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LAND LGAN ASSOCIATION ' ANY PERSONS ARE INJURED AUGUSTA'S CONFLAGRATION; n ... i if r ! fry Litre Chang is Required 10 AJjft Building ar.d Lean Associa tions to Suit the Farmer. Vory little ihan(r Is required to a':i;'l InnliliM atid loan ason-iatloni B-i I'pcta'od In tlus louiury to the use of tin f..!t:.or. When ovu.inUed and wvrv-'d in th titlo and towns the j-ayn.on'j are w-k!y or monthly, gen erally -3 cents raoh week on each s?V,re cf stock. Worlu-d In this way t'.ioy inn iJe a mode of systematic Ejvins ior the shareholder, and usual ly n ature the shares, when of the par ra!ue of $100 In a little less than six and a half years The iar value of stock can t put at J-i'O, $300 or even more, and thus extend the time ni'd make the time of maturing about .'men years, fifteen yars. and so on. T!:e association Is made up of and M-.il !r its shareholders, who receive .''if the profits thereof. These asso .t..ms are run at the lowest cos of v bit ii'tesa In the country; and la St.ite. where the legal rate of In- I is f, per cent, generally make . it i f 6 per cent, and la some in 7 per rent. i,.ve.v. j? to be'jnado to . : in iatiiins and their :) the use ( f the farmer is . ! cf payment for shares. The -""i i uiTord to aj;fee to pay r sh.res weekly, except In v iie -e they have a variety of :;-"s r;i: h as rive returns practical ' . very month in the year, as dairy - tin kinfj. c!o.. but the payments i ?i sliares must be railed for and made 'iinve the time in which the farmers harvest and market their money c-oris. An example of this is shown in the statement of conditions where the money crop is tobacco or cotton, as It is in a Ij'pe portion of this State. In sections like this it Is probably better for the payments to be made during the month of November, December, and January, or possibly beginning a month earlier. The payments would lie $1 "irt for each or the three months, or P." .5" a year on each share. This would five the money ready for loan ing by the first of February generally the time when loans are desired by farmers. A thousand shares In any association would pive $13,500 each year. The association can be run for not more than Jn. which would leave a not amount for loaning of $13,000. Tills money would be loaned upon real estate mortgages, and this amount for loaning purposes could be increased by usiiic; the notes so secured for 'set ting tin additional sum. If the addi tional amount obtained should be as much as $7,000, then the association would have for loaning each year $20,000, or, In five years, $100,000. Of course, otic unsettled problem In the proposed business Is how the addition al amount may be obtained for loan ing purimses, and at such a rate of Interest as will be satisfactory to the farmer and possible in the work of the association. -Report of Insurance Commissioner Young. Reports from Indiana Show That 140 , -r(, Eij Fire Would Have Been Pro- ; Ferscns Lost Their Lives In Fires j vented Had All Euildmfli Been Last Year In That Stats. Protected Aaain.t the Flames. SOME SAFETY "DON'TS" FOR MOTHERS. Don't dry-clean In the house. Don't pet off a car backwards. Don't touch an electric light with wet hands. Don't lock up the children alone In the house. Don't leave broken glass, crockery, nor tin scattered aroind. Don't allow children U coast down In clines Into the street. Don't allow children to hold onto moving vehicles. Don't allow children to jump on mov street. Don't put pencils, money nor pins In the mouth. Don't use o-carts without springs and back-supports. Don't use a thermos bottle for the baby's milk. Don't rely on others to observe traf fic rules; use your head. Don't value your time more than your life at crossings: Do label all medicines. Keep poisons out of children's reach. Avoid unsanitary soda fountains. Watch traffic signs. Cross the street at crossings only. Avoid crowded and poorly ventilated places of amusement. SAWDUST AS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. Sawdust will extinguish small fires in garaees, and Its value is greatly In creased by the addition of bicarbonate of soda (baking powder). The sawdust floats and forms a blanket over the burning oil, while bicarbonate of soda, when exposed to heat, gives off carbon dioxide gas, which helps to prevent combustion by shutting off accees of air. A mixture of len pounds of bicarbonate to one bushel of sawdust has been found to be satisfactory. LIGHTNING FIRES. The report of the Kansas fire mar shal on IlKiHIlillK "- Kin! luoiCS Is hardly less striking than that of the Indiana official. In bis report for 115. Munthal I. T. Hussey reports a tntnl lo of 202 lightning fires, with ecgret;ate losses of $206,435. In only tnree Instances, or less than 1 1-2 per cent, were the buildings rodded, the aggregate losses lor these three fires being $3,750; the percentage of losses being only slightly more than the per centage of tbe number of tires. Fin Protection. PERSONAL LIABILITY. F. L. Stetson, chief of the fire de partment of the city of Seattle, In an address before the Municipal League of this city, said that "the only man ner in which fire losses In this country can be reduced, and the only manner in which the fire hazard can be con sistently lessened, is by making care less property owners and careless tenants responsible for the losses fr-ira fires which start on their prop rty, or on the property of which they art la chaxfe.'V-Firs Fsots. In connection with the loss of life by tire in Indiana there is also given : record of Injuries, showing that 140 j persons were injured by fire in Indi ana last year. Of these. 