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Onr Comity Officers Are Asking For M|jre Mlon« y—Have You Got It For Them?

A P R t \ 'S S IV E R E P U B L IC A N N E W S P A P E R DEVOTED TO T H E V P B V i lP IS G O F A M E R IC A N HO.v, ;-.s A S U AM E R IC AN INDUSTR IES .

B U R LING TO N , A L A M A N C Iv C O U N T Y , N O R TH C A R O LIN A , T U E S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 16, 1915.

BURLESON CRIPPLES THE RURAL MAILX SERVICE THRBUGROUT THE NATION.

O rder Wil! C u rta il th e H oates in T h is S ta te One-Half— H ardsh ip on th e People— In M any In stances D ally R outes A re C u t to Thrice a W eek; O th e rs A re A bolished— Is T ry in g to M ake Good — I t Is Claimed T h a t Burleson’s E ffo rts to M ake th e Postoffice D epartm en t Self-Sustain ing H ave R esu lted T hus F a r in M is­erab le Failure.

A L L O W A N C E S FO E C O U N T Y OF- FICEBS.

When the new law goes into effeev

increasing the allowance io r the vari­ous county officers the amount allow­ed ead» office will be ns follows:Clerk Superior Court

Register o f Deeds . . . .

Sheriff’s Office . . . . ..

T tiE C H A M B ER O F COM MERCE

. BA N Q U E T . ;

. $600,00 j jLast Friday- night the Annual. Ban- ijuv.Oo <jt*t o i uie Chamber o f C om m erce of1,300.00

By P a rk e r R. A nderson.- W ash ing ton , F eb . 13.— A lbert S idney Burleson, p ostm aste r genera l in P res id en t W ilson’s C abinet, will be th e m ost unpopular m an in N o rth Carolina before th e su n goes down tom orrow n igh t. T he H onorable A lb e rt Sidney h a s ju s t issued a n o rder w h ich will p ractically an n ih ila te th e ru ra l delivery service th ro u g h o u t th e coun ty ahd make, i t a lm ost impossible fo r people liv ing in th e sparsely settled d is tr ic ts to have additional ro u tes established.

T he o rd e r w ill cu rta il th e ru ra l ro u te s in N o rth C arolina alm ost 50 p e r cen t. In m any instances w h ere th e rou tes a re now opeiv a te d six tim es a w eek th e y will be c u t to three-tim es-a-w eek an*i in o th e r instances rou tes w ill be abolished fo r good.

W hen B urleson’s o rder accidentally reached m em bers o f Con­g re ss today th e re w as a n ind ignation m eeting am ong th e N orth Carolina and o th a r S ta te delegations. T hey see th a t if Burleson is allowed to have h is w ay abou t th e only m ens th e av erag e citizen living in th e co u n try will have of g e ttin g h is m ail w ill be by priv- a te ly owned a irsh ip lines o r h o t fo o t i t to th e n ea res t post-office.

T he only reason any one can give fo r th e p ostm aste r genera l's o rd er is th a t h e w an ts to m ake good h is declaration th a t h e would m ake th e postoffice depa rtm en t se lf-sustain ing. So f a r Mr. B urleson h as m ade a m iserable fa ilu re along th is p a rtic u la r line i t is claimed. T h e re is a lready a deficit o f som e dozen o r so m il­lions o f dollars an d th e end is no t y e t.

H e now proposes to inconvenience thousands o f good A m erican citizens th ro u g h u t th e coun try by depriv ing them o f th e ir daily new spapers and o th e r m ail in o rd er t h a t h e m ake a good financial show ing to C ongress w hen he h and s in h is annual re p o rt n ex t December.

T he B orlt*on o n le r n i faU foU ow s:. .. „ . . . . . . . . . ."Section 7 i6 o f t h e p osta l law * arid regulations is am ended w a s

to e lim inate th e p re sen t p arag ra p h 4 thereof, and to add th e following p a ra g ra p h :

" 4.—T he estab lishm en t o f a ru ra l ro u te less than 10 m iles in len g th shall riot be considered unless a t lea s t six fam ilies to th e m ile a r e p rospective citizens.

“ 5.— Persons w ith in one m ile o f tra v e l o f ex isting m ail fa c il­itie s shall n o t b e counted a s p rospective p a tro n s w a rra n tin g th e estab lishm en t o f a ro u te except in exceptional cases.

“ (a )— Such persons canno t be added to ex isting rou tes w ithout overburdening such rou tes, o r

“ (b )— C annot secure available location fo r th e ir b u i e i on ex ­

is tin g rou tes, o r“ (c )— A re in su c lf num bers th a t 20 fam ilies p e r traveled uuic

m ail be supplied d irectly from th e proposed rou te.“6.— A rou te proposed, w ith duplication upon ex is tin g ru ra l

o r s ta r rou te service, shall no t be estab lished , unless th a t portion w hich is n o t such duplication w ill serve a sufficient, num b er o f fam ilies to w a rra n t under th e se ru les, a ro u te o f th e e n tire leng th proposed.

“7.— A rou te shall n o t be estab lished fo r th e supply o f mills, facto ries, o r iso la ted com pact com m unities in a region w here tiie genera l ru ra l se ttlem en t is sparse an d n o t o f th e c h a ra c te r o rig in­a lly contem plated to receive th e benefit o f ru ra l delivery service.

“8.— A uthorized serv ice shall n o t be en tered upon u n til ap ­proval boxes h ave actually been erec ted by th e prospective pa­trons, n o r un til a ll req u irem en ts h a v e been m e t an d th e en tire rou te (roads, b rid ges, g a tes , e tc .,) is in a su itab le condition fo r th e perform ance o f continuous service, w hich fa c t sh a ll be cer­tified by th e postm aster.

”9-—T ne Irvqucucy o f servicc c - established ro u te shallno t exceed th re e tim es a week un less such ro u te is fo rm ed wholly, o r in g re a te r p a r t , by re a rra n g em en t o f s ix tim es a w eek service.

“ 10 .—A rQTite w ith service o f th r e e tim es a w eek sh a ll n o t be increased in frequency un til f c r a period o f s ix m o n th s i t has been reg u larly supp ly ing perm an en t p a tro n s in th e ra t io o f fo u r fam ilies, and collection and delivering 150 pieces o f m ail p e r m onth to th e mile.

«2 1 ,— R outes on w hich fo r six consecutive m onths th e quan­ti ty o f m ail collected an d delivered h a s averaged less th a n 75 pieces p e r m o n th p e r m ile shall n o t b e continued unless such rou te can be rea rra n g ed to secure p a tro n ag e com ing w ith in th e se rules.

“A new Section is ad3ed to th e p o sta l law s and reg u la tion s to b e know n a s section 7161-2 , and to re a d a s follows:

' Section 716 1 -2 : A n extension (w ith o u t re tra c e ) o t a ru ra l ro u te 3hall no t b e au thorized, unless p a tro n s m ore th a n one m ile m ore th a n one m ile o f trav e l fro m ex is tin g facilities can be added in th e ra t io o f fo u r fam ilies fo r each m ile o f additional trav e l in ­volved. E xceptonal conditions s ta te d in p a rag ra p h 5, section 71H m ay be recognized a s m odify ing th is rule.

“2—A n extension involving a re tra c e shall n o t be m ade, unless pa trons m ore th a n one m ile o f tra v e l from ex isting fac ilities can be added in th e ra tio o f 'six fam ilies fo r each m ile o f additional trav el involved, except r th a t accom m odations re tra c e ex tensions m ay be m ade w here 12 fam ilies fo r each mHe o f tra v e l involved

(C ontinued fro m P ag e One.)

Total Allowance ■.. . . . . . $3,500.00

Three thousand and five hundred

dollars, allowance for extra help, be­sides. the salaries o f the officers. But

the tax payers do. net mind this ad­ditional burden times are good and

money plentiful, hurrah for Woodrow

! Wilson and the Alamance County

office holders. . Eight cent cotton and

four cent tobacco. Gee, but times

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owe' city was given at the Piodmoht Hotel, to about sixty of Burlington’s m6s£. progressive business men and

cH^w^s and their .wives.- . i

Quite a number o f short speeches

were ffiades by different members

around the banquet board, which were

greatly enjoyed and inspired the hsar- I ers to better ahd nobler thoughts fo r : the improvement o f our city, and l<Solc- j ing forward to a number o ' new enter-, prise* Ia the near future.. New officers were elected as follows: i

W ..E , Sharpe, president; D. K. Fon- ville, Vive President; R. F . Williams, secretary; John M. Cook, W . K. Holt, W . E . Sharpe, A . L . Davis, W . W

Brown, J, H. Vernon, p . F. Crowscn, J. L . Scott, D. B. Fonville, directors.

The following is t ie menu:

PR ETTY L IN E F O E M AD E-TO - M E A SU R E SUITS.

Mr. J. Ben Ferrell says he has

the prettiest line of samples fo r his

Spring’s suits that he has ever han­dled, aud that is saying a lot for Ben

as he has had some extremely nico

lines before. He evidently, believes in

it as he is carrying an ad in this issue

to tell you exactly what he thinks of his line and to try to convince you

that his store is the place that has

the right quality with the right price, however it might be well for you to

see his samples before you buy. He

docs not charge anything to see his

samples. ,Smith & Qualls, on Logan Street, Hot Minced Pie

in West Burlington, are among our

most progressive merchants. They 1 — o—

a re ; having a special sale as they American Cheese

Jure . tob much «toek on tbsir th r iv e s .•..& * — a—

and wiBh to convert it into cat*. They j Mixed Nuts

have a nice line o f General Merchan- Coffee, dise and wiii be glad to ahow you --------- Q-------

• i Cream of Chicken

Mixed Pickles Celery Hearts

Ro$st Country Ham— Alamance Gravy

— o—Sauer Kraut Sugar Corn

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Staffer Country Ham, Progress Sauco

V.TUte Potatoes Green Pea a

THE WAR ZONEGER M AN PRESS N O T SO FR IE ND -

L Y TO U N IT E D STATES.

Several Leading Papers Aire Inclined

to Show a very Hostile Spirit— Sa js

Demand Is Bluff and . Won’t Be

Heeded— Cotint Reventlow Repeals, the A d m ira lty Order and Says Tone

of the Note is Not “Suited for

Communications With the German. Empire,” and United States Must Obey Warnink if Good Relations

Continue; Others Say American

Aboard British Ships W ill Be Given

No Chance to Escape if Torpedoed by Submarine.

K AISER IN V IT E S MR. G ER AR D TO

CO NFER A T H E AD Q UAR TER S.

Germany Regards American Note of Supreme Importance and Quiek Ac-

IS HELD WITHOUT BAHJA ILE D A T SMITHFJ^ELD ON SEftt-

CHARtiE.

Cephas Cole, IS-Year-Old Negro, B e ll For Attack oa Three-Vear-Ukl

' ■ Girl.Smithfield, Feb. 15.-—About 11:38

th;s morning Cephas' Cole, a riegrs

boy of 18 is said to have assaulted

Cleo, the three and a half years oii daughter of John William Wood, of Meadow Township, a county commis­

sioner who was in Smithfield on bus­iness at the time. The negro was left

plowing and had gone to the house

purposely for water. The giri was at

the barn lot and as the negro pass­ed back to the field he took the little

giri over the fience and towards the woods.

