ITTfiHAT FACTS
THK MOXROE JOCRWAL. TUESDAY-. SEPTEMBER tl, 1920.
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Good business conditions and the increased pro
duction so necessary to the present day prosperity
go hand in hand.
A dollar spent and put in circulation is much
nore potent for good than a dollar idle, hoarded and
ost to the world.
Your funds in this bank will be made to work
intelligently toward maintaining this prosperity.
NATIONAL-
AMERICA IS LAND OF ICE
CREAM, SAYS ENGLISHMAN
SAYS THIS IS COCXTRY OF
EXTREMES WITH MILIJOXS
And the Uirb Are Scantily Dreiued
('btiiiu New York I Km ply Fx
rept fr Five Million Pfople.
LIFE-
is full of trials and tribulations, but they are
less acute if you have a bank account. This
bank offers you safety in the care of your
funds, convenience in the payment of bills, and
a haven of refuge from the storms of life. If
you open an account today you will feel better
tomorrow.
THE
Farmers&Aleronants BanK
The Bank That Backs the Farmer. v
M. K. Lee, Pres. C. B. Adams, Vice-Pres.
R. A. Morrow, Jr., Cashier.
Cotton Pickers
Account Book
This valuable book, which contain a ready reckoner of account
ing, will be given free to parties who will call In person for them.
Also Income Tax and Farmers Business Record. A copy of
this will also be given to those who call In person or to those who
write for same enclosing postage.
This Income Tax Record contains copy of the law and Information
as to how to keep your accounts and other vaulable Information.
The country Is now being readjusted, and It behooves us all to
get on a business basis, so come early and get your free records
before they are all gone.
Gordon Insurance 6 Investment Co.
WK WRITE ALL FORMS OF UFK A XI) FIRE INSURANCE.
Farmers & Men limit Hank Building.
W. M. ;OMM) AHTHl'K KIHJEWORTH
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W. B. UKOWX.
HOIiKKT LKE
HARRY COBLE
ess
Insurance to Farmers
on UNUSUAL
TERMS
Fire Insurance on a credit basis for tho farmer Is a new de
parture, and we are opening up a department for that purpose
which Is of unusual benefit.
Fire and Tornado Insuraico are written covering all property
for three or five years at very low rates, and annual notes given
In pavment of same, after a small cash payment.
Farmers are urged to take advantage of this unusual oppor
tunity. Monroe insurance & investment
Gom.
Office In Bank of
Vnion Building.
O. B. CALDWELL,
Manage.
SEABOARD
Air Line Railroad
Tralna Arrive
No. 14 from Charlotte .... 8.60 a.m.
Np. 1 from Atlanta 6:.0 a. m.
No. H from Rutherfordton 10.65 a.m.
No. S from Richmond .... 7.SS a.m.
No. 19 from Wilmington . . 11:20 a. m.
No. 15 from Monroe
No. 29 from Monroe
No. SI from Raleigh
and Wilmington 2:40 p.m.
No. 20 from Charlotte .... 5.50 p. m.
No. SO from Atlanta S.50 p. m.
IS from Rutherfordton 1.10 P. m.
I from Atlanta 9.35 p. m.
No. 13 from Wilmington . 19.IS m.
No. 11 treat Portsmouth .. 11:06 P-.
No.
No.
a , KARIULJU
Leave
6.65 a. m. for Wilmington.
(:35 a. m. for Richmond
11.00 a. m. for Raleigh
and Wilmington
8.00 a. m. for Atlanta.
11. SO a. m. for Charlotte.
S.10 a. ni. for Rutherfordton.
11:30 a. m. for Atlanta
2.4S p. m. for Rutherfordton
(.00 p. tn. for Wilmington.
Monro.
, Monroe. .
9.45 for Richmond.
11.46 p. b. for Charlotte.
11.19 p. b. for Atlanta.
