North Carolina Newspapers

The Montgomerian ONE DOLLAK PER YEAR 1 Isiaed Every Tharxdajr by is MONTGOftEBIAN rTBUSfclNG COMPANY OLIVER B. D EAT OX, Editor and Manager. Entered at the Tostoffice at Troy, N; O., as second-class matter -Thursday, April 11. 1912. GOVERNOR AYCOCK DEAD. Ex. Governor Ay cock Is dead North Carolina mourns the sudden departure of one of r.er.,most bril limt and gift ji sr.s. ' No ir.an stood closer to the hearts of all the people than he. JSeldom has any one been more highly honor ed. HisVlife wes clean, Lis record Hear. As a last restect to the dead body of so b loved a citizens ten thousand persons gathered to do him honor o Sar.day afternoon, on he Capitol siuare at Raleigh. . ilia place will be hard to fill. Letter ta Corn Clak rtemlen. To all members of the corn ' club: " I wrote you before that we should have additional prizes, and I am now glad . to announce two additional prizas in each district under the same rules a3 , . ' the first list I sent you. These new prizes are two free trips, in ' , .ach district, to the National Corn Show which will be held in Columbia, S. C, in Jan. 1913. . The Southern Fertilizer Asso- ciation has appropriated $500 for this purpose. The boys who win these prizes will each get $25 to cover all expenses for the trip. No boy will get the money - ' .however, unless he takes the trip. We expect five hundred prize winning boys from all the South- em States to be at the corn show. 1 . Cots will be furnished and all ' . the boys will stay in one building, : ; -: The main feature of the trip will .' be a judging school. Two or three hoiirs each day will be ' . spent in judging com, grains . ' and live stock and in visiting the , : various exhibits of the exposi Von. - . . . I believe these priz.es the best offered in the state. The boys , . v who go will have a great time, "seeing the finest corn grown in 1 the United . States during 1912 r. and will get special instructions in com judging. Each . of you , should do all in his power to win one of these trips. . . We now, have seven prizes in . ' - each district of the state. The . two boys making the best re- .. cords will get 2f . each to pay bis expenses to the National Com Show while the next five will get the cash prizes about - which you have already receive - - , . notice. ; - li you wish any lurtner m . -formation, please let me knof . Yours very truly, . : "v t - I. 0. Schaub, .-- . Specia Agent in Extension. ' f West Raleigh, Mar. 15. s i r Tke Cknikk'i Editor Gst FirtJ. , . - v ' Albemarle. April 6 Special W. A. Jones, for four years edit- .. : or of The Albemarle Chronicle, the Republican organ of -Stanly ' : county, was fired Friday by the ' publishers,- Kirk & Burleyson No cause for - the discharge . .; I Mr. Jones haabeen given by the ; publishers, except Jtnat ne was fighting Dr. J. I. Campbell Hot '. Congress.; However. MrV Jonee says that be was discharged be cause he refused to wtite "Hi ' toriala favoring vRoosevelt ' for ; '. the presidency, he being; a strong . Taft supporter..' , :; "i? The discharge did come as " a surprise to the citizens 'of Albe . marfe as it has been expected for the past two months Editor Jcr.tV had been writing some cirr.r. j trtkles in behilf of Taft T. l some very Litter ones against I: -rovclt.. Several of cur: citi zcr.3 hive h:z:l to remark "r. J,r.c3 ii r : after the :r ir:? post to CM tho Y2 Felix' Etftf f'vrSc : -;With the folks who : hate . -v not lost their youth-lEaster Monday is always, ; almost , everywhere, looked forward to as r day .of pleajure and outinst and festive of some time, In this, Troy is no exception, and the quietude that is at times characteristic of its quaintness is alwaysbroken on this revered day. x - ' v - Monday the youths of Troyri boys andgirls, of course having selected Mrs; A. : W. : E. Capel and Mrs. S..T. Brown as chaper ones (a very good selectioii .. in deed), formed ' themselves . in readiness to forget the laborious duties of school and otl er work and set out for a day "a the woods'' so far away th it not even the b asts " of - the" factory and train whisUes could be heard, and as for the ; daily - du ties they were not even - to be thought of. ' - :: Arrangements had been made to meet at the court house, where two two-horse wagons with driv ers were in readiness for trans portation, As is almost always the case on such occasions the schedule time was a little broken and the crowd, numbering, near er tvo score than one, started an hour or more later than 'was intended. It grows monotonous to picnic at the same place every ear. so an altogether new place had been selected and it was a good, long six miles drive to Jor dan's ford on Little river some listance below Cioss Roads However, tho drive wa3 a de lightf