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Foreign debt of China today pro-
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TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The regular spring teachers .exami.
nation will be held at the county
Court House, Friday May 18th and
Saturday May 18th. The examina'
tion will cover primary licenses, frs!
second and third grade, and general
elementary licenses first, second and
third grades. The examination fo,
high school certificates will be held
later.
P. H. MANN, 81,
A. S,,nt nf Education
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Dollars Torture
to Germans

for them. II the mark falls the next
day they walt for 4. still further drop.
II 1t rises they experience a little more
mental anguish mill the tide turns
backward.
Another phase Of the Wholesale re.
ceIpt Of presents from abroad liz that
bricklayers and hodcarriers OF yester-
day have. turned into students of
economica. The pages OF financial pa.
pers. so strange to the ordinary work.
man. now assume the interest Of pOpu.
lar novels. They are perused vainly
for authentic Information as to wheth.
er or not the murk Is going up CT
down on the morrow. In spite Of the
fact that financial prOgnOstications are
not like those Of the weather bureau.
1t Is futile search, however. and In
the end the holder of dollrrs merely
goes deeper Into the mire Of !ndecisi0n
and In the end learns he unhappiness
that can come from he possession of
the worlds greatest currency.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
ASSllRfASAlsnrsaIsIssAnEsvUsl


I think the most embarrassing mo.
ment for me was one day when I was
going to lunch with two girls. We had
gone n short distance when we saw
two other girls coming. One l knew.
] said: "Oh. this one makes me
tired:
"They snId: (which onei"
said: 1.-The one on the inside. She
thinks she is NO swell, and she Is only
u switchboard operator"
then remembered one Of the girls
was with was switchboard opera
tor. and all she did was look at me.
and knew I got red but 1t was a not
day, and the sun was shining, SO
maybe she thought ! was sunburned,
but l don't think she did. for she has
not talked to me since.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
HAD GOOD REASON TO Wall
Traveller Surely Was In a Prsdicamsnt
That Afforded Cause for
Mournfuinsss.

The conductor on the California
Limited between Chicago and Los An.
geles noticed that one OF the passen-
gers sat In his section hour after hour
and sobbed. The first night out Of
Chicago the conductor was tempted to
nsk what the trouble was but having
learned from previous experiences
that one Is better OF Winding ones
own business he did not do 80. On the
second day. as the passenger contin-
ued to weep and wall. he was even
more strongly tempted to go to the
mans aid, but still he refralned. On
the third day.. however. the sobs Of
the traveller were 10 great that he
could not resist any longer and he
approached him politely with the ques-
ton:
please tell me what Is the trou-
blei"
"Oi, oil, OIL" sobbed the passenger.
-l've been on the wrong train for
three days."-Exchange
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
MORE MEN ARE NOW ON FARMS

100 females. while the ratio for tn
entire population was 1O4 males Il
100 females.
o. the number OF farm dwellers
totaling 31.614.2G9. males number l6,
400, 1888 and females 15.117.931. d
the total farm population 4O5 pen
cent was tweDty.one years and over
PAT per cent between ten and twent:
years. and 1871 per cent under ter
years. Those twenty-one years and
over numbered 1862. COS. For tn,
country as a whole those p years ant
over compromised 67.6 per cent of thu
total population.
The farm population. therefore. In
cludes relatively large proportion o,
persons under twenly-one and rela
lively small proportion twenty-ons
years and over.
The difference in age distribution
Is declared by the census bureau ts
he due largely to the fact that the
majority of persons who leave thu
farm to take up their residence else
where have reached twenty-one.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Town
Owned by Man

