Nobody’s
Busin
GEE McGEE—
Emery Dust.
The New York banks now assert
that Wall street conditions are again
normal. That's right. The lambs
have been sheared, the rich now
have all the money and own all the
stocks, and the suckers have el-,her
gone back to work or to heaven
through the suicide route or to the
jallhouse for stealing money to spe
culate with. Hurrah for normalc;-!
This fall has just been one dis
appointment after another. Dresses
have become 2 inches longer ar.d
the bottled-ln-the-barn bootleggers
have advanced booze from 2 dollars
a quart to 4 dollars a pint and the
tax levy in all communities has been
hlsted 3 or 4 mills and it has rained
too much for the farmers to gather
their crop and gasoline is fetching
about 19 cents per gallon more ihan
1 am able to pay.
I saw another happy man the
other day. He was in the asjlum.
He had on a nice suit of clothes. His
shoes were better thin mine. He
was smiling from ear to ear all tie
time, but he was very, very busy
He was walking about over the
grounds of the asylum picking up
little pieces of tin-foil which he
rolled into a ball: he then nurrle.1
across the driveway with each r.nd
every “wad ' he could find and ook
ed them into some cracks 'a an
electric light post. That was his
diily ,’ob. And no bill collectors cr
past due notes or family rows pes
tered him. Gosh that guy had the
world by the tail and nary a wiggle
thereof war in sight.
Ten years ago, the would-oe-wel
lois discovered that “An apple a
day will keep the doctor away," and.
five years later. “Every day in eve’;/
way, I feel better and better" filled
the world with pep. But the doctor
still comes regardless of the apple-,
end the "better and better” folks are
all dead, more or less. Liver will
soon be a thing of the pa.,:, _n:l
sunburnt backs will make then -xtr
and vitamins and calories will be
found only in the dictionaries trd
the masses will return to salts, rhu
barb and calomel for that run-down
condition and shortness of o-ertlv
But iust at the present wrl’inj, I
think Dr. Thumpsem's Rag-whecd
Tonic IS helping me some.
The astronomers and astrologers
have discovered the distances be
twixt the sun and the stars and the
moon and the mllky-way, but they
have not tpld us yet how to collect
a 2-months-old open account fiot.i
a fellow who has bought a car and
a radio and some lightning rods and
a gas stove and an electric refrig
erator on the Installment plait and
makes 14 dollars a week less than
he owes by Friday night. Boys, let s
get down to practical knowledge, and
shorter hours, and leave oil this
fancy stuff that don't mean any
thing unless you Intend to '.each
geography.
1 have been looking over my stock
of 19 and 20 relics and souvenirs
today. 1 found those 7 second mort
gages that my friends skint me on:
the Federal Land Bank owns the
farms now. And those pretty gold
edged oil stock certificates, issued
by the Keeper Squirtln Oil company
of Kentucky at 1 dollar per share,
and attached to same were some
telegrams telling of new oil pros
pects which made me buy more and
more. I never will forget or forgive
that preacher looking stock sales
man that sold me that stuff. And
there were many other evidences
of my weakness for getting-rich
quick. Nothing panned out. I lost I
everything except my specks ana j
they made me cross-eyed.
Why Chickens Come Home to ltoosl
Congress is Indeed a funny animal.
By protecting (?) some minor in
dustry representing the probable
success of a few hundred people,
they afflict 10 millions of worthy
citizens with burdens that they
should not be asked to bear. lr,
my humble opinion. It would nay
the government to donate 1 hundred
millions of dollars to the selfish
corporations rather than fores the 1
public to tome across with 5 hun- j
dred millions of dollars by reason I
of the import duty-tax that js now j
a-bortag.
But why should congress worry |
about the public? X heard the otnei i
day that during the last session ol i
Market Reopened
The fixtures and equipment of the
HOME PROVISION CO. has been pur
chased by Bert Canipe and will be open
ed for business THURSDAY, DEC. 12,
under the management of Ernest John
son, who will conduct the business at the
old location next door to Paul Webb’s
Drug Store.
We will endeavor to give the Buying
Public the best Fresh Meat, Fish, Oysters,
Live and Dressed Poultry, at the very low
est CASH prices.