47 were due i to gasoline explosions, IS to kerosene explosions, 24 were Injured while put- j ting out fires, in 11 instances women's dresses came In contatct with fire, six were due to fireworks, six children played with matches and four chil dren played with firs and war in jured, six were due to lodging and dwelling house fires, four to gas ex i plosions, three to lighting, and one j to a tilm explosion. With the possible exception of the three Injured by light ning, all of these casualties were pre ventable Fire Protection. GASOLINE. Underground storage of gssolln not only protects the hazards, but it Is a measure of e-onomy. The present high cost of gasoline Is of vital Inter est to automobile owners; storage tanks placed underground not only safeguard (he hazards, but prevent waste from evaporation. GuwHne should not be kept in the home in any receptacle except an ap proved safety can. From the careless use of gasoline In open cans, bottles, etc., there has resulted the death of fourteen adults and one child during the year. Kerosene likewise caUS'4' the death of eleven adults and six children. Approved safety cans In thej home where the use of inflammable j liquids Is necessary, will eliminate the deplorable loss of life In this manner. One hundred and ninety-nine (199) or-, ders requiring consumers to procure safety cans were Issued. Fire Mar-j shal W. E. Langley. I Commenting on the Augusta. Ga.. ronllagr.itioii. caused by the f.v t that the Dyer building in whlih the Ere broke out was unprotected, the Uriu nell Automatic Sprinkler Bulletin tays: "Every city has hundreds and hun dreds of dangerous buildings already standing. What ore the fire-proof con struction advocates going to do about those buildings T We caunot lea; down what we have already built The erection of a few fire-proof build ings here and there as older building (mm is no cure at all. because It has ns we think been pretty well estate lished that a hot blaze conflagration Is not seriously deterred by now and then running up against a fireproof building. And moreover, the word "fire proof" Is a very relative term, because It does not take Into account the tons and tons of Inflammable con tents that are contained within fire proof b'liblinns "We are facing a condition of burn rh. biiibiiius. hut we are also facing a fur eriHte- th'tv In burnable con tents. We believe that It Is more Im port ant U hufritUiiiil existing build ings and praettially the proof their contents than it is lo put our trust In replacing burned bwildlngs with non burnable buildings full of burnable contents. Kvery flpo protection engi neer knows the best way to make the contents of a building utiburnable U is not by putting those contiita In a stove." '" " Convention Defined. Convention may bo defined as a sort of precedent or custom which restrains a lady from cussing when she is as mad as a hornet but which permits a man to swear like a trooper when he steps on a collar button. SOME LESSONS IN FIRES! It Is a Time That All Parties 8houlo! Become Terribly In Earnest In I Fire Prevention. j It Is time that all parties should1 become terribly In earnest In the mat j ter of fire prevention. This applies' with special force to city officials and( business men. Three recent fires in the South bring out forcibly some ol the troubles that staud In the way ol prevention of flrjs. We pride our selves In this section that we are not In danger of the conflagration hazard but It must be borne in mind that the conflagration hazard depends upon the proportion that the amount ol loss In any one fire bears to the amount at risk. Judged by this, we can have a conflagration even a small city or town. The fires referred to above were al Paris, Tex., Nashville, Tenn., and Au gusta. Ga. All occurred within lesi than two days of each other. Thor ough investigations show that the cause of these fires were poor and faulty construction, shingle roofs, open elevstors snd wooden stairs Without the shingle roofs the fires would not have spread as they did The results in these fires are start ling. In Paris 264 acres were burned over, embracing 1.440 buildings with 1.051 combustible roofs. At Nash vllle six blocks were entirely consum ed and part of twenty-seven blocks the loss amounting to $1,250,000, with insurance of $856,685. At Augusts the loss was given at $7,000,000, with insurance of about $3,000,000. The fire swept over thirty-two blocks and 21S acres, destroying 151 business houses and 541 dwellings. It Is well for us here in North Car olina to sit up and take notice of and warning from these fires. It is possi ble, even probable, that such fires may strike us also. LADIES If you are weak ttnd tiet-d s'rtngth, appetite, good blood, losy cheeks, snd wish to get relief of those tired feeling and feel that you can enjoy life once more, try the great herb preparation, known as the Genuine Indian Wood Purifier, the malt's and female's friend, for sale by Drug and General Stores or write Pearson Remedy Company, Burl ington, N. C. For sale here by Hancock-House Co. Rosemary Supply Company and Roa noke Pharmacy Company. LICENSING INSURANCE AGENTS. It is well to understand the law gov erning the