and that 10 unwrltten. 1t 10 that every
men In the town and Migrants are no
tolerated. There can be no undesirable.
citizens because Wilson. who owns al
the houses, will not rent homes to unds
sirables.
Homes Are Modern.
Everybody In Wilson II q renter
Even the one man who owns and rum
the town writes a check. payable b
himself. every month for $45. That Il
tho highest rent paid, and only tw.
other citizens pay that much. Othe
tenants pay $l2.b0 to $3.50 . month
with q few exceptions, where th.
rentals are $50 to $40.
Every home In Wilson, whether 1t ,
a three-room cottage or q mansion. u
equipped with electric lights, tub ant
shower baths. hot and cold water, tele
phone. hedge, flower garden. trucl
patch. and chicken yard.
Wilson has Industries that represen
a total Investment Of 100000. Thes
produce annually nearly 100000
worth Of manufa ctured hardwood lun
Der. ginned cotton. nour meal. ami
mixed feed. The raw material for thes'
products comes from 4O.OOOacre trac
of cultivated and timbered land. al
owned by Wilson. The principal agri
cultural products are cotton. corn
wheat and alfalfa.
Wilson's IS cotton plantations. will
total area Of 1900 acres. will producs
this year 6.60O bales Of cotton. Corr
was harvested from 5000 acres. wheat
from / 100 acres. and alfalfa from 60
acres. The farm Is 90 big that Wilson
employs his own agricultural expert
and a general plantation manager who
has supervision over IS zone managers
Got STAR In Sawmiil.
There II no season Of idIeness In tn,
town. When the harvest Is over. TIT
farmhands are put to clearing land o.
working In the logging and timber In
dustry. Wilson Is now reputed to have
q fortune Of more than $l0.OOO.O0O. HI
began operations with a small snwmilI
on the site of the town which bears hi,
name.
With the profits from the sawmIll h.
bought up land a parcel nj time
Now. at ffty-seven years old. he owni
timbered and cultivated land enough
to make fair-sized county. His terri
tory Is % miles long and eight miles
wide.
In this section OF the country Wiser
was one Of the first to fake up diverai
fed farming.
Then, too. Robert f. Lee Wilson ha,
q hobby-education. He has sent many
Young men and women to college
financing them all the way through.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Everywhere she oess.

We have u little dog that Is rather
fond Of me, and follows me wherever
l 20.
1t happened In church n was sit
ting at the end Of the pew. during .
sermon. that noticed all eyes dxcd
on me.
l looked and saw little Thx wiGglins
his tail for all he was worth. glad to
have found me.
A l could not chase him home. I
had to get up and walk out. feeling
the heat that made me blush as Tnx
and I marched down the aisle.-Ex.
change.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30

did not comply with the terms of the
will. Capt George c. Douglas will moi
have his legncy of a ,oroximately $50.
OOO to spend US he pleases, according
to a decision Of the loca: probate
court.
Probate Judge Dahl has ordered
that Charles Il. Fowler. attorney. CON
tinue his guardianship over Douglas
affairs. despite the lntter'r petition
that he be declared competent to man
age his estate.
Walter T. Douglas. his father. pro
vided In his will hat Captain Douglaa
must earn s2,5O0 a year for two sue
cessIve years before he coald claim
his legacy. The trustees held. how
ever. that Douglas war record wa,
equivalent to the demands Of the win
although be did not earn the specified
amount.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Sent by Friends in the United
States, Relatives Hesitate to
Exchange Them.
CROWD BANK LOBB!Es DAILY
Watch Fluctuations In Doubt Whether
They Should Sell or Wait-When
Rumor Of Rise Starts Line
Thins Rapidly.

BerlIn.-Moralists seeking to pre-
pure sermons upon the curse Of riches
might ind convincing material daily
n the crowded lObh,es Of Berlin banks.
There are gathered the most unhappy
people Of Berlln-the poor with Ameri-
IAN dollars.
Perhaps there 10 nothing more COW
eted today than dollars. All Germany
has literally gone lid over the desire
TO possess them. Imagination has
placed their value far above their &C.
:ual worth and as result Of this pal
eitating anticipation realization brings
he bitter fear that the precious dollar
10 hand II not buying every possible
mark. The magic coin changes over
aight the German who has been rail-
ing at the visitors rom countries with
sigh :'valuata" to theoretical capital.
lst hoping that on the day he cashes
ais dollar the marx will 20 utterly to
pot.
laros Sums Sent From America.
And II 10 the poor who are now re-
solving the coveted currency. Hun.
areds Of Germans In America, hearing
II the crash Of German marks, have
sent checks. drafts and postal orders
Tor sums from Is 10 $50 to poor rela.
aveA They dock to the banks when
The doors open In the morning. watch
the figures on the bulletin boards an.
aouncinE the fluctuations Of the ex-
ehange. tremblingly approach the cash.
Iers and then decide to walt for one
more hour In the ope that the trend
may be upward again. Perhaps the
next hour brings a drop Of one or two
points Panic-stricken the holders Of
small checks besiege the windows to
unload their holdin-s before there II q
.urther drop.
A prosperous stranger who has no
collars to cash, however. enters. He
. overheard BY timld seller telling
from the ministry Of finance that the
mark 10 going to drop heavily In few
lays.
Runners Cause Textures.
The dollar holders nearest the win
dow swallow rising lumps in their
.hroats and the lin begins to thin out
rapidly. At this loment the bulletin
board shows an encouraging rise and
the perspiring dollar holders 90
through q living torture. They either
end by cashlng their checks for what
ever they can get or by leaving the
oank completely crushed BY indeci-
sion. Likely they have lost a half or
. whole days wor., ard still hold their
crumpled checks and their deep deter
mination to get all the marks possible
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Terrible Force Of Habit.

