NO MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS
Woman Hat Made Up Har Mind t»
^ 'Make Real Gift* to Friends at
Next Holiday Seaton.
“Next Chriutmas—" started Mra.
“Yeh, I know,” Interrupted Mr.
“Next Christmas,” placidly pursued
Mrs., “I shall give all gifts and no
cards at all.”
“Huh!” grunted Mr. “What’d y'
want to do—bankrupt us?”
“Not at all,” replied his wife. “I
won’t spend a cent more than I spent
this year. But I’ve sworn off cards.
They don’t mean anything any longer.
Business firms and banks send them
out. They’re as common as flies In
summer. I’m going to send all gifts,
and I’m sure every one Will be better
pleased all around."
“But just how,” inquired' Mr., “Just
I how are you going to do this with no
extra money?”
“Easy,” she answered. “Oh, they’ll
be humble gifts, of course! But the
elaborate cards they get out nowadays
cost as much as small gifts. Our cards
cost 50 cents apiece ant/ we bought 20.
Now, why not 40-eent presents In
stead? They carry twice as much
sentiment. All our friends will think
better of us and we save money.”
“Huh!” said Mr., returning to his
paper.
EXAMPLE OF WASTED LABOR
One Philadelphia Shop Employs Sixty
Eight Girls to Pack a. One-Pound
Box*of Candy.
Sixty-eight girls in a Philadelphia
candy factory are needed to pack a
one-pound box of candy, writes “Gi
rard” in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
I saw the automatic stokers in an
electric plant attended by two men
fire the boilers under the engines of
00,000 horse power.
There you behold a contrast of la
bor and result.
In one case, to meet the fancies of
confection eaters, all that Immense la
S bor is employed to put Individual
pieces of candy in a box. In the other
Instance, machines, backed by a few
millions of capital invested in other
machines, can generate electric power
sufficient to turn 10,000 wheels over a
distance of scores of miles.
At other places you may see capital
pick up a freight car and dump its con
tents into a shop as you would put a
spoonful of sugar in your coffee.
I.ucky that somebody has money to
\ hire such big machines to do our work.
Otherwise you would be paying treble
for what you get.
Veteran Indian Dead.
Tlie clenth of Wapatuk on the Qul
nnult (Wash.) Indian reservation at
the reputed age of one hundred and
seven removes the last survivor of the
original hand which made the famous
treaty with the government in ISfiO.
Wnpntv.k died in abject poverty, al
though he owned a timber claim worth
many thousands of dollars.
While there is no way of computing
the age of the old Indians who are now
passing, Wapatuk has long been known
as the oldest of the tribe.
Born near the little town of Tahola,'
Wash., more than a century ago, he
lived to see his father’s wigwam re
placed by a thriving town of modern
homes. Built with large physique.
Wnpatuk took up the burden of war
fare when quite young and was ac
knowledged one of the best bow-and
nrrow shots in the tribe. With the com
ing of the white man Wapatuk moved
farther and farther up the Quinault,
hunting and fishing, living the lazy,
indolent life of the fish-eating tribes of
Puget sound.
Whence Inspiration Comes.
Tlie thoughtful suburbanite was
talking on the 7:44 out of Uniphtown,
says the New York Sun.
“Now-, some folks,” he said, “think
best on a rapidly-moving train. Scrib
bler, for instance, told me that he gets
most of Ids movie plots out of the air
as lie is being rattled along the rails.
Others find walking briskly and alone
a great stimulus to thought. Some men
tell me they get their greatest ideas
while dawdling in a warm bathtub.
“Personally I find nothing more In
duces thought than shoveling a heavy
fall of snow from our sidewalk and
driveway. But unfortunately we don’t
have more than three or four heavy
snowfalls a year.”
“So that explains It," murmured Cat*
leigh, across the aisle. And the first
speaker' is still puzzling over what he
meant.
Fast French Bombing Plane.
France is to have the first plane
equipped with a 75-mllllmeter gun, a
giant for night bombardment, construct
ed by the Service Technique du Sons
Secretariat d’Etat de l’Aeronantique.
It is entirely of metal, propelled by
four motors ot 400-bone power each,
Is 6 meters high, has a wing spread of
80 meters, while the fuselage la 90 me
ters in length. The carrying surface
of the wings Is 220 square meters and
the total wdght of the plane, fully
equipped, is ten metric tons. The plans
Mil for a speed of 150 kilometers per
febtrf.
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Canada's Fisheries.
Canada's fisheries are one of her
greatest assets, and large Sums are
spent by the Dominion government in
providing against the depletion of the
supply. -jg
Last year the department opA
eries distributed 840 million Halt
from her different great fish diatl
les, among the various lakes afifc
rivers. Of these 535 million were
whites* h, 185 million pickerel, W mil
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ihe troes arc double, as thoujfh .two
shoots had sprang up aad groan to
gether.
