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LENOIR, N. C. LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC, THURSDAY, Page Three "SCOTTISH JEAN" CLOER AND HIS DOG "BUCK" . (Charlotte News) Every dog has his day; also his nights of deep despair. It was darkness thick as fell over Egypt that came to "Buck," Caldwell county bred dog, and personally owned by Jim Cloer, who manage the News job department, when Cloer went to Lenoir to spend Christmas, leaving poor Buck to haunt his mas ter's cold footsteps for five days, and almost to pine. away. Buck was so happy Sunday night when Scottish Jean Cloer came back from his holi day that he wagged his stumpy tail till it sagged, and refused to wag any more. . .. Buck tried to be merry Christmas eve, the first day of his master's ab sence, and in dog Scotch he whined: "Every doggie has his master; None, they say, hae I." But the second day the tenor whine of poor Buck went below the horizon somewhere and wouldn t came back. Then Buck thought of his Scotch master in a last depairing hope: "They say you're false But"! don't believe it' s true." The day after Christmas was the day that Buck broke down and wait ed around the News office until 8 o'clock, slipped in, and, picking out a warm radiator, gave himself up to black despondency. Crumbs of cake, fat tidbits of meat and other dog del icacies flung to him failer to stir Buck, and he refused even to sniff the sweetmeats offered. His despond ency was contagious, and by night time the job force was soaked in "the blues" and suit singing to the merry whirl of the job presses. Buck had hyptonized the whole bunch. That was Friday. Saturday Buck was still by the ra diator, and the only sign of life that he showed that day was a slow drag ging of one eye towards the door when anybody entered. Maybe Jean Cloer was coming back, so thought poor Buck. But the day went by, and Buck was still mourning for his master. . Sundav Buck gave up to bitterest melancholy, and quit watching the door no" matter if some of Jean Cloer's understudies came in whis tling the merry Scottish airs that are Jean's favorites. By night Buck was dead to the world, and was getting ready to turn over on his back and see if he could not die, when there was a step on the outside doorway that waked the s-rings of hope in Buck's ample chest. Another footfall, a snatch of a Scotch Highland tune, and Buck saw the gates of a dog's paradise open, and he snapped himself to his feet, gave a yelp that carried hope and delight mingled together, and went at Jean like a three-inch shell. Jean sidestepped, but Buck was wary and caught him on the calf of the leg, where he held tight for ten min utes, while. Jean whispered sweet nothings to poor Buck, and wound up by apologizing to the faithful dog for leaving him here alone for five days without his master's voice to lighten his dog's heart. "Next time, old Buck," whispered the repentant Jean, "we'll travel to gether. If I can't do it any other wav I'll take you in my grip and you shall sleep in a Pullman berth and eat lamb-chops all the way to Lenoir and back." Then Jean struck up a very, very merry Highland air and Buck yelded a doggone happy duet. All the an cient fires of Wallace and Bruce leaped through Jean's voice as he sang: "Then, back to the Hielands we'll go, we'll go; And when we get there we'll stay, aho." Jean and Buck have taken the oath of true Scotchmen that nothing shall ever part them again. BODY OF LAFAYETTE LIES IN AMERICAN SOIL Toward the close of the summer of 1825, writes Morris Edmund Speare of the department of history of the United States naval academy, in tell ing of Fafayette'a last visit to the United States naval academy, there came the painful farewells to be made to his American friends. In Virginia he took leave of ex-Presidents Jefferson, Madison and Mon roe. Then on Sept. 6, in commemo ration of his birthday, the new Pres ident John Quincy Adams gave a dinner in his honor at the White House, to which many of the distin guished men of the country were in vited. The next day Lafayette re ceived and answered a farewell ad dress from the President, and then, followed by a procession of cheering thousands, he embarked, and for the last time, for his native land. The touching significance of all this journey lies in what Lafayette now had collected and brought aboard his ship, to assure himself that in death, as in life, he would have the comfort of being happy most in American soil. Touched by the genuine affection and esteem with which he was held throughout this land, his thoughts must have turned sadly to his own now declin ing years. So he had gathered from some one of the battlefields upon which he had fought for American independence a dozen barrels of earth which he had brought aboard his ship and which he carried back with him to France. Today