?ittle Stories About 1
THERE ARE MANY tips distrubu
ted on Pullman cars other than
those which g0 to the colored bre
thern wit^ whisk brooms. The at
mosphere of the Pullman is one fav
orable to 1 confidences. The social
instinct makes itself felt. Advances
? are made and soon there is the hum
of ^conversation mingling with the
clicking of the wheels over the rail
joints. The Pullman car has its
homelike atmosphere which tends
to lead conversation into the realm
of confidences.
SO IT HAPPENED THAT ten
years ago a man riding on a Pull
man gave j a tip that the porter*
didn't get.! That tip was worth mil
lions of dollars and the man who
gave it unwittingly was Fairfax
Harrison, then and now president
of the Southern Railway. Wearied
of reading on a. long journey, he
became engaged in conversation
. with a bright-eyed, alert young man
./who was in the bond business. Mr.
Harrison "was enthusiastic over his
railroad and its possibilities for
the future. He inparted some of his
enthusiasm to th^ young man. Just
a short time ago it was announced,
that Walter S. Case had been elec
ted. a director -of the Southern Rail
way. Mr. Case was no other ^ than
the bright-eyed young man. His
friendly conversation in ?he Pull
man with President Harrison re
sulted in action. The enthusiasm
which hej imbibed from President
Harrison was in turn imparted- by
him to other men. Little by little he
and Mr. Case and men whom he
associated with him acquired stock
in the Southern Railway until they
had obtained a controlling interest
in the property. Southern Railway
stock has, during the last year had
a remarakable appreciation in value
Mr. Case and his associates . have
made a profit, on paper at least, of
probably $250, 000,000. Is it neces
sary to repeat by way of emphais
that thene are more tips distubuted
in Pullman Cars than those given
the colored brethern with the whisk
brooms.
WE HEAR A GREAT deal from
aged people as to- their recipes for
living long happily. Some of
these recipes make us smile. . One
man claims to have ltved a century
because he never smoked nor drank
coffee, another man says he has
lived on4, hdndred years because he
has always smoked and enjoyed his
coffee. But a 106 year old South
Dakota k woman recently gave a
simple and sensible formula. She
says she passed her hundreth mile
stone because she always minded
her own bustness and has enter
tained wholesome thoughts. This
i
sounds like good advice. Many men
now dead would be alive if they
minded their own affairs. Few men
would think wholesomely, open up
the doors of their minds^ and let a
little sunshine in.
THE DOG BREEDERS OF the
country are just now holding a dog
show in Boston. I wandered over to
this show the other day just to see
the dogs, ? large and small, long
and short, beautiful and ugly. They
were wofrth going a long way to see
for they and the human race have
much in common. Like human be.
ings their dispositions vary. So also
do theiri freindships.
I AM REMINDED OF A few ex
cerpts from a speech made by Hon
orable Harry B. Hawes, a Missouri
Congressman. Said Congressman
Hawes "The dog is the delight of
the poor man's hovel and the rich
man's mansion. Faithfully he fol
lows his master who tramps the
lonely roads and proudly he sits up.
on the cushioned seat of the mil
lionaire's de luxe machine. But he
knows the just from the unjust,
the kind from the unkind, the
charitable from the unchar itable,
the true ^om the false, the man
from the hypocrite. Next to man he
^ ranks higest in intelligence, being
susceptible to all human passions,
hatred love, fear, hope, dlstresrf,
courage!, timidity and jealousy.
I SAW AT THE SHOW ONE big j
beautiftfl Newfoundland dog. His
was told was Rolfe. I was
dog playmatee^out for a romp, while
he returned to be for a bit of ad
ded sleep. A few minutes later he
was aroused by the patter of feet
on th^ stairs and then was thori
oughly awakened by Girlie, two
years Did, clawing frantically at the
foot of the bed and then running
to the door af if urging her owner
to foil o w. Girlie's owner did fol
io^ the dog into the big yard and
about J300 feet away to an old well
which had not been used for years.
Drtfe in the depths was Rolfe, a
^jtjrttgg ing , dismayed little puppy'
?tt t ecthauBted condition fighting
fori hi s life. Relfe waa quickly res
cued to the relief of Girlie who had
. sounded the alarm. And today Rolfe
is- one of the best Newfoundland
... ,, |n thex country.
Igaled with a story regarding
tilch is worth passing on.
owner, early one morning
years' ago, let Rolfe and his
ORDINANCE
Be it Ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of l|h? Town of Try
on:
Section 1. That negotiable coup
on bonds of the Town of Tryon be
issued in the maximum principal
amount of $4,500.00^ to be known as
Water Bonds for the purpose of en
larging and extending the, water
supply system in and for the said
town.
Section 2. That a tax* sufficient to
pay the principal of said bonds and
the interest thereon shall be annual
ly levied and collected.
