/V. C. Carolina Opportunities Better Than In Florida Raleigh.—Opportunities in North Carolina “agriculturally and other wise,” are now “far superior” to those available in Florida, Frank Parker, crop statist'cian of the De partment of Agriculture of this state, declared after completing a seven months survey of Florida. *• Mr. Parker's comment, however, was not meant as any dispa.gement of Florida. “There is a real basis for Florida’s reputation,” he declare'*; nnd he paid tribute to the beauty 0/ the flora and the “abr.Olut .y di’lig't ful” climate. But Mr. Parker pointed out that North Carolina lias as much diversi fication, east and west, and Florida lifts, nortli and south; that the moun tains of the western half of this sec tion are rapidly coming to lx* almost as important in a tourist sense as is the cast coast of Florida; and that “outside the fruit industry, Florida offers very little in comparison with North Carolina” agriculturally. “Florida,” pointed out Mr. Parker, “is the most talked of state in the union. One the one hand arc those wlm are enthusiastic and optimistic over its possibilities; then there arc the others who knew it as a balloon and that it is already over-due to burst. After having spent a part of seven ■ months traveling over Florida for tin?, particular purpose of study ing its possibilities and reliabilities," Mr. Parker has come to the conclu sion that “there is a real basis for Florida’s reputation, nnd one worthy of study." He advances this conclu sion, not ns “propaganda, but mere- i iy as an honest opinion. “The only way to understand it nil is to go see, / study carefully and make comparisons. One must took be neath the surface of uny widely ad vertised situation to learn true con ditions. There is an olfl saying that where there is smoke, fire will usu ally be found. “Florida really ha;, much to offer but she has dangerous an well ns good opportunities. It is good state to offer inspiration and belief h North Carolina. Thai she has great possibilities there is no doubt, ! 1 h«:rc ist little pro! ab'ISf ■. of agrie i;)« turo developing r ctorn iv, h in the peninsular aw a within the n’evk •'e-’.v j years. “Until the ad vane-jug boom hits the northern counties heavier, .-rieult, urn will still re m a hi v. la; factor there. Hamilton. .Madison, Sev an e counties are rapidly rmydnjT important tobacco counties. Melons peanuts, potatoes and other ■ similar corps may be grown to great ntiv-an-; tage front Lake City v.e. tw.'.rd. with prices of farm land rcu.-.m-ibly in this are.". ‘‘OF course the cLmuto i:. temper ate, with nr,; 1 freez:.:'. Along the souther -..e-n coast, area, where rerorte are most prominent. the a cultural industry is of minor import ance and is rapidly making wav tor resort purposes. A; a banana bona, nzn, there is r,o hope the southern end. from Hi; Lucia county' south ward. “It is difficult to compare ngricul tu; o in the two states, as. both hove their peculiar advantages. North Carolina ha. us great diversification as does the real agricultural section of Florida. Sho i nearer t . market: and lias her agriculture very much draw's Tasfefe®® GhiSt Testsie Invigorates, Purifies cud Enriches tho Blood. *> coc' Fine for catarrh when rneltrd irt n spoort or »nt'ile?s Useo Yuabut can take OUR word for its performance ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY 'tetter devibr.-vdi With the exception | of k few No.;, h Carolina .eoa>lul. coim ' tii --., ajyriettlUi a' i-; more or lew uni formly spread over the «'!ate. “There ir. not the discontented and : reel * r.j'f rujntiv ;■ interference; tint «>*;ist» in, Florida. Wo have a) me eh i■ • • - ipuroiUntr local nir.rknt i.hportui'ity e'T.er’aliy in the,sun'.! n:or t' "o. Our i-lhw.U. i not sutfiei enliy . vere to :s oily mfer r draw be b. We car up ->\y ’ nv::iy field.