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tu kntbbpbisc columns for selling youb hcbcoavdise SCDUTS Iftrttm krJUM AwU «r tZU Boy A BIT OF THE SCOUT SPIRIT A bit of true scout spirit, an ap preciative iwl-wker. and bia letter to Ike nation.) I uAee are tbe basis of tlie following ntvaat: "At tbe third annual Northeastern lowa Boy Scoot exposition there were several woou lined op In the contest at "Fire by Friction. 1 The •coats were *ll in position awaiting tbe word 'go' when tbe Judges dincov eredVthat tbe scout representing Watenoo, la. was disqualified be cause be had pencil shavings, instead af natural matt-rial as required bjr r*tnblK«s. Three towns, Waterloo, •"averly and Oedar Falls, were all crowding done to first place at this point in the espoadtloa. and valuable prizes were at stake. 4 "There was nothing for tbe Judges to do but to role oat tbe scout from Waterloo and this was about to be done. Allen Brown of Troop 1, Cedar Falls, la, was next 'to the Waterloo lad. and seeing his predicament. Scout Brow* said: *lf It Is satisfac tory to the Judre*. I will gladly share ■y tinder with the scout from Wa terloo.* The Judges agreed that this would be satisfactory and tbe scout from Waterloo was thereby enabled to enter the contest, and be won It. "Tbe more I thought of this." con tinues tbe writer, "the mare It dawned on me that Scout Brown from Oedar Falls was tbe greatest victor la tbe cantest. He was master of himself and would not take advan tage of a fellow scout, even though It might mesa his losing. "For tbe sake of this good old C. 8. A. may we have more real scouta for the men of tomorrow." SCOUTS AfO SINKING SHIP - ■*' M 1 1 • rantl j "Sfhei the S. S Lenape, carrying K7 paaecngtra, recently foundered en a bar near Jasfcsenville, the tug Three Friende ml that etty promptly prepared to rswdsi assistance. Ita captain nqiisoted a local acowtmaater to supply kin with two good signal lers. Scouta Eugene Ellis and Chariea Heiieng of Troop No. 25, who had been actively engaged in amateur practice in esmaphere. ware die patched to aid In the emergency. The hoys spent three days en duty doing their part in accordance with scout principles "to help ether people at all times.* SCIENTIST. SCOUTS' FRIEND ■ Lather Rurhnak. California's plant wizard, regards the improvement of mankind aa a gieater work than the improvement of plant aperlae. "I hope that* tbe saaie laws, aa Mr aa practicable which 1 have discovered aad demonstrated ■ plant life, will be applied to the Improvement of human Bfc," he statea. Although Immersed te Important experiments. Rurbank finds ttote for boy scout aCairs la his heme town at Santa Rosa. California. Ills Interest la the scout movement for the linptuKSMgt of the growing boy. la a thoughtful tribute to the work of the erseabatlaa. SCOUT TRAINING HELPS Minis throughout the country have hag realized the educational value of •rout training. The University of Texas to farther recognition of this «M baa announced that all bops who have attained Basle rank, the highest raw la the ladder -if scooting, will be exempted from matriculation toe at the arhooL William K. Josr. Jr„ am ber of the Dallas (Texas) troop, this toll entered the university free. SCOUTS TO HONOR HEROES lb boy scants a* Kansas will toll the bimor ef ptonttog seeds m the highways that are kd« estab askßers whe laid down their Uvea, lit the Spanish-American war. The n» mortal highways will be IMB aa each Me with Suuetn ot a great variety ef dirs and enlpta. The snato wQI take parhagek ef eeed with them ea every Mfce ead plant them along the issh'l Patrols wUlbe usai t| ba reared them vkta miinaai j. FOUB ESSENTIAVS —; ■ Fear things a aaa mast learn to do If he weald keep his ward true; To think without eenfa&ion clearly; Ta tore h>a fellow mea sincerely; Ta act baa biuret moUvvsa purely; - h iliilmhtoi-' TU FAT MAX b*|mai»llW Editor! »pot in the jMptr. The FAT M , 1 vot.liacwbwlwTtriimcT^ibi —tlneetl Ml '■»»* w all cW'Jua ismfc TW nrar, •Wl*r » pirre far ttta mbr* • liable let fci» 4aro.d nlna I f aUrtruvi 31a V| t . N'tlmuil iVtonal Km. >V«.l lulc toa. 1) A fanner wrote to the editor of an agricultural paper asking for a' meth od of ridding his orchard of the grass hopper plague. In the same mail the editor received ie«iuest for adviet from an anxious mother about he: baby twins who were having a haid time teething. .. The