Thinly Twice.
The man who thinks twice before let
ting loose his money is on the sure road to
fortune. You will never write a bank check
without thinking twice and often three
times while the loose dollars jingling in
your pocket go like hot cakes. Others are
pleased with the banking service we offer.
Why don't you try it?
Farmers 6 Merchants Bank.
Capital and Surplus $72,000.00
M. K. I KK. I'rrxidcnt
4. I EYKHETT, Vice Prudent.
C. B. ADAMS, Cashier.
Widow Jones
Suit.
ThU Is just what e claim for It
the best boy's clothing on the
market. Full line from 12 years
up, from $6.00 to $9.00. You can
use these goods to clothe your son
stylishly and economically. Come
in and look them over.
Hats for Men.
A full line or the famous Knox
Hats for men. Different styles and
all sizes In each.
The well known
Clap Shoes.
The famous American Shoe
CLAIM. A new full line just put
on display. The men who want the
best in shoes wear them.
FLOW & PHIFER
I
Maui It
In the senior class at Princeton
this fall is young Thomas DUon.
Jr., son of the famous author of
"The Leopards Spots." In his
Freshman year he received the nick-
name of "Spots" Dixon because of
his quite obvious admiration for his
father's first novel. This book
made a treiueudous impression on
the boy's youthful mind. When the
manuscript was completed in Mr.
Dixon's library at Dixondale. Vir
ginia, the author was anxious to try
it oti an unsophisticated youth, lie
called the boy. Thomas junior, then
just nine years old. into the roum.
clotted the door and asked him If
he would like to heur the first
chapter.
"Yes. sir!" was the eager re
sponse.
"All riKht." the father replied.
hop up in that big arm chulr and
listen."
Before the reading ended the boy
bent his head und burst into tears.
Mr. Dixon took him in his arms and
kissed him. crying: "It's all right,
boy. If that's your comment!"
ItiisliiK his judgment of the man
uscript on this first criticism the
author told Walter 1'age, his pub
lisher, now Ambassador to Great
llrltain. that the book would sell
hundred thousand copies. On Mr.
I'age's laughing at the Idea. Mr.
Dixon secured the most remarkable
contract ever given for a first nove
In America. He was given a pencil
and pud and told to write in his
own royalties on ail copies sola
above 50.0IIH.
The book has passed the half mil
lion mark and is selling over fifty
thousand a year.
The play will appear at the opera
house In Monroe Tuesday, Oct. 21.
CALL FUK MOKE COTTOV,
The Exclusive Men's Wear Store.
MOMtOE. X. C
Quit JRsLClimgf
Around the Kitchen.
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How liiiinv timcM do you race
nrouiiil the kitchen iitcli meal get
ting tilings you ought lo have right
at your linger'!, end? Mow many
tiiiiiect-AMiry Mcps do yon take?
Wouldn't you like lo have the
pantry mid cuplmnrd mill tnlde Mil
lirouglit togctlier?
The McDougall
Kitchen Cabinet
combines the three in one.
Come in and see the latext styles
of cabinet und all kinds of house
furnishings. We lire making satis
fied customers every business day
of (he yer. We have the gcsxls
and can prove our statement.
T. P. DILLON.
Some Bargains!
FOR QUICK SALE.
H We have a large quanity of
Wood Fiber Plaster,
Building Lime,
Roof and House Paint,
All first class, to sell at ROCK BOTTOM Price.
SEE US.
.Monroe Manufacturing Company
SASH, DOOUS, IlLIXDS, MILL WORK, ROI'UII AXD
DRESSED LUMBER.
A Snake in a Waterrielon.
Here is a snake story told by Esq
I,. McAdams, who lives near Meb-
ane: It seems that he and his lit
tie boys were preparing the water
melon patch for clover. The boys
found a nice-looking melon und took
it aside to cat it. They had no
knife long enough to cut open such
a big melon with, so one of the boys
dashed it to the ground to burst it
open, (ireat was their astonishment
and fear to find a large copperhead
snake colled up Inside where the
luscious red meat should have been
How and why the snake got In
side the melon is much disputed
It has been suggested that he gnaw
ed a hole through the rind, poked
Ills head inside, ate the sweet meat
and. crawled In to have a little rest
and sleep. Another MlRgestlon is
that a field mouse gnawed the hole
ate the meat and that the snake,
accidentally finding the hole l:i the
melon, crawled In and coiled up for
the winter.