-, and erarden crop- 0 r..urrh->'.rt the win'.e.-, Welt i 'to improved innds. the winter weather do not i:ucriV;-.* with tra vel i; ••sVctiye feature.; in liie Buhtrop’c. Without' a doubt, our urruptaip'-. nan becoming a sff.onp rDmnVer coshp-ht it or will I'lorida’a wir.tr: attractions. “It was nm-uo-d th.tt perhaps few er North < ■olirp’. .■a’.to..vohil(‘--; were in V!<•-•..;a r.od. as;/ other state, i' was t!■ •■> jby many tent the niai: res. " o; t rC-, va. dU“ to the cbi'dent tied p’aph i“. Novih h1 a ru lin'! have as a V'sislant to the reput : !* Florida, lure, ' ' , .' th.o ■ i ll - familiar 7, it : i ir To re. ! that the op isri-'iii'les in North’ Carolina, ngri pC-araiK- and rwise. «re now far .uprrior to th.oc.e svt'itnbh' if: Flori da.'’ A . it v. drove, up o a fill ip pr ; tat ioa. “I want two quart, of oil,'* she said. “.What hind , heavy T" mfcrd the attendant. “.Sivy young tr-.", dost gat fiv i> Wiah ” wa. ti-r- ir.di nt rcs u -.ii -. . - I’ tivlc’in Mews, 'i .. • Li.;‘i• 1 uuury): -‘If anything :«<•,•(you sii< ■ Sentry: “ Vc.. rim; an' ''anything ifh'dot.- ah riqyes.” The fslvvm' h :v r .-..as a joyiicD on r. pim; of oil ana a quart of corn; n ■ 111 i ■iif m~r • i ~in .. i- ick Uitd.er OLD MANAGEMENT THE COLONIAL HOUSE Mr. ,5. y*. Muivi-. Das Moved flick And !.-5 Ip. .I'fcarco. UKMODE!/ED AND RENOVATED. Board and Rooms Just lake iiOiiiC. Address So ;ih Washington Street. V. Eui'u Up Your Health With DR. PIERCE'S DISCOVERY It You Would Avoid COUGHS COLDS, GRIPPE A Tonic which Dr. Pierre prescribed when in active practice 60 years ago. In Liquid or Tablet*, at your Dealer*. Sent! 10c. to Pr. Pierce's Invalids'Hotel, f.ulf-.lt), N. y„ for trial ptg. Tablets. BILIOOSJTTACKS From Which Kentucky Man Suf fered Two or Three Times a JcElh, Relieved by Black-Draught. Irnwrcncoburg, Kv.—Mr. J. P. Nevins, a local coal do?lor and far mer, about two yearn u:-o learned of the value of Thedford'a Black Drought liver medicine, and now he says: « ‘‘Until then I suffered r/lJi so* vcrc bilious attacks tba. canio ou two or three times each month. I would sot nauseated. 1 would have dir.zlneca and t ouldn’t work. “I would take nills until I wa* worn-out with them. 1 didn't seem to get relief. After taking the rids my bowels would act a couple or three times, then I would bo very constipated. “A neighbor told mo of Blade Draught and I began Its use. I nover hrve found so natch relief us it gave* me. I would net bo without it for anything. “It soemod to cleanse my whole system and make me foci lik> new. 1 would take a few doses—get Pi tho bile and have my usual dear head, feel full of ‘pep’ am! could tlo twice the work.” Or o- cent a doze. NC-lGi V? j-!;.'cry Abu at Dad Luck ' Diamond, [ Gii’t From Fairer, Ih Finally Cleared Denver.—The? mystery surround-1 inv lie whereabouts of Buffalo Bill’:. I < William F. Body). famous j.citiHatir.g blue-white diamond has been cleared! :?) with the announcement hero by BBunk Commissioner Giant Me i'er-on that the item repose: securely* in a safety deposit "vault of a Den ver bank. Much excitement prevailed when it was reported .from Greeley that the 5 1-2 carat pern, presented to Buffa lo Bill., Air ericaN y.rrr.t i ! in man, by former Kaiser Wilhelm lta:l dis appeared and in its place a g!e: v one had been discovered Feared It Was Stolen Fear that the jewel had not oMy beta stolen, bid that its possession '.”as resiling in a ’beautiful influence imilur to other famous “hoodoo” prints of history, v.’a; heightened by the stories emanating from . Greeley :n connection with ownership of the Buffalo Bill diamond, valued at $7, ,00. The