B. W. L050,
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An Englishman who recently
i foiled the Uuittd States wrote his
Impressions of the country upon bis
! return to his native land. Here la
his article:
Of course America is the land of
extremes. The people are either de
manding that all countries pn earth
Join In a, League of Nations so that
universal brotherhood shall be main
tained, or they want to shoot, at
siKht. the mug-wuang patriot who
would tarnish the glory of America
by having obligations with decayed
and played-out European lands. In
winter the thermometer signs away
below xero; and in summer it bubbles
up beyond the century. Just now
i something like a hundred million
Americana are gasping with heat.
New York is empty except for
some five million people who are ob-
i lifted to remain in "the poor little old
town." The wealthy have gone to
Newport, or Southampton or Long
Island, or to the Berkshire Hills, or
to charming Tiixedo. and there they
live the simple life as only American
millionaires can.
Half the people one meets are mil
lionaires. The war made eighteen
thousand new millionaires in dol
lars, not pounds. They are very
hospitable. The current thing, how
ever has been to visit Europe. Per
haps you have met them.
As the temperature is torrid Amer
ica is adaptive. Many country houses
have their sleeping porches, and
there, in the open, slumber is sought
In the hot, breathless nights. Elec
tric fans are everywhere buzzing
overhead In the shops and restau
rants, and twirling with 'mechanical
sidewings so that the breeze be
spread. A little electric fan is hum
ming on the table as I write to re
lieve the 102 in the shade limpness.
Elder and even youthful British golf
ers would think It bad form to ap
pear on the links in anything but a
Jacket. The American, a stickler for
convention in most things appertain
ing to garb, leaves his coat in the
rlub houses and snore likely than not
has his shirt sleeves rolled up above
the elbows. . i
Every body wears a slraw hat. The
Panama of Hamburg is not very pop
ular. Mostly the round straw hat is
worn, and In the morning when the
great railway stations disgorge thou
sands of workers coming in from the
suburbs, you cannot looking from
your hotel window see people for
straw.
j Men's costumes are flimsy. The
: waistcoat is unknown. To wear
braces or suspenders Is to proclaim
j yourself an old-timer or an English
I man. Cool mohair suits are the
! thing, though If you want to admit
I It Is real summer, you wear a Palm
I Beach suit, canary colored coat and
pants, such as oil kings or steel mag
i nates are supposed to don in the gen
jernl winter sunshine of Florida.
What the Englishman would call
a nut though the word has not the
same meaning In America Is not
content unless he is wearing a silk
shirt. A silk shirt costs anything
, from twelve to twenty dollars. City
'clerks spent halt a week's wages to
buy a ailk shirt.
The most gorgeous silk shlrta are
not worn In New York. The most
wonderful silk shirts I have seen!
have seen have been In the smaller!
towns of the Middle West, In Illinois,!
Michigan, Wlecoiihln and Iowa, flam-
ing stripes of chocolate and green;
and puce, and collars of orange and.
magenta.
At the risk of making myself un-,
pnular at home, I must say that I
think the young American girl is the
greatest creature on earth. And she
has taste. And, further, when it j
come to scantiness of attire In the
warn months she "goes some." La,
la! the costumes of the girls I saw
in France last year were demueness
Itself compared with the fli main ess of
the dress worn by the average Amer
ican girl this year.
iDelng a mere man, I dare not at
tempt to describe. The dresses, how
ever, begin low down and end high
up, and lace and silken ribbons,
shown through the gauze,, leave a lit
tle, but not much, to the Imagination.
The other day down at New Orleans
a clergyman was so shocked when a
bride walked up the aisle that he
ordered the church lights to be ex
tinguished and the girl to go and find
more clothing before he would offici
ate at the marriage ceremony.
Llfo Is made possible with ice. The
first thing that probably makes an
American mad in English is the ab
sence of Ice. Our tepid drinking wa
ter nauseates htm. Everything is
Iced in America.
The flint thing you do In the morn
ing Is to drink Iced water. At all
meals, whether at a quick lunch coun
ter or at the Rita, you are supplied
with a glass of water with pieces of
Ice In It. The last thing you do at
night Is to have the servant bring
you a pitcher Jangling with lumps of
Ice. The Ice chest is an Institution
In every household. Ice Is delivered
each day the same as milk.
