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"THE UNION" COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY HEADS IT' 1 1 ti ii ii MONROE THK UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEH IT 1? is V- j OURN Al PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY VOL.26. No. 103. MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR CASH SAYS FEBRUARY WILL BE MONTH OFSN0tf AND ICE In Leter to Jourtinl Coire.ptMident, New Vrk Man .Makes I'rotlktloii of Famine fur 1021. OLD MOTHKK KAUTH IS STILL SOI" XII ANI SOLID SXOW FOlMliF.X 1XC1ILS DEEP Indian Trail. R. F. D. No.. Jan. 29. On the 26tli Inst a severe sno", hail and sleet storm struck this sec tion. The dejth of the snow, on the level, measured fourteen inches. On Thursday morning. Jan. 2?, it was necessary for the tanners to plow a path to the school houses for the children. The attendance at the schools was good despite the weath er. The children, it seems, really en joy attending school, while in the day of your correspondent ihey had to be coaxed to get an education. Mr. J. L. Helms and ton, Mr. Oris Helms, of Charlotte, t-pelil Lust week with Mr. 1). L. Furr. Mr. John Henry Row. 11, of Cue Creek, and Miss-lva Baker, of Jack son township, were married recently in Monroe, lis.p I. C. Clontz officia ting. Ihey are popular young ieo ple. and wo extend to llieiu our best wishc. Mr. Kowell is an iudusii ions. jouiiK farmer of this community. Ml. J. A. DiXOIl has. in pOrf.es- sio't a registry receipt, which was is-.-ud on Oct. 10, lv,'!. by tin- Lite Mr. J. S. Hasty , then po-imasler at M on loe, to semi a letter u Mr. W. A. Jtio tc at Oakird.il", Wafii. The re ceipt is years of site. At the lime Mr. lii.MMi was carrier on the I'nion llle star route, delivering the Moll roe papers ami otinr mail in a two wheeled buggy pulled by a mule. He nursed loity miles a daj, and nice made the trip in a deep mow. - Mi-. J. K. Funderburk i preparing to paint his house. Fhe members of the family of Mr. J. O. So.viaiuon nr.' coiillnvd to their beds w ith l.a Gripi e. Mr. Wade Campbell Kasi resumed his teaching duties at the Mill Grove ichool : "ter haxlm; be. n contined for u week at his hottif with La Grippe. Bang, rutin! The hunters are braving the mow in quest of babbits, and they are having good luck. An Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. II, A. Kowll died Tue.-d.iy and was bu tie,i WeiiiK'silay at Price's cemetery. Tim chibl was born en the night of Jarunry 2iih. Mvsrs Falrley Medlln. C'yde How ell and Hay Simpson have returned fro ii an extended v!sit to friends mid relatives In Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Santord Morris of Milt Hill. Messrs. Chile price and James T. Hill of Charlotte, and Miss Lillio Mill of Monroe were the quests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mill Saturday and Sunday. In a lefter to the writer, Mr. J. Mc Donald of New York makes some awful predict ons. lie ays th" year lid'will b" know n ; a sir ot fam ine, not to be eaii "! :;,u" iia.uial phenomena but by the exodus from the farm to the city. What crops that are planted wiil be good, but scare, lie advise-; eveiy frrn.er to plant plenty of foodstuffs. The w ise ones who fol low his advice will suffer no want, but he who heeds not his warning will know the panics of hunger. The tillers of the soil, lie says, are leaving for the city whet" they thi'ik tin y can get rich quick. This exodus will cause a shortage of crops, and fat. .lite will result. Mr. McDonald urges the people of Union county to stick to the soil, plant all the foodstuffs we can, and gnat will be our reward. Continu ing, his letter reals: "This Is going to be a year for thl ves, robbers, evil-minded and scandalous people. Heware of them. There will be lots of Influenza In the early spring, and afflictions of the memory, brain, imperfections of speech, and colds In the head, throat and lungs will prevail. "Fruit In some sections will be abundant, in other sections it will be a (allure. There will he plenty of enow and Ice all through the month cf February. Hops and crapes will be oor; mice will ba numerous; worms and fish scarce. "Our new president will be popu lar; many fires will occur in the the aters and schools; large floods