North Carolina Newspapers

**And Fight The Day Mast Win, To Doubt Would be Disloyalty, To Falter Would be Sin.’ Vol4 M£BAN£,N.C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5 1914 No 107 Mrs. W. S. Harris returned Tuesday several weeks in Ohar- S. C. Mr-. C. J Kee went to Burlington Xl't name of Mr. Henry Scott should h ivo appeared in the honor roll on the 1. oal paire, but was accidently omited. pon't fail to read the advertisement of Vincent anJ Warren at top of four l.,?t I’ lumns on third page. They are I'l.nui ^ with a car load of nice horses mules. V.. are glad to learn that the daugh ter of Mr. J. E. Bowling who was talu'1 to the Watts Hospital Durham s.tnu ilays past threatened with appen- ilii'iiis seems now on the way to re a,very without an operation. The Red Widow Tlv Red Widow, an unusual attractive opi v . will be given at the “Grand” in Durh:im Thursday evening, and night. The Kel \Mdow takes the part of Ku.'Man Nihilis*:. Splendid music, and eiu... rn fun for a season. When The Ship Went Down. Ki l mord News-Leader. Wrapped in the gossamer cloak of the fog, the angel came over the \vhi?peri’g waves. Unheralded it coiTinjanded, unbidden it backoned. They struggled as men fight only for 1 fe. Aroused by the phock, and ious that death was but a mat ter >f moments, they battled with the aiigel. From the little cabin near the pilot house, the wireless operator un ka-heil his messenger. Snapping, his- sii.ftie. sparking in the gloom it sent its ••{.{leal across the w’ave—“S. O S,S O ’ the wail of a dying giant, calling hi oi^eniy to spare him. Then in quii k darkness that came, inen lost th ir friends and rent the night .with thtir I'alls. Quickly the lifeboats swung frurn the davits, wildly the passengers clambered into them. Kut the angel smiled, into tne hold the water was roaring, bulkheads were broken, engines were flooded, bulwarks were listed, down wmt the ship with her lifeboats about her. As fast as they might, the crew of the other put out into darkness, ?^’nur>, d the seas as the searchlight gave guidance, answered each call that the iiight winds brought to them, row ed till they fainted and fought till they failt 1 Ovir the w’aters, the first wash sub- ^idiI;^^ speech came again. Back to the N.i’ tucket, shivering and ghastly they brought the survivors; slowly they Steamed over the course, wearily they stood b • till morni.ig brought ships ?nd s rong arms. But only the wreck a ,^e told wheae the proud ship bad SU IK. And when the morning dissipated the m ?t, the angel passed on. quite tiilisDoro Items. Mr. J. F. Stevens, who is imployed by the Orange Loan and Trust Co., has resigned his position to accept one at Greensboro, with The Real Estate Co. Mr. Miriam Durham of this place has accepted the position vacated by Mr. Stevens. Miss Laura Thompson and Miss Pearl Hays spent Sunday visiting in Efland. Mrs. Walter Bell of Burlington spent Sunday in Hillsboro. Mr. Pearson Ray of Chapel Hill, haa been visiting his uncle Mr. John Ray. Mrs. Emma Tnrner has been sick with pneumonia. Miss Hattie Goss of Durham was the gues^ of Miss Mary Whitaker last Sun day Miss Ruth Doolin of Durham spent Sundaj^ in Hillsboro. Miss Jessie Cates of Graham spent Sunday with Miss Bessie Woods. Miss Frtnces Daniel returned to Durham Sunday. Mrs. Sorrell of West Durham spent Sunday with Mrs. P. M. Hocutt Mr. William Woods and Miss Emma Pearson of West Hillsboro were united in marriage, Sat. Feb. 5. Mr. F Y. Noell, happened to a very painful accidet while riding, the hor.se falling and injuri»>g Mr. Noell to such an extent that he is unable to walK without the use of crutches. Miss Mary Olive Thompson of Dur ham spent Sunday with her parents. Miss Mamie Brown who has been on the sick list is much improved. Fatal Appendicitis Case. Miss Minnie Fitch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fitch living in Caswell Co. about 14 mUes fromTiiebane, was taken to St Leo’s Hospital in Greens boro early Thursday rooming to le operated upon for appendicitis. Her condition was considered serious from the beginning land she never rallied from the effects of the operation, dy ing late Thursday night. The rem^tins were brought home on the 10:45 a. m. train Friday. Mrs. Sailie