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Page Eight THE GABOLINA UNION FARMER [Thursday, December 12, 1912. goods, and then cheese and butter and Swiss watches. Traveling in Switzerland is very at tractive not only because of the scen ery, but because of the cheapness with which you can get around. For instance, you can buy what is known as an unlimited railway ticket for $15. This is good for fifteen days, and during that time you may travel as much as you please on any of the State railroads (the Government owns all but the cog roads). Steam ship lines sell similar tickets—an eight-day ticket that costs $2.00, and a thirty-day ticket that costs $4.50, They tell the story of a man who ran out of funds, and, while waiting for relief from home, spent his entire time, day and night, traveling on the Swiss railroads and steamships, only getting off now and them to buy a sandwich with the few francs which he had remaining. In this way he saved hotel bills for three or four days, and was able to enjoy Swiss scenery at a minimum expense. In many of the Swiss towns they have what they call a Kursaal. In a way a Kursaal is similar to Ingersoll Park in Des Moines, the White City of Chicago, and Coney Island of New York. But they seem to be arranged more beautifully than our pleasure parks. For instance, in the Kursaal at Interlaken, which several of us vis ited, there were some of the most beautifully kept flower beds and neat ly trimmed walks which I have seen anywhere. It was interesting at night, when walking around the grounds of this Kursaal, to look at a big light a half mile almost directly above you. This is the hotel on the mountain which rises straight up from Inter laken. In connection with the Kur saal they have vaudeville, which in every way is much the same as Amer ican vaudeville. Of course we didn’t appreciate the German jokes, but the acrobatic “stunts” were mostly done in good American. The greatest dif ference we could see between the vaudeville audience at the Kursaal of Interlaken and say, for instance, the Orpheum of Des Moines, was that at the Kursaal nearly every one sat around tables while watching the per formance. Being seated at tables, they were supposed to order coffee or tea or a drink of some stronger de scription- This Kursaal was one of the very few places in Europe where we saw young women smoking cigar ettes. Tiring of the vaudeville, we went into the gaming tables, where 100 or 200 people of all nationalities were gathered around a long, green table. One man had charge of a ball which, when it stopped moving, would be on one color or another. Some of the people at the green ta ble on either side of this man were betting on which colors the ball would stop. The tables were marked in squares representing the different colors, and all any one had to do who wished to make a bet was to drop a piece of money on the square repre senting the color on which he wished to bet. The next time, if the ball stopped on that color, the man in charge of the money would toss him the equivalent of what he had bet- But I noticed that, as a general rule, the croupier (that is the name of the man who pays out the money or takes it in) would reach out a sort of a small wooden rake he had at his side, and pull in the money of those who had been betting. You see in every gambling house the chances are al ways slightly greater in favor of the croupier than those who play. As I remember it, the Kursaal at Inter laken is run by the city, and the gam bling is “on the square,” although, of course, the odds are slightly in favor of the house, or otherwise it would have to go out of business. It was Interesting to watch the people at the tables. Most of them were pleasure-seekers, like ourselves, who were not risking their money. All nationalities of Europe were repre sented. Then suddenly we ran across several of the people who had come across on the good ship Devonian with us a month before. One of these persons, who evidently was looking for the lively side of Euro pean life, was disappointed in the gambling and claimed that it remind ed him of a Sunday-school picnic. Every once in a while, as an encour agement to those at the tables, a man would come along with a sort of a spray pump filled with perfume, and squirt it over the players, but even this did not seem to arouse any par ticular enthusiasm, so about eleven o’clock we went home to our hotel. STOKESDALE, No. 1081. Carolina Union Farmer:—As I have not written anything from our Local, No. 1081, Stokesdale, I con cluded to tell you and the brethren that we are very much alive and do ing something all the time. When ever a brother is absent from one of our meeting he is always sorry when he learns what was done and I the good talks he missed hearing. We j hold our meeting regularly every Tuesday night. At our last meeting we passed on a movement to see if it would be right to ask our State Of ficers to take some step towards the sale of leaf tobacco and try and have the same changed from the present law that makes us growers carry our tobacco to warehouses and pay a floor charge and an auctioneers’ fee and the 2 1-2 per cent commission on them to pay us. We believe some thing ought to be done, so I am writing to ask you to get our State Meeting to see into it, and I hope you will urge them to do something. Yours fraternally, SECRETARY. Stokesdale, N. C. MUFFINS. A Reader sent me this recipe for our page and said: “Just try it.” Three cups flour sifted with three teaspoonfuls baking powder, one scant teaspoonful salt, one egg, one tablespoonful sugar, one and one-half tablespoonful cottolene (or lard) melted, one and one-half cupful milk. Bake in muffin rings. rOB SAIiE.—Everything a farmer needs to feed himself or his stock. Write for price list.—RICHMOND GRAIN & PROV. CO., Richmond, Va. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD Route of the “NIGHT EXPRES:>“ [ Travel via Raleigh (Union Station) and Norfolk Southern Railroad to and from all points In Eastern North Carolina. Buffet, Parlor and Sleeping Cars between Raleigh and Norfolk. Schedule In effect March 3. N. B.—The following schedule figures are published as Information ONLY and are not guaranteed: TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH— 9:16 p. m. Dally—"Night Express," Pullman Sleeping Car for Norfolk. 6:00 a. m. Dally—For Winston, Washington, and Norfolk—Broiler Parlor Car Service between Raleigh and Nor folk. 6:00 a. m.—Dally, except Sunday—For New Bern via Chocowlnlty. Parlor Cai Service. 2:40 a. m.—Dally, except Sunday—For Wash ington. TRAINS ARRIVE RALEIGH— 7:20 a. m. Dally—11:20 a. m. dally, except Sunday, and 8:30 p. m. dally. Buf fet Parlor Car Service on 8:30 p. m. train from Norfolk. TRAINS LEAVE GOLDSBORO— 1016 p. m. Dally—"Night Express"—Pull man Sleeping Car for Norfolk via New Bern. 7:10 a. m. Dally—For Beaufort and Nor folk. Parlor Car between Wash ington and Norfolk. 3:10 p. m. Dally—For New Bern, Oriental and Beaufort. Parlor* Car Service. For further Information and reservation of Pullman Sleeping Car space, apply to C. W. Upchurch, General Agent, or Ralph Duf fer, City Ticket Agent, Yarborough Hotel Building, Raleigh, N. C. B. L. BUGG, W. W. CROXTON, Gen’l Supt. Gen’l Pass. Agent. NORFOLK. TA. Bankers* Directory, THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK GASTONIA N. 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THE AMERICAN FARMER The whole world is more or less depended on the Successful American Farmer. To be successful you must have good credit and money. Our years of experience and financial help are always at the Farmers command. Through the aid of the Bank, many small farmers have grown to be large and successful. COME AND LETS TALK IT OVER THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK COTTON EXCHANGE PLACE RALEIGH, - - - NORTH CAROLINA; B. S. JERMAN, Pres. E. B. CROW, Cashier.
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