in the eastern and central states; heavy stot iiiH and tornadoes in the central states; many deaths from drugs and by suicide. In general, everything we need will be greatly reduced in price; and trade and commerce will be good." The following contributions have been reported for the Armenian re lief fund: Union Grove church $2.50 and Mill Grove church $4.00. Ook Grove and Raywood are badly In need of a new rural telephone sys tem. Such subscribers as Messrs. W. L. Price. Berry Price. D. L. Fnrr, H. M. Furr. Ben Horton. J. C. Hill. John Halgler, and Saaford Helgler declare It is impossible for them at times to secure any sort of connection and all are enthusiastic for the con struction of a new modern system of the metallic type. The writer has lit his possession plans for the construc tion of a metallic system, and he will be glad to assist public spirited citl tens in securing this much needed utility. Everybody Is talking about the necessity for re-adjustment, and won dcilng when the other fellow Is going to begin. When your neighbor cracks a bum Joke, you should at least Binlle sweet ly. He may even laugh at yours. Scores of rartluuuke Every Day Xo Call- for Alarm, Says Harvard Kxrt Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 31. The epidemic of earthquakes that shook the world in several widely separated sections in recent weeks contains no cause for general alarm; they are only the growing pains of the newer geologic formations and old Mother Earth herself at heart is still sound and solid. This, in effect. Is the re assuring statement of Prof. J. B. Woodworth, who is In charge of the Harvard Seismographic Station, as prepared for the Associated Press. .Earthquakes have a way of occur ing in series, he said, and the world has merely been suffering from an other of theje periodic strings of con vulsions in the shocks reported from Albania, Chian and Peru. As a mat ter of fact there are a score of earth iiuiites strong enough to be felt or legistered somewhere in the world every twenty-four hours, but only a small proportion of them are serious. "The eastern part of the United States is not often visited with s--vele earthquakes. The only severe oiks felt here.ilMHils sine. New ling land was settled wen in lGi'S. in 1727, and 1 1 .".", with a much lesser one in 1X72. "Th" shock of 1727 was so vigor ous that seriu.jii-; v.iie pleached oil A Holy l'eir of God and His Judg ments," and a day of f.tt'ir.' ;h.! prayer was observed. The : hock in 17".. I brought down lS'i't chimneys am! the gable ends of brick lsous. s in Host on. "Ab, mt twenty earthquakes strong enough to he felt or registered occur ev ry day in the year somewhere in the world, but only a very small pro portion of these ale serious. The Harvard seismograph registers some eighty earthquakes a year, chi.Hy di-laitt ones from 2000 to (iooo miles away." Court Witnesses and Spectators Fined for Standing in the Aisles THINKS .MK. STACK CREATED AN KltltONEOlS IMPRESSION Mr. P. A. Horton of Lanes Creek township was fined $25. and fort nlne other spectators, witnesses and defendants were taxed $2.50 each for standing in the court aisle late yesterday afternoon by Judge J. Bis Ray, who Is presiding at this week's I term of Superior court for the trial of criminal cases. The fines totaled $147.50. Solicitor Brock was calling out the case of some one charged with fail ure to list property. "What's the number?" asked Mr. R. W. Lmi mond, the clork of court, whose desk was about twenty feet from where the Solicitor was standing. Judge Kay, noticing that the conversation of those standing in the aisle was making it difficult for the coiut offi cers to hear each other, stopped the court machinery. "Close the ui.ers," lie ordered, "and let nobody take their seat." Mr. H .it 'll, contrary to the order of the Judge, sat down on the IVei.t bench. The sin-riff was ordered to bring him to tile bar, alone with llie ethers who weie standing in the ai le. The men were broiight before Ju'U'e Hiy, who pnvcedt d to l.r.e Mr. Horton $25 and the others $2.50 each. Throughout the day Judge Ray had been warning the spectators and wit meases to keep their seats. Several timee be ordered Sheriff Fowler to clear the aisles, but all of his efforts were to no avail until he began im posing Ones. Then he had no diffi culty in making the spectators keep their seats. No one hardly dared to move unless summoned to the bar by either the Sheriff or one of the law yers. Those ftneii were the following: Stokes Leake, Harrison Lowry, jBob Howie, Charlie Vincent, Tom lAlsobrooks. John Davis. Jim Hamil ton, Hard Pressloy, Sidney Redl'ern. i John Burn, Grier Redfern, Henry j Chambers, Lester Porter, John Mas ey. Lester Laney, W. L. Kartnardt. Henry Tarker, W. E. Bailey. S. K. Hamilton. C. K. Helms. Brady ISurch. G. W. Aycoth, lien Simpson, C. 1'. Purges. John Carter. 