and sent me home,
"I felt mighty bad when de
Democrat fust put in power. It
cut my rations a little bit, but de
Lawd sent a lot of wood to cut.
Mr. Shuford always stood by me.
Yes, sir, Ive lost my bes' friend
Where North Carolina sits is
still the head of the table. The
Newton Enterprise says that
Capt. C. O. Sherrill. son of Mr.
! M O. Sherrill, the State Librar
ian, is the army engineer in
! charge of levee work on the
Mississippi River at New Or
leans. His work has saved
i the lives of thousands and much
II property- has also been saved,
I Raleigh News-Observer.
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HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. MAY 23, 1912
Ivey Dots.
West Hickory, May 20th.—The
New Roard of Aldermen appoint
ed Leonard Chuich Cnief of
Police for West Hickory.
A number of new hands have
come to the Ivey in the past two
weeks and hands seem to be plen
tiful at present.
Miss Mary J. Poteet from Mor
ganton has been here several
days visiting Miss Minnie and
Currie Berry,
There was an ice cream supper
at Claud Griffin's Saturday even
ing. This was the-first one this
season and was largely attended
by the young people. -
Mr, C. C. Walker, trom Clif
ton, S. C. was here several days
last week visiting friends and it
is reported that the main object
of his yisit was to see his best
girl.
R. P. Daiken has been work
ing a force of hands for several
days over hauling and repairing
the Dr. Nicholson house recently
bought by Mr. E. A. Smith, of
Charlotte.
We understand that Mr. Smith
is going to move here as soon as
the work on his house is com
pleted.
Jeter Atwodd, a member of the
Standing Army, is here at pres
ent vacation with
his brother, P. Atwood.
C. C. Ballard and family from
Brookford moved here one _ day
last week and are working in the
mill.
• J. T. Abe. who had been work
ing in the mill here for several
months, went to Danville, Va.
last Saturday to work in the mill
there.
Miss Mary J. Poovey and Miss
Julia Richards went over in
Caldwell county last Thursday to
attend a family reunion held at
Mrs. Younts. They report a nice
time.
S. M. May was here last week
visiting the family of Make Mc-
Kenzie.
Mrs. Betty Humphries has
been very sick for several weeks
but we are glad to say she is now
a little better.
G. C. Clark, who left here
sometime ago looking for a bet
ter job, has returned and is
working at the Ivey again.. The
boys can't stay away from the
Ivey mill very long.
H. A. Burch and family moved
to their new house in Longview
last week.
Prof. N. M. Cordell has been
in Burke Co. for several days
teaching a singing.
IOTA
The Democrat's Shuford Memorial
Number.
The Democrat has the follow
ing appreciated line from Capt.
M. O. Sherrill, our talented State
Librarian:
"You are getting out a good
paper. I try to take good care
of your paper and have it bound
in book form. Your issue of
May the 9th with the sketch of
John M. and A. A. Shuford,
gave by far the best sketch I
have seen, and if you have any
extra copies left I would be glad
to have one or two copies for
some of our folks out west and
south,
Marriages.
Married on last Sunday morn
ing at the residence of H. A.
i Adam?, in Icard township, Burke
! county, Miss Sarah A. Augel of
Caldwell county to Mr. Guy
Heffner of Catawba county. The
cerimony was performed by H.
i A. Adams, J. P.
__
1 Married, in the city of Hick
ory, at the residence of Jack
Day, on the 17th day of May.
1912, Mr. A. L. Lail to Miss
iCordia Day, both of Hickory,
i S. E. Killian, Esb , officiating.
WINNERS OF SPECIAL PRIZES.
Great Interest Shown in the Baby
j Contest Last Week.-Five of Our
Little Tots carried off Special Hon
ors and Gold.—The Race was a
Close One.
In District No. 1 Master James
S. Crouch won a $lO. gold piece
and Miss Mary Helen Flowers
won $5.
In district No. 2 Miss Jessie
Mae Herman and Miss Margaret
Campbell tied for first money and
will receive a $5 gold piece each.
Miss Ruth Griffin took over the
other $5 gold piece.
>
Mr. Fred K. Yoder, one of the
[ brilliant young men of Catawba,
i is back home for the holidays
after finishing his school at
Sturgills, Ashe county.
I COMMENT f
MONEY IN A SHOEBOX—FIRE!
A recent dispatch from Ker
shaw, S. C.. told of the burning
of the house there oi Mrs.
Almetta Kee, who hardly es
caped with her life. Thinks to
the warning of a youagf couple
who lived across the street, in
the house was a shoe box which
contained $1600.00 in cash,
mostly in greenbacks. This was
entirely destroyed, and was a
total loss. We frequently call
attention to such incidents, and
yet people continue to pass by
the bank, and deposit their
hard-earned savings in such fire
trapa. Get it out of that old
sock or the chimney jam, and
put it in the bank.
