wMt .moddjo'. w^gilpmeftt
Jtrf wher? con?lnrett'oo<
utrated.' All other de-'
Worked out by Mr. Page
Upham, business man
road builders and State'
1 {r,
'ager^or
"Tn,
i acreago
Btocr
Rentage 1 |
trom
Th^
. i jfcttJraf ?*'
_,v _ ? planted in
J year than ever bo
lted that the increase
rafc&om ave t6 tender
saihe per
Icated'by re
ot
BrTT_ ? .They re>
sectlon Of opinion', bufc.
t?**a>onckisWe infor
~*V
...... ._ ? .. is trom ten day* to- two
week* late In mvtt, sections of the
' State. ? Wet weather and a backward
7 4 spring* h**e been,- responsible fo^ the
delay. These factorshave alio result
v *tt !? lnddeq'iiata preparation for j>la?tf
; T^SSSSf?*^.
t.^V. Cotton is being planted. over a wider i
area than pvpt "before. Piedmont Md
V waatt^n counties that have netew. be
fore gone In tpr cotton on any consid
erable scale are making preparations
to make a killing this year, If possible.
5; Weather la June and July will 4ell
tha qtory for cottofe! W North Carolina.''
boll weevil will be In hli glory In
months. It weather Is favorable
then, a big crop;will he
Is .favorable to the boll
a United crop Is exacted.
_ *7 : . " ' \
a?S%V?B,on Auxiliary tb Oo PH?on Work."
A new . Important activity of . the
American Legion Auxiliary hss 'been
V jiindertaken In the state under the pres
ident Mrs. J. Renwlck Wilkes', of
which work Mrs. D. B. Dosbrlqfre Ir
win is chairman. The veterans serv
?v.: taf .time in prison's ind confined fri'
county and city Jails will he $ared for.
This is In accord with the' National
? past President, Dr. Kate Baret's report'
Ustyear^'-.' ' '? .?
The Raletyh Post Nat^AttxIllary on
i the occasion of Uatf Artolstlce ^pay^
' forwarded packages of gifts to'*ehch^
of ICO veterans, fey the State's Prison
camps. These gflta were inexpensive,
consisting of caiidy, cigarettes, fruit
L.:. and! cigars, but included all that was
necessary In the way of expense, time
vr and effort, unless ..it be an occasional
V ' visit to a Jail of county or city. This
??.;? originated the work. ' I
V. Wdather Cuts Down Completed Road.
> Heavy weather during the most of
1 March cat Aorta* the production of fln-~
? lshed roafl fofr v'jhe month to 28.57
' mile*, according to announcement?
R made at the offices of the State High
way Commission. The- high record
still stand* tor Ctefober, 1983. \yhen 91
j, , miles of rpad were completed.' 8om&i
what better showing. Is expected for
' Ap'fll, though a 'majority of.the days
S hare been to wet for laying c&ncrete.
J L+ ?
' Forest Conservation Urged,
jfc ? Chapel Hill. ? J. 8. Holmes, State
y * Forester and head of the forestry divis
- ion of the North Carolina Geological
and Economic Snrvey, issued a state
ment here calling attention to procla
mation by President Coolldge designct
Ing Apttl 21-27 Forest Protection
> Week. . . .
i. The co-operation of the Agricultural
| Extension Service, civic clubs, wom
en's club*, and school authorities Is
being sought In an effort to arouse
r North Carolinians to the seriousness
** the present situation.
V / By IRVING BACHELLER*
I, IRVING BAOIHIXHR
DOCTOR FRANKLIN
SYNOPSIS. ? Solomon- Blnkjjs,
veteran scout' and .Interpreter,
and his young companion, J*ack
Irons,, passing . through ,Hqr*e
. .,yaHey, New York, In September!
*.?1748, to warn Settlera of an In
dian uprising, rescue fritn.a band
of redskins the wit* and daughter
' of Colonel Hare of England. Jack
distinguishes himself In th^' light
and later rescues. Margaret, Hare
from the river. . Jack and Mar
garet fall In ^ov*. On reaching
Fort Stan wis. Colonel Hare, says
both ar.e too young to. marry. The
Hare family sail for England, and
. the Irtyia family move to Albany.
XJnrest giro wa In the colonies^ be
cause of the oppressive measures
' of the Bngilsh government. Solo
mon and Jack visit Boston. In
-November, 1770, Jaok goea to
Philadelphia and works In Ben
jamin Franklin's printing plant
Nearly three year* latar. Margaret
write* him from London, remind
ing Mm that her youth Is passing
1 and saying aha baa appealed to
Doctor Franklin. Blnkua has re
ceived a. letter from, Washlngtop
to be carried, across the ocean,
and Jack aalla with him. Arrlv
{ ing In England. Blnkua la ar
r rested, hut Jack has the letter
? and p.topeeda to London.'