O'her theories hnv? been offered
hut the two just given are the ones
oft cnest put forth. whichever
correct matters little to the Me
Ad'inis hoys; one thing is certain
the 'Squire says that the hoys will
look a watermelon over carefully
hereafter before eitlur cutting or
bursting it open.
HAIR HINTS.
Wiiiliy the Attention of I'eople
Who Wi-h to I'lesiive
the Hair.
Never use a brush or comb found
In public places, they are usually
covered with dandruff germs.
Shampoo the hair every two weeks
with pure soap and water, or a good
ready prepared, shampoo.
I'se Parisian Sage every day. rub
liltig thomghly Into the siuilp. This
delightful mid invigorating hair ton
ic, which English Drug Company
sells In a large .111 cent bottle, Is
guaranteed to quickly abolish dan
draff - to stop liair from falling and
sculp from Itching or money refud
ed.
To put life ami beauty into dull,
dry or faded hair and make It not't
and flurry surely use Parisian Sage
It is one of the quickest acting
hair tonics known.
First Carload this Season
We have just received a car load of the best and clean
est lot of stock we have ever shipped to Monroe.
Some fine pairs of Matched Mules, clean limbed and
'sound as a dollar; fat young blocky Brood Mares, single and
in pairs.
This is a mixed load, and no matter what you want
you are sure to find it. Trade has already begun, so
come early while they last.
Every horse, mare or mule is absolutely straight and
clean. Don't fail to see them.
FOWLER & LEE
Sale. Exchange and Feed Stables.
Man 120 Veins old Defused Mai
'litirit l.ifciie.
Declaring his age of 120 too great
In phi it 1c him to n marrlaire II-
rnnun flm rut'luter of floods nf Ttln-
den county last week declined to
give Joe Mclntyre his seventh mar
riage license.
Mclntyre has burled six wives,
all at whom lived with him until
fl.iiith llo minimi MriHos In Mhow
his eve was not dimmed nor nts
strength abated. The register de-
rllniul lha llcotiw nn the jrrounri that
.Mclntyre was of too great nge to
care tor nis prospective urine, wno
iruvn hor una ut Nil. and has been
married four times. The couple
walked two miles to i tie town io ap
ply for the license.
Don't Neglect
Your Stomach.
Daw
Mi-.Min The ITcd
lii'ing Sure, Safe mid
Kf IV. live Iteli. f
If you ate not able to digest your
food, If you lack an app.lite. if your
stomach Is sour, gus-y, upset, your
tongue mated. If your head aches
and you art dizzy. If you have
heartburn and pains in your colon
or bowels, why suffer needli-ssly?
Huy now today from Kngllsh
Drug Company a fifty cent box of
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets. There is
no more effective remedy for stom
ach ills. Ml-o-mi U a digestive giv
ing quick relief, also strengthens and
builds tip surely and safely the di
gestive organs, soothes the Irritated
membrane and Increases hlce flow
of digestive Julcise. Your whole
system is benefitted and you be
come well and strong.
A female contributor speaks of
"the moat delicious, delectable, en
trancing snd distracting of all inno
cent Indigencies." she Must be re
ferring to s kiss."
Increased Dtniand in tiring .Met by
t ailed Mateo.
Baltimore American.
Within the past ten days the
price of cotton has advanced about
13 per bale in both the New York
and New Orleans markets. ThU ad
vance 1 based upon the belief that
the 1913 crop will not exceed 13.-
utiO.OUO bales and that this amount
of cotton is not large enough to
meet the world demand for Aiuerl
can cotton.
In I Sua the cotton crop of the
United States for the first time ag
gregated 13.nOii.ttOU bale. For that
year the yield was 13.5ot.0o0 bales,
and It was a wonder crop. The
greatest previous yield, that of 18K9
was II. linn hales, lint the 1912
crop was 1 S,i43.ni0 bales, and now
the cotton speculators pin to the
theory that a 1:!.0imi.oim pale crop
means a world shortage in cotton
In 1880 tho cotton yield of the 1".
S. was G. ;.".7. ihmi Iciles. und that
was then a record breaking crop.
The world's population certainly
has not increased threefold since
1K90. though the people of the
world seem to be needing about
three times as much cotton to
clothe them for 1914 as for 1881.
Doubtless the wearing of clothes in
tropical climes is getting to be
more of a fad. The South Africans
and the Central Asiatics are yield
ing to the influence of occidental
ii'als in the matter of clothes and
so the demand for cottons gose up
by jumps. It is a fact to be noted
that the increased demand Is being
met by the I'nited States and not
by India. Kgypt or South America.
