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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-08
Central Prayer Service Thursday.

The mid-week prayer services of
Central Presbyterian church will be
held Thursday evening instead OF
Wednesday evening as announced.
The delegates attending presbytery
meeting at Geneseo will report on the
proceedings of the sessions at the
Thursday night meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-08

Installation Of officers of the Loyal
Order of Moose took place at the
lodge rooms in the Illinois theatre
building last night, Thomas Casey act
ing as installing officer. A number of
vocal and instrumental numbers were
rendered. Refreshments were served.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
Harnsr School Going to Charlotte.

Raleigh, n. c., Dec. l3.-The Hor-
ner Military Academy, conducted
by the Horner family at Oxford, N.
c., for the past seventy years. will
be moved to Charlotte, N. c., for
the past seventy years, will be movet
to Charlotte. n. c. Colonel J. G..
Horner, owner and principal Of the
institution, having accepted prop
oSjtion from the business men Of
that place of $25,O and twenty
five acres of land as an induceneat
to have the school located in Char
lotte. After the destruction Of the
school by fire about two months ago,
Secretary Martin, OF the Chamber
of Commerce of Petersburg, made
an effort to have it located IN that
city, and several very attracted
propositions were made. bat the
Carolina towns. several of which
put in bios for the institution, Sue
ceedcd in keeping the school in their
own State.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
Little Jack Horner !
and 1
His Christmas Pie ]
With Variations In the Style &
of the Poets !
By CALLT RYLAND

~. i i :. 4 / !. !. + + s.s*
E.TTLE Jack H5-.--,. sat N a corner
- Eating his Ciarist-ias pie.
He put in his thumb and pulled
out plum
And said, "What a good boy am l."
If Edgar Allan Pee Had Written It.
See Jack Horner in his corner
With his pie.
Where's his ma? VIII no one warn her?
He will die.
With a thumblet that is doting
While he's gloating. gloating. gloating.
He is fishing for the floating
Plum, Oh, my!
All his boast of being good,
Careful CT his daily food,
TWinklcs merrily within his saucy eye
eye, eye.
Robert Browning Might Have Done It.
Pastry's all or nothing; it is not mere
dough
Pounded and pulled and puzzled over. sir.
For whiteness or for lightness-and this
pie
Was Of the very stuff O. life, sir
None of your blundering bits Of work, but
Infinitely eatablc. Well, Horner sat there
Rumina ting. Twas Christmas, ruminat-
ing time,
You say. and you are right, sir
Lazily alive and open mouthed he sat,
Feeling the pastry tickle at his lips.
Yet scarcely knowing how to fathom It,
When Of sudden-oh the fellows keen!-
Occurred his thumb to him, whereupon
Straightway he plunged 1t In the sweet.
Good boy!" quoth he, and pulled out
damp plum.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
Notice of Land Sale.

By virtue of power vested in me
by that deed of trust executed to
w. A. Dunn, Trustee, on the 29th
day Of February, 1892, by Granville
Savage and wife. Mary. which may
he seen by reference to B ,ok 96,
Page 46l. in the Register Of Deeds
office of Halifax county. will, on
Saturday. the 17th day Of January,
1914, sell at public auction. in the
town of Scotland Neck, at IL o. clock,
for cash. to the highest bidder, that
tract of land he: e natter described,
lying. being and situate in the coun-
~ OF Halifax. State Of North Ca o.
lima, and teing that tract of land
lying on the right-hand side of the
public road leading from Green
wood to Palmyra, and bounded bv
the lands of the late Joshua Bell and
Joe Watson, ard containing ten
acres. more or less. and being Dor.
tion of the land which the sal |
Granville Savage died. seizel and
possessed of.
This 18th day of December, 1913.
NOAH BIGGS,
Ex'r of w. A. Dunn, Trustee.
S. A. DUNN, Atty.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18

CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY.
A Day Of Cheeriness and Happiness
Throughout the FatherIand.