No doubt the Ice habit Is a bad
one. But like most bad habits It is
very pleasant. Americans have many
pastimes, but the chief one seems
to be eating Ice cream. Talk about
the roast beef of old England! What
Is It compared with the Ice cream of
young America. The American has
the sweetest tooth, and when he, and
particularly she. Is, not munching
andy or chewing gum. the local drug
"tore Is being patronized. Incomes
tre made from selling patent medi
cine, but fmtunaes are accumulate
by tho sale of Ice cream and toft
drinks.
Thee parlors I leave the "u" out
of tho word In deference to m
American friends are really rorre-
ou eetabllshnenla.
They are partoaa. araaalously
clean and decorative. On one aide
Is a long white marble counter and
you ait on a high stool while white
clad young pien spryly . anpply the
thirsty uiob. Everything ia neat,
dishes clean, glass polished with
medicated paper cups, so your lips
run no risk of contamination. and
with pkntitude of straws through
which to sup the cooling beverages.
There is grape Juice and logan
berry Juice, root beer, orangeade,
cola, cherry Phosphate, limeade, mix
tures of aeraed water. Ice cream.
crushed strawberries, chocolate sun
daes and ire cream of many colors
and many flavors. There are thou
sands of these places. They are al
ways lull fat men as well as slim
women.
I felt quite a shock one day when
I waa introduced to the governor of
a State while he was sitting at a
drug store table eating vanilla loo,
cream. It had never entered my mind
that governors could eat vanilla flav
ored ice cream.
At the roar part of the establish
ment are nice glass covered tables
where you sit and while the hours
away consuming inordinate quantities
of ice soft drinks and listening to a
band, or a nickel in tho slot machine,
not infrequently a horrible but in
genious Gerihp.i contrivance of a fid
dle played by electricity.
Last Sunday I went for a solitary
five-hour walk among the beautiful
hills of Western Pennsylvania. Not
once did I meet a pedestrian out for
a stroll. Not once In the woods near
the town where I was staying and
overlooking the Ohio river, did I come
across any couples. How different
from England!
Young coi:ples do not go country
walks in America. They chiefly con
sort In the ice cream parlors. And
when, h()i and dusty, I got back to
Ice root beer, thero was a throng of
young people. In the drug store con
suming ire cream plain, ice cream
with walnuts. Ice cream with syrups.
Of course, everybody In America
has a motorcar called automobile
"for short." A man may have a
heavy mortgage on hi3 house, but he
must have a motorcar. Nobody is
anybody in America unless he has a
car. And women and young girls
drive as often as men.
While there are social dlst tactions
in the Eastern states, Just as much
as In England, they are practically
non-existent In the Middle West. The
atmosphere Is that of a big, good
natured fa inly. Everybody la "BUI"
or "Euphella" to everybody else.
There is bathing and eating ice cream
picnicing with plenty of Ice cream,
fighting the mosquitoes and consum
ing more ice cream. Why bother
about the League of Nations when the
evening s warm and a bucket of
cream is on the table? Somebody
ought really to write a book on the
Land of Ice Creajn.
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JOURNAL WANT ADS.
ONF CENT A WORD FOR EACH INSERTION
A GOOD LINE of Buceiea and War.
ness on band all the lime. Fowler
A Lee.
SKEETER SKOOT drives away nioa
quitoa. The Union Drug Co.
FOR SALE on the Wilmington and
Monroe highway a small farm, one
tenant house and plenty of timber
and water. J. Frank Williams.
WE CALL FOR and deliver prescrip
tions. The Union Drug Co.
AKE YOU RUPTURED? Trust us
to truss you. All fitting done by a
truss expert. The Union Drug Co.
FOR SALE New 1-ton Ford truck.
See J. E. Llles or Ben H. Wolfe,
at Monroe Service Station.
FOR SALE One C b. p. later
national engine and corn mill at a
bargain. A. R. Deese, Monroe,
Route 1.
WE HAVE ANYTHING any first-claaa
arug store has. The Union Drag
Co.
FOR SALE A registered Shropshire
duck; weighs about two hundred
poiiiid!i. George S. Lee.