The above story has the great
er local interest because Mrs.
Kee now lives in Hickory in the
house for merly occupied by Mr.
John Campbell.
THE BRISTOW AMENDMENT,
Most of the Southern States ,
favor election of Senators by the
people but cannot accept it with
the Bristow amendment on it, as
it went from the House to the
Senate, which takes from States
the right to control their elec
tions. Senator Overman says:
"Senator Root and others upon »
the floor of the Senate admitted
that Con ress would have the
power under the Bristow amend
ment to annul the provisions of
our election laws and the grand
father clauses as found in the con
stitutions of Southern States and
give it power to make federal
laws to contol elections in such a
manner as to insure to all persons
the right to vote, and he meant
to put the country on notice that
that was the meaning of the
amendment"
•
THE DEACON MISQUOTES.
We hate to do it, and we fear
he will not admit it, but Deacon
Hemphill misquoted Scripture in
one of his last Lord's day edi
torials. He said: "It is appoint
ed unto all men once to die." It :
is not so written. The "all"
does not belong in the quotation.
Scripture is exquisitely accurate,
and as there will be a whole
generation of Enochs, who will
be translated at the Resurrection
day, it did not say "all."
Hickory has always had the
very best of railroad agents from
the days of J. L. Cilley and
Southerland down to Harry
Little and Herbert Miller. When
the latter at the time of the
Connelly Springs wreck sent off
a special train with 7 doctors and
a nurse, and cots, litters, etc,, in
20 minutes after receiving the
call for help, it shows ability to
hustle. Of course it's being the
dinner hour helped to get the
doctors quickly, but it was a neat
piece of work anyhow.
Hickory township i 3 fortunate
in selling half her road bonds at
a good premium, as noted else
where, and in getting snch a fine
road commission to spend the
money and direct the work.
The commissioners are K. C.
Menzies, N. S. Dasher, G. H,
Geitner, Mr. Rockett and Squire
Huffman.
Suppose some bad accident had
happened in Hickory when all
its doctors were gone to the
wreck, except Dr. Johnson?
Ought we to let go of all our
doctors at one time, any more
than all our fire engines to one
fire?
Part of the Newton and Hick
ory township good roads bonds;
have been sold. The Wachovia
Loan and Trust Co. bought
$25,000 of the Newton bonds,
which are five percents and run!
for 30 years, paying $25,000,1
which is par plus SIOO. C. A. j
Webb and Co. of Asheville
bought the same amount of Hick-j
ory township bonds which are
six percents and run for 20 years, l
i at $26,312. The Carolina Insur
ance and Adjustment Co., of
Charlotte, was a close bidder for
; the Hickory bonds. There were
over 100 bidders,
In Memoriam.
The Abel A. Shuford Chapter
of the Daugh'f rs of the Confed
eracy has been a shining mark
for death ever since its organiza
tion.
We have lost members, both
active and associate and now our
historian is directed to prepare
a memorial for our record ex
pressing our sorrow over the
death of Mr. John M. Shuford,
which occurred May Ist 1912,
giving evidence alike of our ap
preciation of Mr. Shuford's life
and of our affection and sympa
thy for Mrs. Sbnfofd, our be
loved Registrar for so long.
It is? because men like Mr. John
M. Shuford have lived that the
U. D. C. exists. It is to com
memorate their deeds that the
Order was founded and we hon
or their later days of peace as
much as we glory in their brave
deeds in the time of strife. Mr.
Shuford wore our glorious Cross
of Honor in life and died wear
ing the only greater emblem, the
"white flower of a blameless
life." It is impossible for any
one to have known him without
having been impressed with his
evenness of temper and gentle
ness of nature. He walked
calmly in his path, undisturbed
by the world's rush, a living ex
emofication of the prayer:
"Teach me still to be thankful for life,
And for time's olden memories that are
Good and sweet, and may the evening
twilight,
Find ine gentle still."
Of a retiring disposition, he
never sought publicity nor cared
for ostentation or display. He
moved among us a familiar pres
ence and Time laid his hand gent
ly on him. Always kind, always
gentle, "none knew him but to
love him, none named him but to
praise/'
He was no preacher but he
taught us by his life the useful
ness and beauty of a gentle
heart.
He died as he had lived, think
ing evil of none and held in high
esteem, honor, love, obedience,
troops of friends all were his.
He deserves the full tribute
of praise which all who knew him
loving bestow,— that; pt duty
faithfully, kindly, fearlessly,
conscientiously done
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, the Sunday school of
Corinth Reformed church of Hickory,
N. C., has lost one of its most faith
ful members in the death of Mr. A. A.
