JUNE
Farm Owned By An
1 "Z m Moor County.
Charlotte Observer)
n reason why North Carolina
0Dnt been getting rich at a more
as ?ot tP is that there is too much
rapi n nornortion to the population.
land 1 try to cultivate too many
The Pe.op;ffferently , while if they
dSte their efforts on
oU opi-ps to more thorough cul-fMVf-;
there would be better re
tivafl hetter five acres well culti
puIt tnn 10 acres merely scratch-
ed"i living on the ground that was
make J bv rail fences in the United
occupied u difference between
States- Iae
Tortured ISy
gig Bm mi5o en
for 15 Years
Cured By Fairyfoot
Stop Your Suffering
wt let bupions trouble you another day.
1)03 Vrnve to you. at our risk, that Fairy
Let "le9 relief like magic. Bunion literally
f br'nl A free trial will convince you.
5?el-f8onnli'ed Permits wearing your regular
Easily appw fjjlcomfort- Get a box of "Fairy
?h ? SaT BSStaBtant pain relief. If not
fied return and get your money back.
j. N. P1TTJIAX Druggist.
small farms well-tilled and the pro
digality of land in this country is il
lustrated in a suiy carried by. The
Moore County News, this week, in
connection with the enterprise of an
Italian named Montesanti, who came
to that section direct from Naples,
and who bought a "peach orchard.'
of one acre. For an Italian schooled
in the use of a bit of land fnr a w
; production, an acre of ground is big
f.erniory. Montesanti called this
uicuaru jziue uaiy," and while the
Pinehurst people were disposed to
laugh at his conceit, he laughed at
his prospect. Montesanti has been
sending the product- of his acre or-
5aJdxthe New York market, la
bled "Little Italy Orchard," and to
use his own expression, "when de
Italian see 'little Italy' on de box
da buy ma peach and pay six-seven
dollar a crate for Italian peach.
The Moore County News is parading
the feat of this Italian for the pur
pose of showing that "a little thing
well cared for. is as helpful as a big
ger one not so well handled."
If people would cultivate land like
the people of European countries are
accustomed to work it, our . State
would jmp to the head of the list
of all agricultural products and
would easily stay there.
King George has entered his
racing yacht in thirty British Regat
tas this summer. On July 19 and
18, the royal yacht Britannie will
race Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock
at the Harwich regatta. The Bri
tannia will not participate in any
foreign regattas.
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POSSIBLE TO HEAR SHADOW !
Experiments With Selenium Have
Proved Truth of Assertion Made ,
by Scientists Years Ago.
We have all heard of the proverbial
pin to be heard dropping, and the
silence which could be felt, but Dr.
Graham Bell "made a statement on
May 17, 1878, that he could "hear a
shadow" (by interrupting the action
of light upon selenium), says the Sci
entific American.
Prof. Willoughby Smith carried out
this idea and soon heard the sound
produced by the action of a ray of
light upon a bar of selenium in connec
tion with a telephone.
The experiment excited great inter
est at the time because the telephone
and phonograph were in their infancy.
How was it done? A series of flashes
of light were let fall on selenium, caus
ing intervals of light and darkness.
The strength of the current continu
ally varied, and if the flashes succeed
ed each other quickly enough, and
with sufficient regularity, a musical
note was heard by a person listening
at the telephone. Moreover, by plac
ing a small mirror where light may be
reflected upon a distant selenium cell,
aided by lenses suitably arranged,
Prof. Graham Bell was able to obtain
articulate sounds at about 700 feet.
Selenium was not much known in 1873,
when it was discussed at the Royal
society, in London. It is a rare ele
ment," somewhat resembling sulphur.
In its vitrous state it is a poor con
ductor electricity, but in its crys
.iaUine state it is a very good one, and
when exposed to light the electric re
sistance is a great deal diminished.
DURING THE WAR OF COURSE BUILD
ING PATRIOTICALLY WAS RESTRICT
ED TO ESSENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.
Today it is patriotic to build as
extensively as you will.
There is no reason for delay at this time. '
To consolidate the prosperity of Peace
BUILD!
-A -.former sailor and lumber
jack a student of the University of
Washington -in the . engineering de
partment of the Federal board of vo
cational training, has established a
new record in the army's -aliha" in
telligence test, with a perfect score
or 212 points in 13 minutes. The
best previous score was 207 points in
17 minutes, made by a Yale professor.
WORTHY OF HIGHEST HONOR
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Trailmaker, Whether in Physical or
Intellectual Lines, Has Immense
Responsibilities.
To be a worthy trailmaker one must
see in imagination the thousands who
will follow the path he has the temer
ity to mark out. Sympathy for them
will affect every rod of his work. He
must be quick to note the points where
there may be confusion on the part of
the climber. No one can miss a path
cut through heavy underbrush. But
out in the open forest or on long
stretches of treeless ledges he must
take particular pains. Trees must be
blazed, footpaths made certain. Cairns
of stones must be placed like well
marked signposts. A trailmaker must
have it on his conscience that even a
single traveler might fail because of
his failure to make the path certain.
If this Js true of one who essays to
make a mountain trail, how much
greater the responsibility on him who
undertakes to blaze the way into those
higher ranges of human activity.
