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Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
chAPrER xIII-con,lnued.

This isn't anything like beri-oeri,
Il. DOCTOR" l began. My Ideas OF
e disease / mentioned were OF the
Aziest character. knew. however,
at II was common in the Orient, and
ither / would lead him.
''Oh. no, Mr.. Clyde" he answered.
avely enough. now. "Beri-beri Is
erely the eastern name for multiple
uritis. You haven't a neuTitis or
bu would know it. ! saw great deal
beri-beri in China and on the Malay
ninsula."
DO I remember TO have heard Cam
lon say he contracted 1t in the east?'
Rsked, plunging for g connection
II don't recall that Cameron ever
ID it." was his response. And then
brow grew thoughtful. Are you
re he told you that he had; and that
was attacked while in-in Asia?"
noted his hesitation over fixing the
ace, and wondered. At all events
a arrested his interest Purposely
sdopted tone Of uncertainty.
'N-n-no. can't say definitely. But
nd an impression that" And there
paused. When / continued IL was
tn the direct question: do you hap
n TO know, doctor, whether Cameron
ever in Picking? 1t seems TO me
was"
7 do know that he was in Peking,"
interrupted. almost savagely. He
S In Picking, IN September, 1903. To
exact. he was there on the four
lnth day Of that month. ! have rea-
B to know it-a particular reason
know IT,"
after all, how easily the information
raved had come TO me, And yet
would have been glad 10 hear the
trary; for Cameron had assured
in all solemnity, that he had never
n IN China, and II Jared upon my
Iception OF the mans character 10
cover that he had tried 70 deceive
could only conclude that his
pose was praiseworthy. But DR..
bison had not finished.
Tell mel" he was demanding, ca.
ly. Tell me! have excuse for
ing. Has he ever admitted 10 you
he was there"
Now / come TO think Of it" re-
ned, "he hasn't. But I had the in
nation from some one, ! am pretty
e."
gith an effort the physician com
hded himself. When he spoke again
was comparatively composed.
Mr.. Clyde" he said apologeucally.
m not given TO discussing personal
tiers with my patients, but the fact
you and Cameron are friends
the fact that this subject has
Ae up, make it almost imperative,
oppose. that ! should explain brief
he feeling ! have just exhibited
years ago Rob Cameron and
10 about as near counterparts OF
non and Pytkias as ever existed.
lie Cameron was In Europe, ! had
Opportunity 10 20 around the world
a patient We dawdled q good
and, you understand how unoer-
correspondence IS under those
umstances. ! never knew just
re ! should be at any given time.
seQuently. a number Of letters
? missed by both Of us. was still
king Of Cameron as in England or
he European continent, when 10
behold, ] saw him one morning,
wing along the principal street OF
inner city of Picking. don't
whether you have ever been
2 or not. but n you have, you
what that thoroughfare ia. II
ell hustle and activity that day
about as crowded az Broadway at
nnon hour, but With much moro
sso'.s and contrasting currents
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price IS cents. All Druggists
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
co N STIPATIOM

Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods, they
do not scour; they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs IN a
healthy condition aud
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

not think | would be
alive today IL 1t
were not for Dodd's
Ki DIN ey Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left it
very weak. l was
troubled with inflam-
nation Of the blad-
A.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
ReprIsal.

Jack-I give my seat only to pretty
girls
Bella-Then wen only take them
from handsome men.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

DR.. Pieroe's Pleasant Pellets regulate and inyig.
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugarcoated,
tiny granules- Easy to take as candy. Adv
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
A GRATEFUL OLD MAN.

Mr.. w D. Smith. Ethel, Ky, writes:
IT have been using Dodd's Kidney Pills
for ten or twelve years and they have
done me a great deal of good. / do
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

1t never makes sin any whittier
20 call 1t a mistake.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

No Splinter can get over the ground
fast enough to overtake the golden
opportunity that has escaped
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20

There is nothing a man will do
with so little encouragement as fish
ing
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
Only Ono "BRoMo oUINISE.

That is LAXATIVE BRoMO QUININE Iool
for tho signature of u W. GROVE. Cures a Cold
In One lay, Cures Grip in Two Days. Bc
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-02-20
Its Natural Place.

Where is this site you're talking
about for your suburban cottage?"
AS yet. 1t is all In my eye"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-14
ENTRY NO. 6038.

