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Strength and Safety Keynote o?
Federal Structure.
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^Cleveland, O. ? The new Fourth Fed
eral Reserve Bank building here baa
many detalla of architecture and in
genuity that make it one of the most
remarkable in the United States, archi
tects and builders say, with strength
and safety the keynotes.
The main vault is 30 feet below the
street level. Side and rear wails are
? feet thick. The front wail is ,7 feet
thick and has the heaviest door in the
world. The vault Is designed to hold
upward of $2,000,000,000 in gold and
securities, according to D. 0. Wilis,
chairman of the board.
The first floor, for the transaction of
public business, is finished in Italian
marble. Customers can lock them'
selves behind Iron bars when transact
ing business with a?teUer.
A gallery of armor pUte surrounds
the first floor, with loopholes from
which guards can see everything oc
curring below.
Truck driveways l$ad directly into
the mall room. It cannot be "rushed."
The truck first enters a vestibule and
the street door must be closed and
locked behind before the second door,
opening direct Into the mailroom, can
be opened. ? * . I
Armed guards can look down upon
the mailroom and command it with
rifles, and statues at each of the en
trances to the building will conceal
machine guns.
Derby Brings $160,000
to Woman Mill Worker
London. ? A little sweepstakes tick
et, combined with D^rby Jjjck, has
placed a fortune of about $>100,000 in
the lap of a Yorkshire v woman mill
worker, Mrs. Nellie Ford by name,
who drew Papyrus In the Otley club's
?80,000 sweepstakes, in which more
than 200,000 players had tak#n a
chance. Mrs. Ford is described as a
hard working woman who has spent
most of her life working In a mill in
order to help support her large family.
The second prize of nearly $80,000
and the third of $40,000 were won by
two men of moderate ^eans. Sev
eral others' have been lifted from
penury to Easy street by the luck of
drawing winning horses In the numer
ous other sweepstakes held In Eng
land.
A London man won about $60,000 in
the Meat Dealers' sweepstakes, of
which, be announces, he will give one
third to a fund being raised to aid the
city hospitals. A young stenographer
Is better off by about $50,000 by win
ning the prize ottered In the Cork hos
pital draw, and a street cleaner won
a like sum In another draw. ?
The Calcutta and London Stock Ex
change sweepstakes have not yet been
announced. The former ia worth
about $150,000 and the latter about
$129,000.
36th Rescue Spoilt
Buck's Sporty Duds
Hew York. ? Peter McNeil, better
known u "Buck," dockmaster of tjie
steamboat landing .at the battery,
went to work. "all dolled up." He
should hare known better, for any
man who has saved S5 persons from
- drowning should realise the thirty
sixth job may come at any moment.
William M^leek, thirty-fire, chief
steward of th* excursion steamer
Man da lay, fell between the steamer
an' the sea wall as he was walking up
'the fanfway. He weighs 250 pound*,
and as he fell into six feet of width,
t fee Quarters were a bit cramped for
rescue work.
Buck likes bad ho waver. He
and tugged manfully. Pa
trolman James Corey of the" First pre
cinct station came along and lent a
powerful hand.
Finally a ladder was lowered over
the steamboat's side and the rescue
was effected. Buck's thumb was bro
ken.
"Look at ma now," said Buck, point
ing to his dothes. "That is about till
I ever got out of rescues. Once in s
while some one comes back to remind
me I palled him out ? but? well, this
Is my thirty-sixth rescue and the net
result Is medals, $30 and a cigar."
Girt Hlkee 9,000 Ml tee In Afriea.
San Francisco, OaL? After having
hiked through the deserts and jungles
of Africa for one year, covering ap
proximately ?,000 miles. Miss Gertrude
Denham of London, who arrived here
from the 'Orient, calls herself the
"champion woman hiker of the world."
She la on the final Jap of a trip around
the world. In many parte of Africa
she said, she was hailed tfy the na
tives aa a "goddess."
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! Cat Guards Chickens , i
From Marauding Fox !
Greenwich, Oonn. ? John L. i
! Mead has en his farm here a pet |
J Maltese tomcat One morning ' i
he looked out of the window [
j toward Ids chicken coops and <
j there . saw the eat jumping !
{ through a hole In the ?rlre fence. ]
Negt the cat waa seen racing i
| over a stone well Into a field be- ?
I yond and Mr. Mead then spied I
; a ?ox In the lead. The cat !