Honor to those who made their way
across the uncharted seas or trackless
wastes, but still more honor to those
who have dared to lead out into the
unknown regions of mind and heart
along every line of Intellectual and
spiritual achievement. Hnry Wood
ward Hulbert.
"WHAT A CHANGE"
YOU'LL SAY
You may hae had some
, thoughts of x discarding that
old Suit of yotirs because it
has lost its shape or had be
come spotted, or some other
little thing was vrong with
it. Before you do so, send it -to
us and we'll show you how
it is possible at a small out
lay to save your Suit for an
other season of good wear.
We've done it thousands of
times and we'll do it for you.
JACK CAPEHART
Phone 183-J. Oxford, X. C.
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READY!!
Medicines required in the night can always be obtained.
There's a night bell at the front door and a night clerk in
attendance. Serious needs f medicines, requiring a drug
gist's attention will be appreciated by prompt and wakeful
service. Bring your prescriptions to us day or night, we
are always ready to fill them always willing always
capable. .
J. N. POTMAN .
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Night Phones 304 and 303
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Our Prescription
Department Is As
Good As Any In
The State
When you need medicine yu need pure medicine. Drugs, like
eed, can be bought for less money by taking those that test a lit
tle below standard.
ou don't want that kind for your life may
be at stake.
We don't sell that kind for your life and our
reputation are both at stake.
Get your medicine here and you can be sure that you
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First Steel Engraving.
Frenchmen, Italians and Germans all
claim the honor of having invented the
art of engraving. Certain it is that
Bowdier of Paris was the first to turn
out creditable engravings on glass in
1779. But as early as 1460 the Italian
Masso Finiguerra exhibited engravings
on copper. Duerer, in Germany (1317
1428). and Lucas Van Leyden, in Hol
land (1497), made tremendous strides
in wood engraving, but If remained for
America to invent steel engraving.
About 1814 Messrs. Perkins and
Heath of Philadelphia introduced the I
process of engraving on soft steel,
hardened afterward.
The Mezzotint process is a German
invention. Col. von Siegen, in 1643,
produced the first really artistic work
of this description in a portrait of
Princess Amelia of Hessen.
I (5. MALL
Druggist
and
Seedmen
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Sponge Not Vegetable.
Sponges were long thought to be
vegetables, but they are now known to
be animals. Their appearance when
they come to the market is so unlike
that of the living sponge that it is
quite to be expected that seeing it only
in use one would hardly suspect its
origin. The sponge grows mostly at
the bottom of the sea on rocks to
which it is fixed by a kind of root
It is made up of a jellylike substance
and a framework of tough fibers. This
framework is really the skeleton oi
the sponge; It is the sponge of com
merce. The skeleton Is covered wltli
a jelly-like substance and is sticky
when taken out of the water.They
are usually buried in the dry sand for
a time until the jelly part decays.
They are then put in wire cages into
the sea until they are washed clean.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The entire town of Nicola,
British Columbia courthouse, post
office', stores and residences was
purchased by a South Arrfcan capi
talist who intends to convert it into
a model Englisji village. A village
green will replace the business sec
tion and model farms will be laid out
on the twenty thousand acres sur-
The "Iron Hindenburg," a great
wooden statute of the German field
Marshal, is offered for sale as fire
wood. It was erected with the idea
of covering it was a coating of nails.
A small change was made for war
charities for the privilege of driving
each nail.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
fflf
Mr. Edsel B. Ford, Pres. of the Ford Motor Co., gives out the fol
lowing statement:
; "Another reduction has been made in the list price of all types of
Ford cars and the Ford truck to take effect immediately. The list
prices, f. o. b. Detroit, are now as follows?
TOURING CAR f. $415.00
RUNABOUT.... .......$370.00
COUPE.. $695.00
SEDAN $760.00
CHASSIS. $345.00
, TRUCK-CHASSIS $495.00
TRACTOR... $625.00
"The big reductions last fall were made in anticipation of low ma
terial costs which we arei now getting the benefit of, and this fact
together with increased manufacturing efficiency and the un
precedented demand for Ford cars; particularly during the past
three months permitting maximum production, have made anoth
er price reduction possible immediately.
"Ford business for April and May 1921 was greater by 56,633 cars
and trucks than for the same two months in 1920; in fact, the de
mand has been even greater than the supply, so that our output
has been limited, not by unfilled orders, but by manufacturing fa
cilities. v ...
"During May we produced 101,424 Ford cars and trucks for sale
in the United States alone the biggest month in the history of our
company and our factories andassembly plants are now work
ing on a 4,000 car daily schedule for June.
The Fordson tractor is still being sold at less than the cost to
produce on account of the recent big price reductions, and it is
impossible, therefore, to make any further cut in the price of the
tractor."
Can you afford to go without a car any longer when Fords are
selling at these new low prices? There is no reason now why you
should delay purchasing a Ford car, Ford truck, or Fordson trac
tor. We will gladly advise you concerning the delivery of a Fordson
tractor or the particular type of car in which you are interested.
Just 'phone us or drop us a card.
FORD SALES AND SERVICE.