in the Picpus cemetery, where lie the re mains of Duke Lewis of the Gounod family, and of the Lafayettes, in a silent and nable place, consecrated to a few members of the French aris tocracy, Gen. Lafayette, the citizen of two countries, lies burled in American soil. There, are few indeed to whom this '' fact is generally known. It is no t where mentioned in his biography nor in the countless lives written upon him by both Frenchmen and , our own countrymen. The fact, how ever, is made authentic by one of Lafayette's contemporaries, Baron ' Thiebault, in his five-volume memoirs published in Paris for the first time in 1905. This is a work apparently unknown to Americans. Baron Thie bault was the son of Dieudnne Thie bault, a distinguished Frenchman of letters of the eighteenth century. Jin referring to Lafayette's death it is interesting to note that this life long adherent of Napoleon appeared to have little sympathy with Lafay ette's careful preparations to be bur ied in American earth, since he con cludes his account of the matter with the words: "What a bizarre idea this was for a man to remain in France and yet choose to be interred in the soil of America!" Bizarre indeed this may havl ap peared to this soldier of the empire. To us in the year 1919 what an ex quisite tribute was this paid to our land by the knight of two continents who fought only for human liberty! DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH GERMANY RESUMED SOON Exchange of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles will take place today at the Quai d'Orsay. Baron von Lersner, head of the German delegation, and Paul Rutasta, secre tary of the peace conference, have settled all points in connection with the signature except that relating to naval material, which it is expected will be solved shortly. The Germans will sign the proto col, and at the same time the allies will hand a letter to them agreeing to reduce their demands to 400,000 tons if the total available tonnage has been overestimated or Germany is gravely menaced economically. In any case, after the signature, the al lies will get 242,000 tons of material and the balance will be based on the report of experts who are now checking up at Danzig, Hamburg and Bremen. Diplomatic relations with Germany will be resumed the follow ing day, when the French charge d'affaires will go to Berlin and French consuls will resume their posts. Ellis Loring Dressel, an American member of the peace conference as expert on German affairs, it is un derstood, will go to Berlin as soon as ratifications are exchanged. He will be accompanied by a staff. This is presumed to be a temporary expe dient until diplomatic relations with the United States are resumed. President Wilson has not been in vited to call the first meeting of the council of the league of nations after ratification of the treaty of Ver sailles has been completed, according to state department officials. There was a suggestion some time ago that the invitation be extended to him, but the question was not determined at that time. Some administration officials believe he would acquiesce in the request from the allied pow ers, but the United States will have no part in the meeting of the coun cil by reason of the fact that the treaty has not been ratified by the Senate. The treaty provides that the first meeting of the assembly of the league shall be called by the President, but the assembly is not expected to meet in the immediate future. The council, however, must assemble within a fortnight after ratification is completed at Paris, as the carrying out of some provisions of the treaty are entrusted to it. NORTH CAROLINA IS NINTH IN ROAD BUILDING When the State highway commis sion cast up the record Saturday it found North Carolina ninth in rank in road building in the country, hav ing more than $12,500,000 in bond issues for thoroughfares. Texas, of course, leads with $72,000,000, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Cali fornia coning along with $50,000, 000 each or more, Oregon, Iowa, Georgia and North Carolina being in the third group. Minnesota almost ties North Carolina with $12,500, 000, but the Tar Heels have a little the rise of the even figures. When June 30 turns up the State will be entitled to $3,000,000 from the national treasury, and June 30, 1921, the amount will be $6000,000. More than 264 miles of public roads are under survey, 447 miles are now being constructed and dur ing the year 10 Ms miles have been completed by the State highway com mission for the western district, com prising 22 counties in the western section of the State, according to facts and figures given out by Wythe M. Peyton, division engineer, whose main office is in Asheville. This great amount of work going on is considered the most progres sive move in western North Caro