*? ' CHAPTER V
ft \ -1- ' f
London and the Philosopher. ' , .
The Stir and prodigious reach of
W^. ? ? .... ?
he was now * part, w^re the two hu
man beings he had come so far to pee.
He put on hli .best' clothes and with
the letter' which had been carefully
treasured ? under his pillow nt night
and pinned to his fttclcet ' lining
through the day? get out In a cab for
{he . lodgings of Doctor Frankllht.
Through a maze of streets where,
< people' vfrere "thick aa the brush In the
forests of Tryon county" he proceeded
until' after a Journey of soope thirty
mtnttes Jh* cab stopped fit the home
of the ftmoug. 'American on BlootnA
bury . square. , Doctor Franklin was In
and w<?aid see him presently, so the
Uverlei servant Informed the young
v?an after his card had been taken to
UfiFhktor's office. He was1 -shown
.Into a reception room a^d a^ed to
wait, ,wbei^-<|^eja w?f?fWaitln|;. An
;?2QC passed, and . the. .day wav*rowlng
dusk when all the callers saye Jack
had been disposed' pf.~ Then franklin
entered. Jack remembered the strong,
well-knit frame and kindly gray eyes
Of the philosopher. Hit thick hair,
hanging' below his collar, was now
White.. He was very grand in a suit of
black ' Manchester velvet <rl& ? white
silk *tockljj*S and bright silver buckles
'cak hfs';sho?.,v ere was a g4tle dig
nlty In hl'k fame when he took the
boy's hand and said, with a smile :
' "yon are bo big, Jack. Yon have
built ? stx foot two Inch man of that
small lad I knew in Albany, and well
finished, too? great thighs, heavy
'ihoulders, a mumache, a hoble. brow,
and shall I say pie eye of Mars? It's
Wilder what Uttie fend meat and
bre^Fand potatoes, and air can ac
complish. ' But perhljps Industry and
good reading have done some work on
the Job."
/ Jack blushed and answered: "It
would be, hard to fit the blamp."
: Franklin put hja^hanfl on the young
man's shoulder and said :
"8be is a lovely girl. Jack. You
have excellent good taste. I Congratu
late J you. Her pulchritude has a
background of good character 'and she
is allv* With the spirit' of the New
World. I . have given her no chance
to forget you if that had been possible.
Since I became the agent In England
of jtturself and sundry American prov
inces. I have peen.he? often, but never
wlttyfeut longing 'for 'tBi*glft of youth.
'How U my family?" i
"They are well. , I bring you letters."
' "Come up to my office and we'll
give an hour to tbe news."
When they were seated before tfce
prate fire In the large, pleasant room
above stalra whose windows looked
out upon the square, the young man '
said
"First I shall give you, sir, a letter
from Major Washington. It was en
trusted to a friend of mine who came
-^"the same ship with me. ,,He was
"ited at Dervl, bOJ,' fortuilatwfy, fbe
' wfMpinwp^tet." H t ;
?j'Arrejpd*
Vfl think, ' 'alr.- the charge was that
Mi had"' helped- to tar and' feather a
British i*utrlect." . ?
"Feathers and Wjr are poor argu
pients," the Doctor ; remarked as he
6roke the sear?' of" the lettei^' ' \
It was a Idgy lejter ..ftpd* Franklltf
sat for ne?? hfafHm hour thought
fully reading and rereading It. By and
by be folded and put It Into his pocket,
saying as .he did so: "An angry man
cannot even trust hlrastelf. I sent
some letters to America on condition
that they should be read by a commit
tee of good men and treated In abso
lute confidence and returned to me.
Certain members of thst committed
had ao much gunpowder In their
hesrts it took fire and their prudence
and my reputation have been seriously
damaged, 1 fear. 7%e contents of
thoee letters are new probably known
u rmtr ""
"Are they- the Hutchinson, Rogers
and OUyer letters?" '
"ThftjSame," ' 1 , i
"1 think they are kncpni to every,
one in .'America that reads. We are
Indignant that these men 'born and
ralset^ among us should have said that
a colony ought not to enjoy all the
liberties, of a parent st^te and that
we ' should be subjected,, to coercive
measures. They had expressed no
! such opinion save In tliegje private let-'
ters. It looked like a' base effort to
curry favor with, the English gov
ernment."''