11. G. Clark. i.A. I!. KPOV.Ie;, J. s. Howie, I.. M. (Austin, Waller Stevi-ill. Eugene i-c-' crest. Wiil l.iMiev. H C. Curt-.. K. L. Smith. Albert Helm-. Frank Mo Collum. K. F. Cat ter. Frank Simp son, Yflt-'s I.aney. W. A. Xcv roue, V. J. Willi tms, Henry KMintt. Kloid M or. Zeb S. -'esi. li. p. Maiii-Mm, It. S. Speiicr. Will Davis, L. L. . Moore, am! D. A. Horton. ti i M?r m n i ii'.A't i 7 i it lira lAWfti : KAKOUjII MIMM MAI flUl HERE IS SELF-EDUCATED BE TRIED AT THIS COURT J. Di Hay , l Vaueev Coiiniy, ll;i His Son, ami Haiicom, Who Is a Alloixloil School i'.iit Tudie Matei i.il itness, 1-. ( "iiiiued to Mouths in HU I. He. ! His lied ami Cannot .'.(tend Death ot Mih. Win. Perry. AVingate, Jan. 31. Mr. S. 1!. Mc Whirter returned Friday from a bus iness trip to the eastern part of the state. Mrs. Bert Austin, of Hamlet, Is the cuest of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Austin. Mrs. W. M. Perry died Friday morning after an Illness of several months. She was seven I. -six year. old, and was a beloved woman who will be greatly missed both in her home and In the ociiununity. The funeral services were comliutcd here Saturday i veiling by Rev, 1). M. Aus tin are! Rev. A. C. Sherwood. Th. remains were interred in the new cemetery. Miss Wilntn Griffin, of Laurinburg, is visitini; Mi.s Nora Lee daddy. Mr. Carter Preslar spent the week end in Polkton with bis parents. Misses Bessie and Ellen Gaddv, who are teaching In South Cirolinn were in Wingale Saturday to ntlend th. funeral of Mrs. W. M. Pe ty. I'i of. Dry, who was principal of the- Win. ate sc'iool for many ..ears, and Mrs. Dry. v ere here Saturday. Prof. !v conducted the opening e-erc'.-vs in the rchool Satuulay morn inc. Th. B. Y. P. I, foclal, which was he! I Sa' inlay evening, was an en-jie.oli'.- i vent. A lai: e number wore pn-.ent and purtb Ipatd In the i:a::ie Fruit was served. N GKIi Vr t l ltIO COI.LIiCTOU OBJECTS TO A CON IINl AM !i Everybov in Katchakoo goes to Saleeby't Cafe. I. iel Items. D''"f, Jan. 2 MIh Aurella Helms, who has bee i sick at her home the tn't l'"W week.:, Is back at her school. Mr'. I,.ni Clout; ha? returned to h"v home at Newport N"ws. Va., ac companied by her father-inlaw, Mr. Washington Clonta. Misses Grace Taylor and Mamie Pipce recently spent the week-end with Miss Amelia Helms at her home near Monroe. Mr. Frank McM.inus has returned from the hospital at Chnrlotte, where he was taking treatment for blood poison. Ml. Mamie Plgge hnd as her guests last Sunday Mr. Ray ClonU and Miss Ona Holms. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerr of Al len visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kerr, last Sunday. Mr. Ray Funderburk visited the Brief school Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty visited Mrs. E. D. Black last week. There Is a lot of whooping cough in the community. Rev. Zeb Caudle of Wlngate visited at Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Plgge'e Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Helms visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McManus, Sunday. Mr. Wade Campbell has given up his school on account of bad health. Messrs. R. B. Polk and Charles Clonti have gone to Covington, Va., to work. Mrs. Guy Clontz, who has been visiting her father-inlaw, Mr. I. C. Clontx, has returned to her home al Newport News, "Chatterbox." Europeans contemplating a resi dence in this country should become thoroughly "roaked" before arrival. These be Inhospitable shores for the thlrttty. Regardless of our well known ef fluence, we will be perfectly satis fled If our Christmas turkey Is a rattling good chicken. Thank you in advance. If