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! Kirhange LbukIii Out f Cotirt The
I Blue jma effort of KaiiMtkw.
(From the Elixabeth City Herald. t
I "Wf urse Congress to euart a law
! for Sahbath observance iu the b.s
. trict of Columbia aud a law for the
'nation to ilop Sunday mails, post of
1 flees, trains and ne';aira."
I Thus read a resolution passed by
the North Carolina Method 1st Confer
ence not many days ko. It was and was fifty At years old. Not
sponsored by the superintendent of much chance for him. for it Is seldom
(the Anti-Saloon League. Is 0. K.'d. by ' change a!ler thirty.
hulls are yet lying up on the beach
in the sun, rotting in the rain. 1
could show them to you. They will
never hoist sail nor lift anchor again.
I know a boy who was bom with
brains and who inherited money. He
didn't use hi:: brains but used ail
his money. And the lat time I saw
hiin h had patches on hi breeches,
a tooth out, three days growth of
beard on his face, a hiskey breath.
HKT .IT ITS jtTAUT
lairive at some &n niie ii ri-im n
lew dais. The dry " !.! .- i
vould prefer
This tmnpshot of an Amerlran feeding kltckea sb Milt prMrtt SMSsa
Europe shews what America menus to the etherwlse kelplena rklldhe4 ml
war-swept nations. Funds tnppertlng these estpesta ef seeeer aa4 essssr
agencies for the relief of eMldrea atrlekew by the 41mm mwm4 by
Dutrltion have ran ent, and that rhe werk m; aet , deyrMag assiMsai f
the Innocent of fhetr enty kepe for life, 4gwt srtat AHerleaa reltes twrnam
tlons under the nnme ef the Knrepeaa Relief OmH ara ksadVag ItptW ki
joint appeal to fhe Amerlraa ennsdenra ra rhetr kewafl Tkeea m
the American ReRef Administratis, t Amerleei Red Ceeea, Ue kmmttm
Friends' Perrire Cemmlttwe (Quakers), the Jtwtst Jet at tHetrfbaUaa Omr
Dilttee, the Federal Otrnctl ef Chnrcaea wt CwHat ki Aaierlea, tk Kaigkai tt
Columbia, the T. M. C A. and the I. W. C A.
MANY OTHERS
hare found an aeeount at thtahnnk very helpful in aaslrtlag thewn
to get a start In the world. Why don't TOr try It? Tour Income
isn't so small bat ron can safe a part ef It. Moat of the present
day bank acconnts were started hi a very small way and gradually
bullded to their preeent. 11 U eaa se as well.
No matter hew small your aeconat at the start 4f you abaw
Hint you are In ewrneet and really want te art ahead In the world
we shall be yery glad t hare yea tiee the eeaTenlencea and accomo
dations furnished by this bank. AWo, msofar as la consistent wits
safe, conwerraflTe banking, to assist yeu hi aay way that we eaa.
Farads Wants Bank
Th Bank That Backs tt Farmer.
Capital Surplus and Profits $93,000.00
M. K. I.F.K. rreeWent.
V. II. AI.MS, Tie rredlet.
B 1OVK. Vice Prelle.it
R. A. MORROW, Jr., ( e-sjer
I half a doten different reform leacues. The trouble with this man from
jancl commended by Dr. K. C. Iin- boyhood was a lack of moral ea'n-
iulji. who "cleaned up" Norfolk, cstness. Didn't take a sriou view
and i- now .on the way to clean up of life and its responsibility. Didn't
Old North State. do his bet under all circumstances.
' AlM.ii-liment of the drlnkin? evil Didn't see bic ihlncs big and little
for which the Anti-Saloon League thiiu-s little. Was always lookiiiK for
claims full credit, may hare been n easy way. Always willing to let
quit a blessini;. although, as one somebody else do his part; always
editor recently said, it used to be d merya here a s!iiftles slacker."
one drink, one dime; ten drinks, one A man like that Is sure to po
drunk; and is now one drink, fifty down and take the count. There is
cents; two drinks, one drunk. no come back In him. no resil.ency.
i North Carolina and New Jersey, Hp was a "has been" before he was.
Maine and Minnesota, ate flowing There Is no handle by which )ou
with white linhtnin", mountain de-w, could lift him up. And if you got
white mule, and a host of other Mm up he had no foot to stand on.
poisons not one in a thousand ever There waa nothing in htm to which
, heard of before prohibition, and you could appeal. H had good pa-
t which not ten In a thousand are rents, good advantages, good clothes,
now ignorant. Prohibition was well but nothing of his own. Nobody but
'meant, and in the coarse of a few God can make something out of noth-
geuerations may accomplish some lug and he did It only once.
