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Mount Akf 1W *. t by citifying the ratifi cation to the federal government until namtdMitjoR «n made.The minor tty group, real i ring that munndm Hon would not than nothing, rather it would make their defea* mora (fathered up enough l.-gMat ora to hraak a quorum ard left for Alabama until Ula special amnion ■hall clone. Meanwhile majority leader* declaring that rtate law* re garding quorum *re no* nwMMry are proceeding with hu*ineae. ft will take the court at leant a year and a half or posn«t :» longer to untimgla the situation '<y which time, of co'ina a new preaiden: wiH ha/e Ke-n l-rred and inaugurate I. If nomc tmfnrween power fh<- thirty «ixth utate should ratify noon it it hiftily improbable that womrn womH vote except in iitatoa ii >-ea»ly having equal mtffrmg*. Weartv .... »i stei have laws requiring citixen ■ to r-tr» tor at l«wt a month or «o before e!«t_ tten ami moat of then require !on*ei payment of poll tax several monthi prior to election a reqniiiite. Ml fether lartie* the nitoation ia tempo' arily hopelen* tho eventually inevit able Then too election come* everj four year*. MetracOwt It ia interesting to ohaerve - tlx chmp of ideas aa to how the guilt] ■hall be puniahed. Aa the age* havi ■lipped by thcra ia a MM change if the manner of meting oat puniahment We have ail heart of the old time* m England when there were aa many aa three hundred crimes for which ttM penalty of death waa prescribed. To day the death penalty ia not often sorted to. Court* are finding wayi to puaiah violator* that are humane and suppoo ad to reform while punishing. The ice man a few days ago in a city waa con victed of giving short weights and the aentence of the court was that be should furnish ice See to the injured customer, thus showing that he. the tee man, waa not saposed to take from his customer anything that waa not just and due. The idea was that the ice man would be thoroughly im pressed that it does not pay to give short weights. Another court had to deal with way wart boys who had rocked a building. The sentence of the court waa that the boys were to go out with an officer and vigorously throw rocks for an Boys in this rrty aave been required to attend Sunrin;- school aa part of the aentence of the court, and no doubt the effect waa all that waa expected The problem ia how to make a better man of the guilty awn or hay and how to line him op again for the duties that the normal man ia aappos ed to perform. Any punishment that faila la have the reformation idea with it ia not in line with Jnsttes. T. H. Km«. t Airy is losing one of its best in the removal of lev. T. H istmr af the First Baptist Bar. King haa been hi Meant Airy aearty ten yean and haa endear ed himself Is hundred* of families the eiwtli membership has giena ia a*e of the fteeet h the state. _ Rev. King tiusMta heme fcl ad M to the tt «« at the end of tha control tha railway* fi faeimr a rising tide of it inavffleiant to handle tha Until tha rail ways wan* returned to private owner ship it waa impossible for them to undertake financing new equipment purchases, and conditions since tno first of Marrh, the date of return to private ownership have been moat un favorable. In the petition filed by the railway* with the Inter Commerce Commission asking for increased freight rates, they »how that the stronger mad* had to pay 7 per cent Interest for money and the weaker roads could not borrow it a* any rate. Since the commission ha* allowed an increase in freight rates the railroads feel hopeful that they will be enabled thereby to improve transportation facilities—it wilt be gradual ho we and they ask that the public win patient 1 ¥ SUmpm* Out Typhoid. A< time goea by modern acience ia gradually aUmpmc oat diaaaaaa that are doe to -insanitary conditiona. Thia ia illustrated by the pragma that , haa been made aa to fever. Mot to j many yean ago the people suppoaed that typhoid would be one of the pea la I each lomatr. Now it ia ran. Ia the : town of Elkin there haa not bean a , caae of fever thia year and the tame ia , true of Pilot Ho on tain, while here in | Mount Airy there are only aiz eaaa* i according to the local health officer , Thia ia a decided improvement over other yean, and when the people wake up to the demanda of the law that ia ! nuppoaed to bring about more cleanly 1 condition* then will be even leaa States Y. Mount Airy boaata having the youngest b« man of North Carolina. He iron by the name of