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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
a Poignant Aaeedots.

The great fault OF American serv.
ants 10 familiarity. To be familiar 10
to be inefncient. A familiar cook is -
inefiicient as pessimistic doctor"
The speaker. Mrs. Boardman Harri-
man. 10 perhaps the most brilliant con
versationalist In New York-a fact
which renders more poignant this an
ecdote.
Il had . cook" she continued.
whom l tried to break of her over-fa-
miliarity. What was the result? This
cook, discussing me In the servant1
hall. said:
"I don't say she's = bad mistress,
but she's q woman with only one idea.
Why, can't never get her to talk Of
single thing but eating"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

-...spoonI.i u whipped cream 10 put
on first, and the corn on top Of that,
i will not soak and become soggy.
Popcorn makes . delicious cereal
which may be served for supper
dish or breakfast. Grind the popped
corn rather coarse and let stand in a
warm place before serving. 1t Is also
I nice accompaniment with cheese At
the close Of = dinner instead Of crack
ers. Popcorn balls are q confection
liked by young and old. II the sirup
which IL used Is made of corn sirup
with a little molasses and sugar they
will never be grainy and fall to pieces.
Baked Maearoni With Peanut But
ter.-Cook a cupful Of macaroni until
tender. Scald two cupfuls OF milk
and add gradually three and a half
tablespoonfuls Of peanut butter. when
we'll blended add salt and pour over
the macaroni. Cover and bake in q
slow oven IS minutes Remove the
cover. sprinkle with a cupful of but
tered cracker crumbs and bake.
Hamburg Loaf.-One pound Of ham,
uuT8 stcdA, tWo poits oCei ouO oao
part pork, one egg and one cupful
Of cracker crumbs. salt and pepper as
desired. add the pulp from quart can
of tomatoes Mix we'll and form into
loaf Put into a creased pan and
lay over 1t two strips Of bacon. Cook
for a half hour until nicely Drowned
then pour around 1t the tomato left
from the can, and cook Is minutes.
1t will be necessary to add more sea
soning to the tomato.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Softly.

but clay"
Bright"
And she asked him II that applied
to her"
And them"
HE replied that 1t applied to all.
And now his name is mud"
She threw cold water on him. chr
Houston Post
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
SHOWING REAL BOYS HEART
Composition, but the Sentiment
Was There.

From . thirteen-year-old boy in .
faraway ocean island comes the fol-
Loving belated letter to woman
pal" Of his: Il hope through the
year that has began success will fol-
low you In all your projects and II
you have made any resolutions which
you wish to carry out. you will be
enabled In 30 doing.
IT the superstition comes true that
what you are doing at New Years
you will do all through the year l
certainly will lead 4 very quiet and
temperate life; was peacefully slum-
bering.
Il received your letter this morn
ing. and am glad to hear that you en-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

joyed the presents. Shall I take the
statement that you were surprised
that made the leather articles as .
compliment or otherwise?
Il am sorry, too. that the suit would
not look appropriate on me. will
make the best use Of the money you
sent, and can enjoy a spring suit as
much a. the other. II different circum-
stances prevailed.
MY cold was not 80 bad on Christ.
mas n before, 80 was not made mis-
erable on day to be given to Joy"
And he was hers truly-and no fool.
ishness about it. Yet he 10 the same
boy who can't eat II her letters don Z
reach him on time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
svMoesia.

John Ravu y born in Texas. HAYiy d
Me he shows signs Of mAsterfulness and
inordiaats selhshnsss. He marrtes Laura
Johnson. He 10 . clark in . q. Louis
hallway ONCE when his daughter Grace
, born. Year, later be hears 1race's
leves. . young engineer named Charies
6al0ey. speak OF . scheme to utilize the
host current Of electricity. He approRrfates
tAe i4ea - his oWn and induces Haicsy
TO perfect an experimental machine. ne
forms . company. With hlmself - preel.
Aeat At Q salary Of tle0. - . year. aao
Aalsey a. superintendent Of ths vos1s. at
. salary Of 6.0oo. Rawn takee charge OF
the Office IN Chicago. Virginia Delaware
b aasigned a. his GtsnoGraphsr. She as
010to IN picking the furniture ano deco-
ration for the pEtncsly mansion NAvn mas
eeected Mrs. Rawn feels out OF place IN
the new surroundings. Halsey goes TO
New York with Rawn and Mis- Della
VAN to explain delays in perfecting the
NV motor to the impatient directors he
ests . message that deformed daughter
hes been born to his wife. Grace Rawn;
RaWn bargains with Miss Delaware 70
wear his Iswslry and appear IN public
business way. Rawn IL fortunate in mar
ket specuiations, piles up wealth and at
tains prominence. He frets because HI.
way. He gives her q million dollars to
leave him. He asks his daughter. Mrs.
Halssy. to take charge Of his househoid.
Grace moves to Graystone hail. and Hal
sey continues to live alone In the cot
taGe near the works. Halsey's machine
proves q success. but he keeps the fact .
secret,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
She Had chessn Her Own Ways.

