THE MEBANE LEADER.
“And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt Would be Disloyalty, To Falter Would be Sin.*’
Vol 4.
MEBANE, N.C., THURSDAY, JOLT 17 1913
No 70
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liSONLS AND LOCAL
BRIEFS
Don’t You Love Pie
I tion from sin, sorrow, pain and
You can not tell 1 ow hunpry pf oplo ^ honor, happiness, joy.
MebaneRf^ 1
P]1PLE WHO COME
AND iGO.
Il l iS OF INTEREST GATH-
lju:n BY OUR REPORTER
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am that Mr Joe Vincent went
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are for pie until! some pie gets in
sight, and they begin to scramble for
it. The latter part of the past \v( ek
Mr. S. Arthur White was displaced as'
t*ost-Master of Mebane, immcdialel j
there sprung up applicants upon appli-l
cants, who evidenced their desire for
: pie, and th»,y do say that the Mebane {
j poat-office offers a fine slice of the'
Coo In.an of Hawfielda wa-3 i juicy kind. Petitions were!
written and signers were asked for, in i
fact some months past petitions were
gotten up and a number of signers
secured.
We have lieen informed that there
are 13 applicants for the post-office
in Mebane. They aro as follows: Joe
Vincent, Will Satterfield^ H. E. Wilkin
son, JEdJFarrell,J ames Dick, Shakespear
Harris, Tom Crutchfield, Tom Cheek,
Sr., George Holt and others.
You might not think it, but there are
some oeople even in Mebane who
would accept of a commi?sion for a
post office whf n handed to them on a
silver waiter wbeii handed them by the
Hon. Chas M Stedman
dis-
I Miss Maggie Tate is visiting relatives
j in Greerii Iwro.
Mr. W. A Holt has into his
new home on Route I.-' **
Misses Ruth and Grace Tate of
fulness and heaven
Why is this salvat'on so great?
1 Because Goi is its author.
2 Because of what it professes to do,
is d >ing.
3 Because it brint's peace, joy and Qreensboro we visiting at Mr. R. A.
pardon. , Lea’s.
^ton Tuesday night
Mebane spent Sunday with
at Burlington.
are
Ml-
Iv. II. Tyson and children
. rolutives at Steeds, N. C.
!;.tn> s Shaw is spending a day
' Efland on a fishing trip.
urtis Clark of Richmond, Va.,
1 week in Mebane with friends.
W. Manner of Hunington, W.
isitin" relatives near Mebane.
Mattie and Mamie Jones of
I , i: I iH iT is visiting Mrs. F. L. White.
Mr. \V T. Bobbitt of Chase City,
V;,., w; s in Mebane a few days the
past vv ok.
Mr. .1. W. Hudson, who has been at
Xichi.: . S. C., spent Sunday here
with )' ' wife.
Nellie and Emma Cates of
!.:ar li .i'i .ro were the guests of Miss
s ,,’i: . lark Sundfy.
Mr.' Ihmi Warren left Sunday to
vir arents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
li., II. !ioar Efiand.
of Jacksonville
aunts at the
this week.
M;- >. 1. Burkett
Fui . i her
W.t
h a shankle of ^Ibemarl and
M; > o Gafrison of Clayton is
. .\iisj Smithia Ham.
V .\;ic McCauley went down to
r iturday on business, she
iinday afternoon.
V'. Y. Malone left last week
>11 county where she will spend
i! e with her people.
.:!or : Hudson and baby of
ri aro in Mebane visiting her
.'i: i’. M. Hawley.
Dr. .1. H. Hurdle and A. N. Scott
■f'M liy r Lock Lilly near Rox-
i a house party.
;‘caman is holding a pro-
at Lebanon. He p«s8-
'Ifbane Tuesday.
I ; ot Haw River and
^ >mpson of Graham were
M r.day on business.
\. 'ledge and family of
I has been attending
.Me’iane this week.
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4 Because or‘ wliat it cost.
5 It is the only salvation. There are
many other religio.i.«, but there is no
other salvation.