licensing of Insurance agents and the duty imposed on the Insurance Commissioner under It: (Chapter 79, laws 1913.) The General Assembly of North Caro lina do enact: I Section 1. That before any license Is , issued to an Insurance agent in this State, the asent applying for euch 11- i cense and the company for which he J desires to act as agent, shall apply for such license on forms to be prescribed by the Insurance Commissioner, and before any license to such agent Is Is. eued the Insurance Commission shall satisfy himself that such person so applying for license as an agent Is ' a person of good moral character, that he has not willfully vlolsted any of the 1 insurance laws of this Stale, and that he is a proper person for such post i tion. ; CHIMNEY AND FLUES. The Cause Statistics, page 14. shows that defective chimneys snd flues are causing many fires, one thou sand and six (1.00C) In 1915 alone, builders are kliuwlug Increased Inter est with regard to the safe construc tion and installation of heating sys tems, chimneys and flues, as a safe arrangement in the beginning pre cludes all possibility of fires originat ing from these sources. Every prop erty owner should arrange for a care ful Inspection of chimneys and flues each year and Immediate correction of any defects found. Fire Marshal W E. Langley. ASHES. The Improper storage of ashes con tinues to cause a great number of fires. Sixty-seven (67) fires were re ported as due to this cause In 1915, with a loss of $10,015. This amount Is small compared with the total number of fires and losses, yst It is Inexcusable, since the cause Is do solely to criminal neglect Ashes should be stored In closed metal re cepstcles and final disposal made al a point where property would not be tndangerad.Flra Marshail W. E. Laaglsy. An Appreciation Tiie curtain has fall ei cn the gi eat $100.00 church con test. We wish to extend our thanks to all these who participated in this contest and to an nounce that the fin al standing of the churches was as follows: BAPTIST $657,214 METHODIST 501,111 EPISCOPAL 437,667 FIRST CHRISTIAN 372,812 PRESBYTERIAN 299.0C3 ROSEMARY BAPTIST 104,601 We wish to take advantage cf this opportunity to whh all of our friends and customers A Most Happy and Prosperous New Year. B. MARKS TW K-Csaatj'e tit It B"t St Cico - The Best Office and Library Paste made. Stocked in three sizes by the Herald Publishing Company in the Marks Building cn Main St. Cigars and -lOS') I Delicious I ( iMi VCanrt We Can Please EveryTaste The man who ts particular about the cigars' he smoKes is also particular about the candy he get3 for his loved ones. We carry the leading local and the nation ally advertised cigars and candies. And we Keep them fresh to insure their tastiest flavors. We can furnish any Kind of cigars or candy In large Quantities for special occa sions at particularly attracUve prices. Whether you spend a dollar, a dime, or merely your time we re always glad to see you. Roanoke Pharmacy Company Prescription Druggist v-S t . Legibiii'.)- 'J Multicopy r,.vc- i S i i cc-,..i.-s that a:a . ; 6 iv..u;.fu;:y rot : WKV 8 r. -ii '...t '-ru: ,- i ; r 1 t JiiilMSi-pyc-ni' ii-.il t t....'i-- c' i.uL:-- a i- ! I ' Hl.r. M -ill 1 1 P. i ftikl t-AUMMUU.-. Writ ft I Herald Pub. Company Mm Carbon Paper We Are Always Ready to serve you with good printing. No matter what the nature of the job may be we are ready to do it at a price that will be Satisfactory PRINTING i Good Printing Is the Dress of Business. That Is the Kind We Da. Let Us Show You It Will Pay You to become a regu lar advertiser in This Paper BLUEBIRD ' PnQTU'r LA Y o A t SHarv Mar limi l, ' jHUlj i Phllilnns Smallevl and CarlVan Schiller 'Saving The hi lUlllllj uuuib P ; i Pnnr Hundred A ft i. M J People. Theatre;" 'ii'Rwmary Theatre 4 rnaa.y Jan. o . ' " j l Remarkable values obtain throughout our Dry Goods Department. Big assortments of Ladies Coat Suits, Sport Coats, Men's and Boys' Suits Now that the Holidays are over will be sold in many instances Less Than Wholesale Cost rather than risk having to carry them over. The goods are this season's goods the bulk of winter weather is yet to come every instinct of economy in these days of high prices demands that you come and see for yourself the SPLENDID BARGAINS WE ARE OFFERING. All Prices Quoted Are For Cash Only Ladies Coat Suits, stylishly correct, in Gaberdine, Poplins, Serges, and Broadcloth - Navy, Copenhagen Blue, Green, Tan, and Black. $ 7.50 Suits Reduced to $4.98 $17.50 Suits Reduced to- $13.71 $10.00 Suits Reduced to... $7.98 $20.00 Suite Reduced to $15.48 $12.50 Suits Reduced to. $9.95 $22.50 Suite Reduced to $17.72 $25.00 Suits Reduced to - $19.23 Sport Coats and Long Coats in Plaids, Chinchillas and Broadcloths, browns, grays, and blues - some lovely numbers in a wide range of sizes $ 5.00 Values Reduced to $3.98 $10.00 Values Reduced ta - $7.98 $ 7.50 Values Reduced to $5.48 $1230 Value. Reduced ta - $9.95 See the Special Bargain Counter Display which will contain splendid values in notions of all kinds at below cost prices Men's and Boys Suits and Overcoats will be sold at and below the present wholesale market. We believe the prices we have put on these goods will move them quickly - if you wish to be sure of the best values act quickly! j Sale Begins Saturday, December 30th HMMeUoJm Him ROSEMARY. N. C Si Jl I A. 1 1 ' 1
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