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: '- r Surl News. Mr. Charlie Cates and Miss Minnie Oakley were marritcKon; the third Sunday irt March. bheriff Thomson is always glad" to see his customers when they call at Morris-Webb Drug Coi ' Mr. Mac Allen and Mrs. J V"H. Chandler visited some of their kin folks near Bushy. Fork on the 29th of April. Some farmers in this section has tobacco rlants that will soon be brae enousrh to plant. Mrs. Thos. Briant of Foster has been on the sick list. Mr. Jack Welch had his "house to burn May st. When , he woke up the cook room was afire all over. He waked up Mr. Calvin Snipes and they managed to save what he had down stairs. It is said that Calvin got the most of his wearing apparel burnt up. Jack has the sympathy of this community. Mr. J. R. Lee visited his son in Chapel Hill some time ago. Mr. J. L. Garrett, that b;g guano dealer, has one among the finest gardens in his community. Mr: Joe Noah bought him at fine suit (of clothes, it is a good fit. He bought them from Long, Wood & Morton, of Roxboro. Mr. John Satterfield has buil him a new wire fence for pasture and has two nice young calves in mere and sojie milk cows. He ?lso put him up a new. wire fence around his garden. Mr. R. S. Glenn and also Mr. H. C. Fog eman are selling goods cheap to their customers. They appreciate their trade. Satterfield and Hayton, they are they are hoMing a good trade. Mr. J. W. Noell, of Mt. Tirzah, is taking the tax list in this section. He is going from house to house this time, tat is something new for the people through here. Mr. Charlie Duke is doing some good farming these days. Mr. H. M. Cozart is certainly got a good head for carpenters work. iL---'' IWf ,-V,'U HI. i.iluiiJJ. Mr.; Robew Morris whom clearks for Mr. C. H. Hunter says he farmed up until about six years ago and has been selling' 'goods ever since. MrMorris is a nice young man. Mr. R.'L. Satterfield has fenc ed in his yard with wire, Mr. R. A. Peed tfhen it comes to hauling he does his part of that. Mr. Tom Thaxton, he is aman Mr. J. A. Clayton of Oklahoma, whom I told you in my last write up, that he wanted to fee Surl News oftener so that he could hear from the people in the Surl section. I should have said so that he could hear from the people in the Surl section. Of course he hears from his people through private letters. I gladlv correct this mistake. This correspondent has a calf that will be 12 months old the 4th of June, is the same color of her mother, marked like her, but there is one difference, she is 'not as large as her mother, though in my opinion you will have to go a long ways to find a calf than she is to her age. Mr. George Peed has a good nice dwelling and also good out buildings. Mr. Will Moore is farming with his father this time and are put ting in some &ood work. It makes him think of old times, Thos Frazier, Surl, N. C, Mav 11th. DIGGING THE BIG DITCH. How the Steam Shovels Make the Dirt . Fly at Panama. The steam shovels stand on terraced levels and In fifty minutes load a train o'f eighteen-fiat cars, which are un loaded in fifteen nlinutes more amid a showerof dust. The line of cars is followed by 'spreaders All through the cut puffs of steam here and there indicate where the shovels are burrow ing their way aud pushing the work forward. Watching shovel 221, I stood on engine No. 298 when she was at work. Engineer - Harrison. his haud that raises his OWn home supplies I on ths level, was pushing the rnrs up and right much tobacco that ! ln due course us the stPiUn shovel9 wi u- i . , , ; filled them, while the conductor, rais- enables him to be an independently and lowering nag. directed a farmer. "shove-UD." so that even while loading It is sometimes necessary for au en gineer to beep his hand on the throt tle. One shovel accomplished proba bly as much work-in a da as could be done by 600 men, and there is a great deal of rivalry among the operators to make the best record. The record of steam shoVel 223 for one hot day shows how the dirt flies on the Isthmus. Three hundred and thirteen cars were loaded in 470 min utes. 