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"The tar •# St. George marks the northern limit of deep water In tba t Gulf of California, and when Ha new ■ .harbor la connected by a abort spur of track with tha railroad already In axiatanee, Ikm will ba an all-water outlat through tba Panama Canal to aaatarn United Btataa for tha mlnaa of Ariaona. Once, juat after tha Civil War, tha people of tha Ariaana ■tinea had all their auppliee brought, them freas California by water, tha ahipa steaming down tha California coast up tba Otilf and the Colorado River to Yuma, and now It seems that the old method of handling their pro ducts will come Into vogue again. Among World's Largeat Gulfs. Tha Oulf of California, of wh^h we Americans hear so seldom, ranka among the largeat la tha world. If it were stretched out Inland over our country from New York Harbor, It would swallow up a broad atretch of country from SO to 160 mQse wide back aa far as Detroit and its boay factories. It was shown on the early auipa of North America as tha Sea of Cortes, since thla bold corsair explored It first. Ita depths variee from 600 to 6,000 feat, ita coast Una aa both sides la Irregular, and to K are many islands, Angel de la Guar 4a and Tlburon being the largeat. Ita latter ialand points Ita rocky crest 7,000 feet above tha level of tha aaa, and la Inhabited by a fierce and warlike tribe of Indiana, tha Serta who, it la claimed, have cannibalistic la.tln ,|. nllelDClwi ^ Attracted Traaaare Hasten. The Bay of St. Qaarge itself la • broad spaa sheet af water oa tha aaa tern side ot tha Golf, about two hundred mllea north of Gsyamaa, a town of 25,000 Inhabltanta, on Quay* mua Bay, one of the moat beautiful harbors to 4he world. Rocky Pbtat Ilea on Ita northern adga not tar from the mouth of the, Sonolta river. Pram ita ahoraa back Into the country there are vaat areas of sand-dunes, or los medanoa, aa the natives call than. In fact, this terra Is applied to the whole of the upper part of the Gulf eaat of the Colorado. The mere name recalls aensationa of burning heat, tracklees wastes, parched throats, rattlesnakea and other reptllee. Though stortea of the fabulous deposits of gold and sil-' ver existing; In this barren region are rife in the neighboring country, littla to actually knowhspf what wealth It -eontatoa, as most of tha prospectors who have ventured Into ita lonely reaches have never returned to tall their atoriea. Tha whole of thla npper north of Robots la Included in what la locally known aa Papaguerla, the home of tha Papago Indiana—a broad regloa which alapaa down tram tha mountain to southeastern Ariaona toward the Qulf of California aad northward to the Gila river, and is much the saase that the trib. held at the tiase of the Where NMtni Oct R*H "On the Southern adg* of the lay of St Omp ie tba Sattna. iMkfc poett, usually imifclag itw> Ml ty wwiM bjr the sea, which te * fa vorite wKh the Papagee* Whan they need salt, tha matnmary method la ta Mde ta tha fotMlla of ClnJabaM, per form • eartaln cirsamnlsl rite pe culiar ta tha gathering of aalt, md khan walk tha fifty ml la* to tha aalina in about a day and a half. Than (a no watar ta ha had between tha two plaeas. Tha Pincate Salt depoaK, about fifty mUaa farthar north on tha Oulf Nhora, however, baa always furnished tha major portion of aalt supply of tha Papafefc Indiana. "Tha bulldipg of tha harbor and tha eetabllahing of llnaa of trada through tha Oulf of California will probably furnish angler* with a faw mora rmra ftah atoriaa. That* ta I waalth of fiah and a multitudinous variaty of j ftah in Ita watar* Today thaaa ftah which would furnish tha material for running largo cannerie* ara feeding innumerable pelican*. and other flah-aating birds. Tha natives and the Mexicans are without akill find the faeilitiaa for catching them. They usually "atillftah" at groat depths Cor the Jewfish and tortuava and kill their ratchea by pounding them on the head when they get thorn near tha surface. "U Pat, the capital of the south-! ern district of Lower California and Santa Rosalia, the ahipplng point for millions at dollara worth of ooppar each year—both lying on the western coast of tha Gulf—win probably pro fit by tha development of tha new harbor." ' SWITCHMAN GIVES rACTS TO PUBLIC Was Going Down Hill So Fast Ho AUrmod—Loot Forty Poinds in Six Wooka "Tba baa i proof I