ul one and the heavy jolts in the big wagons drawn ov rough roads, and which might have been giumbled at by some people, were not noticed particu larly as an event of a gladsome occasion, it was a typical tas ter day (with the exception of the down pour, of rain that usu ally comes. ) The cool wind that blew from the west caused every one to appreciate some kind of a rap, but the delightful rays of a spring sun which pierced through the half -budded trees was just warm enough to .make the combination of atmosphere temperate. It was several hours before the picnic grounds were reached, but when there everything was found co be delightful and an exception al suitable place to spend a day. Almost every phase of nature was to be found. The rippling waters of Little river, 1 where it is no more than a good sized brook, greeted the eye and ear on one side and so much appeal ed to the town-folk who rarely have the privilege to enjoy puch natural pleasures; the mountain viii- u vruo unto- iiu bucix bitrca . i spring blossoms appealed' to one on the other side, while extend ing for many acres was the big bottom covered with thick clover and only a few steps down the river bank was a spring of clear water. All "these natural ad vantages helped to make one en joy the day with more than us ual pleasure. -. v 1 - But there is always a feature of a picnic whether the sur roundings be inviting or uninvit ing that ii to be enjoyed by everyone, and this; feature the girls of Troy know so welUhow to fix up to perfection, and: that is the picnic dinner. "To make an elaborate display of this fea cure is no task at all but it rath er seems to come natural to them Early rising, a,longdrtve Jand a delayed dinner hour Tcaused ev eryone to relish the dinner some what exceedingly ,r and ; after everyone had finbhed there , was enough left, of almost everything imaginable, to begin on again. . v - r tnere, ana -nere. ana tnere a grotip of- several persons two or three boys with twice . that many girls-were scattered; about chatting and enjoying tbe time in various ways, made the day- a pleasant event one of a VindTof lingering sort, to be' forgotten only when another such occasion shill present itself' The drive back to town in the lata afternoon hours was, if anv tting, more enjoyable' than the drive in the mcrr-h: Th e tramp ling. ever the wood ar.d." up 'end d r.vn th-3 rive r t r. i vsrio-'3 cth- Christmas" Ho It Came to.B an Instf- ' - tution la tba Family' : . T Copyrtsbt by America Pra Amo - a-.j. .. elation. 1IL . ( ; . . 1 It 1 III 1 ill 1 1"1 'H 1MHIIII Chrlstmaa In the itlpley family was coming on. tjut there . were none of those delightful entlclpaiioDs that usu ally attend the approach of the day which marks the birth of the Christ Child. Liule - Frank, the youngest, a boy of seven, was lying IU, and the' doctors gave slight hope ot bis recov ery. , ' ; "-"v.-. '--'"-' Ou Christmas eve , Frank lay "in a tupor. .His brothers and sisters were sitting in an adjoining room talking in low voices, but be could occasionally bear a word or imrt of a sentence. The word most used was Christmas. Frank bad' passed through four or five of these Joyful annlrersaiiefi after be was old enough to appreciate them, and a faint -Interest, notwithstanding bis con dltton, was awakened.,"',", ' w L'. Then be heard tbe word death spoken almost In a whisper, and tbe children wondered whether the dead ean enjoy Christinas. One said that' the dead were every where - at Christm.is. but their . enjoyment- consisted In giving presents to tbe living.- Another de clared that these spirits visited only tbe poor. ; Then Frank beard bis old est sister say: . "It may be that Santa Clans la one of these persons who lived, but have become spirits. This would account for bis belnx everywhere at once". "I never thought of that". said Joe. "When I was a little kid I soon ceased to believe In - Santa.- but If 1 had thought of him as a spirit I might bave believed In htm till today ' Frank -was approaching the crisis of bis disease and was a very sick child The doctor had told bis parents that during the night he would either die or in tbe . moruing : be much hotter Among other things tbe children talked about was this crisis, some speaking of Frank dying, others wondering, if he passed tbe crisis, whether be would be well enough tbe next day for them to celebrate Christmas. And Alice, tbe girl next older, than the sick boy and h!s Inseparable playmate, said that she shouldn't enjoy the day anyway unless Frank were able to enjoy it with her. It must not be snonosed that Frank listened to all this as another would .1 listen to It. : He was in a high fever. and It seemed to him that be was In the midst of a turmoil. What the children aald seemed to pass by blm like bits of ml6t scudding before a driving wind." Then all was still for awhll&'Toasibly the poor, boy fell Int a slumber. He saw. something white bending over blm. great wings extend ng from Its shoulders. .The . figure took him np in Its arms and rose slow ly with blm. Tbe celling opened, and Frank found himself passing out un der the stars. - "I have died." be said to himself, -and an angel Is carrying me away' Now that I am a spirit. 