FREE
I went erery person
who la billons, conatl
• I W p»M or bu any ■torn
■ aoh or llrer ailment lo
_ _HIILfJ_I ILI aendfor a free package
mHitlt'M of my Paw-Paw PUla.
|MLJ|MMfVnW I want to prove that
■ •/•WBjblil they poaitlvel/ car* In
d Uteatlon, Sour Slum
B'JUWhM aoh, Belching, Wind,
Headache, Nervous-
neaa, Sleeplessness and
art an Infallible cure
for Oonatlpatlon. To do
' thla lam willing to flea milllona of free pack
age*. I take all the rtak. Hold by druggists
for tt MM a rial, for free package addreaa,
ft*. Musiee, UrSf Jataraaa SU..Pkllad»l»hta,Pa.
I CURED RHEUMATISM. I
ItaT.N.ItWIIBaiM,D. D..
Hill House, Miss., writes I
"Thrte rears ago I had Rheumatism and I
waa unable to walk. Wat advised to use ■
Mustang Liniment afterdoctors had failed. I
It caretl my disease and I am now sound H
aad well and havr gained 2 jibs. in weight." ■
25c.50c.5l abottl* at Drug & Csd'l Stores I
rnnun a w «y to enter tfae
rUUIIU Real Estate Business
and secure a Co-Oper
itlve Agency with the Atlantic Couft
Realty Company, which make* a • pe
nalty of cutting up and selling by auc
tion suburban property and farm lands.
Common aenae and not experience neces
ury. Let us put YOU next. Address
BOX 106, RALEIGH, N. C.
PERFECT HEALTH.
Tatt'a Plllt keep the sy stem In perfect order.
They regulate the bowels and produce
A VIGOROUS BODY.
Reotmty tor sick headache, constipation,
Tuffs Pills
IgJ Bmi Co«f h Synjp, Tirtw Oood. Um
li tins*. Sold by Dracjrl«ts.
WANTED HER TO SUFFER.
IPS
Mr: Henpeck—Do you pull teeth
without pain?
Dentist—Oh! yes, sir.
Mr. Henpeck—Then you won't do.
Mr mother-in-law wants to gel seven
extracted, so I'll have to take her
elsewhere.
Clara'a Little Hint.
A certain young curate wanted to
give his lad) love a Christmas pres
ent, but could not make up his mind
what It should be; so the next time
lie called he frankly told her the diffi
culty under which he was laboring 1
"Want to make me a present!"
Clara exclaimed. In well-disgusted as
tonishment, "Why, Charley, you for- 1
get yourself."
The curate took the hint, and of- i
'ercd himself on the spot.
Speaking Airily. i
First Aviator —How far la It to the i
next gasoline reservlor? i
Second Aviator—Two graveyards i
and a spiral glide to your left, old
man—Life.
The
Promise
Of a Good
Breakfast
is fulfilled if you start
the meal with
Post
Toasties
Swoet, crisp, fluffy
bits of toasted corn
ready to serve direct
from the pacKage
with cream and sugar
Please
Particular
People
M-V;.'
"The Memory Lingers"
Nstua Cartel Ooapstr, UaM,
b«uJ* OaHi, MMI
V /
[ #lll REFORM IN
i TAX ASSESSMENT
COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE
ABHEVILLE BOARD OF TRADE
TO FORMULATE PLAN.
CONFINED TO AD VALOREM
Ons Exception Permitted In Levying
Btate Assessments Other Than Ad
Valorem la Not More Than 5 Centa
on 9100 May Be Levied.
Raleigh.—A special from Aabevllle
states that the board of trade of this
city appointed a special commltee
some time ago to formulate a plan
to be submitted to the next general
assembly c. r the state for the making
of assessments for taxes throughout
the state more equitable and accept
able to the taxpayers. This commit
tee was composed of W. Vance
Brown, F. M. Weaver and Fergus
Stikeleather, and It was the Idea of
the board of trade to pass upon the
plan evolved by the committee, and If
It was acceptable to send drafts of It
' to the bo&rds of other cities through
out the state to find if It was gener
ally acceptable. The scheme was fi
nally decided upon and passed upon
by the local board. It has now been
into lorm tor distribution and
was made public property for the first
time several days ago.