J. Mangum Wood, a grown brother, was some distance off and this at-

tion ia Likely on Account o f L im it-; traded his attention and he followed

ed Time— Germany M ay Suggest; thorn. When he got near the woods hi; American Warships to Convoy I heard his sister cry out. He started

Merehani Ships. : towards them and the negTO. meeting

0 ’ | him, disclaimed any wrongdoing, say-GEBARD IN V IT E D TO CO NFER- ! ing he was picking flowers for the Ht-

ENCE. tie girl. Wood beat him with a stictLondon, Feb. 14, 10:30 P. M.— Thej and the negro ran to the house and

German Emperor, according to an Ex- j told Mrs. Wood he had done noth- change telegraph dispatch from The j ing. The child had gone to the houseHague, has invited the American Am­bassador to Germany, James Yvr. Ger­ard, to a conference at Eastern head­quarters.

Fruits' Crackers

anything in their line that you wish. NEGRO D R A Y M A N K ILLE D B Y A

Call to see them— it will save you T R A IN ,money. j — o—

--------------O—----------- 1 Greensboro, Feb. 16.—-John Walker,“T R E Y O' HEA RTS” CLOSES. u negro man, was instantly killed yes-

Manager Coley, of The Crystal, terday afternoon shortly after 4:00

yesterday and last night showed the o’clock when he was knocked from a li-th. drlsst-.spisod? o f .tiaJ?Frey O ’ tha wheels of.

Hearts,” which has been running for a box car that was being moved by a j merchant ships goes into effect.

crying and was clinging to her moth­er’s knees; her clothes were soiled and her person bruised.

Mrs. Wood telephoned for her hus­band to come and bring the sheriff. They started, but before they arrived

Deputy Sheriff Wil! Moore, o f Benson, was passing and was called. . He am1 Mangum Wood went in pursuit of the r.ejp-o, who Jeft when S irs . Wood tela-

iii a swamp near the Wood horn*.

carried the negro by

brough him tocation that the American note hud pro-1 siiiithfield, where he was lodged ia duced an impression o f supreme im -ijail.

portance, it was thought the Emperor \ Feeling in lower Johnson is not had decided on a conference so quick- ' temperate, but there is no fear of ly because only four days remain b e -! summary punishment. Mr, Wood

fore the German admiralty’s procla-! speaking to your correspondent over mation for a submarine canwaien on | the telephone tonight, stated that

Assorted Cake K E E N IN TER EST A T W A S H IN G ­TON.

Washington, Feb. 11.—"Press reports

announcing that the German Emper­or had invited Ambassador Gerard

front were read tonight with kaen in­terest by officials o f the United States j Sheriff Moore Government. Aside from the indi- ' Benson and hence

thc mteeu; his chiid w as not hurt, though badly

! scared, that he wanted the negro pun-The picture is indeed “ - good ane„ai*J red at the South Davie street crossing) M A Y DISCUSS CO N TR A BAN D . | ished to the full extent of the law, and

has met the aprovai o f a large huiR- during a very hard downpour o l rain. I la many quarters Bera it was sup- that fee <rc.u!u be here toinorrosr ts

ber of people who attended his thc- The negro w as driving the wagon and j posed that one o f the chief purposes swear out warrant and prosecute the

ater daring its run. Quite a putnber another negro was on the rear, the J of tho informal conference was to case.have expressed regret that the picture latter making a safe break for safety j elicit from the American government! — ---------- o __________is over. when the ears struck the wagon, i some understanding as to its position

In the last episode Allan and Rose Walker w as thrown directly under the

are being married when the lightning wheels o f a car and his body wasstrikes tha hotel, killing RAse and practically several, death ensuing in- Senect Trine, and Allen receives a stantly.

CHURCH NO TICE , regarding shipments of conditions: The Chureh o f the Holy Comforter, contraband destined to Germany's civ- ! Next Wednesday is Ash-Wednesday

ilian population. The growing im port-; or the First Day of Lent* There will ! unce of this question -was admitted o n ! be service and sermon at 10:80 A . ¥ .,

telegram which announces that be ‘ Owing to the hard rain it is said to ; all sides here and there is every rea­ls lawfully marired to Judith, and have been practicadly impossible for ] son to believe it will be one o f thc

the picture ends leaving everybody the engineer to see from the cab o f j chief points made by the United Statesin a happy mood.

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M R. GROSS H A S F^RF- Sunday morning about 8:30 the fire

alarm w as sounded, and upon investi­gation ths residence o f M r. L. B. Gross or. W . Davis Street w as fund

to be burning around a chimney.The company responded promptly

the. engine to the car that struck the in its next communication to Great

wagon, there being seven o r e ig h t cars | Britain on the subject o f co n tra b a n d .

in the string. The load of crates be- J The long supplementary reply from

longing to the theatrical company was j the British Government to the Anier- scattered fo r several feet in every di- j iean note o f protest o f Dec. 2 6 , had not rcetion and as luck would have it, | been transmitted in full tonight, but

with comparatively little or r.o dam- j officials expected a complete copy of it age. .would be ready fo r their perasal to

The remains o f the negro were tak-and very little damage was done to en to a local undertaking establish- tho building. The fire is supposed j ment and prepared for burial. They

to have started from a spark falling j will probably be sent to Mebane, the

on the roof from the chimney.--------------O--------------

morrow.It became known today that Count

Von Bemsiorff, the German Ambas­sador, pointed out to Secretary Bry-

| former home o f the negro, for burial an yesterday that Germany desired

(this morning. The deceased is said to encourage American shipping. This

We are mailing out » cumber o f to hava been unmarried.extra papers this issue. I f you re­ceive one and are not a subscriber, it is an invitation to subscribe. Re­member twice each week fo r the

price o f once, and a hundred cabbage

plants Ire e . Read this issue care­fully arid note what a good paper

we are giving you, then send us your

subscription.

-G~

The J. B. Jonei Clothing Company

have moved into their new store, and

have about the nicest display win­dows in this or any other town in the

State. They have changed the ap­pearance of that section of the street

by having their windows attractively

displayed and w «U lighted. It really

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JA P A N A N D C H IN A N E A R IN G stores. They have an extra nice lineTROUBLE.

Tokion insists on Demands and Pe­kin M fcses; Japanese fortify railway.

of good s on the inside, and invite

you to cocii and see. N o admission

fee.

was shown clearly by his government, tlie Ambassador asserted, when short­

ly after the beginning o f tho war, Germany expressed its willingness to

accept the Declaration of London as

the law o f tlie seas, applicable dur­ing the war. ,

M A Y R E Q U E ST W AR SH IPS .Berlin, Feb. 14.— V ia London, 11:30

P. M.— Tbe American Ambassador J. W . Gerard, conferred last night with

and service and address at 8:00 P. M., by Mr. B. F. Finney, Southern Field

Secretary o f the Brotherhood o f St. Andrew, who is making visits to the

Parish and helping th e m e n to organ­ize a Chaper o f the Brotherhood.

Evening Prayer on Thursday and Friday at 5;00 P. M .

Public cordially invited to all th* services.

Our county officers seems to want

some one to do all the work, and let

them spend their time, planning to

get elccied again. I f those elected

are i capable to keep their books

ar.-.! veiling to do so, there are good

men in both parties in this county who

will do their own book-keeping an4

gladly accept the office at the p rev

ent salary.

has been made public regarding tha

conference but it is learned the fo »- eign office is prepsuing to answer tha

American note and tbe idea is enter­tained in certain quarters that Ger­many may suggest that the United

States sent warships to convoy Am er-the German Foreign Secretary Herr jican merchantmen through the dan- Von Jagow, regarding the American j ger zone, thu3 guaranteeing the rvan-

at t&ft-l&ttez’s reqnast. Nothing traKty o f tiy»‘ v*8*eSs.

R IN T y'Ci%a t

(M O B T W O T f iSy...AV- ■*-»

tH E S B A T . n H H J A X T m

1 S E SHIPPING BILL FIGHT IS MOVED I'D THE HOUSE.

AtaiBiatrmU«n WiU Nat Accept KUcfc- ia Proposal ant Sutoaits Another. —The New Propossl Ai nlnittn- tion Insists o» {tetania* Perma- ■eat Feature of Bill—Kilehi« S*ys TkU Will Not F ra .Washington, D. C., Feb. 12.—The

ship-purchase bill fight shifted today from the Senate to the House. In the Senate the measure, blocked by Re­publican opposition, was displaced as unfinished business and a cloture rule, designed to terminate forcibly the fili- buated was taken up. .

Administration. forces began work on a compromise House bill but House leaders were far- from confident it would unite, the uiv-.ueu SeuaUr. DeViiO-. crats or win Republican support. They declared the Administration did

not conceda enough in the proposed

compromise to secure its passage.The cloture rule presented iii the

Senate met the same Republican fili­buster that had blocked the ship bill and a conference of Senate Democrat.; Iras called for tomorrow to consider the ' advisability of continuing the

fight for the . cloture proposal, cr of abandoning it and returning to a di­

rect contest for the shipping bill.The new bill in the House was de­

veloped after Postmaster General Bur­leson for the Administration went to

the Capitol and definitely rejected thi compromise measure advanced by Rep­resentative Kitchin. The Kitchin

proposal contemplated making the

ship bill a temporary emergency meas­ure and would have taken the Govern­ment out of the. shipping business

two years after the termination of the

European war. Mr. Kitchin declared

passage o f this measure through both

houses o f Congress was assured.The administration counter-propos­

al, as it was being framed tonight, would organize a shipping board with

an appropriation cf $40,000,000 to en­gage in shipping for a period ending

two years after the war’s termina­tion. Then the ships would be turn­ed over to the Secretary of the Navy

to be leased or operated in the mer­chant service in his discretion. This

plan, to place the Government perm­anently in the shipping business was

the point the Administration insisted

It is fo* "revision asrainstwhich the Senate Republicans fili­buster chiefly is aimed. House lead­ers ton:ght said that provision 'vouU

defeat the measure in the Senate.The Administration proposal whic.i

embraces the Weeks bill for the or-

eaavassed and the proposal mappedout, at the Capital earlier in the day received the President's sanction.. It was said, after the conference that Mr. Wilson still was hopeful an ex­tra session might be avoided.

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Politician—Congratulate me,, my dear. IVa won the nomination.

Wife (in surprise)—Honestly 1Politician—Now, what in thunder

did you want to bring up . that point for?—Kansas City Star.

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now To dive Quinine To Children.ITCBRtLiNSift the trade-mark name riven te an iaiprpvedQoiiiiae; It is a Ta Wele** Syrup* pins - u t to tike » «d not dUturb tbe stomach. Children take kaod know U la Quinine.Aiao especially adapted to tt* who caottai Ufce otaittary gaislne. Poca art i iM t t tcjiat etoie anwoiittai aorria iitt i t tbe lead. Trr it the ftext time'Tou tecd Qomiae lor l i y gar- pose. Ask for bounce ericioal P*cka*e. The aamc.KEBKlljNS U blowa iv bottle* 29 cents.

val auxiliary, the Gore compromise

shipping bill srid «itu£*dn<cnt3 prob­ably will- be li-**oug‘Jit into . the. House.

... .. --------*_ B „ >r>, ;____m — i__uexv weer*., rfi&S&fcc ui »* c ivabill with the Administration amend­ments would place the compromise be­fore the Senate as a House Amend­ment to the bill already passed.

Representative Kitchin said tonight

that he had no hope of the Administra­tion compromise passing the Senate.

“It Timy have a morul effect upon

the Senate and the country,” he add­ed, “however, and may strengthen the

Administration support in the Sen­ate.”

The Wedcs bill will provide for

the establishment of “United States

Navy mail routes between the Unitod

States and South America and be­tween the United States and the coun­tries o f Europe;” it would authorize

the Secretary of the Navy to employ

available naval vessels at his dis­cretion in genera! mail, freight and

pajsenger business.The Ship-Purehase bill to be added

to the Weeks measure is the one

agreed on in the Senate caucus. With

relation to the purchase of belligerent

owned merchant ships in American

harbors the only limitation would be

that in buyiv.g vessels during continu­ance o f the European war “no pur­chase shall be made in a way which

inO disturb the present conditions of neutrality.”