Naturally- much legend clings about
Ihe old trees, but u scientific Investiga
tion of them had never been, under
taken until last summer. It was Inltl
■ted by a discussion between several
,-overnment men as to how long apple
reel live. A plant pathologist -con
noted with the Department of Agrl
ulture was especially eager to know
his, ns It wopld shed light upon a
ertaln phase of bis work. He said ■
hat tiie oldest apple tree of which
e bad been able to find any record
nts in an Oregon orchard and that it
vns somewhere between fifty and sK
y years old. A forest service man
old him of this apple orchard thy
lad stood for centuries, according to
egend. ITo pooh-poohed the legend,
file discussion elided by the two men
■limbing into a cur and driving ">0
idles across tlie mountains to the town
>f Manzano.
Trees Still Productive. 1
They found that tlie old orchhrd
stood in an arroyo or dry water course.
\o one seemed to care for it. It got
10 water in that land of perpetual
lrought except what came down the
trroyo when it rained. The trees were
indly in need of pruning, all of them ;
-ontaining dead limbs, hut they still i
wul vitality enough io produce a crop j
*f apples, which were very small, li st 1
iweet and well flavored.
Like many another historical monn- !
neiit in ihe southwest, the old orchard |
,vas rapidly perishing of neglect. With |
oroper care the old trees might live
’or a long time yet, "and they have j
jreat value both -is historical relh-st j
ind as scientific specimens.
The priest at the Manzano elinrcu j
was glad to toll all that lie kue ? j
lhout tlie trees. He was exceedingly I
proud" of tiiem as relics of the heroic j
east of his order, hut he had neither !
tim time nor tlie means to care for !
them. One of the smaller trees bed I
recently (lien, and lie save the s •: .
fists permission to cut it down in or- j
der tliat they might count the rings of j
annual growth by which the age "f 1
any tree may be accurately determined. |
They counted at least SO rings, in the !
sound part of the tree, the rest of them ;
having been obliterated by heart rot,
hut they felt sure the total was not |
less than a hundred. And this tree,
was one of the smallest, some of the j
larger ones being nearly .30 inches in j
diameter. The scientists have marked j
one of the largest trees, which seems j
to be rapidly dying, as the next sub
ject for their Investigations.
The Investigation of this larger tree
may bring forth proof that here—and
probably no where else in the world—
apple trees have stood for two cen
turies or more. What Is the secret.
of this longevity? Did the old Span-1
lsh fatties* perhaps hove some kind
of tree that would live longer than any
known to modern science? The boost
ers with widely New Mexico swarms ,
will tell you that the explanation Is 1
easy—It Is simply the wonderful ell- j
mate of the country, in which the I
sick get well, the well get better, and i
apple trees live forever.
WATER IN PUCE OF COAL!
—
French Nation is Rapidly Harnessing 1
Power of Rivers.
The work of harnessing the water j
power of France Is making rapid
progress. j
France is "supposed to have 9,000,000 .
horse natural water power. Five hun- j
dred thousand horsepower had been!
put to use before the -war; an |
equal amount was Installed dur- j
ing hostilities; 300,000 have been i
added siuee the armistice, and 200,000 !
more soon will lie in use, making a
total of 1.500.000, equal to half the j
total stationary steam power used in |
France in 1913.
Plans of the public works depart- !
monf provide for (he utilization of ap- !
proximntely 4,0011,000 horsepower ;
within five years. The realization of
this project will not only make
France independent of foreign mar
kets for coal, but will go a long way
toward making good the big deficits in
ti'e operation of French railroads,
which will largely substitute elec
tricity for coal when* the current Is
available. The French railroads'paid
184.000. ci00 francs for coal In 1913,
they paid 2,145,000,000 francs for
about tlie same quantity of coal In '
1920; the difference of approximately
2.000. 000.000 francs was Just about
equal to the deflfcit for 1920.
The biggest individual Job of this
kind, the damming of the river Rhone
at Genisslat, near the Swiss frontier,
to furnish an average of 750,000 horse
power at nil seasons, Is temporarily
held' up, [tending an agreement be
tween the stnte, the department of
Savoie and the communes interested,
Ollier work Is cqntinulng regularly,
however, all along the French Alps,
an6 this in spite of the high costs,
reckoned by experts of the public
works ministry at four and a half
times the prewar cost. i |
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BEQUEATHS BOOTS TO VALET
Portuguese Marquis Also Leftvm Hit
Hats to "Osvsted" ®srvl tor. i
.The hats and boots which the valet
of the late Marquis (to-Several; for
mer Portuguese minister to Great
Britain, kept trim for many years,-ho
may now polish for himself.