Walker Nichol son Jobe. A Million Dollar Damage. Declaring the sinking of his vessel was due to the negligence and care lessness of those in command of the steamer Nantucket, Capt. E. E. John son, commanding the ill-fated steamer Monroe, filed a libel against the former vessel late Saturday. He claims a million dollars damages. The libel was filed in the United States District court at Norfolk and served on officials of the Merchants and Miners’ Trans portation company at Norfolk and Baltimore. Mrs. Sallic Walker Nicholson Jtbe died at her home several miles South of Mebane on Saturday January 8t, 1914. She was married to J. Frank Jofce June 17, 1855 who survives her. Tothis union eleven children were bor.n, seven of whom are living, four boys and three girls. She was converted in the fall of 1852 and joined Mt. Hermon Church and was later transferred to Hebron Church in 1868. One sister and four brothers survive her, also 41 grand children and 28 great grand children. There is not one of her kindred, who has reached an accountable age, that has not united with the church. l^tineral services were held at the home and conductel by Dr. W. S. Swain. Interment took place a Hebron Sunday afternoon. How Much Water is in An Inch of Rain? Fixrm and Fireside says: “An inch of rainfall is equivalent of 603 baraels of 45 gallons each, to the acre. This amount of water weighs over one hundred and thirteen tons. Think of hauling it to the farms in wagons holding a Con each. That seem* ingly light air and clouds are capable of handling this enormous amount of water is one of the marvels of naete- orolo^y. One inch of rain is not such a heavy rainfall either.” In Tune. 1 saw a school-yard full of boys; they were shrieking, laughing, leaping, running, the bell rang and they fell in hne to enter the house; their faces were flushed; their eyes sparkled; they were in tune, in tune with life, with the whole-souled democracy of the play ground, with the twang of the taut string of youth. I saw a young girl of eighteen in the midst of a bevy of college girls; she glowed like a ruby in the sun, like a dif'mond in the gaslight, like Venus, lush blue and crystal, sailing her Zodiac w’ay; she was in tune, and all the world about her leaned toward ho; as flowers bend to the sun, as by instinct reach out to beauty. 1 saw a woman busy at her house ^ork; she was deft, quick, and made no u^^eless moves; she washed the dish- e.s with a tennis zest; she swept the fioor with a golfenthusiasm; she baked a [)i(- with that same lovingness of la- with which the artist makes a statue: she moved swiftly, as a bee njovos gathering honey; she was in tuiii', and her baby upon the floor "((1 and crawled as if volts of elec- ♦■^ic joy passed through his spirit. I •■'aw a man walking the street; his pH were full of spring; he sidestep ped through the throng with as much zo.li as children show in blind man’s biiil’; Ik-? so radiated vitality and cheer th;>t many people turned to look after him; he was in tune, in tune with the • aturact of humanity pouring by him; witS the high buildings about him, i’''W bearing him on. i >aw a young man and a maid stnke hati'is, and their souls and bodies ■-rcmijiej with cosmic joy; they were ill tune I saw an orator melt the • rowd into a common passion; he had ' t them ir. tune. I baw a mother kneeling by her dead ‘^iild; she writhed in the tortue of dlMord; she prayed, and by and by if'Otlable peace broke like dawn upon storm-twisted features; she had The secret of life is to let us learn to be content with what we have. Let us rid ourselves of our false estimates, set up all the higher ideals—a quiet home; vines of our own planting; a few books full of the in spiration of genius; a few friends worthy of being loved, and able to love us in return; a hundred innocent pleas ures that bring no pain or sorrow; a devotion to the right that will never swerve; a simple religion, empty of all bigotry, full ot trust and hope and ]ove—and to such a philosophy the world will give up all the empty joy it has.