Shuford, whose presence for a pe- i
piod of more than forty years, Sunday
after Sunday, was an inspiration; whose
counsels were always safe and right;
whose life was a beautiful one, and
whose death—that brougnt us so close
to the Mystic River that "Flows by the
Throne of God, where we could almost
dip ot oars and feel the brush of wings
—was a benediction.
Resolved, That we cherish the mem
ory of our dear departed friend and
brother, striving to follow in his foot
steps.
That we extend our heartfelt sym
pathy to the sorrowing family in this
sore bereavement, mingling out tears
with theirs, and with them looking
forward to the re-uniting when we too
have passed within the "Beautiful
Golden Gate.'
That a copy of these resolutions be
placed in the Secretary's book, a copy
be sent to the family of the deceased,
and to the city papers for publication
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. C. C. BOST,
L. F. ABERNETHY,
J. W. WARLICK,
Committee.
Send a Picture of Your
Baby to the Democrat.
Would you like to see your
Tittle baby sweetheart peering
at you from the columns of
this paper? If you have a
good picture of your baby,
one that is satisfactory to you
just send it in to the contest
office and we will reproduce it
in the paper. We will return
the photo tj you in as good
condition as we receive it. It
will be best to get in as soon
as possible as it is to be a case
. of "first come, first served" in
this matter.
If you haven't a picture of
your baby that is satisfactory,
come to the office and get an
order to have one made—
without cost to you.
Mr. C.M. Hardin, Hickory's
able photographer, has been
appointed official photograper
of The Democrat Baby con
test and will take pictures of
ail the contestants free of
charge. Come to the contest
office and get an order.
i 1 .J
Mr. Gus Setzer is riding now in
a handsome Buick automobile.
Mr. Albert Abernethy is re
cently back from New York and
Philadelphia.
Democrat and Press.Consolidated i 905
CHIEF EVENT OF THE DAY
Passing of the Milk Train, Not Charge
of Bull, Caused Young Farm
er's Haste.
In rural New England the passing
of a railway train is still a matter
of public interest quite astonishing to
visitors from the city. Last summer
three ladies from Boston hired an
abandoned farmhouse in northern
_New England, in a region devoted to
"dairying. One warm August day they
walked through the rocky pastures
to a farmhouse three miles', distant.
In quest of a two weeks' .supply of
batter.
On learning that they had coma
through the fields, the farmer's wife
exclaimed: "Why, you cant bo back
that way alone! Our bull's out there
in the back lot, and only day 'fore
yist'day he treed my son-in-law on a '
stun for two hours. I'll have him go '
home with you."
With some misgivings on the part
of the women, the little procession
started back under the guidance of
the young man. the ladies carrying
the butter. All went well till they
had gone about a quarter of a mile,
when the escort suddenly called, ex
citedly: "Come on!" and started on
a run toward higher ground.
ThJnking that they understood the
occasion of his activity, they needed
no urging to follow him. On and on
they sped, throwing away their but
ter as an impediment to their speed.
Finally, bathed in perspiration and
gasping for breath, they sank ex
hausted on a rocky ledge whither
their guide had led them.
Standing just above, he waved his
arm in a dramatic gesture toward the
valley below, where a freight train
could be seen crawling slowly out
from between a cleft in the hills, and
shouted: "There she goes—the milk
train!"— Youth's Companion.
QUEEREST PRISON IN WORLD
Arizona County Jail Is Blasted Out of
a Mountain of Solid Quartz
Rock.
When the authorities of Graham
county, Arizona, decided to look about
for a place in which to confine crimi
nals, they found a natural depression
in the side of a hill. This was enlarged
Into what might be called an artificial
cave, divided into four compartments.
The cave was excavated parallel to the
side of the mountain in which it was
made, and daylight admitted by holes
blown out of the wail with explosives,
the windows being guarded by a net
work of heavy steel bars. The en
trance to the depression was also
Closed in the same manner, and a
vestibule or porch of masonry built
out from it to provide quarters for the
sheriff and his assistants. This vesti
bule is also divided into compart
ments, which are connected by gates
of steel bars. The only way of enter
ing the prison is through the vestibule
of masonry, and In order to escape
the inmates would have to cut their
way through three sets of bars which
are an inch in thickness, as the win
dows are so high up above the rock
forming the floor of the cells that they
could not reach them. It is necessary,
however, to have a very secure place,
as the criminals in this part of the
country are of a most desperate class,
and the Inmates frequently Include
murderers and highwaymen. The
mountain which has thus been turned
into a prison is composed of solid
quartz rock, and the excavation wat
made principally by the use of explo
sives. The jail is located in the town
of Clifton, the county seat. —Wide
World Magazine.
MOST PATIENT OF THIEVES
In San Francisco a Man Was Discov
ered Stealing the Parts of
Roller Skates.