lina, and credit is given the highway officials, since, only in July was it first made possbile to have any State funds available, for on that date the State automobile tax law went into effect It is estimated that nearly $2,000,000 is now available for high way improvement in this district, these figures including, however, the automobile tax, Federal aid, State aid and funds appropriate iby coun ties. "The Fisherman" b the "Mark of Supremacy" which for nearly five decadej has marked the fame oi SCOTT'S EMU When yooneed atonic to help put you on your feet again you will want Scott's that is known around the globe the highest known typs of purity and goodness in food or medicine. Look for " Tlie fisherman." Bay Scott's I The Norwegian cod-llwr oil used la Ssott'i Eaubion is luper-rcflned In our own American laboratories. It parity and quality la unaurptned Bcott4Bowne,BloomflddJJ, 19-il LSlOtM MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR IN HISTORY OF THE STATE North Carolina's incredible riches at the close of the most prosperous year in the history of man consist of $5,000,000,000 in taxable proper ties, $600,000,000 in harvested crops, 1400,000,000 in banking resources and $200,000,000 in government se curities, says W. T. Bost, Raleigh correspondent of the Greensboro Daily News. Since Jan. 1, 1919, North Carolina has planted and gath-i ered 55,100,000 bushels of corn, which can be sold for $101,935,000; 310,000,000 pounds of tobacco which have brought $210,903,200, while a lint cotton crop of 388,875,000 pounds is estimated at $139,995,000, and 785,375,000 pounds of cotton seed at $30,236,796. Thus it will be seen that three crops have brought more than $480,000,000 in money, nearly 83 per cent of the whole yield, the December estimate of which was $603,462,262. State bank resources which had been estimated at $250,000,000 on the basis of the annual showing up to the September report leaped to $291,783,076.89 Dec. 31. For the year between Aug. 30, 1918, and Sept. 12, 1919, the banking re sources were increased $64,833,870, which brought the grand total to $226,888,239. That was a marvel ous gain and it reflected wholesome conditions in all departments of banking, the checking and savings deposits, the time certificates and the demand certificates of deposits. These represented exactly $50,233,091 in gains over the year preceding. The banks barely missed increas ing their resources $64,000,000 in ten weeks, which is the average time between statements. According to a report by the comp troller of the currency at Washing ton an unprecedented increase of approximately $1,000,000,000 in the resources of national banks for the year was reported. On the date of the last call, Nov. 17, national banks resources approximated $22,500, 000,000, nearly $ 1,000,000,000 more than ever before reported. The in creased deposits and total assets, the comptroller said, were scattered widely throughout the country. The increase in resources of the "coun try" banks or national banks outside the erserve cities since June 30 was nearly $800,000,000. The resources of the "country"5 banks in North Carolina increased in the past six months more than $51,000,000, or 38 per cent. "ONLY ONE THING BREAKS MY GOLD! "That's Dr. King'. New Dis covery for fifty years a cold-breaker" NOTHING but sustained quality and unfailing effectiveness can arouse such enthusiasm. Noth ing but sure relief from stubborn old colds and onrushlng new ones, grippe, throat-tenrlng coughs, and croup could have made Dr. King's New Discovery the nationally popular and standard remedy It is today. Fifty years old and always reliable. Good for the whole family. A bottle In the medicine cabinet means a short lived cold or cough. 00c. and $1.20. All druggists. Give It a trial. Regular Bowels Is Health Bowels that move spasmodically free one day and stubborn the next should be healthfully regulated by Dr. King's New Life Pills. In this way you keep the Impurities of waste mat ter from circulating through the sys tem by cleansing the bowels thorough ly and promoting the proper flow of bile. Mild, comfortable, yet always relia ble, Dr. King's New Life Pills work with precision without the constipation results of violent purgutives. 