—David Swing. Honor Roll For Fall Term./ LOWER FIRST GRADE. Wm. Farrell, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Cornelia Vincent, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Graham Cheek, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Elizabeth Cheek, Oct. Noy. Dec. Thomas Mebane, Sept. Oct. Dec. James Stewart, Sept. Oct. Dec. Willie Scott, Sept. Nov. Dec. Margaret York, Sept. Nov. Dec. Shield? Clark, Sept Nov. Dec. Hallie Hant, Nov. Dec. Joseph James. Sept Oct. Albert Jobe, Sept. Oct. Durant Newman, Sept. Dec. Emma Smith, Sept. Nov. Robert Wilkerson, Sept. De«. Alta Allen, Dec. Martha Crawford, Dec. Nannie Andrews, Nov. Jamie Dick, Sept. Pearl Freshwater, Nov. Mary Patton, Nov. James Rimmer, Nov. Lena Smith, Sept. George Smith, Nov. Mary Wilkerson, Nov. Miss Watkins Teacher. Lia*t of Letters Advertised For the week ending Jan. 13 1914. 1 Letter for Mrs. Jennie Sykes 1 “ “ Mr. T. W. Sykes 1 “ “ Mr. WilHe Dannis 1 “ “ Mr. Johnich Thompson 1 “ “ Mr. Melis Walker 1 “ “ Mr. Robt Underwood These letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Feb. 14 1914. If not called for. In calling please give date of list. Respt. - J, T. Dick, P. M. Mebane, N. C. her in tune, ill tune. —Dr. Frank Crane. Ihou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy and with all thy mind. This is first and great commandment. Few Mistakes (Hickman County Citizen.) Does Woodrow Wilson ever make a mistake or commit an error of any kind? Everything he does is done so gracefully and gentlemanly that he routs his ememies without offending them and performs his duties without creating dissension of any kind. His association with other people is so de licately attuned that he can meet every emergency, whether large or small, with perfect equanimity of both him self and the people he is thrown with. Jeffrey Predicts Big^ Auto Year. Ten billion dollars worth of farm products for 1913—a bumper year in spite of droughts and other setbacks and the currency and tarriff measures out of the way. These facts, in the opinion of Charles iT. Jeffery, a lead ing automobile manufacturer, leave no room for doubt as to the prosperity due inihe principal lines of trade for 1914. Dec. Dec. Dec. ADVANCED FIRST GRADE. James Long, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Brodie Murdock, Sept. Oct. Nov. Tyson Smith, Oct. Nov. Dec. Robert Dick, Oct. Nov. Dec. Grace Cheek, Sept Oct. Alice White Fowler, Oct. Nov. Charlie Smith, Noy. Dec. Murray Nicholson, Sept. Mias Lily Fowler Teacher. LOWER SECOND GRADE. Homer Fitch, Sept. Oct. Nov. Katy May Jackson, Sept. Oct. Franklin Lambeth, Sept. Ocl. Dec. Vernon Walker, Sepfc;-Oct. Nov. Lorenzo Jackson, Oct. Nov. Dec. Paul Fowler, Oct. Nov. Dec. Welber Wilkerson, Sept. Oct €)ec. John Wm. Barnwell, Sept. Oct Nov Nellie Southard, Oct. Bingham Wilson, Dec. Arlington Wilson, Dec. Clay Wilson, Sept. Claude Thompson, Nov. Miss Lily Fowler Teacher. GRADE SECOND Harry Farrell, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Julia Long, Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. Glenn Miles, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Lucile James, Sept Oct. Dec. Mary Allen Mor^san, Sept. Oct. Etbel Kee, Oct. Nov. Arthur Freshwater, Sept. Nov. Clay Christopher, Sept. Howard Hunt, Oct. Mrs. Crawford Teacher, GRADE THIRD. Jeter Burton, Sept. Oct Nov. Murray Vincent, Sept, Oct.Nov.Dec Ruth Crawtord, Sept. Noy. Dec. Edgar Farrell, Sept. Nov. Dec. Jack Long, Oct. Nov. Dec. kobeit Wilkinson, Sept. Nov. Dec. Ethel Clarke, Sept. Nov Osborne Hunt, Sept. Nov. Effie Miles, Sept. Nov. Sailie Satterfield, Sept. Nov. Thelma Sykes, Sept. Dec. Rosa Sykep, Sept. Wayne Smith, Nov. Levona Amick, Sept. Mrs. Crawford Teacher. Dec. Dec. Others in North Carolina Should Fall in Line. The following clipped from Sundays News and Observer. Resolution condemning the cham bers of commerce of Richmond, Pe tersburg, Norfolk and Roanoke Vir^mia in regard to their petition to prevent any relief tD the shippers cf North Carolina from the unjust freight rates now existing in this State were adopted by the Merchants Association of Raleigh at its r^ular monthly meeting Friday night. The resolutions con demning the Virginia chambers of com merce also called upon all citizens of this State to boycott the Virginia cities in rfcgard to their purchases. TPe resolution is as follows: “Whereas, Richmond, Norfolk, Pe tersburg and Roanoke Virginia, through their