She Had Chooen Her Own Ways.
ways was ready to tell him what he
should do, what others should do. Had
he an appointment. 1t was she who re-
minded him Of 1t, and 1t was she who
had made 1t. Were there personal
bills to pay. it was she who paid them.
She presided over his personal bank
account. and there was no hour when
she could not have named the dollars
and cents in his balance. Did he wish
to avoid an unwelcome visitor. It was
arranged for him delicately and with
out offense. Little by little, she had
become indispensable. both in 4 bust
ness and q social way-a fact which
John Rawn did not fully realize. but
which she knew perfectly we'll 1t had
never been within her plan to be any
thing less than that. She knew. al
though he did not. that John Rawn
also was indispensable to her.
Rawn came from no social station
himself, and as we have seen, had
grown up ignorant of conventional
life, 50 that now he remained careless
Of routine now that this young woman
should attend in all his visits to the
East In business matters-where, in
short, he could not have got along
without her There was talk over this
UNJUST talk-and much amused com
ment on the fact that the two seemed
so inseparable. Rawn did not know
or note it. They literally were running
together hunting in couple In the
great chase Of ambition. Few knew
now what the salary of the presidents
private secretary represented in round
figures. Certainly she dressed ~ .
lady. Certainly also she compoFted
herself as one. 1t was. in the opinion
of John Rawn. no ones business that
he registered himself at the New York
hotels, and either did not register his
companion at all. or else contented
himself with the wholly descriptive
word Lady" opposite the number OF
the room whose bills he told the clerk
to charge to his account.
Never was there the slightest ground
for suspicion of actual improperly b.
tween John Rawn and Miss Delaware.
Abundance of bad taste there certainly
was. for Rawn, without explanation or
apology to any, always ate in company
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
aia EnaIl,h ineomes.

Replying to a parliamentary inquiry
as to how many persons in Great Brit
ain are assessed for supertax at $780,
900 or more, the secretary OF the treas
ury said: Il cannot undertake TO classt
eeeding S5O0.0OO . year. The agGre
gate number Of persons assessed fos
super-tax in respect to an income e1
eeeding $500.O0O, according TO the u
test figures available. 10 Co.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Join RAMN
- PROMINfNT TQTlzfN
c1V EMIRSON 1OUG1
AUTHOR = nnMSNSSIPpI BuBBlI: $40 OR tight.
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hatred to run it, course unnotsi. Che
needed 10 maxims over her deek, re-
q0tred 10 ancestral coat Of arma She
vas ~ afiotocrat. and meant to b.
accepted ~ such. In Ill likelihood
though simple folk may not read
woman's mind-she saw further into
the future than did John Ravn him
self.
Thsrs remained. then. ~ against the
ambition Of Virginia Delaware the one
pitfall Of love. and even this she eas
lily avoided. Beautiful a. she unquss-
tionabiy was. admired ~ she certainly
was. II there had been IRE n this
girls heart for any man. she kept 1t
either extinguished or we'll banked for
later time. She had gently declined
the heart and hand of every male
clerk in the once. She had chosen
her own ways. and was not to be d.
verted. Cool. ambitious, perfectly In
hand. she went her way. and bidsd
her time.
Cool. ambitious. perfectly In hand
John Rawn also went his way in life.
Two more ambitious souls than these
or two more alike. you scarcely could
have found in all the descendants Of
the two bucaneermonarchs We have
named.
And Rawn continually found some
thing responsive In the soul of this
young woman. something that never
found its way into speech on either
side. She was the type Of devotion
and OF efficiency. Gently. without any
ostentation. she took upon herself a
vast burden of detail; and she added
thereto an unobtrusive personal serv-
ice upon which Rawn unconsciously
came more and more to depend. Did
he lack any little accustomed imple-
ment or appliance. she found 1t for
him forthwith. Did he forget . name.
a date. fling record. 1t was she who
supplied 1t out of . memory infallible
as fine machine. From this. 1t was
but an easy step to the point where
the young womans unobtrusive aid
became useful even beyond business
hours. John Rawn had never studied
to play any social role. Did he need
counsel in any social situation, she.
tactfully hesitatant and modest. al
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
SoIace.