fetish of bad luck war; present ed to America’s noted Rebut and In dian fighter many years ago. Shortly before hi; death Buffalo Eill pro-1 stated the prized pomesaion to Cody! Boa!, a nephew, living near Greeley. | At'that time Boal wr enjoying pros perity! but. friends declared he met with continue! reverses following .icrshiji of the jewel, and several vi ago hypothecated the diamond fit the Northern State Bank of Gree ley a.; security for a loan. Lt n Never I’aid The Iona w.a; neves paid and the linns• war. in pot.v . ■ h>.' of the beauti ful dimor.d for about two year: when the institution failed. Officers in charge of the bank’s, li ; How Doctors Treat Colds and the. Fk ____ . j To break un a ctlJ erern’jlifc o- ' to cut short :.n attack of grippe, in fiuenza, sore threw', or tonsillitis, phy sicians and druggist t a*- ■ sow l e.oir. rnenriing (Jalotabs, tha pur.fi ;>d and refined calomel compound tablet that gives you the effects ofouleoujl and salts combined, v. itliotzt die v..va’vna tal effects or either. One or two C ulotabs at Let!-time with a swallow ofwrier,—Uvit’s all. No salts, no nausea -nor the slightest interference with your eating, work or pleasure. Next ineminr: your cold l:as vanished, your ryitern is thor oughly purified and you are feelir g fine with a.hearty app- die for break fact. E’r.t what you phhco,—r.o dan ger. Get a family package, containing full directions, only 30 cents. At any I drug store. (adv) | .Miller's Antiseptic-Oil, Known As Snake Oil STOPS PAIN From coast t-i coast men and wom- I -us art* singing the praise of “Snake Oil." a most powerful, penetrating pain relieving liniment. It will pene trate thickest sole leather in .'1 min- ; tiles. Mrs. B. Werner, New Orleans, I,a., writes: “Thank- to your wonder ful penetrating oil, it relieved me of Rheumatism and deep setaed chest relti after other remedies failed.” i “1 had rheumatism so bad I had to | walk on crutches for nine years,” i ays II. < . Hendrix, old soldier if ! Minneapolis, .Minn. “After three ; months' treatment- with ‘Snake CHI’: laid off my crutches and now can ! -J1’ B.“Moure.'’ Pittsburgh. Pa.,-rail- j toad man, say : “‘Snake Oil’ is -the aiily liniment ti.at ever gave me relief j flora rheumatism. * use it regular af- j ter being exposed to bad weather." j For rhyunr.ti-i , neuralgia, lumbago, i -tiff joints, pa>n in back and limbs, | •onss, bunion-i, chest colds, acre throat, “Sainks Oil” is said to be with out an equal. Refufe imitations. This great oil a golden red color. Mfg. inly by Herb Juice Medicine Co., II. .S. A. Get it,--yo-.tr drjggiat’r.—(Adv.l r PASTEURIZED MILK Whole Cream Buttermilk Butter Get It Fresh Every Day From The New j Milk Station. SHELBY MILK PLANT PHONE 125 Coleman Blanton, Proprietor. *-- - * quidution recently advertised an auc tion sale at which assets of the in stitution were to go to the h‘i|ttie: t bidder. The Cody prise diamond’ was listed tunpngrt the assets. Well county officials noticing tint ‘"ad” regarding the Cody diamond, in vest i,gated and discovered they had a claim upon the precious stone, inas much as taxer, upon it had never been paid by Cody B0.nl, C. .1. Looney, a deputy treasurer of Wcid county, took the diamond to a jeweler for appraisal and wu dumbfounded when he was fold tl at in the setting which once held the perfect 6 1-2 carat diamond was on ly a piece of cheap blue white glass. State Bank Commissioner McKer 'd.i explained the mystery i.n Denver when he announced that original gem was taken from the Greeley hank and placed in a safety deposit vault in Denver, “as e. matter of precaution.’’ A counterpart of the flawless dia mond was made from glass. Pedestrian: “.Say, yon mi-spied mo," Motorist: “Well, stand .'till uni Til try again.” There’s . m»U choice. When a road is cleared of all other hazards, then'; ,i speed cop.