respective chambers of commerce have appeared befote the Interstate Commerce Commission in an attempt to prevent the reduction of freight rates on shipments from Cincinnati and the West to points of destination in North Carolina, as agreed upon between the Legislature of North Carolina and the railroads: Therefore it is — "IJesolved, that tbe Merrhants’ As sociation of Raleigh, North Carolina, in regular meeting assembled, heart ily condemns the chambers of com merce of Richmond, Norfolk, Peters burg and Roanoke, Virginia, for their quibbling petitit'n filed to prevent any relief to the shippers of Korth Carolina, from the burden or unjust freight rates which this State has borne for years, the purpose of the opposition being the prevent North Carolina shippers generally and jobbers in particular, from being ahle to compete with Virginia shipper.^ and (obbers. And WF call upon all loyaf" citizens of this State to bear in mind action of the representative bodies oJ the aforesaid cities, and to make ihftir purchases elsewhere than in the cities named, and in North Carolina whenever possible.” Liquor bhipments Noting diversity of opinion upon the subject of the proposed State anti shipment law. The Reidsville Review The Scotch in Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie started in with a one-horfe blast furnace outfit and built day we said that Brother Archibald Johnson was ‘agin’ it. Now, Mr. Clar ence Poe, a former chairman of the Ant.i-SalvOn Le.igue. registers his pro test against the movement at this time Mr. J. W. Bailey, another former chairman of the league, once declared that if such a law should be passed the lid of prohibition in the State would blew off. The State Journal, tooth and nail for prohibition, .. thinks that since there will be an effort to get a National amendme.it adopted North Carolina might better wait further upon that movement till more of the States fall in line.” We are still enough of a Democrat to regard with disfavor the various constitutional-amendment pro posals for forcing this or that inter nal policy upon States irrespectix e of theii desires, whether such policy con- presents this summary: “The other the greatest steel business in the world, says the Popular Magazine. Shrewdness, that peculiar trait promi nent in so many of bis countrymen, played Ihe important part of lhat great achievement. Later, he sold out his business to the steel trust for the sum of three hundred million dollars, stipu lating that one hundred million should be cash and two hundred million in first mortgage 5 per cent bonds; tha'. the bonds should be guaranteed against any future stale or national tax. Again that shrewd foresight. Now comes the so-called income tax, contributing on the income of those ^wo-hundred-mil- lion-dollar bonds, the government will j have to look to the UrfHed States Steel Corporation. The old ironmaster uses ‘"he same method in his piesent vocation of giv ing away money as he did in the early ffrage, liquor or what not. 1 accumulation. He makes sure ^ ^ fnUV* Ml 1 An concern su In the casc'of liquor, too, there is the less excuse because the Webb law puts almost plenary powers into every in dividual State’s hand. But we should like to see the bar raised against liquor shipments into North Carolina in so far as it can safely and conservatively be done. The vast sums of money sent out of tbe State for a commodity which would be highly undersirable, on the whole, if It cjst nothing are a heavy economic drain.—Charlotte Ob server. that each contribution is going to serve a proper cause, whether it be ten dol lars or ten millions. Some time ago a delegation from a small church in a Pennsylvania town, where Carnegie once lived, called upon the philanthropist. ^“Mr. Carnegie," said the chairman, ‘"Negromania.” Any thoughtful man will admit that the two races living in this section of the country constitute a problem, and a serious one, because of the possibili ties in ths condition. Since there is a problem, it is right that Jwe .should think about it and seek some solution or betterment or safeguard. But there is very eood ground to suppose that the discussion of the negro ploblem in its various phases by the legislature are political, rather