THE
LEADER
“AND RIGHT THE DAY IVfUST WIN, TO DOUBT WOULD BE DISLOYALTY, TO FALTER WOULD BE SIN.”
Vol. 2
MEBANE. N. a.'THUBSDAY. Febrnary 1 1912
NO 45
PERSONAL AND LOCAL BRIEFS
PEOPLE wao COME AND GO
Items of interest Gathered by
Our Reoorti^r
The very wet weather for the past
few days is doing much to even up the
drought the past fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wilkerson of
Burlington spent Saturday and Sunday
with the parents of Mr. Wilkinson near
Mebane.
Miss S. A. Vest and Misses lola
Franklin, the latter sister of Mrs. B.
T. Hurley, were the gaest of Mrs.
Hurley the latter part of last week.
Miss Lillie Brewer and Mr. Henry
Brooks of Graham visited Mr. and Mrs
B. T. Hurley the latter part of the
week
Mr. George E. Holt of Mebane and
Miss Laura Thompson of Hillsboro
were among those who remembered
the Leader in a year subscription this
week.
Mr. James Lewis of High Point has
accepted the position as drug clerk at
the Mebane Drug Co store, to serve
In the place of Mr. Charlie Pickard re
signed.
Mr. F. L. White left on Tuesday
mornings train for High Point and
Climax, while away Mr. White will
perchase the interior fixture for his
new drug store.
Capt. Charlie Fowler and wife visit
ed Mr. J. H Fowler the early part of
the week. Capt. Fowler is a conductor
on the Southern, and is as clever a
one as ever punched a ticket.
Have you painted ? this is not a
question personal to the ladies,but it is
addressed to the men who have a house
that needs bi ightening up, and there
are but few but who do need a re
touching of paint.
We regret to have to leave out of
the Leader some interesting rural cor
respondences- They arrived too late
to appear. Mail your letters on Mon
day if you want them to be sure to
get in the Leader.
Mr. Charlie Pickard the efficient and
faithful druR clerk of the Mebane
Drug Comcany after serving his pre
sent employer, for two years will
leave this week to take a course of
lectures, and demonstrations in phar
macy. Mr. Pickard has made a great
many friends here who will see him
leave with much regret. He is an un
usual clever young man, a bright one,
and a thorough gentlemen. Where
ever he may go he will carry with him
the Leaders very best wishes.
Smoking Sixty-two Years*
Our old friend rfr. C. S Hams is a
living example that smoking tobacco
does not kill. He tells us that it has
been his solace for sixty-two years,
as yet ha has never felt anything but
comfort from it. Mr. Harris is an old
confederate veterian whose memory
is stored with rich reminniscence from
a fast receeding, but a^ glorious past.
He went through the storm and hail
tha^ mowed men down in the harvest
of death, and he played upon that
tragie stage where the sword carved
the path to gloiy aiui fame.
Burlington Items.
Miss
Miss Agnes Cortney visited
Myra Dorsett this week.
Miss Minnie Layton has accepted a
position with the Southern as ticket
agent at this place.
Mr. Kenneth Gant of this city has
gone to Durham and Raleigh to-day
on business
Dr, J. N. Taylor is out of town for
a few days.
Mrs Tom Lindsey of Durham is
visiting Mrs. M. B. Linsey.
Mr. C. P. Wilkinson of Mebane was
a pleasant visitor in town Sunday,
Mr. Geta Mooser of Mebane was in
town Sunday.
Darrow Indicted for Cor
ruption and Bribery ot
Jurors.
Clarence S, Darrow, union labor at
torney for the McNamara was indicted
last Monday of Los Angeles, Cal., for
bribery and corruotion of jurors by
the county grand jury which for four
weeks has been investigating allega
tions of corruption in connection with
the trial jury in.the McNamara dyna
mite case.
Two indictments were returned, con
tained four counts.
Two of the counts charge Darrow
with the bribery and attempted cor
ruption of Robert Bain, the first juror
sworn to try James B. McNairara, the
confessed dynamiter and murderer,
now serving a life term in San Quen
tin prison. The remaining counts al
lege the bribery and coruption of Geo
rge N. Lockwood, a venireman, sum-
mond in the McNamaaa case,
Bert Franklin, a detective, who is
alleged actually to have passed the
bribe money to Bain and Lockwood, is
accused of the same offenses in infor
mation filed some time ago in the Sup
erior court. Franklin’s trial has been
set for February 27.