The omrquis, a close friend of the
late King Edward VII, died recently
In Ivr'.s, leaving an estate valued ill
*85,000. When Ms will teas probated
s tt wus lean.hi that In . addition to
£50' lie had bequeathed Up his “faith
ful ser.-ant" all his boots and hmtq
to reccgnltlon of “long end devoted
mtrice.' 'f ■
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BRITISH PRIZE COURTS HEAR
AMERICAN ARGUMENTS
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 26.—Whether the
courts of England will be bound by
rules of the attorney general of the
United States in' matters of war
claims where the nations, acted as
allies, is a question put before the
prize courts recently by former U.
S. Senator .Hamilton Lewis, of Illi
nois. The case is one in which Man
neheim, Germany and American Arm
of Goetz Brothers claim large sums
for themselves and others similarly
situated because of England's seiz
ure and confiscation of a ship’s cargo
which included Catholic church vest,
ments and vessels made in Germany
for sacred services.
In presenting his case on the ap
peal, Colonel Lewis handed in an
official opinion of Attorney-Gener
al Daugherty in the claims of the
Dutch church in America, which
ordered the return of money con.
fiseated from that church. The at
torney-general held that although
confiscated as alien enemy property
among Christian nations, must be
ce money, as a matter of just
construed as property to the use of
God—not to the use of war.
Colonel Lewis contended that as
one of America’s allies in the war
England was held, as a matter Of
international comity, to follow Mr.’
Daugherty’s ruling. He said God
could not be construed to be the al
:on enemy of any people. But the
King’s counsel retorted’ that the Ger
man owners of the property were
enemies at the time of its seizure.
The decision has not yet been ren
dered.
GERMAN HATRED
FOT THE FRENCH
(By Associated Press)
ESSEN, Feb. 26.—To be a mill,
ionaire every morning after-a short
visit to the bank and retire every
night a pauper; hand the ^boot
black 1,000 marks for a shoeshine;
pay for a modest lunch a sum that
in 1914 would have been considered
an adequate yearly bourgeois in
come; part with the pre-war price
of an entire barrel of beer in order
to be served with a small of Pil.
sener, are some of the dally exper*
If You M it Medicine
You Sfioufd the Best
Have you ever -1 to reason
why it is that > l my products that
are ext•i.m-ively .uivcrtrual, ail at once
drop out i i sight and arc won forgot
ten/ The r r.-'-on is plai :i—t .-’.a article
did not ftil fi M 1 • iO promise:; of the
man a fact’.:; -r. T):i.-',a,uii>esirv'-rc pdr
tiett arty io a ti n. liciiie. A i>.m du'inal
preparation u;-t ha-: r. al i unlive
value aiiiiort ....is it../.', n.» 3 = 1.0 an
endless chain system, the r-KStdy. is
recommende'1. by t’.ose who have
been benefited, to t! ;.v who ars in
need'of it.
A prominent drngi;:,;t “Take
for examp!? Dr. lcnia r s owamp
Root, a preparation I Sene :;c.d for
many yaki'3 r.ud a v.. dc to re
commend, for i:i yd ' every case
it shows excellent v- .ui-s, as many of
my customer's testify. No other kid-,
dey remedy lias so l-.rge a Kale.’’ -
According to esvoruiUitcnientsand
verified testimony cf .thousands' who
have used the preparation, the suc
cess of Dr. Kilmer’-- yaiujvRoot is
due to the fact, so mu; , people claim,
that it fulfills almost every wish in
overcoming kidney, liver and blad
der ailments, corrects urinary trou
bles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You tnay receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcel Post. Ad
dress Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, ,
N. Y. and enclose ten cents: also'
mention this paper. Large and me ■
diutn size bottles for sale at all drug
■tores.
j Oh! My Back Is
i Hurting Me So
; -*
? Old, reliable St. Jaoobt Oil twill,
= stop all Backaohet Lumbago
• -and Sfiffneas at once!
Back hurts yon? Can’t straighten «f
without sudden pain, sharp aches ana
twinges? Now listen I That’s lumbago,
sciatica, or maybe from a strain, ana
youu get rcuei tnc
moment you 'mb your
tack with soothing,
penetrating St. Ja
cobs Oil. Nothing else
takes out soreness,
lameness and stiffness
to quickly. You sim
ply rub it oh ytmr
back, and out comes
the'pain. It is Harm
less, and doesn't tarn
the skin. f-■ -
Limber up l Don't
suffer! Get a small
trial bottle of old.
honest St. Jacob* Oil
from any drug store,
and after using it.just
once you'H forget that
or so
you ever had backache
atica, because j
or cause any n
appoints, and J
60 years* v .