Have you gotten out of this salva-
t on all there is in it for you? Surely
there are heights and lengths and
depths and breadths you have never
sounded nor measured. There are joys
yet untasted that are for you. How
c.rc vve going to escape the judgements
of (u)d if we re{;lec*’ this salvation.
Since this salvation proposes to save
us fro n so much that is wretched and
hurtful and pa»rful to so n.uch that
is bright and peaceful and joyous
and everlastingly glQjpious don’t you
think it foolish to neglect? To neglect
this salvation is nothing short of
Spiritual suicide.
Will Measure With
of Them.
Any!
ATT!iEBI6 MEETING
Still Growing in Interest.
It is saying a good deal when we re
mark that Dr. W. W. Orr who is
holding services here is one among the
strongest evangelist we have ever
heard. There are others, perhaps
could attract as well or Detter, but There was no services Saturday
the man who could get down to the j 3:3) p. M. This was especially
bible truths that would interest a man I young people,
seeking salvation. Dr. Orr will meas- Dr. Orr took no special text,
ure with any of them, and we have talked on life, its importance and
heard Sam Jones, Sam Small, Bill | different phases of life,
fife. Doctor Pearson, and other cele-1 i Physicial life. Here he empha-
brites. Dr. Orr impresses you with > sized the importance of careing for
his sincerity, his honesty of purpose, the body that might be strong tor the . „ . , D * IVl f r
and this will take hold upon any man / better performance of those duties be- | A Primary lOr HOSt-IriaSter
till
for
but
the
Miss Goldree Rogus of Durham is
visiting at Mr. J. L. Fowler’s.
Mr. A. Graham has returned to
Lynchburg Va. after spending a couple
of weeks at home with his parents.
Dr. and Mrs. Tate made a flyins:
trip to Greensboro Tuesday in his auto.
Mrs. Robt A. Lea died -at her home
Monday «. m. she was buried at Me
Cray Tuesday. She was a fine Christ
ian woman loved by all who knew her.
I she had been sick only a short time
she was 61 years old leayesa husband
ar.d a host of friends to mourn her
departue.
Mr. A. G, Albright. E. P. and Mi s.
E. P. Cheek and children, Mr. B. S.
and Daisy Benson attended the stock
holders meeting at Greensboro Thurs
day and report a nice time.
C. W. Clark (col.) tried to kill his
wife Monday for which he got a rest
ting place in jail till court.
Mr. Henry Dodson is confined to his
bed with rheumatism, wish for him an
early recovery.
One of our popular sports and pat
rons has got the habit of sending
watermellons by parcel post but we do
not get the pleasure of collecting, it
appears that he goes to Mebane and
sends out on one of the routes, if we
do not get one soon we’ll tell who he is.
who is open to honest conviction. The ' longing to the physical organism.
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S.s ketj of Spencer was in
> iays last week with her
. .1 Mrs. W. C. Clark.
s K. Singleton, a brother
;nan of the Mebane Sup-
; y, came in Tuesday from
twil.
! Mrs. Georgs Oklham attend-
here Monday morning
I lie 11 o’clock train for
*' at Greensboro.
il James of Leasburg fcought
iaxwell Touring Car from the
. tijr Company a few days
a handsome car.
■ ’ i Hodge returned Irom
Hill Monday where she had
bcei
war. ;rc,
MamiL- ij
Mr.
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ad in b
matti:
i the summer school, she
;: ied by her cousin. Miss
■ .;es.
Mr Ira Robertson of Fort
\ a., has been visiting the
Mr. \V. A. Terrell on Meb-
: hey will leave Friday for | of list.
^ v^irginia.
' ' -tt, the proprietor of the
re of Greensboro changes
‘V' Leader. He has a nice
' covering, such as linoleum
people of Mebane and surrounding
country have been contributing to
large congregations, and the effect of
these meetings upon the people has
j been marked, and exceedingly grati
fying.
The meetings will continae each
morning and night, until next Sunday
night, at which time the meetings will
close. Those who have gone to these
meetings with open heart?, and an
honest purpose are getting all of the
pleasure and profit out of them they
anticepated.
As we have said before we trust that
the impi'ession Dr. Orr is making on
the Mebane people will be lasting, it
will be for their good.