Dorrow was placed under bond of
$20 000.
Fire at Buriington
A fire at the Glenn Ravens Mill
Monday evening destroyed 125 bales of
cotton. The fire was confined solely
to a cotton storage room and burned
for hours, though the main plant was
never in danger. It was realized from
the first that the fire had eaten its
way into the cotton in such a way that
it would be impossible to save that
already burning, so efforts were dir
ected loward the mill and other cotton
nearby.
The origin of the fire was not known
by parties arriving their, but it was
said the loss would total about $4,000,
of which a part is covered by insurance,
Getting Out of The Dat’k
Kemersville contemplates a bond
issue of $5,000, tor an electric lighting
plant. For any sizable place, like
Keamersville, getting out of the dark is
even more important than getting out
of the mud.—Charlotte Observer.
OSCAR SAVING NONEY
The Great Underwood will
save Forty Million Dollars
There will be no appropriations for
battleships or public buildings at this
s3ssi0n of Congress. This was the de
cision of the Democrats of the house
after a spirited caucus. Elimination
of a batt’eship appropriation was a
surprise, the caucus having been called
for the purpose of considering a $16,-
000,000 public building bill recommend
ed by. th»? committee on the public
building and grounds. Representative
Burnett, of Alabama, however, offered
an amendment to a resolution to dis
pense with the public buildings bill
that uo battleship appropriation be
reported to the house. Representative
Hobson, of Alabama, headed a bitter
attack on the amendment, but it was
passed, 98 to 68.
The savings resulted from this ac
tion of the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to appregate about
$40,000,000, $24,000,000 is required for
two msdem battleships and $16,000,-
000 for public buildings. In the case
of public buildings, however, there
may be some appropriation for em
ergencies.
HAYWOOD THROWS MM
GAUNTLET
Strike Leader Says It Is
Now Up io Milt Owners.
Williams E. Haywood, former pre
sident of the Western Federation of
Miners, who has assumed the leader
ship of striking textile workers at
Lawrence, Mass., threw down the
gaunlet to to the Ltswrence mill own
ers “unless the mill owners recognize
the strikers we will cripple the entire
city," he declared. “The time for
arbitration is passed The mill owners
must concreede all the demands of the
strikers or we will paralyze all busi
ness in Lawrence. The railroads will
be tied up so no freight can be brought
into the city. We will also prevert any
coal from being brought to Lawrence,’
“This strike could be settled in fif
teen minutes if it were not for the
continued haughty attitude of Presi
dent Wood, of the American Woolen
company,” declared Striker Leader
Joseph Ettor in explaining the collap
se of negotiations.
Is not this talk? It shows what an
infernal roten system we have that
permits it.
SOLDIERS WILL
r
Resolutions of
Respect.
of
Etiana items
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Trent were called
to the bid side of Mr. Trent’s brother
who is very ill in Salisbury last Thurs
day.
Mr. Sam Thompson and sister Miss
Bessie near Mebane visited Mr. Robert
Sharps family Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Tapp is visiting her
daughter Mrs. John Thompson at Oaks
Mr. W. P. Riley is wearing a broad
smile “these days” all on the account
of little twin girls that arrived at
his home last Wednesday rooming,
mother and babies are doing nicely.
Mrs. C. C. Smith and son Hugh of
Mebane visited Mrs. Smiths mother.
Reeves last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thompson have
returned from a visit to Mrs. Thomp
son old home, Mrs. Thompson was very
sick while away and had to call in Dr.
Jones.
Mr. John Freshwater of Haw Fields
visited his aunt Mrs. Mary Jordan last
week.
Mrs. Joe. Murray £.nd Mrs. Duglas
Brown called at Mr. W. P. Riley’s
last Wednesday afternoon to see the
“two little strangers.”
Well Mr. Editor and readers as we
were on the sick list last week you will
please excuse “uhort items” and we’ll
do better next time.
Paw-Paw-Quoese.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOL-
LAHS.
Somebody Seems Destin
ed to get Hurt it McComb
City Miss. Strike Troubles
are Continued.