—Flivver Sain. lie: “The hand that rocks the cra dle rules the world.” She: “Then .suppose you rule the world for a while; I’m tired.”—Sea Bag. Taxi Driver: “Not yet, but I rec kon I will at the next turn—my drakes have gone flooie.”—Passing Show. 5UBeautiCial *~’Flowe*s Free y Sot Hastings' Catalog You can get 5 packets of seeds o 5 different and very beautiful flowers free. Hastings’ 1926 Seed Catalog tells you ell about it. Hastings’ Seeds are “The Standarc of the South.” They give the best re sults in our Southern gardens and or our farms. Hastings’ new 1926 Cata log has 113 pages in nil. full of pic tures from photograpbE, handsome covers in full colors, truthful, accuratr descriptions and valuable culture di rections. We want you to have this catalog ir your home. It tells all about Hastings garden, flower and field seeds, plant and bulhs. Write for it today. A post card request bring3 it to you by return mail. H. G. HASTINGS CO., 9EEDSMEN, ATLANTA, GA. -Call 194 For Battery Service j Willard Batteries I_:_ GASOLINE? Call 194 Standard Gasoline BLOW-OUT? Call 194 Vulcanizing, Seiberling Tires. WASH? Call 194 I Auto Laundry. Greasing, Polishing. Just Call—We Start. IDEAL SERVICE STATION J. Reid Misenheimer, Manager, Shelby, N. C. I Uohbi cl Hair on ’Avne Easton.—BoMk".! hai> is tfoinc of stole and the “monkey cut or Of IS 111 fa cu* J’O «r. in the opinion of members of f!to Ladies il:;:r ^ L)r era* Association of Nov Lmdrnd, inc., who are ,oi annua! - : . n.’tc. 1 “Wo nrif acoo( aling- lone hn'-r in keeping; with x!io grenent! iron-1 of fa/hion," said . M.ns Eiit'.-'b'.. h O'., of Worcester. pro'•■■id' of i'i- nss.i. ciation. Th • so-called monkey cut I'Ll: »>ut Itclptti ibt* bobbed •-Y \ 0,1411'* Of eotm-e :!’C ! >!> will not ’• ■ < ■ ino1; di>eai'dod biit will b ■ ca, otr ibu • ■! for many occa.;•••. Wei •“ ^ '' ’ Cleopatra, and tho !• py.pt the most brattlr'ii.! th ' wo, IV bear. iv i3C(' , u-..od ar.’ in use today. VVc 1 improved their niethou: ic.o women, j id uts even ■ h >ds that j . •> simply i They wore bah bod hair, changed to t‘ie tnoi cut and then ■ farnvd to b The stylo'..•cyclb. -s aop .■ vity Pair. i Mil! ' PaMCnyer: “0;v.:ev! .Oliver! Have;! (•yon lost your ten ? How do gii-W «.!. unerringly select Mnd of bob they rhouldn’t? .tnrriagc arrc' only when it transform* the v d ‘ - into “we.” s A TURD A Y fee ku a ry 1 3 T H JUST TRY — BZST 5c CIGAR — BBSESnBwSZ&R&u A - l\ FOR INSURANCE— Immediately after a fire or a death you think of insuran t. Very ui. o if they hud it. A pity it they did not. Then v.-hy wait if you are hot properly insured. We write all kinds. Wo make loans. Phone 200 for your I; suranee Want?. THE M. P. COLEY AGENCY ROOMS 15 AND IS, ROYSTER BUILDING. SHELBY, N. C. SEABOARD ArR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY Arrival and Departure of Passenger Tmins at Shelby, N: C Lv. No. Between No. Ar. ■ 1 ■' ■' * ..«■ ..... .. ■“ 4:50 16 Monroe Rutherfordton 16 4:50 12:27 15 Rutherfordto.n_Monroe 15 12:2'< Schedules published as information and are not guaranteed. E. W. LONG, D. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. or II. A. HARRIS, Local Ticket Agent NEW SOUTHERN SCHEDULE CHARLESTON DIVISION No. 113 ■ Marion to Rock Hill 7:26 a.m. Hock Hill to Marion 9:37 a. m. No. 35 Marion to Rock Hill 6:41 p. m. No. 114 Hock Hill to Marion 8:08 p. m. No'. 35 makes connection at Blacksburg with No. 40 for north. A K. MORGAN, ASent SHELBY, N. C. Made in Shelby from Cleveland Coun ty Milk Products. Fancy Molds And All Flavor Com binations. When its Ice Cream use “Blue Ridge.” SHELBY ICE & FUEL COMPANY —PHONE 182—