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Consolidated Nov! i'liS-
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TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA
Telephone 99
Entered aa second-class matter April 28, 1915
at the poet office at Tryon, North. Carolina, un
der the act ol March 7S. IS v
B. F. COPELAND, - Editor
C. BUSH, - Business Manager
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"Long May It Wave."
LAST NOTICE.
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vance on or before next Friday, will
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"Kill a dog and raise a sheep."
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Hooverize, economize and garden
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The Asheville Times says it can
7,hardly restrain itself toward Teddy's
articles in the Kansas City Star. In
other words, if Teddy, don't stop the
Times will simply "bust." '
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' General von Stein, Prussian Minis
ter ol'War, says he does not know
the Americans. No, and you will
wish that you had never heard of
' them before they .get through with
- you.
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"Canadian scenes to be made at
Esmeralda," says Monday's Asheville
Citizen. Not only Canadian, but
north pole scenes could just as easily
have been made in that neighbor
hood during the past month.
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The - congested "condition of the
mails instead of improving steadily
grow worse. Recently a lady in Try
on sent a parcels post package to
Charleston, S.jC. It left here Friday
night, arriving in Charleston the next
Thursday. Almost a week.
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Instead of practicing so much econ
omy in the postoffice department, Mr.
Burlison should practice efficiency
more. The postoffice department was
never intended -to be a money making
department, but was established sole
ly for the convenience of the people.
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Mr. Trotzky is having trouble of
his own now. On account of failing
" to secure control of the new Russian
Assembly the Bolsheviki declared the
Assembly adjourned. In other words
. if the Russians do not play 'Mr. Trot
zky's way he will' take his doll rags
and go home.
North Carolina is asked to increase
its hog population by 10 per cent in
1918-. Statistics show that Polk
county had 2,375 hogs in it in 1917,
and we are asked to produce 237
more this year than we did last. It
can be done, and we. Relieve we will
promise that it will be done.
We had a nice editorial written up
complimenting Mr. Garfield on the
recent order of his but he has revised
and reversed himself so much during
the past week, that we doubt if he
knows where he stands. But Doc
tor, you certainly did stir up the ani
mals some, anyway.
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NOne man stands out in the lime
light, and as the slang phrase goes,
has made good, and that man is Jo
sephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy. By ousting snobbery and cut
ting out a lot of red tape Mr. Daniels
has placed tae naval department
amongst the most efficient and ably
managed oi any.
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The Department of Labor sends
out for publication a report almost
three years old, and asks newspapers
to publish it, is almost unbelievable
but that is what happened. The
newspapers are already overtaxed at
tempting to publish all that is live,
news, and up to the . minute, but
when we are asked to fill our col
umns with jthree year old reports, we
,ceiramiy repel.
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The department of Labor has just
c completed and mailed out , a report
and says, "Available for publication
morning, Jan. 7th, 1918." But to
our amazement when we went to ex
amine this report we find in the
words ot the report itself. "This stn:
, , tistical record ends with May, 1915."
' ;. The idea of a department , of the
United States Government taking up
-v jf.m a mail car when the mail con
ditions were never as bad in the his-
"t v"c "un as now with a re-
orx almost three years old. How is
hat for efficiency? --
The dotation on' the' part of the
newspapers of North Carolina' favor
ing taxation of dogs o nign as, no
mean practical extermination as be
ginning , to bear fruit. The! next leg
islature of the state will have' a bill
introduced dealing with the proposi
tion along these' lines, and it will
more than likely pass. It is time
that some such measure -was taken.
North Carolina, and especially the
western portion, could raise, sheep at
a trifling expense, and now that beef
and pork animals are so scarce, it
would prove of inestimable benefit to
the nation. More sheep, fewer dogs,
should be the slogan from now until
such measure is passesd.
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It is very amusing to see the way
the Asheville Times squirms and
foams at the mouth every time any-
bodv savs anything against the pres
ent administration.' Still, that same
class of newspapers were loudest in
their condemnation of the McKinley
administration during the Spanish
American war, and by their: criticisms
brought about many good changes.
Those newspapers not endorsing all
the present administration does are
iust as much entitled to criticise, and
Lalready) reforms have been brought
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aDOUI Dy criticism 01 iiew&papeiia diiu
men opposed to some acts of Mr. Wil
son. The right of criticism by the
press is all. that has prevented the
fall of democracy in the United
.States. . .'