1 wonder, if I shall be permitted to visit live people on Christmas eve Now, Frank had not died at alL He was in a very low condition, and his nurse, clad in white, bad bent over him and lifted him np in' ber arms to change his position in the bed. - Dreams sometimes lead, as through a long chain of events, though the - 1 t,me occupied is but a ,t"nl- And. - while I fraction of a don't -know whether this wa a dream or a enndi tlon occasioned by the boy's weakened faculties. Frank was a long while un der.Jts Influence. . I am not-prepared to say that there was nothing Jn It which we call supernatural. Tbe Im mortal world lies all abont and very near us. nnd.lt Is not Impossible that an Innocent child should be given jt sight Into things that are bidden from men. Be thla as It may. Frank . was cnr rled loathe angel's arms ont Into the night He . looked - down upon . the lights anr'tbe throngs who were pass Ing along the street going in and out of tbe shops. -for. thotigb.lt wasdara.' the people bad not flnlsbed their buy ing ror. Christmas. The scene' was busy without and busy within.- Frank could look at both and at the same time. . : And ne saw the tired clerks In the stores waiting on customers; and tbe children banging up ; their stockings. The angel took blm to the homes of tbe children of well todo parents.. He saw them all In Jtbelc richly furnished rooms going -to bed In etRhroldered nighties, many of 'them crawling . in under silk "and down comforters, in tbe ' closets were Innumerable pack a ges that bad not -yet' been opened. while; tables, were heaped; with can dies and fruits. - - : "Take me where I cap see the poor children. said Frank . tojthe- angel 1 uctiw nave w ujucu vuui u iires tor Then tbe angel passed -over- that part of the. city-where tqe poor cbU dren Hved. and Frank was astonished at. their humble, many of tbem syual Id. quarters, tn their larders be could ese nothing for a Christmas dinner, and but "few of .tbem had any toys. And "Frank- saw something that made him wonder.;" H was himself In a d.Ta gy room with no furniture in It except a chair .and a buwII table. 'He was lying lit 'a corner on a mattresa cov ered .with a thla; worn blanket. Cis Wash AH trs'-es Unier Tatie. V A doctor's wL'a Just t:3 In Faris from Anns re eie vas attache i ta a . brancli I relates tt'i t t T aTasteur lr..:':" -:3 n t-.it -cc 7 toother has pot ofer tlm lo'tnneh of ber ova clotblng to keep blm warm that shewaa 861r1ng rHU. the -cold. Vrnnk .knew that the child be mw Ids other rselt was Blek; Deciiuw : he: was white and ihiu iuut hv rolled bis head from olde to side as If lo pain. tUe a valid piieHdtils ejet and aald: The tuothet nmaned tbnrhe had oo Taes lo Rive hef Joy nd ntr money to buy t betu wit b.' Krhok asked, the angel wtiy some of the Rrnpes and otn er rrnlt be bnd'seen li. the bouses f the rich could not be brought to the child, and the angel aald;';,.:"-' rfrheae person cannot look through earb otberi"; wallsrjns.;. ctti; Htk-o KKple cannot give what . they "bavs to the" poor or they, would Hie poor and the poof rich. --And I -fear; that those wbi bad "'been beneOted would be.angrateful and, keeping what they, bad gained, would turn a was. from their beoef artors. Netertheless more than -1900.' years ago on j CbrlMmaa morning a child was born who when be grew np set, an example to all peo ple, telling -them that the giver Is really more bappy in giving than the receiver. "Tomorrow Is the birthday of this child." , -----ji "But Ibis troubles me.M said Frank. 1 don't wish to see any more of. It. You showed me the homes of the chil dren of tbe rich on Christmas eve. and tbey were-BO loaded with comforts.' with good things lo eat and with toys that It wearied me. These homes of the poor 1 can't bear to look upon. Take me away." ..- ''7-:-.yr;- Then it seemed to Frank that the an gel rose with him into an atmosphere that was like summer. Birds were Ringing, flowers blossoming, and be beard the strains of music. am going to heaven. the boy said. Mw here there are neither poor nor rich. 1 don't like to be one of either." At 4 o clock in tbe morning Frank s nurse called .bis mother and told her she thought -there was a change for the better.