"Yes, they were overworking the
curry comb," said Franklin. "I1 had
been protesting ^against an armed
force' in Boston. The government de
. clared 'that our own test people were
In favdr of lt< I, knowing better, de
nied the statement. To prove their
claim, a distinguished baronet put, the
letter^ in my hands. ,H6 gave me
leave to seijkd them to America on
condition thai they should not be pub-'
llshed. Of course, th'e'y proved notlitng
but the treachery of ? Hutchinson,
Rogers pnd OHver.'Now I seem to he
tarred by the same stick."
Jack told him of his prospects and
especially of th? generpslty of bis
frjpml Solomon Blnkus and of the
plight the latter was. In.
"He must be a remarkable man,"
said frranklln. i'Wlth Preston's help
he will be coming on to -London In a
day or so. If necessary you. and 'I wilt
jgp' 'dowA thtfe. ' \Ve shall " not * neglect'
him. Have you any dinner clothes?
They will bjs important to you.t
'II thought, sir, that 1 should best,
wait qntil I had arrived here." -
"Tou thought Wisely. I shall Intro
duce you fa a gooa cloth mechanic.
Go to him At once and get one snl? for
dinner and perhaps two for the street.,
'ft costs fnoney to be a ' gentleman
here. It's a fine art While you are in
London you'll have to get the uniform
and fail In line find go through the.
evolutions or you1 ^lll^be a 'North
American savageJt Tou. shall meet the
r'Haf?a In my house - as soon as your
clothes are ready. A* If the tailori to
hurry pp. Thejj; .psust foe finished by
Wednesday, noon. Tou had better have
lodgings near me. I will attend! to
that for *ou/t' J?
The Doctor sat dowfl ..and wrote of)
a number of caVds. "Thesis' will pro
vide for cloth, llaen, leather and hats,"
? I I
he said. "Let the bills be sent to me.
Then yop'll not be cheated- Come In
tomorrow, (gt half after two,"
..Jack bade the .Doctor good night
and drove to The Spread Eagle where,
before he went to bed, he wroty' to
Ills parents and a long letter the
Pennsylvania Gazette, (.'escribing his
voyage and his arrival subsequently
as the facts are here recorded. Nert
morning he ordered every derail ixt -his
"uniforms" for morning and. evening,
wear and returning- >agaln to the Inn
found Solomon waiting in the lobby.
. "Here 1 be," said the ecout and'
trapper. ,
"What happened to youV ( _
"S'arched an' shoved ;me Into a
<jark hrfle In the w'all. Ye know, Jack,
with ?otl an' me, It alius "pears to
be wOTkln'." ? ? 4
'"What?" /
"Good luck. Cur'us thing the papers
was on you 'stld of .me ? ayes, glr,
'twas. Did ?'ye hand 'em over safe?"
^Laift night I put 'em In Franklin's
Jtiands."/- Hf
xj "Huafcldorj-l Iih ready fer to go
lium."
"Doctor Franklin wants to see you,"
snld Jack. "Put on your Sunday
?elothes an' we'll go over to his house. p
I think 1 can lead you there. If we
get lost we'll Jump Into a cab."
When they set out Solomon was
dressed In fine shoes snd brown wool
stockings and drab trousers, a butter
nut jacket and blue coat, and a big,
black three-cornered hat. His slouch
ing gait and large body and weathered
face and the variety of colors in his
costume b?gan at onre to attract the
attention of the crowd. A half-drunk
harridan sBrveyed him. from top to
lee, and made a profound bow as |
III
^K^long
"t*A?n'tlnthl "I? f"Ce "* Solo?<?>OUI"y
AIn t this like cotnln' into a ?iv
5? n?
z? a vo,ce +***
North H? i bU8h w'acker from
?wered '? ta " "oth.r an
,?toaC,t. 8t0PPe(, ' C8b ?* ?>ey K01
lnnb2Zi T -?m? ?f the gTeat build
Iilonw??T,T ? n" 'n an hour at 10
wm y SQUare' East'" be said.
. , 'th, a sens? of relief they were
Th? aW?y lD tbe 8tream ?< traffic
the Jeanr pftlace aii<1
houses of the duke at
Srd aud L?M Balcarras, each of
Which was pointed out bv th? h.?
Suddenly every vehicle near
grat as SLTsass
eTbT?" In * Mdl'n cbnlr lurraoun,
HH-sr?
In lernofi colored ?nfc dressed
,llfc ornamented with
brocaded flowers. The two wer6 .1,,
tag and bowing as they passed hi
s;?.TP.r"" ? *P8
fj^ississsgt
'?^,5 5"a "? ?"?'
w.lram,- * 1 "? ?'?" >? ?? >?
b??'TgS S "??
holdS?"t hand of the wont, still
. S/tlffc? & r,'M?
band*?? he asked." ' youf
Th^y went to S?"1?"