20c as usual at all druggists. SOMEBODY DOES THE RAISING (New York Times) At least one observer of current events has become wearied and more than a little irritated by the way in which, invariably or next to it, reference is made to changes in prices. He reads and hears constant ly that when supplies are scarce and demand strong prices rise. That they do he knows only too well, but what he resents is the constant implication that the raising is something that does itself, by a law of nature, as it were, and in obedience to a force as irresistible as is the force that causes the daily difference of level in the ocean. As he sees the matter, prices do not rise in times like these they are raised. And the. elevating, he feels sure, is done by somebody. Why not say so why not say, not that the price of this, that, or the other thing advanced so many cents or dollars yesterday, but that it was advanced that much by the dealers in it? The dealers who did so may have been well justified it even may have been necessary but the abandonment of the impersonal form of expression would substitute fact for fiction, and in time it might weaken or destroy the delusion that prices rise and fall of themselves, or because of weather, war, and like accepted "causes." Those things are. not causes of high prices; they provide opportunities for charging high prices. If that were once realized and recognized, instead of the present acceptance of all high prices as inevitable misfor tunes! "acts of Providence," to use a phrase now less often heard than formerly there would be a greater number of energetic and intelligent efforts to find out just who has raised each particular price and just why he did it. KEPT CLOSE TAB ON HUNS The report of traffic handled on the western front during the war by the signal corps, just made public, shows that 810,665 enemy radio messages were intercepted and 176, 913 radio bearings taken on enemy stations. HE IS JUST LIKE NtW MAN Powell Va Unfit for Anything Before Taking Tanlac; Is Now Feeling Fine t A tew bottles oi ianiae.nave I made me feel like a new man all over," said James T. Powell, 15 Nelms Place, Berkely, Va., recently. "For three years," he continued, "my appetite had been very poor, and I had gotten to be so badly run down, weak and nervous that it was an effort for me to work at all. For the past eight months I couldn't eat a bite of breakfast and the little I managed to eat at other times seem ed to do me very little good. I was so nervous and restless that I could not half sleep and always felt tired and worn out. I had no energy and but little strength left and felt miser able and unfit for anything. "But I am an entirely different man since I began taking Tanlac. I sleep like a log every night and get up feeling so hungry I can hardly wait for breakfast to be put on the table. I am full of new life and en ergy and feel so strong and active I believe I could win in a foot race. I have picked up several pounds in weight and am feeling just tine. There sure is something about Tan lac that does the wotk all right." All druggists sell Tanlac. JOHNSONS HEAD THE LIST OF THE FIGHTERS In the files of the buraeu of war risk insurance, Washington, L). C, are the names and records of up wards of 4,500,000 soldiers, sailors and marines, insured under the war risk insurance act. In the card in dexes are listed the names of 53,200 Johnsons, the most numerous family in the bureau records. Some of these Johnsons also spell their names va riously, as Johnston and Johnstone. The Smiths, with 51,950, are not far behind numerically. The Browns, with 48,000, are. third, and the Wil liams family comes to the front with 47,000 names. Then in the order named come the Joneses, 28,050 strong; the Andersons, 22,000; the Walkers, 18,500. Of the 53,200 Johnsons, 2,138 were christened John, and 2,062 Wil liam Johnson. The favorite Chris tion name in the Smith family is Wil liam, being borne by 3,412 Smiths, while John was the given name of 2,625 Smiths. Of the 48,000 Browns who wore the uniform 2,000 were named plain John Brown. Of the Williams family 280 signed up as "Willie Williams" and 170 as "Wil liam Williams." There were 900 John Andersons, 800 were christened Carl, and 00 Charles. John J. O'Brien, a soldier, wrote to bureau of war risk insurance about his insurance; he gave no se rial or certificate numbers, but said he could be identified by the fact that the beneficiary, his wife, was named Mary A. The research work ers at the bureau found in the files the names of 175 men listed as John J. O'Brien, the wives of 50 of whom bore the name of Mary A. O'Brien. WARRANTS ISSUED FOR SUGAR PROFITEERS The first step in Federal prosecu tion of alleged sugar profiteers in, Cleveland, O., was taken last Friday, when United States Commissioner Marlatt issued warrants for the ar rest of four grocers charged with vio lating the Lever act. The grocers are charged with selling sugar for more than 14 cents a pound, the govenment fixed price, and with sell ing beet sugar for cane sugar. Two of the grocers are alleged to have charged 20 cents a pound. The war rants are the forerunner of a "se ries of prosecutions" of local dealers in all lines of food commodities who are openly violating the Lever act by overcharging, the United States dis trict attorney announced. Commenting on the above the Charlotte Observer says: "It is difficult for people in this part of the country who are paying from 