Two of the committee that drafted
the scheme, Messrs. Stikeleather and
Weaver, were the tax assessors of
Buncombe last year and during their
term cf office were able to learn Just
how much dissatisfaction exists at
present with the system that Is being
used and were In a position tfc learn
where this system might be Improved.
The scheme they have evolved Is
somewhat similar to the one pre
pared by the state board of tax com
mlssloners appointed In 1910, and the
committee believes that It is the best
that could be adopted unless there
could also be made certain constitu
tional charges. The committee made
a special study of the tax systems
of other states and also the reports
of various tax commissions and com
blned with their own knowledge of
conditions, it is believed that the
scheme will be a good one to present
for the consideration of the next leg
Islature.
Goernor Has Issued A Pardon.
Goernor Kltchln Issued a pardon to
K. C. Caton, a white man of Charlotte,
who was convicted at the December
term of court, and sentenced to eigh
teen months on the roads. Caton la In
the hospital with a severe case of
pellagra and In danger of his life.
The reasons of pardon are as follows:
"The county superintendent of health
and another eminent physician certify
that prisoner has been removed from
the jail to a hospital for treatment to
save his lL r e; that he had been artlck
en with pellagra and is in a preca
rious condition; that the chances toi
his recovery are ur/avorable; there
fore, I issue a pardon."
Change of Courts la Authorized.
An exchange of courts between
Judge Bragaw and Judge Webb is au
thorlzed by Governor Kltchln, by
which Judge Bragaw will hold Pasquo
tank court two weeks, January 22;
Washington, one week, February 12;
Beaufort, two weeks, February 19;
Currituck, one week, March 4;
Camden, one week, March 18; Perqui
mans, one week, March 25; Chowan,
one week, April 1; dates, one week,
April 8; and Washington, one week,
April 15. Judge Webb will hold two
weeks terms each for Wayne, Janu
ary 22; Harnett, February 15; Wake,
February 19; Johnson, March 4;
Wake, March 25; and Wayne, April.
North Carolina New Enterprisaa.
A charter was issued to the W. O.
Penry Company c* Lexington to deal
In general merchandise; authorized
capital $50,000, with $14,000 paid In
by W. G. Penry, T. C. Hlnkle and T.
J. Taylor. Another charter Is to the
Harbor Island Hunting Lodge of
Morehead City, with a capital of $3,
000.
Secretary la Sending Out Notlcaa.
Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes
la sending out notices to nearly four
hundred corporations In this state,
whose officers have failed to send In
their annual reports by December 1,
to the effect that their names are
now being reported to the sheriffa of
their respective countleß for the col
lection of the $25 forfeit from each
prescribed by statute. Thla is about
one-third of all the corporatlona In
the state that are included In thoae
about to be penalized tor this /allure
to comply with the law.
Blind Tigere Given Sentences.
Aa a result of the ralda made on
the Albemarle blind tlgera In the laat
few daya, alx have already been sen
tenced to the Albemarle chain gang
for six montha each. For three daya
Recorder O. J. Slkea held, court.
Those receiving sentences were Jake
Plunkett, Richmond Thomas, Robert
Klndle, WUliam Furr. Robert Free
and and Will Colaon. Henry Bru
ton and Marsh Wall were adjudged
not guilty. Dave Teeter and Henry
Colaon were found guilty, but were
tnljr flned 160 each.
V
THE TEACHERS REORGANIZE
Meet and Revive The Association of
r Pasquotank County By Klscting
Officers For Ysar 1012.
Elizabeth City.—For the purpose of
fostering interest and developing the
E public school work of Pasquotank
county, the. teachers of the public
schools have reorganised the teachers'
sssociation of Pasquotank county. The
teachers met In this city several days
A ago and revived the association by
electing officers for 1912 and mapping
g out a course of study for the year.
The meeting waa largely attended and
d nearly every public school In the
s county was represented in addition to
a number of visitors. The teachers
decided to take up the normal course
of teachers' training and to prosecute
e the studies during the year.
e The next meeting of the aasociation
n will be held In this city the first Sat
,1 urday In February,
g The following well-known teachers
i are the newly-elected officers of the
:• Pasquotank Teachers' Association:
President, Rev. J. A. Shaw; vice
e president, Mrs. K. C. Pool; secretary,
r Mrs. Mae Commander. •
f County Superintendent William M.
e Hlnton Is very active In his work and
f It la believed that the year 1912 will
t be one of great Interest and benefit to
r the teachers and the public schools of
•- this county.
l Bridge Blte Causes Troubls.
i Chairman Duncan McKachern of
1 the New Hanover board of county
t commissioners tendered his resigna
tion as a member of the board, glv
-1 Ing as his reason that be did not think
1 he could give his best efforts to the
r county in the construction of the
r bridge over the Northeast river, near
t Castle Haynea, because he did not
t consider the site selected by the
; commissioners for the best interests
i of the county. The other four mem
. bers of the board declined to accept
 the resignation, but adopted a resolu
- Hon expressing the utmost confidence
in their chairman and urging him to
» reconsider. He promised to think
t over the matter of withdrawing his
> resignation.