Gov. Earl Brewer telegraphed to
Brig. Gen Wood, in command of state
militiamen doing duty at McComb City
Miss., in connection with the strike of
employes of the Illinoiy Central rail
road system, authority ts instruct mil
itiamen on picket duty to go armed
with repeating shot^un&. This came
after an attempt had been made on
the life of Private Owens, of Company
B, while he was on picket duty. Three
shots were fired at Owens. None took
effect. The military authorities conect
the attempt to kill Owens with the
series of clashes when a striker was
arrested and placed in jail and when
an angry crowd gathered, openly
threatening to break in and rescue the
prisoner, only to be dispersed by Lieut
Montgomery and a company of mili
tiamen. A qualified state of martial
law prevails at McComb City.
To Elon College-
hill
last
the
President Harper arrived on the
at Elon at 9.27 Thursday night
and made the announcement that
special fund of $50,000 for Elon college
had been completed. He had been at
work on this fund ever aj^ce the latter
part of September and liad completed
it within less time than deemed possi
ble when he undertook t^ task. Pre
sident Harper says it wai not easy to
refusa to let people give when they
really wanted to, as they certainly
did in this rase. He smiles and de
clares simply that he did not have the
heart to refuse them the oppor*^unity
they desired. But we suspect some of
them would not have given if they
had not been interview.
ap-
are
not
and
The Teachers* association of Alam
ance County; having lost one of its
Charter members; Mr. James J. White
wishes to place on record this ex
pression of appreciation of his life
and character.
For nearly half a century Brother
White has been a faithful teacher, a
member of the County Board of Edu
cation, and a moving spirit m our as
sociation. By his noble bearing upon
his associates he won their confidence.
Therefore be it:
Resolved by the Alamance Teachers’
Association that the sympathy of this
body be expressed to the family of
the deceased, and that as an evidence
of the esteem in which he was held,
this resolution be spread upon the
minutes of this association, a copy be
sent to the Mebane Leader for publi
cation.
H. C. Stout
E. C. Rumbley
Secretary Minnie Montgomery
Comniittee.
That What he Insinuate.
If a bill prohibiting the shippiT^ of
liquor and beer into dry States passes
Congress, how long will North Caro
lina have State-wide prohibition?—
Durham Sun.
Does our contemporary mean to in
sinuate that the voters over the border
favor only the kind of prohibition that
doesn’t prohibit?
A Complete Answer,
The tariff bill to be introduced by
Mr. Underwood reduces the du^^ies on
steel and iron products from 20 to 50
per cent, ad valorem and places iron
ore on the free list. It seems to us
that this a complete answer to Mr.
Bryan’s insinuation that the Alabama
leader would subordinate his public
and political duty to his personal in
terest in the iron business.—^Va Pilot.
List ot Letters-
Remaining unclaimed at this office
for the week ending Jan 27 1912.
1 P. C. for “The’ Chick Co.
1 P. C. for Mr. Chas Crisp
1 Letter for Mr. J. 0. Haith
1 Letter for Mr. Robena Legfins
1 Letter for Mr. Henry Long
1 Letter for Miss Lesily Pule
1 P. C, for Lena Rogers (col.)
1 Letter for Miss Issabella Wilson
1 Letter for Mrs. Jane Willey
1 P, C. for Miss Maryfrancis Wad-
kisn
Dead Letter Office Feb. rd 1912, 9 if
not called for before.
In calling for the above please say
'‘Advertised” giving date of ad. list.
Respectfully,
S. Arthur White, P. M.
Pay Vour 1912 Road Tax.
The special road tax, of $1.25, for
the year 1912 is now due, and payable
until April 1st. after which time we
are notallowed to receive it, and all
persnos, who are liable, are required
\ to give three days work. For conven
ience of I have placed the books at the
cotton mills and at other public places,
so that it will not be necessary to
come to town to pay. The sheriff and
his deputies will also recpt. for this
tix.
Yours truly,
Albert J. Thompson, Treasurer.
Alamance County.
Tony Notes
Mrs. J. P. Fitch returned Sunday
from Greensboro where she has been
a week, she had a operation on her
left eye. she reports it much better.
Mrs. Martha Harrelson has been con
fined to her room for the last few days
but she was bettei at last reports.
Those that visited her Saturday after
noon were Mrs. Will Cheek, Mrs. P.
Fitch, Mrs. J. B. Baynes, and Mrs.
A. W. Smith.
Mr. A. F. Dillard is in Raleigh at
the hospital he has a right serious op
eration, he was reported much better
Saturday.
Little Miss Evyln Fitch has gotten
BO she is able to leave her room.