No services Saturday morning. Sat
urday night a discourse on the pleasure
of sin, Sunday morning, the breaking
of the Alabaster box, a say so after
service, Sunday afternocn “American
life” Sunday night, question of eternal
life. —=
Real Estate Deal
J. T. Terrell and sons, Qda and
Claud have purchased 84 2-10 acres of
land of the Mebane Real Estate Com
pany, formerly G. W. Tate land at the
price of 1952 for cash.
Libt of Letters Advertised
For the week ending July 12 1913.
1 Letter for Mr. W. J. Kennedy
“ “ Nummon Graves
“ “ Nick Hester
“ “ C. D. Smith
“ “ Ellen Tourner
“ Miss Artery Tate
“ “ Estellen Hester
4i it Lion
Hii-cie Morrow
Addie Wilkins
Hassel Eurings
J. F. Dodson
will be sent to the
2 Intellectual life. Dealing with the
great necessity of mental training he
was very clear and convincing,
3 Moral life. While intellectual life
rem.)ves a human beyond the realm of
the mere brute, moral life gives the
physicial and intellectual life all their
value anil dignity.
4 Spiritual life. Here the speaker
said; “We get physicial life from
previous physicial life,- intellectual
life from former intellectual life,
moral life and present conditions.
This being true we must have spiritual
life from out side source. There was
a gulf fixed, none could pass from the
human bide, Chiist came from the
spiritual life side and brought that
life to the world.
How can we have spiritual life? by
definitely, submissively and delibera
tely receiving Jesus Christ as your
personal Saviour. Jno. 1:12
The Christian, the best in every way
and, even financially considered, is the
j cheapest life. It costs less and leaves
no regrets behind. Two reason, chil*
dren ought to have this spiritual life
1 they have so much of life before
them. 2 They can frequently lead
older people to Christ that seem be
yond the reach of grown up people and
even preachers. Althrough it was a
strong appeal to the young.
Applicants for the Mebane Post-
office aie springing up, upon all sides.
It was said there was thirteen in the
field Thursday with posible more to
hear from. There will be a number of
active workers for the place who are
destined to disappointment, in fact all
but one applicant. It has been suggestd,
to a /oid any assumption, or presup
position of unfairness that Major
Stedman authorize a primary to deter
mine the choice of the people. This
course might not be approved of by
all the candidates, but it certainly
would be fair. All would start on an
even race, and Major Steadman would
be relieved of any posible charge of
favoritism.
fury List.
Jury li.st drawn for the August
term of Suiierlor court \^hich meets
Auoust the 18th, 1913.
R. G. B. St?ncil No. 12
G. J. McCauley No. 10
Milo Pace No. 8
W. C. Sal tin No. 5
P. E. Morrow No, 12
E. M. Long No. 12
W. L. McPherson No. 1
Wm. Marlett No 8
L. W. Holt No. 12
W. W. M^ane No. 12
J. W. McPherton No. 6
J. A. Patton No. 10
W. O. Swain No. 12
Chas. P. Holt No. 6
W. H. Marshall No. 9
W. F. Jones No. 9
A. G. Porterffeld No. 5
J. B. Tickle No. 3
B N. Davis No. 12
J. B. Jones No. 1
J. A. Hornady No. 1
Sterling Foster No. 5
W H. Stockard No. 8
J. W. Holt No. 6
S. A. Tate Mo. 12
C. M. Gant No. 12
Geo. L. Thomas No. 12
J. W. Thomas No. 13
U. W. Winningham No 8
H. B. Roney No. 11
R. O. Browning No. 12
Ed S. Cardwell No. 12
C. B. Amick No. 12
C. A. Dillard No. 10
J. H. Wilkins No. 5
D. D. Glenn No. 12
M. J. Anthony No. 12
A. M. Roberson No. 8
T. R. Hughes No. 5
W. D. Murcherson No. 1
R. E. L. Holt No. 12
W. J. Hunter No. 8
R. L. Summers No. 3
W. D. Winningham No. 12
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Dead Letter Office July 26 1913. If not
called for. In calling please give date
Last Sunday’s Serrr.on
The second Sunday of the great
meeting held in Piedmont warehouse,
Dr. Orr preached a strong sermon,
using as his text, 3:6 The leading i
throujiht in the sermon was rendering
^ what service one can.
j 1 A real Christian is never stingy.