'In the language of Larry O'Gra dy, this was "going some." almost an average of a car a minute, with eleven seconds grace, or a rate of a cubic yard of earth every seven seconds. A remark was made by a sad eyed man of unknown nationality. "It looks as though the dirt had wings, doesn't it?" Over 50,933 cubic yards of rock have been taken out in twenty-five working days by o6e shovel, and a completed tunnel through the cut is excavated within every month. Joe Mitchell Chappie in National Magazine. English Etchings. S T A T E M E N SF V A FOREST GIANT. London's newest music 4.0OU persons. ' Female labor on the farms of Eng land has almost disappeared. No horse has ever succeeded in win ning the five classic races the Derby, Oaks, St. Leger. One Thousand and Two Thousand Guineas. "To tell the truth, the 'wholesale' truth and nothing but the truth," was the oath taken by a witness in a Lon don court. Mr. Cluer, the magistrate, suggested that ruth, even retail, would be-accepted. ' Town Topics. New York burglars took a safe out Into the street to blow and rifle it. It mast have been Wall street Detroit Journal. Boston now leads Philadelphia aa a port, and the1 axis of the universe sticks out of the gilded dome on Bea con hill a little higher. New York World. , The ratio of population to bathtub! in St. Louis is 14 to 1. There's no heaven born quality about that ratio It ought to diminish.- It is diminish Ing. St Louis Republic. 3 Improve Your Old Furniture I can make your old furniture look new again. Polish and retouch up your faded picture frames with gilt and make them as good as new All work fcuiranteed, and prices reasonable. Alex Hester. Ji?ciiIeo9s Arnica Salve The ds! SsSve In The World. 3 BY WAY OF- I M 1 la Monster Tree Trunk That Rivals the Famous Fallen Monarch. A rival of the giant tree, the Fallen Monarch, familiar in pictures with a stagecoach on top of its trunk, has been found on the slopes of Bald mountain, in northern Tulare county. It is in a region little visited and was first noted by R. H. Gallagher, an old Yosemite stage driver, two years ago. When Gallagher tried to return to it he lost the trail and did not find the great tree again for months. The great trunk lies in the forest, the lower two or three feet of it buried In the soil which has been accumulat ing for ages. It is believed that hun dreds of years have passed since tie great tree fell, and the fires of ages have rolled over it through the forest. Much of the bark has been burned away, yet originally it was from twea ty to forty inches thick. The trunfc now is more than 100 feet in circum ference, and it is a hard climb to ge on top of it. Bald peak is midway between the Sequoia National park and the Genera1. Gratt National park. Near by is Red wood mountain, on which there are said to be 10,000 giant trees. The re gion, which is northeast of Visalia, is reached by stage to Eshom valley, twenty-one miles, where Gallagher has a camp called Juanita camp. Loj Am geles Express. ore After Being Given Up by Specialists A wonderful cure by Union Mutual Life Insurance' Company - . . ' - 396 Congress Street, Portland, Me. 1 if Amount of Ledger Assets Dec. 31st otprevious year $15,20,763 57A': Income from policyholders, $2,239,273.16: " "t - Miscellaneous, $819,850.29 Total 3,059, 123.45' jfe DisbursementST-to policyholders $1,396,983.85; , Miscellaneous 578,136 87 Total 1,975,120.12-.;.;- Busiiiess written during year ' .;V; - . Number of policies, 2,672 - Amount 4, 520, 885. 00 Business in force at the end of year ' 'I iNumber of policies 43,132 Amount 61,345,358.00 ! ASSETS 956,782.37; 1,261.964.03 Value of Real Estate (less amount of incumbrances) Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Loanssecuredf by pledge of Bonds, stocks or other collateral 1,076,188.76 : Loans made to policyholders on this Company's ' - . policies assigned as collateral, 1 ,467,238.54 Premium notes on policies in force 111,127.24 Value of Bonds and. Stocks " 11,601.404.47. Cash in Company's office , 463.42 Deposited in trust companies and banks noton interest ' 29,777.17 Deposited in trust companies and banks on interest Interest and rents due and accrued, Premiums unpaid, Market value of bonds over bdek value All other assets, as detailed in statement, Agents values 197 286.81 205,791.34 260,978.85 5,151.16 2,533.49 rv ouppose I write "JOHN SMITH" and you write "JOHN SMITH'' underneath, we use I same pen, ink and paper, and we write same name; and yet there is a vast difference. Just so in monument designing, one is mechanical (or unmechanical), the other is artistical. The same material and design may give you a great