President Wilson tonight at a con­ference ’with Chairman Padgett, of the House Naval Affairs Committee and Representative Webb, definitely approved of the plan to have ships acquired under the bill pass tc- the control of the Secretary of the Navy two years after the conclusion of the European War.

TTj* entire situation was carefully

SPA NISH MINTSTER REACHES

VE R A CItl'Z.

Is Now Aborad Spanish Vessel— Car­ranza Advised lo Observe

Proprieties. .

Washington, Feb. 12.— The U n iie d

States, today sent representations to

General Carranza pointing out. that

serious complications might follow in­terference with the rights of the dip-- Somatic corps in Mexico City.

It is understood no specific refer­ence was -made to the cases of the

Belgian and Spanish minister.-, botn

cf whom have been expelled from

Moxico by Carranza. The communi­cation was of a general character, covering,the delicate situation of all the diplomats in the Mexican Capita).

Late today the State Department was informed by Consul Canada that

Jose Caro, the Spanish Minister, had

reached Vera Cruz and had gone on

board a. Spanish trans-Atlantic liner. Protection for him in his journey to

Vera Cruz had been requested by the

United States and he was not disturb­ed en route. The Minister will sail for Havana.

While official? were reticent about the communication sent to Carranza

it was understood the Washington

government pointed out that it would

be to Carranza’s interest to accor.i the diplomats facilities for commun­icating with their Governments and

all the usual courtesies o f their po­sitions.

No indication was given as to what

course the American government would pursue if this were not com­plied with but the implication that

serious complications might ensue if foreign Governments withdrew their diplomatic renre-s^ntatiws \V,-1s said

to have l>een conveyed.

AMERICAN BANKS GIVEN KOBEHOPE.—--O

New Step Will Allow A m to Get into Financial Field of South Aaer- iw—SUndanitw. the DoOar, tt WiU Now Gradually Beeop e • £Mhu» of Expanse Betweoa This Nation and Others, Is View «f Kewtvt Board; Order, to B« Extended A? Conditions Justify.Washington, D. C., Feb; 12.—An­

other step in the development of the American finance designed to bring jt more ih accord with that of other na­tions, was taken by the Federal Re­serve Board today -when it Issued reg­ulations governing the discount or purchase o f bankers’ acceptances. ■

The Federal reserve act authorize !W ] “ ■ • ‘ a-;

ances based on tha importation or ex­portation of: goods and „ the board’.-: regulations indicate how banks mav

avail themselves c f the aid o f the

Fede ral Reserve Banks in securing the

rediscount ci' such p apers: and lay

jdown the Sines by which the reserve

ibanks themselves will be guided in

purchases of acceptances in the open

market.. Before the Federal Reserv: Act was :od domestic dealings in

ai'ceptance's.were confined to S tate

b?.nks,. trust companies • and 'private

banks. How far American hanks m ay' proceed ih taking away from London

a chare of this business, a considerable

p a rt of. which is done ►rir'-i South

America, officials here do net now pre­tend to know. ■ .

A lth o u g h w rlc v today’s, regulation1! the reserve banks are notbarred from

outright purchases o f acceptances, the

board indicates a present preference

for discount of such paper offered by

member or other banks.

M A K E D O LLA R A MEDIUM.The board announces that accept­

ances must be “payable in dollars, in

the United States,” a step toward

making the doUar at ieast one o f th,; mediums of international exchange.

Weeks have been spent by the hoard in preparing th« resolution . many conferences have been held With the advisory council, some of the govern­ors of Fderai Reserve Banks and the Federal Reserve Agents.' “Th " acceptance is still in' ist In­

fancy in the field of American bank­ing/, the board ia y* in a circular. “ How rapid its development will he cannot be foretold; but the develop­ment itself is certain. Opportunity ia given by the Federal Reserve Act to assist the movement in this r.ew di­rection."

The circular adds that present reg­ulations are to be regarded as a first step to bfe extended as circumstances wararnt. . '; “B j reason of its being readily mar­ketable it is widely , regarded as a most desirable paper in secondary re­serve o f banks and will help to pro­vide an effective substitute ' for the

‘call loan,’ Its growth however, will depend upon the ability o f the Am er­ican market to adjust its rates effect­ively to those prevailing iii other market# for paper of this class.

“ Federal reserve hanks may from

time to time submit fo r the approval o f the board maximum and minimum

rates within which they desire to be

authorized to deal in acceptances; within such limits and subject to such, modifications as may be imposed by

the board, Federal Reserve Banks wi!l be allowed to establish the rates at

which they will deal ih acceptances.’

SH O U LD B E S A F E L Y ENDORSED .

The board says preferential treat­ment should be allowed on acceptance

bearing the indorsement of member

b.-nks and win sanction.such a prefer­ential. but points out that Federal re ­serve banks which desire to purchase

such paper not so indorsed may do so

though they should restrict opera­tions to acceptances bearing some oth­er signature than that o f the drawer

and acceptor, preferably that o f a

bank or banker.

An acceptance, the ratabtiaiw my, ■nut bear or be aeewperied by evi deuce satisfactory to a reserve hank, that it originated in an actual bona fide sale or consignment involving im­portation or exportation of goods.

“ In framing their policy with re­spect to acceptances,” says the board, “Federal reserve banks will have to consider not only local demands to be expected from their own members, but also requirements to be met in other districts. The plan to be fol­lowed must ir. er.ch case adapt itself to the constantly varying needs uf the country.”

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A REAL SEASON.A really frank gpeker of divorce was

the colored .woman who said; “Sam. . — * J'----

losed ma taste foh him.”—Louisville Courier Journal.'

FRONT STREET 1L K.SOOTH.

Rev. D. H. Tuttle Pastor.

A.

i AVOID SPECULATION]J INVEST

; r-ir sun-.

m t v„arr;!n^ii a^t

-the following._ statement .today

pOrtirig ""the^chief’s 5i!t in deporting

the Spanish Minister:■‘Deplorable as the incident may be,

it should be thoroughly understood

that Mr. Carranza as first chief of the Constitutionalist army .and in

charge of tbe executive power in

Mexico has r.ot in any manner disre­

garded the customs of international law, nor shown a lack o f consideration

of the cordial friendship and respect

he has for the Government of His

Majesty, Alfonso X III, and the peo­ple o f Spain. He acted merely in re­gard to an individual who has tramp­led upon the privilege o f hospitality

during very hazardous moments for

the Mexican Nation.”

The agency cited precedents ia

which the American Government dis­missed Minister accredited here whose

persona! activities had been disapprov­ed.

------- —O----------H IS JOB.

“What is your occupation?” asked

the judge of a witness.

“Same ole thing, Jedge, prayin’ for

rain or shine as they’re needed, an’ predictin’ the end o’ the world when­ever the signs p’int that away.”— A t­lanta Constitution.

---------- O----------“Mary had a little vote

Which roamed the State about. And everywhere that vote got in

John Barleycorn got out!”--------- O----------

HER VIEW.Mrs. Wayupp—Will you liave a long

itinerary in Florida ?Mrs. Blase—Yes, bat I guess you

don’t have to weax much under it.- Puck.

Yonr surplus eirmvgri w f;ist mortgafe real estate bonds. No investment it SAFER. We guarantee tbe paymentof both principal and arterest. &UNUS ransine from S1O0.OO to JSOO.Sfl on its- proved coaatrr and city property.

I

STANDARD REALTY AND SECURITY CO.

C. C. FooviUe, Mgr. Burlington, N. C.

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ti4It

Little Mother o f the "Slums— I wish

ye’d quit yer cryia’ Violet. Yer face

is getting all muddy.— Life.

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Invigorating to the Pale and SicklyThe OW Standard general BtnBglheBtoE tonic, OROVITS TASTBLKSS rhill TONIC, drives out tfalaria-eartelKS thebload;«&dbaildjE upthe sys. *om. A. true temic. F « . ndelta asui cfcildien. bot.

The esteemed Statepaper o f Colum­bia is properly horrified at the idscov- ery that in its home, town card games

are being played “in which the deck

is stripped.” So, too, it is fairly safe

to <tssume, are unsuspecting strang­ers who permit themselvt s to be in­duced to “sit in."

| CHURCH DIRECTORY 1REFORMED CHURCH,

Peace to those who enter.Blessings to those who go.

Preaching every Sunday, 11:00 M. and 7*30 P. M.

Sacnoent of the Lord’* Supjter with offering for Church charities, First Sunday is each month.

Sunday School, every Sunday, 9:30 A. M.

Prayer Mating, Wednesday, 8:00 P. H .

Board of Stewards meet on Monday 8:00 i'. M., after Fourth Sunday U eac-h month. . _ 1 -

Woman’s Missionary Society meet*. 4:00 T-. St, on Monday, after 1st

and 3rd Sundays.

Parsonage, corner W. Davis and Hoke Streets.

Pastor’s Telephone, No. 168.Ring—Talk—flang Up—“ Biisy.”

WEBB AVENUE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.

Rev. E . Ci Durham, Pastor. . Preaching every first Sunday at 11:00

A. and 7:30 P. M. Second Sun­day at 7:30 P. M.

Sunday School every Sunday at 10:0# A. M.A. M. H. F. Moore, Superintendent.

Everybody Welcome.PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Comer Front and Anderson Streets.

Rev. D. C. Cox.

Sunday School every Sabbath at 9:45 A. M.

Preaching every First and Third Sab­bath ai. 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.

Mid-Week Service every Wednesday, 7:30 P. M.

Everyona Welcome.

Parsonage Comer Front and Trol-linger Streets.

Pev. Donald Mclver, Pastor. Services every Sunday at 11:00 A. M.

and 7:30 P. M.Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. B. R.

Sellars, Superintendent.Prayer Meeting, Wednesday at 7:3$

P. M.

The Public is cordially invited to al) services.

BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. M. W. Buck, PaBtor.

M., a a i

HOCUTT MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH,

Adams Avenue and Hall Street.

Something for Nothing.To get s ta r te d w ith you w e m ake yen th e following

Olter: 96fld US $1 .0U I OF I , COO FiO st I'lOOf r ia i i t s ,g row n in th e open a ir and will s tan d freez ing : g ro w n from th e C eleb ra ted Seed of B olg ina & Son and Thorhom & Co., a n d I will send you 1,000 C abbage P la n ts additional F R E E , a n d you can re p e a t th e o rd er a s m any tim es as you like. I w ill g ive you special prices on P o ta to Seed and P o ta to P la n ts la te r. W e w a n t th e accounts o f d o s e buyers, la rg e and sm all. W e can supply all.

ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO..YOUNGS ISLAND, S. C.

BRINGThose old chairs, beds, tab les, d ressers e tc to BURLINGTON, N . C ., a t th e C orner D avis & W orth S tre e t have them repaired a s tich in*time saves n ine.

M A C ITi v i A u n

r r c H C DA 1 U 1 X i d l

VICK’S£22St£32 SALVE

Rev. James W. Rose, Pastor.

Preaching every Fourth Sunday at■* t a I f T& Un.« M i a u u * iuv a .

PnnHay S^hnn}-.«yAf« at 9;30A **■ .............. ......A . IU

Prayer Meeting Wednesday. 7:30 P. M.

Ladies’ Aid Society First Sunday A f­ternoon.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Church of The Holy Comforter.