I Peter had no money, but that did not
jexc.isehim, as a Christian he was
I boui.d to do what he could. He gave
j the poor cripple the personal touch.
I 2 This cripple made the effort to do
Respt.
S. Vrthur White. P.
Mebane, N. C.
M.
etc. Just in a few ad-
'ar.cfc c‘ us of the latest fall suitB.
25 Cars a Day
what Peter told him to do. He could
not explain it, but he knew something | completed and the new pews installed
Orange Qrove Items
Mrs. Robert Morris of Durham spent
a few days with her brother Mr. C. G.
Cates who is still very sick.
We are glad to leam that Miss
Estelle Lloyd was able to come home
Sunday from Spencer. Miss Alma who
?»as with her during her sickness will
remain a few days longer.
Misses Nannie Lloyd and Notie Cheek
spent Saturday night and Sunday
Mr. Luico Lloyd’s
Messrs. Ralph Andrews and Carl
Cates of Chapel Hill attended the
Baraca-Philathea picric Saturday eve
ning and spent the night and Sunday
with frierkls and relatives.
The picnic given by the Baraca and
Philathea classes on Crawfords moun
tain and the good things to eat ar d the
ice cream, too, was thoroughly enjoyed
by the classes and a number of visitors.
Only a few members were absent and
those present regretted that all could
not enjoy the good things to eat and
the fun. There were too many visitors
to mention, but ve wanted more.
The inside painting on the church
began Monday, and when this is
The Furniture Business
Many will be astonished to learn that
the furniture industry now is a very
considerable one in 30-odd towns in
the state. There are flourishing fac
tories in High Point, Asheboro, Ashe
ville, Elkin, Goldsboro, Greensboro,
Hazelwood, Hickory, Kemsville, Len
oir, Lexington, Mebane, Morganton,
Mocksville, Mt. Airy, North Wilkes-
boro, Statesville, Thomasville, Win
ston-Salem, Baltimore, Dunn, Drexel,
Marion, Moorsville, Murphy, Oxford,
Siler City, Randleman, Sanford, and
Wadesboro. It strikes us that if so ex
tensive an industry had a good dis
tributing system, it would grea^^ly in
crease the output of the factories in
these entering towns.
The furniture exhibition at High
Point was a revelation. It is a pity
it did not have wider publicity, but it
will serve to call wider attention to
one of the chief industries of the state
—NWilmington Star.
There is this difference between hap
piness and wisdom; He that thinks
himself the happiest man really so;
but he that thinks himself the wisest
j is generally the greatest fool. — Colton.
Failure of Bond alleged as
Reason.
Cas e / nd Cottage.
Balliknra^n Crstle in Ftirlingshire,
recently destroyed by suffragettes, is
dt-sciibed in despatches from London
as “the costliest private residence in
Scotland,” ha\ing been built at a cost
of “half a million dollars.”
The figures taken in connection with
the title are significrnt, A residence
There appeared in
a telegram from i around New York costing half a million
Washington last Friday night t-. the i 7“''* ^ind of
I title. At Newport there are “cottages”
Greensboro News, the following: ' ■
Postmaster General Burleson today
issued an order removing Postmaster
S. Arthur White, of Mebane from of
fice and requested Major Charles M.
Stedman, of the fifth congressional
district to recommend a man as soon
possible to take Mr. White’s place.
The order removing Mr. White was
issued, the post-office department of
ficials say because the postmaster had
failed to furnish a satisfactory bond.
They claim that White has been re
quested repeatedly to furnish the bond
required by the postoffice officials here
and his failure to do so has caused him
to lose his job.
Major Stedman said today that he
would name a man for the Mebane
postmastership promptly. He has no
one in mind for the place, but, acting
upon the advice of the postmast gen
eral, he will see to it that the office
is filled by a Democrat within a very
short time. Bahama News.