can give tikat Teniae yaa the rl»:ht medicine for me la tha way It has relieved my suffer ing and la building me up," said Jamee IT. Johnreon, switchman for the K. * t. Railroad, living at 172# Crap St., Louisville, Ky. "My stomach was all out of order and my kidney* worried me day and night Often I was so nauseated I couldnt retain a thing on my stomach. I would bloat up with sour gas and I had gnawing pains in my stomach. My kidneys bothered me continually and my aleep was reatleas. I fall off; forty pounds in els weeks time anS was going down hill so fast it alarmed me. "Tan lac gave me the fineat kind of appetite, tha indigestion left me and I started picking up la weight. I have already gained back fifteen pounds and I am still gaining right along. My kidneys dont bother ma any mora and I sleep like a top. I am feeling fine and tha way Tanlae haa built me up la remarkable." FREE! To each customer buying the following plow we will give free with each plow one Chattanooga Sub-soil Plow: 64 Chattanooga, $17.50 65 Chattanooga, $18.00 55 Chattanooga, .* $16.50 The above prices entitles you to one No. 17 Sab-si free This proposition open until Nov. 26th or as long aa the plows last &One good electric washing machine CHEAP. f. D. Holcomb Hardware Tt»—♦ Scrap Book I REALLY CASE OF "LOCKJAW* ' 00 m mm lima Min «Ud • word. ■Mat "Wtot'itlM natttr. Mirt DM yo« fnrjw< your laaaona Jhla _ m or n I n gf aba * n*k«4. htor dUlmt n> t*H Mr*, friar ami look ad at kUa 'Tatar, darting." aba eidalmed, "Bra you ui." I'eier merely aliuok hla ln-ad. "tiood grac lou* I What la tb* mat »ar? R|wak to mat" screamed tba KB iralaiiwl mother. 1'i-tar triad to apeak, but couldn't, •ad. with a ahaklng hand, pointed to bla mouth Tlie toother flew round to the doc tar, and, by tba M-ruff of tba neck, brought blui t>urk ta bar hi.|wiul Tba medical man examined tba yomiKxter but with frantic airugglee Peter broke away from bla gr*ap. "It'a a moat inraratlni ! mean agvravttted i-aaa of—" began tlw doc tor. Hut Juat al that moment, with una big gulp tha chunk of taffy which bald Im-UI |>uor Peter'* teeth together worked liH.aa. antl I'atar gave a glad yell • f joy at hr recovered tba oca of lil» mooih. Bay Prisoner In India. A boy who waa kldnapad. ten yaara ago In England, baa been dlacorered living In a cava la northern India. Ha apeak* vary llttla KngUah and dgaa not know hla raal name. About tkraa and a half yaara ago tba Society for tba Propagation of tha Uoapai la Ma pal, India, found a lad, who had baaa rlaafly confined in • cava with a priaat far May yaara, daring which he waa not aHowad ta aaaorlata or apaak with any human being. The native priaat. who waa very III and a boat to die. raqaaalad a lapriaaata tlvr of Mka aoctaty to call on him an that ba might ronfaaa to a grave of /aoan. "The hoy," ba daclarac "who la living with ma la Engl tab. About tan yaara back I waa In England and I aaw him playing In a (treat with ether children, and I took a great fhacy to him. I Induced him to cooe with me. and brought him aver here." Tha privet the* died. Orape Juice Pr^llteerinf. Haley Flak*, the llfa Insurance magnate of New York, aald In a Rotary dob addreaa: "Home yoans men erroneously think that Up-to-date methoda are al waya mean, aordld, crooked methoda. They are ilka the Junior partner. " Everybody** profiteering now,' aald the aenlor partner In a grape Juice Arm. 'Shall we ratae oar price, rut down the elae of our bottle, or adulterate our grape Juicer •"Oaa, you're a back number,' the Junior partner snot-red. 'We'll do all three, of rourae. 'Why can't yoa ba up-to-date?*" Dog Metbara Kitten*. An English n>Ule dog la mothering (lour alxweek a-old kitten* at tba homo of 11. H. Crtaaman, Upper Lock part. Pa. Tba foater-pareat la mora aoltcltnua for the arelfara of tha llttla retinae than tha mother eat. which hci practically daaartet them. Hem ber* of tha Crtaaman fatally aay tha dog carefully guard* tha kitten* coo atantly, will permit M at ranger to come near, and at tinea Jolna them In playful antic*. . OBKVINC ORDERS "You know what I told you about coming Into tho parlec last night whon George called." "Yh, you (aid dont lot mo aoo you in thla parlor again whon George la horo, an' thafa why * hid undor tho couch." Qreedlneee Almoot Coot Life. A reoldent of Sparkhill, Eng.. otraa • hoti that la a miiuw killer Rhe wag found one day with a nmiK In her beak, and wit attempting to awallow it whole. The mouaa bad to bo for cibly removed to prevent • tragic la aua, a* tbe hen waa In danger of choking May Have Had a Premonition. Tho rector of M. Uary'a. Wanatead. Bag., preactied at tbe morning He rice lu hla church a few woaka ago a aeon no oo "Tho Knd of Ufa." and thou admlnlatered the Holy Ceramualon In mediately after arrlrtng home he cMl lapaed and die*. „ i d by Cblneee. wall-kept or<tn la gwe'tlerf h» th. " Imk la me<V f,an tjm r. The Ctalnear «h. wNt net M. SAVE 10 Per Cent ' •; ■'.