OUR OPENING SPECIALS ARE:
Pork Chops 22c
Pork Roast 20c
Pork Steak 30c
Pork Ribs . 22c
Country Style
Pork Sausage 25c
Good Beefsteak,
lb. 25c
Prime Beef
Roast . 20c
Choice Rib Stew
Beef. 15c
Hamburger Steak
lb. .... 20c
Mixed Sausage,
lb. 20c
We will also have
a good variety of
Fresh Fish which
we dress with
out extra charge.
We invite the pub
lic to visit our
store and compare
the prices and the
quality with oth
ers.
CASH MARKET
ERNEST JOHNSON, Msnsger.
“WE SELL FOR CASH AND WE
SELL FOR LESS.”
congress, a piece of plastering fell j
from the ceiling in the main hall |
of the house, and 2346 lobby-ists j
were seriously injured. A lobby-ist
Is a fellow hired by the big interests
to go to Washington to dictate the j
policies of the politicians who have
been elected to office by the people !
so that the said big interests can
gouge Mr. Common Laborer till it;
hurts.
And speaking of other forms ot
graft, have you noticed how much ;
wider the loaded trucks are today j
than they were a year ago?. ...
For Instance, the average paved !
road is 18 feet wide, and the average :
truck of the type X am talking about
(loaded with cotton or merchandise ,
or oil) is about 14 feet wide. Now
when this giant meets a John Hen
ry in the road, John Henry has the
right to take to the woods, run un
der the truck, jump over the trues,
or run into the truck. We are won
dering If any of the highway offi
cials would mind putting on a pair
of specks and taking a ride some oi
these days and get some information
that they ought to have?
Cotton Letter.
New York, Dec. 11.—In sympa
thy with Coca Cola, January .o'.d oil
23 points about noon, but us Uro
Rat Plzen advanced $10 a share. 1
point of this loss was regained.
Southern selling and dull cables in
terspersed with Bombay hedging
and Shanghai straddling, reduced
New Orleans spots to a new ,ow for
the month. Some realizing *oo(;
place with the shorts whil? the
longs were raising the discount “ate,
but spinners takings were in keep
ing with the private estimates,
therefore—Hoover permitted the
tariff bill to cover wash rags, under
W'ear, onion sets and doll saw-Jus*,
and thereby relieved the tension on
brown sheetings at the ports. We
advise larger margins and shorter
wheel-bases.
Paris has discovered that It is nec
essary to make the bottom of the
skirts out of heavier materia;. It
has been observed that 999 flappe-s
out of every 1000 (who sit down)
immediately begin to pull at the
Goldenrod Yields Rubber to Edison
Thomas A. Edison has discovered a process where
by synthetic rubber can bo produced in commer
cially profitable quantities from the common
goldenrod, one of America’s most prolific weeds.
(Left)—Thomas A. Edison. (Center)—The flow
ering golden rod, America's most prolific weed.
(Right)—Gathering rubber in African Congo
forest.
Internationa] isewareeJ
liems of their so-called dresses try
ing to get the same to stretch dorr,
over their knees. . , which they
want somebody to believe that they
desire hidden from vision. Up lo
date, only 1 girl has been cbl<; to
stretch the short garment • hough
to prove of any benefit along this
line, and in doing so—-she ^oitc the
straps loose that go across her
shoulders. Won't you pleas; pass
the gravy and hush that foolish
ness?
Try Sar Wants Ads
PRINCE ASKS CHARITY
GIFTS FOR WEDDING
Turin, Italy.—Prince Humbert,
heir to the Italian throne, w uPs
wedding presents—lots of them—on
the occasion of his forthcoming
marriage to Princess Marie-Jose of
Belgium: but only for other people.
^Through his principal aide-de
camp, the future monarch has let
it be known that he and his bride
wish nothing for themselves, These
who really desire to please them
may donate good round sums to
charity or education.
The prince particularly commends
the foundation of scholarships fc
poor students, as a worthy manne
of feting his wedding.
Craven County Hogs.
Craven county fanners have sol
co-operative carloads of fat hog
on northern markets this year. .
new line of co-operative shippin
was begun this fall with the mar
keting of a co-operative car c
peanuts.
Delores Lee Dudley of New Phil
adelphia. O.. has attained consider
able fame as an evangelist at th
age of 15.