20 to 26 cents for sugar to un derstand the enthusiasm of the Ohio officials who are going for merchants who sell sugar for more than 14 cents, as "profiteers." Charlotte householders would regard 14-cents sugar as a Blessing mysteriously sent by heaven. The sugar board at Washington migh tbe able to explain why selling 14-cents sugar in Ohio is 'profiteering' while selling sugar at anything from 20 to 26 cents in the South is legitimate merchandising. We say the board might be able to explain, but we are not." The News-Topic $1.50 the year. To abort a cold and prevent com plications, take The purified and refined calomel tablets that are nausealess, safe and sure. Medicinal virtues retain ed and improved. Sold only in sealed packages Price 35c HOHENZOLLERN RESPONSIBLE (Houston Post) Admiral von Capelle, formerly head of the imperial German navy, testified before the investigating committee in Berlin that it was the former kaiser himself who ordered the submarine warfare, overruling the opinion of responsible naval of ficers. The more, the investigators bring to Kght the larger the guilt of the Hohenzollern war lord looms. The German people are beginning to find that nearly all their troubles are due to the man they blindly worship ped for so long, but who betrayed them for the sake of personal ambition. Safety first. If you see a fight, pitch in. It's the innocent bystander that gets hurt. A vast amo-tnt of work stow remains to b done which tfet tnterv ntion of war has necessarily delayed ud accumu lated, and the result is that very large capital eipeDtiitures ouf ht to we made to make up for toe inter ruptions inevitably du to the war. and to prepare tbe rail roads to serve adequately the increased traffic throughout the country. WALKER D. HINES. Work more Produce more Save more But we can't continue increasing our production unless we continue increasing our railroad facilities. The farms, mines and factories cannot increase their output beyond the capacity of the railroads to haul their products. Railroads are now near the peak of their carrying capacity. Without railroad expansion more en gines, more cars, more tracks, more ter minals there can be little increase in production. But this country of ours is going to keep right on growing and the railroads must grow with it. To command in the investment markets the flow of new capital to expand railroad facilities and so increase production there must be public confidence in the future earning power of railroads. The nation's business can grow only as v. i fast as the railroads grow. cfe advertisement i& piihli&lied by the Thote detiring information concerning the railroad nto ation may obtain literature by writing to the Anona tion of Railway Executive), 61 Broadway, New York. CALLED HER FAMILY TO HER BEDSIDE Six Years Ago, Thinking She Might Die, Says Texas Lady, But Now She Is a Well, Strong Woman and Praises Cardui For Her Recovery. Royse City, Tex. Mrs. Mary Kll man, of this place, says; "After the birth of my little girl... my side com menced to hurt me. I had to go back to bed. We called the doctor. He treated me... but I got no better. I got worse and worse until tbe misery was unbearable... I was In bed for three months and suffered such agony that I was Just drawn up In a knot. . . I told my husband if he would get me a bottle of Cardui I would try it. . . I commenced taking it, however, that evening I called my family about me... tor I knew I could not last many days unless I had a change for "DEATH SHOW" IN CHICAGO The Cook county jail in Chicago will be the scene of another "deatb show" tomorrow, according to an nouncement by Sheriff Peters. For the second time within a week mora than 200 prisoners will be forced t witness a hanging when Arthur Haensel, convicted of murder, will be hanged. A storm of criticism arose as the result of the Rafflo Dor rage hanging last Friday, when 200 prisoners cowered in their cells fa plain view of the death trap. Sheriif Peters said it was a great moral lea son and that all but one of the' pris oners had promised to lead better lives. The Durrage hanging was carried out by Sheriff Peters against the orders of Gov. Lowden of Illinois. V the better. That was six years ago and I am still here and am a welt strong woman, and I owe my life tit Cardui. I had only taken half the bottle when I began to feel better. The misery In my side got less... 1 continued right on taking the Cardui until I had taken three bottles and I did not need any more for I was well and never felt better in my life... I have never had any trouble from that day to this.' Do you suffer from headache, back' f ache, pains in sides, or ether dlscom forts, each month? Or do you feel weak, nervous and fagged-out? If so, give Cardui, the woman's tonic, a trial. J. 71
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