- LAY OF NheeTSneSS ana 1aPplne3o
Throughout the FatherIand.
The German Christmas has local diff
ferences in various provinces. The
Christmas tree is universal. for this Is
its home. At many places the whole
family 60 to early service. at or 6
O'Clock. as the custom may be. and in
some parts Of the country every one
carries lighted candle. These cam
dies. placed on the backs of the pews.
sometimes make the only light in the
church. AT some places when the
clock strikes II on Christmas eve the
bells ring and every house and church
is quickly lighted up.
Christmas is day Of cheeriness aud
happiness throughout Germany. The
presents are usually simple Men and
angels and many. kinds Of creatures
are fashioned In gingerbread. 1t Is
twisted into many grotesque shapes.
and sometimes 1t is guided Hans
Christian Andersen's story OF the
"Honeybread Soldier" will be better
understood by any one who has spent
a Christmas in Germany.
In Hanover, just when the candles
on the Christmas tree are dying out.
there will be mysterious rap on the
door and bundle will Ee thrown into
the room. IT contains Il little present
for every member of the family ard
comic verses for some of them
In Obera ammergau there is mere
distinctly religious tone given to the
whole holiday. The Christ Child is the
guardian angel of the time. 1t is he,
they say, who brings the Christmas
tree. He comes down from heaven on
Christmas eve. holding it in his hands
Two angels bearing presents fly before
him and two behind He puts the tree
on the table. rings bell and flies
away. He brings blessing to the
children TINT have been obadient.
To the children of Obera.umergau
St Nicholas is an angel in disguise
He goes about from house to house in
ragged clothes and with q bag on his
back. He gives a loud knock at the
door and asks. Are the children
gOod?" If the answer is Eyes" he
leaves fruits and candies If the an
swer Is NO" he leaves Il stick
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
|: Saving Up For Christmas

A we'll dressed man in Marker
street car rendered the conductor
one dollar bill in payment Tor TWO
fares and. receiving his change. care
fulIv selected the ten cent pieces anu
nIaced them i'll Il separate pocket.
"From the 1st of September unt'i
Christmas ] never spend a dlihe, ne
explained to his companion. Every
fine 7 get enc keep it separate from
nv other change. and when | get nome
I deposit my dimes in one OF those NOS,
savings banks that don't open uh'i'
they contain $40. l am one or
very large family addicted TO tue
Christmas present habit. ana sohi>
times I am obliged to give as many a
t,,;,41 - ~, forty gifts. By not spending
fi,,os create a Christmas fund
without really feeling it. | have done
+bis for several years and find it an eH
collant plan. .''-Philadelphia Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
why She Shops Early.

"1,m going to start my ChrlstlnaS
s,onninr right now and get it over
With ;, said Mrs. Jones at the breakfast
table. ,r;r,
.Ah to aid the poor. tired shopsiri
and help the movement for early oe,
uveries,' her son remarked in tones o.
commendation. +,o
"Neyer thought of that was the
disconcerting reply. I'm going TO nuy
all nv presents at Smart " CO. s. anu
shons like theirs have handsome oe
livery wagons want all the nelsh-
hors TO see the wagons stop at NY
door Last year bought a lot OF thes.. =
tbinrs at expensive shops ana not q
marcel was delivered until after cars. oarh
For all the neighbors know tney lnlsnl !.
hoye come from those pay by the "ss~
stores in unmarked wagons.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
FILL MEET Iii RALEIGH.
G:p;i:ls Accept Invitation to CGa.ena al
Capital. Will Net Abolish Football.

Shelby, Dec. 13.-The session yes
terday afternoon of the eighty third
annual convention Of North Carolina
Baptists was given over to the dis
cussion Of temperance, aged minis
:ers relief and obituaries. The re-
ports were read and adopted. The
aged ministers relief fund has been
Increased the past year but still
larger offerings are necessary if the
proper relief is given the aged men
In the morning session the con-
vention promptly and practically by
q unanimous vote tabled a resolu-
ton to ask the board Of trustees Of
Wake Forest College to abolish
football. The resolution was net
discussed at any length. The senti-
ment was entirely too strong against
the adoption.
Sunday School Secretary Middle
ton. speaking to the report of the
Sunday school committee, urged the
organization Of the d;stinctively
Baptistic Bible classes as provided
for in the report. These classes are
a part Of the distinctive denomina-
tional program as mapped out for
the future Sunday school work.
In the United States the Sunday
school enrolment is less than SO per
cent of the membership of Baptist
churches. In the territory of the
Southern Baptist Convention the
percentage rises to 55 per cent, but
in North Carolina the Sundoy school
enrolment is IS per cent of the
church membership.
Prof. j. Henry Highsmith, OF
Wake Forest College, presented the
Importance of the Baptist Young
Peoples work IN a splendid address.
The session of the convention for
1914 will be held with the Baptist
churches or Raleigh, the invitation
those churches having been accept
ed. The annual sermon will be
preached by Rev. E. T. Carter, D..
D., of New Bern, Rev. G. 7. Lump
kin, of Oxford, will be the alternate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
CATARRH OF
THE PHARYNX.

