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A Doy Just the Same.
Little curly-hpudpd. four-year-old .Toe
had often licen mistaken for n fifrl by
reason of those same beautiful curls,
but It was n very sore point with him.
He came very near, however, turning
It to advantage one afternoon when his
six-year-old sister was giving a birth
day party "for girls only."
Poor little .Toe wandered around the
refreshments spread on the grass, jrnz
Ing wistfully at the rookies and lem
onade which his sister was serving to
her. little girl guests.
"No, Joe, this party Is only for little
girls, anil no boys' can come." Then
poor little Joe turned past taunts Into
an argument thet would admit hln.
and galled out. "Well, sister. I ain't
much of a hoy. anyway."
"PEANUT" UNIT LOOKED GOOD
HAVE NEW SENSE OF DUTY
. . Sam ,Had Hi3 Fee.
Sam was on trial, charged with steal
ing ten dollars. ' He pleaded not guil
ty. Being tmahle to hire a lawyer. Uie
judge appointed young ClarU'e as coun
sel. Clarke put up a strong plea In
defense, and Sam was acquitted. Af
terward the pair met outside the court
room. "Now, Sam," said the young lawyer,
"you know the court allows the coun
sel very little Indeed for defending a
case of this kind. I worked hard for
you and got you clear. I'm really
entitled to a good big fee and you
But After Receiving Letter From Ag-
rlcultural Department "City Suck- :
er" Did Not Invest. j
A city man got a very glowing clrcu-
lar from a Chicago "development com- j
pany" offering him ten acres of land In .
Florida for the surprisingly small sum I
of $2,500 a "peanut unit" the circular
called It. He could grow, the circular
said, n thousand bushels of peanuts o,n
his ten ncres and could sell the pe
nuts allowing for low prices at $2 a
bushel. The city man was Impressed :
but he sent the circular to the depart
ment of agriculture with a query as to
whether or not the Investment whs a
good one.
Following are some sentences from
the letter he got In reply: "Tho lit
erature Is of the kind designed to de
ceive city people In the North and
West who do not know anything about
farming." "The average return from
ten acres of peanuts would not exceed
$300 to $500." "You could buy r. 100
acre farm In almost any of the coun
ties of western Florida, Including the
one mentioned in the circular, for tho
price these peoplo ask for ten acres."
"The whole 'unit system, whother
It Is pecans, peaches, figs, cane, pea
nuts, hogs, or what not, is simply a
means of selling land at three to five
should dig up some money and py I times what It is worth to Ignorant or
me. Have you got any money at all?" unwary small Investors." "To pay $2,-
"Yes. sab." replied Sam. liappny,
"I still done got dat ten dollahs."
Indisputable Proof.
A druggist, was boasting In the com
pany of his" friends of his well-assorted
stock In trade. "There Isn't a drug
missing," ho said; "not even of the
most uncommon sort."
"Come now," said" one of the by
standers, by way of a Joke, "I'm sure
you don't keep spirits of controdlc
tjon. as well stocked as you are."
"Why not?" said the druggist,, not
in the least embarrassed. "You shall
see for yourself." So saying he left
the room and returned leading his
wife Kv tho hand. Pittsburgh Chron-'Icle-Telegraph.
Horses Still Numerous.
Despite tho large number of motor
cars and trucks mnde in America,
horses and mules seom to be holding
their own, nccordlng to a recent trade
statement.
Although 7,700,000 automobiles have
been produced In the United States
since 1K00, half of which wcro manu
factured since 11)15. there are now 21,
fiIM.000 horses and 4,025,000 mules In
the country with u" total value of $2,-800,000.000.
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Dr. H f Brock. Dentist. X-Ray
Dlttfcuod.a. Reynolds Bide. Phono 148
BOO for this ten acres of land would
stamp you as a 'sucker' of the rankest
class." Exchange.
SHARK TO FURNISH LEATHER
America Probably Has Taught Much
to French Women of the High
est Social Position.
They were handing out pots and
pans to the returned refugees at
Helms that day.
It was really a very gay occasion,
says Blanche Brace In World Outlook.
The pots and puns made it so, in
spite of the ghosts of dead homes
(mere hollow shells of ruined houses)
all around the shattered building
whore the distribution was being
made, the broken cathedral over yon
der, the miles of desolation every
where. Sometimes the refugee women
hugged the cheap utensils to thent and
crooned over them as if they bad been
children; sometimes they wanted to
pay a few centimes "rent" for them,
so that they might feel the tilings were
their own. These wtro not .lust pots
and pans, but tho promise if comfort
and security again, the nucleus for
new homes that should rise from the
ruins.