farmer received this reply. "Wrap flannel cloths around their throats. Rub gums wilfc castor oi! and massage their stomach twice s day." / The anxious mother revived t'nis startling reply: "Cover with dry straw. Souk thoroughly with coed o I and apply a match; the little pest: will soon stop botberisg you"—Rich mond Evening Dispatch. "Has the baby had the measles yet, Mrs. Smith?" "Sh-sh, dont pseak so loud. When ever he hears anything mentioned he hasnt hail he cries for iL** —Twin Ci ty Sentinel. Sporgum: "I say, old man, in cast I die suddenly, will you make suie I'm really dead before they bury me *" v Knox: "Yes, you mar depend on me. 11l ask yoil to have a dftnlc, anl if you don't sit up and take notice.' I'll tell them to plant you."-—Twin City Sentinel. Evangelist, in a burst of passionate eloquence: "Hell is fuull of cock tails, high balls and such Xhinfrs." Voice from the gallery: "Oh death where is thy sting?"— Twin City Sen tinel. "My plate is damp." "Hush," whispered his wife, "That is your soup. They serve smai por •ion-i at these fashienable affairs."— Harrisburg Telegraph. | It is hanl to decide nowadays, whe ther the mas offering you the first drink, is generous or cautious.—Win nipeg Tribune. She: "My father choked eatintr horse raddish in a restaurant." He: "How?" She: "It was half way down and some on hollered 'whoa' Vlhrris burg lelegraph. It wat probably a fish that started the superstition that Friday is an un lucky day.—Kingston Standard. Min: "So you asked Gersldine t marry you ?" Eggy: "Yes, but I didn't have any luck. She asked me if 1 had any prospects." Min: "Why didn't you tell her ab out your rich uncle?" Eggy: "I did, hang it all: Ger ald i He's my aunt, now." » Jlih: "Have you another rich un cle to tell me about?" Eggy: "No, you ate too late, Ger aldine got my last one."—Pathfinder. WOMAN —PERFECT AND PERFECTLY AWFUI. There is a woman who never scolds, Nor wastes, nor wants new "lids," It Pays to Advertise! Try It. ASSETS— axe your's dependable ? may have worthiest Mocks or bonds tncfcrd away aomcwhere for all stocks Types af uastisuios are past the guns stage. Yaar boase or other buddings csa he tfcyraislilr as taoa.if t ii|iil| bmk. er's advice. Ha knows bJiliiig AT LA SI mm ; THE ENTERPRISE. Williamttonn, N. C. \ i«ta that hf willfn»-fc iris coi... . the ! r..atvl AN i*fc!aJ to !. l;-s r t.ine, that p;v e*.-R-Ki~iu li';Vc »l las-* •, the belter, aixl he will|«y at the rate of cm eufftcr. t'nuaablo eoatntatimio viU r. ( )■« Imped iiYelup,-. The I'AT M \X. KJ.t..ral C. , Nor gads, nor tires of waiting on Her liege lord and the kids— She's BrowsV wife. There is a woman who never does The things she ought to do. Although her hubby is the best Of men you ever knew— She's your wife. As spring approaches each year wc always wonder how Noah refra ne from using the two fishing worms . Phoenix. "This is the first time 1 ever smoV ed," she saiil, as she blew* rinjrs into the air.—Ghost. He (jumping little brother I: "Your sister's spoiled." Buttermilk: "Naw she aint. It'.- that perfume you sent her."—Yellow Jacket Halting Foreign Plant Foes Shown In Motion lectures "Halting Foreign Plant Foes" is th« - title of a jiew United States Depi-rt ment of agriculture one reel motio picture which visualizes the task o preventing pernicious pests ard plan" diseases of foreiKn lands from estalt lishing themselves within our borders as undertaken by the Federal Horti cultural beard in administering th federal plant quarantine act. Scares depict the arrival of immi grants from the old world at an Am eiiern port, the inspectien of the ha;; (raize and the seizure of hidden plant which may carry pests or disease; in spection work along the Mexican Tv>r der, including fumigation of rail;oa cars, inspection of huge shipments of fruns to prevent the fatrjr of th 'lrented citrus black fly; fumirratiof •>f bnled.cotton to the pink Ik»|! worm; ami the inspection and sterili zation of plants ami seed at the hor ticu'tural inspection house in Wash : ington. The new motion picture shows th reason for the plant quarantine ac by depicting the destruction to Amer ican crops wrought by the Eur»p«*i corn horer, the cotton boll weevil, th pink boll worm, the gypsy moth, an«' other pests uf foreign origin, whie! weestablished in the l?nitel State.' l-efoie *!ie plant quarantine wa it ope rat it> 1. and whose ravenous anp« t:tes aro appeased by the Amer.ci' farmer to the tune of more than r billion dollars in annual losse~. "Halting Foreign Plant Foes" wil' be loanel to exhibitors, free, for short !