Section 3. That a Statement of
the indebtedness of the Town of Try_
! on has been filed with the Clerk pur_
suant to the Municipal Finance Act
and is open to public inspection.
Section 4. -^hat this Ordinance
shall take effect in thirty days after
its first publication unless in the
meantime a petition for its submis
sion to the voters is filed under the
provisions of the Municipal Finance
Act, and in that event it shall take
effect when approved by the voters
of said town at an election to be
held as provided in said Act.
The Statement of Indebtedness
was filed with the Clerk and on mo
tion of W. C. Ward, seconded by B.
L. Ballenger^ the foregoing ordin
ance was passed by the following
roll call vote: Mayor W. S# Green,
aye; W. C. Ward, aye;B. L. Balleng.
er, aye; P. O. Morris, aye;. Voting
no none.
>
Whereupon the Mayor declared
the Ordinance duly adopted.
The foregoing ordinance was pass
ed on the 2nd day of February 1925
and was first published on the 5th
day of March 1925.
Any action of proceeding question
ing the validity of said Ordinance
must be commenced within thirty
days after its first publication.
Edna Jones, Clerk.
Ex. 3.26 i
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"NOTICE OF LOCAL TAX ELEC
TION
A petition signed by more than
twenty five qualified voters of Polk
County^ who have resided for as
much as twelve months in the pro
posed special tax school district, em
bracing all of of Cooper Gap Town
ship, endorsed by a majority of the
Qoverning Boards of all the school
districts within said Township and
approved by the Board of Education
of PolK Conutyt asking that an elec
tion be called for all the territory
withip the bounds of Cooper Gap
Township under Article 17f Chapter
136 Laws of 1923, to ascertain the
t '
will of the people within said propos
ed local tax district, whether there
shall be annually levied in said dis_
trict a local tax of not to exceed fifty
(50) cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation of property to supple
ment the funds for the six months
public school term for said district,
Whether you burh coal in
furnace, stove or grate, we
have just wliat you need.
Egg, nut or lump in good
clean anthracite. " ,
Wood, both oak and pine.
Cut to meet your require
ments for stove or fireplace.
Phone 154
#. t GREEN
Wood and Coal
Ml f
Expert
Plumbing
We have opened a mod
ern plGmbing establish
ment on Trade Street in
the Ballew building.
Expert attention given to
plumbing and heating
equipment and installa
tion.
SEE US
Shields & Morris
TRYON, N. C.
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being presented to {he,J3oard of Com.
mlssioners of Polk Corfnty at this
their regular meeting the first Mon
day in February 1925, it is ordered
that an election be held in and for
said proposed district on Tuesday
the 31st day of March 1925 to ascer
tain the. will of the people in said
district whether a special tax of not
to exceed fifty (50) cents on the one
hundred dollars Valuation of proper,
ty shall be annually levied to supple,
ment the fund for the six months
school term for said district.
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At said election those who are in
favor of the levy and collection of
the tax shall vote a ticket on which
there shall be printed or written the
words "For Local Tax" and thosf
who oppbse shall vote a ticket on
which shall bf printed or written
the words "^gainst Local Tax.''
J. T. Amnions is appointed regis,
trar and N. L# Whitesides and V. B.
IJyder judges for said election. A
new registration of all the voters
within said district is ordered. The
polling place for said election shall |
be at the Sunny View School House I
in said district. The registration
books for the registration of voters
shall be opened on Saturday the 21st
day of February 1925 and shall close'
on Saturday the 21st day of March
1925. Saturday the 28th day of March
1925 shall be challenge day. The
registration books shall be open at
the polling place in said district on
each Saturday during said period of
. . . : ?
registration.
By order of the Board of Commis
sioners of Polk County.
W. c. Haguef Register of Doods and
Clark to Board.
Administrator's notice
*
Having qualified aa administra
tor of the estate of Margaret Black,
wood, deceased, late of Polk County,
North Carolina, this Is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at my res
idence in Greens Creek Township,
Polk County, N. C. on or before the
26th day of February 1926 or this
notice will be pleaded . In bar of
their -recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment ? !
This 2&th day of February^ 1925. '
C. W, Hlnes, Administrator of the
Bstate of Margaret Blackwood,
4 Deceased. vj *
April 2, 1925. #
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N- EXECUTORS NOTICE
Having qualified as executor of
the estaie of Joseph L. Daniels, De
ceased. late of Polk County. North
Carolina, this Is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at my office at 1706-10
Anthony Electric Works -
155 N. Church St., Spartanburg, S. C. f
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FOR SALE
100 Acres,' 20 bottom land, balance
in wood. 6ne mile from city.
Will consider fair offer.
G, G. WEAVER
Try on, N. C.