variety ol results, (rom very poor ts exceptionallv good. A $20.00 tablet may be ruined by one inch variation ol 1 f I A C1 AAA f i 01 1 I proper size ot case. m. $i,uuv iamuy monument win De weakened or detracted from by the use of inappropriate markers. These details are tedious to enumerate in an advertise ment. 1 only mention them that you may better appreciate the fact that ours is truly woik of art, and that we strive only to please our customers. Judging from the vast number of people who have writ ten for the 100 free fans which we are giving to churches, we will aid in giving lot of people- comfort during the warm summer hours. But then the supply is inexhaustible and we will supply every churchln the State if they write for them. 1 r. nf M i 0 0. i, ill Hi Durham, It FI. Carolina. German Acirtenes The cups imported into India at one time all came from Great Britaia The Indian eggs are. however, verj small, and the egg cups did not fit. A German traveler noticed this small Item and got his firm to make smaller egg cups and export them there. AI! the trade is now in German hands. In Africa the scissors imported from Sheffield were found to be rather dan gerous weapons to place in the hands of the natives, owing to their sharp points. The Solingen Steel works Srfnt a lot of round pointed scissors out, which found favor, and now Gormanj has captured the whole markeLFron "Germany of the Germans." Saving the Edelweiss. The edelweiss, responsible' for so many deaths, is becoming rare. The plant when it is culled is not of partic ular beauty, but the fascination of picking it is in an inverse ratio. Na tives of the poorer class gather the flower, and tourists buy itfor the same reason as certain anglers buy trout. The Bavarian government is so alarm ed at the threatened destruction of the mountain "orchid" that a law has been passed to penalize the gathering with out a permit. The measure is some what drastic, for even a proprietor rwho wishes to gather the flower must first obtain a permit London Globe. Bacteria. Modern investigations as to the ori gin, of diseases have brought the MtUe organisms called bacteria Into so much prominence that search has 6een made to ascertain whether they existed dur ing the early geological periods. Not long since the fact was announced that Regnault , had discovered bacteria to coal. Continuing his researches, he found evidence that bacteria were probably coeval with the first appear ance of organic life on the earth. They attacked vegetable tissues as well as the bones aud teeth of animals: as a rule, they belonged ur spwies-S, distinct from those of today. Mr. W. E. Griggs, Secretary and. Treasurer Westbrooks Elevator Co. and formerly Cashier Bank of Danville, says: "About ten years ago my eyesight began to fail to such an extent that it became necessary for me to consult a specialist My trouble in creased until I found it necessary to consult sev eral others. My case was diagnosed as Atrophy of the Optic Nerve, caused Vy impoverished blood supply. The progress of my trouble was slow but steady, with never any relief, until finally my physician advised me that nothing further coujd be done. About this time, about two years ago, I could not see to read, and my range of vision was so short that I could not see anything at a greater distance than fifty or seventy-five feet. I often ound it difficult to recognize ac quaintances when I met them, distinguishing them more by their voices than their features. In May, 1900, a friend advised me that 'if the physician's diagnosis was correct, MILAM will cure you, because it will purify and enrich the blood, increase the flow, and build up the sys tem; but it will take a longtime and the im provement will be slow.' "I did not believe one word of this, and con sented to take MILAM because I did not think it could hurt me, and there might be a bare possi bility that it might help rri?. After six weeks' use I began to notice a slight improvement in my sight, which has bjsan slow but steady and with no setback. Now I can read newspapers with ordinary glasses, can distinguish large ob jects two miles away, and have no difficulty now, as far as my sight is concerned, in attend ing to my dudes as the executive officer of a corporation. "I am still careful not to tax my eyes unrea sonably, because I realise that I am not cured; hut hone, and am more