, real good. Bit If a man Is down on his luck.
j The cigar, the cigarette, the old down In the mouth, down by vlrture
jimmy pipe, and the less gentile chew of circumstances which he couldn't
j have had war declared upon them, control, down by yielding to habits
; and their enemies prophecy that thoy wnich ho could control, but hadn't
will go the way of Mr. Henessy's learned to control, and still has some
I well remembered balm, although we decency left In him and a desire to
do not believe it. Another personal fet up, he can do so.
opinion, of course. ' No man is hopolesa until he has
Hut to suggest that the whole ma- ,08t hPe In himself. No man Is be
chinery of the nation stop Dfty-two yond the reach of friendly help and
times a year by command of the counsel until he has put himself
Methodist church Is absurd, and ex- there, and elected to stay there. The
cei! for the minority who faithfully Anal Judgment of the public upon a
follow the fanatical few. arouses the " never adverse unless he has
opinion in public circles that these deserved it.
I Methodists are a little cracked on ce-r-1 The man that won the Nobel Peace
Main subjects. Price the othor day had been a street
Do they think of the thousands of rar conductor. America's greatest
I cartoonists who would be thrown out "hort writer spent several years In
or a Job, and would probably be in Jan. But these men had it In them
lunatic asylums if they culd not get try for better hings. And when
me uu niiiies or ineir rvaienjam- i uie puuuc gavo tnein it
I . . , , ;uiiia pruer his mtin.'-to ii ..
, r.. .-.nn ieHiei tie wameti to. while the othe- e'n ejjt ,i u -!
Live t lH 10 the Sl.we, Then Nlt. i,K. would l.om tiie Martins
er Mot el In. j, ,h, ,., hjJS(
! Hogville. D-.ii.Ur M. Mi; !l..f.v i:. m;, i. ., v, , v i
; Karuiia Allsop has added . ry n.ui'i ; tw ,..,. :,s kn (11,er lo.i.-
10 ner appearance oy going to run -i Ajt Lack
ktnville and getting her a nic ? t
of store teeth.
t Sim Itarlow has be n caiul.t loU
ini: at a show window at a l'uiuk.ii
VilluKiore. and it is now li-iiic hinted
around that either Miss iViuii.a
r.eWher or the Widow nt the Ileal
Ford nei'hlHirhood will get a Chrts.
inas present. If Sim wants to mi .
his hide and look well and do well
in the future it had better In the
Widow.
I At a meeting of the HolmIU ' i -proveuient
Society la.-t Seek t.iM
women miiubersi an effort as i:;' !
,to pass a resolution declaring Z -u
I'ecK an espwial nuisame. Tlie res
olution was tabled and Zi-ro will te
1 given a chance to rueiid Ins ways. He
telieves his wife, who is a ineiiil" r.
had something to do with this pro; ..
vaiida, as they had a big row a' !i
breakfast table that day. Sent mens
; srems pretty eiiully divided on Hi--
question and unless Zwo
yo! i.-r soiiu- Ji liow c -
cided to start a Moi- . ami pteiry
MXili then smin. utli.-. !, llo-k je ij, i
he Wiu!d like to I Ve f'os." tu ! '
"'"if a d budi a h'ji e iii line
Soon o'.'. r ..-.;, Ue, i..:, , i'.
Wi.tlted u, (., ;, . ..l.'j,,, t V..:- ' ..11
.in I tin ;, i.i.iit , u ui i ii. '..
;:lid .t has cni i,i ( 'Iuaii t'ie
line -one t.'iu.; lur nuui'. r
until toii.iy in M. - j.r.i,",
we have it bhuk-i.i
iftii e, j, .'vvi,, , r
I'iildl.tij: Hand, a f
Sa i) i all .. .,
SI l.ill'l hl'U-e. t , 1
?liim .-tills win i . n.
.illll'l vsfi,y nil. ral ': ll!l!!l
-i r.'i-'i1. a im
. rei e: sl;i: i:
Ii..i i . n
, 1 1;- Vi! ! Kn-.
id 1 l:-uli-
.. Ii vi -re
I't-i't iii ! ;
mighty straight for the next montii.
a Ma. I t'un.ir, li.i ill'. Miser. . I...
is it, liiuttitle alM'Mt what Wall S'.i -t
's to New Yuri: '!i; Cap.- Al!-i p.