Clearing out your throat every day.
all day. That Is what you have been
doing for months. Possibly years. A
little mucus covers the pharynx
If you were to go to a doctor he
would tell you that you havo phar-
ynSitis. If you were to look into
your own throat you would find just
back Of the soft palate a red, lumpy,
granular appearance OF The back part
Of the throat. PharynSitis the doc
tors call it.
Perhaps he would call 1t, folicular
pharyngitis. It causes you constant
annoyance. You are always making
slight Disturbances wlcn seated In an
audience. Can't hold your throat
still. Strincy nIucGs bothers you.
Worse in the morning.
A-heE! A-ilenl! A-hen! That Is
the way you are going nearly all day.
Sometimes III the right when you
wake W. Tou ought to gargle your
throat with salt water every morn
ing. Cold salt water. That clears
out tho throat perfectly and makes it
ready for treatment.
Peruna IL the treatment. Begin
with a teaspoonful before each meal
and at bedtime. Try 1t for a week
You will be convinced. OF course.
Peruna will not entirely relieve you
in a week That is too much to ex-
pect of any remedy. But it will bene-
fit you SO much You will be con-
vinccd. Yes. 1t will. It has done
this many times.
Folicu!ar pharyngitis. Big words.
Almost as bad as the disease. But II
you take Peruna for one month reg
ularly, you may forget that you ever
had such a disease. Then you will
have a perfect right to forget the big
words too.
People who object to liquid medi.
cines can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
Ask your druggist for Free Pc
runa Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
a Feel In the Christmas Air
By JAMES WHETC0MB RILEY

By JAMES WHlTCoMB RILEY
TTHEY'S kind o. feel in the air to me
When the Christmas times sets in
That's about much Of a mystery
AS ever I've ag'in.
Fer instunce, now wililse gain in weight
And sneral health. swear
They's goneness somers can't quite state
a kind o. feel in the air.
To the spot where man lives at!
1t gives feller a appetite
They amt doubt about that!
And yit they's somepin-I don't know what
That follers me here and there
And ha'nts and worries and spares me not
A kind o. fee, in the air.
They's a feel. as say, in the air taats jest
AS blamed-on sad as sweet
In the same ra-sho as feel the best
And am the spryest on my feet
They's alus a kind O sort OF acne
That ! can't locate nowhere.
R,,t it comes with Christmas. and no mistake
kind o. feel in the air.
Js if the racket the children raiser
whv no! God bless 'ern. no!
Is if the eyes and the cheeks ablaze'
Like my own WIZ long ago?
Is it the bleat O. the whistle ana Deat
O. the little toy drum and blare
o. the horn? No. no! 1t is jest the sweet
The sad-sweet feel in the air.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
A CHRISTMAS LETTER.

DEAREST PHYLLIS, pray remember
when you're making up the list
OF your presents for December tunless
am to be missed)
That I've slippers. picture brackets smok-
ing sets of various types,
Half dozen smoking jackets, thirty-sev-
en- meerschaum pipes.
Twenty patent "kid glove members" COL
lar boxes by the score.
OF embroidered silk suspenders. forty
'leven pairs or more:
That each year since I was twenty I've
received a paperweight.
Have pen wipers. inkstands plenty. paper
cuttere-twenty- eight;
That I've Browning and Longfellow by
the hundred-every kind
Shakespeare-bIack and blue and yellow
Milton till I'm nearly blind
SO there's just one present only that I'm
wanting in this year
OF my bachelorship SO lonely-thats your
self, my Phyllis. dear.
james Courtney Challiss.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18

"Three Finger Sam says he can
beat you playing poker with one
hand tied"
Sans apologizing. After seeing
Sam handle pack Of cards, the
bows in Crimson Gulch won't play
cards with him except on them pre-
c;se conditions. w ashington Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
Attractive Bed Sets.

Bed sets, consisting of spread. pill.
low covers and valance. are always a
welcome addition to the napery closet
and what color to select peed not wcr.
ry the donor. as the smart thing in
these outfits is white scrim trimmed
with eyelet embroidery or fillet inser-
tion, edging and motif Blankets may
seem homely gift to send at Christ
mas time. but any housekeeper will be
glad to have one In thick. soft Austria
liam wool, in pale blue. rose or mauve.
and bound with sa tin ribbon.
One of the incest things to send to a
housekeeping friend is set Of towels.
1t is a happy idea to furnish a dozen
Of extra large sized and heavy Turkish
bath towels. hemmed in the color of
her room and marked with her indi.
vidual initials.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18