TWO DWELLINGS and one vacant
lot for sale. Fowler A Lee.
He Stole the Chicken.
Jedge (scene: a court room):
"You are here early. Are you a
witness?"
Johnson colored): "No, sah; I
Is no witness."
Judge: "What might your name
be?"
Johnson: "My name Is Johnson,
yo Honah."
Judge: "Are you the defendant In
the case?" .
Johnson: "No. sah: Use got a
lawyer to do my defencln'. Use de
gentleman what stole de chicken.
Great Rejoicing by
Rheumatic Cripples
If So Crippled You Can't Use Arms or
Legs r.lictiiiia Will Help You
or 'nothing To I'uy.
If you want relief in two days
swift, gral Ifylng relief, take one tea
sioouful of Rheuma once a day.
If you want to dissolve the uric acid
poison in your body and drive it out
through the natural channels so that
ou will be free from rheumatism, get
a 75 cent bottle of Uheuma from your
druggist today.
Rheumatism Is a. powerful disease
strongly entrenched in Joints and
muscles. In order to conquer it a
powerful enemy must be Bent against
it. R hen ma is the enemy of rheuma
tism (no matter what form) an en
emy that must conquer it every time
or your money will be refunded.
Rheuma contains no narcotics Is
absolutely harmless, and thoroughly
reliable because it Is the only remedy
that has relieved the agonizing pains
of rheumatic sufferers who thought
nothing would give relief. It should
do as much for you it seldom fails.
The English Drug Co. will gladly sup
ply you on the no-cure-no-pay plan.
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After you cat always take
7VTONIC
( TOR TOUR ACID-STOMACH)
InatantlvTallavM Heartburn. Bloat
4 Catty Feeling. Stops food souring,
repeating, and all stomach miseries.
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twwCanditrai. IicrmM Yltiit and Ftp.
CATONICte tht bait ramady. Tana of tkaa
sandawoodtrfullr banaflwd. 0 jreoauaamil
sr two. mt to w it Podtiwi aj2
Baa Mar. XoawUltea,
Kntilmli Drug Co.. Monroe, N. C.
A
FRESH
SHIPMENT
OF
HORSES
AND
MUXES
MAO SOME FIXE BROOD
MARKS.
Give na a look.
FOWLER & LEE.
FOR SALE Modern bungalow In
first class shape on East Everette
street. See W. J. Rudge.
SICK ROOM SUPPLIES Kantleek
Syringes, Ice Caps. Water Cot tics,
and combinations. The Union
Drug Co.
FOR SALE One Chevrolet roadster
equipped with tires, Bulck top, and
In excellent running condition
Bargain for quick buyer. Cash or
good note. W. B. Brown, Gordon
Insurance Office.
SEE THE STINE COMPANY. Char
lotte, N. C 29 S. Tryon St. They
will pay you cash for your automobiles.
DR. II. SMITH. Eye-Sight Specialist,
has returned to Mo.iroe and can be
found regularly at has office until
Oct. 1st. The latest methods of
examination. Your eyes evAUiiaid
FREE. You pay for the gi'aaea
only. The latest stylea are always
furnirJied. Office In Belk-Bucdy
building.
AUTO TUBES 30x3, $1.50. 30x3
$1.75 Monroe Hardware Co.
FOR HALE Good 7-room house la
good neighborhood on McCauley
heights. Water, lights and sewer
age. Can give possession at once.
The price is reasonable, and terms
can be arranged to suit purchaser.
If you want a good home, se mo at
once. J. Frank Williams.
JEWELRY. SOLID COLD, all kinds
at MoCall's.
FOR RELIEF of Indigestion, al:'
Crawford's Digestine. Sold only at
The Union Drug Co.
FOR SALE Good top buggy che.ip.
T. C. Haule r.
HEALTH BELTS. Abdominal Sup
porters, and Non-Skid Exeel-slnr
Trusses, ail fitted by an expert any
time. The Union Drug Co.
AUTO CASINGS 30x3 Fidelity cas
ings, )12.&0. 30x3 H. $15.00.
Monroe Hardware Company .