North Carolina, Jackson County
|, II. A Pell, of Cashiers. town
ship, Jackson County, North Caro-
lima, do hereby enter and claim the
following piece or parcel OF land:
Lying and being in Cashiers
township. Jackson County; North
Carolina, and bounded as follows,
to-wit: Beginning on a chestnut
tree in the Aleva Reece line, the N.
W. corner OF the E. F. Pell grant
thence with the Reece line west to
its corner, thence north with the
Reece line to the Ravenell line,
thence with the Ravenell line to C.
6rimshaWs, thence south with C.
Grimshawe's line TO Zeb Alley and
I. Grimshawe's line, thence with
Grimshawe's line TO Pell's line,
thence north with Pell's line to the
beginning.
Entered January 20. 1913.
II. A. PELL.
Approved:
John r. Jones,
Elk Officio Entry Taker.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-14

term shall first be met and shall he
met now. The public conscience il
aroused, the dav of reckoning is At
hand for the party or the represen-
tatlve in the General assembly that
fail to heed the cry of the country
children and the demand of the
people for a minimum school term
of six months.
recommend the passage of
conservative compulsory attend
ance law, with adequate provision
for attendance officers to enforce
the same. Without the machinery
for its enforcement, such a law will
be Ineffective. Compulsory attend.
ance seem to me now absolutely
necessary to Eliminate illiteracy, to
guarantee to every child his inher-
ent right to make the most of HIM
self through DEVELOPMENT of his
faculties by education in spite Of
the ignorance. Indifference, sell
fishness or thriftlessness of his
parents, and to guarantee to
every taxpayer the protection for
which he pays in his school tax
against the ignorance of every child
in his school district, the danger to
life, liberty, property. and to all that
men hold dearest and best, known
to accompany Ignorance.
The statistics of this biennial re-
port show that in 1912 only 72.52
OF the white children and only Gil
of the negro children of school age
in the state were even enrolled in
the public schools. and only All
OF the white school population and
36.2 per cent Of the negro school
population were in daily attendance.
Only by compulsory attendance can
the per centage of illiteracy be
largely reduced and the enrolment
and average daily attendance large
y increased in the future. Most of
the children that do not attend
school now, and most of those who
are habituaily irregular in attend
ance are the children of Indifferent,
Ignorant, thriftless or selfish parents,
and can only be reached and saved
by a properly enforced compulsory
attendance law.
appeal to the parents of these
country boys and girls, to all broad
minded and far-sighted citizens of
the towns and cities, to every citi-
zen OF North Carolina that loves his
State and his people. that believes
| in the right of every child in a de-
mocracy to have an equal chance
with every other child to make the
most of himself through equality of
educational opportunity, to join in
an insistent and persistent demand
upon the members of the General
Assembly of 1913 to make adequate
provision for at least six-month
school term for every country boy
and girl and to provide by an effec-
tive compulsory attendance law for
every child to enjoy his inherent
right to ate d the schools for which
people are paying, at least between
the ages of eight and twelve, in
spite of the Indifference, thriftless-
ness, or selfishness of any parent.
j. Y. JOINER.
/ ENTRY NO. 6O38.
/ North Carolina, Jackson County
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-14
RECOMMENDATIONS

he most pressing fundamental
needs Of the public schools are:
!. Longer terms for the country
schools. u
i z. Better attendance.
For the year ending June 80, 1912
the average length of the rural
white school term in North Carroll
ma was 1888 days. sixty-four
Counties had an average school
term of less than five months; thir-
ty-five counties had an average ru-
raj term of more than five months
and only five counties had an aver
age rural school term of more than
sN months. According to an Off
clal diagram recently published by
the Uulted States Bureau of Educa-
ton, based on the statistics of 1910.
for North Carolina, the school terms
IN the towns and cities of the State
for the city boys and girls is I'D to
the average of the United States
out the average rural school term
OF North Carolina for the country
boys and girls. according to these
statistics OF 1910, was the lowest in
the American Union with the single
exception of New Mexico. and since
the above was put in type, we learn
that even New Mckee now has a
longer school term than North Caro-
lima. Though we have pulled up
our average rural school term sew
eral days since 1910, it would still
seem to be a tragic and humiliating
truth that we still stand, if not at
the bottom, very close thereto in
the average length of our country
schools, and that in the majority of
the counties of the State the coun-
try boys and girls have a shorter
school term, and consequently a
poorer chance to prepare themselves
for the constantly increasing COM
petition with trainer, minds in an
age of universal education and for
the battle of life that is growing
fiercer and keener every year than
the country boys and girls of any
other portion of the United States.
About eighty-two per cent of the
children of the State are country
boys and girls. The average of in
telligence and efficiency, the power
and the general prosperity of the
State must be determined by the
education and training of the eighty
two per cent dwelling in the coun-
try and villages, not of the eighteen
per cent dwelling in the cities and
towns. The progress, prosperity
aA>i 81 aty of the minority residing
in the towns and cities must be, in
the last analysis, determined by the
strength, virtue, intelligence, and
efficiency of large country popula-
ton.
If equality of educational oppor-
tunity is to be provided for all the
children of all the people there
must be proportionate development
of ali parts OF a complete education
al system. This we have been try
! ing to do. If perchance some mis-
takes have been made in the pro-
portionate development, let us cor
! rect the mistakes by increasing
where the need is greatest. not by
] destroying or weakening one neces-
] sary part to build up another. Lei
it be understood, however, that
whatever else is done and before
any other appropriation is made
! Tor the enlargement or improve
ment OF any other part of this
. system an appropriation must frs
8 be made for a six months term il
S o~ro~vv >,,2>1:<, ,oho,j ~ o.o.,,.I, -
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-02-14