Aren't you worried about these
public Questions!"
YES" replied Farmer Corntossel-
But I'm thankful fur this much
There's enough of 'em SO that when
you get tired Of worryin' about one
another"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
AZk1 A~r<zN-
Comparatively New

Few people realize that the meal
breakfast" did not become recognized
until late In the seventeenth century.
The earliest period to which the word
can be traced Is 1863. In the days
of the Tudors the higher classes and
the merchants seldom took their
meals before twelve and six O'Clock.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

tire Of 1t. Try put
ting a tablespoon
full of seasoned
popped kernels on
the top of q
cream soup-most
appropriate for q
corn soup. II Q
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

ing. was dixxy
and exhausted q
the least exW
tion. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
q dragging sense
ton across @
loins that It wO
dimcult to moW
After using 3
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

ino,st feet. mixture Of boric ACID
ana hnely powdered starch used to
aust over the feet will relieve this
snpleasantness. Put the powder In .
muslin bag and shake 1t over the
feet.
A convenience for q sick person II
. good-sized shoe bag fastened to
the mattress with safety pins. In
these large pockets may be kept all
the belongings 20 necessary. a. we'll
~ stationery. magazines and fancy
work.
When two glass tumbIers stick to-
gether put cold water In tho inner ono
and set them into warm water, they
will separate At once.
When making lemonade use 4 little
hot water to dissolve the sugar then
1t will be evenly mixed through the
lemonade, thus sweeteuing It sooner.
White enameled furniture may be
cleaned by using warm soda water.
Take q tablespoonful OF baking soda
to . pint Of warm water. saturate .
soft cloth and wash and wipe dry.
New potatoes will scraps easier n
. little soda is added to tho water in
which they are to be scrsped.
Tins may be insured from rusting II
thoroughly dried over the stove be-
fore putting away and then kept dry.
When nuts have become too dry
to crack without crumbling scald with
boiling water and let stand An hour
or two. then the next day they may
be cracked and will be moist and
fresh.
A delicious dessert may be most
stmple-put q spoonful Of diced pine
apple in sherbet cup, add sugar and
whipped cream and sprinkle shredded
almonds over the top.
When making cottage cheese pour
boiling water over the thickened milk.
then lay 4 cloth In a colander and
drain the curd. Season with melted
butter and salt
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
@lk4f6nEN


Il a6toaishiAsiy easy to
aIniIs when thinEs are soanE
eur vay-but to aniis vhsn the othsr
Dsrsos IL insulting. speak In . low tose.
Whea some one else b shouting. and then
20 hohe and make no complaint about
his dtnaer. marks . really rs0arkabls
0AA- -I10yA.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Real Mourner.

What are you wearing that thing
for?" asked Mrs. Gabb. when her hus
band came home with band Of crepe
around his hat
For your FIRST husband" replied Mr..
dabb. I'm sorry he died"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

Add q few chop
ped olives and
cApers and some
2 . Z peppers:
. Q rye with
French dressing.
For those who
are troubled with
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Puzzled.

Husband see that German has
invented = clock that tells the day
Of the month by sounding the nun
ber.
Wife-I don't see how It can tell
the 10th, Goth and 30th of the month.
1t can strike the one. two and three
all right, but how can 1t sound the
cipher?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
A cLeRovMAM's TESTIMONY.

Tho Rev. Edmund Heslop Of VIZ,
ton. Pa, suffered from Dropsy for .
year. His limbs and feet were swoS
len and pulled. He had heart futtse.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
hospitabIe.