D.. J. A. Pinnisis much better.
Misses Verna and Ruth Bowland left
Sunday for Reidsville where they will
spend a few days visiting th?ir
Mr. Harvey Bowland.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Miles visited
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Smith Sunday
after-noon.
Mr Sidney Stanfield visited at Mr
L. A, Miles Sunday.
Miss Daisy Miles visited Miss Bera
Mottej recently.
Mrs. John Barnwell and siste Miss
Lizzie spent the day with Mrs,
A« W. Smith one day last week.
Miss Mary Miles visited Mrs. Martha
Harrelson and B. B. Vaughn last
week. ^
Miss Bera Mottey visited at Mr. J
B. Stanfield Thursday night.
Brown Eyes.
uncle
Our Much-Judged Man
A writer in Collier’s Weekly points
out the truly impressive fact that
while two hundred English judges ad
minister law for 3$,500,000 people,
proximately four thousand judges
required for the United States,
including minor judges, recorders
so forth without end. England has
one judge to each 160,500 population,
as compared with one judge to every
22,500 persons over here. Yet it is
universally admitted that in England
justice is far more promptly, surely
and otherwise better administered than
Bmong us: in fact, American toleration
and even fondness, for technicalties
and tangles gives us European obser
vers surprise. In professing to simp
lify and codify everything we have
mussed things up to a very consider
able extent. Englard, too, undertook
simplification, but she appears to have
attained the real kind. For one thing,
the appeals In criminal cases which oc
cupy much of o.ir judges’ time do not
exist in England, without, however,
any lack of justice in the result. For
another thing, England gets along
with almost infinitely less law than
we inflict upon ourselves. One of our
48 Legislatures will at a session grind
out ten times as many enactments as
har Parliament, legislating for the
whole United Kingdom down to the
smallest matters and broadly also for
a world-wide Empire, sees fit to pass.
—Charlotte Observer.
SOUTH’S Ml OF
CLEARLySHOWIN
John sharp W illiams An
swers Michigan Man Thr
eatening Criticism-
Election-Primary uay.
The holding of the senatorial primary
on election day will_ have a tendency
to keep the amount of fuss within rea
sonable bounds. In the first place, it
avoids prescribing two occasions where
one will suffice. In the second place,
the election voting near by will serve
as a reminder to every primary voter
that, inasmuch as all the candidates
and all their supporters belong to the
same party, he should not let any en
thusiasm which he may entertain for
his senatorial candidate carry , him too
far. Finally, there is the obvious con
sideration that this arrangement should
help to bring out the full party vote.—
Charlotte Observer.
Proving the Case Against
ItseU.
The Steel Trust not only admits but
in its latest annual report “points with
pride” to the fact that something like
sixty per cent of its total output is
sold abroed— which means that these
sales are made in competition with
all the world, under conditions of ab
solute free trade and with the cost of
ocean transportation against the Amer
ican manufacturer. Nevertheless and
notwithstanding, it is as certain as
anything yet to happen can be that
the representatives of the Combine,
when the democratic bill providing for
a from thirty to fity per cent reduction
in the Payne-Aldrich duties on iron
and steel products comes up in Con-
gpress. will be found contending that
no measure of tariff protection less
than that now afforded would suffice
to enable the llnist to hold against the
foreign manufacturer the home market
in which the cost of ocean transporta
tion is in favor of the domestic pro
ducer. In their zeal to serve the spec
ial interests represented by them, the
utter palpability of an absurdity in no
wise restrains them from giving it ut
terance.—»Va. Pilot.
The heavy tribute paid by the south
to the federal pension roll was the sub
ject of a most interesting letter ad
dressed by Senator John Sharp Wil
li ims of Mississippi to a correspondent
in Michigan, who criticized southern
senators and congressman for their op
position to the service pension bill now
before congress.
The Michigan man wrote the Miss
issippi senator to tbis effect:
I regret very much to see public men
ffom the south so hostile to legislation
benefitting ex-un on soldiers. The
Sherwood bill drew only nine votes
from the south in the house, less than
an average of one vote to a state
That means the defeat of the bill in
the senate if the twenty- two senators
from that section do not relent in their
opposition to it, and if they do not.
the 80,000 old soldiers in Ohio, the 60 ,
000 in Illinois, the 50,000 in Indiana,
and the 75,000 in New York are sure
to hear of that tellirg fact to the
great disadvantage of the democratic
party.