666
For Rheumatism & Govt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28

ning Clubs, went TO states traversed
by tho lines Of the Southern Railway
system The wonderful record made
by Jerry Moore. OF South Carolina. who
grew 22S.1j bushels OF corn on singh.
acre in 1910 directed attention To the
great advantages OF the Southeastern
states Is a growing locality Now
comes Walker Lee Dunson, OF Ala
bamn, with n record OF 2Sa., bushels
on single acre. setting q new mark
Tor the members OF the Boys Corn
clubs throughout the United States
The superiority of the Southeast for
corn production is demonstrated not
only by Walker DunEon's remarkable
record. but also by the fact that tho
boys In each of the States of Virginia.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Florida and Tennessee exceeded
the highest yield obtained by any boy
IN a Northern or Western state.
no less remarla bic than the re-
cord made by Walker Dunson in the
corn club work was that made by Miss
Clyde sullivan. OF Georgia, who grew
5.354 pounds OF tomatoes on n tenth
OF an acre. surprising 10y 1874 pounds
the highest record made by anv girl
IN the North or West. Other South
eastern girls did remarkably well. no
tahly Miss T.izzi" Kelley, OF South caro-
lima. with record OF 1919 pounds on
tcnth OF an acre.
Taken as q whole the records OF
the Southwestern boys and girls dem
onStratc the superior agricultural and
horticultural advantages OF tho South
eastern states, not only for purely
southern crops. such as cotton mud
early fruits and vegetables. but also
for crops which are usually associ-
1jed in the public mind with the North
anu West they demonstrate that the
states SOUTH Of the OHIO and Potomac
Rivers and cast of the AIississippi
offer unsurpassed advantages for tho
man seeking 10 engage in profitable
diversified .gricultuve."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
FACTS FROM AGAR.

Mexico i'm 1912 exported $3.50 GIL bar
rclS OF crude oil
Australia has nearly 100000 acres OF
untouched forests
ttubbcr piantntioiis cover 81 o63 acres
In straits settlements.
Gas is being cXtractad from the cot
tonWood trees OF Kansas
Greece has limited supply OF forest
timber. This is mostly mountain pine.
which does not Yield q first grade itim-
her
Nm organized effort viii be made to
measure the SCOT ana dust in the att
mosphsrc of Birmingham and other
English cities.
More than Jpo00 hours OF service was
the record made by a carbon fliament
electric light bulb in Bancroft. on
tario.
IL Argentina II is possible to lease
not NOR" tAam +H.4l2 acres OF public
land aad 10 bus directly 6,17S acres OF
nasture !nnd o. ia5 acres OF agricul-
on !? railroad i'm Peru that within
altitude Of ,,btl feet. All trains are
preceded ~ pilot cars To detect unex-
pccteG periis.
according To the Geological Survey.
there Is aoOd reason 10 believe that
Louisiana is undertake by one of the
United states.
carlsbad by law requires all build
iu2S TO bc ~ nearly nrenronf AS Dossj
ole. With the result that The ctty's fire.
men earn most Ut their wages as CHIN
utN Sweeps
cattle in the United states FOR each 100
Persons Of population, now there are
thirty-scveu cattlc 10 each 100 of noni-
ldtiOn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
MINING MATTERS:
WORK AT MINERAL
New Machinery, Larger and
Brighter Prospects Tor Future.
Very Much Building.
THE GOOD TOWN IN LOUISA
Famous Authorcss Seeks Mate
rial for Novel in Mining
Regions of Virginia.