We'll. did New York appeal tc
you! Yes. 1t was welcome when
I came. and well done when I went
Cornell Widow.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Grounds for Complaint

Hip-Taste that,
Hop-Why. that's the best soup ]
ever tasted.
Hip-Yes: but the steward had the
gall to say 1t 10 coffee.-Michigan
Gargoyle.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
Good and Evil,

Natural good and evil are pleasure
and pain. moral good and evil are
pleasure and pain produced with inten-
ton and design.-Benjamin Franklin
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
DIM.

What do you think Of my mus
tAche7"
Il hadn't noticed it. It's rather .
dark day"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
TINE sAvgaA

II . few beans, either lima or Strtag
re left over, make them into . salad.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue Clothes winter than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23
WHAT TO EAT.

Popcorn Is such a general favorite
that he children at any rate never
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-04-23

One thing remember. Think strong
II you think you can't and you say you
can't your family will repeat It. your
friends will accept 1t. other people will
believe IT. and the hrst thing you know
you cant -I.loyd
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills

to relieve the strain on the nerves.
Mrs. J. B. HartsheId, g. Plum St,
Atlanta Ga, writes:
Il have on several occasions been
vastly relieved by the use Of your med
icines, especially the Anti-Pain Pills,
which / keep constantly on hand for
the use OF myself. husband and two
sons. Nothing in the world equals them
as a headache remedy. Often I am
enabled by the use Of one or two OF
the Pills to continue my homework
when otherwise / would be in bed. My
husband joins me in my praise Of the
Anti-Pain Pills and Nervine"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
TAKE OFF THAT
BULGING SHIRT

BU LGING SHIKT
and put on this one that was lanndered at
the Charles Town Steam Laundry. Then
when yoa get to the theater you'll not
feel uncomfortable-your shirt will stay
in its place. and the other fellow will
wonder why. The only reason is "laun-
dered at the Charles Town Steam Laun-
derry" Ifyou've never tried US do so
this week. and YOU will see that the only
"hot air" we use is our irons We sew
on buttons and do reasonable repairing
free of charge.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills

are relied upon to relieve pain,
nervousness and irritability in thou
sands of households. OF proven
merit after twenty years use, you
can have no reason for being longer
without them. ~
At all Druggists, rs doses IS cents.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22

Money to Loan on approved real eatats
security. @. n Beltzhooyer. Jr.
Weare showing the most elaborate die
play Of meu's ard boys shoes ever plased
on sale IN this city
Kahu's sadler Block
Lilly sepsrators, the kind that always
pleases and never any complaints old
John G. Burns s. Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
Whole Family Benefited
By Wonderful Remedy

There are many little things to
annoy US, under present conditions
of life. The hurry, hard work,
noise and strain all tell on us and
tend to provoke nervousness and
irritability. We are frequently 50
worn out we San neither eat, sleep
nor work with any comfort. We
are out Of line with ourselves and
others as well.
A good thing to do under such
circumstances is to take something
like
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1914-09-22
HE AE-TH
SuRANCE

The man who insures his life Is
wise for his family.
The man who insureS his health
is wise both for his family and
himself.
You may insure health by guard
ing it. 1t is worth guarding.
At he first attack of disease,
which generally approaches
through the LIVER and mani
tests Itself in innumerabIe ways
TAKE
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
MARRIAGES

The marriage f Miss Mary Eft.
ia Mathews, of Point Peter, Ga,
and Robert Wallace Freeman,
form demonstrator for Rowan
County, took place at the home of
the BRIDES parents Tuesday even.
ing April 9Th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman are now at home in Sal.
lsbury. We understand Mr.. Free.
man has been doing a good work
in this county and has made mum.
erous friends since coming here.
Sunday afternoon as Miss Car.
RE Goodman. of lower Rowan,
and Lee Stikeleather of Rockwell.
were approaching the Lutheran
parsonage at Faith" for the pur.
pose of being married, their horse
became frightened, turned the
buggy over and injured Miss Good.
man. She was carried into ths
parsonage. DR.. J. II. Peeler gave
her medical attention and she was
able to proceed with the ceremony
Monday afternoon, which was per-
formed by Rev. G. P, Fisher.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
G.. w. HARRINGTON,
Sale Of Land Under Mortgage Trust Deed,