The Rev. John Benners Gibble, Rector,

Services every Sunday, 11:00 A. M.and 7:80 P. M.

Holy Communion: First Sunday, 11:00 A- M.. Third Sunday. 7:30 A. M.

Holy and Saint’s Days, 10:00' A. M. Sunday School 9:30 A. M.

The public is cordially invited.All Pews Free. Fire Vested Choir.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Corner Church and Davis Streets.

Rev. A. B. Kendall, Pastor.

Freaching every Sunday 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.

Sunday School, 9:45 A* M. John B. Foster, Superintendent.

Christian Endeavor services Sunday Evenings at 6:45.

Mid-Week Prayer Service, every Wednesday at 7:80 P. M.

Ladies* Aid snd Missionary Society meets on Monday, after the Second Sunday in each month.

A cordial invitation extended to al). A Church Home for Visiters and for

Strangers.

Sunday Worship, 11:00 A.7:30 P. M.

Sanday Scbf*>l at 9:30 A. M. J . L.Scott, Superintendent

Praise and Prayer Services. Wednes­day at 7:30 P. M.

Christian Culture Class, Saturday at 3:00 P. M.

Church Conference, Wednesday b»- fore First- Sunday of each mouta. V iow i". ~U,

Observance of Lord’s Supper, F ir* Sunday in each month.

WbmaiTs Unien, First Monday of each Month, 3:30 K M,

THE METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

U

IEast Davis Street.

Rev. George L. Curry, Pastor. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7:30 P.

M.Ladies' Aid and .Missionary Sociatia*

every Monday afternoon after First Sunday in each month.

Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6:30 Every Sunday Evening.

Svriday School, 9:30 a u t ri Qa*.ers, Superintendent.

Good Baraca and Phiiathea Classes,

You are Invited to attend ail the** services.

MACEDONIA LUTHERAN CHURCH,

Front Street.

Rev. T. S. Brown, Past*?.

Morning Service 11:00 A. M.Vespers 7:30 P. M.Services every Sunday except th« morning of Third Sunday.

Sunday School, 9:46 A M. Prof. J . B.Robertson, Supt.

Teachers' Meeting Wednesday 7:3* P. M. (Pastor’s Study).

K Oman's Missionary Society, First Thursday, Monthly, S:30 P. M.

L. C. B. Society, Second Thursday.Monthly, 7;30 P. M.

Young People’s Meeting, Second Sun­day at 3 P. M

POOR P

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T U T V K X - i- V K K DBS' A tCH ; MntUNGTON. N. C.

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PA G E

[S A M O A * K U D D IS M V A S T A f -

| H ttktic, Earthquake u < TM*l Wave Leave N «tknf M Desl t f tiwL

Tutuila, American Samoa, Feb. 12.-B y Wireless— A n earthquake and

l a tidal w a «* accompanied the hinri- fcane w h ich sw ep tN o Han 's Isiaod of I the Samoan group, first reports o f I which reached to re two ■weeks ago.

Fuller detail? received today show

I that three persons were killed. En- I tire villages disappeared. Those of

[which traces remained were rained. Ail shipping either was destroyed or

[ badly damaged, Three-fourths o f the

| cocoa palms, on which the islands

[•ended for nourishment, aRd their cwnmerceincopra were levelled, and

all the remainder injured. Some plan­tations were wiped out.

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plants can be brought into hearing

again and three thousand inliabitants

are destitute. Thc American gunboai Princeton is conveying food, clothing

and temporary assistance, but the

need for further aid is urgent. The

South Seas have known hurricans be­fore, but the situation left in the wake

of this one is described as. unprece­dented.

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FOOLED.Kinston, Feb. 12.— J. A . Hardy, of

Aurora, N . C., is afraid that some­body in Kinston duped his niece, pret­ty N ina White, and Ardrey Lane, young people o f that place with a fake

marriage license on the night o f Jan­uary 26. There is a letter in tho

register of deed’s office at the coart

house from Mr. Hardy in which he

asks if license was granted the cou- I pie here. R e g is te r Pridgen has assur­ed him that no license w as issued

such parties. Sometime ago Lane and

Miss White tried to get license here. They were refused. From here they

i went to Goldsboro and met with sim­ilar luck. Thc officials at obth places

| wanted the consent o f the young lady’s

parents or guardian. The register

here Iw nck l that the coaple rttuned

to A w e n and Mated that they had

been married. Mr. H a rfy toys Lane

is 20 years o f age and : the girl only

15. They “ran away,” he claims.From the tone o f his letter Begis-

ter Pridgen gathers that Mr. Hardy

is not angry ovur their allegation that

they are married; he simply wants

to be certain that the ceremony was

legally performed, he intimates. “They

are only children and we are afraid

some scaup has fooled them for the

price o f license, etc.” ., tiie uncle o f the

supposed bride states. Her father is

an invalid. M r. Hardy is a man of some prominence in Beaufort county, it seems. Register o f Deeds Pridgen

declaredthat unless there is a know­ing deception being practiced by the

young couple the chances are that

young Lane was the victim of some

unscrupulous party who framed up a

bogus license and had a mock mar­riage performed. The authorities are

puzzlej) about the affair and an in­vestigation in full is certain to be

brought on.

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TH E L A N D TO AVOID.

My friend, have you heard of the town

o f Yawn,On the banks o f the river Slow, Where: blooms the wait-awhile flower

fair,And the Some-time or other scents ths

air, .And the soft Go-easy grow?It lies in the valley of What’e-the-use. In the province of Let-’er-slide;That old, tired feeling is native there; It’s the home o f the listless I-don’t-

care,Where the Put-it-off’s abide.

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BE TTER TIM ES COMING.Dunn, Feb. 12.— The Tilghman

Lumber Company, Newberry Bros. &

Cowell, McKay Manufacturing Com­pany, and all o f the plants and enter­prises are making preparations to

start work on full time cn cr about

March 1. Times aro gradually pick­ing up now, ar.d ths section will be in

shape soon.Tha farmers are buying some im­

proved stock and haying then shipped

in hen. That is one goofl sign of good times ahead. When they reach

the point of making plenty o f meat

and com and enn milk good cows ali over this county low-priced cotton wiii not raise such a howl.

The roads have seldom if ever, been

in worse condition than fo r a month

or more; but the last few days are

restoring them to normal condition

and farmers can com e to market and

bring their surplus produce, meat; chickens ahd eggs. This has done

much to help business fo r tiie last

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A LLE G E S SLAN D ER .Nerwfcern, Ueb. 11.— Because it 'is

alleged, he said that E lla M. Whitley, colored, had something^ to do with the

disappearance of $500 from the/now

defunct Mutual Aid Bank, Hirar.i Thompson, the president o f the in­stitution and . who during the time

that he was not acting in the official capacity of director-general of the a f­fairs o f the institution was supervis­ing the cleaning up of the loear Fed­eral buil&ng where he holds the po­sition of janitor, is to be sued in the

sum of $5,000 and, in fact, the pro- cedings have already been instituted.

The whitley woman is the mother- in-low a f John H. Fisher, the cashier of the Mutual Aid Bank, who wa3 ar­rested several days ago on a charge

of embezzling the funds o f the insti­tution and is to be given a hearing to­day on this charge before Justice of tho Peace S. R. Street. A ll o f tha

parties implicated in the affair are

prominent negroes and there is great

interest in the case among the color­ed people of the city, especially in

those who were stockholders or depos­itors in the institution and who have

not been able to secure their money

sfcice the doors of the bank ware clos­ed a few weeks ago.

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Sams OH iem , fttiiMfci WM't Con.Tbe wont ca*ee, no matter of bow toig ittid ilu are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.' tw ler'j AnMaeptic Healing Oil, It n lle m Pain u d Heals at the nutmt tine. 25c, 50c, l i,v

GEEgNEVILLE MAN DOES NOT LIKE US.

Greensboro, Fab. 11.— E. R. Tuck­er, of Greenville, S. C.t left Greens­boro and North Carolina last night

with a poorer opinion o f the State

and city according to his own vehem­ent opinion, He had come here with

the intention of returning to his State

with Pearl May Tucker, or May Pearl Cloninger, who had formerly lived in

the home of his mother as an appren­tice and who had come to this State

to live with her sister.; He took out a warrant charging the

g irl with being a fugitive from justice. He failed in this attempt and had to

foot a good-sized bill of costs in ad­dition to losing the girl, lienee his

opinion of the State and city.

: -----------o— ~Tfet ttMM ikst Dees Mt Affect Ilia HastBecanae oMuionie and laxative effect; LAXh, TIVE BJtOMeQUININEis betterthan ordinary Uui&iiK u d uiiei 'hui'C&iiec 'ucivvu»uv»» uui n a f i u ia lm d . Remember tbe full fiime acd look, ior the tixnature ot S. V . GROVE. 25c.

- ■_--------- o ------------- --- ' 'THICK CHARM?

—c—The bracelet that adorned Bet’s arm,

A blaze of genis and gold, Possessed for me a wondrou charm.

M y gaze for hours ’twould hold.

O r was I always held spellbound,M y roving glance enmeshed.

By Betty’s arm. so whitelv round, Blue-veined and plumply fleshed?

N o matter which; I sorrowed when.The bracelet disappeared,

Last night when it came back again,I gasped— and then I cheered.

She wears it now upon her knee

Bewitchingly it flirts

And winks through that inverted V

Which slashes Betty’s skirts.

The bracelet or the kn— But stay!I 'd better say no more,

Except—when Betty comes my way, I gaze a? ne’er before.

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won’t have to meet the bill collector tomorrow.

NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK AND FIXTURES.

Under and by virtue o f an . order

of Hie Superior Court of North "Caro­

lina, made in the case o f W. E. Sharpe

and others, against Buchanan Comp­

any, the undersigned receiver will re ­ceive sealed bids until Noon, March

6th, 1915, upon the stock aiid fix­tures c f the Buchanan Company, lo­cated on Main Street, in the City of Burlington, North Carolina.

The stock of goods and fixtures are

being offered separately, the bidder

will specify the amount offered for

the stock o f goods as a whole, and the

amount offered for all fixtures, and if

any bidder making an offer fo r both

the stockof goods and fixtures would

not purchase the one without the oth­er he will so specify in his bids. .... _

All. bids must be accompanied with

a certified check for 10 per cent, of the amount of the bid, payable to the

receiver. The receiver reserves. the

right to refuse any and all bids offer­ed, and any bids accepted are subject

to . confirmation by the Court. All bids should be addressed to Alamance

Loan & Trust Company, Receiver, Burlington, N . C.

The stock o f goods is a splendid as­sortment o f goods usually carried by

Five and Ten Cent Stores, and is in

godd condition, tlie fixtures consist of three sash registers, typewriter, Toledo scales, counter scales, display

tables, window mirrors, glass show

cases, counters, counter cases, floor

cases, electric fans and all other neces­sary fixtures, at a cost value o f more

than a thousand dollars.

AU creditors o f the Buchanan Comp­any are hereby notified to file their

claims, duly verified, with the under­signed receiver, at Burlington, N . C., on or before M ay 10th, 1&15, or this, notice wiU be pleaded in bar of their

recovery.

This 12th day of February, 193.5.

A L A M A N C E L O A N & TR UST CO.,

Receiver o f the Buchanan Co.

Afraid I can t let you go without

the password, sir.”“But, confound you! I tell you I've

forgotten it. You know me well enough.' I ’m Major Jones.”