In his reply Senator Williams said:
Yours of the ; 17th at hand. Don’t
you think that when the south pays as
its share of pension expenditures fifty
millions of dollars a year, as it does
and has paid it patiently and without
protest, nearly every dollar of it going
elsewhere to be spent, that she has
shown a disposition to bridge the
bloody chasm unparalleled by the pop
ulation of any section of any part of
the world? Don’t you think that the
tribute laid upon her has been greater
than that which was laid upon France
German war? Do you think that the
democratic party, as a party, has any
thing to do with the position which a
southern senator or representative
takes upon a purely money bill? One
more question: Do you think it entire
ly fair, directly or indirectly, to threa
ten me and others, as you do in your
letter of the 17? If the southern sena
tors and representatives have no right
to be in the union, and no right to cast
votes in the congress of the United
States, you ought to put them out
again. You have, the power, I suppose
But as long as we are here, you ought
to treat us with the respect that per
mits us to represent our own views,
and to aepresent the interests of our
wn constituen ^ s, and you ought not
oto resort to menace and threat
against the democratic party bec-ause
we purely as southerners, do what
your own representatives and senators
do every day, to-wit: Represent the
interests of our people.
mun’ty, the promoter of every lauda
ble enterprise, the worst underpaid
laborer in the vineyard. Counting his
space as his capital, he gives more to
charity, his means considered, than
any other member of society- He is
a power in politics, a pillar of the
church, a leader in the crasade for
better morals. Fe is pre-eminently
the friend of humanity.
Line upon line paragraph after para
graph, day by by day, he is embalm
ing in cold type the facts from which
the Herodotus, the Tacitus, the Sis-
mondi, or the Macaulay of the future
will write the history of our times.
He joyously announces our advent in
to this world, briefly records our up*
risings and our downsetting, and sor-
sowfully chronicles our exit from this
vale of tears.
As a creator of beauty, he double
discounts Mme. Ayer, who undertakes
to increase feminine pulchritude only
in particular instances; but the coun
try editor, in the exercise of plenary
power, impartially beautifies all worn-
en whose names appear in his col
umns. By a touch of his magician’s
wand he converts paste into diamonds
sparklinoj on beauty’s neck, and with
a skill of which ancient and ambitious
alchemists only dreamed, and with
politeness wliich Chesterfield might
have envied, he transmutes brass trin
kets into lewelry of purest gold, when
they appear as oniaments of the fami
ly of his subscriber.
He is the greatest and most ingen-
ous of n?ahufacturers, for, while oth
er manufacturers produce only per
ishable stuffs, he manufacturers im
mortal statesmen out of raw. some
times very raw material. This lau
dable i’~dustr‘y, no Dingley bill can
protect him, and he must ex-necessit-
ate work in competition with the
pauper manufacturers of Europe.
He is—
To our virtues very kind
And to our faults a little blind.
Ask
a
Harvey to
Underwood.
Hurt'’
The Country Editor.
Ail the sunshine does not come out
of the sky: the best kind comes out of
the heart.—Southern Churchmau.
The Retort Courteous
(From the Cosmopolitan Magazine)
George Ade had finished his speech
at a recent dinner party and on seating
himself a well-kr.own lawyer arose,
shoved his hands de«p iuto his trouses
pockets, as was his habit, and laugh
ingly inquired of those present:
“Dosn't it strike the company as a
little unusual that a professional huS
morist should be funiiy?”
When the laugh had subsided Ade
drawled out:
Doesn't it strike the company as a
little unusual that a lawyer should have
his hands in hii own pockets. ’
A Blow to Prohibition
“That beer and other intoxicating
liquors are the recognized and legiti
mate subjects of interstate commerce.
That no state can forbid any common
carrier to transport such articles from
a consignor in one state to a consignee
in another. That until such transpor
tation is concluded by delivery to the
consignee such commodities do not be
come subject to such regulation re
straining their sale or disposition.