and more encouraged as time passes, to believe that the continued use of MILAM will cure e. "I think it proper to state that my general health and strength have also improved in the same ratio as my eyesight, and I attribute this to the use of Milam. Signed W.E.GRIGGS." Danville, Va., March 23, 1910. is NOT an EYE medicine and will cure no blindness except that arising from impoverished or impure blood or depleted system. Ask Your Druggist Total Less assets not admitted Total admitted assets LIABILITIES Net reserve, as computed Present value of amoui.ts not yet due on Supple mentary Contracts, etc., Net Policy Claims Premiums paid in advance, including Surrender Values so applied Unearned interest and rent paid in advance Dividends due policyholders Commissions due to agents, etc, Dividends left with company. All other liabilities as detailed in statement Unas'signed funds (surplus) $17,176,687.65 5,722.84; $17,170,964.81 $15,344,336.00-; 62,81 7.00 ' . 142,200.24-'' 1,840.92 5.142,835 13,963.33 ; 4,600.00 i 14,401.94: 51,900.00 1,552,723.55 Total Liabilities $17,170,964,8! Business in North Carolina During 1910. MILAM $15.75 15.75 16.50 Policies on lives of citizens of said State in force December 31st of previous year Number 344 Amount Policies on the lives' of citizens of sa'd State issued during the year, Number 88, 'Amoun, Total Ntinber 432, Amount Deduct ceased to be in force during the year Number 46 Amount Policiesjn force Dec. 31 1910, Number 386. Amount Losses and claims unpaid December 3 1st of previous year, Number 3, Amount Losses and claims incurred during the year Number 2, . 1 Amount Total Number 5 Amount Losses and claims settled during the year in in cash, Number 3, ' Amount Premiums collected or secured in cash and frotes or ' credits without any deduction for losses, Divi dends, commissions or other expenses, 615,971.15 132,012.66 747,984.11: K 138,535.24' '. 609,448.87 " 9,000.00:' ... "..i 3,100.00, 12, ICO. 00 9,100.00,1:, 22,799.25 T. 0. SHARP, Managers. A Romantic Career. Caid Bito,u.-Uie jouug Ensllsis Of ficer who. at the age of twenty-six. became commander iu chief to Mulal HafidLand helped him win the throne of Morocco.'' has had a stranger than fiction career. At uineteen he received his. commission for bravery in South Africa, soon after achieved bis- -cap-' taincy in Somaiiland. entered Mulai Hafid's service 4u 1908 and now ev erybody in ; Morocco calls him . "th Southern Railway Very low Round Trip Rates to Jacksonville, Fla.,and Return Account Southern Baptist Convention May 17th to 23rd 1911. The Southern Railway announ ces the sale of low t pund trip tick-' ets for the above occasion as fol lows: i - From, Raleigh, -Durham, . -Goldsboro, - Tickets will also te on sale on same basistrom all other stations. Dates of sale May 14th to l7lh in clusivelFinal return limit to reach original starting point not later than midnight of JVlay 31st, 191 1, or by depositing, ticket with special. Agent at Jacksonville and paying a Jee of $L00 final limit may be extended to reach original starting point not later than midnight of June 30th 1911. For Pullman reservarons, also information gs to!rates etc., call on your agent or address the uri dersignd. h J, O. JONES, T. P. A. ? .l Raleigh; N..C. ,?jvuh: schell,'- r: F. E. RICHARDS, President J. M, LANG, Secretary. S. S. BOYDEN, Actuary. Home office 396 Congress St. Portland, Maine. JOS: W. NOELL, Roxboro, N. C. Attorney for service. Business M'g'r for North Carolina JOS. W. NOELL, Roxboro, N. State of North Carolina, Insurance Department, Raleigh, February 18th 1911. ' I, James R. Young, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify;.;; that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statemeft of the Unicn Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Portland, Me., filed with: C: this Department, showing the condition of said Company on the 31$ty day of December 19 10. , 'f Witness my hand and official seal the day and date above named. , JAMES R. YOUNG, Insurance Commissioner r -L"M m m i -r t SrrF5rw f 11 . i mm Tim? mwm smsMm w ?J- Never Leak-Never Need RepairrwproorV-rm- V proof Handsome Inexpensive Suitable for all kinds of buildings. For further detailed information apply to Y 5", LONG, BRADSHER &;C0. kingmaker." City: Ticket Agents -. - i V- 't- Raleigh, N. C. V
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