“Can’t help it, sir; must have tke

password.”Voice from the Tent— Oh. don’t

stand arguing all night Bill, shoot

’im.” ■

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Gsispard (the landlord)— “I've got

to raise your rent, Mr, Sullivan.”: Tenant (Sarcastically)— “I suppose

the w ar is to blame.”Gaspard— “Certainly. Haven’t you

read o f the wholesale dastrjetkm o f

houses in Belgium aud the suburbs a t

Paris?’’ .

F A M IL Y M E D IC A L G U ID E G IV E N F R E c , T O S U 3 S C E IB E K 3 "

. Prom inent physicians’ have esti­mated that.CS per cent o f the.cases o f sickness in America. co'ul<!- be prevented if there was a more w ide­spread knowledge of-practical m edi­cine.

The m ajority o f ui, up-to-date, in everyth ing else, obey the same rules o i health (hat were the traits o f popular superstition iu those days when practically nothing was known- about preventive medicine.

tn tbe hopes that people will be­gin to se.C: how important it is that they learn a little more about the ailments of the body, a practical medical guide is offered to all the readers of this paper Free of Cost.. The name of this work is Dr. Miles’ Family Medical Guide It is a -w-ork that has been very carefully compiled. It has been written in very plain language, omitting, when not absolutely necessary, all tech­nical words aud phrases.

It tells how to recognize various ailments. It tells what to do before the doctor arrives, or if he docs not arrive at all. It tells what to dk> and what not to do in case of acci­dent. It gives a few practical lawii of health. It tells of how to take care of the sick room, of what to eat, of how to care for infants n o t other important details.

Send your name and address to Family Medical Guide,

Miles Medical C o , Elkhart, I a i ,

mentioning _ the name of this paper and you will receive one c f thcM valuiDle books ail chtrgts prepaid.

LOANS! LOANS! LOANS!- f I

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We have some desirable Loans on First M ortage Real Estate Security.AT SIX PER CENT

Interest Payable Semi-Annually.In addition to giving Ample Security, We give our Guarantee Worth $65, 000.00 with each. For Safety, there is nothing better than Good Real Estate Security.W e c a n p l a n a n y a m o u n t f r o m $ 1 0 0 . 2 2 t o $ 1 , 0 0 0 . 2 2 *

Alamance Insurance & Real Estate Co.W. E. SHARPE, Manager.CAPITAL & SURPLUS $65,000.00.

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H U t iS S O N CRIPPLUES B U B A L M A IL SKRIVCE IH B O O fiB - OUT THB NATION.

Continued on P»ge Eight, be materially benefited as to the accessibility and convenience.

“S__The fa c t that an extension, retrace, or change on a routemay be m d s without additional cost shall not of itself constituteratoon for such actkm. . ;

“4__Wherever it is found that routes operate in proximity ora mile o f other ru ra l routes o r s ta r routes, or pcwtoffices, action ahaft be taken towad, so far tu possible, rearrangement which •tell liave for its purpose (1 ) removal of service from proximity and adaptation of same to extension, to new patrons, without

cost; (2 ) curtailment and shortening of routes to savecost.-.

Section 764 of the postal laws and regulations is amended by the addition of the following paragraph:

“3_Postniasters shall make a quarterly examination of each rural carrier’s roster of patrons and ascertain the correctness thereof :

“ Section 785 o f the postal laws apd regulations is amended by tne aduiUoa o f the foUo^nhg p a »s «^ p h : r

“ 3— During one month o f each quarter, account shall be Kept o f the number o f pieces and weight o f mail delivered and collect­ed on overy rural route. A t the end o f such period, the postmast­er shall report to the department the number o f pieces and weight o f each class o f mail handled and the number o f fam ilies served on each route, certify ing to the correctness thereof.”

COBLE-BR ADSHAW CO.,Burlington, N. C

T h e le a d in g I m p le m e n t a n d i i a r u w a r e D ea le rs o f A la m a n c e C o u n ty .

The No. 11 Riding Oliver Sulkeyp lo w , th e g rea te s t p lo w o n e a r th fo r t . .c u p to d a te fa rm e r , 110 so ld la s t y ea r ev e ry b o dy w iii p leased n o k icks a t a ll. P o in ts o n ly 35 c e n ts each . G om e in j»d in s p e c t t h e p low .

Our iir:t bissgies, vr.^Gjis, harness fuH snd over­flow ing . C o m e to see u s w h e n in th e m a rk e t fo r v e h ic le s a n d fa rm m a c h in e ry s h e lf -an d . h eav y h a rd

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1UfbeO i . » e i j l u u tey u u m a n y

«*- •ritslv : I'aMaahtag

H u r liu fto n , N . C .u .

iiea, i'iret Hoot, Haulm JtvjS&ng. TetephoneNo. 2C&.

,MeripU6n. OO* UoUar per ytmr, payaoi* ia advance.

Ail eoauminieauona io . regard u»jfrut mm* iwsm* ■«* tonw yiK nuA- .o atuoia im itudiwMr.te;!!!* Siam

PuMiabtiig Co., and not t* lucSvidual connected wita the pa-

jUI news note* u d cijMtwunim- •d«* at importance toaat be tigned t w r t o * * .W « Iff* Mt retponsibU toT opinionstW M B H M f a t l .

W ia f t w wUltafc* m thi tint no •ttft f*r mbamptkm far Tii« StaU Hapattll will be h ono^ di tiua tffttw

it i* numbered with attnpeo

Entered; •* >w«»d-da»a matter <sy M, 1*08, *t tb« »<wt office at ‘urKact»n. North Carolina, under the

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A R A D IC A L H E .

Burins tlie last campaign,. The Iii--

paich - charged the Democrats with

favoring increased salaries for ■ th« county officers, but t ie Democrats

hollered, it ’s only a Radical lie. W e said the ceuntydebt was nearer

three hundred and fifty thousand dol­lars than any other amount, but the

Democrats hollered, its only a Radical lie. W e said that during the year j 1912 some oi the officers received both | salary and fees, but the Democrats! hollered, its only a Radical lie. But

now ■what a/e the facts, a bill has al­ready been drawn to increase taxes

and provide additional jo ijs -fo r the

faithful. A stat'- ’ent o f the county

debt has ktr•• •• — ied arid this show­ed a total ii ,,jiedness o f three hun­dred and forty-three thousand dollars, a statement has also been published

showing the saving to the tax payers

from the salary system as against the

old fee system, this statement showed

that for the year 1912 tho year that

ire said they frere paid both salaries

and fees, that we lost money by the

salary system, hut for the year 1913

I after we had exposed them fo r p a y in g

both salaries and fees, the county sav­ed money— so you can see that after

ail it was not a Radical lie. But some

other kind o f a lie. it does seem

to us that our people would get their

eyes open after a while as to who tells

the troth about these matters, F e- | member that it was not the Picue long

'faced politician who has the air o f • injured innocence that can tlwRys be

| depended upon to tell you the real Iriith— this air o f injured itinc^ance

is used to fool the people, and it

sometimes works os some o f you have

discovered, but you will know better

the next time, won’t you; well let us

hope you will.

Our county officials all seem to

i ; j i. mi In in m

us they tfey aktmU h e w itfc * t* wait until tobacco - aad cotton get

j higher ao that oar tax payers could } afford to pay the additional burden,| there is such a thing as loading down

a free pulling, bone, we think cur tax

payers are broad minded patpotic

people, but can they p a y more, un­less they can seH wore, tobacco and

cotton are not coins up like taxes. Go slow, Mr. Officeholder and gmt.

our hard working honest taxpayers a

little rest, some o f them believe tSurt. your salaries are large enough to pay

you wall for all the .work you have

to do, but i f you think differently, why hot wait until the next election

and go before tfte people demanding

a raise in salary and asking for mors

help, if your cause is just the people

will give you what you ask for, but

they are from Missouri, and want t6

shown -thaf. you..ar* -.entitled.,.to

■what you ask for. W ait two more

years and then the Republican party

will have control o f the nation, tobacco

and cotton w ill be higher and our peo­ple can pay more, kindly consider this

wo:-,t you please, Mr. Officeholder?

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I have received by expi ess, a fresh car load of Horses and Mules, which we purchased right from the farms of Missouri. In this car we have some excellent young farm mares with foal, which are extra good broke, single and double. Also some good heavy mules. 1 stock sold at small profit and under good guarantee. See us before you buy, as we have stock on hand at all times.

J E S S E T IC K L EDR. J. M. SHOFFNER S STABLE

Phone 409 B U R L IN G T O N , N. C.

CLEARANCE SALEW 8 J C U 1 j ^ t c d i T iu lC t V w U 'M v f S I iio tk .1 l p i jK m i i f t iU id C u s i

S ti l l a t th e sam e p lace re a d y io se rv e y ou b e t te r th a n e v e r b e fo re m a k e o u r s to re h e a d q u a r te rs w h e n in to w n .

Y o u r fr ie n d s ,

COBLE-BRADSHAW CO.

|) want more r.ci's .*4 uwr-— * • * ____ - ■. r?««*

Cbildren’a Consha—Ckildrat’f Cotda Bath Are Sertona,

When one o f your little ones shows

symptoms of an approaching Cold, give it Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey at

once, it acts quickly, iuiu picVehij the cold growing worse. Very heal­ing— soothes the Lungs, loosens the

mucous, strengthens the system. It’s

guaranteed. Only 25s at your Drug­gist. Buy a bottle today.

Bucklen's Arnice Salve for Sores.

STOP T H E C H ILD ’S COLDS T H E Y

O F T E N R E S U L T SE R IO U SLY .

Cold’s Croup and Whooping Tough

a n children’s ailments which nesd ins- mediate attention. Ths after effects

are often most perious. Don’t tal.e

the risk— you donU have to. Dr. King's N ew Discovery chad's the

-Cold, soothes the Cough, allays the In- fianxmation, kills the Germs ar.d a l­lows Nature to do her healing work. 50c. at your Druggist. Buy a bottle

tfldw .the house— against Colds, Sore and

Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Sciatica and

like ailments. Your money back i f not

relief.

M A N Y D ISORDERS COM E FROM

T H E LIVER .

Are Yon Just at Odd* with YooraeifT

Do You Regelate Living?

A re you sometimes at odds in ia

yourself and with the world? Do

you wonder what a'.-.a you? True you

may be eating regularly ard steeping

well. Yet something is die matter!

Constipation, Headache, Nervousness

and Bilious Spells indicate a Sluggish

Liver. The tried remedy is Dr. S ing ’s

New Life Pills. Only 25e. at your Druggist.

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve fo r Skin Erup­tions.

TRY TH IS FO R N E U R A L G IA .

Thousands of people keep on suffer­ing with Neuralgia because they do

r.ot know what to do for it. Neuralgia

is a pain in the nerves. W hat you

wantlto do is to soothe the nerve it­self. Apply Sloan’s Liniment to the

surface over die painful part—do not

rub it in. Sloan’s Liniment penetrates

very quickly to the sore, irritated

nerve and allays the infiamation. Get

em is « f any d r a g g i* and have it in

Here Is A Fine Little Shoe For

Walking.

The toe is ju s t wide enough, th e H eel ju s t ’ >w enough, and th e sole is th e m ost flexible.

I t is a sty lish made, beautifu lly finished shoe, and th e p rice is r igh t.

W e have a very large stock fo r you to select from . M any new Am ­erican t Fashion in Spring F oo tw ear now on display.

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It is a sale for a bona fide, legitimate purpose The stock must be turned into cash. Come

and avail yourseli of the opportunity.

Every Suit or Overcoat for Man or Boy is a Gar­ment of this season, and every Suit and

Overcoat is included.

All Prices Same As Last Week!