Mineral Louisa County. Va. Deem
bcr 27.-Thc mining interest here
ahouts has flourished AL Of this good
year. now drawing to Il close. and the
indications ;rc that tho good year
1914 viii bring forth the greatest Of
all development In and around tho
good little toxin Of Mineral
The Arninius Mines. under the man
asemcnt OF SupcrIntendeut McSwccn. is
hosting Il large quantity OF splendid
pyrile ore and the outlook Tor tn.
now year Is trstratc.
Cora Harris, tho brilliant author of
"A Circuit Riders wife" Ewes Second
husband" and other novels which nave
attracted great attention. recently
spent some days at tho m!uas rather
!nS material Tor new stor:
Labor Saving Machines.
INC Gisa;Sre nstaw sulphur Mines
past year Ihe nc" shaft Is great
help, ana the adoption ~ the one
lnui jack hammer drills base been al
most revolutionary in resultS-morc
than doubling the wages OF the opera
tore. sine" Preston Hampton Haskell
grandson OF Wade Hampton. has been
mines has made the best showing ever
RECONNAISSANCE the mines were opened
ny twenty -nve Years ago. a great deal
OF building has been donc--il I'm. lot
plant
The Boyd Smith Mines stopped work
Tor Christmas week. but for months
past have been drifting on the v,in
ana raising pyrito ore preparatory :o,.
shipping after January l.
Work al the Allah Cooper Mine has
hcch devoted 10 sinking tho lead shaft
hnd depth OF $50 feet has been rcavh-
ca. ana cvoss-cuts ana levels at various
depths have shown - lot Of nice or..
Preparations are being made FOR u mill
mouse and separating machinery with
cold Mine I'm Prospect
II Is reported here that John 4
broWh. general foreman OF tho Boyd
Smlth and Allah Cooper Mines has
son: 10 Joplin. Mo. with matrimonial
intentions, ana Is expected back by IN.
new wear
Preparations are now being made
Tor starting up the Luce COLD Mine.
one mile and a half from this place.
Mr.. Luce the owner has been h.r..
Yer SOM time putting everything in
shape. and the mine viii star; m
SSnoruy after New Years Day. Mr
LUG" worked this mine very success
July some twenty-five FEARS ago. and
was the first man who ever used lvnn-
mite in Louisa County. and incidrn-
tally in Spottsyivania county
The price ~ railroad tees has risen
hcCldcply. ana vast Quantities arc beint.
shipped AT sulphur Mines siding. . 4.
-. Railway and finders on tn. T. y
i. RAILROAD in Spottsylvanla Count y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
PENNSYL WANNA IS TO
STEP DOWN AND OUT
lContinued from Flret PaEo.l

Attorney Generals ideas as he outlined
thom. whereby the Pennsylvania would
divcst itself OF its present working
control oc the other road
.iccording to their last annual re.
ports the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and
Is subsidiaries owned a total of s52.-
'G9t0c common and preferred Norfolk
aUd Western stocl5. At tho end OF 1912
these companies had converted all their
Eorfolk and Western bonds into stock
hUt this year they subscribed to sub
stantially half Of the $ls,OO0.00o new
convertible bonds offered TO stockhold-
"rs ~ lc2 l2. OF the amount offered,
$l112S,60O wore taken by stockholders.
The amount outstanding has since been
reduced To about sl3.0CO,cO0 by- CONVEX
Sions The total stock OF the Norfolk;
and Western, common and preferred, ~
SIPS 200 600
The Pennsylvania holdings are thus
about - por cont OF Norfolk and West
ems stock. Should ali of tho con-
Vertihle bonds b. exchanged fol. stock.
the pennsylvania companies would hold
S6200c000 out Of ? total OF little
more than f139.oc0,0oc. o. about s.
per cent
Norfolk aud Western common closed
Tuesday on the exchange at l04 and the
preferred was quoted at 50 bid. On
June 50. 1917. the Pennsylvania Rail
road proper carried its s$2.4Si 500
common II book cost OF <27.3S6. 600
OF approximately 81 but the S5.o00.oOo
in round numbers since acquired
through conversion o, bonds cost par,
bringing the cost OF tho tota! Ia y
little. more Ihau So, The preferred
stock is carried on the books at IS
Judging from market quotations the
sale OF III OF the Pennsylvanin's Nor
folk and Western holdings would in
Nolve cash 10 the amour; OF $5o. 600 600
To $G5 100000. though tic payment
therefor might be spread over u con-
siderable period Of time. There is good
authority for the statement that the
attorney General is proceeding very
deliberately in this matter ana may
not seek . definite agreement with the
PENNSYLVANIA infringement for weeks
en- even months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
PECAN GROWING.
subject Of Intense Interest im virginia.
W here, The Industry u Thriving.