A an illustration Of the terrible
force Of habit. there Is the story OF
the man who had been visiting ut the
home Of . millionaire. When he re-
turned to his boarding house he ab-
sent.mindedly left his shoes outside
his door TO be ahlned by the butler.
When he looked for the shoes the next
morning one Of the other boarders had
made away with them.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Squirrel Stored Golf
Balls Instead Of Nuts

A squirrels cache. holding 81
golf balls, was discovered re-
Gently on the grounds Of the Au-
gusta Country club. at Augusta.
Me. The place near the cache
Is one of the most dificult drives
of the course and something
psychological swerves the balls
Into the woods. where they are
lost.
Mr.. Squirrel apparently thought
they were a new kind Of nut. so
he gathered them for his winter
hoard. Some Of the balls are In
good condition. while others bear
the teeth marks Of the little
hoarder.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Robert e. Lee Wilson Rules
Small Village Like Baron
of Feudal Times.
PLACE HAS NO POLICEMEN
Wilson City. Ark, with Population Of
1900. Gets Along without ordI-
naness and All Courts. But
Everybody Must Work.

Little Rock, Ark.-WilsOn. In Missis-
sIppi county, Ark, Is . One-man town.
1t has no courthouse or city hall. no
ordinances, NO police force. When
taxes fall due. the collector has only to
go to Robert +. Lee Wilson apd say :
"Afr. Wilson. give me check for taxes
on everything In sight"
Wilson writes the check. covering all
Of the land and physical assets In a
town Of 1900 population and enouzh
Of the surrounding farm and lumber
country to total more than 10000 acres
Of territory, said to be rivaled In pro-
ductiveness only by the valley Of the
Nile.
The town Of Wilson has only one law
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
FREEDOM FROM
LAxATIvES
pIsesvsry BY Scientists Has Replaced
Them.

Pills and salts give temporary 70
lief from constipation only at the az
pense Of permanent injury. says an
eminent medical authority.
Science has found . newer, better
way-a means a. simple ~ Nature
itself.
In perfect health q natural lubricant
keeps the food waste soft and moving.
But when constipation exists this nat
ural lubricant Is not sufficient. Aedi.
cal authorities have found that the
gentle lubricating action Of Nujol most
closely resembles that Of Natures own
lubricant. As Nujol 10 not q laxative
It cannot grippe. 1t IL In no sense q
medicine. And like pure water II U
harmless and pleasant.
Nutol Is prescribed by physicians
used in leading hospitalA Get bottle
from your druggist today.-Advertiss-
ment.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Thirty Letter. in student. Name.

London.-ln the list OF matriculation
examinations in Ceyion. Colombo. for
the University Of LONDON. appears
name which Gun be written. with care.
but which. outside of Ceylon. has not
yet been properly pronounced 1t Is
" n n Y akknragodaknndearuchchige
Harmunis de Silvs Wjtesekers."
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Wireless Call Bells.

An officer Of the Portuguese army
has developed a system of operating
call bells by wireless. which army
circles say will do away with prolonged
watching for calls at radio receiving
stations.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
cutIeura for PImpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash of In hve minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot yater. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to in
cIude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Man Ends Life by Sitting
on Shell; Blown to Bits

London.-A Cologne telegram
quoted BY 1.-THE Westminster
Gazette" states that at the Vii
.lage Of Opladen a man, tired OF
life, sat on a shell. lit the fuse
and waited the explosion BY
which he was blown to frag-
mentA. His fancee. mother and
friends who saw what he was
doing tried to stop him and were
all severely injured by the az
plosion.
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
WAR RECORD WINS $4,000
Minneapolis Vet Gets Legacy Despite
Fathers Stipulation That He
Work Two Years.