making niohey Is an American mania our crop of profiteers must be raving manlcs. Everybody In Katchakoo goes to Saleeby Cafe. Judge J. Bis Ray. who is presiding at tnis term of Superior court, is a self-made man. according to bis friend and neighbor, Dr. J, B. Ew iug, w ho has been in Monroe for sev i ral months disposing of his live thousand bushel apple ciop. "Bis Kay," Dr. Ewing said this morning, "was born in Burnesville, N. C, on June 27, 1ST!, th son of Gum tt D. Kay, also a native of t!ii:: stat", and Elizabeth Buiclilleld Ray, who was born in Tennessee. Judge Kay Is largely self-educated, having attended school but twelve months in his life-time. In lSflH he was elect ed cl. rk of court in Yancey c. unty, in which capacity he served l years. Mi 1 IMI 2 be was elected a member of the legislature, and passed what is known as the "Bis Kay law," making the manufacture and sale of liquor in Yancey county a feiony. As the re sult of this law, Yancey county cast 1220 votes for prohibition in 1907. ami but. ten against, and now hanging in the court house in llurne.;- v ! 1 1 is the prohibition banner given ! bv the ("l.incnince wonif n of the it:i," for carting the highest pero.-ut-a"e o votes In the state for proLibi tion. j "In lfTC Judge Kay obtained II "eiise and ns admitted to the bar. He is th" author of several law books, including 'Ka's Anotations to the K.visal of Dni"),' and 'North Caroli na table ef cases, I to ICS, N. C. Reports.' "Judge Rr.y and his father have one of the be?t collet t ions of freaks and curios in the country, It L mostly composed of North Carolina minerals and Indian relics from ev ery Indian aboriginal tribe In the state. They have over 1.000 Indian hatchets, and arrow heads by the bushel. There is scarcely a specimen of minerals that has a commercial value but what Is represented in this prized collection. They also have fine specimens of Gutnite, from which radium is extracted. Their speci mens of crystal Cantlnite Is unequal ed even by the Smithsonian Institute at Washington. "Their most valued prize Is a smoky quartz within a Beryl, which refutes the assertions of geologists that you cannot have a crystal within a crystal, as that would require si multaneous crystalizatlon. Freaks and coins from all over the world complete their collection. "Judge Ray and his father have re ceived medals for North Carolina ex-! hlblts from the following fairs and ; expositions: Premium and medal from Chlcaso world fair, 1892; and medal and diploma from Paris expo sition, 1900." How A boat Growing More Soybeans Here? Every farm In the Piedmont and Mountain sections should grow more soybeans. They produce good graz ing In the fal lwhen permanent pas tures and red clover begin to fail on account of dry weather. The large number of varieties make soy beans useful for seed, hay or pas turage in all sections of the state. These are some of the conclusions based on tests of soybeans In the Mountain and Piedmont sections of North Carolina made by the N. C. Agronomy division, which are Includ ed In Extension Circular 111. Just is sued by the Agricultural Extension Service, Raleigh. This publication His about varieties for the Pied mont and Mountain sections, their use in rotations, for seed, hny, pas turage, and soil Improvement; and explains their culture and harvesting. If you want a copy, a postal will bring it to you. And still, we are firmly convinced , thnt prices will eventually mine Everybody In Katchakoo goes to down when we go up and get them. ' Saleeby Cafe. Ransom Baucom may not be tried at this term of Superior court for the murder of his brother, Charles Bau com, on Saturday, Jan. S. His attor neys, late yesterday afternoon, sought a continuance of his case on account of the illness of Yann Baucom, a son of the defendant, and a very material witness. Judge Bin Kay, who is pre siding, withheld his decision. Mr. J. C. M. Yann. speaking for the defense, said that Yann Baucom was an iye-witnewi to the alleged killing, and that the state could not produce anyone who had seen the alleged af fray, as Caston Baucom, who was at the home at the time, had admitted in the Recorder's court that he was un conscious from a blow when his brother was killed. Mr. Vann then read the