: , . . . . :., -: - -. - . - , - ; . . ... . . . ... ' ) . 7, ': 1 ; . . ' .. : - ' - - OBI T U . A R Y Sketch Of Mrs. John R. Wilson's life The subject of this sketch, Mrs, potheuia A. Wilson, nee Sears, was born in Granville County on Dec. 23, Ig 46, and .died at her home in Dex ter, N. C., on Nov. 30, 1921, after being sick for several -weeks. . On Jan. 6. 1864, she was married to John R. Wilson.. To this union there were six children born, three boys and three girls. Sister Wilson was converted while young and joined Salem M. E. Church South and remained a loyal, true member all her life. There were many admirable traits of char acter in this noblewoman of God. She loved her home., her church, and her Lord. She was very considerate of those who were needy and a wor thy appeal for help was never turned away unaided. As long as she was able she took an active interest in the work, of the church, the kingdom of God, the velfare of the community. She was devoted to her children and grand children. Sister Wilson lived her life with a strong faith in Jesus Christ and imR haDDy in singing praises and talking of those richer, better things. She leaves three daughters ,Mrs. K .W. Day, Mrs. Ira T. Green, Mrs. Dennis O'Brien and a large number of grand children and other relatives who grieve because she is gone but jo not mourn as those wltnout hope for we know when to look for her. The funeral'services were held at Salem Church on Dec. 1st at S p, m. conducted by her pastor assisted by Rev. E. G. Usry. We laid her to rest in the cemetery at the church. The floral offerings were many and beau tiful. B. H. BLACK, Pastor. tribute mm German Writes of American Cem etery in France. . crosses ;for protestants. and Catholics, m iorm, is appiied on a ueiu : rA t....- j ' ii i 1 r-'of cotton- to the criim or mnrrms mpm BUT CHRISTMAS SEALS OW , And Help a Good Cause. Spot Where More Than 21,400 of the Bravest of Our Land Are Buried, Is Field of White. Paul Block, Paris correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt, was recently a sympathetic observer of the destruc tion wrought by his countrymen in northern France, and sent to his pa per a detailed report of his trip through the devastated region. Of a certain point in his journey he write!: The guide relates in a matter-of-fact way that of the 131s villages which he covers in his trip some eighty have been utterly destroyed. This part of the Journey, from Clermonten-Argonne to Boureuilles, has all been wrecked by the war, but the worst came after we reached Varennes. From there to Verdun it is a desert over which the horsemen of the Apocalypse have swept. At only one point is there any evi dence of restoration, and this has be come one of the sights of the region. I mean the American cemetery at Romagne below Montfaucon. When ever the Americans take anything up they do it in a wholesale way. Al though we had come solely to see ruins, we could not pass this ceme tery without a visit. It is the only one of its kind. , On a gently rising hill purchased outright for this purpose are buried tfie 21,400 Americans, who' fell during the fighting around Montfaucon. Some kilometers before we reached this point we noted little white signboards along the road directing us to this gigantic graveyard ; for many of the relatives of the fallen cross the sea in order to visit the last resting place of those dear to them. But when you come within half a mile of the point you' need no further guidance. An apparently limitless held of White suddenly greets the vis ion in the distance. This is the effect of the 21,400 tombstones of equal size snining in tne sunugnr. xnere are and stars for Jews, ranged, closely, side by side, at , the heads of 21,400 uni form; weM-kept graves. . They all lie there, the officers in the middle. A great star of foliage plants separates ; the, world of the dead from the world of the living. High above the graves flutters the Stars and Stripes. Sad, indeed, as is the thought that a whole army Of vigorous young boys here slumber in death, this cemetery has nothing gloomy about it. It is a bright and cheerful burial place. ' And the army of the dead has its commander. An American officer and his staff reside In the group of tidy houses opposite the entrance, to guard the resting place of their dead coun trymen. One of them came forward and greeted us, a cheerful, young man with a wholesome ruddy countenance. What had induced him to exile himself here in this solitude? High pay? A sens of duty? Love for France The last suggestion is not very plaus ible, for he does not know a single word of French. In any case, his nerves must be sound, else he could not live here day after day, hour after nrane surrounding the-tooth, to be an esthetised or into a cavity prior t excavation where a tooth is to be tilJe or treated. It produces complete lo cal anesthesia in from two to eigh minutes, and eliminates all feeling fo from one to six hours. Dr. Klein ha extracted teeth and pulps painlessly by the use , hf this chemical. Its ef feet is entirely local, so it may be ap plied with perfect safety, regardless: of the patient's age or general physl cal condition. It leaves no, disagree able after-effect. . China's Air Mail Service. China,, with the , reputation of the most backward of nations, is oper ating a regular airplane mail service between Peking and Shanghai, on which 40 planes are in use large enough to carry passengers and par cels in addition ; to first-class mail. Barron's Weekly. , Pensions for bank employe are being urged by the president ot Ar gentina. The State of Mississippi added eighty, new school libraries, to ts cre dit during the past year. Now a plan is afoot o add librarians and to pay for more libraries through state funds. . . v The first solver dollars to be coined since 1905 were recently turned out at the Philadelphia mint. Under the provisions of the Pitman Act, 270,000,000 ilver dollars will be coined thi year to take the place of an equal number that ware melted into bullion and set abroad during the late war. Under provisions of this act, also, the solver is to be bought at American mines at a price of one dollar per ounoe. In the open market today, silver can be bought for sixty cents per ounce, so this part. of the act may be repealed and a lower price set; If your ' name is John, you possess the most popular of all buoys' namesi A recent estimate of T00, 000 boys' names showed that John , appearea 8 ,2 8 Q times, the ir rea test number of times of any, whils Wil liam was a close second with 7.811 times. The popularity of the others is shown in the following order. James, Charles, George, Thomas Henry, Robert and Joseph. It was discovered that even the supposed boy-hated names of Archibald and Horatio appeared of tener than the supposedly popular names of Clif ford and Douglas. Augustus was more frequent than Patrick and Ed gar while Lucius and Chauncey, as ' might be guessed, were well down toward the bottom of the list. hour, guarding these without going mad. 21,400 Mill Girl Judge in England. England has a mill girl magistrate in the perron of Mlsslklary Anne Dews, graves,! a cic:ti reavr, in the town of Dew- bury, ana who has recently beon ap pointed a justice of tne peace Comment Not Needed. I see that Dr. Schussler, who has had access to documents relating to the quarrel between ; Bismarck and the ex-kaiser, has published in Ger many a new political study entitled "The Fall of Bismarck," writes a cor respondent. But surely no addition is needed to Bismarck's own words to Dr. Moritx Busch, on the day of his resignation : "I thought he would be thankful if I were to remain with him for a few years, but I find that on the contrary, he is simply longing with his whole heart to be rid of me, in order that he may govern alone with his own genius and be able to cover himself with glory. He doe? not want the old Mentor any longer, but only docile tools. But I cannot make genuflexions, nor crouch under" the table like a dog." New Anesthetic. . A coal tar chemical for the elimina tion of all pain in dental surgery is announced. This new chemical it Why Lead Disintegrates. Professor Matignon, of the College of France, has described experiments made by him with ancient' medals, vases and so forth, of lead, which are gradually disintegrating in the Mu seum of Cluny. After a certain num ber of years they fall into dust. 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