A countess with smudged lingers,
and hnlf a dozen other French wom
en of prestige, stood behind 'he coun
ter and handed out the utensils. All
at once a middle-aged, homely mere
dropped her pan with a claticr.
"Mon DIeu!" she gasped, "is she a
countess? And I fought with her for
a bigger pot! And working o hard
what does It mean?"
What It meant was that France
learned two new wotds from America
during the war social service.
Investigation Has Shown That Skin of
Sea Monster Has a Very Def
inite Value.
Although the personal popularity of
sharks Is not likely soon to Increase,
their existence will bo moro compla
cently accepted If the work already 1
don!) through the ngency of the United
States government continues its prog
ress toward proving sharkskin a good
substitute for leather. The effort was
begun In 1010, and It has been shown
that the skin of a shark can bo tanned
by newly discovered processes with a
result much like a superior grade of
leather. Commercial tanneries are be
ginning to turn out tho product. Shoes
made of It are being worn; and, like
the pig, of which everything Is utilized
but tho squeal, tho shark bus been
found generous In by-products. Tho
)ureau.)f standards Is now experiment-' bo exact, Is 7', feet.
Ing with shark leather to dotermlno Its , " L
durability, tensile strength, and wenr-1 g' VQjnton
ing mm water-resisting qualities; dui i
enough has been done to Indicate that
many persons In the future will go shod
In shark leather, and that only those
who are told will know the difference. 1
(Copyright, by th Wttern Newt-
paper Union.)
It was the merest accident that Mar
cus HIako became acquainted with
Nellie Powers, she preceded him leav
ing a street car and ho followed her.
A startled cry from her lips caused
him to notice the fairest face he hud
ever gaaed upon.
"Oh," she cried In vivid distress
"I loft my purse on the window ledge
of my seat, and It held all I have In
the world."
She oven started to pursue the car,
but Marcus checked her vain ondeuv
or. "Quick," ho said whore will I
find you, If I recover the purse?"
"I work at 2112 and my name Is Nel
lie Powers." came rapidly from the ag
itated lips, and Marcus dashed to the
curb and sprang Into a taxi.
"I wish to overtake that car abend,"
shot out Marcus, and within three
minutes. the driver pulled up at n
street crossing hnlf o block ahead of
the car, said "Half a dollar," and a
moment later Marcus was aboard of
the car that ' hud led- him his wild
chnsc. It held only one or two pas
sengers. Marcus traversed Its length.
He Scanned the window ledges but
they held no purse.
"Looking for something?" question
ed the conductor.
"Why, yes. A young lady passenger
you let off at Market street"
"1 remember her, pretty as a pic
ture. Sat In the fourth seat from the
front."
"Yes. she placed her purse on the
window ledge and forgot It."
A smile of enlightenment crossed
the conductor's good natured face. "I
fancy the purso Is still aboard," he re
marked. "I've had these teases be
fore. You sec, the window lets down
from the bottom and there Is a big
space nt tho sill to allow Its manipu
lation. Instead of placing her purso
on the sill, the young lady probably
let It drop down tho window slide."
The conductor turned out a true
, prophet. Tho purso was recovered
at tho cost of an hour's time. Marcus
was gratified to appear at 232, which
proved to be a millinery store, and re
ceive the thanks of Miss Powers.
"All my week's pay and as much
more that I have saved Is In the
purse," she explained. "I need It all
to pay the doctor bill of my little
brother, who is lust recovering from
a long siege of Illness," and although
the conversation was brief It resulted
in Blake ascertaining Hint Miss Pow
ers and Iter brother were all alone In
the world, and their living address
In two rooms, the kind-hearted land
lady of which, looked after little Les
ter, the sick boy.
Marcus lived In a suburb. Spring
had Just started In, and anxious to see
Miss Powers again Blake cast about
him next morning for something that
would please her Invalid brother. The
result was that he stopped on his way
to work, and delighted little Lester by
lu-lncliur him a buby rabbit. His re
ward was tho company of Miss Pow
ers all the way down town.
A new interest In life began to ma
terialize for both the devoted young
people. There was not a day when
Blake did not carry Into town some
reminder of the country the early
wood violets, the ;flrst fruit blossoms
mni tho like. Little Lester had but
one ardent hope; to get out amid na
ture, but the physician had told Nellie
thot he must be near at hand where
he could como under medical care un
til he was further convalescent.