Doctor put on hi
irained them elot^,
I have never se
Sftmsonian flst," he ^ent7u. "i"th"(nk
the loot of those hands would le^< vnn.
Para,d,Se- Wh8t "? S of hu
S? t*he7 5e u wr,t upon them 1 Hands
ierica. Theya,h.^ee JSE^SS" ?
bands. The, til ? all !
be^rt 2 ronr
kdvllTJ '* DUrty heav5-? that's why I
tampon. He Is fond of you and n?M
yon many compliments and made m?
"SK" ? "I ?? ? hU.CJ-"
3tJ" ?mokV? Pfpe with .or
J?r Solomon answered. "They ain't
no-nonsense "bout hi*. j ainme
bow to talk Injun an' read
g? <s mSmPsirn
staked H"
T gIneer'" Solomon
* rassled With him one
t?cki? w?Wn !.n VlreflDy an' I'll never'
"* ta- >ot* bear to mb. Hi.
right flipper U ufia g as mine an'
goto? to ^D8th?lt;H5re'd thlDk * wer#
"He's WPJb 8hQck ofl ye> soul."
?.h fx S. ery a big man"
"ont otr^Ct0r- "?n the whole- be'.
about our biggest man. An officer whs
rfn"16 ?f tb? ambuscade at Fort
with thirty Llvlnl; men o?
Tn hiri,CO?mPaDle8 and f0" 8h?t holes
in. his^a, mugt have an ingagement
^? .e8t'Dy' EvJ<Jently his work wa.
not finished. You have traveled abont
some What I. the feeling ^ver &
toward England**' ) "1*r*
^They're like ? bltln' not
^ell Sir JefTrey that If i
,r." *M
l?<iW w. to?a
"I kissed her Up* and ah*
kissed mine, and fop a few mo.
mint# ? "
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Hit Ex cure
A newsboy took a handful of pe*
nuts from a peanut ataod and *as a ^
rested for It.
"Well, what are you here fort" tfca
magistrate demanded.
"I don't know, your honor," the cul
prit replied, "unless It's 'Imperaonkk
tog an officer.' h
Truthful
"Tsu're been out with wane Io??
lng fellows than I am, haren't your
(No answer.)
"I say. you>e been nut wit* wotm
looking fellows than L haTem't yea f
"I heard you the Brtt Hmm. I vat
Joet tfTtM think.1*
DADDY'S
CVENIKC
FAIRYTALE
&Mary GrahamBanner
ouriycm trwum/ixruUMVif im or
"I Think
AI?o."
v. ! TOYS
Tlie toys In the Joy shop were hav
ing a splendid time talking after the
people had all
left und the s'.ioji
had been Closed.
Then It 'was
that Fnlry Gruntf
Your ? Wishes
came und asked
the toys If they
wanted to talk
or to piny.
This time they
said that they
would have a lit
tle ti>ik first and
then a game.
"You see," said
one of the dollo
to Fnlry Qrant
Your- Wishes, "I
have always
wanted to moke
sure, that t?e other toys knew that
dolls had been In existence for years
1 and years and years. >
"I heard It said that children who
lived way back In the olden days. In
Egypt end In Asia Minor and in Greece
all played with- dolls and that many
of their dolls liad arms und legs
tf'hlcli would move when tl>e strings
attached 'to them were pullekl. ,
"1 thought that was quite an Inter
esting fnct. It seems.. too. that ,d<jllB
bkve always Been made to look like
people. And In olden days, too, dolls
were always called 'children'^ babfes,"
which seems a very, very nice name
for lis. 1 think."
"We think so. too." said the other
dolla. -IV
"1 think so, also," said F'airy iGrant
Your-Wlshes.
"Some of the old dolls I heard, ^ too.V
hod legs and arrlis which \vife mov-.
able, even without using string.
"And one more thing 1 heard was
i that toys had' always been made to
be like tpols and things In use at the
time they were made.
"In ofden times there were toys like
the tools used by grownups and when
machinery became so much .more won
derful, more an<J more did mechnnicnl
toys appertr and come Into fashion,
v. "But -J have talked enough fof? ^
im*e told all 1 had to sajj"'' "
'?We've enjoyed hrftt to
tell us very much." other toys
agreed. y T
? And ' Fairy Grant-Your-Wlshes said
thot she would have to see that the
Dreamland King carried some of'thllj,
news to, children. Fairy Wondrous
pecrcts would help In doing up some
drer.ro packages with this news in
them. ,
"I've always been proud," said an
other doll, ','that such a pretty name
as Dorothy la said by some to be the
original nume given dolls.