B. GOODMANTbs Home ol Good Clothes BURLINGTON. - - - - ! U .

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The garments sold you are guaranteed to fit or you don’t have to take them. Only 6 to 10 days to get your suit. This is the story in a nut shell, one suit FREE for every disatisfied customer you will bring to me. This is fair. I am exclusive agent for The Kahn Tailoring Co. of Indiania and The Haas Tailoring Co. of Baltimore, Md. I have in these two lines all that any man could expect or look for. They are on display, call and see them, it s no trouble to show you or tell you the prices. Still less to make you a suit

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When yon are in the market, don't fall to call and see what I tan offer yoo. If you don’t decide to buy, it is all o. k„ I don’t get angry at yon for yonr qnestlons and Inquiring. Remember me at all times. I am at yonr service, your humble servant for clothes, heller clothes for same money and same, M e s for less money. Don’t forget this shop for the BEST CLEANING, PRESSING and K E P M G in Bnrliogten or Alamance County. Satisfaction or no pay

See J.B. FARRELL101 E A S T D A V I S S T R E E T , B U R L I N G T O N , N O R T H C A R O L I N A .

| L O C A L A J S T D P E H S 0 3 S T A L J

Mr. L. B. Whittcd is visiting on No.

Five.

Hist) Mary Parish spent Sunday in

Oroenaboro.

Kiss Mary Morrow, of Greenffooro, «n*nt the day in tonrn Stmday.

Mr. John M. Cook returned Satur­day zaoxTUtmc from .a__uu5ins?s trip to 9t»ufort.

IE;, and Mrs. George A. King, of Ho. 5, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

■?okn Huffman.

Mr. John WhitseU, of West Burl- uiglott, died last night with a t’ompH- cation of disease*.

Kiss Emm* Seymour returned Sua-

rsy nnd Mrs. LaFond, this week.

Messrs. B. O. Guthrie and W . L. Thornburg spent yesterday in Dur­ham in the interest of their business.

Mrs. Curry Stewart and children, of Greensboro, are the guests of Mr.

— . -r-. i - t * —aliv iBTs.■this week.

Rev. Donald Mclver, Mr. and Mrs. W . H. May. M r. and Mrs. B. B . Sel­lars are in Charlotte attending the

Laymen’s Convention.

Mrs. Luther Cates went to fcamseur

yesterday to be present at the mar­riage o f Mies Beulah Petty and Mr. Bay, which takes place tomorrow.

Mr. and Mra. Jim Cates and Mrsi.

Mr. Oodsen’sBody FoundA short time before going to- press

Mt, C. Brown Cox received a telegram

from Beaufort announcing that tho

body of Mr. Gustavus P. Dodson, who

wont down with tho “Julia" had been

found. The message gave no partic­ulars at all.

Miss Cates. Several recitations wera

j John McAdams, served.

Refreshments wer;

fe y from Durham* ’where she was the Lttller Cates have to R&m&eur.

of her sister.

Messrs. Joe and Sam Ray, of Gra- kam, spent Sunday with their sister,

Mfea Addle Ray.

Miss Bessie Pickard returned Sun­day from a. two weeks’ visit to mend?

at Cooleemee.

Mr. Charfes Malone has accepted

a position witJi the Burlington Drug

Co,, as drag^st.

Mr. C. F . Ellington, a former resi­dent o f this city, but now of Pitts- boro, is in' town on business.

Mrs. Cars&n Durham :md children

returned Sunday from a week’s visit

to her sister in Greensboro.

Luther is going tomorrow. People

are wondering what is going to hap­

pen there.

Mr. J. J. May * Son have recently

installed an up-to-date lee Cream

Tiicy ’’srill ts**—5 iee

cream for the household needs and

all special occasions. Everything san­

itary and up-to-date.

Manager May, of The Gvotto, has

his entire program for the rest o£

this week in our advertising columns

this issue. He is putting or. good pic­tures, and has a nice, clean, up-to-date

theater and his service is as good as

the best.

The Plaza Restaurant has opemsi in our town for business. They have

a neat and up-to-date place on Mala

rnveet in the Fonville Building. They

promise to give to the people a first

class restaurant service at a moder­ate cost. They hava in consocticn

with the restaurant they have a first

class cigars carrying an up-to-date

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STOCKHOLDERS' M EE T ING . The stockholders o f 7%e State Dis­

patch Publishing Co., w ill meet in. the

office of the Company, in Burlington, N . C., February 22nd, 3:00 P. M. This is an adjourned meeting from

January 21st, ult. A11 Stockholders

will please take notice and be pres­ent.

J. ZEB V/ALLER, Pres.------------ Q-------------

Increasing taxes when tobacco and

cotton are so low, places a heavy bur­den upon our tax payers, it is true

we need and should have betterroads, but if the money that is now collect­ed was properly spent by competent

1 Mrs. C_3sie Boland, who was oper- " r ” ,Miss O ra Sfcoffner, of No. 7, w a s i ^ 0„ in Durtlam lsst week is im_ help our roads would be much better,

thrown from a horse while riding and

Wta-raJy bruised Yesterday.

Mr. J. Ed Garrison, o f No. 2, is at­tending the Laymen’s Convention in

session at Charlotte this week.

Quite a number of our young men

motored to Greensboro Sundar after­

noon, retur j jjig in the evening.\<Al

Mrs. L. S . Goss, o f Durham, is the

'*oest o f her sisters, M rs. Ernest Mur-

provir.g s lju jy , and it is hoped will be out o f danger in a d a y o r two. She was in a critical condition Satur- * day-and Sunday,1 but seems to have i made a decidced change for the bet­ter.

From 8 to 10:30 at

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the Baptist

Baraca; ar.d

it seem s to us to be a bad time to

raise taxes upon property, and reduce

the number o f days that those who

elect to work the roads rather than

pay the dollar and a quarter. Why

not try to distribute tlie ourden?

more evenly by making those who do

not owr. property help support the

pubiie h ighways as it is, those whoPhiiathea* entertained at a Valentine . have hpoperiy have to shoulder all the

Party. Afcoct GO were present. Games 1 burden, while others enjoy the bene- were played And Music furnished by I fits of their thrify

W ED NESD AY(Domino)

“THE LAST OF THE LINE”------------------- ^ . In 2 Parts

I i i MUTUAL GI8L, NO. 50”■ * Only 2 More ... "

THURSDAY “RUNAWAY JUNE”

T h is P ic a re Im p ro v e s w ith eac h E p is o ic ,

“GUSSLE THE GOLFER"D o n ’t M iss th is C o m ed y . I ts G R E A T .

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FRIDAY(Broncho)

“FACE ON THE CEALING”F e a tu rin g . W a lte r E d w a rd s a n d E liz a b e th B u rb rid g e , a n d all stair B ro n ch o C ast

JlfE KNOWS NO LAW”A n A m e ric a n B eau tv .

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SATURDAY(KEYSTONE)

“HOGANS WIL6 EATS”IF y o u w a n t to laugh , see th is o n e ,

( AM ERICAN )

“TIN CAN SHACK”F e a tu r in g ED . C O X E N a n d W IN N F R E D G R E E N W O O D ,

(M AJESTIC )

“AT DAWN”DON’T MISS SINGLE EVENING.

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F A R M P E M O N S T S A 'n O N W 0 8 K .

Owe Foturr «T the. W«rfc Werlh 0 * «$5M,*M.M Per Y w - S « w Exetl- iMt ResuHa SImwb by * Summary of a PreUmuuaty Annual Report by State Agent C. R, Hinfce*Tlie Farmers’ Co-operative Demon-

stration W ort carried on by .our A . and M. College and our State De­partment o f Agriculture, co-operating

with the United States Department of Agriculture, is now in operation in CS

counties o f the State, with a County

Agent in charge of the work In each

county, liuring- the present yer.r

these men had enrolled as deiconstra.- . tors and directly under their supervise

ion, 5,859 farmers. These farmers

were ^rowi-V? for their own benefit and as demonstrations i:v their re- sp^tiVe . communities... jche foUow^oij

NOT MUCH CHANCE TO FJGHT GERMANY.

Gerard Say* Si« Offeaee Is Meant Germans Here Are Loyal

to U*cle Sam.Berlin. F eb . 14.— Via JUador.— The

National Zeiturn today published an

interview with James W. Gerard, American Ambassador to • Germany, concerning the American note relative

to neutral shipping in the sea war

zone recently created by Germany. The Ambassador was reported as Say­ing the note is couched in such con­ciliatory and friendly terms . (hat he

did not doubt it would have a favor­able result. He expressed regret st

the sharp tone o f some of the Ameri­can and German newspapers but said

he was su”e this would not disturb

friendly .relations :pf thej two countries.crops, where the best known methods j g ^ te s wage w ar o n . each other in. agriculture were applied: 11,08(5

acres of corn, . 3,0(38 acres of, cotton, and 55,487 acres of other crops, or

a total o f 09,051 acres. This is an

average of over 1,000 acres per. coun­ty in Demonstration territory.

During the present year thes?

agents have made 38.0C7 persfohul visits to individual farmers. They

have talked to 104,381 farmers hi meetings attended. They hava prob­ably advised and helped as many more

o f which we have no record. Each

demonstration plat influences from ~-

to 100 farmers. Farmers often drive

fro m eight to ten miles to study these

plats. Aside from this, there w e n

enrolled about 10,000 other farmers, some o f whom were visited, and all o f whom received agricultural bulle­tins, pamphlets, etc*. In this wors

there is not much stress put upon the

method of giving instructions or ad­vice by correspondence, still several thousand letters have been written in

reply to requests for information by

farmers. By all of these methods

combined, there has probably been

reached 500,000 farmer:', most of ther.i

in a practical way.Aside from this, the growing o f the

“Why should Germany aiid the Unit­ed States wage war on each other"/" Dr. Gerard asked the interviewer. “There is ".not. the slightest question

of a conflict between them; their in­terests oppose each other nowhere in

the world.”The Ambassador also reported as

asking how such a war could be wag­ed since neither belligerent could en­gage the other effectively because of their geographical positions.

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B O Y S’ CORN CLU B.

West Raleigh, Feb. 12.— Thc valaa' to the State of the Boys’ Club WorK

tan easily be seen from the following

figures supplied by Mr, T. E. Browne,

Assistant in Charge. Boys’ Club Worfc- Four thousand ftvc hundred and for­

ty boys were enrolled in the Corn Club

in 1914 and 966 of these rendered com­plete final reports. The average yield

per acre made by these boys who re­ported was 52.8 bushels, at an siverage

coat of 41.3 cents per bushel. Thia

makes a total yield of, approximately

56,221.2 bushels at an approximate

cost of S2:>,210.85. The profit to th?

State is thus about $.‘13,004..‘;f' when

ordinary summer cr-ps. another va lu -|th« ' is valued at $1.00 per bushel, able feature o f the work has been the ] When comparing the boys* yiol.l

grow ing and planting o f 50,7*7 acres k iU> the avera^ fo~ thc Stal2o f winter grow ing crops. A c o n s e rv -^ « a * * that a value o f $M5,000 h

a tive estimate o f these is that t h e y ! * * ™ the State by thus increase ir,

are worth at least $ 10 per acre, or a [average y ield made by the boys,

total value o f over $500,000. Theso ! 0 f th« 4-500 W * . 14 made 125 bush' crops consist o f 12,510 acres o f t- lover;!* !* or more and 61 made 100 bushels.

4,240 acres of grasses, and 1 | - __________ q --------- --

acres o f oth-ir crops, consisting o f ! 1‘ R IZE W IN N E R S FO R T H E S T A T E ,

rye, vetch, t:ipo, ~niaU jjrait'., <***’• | W est Kulcitfh, Fcl». 111.- Mr. T. E.