Collector-Why havsn't you paid
your gas till?
Consumer-The light was 50 poor
l could not read the bill. "-Caiifor-
MIA Pelican.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-12-18
This Would Be Walt Whitman's Styl

This Would Be Walt Whitman's Style.
l sing the Christmas pie,
The flour, the lard the butter that COM
pose it:
The richness of its stuffing.
A divine nimbus exhales from it.
1t attracts with fierce, unGeniable attrac-
ton.
/ am drawn by it's breath no less than
Jack Horner. who holds it upon his
knees.
I am one with the plum concealed in it's
mammoth vastness.
I loosen myself, pass freely and am at
the door Of Horner's lips, sElacktng
to taste it's ingredients.
But he does not know how to get at you,
pie.
He sits, sleepily considering the pose Of
his head, his puffed out lips, betray-
ing his gluttony
Presently fine smile comes on to his
face. He lunges into the pie with
firm thumb. Its crust yields
He possesses himself of it's richness.
Oh. Young men, 1 would not have you sit
in a corner considering pie stuf1ngs.
Be bold You-whoever you are-are al
lowed the eternal purports of pie.
n loved a certain Christmas pie ardently,
and it gave me indigestion.
Yet out of that I have written this song)
In the Great William Shakespeare
Style.
"sweet pastry, do not scorn me. do not
gibe
And frown at me with crusty surliness.
T know that in your f1aky depths is hid
den
A mammoth plum which. 'Ods my little
life
pl have it il I must swing for tt Thus
who thereupon, with swashing stab Of
the thumb,
smote through the crispy lid. which erst
held tight. :.
And with triumphant shout. "'Ods bodi-
kinS,
good lad IT. withdrew the sought for
A,oernon Charles Swinburne's Style.
Here where tho world is quiet
Here upon Christmas day.,
With plums and pie for diet.
In a corner sat Horner,
No feast was ever sweeter.
No finger was ever feeter
TO yank plum with glee to
A mouth that gaDes alway
m - Oo--,oonUea1th is 81 90 a wear.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Rev. Brookshire Dead

Rev. e. H. Brookshire died Sat
urday after an illness oftWo weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday morning at the Silver
Creek Baptist Church of which
he was Pastor, by the Rev. Chas.
Brookshire of Owensboro, KY, a
nephew of the deceased. The re-
mains were taken to GLASGOW for
burial. Besides a wife he leaves
one daughter Mrs. w. N. Kuy-
kendall of Nashville, Tenn. and
three sons: ]. w. Brookshire of
Bection, KY, Frank Brookshire
of Tayorsville, Ky. and E. S.
Brookshire of Mt. Washington.
Also a host of friendsin this com
munity to grieve at his departure.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
CORRESPONDING
News That You Can't Get Elsewhere
UNION CITY

Mrs. E. P. Benton is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs 7. A. Shelton.
Mr.. Colby Green will probably loose a
valuable mare, due to broken leg.
The extreme dry weather is beginning
to get in its work in this community
Crops are needing rain badly.
Work is progressing nicely on the new
school building. The foundation is finish
ed, and carpenters are at work Brick
layers will begin in day or two.
The members of the Christian Church
organized an adult Bible class last Sunday
with 40 charter members. Some good
work is looked for through its organization.
Long live The Madisonian for its fear.
less position on the whisky and the vote
selling proposition. 1t peals out in no un.
certain tones when dealing with those
twin destroyers of the manhood of the ma
ton. If every newspaper should nail those
principles to its masthead, those monsters
could be more effectively combatted The
Madisonian's subscription list should be d
compile directory of the sober, law-abiding
citizens of Madison county and all other
counties as well. Some day the good PEG
pie will rise up in their might and say to
these demons, down with your infamous
work" and when public opinion rises in
its wrath, woe unto the candidate who
does not heed the admonition.
May The Madisonian live to see its
righteous effort crowned with success.
Thanks for your very kind words)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Public Speaking