"Yes, some (say that dull Is short for
Dorothy, and 1 like to think that."
"Well." said Fairy Grant-Yorir
Wlshes, after there had been a' sl
Jence for a few moments, "we must
now play a g^ime, for you a?l. agreed
that you wanted to play after'hnVlng a
llKJe talk." 1
iVe would, Ifke to play now." said
oyst.o Fairy Grunt-Your-Wlshes. ,
ou :iee," an express cart . SiUU,
jjltte/'.to pjtjy when yon come and,
k orfr. wishes and when the peo-'
-are all away, and when tfc* shop
. >A- " '
not to break, nnd be
sides s^'igwT.iWched over by the
Fairies when we pliiy like tills. ,
"But It Is especially nice for us to
be able to play, for you know when
you're a toy It Is mighty hard to stand
still as much a^'we have to do. ?
"True, the mechnjalcal toys show off
a hit. linrt sometimes I am pulled a
little bit. ' /
"But, oh dear, how 1 do long some
times for a good const down a real
hill. I suppose my Ume will come and
that I will be bought long."'
? "Oh. yes, you'll be^tkiflght hefot-e
iong," said Fairy
t'and then you'll
lead un excltlag
life.
"You will const
down hills and
around corners
and you'll not be
sure whether
you're going to
ever have an
other trip or nut.
but yoa- u, will
have. Dear tne.
yes.' the exciting
life wjll agree
with you."
"Sounds fine."
suld the express
cart.
But now. Fnlry
Grant - Your
Wishes had waved her wand and all
the toys started In to play. The me
chanical toys ran ra'tfjs while a Jump
ing Jack jumped up j^nd down shout
"You'll Be
Bought."
Ing :
"Go It, go It. 1 bet
Oh, It wis such a
big dolls w ent aboul
drums, the toy soldier* paraded and
gave orders, and the express cart be
gan to train for future races by dash
ing around counters.
&
>OtKi
jke winner I"
(6y shop, the
heating the
,h
ugh
ery
The trains of cars dashed
tunnels and around curves snd
toy said It felt ever so much better
because Fairy Grant-Your-Wlshes bad
granted theirs that evening.
MOTHER!
? j r-".s8
? lip. I. i s/ \
Child's Best laxative ;? 1|
"California Fig ?. Syrup"* ' H
{ / .1 M
n 1
Hurry Mother! Even a bilious, L-..
ipated,. feverish child loves the pleas
ant taste of "California Fig Syrup" and
It never falls to open the bowels. A
teaspoonful today may prevent a Sick
child tomorrow. . , ?. , |
Ask your druggist for genuine "Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and ' children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You must
say "California" or you may get an
Imitation fig syrpp. '
=P=S=
Willing to Square It
Mose was equipped with rod and
basket ivhen he bumped right into t)>e
parson, the latter being headed for
church, '? r
"Where to, Moae7" asked the good
man gently.. <
"Well, parson, to tell the troof, I'm
going IJshlng." /
."Now, Mose, don't your conscience
hurt you?"
f
"Yes, it do. If I has any lueki Til
leave you a nice mess of flsh/'-r-At
lanta Constitution.
Opn?tlp*tl*n (?ntrmltr IndlcatM dt?orA?r*4
stofiach. liver and bowala, Wright's IttdllQ
Vegetable jPUls restore regularity without
crtpld#*. ^ ITS Pearl -St., N. T. Adv. ? \
j ? ?
i v Bright Idma
, "Hubby, yoiTnjnst: wash the car. and
the dog?"'- ^Suppose I wash the.cpj'
[I
v?h
The w'eb. bf ? your life Is of a mln-,
gled yam, good and 111 together.
Lift Off-.No Pain!
* 'I? * I.
a 1 3 i
r~ -
s;. j ?
one bit I Drop & little "
' on an aching corn, instant- ' i
? stops famtinsf/tthea >hort
IP right off with flngfe*.
ugffist sells a tiny b?ir of
ito
De
"Freeii
ly that i
Your druggist sells a tiny bc?
*Freeione" for, a few cents, snfflcle
remove every hard corn, soft corn, or
'corn' between the toes, and tha foot
calluses, without soreness or Irritation.
daisy
ALL JPTJK8L Meet*
sleaam
?3
.wXxjr
HABOU) flOMKM. HO D?K*B> in.. Bfooiari. M. t. . ?
% ITCH!
Money back without question
If HUNT'S SALVE fells i? the
of imUOMA,
-M,TK7TTKR or other
treatment
RINGWORM/
Itching skin dls
75c at druggists, or direct
II listeria irfielst Cs, St
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