During thc season County A^«nt.> j Browne aimountx'il vefently that Dud-

have started definite systems o f ro ta -ji^ y Hull, o f Salisbury; Rowan County,

tion o f crops with 1,081 farmci\-\ These j is w inner o f the $50.00 scholarship

w ill furnish valuable object lessons in , to the Agricultural ami Mechanical

Jhgir respective communities, and wdl | College, offered by the Stale Beard o f

furnish much valuable information t o , Agricu lture to the boy making the

Demonstration Agents to be di.*tribut-j highest yield o f corn according* ta the

ed through their counties. j rules govern ing the contest."

— — __— 0 —------------ j Clyde May, o f Lenoir, Caluvveil

E X P O R T A T IO N OF CORN FROM • County, and Adolphus Rail, o f Ba-

NO TU H C A R O L IN A . :h;n:va, Duiham Couuty, are winners o f

W est Raleigh, Feb. 12.— A ll tho corn the second and third prizes, rcspect-exported from North Caroling passes

through the port o f Norfolk, accord­

ing to W . R. Camp, Chief of the Di­vision of Marketing. For ihe la>t ten years North Carolina has aver­t e d 140,000 bushel* per year through

this port, most of the corn going to

Germany. Only the variety known as

Horse Tooth corn has been exported. This corn bviug-s from five to ten cents

a bushel over western corn. South

African co rn ia beginnig to enter intohnuravav

ively. These prizes consist of two

scholarships worth $50 each nad of­fered by the H. G. Hastings Seed Co., of Atlanta, Ga.

Dudley Hall made a yield c f l-iS.2

lmonels at a cost of nine cents per

bushel.Clyde May's yield was 145.3 bush­

els at a cost o f nineteen cents per

bushel; and Adolphus Ball made 145.5

bushels at a cost o f twenty-five cents

per bushel.

corn will germinate 98 per cenfc, while>..i

But I no spik 'ez English goot.” out corn germinates only 81 to 88 per ..It-£ a cinch> k ;d Y ou stick aroundcent. Our corn is more prolific than

the South African, so the corn froin

the two places stands on equality.No corn has been, exported this

year on account of the war.T. W . Wood & Sons are reported to

buy about 1,000 bushels A year o£

North Carolina Horse Tooth Corn for

disrtibution »s seed in the United

States. Norfolk aiso handi->3 from

10 to 11 thousand bushels o f other

corn from North Carolina. S o under

normal conditions this would make

tho total amount o f sale from North

Carolina from 136,000 to 166,00 bush­els a year through Norfolk alone. At

the same time a great deal o f com 13 shippe.i from Norfolk and Richmond

into North Carolina. This should not be so if we had a proper system of

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PHe* Cured III 6 to 14 D *y *Yuir cirostabl will ir fan i ato*ey ^ JJ*2® OTHTMtfNT !»n » eurc MT « « o l ItCBUf,

jtiecdfo? or PmtnuHuc Hie* Jn 6*o M 6*7*. T3»fije*t&ppiieati4tteive*KMe««iiUait. 50e.

me, and -I’ll soon put you wise to the

right dope.”— Life.

R ULE S FO B ! i « m C A S O U N A

CO RN CLUBS.

West Kaieigh, Feb. 12.— Ih e fol­lowing are the rules for tiie NorthCarolina Corn Clubs fo r the year

1913, sent out from the Department

of Agriculture by T. E. Browne, as­sistant in charge o f Boys* Club*:

1. A ll members bust be between ter. and eighteen years of a g e Ja n u a ry

1st, o f the year of membership.

Boys under ten or above eighteen

January 1st, 1915, are not eligible for

membership in the 1915 contest.2. Each boy must plant one acre'

o f corn in oue p iece I4 ,8 i0 sq u a re

yards, doing all the work himself, except that small boys may hire their

land broken, and have help in hauling

out manure arid harvesting.

This does not mean two-thirds or

five-sixths o f an acre, but that the

boy must have laid off for him an ex­act acre. It does not mean that th;?

boy may go into his father's field ii. the fall where the corn has been cul­tivated by negro lator and select the

best acre. It does not mean that the

father and hired help are to help cul­tivate the acre. O f course small boys

may have some help in breaking their

acre, in hauling out manure and ir harvesting the corn. The purpose of the work is to have the boys lay off an

acre, prepare and cultivate it accord

ing ton instructions. It is embarrass­ing to find some boys are really doing

very little o f the work themselves. When a boy signs his report he should

remember that under the rules unless

he has done the work himself he ii doing that boy an injustice who has

done the work himself.3. Each member must keep a record

of his time, charging ten cents an

hour for himself and five cents for

his horse. Also keep a record o f the

amount of manure and fertilizer used, charging for manure at the rate of two dollars for a two-horse load, or a to n , a n il one «!o)la<’ for a one-horse

load. Cotton seed meal must be charg­ed as emmercial fertilizer. Cotton­seed when used must be charged a: market price. However, whenever" possible the seed should be exchanged

for cotton seed mea!, because one ton

of cotton-seed meal is worth two tons

ef cotton-seed in fertilizing value. A

Daily Record book will be furnished in

whieh to keep this record.i. Do not use more than $10 worth

of commercial fertilizer. This doei not include lime, which may be usod

profitably ou many soils.This rule must be rigidly observed,

i f we find u boy running over this

amount he will be debarred. Be sure

to charge rent of land at |5 per acre. This does not mean you must pay rent, or that you are not to. charge it un­less you pay. Vie. charge every boy

this «mount aad unless the boy does

it we have to work out liiC-'cxpeiiSi: on his report. These daily record

books will be sent you in time for use

during the season, so please keep an

accurate record o f ail time and o f all fertilizer used during the season of cultivation. This will make it easy

for you to make an accurate report.5. Each member must read the in­

structions sent him by the Depart­ment of Agriculture, and the circulars

that go from this office.It is gratifying to find how well tho

boys read the letters we mail them. It is some trouble to write the letters

and it would be inconsiderate for the

boys not tc read tliem. These letters

should be kept for reference.6. The boys are expected to harvest

their corn by the regulations and send

in a report, even though they make

UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK. DON’T STAY BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED

“Oodsoi's Liner Tune” Will Cleat Your Siuggisk Liter Better Tbai Calomel

ud Can Wet Saiinafe.P&lomel makes you sick; yon lose a

day’s work. Calomel is quicksilver and i t salivates; calomel injures your liver.

I f you are bilious; feci lazy, sluggish and a ll knocked out, if ycur bowels ate constipated and your head achc-s or stomach is sour, just take » spoonful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone instead o f using sickening, salivating calomel. Dodson’s Liver Tone is real liver medi- eise. Vou’ ll know it next morning be­cause you will wake up feeling fine, ..our liver will he working, yonr head­ache and dizziness. gone. VO’Ir stomach will be ^weet and bowels regular. You will fee I like working. You’ll be ciieer- fn li iu ll o f energy, vigor and ambition.

Your firuggist or dealer sells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodson’s Liver Ton# under my personal guarantee that it w ill clean your sluggish liver better ?bsn nasty calomel; it won't make you side and you can eat anything you want without being salivated. Your druggist guarantees that each spoonful will start your liver, clean your bowels ajid straighten you up by morning or you get your money back. Children gladly take Dodson’s L iver Tone because it is pleasant tastiEg and doesn’t gripe or cramp or make them sick.

I am selling millions of bottles of Dodson's Liver Tone to people who have found that this pleasant, vegetable, Hver medicine takes the place o f dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle on my sound, reliable guarantee Ask your droggiat about me.

a oaaM yieU.The boys do not seem to retd

fully the rules and aboutharvesting: Before harvesting ttaveplease read carefully instructions in

the “Handbook,1* and.also iii the Daily

Record Book. A large per cent, of the reports have to be i«turaed. W e

want every boy who joins to report. It is not the number o f boys we enroll that counts but the number that re­ports.

7. A ll prizes w ill be swarded ac- cordiug to the best iecord on the fol­lowing basis (see circular A-T4, page 8 )— largest yield 30 percent., largest

profit 3i! per cent, best ear exhibit 20 per cent, best written: history 20 pe r cent.

■. . . . . - o - ; i .MR. TA FT M A K E S SUGGESTIONS.!

Utica, N. Y ., Sob. 14.— Members of the President’s . Cabinet should ~ have

the privileges o f the floor in Congress

without a vote, that postmasters

should come under the classified civil service rule ahd that Presidents should

be elected for a longer term end not eligible for re-election were some of the points made by former President Taft in two addresses here today.

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T H E CONTROL OK HOG CHOLERA.Raleigh, Feb. 12.—-Since July, 1014,

Dr. F. IX Owen, Field Agent o f the

Bureau of Animal Industry, working

in co-operation with the State Depart­ment of Agriculture has conducted

comprehensive campaigns in. Beau­fort., Edgecombe and Nash counties. This is the beginning o f the effort to

control hog cholera. Eighty-one ad­dresses have been made and some of these were illustrated with the stere- optio;!!! lantern. About 6,838 people

have attended these meetings, besides

those who were at tbe serum demon­strations.

Twenty-seven demonstrations, with

102 hogs, have been held and of this

number only three hogs have died

from cholera. Two of the three hogs

had high te.r.peratures at the time of treatment.

A very valuable but costly lesson

was learned by one man who had a

I w i •< *peety4e*r le g * S ttvabe-fax igg to the county was adhfcittiator- •d to el*ren of these k ga , two of whiech were treated with serum alone and three were given tbe simultaneous treatment died. The c«M>perator was advised to treat the remainder of his herd and to keep the treated ones separate from the untreated. He lost seventeen out of the tweny-four when he failed to (M this.

Each county in the Siate will be visited in this campaign and the work will be carried right into the heart of the rural districts and schools, around where the fanners dwell.

OU 0riiU U yH -B «*, t o * IVe been waiting m m co fa*waited po. \

Druggist Boy—Yes, ma’am. ; What c a n i do for you?Old Lady—-I waat a stamp.

Druggist Boy—SeS, ma’am. Will you have it licked or unlicked'! :

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A drunken man is not. particular. If he fails in his effort to organise.a male quartet he will sing a solo__Topeka Capital.

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We had hoped that tbe idea of thost favoring1 the city manager plan was to get as far away from the old ays- tem as possible.

A d v a n c e S p r i n g S t y l e s

VS’McCam.

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Obtainable only in McCall Patterns

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This Latest Fashion

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Now on Sa le

Watch the Special Piece-Goods Salesand make, at home yourself. the sty!i»h bat economical clothes which are accu­rately detciibed and beau­tifully illustrated in the new McCaH Fashion Pub* locations.

The N « w » i t Style Flare Skirt

McCall Pattern* o.^i. Two of thv 44 tun- and a}t».icuve IV.iu.ny ilcr-ign-.

Get the New McCall Book ° f Fashions Today IF IT S ST Y L ISH I T S M cC A L L — IF IT S M cC A LL IT S S H U S H

J6S. A. ISLEY 8 BROS. C W A N YBurlington N -rth Carolina

CONSULT THOSEWHO KNOW.

When in Doubt About What to Feed, Consult Those Who KnowFor more Eggs; Pet it up to the Hen. I

—For more Mtik and . |ft..iip. to_dbe.; Cow. IFor more work from your Horse or Mule, Put it up to them.

We have the feed that will produce all of the results,YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, WE GUARANTEE RESULTS.For mere Eggs, Feed Cuicktn Chowder, if yonr Hens don’t lay tVey must b« Roosters,YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, WE GUARANTEE RESULTS.For more Miik and Butter, Feed, Beet Pulp, C. S. Meal, Feed aad Good Bran,YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, WE GUARANTEE RESULTS.For more and Better Work from your Hcrs» or Mule, Feed Alfalfa Sweet Feed*YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE, WE GUARANTEE RESULTS.