Out at the Coliseum skating rink
there has been discovered evidence
of one of the most patient and hope
ful thieves in America. A day or
two ago he undertook to steal a pair
of skates piecemeal, but the evi
dence of his work was discovered and
he remains in possession of three
wheels, a bolt or two and a couple
of pieces of metal that can be of no
earthly use without the remaining
sections of the skates, which remain
in possession of the management. Tc
compensate for the loss the Collseun
stands in possession of one felt hai.
with the name of the dealer cut out
of the band and a gap where the
owner's initials were carried.
To evade the regulations of the
rink the optimistic crook was obliged
to carry an extra hat or cap and a
set of tools which enabled him to
take the skates apart. The unpur
loined portions were discovered by a
special policeman in an unfrequented
fiorner of the pavilion.—San Francis
co Bulletin.
Reinforced Concrete of Old Rome.
Although concrete has been used
for many centuries, it is generally sup
posed that reinforced concrete is a
modern invention. This, however, has
been disproved, according to Popular
Mechanics by the* finding of bronze
reinforcing rods in the concrete roof
3t an ancient Roman tomb, and In the
liscovery of reinforced concrete in
:he construction of one of the walls
jf tne old palace d the Louvre, Paris.
The reinforced concrete in the lat
:er dates back only 300 or 400 years,
3ut created much comment because
:he walls were thought to consist en
tirely of ashlar and quarry stone. The
i liscovery that the stone casing con
• realed a core composed in part of l»-
nforced concrete was made while
/orkmen were piercing tb« wall for
i n elevator Installation.
RAVAGES OF THE RIVERS
IN WELL COUNTY
The Gunpowder on the Worst
Rampage Ever Known
THE BOTTOM LANDS DAMAGED
Some Ruined by White Sand on The
Little Rivers Mr. Frank A.
Clinard Thinks His Loss
Wffi Reajpft SI,OOO, as
All Washed to
' Hardpan.j £V' r "';vr"•
In the recent storms and fresh
eta in Caldwell County, the bot
tom farms on all the streams,
nearly, have suffered seriously.
The Gunpowder was the highest
in history. Mr. Mark Deal's
grist and saw mills were washed
away. Mr. Herman Smith lost
his shingie and saw mills at
Petra Mills. Mr. W. L. Coffey
will have to replant three acres
in corn that was ready to plow.
Some of his land is ruined with
white sand, as also appears to be
the case with lands of Messis.
John Martin and Lloyd Whitener.
On upper Little .river Mr. Bill
Deal had distributed 1000 pounds
of fertilizer on Srfurdav in readi
ness for planting and Monday
morning his land was 6 feet
under water.
On middle Little river the
damage has also been great.
On the Catawba near the
bridge, Rev. Mr. Bolick had
three acres ready to plant, and
it was washed away, although
the land is not damaged but
really made better by the de
posit of the stream. He will re
plant.
Mr. Prank A. Clinard, former
ly of Hickory, estimates that he
was damaged SI,OOO. He had
everything ready to plant and
the Yadkin's overflow washed'
his bottom lands to hardpan
The lightning struck a big tree
near his house and splintered it.
The Windsor Ledger of May 2
had this to say of Judge Cline,
who has made good in a way
that is exceedingly gratifying to
his Catawba friends: "Judge
Cline arrived in town Saturday
night and was ready to begin
business early Monday morning.
He held our last term of court
and became quite popular with
our people who are glad to have
him with us again at this term.
He makes a fine presiding of
fice, and loses no time in the dis
parch of business. Mild yet firm,
quick to see the point and de
cide. Our people are much
pleased with him, both on and
off the bench."
If you are the person who
some four or five years agolbor
rowed Mr. A. C. Link's "Scot
tish Clans", kindly return, as he
would like to get it and there
are others who want to borrow
it. Mr. Link, by the way, is a
man who has read all literature,
and he was telling us the other
day that while he read as a boy
Scottish Chiefs, the Leather
stocking Tales, and other indi
spensable boy books, he really
began with Shakespeare. Kis
father had a saw mill with one of
these slow saws, "that went up
one day and down the next."
Mr. Link said, and that gave
him time for a course in the Eng
lish language and literature in
between saws. About his senior
year, he took in Dickens We
turn this information over to the
Sons of Rest, who have begun to
swarm after hibernating the past
winter, now that the gnats have „
begun to flit in the summer air.
Not Paint.
With linseed oil at sl, what
sort of oil do you think they use
in "paint" at $1.75 and $1.50?
That stuff is counterfeit paint.
You can cheat yourself; you can't
cheat Time or Weather.
Paint is a rubbery coat oyer
wood and iron to keep-out water.
Counterfeit paint may look like
it; counterfeit money looks like
money.
What are counterfits for? They
are all alike.
DEVOE
Sells it.
F. B. INGOLD.
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