December Agricultural Bulletin.
The December bulletin of the De
partment of Agriculture has Just been
Issued from the press and contains
the annual report of the farmers' in
stitutes conducted by Mr. T. B. Par
ker. The bulletin, which la put up
In very attractive form, la indeed
greatly interesting and tells of tLe
great work done during the ye#r at
the different institutes. The pamphlet
Is full of Information for the public
and contains photographs of both
the farmers' Institute lectures and
women's institute lecturers. During
the year there has been an attend
ance of 64,518 at the various Insti
tutes. There has been 471 Institutes
held In 97 counties, which Is an In
crease qi? 79 over the year 1910.
Walter Elks Dies of His Injuries.
As the result of Injuries received
st Winston Halem on the Seaboard
yard, while In the performance of his
duties as brakeman, Mr. Walter Elks
died in the Wake Forest hospital.
During the shifting operations of a
northbound local freight, Mr. Klks
was thrown from a car by the force
of Impact as the cars came together.
The wheels of one passed over his
left leg Just below the knee. He also
austalued internal Injuries and a
fracture of the skull. Attending him
at the time of his death was his wife.
Nine Freight Cars Turn Over.
Nine cars of an eastbound freight
train of the Southern Railway were
turned over in the Durham freight
yards and the tracks were torn up
for several hundred yards. No one
was Injured. The wreck was caused
by a spreading rail A wrecking
crew came over .from Greensboro and
spent the day in clearing away the
wreckage.
Want Part of Road Discontinued. *
The county commissioners heard a
petition for discontinuance of a por
tion of the Mooresville-SherriU's Ford
road, from the place It crosses the
Beattie Ford road to where it comes
into the new macadam road. The
matter will be taken up again at the
February meeting.
Appointed Clerk For Entire District.
Judge Henry G. Connor of the Fed
eral court of the Eastern district of
North Carolina announces the ap
pointment of Maj. H. L. Grant aa
clerk for the entire district, and he,
in turn, appoints deputy clerks for
each court, all being appointment of
clerks who have been serving. These
are 8. P. Collier of Wilmington,
George Green of Newbern, Arthur
Mayo of Washington, H. T. Green
| leaf of Elisabeth City and George L.
t Tonnoffski of Raleigh. Major Grant
will retain his office in Raleigh.
Te Construct Bridge Ovtr Catawba,
i A delegation of citizens from the
t northwestern section of the county,
with a committee from the board of
[ county commissioners of Lincoln
, oounty, were In conference with the
Mecklenburg cOUnty commiaaloners
, relative to the construction of a
t bridge across the Catawba river,
. which would connect Lincoln and
. Mecklenburg. The proposed bridge
I would be built at either Graham's or
r SherriU's fords. The local officials
, were, evidently Impressed by the
| proposition submitted by the visitors
Flanders "4"
P '
Motorcycle
$175 f. o. b. Factory—Magneto Included of Course
Has Them All on the Run
%
WHAT AN UPSETTING of prices the arrival
of the Flandert "4" Motorcycle has occasioned.
Why, the other makers seem to be in a panic.
IT'S FUNNY, TOO, when you recall the unkind
things they said about the Flanders "4" when
we first advertised it and seated the price.
OF COURSE THEY SAID a first-class four
horsepower motorcycle could not be made for
$175, even with battery ignition. And a mag
neto included—utterly impossible.
WE WISH WE COULD print all the things
they said in their frantic efforts to discredit the
Flanders "4" and justify their own prices—
which at that time were $250 and $275 for
machines of same power and less quality.
YOU WILL REMEMBER they all said the
only way it could be done waa to make the
machine out of poor materials and throw them
together. They not only admitted, they pro
tested, they could not duplicate the Flanders
"4" at the price—or anywhere near it.