The above is the decision of the Sup
reme Court of the United States. No
prohibition state or territory can fw-
bidany common carrier from bringing
in beer or spirituous.. lizuors. More
than this, the government legalizes a
commodity that must be accepted for
transportation that can be carried into
any state regard less of local laws,
that declare this commodity as out
lawed in its manufacture and sale,
public or private. No police power
can interfere between the shipper and
consumer, this practically stripping
prohibition territory of everything ex
cept the name of prohibition, add mak
ing this a farce, in its effect as a law
to protect a community in its local en
deavors to stop drinking by keeping
^out liquor.—New Bern Journal. '
Several days ago four very bright
you^’g men of Athens, for themselves
and “one hundred thousand more in
Alabama,” sent this dispatch to Geo
rge Harvey of Harper’s Weekly:
“From recent newspaper report we
see that Mr. Woodrow Wilson is afraid
your paper is doing some harm in his
race for President. Won’t you hurt
our candidate, Oscar W. Underwood
who possesses the honesty of ‘Old
Hickory,’ the firmness of Grover
Cleveland and the statesmanship of
Thomas Jefferson?”
Why not? Underwood has seen more
public service than Dr. Wilson. He
is now serving his ninth term in Con
gress. He has developed remarkable
gifts as leader and lawmaker. He
believes in representative government;
that the interests of the people are
the interests that should ^control him
in his puqlic service; that nothing is
to be gained by untried experiments
government; that this is a government
of law and order; that the courts should
te respected; that the taxes should be
strictly limited to the requirements of
ihe Government, economically admin
i stered.—Charlotte Observer.
An expert tells us that bad air is
responsible for crime in large cities
It strikes us also that hot air is re
sponsible for the fact that so many
of our crimnals go unpunished.
Selscted*
The following is an extract from the
proceedings of the National House of
Representatives on March 2, 1898. It
is well worth reading. The House was
considering the Loud bill, which pro
posed to increase the postal rates on
country ndwspapers and to adopt a
number of restrictions on their trans
mission through the mails. Champ
Clark defeated the bill by his speech,
a portion of which follows:
Newspapers are great disseminators
of informatioT.. The mammoth me
tropolitan papers with their vast cir
culation are splendid educators, but
after all ten persons read the little
country weekly where one reads a
metropolitan paper.
Having once been a country editor
myself, I entertain a most kindly feel-
inj? for my old conferes. I am willing
to make affidavit that the eleven
months I spent editing a rural journal
were the most beneficial of my life,
perhaps to others I am proud to
have belonged to the editorial guild.
I am unalterably opposed to anything
that will injure the country editor, cur
tail his profits, circumscribe his use
fulness, or place an additional thr.^n
in his pathway.
J|The rural editor—Gk>d bless him! is
the most persistent of teachers.
Like charity as described by St Paul
in the thirteenth chapter of the First
Corinthians, he “suffereth long and is
kind,” which cannot be said of the
himself,” in which he is differentiated
viethnot,” in which he does not re
semble some people ovei on this side
of the big House. He “vaunted not
himself”, in which he is differentiated
from the leaders on the other side of
the big aisle. He “is not puffed up,”
in which he rises high above a good
many of us He “does not behave
himself unseemly: seeketh not his own:
is not easily provoked.”
He must bear the abuse, and lying
misrepresentation of every foul mouth
slimy slanderer who with the heart of
skunks try to damage the editor be
cause they cannot control him-
He is the pack horse of every c'.m-
To Be Given Away By the
Leader.
The Leader will begin
Feb. 14 a subscription con
test with the most valuable
line of premiums ever offer
ed in this County. The pre
miums will embrace one
handsome 36 horse power
four seated automobile of
the very best makes and fin
ish, an $850 machine worth
every dollar. We will also
offer one buggy worth $85,
one handsome walnut c^se
organ, worth $75, ten gold
gold watches warrented 20
years best makes, and one
cook stove, one handsome
gold bracelet, and one hand
some silk pattern for lad
ies dress her choice of color,
and one hat.
We know we are under
taking a pretty large pro-
persition, but we have suc
ceeded in every contest we
have held, and in each in
stance have given more than
we promised at the start. It
is our purpose to make this
contest worth while. Any
who wishes to win some
thing, do it easy with but
little effort then enter this
contest in the start, and
pull for some of the big
prizes, we Will aid you all
we can. If you wish to be
come a candidate in the con
test write to us and let us
enter your name, so that
your friends may begin
throwing things your way.
In next weeks issue we
will make a display announ
cement. We want you to
get right at the stait, and
begin work in real ^ earnest.
The fact that this contest
does not open until the 14,
February will m no sense
deter you from getting to
work to-day and pull with
all your rriight.
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sweetness and light. Swifti^