than sociologic, or statesmanlike. Many a politician who discourses upon the question, does so in order that he may in the future dis course upon the stump and tickle the feelings of the voters. Such a practice is evil. It is time, and indeed, w'as long since time, for the officeholders of this and other states to pour some of the oil of reason upon the troubled waters of the race question. Public rattling of the bones of this old skeleton which is ever and anon indulged in, and what good does it do? A sore place is but irritated by the handling of the unskilled and the careless. • Since the days just after the Civil war the negro question has been one of the most fecund sources for poUtical activity in this state. We do not blame any one for seeking to prevent dangers of negro rule. All of us know tha we have come to ask your help in^jalamity it would be to give the negro Where the Consumer Comes In. The downtrodden western farmer has riz again. Corn from the Argentine under this new tariff in his trouble. Cesh com in the eastern markets is 10 to 15 cents lower by reason of South American shipments. But it appears that this instance, at least, the con sumer will profit somewhat. - Asheville Gagette-News. Still at It Two Washington correspondents are still guessing on the Iliinomer case. The situation cannot clear fast enough for them and they are trying to force it. Mr. Hammer nr ay not land, may not deserve to land, but it begins to look a bit like they were disappointed to be unfair to the Randolph man.—Sal isbury Post. Let, us beware of losing our enthu siasm; let us ever glory in something, and strive to retain our admiration for all that would ennoble, and our inter est in all that would enrich and beau tify our life.—Phillips Brooks. Passion Is the Word. The lynching rf the negro, Jim Wil son, in Johnston country^ pjts a blot upon the fair nanie of the good county. What a pity that men should so let their pas.^'ions get the best of them! So long aa we have law and courts where justice is administered there can be no excuse offered to justify a lynch ing, The provocation was great in this instance, but the men who killed this negro acted cowardly. They have brought shame upon their section.— Winston Journal. A Sensible Court Judg ment. (From the Troy Montgomerian.) Alex Turner, charged with stealing cotton, was sentenced to the roads for 12 months or to be hired out by the commissioners. Mr. E. D.. McCallum hired him, paying $133 cost including value of the cotton, which is to be paid to the owner. the purchase of a pipe organ. We need it badly, and, knowing that you once attended our church, thorght possibly you would be interested.” “How much do you want?” asked Carnegie- “Well,” SChswered the chaiimaii, “we have figured on twenty thousand oollars.” “Go baak and raise ten thousand dol lars, and ril talk with yon,” com- mandt,d the old fellow. “Well,” said Carnegie, that’s enough for an organ. I’ll not contribute a cent.” ^ Two or three weeks later, however, the chairman received Carnegie’s check for fifty thousand dollars toward build ing a new church. The Patches of Cotton Canvas. From The Hoke County Journal ) The second stage of the tobacco bed has been reached. Where last week the traveler noticed that the beds had been burned, this week he sees them covered with canvas, nice, clean little patches by the road side, and they are (der such circumstances Duty To Humanity. (Memphis Commercial Appeal.) The United States will mt lose equa nimity worrying about the cost of car ing for the more than 4,000 Mexican refugees now in the custody of our military authorities in Texas. They came uninvited, it is true, under the stress of circumstances that rendered it imperative, and the United States of fered the only a«»ylum that could guar antee them safety. The emergency has enforced an expense of $1,500 a day upon our government, but for the time being we should give this no thought. It makes no difference to* which faction these unfortunates may belcng. They are homeless, friendles s destitute and seeking a refuge. We cannot afford to turn against them un it is a simple the vote. We all know that anything even approaching social equa)’ty is not to be thought of. This