? chaaed the fox out "of sight as ?
a **r as Mr. Mead could a$e. ? ' J
-i Tiie queuiion .. of .. limning
sex t? still a matter for debate by bi
ologists, but long ago *? n old philoso
pher said: "Boys will be bdya."? ?
Hygela.
Too Busy.
"Some -people Jes' wifrhelly aln' got
no time t' enjoy beln* happy." snlf?
Charcoal Bph, rumlnatlvely, "f'm keep^
In' deyselves busy fussln* aronn' what
nin't none o' dey business." ? Richmond
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Woodci/U."^
Tbe.art woo^fQgflur)ojjf i* Ten
aid. When It whs rare to find a prince
wfce could write, little woodcuts foi
attesting (loruniPTrjs ?v^reln use Id ?
Europe. I'.nt Wore that the Chinese
hat! invent i <1 H e *,rt. In mo&ftf 'fllnep .
the woodiiif l?.?s been submerged bo
iie<)tl; til Imm ine'hods of reproducing
drawings pedographs., hut the. art
Is now !???* kept delightfully- alive
l?.v Sofifty nf Wood Engravers of
)<ondon. A J--' ' " +
When Your Car Needs Attention
Stop ait
's Garage
We are equipped to handle any repair wort you f
need done from overhauling your engine to cftang- |
ing a tire "?
Expert Battery Service- f
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The Heaviest Guaranteed
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A stocking with the lusterous beauty and perfect fit
that is only found in stockings of the better kind.
The colors are black, grey, otter, cordovan, Russian
calf and white. Sizes 8 1-2 to 10.
The Guarantee
We will replace with a new
pair, any pair not giving
Satisfactory service.
Standard Cloak Co.
US East Main Street
Spartanburg, S. C.
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You need an OLDS to see and appre
ciate the mountain scenery of North Car
olina.
For a demonstretion
phone or write
G. R. LITTLE
Distributor for Polk County
SALUDA, N. C.
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Footwear Faultless and Fashionable
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The designing.' ability
of these shoes is the
? marvel of* this . modern
age of civilization, gjfe
Straps form most'inter
esting connections fol
lowing modes that fit
the individual wearer's ..
. costume. No greater va
riety .of .npyelty pumps- '
and oxfoids is 6hown
a/iy where in town.- * ?
When you make *a- pur-.
* chase you are sure of ?
the xjjiality as yoy, are .
the lowprice you pay.
. May we expectyou? . -
Beautiful hosiery to
match
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Prompt Mail Order Service? Watch Our Windo
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I and go down to Lynch's Lake these hot afternoon
for a good swim. We have an exceptionally good
line of Men's Woman's and Children's Bathing suit
in both woolfand cotton. Come in and get yours
before you go down. Here are the the prices:
s | -?!. v.. \ ^ nen'S one Piece Suits $1.50 to $5.
I Woman's All Wool Suits $3.50 to $5.50
Boy's Cotton Suit's $ .60 $1.25.
BALLENGER CO.
' Tryon N. C.
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nburg s Dependable Department Store Presents S
JJf Summer's Most Desirable Buying Opporunities
In Timeljfr Seasonable Qualitg^Merchandise.
Complete, Well Assorted Stocks Of R?
Summer i Goods Now Greet Piedmo#
- Outstanding values in
TUB FROCKS
VOILE and SWISS GENUINE NOR
^WESSES MANDY DRESSES
VERY SPECIAL '
$3.95 J
A , ' Many dainty frocks ?
J?* trenuine normady in i
Dresse&>in Voile of the popular vacatd
uresses*in all sizes and 1 j ? ! c.immpn
. colors? Specially nrieed co]ors and in ?J
\ . newest style creation
$3.95 moderately priced, j
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- The constant arrival ofZnew. - ' rv. ^ -
?i? a Everything for the
?SUMMER HATS Summer Bather
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new varied and in- GorSe<>U3 assortments of all ?
terestmg. Hot weather styles " ^Phernalia for men women '
(?? CA - ' k5iI en* Bathiijg suits, caps, A
?P?J?50 and IIO pelts, etc., in unusually large and
^ . - - - tractive assortments.
Hany SfMiai, in Eveiy Bepartment of % store ThrougW
v.. ? ?e Summer Months
Out-of-Town shoppers are our guests w^i, , -
Chedt wbags,
Hall Orders Pi<mKU, filled? Sa^fej at aqr tine apoa request
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