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DO IT NOW.
Less criticism and more co-operation
is needed if this war is to be won.
There will be plenty of time for char
ges and counter-charges after victory
is achieved. The important thing
now is for all parties and factions to
get together to the end that German
militarism may be crushed forever.
That is not going to be done as long
as time that should be "devoted to
fighting Germany is wasted in fight
ing among ourselves.--Winston-Sa-lem
Sentinel.
The Sentinel is wrong. The charges
and investigations must be made now,
or incompetence will continue to rule,
to ruin and to the death of tens of
thousands who may be saved if in
competence is driven out of power.
Do you want your boy to lose his
life because of hopeless procrastina
tion and incompetency in high
places ? He may lose it in battle,
but at least guarantee him a" fighting
chance by getting rid of the incom
petents now. It will -be too late to
hang them when the war is over.
Suspend them from management
of war affairs now. Manufactur
ers Record.
TO THIS TASK THE NATION
DEDICATES ITS ALL.
To the supremest issue in our na
tion's life; to the very existence of
our country; to the safety; of women
and of the prattling baby; to all tjiat
men and women hold dear on earth
or hope for in Heaven; to human lib
erty and civilization; to the protec
tion against atheistic barbarism; this
nation of one hundred million people
dedicates all that it has of active or
latent potentialities in moral, phys
ical and financial power.
lo this task, which calls for the
highest epression of patriotism and
heroic manhood and womanhood we
offer all that is in us of men and re
sources. '
We fight against the : intrenched
powers of darkness and sin but we
fight under the banner of right and
with unswerving faith in the leader
ship of Almighty God.
We shall put away all partisanship.
We shall have no personal friendships
above duty to the nation. We shall
hold rigidly to account every public
servant. We shall dealwith an iron
hand with every man who seeks to
rob the nation or its people; with ev
ery man who .puts profit first and pa
triotism second. We shall require of
our officials the largest supply of
guns and munitions the best in dual
ity as the greatest in quantity, which
our limitless resources make possible.
We shall demand aggressive, nev
er-sleeping activity in equipping our
army and our navy, with foresighted
ness and ample preparedness every
where, to meet every emererencv.
We shall never rest until we can
know that our soldiers are receiving
every advantage and protection, in
the camp and on the battlefield, which
it -is humanly possible for this great
nation io give tnem.
And then with these problems
worked out, with the people of all
classes, the rich and the poor, the day
laborer and the banker, the manufac
, ;urer and the employe, the farmer and
the farm hand, fused into one mighty
war machine, we shall show Germany,
the accursed; to Germany, which is
out another name for Hell; to Germa
ny, the teacher and upholder of mur
derous warfare upon women and
children; to Germany, the interna
tional robber and rapist: to Germanv.
whose very name will forever be a
stench m the nostrils of all -civiliza
tion, that despite its fifty years of
preparation it is doomed to destruc
tion, as we ioin our forrps t.n Al.
lies and fight for our lives, our honor,
our womanhood, and for Christianity
itseii.
To this heroic, sublime work Amer
ica marches with absolute assurance
that God is still on His throne and
all shall be well on earth. Manufac
turers Record.
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TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
It was clearly demonstrated last
Friday that the teachers of Polk
county are brave, for in spite of the
mud, ice and cold wind, a large ?num
tier'were present at the meeting. It
is true the weather was unpleasant,
but. the teachers and Prof. E. W. S.
Cobb made the day a most successful
occasion. The program was both in
teresting and instructive, from begin
ning to end.
The first on the program was a
recitatmon in phonic and. third grade
spelling, taught by Miss Pearl Kee-
2SLnxtYau retion "i seventh,
grade English and Geography, taught
by Mrs. T. M. Johnson. Following
this ..was an illustrated lesson show-.
ing how
to Jteach, in the jiom& :by M.adsth w6rk Mnhe" carpenter's
A,F. Corbin. , . , . 1
Then came' the' organising3 of ttief
association. Followint? were. hoen
'El j L j.1 n'r: r ' Li in
as omeers xor uus yeir: miss reari
Keenan, of Columbus High ; School, i
President: Prof. Brown, of Green's
Creek High School, Vice President;
and C. O. Ridings, Secretary.'
At the close oi the program a most
thrilling address was delivered by Mr.