THAT WAS BEFORE we had begun to ship
Flanders "4's" to our dealers and customers.
They felt safe in making such statements—for
though they knew in their hearts ,that this
concern could not afford to turn out a second
grade article—they had no idea what a sensa
tion it was going to create.
SO THEY LAID TRAPS for themselves—and
now we are driving them right into them.
THEY MUST EAT their own words—they said
they would have to use poor material and
poorer work in the making to meet the price
of Flanders "4."
WELL, THEY HAVE ALMOST met the price
—and they will have to me«!t it and go lower
before they can sell their antiquated machines
in competition with this up-to-the-minute
motorcycle.
NOW IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, but
are we to assume that what they said was true
and that they are now making punk machines
to meet Flanders "4" in competition—or that
they told fibs about it?
FRANKLY WE DONT BELIEVE they are
making them any worse—some things are
impossible. And we do know that until
Flanders "4" arrived on the scene, prices of
motorcycles were high above all reason.
WE SAID IN OUR AD that Flanders "4"—
magneto included—selling for $175, left a
mighty small profit to us on each machine.
BUT WE ARE SATISFIED with a small profit
on each machine so long as we can build 50,000
per year. And the price—sl7s, magneto in
cluded—has created a demand sufficient to
justify us in building that many.
HERE'S A POINT YOU HADN'T NOTICED
perhaps: Other makers did not drop their
prices until we had actually begun to make
deliveries. Do you know why? There were
two reasons.
FIRST: OUR AD CREATED a tremendous de
mand which we were as yet unable to supply.
The other makers saw that and determined to
supply some of it at high prices. And they did.
Then they began to think it was going to con
tinue.
SECOND: THEY HOPED that when this ma
chine did appear it would not be up to all our
claims—and would give them a new lease of
life.
Flanders Manufacturing Company
Pontiac, Michigan
NOT ONLY THAT: But in addition to hoping,
they set about picking it to pieces before they
had actually seen it themselves.
IT IS A FACT that, before we had shipped one
motorcycle we heard stories told by competitors '»
of how this part was weak and that part wrong,
etc. The wish was father to the thought—that
was all.
OH! WHAT A BUMP they got when we began
to send them over the country. The effect was
electrical.
PRICES BEGAN TO TUMBLE: First they
chopped off $25.00 —made theirs $250 and $225
instead of $275. But it didn't do. Dsolera
wired them— meet Flanders prices.
No use to damn the machine—it has Flanders'
name on it and the public knows."
OFF CAME ANOTHER s2s—and another.
Here and there they put on a magneto and tried
to hold the old price. No go—Flanders had
said, "No motorcycle is complete without a
magneto."
WELL, THEY HAVEN'T YET reached our
price. Can't and stay in business, becauae
most of them are not manufacturers—only
assemblers. They buy motors and other parts
and pay one or two extra profits on them.
IT COSTS THEM MORE to build the same
machine than we can sell it for. Get that ?
WE HAVE THE FACILITIES-* $2,250,000
concern. We make every part. We buy right
and pay cash and it costs us less to sell—be
cause folks know a dollar's worth when they
see it. and Flanders "4" is the biggest value
ever offered. It sells itself.
EVERY DEALER KNOWS. Didn't they all
"hot foot it" to Detroit to get the agency?' Of
course we couldn't give it to them all—we
picked the best and of course those who didn't
get it are sore. Naturally. And they are get
ting sorer every day.
WHEN A DEALER KNOCKS the Flanders
M 4 of course, he must, to sell other makes
—just ask him why he was unable to get the
agency when he asked for it. You won t miss
one in a hundred.
MEANTIME what you want to know is how
soon can you get a Flanders "4." That is the
burning question with thousands. And we ara
doing our best to anawer it definitely.
IT DEPENDS ENTIRELY on how soon your
. order is in our dealers handa. We can't prom
ise to deliver on the minute—lor we have none
in stock. Demand ia away ahead of aupply all
the time. But get your order in—pay a deposit
so the dealer will "know you mean business and
you won't have to wait more than a month—
perhaps not more than two weeks. The dealer
will tell you for he knows when we have prom
ised to ship him. Or you may write direct to
us and we will gladly tell you.
THE FLANDERS GUARANTEE goes with
every machine. That means that if the machine
- we ship you isn't right we will make it right.
The name Flanders stands for quality—you
know that.
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