Mr. M. Mangum is building him a
new nome which will soon be complet
ed.
Mr. J. Marion Thompson of Rich
mond Va., is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Thompson.
Mr. Jarvis Ellis is a great home buy
er on the Bahama market, a few days
ago he purchased one ham to weigh
MARTINE AS A NOISL
title.
that cost more than twice that sum.
There are residences in various cities
knorfvn merely as “number so-and-so”
whose cost was double. One cf our
millionaires recently built what he
called a “hut”’ as a shooting-place at
a cost of $85,000. We do not run much
to “castles” in this country, but we
have bungalows and villas and mansions
by the score where the cost is in excess
of that of Ballikinrain. Soma of our
country places have stables that cost
that much, with chicken-houses and
cow-barns of appropriate style.
The difference of title is due to the
difference of social pretense. In
Scotland the rich wish to be aristocratic,
so they call their homes “castles.” In
this country ostentatious wealth
pretends to democracy and calls its
palaces “cottages.'’- New York World.
New Jersey IVlan Held up
as a Horrible Example.
(From The Philadelphia Public Led
ger.)
When all is done, human life is, at
the greatest and the best, but like a
forward child, that must be played
with and humored a little to keep it
quiet till it falls asleep and then the
care is over.’’ — William Temple.
large if preferential primaries and
direct election of United States Sen
ators give us a few good men, and a
number like Martine of New Jersey,
who was one of the first fruits of the
new system? We have been fairly
familiar with successive Legislatures
in New Jersey for 40 years. Bad as
some of them were, the worst of the
lot would rever have given a commis
sion to a man of Martine’s caliber, to
misrepresent the State in the upper
branch of Congress.
When the Farmers’ Alliance and
the Populist movement were doing
mischief, working up popular frenzy
in behalf of free tilver, Martine was
in the turmoil as extreme and noisy
as he is today. Without a construc
tive fiber in his mental makeup, he is
essentially a disturber of the peace,
a promoter of discord, an inspirer of
that meanest of all hatred, hatred of a
class.
What shall it profit the country at a few days later he pur-
chased one to tip the scales at 3 1-3
pounds. The large one was bought
from Mr. Mr. Geo. Veazy and the
small one from “uncle” Sam Hopkins.
Mrs. C. E. Newson of Durham and
mother are visiting Mrs. J. W. Um-
steid of this city for a few days.
Mr. Hugh Umstead leaves for Mor-
risville, N. C. in a few days where he
will stay with his father on the farm.
Mrs. E. H. Lyon of this city returned
to her homo Wednesday, she has been
visiting relatives near Creedmore
Mr. D. G. Tilley will soon start to
building him a home here
Mr. A. J. Hill and sister visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Turner Sunday.
Mr. W. M. Bacon went to the city
Thursday.
Mr. Linwood Ball returned from the
city Thursday afternoon.
“Buster.”
As To Railroads.
The people of this section cf the coun
try haye complained a good deal about
the railroads. In many instances these
complamts have been just, and the
points made against the roads have been
well taken. Freight rates are too high,
admittedly so, and the roads have been
strangely indifferent, after making
these admissions The carriers are
apparently proceedidg upon the theory
that it is the state’s next move, and
meanwhile they may be expected to
I while away the weeks or months as
And music, whatever people say, is
not a universal language; the Dow of
words is necessary to send the arrow of
sound into the hearts of men.—>Re-
i main Rolland.
the case may be, in
Greensboro News.
marking time.—
Mr, White Resigns
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of .Mel,,
about })
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Arthur White came in
morning. Mr. White says
>1 The office of Post-Master
rather than be annoyed
r>lace. That there wai
no charge against him, and
natter was techinal,) and not
'j his as we go to press.
l>ryan Not Satisfied.
It (iifi Sect Bryan l(Hig to
that his salery was inadequate
^ ants, now mind you, we use
‘ni' wof.!
will 1;
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of th,
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of tl„
wants advisedly, however we
' haratable enough in this
n to say that Mr. Bryan is
'ember of the cabinet that
*. uer annum, the remainder
jinet officials each ge^ $12000.