One day N'elllo Introduced Blake to
an old gentleman who lived In the
building and who dropped In occa
sionally to cheer up little Lester. The
latter had quite a collection of artl
cles Blake had donated, and from Mr.
Itosslter, who was placing a suburban
subdivision on tho market, Marcus re
ceived n sutrccstlon which he discus
sed with enthusiasm.
"You have given me quite an Idea
Mr. Blake," he said, "you arc nulte
in touch with nature, in fuct directly
In the midst of It. My office fronts a
street with many passcrsby and with
a window big enough to display a mln
iaturc farm. I'll make It well worth
your while to fix up that window
dally with the developing beauties of
nature on n big scale, Just as you have
on a small one for Lester here."
Thenceforward every day Blake
brought In further reminders ol
the country. He kept pace with
vecotatlon and added to the window
display from time to time, and Intro
duced so many novelties that the au
vertlscmcnt proved a profitable one
to the energetic land man. Finally
that show window had all the attrl
butos of a miniature rural spot, even
The undersigned will offer for sale on h!tt
hausen hnv land ono and ono-hulf miles south and
P Julie, on
Thursday, October 16th, 1919,
Commencing at one o'clolk slow tlino the iollowlng propor.ty: -
13. HEAD OF CATTLE
Four milk cows. 3 coming fresh In November, 1 coming fresh In April, 3
year old helfors, coming fresh In tho spring, 3 2-ycp.r old heifers, 3 sjprlnpj
calves.
10 HEAD OF HORSES
Span boy marcs, 4 and 5 years old, weight 2300; bay mare S years old with
colt by side and In foal by good horse with service paid; span of mares, gray
and bay, 8 and 9 years old, weight 2200, all sound; threo long yearling colts,
oan horse colt, draft stock, wolght 900; bay inaro colt, draft stock, weight
SCO; pony mare colt; two spring colts, draft stock..
II iih'AD OF HOGS
"White sow, weight 350, ono ami one-half years old; ton head of shoats, G
sows, 4 barrows, weighing from 100 to 135 pounds each.
PARTI MACHINERY
2 farm wagons, wide tiro 3Vi Inch farm truck with, box complete, 3 sets of
brltchlng hnrneas, 2 sets slnglo harness, ranch saddle, high wheel narrow tired
wagon with top box and seat, single buggy, plow, hay stacker In good Bhape,
Dane hay sweep, Champion liny sweep, 185 fenco posts used 5 months, 1100
lbs. barbed wlro used 5 months, 10 or more torn of sowed cano hay, somo corn
fodder and bound cane with seed on, 100 chlckons, 8 ducks, 2 Incubators, 120
egg Sure Hatch and GO egg Poultry Leader, Ankorhalt cream separator as good
as ihuv dome household goods and other articles too numerous to mention.
TERMS All Bums of ?20 and under cn3li, above that sum six months
timo at 10 per cent Interest.
B. M. BRYANT, Owner.
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H. M. JOHANSEN, Auctioneer. F. C. PIELSTICKER, Clork
Smallest Bank In the World.
There Is a saying mining country
people that "the smaller the bank tho
safer the money," and therefore tho
Wake County Savings bank, at Ra
leigh, N. 0., should bo the safest bnnk
in America, since it is the smallest.
Of course, it is u trifle linger than a
sock and easier to get money out of
than the tin banks or the china plgM-K u ,m,c waterfall, frogs, flshes,
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of ono's childhood, but it manages to
gather In a very great ileal of money
In the minimum space.
As a matter of fact, originally tho
space occupied by the bank was a hall
way Into the building back of it. Somo
changes in the architecture of the
place made the hallway unnecessary,
and so the savings bank decided on an
"ofllco" there. Now It is a "rogular
bank," with tin Imposing entrance
and that Is about all. Its frontage, to
& Son'
about your Eyo troubles,
satisfaction overy time.
Sign of tho Big Ring.
birds, and at length Mr. Itosslter cm
ployed Blake permanently at a salary
noarlv double the one ho had been
earning.
"The doctor says I am well ciiougl
to go out In the country now," glee
fully announced Lester one day.
"You shall do go soon," said Blake
"There's n special room my mothei
has tlxed up for you."
"But what about Nellie?" Inquired
the little follow.
"Oh I she Is to come also to stay,
Lester," replied Blake, and Nellie
flushed with happiness as Marcus
glanced at hur tenderly, for the eve
nlng previous he had asked her to
shnro his pretty country home and hit
love
Scene from n "Tnilor-Mutle Man," which comes io the Keith
Theatre Friday Evening, October 17th.
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