FOR SALE 65-acre farm on Con
cord road: 4-room house; 6-stall
barn; good orchard; plenty water.
Terms half cash, balance in two
years. O. V. Hunnlcutt.
1 OFFER FOR the next ten days one
of the bvx and most his;l'iy Im
proved fauna of RIaden county for
sale. For particulars applv to
owner. A. G. McDougald, Clark
ton, N. C.
AUTO TUHES 30x3. $1.50. 30vJ
$1.75 Monroe Hardware Co.
SETH THOMAS CLOCKS at McCull's.
I AM prepared to do your hauling.
Phone' 28-J. J. W. Richardson.
JEWELRY, we have what you want.
McCall.
FOR RENT Good two-horse farm,
one mile from town. J. L. Winchester.
WANT TO BUY 6 to 7-rooni house
with from 10 to 20 acres. In or near
Wingate. Write me what you have
no agent. J. E. Fowler, Gray
son, Ga.
CLERKStmen, women) over 17, for
Postal Wall Service. $1.35 month.
Examinations September - October.
Experience unnecssary. For free
particulars, write J. Leonard (for
mer Civil Service Examiner), 84
Equitable Bldg., Washington. 1). C.
FOR SALE A forty acre farm with
a six-room dwelling, newly painted,
and good barn, on public road, six
miles from town; twenty acres in
cultivation. Will make a bale to
the acre with proper farming.
Don't let this opportunity pass and
then In a few years say "I could
have bought that farm for so and
so." Fowler A Lee.
j FOR SALE OR RENT My farm of
196 acres on Goose Creek 65 acres
of bottom land, 5 acres of meadon
land. Has one dwelling houuu
containing seven rooms, large barn
and outbuildings. Also a four room
house, barn and outbuildings. Tv '
wells of good water. Call Or write
W. P. Griffin. Wingate. N. C.
THREE FARMS FOR SALE One
107 acres, 2Vi miles from town,
one 40 acres 6 miles from town,
one 6 acres 2 miles from town.
Fowler A Lee.
'HOMES ARE SCARCE in Vonroe.
' oiwl tlwirn ia vorv litlla itrnKOMrt Of
them getting more plentiful in the
near future. I have one fo.- imme
diate sale, and if you want It. see
mc at once. J. Frank WilM:.ma.
MR. FARMER see our Wnicaes bo
fore you buy. McCall.
CUSTOMERS WANTED I an in a
position to supply a few nine cus
tomers with sweet milk early every
morning. W. E. Marsh, Phone Un
ion Grove No. 25.
DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY Let us
show you. McCall.
IF YOU WANT a good home In Mon
roe, see J. Frank Williams.
CALL ON R. W. KILLICTOH at
Indian Trail for General Merchan
dise and save money.
WATCHES JUST RECEIVED A
new line Elgins, etc. McCall.
AUTO CASINGS 30x3 Fidelity cas
ings. $12.50. 30x3H. $15.00.
Monroe Hardware Company .
AUTO TRANSFER For quick trips
seo A. F. Helms, Just below city
fire station. Careful driver. 1
DR. S. A. ALEXANDER
VETERINARIAN
The late Dr. Watt Ash
era ft office.
Office Phone II 3. Res. 55-J
W. HOWARD WOLFF..
Ilepref;mtn!lv
Sold in Monroe by Mcni'"P Un
ion Mercantile Co.. Lee Crifnn,
Bivens Bros., T. C. Lee A Son,
Crowell'a Variety Store, S. R. Dos
ter, Heath Grocery Co., Five Points
Grocer Co., Parker A Moore, Sikes
Sanders Co., J. W. Springfield.
Benton A Benton.
He is well paid that la well sal
Isfied. Shakespeare.
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Home Furnishings that Insure la ting satisfaction That's the kind yon
will find at the House of Dillion. The only kind It pays to buy for your
home and you will find, too, that our prices are always the lowest
possible, conrli'tent with the high quality Home Furnishings we sell.
We have been in the business a long time and we always believed that
a plea d customer was a profitable customer. We have the goods and
It will be a pleasure to show you through our Urge stock.
Come In and see for yourself.
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