*>nable to suppose that Mr
iks his jaws as much as any
hors.
The Maxwell autonsobile builders of
Dayton Ohio claim to be shipping out
25 car loads of automobiles a day, and
still they are very much behind in
shipments.
Typhoid Fever.
So far only one case of typhoid fever
is reported m Reidsville at the present
time, but we understand there are
several cases near the city and through
out the county. Many of our people
are taking the typhoid vaccination.
Not only does this vaccination reduce
one’s chances of taking typhoid at
least 75 to 90 per cent, but it also re
duces the danger in those that do con
tact the disease. From the best data
available it appears to reduce the
death rate of vaccinated people
contract typhoid fever to about one-
seventh the death rate of unvaccinated
persons that contract the disease.—
Reidsville Review.
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nes.s
' -‘iid tflth accumulate. Cleanll-
’''(‘s no';. It requires eternal vig
h i ^ labor to maintain clean and
‘iul surrondings. But it pays to
clean, attractive neigeborhood;
dollars and cents and in pr'de,
'= i stlf-respect.
great was done. You cannot explain
your conversion and yet every’convert
ed person knows some mighty trans
formation has taken place.
3 This men’s cure was immediate.
He did not find himself ri little better
that night and almost well next morn
ing. It was now. His was a perfect
cure. He needed no crutchc'S to get
home nor some one to lead him; he
leaped and praised God.
4 This man was not ashamed of what
he had, He gladly told others.
5 He was born lame and so it was
his inheiitance, so is original sin. We
fc.re born morally crippled. There is a
constant downward pull.
6 Peter bad no money, but what he
gave was worth vastly more than mon
ey. He helped the fellow to help him
self which is the best service you can
render.
7 If you have nothing else to give
you can give the unsaved 1st the bene-
I fit of your prayer, 2nd the benefit of
that I your faith, note the man born of four.
It was not his faith but that sayed
we should be glad to have visitors.
We are glad to report that Mr. Heber
King and little daughter are getting |
better, but very sorry that Mrs. C. R.
Teer continues very sick.
Mrs. W. J. Teer has not been well
for some time and her condition ifl such
as to cause friends and relatives much
uneasiness.
Mr. Will Murray of Efland called on
Miss Aline Perry Sunday evening.
Misses Recie Crawford and Thelma
Reynolds and Messrs Vance Cates and
Arthur Crawford left Tuesday evening
for Durham and from there to Norfolk,
Va., on an excursion returning Friday.
We shall not go far wrong if we say
that bread and work and play and
love symbolize all our wants for the
here and hereafter. To have them and
to have them rightly and of right, is
peace; else there is no peace.—William
Garret Brown.
A slump of the Government “con
science fund” last year to $2,814, the
lowest figure in a decade, is reported,
It may be that the higher cost of living
has something to do with the decreas
ing sensitiveness ot the public con
science.
FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 11
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" Text, Heb. 2:3 “How shall
we escape if we neglcct so
great Salvation,”
What is salvation? It is being saved
from something to something. Salva-
of others. “When saw
him, but that
their faith.”
8 Are you willing to give your time?
are you willing to give vour testimony?
9 Do you encourage one another in
love and forbearance?
10 Are you willing to give your
sympathy? The thing in this old world
is Divine sympathy the next best hum
an sympathy, with a strong appeal
the preacher closed, urging the Chris
tian people to do their best, and to the
unsaved to heed the divine and
sonil touch.
Reassurance
A woman hired a taxicab. The door
of the cab was hardly closed before
the engine started with a jerk, and
the car began to race madly along,
narrowly missing lamp-posts, tramcars
policeman, etc. Becoming frightened,
the woman rapped on the window of
the car and said:
“Please be carefuL” This is the
first time I ever rode in a taxi."
The chauffeur reassured the passen
ger as follows:
“Ihat’s all right, ma’am. This is
the first time I ever drove one.—St.
Louis Mirror.
Read the change of advertisement of
,the Nelson Dry Goods Co. They are
per- [(cutting prices on some very season-
f able goods.