following affidavit in sup port of his motion for a continuance: "Ransom Baucom, being duly 6woin, says: "'That ho l a defendant in this action, being charged with the mur der of Charlie Baucom. That Yann ll.riconi, his son; Itettie Baucom, his wife, and Lola Baucom, his ilai'g , ter; are material witnesses for his defense in the trial of said rase; il:i;i the taid Yann Baucom is sick in bed suffering from an attack of mumps ami catarrhal fever ami it is neces sary for his wife, the said Yann I!au ciiiu's mother, to b- at home t" at 'ei' t to and iinre th" said Yann Bau com; that the said Lila Baucom, his daughter, has h"t n expo ed to the mumps and is expected to be taken sick at any time. "That he expects to prove by the witnesses above named that the de ceased, before he was shot, was chok ing affiant and that affiiant shot In pelf-defense, deceased being attack ing defendant when shot.' " Dr. A. I). N. Whitley testified to the condition of Baucom, as follows: "I hereby certify that I have this day visited Vann Baucom, son of Ransom Baucom, and that he Is confined to bed with mumps and catarrhal fever and is unable to attend court. It will be several days before he w ill be able to be out of his room." Solicitor W. E. Brock, for the state, strenuously objected to a con tinuance of the case, offering to ac cept a deposition from the sick boy. He declared that the Interests of the state demanded a speedy trial; while Mr. J. J. Parker, for the defense, re plied that there would be another term of criminal court in March, and that he did not comprehend how such a small delay would be prejudicial to the state. Mr. IiiiiiioikPn Objection to Fee Basis i. That It Would lie Months IWfore OiflYe Would ay. To the Editor of Th.. Jon run I In your last issue of The Journal there is puuusnea an article lrom Mr. A. M. Stack relative to the Recorder's court in which aiu.ears the following paragraph: "Ihe cleiy of the court is paid a salary of 21ou, and his deputy J'joo in all $3000, while an audit will show that the fees due to the clerk of the Superior court will not amo.mt to anything like that amount. If 1 he Journal doubts that, then see if the present most efficient occupant of that position is willing lo go on a fee basis." I haw nothing to sa about the Keeoider s court and have not had. one way or another. I think it im proper that I should. The airove par: ;;; ::ph in Mr. Staik's article, how evei. ; calculated to make a wrong ! impression, which I am sim- Mr. ! Slack oi l not intend to conwv The iiifeieme to be drawn I". out it i that I. as i!. r!; of court, r.m i-n-v'illi,.g to go back to !es i.t i,-n ef sai.uy now paid the cierk. P;nb.hiy this originated when I v.as a- Ice ! if 1 Would not pi !" fees to I. rv. I stated my position t'n !.. i it is the same now that I pr. fenv.i the salary for th" r. a-ou mat to e,, fees, for the Ibst f--w months I v.amH ti"t get ni.mh, a. id for a long ti;,-.. after 1 go out of oflir. fees, would be eolhvteil which would come to no Thus, at a time when I need what I earn imsl (my children being in school i, I get a certain amount ;:t stated periods, w boras, if on fee sys tem, I x.ould get my fees spread out in diibbh i for probably many years after l mi out of office.' 1 Lace colb'f ted fees and paid th.'i.i to G. C. McLarly. E. A. Annuel,!, ami F. II. Voile who weie clerk.-, years agi), am! tiieir fees, soiu. of them, .in: t now coming in. It t.an be read ily Men that, although fees might pay i.io a little more, I would prefer salary and get my pay now instead of getting it in small amounts spread over a long period of time. The paragraph would further in fer that the clerk's office does not pay what county pays clerk and dep t'ty. This is evidently based on what Is supo:;ed to be paid to coutitv treasurer by clerk and dogs not take into consideration the costs that county would pay if clerk were on f"os tiiat are not now paid. To illustrate: If th" clerk v""e now receiving fe.s instead of salary, the present term or court would net the clerk in lees to be paid by cour.tv, more than enough to pay him .".ml hi, deputy lor a year hut ns it is there i - no account taken of that the county would h ive to pay if cl -rk leeeivod f.vs, for it Is nero-wnvv collect from county