By virtue of the power contained in
4 mortgage trust deed executed by
Alexander Moore and wife Annie Moore
to ]. D.. Dorsett on the Goth day of July,
1911, and duly recorded in the office Of
the Register of Deeds for Rowan coun-
ty in book No. Al of mortgages at page
PAP, the undersigned mortgage will
sell to the highest bidder for cash at
the court house door of Rowan county.
in the city of Salisbury, N. c., on
Monday, the 9th day of April.
1914, at II o'clock M, default having
been made in the payment of note said
mortgage trust deed was given to Sc
cure, the following described land, ly-
ing about II and one-half miles east
of Salisbury, about / of a mile of the
Southern Railway, adjoining the lands
of Nancy Moore on the FAST side, jack
son Moore on the west side, being lot
No. 4 in subdivision of the lands of Jack
son Moore and Nancy Moore.
beginning at a stake, Nancy Moore's
corner; thence south 28de east, 15lchs
to a stone, Nancy Moote's corner;
the nee south 55de Is 10 chs. to a stone,
Jackson Moore's corner thence north
So de east 167chs to the beginning
corner containing 2.53 acres.
This the 26th day of March, 1914.
J. d. DoRsETT,
mortgage.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
The Citizens of Chestnut Hill to Vote on
Special School Tax.

The county commissioners at
their regular session Monday April
9th, granted the citizens of Chest.
nut Hill the privilege of voting
for a special school tax, on Tues
day, May 10Th, 1914. The said
election will be held to ascertain
the will of the people within said
district whether there shall be
levied in such district a special
annual tax of not more than
thirty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation of property and
l'inety cents on the poll to sup.
plement the public school fund
which may be apportioned to such
district by the CO lnty board of
education.
The polling place will be in the
jewelry store of Adam A. Hart
man. The registration books will
open April 18th and cloee May
9Th. On each Saturday the books
will be open until 9 p. m.
Adam A. Hartman was appoint
ed registrar of election.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
Sparks Shows Good.

Yesterday was about the worst
that could have happened for the
purpose of getting out a crowd,
yet, although the parade was
abandoned, a fair sized audience
was present at the afternoon and
evening performances. Besides
new fixtures, costumes, many new
horses and new animals, much Of
she performance vas new and we'll
executed. There were seventeen
numbers on the program everyone
cf which YVES good. O'Neil and
Janelle, hand equilibrists; the
base ball elephants, invisible wire
act, the hoop rolling and the
clovis were splendid, and the
performing seals, remarkable.
How we'll these water animals per-
form their parts is astonishing
Mr.. Hparks has a show we'll worth
seeing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
Notice of Sale.

Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Rowan County,
mad IN the special proceeding entitled
John j. Stewart administrator of Della
Campbell deceased against Josephine
Holt and-Annie Campbell, the same
being No. 1874 upon the special pro-
ceeding docket of said court, the I'M
dersigned commissioner will, on the
25th day of April, 1914, at about IL
O'Clock noon, at the new court house
door in Rowan, North Carolina, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
that certain tract of land lying and
being in Salisbury township, howan
couT ty, and more particularly de-
scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning
at a stake on the s. side of Link Ave-,
corner to lot No.67; $50 it from the west
corner of the intersection of Link Ave.
and Terrence street and run, thence
with Link Ave. S 874 dogs. ". so it.
to a stake, corner to lot No. IS; thence
with the line of lot 30. IS 8. 4 degs.
w. 200 it. to a stake; thence N. 87A
dogs. e. 50 it. to a stake, corner to lot
No. 81 thence with the line of lot No.
81 N. 4 dogs. E. 200 it. to the begin
ming, being lot No. 66, Lords plot Of
the Meroney land suburbs of West
Salisbury, N. G. See deed to Della
Campbell book No. 100, page 480.
This 18th day of March, 1914.
JOHN j. STEWART,
commissioner.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-04-15
BOYS Corn Club Enrolment.

According to a report just made
by T. E. Browne, in charge of the
corn club work in North Carolina
boys in every county, except three,
in the State have joined the work
for this year, there being a total
of 1866 in che contest. The ad'
joining counties are represented Of
follows: Iredell 105, Cabarrua
80, Davidson So. Dsvie 2, Stsnly
Is, Forsyth 50, Mecklenburg 1872
Rowan has SO and there is plenty
of room for others. Join the club
boys; you'll get experience here
that will prove of much profit in
the years to come.