Although the Beef Trust has been
loudly asserting that cattle are dimin
ishing in the country and the business
is hard up. Government reports show
an inspection of upward of 5,00,000
more animals for slaughter than in
1911 and the operation of 940 meatfood
factories as against 919.
What is Poverty.
We believe the income tax is the
proper thing, but we as firmly believe
it should not reach down into the pock
ets of the poor man.—Fincastle Herald.
We know not where the lines is
drawn between poverty and riches by
the journalistic Monte Cristos of the
county of Botetourt, but to newspaper
folk in this village of Norfolk the ex
emption of incomes below four thou
sand per annum does not look like
reaching down into the pockets of the
poor man. He would not, like the
Vicar of Wakefield, consider ourselves
as “passing rich on forty pounds,” but
if the fortunate recipient of nearly
twice that sum a month, we should
not class ourselves as poverty stricken.
In fact we think the standard of ex
emption as now contemplated to be
rather too high than too low.--Norfolk
Pilot.
They Also Serve Who
btand and Wait,
(Boston Globe.)
Writing of a little woman with faded
eyes, met yesterday on the Emmits-
burg road, Helen Longstreet, widow
of the famous general who commanded
the right wing of the Confederate
army at Gettysburg, add a distinctly
feminine touch to the press picture of
the semi-centennial celebration of the
crucial battle cf the civil war:
“I wasn’t expected.” she said, “but
I couldn't help coming. Jim was killed
along here somewhere, I think it must
have been about here ”
Pausing at a clumo of trees, she
rested a thin hand on one of the out
stretched branches
“Your husband?” I asked.
“O, no,” she replied, “he was just
my sweetheart, but I told him I would
wait until he came back. I won't have
much longer to wait now. He did not
return to me, but I am going to him.”
Gettysburg has its heroines as well
as its heroes, and one of the thousands
is the little woman with the faded eyes
still faithful to her girlhood lover afttr
a separation of half a century.
If the record ef the first six months
of 1913 be maintained. New York City
will los-e $4,500,000 less by fires this
year than last, simply by jailing its
fiiebugs. The insurance companies,
which long refused to aid the saving
by greater precautions in writing pol
icies, are the gainers.
Significant Melodies
When Gladys sings or plays, we know
Just who is listening.
For Tom, her intellectual beau.
She takes a classic fling.
For Dick, whose taste uncultured
seems.
She striks a rag-time tune;
Romantic Harry calls for themes
Of summer and the moon.
Then, too, history must be rewritten.
Booth didn't “conspire” to kill Lin-^
coji. he “agreed.” Guy Fawkes j the flat next door we’d sit
“agreed” to blow up^^he Houses of J ^j,d note who called each night.
Parliament. Certain Roman gentlemen jjgj. omgic was so neatly fit
‘ agreed” to remove Julius Caesar, always guessed it right.
Emperor Paul I, of Russia was slain Until she married Bill, who said
as the result of on “agreement.” The) tunes he saw no sense,
regrettable demise of King Macbeth I g chance to talk instead
carried out the “agreement” of a lady j q£ 5g|ng audience,
not “infirm of purpose.” Let the blue 1 — Washington.Star.
pencil historians begin! *
Greatest Suspension
Bridge Planned.
The tdllest bridge towers in the
world will loom oyer the Hudson when
the States of New York and New Jer
sey erect the great suspended roadway
that is now being planned. From bed
rock to pinnacle the twin towers will
be 745 feet high, only 255 feet short
of the height of Eiffel Tower. Their
height over water will be 600 feet.
If approval is obtained from the f^eg-
islatures and the problems of finance
are solve I, the bridge will be finished
probably by 1920. Its estimated cost
is $42,000,000.
As the plans stand now a bridge 1,-
330 feet long is to be built. It will clear
the river by 170 feet and will have two
driveways each 36-feet wide, and two
sidewalks each 8 feet wide, in addition
to the roadways for trolley cars.
Beyond
Aged Uncle—I’ve insured my life for
$5,000 in your favor. What elfe can
I do tor you?
Nephew—Nothing on earth, uncle.—
Boston Transcript,