Play To Be Given
At Poplar Springs
(Special to The Star.)
A play, "the Old Maids Club,” will
be given at Poplar Springs ch jeh
Saturday night, December 14.
The cast of characters follows:
Miss Luella Matilda Primrose
president of club, Martha Hamrick;
Miss Susan Jane Hopewell, vice
president, Evelyn Patrick; Miss
Maria Jane Hopewell, treasurer,
Mozell Wilson; Miss Sallie Brown,
secretary, Selma Lemons; Miss Dora
Doolittle, Mary Sue Holland; Miss
Faith Snowmorer, Gladys Lemons;
Miss Julia Jones, Lola Wesson;
Miss Maud Hopeworth, Cora Wil
son; Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith,
Alma Queen, Miss Viola Longfel
low, Mallie Wallace; Miss Lucretia
DeWitt, Ruby DeBrew; Miss Mar
tha Weinhauher, Ruth Hamrick,
rick; Miss Lucy Rosebud, Lillie
Martin; Miss Belsy Buhiuet, Alda
Wilson; Mr. Tommy Doolittle, "Old
Maid's, Pet”, Alice Jones; Mr. Phil
lip Andrew James, newspaper re
porter, Jim Allen.
This play is of length about one
half hour. Come and enjoy yourself.
December 14, Saturday night, at
7 o'clock. Proceeds to gor for
church.
YORK NEGRO CLAIMING
’POSSUM CATCHING HONOR
V York.—So far it has been a most
r successful season with Sam Wylie,
r well known colored hunter so far
as the taking of oppossums are
concerned. According to Alton Mc
Mackin of the force of the local
Southern Public Utilities company,
1 who hunts a lot with Sam, the color
f ed man and his hounds have so far
* this season taken 114 of the mar
5 supials. “Sam never eats a ’pos
* sum," said McMackin in telling
* about it—"Just gives them or sells
them to those of his white and col
ored friends who might like ’possum
and ’taters."
e
Star Advertising Pays
Confesses Killing
Georgia Professor
Elwell Hardegree Surrenders to Po
lice And Admits Slaying Of
Prof. Hamilton.
Atlanta.—'The story of Elwell U
Hardegree, a cigar maker, who walk
ed In the office of the Atlanta Con
stitution Monday night and said
he killed Prof. Alexander Hamilton „
Johnson, of Hartwell, Qa., during
the convention of the National Edu
cation association here last June,
offered a possible solution for a
mystery that has puzzled police for
nearly six months.
Hardegree said he and Johnson
had been drinking and that tie oeat
the teacher to death with a brick
after the professor attacked nim
while they were riding in the ’.atterV
car.
“We were drunk and got to Hunt
ing about who would drive. I was
defending my own life," Hardegree
said. “I know I didn't take any
thing. I just left.”
He said he had visited Cincinnati
and Montgomery, Ala.,’ since tha
killing, but “this thing „ has been
eating at my conscience and I want
to get it all over with.”
Identification Mark.
Johnson's body was found in his
: automobile on a residential street;
Police said Johnson's companion on
the night he was slain was a man
with a "black eye.” Hardegree said
he had engaged in a fight the day
before with a man “who hit me with
an iron bar and my eye was brolso
ed.”
Hardegree was held on a charge
of suspicion today pending further
questioning and his appearance be
fore garage employe^Vrho saw John
son and his companion.
Hardegree sa|f he told a World
War companion; M. L. Padgett, of
Monroe, La., of the killing at the
American Legion convention at
Louisville, Ky. He said he had been
married twice and that he had q
daughter, Mrs. Helen Marie Norwalt,
living at 337 South Hamilton street
Indianapolis.
STERCHI’S
RANGE
ALLOWED
FOR YOUR OLD
RANGE
Regardless of its age or condition we will credit
your account with $10.00 for your range on the
purchase of a RED STAR Range. This week only.
ext. '’zszasmaam
Terms $2.85 Down.
$1.00 Week
STERCHI BROS.
•-NEXT DOOR TO A. V. WRAY
FREE
V
Wtta each one 01
these Ranges sold
thi3 week we will
include, at no extra
cost to you, one ot
these beautiful 32
Piece Dinner Sets.