Minneapolis. MInn.-Whli- his war
record with the British ardy in the
World war won him u share Of his
fathers millions. although his career
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30
Recipe Wanted.

Flint Cooking ut picture)-"I won
der what made the tower Of Pisa
lean?" Faueigh-"If ! knew Id try
IL"
The Meeker herald., 1922-12-30

A bachelor says u mule Is tho most
obstinate thing on earth. but married
men know better.-ChicHgo Daily
EewA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
MRS. AUGUST BELMONT
TO BROADCAST SPEECH
She Will Tell of Red Cross Work
Tomorrow Night From New
ark Radio Station.

An exceptional opportunity Will be
given 10 radio enthusiasts to hear Mrs.
August Belmont of the central and
executive committees of the National
American Red Cross broadcast THE
WORKS Of the American Red Cross"
Wednesday. May II Mt 3 y. M. from
the Westinghouse radio station at
Newark. n. J. CIV. j. q. $50 meters).
Mrs. Belmont will be remembered by
many ms Miss Eleanor Robson, one
OF the most charming and successful
actresses on the American stage. Mrs.
Belmont's other activities are equally
noted. From September 1917 to March
1918 she served with the Red Cross
in the French. British and American
lines hospital. Since June. 1917, Mrs.
Belmont has also been n member Of
executive committee OF the New York
County Chapter OF the American Red
Cross and from June 1918 TO March
1919 she served as assistant to the
War Council OF which the late Mr..
Dawson was chairman.
Mrs. Belmont Is, perhaps, the most
brilliant and delightful woman speak
err In America. and because of her init
mate association with all matters per-
tanning 10 the Red Cross Is exception
ally qualified to speak on this subject
Arrangements for this talk have
been made through the Health Speak
ere Bureau Of the Brooklyn Chapter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL ATTACHE
PRAISES REESE FORMULA Ri

laxative daily, which gave only tenn
porary relief. Then I began taking
the Reese Formula R-11 and the relief
has been permanent.
''There WAS big improvement in
my condition before had taken half
a bottle, and after using two bottles
| was entirely restored TO health.
Since using Reese Formula R-ll
have never had occasion to use any
medicines and never suffer from any
of my old ailments. There are thou
sands who can save unnecessary medi-
cines and doctors bills, 10 say nothing
of untold suffering, if they will only
give R-ll trial.
Sufferers from indigestion, constipa-
ton, rheumatism, nervousness, general
debility or stomach. liver or kidney
trouble of any kind should get bottle
of the Reese Formula R-ll from then
druggist today or the demonstration a,
Eckerd's Drug Stores, 5l3 and Ill
Market street, will gladly explain il:
merits TO you.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
MARRIED ACCORDING
TOCH|NESE CUSTOMS
Miss Mary Willis. in Letter
to Her Parents, Outlines
the Ceremony.

Mis- Mary c. Willis. daughter OF
Or. and Mrs. n. -. Willis OF 7oS West
Tenth street. who Ia Y. w. &. A..
secretary in China. has written to her
parents about wedding solemnzed
according 10 the ancient Chinese GUS
tom. which she attended. One of the
amusing features OF n wedding Of this
type. she says, il that the brides pres
ants are carried through the streets un-
wrapped i'm order that the curious pub
lic may have ample opportunity to
learn the financial standing Of the
girls parents.
Misv Willis left this city in August,
1920. and is now living at 80 Paak Hol<
Tuns. Canton. China, and finds life in
the Orient quite pleasing. She ex-
poets 90 stay abroad for about two
moro years, and has become deeply
Interested in her work and the peo-
pie with whom she deals. She stated
in her letter that she had been fortunate
In being invited 20 the most import
ant part Of the wedding ceremony
described. The entire ceremony. with
its fcasting. farcwells and tears. con-
q
Ia IN n position to witness tho whole
AFFAIR. In describing one feature OF
tho unique wedding. Miss Willis said:
Just before the bride was brought
In tho mistress OF ceremonies had
donued a fancy wedding costume
and stood upon "A bench. and with a
small candle in each hand had
lighted these two large ones. NUT
terine something "a she did so. on
the floor just below these candles
stood two lanterns on sticks. on top
of the table at each corner the mis-
tress OF ceremonies also placed n
little pile Of rico and in the centre
of the table n dish OF rice and two
of something that looks like starch
but In tho stun women use here 10
mako their hair glossy and slick
Under the table was a tray with two
oranges and two II chi I'm e; know
not why. \ number OF the imme-
date relatives IN turn stepped in
front OF the table and with clasped
hands bowed profoundly. To each
the arnah bowed in return for the
poor bride could not see. for, in ad-
dition 20 the veil 81 pearls they had
immediately upon her arrival in the
room covered her head and wrapped
Il arouna with a long piece Of cerese
cloth"
Two large red candles are lighted
during tho ceremony. one repre-.
cents the bride. Miss Willis said. and
tho other tho groom. Tho candl,
which ceases 20 burn first signife,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
Breath So Offensive Society
Stunned Him-Reese Form
ula R-ll Gave Quick Relief.