Child With Gypsies.
Halelgh Times.
A band of gypsies in Durham re
cently with a small boy that was
evidently an American child, caused
a great deal of excltemnet. A local
gentleman offered, the small child a
dollar and he immediately refused
stating that should he take the mon
ey the gypsies would take It from
him, thus giving proof that he was
not of gypsy blood. The boy cried
pitifully and asked to he taken home,
lie was questioned as to where his
home was and as to his name, but
did not remember either. Constable
Raymond Hall started, to take the
hoy In hand, so as to make. Inquiries
about him, but before he had time
to make arrangements the band of
gypsies had vacated the city. It Is
thought here by those who saw the
small hov t hat he had been kidnap
ped from some city by the band of
gypsies while on their travels.
WiiiiUmI to be a Turtle.
Strtrlnnd V. Gillian has a four
teen-year-old son whose pet is a tur
tie. One day the boy. after a period
of thinking, announced:
"I wish I was a turtle."
Why?"
"lieiiiiise when 1 had, a pain 1
could pull my head Inside me and
look around to see what the trouble
was."
4 liicniro Policewomen.
The Chicago City Council, urged
bv various civic associations, such
as the Juvenile Protective League
the Catholic Women's l,ague. the
Jewish Charities and others, recent
ly added ten policewomen to its re
gular police department, A commit
tee of three women chosen by the
civic associations who urged the
new order, will supervise the work
of the policewomen, whose duties it
will be to oversee amusement parks,
dance halls, bathing beaches, etc
They will be paid seventy-five dol
lars per month, but will not wear
uniforms, at least for the present.
They will wear the star of authority,
and will carry police whistles.
They will not be armed, ns It Is be-
leived their presence and known au
htorlty will be all that Is necessa
ry to preserve the proper order.
- Presbyterian.
The Happiest Man.
tiaffney Ledger.
The happiest man In the land to
day is the successful fanner. He
sits under his own vine and fig tree,
undisturbed by the maddening noise
of the great city. Banks fail, rail
roads go wito the hands of the re
ceivers, booming towns collapse, all
business stagnates, lint the wise
farmer can snap his finger at thone
things. He is the monarch of all
the surveys on his broad acres.
And the honesty of his boys and the
purity of his girls la guarded against
temptations, and. in them he Is
giving the country Its best manhood
and. womanhood. The farmer is to
be envied, and. If he Is not content
ed with his lot he Is lacking Ln 'wis
dom.
Prize Corn Itoys to Visit Capitol.
Washington, Sept. 30 The depart
ment of agriculture today announced
that winners of the state prizes In
the boys' corn club contests In the
Southren states would visit Wash
ington and be welcomed by the de
partment on Dec. Uth. It Is prob
able that winners of State prizes
In the girls' tomato raising contests
will visit here at the same time.
There now are about TO.oon boys
In the corn clubs in the Southern
Statts and about 24,01)0 girls in the
tomato clubs. The Northern States
have just started organizing this
year, hut It Is thought that alto
gether there are about lOll.dOO chil
dren in fhe club work.
Present indications ure that there
will be something over 2))0 boys In
the Southern States whose corn crop
will average more than lull bushels
to the acre, although this was u bad
year for corn In the South. Twenty
-five bushels an acre has been the
average of the I'nited States for sev
eral yiMirs.
1'he department Is working out. a
plan for crop rotation and hog rais
ing by which with two acres. It Is
believed, a boy will be able perma
nently to Improve the fertility of an
acre of ground and make enough to
keep a family of five. The officials
are not yet ready to give out the de
tails of the new club plans.
lIlIIIlIIIIIIIIHIHITIHTtllUmHIIHIttHIHTttTI
The First National Bank
OF MOXKtli; OKTH CAKOI.IXA
"This Bank
always maintains
and ample reserve
and I recommend it to
you as a safe place for
your business."
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To Prevent Blood Poisoning
pplr st oace the wonderful old reliable DR.
rORTRt'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL.t nf
iktl dreulaf that reliem pain and head at
the aamc tune. Not liniment, ttc. JOc. $1.0U
Age 35. Whole Life
Premium $22.70
Age 35, 20 Payment Life
Premium $30.14
Age 35, Term Policies
Premium $ 1 1 .70
SlOO.OO Insurance on Horses and
Cows for $6.00 per year.
Covers all causes of death.
Monroe insurance & investment
Office la Dank of
Iblua Building.
companu
O. B. CALDWELL,
Manager.