Mi 1'i lrnia liel. !. ' and i i.-ny eS'.-f
assets loo tiili n 'nllf t" IniMi.ii.
Taktu all in all. tl:" hinix i f ;fiis
town is alu.ut tli.- sain.- a nil r tier
!'? towns. The to'VP eiuilil !i.(, i;i-ioiint
esJ to a great deal more than it ii
the resolution will probably be called had our people varied It to.
uj Hi-aui anu would in an probability
renult disastrously to him. 1 n .. , ,, .. ..
As the Penalty for moonshiu . g V l',ke ,l,e ""''.
whiskev ami rn, nin.- i,,i,uv- i Jack had be'ii vi-rv nnschievntis
I the same. Dag Smith, w ho has bee.i aml n"" mother's patience wh bom
stopped temporarily from following 'o the limit. She had spoken to him
I peacefully the pursuit of the former, "'vel' ',s wii'iout t flor'. Fi tally
I lias Some notion of etuhnrliinv in Ihu fc'11' Said:
n'oney-coining business as it would' "You a,o 8 perfect little heathen.''
be a more direct method of linunoiiu ' " JO" ""';,n '''"'her?" asked
himself. The only handicap he f.nv- Jack-
sees is that he already has all tli ! "'"oed I do!" was tin irate pa-
iriii n lespnase.
"Then, inothor," said he. "why
can't I keep that dime a week, you
give me I'm (he Sunday school col
lection? I'm as hard up as any of
the oilier little heathens.''
M J IUV'1.1 I Ml III.' ir
manufacture of whiskey, while he
would have to install a complete
pialit out and out for the successful
manufacture of real passable, non
suspicious money. He is expected ii
mer Kids out of their svstems?
Can you Itnacltie the expross train
thundering across the continent stop
chance,
It's stupid for a man in rive mi
when there are so many anxious to
now many good men there are in
the world? Well. Insult a woman
NOTICK OP ADMIMStTUATIOV.
Having qualifledivs administrator,
with the will annexed, of the estate
of J. K. Row ell. defeased, late of
I'nlon county. North Carolina, this
lb to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned,
or to his attorney, at Monroe, N. C, j
on or oeiore illll aay in rtuimiufi
1921, or this notite will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All per
sons Indebted te wild estate wilt
plcnse make Immediate payment.
This 24th day of November. 1920.
A. A. SECREST, Administrator
with the Will anneied.
W. 0. LBMMOND, Attorney.
Shake llt-foie Tflkhiu.
Tommy (to Aviator) "What Is
the most deadly poison known?"
' Aviator "Aviation poifn."
Tonimv "How much does it tak
to kill a petHon?"
Aviator- 'One dror!" Science
and Invention.
Deep Impressions.
"That antagonist of yonrs tavi be
is going to laave foot-pnnii In the
sands of time."
"He won't," replied Senator lor
glutm. "His mind Is in the elnuds.
He i an Intelht'tud aviator. Wken
h" conies down he vU lewe a dent,
not h f'lot-ptlnt."--A'a!ir.:wta liar.
pine suddenly at midnight Saturday help him. Do you want to know-
in the midst or the great American
Desert, and baking under the sun un
til midnight Sunday? And tha Im- 0,1 l,1P ftreet or trample on a child
portant letters, the billets-doux, ly- and ihivi ask the nurse to bring you
lug in a mall sack for twonty-four a hand mirror in the hospital next
Inert hours of a Sunday, becajise the morning to look at yourself. There
Methodists say so? , are always more good than bad or
Co "way. brother, you make us ,ne world would have gone to the
1., ,..,. Il..n n ..A ........ .. . I. .1.1 HaVll l.ltl.r n,i . .
.iiumi. iiii-ii- uie iiiuii inner iiiins, ni.u, may more reauy
I real imporlant tilings, to attend to 'o help than to hurt. More hands
and reform among your own church stretched 0lt in benediction than in
j Members, than this meddling; with malisliction.
the machinery of a nation. If you T l"'l '"i have to take God Into
I neil converts, get Vm some other account. He has salvaged line ma
jwiiy than by such clown-like unties. ,p'lnl from human waste. The things
', All you will ever derive from this ,hat arc impossible w Ith men ate
lis the merry ha-ha, ami the juicy possible with Cod. He made a rock
j raspberry. apostle, out of Peter and a preachor
1 m out of Paul.
i "A Man May Ho Down, Hut He's Where did the clouds come'
' Merer Out." .White, fleecy, floating above you
"' itii n i, i. i. mi-re ie cnrueti wool m the i no of
I think, In fact am pretty certain, the sky? Thrv came from ih. ...
that a man may be down and out too. hole and the nilre.They were trampled
I l.avo seen some llko this and read yesterday under your feet on the wet
snout others. Judas never got on street. And where did they come
his feet again after the rope broke, from that white robed multitude
And Bonedlct Arnold never set foot that crowd the throne, that no man
on his native land after he had es- can number? "These are they that
caped to the British warship. (came out of great tribulalon nml
I have seen many shipwrecks In have washed thuir robes In the blood
my fifty years. Some of the old, of the Lamb."