W e also have full line, Com, Oats, Shipsiuff, Meal*C. S. Hulls, Chicken Feed, Flour, Coffee, Molasses, Lard, Cakes, Candies, Tobacco, Snuff, Lemons, Can­ned Goods, Potatoes, Onions, Peanuts, Ground Peas, and Gobers, White, Pink, and Limon Beans, Tim o­thy, Alfalfa, and Soy Bean Hay.

Come to Headquarters when you want anything in feed, Why hunt over tows, When ym can ffad it here without Hunting.

MERCHANTS SUPPLY CO.B U R LIN G T O N A N D G R A H A M , N. C

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BOUTS: $ NEWS.After an absence c f neariy two

week* MU* Brouner Garrison is again■ at her post at teacher at Maywood.

M k Xerjt Boss fiUed her place in her steenee. Miss Bronner was a*; home frith her sister, who has been very

side. . ’ ■ \<‘i' .Ed. R. Fuqua is at work for a while

at Eno Cotton Mills at Hillsboro.Thanks to Mrs. G. W . Baker fo r a

nice mess of fresh meat. It came in

imgbty pice.S. D. T ro rier and little son , o i.

Richmond, Va., spent several days

with his brother, Peter S. Troxler. Glad to meet one good looking Trox- ler.

There was a match game of base­ball at Tsley's School House last F ri­

day, and w iat the Ialey Sehoo> bajs did for Haywood «M a pleaty. TVe

Maywood crowd say they will fix them next time. We have forgotten the score. W e can’t remember large

1numbers no way. .

Freeman Kin# aa<l Early Lowe are

crazy this week— it’s a boy at Lowe's

and a gal at King's. Lowe has q u it . wort; and Freeman can’t . do any-

thiii£r right. Fanny how folks go

crazy anyway, Hope they will get,

over i t . . |Bettie Vann Tapscott swallowed a

pin Saturday and they took her to the j hospital.. Think she will not suffer

any incon veniencc.Our friend, Jim Foust, a ‘‘rural j

router" at,Mebane, took two girls to ' a “ to d o ,” on the way home his buggy

capaited end he <M *kait. he w»*go o iiiw , auttu up ft M N l kale. W e a l ■#»ys thought Jim w as f e o i for some­thing. Also that he got hit dues for

trying to haul two g irls when one is

a plenty. We know he Was a sight, all covered with mudL. He is a sight

anyway.Junius Ross and fam ily, o f No. 2,

and Ernest Faueette visited at J. Is. Cantrell’s Sunday.

Rev. A . F . Isley and wife still continue on the sick list. Hope they

will soon recover.J. E, Ger ringer, o f Elon College,

spent Saturday with G, A . Baniley

and took the chopping dinner.J; J, Islev; o f Spencer, visited Kev.

A . F. Isley Sunday.Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Is ley . attended

the burial ef / . &. I s m * baby Sen­d e r

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CABBAGE PLANTS FBEEL.For every dollar that you pay upon

your subscription between now andc

March 31st, or for every new sub­scriber who pays a year in advance,'

we will give ftee a hundred frost; proof cabbage plants, I f you

two dollars you. get two hundred

plants, or a hundred plants free for every dollar you pay. N o w is the

time to subscribe' and renew. . Plants

will be ready this week, and w ill send

tli^m to you postage free. Show your

appreciation by sending your-dollar.■ ' 0 '

Cabbage Plants for sale by Merch­ants’ Supply Co.

Y OU are cordially invited to view the handsome- e»t assortment of fine woolen fabrics ever pro­duced. A f e w of tbe many attractive styles

are shown on this folder. The entire new collection o f about 500styW* contains all the latest novelties in tuixtipeK, scotches, taratnsand (Hen urquhart plaids. Skilled workmanship of the highest class, the very Best of trimmings, and reasonable prices are guaranteed. : : : ,

Please call soon. An early visit will be appreciat­ed. It will be a pleasure to give personal attention.

H. GOLDSTEINB U R L IN G T O N , N C

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OUR GREAT REDUCTION SALEW e have never before offered anything in the way of a Reduction Sale, but after taking inventory

we find that we have entirely too many goods and have D EC ID ED to reduce our stock. W e expect to make such prices that it will pay you to put in a big supply o f everything you need. W e have one of the best general stores in Alamance County. W e desire to give away O N E T H O U S A N D D O L ­LA R S iN FEBR UAR Y A N D M A R C H That is just Five Hundred Dollars a month, and we are anxious for you to com? and get your part of it Help your friends by starting a N E W S L O G A ,N “Buy a bill of Smith & Qualls ” Remind yonr friends by asking them if they have been to Smith & Qualls' while they are selling cheap. “Have you got your part of that Thousand yet”? There is no use of a lengthy discussion, but— W e back up our claims by naming some of our prices.

OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT.In sp ite o f th e fa c t th a t shoes a re m uch higher, and

a s lea ther is scarcc they will go still h igher, we expect to sell shoes during' Feb. and M arch a t th e lowest price they have ev e r been offered. O ur stock is so varied th a t i t is im possible for us to nam e p rice on all of them but i t gees som eth ing like th is : Screem ers th a t w ere $4.00 now $3 .00; abou t 100 p a irs o f child ren shoes w ere $1.50 to 52 50, ws» will sell a t $1.00 to $1.25: about 100 pairs o f wom en’s shoes w ere $1.75 to $3.00, now $1.25 to $2.00, A big c u t on every shoe in ou r house.

WINTER UNDERWEAR.AU w in te r u nd erw ear sold a t and below cost; ladies’

sw eaters, ch ild ren ’s caps, sw eaters , facinators, baby , caps, ail sold below cost.

A I I D n n v / ' n n n t n r n a n r u P M T t v f l i iv u n i u ’ < u i/ 3 u c r A n i m u i i i } .\

Ail goods sola a t 50 cen ts a y ard e u t io 5 7 3 |; all g in - ham s tha t w ere 10 to 121 now 8 cen ts; cu rta in goods wae 15 cen ts how 12\; overall goods was 15 cen ts now 12§.

F a th e r George, th e best shee ting sold anyw here, w as 8 cents, now 6 cen ts, o r by th e bolt 5 f: C ounterpanes w orth 11.75, go a t $1.20; 309 pairs o f boys p an ts w ere 50 cents, now 15 cen ts p er pair; 1 lot o f boy’s 25 cen ts

h a ts and caps 8 cen ts each; m en’s h a ts w ere $1.25 to $2.50 now 75 to $1.25; m en 's 15 cen ts sox 12 '.en ts; 1 lot o f baby hose 4 cen ts p er pair; a li t tle ea rly b u t w e . offer 100 p a irs o f ch ild rens sox w ere 15c a t 5c p e r pair; m en’s d ress sk ir ts w orth 50c and $1.00 sell now a t 37i cen ts; boys' sh ir ts w ere SOc now 25c; 300 pieces o f enam el w are IQc to 15c, now 7c; k itchen fo rk s w ere 5c, now 2 for 5c; lam ps com plete w ere 50c, now 32c; cham ­bers w ith bids w ere 35c, new 25c: cups and saucers and p la tes g re a tly reduced; s 'ek room cham bers w ere $1.25, now 75e. ev e ry th in g in g lass and crockery w are cut.

GROCERY DEPARTMENT,On account o f h igh price o f flour people should e a t

m ore cereals. H ere a re p rices th a t w ill asto n ish you; oat m eal, la rg e packages, b est goods, 7} p e r pack; corn flakes 3 fo r 25c: fa r in a b re a k fa s t food, w as s tr ic tly 15c n o v r!2 c ; Pstijohr! b reakf? «t fcod= w as 15c. c a w 12c; uneeda b iscuits 6 packs fo r 25c; shredded , w as 15c, now 12c I f w e w ere no t well p repared w e could n o t do this, we have th e finest lot o f pickles shown anyw here, B est 25c sw eet p ickles now 20c. The finest p reserv es in th e w orld, w as 35c p e r g lass container, now tw o fo r 35c; ripe tom ato ketchup, th e b est you ever toasted , w as 25c, now 2 fo r 35c, o r one dozen fo r $1.80; b lack­berry jam , w as 25c, now 20c; honey, w as 25c, now 20e; g rapa ju ice , w as 25c, new 20c; sm aller bo ttles w ere 15c,

now 10c; large 15c bo ttles o f ap p le b u tte r , w ere 15c, now 10c. W e have a b o u t tw o thousand lbs, o f good coffee, w as 17c to 35c, now 12 1-2 to 25c lb. W e have a suspicion th a t w e can sell you all h eav y g ro ceries such as flou r a n d feed o f all k inds low er th a n e lse­w here . W e have a b ig stock on h an d now . 25 lb. hen cackle, w as 75c, now 69c, B ring th is a d v e rtise m en t w ith you.

" NOW COMES SOMETHING ELSE ~25c packages o f P r a t t 's c a ttle pow der o r chicken

pow der 18 cen ts; 50c package a t 35c; A u n t D inah ’s L in im ent, w as 25c, now 15c; W ine o f L ife and sa rsa ­parilla , w as $1.00 p er b o ttle , now 50c; L ion Blood P u r­ifier w as $1.00 now 5Se; M rs, Joe P e rso n 's Rem edy w as $1.00 now 6 bo ttles fo r $4.00; Ind ian Blood Purifier: . s a f t S l.S O r -s a !? 6 feettlas f a r * 4 00- J u ly wo*?(L . w s * SOte

bottle , now 25c; M oth er's Joy Salve, w as 25c, now 20c; e x tra c ts , an y k in d still 10c, o r by th s dozen 90c. We like to have fo rg o tten o u r p lain w h ite bow ls an d p itch ­e rs w ere $ 1.00 now 60c; flow ered bowls a n d plCche™ w ere $1.75, now $1.25; old fash ion corn m eal s if te rs , ' w ere 15c. now 8c; o u r m otto has been fo r a long tim e “ A Good P lace to T ra d e ,” w e change i t to —“ A B ette r P la c e to T rad e .” W e w ish to s t i r up th e people fo r m iles around, th a ts w hy w e a re m ak ing such a s tir , All o u r s to re w ith your p resence, com e w ith th e coin, h itch up old dohbin an d come, b rin g th is a d v e rtise m en t w ith you.

T h is sa le lasts th ro u g h F e b ru a ry a n d M arch u n le ss all th e good? t h a t w e o w n a t th e se p rice s a re so ld . C o m e e a r ly i f y o u c a n , w e a re y o u rs t o se rv e .

c h ^t t u \ v rrvO l V l l l I l QUALLS“BETTER PLACE TO TRADE”

115 Logan Street n e a r elm jra a n d ^ West Burlington, N. C.J

P. S.— About 100 lbs. of good Tea, was 75c. osr lb., now 20c.P. S., No. 2—-About 300 cans of Van Camp’s Baked Beans and all kinds of Soap, was 10c., but 7c., or 4 cass for 25c*

Wt have got the biggest lot of can goods we have ever bad in our lives. Our minds keep working, but for this will be too long we will not add much more, but don't forget tbat we sell Dried Apples at 5c. per lb., and that we sell best canned Corn 3 for 25c; Tomatoes 3 for 25c., and canned Sweet Potatoes at 3 for 25c, and nicest canned Pumpkin at 3 for 25c; export

7 cakes for 25c., and Nut Megs 25 for 5c. There are many things, not advertised that are better bargain than those named but all are genuine big bargain and you cannot afford to miss them.