Ben Franklin Johnson and is just paat thirteen years of age. He ia in partnership with his brother. F L. Johnson. Ben Koes to school in the winter time while the bees have nothing to do bat when the bees begin to work so does Ben. He iroea out with his hmther and braves the dangers of the bee industry , side by side with hia big brother. While other boys have been taking a vacation he has been taking honey 'rom the bees Now he ia off for a two weeks va cation himself, before school starts. Monday morning he shouldered kia shot gun equipped himself with plenty of ammunition-and "old clothes" and went to stay with hia ancle Jim Hart who is a farmer and lives on the Yad kin river. Ben ia going to spend two weeka brim full of happin^Hs, contentment, and adventure. He will have nothing to do but est. .sleep, sucker tabacro (when he wants to>, swim, fiah and hunt. That would be # vacation that would bring jn\ to the heart of a iwn op even He will come back to school moch more a man betsoaf he a worker' aa well aa played though has had to work. . nmhpmvjhhi The Liaviile-Ball-Hate hena land compnnv hove two important sales coming in the near future On Sept. 1 'they will sell the B. D. XcKaoghaa nrn of 1M acres near Bockfonl at pwk auction. This is sac of the best improved farms in this section of ths tount; and win no Mt bring s fancy priss. On Sept • the sell at snctioa fi Gateway flI the fat all this wniet at ■ IMh« price. He <m winter t* par wkat tk* Jab ad that «m all ha «h ■tea in a raah for milk. They an buay and allow th—aeWsa to sat » tirwly not of stationery or cwilweH or bill* and envelopes, and all at oaao thoy And that thay ar» tied up until thay rati gat tha printer to deliver the job. !fow The We— oflee ia prepared to render the w>lie that this man wanta. Of course it la not always pos sible to do work on the jump, but it haa long been our policy to take eare of the man who flnda himaelf in a be I* Wauae of no stationary. If you have not already learned all thia the nest time .yon want work hurry down to The News oflee or ua« the 'phone. Ton will be aatiefled witk the deal yon get. ar in Waatflald townahip and laavaa • wtfc, >Bt no eUMm. Ha waa tha aon of A. F. Bnoddy and ataod Ugh amonf «ll thaaa who know Mb. Tha remain. wart latd to raat at Indian Gnvaa on Tnaaday. ■ [ 4 ✓ v T1 ""IS rr*> 11 jT Tha Tobaco Biiril of Trada of tha city ha»a sat Wadnaaday, 9apt, lfith aa tha data for opantng tha mHat bora. Parnm an» urged to vat their tobacco to market in tha beat condition poaibla aad ba aura and oat hava it in too high ordar, aa tha labor problem makes it vary unaatiafaetory for tha buyer* to handle tobacco that i* not in rood condition for keeping i A little cafc in thia raapaet will in-' nure the farmer of getting a bettor price for hia tobaeao. Roe farm in Randolph Comfy! We have a lovely farm in Randolph County knotwn as the Deep River farm eight miles from Aaheboro on good road. 158 acres. Now if you want to leave here is something to go to. Also we have about one-half dozen farms near Mount Airy for sale. See us. Terms easy. NATIONAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION CO. 8-27-c. Office tw Hale's Star* Real Estate Of All Kinds If you bavc R—I Estate to set! or want to boy see me. I can sell or buy anything, no proposition too large or too «i— II for mm to fcnndle C. E. Lundy Oftco over Halo's Store. Repair The Wear Hard yfmk Oflm Breaks Down m Permm'M AMI amd Crwk* « Nmti for Zkm horn Tomk. LhAmt Fvmiwc iWk mu * VAyy , ..F. -K _l\ _ ' cornjonaoie Mr. and Wn, Homelover - Come in and wnk down into one of our com fortable leather chain that strike your eye* then, regardleae of the price, you will say "send it to our home." You will mqke a good investment because it will not only make life ajoy but becauae it will last a long time. Carter-Martin Furniture Co. Meant Airy, KC. Frank Carter, dr. Drew Martin * BREAD COSTS LESS Compand with other foods, flour ia cheap. You can serve no thine that can equal rood bread aa a delicious, health-giTinir and econo mical food. Bread, triacuila and cakes made with Dmn Valley White are sure to be delicious and rood special milling proi sas retains ALL the arigi mt M" No matter how mod your baking* may be, 'MM ' these kigfc quality flours will be sore Make the acquaintance of DAN VALLEY Mill*. Va. YOU SHOULD NAME 1IK SUMY CMMIY LOW I TRUST (0. AS YOUR EXECUYOR FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
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