and pay it b;ie!: to cot'iity. I a.ii sure Mr. SL;r- not n-eaii to convey the ji.,;.ivs-inn that munv ""t from the paragraph aboe quot,. ), for be is always fair, and mv onlc rtTPoso In reqe.ting the ' above statement Is to let the nubile It now my attitude and po-ition, tl.a m."y be no liiisiinde.'tanding,-Lemmond. SOCIETY BLOSSOM, THE DOCTOR AND THE DANCE. A Charlotte Society Incident Fire I lie linagiiiHlioii of Mrs. Variety in the Xortli State. (BRFCE CRAVEN In Greensboro Daily News.) Whatever else may he said of the Old North State, admission must be 1 made that In general variety It islands alone anion? the common I wealths of the world. During the i past week I saw with my own eyes in this state, the following: Roses i blooming in the yards and people bathing In the surf at Morehead City; a little bear running into the swamp !away from the noise of the train near New Bern; the mountains cov . ercd with snow and Ice frozen twenty .feet high around 1 fountain at Rldee I crest; mocking birds singing In Trln- Ity; snow a foot deeo everywhere; thp legislature In session at Raleiph and a full crown camel going from Winston-Salem to Lexington. there -K.W. I K ONK WOMAN New Lois Wehei Picture lias Inter, est lug 'I bMiie. Coming to the Strand Theatre on Wednesday next is Lois Weber's lat est photoplay, "To Please One Wom an," which Is described us a dramatic expos, of some little known facts of man led and near-married life. The story Is laid in a country vil lage near the sea and portrays the fiindow cast upon two romances by the whims of a selfish woman. To satisfy her capricious wants, her bmihand goes to ruin adn a young doctor Is lured from his small town sweetheart. However, matters ad just themselves natisfactorily In the end, and the tyrant-woman is foiled. MAX (lAKD.NKK FOR PRESIDENT The science of love making has degenerated into an absurdity, if we :iuay Judge from a scene that was ob served recently when they forgot fi draw the curtains. Prt don't om . Larrnsi if with oii"fTiotis. A. & K. Students Seem to Prefer Mini to IVesent Head, Ir. Itl.l.ll.k. Raleigh, Jan. 29. Student body demand for the resignation of Pres ident Wallace Carl Riddlck, of the North Carolli.a College of Agricul ture and Engineering, coupled with a petition that the trustees elect for mer Lieutenant Covernor Max Gard ner his successor, caused something akin to consternation tonight when it became known that In spite of the strictest trustee censorship at the lat er! meeting, the boys would carry their warfare to a finish. The Rlddirk-students quarrel Is two years old, but the president beat them out as he generally has defeated , his competitors. The students with drew their demand after airing their grievances and made the am?nde tinnArjKta l nr.i ,ftnn 1 1 , IKntu, .1 . ....a..., hu.' . .,., 1- in rniij tu, it- linn been dissatisfaction with the budget 1 commissions' award of moneys to the Institution. The president became ' the goat. He had not made the sort of campaign for funds, It was said, and the boys joining alumni have made music. The president Isn't disposed to talk about the petition. Max Gardner was jbere tonight and learned his first about it when asked about the pet ition. He had heard thnt President Rtpdiel and the students were not alloeethor one. "I would not he .re-Mont for $25,0110 a year and take ti1" piare for life," he said. "Nothing .could Induct- mo to consider a thing . r ,,u 1 1. 1.. t. . 1. 1 m. 1'eiilTliy ll.lllt.llhilOl.T THE ANNIVFUS.IItV OF THE FLU Marshville, Jan. 31. Men are real ly sensible creatures sometimes and about certain things .that is. W have in mind Charlotte' womanleM weding which was postponed from the original date last week bt cause eveial of the principals were advised by their physicians not to think Of wearing evening dress under existing weather conditions. The men were evidently obedient to authority. Very good. They will probably ljve long er as a result. Nevertheless the in cident fired our imagination. We pictured the same ultimatum being delivered, with profess'otuil imprea siveness, to a dainty but determined .voting mi.-:.-i;- Blossom who is look it'g i'oiw:.id . 1 1 : jouthfu! fervor to a Jante ti o, in en in a night or two. She has one of those sniffy. - ep colds Willi;': .'I ' such a terrible ;.... ;e to on.