Pecan nut growing has com" 10 be q
very important industry of the South.
According 10 the last reports too pecan
orchards. containing = total of 300.oO
trees. are under cultivation i'm states
south of Mason ard DiNon's line
The pecan is found only in certain
parts OF this country and Mexico. Orig
inanN II grew in a rather restricted
area. bu; al recent Years has been sue
CcSsfullN planted in much larger
stretch OF country In fact. the nuts
are grown as FAR north as Illinois and
Iowa.
The evident age OF not uncommon
large trees near the Gulf Coast indi :
Gates that the planting of pccans in
the Southern States east and south OF
the area of the natural range Of the
species has been IN progress for more
than 1t century says Il bulletin on th..
subject The planting OF orchards in
those states began With Seeding trees
about twenty years after the civil
War.
During the early mineties grated
and budoed trees OF named varieties
atpeIrcd in sufficient Numbers so that
a low orchards Of such trees were then
planted. but comparatively few or
chardS OF either Seeding or grated
trees were planted previously TO 1900.
Since that time, especially during tho
last five years. the planting OF pecan
orchards in the Southern States has
been ta*ing place ut a RAPIDLY accei-
Grating rate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
rxinE>s V. PARCEL rose.
The Express People Claim That They
Arc Sill in The Ilns incss

y ComparIS0n OF The now Dnrccl rOsf
rates with express rates reveals the
fact that as distance increases the mar
Gin of difference between the two sets
OF rates decreases while ia the fifth
ana SIXTH zones express rates are ac-
tually lower than parcel post rates
IN the third zone. 10000 lnil"c = TWEEN
tN-pound parcel would cost by post A
cents to any point within the zone
limit. while by express the same par
eel would carry charge Of ~ cents
IN the fourth zone the same marcel
could he sent anywhere within the
3oo-Go0 mile area for S. cents by most
and 81 cents by express. In the ifth
zone, COO 900 miles. this package
would cost by post S12S ana by cX-
press Sl.o! In the sixth zone 600
] 400 miles the charge hy post FOR
twenty pounds is l6u while bv eN-
ptosS the rate would be Si.3N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
ALEGHANY AWAKE
DEMONSTRATION
Something New in the Mountain
County, but Farmers Are
Alive to 1t.

CoVinston. Va, December % With
il. the space Of the next fcw ycars il
is expected tina, many changes will be
brought about In Allcghany County.
considering the fact that the Depart
mont Of Agriculture has co-opcratcd
with the board Of supervisors in send
ing r. .. Bradshaw, an agriculturaiist.
10 arouse the farmers Of Ailcghany
County in interest Of better crop pro
ductiom. better stool, and Improvement
% the rural sections in general Al
ready Allegheny is assuming signs OF
rfogrcssivoncss and activity.
While tn. demonstration work is
new in this county. great hcadway has
been made toward tho organization Of
boys corn clubs, poultry clubs. girls
tomato clubs. farmers clubs and stock
Judging teams. The question. Of intro
ducing pure bred stock is another
live issue, and come hcadway IS being
made along THIS line y great many
farmers hay" agreed To crop and Guilt
v;,tc strictly under the directions OF
the demonstration agent. ana the Grace
Mission. Boys Orphauapc Home, ns
we'll as the County Poor Farm are opcr-
atcd under his directions Farmers
clubs are being organized for tho pur :
pose OF buying. selling and discussing
rural problems in general These clubs
arc branches Of the local Farmers In
stitutc which Is subsidiary to the
state Farmers Institute
Drainage is one Of tic i've issues
and is much needed even in this high
altitude. Farmers in need of drainage
are visited by the demonstration agent
who is drainage expert, and cmpha-
SIS is laid upon the Importance OF
laying proper system OF drainage
tile Levels are run ana plats are made
Of tho various fields showing the mos,
effective system Of drainage These
p!ats show size Of tilo. depth OF ditches
distance apart. and in fact. complete
record OF each drainage system, which
IS useful for future reference Drain
ago literature ana other useful farm
bulletins arc distributed far and wide.
and soils arc tested and advice given
AS % lining ana tho use Of other fer
filters.
Tho fnrmers in Alleehany COUNTY
consider themselves very fortunate in
having Mr.. Bradshaw to assist them I'm
Improving their general surroundings.