>eriods: Copies may be purchase d a' cost of printing. ' NOTICE OF SALE , Under and by virtue of the auth ority contained in a' certain deed of trust, executed on the 9th day of April, 1919, by B. F. Godwin and te corded in the public registry of Mar tin county in book F-2 at page 213. to secure the payment of certain bond of (ven date therewith, and at the re quest of the bolder of said bonds the undersigned trustee, will on the 16th "flay of May, 1923, at 12 o'clock, at the court house doct m Wilitamston, N |C., otfer fbr sale to the highe-t bid iler for cash, the following describe*! land: Beginning at a stake in tl.e coiner oi lot No. 3 on Wa hington street, and running along the line of lot No. , r to Haughton stieot; thence alone II aughton stree- 20 1-2 f»-et to a stake at tlie cortier of lot No. 5, thence uloi:g lot No. 5 to the stake at Washington strcei 23 i-2 feet to the beginning. This the 16th da." « rT»|Hll. 1923. B. A. CRITCHER. 4-17-4t TAistee. N'OTIt'E OF SALE Under and by virtue of the po»e of sale contained in a certain deeo «f tuift execute*! l»> ij. 1' /Powers ; THERE WILL HE A PLAY ENTITI.KI) LITTLE B UCK SHOT AT THE FARM LITE SCHOOL HOI'SE SATURDAY NIGHT M\Y 12TH AT 8:1 a l'«»|{ THE BEN EFIT OF THE BEAK GRASS School . PIANO 11 M» ADMISSION 25 CI S. j MR. GOOD SALESMAN SAYS: WE SELL GOOD GOODS; ' WE I'KICE THEM RIGHT. W- R. ORLEANS Wluiimston, «. C. pTJLBRANSEN vJ Player-Piano * 9 " (aria*n Tixh H*rh V42«JM TO $600.00 TO S7OO —THREE YEARS TO PAY "Terms to Suit** SOLD BY F. F. Cozzen WASHINGTON. N. C \ Jewelry Kcpairing All KINDS biing your biuken Jew el ry. Watches an.i Cocks to me if d you want,them liied right. My l'i* ces are reasonable. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry 1 of all kinds f..r-Rale. H. D. Peel \ ESTABLISHED 18M I— , J Expert Work Means Comfort - I In repaired shoi«. The twf I careful work Roe* into a pair. If of child'* shoes that we pal in- I to the shoes of the moot prom inent men in town. Try u Ike I next time. —«. "iIC ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP J. R. SUFFIX Prop. | «W Washington St Phone 353 the undersigned trustee and bearing (late of November IT. 191?. ami o record in book O-! at page 166 of tlic Mai tin county t üblic rnri'tn „ the said deed of tiust havirg been fivw to secure pavn.ent ot certain note of even date a*>d tenor therewith a' th.' terms and stipulations therein con tained not having been rfmpliH with and at the % re|ue>t of the holder »• said notes, the undersipned tru»*ec | * liarrismi Srus. anit (£ninpatiy ft n y - - - 25 Per Cent Off SALE | . On all Ladies Suits, | Coats, Capes and Wool I Dresses Tl» M IKK KINIM HIK OI K SI KM KB LINE OF IWESSES \IU , com NT; i\. WE WILL START y \a • Wed. morning, May 9 1 FOR 10 DAYS i'l |ij| ON ALL OI'R LARtiE SUM KOt I AIHES* SI ITS. COATS. CAPES. '?| »IW)L PRIXSES, AXI» THIS IS YOl K OITORTI MTV Tt» GET ONE OK THE BEST H \K. \INS EV ER IMiFI ERE It IN WILLIAMSTON. m ~ * COME IN AMI liNiK TIILM OVER. .VNI» SEE Ol R NEW UNK H| OF SI MMER IHILviFS. I (Q J Harrison Bros. & Co. COME AND SEE IS ALL WE ASK WILLI AMSTON'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE If, The Volatile Gas TEXACO It Means The Best * rv ' „ y . ** ' Save Your Money ' , TEXACO TEXACO MOTOR OILS V?V GASOLINE -• . r - * - 1 I. J=sggg^ TRY THEM OUT Harrison Oil Co. ' Distributors Williamston, N, C. READ ENTEBI'IIISB ADVERTISEMENTS FOB BUYING ADVANTAGES I will, on Tuesday, May 22, 19ZX. at K o'clock, m , in front of the postoffice door in offer for • J the highest biilder at public aurtioo j fw cash, the foilowu; described tsar I' or (Parcel of land, to w»t: Adjoining S. L Wallace a-.d bourd ,ed as foliows: at an 'on the inain Janif>vik and Pymooti I road. and aiso oi the ■•I.I James* ille and Uis'iingtoo la !mo>l and running ■■ a northerly direction Mfntjr jar*, ♦hence parallel to said countj md. thirty five yards, thence iouUvanfij parallel to the first line seventy j ■!§ to said main road, thence tiliaidj alonjr said road to the Ugunag cam taininir one half l-2) acres. The 9>me l*mr the old Tweedy place. This 20th day of Apri!, 1923. JOHN' D nn nr *TI-AL Trustee, 0
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