-'.; i 1; am! she has ilop i" il into lie- .! .etor's I.- mi v.iiiie up lovn to g' t M,.,,eihi ig for ii. A V , "J y :us Wild:! (lit .'Of & liaai . ! Th" doctor i, i.ae of tnese horribly ;:-.-:h!. . t vmp.. ; iietic oil, i. in; 1 . ;i i), h liny i!! i.'-sotn waits i ii t ' I . ; ;.i..y t Id o"iee and sv.e. th e . about tile cold aild W.lll'S .-Oil" ...,!.- tail! ,V:il alllei.i CU!:.' it by iof ... Hgi.i o.i ac.'oniit of tiie t auce, i. i knew- -he (ioe.-m't .seen- in cc: ..! the fact tli.tt the :. all wrap... ! , in a mpu lu" coat nib a tuliai mo. i u i to -ir. and all, but just let his eves rost in the most disagreeahb- way imaginable upon her silken tinkles and satin pumpi. He even goes so far as to insinuate that those aw fully good-lockii.u pumps miyht h:ive some connection with the coLI! The idea! Doctor.'; could be so tiresome sitiiieiiiiies' Couldn't the poor sim pleton iiliiiet stand tii.it everybody was wearing pumps this wintet ? Well alter so long a time he begins por tioning out some powders and tilings ami when he has finished, hands the little packets to ln r with this ad vic. "Now, my dear young lady, if you will take this according to di rections, unii stay close in for a day or so, wear plenty of clothes t;ud not expose yourself, I think we can hope to break that cold up before It does much damage. II u t whatever you do, don't pu t o;i nu evening gown and go to that dance tomorrow night! Do you understand?" That Awful Old 1 1, slot'. The lilossoiu looks at him with wide, astonished eye-. Was the man crazy? "iJo ;.-;h: thin!; 1 would go to the lai.i-e in ;ru tiling but an evening mv.i?" she dei;i;:iie to know indig rai 'l . "You i!i;i:'t i-u.tpo:.o I would lo band1, -i! cp iji., mv ;:ie.ii aunt ju.-t ;t snitfiy i. is the largest ami 1 haw iho Tii" mnt be- t h...i"- -.uid A her I t on V u':.i ai! I'M litt'.e cold? w.t.. ;!'.;. l.illice el 1!.e :,ei':(:i Mo. ' U'.'l 1 ons frori: u;.!i:! iniir; !' ill r 11 ,-.-: I . VI'll" ill e tl',1 voir" irru'i off happily. The lioctor ha.e.s his steho-cope : ui-gt',-.t;vcly, ami becomes even more disagreeable. "Either do as I tell you," he remarks, "or stop by and . elect your casket on your way home so you can be sure of getting a color thai Is becoming!" Did you "v.t hear of anything to ((pir! that" Ttying to frighten a I'eiso.i to di nth just over a measley little cold! Doctors certainly were not what they were supposed to be anyhow. And with this comforting knowledge the little Blossom sneezes twice and wiping her nose In utter disdain of the doctor and his dis gusting pills she sails out of the office and goes by the dressmakers for a final fitting of the wonderful frock. Now you may finish the story. The Anniversary of the Flu Mr. Grier Marsh of Pennsylvania is Ependings a few days here with his father, Mr. J. C. Marsh. Mrs. Annie Bailey has returned from an extended visit to friends and relatives In Monroe. The play "Brown Eyed Betty" which was to have been presented by the high school on last Friday and this (Monday) evening has beea postponed until a later date owing to the weather conditions. Mr. J. M. Long spent a day or so this week in Statesville. It wns Just a year ago that in fluenza appeared, with such a flour ish. In our midst and laid the pop ulation low almost over night. We are fervently hoping lightning will ;not tr!ke twice in the same place, land that this yea- we may be spared. There have been several cases in town from time to time, but no signa jso far of an epidemic. If all large ! gatherings could be avoided during rcoruary. most likely we shall be quite safe. It would at least be worth trying. The aftermath of the snow Is be ginning to make Itself felt leaking j houses! It seems the best roof is inot proof against a heavy snow when the molting time comes. The only local damages from the weight of the snow was me collapse of the shelter lo the .Marsh-Lee gin house. This ran be quickly replaced and In no way Injures the machinery or lnui-. feres with the business T.lna r Harrell. "Safe and sane ' farming has a new meaning this year. In the nevt world, prrhaps, we will be able to phake hinds with that old and valued friend we lament SO much a nickel loaf of bnad.