James Miller Curry, an attendant in
The Insane Ward, Allegheny County
Hospital recommends the Reese For
mula R-ll after personally testing its
merits. Mr.. Curry rsidcs st 2O6 Stock
ton avenue, North Side. Pittsburs.
and suffered for years from constipation
and indigestion, resulting in headaches.
spells Of dizziness and bad colds His
tongue was always coated and his
breath so offensive that he was ashamed
20 meet his fellow men. Here is what
he SAYS;
For years i was constipsted and
bilious, causing great agony from head
sches, dizziness and bad colds. Nv
tongue was coated and nv breath so
offensive that ! was ashamed to con-
verse with anyone ! had 20 take a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
D. P. F|LL|NCAME
f. SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Unknown AssaiIant, While Con-
cealsd, Attacks Chesapeake
City Farmer.

While on his way to the barn early
yesterday morning TO milk. David =.
Fillineame. a farmer residing two
miles south OF Chesapeake City, Md,
was shot in the face. neck and should
er by some unknown person, who had
secreted himself back of a hog pen.
After firing the shot. the unknown
man ran to woods located short
distance from the barn.
Walter F'illingame, a brother was at
work milking when the shot was fred
The Injured farmer was taken TO Union
Hospital at Elkton.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16

that the person whom II representl
will die hrst. On the third day after
tho wedding. tho bride. with her hus-
band, returns to her parents home
and there Is a big feast at which she
II not allowed to eat. For one month
all the food she eats must be sent to
her by her parents and must be pre-
pared by her own servants and not
received from her husband.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16
"GetS-It"
Removes
C0rnS Quick

No matter how tough or how stub
born II may have been. the corn or
oallus that Is touched with a few drops
OF "Gets-It" is doomed to quick,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16

Class Tonight. s p. m. Young's Stu
do OF Dancing-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-16

easy. sure and painless end. Never
again can II pain you. Soon you are
holding in your fingers It's entire re-
mains--a single piece OF dead. shr!vel-
ed skin that you throw away--for-
ever. Hard corns. soft corns. any
corn.
Costs but a trifle-and guaranteed.
Try Il. Z. Lawrence & Co. Mfr. Chi
caRo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-07

C0UNTERFEITING
FOLLOWS HOO7CH
However, the Bootlegger Is a
Victim in Majority Cases,
Federal Records Show;
Bad IN East

WASHINGTON.-The bootleg liquor
business has brought about big in
crease in counterfeiting, much Of whicn
Is the work of amateurs, w. Ii. Moran
chief fthe secret service, told the
house appropriations committee at hear
lngs this week.
I'VE are just now very greatly trou.
bled with some counterfeit bills Of fair
workmanship in the eastern half of the
country" said Mr.. Moran, "much of
which is being used in the purchase Of
bootleg whisky on the Canadian bor-
der the counterfeter is defrauding the
people on the other side in the purchase
of whisky, which he seeks to bring
across"
Illustrating the general use to which
the spurious money Is put, Mr. Moran
mentioned two cases brought TO his
attention where 800 OF counterfeit
$40 and $50 federal reserve notes and
81 200 in raised federal reserve notes
were paid for liquor for smuggling The
Canadian authorities he added, were
putting forth every effort to suppress
It.
Mr.. Moran said that much counterfeit
money was being passed to ships BRING
ing in liquor in violation OF law.
The secret service. he added, had
had more difficult counterfeit issues In
the last year than in the two years
previously.