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.. ■*.H». ;*§ >'• ViaL' 2;
iehcea «< foreign observers of the ,
occupation of the • Ruhr. v -
But smoldering hatred and bitter ]
rancor onfall aides; ill- cdneealel
animosity toward all oreigners; pet-1
ty pin pricks under cover of obse..
quious obedience, and a deep spirit
of revenge, bring one back to the
fact that this region is under that
most hateful of regimes: “military
occupation”.
“Let me have a couple of min
ions”, is the common request Pt ac
quaintences whom one would hea.
itate to lend five dollars in Ameri.
ca.
“Dirty swine of a Frenchman”
was the salute that greeted an Am
erican correspondent when be came
out of the post office the other day,
conversing in French with some of
his Paris colleagues. The Germans
never make a mistake about spot
ting a foreigner, and to them all
foreigners are French, therefore
hateful.
Phone your Subscription to Gaietu.
“For Your Best”
*' The rery newest, a
brown Suede oxford,
' with brown patent
'leather cut-out effects,
silk tassel laees to
match. Price $14.00.
Unusual
Style* for Spring, every
model a new creation, *
offering Individual
charm and correctness
in style. Shoes you'll bs
proud to wear.
Mall orders filled Promptly
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HI Matt. Danville, _Va.
\m MolU Western
» Effective February 11th.
Lmt* Stonnille Daily
, 7:22 A. M. For Roanoke, Hagers
* town, Lynchburg Norfolk
A Intermediate stations,
Bristol, Johnson City,
Knoxville, Chattanooga,
Nashville A Memphis.
1:16 P. M. For Roanoke, Bristol,
Blue field, Cincinnati, Col
umbus, Chicago and the
West, New York, Phila..
' delphia and the East Pull
man sleepers Winston
Salem to New York and
Roanoke to Columbus,
Cincinnati and Chicagtf.
6:26 P. M. For Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Washington, Philadelphia,
New York, Norfolk and
Richmond and interme
diate stations. Bristol,
Chattanooga, Birming
ham, New Orleans, Snre
veport and. beyond.
The above trains leave Koeler 8:1^,
A. M. 2:04 P. M., 7:13 P. M.
C. B. Perkins, T. P. A. Winston
Salem N. C.
Extoe
BATTERIES
"Sbuhave aright
to expect more
than the ordi
nary service*
°— anExide
Battery.
Altar
(On TU« BouUrard).
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Seed Potatoes
, ✓
The best Seed' Potatoes in
U. S. A. are grown in Aros
took Count;/, Maine.
You can’t afford to handle
Seed of inferior.quality* even
for less money.
“A hint to the wise is suffi
cient”.
Tri-City Produce Company.
Phones 105—228. .
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BUS LINE
A. M. SCHEDULE LEAVING
Leaksville Floyd Hill Spray Drapq?
6:40 6:45 6:50 7:30
8:16 8:20 8:25 9:15
10:30 1&:35 10:40 11:2C
P. M. Schedules
12:40 12:45 12:50 1*:20
2:00 2:05 2:10 2:35
8:45 3:50 3:56 4:25
4:45 4:60 4:55 5:15
6:30 6:35 6:40 1:00
For information call 311..
Stoncville-Leaksville-Spray
Transfer Schedule
| "Utsoa JOJ UIB.IX 8U!?33J( ui •» 08:9
oke, Va., 7:22
8;45 a. m. Meeting Train lor Wins
i 12:20 p. m.— Meeting train for Roan
I ol'.e. Va
3.00 p. m.—Meeting Train for Win
ston-Salem, N. C.
5:00 p. m—Meeting Train for Roan
oke. Va.
7:00 p. m.—Meeting Train for Win
ston-Salem, N. C.
This transfer will atop for passen
gers at any of the following places:
Jones Motor Co., Spray Motor Cp-»
ton-Salem 9:53.
Leaye calls* at any of the above
places.
For further information eall W.
M Carter. FboP* 106.
JEFF- WEBSTER
Here’s the First Flash of
FASHION
Direct from leading maker* of the country—ju*t out \"
of th* packing —com*s the new Suits and Topcoat*
for spring wear. .
As fine an array of Clothes as you've seen in recpnt years
with style* at its best; fabrics that never were better aiid
workmanship of the skilled variety.
In this display is a selection that rivals anything we’ve
displayed jn many a month. Styles., for the ytfung ntan
and *tyl#» for the okfcr ?nan—thoy*« *H b®«*. intetesttog,;
attractive and inviting, V* »«
t ill. ■■JUt'—«
Striking New Hat* in All the Newest
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