- He was sleeping quietly The mother went into the sickroom and. looking down at the face of her boy, delighted, said: "The doctor told me the crisis would pass tonight, and I believe it'has. How sweetly tie is sleeping! There is al most a smile on his face as if he were dreaming of benveu."- Then she went back and told the fa ther to come and see.. He did so and. heaving it great sigh of relief, said you are right. ; Our boy will live When the children awaken we will tell them what has happened that they may make merry' as usual on Christ mas morning." liofore breakfast the doctor, who was anxious about his patient, beiicv ing that during the night a change would come, appeared at the house and went Immediately to tbe sickroom. "Merry Christmas, doctor," said the patient "1 want a whole lot of things to eat. Can 1 bave 'emf "What do you want first V "Grapes." ' ' "The very thing." said the doctor. "What next 7" "Beefsteak and creamed pof.itoes. tSood! You're all right" Then turning to Frank's mother, he told ber to bring the grapes and whis pered to ber to follow tbem with some broth. : ' "Doctor." called Frank as the former was about to leave, the room, "can 1 get up?" Kot just yet. nay boy... Yptv don't want to got op You're comfortable In bed." ;Yes, but I want to go out with a whole lot of things to the poor chil dren." :"Th poor children I What do yon know about them 7" - "I know a lot. -I died last night and aq angel In, white who looked' just like nnrse took me air over, 1 dldn t like It at all; it tired me" Thsf was a happy .Christmas day to this family. Frank having been spared to them. - During the morning one by one ' his brother and slaters were ad mltted to see Mm for a few moment only. But when Alice came Frank begged bard tbat she lie permitted to stay longer, and it was finally decided that Bbe might remain half an-toour. When they were alone together he told ber. all . about '. his strange . vision or drealn. or -whatever It was. aiMf-ehe listened to every, word, and when he had finished she said: - ". - ., : ; Yoo and I can't do mqcb onrseiven thla year at taking presents lo the poor chIldren.T4hougb 1 will tell apa and mamma about it and I. think they will let some of us children go In the auto mobile and take some things to the Sic Cflnns, wbOr used to, work tor "usT ; and some others. -.- But next Christmas promise yon, FrankleVdear, we'll spend most of our Cbrintmus muney in that way. taking our.gifteto the poor cbU reniBd.howlce, tt jivilt be; to a lhani mnfta hannv -I'-'v.'.;.fr 1 --miat-'a what thp anal M.'' Frank pot in.'- "He salri tnal the, giver was -more blessed. ',,an tn' receiver -Allee dldnt. tay quite through tbe half hour, for while she was talking t the- Invalid "icbe (..saw tbat ; Is ayelld were get tins' lea vy;- ; H had ls hand In hers, so she.mwed to talk to blm . end. 4at motionless till he was asleep, j,- and.. ttten "sh; jjuletly withdrew' neti .uauniMiJwi muhi.-'-XS iHS. - ? - jTbe next; Cbrtxt mas wasa very dlt ferent one In tiUs hwisehold front anj that ond preceded Itllce and Front: uavlng i'roposed-tbe :arige.tThei tralledjt theh' poor Christ ma.-? everj gift iielng to the poor. " There, was m surfeiting of good thDigs. at borne ano nojiurf eit ing. for the jioot. for much as -was provided there wns-room for .many times more.- Nevertheh'ssi the.t all voted - that ,:lt was, the happiest Christmns they bad : everj spent." and they" agreed that the.v. would" have a ."poor Ccriatmaa" every second year. A-feuiale' czrrjlzg a chiM' la pub-. Is ttasrs'torselJ es a cere voman.'. V ' ' I : ' ey; r. c -rylrg a dog la' )'- J t": -:' yen'i'.ca terE'lf to t "- i a 1 :. V.V . istcr C zctte. cms c-in nrza .;: The exph mnrfeiyffithefr and eveiy ingredient has to puss the test dfoaribm ScJd Reliable - Sales Offices ' - -V KorfplkVa. Tarboro MC. Columbia S C. Baltimore Md. r MontdomeryAla. Spartanburg 5Q flacon ua. IN CARNEGIE'S CLASS. The Come-On But haow kin ye sell it so cheap? - The Con- Man Say", didn't youse never read about them philanthro pists wefs afeerd of dyin' rich? Well, I'm one of 'em. Good Profit in Begging. Tho streets of London never fail to. attract the professional beggar and ne -r disappoint Mm. The Mendicity iociety tells us that a beggar can earn more than the wages of the aver age working man, and that "it is prob ably no exaggeration to say that well over 100,000 ($500,000) Is given away haphazard to beggars in the streets of London every year." THE CHILDREN. Pretty Leggings and Something New For Baby.V . ; Very xtyllsh red broadcloth leggings with three rows of half inch stitched bUck leather bands" around the top are pretty and new. Quite uew for baby are the light weight , but very warm little quilted bath robes of "white silk in Dresden effect . Carriage rolws also come in this same silk with borders of blue satiu. 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