%■ >-,>U Oo' Your | ( " Z- '•jit--'.*' *" - . Dry (oods, Shoes, Notioos f 7 / - and Xmas Toys iiII. in iiiiffi id niw" 11 riiiiji i i , , ruiiiji' Every day will be a bargain day in our store until Dec. 25th. From now until that date all wbo purchase good* from us and pay cash will receive a 10 por cent discount from their bill. All last year prices have been marked down in our store. You buy your bill of goods from us| we figure up the totalcoet, and * then if you pay cash we deduct 10 per cent from the amount. This applies to everything found in our store Pry Goods, Shoes, Notions, Xmas Toys and Goods, Dolls, etc. G. A. and M. J. KITTRELL vr» *\ ' ' ■ * i; * ' I ' Mount Airy, N. C. U ^^^ - ■ LJi — «-•»' L , K NOTICE By virtu* of an order of the Su perior Court nwb in Uw special pro ceedings entitl#d~J. W. Bea.ley, admr.-va-Melven Beanley at al.p amm* being No.—oa tba Special Prnnjsadlna docket of said court, the underaigm-d .nmmiubner will, on the 8th day of Deo-mbcr \9il at 2 o'clock P. if on the pramiaea, offer for aale to the higheat bidder for cash certain tracta of lands lying and being in Surry County North Carolina, and described as follows: Adjoining the landa of B. A. Cobler, J. G. Rorner at. al., and bounded aa follow*: Pint tract: Beginning in the cen ter of the Mc Bride Sand Clay Road (designated on plat aa U. Auto Drive) at ita intersection with Woodruff In* nrtuifular tract MO feet by AM tot fronting 500 M along center of ■and clay road and running back South 41 dr^reee Ea»t betwm-n parall el linea of tnat same width, 600 feet of Marehali Ney, being 7 acres more or leu. Second tract: Adjoining lot No. 28 ; above described on ita Eastern aide. Beginning at a granite marker in can- j ter of interaction of Patrick H<*nry A Woodruff Street* (which said marker is South 41 dcjtrws East 600 (n't from center of main sand clay road, measur ing along center of Woodruff Street) and running from said marker along center of Patrick Henry, South 49 de grees West 10M feet to center of ta tersection of Patrick Henry A Florida Streets at a granite marker (which is South 41 degrees East 600 feet from center of main sand clay road, meas uring down canter of Florid* Street) thence along canter of Florida Street South 41 degree* Eaat 678 feat te granite marker near branch; thence North 34 1-2 degress East about 2M feet mora or leee to granite marker; thence North tt 3-4 degrees Eaat 2M feet mors or lees to ita marker; thenee North 40 1-2 degree. Eaat 543 feet to granite marker; thence North 49 de grees East 7 feet to granite marker in nntor of Woodruff 3treat; thane* along center of Woodruff Street North 41 degrera Weat 801 f«t mora or laaa to place of befbttiiie. be tag > deaignated u lot No. 40 on. plat •? Marshall Nesr. hereinafter referred ta. being 12 6-10 acree more or lee* Third tract: Adjoinm« lot No. 4* dearribed above and lying on tta ^outhweat aide. lu«innin»*t a graa ite marker in center of interaection W Patrick Henry A Florida Street* (which marker i« South 41 iigria* East 600 feet from center of main aad aand clay road, measuring along ter of Florida Street) and running from aaid marker thence along oenUr of Florida Street, South 41 darraaa - ifaat 478 feet alone lina of lot. No. 49 to granite marker (oorner of lot Ma. 44) near a branch; thenee Soath 14 1-2 West (crossing the hraack) aboat 514.4 feat more or law to mark«r: thence North 41 damaa Weat 844 feet to granite marker In ceotar at Patrick Henry Street; thence aloag the center of Patrick Henry, NortK 44 fa|T«" East 500 feet mora SK hra to place of beginning, being dealgnat ad U lot No. 89 on plat of Uarshail Ney hereinafter referred to, beiftc S 8-10 acree more or laaa. Thl* the ftth day of November, IBM. The cbewins gum AFTER EVERY
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