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ORANGES
We are now receiving regular shipments Florida u
Oranges direct from Groves. S
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By handling in large enough quantities to enable J
us to buy direct we save you the middle-man's profit. I
45 cents per dozA
A fresh shipment every week.
T. C. Lee & Son!
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
PHONE 356. p
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS FRIDAY XVD SATURDAY. WE HAD A GREAT MANY MORE CUSTOMERS THAN WE COULD WAIT ON BUT
WE DID THE BEST WE COULD wuw wAuufluui
GOODS LOWER THN COTTON
MAKES PEOPLE SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE BUT WE ARE GOING TO RUN THIS
GOODS LOWER THAN COTTON SALE
ON ALL THIS WEEK AND IF YOU WILL COME WE WILL SEE THAT YOU GET WAITED ON. LOOK AT THESE PRICES:
LAST WEEKS PRICES HOLD GOOD AS
LONG AS MERCHANDISE LASTS
Good Apron Ginghams, yard 10c
Outing, all Colors, yard 10c
Any amount you want.
The rerr best Amoskeag Outing, Wuo, White,
Pink'and Mottled, was 50c yard, now for 19c
All 40c Flannelette, yard 15c
15ig Lot 35c 32-inch Press Ginghams, all colors,
' short lengths, yard 15c
Ked Rose and Utility 50c Ginghams. Sale price
yard 20c
$2.50 Ladies Union Suits $1.75
dire your Mother a Nice Linen Shower for Christ
mas. Kuv it here at 33 1-37" off.
We sold lots'of Shoes Friday and Saturday, but
have lots left vet and the Price is Less.
$2.00 Children's Shoes $1.50
$2.50 Children's Shoes $1.08
$3.00 Children's Shoes - $2.48
ladies $0.00 Shoes $6.48
Men's $4.50 Scout Shoes $3.25
Men's $10.(H) Munson Last Shoes $7.98
Men's 5.00 Munson L'ist, Kndieott -Johnson
make: 3.D3
You can buy your Furs here for half what some
eJiarge for them.
BUY YOUR SILKS AND SERGES HERE AND
SAVE 33 1-3 ON EVERY YARD
Big Stocks and all Colors to select from.
ONE LOT MEN'S HATS AT HALF PRICE
All $1.25 Hoys Caps 89c
All Youug Men's $2.50 and $3.00 Caps $1.98
Indies 25c White Hose, pair 8c
liadies 25c Black Hose, pair 15c
Ladies $1.00 White Hose, pair 79c
Ladies $1.75 White and Black Hose, pair $1.25
All $3.50 ladies Hose $2.98
CLOTHING FOR LESS
One Lot Men's $10.(X) Over Coats $5.00
The Best and Heaviest $5.00 Mule Skin Pants
made, pair .' T $3.48
$5.00 Dickv Kirsev Pants, will iccp the cold out.
pair j $2.98
Men's Blue $1.50 Work Shirts Mc
Oil Cloth, vard 98c
Big Lot Trunks and Suit Cases and the Price is
Less.
All Ladies 5()c Under Vests at :58c
Men's Cray Half Hose, pair 10c
Everything in Men's Hose Reduced.
SWEATERS
All Men's $2.00 Sweaters $1.20
Men's $5.00 Sweaters $;.jis
Slide-Well Collars 'i;.
$.00 Lap Robes.. ,44 4s
$9.00 Lap Robes.... ".$i!"4
DOLLS! DOLLS!!
All kinds of Doll.s. $1.1)0 Dulls 7,V
$2.00 Dulls ;ii ;,n
$3.00 Dolls $i.is
$5.00 Dolls i;jis
$10.00 Dolls ""I !$;!! IS
Make our Store Headquarters for voiir Christmas
Oranges, Xuts. Candies, etc The Price is Less
Here.
We Sold Lots of Sugar last week but have plenty
left, so come. lOlbs. for -i
Limited lOlbs. to each customer.
COME ON AND ALL MAKE OUR STORE
YOUR HOME
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