F. B. Stevens, President of the Saluda
Seminary. His subject was, "Stu
dent Activity." He made it clear
that the teachers have a great work.
He pointed out the fact that it is hard
to get the students to grasp the
meaning instead of memorizing the
words. At the. close he urged the
teachers to strive to teach those
things that count in life.
C. O. RIDINGS, Secretary.
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CROSS KEYS.
Because of the bad weather Rev.
Watkin failed to fill his appointment
at Sandy Plains, last Sunday.
Mr. Lee Thompson preached at the
Sandy Plains school house last Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Qladys Flynn spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Ruby
Putnam.
Zeb Rodgers has the Sandy Plains
store ful of goods now.
Elias Cantrell, of Cross Keys, has
purchased an electric light system to
light up the buildings on his place.
A teachers' meeting of Green's
Creek township, will be' held at
Green's Creek school house next
Tuesday the 29th,
Zeno Shields is home this week,
from Camp Jackson. His wife is al
so down from Asheville.
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SALUDA.
Of all the Saluda winters, this one
akes the cake, icing and all the trim
.nings thrown in.
The wood sawyers and cutters seem
be about the busiest people 'here.
The greatest dissipation of the la
dies is attending the Red Cross meet
ings, when they can get there, and
about the only sewing done at hoTue
Is for the soldiers,
A Saluda lady has interviewed a
;cod many soldiers while away for
he holidays, and finds that they
greatly need .pieces of clott with'
which to clean their guns. The guns
are inspected and have to be gleaned,
even i n tney nave to sacrifice-a per-
iecuy good sock or handkerchief to
do it . with." There are plenty, of old
garments in every household, not fit
or. anything else, which couI4'be cut
Into suitable size for cleaning guns
and sent to the nearest camps, and
thus be the means of conserving ar-
tides of clothing now sometimes used
for that purpose. It would also be a
good idea to place such pieces of cloth
in every comlort bae sriven thp sol
diers, '
COOPERS GAP.
Rev. C. G. Walker filled" his regu.
lar appointment at Cooper's Gap,
Saturday and Sunday.
nampton liuff, JackLawter and
Furman Jackson have gone to Camp 1
HtALESTATE, LOANS tAlffl l
Ufy, and Farm Property Bought and Soldf F u.rished.and un-""
fuinished houses for refit. Property take care of and rents
fl
eclleeted.
Do nol waste your time pnd t;e yourself out lorfeing
Our auto-As at your service fljee.
leonard: "tryon, ."in.:"c.
fcr a place.
JAMES
HAD. PlfVifLES.
Town Talk Tablets only med:irie that 'cured
:A beautful skin, either in man or
woman, a skin free from pimples,
blotches, blackheads, sores, paten es, red
-pots, ajid the oily and greasy "appear
ance common lo some, is a treasuralile
p ossession. About one person in every
live has an unsightly face purely oil
account of the diseased condition of the
blood.
Mrs, Pauline Gibson of New Rochelle
N. Y., says: 3
"Fcr years I .suffered humiliation
from the condition of my face which
never seemed free from little boils and .
pimples. It looked terrible and felt
wonie. I tried all kinds of washes and
o ntments with no relief. , I took eveiy
sort of medicine advertised as a cure but
my face remained unsightly. My physi
c,isn said it was my blood, but whatever
th y gave mc only seemed "to make it
w )t-se." Really 1 gave up in despair. I
didn't know what to do with 'myself.
eginning fNoveilitoer 1
My Garrage will
un a CJASIil IBA:
All prices for material and iabol made by The
Ford Motor Co. I -
You can tell exactly what vour-Wrk will cost
you before the job is done, I y
All other worfepnears lindfielat 60;-cts.
an hour. - -7 :lt. :
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Tubes Vulcanized. ..
Oils and Accesories.
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Jtrade - T ; : i,.' ..
Mrl' n!Luwter,-of Camp Sevier,-
is hoffievton a ten days furlough.
- u-Ji tit'; "NT nirvionla o-1 aoironfr.
mr. xi"u '"'
one btfslelsrof sweet potatqes at home
JanuarvHSlst. for S71.00
Mrs.: imanda Dimsdale, who had
a strok of paralysis some time ago,
? irrfnrttlviner
Mr. B1U Jackson and "Mr. Prichard
Dimsdalti are back from Seabrook, S.