is and ever will be a white man’s country. Our ancestors thought little of our welfare and of freeing us from prob lems, hence the presence of the negro race in this country. These ancestors were thinking of their own convenience. They left the problem to us, and we or those who come after us, must solve it in one way or another. Let us con sider it then, but in the name of reason consider it as a matter of social im portance, ard not as a matter of politi cal capital. The legislature is considering a bill to prohibit white'persons from teaching in negro schools, and vice versa. We shall not discuss the merit? of the meas ure. Indeed, we believe the merits "vere lost sight of in trend of the discussion in the house. The Dill was treated more as politics than as any thing else, ?nd so are many of the bills relative to the race question. Would It not be far better if th's matter were left out of political capital discussions, and treated only in a sane andpatilotic way?—Greenville News. sure novel features new agriculture. The editor of the Madison Herald is a student of the Congressional Record, that intensely interesting ’ publication sent out daily from Washington. The Record is most valimble to an editor, and we are not surprised at the follow ing, taken from the editorial columns of the Herald last week: “Since Dec ember the first Tne Herald’s Congres sional Record has missed fire and fail ed to reach us. We hate this, as we were persusing it Hclosely, trying to find out what Major Stedman is doing to earn that $625 per month which the people of the district are paying him to represent them in Congress. We hope the major will look into this and have the Record started again so we can keep the boys posted as to what is doing—that is, if there is anything doing.” Had W ork Ahead But if judges are hereafter to be im peached merely because they are not fit to sit on the bench, we fear that some of our executives may be worked to death making appointments to fill vacancies.—Greensboro News* in the county’s The Mountain Park i^hool. (From the Mount Airy News.) The town of Mountain Park is not yet two years old. From the day the first piece of timber was cut the work ha^j been pushed. A nunrber of buil dings have been erected but the one that deserves special attention is the home for git la which is now ready for use. It has one hundred feet front and is one hundred and twenty feet from front to rear and three stories high. The rooms are large, conven ient, well ventilated. It is said to be the largest and best arranged building of the kind in the state. It is the aim of Mountain Park School to open a way for those boys and pris who want j an education. work of humanity. These homeless and pamc-stricken strangers must be cared for and it is ^e duty of Uncle Sam, since he sees fit not to put a check to such butcheries, at least to protect and care for those who appeal to him un der such circumstances. A Chicago judge rules that mariied men must be home by midnight or t,ake the consequences. Well, haven’t they been taking the “consequences” for, lo, these many centuries past? Hearing And Smelling A young lady took down the re ceiver of the telephone one day and discovered that the line was in use. “I just put on a pan of beans for dinner,” she heard one woman com placently informing another. She hung up the receiver and waited for the conversation to end. Upon returning to the telephone she found the woman still talking. Three times she waited, and then at last, becoming exasperated, she broke into the con versation. “Madam, I sn'ell your beans burn ing,” she announced crisply. A horriled scream greeted the re mark, and the young lady was able to put in her call.—Everybody’s. Two Women for Aldermen (^x’om a Chicago Dispatch.) Two women candidates for aldcr^ manic honors are on the list of more than 100 aspirants who filed primary nomination petitions today in the of fice of the city clerk aski -g that the’> names app'ar on the primary ballot. The primary will be held on FebiaF^y 24 and the election on April 7. Miss Marion Drake v/as entared aa a primary aspirant for the Progres sive nomination to make the election race in the First Ward against Alder man John J. (Bathhouse) Coughlin.’ The other woman to get in the run ning was Miss Sara M. Hopkins, who was listed as a Democratic primary contestant in the Second Ward. And as we dwell, we living things, in our isle of terror and under the immi nent hand of death, God forbid it should be man the erected, the reasoner, the wise in his own eyes—Gcd forbid that Tl should be man that weaiies in well doing, that despairs of urrcwai-led ef fort, or utters the language of com plaint. Let it beenoL’ohfor faith, that the whole creation groans in mortal frailty, striyes with unconquerable con stancy: Surely not all in vain. —Steven son. “Good health,” declares a Chicago physician, “demands that the mouth be kept closed while asleep.” Also, he might have added, while awake, in the case of not a few people. Corn for Sale Prolific for seed and feed, sound and good in stock. p. W. GRAVES, Mebane, N. C. A talse Theory (Memphis Commercial Appeal.) Sex hygience, eugenics and the like had their beginnings in an entirely laudable purpose, but the movement was seized upon by faddists and fak ers and sensationalists, The whole movement drifted into a false theory because the end of the teaching was not to prevent the sinful things from which mental and bodily disease re sulted. but to prevent the consequences of sin and vice. The eugenic advocate would build up a Godless race of men a'nd women, dead to all principles of morality based upon a spiritual or ethical impulse. You can’t raise men and women as you do horses, sheep or cattle, Jbecause if God Almighty had intended Tor them to be reared in this way. He would have raised them as horses, sheep and cattle. In A Word One predicts a future for the school boy who wrote the following terse nar rative about Elijah: “There was a man named Elijah. He had some bears and he lived in a cave. Some boys tormented him. He said: ‘If you keep on throwing stones at mp. I’ll turn the bears on you and they’ll eat you up.* And they did and he did and the bears did.'?-Everybody’s A Double Edge (Memphis Commercial Appeal.) And now an English scientist crops out who says we will soon be able to control the weather. And then will the world be rent with fends because Smith wants It to rain the day Jones’ wife suns the mattresses. The Horse for Him. A Scottish farmer of a miserly dis position bought a horse at a fair. On the way home he thought a drink of water would refresh it, so he got a pail of water, but the animal would not take it. When he got home he offer ed it a feed of corn, but to his sur prise it would rot touch that, either. “Weel,” he muttered to himself, “if only I was sure ye were a guid work er, ye’re the v^rra horse for me ”— Pittsburgh Chronicle. Value of Advertising “Why should I advertise?” “Well, here is an example: America wasn’t named after Columbus, who discovered it, but after Amerigo Vespuccio, who first gdveitised it.” ■ Louisville Couiler-Jour.ial. A Winter Cough. A stubborn, annoying, deppressing cough hangs on, racks the body, weak ens the lungs, and often leads to serious results. The first dose of Dr. King’s New Discovery gives relief. Henry D. Sanders, of Cavendish, Vt., was threat ened with consumption, after haying pneumonia. He writes: “Dr. Kisng* New Discovery ought to be in every family; it is certainly the best of all medicines for coughs, colds or lung trouble.” Good for children’s coughs. Money back if not satisfied. Price 50c. and ^.00. At all Druggists. H E. Bocklen & Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis Mistook The Game. A young girl from a countiy town went to a city bearding school, much against the wishes of her father, who thought she would be spoiled by city ways. Soon she wrote in one of her letters: “I am in love with ping-pong.” The mother read the letter aloud t« her father, who turned angrily upon her, saying: “Well, you see, I was right. I knew no good w’ould come of her going to the city. Now, you see she has got in with one those danged Chinamen.’’-The Ladies’ Home Jour nal. Literal Translation. “Miss Butt, how do people in ^ your housS ever know what time it is? “Why, Willie, dear, what a ques tion! By the clocks, of course.” “But I heari ma tell pa the other evening that your face would stop a clock.”—Baltimore American,