The Hon. A. L. Fugerson of
Georgetown, Scott County, Ken
lucky, Vice President and also a
member of the Executive Board
of the Burnley Tobacco Society and
Company, will deliver an address
to the members of the 1906, 1907,
and 1909 Pool, on August 4th, 1913,
being Monday, County Court Day,
at 1::30 P. M, at the Court House,
in Richmond, KY.
Mr.. Fugerson will explain in de
tail the present financial condition
of the Society and Company. This
will be of vital interest to every
tobacco grower and especially to
the poolers of 1909, who own the
10% stock in the Burley Tobacco
Company. On this date your GER
tihcate of stock will be issued,
provided you are at this meeting,
and have with you your Ware
House receipt with you. There
will also be a meeting of the Mad
ison County Board of Control, on
the same date at 10o'clock A. NJ,
at the Court House. in the Grand
Jury Room.
Please tell all the members OF
the pool, and urge them to be pres
ent. The public is also cordially
invited to be present to hear Mr..
Fugerson. He is a brainy and
logical speaker, and a practical
farmer. Every tobacco grower in
the County should be interested
in this meeting, as the future sue
cess of the Burley Tobacco Society
and Company, will to a great ex-
tent determine the price of your
tobacco in the future.
Respectfully,
JESSE COBB,
| Member of the District Board OF
Madison County.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
The Kentucky Utilities Com.
pany Announce Free Elec-
trio Fan Service to
Invalids

Free electric fan service for the
benefit of the sick is offered to
the public this summer by the
Kentucky Utilities Company, &c
cording to Mr.. Geo. Bogard, the
Local Manager. The offer the
Company makes in effect is that
electric fans and, where necessary,
the current to operate, will be
furnished without cost to persons
seriously ill who are unable to
pay for the service. The only
conditions are that the attending
physician must certify to the rea-
sonable necessity for fan service,
and to the patients inability to
afford it. The offer, of course,
applies where the sick room is
within reach of the Company'S
lines.
"The reason for making condi-
tons of any kind is for the OBJ
vious purpose of protecting the
free electric fan for the use of
those who really need it and can
not afford it." says Manager Bo-
gard. 1T is a public welfare
proposition and is evidence of the
general policy of our Company.
No hard and fast rules are in
forced regarding the free service,
our aim being to make it do as
much good as possible. During
the summer months there are al
ways cases where the use of an
electric fan greatly improves the
condition of the patient, and
sometimes represents the narrow
margin between life and death.
"This offer has been made and
received with approval and al
once utilized by the physicians in
other cities where our Company
operates. 29-2t
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
News In and Around Berea


Mrs. Bert Coddington is spending few
days in Cincinnati.
Miss Lou Philips of Wilde is visiting
Miss Bessie Vaughn near Berea.
wv. Coyle and wife spent Saturday
with Mr.. Tom Logsdon and wife at Paint
Lick
Mrs. Ed Scale returned Thursday after
a two weeks visit with her mother at
Beattyville.
Mr.. G. D. Halliday who has been at Mt
Jackson Hospital for the past three weeks
has returned.
Miss Ella Harrison returned Thursday
from Jackson County where she has been
visiting friends.
]. w. Coyle and wife returned Wednes-
day after spending several days with w.
D. Logsdon and wife at Brassfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. C. Kinnard who have
been visiting relations for few weeks re-
turned to CHINA, Nebraska Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Harrison are enjoy,
ing visit from two of their daughters,
Mr.. Jennie Jones from Nebraska and Mrs.
Mamie Jones from Florida
Mrs w. c. Hunt returned Sunday from
Knoxville where she has been spending a
few weeks with her husband Mr.. Hunt
is attending the Summer Session of the
Knoxville University.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
office, whcmsoever it may be.

Office, whomsoever 1t may be.
| have been teacher in this and ad
joining counties for approximately
twenty years, and believe the best in
terests of the common schools of the
county are as we'll known to me as to
either of the two opposing candidates.
As to my moral character, you are
most respectfully referred to my neigh
bors, and the patrons of the schools
where have taught.
Thanking one ana all for the gener-
GUS support so kindly given me in my
race thus far, j now desire to ask you
to redouble your energies in the in
terest of my candidacy.
Very Respectfully,
B. F. EDWARDS.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Burnam the Winner

Mr.. William Burnam has the
honor of winning the $500 low
ing cup given by the faculty to
the winner of the mems singles
in the Tennis Tournament at the
E. K. S. N. S. the past week. Mr..
Burnam is a very skillful player,
and we congratulate him on his
good fortune.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Card

To the people of Madison:
| am a candidate for the office
of Representative for this county
While have no opposition in the
primary, | will appreciate your
voting for me.
If elected to this office promise
the people to do all in my power
to promote good government, re
duce taxation and oppose useless
appropriation.
Respectfully,
C. D. HOLIDAY
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Moore of Doylesville,
was buried at Doylesville on Sun
day afternoon at the Thomas
graveyard. This was the first
death in the family and the par
ents are heart-broken and have
the sympathy of the community.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-07-29
Mrs. McCreary Sick

Mrs. Sanford, of Burning
Springs, is spending a few days
with her daughter Mrs. H. NJ.
McCreary who has been quite i'll
for the past week.