Mrs. & P, Dimsdale is very sick at
this writing.
Almost all the drafted boys of this
section liave received their grades.,
All the parried ones ae in grade four.
Mr. Hpb Jackson is home from the
Rutherf fjrdton hospital."
Mr. ajid Mrs. Harry Bennett visi
ed Mr. E. Williams recently.
The stow has been with us so long
that it jvould not look natural to be
without lit.
PoseysiWilson and Claude Williams
left forljSeabraok, S. C, a few days
ago. ' ' J ,
MILL SPRING.
On aciiunt of bad weather no ser
vices wee held at either of the two
churches Sunday.
A gboflly number of teachers from
this secffon attended the teachers'
meeting.pit Columbus, Friday.
Miss pessie Jackson was a pleas
ant caller at the home of Mrs. L. C.
Gibbs, Sunday.
Messr$ Albert Moore, Arthur
Thompson. ,and Joe Hall from Camp
.Sevier,1 re home on furlough
Mr-JiR. Splawn has sold - .his
team of 'ttoules and has purchased Mi.
B. F. Giibs' horse.
The patrons of route 2 were very
much amazed one day last - week to
see theijit carrier come around in a
two- hoiq open sleigh.
More eddiijlr bells have been ring
ing. Mi tTimmie Littlejohn and Miss
Letha Seattle were happily married
last Tuesday.
The people were certainly very sor
ry to receive news last week of the
death ofji Mr. Nem Champion, of
Cleveland county ,a former resident
of Mill Spring.'
Mr. aifid Mrs. E. A. Arledge were
called top Spartanburg last week to
the bedside of their sick son Bona, but
we are gjad to say that he is improv
Hey, Mill Spring Route 1 corres
pondent, rfiow'do you Jike your school
teacher? We wish her grat Access,
Whv? Ijecause she ' Is a graduate
of C.'H. '
Come -jigain Silver Creek glad to
welcome fou to the family of NEWS
correspondents.
Mr. P. t.;Brisco visited his brother,
Mr. G. C;;Brisco, Sunday.
Mr. Snijw King is certainly paying
us a lonj visit.
Mr. B.if. Gibbs visited at the home
of his brc'ther, Mr. J. H. Gibbs, Sun
day. $ , ! .
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Force of Habit.
Friend-4j"I will return your pleasant
call." Yoling Author (absently) "But
1 have g!tn you no postage!" Puck
One day friend told me about Town
Talk Tabjts and I told her I would try
them, l'Sjbt a bottle, and the etilect they
had upon fcjie was wonderful. Almost im
mediately the pimples commenced to
di-a pearind" my skin became clearer.
I caiumut:h until I liad taken six bottles
mid I wasjhoreughly cured. My general
health f toe?. improved from the beginning,
and cday$jam a healthy, happy woman
with a clejr .skin, free from sore or dis
figurement a proof o the far-reaching
eitecls of Tnvn Talk Tablets."
t his is te way they work on ever- one
whose blojd is ftnpregnated wilh disease
or impure1 flatter-. They absorb all the
germs and:;irry them out of the system."
Try them tjday'for any.form of diseased
hi od, bad y6inplexion or skin, and watch
ler- marvelous action. Ji.ro a K.ttl
VIniled lylfbme Relief Luboratories.
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g capital required to conduct our business, we
are compelled to limit our terms to SET-
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of each month following date of purchase.
I Thanking you for your patronage,
MISSILDINE'S PHARMACY 1
The REX ALL STORE Tryon, N. C.
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- We wish to thank our friends for
their patronage in the past and so
licit a continuance of the same. We
shall at all times strive to please you
and merit your trade and good will.
WILKINS
Successoit cf
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wink-Hudson Co.
REDUCTIONS
In Ladies' Coat Suits and Coats
One lot of Ladies Coat Suits at a little more than
half cost. These will now range in price from
$7.50 to $15
We are going io allow 10 per cent discount on one
lot of ladies' and children's coats, newest moeels.
If You Wear a Small Sile Shoe You Can Save $1 a Pair.
We are somewhat overstocked on small sizes and
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one-nait tne present value.
Let us call attention to the following seasonable
lines: Underwear for men, women and children,
flannel shirts, winter skirts, cotton and woolen
blankets. Outings and ginghams at less' than to
day's wholesale prices.
Flour Sjl 2 per barrel
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